102 amtritau Nreollittiarn comet evanstlizt. TlittltaliECliitalillAkift 41, 1861. 14KI"It• EDITOR. ASIOCZATIOD 'WITH .Atareiti GEORGE burrIELD,IL THOMALIMIAINERDI I :owl JENKINS, HENRY DARLING, 'THOMAS J. SHEPHERD. To Oint FRIENDS AND SansonaitEns f—For the many iodications of regard we are receiving in word and act, we 'return Our grateful IteknoW ledgments. Some of our subscribers exhibit 'a kind and thorough appreciation of the embarrass ments which we, in common with many others, are suffering in this season of comnaereial,depressien. A few are paying far in advance. of their - Cipes. Some are laboring successfully to enlarge our list. The pastor of one of our feeblest city churches, has recently given us fifteen new names. A home missionary in the far West, has formed a Ma of ten. Others have acted for , us, with similar seal and success. But , many of our subscribers , are in arrears, and many, doubtless, able and willing to pay, are in need only of a suggestion like the pre sent to remind them of their duty, and to secure its performance. As our terms are in advance, the whole subscription for the year its due, as soon as the year commences. Shall we not have a prompt and abundant response to this call during the coming week? Send, if possible, notes of banks in the middle States;' or gold dollars pasted fast, or better still, a check or draft which would secure us against the losses we frequently suffer. But if either of these methods is impracticable, send us money current in your own neighborhood and at our risk. We give the following as a single instance of many kind letters and intimations we are receiving. It.is from a pastor in New York State. , And we may add, judging from the stability of our sub scription list in the southern part of our field,'our sentiments are to a great degree acceptable there also:— Allow me to express my gratification with your editorials concerning the state of our coun try. Your views of government responsibilities meet my hearty concurrence. It is refreshing to read such manly utterances, they contrast very finely with those of the CHRISTIAN SELF-CULTURE. Whatever may be the theories of men, the idea of an unconscious development and progress in character is not countenanced by Scripture. Not even after the true germ of a holy life has been implanted in the soul, will it enjoy a healthy and prosperous growth, if. denied careful nurture, or left to subsist upon impulse alone. To contem plate devoutly the perfect example presented in Christ, to become conversant, by daily use, with the law of God and with the pure teachings of inspired men, to place one's self under the "drop. I pings of the sanctuary," to make the saints and the excellent of earth our delight, will doubtless act favorably on our Christian characters, even if we never give our inward selves a Thought. But this kind of inward growth is not what it is in tended a Christian should experience. It may do for our physical natures, or for a tree or plant, but not for the conscious, reflective agent man, and especially the aroused Christian man. It is not the kind that will bring us to the stature of per fect men in Christ Jesus. The Christian is ex pected to advance by conscious and diligent self culture. More than once, in the New Testament, he is charged to examine himself. The Psalmist calls upon God to aid him in this work of search ing and of self-knowing. Job prays: Make me to know my transgression and my sin. There are special sins and sorts of sins, "presumptuous," "besetting," which must be specifically known and struggled against by the steadily advancing Christian. The. hristian character is indeed a growth, pro ceeding from the communicated life of Christ by the Spirit. It is not the hewing out of a well-pro portioned statue from motionless stone. It is not inward adjustment to a lifeless and formal code of laws. It is not the letter, which killeth, but the spirit, which giveth life. Yet neither is it an uncon scious life of mere impulse, or converted instinct, so to speak. It is reasoning, intelligent, thought ful, conversant with itself. The Christian aims to know himself first, and better than he knows others. An important part of self-culture, is to 'notice and improve the Providence of God, in its bear ings on , our characters. The Christian engaged in the training of his nature, should be aware that the events of his life are controlled and arranged with a wise and and benevolent reference to his growth, in grace. They are held out to him as helps and guides in the work of self-culture. He must observe their character, must scan their teachings, must learn their moral bearings upon himself, and reap their intended fruits. The Christian must not allow himself to be carried away by an unreasoning excitement, when pecu liar experiences of joy or sorrow, of good or evil, befall him. Trying circumstances must not be al lowed merely to vex his mind or crash his spirit; prosperity must not merely elate him; he must not merely display a blind curiosity or a partisan interest in public affairs. He must pause and in quire; What relation have these things to the sys tem of divine training under which I live? What trait; of my derider. are they fitted to' develope and cultivate? What advancement in holiness are they an opportunity for securing? Against what besetting sin, what cherished evil habit, what wrong principle of action, may I consider them as directed ? Times of commercial depression ought not to be viewed by the Christian simply as disasters. He should not allow himself to brood over his 10854 or even blindly or uncomplainingly submit to them, as if that was his whole duty. He should make them the occasion of searching his heart, of testing his spirit of self-consecration, of bringing into more vigorous practical exercise his depen dence on God, of cultivating a firm and self...sacri ficing adherence to high principle, as well as de veleping his energies and inward resources. In short, be may and should feel that a disaster to his woildly estate is one of the incidents of his training for heaven a highly favorable opportunity for pushing forward the work of self-culture in which he is engaged. As laid on him by Provi dence,i he ought to accept it manfully, and improve it. Thus, even through the darkest hours of world ly trial, a gleam of divine light may he seen shining. Thus good, the highest good, may be extracted from the wrest ills of life. Thus even the joys of heaven may be multiplied by a right and intelligent endurance of the sorrows of the present state of being. "Go lib" says Mae Duff, inGrapes of Eshcol, " to that bright and glorious multitude ' harping with their harps , and-crowding the slaorbs of the glassy 'sea. Hair their one, united; testimony. It is that but for their trials they would never have been there. * * * 'So he brought them to .th';',-o,osir.ed haven! Set It-was hY-a way not of their awn choniing. So/ It was through winds and waves, and buffeting elements;—the ship tacking about;—neither sun nor stars for many days, appeared, and no small teinpest lay upon them. They love now to trace all the mystic vranderings in that untoward voyage-the deep calling to the, cleep----the wave responding, to wave. They love to think, It , was , thus He brought me. I There was a time when I Was prone• to question Hiamisdom—to arraign' hiS faithTilnesa; but now 1 ,1 .could not have wanted one thorn one bitter drop, oue tear.'." And again: "Let,.all. God's dealings serve to quicken me in ray way. Let every affliction it may please him tO , send.; lie as the moving pillar-cloud of old, beckoning me to move my tent, onwards —saying, 'Arise, l yei and depart, far this is not your rest."' Nothing that happens under an economy; of grace, should be regarded as purely-calataitnus; and as far - from calaniitOns 'should we regard.byery event, or series of events, which is intended a in adjunct in;the high and nahhi , , work . of Christian self-cultrire Iluther• let us search for i .andgladly apply its 7 lessona, and rejoice that, at whatever cost to other interests, the welfare of the soul, as the ParamtounteonCern, is Ovulated. It IS a difeer thOuilit that, Whatever else happens, we. may be,daily growing in grace. . - ,PENNSYLVANIA.. INSTITIITION FOB, THE INSTRUCTIONS : OF THE BLIND. The twenty-eighth annual report of •this.valtm ble institution, has been laid on our table. Phi oladelphia is justly celebrated for the number and character of its eleemosynary, institutions, but'''' among them all, that for the instruction of the blind, bolds,'and long has beld,.a place second to none. New. Jersey and Delaware are connected with Pennsylvania in its support, and the pupils are mainly, though F not exclusively, from these States. The number of pupils is one hundred and sixty=five, thirty-two of whom contribute the whole or a part of their support. One death only, has Occurred during the year. Eight hours a day are devoted to school studies, music and work; four evenings a week to hearing reading and a lecture. A ten minutes' recess•oc curs at the end of every hour. , Contentment and geed health are the result of this regular mingling of occupation and relaxation. The • blind, of all others, need to be kept employed. An efficient orchestra of thirty instruments, is sustained, under the direction of Mr. E. Pfeiffer; a chorus of forty voices, with a large churCh organ, a small organ, and fourteen pianos, show how faithfully the or gan of hearing is cultivated as a compensation for the melancholy abeence of sight. Musical exercises are publicly held every Wednesday afternoon at a small charge; and we advise all our readers; who have not, done so, to avail themselves of the opportunity to enjoy an hour of delightful entertainment, to acquaint themselves with the management of this noble in stitution, and to contribute to the fund, which is raised by the proceeds of this exhibition, and ex pended in furnishing each pupil,- as he graduates, with an outfit of from fifty to a hundred dollars. Several thousand dollars have, in this way, been presented as a free gift to the graduate& The work department seems to be 'carefully managed, and yields% considerable income. -The value of manufactured work for the year of ten months, is $12.717. The amount realized from sales, according to the Treasurer's report, is $9. 965.01. It is announced that a dictionary of the Eng lieh language, in raised type, has been completed in three large volumes, on the basis of Worcester's. This institution has thus the distinguished honor of having issued the first Dictionary.for the a work which comes next to the Bible in impor tance. There are two blind mutes among the pu pils, who give encouraging signs of progress, in der the excellent training they receive. , • The terms of pay pupils are two hundred dol lars a year, which includes board, tuition, and medical attendance. Blind children in indigent circumstances, from the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, are provided for by those States respectively, for the term of five or eight years. Application should be made to Franklin . Peale, Esq., or to Wm. Chapin, princi pal of the Institution. it is situated at the corner of Twentieth and Racnstreets. For the American F'reebyterian. NEW CHURCH AT EPILRA, N. Y. The Second Presbyterian Church of Elmira was organized on the Bth inst., by a committee of the Presbytery of Chemung. Five brethreh were elected ruling elders, and were duly ordained to the office to which they had been chosen. In connection with the exercises, a sermon was preached by Rev. C. C. Carr; a charge to the el ders was delivered by Rev. A. W. Cowles, D. D. and an address to the congregation, by Rev. S.M. Day. After the organization of the church, was cencluded, an election of Pastor was held pursu ant to previous notice. Rev. D. Murdoch, D. D., was unanimously chosen. Another correspondent informs us that— On the Sabbath following the new church held its first communion. The roll of membership con tains 145 names, 116 being heads of families. For the American Presbyterian. DEDICATION AT FAIRTON, N. J. MESSRS. EDITORS:-It was an event of special • interest to us in this region, and it may interest your readers, as an evidence of progress, to know of the dedication of the church at Pairton, N. J. The day fixed was Saturday, the 2d inst. It proved to be very stormy, yet there was a very good attendance, and the occasion was one that will long be cherished in the remembrance of all who were present. The services were opened with a select piece by the choir, under the charge of Mr. Daniel W)Thams, formerly of your city. The Rev. James Boggs, pastor of the church, preached a very excellent and 'appropriate discourse, from the first part of the Ist verse of the 127th Psalm, "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." The pastor was assisted in the other portions of the service by Rev. Robert Thorne and Rev. Charles F. Diver, of Cedarville. The choir, with so admirable a leader, performed their part well, and added no little to the interest of the services. The church at Fairton has now an addition of twenty-six feet in length, giving ten new pews across the whole length, and wil now seat about one hundred and fifty persons re than before. It is now a very neat and attractive building. The enlargement , and beautifying of this.place of pub lic-worship does great credit to the church and congregation, and must be a rource of very grati minomm. •Ittobtttrian and 6,entott grattottiot, tingencouragement to its pastor. If now the : epiritual enlargement of Zion is advanced, and Lord ,take up his abode there, 'heaven Will rejoice and earth-be glad. GOD . RECOGNISED. , : Whatevermay be said of, the omission .clf ; the name of God from the Constitution L-and it is.sad and surprfsing—there are two men filling, or chosen to Ell high places in "thee government, who have given most gratifying .and encouraging .evidence of a regard for the GO of the Christian, and of dependence on his strength, in great and trying emergencies. When'alaj. Robt. Anderson had performed that bold, Masterly and patriotic act that , thrilled the whole country, and that compelled the ill-concealed traitors about the government to_throw off disguise .sod` fly from the capitol; before the Star Spangled 'Banner ) that should wave over his small, belea pored band, was flung to the breeze, he summoned a man of God into-the, midst, of the company, - and. holding the ends of the cerdin his hands, he re verently knelt down. " The Officers; soldiers, and men clustered around, many of %hurt on their -knees, all deeply impresses' with thnsoleimiity of the scene. The-cliitiplain made an earnest. prayer, such an appeal for' support, encouragement and mercy, as one,,Viceild imake. who' felt' that irian i s extremity was `God's Opportunity.' As the ear pest, selenin, words Of the,spe,ekepeeased, arid the men responded f mere/ with . au fervency; that per haps they had' never 'before: experieneed, Major Anderson drew the' Star Spangled Banner up to ;,;,The other and more illustrious instance is the , one in whom of all others we could wish as Chris tiana, and as patriots/ tosee , this regard for the Deity exhibited,—in the President elect. It was `Major Andersen's .bravery rather than this appro priate and touching act of worship, that thrilled. all hearts; but the President elect has won 'for himself the Sympathy of every Chriitian, and has given to the country a most timely example of de pendence on the divine arm, by publicly, humbly -and , with deep emotion, avowing his dependence upon it at the outstart, and by asking his fellow citizens at Springfield, as a parting request, to re member him in their prayers. Since the prayer of Washington at Valley Forge, American:history has furnished no parallel, to this remarkable event. It is enough to relieve us now, as that prayer did, of half our feare for our country. We c.ive Mr. Lincoln's speech as reported: , "MY FRIENDS:-No, one, ,, not in my position, can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. !RI this people I owe all that I am. He,re I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies bu ried. I know_ not how SOOD. I shall see you again. A duty devolves. upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other inan since the days of . Washington. Ile never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times re lied. I feel that I cannot succeed , without, the same Divine aid which sustained him, and. in the same Almighty Being I place my reliance for sup port. I hope you, my friends, will all pray that I may receive that Divine assistance without which. I cannot succeed, but with which success is certain. Again, I bid you all .au affectionate farewell." [Loud applause, and cries of "We will pray for you."] Towards the• conclusion of his remarks, it is said, that himself and audience were moved to tears. His exhortation?: to pray elicited choked exclamatiOns of " We will do it, we will do it DEATH OP A COLOIiED AMEETOAH:STU- DENT IN EDINBURGH. The Caledonian Mercury of Edinburgh, 'Dee. 22, 1860, notices the untimely death of Mr.,.f. Ewing - Glasgow, whose bereaved parents are at tive members of the Lombard Street Central Chuith, in this city. We are informed by a cor respondent, that he had graduated with ,horior at the Lombard Street Colored' High School in this city, and , had nearly completela five years'. course in the Edinburgh University. Ho was but little indebted for whatever capacity he showed for in tellectpal improvement, to other than Mitten bloodiand it was certainly, to be desiredihat a ea reer so promising might have been prolonged, and another illustration thus been given of the suscep tibility of his race to a high . degree' of mental cul- U re. "We regret," says the Mercury, "to announce the death of Mr. J. Ewingalasgdwyof consump tion, which took place on Thuraday at his lodgings, 10 Hill. Place., Mr. Glasgow was a colored stu dent, a nailic of.. Philadelphia, U., S., and, for several sessions had attended the University here, and distin.mished himself by' taking prizes va lions classes. . . Mr. Glasgow-was a young man of Areat,promise and good talents,.of amiable manners-and studious habits, and was greatly es , , teemed by all who knew him. He was a member of the newly-farmed United Presbyterian Church, and by all the members of that young congrega tion was much beloved and respected, and is, now very deeply regretted." PRAYER FOR COLLEGES. The Annual Concert of Prit3rer, recommended by the'Creneral Assembly, for colleges, theological seminaries, and other institutions of learning, will be held on Thursday, the 28th inst., in Calvary Presbyterian Church (Rev. Dr. jenkins',) at 11 o'clock, A. M.; and in the Clinton Street Presby terian Church (Rev. Dr. Darling's) at 4 o'clock, P.M. The menthes of our various congregations are respectfully invited to attend. C. B. Feb. 9th 1861. REVIVALS. " We call attention to the cheering accounts from various parts'of our Church, found under the head of Religious Intelligence, in another column. It is along time since we have been privileged to spread before our readers so much revival intelli gence, from our own Church, in a single paper. And we sincerely hope it may prove but the be ginning of a period of generib refreshing in our midst. It will be seen that some of the churches thus blessed are among the feeblest of the flock. Let feeble churchei everywhere take'courage, and seek, in a true revival of religien, the best means of strengthening themselves within and without. /r We hope correspondents, in our own field, who may be similarly favored, will transmit early adcounts of the Divine dealings with them. CHURCH ExTzNsiox.---Besides the amounts heretofore acknowledged, the following sums have been contributed for the same object—to be, ex pended on Missouri:—s4oo from the 3d Church, Pittsburgh, Rev. A. Kendall, D. D.; $4OO from the 4th Church, Albany, Rev.,B. T. SeelA D. D. TABOR MISSION. This department of the missionary labors bf Calvary Church, under the ministry of Mr. Van Deurs, has enjoyed the singular favor of God from its very commencement. A multitude of souls has been gathered into the Christian visible kingdom, by its instrumentality, and, the Spirit's converting influence seems scarcely ever to be.withdrawn. On last Sabbath, week no less than 33 souls, the fruits of this m4ion . , were added to Calvary Church, This is g r eat. encouragement' to all laborers in God's vineyard, but especially -to such as have the religious interests of the masses of our city at heart, sect who have embarked largely.,- as .the brethren pirCitivary Church have, in the ;work • of jope o;Vengeliption., EAiAROAD LITERATURE It has long been a scandal to the management of our Railroads,that they have so freely lent them selves .to the work of supplying the travelling pub lic with trasby 'and even obscene literature. We are glad,t,o see:that a 'refOrna in this 'reepect has commenced in :such a quarter and under such . • auspices that there ie great probalaility of its be coming general. . The American Railway Union" is the title of an organization whieh . has sprung up 'at Chicago, one'of the greatest railroad centres, in thoworld; „ _ The , objecte,of it are to - obtain, as far as pos sible, the use, of . Railroad Trains., and - Stations, and other palSie- conveyances; to, provide a suita ble aecular,mora ana religious ,literature • for the same, rhich.s?tall be neither seeta t rian nor sectional; and to ernploi.fthe requisite agency for wonting and superintending the irorli. • !,, The Executive-committee tor:the .f.urtheranoe of these objects, his been constituted as follows: J. v..g, ganey, Prof.insN.,,Y,University; W. R. AftlMF,' eral Sup't 111, Central R. It.; J. st.o. Farm AYest. Division American Express - Co ; P. •J. t iag, ,Sei'y of.omn niiptee; .IteN t , lc:. J. Stewart;Sec'Y.lllinois Pastors' Aid Soei4y,.9liair , man of Committee;'lteir.: Yates „Hickey, Supt: American Tract Soeiety f Northwest; Rev. , Amasa. Lord, General Agent of< the American , `Bible So ciety; Illinois; „ . , The Chinn° - Presbyterian Recorder 'cordially endorhas this Mevernent. It says: "We are assured that there is, no , ; intention tion or desire to make this' a , Chicago• institution; but to make' it general as fast aslossible, and to give to the whole country the benefit a the 4 llfoial Power of Railroads; aEr this develeped." We haVeTearned, that„Che. leading nompanies , in this pity 0.4 prpnredle join, in the Movement and only wait the expiration of present contracts, to do so. Judging from:the following . extract from the London. Times wd are-far behind England' in this matter. "At the ;Northwestern tern:ants," Says 'the writer, " we see/Cited in . vain fel. traih. We asked for something- 4 highly, colored: The; bookseller politely, presen t us with-the--Hana-heok of Paint ing' ,We sho*'otrehipti and;demanded a volume more intimate) with life and the world. We, were offered: Kosmos? ; Something less mni versal,' said we., :We were answered by '‘Bresdott's Mexico,' 'Modern Travel; etc.. - We could notget rubbish, what ever price we might offer to pay for it. There- were no- 'Nugene Sues'- for love or money—no cheap, translations tf any kind—no bribes to ignorance, or unholy temptations to folly. Can you 5e11..-ench books as these ?' ive asked. 4 Constantly; we an sell nothing,.else.' What, have you nothing. for the <million ?' Certainly; here is 'Logic for ‘ the Million,' price 6s.'; will you buy it 2' Thank you; but surely books of a more chatty character-- Chatty? oh, yes. Coleridge's Table. Talk . is a standard, dish here, and never ,wants purchasers.' " JUDGE ALLISON'S DECISION. A Philadelphia correspondent of the Christian. intelligencer, thiporgat,of the. Reformed' Dutch Church in New ifirk, thus .speaks of the recent legal proceedings inithe case of, tie first church of that denominsticin, is our city, and •the decision of Judge OW, , The deci T n' of Judge Alison in the ease of the First RefOrmed.Thilaill Church of PhiladelPhia has just been published,: It is so carefully drawn, and so decisive (leati upoti."tial points of *fact and of law, that it is I?earcsdir:probabl:e.it would be re versed even if it was carried up to the Supreme Court; and of thill,.thave been credibly informed, there is no likelihood. Nothing in the half-een tury of the' exi4,i3oi3e Of' the.. Reformed Dutch Church in this: civilise; latritiOt it' so prominently before the public esihils , tryinicase. Its have never before been eo 'sifted, nor its Consti tution and standards So much in dernand, nor' have its pulpits and ecolcsiabtical action been so ecru tioized. While the congregation in question has been sorely afflieeed, the denomination has suf fered no harm thereby; and we are greatly mis taken if the standard of piety and of theology is not ultimately elevated:* while the• lessons of prac tical wisdom and Of faithfulness to covenant vows cannot be overlooked. the:church-edifice, which has been closed during the most of the litigation, will soon be reopened. It is hoped that mea sures will be adopted Which inky, with the blessing of God, restore petee and prosperity to this long troubled - charge. .The'xen - eral interest awakened by this e.asesin lltck Christian community, and its vital importance to..our whole Church, demands that it should have the utmost publicity in our de noWination-. Is 'not oiiminish the value of this decision, that'Judge Allison is not a Dutchman, nor a Dutch Church 'MM. He is a valuable elder in the New School Presbyterian Church in West Philadelphia, and in his theology is said to sym pathize heartily with the views of Rev. Mr. Barnes and other prominent theologians of that denomi nation, which are certainly not those ore:definite or limited atonement. Yor the American Presbterian. ANNALSOF . THE POOR.. .OUR WANDERINGS. The footsteps of Laity missionary often lead to the abode of want and misery, sometimes, in _ deed, induced by crime and intemperance, but how often does he meet with that honest po 7 verty which 'hangs it.s,head and would not tell you of fits wants ? Indeed, we have long been convinced that carefal re-visiting,from door to doiir lithe atic,method of "dealing your breed to the hungry." The other day, after passing through a lower room up a stair way, we:entered the home of one we believe to be a Christian, whose room was very warm, mhde so, we presume, to dry the clothes which hung on lines strung across the room, and by the raised window sat a woman not yet in her fortieth year, and . her little girl, both coughing, the mother most severely. During our conver sation we elicited the following facts: She makes her ; living by washing, and during the summer months she earned enough to sup port them both; but now, since the troubles in our finances, her work has diminished, until now she has but fifty cents per week, made by wash ing. From this small sum she must pay her rent, feed herself and, daughter, and provide the necessary clothing And comforts for a per son sick of consumption. Another: Yonder Ithat back second story room; is a widow, 'wit her three small chil dren, who used to vilsift, washing and scrub bing, and, to fill tip.lie4 time, at spooling; but DOW the panic has unsettled the manufactories, and she cannot propnre the yarn, and house keepers are doing their, own work, so that this sober, industrious, and deserving woman has no means of supporting her family. Such are a few of our visits. We have the pleasure again of announcing 'the receipt, and to express bur thanks for, the following, gifts to be dispensed among the poor, viz.: 120 bushels of coke, 3 bundles of second hand clothing, and 15 cents, from "several mem bers of a family." B. N. 13.—Persons wishing to communicate with us will please hddres - s, "13.;"No. 1334 Chestnut Street. • - ' Tor the American Presbyterian. RELIGIOUS STATISTICS .OF -COLLEGES AND - THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES. The followinv Report of the religious state of our Colleges and Sethinaries had been made after a careful collection Of facts, hy one of the Secre taries:of the Society; of Toquiry.eininected with the Union Theologieal Seminary, N.T., and is pub lished in the hope that its statements may awaken a deeper interest in the religious welfare,, of our edticatiOiml institutions, and furnidh le , Wmotives for earnest prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon them. An effort was made to secure full returns ~ from every College and Theological SeMinary in the country; but the failure on - the part of many to answer the Circular of inquiry ne cessarily limits this Report. .It is hoped that; in, years-to. come,a more complete exhibit of this kind may be made, that so, a deeper and more prayer ful„interest., May. awakened in regard to the Christian Welfare of tlrat , class.of Our. young men whcipass sCdirectly,from the . College, throUgh the professional school, to the chief places' f influence it;e4irlind;:and'the werfd., [Here follows a 'table - exhibiting more - or less Nfully the relidions conditidn" of he 'Students in '39 Colleges; ihe number of these students having foreign fields of labor , in view All of these col leges, save one, are reported as sustaining Trayer nieetingi;•`five 'of them'-sustain daily prayer Meet ingS; Williams Cidlege sustains two daily prayer meeting& Nearly all "of, them have Religious Societies in operation, principally of a.. ; 7l . 6,sionary character. \ . A table is also given, showini the condition of 21 Theological 'Seminaries, which contain 17.9 students,r7s of whom have the Foreicrn Mission work in view. „The report continues:—] From 22 of the - most 'complete reports from 'Col leges, the'following statement is'derived:— , rr. sopn. un.se''rotal Per Ct. Students, 842 863 818:-799 3322 No Ch. Mom. - 346 478 383 374 1481 44.6 For Mirthitry, 180 199 ,175 178 .732, 22.0 For Missionaries;' 11 'll 18 25, a 65 01.9 Applying this average to the 'Whole number of students reported, we haye the following figures: •Chnrch , Mem. 2576. For Ministry, 1270. For Miasiiiiiiiek - 110. This ratio would, pinba hip, not be sustained in a 'general application. The proportion of theological intending to- be missionaries is probably large enough, not withstanding the absence of complete informa.tion, inasmuch as (judging from the record of our own 'Serninar3r,) about 38 out'of 100 of those proposing - to go -abroad remain at, home, on account of ill health, or from other reasons. Many thus remain ing at home become Home Missionaries. From the abofe%tatement it appears that con siderably less than, one-half of College students are members' of churches, and that about one-half of these have the ministry in view as their work for life: In almost every College there are some pious young men who are net connected with any church, as'well as many who have not yet decided upon their`ditty in regard to their future course. Some Of the reports are, in part, conjectural, espe ciallY in regard to the lower classes; but it is thought that sufficient accuracy has been obtained to give a true idea of the facts in relation to the several, inquiries proposed.. No account ' has been made of 'those intending to enter the Home Mis 7 sionary . field, although some of - the reports 'haVe given information undeethis'head. "Preparatory, Professional (except' Theological;) and other de partments, connected with Colleges and Universi 7 ties,' do not conae,viithin the plan of this Report 11 Colleges report conversions, the interest in 7 them amounting to a revival. In 10, the tone of rellgionslife and interest is represented as rising; in 13, as not specially marked, but medi um. Six reports speak of the religious state of their several Colleges as low and distouraging, but make mention of "a ,fdw' earnest students who faint not in* prayer, hoping the Lord?' In I Williams, Wake Forest, Oberlin and Rochester, the misaionary spirit is characterized as deep and active; in 7 other Collegeias healthy though mo derate; in 6 others, as almost wholly wanting. The reports from the greater part of the Theological Seminaries speak of an elevated and earnest tone of piety. In about half of them the missionary spirit iadescribed as decided and increasing. A few extracts and statements taken from the answers to the circular; are. added. Amhersk—aLast winter there was an unusual in terest among the SoPhombrei, and a few conver sions. The religious State of the Colle. b e is much , to belamented, for tile tide of worldliness is hi a Belot interest lower. than at any time since the revival of 18:57; yet earnest prayers are Offered. Bowdoin.--A higher tone of piety than ever known. 10 or more conversions. Coll. of H J.—Several conversions during the year. ///inois.—lnterest backward; lirospects, to hu man vision dark. Theo. Sem. Mereeriburg.—" The tone of reli gious life among Oar students is characterized by humility, earnestnessr. and willingness 'to learn of the things of Jesus,' and by zealous, yet humble efforts, at following in the footsteps of our Great Master." donversicprts. Tone of piety good. Oberlin.—" Within two or three months a very extensive revival has been in prngress, andis still going on with increased interest. Every one in the community has been interested, probably, and very many have been converted. The tone of piety and that of missionary zeal are unusually promising." Richmond.—A few'conversions.' Improved unis. Vt.--A deep interest during a good share of the past.year. Some.hopeful conversions, Rochester.—Religions life markedly re vived this collegiate year. Unix. a—Considerable interest A few (3 or . 4) conversions. Univ. Illich.—An unusual degree of interest during the latter part of the last collegiate year. A few conversions. Wake'Forest.—Quite a revival. Tone of reli gious life good. Waterville.----"Within 6 or 7 weeks God has blessed us with a shower of gracious love." Two conversions. Wiltiams.—A few hopeful conversions. Gene ral tone of religiouslife cannot be said to be big,h. Ya/e.—No conversions. "A few cease not to importune God for the outpouring of His Spirit." Many earnest requests for special prayer have accompanied the reports. A professor in a promi nent Southern Institution Writes thus:—'We desire to assure you that we appreciate the inte rest you take.in our religious condition, and to ask an interest in your prayers. Our country is dis tracted because our young men have not been pro perly seasoned with that salt whose savor is, pure and undefiled. religion before our God and Father in Heaven. May God bless and keep you and your young associates, and make' you better and truer to the truth as it is in Christ than we, your predetessors, hive been." We communicate these requests, adding our own, to all who love Christ and His Church, and especially, to those who shall remember.before God our Colleges and'other institutions of learning, on the last TiTursday of February, the annual day of Fasting and Prayer for College& UNION •TREOLOQIO&L SEMINAR:Y. ' New York, January 1, 1861. MISSION BOIRM.P3. 't B REV R G w tI,DE.R. The following paragraphs arefrenalthe ad:rano sheets of a volume soon to be issued from the press. Its object is to develop the character and results ,of ,!Mission' Schools in =the foreign fieid.w.the great and manifest blessing which hatkrested,upon them., showing God's special favor upon them as choice and effective agencies in evangelizing the heathen. ffithe-book is - written' the - earnest arid 'vig,orous _style .of these paragrpphs, it sill find, readers.— EDS. "Modern missions have become a fact and a _ power in the world.: Their re - sults for the last fifty years put to shale' alike the timid faith of the ' Church, andrthe scornful Prediction of the . infidel Opposer•opposer= In properly estimating-their results, we may not, limit- our vision tothe civil and social be ,nefits accruing, from them. These, in, comparison with the spiritual results, are as time to eternity, earth to - heaven. Worldly philanthropists may 'well rejoice in the civil and:social changes effected 'by mission& These changes ire eierywhere , such as to challenge their admiration and „merit their echoperation in the work. ,„But the crown* glory of missions in, that they are God'lrappointed agency forsaving immortal soulsor despoiling Satan's kingdom and re-establishing the kingdom of Christ. -And , when we 'attempt - 'to: estimate these higher And _spiritual results, we aimponstrained to feel that the, : triumphs of the gospel in the aellieverneubs of modern missions ,ealipse all that is recorM, Apo.stelic tithes." • In confirmation of this it is sufficient to mention -the more than 49„000 converts gathered. into the. Christian:Church within the last thirty years from the degraded idolaters of the Sandwich Islands, or the wonderful 'reformation now progresiing among the Armenians of TitikeY and the Naito rians of Persia or the • 50,000 converts WOLF to Christ by the labors of our Wesleyan brethren on „the Fejee Islands, or, the 24,,000 converts gathered -into the mission churches, which like so many glori 011E1 lights begirt the dark continent of Africa, or the 30,000 or 40,000 natives of India who have broken -the adamantine chains of Hindu idolatry and caste, and now gather with .us in humble- faith and love around the, table of the. Lord. ,It, is well to bear on our minds and'in our hearts these triumphs of the press in our own times. They serve to quicken our' faith in 'the' purpose and promise of God, and to-:fill our souls with adoring gratitude :to Hituthrough whose word and Spirit all has been achieved. ".Not unto us, not unto us 0 -LOrd 'but unto thy name be all the glory." But it is not enough to raise' Peans' of thanks -giving :for triumphs already achieved. Before "the kingdoms of this world' shall become -the kingdom of our Lord and of. his ,Christ far greater victories must he won. While we rejoice over the 30,900 native commun i cants whO hove been , gatliered - into the Church of Christ hi 'lndia, the must:remember that some 200,000,000 of-ido laters still remain in that land, fast:beim& in, the cruel bondage of, heathenism—that the.true light which has risen upon Western Asia and a few of Ocean's Islands, while gilding the 'mountain tops with divine radiance, serves, at the same 'time, to reveal more clearly:the dark regions of heathenism. which still cover the slopes and fill up the Valleys of islands and continents over three-fourths of our habitable globe. So that the true soldier of- the cross must'regard the brightest triumphs of the past and present onlyas.a faint-earnest_of greater conquests yet to be achieVed. the success of mis sions hitherto should only nerve the arm - of the Church with new faith and courage for more vi gorous earopiigns, and lead her to consecrate every energy to this work intrusted to her by Divine commission, till the last dark corner of-earth glow with.cwpel light, and the beathett be whollygiven to Obiist as his rightful inheritance. EDITOR'S TABLE. L B ._ ook publishers. are not inactive. ' We have, this week, a goodly number of :ptililkat,ions to lie tice, many of - them Of permanent' Sheldon & Co. are still issuing thellisTortY or LATIN CHRISTIApTITY, ,by Dean Milman, which has now reached the fifth out of the eight volumes in which it is to be compriied. It opens with the struggle betiveen King Jbh arid theDarons, which resulted in wresting the' Magna Charts from the former. It describes the rise of the Waldenses, and introduces us to the celebrated founders of the great rival orders of Dominicans and Franciscans. Elaborate doctrinal disquisitions, such as consti tute. the staple of .Neander's great work, are:not a feature of , the Latin Christianity. ;It is full of the life and interest of outward events and charac ters: the narrative flows right on under :the skil ful arrangement of:the author, and a vivid impres sion is made on the mind of the reader. A new,edition of Da. BusTINELL's, 011RISTIAN NURTURE, has been r imed. by Charles Scribner, to which we are happy,to call attention. On its first appearance, some years - ago, the 'Voluitie was received with marked favor. It has been out of •print for some tune; it is now re-issued, after having considerable additional labor bestowed upon it by the author. A fundamental view of the book is, that, the children of Christian parents should be expected to grow up; with proper training, - to become Christians, without any marked transitional experiences. This view is elaborated and expand- ed. in the author's fresh 'and attractive manner, making a most interesting and , profitable volume for the heads 'of Christian families. So fir as`we can see, the doctrine of original sin, which the au thor almost in so many words avows, is not neces sarily at variance with .the leading idea of the book; and we must give it as our opinion that such a service is here .rendered to evangelical re ligion, in one of its most important departments, as almost balances the mischief done by other well known writings of the same author. 12mo. pp. 407. - For sale by. E. H. Butler & Co. .A. Book for Young Men, with the title7—TßUE MANI:loon: its Foundation and DeVelopment, by Wm. Landels, Minister of Regent's Park, London, has been issued by 'Carter & Brotheri, New York, and is for sale at the Presbyterian Book Store. It is composed, to a considerable extent, of lectures delivered in various. parts of England. _The toner of the book is manly and healthful, and eminently. calculated to recommend true religion to the class of persons for whom it is designed. 12mo. pp. The same publishers have issued ANNNALS or TUE RESCUED, by the author of Haste to the Res cue, a lady who has been lon g , indefatigably and successfully engaged in the noble work of evange lizing and elevating the irreligious and inebriate poor of her own country, and who is here revealed as the wife of Rev. Charles E. Wightman, who writes a brief preface to the book. It is, in fact, a powerful argunient for total abstinence as the indispensable basis of every - real moral and spiri tual reformation, drawn from facts of the author's observation. As such, it is far more needful in England than here; yet the intrinsic interest of the narratives, and the necessity of some fresh kindling up of zeal in this cause in America, makes it wel come among us. 16mo. pp. 263. For sale at the Presbyterian Book Store. Messrs. Rudd & Carleton, of New York; have published the second series of Di. Cumming's discourses, entitled—Tfl GREAT PREP& RATION. For our own part, we believe that - the tendency of these discourses is salutary. If, without being carried away by fear and excitement, men would, indeed, live as if the consummation of all - things were at hand, what manner of persons would they be likely to be in all Icily conversation and godli ness? What a' wholesome effect would it 'hive upon our politicians, if they realized that God might have no special reason for waiting the con summation of their schemes—that the second coming of Christ:might actually take place in the very middle of their plans for adjusting our dis turbances I Such a practical prophetic sense.ought to be cultivated, and we believe Dr. Cumming, in these discourses, is contributing to form it. His general drift is gOod and sound, his errors and ex travagances but exceptional. 16mo. pp. 3231 For sale by Lindsay & Blakiston. Messrs. Martienilave sent us Professorlienry B. Smith's Edition of HAGENBACD'S celebrated 21 , Ihnouv oF, DogmaMM. The character of tit, ! work; as , the product ',of profound scholarship. p er _ vaded in the main with sound.and elevated view: as candid in its statein exits, condensed in Styl e, and well-fortified with pertinent citations from rt wide range of authorities, ls.well known. h.q . Smith's, services in .the,,..rovision of the are Very-great. It is baed upon the fourth Ge r _ man edition of the workovliieliappeared in 18 57, and iamprises• all the author's improvements 1., that time, together with citations from other au_ Won, and.references to the more recent Ger man. as well as English and American, literature. We cordially concur with Prof. Smith when he sa l , : "Without study of the history of doctrine, 'neith er the history of .the Church, nor the history of phi. losophy, nor tha-present phases and confli c t s of religious belief, can be thoroughlyappreciated. in the fluctuations of human opinion, the history doctripee, shows the immutability and progres:, of divine truth." This first volume, reaching to A.l), 1517, is' published by Sheldein & Co., and is a handsome royal octavo of 478. pages. __TEM HISTORY OP. THE I.TNITEEI. NETRERLANDs can scarcely fail to add new laurels to the fame ni the atithor, Mr. Motley. In the two octavos now before us, issued by Messrs. Harper & Brothers, the great Spanish project for subjugating England, and . recognising the Netherlands, as matured, at tempted, - ind defeated (1584-90,) is fully exhi ,bited. by the masterly pen of the historian. The . greatness and significance of the era justify and de mand thisfalness of tteatment. Mr. Motley is no cold observer, but a man who unhesitatingly 'espouses the right,as that which alone gives value to human affairs, and real interest to the great oonflictsiof bietory.. Ile call things by their right names. He seeks to "reveal as minutely as pos sible the details of this conspiracy of king and _priest against the people." By this plan he not only deeply interests us,—he stirs our best feelings - frOna their depths; he makes history do its proper work, of instructing•improving and ennobling the reader. What Dr. Arnold, of Rugby, was begin ning` to achieve as a °Milian historian of ancient classic eras; Mr. Motley is doing for modern times. The work before us is peculiarly valuable as drawn from-a wide ranae of authentic and original documents. ~Mr. ,'Motley speaks especially of he ing allowed , the free perusal of the whole corre spondence between 'Philip 11, his ministers and governors, relating to the affairs of the Nether lands, from the epoch at which the work corn menees,,dowri to that monarch's death. We are gratified to learn that he contemplates writing the HiStOry °Me Thirty Years' ,War, an undertaking which we are quite sure will, in many respects, jeopardize the reputation of the distinguished Ger loin 'chroniclerenlist event. Fol. sale by Messrs. Lindsay - and Blakiston. 'We lave' also received; from Meisrs. Harpers, another of their beautiful and excellent series of anututases., 's—Boon.s. The - series now embraces Children's Picture Book of Qua drupedO;: Book of Birds; Table Boot; and Bi ble, Picture Book. The illustrations are all full page size, and occur on every tithe"i Jed, and are in excellent style. The letterpress ig sensible; and adapted to young readere, with whom the books will surely be great favorites. We cor dially commend them to parents. For sale by Lindsay & Blakiston.. i~' :~ : 11~ ~ e : Ads!' Mr. F. A. CASSEDY, of Camden, N. J., has published the Gentleman's Chronological and Sta tistical Almanac and Manual for 1861. It con tains a great amount of valuable information, care fully arranged; such is Chronology for each Month ; Table of Vabiable Inventions; Statistics of Church AccommodationS; Patent Office Fees; Signers of the Declaration; Qualification of Voters in the Different States; Surviving Women of the Revo lotion in Mardi; 1859; tatistics of American joirinalism,,&c. Turning to the day of the month in which we :are writing, February 14th, we find Capt. Cook killed 1779, Lord Teignniouth died 1734 Sir Wm. Blackstone died 1780. Mr. Cas . sedy is a worthy young ,man, and. we hope his li terary venture may be successful. Copies for sale at this office. The . KNIOKEILI3OCKER for March. This valu able monthly thus far admirably sustains the promise-of 'the January number., The contents for - Mareh are' teMptinglo readers of almost every variety, of taste :—Our Copper . California; French Colonies in North Ameriea; Lord Bacon, by Judge Edmonds; Revelations of Wall Street, by Kim ball; A Navin"Theory of Bohemians, by Charles Astor Misted; with choice Poetry (not quite up to the Knickerbocker standard;) Literary Notices; Editorial Gessip,_ itc". The, WESTMINSTER REVIEW. No. CXLVIT. Pei JanUarY, 1861. Contents :—Ancient Danish Ballads; Alcohol,—What Becomes of it in the Living , Bddy; Canada; Bible Infallibility; The Neapolitan.ancl RomishQuestion; American Sla very and the ,Impending Crisis; Cavour and Ca rilialdi "Dante 'and his English Translators• ' Con temporary Literature. New York: L. Scott Sc Co. Philadelphia W. B: Zieber. Raes trovitNAL HEALTE for February, opens with au article on Longevity Attainable, and contains a number of" brief articles on subjects of everyday importance, handled in the author's usual tlirect and practical style. W. W. Hall, M. D l iEdittir 42 Irving Place, New York. $1 per annutn. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN, QUARTERLY REVIEW, edited by David R. Kerr, associated with Drs. Pressly, Rodgers,;slid Clark. Jan., 1861. Pitts burgh,-76 Third Street. Contents:—Philosophi cal Theology; Forbearance• The Ruling Elder; Tractarianism traced to . its gources; The Theology of Art; Settlement of the Reformed Churches iu Western Pennsylvania; Individual Effort; The Second Assembly; Short Notices. Price $3 per =num. THE EVANGELICAL R EPOSITOHY for February. This is the monthly journal of the United Presby terian, Church, which is certainly well supplied with sound literature, the Quarterly above named being, also an organ of this Church. The Repository Is in its 19th year, and is edited. by Messrs. J. T. Cooper and W. W. Barr, a* published by W. S. Young, Philadelphia. Theffretrticle in the pre sent nurssber is from the pen oft. P. Warren, Se cretary of the Boston Tract Society ; who 6;16 it necessary to assert and defend the anti-slavery character of the society against certain doubts and queetionino of the Repository! vASSELL I S POPITLAII NATURAL HISTORY has reached-the 22d part, whieh: treats`, in its usual attractive manner, of sheep' CA.SatLL'S IuirSIMA nFaa LYBIDLE. Parts 23 and 24 extend ' to, Job'x..T.:.iviij. Both of these finely-illustrated ; instructive;'and valuable works can be‘ had st fifteen cents a number, of Cassell k Co., 37• Park Itow,.New York. We . are indebted to - Hon. John A. Small for a copy of the "Report of the Superintendent or Common Schools of Pennsylvania, for the Year endingjune 4th, 1860." Totals given are : .Num ber of schools, 11,557; of teachers, 13,003 ; scho /ars; 585 ) 669 ; average cost of teaching each scho lar per month . 56 cents; expenses of the year about $2,100,600. TRANKs.--We 'are indebted to Mr. John S. RaileY for numerous courtesies in connexion with his lectures upon the management , and the nature of that noble animal, the horse. Our friends may rely upon it that a great amount of valuable infor mation will be gained by attending his novel and extraordinary exhibitions of the triumphs of skill and gentleness over brute vices and brute force. Ma Jo= B. Gorrorr's lectures at the Academy of Music; on 4 qondon," are desply interesting, amusing,' and Pathetic; in sbort, - everything that such a genius as Gough's could make of such a subjeet. TE SilsazonacArr is again on:exhibition, at Tenth and Chestnut streets, every evening.
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