lintvi,can Peobgtetin vitutott vaitstibt, lIIVRSDAY, '061 1 68111i. IS, 1800. TORN W. NEAR, EDITOR. ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERT BARNESGEORGE DUFFIELD THOMAS BRAINERD, I JOHN JENKINS, "HENRY DARLING. THOMAS J. SHEPHERD. THE SERMON.—We have deviated somewhat from the usual course of this paper in publish ing a sermon entire. We have done so with entire confidence that the sermon selected will more than justify—will rather make ,welcoMe the deviation. It has been preached by Mr. Adams in ,several different pulpits in our city, and,repeated requests have been made for its publication. See fourth page. ERBATA.—Onr attention, in the last number, having been drawn almost exclusively to the re port of the Jubilee of the American Board, at least one ortwo very marked errors in the edi torial department escaped our notice. As our proof-reading is generally quite correct, and as we cannot learn that any harm was done by the errors, we trust our readerjaatill . accept this as an Ispoloplalkem..."--ft- THE SLAVE TRADE AND THE E. DIO CESAN CONVENTION OF NEW YORK. The recent diocesan conventions of the Episco pal Church have proved unfortunate in their is sues. There is, however, no connection between the causes of the indignant tumult of honest *unbitten, turning their backs upon the impe rious, and apparently unscrupulous WHITEHOUSE at Chicago, and the parliamentary skirmishing and abrupt ajournment by which Ma. JAY and his friends were denied a hearing on the slave trade at New York. The facts of the latter case are these. Early in the meeting of the Convention held in New York City two weeks ago, Mr. John Jay offered a Preamble and resolutions, setting forth the fact of the re-establishment and increase of the slave trade in the city of New York, claim ing it as the legitimate business of the convention to take cognizance of the fact, and calling upon the Bishop to write a pastoral letter upon the sub ject, the clergy to preach, and the laity to use their influence to stay the traffic. Mr. Jay was proceed ing to address the convention, when the question VW raised whether the house would entertain the motion, and in the midst of his speech the whole matter was laid upon the table. Subsequently the motion was renewed in another form, i. e., in its bearings upon the missions of the Episcopal Church in Western Africa, when it was again laid on the table by a vote of 08 to 13. The third attempt was made by Mr. James B. Silkman, of Westches ter county, who was not even allowed to read his resolutione. The president of the convention, after some hesitation, decided it to be in order for him to read them, but an appeal was taken, and while the - appeal was yet undecided, in the midst of great confusion, and a cross-fire of argument be tween the Chair and several delegates, on points of order, Dr. Vinton moved that the Convention adjoUrn sine die, after reading the minutes, and the usual devotional exercises ) which was carried.. The Churchman says: "The minutes, however, were in a crude state : the Journal had not been ordered to be printed, and no_trovision had been made for the misSion ary deficiency of 83,000. Notwithstanding this, the rough sketch of the minutes was read, the Journal ordered to be printed, and some arrange ments will, doubtless, be made for the mission aries." We regard this result as unfortunate in many ways. 'lt is a mere postponement of a subject which, troublesome as it may be, we opine will have to be fairly met sooner or later, in this, as well as in other ecclesiastical organizations. It tends to place the leading diocese of the Episco pal Church of this country in, what we would fain believe to be, a false position. It tends to form and establish an erroneous and exceedingly inju rious opinion of the purposes of church organiza tions, and of the relations of the church to the so . offal and business arrangements of men. It leaves a great and growing evil, already enjoying a large degree of immunity from the just censures of re ligious men, unrebuked of a body of Christians representing much of the wealth and influence of the community, perhaps the most deeply impli catedmf any in the civilized world, in the mercan tile and marine ventures of the traffic , . The defence put forth for this summary refusal to entertain the subject has not escaped us, neither the applause with which the determination of the convention to maintain its "conservative" charac ter has been received in some quarters. This mat ter of the slave trade, it is said, is "Congressional business," whereas the d'onvention is purely an ecclesiastical body. This is the strong point of i the defence. This in substance was the strong and oft-repeated remonstrance made against the discussion of the slavery question in ourrown Ge neral Assembly. This is the result to which Dr., " tiornwell's resolution, passed by the other As aemblyin 1850, to the effect that the church is not concerned with the merely moral and secular bearings of things, would lead. It is a position utterly. untenable with us, and at variance with the established usage of the - Presbyterian Church, and ought to be so in every organization designed Ito advents) the interests of the Redeemer's king dotn in the world. What are men to think of the church` with her exalted claims as a benevolent agency; if she stands by in silence while vice, and wrongs and outrage increase with rapid strides, and multiply their hydra heads in the field of her la bours, and the minds and consciences of men are growing insensible to their heinousness; if her highest representative bodies, meeting in the very ewporium of an abominable . traffic, reject repeat-. silly, with contempt, and with parliamentary vio lence,, any propoeal to bear testimony against the evil; if She pleads pressure of ecclesiastical busi nese) convention routine, that mere tinkering at the wheels of the machinery, the tithing, as we might say, of mint, anise and cummin, while jus tice and mercy, al wronged and outraged suppli ants, knock in vain 4 , her doors for recognition? What wonder if, when turned away from these I barricaded doors forwant of the magic word " ec clesiastical" to admit them, they have recourse to infidels, and radicals, and church-slanderers for what the church will not grant them? We are not familiar with the constitutionalrules and precedents of Episcopal conventions. .We do not know whether such a complete divorce be tween church and society as this action implies, is contemplated in them. We cannot easily be led to believe that it is. The ,condition of a church "'in which everything is arranged to obstruct the free eipression of opinion and the taking of a decided, unequivocal stand, on the part of lier representative bodies, towards great crimes and evils: in society, is certainly deplorable. An or ganization whose very, ,principles justify; - and even demand, that any fair attempt to procure a testi mony against vice and error in the community should be resisted and frustrated in the most sum mary manner, may be ecclesiastical, May be most venerable with churchly associations, but it would be a fair question whether it were Christian, or, in deed, whether it were humane. We believe a necessity is on the church to define its position towards the great evils of slavery and the slave trade. We believe a reasonable, clear, and scrip tural antagonism towards these evils may be taken by our church courts without fanaticism or the peril of fanaticism. We believe this satisfactory and safe position will be reached sooner by enter taining the question as in the course of Providence it is brought within our. range, than by violently repelling and postponing it. We are sorry there fore that the convention, meeting in New York, has ignored the question in the most palpable and ea sily-managed form in which it could haie come before it. LOVE FOR OUR CHURCH It is with`iincere grief that we see. evidence, from time to time, that there are those,viomi nally connected with our church; who 'are not in sympathy with it—'-who - ehow no signs of gra tification at its' . prosperity,. and .who Industri ously expatiate upon its supposed errors and delinOtieneies,•• and .labor to put its past history and present condition in the most unfavorable light. Those who -enjoy the. -happy lot of. be longing to a church like ours, ought to.-know and appreciate their privilege. : And though we confesiy to a feeling of indignation . at times at their blindness, out Predominant feeling is that of pity: We pity them the ahience of a noble glow of enthithiasm, such may Well arise in contemplating the honorable position of our ' church as the inheritor and representative of, American Presbyterianism. We are sorrythey cannot enjoy a thrill ofsatisfaction at the grow- ' ing strength . and recovering prosperity .of .a church Which,' for manly adherence to principle, has suffered on the right hand and on the left. We profoundly pity the joylessness of their con nexion with a church in which such an .ani mating, hopeful, healthful' spirit is breathing. We sincerely wish they could taste it, instead of • cowering in-one corner, like sulky children looking gloomily on, and trying to persuade themselves that what they see is not true—that they, the gloomY few, are all right, while- the hopeful, active and harmonious many are all wrong.' For onr part, we_ know of no joy,. be sides that of direct communion with the Saviour, so pure, so unalloyed, and so happy in its effects, as that which arises in beholding evidences of the prosperity of our. own Zion—in detecting the proofs of Divine- favor upon . her, and in per ceiving - that' onr' labor is not in vain in the Lord; , while; on the contrary, to hide these evi dences, dishonors the. Head of the Church front whom they come, andtends to weaken the hands of those who are laboring in His vineyard. . Perhaps there is a personal feeling mingling with the gratification which we, as editors of the - AmEnio.sx .PRXSBYTERIAN, feel. The fact is that, ever since the establishment of our paper in Philadelphia, e., since 1856, the Synod of Penneylvinia has been on the advance, having I gained five ministers, nine candidates, and 1801 . church members; while previously, and in the absence of such an organ, it had been iluctu= ating, with a decline, from 1846, when it reached its highest . point, (this _year * excepted,) of 1224 members.. In other words, the gain of the last four years has been m ore than sufficient to balance the losses of the previous ten years. This coincidence may, indeed, impart a peculiar zest to our feelings, but whatever bearing the facts have upon us, they are not the less, a proper cause of gratification to every member of the church, and none but such as are really not at home with us will find them unpalatable; none but those who really wish our church injury,will labor to hide or fal_ sift' them. While we are compelled to believe that there are such persons in connexion with us, their numbers are few and their influence is declining. On the other hand, love for our church is a growing, 'deepening, sentiment on every hand. Our firm, scriptural position on_ questions of doctrine. and morals, removed from ultraists on eicher side, sympathizing with the spirit, of free dom which is stirring in the church and the world, while refusing to follow the excesses of many of its advocates, freely lending the infin ende of the church to every righteous calls's,— this position of our church, we say, is every day becoming better understood and' appreciated. We can point to no better evidences of these facts than the altered tone of our Ohio brethren, incinding, especially, those of the Western Re serve. The time was when their sympathy in any specific church movement was not, and could not be calculated upon. Their attach ment to the Conkregationalists, and to volun tary methods of benevelence, was so rooted, that, rather than give them tifi, it was supposed they would lay off the garment of a church po lity which hung but loosely upon them, and an- Swer the appeals of the Presbyterian Church for id tb h. own enterprises, with a prompt and air ,A) her . pi prompt final fare'well to her conncils. But how diffe rent are the facts I The tone of the Central Christian Herald, the organ 'of these brethren at;'Cincinnati and Cleveland, has gradnally changed, until •it may now be regarded as; fairly representing the spirit and character of our church. In the discussion arising from the re port of the Assembly's Commission on the A. H. M. S., it has giVen no uncertain sound; in the choice which has to be made by Western Presbyterians, it displays no ; hesitation. Even the Cleveland editor, although blaming both Presbyterians and Congregationalists in the im pending separation, consents to iiwith a grace that shows a decided growth' of church feeling on the once unpropitious soail of the Western Reserve. Congregationalists themselves are surprised at the -change. A correspondent of their Chicago organ, H. C. .1., in a communi cation now before us, expresses himself as moved to break his former silence, and say a, few words on co-operation, which motion, he says, is the * result of several causes: "But especially the altered tone`of our west ern New School paper, the Central Christian Herald, which has been, up to a recent date, a consistent advocate,'of co-operation,lind which now seems to have aced right about, inclines us to speak)) Maumee Presbytery, belonging to the Synod 'of the Western Reserve, held.its fall session on the' th of September, and it is thus reported of by one of the members of the same journal "There was an unusual, umber of the pre thren in attendance. The feeling whieh seethed • 0 0„ A, arum IttolvOtriatt totntote 011111,0444 to prevail was like that expressed 'by the epos 7 ' ties on the mount: 'Lord, it is good , for us tohe: here.' So we thought it was , good for us to be present as a bond of union' and sympathy bf tween the churches. There is something re= . pulsive, cold, and selfish in the idea of standing isolated and alone from every body else in the world. It has always -seemed ,,, to us that our. system of church polity, is peculiarly sociable, and well adapted to keep the churches Pero in doctrine and active in well-doing. By a fre'e conversation always had on the state of religion, the members of the body become ifeltiiiiite r d with the points of interest as well as those of discouragement; so that when they come toge ther in their devotional exercises they can pray intelligently that each one may be strengthened for the conflict with the principalities and pow ers. It is not uncommon to hear elders ex press great satisfaction in these 'meetings, and we have never yet heard one complain of time spent as so much lost, in going up to our eccle siastical gatherings. The doctrine and polity of the Presbyterian Church are; we think, grow ing in favour among the people, because better understood. The churches where we meet turn out, of late, in greater numbers to take part in the exercises of the Presbytery; and the bie thren not only come up themselves more proMptly, but, in 'some cases, bring their wives with them." This is a cheering word from the. Virestern Reserve. These brethren of, Maumee .Presby tery seem to have experienced a goodly measure of that holy joy and delight Which springs from a well-grounded affection for their own branch of the church. Indications of a similar sort are occurring. in New York. We welcome them, wherever they occur, as long delayed omens 'of goo/ Thou, 0 Lord, shalt arise and have mercy on Zion, for the time to favor, her, yes the set time is come. Par thy, servants take -pleasure in her stones and favor the dust there of. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Boston,,Oct. sth, 1860. (Concluded.) CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.:. This` This also was a pleasant feature.in the In bilee. Pastor Fisch, of the Evangelical Society of Paris, who spoke so well in English that we can well believe him to be no ordinary'speaker French. Rev. Dr. Warren, of the Baptist Missionary Union, acknowledging the American Board as the parent of the Union ; the address of Chancellor Ferris, of the Foreign. Missionary Society of the Dutch Reformed Church, a de nomination so recently:in connection with the Board; and then the reply of Pres. Hopkins to these brethren—this was a portion of the Jubilee that could `not well have been dispensed with. Something would have been wanting, in the play of kindly feeling, that we should, have missed exceedingly. As it was, it allowed those feelings of Christian union to come out, without which, in these days; true Christian-fellowship does not seem to be complete. SPIRIT OF THE MEETING. We should say that it was very decidedly an aggressive spirit. In view of what . has bean done during the last fifty years,,of whatis now doing, in the Providence of God—BrahMinism, Islamism, Popery, Idolatry, everywhere totter ing to their fall—in view of the'favorable indi cations of a return to temporal, prosperity to our country, and the fact that God has recently been pouring out sojargelz of - Ithir - Hely - Bpirit the general sentiment seemed to be, to "length en the cords, and strengthen the, stakes 1" "In stead of talking of retrenchment," said the mis sionary from Constantinople, in reference to his own particular field,." we ,should either increase our expenditures from year to year, or abandon the work altogether." And just so all seemed to think and feel ia referentle to p the field that was the world! The closing vote of the meet ing for' increased benevolence and increased expenditure, was given con amore. RELATION OF THE BOARD TO OUR OWN DENOMINATION. • ' 1 From all that we have seen and'heard at`the meeting, we believe that both on the part 'of secretaries, and of all the leading friends of the Board, there is the most sincere desire for con tinued fellowship and' co-opeiation with our body. It has been an "era of good feeling" all around. All the time that we have been here we have felt ourselves delightfully oblivi ous that any such thing as 'the "Albany Con- Vention" had ever. exilied, and .certainly our dongregational brethren seemed to have for gotten all about it also. When, therefore, Dr. Brainerd stated, that "so far as advisid, our church did not desire any other channel of Missionary labor than through this,Boardnd would not for fifty years ; :to come ;" and i en Dr; Bernet), the "old'froan eloquent," in his speech on Thursday evening, said substantially the same thing, we believe-that of all the other ministers of our church who Wurepres&it, theie was scarcely one who did npt respond with 'a hearty Amrt. The time 'lncty . ,come, and pr - bably will 'come, when.a division of labor will be called for, because of the abundance of 'her work (the yoke break "because of the anoint ing,") but when it does cope, let it bean .ami cable difision, something like - that wtich;has 'taken place between the Board and the Re formed Dutch Church, in, an equally kind spirit, to be followed with equally desirable sesalts. "The single condition," said Mr. Dodge, .", on which , our church is willing to retnein and...,co operate with the American Board, is Progress I" and so said we all. With "ProgreSs" as our Watchword, progress in ',our domestic policy, progress in the foreign field, the Fathers may die in peae, and leave the sacred compact itill to be cherished by their sons. kili3oDEg. The first day we'fourul oririelves,nt 9 obleck, , P. M in the rooms.of the Boston Young Men's Christian Association, at a nightly Rrayer meet ing, held for Abe especial - , benefit of sailoys,, and others who may , be ieduced;to attend: Ai the result of this effort, more than •fifty have been hopefully converted; and with the earnestness and zeal there manifested, 'we Et ee = no reason why this meeting should not be as prosperous In the future as the past. The next day We' attended the "Old Sonth" prayer meeting, which , is, in reality, the mother, of all the Dilly , Prayer Meetings in our country. , Some of the petAions here offered, touching our "peciliar institution," would have sounded verystramgely irLSansom St., and perhatis would not have been alto gether • for edification, especially one to this effect, by an old man: "0, Lord, destroy the . selfishness of man, and the depravity of man,, and then this will cease, too?" The third day, we went in search of Father likaaon's prayer meeting, down xit the ~"Blick 'Bev' which,, is' _ )ore still kept up , with unabated vigor. ore ear-t nest prayers, more touching ,exhortations,,we . have seldoM heard, pan which were of. fered in . thit dismal rocalityg when we labor and pray; as they do Vie , re, there mkst, be fruit. pit at iresentNie : Ode locality seems to be undergoing a coMplete*etamorphosis , and in a short time, from present' appearances, -the - clia,rdettf - df it; VI Viltifely Q that all : pet drk places of;:the:, earth were visited in 0, dimiltir mdineril f.and very spin would we witness similar results. BOSTON HOSPITALITY, Though taxed - ,to , the mtmost, was nevertheless, with the:assistance of the various villages around, adequate to .so great an emergency. The doors swung easily on their hinges;'and were widely open, the 'tables were extended to their utmost Capacity,, and„ every place ;that could possibly be converted into a "prophet's chamber" was 'made to do its full duty The scenes at Ihe family altar are ,not the 'least of our pleasant remembrance& • PLACE AND PEEACEER POE NEXT PdEETINO The committee kind no, difficulty it once in 1 fixing- upon oleieland as the pla6e l.l of ,next meeting, a ,place whose hospitality will always be rememberedhy at least one member, of the committee with no little gratitude. The choice of preachers was not quite so easy. "Hard task to, choose where all, alike are fair I" but at length the lot-fell upon the Rev. Dr. Storrs, Otttriooklytt, L.L; as principal, With Rev DOMilith, of VincinititValteioitt. Though a year ,tiii:itilvatnee we bespeak a hill attendance ak - Cleveland. Let brethren_ whp read this make _up their minds, God willing, to be there, and m'ak'e= their arrangements accord ingly. It is antiest' time to whet the scythe, and as "iron sharkeneth iron, so does a man the ,countenance , of his friend." - G. D., Ja. P. S. We greatly regret - that we were obliged to leave the dos* , meeting before hearing the speech of Dr. Stone, 'of Park St. Church, which we_have singe heard, from - competent judges, was the speech of the Jubilee. MILK AN'S HISTORY OF LATIN CHRIS- VIANITY. We wish our apaci'allowed us to speak as fully Of this noble work as "its merits demand, and as our inclinations would , lead us to do. Its plan among Church-Historiesis somewhat peculiar; in deed, it avoids the title of Church History,' not only perhafts,ltikanie - it traverses but a specific portion of the field, but because the vigour of its style, the ,breadth,pf its handling, and the,ponse entire flow of its narrativei *mild 'not- suggest themselriea to the readet finder' that , rather pon derous title. Per our Churck Iliitoties it mast be confessed, are generally orierdone with strange ment. The scientific skeleton stares at you,inthe multiplied divisions and subdivisions, section's, chapters, paragraphs, foot notes, indexes, &c.; flesh and life are wanting to give * harmonious proportion and beauty to the whole. In the work beforius _ we seem to escape fiOM , the formal and hyper systematic style of the Gentians and: their knits tars; into the steadier, common sense methods of British Historiograilly. ' Bean Milman has been ,true to his expreas4aim: "to give with as much life and reality as I have 'been able the result, not the procets of iiifiniry." If it is a style less adopted to the class room, it is one from-which the, mature and cultivated May, deririe far higher please - _ The first :volume of the; Aizierican reprint of this great work has been issued in excellent style by Sheldon and Company, New York. 'lt is a large thiek 12mo. of 554 pages, printed on .fine, white paper, at the famous :Riverside press of O. Aoughton, Ouse• work, in this, as in every'sin stance, which has emcee under our notice, is worthy of all praise. In size, and style of binding, it is a companion to the woriis or ianD BAcort, which Messrs. BROWN tk TAGGART, are issuing Both works can be procured in this city of S. APHEirtv, Agent, 'No. 406 Walnut street.. We can hardly see how either could be'dispensed within any com plete library. ' DR. FISHER ' S SE R MON .. The Annual Sermon of President:Fisher, be fore the American Board, is highly commended; The Einngelist says: • "The sermon, though nearly two hours long, held'the audience to the very close, theinterest using aticteOilie,the preacher advanced i M his enbject:" + -t, The indepen,deni, seys: • ,+ "The AinnuaLfSermon, Tuesday evening, by President Fisher, was `fl, m'agnificent , intrOduc= tratip opening before every thUnghtful hearer the granderirof God's providenceshickhati 80 sig nally chosen, formed, and trained the American people for the: Work of spreading truth and sal v 4 h s., on through the world.". ii e sermon`will:bePublishedi - ' I • LARGE CHURCHES. The North Carolina Presbyterian claims for the "Brick Church," New York, (Dr. SP,ring's,) the largest membership of any Presbyterian Church in the country )cOonmbers,last spring :were:-797..0ur contemporary; though gene rally wide awake, must have been 'slightlyonder the'_RlP' influence when he uttered that assertion'. The minutes of our last Assem bly give-994 1 as the membership of the Seventh Church, New York, T. Ralston Smith's, and 810 inAlth. Meniherphip of the First, Church, Kensington, in ;this city. , .We doubtlnot some of the thronged Scotch-Irish Churches of our produce a roll even 'more extensive than ihese: Other' large 'churches in our Con mexion are, Rev, Dr. Burchard's, 13th Stre4t, :New 'York, 719'members; Dr. Shaw's, ,of Ro ,Chester, 697; Mr. Seelye's i of Albany, 673; Dr. Beinan's, of Troy, New 647; pr:FoCe r 's, of - Utica; Dr.SPear's,BrOok lyn; Dr. 13rainerd's,. Philadelphia; each over 600. THE MORNING The history, of the - Criaailknea'MissiorrAnx Bn.ip will be read :with eagerness by. many 'who. contribute& their dirties „and cents ;to-..the : pnr thisa and: outfit of the -little vessel:, been . prepared.'.by"Mra: Jane Waiten; and' publishes the American. Tract= gociety,, of Boaton,liklne, style, Au 11„ many illustrs tins. A good supply has been .procured by the ilitethyterian Book -Stare; fciethe .benefit of the many friiends:of the l Ship The) , will i*pleasea, to Metal.) , t4g vessel The roxic ..17) • . AV row SYnrA.L=The New York Treasurer ' ' d '' ' ' ' 1 'OI L the' Sirian Fund has redeive and forwarded. about $07,00 ; 0,- and, the, Bosten TreaSnrer has Imeedived ,0v 5 er L 52 4 00,9,,, Iti40:1:, ; g10r9 will preba-; tily - Isi'..received- at Tposton; as ,the-ohnrehes in . 'aike, l 'a s dnina'lhe:'city are expected to take` up' dePNions - f 4. i.r i1 , f 1e .,,, •r - , ; 1 -, , . EC:JteTI. 9 TA h,c43t ' . .., , r - .ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SYNOD. Unfortimately, our editorial ` l on the Synod appeared' dust;one week too Soon We hope, howevei,„the error had lie effeekof calling at tention not only earlier but more generally to the subject. We have reason to believe that speeia Obit:ool%d Made' thTriait ormanp xof thebrethrep In this part of the Synod to be ; , present . The table of the Pennsylvania Rail Road `gives` ° n" s the following ? fours of starting fiein the Passenger Depot, S. E. corner of Ilth and Market Streets,. Mail train leaves Philadelphia at 30, k M Fast - line " it" 50, a. Expresi train -« " 46, T. There - are also two accommodatidn trains, which leave at 2 and 4 o'clock, . P M. 'll,Ctura ing, the trains:leave 'Hairtsburgh at 1.15 and 6.15, A. M.,*and 1, P. M. 'Accommodation trains at 6.60,' M,'and 3.60; P M By the courtesy of the Rail Road Company, those in, attendance on the meeting of Synod will be passed , over the rnad;to and from, Phi lailelphia, at one fare. In order to secure this, the brethren, on paying Itheir'fare at, ilth and Market Streets, will ask for 4 Eicursiein tickets - to Harrisburgh, for the meeting - of the Presby terian Synod." OW' The brethren at Harrisburgh particu larlidesire that the ainisterfi and elders who are-going to the Synod, will forward their naines by mail at once, " that , preparallon may be made fot%theii isceptiou. , Address Rev. T. H Ro binson. it is on every, account, very , desirable that there should be a full meeting of Syuo and we hope that brethren will make_ slight . _ , sacrifice to accomplish it. • THIRD PRESBYTERY, , The Stated Meeting of this body was held, in the Walnut Street Oburoh, West Philadelphl, • commencing Tuesday, October, 21 The sermon by the retiring, Moderato!, Rev. M Davis, ,on 3, contained touching :illusions to, the dying experience, of the sainted woman from whom the speaker has but recently:been separated. • Rev. 111.,Burdett,was chosen moderator. Rev 0 ,Blythe was received as a.member from the Indianapolis Presbytery, and Rey. D, C Meeker froin that of, Rockaway. Mr. ; _Anthony, Simons, a - member of Dr. Jenkins' church was received un der the care of krosbytery as aaandidate for the I ministry. A. unanimous call from the Chnrch of West Xanimeal was placed in the hands of Rev. D. C. Meeker, of nhich be signified his acceptance, and a committee-was appointed to: instal him on the 18th inst., to-day. The state of religion, in the churches, without presenting any marked features, was finiversallyfa vorable. Three churches are in building or about . ,• to be built and' WestChegter Church will be en lar.ed. The various benevolent benevolent.enterprises.of the denomination were warmly commended to. the sym path3r-of -the churches. The next stated meeting will be held in Mantua, in Rev. T. S. Johnson's churcli. • ' =MEI NEWARK, N. Our Churches in this city have "a goodly he ritage," and are doing a great work.. They are eight in number; and embrace a large proportion of the Wealth.anclaulture of the place. t Some of their - houses of-wershiat least-eis-isf them—er • large, costly, 'convenient, and 'Withal 'splendid specimens of , architecture. The noble , old First Church,. is'almott Without a peer; and; as a build ing in the purely Gothic Style, it would be hard to find in this country anything more perfect and beautiful than the High St. Church. Its "situa tion" too, on the height, overlooking the city, and bay, and surrounding country for miles away, is indeed "beautiful." There is a large German population in- this city. lately a most commodious and substantial edifice for the accommodation of a portion of this class, the prosperous Ohurch and congregation under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr Guenther, has been erected, at a, cost of $12,000,: contributed most of it, by our chiireh'es. This work- has been done through` the indefatigable exertions of the Rev. lir. Poor. Other Projects arc' on foot for the en largement and extension of our work—such as the organization of another German Church in a dif ferent' part of the city,—and the erection of' a new house of worship for the Sixth Church, Rev. Mr. .111 , Fa's, a thing much' needed ) and destined to be accomplished. . 4rn'the late aecount given in this paper of the proceedings Of the Presbytery of bl . ewark;'oneira portant item was omitted. The "subject of eduia tion for, theministry was presented by fhe As seinbly's agent, Rev. Dr. Mills. =ln the,disens sion which' followed, `;the: encouraging feet 'wits elicited that More'than $2OOO had been eoitribu ted by, the churches during the past year for this object ; alone The agent propose& to Presbytery to" Sustai n -12 .students during this current year; and in respense; strong hope was given that2o would buStatained. iRCOLESTASTICAL :" SUGAR PLUMS." ' NIL. EDF9a.—The ' Synod of Missonri lives: - and by God's blessing.m , trowing and is yet to grow. There , his- evidently been, for. someAyears past; a silent, and yet active -power at work in this .state, whereby invisible and great'Ohinges are Coming to , pass. It is not too much in'saY, tbat our Synod now is carried into the current of, that same Tower, and in • some measure is shaped by it. "And now may Israel say, If it had not been the lord who was., on our aide,-- 2 theiethe waters had overwhelmed us." God has, dealt with as as w e would nott have: dealt; with ,eurselves. The posi tion which wel;old,,ii-nOt the, one which we have cho'sen, hut' the 'one which' - God• has given us. A 4 ,us why we stand' thus, )7,6 can only say, - We cannot do otherwise; God, is , using us for his glory. . Therefore it is, that those who could not and :can not have fellowahip'with.us; "have gone .out from (Yet. 60a, has ieniained,) kand now we are a true and,,tried, band„ held by the , cord of real Christian Ibrotherhood. This we - cannot doubt; too many evidenees .of it occurred during the late meting of Synod, at La Grange; one of Which is presented in the'fellowing incident. ,Near thoielose of the sessions,,Dr. Jr. A. Nel son remarked :—Mr. Moderatori Fro. Beach (of the Presbytery . of Kansas,) and myself have heen"aPpOinted 'to gnup, into the regions of Grand River, in. the .I!Totik.Weiternßart of the'State, and there ;organize a,new Presbytery. I wish, .Mr. Moderator,. and brethren of the Synod, that When go, I may take 'with a "'anger 'plum" for the brethren' there" ' Let ute explain. Darin.. ,thnsessiens of the:Genei•AAssemblY : in St, Louis, , in,3l.Bss ) Lour,relations to,„ the, A. H. AL, Society first :became . the -`subject of earnest • discussion, 'daring which thscu tan the late 'De k:'l3ullaid : , t:. ' r „ • lilt . t • "'• reilde a remark to this eflect:—The . New School; Presbyterian Church, said he, islir Muck like an indulgent and inconsiderate parent, iiiho,*hen he. tad any sugarplums to-eive to his.childrenAlways gave them through the hands of their uncles and aunties; but the switch must needs be used by riiinaself. — So with' our Church': All''the aid -for our churches passes through the A.H. M. Society, while they receive nothing at our' hand's,' Anit discipline and exhortations to duty. "-* Noir, added Di.'NelSoir,"give ineriCiftyr . filum to take to those our brethren who are to form that Preskiteri . ForliiaVe no dOulitAhat *hen! the organization Shall-take acceptable to them to find that this Synod' has# sent to them a 'Sugar-plane in the shape of 'a new Book of Records. The suggestion was wenderfully gratifying to us, all. The ha; passed around, and there ,was enough collected to buyy two a sugar plums';" one for the new Presbytery, 'and one 'for the PresbYtery of Kansas' And with suoh .evidenees of unity ands brotherly + kindness we Separated to take' our respective places in the vineyard of our Aord'and" Master. We trust that He also Met With us, and that he is even now with us. T.T. Newark Missouri Oetobar 4th 1860. THE PROTESTANT INSTauTA - OF SCOTLAND. . , TATTER ATOM THE REV . DR BEGG, PDINEURGIEf.' • Eiliniciurgh;Sipt. TO TIPPRTITToIis OP ABLERICANtRESAYinDII4. Dear Breihroi: 1 ' • • May I beg that you will kindly: insert the 'en= closed ,documents in.your Journal. We are,esp,e-: ,eially anxious to reach the, scattered children of Seotland, and sucti as trace their spiritual descent our hind,in America,' and we de not know in what other - way to aCeomPlisb our' Object. The people.of Scotland are engaged at 'present in an important, work,,,that, of e ereetingA great Protes tant Institate„ as a „Worthy monument. to John Knox and the 'Reformers of 1560.. Wehafejust celebrated at Edinburgh the Tricentenary of the National 'Abolition of Popery with great enthusi- Limn. Another important historical.period is just before ns, on the 20th of 'December next, when the, first. General Assembly, of Scotland was held, the **ions germ out of whiCh Almost ail the ' Presbyterian Clurehei in Great Britain, Ireland and'America have since sprung. We propose to hold publiclworship arid thanksgiving 013 that day; we earnestly trust that our brethren. in distant lands will join with us. , We preppie also tornake a collection on that day for the Protestant, Insti tute of Scotland, as`a suitable token of gratitude; and we are anxious 'that our: friends in 'Other lands, whom the Lordhas prospered with worldly means, should join their contributions with - ours. Scotland needs their help at the present moment, for a great struggle to destroY the Reformation in Great Britain has begun, supportedbyr giants fret() the Popish propaganda;the Puseyiam of England, and eve , 'large grants from the British-treasu ry. T • - is, on the other hand, great apathy and division amongst ourselves; 'but we look forward to the Protestant Institute as a tower and centre of strength, a great means under God of arousing and conceotratina the nobler - spirit of other anal better days. A large sum, however, is. still neces sary to establish, the Institute free from debt.— The contributions of our brethren from all lands Will be moat welcome, and as Scotland seldom makes a formal appeal, we trust that this one, made in such interesting circumstances, will be ordially and liberally responded to. . - I are, Ste., JAMES BEGG, CONVENE 4., TRICENTENARY OF, THE REFORMATION AND PRO TESTANT. INSTITUTE, or SCOTLAND. ; 6 York Place, Edinburgh, 22d September, 1860. DR&It Stu :—Some time ago I had the honor of 'addressing a circular to several Ministers of the Prebbyterian Church, regarding the Tricentenary V. , ym.moration of the_Reformation from Popery in Scotland. - - - Yon have doubtless beard of the very great . success' with which the National Commemoration meetings were crowned - in this city in August last, and I. have , now to solicit your interest in the final • celebration .of the glorious- events of 1560. . • • It is now confidently anticipated that special service's will be held in every, congregation of all the branches of the Presbyterian Church through out; the 'world, on-the 20th of December next, -being the Tricentenary of the day on which, the first General Assembly of the Church of Scotland met. On that occasion, besides thanksgivings and confessions before God, it is hoped that the . attention . of the people will be specially directed to the natureand inroads-Of Popery. • - As,,; every portion of the great Presbyterian family must, trace their inheritance of blessings under God` to Scotland, nothing can be more appropVe and important than their co-Operation with her in the completion 'of , that'- one great practical memorial of the 1 - Commemoration of 1860, viz., the establishment of:the ,Protestant Institute of. Scotland, as a ,suitable mo n ument, of living power to the memory of Our Reforming ancestors, "and" of scriptural Reformation. ...Up till this hour no external monument of this c.great national- deliverancei or:of John Knox, -its ,chilef, promoter, exists in. Edinburgh, the capital of the .kingdom. This year„, 1860, affords an ad inirahle-opportunity of supplying this defeCt by thapermanent eStablishment of thislnstititte as a '=memorial of our gratitude to God.. The Institute will have two:great leading, objects in view': first, train generations to come in correct views of the truth of God, in opposition, to - the errors of Popery; and, second, to carry the Gospel to igno rant and 'deluded Roman Ctitholics,:iiho are - found ; in great .numbers in all ourlarge Besides : what has been donnalready i upwards of ; four thousand pounds are wanted for the,build ing, of which the fceindation-stone was laid Co the 17th of August, and it would be desirable to have Mich More of an endowment' tnearry Owspe =.cialftniesiorm to ißomanists.'; - • LI. ..thie is the, enly practical result that , has,licen. propeSedondl need not inform you—looking at the nuParalieledoxertinns of Rome to 4 regain her lastlround, and the immense" sums' which'' she' is spendingin Scotland for thiapurpoie—of the vast importance of such an undertaking for the future avell l being-ef Churches and of,heworld. r; As ; exeriPresbyterian is interested ,petpetna , tingt memory of the Ref/in:nation, as well as in 'seeking-4d accurate the latest'generitions a 'con tinuance of the blessings which it has , conferred upon' Scotland,-it.*ould he a= noble tribute to the memory of tho,great men who wero-hooored..of God in effecting the greatest Spirituel triumph of modern times, if every Preabyterian cong,regation -througliolietlfiiriirld were'to Unite with'Soottish ;Christians-in Contributing on thel2Ottr of,Deeem _her, so as worthily to complete,this national Insti tute.: Ai„ Scotlaria'has already furnished a largaSiiin towards this o is ` needful '` and right that Presbyterians generally should he' hivitedlneOntri 7 Yule iu testimonpof their united gratitude: to God. I trust that I may rely iiponyotir ; liminess in using your influence, at the, first meeting of ,any of your Church Courts, as well as thrmoi: the press, or Otherwise, - that sucii'sterie "may be taken as will Mad to the' extensive ado - pa - 0n...0f , 'both-'of these.suggestions. , I am, Yours faithfully, JAMES BEGa, D. D , CONVENER s. Remittances —foi:the loatittite may be made payable to Jariteiii'MoifPortenui; Sentetary if the-Protestant Institute of - Seotlandli6:: York JPlace, or to .PetecrAobertsotq fESCl:4:lT;reat3Ure,r, • Erao9h.,Comutrq.i_allkrt)r., - outh Rridge r Street Edinburgh. • j iil , . . • , :11 , 1* _ THE IA SVg§ TURKEY. The octrre§potnlent, of the Nem Xork World, in - ,Constants le wfites x an follows= c is; euriently reported-liere that all T-Arki4y,q3:)eglit r or:4loed by the ismp t ch govoinment to.lenyptileCP4ntrY+ OftfmePt ha i a L hien_fin t blifs . linaln one of pape4. 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