Vol. III. WILL CONTAIN 



Life of William Pinkney, by Henry Wheaton, LL. D., Author of History of 

 the Northmen. 

 " Sir Henry Vane, by Rev. Charles W. Upliam. 

 " M.vjOR-GENEKAL ANTHONY Wayne, by Joliu Armstrong, Esq. 

 " William Elleky, by Edward T. Channing, Esq. 

 ♦' Major-general Richard Montgomery, by John Armstrong, Esq. 



THE SACRED PHILOSOPHY OF THE SEASONS, 



illustrating The Perfections of God in the Phenomena of 

 the Year. In 4 vols. By the Rev. Henry Duncan, D. D., 

 of Ruthivell, Scotland; with important additions, and some 

 modifications to adapt it to American readers, by the Rev. 

 F. W. P. Greenwood, of Boston. 



The great value and interesting nature of these volumes, to every 

 class of individuals, will be seen, at once, by a perusal of the following 

 Table of Contents. The work contains a paper for every day in the year. 



VOL. I.— WINTER. 



I. Sunday. — Goodness of God to his Rational Creatures. The Character im- 

 pressed on Nature — Compensation. Contrivance. 



COSMICAL arrangements. 



Globular Figure of the Earth. Circulation in the Atmosphere and Ocean. 

 The Atmosphere. Ignis Fatuus. ii. Sunday. — General Aspect of Winter. 

 Phosphorescence. Aurora Borealis. Meteoric Showers. Variety of Climates. 

 Practical Effect of the Commercial Spirit produced by a Variety of Climates. 

 Adaptation of Organized Existences to Seasons and Climates, iii. Sunday. — 

 The Omnipresence of God. Adaptation of Organized Existences to the Tropical 

 Regions. Adaptation of Organized Existences to Temperate and Polar Climates. 

 The Balance Preserved in the Animal and Vegetable Creation. Night. — Its Al- 

 ternation with Day. Sleep. Dreaming, iv. Sunday. — The World a State of 

 Discipline, 



THE STARRY HEAVENS. 



General Remarks. Gravitation and Inertia. The Planetary System. The 

 Sun as the Source of Light and Heat. Motions of the Planets. Resisting Me- 

 dium, v. Sunday. — Divine and Human Knowledge compared. The Satellites. 

 Relative Proportions of the Planetary System. Distance of the Fixed Stars. 

 Immensity of the Universe. Nebulae. Binary Stars. 



THE MICROSCOPE. 



VI. Sunday. — Discoveries of the Telescope and Microscope compared. Won- 

 ders of the Microscope. — Infusory Animalcules. 



HYBERNATION OF PLANTS. 



Plants and Animals compared. Adjustment of the Constitution of Plants to 

 the Annual Cycle. Physiological Condition of Plants during Winter. 



HYBERNATION OF INSECTS. 



Instinct, vii. Sunday. — On Seeing God in his Works. Reason in the Lower 

 Animals. Eggs. Various States. Bees. The Snail. The Beetle, viii. Sun- 

 day. — Greatness of God even in the Smallest Things. 



MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS AND QUADRUPEDS DURING WINTER. 



Birds. Birds which partially migrate. Quadrupeds. 



Christmas-Day. No Season Unpleasant to the Cheerful Mind. ix. 

 Sunday. — Proofs of Divine Benevolence in the Works of Creation. 



