Vrtsbgterian Ikantr. PITTinIigH,VEDNitSDLY, DEC. 9, MI, Our European Correspondent gives us, this week, a very interesting account of affairs in Irelnnd. The remarks on emigration are peculiarly touching - to the finer feelings of humanity. The Timlogical Seminary at Mirage is ad vancing. On our first page we place the call of the Synod of Chicigo for aid in fur nishing students' rooms, in the new build ing. It is addressed to the churches of the Synod. Almost any church could furnish one room; and there are many in dividuals, who alone could spare the means to do so, and would find joy in contem plating the good deed. The Christi-am World, pnblished monthly in New-York, by the American and For eign Christian Union, has now completed its fourteenth volume. The main object of the Union is to. reclaim Romanis from their apostaoy, to the true Gospel. Their journal is ably conducted, and is furnished to subscribers at .one dollar a year. Ad dress Christian World, No. 1.56 Chambers' Street, N. Y. A. &ding Thanksgiviug Sutton, preached August , 6th, 1863, at Williamsburg, Pa., by. Rai.. JOHN MOORE, is before us. Its text is, " What hath God wrought Y" The then recent victories are noted, and their influenceand tendencies are gratefully ac knowledged. The sermon is truly patri otic, while the mind of the reader is di rected to God, as the Bestower of favors. ikeknewledgmonts,—We again, at the re quest of the Synod of Pittsburgh, com mence publishing the contributions of the churches, through Pittsburgh Receiving Agents, to the Boards. The course is very proper; and it will not be followed by any charges, from us. We do it as a gratuity to the cause. One suggestion we made in Synod, when interrogated on the subject. It was the hope that ministers, elders, and people, would make additional exertions to keep up, and to increase the circulation of the Banner. We still hold ourselves to be fellow laborers in the Gospel; and, like pas tors, while we regard Abe laborer as worthy of his hire—as needing and earning a liv ing—we are not in this work for pecuniary gain. Surprises.—We have been criticised, and sometimes a little sharply, for publishing notices of surKises, donation parties, &c., to pastors. We trust that our friends will, henceforth, rather approve than complain. It is now to be a part of our own living; a small charge being made, the same as for notices of aoademies, and for obituaries. The prin ciple is, that these are matters of private benefit, and should hence contribute, as do advertisements, to the sustentation of the paper. We trust, however, that we shall do some good to religion by circulating these notices. Who can read the acknowl edgments, this week, of Mr. CRITCHLOW and of " G. N.," without being benefited ? Will not every rightly disposed soul say of the acts, "Well done " ? and will not con science, in many cases, recall the words, " Do thou likewise" ? A MODEL PROCLAMATION. The Proclamation of Governor PARKER, of New Jersey, calling the people to the observance_of Thanksgiving Day, we take to be truly It model. Its patriotism is com mendable, but in this it does not excel that of the President and of some other Govern ors. Its comprehensiveness is unique; but still, for this in would not have taken it up as a subject for notice. It is for its Christianity that we specially commend it. Read it : " God, who notices even the falling of a sparrow, also rules in the affairs of nations. To his-mercy we are indebted for the many blessings which continually surround us as individuals and as a people. Public ac knowledgment of his providence should frequently be made by thanksgiving, praise and prayer. "Moved by these considerations, I, Jozr. PABILIR, Governor of the State of New- Jersey, do hereby, in accordance with the custom of this State, recommend to the people THE LAST THURSDAY OF NOYFM HER, A. D. 1863, as a day for public thanks giving and prayer to ALMIGHTY GOD. "Let us thank God for abundant har vests. "Let us thank Him for preserving us from pestilence. " Let Us . thank Him that order has been maintained, and the laws respected and obeyed within our borders. " Let nei thank Him- for victories achiev ed by the armies of the nation. " Let* us thank Him for the manifold mercies and blessings which he has freely bestowed upon us ;'for life and health, for Christian institutions and privileges, for his revealed Word, and especially for the gift of his Bon, the SAVIOUR 01' THE WORLD, who continually maketh interces sion for us. " While we offer thanks, let us also pray that God will give us hearts to pity and re lieve the poor ; that he will give consola tion to the widow and orphan, who sorrow for the 'heroic dead; that he will preserve in safety our brave soldiers in the field; that he will soon remove the rod of our chastisement.; that he will give wisdom to those in authority; that he will change the hearts -of our enemies, and so order events that peace may be speedily restored, and the now discordant motions of the na tion be again united. " Given under my hand and privy [L. s.] seal at Trenton, this seventh day of November, A. D. one thousand eighth hundred and sixty-three. i g JOEL PAIMIL" We have here a full and cordial recogni tion of the being and providence of God; and also of Christian institutions, of the Bible, the Son of Pod, our Saviour and In tercessor. If the war shall bring our rul ers to such recognitions ) and induce the public to rejoice in, them, one great good will have.been CHURCH DISCIPLINE. Discipline is one of the Divinely insti tuted means of grace. God uses it largely; and be blesses it. And he bids his churches tse it ; and he promises to make it, in their hand, a means of benefit to their members. The officers of the New Testa ment Church are rulers. Some teach and rule. They are teachers ; " labor " in teaching being their main duty. Others rule and teach. Ruling is their main busi ness. They are to "rule well," but are not required to labor in the giving of instruc tion. How some modern church Sessions manage to keep up personal peace - of mind, if such there are, while so many precious souls entrusted to their care—so many pro fessors and the children of professors ; members of Christ's Church by a personal covenant, and members by birth and bap tism—run riot, we are not called upon to declare. We think there are but very few members 'of Session who feel indifferent. Most sorrow greatly over what, as seems to them, they cannot rentedy. They are timid. They feel bound to administer the laWs ,of Christ's hotse for edifilation, and not for destruction, and, from com mon sentiment and the: habits of the times, they fear that to attempt now to exercise strict discipline, would result 'in evil more than in good. Wisdom is need ed—great wisdom as well as true fidelity— to know what is expedient, and when and how to discharge official duty. A gentleman, writing, to us under the caption at the head of this article, says : " Mr.ssns. EDITORS :—Bein g raised and .educated in a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian neighborhood, I may have imbibed illiberal and, extreme views in reference to what, is truly and correctly Church Discipline, as laid down in the Standards of the Presby terian Church; and therefore I wish to propose a few questions.upon this' subject, which I hope 'you or sonic of your numer ous correspondents will answer. " First. Can a.person, who has been re ceived into full membership of the church, get so much intoxicated, every time he has the opportunity, that he can't walk straight nor talk plainly, and that fact be brought to the personal knowledge of both the pas tor and the eldership, and still 'be a member in good standing in the church ? Is the Session in the line of its duty when it takes no action in the premises ? " Second. Can a person who has been received into the communion of the church by public profession, slip, out of the back door, without anybody' knowing it, and ar range himself with the world by a course of dissipation, and yet the office-bearers of the church take no action which would in form the world and the church .that such persons are no longer members of the church ?t' We have no acquaintance with the wri ter. We suppose him to ask the questions, nor from any private grief, but for general edification. Their applicability we suppose to be, most ufihappily, very extensive. We hence trust that none will give them a pri vate interpretation; except that wherever they apply, the person who may find him self therein addressed will conclude that the Spirit of God has sent them to him for his admonition and benefit; and so give thanks and reform. To the first question we answer, that a professing Christian should have nothing at all to do with intoxicating liquors, as drinks. He should neither buy, sell, taste, nor be voluntarily present where they are used. Keep utterly clear of them, as a matter of personal safety, and for the sake of example. Men who drink to the-extent intimated in the question should be dealt with, most certainly. A church member who knows of the case, should administer private admonition. If this will not do, he should take the other steps indicated in Scripture, and bring the, matter fairly be fore the Session. If the pastor and elders have a " personal knowledge " of the case, they are bound by their official vow to use proper measures for the man's reformation, and, if these fail, then to purify the church by his exclusion. The second question is not quite so easily answered. The General Assembly directs that persons who neglect the ordinances shall be disciplined. This direction is Scriptural. It accords also with common sense. But the- neglect may be only par tial, or occasional. And •there may be various reasons for it. If the neglect is needless; if there is a manifest destitution of love for^the ordinances; if there is levity of conduct, a fondness for worldly company, and for things sinful, or for things even of doubtful propriety, the delinquent should be visited, -called before.the Session, ad monished, and if still unwilling to retnrn, to his duties,.he should be suspendea and disowned.. It may be that a case so strong as the one supposed in the question but seldom occurs. We are' of a different opinion. Such cases are by no means rare; as we know from painful observation. We think that a ease of suspension, or public disowning of a member for ceasing from communing with the Church and manifesting a preference for the world, (gross immorality being avoided,) is rather a strange thing. There are difficulties, delicacies, involved; there are social connexions existing and there are results feared, which, too often, deter both pastors and elders from using even private means - energetically, to reclaim the wander er. -An ardent love for lost souls, and an intense desire to see:the Church of Christ shine in beauty, would lead to more effort in the line of which we speak. Sometimes a very - consistent professor will decline'communion for a season. This may be from a difficulty, with a church offi cer, or with a fellow-member; or it maybe from a feeling of personal unworthiness. The cause should be searched out by the Session, and, if possible, removed; and there should be patience exercised toward the member. • Is is especially becoming in members of Session to let their own light shine bright ly. It is a sad case, when a pastor or an elder so conducts himself as to•become an PRESBYTERIAN BANNER-iWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1863. offense; or so that he, cannot admonish or exhort; or so that he cannot say, ," Come with us." We would see discipline revived in the Church; revived in love, for her edifica tion, purity, glory. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. The kind care of prisoners taken in war, and their speedy exchange, belong to the ameliorations which Christianity has intro duced into the military code. Rules of proceeding have become so well settled, be tween enlightened independent nations, that difficulties but seldom arise. In a civil war, these rules are not always recog ; nixed, and are not, so readily applied. In such a war, the soldiers on_one side' are called rebels, and there is a strong disposi tion to treat them as such. So the United States purposed to do, at the commence ment of the present war; but the rebellion speedily assumed such a magnitude, and exhibited such power, that the claims of humanity demanded that belligerent rights sbould be accorded to the enemy; the moral aspect of the case - being reserved fot ,con sideration" after the closing of the contest. Under the belligerent . aspect, an ex change of prisoners took place, the same, for,the time, as would be regarded proper between two nations at war." Acceirding , to the cartel adopted by the representatives of the parties all prisoners captured by either, without regard to numbers, were to be released or returned, on parole, for ex change, within ten days, or as.soon there.: after as practicable, but were not to serve in the army till the, exchange, was.regular-, ly declared by Commissioners appointed for that purpose. - At the time the * arrangement was Made, the Confederates held more of our men than we held of theirs. The process,= how ever, went an in good faith till the time of the President's Proclamation, freeing the slaves in certain States, which was ,met by a.counter Proclamation;declaring that ev cry Federal officer caught enforcing the former would be held, not as a Rrisoner of war, but as a criminal, to be executed. Sere was a violation of the cartel, if put in force. It did not, however, entirely stop the process of exchange ; but it interfered with the free and full exchange of officers. A greater difficulty, and one which has brought matters to a stand, was the Confed erate decree against.colored troops and their officers. It was declared that these officers, if captured, would he delivered to the State authorities to be dealt with, (hung,) and that the men (the negro - es captured,) would be sold into Slavery. That the Federal Government should submit to this, was ut terly out of the question. This entirely violated the cartel; it having proiided for the release and exchange of all prisoners. Whether the threat against the white offi cers and colored men has been executed, there is no positive_ . evidence. There are some reports to that effect ; and Major Gen. E. A. HrToucock, who has charge of ex changes, in writing to the /V: Y. Times, says : " It is a most significant fact, that in "no single instance has the smallest evi "dente come to light tending to show that "any officer connected with colored troops "has been captured alive and held in the "South as' a prisoner of war; nor has any " colored man employed as .a soldier of the "United States, been captured in the South " and accounted for as a prisoner of war." That they have made captures we know; what they have done. with the captives we know not. But we are bound to know. The rebel Commissioner, Judge OuLD, made to our Commiisioner, Gen MERE DITH, what seemed to be a fair offer, and in accordance with, the Letter of the cartel: It was to this .effect, that " he would ex " change all the prisoners of war- in his " hands, against all that we have in our " hands, the surplus to remain on_parele." The deception lies here; the _captured ne groes and , their officers were .not in- his hands, but elsewhere; and neither did he regard them as prisoners of war. Hence he did not mean to..embrace them in his seemingly fair offer. And farther still, Commissioner OULD had released, from parole, some of the men' captured by Gen. GRANT at Vicksburg, and also all the six thousand captured by Gen. Bapics at Port Hudson "and delivered .by him at Mo bile. These men had been paroled un der the provisions of the Cartel; but they were declared released, Without a regular exchange, and were reentered, in the army, and some of them have been re .eaptttred by Gen. GRANT in the late:battle. The rebels now hold about thirteen thou; sand of our men, as prisoners': It would, as urged by Gen. llrmncoci:,-require all of these to balanee our account against them for paroled prisoners.. . Still our Com missioner would gladly redeem them thir teen thousand by a release of as Many out; of the forty thousand prisoners held by us. But _Judge Our . will not do this. He must have the whole 40,000; B and even then lie will not return to us the captured negro soldiers and their 'Officers. He asks too much. It would be wrong to:grant Ns demands. We must have all the captives.' delivered; colored and white. - An effort ikbeing made, as we noted kit week, to fOrce us_ to accept the .rebel terms of exchange, by starving and freezing the prisoners they hold. What shall we '.dog? The Government and the Sanitary Com mittee are sending raiment, food, and Med icines to the prisonerk If the rebels will permit this, it must be dime:. The case is exceedingly provoking. But: we must note make ourselves* savages by starving the captives we hold. We will both feed and clothe 'them ; and it is to be hoped that the bad faith, and, the cruelty of the foe, will incite .our people to unity, and our Government to a redoubled exer tion, to end the strife. ,The nation is able; and it is urged, by every consideration of justice as well as of hnmanity, to_put forth its full powers._ Why thig long delay DR. DRECIINRIDGE ON SLIVERY AND THE CONSTITUTION. A writer in the Presbyter furnishes a sy nopsis of Dr. R. J. BIVECKINRIDGE'S Thanksgiving Sermon. We quote the rep resentation given of tlipteher's views, on Slavery, and on ohititiation, as af fected by the war, and as things are eon. ducted by the Government: "As to Slavery, he said, substantially: 'From my earliest redollection I have-been unfriendly to Slavery, and have sought, at what I have thought proper times and in proper was, to rid Kentucky and the country Of it. Inl!830 (this was when he was alawyer) I risked-all I had at stake in endeavoring to indium the State to rid her self of it, and sacrificed for this end what political prospects I may have then had in the unsuccessful attempt. In 1849 I again vainly endeavored :to bring the people to measures for removing it. And what - I did then I would—do- again- to-morrow. I have never been in favor of one portion of the; human face holding,any other in: bondj age,but have •ever been in favor.'of freedom to all • and hope, the day will come whenit shall be enjoyed .. everywliere. ." 'ln regard toile bearings of the war. upon ,Slavery, while I have said' I did* not approve of all the,Oiiveinment has; done, have always held that whatever Was neces sary for the Government to do, in order to crush the rebellion, should be done, andl would uphold the Government in it. And this is the solemn, religious duty of, every citizen! "About tbe cry that the Administration has ; , set aside the Constitution, in' this ineasure,.he said that not aiiingle Adminis tration had been in, power since the origin of the Government, against which the charge: had tram pled ,been made that, it had ou,the Obliatitation in - something it had 'done, and therefore this charge was no neWthing . ; and that there was always on hand, in litigation ra" the courts, pine cane regarding laws, which - were alleged to be, unconstitutionar " He then, with great power and earnest ness urged that we Were a people and: a nation before we had this Constitution;' that the people 'of the nation made: the Constitution and not the Constitution the nation;"that, although the Constitution and all the acts, of Congress; and all the, treaties with other nations made - under it, Were bUrned up, utterly,blotted out, "we ehould be a nation still'; `that the life of the nation for which we'were contending. was•of more value than all the Cbnititutions ever "Writ ten.; that, although.he valued the Constitu tion as highly as any one, he was. for put ting down the rebellion at all hazards, and by all needful means; and when we had done that; and had Sailed the nation, without which the. Constitution would be worthless, we could then set all matters•right about anymiolatione of the Constitution which had taken place." It is well know]] that- Dr. BaEctrur- RIDGF, thinks, as cloanany ethers, that some serious mistakes_ have been committed, both by the people and the rulers, in rela tion to public affairs. But he most earn:. estly sustains the Government. - The rebel-, lion must be suppressed, whatever the cost; This is a phristian, semen as a social duty. EPISCOPAL -.1601111T10N AT TILE -BOUTII. Fanatics, and all men of one idea, find a great difficulty in getting along with the Bible as , it is, and with the Church creeds derived, from, the : Bible. The Bible is from God, who is .omniscient—whose eye seeth all things. It is hence comprehensive in its teaching& In relition to the great evil which lies at the root of our preSent na tional difficulties ; the Bible, and the Churches which hold - to Scriptural teach ... ings, have been and still are a great stum bling block a few at the North, and to many at , the South. Lr o ovo G - AWRISON, &R., the extreme Abolitionists, were for. long, and we rather think; still are, no true' friends of the Sacred Scriptures and the Church. They found:much there ihich did not justify their principle or their spirit. Latterly, sonie of theni have re-- , sorted to interpretations -to snit their one idea ; and thud have given a partial etellit to the Book. . „ AA the South, the, extremists on thasla- very question, finding the Bible, in its-ob vions teachings, to be= very much against them, endeavored for a time to_ force it, as many of, them still dog to sanction their un holy system. But„the, effort, so, far, aa.the public mind is concerned, is utterly , vainl and even their own conscience is ill tit ease, under the light of isadrcd truth Bet - to, deny the Church a - 0 banish the Book, they., cannot. Both are a necessity.: to a soul which is even partially convicted of its own real wants. But how can they retain a sacred bOok in their'Closets and families, and give it credit before tie. : public, which so obviously condemns at darling practice „that its words - need perpetual explanations. To get rid of it, they cannotiand to satisfy their own with it as I. it is, they cannot. The . .pnly remedy:is, to i alter it.. This was the resort of Uportimi of' the ' Baptists: Finding theiriselvesoontinually in dittoilty from the influence the word baptize, they set about do reform it - out of the. Bible; and•in its plane to substitute merse. Boit wouldiseenithat smite Solthern ens are about to ns . perimentupon the Bible.. and the'EPiseePal Book.of Common Prayer. The Presbyterian gives, as a quotation fiom.• the,Echo, (of Toronto, Canada,) the follow- • nig : " A 31thorial is reported to have been laid before the General Council' of the Bishops,-Clergy; and"Liiity of, the Protest ant Episcopal„ Church ,in ,'the Confederate States of. Anieried.' It Is underitcod to have' been referred to a Select Cominittee, (of which Blithe's General PoLw. is chair man) with instructions so to revise the Prayer Book as to free" it from, all trace's of Abolitionism, and alio to, consider .and re port on the expediency of a corrected Southern version of the' Oki and New l'es taments—especially 'the later." How. the Echo got this we are not told'. and for its, truthfulness .we cannot vouch. It seems too silly to be ‘'the resort of wise men; and yet men-reported wise will, some- - times, resoft,,under liar& piesdurc, to very inept expedients. Rev. James keine;.L—Al2 . notice of the re- moval, by, death, of this laborer, in ,the Lord's vineyard, may be seen in our obitu. nary *ann. - The tivtigiony gooft. TRANISGIVITING PROCURATION. The following Proclamation, recommend ing to the people to unite in gratefully recognizing a recent Providential interfer ferenoe in our behalf, has just been issued by the President : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 1863. Reliable information being received that the insurgent force is retreating from East Tonneseee under circumstances rendering it probable that the Union forces cannot hereafter be dislodged from that important position, and esteeming this to be of high national consequence, I recommend that all loyal people do, on receipt of this infor mation, assemble at their places of worship, and render special homage and gratitude to Almighty God for this. great advance =meet the national cause. (Siine4l,)'" ABRAHAM LINCOLN. EASTERN SUMMARY. •-• NEW-ENGLAND. MO'ln THE *in of "A ,Naine Wanted," the Beaton Recorder offers some -excellent suggeitions regard to the popular anti- Christianity lilt& is subtly floating all around us,- but,Which as;.,yet, no., self-de , fioiu#l designation by which it can be dis tinctively and universally recognised: Af ter, pulting'over in review such 'terms as atheism, , naturalism, pantheism. and matcriciliani—all,of which, ainsubstantially embraced in New-England and elsewhere,but none* which as an appellation exactly meets the elleumstimees of the case—the Recorder very I properly emieltides that " till we get a better name for it, we must pirforee hold on to the old one, and still call it what the common people at least yet understand—, INFibtLITY? ) TIAMENTABLE 'to think that - tadies can. t far forget:themselyesis ever. to My themnelves open =to' the charge of intem-: perste indulgence in; opiates or` other stim "ulautis; it is espeeially'sad to contemplate 'so ex l tensive an indulgence of this- kind as to resider necessary the creation of special retrats for, the benefft of inteMperate women of "_ good social position!" , The Boston Medical and Surgical Journa?, al luding to the effort -now being made hilitithropic 'gentlemen' of Boston to pro` vide iin'oh, in institution for females in Mas- saehuscits, says from the question of establishing , a public asylum for inebriates, the advan tages, of which would be more naturally confined to the middle and lower classes, it appears that there is yet in Ne*-England no place of refuge for intemperate women of glpd social position, 'except the, public and private lunatic asylums, which are un fitted,;:ait the almost unanimous opinion of their superintendents, for, the reception of sucheases; at many asylums, - indeed, ad, - mitt neebeing refused m them, alike in jus titnrthe other patients and to the inebri atesc themselves._ The number of appli cants at the N:„ Y. General Asylum at Bing ham* far exceeds the possible capacity of the building, while the Washingtonian' Home in, Boston, =whose influence for good is alteadyso extended,. is for men alone." REV. or. B. CHANDLER, with his wife and four children, sailed from Boston on his re _ turn to the. Madura Mission on Saturday, Nov- T 2l. Mr. and Mrs. 0. leave their four eldest children in this country to' be edu , , AN EXMANGE of last week says: " The new . rooms of the Parker Frater nity in Boston at No 554 Washington Street, <were dedicated on Monday evening. Addresses were delivered, and the- eeremo monies were followed . = by a dance,. which continued till midnight'. Eight hundred persons were present. Dancing is certainly somewhat Singular and Incongruous as an accompaniment' to dedicatien ceremonies under the direction of a professedly religious Association. We -might, rejoice, however, if dancing Were - the least-, -objectionable ~of the movements of • 4 • this really infidel Fraternity. IDA BOSTON, on Thanksgiving night, a young lady died in a tall-room, falling to theiloor just at the end eta dance.' Aticonprio to the Legislative Manual of Cenienticut, the religions preferences of the niemhers of the House are as 'follows Congregationalists, 63•; no preference, 42; Methodists, 39 ; Universalists, 30; Bap tiste, 22; Liberals, 12'; Episcopalians, 9; Presbyterians, 43 Indipendents, 3: Qua-, kersr l 2-; Second Adventists, 2; Free.' ThinkerS;-2 ; Unitarian, 1; Mormon, 1; Disorpte of Chrifit, 1 The oldest member of th`ji'll'Ouse is Joel Toin, of North Heio, 67- years youngest member, Charles H. Bartibr, of Pownall, 24 years. • - WIFE of Ex-President Pierce, who has been, in feeble health for some years, died* Andover, Massachusetts, on the 2d instant. . • - AION . of Professor Longfelloti, a Lieu tenant in the-First MassacirusettS cavalry, .was„beverely _wounded in the engagement at '"%blinunt Hope= et:Lurch,. Va., on Friday katherbtu3'gone to Washingtbn, having been summoned by telegraph. THE FOLLOWING first appeared editori . ally %n the Springfield Republican, and has, been: , extensively copied ,by the religious papprs': " PutnaM; of the Mount 'Congregational church, -Roxbury, recently ;brought home some:water from the Jordin; and is baptizing the 'children of his paridh with it, and' o inculcating the silly superstition thatlhe Jordan is more sacred than'feras other rivers!' - Tin Boston Recorder objects to affixing this folly '7 to the Congregational ,denom ination, saying that neither church nor pas tor ,bearinto the names mentioned are to be found in the Minutes of the Yody. What; ever may be the denominational connexion of the minister in question, we are-disposed to blame him more for introduOing an ob jectionable novelty into a 'solemn and Di vinely appointed ceremony, than, for any disposition to encouragnsuperstitious feel ing. , Tim CONTltrettTioN at the First Congre; gatienal (Dr. Todd's) eh - web, Pittsfield, 22d ultimo, to provide Thanksgiving din ners for those in that town least abfe to procure them ter - themselves, amounted to one hundred and twelve dollars. NEiGir-YORK. THE METHODIST of this city pontatos, oitt interiettitig rusting the plan of yearly or biennial changes of appointments in regard to the Methodist nifitiktry. While insisting up on every thing that is genuinely Methodis tic, and maintaining that " Methodism is the most momentous develdpment of prac tical Christianity," it still contends that " the times, the best interests of the Church, justify some prolongatien of the term of pastoral service; that the better training of our people, the convenience and efficien cy of our ministry, the saving of talented men to our pulpits, and•many other urgent reasons, press the demand immediately and powerfully upon the attention of the Church." In reply to those who cry out, under the plea of genuine or " old fashioned "-Meth odism, against the proposed change of min isterial plans, our contemporary reminds such objectors, that on this score they really impeach John Wesley and their English brethren: It says : " If'anything was specially characteristic or Methodisin under Wesley, it was the fact that its pol . icy was one of expedienc ; that it was pro gressive, and held nothing of a merely for mal or economical character to be perma nent, but welcomed every change that changing circumstances suggested." TUE RLEVENTEL Presbyterian church, (N. S.) is to be removed to the upper part of. the City. The Evangelist gives as the reason for the removal, " the filling up of the almost entire district on the Eastern side of the city with foreigners speaking a ,different language, and belonging to a dif ferent religion, who, by, coming in, are driving out, the American and Protestant population." _ THE ANNUAL meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society of NeW-York and Brooklyn, auxiliary to thaAmerican Board was held in Brooklyn, Nov. 22, and in New-York on the following Sabbath even ing. The Treasurer's account showed the amount given by the churches of the two cities contributing through this channel, to be $40,711.16. Fifty per cent. more than the last year, and thirty per cent. more than in any previous year. REV. PROF., SEELYE; of Amherst Col . lege, has been engaged to fill for a few Sab baths, the pulpit of the Feurteenth Street Presbyterian Church, formerly occupied by Rev. Dr. A. D. Smith. Tax NEw-YoRK Chronicle says : The committee appointed to confer with the Grand Ligne Mission have found it impos sible to eoliperate with them, because, as stated by a correspondent, " the majority of the missionaries took the very strong ground, that it is not only their_ privilege but_ their sacred duty to commune with pi.: ous Pedohaptists. After such a declara tion), it was of course evident that we could no longer, as a denomination, cooperate with the Grand Ligne Mission. The in fluential brethren in Canada West and East told us to go on and commence a mis sion among the French Canadiais." THE LARGE and elegant maps. which were prepared by Dr. Robert Baird; and used by him in his lectures, are announced for sale in New-York city. A copy of each might be advantageously placed in ev ery institution of learning. THE New-York Observer says that the man who pays the largest personal fax in that city livei in the same house in which he kept a Store - for some fifty years; he washes himself in a tin pan in the back yard whenever he does wash at all; takes a basket and goes out to buy a little food, which a woman in the - house prepares for him'. And so he lives, a liachelor and a miser,lwo forlorn beings rolled into one. He sells no goods at present, but adds to his vast wealth daily by lending money on gel:4 security, being just as shrewd, keen, and close as ever he was, though he is muck beyond seventy years of age. Poor man 1 • Tn influx of emigrants to this country from Europe is much increased since last year, the whole number entered in this port alone since the. Ist. of January, being nearly 160,000. GOLD was quoted on Monday tit 152. Superfine State Flour sold at $5.90®6.10 ; Extra State at $0.30®6.40 ; Extra E.H.O. at $7.40®7.50, and trade brands $7.55® 9.50. - ' PHILADELPHIA. CORIIEqPONDENT of the Congrega tionalist states that the chapel of the First Congregational church Of this city was recently - dedicated with appropriate ser vice's. • The chapel, and a large lot designed for a church building, are the gift of a na tive of Massachusetts, now residing-in Philadelphia. ‘. The ,writer mentions hit "the old house, which still stands on a part of the lot, was, at one time, the -headquar ters of Washington, and. it is proposed to preserve the bricks of which it is built, in some part of the new edifiee, say, for' the walls of the pastor's` study?' He further adds " Some .steps have- already been taken toward the organization of a more central church, which shall fairly represent- the Nevt-England r polity, and- shall draw to it the young men of New-England, who are constancy seeking homes in this attractive city. A first rate man will soon be, wanted as a preacher. It is said that there are ten thousand New-Englanders in Philadelphia." A MANSION, completely furnished, was presented to Bishop Bilpson, of the Meth odist Church; in Philadelphia, on Thanks giving day. The mansion is donblia,`'With side-parlors, each illuminated with six-' light chandeliers, a hall and vestibule in the 'Centre, extensive_ back buildings, fine library, sitting room, reception room, itc., the whole being warmed by means of im proved patent beaters, and is handsomely furnished iri all its , apartments. . THE PRESENT high pxic&of coal is Bu: g,esting many expedients for eebnomizing its use. Mr. Harper, of the" Philadelphia city councils r proposes a committee to quire into the feasibility of war Ming houses from a central source, and 'supplying the - citizens with beat as gas is now supplied. The committee to make the inquiry into' the matter walkappointed. TEM FIRM of Richardson, Spence,& Co., of London 'and Philadelphia , havis. com pleted their arrangcnieos for ,the s running W "it **Mr' from to the port of Philadelphia—th e -6„ t steamer to reach the latter city aboat the first of May aert.- SOME of the--deer in Jiogan Square, Phil, adelphia, have become vicious, and e evera! , persons have bees iniared by them. T ht animals are to be disposed. of. Th e d eer have increased so rapidly that the authsri._ ties have determined to• present a w lm v,, e , to the authorities of Ifidtimore, who hav e , expressed a desire to obtain. them United Stades Christian Comatissioa, The Army Committee of Western• Pinney'. vania reports, that the following persons have gone to the army as delegates of the Chri o ._ tian Comniesion DIMINO FHB MVNFEI OF-NOVEMBER Rev. D. R. Kennedy, Candor, Penn'a; R" . W. U. Robinson, Wellsburg, Va. ; Rev. 1.1. Baird, D. D., Beaver, Penn'a; J. R. Mili e i , Rev. Franklin Orr, Rent, Penn'a; Rev. j u. Davis, Blairsville, Penn's; Rev. A. P. m o . Elaw, Sagetown, Dl. The Treasurer acknowledges the following cash contributions : 30110210 DIST EntsconAL Penn'a Avenue, Pittsburgh Liberty street, ti Trinityy Pittsbacgb.--... ... - ... ,-.........._. South 001XLM013, Allegheny . Bethel Quakers; Florence, Pm. , Burt's, Frton Valley, Pa Blairsville, Pa ... .. . ... . . .........'............., Butler, Pa .. ~ , . .... Irwin Station, Pa...»... - ...... . . ..... ... ...... . ..... .. Harmony, Pa .. . . ......-- -,..- ... ~ . .... .. 2 k 5 itinuiriburg, fa 801 Fairview, Pa 4 00 Mansfield, Pa • 12 15 Xclinesport, Pa 14 'O, Pleasant Valley; lamdy's Lane; Pa li 25 Xt. Tabor, Ohio Ii 00 - New Somerset, Ohio 11 20 Wintersville, (.Forks,) Ohio ' - 10 40 Hammondr,ville, 0hi0—...-- 11 i Olaysville, Ohio - ' " ' 6 71'. Fair vievt, Ohio 10 15 Edit Oomtoon Xeth. Prot't al.'h, Allegheny. 00 2:., wraran PRESETTERIAN CHVIICHOS hat Church, Pittsburgh st h gg gg 3rd ' " Allegheny lot " Lawmgcerille, Pa. lst" lereenort, Pa 3d. " New' Wilmington, Pa„.-.._ Centre" Candor, Pa . Unity " , Prospect; Pa Valley " Huston, Pa Union " Palmeroville Pa NeatLiherty; Pa Hebron, New Castle; Pa:" St. Clair, Pa Temperancevilte, Pa Manchester, Fa .. ... Clinton, Pa Rohinsonllun, Pit Mount Nebo, Pa Blain's - 111e, Pa Prospect, Pa- ... .... . ..... ..... -- New Alexander, .. Gilead, Pa Steubenville, Ohio.- Smith Creek,WarrericOunty, Illinois Young America, Warren county, 111......... Barlow, Warren qpuity,Ohio Central Pittsburgh Mt. Washington, Pa. Lawrenceville, Pa'' Temperanceville, East Liberty, Pa Beneah, Wilkinsburg, Licking, CurLavine, Pa... Plum Creek,, New Texas, Pa Concord Church, Little Beaver Lawrence county, Pa - lilingoChurell, Allegheny county, Pa First Church, McKeesport, ........ Long Atm Church, Westmoreland Co., Pa Cant - on, Pa.--.. Pa » —....—.... Murrysville, (additional) Pa Cowansville, Pa, Xt. Pleasant, Pa Harmony, Pulaski, Pa Clarksville, Pa Warren, Pa Indiana, Pa ' Pleasant Hill, New Concord, Head Spring, Ohio Xilfordtou, Ohio Oak Ridge, Ohio Waynesburg, Ohio. First-Baptist Church Pittsburgh Fourth do do do do ' do ' Penn township........ 33 SG Grace German Reform Church,: Pittsburgh_ 27 a: Lutheran Church, Tarentrim 9 23 Collection in Church- at -Economy-- - Neshannock Chiron, New Wilmington, Pa.. Squirrel Rill Chinch.-. Collection:at Natrona, Bev. S. Ram5ey...... ... do"Willraore, Pa do Conneaut:v . llle; Pa do New Berlin, Ohio.. Fair and Festival by ladies and scholars of Rev. John G. Brown's 11. P."chusch Pitts. 424 15 Concert at Hookstown, Pa 54 85 School Cciricert, Calcutta, Ohio 8 89 Little Girls-School, Carrolton, 0hi0....._....... 100 Sabbath School, Reffalochurch, Pa- ._ . ... _ 627 Army, Committee of Reamer county--Contri bution, s7936o;:Festival at Bethleham church, $95,60 - ' ' ' 175 00 Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society, Hickory, Pa.... 050 g< ,c Elders Ridge,Pa, 900 " " - " ' Manor Hill, Pa. 500 Obsidian Aid Society,Dayton, Pa... 18 :.0 Centre Soldiers' Aid Assaciation, Washington county, Pa _...» ... ... --.-.. . -- 50 00 Union. Meeting, Ist Pres. curch, ........... 1,191 44 Rev. J. B. Clark's ch, Alle'g. 120 04 "• "' . • :Welsh Conga church Pitts... 47 10 " ".' New Castle, Pii. 60 00 .., _ " • , Deersville, Ohio' ' ' 15 00 Robert Beer, Pittsburgh 25 00 B. P. Bakeweß ' " 25 (N) Joseph. Horne ' " ..» .......:- ..... 25 00 Cash 15 50 P. Duff & Son, ' '" ' - ' ' 10 00 Geo. H. Chriety, " 500 John VagoMn, " 500 F. b.., " . 100 Mrs. Parker, A11egheny,,............................ 500 John Dean, .. ____ 10 00 Rev -Levi Risher.- 500 Mrs. Richer George Gilchrist, Payette Co., 'Bs 200 "Maria," Belknap, Pa 1 00 Family of Wm. Reynolds, Bolivar, Pa- 100 R. Cobbert, Emlenton, Pa., Rev. J. , Moßean, 15 00 Rev. J. V. Miller, Claimer Vale,.Pa ..:............ 11 50 Mary Foster, Greensburg, Pa 2 00 Mrs. Martha Collins, Shirleysburg, Pa 2 CO Mrs. P. Collins, do d 0.... Martha and Amite Collins, Shirleysburg, Pa. 100 Miss N. J. Patton, Shirleysburg, Pa 56 John' RsnkLu, Buena Vista, Pa... 5 00 R. 'Chambers, Trenton, N. J a...... 200 A Unionist, per Env. S. 1tank5ey............. 5 00 A:Ltidy, per Jas. McCandless 2 00 Cash- -- 600 Joseph ' illiott, Canal, Lewisville, 0.-- ..... : . 900 Jacob Justice, Leesville, 0— ' 5 00 Mrs. A. X. Moore, Carrollton, 0 2 00 James Gallagher, do do A. Cunningham, Lordstown, 0 "Marie Wright, WaStdille, 0—... Sago, 0 - 100 The following contributions of hospital stores hare been received' during the month of November .1. box. from Has: T. Wallace New Alexandsia, Weetmoreland Co.; 1 package from Public School of South Pittsburgh ; 1 box of fruit from:Mrs. 0. B. M. Smith ; boxof clothing train Ladies' Aid Society of clarbeea, Columbiana Co., Ohio; 1 box of clothing, 1 boi; 1 barrel and 1 bag of potatoes from Ladies' Aid Society of Wortbing, Armstrong Co.. S boxes from Ladies' Aid Society of Burrell, Westinoreland Co.; 18 blais-'oripples from John F. Scott;Pnlaski, Lawrence Co.; 3 boxes hospital stores from Ladies' of Greenaburg ;• 3 boxes hospital 'stores and 1 barrel of appleti-from Ladies' Aid Society of Washington, Pa.; 1 package of books from Mr. Semple, Allegheny City ; 1 box from Lutheran Sunday School, Freeport, Armstrong-.C0.; 2, barrers Hof potatoes, 1 barrel of apples and 1 box of clothing from Soldiers Tinton Aid Society of Dayton, Armstrong' Co.; 1 box of stores from 'Miss Mary Foster, Greensburg, Westmore land "Co.; 1 box of stores friini - Ladies' Aid So dbaty. of Phillipsburg; per .Beaver Army Committee 1 box hospital stores from the Ladies' Aid Society of Seltsberg - and vicinity; 7 boxes of bandages and linen from Washington City; 1 box from soldiers' Aid Society of Millers' Run, Allegheny Co ; 1 box of clothing from the Ladies' Assticiation of Union Hall, Elizabeth Town, Allegheny Co ; lbox hospital stores anda•bbl dried applei from Soldiers' Aid Society of Somerset, Pa • 2 boxes stores from. Bethel Christian Cominission,Andiena Co;' 1 box from the Ladies' Boidety.of Sharon, Beaver Cu ; I box Of stores and 7 bbbsof potatoes from the Ladies Society ofMohoning, Liwrence Co ; 1 box containing 225 house-wires from Sabbath School of limited Presbyterian Church, Alle• gheny city. Also contributions of clothing and 'fruits from Mrs. A. M. Wallingford, Mrs. C. Camp bell, Mrs. Denny, Mrs. H. X. Myer, Mrs. W. 11. GUI, Mrs. T. Milier, and Mrs. J. Clever. The following articles have been seat to the armies in Tennessee , during the last month : Fkinnel and muslin 'shirts . " " drawers..... . Woolen socke, pairs Comforts- Pillows. Sheets... iiMi Pi low eases Towels • Kittens.— Homewives.— lidck scarfs • Bandages Pairs slippers Pada and bundles of muslin Books, - large Books,•Small - teclpeneUs, ,dosens ........ Calla ciefruit Dried fruit, lbs ' • CriCkers; is Condensed milk cans ' . • -Wines and liquors, gallons Pens PotaMes, bash... .. - "•. Apples, "-. .... ............. Beets Onions, Soar kront bbl. • Carrots; bushels: Outteriba Pickles Writinippaper, reams thleloPes 5,204 Pages'of Tracts - 19,626 Pages of papers 41,320 By the vemliberal contributions received during theluist nichth; we have been enabled to forward an unusually large amount of stores to our armies in the Wet. And yet the supply does not equal the de mand. The cry comes, "Send all the woolen under clothing, fruits, liquors, and bandages you can. Our men are suffering for them" Nay we all feel our duty to the brays defenders who atand between ue and death s and continue contributions. silla Komi wimsn, zio. 76 szpithitad OM. Redo tb Trrd6d Wet. S 25 l't • luB i • 8 27 • 111 i • 1 • tl 29 • • 6 O. • 8;r, BEI 200 Ou 5 60 6717 14( 10 toi 1.3 25 ••• 5 . b 70 13 29 0 0s 00 21 6'S » 2276 • Q S w 52 on WM IBM DO 00 )0 00 4 0 20 ]7 50 15 'U 4 00 500 00 710 ,9 2E: 679 1,780 6,420 94 510 920 176 - v 15,'
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