162 fwria gmigtMiafl —A.K " % GENESEE EVANGELIST. B, 1863. JOHN W. HEARS, Subteibers who are in arrears apd liable to 60 cents additional charge on their bills, ate notified that this charge' will le; re mitted to suck as pay an additional'-year, in ad vance of the present. , Ministehs or the Gospel will hereaftet re ceive this paper, through, the moil, at sl,soper annum. Homo Missionaries dt $l. By car riers, fifty cents additional. These terms are strictly ill advance.' One Dollaf prcmluiii will be given for every new subscriber paying full rates in advance; • ; ■ • CITE MATERIAL, ' One of the special obstacles ..to .promoting spiritual religion at this time, is manifestly the absorbing wordly excitements " ’which occupy men’s minds. It is the business of thd preacher, and of other laborers for souls, to,combat, in some way, these excitements. They must urge the superior claims of religious truthjiand Seek to find the spiritual fact of which these excite ments are the counterpart or index, and lead men, by the force of association, by the path of analogy, by the argument a fortiori, to enter tain the. greater,truth; which includes the lesscr, They must thunder in the ears of the reckless; nnd profane soldier, of the gain-loving and 1 pros-' perous contractor, of the poor and impatient, of, the proud and conscious victors in a.great strug gle, the everlasting verities of religion. They) must speak:-with new force and 'vividness and unction, of death, of the judgement, and of the world to come; of our sin and inevitable misery under the wrath of God, and they must point to the Lamb of God) which taketh awayi the sin: of the world.* ' But if at times, a feeling of discouragement! as if the -material to be dealt with wore un usually stubborn, comes, over the preacher, may, he not rightfully, look in, another: direction for-a field? If the adults of his congregation ate'so absorbed in present excitement as utterly to dis believe the preacher’s denunciation: Vanity of vanities, all is vanity 1 -must he spend all his force in theseetnitigly fruitless effort to‘con vince them? Or, 1 while he by no means ne.-, gleets this class, mpy he not turn, with peculiar zeal, to the younger and less worldly ened members of the fioch ? Certainly, we ad vise him to do so. They aro toomueh neglected in the regular ordinances of the Church, at the best of times.- Qther, and merely human ar rangements, excellent enough ,in themselves, are likely tQ usurp . the place of these divinely appointed ordinances in their claims, upon the young of the flock, and no better time could be found than the present to repair past neglect and mismanagement in this respect. We . Bay thqn to the preacher—and; not only to the pastor-f-who is wearied and disheartened by: the immobility of those whom he usually ad dresses:'Study the wants of the children who, are among your auditors. Consider their charac ter and capacities you .are composing your sermon. Have pity on their restlessness inthe matter of length. - Appeal'- to them in pressing home the Warnings and the offers of the Gospel. Seep an eye to their-peculiar joys, cares', temp tations and trials. Illustrate your meaning, be graphic, be natural, be perspicuous. -You may put thought, ability, great truth, strong reason-, mg in your sermons; but beware of aspiring after “ great jermpns." Oohsult. the .New Tpsi tamont as a book, of Homiletics. Hdw lucid, how picturesque,- how direct, how remote from-' tediousnessl, how* suited to childish cdpacity is almost every recorded specimen of'the teaching of Christ! (lan we go. wrong as poachers ,(o imitate him In- this respect ? We may enter upon this 5 work with the most ample expectations.' The children of the cbVe nant are the most Hopeful of tW material pre sented to, the Qhrist.., jThe guarantee of purity , andeefßeieney, in the Church and--in the*ministry is the in crease of Christiah famiiie9,''acoordmf to the word: Instead of thy, fathers shall, be thy children. Ytef them, in, this light from l the, pulpit and tho study. ...If you nan do any thing, to relieve the-services from the aspect of adrudgery. and a task to them, you--Will ;/be eounted’their true friend and ;you ! will give the Church’a 1 new and attractive ‘aspect as' loijg as ffieyj live, itj is worth which success ; may becounted as among the. highest of privileges: •<•* i - -* * -:i TEIUMPHS Or LIBEETY IN OH'E BAY; -> The article*on, pijipast page/wiihi'tlld. above hcnding..from York Evening Post from the pen. probably /of Mr, (Bryant; the, excellent editor, we-are sure will be read with deep dhi’ terest By all’.' To its summary of the great tri umphs , of liberty which \jre are. now, may beadded the, noble - instance of. Austria, infamous, until very -late years, as the very em bodimeiit of despotism, but now conspicuous in its career of'radical and bloodless advancement, already enjoying a representative government, and beholding the dawn of a toleration of diverse religions opinions. We may add also the libera tion of the slaves of Surinam, by the govern ment'of Holland, by which 46,000 persons are set free in a population of but 61,000. Thankful are we that we are spared to see what many of the greatest and best of mankind sighed, to behold, “but died without the sight.” How many martyrs for liberty had -first to lay down their lives; how many ages df dafkness had to be endured; how many sins of haughty oppressors, aqd wrings of tasked and trampled people had to bo piled up; how many 'ai dent aspirations had to be disappointed and crushed before the era now unfolding could be ushered in ! Here, before oUr eyes, the martyrs of* liberty are still laying down their Jives: Here liberty’s fairest achievement is in danger of perishing Here rages the' great conflict-for securing and establishing among the settled facts of human history, the perfect compatability of liberty with a durable national existence; with a sttong gov ernment, with; social order and law. Here, too, the ebnfliet of opinion, no less than of arms is in majestic progress, to decide whether free dom shall be the prerogative only of favored races,*or of aii men. The fierce-strugglo draws to a favorable close. -The fleets and armies of freedom slowly, but steadily, surmount all ob stacles. The passionate resistance of the armed adherents of slavery delays, but does not drive back thf fateful • and-resistless advances of the eagle-bearers of the North. The change of sen timent in favor of justice to alt races among the politicians and masses of the co.untry, has, within the last three years, been as marked and extra ordinary ns "the political revolution in Austria. Who can doubt that,,under the guidance of the God of battlqs, our peat double conflict will result in such’ a way, as to crown gloriously all the other triuthpha of ‘liberty which our favored ace lias witnessed, and' to secure them all.as a O, - ... .. , , , • 1 , . , ! . ■ . ;• ; priceless, inheritance to all future generations? Who can jbut pity and avoid the deep abasement and the insane folly of those among us who would Imde the pi ogre of this great move ment who would tie the chariot of the'world’s progress to the f_r_ ken landmarks of party, who . would parley, with treason, and would Re mand this free nation to the deadlyiembrace of! the, slave power? ; bhould these miserable factionists ; succeed in the North, we verily believe the ret generate South iwould eschew, tjhcm as her worst'enemies and would joyfully pursue her new-f6und dareer of freedom while they are left - K Editor to guard as they can the perishing fragments of slavery. Before another issue of this paper appears, the citizens of this and lotber States will be snmmonbd to exercise the right of suffrage un der morrientous circumstances. ’ We scarcely need admonish our readers of their duty under the circumstances. /We believe good men are awake, as they ,nevejr were beforepto the im portance of'a right aMd a general u'se of the ci tizen's great function'., They desire that the government he .cordially sustained, in its great, and, for the most part, wise and patriotic en deavors to save the lifeJiQtior, and authority of the.natipn. . ( Thay wish, those,who are seeking 'its”embarrassment at this momentous crisis, sigjiajly and 'overwhelm iugly rebuked. They wish,,the .soldier m. the front, perilling life and limb every hour; to be encouraged and cheered! by’the votes, at/least; of those whose 1 peaee and security 1 are purchased by his pains. ' But let not ,the reader be content with his own tvote.. Let him: * labor to impress: others l with his views; to bring'them with him 1 to the polls!'to increase the strength and decisiveness of the popular voice against qny ; . compromise with armed rebels, against any concession to the stave power; or any .attempt -to galvanize into life; by the agency of 1 the doctrine of State rights, the dead body of the, monsfer of seces sion. • . Let us do our part;-lest the achievements for liberty of our gallant and' suffering soldiers on the .field be outdone by the shampful prac tices of factionists at home. ..: MEETING OF THE AMERICAN BOARD. f , . t • . . . . , The fifty-third annual meeting of this honored and successful .institution is taking place in Rochester as we go to press. This annual , meeting continues to be an object of lively interest to 'a vast body of Christian people, while other religious anniversaries once highly popular,. : i have been suffered to fall into comparative neg- ‘ Sect.' A genuine'interest, in * the extension :of the Redeemer’s” Kingdom seems to a large" * extent, to animate the throngs that attend upon ' the festival of. this favored instrumentality. At any rate, there .is no excitement of! controversy to‘ " attract them ; the prospect of discussions upon vital questions of missionary polity is not held 1 out, as a rule.. The only business laid before the . body by its. Committee is.; the brief consideration of thedetails of the year's work, and the providing • of ways l and means -'for 'the prosecution’ of the work", in the year tta come. Missionary topics < are, introduced, calculated to keep alive the interest of an assembly which appears content with the largo outlines,only of the subject; the details' being turned over 'to thp 'competent , management of the Prudential Committee. It'; is a.true festival, rather than a business meeting',' of the friend B ' pf Foreign,,Missions. Prayer and praise, 'sermons and' earnest addresses and ap- ' peals to tHe ‘liberality of 1 individuals and of‘ the". churches represented, the celebration ‘of the Lord’s Supper, are the prominent .features -of ithe " ; occasion ,i the of; which are widely., spread* by the press, besides being carried into every section of the'church by the returning A L T , » / The present meeting will have many encourago i’ng fe'atiireS. ' In tile third "year of the-war, which 11 at i its inception,' raised the'i qftestio'h' whether the benevolent operations'of thC North ern Churches could 'be -prbseented' at‘ all* the A'mericiin Board is "found' in a stronger financial position thhn 'it was two'years ago, with 1 an ' income exceeding that of any year of its exis tence save ohe.' In 1860 the I 'income was nearly ' $430,000 ;• this year' it will'hot fall far bclbw 1 $400;000, if it does not reach that sum.’ The increase bn last year and 1 year before is very decided ; from July 3.1,,, 1860 .to: August 31, i 1861) (thirteen, .months,) the income was. but $840,522 ; for theyear endingthe 31st of'Apg., it Was about the same, $330,080. The only other year whose returns approach those of 1868, is 1857, when the. income was not quite $389,- 000. ; i ' There will doubtless s be some features'Of peculiar interest in the Missionary work to be reported, The number of native pastors ordained. and settled during the year will be found some thing extraordinary. Rev. Hr. -Anderson’s re pbft on the condition of things in The Sandwich Islands as they came under his own observation will be a,marked feature of, the occasion. We shall probably be able to give our readers our own impressions of the meeting in connection with a full report of the proceedings. The ; Fikst Church of:Oakland, Cal.,, have telegraphed to Rev. S. J. Seelye, D. D., late of .Albany, to; be their pastor. ' Rbv, James McCAskw:,'of thqS. W Church, Philadelphia, sailed for his father’s home, in the Morth of Ireland, from Kew York, on Saturday, Oct. 3d. . The voyage is undertaken for the be- ■ ne.fit of His wife’s health, which haß been failing i for some dime. - ‘.‘'YYj i A ErBEAT DUTY i j i f ASHMUN INSTITUTE. We take pleasure in laying before our readers the following communication, in which the cha racter and wants of the Ashmtjn Institute, tor the. education of colored men for the ministry, are forcibly presented. It is a'work whose im portance, especially in view of present and ra pidly approaching emergencies, cannot ‘be over estimated. We trust the for aid will meet a prompt and abundant response: Kev. Dr. Brainerd:— Dear Brother — You wero with us as a trus tee, at the close of the last session of the Ash muit Institute, and we. were cheered by your sympathy. "You no doubt would be pleased to hear how we are commencing the present.ses sion, and I therefore address you m this manner, desiring,to gain the uitciest of Christians who read the American Presbytenanj , There are twenty-six new applicants for ad mission, most of them highly recommended as young men of piety—desumg to enter the mi nistry, and' willing to labor anywhere among ■ their.own people. Some of these have lately ; obtained their freedom, have been com : mended to us as promising, when properly edu cated, to be. a benefit to their race. We have the means, as yet, only for the support of six of their number, which; added ■to those ‘ pre viously in the Institution, give us fifteen with which to commence the session. We regret to refuse, so many, but what can we do 1 They come with nothing in their hands; and yet sometimes they are singularly met with the means necessary for their support. A day or two ago, one, presented himself who had been a preacher in the African Methodist Church. After close questioning, we became deeply interested in him, and he was told to re -. main, and ,we hoped Providence would open , some way by which he might be sustained. . A few moments after,, a letter was handed us from [ the post office, in which “J. M.” enclosed $lOO i for the Institute—just the amount of his session bill for ten months. We could not resist the conviction that, although we were greatly in need,ln other respects, the money, was designed for him, and it ftas so appropriated. In ano ther letter, enclosing a similar donation from an, excellent brother, he. makes the remark: “This, is one of the most interesting causes that can be,presented. You should not shrink from making it known to the friends of the co lored man. Our best wishes are heartily with you.” Such ready offerings and words of en couragement prompt us to open the door, even at the risk of admitting more than we can sus tain., But we believe that neither the Divine Saviour nor his church will permit these people to stretch out their hands to Him in vain. Qnc of the .young men before you at the last examination has been licensed by the Presby tery of Harrisburg, and is now Supplying, with much promise of good, a congregation in'that place. Dp- Martin mentions that he notices a great change in them, as regards their, interest.in their own people; and their purpose to labor especi ally for their improvement. Formerly, they prided themselves upon a light complexion, as bringing them nearer to the white race; but their feelings are changed; and nOw-the black skin of the deep African blood seems to be held in higher honor." They have resumed their meetings for prayer with much interest, appear to be thankful for their and give us encouragement 1 to hope dhat ’ they will “make progress in study during the session; | I need not say to you that funds are heeded • for th<? current expenses, and furniture for the ] increased number of rooms to be occupied, as well as for the support of thosewbo are asking admittance. One of our first graduates, now a missionary in Affica, mentioned lately, when at home on a visit, that he had gone to a spot near the Institute tp sec a stone beside which he had kneeled, devoting himself to the service of God; and asking that the way might be opened for him to receive an education and become a mis sionary to Africa. But the stone was not to be found, and upon inquiry he, learned that it had been placed in "the foundatian of the Ashmun Institute. Does not God hear prayer? and will he despise the prayer of the destitute ? Can you.not soon visit us to aid by your coun sel and your prayers ? ii With sincere and affectionate regard, ■ ' Yours, &c., John Ml Dickey. Oxford, Pa., September 21st, 1863, , SYNOD OF. HISSOUBI. r -• ■ , -IMPORTANT ACTION.... The l,ate meeting of this body was held Sep. 18th, at Troy, Kansas. From the proceedings sent ; us-by the" Stated Clerk, Bev. H. A. Nel son, D. D;, we give the resolutions on the State of the country. The rest of the proceedings will appear next week. I. 5 Having; been unable to hold our annual meetings since the b'eginnihgbf the rebellion, on account of the presence of hostile forces near the place vvhere our meetings were, appointed to be held,, we thankfully acknowledge the Divine Goodness in’permitting us now to meet without ddhger.of mblestdtibn.; ; : 5 " 2; We mjoice that ‘the General Assembly, in which all our presbyteries are represented, Has repeatedly and uhaniinously declared the unreserved loyalty of burchurch, and given the fullToree of its fhr-feaehihg influence in support Of.‘our national Government in itsstruggle with this monstrous rebellion’; and we hereby avow o’ttf hearty adhesion to those unequivocal litter ances of our General Assembly. ’ , 3.’. While we mourn the fearful desolations and the appalling sacrifice of life in the progress of the war, we will steadily adhere to the' early declaration of our General' Assembly, that “ no v blhodor treasure istbo precious ” to begiven for so sabred a cause ; and we solemnly exhort all our people to be ready'still to suffer the utmost impoverishment, or to die if need be, for the de liverance of our country. ' : " 4. While we heartily approve thp course of our Government, in prosecuting the war simply an&sorely for the preservation of the national TTfflbn, we devoutly and adoringly recognize the wonderful Divine Providence, which is : bo manifestly,directing the issues of the warj to the complete overthrow of thbt anomalous insti tution, which alone has endangered the Union, and made war upon it; and we cordially wel come to the goodly fellowship of liberty the millions of our enslaved countrymen, to whom God is bringing such marvelous deliverance. We particularly rejoice in the patience of that people in their, .present circumstahees, in their, commendable abstinence from lawless violence, and their ready and brave participation (as op portunity is given them) in the toils and perils, and struggles,of the national army. . # , Wd’affectiohMcly exhort them to patient con tinuance in well doing, in calm and cheerful faith, that their full deliverance is at band. 5, Being the- first synodical assembly ever convened on the historic soil of Kansas, we ten der to its people our hearty congratulation for the complete success of their brave struggle to prevent the fastening upon their State of that fearful curse, which for forty vears has blighted Missouri, and from which now Missouri is about to be delivered, at so fearful cost of de vastation, depopulation and blood. . We also tenderly "condole with the people-of Kansas,, (particularly",of 'Lawrence!) m view of the recent sacking aijd burning of! that city, and the barbarous murder of its unarmed inhab itants, by a hand of assassins, pretending to act in behalf of the rebel government, and acknowl edged, (as we are informed) by a prominent , rebel journal as a worthy auxiliary of their cause. We particularly express our, sympathy with Rev. J. V. A, Woods; a member of this,body,, ,in his painful bereavement, the murder of his: :son at Lawrence: we give .thanks,for the nar row escape, from a, similar fate of our brethren, Rev. W. H;-Smith, and Mr. Henry Mattiee (a Licentiate), , who were present in Lawrence at the time. . •, • ; . While we caution all our people against giv ing aid or countenance to unlawful measures of retaliation, which are liable to fall on the inno cent, and are adapted toperpetuate border war fare, bloody and cruel,: and useless, we earnest-; ly entreat the regularly, consituted national au thorities to spare no exertions, and no severi ties, which are needful, to exterminate all law less banditti from thd "region, whence all hos tile armies have long since been driven,! - i -Especially ,do we earnestly entreat,his Excel lency, President Lincoln, to require of all whom he appoints to rule aud defend us, that they shall indeed-so -wield the swordias to be a ter ror to evil-doers, and a safeghard to them who do well, and who abide in firm and unquestiona ble loyalty-; and fervently pray that God will uphold our honored and beloved President in the wisdom and virtue' which have hitherto characterized him, and in the faithfuhuse of the absolute power which tbc nation has, for the time being, entrusted to him. We also pray for the preservation of his life, and for his tem poral and eternal happiness. LETTER FROM CHAPLAIN STEWART. Camp, near Culpepper, Sept. 29th, 1863. Mr. Editor: — ' i The does sometimes overreach himself . When the patient man of TJz, with a single pro viso, was handed Over tb bis tendfer merfcies, that'arch old. rebel, in eager histe to effect' the good man’s ruin, quite overdid the. business.; shot -abide of his - mark,;laid on, the agony too rapidly and freely. Hence Satan suffered a de feat, while Job escaped and becaihe a hero. Although that arch old rebel has learned] wis dom from: former failures, and ..thereby materi ally improved in the practice of his wiles upon our race, yet great is the consolation'to believe that he is neither omniscient nor bibnipOtent, but liable still to make mistakes. 7 The. experi ences, of camp, life, indeed, often forces me,with Paul to say, “ I am not ignorant of his wiles.” With Anxious observation and multiplied op portunities have I been watching these wiles of the ,old .serpent for the ruin of our' soldiers; and from these the belief is cherished that .the devil does make mistakes, and not unfrequently brings injury to his Owm wrath be ing. made to praise. Grid. Ii: . .As' stated in a former letter, drunkenness, especially among officers, was becoming shame less in our camps. Shortly after that letter was written, our old camp, hear W&rrentowri, was btbken rip, and we'-moved forward td our’pre-f sent position. . Our hope was that the combi nations of spiritual wickedness in high places, which had there been forming, might thus in some measure be broken Up; and with the new camp arid ]riew combinations, soriie advantage might accrue to the ; Lord’s side. . In this, for a time at least, .there was asad disappointment. The day after our arrival, the devil,..through his agents, broke 1 loose in a manner not previously witnessed, bewildering aiid almost paralyzing any effort to vyitbstand -hipwiles. On. that day I witnessed,ithe saddest sight of mycbmpex perience-^-ft-most unblushing exhibition of offi cial, depravity; A government; wagon’ drove into camp bringing to our Brigade Commissary tyro .barrels of> rirhiskeyr-Jor officers I —the law not allowiugdts sale opehlyto privates. "Where the carcass is the eagles (buzzards) are gather ed together.’! 7 By a. strange, intemperate in stinct, the tidings of this arrival flew through the Brigade with electric velocity. In as short a space of time as this is written, from, forty to fifty shoulder-strapped .officials "were, crowded round the hinder end of said wagon- Each one with canteen, stopper out; in one hand,iand a greenback'in the otheri-shbuting, scrambling, and’ ahriost climbing over each.others shoulders in order to obtain, their, .vessel, ( fnll of the bad whiskey.,, Np surprise need he ; excited at this crowding: haste, Two: barrels might not; sup ply present demand, and he who was last might go'away empty. ;• Cominis'sary clerk inside the wagon ,could not await,, with suph a pressure outside, the .slow process of allowing.the barrel to empty itself , through; a spiggot. hole.; The barrel was set on end, the upper one- knocked in, ; and canteen: after einteen ■ pb'ured. full, until all was gone 1 in ' ah incredibly short time, By various; processes,..through .villainous; sutlers,- &c., many privates also obtained large quanti ties of stimulants. The result may readily be guessed. At eventide it .was ’ with some diffi culty we, could hbld our: Accustomed religious service! The uproars and the the yells and screechings, the squabbles and the fights, W far around :as they could arisail"the ear, almost drowned our voice. . ; ' , In the. midst of'fhis strange medley I endea vored to exhort and encourage the soldiers of the cross in camp with the assurance,.that; the devil 1 was certainly overdoing' his business: Through ptayer and courage we would conquer yet.' Mounting my horse next .day, I f rode to various regiments and brigades, in order, to make inquiry as to their experience and impres sions.: “ What of the Lord’s work ?” was the inquiry of the first met.. “ The devil’s broke loose, sure,” was his sad response. “Let us hold on, brother, the devil is this business.” On to the next, with, “ How is it, brother ?” “ Why, Satan has started all his en~ gines of evil.” “ Yet; let us not be cast down; the 'Lord of Hosts is u|oi : our side,”'' Thus quite a number were wisited, similar' questions asked, and uniform answers returned.; Now as to results; if signs be rightly interpreted, our impressions were not misplaced; nor our hopes to be. disappointed. ~ ' , Shortly after , this, came. pay day, a time al ways to be dreaded in camp for its accompany- 1 ing disorder. Yet, iti the midst of our social meet ing that evening, attention wae' called to the jia wonted, the remarkable stillness in our own and all the neighboring camps. Not a dog,was mov ing his tongue, not a boisterous sound heard. “ What has produced such a wonderfulchange?” was the inquiry of one and immediatey respond ed to by another.—“ The Lord has done it. The devil has, of late, been quite overdoiiig the business; even his own agents are becoming ashamed of their debasement and are holding up.” , Two days after this, followed a flag presen tation in our regiment, ijqitiated readers are, perhaps, not aware, when residing some glow ing account, not unlikely from a,bribed reporter, of a sword or other presentation in the army,, that, as a synonyine, there might usually be substituted “grand-official drunk” If all the expenses of the “ drunk,” on, such occasions, come'off the presenter, woe betide the pocket of the unlucky individual selected as the recipient, of the present. Though ours was but the pre sentation of a. flag to the regiment, yet was the law of custom followed, and general prepara tions made for the accustomed demonstrations in, drinking. A double; guard ; was placed around the head-quarters of the regiment, where a barrel of something, and sundry boxes; were located—this double guard, in order to keep the common fry from intrading upon the privi lege of their, superiors. ~ ~, . Thc flag presentation, late in the afternoon, ;was a chaste, appropriate, and imposing cere mony. The presentation specch by Col. Moody and the, reception hy. Col. Patterson and, Gen.. Terry, t were; eloquent and appropriate, to the occasion. This over, the very large, crowd of officials - adjourned to the place for drinking;, yet soon, and after a - single course, Corps, Division, and Brigade Generals with their respective staffs, together with Colonels, Majors and Surgeons from other regiments,.all mounted and rode away to their respective camps, sober, all .acting, out both the gentleman ;and the \ soldier; an imposing and gratifying sight. A squad however, of under-strappers, ; upstart swaggers in uniforms,and shoulder straps, who could not possibly shine while great folks were present, must needs remain and carry; out the accustomed “drink.” ; During the afternoon two brother Chaplains engaged to come and help-us resist the-devil in our wonted religious service, qt eventide. About sundown the Lord also sent an old friend and brother Chaplain from another corps.. Thus reinforced and strengthened, pur meeting, larger even than nstial,.was ppened, in fall view and hearing of head-quarters, where the;“ drunk” of the-young; upstarts was beginning to grow fast and furious. The Lord_ gave an earnest bold ness to the assisting brethren, and by the go.pd hand of our God Upon ns, in less than an hoiir the “ drunk” was’talked arid sung, arid prayed out of countenance and into silbrice, The devil does sometimes overdo his work, arid for once we have triumphed,; and feel thereby greatly strengthened. " " Not only this, but, as known to me, a number of officers in our own arid’other regiments, fari, far gone in'open'drunkenness, have become ashamed of'their course;'disgusted with these debasing spectacles'; have accordingly held up and solemnly declare they will drink no more in camp. Satan makes mistakes.’ Let no one, however, suppose we are boast ing as those who have put off their armor. Sa- - tan is riot yet conquered. New and more cun ning strategy will no doubt be adopted by that arch rebel leader Other and ‘more outlandish outbursts of wickedness in our camps may not unlikely be the consequence. Yet confident we are, that a great moral crisis now exists in our army. A holy war is going on. Sin does awfully abound; yet are the soldiers of the cross, with an earnestness not hitherto riiarii fested, combining and strengthening fdf the con flict. Pray for us. A. M. Stewakt. AMEEIOAN BOAED OF COMMISSIOHEBS, ; i ; - " HOME DEPAKTMENT. l, r, '-‘i n Pour Corporate Members have died since the last Annual Meeting, to wit: Rev. Lyman Beecher, D. D., Rev. John McDowell, D. D., Harvey 'Eley, Esq., Rev. Edward Robirison, D. D. . - ■ " ‘ ;T Twenty-five persons have entered upon the missionary work, for the first time during the year ; and eleven have ’ embarked'for posts which they had previously occupied; Rev Charles p; Bush has been Appointed District Secretary for Central arid Western New York;and Rev. Elisha :Ba,liaritme,= late Professor in Indiana University, has been (ap pointed District Secretary for Ohio, Indiana, Southern Illinois, and Missouri. - Rev. Calvin Clark has resigned his place as District: Secretary of the North-Western Dis trict; and ReT. J. L. Jenkins has surrendered the charge of Southern New England.. "The entire income of the year has been as follows : Donations, acknowledged in the He lAjd,] $i3i)4,905,14; legacies, $85,040,16; other sources, sl,l33,2l;—making a total of $397, 019,11. The expenditures for the same period have been $392,161,04. The year began with a debt of $11,103,62:; it closed] a debt of $6,184,95.; ]’ : ‘ ... SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR. Missions. Number of Missions, . . .20 7“ “ Stations, ; . . • . . . 114 it; - «<: Out-stations," . . , . 209 , , .Laborers Employed. Number of’ordained Missionaries (8 being Physicians), ]. 7 " ; 151 Number of Physicians not ordained, ,6 ': “ other Male Assistants, 5 . . “ ‘ “ Female Assistants, 180 Whole number of laborers sent from’this country, . . . 342 Number of Native Pastors, , . . 36 1 k “ Native Preachers, . . 233 « “ School Teachers, . . 268 “ * “ Other Native Helpers, . 200—737 Whole number of laborers con nected with the Missions, ; . ——1,019 The Frees. Number of Printing Establish- . 4 meats, . Pages printed last year, as far as •&es pi. reported, i ' . The Churches. '■> '■ > Number of Churches, (including ’ all at the Sandwich Islands,) . . 154 Number of Church Members, do. do- so far as reported) ..‘ , " . *22,952 Added during' the jear, do do. ‘ . . 1,138 Educational Department. • • • Number of Training and Theolo gical Schools, . . 8 Number of other Boarding Schools, . ... . . 13 Number of Free Schbels, (omit- , , ing those at Sandwich Islands, . 344 Number,of Pupils in,FreeSchools, (omiting those at S. I.) 8,961 Number of Pupils in Free and Theological Schools,, . . \ 271 Number of Pupils in Free Board ing Schools, . . • 302 Whole number of Pupils, 9,534 * The falling off in the reported number of church members, as compared with last year, is occasioned by the taking of a new and more accurate census at, the Sandwich Islands. This volume occupies materially but a small space ; its words and paragraphs are printed and arrangedby human fingers, and all of them may be so compressed as to cover only your palm. It has no : audible voice, save when read alond; it puts forth no visible action—yet it kindles more joy inspires more hope, reaches more copsciences and hearts than all.other volumes ever written and perused.: : ' It sustains more dying hearts, leads moTe souls,peacefully through time,into death’s king dom; girds ,;more departing spirits to meet God and- the invisible realm, than all ’other writings from the days of Adam until this'hour. It has more noble song than all other volumes of poetry; more reliable history than all other recorded annals; more safe example than-all living men exhibit, mote prophecy fulfilled than all the predictions of statesmen and philosophers, more perfect law than all statutes of legislators.; more sublime promise than all the proffered wealth and empires of time, ; ilf there is any true joy among men, the .Bible has inspired it; if any holiness, the Bible enjoins'and illustrates it; if any hope of heaven it sprang from its holy pages; if any'spiritual life its pulsations are, from that divine word! ■ It does more for the- soul, more for the body, more for ! government and civilization, more for the stimulus of human thought, more for the happi ness of mankind than all other visible agencies. Oh friends, if there is one great thing in this world, it is the Bible of God ; great in origin, great in, thought, great in promise, great in 1 eauty, great in purpose, great in power, great in its results! It hangs as by a golden, cord from the throne of the Highest, and all heaven’s light, life,' love and sweetness come down into it for us. It hangs there like a celestial harp ; the daughters of sorrow tune it, and awake a strain of consolation. The hand of joy strikes it and feels a diviner note of gladness. The sinner comes to it, and ;it discourses to him ; of repen tance'and saltation. The saint bends an ear to it,'and it talks to him of an Intercessor, and immortal kingdom. The dying man lays his trembling.hand on it, and there steals thence into his soul the promise, “ to, I am with you always even to the end of the world, when thou passes); through the wafers they shall riot overflow thee-, and through the, fires thou shall nothe burned," “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world ! The last enemy that shall he destroyed is death.” “ This riiortal shall put on immortality, and this corruptible shall put on iricorruption, and death shall he swallo.wed up in victory-” < Where is promise, where is philosophy, where is song like this! Magnify the word of God ! AH ERROR TO BE MUCH REGRETTED. Washington, D. C., September 26th, 1863.* Rev. Jno. W. Mears:— * ' ( Dear Brother In 1 ooking overthe Minutes of our Genera] Assembly, I feel grieved to find the name of the Rev. Dr. Tustin; the Represen tative from the 0. S. General Assembly, to the N. S. General Assembly, spelled incorrectly in every instance in'Which it occurs. It is due to Dr. Tustin, to the venerable Assembly which he represented, and to the noble cause which he advocated with so much power and eloquence, that his name should be correctly spelled in the archives of our Assembly, when it. occurs in connection with, an event which has caused joy not only in earth, but also in heaven; We consider’ the Old School Assembly as fortunate in the selection of the Rev. Septimus Tustin, D. D., as their first representative to our,v Assembly, and feel, no doubt, that hfa memory will.-‘be embalmed in the affections of the church when the present generation lies 'mouldering in the dust. . . ; Tjour friend and brother, , 1 .-sfi . Wm. B. Evans, . ■ ' ' i A Presbyter of the New School. • We are happy to inform' our readers that‘Mr Barnes'is recovering, though somewhat slowly, from his recent attack. He is still confined to his room. < .. j i ;n ~ .. •• t ■ Beecher, R/W. Freedom and War. Discourses on Topics suggested by the Times. By Henry Ward Beecher.,,Boston: Ticjtnor f &Rields, 12m0., pp. 445, price $1.50. For sale by J. B. Lippinebtt & 00., Philada. : , ; . 1 This volume contains eighteen discourses'on topics admirably adapted to call forth the pe culiar powers ; of the gifted author. - They range over the important and Captivating ground of Christian'politics, no where and never before in the history of the world so profoundly inte resting 1 as in the midst of our struggle for na tionality and; existence. The editor mays of the series of discourses: “Its general‘method is; to apply the principles of Christianity to the du ties and'circumstances of'life; to insist on a sound and lofty and fearless Christian mora lity in whatever men 1 dd| and to show the'in creased importance-of practising that morality in times like these.” There are iiigher inte rCsts and duties and doctrines in the scope of evangelical teaching than those handled in this volume; Mr; Beecher’s efforts in this higher sphere of teaching 'not infrequently fail to sa tisfy right-thinking persons; but upon the sec ular side and'human bearings of Christianity, ( there is not a more accomplished or efficient ■preacher ih the' land than he, and the.volume' -is-calculated toihave a most wholesome influ ence upon the pbblie. ; ' : ,i : V 16,354,300 Chesboro’, Caroline. Peter Carradinte-' or, The Martin dale Pastoral, by Caroline Chesboro’. ’ New York; Slicldpn & Go., 3 2m0., pp. pg,. j> or 6a j e by J. B. Lippincott <fe Co. . A story of rural life and every day adven ture ; the common passions of men, women and Children are.skilfully described and interwoven W an interesting tale, in which the power of true religion is fully and beautifully recognized. There is a minute fidelity,to the accessories ot thp subject, tyhiph is nlvyays,,surprising,,. and ~~~- THE BIBLE Rev. E. E. Adams. i REV. MR-BARNES: sometimes fatiguing to any hut the most lei surely reader! Hamilton, Gail. Gala Days, hy Gail Hamilton, ’Author of “ Country Living and Country Think ing.” Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Tinted paper, red edges, bevelled. 16m0., pp. 436. Price ~.-$1.50.. F.or sale by J. B, Lippincott & Co. • It is proof of the substantial character of the articles in the Atlantic Monthly that they fur nish so large a proportion of our more perma nent literature. Some half-a-dozen volumes have issued from that prolific source within as many weeks. Our readers will find in this collection of essays, first published in the At lantic, the same fibe and genial tone and inde pendent way of thinking, the same.shrewd and wholesome regard to current foibles and errors, and the same pardonable extravagances of thought and expression which they have learned to expect in the writings Of this popu lar authoress. . , ’ ; Newton, D. D-, Rev. Richard. The Safe Compass and How it Points.. By the Rev. Richard , New ton. D. D., Author of “Rills from the Fountain of Life,”- —“The Best Things,”—“ King’s Highway," —“ Giants and Hojv to Fight Them,” etc.. New York :R. Carter ; & Brothers. 18mo., p‘p. 318. For sale by Wm. S- & A. Martien, Philada, > Dr. Newton shares with, Rev. John .Todd the great honor Of extensive popularity as a preacher of the Gospel to children in this coun try. The capacities of children are most wise ly consulted/ without; being insulted by Dr, Newtonin these discourses, which abound with illustrations carefully. sought out arid, wisely applied. For Sabbath school, and family libra ries nothing better could be recommended. Powers. The Last Shilling; or, the Selfish Child. A story founded on fact.' By the Rev. Philip Bennett Powers, Mi A., Author of the “I Wills of the Psalms,” etc. New York: R. Carter & •Brothers. *lBmo., pp. 240. For saleby W.S. & A. Martien. A good story, in a -well printed, but misera bly illustratedftVolume. Tom Rat; or, -the Mother’s Prayer An swered; and Walter’s Wish. Henry Hoyt, Boston. 16m0., pp. 162. For sale by W. B. Evans, 1334 Chestnut St..- , MAGAZINES AND PAMPHLETS. Blackwood's Magazine, (L. Scott & Co., N. Y., W. B. Zieber, Philada.,) contains:—• Caxtoniaria,—Part'XlX. The Spectre of Mi laggio ; Jean ’Paul Richter; Chronicles of Car lingford; On Hearing Week-day Service at Westminster Abbey ; The Pyramids—who built them ?—and when? (in winch Bunsen’b gaseous expansion of ancient eras is most effec tually punctured;) The Battle of Gettysburg and the Campaign in Pennsylvania—an article frbm which one would gain far less idea of dis aster to the rebel arms than from rebel journals themselves, showing again what we have be fore noted;-that English sympathisers are more ardent, blind and pertinacious in ■ their adhe rence to the rebel cause, than are the rebels. The Eclectic Magazine* ox Foreign Lite rature, for October, contains papers firom. the British Quarterly, Leisure Hour, Colburn’s, Bentley’s, Fraser’s & Chamber’s Journals, &c., on topics’of permanent, importance. The em bellishment is a flnely-engraved,. half-length, double portrait of the famous Captains Speke and Grant, who have lately returnedimmorta? lized.from the discovery of the head waters of the Nile. . Wm. H. Bid well, 5 Beekman St.,N. Y. : R. Carter, & Brothers, N. Y., have just is sued, a small volume entitled, The Christian’s Pocket Companion, with directions for Self- Examination, Well suited for hurried persons and travellers. - For . sale by W; S. • & ,vA. Marlien.-: : Harper’s Illustrated Weekly has shown a very marked advance lately in the finish and effectiveness of its engraved illustrations of the ; The Union Monthly is a journal issued by .Dri Cornell, of this city, designed , for circulation in, the-army, and welj calculated, to mterest ; and ; instruct the reader. - Presbyterian. Resignation of the Rev. Br. Hatfield— After a most active and laborious 5 life as a raty pabtor, extending over a period of twenty-eight years, Dr. Hatfield has beea compelled ;by ill-heath : to resign his present charge, the North Church of New York City. Frqmthe Mmngdwt we learn that he preached his farwellsermpn on Sabbath morning, Sept 27th. He has been putor of the North Church 7$ years ; this Churph ha? enjoyed great prosperity under his labors; 646 persons having been added, 352 on profession, an average of nearly 50 a year. During the 28 yehrs of his ministry in < this city, 2879 persons have been admitted to churches under his care, 1918 by profession, being an annual average of more than, 68. It would not require, many such favored instrumentalities to evangelize our tion. The Evangd/st hopes that a year or two of rest will fully restore his health, and adds the following intimation, which we in common with all the frieiids of the Church,’would rejoice to see fulfilled: " • •. “Then we shall anticipate for him a new term bf labor, for he is not a man to be idle. He is quali fied to render a great service to the Church. ( From his, position, so long held, of Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, and from his favorite studies he is perhaps better acquainted with 5 the history of the Presbyterian Church than any other man among us,' 1 and should he devote a few years to gathering dp the records of Presbyterianism in the United States, and rearing a worthy memorial of the Fathers, he would perform a very great public service." ~.. For California’.— Rev. D. H. Palmer and Rev. Rev. Wm. WV Macomber, missionaries sent by the Committee on ; Home Missions of our Church, arrived in San Franeisco recently on their way to Nevada Territory. - They > ate both natives of I the State of New York, and graduates of Auburn Theological Seminary. They come highly, recom mended, and seem to be men of more than ordinary promise. The Committee in New York has certainly good judgment in selecting four sUch men h$ they have recently sent to this coast.—Jfecpe. : ‘ Ordaiued as an Evangelist.—Mr. Edward O. Bartlett was ordained by the New York Third Presbytery- Sept. 22d. : Mr. B. goes as Chaplain with the 145th Reg. State Volunteers. ! ’ Rev. Franklin R. Arnold was installed by the Presbytery of Grand River pastor of the Church at ■Romej Ohio; Sep. Ist. ' • Union of Churches.— The Convention N. S. Presbyterian Church and the Old School Church at ‘Neenah, Wis., have united hinder > the pastorate' of Rev; ’ Mf.' Basset in one Church, to ;bei connected tnth S. Synod.— Cor. Independent. : : ' ,f OCT. 8,
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