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GENESE-E IiV#NGIELIST.
TIITTRSDAY, fIJLY 3, 1862.
JOHN W. MEARS,
Tin litinntiP:'EXODUS.
Many of out readers in the city aro contempla
ting and preparing for their usual summer jaunt
and temporaty change of abobe.- Some have 11-
ready.goria.. There is temptation to neglect duty
and to sionfurni' to the worg at home and every
here,. but this breaking up of faluiliar arrange
'dents, this etuanoipa,tion from the restraints of
business, this general relaxation in our habits
brings with it peculiar liabilities to a decline in
spirituality. We may complain as we will of
want of time for religious duties when surround
ed by multiplied cares of a business and doMestio .
, !torture, and may sighfor greater leisure for prayer
itiNading; the truth is the znotni;nts of privacy
ly)oiela we snatch from a b;sy and tvellordered
fe are generally the moat profitable of all to our
elloiritual interests. Leisure is apt to bring with it
a loss of spiritual energy ana a diminished dispo
sition to a faithful and regular use of the means
of grace. The rest we are giving (ourselves and
which our systems do require, is too apt to be ex
tended in the direction of the spiritual cenflict.
The soldier of • Christ is seduced by the preva
lent ease and aimlessness of his outward life, to
unbuckle his spiritual artuph* draw in his,
guar and thns to expose himscif to the inroads
of his Land unresting foe. The fashionable,
world loafing gaily around him, in its, most
fasci: aspects. He is apt to be - draWn intO ,
its ii ing whirl; to , disguise his Chrinthity
charm. conform Vo its customs, azutto sac-.
rifice, in le or in part, his religiens - piinciples.
Or, if he tutains a fair degree of consistency,,
ho comes • damaged and baokiliddert by ne
glect, by i tarity in his duties, hy suffering,
the novel t co-obtruded into the place of his;
Bible; so with renovated health of body, 4 `he
113 to mom relining spiritual life,, a weaken
ti faith, a tranged from the meroy-Seat
*.‘d a taste Or le things, vitiated.;
, We Write
gainst allowi,
ions incident to
ould urge you
'de extent, your. ~
k +ur familiar Bible
.0 1 :Cnst the, hour a.
..• .
y, but not ostt
• -
4 of non—confor
.;', r issociations among
.i , them in sustaining
ce . Itet not content witl
tu,%•if maintaining your gt
lye ` , OO °A out for opporta
Ord , ' • our religious newsp
you. -.VW, will constitute a
of co `d
gi
ation with your previt.
will ° p •alive your interest
move tits from which you are
not go • o
ip,
oblivion, do not pass
true Oh 'lan when you go upon
tour. are: persuaded •that the
-the news per will be found of no
in preven i t
t such a disaster.
But eno hof advice I may a kik
accompany malt as go, protecting
harm, and r wing their strength for
usefulness i •the future.
BOZO= AND INFIDELITY.
. ..
The Catl4o4. Herold and Visitor of thiii 6 ,1.3 ,
..„
has taken neitasion recently from articles in el,
colums,*C recent developments of 'unbelief, ',O'
reiterate the old cry - of the licentious tendencer
innate to Protestanism. These infidel sentimenti,
are, according to the Herald, but the nate, 1 .
I t t,
fruit and development of Protestanism. ,e'
answer : yes; just as truly as Protestanism is t - ;
fruit of Romanism,' and as truly as one fact oe,
event in human experience and human history is
connected with ' the , preeeeding facts. Ro
mattism gave rise to Protestanism, Protestanism
gave rise to Infidelity;, hence we are justified in
saying that Romanisia..' gave rise to Infidelity.
For by such' loose ways of reasoning you can
connect the most diverge and opposite events.
But that Infidelity is the legitimate and logical
fruit oftrue Protestaniam we most earnestly de
ny.. .Protestanism is the rejection of human au
thority attiring to . come between the Out and
Clod, and putting, not reason, .but faith in the re
vealed word of God, in .its place. Protestantism
puts proper limits on the exercise of reason,
which .Romaniem aims to choke and dwarf
Reason, on n the one ' hand, learns 0 , exercise.
healthfully and profitably, her due functions in
subordination to, n faith; _on the other hand, she
chafes, rebels, and at last bursts aside her unnat
ural bounds, and rushes to. fearfulMteesses of pre
sumption and profanity. What-4art hai Prot
estantism in the wide-spread and.hOtoziettitinfi
deity of France ? Who is to blamethe.
measureless license of Voltaire, of Ronaieittwand
of the French Encyclopedists ? Was it the prot
estantism of Geneva which degenerated intn..P
fidelity, or was it a foreign poison borrowed"frOM
"most Catholic" soil and transplanted to her atm 7,
Whenckeose that whole movement by which
croctiii:ity*as led aside into such deep and con
-4611(1414004es of error, if not from the infiu
ow
,i . k. the French Catholic infidel, Voltaire,
tipontlie king, and of his daring philosophy upon
the educated classes? What had Protestantism
to do with
.the unparalleled and worse than
heathenish excesses of the French Revolutiom ?
Ah 1 the miserable Hugenots had been buried too
deep by St. Bartholomew, or driven too far by
the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, .to lay any
-. '.,. 4 'on of the blame upon them !
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..1-. ',.- '4,7. =:r..'lrl takes occasion at the same time to
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' ig iffilan and consolidation of the Protestant
hosts. Let us take a hint from such demonstra
tions and Ilnrsey - -........ur good work, so dear to
the heart o ''!::. , : -. ; 1 _.. , `f,.0 formed the burden of
hisinterceid i" ..' , •:.;•! , i.. l4 i i hose who exalt tradition
above the Bible; the Church and the mother of
Christ above Christ himself, may well be alarmed
at the signs of 4491011n0nt of' his prayer in
the closer twine 0 4 410gue followers. Says the
Herald t "One by one the most Evangelical
seats give up their peculiar dogmas, and incon
gruity takes the place of creeds. Every thin g
for peace, say they; let us unite ; let us heal the
breachektOong ourselves."
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HOPE' often ohetim the fainting heart.
-.-A N rt--
Editor.
ndly to warn' yen, reader,
Wee to yield to iii;te temPta
reason of recreation. We,
up to the greatest, possii,
bit of devotion& _Take
you. Keep your watch
power of temptation:
illy, maintain a right
the world. Choose
mple of God. Join
awl social,servi
nentive
but be aggress
of doing good.
to be sent after.
living cord
ciations and
Le 'religious
lied. Do
dipse as a
summer;
ranee of,
efficacy
LETTER PROM A MISSIONARY.
Dissolution of the Mpstoral Relation in a Slave
State.—lt was an impressive moment when in
Presbytery on the very spot where many years'
ago I assumed the office of pastor, all the origi
nal actors having left that body, my junior co
presbYters solemnly dissolved my' pastoral
bonds, and -I was adrift, without charge. I felt
lonely and desolate. A feeling of disappoint
ment seized me. I had long hoped to finish my
career in that place and with that same beloved
people. Ina moment the work was done; I was
no longer a pastor; no more to the La Orange
church thah any body else. A few tears stole
unbidden; but my aching heart felt what tears
nor words could not express.
Sabbath came. I craved and enjoyed the pri
vilege of preaching Sabbath morning and assist
ing in the administration of the Lord's Supper.
There was a good' attendance and my last words
(not a fennel valedictory) were kindly heard.
The hext day I roamed over the rocky hills and
took many a ,tearfnl leave of those to whom I
long ministered in joy and in sorrow • many of
whom I had baptized, or,married, or.buried their
kindred, and with all of whom I have been asso
ciated in numberless tender pastoral offices. Se
cession, treason, and all sorts of errors and wrongs
were , for the•moment forgotten; and it seemed as
if the •horrors of •last summer had not been
kno*n. lam sure . l never saw such a week be
,fore ;• 1 and shallirkeiref again piss through more
affecting scenes.
Bro. T. goes to the assembly. r have proposed
to him to press , the , Rome Missionary Commit
tee
to take vigorous measures to save Missouri.
The 7half way policy of holding a few isolated
,poste in an enemy's country does not accord with
ithe material;spirit of the, day, or the necessities of
'the present situation.
But alas I whatlmve I to do with . the old ship!
lam no longer a eaptein,-aor captain's mate. It
ia.harirfeel' that I atn'outside the camp. But
WUi maintain one I cannot net, I
will submit and keep silehee.
'MTELLIGENOE,
for duly, gives some additional
exiMples of the disposition of native concerts to
assume a- portion of the burdens of the mission
.
ary work . The Zulus subscribed X5O to pay the
enemies of the-return journey of an. absent mis
sionary, Mr. Rood. Mr. , McKinney, writes from
.Amninzitutote, March' Ist fr
"tThe action was hearty and cheerful, and very
encouraging to all our letreff.' Mr. Rood is dearly
beloved here, and shOuld yet be able to send him
back soon, there is - a probability that' he could be
very useful. We feel in great need of his ser
vices." Mr.> Rood had Hailed before this letter
Was received." - „
Mr. Richardson writing from Ambkir, respect
ing the diminished ,appropriations, for the year,
We shall be,much surpruied, homer, if the
movement does - not deinonstrate, more fully than
anything else could have derke; 'the strong hold
which evangelical institutions` have acquired in
the hearts and affections ofthese native•brethren.
" Our Arabkir brethren had already assumed
about one third of the eapense of their isehools,
and now, in the abseneegAvgstor-orO r eir own,
ithey have come forward and assuineda gr'ea't part
(perhaps, during the year, the whole) of the
salary, of the pastor of the Shapik - ehorqb,
" The same brethren have recently organized
among themselves a Bible Society, 'and have
already raised a Considerable awn and investedit
,books ' which their own committee of twelve
are circulating, by sale and gift, throughout the
'city and villages. With such a beginning, •we
,confidontly expect that they will.come behind in
no gift?!
fence
from
ged
Mr. Randall writes from the Madura mis-
"My people did more the last' than in : any
previous year, in contributing to benevolent, ob
jects,and I shall continue to urge upon, them the:
duty and privilege of doing . more and more for
the support of their own institutions. - I fear,
however, that your expectations, with 'reference
'to the support of native helpers, will not be
realized immediatzly at this station. We must
r t. relax our efforts yet." .
The - Protestant Armenians of - Shewan, pro
ceeding upon a systematic Beneficence plan, last
year raised $350. -
P.mtalsetyrzoN.—Mr. Jessup'writes, April 5
" Thtt news` from Hums is still of bitter' perse
cution andlisevere trial to the native brethren
there. They, are stoned and beaten in the 'streets,
and abused, by. all classes of the people. Quite a
large numbs
,f.them, who have not been able
to stand th • • m, have nominally returned to
the Greek c di, where they hold a Bible, class
every night, and 'discuss openly and freely with..
hundreds of the Veeple. It is more and more
evident that a mistaltihary shot/hi be sent - there as
soon as possible.
"It is'evident thatithe spirit of perdecution
has received a new iMptdse from some (platter of
late, and Protestantiam:.mill . have some- severe
struggles before it will beidile to maintain, even
its present position. The--missionary societies
among the native brethrwire in a flourishing
condition. The plan ofVekly giving, bids fair
do become a permanent ono.
At Angora, however, is,tere, as our readers
remember, a converted Turkhas been imprison
ed and treated with great brutalitylor his religion,
deliverance has happily appeare& .pMr. Bliss
writes May 14th that Hassan'litallatien sent to
Yozgat
" And to-day the joyful news con esfrom Yoz
gat, that after bein. , b kept in priiiiktitere ten
days he was set at liberty, under orda,however,
not to leave the sit}. The Protestifit brethren
of Yozgat did not know of his being there till
the day of his release. They then founctkim out.,
and he is now with them, attending the meet
ings and declaring boldly his faith in Chriiit. He
expresses much sorrow for the recantation which
was forced front him by his extreme sufferings:o
Angora."
In regard to the murder of Mr. Coiling, a COT-
respondent of the News of the Churde;
front Constantinople May 6:
"The perpetrators of the bill ody deed have not
yet been arrested, though theirinames are known_
They have fled to the neighbouring mountains
Wbere the power of the Government is but nom
inally recognised. Before their flight, they con
fessed their agency in the murderand declared
that they 'were bribed to it by tin:coffer of 1.0,-,
000 -piastres on the part of two Armenians, if
they should succeed in puttine. Yft : Coffing to
death. This goes to confirm the ankipicion pre
viously existing, that the.murder was not prompt
ed by mere hope of plunder, but had:connexion
with Mr. Coffing's labours as a missionaiy. These
two Armenians have since been put under arrest
for examination. The local. Turkish authorities
have thus far acted very promptly and efficient
ly in their efforts.for the arrest of the murderera.
The neighbouring Pashas of Adana and A. 1600
have manifested a great interest in the cake, and.
a'disposition to do all in 'their PoWer to - furttieg.,„
the ends of justice." ' `
HONE MISSIONS.
American Treolltteriatt and 6tittott
PROGRESS.—New Stations have been opened
among the Armenians in Persia under the care of
the Nestorian Mission. Then are Salmas and
001 a. A native helper has been set apart for
the work in the latter village. Mr. Shedd
writes :
We have, such access to the people as aston
ishes some of our mission, and exceeds the hopes
of the most sanguine, re have also sold an Cif
couraging number of books. These are the signs
of hope. On the other hand, we must lament
that as yet we see no spiritual work taking hold
of the hearts of men.
AN AWAKENING of muc interest is reported in
the Seminaries of Oroomiah by Mr. Cobb March
1. He thus describes some of the earlier mani
feitations of the work :
" The services of the Sabbath were pleasant
and solemn. Just at dark, Gewergis, one, of the
teachers, came in to tell me that after'supper the
boys *ent to the school-room to have a prayer
meeting alone. He was soon attraeted by the
voice of weeping and went in. He found nearly
the *bole school in tears. With streaming eyes
they spoke and pr‘ayed, many taking part. The
evening was solemn .and impressive; the boys
bursting into tears as they sung,' Alas, and .did
my Saviour bleed?
" Scenes of equal interest were witnessed du
ring the succeeding week in the female seminary.
On last Saturday evening, the whole school were
bowed in earnest supplication, and for some time
made no motion when requested by Miss Rice to
retire to their 'closets for private prayer: It was
rat privilege to speak a word to them while thus
waiting upon the Lord, and I can truly say that
I never saw such a scene 'before. .With heads,
bowed upon ihe desks - before them, and 'le
to repress entirely the sobs which betokened
their deep feeling, they listened to the words,
and afterwards engaged in prayer. Even then
they were unwilling to leave the school room, and
only after repeated requests did they retire to
their own rooms where many of them. continued'
in earnest prayer much farther into the night."
POPERY IN NORTH of GERMANY—A
correspondent in. the News of the Marches writ
ing from Hamburg- in regard to , a visit of the
Jesuits to that citylsays :
"It was very clear'that the materialism and
indifference of the great body of the people
have.far less objection to Popery than to the.
Gospel, and the Roman doctrines and ceremonies
are well adapted to a - sensual people who do not
like to be lost, and would gladly say a few
paternosters, and pay a few dollars to a priest,
who will undertake all. the trouble of piloting
them through danger. In the kingdom of Han
over they reaped a large harvest - last year, and
even the King and Queen heard them gladly.
As matters stand at present, there would be little
difficulty in bringing a great part of North Ger
many' back to the Chum of home: Few of the
pastors see the dangers of Popery, and still fewer
are able successfully - town:Tete with The Jesuits,
while the *ant ,of organization and divisions
among the Protestants, prevent them making
united efforts against the common foe."
PROGRESS IN PARIS.—Rev. Frederic Mono&
at the recent . dedication of a new Reformed
Evangelical. Church in Paris, spoke of the growth
of the Denomination ; while he blessed the Lord
for the change his eyes had seen from 1819,
when there were in Paris but 3 places of wor
ship, 6 pastors, 3 sermons a week, and no meet,
ings for piayer, to 1862, when there are 33 places
of worship, 38 pastors, 83 sermons :a, week, and
a large number "of prayer-meetings.
ENGLAND
Wx have - passed - through 'three phaSes - of feel
ing towards that great, preponderating portion of
the English nation .wl i tich haF, steadily : refused to
sympathise with us in our struggle, and has
leaned, more or less decidedly, to the cause of the
rebellion... First, We were desirous and hopeful
of its good opinion; then -we were astonished,
grieved and indignant; lastly and at this day, we
are profoundly indifferent. We have' friends in
England, staunch though few;' we do not forgot
them when we speak thus., But they knew,
quite as well as we, how few and weak they are
—rari nantes in gurgite vasto. They know how
strongly the current sets in the opposite direc
tion. Anthony Trollope, the English traveler,
the tone of whose recent volume entitles him to
be classed among our friends, while likaintaiiiing„
contrary to our belief, that. his Government' has
acted exactly as it should have done in the strUg
gle, says
"But .I must confess that -I have not been so
proud of the tone of, all our people at home, as I
have been of the decisions of our statesmen.' It
seems to me that some of us never tire in abusing
the' -Americans, and calling them names for having
alloNied themselves to be driven into this civil
war. We tell them that they are fools and
idiots; we speak of their doinvias though there
had - been some plain , course by which ;the war
might . have been avolded;, and we throw it in
their teeth , that they have no capability, for war.
We tell them of the de which they.are creating,
and point out to therahat theycan never .pay it.
We laugh at their attempt to sustain loyalty, and
speak-of them as a steady father% of a fandly is
iront to speak of some unihrifty prodigal .who is
throwing awaYhis estate and hurrying' Troth one
ruinous debanohery to another. And, alas! we
too t ' frequently allow to escape from us some ex
pression of that satisfaction which er,q rival
tradesman has, in the downfallof another." ,
Sags 'Rev. Mr. Wilder, writing from Kolapoor,
India, April 24th; We thank God for the tele
gram announcing the success of the Federal thins,
but I grieve to say every Briton I ink showd in
words or looks that he is sorry."
- The testimony of Count de Gasparin, its
America and Europe, is explicit..," rietending
to be neutral," says " France and . England
have given all their moral support to the
South." - '
Recent advises inform in that;both Houses pr
Parliament have had General Butler's order, con-.
cerning the females of, New Orleans, who vilely
insulted our citizen soldiers, under serious and
- rather protracted'consideration. Some resolution
appears to have been adopted on the suhject, and
if the President; does not disavew and rescind the'
order, we may _expect a diplomatic protest from
'these indignant' friends and Patrens of
_female.
virtue among the rebelS. It will be observed that
eauregard's mock heroic order on the eubject„
`;' lied to his arni3 before borinth, was arse for
„, •
.y laid before PaVianient, andc lii inorpreta
: tin . General. Butler's meaning was; aggly,
v . ado dby that body , know that, , so far'
from esigning to encourage crime among our
[addle , General Hitler's 'rules-have been ntost
istringe and that several, of our own
far
have
iiheen peb; . ely; executed for' crimesof far less me
finitude tha ,those supposed to be ericonraged
this order. 4. nd we know that the penalty-con
itemplated- in I e order about the females was,
:confinement in , e : calaboose or: common jail, and.
(that even this fer,-,been exeentedrin but'
*n single instance ',Hid the :proinlitneids”
,:- Ls.
IC:A
fence with which Parliament assailed the order,
is only another proof of the ill feeling which is
cherished towards us, and . which no career of vic
tory can soften, but rather the reverse. It appears
indeed as if, unable to aid the men engaged in
rebellion, the Lords. and r zlommons were anxious
to secure immunity to !lie Wometiiin their rebel
lions demonstrations: On the other hand; have
we heard of any protests - et:noble lords and mem
bers against the , well-au*ticated and hideous
attrocities perpetrated by the rebel army upon
the-very corpses of the Union soldiers at Manas
sas, which were not threats but shameful deeds ?
,--or against the enlistment of painted, toms
itawking savages by the rebels at the very open
ing of the contest; or at the robberies, cruelties
and murders perpetrated upon peaceable citizens
all over the South, irterelifor their adhesion to
the Union.? They have taken fire at a threat;
they- are cold to the most outrageous deeds. The
threat is from an officer of the Union against re
bels, the deeds are by the ,!'"Oonfederateslt against
the Union.
In all the mutterings of interference in our
struggle which have come from the Old World, it
has been perfectly elearaliich side of the quar
rel would be espoused. Ai. rebellious govern
ment would be recognize and our `government
compelled to.abandon its - purpose of suppressing
and punishing.the rebelllon. No one has ever
heard an intimation of intervention in our favor.
If the object had been sinilly to, put an end to a
disturbance which so seripitsly affected the indus
-014" piiil4l.z:' ed': world, this*parti:.
ality for, the weaker side4o`uld be ineiplierible.
Peace would be more likely to be attained by si
ding with the stronger party. But alas for
Christian England! it is plain she has not de
sired peace alone; she has not,. in her policy to
wards us, shown a prefereitee, as.a Christian nay
tion shoed,. for the' van& of 'purity,- truth and
righteousness ; of law an/ good government and
social security and human liberty as:better than:
peace ; she has clamored- for. peace, for cotton,
for trade at the expense of the overthrew of all
these ! We do not underkand it; it is a problem
quite as hard, nay harder, ,to solve than that of
the origiri:of the rebellion.itself. As Americans
able to take care of and justify ourselves, we view
it with a. profound indifference; but as Chris
tian men, it is a demonstration that pains us to
the heart.
Suppose that at a time when the fixed pur- -
,
pose and the power of o t ter government to quell
the rebellion had become manifest, England
France and Russia, having, from prudential rea
sons, if you please, rettained silent hitherto,
shouldhave come forwaritancl united in the Dee-,
laration that the• rebellion was without justifica
tion ; that the United States Government hid
dealt fairly by its Southern'aubjects ; that the re
bellion is in the interest of a social institution ,
rapidly growing obsolete under the progress of hu
manity and the light of Christianity, and repu
diated by all civilised nations; that the power of
the free states was fully .equal to the work, soon
er or later, of entirely quelling the disturbance,
which it was clearly their intention to do;.that
for the South to prolong their resistance would
only uselessly protract and rnutiply the mischiefs
of war'at home and abroad; without affecting' the
result; and that any expectation of sympathy,
aid or interposition, o.lar'part from the South
was hitile ;—no doubt of support, if not the
chief support of the rebellion - would have disap
peared and peace woulo have been speedily de
clared. The friendship of our government would
have been secured ; retaliatory legislation in the
form of high' tariffs &c., pcevented ; the war spir
it checked, armaments reduced, - and expenses
saved in America arid Ril f rope r and a new support
to loyalty and a; new and needed check- to disor
ganizing tendencies everywhere given. ;It was
not done, but on the coptrary, a sympathising
and friendly attitude war maintained toward the
rebels in the face of our victories, and additional
lives must be sacrificed additional,expenses in
curred, and more play mid encouragement given
to the principles of disorder before they are final
ly quelled„
Meanwhile, America leift alone to do her work,
to vindicatelier right •to Pe, will accomplish that
and much more. Passing through an nnparall
eld ordeal, distressed at tie -treachery of millions
of her sons and at the desolation of vast tracts of
her Soil, distressed more Aeply still at the , streams
a
of patriotic blood and tlis hundreds of patriotic
lives, which must needs be sacrificed, in her de
fence, she strugglesthrciugh all so bravely, that
she is even now rising from the smoke of the
conflict, like a turreted.,Cybele, with the ',dignity
of conscious power, commanding the awe and re
spect of the nations,-and - !reaching forth her un
forbidden arm to the prize of the hegenacny—the
leadership of the nations of the world in their
grand movements Y towards social perfection.,,
SUNDAY FIGHTING.
THE New' York Obs Over and the Citristin
Intelligencer; having learned (2) ;that General
Fremont was dVeated a*Wlaktil6 of Cross Keys
in the Valley of the Shenandoah, hasten to the
inference that the def4V was a divine punish
ment, similar to others OVhiett appear to have
been inflicted upon boarti4s in this conflict, for
fighting Sunday battles, when they might have
been etreided. The ' Ot i lerier 'even insinuates
that .the battle was plarpOsely fought on Sunday,
at the instigation of -14 e foreign. 'officers. it
says
"Perhaps the large -Proportion of Gernian
troops and of European staff-officers, who. mazy
boast their superiority V' . .• American " stiperatit
ions" about the Sabbath,.may have encouraged a
Sunday battle for the sake. , of demonstrating its
safety."
Noir if the Observer:Ozows that these officers
acted upon 'suite iiiigodirrnotives, it •is right in
expo Sing and' denouncing` tleir conduct. But as
it says in the next sentence ""we have no ade
linae knowledge 'of the motives," etc., its acen
sation is.a mere suspicion that shofild not he tol
erated; and will not le t e bY high-ininded men,
especially against those: irlio nt any rate are not
s itting cosily behind edl r's but fighting
bravely, and„,fecirig : 44 safety,,of these
editors and their coue
predated the services ofi these. men, ;would , seek
rather to shield their •chkracter than-to - east gra
tnitous suspicion' upon there.
But 'as to the battle itself. :11, indeed
Fremont.•
fought on sznday, and our men
•iiere4heuttack l ing party look. , at the'facts.
JaeksOn hactadvaneed with the declared purpose
of driving :our troops from- the. Valley, and of
threatening the Capital; He had reached. the
,banksJof , the' Potomac, and thoroughly alarmed
.the ',anihrotiiinsi SaShington.- His raid' was one
-fornifidatdo l and dinbairdasiug• which
.s, i 4
the rebels (who have mostly pursupd a defensive
policy) have made, and may yet lead to a recog
nition of the " Confederate "
,government abroad.
Now, to our minds, there was a clear military
necessity for pursuing these insolent invaders
without cessation v and for punishing them to the
extent of our power just as soon as it could be
done. — Having, come up with. Jackson on Satur
day night, Fremont well knew that he would at
terly escape us_. if allowed to retain unmolested
an entire day. It seems to us it was clearly Fre
moues duty to do exactly what he did- on that
Bth day of June ; quite as much as it would
have been to repel an- assault, had the enemy
made one upon him on that day. The, entire po
sition .of affairs was different from that at Big
Bethel or Bull 'Run, where, from all we can
learn, there was no military necessity for the at
tack being made on one day rather than another.
In these oases, we freely admit that - a severe les
son was designed and ,justly administered to us
by'the offended God of the Sabbath. But as to
the result of the battle of Cross Keys. For it
was not until these sapient journals had dis
covered that Fremont was beaten and that Cross
Keys was a defeat for the Union, that we heard
anything of Fremont's sin of breaking the Sab
bath. Says the . Observer:
" Fuller accounts constrain the belief that the
bloody engagment at Cross Keys, Ott Sunday, the
Bth inst., resulted in the repulse of the assailants„
as.in all previous battles on that day. Our dead'
and wounded-were left on the battle field, and the
enemy continued his movement without succeSs
ful interruption or pursuit:"
Now if this were true; it could not alter our
views as above expressed. But we set over against
the " belief" into which the Observer has been
",constrained" the statement of a participant in
the battle, -which appeared in the Independent of
last week, under the head of "General Fremont's
Valley Campaign." The writer says of the bat,.
tle of Cross Keys, among other things; "Our ar
tillery performances on the day of the battle
were shown in the hundreds of mangled bodiea
which the rebels abqndoned in the wooili."
And again
"The:end was that the enemy withdrew and
we slept on the battle-field. * * * * The
next morning at dawn, we marched on into
the woods in battle order, expecting to renew the
fight, for it Was too much to hope that •with such
superior numbers, and after such stubborn fight
ing, Jackson - would run. But the'woods were
silent, and the only rebels found there were their
dead, whom they had abandoned in their noctur
nal flight, and, of whom we buried over 300. Our
loss in killed will be covered by 125---our woun
ded and missing at least 500. Two rebel guns
are rebel guns no longer, Ina will now speak for
the Union. 7
Surely this testimony may be accepted as prov
ing that the divine disapproval was not given in
this Sunday attack, and as going to show that to
compel a flying invader with whom 'you have
just come up, to fight CM Sunday, is not of the
inexcusable aggre3sive sort of warfare to which
the attacks at Big Bethel and Bull Run clearly
DEATH OF REV. HIRAM GREGG.
- Asleep in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio,
lies all that is mortal of this beloved minister of
the gospel. He departed this life on Friday,
20th ult., at 2 o'clock P. M. , His disease was
.
typhoid -pnettnionia After-assisting; the pastor
of the Third Street Church . Dayton at the com
munion season, on the first Sabbath of June, and
preaching with , his usual fervor in the evening,
he was taken ill. In about a week he recovered
from the , first shock of •the disease, and all were
cheered with the prospect of his speedy recovery.
But on Wednesday 'proceeding his death; an un
favorable change took place, and he declined rap.
idly until Friday afternoon, when he fell asleep
in Jesus. His funeral services were attended by
a large concourse of people, at,the Third Street
Church, on Sabbath afternoon, the several clergy
men of the city, of all denominations, taking part
in them. A funeral discourse will be preaaehed
on next Sabbath morning by the pastor of the
church, Rev,S. G.'Spees.
The whole community deeply mourns hill loss.
All feel thata warm-hearted friend and Chris
tian, and a faithful, able, and zealous minister
has gone to his rest. 'Dear man, none knew him
but to love - him. The 'tidings 'of his death will
strike a chotil ofsadness in' thousands rofThearts.
Sudden as was his call • hence, he was prepared
for it. " I know' *horn -I =have believed," was
his lantmaat when , informed of the-fatal nature
of his; disease. He died the death of the right
eous. He has gone to the general assambly and
church of - the ftreborn, which - are written: in
heaven.
THE EXPERIMENT WITH. THE PREEDKEN.
I===
Mr. 'Edward L. Peirce, agent of the TreasUry
Department among the blacks of PortEoytd and
the neighbouring Islands, has made his r report
dated-June 2d. to Mr. Chase. Mr. P. has had
very great difficulties to- contend with in- his
novel and benevolent enterprise. The destitute
timid ition - ef the 'blacks, abandoned suddenly' by
their masters; -the seizure hy the U; 8.-govern
merit previsions, 'cattle, horses, and ninlis
which left the poor creatures more'destitute still,
and seriously hindered the efforts of Mr. Pierce
and his associates to cultivate the land; , the
unavoidable delay and consequent lateness ,cif
the planting; 'the tardiness of -the government
in fulfilling its. contenrs ;with IhemegroeS for ser
vice; especially in ',gathering; and - preparing for
shopmen the cotton , left Upoirtheislaud; the ma=
certainty of the negreeti as to the future;: must all
be taken into the account in 'estimating the la
bors of Mr. Pierce and his associates and the re
sults they have achieved. The great, point hwil
been *mined in the face of alLthese difficulties
of demonstrating the capability and disposition of
the• enalaved.race not only : to proVidingrfor their
own wants,diut, under-the stimulus of regular
`as freemen., to 'follow-ordinary industrial pursilits,
and contribute to, the' wealth' and commerce of
the country. Pierce does-`not omit to call
attention to his report to the encouraging pro
gress, made in educating the freedom and their
children. -Churches have be,en opened arta o
clipio,llll4l 001 gospel preached• - when it had,
never before:beett preached. ;We shall give some
extracts from - Mr.Tierce's report-in our next.
DAILY PRAYER MEETINGS.
At Bui,t;nwood Street, bburellipy. lgr.Ehep
iterd:s fiat:6i 8: to::v 8i A. =M. ,
At Sansom Street,. (Business men's) - 12 tel.
At the Diligent BnginwHeuse corner of I.oth
~.Filbert, street, from 5 t0,..6
.All, are invited:
la Church two.
AC . CESSIONS.—Seventy persons have recently
been received to the membership of the Church
in,Caldwell, N. J., under the care of Rev. I. N.
Sprague.
LAFAYETTE STREET CHURCH, Bu f falo, on
Sabbath June 10th, the Lafayette Street Presby
terian. Church,—Rev, Dr Ileacock, pastor - =held
their last service in the old edifice. Workmen
are already engaged in removing the structure
preparatory to the erection of a new one, of more
ample proportions and elegant ; architecture.
The new building is to be enclosed, the tower
couipleted..as far as the roof, and the Lecture
room is to be finished for use, by the lst of Oc
tober next. The cost of the building thus far
will be, we understand, about $lB,OOO.
The entire coast exclusive of spire and win
dows, is fixed it $16,500. The windows will
probably cost $l,OOO more.
We, congratulate both Dr. kleacock and his
congregation, on the actual inauguration of the
movement which is to secure them a beautiful
and suitable house of worship.----Bufalo Advo
cate.
DEDICATION, OF THE SECOND CIVJECE, EL
MIRA.--ThiS handsome and substantial new edi
fice, fronting on Lake street, was dedicated to its
sacred use on Friday the 13th inst., the anniver
sary of the death of their first Pastor, the lamen
ted *ev.:ilavid Rev.ll3iivid
Murdoch of Connecticilt, a son of thefirst-iamed,
took part in the services,
The: sermon was preached by then. '
tor of the
First church of Auburn, Rev, ChaMilawley,
D. D., for many years the personal friend of Dr.
Murdoch, and to whose memory,:. in opening his
discourse, he paid a graceful and fitting tribute.
Dr. Hi wle,y'e discourse, though a lenghty one,
was listened to with unabated interest to its close,
we notice that the local papers desire its publica
tion in a suitable form for preservation. At the
conclusion of the sermon, Rev. Isaac . Clark, pas
tor of the church, standing in the pulpit, request
ed the Trustees, Elders, Deacons, and members
of the congregation worshipping in the edifice,
to rise in their Places, when he read the dedica
tory formula prescribed for the Presbyterian
Church to which the appropriate responses were
Made. The dedicatory prayer by the rastor fol
lowed, and the protracted and memorable Bar
.
vices were concluded with the singing, by the
whole congregation, of an original hymn to the
time of Old, Hundred. That the choicest bless
ings may rest on this new church, now so happi
ly entering upon its full career, is the prayer of
its brethren of like precious faitb..—Evangelist.
,CLEBICAL CHANGES ETC
REV. WM. JESUP JENNINGS, late of Seneca
Falls; has 'accepted a call froni the Second Con
gregational church of Coventry, Tolland county;
Conn. • Rev. Norman Tucker, late of Dearborn;
Mich., has removed to White Lake, Oakland
county, in the same State, having accepted an in
vitation to labor for a year. Mr. John P. Watson
of Union Seminary was .ordained , by the New
York 3rd. Presbytery June 22d. In Otsego
Presbytery the pastoral,relations existing between
Rev.S.W.Bush and the Cooperstown Church, be
tween:Rev. A. Bronson and the Church in Fly
Creek, A. S. Twambly and the Church in Cherry
Valley were dissolved. Rev. Mr, Twombly has tak
en'eharge of a church recently organized in Alba
ny. Mr. Bronson has removed to Ticonderoga, and
Mr. Bush may be - addressed at Binghamton N.
Y. kr..J. B. Beaumont was ordained and instal
led pastor of the Church •in Olean N ' Y. by, the
Genesee Valley Presbytery June sth.
ftw rublicationo,
WE. have received a copy each of two editions
of ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S NORTH AMERICA-
One, a very cheap and yet very good edition at
60 cents, bound in muslin, issued• by liarper.
Brothers, and another, - the " author's edition,"
for which = copyright is paid •to Mr. Trollop°,
issued by Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., of this
City. The latter is much :superior in appearance,
and by every fair principle the more worthy of
patronage.
The,book is very readable, and will, we think,
prove very instructive to our transatlantic friends
if they will read it. Mr. T.'s travels commenced
after our troubles broke qut, and his book is much
occupied with them. He discusses the questions
connected with the war quite fully and - fairly,
and endorses the Northern views with a decision
and cordialityquite refreshing in an Englishman
in these times. While aPproving of the course
of the. British Governments towards ns, he -con
demns that of the press and people of England,
and argues at. length against it. Mr. T. thinks
secession will be accomplished, and' fears that a
military usurpation is in store'for us. nit book,
however, was= written before our 'series of vic
lories began at Mill Spring,, end allowance will
be made , accordingly. Our traieller is hardly of
the stuff to make a soldier • he seems , to see almost
nothing of the camps, which he visited, , as , far
west...as Rolla,. sut the filth; American' soldiers
are disgusting to ids olfactories. He would
doubtless appreciate the reason given -by one , of
the Richmond papers for the - abandonment of
the battle-groUnd by the rebels after the en
gagenient of Fair Oaks that it was too offensive
'for - them to stay and oeenpy it ! '
It must not be supposed that war and political
discussions...form. the staple .of this book. It
treats our pehnliarities from almost every point
of view; our Federal and. State GoVernments,
our tribunals, our -finances, our agricultural pro
ductions, our 'educational and religious arrange
ments are discussed with care, kind feeling, and
good judgment in themain, forming altogether
a treatise worthy to, take its place in the front
k
• ,
ran of tourists' essays upon our country, and
deriving additional and unwonted interest from
the period in which it was written. •
HARPER'S HAND-BOOK Pon TRAVELLERS IN
EUROPE ARE THE EAST, by N. Pembroke . Pet
ridge, is a. most complete, vcrde mecunti compris
ing the. substance of a score ,or more of hand
books (which are needless except where -a.-pro;
tracted stay is intended), and forearming:-and
forewarning the American tourist upon' nthort-
Sand points which Bear upon 'the - comfort, the
pro&Alenessh d the cost tf the j•ourney It•
s
the. work of - a: tourist himself, and- - is accortipi
nied with a map of Europe and the Emit as far
as PaTuseus.,..:l-4ct no,one attempt to Foss. the
Atlantic fcr,phe.first time v it o t this eiocileut
companion.iFer,.salel?y,-J. *.4ppiticott,kep.
THE TRAVELLER'S -DEVOTIONAL LIBRARY.
Here is a set of spiritual guide-hooks for the tra
veller, quite as valuable, in their way, as the one
above noticed. We are liable to go astray—to
backslide, as we go forward and further from the
familiar scenes, of the sanetuary, the closet, and
the family niter, and this neat little packet, done
up as the tasteful and thoughtful publisher, Ran
dolph,- is always expected to do such things;
may be easily carried, along., and read without
fatigue, and with profit by the traveler. It con
sists of a selection of hymns by the evangelical
Ryle, and of four or five little treatises by the
devout (Mamba Winslow; in flexible covers, and
put up in a neat cloth case. For sale at the
Presbyterian Bookstore.
PAMPHLETS.
THE MONTHLIES FOIL JULY.—The Atlantic
is a -valuable number; containing little open to
objection from evangelical writers—though that
little is a dead fly in delicate ointment. The
book critic speaks approvingly of a work on the
Gospels, of the very character and tendency of
Strauss' Most anti-christian Life of Christ. We
do most earnestly protest against this serving up
the very rankest poison under the seemingly
harmless exterior of light literature. The At
lantic must quit it, or it will be libelled every
where as the incorrigible foe of evangelical reli
gion. Close by this article, we find a decisive
condemnation of the immoral character of Victor
Hugo's last novel, which is making such a sensa
tion under the title of Les Miserables. There
is- , a...wholeaoine 3ncligaatien _ iu _the tone 'wit&
which the critic rejects " Victor Jingoism," as
Offered to be substituted for Christianity. Our
I pleasure in reading it is however modified by the
surprise we feel in seeing it so near the criticism
of General Hittheockis book, just referred to.
The other articles in the Atlantic, are rich and
highly instructive, particularly that by Agassiz,
on the Echinoderms, and the sketch of Ericsson,
and his manifold and great works and inventions.
Hawthorne's article "A Peace Man's View of the
War," is half-hearted .and unworthy a place in
pages so manfully and grandly loyal as those of
the Atlantic have been.
The Continental Monthly is varied and enter.
twining. Mr. Kimball's story : Was he Success.
ful ? gives us a transient glimpse of a genuine
Christian or two, such as we feared the author
had never been so fortunate as to meet with, and
was incapable of appreciating. Wey hope he will
let us see more of them, and not fill out his scenes
with the dreary performances of hypocrites and
formalists. "Among the Pines" is too thickly
spiced with profane expressions to be read aloud,
though it is - doubtless a just and able delineation
of the class of persons brought under notice.
The Knickerbocker : has passed into the hands
of. Morris Phillips, as publisher. It has been in
considerable' straits financially, but is. now in. a
fair.way to retrieve its position in that respect.
The opening paper: Retribution, is written in
an excellent , spirit, and draws valuable lessons
from the lives of Queen Elizabeth and William
the Conqueror upon its theme. There is great
variety in the articles which follow, and the pecu
liar, original, spice and flavor of the Knicker
bocker still hang about the contributions. None
of the magazines are through and through more
enjoyable than this.
Mr. BIDWELL'S Eclectic Magazine takes us
with agreeable surprise, by its handsome engrav
ed portrait of the Inventor of the Magnetic Tel
Mr. Samuel P. B. Morse. It is a accom
panied : , orith a biographical sketch of the distill=
guished American. Social Life in Medieval
England, Tl , e Human Heart, and By-gone Man
ners are noticeable articles, among twenty-six in
The American. Exeh,ange and Review, a valu
able monthly for our business men. The June
number contains articles on Coal, The Coal Trade
of E. Pennsylvania, About Advertising, Ameri
can History t , with Summaries on Insurance,
Pa
tents, Finance, etc. Philadelphia : Whiting &
Co, 712 Chestnut street.
- The Eclectic Medical: - journal of. Philadelphia,
June. W. Paine, M.D., 931 Arch street.-
The Pulpit and the Rostrum. guppleinent
contains a 'Sketch of, Paxson Brownlow and Two
o£his• recent Speeches delivered in. New York."
New. York : E. D: Barker. - :• _
Historical Sketch, - of the Spa Misemb. By
Rev. Thomas Laurie, American 'Board. A valu
able aid to pasterxe,nd others preparing the spe
cial subject for IlenthlyConeert.
Sixth Annual Catalogue' of Monmouth Col
lege. This is ari institution under the care of the
- United Presbyterians. One hundred and nine
ty-one students and female—the two sexes
being p4ced indiscriminately in the catalogue,
are found in the Collegiate, Scientific and Prepa
ratory
,Department, and thirty in the Theological
Schools, Dr. David A. Wallace is the President.
Drs. Young and Seettare the Faculty of the The
ological Seminary.
Morgesoixs . : A New . " England Story. By
Eliza Btoddard. New York : 'Carleton, Pub-
lisher.
Litteirs Living Age for the week contains
Geutz's Thary, from the Nati9nal Review; The
Prodioal Son, continued; The Herdsman' of La
margue, and a number of short artieles, with po
etry.
`BOOKS, ETO., RECEIVED.—VOUT Of the 808-
ton edition of Baeon's Worlm, (notice next week).
The .Evangelical Repository and United Presby
terian Quarterly, combined fie June. Wm. S.
Young, Proprietor. Blackwood's Edinburg Ma
gazine, for June. YArk : L. Scott k Co.
Philadelphia : W., Zieber. Harper's Maga
zine for July. Philadelphia :J. B. Lippincott
06.
REV H ii...BuDGE has accepted the call of
the church! at Beverly, and is at lis post. among
them people. 'We extend to him a cordial wel
come and - hope he may find his new relations both
agreeable and useful.
Gonny,n RITLE.—It is said of an Indian,
that. T
wheneier- he got into a bad place in the
swamp, where the ground was too soft for safety,
_he,:pnt up a stake to mark the place. Thus he
noto.enly, avoided the danger himself, but kept
others from falling into the same snare. Might
not every Christian learn a hmiison from this rude
son'ef the forest, not only to guard ag ainst his
'thrti false steps, but as he prays,. ‘ 1 Lead us not
,into temptation," to he careful to remove temp-
Olitl of his laiotheetipith
JULY 3,
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