THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN
AND
GENESEE EVANGELIST.
KLIGIOTJB AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER
in thr interest op tiib
Constitutional ■ Presbyterian Church.
PUBLISHED EVEBY THURSDAY'
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN HOUSE,
1384' Chestnut Street, (2d story,) Philadelphia.
Ber. John W- Hears. Editor and Publisher.
BRAVE AND PIOU£S,OFFICER^
Whether pious : men arebepoming more
numerous mhighstations in thp army, rirV
whether piety itself is, stimulating. and:
expanding the capacities of its professors
in the responsible and ; perilous positions
they occupy, and thus bringing theminto
public notice and honor j it is certain.that
the attention of the people has of late been
aroused more than ever before, to the
cheering fact that among the bravest and
best of our .military imeri are to be found
some of the brightest illustrations of; the.
Christian character and life. It is a matter,
of unspeakable gratitude that there are
men of the highest positions in our army,
who are not afraid or ashamed, in the most
unreserved manner, to ‘confess Christ
before their associates, and to carry out
their Christian: .principles in the' sphere
which they riecupy* ;•* They make it, easier
for the pious soldier in the ranks to maintain
l)is profession. They lealvbn their regi-,
ments and divisions and corps with, a
general sentiment in ’fayor of personal
religion. They help to,check the demor-,
alizing influences of the military life, to
prepare thibcfidier for his high duties and
his constant liability to sudden: death, and
if-he lives, : to'send'him back i to civil
life, a' blessing ahd f not a curse to the
nation he, has.helped)to) save. They set
before all classes of meiv.a.mpst needed
and salutary i example, showing them
convincingly, that God may bbserved and
piety maintainpdi under cireumbtances far
more vexatious ftnd unfavorable ' than any
presented by the .common round of daily
life. They give Us a uni eh needed proof,
that all we want to enable us : toserve God,
faithfully in any calling, is the heart to do
it, and not -the: opportunity: - They'stop
the months of gainsayers, by showmg’them
the heroic qualities uhich men iustiiictively
admire, in connection with the, more lowly
virtues of true piety. They help materi
ally to overthrow the unchristian opinion
held'by a certain class of infidels, and
lately expressed by Mill, ,ihat" i, ‘ whatever
exists of magnanimity, high-mindedness, :
personal dignity, even the sense of honor,
is derived from thepttrblj* htttri'ah, not the
religious part of our education'” and that
“ the ideal of Christian morality iS paSsiye
rather than active ; Innocence rather than
Nobleness; Abstinence from Evil, rather
thaii Energetic Pursdit ofGdod.” The
impetuous rash; of, thousands of American
Christians, under* the pure promptings of
religidus principle, to the forefront of this
struggle, disproves such shallow cant of
infidels. . The armless coat-sleeve of thkti
brave Christian, Major-General Howard)
■disproves it. The great social philoso
pher, John Stuart Mill, would have looked
very contemptible if he had attempted to
-follow Gen. Howard’s speech at the late
ariniversary of the Christian Commission;
by reading those And similar witless
Extracts froth his late ‘wbrk riri Liberty.
We are willing to set oy<jr against all
these false and dishonorable conceptions of
Christianity, with whatsoever ability they
may be urged, a single paragraph froth
the speech Of Gen eral HO
anniversary meeting. ,It will not lose its
force, if we remember that the speaker had
left his right ; arm on the: battle-field of
Fair Oaks, and; had sKared : in the dahgers
of Chancellorsviile, had planted our flag
and maintained it; on Cemetery Hill at
Gettysburg’; and had participated in the
•late brilliant victories in East Tennessee.
Said the General:
“I trust, that as I return to those regi
ments you love, your earnest prayers may
follow me, that evil in their ranks may be
repressed, that the soldiers may sing hymns
to God, that when they.go into the battle
they may go without a particle of fear
because they know in whom they have
faith. My friends, I heard a gentleman;
who was not a Christian, say, with refer
ence to General Magruder on the other
.side, “ He cannot be a very brave man ;
be. cannot have true courage.” “ Why,”
was asked. “ Because he is a bad man ;,
one who delights, in destroying young men,,
and leading them into shame and degra
dation.” My friends, the highest type of
courage is the Christian spirit. By the
blessing of God, I baye been enabled to
■exercise a clear conyiction on this' subject,
and I have fa,jin that when he chooses tp
call mo away,’ f will be with’him, ‘ not
because I am good, boly, or righteous, but
■ because I have a Saviour, an all-sufficient
* Saviour, who is able to save me audtke
s’ , chief of sinners. Therefore, I say I can
y S go into battle, and fear no evil, and would
■ to God that every officer in the army,
; (Applause) and every soldier, (Increased
> applause,) should declare from the sinceri
s ty of his heart that God had done such
great things for him.” (Long continued
, applause.)
ft. Among the pious and brave officers who
I have lately been before the Philadelphia
New Series. Vol. I, No. 6.
:publici|(wd jeannotoverlobk Colonel
Gregory of the 91st Pennsylvania, re
enlisted Volunteers. This regiment, led on
***•*'*■ - • A .. *- .1. JA*. * i f ■ *
.by its, gallant,Cpjonel, whose ..he*se Was
.killed. under ':him and. himself wourided,
advanced to within twenty-five fpet of the
rebel entrenchments at thq heights of
Fredericksburg-—nearer than .any' other
portion of the army. They alWheldthe
Bound Top, bn the extreme left of bur
position at Gettysburg, against repeated
assaults of the foe. Their brave Cblonel
has not only re-enlisted; in the service of
his country, but.has just |ieen re-installed ;
into the eldership of the Presbyterian
Church in this city, having previously
held the same office in Cincinnati. * * •>
A few evenings. ago, hiS regiment hadsa,
most enthusiastic reception at Concert
Hall,. where a full set of colors was .pre
sented to them by the ia'dibs !of Philadek
phia, in place of the tattered and bullet-,
marked 'flags which so significantiy test!--
fled to; their valor, The vast' 1 Hall:was
thronged overflowing with thebitizens, 1
ladies, .and friends' of the regimerit.'Tt
was our .privilege to oped' the 1 ' exercises:
with prayer. Arid throiijgh the whole:
cefemOriy, nothing was ’ ciearer ’ than;,that!
the, ruling influence arid in&sterlspirit was
. Christian. . It was thrillihg to hear, that
Officer,'whose blood through mOfb than one
wound, had’boen'given for his country, so
fully ackriowledge the divine huperinten
dence iu our affairs. And when he suni
"mdnea the''ybuthSul' 'fldTorf’Sergeant -to:
•come forward, ancl receive ! as 1 A-jsacred
trust,dearfer'tnah the'newly presented.*
colors; and earnestly coriimended him to
the divine protection, the bright arid-starry
folds seemed to shine with’a’ r'adiance not
of earth. Equally encouraging was.it to
hear from Colonel - Gregory’s 1 lips such ,ia
full and cordial recognition bf ther.moral
hearings of the contest. He had" been
asked when would the war) erid;,‘-and.’;in ■
reply he Would say, that he had made up
his mind, that when the* last' fetterd was
stricken from‘ the last slave' in America
the war would crime to a close. Heaven
grant, exbliiimed the Criloriel,'; th&fr .there
f shall'riever'be peace, until rebel shall
lay down his Arms, and the shackles be
broken from every slave in the land.
The Roman army had pious centurions
in Judea; France had her Coligny and
Schomberg; Russia bad-her SuwarrOw,
England her Havelock and Vicars ;j the
army of the American Union has already
had its praying Washington, and,inthese
days, may poitit gratefully to' her,Howard
and* her Gregbry as specimens! ?of ;the
combination of sincere and active pie ty wi th
the highest military qualitiesi—a combi
nation not unfrequentin’the hbsts .'CQnten
dirig for our nationality and union. ; ;? v •*.
’ : >7 ; MORE' RESPONSES.
Our friends, and friends on our
field, of thqse important ipterests of the
church represented by .the .Press, have not
ceased their efforts, to. extend the circala
tipn. of our pappr. Single names,* and
clubs coptinue tp come in’ and among the
pleasanter features of, the 'rhovement, is
tht? renewal pf'effort and.agaibon
the same field, by the same piasters, with
success. Already, .in " less than ’two*
months, one-fifth .of. the entire increase of
subscribers, .absolutely hepessary 'to• sus
tain us in our. present forjn, has been ob
tained without other effort on our .part
than the offers to agents made ih ; Oilr T Cb-'
lumps. These will be found' on'-thelast
page; and we call the attention of such
pastors and friends of the jiaper as have
not yet exerted themselves, to our prospec
tus there printed. . " , r j;;7; i
Several, letters recently received con-,
tain such cordial sentiments, that we can
not withhold them from our readers. A
pastor in New York State, writes:'' ’
Your paper has. always been a welcome
guest. We prOpose to entertain it 'during
1864; especially since it’ has grown “in
stature,” and may we mot, also say, “in
■ grace.” , Y,our journal’ may be truly enti
tled, “a religious family newspaper.” It
is helping its readers to love God and our
country. It 1 is intellectual, it isspiri
tual; it is loyal; it is good. May the
blessed- Lord; smile upon you .ever, and’ aid
youin resposibilities secopfi, to hone.'
Another pastor in New York, sending
ua three new names, aays: “ I think I can
procure, more when I, have time! Your
Rochester Correspondent is the right man
in the right place.”
Still another, in the same State, sends,
us a third installment of new names and
writes as follows:
“ Success attend your enterprise. I
could have sent you the name of another sub
scriber to-day, a minister at -—-——, but
PHI LAD ELPHI A, THU HSD AT EE B:R¥ AR Y 11* 186 4 .
— * — frr-vi 1 - - •' _ • • 3T
I told him to set himself .at woikintrodto?
cingthe PRESBgTERi.ATt among his ipegp|& ?
and to send Oh. his, name with a. number
added thereto/' 7 . M
’ ’.We take pleasure iji'laying i befpre fT
readers the followmgfrom'a 'SivinO W®K<i
other branch "of the church, whose name,
in our own branch, is 1 fragrant with thej 1
sweetest odors of Christian courtesy and
brotherly love,—Rev. Septimus iTustin*
D. D., ofWashington City:' iHmsays-:. '1
I eannot close" withbiit : congratulating'
you' on the enlargemfefit of.'the 'AatEteseAS;
Presbyterian. 1r... sincerely , hope-.tha|,
your reward will be commensurate ’ with
your efforts to gratify and benefit you!
readers. Whilst I rejoice 1 ih'fhe successor
the Editorial Advocates of my own branch
of the Presbyterian;Church, I feel that -J,
. can,. without subjecting my ecclesiastical
loyalty to suspicion, wish you,: with' «•
hearty good-will, God speed. The Ame 4
rican Presbyterian, by its kind andca
tholic' spirit, has nestled itself; imthe csonfip
deuce; of myfamily, and is treatedyyithai
consideration,' oniy_ surpassed by what i
dub ic’'m6% hhfeieht. ahd Mimate friends
; ' Maneo in optimis Vinculis, «~
. SEPTIMUS TUSXIK. »
WashingtonsJ^eib^qrj/^(h, : ( ,j
First German Churoh, ;CiNCfNNa.Ti„
—Members of the Third and.Ppp
lar St. Churches in. the city, .and,,,of; ftjre,
Walnut Hills and College Hill Ghiireh£s t re rr
cently madeupa purse of §l7O, as a ; dona- ;
tion.to Key. G...'; WV. ;Wibnes^, ; pf
German Church, which was .very ,accep f taf,
;Ble,,as his;salary,had beyen,entirely topisma.il,
to meet his .expenses ,dpring-,;,these., war.,
times. The ChristianUerald.'xs. glad,to learn ,
that ,> the Voung ..JJ[en’s;,Hpme, .Missipmi
ary Society have, pledged. Mr., Wyinnesa
handsome addition to.hig, salary for ne,xt,
year., and-that, theconditipnand .prospects ,
of .the C|hur l c.h i are,highly i ppc:ous^iiig.; )f
Portsmouth, o.— The. .Trustees of. the
First iChuYch have added §3OO to the salary;
of their pastor, Rev. E. P.i Pratt*, ©.* D*.
The-recent collection- for. Home Missions
taken up in Dr. Pratt’s Church, amounted,
r tp; ®2§.B.lsFrHthe-large.st cplleetion everitaketo
up in the-ehureh. This is 'bkaaipde
for our Western Ohurches.trJJcrbta- 7 .y j
More Donations.— The Herald contains i
Rev. David Gould and. wife’s acknowledge
ment of a donation visit from their people
of;* Ripley Church; Ohio,. Jam ;1, the*' sib*
stantial results of whidh were abont flftO,
mostly in money .^RevilG,koi' D. Hori&nj'af
Dexter, N. V., acknowledges in th&<Eo<Bi
gelist, a donation visitsfrom his friends, Jan.
',2ist, amounting to $135 .ni <.: .„ iuk ;ri
‘ C henanoo Presbytery mef at Ndtf
' Berlin, I N. YV, ttah. T2tK rj Ttie ! pastoral rfi
latibn between Eev-Alfrbll Kitch'am' , 'ttnd
the Church of Sydney
dissolved;' ' The ‘foliowing petsb¥s *'Vbre r
elected as commissioners to the next Gene- 1
Tal Assembly, N. Robinson
and J. L. Jones, as alternate^—Layiheft,
Joshua Pratb anil Deacon 'Lee Deforest!' ’'
■, ; .. ; 0:!;;:.-
~ Churches; on the Advance. Tfs
f thirst Church, Milwaiikie, Rev- Dr.
was! reported .entirely free from,
last annual meeting,'Jan,'2oth, andits
. cial condition better, than for.fourteen ye»j»*.
L-Tbe.ebuf ok in according;,to^
the Evangelist, has just cleared off,a flqajfcing
'debt of several hundred dollars ’whiekbad;
for'years withstoodp'li'effcirtis bfj .the Sind;
the financial condition of the 1 church was.
never so'prosperous as now. | r, ,
; Ontario . Presbytery, met 'recently dm
the church, at Geneseo,.N. ,Y. ; which' five:
y?S r S ; a go ,was divided :by soine “ Old
School ” zealots to make, room, for a church
of .the other .branch. We doubt, with the
writer in the Evangelist, whether our breth- (
ren would, if, they could, repeat such acts,
of ,division. ... The pastpral office is.apparent-;
ly dply respected in the churches, ten of
whioh have pastors or pastors-elecb, and hone;
stated supplies,, Rev. A. 'L. Benton wa%
chosen Moderator, and Rev. G. P. Folsom,
permanent clerk, in place of Rb v,; Dr .-.Bar
nard,of Lima,, resigned, on accouafc'of ill
health. The opening sermon by;Rev.'A.i
H. Parinalee was an earnest and encou
raging exposition of the power
preached word. Commissioners to Gen.
Assembly: Rev. j. R. Page, principgl f: jlev.
. alternate; Elder:},, .H^lßeyy
holds, M. D., principal, 0, W. Kjhjg^of
Nunda, alternate. An order for collections
and a Presbyterial agent for each of. the
General Assembly’s benevolent schemes was
appointed. The subject of intemperance
received the earnest attention of Presbytery.
Adjourned to meet at Nunda, Feb. 8, to in
stal Rev. Mr. Marsh over the church in that
plaOC. .
.■>ri ' I
0‘ . j R
t 00,..: .- REV.E. R,£PAMS. , . ,
f|* Thp- heloved pastor of North Broad St,.
Chinch has so far recovered from his recent
. , r .' n <!;./;
sne»veiW;ipyo s t 0: to b§>with
Jhjs people, andconduet the services ah the
last Friday night prayer meeting. _ H‘e then
,§tstedthat acongaltation of physicians had
jigst been. held.on,, bis case, wh.o. agreed
Jthat no serioua apprehensions of the results'
iUepd be entertained, and that a,brief period
,of ~entire-repose-s-perhaps as. little as two
gmqnths—would be sufficient foi Ms restora
tion. We,rejoice with the congregation in
this satisfactory ann.ouncement. , ‘ J , ’
HOME MISSIONS.
-i On application from the churches they
serve,: the. following ministers were com-,
missioned by the Presbyterian Committee
■of 1 ’Home Missions at their. regular meet
»ing.—Twelve of whom were under com
mfasiou last year : i 7 **
Rev. Israel C. Holmes, M aple Grove, Wis.
n ”| Hill, .Thprutonj fetation, IllsT.
~..“ ,S, B. Shaw, Oneida and Rbixand,
■■-* _ v.u.yv,.-.., JVTicb.* -
’Rev. E.- S. ’ Siaithy New Providence, , Ind.
■ Jas.'A. Darrah. West Elyy MJe. ,
; G.. Osborn, Dearbomyille^Mich.
l3. Pj Hildre^pie^qen^Q.' !
’ “ J. W, Elliot, Coudersport' Pa.
~ “ ' <3:' Q. -Keynoias/Hunter,“N. T. ■; ;J -
I ! E: W. Brown; West Dresden,. N.. : Y..
W. ; JLi/Smith, De ,-iSotO; ; and ; Olathe,
Kansas.
*B»y. J. B. sis.; ■ ■
* £/'Wuncil-’Grbvd/ivWik
mtnl niington and vincinity, Kansas.
sßieV.-iH. YarfHouteii, Hawley,-Pa. .
•-T. Hempstead,,jEagbury, Ills. ' ' .
“* Gr. Bucliananr waisoliville, Cal.
neliago ‘City and .vicinity.
r TEbli DUE SOOHE^TER : "OoiSESPON.
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Dear Editor :—Perhaps the matter of
interest just now amoijg yOifr
t jtfentag}l readers.jp all this .region'inay be
by, .the pleasant tarms; J dona-'
surprises, purses, and the' like.
TPhere seems to be a. perfect shower of
-good things, falling .down upon tbe devoted
of the faithful, pastors, C ongrega-
TEhey think nothing of rvalkhig into' tfieir'
rpipister’s house, especially ibhis absence,
taking possession of the entire establish
ment, lighting up parlors, ana bed rooms,
.and lutehens as they please, setting tables,
- spreading out, their viands in tempting Or
der,,,. This peing done, they tinifdrtaly
p|gjp} it for a. granted that the good man'
of the house will return taost
ly. at this particular juncture^'amazed and
lj. at this pa* . Juncture,
confounded at the scenes of enchantment
before.him. . ; . . . '■" ; ‘’
■ Then what ah eating; and.chattihg; wfifal;
delightful expressions of good will flow
from lip to lip; what animation aiid real*
delight rule the flying hours; whilst love
and fellowship a?e wearing deeper chiumels
in .every happy'heart. : How easy it is for
a people in sucti .circumstances to recall
every virtue, of |iie devpted pastor, and
forget every fault,, They never saw his
excellence more clearly ; they never loved
him mpye ardently; , they, never desired his
iQng.fife jmd a eQpJmue^ w more
|prveat|y; nevei* ;thori"ht ! of s6'
.qiany wpys in t which.,tpey might' aid and
hhjsac-him Jn- all his earnest endeavors to"
promote their welfare. What good reso
lutions are then formed, They mean to
afl .the prayer meetings, and “ take a
.part”, .whenever called upon; to be punc
.tpal apd constant in upon the
.sanctuary; to be wakeful and docile hear
.ers;. to .see, that,the. salary of their dear
minister,, shall ; be liberal and punctually
.paid; and .that every thing. shall he done
■which is, necessary to his highest comfort’
and usefulness.
..And then, as all such social gatherings
must h.ave. an end, the time cpmes for se
paration.; , But first there. is/a little service
.entrusted to some competent hand, as the
..crowning act of the evening. The pastor
is somehpw hustled very gently into some
conspicuous part ,of the room; Whereupon
all is silent and expectant, as the mouth
piece of the congregation begins'a little set
vdpeecji.. He tells the pastor how much
they love him, ho.w highly they prize his
counsels, and ho,w.. utterly, unable they
are adequately to reward him for his faith
fulness; hut pegging, him to accept “ this
slight token” of .their high appreciation of
•his services, and their most fervent - wish
for his continued prosperity and useful
ness; .
The pastor, good meek man, is astonish
ed, overwhelmed by this unexpected and
undeserved kindhess. Words are inade
quate to express his obligation, his love,
Genesoe> Evangelist* No* 925;
and Ins gratitude.. He can only wish that
he were half .as worthy of their confidence
and esteem as th*y.seem to shjjjpse; and
if the sincerity and fervor of his-presentin'
tentions can only' make him sot he certain
ly• sh.aU hepceforth seryC them more faith
fully and acoeptably. i
There has not been, pedlaps, in aB the
year, a meeting of the c,ohgsegatiott more
delighffulj. or . really mose. valuable than
this; pbne wliich. has dose more to strength
en the hands of the.'pastor, 05 prepare the
minds of the people to receive the truth to
the highest advantage from his lips. And
the past month, the opeping of the year,
has. witnessed, in substance, many such
which shali'pbtfail of their re*
ward. Rev, Mi:.” Foi, of Ogden, was the
recipient, of three' hundred dollars; Rev.
Mr, Phelps, of Chili,.one hundred' and
thirty; Rev. Mr. of Penn Yahytwh
impdredj, whilst other ministers, such'as
Mtrj of Genesee, arid ; Mr. Board
man, of Binghamton, ‘have had handsome
additions made to. their regular salaries';' 1!
can doubt that every one of these
pastors will be htimulated't'b higher r; sirid ;
nobler efforts for his people? There will
be a marked improvent iir pastriral' visita
tions and pulpit ministrations.; : Iri many
cases, , also, we doubt hot, revivals’ 'will
speedily 'follow
Quere —We wonder \Vhat effect sfiiih a
phenomenon would have upon editors and*
corresporideritk Why eottld'iit they •write j
bette'r articles; 1 Or' preacb better type'-sfer
ihons. to their vast congregation; afterMcfr
.a, pleasant surprise?;. Ana how they too ;
would be astonished and overwhelmed
with the unexpected and undeserved 'kind
ness. But it rausthe'confessed that our
'parish is rather’ widely scattered fOr-such*
an operation ; and an hflitor’ssancturh-is
seldoin large enough for all his parish to
assemble in: 'ho "He 'must find his reward
fi oUa
in his work.
'jy-Kj'Kr '
/Tfi :} 'i;« ■ y.i-- v.l f :
labors, . >'
j .Many readers of; .the Presbyterian will
rejoice to leant that -this devoted' servant
iof Christ has been greatly blessed, in his
labors in Haverhill,- Mass;* as he was but
«Sm weeks before i&Jjau&gnde....,. Gyeat
crowds.have-hHed-ithe tTbivyn,;Hall,night.
after night to hear him preaching. • llaily
prayer'meetings and ehildrenls meetings
have also been, held. Pastors, and people
of different denominations; have joined in ,a
delightful; harmony of effort, while , the
great; God has .been pleased to add his.
blessing, and many souls} ;it : is : confidently
believed,; has; been trulymonyerted.. We
are greatly indebted ,lp h s,ome unkpown
friends. for of, this
tblessediwork iin that .region, iand.for. many
incidents: of special; interest in connection
;Yv ;th it.; ;;■■ ■ ; r : ~ ;
But we are pained: to add that, Mr.
Hammond’s health is so , much impaired
?by these.exhausting labors, ;! that he is re
luctantly compelled,to,.idesist altogether,’
andseek itsrestoratioubjforeign, travel.
Hods about to.start for Palestine, expect:
ing to be absent- about a year, and to make
an -extensive tour in- the .East.. The pray
ers [and blessings of 'thousands will
him,’ hoping for
safe return, and his; greatly augmented use
fulness in the future
A good" work has been done thisweek
in this city in 1 behalf of the poor refugees
within our lines,‘especially in the South
west. Old’ clothes, enough to -cover. Jthei
nakedness ‘of a thousand’ W twelve hun
dred of thpm, have been' collected, by a
spontaneous and general effort, and; are;,
now being sent off, as fast as possible, to
the relief of those poor creatures who have,
not already perished for want of just such
assistance, so easily bestowed. .
Similat'efforts arc being made in Utica,
Adams, and' other places Ereedmen’s
■Relief Associatiohs being formed, not with;
a ‘view to this present- spasmodic effort
alohe; but to continue and aid, as may he
necessary, in the • care-’ of - these millions
emancipated by the hand of Providence,
and plainly-committed to our guardianship.
• At the same time’the. mania for Sanitary ■
fairs is still'raging. A monster one is to
come off ingßuffalo on the ,23d of February ;
Ex-Preßident Fillmore is President of the
association; and the Buffalonians are de
termined to do the thing up just as 'hand
somely as it can be done by any ; pepple
under the san. We do not doubt they
will raise a large amount of money.
At Elmira also a similar movement is
on foot for the “Southern Tier of Coun
ties.” Little Elmira too will do all she
can, especially as she aspires soon to be a
EREECAIEiI’S RELIEF. ;
TERMS.
By. mail $2.00 per annum in,advance.
“ “ _ 2.50 “ “ after 3 months.
By carrier 50 cents additionaifor delivery.
CLUBS.
j.. Ten or more papers sent by mail to one
-cbsHiefir or locality, or in the city.fu.fme' address,
; By mail §1.50 per annum.
; ■ By carriers 2.00 “
Tt) save trouble, club subscriptions most
commence at the same date, be paid strictly in.
advance, in a single for which one
receipt will be retained.
Ministers and . ministers' widows supplied at
dub rates. Home missionaries a£~sl.oo per
annum.
Postage. Five cents quarterly in advance, to
be paid by subscribers at the office of delivery.
city. - -This place hewing; been from the
beginning bf l ithe war. % hendezrous for
froopt/’its business; and 1 population hare
been greaitly'tragineitdEl's/so mtieh so that
its inhabitants arefiftipiyitig, as we under
stand, for a city charter; And we do not
see why they have npti a& good a right as
the inhabitants of-any, place. The honors
would become theha.
The Presbytery of Utica held its annual
meeiiiig last wstik at New Hartford, and
attended totbe usual routine of. business,
beside whieh an earnest and important
discussion arose, in which Rev. Drs. Fow
ler and Fisher toot a leading part on the
subject of 1 Sabbath- Gheese-mafcing. It
seems that this is a growing evil in that
dairy eountry. Large cheese factories
are being erected in every direction. The
milk of grqatmnmbers of cowjs is brought
together. many surrounding
farms, Must this be so on the Sabbath ?
A Qouamittee previously appointed re
ported to Presbytery—lst, that such work
yfasmot a necessity; and 2dly, that while
tfie private or domestic making lof cheese
bn the Sabbath may prevent a large num
ber" of persons from attending public
worship, thefactory system, by its greater
'publicity,‘teßds to destroy the. quiet and
encourage the ’ open profanation of the
dayf
The report also recommended that a
special committee be appointed to examine
hit the facts in the case, and prepare a cir
cular for Presbyterial action at the semi
annual meeting in June next. In accor
dance with this recommendation the same
' committee, consisting of Rev. Dr. Fisher,
R'evV Mr. Manly, and Elder J. K. Brown,
were appointed to this service.
- The Ladies of New Hartford have also
seton foot a course of lectures, from such
eminent men as Dr. Cox, Pres. Fisher,
and Prof. Epson, the lecturers to give
their services, and' the proceeds of the
course to go to the Sanitary Commission.
We should expect every man, woman and
child of the place to attend those lectures
and compel a success.
PERSONAL.
-
tSkvendi pastor, of the church at
Brighton; near Rochester, has received
; and accepted a call .to the Presbyterian
Church in Ripley, in the western part of
thes .State. We have known Mr. Wicks
well; and trust he has fallen into good
:hands r —into..a pleasant and productive
field of labor. He was highly esteemed
and much beloved in his Brighton parish.
Ha;is-a scholarly, earnest and judicious
man—he wears well. If we had their
'ear, wemould commend him warmly to the
confidence and lore and co-operation of
those among whom his lot has fallen.
Jteu. Simon J. Humphrey, of Beloit,
Wis,jr as we learn also, has received and
accepted the appointment of District Sec
retary, of the American Board of Missions
frirAhe; JJorthwest, : .to reside at Chicago.
This is.jthe lright. man in the right place.
Mr. ; Humphrey was. settled for a time over
the Presbyterian Church in Newark, Ohio.
Erpmslthere. he .was jjcalled, a few years
rinpe, .the Ist Congre>
•gational Church, of Beloit, Wis., where he
has labored ■ with so , much earnestness,
idiligmide; and Accepta,bleness p as seriously
;to ; impair; his, health. ; His people gave
him, the Whole summer in which to rest
and recroit; but even this was not
enough. ;.He is still ;tpo much unwell to
return to,the pastoral work. An outdoor
life will/doubtless be .better for him, and
we are glad that he has; accepted this ap
pointment, for which he is peculiarly qual
ified in all respects'; well educated, gen
tlemanly,’ .pleasing in address, catholic in
spirit, acceptable alike in both denomina
tions,-with whom he must co-operate,
.earnest-in,piety, and withal, a man of ex
.cellent business education and habits.
On .this-latter point we speak from the
.best of testimony, for he received his busi
ness education in this city, where he has
many relatives,; and where he is still re
membered .with, peculiar interest. We
doubt if a better man could be found for
the post. He will handle missionary
themes with decided ability; he will be a
pleasant guest in. agy Aouse; an accept
* able speaker at missionary and ecclesiasti
cal meetings; and at the same time
prompt, judicious and accurate in all busi
ness matters. We trust he will find such
. welcome with .pastors and churches in all
the great West, as these qualifications and
the merits of the glorious cause which he
represents should command. Genesee.
Rochester, FW. 6tft, 1864.