•which every true lover of our Presbyterian
Zion and every lover of the cause and king
dom of our common Lord will love to gaze
upon. Division is of earth, but union—true
union comes from God. Satan is even now
busy in making divisions, divisions in fami
lies, in communities, in churches,.,in States,
and all his efforts are put forth to sever
in twain this mighty republic. In the
midst of the discordant broken fragments of
separated households and sundered friend
ships, let the two great branches of the Pres
byterian Church rise up in the name of the
Master and in the spirit of our holy religion
and remembering the many essentials in
which they agree, and the few minor points,
in which, at present, they differ, resolve to
unite in one solid phalanx and thus go forth
to fight tho battles of our King of Zion.
Unman f ankgiaan
“*AND~" | t
GENESEE EVANGELIST;
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1863,
JOHN W. HEARS,
CLOSING UP THE BANES.
In another part of this paper we publish the
proceedings of the Synod of the Dutch Reform
ed Church, upon correspondence with our Gene
ral Assembly. The Synod, after giving our dele
gate, the venerable Dr. Skinner, a most band
some reception, voted unanimously, oU the 10th
Inst., to open a correspondence with our General
Assembly in the usual form, by delegate. They
also voted to open a correspondence with the
German Reformed Church in the usual manner.
The General Assembly at, Peoria also opened
correspondence with the Cumberland Presbyte
rian Church. With these two bodies—the
German Reformed and the Cumberland Presby
terian—our Assembly has long been in corres
pondence. The work of this spring, therefore,
shows an extraordinary and sudden advance in
the direction of Christian unity among the
Presbyterian bodies of this country. They have
grouped themselves together more compactly
than ever before. Of merging the various organi
zations into one, comparatively little is said.
But all feel that such hearty and general recog
nitions as have just been interchanged,, must
greatly promote the flow of Christian sympathies,
and must tend to concentrate our influence upon
the common foes to which Presbyterianism and
Calvinism are specially antagonistic. The very
steadiness with which each branch maintains its
distinctive character, is proof of the sincerity
and depth of the feeling which prompts these
demonstrations. They are not manoeuvers, not
a coquetting to bring this or that branch into
union, to swell the numbers and raise the pres
tige of the other. They are manly, honorable
acts of Christian recognition, to which each
agrees, without caring, in the well chosen lan
guage of our Moderator, “ to cast the horoscope
of the future.” They are a pledge of kindly
feelings, of charities initiated, of rivalries extin
guished, of unseemly strifes suppressed, of a
newly awakened consciousness of substantial
unity, of closer combinations against those pow
ers of evil that have too long profited by the
unhappy dissensions of the friends of truth.
But from beyond the Atlanticcomestrongerand
still stronger indications of this fraternizing ten
dency among Presbyterians. The action of the
United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, which,
after a most able and harmonious discussion, by
a vote of 178 to 17 appointed a, Committee of
conference with the Free Church on union, as
we have since learned, has been responded toby
a discussion of equal significance and harmony in
the late Assembly of the Free Church, and by
the unanimous appointment of a Committee of
conference with the Synod’s Committee. Judg
ing from the temper of the discussion in both
bodies, union between these Wo very important
churches is a foregone conclusion, though it
may not be consummated for at least two years
to come. Among tbe supporters of the motion
for a committee in the Free Church, were the
mover Br. Buchanan, Br. Guthrie, Br. Begg,
Br. Oandlish and the Earl of Kintore. Prof.
Gibson, the only speaker who seemed anywise
hostile to the movement, was heard with evi
dent impatience and even with hisses. The
business of the Free Church Committee is not
restricted to proposals from the Synod of the
United Church, but possible openings for union
with all the unendowed Presbyterian bodies of
Scotland are contemplated.
It is with heartfelt joy that we note the stages
of a progress so rapid and steady to an end so
desirable. We renew our thankfulness at the
spectacle of one after another of the long divided
Presbyterian hosts falling into line and closing
up the loosely scattered ranks. It is a bright
omen for the future. Evil is indeed coming in
like a flood. Infidelity is deriving fresh courage
and organizing fresh attacks on the truth, eager
ly hoping to subsidize the grand domain of
natural science to her infamous purposes. Blind
and atrocious rebellions are rocking the best
governments to their centre. Public opinion
upon great questions of social morals and human
.rights is giving sad proofs of perversion and de
generacy. But the spirit of God is lifting up a
Standard against all these threatening move
• ments. The hosts of God impelled by superior
influences are marshalling to confront more
effectually the waxing dangers of the age. The
Presbyterian phalanx is preparing effectually to
. periorm its part in the great struggle for truth
which Beems imminent.
THE NORTHERN SYMPATHIZERS.
It is matter of profound grief that while
sound and just opinions in regard to the great
questions brought forward iu this rebellion, pre
vail almost universally among Christian people
and the more intelligent portions of the commu
nity, there should remain so many ready to be
blindly led by unscrupulous partisans into the
'grossest errors and wickedest practices. While
the truly great men of the Democratic party
'long ago allied themselves with Dickinson and
Bancroft and Stanton and Butler and liolt and
John Yan Buren unconditionally on the side of
their country, there remains a miserable clique
claiming the name of Democracy, who glory in
their shame and who seem to be trying how low
they can grovel, and how near to open rebellion
they can venture. This is not, wo will admit,
on account of any special sympathy with rebelli
a cherished by these contemptible creatures
though many of them doubtless would rejoice in
its success and in the overthrow of their coun
try—but from a low and execrable pleasure in
embarrassing an administration which they did
not choose, and whose success would damage
their own self-aggrandizing plans. These men
labor most desperately to keep alive northern
prejudices against the negro, aud fight against
all measures for his emancipation and advance
ment. They contend most earnestly for the
“constitutional right” of rebels, in arms to re
tain their . slave-property. They raise ever and
anon the, old cry of “ abolitionism ” against the
administration. They show far greater solicitude
for the preservation of slavery, than for that of
the Union. They have almost no word to re
buke a rebellion which is striving to annihilate
our Constitution, while they exhaust all the arts
of rhetoric in expatiating upon the instances—
far too few—in which the government has felt
it, necessary to enforce martial law in the North.
They have with devilish cunning professed loyal
ty to the abstraction of a government, while
they have assailed the administration which is
the government in fact. In comparison with
their newspaper organs one feels a measure of
sincere respect even for the New York Herald;
If there is a man whom our most lenient govern
ment has, after long forbearance, found it necessa
ry for its own preservation to discard, condemn or
pnnish, that is. the individual whom these base
men promptly choose as the object of their adu
lation. His name is made the rallying cry of
their opposition. The deeper and more just his
disgrace, the noisier is their applause, and the
more exaggerated their hypocritical protestations
of esteem. Surely the very depths of this per
versity, this shameful grovelling, this reckless and
traitorous partisanship was reached at a recent
so-called Democratic Convention who nominated
for Governor of Ohio a man deemed utterly unfit
for liberty—as much so as any penitentiary con
vict in the State —by that Democratic but truly
loyal soldier Gen Burnside. Such a popular de
monstration is more shameful and more perni
cious than defeat on the battle field. It has been
well said by a rebel journal of this nominee—
whom we scorn to name —that with such a man
as President the north might always have peace.
Undoubtedly! The man who is morally incapa
ble of the sentiment of honor would sacrifice it
without a scruple. He whose soul never knew
a noble sympathy or aspiration, never felt the
sacredness of human rights, never cherished an
Editor
object worthy of a great sacrifice, might grovel
through life without a struggle and might turn
aside a nation from the performance of its high
est and sternest duty in war. We cannot for
bear putting upon record as journalists , our in
dignant protest against such proceedings or call
ing upon the' good people of Ohio to prove their
claim to a plaoe of honor in onr Union, by a
great and overwhelming demonstration in disa
vowal and condemnation of them.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOB.
We have always believed that patriotism and
loyalty would ! receive their reward; but we
scarcely expected the acknowledgment to be so
prompt as appears in the recent conferring of a
well merited honor, upon one of our own fellow
citizens. Rev. Dr. Gox, appointed to announce
the action of the donors* has chosen our columns
in which to fulfill that duty, as follows :
Rev. Dr. Cox to Hon. Joseph Allison.
New York, Juno 18th, 1863.
Honored and Dear Brother:
It is my grateful office to apprize you of the
piece of justice, as well as courtesy, which the
Chancellor, "Rev. Isaac Ferris, 8.D., LL.D., of
Mew York, and Council of the University of the
City of New York, enacted, this day, and pub
licly announced, by the unanimous vote that
awarded to your name, the apposite Academic
Honor of LL.D. the grades of Legum Doctor;
or, in our own vernacular, Doctor of Laws ; at
their regular commencement.
As an expression of social urbanity between
the two greatest cities of this hemisphere, it is
appreciated by the wise as equally excellent and
proper. Let such civic and magnanimous inter
changes be frequent, as well as exemplary and
useful! Mew York and Philadelphia are friends;
both loyal to our country. Hence the loyalty of
your own character, so exemplary, so manifest,
so effective, so justly appreciated by your fellow
citizens of Philadelphia, was an element of cor
dial as well as cardinal influence, in this expres
sion of eorresponsive thought and feeling, in the
citizens of New Ybrk ; intelligent and patriotic,
and true, to the national cause, the grand E Plu
ribus Unum of our country: this expression to
one of our country’s noble and worthy sons, of
the genuine school of Washington, to the “Hon
orable .Joseph Allison, LL.D., of the City
Judiciary, Philadelphia.”
We thank Almighty God for the existence,
the achievements, the influential career of such
model men of our country; acting, too, in alli
ance unconcealed, with one most mighty, their
own most glorious monarch and patron, the King
Eternal, immortal, invisible; the only wise
God.
We claim them ‘also sons, as well as sires, of
our nation; men of their own age and of all com
ing ages; men whose prineiples can be
trusted; men whose actions and sentiments
posterity will quote, sages remember, patriots
imitate, statesmen revere, Christians love! Men
whom we ought to recognize before they die;
for whose solid, beneficent, enduring prosperity,
Christians ought to pray that God may ever use
them, supply them, augment their power, increase
their number, and In all their ways, crown them
and their efforts for the good of all our fellow
creatures, with his own benediction and the light
of his countenance, '
With great pleasure, honored and dear sir, I
welcome this signal and approve it much, and
thus, announce it to yourself and the public, that
in these troublous times of the insurrection of
the .workers of iniquity,it may be seen, that,
there are better elements and affinities in the
country; indicative of the care of One over us,
over all, blessed forever; whom our Fathers
trusted; whom they invoked, prayerfully, in the
day of their calamity; and to whom were carried
their sacrifices of thanksgiving, in the glad times
of their deliverance.
With distinguished esteem, fraternal and
grateful, I remain, honored and dear sir,
Faithfully yours in God our Saviour,
Samuel Hanson Cox.
Hon. Jospeh Allison, LL.D.,
West Philadelphia.
P.S.—As some have lately questioned the ex
act classical import of the designation, LL.D. as
§mt tiffin tanplijJt.
an honorary academic affix to the name of the
person to whom it is awarded, I venture, for the
satisfaction of some readers,.to reply, as follows:
It is used simply as a sign of the words Legum
Doctor, by abbreviature; according to the Latin
way of reduplication of the consonant for the
plural, as Coss, for Cpnsulibus; that is Consuls.
If it were Doctor of Law, instead of Laws, its 1
index would be simply L.D.,
Whatever is said about it, as I have heard
some nonsense even in high places on the sub
ject, I fear no censure from .the learned, for tell
ing here what is the simple, known, historic ve
rity of the matter; which, though of no funda
mental import, ought to be intelligently appre
ciated, or discontinued. As to its value in the
social or learned world, this is all another ques
tion. I only wish that all these honors were
ever worthily bestowed—illustrative of the wise
apothegm, that all such distinctions, like the
official costume of a military officer, can never
truly honor the wearer, unless his own character
and .actions truly reflect honor on them. It is
not every titled don that knows true wisdom here
—of which 1 one element is, that no fictitious
honor can really adorn a man, unless his better
ornamentation result from his principles and his
conduct in daily life; and that if one wisely and
truly shows the courage of right principle in his
habituated conduct, he can conciliate and even
subjugate, the respect and confidence of all who
know him.
The recognition of such, in an appropriate
way, among their contemporaries, I think proper
and right; even on purely Christian principles.
—Rom. xiii: 7; 12: 10. S. H. C.
PROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
Oneonta, June 11,1863
Dear Editor: —lf your correspondent had
been sighing for a place of rest, here he could
find it, for that is what this Indian name, (O-ne
on-ta) means. And truly it seems like a place
of rest, with the noisy, busy world in
which we live most of our time. Indeed, we
had not realized that such solitude was to be
found in the very heart of the great empire
state. But here we are, fifty miles away from
all railway and steam boat; lines of trayel; fifty
miles from the Central railway on the north,
fifty from the Erie road on the south, about the
same distance from the Syracuse and Bingham
ton on the. West, and from the great steamers of
the Hudson on the east. For the first time, in
many long years, have we laid down and slept at
night beyond the reach and scream of the rail
way and steamboat whistle. For . three days
these unearthly sounds have not been in -our
ears. It is a marked epoch id our lives.
And yet, this is not the “vast wilderness,”
for ' which Cowper sighed, when listening to
every day’s report of wrong and outrage with
which this world is filled—-it is a beautiful, fer
tile, and populous and prosperous part of bur
one country; living for, and deeply sympathi
zing with, the rest; cheerfully furnishing her
quota for the army of.freedom, and firmly deter
mined that our country shall still be one, and
our government one, from the gulf to the lakes;
If another army, larger than the first, is necessa
ry to that objeet, Otsego and Delaware counties
will still furnish their quotas, unless we have
greatly misunderstood the indications around us.
The young men are. here, swarming on these
beautiful hills, and in these charming valleys,
devoted now to the pursuits of industry, but
ready for the tramp and clangor of war, when
ever their presence in the field becomes necessa
ry to carry along our glorious old banner to its
final and complete triumph.
Just now, however, the “solid men” of this
region are quite intent on getting out into the
more active,, busy world; or getting the more
active and busy world to come in here. Who
would have believed that here, in the heart of
•the empire state, was a region of country about
as large, we are told, as the state of Massachu
setts, traversed by no railroad, and by no navi
gable stream. Bat a railroad has long been con
templated between Binghamton and Albany.
This is now chartered, the route surveyed ,* and
considerable portions of the way are already
under contract.. In some two years' more, it is
hoped, that the snorting of the iron steeds will
daily starte these inland sollitudes.
But even then, it is intended that Oneonta,
shall still be a “ place of rest,” a sort of half
way house between Albany and Binghamton,
where passengers may at least dine, even when
they do not find it convenient or profitable to
pass a longer timS. And then, this pretty little
village of a thousand inhabitants, situated on the*
head waters of the great Susquehanna, will ex
pect a considerable accession to its, population,
and to become a place of some note and import
ance in the living and breathing world. May.
her shadow never be less—than her fond expec
tations. • '
Presbytery of Otsego.
But to turn from things secular to the sacred,
we came here to meet, the Presbytery of Otsego
in its ah nual gathering. The Moderator is Eev.
Samuel J. White, pastor of the large church at
Gilbertsville, in the western part of the county.
He is a younger brother ofthe late Henry White,
H). D., Professor of Theology in the New York
Theological Seminary. He has many of the
mental characteristics of his able brother, keen
ness, directness, earnestness. We were much
reminded of Dr. White’s terse, vigorous style,
and of his down-right, honest earnestness, as we
listened last evening to a solid, able discourse by
this brother/ He is a man of strength, and of
influence in this region. . ;
Ordination.
Fortunately for our letter, we are here at an
interesting time for this church, and gladly re
port the good things that have befallen them.
After being for some time without a pastor, they
are happily united iu calling Mr. George O.
Phelps, of the last graduating class of Auburn
Theological Seminary, and to-day he has been
set over them by ordination and installation in
the gospel ministry. Long may he be to them a
faithful, useful, and well-sustained shepherd of
the flock. The ordination sermon was preached
by Rev. S. A. Priest, of Cooperstown—charge
to the pastor by Rev. S. S. Goodman, of Una
dilla, and charge to the people by Rev Mr.
Baldwin, of Worcester. The sermon was well
worthy of the occasion and the author.
Missionary Meeting,
In connection with the meeting of Presbytery,
we may also say, that a well-attended and deeply
interesting Missionary Meeting was held; Rev,
L. H. Guliek, M. D., returned Missionary from
Micronesia, being the chief speaker. Coming,
as he does, from those new and strange islandg
of the sea, that last Mission of the A.8.C.F.M.,
and being a truly graphic and exceedingly inte
resting speaker, he was listened to with rapt at
tention; and we can not doubt, but that a good
and lasting impression was made. The,voiees of
returned Missionaries are not often heard in this
region.-- It must have been-refreshing to many,
to hear one, who story is in itt’elf so exceedingly
interesting and instructive, ,and told also in a
manner that lends many an additional charm
to the tale itself. The addresses of this return- 1
ed Missionary are exciting the highest enthusi
asm wherever he goes; and he is probably do
ing more at the present time to promote the
cause of missions, although broken down in
health, and trying to get rest, then he could he;
even on Missionary Let all that can,
hear him.
Presbytery of Delaware.
This body has been in session for two days at
the old and beautiful village of Delhi, twenty miles
south of this, and on the head waters of the Dela
ware. It. was our pleasure jto. look in-yesterday
upon*ltd meeting; and fortunately;;• there also:
they are engaged in the pleasant work of settling l
a pastor. Rev. Theodore F. White, formerly of
Mendham, New Jersey, and son of the late Dr.
White, of New York, already mentioned, having
received a call from the Presbyterian church of
Delhi, the installation was to take place last
evening, Rev. Mr. De Long, of Deposit, to
preach the installation sermon. Mr. White has
been : preaching in this place for a few months;
past, has won the hearts and judgments of the
people, as we were informed, in a large degree,
and settles down over an important church, and
under very favorable auspices for continuance
and usefulness.
Pastoral Relations Dissolved.
We are sorry to be obliged to add. that the
pastoral relation between Rev. Geo. F. Everest,
and the church in- Harpersfield, in the same
county, was by mutual request dissolved. Mr.
-Everest was the recent delegate from that Pres
bytery to the General Assembly in Philadelphia,,
and gave a very pleasant report to the body of
his visit to your goodly eity,;and of bis attend
ance, upon the meetings of the Assembly.
, DeposiJjJ une 17th; 1863,
Last evening ? s papers from New York, received
here by early morning, give us the latest parti
culars of the invasion Of your state! "The excite
ment here is not intense, as we cannot but hope
that the threatened* danger is by no means so
great as, under the excitement, it is supposed to
be at Harrisburg ; orr that, however great, there
is, after so long .warning, full preparation made
to meet it, and that this, will prove to be one
grand venture too much for onr enemies.
It is instructive, as it is delightful, to witness
the firm faith of the people, in regard to the
end of this abominable rebellion. They have
no doubt as to its ultimate suppression and com
plete overthrow; and every temporary advantage
it may gain, only seems to make them more Eure
of the complete triumph of the Union cause, and
the establishment of the one government of our
country, more firm and stable than ever be
fore, from ocean to ocean, and froin tbe gulf to
the lakes. And yet the people Sympathize deep
ly with these towns and cities threatened with
invasion and rapine! May God avert the stroke
from your capital. May the rebels find a grave,
big enough for them, all, outside its defences,
and thuß reap the just reward of their abomina
ble crimes- • ;
Sabbath School Convention.
A County Convention, for Delaware County,
of superintendents, teachers, and friends of Sab
bath Schools is now in session in this place, em
bracing some three or four hundred delegates
from different parts of county and, from churches
of different- denominations. A goodly number
of tbe most .earnest and-active pastors are among
them.- The objeet, 1 as in other conventions of
the kind, is to consult, compare views, gain
wisdom, and stir up each others hearts, as to the
best methods of conducting Sunday Schools; the
best way of enlisting the ; of carrying on
district or mission schools also,, and reaching as
many a. 3 possible of the children of every locali
ty, however obspure or remote, with the benefits
of Sabbath School instruction. These are a few
of the interesting and eminently practical ques
tions under consideration.
; The Convention, as a 1 body, seems to be com
posed of earnest, intelligent, working members
of the churches ; and they show by their discus
. sions a good understanding of the subjects in
hand. The meeting, must do g00d.,, flitherfo,
it has been a yearly meeting; but now they have
resolved to assemble twice a year,—in January
and June, passing from place to place throughout
the county, until all the towns are visited, and
each is' permitted to ‘feel the stimulating and
beneficial effect of the gathering in its own local
ity. The meeting in October (3rd Tuesday) is
to be held in Downsville; the, meeting in June,
1864, (3rd Tuesday) is to be held in Delhi, at
the county seat. .
,It has appeared;in. tbe report of the General
Secretary, that ooly-abouti'one half of .the chib
dren of the county are/as yet, gathered in Sun
day Schools at all. ’ Perhaps this', hotrever, ’is
as good a proportion, as in other counties; but
it leaves a great work to be done; and one espe
cial object of these conventions is, to.try ,to stir
up the churehes to do i ( t; and in .this direction
manifest progress has already been made,
It also appears, that many of the , Sabbath
Schools of this region are suspended in the win
ter ; a much larger number, we should judge,
than in some other pafta of ouf state. . But it
must he remembered 1 that this is the “hill
country.” It is very broken, even mountainous,
and it is thought to be well nigh impossible, in
many localities, to bring the children together,
over the mountains, and through the.snow-drifts,
in much of their winter weather. B.uthyberna
ting, nevertheless, is t not a good operation for
any Sunday school. If begets bad habits—fos
ters indolence. Such sqhools are apt to take the
winter quarters too early in the fall, and come
out too late ini the spring, for the most vigorous
kind of campaigning. iMuoh of the talk of this
convention is intended ‘to guard, as far as possi
ble, against the evils which lie in this direction ;
and good impressions are evidently made, as the
meeting proceeds.
Life and Services of Lyman Beecher,
D.D., as President and'Professor of Theology in
Lane Seminary. A Commemorative Discourse,
arid delivered at the Anniversary May 7, .1863,
by Eev. D. Howe Allen, D.D., Professor of Sys
tematic Theology. .
OUB NORTHWESTERN CORRESPONDENCE,
A WEEK OP CONVENTIONS—THE WISCONSIN STATE
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION—RELIGIOUS PRO
GRESS IN MILWAUKEE —A COLORED REGIMENT IN
WISCONSIN.
, , Northwest, June 13,1863.
Editor of Presbyterian —- ,
f The last and the present week have been re
markable for the number of Conventions that
have met in. the Northwest. Last week, they
had in Chicago, the Canal Convention, the An
nual Meeting of the Young'/Men’s Christian'
Association, the' presiding officer of which Was
Mr. George H. Stuart, of your city; and a Con
vention of Manufacturers, the design of which
seemed to be to devise measures,by which the
manufacturers might be released from paying
their share of the war tax.' At Jacksonville, ' the.
Illinois State Sunday School; Convention held
its annual meeting. This week, the -Annual
Meeting of the Minnesota Sunday School Asso
ciation met at Winona, and the Wisconsin Sun
day School Association at Madison., The meet
ing last/mentioned, it was the good fortune, of.
your correspondent jto attend. Judging by the.
numbers present, it , was by, far the. most success
ful gathering of the Association since its forma
tion. There were between four and five -hun
dred delegates present, besides quite a large
number of gentlemen from abroad, representing
similar associations in other States. What added
especial' interest to the meeting, was the fact
that .nearly every county in pur State was repre- i
seated,. It was truly a grand convocation of
Sunday School men, and its influence will be
widely productive qf good to the youth of our
growing Commonwealth, i The feature of crown
ing interest was the address of Mr. Pardee, of
New York. The amount of practical wisdom
condensed in' his speech of an hour was truly"
wonderful. The Sunday School men and women
of Wisconsin have a single request ,to make of
Mr. Pardee, and -that is, that at the:earliest mo
ment practicable, he will give to, the world,a
treatise on the . subject of Sunday Schools,
Among other delegates, I noticed Mr. Paxton,
the'great Sunday School missionary'from Tlli
fioins, the man who, with his celebrated pony,
has established more than one thousand Sunday
Schools.. I give you a few statistics to show you
what progress we are making ih Wisconsin. At
the convention ,in Milwaukee,. last year,' the
number of counties reported was 18. The num
ber of schools reported 104, The number of
officers and teachers was 1149. The number of
scholars 11,560. ; The number of conversions
169. The statistics for the year ending May
Ist,-1863, are as follows : Number of counties
reported, 53; number; Of' Sehools, 859;' number
of officers and teachers, 10,219; number of scho
. lars, 56,204; number of conversions, 1548. There
is evidence to believe that this blessed work is
. pushed with greater energy and success how/thah
. eyer.before. But how inadequate all the instru
mentalities that have been employed have pro
ved,/may be learned; from the fact that , the whole
•number of ;,ehildren-;in ; the State between,, the
ages of 4 and 20 is’ 299,782, and- of this number
0n1y’85,074 are in'the Sunday School/ - The de
sign'of our organization is to establish a school
that shall reach all of this destitute class.
Genesee,
. Your correspondent spent a day recently in
Milw.antie., It was a cause for profound grati
tude to see such evidences of progress in religious
matters: as are noticeable. The ‘Churches are
many, of, them . growing rapidly in ; numbers,
and it is to.be hoped, in moral power. The
First Presbyterian ehurch, under the pastoral
care of: Dr. Towne, has recently released! itself
from a cumbersome debt, removing a serious
hindrance to its prosperity. The influence of a
pure Gospel is greatly needed in Milwaukie. It
is the grand foehs of Romanism and German in
fidelity in our. State. And hand in hand with
both’is to .be found the most flagrant disloyalty.
If the conscription is put in force it will only he
carried through at the .point of the bayonet in
that city. < • ■ ;
Efforts are making in our State to raise a regi
ment of colored troops. Senator Doolittle is one
of the prominent movers in the undertaking.
Th'e astonishing bravery shown by the Second
Louisiana colored TCgiment at Port Hudson, has
answered'the question, “ Will the negro'fight?”
Thus, in all moral, religious, and loyal move
ments, the people,of our State are manifesting, a
commendable interest. ;
DR. CHARLES A. SMITH’S INSTITUTE.
The concluding exercises for the term of this
flourishing and well conducted' seminary for
young ladies took place on the evening of Thurs
day June 18th. The performances consisted of
vpcal and -instrumental music aud select readings
by the pupils; which were highly creditable, show-’
ing careful training on the part:of the instructors
and faithfulness on the part of tjie pupils’ The;
reading of the Sleeping Sentinel by Miss Owen,
andMarmion leaving the castle of Douglass by M iss
Lasalle, was most finished and effective'and was
warmly received by the company. The little
annual—‘School Voices’ formed of contributions
from the. pens of the young ladies, bas also been
issued, and gives, proof of careful culture in
vthe; facility and grace of style which ;it .'ex
hibits.; v :
Th'e Institute is at 1530 Arch .street; and is
cordially recommended to parents and guardians.
The 9th academic year begins Sept. 14th. '
On applications, received from the churches
they serve, the following ministers were commis
sioned by the Presbyterian Committee of Honie
Missions at their last regular;meeting. Ten of
whom were in commission last year.
! Rev. Francis Hendricks, Kenderton, Pa.
' ' “ Hollis Reed, Cranesville, N. J.
“ J. B. Allen, Brooklyn, 0.
“ James Knox, Clinton, lowa. , .
“ W. K. Platt, Somers, N. ¥.
“ John Fisher, Centreville, lowa.
“ Mr. H. Dysart, Troy, “
“ H. MoVay, Reyholdsbonrgh, 0.
“ Thos. S. Mulligan, Gosport, Ind. 1
“ 11. V. Warren, Georgetown, O.
“ Alex. Trotter, Vassar, Mich.
“ W. H. Babbitt, Hoboken. N. Y.
“ Jas. Brownlee, Auburn, Kansas.
“ J. W. Guenther, Newark N. J,
&ENESEE.
Charles Gampbell, 50 North Third street, has ,
issued - : ’
The Scripture Testimony. No. 2. May,
1863. ■ - ’ • : .
BibljeLessonson Genesis. Part 1. Chap. 1-14, ‘
Presbyterian,
HOME MISSIONS.
Presb. Rooms, 150 Nassau St.
EESIGNATION OP BEY. JOHN OBOWELL'
The following minute was adopted by the
Presbytery of Newark, on the 6th of May 1863.
In acceding to the request of the Rev. John
Crowell and the Second Church of Orange,
that the Pastoral relation between them Be
dissolved, the Presbytery desire to express)
their high and affectionate regard for Mr. Cro
well and their high estimate of his ability, learn
ing and fidelity as a Christian minister and pas
tor and as a fellow Presbyter; and their great
respect for his personal and Christian character;
and to declare the sincere regret with which
they sever a relation ,sustained for 13 years with
so much of usefulness to the church and with,
such large evidence, 1 of the approbation of the
people and of God.
- The Presbytery'also express their regret that
any difficulties growihg.out of the financial affairs
of the church should be allowed by such a con
gregation to deprive them of ‘Such a Pastor, es
pecially with the concurrent testimony of both
Commissioners before the Presbytery to the .un
abated confidence and esteem for the Rev. Mr.
Crowell,! entertained by the congregation, and
the 1 evidence of his usefulness as seen in the
steady growth of the churchand in the large ac
cessions to its,numbers.
The Presbytery also earnestly recommend and 1
enjoin upon the congregation the speedy adop
tion of such measures as shall for the futute ef-.
fectnally prevent the recurrence of any 'shell
embarrassments • regarding them as we do and
as the past history of this church proves them
to have always been, injurious to the cause of
religion, and a serious hindrance to the comfor
table ..arid profitable work of an able ministry
amongst them.
r'Resolutions adopted: by the -congregation of
the Second Church of Orange.
At an adjourned meeting of the Parish of the
Second Presbyterian Church : of Orange held
on the evening of the 27th of May 1863, the,
following preamble and resolutions were unani
mously Adopted. •
The Rev. John Crowell for many years the
Pastor of this church having resigned his pastor
al charge, the congregation now convened at its
annual parish meeting cannot permit the occa
sion to pass without an expression of their res
pect and esteem for their lat-c Pastor, and there
fore rpsdlve:— ' ~....
■ t 1. That we bear cordial and unreserved testi
mony to the fidelity arid earnestness with which
M,r. Crowell has performed the duties pertaining
to his ministry; to his pure and blameless life
and serene composure and trust he has manifest
ed under many trying and unexpected exigen
cies; to his e&rbfuh and discreet walk and'
versation as a memberof society arid, his readi
riess to assume all the ’duties and responsibility
of his position in the community ; .arid to the ex
alted example he has set in fulfilling the obliga
tions and illustrating the graces of a Christian
minister. • .■/ ■ ■ . •. "v, ■. ' -
2. That we tender' to Mr. Crowell our sincere
acknowledgements for his,. unceasing labors in
pur behalf; and out; assurances. that we know
what he must so, weld know, that in all his ; minis
try with us, he has been : actuated only by un
selfish aims for our good. : .
MB. BAENES’EEMABKS ON PUBLICATION,
. Fob tlie address of Mr. Barnes, made daring
the discussion of the Publication . cause ii ! the
Assembly,. we have not until. now; ‘ found rbom.
In it our readers will find suggestions; and.facte
with regard to the working 1 -of the Committee
&nd.;thg > obstacles with which it has had to con
tend, which it is important that they should
know- Mr. Barnes has from the first actdd aa
chairman of the committee and is thoroughly
conversant with its workings .and wants'. . / ;
At. ; thk third Church, Pine Street, nine
persons were received into communion last Sab
bath, -eight by fiye of the number
were young men. One of these however had
responded to the call for troops for the defence
of the State, and was then in Harrisburg. The
brother of this youth had just fallen at Chancel
lorsville. Twenty or more of the young men of
the church and congregation have responded with
like zeal and promptitude to this call. The pas
tor,. Dr. Brainerd, has no occasion to preach pa
triotiesermons or to urge his people to their duty.
Ninety of his congregation are or have been in
.the service of the government upon various calls,
since the commencement of the war j and but
half-a-dozen have died in the whole two years and
a-half since thefoeginning of 1861 J Whereas,
in the single 1 ydar of peace preceding quite as
'many young men were removed by the ordinary
causes of mortality. . . ■' ■ = ■
,According custom, the pastor read the list
of deaths fo.r the. preceding quarter. This is al
ways a scene of deep and tender interest. It seems'
wonderfully to realize the spiritual oneness of
the church, as a Christian family circle. On
this occasion two deaths r of members over nine
ty years old Were reported, one of whom 98 years
° l3 jWUmhipped in J Old Pine Street Church
With' the;most unvarying regularity, seventy
•years 1 Her character and the incidents of her
life are of such interest'that, we know our-rea--
..ders will be gratified.to see..them described -in
our columns, where we expect they will is hortly
appear.. •: i • .< v r-
What is Thought qf the .Assembly. Says
the Cincinnati Christian Rerqld Our Western
Commissioners regard this Philadelphia meet
ing as the best our Assembly has. ever held, and
hardly think there.can,Jbe any better on this side
of heaven. It was a noble Christian convocation.
Its business was transacted in an , atmosphere of
devotion. Its members seemed to seek the things
that make for peace, and whereby one may edify
the other. We thank God for such ecclesiasti
cal meetings. We rejoice that bis servants can '
attend to the adjustment and working of. the
machinery of. the Church without forgetting
that they are Christians. .!
The Corner Stone of the church edifice to
he erected .through the liberality of Mrs. Mary
Cornell of the, Ist Church was laid on Saturday
evening last ,at 5 o’clock, at the corner of 9th
and Wharton Streets. Rev. Albert Barnes pre
sided, Rev. A. Culver read the Scripture and
offered prayer. Rev. W.- W. 'Taylor; John
W Hears and J G. Butler delivered brief
addresses, after which Mr. Barnes stated the
;fects m connection with the bequest of .Mrs. Cor
.nell which fiavg been already published. The^
children of the Mission .School sung'a hymn A
copy will, copieaof the of the
oity and; of the 'American Presbyterian, a
beautifully engrossed list of the teachers of the
Missiori Sehodl of the Ist Church, (which is to be
removed to the .basement of this edifice,) and a
photograph of Mr. Barnes were placed in the
stone which was laid by Mr. Ambrose White.
Af|pr appropriate remarks by Mr. Barnes tbe
benediction was pronounced by Rev. J. Gr. But
der. : 1
The church e^Jifiee, will he 53 feet by 80 feet;
it will be constructed of Trenton brown stone
dressed, in Normanf style, with a single square
tower. The audience chamber will accommodate
from six to seven hundred people.
Nineteen Persons .were received into the
North, Broad Street Church on Sabbath morning
last; twelve by letter and seven by profession.
In the afternoon, Rev. B. W. Cbidlaw, agent of
American S. 'S. Union addressed the Sabbath
School, holding the undivided attention of the
children for an hour. Twenty dollars were vot
ed to his object from the 'funds contributed by
the School. =?
Weak Lungs, and How to Make them
By Dio Lewis, M.D
Strong.
Dr. Lewis feels that he has a ,mission to the
; neglectful-public on the subject of health. He
believes his calling to have a'Scripture basis.
Christ, he insists, came to save not the soul only
but maw in all his aspects and wants. He would
literalize the injunction of Paul to present our
bodies a living sacrifice, etc. In this work, osten
sibly on the Lungs, the 'author has a word to
say upon every department of Hygiene. He
writes in dead earnest, and Will make himself
heard. We believe his advice; his warnings and
remonstrances, and his sanitary expedients, will
he found for the most part, eminently wise, ne
necessary and profitable. 'Human life would
doubtless be prolonged, and human happiness
and efficiency multiplied by giving heed to the
doctor, who might almost be called the prophet
of hygiene. 12mo. pp. 360. Boston: Ticknor
& Fields; Philadelphia :"J. B. Lippineott &Co
Hooker’s Naturae Phixqsophy. Being Part
I. of his Science for the School and Family.
Prof. Hooker of the Medical school in connec
tion; with Tale College, ,is most favorably known
to the public.as the author pf a number of man
uals of instruction in Natural Science for begin
ners. The one’before us-is as distinguished for
perspicuity andevident sympathy with the young
as is the rest of the series. It is elabo
rately illustrated, and abounds with descriptions
of simple yet instructive experiments, by which
young persons, ,and teachers without apparatus
can exhibit the workings of nature's laws. Dr,
Hooker:uniformly.inculcates reverence for reli
gious things.: With iQuestions and an Index.
12mo; ppl 346;* -New York : Harper & Brother ;
Philadelphia’: J. B. Lippineott & Co.
T:/jO. H.P.iBuRNAM has sent us The Strange
.Ap.yisTpßES OF CIAPT. DANGEROUS. By
;'.'U^RGE'iLtIG;.; .SAIA..
Mr. Burnham announces as in press, The
Works of Wii,ham Shakespeare, to be pub
lished uniformly with the new English edition
now in preparation by Rev. Alexander Dyee.
Beginners in all branches of knowledge are
receiving perhaps more than usual attention from
compefen't; authors. From Harper & Brothers,
through „J. B. Lippineott & Co., we have re
ceived ' ' *■
The Elements op Arithmetic. Designed for
, Children. By Elias Loomis, LL.D., Professor
:■ in Yale-College. .
Will Son’- Primary Speller.
f /An ingenious attempt to facilitate toe little
one’s first steps up the ladder of learning.
: ; Harper & Brothers have also published
A. Point op Honor. .. Paper covers.
PiOjim Carletonj-New York, we have a truly
fascinating volume— Life in the Tropics—
with something of;toe Robinson Crusoe flavor
of and novelty in it. Yet it is simply
the year’s diary of a San: Domingo farmer—an
American who preferred to seek his fortune in
Some high, “healthy, .and accessilileTegipiiof tro
pical America, ratherthan begin anew in the
equally distant,more trying, and less profitable
fields of Minnesota.” His easy yet not idle life,
the bounty of nature under his culture, the sur
prising efficacy of T’ankee appliances upon the
tropic soil,; the. captivating, narrative style in
which all is. told, combine ! to render the volume
as attractive as it is unique. Yet what right
minded American would be willing to exchange
Jhe Boirpf his country .for that of the most fav
ored of.the Spanish dependencies—-as the writer
has done apparently without a pang.
For sale by T, B. Peterson & Brothers.
magazines; pamphLets, etc.
The Atlantic Monthly for July, contains:
“ Doings of the Sunbeam ” —a fine article on
Photography; « The Wraith of Odin ’’—Poetry;
“ Gala Days,” by Gail Hamilton; “ The Fleur
de-Lis at Port Royal y, Outside Glimpses of Eng
lish Poverty,” containing some direful pictures
of toe i results of an overcro tided population ;
, The;.Growth, qf Continents “ English Naval
Power and (English Colonies “ Our General ”
(Butler); “ The Claims to Service -or Labor.”
A decidedly better number than those of the
previous month or two. ; . jj’;'
Two very neat tracts on subjects of present
importance, have just been*issued by the Ame
rican Reform Traet and Book Society, of Cincin
nati : Prejudice Against Colored People,
by Rev. B. P. Aydelott,—a careful inquiry into
the gniunds of Ahe;* prejudice, and a Christian
appeal for its abandonment; also The Future
op the Freed PkOPLE, by Rev. Jamis A.
Thorne, of Cleveland ; a discourse of great
beauty and power, in. which good grounds are
for the writer’s expectation of a great
destiny for the Freed Peoplfi of our land. °The
ofi|ee of the Society is at No. 28 West Fourth
street, Cincinnati.
A Model Sabbath SchGol Lesson. By
Ralph, Wells., Mr, is a distinguished and
highly successful worker for the spiritual good
of the children. .This lesson was given by Mr.
!Wqlls, at the Sabbath School Convention at
Schenectady, N.Y., 1860, to an imaginary class,
hp himself performing the parts of teaeher and
several scholars. The lesson was phonographi
cally reported in the Sunday School Times, and
the demand for it was so great that it is. now
•stereotyped and sold in pamphlet form, by J. C.
l4B Soißh Fourth street, Philadel
phia. .We cordially, recommend it to the notice
*of teachers and superintendents. Specimen cc
-ptes, five eehte. . ' ' r
JUNE 25,