thesbgteriatt Xianntr PATIBUROII, V3kINESDAI, JULY 19, 1863 , God'e Band in the Wakie the title of a Wast:llay sermon by Rev. Z. E. CARUTHERS, of Lem:lan:mg, Pa. Mr. CARUTHERS takes the. Scriptural ; ground s that God rules over all, and means good to his Church, even in thelmost afflictive dispensations. He also repels - the spirit which would say to God's 'Ministers : "On this subject you must ,preach ; and on that you must not preach." ~In speaking of ministerial duty, he says : " Now the Gospel minister may not— dare Tiot-- - --oome down from his high calling - totwrangle in the political arena . ; he may trot--dare riot—become a party politician, ' . nor. a mere advocate :.,Qf ;Tarty creeds ; but he may, and. he must, declare the whole . °Ousel God - on -any, subject ,to which the Wordithe Spirit and the providence of GOd direct, hint, let that subject be civil goVerninent, or ilavery, or whatever else it Anly be. If he has the truth to utter, he ' inay and he must speak, that •truth, and 'leave the rest with God. Men of the world may :cherish their chosen theories, and ehrtatilms may approve or disapprove, but the ministers of God must speak his Word; —they must be faithful to their solemn trust." , ' CIE 'FOREIGN INTERVENTION. • Every varying feature', having much im portance, in our natignal affairs, affects .gclvernittental sentiment in Europe. The there, and ^ the people also, watch us with 'intense Anxiety. - There is some interest, in ,our faVor, 1)14 there is still, evi dently, a very great' desire to see our conn 4divided, Large parties wish Democracy 04 Republicanism to 'pray° a failure. They wish the power of this nation broken. They Wish.a Southern Confederacy which shall'be dependent on them for a mercan - tile inariee, and for fora manufacture& But tliey are afraid to abet slavery; and they -slap, dread the naval prowess of the United - States. They would gladly see the Con federates victors, without their direct aid; and they would rejoice to see the Union so :exhausted by intestine strife, that it would be, ,unable to resent an interference. They would have us form two nations, with hos tile interests, that, by uniting with the . Weaker, they might control both. .And it will be no hard matter for them to find occasion against us. They can pro voke us by annoyances; and by vitupera tion,, and by favoring the rebels with „shipe and arms. And they can find with our naval commanders; and • with, the way in which. their people re - siding in our cities are treated. And, if uothing else, or in addition to all else, they can allege that humanity claims their • interference, to , put an end to a useless, cruel, desolating, exterminating war. So they did against Turkey in behalf of Greece, and against the Drums for the de liverance of the Maronites. And so they are new , doing against Russia in behalf of the:Polauders. .Some, we know, scout the theriden. ;But true wisdom and true pa triotism equally call upon us to look ahead, and contemplate probabilities and either avoid the evil or prepare to overcome it. What has been done many times, on a small n rei a medium scale, may be done again, and otta large scale; and especially so, when South America , and Central Ameriea and Mexico, and the monopoly of trade, with the:. Confederacy, are the coveted prize, tempting Englind, France, and Spain. Htimanity, the stopping of a usel'ess, a cruel and exterminating war, would be their plea 4 the immense political and mercantile .:benefits to them, would be the motive. In our Foreign news we give some brief notes of the manner in Which the intelli . gence of Gen. LEE'S invasion of Maryland And :Pennsylvania was received. abroad. Such manifestations prove the strong desire of the Emperor of France and of a-portion of the British officials and British press, that the_lforth shall suffer. Doubtless their tone will change greatly when , they hear of Lees repulse, and of the fall of Vicksburg and Port llndson, and of `theretreat of ItiAoo3, and of the 'success of Guanoaz. And : than again, when they hear of . the New-York-riots - , they will have a fresh occa ltion, foreira prognostications. Louis karonnott would have interfered long ago `if be could have had the support of England and Rnssia. But the masses WA!. people have withheld - ,the -`GoVeranient thus far; and the Emperor of .lint 4 declined to participate. The . i ptrient,pregraciime is for France and_Spain to unite, and to, entice England if they can. i.Theprisewhich they propose to themselves, . and 'the acquisition of which they have begun' = by the conquest of Mexico r is im mcmiely' great' and tempting. And the three combined, cooperating with the Con federates, could easily attain to all they 'wish; and even France and Spain, or France alone, with the Confederates, could, humanly speaking, do us immense damage .----mml÷,the country, hold the Mis -siesippi, =and .drive us from the Gulf, and from all its boidering States, and from the Atlantic as far north as the Chesapeake. _ We would not be needless alarmists; nor would we rush on blindly, and recklessly. We think it wise to espy - Aanger ahead, and either to avoid it, ,. or prepare so to meet it as to triumgh. "The prudent man," says Sopidori, foreseeth . the evil." And oertainly there are strong , indications of' ' evil: , One thought is, that our European foes, that is, the leaders among them, are determined that the - States shall never 'again be united. They wish to fan the war till both parties are wearied and over ' Whelniefl with debt • and till the South in its desperation will give them the bargain .they want; and the &Alt, by exhaustion, :will be unable to preventihseconsummation lof theifseheme. ;"ETCLEtax: ;nSIABTICAL. Office ',address , is 4,..x.edurogdig ,So it opreseot, :Sreur Gilead, Ohio, to Washlbgtorti•Pa.44 RELIGION IN SPAIN.--111ATAMORAS. Spain has been regarded as the darkest of lands, which have any claim.to the light of Christianity. It is here that the Inqui sition longest flourished. It is here that ignorance most prevails, and tyranny is Most stern, and Popery is most absolute. But Spain is not in total darkness. .There are, even in Spain, some struggles for lib erty. A few rays of light penetrate the darkness, and awake desire and incite to effort. The influence of the English during the 'Peninsular war, was powerful in other ways than by the force of. WEL LINGTON'S 'military genius and the strength 'of his invincible legions. Brit ish mind operated upon public senti ment. It was there, in 1812 1 . 'that the Spanish Cortes framed the celebrated Con , stitution,- on this sweeping but truthful principle : " The sovereignty resides essen tially in the nation" 'Under this Coned 'talon the Inquisition was abolished: The Constitution has been set aside, and re introduced several times since 1812, and at each revival =a little-new light reached the' people: At present Spain is a 'despotism : The Inquisition is not in force, but PoPery and persecution bear sway_; not however with the same absolute power and intoler ance as formerly. Pot eight years, from 1835 to 1843, 'the liberals had the aScendency, under CHRIS- . TINA as. Queen Regent, and ESPARTERO as Prime Minister; and in those years Mr. BORROW and Lieut. GRAYDON Circulated large numbers of copies of the New Testa ment; in the Spanish language. The re suit was, that quite a number of persons found the way of life. On a change of Government, persecution however asserted its baleful claims, and much suffering en sued. Many were arrested and imprisoned, two of whom, —MATAMOROS and ALIL&MA, especially the former, have obtained a worthy notoriety among Christians. The Christian World, for 'August, in an instructive article on the ," Struggle for Liberty in Spain," :thus speaks : (1.) The cause of the first arrest, which. 'was a letter of ALBAMA to MATAMOROS, , . suggesting the propriety of a petition to the Cortes for freedom . of 'worship. This was " conspiring to overthrow the estab lished religion." (2:) The answer by the'authorities to a petition of his friends that Kalmimonos, being a 'harmless - and 'a highly reipected citizen, - might be released, in which they say - that if he had been guilty of a.ny other crime, as " robbery or murder, he might be got of, hut here there was no alternative he was a heretic, and could not be for given!' When: questioned bj , the authorities of his belief; MATAMOROS answered, "My: religion is that of Jesus Christ ; my rule of faith is the Word of God, or Holy Bible, which, without a word added, or curtailed, or altered, is'the basis of my belief. The Roman Catholic Church not being based, on these principles, I do riot believe in her dogmas, „ and still less do 'I obey her prac tice. I have put my hand to the plow and . dare not go back.” In regard'to, his sen tence, he said, addressing his friends " I am twenty-seven, and I sin going to the galleys—a horrible place,intended for the shame and sorroit'of those who dwell there. But it has neither shame nor sorrow for me ! 'My soul rejoices in Jeans. I, a poor miserable sinner, have been choSei by the Lord to suffer : wonderful - honor for me ! for I do not deserve this diStinction, and I am very grateful to my Master who has granted it to me." Again he says "If I. have not been permitted to carry the Word of God *Cm village to village throughout Spain, I will publish' it in prison. God re joices over the conversion of the most ab ject--of the- most -sinful ;- and to those I will show the way of life." Who- knows but in the inscrutable providence of God here goes another Joint IltrxrAN to serve Christ and his Church and dying sinners, under persecutions as he never could have served if let alone ? It is known in Spain that this man, a brave officer in the army of his Queen, seven years ago got a Bible, read it, be lieved it, obeyed it, recommended it tooth ers, and through its teachings became i the fearless martyr that he is. Shall not these facts published over Spain and the world by this prosecution, preach , more effectually than'he could pessibly preach without Gov ernment help ? • It is a notable example of the power of simple truth,' read and pon dered and prayed over in secret. Now the power of the Spanish Government is put forth to hold up this effect of the Word to Spain and to the world. Of ALBAMA, Sir ROBERT PEEL, who. met him on his way to Granada for trial, has publicly stated that he never before saw Christian faith so practicq and honest as life letter to the Geneva Conference, signed by -MATA.SiOnCS, ALHAMA, and TRIGO, occurs the following : "If unhap pily in` Our unfoifunate country it : is a crime to love the Gospel if veiations, griefs, calumnies, iniprisonments, are the only in heritan'ci of those who aspire to be the hum ble disciples of Christ—let those who thus deal with them know that , they, await the horrible future which threatens them, not as a misfortune—oh, no ! a thousand times, no but as an honor—as a surpassing bene fit, which affords, them the inexpressible privilege of suffering .for the name, of Christ.' By, holding up to view=. such, Christian endurance is Queen - ISARELIA recommending the Gospel to Spain. (4..) Their counsel was very.bold in set ting forth-the true principles in regard to the, rights of conscience and the horrible perversion of justice in condemning these men, who were estimable i quiet 4 eitizens, guilty of no crime whatever. (5.) A Spanish Roman' Catholic news paper, The Clamor Public°, published. the documents connected with the, trial, intro ducing them thus: "The Process formed in Granada against various Spanish sub jects, accused on suspicion of attempting to introduce and propagate the Protestant religion in our country, justly calls on pub lic attention,. and offers matter for.sad, and deep reflection. We are sincerely Catho lic, but tolerant; we are desirous that the religion of our; fathers shall not suffer loss ; but at the same time we are enemies to, all religious persecution, which remind-us of the sad times of the Inquisition, the grin-, cipal source of our. decline." This daring -of an,feditor shows there is a strong party,, to sympathize with him, who will read. Such startling words will be'readstoo Qpposers, and ,theusands in 'Spain will,know.of,NATAzgatos and Ax 44.- - XA' and ./3/i/e5iw 1 4493 11 4-VcatablY thiVe.c iguorautz4batirsob law t or: PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.--WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1863. such a book existed, if the Governmen had let them alone. Powerful evangelical influences are cer tainly at work in Spain, and hundreds of thousands of the best Christians over the world are led by this cruel persecution to pray that these influences may be made effectual to the salvation of multitudes in that dark land. 4. What are the hopes for the evangeli zation of Spain ? The statements under the last head show that there are hopeful influences in operation. These suffering men are bringing yet other helpers to the work. The blood and ashes of such . mar tyrs are the seed of the Church.: Van quished, they conquer; dying, they live a thousand lives of magnified influence. • It is by her agonies that the Church triumphs. .Her martyr sons become stronger,- than' ohains and fetters and prison gates... Their very sufferings give them strength to wield these- hard , things as handy weapons' to break tbe , power that crushes :_them. It as • proving so in the .present case: , :Here . are two insignificant men; aletter,of .Granada' and an ex.soldier of. , Barcelonk whoi.; by , their meek sufferingarfor 'conscience'.sake, are .erilistino. the mighty, moral sentiment' of Christendom to batter: at. the gates of Spanish intolefancei and open a , free pas sage to the Gospel , of. Jesus. Christ,. The Evangelical:Alliance in session at Geneva in 1861, sent to the sufferers kind saints.; tions•by a special messenger; ALEXANDER DALLAS of Ireland, who gained adniitieion to the prison and strengthened.their fortitude. •Soon after, the British branch ofA , the Ince dispatched,..Gen. ALEXArinsa, armed with, credentials from Lord - CLAustquorl and :Earl RUSSELL, also fremM. THOUVENEL, French Minister of Foreign Affairartanse all possible influence with :the -.Spanish Government „to Mitigate Alm:. sentence. .O'DoNNEL, Prime Minister of Spain,...was evidently ashen:led:of the course the Queen was pursuing, .and .pramised to communi cate the documents to his colleagues.:. • 7 More recently, the. Ambassadors- from several European.courts to;Spainhave been charged to use their good offices in. behalf of. these victims of intolerance. .Among theni the Ambassadors of Prussia—himself a Roman Catholic—and ,of France, the mightiest of Roman Catholic , nations. Thirty thousand ladies,uf France; many of them Catholics, have Tresented,a retition to the ,Spanish Queen, begging her , not thus to disgrace the Christian namein the nineteenth century. , - Now,speciel deputa tions composed Of men : of, great influence, have been simultaneously sent frOM Eng land, France, Helfand, Switzerland; -Den mark,,Belginm, Pruisia,,Bavaria, Anstria, Ifaly, and other eonntriss.The -Evangeli cal Alliance,. appealed; Act, all boistions, to pray, for God's blessing on the efforts of these deputations: - , Beforetthe depoties were *pressykted,:_we are, told_the Spanish; court f3Q; tar relented as to commute, the sentence to banishment. Is not here real progress ? not,, God, through the persecution of these fe,w hum ble followers of Jesus, doing a mighty,wprk for Spain ? Is there not hope that even Spain will; through-these very abomina tions of cruelty, be shamed T into P.'rePlAia tion of them, and soon' anew:ller subjects to read, the Bible and practice ita prinei ples, responsible to God alone for their re. linens faith ? , ::_TM4IisGIVINt o Pastors and people who love - GO and their country, will devote ,Thursday, Au gust 6th, or a , portion of that ,day, to thanksgiving. Our reader's know.Lthat we have not any disposition IX multiply =holy days ; certainly not to multiply riuelidays to occur periodically. Possibly if ile,had been at the, resident's. elbow, at the.-;prop er time, we might , have suggested special thanksgiving for national favors as part of a Sabbath day's worship, rather than to have set apart a weeir,daifor that puriose. But the day has, been , ,appointed. ;The na tion is exhorted to join lin a public and re ligious giving of thanks We haVe re joiced in the call. It is one of lhe;okens for goed, *hen the,,nation's- . ,`temporal head is sensible that God ruleth over the affairs of men, and has also the heart-to acknowl edge hie benefactions. The President's Proclamation we pub- Baled last week. He acknowledges God's goodness in hearing " thP supplications and prayers ofour afflicted people,"' arid in giving us signal victories, both by sea and land. fie hopes, hence that God means ; .to preserve " the Union of the States and the Constitution." He 'refers to the immense cost of our victories, in the sacrifice of,hu 'man life arid the sorrows Which, Must re sult from the fearfril bereavenients. And he says, "it is meet and rigift to yeeognize and confesi the presence of the:Almighty Father, and the„power:of his hand, equally these triumphs and theSe "sorrois." This is right. •God's hand is in what:ever occnrsi and it becpmes us tohrurilide our;_ selves under, hitn, : in ,the day pf ,calamity, as well as to rejoice with thanksgivintin 'the outpouring pf beuritiesy God's goodness in iritereeptiridthe'rrithr less foeiwho not only :htidi against the legitimate authority of - the country, but who had commenced the execution of a wicked purpose to dairy deiaitation into the heart of the loyal States, is a display of both his justice and- goodness. It Was help' in a time of need Blessed be his mime . , that he dOes not permit our frig i'rld loyal soil to hecrime itie:sear,of war. The enemy will not forget his repulse at Gettysr burg, nor the thottsands he left behind him there of his dead and dying, nor the fear . ful speed with which he was obliged to re trace his steps. Neither phould_we forget God's goodness there, in giving us such an army, and an adequate commander. - The fid day of . July, 1.86 a will; we trust, prove to have beed the turning point . in time, for the rebellion. %,,On the : evening of that day the grand army. of the enemj.un , der the ablest of. :his _commanders, was beaten, and yielded,',and fit& On the same evening he agreed,a yield his, strongliold on the great Mississippi. The sun' of July 4th arose to Shine upon his repulsed legions flying from Pennsylvania, and upon his captive host in Vicksburg. Four daisi afterwards he. yielded Port Hudson ; and his :empire was severed. Sineo,:then a mighty river, possessed by our , navy and army, flows between-his States and preients thtereorirse Within` aborit thirty - days ,cightx aoriscqPf Ais , man, 4rif4ist segurarctatmyy:4oo.abepzilablefri gum IBM captured. Shall we not praise the Lord I Who can withhold thanksgiving The President humanely calls our atten tion to the sufferings at the expense of which these victories were obtained. Let the wounded and the bereaved, never be forgotten, never be .slighted, never be per mitted to endure want: He also calls the nation to repentance. Repentance, that is, a turning from sin with, confessiim and . sorrow, into the ways of truth and uprightness, is as needful to the victories which shall bring peace, as are large armies and wise generals. And in our thanksgiving let 'us'net for get to praise . God for a Chief Magistrate, who reverences his name and acknowledges his providence. Prayers for. the country, :the President and all in authority, the ar my and`navy, and for:our, enenlies wail'not be forgotten_ by Chrisiian 'people assembled for, thpkegiv,ing,. Thcse,,,who would apprdaoh God and obtain his favor, 4nitst' have no vengeful feelingS. ie‘the God in& tither 'of alt.' Rich . and Tibor, white and black, bond and free, we are all his, and equally bis. And he pities the souls he has made. s,Anti he.forgives 6 , 4 -the most , :ltiticed; And he , calls npon2us to pity and forgiVe.'"eir ye Forgive not Den theif,trespasses, neither will .iour Fa= ther,forgive your trespasses.." - .the true spirit of the Master, jesus, let the:people 4rawrP. al. 1001 ...9 13 )'as alwaYq;in fiXttY:boAnd so on the 6th of Angustr.:_ tbERGYIETCDRAFTED: It Jias,6en thi,ltit of many of the.rninis tcrs of peace ) ;lo be conscripted; for the :war. At-thetime the Conscript Jaw was under discussion in Congress=we 'should luve''ob- JeCtid . Wthe section under rhinh some of them now suffer,.liao it not been that so .many of the - - brotherhood had already be- Come seekers and ' accepters' of - military offices, as captains, colonels; &c' -' We hid Ventured to disapproVe' of their deeds, but very moderately. We' still think they did wrong in taking, up the swordlbnt they hiving done. so,- what-could' be expected of Congress? As fdr draft,' if the minis ter is.,able to.pay his $3OO, or.if .the people Of his charge are willing p) pay it, the mat ter'should, be so , -arranged;::‘, Or if "dratted ministers' were =commissioned' as , chaplains, Mid thiymade to serve Jesus' in the office to whack he has called theM, this would be entirely right . , For. such it,pro vision in ,a,-Ponscript law should note most heartily. .Let the minister.as really serve his country-as any other - -man but serve in the functions of his ,Sacred office. He, like his "Master, is balled rto save men's lips, not to ,destroy them. = Deeds of blood are, not to be. his deeds. If any poor clergymen are draft* and most of them are very poor as tp.`looney,,however rich faith let their s people satisfy the law, and retain their spiritualdabors. -In thelliresent draft the Alleglietiy COunq 'genii& Catholic clergyreen:hay,e 'been pebOiarliiinilgr - the influence '.the. lot; anA i have 14en equally,. happy, in hay ing pastoral charges both able and willing to legally relieve thera from a position in they could not appear consistently With their faith: Tlie Pittalinrghcatlaotic, under the heading :of _-c° Conscript Fathers;?' "Several of 'our clergy have been lucky unlucky) .enough- to have been drawn in the draft. At the Cathedral; the three , assistants, Ref. J . :HICKEY, Rev., JAMES :EfortAsE; and Rev. WALTER BURKE; at 'St. Philbreena's,' Rev.- F. ZWICE.AItT,' C. SS. 11,..; at the 'Sell:Unary, Rev. F. TOBIN, and Rev. E. Bum; at St. Mary's,-Law renceville, Rev.' A. G-inus, 'Pastor, at St. 4ichael's,l3irmingnern, Rev.- Father YIN - OENT; Pastor',- at -Holy, Triflity, Pittsburgh, Re.V.- M:'Bzenti; Pastor; at St. Jamee', TemperandeVille, Rev.-M. CAlinoix. ; Pei tor ; at St. Peter's, ..41,llegheity, Rev. havebeed 4 drifted- into the, minter:) , service of the :United , States! i In all eases in which the Rev. palm:lien were not. exempt bylaw,. the congregations to which-theY were' attached :promptly:contrib. uted , theimount necessary to relieve"them front.: a service; from entering= on which' they; were forbidden- by the laws of the Church." -Mit if in Pittaburgh the Retnanists were taken, in TaShingten County the Prrebyte rians,Were-iargalY the,lot's choice. :We see it stated that Rev: Mr. WAUGH, Professor of Washington College; o..S.,Presbyterian ; Rei':Mr.'JoliNsiekii , linited . Presbyterian; and Aev. SgoTT,9: S. Presbyterian, were all drifted IMI=E Bedford, Presby,terip church in this > place; under the pastoral- care of Rev. R. F SEMfrfoi, has been enjoying a season "cfrefreshing., Theuty person's were ,recently „received into full communion ; and .the; congregation has voted a _ respite to their' pastor, and'furnished him with ample means to the expense' of a few Vieeks' residence on the sea shcre. Such things ,are truly EASTERN SUMMARY: NEW E7ITGLAND , ANI;TIVERBARY EXEROISES,Of st Windsor Theological Seminary Commence 'ment occurred on the 15th ult. ' 'lt will be .remembered that this Institution is "Old Schoui"in.Theology,having been founded in opposition to "'the . Pelagian. tendencies of Dr. Taylor,' of. New=Haven. - It' is ,situ -atedott the Connecticut river, about "seven miles ,!above" die nrtford: We )opin,from the Chalstfara 4irrpr; that ",at theirs meeting in .June' last thee Trustees of East Windsor voted to pledge to each student entering there, with a view` of maining during - tlie , year,*the,,,, sum ,ef, two dollars and fifty.,,conts per week during Seminary year, which fully cover Al e. expense for batirq:-Anaving , to him the eighty ; dollars of the Educational Society's grant for clothing and incidentals. AN ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL, ooze posed of retaisentatives of some of the nret'imogrj. , R4 . 4 Congregational ehi4eliei of F:1,41/lana; P#:;ths . 0.11, se,o,f i ,,Atevl,D4rjes jAcitilterovAo*vwlia charged by a considerable portion of his church with maintaining heretical opinions in regard to the prefiiiatence of the human soul, the atonement, the state of the soul after death, and the subject of Divine sor row. We quote the following paragraph from the paper adopted by the Council : " Atter a long and patient hearing of two days for and against the objections of the petitioners, we feel constrained to say that they have fully sustained their charges as to the teachings of their pastor..on the four doctrines specified. The lengthy and care fully written argument of defence given in by the pastor satisfies us that he- does not preach the faith of this church and of the churches of our order in New-England, but doctrines instead that are vitally and fun damen tally. erroneous." The vote of the Council was, sixteen in favor. to five opposed. , - THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL of Boston has long been de,seriedly celebrated as an In -stitute of =preparatory+ traiiiinglor Colleges. En a, notice `o the concluding exerctses of the School - the'Beston Post states "that Dr. HumPhieys, the able Principal, deliiered an address f in the course of which- " he strongly advocated the adoption of ' one common Systein of pronnociatiOn for Latin' and Greek, instead of emaconsistent and irrational method nei.p . nrenedin this coin-, ~ t rY, under which, whileAreek is pronounced on . Ahe continental plan, .with the broad satind'W 'the' voNieli, thel t aiiir-ii subjected to '.'the old fashiened English rules - - of Walker., He advocated the adoption of,the' Continental, or rather Alie-gSeotch,system,- in 'both languages; remarking that though trained of course in the • Inglish system', himielf, he had, in an English Quarterly supported the other more than : fifteen years 111 Without noticing particularly the respect ive' Clainai of the English and the' so.ealled Continental system& of 'pronuneiation, we won.ld / simply „remark,. that, while jonr neying in .France," .Italy. and Germany, we made - W . :a special to discover whether there really existed 'What might properly be designateda Continental, method , . of pronouncing the ancient languages, and especially the Latin. • We found hoWever that While-Continental scholars agree- with each other more nearly than any of them do With those Who adopt the EngliSh or Walkeriati system, yet there is not among them ,any. recognized common standard of pronunciation; but persons, of different na tionalities pronounce the Latin in accord-. ance With the;orthoepical principles of their respective ieiiiacular tongues. TWE •NOLLOW,ING anecdote, frequently' told by the late Dr. Taylor; of New _Haven, is Worthy" of- being read, as containing Word Of admonition to ministers who may. • be tempted to indulge*, iu,an undue estima-. tion of their own importance in'the eyes of the people, as also a word'of encouragement 'to thoSe who may despondingly underrate their qualifioatiOns for usefulness`:.. Dr. Taylor was wont to- relate%how, at, 'one time, there , wasla membey of the Semi nary who seemed so dull -and inapt that he felt compelled, chit , of kindness to hint and - regard:for the churches, to advise him no longer to look: tovrard.' the ministry as his calling, but betake, himself to some plain, honest: trade. 500 n . ,.: after, the- Professor' heard that ,his unfortunate-= student had sheen preachipg at .a tplace4bere he him self had officiated:, ,INieeting a member' of, that congregation, he asked, with- a: little latent amu•sement at.the expected - answer You bad Mr to preach for you last Sunday; heir did you like him ?' The par ishioner did not recognize the person to whom he was speaking, and answered, frankly.: if We liked him.,vvell, and much better .than we did Dr. - :Taylor.' , & Since then,": said tbe Doctor, have been careful about' passing-adversely upon the 'qualifica tions of young men for the ministry, or pre dieting-thatAheTeannot find a people to be pleased and profited by them!" AMONG ;THE drafted men 'in Western • - • Massachuietts • are,four Professors of Am herst_ College: Two;Professors, two Tutors, and Labont eighty 'stidenta were- drafted from Yile dollege,-Conn. Of the six Pro testant pleroymen of Salem, Mass, who were liable to be drafted not one escaped the:allotmet of the revolving Wheel.; Wor cester, 'Ma, has six students freshlygra& uated from Harvard University, all of Whojn are among the conscripts. PROF. PARKE; of Andover, designi, we understand, to leave shortly on 'a -year's tour in:foreign 1;71' ME Tan xls_Tutz lops of property for which New-York, city is liable in consequence of -the late riotai IS estimated at not Usti - than one million of dollars r In regard to, deaths and 'other, pecional disasMrs -an exchange says : - • ME The leas of life will 'probably never be 'exactly.. known. `- ; Many:;of thu - bodies of rioters,ha.verbeen' smuggled away, or buried on.the Island. _Of the police and troops employed:. in; the suppression of ,the mob, probably mot more than. twenty , Ur e twenty ,five have:been killed, and..perhaps 'thirty or -forty wounded. Of 'the;itegroes; perhaps thirty or forty.-hay.w.been killed, and &very coneiderible , numbercruellytheaten and in jured: :Of the rioters,-lit seems to.. be - the general .6 - pinion that more thaufive hum died have been-. killed, and-:,,nearly twice :that number mounded. - In several in:. stances, smalllchildren have beetrkilled eidentally_ by; the fire of the soldiers or police!' Much - commendable: 2 liberality has :•been exhibited by phriitians and philanthropists the city in behalf, of thole who ,have been special sufferers in the . riotous out break. A suggestion having been casually made in conversation in a party of, three gentlemen, that something ought`to be done for the ,families of those, inembeis. of the Police, Fire and Military Departments,whe were killed or injured in-the discharge , of their respective duti.6,"aliarier was at once put in circulation, less' than two hours nearly twenty thousand dollars-mere subscribed. The unjustly and outrageously persecuted negro 'pdpulitionliakalio beenTeMenibiii-ed in the benefactions of the benevolent. - At a generalpeeting zifJ,Rsi, wee k , fielOyAletTmere.bants- o the ;city 'NE -YORK. . W BE purpose of devising some means of relief for this class of citizens, the following among other refsolutions were adopted : " Resolved, That a Committee of five merchants be appointed by the Chairman of this meeting, who, with the Treasurer of the fund to be collected as a member of the same shall have power. to receive, collect and disburse funds in the purchase of necessary *food and clothing and in relieving the wants of the suffering colored popula tion. "Resolved, That we will exert all the in fluence we possess to protect. the colored people of this city in their rights to pursue unmolested their lawful occupations, and we do hereby call upon the proper author ities to take immediate steps to afford them such protection." Between six and seven thousand dollars Were subseribed on the spot for'fhe'henefit of the sufferers.' THE Evangelist relates: the following , in eident in connexion with the riot L ;'' "On Tuesday the' rioters appeared in thirty-first street, andplanting their pick ets near the rear of Rev. Dr.. Hatfield's church, 'Situated on the corner of thirty- Brit street and Ninth avenue, they declared 'their intention of burning the building. 'Father Donnelly, whose church is nearly opposite; appeared and harangued the crowd in the most energetic terms, on the injustice and criminality of their proceedings, and p th oi e e y .7 finally`des , isted from their *Ticked pur- A MEETING of clergymen >representing 'different denominations, was "lately held at the Bible House, in NewzlrOrk; to' receive a depntation bearing an official copy of 'an address from the ministers of Great Brit alp to the ministers of the yarious . Cbris- Alan Denominations of the United States, on the subject of American shiVeri. 'A committee was appointed to prepare a sait able. response, and at an adjourned meet , ing the >reply- submitted by the committee was unanimously adopted. We quote.from the address the following paragraphs - " Perhaps we ought not to Wonder, and certainly we will not now Complain, that the. severe'. struggle in which> we are_ en gaged, is looked upon, by our:Transatlantic brethren so exclusively in its relations to the 4;000,000 of Africans held in bondage upon our soil:` As . Christian men, we also are fully awake to the sin and the shame of American Shiveryiand are instant in prayer to- God; that the time may. bent. hand. When this-hateful: institution, whichlas inspired the,present gigantic rebellion, shall be ut terly destroyed. "But-we are. Americans, contending- in arms for - the preservation - 4 'our national life, and for. all the great interests Of 'Con stitutional liberty and order, 'whichrarent :stake upon . the issue. of, this conflict,:. The dismemberment of our - Republie would be, not merely,the loss of territory and power to-the Federal Union, not merely the ruin of existing forms anikinstitutions of Gov ernment, but the downfall of Constitution al liberty itself uponthe 'Ninth' American Continent. Nor can there .be. any well founded hope of ultimate deliverance for the: enslaved amcmgrie, blithe thetritimph of .our arms between antagonistic j civiliia tionn,the • one asserting and: vindicating 'the dignity of _labor, t the. other scorning labor, and trampling it underfoot. " That we are to.succeed 'in Allis strrig gle, and by. the blessing of. God come out of it an unbroken nation, we do not doubt. It appears to. us also to be the purpose of ProVidence, that'the rebellion and its guilty cause.shall be, buried .in the> same grave, in this, as: Christian men, we do greatly rejoice. ,It sweetens the bitterness of our present lot to believe; that in' vindicating, against an inexcusable conspiracy; the just and beneficent authority of: the nation, at so - great a cost of treasure and of blood, we are at the seine . time serving the =cause of universal liberty.", 7 . r • It was . deteimined at the meeting that ministers throughout the eounitry,'wye,de sired to do so, should have. an opportunity of appending their signatures to.the•reply. "THE Intent,Veneer informs - us. that the - Joseph Barker so famous as a bitter oppo ,nent of Christianity and a public defender of' infidelity, his: renounced his infidel !Sentiments and taken- his ;tend with the friends of the raalined Redeemer. THE .Puio.E of ,Gold Qoin closed on Sat urday last, .at 127 per.cent., having ranged during the'Week , frout 123 up to this figure. Superfine State'and:Western 'Flour sold' at - t4.00@54.50 'per bbl. ' THE PHESBr P ZE.Y of , -••-•- 1 4 At lat!!::4)9it4tg;Adap44_ ` following zesolntion - • • f(Resolved,‘ That in-view of the necessities of the Board'of-Foreign Missions; and of the number, oPyoung:men offering} themselVes as foreign --missionaries, and of. the recent .action=: of the LGentral 'Assembly,-the pas tors, and , Sessions are , directed' to' urge upon theinfichurcliei large increase -in 'their contribUtions - to th&tanse of - , Foieign-Mis z sions." Trr Dagillreiss; Saturday last, 'says " large and enthusiastic meeting, of ministers of, this city, and their' congreon . • • e, tions, took place on Thursday evening,, in the' Rev. Dr. Braine.rd's church; on -Pine 'street, above Fourth,to listen to an address from the,itev. 'Dr. Massie, from Landon, in reference 'to' ,the feeling, of the people of i l.sondou toward America, in,connexion with the,..present 'difficulties with . , the Smith. The reverend gentleman commenced by al hiding AD his Queen he being -an English pan. The most cordial feelings ; of friend 7 idiirWere expiessed toward her,, and ,for ,the masses of the people oNer whom she reigns. In, alluding to the feeling among the peepla, he said it was the,most, corL dial character ; . they d esired . le , success lbe:North; and believft that 3 1 . 1 (imately s tha people of the Bouth must giva W;aythe unward,Pregress ef,Nothern solqeya. The feelings.of the .masses,' paid i lls ara not to be known by the', expressions made use of by seine ofi the "enemies . ' Of America in the louse of ~,,-These belong to the aristocracy; but : the masses have the bal ance of power, andsa , the friends of the Union• _The nddress,Was _frequently ap planded, and, at times the applause was deatening. .I"he meeting. es brought to Close : about' ten o i elebk, by'the Rev. Dr. Vaughn,,' of the Episcopal Church, Pro nouncing the benediction." I= For:tlke Preebyter!tua Barker. The, General Assembly on Slavery. MESS/Mt EDITORS might beArell-te ,publisii not;only the action of asiteitibly PAorla ) on the subject of, slaverjr,:(whieh boa }►aye 4 4 4. 0 tte7) -but - Ao3o , the Assembly by vote refused to do. I hope thstatrviill PRILADIEVP.HIA. not be considered superfluous again to print the action together with what immediately followed. Dr. Beatty, from the Committee of and Overtures, reported a paper on the subject of slavery ; affirming former deliv erances of the General Assembly, which was adopted and is as follows : The Assembly has from the first ut tered its sentiments on the subject of sla very in substantially the same language The action of 1818 was taken with more care, and made more clear, full and explic it; and was adopted unanimously. It has since remained that true and Scriptural de liverance on this important subject, by which our Church is determined to abide. It has never been repealed, amended, or modified, but has frequently been referred to and reiterated in subsequent Assemblies; and when some persons fancied that the ac tion of 1845 in some way interfered with it, the Assembly of 1846 declared with much unanimity that the action of 1845 was not intended to deny or rescind the testimony on this subject previously uttered by General' Assemblies, and by these deliv erances we:still abide." Dr. Humphrey moved that the, word " all" be inserted before the word "these," making it read; "and by all these deliver ances we still abide." (That would em brace the deliverance of 1845.) This amendment, was lost by a decisive vote. Dr.' Humphrey then moved that the report be laid upon the table. This motion was also lost; and the . papee i 'of Dr. Beatty adopted almost unanimously. I 'presume' that the Assembly did not wish to enter upon' the question, whether the action of '1845 Was right or wrong, but they would notprozzounce it right, and said so by rejecting Dr. Humphrey's amend ment. L. Y.. ..< For the Presbyterian Banner Christian. Commission. .'"!'N'Asavitt - B, July, 1863. JOSEPH A4BREE gSQ Treasurer U. S. • Claristiari Commission : Dear Sir—l give you the following par ticulars and incidents to, show the nature, necessity .and... benefit of the work of the Christian COmmission. The nature ofthis Commission is made in.,pTatn its .naive--t,hristian in name, .Chrisiiin in nature—aye Christian is the only adjective that to this Commission wilt at all apply. And has its nature disgraced its 'name ? no, , thank God,-,not yet. Much has. been' said .and published_ concerning :the nature of S. Christian. Commis sion. Certainly these who`are still in ig norinee can blame only , themselves. In- Voices received at "Stations.", in the Army of:the.,Cumberland, are proof positive that the sympathizing, l o yal,Christian heart of the North, not only understand the nature Of this, 4 Cominission hut, understanding, act. Its .nature is beginning to be understood in this arniy, and the memory of its origi natore to the soldiers' heart will be tbr ever.dear. Martial music here is common; yet. ,it We hear Only_ at regular intervals. The soldiers' heartfelt " God bless you" is music quite as common --ten_ thousand tinies as. sweet, and' different:from the mar tial, in that it is, ever - and every where ring ing in our ears. Even Major Generals vie ,i wth each other in_deing us. ivors,, and on l'Se.bbiths some member of..tbe Commission !mtiatneeds Onkel Service at Headguar teri. Such'men as Generals 'Davis, Crit. tentlen and MeCook are.visible at our daily ~prayermeetiegs. . With, ,such examides by superiors to the noble inen of our rank, and richest blessingi on our feeble efforts, is it . a w,onderthat the Christian Commis sion,, has in this army'as well as in the Pete ,mac, proved an entire, success..: . That there necessity for a Com mission laving such . lefty, aim's, in the : Army, even the. most stupid, must admit. We:might , relate incidente, by the hour, in proof of this; still it - would be but a waste of time; for a fact, so evident certainly . ..heeds ; no proof.. : We have, visited regi =reeks the members of which hadnot heard &religpans discenise for more than 'twenty and hive, found 'entire compa nies in the possession of the members, of which there. was not to be found one copy of the : Mid God. So, speak not of '" neceisity.? The, Ifogpiiii Christian's ripest field.-- Surely there is need of many labor . ere there: The members ofihnCommission `here `have six Hospitals under : our care; in each of these we have" services. ; even ing. But what the - sick' more especially want, is to be talked to persOnallY, ; and oh how they drink in the glad stork . of re deemnig,love.: ;To do these dying men and s oura t elVes justice; requires lunch Pixie, and, what:with Hospitals, Prigons . Prison Hos pitals, 'Convalescent Field ilespitalsand Camps, BarraCks, Pioneer Sapper and Miner Corps, Re g imental: and Division. Hospitals, you may be ,'sure that your delegates have alWaye plenty to A.', and, as yet, I have .never found that mat who was enwillini , • b to do it. You cannot forward too much of anything good for the soldiers. As to 'delegates, you' should have at leakt thirty in the" field all • Piin't Aie . -.41.4 . .a1.d of crowding , us with wißkPleii:l Of ~good, earnest ; v YT i etiall iiiiii, - ,i4u..ean 't send ` too w9rkilig Bfir . i ot the liaiiiiieit,' weeks: of - - life -4"Y. k 7 at au 'Pia. ,The work ' I " are o#. sqpis, f. may say , each a .Rfls. Scores „almost, are heir's' born' ikto - the kingdom. _ 15r. h4i , fdeedUnfttrl,d his banner, , King Jesus crowd ing throngs _ ineailt its folds' i 'and. the of lrelenters. and ' 6ry ar t e ha g t a r th ea e c r h in e g s. our earifiomall f .ieints is "Cover and help Mk " ' '' ' is, Respectfully subinifted: , , , ... :. J. D. MoonEfEAD- • - :Mar the Preirtypnian Banner. Aid- ftr :Sick and Woundq& Soldiers. The ladies Of Clinton' 'firWinship, Butler OeinitY,: met at the Presbyterian church, - ilnly'7th,4B63, for "the"Viiipose of giving aid to our sick and _wounded soldiers, and by appoi nting President Vice President, Tr easure r,;,_. and proceeded There was $157 'paid into tfin'treaartry,i,ti-a ,te'w_ days; $92 was expended To - crth,'atuf uttin u fruit. The ladies r nietl o it 'the chu p rch on g the p 14th init4iiiieniade a . box of `hospital clothing' Ma a box of . cannetrfruie,:ana Iniwifa4.trem to the Christian: ''Commis sion at l'iitelmirgh, for dintribitibn as they maythiult best.' religious papers, to be sent s to 4 the South-western A-113 1Y5t 7 4 5 . 04 —lo7l7tricr of the P - Piib:yterian 4 Va'tine;: . for three months; 85.00 for twelve of the United Pres- Witeriffin APARP,Lsa(ne-time,.; f5.00 for twelve copies of the Christian Advocate , ffor r the. same , titne.,. • The:Public Debt. •,- • - . 3 t r aslut , toTo,n, July 22.—Fron _official state pkesits .of, thepublic debt on the.firakof July, fur titaliedtilhe TieitsttrS , Departthen,t, the following is : 4 1 1 1te lotalfpublie debt:,- 7 ort July ist, as shownby:the Imoliti 'of tbaTiensu* , Department, 0, '4 1 4Q97;2;74,86.&-Z . L "
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