182 THURSBAY, JULY 1», 1860. JOHN w. HEARS, EDITOR. ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERT BARNES, 1 GEORGE DUFFIELD, J», Thomas bbainerd, I john jenkins,' henry DARLING, I THOMAS J. SHEPHERD, DEATH OF DR. HOUGHTON. With sad hearts the editors of the .American Presbyterian announco the death of their late esteemed associate, the Rev. Daniel C. Hough ton, D. D. Some months since he was attacked by a severe pain in his right foot, which gradu ally developed itself as a gangrene. For the first weeks of his attack he was able, to be in his office, and it was with great reluctance that his active and energetic nature submitted to the necessity of ontire rest from labor, and to the duty of endeavoring to secure his recovery from severe disease. His physicians seemed to have much hope of his recovery. There appeared to be a well-de- Uned separation MtWieeh the disefiled and soundf flesh in his foot; his appetite continued good; the remedies seemed to work kindly, and it was hoped that he might recover. The hot and changeable weather of July produced some doubtful symptoms, butnotbing positively alarm ing. One of bis brethren spent nearly an hour with him on Saturday afternoon, when he con versed pleasantly and cheerfully, and with evi dent hope of recovery. Life seemed still strong within him, and except a peculiar nervous rest lessness there was no painful appearance. Late in the evening an elder in the West Philadel phia Church, which Dr. Houghton attended when not himself engaged in preaching, spent, at his particular request, an hour or more with him. He did not then seem materially worse. On Sabbath he appeared much as usual until half-past three o’clock, when he was suddenly taken ill. , One of his physicians, Rev. Mr, But ler, and Judge Allison were Bent for, and on arriving they found that he was able to recog nise his children only for about five minutes after his seizure, and that in fifteen minutes more he had passed the mysterious barrier that separates time and eternity. Though onr brother’s preparation for this so lemn change was long since pade, and though his friends hove been doubtful of the termina tion of his disease for months, yet the sudden ness of the last attack, the evident absence of any expectation of it in its subject, the almost immediate transition from the interests of time to the vaßt and solemn ongoings of eternity,— ail are calculated to make a deep impression, especially upon his brethren in the ministry. As they gathered, one by one, to the Presbyte rian House, on Monday morning, each counte nance was touched with sadness and solemnity. Dr. Houghton was born in Termont. Though of a Congregational family; he was at first con nected with the ministry of the Methodist Epis copal Church. After preaching for a time, he became a Professor in the College at Lima, N. X, devoting himself much to the business of endowing the institution., After becoming con nected with our church he was appointed editor of the Genesee Evangelist, published at Roches ter, N. X He consulted his Presbytery as to the propriety of accepting this appointment, and with their cordial approbation, entered upon Its duties, which were performed with much ability. Meanwhile the American Presbyterian had been established, and the editors found that the Genesee Evangelist took views almost identical ■with theirs as to the great questions agitating the church. The idea arose, as afterwards ap peared, almost simultaneously in the minds of Dr. Houghton and one of the editors of the American Presbyterian, that the two papers might be advantageously united. This was ac complished late in the year 185?. Dr. Houghton evinced much talent for busi ness. He was an excellent financier. He un derstood well how business ought to be ma naged, and his own affairs and those intrusted to him, were conducted with skilV He- was unwearied, punctual, industrious and economi cal, and faithful to the trust committed to his charge. Dr. Houghton’s views in regard to the policy proper to be pursued by our church were emi nently wise and sensible. His mind was of that east which avoids extremes of opinion. He was a constant exemplification of the type of our church as defined by Dr. Patterson, in his sermon on retiring from the moderator’s chair in our last Assembly; he was a conservative progressive, one who sympathized thoroughly with a “middle ground church.” doctrine, reformatory measures and church policy, he believed in the maxim: In medio tutissimus ibis. Dr. Houghton bad much shrewdness of mind.' He was acute in regard to his judgments of cha racter 5 keen in his estimate of motives; sharp to discern folly or hypocrisy; perhaps too candid in his exposure of all charlatanism in religion. He had a very tenacious will. His views were very decided, and clearly expressed. This grew out of the honesty of his own nature, and'his sincerity in advocating what he deemed right and expedient. He felt that what he had undertaken should be done at all hoards, and his energetic nature worked to accomplish it through all obstacles. There can be/little doubt that his uncommon energy, acting npon a nervous constitution, had much to do with the disease which proved fatal to him. / The finer were some' tier .on sir elements of Dr. Houghton’s character iwhat concealed under a rather peculiar manner./ He had an extraordinary dislike of all affectation and pretence. But his attachment to religion and to the church, its visible expression, was sincere and ardent. He enjoyed very much a dear, strong exposition of divine truth, animated with evangelical'feeling. A devotion to truth and piety, when it was manifestly sincere, always | made its way to his heart. He honored a man very highly who, in his judgment, exemplified m hiß‘conduct an intelligent, effective, self-sacrificing consecration to the cause of Christ. In bis at taohment to his own church there was nothing selfish : he believed in all the catholicity that is possible without destroying the efficiency of the special denomination. Dr. Houghton's habits and tastes, apart from hiB puWio life > wero lalbcr ret ' lr * D S- He loved liis study and his family, and the quiet of his own roof-tree. We cannot but feel deeply saddened when we remember that in so few months his children have been orphaned. The mother first, and now the father, have died during the brief period of the residence of the family here. By a remarkable providence the position which ho sought and which we freely offered has been hut the gateway of death to his afflicted family. God mercifully conceals from us the future and com mands us to work in the present. We commend this bereaved family to the prayers and sympathies of our readers. We aTe glad that they are not left friendless nor without some provision for their future welfare, but the fate of the orphan is sad at the best. It is a blessed promise that God is the father of the fatherless, and a delightful fact that His provi dence so often shows, that the orphaned children of good men are cared for by a power higher and kinder than the best of earthly parents. The funeral, we may mention to those who may receive the paper on Wednesday, will take place on Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock, from the late residence of Dr. Houghton, on Till St., north of Walnut, West Philadelphia, to proceed to Wood lands Cemetery. His ministerial brethren espe cially, and the friends of our church generally, are invited to be present. THOSE HATCHETS. Although, in some Tespects, the science (if such it may be called) of geology has seemed rtGcontradict the_glmp]e..teaciungs of. Scripture, yet some of its broadest conclusions have been in surprising harmony with the cosmogony and chronology of Moses. While there have been, seemingly, specific differences, there has been a general agreement. Thus while the records of the quarry seem to require for the creation of the different orders of beings and classes of ani mals upon the earth, periods of great length and widely remote from each other, differing very greatly from onr idea of days and intervening nights, yet the order of their creation is pre cisely the same in both records,—-ascending from lower to higher, from fishes to birds, from birds to beasts of the earth, reaching last of all the sole owner of the Creator’s image—man. Geology has also strengthened the natural argument-for the unity of God, by showing us the same great laws in operation through all the inconceivable ages of the physical history of the earth which it unfolds, and by revealing to us the anterior part of the very same plan and system of things under which we know ourselves to be now living. The stores of coal, lime, iron and other mine rals which, without her aid, man had already discovered, geology still more dearly traces to a benevolent and wisely contrived arrangement of a Deity, who looked forward, ages before hand, to the existence of such a being as man upon the earth’s crust. Geology, too, strongly requires the interposition of a direct miraculous agency, in the fact that it points out to us so many commencements of new orders of animals, and marks with peculiar clearness in its chain of existences, the appearance of the great won der of creation, man himself. , And the comparatively recent origin, of man as tangbt in the Seriptnral records, and implied in all history, monumental and literary, has also been testified to most emphatically by this science. Except in the very topmost stratum of the earth’s surface, above all that can strictly be called geological, beyond the proper domain of this science, are any remains, of man or his works to be found. Among the thirty or forty thousand species of animals and plants found in the rocks, the remains of man have never been detected, although, as Lvell observes: “Of all the mammalia, tbe human species is the most cosmopolite, and perhaps more capable than any other of surviving considerable vicissitudes in climate and in the physical geography of the globe. . . . Works of art, moreover, com posed of the most indestructible material, would have outlasted almost all the organic contents of the sedimentary rocks. Edifices, and even entire cities have, within the times of history, been buried under volcanoes or engulfed by earthquakes; and had these catastrophes been repeated throughout an indefinite lapse of ages, the high antiquity of man would have been in scribed in far more legible characters on the framework of the globe, than are the forms of the ancient vegetation which once covered the islands of tbe northern ocean, or of those gi gantic reptiles which at still later periods peo pled the seas and rivers of the northern hemi- . .. Strong as this evidence is, ihe unbeliever can ,insist that it is merely negative; and, as the facts of the world’s physical history are merely beginning to be discovered, who knows but in some as yet imperfectly in vestigated tier of rocks, by and by a store of human remains shall burst upon the inquirer’s view, as surprising as were the treasures of the hitherto barren old red sandstone to the eye of that acute observer, Hugh Miller, now unfortu nately gone from this lower sphere of inquiry ? This is the hope of those who seek to place natural science in irreconcilable antagonism to the Scriptures. Occasionally some hasty scio list, on the alert for such testimony, gives out that the discovery atlength has been made. But cautious men like Lyell, indifferent as they might be to the repute of the Scriptures, have found the evidence insufficient, and have adhered to the doctrine, as before announced, of the very recent appearance, of-.man on the present, scene. The so-called discoveries of these bigot ed opponents of Scripture have hitherto sunk with their authors, into merited oblivion and contempt. But at length an endorsement of one of these “discoveries” has been gained from the distinguished geologist already quoted. According to an article reprinted in the last •number of the Century, Sir Charles Lyell has declared before the British Association that he is fully prepared to corroborate the conclusions which have recently been laid before the Royal Society by Mr. Prestwich, in regard to the age of the flint implements associated, in undisturbed gravel in the north of France, with the hones of elephants, at Abbeville and Amiens. These flint implements have been likened to hatchets, spear-heads and wedges; their number is “truly wonderful.” “More than a thousand have been met with in the last ten years in an area of 15 miles in length.” They are buried in chalk, upon which rests a bed of stratified gravel be longing t° what is called the post-pliocene pe riod. Sir Charles appears satisfied that they belonged to a tribe of savages who made a long sojourn in that region; that their antiquity is “great indeed, if compared to the times of his tory or tradition,” and, again, that "a vast lapse of ages separates the era in which the fossil im plements were found” from historical times. What shall we say to .these quiet -assevera tions of a naturalist of such long experience and extended observation ;—-one not understood to be among the active opponents of Scripture in its bearings upon science, but rather a cool investigator, indifferent whither, in this regard, his conclusions shall carry him ? We answer that, in this instance at least, his usual caution seems to have forsaken him. These "imple ments,” he says, are associated with the bones of elephants, and we know that the formation to which they belong, is rich in the remains of huge animals of kindred species to that named. And now why is it that they are associated with such bones, and not with the bones of the men themselves?. Human bones are quite as durdble as the bones of animals. Sir Charles, himself tells us so, in his Principles (see page 147 of the American Edition.) And if these remains are so numerous as to imply a long so- , journ, as Sir Charles thinks, of the tribe in these regions, the difficulty in ascribing the re mains to a human origin is still greater. What has become of the human bones which accumu lated during this long sojourn? An area of 15 miles in extent through which these fossils are distributed has been explored, and yet no thing nearer to human remains have been dis covered than these supposed hatchets, spear heads, &c. We submit that until such remains arc found, the case is a very lame one indeed. The very multitude of the fossils is an argu ment against their connection in any way with the human family. A few scattered imple ments might well have been left in a spot re mote from the home and burial place of a tribe, but when these relics are so numerous as to suggest a long sojourn in a particular spot, the absence of bones from that spot becomes a strong positive reason for disbelieving utterly their human origin. They never, in all proba bility, had any thing to do with man until they fell into the bands of the present race erf quarry men and speculators. The exigencies of the case'demand some simpler theory of their origin, and closer observation would, in all probability, lead to such a theory. The application of those unrivalled powers once enjoyed by the lamented Hugh Miller, either to the fossils, or to the lo cality in which they are found, would, we have little doubt, clear up the mystery. Meanwhile all the best established positions of history, sacred and profane, are not to be laid at the mercy of every wandering suggestion started in the uncertaindomain of geology. Mo numents, ruins and records, sacred and profane, tell one story, namely, the recent appearance of man upon earth. If we could: prove man to have been an inhabitant of the earth for a hundred thousand years past, their united testi mony would be set at naught, and the very pos sibility of such a thing as. a credible history would be put in jeopardy. The fables of China and India would be transformed into dignified and credible records, and the results of the patient research of civilized men from the earli est times would be dishonored in the compari son. What would become of the Bible may readily be guessed. For ourselves, we expect to adhere to it, in spite of Sir Charles and the stone hatchets of the Somme. CONGRATULATIONS WANTED. As our Old School brethren seemed anxious for our prayers and those of good men generally, be fore the meeting of their Assembly, so, now that it is over, they appear quite as anxious for our congratulations. And as,we freely acquiesced in the first request, we now .unhesitatingly and cor dially unite" with* them in'jrejoieing at everyindi cation of increased vigor,-and every prospect for higher usefulness in the kingdom of God, afforded in the discussion find acts of the Assembly.at Bo chester. We perused the very full and able reports of its proceedings that went abroad, with deep interest. We followed the great debate on the Board ques tion, impressed alike with the strong intellectual qualities, and .with the admirable Christian tem per and gentlemanly bearing of the chief dispu tants. It is with honest pride and gratification that we recognise such a body a near kinship to ourselves. We are thankful that the cause of Evangelical Christendom in our country has, an ally so potent as the so called Old School branch of the Presbyterian Church, But with this call for congratulation, .especially from the organs of the church in the Southern States* conies a voice of reproof and of haughty ex ultation. We are summoned as false prophets, nay, even as disappointed wishers of evil, to take back such expressions as we may have, used'in anticipation of troubles in that body, which were never realized. It is broadly hinted that we, and those who thought and wrote as we did, are more chagrined than gratified at the course things have taken. Now, that we did expect our brethren to have trouble on the various questions involving the relation of the Church to moral subjects, we do not deny. But we submit that there wa3 great reason for such expectations, particularly in the position understood to be taken and warmly espoused by a distinguished southern, professor of theology, to the effect, that the Church; should utterly ignore all merely moral questions, as out of hersphere j a position which had awakened such an tagonism in the body itself, that another equally distinguished divine, in the South-west, declined re-election to the General Assembly, though the duties of the highest office in it cajled him thither, because his Presbytery had expected him to up hold the views of the professor. And we feel quite sure that not a few of the commissioners to the Kochester Assembly went thither expecting trou ble, quite as fully as we did. Indeed, the tone of relief and exultant joy with which they have not ceased to celebrate the harmonious and peace able character of the body, may suffice to give us a hint of the load that previously rested upon their minds. It is hardly fair, then, to endeavor to stamp our expectations and predictions of trouble with an odious singularity. And .the still more discreditable imputation of malicious intention in these predictions, is scarcely worthy of notice, still less of refutation. That wo should absolutely wish trouble to our Old School brethren—that we should wish and hope to see them tom and, dis tracted with violent agitations, and.disrupted into fragments, no one but the blindest zealot could imagine. That we wish nothing for them but what shall prove for their welfare as individuals and a Church it is superfluous <to assert. But our very regard for them and confidence in them, as a body of Christian men and Presby terians makes us wish, and-confidontly expect them to take n high and unambiguous position on all the grand questions .is calling on our age to solve. When great questions of right and duty are agitating the minds of men, the position of the Church should not be equivocal. Her light should stream forth strong and clear, for she is the light of the world, and if the light tbat.is in her be darkness, how great is that dark ness! It should be understood that she is boldly on the side of the whole weight of her testimony should be"gi#en to it. The Presbyterian Church has not, in jime past, shown any visible hesitation as to the propriety of exert ing its influence in the general sphere of morals. Its character has been that of uncompromising hostility to wrong. It has been a standard bearer for truth and justice through ages, and we cannot believe that any, who worthily bear the Presby terian long content themselves to see that standard’trailing in the dust; Our reason" for expecting trouble in the Qld School Church on slavery and kindred questions of morals, is; because we believe that the loyalty to great ideas of right and liberty, characteristic of Presbyterianism, is faT from extinct among them. Witness the noble utterances of a few mbntbs„agb, of that dying patriarch of the church, whose couch J not far from this city, is now lit up with the sofj splendors of approaching Paradise. That sentiment exists among them, is strong, 1 and can, we thinly be suppressed by the love of ease, the lust for number and the adoration of ecclesiastical unity, but a little longer. It will burst forth, un less, indeed, God of his great mercy, and by the exercise of his wonder-working power, should bring the extreme southern portion of their church to see the error and self-contradiction of their positioil, and lead them freely to acquiesce in the ancieijt testimony of all sections of the church on the subject more especially at issue. If alas! he leaves them to the blindness in which they now seemlS’ber-if be sufferithfem : to. go but : a littlrfewber astray in the direction which they now seem to bf taking,\the slumbering sentiment of tbeir northern brethren Will be roused, and that great .of the Presbyterian Church will assume an afti rfde on the subject which all the world will und irstand, and which will be mighty through Godno the pulling down of the strong holds of opprC: sion. Yes, we m’a r congratulate our brethren of the Old School Assembly—not merely because they had peace, no'tj because protests were withdrawn; for peace won the sacrifice of principle is more disastrous that war; but because their resolution on Colonizatioi, Temperance, the Slave Trade, &e., adopted at the close of the session, clearly asserts the right and i uty of the Church to bear her tes timony in favC of truth and holiness, and against all false doctrii es and sins wherever professed and committed, aim refers to the past action of the body, on theseiubjeets as sufficient. Honestly in terpreted; it’is impossible to restrict the meaning of the resolui|j,ns to spiritual truth Shd spiritual heresies, merely, or. to claim, as a correspondent of the Ventral (Richmond') Presbfftei-ian does, that “ it is almost ua to Dr. T’s. resolution of last year!” The Assemblyns its own interpreter, and the man; ner in which it, has borne testimony in time past, is the key touts meaning now, unless a. specific limitation. It is the .declared fight and duty of the Tody to bear testimony against sin wherever comkilted, inside and outside of the Chiitch. j WeWe glad that such a position was taken. It is,amove in the right direction. We hope it will lead to a elearing away entirely of the fog in which tjiis body is involved on, great ques tions in public morals. REV. EDWARD D. NEILL. This brother, highly esteemed in love for his works' sake, has been appointed Chancellor of the University, of Minnesota. To the duties of this highly responsible and important office, have -been attached (those of Superintendent of Public Instructia'pjfor the State. Attached; to the Uni versity attd iW cfcmmon sehools of Minnesota, are immense, quantities of land, which,.asit is solfl, is to furnish thl 1 endowment of-these educational in stitutions. /The entire business is put into Mr. Neill’s hand. i He is to create a system of public instruction for that vast and growing State. No man is better qualified to do it, and we .rejoice that the providence of God has placed our brother in a field which he is so eminently qualified, to occupy. la consequence of the mass of labor thus thrown upon , his hands, Mr. Neill has felt con strained .to resign his charge as pastor of the “ House of Hope” in St. Paul. We annex the, proceedings on this occasion, which we are sure will be interesting to all who have the pleasure of Mr. Neill’s acquaintance. They are taken from the Daily Minnesotian. On the..evening of Wednesday last, in accord ance with previous notice, the pew-holders and congregation of the House of Hope, the Third PresbytefianllpKuTchi in St. Paul, and the second established b£the Rev. E. D. Neill, assembled at the chapel tohcceive a communication from their Pastor. Gov; Ramsey was called to the chair, and Robt. F; ! Fiske acted as Secretary of the meeting. • _ _ ■ The following communication was received from Mr. Neill and'iread : Saint Path., June 20, ’6O Esteemed! Friends The entire absorption of time and mind in the duties pertaining. to. the State Superiijtendency of Public Instruction, for bids a proper discharge of the more elevated re quirements of the pastoral office. ’ Although with' deep sadness I tender my re signation of'a position that has been the pleasantest ever held, yef l ean, but be thankful to the Head of the Church for the prosperity he has bestowed on this braifehi *■ From year to year there has been an advance in the nuMbeifs and stability of the congregation'. During tfiefatis financial revulsions, by the provi dence of were enabled to contribute more to the Ibpport of your' minister, than any other branch, qffthe Church in the city. ' The Matiftlcs of the late State Sabbath School Convehtidiijalfe-hhow-that you hake the largest Sunday School in the "city. Faith and prayer and self-denial, ate all now needed to irferpase your,borders. May God guide you in your deliberations, and may the pulpit be filled with one imbued with the gentle but faithful spirit of Christ, is the earnest prayer of himhvhose hope is to be a fellow-wor shipper in the sanctuary, aDd to feel that your pastor is my pastor, and your God my God. Sincerely, E. D. Neiee. To the Comftranicants and Pew-"l . holders of the “ House of v Hope.” J Oh motion, Mr. Neill’s resignation was ac cepted, and as an expression of the fueling of the meeting in accepting it, H. M. Knox, one of the Ruling Elders! of the Church, responded as fol lows: Sir:—Our pastor, the Rev. Edward D. Neill, long related to,us in the closest bonds, of Christian esteetn and affection, having felt compelled by circumstances stated in his communication to us to withdraw , lyoui his pastoral relation to this Church; wc,‘the comwmiieants and pew-holders, cannot the expression of, our .great ap preciation off Iks services rOhdefed to this branch of Zion. •; During the jpng and laborious years which fol lowed the organization of this new enterprise, he has borne the heat and burden of the day. In the face of a meagre and tardy income, he has often, from the feebleness of the little band who have been connected with him, been compelled, or rather been permitted, to perform, not only pastoral duties* but those of .session, trustees, and even of sexton; His have been the eare, the re sponsibilities and the labors which have tended to whatever of stability and growth in the Church we now enjoy, His has been the lot to,stand up and preach tlic.unsearchahle riches of the. Gospel, often unaided and uneneouraged by our sympa thies and prayers, and too frequently in the face of worldliness and inconsistency on the part of those whose lives should have been the best prac tical illustration: and recommendation of the saving truths taught by him from the sacred desk. Having already accepted an office, the duties of which he feels 'will conflict with those due to us” as a Pastor, and leaving us, therefore, no choice but to accept the proffered resignation, we ask that with the request we may be permitted to record this expression of our hearty acknowledgments to him for hjs eminent and self-sacrificing services, on the records of the Church. Heartily and in unison do we commend him.in the cares and. responsibilities of the .important office upon which he is entering, to the kind keep ing of the One Great Master, earnestly desiring and praying that he may be influential in laying broad the foundations of education and morality and a pure religion throughout the borders of our State. ° While we may do longer look up to him as otir shepherd and spiritual guide, we welcome him to a seat with us in the “great congregation,”-—to a share in our several duties and privileges as lay men, and to a continuance in the delightful social intercourse which has heretofore contributed so much to lighten the more arduous and solemn duties of the pastoral office. THE MONOD FAMILY. Among the most distinguished French Protes tants, during the past seventy-fivd years have been the family of 'Monod. They are so still. Though of Swiss origin, they have resided, for the most part in France and Denmark.: The Father of the present generation was an eminent, but, not thoroughly evangelical pastor of the Reformed Church in Paris, before the first revolution. Driven from the metropolis by the madness of the times, he left France to become the pastor of a small church in Copenhagen. While there he was visited' by the late king of the French, Louis Philippe, who, as Duke of Orleans, enjoyed in exile, the hospitalities of Monod’s house, of which, after his accession to the throne of France, he re tained a grateful remembrance. Thirty-five years after those attentions in the family of the humble and exiled pastor, the king welcomed him to his palace, and had the satisfaction of requiting the kindness, which, when it was received, he saw no prospect of ever being able to repay. Mr. Monod, senior, was successively delegated by the Protestants of Paris, to present, the annual congratulations to the king, who ever seemed de lighted to receive such tokens by the mouth of his old friend. Mr. Monod died in 1886, when the king sent for his eldest son, now Dr. Frede ri'ek Monod of Paris, and tenderly Sympathized with him on the occasion. Mr. Monod left a widow, and, we believe, ele ven children. Madame Monod survived her hus band fifteen years. She was a lady of decided character and great good sense, not ashamed of household duties, nor neglectful of her family. She presided at her table and in her parlor, with a dignity that both attracted and awed her guests, She endeavored to free her religion, equally from the charge of lightness, and the semblance of mere pietism. Her Christian views were not, until to ward the close* of life, as clear- as those of her children, but they emerged into brightness and triumph at last. She usually resided at Havre de Grace, but spent portions of the year with some of her children in .Paris. During one of these an nual visits she was seized with her last illness, in .which_her-patienee.-and.-ChrietvaQ—aiqcfirity-TTcro very noticeable, and when the final hour came and her large and loving family gathered to her bed side, she expressed her resignation aod herfaith by saying— mis en, lui,” (Z am in Him /) These were her last words on earth —the prophecy,' we doubt notj .of her first glorious discovery in heaven! The Monod .family now consists, (unless there have been changes since the author’s intimate ac quaintance with them) of seven sons and three daughters, with their children. Of these, the eldest; is Rev. Dr. F., Monod of Paris, who visited our country three years ago. Dr. Monod is a man of earnest piety, consistent zeal, superior , but not remarkable intellectual power. He has long been regarded as a leader among the Evangelical Pro testants of France. He is the editor of the “Ar chives dw Ghristianisme,” a very excellent reli gious journal in Paris. He is exceedingly popu lar in Scotland, for his fervor and energy, and for having refused allegiance to the State Church party, at a sacrifice of V large salary. He is now about sixty-fiveyears of age. His conversation and preaching are remarkably animated, whether in his own tongue or in English. His family is large. He has two sons in the ministry, both young men of talent and piety. Mr. Monod has been twice married. His first, wife was a native of Copen hagen; but of a French family. She was a gem in that lovely female circle which adorned the Protestant Church in! Paris twenty years ago. Madame Rumpff, Madame Grandpierre, and the Duchess de Broglie were associated with her in works of Christian charity; and all, at periods not very distant one from another; were transferred to the immortal, world. v . His second wife is an. English lady of accom plished manners and superior mental attainment, as well as of deep religious culture. American clergymen find at Mr. Mouod’s a cheerful, primi tive, godly and cultivated; hospitality. Rev. Wm. Monod is another brother, also a preacher of talent, possessing extraordinary know ledge of the Holy Scriptures. He was a few? years since, subject to mental aberration, But, we think, is now entirely recovered. ’He has been a pastor in Switzerland, and also missionary in Algeria. His conversation and preaching are marked with unction and clear, scriptural views. Rev. Horace Monod, still another pastor, has. long exerted great and good influence at Marseilles. As a writer he excels, and so devoted has he been to his pen, as to have contracted a muscular dis ease in his hand, the book keeper’s paralysis, so that for several years, possibly to this time, he has been obliged to forego writing altogether. His sermons are generally dictated to an amanuensis, and afterward committed to memory. He is a man of great industry, deep piety, and varied learning. ■ Of the other surviving brothers, ona is a dis tinguished physician in Paris; another a mer chant in the same city; ’ and two others, Heffri, and Edward, merchants at Havre de Grace, at the mouth of the Seine, Of these two, Edward is a man of keen perception,- and-high, honora ble mercantile standing,' Is also an holiest pro testant; while Henry/whose conversion took place under the teachings of our friend Rev. E. N. Sawtell, in the Seamen’s Chapel at Havre, is a man of-deep piety, and most-noble religious life. He was called many years ago to part with the loveliest of wives, whom he still mourns with sincere sorrow, though with gr.ate ful remembrance. His influence is felt’ for evangelical piety throughout France. The children of these two brothers are noble speci mens ,of right, social culture. * One; aAaugt^tey of Henri, married an excellent evangelical pas tor at Havre, Rev. Mr. Good. She is 7 of great beauty, both of features and of mind. Her brotbers are distinguished for their scho larship, and seriousness. Philippe, the e es , has gone through a thorough course of instruc-_ tion fitting him fdV'a bigfi stand in any depar meht to which commerce, or the government may call him. * , Catherine, the eldest daughter of Edward, was afc an early age, and in the midst of bng t est hopes, taken to heaven. . She seemed to have inherited the brilliancy of her admirable mother, and the depth and solidity of her father’s family. We have never seen a young lady more attractive in all qualities that secure real, lasting admiration. ... . ” Of the three daughters, the eldest is a widow —Madam Babot, whose deep sense, and vigor ous piety are such as to command the admira tion of all who knew her. She has a goodly family of children. Eliza and Betsy arc un married. Their life is' spent in ministries of love in the families of their brothers. We shall long remember them for a thousand tokens of that charity, that humbleness of mind, and that Christian worth which shone so beautiful, years ago, in the circle to which all. were admitted, .reyert with ,tender interest to the hours of prafeiri to Biblical study spent in the family, over which the aged mother presided, where these brothers mingled their confidences; these sisters shed their ministering light, and more distant relatives united their intelligence and devotion. We have not yet noticed the character and position of Rev. Dr, Adolphe Monod, the most distinguished of the family, whose death was felt throughout the Protestant worlds Adolphe was, in. early manhood, one of the pastors of -the Reformed Church in Lyons, whence he was dismissed, in consequence of bis stern adherence-to evangelical truth. He then became professor in- the Theological School at Montauban, and subsequently one of the pastors of the Taitbout, in Paris, the colleague of the ce lebrated Athanese Coquerel. He was at the head of the evangelical party in Prance. He adhered to the State Church, and received the support of the government. This he did conscientiously, hCping thereby to^rdforiffthe church. 'He de voted himself most scrupulously and laboriously to study. His discourses are full of rich scrip tural truth, and deep views of man. v His ora tory was dignified and impressive. His manner was grave,, thoughtful, serene, though at times in the pulpit he rose to impassioned eloquence. With all his knowledge he was meek, and ma nifested the greatest deference to %e opinions of others. His visits to his friends were always hallowed by prayer and piety. His custom was, on leaving, to lay his hands on the heads of the children and pronounce a benediction. His published works are full of natural argu ment and unction. His "Lucilla,” “Woman’s Mission,” and “Sermons,”have already exerted a deep and salutary , influence on. the Preneh mind, and are destined to exert still greater. His last days were sublime in their moral teach ings and Christian triumph. The following are . some of his words: - .Give me this mark of fraternal love, hj not being troubled, but by being savingly'awakened do not feel suffering. lam jnot a Btoio; by"the grace of God, I am a Chdßian; ai# I am not ‘ ashamed to say there are moments when I pray less than I ery out with tears. I remember that my ' Saviour uttered strong, crying with tears. But although these things' are grievous to the flesh, they are accompanied' by blessings so great, that the sentiment of gratitude ought to rule-in my heart and in yours, ■ _ ' What grace toward me, my dear friends, that God when/he wished to select one from our number to recall to the others the lesions of life, thoughts of death, of sin, of grace, of sanctification, deigned to fix upon me! What a blessing, that in taking me he has spired my brethren; what a privilege;, that he has chosen me to afford you these lessons of everlasting life! And, then, think how. every thing which happens to me is fitted to make me appreciate a Christian departure from life, at what-, ever moment it is best that it come. Let us alb seek to glorify God: if it pleases him to heal me, I ask him, that it be.for his glory; if he wishes me to depart, I shall be bappy to be received into his bosom. I know not whafwiil be best-for me, nor for the Church: I leave myself wholly with him. But what a favor is it not, that I have been preferred thus to ripen under sufferings!, There is, then, occasion for yourrrejoicing in my behalf. And' as it respects yourselves, is it not true that my affliction has contributed something to ward fixing your minds upon death, eternity, and the truths of the gospel? Is it hot true that, be cause of the brotherly love which unites us, you have been, excited to prayer? I perceive that God’s people bear me upon their prayers, and I am filled to overflowing with joy at the recollec tion. Well, has not this been a great blessing to you? And do you not think that every thing which I endure is calculated to shed abroad in my immediate presence; particularly in my family, a spirit of peace and serenity, and that our house is, in a degree, less imperfect than it has been hitherto, a house of prayers, where the name of God, is constantly invoked, as it is constantly in voked upon it? We have, then, favors to remem ber. And learn how much of sweetness I fin'd in the thought that lam afflicted for your, good; be cause that nothing more than this can make my. sufferings resemble those of my Saviour. “He is mourned by a wife wild entered deeply into the spirit of his life, and by children who wajjuntlifi light:nf.his example. ■ “ANNAXS OF THE FOOBf” The winter has gone —the warm rays of the sun have driven the frost away from among us, and men now obtain work; yet many of the poor are suffering from want. The great mass of street beggars do not plead this as an excuse for their importunities; but think you the family of that widow, who has lain upon 1 her bed week after week, unable to wire for herself, can live upon yon sunbeam which lights their mother’s room ? or can yonder babe feed upon the summer breeze which has come? Truly, the heart of a city missionary grows feint as he looks upon their feces, and knows he has not the means to supply their want. THE BXHORTER. Some twenty years ago, a bright, intelligent young man enlisted in the English army. India then became his home; and while there he found opportunities, among his military duties, to point hisfinger heavenward, and: tell hiseomradesof the mansions there prepared for those who Were like Jesus., After serving som v e thirteen years among the orientals, he procured an honorable discharge” returned to England, and took to himself a wife. Solicited by his friends, he came to this country, procured work in the East, and latterly lived in this city. '' ■' Being a soher and industrious man, he, goon .ob tained work in one of.the large manufactories of the south-western portions of the city, and was highly esteemed by those who knew him. His were nicely clothed, and all seemed'bright for a happy and u#bl But disease set H (n,Sifchate >eeuAhdermmm g his con station for %**“*•?«* months ago he came borne from bis work with his month’s pay. But ah! his heurtwas sad,for he could not return to M|4 debts ’ Inifwith the remainder of his little all, he procured a barrelof flour.. Oh, how long have been those weary months! * Dear reader, you have never had him or any of his family at your door craving your cold victuals. No;'his is that needy family JOU have asked to see, who would rather suffer-starve -than beg. Nor.il? knowledge that we thus present his ’ ease. Only his honest and equally struggling, thougfi nek friends, and through them Wwnter, have ever been told his' suffering!.. He Sal spent six weeks in the hospital, but no relief could be found there. Other medical assistance lfts beentfted, and now, under the care of a®, eminent physician, he looks forward to the time when be shall, again bring home his earnings to his family. His wife has not remained idle, but every mo ment she could spare from her infant babe, she has labored, doing the surplus work of a neigh, boring washerwoman; this is diminishing, as her customers leave the citjvnnd her hard-earned dol. lar per-week grows and less. We hold ourselves ready .to accompany yon, dear reader, aiid show yotf this furnace of afflic tion, or to call, for ypur contribution, no matter how small- A note addressed to “Annals of the Poor, ’’ care of Preshyterian Book . Store, will he answered by x> - .EDITOR'S TABLE. TRAVELS, RESEARCHES, AND MISSIONARY LA BORS, During an Eighteen,YearS ? Residence in East ern Africa: together with Journeys to Jagga, Usom bara, Ukambam, Shoa, Abyssinia,, and Khartum ; and a Goastiner YoTage irom Moraboz to Cape Delgado. By the Rev. Dr. J. Lewißi of the Chrishona Institute at Basle, and late Missionary of the Church Missionary Society in Eastern and hqua torial Africa,, etc., etc. -With, an Appendix respect ing the Snow-capped Mountains-of .Eastern Africa; the Sources of the Nile: theLUnguagea and Litera ture of Abyssinia aud Eastern Africa, etc., etc. And a Concise Acconnt of . Geographical Researches iu . Eastern Africa, np to the Discovery of the Nyenyesi by 'Dr. l Livingstone, in September last. By E. Ra venstein; E. R.,.G. : S. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Phnadelphiar J. B. IdppSncott & Co. Africa is not much, Iqnger destined .to. be terra incognita, hut Saxon curiosity and enterprise will explore'" of Ethiopia, and re veal her mysteries, and tell us with certainty where the Nile takes its rise, ,whether from the moun tains of the Moon, -some; inland seS, or from the snow-clad mountains beneath the equator. For the last few years this work of exploration and dis coveryhas been going on rapidly, and Livingstone, Barth, and others have added largely to our stock of knowledge. Dr.. Livingstone from the South, and Dr. Kraft from the North, are said to have apifbached within 5° of each other on the eastern coast. Besides the details of raission ary labor, this volume asserts the existence of snow capped-mountains in the region,, of the equator, and suggests .these as. the most probable source of the Nile.. ..■ . - . ■ . .... . . ■ WOMAN'S,HOME.ROOK OR HEALTH,. A Work for ' Mothers and for Families. On a Plan, New, Safe, - and Efficient. Showing in plain LangUVge how Dis ease may be Prevented' and Cured without the Use of Dangerous Remedies. By John Stainback Wilson, M. D., of Columbus, Oa.,' Editor Of “Health Depart ment” of “Godey’s Lady’s Book.” Philadelphia: J. i B. Lippincott & Co.• ' 7 , -f- ■ % , The autlioijsays jri liis preface: e feust ,tha t tion, w.lion we say that a domestic medical work is now presented, to the public, that.may be read Without injury to health, purse, or morals.” The book contains muah,valuable infprpiation and suggestions that ,may prove serviceable;, still •wo are in doubt as 4o the propriety and utility of some of its details. . . NATUBAIjI3HISTORT,.for .the-Use ofi Schools and Fa milies. By Worthington Hooker, M- D.j.Professtr of the theory and Practice of Medicine in Yule College, Author of Htim'an ; Physiology, &c. Illustrated with i nearly 300 epgravings. .New, York: Harper & Bros., Franklin Square. 12m0., 382 pp. This is a” compendious 'Natural His tory. A vast deal of information is briefly, and yet clearly conveyed in its pages. The illustra tions are abundant, striking, and "well executed. Bor sale by Lindsay & Blakiston. WHEDON’S COMMENTARY. A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew and; Mark; Intended for Popular Use,'by D. D. Whed6n,‘D. D.„ New York: Carlton & Porter. 12m0., 422 pp. Philadelphia: Perkinpiae & Higgins. „. ' ; *•’ ‘ A gohd work, exhibiting probf of great indus try, with no,lack of independence oh the author’s part. Difficult passages are carefully and fully treated, arid good sense Seems to mark the conclu sions,' except when the author*s 1 Ariniuian views are allowed to color his judgment. A leading fea ture of the work is the free and appropriate use made of the observations of Thomson, Stanley, Ik blhson, and other rccentscieiffifib travellers, in il lustrating; topography, inannefs, &c. The hook is well got'up, and' illustrated with maps and wood engravings.' J. E. Tilton &. Co., Boston, have in press, and will shortly publish, “ Mary CoVEßLY,theloung Dressmaker,” “ Quiet Thoughts,” “Svsday Hours.” BOOKS RECEIVED, The following volumes on onr table will rccem early notice. • 1 SCIENCE A WITNESS TO THE’ BIBLE. By the Rer : W: N. Pendleton. . Philndelphia: J. B. Lippincott S Co. . ■ , TOM BROWN AT OXFORD. A Segnel to “Sc!^ l v _DflysAt 3«elw-” Part VII. PriceisFceiits. Bos ton: : Tlcknor . rjopo cott&Co. , ■'.' r ‘ ‘ CASTLE RICHMOND. A Novel. By Anthony Trol lope, Author of “The Three Clerks,” “Dr. Thorne.” etc., etc. New York: Harper & Brothers. For£» te by Lindsay & Blakiston, Philadelphia. LOVEL, THE WIDOWER. A Novel. By W. M. Thacke : lay, Author'of “ The “Vanity etc., etc; J With- niuhifetions:' ! -NeW York: Harper s Bros. |or sale by Lindphy & Blakiston, Philada. EURIPIDES EX RECENSION® FREDERICI A. I’-' - LEY.i, Accesait .yejrbpyapi,et Nominum Index. V<A I. New York': Hhiper fe’Erhs. For sale by Lindsa! & Blakiston, Philadelphia. ■ ayside Doing.Good. —Writing from Kansas la the ‘Tract Journal;^''for tracts and the means of do feg good, a correspondent Rays- ' ■ I will relate an incident which took place sc®* years ago.. . I was aboard of a canal boat on the ho canal,, and.had with me a > few tracts, which I was • the habit of distributing.’ One evening I heard o' howsman swearing inbst profanely, and I sa>“ him— “My friend, I am surprised to hear yon pray -j fluently, but .perhabs herb is something which’' help you.” : ' '7...L '■ ■ ■ I I.gave him the. ‘N wearer’s Prayer/ and left S' ' notexpectingtobearfromhimagain. Years, passed away, and P-was oh the canal I then discovered that the'helmsman of our bo# R Ohristian.and ,on inquiry I found that at mj mer visit he was the howsman to whom Ig® v; s tract, and that it was the means, under God, conversion. . _ < , There is a'great rush for Pike’s Peak this spr' & thousands will bo passing over the plains, ® n<! ,j -ought to be supplied:with books and tracts; * . r a trip to the mountain could be made, these might he benefited./ t 0 <ji I do hot know but that it maybe my r l j:tf out and.meet these masses with the good ne^ s mipe explored; still J kin content to labor ne wait .till the way iis open;' . : ; July 1 %
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