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The Noon Day Flayer Meetings.—On Monday,
of last week, a gentleman from the South was pre
sent who had been converted through the instrumen
tality of these meetings a year ago, A letter from
his .wife was read, acknowledging the goodness of
God in bringing him under the influence of those
Christian brethren here who had taken him to the
meeting, and also asking prayer for their son, who is
a wanderer. A statement was mode, that at Louis
ville, Ky., a good work of grace has beghn,—many
converts are reported, and prayer meetings are being
held every night:—cheering word was also reported
of the olty of London, —a prayer meeting had been
arranged for the 31at of March, to be held in the
rooms of the Young Men’s Christian Association, to
continue from 9 o’clock in the morning until 9 at
night, Also, a meeting had been held among the
upper classes at the house of a distinguished clergy
man, at which 150 persons were present, to pray for
the descent of the Spirit of God upon London, in a
similar manner to the displays of power in this coun
try in 1858.
Liberia, —The Rev. Mr. Stewart, a colored minister
from Liberia, made an interesting statement in regard
to his work in Africa. He said, “I went out eleven
years since, and oan report quite an advance in the
cause of Christ in that time among the native Afri
cans. The access to the heathen is more free than
ever before} good people are but few there, it is true,
but we are endeavoring to do what we can to spread
the Gospel light ih that dark land. When I first
went out, there was much fighting, warfare and blood
shed amongst the natives; that hindered our progress
eerioußly; now that is done away with, and we have
access into the interior as far as we have the means
to go. lam raising money in this country to com
lete a church in which I labor, and expect to return
iry soon, having nearly accomplished my mission,
tm my experience in Africa, it is my'belief, that
,t land mast be civilized and converted entirely by
ins of the labors of the colored men of the United
vtes. The white laborers who go there die of the
ly of the colored men die there, it is true, hut it
•ova want and exposure, and not from the climate,
ise the liberty I have token in addressing you,
I cannot resist asking your prayers and sympa
for Africa, that interesting continent, Africa,
jg In heathen darkness.”
Reform in New York city, —A gentleman from
York said “ that the efforts commenced a year
;e by a number of Christian men, to bring about
letter observance of the Sabbath in that city, had
it with marked success. Of the 5000 liquor shops
id drinking saloons, several thousand had been
tosed on the Sabbath, and, as a consequence,' Sun
lay crime bad decreased as compared with that of
' other days of the week 85 per cent, during the
ist six months. In one quarter the Sunday arrests
id fallen off 7000; fifty or sixty Sunday theatres
id low lager beer saloons had been dosed by the
ithorities, and more than all, a law has just been
issed at Albany extirpating this whole system of
mday amusement and revelry; notwithstanding
i intense opposition, of the Sunday press, and
*ny party leaders and political managers. This we
insider n great moral triumph. It illustrates the
iwer of persistent, prayerful effort in bohalf of
iristian Reforms. If Christian men will'stand up
• the right and the truth, evil doers will be vanquished
all the great moral issues of the day.”,, Rev. Mr.
Ider said, “ that the influence of law, either for or
inst intemperance and crime was more potent
many were willing to believe, and British legis
ton in India sliowb the point distinctly. The only
id thing in the whole system of Hindooism is, that
entire influence goes against intemperance- It is
isidered an enormous crime amongst them to be
ie intoxicated. It was considered, by the better
iss of Hindoo* a calamity, when British law sane-
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tioned the making and vending of liquor in India.
It gave the prestige of power to make drinking re
spectable, and, asaConsequence the evil has increased
immensely; formerly only the lowest caste and the
most degraded, indulged in drink to any extent —and
in the city in which I reside, with a population of
44,000, there was not a single drinking shop, but
during the five years of my stay there twenty-nine
groggeries have been established, and their evil influ
ence is plainly manifest. I have no idea of reflecting
upon-the British government in making these, re
marks, as in this respect it is certainly no worse than
our own, but it is a sample of the moral effect of laws
that sanction vice in any form.”
The North Broad Street Sabbath School cele
brated its first anniversary on Sabbath afternoon
last: its connexion with the North Broad St. Church,
however, has. existed only since the , Ist of January,
1860. At that time, there were 63 scholars on the
roll; there-are now 190, including 2 female Bible,
classes and an Infant school, and 20 teachers. The
Library contains 353 volumes, including valuable
additions recently made by the Superintendent, Mr,
Thomas E. Potter. The meeting was addressed by
the veteran friend of Sunday School children, Mr.
Abraham Martin, also by Dr. Evans, a member of
the congregation, by Rev. Mr. Mears, and by the
pastor, Rev. Mr. Adams.
Philadelphia Fourth Presbytery. —The follow
ing notice, received for our last issue, was acciden
tally deferred The Fourth Presbytery of Philadel
phia met in the Buttonwood Street Presbyterian
Churoh. Tuesday evening, 10th inst.,. at o’clock,
and was opened' with a sermo"n’Ky'ftev’.^GTeorge’Duf
field, Jr. During the sessions, twenty-three ministers
and fourteen, elders were present.
The Rev. Charles R. Bliss, of Beveriy, was elected
Moderator, and the Rev. Messrs. Jenkins and Cox,
temporary Clerks.
.The .items.of business possessing general interest,
were the following: <
1. The reception of Rev. Albert Henry Barnes
from* the Presbytery of Pennsylvania. • -
2. The ordination sine iitulo of Wm. J. Erdman.
3. The taking George J. Mingins under the care
of Presbytery as a candidate for the Gospel ministry.
4. The election,of Commissioners to the General
Assembly. Principals—Ministers:—Revs. Albert
Barnes and John M‘Leod; Elders: Messrs. David
Thomas and Dr. J. M. Paul. Alternates-—Ministers:
Revs. Dr. Brainerd and Henry S. Osborn; Elders:
Messrs. John Clouds and S. T. Bodine.
5. Resolution.—• Resolve d, That Presbytery recom
mend to the Philadelphia Home Missionary Society
to employ, during vacations, in any appropriate mis
sionary work, and for such compensation as may he
proper, those candidates for the Gospel ministry,
under our care studying Theology,'who mayseek
employment, and who may be approved by the So
ciety.
Presbytery adjourned, to meet in Belvidere Second
church, 3d Tuesday in September next, (18 th day of
the month) at 7$ o’clock, P. M. .
T. J. Shepherd, Stated Clerk.
The Presbytery of Harrisburgh has just enjoyed
an interesting meeting in the First Presbyterian -
Churoh in Harrisburgh. The attendance, both of
ministers and- elders, Was larger than perhaps ever
before, and the same delightful and friendly inter
course which has always characterized the meetings
of this body; was there especially apparent. One of
our number, Rev. George R. Moore, was dismissed
to another field in the western part of this State ; but
-two excellent and beloved brethren were received to
labor as pastors in three of our vacant churches.
Rev. James Dickson", from the same Presbytery to
which Brother Moore was dismissed, has received a
unanimous call to labor in the First Church of North
umberland, and arrangements were made for his in
stallation on the 30th of May next; and Rev. Charles
M. Blake; formerly of Philadelphia,*and a mission-.
ary in OaliforblaTwas received from the Puritan As-.
sooiation of Allegheny County, N. Y., to take, the;
charge of the churches of Hublersburgh and Spring
Mills, in Centre County, where he is to be installed
on the first day of June. Prof. R. C. Allison, of the
Agricultural College, in Centre .County, for some,
years a licentiate of this Presbytery, presented a re
quest for ordination, and it was agreed that his re
quest should be complied with, if the way be properly
prepared, at the meeting for the installation at Spring
Mills. Much time was spent, as usual, in the free
conversation on the state of religion among the mi
nisters and churches, from which it appeared that
all the congregations were united, and prosperous,
that one very beautiful and expensive church edifice
has just been completed, and another is in process
of erection, that none of the churches are burdened
with heavy debts, and but one destitute of the regu
lar preaching of the gospel, and that at least one of
our feeble churches has recently received a very large
increase of its members. The interest of our meet
ing was much enhanced by the presence of Rev. D.
Lindley, of the South African Mission, whose excel
lent discourse, on Wednesday evening, produced im
pressions whieft surely can never be effaced. The
Formula for what is erroneously called a “ Public
admission to Chureh membership,” sent to the Pres
byteries, by the last General Assembly, for their
consideration, was thoroughly discussed, and received
very little favor. While some were still inclined -to
use some abbreviated form of a confession of faith,
and all were in favor of some public addi-ess to those
approaching the table of the. Lord for the first time,
none were willing to have such a formula adopted
and recommended by the General Assembly. The
reasons expressed for this, were, that it would have
much the same effect as the adoption, by our Church,
of a new confession of faith, that it did not properly
recognise the previous membership of those who had
been baptized in infancy, that it was demanding too
large' ah amount of doctrinal knowledge, and too
perfect a uniformity of belief as a pre-requisite for
communion, that, however strict the examination be
fore the Session into the doctrinal belief and piety
of the candidate may be, the whole spirit of our Di
rectory was opposed to the requirement of a literal
and extensive confession of faith from private mem
bers as the condition of their approach to the Lord’s
Tableland that any attempt to produce uniformity
- -o'P*ua»gw*ltt aar-obur3trw4s‘inc§ly"foT)e unsuccessful,
; and to be grossly misunderstood.
The Commissioners ap'pointed to the next General
Assembly, were Rev. C. P. Wing, principal, and Rev.
. T. H, Robinson, his alternate; Hon. Mordeoai M‘Kin
, ney, of Harrisburgh, principal, and James L. Wat
son, of Hublersburgh, his alternate.
Presbytery of Kalamazoo.— The Presbytery of
Kalamazoo has just held its annual meeting in Niles;
Rev. Preston Taylor, Moderator, Rev. Wm. S. Hog
gins, Temporary Clerk. Two or three hoars were
devoted to the discussion of a Report upon the
“Formula for Public Admission to Church Member
ship," which the General Assembly last year sent
down to the Presbyteries. A paper was adopted to
be sent to the next Assembly, recommending some
verbal alterations, and the introduction into the Con
fession of an article on the Sabbath, and suggesting
that too much had been sacrificed to brevity in the
“Covenant."
The Prtsbytery appointed as Commissioners to the
General Assembly: Rev. Wm. S. Huggins, and L.
H. Trask, Esq., principals; and Rev. E. B. Sherwood,
and Judge Nathaniel Bacon, alternates.* Commis
sioners to the Theological Department of Lind Uni
versity : Rev. M. Bradley, principal, and Rev. A.
Bryant, alternate.
Rev. Joseph H. Towne, D. D., late of Rochester,
has accepted the call of the Westminster church,
Buffalo. Mr. Towne enters upon the duties of his
oflice immediately.
The Rev. Wm. Young, of Ontario, having re
ceived a unaniindus call from the Presbyterian church
at Rose, has entered upon Ins new field of labor, and
■wishes his friends to address him, Rose, Wavne Co.,
n.y. ■'■
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The Presbytery of Keokuk, lowa, met in Keo
kuk, April 12th. All the ministers present but two.
Rev. Erastus J. Gillet, D. D., and Elder Solomon
Beckley, principals, and Rev. Glen Wood and Elder
James C. Braden, alternates, were chosen Commis
sioners to the General Assembly.
Two churches were organized in Washington Co.,
and received under our care.
Rev. W. Porterfield, of Chicago Presbytery, (O.Sj)
was received as a member of our body. |
The labors of the Rev. W. H. Williams, in his mis
sionary work in our bounds, were highly approved,
and Presbytery recommend his continuation as odr
Exploring Missionary another year. j
W. H. Williams and G. C. Beaman were appointed
a Committee on applications to the A. H. M. S.; E.
J. Gillet, W. H. Williams, and.Hiratn Leonard, Stand
ing Committee on Education. I
Our Exploring Missionary was instructed espe
cially, to look after and take care of the vacant
churches in our bonnds.
Presbytery earnestly recommends to the churches
to raise a Contingent Fund, for defraying the ex
penses of Delegates, to meetings of Presbytery and
Synod, and that this subject be made a matter of in
quiry at our next meeting;
Yoted that Stated Clerk make extracts from otir
minutes to be published in the American Presbyterian
and New York Evangelist. i
Adjourned, to meet at Montrose, on Tuesday pre-;
ceding the fourth Thursday of September. i
G. C; Beaman, Stated Clerk.
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The Chicago Presbytery, held its annnal meet
ing last week in the Second Presbyterian Chureh—
Rev. Mr. Little, of Waukegan, Moderator. Rev.
Messrs. Patterson and Wight were appointed Com
missioners to the General Assembly. 1
The Commissioners, says the Congregational He
rald, were not instructed ns to what should be done
in the General Assembly in regard to Home Missions,
but as the question was passed around, it was the
general sentiment, that neither the Assembly nor
any other ecclesiastical body has the right to nego
tiate in this matter, that it must be left to indi
viduals and to churches; that the true policy was to
continue co-operation and also the Church Extension
■scheme, leaving the patrons to contribute through
either or both of these organizations.
While fraternal feelings were expressed for the
Congregational brethren, and high eulogy pronounced
upon what the co-operative policy fold accomplished,
it was thought that separation should be effected as
soon as it could be wisely and kindly done, their re
siduary rights being provided for. The Presbytery
is making commendable effort for the temporary sup-'
ply of the destitute churches, intrusting the matter
to the Church Extension Committee, who are to de
fray the travelling expenses of supplies sent out of
the fund in their hands. This is a duty too much
neglected in other quarters. The fellowship of the
churches implied in an associational convention im
poses the duty of looking after the feeble'ehurohes
in this way.
Commissioners to the Assembly.— Hamilton
Presbytery (O.) has chosen the following: Rev. John
Hussey and Elder G. Y. Roots, of the College Hill
chureh, principals; Rev. C. N. Mattoon, D. D., alter
nate; Franklin Presbytery: Rev. Edward D. Morris
and Elder J. M’Elroy, principals; Rev. O. H. New
ton and Elder B. Dickerman, alternates. Dayton
Presbytery; Rev. John Martin, (clerical,) and Hon.
G. Wilson, of the Greenville congregation, (lay) were
appointed to the Assembly; and Rev. S. G. Specs,
with E. W. Steele, Esq., alternates. Indianapolis
Presbytery: Rev. Thornton A. Mills and Elder John"
O. Wishard, principals;.Rev. A. L.Brooks.and Elder
Wm. N. Jackson, alternates.
Installation at Charleston, S. C.— The Rey.
Thomas Osborne Rice, on Sunday evening. April L.
'wra'instalTe'd~as~Pastor of the Independent or Con
gregational (Circular) church of this city, to fill the
vacancy created by the decease of the lamented Rev.
Reuben Post, D. D. The Clergy and Elders of most
of the other denominations in the city were also wall
represented. The presence of a large number of
distinguished clergymen from other States, who as
sisted in the exercises, rendered the occasion unu
sually interesting and impressive. The services were
commenced by the introductory anthem—“ Hallel
ujah, Hail, Great Creator,” sung-with much sweetness
by a full choir. Selections of Scripture appropriate
to the solemn ceremony, were read by the Rev. Fer
dinand' Jacobs, and the opening prayer offered by
the Rev. Mr. Dowman.
Rev. Nehemjah Adams,»D. D., of Boston, Mass.,
delivered the Installation Sermon.
The Installing Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr.
Blagdcn.
The eharge to the new pastor was delivered by the
Rev. John Todd, D. D., of Pittsfield, Mass.
Rev. Thomas Smith, D. D., of the Second Presby
terian church, after a beautiful address, congratn
latdd-the new pastor on coming into a church vene
rable for antiquity, and following a line of pastors
eminent for their piety, eloquence and zeal in the
cause of Christ. He congratulated the church, and
in conclusion extended the right .hand of fellowship,
praying that God might bless his labors among us.
The address to the people was delivered by the
Rev. George W. Blagden, D. D., of Boston, Mass.
The Anthem, “Daughter of Zion, awake from thy
sadness,” was sung, after which the closing pr’ayer
was offered by the Rev. Dr. Dana.
The Benediction was then delivered by the Pastor,
and the congregation dismissed. —Charleston Courier.
Oh Tuesday, April 10th, the Presbyterian chureh
and congregation of Greenport voted a unanimous
call to the Rev. Edward Stratton to beeome their
pastor, .
Messrs. Dudley, Webster, and Post, students
at Lane, were licensed at the recent meeting of Day
ton Presbytery. Mr. D. E. Wells, also of Lane, was
licensed by the Preßbytery of Scioto.
The Boston Congregationalist says: Rev. Samuel
Parker, of Ithaca, N.T., once a Massachusetts “ Do
mestic Missionary,” when Western New YorYvras
the Far West, fifty ago, and more recently (a
quarter of a century since) a missionary to the In
dians in Oregon—has been preaching in New Bed
ford and vicinity, occasionally, this winter. He is
in his eighty-first year, and speaks with as much vi
gor and ease as ever. He it was who first publicly
suggested the feasibility of a railroad through the
Rocky Mountains, and pointed out the South Pass as
having a wonderful natural grade for the same.
The Inebriate Asylum at Binghampton, N.
Y. —The following extract from the N. Y. Sun was
read in the noon-day prayer-meeting a few days
since, causing quite a sensation, as its disclosures
show the importance of establishing houses for ine
briates without delay.
“The Trustees of the Inebriate Asylum having
failed in their application to the Legislature for an
appropriation of $lOO,OOO to assist in founding their
philanthropic institution, make an appeal to the
liberality of the churches of the United States and
American public for funds to carry out their under
taking. In the course of their appeal, which* elo
quently pleads the cause of the victims of that terri
ble malady—lntemperance—they state the following
startling facts:
“Who can doubt the vital importance of such an
asylum, when even before its first story is completed
more than twenty-eight hundred applications have
been made for admittance, many of which are from
the patients themselves. Among the applicants are
twenty-eight clergymen, thirty-sis physicians, forty
two lawyers, three judges, twelve editors, four army
and three naval officers, one hundred and seventy
nine merchants, fifty-five farmers, five hundred and
fifteen mechanics, and four hundred and; ten women,
Who are from the higher walks of life.
They also assert that within the pisfc two years,
New York State haß lost by death two of her Su
preme Court Judges, and one of her county Judges,
all of whom fted of ieebr ety v and were applicants
for admission to this Asjlum Among the illustra
tions which they give of the Jjafetful results of intem
perance, when it has acquired ,the mastery over the
miqd, is that of a father who,. murdered his own
child. '
“Other cases are given to show that an immense
good might be done if there were asylums to which
inebriates could retreat to be curqd of their fearful
malady.” j
The St. Albans, Yt., Messenger says:—“The first
Congregational Church and Society of St. Albans hare
raised within a few weeks' a 'subscription of about
twenty-two thousand dollars, for the purpose of pur
chaainglhe dwelling bouse ana lot, north of the old
chureh, for a Parsonage, and » bniid a new church
edifice near the old one. Rer. p. E. Rankin will con
tinue his relation to the cburch where his pastoral la
bors have hitherto ' blessed.’'
Rev. A. H, Clap, R. 1., has leave
of absence from his people for a trip to Europe, his
salary to be continued meanlioie. B. M. Jackson,
Esq., of that city, has generou ly invited Mr. C. and
■wife to accompany himself and'family to Europe, and
they were to sail in the “Adriatic’' Through the
liberality of the Central Congregational church, their
pastor, Rev. Dr. Swain, also mflkes one of this party.
FOREltir
Progress in Italy.— The News of the Churches
says that Colporteurs arc traveling through the Ro
magna, selling the Bible. In Milan the New Testa
ments are exposed for sale on ihe public stalls in the
streets. In Tuscany permission has at last been
given for the introduction of the Bible through the
Custom house. M. Concourde, the Waldensian mis
sionary at Florence, has obtained permission to open
a separate place of worship instead of conducting his
services in the Swiss Church. Signor Mazarella,
from Genoa, has been preacl ing to crowded audi
ences before the native church in Florence. Fiveof
the members of this church, is |k> were reckoned best
qualified, have been elected Evangelists, and two
colporteurs have been sent out to sell the Scriptures.
Deacons have been cliosen to manage the church
affairs, and, in a short time, they think, according to
Bible rule, of choosing elders'.or presbyters. The
church roll numbers more thpn 200, and is the
largest evangelical church in Italy.
The censorship of the press is removed m Tuscany,
and the demand for Bibles atjH tracts is immense.
The government 5s willing to do all the pressure of
the priests will allow. h
The Tuscans are a better educated people than the
Piedmontese, and an educated'ministry is greatly
needed in the province. Since the return of Maza
rella toGenoa., a carpenter named Birsa.li has been
forth to the attentive: and delighted audi
ences. He appears to be a than of considerable
energy and intelligence though uneducated, with a
plain, stem and deep-browed face—the countenance
of a hard-thinking, hard-working man.
Switzerland. —The member*,of the Romish com
munion form two-fifths of the whole Swiss people,
their numbers being stated at {172,000. All but one
of their bishops are Swiss, and in direct connexion
with Rome; but the attempts recently made to se
cure the same arrangement for the remaining dio
cese, whieh includes 170,000 souls, in East and South,
and which is under an Italian Bishop, was at the
last advices unsuccessful.
Twenty-six or seven prayer-meetings are reported
as having taken place at Geneva during the week of
the “Lodiana” Concert of Prayer. Many of the
most experienced brethren affirm that, in all the
coarse of their Christian never enjoyed
-sirolrwwveeir'OT'SEinfual'refreffimenk
Preaching 1 in the London Theatres, —As a rule
atspirit of profound attention and solemn earnest
ness reigns at the various theatres which have been
opened for the preaching of the Gospel. Lord Shaftes
bury has borne repeated testimony to this, in con
nexion with a visit of observation made by him to
the Victoria Theatre on a Lord’s day evening, when
4000 persons of the very lowesticlass were present,
and “ a pin might be heard to drop,” so profound
was the silence. Cases of awakening have occurred.
Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society .—The
annual meeting of this Society was held in February.
The principal operations of the Society are, the par
tial support of a medical missionary and his assist
ants at Madras; the supply of medicine and surgi
cal instruments to certain missionaries and the ed u
eating of six students destined for missionary ser
vice. Dr. Patterson, at Madras, has rendered
medical assistance to 5,417 patientg from nearly every
caste and class in the community, besides making
missionary visits to the homes of the natives.
Remarkable Movement Among the Pishing
Villages of Banffshire, Scotland.— To the asto
nishment of the fishing crews who returned to Port
ossie, after a few days’absence at sea, the entire
place was under the'deepest excitement. A kind of
rude hall was found crammed ,with people, and
prayers and praise, and groans and sighs, were to be
heard ascending day and night. No clerical agency
has been at the head of this movement. A few young
men of the village had been attending a religious
meeting at Findochty, two miles, distant, and re
turned so much affected that their employer shut up
his shop, and with them commended a revival cru
sade. The usual physical phenomena are exhibited.
Conviction is universal and conversions seem to he.
numerous.
In Findochty, the work is even more decided.
There are about 500 people, purely seafaring, air en
gaged in religious exercises. I have spoken to com
mon fishermen who have for nearly three days and
three nights been praying and shying, and exhort
ing neighbors. Labor is totally suspended
meantime, and has been during these.five days.
Even the cooking of victuals is mugfe: neglected, and
every one seems to have got the gfflßof tongues, for
lads of fourteen and fifteen yearstof ago, and men
with hoary hairs, have become popular mouth-or
gans, and offer up amazingly intelligent petitions. •
In another village, called Port-fcneekie, the move
ment has been at work. Two publicans in this place
are reported‘stricken,’and have palled down their
signboards in disgust, greatly to the gratification of
the friends of sobriety. ' < •
Now, no villages were moro destitute of spiritu
alty prior to this change. According to the ad
mission of the people themselves, they were deplora
bly careless of Divine things. The work seems to
be the result of Divine power. Where intemperance
is arrested and destroyed, where and old
grudges are given up, where utter worldliness gives
place to spirituality, there can be no mistake as to
the genuineness, of the movement.”
Foreign Missions— The churches of Worcester
county have contributed during the past year to the
support of foreign missions as follows; To the Ameri
can Board, $15,159, 34; to the Arnett Missionary
Association, $3,812,59; to the Baptist, $1 054 57 •
to the Methodist, §738,69. The churches of’the
city of Worcester gave to the American Board,
$4,034,56; to the Baptist missions, $581,17; to the
American Missionary Association, $414,50- and to
the Methodist Missions, $166,72; two legacies have
been given during the year, one of $BOO, and one of
$4OO.
Sandwich Islands— Till 1819, when the first
missionary set foot on the islands, the inhabitants
ncre cannibals. The number of admissions to the
churehes from the beginning exceeds 35,000; of
whom about 17,978 are now alive and in good stand
ing. . Admissions during the . last year were 587..
Contributions for various religtbus and charitable
purposes amounted to $26,068. Four churches
have native pastors'; the ordination of natives has
succeeded better than was anticipated.
JffOT ®f t! t HIwL
A sudden darkness enveloped the city of Pittsburgh
about 7 o’clock, Monday morning, April 9tb, render
ing the whole city as dark as night. The Chronicle
says:—“Previous to the change a painful stillness
pervaded the city, rendering sounds at a distance
plainly audible. The bell on the East Liberty train
was distinctly heard all through the Second Ward,
and other sounds equally distant were quite as audi
ble. The whole thing lasted but a few moments,
and when it had passed away, all seemed more or
less relieved.”
Columbus papers state that the injuries to railroads
and canals in thecentral portion of Ohio, by freshets
are much greater than was anticipated. The damage
to the public works is immense, probably not less
than $BO,OOO. East of Newark the Central Ohio
Road is covered with water for miles. At Marietta,
yesterday, the water was six feet deep on Harmer
street, and was rising at the rate of three inches per
hour. At Zanesville the Muskingum River is higher
than ever before known. West Zanesville is entirely
under water, and the lower side of Zanesville is in
the same condition.
This city is acquiring a high reputation abroad on
account of the extent, variety, and excellence of its
manufactures. a few months large orders
have been received from Cuba for engines and boilers.
Some of the establishments have hands employed all
night in order that the work may be completed at
the time specified. The aggregate of work of this
kind to Cuba within the present year, will amount
to $200,000. :
There are «ow within the limits of Philadelphia
nineteen passenger railways in operation, that trans
port daily, except Sabbath, from one portion of this
city to another, between, one hundred and forty thou
sand and one hundred and forty-five thousand per
sons, and receive from $7,000 to $B,OOO per day.
At this rate, the total receipts of these different com
panies will exceed $2,000,000 annually. Moreover
there is not a single car run on the Sabbath; horses
and employees are allowed' to rest.
The special train from New York to Norwalk, on
Monday, last week, ran over and killed a man named
Stephen Burling, a respectable farmer of New Ro
chelle. He was seen walking on the opposite track,
but the engineer sounding the whistle as the locomo
tive approached, he jumped immediately in front of
the engine and was crushed.
The Boston Post says that the cranberry fever still
rages at Cape Cod, and the people there have entered
into their spring work of cranberry planting. Nearly
every piece of marsh, swamp, or upland, which can
be made available for its culture, have been secured
by capitalists, and are now being speedily transformed
into rich and valuable cranberry meadows.
The Anti-Tobacco Journal of Rev. George Trask
declares that the clergy of the United States'cost an
nually $6,000,000; the criminals, $19,000,000; the
lawyers, $35,000,000; tobacco, $40,000,000; and rum
$100,000,000. The classification is rather an odd
one, but the figures speak amazingly.
Since the establishment of a telegraphic communi
cation between Alexandria and India, news from In
dia will now reach England in six days. The news
from China and Australia will not bo accelerated
until India is connected by telegraph with Ceylon,
when intelligence will be received from Hong Kong
in twenty-two days, and from Melbourne in twenty
five dayß. There are about one hundred and forty
.teleEEadtßlatiimsan.Jndia:
A prize of one hundred dollars is offered, says the
New York Post, by Mr. C. Q. Colton, for the best
poem descriptive of Peale’s celebrated painting of
“The Court of Death,” the award to he made by
three American poets, as early as the 4th of July
next.
Mr. W. Newman, one of the prominent artists en
gaged on the London Punch, has recently come to
New York city, under an engagement with a London
publisher, who has spent the last two years in this
country, and who is about to try the experiment of
publishing a daily illustrated comic paper in that
city.
W. C. A. Lawrence, late Speaker of the House of
Representatives, died in Harrisburgh on the morn
ing of the 22d. The funeral is to take place on
Wednesday morning at 10 .o’clock.
Three days’ later news is received from Europe by
the America at Halifax. The political news is un
important, and the British Parliament had adjourned
over for the Easter holidays. Heenan, the American
champion, was arrested at Derby early on the morn
ing of Good Friday, and would be kept in custody
until after the America sailed, when he would be
brought before tbe magistrate. It was supposed the
fight would be indefinitely postponed. It is reported
that the steamer Great Eastern would-be ready to
sail on her American trip at the same time with the
squadron which is to accompany the Prince of Wales
to Canada in June. It is stated that the inhabitants
of Savoy and Nice would vote, in. a few days, by uni
versal suffrage, on the question of annexation to
France. Tbe London money market was slightly
easier. The bullion in the Bank of England had
decreased £387,000 during the week. The Easter
holidays had produced quietness in the cotton market
of Liverpool. The favorable influence of the treaty
of commerce between France and England is already
noticed. The export in the southern departments of
France is considerably increased. Sardinia has
claimed the political prisoners of the Legations. The
secretary of the Duke of Casani bad been exiled. A
despatch from Florence states that the ambassadors of
France and England had taken down their escut
cheons. Tbe insurrection at Palermo had been sup
pressed, after an obstinate combat in the streets and
houses. The insurrection at Messina still continues.
The steamship Hammonia arrived at New York
on Monday frym Southampton, on the evening of the
10th inst. Her advices have been anticipated by the
Australasian, at Portland.
Three days’ later intelligence is received from Eu
rope, by the arrival of the Australasian, at Portland,
yesterday, from Liverpool on the 11th inst., and
Queenstown on the 12th. The political news does not
possess much interest. Heenan, the American cham
pion, had been released on his own recognizance for
£5O, with two sureties for £25 each. It was consi
dered certain that the fight would come off on the 16th
instant, the day originally fixed. Some of the
French and other Continental journals having ac
cused the English Parliament of favoring the recent
Cariist attempt in Spain, and the insurrection in
Sicily, the French government had reprimanded the
Paris Pays and Patrie for giving currency to such
charges. An imperial Commissioner of the French
government was coldly received in eome places while
travelling through Sardinia. Garibaldi had taken
his seat in the Chamber of Representatives at Turin.
An anti-Austrian demonstration had been made at
the capital of Hungary, on the occasion of the death
of a student, who died from injuAes received from
the police during the recent disturbances in that city.
The 4 preliminaries for a treaty of peace with Spain
had been ratified by the Emperor of Morocco. Gen.
Ortega, the leader of the late attempted revolt, and
their accessories, persons of the highest rank, had
been arrested. The later dispatches announce that
the insurrection is spreading rapidly in Sicily. An
insurrection has again broken out in Naples. The
rebels occupied" a convent, which was carried by as
sault by the royal troops, and the rebels were all
captured.
The number of interments in the city, of Philadel
phia last week, were 190; a decrease of 17 compared
with the previous,week. Fifty-two were under one
year old; between one and five, 20; under five, 81;
males, 119; females, 71; boys, 61; girls, 38; adults.
91; children, 99; almshouse, 9; colored, 9; country, 3,
The hotel keepers at Charleston are dismayed by
the slim attendance at the Convention. Of the forty
thousand provided for at a large outlay, not more
than two thousand have made their appearance, and
a large number of those sent, sleep and imbibe on the
steamers.
The deaths by consumption have decreased some
fifty per cent, per annum among the stone cutters of
Quincy, Milton, Eockport, and the marble works of
Vermont, since they have ceased shaving and given na
ture her sway in matters she may be supposed to un
derstand. Workmen in Western flour mills; colliers in
the numerous mines of the Middle Slates; miners at
Galena, Dubuque, and the copper regions of Like Su
perior; employees in drug mills, drivers, engineers, arctic
navigators; residents in low, wet countries, and thou-,
sands of artisans whose employment is prejudicial to
healthy lungs, generally wear the moustache as a sani
tary rather than an ornamental appendage to the face
of manhood.
A Coin of Antioehus IV., King of Syria.—
Something for Num.isMatisis.--W e have been shown
by Major C. W. King an ancient coin, believed by
those who are supposed to be conipetcnt to decide, to
be genuine. It is of brass, and was found by the
Major among money in circulation, where it went
rather hard. Its history in this country has been
traced back to a publie contribution, where it was
probably east by a sailor. The following is an ac
curate description, as given by a man of learning,
after a .thorough investigation:
A COIN OF ANTIOCHUS IT., KING OF STRIA,
The superscription is Basileos—king, Antiochou—•
Antioehus. Figure of an eagle. Theou—Theos.
Epiphanou—Epiphanes, surnames. On the reverse
is the head of Antioehus, who was the son of Anti
ochus 111., and was given as - a hostage to the Ro
mans in the year 188 B. C., probably for 200 B. 0.
He ascended the throne in 175 B. C., which must be
about the date of the coin. During 171 and 168 B.
C. be attempted and almost completed the conquest
of Egypt. The cruelties he. perpetrated against the
Jews during this war, as recorded in books of the
Maccabees—we find in Maccabees i. 10, “And there
came out of them a wicked root, Antioehus (sur
named) Epiphanes, son of Antioehus the king, who
had been there a hostage at Rome, and he reigned in
the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the king
■ dom of the Greeks.” He died B. C. 164, reigned
eleven years—left a son (Eupatorj—a daughter Lo
ri ice, Vide, old-fashioned Bible, Livi Die G. R.—
Kennebec Journal, 6th.
Banyan’s Wife. —Elizabeth Banyan then told how
she had travelled to London to see if she could get
her husband’s liberty, and how Lord Barkwood had’
told her that the House of Lords could do nothing
for her, as Banyan’s releasement had been committed
to the Judges.
“This he told me,” she added, “and now I am
come to you to see if anything may be done in this
business, and you give neither releasement nor re
lief.”
“My lord,” cried Chester, “he is a pestilent fel
low; there is not such a fellow in the country
again;” though even Twisden seemed a little touched,
for he exclaimed, “What, will your husband leave
preaching? If he will do so then.send for him.”
“My lord,” replied; the heroic wife, calmly, “he
dares not leave off preaching as long as he can
speak.”
The French Canadians.— Probable Defection.—
A colporteur, who has been through much of the
French country on. the north shore of the St. Law
rence, informs us that land is fast increasing in
value, (probably on account of the commutation of
Seignora! dues, chiefly at the expense of Upper Ca
nada,) but that many of the old farms are now so sub
divided among heirs, that the strips are inconve
niently narrow'. Those strips, it seems, may be
bought cheaper, in proportion, than good sized farms,
the owners being desirous of removing to new lands.
He says the kabitans are greatly puzzled and not
a little alarmed about having-to-sign addresses to
the Pope, being afraid that they may have to pay
something in consequence of signing. One of them,
an intelligent man too, asked the colporteur if he
would have the kindness to explain to him what it
was all about; and when informed, a great weight
seemed to be removed from his mind; and he-said if
that was all, it did not eost much to pray for the
Pope! We asked our informant, himself a Swiss, on
which side the sympathies of the-French Canadian
people would be found in the event of a rupture be
tween France and the Pope? To which lie replied,
that their sympathies would be all with France, as
their mother country, towards which they entertain
the warmest feelings of love and veneration. He add
ed that there must soon bo a great emigration
from the French parishes, on account of the small
ness of the farms and the largeness of the families;
the average number of children in each family being,
he thinks, fit least seven or eight, and, generally
speaking, all strong and healthy! At this rate, po
pulation should double in about fifteen years, and
the French themselves will soon need the Saskatche
wan valley, which is, by all accounts, just the kind
of land they delight to settle upon.
That, this great and important race should be
speedily leavened with the gospel, is a matter of pri
mary importance for this continent; and our colpor
teur friend says the indications for this are so favor
able, that he would not bo surprised to hear of one
or more whole parishes in Lower Canada following
the lead of Father Chiniquy’s parishes in Illinois.—
Montreal Witness. >
Jtlnniiiili's.
POLHAMIUS—MACK. On the 16th inst. by the Rev.
Thos. Uramerd, I). D. James A. Polhamius, of Brooklyn,
N. V. to Eliza Hemmings Mack, of this City.
AT. MO YD—DILKS. On the 16th inst. by the Rev.
Thos. Brainenl, D. D. Augustus Almond, to Susanna S.
Dilks.
NOTICES.
The Treasurer of the Pennsylvania
Bible Society acknowledges the following receipts in Feb
ruary :and March, I860:
From the Western District of Penna. Rev. J.
I. Aikin, D. D., Secretary.
Tioga County Bible Society $3O 00
Erie . “ 28120
Mercer 67 83
Presbyterian Church, Wyalusing, 8 44
From the Eastern District of Penna. Rev. Irvin' V
U. Torrence, Secretary. 1
Philadelphia Bible Society, $621 14
Salena and Vicinity Bible Society, 16 00
Lackawanna “ 125 00
Carlisle Female “ 51 50
Lockhaven Female “ 60 00
Williamsport “ “ 73 00
Milton “ “ 157 24
Gettysburg “ “ 78 00
Bloomsburg “ “ ........ 123 52
Bellefonte “ *« ........ 625
Lewistuwn “ . “ 67 50
Lehigh County “ 4J7 20
Wayne "< 100 84
York “ “ 40 00
First Presbyterian Church, West Ches
ter,. ...... 13 50
P. F. Eisenbrown, 10 00
Mifflin Circuit, East Baltimore Conference, 3 20
Bellbfonte “ “ “ 2 00
Damascus “ Wyoming ** ]0 00
Salem “ “ “ 7 jjj
During February and March the Society sold and dis
tributed 11,271 Bibles and Testaments in the following
languages, viz.: English, French, German, Welsh, Spa
nish, Danish, Swedish, Arabic. Hungarian, Chinese,
Persian. Italian, Greek, and Hebrew.
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1 i? h An » Iversary of
ila^ ?? I^ 1 ,? Tract Society wilt be held
3d,at Fu " d Hai ) lDn Thurst iay Evening, May
Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. Messrs. Wat
son, Breed, Hyatt, Smith, and A- Willetts.
Ticketsoan be procured at the Tract House, 929 Chest
nut Street.
ers T spo&?o P f eftTf?,ynThBCcm,“!BsioD
burgh are requestedto IL're Assembly in Pitts-
Kendall, Chairman of the Cmmufi!'' n3 f es Kev - H
who writ forward to themdSw! of Arrangements,
residence Ofthe families that wilt .° f the f,laces of
the session of the Assembly'thatth^'* 1 ' 1 t , hem tlmin S
where to go when they
nfn r ?i’ ?rni meet ftt
o’clock, f. M . Churdh reco^sTvfll^'ie f 4
For special reasons * full meeting is desired. ‘ d
Jtnowlesville, April 6lh, mo*' ' AAnn ’ Slalcd
1 BuTLEBy Stated Cleric*
The Union Prayer Itfeclin- of
Churches will be helo in the Cedar Street Chureh
H. Aug. Smith, Pastor, on Cedar (South! ’ J? r '
Eleventh, on Tuesday evening, at 8 o’clock ’
Auburn Theological Semi»a ry .-IH<>
exercises will commence on Friday, 27th
mst, at 9 o’clock, a. si., with the examination of ti»
Sunday becontinued trough Saturday and
On Monday evening will be speaking by representa
tives of the various societies. J represer.ta-
Sermorf fore^the' A lumnf In
KCr to fih «
Wednesday, at 9 a. m., Annual Meeting of the West
ern Education Society in the Chapel. At 2*. jr spek
mg by members of the Graduating Class, ami Fare well
Address to the class by Rev. Dr. Half. eweil
Ap 12—2 t. Samuel M. Hopkins, Clerk
fiihle Cimventlon.—The Pennsylvania Bib's
Society will hold their Fifty-Second Anniversary in con
nection with a Bible Convention, at, the Cbirch ,m
Washington Square, on Wednesday, May 2d, 1880, at 4
o clock, p. m. Ministers and all others interested in the
circulation of God s word, are cordially invited to at
teniU " ' 127-21
The Fifty-Second innlrersaryofthe
Pennsylvania Bible Society will be held in conjunction
with a Bible Convention in the Church on Washington
Square on Wednesday, May 2nd, at 4 o’clock; P. M.
The services will consist of voluntary addresses, not
to exceed ten minutes each, from Clergymen and Lay-
Atl persons favorable to the free circulation of the
Bible without note or comment, are cordially invited to
attend - ’ Ap. 2:t—2t.
Anniversary of the Philadelphia Sab
bath School Association— The Filth Annni
versary of thus Association, will take pl.ee on Tuesday
Evening, May Ist, in the chu-ch corner of Bro ul and
Sansom Streets, [Rev. Mr. Chambers’,] at a I before 8
o c ock. *
Rev. Dr. Newton, Rev. Dr. Brandy, Rev. J. W. Jack
son, Rev. Dr. Jenkins, and several lay brethren have
kindly agreed to take part in the exercises on the occa
sion.
Interesting statements may be expected, and Sabbath
School Superintendents, Teachers, and the friends of
this important enterprise, are cordially in vited to be prgr
sent. Wat. Getty. Chairman of the
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