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. The King of Dahomey advanced
with great secrecy against the place <it the
head of ten thousand picked warrior. lie
was defeated, with the loss of nearly half his
troops, and we should hope will not again
venture to attack the place, The Times con.
siders the result important in a political
point of view, since among the I . 3gba. , of Ab
beokuta, 6 - ona : fide effort is' being made to
civilize and Christianize a settlement of free
blacks ; and, moreover, some succekss has at
tended an attempt to introduce there the
cultivation of cotton, for which the climate admirably fitted. —Recorder...
Degree Conferred.—The University of tdin
buret has conferred the degree of Doctor of
Divinity on the. Rev. Dr. Eanxia, , author of
the biography of Dr. Chalmers;" thF• Rev.
Andrew Kennedy Hutchinson Boyd. author
Of the Recreations of 'a Country I'; rson;"
and the Rev. W. G. Blaikie late editor of
the North British Review.—Rev. Dr. Outhrie.
—The Scotch newspapers contain a letter
from this well-knoWn divine of the Free
Church, intimating with 'deep - regret his
resignation of his church, as his physicians
have forbidden him ever again to appear in
a pulpit or on a platform; He' has since
returned from a sojourn in Paris, in improved
health.
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