THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN AND GENESEE EVANGELIST. A RELIGIOr S AKD PAMU.V NEWSPAPER IN THE INTEREST OF THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY * AT THE PRESBYTERIAN HOUSE, 1334 Cfiestnut Street, (2d story,! Philadelphia. Rev. John W Hears, Editor and Publisher. THE SCARLET WOMAN. LATE DEVELOPMENTS. How deeply the great of earth would grovel before the swelling and blasphemous pretensions of Papal Rome, is graphically foretold in the book of Revelation. And it is among the paradoxes of our, history, as a Republic, that nowhere has this ho mage to the power and influence of the beast been more abject than among a cer tain class Of pur own public men. It was reserved to a republic to produce some of the worst illustrations of the corrupting, pernicious influences of slavery, and of subserviency to its ends on the part of po liticians; it seems that we have men among us determined to let no opportuni ty pass of rendering homage to a super stition, not more false in fact, than opposed in spirit to the whole theory of Republi canism. The Rev. John Hughes, “Archbishop of New York,” is dead, We do uot intend to make this event, which forever removes a fellow-mortal from the reach of our praise or blame, an-occasion for expressing our opinion of the man or of his religious beliefs. We are not now concerned with his person or his character as a prelate. But we are concerned for the character of many of our living public men, who have certainly given occasion for astonishment and indignation to every Protestant and every loyal citizen, by the manner in which they have treated the occurence. Two of the most prominent of our local and State legislatures have gone out of their way to pass the most laudatory resolutions in ho nor of the departed prelate, as if he had performed some conspicuous service, or enduied some great hardship for the city, the commonwealth, or the republic. It is notorious he has done neither. It is per fectly well known that his position upon the great question now disturbing the country, and calling upon every citizen, as his first and simplest duty, to take a stand that could not for an instant be misunder stood by the dullest, was far from satisfac tory; ,his semi-official mission to France and Italy in 1862, was, in our opinion, semi-loyal, and utterly unworthy of the eclat attempted to he given it; he himself had no confidence ip its and said, in reply to the congratulations of the truck;- ling Boarcf of New YorkATdermen on his: return: “All the time I was abroad I did not represent one part of the country, more than another, but the whole of it as, I once knew it;” and again, to Secretary Seward, Nov, 1, 1862, be wrote: “ When all hope [of the preservation of peace,] passed away, I was for the vigorous prosecution of the war, so that one side or the ' other •should find itselfin the ascendancy. ” (The italics are ours.) And his behaviour during the New York riots, his tardy use of his in fluence, if he had any, his untimely witti cisms, amid the desolations and murders of those terrible scenes, and his dismissing the bio ody rioters without a rebuke, but with his episcopal' benediction, —these things prove much that we do not care to dwell upon ; but we must say they utterly' annihilate any relic of a foundation for civil gratitude and public honor towards the archbishop. The New York Aldermen and Albany Legislature aTe not less informed or dis cerning than are the loyal and Protestant community. Their purpose was plain. They were dallying with the scarlet woman. One source of power to which they were accustomed with fawning sevility to apply, is destroyed in the overthrow of the slave oligarchy of, the South. The pope and his minions still remain, and they dote on them more-fondly, from the loss which they have just suffered. It seenis -that Mr. Davis has received words of warmth and-kindness, and even recognition, in terms, as “ President,” “ Il lustrious President,” from, the pope..- The pope wishes a perpetual friendship estab lished between himself and the rebel Presi dent. Italian liberty and American na tionality are alike distasteful to the head ■of the worst system of ecclesiastical de spotism the world has ever known. Poor Pope! Poor ‘‘President!” A waning Pope and a waning President may well feel sympathy for. each other. A new page is turned over in the his tory of the scarlet woman. It is a page of unspeakable and unparalelled horrors. Her idolatrous worship Of Mary has been inter rupted by a most hCart-rending calamity. A human holocaust has been offered up to her superstition. The burning of the Je suits’ Church in Santiago ' must hot be New Series. Vol. I, No. 5. lightly passed over as an unavoidable, mys terious providence. All events are, in some sense, providences, and to speak of the ushering of two thousand five hundred human beings into eternity, through a reckless use of the most hazardous ma chinery; for the Sake of a gaudy and su perstitious display, as a providence or a a mystery, is to pervert a solemn phrase into mockery. Lying priests who had been deluding weak females into the belief that they corresponded by letter with Mary, undertake, without the slightest regard to personal- safety, to decorate in the most frail and flimsy manner, a vast church, fill ing it with wood'and muslin, and hanging 20,000 camphene lamps upon wall and and roof, and then gather into it a congre gation of nearly three thousand persons;— the conflagration and awful disaster that ensued, must, in some considerable degree, be laid to their charge, and to the charge of which turns the wor ship of God into’ a gaudy show. Nay more. These wretches, according to every account that has reached us, did not lift a finger to rescue the perishing,' pitiful multitude of helples females. They are accused of having locked up one of the doors of egress, through which many of the poor creatures might have escaped, so that they might devote themselves undisturbed to the work of saving the tools of their trade. Instead of' so many women rescued, we have a list, given in one of the Santiago papers, of articles of ridicu lous insignificance, such as wooden images, settees, books, candle-sticks and a great deal of sacred mattings and carpets saved from the flames. Having achieved this extraordinary work, it is said they forsook the spot and even withheld their offices from such of the sufferers as were by superhuman efforts brought gasping and maimed from the perishing crowd. ; The Valparaiso Patriot says : “ It may be safely stated that no event has ever occurred in Chile which, has -dealt so heavy d blow to the priest's as this dire and unutterable calamity. Never has the press spoken of them as now. Their imprudence in getting up such pageants, 'which ’are freely styled idola trous—their failure to aid in rescuing the, victims—their deception of the devotees with the letter box of Mary and its pre tended answers—have all placed them in a mo’sfc uiiieiiYiabla position.” ' DRi ROBINSOFS LIBRARY. Since the death of r Dr: Edwardßobirison, there has been al’good deal of inquiry as; to the disposition of his private library,, which is well known to be very valuable and rich in apparatus for biblical' study. Several institutions made proposals for the purchase of this library. One of them was Hamilton College. There Dr. Ro binson had graduated. While a tutor there, he had prepared his first book for the press. One of its professorships, en dowed by the friends of Dr. Robinson in New York and Brooklyn had been honored with his name. Why should not the li brary and Robinson Professorship go to gether ? So asked a few gentlemen in New York, with whom a good thought is quickly translated into generous action. They placed the means for its purchase in the hands of Dr. Gceftner. who has re cently had the satisfaction of forwarding the library to its new and permanent home in Hamilton College.- It embraces not less than twelve hundred rare and valua-' ble books, such as the biblical scholar de lights to surround himself with, as well as a very large number of mapis, which in the estimation of some will seem to be worth nearly the cost of the entire library. Apart from its intrinsic value and practi cal uses, the Robinson Library has asso ciations, growing out of a life-long devotion to biblical science, that give it an almost sacred' character. •'Fortunate is the col lege, whose students can hereafter handle the very bonks and maps .that were used so successfully by the immortal author of the Biblical Researches. DEATH OP MBS. EEV. JAS. M’OASEIE. It is with heartfelt sorrow-that we an nounce the death of the estimable v?ife of our beloved brother, Rev. James McCaskie, on the.3d of January last, at the residence of his father, near Whitehouse, County Tyrone, Ireland. Her end was' peace; her trust in the merits of the Saviour was simple and child-like, and her desire was “to depart and he with Christ, which is for better.” We tender our sympathies to the be reaved husband, who will doubtless be graciously enabled ,to bear the stroke and PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY; FEBRUARY 4, 186 4 . to derive those severe but heavenly les sons of discipline from the event, which it was meant in the order of Providence to convey. Mr McCaskie is still in Ireland. Out of several pieces sent us on the death of Sergeant Hmniston, we unhesitatingly give the' preference to the following simple, sweet verges, very well adapted to music, which the author has already provided for them, and will soon; publish. Mr. Clark, the author, (“the poet vocalist,”) is an adept in this land of work, having written, composed music for and pub licly sung a number of pieces as: “The Dawn of; Redemption,” “Fremont’s Battle Hymn,” “Rock of Liberty,” and other popular songs; We think “The Children of the Battle-Field,)', will vie with either of others in popularity. THE CHILDSES OP THE BATTLE-FIELD, • BY JAMES G. CLARK. [of Dansville, N. Y.] Upon the field ,of Gettysburg The summer sun was high, When Freedom met her traitorous foe Beneath a Northern sky; Among the heroes of the North, Who swelled her grand array— 1 Who rushed, like mountain eagles forth, From happy homes away, There stood a man of humble’fame, A sire-of children, three, And gazed, within a little frame, Their pictured forms to see ; And blame him not if, in the strife, He breathed a soldier’s prayer— “OLFather, guard the soldier’s wife, his children care.” . . vi Upon the field.of Gettysburg When morning shone again, The crimson cloud of battle burst In streams of fiery rain; - Our legions quelled the awful flood - •:< Of shot, and steel, and shell, While banners, marked with ball and blood, : Around them rose and"fell; to And none more nobly won the name cs Of Champion of the Free, Than he who.pressed the,little frame ■. -A: That held his children three; ~ And none were braver in the strife J Than he who breathed the prayer.:- “0! Father, guard the soldier’s wife, ~ j And for his children care.”. Upon the field of Gettysburg The full moon slowly rose, She looked, and saw ten thousand brows All pale in death’s repose, And down beside a silver stream, From other forms away, . ~ ? Calm as a warrior in a dream, ~ : Our fallen comrade lay; • ' His limbs were cold, his sightless eyes- . ’ t Were fixed upon the three . Sweet sters that rose in mem’ry’s skies ; To light him o’er death’s sea.,, . ‘ «jf. Then honored be the soldier's life, " ! ; . And hallowed be his prayer;; ■' “0! Father, guard the soldier’ a wife, , - : And for his children cafe.” REY- DR. GCEHTRER AJRD , After a brief absence, Rev.l)r,.Gfcert ner has resumed to this city and resumed the effort in behalf of the Albert Barnes Professorship in Hamilton College, which he commenced under such encouraging cir-i cumstances a few weeks ago. We are happy to say that there is no apparent abatement of interest in the, undertaking on the part of our people, and that Dr; Goertner regards the result with the calmr ness of an officer who has never known defeat in sny past enterprise on this .field of effort. Philadelphians and admirers of .the man whose, name is to bo connected with, the professorship will not fail to sustain Dr. Goertner in these expectations. • - - We shall next week publish the con cluding number of this excellent series; of papers for the soldiers. I? is" soarcely n%» cessary for us to express our high opinion" of these contributions to our columns. They have been,.tender, appropriate,-and interesting; we have seen nothing in our exchanges at all approaching thefn either in aim or execution; As our papsir goes in very large numbers every week to-the army, a wide field for usefulness is .afforded in this line of writing. We shoqld be. glad to be able to keep up the “ Soldier’s Scrap Book ” with the aid of one or more' contributors, familiar with the wants of the soldiers and interested in their spiritual, condition. . , ANNIVERSARY OP THE CHRISTIAN The truly noble aims and gteat work of tbis organization, the high place it~ de servedly holds in the hearts of loyal Chris tian people, the grandeur of the demon stration on, last Thursday evening in its behalf, will, we are sure, make our exten sive report of the Anniversary proceedings, welcome to all our readers.’ This report will’ be found very full and accurate and wor thy of a careful perusal. Bishop Janes’, statement is given as received from the, reporter; some late revisions did not reach us in time for insertion. Our Paper is delayed nearly a whole, day by the failure of the paper mill to' fill' our order, given in what we regarded, and* what had heretofore proved, due-season. A portion pf the editoin is necessarily, printed on paper of different proportions from our regular sheet. ' l ". ! ' THE PRIZE POEM. COLLEGE. SOLDIER’S SCRAP BOOK. COMMISSION. Suffering Refugees at Cairo. —The great number of fugitives coming from South-western portions of the rebel terri tory, and congregating at Cairo 111., is not only, sad and overwhelming proof of the tyranny and suffering under which the people of the South are groaning, but is demanding the immediate attention of the benevolent. Often a hundred refu gees a day reach this point. Numbers of them are helpless remnants of families, whose protectors havs been murdered by guerillas, and who have been fobbed of all means of living. They are suffering for almost every necessary of life ; their suffer ings are aggravated by the privations of winter; and, from the nature of the case, the severity of those sufferings is.increased by the accumulation of the sufferers. ' ' "Rev. Ezekiel Folson, Chaplain of the ’Post Hospital at Cairo, is in the East, under orders from Genefal Reid, command ing at Cairo, on a mission of benevolence tWoward those refugees. His labors iff several cities have awakened' deep and ’practical sympathy. He is how in Philaf 'delphia, and we take pleasure in commen ..ding his mission to the sympathy and charities of our readers. Jftm jrf., ip s,. Pastors Remembered. Rev. E. J. Gaylord, of Delaware .city and Port Penn ..Churches, Delaware, writes from the for •flier locality, January 23d; as follows : a ~, sH:Returning from an evening religious ser vitee in this place, I found my premises had been invaded during my absence' by the -good people from my congregation at Port iPenp. The invadinghost had fled, leaving ,bphind an amply supplied coinnissariafc— •chickens, turkeys,; hams; butter; lard, teas, .coffee, and sugars in every variety, grains of ,all kinds, muslins, flannel, &c., and withal ;$i ample roll of greenbacks. In these ,times,, and amid the distractions, of- a Bor- ,der, State, an expression of this sort to the jgj§jjp;,,an<i, as regards, vplpfejm ad.yance of 1 sibailar. movements,. .is peculiarly and; Evan gdjft learps that the house of Reu.E. E. Gffiet was recently invaded hy.a host of un- who. : took him captive, and, * fibr Sirs. G., raised the amount to near fO...Put what ,was more , precious than gift itself, was ■ the feeling, it manifest ed, (and which was happily expressed in an address by one pf the members,) the cordial ■attachment of all to. their, pastor, who has. preached to them with so much fidelity and success for fifteen years. —Rev. E. G. Moore, of Wilmington, 111., has received from his people gifts, mostly in money, amounting to nearly $2OO. Last year they paid him $lOO more than the salary agreed upon, and'this year they have raised his sa lary $lOO, Rev. A. T. Rankin, of Kings ton and Clarksburg, Ind,, has received nu merous gifts from his people, and an addi tion of $lOO to his salary. MiNisiiats’ and Elders' Sons in the Asmy.—Rcu. J. A. Raney , of Three Ki- Xers, MiSh., writes to the Presbytery Re porter, that his eldest son is in the 19th Veils. Last March' he was taken prlSen&yand After long ahd ! severe marches, sftrd inn«fh- snffevv'g from hunger, he: was seS-inisi'ciattle car to Richmond, robbed of his personal effects,’ and put into liibby Pri son. , But.after a-short stay; he was ex changed. The Church Sessionconsiats of the pagtor and,: five Elders. : All but one of them h&ve.a soninthearmy; and he has a young - man there, .raised, asason in hisfamily. One of the Elders’was . for-some time time a Captain in the. service, but continued ill -health compelled him, to resign, u You may jkftOw, says Mr. R., that we do not forget to for. the soldiers in th.e,-prayer meeting op on the Sabbath- Robt. Stewart is still laboring at omro, 111., though j ust recovering from a spell of sickness. A large part of his sup port will probably be raised'on the ground. He Writes to the Reporter, Dec. 25th: I think the way is preparing for addi tional strength to the church. Our congre gaitibns are good, and are beginning to as sume a more permanent character. This morning I received a line from an officer in jibe navy, stating that he had for several idonths attended our church, and that, as •he was ordered to the ocean service, he wtehed irie to reocive the enclosed (810) as a token of his kind regards. Ministerial Movements. — -Rev. Wm. Rarl“ of Auburn, lias.received a call to the Genesee Evangelist, No. 924. pastoral charge' of the church at Malden, Ulster C. 0., N. Y.——Rev. Geo. F. Earnest has taken charge of the'church at Ausable Forks, N. Y. Rev. iV. P. Bailey has re signed the charge of the church at'Paines ville, 0. Rev. Win. Ellers has accepted the call of the church at Troy, Madison Co., 111.: Rev. Jas. IK Stark has taken charge of the church at Jefferson, Wis.—— Rev. J. B. Riley has removed from Lodi to Berlin, Wis., and has taken charge of the church there. , A Work. of Grach.—Rev Thomas 11. Tallow, of Newark; Mo., writes to the Re porter under date, of Dec. sth, 1863: •“.During a late meeting.held in the New' ■Providence Church, we had a seasonof re freshing from the presence of , the Lord. Sixteen young people became moved, I trust, by the Holy Spirit; to seek eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ. We were aided in. our meeting by Rey. L. W, Dun lap' lately of Illinois, and Rev. J. A. Dar-' rah, 1 of West Ely, Mo.” 1 FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPON DENT. PRESBYTERY OF ST; LAWRENCE. This body'held its annual meeting at Canton, on the 19thinst. The Presbytery Of Ogdensburgh, (0. S.) was in session at the same time in the same place, and in the same spirit, if we may judge ftoin the fact that after organizing separately they came together and united in the opening services. The sermon for both was preached byitfev. L. Merrill Miller, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church (0. S.) at : Ogdensburgh. As Mr. Miller was once a Rochester boy, upon whose face we had -not' looked for about twenty years, we were not a little interested to see and hear him. We had heard indeed that he had grown to be a man now, but were glad of the opportunity to judge for our selves. If ail * the Rochester boys had done as well in life’s race, this goodly city would not have had occasion to be ashamed of any of* them; The sermon was good, such as an able and excellent man of a genial and catholic spirit would be'expec ted to preach; and it was graccftilly, for cibly and i agreeably’delivered. But we were even more pleased with Mr. Miller, as he appeared in the anniversaries from day to day, of which we have before we&^feiiiny, ; and kept the run of business aS in such a way that every thing seemed to move like , clock; work. Mr. Miller is pastor,of a large and flourishing' church; and is exerting a Wide and genial influence for every good cause in this-part of the country. , UNION OF PRESBYTERIANS. It will be remembered that a movement was set on foot by the two Presbyteries of which we are now speaking some time since, looking toward the re-union of the two branches of the Presbyterian Church. These brethren are in earnest on this subject, and do not mean to let it sleep until something is really accomplished. After such an auspicious opening, in prac tical union themselves, each Presbytery appointed a committee of two of its own number, to confer together and report, each committee to its own body, a set of resolutions, to be sent up to each of tho next General Assemblies, as an expression of the sentiment that prevails in this region. The committees after a pleasant and fraternal conference, cordially agreed upon the following, which were adopted unani mously by the twb Presbyteries. 1. .Resolved, That we heartily approve the action'of the last'General Assembly, and the-Spirit manifested in a similar action by the other Assembly and give sincere, thanks 'to,, God for, the manifesta tions of increasing readiness and desire for a fall and complete union of the two bodies. '- ■ 5 2. Resolved, -That we are clearly con vinced, that in this part of the country, our churches .and congregations are earnestly looking for the' rembval of all ecclesiastical hindrances to the Outward completion of the union and harmony .in action of the church;- at large, which really exists in, spirit, orthodoxy add readiness for and fraternity. ! 3. Resolved; That we earnestly hop'd that the wisdom of the General Assembly ’ .guided by our .divine Lord, may devise, some plan to accomplish; this, union as speedily as possible, so that our Presby teries may not be compelled to take the initiative. . 4. Resolved, That we hereby overture General Assembly to appoint a committee if it seem best to them to do so, tol consider and mature some plan looking to the accomplishment of this great object. sV The two Presbyteries seemed to -vie' witheach other as to '-which sbould be. TERMS. By mail $2.00 per annum, in advance. “ “, 2.60 “ “ after 3 months. By carrier 26 cents additional. CLUBS Ten or more papers sent by mail to one church or locality, or in the city to one address, By mail $1.50 per annum. By nanaer 2.00 “ To save trouble, club subscriptions must com mence at the same date, must be paid strictly in advance and in one remittance, for which one receipt will be returned. ■ Ministers and ministers’ widows supplied at club rates. Postage, five cents quarterly, to be paid in ad vance by the subscribers at the office of delivery. most generous and earnest in the advocacy of these measures. It was delightful to see the Hon. . John Fine, long an honored citizen ■of Ogdensburgh, and member of the old school Presbyterian Church in that place, foremost and warmest in urging the re-union. He seemed to be like Simeon, waiting for the consolation of Israel; seemed indeed, unable to rest longer in peace, and have, these two great ecclesiastical bodies, already, and always one, remain longer apart. , He says the only hindrance to re-union now, if indeed there be any, is with the clergy alone. The laity are ripe for it, longing for it, and almost ready to demand it. It is known to some, also, that the Sy nod of Buffalo, (0. S.) which met last Fall in Ogdenshuig took similar action in re gard to re-union; and that the Synod of Utica (N. S.) afterward adopted the same resolutions, emphatically endorsing the ac tion of the Synod of Buffalo,, showihg how earnestly the hearts of Presbyterians in all this region are longing for the oneness in form, which already exists in spirit. Which doth hinder ? The Presbytery of St. Lawrence ap pointed the following delegates to the next General Assembly, to .meet in Day ton. Clericals—-Rev. Bliss Bnmap, of Massena, Principal ; Rev. H. C. Riggs, of Potsdam, Alternate; Lay —W. L. Knowles, of Potsdam, Principal; Hon. C. T. Hulburd, of Brasher Falls, now member of Congress, Alternate. Rev. S. W. Pratt, of Brasher Fall, , was appointed, according to the recommendation of the last General Assembly,, to look after the interests of Foreign Missions, within the bounds of Presbytery. He is also Secre tary of the County Missionaiy Society, auxiliary to the American Board, and will do all in his power, we doubt not, to see that this glorious cause receives proper at tention in all the churches. Rev. B; B. Beckwith, of Gouvemeur, was appointed, ih like manner, to look after Home Missions; Rev.. John Waugh, of Canton, after Education; and Rev. H. C. Riggs, of Potsdam, after Publication. To use life current phrase of the day, there are live men in this county; and all these interests, we doubt, not, will he attended to with great faithfulness. There seems to. be something in the keen atmosphere •of these Northern regions, which imparts peculiar activity to heart and brain. We ! were*ndt the* omy noticed it; 'Strangersspoke of it; and weknewnot when or where we have met more earnest and enterprising men, or attended more stirring and enthusiastic meetings. So it is not a union of death and inaction .after which these brethren are longing. They want the great, re-united, harmonious, happy Presbyterian Church to he one of the greatest and wisest working forces on the face of the earth; and they are expect ing to live to see it so. But one thing we did not quite fancy, and that'was the names of some of the towns in this region. We almost imag ined we were going to drop in and make a pleasant c ill-upon the Editor-in-Chief, when the conductor called out, “Philadel phia,” oiseinonung, as we were riding upon the railway from Ogdensburgh to Water town; But our pleasant conceit was soon quashed, as wb looked'out upon a little village of two or three hundred inhabi tants. And being thus put on our guard, we refused tb think even of the colleges, and the green, and the glorious old elms, when after a few miles the same worthy official announced “New Haven!” We are sure that if the present generation had the naming of these towns, they would show Something more of originality-, be side avoiding an qnpleasant contrast, and some little inconvenience. But it is a great country for all that. A Call. —The Plymouth Church of this city (Congregational) have just given a call to Rev. W. Hogartji, D. D., of De troit, to become their pastor. We have known that their thoughts had been run ning in this direction ■ for some time,'but we regarded Dr. Hogarth as firmly fixed in his peninsular home. We do not see how ’that city 1 or state cjn spare him, as he has many precious" interests in his hands, and his influence is widely felt., For .the sake of these interests we could earnestly wish that he might remain where he is; and yet we should be glad to have<Ply- month Church get a very good minister, just such as ML Hogarth is; and so for their sakes we’hlniost hope that he may see the way clear to accept their cordial invitation. '" ’ ' ‘ 'GenHHSB. ■ 'Rochester, Jrtn.29th,lB63.
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