efigic(no #nteltigtote. Presbyterian. The Assembly in Newark, N. J., gave , ome decided indications of progress. On slavery, the following report prepared by Judge Matthews of Cincinnati, was unani mously adopted : "In the opinion of the General Assembly the solemn and momentous circumstances of our times, the state of our country and the condition of our church, demand a plain declaration of its sentiments upon the ques tion of slavery in view of its present aspect in this country. In our early days our church in America delivered unequivocal testimonies upon this subject, which it will be profitable now to reaffirm." [Here follows an extended reference to the action of 1787, 1795, 1815 and 1818, sufficiently familiar to our readers as deci dedly anti-slavery in tone.] " Such were the early and unequivocal in structions of our church. It is not neces sary too minutely to inquire how faithful and obedient to these lessons and warnings those to whom they were addressed have been. It ought to be acknowledged that we have much to confess and lament as to our shortcomings in this respect. Whether a strict and careful application of this advice would have rescued. the country from the condition and the dangers which have since threatened it, is known to the Omniscient alone; nor do we assume the right confi dently to declare that the present judgrnents of our Heavenly Father and Almighty and Righteous Governor, have been inflicted solely in punishment for our continued tol eration of this sin ; but it is our judgment that the recent events of our history and the present condition of the church and country furnish manifest tokens that the time has at length come, in•tie providence of God, when it is his will that every vestige of human slavery among us should be effaced, and that every Christian man should address himself with industry and earnestness to his appropriate part in the perform ance of this great duty. " Whatever excuses for its postponement, may-heretofore have existed-no longer avail. When the country was at peace within itself and the church was unbroken, many con sciences were perplexed in the presence of this great evil, for the want of an adequate remedy. Slavery was so formidably in trenched behind the ramparts of personal interests and prejudices, that to attack it with a view to its speedy overthrow appeared to - be attacking the very existence of the social order itself, and was characterized as the inevitable introduction of an _anarchy worse in its consequences than the evil for which it'seemed to be the only cure. But the folly and weakness of men have been the illustrations of God's wisdom and power. Under the influence of the most incompre hensible infatuation of wickedness, those who were most deeply interested in the per petuation of slavery, have taken away, from rvery good man, every motive for its further tolera /lot. The spirit of slavery, not content with its defences, to be found in the laws of the States, the provisions of the federal constitu tion, the prejudices in favor of existing in stitutions, and the fear of change, has taken arms against law, organized a bloody rebel lion against the national authority, made formidable war upon the FederalUniori, and in order to found an empire upon the corner stone of slavery, threatens not only our ex istence as a people, but the annihilation of the principles of free Christian government: and thus has rendered the continuance of negro slavery incompatible with the preser vation of our own liberty and independence. "In the struggle of the nation for existence against the powerful and wicked treason, the highest national authorities have abolish ed slavery within most of the rebel States, and decreed its extinction, by.military force. They have enlisted those formerly held as slaves to be soldiers in the national armies. They have taken measures to organize the labor of the freedmen, and instituted meas ures for their support and government in their new conditionSssO.is their declared policy not to consent • tia. the reorganization of civil government within the seceded 'states upon any other basis than that of emancipation. In the loyal States where lavery has not been abolished, measures of emancipation, in different stages of progress, have been set on foot, and are near their eon summation ; and propositions for an amendment to the federal constitution, pro eibiting slavery in all States and territories, are. now pending in the national Congress. So that, in our present situation, the inter ests of peace and of social order are identified with the success of the cause of emancipation. The difficulties which formerly seemed in surmountable, in the providence of God ap pear now to be almost removiiti. The most formidable remaining obstacle, we think, will be found to be theunwillingness of the human heart to see and accept the truth against the the prejudices of habit and of interest; and to -act towards those who have been here tofore degraded as slaves with the charity of Christian principle in the necessary efforts to improve and elevate them. " In view, therefore, of its fortner testimo nies upon the subject, the General Assembly does hereby devoutly express its gratitude to Almighty God for the great deliverance He has prepared for our country from the evil at d guilt of slavery its cordial approbation of nieast'res taken by the National and State authorities, for its extirpation, as the root of bit terness from which have sprung rebellion, war, and bloodshed, and the long list of horrors that follow in their train: its earnest belief that the thorough removal of this pro lific source of evil and harm will, be speedily followed by the blessings of our Heavenly Father, the return of peace, union and fra ternity, and abounding prosperity to the whole land ' • and recommend to all in our community to labor honestly, earnestly and unweariedly in their respective spheres for this glorious consummation, to which human justice, Christian love, national peace and prosperity, every'earthly and.every religious mterest, combine to pledge them/ On the subject of Union with the oilier branch, the following resolutions were adopt ed. The resolution of last session referred to, recommends the cultivation of kindly feel= :figs especially between contiguous bodies. .IZesolvedi That this Assembly have wit nessed with unalloyed satisfaction the happy influence of the correspondence, initiated by a former Assembly between the two bodies, in promoting fraternal and Christian affec tion, and 'thus preparing the way for a still closer union at some future day, if such should be judged best for the promotion of the glory of God, and of the spiritual in terests of the whole Church. 2. That in view of the pleasing results which have already been developed from the plan of correspondence, now in successful operation, the Assembly do not deem it ex pedient at present to propose any additional measure towards the consummation of the. Object contemplated by the Presbyteries whose action has been submitted to their consideration. 3. That with a, view still.further to s altain :end strengthen that "unity of the spirit" which is so essential in organize, unity,:'the` :- , enably express their concurrence with the suggestions an &councils of the Assembly of 1843, as contajned in the 3d resolution adopted By that 'body. (page 399 of their minutes,) and recommend them to the prayers and consideration of the parties concerned. In the discussion on the Report of the Board of Education much attention was given to Ashmun Institute for the education of colored ministers. Three young men have gone from the Institute this year to Mission work in Africa. The fund for diia bled 'ministers is in successful operation. During the past year there were 48 widows 37 ministers, and a number of orphans— amounting in all to one hundred and eighty persona' who received appropriations from the Board. The sum of $13,160 had been distributed. The contributions have never been as large as during the present year. There are $8,500 in the treasury. Rev. Dr. Tustin reported upon his visit to the Assembly in Philadelphia last year. He gave a minute account of the exercises on that occasion.. The report was accepted, and on motion of Dr. Beatty, his fidelity ap proved. A new committee on the revision of the Hymn Book was appointed, consisting of Drs. Krebs,Backus; Davidson ,Rockwell and Lord. The complaint of Dr. McPheeters, of St. Louis, who was forbidden by the government to 'mesa, and banished from St. Louis, on account of his disloyalty, and who, being afterwards permitted by the government to return was, at the requeit of the congre gation, dismissed by Presbytery from his pastoral charge, occupied the attention of the Assembly four consecutive days. It was finally decided, June Ist, the twelfth day of the session, against Dr. McP., by a vote of 48 against 117. Congregational. The Anniversary of the Ameiican Congrega tional Union was held in Boston, May 25th. Rev. I. P. Langworthy, the Secretary, pre sented a statement of the doings of the society. .$14,757 haie been received,- an excess of $3,930 over the receipts of last year. $6.603 were paid to complete the buil ding of twenty churches. The society stand pledged to twenty-six churches in the sum of $B,OOO. The most of these are nearly completed .—lt is proposed to hold a general Convention of congregational churches du ring the approaching fall. New York, Cleve land and Chicago have been named as places suitable for holding it.- - The First Church in Merrimack, N. 1., has been blessed with a revival. From the week of prayer, the cloud of mercy began to gather. About thirty persOus, mostly young people, mem bers. 'of the Sabbath School, have as they hope passed from death unto life. One of the most interesting features of the work was the conversion of nearly twenty mem bers of 'the Merrimack Normal Institute. At the closing meeting of the school, only two out of forty members were without hope in Christ.—Rev. S. H. Tolman, pastor of the church of Wilmington, Massachusetts, has returned from Philadelphia and begun his work again at Wilmington under encou raging auspices.—The Sprinfield Republican says : " The two Congregational societies in South Deerfield are moving for a Union, both the present pastors, Messrs. Strong and Clark, intending to retire if the scheme is consummated. At the latest dates, the only point to be settled was the name to be given to the united society, neither the First Church nor the Monument Church liking to give up their name. But if the desire for union is genuine, the question will not prove insuperable.—Rev. William elift, for twenty years pastor of the church in Sto ningti...n, Connecticut, has become superin tendent of a new cemetery near New 'York, at a salary of $4,000. —There has recently, been in , addition of eighteen to the Congre gational Church at.Leaven,worth, Kansas, of which Rev. J. D. Liggett is pastor. Methodist. At the recent quadrennial Conference in this city a plan was adopted for celebrating the Centenary of the introduction of Metho dism in America. Services are to begin on the first Tuesday in October, 1866, and con tinue through the month, with devout thanksgiving and special religious services, at such times and places as may best suit the convenience of the societies. Action was also taken allowing a majority of the presi ding elders, when the interests of the work imperatively demand it, to return a preacher to the same charge a third year. Baptist The Home Mission Society, at its anniver sary in Philadelphia, the last week in May, resolved to raise $150,000 for the coming year.—Prom the Baptist Church in Mm mane, lowa, we learn that a precious revival has been enjoyed, adding thirty-four mem bers by baptism. Episcopal At the recent diocesan convention, held in Pittsburg, the introduction of a series of loyal resolutions by Rev. Dr. Goodwin, of this city, was the occasion • for an exciting debate, Sen tiro en ts savoring of pretty deci ded disloyalty were freely uttered. One speaker, according • to the Christian Times, declared the resolutions "blasphemous." After some patching, with a view to concili ate, without, however, abating from the tone of decided loyalty, the resolutions were adopted, with but one dissenting vote. Bishop Potter, says the correspondent, dwelt at some length on the proposal to divide the diocese. He declared himself to be friendly to the measure, but before giving . consent to the separation, he desired satisfactory evidence of the. ability of the West to sustain their 'increaded' expenses under an independent organization. He remarked that an Episcopal fund of $25,000 or $30,000, set apartior that purpose, would furnish .hina such • evidence. This the Western friends of division think they can secure without difficulty ; the most sanguine hope within the coming Conventional year. Bishop Stevens dwelt at.some length upon the obligation of congregations to increase the salaries oftheirrectors, particularly in the country. Probably it will have but little effect, as, though circulars have been issued by the bishops to the vestries of the diocese, though the matter has been discussed in nearly every religious and secular journal in the State, though other denominations have furnished most contagious examples, I have heard of but two or three instances in the diocese where the salaries have been raised, and those where the support was previously liberal and the congregation wealthy. Ves tries are willing enough to increase their rectors' salaries when the income from pew .rents is larger than they know what to do with otherwise; but as for putting their hands any deeper, into „their, own „pockets, tn and meeting the eergeney .by a, greater personal self-sacrifice, this - is what;they qopt do, and this is where the'tiOuble lies. Rein: Greo.. A. Airborow" teridered.fhia' . •resiaria‘iioif 4 : p4tor 9VA:a 'Church otl; the redemption, this city, to,take effect in the early part . of PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1864. next month; His whole ministry has been 'spent in this one parish, where he has been instrumental in accomplishing much good. His departure will be lamented by his church and the whole neighborhood. The cause of his removal is, we believe, want of support. Rev. J. S. Stone, D. I)., has resigned his pro fessorship in the Philadelphia Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church.— Recorder. New York.—Says Rev. W. C. Vanmeter : Our city is the chief port of entry for North America. It has thus become the almshouse for the poor of all nations. Last year 155.- 223 from Europe landed here, of whom a larger number than the entire population of the SandWich Islands came from - Trelandl Few haVe any idea of the concentration of want,.suffering and sin. In one ward. 843 families live in 55 houses. In 29 houses 5443 persons are living, 187 in a house ! In one house are 112 families, chiefly low Irish Catholics. In another are 270 low, dirty Germans, and 230 Irish. In this city there are blocks four hundred feet square, (about the size of an ordinary square in Philadel phia,) that contain nearly twice - tbe number of inhabitantalef the whele of Fifth avenue. Seven.jSuch blinks would make a larger city than Hartford, Conn. 01. - u 4 '4ard consists of thirty-five to -forty small blocks 'or squkes. It is the very concentration of evil!' It contairtampre, thantive InindrectruM-holesi and over four hundred places of degradatiOn. Feitrteen American Protestant teachera Were summa rily dismisped from 'the public schools in it, and their :places supplied by Irish Catholics. The Lorcrapray . er was themand the Bible ~banished from theta. Packed into these few blocks are people enough to make a city but 3,000. less than Portland, Two WA - as NaShville and Vickaburg. One, half as=-large as Providence; R. I. '•One, but 5,000 less than Jersey city, and one larger than Utica, N. Y. ! - In bin' Work- during the last year we re ceived 1,336 children, who enjoyed the bene , fits'of the bath, wardrobe, dining and school rooms ; many were sent to homes. Of these 610 are Irish, 557 - Germans, 77 English, 58 Americans, 16 Scotch ; 8 French, 4 Italian, 3 Huna 6 arian, 2 Danish, 1 'Chinese. 792 are Catholics; 527 Protestants ; 17 Jews. We used over 39,000 loaves of bread, 69 tons of coal, and more than-15;000 garments, beiides large quantities of 'provisions, sent from the markets andlrom friends in the country. The solemn vow made at. the beginning of our work, viz: Not to go into debt nor turn a little wanderer from our door, - has been kept. Army.—Rev. H. S. Kelsey, of Granby, Mass., has just started for the army, under the Christian Commission, with SD% fur nished by his people,, to be - Used anion.. ° the soldiers at his own discretion.—ReV.Sam uel Fisk, son of Pavid Fisk, of Shelburne, and a captain of a Connecticut regiment, died at FrederickSburg, Va., on the 22d, of wounds received in battle a few days pre vious.—Rev. S. S. Gardner, of Bellows Falls, Vt., has been appointed chaplain of a colored regiment.—Rev. F. B. Perkins has resigned his pastoral ,charge in Montague, With the design of remaining in - the army as agent Of the Christian CominissiOn. United Presbyterian Synod of Scotland. —This body met in Queen Street Hall, Edinburgh, Mai_ 16t.h.. Dr7--.letnr - or -London, one of the ablest men in the church, was elected Moderator. The statistics of the churches are very full ; only seven congre gations, out of 578, having failed to answer -the Synod's inquiries. 21 congregations have been added in the year. A considera ble number of these are in England. There are 170,531 communicants, an increase of 1 2,286 in the year, and of 12,730 as compared with 1858—a result which, says the report, furnishes matter for congratulation, when we take into account the effects of emigra tion, and the dispersing influence of the cot ton famine in certain districts of the country. Of weekly prayer-meetings there are 915; fortnightly, 101 ; and monthly, 281 ; the aggregate attendance at all of which amounts to 41,168. The religious awakening, 0f1859, 1860, and 1861 doubled the uttendance at prayer-meetings. Indeed, the number of persons regularly attending such devotional gatherings was raised from about 25,000 in 1858 to 52,000 in 1801. One in every four 1 of our people over the country seems to be regularly present at the weekly meeting, where prayer is wont to be made. The finances are in a highly prosperous condition. The reports . include contributions for con gregational purposes, but do not include legacies and personal donations apart from the usual church collections. The income of 1863 has been 216,6181., which exceeds that of 1862 by 13,743 E, and exceeds the income of 1858 by 51,5601.; that is to say, the Church is raising now at the rate of 51,5661. per annum more than it bad raised in any year previous to 1858. Over £50,000 is put down to missions and benevolence, and £24,474 for paying church debts. The average - of each member for the year is £l, 55., 4}d. Subscriptions to the Manse fund hive reached £33,000. £120,000 are re quired to furnish all the congregations with manses, of which A.:45,000, it is expected, will be raised by the church at large, to supplement the collections of individual churches who need assistance in the work. Distribution of the fund was commenced when it reached £32,000. Progress in London.—The increase from 1859 in the Presbytery of London was from three to eleven congregations. Fifteen marks have been made on the map of Lon don for new sites, and twenty new churches could be established if twenty such men as have recently, been sent could be supplied for them. The average contribution per member in these churches is greater than in any other Presbytery of the Synod. There is a debt of £4OOO on these recent enterpri ses ; £2300 of which is subscribed, on con- dition that the balance be raised in the other churches of the body. Much enthu siasm and great hopes prevailed in the Synod, on the subject of this mission in London. A Liverpool Elder was satisfied that there were other denominations in England which would em long seek to be embraced in their fold. As the supervision of this movement is with a committee of Synod, limited by the terms of appointment to the vicinity of Edinburgh and GlasgoW, the members of the church in England moved fora change, to give them some in finance in the management.' A conference of various committees on the subject was ordered. Union of Presbyterians.—We avail our selves of the report of the proceedings on this subject, given by the Christian. Work, which says that the Synod had a keen dis cussion on the report of the committee appointed to confer with the Free and other Presbyterian Churches on 'the subject of Union. The , basis, of which we forinerly gave the !substance, was assailed by several memberi-as , a sacrifice of voluntary princi ti,le, while it was evidently approved, by a large majority.`: Dr Harper, of:Leith, said, in the course of,his speech .: " The statement by your committee expr4sses'inore fully the voluntary principle than any decision or Miscellaneous Foreign. document thathas heretofore emanated from this United Synod. The repudiation of force in spiritual things, the New Testament law for the maintenance and extension of the Church; the exclusion thereby of State aid for these purposes, are the prominent particulars. in these articles, together with the grounds of secession from the Establish ed Church as set forth in our summary of principles." Mr. Renton, of Kelso, thought the articles of agreement, though very con sistent with the views of the Free Church, quite at variance with those of the United Presbyterian Church :—" The articles of agreement are such as we could not before hand have imagined that any committee of the Synod'would ever have concocted or sanctioned. That so distinguished a com mittee have adopted them, and are able to interpret them consistently with our princi ples, must he accepted` as an indisputable proof or their great amiableness and great ingenuity; butthese are not the qualities which 'will command the admiration and gratitude of the Church." Dr. Cairns at great length vindicated the articles, showing that nothing had been sacrificed which constituted voluntaryism when that : principle was rightly explained and titiderateod,; and .concluded with. im ploring the divine blessing on the steps now being taken for the union. Five different motions were proposed, but four were withdrawn .in favor of one in which the. synod expressed great satisfaction at the Christian courtesy which marked the conferences between the representatives of the two churches, and its unabated sense of the importance of the object, and reappointed the committee to continue the conferences. This was carried with• acclamation, and the result of the debate is th*fore greatly in favor of the union. English Presbyterian Church Synod.— Our account of the meeting of this Synod at Newcastle, in April, was interrupted by press of other matter.- We resume the abstract. which we have condensed from the full reports in the Weekly Review, On. Wednesday, April 20th, the deputation from the United Presbyterian Church was received. Dr. Cairns, one of the deputa tion, went largely into the subject of union. " He did not at all anticipate, a year age, when they commenced those negotiations, that they would have advanced to that stage. He thought that it was one of the highest privileges of his life that he had taken part, in some humble measure, in the deliberations of the Joint Committee, and he was sure his United Presbyterian breth ren had similar feelings. . . . He only, however, did justice to their United Synod when he stated that, after the'fullest and frankest discussion, they did not, see their way clear to more than one thing—namely, the expression of a desire and a hope that, in whatever union they joined, the English Presbyterians should be included." A deputation from the Geneva branch of the Evangelical Alliance, introduced by Dr. Hamilton,spoke of the great`ommemoration hall proposed to be commenced on the ter centenary of John Calvin, in that city. A vote of sympathy with the object was passed. Dr. Hamilton remarked that the last time he saw the late Principal Cunningham, he asked him if he had no thought of devoting his powers to some great work before going home ; and he replied that he would like to write, not the life of Calvin, but the history of Calvinism in its bearings on philosophy. He (Dr. Hamilton) further suggested that they should send some tangible token of , their interest in the forthcoming tercenten- A. 7. Half_the. expenses- nf.. tha building — had - been subscribed in the town where it was proposed to erect this monu ment; and surely the whole of Christendom might subscribe the other half. They should remember that though Geneva had a monument to Rousseau, it as yet had none to Calvin. Dr. Lorimer said it had occurred to him that, having already entered into possession of the noble mansion in London, which was to be used for their College, it might not be amiss to inaugurate their occupation of it by holding a meeting on the 27th of May, at which some lecture might be delivered on the subject of Calvin and his influence on religion at large, and= more especially in Great Britain. He would also suggest that, as they had introduced a bust of Dr. Thomas- Chalmers, they should also have a bust of John Calvin. Deputations from the Reformed Church of Bohemia and the Lutheran Church of Moravia were also received by. the Synod. Finance.—The entire amount reported as received for all the " schemes" or causes of the church in 1863 was £7,406; nearly double the amount contributed ten years ago. The contribution per member in the Presbytery of Berwick was OA. ; Birming ham, 4s. 3d. ; Cumberland, Is. lid. ; Lan cashire, Gs. Ild.; London, 10s. ' • Newcastle, 2s. 2d. ; Northumberland, Is. 2(1, A new and complete system for securing the co-op eration of the church in the benevolent operations of the Synod was postponed. It contemplates, among other things, a com mittee composed of the chairmen and treasurer's of all the separate schemes'who shall act together in examining into the facts of the case, and shall stir up the sepa rate congregations by deputations and circu lars. In the debate which followed, Mr. Duncan said : "If they took the people connected with "their congregations to have an average income of 12s. a-week, and they gave them five per cent. out of that come, they would get 40,000/. per annum. They did not know the power of everybody giving; .and, therefore, he thought they were entitled to expect from the.people who were now connected with that church at l east 40,0001. year." The report was adopted. Prestylerian Union.—Dr. Hamilton read the report on this subject. It -appears that the Synod of . the U. P. church on the 15th of May, 1863, appointed a committee to confer - with any committee in the E. P. church as to the relative position of the two Churches, and the steps that might be deemed proper for promoting present co operation and ultimate union between them. A letter from the clerk of the U. P. Synod, announced this fact to the moderator of the English Synod, naming Rev. Dr. Harper of Leith as the proper person with whom to communicate on the subject. This letter, dated July 6th, was put in the hands of the Committee of the English Synod, July 28th, and answered, July 29 by the Convenor, Dr. Hamilton, in general terms of satisfaction at the arrangement. It appears that there has been a'COmmitte6 on union of the En glish Synod, appointed for several years in succession, and that as early as 1855 over tures in the direction of union-were made by this Synod to that of the U. P. Chtircb. A reply to Dr. Hamilton's communication, dated July 30th, was received,., stating that it had come too late for 'their Union Commit tee at that time. They were engaged then with the Committee of the Free Church of Scotland, who had no authority to treat with any Committee but that of the U. P. Cnureh. This reply of course deprived the Committee of the English Synod of all power to tiet in the case. They would merely- report the facts, and furthermore express rtheir.gratifi . cation at the establishment . 0f...a :chstinet, , Synod of the I,Tnited Church - in England. A spirited4Chate arose on the presents ition of this.ireport, .Cfle interest of which turned upon thellikelibncid Of the English Church losing its English character, by, fu- sion with Presbyterian bodies, the strength of which lay in Scotland. Dr. Anderson of Morpeth said : "Allow me to say that I can never consent to the overture, should it ever be made to us, that our Church here should become an appendix to a Scotch Church, and subject to foreign control. I cannot conceive a more humiliating and uninfluen -tial position than such a position would im ply ; .and therefore I will be prepared, for my part, to stand fast and firm on our inde pendence as declared in the terms of the Act of Synod of 1844. But I think it would be far better fortune for us to be rolled into a United British Presbyterian Church for Scotland . and England. (Applause, and a voice, "And Ireland.") I believe that our Church here would increase in a geometrical ratio—and remember that it is only here that th e Union Church could increase. There is no room in Scotland to increase; but through the length and breadth of this land you could break forth on the right hand and on the left. But the great obstacle to this. contemplated _union was the national pre dilection of their Free Choral friends. This traditionary feeling should not,- however, be allowed to stand in the way of a great bene fit. It may be (contiiiiied - Dr: AnderSori,) and I am afraid: it will be, that vremay not Jive to see a British ChurCh formed' . in 'this country. But the men of a coming genera tion will, I trust, ,achieve that, ptljeet, so devoutly to be wished, and therefore" would, almost say with vire-- ' , neon nostramque . Trojam Maneat noatros ea eura nepotes." Ile concluded by moving the appointment of a large Committee to confer with the United Presbyterian Committee on Union, and with any of the committees of any of the other iinendowed Churches who may inti mate a desire to confer with them on the subject of Union,- and to report to the next Synod. Rev. Mr. Chalmers, of London, replied, complaining that all allusion to the Free Church of Scotland, has been seemingly purposely left out of Dr. A.'s resolution. Yet he was not anxious for union , on abroad scale. Re preferred in the resolution "to intimate our conviction, which the Church has held for so long a period, that up to the extent of union with the United Presbyte rians of England, we are ready to go on at once, without intending to foreclose discus sion and conference on any further issues." In regard to a 'British Church, he said; "The name, in my mind, is extremely of fensive ; because I would never regard, as I said before, 200 churches in England, and 1,400 in Scotland, as a British Church. You must get rid of that fascinatina term, and regard any such proposal as that as simply a junction of Scottish Churches. You may call it a British Church ; but Englishmen will call it a sham and adelusion, and that it is to all intents and purposes a Scottish. Church ; and instead of recognizing in :it the living British lion, they will rather seia in. it the animal that assumes the lion's skin —(laughter and applause)—and it will not be treated with the honor nor inspire the Awe which 'might be expected, but with the kicks and cuffs which ambitious pretensions so. largely deserve." (Renewed laughter and cheers.) That part of Sir 11. Moncreiff's suggestion which proposed that, without any organic union, the members of the Presbyterian Church in England should be empowered to deliberate, speak, and vote in the supreme Ecclesiastical Court in Scot land ; the members from Scotland having the same right in England—seemed to him likely to secure all the advantages with_ none ye union. — Finally, after some further warm debate, Messrs. Anderson and Chalmers came to an understanding, the name of the Free Church was inserted with that of the United Synod in the resolution, which then, with other trifling amendments, was unanimously adopted. Deputations to sister churches were ap pointed. That to the-Continental churches was empowered to arrange for representing the church at the Calvin Commemoration in Geneva. The next meeting-Of Synod Will be held in Liverpool. Adjourned Friday, April 22. Ministerial Transfers.—The Weekly .Re view of May 7, says :—Within the last few weeks, there have been two Or three clergy men connected with the Free Church who have renounced their status in that cornmu nioia, and made application to be admitted into the Established Church. Their admis sion will be a matter of course, though, of course, and. as a matter of decent form, their cases were remitted to committees. The par tizans of the Establishment are naturally elated at these applications, and look upon them as the first4ruitsOf a harvest ten times more abundant. It is totally forgotten that, in the case of these gentlemen, reasons peculiar to their own personal circumstances may be alleged for the change, and that their return to the Establishment, therefore, argues nothing for the general tone and ten dency of the communion they have left. Spurgeon, speaking of the Irish Pcesbyte rian church, said recently : Well, I am nine tenths of a Presbyterian myself, and I am exceedingly glad that Presbyterianism is there. Some of the Presbyterians are - the hest of men, though I cannot look upon them so tar as they take the Regime Donwn, but as exceedingly objectionable, and as standing in the way of the progress of the Gospel. A Negro Bishop.-‘--The Afriettai seems to be looking up among our English brethren as well as here. A vacant colonial Bishopric has recently, been tilled by the appointment of a full-blooded black man of excellent re pute. and the fact seems to be regarded with great interest and favor by all parties. -The original name of this gentleman, now called the Tier. Samuel Crowther, was Adjai, and his history is a most remarkable one. In 1821 he was carried off from his home, and exchanged for a horse: then he was ex changed for something else, and cruelly treated ; then again he was sold for some to bacco ; next shipped on board a slaver, he was captured by an English man-of-war, - and landed in Sierra Leone, in 182.2. There he was baptized, and took the name of a well known evangelical minister, and was hence forth known by the name of " Samuel .Crowther." Four_ years- after his baptism he married a native girl, Asano. - He loved" learning ; from a pupil he became a teacher; for years he was school-master at Regent's Town ; after that he accompanied one of the Niger expeditions as interpreter ; and then he came to England. Having completed his studies at the Church Missionary College, Islington, he was ordained by the Bishop of London. As a clergyman, he has labored zealously, and, amongst other things, has translated the Bible into his native dialect. On one of his visits to England he was very e.raciously received by the Queen and Prince 'Consort ; and now we, learn that he is to be Bishop of Niger.—lntelligeacer. Dr. Jeremie, Regius PrOfessiar of DiVinity at Cambridge; has been appointed, by Lord Palmerston, Dean of Lincoln, vice Dr. Jenne, made. Bishop of Peterboro'. ' Both thefie appointees are men of Evangelical character. The deanery is worth $lO,OOO a year. - Abbeokuta.—Most satisfactery news has reached ; England from that interestiug mis sionary itation, re.rnein beri that for'Some'tiMe the - State of that new_ free and almost Christian teiiii; has 'been the' cause of groat altXl . (4y to Christians in Eng- land. It was well-knoWn that that blood thirsty man, the King of Dahomey. was meditating a third attack on Abbt , okuta. The Committee of the Church Missionary So ciety, in a paper put out many months ago, re presented tO Christians the perils to which the native Christians were exposed, and im plored their prayers in their behalf. The - result cannot be looked upon but as an answer to prayer ; in fact, one is glad to hear that it is so regarded, both by the native Christians themselves and by the heathen around, and will therefore do much to ad vance the cause of missions in the West of Africa. 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