1860. Anuriau grcsbgteriaa <sib w ®£ii£Bfc (go anfldist. IUtnSDA Y, MARCH 8, I 8 60. ffll AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN AND GENESEE EVANGELIST, A WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER, Published every Thursday, at 1334 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Devoted to the promotion of sound Christian doctrine and pure religion, especially as connected with the Constitutional Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. To Mail Subscribers, two dollars per year, IN ADVANCE. City Subscribers, receiving their paper through a carrier, will be charged fifty cents additional. Six copies will be sent to one address for a year for TEN DOLLARS. Ten copies will be sent to one address for a year ir SEVENTEEN DOLLARS., Twenty copies will be sent to one address for THIRTY DOLLARS. 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The convention of ministers and elders of the churches connected with the Presbytery of Mar shall, called to meet in this plaee on Tuesday, the 21st inst., closed yesterday, after a very harmoni ous and interesting session of two days. The object of this gathering was to promote the ac quaintance and fellowship of the ehurehes, to discusg the duties of the secure a greater efficiency in discharging them, and to stir each other up to more earnest zeal in spiritual things. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. 0. S. Armstrong, of Lansing, in the Presbyterian Church, from Acts, xx., 28—“ Take heed, there fore, unto yourselves, and tp all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the churoh of God, which he hath pur chased with his own hlood.” , After which, Chester Armstrong, an elder of the church in Parma, was elected Moderator of the convention, and a business committee of six was appointed to report topics for the deliberation of the convention. On making out the roll, it was found that there were near thirty elders present and twelve minis ters. Three churches were not represented. A prayer meeting was held between six and seven o’clock the next morning, and another of an hour’s length, commencing at half-past eight o’clock. The business committee, on the opening of the morning session, reported several topics for dis- cussion The remarks upon the topic, “How may the eldership promote a spirit of revival, and become skilful in advancing the work?” were listened to with deep interest. The prevailing thought ,s, that a better knowledge of the truth, at mdod with a cordial reliance upon God, and a 'erfill performance of every duty, were essential this work. Another topic of interest was, “ What is duty regard to church visitation?” After a lengthy interesting discussion, participated in by al it every member of the convention, the follow • resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That it is the duty of ruling elders, icially in connection with pastors, to engage the work of systematic church visitation. Evolved, That, in view of the importance of work, we will use our influence to originate prosecute some such scheme forthwith in our ieetive churches. n connection with this topic it was urged that good could he accomplished by subdividing ingregation, and securing a continued prudent ritual oversight of these divisions by an elder other competent person. Another topic taken up was, “What is the of the eldership in receiving members into church?” The injury done by receiving .mbers without due care was ejearly discussed. The views of the convention were set forth in following expression: Resolved, That the session of the church should ve an intimate acquaintance with the religious icrience of candidates for church-membership tore the day of public examination. Another topic, which enlisted much earnest scussion, was, “ The duty of the session to the mger members of the chureh, ” and especially the young men.. The following expression on subject was given': Resolved, That it is the duty of the, session ».fully to watch over our young men professing •istianity, to cultivate their piety, to develop ir capacity for usefulness, and set the question the ministry before the minds of such as pro jg success in the sacred office.' Another interesting discussion arose on tin; oie, “What is the duty of the session in rela n to Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly? ”, was urged that a proper attendance upon these arch councils, and attention to their delibera is and recommendations through the organs of communication, would give unity efficiency to the church. TERMS. CLUBS. PREMIUMS. The importance of Sabbath-school and Bible class instruction, as well as systematic beneficence, and a proper regard to church ordinances, as well as many other topics of interest, were referred to, but time would not allow of an extended conside ration of them. On Wednesday evening a sermon was preached by Rev. B. L. Davis, of Battle Creek, from Gal., vi., 7 —“ Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for wbatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.” The prayer meetings on Thursday had special reference to colleges, it being the day observed by prayer for them throughout the land. This convention of elders was something new, and it was feared that it might not prove very successful.' ■ A large proportion of them were farmers scat tered over Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham counties, and some of them had a long ride through the mud to reach this plaoe. When assembled they formed a convention of intelligent, substantial men, wise in deliberation and earnest in pursuing plans adapted to build up. the Redeemer’s kingdom. A unanimous wish was expressed for a similar convention at some suitable time, and the im pression was general that much good had been already accomplished by this one, Intolerance in Paris. —On the 7th of January last, all the English residents in the city of Paris were thrown into a state of violent excitement by the announcement that the Chapel of the Rev.' Archer Gurney had been closed by order of the Prefect of Police. No reason could at first be assigned for such a proceeding on the part of the authorities. The manner, too, in which this unusual step was taken, was, if possible, more objectionable than the step it self. At the very end of the week —that is to say, on Saturday, about twelve o’clock, —two individuals presented themselves to Mr. Gurney, at his church in the Rue de la Madeleine, and then and there served upon him a peremptory notice to cease to ex ercise his ministry (son eulte) until the Minister of Public Worship should have farther decided whether an authorization to that effect should be granted to him or not. ! This was the more surprising, inasmuch as Mr. Gurney, before commencing his public duties in Pa ris, had applied for the usual authorization to do so from the Minister and the police; after having been twice visited by official persons from the Ministry— a nd been-informed, after the second visit, “that he need not delay any longer opening his church ; that the written authorization might not, perhaps, be sent to him just yet, but that it was a mere , matter of form, —and that he might now consider himself at liberty- to begin.” This was very properly consi dered as a permit to open his church and begin his labors. The prohibition was signed by the Commissary of Police for the district, acting under the orders of the Prefect of Police, who, in his turn, professed to he set in motion by the Minister of Public Worship. At first it seemed impossible to obtain a reprieve even for a day, so as to avoid the scandal and disap pointment attendant on the coming of so many per sons to the plaee where they had been accustomed to worship, and finding it shut. However, after a strug gle on the part of the Charge d’ Affaires, in the ab sence of Lord Cowley, Mr.‘Gurney. qt ten o’clock at night, was informed that he might open his church on the morrow, but for that day only, and on the ex press condition that ‘the afternoon service in French’ should he omitted. Here was at last given the clue to the whole proceeding. It seems there are a large number of English families in Paris, who have livlSf im-Vr-g that.thairchildren., who. have grown up end been eduootod there, speak and understand nothing but . French. For their benefit, Mr. Gurney had established, an afternoon service,— consisting of the reading of the evening office of the Prayer-book, rendered very closely and literally into the French, without one word of comment; and this it was that gave the offence —in other words, fright ened the priests from their propriety. Now, it is said there are between two and three thousand Anglo-French British subjects, who .habitu ally use the French language themselves, and their children understand no other, who' either attend no place of worship, or cannot possibly receive instruc tion in the gospel in any other way, if they are de barred from it in their own tongue—the French, which they alone understand. But what is this to a jealous hierarchy, who care more for the fleece than the sheep, and, therefore, guard them from going astray. It was possible that a few of their followers might bo induced to attend this French service, and, understanding it, become convinced of the errors in which they had been trained ; and so the chapel must be shot, and the preaching of the gospel, not to the French people of Paris, but to the subjects of Queen Victoria who resided there, be at once stopped. The mere chance of a single convert from Catholicism being made, is enough; it must not be allowed. The proceedings are peremptory; it is put an end to at once, in a high-handed and offensive way—and why not, since they have the power? Now, what will the English people say to this, especially since they have so long allowed the Catholic Church in their realms such unbounded liberty of action, not to preach the gospel only to their converts, but to make proselytes in all manner of ways, and by all possible means? It is a sad exhibition of bigotry, sectarianism, and narrow-mindedness, that has been made; and it will in its effect reach beyond’the British realms. Men will begin to inquire, Is this the "kind of thing that we are fostering by our charity and indulgence? Is this its spirit where it has power? It coos like a ■?: suoking dove,” in Protestant countries, preaching charity, forbearance, and demanding liberty of con science: but does it reciprocate the indulgence which it receives? If by order of the police of London, its churches in that city had been shut up on a Satur day afternoon, without any warning or notice, what a clamor would have been raised. Liberty, liberty, would have been the ory. But liberty i».as necessary and as proper in Paris as in London, in Italy as in America; but it appears from this, as well as from some other instances,' that it is expected to be all on one side—all in favour of one party. Action of Milford Church-— At a meeting of the congregation, held in the Presbyterian Church of Milford by appointment on Wednesday evening, the 15th of February, 1860, Mr-. Robert C. Hall was called to the chair, and Mr. J. Y. Foulk appointed Secretary. The chairman then stated that the ob ject of the meeting was to consider and not on the resignation of the Rev. John W. .Mears, as pastor of the church, whieh he tendered with the view of as suming the position of co-editor of the “American Presbyterian," in which a new and greater field' of usefulness was presented. It was, therefore, Resolved, That this congregation, in view of the facts, and yielding to what seem to be indications of Providence, accept, though reluctantly, the resigna tion of Rev. John W. Mears as pastor, and that a committee of the congregation, namely,—Messrs. H. B. Fiddeman, J. Y. Foulk, and A, R. Hall, report re solutions expressive of the sense of the. congregation on the subject. Whereupon the Committee presented the follow ing— Resolved, That in the acceptance of the resignation of the Rev. John W. -Mears, as pastor of the Presby terian church of Milford, it is a proper occasion on the part of the congregation, and justly due to their late pastor, to express their deep regret, and to bear testimony to the very able, faithful, and satisfactory manner in which, at all times, he has discharged the duties of minister and pastor, and to tender him their heart-felt thanks for the devotedness and untiring 3£ws&jitman and (Bi’angrlist. zeal which have characterized his labours in their midst solely for the best interests of the church and people. Resolved, That his labours in this field, by the blessing of God, have been of great utility, and their fruits are manifest in the improved condition of the church, both, spiritually and temporally. In re moving to his new place of labor, he carries with him the affections and confidence of this congrega tion. We have found him, in hisdeportmentasa Chris tian and a minister, exemplary and devout. As a citizen, affable, bland, and courteous. May he be appreciated in his new field of enterprise, and find many friends to greet him on his mission of labor and love. Resolved, Thai a copy of the above proceedings be furnished the Rev. J! W. Mears, and published in the “American Presbyterian ” and “ Peninsular News and Advertiser.” A Letter from Marash, Turkey, communicated to the ‘Observer,’ by Rev. Dr. Robinson; alludes to a work of randh interest which has been prosecuted among the Turkish women. The writer says: “Before Protestantism came to Marash, not two Christian women in the whole city could read. Now, two hundred are receiving daily instruction, one-half of whom began the Primer this past summer. The teachers aTe little boys and girls, who go morning and evening to the house, receiving for each lesson the tenth of a cent. Under the good influence many Armenian and Catholic women are also beginning to learn. What a vast amount of good is the Gospel doing for the women of the East!” Rev F. C. Butler, of New York, has been en gaged to supply the pulpit of the 2d Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, during Mr. Eells’ absence. He enters upon his engagement next Sabbath: The Rev- Dr. King, Missionary to Greece, writes to the American Board, under date at Athens, Dec. 29th, that believing the years of his pilgrimage on the earth to be nearly numbered, he has been labor ing to finish the work which has been given him to do. In addition to his regular service in Greek, he has been occupied in printing five volumes of his own writings, one in French, and four.in modern Greek. He has sold large numbers of the New Testament and Ten Commandments in modern Greek, and has in press a new edition of “ Baxter’s Saint's Rest,” in the same language. His trial before the Greek autho rities, on several charges, was to take place during the present month. The Rev. Mr. Spurgeon at the American Chapel in Paris.—We clip the following interesting extract from a Paris letter published in the New York Express of Monday last:— “The Rev. Mr. Spurgeon, the famous English preacher, was in Paris on Tuesday, and gave the American and English residents an opportunity of hearing him preaeh’the same evening, at the Ameri can Chapel, in the Rue de Berri. The edifice is large, particularly when the customary attendance is taken into consideration; but, on this occasion, it was crowded to overflowing, both aisles were filled with people, wedged against each other most uncomforta bly, and many doubtless went away unable to obtain admission. Mr. Spurgeon appeared in the pulpit at half-past seven o’clock, and the services were opened with a prayer and hymn, the clergyman reading each verse before it was sung. After a preliminary dis course, followed an earnest and beautiful prayer, a second hymn, and then the principal sermon, from the text : • “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, ar.d thou shalt he saved, and thy house.” —Acts xvi. 31. It.would be out of plaoe, perhaps, to make extend ed comment, in a sketch column like mine in the Express, upon so serious a subject as a solemn reli gious exhortation, and I consequently content my self with the remark that I never heard more im : | passioned, or .eloquent pulpit oratory; though,.from! a single hearing of this celebrated preacher, I feel confident in the assertion that we have, in America, divines, not less masters of simple rhetoric and bril liant imagery than Mr. Spurgeon, His great forte is in the former; and, after once having listened to him, it is easy ; to v understand the. influence of his preaching over the humbler ciasses of the English, among whom the vast majority of his admirers and disciples are to be found. Physically, Mr. Spurgeon gives no evidence of inspiration. His person is, on' the contrary, very ordinary. He is a short; heavily built man, with a large fat face, smoothly shaved, J and without perceptible expression. | His voice, however, is and would fill | any large American hall, as for instance, the New . York Academy of Musio, with perfect ease. Its in tonations are boisterous or gentle, as he pleases, and never, as is often the case with public speakers, sing song and monotonous. This fact proves that Mr. Spurgeon utters his words without effort, and his wonderful clearness of pronunciation is as remarka ble as his voice. Both the sermons of Tuesday eve ning were preached extemporaneously, or, at all events, without notes, and the Becond occupied fifty minutes’ rapid delivery, during which the orator never faltered, nor stammered, nor sought a word, but went on as readily, from first to last, as if he was reading a book. At the close of the exercises, before dismissing the congregation, the clergyman stated that it had been his intention to preach for the benefit of the Ameri can Chapel in Paris, in whose pulpit he stood, but that the vestry of the church insisted that the pro ceeds of the collection about to be, taken should be applied to the edifice in progress of construction in London, for the use of his own congregation, com- posed mostly of poor people. He added, that twenty thousand pounds sterling had already been raised for the purpose, and ten thousand more were still to be obtained. He accepted the offer of the American vestry, but would consider himself bound to return the favour in kind. The collection was then taken up, and the audience dispersed." The London Morning Chronicle contains the fol lowing paragraph;—“We state, on what we regard as good authority, that the late Lord Macaulay ex perienced a great and salutary change in his religious views a few months before his death. ! We-are assured that be embraced thoroughly and joyfully what are called evangelical principles, and that his only hope of happiness hereafter rested on the atonement.” James’- Anxious Inquirer. —The following was brought a recent noon-day prayer-meeting. “While a "young man, J. Angell James was appren ticed to a draper, and it appears was at times-ashamed to acknowledge Jesus as his Master. He lodged in a room with several other young men, but as he re tired to rest, if they were in the room he had not the courage to go to his knees and pray in their presence. After a time a pious young man. joined their number, and his very first night with them, he kneeled down by his bed-side and prayed before retiring to rest. James was in the room at the time, and this act of his unknown Christian friend troubled him very much. Indeed, it had such an effect upon his mind that he resolved at once never again to emit the im portant duty of falling on his knees to pray before retiring, no matter who might be present. He ad hered to the resolution ever after that. How,great an influence this incident had upon his subsequent Christian character we can all judge. How great has been its influence upon the world! No fewer than 600,000 copies of his “Anxious Inquirer" have been already circulated oyer all .parts of the world, besides over 2,000,000 of his tracts and other works. A missionary lady who has made use of James’book freely, and has had much success in bringing souls to Christ, has said, when speaking of those converts, “ they shall shine in other crowns thin mine,” alluding to the crowns of those authors whose pious works she has used in her labors, and to those whose iri -1 fluences, often unknown to vis, are brought to bear upon sinners, who- are anxiously inquiring the way of salvation. How truly does the sentiment apply in regard to this youDg man. How many shall shine in his crown, who have been aided in their way heavenward by reading James’ excellent work. That young man has never since been known. His name even, has been lost, but that quiet.prayer at his bed side, that standing up for Jesus, has already told upon the etesnai destiny doubtless of thousands. Religious Awakening Among the Nestorians. —Letters forwarded by of the Turkish MjssionS Aid Society give an account of an awaken ing amoDg the Nestorians in , city of Oroomiah. The work of the Lord appears to tpake great progress in the whole district of the-Nestorian Mountains. Missionary Appointments. —Dr. Silas Scudder has been appointed medical missionary to Arcot. His opportunities for acquiring his profession have been ample, and he has already been in charge of duties in a special department of medical practice, which will make him a specially valuable auxiliary in the mission field. But he is to have the benefit of a large observation of European institutions and prac tice, as a number of friends have united in furnishing i the means for him to spend several months in Europe visiting the hospitals. - ; Mr. John Scudder has been accepted by the Exe cutive Committee as a missionary candidate, and his destination is to he Arcot. He will probably leave Learly after his ordination, perhaps in June next. Religious Interest in the Seamen’s Retreat, Staten Island. —We are permitted to make the fol lowing extracts from a recent letter‘to a ministerial brother in this city:—“For abnutovo months past a daily prayer meetinghas 6 M.,’ in one of the wards of our Seam&iV Retreat Hodflß tal at this place.- The opened young Swiss sailor who became japatient in the in-* stitution early in December last.. His heart was warm, and at first he could only gatheriabout half a dozen to pray with him, and gradually the meeting in creased in numbers and in interest, and now there are usually from forty to fifty present. There hare been several very marked and spiking conversions, perhaps as many as 20 in'all. Some of those who, have become subjects of. grace'were in the last de gree'profligate and abandoned ip vice. They boldly proclaim their love for the Master,' and work accord ing to the talents which He has given them to bring ; other poor souls to the same precious Saviour. The attendance is rather on the increase, and at every meeting several ask an interest'id the prayers of the praying ones. The presence of the Spirit throughout the building was never so; manifest as now. The Songs of Zion upon the lips of new born souls are heard at all hours of the day. The Bible is read as I have never seen it before, and many, are struggling under deep convictions 6f'Bin, read with anxiety whatever books of a religious character are put into their hands. The glorious workHs steadily progress ing. The stately steppings of the Master are heard and joyfully recognised by tho children of God. A colporteur of the Bible Society, now a patient in the Institution, generally conducts the meetings. His own history is one of extraordinary interest. He was brought in early life, while at sea, a wicked sailor, to taste and see that the Lord is good, but subse quently fell away and became an abandoned drunkard. The Spirit of God followed him, and after thirty years of waywardness him in brokenness of heart to confess his wanderirfgs, and to return to the service of the Master. v -His-4bal in the work is in some degree commensurate with his sense of tho amazing love of Jesus, and the mo'st signal blessings have attended his efforts to bring the wandering and astray into the fold of the Good Shepherd. Blest with the meek and humble spirit of his Master his walk and conversation bear a cl|ar and powerful tes timony which no one can or withstand. The praying ones have bandedfthemselves together, and lift their hearts as one the ringing of the morning and evening bell, for tfie outpouring of the Spirit upon,;'the whole bouBef*ij||lii addition -to this each has pledged himself to -mice one person, and make him a subject of special effort and prayer. The most signal results have followed the adoption of this plan. The meetings are free for all who ehoose to speak or pray, and the two hours seem all too short. The utmost spontaneity prevails, and a freshness and power are manifest, to all which can only be attributed to.the mighty working of the Spirit of God. Who can fail to see that seamen asa class occupy a most thrillingly interesting position in relationHo the spread of the Gospel? What Christian heart must not warm with the thought that they, if brought to Christ, will be missionaries carrying the seed of the kingdom to every shore'and to every people un der the whole heaven? . May God haste the inga thering of the men of the sea, then shall the earth soon he covered with the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the mighty deep. % Death of Prof. C. A. Goodrich , —-The venerable Professor Goodrich, of Yale College, died suddenly on Saturday, Feb. 25ih, at'his residence in New Ha ven. He had been laboring for the previous ten days under an attack of pwfenohitf, from which, however, he was believed to be gradually recovering when a sudden stroke of paralysis, followed by a se cond shock, at the interval of only a few hours, put an end to his life. He died at the age of 70 years. Prof. Chauncey Allan Goodrich was born in New Haven, Oct. 23, 1790; graduated at Yale in 1810; was Tutor in Yale College from 1812 to 1814; and in 1816, having completed a course of theological study, was installed as Pastor of the First Church in Middletown, Conn. On the accession of Mr. Day to the Presidency of Yale College in 1847, Mr. Goodrich was elected Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory in that Institution, but relinquished the office in 1839, to ac cept the chair of the Pastoral Charge in the Theolo gical Seminary, a position which he occupied until his death —a period pf twenty years. In 1820, he was elected President of Williams College, but de clined to accept that honor, jin 1835, he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from. Brown Uni versity. The New Haven Journal, in noticing the death of Professor Goodrich, sums up his literary la bors as follows: ■ “In 1814, he prepared a Greek Grammar, which was generally used,-and was panted in several edi tions. In 1827, he superintended the abridgment of Webster’s Quarto American Dictionary, which was so widely circulated throughout the country. In 1829, he established the Quarterly Christian Specta tor, which he edited for nearly ten years, with great labor, zeal and enterprise, under circumstances oc casioning much anxiety to himself and his friends. In 1832, he prepared a series of Latin Lessons, and soon after a like series of Greek Lessons for begin ners, both of which works have been often reprinted. In 1846 and'47 he prepared with great labor and care, Revised Editions of the Unabridged and Abridg ed Dictionaries of Webster, and in 1856 the Univer sity edition of the same work. In 1859, he prepared an Appendix for the Pictorial Edition of ten thou sand new words and new definitions, with a very full and complete dictionary of ■ synonyms, 'which is esteemed the best in the language. In 1852 he pub lished his admirable work on British Eloquence; which is superior to anything of the kind. It received the warm commendation of Hon. Rufus Choate and Lord Campbell, of England, and has been extensively cirr cnlated and always highly commended. . Besides performing the literary labor involved in preparing and editing these various works, Professor Goodrich has been prominently connected with many of the most important benevolent societies of the country, and has been always very highly esteemed for the thoroughness, sagacity, and energy’ with which he has discharged the many public duties which have in this way been imposed upon him. As an instructor, Prof. Goodrich was enthusiastic, untiring, afid effective, always impressing himself upon his pupils, inspiring them to the highest effort. He guided them to imitate models of clear and elo quent thinking, and taught-Hiem to express their own thoughts in a chaste and manly style. . As an officer of the College, he was singularly active and energetic, never shrinking from any duty or respon sibility, and always making the interests of. the insti tution the object of his own personal care and anx ious solicitude," There 1 are over seven thousand native Christians among the fifty thousand inhabitants of the Islands of Polynesia, whose free-will offerings for missions in the other islands for the last year amounted to $5,595. Their schools for training teachers and evangelists contained about 100 students. All the native pastors are supported by the people. The wife of a missionary in the Fiji Islands recently translated the Pilgrim's Progress into the dialect of the quondam cannibals. ' Power of the Holy Spirit.—A circle of some twenty young ladies engaged together in industrial pursuits in our city, many of whom are pious, have been accustomed ever since the Lawrence Calamity to dose their daily labors with devotional exercises. One day recently the Holy Spirit seemed, to descend upon them with sudden and remarkable influence. Every heart was touched, and' tears choked tbeir ut terance, so that they, could with difficulty get through with their song of praise; Every unconverted one among them was convicted, and it is said, has since been hopefully converted. I have conversed with two of tbeir number, says Rev. Dr. Kennard, and they give most satisfactory evidence of piety. A Powerful Work of Grace says a correspondent of the Evangelist, is in progress at the present time in the village of Plesis, Jefferson county, New York, and throughout the surrounding region.. The session sand pastor of the Presbyterian church of that .place, .united some; time since in requesting the; Rev. I. rßnrchard to labor here, and his efforts have been crowned with success. The church edifice has been crowded to excess, and the whole region round about is moved by*the breath of the. Spirit. Numbers give credible evidence of conversions among whom are an unusual number of heads of families, and some youth' of the church. Family altars have been erected, and: the church revived. All classes share alike in the work which seems daily extending in interest'and power. To God be all the glory. The Irish Revival.—The London correspondent of the Presbyterian says: “The question of physical agitations connected with the Irish revival still excite a good deal of dis cussion. There would be little difficulty if the striking down only occurred to those whose minds are under the influence of a severe conflict of feeling, or terrible dread of wrath. But this is not so. An of ficer in. the army is down " in the act of playing at racket, and becomes from that moment convinced of sin, and, in due time, an earnest con vert. A careless, worldly, if not profligate squire, who despises all religious enthusiasm, is “ stricken down,” and conveyed from, his drawing-room to bed, when he is visited by'tlie clergyman, and found to have lost the faculty of articulate speech, which is not restored to him for several days, during which the agonies of remorse are racking his conscience; but at the close of which he enters at once into peace and the enjoyment of all his faculties. Such facts and incidents were related in my hearing last night by a well known clergyman, who was cognizant of them on the spot. No wonder that men should look on the Irish revival as a very strange and wonderful thing, and that Christians should recognise in it the hand which smote Zocharias in the temple, and Saul of Tarsus at the gate of Damascus.” At a Meeting of the 1 Presbyterian congregation of Lawreneeville, Tioga Co., Pa., the following Pre amble and Resolutions were adopted, antf requested to be published in the “American Presbyterian.” Whereas, our pastor, Rev, A. H. Barnes, lias in formed us that after much reflection he .has come to the conclusion to ask for a dismission from us, there fore, . . ... ~ Resolved, Thatitris-witb-regret we consent to con cur with him in requesting the presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relation. Resolved, That in parting with him we desire to hear our cordial testimony to his noble qualities,— both of intellect and heart. His active and earnest efforts to promote the cause of Christ among us, and his benevolence and kindness to those in affliction will long ho remembered. 'Resolved, That we also cordially hear testimony to the effects of his catholic and charitable spirit as seen in the existing among the different denominations of professing Christians in this coun try.. Resolved, That we tender to our beloved pastor our gratitude and thanks for his faithfulness to us, and pray God that in the last great day he may meet many who were won to Christ by his efforts here. We earnestly desire his success in future life, hope ever to sympathize with him in trials he may have to endure, and heartily assure him of our continued esteem and affection. California. —Rev. E. S. Lacy, and wife, reached their home in San Francisco during the second week in January, and received a warm: welcome from his people, from whom he has been absent about nine months. The Pacific says, however, that it is well worth the time and the journey to obtain such a blessing from the Lord as our good brother has found. Mr. Lacy finds his church as he left it—at work; the prayer-meeting as largely attended as ever, and a very decided religious interest among the members of his congregation. On the following Sabbath eve ning, he preached his reunion sermon to a very large congregation—its subject being in keeping with the services of the week of prayer jnst ended. At the close of the sermon, a collection of $350 was taken up for missionary purposes. The “Week of Prayer ” was observed by a union of Presbyterians, Metho dists, Baptists and Congregationalism. The opening service commenced on the 9th and continued until the 16th. A sermon was preached by the Rev, Geo. Peck, D. D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Prayer meetings were held in the several churches, each evening of the week, under the several pastors. On the Saturday, four special union meetings weriy held. Sunday, the closing day, was one of much in terest; it was spent as a. day of thanksgiving and praise in all the churches. ’ ? Installation at York, Pa.—Rev. Thomas Street, recently of the Green Hill Church, Philadelphia, was installed, on the Bth ult., by the Presbytery of Har risburgb, as the regular-' pastor of the English Pres byterian Church and congregation of York, which has been vacant'since last April, by the removal of Rev. Charles J. Hutchins to a church in,Kenosha, Wisconsin. In consequence of an accident to the ancient building belonging to the congregation, on the same day, the services were held in the Third Lutheran Church, which was kindly offered on the occasion. Rev. Thos. H. Robinson, of HarrjstSurgh, presided, and proposed* the/ usual questions. The Rev. Dr. Wing, of Carlisle, preached the sermon. Rev. John W. Davis, of Dauphin, gave the charge to the pastor, and Rev. William R. Dewitt, D. D., of Harrisborgb, gave the charge to the congregation. A new house of worship is immediately to be erected by this congregation, after a beautiful design, and in the meantime its meetings on the Sabbath are to be held in the Court House, Milwaukee.— The First Presbyterian church jb just now, as we learn, in the midst of a blessed re freshing from on high. Daily morning prayer-meet ings have been held for some weeks, with increasing numbers and interest; and the pastor (Rev. J. Leonard Corning) has preached two evenings during the week, for some length of time; to large congregations. Thirty or more have already begun a Christian life, and new cases of conversion are occurring from time to time. The work is entirely free from any inordi nate excitement, and the evidences are very clear that it is God’s work, and not man’s. The congre gations are large from Sabbath to Sabbath, requiring the full capacity of the spacious edifice. A Great Sabbath-School. —At Aintab, in Tur key, there is a Sabbath-school which numbers nine hundred members, and on some Sabbaths has had an attendance of over a thousand. There are three de partments; children and youth able to read,the Bible, numbering about 450; adults who cannot read, hboufc 150; little children who cannot read, and are taught as in infant classes in this country, 418, and would haTe been more if there had been room for them. ■ Their singing attracts hundreds of people who never .before heard a Protestant sermon, some of them' M°- liammedans and their children. The Armenians have started a. school by way of counteraction, but have hot succeeded in retaining their followers. Christian hymns are song everywhere, in common schools, in the streets, and iu families where they were never before heard. “Out of the mouths of babes,” See. - . The Gospel among Mohammedans.—A Turkish correspondent of the Independent states that more than 9,000 Bibles have been sold to the Turks, of Constantinople during the last four years. The Bible is now sold in the streets, and in mosques, side by ride with the Koran. The Turks, themselves, say that not less than 10,000 of their nation in that city alone, are seriously reading the Christian Scriptures. Many in other parts of the Empire, are thus engaged. At Jerusalem, eight soldiers and seven Officers of the Turkish army meet regularly with one of Bishop Gp bat’s assistants for the purpose of reading thO Bible. A Turkish soldier was seen in Constantinople read ing it in the public street, and as he read, the tears streamed down his cheeks. - . This Bible-readingis not without fruit. Twenty or-moro converts have professed ,their Christian fai th recently in Constantinople, most of them within a year past. New eases'of inquiry arise every week. Thirty or forty regularly attend the Turkish service of Rev. Mr. Williams, a converted Mussulman. The Government would be glad to persecute these converts, .but is restrained by the fear of the Western powers. There, will doubtless be private outrages, perhaps, assassinations, but there is legal 'toleration. Who can tell whereunto this will grow? Is, this a time for the churches to which the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions has looked for the support of its operations, to take a backward step? • A Great Concession, —Th eßimte des Deux Mondes is the leading review of France. In a late number, it makes thje following extraordinary concession to Protestantism:— ' Much may be said of Protestant diversities and sects, but one 'fact remains certain; it is, that nations where the Bible circulates and is read, have pre served a strong, deep, and enduring religious faith;, while in countries where it is not known, one is obliged to deplore a moral superficiality and want of principles, for which a splendid uniformity of rites cannot com pensate. Let the learned theologians dis cuss on certain passages, on the authenticity of such and such texts, what are such mysteries compared to the,healthful and pure atmosphere which the Bible spreads wherever it is read, whether in low or eleva ted classes! • ,’ §plWs if til If til. Dates from Liberia to Jan. 4, state that Pres. Benson was inaugurated on the 2d of January, and signalized the commencement of his third consecutive term of office by issuing proclamation of the treaty which has just been concluded between the Republic of Liberia and the kingdom of Belgium. The news of the agri cultural successes of the colonists is very encouraging. The eane crops were more extensive than usual, and promised a.richer yield, and breadstuffs were abun dant and cheap. A treaty has been executed be tween the Republic and the King of Abbeokuta —by the terms of which the colonists have access to new territory.' Condfelius C. Felton, just elected President of Har vard College, is the' twentieth gentleman who has filled the office during the two hundred and twenty years that have elapsed since the University was founded. Four of the ex-Presidents survive, namely, Josiah Quincy, Edward Everett, Jared Sparks, and James "Walker. A new copper mine has lately been discovered in Bristol, Connecticut. It lies near the railroad, and has already been opened for some distance. The ore is the sulpliuret of copper, occurring in large masses, and as usual improving as it runs deeper. The gan gue is quartz, and the mine has the appearance of being inexhaustible. An American, a son of a gentleman in Boston, has recently been appointed orgar.ist'of St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, London. There were fifty applications for the place, and it was awarded to the gentleman In question, after a trial of the merits of all the compe titors. This is probably the first instance in which an American has received such an appointment. Some years ago, the British Government offered a reward of £20,000 to the discoverer of the North west Passage. The prize "has been already awarded by Government to Sib R. McClure. This officer sailed from Behring’s - Straits, and reached the furthest point eastward attained by any vessel. From this point he abandoned his ship, after being two years shut up in the ice, and still proceeding eastward, joined the expeditions from Baffin’s Bay, thereby com pleting the voyage and journey across the North American continent from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The friends of Sib John Franklin, however, claim that the credit is due him, and that his widow is in consequence entitled to the money, ’ . The Dutch Government has swept away the last vestige of Slavery from its Effst India possession. On the 20th of September last, the institution ceased to exist. The Government offered an assessed compen sation in money to the owners, many of whom, however, refused to take it, while others took it and made it over to the emancipated slaves themselves. Two young ladies recently, while crossing the Mis sissippi at Dubuque, lowa, on the ice, broke through and would have been drowned had not their crinoline saved ■ them from^ sinking. They were •Rescued and reached the shore' in Bafety, though not a little chilled, by their February bath by moonlight. The Artesian well which is now being bored at Reading, Penn., has reached a depth of seventeen hundred feet. The water is represented to be of a decidedly mineral character, and to partake largely of all the mineral qualities which distinguish the Springs at Saratoga. The laws of Pennsylvania require that a will con taining bequests for charitable and religions purposes be made twenty days before the death of the testator; aad the will of ex-Mayor Henry D. Gilpin, of Phila delphia, lately deceased, is likely to fail in its munificent intentions because it was made only twelve days before his death. One of the venerable friends of German freedom has passed away. Ernst Moritz Arndt, poet, scholar, statesman and patriot, beloved and revered, by all his countrymen and by noble-hearted men all over the world, died at Bonn on the 29th of last month, at the ripe old age of ninety. A large fire took place on Monday evening in New York—consuming property at No. 143 Maiden Lane, amounting to between thirty and forty thousand dollars. The total number of deaths in New York city last week was 481—a decrease of 61 compared with the previous week. Men, 85; women, 69. Boys, 168; girls, 150; adults, 154; children, 226. Males, 253; females, 221. Colored persons, 9. Havana dates to the Ist inst, are received. Two steamers sailed for Vera Cruz on the 27th ultimo, under the Mexican flag. They are reported to have been purchased by Santa Anna, to-aid Miramon in taking*Fera Cruz. Jfiarringf. *J^NRY —Married in Camden, N. J., on the Ist mst., by kev. A. Culver, Mr. James L. Buckley, of Lower Merion, Montgomery Co., Pa., to Miss Selina Henry, of Camden. JMji. At Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday morning, March 3, after a lingering illness, James Craig McComb, (of H. 8. MeComb & 8r0.,) in the 30th year of his age. NOTICE. Notice.—The Presbytery of Erie will hold its next meeting in the Presbyterian Church of Wattsburg,.on the 10th of April next, at 7 o'clock P. M. Statistical Reports from Church Sessions required. March 4th, 1860. J. VANCE, Clerk. Notice. —A Committee appointed by the Third Presbytery of Philadelphia, will meet the Congregation in Broadway Hall, corner of Broad and Spring Garden Streets, next Friday evening, 7| o’clock, for the pur pose of organizing a N. S, Presbyterian church. Philadelphia Sabbath-school Asso ciation.—A meeting of Superintendents, Teachers, and the friends of Sabbath-schools, will take place on Mon day evening next, the 12th inst, at half past 7 o’clock, in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Race, above sth street. 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