is ir the greatest excitement. The catech ism has been in some , places publicly burned, in imitation of Luther burning the Pope's Bull, and the petitions against this Lutheran catechism close with the words of Luther at the Diet of Worms. mttican ts GENESEE EVANGELIST. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1862 JOHN W. )[EA3S, NSW YORK SUBSCRIBERS. A LARGE numbed of our subscribers in New York will receive, with this paper, their bills for amounts now 'due. We trust that there will be a genera( and prompt response to this - call, either by payments to agents, on the ground, or by re mittances directly to purselves through the Post Office.' Address 6‘ AmERWAN PuEsuxTzulAs 134 Chestnut Strept, Philadelphia." • Agents will please make early remittance of amounts in theirlande. • • NOT TOO EASY. .WitY ,does not 'God grant us, as we desired hoped, and even boasted would be the case, an easy . and prompt victory over the rebellion ? Why were the successes of last spring on the Mississippi, in Tennessee, and on the Peninsula brought to a standstill, and even substituted by . great and successful advances of a reinforced foe, instead of cniminating by midsummer in the complete triumph of the Union arms ? Why Elliot Washington again be environed, Cincin nati and. Baltimore be threatened, ','M - wrylaid become the theatre of the war, and the border valleys of Pennsylvania echo with the noise of a conflict on a greater scale 'end more desperate • than any in the war ? Why 'must new rivers of loyal blood flow, hew hoines be darkened with _bereavement, new names of ridges-, and pa,ssei and streams, and towns, be associated with scenes of carnage, and stamped in characters of blood upon the pages of history ?, . L We have not done our part. It is ourselves we have to blame for the delay of which we com plain', and Which we would idly impute-to prov idence. We have not put forth our strength. We have played at war, while we have Worked ; at the arts of Peace. Our enemy hai done 'ex actlY the reverse. We have refused to believe , in his military abilities, • or in the desperate en ergy of his purposes, until his ragged, sltoeless, and half-famished forces, with nothing but their arms and ammunition have oulta . utibored and thrust aside our Splendidly equipped diVisions, and are' thundering on 'our peaceful borders.' Let us not ascribe that state of things to Prov idence. ` It is not his plan to help those who fail to use the means already, placed at their dis 7. poval. With our preponderance in Population, with our exhaustless military ; resources, with the best inventive skill of the world at our disposal,' Red, above all, ; with the great, reliance of the rebellion—slavery, ready to explede, or to crumble into ruins, at , our disposal; lire ought months ago, to have had the rebellion prostrate at our feet, and to have kept it there, deprived of all power , ,to rise again, either by sudden violence, or by 'the subtler and slOwer arts of political strategists: - If we defeat rebellion utterly in the field, and leave slavery standing, blinded and shorn though, it Le like Samson, but still alive,—like Samson's its locks will-grow, and it will clutch again; at the great , pillars of the republic, sworn to destroy what it instinctively ► and inalterably hates. Is it any wonder we are so slow in cohquering, or that it is done at 'such expense and with such humiliations? Need we complain 'of it as a mysterious PrOvidence ? 4. God is deliberately holding over us his rod and punishing and disciplining us as , a people. lt is intended that we ;hall be schooled in some hard and not very brief lessons of national expe rience. Our very sins are made the instruments of our chastisement. Our prestuription, pride and carnal confidence in material resources and numerical superiority plunge us into ?earful per ils, and involve us, in the most humiliating and disastrous reverses. It was disregard of the Sabbath, intemperance, and , unthinking impet uosity, that stained our annals with the disgraceful • hiatoz7 of Bull Run. And a secondilhough not; quite so shameful, retreat from the' same battle groundi to Washington, was preceded, by , s the most boastful proelamation made by, any General ie the war. There has been a fatal hesitancy to, stamp official incompetency and disloyalty, with the sternest disapproval; hence we have been scandalized and outraged by acts- like the late surrender at Harper's Perry. That single events prolongs the war' indefinitely-Amt we cannot blame Providence when it is ourselves that cam.; mit critical positions to men of uncertain loyalty, and weave a rotten link, knowingly, into the 'chain of our strategy; ; „The ; guilty complicity of Northern politicians: and: Border , State; amen with slavery, strangely. and criminally.` persisted in after the enertaitlem of the syst«ne hive miming.. tell in a gigantic rebellion, ties our hands, oteeks the boldness and Vigor of our assaults, and'lehves untouched whit the enemy ostentatiously pro claims to be the'very corner-stone of his organi zation. Our, unchristian prejudices against the free blacks at the North, crying out insanely for their wholesale deportation, and preventing gov ernors, generals and the War Department from accepting the services they long, to render, and which could be made most powerful in crushing the rebellion, are righteously punished by these delays, clingers and sacrifices. God will not finish the war for us, we may heisure, when our orrt follies and sins are thus plainly operating to prolong it; He will see to it, if he loves us, hat it lasts • long enough to make us sick of them, to discipline and purge us, to make us less boast ful and blindly self-confidentoand more righteous ly indignant at imbecility and semi -treason, thrusting itself into places of critical importance, —long enough to elevate our polities from -base truckling to the prejudices of the unthinking crowd, from a mere scramble for the emoluments of office, from a shrewd calculation of the infia once of the slave power in our country, until, as we trust, the word and trade of politics will be cleared of their low associations, and - ennobled and advanced' to the place given them by Alger non Sydney, when he said: that there are but two • things of vital. importance, Religion and Politics. lei believe we are making some progress in this direction, and that our discipline has not been laid upon us in vain. ''Nay, we venture to hope , .-.A NI:1-- Editor that our already highly favore, x, end privileged country is going,thritugh a providential process, not so much of wraihful retribution, as of whole some, elevating trial; like the imperfect good man whom God is mercifully and lovingly making ,letter by a dispensation of suffering . ; and that he will not have done with us until he `sees we are fitted for a higher measure of useful ness, and a far vaster and more ~,glorious career than we coul&possibly have run before. 3. God will give us a new sense of the pre ciousness of our heritage of freedom He will endear it to us by, the most powerful,ties. The fruits of one's own toil are more prized than an inheritance of wealth. The treasure which has been lost and found' again, the friend that has been hardly rescued from death, the prodigal son that has come home safe and sound, are endeared to us by ties of Unusual strength and tenderness. It was because of sorrows and exile, because of Red Seals crossed, and: desert wanderings, 'and fightings with Amorite, .Hitite and Perizzite, be cause of Egypt, and Ethiopia and Assyria given as a ransom, that'the land of Palestine is and was so precious to . the 'Jew. And: is it:not the his toric perils, the memorable battle-fields, the civil strifes, the contentions of barons with kings; the wars of roses, that have cnormited.the constiti tion and , Order of old England with glo o re. in the eyes of her people, and ,established them unalter ably in their heart of hearts ! Even so is it or dallied of America. AlreadY her brief listery is rich with memories of perils safely undergene froth foreign foes; now 'the dire peril of internal strife upon a gigantic scale must be undergone. Now: the fearful convulsion must come, from within. Now the life of the nation must he de fended against the madness of fratricidal hands. Now new sufferings must be borne, new deeds of heroism done to send new thrills to the hearts of coming generations, out of which shall groir bonds of unknown strength; and convictions of priceless value, and awful'vows of realty towards institutions thus consecrated , over and over again by the deepest sorrows and the noblest heroism of man. Past, generations loved the Republic because they remembered Trenton and Prince ton, and Brandywine and Valley Forge, _and , Saratoga, and Bunker Hill. The present ,and coming generations 'will love it for these names too, and for ,such others as Port Royal and Roanoke, Pert Donelson and New Orleans, Pea Ridge and :South Mountain, Newhern. and An tietam If it had not been for the attachment fostered by the former names, we should never have had the 'latter. And these latter are sure ties that the republic shall neverlack the love and loyalty of devoted sons who, in hours of future per il, if such there should be, will rally toher defence, their wealth and their lives at her service, and make new fields illustrious with their hero ism and 'their sacrifices. •Gpamysterionsly endures evil in this world: We'Walk by faith not by sight of his plani. His justice does not appear at every corner of, huaan affairs, but Slowly works Itelf out in the' re4'clutions of the ages. Evil is powerful. Truth, having but, the instrumentality of imper feoLman.through. which to contend with error, meets with many seeming delays and reverses. SocialiWrongs and abuses that have for centuries interwoven themselves, with the institutions of men, and' that commend themselves powerfully to the lusts and prejudices of our fallen nature, will not ,readily consent to have tneir power cir mmiseribed and their, death-warrant • signed. Ruman progress is not usually by easy stages. " ToAream 'of roses without thorns, and of pro gress without suffering, we must shut our eyes. " While we write,:" oar Mr; Aikman; shrewdly, in his pamphlet on the Future of the African Race, " victories 'have jug, been gained, the great of the South [New Orleans] has passed into the hands of our army, and men begin to predict the speedy downfall of the rebellion; but alas I we,cannot felicitate ourselves, with any such prospect. The great class which has made the war tlimaintain its existence, will not consent to die thus : every eleinent of 'human nature in its fallen form is against it: It will yield to nothing' but simply irresistible force, it will die only as it is killed, * * .At present let no one's heart fail, him if the horizon grows dark, and, hope seems nt times blotted out; let him remem- • ber well what the meaning of, the strife is, that it is -no accident, but the death struggle of a civ ilization two hundred years old, and based on, all, the worst and strongest elements of human na ture. It can have no easy death. ". •If Goa can tolerate evil, ,which he hates, in his clominioni;• ell his plans are ripe, surely we may drib our impatienceand 'still Dui disappointment,.and la,- box) and persevere, and wait his thhet,4 He doo4 not choose to crush thisrebellion it once aslibmight.• rages, and,chafas, and tunaultintes still, with' all the power, fierdeness desperation of S. seriously menaced but potent evil, as a wounded ; wild beast, rising infuriated, but not crippled,' from its lair.' We must exientit; and only by boldness mingled with circumspection, by zeal mingled-th patience, by self-Sacrifice, by calm ondirancenf :disaster and suffering, by vigorous and ''.determined' behavior maintained through weitYrriOi*, and years, it may be, shall ;we tri umpek Whist. shall America win and wear her. crown of' national experience. So shall a ma, tured sobriety of character, : - a sweet subdued '1 tholiglifuluess 'growing out of the mingled sor rows and 'glories of her history, a truer manli nesS, a'Verided strength and tenderness, a hu: "christianized ' • maimed. ;and ) i greatness take the, place or ;the sad etrolTand grievous sins and , giant rtideness ofthe past!. TUE ANDRIGAIN BOARD. . 1* Tu annual meeting of the Board will occur in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday next the, 7th of October, commencing at 4 o'clock. R. M. In addition to the list of. Rail roads advertised in our columns, as furnishing special facilitieh for reaching Springfield at that time, we notice the New York ant New Haven Railroad, which is an important link in the' chain, of communications from this part of the field. We are happy to announce the cheering fact that the income of, the Board from all sources for:the year ending, August 31, is $339,. Q3O, and the deficiency in the treasury is the very Manageable 'sum of $11,000; considerably less than one half that of the preceding year. It must not be concealed however, that this desire.. ble financial result has been reached by limiting in a very uncamfortable and disheartening way, the field of operations of the missionaries. Ourt article on the President's proclamation i s accidentally omitted from ilia present American I'rroligteriktu and 6,entort 61i'angtliot. WILMINGTON PRESRYTERY. Tux stated meeting of this body held last week in Port Penn church, was well attended, nine out of twelve of the ministers being present, though but four of the churches were represented by ruling, elders. The meetings were of an unusually in teresting character. A delightful devotional feeling prevailed, and the interests of the coun try, especially in their moral and religious bear- . ings, were borne upon the hearts of the brethren in seasons of prayer or exhortation, or in more formal discus,sions, in such a manner and with such entire unanimity, as to leave a most,whole some impression on the community. The con dition of the,churches is as prosperous and en couraging 'as at any past period of their history —perhaps more so—times of general revival ex cepted. In two or three 'of them, there have been decided manifestations of the plivrevf the Holy Spirit during the Synodical year: , Con gTegations are = excellent; Sabbath . * Schools are well Sustained and are sources of increase to ,the churches; debts' on church property are being liquidated ; in short, under the settled and faith ful ministry enjoyed by nearly every &lir& in its, bon* and by the divine blessing, the year of war; has been a year of prosperity to the Pres bytery.; bytery., The .churches or ministers haire. not shrunk from the: new and solemn duties laid upon them by the state of the country. .k ruling elder has recently entered the army.7w . o of : the minis ters, Messrs. ,Emerson and Gaylord, have sons in the army and navy. Nearly - every church or congregation is, represe.nted in the s3rvtce, and the, labors, especially of the ladies in behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers have been most abundant and successful. We hope to, have several items of business resolutions, etc., from the hands of the clerk. x4q,...F. TO4lli, We must say we are greatly disappointed, not to titty diegueted.ivith Mr. Train. His recent address at the Academy of Music was a com pound of impudence, unscrupulousness and buf foonerY.- The chief quality he displayed as' an orator on'that'occasion was andacity. ' He in gaited his audience by asserting and reiterating what he must have known they could not.belleve. England, according to Mr. Train, is rotten through and through; a nation of cowards and bankrupts; the meatimmoral nation on the face of the globe; the' church of England the most corrupt and immoral organization existing; her statesmen imbeciles or villains. Lord Palmerston poisoned Prince Albert With a view to the crown I In short England was dished up in a style quite as absurd and venomous, though scarcely so able as that of the New York Herald. On the whole we should have preferred to remain at home and read two or thtte columns of the invective against England, which so fre quently adorns that elegant and trustworthy sheet. Mr. Train's patriotism is• of the genuine spread:•eagle sort. It'ciansists in the worship of McClellan, 44 green-backs," and , a prohibitory ta riff: He has, no head, nor heart, nor capacity is for the broader • les of human rights involved in the struggle; .. ii" have •plotty of patriots of this sort already, good enough in their way, and we do not therefore count Mr. Trainan accession to the righteous cause, It was rather a Melan choly sight to see'that great audience responding tumultuously to Mr. Train's appeals to 'their low est anti-English prejudices, even to those ein ployed by Archbishop Hughes in his recent' visit to Ireland, and by every Irish Catholic priest in that and our own country. W had about as soon e . have heard of a fresh defeat to the Union army,' as 'to hear a Philadelphia audience applaud . long Mid loud, as they did, when Mr. Train declared his purpose to visit Massachusetts, and prevent the return to the U. S. Senate 'of a statesman whose shoes he is not worthy to unloose/Border State men, and patriots of the ./lercitcl stamp may endorse Mr. Train's patriotism. We want none of it, BIBLES AND TESTAMENTS FOR THE 5101 AND WOUNDED. ON the 19th of April of last year, the Phila delphia Bible Society resolved that a copy of the New Testament, of , a convenient size, 'should be Presented to every volunteer soldier of the city of Philadelphia. This' resolution was carried into effect, as far as possible, by personal efforts, and, in cases where regiments had left hurriedly; a sufficient supply of booka was sent to them at their camp grounds on the. Potomac and else where. At the same time, the demand for the Scriptures on board, of navy vessels, about lea ving the port, considerably increased, which de mand was promptly met. Another call is now made on the' Society to supply the various hos pitals for sick and wounded=-soldiers, and the call is of such ' magnitude that the SocietyiS unable to meet it, until the Christian public come promptly to their aid and furnish the - . means.. Who will respond ? Surely, every one will con tribute to so noble an object s s The, attention of various . Sabbath Schools in the city has lately been called to the subject,. and a few have already.iontributed: No doubt. every one can devote a part of its AlissionarY. foods for so noble an object. Whit 01 1 you young friends ? We may observe that }since April, 1.861, the Society "has distrihuted about 85,090 Bibles and Testaments among the soldiers and sailors of Philadelphia, including those in active service, as' well as in hOsiritale. Donations fa. this pur pose may be sent to the Bible House, corner of Seventh and Walnut streets, or to either of the managers. WILFRID HALL, Agent OUR NOTE to" 's"W last communication, in which we spoke of as intending to ignore the question at issue, was designed to refer only, to a small part Of his argument, as the asterisk showed. He spoke of the dangers of "violent agitations and possible secessions" which ihns far had been "wonderfully averted." It was just at this.point, that we regarded and spoke of him as ignoring the question at issue. In the remaining parts. of the discussion, he handled it fairly and manfully. We make this.remark be cause we fear we were misunderstood. THE members of Philadelphia Third. Presby tory are notified by the Rev. Mr. Meeker •of the .West Nantmeal church that, by taking the 7:15 A. M., train from Eleventh street and Market to Downington, and theece by Connecting carslo Moorestown, tliey will be conveyed to the fanit . - lies by Whom they are to be entertained during the meeting of the Presbytery. 'This on Toes day next the 7th da,y of 'October. • (For the American Presbyterian.) THOUGHTS ON THE " CONSTANTINOPLE DIFFIOULTIES." • THz articles lately published in , the columns of the AMERMAN PRESRYTERIAN" on this sub ject suggest two or three remarks.,, 1. It is not very clear what the diffictilties really • are, but the feet that serious difficulties exist, and the farther fact that in these difficulties the mis sionaries are on one side, and the native Chris tians are mostly on the other, seems to be un questioned. These are indeed serious and grave matters ; they would be so considered here in our Christian country. For the body of our Christian people to be on one side and their principal reli gious teachers on the other, would be, deplorable; it would be enough, to have ".difficulties" exist ing, but to have such difficulties between the parties would be lamented here by every. one. Much more, it may be presumed, are such things to be, deplored in the infant churches emerging from the formalism, ignorance, and superstition of Western Asia. They are bad now; they are • of evil omen for the fuiure. They should be thoroughly underitood. iseussion concerning them Conducted ink a Chßiais i n spirit should be encouraged. • • • • - - 2. It is'alleged, and it also denied, that these difficulties grow out of.4tib pieuliar supervision exercised by the 4.inerical Board' over the par ties concerned, 'on both si es, at Constantinople. No discussion will here b 1 entered on as to this point, though. it is obvionsly one that deserves careful consideration. 3. Besides the general supervision of the Board, there is what maybe called a local or missionary supervision exercised by We - Missionary brethren on the ground. A supervision of some kind by these brethren is unavoidable, and most necessa ry. Nor need it be muchi different, in some m , portant respects, from that which every home missionary in our own land is called *exercise over the interests of. Christ's cause in his field of labor,—in 'which, moreover we do not feel called upon to vindicate him front the charge of exer cising lumeriptural prelatiC power. Th e question, of this supervision at Constanti nople, and indeed; , at every missionary station, certainly involves the tJeory of Church govern- Ment, showing what otherktlajigs also show, that the foreign missionary ivatil(, rennet well be car ried on by the IVlissionary'Board; or the mission aries themselves, ignoring questions of Church order: These questions a.re often eminently prac tical, and must be dealt with, Ittoreover, in deal ing with them on missionary ground, as every where'else, to, recognize clearly some form of church government is better for all parties, than to leave the practical questions of this kind to some vague way of settling themselves. Half way measures are seldom wise. The half Con gregational and half Presbyterian plans of the Constantinople brethren do not seem to work well, even though an Ofd School" Presbyteri an missionary is said to endorse them. 4. Without going further into the, merits or this Constantinople case, a few thoughts must lie added on the general subject here involved. (1.) A missionary society orhoard is needed —for many: reasons: , (2.) This society held, responsible , for tbe Judicious and faitlild exienditure of the funds placed at its disposal b l y the people of'God. (3.) In , securing a proper expenditure of the funds in particular fields of labor, this society maY appoint " Missiens "—composed of itslown missionaries certainly, but whether of other per- sons also is perhaps an open question; it is one which the present writer would decide in - the ne gative, for various reasons.. " Missions" are not ecclesiastical bodies at all; they are properly sub-committees of the home society, entrusted with the expenditure of funds for certain specified purpose& (4,) Independent of the home society and, of the " missions" is the whole matter of ecclesias tical organization. The society , and Nits Mission aries in most capes, are Of the'same ecclesiastical body with 'the churches, which contribute the hinds for the work. It is better that they should be, even though their' *sionary relations - lare quite distinct from - theiik*esiastical. There will be less risk .cf. " difficulties," and greater unity ,of action, and ,especially. ,of doctrinal in struetion. The distinction between the 'missionary and the ecclesiastical is one of much moment,—be twee!), the "''mission " and the Presbytery,--be tween the Board and the General Assembly or the body of churohes supforting. To say nothing now of the home aspects of this distinction, let us see how the line may be drawn between them on missionary. ground. The mission as a sub-com mittee of the Prudential or Executive Commit: tee, is entrusted with certain business or financial matters, and is responsible to the Committee at Boston or N , ew York, Which itself is responsible again to the Church appdinting it. Butf OUr theory'of Church goirernment, the missionaries and the office-hearers of the native churches meet together, not in. the mission, but in the .Presby tery, where they are equals in official position. Here they transact allmatters of Church interest, and their official rehttien4 and mutual;intercourse may.here reasonalilffiniexpected to bear the im press of a court of -thelkual,,-.Tesns Christ. If • errors here are ' made, the appeal' is not to the Home'CommiOee . but to the Church. There may be some inconveniences attending the working of this theory, but there are great advantages. The theory itself, carried out as. it will be in a hiving and wise spirit, is ahnost i snre to prevent the rise of many difficulties; but, if these should oceur, then it points out a•well-kuown definite ;w,ay-of dealing with than. Biiides it happily combines native experience with foreign intelligence ` , unites both parties in the - care of the churches, the 5 training, licensing, and' ordaining of ministers, and generally in the prosecution of all the Varied labors of evangelization, and thus tends to their mutual love. comfort, and nsertilness. Noreover, this theory has a happy influence on the relations of the Board and the missionaries, and of the missionaries with each!' other. All are set free from certain dangers.' 4.41 are " men ,under law," responsible to the samelitipreine tribunal, holding also the same doctrinal , d ecclesiastical views, as the result of the sit e parental, pastoral, and theological training,---4 that it may reasonably be hoped that they will work well together; or that if " difficulties occur, as will be the case, among men w ho are sanctified , but in part, then these..difficulties can be settled 'in an orderly and satiffactory way. ' • The Constantinople , ease has been permitted to occur, we may believd, in order to turn the at tention of the Church atltome to the principles inVolved in it.' TO the same end, these thoughti are respectfully submitted, Mr. Editor, to your judgment, and with your consent to that of your readers, by A. Fuizwp: SYNOD OP GENESES. The Synod of Genesee held its stated meeting at Leroy, on the 9th of September, and onward. Rev. Levi Parsons, of Ontario Presbytery was elected Moderator. In the evening, Rev. Edwin S. Wright, D. D., late Moderatoi, preached the opening sermon from Gal. 15. On Wednesday, after a season of devotional exercises, and hearing the statistical reports and narratives of the state of religion in the several. Presbyteries, the forenoon was devoted to the in terests of the Sabbath School cause. In the afternoon, Rev. Mr. Lindsley, on in vitation, was heard in relation to his missionary Work in South Africa, after which the subject of Education for the Ministry was brought forward, and Synod were addressed"by Rev. F.W. Flint, of Buffalo Presbytery; and Revs. T. A. Mills and N. W. Goertner. At 4t o'clock Synod took a recess in order to attend the funeral of the son of Hon. A. P. Has call, an elder of the Church in Le Roy, and a highlresteemed friend -of the Synod, who had recently died in one of the hospitals at Washing. The evening was devoted to the consideration of the report of a committee, previously appoint ed, on the state of the country. The following report was accepted, adoptek and ordered to be forwarded- for publication in the New York Evangelist, American Presbyterian, and in all the secular papers within our bounds. Wuunto.s ' In the wise and mysterious provi deuce of God, our beloved country is still sorely afflicted by the increasing violence and wicked neSs of the present rebellion; and whereas, the speedy success of our arms in suppressing it, which we had hoped for, has riot yet been real ized, but, on the contrary, the resistance to Fed eral authority has risen to the boldness of inva sion of the loyal States of the American Union, thus indicatino a sad continuance of the horrors of civil war —in the immense sacrifice of life and treasure consOuent thereon—in the accumula ting sorrows of domestic bereavement, and in the disastrous depletion of our ehurches in their meuibership, in their -pecuniary resources, and 'spiritual efficiency; therefore, That We regard' these continue Resolved,d, calamities not as ian indication that .Go has withdrawn his favor from us, nor that he has given is occasion to doubt the justice of our cause, nor to question its final success, but that we may be prepared for a favorable issue by deeper humiliation for our sins, and by a more devout and hearty acknowledgement of our en tire ~d ependence upon Him, for the wisdom which we need in our National Councils, for integrity in our political leaders, for capacity in our officers, for courage in our soldiers, and for every facility for the overthrow of our enemies, and the restoration of the 'Government- to its primitive authority, and the country to a peace which shall not be disturbed by sectional ambi tion, nor marred by the incongruous element of human slavery. Resolved, That, we renew our • expression of confidence in the President of the United States, and, our cordial approbation of the vigorous prosecution of - the war, in the use of all the means in his power for the overthrow of the rebellion. Resolved, That this Synod recommend to the churches within its bounds, that, during the war, the fourth Sabbath evening of each month be set apart as a concert for prayer in behalf of our country—for its Chief Magistrate and his Cabinet; for all in authority, for the , Army and Navy, for the sick and wounded in our hospitals, and for bereaved families, whose fathers, sons and brothers are falling in battle. All Christians throughout the country are invited to unite 'in this concert. • AU of:which is respectfully submitted. At the opening Of the Session on Thursday morning, the usual season of 'conference and prayer' was observed, after which the committee of Synod appointed last year to attend the exam ination of Ingham 'University, made a report, which' was accepted, and the interest of, Synod connected, with that institution, was duly consi dered till 11 o'clock, which was the time desicr nated for a consideration of the Publication cause. Rev. C. P. Bush and Rev. J. W. Dulles were heard at length, and others. participated in the discussion, after which the following resolu tions were adopted : ' Resolved That we have listened with interest to the statements of Rev. C. P. Bush, with refe rence to the American Tract Society of Boston, especially its large provisions and efficient 'labors for the spiritual welfare of the soldiers in our National Army, and that we cheerfully commend this work to the support of the churches, as Most important and timely, both for its direct influence upon the brave troops exposed to danger and death, and its reflex influence upon families and communities throughout our beloved country. Resolved, That the statements of Rev. J. Dulles ' touching the relation of our own Publi cation Committee to the same great work, have also been heard with lively satisfaction—and in view, of this peouliar labor to which they are now called, as well as their ordinary,most important and fundamental work of establishing for us a sound, judicious, and attractive denominational literature, the committee have a new claim upon the sympathies, prayers and pecuniary support of our churches. Yhe following narrative of the state of religion was adopted ; , • Synod of Genessee have reason torecord. with profound gratitude to the great:Read and King of Zion, his merciful dealings with our Church during the past Year.- In several instances, memorable revivals of re ligion have been enjoyed, by reason of- which largd accessions have been ,inade to our comma.. nion, and in almost all eases it appears that some evidences of spiritual prosperity have, been en joyed: Attendance on the'regular services of God's ,house;ha's been well maintained, and in Increased some instances enlarged: interest in Sabbath Schools and catechetical instruction is also a noticeable and, encouraging fact. Notwithstanding• time depressed condition of our country, most of the objecti of Christian De nevi:4lloe have "'received, liberal Contributions, and so far as we , are informed, no congregations have proved remiss in the support of Pastors and various local interests, We have also reason to rejoice, that our churches haveAaken high Scrip tural ground;with reference to the great social and moral questions .of the day, and that their prayers and offerings ,have been so devoted to the support of our NationarGovernment, in this hour of her terrible exigency. Hany of our mem bers have . - gone to swell the ranks Of the army, and we have reason to hope that their" Christian influence will be felt with blessed power, in the new and strange circles in which they are now dlaced. But while there are .eiany, similar' reasons for congratulation and gratitude, we have reason mourn that a higher spiritual itfe hasDoE been' Maintained by individual meinhers,--that the constituted government of the churches has not been made more effective, for their thorotigh organization and sriiritual quickening, and espe; cially that the salutary effects of judicious and faithful discipline have not been more widely , realized :,—that intemperance seems to ,be so largely on the increase in our communitiei, and that in 'many.parts-there is a growing amount of Sabbath desecration. In a word, that the power of the Gospel, is not. more clearly and widely displayed, and that we as churches and individu al Christians are not realizing the high ideal of private efficiency and beneficence set 'before us by our 'divine Master. In view of ,such facts both encouraging and 'discouraging—in view of the signs of the times so portentous and solemnizing; in view of the great work*, be done by us and the shortness of our period for labor, we are called* upon to give ourselves anew to the service, invoking with in . creased importunity, the special influences of the divine Spirit;without which no dutiea can be rightly discharged, no results happily attained. The several recommendatiOns of General As , sen4bly were approved, and the evening of Thurs day was devoted to the consideration of Home and. Foreign Missions; when Synod adjourned to meet at Olean, on tbe second Tuesday of Sep tember, 1863.• - . ANOTHER WORD FROM "ams.,l MR. EDITOR :—No one needs to be in doubt, of ouru Governor's meaning, when he speaks of the " Constitution as it is, and the Union as it was.'.''He means it in its highest,nohiest, truest sense. Our citizeri soldiers have accomplished their mission, and are returning to their homes. They were, for some time drawn up in line, of battle, in the immediate vicinity of the enemy. I am told, by those present, that they manifested the firmest determination to resist his approach, anal believe he could have crossed the bor ders of their commonwealth, and invaded - their homes, 'only over their dead bodies.. Their re turn to'their quiet and peaceful abodes, and nu ral employments is as suggestive, as their upris ing for their protection. Our people know 'their duties and their rights, and they are no less prompt to perform the one than:to defend the other. They love their valley and their moun tain homes, and are contented and happy_in their industrial pursuits ; but let any man, or combination of men, attempt to invade their rights, and they Will find the soil of the good old Commonwealth sown with Dragon's . teeth. Harrisburg September 25th, 1862 LETTER FROM:REV. JOIN 0; SMITH, D. D. WASHINGTON, Sept.. 26, 1862 In my Church llospital we have divine wor ship every evening at 6i- o'clock, consisting of singing accompanied by the Melodeon, reading of Scripture, (sometimes an exhortation) prayer, doxology and benediction. Preachincr`every Sab bath morning. Before the edifice was occupied by the Govern ment for an,hospital, wehad four stated services, now we, have eight. In these services, I stand in the pulpit on the main floor (boarded o'er the pews) and on which are 120 beds. The patients are furnished with'" the soldier's hymn book," and ,many of them.join with us in our songs of praise. Whrmay not the hour of our evening worship be the hour for concert-prayer in all places for, the divine blessing on our country— the President of the United States—the Army —the Navy—sick and wounded soldiers—the parents bereaved of their sons, and widows and orphans, in these fearful times. For these we daily pray, and have our even ing worship for this set purpose. A returned Baptist preacher who went to the Peninsula to attend sick and wounded and was made prisoner at " Savage Station" told me .this morning that in his'two months' imprisonment he preached and Ministered to five thousand,of our brave fellows, and, that every where he de livered my message as he was leaving this city for McClellan'S Army : " Tell the boys We are fraying for them." The preacher said that this was the greatest comfort and F encouragement to them in their trials. Now let us have this, evening concert of prayer in closet, family, session room and in all places, and let this fact be communicated to the army " We are praying for you," and even Stonewalls would be broken and scattered, 'and our cause triumphant • Many thanks for the many articles from the many hearts and hands for our sick and wound. ed, recently sent; and promptly distributed. JOgN C. SmITH, Pastor 4th Presbyterian Chuc,h. rEom A MINNESOTA REFUGEE. Ne have received within a few days past, the following sad letter from the wife ; of one of our subscribers in the Dacotah country who has:been a great sufferer by the recent Indian outbreak. Editor of the:American Presbyterian DLui Sia;—r am under the painful necessity of requestiog you to discontinue my paper. It seems hard• to lose so dear a friend, as this paper has, become, but ilea I our dear home circle is ! broken up. The Indians have driven us from our Prairie home, and my children and myself have to find a home with relatives in Wisconsin. `"My husband is still in Minnesota, striving if pos-" Sable to save a little from the wreck of his pro ' perty, and to help the others at Blue Barth City'. I owe for nearly a 'year's subscription, and as soon as I can get work and earn , it, - you shall be God only knows - when I shall have a home of my own again—but if -I ever do the Presby terian must again be there. It is hard to give up but poverty compels 'me to. May your paper king continue to blessother happy' undivided families. Your's truly, A FROM A MISSOURIAN, NOT A REIRUGZR. La Grange, Ara. Ma. JOHN W. MEARS : Dear Sir have paid, for your paper to January lst 1862 which is a great deal longer time than i want Ao take,, such a:paper again, it still continues to come but i will not take it out of the post office i only aubscribid for it for 'ona par, and haVe 'paid for two. i Will not pay for it any longer, biCanse i do not want, the abolition sheet if: are com pelled to send it here, you can `do so as long as you please. , - REV. Di PAitimit,. of N. Y. City, returned frOm tdro'po by the perga. = IN THE OBITUAld'of Miss Ramsey which ap.. peered in our columns of last week, a mistake occurred in the figures representing her age, which was 28 years. It appears that the talents of the deceased were employed at an earlier day in our own column; over the signature of " India. " A relative, in a note to the Rditor says: She wrote extensively until laid aside by severe.illness,- for your paper, over the signature of" India," but such was her extreme modesty, that Rev. Dr. Houghton made frequent un successful efforts to , discover the author. After his death, she felt sad that she had not given him the desired information. 0J; at.glottal egt )10, SYNOD OF ONONDAGA.—This Synod held its annual meeting at Cortland, N. Y., commenc ing September 9th. Elev. S. H. Hall, D.D, Owego, was elected Moderator, and Rev. W...J. Erdman and A. _McDougal, clerks. Rev. Henry Kendall, D. D, Secretary of Home Missions, Rev T. A. Mills, D. D., Secre tary of• Education, Rev. J. B. Richardson, Score tary of Bible . Society, and Rev. Daniel Lindley, Missionary of the A. B: O. F. fr, addressed the Synod with regard to the objects which they re present, and appropriate action was taken there upon. A matter that deeply affected the Synod and was frequently alluded to, was the death of Rev. O. N. Benton, a;member of this body, and chaplain of the United States, army,' who fell in battle at Newbern, N. 0. • , .Forty dollars were contributed by members of the Synod, for the., purpose of erecting a monu ment at his grave. Auburn Theological Semi nary, within our bounds, is still in a prosperous condition. The next meeting of Synod will be in the First church Syracuse, the second Tues. day of September, 1863, at 7 o'clock, P.M.— N. Y.' Observer. • THE CHURCH AT FULTON, ILL., Which" SO re cently changed its relations, coming from the Congregational to our own body, was represented in a recent number 'of the Bennedist as influen ced by its action in •part by pecuniary necessities. On that' point` we;k find the following in the last Independent • .`!„..13r0. [p. C. of Galena] in ; writing that article labored under an entirely erroneous impression of the facts on that point. ,Our church became Presbyterian because it preferred to so. We had no reason to suppose that we could not getsssistance; but on the contrary, in accordance with what you told me, they were told that they could have assistance from the A. It M. S. if they joined an Association, and were indorsed by it. We have no occasion to complain of, the so ciety.". C v s ORDINATION. AND INSTALLATION.—At a tneet, ing of the Presbytery of, Huron, on Tuesday, the 16th September, Mr. John D. McCord was or dained to the Gospel ministry, and installed over the church in Pern, 0. Introductory exercises by Rev. F. Soble; Ser. mon by Rev. J. H. Walter ; Ordaining and In , stalling Prayer by Rev. A. Newton; Right Hand of Fellowship by Rev. J. F. Smith, of Leba non; Charge to the Pastor Bushnell ; Charge to the. People by A. Newton; Benedic tion by the Pastor. The, exercises of .the occasion passed off plea sautly, and an attentive audience gave evidence that they: were much interested. Mr. McCord enters on , his field of labor under encouraging auspices: A new interest has been awakened in the community on the subject of religion, since he has been among theta, which, it is to be hoped, will result in much good.---Christian" /braid. QUANTRELL'S NOTORIOUS guerillas made a raid upon Olathe Kansas a few weeks ago, in which a correspondent'of the Christian Herald says Rev".'..f. C. Beach came 'near being shot. He ran from his house, when they came, to alarm the neighbors, and tried to bide.—One of them, an Irishman, seeing him run into an Out-house, ordered him out; and on his coming ont, told him with an oath, to stand off a few paces. He raised his gun to shoot, when Bro. Beach said "1 am-a Clergyman." The Irish ruffian dropped his gun, saying, "And shure,- it's not afther shoOting prestos, that I am." He then mardied him off to the i publie square. far .lublicationc . `,` THE' PATIENCE op HOPS " is a devotional treatise.by an anonymous writer, published original ly in .Edinburgh Scotland,. and brought out in taste ful style this country by Ticknor and Fields, with an introduction by - the poet Whittier. It is a work of decided originality and richness of thought in Which a deeply devotional spirit is interspersed with scholarship, • subtlety, and philOsophical depth to which the charm of a poetic nature: may be added. There is besides- a tendency to mysticism, such as not frequently appears in the religious works of natures. so- exuberantly endowed with feeling and fancy. We cordially recommend it to the thought ful Christian. For Sale by J. A. Lippincott & Co. COUNTRY LIVING AND DUNKING is a most de lightffil colleetiounf essays, many of which have ap pdared •in the Atlantic Monthly, from the well known proprietor of the nom, de plume (as we imagine it is) of Gail Ha,Milton. They are rich and varied in their range, keen in their insight, pure and healthful in sentiment,:and mirth-moving to a high degree. A real benefactor is the man who gives the public such a book. It should be wwith the Auto crat of the Breakfast table, the'better papers of the Country Parson and the =florae Subseciv.9e of Dr. BrOwn ; being in some respects superior to either of them. Nobody we think can be disappointed in buying the book. In pecuha' rly handsomestyle, by Ticknor & Fields, Boston. B. Lippincott & Co. Philadelphia. ILLEREE'S MONTIILY fOr October contains nu merous entertaining,and, lavishly illustrated articles as: The Pioneers ,uf Kentucky ; About Cannon; Original Tales by_ popular writers of the day, as : Mistress and Maid by Miss Mule& ; Orley Farm by Trollofte ; *mole, by the author of Adam Bede ; —Political: and Historical articles, as The New England Confederacy, and The English in India. With the, usual appendices : Monthly Record, Edi tor';Easy Chair and Editor's Drawer. The pepu.- lar, qualities of the 'Monthly are well sustained. Evangelical religion is treated with believing respect , and the sympathies of Editors and Reclacteurs are unreservedly with the country. For sale by J. R Lippincott & Co. ML BmliTZ L'S ECLICOTIC for October is before us, with its usual rich array of well selected contents. The illustration is a portrait of Francis Joseph of Austria, Ivhose correctness the editor vouches for, on.the ground of personal observation. It is from a phOngraph, in 'possession of the Austrian Consul General. at .New York, taken in Vienna. W. H. Bidwell, Beekman street, New York. THE 'BOSTON RiivLaw for September is valuable, varied, entertaining and keen after heresy as usual. Among its eleven articles are Religious Self-Com placency American Unitarianism ; Buskin's Lit erary Spirit ; The , Resurrection of the Dead and fium the Dead The English Woman at Home The'Sbiencia of Language. OCT. 2, Mi'GAZItnS
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