" his books distributed by tract societies, 51.
" one thousand six hundred and sixty temples erected to his memory, 51.
" defects in his doctrine, 58.
" his system compared with Christianity, 59.
" good influence of his teachings, 58.
Conversion of the German races to Christianity, 390.
Cudworth and the Platonists have defended the Greek philosophers, 5.
D.
David, his life and epoch in human history, 422.
" his great military successes, 422.
" his prudence and sagacity in affairs,
423.
" a man of genius, poet, musician,
425.
" Book of Psalms a record of his life,
425.
" his Psalms often rise to the level
of Christianity, 426.
Decay of the Roman religion, 339.
Denmark and Norway converted to Christianity, 392.
Devil, the, in Old and New Testament, 498.
Divination, Cicero speaks concerning, 339-341.
Doctrinal influence of the Egyptian religion on Christianity,
258.
Downfall of German heathenism, 391.
Druids and Scalds, 355.
Duad, the, in all religions, 396.
Dualism or monotheism the doctrine of the Avesta,
203.
" of the Scandinavian system, 384.
" in Christianity, 496.
Duperron, Anquetil, his zeal for science, 178.
" " discovers the Avesta
in India, 179
E.
Ecclesiastes, a wonderful description of utter despair,
435.
Eddas, the, chief source of our knowledge of the early
Scandinavians, 363.
" elder, or poetic, described, 364.
" its author, Saemund, 364.
" prose, by Snorro Sturteson, 369.
" " its contents, 369.
" " its account of creation, 370.
" " its account of the gods and
giants, 371.
" " story of Baldur, 372.
" " adventures of Thor, 374.
" " consummation of all things,
375.
Egyptian chronology, its uncertainty, 231.
" " opinions of Egyptologists
concerning, 231, 232.
" " point of contact
with that of the Hebrews, 233.
Egyptian civilization, its extent, 209.
" architecture, its characteristics,
209.
" knowledge of arts, 210.
" love for making records, 210.
" mural paintings in tombs, 210.
" sphinxes discovered by Marietta,
210.
" mummies, their anatomy, 237.
" religion, its influence on Judaism,
250
" " its influence on Christianity,
253.
" " its triads, 254.
Egyptians, ancient, their great interest in religion,
214.
" their gods on the oldest monuments,
215.
" lived in order to worship, 215.
" number of their festivals, 216.
" their priests, 217.
" their doctrine of immortality,