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PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 18GO. ebir Having pnrchasedfor oar office thel.Right"' to use Dicpr,:teconeztatit Dispbtig,Matialtilbr nearly att, of our ju bseribers now. have their papers addressed to them regiztarly by a singutarty unique machine, which fastens on the white margin a ensettrentafetteldifreis stamp "`or label, whereon appears their nameptaintyprinted,fotiound by the date up to which they hisiepaierfor their , paperiLlhis being authorised. by un Act ~`of tbsigress. lea data will always be advamced on the receipt of .sabser.iption money, in exact , accordance with the amount so received, and thus be an evinrecisty ecdd.vaCid receipt 'sem:ritzy to erery'one, and , at ail times; a perfect /mow/edge of his new per 'Omni! so that 4f any error it made he can immediately , de tect and have it corrected-a, boon alike,. valuable, to the publiiher and itubs4iibbi, as it iest terminate ea psi, ful misunderstandings between them respecting accounts, and thus tend to , ,svriectuate their important relationship. Nolo in arrears will please remit. , Less byfire.-413 Laclede County, Ale., on • the ICth of Auf.u.t ) .Rev. T.ll. NEWTON, lost by fire, his furniture; books; minerals, Shells, and other personal effects, to the val. ue of eight hundred dollars. The family tad not even blanket left for their beds. Smith's History of the Church ofjhrtst.— A second,and revised edition of this . truly valuabls work has just been issued by Mr. SCRIBNER. Months ago we freely express ed our opinion of its great merits, and we take pleasare in again commending _.it to ministers, students, and all intelligent read ers. It contains a mass of information . that can be found no where else in the same spade,, and at the same 'cost. • Theological " and Literiry Joarnal.l--The first article in the October number of this JoUrnal, is a review of RAwiiNsoN'4 Bampton Lectures, on the Truth .of the Ecripture Records: an able presenta-; don of the Historical evidences. The: other articles are : Dr. J. A. ALEXANDER on Matt..XXIV.; Memorial of Rev. JOHN RITCHARDS, D.D.; The Fiji Mission; The Re. elation, Daniel IL, Respecting tbe Four Great , Kingdoins ; Exposition of • the Figures in Isaiah LVIII., LIX., and LX.; Literary and Critical Notices. Classical and Cointereial High School, Lawrenceville, N. I. —The Semi-Centennial Catalogue is before us. The pupils have numbered one thousand and ninety. This school was established 'by 'Rev. ISAAC V. Baowri, D.D, in 1810. in 1837, it came under the care of Rev. SAMUEL M. HAM. ILL, and Rev. HUGH HAMILL, its present proprietors; and very efficient instructors. Of the pupils, foor hundred and ono were from New-jersey, and three hundred and fifty-two from yenUsylvania. New. England Theelegy.—The tendencies to • a departure • from orthodoxy in New- England, were.brought forward prominent ly and painfully, some months ago, by the ordination of ':a young man .in Hartford, Connecticut, whose examination was far from 'being satisfactory to the orthodox. The discussion was'&incine s ted by Rev. Drs. HA.WES, SPRING, and VERMIT,YE, and Rev. Citiins and PARKER. The Let ters.are now republished in a pamphlet, with Notes and `a= Review. The discussion interesting. It may be had:hy sending twenty-five cents to the publishers; ALE*4,NDE:II CAWOUN & Co., Hartford, Connecticut. PRESBYTERIANISt IN IRE-LIND The doctrines, polity ' , and .spirit of , Pitsbsteriana make their Church' bleas inA.. in every community. where it exists. They are ever the friends of literature se:eoce, good, governnaent, equal rights, and industry. They are benefactors to the intellect, the bodies and, the souls . of man. The Rev. Dr. EDGAR, speaking of mis sionary' labors of onr Church in Ireland, says: " Ireland owes Presbyterians much in hti soil ;and in her.people. In both they srelnaking her as the garden of the Lord. Our chief blessings are on her people. In famine we saved 'many from -death" .when their priests thrust, themaway ' in. the day of. sickness'and soirow, we drew Allem, to us with •kiridness, truth, and love. One; of -our number has spenti for their good,- $OO " We, teach them free, and give work which pays. Wc provide cheap books - for their, new thirst for knowledge; above all, the best `of , books, the Book of God. Our agents,' are among them 'in - Christ's stead, with.all the power in love of truth and life. 'Here we Jhuild a school-house r there a °March, perhaps in the cock-pit wherein the cocks of two counties fought, the bander of them' now - an elder 'in that church; and, as the fruit of all, we haVe light and longing for freedom among many still. with Rome, and many. saints come out , of her adorning the Gospel of Christ at , home, or in Britain, or 'America; others have carried their faith and works farther away, like one noble'man, once a cheerless Papist, then a hopeful convert, then • a Presbyte rian elder, where once he adored the wafer, and now a Retriarch of New-Zealand, his hoary head a crown of `glory. UNITED. PRESBYTERIANS, The :United Presbyterian Synod met in Pittsburgh, l SeptembeT, 25th, and , had a pleasant time in the transaction of, busi ness.. They formed a 'Board of Education in July, 1859; rind .have since paid to young men about $1,200: Moneys are granted in aid, on three important conditions : 3. Testimonials of applicants shall cer tify (1) that the applicant is urider the care of some Presbytery of the 13. P. Church; (2) that he intends entering on the ministry.; (3) that he possesses hopeful qiety ; (4) that his talents are such as to ualify him, for, madness in the Ministry;: and (5) that Jos needs the aid asked. Snch testimonials shall be given by the order of the Presbytery of the applicant, and be signed by the Clerk or Moderator. Under extraordinary circumstances testimonials of the above tenor of three members of the Presbytery may biraccepted, but such testi monials shall, in all easee, be substituted by regular Presbyterial testimonials as soon as practicable „ 4. No grant exceeding one hundred dol lars per, annum shall be made to any one individual, nor be continued more than three years to a Theological student; or four years toA Literary student. 6. Beneficiaries shall give obligations to the following tenor:, Borrowed and received of the B. of E. of the U. P. C. of N. A., dollars, which I promise to pay the Trustees of the G. A. of the U. P. C. of N., A., without interest, as soon as God in his providence shall enable; and I do further agree, that if I do not in due course of time, enter the ministry of the U.?. C or at at any time voluntarily forsake the same, ithe sum above mentioned shall then: become due and payable with interest, at the pleasure of the. Board, at six per cent per annum; from date. FOREIGN MISSIONS. The full import of the. 'ascendinc , , com mud of Jesus Christ, to his disciples, " Preach the Gospel to every creature," • has never been duly appreciated. Those to whom it was firstgiven abode at Jerusalem, finding work en fr ongh, to do:there, and in its surroundings, till they were driyen to the foreign field by a home persecution; and to this day the disciples have not so learned their duty, as to go to .work universally and 'with it, Whole soul.' Many still do nothing, and others work-languidly: Pres ent efforti, however, are far in advance of the doings of the generations which pre ceded US. In our own country the American Board is the oldest extensive •oroanization and it is the . body which has done, by far, the most.work. Now, it is mainly an associa: tion of Congregationalists. Originally .it embraced sevetal of the evangelical Chris- 7 tiara d'enoninations. Especially did Pres byterians, and Reformed Dutch, work by it. Bat, more than twenty years' ag,o, the Old School Presbyterians withdrew, •and formed a Board of their own. More recently the. Reformed Dutch separated from, the American` Beard' and organized' a'Board of their own. The small Presbyterian sects havnalso their foreign Boards. And the Methodists and Baptists, havetheir pecu liar denominational arrangements. Thus; except` from 'the New SchoolPreibyterians, the Congregationalists get .but very little aid in their 'distant Missionary efforts. And still they keep up their Society with wondrous efficiency., Theit work is great, and the resulti are'gloriOns. The let:en - megUg of the *Board, ton, of whiCh a Correspondent spoke last week, was their fiftieth, anniversary.; and it was a success. It was such a gathering, for numbers; as . no `religious anniversary,, in these United States, has ever seen. The Bostonians attended the meeting well, and it was supposed that five,thousand strangers were present. Christians of different de nombations opened their houses to enter tain their brethren, and joy abounded. About four thousand were privately enter tained. On the Sabbath, sacramental ta bles were 'spread in:.foiir - of the 'churches, and about five thousand -professed •disciples participated. It was a. day of spiritual feastinc , b and g ladness:• ' The Boston Recorder says of the anni- versary : " The half century was reviewed. The beginninc , of this society was feeble. It was indeed the day of small things. Five persons assembled; in a private room, at its first anniversary. "On the second anniver sary- the number had increased to only eight. At the first Anniversary, which we attended, in 1830, in this 'city, at thebusi ness meeting, the Old South Cliapel was not half full. It was even then, a little stone cut out of the mountain ' without hands., Now it requires three or four eturelies to hold the multitudes who convene on this occasion. The income of this Society the first year of its existence was $l,OOO - ; now it is $350,000, Then all the heathen world was closed against the Gospel ; now it is all open. • " The question 'Shall the Board go for ward,' was debated during parts of two days. The great congregation; male and female,,voted unanimously 'by rising, that the Board must go forward. We ve. en gaged in a war of eonquegt: In the ` ndme of 'our God we have raised our banner; and Under this sign, we shall cOnqUer. Our, captain. is i King of,kings, and Lord of lords. "The spirit 'that pervaded the meeting was gratitude for what God has done during the; lest half century., A great advance has been made toward the world's conver sion; .much preparatory work has been ac coMplished in translating and printing, in fonnding chnrches, and establishing schools. We have dug below the' frost, and laid the foUndation stones. In. the next half cen-, tury the building is to rise. As the build ing is now rising, the shouting is grace, grace unto it. rostration before God will render it consistent for him - to send his' spirit to breathe upon. the slain that they may , • the . • A 'debt of h SoCiety, amounting to $66,000, which was contracted in the years 1858 and 1859, has been paid,' special con , tributions having been made for that pur pose. The . Board is thui relieved of an incumbranee which was embarrassing, and which tended to diseouragement. Some difficulties with; the New School Presbyterians, relative to ,the formation of PreshYteriei in foreign lands, were dig cussed,; and , an advance was made which affords hopes of their settlement. , , It is, hmiever, hecdming more and mere the order of the missionary work, for each de nomination to have its own missions; and to organize churches in accordance with, its own ;distinctive forms. The :Catholic spirit of inter-cominumon and friendly Precognition among Christians of various names, iS decidedly on the increase. Christian 'Unions are extending. And yet denominationulism, as .respects organize , tions, rather gains than loses strength. Dr., HOPKINS, who preached the seini ,, centennial sermon, referring to the progress of the mission cause, said : - "The founder of our holy religion was born in a manger, had nowhere to ley his heed selected twelve illiterate men for hiti:cdidjutors for converting the world, yet this religion found, its way into the palace of the Caesars and subverted the idolatry of the Roman Empire. A poor boy who oh: tamed' his living by, singing ditties from house to, house, and, read a Bible chained in the cell; of a monk, shook the Papal throne to itecentre. <One hundred Puritans left the old world in the May Flower, to found this mighty Republic. Four young men in an English Seminary, who were called the godly club, and. Methodists, awakened a slutaberifig Church in Old and;New Eng land. In 1736 the Moravians, numbering only six huudred, sent forth their mission aries. "In England, sixty, years later, God in fused the spirit of Missions into ,the heart of a shoemaker. This was the heroic CAREY, the founder of Baptist Missions. " The missionary spirit in this country was first kindled in the breast , of SAMUEL J. MILLS, an under-graduate• of Williams College. It was born behind a hay-stack, under the noose° Mountain. Neither LUTHER, WESLEY, nor MILLS, foresaw the results of their feeble beginnings. MILLS heard:his mother say that she had' devoted him to the cause of Missions. While he was studying the geography of Asia he thought that the Gospel might be preached to that Continent. He organized the So ciety of Inquiry in Williams College, and in Andover:Seminary. Here was the hand ful of corn Upon the mountains. - More than $8,000,900 have been contributed„ to this cause. , it has 22 missions, 119 sta tions, and 150 Out-stations. It has sent forth 1,257 teachers; gathered 55,000 into 144,ehurchis, instheir schools they have 10,816 pupils:" - • PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1860. In recraro to 7,'urkey, Di llAinaN, of Constantinople, expreSsed an idea which has not been common. 11e4.1hought the downfall of that empire was yet distant "In his view the completion of-the mis sionary work must come before that down fall. The missionaries had no3v. access .40 the minds bt sliteen millions of , Mesleras, and if the downfall of. Islamism now takes,. place, there would be no further access to the Moslem mind. The Mohammedan power had adopted yeligions liberty, and while acting on that principle it was doing missionary work. At the fall of that power, the Pilohammedan mind will be no longer accessible as' a' subject race. It`ie only, in Turkey that the Moharamedan mind is accessible. Forty Christian churches, had been formed in Turkey; ninety-three Protestant communities were allowed the use of a;representative systepi; which was having a, vast influence in developing the principles of freedom. There 'were motives to act in this cause•while the present• Go vernment lasted. The.division of the Turk ish Empire could only taker place on the principle of supreme selfishness. If di:. Tided, there' were several lions who would claim the riOn's share." , In an apportionment' of Turkey, Eng land the friend of Missions Would likely have a Very ,small share, if, 'any; while Russia, the stern foe of Protesta.nt relioious liberty, would obtain a very large share. And if Austria obtained a slice, Protest= autism would be, tbenee expelled: And even France encumbers missionary efforts. This missionary jubilee is likely-to be long remembered. The children ofßoston will retain it'to old age. It'tnay . be that hence it will be noted as an epoch in the Mission work, and' especially in,the*cork Of that Society .. .;:,.!:, It is the purposkof `the %Board tktry to reise-$400,060 for, the coniing year: May not this •provoke the Christian zeal and liberality of other organizations? The Board adjourned sine -die, after.fiz ing'upon Cleveland, Chic. as the neat pla2ce of meeting. The Cherokee Mission was discontinued, on the around that the Cher okees are now a Christian natiOn. • . THE CHINESE' INSURGENTS China ii," at present, one the. great centres of national interest.- The assault being made upon her by Great Briiiin and France, is likely to reduce her dr great straits. But the Insurrection is still worse not worse for the nation, likely, but for .the Government. The Tartar dynasty, is the result of a conquest - from abroad. It ,has had a long lease of power. The Insurgents are' of, the native race. , The religious prospects connected with the Insnrrectiort, are fa:verable. Exp4i,"a: tions.were raised some years ago, about 'its Christian pretentious; those eiPeetaiiorts were dashed by subsequent deveroPritents. But of late they hg,ve been somewhat revi, ved, by some missionaries who have visited the rebel camp near Shanghai. The mis sionaries say: • "As to their religions ceremonies, they, have a Sabbath on- the same day as ours. One of the native l Christians who went with the missionary brethren was present on the occasion of their holding iorship. His' ae count of it somewhat accords with the de scription. given by the late .or. Medhurst. There was a kind of offering Made to God, and' praise was sung, hilt there was no preaching ,Indeed, those preseneconfess ed that they were, not ; Well informed .on religious matters, but their teachers •at Nanking were so. They listened atten tively to our views of things, and Observed wherein they differed from, their own, Having left Nanking very hastily, they did not bring any religious books with them,• and confined themselves-chiefly to several doxologies, tholigh their public 'prbelama tions are said to contain passages friim and allusions to the Holy Scriptures..; They have a form of baptism, which consists‘in washing the feet, and it' would 'seem'is administered to all their' adherenti. They , rePresent Tai-ping-wang, their firat leader,, as still livinc , and well at the capital. In due time they' believe •they will gain the whole country, and they firmly resolve to bring it under Christian .instruction. "Much more might be said in, regard to them, but the above will suffice to show the light in which our American missionary brethren look upon them.' Though there are many drawbacks` in their conduct and character, our brethren were most agreea bly, surprised at what they, heard and saw of them.. Save, of course, the blood-stained evils of war, these brethren are convinced that elements are in existence and at`work' which indigate the movement to be fraught with good, and to be intimately connected with the future Christianization of China." NEWARK, DELAWARE. We learn that at a recent meeting of the Presbytery of New Castle, the pastoral re lation between the Rev. J. L. VALLANDIO HAM and the First 'Presbyterian 'church of Newark was dissolved. It may not be amiss to state, for the encouragement of feeble congregations, that when Mr. VALLANDIG HAM took.charge; of the Newark church, since,, there some six years and ten months since, there were only six communicants remaining. SinCe' that time seventpnine, hive been added—forty-three on examination, and thirty-six on certificate: ' They now intend to call a minister the 'whole of his time„ and it is expected that the. New. School conarecration whose church has been for some time closed;will unite with them and, assist in the support of a pastor. Mr. VALLANDIGHAN will ;46 the whole of his time to the remaining churches of, his charge, White Clay Creek, - and Head of Christiana: These are large churches, and possibly might each' support its own pastor. But they. have gained their strength, very much, under the ministra tions Of Mr. VAI/LiNDIGHAIki j to itom they are greatly . attached. Together they form' a large charge ; but they are an ex ample of union, and the Lord blesses them. THE ANGELS, OF DEATH AND SLUMBER FROM THE GERMAN. The following, translated for the Banner, from the, German, is beautiful. It Is "fancy," of course, .but is suggestive of excellent thoughts: -' In brotherly-,.embrace, the Angel of Sleep, and the Angel of Death, wandered over the earth. It was evening. They rested on the mountain:side, not far distant from the abodes of men.' The, sounds of the Cnrfew bells in the far off villages were hushed, and a gentle stillness reigned over all things: Silently, as is their manner, the benefi cent spirits of, mankind, sat in cordial em= brace { until the shades of night had gather ed thick about them. Then the Angel of. Sleep arose from his moss-covered seat, and with gentle hand, stirred the unseen seeds of slumher. The evening breeze wafted them to the peaceful dwellings of the weary husbandmen. Pleasant slumber gradually overpoWers all the dwellers in the lowly, tottaga, from the grey haired sire loanink on his staff, tb the rosy infant in the cradle. The diilyitask Winvfmiiihed, the Lgood Angel .of Sleep again;; - a beside, his more solemn brother. When the rosy morn appeared, he exclaimed in joyous innocence " Listen how men bless me as their friend and benefactor ! How excellent is our quiet labor, and how great is :the joy of doing 'good so' secretly ! How 'happy are we, the invisible messenger of the Kind Father!! The Angel - of Death looked at him with sadness, d and tears; such as immortals may weep, stored in his :large dark eyes, as he said, '" It Can never be my happiness to rejoice, myself in the praises and thanks of men," They call one their dread enemy, and the destrayer of all' their joys. "Ab, my Brother," answered the Angel of Sleep, " will `not the 'Saints, in the morning of their great awikening, recognise in thee their friend and benefactor, and bless thee with 'thank:fat' hearts ? For we are both the nies'aingers one Father." THE NERCERSBURG REVIEW This 'Quarterly, our readers will keep in, mind, is the prgan of the German B,eform ed Church. , Its title, page presents. a strangeiconfusion . of plaCes; It is named from Merbersbura. edited in 'Lancaster; printed in Chambersturg, and published in Pittsburgh. It,„however, visits its sub scribers, with great regularity, and brings with it treasures`, of thought 'The 'Contents of the number for October' are, I The Fall and 'the Natural World, Strength and Reality of, the,Sanctuary; Memoir of Dr. W. ALEXANDER ; IV. Unlettered Learning, or a Plea for the Study of Things;, V. The Literature of the geidelburg,Catechism; VI „The, Prospects Of, Christianity in Africa ;, VIL : Recent Pablications, EDITORIALAORRESPONDENCE. NEw-YouK, Oct. 12,,.1860:; In our • last, some mention wase made 'et the Infidel Association of the Un tad' that met AaisemblipsOi4i: lakt , 0a 1)1 ? - 44 , :0 1 9liailid; co . uStin l3 o4: sessions on Idonday. ,::But the friends•;ofs truth and'religion---intirt desire •to know: something more of 'the 'ptimeedingi of: this ban'd of d'eluijea'•iiii,iillua:*om - 01;"ivjtsi,-;412' resent a class. pr perßons: more, or less Ri merous; in all ourbities, , -a few' of our villages.' ?-anntal meetings have. butitist . yearthiiticterMi,na to pnt on ~a, bold front, a40,..,41 . 44e,a demonstration in the great About ;one hundred. and fifty , pertmiuvwere in the (Flnvocation.- .110Welfer ) at one-half of • these.; wire attr4o,44,,by Ale imyp . l ty l , 'the affair; •and, -to pet.,and -Ankiy e arthat:i they termed " the, fnatof the.. think,"L •'I Among the leading: Rini lorittst hairs and ittr.: Inti* • wiiMea; ' 'civi n g detooe ; in every. 'lineament. of ; the counte-.- nance, and in: every. motion. of lip or eye„ that they belonged/ to the genus' " strong , t minded the pert ' yoUng Miss, and the ovei-dreisseil,dandy,,donenp in all the gloly of.patint leather boots, garrote collar, .and . ihoineyitable eye-glass. ,Thejr. oharauter istikifeature of sentiment -is a steady and! virulent opposititin to Phriltianity; and a generid:Aisbelief in; laa..itatred againtit . DiVirte revidation, the .Church, and pro "• fessing Christians., ) ,Their peculiar °pin , . ions arehotnicrely negative, but aggressive.. Not' only dn'ilitY'4et.the Bible and the religion it thakes•ii i iidvfn A , 'but they proclaith open war against,both,'atd seek their, en-, tire destruction.:. ,filiey.,,hate the •G-od of . the Bible; deixonnee hiM,Tidiculi him; dare him. They aterthiredibieliiiient of 'all the worst princiPlesanght'liy i the•Fren oft En- Cyclopasdists, andihat.brmithe.through the writings of the - Ur° "ROUSBEAUB,. VOL TAIRE, A President, Vide President, Secretaries, and a. ntsin CoMiiitieaWete appointed . The:President; made the -opening addiess, 'in wide!? fie nemplefined bitterly of the'con tempt visited upon infidelied atheists, and the necessitythat i Viiittl rfi, helping them :. selves. , Then followed reams of resolutione and addressei•on: l all sorts of subjects, but animated with the. same' tonining hatred against Christianity andl 'Chris tia n i nstitn tions. If it had Veen possible for a band Of blasphemous fanatics •to have withered. and consumed all ' that - bears the name, Christian, surely these would have done it in their wrath, which waxed fiercer and fiercer to the end. All the evil that now exists in the world,'all , the miseries of the past, and all the dangers of the future, un blushingly charged on the Bible; the God' of the Bible,And religioniinititittions and men ! Take a single instance, though- we know ibat its reeital will enuse the blood ,Of 'many to run cold: i C. S. MURRAY, a very old man, - and dying of consumption, with a massive head fwd.!' beard of. fright ful length and 3rolime; moved a series of • • resolutioni that were unanimously and heartily adOpted, in whiCh it was asserted' that the "Christian SiViour" was an 4ot:i napt man, inferior to HIIGFI 'MILLER, Erupt- BOLDT, COPERNICUS, DANA, LIEBIG, GALL 'BXid FRANKLIN and MORSE, Henry Ward lieeFlier, and a host of o,thers.! . A platfOrni of infidelfty was then,adept 'ed, avowing continued hostility to the Christian . religion in, all its phases, ex.. , pressing a determination to extend in all posSible ways the tenets 'of infidelity, and deneuncing,the , Sunday laws : and all laws, that any , way savor of Christianity: Aitieng the most ferocious of the speak ers was Mre. ERNESTINE L. ROSE, who took an native Pert irk the Women's rights' conventions, meetings of spirit-rappers, and . wild-fire' abolition gatherings of ' former days. She is now in the "sere and yellow 'leafy" but takes positive delight in apply ing, without stint, the most opprobrious epithets to all that claims to be Christian. Now, it may be asked, ,why report the revinganf these crazed and maddened ones?' Why, make, mention of 'their, foul blaiphe ivies ? We reply, that others may be warned. These were not born infidels and atheists, nor, did they become such at .a sin gle bound: But they are the ones whose names are associated with the rampant ":reforms" 'that , sprang up a few years ago, 'that pretended to take the place of the • Church and the ministry in regenerating the world. The Church was not good enough' for such pious 'souls, and they left it. Gradnally; the old-fashioned doctrines of the +Gospel became, irksome, and they, too, wer'e'abandehed. At length the Bible was in their way, and it was met. aside.' And at last the God of the Bible was not. to .their liking, and ,they expelled him from their thoughts. Such is the actual history of not `a few of those who bore such con spieuons' parts at this avowedly 'ungodly convocation. It is a fearful risk to eut loose from the old moorings—to break away from the old Church, the old doc trines, the old Bible. Let those meditating such a step be warned in time. But the ' , great event of the week was the reception of the Prince of Wales, yesterday. Expectation; on tiptoe for many days, was at length to. be gratified, This did not arise from any feeling of loy ality to Great Britain. Baron •RENFREW is the son of a good mother, a young man of amiable disposition, and in talents . and weight of character not superior to 'thou sands of young men of the same .age who gazed upon him yesterday. But unless stricken down by death, he is to be the , King of Eng,land—to reign over a Kingdom on which the sun never sets--a nation recognized as the Defender of the Protestant' faith• in the Old World, ' the protector 'of our missionaries in heathen lands— T to 'rule that people with which the Americanpeople were suclosely connected in the past--notwithstanding some painful recollections, and whose destiny is so deep ly involved with our own. For several days, stringers had been pouring into the city desirous to see, not merely the. Prince, but thecrowd—and especially the military display: Hotels and boarding' houses were filled, and large drafts made on priVa:te hospitality. Early in the morning the in creased rush toward Broadway was seen. Soon the .rolling of drums, the braying` of trampets;iida the shrill souO of the ,fife were heard, military companies on horse back and on foot, beganl to March toward the Battery, until- seventeen ,regiments, such ag no other city in 'this country' furnish, stood together anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Royal visitor and his , party. A. little before two o'clock the beoming of cannon announced the ap: proach of the Harriet Lane from Arnboy. As soon as the vessel had reached the pier at, Castle Garden, the. Prince was upprepri ately received by the Mayor, who, whatever may be ,said , of his political, complications and adventures, is' a man- of commanding presence and'accomplished address. But in the meantime;`` Broadway beeame cram med with living beings, from the Battery to the Fifth Avenue...l:lad,. F. In ; addition to this, every door, tree, and lap post was filled to its' utmost 'capacity. Hundreds 'were perched on the teps . of the bops houses. All vehicles were shut out from, this. street. Nast -forest of waving heads and arms was all that could be seen elOnethat magnificent avenue. - The nufn her was Variously' estimated from three hundred, thousand to four hundred thousand; but dads .no exaggeration to say that ;at least ewo hundred thousand -men, women i and children were on, and along that street: After some delay the- Vrince mounted his hoise and: rode' along the _entire line of 'troops, ,cheer, aftercheer , rending the air., Then , he entered a, barouehe,, drawn by six noble horses belonging to the' Adams' Express COMpany, and was driven to the City Hall, where; as he stood on a rais- , ed platform, the entire body of troopepassed before him. This ,ceremony having been gone , through with, a division of thirty-two! policemen ,forming a double-line.reaching from`carb-sto,ne to curbstone, proceeded lip, t'le 'street, inmoving the People and•paek , ing them on the _side -walks—no easy task. And those who followed them found it.no light matter to , restrain'the surging crowds within the limits assigned them ; but was done. A line of soldiers' was then formed along the - 'street ; for ,nearly a mile; after. which the. Prince, seated beside Mayor WOOD, with . the , PUKE' OF NEW CASTLE and LORD LYONS in, front, rode along amid the wavings of handkerchiefs and the shoutings of thousands, of voices. The military ' closed in .and , followed:,; while `thee vast multitude that had been kept so long in expeCtancy, i quickly and quietly dispersed, gowover, the detention down town had been , so great,-that ; the, last Mile must have been- passed almost in dark- The military display was very every regiment looked well. But the Sev enth was, the greatlittraction ; as it passed, the oheering was equaLte that given when' the bereliehe, laden with royalty, was driven ,along.' I- Whea Gen Bare;, one of the most accomplished officers of the British army, heard the , music approaching the City Hall, before . the regiment itself could beteen at that point, he inquired, of the Mayor,'" Is that'the band of the '"seventh regiment ?" When told, that it was, he replied, "I 120. tieed ;,that, regiment on the Battery, and never did I see'a, finer." And as it passed along, his coMmen dations wera frequent an d emphatic. New York is justly proud of this regiment, for in ease of foreign inva- simror popular vutbreak, this is her great deßendence. As its solid'colanins Moved 04k, we were ''reminded' of the remark once made by a 'friend, when ,ascertain. contingency deeply, affecting national in terests was threatened. Oh,".' said hei 41 ( the `Severith fe6iinent of New-York alone will be able to settle that matter' if it should ever, be brought tci an, issue." • The New-York Historical Society' has lately been 'presented with a deed for a farm, dated . -1790; Signed by GEORGE WASHING TON, then President of the United States, and GEORGE CLINTO,N, then, Governor of, the State of New-York:; witnessed by Colonel DAVID lIIIMPHHEir,, a: scholar, poet, and aid to WASHINGTON, and by. Col. TOBIAS LEAH:, another revolutionary hero, who stood by WASHINGTON when, dying.. ,In the body of.the deed , the President and the Governor are named• without honorary dis tinctions, simply as GEORGE WASHING . ToN,:Esq., of Virginia, and GEORGE TON, Esq., of - New-York. • .; A. PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 15, 1860 Great is the quiet of this city after the hurry, rush,, and ,din of New-York. It is true that there r are Ail) many strangers here, but the throng of business is over. The business men of . Philadelphia, are just beginning to discover the value of the patronage to be derived from the thriving interior towns and villages of Pennsylva.: nia and Ohio.- This trade, that was but little thought of a fekv years ago, is now assiduously"cultivated, and is becom ing more valuable every season.": i The business from ,the - South has been quite` light , this Fall: The failure of the crops, and the long-continued drouth in that region have deterred merchants from making large purcifaies. The hotels have still a considerable number of guests. The Merchant's has a reputation that secures a. large Vatronage at all times. There is a home-like-air about it ; the table is-always well supplied with wholesome food well cooked; the beds are good; the proprietors are agreeable and attentive ; and tlie . terins are moderate. Our readers when on a visit to this city ,ean find no more comfortable stopping place. The Quaker population and Quaker ' habits are rapidly disappearinv. Still a good number frequent their meeting houses, but they are generally old men and women; but few under middle life are found in their 'meetings. In a few years these buildings will be 'deserted, only to be visit— ed by the curious and the antiquarian. The, tendency with the younger Quakers is either to the neglect of all religion, or to High Church Episcopacy. And when young Quakerdom leaps over the restraints of home and casts away the influences of education, then fashion, folly, and high living, generally astonish. beholders. • The Philadelphians, are congratulating themselves on the quiet and dignity with which the Prince of Walea was entertained while in the„ midst , of, them. The various mishaps of .the New-Ye* entertainment have been fruitful themes for comtnent and contrast. The ball at the Academy of Mtisic, notwithstanding tte artistic skill displayed in the decorations, the select character of. the , company, the compit;mise of Christian' prifieiple by many, the silks, laces, and was a . failure; The parade at Trinity church yesterday morn ing; was ridiculous. The conduct of the crowd outside was not much worse than the behaviour of those inside. All proper idea of devotion and worship seems to have been banished. The pastors have returned from their Summer vacations ; nthe members of the churches, ire coming in from their_Summer retreate; and- the` congregations 'are gen-, erallylarge. The 'Rev. Dr. BoAnnmAN preached a sermon fp short time ago, in which, he gave an account ,of the life and character of the late Rev. Dr. VAN RENs- SELA - En. This sermon is highly spoken of by `those who heard it, and will Ve publish, ed in &Sew weeks. ,The Da:, spent yester day in Washington City, where he preach ed the sermon at the .dedication of the, neyv'Presbyterian church. There; "seems to be a great desire that Dr. s GPURLEY would accept the office of Secretary or the Board of Education, to which he was lately elect ed; but great fears are 'entertained that: he' will feel constrained to remain in, his present position where his labors .have, been blessed and, where he wields a most happy influence,llYet his removal to. Phil adelphia. =would give him• an important work to do, and Secure him a 'cordial, wel come. In the meantime the dutieS of the Secretaryship are fully and . faithfully per-, formed by. the Rev. Mr. WATTS until. a Secretary shall be ready to occupy his plaCe. WATTS is pastor of a young and flourishih g church, and by devoting, three hours every day to the affairs of the . Board, is able. 'to perform -the duties 'now required.- The Church' will .be• pleaied to learn that the Board of Publication will soon issue seyeral works by the , late pi:, VAN iiENSSET-AvR„ Snail:tat his ,miscella neous writings =under :the editorial, super vision of his -Sob; will be published in abont three weeks, by Messrs. J. B. laliPiN 00# &:Co. The meinory of Dr. V. will long be precious in. the Presbyterian. Church.. , The Rev. ROBERT J. BLACK.; of the Reformed Presbyterian church' thiS city, died on the tenth instant. For many months he.' -,had suffered, from _diabetes ;; whieh.had greatly reduced him. But he had intproved greatly,' and on the previa& Sabbath 'had' been twice in his church'. A sudden attack of cholera morbus . ended ; his life. He was born in Pittsburgh, and was the youngest . son of the late Rev. JOEEN' BLACK, D.D., eminent for learning and piety" Three sons of Dr. BLACK en tered the , ininiatry ; one,* JoRI4, died shortly after Jicensure t ; AIsIDREN lived many .years,. nd- was a faithful and sue- meal pidicher; and tit , time of his death, was one of the fiading men of Church And now Ronwr is called aviay in the midst of his ,dayg. He was a pleas-, ant companion, an acceptable preacheri..a successful; pastor, and a truly pious man: His funeral was largely attended . by min isters and ,people of.all denominations., At the_ -house,.; after the reading of the. Scriptures, an address was delivered by the ReV.'JosiPit T. Cooi , En, D.D., of the Uaited Presbyterian Church, and prayer offered by the Rev. Dr. GuAnAar of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Liverpool, England: At. .the grave an address was delivered' by the Rev. J. B. DALES; D.D., of the 'United. Presbyterian Chitral., and prayer offered ty. the Rev. D. MALIN, of the New School Presbyterian Church. There was nnxeh weeping among the mem bers` of his late char.e. ECCLESIASTICAL. Rev. J. Babwx was installed Pastor of Unity churoh Ohio on the 2d inst. Rev. A.. VIRTUE was installed pastor of Apple. Creek church, Ohio, on the 3d, inst. Rev: '.l - 4008 Kora3'A relation to the Ger man church of Muscatine, Iowa; has been diisolved. " • J W. HAIIILTON was recently ordain ed as an evangelist, by the _T ) resbytery of Steubenville. Rev. Jo - I'l.v EKIN . B. 1), has been released • from his charge of the _churches. of Le :..Claire.and Princeton, lowa., A Surprise. Recently,' the', pastor of inthe church of Beech Spring, being, the discharge of the duties of his office, called from home for 'several days, eti his return found his house and appurtenances taken possession of, his .family in durance, and in a few minutes' was himself a prisoner at large. Now, who do you suppose, in a emninunity that beasts of its civilization; and in the law-abiding State of Ohio, could be`guiltY of such an outrage ? Why, the. , young ladies of his congregation 'about the number-of thfrty, >had concocted a scheme with all the iu.inuity and secresy that you knew young ladies are capable of when some favorite object is to be attained, nod taken possession of the houne and all about- it The pester awl his lady were For the Presbyterian Banner REM closely guarded, and well entertained too, for an hour or two in the parlor, wh en they were invited to the dining room, where a dinner was *pared for them and their captors, that would have done hon or to the palace of 'a, prince, and such a s a poor pastor but seldom sees in his own house. All partook and after spending a cheerful, and we trust profitable afternoon, all - dispersed to their respective home s leaving ,a well-filled pantry, together with numerous more substantial articles, that add to the comfort and convenience of a family. Our earnest desire is that the kind•donors may be amply rewarded, by a kind Proyidenee, in spiritual and temporal blessings. , A.C.D. For the Presbyterian Banner. Prize-Fighting. Weadroire "the various forces of Natur e the force'of heat or coloric as exhibited in the, application of steam. We admire the strength of the horse and the ox, whe n applied for the useful and legitimate p un poses of life'. We admire the muscular power of rational man. ", It is a beneficent gift to him, when appropriately employed. We: admire the ferocity of the lion and the tiger, is exhibited in the lion and tige r . But when the ferocity of the lion and tiger takes . posiession of the muscular power of rational-man, as exhibited in the prize. fight, , man sinks beneath the level and dig nity of the brute. B. For the Presbyterian Banner church Extension; li'eeeipts for September. West Alexander ch., Washington Presby tery, for Children's ch., St. Anne $25.00 Harlem eong., Wasfi. Pb'y, for Children's ' eh:, St' Anne' G.f,e Nottingham S. School, St. Clairsville Pb'y, for ditiltiren!s,ch.,, St. Anne . Georgetown S. School, Erie Pb'y, for Children's ch., St. Anne Fairfield; Erie Pb'y, Callinsburg, Clarion Pb'y Concord, 66 66 Callinsburg S. School, Clarion P'by, for Children's cit., St. Anne Bridgewater, Beaver Pb'y, for Children's Safi; t. Anne Harmony, Saltsburg. Pb'y, for Children's ch., St. Anne Mechanicsburg, Saltsburg Pb'y, for Chil- dren's oh., St. Anne East Union, Saltsburgh Pb'y, for Chil- dren's 'St. Anne Bethany S. School, Ohio Pb'y, for Chil -dren's-chc.;•St. • Anne 27.65 Manchester S. .School, Allegheny City Pb'y, for Children's ch., St. Ann 11.30 Mt. Prospect, Wash. Pb'y, for Children's ch., St. Anne' Total, . $160.63 T. H. NEVIN, Receiving Agent. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 1, 1860. Per the Presbyterian Banner Befell of Childs Treasurer of the Board .of: Foreign Missions, for .September,dB6o. Allegheny Presbytery Tarentum congregation, $25:00; Scrub Glass, ; Salem, 6.00; Centreville, Female Missionary Society, 26.00; Do., Sabbath School, 5.29. 65.29. Erie Presbytery . i Mt. Pleasant eong., 13,00; Waterloo, 3.90; Franklin; 25.00 . ; Sugar Creek, 12.00: 53:00. New Lisbon PresbyterY: Poland cong., Female "Missionafy Society; 26.63. Ohio Presbytery: Bethel eong., to constitute John Fife a Life Member, 50.00. Redstone Presbytery: Laurel Hill eong., 17.50; DO. Female Miisionary SoCiety, 14.52; Round IEII, 35.50.'`67.52. Sangamon Presbytery: Centre (song.; 22.10. Saltsbnig Presbytery : Bethel oong., 10.00; Jacksonville, 8.100; Saltsburg,' 40.00 ; Pine Run, 18.00. 76.00. Steubenville Presbytery ; Big Spring cong., 7.00; Two Ridges, to constitute Mrs. Elizabeth Glad dant and Mrs. Nancy 1. Campbell, Life Mem beri, 60.00; 'Cross Creek, 15.00. 82.00. Washiniton Presbytery i , Washington cong., monthly collection, 1L72.: Miscellaneous: From Jos. Glenn, ex'r of Mary Muddy Creek cong., 70.00 ; John Anderson, Salem cong., Allegheny Pres bytery, 2.50; Sabbath' School, Two Ridges cong., Steubenville Presbytery, 4.00 ; Sabbath School, Pross Creek coog., Steubenville Pres- IlithrY; far ',Church, St. Anne, 111., ' ' T0ti4 . 4533'.26. il,4t •11 " ...-..H: Receiving Agent Pittsburgh, October 1, 1860. For the Preibytenan Banner The Presbytery of Steubenville. hinssus.,Borrons.—The Presbytery of Sten . benville held an interesting and delightful meet ing at Aland., Creek church, on the, 2d and &I DurAng the Hessler. of Presbytery Mr. J. IV.' Hamilton, a Licentiate„ of this Presbytery, was ordained to the Work of the Gospel Minis try. In'llieSe. services, Rev. Dr..Beatty preach ed:: the, sermon., from' 2. „Car,. iv : For we preaoh 'oniselve,s, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and, ourselves your, servants for Jesus' sake." The ; MOdernter Rev. .Laverty, Grier, presided and propbsed he constitutional questions, and Rev. - Alexarier 'Swaney deliv'ered the charge to the,F,Vangelist. Mr. Hamilton goei to labor in the interior of Ohio. Mr, George . W. Fisher, student of the West ern Theological Seminary, was licensed to preach as a 'probationer for the Ministry. Action \MS taken bjYresbytery, .according to the injunction of the General Assembly, to secure full inform.- tion,in all particulars, in regard to the standin,g and attainments of our candidates and students ort. PrOation- The following supplies were. appointed by Presbyteri, viz. : coiintft.—Mr. Watson, First Sabbath of De cember,_ Mr. Eaton, First„Sabbath of February. Brown, Second Sabbath of 'November., ; Mr, Laverty, .Fourth Sabbath of Still`Fork:—Air. third Sabdath in No vember,: Ur. Beatty Second Sabbath in Febru- Centre.—Mr. Reed, First Sabbath in Novem ber. , 41r. Spotty,. FonrtlCSabbath in January, to administer the. ord's Supper. ROBERT HERRON Stated Clerk. Arc*,9hio,,Octobei. 8, 1860. • For the Presbyterian Banner. Letters, 01',th.e flee., .Tohn Smith, a Presbyterian Minister, (a hz. l ! rOther, the Bev,. Peter Smith, a Methodist ' Preacher. • ZETTER, nxv.lPXlTxn: Sivirrtfl:—;-7 Dearßrother :-- You - Arminians object to us, that if only those SaYed vrhom the Father has given to i the 'SPA, it iS folly.to offer salvation to sinners_ not -elected to eternal life. This objection bas'its origin in the &ingular faln'ey, that the future condition of every person is 'always known to us. A Meth odjat, preacher takes it for granted, if sonic were chosen in Christ before the founda tion of the world,. and others not chosen, that there must be some secret marks, by which both parties can be recognized ; and because nobody has ever discovered such secret marks; - therefore, he draws the con clusion that there are no elect. In both the Artninian and Calvinistic schemes, the same persons, and precisely the same num ber persps,.are saved. The number of sinners .regetterated, sanctified, and glori fied, is just us large in our' catalogue as in yours k there iS: not a name in the one, which is not found in the other. If, then, Calvinista'Ought to offer salvation only to hose that Shall be saved, that is to the elect, , why onoilt not Arminians to do so too.? ' But you , will say, that the number of the elect WU not fixed by a decree from eternity. Suppose it was not; suppose that the Churchwas not elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father ; suppose that=believers' were not chosen in Christ before the' foundation of the world ; SUP' pose' 'that those whom the Father will glo rify. were - not predestinated to be conform ed ?) 4 the image of his Son ; decreeor no decree; election or no election, there is net a Single sinner more saved, according to put : scheme, than according to our scheme ; norili'the're a single sinner more lost, in our • system; than in yours. You know and believens well as we, that a definite num ber 4 the human race will be saved, and that-in.the end of the world, just so many sinners, neither more nor less, will be glo- 0.0 10.00 12.00 Jo II MI Ell 12.3 S
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