281 ...... 110 PAGE PAGE Abney House, Dr. Isaac Watts, Prost Fair on the River Thames 29 Address to Young Christians.... 286 Jews carrying the First-fruits to Appeal. The Prison Child's 72 Isaac Watts and Abbey House.Dr. 1 Australia. Remarkable Disco- Kirkstall Abbey 141 51 " Licking the Dust.” Illustra. Australia. The Orange and the tion of....... 23 Martyrdom of Bishops Latimer Avoid Evil Companions, How to 148 and Ridley....... 309 Temple of Isambel and the 85 244 57 Beginning to be dishonest........ 34 Better use for his Money. A.. Emily's Wish ...... 243 210 84 Evil Companions. How to avoid 148 Evil Company......... ....104, 300 273 Boy that was killed, because he Father who lost his property.. Brottreaux. The Silent Tower of 16 Foliage of Trees. The.......... 223 5+ Brown. Martyrdom of John.. 113 191 197 Girl and her Bible. Blind... 313 God. Omnipresence of.............. 105 Carpet. The Farmer's.............. 273 Gratitude to Parents .......... 302 210 84 Heaven must come to us before Coal-shed. The Lad at the ...... 155 we go to Heaven 242 Companions. How to avoid Evil 148 Hero. A True... Company. Evil..... 104, 300 Hindoo. A Dying ... 250 Constantius. A Tale of .. 61 How to avoid Evil Companions.. 148 Contentment. Lowliness and .... 299 How to be Loved 301 Converted Sailor Boy. The......... 257 verance. The................. 270 Cottage Children in a Grave. “ I Don't Care," Old................ 11 Death of a Brother and Two 76 102 Infidel, Reply of a Child to an.. Infidel and Little Mary. The .. 26 161 Dishonest. Beginning to be ...... Ingratitude of the Proud.. 250 34 Inquiry Office. Our ..........53, 81, 154 “I thought there was no burry" .323 Jerusalem. Letter from............ 175 Birthplace of William Wil- Jesus. I will rely on 166 Joseph Townend. Letter from Russia... ......... TAGE PAGE 55 280 Lines sent with the Bible as a Left Eye. The... ................ Letter from Jerusalem 251 137 Little Busy Bee.” “ The......... 110 Voice of Spring. The.... Little May's Prayer. Poor..... 318 We miss her Liverpool, Sunday School Anni- 67 Parents. Gratitude to .............. Loved. How to be.............. Lowliness and Contentment..... 299 Peach in Australia. The Orange Poor Italian Boy. The............ 130 Poor Little May's Prayer...... 318 Power. Gentleness and its........ 43 Butler. Joseph . 72 Prison Child's Appeal. The .... 250 Proud. Ingratitude of the........ Griffiths of Hulme, Manchester. Providential Deliverance. The 270 Hyæna and....................... Lewins. Anne..... 69 Remarkable discoveryof Murder 51 Turner of Preston. James...... 184 Reply of a Child to an Infidel.. 224 “ Mamma is asleep". 118 225 18 Martyrdom of John Brown .... 283 Mary. The Infidel and Little .... 26 Sailor Loy. The Converted 222 Scotch Sheep.dog. The 25 5 Silent Tower of Bottreaux. The 16 Mind. The Deformed Body, and Snow Storm. The 7 Stolen Penny. The................... Spare Moments. The............. Swift to Hear. Slow to Speak .. 278 Missionary Meetings. Todmor- Tale of Constantius. A............ 61 Thames. Frost Fair on the River 29 105 Insects 165 Orange and the Peach in Aus- Trees. The foliage of ............. 223 tralia. The... 23 True Hero. A...... 216 Ornamental Graves.Burial Rites and... 197 Tutbury Castle..................... 57 Our Inquiry Office........ . 58, 81, 154 Wilberforce, Esq. Birthplace of William 169 POETRY. Will, The Last... 243 Birth of the Messiah, The 332 Wish Emily's...... 94 God is Everywhere 84. Young Preacher. The...... .......... 241 DR. ISAAC WATTS AND ABNEY HOUSE. EMINENT men, who have by their labours contributed largely to the instruction and happiness of mankind, ought to be kept in memory. Their virtues ought to be recorded, that they may be regarded as examples which we may strive to imitate; and we ought to be thankful to God for the benefits we have received, and may continue to receive, from the good books which have been written for our instruction. Dr. Isaac Watts was a very good and learned man, and he wrote many very excellent books on various subjects, which have afforded much valuable information to multitudes of persons of all ages. He was born at Southampton, on the 17th of July, 1674. His father was a dissenter, and kept a boarding-school in that town. At that time dissenters were greatly persecuted by the adherents to the established church. Dr. Watts was the eldest child of a family of eight children. His father and his grandfather suffered for their non-conformity; his father was more than once put into prison because he refused to conform to the established church; and when Dr. Watts was an infant, his mother sometimes suckled him sitting on a stone near the jail where her husband was imprisoned. At a very early age, Dr. Watts gave evidence of the possession of superior talents. He began to learn Latin when he was only four years old. In the year 1690, he was sent to an academy in the neighbourhood of London; and when in his nineteenth year, he became a member of the church of which his tutor, the Rev. Mr. Rowe, was the pastor. From the ardour with which he pursued his studies, his health became impaired ; and when he was about twenty years old, he returned home to his father's house, where, for the benefit of his health, he had to remain for about two years. Here he spent his time in reading, meditation, and prayer; and preparing himself for the work of the ministry. He was then engaged to be tutor to the son of Sir John Hartopp, and went to reside in his house, at Stoke Newington. Here he continued for five years; and wbile he instructed his pupil, Mr. Watts was not negligent of his own improvement, and diligently applied himself to the study of the Holy Scriptures. When Dr. Watts was twenty-four years old, he, on his birth-day, began to preach ; and shortly after, became assistant to Dr. Isaac Chauncy, pastor of a church in Mark-lane, London. His preaching was well received ; but soon his labours were interrupted by a severe illness, which lasted five months. In March 1702, he succeeded Dr. Chauncy, and became the sole pastor of the church. But soon after he was again dangerously afflicted, and he was for a long time in a state of great weakness. His |
