GENESEE EVANGELIST.—WhoIe No. 783. ottvg. THE FLOWERS OF GOD• "CONFIDES THE MULES OF THE veram." The welcome flowers are blossoming, In joyous troops reveard; They lift their dewy buds and bells, In garden, mead, and field: They lurk in every sunless path ; Where forest children tread; They dot, like stars, the sacred turf, Which lies above the dead. They sport with every :playful wind, That stirs the blooming trees, And laugh on every fragrant bush, All full of toiling bees; From the green merge of lake and stream, Fresh vale, and mountain sod, They look in gentle glory forth— The pure sweet flowers of God. They come, with genial airs and skies, In Summer's gulden prime, And to the stricken world give back, Lost Eden's blissful clime: Outshining Solomon they come, And go full soon away, But yet, like him, they meekly breathe True wisdom while they stay. "If God," they whisper, "smiles on us, And bids us bloom and shine, Dees he not mark, 0 faithless man, Eaeh wieb and want of thine? Think, too, what joys await in heaven The blest of human birth, When rapture, such as woos thee now, Can reach the bad on earth I" Redeemer of a Men race, Most merciful of kings, Thy hallow'd words have oloth'd with power Those frail and beauteous things: All taught by thee, they yearly speak Their message of deep love, Bidding us fir, for life and death, • Our hearts and hopes above. J.kuts Gli,nonwit LYONS. For the Amerioan Presbyterian. LETTER FROM CHINA. THE MANCillti TARTARS AT lIIRCHAV. The events of the last two or three years in the neighborhood of the capital of China, have shown to the world the deep interest which the Tartars, living near the northern boundaries of the empire, take in the political affairs of the present dynasty. But it may not be very generally known that in some of the moat important cities of the empire there are colonies of Tartars who are more deeply interested in the permanency of the existing go vernment than are the Tartars beyond the north ern boundaries. Soon after the subjugation of China, over 200 years ago, the first Tartar etnpe ror who reigned only a few years, or his successor, sent away from Peking bodies of his kindred or countrymen with their families, to reside perma nently in various parte of the empire, in -the' capa city of soldiers. This measure effected two things. It disposed of many who might have made him trouble, had he retained them near his person unemployed and unprovided for, and it se cured in distant and important centres, a company who could be relied upon as faithful to the throne whatever emergency might arise. It was a wise expedient for the foreign conqueror, and has worked well, so far as the interests of the Manchu dynasty are concerned. The colony which came to Fuhohau has increased so to now to number about 15,000 persons, according to the estimate of the Chinese, They are arranged under eight banners: blue, yellow, white, red, and each of these four colors with a border of another color. Their principal business is to guard the city. The wall is nearly eight miles in extent, and is divided into eight sections, each section being allotted to the care of the Manaus belonging to a particular banner. The officers who govern them are Manchus, and they are responsible only to their own officers, not to the Chinese mandarins. Their highest officer is generally called the Tartar general. He keeps the keys of the seven gates of the city, which are shut early in the evening. He also controls the maritime revenue of the province; the revenue of ficers under his direction are said to number 72 in all. On public occasions, he takes precedence of the Chinese governor-general, otherwise called the viceroy. He has nothing to do with the go vernment of the 'Chinese people. All of the Manchus at Fuhohau, profess to be soldiers by birth and by right, though the number of real and actual soldiers is said to be limited to about 1000 men. These soldiers are divided into two classes. Those of the lower class, receive each 7 T 3 u ounces of silver per month, while those of the higher class receive 12 ounces. Each sol dier has also a certain monthly allowance of rice, besides his pay in money. When one of the re gular soldiers dies, another Tartar takes his place on the roll, and succeeds to his salary and perqui sites, The births and deaths are all recorded. The Tartars live by themselves in the south western part of the city. Until of late years, they , did not engage in trade at all. Some now open shops, where a few of the , commonest articles may be had. Their betties 'are generally very much dilapidated, except those inhabited by the wealth ier classes. They spend their time principally in the practice of archery, horsemanship, shooting at ionrks with guns, bunting, &IL There is a parade ground inside and another outside of the city ap propriated to their use, They generally speak among themselves the Mandarin dialect of the Chinese language, though tunny of them understand the Manchu Ifingunge Most or all of them also are able to speak the corn - mon colloquial dialect of the Chinese. They are not noted for their knowledge of Chinese Were. tore. Within kfew years, it is said, more apply themselves to the study of Chinese books than: in former times. There are free schools among them for the acquisition, of the Manchu language. In appearance they resemble the Chinese, though foreigners think they alt more robust and more noble and independent looking than the Chinese. Certain it is they have the reputation of being overbearing and insolent towards the Chinese, a natural and almost inevitable consequence of their relative positions. They are the masters or the lords, and the Chinese are their subjects. The Chinese, however, are free to aokbowledge that the Manchus treat them much better now than in furnier years. They are proud, yet have the re putation of remembering with gratitude a &tor dune them by the Chinese, and seek au opportu nity to requite lb. They have made the Chinese adopt their national custom of shaving all the head i e 4 . ept the mown, and of braiding in a long queue the hair whioh grows on the unshaven 'portion. The nehn females do not coinpree's their feet as do the upper class of Chinese women. They wear stockings made of cotton cloth, andlu this respeet compare favorably with the Chinese ladies For the Chinese women who have small feet : bind them around and around with broad, red tape instead of wearing stockings, and the class of large footed .Chinese women seldom or never wear stockings even in the coldest weather, in this part of Chi na. The Tartars never marry with the chime, nor are they allowed to marry in the same banner to which they belong. They give a; feast to *Ads a few days after marriage, instead of 'giving it at the time of marriage, as do the Chinese. -About 12 miles down the river Min from rnh chau, is a settlement of the descendants, of the Chinese soldiers who aided the. Tartars in, con quering China. 600 of them are soldiers, ''and have the same stipend per month that the Manchu soldiers of the same rank at Fuhchau have. They speak both the -Mandarin and the Chinese lan guages. They carry on very little business, spend ing their time principally in idleness or in reili tary practice, living mainly on the bounty of the Emperor, in return for favors which their ances tors did the Manchus, over two hundred years ago. The fidelity of these Chinese, and of the Tartars at Fuehan, and. in all other parts of the empireis secured by the most potent arguments. Many of them are the distant relatives of the Emperor, and all of them owe their support to him. In case of a successful rebellion, headed by -a Chi nese against the Tartar government, they would doubtless all lose, not only their salaries but their heads, except in the ease of 'those who should be able to escape into Manehouria or Mongolia. Wherever the-Taiping or Tong-haired Insurgents go, they exterminate the Mutat. Tartars, men, women, and children. _ I am not aware that anyraispionary, efforts him been made in behalf, of thispowiniful, portion of the population - of China. Only itlftt'or two of the foreign residents in China have paid any attention to ,the Tartar language, as far as I am informed: An edition of the gospel of =Matthew - has been published at Shanghai, having the Tartar and the Chinese in parallel columns or lines. 'This iff only a commencement of an important department .of missionary labor in connexion with the conversion of the dominant Manchu, race.. ,10 it not time that some attention should be paid to the cyan gelization of the Tartars by the various missionary societies in England and America? Should not prayer be offered by Christians at the West in behalf of the Rulers of China, belonging to the Tartar race ? It may be an interesting fact in this 'connexion, to state that the Methodist mission, at this place, has represented to the Methodist Missionary So ciety in the United States the importance of a la borer among the Tartars at.Fuhchan, and have re quested that 'ale be sent out designated to this people. &ram. Tam, 1861. For the American Presbyterian. JOSEPH A TYPE OP CHRIST. Spiritualizing the narratives of Holy Writ, may tend to lead the mind to look upon them ' as beautifully conceived pictures of oriental imaginings; yet there is so much pleasure in tracing the Redeemer from the first book of God's teachings to the last line of his Revela tions, that I love to see him in his types, and draw him from the shadowings of "God's great gift to man." I 'lave often been struck with the correspondence in the lives of Joseph and of Jesus. Jacob "loved Joseph more than any of his brethren." He was correct and obedient in his youth. It was revealed to him that his kindred "should bow down to him," and they hated him, and said, "Shalt thou in- deed reign over us 7 " "Bat his father observed the saying." Our Lord, in early life, was sub ject to his parents, yet he understood that he "must be about his Father's business." "And Mary pondered it in her heart." His Father declared, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." "But his enemies hated him, and said, We will not have this man to reign over us." When Jacob's sons. wandered far from their father's house, and he wished Joseph to go "see if it were well with them," he said, "Here am I." He was ready to obey, though he knew they hated him; "and when they saw him, they conspired against him to slay him "—virtually did—though one of them tried to rescue him. ' And "they sold him for twenty pieces of silver." When the people of God wandered far from him, and he would send his Son to tell them of their Father's desire to save them, Jesus, aware of their enmity, said, "La, I come to do thy will." "He came to hiriivin, and his own re ceived him not," "but sought how they might kill him." "They sold him for thirty pieces of silver; " nor could Pilate's desire to release him save him from the cross. Joseph was incarcerated, and "preached to the spirits in prison," and the Lord was with him. Again, he was raised up to be second to the king; Pharaoh making him "ruler over all the laud," saying, "Can we find such a one as thli, in whom the Spirit of God is?" And de clared, "Only in the throne will I be greater than thou"—"without thee shall no' man lift up hand or foot." "Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh," "and they cried before him,..130w the knee." So the. Son of God arose from the prison of tbe tomb, and ascended to 'the right hand of the Kingtof kings, who "put all things nider his feet—that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow:" "And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years old," when lie began "to Work the works of him that sent him." "All things were given him of his Father," and "only in the ‘ throne was he greater." Joseph foresaw there would be great famine and affliction, and prepared to meet the wants of the people; for "the dearth was in all the lafid," "only with. Joseph was there bread." He este hlished storehouses, and "appointed officers over them throughout the land, to lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, to keep food in all the cities, that the land perish not." "When the , people cried unto Pharaoh, he said, Go unto Joseph.". "And ail the countries came to Joseph to buy corn." They gave their lands in exchange for food, and finally became servants to Pharaoh th;rough J*epla. Row was it with the , Saviour? Did he not see that the people wordd perish for lack of that bread which - he alone could supply:? Jesus said "I am the bread of life." "This ia ; that bread /which. came. down from heaven; he that eateth thiabread than live forayer." The Father said, "This is my beloved Son, hear ye him." And how diligent was Jesus in ap pointing officer* seudingtwo and two in all the cities to erect treasuries, where none that sought it should be sent empty away. Many have given up - avery thing to - secure thisliving bread, that they die .not ; and have become subjects, of, the king of heaven through ~ Tesus. But the nations had,. for some time, been going to Joseph.forcorn -ere his brethren felt their need of it The 'twelve tribes of lirael have not yet applied to Jesus for the bread of life, bit the day is advaneing, and, at:noon, they shall dine-with him. Theirsiieka shall be filled "without money and without price:" Theyyrill hoW their fiCes tOlthe earth - before him; and oh I hoi 'hitter will be the remorse,, when they feel that, "Verily they were,guitty.coneerning their Brether,,iu that they, saw the Anguish of his soul when he besought them, Ara they would not hear him."' Lnke,xiii. 34. And 'obi how freely will the Saviour forgive them; how ten derly will he receive them when they awnelre peating, "Come ye ; near unto me, hear ye this.'" "Fear not; for I am with thee: be' not 'dis mayed ; for lam thy God. I will, strengthen thee : yea, I uphold thee• with the. right hand of my righteousness. 0 Israel, thou shalt not be, forgotten of me. !I= have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and as a cloud thy sins: return unto me, for 'l . ,have redeemed thee." s ' Bat he will be made known to them by "the cup "—the cup. -that • rests` upon • them, though they may protest their innocence, until he ,opens their eyes to, see that "this cup is the New Testament in my bleocb which ye shed!" But "be' note grieved, nor angry -with ,yonr selves ; "for I was' delivered 4 h`y the deterrni nate counsel and foreknowledge s , of Ged, that the worldthrough me might be saved." "In my Father's house are many mansions." Ye shall dwell there, and /will nourish thee. `Thestory of Joseph and his brethren is too inimitably beautiful to convey its' force in these mutilated passages; and' the story of Jesus so tranicendently sublime, that no iminan history can bear coniparison with it the last great act of his life can only be measured by, its vast results. "Peradventure, fora good man, some *wild even dare to die." "But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." He has broken "the, flaming sword that turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life," and "has opened the fountain for sin and tmcleanness, to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " 7 --." That is4ctoeyCr will, miTcome- r taka the water •Qf iife freely." "Let him that is athirst come. He that cometh to me skalLneveriunger." "Confe unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will givikyou rest." Do you ask, How shall we come? Why, just as the people came to Joseph, with the full as surance that he only had the means of 'saving life. The corn belonged to Pharaoh, yet, "when the people cried to him, he said, Go to JoSeph." "To the Lord our God belong mercies and for givenesses." 330 Jesus saith, "No man cometh unto the Father but by me," "and him that cometh to me, Twill in no wise east out." Had the Egyptians not believed there was Corn with Joseph, they must have perished. Had ,they not, gone to him for it, when they be lieved, they could-not have been saved. "Be that believeth not in Christ, is con demned already." But it must be with a faith that will impel him to go, and "ask, and it shall be given." ?Fort the Father has given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many 'as God has given him." For the American• Presbyterian. AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEXINARY. THE ANNIVERSARY occurred on Wednesday May Ist Sermon to the Alumni on Tuesday by Rev. Dr. Wing, of Carlisle, Pa.; and on the eve ning., of the same day, an address to the Rhetorical Society, by Rev. Dr. Wood, of Geneva. Tim OoLtanorr.—On Tuesday, at noon, there was a collation to all connected with the seminary, and to all attending the anniversary exereises, given by the ladies of the churches in Auburn, and of the Sand-Beach ChurcNi l t the port of Owasco Lake. This was , a able occasion not only in the bounteousne./and elegance of the provisions, but in the social and intellectual en tertainment of the many short and pithy speeches which followed. REPORT OF THE' EXAMNING COMMITTEE.- " The examination commenced on Friday, April 26, and closed on the Monday following., There was a full and prompt-attendance of the members of the three classes, and, their appearance was that of Christian gentlemen, conscious of the high posi tion to which they are advancing; They appeared, for the moat part,' to have' thoroughly mastered the subjects under review. Theirclefinitions were concise, and their proofs clear and' ready at hand. The oft-repeated complaint against theological students, or a want of readiness in quoting proof texts, could not be alleged against these classes as a whole. In the language of the sainted Richards, oft heard in these halls, they had 'Thumbed their Bibles' well. There were, indeed, exceptions, as usual; but the committee are happy to add, that the unprecedented excitement through which the country is pasting, does not appear to have at verted the minds of the students so as to' prevent them from passing an exceedingly creditable exa mination. From the earnestness, the intense study, and‘devout spirit eirinced in the professors, and- successfully imparted to their pupils, your committee'cannot but felicitate the churches in view of receiving from this seminary an earnest and faithful ministry, that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth. 44 DAVID D. GREGORY, "Chairman of Committee." THE "FIELD OF AUBURN SEMINARY is that part of the State of New York extending from the Mo- . hawk to Lake Erie, and from Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence to Pennsylvania—an extent of territory about equal to Vermont, New Hampshire; Massachusetts, and . Connecticut; and which; for beauty, healthfulness, fertility, agricultural re sources, abundant water-power,:and facilities for market and • commerce, is probably nowhere equalled by any similar extent of territory in our whole country. , THE OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL' OP THE SEMI NARY is in the twentyrthree Presbyteries connect ed with the ‘ five Synods of Utica," Geneva, Onon daga, SusqUehanna, and Genesee, comprising nearly four hundred ohnrehea : , and over four thou , 'PRILAPELPIIII''''' : TIititSDAt Iff:A';'laot:;-,- sand communicants : 'Eta • Presbytery sends three comthissioner4'one'of which goes out of 'of- See each year, aridthe'etfe 'Oldest in office is .ex officio examiner. The commissioners appoint the professors, and have dirgetion of the course of studies, and'of the whoKmanagetnent of the se minary. The trustees.ara appointed by the com inissioners, and charge of the property, and funds as well as. co:cirdinate control of other things.' • . Fortos.—The four pro gmprilups are.new fully endowed. The additions fo,fundslor this purpose the last year wass4o,goq. , It, ip a,?token of the nonfidence and 'friendly.,l'ing of ,:tbe people' in the midst of Whom the seminary is located, that of this Sinn, $1 . 6,709 came' from the people of Auburn, of which over, $lO,OOO. was from. mein hers of the First ,churelr. - To commemorate the liberality of Dr. Sylvester Willard and-Theodore F. Cape, : of "Aubnrn, Wil liam*E. Dodge, of Newlerl4 l- p.na Peter Douglas, of Sennett,—of whom the, first three gave $50:0,0. each fo the Professorshiplunda: and the lot* $lO,OOO to the scholarship and ceat.jugerit, fund; the commissioners havelk t h`eir riamei te, the several halls that make", the,peminary build ingsimp. ; . . -....,,,i • , • , 'The " : John Scott Scholarship" was, endowed with $2OOO year before . * and another seholß -ship, by another person,,sl4oo,.last year. With this addition of funds,. and 'from an eiperience of the past`liberality.of the friends of the i perainary, as well as from the marked, interpositions of .Di vine Providence in its ,power in, times of need, those who are concerned in.* administratien feel themselvesmarranted to, saythat - no Suitable can didate need hesitate to resort 4; the seminary on, account of iecuniary necessity. AUBURN is a city of ten thousand inhabitants.lt has long been proverbial ,for ifs 'beauty and healthfulness, as well as for the, excellent charac ter of its people. A more desirable location for a theological seminary canscarcely be imagined. . . For - the Atiaterican Preqbyterian. ILLUSTRATIONS OF, SCRIPTURE. , 1 ' " "He`willbe a wild matt 1 ! , &.. e!-- - - Geit. 12 We must notice, in order to understand this passage properly, that they,habiti of the "wild ass" of Syria are 'alluded to.`inder the phrase "wild man." The =passage' literally translated from the original, the words's:are "he will be `per-e matt." The 'per i described in Job. xxxix. 5: "Who bath. sent :ant the wild ass free ? or Whwhath' loosed the `bands of the wild ass? Whose house la , re inade the wilderness, and the barren land' his dWellingi: He scorn eth the multitude of the city A neither regardeth he the crying of .the driver...:;The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing." In lereirdahii. 24,, we find an additional description of what is called the wild ass: "A wild ass, used , to.the wilderness, that .snuffeth up the wind aty her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her 'away? all they that seek , her wearY:themselyes." Now' it Is interesting to know, that, the "wild ass" of the passages : jest quet,f4„isvt.he'",,pere; to. which Ishmael, and _through - him, his descend ants were likened by theringel who met Hagar by the fountain of water IkW i rrildernees:' This "pere" once inhabited 'the ieSeits _of Arabia and Syria,_and, indeed, so late as A. D., 1584, was-seen in some parts of the latter country, if we may credit E.auwolf, who is said to' have found them there. (Ranwolf Itin., p. 65, edit. 1584.) Two hundred Years later, however, Niebuhr asserted that they were, not 'known either in Arabia or Syria: (Emhart Hieroz, volt it., p. 215, note.) The "pere" is ',a imett 7 - liar animal, and is neither a mule nor an ass. With much of the grace of form of. the horse, he is superior in swiftness, almost untameable; avoids cities, feeds and fattens where the horse would famish, is of a light'color and dark mane, and is striped on the, ridge of the back. Bata is not necessary in order that the reader may become acquainted with the-character and habits of the wild ass, that any additional description should be given. 'The Scriptures are sufficiently explicit In Jeremiah the allusion is forcible from the very factihat the wild - ass can not only live where many quadrupeds would perish, bate is able to traverse the country for an almost incredible length' of time, without water. Indeed, in parts of India (Catch) it is said that some are never known to drink. Hence the case alluded to by the prophet, in the last quoted passage, was 011,0 of fearful famine and drought, when itcould be said that "the wild asses did stand in the high places, they, snuffed up the, wind like dragons; their eyes did fail because there was no grass." Now we may direct the attention of the reader to the fact that no figure could bate beenweed, with which we are acquainted, more apt than the one used in Gen. xvi. 12, to illustrate the character of the descendants. of Ishmael—the Arabs. , They, are inhabitants of the de'sert, as untamable as the "pere," Raver known to. in habit cities, and so desireue Of even avoiding settled i place, that theiTvill seldom enter a city. I well recollect, my disappointment, when at Jerusalem, infinding that m Arab followers; whom I paid well, and to- 'Whose wants, when sick, I always attended, sitting with /them in their, night. circles and am,ohing and- eltatting with them familiarly as well' as I could, would neither meet me at the gates of the city, nor return to a spot even in .arpht of the walle. They live when othera perish, and will travel days without drink, and then drink what would make a European sick in a few minutes, or even before he bad swallowed the liquid made odieus by the strong odor of a badly'epred kid skin. It has often been a source of admiration to myself as to others,' how accurate and beautiful is that illustration of Gen. xvi. 12, -- fotind in the "pere" of Syria. FL s. THE BOOK OF PSALMS. How sublime a liturgy for the war have we in the Book of Psalms. The baltle-songs of Homer cannot stir our soul% for the conflict of to-day. These belong to extinct races, and are intertwined with a mythology that is wholly of the past. The old war-iongs_of nationali ties and races are local in their spirit and alio:. sions, and cannot be revivd with the same effect in later times. But he psalms are not for David, Palestine, Israel, lone. They speak 1 to the heart of universal ma . They exalt.not kings, nations, governments , l ocal and national divinities, but Jehovah, the Maker of.theeheavens and the earth, the King of kiiiigs And the Lord of lords. They celebrate not the triumphs of particular kings and armies, l lint the triumph of Justice and Riglitenusness in thp earth. The Provide* ofthe - hour is A ,new,revelai `.4ll,Jtft tion of the significanee of the. Book of Psalms. There: is no longer any perplexity about even the ItnprecOory Psalms. , They explain them selves as not the maledictions of a revengeful Spirit,'but the cry of humble God-fearing souls for the .vindication of truth and right 'against !iniquity:- God is now , illustrating and lemon _strating the inspiration of the Bible. No other book, so well, depicts our case, meets our wants, inspires our courage, uplifts our strength, guides, supports, comforts us. God, wlio 'speaks to tts in his awful PrOvidenee, now magnifteihis Word above all his Name.'—.N. Y Incl. . , , . , 'For the A m e ri can Presbyterian. : GENERAL, ASSPIBLT 11.bstiact of the Rim& A,.nnual Annual ßeport oto,e i Erqs- loy,terign .Publiqttion: eqmqrateqe. .1 , . . , 'TEE COMMIT EE. • At`the first inentinw of the Gommittee f after the last General Assembly4he, officers of, the preceding year wee unanimously ; re-elected. Mr., Willjam Pprves hiving resigned that post, Mr. William Iliklehurn was ;elected fireasurer. 'The term of service 'of the Tolloiving Adiitlemee - expires at a t,bis.•tiine, viz:, Rev.' It S. 8.1 - Beulah, D. D.,' _Rev. :Albert' Barnes, 'Rev« Gel:4c F. ,NVis well, Rev Asa. D. Smith 130` -D and Dlr. F. L. todine. • H. PUBLICAteItiNa: In' addition to new - editions-; orformer publica tions, the following works have heen:added td the list duringlthe past year, . .; , - TRAOl i g Or Tuz sidoND (18nic0 No 10. The Pm' kacknnith made Rich: By thy late:AY/. Richard-Kull 2Q pages; j. No. 11. Simplicity in Worship. By Rov, John Cain', D. D. 40 pages: No. 12.. -Almost .or : Altogether.- By-:Rev. John JenkinS, aD. 23 pages. THIRD SEAM,. ;(321inf1.) Why Should _I .Pray? By *v. E. E. Adams. 20 pages. The Alithiedh "Presbperic4i , 'Alnicitiac, 1861. - 52 pages: 8 illtitrations; This annhal denomi national >Tract - has had .av wide ;circulation. It contains: snot'-information upon the religious movements of the.Asssinbly, together with more general 'nutter, such as pastors will Wish to scatter among their pedpre2 BOUND VOLUMES Paleario. The Am:eft Christ's Death. 131 pages. 16mo. This book, attributed to Aonio alearnedltalian pf 16t1i'eentury, is now reprinted , fron'i 2Tlaneient.English transi, latien. . Three centuries sinee, forty thousand copies of, it :had, I?eark published. It was pro scribed by the Inquisition audits author burned at the 'stake, in Ronie. Money; or, The Ainsworths. • 12m0., pp'. 234. Illustrate& A prize book fcir the young. De- Signed to teach .the ,prciper iise of Moiay. The Bible Read .with Brrfit. 64 pp., 32epo. By the Rev. Thos. Watson, a non-conformist- di- Vine of the 17th century. The Prayer Meeting. By Rev. J. Few Smith, D. D. 112 Pp., 32m0. , Takes .up theoPrayer : Meeting as one of the Institutions - of the Church', sholivs its,Seripturalness .the benefits.whieh confers, and the m.eane i by which ip mu j );1 9 " 'The Strong Tower; or, Strength,? Salvation and Joy for the 200 •pp., 16mo. 'From the writings of the Rev. James Smith, of C#4 7 , :tenham. It has proved.very acceptable..: The The Presbyterian Manual. By ,Rev. Jelin N, Lewis. 149 pp., 18mo., contains forms for the records of the Session; Presbytery and Synod., and; for judicial and eft] eSiastical proceeding,s required by Presbyterian polity. It is designed to aid elders,, pastors and stated lerks, and has been received by them with satisfaction. Horning and Night •Watche.s. By Rev. J. R. Maeduff, D. D. 125 'pp., 32m0. The COW mittee have added to- their, list this admirable book .of devotional readings.,..; They have also adopted The Stillirour; or, communion with. God. Py Rev. Austin Phelps, D. D. 136 pages, 16mo: A treatise.on prayer, which has received an un usual measure of approbation. A Forw, of Commission.bas been issued,for Com- missioners to the General Assembly. 'T lie New Digest of the Acts and DeliveranceS of the 'General 'Assembly, compiled by the order and authority of the Assembly; by Rev. Wm. E. Moore. 665 pp., 890. The need, of a.reliable, complete and thorough- I,y systematized Digest - of the Deliveraaces of the General Assembly has king been felt.. It las been practically an impossibilitytahaVe the deci sions of the - highest judicatory of the church upon topics of the greatest importance. Full files of the Minutes of the Assemblies of even a single ge neration are rare. The records of earlier As- semblies are - fat more rare. And even were they in the bands of. our church officers, they would be useful for reference only at an expen diture of time that would be seldom justifiable. • Hence, the want of a well-arranged and fully indexed Digest of these Acts and Deliverances. Such a Digest the Committee have now the sa tisfaction of publishing. COLORED PICTURES ON MUSLIN. (3 by 4 feet.) A series of colored illustrations originally pre pared in England, and designed to promote an interest in Missions and Religion. As an aid to lectures and addresses at missionary meet ings, in Sabbath-schools arid other gatherings, they will be found very valuable They can be' folded and packed without injury.- 7 `They embrace 20 illustrations of the Life of the Apostle Paul; 14 illustratiens of the travels of Dr.-Livingstone, in Africa; alio of the Druids, • the I Tabernacle, Heathenism and Missionary labors in India China,. Borneo, &e. OBIIRCH:PSALIfST. The Committee have liven special attention' to the, question of issuing an edition of the eburch Psalmist, one-bilf the size of the.smallest edition now published.:-.-The state of their treasury has been, such As' to forbid its publication. Were some friend:di ‘h,ywin, books for all" to present them with the stereotype plates, they would glad ly. enters upon the issue of a 61mo. Church Psalm ist. A considerable number of churches belie adopt ed the Church Psalmist during the past year, and others are expected to do so..': The The production of the &cid Hymn and Tune Book has also been delayed by a lack of funds. The Sabbath-khool Hymn Book receives warm praise.' A new edition has been called for-by its introduction into our Sa.bbath.schools. The Eclectic Tune Book, also, has been highly ommended in many quarters. WORKS IN PREPARATION. There are now in the Committee's possession works which they desire to issue. They have been compelled, however, by lack of capital, to defray their production. DONATIONS OF BOOKS AND, TRACTS Donations, have been made by the Committee to a larger amount than in previous years. It is a source of regret that they cannot to a greater extent thus aid pastors and churches. They have gratifying evidence that many pastors are awaken ing=to Ole importance of this agency. e) In addition to their sales, books and, tracts 0 the value of $1,159 50 have been•dput into the hands of pas tors and others for distribution during the past PRESBYTERIAL DEPOSITORIES. The recommendation of the last. Assembly, that in ,Synods or Presbyteries a small amount, of capi tal be invested in the Committee's publiCations, to be kept in'a Central position for sale, the proceeds to be invested in books and tracts, has called forth action: in severalTresbyteries. ~The action of the Presbytery of Erie is worthy of special notice as an illustration of what may be done,in this direction. In this Presbytery a Trea surer fiis been appointed; '"there hive been as many collections made as there are ministers in the. Presbytery; , the Treasurer has forwarded the amount collectcd, and received one-half the amount in • publications,'as the nucleus of a Presbyterial Depository, in 'the city of Erie. B,y continuing this 'plan the Presbytery will soon have an abun dant supply of the 'Committee's' pnblications ac cessible to their churches. The Committee call attention to this plan.' Were this course, adopted by other Presbyteries, in two:cc:three years, they would have a good sup ply of publiCationa conveniently accessible to.their churches: When this point is reached, a basis will.be laid for a system of. Presbyterial Colpor tile `bi . one or more Presbyteries ,a movement is on 'foot for the employment of colporteurs, to be sup plied with the Committee's publications, together •with. the volumes of the Union Soeicties,Traet an ,Snaday-,School, TREASURER'S REPORT. ' - The Treasurer's Report covers, a year less ten clays, from April 100, 1860, to March 3fat, 1861. It shows: Balance on hand, April 10th, 1860, . $B6 16 Donations received to March 31st, 1861, 8,105 61 Cash received on' account of sales, . 11,384 30 Cash received by loan, . . 2,000 00 l eash received by -note discounted, . . 1,958 34 Overplus paid by former Treasurer, (of ' - which counterfeit and uncurrent notes, $18.00i) . . . 28, 00 Total, . . . $23,562 40 Orders paid by Treasurer, . . . 23,494 20 Balance: on hand, . . . 68 20 (Inctuding $23 in nounterteit' and uneurrent notes.) The cash received -does not show the whole amount of %ales, as in some cases—the balance.s in - favor of the Committee alone go upon the books `of-the TreaSUri.r: `The salei of - the : yam-have been $15,975 68. qrHANTS of Booki and. Tracts have been made by tbe Committee to tbe amount of $1,159 50. If these•be added to the sales, it will give a to tal of $17%185 18. A minute view of .all the expenditures of the Committee may. be,liad by an, examination of the orderA issued by the Committee and paid by tbe Treasnier. The facts will be found in the follow ing'surnmary of bills thus paid: " • , Merchandise acconnt 'being balances against Conunitte'e paid-to booksellers and• others, on .account of purchases,.. .....53,706 25 Paid &, Thinney, on account of put.- chase of Chnrch Psalmist,* 730 63 Stereotyping, l, 8 - 5 8 53 Copyrights, 1,295 24 Paper, Printing, binding arid Engraving, .... 6,286 61 Salary of Secretary, . 2,090 00 Travelling Expenses of Secretary, .. . ... 20 " " Committees and Dele- • gaticuis, .:....:. 186 08 Salary. and Expenses of Rey. S..W.Crittendert, .262 50 Salary. of DepositOry Agent— (11 inentbs.).. :738 80_ Clerks, ...... 493 01 Resit, . 800 00 Rev. C. H. ("bestir, Salary and Expenses,..... 1,220 59 Insurance, ..... .... 37 75 Repairs and Shop-fixtures .............. ..... 139 40 Adveitising, Fuel, Gas, Freight, Postage, &C., 469.91 Note. Discounted; ..... . 1 958 33 Payment 1:1 Money L0aned,............ ..... . ..... 1,000 00 Intetest, Discount and Exchange,. • 85 85 Store Expenses, .... .................. ..... 215 02 $23,494 20 * Which,' - with $908.86, paid in books, makes $1,049 49 paid to , lyison and Phinney since April 10th 1801. . t IV. POSITION OF -THE COMMITTEE The past year, although one of unusual em barrassment to a work of this description, has been a year of progress. - By the issue of new and valuable works tbe cause has been strengthened , . The Digest, The Presbyterian Manual, Palemio, The Prayer Meet ing, and other new volumes and tracts mark an advance. , The plates of the Eclectic Tune Book have also been paid fOr this year, as well as 84649 44 upon the purchase money of ,the Church 'salmist, by which (with books now in the hands of Ivison & Phinney) it becomes the unincum bered property of the committee. -The interest taken, in these publications by those who_have procuredthem ' and the adoption of the Church Psalmist, of the Eclectic Tune Book and of the Sabbath-School Hymn Book, contribute to brim.- this work to the favorable consideration of the chiirches. The, sales have necessarily, been restricted by the financial and political disturbances of, the year. Yet they have been quite equal to what' the cir cumstances would permit us to anticipate. It is matter of congratulation that they are about as large as in the preceding year. The Committee find encouragement also in the extent. to which collections have Leen taken for this enterprise, considering the many difficulties which lie in the way of any benevolence not ""on the docket." It is cheering to see so large a number of churches making an effort to sustain the As sembly's Publication - Cause. It is especially:the feebler churches, the churches at the West, and those in the East that are compelled to struggle against errors and sectarian attacks, that have sus tained the Committee. Contending with obsta cles, to meet which the aid of the press is needed, a PREhtBYTEATAki PUBLICATION COMMITTEE has, to them, a significance which .it has not generally to churches,more - firiely established. The Cominittee express their disappointment that ea many of the•churches in the chief eitiesi and of the stronger churches have failed to show any sympathy in. their arduous work. Whilst the review of the year is by no means discouraging,. the Committee cannot deny that it has been " a 'season of clifficult& and embarrassment, from the unsettled state of the country. The in crease,. in sales ,which had been anticipated, has not beep attained; hence, the Committee has not been relieved, as it had hoped to have been, from expenses. ,In Contributions, also, they have felt the stringency of the times. At such seasons, it is the new cause that is rejected or omitted, whilst, very naturally, the older and more firmly estab lished ones are retained. This Cause, moreover, has the disadvantage of cireulating books, not men. Whilst the plea for the needy missionary is irresistible, the Publica tion appeal is met with the reply that "books do not eat, and they can wait;" but if books do not eat, printers, and binders, and engravers, and clerks, and authors do, and they must be paid. In central and western Nev York the Corn naittee have had the services of the Rev. 0. Chester. Mr. Chester has preached widely in the churches, and visited and addressed Synods and. Presbyteries. He has thus diffused a large amount of, information, awakened interest in the work, called attention to the principles lying at its base, promoted the circulation of the publica tions, and invited the contrributions of the churches. Although - the pecuniary results , of the agency have not been great, yet it is hoped that the seed thus sown will yield fruit in years to come. In accordance with the instructions of the last Assembly, the Committee entered uponan effort to secure a subcrttion of "not tessihon 625„000," as an addition to its present very limited capital. For this ,purpose a special. agent isms appointed, the Rev. S. W. Crittenden, of•tlie Thiid Presby tery of New York. Mr. Crittenden, after spend- NO. 39LWhole No. 256. VOL. 'V. ing a number of weeks.in the city of New York and its vicinity, in fruitless efforts to make a be ginning in this matter, by the advice of pastors and laymen relinquished the attempt. It was deemed-unwise, by urging the subscription at so unfavorable - a time, to preclude or prejudice a re newal of the effort under better auspices. The effort was therefore postponed. The necessity of thus relinquishing, for the pre sent, the prospect of having its operations upon a substantial business basis, was to the Committee a painful one. The'Comrnittee look anxiously for the attainment of this position. Economy, effi ciency, safety, all demand that this institution should have an adequate capital for its business. The soMaer this point is, gained, the greater will be the economy, to those who sustain it. The Committee ask the attention .of the Assem bly to their financial position,. The Treasurer's Report shows a balance on hand of $6B 20. With this balance they`are called upon to meet liabilities which, with borrowed money, amount to between three and four thousand dollars. The Committee have added to their means duritig'the year. But these additions are inixst nzents, which,. whilst inereating the self-support ing power of the:enterprise, cannot be made avail able by sale. Their copyrights and plates, and store-fixtures,- are valuable for the Committee's use, but they Will not pay bills. They must be kept. They bring the , Committee nearer the point at which they aim, viz., that position in which they will have a sufficient amount of pub lications to yield a profit equal to all the expenses, and the gradual increase of the work. But until that position is reached, aid must , be had to carry on its operations. In concluding their report, the Committee re mind their brethren that this enterprise still ,needs nurture and care. If each pastor would charge himself with the portion of care for it le gitimately his, and each church discharge the measure of duty legitimately belonging to it, all would go well. The Committee, as the trustees appointed by the Assembly to take charge of this cause, believe that they have a claim upon their brethren for support. They have sought, not without the expenditure of time, and thought, and labor, to discharge faithfully the trust com mitted to them. They have aimed to fulfil the instructions given them. In return they ask the coiiperation and support of those by whose in structions they act, and whom they serve. They think that it will be admitted by their bre thren that the claim is a fair one; the request one that cannot honorably Ate refused.. May they not then look for that. support without which they cannot discharge their duty to the Assembly and its churches? The N. Y. World, arguing against such in the community as still talk of peace, even on condi tion of recognising the Montgomery faction, thus shows the futility of their calculations, and the unavoidable necessity of war: But the' case does not stop here. Yield to Um-imperious demands of these rebels—acknow ledge their independence and perfect equality— and yet you have not paid the price which will secure peace. The very day the "Confederate States" are made •a nation to be treated with, ano.pening is_ made for demands without num ber..An equal division of the public lands would be insisted upon; an equal division of the navy and of,all military property. In case of thee attachment of the border States to the confederacy, an entire surrender of the public buildings in _Washington would be required. The confederation would impose its own terms upon the navigation of the Mississippi. But, saying nothing of such matters affecting merely material interests, claims would be made in re ference to the surrender of fugitive slaves, the unchecked expansion of the area of slavery, and the impunity of the slave trade, which would involve a complete abnegation of every cherished sentiment of the North, and from which there would be no escape if our policy is to be regu lated by the maxim—peace at any price. Those States have proclahned to the world that their supreme interest and concern is slavery—that it is for that, and that, alone, that they have sacri ficed their place in the old Union, and are ready to accept either peace or war. If we take this as they themselves state it, why should not the supreme necessity of fostering and fortifying their institution control their future as well as their present? And if we are to acknowledge it and yield to it now, under the penalty of war, why may not the same thing be required for all time to come Are the interests of slavery to become less urgent? Is the imperious, exact ing spirit of the South to change? When was it ever known that such a spirit was propitiated by concession so long as anything was leftwhich it valued ? There must be a stand somewhere, or else complete sacrifice. The, cmly true policy is, to meet the issue now, and settle it definitely, even though it cost bloodshed. Mere submission cannot bring peace; it can at best only postpone the collision. If blows are to be struck, it is infinitely better that it should he done in the vindication of right and authority at the outset, than for ulterior cause —infinitely better that it should be in the name and for the sake of the Union, than for a refusal of some new demands after the Union has been ignominiously surrendered. If a firm attitude can ever secure peace, it must be now, before compliance becomes a precedent. And if war must come, it must be shorter and easier when the contest is with a mere isolated rebellious fragment, than when it is with an independent nationality, invested with all national attributes and privileges. The mere single power of grant ing letters of marque, which the smallest inde pendent State may do, would in itself render the confederacy ten times more formidable, as a re cognised nationality,lhan it ever can be so long 'alit occupies simply the position of a revolted section. In a contest now, they can sanction no privateers which the nations will recognise, or treat Otherwise than as pirates. In a contest after their independence is acquired, our com merce would be' preyed upon with impunity. And a contest, we have said, must come, sooner or latet., either in the Union or out of it, unless this imperious spirit, that abuses our love of peace by making unlimited demands and im posing unconditional terms—the spirit which bas been displaying itself so conspicuously at Charleston—is not now checked and curbed once for all. No aggression upon it is called for.. Generous forbearance, up to the point when forbearance sinks into weakness and igno miny, is what all should approve. Nothing, nothing should be dented that can consistently be allowed, if peace shall be the fruit of it. But to yield blindly and implicitly, simply because the thing is demanded, and blood will be shed it the demand is refused, is the most miserable stupidity, as well' as the most contemptible ab jectness, Peace can be secured in no such mode ; and the war that would finally break it would be all the more terrible for having been preceded by such unavailing humiliations. ANCIENT COINS FOUND IN GREECE.—An in teresting discovery has just been made at Trikala, near Corinth. It consists of an antique bronze vase containing ,9,170 coins in excellent preserva tam The, most modern of them date from the time of the Achaian League=-28Q years before the Christian era. The vase has been presented torthe Queen of Greece, who takes great interest in ancient art _ THE PRICE OF PEACE
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