190 Ancovitan rtoligievian tuteste vangdiot. THURSDAY. JULY 20, 1800. JOHN W. MEA ASSO TA ALBERT BARNES. GEORGE DUFFIELD, JR. THOMAS BRAINERD, JOHN JENKINS, HENRY DARLING, UNION OF PRESBYTERIANS The great number of fragmentary bodies into which the, Presbyterian family is divided, and the seeming tendency to division and subdivision ex hibited in 'the denomination, have long been mat ters of reproach in the eyes of those disaffected towards us. But the truth is, it is because Pres byterianism aims at outward unity; because it is not.content with isolated church-sessions, Presby teries,.and Synods, but seeks to unite all in one comprehensive, representative body, or General Assembly, that these divisions become apparent. A tendency to union, no less than to division, must therefore be acceded to us. In regard to our divisions, they may be accounted for, in . part, Tram the fact, that 'snare outward church-unity, though held by us to be valuable, and always kept in view as an ultimate end, is not regarded as equally important with purity of doctrine, or cor rectness of practice. Wherever such unity would bind us to those who seriously differ from us in doctrine or practice, so that our relations would place us 'in a false position, and cause us to coun tenance what we regard as important errors, we are not restrained by an excessive regard for out ward unity from drawing asunder into isolated bodies. The truth is, while we shrink from In dependency as a find condition, we have a con science far more tender on matters of doctrine and practice, than on those of church-polity. The one are to us as judgment and mercy, the weightier matters of the law, the other as' the tithing of anise and cummin. Neither of them is to be left undone; but the overrating of the latter at the expense of the former, appears to us nothing less than rank Pbariseeism. Nevertheless division, in itself considered, is calamitous and contrary to the essential tendencies of true religion. For our own part we are weary of the division's' in the great Presbyterian family and we hail with delight any special indications of the union spirit among its scattered portions. The signs of the times are such that we are brought almost to the welcome conclusion that the oppgsite tendency has reached its height; that the tide is about to turn; that the providential purposes con templated in these divisions are approaching com pletion, and that, one by one, the breaches will be healed, and that, in place of the ten or a dozen distinct organizations, now existing, we shall, ere long, have an approximation to unity, presenting a spectacle of grandeur, strength, and influence, unsurpassed in evangelical Christendom. What arc the facts in the case? First we have in-our_own_conntry a recent experiment at union, in what is properly calla the United Presbyterian church. We say experiment; yet in spite of - the very recent consummation of the union, the As sembly having only held its second session the present spring, TsTeryttrtng -neat. the-appearance of maturity and fixedness. The friction, if there be any, between the component elements is trifling; distinctive characteristics are not so prominent as to destroy, or mar the general aspect of unity, and an actual eyrie du corps seems, in this short period, to have developed itself -in the body. The im pression which their Assembly made upon us irra brief visit we paid to it, was eminently favourable. We saw what appeared to , us a united body of strong-minded, zealous, Christian men, aiming with singleness of purpose at the extension of God's kingdom upon earth. The discussion on foreign missions, to which we listened, was marked with good sense, and was creditable to the heads and hearts of the speakers. Our readers would per haps like to recall the extent of this attempt at union. It comprises the ASSOCIATE PRESBY TERIAN SYNOD and the ASSOCIATE REFORMED SYNOD, EAST, and the- A. R. SYNOD, WEST. The A. R. Synod, South, did not come into the movement on account of the decidedly anti-slavery character of the other bodies. The great success of this attempt must be en couraging to all friends of unioll among Presby terians. Turning now to Canada, and Nova Scotia, we find that great progress has been made in the praiseworthy work of union in those provinces. The two Synods of the Free Presbyterian, and the United Presbyterian churches of Canada respec- tively, have had 'the terms of union under con sideration for a year or more, and the kindest feel ing has been manifested in the discussions. The United Synod at its recent meeting, proposed some amendments to the basis of union which had been agreed upon by the Free Church, on the subject of the magistracy, which seems to be the only matter at issue between the bodies. A committee of the Synod brought the basis, with the amend ed article, to. the Free Synod in session at the same time; but the latter body refused to agree to the alterations, and 'subsequently. adopted resolu tions denying the right of magistrates to interfere with the free ecclesiastical action of the Church; affirming- that unanimity of seutiipent as to the action of the magistrate on the points at issue is not regarded as a condition of union, but that the Synod expect that a minority shall be guided in any action of dissent by constitutional order and the received principles of the united body. This amendment, we are informed, "was well re ceived by the Committee of the United Synod, the body itself having adjourned, and it is thought that the union may be consummated during the present year..-In order to accomplish this work a special meeting of the United Presbyterian Synod is needed, and if that body gives its assent, it is proposed that the formal union of the two bodies take place on the 20th December, the anniversary of the first Assembly of the Reformed Scottish Ch arch." The Toronto paper goes on to say, "Deputies from the mother churches in Scotland and Ireland will probably be present at the celebration of the auspi cious event, as well as from Presbyterian churches in the United States,. and we hope that the ga thering will take place in- Toronto." We are not informed whether the proposed special meeting of the United Synod hai been, or is expected to be called, and the union, therefore, must still be considered uncertain. But an event has recently occurred in Nova Scotia, which must, we 'think, have the effect to diminish the scruples o f such 'as may be hesitating in the Canadian Synod, and hasten the auspicious termination of the negotiations now on band. We refer to the union just decided upon by the two corresponding bodies of Presbyteriaris—tb.e Free Church and RS, EDITOR. ED WITH THOMAS J. SHEPHERD, the United Presbyterian in that country. This decision was reached at a conference, held at Pic tou, N. S., on the 24th, ult. We wish our space permitted us to give the entire letter of an eye witness of the proceedings, as it appears in the Canada papers._ The spirit which prevailed was delightful—nay heavenly. The Free Church Synod were carried from their place of meeting in New Glasgow by steamboat to Fictou, where the United Synod was in session. On their arri val, says the letter just referred to: The wharf was crowded with members of the Fictou Synod, waiting to welcome their brethren from New Glasgow. Each Free Church minister and elder as he stepped ashore took the arm of a Presbyterian brother and proceeded to the church, after which all partook of tea. The Committee on Union then met for an hour. At half-past seven o'clock the two Synods and a large congregation met in Prince Street Church. It was here stated that both Synods had unani mously approved of the aetioe of the joint com mittees as well as of the Basis, and it is now agreed to consummate the Union on the 4th of October. All difficulty in regard to the union of their iwo theological seminaries bad been removed. After these statements, the meeting appears to have been thrown open for remarks, and a gush of tender, holy, hopeful, almost enraptured feeling seemed poured into the heart of every speaker. One who was called upon to take a part, Rev. Mr.`Sedg wick, responded that his breast was too full to speak then. One said: "I see to-night such joy in every countenance and brotherly love in every eye that a tide of glad ness rolls in on my own heart, causing me to ex claim, The Lord has done great things for us which have filled us with - joy." Rev. P. G. McGregor said that no one could have seen the steamer approaching the wharf with her precious cargo that evening without a thrill of delight. Though the George McKenzie were to become a wreck to-morrow, she has now done a service which gives her a name in the history of Nova Scotia. Thegreat Revival of the 16th cen tury was attended with bloodshed and crowned with martyrdom. The Reformation was a true and great Revival, but its age was one of strife and tu mult and division. The great Revival of the 19th century comes gently upon us like healing and refreshing showers, leading us to union and com munion in serving our Lord Jesus Christ and pro moting his glory. Another said: Reference had been made to .the George Mc- Kenzie; and it was worthy of remark that while steam had been applied to a great many purposcs, this was the first tivaeit had been applied to .Be clesiastical Union. Rev. Mr. Bayne could recollect 1820 when the Burghers and Antiburghers of Scotland united. That was an important event in Scotland; but no thing can be found in ecclesiastical history like our Union; we have -perfect unanimity on both sides. Every other Union had left fragments behind— sonie nearly half their numbers; but we shall leave none. This Union is the fruit of prayer in unison with the Saviour's prayer. This Union will be the best possible celebration here of the Tri-cente nary of the Scottish Reformation. Another spoke of the prospect of a third Pres byterian body uniting with them, at 'an early day. He referred to the Established Church, whose people, he said, entertained this expectation. Du ring these exercises a profound devotional feeling pervaded the audience, and such singing is said not to have been heard since the disruption of 1843. A building is to be erected for the Union service ia._Pietou--capableof - containing three thousand persons, and the occasion will doubtless be one of the, despest interest. Weentr - mt - wonder at - tbo-elevatifl tone of these preliminary proceedings. There is,something in the very act of union which liberalizes and enno bles the entire man. The whole body is brought nearer to Chriet, and elevated to a higher plat form of experience and activity. Our readers may already be aware of the union of Presbyterians which has taken place in Austra lia. This movement embraces 52 ministers with congregations, belonging to the Free, the Esta blished and the United Presbyterian Churches ; and was consummated on the 7th of April last. The united body takes the name of the "Presbyte rian Church of Victoria." Three or four Free Church men refuse to join the Union, and claim to be the Free Chtirch of the colony, but the Church at home refused to recognise their repre sentative, their object being to discourage the formation of "small splinters," in the event of further union taking place in the eoldnies. We are happy to learn that the union has resulted auspiciously, and that great activity of spirit has been manifested by the' new body. In the first year of their existence, twenty-nine congregations were engaged in church-building operations. Calls from different parts of the country have been laid on the table of the Presbyteries. Five additional congregations were soon added after the union was formed. Altogether there is an increase of nearly twenty congregations since that event. In the number of ministers, and in Sabbath attendance, this Church is already the largest in the colony. The Committee have been able to send to Victoria since lase Assembly 2,nice new laborers. Our article has already extended beyond its proposed length, but we trust the intrinsic im portance of the subject will secure an attentive perusal. We think the indications Are that the tide is turning in' favor of union among. Presbyte rians, and we rejoice to believe it is so. There is no need of haste; Providence cannot be outrun in this matter; valuable principles must not be obscured or sacrificed. Union at such a price is - mere mockery, and will only cause fresh compli cations and end in more hopeless ruptures., Let each branch of the church vigorously develop its own resources, and work in the line of its own peculiar mission, and when the time comes for union, it will be effective, enduring, profitable and honorable to God. NOT BY BREAD ALONE Carnal men are shortitighted. They expect to live by bread alone. They see a prospect of success in life only in the worldly means and ob jects at their command.. A horse is their, confi dence for safety; numbers, accoutrements, disci pline are the grounds of their hope for victory. By unwearied diligence, by keeping their pow ers of body and mind on the rack, by carefully laid schemes, they calculate to succeed. Re ligion is an offence to them, because its duties are interruptions, because it demands time and energy which they grudge from their worldly occupations. Already they, are overwhelmed with engagements. If they should now turn aside to some wholly new and diverse occupation for evena . small portion of their time, their business would inevitably suffer. Their success would be imperilled. They, really have not time to read their Bible, or pray in secret or in the family. Sometimes, indeed, they cannot give up the whole of the Sabbath to religious purposes. They expect to live by bread alone, to succeed by the exclusive application of their strength to business, or to the cares of the house. They will not allow the entrance into their minds of the thought of a higher wisdom ;—that Amtriritit grtoittttrian and 6tntott granotliot, it is possible some other principle may be in operation in human affairs besides those upon which they are acting, the neglect of which will prove calamitous even to their worldly welfare; that there is a word proceeding out of "the mouth of God which could rob their hard earned bread of nutriment, or could spread a table in the wilderness. Man cannot live by bread alone; he cannot succeed by labor and diligence alone. There is one other thing necessary, and that is a regard for the restraints of religion. In order to suc cess, man must keep the Sabbath. It is an imperative demand of nature, especially upon the overtasked man of civilized countries, that he should rest one daY out of seven. No mat ter how pressing his business engagements, or how precious his time, he must come to a dead pause, and suffer every thing to lie over for an entire 24 hours. And this simply in order to succeed. Only by this method can he preserve the physical strength, the composure of nerves, and the mental clearness necessary to the suc cessful discharge of his duties. Here plainly his strength, as a worldly man seeking worldly ends, is to sit still. He lives not by bread alone. He succeeds not by activity, diligence, or high-strung energy alone, but by this gra cious word of a Deity, careful for the, trueneeds of his creatures. And the same rule holds for the daily duties of the Christian in the closet ana the family. It is a delusion to consider secret and family worship as interruptions, or to grudge the time they take from our household cares and busi ness engagements. Raker should we guard the time appropriated to these exercises with jealous care, and repel the encroachments of business upon it. They, are the best possible preparations for meeting those cares and en gagements. They are the means of supplying us with inward strength to bear life's burdens, they forearm us against surprises of temptation and anwise bursts of passion, they bring order and an elevated purpose into the tangled course of our affairs, they save us from being over whelmed and drifted helplessly along upon a torrent of engagements, they cool the fever Of worldly desire, and send us forth collected and conscious, as the servants of God, to work, not in vain, in the accomplishment of his plans. Who does not believe that one will work more easily and efficiently who thus provides for the religious element of his daily life? Who does not believe that the affairs of the household will be carried on with less friction if intro duced by the calming exercises of family wor ship ? Who, in the lowest estimate of the uses of 'religious exercises, will count the time spent in them as lost, or will not rather regard it as truly economized ? Man shall not live by bread alone. The neglect of the word of God is de trimental to his physical and business life, no less truly than to his spiritual. RELATIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO THE WORK OF HOME MISSIONS. Under this beading the General Asseinbly's Commission of Investigation, appointed at 'Wil mington, in 1859, present their report to the churches. Including the appendix, it covers : a spatie iof 48 closely :printed octavo i pages. is fulness ii`ofiever ' is due ' l to the subjects t ed; and to the peculiar juncture in our Home Mis sionary Affairs. The most vital interests of a denomination, are involved in the manner in which its Home Missionary affairs are conducted. And the conviction has become wide-spread among our churches that, in this respect, we were suffering grievous loss and injury. Indeed the tardiness of our growth as a denomination begins to be ascribed; in great part, to the unsatisfactory working of our. chosen methods of Home Missionary action. These methods have been dear to us; our separate ex-. istence is in part due to our attachment to them; for them, we, as. a denomination, suffered the loss Of all our worldly goods; the principles upop which they were based are noble and Christian. But mutual confidence was necessary in carrying them out. Once let this be undermined—once let de nominational zeal carry 'tither one of the parties beyond what was deferential and courteous to the other, and the harm onions and profitable working of the plan is at an end. - , • We feel that we have been damaged. The vital question of the extension of our church in our own country, has been thrown back upon us. Shall we continue laboring in the manner in which we have been? Shall we expend large 811111 S annually in the work of Home Missions, through a channel which brings us no encouraging returns, which seems to add nothing year after year to our strength, and which is a constant source of complaint and disquiet in the missionary fields of our church ? At thiS important period of our history, we need the light of a full, calm discussion, illuminating the present and the future by an investigation of the past, and enabling the church 'to take the impor tant steps -proposed, with the fullest conviction of their justness and -necessity. As the Report tells its own story, We shall do little more than condense Or extract for our readers . its essential portions, adding such remarks as may be necessary fo keep up the connection. After a brief glance at the early Home Missionary opera tions of 'the -Presbyterian body, which dates .bauk as far as 1738, and which, in 1818, resulted in the formation of a Board of Missions, the same which is now in Operation in the Old" School' Church, it proceeds to the history of the American Home Mispionary Society: It seems that the original orgs p ikation was formed by a Convention of Delegatei'frgni!..lo Missionary Societies in the state of New York,'who met at the Brick Church in New York City, on the of May 1822, and organized the .I:lraiwn DOMESTIO MISSIONARY SOOIETY. Though theloe - iety was designed to be co-operative, it was composed, in the first instance, almost exclusively of Presbyterians and Reformed Dutch; the latter being cpniparatively few. It continued so until th; close of the third year, when the number of missionaries had arisen to 121, and the receipts to $11;262. The report says:-- It was in this posture of affaii4 that movements began to be made among ourArrethren in- New England towards .a national society for domestic missions, with which they might e t o-operate. An ecclesiastical council had been convened in Bos ton, on the 29th of September 1825, "in compli ance with a request from theExecutve Committee of the °Weed Domestic Afissiongr ySociety," for the purpose of ordaining several young men, 'Who were about to go to the Western States and terri tories as missionaries of that Soci4ty. It was among the friends of missions essitinbled on that occasion, that the first movement foi •such a society seems to have been made in that quarter. The next day a meeting was held at Dr. Wisner's study, to deliberate on the subject. committee was appointed, and a Convention.ofNew England men called to meet in Roston, inlhe month of January following. At that Conveuttpn, the whole subject was freely and fully discuisid, the desire- bleness of such a society tinanimonsly declared, certain principles agreed upon as fundamental, viz. Ist, that no "union ofi all denominations was to be attempted as a formal/ thing;" and 2d, that local societies now existing were not to be supe seded without their own aonsent, nor "impeded in their operations;" andl a committee was ap pointed to draft the forniof a constitution, and confer on the subject with the United Domestic Missionary Society. Subsequently, however, at the same meeting, the •tiltOrtiative was distinctly presented, whether a'new sidety should be formed, and the United Society brvited to become its aux iliary; or "that Society invited to become the na tional Society, modifying its constitution. to suit the case." It was agreed; that the latter course should be adopted, and thai, as a preliminary step, the Executive Committee sliduld be requested to convene a more general meeting of the friends of missions. The more e neneral ibeetin,g was convened, accordingly. It met in thel-Brick Church ses sion -room, on the tenth of 11. y, 1826. The clfEx ecutive Committee, having previously prepared the form of a constitution, hich was no other than their own, with slight iodifications, consist ing chiefly in details and in he change of name, the te presented it to the Contend n for their approval, r a e s a t d lle a b n a d si a s p o p f ro ti v r e e d e , orrte aiti m al p e lat b e y d Society. It was . Convention then resolved ,to rec a o r m tic m ie end an t d o United Domestic Misaionar3r Society, "to adopt the same, and become the American Home Mis sionary Society." -TwO , days later, the Society held its annual meeting i and, after the presentation and adolition of its annual report, took np the re commendationof the Ccilivention and thereupon resolved, " that the. recommendation be adopted, and that the UnitetiDoikkest'te*Missi,ionary - Amiety do now become the4oincrican Home Missionary 1 Society." A resolltron'wai' added, that the life members and life-directors hf the old organization be now recognized as having the same relations to the new; and, the Societyroceeding to the elec tiont of officers, the same E ecutive Committee was chosen ,as before, with a si gle change of one Pres byterian for another; but among the Vice-Presi dents and Directors were i troduced a considerable number of gentlemen from New England. This we believe to he . a true and impartial narrative of the origin of the Ameripan Home Missionary Society. • ; Two or three things here\ deserve to be noticed. First; that this •Sticiety, ,as' constituted in 1826, was not a newly-created institution, but a modifi cation of- the pre-existini, United Domestic iliis sionary Society. Second; that the United Do mestic Missionary Societtilid not give way for, or affiliate itself to, the - Ainerican Home- Mission ary Society, but became that Society by a simple change of its Constitution -according' to its own constitutional provisions. I Third; that the friends of Home Missions in New' ogland followed their own preference, afterliowdeliberation, in request ing room to be made ItrThemi in "the preViously existing and already' flourishing Society, rather than attempting the organization of a new one. Fourth; it should be noticed further, that this Society, which had heen,m existence four years, and had attained to an annual income of nearly $12,000, and had on its list 148 churches and 127 missionaries; which bad already excited the ad miration of the country for its zeal and' success; and had called forth; in one instance, a do'nation of fifty gligem from , the Secretary of a foreign Howe M . -Mt - Mary Society passed its whole work, with all its prestige and its list of contributors and auxiliaries, to the account:of the new organization. Fifth; nor should it be - Overlooked, in the present posture of our Home Missionary affairs, that, glad as they were, uo doubt, to welcome their New Eno.- land brethren, with all their prospective zeal and liberality, and to make provision for their reception by modifications of their Constitution, or even, as the Secretary expressed it, to " lay down their life that they might take it again," the gentlemen who formed this Society, and sustained it alone thus far, were almost exclusively Presbyterians, with a few of their Reforingd.*tch brethren. It anfearli that.lbia• , gland , bodics came but slotvly into aheart hi ly o w -operation with the so ciety thus Onlarged.forAeir accommodation. A verffull table of contributions for the first 6 years of the society's existence, as thus eoustituted, is given, showing that its main supporters continued to be Presbyterian. During the first four years, with perhaps one exception, neither,Masssichusetts nor Connecticut contributed in any year to this Society a sum as large as' three thousand. dollars, while the single State of New York gaiT from fifteen to sixteen thousand per annum; and, during the fifth and sixth, while all New England gave only from six teen to eighteen thousind, the whole income of the Soc iety was from forty-eight. to forty-nine thousand, and the single State of New York gave of that more than twenty-five thousand. After this time, hove t er, the receipts from New England, especially from Massachusetts, rapidly increased, and the balance was soon turned in tha t • direction. We shall continue our extracts net, week HABIILIV COLLEGE. This has been corhtnencement week. in this institution:--Literary Carnival. , The exercises were opened on Sabbath afternoon with the an tara sermon, of President - Fisher to the gradu ating class. His theine Was the Characteristics of the Gospel as the Great Scheme of Human Ele vation, and its contras with all schemes of mere human origin. He spoke of the spirit or life of the gospel,—its trnth.s, such as a personal God, the creation of inn in his image, the fail, the scheme of recovery and the influence of the Holy Spirit, and final fy the means of influence it devises, Or - the organizationof the Christian Church, the institutionnf the ministry, and so on. In conclusion be spoke of opposite schemes; naturalism, which_d'ollea - the'depravity of man, and hence th,,fecessity of an atonement; cul ture and a,rtln leading man back to God; and the discovry, arrangeOent, and application of the principles of political economy for the re covery 'of the race. This ad' very meagre out line re an able disclose. In the evening the Socie s y of Christ - 4n 4Ce.search were addressed by tife Rev. Mr. Edwards, of Rochester, on the questions, • What shall we do with life? How ',. shall, we make the most of life? Monday evening was devoted to prize speak ing by the three lower classes, which resulted as follows': In the Junior Class; first prize to Albert Lucas Childs, Waterloo, N. Y.; second to Harrison 'Hoyt, of La Fayette, N. Y. In the Sophomore ' Class the first prize was awarded to Charles Levi Buck ngham, of Oriskany Falls, N. Y.; second to enry Ward, of Deposit, N. Y. In the Fre man Class the first'prize was awarded to Aus 'n Knapp Hoyt, La Fay .,ette, N. Y.; second o Horace Webster Fow ler, of Utica, N. Y. . Tuesday morning to retirin4 officers of the Phcenix and Union S 'cieties delivered their va ledictories. The firs.i was addressed by. C. W. ~ Young, Marion,,N. , ~.;.the,second by Samuel -De Witt Westfall, L us, N. Y. In the after noon the Chi Psi Sooty wasnddressed by Rev. C. D. Helmer, of •Mi aukee. His theme was, "The Masculine, Fe inine, and Neuter." He treated this unique au jeet in an ingenious man ner, and illustrated t e distinction of genders in several ways. Hi oration was racy and hu morons, and abounde in gems of thought and l l beauty of expression On the same occasion a poem was deliver by by W. W. Hosve, Esq., of New York City. It Was full of imagery, telling wit, and Pijactical suggestions, In the evening the .Lia,rary. Societies Were ad- dressed by Mr. Whipple, of Boston. His theme vias,.." The Position and Influence of Young Men in History." He showed, by examples, that the greatest achievements in military an nals, in statesmanship, in science, in mechanics, and fine arts, and in literature, had been accom plished by men usually not beyond thirty-six years of age. His addrese was one of the bett from his 04e pen. On the same occasion, also, a poem was pronounced by Mr. Anson G. Ches ter, of Buffalo. His theme was, "The Gods,' which carried us over the mythology of the an cients, and showed us also that the moderns were not without their divinities even in coun tries where the only true and living God is re vealed. Wednesday afternoon the Alumni listened to an able address from Prof. Dwight, LL. D., of Co lumbia College, on the Relations of the Professions. The Rev. Arthur L. Pierson, of West Winstead, Ct., also delivered a very beautiful poem which carried us into dreamland till we forgot ourselves in listening to the charms of the singer. In the evening a spirited re-union of. old graduates was held, at which many short, pithy speeches were made. Thursday was commencement-day. Addresses were delivered by the members of the graduating class, to'the number of 17, and the following de .rees were conferred : _ B. IN CouttsE.—William Harrison Beach, Seneca / Falls; Reuben Saxton Bingham, Clinton ; Arba - Brookins, Vernon; Samuel Stewart Blls worth, Penn Yen; Charles H. Kelsey, Sauquoit; John Reese Lewis, DeerSeld;_ Samuel Miller, Clinton; Milton Harlow Northrup, Canastota; Theodore •Strong Pond, New York; Isaac Platt Powell, Clinton; John S. Sheppard, Penn Yan; Comfort Israel Slack, Mexico; I3irdsey Bronson Wade, Buffalo; George M. eaver, Deerfield; Samuel DeWitt Westfall, Lyons; Conway Wing Young, Marion; Thomas Kingsley Young, Marion. HoNon,ARY D. D.—Rev. John Brown Johns ton, of Glasgow, Scotland; Rev. Samuel T. Seelye, of Albany, N. Y.; Rev. Isaac Brayton, of Water town. HosowtY LL. D.—Professor Asa Gray, M. D., of Harvard College; Hon. Henry Allen Fos ter, of Rome, N. Y. HONORARY A. M..--judge Lewis Kingsley, of Norwich, Chenana ° o Co. HONORARY A.B.—Aaron Winthrop Kellogg, of Vienna; Charles Edward Robinson, of Au burn. A. M. IN COURSE.--Rev. Charles Jerome, El licottville; Arthur Fenner Dexter, Proyidenee, R. I.; Morris A. Bennett, Winona ' Minn.; Rev. Herrick Johnson, Troy; Rey. Arthur T. Pierson, West Winsted, Conn.; Rev. James A. Skinner, Union Square; Rev. Henry M. riurd, Princeton; Rev. A. R. Warner, Vernon Centre; A. N. Brock way, Clinton • David G. Jackson, La Fayette. PRIZES AWARDED The following --is a statement of the prizes awarded for the year 1859—'60. Clark Prize in Oratory.—" Memory a Retri butive Power;" John R. Lewis, Deerfield.— Awarded by the Faculty. ' Underwood Prizes, in Chemistry.-1, Charles Kelsey, Sanquoit. 2, William H. Beach, Seneca Falls. Awarded by Prof. Mather, and Rev. Jas. A. Skinner. Kellogg Prizes in Classical Literature-1, Chas. M. Davis, Sennett; 2, J. Sanford, Milwaukee, Wis. Awarded by President Champlin and Pro fessor Foster, of Waterville College, Me. Prizes in Mathematics--1, Charles L. Bucking ham, Oriskany Falls; 2, Henry Ward, Jr., La Fargeville. Awarded by Prof. Root, and Dr. Peters, of Hamilton College. n English Composition—Senior Class; "Truth, is 4. Means. or an End-1 2 ." William H. - Beaeh, Se qp7a Falls' Influence of the Christian Ethics on the Fine Arts "—Milton H. Northrup, Canastota. Junior Class: "Gesture, au •Art of Expression" —Frank B. Willard, Troy. "lEschylus' Clytemnestra and Shakspeare's Lady Macbeth "—Chas. M. Davis, Sennett. sophomore Class : " The Marseillaise, its Origin, Structure, and Effect "—John McLean, Vernon Centre.. English, Lexicography "—Henry Ward, De posit. Freshman Class: The Good and Evil of Trans lations ".—Wm. N. Page, West Bloomfield. "Palestine, its Geography and Commercial Be lations "—Horace W. Fowler, Utica. The Essay Prizes were awarded by two Coro mittees, viz.: Hon. Henry P. Norton, John N. Pomeroy, Esq., Rev, Francis F. Eilinwood, of Rochester. • Hon. T. M. Pomeroy, Rev. Charles Hawley, Rev. Henry Fowler, of Auburn. A bright day evidently has Hamilton College in the future. Already over $60,000 have been made available to the Institution toward her en dowment. Twenty-five students have-. been ad mitted already to the new class, an the prospect is, that the Freshman class will number at the opening of next term, not less than 50 students. The fall term opens on Thursday,.September 13. The day preceding is devoted - to entrance examin ation. C. Clinton, July 20, 1860. REV. R. G. WILDER AND THE KOL/LPOOR XISSION. It will be remembered by those who attended the" last annual meeting of the American BeArd - , - ;hich was held in this city, that the Prudential Com mittee for various reasons,,reconoAded the dis continuance of „the Kolapoor'' Mission with which Rev. Mr. Wilder and lady had been connected. Mr. Wilder, who was present, made an earnest and able remonstrance against this recommendation, but without effect. The mission was difeontinned by act of the Board. The missionary and his wife, however, are devotedly attached to the field in which they have been the only laborers, and. where they have had encouraging prospects of success. The mission house also in the city of Kolapoor, was built with the private funds of Mr. Wilder and his numerous and influential friends in that por tion of India, and forms, ,a convenient rallying. place for the mission. For these reasons, Mr. and Mrs. Wilder purpose to returnf and cultivate the field independently. While iief:ao not design to call in question the policy of the American Board in discontinuing this - mission, we can freely re joice that these two earnest and 'capable laborers are likely to return and kindle anew the extinct fires of gospel light and love in the dark territory of Kolapoor, and we hope God will raise up for them efficient and liberal friends, as far as ne cessary, in accomplishing this end.- We give be low the Action of Champlain Presbytery, the Pres bytery with which Mr. Wilder is connected, in the case . "After a full hearing of the case," the Commit tee to whom it was referred, brought in the follow ing, which was adoPted by the Presbytery:— Whereas, From long and intimate acquaintance of some of us with the Rev. R. G. Wilder; and.in view of his present circumstances, and his earnest desire to return to the missionary field, we feel it to be a matter of justice to him and to the cause of our Lord Jesus Christ, to express our sympa thies and sentiments; therefore, .1. Resolved, That we have implicit confidence in the Christian and, ratnisterial character of bro ther Wilder, his strict integrity and exemplary fidelity while in the service of the A. B. C. F:, M., as well as in his assiduous . efforts to excite and in. crease in our home churches, `the true spirit of Christian _missions. 2. Resolved, That we, consider him possessed of rare qualifications for the missionary, enterprise, and regret that impaired health obliges him to leave the foreign field, where he had labored with great success, and to which be was ardently at;. tached. 3. Resolved, That as' Brother Wilder's health is now so far restored that he' deems it safe, and is earnestly desirous to return to Kolapoor; and being already familiar with the Mahratta language, we consider it very desirable that the way may be opened to secure this important object. - 4. Resolved, That we will cheerfully assist him ourselves, and we cordially commend him to all whose hearts the Lord may incline to aid him with, their prayers and contributions. A true extract from the minutes. STEPHEN 11. WILLIAMS, Stated Clerk. Chateaugay, June 20th, 1860. ' THE LATE DR. HOUGHTON. The following, which we take from the columns of the last Evangelist, furnishes some additional facts of the life of our late associate, which will be interesting to his bereaved friends and to, our readers generally. Dr. Houghton was a native of Vermont, and was born to the energetic and self-reliant experi ences of the majority of our New England youth. If we mistake not, he owed much of his early reli gious impressions to the instructions . of a very intelligent and pious mother, who-has preceded -him but a few months to the grave. She- lived to see her instructions crowned by the success of her children in various useful and responsible positions. A sister of Dr. Houghton was, until her marriage, a principal teacher at Le Roy Uni versity, and the extensive printing house of a brother at Cambridge, is unrivalled for the ele gance of its letter-press. The deceased was a gradate of Vermont Uni versity, and a fellow-student with Prof. G. W. T. Shedd, Hon. H. J. Raymond, Alex. Mann, J. R. Spalding, and others; and though of a Congrega tional family, he was at first connected with the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church.— Of the precise time (we think-it was 1840,) of his coming to Western New York we are not in formed, th - ough we have heard him refer incidentally to bis then loaning a dollar to one of tTlb above named, now at the head of a prosperous journal, to enable him to prosecute his journey from Syra cuse home. After prehching for a time he be came a professor in the College at Lima, N. Y., and devoted himself chiefly to the business of en dowing that institution, and in its successful pro secution he formed an extensive acquaintance in Weitern New York. He gave to this institution the severest labors both of body and mind, and its good reputation was never a matter of uncon cern to him, though later, owing to differences of opinion with regard to its management, he gene rously resigned his position, and eventually-con nected himself with the Presbyterian Church. After becoming connected with 'our Church, he labored for a time in Menden, and afterwards at East Pembroke, in Genesee county. In the latter town he gathered a prosperous church, and was also instrumental in excitino- ° a warm interest in the cause of education. A fine church and academy were built, toward which he contributed liberally -in time and money. "The Houghton Library" is a creditable collection for any similar community. When, in 1856, he relinquished his charge to take the editorial control of the Genesee Evangelist (then published at Rochester,) . he bore away cherished testimonials of his people regard. The Genesee Evangelist, though a most useful . and always well-conducted sheet, was published - at a considerable pecuniary sacrifice by its devoted and enterprising proprietor, Elder Frederick Starr. Through the agency of Dr. Houghton, and by the consent of Synod, it was at length consolidated li (in the fall of 18510 with the American -Presby terian of Philadelphia, and Dr. Houghton be canie the principal conductor of the united paper, at which post he continued up to the time of his decease. THE LATE LIEUT. GEORGE P. WELSH.: We find in one of the York, Pa., papers an ac count of the funeral of this estimable young officer of the Navy, which took place on the 18th of June at that borough. He was the son of Henry Welsh, Esq., president of the Board of Trustees of the York Presbyterian Church, and formerly Naval Of ficer in this city, and a brother of W. H; Welsh, Esq., late Speaker of the Senate of this State. As a matter of interest to his bereaved friends in that section of the country, and in this city, we subjoin a part of Rev. Mr. Street's address at the funeral : Lieutenant George P. Welsh, whose remains we are, about to entomb, was born on the 26th day of March,lB24. In early life he devoted himself to the service of his country.,,,..Wheia,,sixteem.yw of age he entered th%l:Ptified States Navy; at the age of tweria-,65(61;e received his warrant as a Passed lg.idtlipman; and at thirty-one he received his corriMission as Lieutenant, which he held up to/ the time of his death. While on board the U. S. Frigate Sabine, at Aspinwall, he was attacked with congestive fever, and after.a few days%illness, died on the 26th. of April, aged thirty-six years and one month. He was universally known as a kind man—an at. fectiOnate son; brother, husband, father = a staunch friend—a fearless officer—a true patriot— and a high-minded, noble gentleman, the soul of honor and integrity. His qualities of mind and heart were of the highest order, and they were such as not only drew to him his intimate friends, but won for him the unbounded regard of all who came in contact' with him. Every trait of characterwhich we regard as noble manly, generous, and true, he possessed in the highest degree. At the call of duty be was ever ready. He never shrunk from any peril—never avoided any exposure—never hesitated at any sacrifice. As a boy he gave him self to his country, and his after life was spent in her service. He guarded her name—he fought her battles—he perilled his life for her sake, and at last laid down that life, just as he reached a ripe manhood, while engaged in her duties. Next to dying a martyr for Christ, to die for one's country is the noblest death; and upon the altar of his country Lieutenant George P. Welsh laid him down to die—a true man, a true American. Though the associations that surrounded him were not such, perhaps, as were calculated to promote a high degree of piety, I am assured he wasmot for getfal of his relation to God. He was in the habit of studying that book which is the'ehart to the bea.venly world—the polar `star 'in the darkness of the thickest night—and we may well believe that itS - blesSed - teachings were not lost upon Such a mind as, he possessed. When just attacked with the disease which terminated his life, be thought he would die, and`lith a full consciousness of this said to a friend by hiSsaisle,"/ am ready to go." He spoke as a man would spat • - o had settled his accounts with God, and as a m. z elt, as ready to comply with the orders from the.. - tritti Kings, as those from the earthly authority he was accustomed to recognise. NEW WORKS. The Presbyerian Publication Committee are about to issue the Presbyterian Manual, by Rev. Joo. H. Lewis. The Committee also 'announce, as in course of publication, " The benefit of 'Christ's Death," an old Italian work by one Aouio Paleario, who was burnt by the Inquisition, at Rome, in the" 16th century for holding that man - is justified by faith alone. The work was condemned and proscribed and supposed to be utterly loft ) but it has been discovered, and is about to be issued by the Coni , mittee. DOMESTIC MISSIONS 'IN OUR ASSEMBLY. The type-setters made us do injustice to our church in regard to this important branch of be nevolent operations to the amount of $70,000. Our contributions are $98,029.95, instead of $28,029.95, as reported last week. THE MODERATOR'S SERMON MESSRS. EDITORS:—PIease allow me space in y o ur paper to say that the money subscribed at Pittsburgh haabep i p Aufficient to print 1,500 co . pies of the Moderator's*rutoti, and to forward them free of expense " - toTt.he subscribers. The cost of the sermon, including rapping, post age, and every expense, will be a little more than the calculation made, but this is readily arranged by reducing the namber pro rata, so that the subscribers for- lOO will receive say about 75, and others in proportion. The delay in issuing the sermon, and also the Sub , number of the Review, is. owing to the fact that the whole number had to be printed after the Meeting of the Assembly. Three ar ticles we• derived from the Assembly. Besides, Dr. Patterson was not apprized of the action of the informaLmeeting of Commissioners, and was not expecting to publish the sermon. De lay occurred in this way, and in sending, at a very late hour, the proofs to Chicago. It was thought better, on the whole, to delay the num ber than to let any of the:Asembly matter go 4" over until October. EDITOR'S TABLE. THE SAND HILLS OF ..TUTLAND I by Brans Christian Andersen, author of the hnprovisatore," etc. Bos ton: Ticknor & 'Fields, MDCCCLX.. 12m0., pp., :267. This is , a collection of choice tales by the inimitable - Scandinavian story teller Andersen. The wild and &Solite landscape of the north of Europe, and all the . pe6nliarjties in manners and customs of the inhatiitants, are reproduced with the fidelity and finish, of, a Flemish painting. There is, however, an excess •of the marvellous and fuhulims which will repel many readers. The mechanical execution of the 'book is admirable. Formic by J. B. Lippincott _&. Co, Philada. ECHOES OP EUROPE, OR WORD PICTURES or TRAVEL, by E. K. Washington Philadelphia: James Challen & Son, No. 25 South 6th st. Bvo. 697. This is an agreeable book of European Travel over the usual routes. The style is animated and the author's views interesting'. -On the well trodden field which be has traversed, there is, of course, but little opportunity for discovery, yet the book. is far from being a mere repetition of others' ex. periences. It is got up in the usual good style of the publishers. MEMOIR Or THE LIFE, CHARACTER, AND WRITINGS OF PHILIP DODDRIDGE, D. D., with a_ selection from his correspondence, compiled by Rev. Sardis R.-Boyd,'A. M., Editor of English poets, with notes etc. Published by the -American Tract Society, and for sale at the Tract Rouse, No. 929 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 12nitf., pp., 480. The subject, compiler, and publishers of this volume, make it needless for us to add eulogy. The Christian public will receive with unfeigned pleasure this memoir of one whose devout — catholic and gentle .spirit, and whose cultured mind has made him a -favourite and a necessity wherever evangelical religion is known. THE MORNING AND NIGHT WATCHES and THE MIND AND WORDS of jESVS, by ~, R ev. J. R. Mac pun; D. D. Tro ituautiful little masglis of deletion, formed of brief reflections upon va rious passages of Scripture. They can be taken up by the busiest person and profitably perused time' in 'such snatches of ias are within the reach of all. Published by It Carter & Bros., and for sale by C. S. hither; Presbyterian Book Store, 1334 Chestnut street,' at 30 cents each. PERIODICALS 'RNCEIVED. HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, No. CXXII. August, 1860. Published by Haar= & Baos., Franklin Square, New York. The illustrated papers are: To Red River and beyond, John Brill in Japan, tlnd the Bat tle. or Bennington. The illustrations are, if possible, more elegant than usual. THE ECLECTIC IVIAGAZEWS OP-POREIGN LITE RATURE. ,Wm. H. Browar.r., Editor. and Proprie tor. August, 1860. Richly freighted as usual with the spoils of foreign ReviewS and Magazines, and illustrated with two- fine engraved portraits of the late Sir Robert Peeraild the young Prince of Wales. Tin BIBLICAL REPERTORY AND PRINCETON RE w, edited by Chas. Hodge, D. D., July 1860, 'lade., published by Peter Walker, 821 Chestnut eirbv L The Bibb its own witness and interpreter. =then inex cusable for their idolatry. lIL Theories of the Eldership. IV. Sir W. 'Hamilton's philo. sophy of the conditioned.- V. The General Assembly. VI. Presbyterianism. Short no tices. TILE PRESBYTERIAN PARLOR MAGAZINE, a Monthly Journal of Science, Literature and Re ligion. Alfred Nevin, D. D., editor. Vol. 1. No. 2. July, 1860. ache net profits to be ap propriated annually to the fund for disabled ministers and the needy widows and orphans of deceased ministers in the (0. S.) Presbyterian Church, Philada. 4 Published at 702 Chestnut St., by Allan Pollock. The present number is embellished with an engraved portrait of Faber Chiniquy, accom panied with a sketch of itie man and his labors, by Dr. Baird. We learn from this article that the title. Father is well merited. His property has been sold to relieve the wants of his peo ple, and his watch has been sold no less than three times to raise money to keep some per sons from starving, and as often redeemed by the kindness of distant friends. The magazine appears well ; the articles are short, readable, and not without value; the mechanical execu tion is tasteful. Among the contributors we find the names of Rev. Dr. WlBane and Rev , John Patton. T ITTEIVE LIVIA AGE finds its way to our table regularly every week, and is a welcome visitor. The leading article of last week's num' Ilk "s, from the Westminster ReOew : "Sicily as i was a .4 s)"' VidialitAl twilittell, Son I. ' . C 0.., Boston. CrODRYIS LADY'S 13001 c Vol. LXI. August, 1`e.60. With numerous illustration& The "r' tide on "ilindpra Conehes"..is instructive and entertaining. pin EVANGELICA.T4 REPOSITORY, devoted to the principles of the - Reformation as set forth in th e formularies of the" Westminster Divines and ' it ' nessed by the Uniied Presbyterian Church. Edited by Thomas 'II. Beveridge. Vol. SIN. , No ` 2 * J'alY, - 1860. ' Though more than double the.usualsize, this number is filled with minute, ofthe late Geneial Assembly of the United Prc bytefian- Church: July 26, BENT. J. WAttACE.
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