Opening the Gate. 267

Parental Solicitude. 165

Prayer for Children sometimes unavailing. 213

Promises. 223

Recollections Illustrative of Maternal Influence. 37

Reminiscences of the late Rev. T.H.  Gallaudet.—­By
  Mrs. G. M. Sykes. 42

Report of Maternal Associations.—­Putnam, O. 64

"         "         "          2d Presb.  Church,
Detroit, Mich.                                                   84

   " " " Salem, Mich. 86

Sabbath Meditations. 81

The Benefits of Baptism.—­By Rev. W. Bannard. 120

The Bonnie Bairns. 53

The Boy the Father of the Man. 339

The Boy who never forgot his Mother. 202

The Death-bed Scene. 34

The Editor’s Table. 67

The Family Promise.—­By Rev. J. McCarroll, D.D. 109

The Importance of Family Religion.—­By Rev. H. T. Cheever. 48

The Mission Money, or the Pride of Charity. 205, 234

The Mothers of the Bible.—­Zipporah. 101

"       "       "     The Mothers of Israel
at Horeb.                                                  133, 188

     " " " The Mother of Samson. 197

     " " " Naomi and Ruth. 229

     " " " Hannah. 261

     " " " Ichabod’s Mother. 203

     " " " Rizpah. 325

     " " " Bathsheba. 357

The Mother’s Portrait. 310

The Orphan Son and Praying Mother. 378

The Promise Fulfilled. 112, 145

The Riddle Solved. 211

The Stupid, Dull Child. 175

The Treasury of Thoughts. 162

The Wasted Gift, or Just a Minute. 125, 150

The Youngling of the Flock. 196