Pray without ceasing -- On showing piety at home -- The christian minister: Part I -- The christian minister: Part II -- Summer -- trifles -- A feast of remembrance -- Conversation -- The ministry: A year's retrospect -- The individual and the state -- Religious liberalism and rigidity -- The authority of Jesus -- Self-culture -- Trust yourself -- How old art thou? -- Miracles -- Self and others -- Consolation fopr the mourner -- Hymn books -- The choice theisms -- Find your calling -- Astronomy -- The genuine man -- Religion and society -- The miracle of our being -- Notes -- The preaching record -- A list of the sermons