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FEBRUIRY 22, 1.852. air Having purchased for caw office the " Bight" ti use Dick's Accountant and Dispatch Patent; all, or nearly alt, of our subscribers wow hate lkeir papers addressedto th em regularly by a singularly unique machine, whickfastens on the whitanusrpise a' mall colored " address stamp," or whereon appears their name plaintyprinted,fotiotoed by the date up to whtiCh they have paid Ibr their papers—this king, aeitharisted by an Act of Cbmgress. .The date swat always be advanal on the receipt of subscription money, fa exact accordance with the amount stl received, and thus be an ever-ready and valid receipt ;,securing to every one, 'and at sal *wet, a perfect knovdedge of his newspaper ac count, so that if any error is made he can immediately de- Ott it and have it corrected-4s boon alike valuable to the publisher and subscriber, as it must terminate all painfut eateutitierstandings between them respecting accounts, and thus taut to perpetuate their important relationship. 'V Those in arrears will please remit. itlifiniyiedgfilefit —We have received from "A Friend," in. Uniontown, Pa., five dol lars toward sending the Banner to soldiers. Also, $5,00 from a few citizens of Darling ton, Wisconsin. Jergey Shore,—We learn that Reir. Dr 'THOMPSON, of Academia, is assisting Bev. .395t7.1{ STEVENZ, at Jersey Shore, Pa., in a protracted meeting, of great interest. The Divide blessing is earnestly sought by many, and 'rich answers are hoped for. revivals.—A gentleman from Waynes 'hurg, 0., gives us information of an inter. 'eating • work :of grace there. Nineteen persons have, been added to the church on `examination. Many others are inquiring. Also in Bethlehem, associated in the same charge, eleven have been' a.dded, four of whom are heads of families. This is en couraging to the people of God, and 'to the minister, Rev. T. V. MlLraomr, lately in stalled over these churches. Narriage.--We invite attention to an' ar iicle on 'this subject, on our first page_ Marriage' 'was the first social institution . tha gave it to man in Eden: It was ordain= edfor man's bliss; and he is still blessed' . in its due observance. Every people should by all the force of public sentiment, and by all the majesty of law, protect its rights io all, in all their Scriptural fullneas. The poor should be protected, in these rights, amply; and the rich should be confined by the wise, pure, and strong bonds. One of the greatest objections to the American system •clf Slavery is its destruc tion of the family system, as ordained of God. But - among 'freemen as well as slaves, Whites and tlacks, at the North ,and South, family duties are greatly neglected, Read the article to which we refer. Western Theological Seminary,—The Cata logue for 1361-42, is issued. The total number of Students' names is 157; viz. : Resident Graduates, 3; Senior Class, 50; Middle Class, 56; Junior Class, 48. Sev eral members of the Senior and Middle Classes are absent. Of the names before us finty-five are alumni of Jefferson Col lege, Pennsylvania, and thirty-seven of Washington College, Pa. Pennsylvania claims seventy-four, as hers by birth; and Ohio, 39. Twenty are from slave States, and of these there are fourteen who belong, to Secessiondom; several of whom belong to the " absent." The Professors are Rev. Drs. ELLIOTT, jACOBOS, PLUMER, WIL SON, and PAXTON, all of whom are at the post of duty. A Noble Sentiment —We `are pleased to notice the evidences of National virtue's ascendency to seats of power. The straight forward honesty and whole consecration of. the President, to hi's country's good, are admitted and appreciated. And to' his irreproachable character, :thus far, we add that of Secretary STANTON. Oa a re cent occasion the Secretary said : . ."I can Make no,more appointments from political influence or personal appeals. The appointments in the army must come from the ranks. I have the eases of a number of widows, who have lost their husbands in the army, to attend to, and, as they are mostneedy, and their wants press ing, they'will receive my earliest attention. As for the few civil posts in my 'gift, I shall distribute them among the poor and meritorious soldiers who have been crip pled-in defence of their country's rights." A Christian public should heartily ens tain true worth in'high places. Commodore Foote, and. Public Worship.— Flag Officer Fooru, whim minie is now so prominently 'before his countrymen, is rep resented as a Christian, firm and,eiemplky. Hie religion is manifest at home, and it shines , also abroad. We find the following on the authority of a correspondent of a St. Louisrpaper, writing from Paducah: " Cem. Poore, with his men, went to church. The preacher did not appear. The Commodore requested an elder to offi ciate. He refused. The Commodore than occupied the pulpit and preached from the text : Let not your hearts be troubled; ye believe in 'God, believe also in me' The church was - crowded, and the congregation was delighted. The Commodore as an earn est Christian, Well as au able com mander. "On coming doWn' from the pulpit, the Oommodore mprimanded the minister, who had arrived during the sermon, for not'be . ing more punctual!' We do not doubt the partial truth of the statement; but we.cannot believe that an humble, modest Christian, , a private member of a Reformed Dutch Church, would so obtrude his religion, and so tres pass upon ordinary propriety. He likely, at the request of an Elder, read a chapter in the New Testament, and very probably made some remarks, suggested by the words quoted; but the preaching, and the repri mand, Nie regard as apoehryphal. jefferion. eollege.---This excellent-institu tion progresses' in its work of benefactinn to the Chitral. The number of its stn.- , dents, the current term, is .Considerably less than usual. Some,. of its Anatriculates are fighting their. anuntry's , battles, others are on, the farm and in the shop, laboring for a perind,JU supply reduced means; and many youth who would have -been Students this year, are, by' the' derangement of affairs, called to other employments. ' We have been , kindly furnished with a copy; of a reporkprepared by the Brainerd Evangelical Society of the College, for sitnilar Societies in'other Colleges, and are{thug' enabled to make the folleificii. atatlmPti: No. of 'students now,ist,attendance,v -4160 Pioressorskit religion;, r.- • -. Detoiimigations—Presiqterianso .51 United :Presbyterians, -17 • Covenanters, - - 4 Actkeilists,.'- , . 1 - - 1 ;ICker - man , Reformed, Landidates fbr.t./aaninistrY, 55 • ,1 aft. I . a, ~~ sI MEM THE POPE AND HIS PRIVATE CHAPEL—MUSIC, VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. It is a great matter to see folks at home; and to see with one's own eyes, and to hear with one's own ears. Next to this is the having of an account from one who has seen and heard, in whose taste and judg , •Inent you can confide, and who just means to talk sober truth to you, without any thought of producing a sensation.. Our Our friend, now in Rome, writes under date of January 13th. By quoting a por tion of his letter we will let our readers have a peep at a few things as they im pressed him. He says : It may afford you interest to tell you about a visit I made to the POPE'S PRI VATE CHAPEL, on the occasion of.saying of Mass for the repose of the souls of deceased Cardinals. But, how absurd, as well as unscriptural, does this expression seem ! Mass for the souls of deceased Cardinals ! Doubtless some of the dead Cardinals need the prLyers of living saints, quite as much as the deceased of the laity,, but still it seems to me that the Cardinals might be allowed to escape the cleansing fires of Purgatory. But no; Cardinals, and even Popes; must have a taste of the middle state. I say even Popes, for there is a day, as I understand, set apart for the saying of Mass in behalf of their souls. Sistine Chapel, in which the services were conducted, is set apart for the Pope's special use. It is small, but tastefully ar ranged. It contains the famous painting of The Judgment, by MICHAEL ANGELO ; also, some other of the master-pieces of ANGELO, and of different eminent artists. I was not at all pleased with the Judgment scene. It evinces the highest, genius and artistic skill. But there is too much of the material about it; and, some of the atti tudes are too ludicrously grotesque to please, especially when one thinks of the stern reality and awful solemnity of what the picture professes to represent. The attempt to picture the Almighty— the unmanifested Father—in another cele brated painting, though there was in it something truly majestic, afforded me any thing, but pleasure. It is irrevdrent and presumptuous, as well as contrary to good taste. Doubtless many would call me hy per-critical- and Puritanical ; but still, I must feel that in a work of-art, any want of harmony with the nature and„peculiar circumstances of the, subject represented, is an unpardonable defect. Now, for the ceremonies. At about 1O o'clock A. M., the Cardinals, began to make their appearance. They camsin singly,; or in companies of three or four, each follow ed by an attendant holding up his long train. In front of the altar each dropped on his knees, for a few moments; and then made his way tq a long, cushioned seat by the side wall. The servants, having with much care adjusted the official robes, took their seats at the feet of the Cardinals, seeming greatly to enjoy the distinguished honor. The •greetings between the Cardi nals were respectful, as they arrived one af ter another. I was amused on noticing the dingy, soiled handkerchief which every now and then a solemn looking• Cardinal would, draw out, and, apply to his nasal ex tremity. The-fact is, that these, gentlemen, and the Pope also, are - notorious snuffers, and they wisely dispense with fair cambric, for appearance sake. As soon as the Cardinals had all entered and gotten properly arranged, the Pope's guard made their appearance, sword in hand, and occupied the principal passage. The Pope ,the.n entered, in grand state, ac companied by half-adozen priests, holding up, the poritificial robes; .and after several genuflexions and other performances, he was conducted to his chair. Mass was then celebrated as is common in Roman Cath olic churches, but with greater pomp and more imposing effect. The whole ceremony, though imposing, was so little in acordanee with the spirit of the. Gospel, that I was more pained than pleased. There was one thing, however, with which 1 was delighted, that is, the Pope's private choir. CHALMERS says that " none but connoisseurs can appreciate Ital ian music r and to this character you know I have no claims. But then, ".de light".and "appreciate" are not syno nyms. I was delighted. The music was fine, almost rapturous.. No instrument was used, and none was needed. Singers with such voices, and so trained, need no instru mental aid; especially in a moderate sized chapel. There were no females in • the choir, but the want was supplied by the soprano voices of several eunuchs, whose lives are devoted to music. One of these, named MIISTAPHA, is believed to excel any -female living, as a soprano singer. • Another'musical treat I had a few days afterward, in ,the faMons church San. Gio vanni in. _Latent°, otherwise called the Basilica of the Lateran. Here there were two choirs, each supported by a noble or gan. The music of the Pope's choir was perfect in its kind, as adapted to the ,size of the chapel. It excelled that of the Lat eran in sweetness, grace, tenderness, and exquisite harmony. That of. the Lateran was grand, sublime, overwhelming in its sweeping energy, and awing into silent and' enrapped attention the mind's whole ener gies. This might have become painful, but relief was afforded by an occasional solo, or duet, in the character of the Pope's, choir in. the Sistine. I could not enjoy such music if . I regarded music as worship. There is no worship in it. But .I listened to it as an exhibition of genius-and skill, and so enjoyed it finely. Our friend paid a brief visit to St. Pe-• ter's. He speaks of its immense size; of the reputed tomb of the Saint; of the bronze, statue; and of the affectionate kiss which he saw. a. female devotee impress on the great toe, and some' other matters. It he should revisit this greatest and most ; splendid of church edifices, and lead us through it, we willshare the pleasure with our readers. GOOD NEW FROM THE ARNE A friend has handed us a letter from a gentleman whose home is near Pittsburgh, but who is now in the army of the Potomac. We present an extract, which must give great joy to Christians. What encourage ment to furnish Chaplains and to pray for the soldiers I The letter is dated Camp Johnston, Feb. 9, 1862. The writer says: " This is a delightful day in .every re spect. God, with the gracious influence of his,Divine. Spirit, is certainly in our midst. There has been for the last week or ten days a -surprising and delightful revival of religion in our regiment—surprising, be cause to the faithless, such as 1, it was so unexpected; delightful, because the Spirit is in our midst, Christ glorified,' and, I trust, many souls born into the kingdom of heaven. Two weeks ago, Dr. MARKS gave notice that he would administer the Sacra ' melt of the :Lord's Supper, on two weeks from that day,lmall in the regiment who 'had evangelical chinch connexion, and de sired-to renew their vows to their Lord and Saviour? and by intercourse with'the regi ment that week he found much religious interest and some deep concern. On the following Sabbath we occupied the commo dious and comfortable tent provided :for US by the <kindness of your.committee, which, to my surprise, was crowded, and many came who could not get seats. We have had prayer-meetings every night, and when it suited, intthe morning, during the Thole iz< , PRESBYTERIAN BANNER-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 186 week, in all of which the tent was filled, and the deepest feeling and solemnity pre vailed.- On Tuesday • nighy Dr. MARKS invited any who desired special 'prayer on their behalf, to manifest it by rising, when two young men arose; on Thursday night he made the same request, when eight arose; and on Saturday (last) night, five gave the same manifestatien of deep concern ; fol. their soul's salvation. During the entire, week,' Dr. MARKS went from company to company and from tent to tent, counseling the inquiring and directing the penitent to, the Lamb of God. Fiorn the encourage r ment he received, he thought it expedient to organize § church—a regimental church, regardless of sect sr denomination—making the basis of connexion with the church and eligibility to the Lord's table, a belief in the fundamental doctrines of religion, viz.: total depravity, inspiration of the Scrip tures, and. Jesus Christ the only .way of salvation. ".Now,, my kind friend, you will be sur prised, and no doubt will rejoice, irk God, when I tell you that one hundred arid fifty eight gave in their names as members of this church in the wilderness, forty-seven of whom, the first time in their lives, pro fessed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and eight, of these received the ordinance of, baptism. The occasion was one of themost solemn and impressive I ever enjoyed in any whole religious experience. " After-church; we had a delightful meet ing. Dr. MARKS tells me that quite a number came to him after the' morning sev vice, and gave in their names as desiring to be connected with the church.; th 6 same also occurred after church to-night. So the work goes on--=-rejoice with•-us: I attribute this' dernonstration of the Spirit, in a great meagure, to the prayers 'Of Chris tian mothers." SEMI•CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF PRINCE TON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. The completion of the fiftieth year of the Theological Seminary at Princeton, is to be duly celebrated on the last day of the' present Seininary term, which will, be the. 30th of April. Directors, Trustees, Pro fessors, Students, and . Aliunni, are expected to be present. During the day there will be salutations'among the Alumni, and ad dresses. In the evening a commemorative discourie will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. SPRAGUE, of Albany, whose admirable qualifications for such a service are evident to all. Nor will the wants of the physical man be unprovided for, as a dinner' will be served up in the spacious Refectory build ing, to which ample justice will no doubt be done. • , This Institution has from-its beainning had au unbroken career of honor and use-_ fulness. The number of Alumni averages nearly fifty a year. During the first year the Rev. AROHIBALD ALEXANDER, D.D., was the sole Professor. He was called to this post from the pastorate of the Old Pine Street church in Philadelphia.. The' venerable Rev. HENRY It. WEED, D.D., of Wheeling, Va., graduated in the first class. A semi- centennial catalogue will, 'as we learn, be issued at the same time, and in order that this may be as complete and.sat isfactory, as possible, all the former mem bers of the Institution, and especiall) those who have noted any errors respecting them selves or others in previous catalogues, are urgently requested to send immediately to Prof:, GREEN or Prof. HonGE an exact statement of the following particulars: I. Their full name. 2. Their native state 'or country. 3. The place of their graduation, and of their previous .or subsequent theo logical education. 4. The time spent in this Seminary. 5. The churChes to which they have successfully ministered,'or' their other offices or 'occupations. MRS. LINCOLN'S BALL This is a strange heading for an article in a religious newspaper. But peoplede light in variety. Even good, men,• love to have something neW. And what about Mrs. LLNCOLN'S ball ? Why, there - was a great deal said'about it, that is, about the ball that was to be, and about ip as•though it had been. • Letter writers at. Washing ton, and telegraphers, and busybodies, else where, were fordays exercised the sub ject. The invited, and the rejected; and the ne.glected were named ,(also the splendid preparations, &c., &p. And thenthe cen sures too—what I ball, in the White Hensel in these days of •calamity, when the elite of even New-York, have had scarcely any thing of the kind since the war. began I . ' Thus the sensation went; and the cen - - sures also. -And we ourselves did 'not es cape reproaches. One who claimi to be a constant reader 'of the Banner and who as a we would wish charitably, to think, looks to us to guard the virtue of the peo ple, so that it may not bet contaminated by bad 'conduct, unreproved, in high places; (though'there seems to be something a lit tle sinister in his remarks,) thus writes: " UNIONTOWN, Feb. 14th, 1862. Ma MCIfaN NET :—.pear Sir am :a regular reader of your paper, and have learned much in it about the high charac ter of MT. LINCOLN and the. Republican party, and the monstrous iniquities of the .Deanocratie party. (?) I was somewhat disap pointed in not seeing in your last number, an account of the grand ball recently given at the White House. I have understood that Mr. and Mrs. LINCOLN sustained themselves with infinite creditin the quad rilles, polkas waltzes, and other difficult and unique, figures: that were 'executed'on` the occasion. As this was thefirst , dance ever given at the " White House," and as our= President and Ids estimablelady, per formed their parts with so much g•race and elegance, I think yott ought to give an ea-. count of the affair in your columns. It would be a. striking counterpart to , those gloomy tidings .and forebodings to which our, ears have been so much accustomed •of late, and might have, a tendency to enliven the drooping spirits indulged in on account of the rigors of fraternal strife. "Yours, truly, ~8IIBSCRIBER." . Now the fact is that though we give very little credit to the sensation writers about Washington as well as elsewhere, we yet thought surely therewas to be a ball in the Presidential Mansion, on Wednesday evening, Feb. sth, and we had pen and pa per all ready to attempt what our indig , nant correspondent censures us for not do ing. We had the prudence, however, not to commit ourselves prematurely; when, lo rit turns out •that there was no ball. Mrs. L. had something of a splendid • • offal gathering—Foreign Ambassadors, Sec,- retaries, , Congressmen—ladies and gentle, men—mich a party as may be Collected in Washington on a Winter evening—hut no dancine , • so madame rumor has since ad mitted. So our "Subscriber" ought to have 4 known,,and would, have known, if he had,been very regardful'of facts. It would be telling our readers nothing new for t* to say, that we are utterly ep,4 posed, togialls, held in anyplace an by any people;-opposed als6 to,,the lategiours and extravagant expenditures which. often at tend large and gay parties. But we would not be harsh in our judgment. Man was made for society, and it is possible„to have even-Jlarge evening aoinpanies so - conducted as`to be — a - source of "rational delight arid real benefit,. " Let:us then allow the lady of the White House; as well as our own wives and &Ugh ters, the liberty of giving an occasional en tertainment. to their friends, urging how ever that they shall avoid excess. And if they should` happen to transgress, by going a little `beyond propriety's circumscribed bounds, let us be not censorous over-much; and 'especially let us avoid envy, evil sur misingslander, and falsehood. The_" :late tidings" at th'e date of " Sub scriber's" letter, was the neiv.s of the 'Cap ture of Pert Henry, Roanoke Island, Ells - abeth City, Edenton, &0., and of the•de • struction of,the rebel gunboats in Pamlico Sound, Und:of the-,defeat of ZomacciFiEn's army. Also the' Settlement of the Trent question,,establishing peace with England; and the declaration of NAPOLEON, that he would not interfere in our affairs. Are these "gbiomy tidings," causing " drooping spirits"? If so, we have a rebel at the, North. P. S.--:T=Ciur conespoildent seems, to have suspected that there was something in the outgoings ,of his ..own soul of which he should be , ashamed. He eoneeati his name_ REJOICINGS. The expressions of joy at the success of our arms Fort Donelson show a great depth-of feeling on'the part of the people,. 'in. their 'Country's welfare. We cannot'; pretend to enumerate the places where the tidings were hailed with delight. ID our own city.the ringing . of belle and'the dis play .Of Bums were the first, resort. This was followed {by a public meeting for ar rangements for a formal demonstration. All this, as we take it, is, not for gladness that an enemy haa'heen`made to Suffer. -It is l becauee victory. is the, preliminary of peace. foe has raised- - his rebellious hand, and he must be subdued . .. SeceaSion has taken the sword , and it must perish by the award. The use ~of this weapon is Divinely ordained, and, nothing but its use can establish , lair and Make tranquility se cure. We then rejoice 'not in the terrible instrument which the macristrate is bound to bear, but in the, end thereby accom plished. The ~ manner of-the demonstration will, of course, accord with 'peoples' tastes and "habits. 'Christiana will take part in public acts, so, far as such acts can be made; to se cord with- Gospel proprieties; but it-will be in their closets, their families, their prayer-meetings, and ' their churches; that God will witness the most copious out goings of their hearts' gratitude. They will give God -the praise, and will entreat him that the- war may be short, and the punishment be'the lightest which can be effective—that he Will give our eqUntry's enemies repentance, and pardon, and loy alty ; and, in. common-with themselves, all the blessings of perfect peace and true brotherhood. .. The New trginia Convention on Sitwell.-- The Convention now endeavoring to con struct a•Constitution to be submitted to the people of Western. Virginia, to be by them Made °a -part" of their fundamental law, And 'to be sent, to Congress with a 'request for ad mfs3ion into the Union, - has adopted the fol lowing article : - • "No slave. or free person of coior shall ceme within this State for permanent resi dence'-after this Constitution goesinto ope ration." ' Such an article will likely prove fatal to the whole. scheme. It perpetuates Slavery; as it is. We think that Con gress • will never agree to divide a State in such a .way as to Make of it two slave States. We woUldnot dbprive either indi viduals or States of their rights under the Constitution; but we would give no new power to slavery, and nn , extension of power; and where slaveholders have broken the bond by which they hold their fellow men We : would neither directly nor indi rectly,, help them ,to its, renewal.. Let it remain severed foreVer. Let New Virginia be the home` of freemen. Illimaße.-7-A short time ago, our Govern ment dispatched ex-Gov. FISH. and Bishop AMR'S on mission to the 'Confederates to attend to the wants of our prisoners. They addressed the authorities at Richmond, but were refused all access: There was, bow ever, transmitted to, them, for . onr Govern ment, a proposition to exchange all prison ers, und„"as they had. three hundred more of ours than we had of theirs, they would release these on parole of honor not'to serve against them, till regularly exChanged. The proiosition' was accepted, and thereby many bAve men , will be relieved from con finement and hardships. This proposition preceded our capture of the two',thousand at Roanoke. That suc cess will ebable us to release our three bun . . dred men from parole, and still have many left. It has been suggested that we should return their generokty Inorelhan five-fold, and send bach all these, on similar condi tions. Kindness to a fallen foe is noble, and it is wise also when duly, Jimited. Rev. J. B. Ripley.---This excellent minis ter, as we learn from the Presbyterian, died at Philadelphia on the 7th inst., in the 38th year of his acre. We knew him well, as Chaplain of the Mariner's Church, where it was our own privilege often to officiate'. He was sincerely devoted to the spiritual welfare Of the sailors, and well adapted to the work , of 'the pastOrate,With them and theirfamilies. Mr. RIPLEY was the third pastor of that church. Its first was Father EAsTuultri, who had founded it, and who left' it a legacy. Rev. 0. Do,ukass was the second pastor, Mr. RIPLEY died under the cheering, influence of a strong faith and a lively hope. • ' TO- Stated Clerks.----Copies of the pro posed Revision of the Book of Discipline were sent, some weeks ago to the Stated Clerks, of Presbyteries. The following is the design The copies sent to -the Stated Clerks aie`for the use 'of the Pres byteries,'one:to'be retained, the other bq returned? to - - the Committee of the Assetn bly, with such changes as the Presbytery may think proper to make, and note on the blank leaves at the proper places. These to be returned to me " (Dr. BRECKIN- ItIDGEO "so as to reach me at Lexington, Kentucky, by the Ist of May, 1862." The Committee of which Dr. BRECKIN RIDGE is Chairman, thus show thernselves more desirous to give their-brethren in formation, and to collect Church sentiment, than do many. Committees. The Presby teries have a duty to perform. Acknowledgment—The following dona tions to the Board of Celportage, have been received, from January 14th up to Feb ruary 14th, 1862 First church, Allegheny City, - $32.00 Deer Creek cong,„ - - - - - 10.00 Canfield cong., - - - - - - 6.00 Franklin cong., - - - - 5.00 Johnstown cong., - - - 13.70 Mt. Tabor , cong., - - 1.00 Lawrenceville cong., to purchase books and tracts for soldiers 11.57 Unity oong., - - - 26.00 A Friend in Manchester, -- - 1.00 Mrs. Jane C. Clark, Ebensburg, - 5.00 Highland cong, - - - 5.05 tjprlN 01MBERTSON, Librarian. The above is joyous. Will not other congregations follow the example ? The United Presbyterian quarterly.-- 7 The publication of this Quarterly has been re moved from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. Mr. - WILLIAM YOUNG, the well-known printer, will henceforth be its publisher, and the Rev. JOSEPII T. COOPER, D.D., its editor, aided probably by its former editor, the Rev. DAVID. KEnn, D.D. Attention • is invited-to the communication of Dr. SCHENCK, on our - first page. The efforts of our Board are highly, commenda ble. Help them. EASTERN SMAMUIY. BOSTON AND NEW-ENGLAND. THE LAW SonooL it Harvard' College, hasbeen considerably affected by the state of the times. A considerable number of students isusually in attendance from the Southern - and Western States but their places„9,re no* . vacant. SoMetime ago the system of persecution inflicted on. Freshmen in some. Colleges, by the other classes, was in full and formida ble operation at Harvard. Buts President Felton in his last report saysthat this bo minable practice has been almost en tirely suppressed, and that the most watch ful and strenuous efforts will continue to be put forth to punish in a most exemplary man ner all participators in such gross outrages4' This is right. No College that permits the existence of such a state of things should . receive either the sons or the money of the public. We undeistand that this practice is slowly growing up in some Western Col leges. , Let the authorites suppress it at once, if they wonld not lose the patronage , of all Christian and intelligent'people._' ThE MISSIONARY CAUSE seems to be at a, low point among Unitarians, and the Ex ecutive Committee of the American Uni tarian Association has issued a call to the congr6gations, urging a greater and more general liberality in behalf of this cause. , The Committee says that a church not do ing its part to convert the world is like the barren-fig-tree,`and then makes the eignifi cant statement that the entire Wealthy Uni tarian denomination has contributed during the year only $4,000 to the Missibn cause. This is about $2,000 less, than the average yearly contribution of the orthodox Con gregational church of which the Rev. Dr.. Nehemiah Adams, of Boston, is pastor, to the American Board of Foreign Missions. The- Unitarians, with their two hundred and fifty churches, sustain only one foreign mission, and that is at Calcutta, India. The Universalists have nine hindred meet inghouses in this country, and 'sustain a single Foreign missionary, a, colored man in Western Africa. A form of religious belief 'that does not constrain those who adopt it to do more for the good . of their fellow-men, must certainly be possessed of very little power. A SCHEME is on foot, which promises to be successful, for the establiihment of a general Theological Library in Boston, to be open'to Christians of all denominations.. A commencement will be made as soon =as two hundred shares at twenty'dollara each shall have been taken ; and one hundred and fifty-feur of these are already taken. THE MINUTES of 'the Fifty-Ninth -An nual Meeting of the Massachusetts Baptist Convention, reveal the fact that out of 196 Baptist pastors in Massachusetts, only two can date the beginning-of theirpresent set tlement beyond 1847•, while forty-three are reportedashaving entered their present pas torate in 1861. The Contributions to all purposes,' including pastor's salary, average nearly. $9 .for each church member. HEW-YORE THE DEMAND FOR MONEY is much below the supply afforded by the contraction of .'business, and call loans are easyt 6 per cent. The more favorable news of the,pro _ press of the war,'both in camp and in the councils .at Washington, strengthens the confidence ,of capitalists. Specie is: accumulatingin hank, and now amounts to .$28,200,000, though the export of gold was larger last week, amounting to $1,424,305.' The premium on gold is 3i-®3 . -} per cent., which brings Out a large piantity froin its biding-place. Mu. ORANGE JUDD, of the American Agriculturilt, after much time, care, and 'expense, has given his readers a tabular statement of the arrivals of grain,.flour, and live stock, by the regular channels, during the last year, together with the average price. The sum total for flour and grain $Bl,- 518,055, in 1861; and for fresh meat, 822,- 290,075.61. Over twenty-two million dol lars for the wholesale value of live beeves, 'hogs, sheep f and veals; at the time of de livering from the yards. The nett weight was two hundred and seventy-three million pounds—all this fresh meat in a single ye:ar; for, this single city of Gotham ! A BILL is now pending in the Assembly which authorizes the Commissioners of the Central Park, to make arrangements with the New-York Historical Society for the es tablishment of n Museum of Antiquities apt': Science, and a Gallery of Art, in the: MAI old State Arsenal building near the lower end of the Park. THE BRICK 'Cincrans on Murray Hill, bas given a unanimous call to the Rev. Dr. Shedd of Andover Theological Seminary, to, become co-pastor with the Rev. Dr. - Spring. Dr. Shedd was called to the Pesti:trate of the church of the late Rev. J. W. Alexan der, D. D., previous to the call of the ReV. Dr. Rice. Though Dr. Shedd is filling a post of great usefulness at AUdover. Semi nary, and is connected with-the Congrega tionalists, his preferences are said to be in, favor- of Presbyterianism. And in theol ogy he' is well known and has been so for many years, .as adhering to , the system taught at . Princeton, rather than that which now prevails at Andover. The call was entirely unanimous,.and at the same time a resolution was unanimously and cordially ,passed expressive of the _greatest . affection for - Dr. Spring, in which it was said, we earnestly hope and pray that he may long be spared to perform his customary duties on 'the Sabbath,' and to render such other services among us as may be convenient aud agreeable to himself, and we gladly embrace this occasion to renew to him the assurance of our unabated confidence and love. . PHILA.D.ELPHIL Tau DRY GOODS STORES not brought down by Southern repudiation, are now doing a very large business.. The cash sales to the interior and the West are very heavy, and increasing :daily ~.-oWing to the many suspensions and failures, from debts due in the South, the number of jobbing houses has been greatly reduced; but those that were able' to , stand up under the heavy blow and go through safely, are reaping a rich harvest AFTER much delay,' the' City Commis sioners- have at last completed the assess ment of property, real and;PersOnal, for the yearl.B62. The real estate in , the consoli dated city is assessed at $152,410,065; whereas the real worth is nearer four hundred millions. 'Of course,. 'church and other exempt 'property fonts up to a large amount, and this would , net a large revenue to the city. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . OF PENNSYL 'ARTA reports that during the'past year there have been presented ; to the Society eighteen hundred volumes, six hundred pamphlets, eight 'portraits,' a number of manuscripts, and - 'Coins, and of japanese curiosities and American Indian dresses and' accoutrements. Much the greater part of ithe volumes mentioned foim 4 ‘ one of the most .complete records extant of official documents and ephemeral pamphlets, etc.; etc., connected with the old French Bevo lution." The liberality to which the So ciety is indebted for this remarkable tol lection of books has also provided that; in time, they shall he elegantly bound. About . fifty„valuable volumes on philology„also, recently added, make an interesting feature in the library. ; THE LATE JOHN RICHARDSON of Phil adelphia, who was. for a long.period,Presi dent of the Bank of ,North America, left $l,OOO to the Presbyterian ohm& at Snow ' hill, Md., $1,500 to be distribUted among the tellers and clerks of the bank,who were :in service in 1857, at the time lie resigned 'his presidency,. and $5,000 to a lady in Wilmington, Del., whose parents rendered him kindnesses during 'childhood. For the Presbyterian 'Banner. Presbytery of Gangamon Wild Last General Assembly. In your paper of Deeember 7th, which came to hand a few days.-since, I find the Presbytery of Sangamon stands at thuhead of your editorial column in no enviable light; and in another number; you make a fling at it which, in. your betterjudgrnent, it is trusted you will see it does not merit. Surely in'this day of strife, yhen States by terrible acts, stand in battle, array against each other, to place in antagonism to the General Assembly, and to hold there a church, or Presbytery, or minister, or any individual, without necessity, by mere in ference, ought to be religiously, guarded against among friends, and is..to be expect ed. It is not doubted that , your sense of brotherly propriety. will give place in one of your columns to .the following.: ,Both the Commissioners. 'of 'Sangamon Presbytery to the last •General Assembly, voted, for what has been called the Spring Resolutions. After hearing our repert , ,of the Assembly and its acts, our. Presbytery voted, nentine contradiscente, an -approval of our diligence_ and fidelity in the 'same. We understood well, at the time 'that. there were members who_did not approve of the action of the Assembly, on. the state of the Miring our Sessions, the committee on the Assembly's Minutesbrought in a reso lution condemnatory of- said action, by the Church. That, resolution- was not voted upon by Presbytery-. Had. it been passed we would have taken: it to Synod, where it would have been found' in a small minority. A.series of resolutions was...introduced, to :which you =have alluded, but have not published, so far as we are aware. These resolutions were resisted, at once; by some of us, if they were aimed at the action of the Assembly. This intention was dis claimed. Nor did thisi resistance cease to these resolutions until, even, their position on the Minutes of said Presbytery was dis connected with the report of the committee on the ,Minutes of said Assembly, so as to avoid even ; the appearance of the.evil of our Presbytery, seeming to 'array itself- against the General Assembly. We think it is but due to the. Presbytery; since your paper has said se -muck-about these resolutions, that. you should :publish them, and let them speak for themselves to your readers. The following is. a zany : "Action' of the Presbytery pf Sangamon, at its late sessions at Sprin:q.fiekl, Illinois, October 9, 1861. "In view of the state of, the country, and of the action Of certain ecclesiastical bodies; Presbytery adopted the following: " Resolved, 1. That political deliverances by Courts of the Church have no warrant in the teachings, 'and exaroge of Christ and the Apostles, arid contravene the fun damental law of our Church upon this sub ject, -as laid down in the Confession of Faith, Chap'. Axil., See. 4. "Re.soivea r 2. That We deplore the un happy condition of our beloved co tr un y, and devoutly pray that God would shorten these days of his judgment, and sanctify it to the nation. R 'esolved, 3. That affectionately en join upon our people that, they submit themselves to every ordinance of man, Air the Lord's sake;' that• they pray for our rulers; that the,y endeavor to understand their duty, to the country in this criais, and performat with, patient .conrage, and that they eriltiVate charity toward all men ' whereby they may befitted for .citizeiship in P i llatkingddin which can never be moved: Resolved, 4 That th'S Chum 11.' should preserve her spirituality and keep ‘lier e t,. engaged with her central work—th e salv a , tion of souls;' and it is the duty of her members to make her more efficient to thi, end by increase of prayer and diligence. and contributions to the treasury of the ,Lord.„ "A true copy from the Minutes. " C. P. JENNINGS, Stated Clerk." Surely, no man has a right to a ssume that these resolutions were aimed dire ct l y against the .Assembly; for, such aim disclaimed by the introducer, and no i m ,„ advocated them on that ground. It w 0 0 ,.; violate the great law of charity to supp,, such air intention to have been covert; ; concealed. They were passed with gr€ ,: t unanimity and good feeling. The writer of this communication been one of the. Commissioners to the sdmbly, took ground in favor of the r e ., Idiot's, because he is and has ever he'l opposed to ministers of the Gospel introd u . cing politics in their sermons or prayers— opposed to the Church, in the sanctuary or in her eccleidastical capacity, interm e ,i_ dlin a. with the political affairs of the mai. 1 , —and; because he believed that the action of the last General Assembly on the state of the country, did not so come within the range of politics as to be embraced in the category of political subjects condemned I,: said resolutions. I had supposed, 'and still believe, that the introduction into the pulpit or church of subjects - properly called political, ov a , and is generally condemned by our denom ination, 'both ministers and people. The position which we endeavored to maintai n in the-last Assembly against introducia L the resolution of Dr. Spring, was on th e ground of expediency. And, we laid it fi t the table. But in the then state of the Church and Nation, it was one of those sol i _ jects that would not lie there. Now, let any man examine what the Assemblydid—let him take the two res.- olutions as they stand in the publish e d `Minutes—lit'hirn Candidly and prayerfully weigh their import in the light of the teach lags of God's Word, and of our Confession of Faith, in chap. xx, sec. 4—chap. 23, sec. 1. Larger Catechism,under the sth C. mandment, 127., and of the right and power of the . General Assembly to bear tes timony•against sin, (Form of Govt., chap. adj.., sec. 5,) and then say whether the said deliverance of the.-Assembly comes within the class of subjects to, be condemned a, Outside of the province of the ministry and Church—whether said deliverance not have justly gone further, and solemnly condemned higktreason—rebellion agaibt Government—as a heinous sin against God; and, with all, the more propriety, because some of our . ministers and churches were engaged;-in it; and with all the more weight,. as being done by the assembled ,Chtirch. , If, ‘!government be of God if the tc powers that be are ordained of him;" if ,we are commanded to " render to Cmsar the things that :are Caesar's=;" if we are com manded to: pray for our rulers, and honor them as God's magistrates, who bear not the.sword in vain if we as individual min isters and members are so bound—are so to areach,s&to pray, and BO to act—is it sin: is, it transgressing,law! for these same min and,members, or a, delegated portion of themi-to do,the -same thing in their as. sembled capacity? What supreme earthly government was the last Assembly under, or did -they,.know, as such, or could they. or oughts they•Ao !have known, other than our Federal Government? If, then,- it was "wrong for us to declare, that the Federal ,Government ought to be supported,, and that all good Christians were - bound to; do. all that in the nature of the case4they Could, and which their cir cumstances would _permit; then, it would also havelbeen wrong to:declare ' that " the ,powers that:be.ear ordained of God," for, than the Federal-Government, we know no other supreme:, Then; cannot be right for ministers' toiteachi in the Church, that the people should, obey, honor, and support the Government; and, if they mean not the Federal GoVernment, when they so preach and pray in our churches' about the Legis lative, Judiciary, and Executive Depart niento,, what Government do they mean ? Therefore, if it was wrong for the Gen eral' Assembly to make the declaration it did, I -cannot- see why it- is not equally wrong -for, individual ministers to do the same thing,. in, their churches ; Sabbath after Sabbath:, But, - they are wound to declare the whole counsel of God to their people, whether= they will. hear or forbear tp hear. Ane . iitta preaching is according to the Divine Oracles. - To the Law. and to the Testimony. Consequently, ;the subject on winch '' , ,'the General Assembly delivered itself, is not so within any ; range of politics, as to be contraband. And, therefore, the resintions of the PresbYtery of Sangamon are right on the bread principles of relig ion and reason,- and in no proper sense are arrayed- against the - Assembly. On the one hand, "vindicate the resolutions of the Pres hyter3r, and ;on the other, I maintain the Constitutiona -and Bibleiright Of the As sembly temake the' deliverance it did. OLD MAN OF THE PRAIRIE. Vor4hoTresbiterian Banner In Memoriam, John C. Schriver;'&.gradnate of Jeffer son College, ,and member , of the Senior Class of the Western- Theolegical 'Semi nary, died "-in' Pittsbu*, on the - 31st of January. As 'a token o theifhigh regard for the deneased, the studenti.ot the Semi nary, ,haire adopted the tribute of respect: WyEREAS, it has pleased Almighty God 'to remove from our .inidat an esteemed brother, John C. SchriVer, just at the time when he was ready to enter upon the active work of the ministry, : just. when he was girding hithself to go forth to pro claim to his dyliko• fellow-men the glad news of the Gospel; Rqsolved, That we recognise in this dis .pensation, which.has brought sadness to our hearts,,. the hand of a kind Father who 'dOeth all things well. We feel that for him to die was gain. • ResoZved That althouob Gcd's dealings 'with us seem mysterious, in thus calling away` our brother from the very threshold of the ministry , we have the assurance that what we know not now we shall know here- Resolved, That our. Seminary has lost a member who was exertiplary, in his charac ter,'diligent in his studies, and one who `was beloved by'us all. Resolved, That we should seek to profit from this dispensation of Providence, and to' recognize the great Teacher as calling to Us for greater zeal in prosecuting our studies; but above all to strive after in creasing holiness, higher attainments in the divine life and more yearning for the salvation. of Souls. '"Resotved, That in one brother's death, the Church has lost a - devoted son, and one who gave fair. promise ;to become a vigilant watchman upon the walls of Zion, and a useful latorer in . the vineyard of Christ. Resolvea, That we tender to the bereaved friends our Warmest sympathy, point them to the .eonsolations of the Gospel and ex.- kress Our firm expeetation that all Mr. bchriireei plotts friends will have with Hu a happy reunion beyond the grave. Resotve4; That a copy of these _resolu tions beient to the family of the deceased and that tre'i be published - in the Presbyte rian, -the * Presbyteriliii .banner, and the Gettyshirc , Papers. WM. K. &BEET J. IL DoNAIDsoN Commi ttee ' B. A. wramtow
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