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PRESBYTERIAN UNION.
Our readers will be deeplyinterested
in the communications which we pub
lish from the pens of Rev. Dr. Cox and
Dr. Tustin, in different parts of the
paper, on Presbyterian Union. The
letter of Dr. Tustin introduces the action
of the Presbytery of Potomac (0. S.)
on the subject. This action proposes a
joint Committee of Conference, consist
ing of one from each Synod of the two
branches of the church—the most defi
nite proposal on the subject, we think,
which has been formally made. It is
not, indeed, surprising that a body of
ministers who allowed themselves to be
influenced by a man of Dr. Tustin's
fraternal spirit, should be far in advance
of the general public on this subject.
But we believe it is a fact that they are
in advance; and that the prevalent
disposition in both branches now is to
acquiesee in the happily altered rela
tions of the two bodies, and to maintain
the correspondence just inaugurated,
with every token of Christian courtesy
and fraternal spirit, as, for the present,
enough. "
Most, even of those friendly to union
as an Ultimate end, prefer to wait and
watch the operation of the measure
already inaugurated, expecting it to
furnish that further light which their
judgments require, before proceeding to
any measures withactual union in view.
We think their feelhi.g is : better let the
plan of correspondence stand by itself
'for a time, unembarrassed' with any
proposals or negotiations for union; let
it appear, under this plan, unrestrainedly
what we are, what dispositions we
cherish, what hindrances exist, what
adaptations are possible in us and be
tween us. If indeed we love each other
too truly, to live apart—if we have
become so homogeneous, that the prin
ciples which each body now holds pre
cious, would be reverenced by the other,
and protected by the united body—the
correspondence now inaugurated will
afford excellent opportunity for the facts
to appear—or for the absence of them,
if absent they are, to be demonstrated.
That we are improving greatly in our
mutual attitude and regard, is shown
by the correspondence itself; long ago
we were ready for that; long ago we
mourned over the contrary state of
things as a scandal to the Christian and
Presbyterian name; and while we re
joice and give hearty thanks for the
change, we cannot regard an advance
to the merest and simplest exercises of
Christian courtesy, between denomina
tions, as by any means demonstrating
their readiness to unite.
given the language of the resolutions
just adopted by the Presbytery of Po
tomac, at the suggestion of our vene
rated correspondent, is such - as, if adopted
by the entire body of the other branch,
would necessarily be regarded by ours
as unsatisfactory. We refer especially
to the phrase'" that by-gones should be
by-gones,"—language which iudeed•hat
a captivating sound, and which is apt
to be regarded, by unthinking and peace
loving people, 'as covering all that is
important in the basis of a reconciliation.
N0W,130 f• as it refers to past ill-feeling„
and to the personal aspects of .Our
difficulties, all of us, old and young,
agree to the proposal most heartily.
We are more than willing to biuy the,'''
haliChet of at disputes and animosities
forever. This is implied in the alacrity
With which the offer of correspondence
was . responded to on our part. And
our prayer is, and our purpose, too, so
far' as in us lies, - that the the fraternal
and courteous and Christian spirit in
whiCk the correspondence was inauga
rated, ma.y never decline, but increase
more and More; to the total oblivion of
all pre-existent_contrary feeling among
ns, and to the ,greater ° glinT. .of Ged
while the church and the world,last. ,
B.ut- not to the oblivion of the -principles
at , stake ;—NEVEIR-I A -union in which
they shall be counted as "by-gones," is
' one into which men who -know and
vane the ancient liberty of American
Presbyterianism, as embodied in the
Adopting Act of 17:49, and as re-enacted
in the union basis 'of 1758, will never be
drawn. Again, we say, we are ready
to lay aside and have laid aside all
rancour and wrong feeling in the mode
of, maintaining those principles, or of
combatting the'oppose of them, and all
hard recollections, nilireaditions of the
-manner in which we were met; in the
controversy ; we thank God for that
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breath of his Spirit which has swept
the uncomely burden from our minds
and the minds of our brethren of the
other branch. But the principles them
selves—the kindest, most courteous,
most venerated of these brethren cannot
induce us to disparage or sacrifice
calling them " by-gones." Into what
ever union of Presbyterians we go—and
we have our view and hope of such a
union as practicable—we shall not only
expect to early our principles with us,
but shall look for guarantees of ecclesi
astical' security in enjoying them.
Perhaps this is the kind of union
really contemplated by our excellent
friends of the Potomac Presbytery. We
know assuredly, that the brother who
suggested the action would seek only
"the things which make for" a genuine,
permanent " peace." With him and
with such as share his own genial and
comprehensive spirit,it would be simply,
and only, sinful not to, be able to live hi
entire ecclesiastical harmony. Never
theless, the language of their proposal,
as a basis of action between the two
bodies, is—we are compelled to say—
disappointing. And we say so frankly,
as we believe they and all true friends
of.union wish to know fully the facts in
the case; just as the chemist acquaints
himself with the exact degree of affinity
between the bodies which he seeks to
combine.
A WISE MAN Or BUSINESS.
We have lately heard of a leading
bilsitteSs man, - a member of the church,
'who bas determined to resist the en
grossing tendency of his business and
give more-time to religious duties. This
is a resolve not brought on by-failure,
or by sickness, but. by the simple force
of conviction. His business in fact was
never better. It - is fully in the path of
the war stimulus _which has given such
an extraordinary impulse -to the pur
suits of men. It was doubtless acquir
ing that absorbing and exciting charac
ter, which, in so many instances, swal
loWs up as never before, the entire in
terest of business men, and half-crazes
them with the prOspect of great and,
rapid gains. A current, which few have
the courage to resist, is sweeping through
our business community; and carrying
along on its-tremendous tide, not a few
of Christ's people with men of the.
world. It is most cheering to meet,
with an instance, appearing in the
thickest of this turmoil, illustrating the
vitality and 'power of Christian princi
ple, proving the presence of God's Spirit
among his people, and showing that
there is A LIFE in the Church which all
the worldly excitement of the times can
not stifle.
This merchant has acted wisely.
Having found among " the goodly
pearls" of the world, the "Pearl of
Great Price," he virtually sells all, that
ho may have that in secure possession,
and may guide others to the same wise
choice. It is the best bargain, he, with
all his achievements as -a business man,
has over made. It is putting the im
-mortal interests of his soul, the claims
of God and duty, and the spiritual in
terests of his fellow men, just where
the decisions of a truly sound and. en
lightened judgmentpwould place them,—
above all Worldly concernments --What
ever. It is acting out the profcamd wis
sdom contained in the inquiry—an in
quiry which ought to be pressed at this
time—What shall it profit A man, if he
gain the whole world and lose .his•=dwn
soul l? clt is obeying the command of
the wise Teacher : "Seek ye first: the
kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added onto
you.
This la.st qUotation suggests the addi
tional thought, that in all probability
his business will bat flourish the more
for his decision; It is. by no means :the .
surest way of prosperity in business, to .
allow it 'to become the sole tyrant ' of
our time and our affections, and tb,:con
vert Mir Minds into a mere calculating
and speculating machine. No one, we
think, now-a-days, believes it would. be
any facility tO business, to throw open
the Sabbath- to. 'unrestricted traffic.
Clearness, accuracy, soundness of judg
ment and physical strength would be
sacrificed. There can be no doubt of
the wholesomeness of a proper subordi
nation of human and. worldly interests
to duty and to God. By refusing to
yield all to business, and' reserving,a
proper place for God, we carry out a
PHI it , Bal ' • ri I TB •= Y, APRIL 28, 1864.
great business principle, become better
busipess men, and are better able to
manage the business that clamoured for
all our time, and protested against even
our meagre devotions as incompatible
with our engagements. We get moral
control of our business, instead of allow,
ing it to rule and drive us with its god=
less urgency. We have yet much to
learn of this secret power of religious
fidelity, which trusts in God and re
ceives supplies of strength, and enjoys
light and direction the world knows not
of. Sir Wm. Havelock, the conqueror
of Northern India, maintained his very
full devotional arrangements- amid all
the extraordinary hindrances of an active
campaign, and was doubtless the better
general and the surer to conquer for it.
Luther was emphatically a man of
prayer, yet what a full, intensely active,
wondrously, efficient, all-conquering life
was his I Prayer, he said, was the.
Christian's business. "Yes," says one of
the characters in the Schoenberg-Cotta
Family, " it is the leisure he makes for
prayer which gives him leisure for all
besides. It is the hours passed with the
life-giving Word which 'make sermons
and correspondence and teaching of all
kinds to him simply the outpouring of a
full heart." • -
We counsel no withdrawal from busi
ness on the part of Christians ; we
would have Christian men give example,
rather, of the moderation, the self-control,
the spirituality that can be maintained
in the midst of a •great and successful
business, by one who keeps the chief
place in his heart and in his plans for
God.
MEETING OP HARRISBURG PRESBY
TERY.
The 'Presbytery of Harrisburg met,
on the 12th inst., in the First Presbyte
rian Church of Carlisle, and was opened
with adiscourse by. Rev P. Robinson,.
the junior pasteli - iiftlV - Oliurch of
risburg. The text of this discourse was
in Isaiah 11: 6 ; " And a little child
shall lead them," and the design of the
preacher was to show that Christianity
inculcated and honored a child-like spirit,
and that in the holiest and maturest
period of the world, Children would be
the leading object of interest in all de
partments of society. It was refreshing
to be reminded that the church espec
ially, and our race generally, have some
thing tenderer and deeper than intellec
tual, and higher than material interests,
and that our truest policy is to elevate
'our nature by educational training, as
the best security for the greatest achiev
ments and happiness.
THE MINISTERS AND CHURCHES
The meeting was not large,. for. the
Presbytery itself is one of the' smallest
in our American. Israel. It was origi
nally composed of the fragments-of three;
Presbytefiesr, -in a region where our.
branch of the church found the fewest
adherents. Only one of the ministers
concerned in its organization remains. to
take part in its deliberations—Rev:_
Dewitt, the senior pastor Of the Church
in Harrisburg, the author of the pastoral
letter it then sent forth to its churches,
and whiph questioned " Whether the
history of the church, even in the dark--
est ages, can furveish an example Of a
more ruthless exercise of arbitrary pow
er, in trampling Upon the dearest rights: l
of man, in violating the essential princi
ples of eternal justice,
• than - the of:1
excision by the General Assembly. ..of.
1837. He not only still survives- to.
minister among the people of his!:firet.
and only charge, but to give the trumpet
a certain sound, for the admonition,.of
his brethren. But one other , of, :these.
"fathers of the Presbytery" - new lives
on earth to contemplate the
,vesults of
his action, and be in _counection with the
body. against which • he - ; - thenso warmly
protested. Tracy--than
aseigned to this body by the Synod, was.
then, and is still an honored missionary._
among the but gladdens us
sometimes with the report of his, success.
In this, day of frequent changes in,
the pastoral relation it is creditable to
the ministers and, churches of this body
that, of the nine preachers laboring on
the field embraced by it, one has been a
pastor to one of its churches 45 years;
two others have been members of it 18
years; another 16 years ; three others
-8 years, and three others four years.
All ourchttrches are now supplied:with
pastors ,or stated supplies, though last
week the pastor of the Church in York
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receive - a call to the North Church of
New York, which he will probably ac
cept, 'and thus leave one .of our most
'important. congregations vacant.
CARLISLE CHURCH-REBEL MARKS
The church in which Presbytery as
sembled' was more than a hundred
years old', and from the substantial way
in which;it was built, it is not likely to
fall down of itself until the earth itself
is removed. It has, however, been often
changed in its arrangement, and been
recently much beautified within, so as to
accord with-the style of art in this re
gion. In two places it bears the marks
of the rebels' missiles, during the bom
bardment of the town last year; and
there seems to be no disposition to in
terrupt the silent appeal these wounds
are continually sending up to heaven.
The wants -of the congregation have
suggested-the necessity of enlarging the
building; but a commendable veneration
for Li ally, as well as regard for its
excellent propOrtions, has: hitherto pre
_
,ventedthe .execution of such a purpose.
Re, James Dickson was chosen Mod
erator and Rev. Wm. Sterling Clerk, for
theofttinihg. year. J. E. Long, a licenti
ate of the Third Presbytery of New
York, who has been supplying two of
our ehurelid3 in Centre county, for the
hist eighteen:months, was received by
letter and; on his own peoples applica
tion.:Presbytery agreed to meet at
Hublersburg on the first Friday of Sep-
teniber next and, if the way be opened,
ordain himtothe gospel ministry. Rev.
A. D. -- Moore, of Dauphin, and Elder
John A. ,- Weir,, of Harrisburg, were
elected as primaries, and Rev. C. P.
Wing and Elder Charles Ogilby, both of
Carlisle, altdrnates, to be commission
ers to,the,next General Assembly.
On the second day of the meeting
Presbytery-paid - a visit to the military
barracks (only partially rebuilt,) in the
neiflibcgh,QA of town ; and, though the
tog44erogikvorable, and no‘ parade
was flossitle, through the politeness of
the chaplain—Mr. Ross—the hospitals
were visited and their inmates were as
sembled and addressed in a, very appro
priate and impresdive manner by mem
bers of -the Presbytery. The recent
eatuninder 9f the post, Maj. A. H. Has
.ting4rebeived uswith much courtesy,
and it-Iv - as with much regret that we
learned of his being.relieved that very
dayof his command. No one who has
had charge of this post' for many years
Mks been more acceptable to the citizens
generally, has maintained equal order
'amorigthe soldiers, and himself present
ed a better example in every -respect.
He - has .for many years been, with his
'family, punctual attendants, upon the
Presbyterian. Church where we met, and
&which ids lvife, a year since, became
a :member. On their return, all the
nieloiers 'of the • Presbytery present
littby ellif`by a - unanimous and earnest
-vote; thi4ollowing paper : viz.,
AtTION . ON THE REBELLION
• ‘•
.
" Ogle once again, in the Providence of
to convene while the civil war, caused
by an. unholy rebellion, is still raging in our
beloved country, this Presbytery deems it
- to be eminently proper to renew the expres
sion of its sentiments in regard to matters
that vitally, affect the interests of govern
ment, 'liberty and religion put in peril by
the conspirators against our national Union.
" And that we may not be misunderstood,
nor our position be in any manner equivocal;
we do.hereby solemnly reaffirm the testimo
ny we have given on former occasions, so far
as, it bears on the wickedness of the rebellion
in its • inception, in its continuance, and in
its object:- and upon the duty of our citizens
to sustain the government of the land - by
every means in their power till the rebellion
be'utterly'suppressed. This duty of uncon
ditional.,/unreserved loyalty to the constitu
tionally elected government of the nation
we desiroidistinctly to reaffirm as a prineiple
of.otirtholy religion and a part of our allegi
ance, to God.
"We desire, further, to put upon record
that thre4 - ..years of terrible strife and-suffer
ing; in the destruction of property, the loss
of life, the sorrows, the desolations and the
sad moral
,influence of the war, have - in no
degree altAred our conviction that our duty
1. , ,t0 our nowettry, to posterity, and to. God,
den:lands ` %hit we count these sacrifices
&64 to it& the great end of extermina
tingl4.easoni preserving the supremacy of
and Owing the country from anarchy
but oh the Other hand have
greatly deepened our abherrence of the
principles, the, spirit and the conduct of. the
leaders of the rebellion, and of all who, by
word or deed, or by silence, show any sym
pathy for them or for their object.
"And, rising above the transient passions
and political 'excitements of the hour to
those larger interests of human liberty, we
return thanksgiving to God that through his
mighty Providence that system of human
bondage which is the root of this whole in
surreetionary movement, and whose per
manence was the avowed object of its leaders,
is melting away, that by the powerful hand
of.war, by the action of disenthralled States
and. of our- National Legislature, we hope
soon to see the last vestige of the great ini
.
gutty removed from our country.
"We would also exhort our brethren
everywhere and all who love our common
country to rebuke and oppose the spirit of
disloyalty, to speak earnest words of truth
and soberness, to discountenance all forms
of sympathy with treason, to give a cordial
support to all who are entrusted with civil
or military authority, to pray for our rulers,
and the officers and men of our army
and navy, to be unremitting in kind atten
tions and charities to those who toil or
suffer for us in this war, to stand by the
country, patient, unconquerable,hopefully
waiting on God, till he gives to a isciplined,
purified and re-cemented nation a peace
based upon principles of everlasting righte
ousness.
" We would also express the gratification
we have felt to-day in being permitted to
visit the United States Barracks near this
town, to receive the attentions of the com
mandant and the worthy chaplain of the
post, to speak words of sympathy to the
soldiers, and to see the flag of our country
waving over the ruins caused by the soldiers
of treason."
The conversation on the state of reli
gion (an exercise which is always made
very familiar and prominent among the
exercises of each meeting of this Pres
bytery,) brought out many facts showing
the general prosperity of the churches,
in spite of the depressing and demoral
izing influences of war. In all our
congregations more had been done than
ever before for the usual benevolent
enterprises of the church, and for the
relief of suffering at home. The First
Church of Harrisburg, especially, has
raised during the year, for benevolent
and home objects, more than $5OOO.
Three churches reported an increase of
members and an eminent advance in
spirituality ; but more were obliged to
mourn over a low state of religion, even
in the midst of 'external prosperity.
Only one church—.-Carlisle—had raised
the salary of its minister in these times
of extreme difficulty, and it was found
that not ono of those ministers had been
able to live, within the means afforded
by-his salary during the past year, but
that they had sacrificed.severally $5OO,
$2OO, and $lOO from their private re
sources. Whatever ability some of them
might have to make this sacrifice, this .
was regarded as a diSproportionate as
sessment for, the public burdens, and a
paper was drawn up and sent to the
churches, setting forth the oppression
thus inflicted. While such noble contri
butions are pouring forth from every
quarter of the land and every class, in
society, to sustain our public servants
in the camp and field, it seems a great
oversight and a small -evidence of wis
dom to neglect those who are laboring
with equal fidelity and self-denial in the
great conflict with evil in the world,
and- in promoting the comfort and sal
vation of our families at home.
Adjourned to meet at Harrisburg on
the 21st inst., at three o'clock, P.
when the application of Rev. T. Street,
for a dissolution of his pastoral relations
to the Church and congregation of York.
is , to be considered. • C: P. W. .
Iltito of ike fltstdm.;
FIVE MORE PERSONS were admitted to
the Delaware Water Gap Church,
under the care of Rev. RJ. Pierce, at
the communion season in April, making
in all, sixteen added to this little church
since the first of the year.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR AGED LABORERS.
—An aged correspondent in Wisconsin
writes in a manner which will interest
not only one of his coevals, but all who
look forward with dread to the increas
ing infirmities of old age : lam glad to
learn you have enlisted Dr. Cox as a
con.tributor to your columns—an old
man 70 years of age. I am of that school;
past 65—Yet I never wrote and preached
so acceptably as since I passed GO years
—my general health is good."
" New Liours."—A correspondent in
lowa writes, taking us to task for the
use of this torm in regard to an edudca
tional institution in that State, in some
way connected with our denomination.
We copied the item, utterly ignorant of
its ecclesiastical reference, and are glad
to be corrected by the correspondent
whO writes as follows :
Under the beading of " _MISCELLANE
OUS," you say: " The religions denomin a
tion,known as New Lights, contemplate
building a State University at Marshall
town, lowa, worth $.50,000. ;:3- Now
what can you mean? Where did you
cat such a fling, as I think it must be
at your own friends ? Is it a random
shot of some "vinegar faced" 0. S. Pres
byterian, as Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
would call us all ? Or is it a fling of the
Lutheran press, a denomination that
have made one flat failure in attempting
a great college in lowa, at Des Moines,
*and are now running an Institution
built by others at Albion in the same
county, and a small rival place to Mar-
By mail, $2.00 per annum, in advance.
"- 250 6' after 3 months.
By carrier, 50 cents additional for delivery
-CIAMEIB
Ten or more papers sent by mail to one
church or looality, or in the city to one address
By mail, $1.50 per annum.
By carriers, 2.00 " "
To save trouble, club subscriptions must
commence at the same date, be paid strictly in
advance, in a single remittance, for which one
receipt will be returned.
Ministers and Ministers' Widows supplied at
elub rates. Home missionaries at $1 per annum.
PosTA.oz.—Five cents quarterly in advance,
to be )aid by subscribers at the office of de
livery.
shalitown. For, a good and reliable
minister of our church • informed me,
that there was a movement at. Marshall
town, in favor of a Central College of
our own denomination!'
Commissioszas.—Rev. C. E. Babb and
Elder Saml. Long were elected from
Hamilton, 0., Presbytery—Rev. 0. H.
Newton and Elder D. Avery from
Franklin, 0., Presbytery.—Rev. E Bal
lantine and Elder E. H. Mann, from
Salem, Ind., Presbytery.—Rev. A. T.
Rankin and Elder Charles W. Moore,
from Indianapolis Presbytery.
CHANozs.--Rev. H. H. Garnet, for
eight years the well-known and influen
tial pastor of Shiloh Church, of N. Y.
city, on the consent of his late charge
has been duly dismissed by the Third
Presbytery of New York, in order to
accept the unanimous call of the Fif
teenth Street Presbyterian Church,
Washington, D. C.—Rev. J. Odell has
accepted a call &math° Church of Corry,
Pa., and has entered upon his labors.—
At a late meeting of Coldwater (Mich.)
Presbytery, Rev. W. Fuller was dis
missed to the Presbytery of Kalamazoo,
and Rev. W. Ellers to IA Presbytery
of Alton. Rev. S. Ottoman was received
from the Presbytery of Steuben.—
Rev. E. S. Weaver, of the Miami Presby
tery,„Curnberland Presbyterian church,
has been invited, through the Hamilton
Presbytery, to serve the churches of
Mason and Blue Ball Warren Co., Ohio.
The Herald says : " Mr. Weaver enters
at once upon his labors with the church
es and expects to connect himself with
this Presbytery, at the earliest opportu
nity. He receives a cordial welcome
from the members of the Presbytery and
from the Churches he is to labor with.
We trust that the labors of Brother
Weaver, who is a young man, with the
prospect of a long life of usefulness be
fore him, will be abundantly blessed to
the churches to which he is to minister!'
—Rev. Collins Smith was dismissed
at the recent meeting of Franklin Pres
bytery, 0., to unite with the Hartford
Association.
AxlerozNr.—At the meeting of
Salem Presbytery according to the re
port in the .Herald,. thirteen male
members were present, and three female.
" With reference to these sisters, it is
proper to say, that their presence and
mission was the most marked feature of
the meeting. They came unattended,
save by the Spirit of God, more than one
hundred miles—from a vacant church
and from vacant counties—with a sub
scription paper of $6OO in their hands,
to be paid monthly, begging for a minis
ter. It is one of the signs of the milieu
ium. See Isa. iv: 1-6."
COMITSSIONERS TO GENERAL ASSNII
BLT.—The Presbytery of Coldwater
elected Rev. G L. Foster and Mr. John
Ch an dler prin cip al s.
WHAT FEEBLE CHURCHES HAVE DONE.
—The Church of Manlius, N. Y., once
strong, but now weakened by removals,
deaths, and other causes, gave the Rev.
A. A. Graley a call a year ago, and after
a strenuous effort succeeded in raising a
salary of $5OO. This they have secured
and in addition have paid him a donation
of $2.50; and are now about to purchase
a parsonage, of which they have been
ever destitute. "This thatehe bath done
shall be spoken of as a memorial of her."
The Church of Panama, N. Y., is small
and not strong pecuniarly in proportion
to its membership. It has suffered
severely of late by removals. In addi
tion to this there is an effort being
made to remove the debt incurred by
recent repairs on the Church edifice.
Yet the late donation visit to the pastor
reached $l7O.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.—the church apd
congregation of Rev. S. W. Roe, James
town, N. Y., made 'him a visit on the
evening of the 18th inst., in which the
social and material were exquisitely
blended. Blithe hearts and happy face's
and generous souls filled his home with
light and gladness. It is his duty and
pleasure to thank them for a doable hap
piness—the happiness of seeing his peo
ple so generally at his house and also
for the generous sum of $245, placed in
his hands as a testimonial of love for
one of God's ministers. S. W. R.
NOTHING can be so crude, foolish, or
evidently erroneous,
but it will subvert
the temporary faith of some professors
of the Gospel; for of all the numberless
delusions which have been or may be
invented, there is not one but is more
congenial to the pride and lusts of men,
than the simple truths of God's word.—
Dr. Scott.' _