The History of Christianity Consisting of the Life and Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the Adventures of Paul and the Apostles; and the Most Interesting Events in the Progress of Christianity, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time.

CHAPTER XXIV.

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THE CHURCH IN MODERN TIMES.

Character of Henry III.――Assassination of the Duke of Guise. ――Cruel Edicts of Louis XIV.――Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. ――Sufferings of Protestants.――Important Question.――Thomas Chalmers.――Experiment at St. John.――His Labors and Death. ――Jonathan Edwards.――His Resolutions.――His Marriage.――His Trials. ――His Death.――John Wesley.――His Conversion.――George Whitefield. ――First Methodist Conference.――Death of Wesley.――Robert Hall. ――His Character and Death.――William Paley.――His Works and Death. ――The Sabbath.――Power of the Gospel.――Socrates.――Scene on the Prairie.――The Bible.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, AND MAPS.

PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR. LIKENESS OF JESUS. THE LAST SUPPER. VISION OF THE CROSS (CONSTANTINE). REFORMERS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. EMINENT CLERGY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. MAP OF PALESTINE. MAP OF TRAVELS OF ST. PAUL.

Illustration: (‡ Decoration)

HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY.