The /merman Presbyterian
AND
GENESEE EVANGELIST.
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Oenstitutional Presbyterian Church,
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CONTENTS CI(
Mencius' Doctrine of Ho- Going Alone 190
man Nature 186 Word about Birthdays...l9o
Letter from India 186 Letters from a Lady,vu,l9o
Missions of the Early Ch. 186 Jemmy Dundan's First
Union of Presbyterians at Lie 190
the South 186 To Was Silks. 196
Catastrophe ht Sheffield...lB6 Religious Intelligence...l9l
From the Chaplain- of the U. S. S,yrkod of Scotlandl9l
61st P. V 187[English Pres. Synod 191
Editor's Table 187 I Assembly at Newark 191
New Atlantic Cable 187
THE VINDICATION OF FOREIGN MIS-
SION&
It is just seventy years- since (June
1.5, 1794) the celebrated English mis
sionary, William Carey, preaehed his
first • sermon in India. Ho had gone out
withOUt the license required by the
East :India Company, aware that any
aplilieittion for one would have been met
by a refusal. He had . .been allowed to
remain only by sufferance. Amid ex
treme destitution, and : with seare - ely a
single friend to sympathize with or cheer
him, he had been forced to retire to the
Soonderbuns, and erect huts for himself
and his family, depending for subsist
ence on the cultivation of the ground
and the game which he could procure
with his -gun. In this region of jungle
and tigers and miasma, apart frOin all
civilized and Christian association, he
planted the hopes ochis mission.
It is scarcely surprising that such an
enterprise as Dr. Carey's shottlid have
been regarded by men like Pitt,. Fox
and Daudas with _supreme contempt.
Nearly twenty years later, Sidney Smith
reserved some of his keenest ridicule
for what he accounted the fanaticism of
missions. In 1813, Charles Marsh, in
the British Parliament, attempted to
counteract the effect of Wilberforce's
eloquence by holding up to scorn " in
spired cobblers and fanatical tailors"
who proposed to lay siege to Indian
idolatries and superstitions. The East
India Company treated the missionaries
as poachers on their domain. They
shipped off English and expelled Ameri
can clergymen who proposed . to teach
Christianity to the Hindoos. Dr. Ca
rey's mission was saved repeatedly from
annihilation'only by the protection of
the British flag at Scrampore. •
A strangely romantic interest centres
around this mission, forced to contend
for its existence against not only pecu
niary difficulties and heathen perversity,
but the hostile measures of the governors
sent out from England. These men—
with some honorable exceptions—took
native superstitions under their patron
age.
.The arrival of a missionary was
sometimes accounted scarcely less alarm
ing than that of a hostile squadron.
Warm debates in council were held as
to the best method of disposing of those
who arrived. Their teachings could—
so it was held—only tend to provoke the
natives to insurrection. A most un
statesmanlike timidity refused to allow
Any exposure of Ilindoo rites or cruel
ties. The press was kept under sur
veillance. The eyes of Englishmen
were saluted by the smoke of funeral
piles, and their ears greeted with the
shrieks of the victims of the Suttee, yet
no protest could be allowed. Even
Hindoo temples were taken under offi
cial patronage, and the tribute of the
pilgrims was received and doled out by
government agents for the support of
the sacred shrines.
For nearly half a century there was
really a conflict between the schemes
of the missionaries and the policy of the
government. In the light of the present
day the arguments of Dr. Carey and his
compeers, urging the establishment of
.schools, the toleration of a free press,
the suppression of the cruel rites of
Hinduism, agricultural improvements,
and Other means of civilizing and Chris
tianizing the natives, seem. simply to
.elorce the conclusions of every intelli
gent and reasonable observer. Yet they
were often presentedto unwilling hearers,
if not absolutely repelled by the ultra
oonservative of the English rulers of
India. Again and again, the Council of
Directors, and even the ' British Parlia
ment, becatne the arena whereon the
,battle was waged between a blindly
.conservative prejudice that feared lest
the Christianization of India would pro
duce revolt, and the philanthropy and
humanity which found noble champions
in men like Wilberforce, the two Grants
:and Sir James Mackintosh. It was
indeed not unlike the conflict which
was waged to secure the abolition of
the slave-trade. Slowly 'but steadily
the cause of truth adVanced. One fea
ture after another of the old restrictive
system was relaxed, till India was
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assured of a free press and the Suttee
was abolished. And now India has at
last a Christian statesman for her go
vernor—a man who is in full sympathy
with the cause of missions, and under
whose government we may hope that
Christian institutions will receive that
respect and encouragement to which
they arc entitled.
It is with such facts as these before
u hat we are prepared to appreciate
an article from the last Edinburgh Be
view on the subject of "R"uman Sacrifices
and Infanticide in The , facts
there stated . seem almoSt incredible.
The "Merin. Sacrifiee"--the cruel butche
ry of living victims by a, fanatic mob,
(hacking the flesh piecemeal from their
bodies)—prevailed for ages
,among the
Khonds of India, who professed to be
lieve that only the sacrifice of a human
being could allay the malignity of the
" Earth Spirit." The victims were pur
chased at prices varying trom $3O to
$lOO, and as a general thing were stolen.
by those who offered them for sale.
Till 1837, the horrid sacrifice had con
tinued among the Khonds almost with
out any attempt to suppress it.. Female
infanticide was also fearfully prevalent.
In the principality 4f Catch it was, at
the commencement of the present cen
tury, almost universal among the fami
lies highest in rank. "Every female
infant born in the .Rajah's family of a
lawful wife, or Rani, was drowned as
soon as it was born, in a hole in the
earth, filled with milk." In 1820, one
Telook, of 400 Jadeja: farailivir was re
ported, "in which there was not one
female child in existence."
It is gratifying to learn that the
government, for the last few` years, has
been employing energetic and successful
measures for the suppression, of these
heathen abominations. But who can
fail to contrast the present activity in
behalf of humanity, with the , bitter
prejudices of the past,.conniving at hor
rors which the missionaries were the
first to expose, and which experience_
has shown were tolerated only through
au ungrounded timidity. And who
can fail to see that the old plea—
once urged even in the English Par
liament—of the purity and sublimity
of the Hiadoo creed, only recoils against
those that employed it? Heathenism
seen in the light of truth, is the same
everywhere. The "Meria" sacrifice and
infanticide of India are but a parallel of
what Captain Spoke discovered in East
ern Africa, and what Burton to some
extent had explored before him. Time
is vindicating the wisdom as well as
devotion of the Martyns and Careys,
and scattering to the winds. the vain
theories of those who dream of savage
in noce nee . and heathen happiness. The
world needs the Gospel, and they who
in preaching it, like Carey, pioneer the
path of enlightened statesmanship, and
seem a full half century in advance of
the age, are the men Who are justified
like him in the regret which he ex
pressed, that a missionary should shrink
into an ambassador.
ACTS OF THE LATE GENERAL ASHY
. ELY,
I. Opening correspondence with the
Triennial Synod of the German Reformed
Church.
11. Recommending the effort of the
Presbyterian Historical Society to raise
funds for erecting a Fire Proof Building.
111. Reiterating and urging past ac
tion on meeting the expellses of the.
General Assembly.
IV. Accepting the invitation of the
General AsseMbly in Newark, to join' in
a concert of prayer and thanksgiving
for the country. .
V. The names of non-resident church
members may not be stricken from the
roll of the church.
VI. A minister cannot demit his office
and become a Ruling Elder. A commit
tee of five was appointed to consider
further and report to the next Assembly
VII. Report and Resolutions on For
eign Missions, earnestly requesting the
attention of Presbyteries to the present
financial condition of the American
Board, and suggesting an increase of
40 per cent. in contributions, to meet
the rates of exchange.
VIII. Resolutions on the State of the
Country, re-affirming previous declara
tions; recognizing the divine goodness
in past successes and dependence on the
same for final victory; noting the wise
providence by which defeats and delays
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1864.
have led to the overthrow of slavery ;
acknowledging national and individual
sins ; calling for prayer ; pledging .sup
port to the Government, and rebuking
those who would weaken its authority.
A committee was appointed to convey
them to the President. Pastors were
requested to read the resolutions to
their people.
IX. The subject of aiding to evange
lize the Freedmen was referred to the
'Home Missionary Committee.
X. Report and Resolutions on Educa
tion ; commending the Assembly's
Plan and the Committee's management ;
urging more energetic, cd-operation in
giving it efficiency, and hi making the:
Christian ministry a prominent topic of
interest ; recommending - Care in the
examination of candidates; commending
the three, seminaries; authorizing an
increase of not more than 20 per cent.
in appropriations, and the investing of
sniping funds in _
,goed securities. Rev..
Messrs. Wilson, Booth; Robinson, Fisher
Howe and Butler are-the new members.
XI. Judicial casn,"No. 1, that of S. E.
Todd against 'the Synod of Onondaga.
The . Synod bad sustained the action of
the church in suspending him, which
the Presbytery of Cayuga reversed.
The last Assembly referred the case
back to the Synod, with instructions
that it be remanded to Cayuga Presby
tery. This Assembly rescinded that re
quisition, thereby sustaining the Synod.
XII. Recommending the appointment
in each Presbytery, of Standing Com
mittees 031 each 'of the Four Causes,
With the view to secure annual warier
butions - from every church; the reports
of these committees 'to be embodied in
the Narrative to the General Assembly.
XIII. Expressing confidence in the ,
chaplaincy as a-body ; and gratitude for
the services 'of our soldiers and sailors ;
also recommending the Christian Com-
Mission to the liberality of the people.
XIV: Report and Resolutions on.
Home Missions, stating the increase this
year at GO per cent.; calling for a still
larger increase; 'noting' our:deficiency
in young ministers ; establishing honor
arf memberships at $lOO each; and,
electing as members of the committee
Rev. Drs. Hatfield, Adams, Crosby, and
Messrs. Lambert, Jay and Pinneo.
$150,000 was named as the sum to be
aimed at during the present year.
X.V. Resohttions on Presbyterian
Union; werConiing the increased ten
dency to unroll ; noting the reasons for
it in the present state of the church, the
country and the world ; acknowledging
it to be the special duty of cognate
churches to cultivate union ; expressing
a joyful readinasS on our part to follow
the leadings of Providence in that direc
tion ; waiving for the present, as inex
pedient, the suggestion of St. Lawrence
Presbytery, to appoint a Committee of
Conference, and communicating this
action to the Assembly at NeWark.
XVI. Mileage Bills of Commissioners
were paid infull.
XVII. Report and Resolutions on
Publication; urging the completion of
the Endowment Fund, $20,000 out of
$50,000 being still required ; appointing
the fourth Sunday in June for a simul
taneous collection ; calling for a Social
Hymn Book, with 400 hymns; and
making 'five members of the committee
a quorum. The Committenwiis author
ized to issue special certificates to donors
of $lOO and $3O. Dr. Beman, Rev.
Messrs. Barnes and Wiswell, and Messrs.
F. L. Bodine and A. Whilldin were ap
pointed upon the Publication Committee;
Dr. Brainerd, Rev. Mr. Adams, Messrs.
Brown, Baldwin and S. H. Perkins
Trustees of the House; all legacies, to
whatever cause, to be left to the
Trustees of the Presbyterian House,
Philadelphia. The revision of the
Hymns in the Church Psalmist was also
referred to the Bublication Committee.
XVIII. A twenty-four page, Bvo.,
monthly periodical, to represent the
work of the church and the liberality
of the members, was determined upon,
to be issued by the Publication-Commit
tee, to be in charge of the Secretaries of
the four different Committees.
XIX. On the Tercentenary of John
Calvin, a suitable paper was adopted;
briefly but comprehensively characteri
sing the Great Reformer; acknowledging
his eminent services, and honoring his
name ; expressing hope that this cele
bration may lead to the imitation of his
virtues, and may draw closer together
the various branches of the Refolined
Grenesee Evangelist, No. 943.
church, and revive the use of the word
" Refottined." The project of erecting a
Contuiemorative Hall, in Geneva, was
repolinnentted to the liberality of the
chui6b.es.
A suitable minute on the death
of A. P. Halsey, Esq.. for 12 years
Treasurer of the General Assembly, was
adopted. Mr. William A. Booth was
appointe'd imams place.
XXII . RepOrt on Clattreh Erection. A
proposal.; to - raise the amount loaned
from 4600 •to $750, and the amount
donated from $2OO to $4OO, received
majoritpkif the votes, but:not the requi
site tivir-,titirds.. It was referred to the.
Church: Erection Committee, to ritature
&plan iOldreport:to the next . Asseinbly.
Messts. Berkediet44loodge and Griffith;
and Rev.. Drs. FeWSinith, and Burehard
were elected Tl , ustees: - '
XXIE , Nivrrative of the State of Re
ligion adopted. Presbyteries were re
quest 4 to embody statistics in their
narraitves.. The names of Presbyteries
neglecting to send narratives `shall'here
after btidesignated in the Narrative of
the AssenAiy.
XXIII: Facts on manses 'are request
ed from the churches. The Committee
are Rev. Messrs. Day, Butler and. Hum
phrey, and Messrs. Mansfield and Da
vison. '
XXIV. On Sunday SchoolS it was
resolved, that the religious training of
the young:of the church belongs em
phatically to the Pastors and Elders,
and such competent members as they
can secure to co-operate with them.
Scripture and Catechism should be
taught. Pastors should ad
dress, if practicable, the second sermon
. .
of. every Sabbath to the Oung. Statis
tics of: 'Sunday Schools should be fur
nished to the General Assembly. The
relation of baptized children to the
church should be presented from the
pulpit. The entire congregation should
belong to the Sunday School. A Per
:lna-tient Committee of the Assembly, on
Sandy , Schools, was ordered. It con
siSts of the rßiiv. Dr: Patterson; Rev.
Humphrey and 0. H. Lee.
XXV. The appeal of Mrs. Maria Hill,
against the Synod of Albany, was not
sustained.
XXVI. Correspondence with foreign
bodies was restricted, by excluding those
bodies in correspondence with Synods
in our connection covering the same
ground with them.
XXVII. The Statistical Tables were
increased so as to include church mem
bers resident five years; Sabbath School
membership ; Ministerial Relief; Con
gregational; Miscellaneous.
XXVIII. Resolutions passed reaffirm
ing the Total Abstinence policy.
XXIX. The Permanent Committee
on Foreign Missions shall be incorpor
ated.
NN - X. American Bible Society re
commended.
XXXI. American and Foreign Christ
ian Union recommended.
XXXII. A Committee appointed to
report to next Assembly, on the rela
tions and duty of the church to the
Religious Press. Rev. Dr. Allen, Rev.
Messrs. Babb, Field, Mears, and Elder
Mansfield, Committee.
XXXII". Dr. Duffield appointed to
prepare a Tract on the aspects of the
Home Missionary Cause.
XXXIV. A Plan for the Establish
ment of a Fund for Disabled Ministers,
of not less than $lO,OOO to commence
with ; to be located in Philadelphia, in
the hands of the Trustees of the Publi
cation House, and to be raised by annual
collections.
XXXV. Res"gnation of Rev. Dr. Dar
ling and election of Rev. S. G. Butler in
his place, as Permanent Clerk of the
Assembly.
MARCHANT'S PORTRAIT OF MR. LIN-
OOLN.
We have received from the artist, Mr.
E. D. Marehant, of this city, a splendid
engraved copy, by Sartain, of his noble
portrait of Abraham Lincoln. We cor
dially recommend it to the public favour.
In this connection we may congratulate
Mr. Marehant upon the news received a
day or two since from his son, reported
killed in the recent battles before Rich
mond, but now known to be alive,
though wounded and in the hands of the
enemy. May both the brave son and
patriotic father be long spared to do
good service for God and for country.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER OORREStON
DENT. , •
OUR TRAVELLING CompeAmoris.--We
Meet with a great variety: . Recently
we found ourselves in company with the
troup of, Dan Rice's big show," and we
regarded them much as we suppose Capt.
Cook looked upon every one of the new
specimens of the islanders of the Pacific,
as an interesting subject of study. There
were forty men and boys : In the same
train there were three freight pars r loilded
exclusively with their "traps," consist
ing of dogs, „norikeyS, thousands .of feet
: of
_plank for seats, besides, lumber
wagons, chariots for thetrainedanithals,
tents and tent tackling,,,he#y team
horses, ponies, &c., &p...
We :said to i ourselves, surely it must
take a considerable part of the profits of
their daily exliibitions to pay the freight
on such an amount of stuff. But we
were mistaken We, asked the condue=
tor how much he . pharged the troop for_
that immense amount of luggage..: We
were a good deal surprised to hear; him
say, "nothing!" We Said : lioW is
that? They have three,entire freight
ears to them Selves." We learned the
the way of it. They paid forty full
fares, and these cars were reckoned as
their.baggage. They were passing by
easy stages over the entire line of the
road, passing one day in Rochester, next
day in Canandaigua, next in Auburn;
and so on. They load and unload their
own cars. When loaded .they are 'at
tached to the train, drawn to the next
stopping place,
,switched off,, and , left
until the next day, and then taken on to
the next required point. And so. the
three freight cars are kept and used ex
clusively by the troup, until they pass
over the length of the road.. They then
have a series of engagements in like
manner along the line of another rail
way, and get another set of cars for
their use; and so pass up and down the
length and breadth of the land, paying
full fare for the men, and having free
tickets for horses, dogs, monkeys, lum
ber and wagons. We could not help
being somewhat amused with the jests,
jibed, and rollicking good nature of many
of the company around us, even while
pained and shocked with the terrible
blasphemies, and evident recklessnesS of
many of their number. Surely, we
thought, the life of a strolling player is
not favorable to piety; and there is
another spectacle coming, when this
"Big show" is over, for which these men
do not seem to be preparing.
NORMAL MUSIC SCHOOL
Arangements have been made for a
Musical Convention, or "Nornaal Music
School," as they seem to prefer to call it,
of five weeks duration, at Ogdensburg].
It is to commence on the 29th of August;
and to be conducted by S.'H. Perkins,
of Ogdensburgli, and 0. W. Perkins, of
Boston. This is designed to be some
thing of a high order, and has evidently
excited'a good degree of interest in that
part of the country. A public meeting
has been held in Ogdensburgh to pro
mote the objects of the convention. A
large Board of Directors has been ap
pointed, Rev. L. M. Miller, of the Pres
byterian Church, and Hon. John Fine,
leading the list. Teachers and amateurs
in music from all the region are to be
gathered for thorough drill; all to close,
we suppose, with a grand concert. We
doubt not, it will be an interesting and
profitable time to the lovers of sweet
sounds.
ONE OF THE WOMEN,
It is not Grant, or Sherman; nor even
the gallant Wadsworth, or the accom
plished Col. Porter, from Western New
York, who are the only heroes of this
war. In one of our — recent trips in a
country town; we met with a woman
who seems to be bearing her part, at
least, in the glorious struggle. She was
married a little more than two years
ago. Soon after, her husband felt it his
duty to enlist in his country's service.
At first the young wife could not con
sent. Who can blame her for feeling
that the trial was greater than she could
bear ?
But her husband said, "Our foreign
population are enlisting—those from
Ireland and from Germany—shall they
go and fight for my country, and I, a
native citizen, stay at hone at my ease?
"No r said the little woman, with all
the energy her nature could command ;
" go, like a man, and do your duty."
He went. Two of her brothers, and
two brothers-in-law, are also in the union
army. F 4 two lon years her husband
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By mail, $2.00 per annum, 41 - 14 : itince.
" 2.50 " " - after-3 months.
By carrier, 50 cents additional for delivery
c=, - o - 3311k.
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 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
club rates. Home missionaries at yerannrun.
PosTActi.—Five cents quarteily in advance,
to be paid by subscribers at the office of de
livery.
has been following the fortunes of the
war. He is now with the Army of the
Potomac, in the thickest of its dangers.
A child was born to them, which the
father did not see until it was eight
months old. And yet the mother is
bearing all the trial of this separation
and anxiety, with a cheerfulness and a
heroism truly noble. " She was glad
she had a husband, and brothers, willing
and ready to go to the defense of our
country. She would not now have them
at home if she 'Could."
It would have cheered the heart of
our noble President, like the enlistment
of a regiment of men, to . have heard her
brave words. Anil" ive are happy to be
lieve that there are many women in
Western New York, of just such noble
impulses, and genuine patriotism.
ONE OF THE MEN ALSO
On the 'same trip we heard of a farm
er of like spirit. One lot , quite so pat
riotic was grumbling about the taxes
imposed by the war. - "Let them tax
my farm," said This stur4y, yeoman, "
just as much as is necessary to sustain
the government. Let them take it an,
if necessary to that end. What is my
property worth to me, or to my children,
if this government goes to rule ?"
That is the spirit of 76. If that pre
vails, it will carry us through, and our
country is safe.
THE DEAD ALIVE
A great joy has fallen this week upon
some of our households in this city.
Lieut. Henry Hamilton, of whom we
spoke two weeks ago, is not dead, but
only wounded, and in the hands of the
enemy. His family had almost entirely
giiren him up. It was therefore as life
from the dead, to get a letter from him,
as they did, a few days since, saying
that he was at Lynchburg, doing well,
and well cared. fora One or two others
from this city, who were at first report
ed slain, have been heard from at the
same place, and friends hope to have the
pleasure of seeing them once more.
A CIENEE.OI3S GIFT
One of our great causes of benevolence
was recently presented to a large and
flourishing church, and they made their
contribution. How much each one gave
we know not; but there was one plain,
poor boy who manifestly gave " more
than they All." After the service was
over, he lingered upon the steps of the
church until the entire congregation was
gone ; and then modpstly stepping up to
the minister as he passed out, he put
into his hand a small package neatly
and firmly tied, merely saying, " Put
that in your pocket." On opening the
package, it was found to contain a three
dollar bill, and one dollar in silver, which
sold for one dollar and fifty-six cents
currency. If the rest of the congrega
tion had given in the same proportion,
instead of eighty dollars, they would
have given at least eight hundred.
THE LATE OEN. WADSWORTH
We were much interested in hearing
something of the noble and generous
traits of the late Gen. James S. Wads
worth. lie was always gentlemanly,
courteous and kind toward his tenants.
They speak of him with tender affection,
and mourn for him as for a true friend.
He was ever ready to sympathise with
them, and help them, and share with
them in their misfortunes. If frost or
drought cut off their crops, and took
away, their resources for the payment
of their rent, he often freely forgave
them all. We heard of one man who
had thus suffered for two or three years,
until he owed some seven hundred dol
lars. lie went to Mr. Wadsworth, and
told him he did not know-how to pay
it, and the generous man turned to his
book keeper, and told him to balance
the account, and let the tenant begin
anew. This, we were told at the fune
ral, was but a sample of his ways toward
those who were in a measure dependent
on him. And it was these noble impul
ses which enabled him to give himself so
freely to his country.
OUR SICK AND WOUNDED
Nearly four hundred of the sick and
wounded soldiers, belonging to regi
ments enlisted in this region, were
brought to this city on Wednesday last,
and are now disposed of in our hospitals.
It was a sad sight to see them-come in.
It brought the horrors of war to our
doors. But we are glad they are here
among their own friends for cure and
treatment ; glad also that our citizens.
have the opportunity of doing some
thing directly in this noble service.
Gman.
ROCIMITER, June 10,1564.