1863
this afternoon at 5 o'clock instead of to-morrow
afternoon.
Rev. Mr. Clark, of Illinois. It was understood
by those who made and seconded the motion for
amendment, that it included the idea that we should
go as a General 4144,mbiy,
The Moderator. hat idea was not expressed in
the motion.
Mr. Crowell. I proposed the amendment, and I
intended to express it. If I did not, I will do it
now. My motion as I designed it, west hat instead
of going, on Saturday afternoon when there would
be no session, and when our aetLon must be informal,
with only a small portion of the members partici
pating, we should go this afternoon and as an As
sembly.
The question being put, on the amendment of Mr.
Crowell as, stated by himself, it was adopted unani
mously. The motion of Dr. Cox as amended was
agreed to.
'l'he invitation of the Union Volunteer Refresh
ment Saloon was then taken up and accepted. To
morrow, Saturday afternoon, at 5 o'clock,was fixed
for the visit of the Assembly to thp Saloon.
REPORT OP TEE COMMITTEE OM PUBLICATION.
The report of the Committee on Publication was
presented, and was read as follows:
Eleventh Annual Report of the Presbyterian
Publioation.Committee.
The Presbyterian Publication Committee now pre
sents to the General .Assembly its Eleventh Annual Ee=port.
L-T.llO COMMITTILL
The committee consists of the following persons :
Term expiring May, 1863. Rev. JohnlJenkins, D. D.,
Charles 8. Wong, M. D., Rev. J..Glentwerth Butler, Sa.
mnel C. Perkins, Esq., Hon. William Strong.
Term expiring Mety, 1884. Rev. N. S. S. Haman,
D. D., Rev. Asa D. Smith, D. D., Rev. Alberti:tarries,
Mr. P. L. Bodine, Rev:' George P. Wiswell.
Term expiring May, 1865. Rev. William E. Moore,
•
Rev. E. E. Adatrut Rev. Henry Darling, D.
T. J. Shepherd, Mr, W m . E. Tenbrook.
The officers of the Committee are:—Rev. Albert
Barnes, Chairman, Mr. William L. Hildeburn,Trea 7 t
surer. Rev. John W. Dulles, Secretary, and Editor of',
the Committee's Publications.
At the first meeting of the Committee after the Sea.
sion of the last General Assembly, the officers of the
preceding year were unanimously re-elected.
The term of service of the following gentlemen ex ,
prices at the present time, viz:—Rev. - John Jenkins,
.1). D., Rev. J. Glentworth Butler ,
Charles S. Worts,,
D., Samuel C. Perkins, Esq., Hon. William Strclug.
IL PUBLICATIONS.
That the Qommittee have entered upon few new en
terprises during the past twelve months, will occasion
no surprise to the Amenably. The state of the country,
with the necessary absorption of public interest in- a
conflict so vast, so vital, so profound in its relations
and issues, would in itself advise to caution on the
part of an infant enterprise of the character of ours.
The immense advance 3n the coat of every material of
book making, paper, muslin, leather, gold leaf, fur
nished an additional reason for limiting, new publica
tions.
Under these circumstances, the Committee thought
it their duty to refrain from pledging the faith of the
churches for any uew publications involving large out
lay.
In.—TERM:MEI:WS REPORT AND BUSINESS STATEMENT.
The Treasurer's Report shows— s
Balance on hand, April let, 1862.... ... ... $303 02
Donations received from March 31st, 1862,
to March 31st, 1863 4,212 44
Cash received on account of sales, 12,221 83
Total . .. .416,737' 29
Orders paid by Treasurer 15 , 982 67
. ._
Balance on hand; April 1, 1863 $754 62
The cash received does not show the whole amount
of sales, as, in some cases, the balances only in favor
of the Committee appear on the Treasurer's books.
The sales have amounted to $15,722 33, against
$13,170 98, the preceding year, showing an improve.
ment of $2,551 35. If to the sales we add $1,112 72.
the value of grants made by the Committeepit will
give a total of $16,835 05.
Jai
The orders paid by 'the Treasurer, were for the
following purposes, viz:
For the Committee—
Printing, binding, stereotyping,
engraving, &e $7,332 41
Copyright 418 54
secretary's salary ' 1,550 00
Secretary's travelling expenses, 173 60
Rent 750 00
Insurance 41 25
Adver'g, freight, postage, •&c., Bl 15
discellaneotts, 6 81
Total for Committee,
For the Booketore--
Merchandise, $4,316 85
Salaries, 1,095 56
Store Fixtures, 11796
Miscellaneous, 98 b 4
Total, " $L6,082 67
The tweets of the 'Cointnittee, April 1863, .
1, are . . . . $25. 3 58 1 6
The liabilities, . . . 5,76.5 88
Excess of assets over liabilities, . 19,601 28
Collection of Panda.—The sum receiyed during
the past year by contributions is $4412,44. Whilst
this sum is very sinall,in view of the number -of
those who '
should contribute to it; and entirely in
adequate to the work to be done, t here arenot lack
ing reasons for satisfaction in the receipt of even
this small amount. The Committee have had no
collecting agency, neither are their donations, as
always before, largely composed of special contri
butions from friends of the cause in Philadelphia.
No such contributions have been sought or received
the past year. The sums given have been given by
the churches almost entirely, and without agency.
The report of the Committee on Publication , was
referred to the standing committee on that subject.
The Assembly then adjourned with prayer.
Afternoon Session.
Friday, .May 22d, 1863.
The Assembly met at n o'clock, and was'opened
with prayer by the Moderator.
TRZASIIIVER'EI REPORT.
The report of the Treasurer was read, and was re
ferred to a committee, consisting of Messrs. Am
brose, White and Bartholothew.
IMPORT ON ronitioF
Mr, NP: S. GRIFFITH presented the report of the
Committee on Foreign Missions, which was read,
and referred to the standing committee on Foreign
Missions.
REPORT Or COMMITTER ON CORRESPONDENCE.
Rev. Dr. Si.ita on behalf of the committee is / -
pointed on the eabject, made the following report :
The committee' to whom was referred a commu
nication from the General Assembly of the Presby
terian Church of the Malted States, which met at
Columbus, Obio, May, 1.862 i addressed tp the Gene.
ral Assembly, and proposing a stated annual friendly
interchange of commissioners between the two Geoe
ral Assemblies, recommend tfie adOption of the fol
lowing resolutions by this Assembly :
Resolved, That this Assembly with heart-felt ylea,
sure and Christian salutation accept the proposition
thus made, hoping and praying that Wiry result in
securing a better understanding of' the relations,
which, in the judgment of the Assembly, ate proper
to be maintained between the two Assemblies.
Resolved, secondly, That in accordance' with the
suggestion of the M.oderator of the last Assembly
meeting at Columbus, that this interchange of com
missioners should comrnenee at the earliest practi
cable period, Robt. W. Patterson, minister, and
William .11. Brown, ruling elder, be appointed as
commissioners to represent this As4mbly in the
General Assembly, now holding its sessions at Pe
oria, •
Resolved, thirdly', That it be taiggested that fu
ture General Assemblies of the two branches of
the Presbyterian church in thd United States, here
after designate each other respectively by the places
in which their sessions are appointed toisi held.
Resolved, fourthly,---That a certified copy of this
action be at once transmitted to the Moderator of
the General. Assembly, now holding its sessions at
Peoria, Illinois, and that the commissioners appoin
ted, be requested to repair to that body, and express
to it the fraternal and , Christian regards of ;this As
sembly.
The REv. Da. SPEER moved the acceptance and
adoption of the report.
Bev. Dn. dox.—l do not wish to say anything
that may appear invidiOue 'Or unkind. Thottet:who
have mach to be forgiven, should learn to forgive
much. In the unhappy schism which took place in
our Church some years ago, 1 eiperieneed a wotind
which I shall feel till the day of my death, but it is
more honorable to be sinned agslaatilian sinning. I
do think that the. Presbyterian Church in this , mt- I
try is more primitive; more Iliblieal;,miire . cittholic ,
more American, thsat any other deltontinition on the
continent. The great interest of an unborn posteri
ty of millions, may, and' must 'be involved in the
manner in which the two branches of this Church
treat each other. I consider it a token of God's
good providence; that things are, now developed in
the manner in which they present theinselves. This
Assembly, and the Church at large, as I understand,
respond favorably to this action of our Committee,
and I hope it will be made the subject of our prayers,
that God may make the two branches of our Church
aubStantially one, in the Lordlesus Christ. When
I shall witness this unity, 1 elfin be ready.to say,
"Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace."
REV. ALBERT BARNES inquired whether the As
sembly had any information that the General As
sembly meeting at Peoria will send commissioners
to this Assembly.
Ray. DR. COX. That is our understanding.
THE MODERATOR: It was stated in;the commu
nication from their Moderator that they would ap-
point commissioners this year, if we would respond
to their action so as to enable them to do so.
REV. MR. SPEAR. The Moderator of the last
Assembly in a letter to this body, made special re
quest that, we should at an early stage appoint
commissioners to the next General Assembly now
'in session at Peoria, assuring Us that that body
would immediately respond by a corresponding
committee.
Ray. MR. BARNES. I will simply say, then;
that I concur fully in these resolutions in reference
to an interchange of brotherly affection between
these two religious bodies. The action intbodied in
these resolutions is, 1 judge, just so far as we can
go at the present time, and as far as they wish us
to go. Our course during , the last twenty-five
years has been perfectly dignified and Christian.
I have felt all along, that we have gone just as far
as Christian propriety would allow us to go, in our
ap_proaches to that body. -
Emir. Da. Cox., In 1840, they refused our over
tures.
B •I was speaking merely ,of our
own action. Eave done-whatwas Proper. Now,
that. they have initiated' this inatter, I feel disposed;a I have no doubt the Assembly do, to go just as
far as may be becoming. Ido not think it”neces
eery for us to make any further advances at the
present time ..than is embodied in the resolutions
before us. What this may lead to, no. man can
tell; it cannot, at any rate, do any harm. I. like
the report very much, and I shall cordially support
it.
Rev. Dr. Sittnexa stated that according to the in
formation communicated to him, the action of the
Old. School Assembly on this subject was absolutely
unanimous—that there was a most cordial desire for
a better understanding between the two bodies. He
stated that he had been urged by those connected
with that body to use, all his influence in this Assem
bly for the purpose of forwarding the object pro
posed. He fully concurred in the action proposed by
the Committee. He inquired whether the commis
sioners appointed by this Assembly, would be able to
reach the. Peoria Convention in,time.
Rev. Dr. SPEAR stated that they would be notified
by telegraph, with a special request that they should
attend at'once. He - said that both the commission
ers proposed resided at Chicago.
Rev. Dr. SKINNER resuming, declared his great
satisfaction in the prospect of the result of the pre
sent action. He believed there was a most earnest
desire, both among the laymen and the ministry of
both branches, for a reunion. He hoped to see
such a reunion before his death.
Rev. Dr. DARLING stated that it, had been ob
served by an examination of the communication from
the Other branch that they have frequently nsed
the phrase "New School •Presbyterian church.
This, (Dr. DARLING remarked,) is a phrase which
we have always .been very careful to repudiate. I
think that in our answer to this paper, this fact
should be more explicitly stated than is one in the
report of the committee.
Rev. Dr. Cox said that the committee fully con
curred in the fbelings expressed by Dr. Darling, but
they had thought that the object would be best ac
complished by instructions to the commissioners-of
this Assembly. He said that he had seldom used
the phrase ".New School," and very much disliked
it. This branch of the chinch had not introduced
any novelties, They adhered to the old Confes
sion of Faith and the old Bible.
He believed that the lack of concord' between the
two branches was constantly decreasing, and that
they would, in time, like kindred drops, commingle
on earth:as they expect to do in heaven.
REV. DR. SPrAn hoped that the commissioners
appointed by this Assembly would have no other
instructions than pert as may be embraced' in the
action of the Assembly. He hadno, doubt that
those commissioners, repairing to the Assembly
of the other branch, would make fraternal and
Christian speeches which would fully represent the
feeling of this body. It was a simple matter of
fact that the term "New School " had been adopt
ed as a phrase of designation by members of both
branches of the Church. It did not, necessarily,
imply anything invidious. He thought that the
fraternal letter from the other Assembly should at
once negative the idea that anything invidious was
intended, by the use of the phrase " New School."
He thought that the resolutions reported by the
committee suggesting that the two Assemblies
should be designated by their place of. meeting; was
a very polite hint that the, phrase "New School"
should hereafter be avoided; and he had no doubt
that hint would be effective. - •
$10,353 76
$5,628 91
REV. Dn. Ilowixn, of Utica, expressed his gra
tification at the spirit manifested by the two Assem
blies and at the results which their action promised.
He hoped that the admirably drawn paper presen
ted by the committee would not be marred by any
alteratiow - He thought that the Assembly in all
its action Should-studiously-avoid- any reference to
the disagreements of the past. Let by-gones be
by -goner: Ile hoped that the two branches of the
Church would speedily become, by the blessing. of
God, one and indivisible.
Rev. Dr. SPRES stated"that he fully concurred in
the resolutions reported by the Committee. He had
during the last four years in Dayton, Ohio, been asso
ciated with Rev. Dr. Thomaa, a distinguished and
excellent member of the Old Bchool body. That
gentleman had expressed to him, just before he left,
his hope that the General Assembly would most cor
dially entertain the overtures of the other branch for
a correspondence. He thoughithat, stane locali
ties at least,,the feeling in favor of union was stronger
in the other branch of the church than in this. In
the General Assembly at Oolninbus, this matter of
correspondence was the subject of deliberate and
Careful consideration with the leading members, in
cluding such. men as Dr. Robert J. Breekinridge.
The feeling of.the Assembly on the subject was most
cordial, and their action was taken with entire unan
imity,
W S. Griffith expressed his great gratification
in view of the proposed correspondence between the
two Assemblies. He fully concurred in the action
proposed by the committee, believing it to be the
best form which their action Could assume Tar ac
complishing the object desired:' `He looked forward
to, the happiest results from the proposed correspon
dence. He believed that the two branches. united
were destined to accomplish a most glorious work.
Rev. Dr. Darling stated that itie suggestion which
he had previously made, had been made at the in
stance of two of the eldest members of this body.
He would not have Made the suggestion, had he slip
posed that the matter had' been thoroughly can
vassed by the Committee on Correspondence.. In
what he bad previously said, he had not intendod to
intimate any design on the part of the members of
the other branch to cast any imputation upon those
connected with this. If in the view of the committee
the difficulty was sufficiently met by the resolutions
proposed, he waived all of jeotions to the report:
He remarked that if the prospect of a correspond
ence of the,character proposed gave place to the
older members of - the Assembly, it was doubly
agreeable to the younger members, who had not
been engaged in the battles of the past, and bad no
wounds to show. Be blessed God in view of the
time when the Presbyterian Church in this country
should be one united body.
The MODERATOR. Before putting this most im
portant questiou to vote, I hope that, the Assembly
Will indulge me in expressing the happiness which C
personally feel in being the medium through which
such a question shall be put to-such a body. View
ing the past, we may certainly say that thus far, the
Lord bath let:Las pn in ways that tend to charity and
to petiee—te the healing of all dissension and divi
sion. We can take the vote on this question without
inquiring anxiously what the future may be. What
our present duty is, and that to which all our hearts
now respond, is manifest. I ,believe that our action
will be cordial and unanimous.
On motion, the resolution was amended by inserting
in the second resolution the names of Rev, Arthur
Swasey and Elder Oliver IL Lee, of Chicago, as al
ternates.
The question then being taken on adopting the re
port of the committee, it was adopted unanimously.
On motion,. it was
Resolved, That the action of the Amenably be com
municated to the commissioners and to the Assem
bly at, Peoria, by telegraph. ,
On' motion of Mr. Haines, it was
Redolved, That the hour of meeting in the afternoon
he'.ltreafter at 4 o'clock, instead of half-past 3
o'cli—and that the hour', of adjournment be 6
o'Cln . instead of half--past '5 &Cloak.
The Assembly then'adjourned with prayer.
lIOUR OF MEETING.
atiieri:tal;•' - TrtoltitttriaL .A
The following , items should 'have appeared in the
early part of the morning's proceedings, immediate
ly after the appointment of the standing committees.
SYNODICAL ;RECORDS.
The records of the Synods were presented and put
into the hands of the committees appointed to exa
mine them.
NARRATIVES, STATISTWirL REPORTS, ETC
The Assembly proceeded to receive the narrative:a,
statistical reports, and other papers of the Presbyte
ries, which were duly referred to the standing com
mittees.
Rey. Mr. Norton moved that tbe Presbytery of
Lexington, Missouri, be added to the list of -Presby
teries. ,
Itey. Mr. Hatfield, the stated clerk, remarked that
he bid received a. letter from the stated clerk of the
Synod of MissoUri, stating.that th,e name of the Lex
ington Presbytery was last year accidentally omitted
from the roll, and had been, restored.
A discussion ensued, during which. the fact was
elicited• that some time since a majority of the Lex
ington Presbytery -voted to secede from the• Synod of
Missouri, while a minority still maintained their at
tachment to the Synod, and has been reciognized as
constituting .the Preebytery. Since 'that time the
sededing portion has repealed their action, and there
was now a general desire on the part of the Presby
tery to renew full connexion' with the Synod.
Hon. Mr. Allen raised the point of order that
there was nothing before the Assembly on vvhieh it
could act—that, according to the statement of the
clerk, the Presbytery was , already, on the roll, and
that the motion of Rev. Mr. Norton was not in
order. . - •
The Moderator sustained the point of < order, and
the motionof Mr. Norton was :not entertained.
Rev. Dr. Speer subsequently presented a.oomniu-
Ideation from the Presbytery of *Leiington, which
was referred to the Committee on Bills and Over-
Fifth Annual Report of the Foreign- Mission
Committee to the-eaneral Assembly. •
LREAD ON FRIDAY, MAY 22D.}
This eventful age ity distinguished for nothing
more remarkable and cheering, than the':work
which God is accomplishing in the' world through
the agency` of chtistian Kiss . ions. ' l ll
By His wouter-Workineptiovidence' r every barrier
to the introdliction of the Gospel is being removed
and- ia highway is 'opened up for the - progress- of
Christ's Kingdom in all the nations of the earth.
The Word of God is not bound; bat in most hea
then and Papal countries, may be dietrilinted with
out let or hinderance.
No adamantine walls now exclude the missionary
of the Cross or the Bible from the hundreds of mil
lions of China. No. murderous ruler threatens
death to the convert in Madagascar. The turbanned
Turk takes hie place with the friends of the Re
deemer at the communion' table in Conetakinople
without fear of death or persecution.
In all these re4.pects, and others as important,
what marvellous changes a few years have wit
nessed. All providential preparations seem to be
made for an onward movement of the Church against
the powers of darkness. The cries of,the dying na
tions sound louder and louder. The voice of the
Master utters the command with new and startling
emphasis, "Go ye into all the world, and.preach the
Gospel to every creature." ' •
That command is addressed to ns. We have
claimed to be a missionary people, have been:honored
as such, God has crowned every effort we have made
to obey tbe divine command with his blessing: has
given us extraordinary opportunities and capabili
ties for successful service, with men and means suf
ficient to Meet the full measure of our responsibility
in the premises. But notwithstanding all this,
fidelity to the Master, and a true regard to the wel
fare of-our beloved brethren, to the honer and ad
vancement ,of our . Churoh, compel your Committee
to report that in respect to this glorious work igreat
numbers or our people seem indifferent alike to the
command of our ascended Lord and to the claims Of
the perishing heathen, and we are constrained to
ask, " How can Christians so highly favored and so
eminently qualified, remain deaf to the Macedonian
cry which year after
, year sounds more and more
loudly in their ears and escape the terrible conse
quences of such a course?" .
So far as we can learn -from the Minutes 'of the
Assembly, or from any other authentic source, the
amount contributed to this cause from our Churches
is not one fourth - what we have the'ability with
great ease to do towards arresting that awful tide of
sin which sweeps so many MilliCiDi3 annually into
the abyss of endless woe!
If this be so, the fact is full of most fearful in
terest to us all with reference to the honor, the peace
and prosperity of the Church vre.love so well, and to
the progress of the glorious Gospel in the world. It
is plainly the duty of this Committee, as we suppose,
to keep the Assembly advised of the faets respecting
the interests of the great cause we are appointed to
serve, whether these facts are agreeable orotherwise.
The following tabular statement is derived from.the
Minutes of theiast Assembly, and presents - the re
sult of another year's offeringe from our brethren
to promote the conversion of the heathen. world to
Christ.
Statement showing the amounts contributed for
Foreign' MissionS, by the churches in the Synods and
Presbyteries respectively, as reported in the minutes
of the General Assembly of 1862.
-,.
~..• • . 4
~.L . 4.. l' 4 7 .: '4 F, , .
.2, *t . 0 g
4:2
ga. A , ? 2 ...5
8 a -4 . 4 -a g
... 'A 8 .
Albany; 5 8,285 $4,072.00 $0 49
Utica, 4 7,171 3,264 10 0 451
Geneva, 6 9,149 2,598 16 02 4-
Onondacra, 4 8,102 2,844 63 035
Susquelratitia, 3 3,815 1,269 67 0 331
Genesee, , 6 12,285 4,1.84 97 034
N.York i N...Tersey,9 26,366 24,929 00' 0 941•
Pennsylvania, 5 13,711 5,541 13 0 414
W. Pennsylvania, 3 2,948 , 956 44 0 321
Michigan, 9 ' 8,444 2,816 35 0 33f
Western Reserve, 7. • 6,529 2,870 21 014
Ohio, 4 4,834 • 1,244 46 026
Cincinnati, 3 3,046 960 39 0 311
Indiana, . 4 ` 3,530 7,273 16 ,2 06
Wabash, 4 2;771 436 99 016
Illinois, 4 4,333 669 26 013
Peoria, 6 4,829 2,671 34 055
Wisconsin, .3 :1,236 172 35 014
,
Iowa; 6 2,139- , 186 65 .0 09
Minnesota, 3 605 286 16 0 47}
Missouri, 3 857. 135 26 0 15k
Alta California, 3 569 100 00 018
104 135,454 $69,482
Of the 1466 Churches, only 595 contributed any
thin fr.
It a thus appears that our rolls show an army of
135,454, bound by sacramental pledge and by every
Obligation of love and duty to devote their hearts and
lives; every power mortal and immortal to honor the
King of Zion, and to build up his kingdom ; that this
great army, enjoying the gospel themselves and living
in the midst of plenty which God has showered down
upon them, have actually contributed to send the
Word of Life to the perishing heathen during a whole
year, only the sum of $69,482 68, or an average of
about 51 cents to each enrolled member, which is less
than one cent per week. Suppose that the require
ments of the gospel laid our time under tribute as'did
the Jewish law, what would be the value in money of
the time thus taken from our accustomed pursuits
Suppose that of this army more than one-third of the
whole, say 35,454 are wounded, sick, disabled or de
serters, and that we have 100,000 yet for duty ; sup
pose that they, the able bodied shall devote to the
cause of the great Captain in the foreign field only
one day in last month, but shall devote that one day
truly and faithfully, and shall place the proceeds in
the treasury; what would be the result? If the
average value of that day's work should be bat 25
cents, the treasury would receive $25,000 monthly, or
$300,000 per annum. Need more be said to prove
that we are making no adequate response to the
claims which this cause has upon us, in Irespect to
the contribution of our means.
Allusion is made in the Committee's table'to the
number of Pastors only to suggest the inquiry,
whether the results we deplore are due in any mea
sure to the part that this blessed relation of Min
ister and people has to such an extent fallen into
disuse among us.
The circular which this Committee addressed to
the Presbyteries in 1861, was generally so well re
ceived by those bodies that we hoped and expected
to see the results apparent in the reports of last As
sembly. We are not, however, discouraged in re
gard to that effort, but trust that the Presbyteries
will feel their great responsibilities in this matter,
and will adopt some systematic and thoroughly effi
cient method to secure the intelligent presentation
of the subject to each of their respective churches
and to every member thereof, and that blessed
results will be manifested in future years.
Haying so recently addressed the Presbyteries,
and feeling that it was our duty in some way to
bring the condition of the heathen world and wants
Of the treasury to the attention of our brethren;
especially in view of the fact that the coat of sustain
ing the missions is so much enhanced bythe great
advance in - the cost of exchange, we addressed
circular letter to 'the session of
roll of the Assembly. [Cireul
We hope that this appeal
not fail of its object, but that
our brethren may be reminded
to appropriate efforts to their ,
and the welfare of a dying wor
In response to this circular, al
a church in the Presbytery: of
" About five years ago there
church organized here, but ;w
house of worship, or a pastor.
ganization of the church ne*l,
hers movedlo' other states.
male member f and only four
* * * * Enclosed, I s
of sand towa - zds making the
can do, and may - God add hi
A fihy-cent Currency no
Was, no doubt, a very getter
If .the spirit which anima
be disseminated, through th
aspect of our affairs at horn
blessed power which inheres
in the work of the Lord d
cfferings . made in such a spir
his blessing.
0
As we have no other recog
ary work but that which is c
can Board of Commissions
names of our Ministers ass
They are sixty-three in nu , 1
SRived as follows,. viz.:
ELAH B. TREAT, Secrete
WooD, 11D, See
CHAS. P. BUSH District S
JOHN MCLEOD; District Sec ,
ELISHA. EALLANTINE, Dist.'
West'AfricaiGaboon Mi on; 4.. Jacob Best,
Albert Bushnell ; Andrew D., ask,-E.: J. Pierce..
South Africa.—Zulu Miss ; A 3.• Andrqw Abra,
ham,Silas MeKhinek; Seth I . tone: • - '
European Turkey and We , n Asia, 23.—Mis.
sion to Western TUrkey, 6, He J. Van Lennep;
Oliver :Crane, Edward. M. .Do , Justin W. Par
sons, Tartan 0 Trowbridge, ; I eodore L. *hag-
.
ton: - .
Mission- to Eastern Turkey; Sanford Richard
son.. Orson P. Allen, W. Freder Williams. •• ..
Mission to
.Central Turkey, 3 . Alva; B. Goodale, -
M . . D„,Homer B. Morgan, Geor.H.White. .. . .
'SYria MisSion, 6.—Williain Thome:ail, M. D,
Wm.-W.' Eddy,'i.T. Edwards FOr Henry H. Jessup,
J. Lorenzo Lyons, Samuel A.'S: :: '! .
"Nestorian : Mission, 5.-=Sam..'.Rhea, : qlolsten
Pru,'.George W..Coxe, Jeseph t ;Cochran, John H:,.
Shedd, Henry H. Cobb. •. ' . ' ~
Western India, 3. MahrattO' ission,S.—Lemaef
Bissell, Wm: P. - .. Barker, Henry ' . Ballartyde. •
_ Madura Mission, .6.—South I . ' India, B.—John.
E. Chandler, Edward Chester, bn.Rendall, Horace
S. Taylor, William Tracy, bh , F. White. - Ceylon
Mission, 2.—Nathan L. Lcird,l . D.-, James Quick. -
China, 6. Canton Missione. 'Samuel W. Bonney,
Daniel Vrooman. Fuh Cau ission .3..--. , Cabb . C.
Baldwin, Justus Doolittle, 4m •4r .6'. Woodia.'Nerth
China ,Mission, I.—Lyman, D. Chapin. . ..
`PeCifie, Islands, 6. SatidWic Islands; 5---01su
dims B. Andrews, Seren..E.Bis Op, Cyrue• I% Mills,
Lorenzo Lyons, jne., r.P3gu - ; Micronesia Mis.:
Mon - I.—Edward. .T. Doane •
, . . , .. . ..
North Americau Indittnics. Dakotas, 3.--Thes.
S. Williiffison, M.- D.,' Stepten :R Riggs,' John N.
Williamson. Ojibwas, L.-Leonard. H. 'Wheeler.
Senecas, 1.--Asher Wright. . • . : .
Ten of these missionariesare now in this country,.
viz.:—Jacob Best, Andrew ).Jack, E; J. Pierce,' Si
.las McKinney, 'Henry j.' V n tennep, 'William 'W.
Eddy, George 'W. Om, I Ittry N. Cobb, 'John E.
Chandler,. Nathan L. Lord, .D.
• • •
The Committee have lon .desired to secure more
frequent and full Correspon, nee with . um' 'beloved
and honored' missionarykr, hien to assure- them of
our special interest in. the : ork and regard for
them as brethren who for e love of Christ Irive
gone to dwell in the dark.p . , •s of the earth. We
haye recently addressed tolt., the following circu
lar and have received inodt • 1 ig.htful and Cheering,
responses from some.of tlie 1 hieh are submitted
herewith, [Circular. and ieS , sea Omitted.[.. ' . .
Though many:of the nibst luable missionaries.
of the Board have, during , i e last year, finished
their Course; and now wear th *r crown , all of these
connected With our Presbite s, are still - pursding
the bleised work ;to which th. Ord has called them,
'either in their:Missions abro 4or laboring for the
cause at borne, ~ ,
The last meeting of the AM wean Beard, at Spring
field, was one noStrinierettsly attended and
interesting anniversaries everheld by that institution.
It was thought by many f4ends Of the Board, that
the absorbing nature of. the cares and •trials con
nected with national trebles, weal& interfere
. our, „ , .
materially with the attenda,nch at that meeting; but
the result ;proved conclusivel that this eause is too
strongly rooted in. the hearts 1 great multitudes of,
the people of God, to allow t mto neglect its inte
rests, how great soever may e the . pressure upcin..
there, from any direction. 0 'attendance of - that
vast assemblage of deeply in rated Christian men
and women—moat of whom,. not all of whom bad
laidaitide the.most weighty c es and, responsibilities
connected with the interests our beloved country,
to' unite their 'prayers and t re; their sympathies
and cOunsels, in behalf of a d ng tiorldwitit one of i
Me'most encouraging and dei htful spectacles ever I
presented to man. It was est ated, that.,more than,
five thousand persons were pr ent duriog some part
of' the session. The hospita ty of the people of
Springfield and vicinity , pro d fully adequate to'
i t
the occasion, and the meeting'vas; doubtless one of
the must pleasant and profita3le ever held by, the.
Board. ,
.
{The Committee here - inner • ()solutions passed by
the Board, already published. . - • - .
In. conclusion; let us thank Od'and take courage,'
in view of the fact, that awl revolutions : and corn-,
.motions at home, the. cause o Foreign-Missions has,
during the pant year, enjoyed such signal evidences
of the divine favor—that the 'who havi3 left us; to
go far hence to the:heathen ; •ve realized-the. fulfil
wentof the last promises of r ascended Lord,- and ,
that amid all the, demands
.and
.sacrifices of the
struggle for national life; a the cause of humati .
liberty, God has given to th churches in the loyal
States; the ability and the w 1 tosintain and carry,
forward-the cause of Christie Missions with so much:
energy and success.
.. . .
• 'Slay our own beloved Ch ch itviake to new zeal
and. energy in this blessed ork, and secure a rich
reward in the prosperity of 11 our missionaries, and
other enterprises at home; end .in the .bleseing of
heaVen on the hearts of all, e people: , '' •
Clerk`
be
Committee reeclianased; that the Stited Clerk'
be authorized and directed to. send a eopY of the Mi 4.
mites of each Assembly, to . tuteh of our missionary;
brethren. . . , , . .
, •
The term of office of the felleroring , members erne
Coirtinittee, expires at 'this tima:---Willittin E. Dodge;
Joseph N. Tuttle, Thomas Bond, Edward' A. Lam
bert; and, Walter S. Griffith; . ~
. . ASA D. SMITH, Moir-sram '
S.'. .
Secretary. - -,
' WALTER .; GRIFFITE,
On Saturday, the Assertibly heard reports from
the Trustees of the . Church .Erection Fund,, and
from the Permanent Committees on Education and
on'Home Missions. After hearing the report on
Education
Dr. FowLmt, of Utica (being called upon for a
statement in reference to the Auburn Theological
Seminary,) said that, although he could not give
statistics with entire accuracy, he was able to state
that, notwithstanding the troubles of the time, the
past, year has been to the institution one of great
prosperity. The financial condition of the Semina
ry was very good.:
The
The speaker also referred to Hamilton Col
lege, whose affairs, he stated, were in a very satis
factory condition. Not only was its financial situ
ation promising, but .the institution had recently
enjoyed a most remarkable ontpouring of the Holy
Spirit. Of 150 students, 'all; with the exception
four or five, had been hopefully converted-
Prof. DAY, of Lane Theological Seminary (being
called on, for a statement, in reference to that inati
tution,) 'said that its condition was such as greatly
to encourage its friends. Much Work was yet, to be
done, but the prospects of the Seminary which had
at one time been dark and lowering, were now bright
and hopeful. Notwithstanding its nearness to the
seat of warlike operations had somewhat interfered
with its operations, particularly at the time when
Cincinnati was threatened, yet, the number of stu
dents was larger than had been anticipated.
Bev % Pr. SKINNER (being 'called on for 11P state
ment in regard to the condition of the Union Theo
logical Seminary,) said that the only statement im
portant to he made in reiWci to that institution was
that it had, during the past year sustained a great
and irreparable loss in the death of Rev. Dr. Ro
binson. In his own department, no man in this or
any other country was superior to Dr. Robinson.
His eminence in his department was' an unsPeaka
hie advantage to the Seminary. The instruction
which he gave and the influence which he exerted
were invaluable. His qualifications were also en
-hanced by his admirable tact as a disciplinarian.
'Another remarkable feature in Dr. Robinson's
character was his devotion to the cause of missions.
By his zeal in this respect, he exerted a most ad=
mirahle influenee upon the students. The Semina
ry had.thus become known as, emphatically * mis
sionary institution.' In Conclusion, Dr. Skinner
begged 'the prayers of the Assembly that the plea°
;mote 6rangtliot
left vacant by the death of Dr. Robinson might be
properly supplied.
Rev. Dr. Cox made some remarks eulogistic of
the character of the late Dr. Robinson. An illus
tration of his high Biblical attainments was that
Dr. Chalmers had once said, "My study table is
not furnished without my Bible, my Greek Testa
ment and the works of Robinson."
The department of Biblical criticism, in which Dr.
Robinson stood pre-eminent, was one (the speaker
feared) which was not sufficiently appreciated. Our
English translation of the Bible is, in many respects,
excellent; but since it has been made, th'e meaning of
Many words has been modified, and the progress of
bermenentical theology has been immense. To rea
lize the full meaning of the Sacred Record, it must be
studied in the language in which it was originally
written. What would be the situation of our ambas
sador at St. Petersburg, if his instructions were written
in an unknown tongue, so that he would be obliged to
carry them to an interpreter before he could negotiate
with the Czar or his ministers? Worse is the condi
tion of an ambassador, of Christ who cannot read his
instructions in the original Hebrew and Greek. The
only volunie able to make .men wise unto salvation,
„ g
is tbe Bible; and it will'continue to be' studied when
oh church - on the
naitted.]
lour churches will
thotisands of
unspeakable good
4:1,37, a member of
innesota, writes,
a Presbyterian
~ ave never had .a
. oon after the or
-11 tbe'male mem
re not is but one
bens in all.
.i
.v on one little, grain
i, ntain. It is all. I
ssing."
il: s enclosed, whichl i ntribution.
Ilia good sister can
urch, how will the
d abroad 'feel the
every people who
i
~ at they can To
od will, surely add
Bach fools as Torn. Paine and Colenso are forgotten.
The death of Dr. Robinson was a great loss to the.
Seminary with which he was connected, and the church
generally. His works live after him, and will be ap
preciated by posterity. His cheracterVill be 'respected
so long as learning and piety shall receive esteem.
!:ed Foreign Miesion
flacted by the Ameri-
Ave report only the
ted with that Board.
r, located and em-
.
On Monday, the Assembly was oecumed with the
rpport of the Standing Committee on Foreign Mis
sions,whose report with resolutions, as bellows, was
adopted.
Resolved, That in the removal of every obstacle to
the preaching of the gospel there is abundant cause
for , gratitude and encouragement, and the strongest
appeal to every friend of the Redeemer' to Miliat to
the extent of his ability in the work of evangelizing''
a last world.
• •
oston,:
ry, N. Y.. City.
ry, Rochester.'
ry, Philadelphia.
Bloomington.
Resolved, That the fact so painfully evident, that
as a phristian people we are not properly awake .to
the claims of the heathen, and are doing little'for
their salvation compared with the ability which God
has given us, is, one that should humble us, instruct
us, and induce.us to devote ourselves henceforth while
we live ; our sons and our. daughters ; our means and
our prayers to this great work. •
Resolved, That this General Asseinbly and the
churches we represent, are called upon to Cherish
and manifest the deepest interest in the•work of Fo
reign Missions, as conductedby . the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, with iihie,h
we haye been so long and so happily connected, and
which has given us such abundant proofs of the skill
and fidelity which have marked the management of
its great trust, and of the entire fairness of all its ar
rangements relating to the location of the missiona 7
ries connected with our Presbyteries, and their
freedom to act according to the dictates of their own
judginent as to the formation of Presbyteries in their
respective.fields.
Resolved, That the General Assembly regard with
great satisfaction the result of measures calculated to
keeP more fresh and enduring, that bond which 'unites
us with peculiar regard to our own ministers and their
beloved partnersdn the missionary field, and we trust
that those dear brethren will permit Us to, hear from,
them occasionally, hereafter within each year.
Rssolved, That it be recommended to the Presby
teries that they appoint one of their ministers or elders
as the Presbyterial agent for Foreign Missions, whose
duty it shall .be to see that the cause is presented to
each church, to report at each meeting of the Pres
bytery, and also toreport annually to the Permanent
Committee of the Assembly, what each church in
the Presbytery has done for the cause during the
year,' and that the.sta.ted clerk sfeach Presbytery be
requested to furnish to, the Permanent Committee the
name of the minister or elder who shall be 'appointed
the Presbyterial agent for Foreign Missions.
Resolved, That the stated clerk: of the Assembly
be directed to supply each of. our Foreign Mission
aries with a copy of the minutes of each General As
sembly.
Rev. Dr. Cox, from the, judicial Committee, pre
sented the following, report, stating that he believed
it to be satisfactory to all the, parties concerned. In
reference to the complaint of S. Edwards Todd from
the decision of the presbytery -of Cayuga, and of
the synod of Onondaga, confirming it in his case,
the Judicial Committee report to the General .As
semblY, as follows
First, that this matter or case of Mr. Todd ap
pears to have been' On whatever account managed
by the synod, and especially before the presbytery ,
in .a way extraordinary if not censurable for irregu
larity, so that a full and, fair trial on the whole
seems, to have been in fact precluded. (See mi
nutes of said synod, etpecially pages 186, 187.)
Second, - that the case was mot finished but rather
left, and -so brought immature before the sy , nod,
and by, them not remitted as it should have been to
the presbytery to finish thoroughly:their 'work;
but entertained and confirmed .against,the complain
ant.
Wherefore, the committee recommend to the Ge
neral Assembly, first, that the entire case, be re
mitted to the synod to that body to remit it to said
presbytery;
~ and -Secondly, that the presbytery be:
enjoined to institute a new trial of the complaint
made to them, giving to all parties time and space,
for proper, process, and issue of the case, according :
to our book of discipline and the honor of the cause
ofjustice and truth as connected with the polity
and. wisdom of the Presbyterian - church
The committee desiremo formal or special censure
of the synod or, presbytery except whit seems inevitr
able from the facts of the case-4-resulting from too
much haste and the absence of , so grdat a majority
of that large and respected presbytery.,
Passed unanimously in said committee, and, so
respectfully sabMitted to the Assembly.
It was moved and seconded that the report of the
committee be adopted. r
After considerable discussion, -extending into the'
afternoon session s the report was recommitted.
Adjourned until Tuesday morning.
(To be continued.:)
putiritim frtobgttrian
JOHN W. 3NRARS,
/Or On reviewing the sheets of Dr. Duffield's
Sermon, weAnd a number of errors, which we will
endeavor to correct in our next.
THE mass of our readers require no apology
from us for the great prominence, given in our
columns to the, proceedings of this body,-now
meeting in our city. Besides the ecclesiastical
significance 'of their action 'which we chronicle,
much'of it is of a deeply interesting character to
the general reader. The Moderator's sermon, of
which we give a full, and carefully , revised copy,
abounds in ,the weightiest considerations upon
matters of universal and immediate importance
in Church and State, urged with the earnestness
of deep conviction upon the ,reader. Though
few will sympathise with its rather dark 'outlook
and desponding tone in , regard to the immediate
future, none can read it without receiving deep
and salutary impressions of personal duty in view
of the errors, follies;and perils of the times in
which.We live. It must rank among the ablest
and most important of the moderator's sermons.
We are most favorably impressed with the
Assembly. It either contains more than usual
of the ability, executive talent, and good spirit
of the Church, or is me are happy td believe, it
represents a Church' rapidly rising in these re
speets. :Its tone thus far hie been delightfully
genial and hopeful. It has taken hold of the
points of business presented with promptness and
energy. The debatis thus 'far have proved un
commonly interesting and valuable. The prompt
and eniphatic action taken' in 'response to the
courteous offer of correspondence, from the other
branch of the:Church, proved the" clear:headed
new, the self and the ,Christian spirit of
the body., Equally prompt, emphatic, and cre
ditaideto the Assembly, was the.unanimous vote
REPORT FRO3I JUDICIAL COMMITTEE
1=10:=1
GENESEE EVANGELIST.
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1863
- - Editat
THE GHNEEAL ASSEMBLY.
on the amendment of Mr. Crowell, by which it
was decided to give the entire endorsement of
the General Assembly to the principles and aims
of the Union League, by visiting the League
Rooms of this city in a body. The mere wisps
of objection to such a course, raised by a few ex
cellent, but somewhat timorous, members of the
body, were swept a Nay in a vigorous and sum
mary manner, by the stirring speeches of Messrs.
Adair, Spear, Skinner, Clark and Foote, the lat
ter, we are informed, being a brother of the brave
hero of Fort Henry. We most cordially approve
of the decision reached, and of the grounds on
which they were placed, in both of the matters
referred to. And we think we see in this,Ge
neral. Assembly, the representatives of a body
conscious, as never before, of the divine gift, of
unity among its members, of growing strength,
and of a call from Providence, such as was never
heard in its history before, to put forth that
strength in, the Master's cause, particularly.on
our Home Field. It is remarkable that the same
General Assembly should witness the restoration
to our Rolls Of bodies once so widely distinct—
in fact so painfully antagonistie,—as the Free
PresbyterY of Ripley, Ohio, and the Presbytery
of Lexington, Mo. This fact may, be regarded
as deeply significant, and of happy omen, as to
our future progress in the most widely different
sections of our country. It calls upon us to be
ui and doing. It seems plainly to indicate that
our Zion, if true to her opportunities, shall per
form a large and honorable part, in planting the
pure gospel, and diffusing the principles of libel ,
ty, of permanent peace, of true national exalta
tion, and of .everlasting good, in our restored and
reunited Republic.
'OUR DAILY ISM
Amounma to our promise, and by the favor
of Providence, we have succeeded in issuing a
daily Sheet with a very full account of the pro
ceedinvs of the Assembly We are gratified
with the reception given by the body to this effort,
the first one we believe, ever made, fully to chro
nicle its proceedings. : The Assembly which met
in Wilmington, was largely reported in an extra
daily issue of the Delaware State Journal of that
city, but our own daily report is three or four
times as extensive, and its accuracy is secured
by` the aid of phonography. We , consider
durselves most fortunate in our phonograph
ic reporter, Mr. D. W. Brown, and cannot
forbear expiessinc , our appreciation of his
accuracy, assiduity, gentlemanly bearing, and
competency for his position.
The AsSembly has responded to our expensive
and somewhat perilous enterprise in such a libe
ral manner that we are sufficiently protected from
pecuniary loss, which is as much as we care to
accomplish for ourselves. They have given ns
matter',worth going` upon record, and that we
feel to be a full compensation, for our pains. Our
hope, and prayer is, that the, proceedings of 'the
body, here fully reported, and distributed
through the church, may diffuse among us the
elevated and comprehensive spirit of the Assem
bly, may promote the growth of homogeneous
ness, and may convey to all a -sense of the high
and aspiring part we are called, as a denomina
tion, to perform in accomplishing the triumph
of: His kingdom on earth.,
• @„
0 tOlif
The Southwest
All eyes have been turned anxiously and all
hearts seem to stand still -with wcnder and
anxiety in regard to Gen. Grant's bold, and peri
lous operations in the flank of Vicksburg. On
the 14th of May, he telegraphed Gen. Halleck
from Raymond, Miss.." Gen. McPherson took this
place on the 12th inst., after a brisk tight of more
than two hours. Our loss was 51 killed and 180
wounded. The enemy's loss was 75 killed, bu
ried by us, and 186 prisoners, besides the woun
ded. McPhersOn is now at Clinton. Gen. -Sher
man is on the direct Jackson road, and Gen. Mc-
Clernand is bringing up the rear. I,will attack
the State capital to-day." From his dispatch it .
appears that he approached Jackson from two .
directions, striking the railroad first at Clinton,
which latter was done by McPherson after his.
victory at Raymond.
Cincinnati dispatches of the 19th say: "The
defeat of the rebels at Raymond Miss:, is said
to have been very disastrous to them. We are
is yet without particulars. General Grant took
Jackson on the 14th inst., and burned the State
capitol. Heavy reinforcements were hurrying
forward to the rebels, and stopping twelve, miles
east of -Jackson. A great battle is imminent.
—Rebel sources of May 14th state that Grant.
captured Jackson on, that day, and burned the
capitol. Evidently " the. Confederate House"
is referred, to as below. This is confirmed by a
dispatch ,from, Gen. Grant, dated Jackson, May
15th, in which he says : " This place fell into
our hands yesterday, after a fight, of about three
hours. Joe. Johnston was in command. The
enemy retreated north, evidently with the design
of joining theVickshurg forces. (Signed) U. S.
GRANT, Major General."
We again take the rebel sources as our guide,
as .they are.earlier thanour own, and they admit
the advantage so far to be with us. The first of
these dispatches is (laied Orandon, Miss., May
17th. It states that our forces had " evacuated"
Jackson at 2 o'clock on that day. But as Grant
moved -towards Vicksburg, the evacuation was
in reality an advance movement. The dispatch
says : "Before leaving they burned the Con
federate House, the depots, penitentiary, Green
and Philip's factory, Stevens''foundry, Lenoire's
hat factory, and a block of buildings on State
street, including the Medical Purveyor's and
other Government offices. Also, both bridges
over Pearl river, and destroyed several miles of
the railroad track. It is reported in Mobile that
some of the burning was done before we retired.
The Confederate ' House was burned by the pro
prietor." A Mobile dispatch of the 18th says :
" The enemy evacuated on Friday and Saturday,
retreating hastily. No serious engagement took
place. The last of the rear guard left about tiro
o'clock, when our cavalry pickets dashed in, kil
led a Union, Colonel, and captured, two others.
The Yankees captured and paroled two hundred
South Carolinians and 9r eorgians."—A Battle.
According to these rebel accounts, an " indecisive"
battle was fought on the 16th at Edwards' Sta
tion, on the railroad between Jackson and Vicks
burg. The 'rebel Gen. Johnston's official dia=
patch, dated May 18th, says " Lieut. Gen. Pem
berton was attacked by the enemy on the morn
ing of the 16th inst., near Edwards depot, and
after nine hours' fighting was compelled to fall
back behind the Big Black. J. E. //WINSTON,
General Commanding." In this battle the loss
on thc Union side was reported at six hundred,
the, rebels admitting theirs to be 8000, in : .
chiding General Tilghman, of Kentucky. Six
teen grins, the rebel account says, are claimed'to
haVe been taken by the Union force; but this is
denied by the rebels. Pemberton has been corn:
polled to fall back behind the Big Black river,
and his reported, though also denied, that the
railroad bridge over that stream was burned by
hia4 Ge.n. Grant had advanced eight miles north,
,and, on the.,morning of Tuesday last, the 19th,
found. Johnston in line of battle to resist hin fur
ther advance. -From all these accounts, the Con-
viction is certain that Grant has been uniformly
successful up to the last intelligence. Thet he
has beaten Colonel Gregg , with reinforcements
from the South, and Gen. Johnston, with re'.n
forcements from the east, and that he has flog
ged Pemberton in a pitched battle outside of
Jackson. Pemberton has an army of fifty thou
sand men, and, Grant the rebel dispatch says, of
forty thousand. It is probable, however, that a
large portion of Pemberton's force was left to
occupy Vicksburg. They put the force resist
ing Grant at only twelve thousand men. Grant
appears to be moving towards. Haines' Bluff, pro
bably to secure the Yazoo river communication,
where he can have the assistance of the gunboats
to assault Vicksburg from the rear.
Finnancial,,etc.
The sales of 5-20 year loans are enormous. On
Tuesday May 19th they reached over two mil
lions.—On that day, thirty-two schooners and
four steamers arrived at this port, all from do
mestic ports. Forty-one vessels cleared, viz:
two brig,s, (one the Model, for Mantanzas„) thir
ty-five schooners, and four steamers, for domestic
ports. This does not look as if the merchants
and shippers were in .great dread of privateers.
There is authority for saying that all the state
ments that Hon. R. 3. Walker has power from
the Treasury Department to rogotiate a loan in
Europe are without foundation, as are also the
reports that any other persons have been sent
abroad by the Secretary of the Treasury for that
purpose.—The sales of 5-20 year bonds, on the
20th again exceeded two millions.
Naval:
Tbe steamer Gladiator left Liverpool last
month, intending to run the blockade at
Charleston. Her cargo, instead of being com
posed of powder, shot, etc., was wholly mae up
of bieadstuffs for the rebel army.—Out of
twviy-eight steamers which have attempted to
run the blockade from Nassau to Charleston and
other points on the southern coast, ten have been
captured or destroyed. The effect of these cap
tures has been to raise the price of freights, and
consequently the business has fallen off in a great
measure.— Capture of _Alexandria La.—Admi
ral Porter sends the following dispatch to Secre
tary Welles from his Flagship below Warrenton,
May 14th : "I have the honor to inform you that
I arrived off the mouth of the Red river on the
morning of the 4th, and on the sth took posses
sion of Fort De Russey, about eight miles front
its mouth. On the evening of the 6th I took
possession of the city of Alexandria without re
sistance. General Banks arrived at Alexandria
on the evenin g of the 7th, and I turned the city
over to him. DAVID D. PORTER, Rear Admiral,
Commanding the Mississippi Squadron."—An
attack on Port Hudson was commenced by our
gunboats May Bth, and continued as late as the
10th. The reports, via New Orleans, are meagre.
Warrenton, just below Vicksburg is in our pos
session. Our gunboats have ascended the Red
river from Alexandria, have forced the rebel
obstructions and shelled the rebel battery at
Harrisonburg.—The R. R. Cuyler, on the 6th,
captured a new fast sailing steamer, the Eugenic,
while attempting to run into Mobile. She had
been fitted out at New York City. The trans
port steamer Union captured the English steamer
Linnet. A number of smaller vessels have t een
captured.
Colored Soldiers.
,All the colored regiments in Gen , . tanks' de.
partment, except the Engineer Corps, have been
handed over to Gen. Ullman, who will haie the
entire control of their equipment and organize:
tion. In addition to the present four regiments
that have been organized, there are already 2500
recruits in camp and under instruction. General
Ullman will immediately proceed to organize a
Corps d'Armee of infantry, artillery arid cavalry,
under the command of white officers.
LATEST
Great Victory in the West—On Tuesday morn -
ing 26th inst., advices had been received of the
of Haines' Bluff, on the 18th by the tray
under admiral Porter, communication having been
previously opened with Gen. Grant and Sherman.
Gem. Grant had advanced from Jackson, beaten the
enemy Nay 16th, at Baker's Creek, with immense
loss in killed, wounded and captured, and was in
possession, on the 25th, of the inner line of the
works surrounding Vicksburg.
sPtidid
°it
The Rev. J. C.. Fletcher gave us last evening a brilliant
lecture on the religion, customs and people of Brazil. Seldom bare
we relished anything more than the picture he laid before his audi
ence of that exuberant garden of the tropics laden with its strange
variety of fruits and dowers, teeming with perpetual harvest for the
hand of man. Surely that country must be the garden of the world,
and if its people bad the enterprise which moves this Yankee nation,
imagination could not set a bound to the nurriltsr they would produce
there. As relevant to this comparison the Reverend gentleman sta
ted that the test Remedies employed therefot the diseases to which*
they are subject, are invented and supplied to them by oar own well
known countryman, Dr. J. C. Ayer, of Lowell;Mass., and that not the
people only but the priesthood and the court of the Emperor down,
have constant recourse in sickness to theßemedies of this widely
celebrated American Chemist.—[Ledger, Boston.
AMERICAN BOARD C. - FOREIGN NIS-
SIONS.
Receipts for the Philadelphia District for Jan.
wiry, February, and March, 1883.
Philad' a—
'4 Ist Presb. Ch, Ladies of Cong. $705 00
Gentlemen " 899 00
Collection, 48 52
Monthly Concert 216 15
Sab. School, 83 80-1952 47
100 00
1 00
120 00
10 00
53 70
5 00
10 00
5 00
uJ. s.
" M. B. M:, - -
" Green Hill church,
" Rev. E. B. R., - -
" Olivet church, - -
" Mrs. Wiegand, - - - -
u Sabbath School by Miss Fisk, -
cc Mrs. M. R. M., for Fem. Sch. at Beirut,
" T. M. & Henry Martyn Chance, for poor
heathen children, • - -
" J. &A.V. R. C., - - -
" A Friend, - - - •
44 J. D. L., - . •
" Pine street church,- - $25107
Sabbath School, - - 39 89— 290 96
" Calvary, . - -3100
" Miss E. M. S., - 50 00
" Mrs. 8., - - 20 00
" Miss. M. L. 8., - 10 00
cc Miss C. 8., - - 10 00— 121 00
" Walnut street cht,W. Phila., Sab. Sch, 25 00
" Buttonwood Street church, 140 00
" ' " Sab. Sch, 80 00— 220 06
" Clinton street church, S. H. C., 10 00
Mansyank church, mon. con., - 13 00
Harrisburg, A Friend, -
" Mon. con., -
Erie ! M. W. T. - - -
Lewiston, Mrs. E. H., - -
Pleasant Retreat, Ger. Ref. church,
Newville, Miss L., . - -
Nelson Sabbath School, -
blarple.church - •
J'.- -
Lewiston, F. H.,
D. 0. J.,
Suguar Grove, Mrs. M. -R., -
E. R., $lOO C. F.,
Sylvania, Mrs. J. P., - -
Holmesburg, Mrs. L. P. Morton, by Rev. A.
ilartpence, legacy, - • -
Pleasant Mount, Asa Smith, byWm.Wright,
Ex'r, leg - - 225 00
Baltimore, Md.,lst c acy ons , t.Presb.cli, $14200
u it Sab . Sch, 50 00— 192 00
Washington, D.C., P. P., - - 1000 00
- - 12 00
Wilmington,Del.,Hanover St. eh.m. c. $B5 37
Sab.Sch. 20 00— 105 37
Camden, N.J., Cong. church - • - - 13 78
'Vetter, Scald—Head, Itch, Blotehes,--Ail 'Eruptions
of the Skin, Chronic _Erysipelas of the Face, Old Sores of Long Mend
ing, that.put a; defiance every , other mode of treatment, are perma
nently cored by "Dr. SoraYne's Alt-healing Ointment." Prepared
only by Dr. Swayne & Son, 830 Sixth street, above Vine, Pinhole.
.01rity.Httir Itestored—Baldicess Prevenited.—"Lon
don Hair Color Restorer" and Dressing. The only attested article
that will abeolutely restore the hair jolts original color and beauty,
causing, it to grow whore it has fallen of or become thin. Wholesale
and retail at Dr. !Wayne's, MO Sixth street, above Vine, Philadel
phia. Price 5.3 cents.
"Dr. Williame s- Anti-Illyspeptie 1311x1r07—Dyspep
s1tt of the most affray:atm]. form,
.Nausea, Headache, Jaundice, Loss
of Appetite, Oppresion after Siting, Debility of:the Nervous System,
Disordered, Liver, "Vertigo, Dimness of Sight, cured by this great
IS3-spouisia Remedy: ''Wholtisitio and retail, at
Dr. Swarm's's - WM Sixth stmset abase Vine. Philadelphia.
a 90
60 00
10 OC
60 OD
$5OO 00
25 72- 625 72
- 400
• - 1000
- 600
- 10 00
• 4 OD
- - 25 26
• 10 00
• - 400
$3OO
2 00- 600
6 00
$5244 16