198 f mkgtimiß —•A*©*- GENESEE EVANGELIST PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 10, 1863. JOHIT w. MEARB, THE AMERICAN FEESBYTERMLN AS A DOUBLE SHEET. It has been determined, by leave of Provi dence, to commence the new year with a great enlargement of the American Presbyterian and Genesee Evangelist, and. to throw it into the form of a double sheet. It will thus be equal in size to any"of the orgaris of the Presbyterian Church, and, as the price remains the same, will be the cheapest ‘ Presbyterian paper pub lished. . , - We think the denomination may be congra tulated upon'this advance in the condition of its press, which tbudj attains much greater ca pacity for usefulness, as , a . denominational organ, and an agency for > the promotion of Christian kingdom. ‘ And we look* for the' hearty and prompt co-operation of the brethren in, response to the great, outlay and. increased effort which we shall make, W e need two thousand new subscribers ancl we intend tode eerve them. 1 If otir friends and the friends of tlie church will exert themselves the work will, be accomplished. Will every subscriber en deavor to; add one more to, the list ? -. - : - THE FOUNTAIN IN THE HEAET. •There is an indescribable .charm about, the narrative of Christ’s conversation with the wdman' of Samaria at Jacob’s well. The lo cality is so/well ascertained,'that the traveller of td-day may seat himself with tolerable cer tainty Upon the very .spot occupied by the Saviour. How delicately ahd deftly does he manage the introduction of his message to the deeply-prejudiced Samaritan Romani What prompt and wise use pf ontvyard things, to il lustrate and recommend inward truths;! What refreshing words fell; from His condescending lips-t-what wisdom, what beneficence, What fitness to man’s need do they combine i Ho# doubly appropriate this comparison of gospel grace to water in a warm climate and a dry country to living water, by the side of a deep Well; to water that quenched the thirst for evfer, amid oft-recurring seasons of drought and need I , . • , There is something remarkable in this gift Of living water, Well worthy' of the Christianas regard. As something received through the Holy Spirit, from Christ, we understand it. It is the refreshing, soul-cheering conscious-; ness of pardon and acceptance with God through the ntoiiement; Tf is sustaining grace ih every dark hour. ! It is the presence of Cod in the soul now, and the hope of heaven here after. It is the life of Jesus himself, tfie cru cified and risen one, communicated to the soul by faith. - 1 Yet observe, (and this is the climax in our Saviour’s discourse,) it is described as acting creatively in the; sopl. “Having issued from .the eternal fountain, it creates in the mind of him who receives it, a self-sustaining fountain.” “The water that I' shall give him, shall be in; him a well of 'water springing up into ever lasting life.” It is not, merely a passive recep tivity, as that Qf s a thirsty man receiving the coolipg draught.' As Christ is the great foun tain of this life-giving stream, flowing out to all believers, ad He will constitute each; be liever a separate fountain, to pour refreshment and salvation oa all around. The water of life, does not spread through sluggish‘channels Into standing poolp, hat it breaks forth' afresh in a thousand new, living, sparkling fountains, Images of the great original, that give joy.and brightness and music to a thousand localities. Far, far better than the Jacob’d wells of earth that can but yield «(nt of their hidden depths a few drops to quench a selfish desire, are these wondrous, waters of life. , They flow, from the foot of the eternal throne, springing from the unfathomed "'depths of the divine; decrees. Whoever drinks of them never thirsts; but much more; whoever drinks .qf them,finds him : self possessed of them, transformed into their likeness, endowed with their power. He is provided with that which be cah minister to other thirsty ones. His fleW life derived from God can he communicated to others now dead; even as. flame kindles upon wood, or leaven spreads In the heavy mass; - ‘ ! Christian reader, doesyour life show an to ward spontaneous activity, fresh, vigorous,’ en livening, like a fountain ? , Does your yeligion consist only to receiving, like the tbirstyman, or are you by earnest prayer, by judicious and faithM labors like those of Christ at the’well; by liberal giving, gojng out as a tide of influ ence , upon i all around 1 Do you approach the zeal which animated i iChrist; or are you like his cold-hearted disciples, who were amazed when herefused, tired and hungry as he was, jto eat, saying: "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work.” THE WHEELEB AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE, There can be no doubt that the sewing machine.is one of the most beneficent inven tions of the age, and the fact that its introduc tion to every household in the land" would, be a substantial blessing, is, we trust, 5 a suf-.'. ficient apology fOr our devoting so large a portion of space io it in this number of oiir paper. , The Wheeler & Wilson instrument, 1 to the history and description Of which we to-day yield an entire page, well deserves this liberal recog nition, from its unquestioned' excellence, no less than the generous policy which has always been adopted by the WheeleT & Wilson company to giving the public the benefits of their great invention. Ladies, whether intending to pur chase or not, are, on applying at their office, No. 704 Chestnut St., instructed gratuitously in the use of those machines, and,we are au thorized to state, what we already know by experience, that they make a liberal discount in selling their machines to clergymen—as they also do to clergymen’s widows, having supplied over one thousand machines in this way. As a holiday gift there could be nothing more ap propriate than one of these superb instruments, and we are not surprised, therefore, to. find their Splendid brown-stone edifice, thronged with customers buying them for this purposed THE DEDICATION 0E GERMAN STREET BBESBYTERIAN OHUROH. Mr, Editor :—The dedication of this place of worship was an occasion of no ordinary in terest. Since the organization of the First Presbyterian Church, Southwark, located on German Street, about 40 years ago, its history, for the most part is one of nobje efforts for ex istence and progress, amid the most discour aging circumstances; When it was organized, its members were few, and they possessed very little of this world’s good, though they were strong in faith. The house, in which they for merly worshiped was uninviting in external appearance, and burdened with debt far beyond the ability of the people to remove or bear. But notwithstanding; all, their efforts for the salvation of the lost resulted in large accessions from time to time to the church. Sister churches sympathized' with them in their trials, and rejoiced with them in their spiritual success. The words of Him who walketh .in the midst of the seven golden candle-sticks.with propriety, may be said of this church for'many years past: “I know ,thy works, and tribulation, but thou art rich.” ■ The dedication of a. new building, capacious and attractive, and,entirely free from, debt was therefore an occasion of special gratification to this people. and to al! the churches ofour de nomination in this city. This interesting ser vice wis performed on the .Sabbath morning of Nov. 29th, 1863. Rev. Thomas Brainerd. D. D., preached' the- dedicatory sehhnoh at 10$; A. M. Rev. Daniel March preached at 3-| P.rM. Subject The essential element, neces sary to the vigor and prosperityiof a church. Rev. Robert Adair, preached it P. M. In his discourse he gave a brief histofy of the church since its organization. The attendance during the day was. very large, especially in the morning, when the old Pine; Street Presby terian Church very largely represented. Rev. Dr. Marks of Washington, D. .C.; Rev. Dr. John Patton and Rev. Messrs. Blythe and Thorne, participated in the services of the occa sion, The; Choir sang, several pieces in fine taste; and in' a style becoming the sacredness of the day and house of God. Collections were taken up at each service, and about $lOOO were obtained for defraying the expense of furnish ing carpets," etc. Enough was secured to meet this object; . •.* 1 ’’ . Editor. The special and general gladness inspired by this- occasion, ayose from the fact that the lost had been found, and the dead brought to, life. Seyeril years ago the former, place of worship bad become, through age and want of repair, -unfit ‘ for ; congregational purposes. It" was therefore removed, and the present building, of larger dimensions, erected on the same- site. It was then, supposed*that enough money was subscribed to pot the house undtsriroof, and to fit the basement room for tie accommodation of the congregation; But as the result pro ved, a debt of; some five or six thousand .dollars-Was incurred in effecting this object. This debt, with’ a mortgage on the old was transferred to the new one, made the en tire pecuniary obligation above $9OOO. About $6OOO more were needful to finishing the build ing- The total amount therefore required to complete the edifice and cancel every claim, #as some slfiooo, ' ’ Howto raise this large sum Was the problem 1 to be solved. But the longer the problem was considered the more difficult its solution ap peared. The members' of the ; church could give no aid toward this object; and the minis ters and laity of the other (fiiurchfeh, were ab sorbed by their own pressing duties, and so discouraged in regard to the German Street Church, that no relief could be expected from this quarter. In these circumstances, hope of deliverance so long deferred, made every heart sick; and the conviction was taking possession, df all minds, that the building must pass into other hands, and the church, become extinct, and the. once large and flourishing -Sunday! School be disbanded. * ’ - But man’s necessity, is God opportunity. There was one layman whom God moved to seek the welfare of this Zion. He suggested several plans to’ his brethren-of the laiety for \ - saving the church for the cause of Christ, and' for the denomination; but one, project after another failed to secure their co-operation. At last he proposed to raise' the required - amount by several largo contributions, and be headed; tne subscription with $3OOO. This plan was successful. He was countenanced , by several other liberal gentlemen in this ngfile enterprise, and the amount was raised and the house finished,tknd every obligation canceled. ’ We hope that this occasion will:be the in troduction of a new era in church-building' in ■< this city. The history of German Street Church for many years past, is, in its main features, the history of many of our feeble churches! Churches have sometimes -been organized in destitute ,districts-, of our growing -jcity, ana have been left to.struggle for , years amid pov erty, while the building in which they wor shiped w>s encumbered with a debt they could not’endure'. The spiritual energy; and success : of such an organization is no guaranty of its reaching, within any reasonable time, a position of self-support. Its members being discour aged with unavailing efforts to, (place it in an i easy position, avail themselves of the first favor able opportunity to change their church* rela tion, that they may obtain relief from this con stant pressure and anxiety. Nor can we won der that they do, so. But:such changes often . add to the strength of strong churches, and di- , minish the strength of thefbeble ones. ; Hence , the weak churches are’so situated that they are not always able to retain the strength they ac quire. However diligently they may labor, and however successful they are in leading sinners 5 to the Saviour, they find themselves after toil and self-denial, no nearer the position of self-sup port. Such church need and deserve, the • fostering oversight of sister, churches. They ought not to be held accountable for their com* tinned feebleness, if their circumstances, when i impartially and carefully considered, do not warrant the conviction that they ought to be able to walk alone, without a guiding and help-, ing hand. Cheering'progress has been made in our de nomination during, the past few years in the removal of annoying, church debts. And all the places of. worship, now to thp course of erection in this city, we understand are to be finished without any pecuniary encumbrance. .This is as it ought to be. Let this be our purpose in ; regard- to all new Enterprises. A . lew, however, and only a few churches are still fr* 4gtfti«n and %txmn tanplist. groaning under pecuniary burdens too heavy to be borne. Why cannot they also be relieved % May the Lord stir up some wealthy layman to interpose for the help of these needy and di spirited churches. What one man with means and a heart can do in .such a case, is illustrated by the recent deliverance of German Street Church from a 40 years’ bondage. " In speak ing thus, I have ho personal or selfish end to serve. I know the evils of the bondage re ferred to, and the joy of deliverance from it, and I wish all others to share in, this joy. And the benefactor, no less than the beneficiary will experience this blessedness: ; R. A. NEW ISSUES OF THE PUBLICATION ; ; COMMITTEE. ’ Four new volumes have just been issued by the Committee, 1334 Chestnut Street, in their usual tasteful style and good judgment; as to the contents. Mr-Weir’s Closet ComMnion, now in its Fifth Edition, is a remarkable vol ume. Ainost comprehensive manual of pray er, . touching uponhome two hundred and seventy topics, in almost faultless good taste, with a judicious regard tg. matters of present interest, and with constant and happy reference to the Scriptures, is a remarkable work for a busy layman 5 to execute, in the intervals Of his duties as an active bank-oflf&er and with poor health. Yet it has been done and well done, as the appreciative religious public has decided. We commend it to those whose business it is to lead, the devotions of'thA church, and,es pecially to those whb regard the duty with mead. “The Cannibal Islands” is one of the best books for the young recently issued.; The in formation it contains is gathered>from the best sources,-’especially from Wilkes 1 - Exploring Expedition; it'is admiiabiy brought together, and the illustrations given of the workings of divine grace on such ,a. field are most signal and cheering. The miap and woodteuts are unusually good. The young will we think find it a fascinating volume. - "Bank Notes” and the “Two Watches” are two smaller-volumes each; containing two or more brief stories. i * Our friends will find a very, large and excel lent assortment of Sabbath-school and other books at the store, lfi34 ,Chestnut Street. THE GREAT DELIYBRANOE OF GETTYS ' BURG. FROM A THANKSGIVINING SERMON BY REV. D. MARCH First of all, in this once imperiled city of Philadelphia, and’ this once invaded ' state of Pennsylvania, let us remember with thanksgiv ing, the great’ days of July; and the great de liverance of Gettysburg. The yet grown upon the graves of the men who stood between us and the proudest army that rebellion ever raised. We have not yet for gotten that our city was saved from plunder and subjugation by4he tsaeiifipe of their lives. It was but a week ago that the nation came, by its most honored representatives, to wet with tears the ground tfiathad-been consecrated bytheir martyr blood, i That consecration shall live on the page of history and in the affeetktos of the people, long'as thetei axe hearts to rejoice in,the deeds of the brave, the,.patriotic mid the good; long as our children, through %U com ing generations, shall glory in the triumph of the righteous cause or enjoy tfie fruits of a righteous peace. ; Pennsylvania has cheaply purchased the memories of July, by all that she suffered; in the summer’s campaign;! If rebel lion must heed break’Over its own borders, and come up With a great host, for,the invasion of the free North, and. nothing but the shock of battle can stay the tide and turn the shattered legions on their homeward march, then let Pennsylvania be grateful that’ to : her is en trusted the keeping of the ashes of the heroes who fell in the and decisive conflict. This commonwealth, with all;-her vast .riches and territory, could not afford to sell what was gained at Gettysburg, 5 for all the produets of her mines, and all the harvests qf her fields ih the whole past year. It is such days-as,.those of July that make nations. There the genius ofour American liberty came forth in new glory, walking Upon the high places of the field; and her exultapt voice was heard, in thunder among, many nations. ; The blpw that, fell up ( on the proud- front of rebellion at Gettysburg, was felt'in every cabinet, and council 1 chamber.sof the European world, and it sent ‘the chill of death fd the heart’of* the Confederacy itself. Dark as.were ;tfie days before the sun of victory broke through the cloudl, precious/ as-was the blood poured ’upon tfie trampled fields' and en battied heights of''that how consecrated ground; still, we, look 'up. wiili eyes, wet- with the bereaved among the living aqd the beloved araongthedead, and we'thank God for th'e great deliverance; for the sacred and SorrowfuLmemo ries, for the true glory of Gettysburg. .. ‘ Rev. Htenry Darling, D. D., has received a call tothe'North Churchy Newport, late Tfevi •Dr. Hatfield’s. We do not know whether Dr. Darling has<<concluded to accept,the,call,but we m«y be'allowed^to''say that - while 'we sincerely regret the prospect of his removal from us,. we, are' persuaded that the North Church would ftod.him a worthy successor of their late distinguished pastor, and the.toterests of Presbyteriamsih to New York City would be greatly promoted by .his wise) catholic ind' yet earnestly denominariopal, spirit. / , ', r i Da. CkjsxuasH’st Views os DispiKATioNvys represented by our London correspondent, seem, open to 'criticism from it: thoroughly evangeli cal point bf vibw. "We see no safe standing on this important doctrine, save inthe supposition of absolute freedom from anything that can properly be called error, in the Sacred Scriptures.- NEW PREMIUM OFFERED. The, large-sized, handsome photograph of Ser geant Hmnmiston’s three children, copied and enlarged from the ambrotype found in the hands of the dead soldi* at Gettysburg, worth,Bl.oo, will be sent by mail, postage paid, inf return for a new,subscriber payihg full rates in advance. Odr losses indrivingßraggirom Chatta nooga are set down at 4,500. We captured 6,450 prisoners and 46 cannon. The steep mountain heights were scaled by our troops under the impulse* of a sudden , afflatus which filled officers and meu with an unconquerable enthusiasm, and carried tbem beyond, them selves to victory. > FROM (pTLOITOOt CORRESPONDENT. ■hr" London Nov. 13th, 1863. Dr. Gandush on Inspiration. / Sinee Colenso’B ecclaircusmmt, nothingl suppose has so startledthe re!igioi)s-comnmnity of Eng]and as the recent speech of PrincipahCandlishiat the opening of theJSee.ChTOCh CollegeiV Ldiiibiiirgh; ' pn.whleh he enlarged was “Inspiration,’;’ and not a Kttle confhsion appears to exist in mfmy quarters as Dr. position Bdwrisln the 'battle on this great issue: ’ Some say that he has virtually given up the whole doctrine of penary inspiration, andthat “moderate” sheet, the Scotsman, triumphantly points to him ad a convert b the nejr principles. f Such!. a man as Dr. jCandlish is to be carefully judged, for Be stands in thh ftrat rank bf British Theologians, 1 he is indeed a pilla'rahd'apostle of Presbyterianism, and his genius is gigantic. Though genius and vast eraditioji are Tar froitf'4iH!tie» <agaihst btoot, uncompromising fc» truth rand orthodoxy demand that; now, when he has given: utterance to fresh thoughts on the most vital subject that agitates the,, human : mind, ,lje should jbe listened to ynth respect, arid . his views weighed with conteientious scrupulosity. I .have hut a short time' since been in possession of this lecture, and it is so deep and comprehensive amt rioveti tbai T cannot Venture ti> ! conlmit myself at tins time to any opinion in regard to it I> mayegdeavor however toindicate a’few of itsileading pijink- B;ei begins by intimating .that he Bhall avogfor the most, part, the use of the word “ InsjptfhUon,” because when thism spoken of " it commonly suggests the notidti of its being the manner in which its waters were ,infallibly guided,' that is to be handled, add not the mere fact of their being to guided: ” ‘Having 'premised this, he pro ceeds to remark as id the -nature of the infallibility claimed for the Holy Scriptures; > that by.this they are claim.ed.jto i ,be; // the ; infaliible record, of an infallible ; revjelatioo.” ; Jhe infallibility; is in , the, revelation jmtl i>i th# record, not in those through whom, or to whpm, ,tlie reyelatiori and the record c»nie. It is not subjective'but objective. He then exposes the fallacy ’of the idea that the lnspiration of Moses, Isaiah I ,'Paul: &c., only differs from the influence underiwhichagood man speak of such topics nowia-days inj degree, and, not in’ kind, by plating it to consist jn this—in.-not, distinguishing the revelation and the record, which we hold to be divine, from the human, agents employed about them. God is the. Revealer, not Isaiah. The infallibility is in God’s discovery of his mind and will, and not In the prophets’ insight: et sib de codtirus: Next, as to theea^eritof inffllibillity clditoed: All that is 'in Scripture is not 'Revelation strictly so’ called I .' Is it'Ukely to be as infallible in genealo gies &c., the oracles of God.? Keeping in view the'actuarniethod of Revelation, suppose the possible the egmpression of all that He intended to say to the human race into one, single communication. Rooks like our Bible, might from age’ fo age have been written of .various characters, historical, poetical, &c., &c., embalming' within them the divine principiea’ declared in the s first. This s would' create the almost unsurmountable difficulty of having to» sever fallible from infallible. “In fact, .the, difficulty might be sogreat as to drive one’to the alternative of either abandoning the idea'of an infallible’ revelation or accepting as infallible the books, in which alone on the hypothesis it is contained. ’ ’ [Query on this: are we not shut ,up with our Bible to something of this.kind?] But the eitent to which we are concerned in maintaining infallibility,, may appear on considera tion of the conditions under Which infallibility, is claimed for them. Arising, out of, the manner in which God’s will has been revealed, which is very much the converse of; the above hypothesis, they are : r. • Revel<*km 1 was to' be gradual and pro pesive-f-ndt imniediately -and’at ’once 5 complete: ,2. It was to bap'rtoticaland pointed, springing out of the exigencies and adapted to the occasions of ordinary; Kutnag life and experience from day to day, from .age-, to' age ; plastic therefore in its adaption to human modes of thought, and feeling; not.rigidly stereotyped in a divine mould of abso lute perfection.j-;3.ilt-was ; to be naturaland.free, not stiff and formal; ,4. It was to be throughout limited and restricted, and not ranging over all the field of possible knowledge, but embracing only the moral government of God and. the salvation of man. UMer such conditions as these let us assume an infallible revelation to be jgiven and an infallible record of it to rbb fratoed; ahcMeJi ris See" if that record would not present very much the appearance of the Bible as w® now a haye >t, , [lt’qccurs.to one here, whether the Doctor,has pot proceeded in a cirpqlarway.? He has token , his conditions .-from the actual facts,; and thgn put . them as supposed necessities inthedivine theory of Scripture construe? tdon. ] ; 'fie theajfcolarges on thesefour heads. The gradual «r- it does, a reason wbyfidif Should, from the first, so supervise as to seemre is • a strong - presumption’ in favor of plenary inspiration. 1! Seeing' the end from the beginning, iniimparting to a man a small partof truth,' .would he* it . coUMsfcihtmt'h all future developed principles? Hence Peter’s doctrine that is of any private interpre tation, .may mea.i| ; that, as the whole is the work of one Spirit, Scripture must ; be used ,to interpret Scripture. .-r-; ' TIA 5 was «to 'be; pro re ixata, • given through human ’instrumentality, arid human ciri cumstances. Tnah; pure arid perfect, can only exist in the'Diyijie ' Mind. Identity of truth in irian and God may be impossible—at all eyerits, now ioe know iiipart &c. Hence the truth as it is in Jesus,’ even whenMirectty cdrnmjinicated from Gad to rnm, is"not perfectly what it is to God —net what it is. to eadi other. fOn ihjs it might; how far is this variance of vjew, to -be sustained-Sbr the same truth before God’s Omniscignae, , may be the two * apparently diverse iviewsion which’ Colenso and Candlish might join .issue.] Gu|pm‘stari<»s must be; taken Into. human occalions tot which 1 • the record has to be adapted.' Then as to the naturalness and freedom of the revelation, scrupulous, puhctili-i oris accuracy is exacted. And here ii a remarkable passage ,i- “ My notion is opposite to this. I can see no reaCoß why the Holy Spirit should not use the-same Jatishte .which a truthful man wfnild use when minute exactness is not necessary, and is not pretended: e. £. in the use. of round numbers &c .[ imagine that a man writing wider the of Divine guidance might he event lew 'carefultyaw die ioouls otherwise draw felt himsdf bound to V After giving instances which be thinks this’ point, he continues iri a further developement df the same-idea. “/ can, well imagine that Evangelist and Apostle may have lieai l<!d to life hiork freedom tlwm, they mould other wise have ventured upon, in dealing with the Old Testament Scriptures, and connecting tjysmvndi the new dispensation, by the very fact of their being ynder infallibleguidance- . ..The consciousness, or as|urance of an-; infallible, divine superintendence being exerted over; them, might make them feel themselves warranted in exercising a large amount of discretion.”-44sj#*» the fourth.head: To say nothing that shall tell men what it is intended. that they are’to- findKfnt for themselves; and yet to say nothing that shall be at variance with what they do ultimately find out for themselves : —is the problem, and who but God could solve it ? And he ha# donis it Revelation is not contradicted by subsequent discovery. The Scriptures, alone stand this test. , ■■■' ■■■ . Here Dr. Candlish abruptly breaks off saying that he amply desired to state the question. “ Some things I have said may.perhaps appear to some to be of doubtful tendency and liable to misapprehen- sion. I believe that any such impression would be removed by fuller explanation.” And here I leave the Dr., urging his own caution as a reason for staying our judgment of his views. I have endeavored to throw them into as brief a form as possible, and,, as far as could be,.in his own r words, and I doubt not that his speech will have as anxious and iedate atteution in as it must certainly have here. He has taken Ms stand in an unsettled eoutftiy, and’wiUß'ave to fight'to maintain" his positiop, -But whether Candlish be, rigbtrpr: wropg, God’s truth, standing forever secure, .shall emerge from the struggle, shining and unhamed,, , .P I ®, Presbytery of London (English Persbytery, ; ). met on. Tuesday, and,had a really imposing appear ance. The ’numbers ability of the men %ay well make ns proiid df our position—singing as we do the old Scotch songs of Zion in a strangelagd. Both this Presbytery and the United Presbyterian seem determined to push themselves in England, and, with a little, yielding to English prejudices, yet with a' strict adherence to Presbyterian order, there is every hope of a happy prpgress., On Wednesday night, a. large and most interesting meeting was held at the London Coffee House, on behalf of the Theologieal'College in Queen’s Square, which, for the size df tße- denomination, -is in a very flourishing state. - It has Men established 19, years,; has had ,>lO7-regular and tolly:qualified students, of whom Marenowim the. College. WitirProfes sors like Drs. McCrie and Lorimer, : is bids fair to becqme d powerful aid, .to Presbyterianism every where/'. There is now in the College a student I Ijglieve preparing for the work in Americ4/ . . . ... : RRESBYTERIAN ITEMS. , . . , -While the United Committee of'thedfree Church and»United Presbyterian, in .Scotlapd .is discussing ■ the question of Union, .thereto, as I int?initated in my last letter, considerable anxiety in the English Presbyterian Church as to the place they are tq occupy in the’ Movement. Separated entirely from 1 the Free Ghureh in'Scotland,’which is’ not pre pared as 1 yet to extend itself into England, while thetiUnited Presbyterians s still maintain ,the con- ; section, they apprehend That they willibe left out and allowed to take no part nor lot. in the consum mation. The Presbytery of Lancashire, has, in rather, a meddlesome .way,.considering size, and ; ceitoinly in an irreguiar mariner, been corresponding ‘ the tJiuted Committee on "the subject. It received’ id' return an aslurance that the unioii ■ could not take place before'earnest consultation with the Church in England. V i '\ Apropos of my remarks anent to u ffood\Words,’’ the Free 'Presbytery of. Strathbogie, .has. adopted an overture to the General Assembly, to the effect that its circulation is. calculated to do injury,. ,aud asking the Assembly to take it into consideration. The speeches anivCradvertod chiefly the peiSqns and on the articles suggested bT Mr. Alexander. I believe.his strictures have been ' extensively circulated in Scotland. ; ' ,. 1 • ■;>, i! . I hear rumors of a great eommentaiy on the Scriptures >by thirty divines of the Established Cbureh, which is. to settle the . orthodox belief,! EUieott, Trench, ;Coqke,! and others are mentioned in the thirty. This ponderous mass of glosses, l judiciously cast upon the unhappy'Colenso, is eipected to crush him: ’ I was' informed- By v a gentleman who met G. in Prussia; that the Bishbp told him, that v throughout Germany, where; it seems he 'lias been visiting this Univeisities, the literati have received him cordially and expressed sympathy with him. He is bringing out his fourth part. . Adelphos. . FEOM OTJE EOOHESTEE OOREESPONDEIfT. Dear Bniroa:—lt is understood, we believe, that your correspondent has the liberty to glance over a fconsiderable territory, and gather the news of the churches and.matters bf interest as far hs possible, and report in a manner somewhat free .and easy for your colamns. The, graver editorials ’ are, made at head-quarters, and great principles are discussed by your more solid cbhtribntors: ’ We write; currente calamo, and yet not carelessly, we trust, but to touch' matters here’and there, without any very strict re gard to ’order-; matters secular , or sacred,, whatever promises traly .to interest your readers. In this manner we shall glance over our field, and see what offers Tor , . ~ * HOW'WE HAKE OUR MONEY. .We have before irCferred ,to the evideijcesof thrift and prosperity everywhere manifest around us. Every week brings along sajne new illustration of them.,f Thp .nurseijy. business, for which this region of country has become'so famous, .was never more prosperous, perhaps.we may say, than this year. Last, year,, it was otherwise. The confusion and dis aster of the times prevented large salqs, and operated even more .disastrously ’against the‘‘collection of t debts due for previous transactions.' But Those dis-. asters’were fraughtwitß instruction. Ijf we are cor r ; feetly informed, the nursery men are noW Selling for ffeash only, or mainly; and with sales .much larger •than ever rfiefore;’o They, have more than repaid the damages.pflastyear. , , -.vVr;. ’ Fewpersons, unless their attention, has be.en'spe cially called to the.subject, have probably realized how.extensively the business of raising.and selling fruit and ornamental, trees has bebri carried on iri this vicinity. 'TOe yeariy transactions are now esfr iriated at more than'a million of dollars; and all this is business which has 1 grown from the smallest bet; ginriings,’within a few'years. (From fiveito ; eigKt, thousand acres .of Jatid are supposed, to,-.be planted in nurseries in; Monroe County alone. One esta blishment covers some five or six hundred acres of ground. And . the care of these nurseries furnishes pleasant,, regular, healthful,,, and remunerative emV ploymdrf’fo a veiy large uamber of men'. The soil of this region'is regarded as peculiarly favorable to fruit trees; Thefc do wel!. ' They get a fine start. The*.roots- :and rootlets are ample, and enable the trees to bear transplantation to .the best; advantage. They go East and . West, North and Souths . ..They find, a market jn. New-England,- in ' Canada, in the Western Statep,. even far as Cali- ! forma. .They , been earned, in large numbers, ova Scotia and Texas! ‘‘Befoire the' breaking out 'of the'rebellion,' all thtf'slave States furbished’ a market. Aridin the good time coming, when* those fertile'fields: of the South shall be cultivated by free labor,-and with a cheerfulnesB,, an industry, and a productiveness such as they, have never jkuQ.wmber fore,; we apticipate a mueh larger demand.in; all that region,for the products of, ,pp| nurseries. We hope our generals will hnrrv on the day just jjs rapidly a# the nature of the case will permit Grant seems to be dom§ Ms part toward''it. ; Oh bfor something of the same success in some other qumers, 1 ’ * oor fecit. T Of this, a country of nurseries and orchards should, of course, furnish an abundance. If any one should tell us that Philadelphia was a better fruit market than Rochester. bnr' courtesy would- forbid ui‘to dispute the point; but onjs is good’enough for all practical purposes. We have had all t'he various ; kinds in their season, and, we were about to add, in the greatest abundance ; bnt.weremember that the ; apple drop, is a little shorbthis year. The.last waa the “full year.” The trees groaned under their . burden-. . And yet we doubt if we can.; make ; our readers, believe that tb|re is any serious deficiency, when we tell them that even this year it is, estimated that over six hundred • thousand barrels of apples have been shipped to eastern markets'from ’Mon roe, Orleans, and Niagara counties alone. 'These have commanded good prices, ' and large sums of' money have been-set in iriotion. , The farmer is i amply rewarded for raising and picking the fruit, f The coopers have had all-they could do to furnish j the barrels; and canal boats an A freight cars, by the hundred, we suppose we may say, have gone East %aded down with this commodity ' , But tins is not thp only way in .which' we make our money. We have been interested again and again in onr joumeyings to see how a particular kind of business will cluster in and around,a,pa^pular, locality. As Otsego and Delaware counties are fa-, nious for hop-raising, and Monroe cojmty for .its nurseries, so we have found. another spot which most some day be famous for its" " Largefields of this little plantorherb may be seen growing in Wayne,’county, especially in the .towns of Newark and Lyons.: ;It is planted in rows ;f cnlti vated-mos.tlyby .boys j carefully weeded and; tended, until it, reaches, the proper stage; then mowed and gathered and distilled for the sake, of .the, oil. , We were told that from three to five thousand pounds of the oil are manufactured, yearly in Wayne an amount, it was said, 1 larger 1 than. in all the' country beside. It yields about'twenty-five pounds t6-lhe ’acre. It costs about' as much tit ‘ produce a ppund of tiie oil as it does to raise a bushel of The price is about three an'd a half : dollars a pound; So we make our money. > r ; • v TRIP OP THE FOREIGN MINISTERS. -It was a happy'thought of onr astute Secretary ofState tobriiig the EoreigniMiriistefS'On that' trip to Niagara Falls. - They, must have opened ibeif eyes considerably to see the evidences qf thrift and prosperity, which every where greeted them, through this fertile farming cpuntry. and these, busy thriving inland cities and villages. And weithfnk they would have opened their eyes still wider if Mr; Sewabd could have taken them through the burnt districts' of Virginia and Tennessee, or over'Any considerable portion of the South. The contrast, we aresnre, must, be striking.ifthe balfthatreaches our ears from rebeldom may be believed, 'We think Lord Lyons must have told his Government in his next despatches, that hia eyes were not regaled with any such signs of exhaustion : in the free North as the Great’Thunderer, had so confidently.promised tw# years ago. Perhaps, that trip of- the great worthies has already had a good Influence with some of the crowned heads over sea, arid something to do With the altered state of public feeling especially, in Great Britain. Very good so far; if Mr. Seward, with Beecher’s help, will continue to hold tke foreign dogs of war in lash a little longer, we shall surely wear-ont these bldod-Bounds at home, and-tr-yi to ex tend a Christian civilization from the Lakes to the Gplf. ; ffhe, leaven is working. - ~ 'We, are happy ,to learn that the Rev. Edward Lord, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this large and thriving village, has returned safe and sound from a two years' chaplaincy in the army, and resumed his pulpit ministrations under the most favorable auspices. He left a happy and united people from a sense'of his dnty to his cohntry. 'He was a faithful and beloved chaplain, very useful also among the freedmen and colored soldiers near. New •Orleans, where his regiment was stationed mneti of the time; but after so ,long an absence Ms people begged him to return ,to them, and he is now,again at the .post of duty which, he has. pleasantly and faithfully filled for many years. The, best wishes of many friends in and out of the army will , cluster arouhd to cheer and sustain him. MOBHISVI(,LE. . John K. Lfewis a licentiate of Cayuga Presby&ry and a recent graduate Of Auburn TheblogiealSemi nary has, we understand, gone to this place to sup ply the pulpit of the Congregational Church. He israrypnng man of fine promise,; and has! A good, quiet place iin which to labor, to study,- and to grow. All success attend him, Genesee,' . Rochester, December 4<A,'1863. WOBDS OB GHEEB EBOM MISSOTJEI.k -w , i;i sStTiouis; Nov. SSthpISGS; r S Dear : Editor ;order of Gen. ! Fisk,Th ref# rence ;to Thanksgiving, shows that, in theiS; E. di&. frice; of. Missouri, we have a commander who believes in rendering, due honor to national appointments for religious observances. Gen. Fisk is a valued mem ber of the Union Methodist Church in this city, un der the pastoral charge, of Bev. Henry Cox. This church was formed since the‘beginning of’thh war, By m'embers of that- denomination who could not ini dure the pro-slavery and disloyalty which'character-, ized; nearly all the Methodist organizations pre viously existing. They pnrchased the house of wor ship previously occupied by the Union.Fresbytefian Church, one of-the largest and most. elegant in the cßy j .ahdit is now wjell fißed Oon spicuous for its loyalty to our national and its opposition to slavery, that church has en joyed a.remarkable degree of prosperity, and is at ready a"power in Our city. 1 - t i; •: Gen:'Fisk- seta,a 'noble- example.'; Hediecount#- nances profanity and vice of all kinds, forbids , the bringing of mtoxicatiog figuors jithin his lines, and “stands up,for Jesus” as.well as for the “Stars and Stripes." “*' ‘ : Iv: ' • •'■ It was by forces nnder his command that the noto rious Jeff. Thompson was lately captured. No one would treat a prisoner more humanely than Gen. Fisk, but I do not. believe tha>t if. .Thompson, had re? mained under his jurisdiction, he.would have thought it necessary to let.him receive prentjce’s “ demijohn of whisky,” with which that’droll fcmtuckian so rt dicnlonsly sought to manifest; his gratitude to the rebel general fo# his'kindness’tc his’son. ' - ' Thanksgiving day was observe Sere, as. doubti less, throughont all the regions of loyalty, with s# lemn and joy. Doubtless the good news from ,Ghattanooga<pn that morningdielped ’the deep the grand sum of the; year’s rife! Surely the sky has brightened greatly d oring the glorious year of freedom., s .©piroje' of events in Missouri The eminent leader of Cnti-slayery politics m’friS State is soon to take his seat in the' U. S. Senate, in connection’with one who has already ‘ there Udvoi cated compensated’ emancipation, sand who gives •evidence of! being in sympathy witfrhis constituents in their progressive spirit oft freedom. These; gen tlemen, may; not unreasonably hope to see their Stale;* yea, and their country, free, from slavery be r fore the expiration of even the shorter of their terms of service, March 4th,” 1861. v ' , : 1 Our own religious denomination, so sorely pressed^ and so nearly crushed’out during tbSaUrk days of pro-slavery proscription', abd incipient rebellion, is beginning slowly to 1 recover. A church’has'lately been organized in/Sk Joseph, with good prospects of Bnccpss, if wejlcan.give them a suitabfejpastor. May the Lord send them one Bis own heart’- JYe have faint voices from other parts „of the State, where the . desolations of war have,been most fearful, and, where secession from,our church was most sweeping, inquiring after the old ways. Let our H. M. Committee? aid the uteri in'our Theofisgi cal Seminaries be ready to rebniid the waste placet of Missouri. • Great 1 have 'been her desolations and her woes and her sins; She is about to be delivered from, her- great curse, the fruitful her woes. Shall she then be given to Mammon or to Cbr i*t ? , •- HLA-N. . The Tm^rsEiEiGHTHjCongress was f duly, or, ganized on Monday afternoon, after ,some,de% caused fry a refusal of -Mr. Etheridge, the Clerk of the, House, to place certain names on the roll.; The, House,rectified hib mistakes 'and elected Hon. Schuyler Colfax,‘the /Republican caudidate as its Speaker., We expect to hear regularly, from Washington during, .this im portant Session, from; ou 5 excellent corresponr dent, Rot. J. J. Marks, D.i). ' * V 1 FDBTON. r !,-• »’ Lonofeldow. Tales of a Wayside Inn. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Boston: Ticknor & -*®Ua:ddr*a36liiA, J l¥f22s:- For Sale By J. B. Lip , pincott & Co. j; “ The main part of’this delightful and welcome volume,, from our, best American poet is a series of minor poems—a string of pearls, connected by the same device as that employed by Chaucer in his “ Canterbury *Tales.” The guests at a “Wayside. Inn'! each contribute a “tale” for mutual entertainment. Chief of these tales is the ! 1 SagsJdf Kfeg- Glaf,” in which the wild le gends of the old Norse mythology are skilfully versified and interwoven. The conflict between this form of heathenism and Christianity, in 'which the former was overthrown, forms an in. teresting element in the Series. The Boston li terary man who can write any thing of conse quence without a fling at evangelical Chris tianity is, pgphaps, not to be found. Mr. Long fellow, in this volume, is no exception, we are sorry lo say. McKbeveb. Edith’s Ministry. By Harriet B. McKeever.Philadelphia: Linsday & Blakiston. 12m0., pp.,432. A work of fiction of excellent moral and reli gions tone, designed to'exhibit the true mission of the single woman; not io caress lap-dogs and pet cats, or nurse discontent, but to mingle ac tively and benefioiently among those who need the kind, -offices she 'can minister, especially the young, the poor, and the suffering. Warner. The, Old Helmet. By the Author of “The Wide, Wide World.” In two volumes. New York: B. Carter & Brothers. 12m0., pp. 328, 363. The pnblipj through a Jong period, in which many new claimants for favor have sprnng up, still retain a lively' remembrance .of the gratifica tion afforded by the “Wide, Wide World,” and are prepared to welcome a new product of the same gifted pen. The new story is designed to illustrate 1 Christian truth; this appears in the Opening scene; the helmet is Paul’s Helmet of Salvation. But there is nothing stiffly didactic in the.work. .Theanimation, the zest which the story reader seeks characterize every page. The lively, an'd yet minute and faithful description of natnral and other objects gives a peculiar charm, a sort of .delicate setting to the play of human sentiment, ,passion, or principle which forms the staple of the work. We cordially re commend it, both as an admirable story and as .the product of a'mind in sympathy with the ex perimental and the active life of a Christian. Heady—’Thaves. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-in-Ohief. By Uncle Jnvi nell. •> Edited by Wm- M. Thayer, Author of the “ Pioneer Boy," &c. Second Thousand. Boston: Walker, Wise & Co. 16m0., pp. 321, Illustrated, . For Sale by Smith,’English & Co. Mr.';Heady-(Uncle Juvinell) having anticipa. .ted the design of Mr. Thayer to add a .volume to his series “The Bobbin Boy," “The Pioneer Boy,” &c., on General Washington’s early life, Mr. Thayer generously renounces his plan, and commends Mr. Heady's hook in the introduc tion. “Uncle Juvenile ” writes a very readable Iwtokj 'his Style 4 is lively, verging, at times, to racy; -and, we are sorry to add, with occasional very objectionable' slang phrases. . Had these been pruned away, we could have cordially re commended the book as one of the best issued for the Holidays. L iaivdbb. Spectacles for Young Eyes. Moscow. By-Sarah Bander. Boston; Walker, Wise & Co. 18mo.ipp. 202, Illustrated. For Sale by Smith. English Co., . i One of a very excellent series of books on sight-seeing;, graphic, and full of gossip and shriewd, remark. A great deal may be learned from their entertaining descriptions. fjfruri »f sm Presbyterian. The Presbytery of Newark has a peculiar mid weighty responsibility in the presence of a large G erman population within its bounds. Nor is the Presbytery indifferent on the subject. Already according to the Evangelist there are 5 German churches connected with the body, and a committee Was'recently appointed, consisting of Messrs. Bevs. Poor, Wilhon and Hoyt, and Elders Smith and PinneOi : to devise measures to raise $BOOO fb§ building purposes, in aid of these congregations. Unexpected success has met the efforts of the committee, over sixteen hundred dollars; haying nebu raised in the churches outride of Newark alone. Bev. Mr. Hoyt, in preaching on the subject urged its importance especially in view of the increasing: energy oftheßoznan Church in the neighborhood. In Newark three costly Roman churches for . Germans have been built One on Iffigh afreet, costing from S|K) S OOO to $40,000 while our most expensive German church only cost $13,000. In Orange they are going to build a Komish Church costing $25,000. In South Orange they have a Church and College of magnificent proportions.' ' Ministerial Movements.—Bro. Geo. G. Lucas, has' resigned' the charge of the Second church, Jersey’ City, and accepted that of Woodbridge, N. J.—Hen. J. W. Bailey, has resigned his position as a professor<of Moral Science and Khetoric in EndxsCollege.—Neu. James M. Taylor was installed pastopffpf.the church of Orange, N. J., Nov. 18th. Bev. ;i Mcssis. Newell and Parker of New York, and My. Hoyt of Newark, took part in the servi ces-— Aey. Eettry Barlingy D. D., of Philadelphia, bus received a calk to the North Church, New York, late Hr. Hatfield’s.—The church at Connesr ville, Irid., has unanimously called’ Rev. A. A. Jimeson to be their pastor: ‘ ’ Churches.—A new house of worship for the church pf Niewcoinb, Champaign Co,, 111., was dedicated Nov. 20th, out of debt. Sermon by Bev. A. Kent.—The eleventh Church, New York City, Rey. J. -P. Hovey pastor, have Sold their building down town and purchased ;the .church on Fifty fifth street, between Third, and; jLexington Avenues, which was begun several years ago by a Baptist congregation, but has never been finished, Service commenced in the new location, Nov. 22d. Bev- JohnvEChaadler, withhis wife and : four children, sailed from Boston on his return to-the Madura Misrion* on Saturday Nov, 21st. He has region about fifteenyears, but has been fit |jm countiy since ,April . IB6L Mr.. and their four eldest children. in fhis cbnrnry lo be educated. •£I(L 5 *' -jidA Novelty- — r Ehe'Chnstian: Herald says: The eobgregationof the Presbyterian church of Morrow, Q.« are being fayored with a course ofexporitory lec tures on the Epistle to the Hebrews, by Hon. E. H. The profound scholarship and vast in forination of. Mr. M., find happy employment in th’ese'efforts.’ His thoughts on the first chapter, pr£«>rited m aft ; bri@nal thanber, were rich and sug- gestive.- The etudente of our Theological Semina naries would-be greatly benefited by hearing these lectures; for. they wouid get iu them,a method of exposition popular than any furnished them teachers. As the trustees of Lane Seminaiy are inviting laymen, to lecture to their students' on various subjects, why might they not ask some’ intelligent and learned lawyer, judge or physiriaS; to ; show the stndente hofr to talk in a popular way <Jh some passages The mihiMerial profrssioh will not be endangered b/ losing some of its stiff forms of sermonizing. * DEC. 10,
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