Vol. tit, No. 43 —Ttiiole No. 355.
Ifsriijt.
\Vntten to the, music which may 'befoOhdifi the
■close of Mrs. General Fremont’S l “Story of thfr
, Guard.” .. - , ' ~ .
0 liAMi of God, once slain for me,
Thou Crucified, I cdriie to tHee,
And on thy Mod® relying, ;
Would fain devote that life toithee
Which thou clidst pUTOhpe ,qu the tree
When dying.
0 Ldittß 'of God, thou riiin Ong^
When'thou. % death hadrit won thy throne,
' The ofess Add shdiije
-Didst then in triumph o’er the tomb
Dispel for pe the andLgloom . ~.
ln rising. '.’7 ‘
0 Lamb of God, ascendad LMb, ‘
Raised to- deliver mortal man
From-dust and death abending,'.
Thou led’st (he way for me to stand
Complete wifefeee at God’s right hand,
Ascending.. ‘ ' t "
O Lamb Of Godj enthroned fftt high,
Thyself before the Father’s eye
Forever interceding,. _
To Mercy’s seat, with access nigh,
My daily prayers shall upward flyj
Suocedding.,
© Lamb of God* now glorified) ,
When from thy face thy foes, shall hide,
Slay I. through grace abounding,
JK welbotne at thy pierced
TtSdeeming love through heifen Wide
Resounding. , ,
CORRESPONDENCE WITHTHE REFORM
ED DUTCH OHTOOIL -
tWßare happy to announce to our readers
that, the correspondence proposed by . our
last General Assembly to our brethren of
the Reformed Dutch Church, has beep unan
imously agreed to. As our Assemhly had
felt ft necessary to decline the proposal df
the Reformed Dutch'‘(Jhikrch for'k cblcie&p&k
debce on account of oerthitt' expressions of
doubt as to our orthodoxy, with ■which it:
accompanied in theirmintrteS, it*was uncer
tain what response the proposal made do
novo by ourselves yypuld meet at . the hands
of this body, Hence, the result we are able
to announce* is' 'the more gratifying: Wc
give below the repott found in the Cl yi&dian
Intelligencer , of the procfledinM WMchVjfed
to this agredbble result. ! ' ; 1
' 'The General Synod Of the RefdfmedDutch
GEurch met in ’Newburgh on‘Wfe<haesd&y|
June 3rd. On Saturday, 'the Report of Or.
Ganse, delegate from the body to oar As
sembly in this city, was received^
Report of Delegate, to General Assembly
Air ; s,).' :J - ,•/ L
To the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant
Dutch Church;
The undersigned haVihg 'by tMs
General ByaodJ at its lasi se&ion, a cotaairasioner
to present to the New-School GeneriJ Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church the Synod’q purpose of a
yearly interchange' pr kina expressions between the
two bodws, respectfully that he diMiarged
that duty. Before his visit ,tothe General-AsSera,
bly, he had been made aware that a large propor
tion of its members, regarded sdmo feartures of the
Synod’s action as wanting in courtesy towards their
own body: and Upon his arrival in Philadelphia, he
was convinced tfiat. this v misconception of ; the
Synod' s meaning was even more extensive than he
theri he hid been led to believe. ' - Udder therif'Cir
cumstances, he felt it his duty,rin addresaingthe
Assembly,, to sot the action of th&Synod in its true
light, and he is bapjpy't'obear testiimjly to the can
dor and kindness with’which his Statements were
peceiveil. ; The Synod, however* willlposriblysMsrefe
with him in considering that the mere letter of last
year's action may bedr a'Stsnse'not‘consistent With
a proposal of courteous intercourse; These equivo
cal expressions, nwreover, stand ,npon pur printed
minutes, 'unaccompanied by the explanations'which
•your commissioher made to the' Assembly. For
this reason, as, he believes*, and not ftom any gene*
ral distrust of the true kindness and, courtesy of the
Synbd, the evldenP atid sttong disposition of the
Assembly tb accept the proposal as it Was made;
gave way to the actipn , whioh thp commissioner ;of
the Assembly will report to the Synod. In that ac
tion, as Will appear, the Assembly, while declining
the proposal of the Synod on.. account ! of the terms
in which it is couched, renews aproposal of similar
import in its own terms.' If the Synod shall see fit
to accept this proposal of the General Assembly,'it
will by so doing: extend to that body the exact meg
sure of respect and ldndness which the Old-School
Assembly already extends td iti and without com
promising any feature of our own doctrinal system,
or endorsing any other, will lend effectual help in
allaying heart-burnings and jealouflfes Which have
estranged Christ’s servants for a quarter, of a cen
tury." Reipfeßtfuflyhußikttedi
, i ; H. Di Gansel •
Item, T&rJfc,-Jiine6,;lB63. .. . ■
On Mpnday, June Bth, .Rev. Thotqas 11.
Skinner, D,|)., the deleeatp.’from jthe Gene*,
ral Assembly. of the Prejfoyteriafli, Ohur<si
(N.S-), appeared in the Synod, and seated
the action of tfle Assembly.in regard to the
opening of a correspondence with the Sybod.
Dr. Chambers respotfflfed. It WaS reSolVrid
that the subject of 'such' correspondence-be
referred to the Comimtteeoii Correspon
dence. On Tuesday, our delegate, Rev., Dr.
Skinner, took his leave", when the following
addresses were made: >•
, Dr. Skinner’s Address. ; f
He said he regretted that he «ndd not remain
longer, but he could not take his departure wiih
dtttexpresaing his greairsatisfoction at the opening
of the correspondence between this Synod .and the
General Assembly which he represented.. The!
Cordiality With Which the Synod had met the pro-'
posal of the General Assembly waa . very gratifying
to him. He was pleased.that we,are to have acor
respondence, not by letter, but by delegates. This
gaemed td him* the afost Christian mode, and the
mode .most, likely to benefit. . ,VV.e like: to see our
Christian brother, and take Mm-by the hand. He
Wa's quite Sure that the advantages' td both bodies
Would be greater. This correspondence, rests upon
the assumption of a will between the two bodies—
not only upon an agreement between them on the
essentia! characteristics pf .Christian life, but an
.agreement on doctrinal views. ,
He was persuaded that this agreement exists—
that the two bodies agree Upon thasubstantiyedoc
trinesiotjip gospel which are taught ra $e . Hei
delberg Catechism and the ‘‘Westminster Confes
sion of Faith.” Weftgrce With respect to theCal
vinistio views. of Christian theology. We believe
that human nature fell in Asdam.i that man m born
corrupt,' and must perish without Divine interven
tion. We agree as to the, impossibility of bis re
covery, without the mediation.® the bon or Goa
without the sacrifice of himself to eternal justice.
Wo agree in the belief that there is no recovery of
man from original guilt wilhdut the sovere.gn and
special intervention of .the HoteSpintrenewmg the
heart. We believe that God'ftom e .terniG gave to
Christ, as a reward for his mediatorial wttk, J» de
li nite number of the. human race, whose, -Salvation
hi! has secured and guaranteed, so that Vf w
sible one of the elect should, be lost. We further
believe that those who are renewed and united to
Hymn.
—Boston Review.
Christ are never separated from him, but afe kept.
@ the power; of, God, through faith, to eternal life.,
And finally, w» agree as to the eternal punishment
orihoSe who die in urirepented and.unforgiven siri& !
..'There ftrepoints in which we, doubtless differ, but
all Calyinistie bodies differ. This is true of the two ■
branches of fee Dfesbyterian Cnjireh. These differ-’
erodes are srieh as make denominationalisb, not sec
tariaoisnj ; ai]d those, so far from being injurious,
are beneficial to the Church of Christ.
He belicved_ that the correspondence initiated will
lessen' these differences. The two bodies will be
come acquainted .wife each other, and the inter
change of views Will tend to Christian unity. He
beiieVed that the- bringing together of bodies that
hitherto have t been separated, and their mutual
expressions of brotherhood, will have a most bene
ficial influence upon our nation, and torid td bring
toanterid ‘the dreadful struggle in which we are
engaged, put especially will it, contribute to Chris
tian unity in fee body of Christ, and hasten the,
fhlfillnrfent bf the Lord’s .prater, “ ‘ that they'bay :
alfbeidne;” etc,; This is the highest consideration.
I.t transcends all others.
In closiug, he prayed that God will grant his spe
cial blessing upon the union jUßfltritiSted: He
rejoiced that he had lived to see the day in which it
has been done.
The President of Synodresponded as fol
lows: ", ,
; Dr. Chambers’ reply to Dr. Skinner.
~ It_ gives me great plearntre. to reciprocate the kind
sentiments you have, just expressed. ‘ TKe action
Which has been' taken during your presence
house this morning,, h&s ; shown you with what una
nimity and cordiality, your proposal of a correspon
dence, by delegate' has been received.' This Synod
accepts the proposition of your Assembly in just the
terms and spirit in which it has been made. And
surely this was natural and fitting. Our respective
churches have been long in' the habit of receiving
members from each , other, and also of dismissing
them to each .other,'Without scruple or reserve. _ In
the same manner ministers have freely passed from
a JPresbytery to a Ol'asais, or from- a ulassis to a
Presbytery,. It is therefore but the appropriate
consummation' of what has fbr years eiisted in the
fewer assemblies of each body, that the. highest
should in some formal way indicate their Christian
fellowship. ' '
I am happy to receive and endorse your' declara
tion that We recognize each (other, not only as bre’-
thren hi the Lord,, but as brethren holding the same
sunsfaptive elements of Christian dcfetnnef .You
naye been pleased, standing here, to enunciate in
prebipe,,clear, and. felicitous teriris,’ the views'whieh
you and those you 'represent hold rriripBptin§ the
fundamental articles of the Augustinian faith: l In
the name of the Synod,' I accept your statements in
reference to these cardinal: points of Christian, doc
trine which we, are pledged to maintain, which arb
consedrated by the memory" of bUr fathers, which
are 1 dear to us as .our lives, and which, webelieve,
are-destified to diffuse themselves over the earth,
and become the- cominon heritage'of all nations.
You and:We stand on the! same ; platform, and are
one, notpply in Joye, buttin faith. ... ..
Of course, there are, aq you. haye said, differences
between ud on minor arid .unessential pdints,' ’ This
is to be expected; lie who sits on High; and id
thith.itself, surveying all things.edriallyin time rind
Space,'she's the truth intuitively arid in*all its rela
tions, and therefore with absolute exactness. We
who are lower down* see only a part, and, that part,
it may be ; from different points of view, arid there
fore We differ;, Bu'tW wh gd't h&afrirtoi bur ’tine
Lord 1 arid shrill, be" btkhled to'take ini
largerteeristires of Wife at once; rind therefore draw
nearer’to-each other,) so as at last to-See eyeto eye.
Meanwhile our denominational" diversities are not
an unmingled evil. They subserve useful purposes
not easily gained otherwise. They are like the flow
etq composing the beautiful bouquet in my .hand.
Were all hf one'fem; hue; and fragrance, how table
and dull the collection would be! But the variety
in'color and fragrance makes each-set off fee other,
and the whole becomes a symbol of exquisite beauty.
Or theyresemble feeyarious battalions, regiments,
arid divisions of those mfiitaiy pageants which’ have
of late: become so sadly frequent-in ohr laud.: Herb
divers uniforms and arms and guidons, but.all
make oriq army! under ope flag, arid, fighting for one
country, their different iriSigriia only Stimulating to
a Wholesome competition, ,-whO shall be mbst active
for the cause., .... • . •
’Meanwhile what We 'rihedis nrit fatile‘attemptsid; •
oiganib union or amalgamation! hut a'constant .en
deavor to.maintam fee unity the ?l Spirit,m the
bond of peace. This is dear to every' pious heart.
Yon remember' how Calvin once, when calted"to
cross the sea to Britain, in order, to compose some
differences dnfopg tbd ; Eefori'nedj saidfeat he was
ready to erriss sCveri sbas, if by tftat meanshe could
promote the unity of. the. Church. I trust, sir,-that
our two bodies have made an auspicious, beginning
ttfis day, arid that hriricrifrirtli Juaah'shsiH'tidt/vex
Ephraim, nor Ephraim envy Judah; hut both shall
dweij together in unity.. , ,- , >
"'Ohr prayer is, tlirit' God Will tan you Safely to
yonr hotae, arid that he irill eriable you, tttfeouext
meeting oft your Assembly,, to hear to the fofeers
and brethren who shall then, be, assembled, our
"Christian 'safiitatibtari ! afld‘ our 'bordiril • rb 1
cognition. Peace be upon that Israel, now, hence
forth, and forever. •.
The cor,respondent of the Evangelist writ
ing from Ne ivburg, describes the . scene more
particularly as follows As he [Dr. Skin
ner] arose to take his leave the whole Synod
arose in a body. 1 THe reply of Dr. Cham
>ers, the Moderator, drew tears from many
dyes, and awakened the deepest thankful
ness in the hearts of those Who love'the uni
ty; and prosperity of Ziorip The entire audi
ence i stood, during the address,- and-so still
and -intent: :,was ; the,, house, that .the fervent
Amen at the close ,seemed almost,like an in
trusion.” "
Subsequently in -the course of tlie day.
ReC Dr. Reiley, Chairman of the'Gdmmittee;
on Correspondence, reported in favor of coti
tihiing our correspondeiice with other bodies
by delegate! and not by letter, which was
a'dopted. Also, that a correspondence with
the General Assembly, commonly called New
School, be formally inaugurated, ;and that a
be: appointed, to attend, the next: ses
sion of that body. Adopted',unanttnously.
Among other appbinttaents,. including one
for the first time to the German Reformed
Cti'tffch, thb'follpillHg was made: delegate to
Presbyterian Church, N. S. Primarius—
Reyi’ Thernfis E.Viermilyesa, ■D; D; j ! Seeim
dus —Rev. I. N. Wyckoff, D. D.
Thus another link between the various re
presentatives of the Reformed Church 'in
America was forged, which Will be all the
firmer arid the brighter for the care exercised
iri its formation;' v ' ' '
‘ ! ' (Reported for the'American Preibyteriah.) ’
h PRATER OF THE REV. DR. COX*
AFTER THE RECEPTION OF THE DELEGATES FROM
THE PE.ORIA ASSEMBLY.
. Nrit uhtp us, 0 God, but unto thy riritne,
be the rriofal 'glory of this triumph of the
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, who has
bought us with His own blood. We thank
thee for this spectacle, which angels are call
ed'to behold. ‘‘ Efbw'gb'dd and how plea
sant it is for brethrtte to 'JlWell together in
unity.” Like' the driw pf TFerifton for copi
<ous, heavenly purity.is that'Which descend
eth on the mountains of Zion; for there,
ithou Jehovah, commandpst thy blessing,:
even life for ever more.
We give thee thanks, as is most due for
what we to-day witness, and are chiefly glad
because God has done it. 0 God, continue
to do it; and may our hearts and minds, and
the hearts and minds of all the thousands re
presented by this Assembly arid of all the
thousands of our brethren represented by
other Assemblies, , be pervaded more and 1
more by that unearthly excellence which is
JXWE 25, 1868;
definition of thy moral' nature,
God is 10vg,.. Love,, is the fulfilling of the
law, the end of the commandments the bond
of 0 Lord, fill us with thaf chief of.
aG 'the graces: We pray that brotherly love
may dbntiriue and inefeasb, and the
World, the fiesK and the devil,” and all the
armies of the alien may feel Weaker and
weaker (as they see thy grace uniting us in
thy cause, and’make thou us stronger andi
stronger. ...
. We pray equally, 0, God, for both these
Assemblies. We are glad that our , Master’s
presence can be equally in both. Wilt thou
bless' our dear brethren, who as angels’
visits,'[have*come this aftehrioon td greet tiff
-“-‘especially this aged rind 1 dear servant,
who, aS Simeonyis-how rejoicing in his age :
that when he departs, it shall be in peace,
because'hiri eyes have seen thy salvation.—
We thank thee,- Heavenly Eather, for the
mercy, the kindness and, the honor which,
sha,ll liye ip his gratitude forever, that he
has been enabled to perform this mission and
so to perform it. We pray that the words
of thy derir son, our head in the order of
this house, may be prospered arid crowned,
with the benediction of the great Head of
Church. « ■■ (
- And .O God* as this.dreadful disruption of
six and twenty circles of the sun, was made
the occasion in part (and in much, we, vfear)
of those events . which. have resulted, in the
direful belligerent rupture of our bo
riiay ibis pacihcation show that the God, of
pbace il otir God, and feat thou wilt be, the
glbfifie.d King bf bur country. Oh! restore
the glorious harmony of our nation, that
here' the Chur ch of the living God may so
spread that all our people shall become a
citizenship of Heaven—a> commonwealth of
Israel—a .spiritual ,e plunbus..unurri, who,
shall to, show.how they- understand
order,, always endeavoring, to keepV‘‘ the uni--
fy ofthe spirit in fee .bond of peace.” “j
feoyd, forgive all our sins—-all our regret
ted imperfectiohs and offences. May, we
never, think pf any'feat ( wS ! have reribitrid,
Blit only of thbse; feat‘others iriiiy"liave re
ceived froin ns. v " y ■ - ’< :i 'v
1 We pray that thou wOuldst" be our guar
dian, our custodian)! our common-leader, the
Captain of our. salvation,!following''whom
we shall come home- in . glory to thy palqce,
where thi,ne, elect: in all their. congregated
miilionp|feaii at lashbe-united to enjoy that
pjiss purchased through the humiliation,
deqfe arid mediation of fee Son af God.
J.yfe commend ourselves to feee, : 'afe
ready to,’do for Us iridre thari we.caii‘ask f of
think.' ■’Thanks We. give, arid’ adoratiori ' for
this sdeUe rirriiercy’s triumph rind of love’s
prevalence.' O Gody may we' breathe much
of the atmosphere of Heaven before we go
there* iandi, walking, in the < light of thy coun
tenance, ,- enjoy fee full assurance .of hope
unto the end;., and yrhen we die among mor
tals, inny.we lße, born among immortals, fee
(Churcn of fee first born, there to (wait y till
fee.last h.orri’of thine elect shall cofrie/fe
irimglh iri the 'glofife of,fee 'Hew’ 'Jeruifelbmi
" ' This we .'ask ' for His sake ‘ Who is inore
worthy than we afe uifworfey; arid ’to the
T’athery the' &oK,- arid the Holy Ghost, be
glory (and praise arid dominion and sove
reignty < and triumph and hlessedriesri forever,
Amen> - ■ ~ 7
ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE PR^SETTE-
V.f V . J!/l ‘ • "... ■ . ft > • ;! I -
REPLY OP ME TER-CENTENNARY 'CONVENTION OF
THE GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH TO THE SALU
-i . .. TATIONS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. :
PHiLADELPHiA, March 13, i 863
, .. Rev. and Pear, fraternal saluta
tions, of the Presbyterian Historical Society,
so kindly conveyed by you,./to the recent
Ter-centenary Convention of the German
Reformed Church, were peculiarly welcome.
Deeply sensible as the Church is of the im
portance of the late Convention, not merely
as a denominational jubilee, but as an occa
sion of great interest to Evangelical Chris-'
tianity at large, we see no reason, for con
cealing our gratification at finding her con
victions of that history and importance shared
by so influential and highly respected a Soci
ety 'ajS that Which you represent.' The occa
sion' was ned 1 oiily'a, novel one iri ; the' ecdldii
'astical arinais of oiir cbiiritry, hut i! bif ’its'
Special purposes and aiiris is invested With
•great historical sigriificance:" Arid we haye
beem cheered to find ! that ysignificance fully
■appreciated by brethren so well qualified, to
estimate it. ' i: ;. ~
: ;Tbe churches of the Heidelberg Catechism
andjbf the Westminster Gqrifessipn, have gopd
reason to feel' themselves united by . bonds of
no ordinary tenderness arid,strength. Both
by their e'x't6riial J 'history arid by their iriririr
'ebristitutiori and eebriomy, are they placed; ih:
•close 1 and Vital relations to each other. And
-although-the intimacy of these relations may
have been more manifest, and more frequently
and. cordially acknowledged during, the . pe
riods.oftheir .common ea,rlier, struggles, than
it has bppn since that .time, why should, it not
be revived and cherished more warmly than
ever? It is true that rfuf 'respective churches'
are not twin Sisters: chronologically; nor do
they trace their nativity to the same geogra
phical fatherland. But-they are sisters still,
i arid: that in the closest sense. >. Not only are
they; thus related in being fellow members of
‘‘ a holy nation,’’ the boundaries ,of whose
(abodes are not-fi-xed by the narrow limits.of
earthly states and kingdoms ; .whose happy
citizens cannot be sundered from their hal
lowed inter-commuiuon, even by the broader
division-lines of divers nationalities and
tongues. The churches of the Heidelberg
Catechism arid of the Westminster Confession
may claim a closer consanguinity than this.
They spring from a common spiritual parents
age, are offshoots of, the saine ecclesiastical
stock. Not sisters in law, but such in fact,
it is no .wonder that they so often discern in
each other the. unmistakeable lineaments of
their common paternity, and, discerning these,
feel mutually drawn together by. strong in
born sympathy. Who shall chide them for
cherishing that Sympathy, or yielding to its
sacred attraction ?
Heidelberg and Westminster may be re
garded as the most prominent representatives
of the great and influential Reformed section
of Protestant Evangelical Christianity. Their
common parents, in this view, are Zurich .and
• Geneva,fin Switzerland. Though each, suc
cessively embraced and illustrated the system
hel4 fey both, wi,th peculiar modifications—
such ns diverse nationalities and local influ
ences very naturally produce—in cer
tain ‘well-defined fiihdahiehtar points they
cordially harmonized, ■ sis they did not agree
with other and theological sys
tems and their udvbcates. 1 might
not lay so much strefes. as Westminsters upon
minute of the Divine decrees,! but,
with the CatechisdMiy the Reformed Palati
nate before her, thg>latter might'-well be'.per
siiaded tliat her German sister held, [and
maintained all that was 'fessferitial te evangel
ical orthodoxy on that subject. • ! Westminister
might seem to give less prominence’ than her 7
elder sister to thbo Church as the body of
Christy and; to the gaCi|aiUentsi?-rlmt> with the
noble Confession, .oftthe Presbyterian divines.
0f1643:in her handjjjjieideiberg - coixl|d surely
not, aecuseher ; sis ter pit:
from
craments or the ‘ uhflrbh.; In reference to
ecelesii^tacM' have'always been 1
of one mind, theorhiicilly and practically;
and so far as publi’tfworship is concerned, the
best authorities agree fin testifying to their
unanimity in Sentiment; and: the almost un
varying uniformity ,of their usages. Mutu
ally willing to. weari any yoke which their
common Lord and,Master might, impose, they
cordially shared other’s strong aversion
to the bondage of . all human ordinances and
devices. They began together in the Spirit,
and sought hot toi perfect themselves in the
flesh. .! s i,.;: .
Conscious ofthis spiritual unity and‘affin
ity, hqw,patunal,it.was for, the . two Churches
tp regard, each sincere affection,
to-maintain a cordial correspondence, and,to,
he always r t eady [to extend to each other the
warm hanfi' of .efficjifeht sympathy and help.
Heidelbferg, though' by many years the older,
did not despisd- her iydiihger sister. Nay,
there Were'-none who rejoiced with more de
vout gratitude at event of West
minster, than the numbers of the Reformed
faith 'Cdn'tinent. It was a
eonsummdtidn and desired. Tit
was a harvest; for which; they .had toiled-no:
little* Jjljuch, ..of i§eed from which, it
sprang had .either been.sown by their own
hands, ot hafi
ners. That [fyni ph‘ t|ey had .sown, they hail
scattered' weeping '; l 'ffi'at nrhibh they furnish
ed, the# ■ had’ moistMdd ‘with 'their ’ tears.
They had reason fd'rejdiceih the' happy re
sult. Not in vain ‘had'the newly-awakened
friends of gospel truth and gospel ordinances*
forced to fleeffrpm crdel persecutions in Eng
land, bee,n welcomed as fugitives for Christ’s
sake, by their more dofipnate brethren on the
Continent, , Both weye [profited by [the fel
lowship thus providenfeally established, and
the" hearts ahd hands M all were'cheered and
strengthened, by the' ,'iincere' ‘arid" lasting
friendships thus forriiedi s The earliest’bohds
which united Heidelberg? and Westminster
were wrought and cemented Tin the heat of
fiery trials*- - Such bonds should rivet hearts
closely and.inseparably together; and so they
did, jEor those bonds must, indeed, be strong
and pure which• the rust of three ~centuries
has riot been, able to corrode.
Of tlie many offices of Christian kindness
performed mutually for caeli other, by the
Churches we represent, and the memory of
which is treasured in their early annals; we
cannot stop to. speak. You do not need to be
reminded of them in detail, The children of
the Palatines and the children of the Puritans
will never forget the love their fathers bore
to each other, nor the fraternal services mu
tually rendered in their pudcesbiv'e beasbtis of
trial.’ NCither 1 will'.they forget dr disclaim the
motives .'and obligations under which those
services .place them, to cultivate among each;
otherthe.most; friendly relations and perpet
ually to cherish the most affectionate regard.
The sacred memories to which we have ad
verted, all strongly incite us to this. If we
have sprung from a common root—if we dp •
hold a cdmmphJhith— if we are pervaded by
a kindred spirit—-if we are animated fey a;
common we have mutually, shared
like trials, successively cheering and succor
ing each other by deeds: Of true brotherly
kindness and;'charity then, indeed, the
Churches of Heidelberg and Westminster
should; feel themselves .united, by close and
indissoluble bonds ; and then, too, it should
be one of their constant aims to make the
mutual charities and courtesies of tLeif pre
sent arid futurb’ fellowship Cvef harmonize!
with : those bf earlferitim^i 1 ; ’' - ! ‘ .
' ft ; js<biie'of the' distinctive arid commenda
ble char aeteristipsofthC ecclesiastical posteri
ty of Creneva, to earnestly’.’ for
iWhat, .they hold: to, be: “the;faith once deli
iyered.to.the saints.’’ B.ut for this very brea
sonthey cherish, and exhibit the most “ per
fect .charity .among themselves.”' And for
•the’ r :pleasmg ' and impressive' illustration of
this;, furnished fey the greetings of ybur So
ciety, ive'have cause to be grateful. '
Jt has been with sincere pleasure, Rev.
■ and • dear sir, that we'have thus; endeavored
to f dischargehtJie,.duty- assigned to us by the
Ter-Centen,ary Convention,- of responding to
the sentiments,of your letter. Qn,behalf of
the Convention permit us, to convey, through
you, its most Christian and fraternal saluta
tions to fhe Presbyterian Historical Society,
and to : eoheliide in the language of John
Knox, John Rutherford, John Craig,' and
others, addressed to Beza and the Reformed
Churchesiof ‘ the Continent but three years
short bf three centuries ago—‘?But we ear
nestly request you not to allow the friendly
correspondence now, commenced between us
to. die away. ; Jf. you will dilligently-do this,
we will endeavor to return you the like favor.
May the Lord Jesus prosper as long as pos
sible, the pious exertions of yourself and
brethren, for the increase of the Church of
Christ; Farewell.-” ®
With sincere personal regard; very truly
yours in the gospel, |
.J.H. A. Bomberoeb, V Com. of the
; Thomas C. Porter, I Terr Centenary
Philip SchAFP, J Convention, Etc.
To the Rev. Samuel J. Baird, D.D.,;
" Corresponding Secretary, Etc.
SLAVERY THE CORNER-STONE.
The Richmond Examiner ot May 28th,
thus “boldly” discourses upon the “funda
mental principles of the Confederates ” :
“The establishment of the Confederacy js
verily a distinct reaction against the whoje
course of the mistaken civilization of the age.
And this is the true reason why we have
been,left without the sympathy of the na
tions until we conquered ,that sympathy with;
the sharp edge of our sword. For ‘ Liberty,;.
Equality, Fraternity,’ we have deliberately
substituted Slavery, Subordination, and Go
vernment. Those, social and political pro
blems which rack arid torture modern Soci
ety we have’undertaken for ourselves, in our
own fiay, and : upon our own principles. That
‘ among equals equality is rightamong
those who.are naturally unequal, equality is
chaos; that. there are slave races born to
serve, master .races born to govern. ; Such
are the fundamental * principles which we in
herit, from, the ancient world, which we lifted
up in the face of a perverse.generation,that
has fdrgot’tfeh the wisdoiri Of its fathers;; by
those principles we live', arid in their defence
we have' shdwri ourselves ready to di'e;‘- Re
verently we; feel that our Confederacy is a
•God-sent missionary to the nations, with
great truths to preach. Wo must speak
them boldly; and, whoso, hath ears to .hear
*.-jfjEhere is pertsinly no lackjdf-boldness in,
discoursing, bnt ‘‘the nations,” we fear,,
will attribute it to the ignorance, pride, and
prejudice of those who make slavery the
first of their fundamental principles; rather
than'to their being sent of God. —Christian
Times. ' ’ . .
REV. MR. BARNES ON PUBLICATION.
■ In the discussion in the General Assembly
on Publication, on Friday, May 29th, Mr.
Barnes said : - ’ '
The most material inquiry in reference to
the operations of the Publication: Commit
tee, is,.- what: is, the precise nature of the
obstruction; which clogs the wheels of the ma
chine in its endeavors to.moye? , What is
the real obstacle in the way’of this commit
tee, that prevents it from carrying out the
purpose which the Assembly has contemplat
ed since its organization eleven [fears ago?
• It cannot be a . want of a sense of its im
portance, so far as the Assembly is concern
ed; for they have expressed over andover
again ; m words- all the Commendation which
the Committee could desire, to encourage
them in their undertaking.. The. Assembly
has changed the original programme, op pur
pose of the committee, from being devoted
entirely to the publication of dodtririal tracts,
and has giveri riS the largest field, ‘bo that
anything ; connected with evangelical’ litera
ture that may be deemed useful to our
churches it is fairly within the province of
the committee, (under the - appropriate! ' ar
rangements as to the number requisite to
sanction the publication,) to' send out. to any
part o,f our country. , ~ ,
Erom the position which I occupy in con
nection with that Committee, meeting with
them rnonthly, arid, I may say, much iriore ;
frequently, I can say that the difficulty does
not in my judgment arise from anything in
the composition of that committee. Almore
laborious, faithful committee, I believe;<c.puld
not be appointed, by this Assembly,; and . esr
pecially is the committee efficient in ; refer
ence to its business operations.,, We have
really two department. One department
has charge of the selection of works for pub
lication, and also the arrangements for their
publication. The other department relates
to the business operations of the committee,
the- management of the funds and the issu
ing of publications.. Thus there has neces
sarily arisen an arrangement by which we
have a sub-committee—a Business Commit
tee —composediof four or five young gentle
men of this city connected with business;
operations; and I take the liberty.here to :
say that a more .'faithful,' industrious, con
scientious associatioft' of young men could
not be found in the city. Any gentleman of
business who will come into the Presbyterian
House, (and it is always open to the inspec
tion of persons who have any right there,)
will find that the business department of the
Publication Committee is arranged as syste
matically and intelligently (so, far as I;can
judge) as the affairs of any counting room or
business-place in the city.
The difficulty is not, then, I thirik, in the
composition of the Committee* Nor is it in
any deficiency fef literature suitable for pub
lication* :We have enough of it. We can
secure, any quantity of it. As has been re
marked by Dr. Darling, we haye ,before us
for two, or three years, a history of the divi
sion of our church, prepared by a gentleman
prominent in thiri Assembly.. Where it is
now, I do not know; Dr. Darling says it is
in some pigeon-hole. But we have not had
the means to 1 publish it or wofks of similar
size and character. We have been under
restraint in regard; to issuing such publican
tions. . i
In addition to works strictly denomina
tional, there is a broad evangelical English
literature of which we could avail ourselves,
as the publication houses of other denomina
tions do—such publications, for instance; as
the Pilgrim’s Progress, Baxter’s ‘ Writings,
and such works as have been referred to this
morning— Calvin’s, lnstitutes. We ‘can also,
I think, command original publications; and
we can make advantageous arrangements
with English publishers. We have already,
introduced in our Sunday School operations,
publications of English origin which arc re
garded as very eligible and desirable by obr
churches. - ' '■ ,
What, then, is the difficulty ? Reduced
to a nutshell, it is want of funds to carry
out the purposes of the General Assembly.
I fear that it is, the feeling of the General
Assembly and the churches that there is no
particular need of funds—that this Commit •
tee, with their Publication House on Chest
nut street, can publish as other houses pub
lish—can send but publications in such a
Way that the returns of the sales will secure
success to the Committee, and leave a margin
for benevolent contributions to the poorer
churches. .
Now, in regard to our Publication House,
it is a. noble house—a very valuable •
ty —worth a great deal more at this day than 1
when it was purchased and committed to the
care of the General Assembly. It is .capa
ble also of large improvement hereafter, as
the future operations of the' committee may
make such improvement desirable. QBut we
receive from that house, from year to year;
not a single farthing in aid of your commit-;
tee. The reason is a very palpable one. In
the first place, there has never been any de
claration of trust from this Assembly, speci
fying to whom the property belongs. We
have now under consideration by the Com
mittee on Bills and Overtures, an overture
asking a declaration of trust with regard to
that property. Apart from that, there is a
around rent on the , property amounting to
§20,000, and there is an arrangement, by
order of the Genera! Assembly, for using
the income of the house to reduce and pay
off that obligation until the entire property
shall be free. We Hope and’expect that the
Assembly, in response to our overture,' will
declare thait that trust is for? the, purposes of
the- committee.-; But in the meantime,we are
receiving nothing , from that: property. The
trustees rent thebuilding, so far as theycan,.
and reqeivp this year, just about enough to
meet the taxes and interest accruing on the
ainount secured oh ground rent. Besides,
we'are paying refit to the trustees 1 for the
portion of the building which we occupy. It
is not ah extravagant rent; butthe commit
tee, *out of the results of their labors; are
obliged to pay rent to the trustees,for .every
room,,which they.occupy.,. The store is one
of the Jjest rooms in the city, and very neces
sary for ourr operations on. the scale on which
they are projected. We payment, as other
persons payment, and we receive not one
cent of income from the House. If the’As
sembly will pay that ground rent of $2O- 000;
and if they will make a declaration, of trust,
as we hope they will, that the House as to be
kept by the trustees; for the use of the Com
mittee, then we shall receiye the rents of the
House, which might be some three thousand
dollars annually. That would he the extent
of the advantage,:which we would derive
from the possession of the House.
Then Consider the meagre aihount Which
we have received from abroad for carrying on'
our operations. From all our 1400 church
es; we have, as Hr. Darlingsays, received
during the past year about $4000,. and not a
cent of it, I was ab.out to say, from rich and
strong churches. If there are exceptions,
they are certainly very few. The contribu
tions have generally come from small church
es scattered , all over the West, and from
cHbrcfieS that are viery feeble. This money
has generally been contributed in very small
amounts—ss, $6, $7, $lO, $l5, $2O, etc. 1
-Those $4OOO have been made up in a great
measure by the small contributions of these
feeble churches. Whether such churches
feel a ■ deeper , interest, in- the, cause than
Others, I will not say ; but it,is to be remem
bered that under :an arrangement which we
have established, a portion of this money
goes hack to ;the churches contributing, in
the*form of books, tracts, etc., which wfe send
them'for gratuitous'distribution. "1 J
then, is the capital which the Com
mittee have to go ‘On ? You will say, per
haps, “ Tlie salesiof the books,”; To a cer-,
tain extent, this is true. Some persons per
haps might ask, “ Why do not. the Commit-;
tee, in a great city like this, with a house
like that,,(go on and publish as the Carters’
or the Harpers’ do in New York, or as book
publishing houses do in this city or else
where—why do. they not throw themselves
upon the credit and confidence of the World,
and issue publications,on tte expectation of
the . returns Wiiich they are to receive, secur
ihg credit- as business men dd in carrying oh
op’erEfftions of this nature V’' ‘Sir; if we stood
alone, as individual men, or if we were con
nected in a business their the
Committee might seriously take up the ques
tionjwhether we miglit no.t: do,that—whether
we might not risk our little individual prop
erty in carrying on operations of that kind.
But it must be remembered that a very large
part of our capital (which is very , small, but
accumulating gradually) must, from the ne
cessity of the case, be invested in stereotype
plates which make, very slow returns, except
in cases where Jssues are very popular in
their character. .. It is .riot .with us as with
the Messrs/ Harper, of New York,’who, -by
their influence hhd 'pow'er, can at oried 'dis
pose of sin edition of a wdrk and receive im
mediate'returns. I ,; know it to be a fact
that, in regard to any work which they pub
lish, they, are eorifident of. securing- an imme
diate sale of the edition which they, issue.
We cannot do that; we must wait for the
Silovf: returns of years.
Now, our“ Digest” -:will pay for .itself in
time ; hit comparatively few persons want
it, and W 6 bahnoV expect qtiiek returns from
it. It is necessary that we should publish
books of thisdescription; - Our capital must,
from the necessity of the case, be invested to
a great extent.in stereotype plates; and we
must await slow returns with a very moderate
profit. . . ...
It is also to be remembered that in the
business transactions of our Committee, we
are individually responsible. The Trustees
of the House are responsible for what the
General Assembly entrust to ! thcin and. no
more. Any {funds which any part of the
church'may place, under the control of the
Trustees of the House for any particular ob
ject will be held for that purpose. So any
thing entrusted to the, Publication, Commit
tee for any . object wilt be, appropriated by
them to the purpose designated. But we are
not.incorporated as a Publication Committee,
and any member of that Committee (I take
this to be the law; there are lawyers here
who will correct me, if I am wrong,) is per
sonally responsible for the debts of that
Committee, if we should fail and be com
pelled, to wind up. Now, with all our lore
for the Presbyterian, Church and our willing
ness.to labor for, it, we are not willing that
the little property which any of us may have
should be exposed to this peril in the course
of the business entrusted to us. We say
that, if the Assembly will stand behind us—
if they will incorporate us and give us a
capital on-whjeh to operate, we will guard
that capital as we would; our individual pro
perty. But, in administering the business of
that,Committee, we take good care that our
assets, in case of want of success in business,
shall, be fuljy equal to our debts. ,If you
will examine our accounts, you will find that
we have property which will cover every
cent of our indebtedness. ' So long as we oc
cupy our present position, we shall take
care so the business of the As
sembly that we shall at all times have in
our possession assets which will fully meet
any indebtedness resting upon us. The un
derstanding, p,f our policy in this respect by
the, business housgs in this city with which
we have transactions, is. one reason why our,
credit is perfectly good at the present time.
I think that we could go to any publishing:
house ih this city,’ and could obtain any;
amount of credit which we might desire.
But let us depart from ; our present policy,
and let the impression get abroad among
these publication houses, that our assets are
not sufficient to meet our responsibilities, and
you will find that our credit will begin to
dimihish-very rapidly, so fhat<we could not?
long, ocejipy . the position which? we occupy at!
the present time.
GENESEE ETINGELIST.--wiok No. 892.
Now, sir! the question %Mch this Assem
bly'must lock in the face, (and they may as
well do‘ it first as last,) is whether they are
disposed (I use* the word “disposed” de
signedly; because there is capital enough in
our churches to endow that Committee for
all 1 the- purposes which the Assembly ever
contemplated) #O d carry on the operations of
the PublicdtiehSGdmmittee on the scale which
—
Look,,at - support extended to your ;
Home Missionary Gbminittee. In one year; t
the churches have responded to their appeals '
by contributing (if Iremcmber rightly) $59,-
000. Such' has been the confidence of the
churches in that enterprise; such their de
sire that it should be carried out; such their
conviction-of the necessity of the work, that
they have thrown into its treasury about
$60,000 in .a Bingle.year, Yet for - eleven
years we have been toiling in this Publica
tion cause, and the churches have placed at
our disposal during the last year $4,000 !
Now, I, for one, am not tired of this work;
my brethren are not tired of it. But the
question Dd our churches feel an in- i
terest in this work ? Are they willing to
make any sacrifices to sustain us in our
efforts?. That is,the point which is to be
considered. I pledge to you all the influ
ence I may have in that Committee that we
will conduct its affairs. safely—that we will
not incur improper responsibilities—that we
will throw open our books to examination at
aiiy time. Come there at any moment by a
Committee, and you will not find us insol
vent. But we cannot move a whit more
rapidly than our present, snail’s pace, unless
you will place at our disposal the funds
which may be necessary to carry on our
operations with increased vigor.
MENTAL FAMINE AT THE SOUTH.
The South, in its rash attempt to isolate
itself from the North, has brought upon it
self not only .physical privations, but mental
famine. It ‘ always, speaking through its
newspapers, had the air of a Sophomore who
was as benighted as he was insolent, and by
his-immature swagger, painfully betrayed
his need of an indefinite amount of hazing
and tutoring. It always, while it boisterous
ly,vilified Northerners as unwashed mechan
ics, tacitly acknowledged their superior cul
ture, by inveigling Northerners to visit the
South as teachers, and by exporting their
own young men and maidens to Northern
colleges, seminaries, and boarding-schools.
It was also dependent, in a great measure,
on the North for 'books. But its supply of
hooks, and of other agencies for education,
haying been cut off, it must be suffering
somewhat from a. dearth of ideas. A letter
received -by a gentleman in this city from a
friend in Houston, Texas, may he taken as
an indication that large numbers at the
South are famishing for'the want of mental
food. ThO writer stated tha t he had not seen
any books or magazines from the North since
the war, except tha popular work “ Under
currents of Asall, Street,” which had been
captured, on hoard the Harriet Lam. He
would take it as a great favor if his friend
would send him two hundred dollars worth
of hew books, for which he would be glad to
pay him in' Confederate money the sum of
one thousand dollars !—2Y Y. Examiner.
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
The Standard of this city thus speaks of
the appointments and 5 reception of delegates
by the two last General Assemblies of the
Presbyterian churches.
There was one measure adopted, a mea-s
sure as we conceive intimately connected
with the best interests of our Zion that we
feel free to speak of; because we can cordi
ally endorse it with our most hearty appro
val. “We allude to the appointment of dele
gated to mebt with our brethren of the N. S.
Assembly which held its sessions in this city.
This:measure was inaugurated a year ago;
but was, not consummated till during the late
sessions'of the two bodies. It was origina
ted on pur side; but cordially responded to
on the other so soon as the voice of our greet
ing .was heard and the hand of brotherly af
fection was extended towards them. The
reception of our delegates in this city was
all that could' have been wished for. We
were happy in bur choice of the persons se
lected to represent us. Dr. Tustin was pecu
liarly well suited to reach forth-the olive
branch of peace and brotherly affection. His
courteous manner, his mild, winning address
and his catholic spirit all marked him as a
man well chosen for so blessed an object.
His very feeble appearance imparted a deeper
interest in his address. Frail and week he
stood OU‘ the platform facing the audience.
In every lineament of his countenance he
bore the marks,of disease. His whole per
son gave evidence that his clay tabernacle
was giving way under the weight of accumu
lated ailments. It required a listening ear
to take in the softer portions of his address;
but each word seemed caught up and cherish
ed by an attentive and appreciative audience.
The feelings of the speaker and of the hear
ers were in unison. Whilst the one breath
ed forth words of kindness and love, the
others echoed them back from hearts swell
ing high with emotion. The response of the
Moderator, was a fit reply to. the address of
Dr. Tustin and that of the gentleman who
followed him. In the language of worldly
parlance it was & telling speech. He felt
what he uttered and his audience clearly felt
it too.. As one beautiful thought after ano
ther fellfr<Hn his lips the murmur of approval
could scarcely be repressed even by that
grave. Assembly and when he came to speak
of the oneness of the two great branches of
the Presbyterian Church, as one in history,
in dbetrine, |n order, and one also in faith
and in feeling, having onfe coiuihon hope and
looking forward to’ one; common home, the
low murmur of approval broke forth into a
loud burst of applause. The pervading feel
ing of the Assembly seemed clearly to be
that the icy walls which for a quarter of a
century ha.d sundered and kept the two great
bodies apa,rt were now fast melting away,
that the lines of distinction were becoming
obliterated and that Old School and New
School were names which should be buried
apd as far as could be, forgotten. ’
) A' scene similar to that which took place
in Philadelphia, was doubtless enacted in
Peoria. We leave it to the regular editor of
this journal, whose dnties for a few weeks we
have, assumed during his'necessary absence,
to draw us the picture. It will be a picture