„mt. >. 4 ---• . .. • ~,.. ~ . . . .. . 1r .11 .. •: . :. . ... . . . . V :;;; J' #O-,,..- .. ~ .. . . _ . . . . , .. . : . . .. ... . . . _ . ... I . . , . . . ... . • , . _.. . . . 1 r s ..„.., .. . .• , , ..-- .. • • ... . . . - • ''-..,..- t, I' `', •-,” ' 4 '.' Y .._ '' '' ...f...' - tyi• ~..,r ...i. win 1,...,,,,1i,.:0... %;,, ~,..... „..‘ -,,, -17.,4„ Vol. VII, No. 34.---Whole No. 346. 1 / 4 - J tortn. [For the American Presbyterian.l Despair Not. MAT thou no friend ? no soul with smile or tear, To throb heart-music back in love on thee ? Bethink thee that thy Ood, thy Christ is near; . Eitultin their august society. The art of making friends ply every hour; No more indifferent, selfish, dull to feel, rind deeds, warm feeling —the magnetic power To attract around thy f ortunes hearts of steel. Deem'st thott- thy fate severe, rude, hidden, o=4ll 'Neath dark waves lies the pearl in rugged shell, Yet comes its high'disclosue when it shall On monarch's breast in blaze of tuatre dwell Doth sickness gnaw thy bloom, as worm the rose ? . - Be Jesus' arm a pillow for thy head;, The broken wave with phosphorescence glows, Heaven's Brightest guard the Christian'e an guished head.' Thy, ignorance frets thee F More than Soerrtes Thine, heavenly truth, and the heaped lore of time; Newton'sPrinoipii less than God's; and Ins in Scripture flash their master.li,ghts sublime. Let the Great Teacher nerve and train thy mind, And, all the, heaven of his heart unfold; tte'll k ear thee on, through star-depths uncoil ' fled, Atd by sweet brooks whote sands are grains of gold. tat ah 1 upon thee lies a deeper gloom--- Site's mountain load is heavy on thy heart; Thou seest thy judge; thou sliudderest at thy down— The crushing- thunder of that word—"depart 1" Neglected powers;. lost opportunities. Falsehood; revenge; foul word; blaspheming ' thought; Rash acts; .base deeds that rend thy breast with sighs; Christ scorned; God slighted; Death and Heaven forgot Yet sail despair not 1 Christ has bled and died; O'er fiends, not man, despair should have control. Pardon streams on thee from thy Brotfier's side; Let Life, and hope, and Ood flow through thy soul. Thy very fear be joy . ; the slavish dread shake off, that on thy sinful spirit seized ; See I smiling Faith pillows her truthful head' On the stern thunderbolt of Law appeased. COILA. torteoposituct, IS THE CHAPLAINCY SYSTEM A FAILURE? IWe give below the material part of a cornmeal.: Cation from an army.chaplain, which has been en dorsed by a • number of his brethren in the same service. Our sympathy fbr this class of laborers is such that we cannot refuse them a hearing when they feel themselves aggrieved, although there‘ may have been no intention to injure the faithful men among them. The New York ,Committee of the Christian Commission have issued a circular, which is endorsed by the Executive Committee in this city, in which they endeavor 'to correct the misap prehensions alluded to in this communication, and call for the co-operation of the chaplains in their work in the army, at the same time making them the most liberal offers of aid in books, tracts,-libra ries, newspapers, stoics, and personal efforts. Their office in thi,s city is /3 Bank street.] Ix an article issued March 7th,- from the Rooms of the N. 'Y. Committee' of the U. S. Christian Commission, one et our. Major-o Generals is represented to• have declared positively, "That the chaplaincy system had proved a failure." The gentlemen who, signed the article supposed they were cor rectly representing the language of the Gen eral ; but. in the printed address we do not find him speaking in this unqualified manner. In view of the power which the commanding officer has to thwart the 'efforts of pious chaplain—a, power sometimes exercised—=a general exclaims, " as it. is, .I must say the chaplaincy has proved almost a failure"— very different from saying it had failed : Not only do we not believe the chaplaincy system to be a failure we deny that it is dime a failure. We have; seen and known too much of its beneficial working to utter aught against it. Not that all chaplains are Christian men, but the most now in the army we believe to be good, self-denying ambassa dors of Jesus Christ. Does it prove a sys tem to be essentially defective, because it does not accomplish all that is desirable.? if it does, then Christianity must be considered a sublime failure ; for how little Was it done' to reach millions of benighted souls. The chaplaincy system almost a failure ! What is the system, and wherein is it so bad ? Probably, on an average, there have been ten acceptable applicants for the chaplaincy in each regiment, so that no one has been Obliged to go to the field and remain there a long time without a chaplain. = Why have not all been supplied ? The answer is, and the Christian public should know it, that the failurd arises from the indifference and ne glect of the , officers. The government has provided by la* th/tt the officers of each regiment may nominate a person. for the chaplaincy, and forward his name to the Governor of the State from which it came. To be commissioned, the candidate must furnish proof of being an ordained minister, and besides this, a recom mendation of his, fitness for the position, signed by five Ministers of his own denomi nation. .Having readied his commission, he is sworn into the U. • S: service', by the mustering Officer, and &comes a staff officer in his iegiment. A failure to: have a chap lain is ..owing to the remissness of the o f ficers. But it is said, ".the law defines no position, gives no protection, and, prescribes no du ties." True, other than those' commonly called evangelical ministers can be appointed chap lains—and such , are, preaching at home, though some of us, would:, have it otherwise. If it be well for the people , at 'home to choose their spiritual leaders, why not the same pri vilege in the army ? But the chaplain is not "eotedted." He is subject to the commands of his colonel, as he ought to be. "Yet who' ids` heaid of a: wise chaplain prevented ,froutklaboring as a Christian minister, by the officers-Wit& hare selected him ? We venture to say the in stances are rare. Any one acquained with the army, knows that, though there may bp opposition, the chaplain can do much good. How civilian chaplains are going to succeed any hetter than the man chosen by the officers, we cannot understand. Again, it is said the law "prescribes no duties." Would the Committe have a, lair defining accurately the work,of the chap lain? He is appointed • to preach to the soldiers, is expected,, f he has any heart and brains, to say and do something ; it is sup posed, however, that he will be able to pre scribe his own ,duties, in the fear of God. The army regulations anticipate public wor ship, since they say, ".It is - earnestly reeoutz , mended to officers and soldiers diligently to attend divine; service." -We think,rsome fur. ther legal• provision could be made to, in crease the efficiency of faithful chaplains, but :we never expect to see a law preventing the appointment of unworthy chaplains in our country, where are free to worship God as they,May d'eem best. On 'account Of this imperfectlaw the corn niittee think commissioned chaplains " are leable to, discouragement under unfavorable local influences," and hence they propose to intioduce volunteer chaplains, one for each brigade-300 .in labor two or three months each, assisted by excellent Christian laymen. We heartily endorse the movement to furniah additional laborers and` hope the call will be responded to ; but we do not think these volunteers will ride above the - storms and hence encounter ho " dieconrage ments4" As compared ^with these, the commissioned chaplain has the decided advantage ; for, being appointed by the offi cers,. he is recognized as one of their num ber, and therefore, has greater opportunities of usefulness, and can overcome obstacles more easily. He is a permanent chaplain, laboring, not through a whole brigade the regiments of which may be in different Leal ides, miles apart, but statedly in the same congregation. * * * • If the committee had said, " We propose- to send Christian men to give the Gospel to regiments and hospitals unprovided for, to place in the hands of wor thy chaplains religious reading for the sol diers--to supplement in every possible. Way the good work Which many self-denying met are accomplishing," the Christian publid would have understood' what we ,had suppos ed to be the object of the ,Commission; but the appeal conveys a very different idea ,one not contemplated in the instructions „given to the agents of the Parent society. — • But the most surprising thing in this ap peal is the insinuation that the chaplains of the army have left their homel for the sake Of compensation, and this being known' to the Soldiers, prejudice's the Gospel. The coin mittee say: "on this system , the army, would have a demonstration: of the benevolence of the Cwspel and its ambassadors,. The very presence of a reputable, experienceil,preach er of Christ in the camp, on the one, errand of salvation, with no hope of reward, would be a living sermon. ' Able and earnest ap peals to the consciences of officers and men, sobered by the exposures and disappoint= merits , of war, from esteerned - pa,stors whose congregations have lent them for this mission of Christian charity; and whose motives to effort , could not be questioned, must have great power. It would infuse new animation into the army." May we ask the Committee if the congre gation should hasten to assemble in'iolemn , convocation, and benevolentlYreaolve . to de prive their talented minister of hia Salary, in order , that he might -" with no hope ere= ward" ? Shall his Wife and children hive nothing because he serves his country;? How will the ; soldier have an example.of the " be nevolence of the Gospel' when the city minister with a salary of from, three to five thousand dollars, goes to preach to,him, since as compared with the chvplairi, he is receiv ing twice as' much compensation ? Yet, he will show the ""benevolence of the`Gosper because he is not influenced by 'the hope of reward ! His "-motives to'effort cannot be , questioned," and yet the shrewd soldier will say, ".ge came down to New Orleans to see the country, it did not cost him anything, and. of course he would: come." , As regardS salary, many of our best chap lains would' be 'much better off, had they remained at, home; and knowing "this, it must surprise them to read an article'signed by distinguished men reflecting upon the pu rity of their purposes. We pray for the sue:- CeBg of the' " Christian Commission,'"' and why cannut the great work before` it, be spread before the public without l misrepresen tation ? We earnestly urge the Commission to rouse the Christian public, in every possi ble way—to stimulate it to, alleviate our, sick and viounded s4diers—to give books and tracts to our great artuy—to, send Christian ministers and layincin to visit thousands not cared for—but we see ne necessity for saying anything damaging-to the Christian motives of many excellent servants of God, commis sioned to be chaplains in the army. * , Suffolk, Va., April 1863. LEtTER FROM PEORIA. PEORIA 3 Ills., April 7th, 1863. Mr. Editor : I have only one thing to commend me to the notice of your readers, and that is that I am a new correspondent. Were Ito under take to introduce Myself I might say I am an:inhabitat of the prairie little short of fifty miles from this place. I am a man not much under fifty years of age; and .I am an Q.S. Presbyterian minister, licens ed, in 1837: Good reition, therefore, have I to remember that stormy period. I was 'then under ap pointment of the American Board, to be a foreign missionary. Very little sympathy had I at the , time with that tremendous re volution in our church ; though I hope, and believe that as tornadoes and earthquakes ultimately purify the natural atmosphere, so this offensive division in our Presbyterian Israel has been overruled to the good of both• parties. Much has been said and written of late upon reunion. Is not that a desirable re sult, and is it not practicable? dn this city there is one New School church and two Old School, and I have been happy to mark the good degree of harmony betwepn them. ' I perceive this particularly at the Monday prayer-meeting,--.which.is . .a mighty fuser, in deed, for melting into one all Christian hearte t This meeting is' well sustained,t and °; I_ have found' rich delight in attendieg My stay here has been of .itl*Niakls c.ontifiu+.l.l anoe. I have averaged one sermon a day in "'• - • 177'. " • ' " ??,-,: Kurr , ••nn 4 ' • •' 7 £• ' • •% - r 1 a PITILk ELPHIA THUR . -, • , ;U. Li4s L.:•—ri,00•,..?,,b,„ conn - ` ection with the communion service of the First Church. The attendance has been good and seriowi. aad on Sabbath there yras an addition of six upon profession. The name of' the New School minister is Wyckoff Rather a new come; but he has a most favorable reception. 'This brother,' whose name has very much the ring of the' butcli Reformed people, preaches in a good sat), Atantial brick sanctuary, a new ediflce, but net -large enough to supply - all iiiplidints with seats. I. ' Rev. Robert Johnston is 'the useful pastor of the :First Presbyterian church, 0. S. The Second. church has a good building, an.i an active membership,„ but no pastor, unhappily 4 present,. They` CroOtiess ()- th„§" fook-ont for some "great gun;" at the'api , proaching meeting, of the General Assembly. A committee` from both 0. K. chnrchesAtet yesterday to arrange for the rinolmitadditti'Ori of delegates. I cannot' question - that 'this venerable body will receive' almost magnifit cent entertainment from , the hospitable people of Peoria. Already, other ,deno, minations, even to the Universalists, .have come forward with generous offm , of assis t tauce to ac,comtnodate members. Peoria is one of the In'tildsomest towns of the West; its population is fUllfifteen hundred; and' it ainple rt4ter, and railioad facilities for travel. Let Chiistiaris not foltet to prey for the General Asseinbly of each division of the Church; soon to commencel. • Very truly yours, ALEGQIIIS. ffttrztioto. SAMUEL KIRKLAND, FOUNDER Op MAKI 4LTON COLLEGE. MR. KIRKLAND wag. of. Scotch. descent; his father was the Rev. Daniel Kirkland, for many, years the , pastor of the Third Conge r gational Church in Norwich, Ct. We hear of him first as a studentin 1761, in the school Of Rev. Dr. Eleazer 'Wheelock, at ,I.,,ebanon, Ct. This school'was eitabliSlied - by . Dr: Wheelock, -chiefly for the purpose of training Indian youth as missionaries to , their own .people. It `was not , however limited to them; but 'ernbraced also some English , students. Out of this school,, after a,time, grew Dart 7 mouth College... And here Kirkland received those impressions which ultimately led him to devote his life to the evangelization of the AborigineS. 1'762 he entered the Sepho'L more class in Nassau Rail. "At`the e coht xnencernentin 1765, received thiS-de,gree in course. He was not present however 'at this time. .Earlyin thelvinter of ;that year, at the age ,of twenty-four; acting. upon the suggestion,of his, old. jnstruetor; Dr.,Whee, epk, and in obedience, to that spirit glitch consecrates the true missionary of the cross, he gave himself directly to his life-long work.. His life from, henceforth, dist,ancei in: Brill ing interest the highest creations of fiction. His mission was the evangelization of the Si Nations, then occupying the central , and western portions of this .State. :4011e' came to a people not, then, as now; the cowed and broken remnants of a great confederacy. They were in the height of `power; fietce,, proud, irascible, fickle, revengeful, the slaves of Superetition,' delighting war, "fond of blood. -.He dwelt in their miserable wig:. warns he partook of their :often disgusting food ; he tolerated their filthy habits;; he bore with• their childish. impatience. In pe,. rile" of water ;- in,,perils of robbers ; imperils, Of .reurderers; in perils of starvation ; in perils of . false brethren ; unaided and unpro, tected by the strong arm of Government; for months and eien years separated from his' family; aniidSt the depressions of dis:' ease, .the horrors. of war find the sorrows of bereavement, he sought the best interests of these wild denizens of, the _forest, and deve loped some of the finest ,qualities that con stitute an apostle, or dignify our humanity. Patient under trials; persevering under-diffi culties ; fearless"-in , the face ;of; .:appalling' dangers and when his life hung by threadl , returning ingratitude with kindness ;. his life a long, sacrifice for the good of a race pass ing away, he rises before us to-day. in the , ennobled character, of. Christ's missionary— a character such as only the Gospel and the grace of God is able to develop in this werld. , We lose sight of his 'imperfections, in pre! sense of the grandeur:Of his aims, like character of , his motives, and the noble" qualities he manifested in. - the prosecution of his 'high mission. Rarely ever, in the history of the world, haadevotion ;to, one object, and. that the noblest which can, occupy the mind; been...more signally illustrated. Circumstances early, determined him to , devote his efforts to ; the elevation of the aikidos. Over this - "trite lie; SecUred and maintained a commanding' influence: They testified their appreciation of hid servioes and character,. not only by uniting themselves-to the .side of-the colonies in the war for Inde pendence, but.' by a generous gift„ Kirkland personally,:, of a large tract of land., During the , revolution hp acted as chaplain, in the army stationed in this section of the State ; subsequently he was requested by the Government to aid in the formation of a. treaty - with the Six Natiens. This treaty secured peace which, oil the part of ,the great majority, hat - remained unbroken to , the present. His residence dining *moSt of his missionary life was, at Oneida Castle, where the Oneidas had their Council Fire. BefOre the close of the century` he rembv ed - CO this place, erecting` for Mind& a small dwelling just inside the 'line of Pr4erty and shortly' after the mansion which still bears his name. The unparalled .exposuresi.privations and: trials of nearly , thirty years? , labor haa t begun. to undermine his once vigorous constitution. Re naturally looked forward to the future.. The object which in youth had kindled his enthusiasm still held its place in his heart, now that the shadoWs cif 'age began to fall upon him. He wished to leave behind him something that should consummate; aid: crown his work :when he had departed.. He knew the' fax-reaching-.power •of - ;Institu tion of learning to spread„,civilization and Christianipythrough the wOr)d. He resolved to plant such' an Institution—an InititUtion open to all,'in; Which the Indian and the An glo-Ainerican might be trained to civilize the aborigines and diffuse the' bolt d'Ohristian ity among the, naasses that were 'y;et to . fill this broad' land: " • ' • AndlerOit is well 1 totaiotice the reinatka , 7 ble fact, that two of the leading colleges of v* * +Ai .. this Union sprang freiti"tne'lipofftanCous 'efforts of Missionaries liming Triinaryrirefer= ence to the elevation of:ithe. - 41diamiX JDltrt mouth and Hamilton are. the ; outgrowth 7 of ,Christianity ; n its , purp9se to,rescue ,frem degradation and lift up tf), : a IrlitiPP. of Intel ; i ligenPe, and true religi, n t the Sens of the Forest:''The tide of, c ilization,:sweeping around and "beSrund thekbas 'iie `6`ll its 'crest the wrecks and filigthento§` Of ''‘a Fonce nighty nation. " The `proifiderice'lif Godioiith other purposes in vie*, is working 'Outthicrogh them results- broader andrgrandeitlthan even the seer-visioned men wloilaid th_eir,.founda-. tions foresaw., , But whil4 these, J.n,stiAntions live, they will lift up,b.eBore . the .onemning generations, iit...ely.ra,o9AVlloie durable than those chisel` ` n ` Warble or brass,' the fiery Signal' of theM iibiiiienittif Mb fore St. And. t i o When thinigande of' ifaineg bee If ilierliiiS - - of roilliOns; touched by th &erg tbr tikethei haie:sunk:into oblivion - , - , dee , of Wheifoolt dmi Kirkland, the humble teachers of this race, will, shine bistrgusALeng , the ;stars:that gem the firmament of God ...,, - ~1 ' ;.- To, the work ef founditg , this Institution Mr. , Kirkland devoted himself, with ac cti,stonied ene l rgY.: lie intkirested many `of our statesmen and Personaliiiiiiriinent in civil life`, frkiiii.-\Vd,Abingteni.' doiraw - aid;in the prim jeet.' 'Pion Ifintilton, -Wise ' , Stable. the liii. stitutien wad!tollear, he Alained: the kift•of a lot of land .which realiFed.l.what in ::those times was, a,handsome sum,He gave at first the ground for ,the, site of „the. Academy,: and suhsequently about ; an .eig,hib . of, the ,entite patent grantedy him b, .4ie tineida# 3 . , lie was, in the language of 'one . of our ,a. did zens, am' .nn`' of great' enterprise;' shreWel itest,"and tract: • He Was, hYi progresa." 'the people Were poor ; SJ,d,iiielyr Oil years ' had pissed knee the-white man lied ventured` thiSviild.wilderneSato Make a-home for. Itinfi ,to Wt ., , :EverYttking , :, was. ix `de4 , inchoate,g formed. So late a 5,41.1 ~, g rpsi o , Day' ; ;p ia. : then a tutor in Yale 'College relates, that he accompanied IYETlYWillitariar as,Eitica with gle. IntOtiPA:PfsVjs:itillg iIij.V.VA.:: AP.Pdled by the dangers and- trials• of the way they turned back - after having . . paid si visit to the Missionary Kirkland. f ano ; his infant Acade. my. In spite „of this ''state - of .things,- , Mr. Kirkland, bilhis Peifsonal„enlioitations; 'in terested,ths people tirthe, - -Work, 'They went forth into the woods in companies; they fell ed the t trees, sawed thi, lumber, then as sisted in rearing thee; xildhig. The enter prise was great for that tinire,irastly greater than the erection:of the temple by Solomon, on our. own national- capital in the time .of our prosperity.' .He watcliedi , oVer it With paren 7 tal'seilieitude, • He had the saisfaction of . , seeing it manned with ,-faithful instructors, and class. fter „elasd leave ite . halls, before, his ,own, eyes c1i1 , 5e4,4 1 -44 1 4. - -D*. ',Oiler's Historical Discourse. , .1. , .-/ .. s. :TILE REVIVAL ILIUM. IN addition to the information furnished, by our ,correspondents, concerniug this, great: and blessed Work, the :following 'particulars, from the Utica - Hama of Airil 2d, And the Observer of April 3d, 'will ibe found interes " The crowd ` fastevening was even greater than the evening bofore—sci••great that,,,the aisles were ooeupied and i many r steed in the porch„ and. ,ve,stry. Morgan.,4, Savage .tbe converted gambler.of New . Mork, and Whilom circus performer, was present, and related his religious experience, aeconipanYing the relation with ,appeals to the -unconverted. Mr. Savage appears to be ab,out fifty years old, and; the.physiognOmist .at,-once,reoogf. nixes hunks a,rnan remarkably familiar with the ways of the world, s and. possessing an in dependent and , : intense:: character. ' , His past vices have • left'•their iwress • upon hiss fea•-• 'tures, but they.doinotAide-the u sincerity of his new-professions. Tl:kjkomely,i,but fluent' language; beltold the story of 'his sins and his conversion ; and with briptesaive effect. He said it was twenty-fiVe years since he had beeii intticar, 'and then it was si one of 'a circus eoinpany. His first' religiOus convic tions came upon him of a the'first of January last,, and he,dates his conversion' on - the e 14th' of that month. This be ittributea, next, to the influence of the Spirit, chiefly to Mr. Haramond's,,,preiehing, and faithful personal conversations with him. , , _ "We should think seven-or eight hundred remained_r•at the inquiry, meeting..: Many tarried in the galleriesi.; and• to these Hammond directed , his -attention for some time. •liir.;-%Sairage labored , earriestly with those below." ~• - "Numbers of the vastAhrorig, :gathered,a,tH the First Presbytereri ohurch„.last evening, were. Wralge,ic , find seats. , : gyery aisle,, the , pulpit Wand the lectrivpin,lvere occupied by atteati,ve / lieteners. pr o quite 209 persune.'woA-igc§ent.* Nurgaki; L. Savage,. the conyerter . gambler, told with good effect—inhomely, p l o ll ,tkutiflueqAP.7, guage 7 -,the story of his Wonderful* conversion:l Hundreds of all .ages,Ankoonditions in life realigned at the inffliyy peethig i age-Went-aindrittlieta tad , engiged.ciii.: 4 ea'fir , est conversation and friyer with maify 4p liewits. Nearly 'all Semadd still `un*il ling 'to' efiW,e'the Church it aivery "Every seat and fevery , aisle was fdled/thist morning thei',:praYer-nieetinph clergymen frent gkeighboring,toWns addressed. the .meeting, rbegging ! an : interest ; iik prayers that. their; fields of labor{, might also bt3, blessed." .. • THE 11EiRT THE PEOPLE LOYAL &great commotion of the loyal Statealas passed throughits periods, and.,in the, recent: elect_ tions has made it4lanifest that the,,pub lic mind is sOlind i . .11Ve always beteved common -peeple, of -the North to be lOyal upon intelligent prineiple. 'No* We know it. They have been tried and'proved. What. : ever dbuld lie done by disgust, by inipa tience, by a long delay in•which out rulers' , were learning how .to.-administer,, and , our generals how -to fight, by losses and aorrowsi by mortifications and despojkdOpy,py:party, passions and unreasoning hatreds and preju dices'against the negro, has been One concert;ant an energy worthy 'of 'a better cause. The common people are better than • the men who'tregeient , them? •t' With little help; from , poliitic l ()retization,lWith • alinest,no • unity among their, t•leaders, Inarky of; Nigro : . are more busy in abusing ea'Cl i ng.,Ar u t,ha.n.ip„ : , defeating the enemy, with no important'help from . thc.. l ttolniiniatratiou, • whiel4,:sinpe 'the.: aver ibegati,JAa .11ever iinspirodi the .esuntrl ,wit4,6lPttrliP:s.R9F•9l3C/4'er. hnPlhaft l . :9444 i:?.'l l 'iViPa ar t r . 3 / 9 " ll °).rii'aPk l 4.lisin* A tX i sons m igh t . i taKTy, ,their i nfirm parents ~-7 r ue, i abOni*liii- peoPli lio4 'deliberately met die • ditilei l itrirPo i it aciiiii." Lee ;Iftaii, mere ' *ll6 •ife:forid of supphaiiig thal'fiee"giiivhin-! mliits itsiiilifoil ed.: :take; notiev, tif 'the bilirtJ . ne4sAiiiderlprbv9critioli;ithe , defetminatitniu the fae4-4., every disappointment,:the.som- ' P l llo74o37o:gfod.fierlike in. spite 9f, eveny. effort • *l ir Vy l ) 3 ,, itill i r And,— ;004 3 4 that , the4aleiiafia. ; irtvell ,T.P. IniTtlal f it'!lF,_?lgh this 7F,4.1,1.01 i t espstis y, in . roe , yssupieci,, agitmtiens a qpi A i hare tr i bleifilii i tfie'ir own . iailit", and 6ei1 . :84 hobfr iiilit'elad ,Muitinleir bi`dilevilfsit'irr tat I the Wife : This .sliblirria'feattiOialif ilieiibliekr' I North ligalinaviiiaidiOrta ;doCAtirialrid &tiff polities l must: give.iinte,iirageinstit• to every. ipysikoLfsee4pivssiiment/ift t . hetwolid4 t' , The . ' t OyalrNoxprievet beftrel/2stifitd*Titrofig:be fore the world, nog , so reaolut,ely committed ib ;. her i gx,citt, ApPy,.. ,-,F(Ri:I , impulses have ripened. into diliber'lo .pu rpose..: Her en- Jinni ca l m hia r ginsolidaVd. ti i i prilittiples.. .. The telifnitiiiittiPlet Of the TO T A'St`,4,6I3 'ire , dlitelliiiiiedlSit there' Chill' be One redekt i Goiertiiiseiig.itbiiStittitintitheViiite Stake bfrioraseiitap!!:7lThey are; deterthited f•thaf it Shall bcial•Gortanmentf of liberty,tvei , . free- - ; MeA-.l,tgvery 'day.: Ithe:lneoessity 'that :theft 1 41 1 , be but,„943 .Nction,npon this national il4l*.ii9q,i. Wre.E. 1 14 1 ... -21 '..1A1 flaYmth.e:egu7 vietion grens .:tat there l tan 14 ' 4 ,po ..other lytaiiials, hilt' a i? i mportant; ; to', tile nat ional iidfaii ka ilie'iNakiii :Crillitiiiii cir r ilthr44- billitif." . If ill thilimiPtise iirthill'peBillisi,ii Oteeile tie tiltee; l fib' h;sllciiv *Ake% no •lyitik and- •oheatiiig :cOmpfornite ' They - tidan ito end A.his....wavinistichfri Manner as , shall mokb inattli tto..MbleAferdatena genetations ioven to 146 0.5 . 441,9Airdfivigmian.:.—They will make it ai hjaPinf,x4l,gpme...even to , . dream of rebel lion: .. . . ~, .I I. .); .• -• • '‘• •i , 1 Nly,.. no man with` a .discerning eye can fairt6"abe ih i tit;ilP'illlc OrIMY and, but - of' tti l afrilY;threittliiiiiiih i e *hole couiiiiiinitY;there ion steady Slikrige taking place llti•tlfedirea.: tion of remancipaidan.l ' in' . . spite` .of all 'tliW political, furl of:thitithrivase just gilded, theft . WIER itlo4.YOr 80,inany men persnaded .of the iwis- ' 4°T 9f.til Cr 2 r.,..4.itin.atiOtt of Emancipation a-s today , 01e.!?; 1 1Fher,gr,9yrs,,, This nation is . mov, ihilleiPMY-alat9War,s4 14ter . til 1 0 8 * MVO-. .inent'Oit_ig:p , ropoition to any human , causes. ;116ii I fifiWgii in 'spite of themaelves. There' ;ill}lblifer &her power than s'man's 'Ceictik. Gddarliiiv'ettlre Whole world iii onailiiiigiion. Ameritaimust move too: Let ditty 'conger`--' Vativeg whirl /roriudin'theiritiku..pet -eddies'. The • nation feels • -the, divine: iinpnlae, and, is . Inovißg. on, with the .wholoi morlaktnwards, Liberty, Tripeiligenee, ; and 4eliepxt.l4—./i4e,- 1 pelident, ~ ...~ , i , ,TBEE n s pLANTED'. THE' ,itagoilly. are; it is true; the gubjectik of a,general.providence,,even• ad evejything; is j orilere.d.of God 3 .but the righteous. haveall ' special providence_ over them.. They are: - trees planted:,,. E place woiks tok6tlfei for their, 004. The Lord their God watChea the earth 'that it Should f•iiWif for'tii`f"of.tlie n. its fruit: things'Ofthe'lielivens; the de*, and' thelleertharcolichethibetesith, arid' the precious firths• brought forth by the snn,,and the precious things: put, folitluby.the moon --. these, are,thelzheritage,; HeAvatch eth everything ,around abont . I.l' llnee stalk through the land, he pertnitteth. not one of its shafts to hit, Unless-he seetli it ' .'is for good: . If war ariSeth, behold he I st,r4Cheahii iSgiit''itiSr his ehildijen and if Milne comes, they shill' life fe d; aid in the *days of licarcity thershall :14 satisfied. 18 it not. a glorious thing for the Christian to knew that4he very hairs of his head are. all uumherbd,: . .giat ,the' angels,: of; ~God keep: .watch, and ward , over. him-; ,Oat: the Lord. is, his' thepherd and ther ore e shall,lng . t. ,wan t.l', know this is a doct rine thit often, • Let Whit "Ngif WappelOf calm fall is a pievideaeiiii' efBfythihg. 'Whit need? A pioiidbnce- in the greet and in the little there assuredly , every child . of • God..:: :inay.be. said; of every tree .of :the Lord's ; :planting .. —,.'. the ;Lord: do keep it, and will water it every .moment.;, lest, any,. hurt igyfiu T ool night andldiy,' Upo r p . the rihte•&us ,here :are no:t ten eyKblit thete are 'alLthe eyes: 'of the Oinni smut' ever OM 'both b y "high' and . ,day. The Vara kribii . eati A ttie sY.'igerigliteo‘is. They are like thel:Ranted. yee. . Not so, ye that gyre ungodl y!; there is no, special providence for you. ,To whoni.Wili t ye carry, your- i troubles,l,„jWbere . is „your „shelter,. in the day, of w r at h ?, Where is your, shield. in the *hour, of.battle .2 Who .shall'he your-sun ;; when .) darkness I Jabal!'.; gather about ypu Who.shilinconifoit you Avininclycnit •A:roublesi! shill eticonipass , yoti round l' , ' ,7 l6whavi I no eterrial 'art& tnlearviiiioitt; l'utChaleetio coin ' pasSionate hilait"to bisat f6l ynn. have nOloikink '4ll `.to' watch du. on left akin's! alone, {- alone, lik67 - the!lidath forest trei whiTOuali. regardeih, .1111L,444,43Titt comes`when,, , 81 . 11 6.Pei1qA.,,/aX94thall • be ups and ; the.. tree shall; tal. .", Xot, 80, " : then ‘f the gingo,d- , lykt vot.so:l,:?.'XisaifearfUl. negative thecun godly man -is .-not :-the object ;of the 4 . E.Decial providence - of God:za-tSpurgeme. ' • MADAGASCAR.—zif. is,,s , ,striging proof of the hold Christianity has - , .t,ayeri that, in spite of the terrifile.periecutions of the past thirty years,'Mr:Ellis estimates that there are seven thousand Christians, on•the and this computation—is based upon imper fect fetiirns. , ' .The natives are anxibus!to , zbe instriicted.im , religioni and the art§ nation, and the government 'aids-with 'all the means in its power: - -The niiiSionitriel,,estie daily -Mr. Ellis; are lOoked'ilp to f;i3r 4 advice, and are, held in the highest respect, and *re ceive . distinguiSbedtokens l and every ' obstacle in 'the 'Way 0 - :theii great work is quickly removed: MEM IF IT is a' clime to sla,ra - mati, , , whit must it be to Strike at a riatinn to kill roan hills organic life'; to Tut' the nerves-of , universal endeavor ; to aim at nian'i, heari through those relations with 'his Men' which are-the *relief f hiClife-blood floWs L , in which alTig And , move, and have Secniar Whig. ; There are no Crimes so gteat;gth l ,pclitic4c i rimes.-- The Two Frien I== MOM VLASSIOAL = ANDRREEIL ;NEW TESTANM (. ifs .1• L ,Aristole i himselfj . in his Rhetor"c distin : 3 two Greek styles. In the firit2the; words are stinnr, togetherin ns coosn'tivel aeries, up ,the ideas as It is &egret) to arrange them, in a climb, in 'the'inind of the" redder: , 'Thi4 the tiatural;'iiMPle'con striation of seritendes the style used in c i onversatioti,r speak:. ing it in simple • writings addrebged td•a-sic-* ple age; to ehildrenor to uneducated.claSseti• The •ottLeTts7,4ei:PO 1 4iarlY addreee94 to .dies.)rneracis - 4 lell4r.V,lF iaste; broke up this continuous string, #,to 4eperate POrtiOxiS, ':of"varions, lengi4, and then twisted"and coiled :theLe lerigihs; e a ch, Were, into, a curiously' arranged' knotwith: one 'netninative citSW aria `toad ysrb.to.igive , unitytto the while, '"Chitt'with lan the: etlihrtfortionS ,, thratin:iinth-rsitherdittate clauses,' ,concatenated by conjunctions , oand participles, .practically arranged as *Twee, the key to which ,was,reserved. for the ; final w9Fd.• In this ,way.,tie two P,!asPieTLe of the Greek mind ' --the one for`yrilty; aid the 9tPer for iiiVellece,nal enigmai--Were gratitred.: The' Greek inflections inade - ihe' style' feasi ble.-`- From' G-reece it was. 'transferred tO Rome. - 'Perhaps ft is`minat • fully 'develepe'd in: the long; '; complicated iperiOdS of: Livy. Prom Roam .it passed/into. our Entglish. liter ature, as in the ,style,of•Milton,and ,hooker:; : , and to this the, attentiontf,classical students is now eAeleeively;,fldrePee,d44 sgh9c4F, and niiiVeisities. NO*, had the style Of the Rew Testament` Been eonstincted on this inOdel, h6W 'Could ft' have admitted aeciiigtectraislation intb every language, t , adaptation-• to popular asige,.• and' access ;to-simple minds ineapable - offolloWing • the= : riddle of long An involved, periods ? How could it Im.Ve.expresse'd or inspiredfeel ing,, which bursts away at, once from the re strictions of ,such artificial intricacies ? We believe that half the coldness and ineffective tieSS cit our' English serinonS iseanied!by the prevailing adherence to this kind Of dictien. But by a mercifub—arrangement of-Provi dence the 3Trite.reig• - the Greek TestattreAt were not exclnsively, I , 6r,eek::, their native tongae i retaiiied tench, influence over their habits of thought and speakipg. Bnme por- . tiOns :Were o'fi ll y . delivered; m uch of it die- fated Full' of feeling, and 'eartiestneSi, arid intensity; and 'absorbed in'llion i ght, 6' the exclusion of mere Style; their diction brae , away from the cold and chilling elaborate-' ness of,Greek art ; and thus; while it.still re- , tins, all the reqular precision and accuracy of, the ,Greck inflection, it.became a language for all nati ons; just as the poetry of the, 4e 7 , bieWs Was made capable of transfusion into, all tongues- Without losing igr ts ace of poetry ; because its harnaonieS, its metres, its stanzas; and its rhythm, were forined" equilibri% and , oadeneesJof • thoughts and; words,l and not.of sounds.--Eoni , dor / 'Quarterly. _Review. , EASE- ESTIMATE OF' HUMANITY IN" OREECE AND-EOME. arid , Rome tthe- >valuelof a man waadeterroined, not hy.his inherent nature a,nd,his ~pom,intin origin,, with, ail other men, but „bi . external and accidental ; circum stafiees. Efe'is respeCted, not on account of the dignity of his nature, but aeciiiding to hi& acbidental pbsition'in the state, Ile end ft which the state' existed was the goOd of these , who constituted it. Thisigooilwas 'the reward: of ,civil andlablitical virtues: But, according. to the ; ideas of the ancients, such virtnes,could be, exercised by none brit per of leisure. " A citizen must be unoccu- ; pied; ; mp. t be free from the care of provid ing by labor for his liielihood ; free to serve the This requires' that he be a man of forbirie.'' - Wealth, niakes the eitiZen: only =is the .true Man. Re only enjoys - the favorsiii,fthe State: Stiell'persoria guide and . defend the, state, and - ,t ,, , taken collectively they are ~the statte., , , No. ethers arev, citizens„ and, in, every sense r free.. Labor being aai impediment to public ser vice, is t orcourse, degrading ,and servile. It does not allow time for intellectual culture, nor for attending, to affairs of state.f. While political and military service belong to th,e independent citikeri; labor' is the' lot of the' slafer 'ancient times:, agriculture was respe'cted hilt it at length fell into the dial: credit-which attached , to all-labor haVing for its object the procuring the neeessaries of life., Jiencp,itds.eas3r to infer the condition of ihose, l who, without, being _slaves, were not Wee:lo4l, enough `to live without labor. It islrnetheY" enjoyed Seine of . the rights of citiZensbl3fitthey were debarred from other's. The lavis'uf Bolontletellided' teen of any pro fessinn, 'or, Wade, froin the putllle Service., In Reme,---only. Patricians' Could atiain „tn, „the highest offices of the state. Tire, philosophers, themselves did not- rise in their speenlations libeve the, practices of their respective.„ gov,ernments. ,Socrates thought it perfectly" Proper to look with contempt upbn'thea4 Whose beenpationa did not allow theni liieforAlfeir friends or '`for.` tile' public ; Plate - :inaintairted''tliat politicians afictv*arrinrs , - were 'honorable castes, Who ought,to- live at, theexpensevof artisans and agriculturists, R for whom he <hardly p'rovid'ed any place in his, republic,. To merchants he , assigned a lewer rank. , Aristotle says they , arg which A. gentleman cannot be engaged Without degradation, such aate'Ffuire phYaical `strength, { !or „which na,- wee' hut- p'r'ovided' a sPeoial clue of Men. To-this class !belong thiSe''Whom we re'd'uce: tosubjebtiton i in order that they nia'y - perfOrin manual?laborfor..us, under the name , of slaves °r o of, ps, , i,dylahcrers. ;Killers „ and Ivarriors coneitnte the state. lausbandmen,and ar tisanslareiindeed necessary; but, Alley have nothing `to with publie affairs, do not de- Iserve'to' 1 called citizens, cannot be relied fdi nable 18 ictions, piereenciy. and - therefOiCiinetifiible *Of virtiie. Between them and slaves there is but a nominal dis tinctiorr.i ;}!: ~rf . Thesßoman lookedidowm, upon labdr with :equal .eout4Pipt., :_leiceravlthought.- nothing was more senseless„than, to respect .collec tiielkiheser whop we Alespipe "t o Tt is slaVei ~and , freedmen thatt.the`citizen, 6101 tolbandon the mereenarz op ; cuPiltionV of 'trade, nnd inchititry,:becausebe, is.lkit'freV who depends of salary, Muir: be paid for his labor:. The"- diti - ;ien'Olight . :to clisd in receiving, ai illittexaLgain i :lis' the crpricei'o43eMtinle,"'put ting him who receives it in a state of depen- M=ig GENESEE-FivAatr,}ft , o e Noy 883. MEM C=ZE : t deuce:upon: hrin whuiives it. The freeman Ought:mot to de:earYthirii: for pay, not even to erform the:intelleetual work of a teacher. TheJmore artbi as the science and'practice, of meiliciie phiresophy; archi tecture, commerce on' aiarge scale, are hon orable, and_ not -unworthy of a --citizen.— Bibliother.a aacra. OUR MOTTO. Be thi r ski'ur i l m l ato l :Ll..t` C od in the einrch, to purify, to vitalize, and to employ it for his own glory. Jai* itr - government, to secure justice, liberty, law and true religion. Our 615 d,,, elsewhere and foreirei! He is now sayiiiito us, as- he did toliiraefiL"bh sinful nation;a-people- laden with The ,is sick ; and the whole heart is fain tt Year }country is desolate, _and , your oltieS ,, are/bUrned *ith.fit e I -Bring no more 'vain oblations. Wash you, Make , -you clean; put away the-evil of your doings from Wore' , mince , eyes: Cease to do.evil; learn to do well'. Seek judgment; relieve the op prested, jnage , the Ifith4rless, - plead for the widow." " Come now and let us reason to gether, smith the Lord:- Though- you sins be as scarlet; they , shalt; white. as „snow . ,. though they bejed,likusrimson, they shall be as wool. If ye, be willing and obedient, yu shall eat •tha_.good;fof the land. But if.ye refuse; andtrebel,lye shall be devoured `with the sword ; for the month of the Lord hath spoken' it r The sword is drawn in [the Arid. 'lt 'is the sword of God. "The !*iekell' 'is thy sword'," said the Psalmist. *God ields ., t fer the discipline of his peo ple;,and. then :breaks, it and casts it away. 10h whom, among us Shall it fall? It will .descend wlerever.pride lifts its daring brow. strike wherever , covetousness, and ;lust prevail; whereVer law is trampled on 'and God forgotten: But we hope the doom 'will be averted. Nineveh was spared when she repented.' Sodom, and Babylon, and Jerusalem had not fallen beneath Heaven's judgment; had, they heeded the warning voice of - God. Shall not we be won by mercy, and not wasted with wrath? "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgiVe us our sins, and to cleanse us from .all , unrighteousness."—E. B. Adams. RUDOLPH STIKIL This eminent divine-died-suddenly of para lyses of the brain, it - Eielehen, on the morn ing of. the 17th „Pecembelr, 1862. The pre vious day, he pursued:lds usual avocations, and retired to hiaroom between nine and ten. An hour after he : Was found prostrate on the too; and - neithei consciousness nor language having returned; he went to his eternal rest atone 'o'clock -in the Morning. His death is great= lois to the Evangelical Church and. theologieibseienne. -There is Imo doubt that, Stier was one of the first expositors of Scripture, and; that he exerted a most bone& , vial and importance influence on exegetiell Study and, theological. thought. His great :Work on the "Words of the Lord Jesus," is knock and valued throughout eVangelical Chriitendbin, and men of the most - various schodls are "one in their admiratien of the Comprehensive erudition, the manly vigor of thought, the 'child-like faith, awhile spiritual insight and experience which characterize this, commentary. Stier was pre-eminently mbiblical theologian; the Bible'was the ele ent in which he lived, and in.all his exposi tions we feel that we, are listening to one Who ha obtained a wonderfully clear and sleep insight the mighty and harmonious organism of the Werd of God. A diligent and zonscientions critic, he entered with a Candid mindinto the.difficulties and objec tions of the negative school in its various shades; but never left out of view the spiritual and Rractieal, element in which alone can be found th; key to open the rich treasurey of the Word. It was his deep Christian expe rience,, . rience, and his reverence for the teachings of tha Spirit in the living Church of God, Which,enabled him to / penetrate .so deeply into full and ever4iew meaning of the divine Word.. Free from sectarianism and narrow ness, as well as scoladtc pedentary and eso teric exclusiveness, he had a peculiar gift of recognizing the Christian element, where sadly obscured and mixed; and his quota taticris from the mystics, Church Fathers, and the practical, devotional literature of all Countries and Churcldenominations, are the best : testimony to the catholicity of his mind, and the largeness of his heart and sympa thies. His commentary on the "Words oNesus" is his 'magntia'n, OPUS ; but his other exegetical works' on the Acti, the Epistle to the Ephe sians, the last twenty-four chapters of. Isaiah, etc., are scarctly of less value. His appre ciation Of theorganic connection between the old and the. Testament forms one of his characteristiepeculiarities; and we sincerely hope some =of the works on the Old Tes:- tament books, of which he speaks in the pre faces of his, later,writings, will yet be given to the, world. , Great as Stier was as an es sayist,he was also great in practical. theology. His,popurar expository lectures on the 'Epistles of Ames and to the Hebrews, as Well as hie sermons on tbe gospels and epist leis, abundantly shovr how eminent he was in unfolding , to the Christian congregation the , trensures of instruction and consolation of the:divine word. His deep devotional feel ing, manifesting itself throughout all his ,Writings, found a, more direct expression in his poems and hymns, some of which have won a permanent place in the services and hearts of the German people. , He was - little'Mare than sixty years old wheivhellied. ''Of his life, we only,know =thatlin'his , youth le'had tei pass through the ,struggles.lifskaPticisin, which ite r those days „Of rationalism,were;spated.to few inquiring Minds - but in-a; work published in 1824 at itonigsberg, we have a testimony of faith and rejOicing,love,,in which e can trace the lead iiig ideas,,of his future _ . worth. In 1821 he livedai;',Wittethlierg; in the Throl Seminary, ihieh flie!V'enetable Heubner was president. i4,inorig his colleagues and Friends were Her bert an'dißothe.< From Wittenberg he was JOilled4to .Basle ••us teacher to the Mission _house, ;where, he labored with much blessing. it; Was here that he met with an accident, a Yl . vtoleut sprain of the foot from the conse uences of which he suffered all his life. After a shlisrksp,y,at'Frankleben, near. Halle, "Where leisure , and` propinquity of the uni ierhiqrair avertible" influence on his theological development, he was called to
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