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PROM OUR ROURESTER OORRESPON-
DENT.
COMMENEMENT AT LE RO)
The Annual Examination and Commence
ment at this highly favored and prosperous
institution,—lngham University—has taken
place within the past week, and was an oc
casion of unusual interest, indicating thor
ough study and excellent discipline. The
compositions of the young ladies were also
of a high order; and the music such , as we
rarely hear on such occasions. One young
lady in particular, 'Miss Tanner, of Buffalo,
has a voice of wondrous richness and compass,
while her articulation also is almost as dis
tinct as that of the orator. It was pleasant
to get sweet sounds, and good sense together.
But the chief interest, perhaps we may
say, of the - commencement this year, center
ed in the inauguration of the new chancellor
ilev. Dr. Burchard, of New York. This oc-
Ourred. on Wednesday afternoon in the pres
ence of a large and deeply interested audi
ence, assembled in the new chapel. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. Cox. The charge to
the Chancellor elect was, delivered by Rev.
Jos. R. Page, of .Perry ; after which the
chancellor gave his inaugural address. The
exercises were interesting throughout, and
all passed off, evidently, to the satisfaction
of those present..
It is understood that Dr. Burchard's con
nection with the institution is " nominal,
involving no pecuniary responsibility," and
does not at all remove him from his chosen
pastoral work. He is expected, indeed, to
favor the institution by his influence when
ever he may, and to be present and preside
at its annual commencements. It devolved
upon him to confer the diplomas upon the
eight young ladies of the graduating class,
which was clone with great propriety. lie al
so announced the following honorary degrees
conferred by the corporation—D.D. upon
Rev. Josiah Cross, England ; and Rev. Wm..
L. Parsons of Mattapoisett, Mass. The:
latter .gentleman will be recognized as the
author of that much esteemed book, " Satan
and his Devices," 'and doubtless well de
servos the honor here intended.
And this leads us yet further to say, that
Mr. and Mrs. Parsons are now to be instruc
tors in this institution, to commence with
the opening of the now term in September
next; Mrs. Parsons, as associate Principal,
with Mrs. Staunton, a position which she
foranerly occupied, as Miss Seymour, for four
or Ave years; and Dr. Parsons, as a Profes-
Aug, •we believe, of mental and moral science.
'hey will be an, acquisition of great value to
the a l izeady able corps of teachers.
Ingham University is beautifully located ;
has sunple greunds and. buildings ; a noble
library; aehoice- cabinet of minerals, shells,
and curiosities from all parts of the world;
a beautiful gallery of paintings ; much to
educate the ,ima g ination and improve the
taste ; and over and above all, we regard the
moral and religious influences of the Institu
tion as of the very best kind. The number
of boarders the past year has been about
sixty ; and' of day scholars about as many
more: AlmoSt all were Christians. It is a
good place for young ladie-s,to learn the best
things to fit them for the high duties and
Teeponsibilities of life.
STUMP CITY
W e d o tiptbelieve that many of our readers
will know where this is, unless we tell them.
But it is a place wiilph we highly honor, and
of which we shall write A few words with pe
culiar pleasure. It is not C.`!li; red, near sun
down, but rather down east, ne ar Albany.
It is otherwise called Gloversville, anti Wa B
80114 City only a few years ago, in its earli
er growth. It is only eight miles north of
the Great Central Railway, at Fonda; and
yet is almost on the edge of the great wil
derness of northern New York, and thirty
years ago, it was 'nothing but a wild forest ;
but now a beautiful, village of 3000 inhabi
tant* : And the houses all look new and
aean; well painted, with well-cared-for gar.
dens and grounds ; every thing indicating
thrift and prosperity.
The buShiess of the pine, as its name in
dicates, is the making of gloves and mittens,
of all sorts and :sizes. For this purpose, an
immense amount of leather is, of emirse
useddeer skins, dog skins, sheep skins,
c~ilf ; skins, and even deacons' skins. 'Let no
one decide,. too hastily on 'the barbarity of
this last custom, although we have seen some
aeacons whoSe hides would be even too tough
for these uses ; for in the language of the
farmers of this region, a calf under four weeks
of age is called a deacon, probably because of
its apparent gravity and innocence ; and
their delicate hides are often made into
gloves.
Business - to the amount of about $1,000.-
a year in glove-making is carried on in
this little place. It employs a great number
of men in preparing the leather, and in cut
ting, packing and carrying away the manu-
DiCtured: article. It employs also a great
nilmter - of females, with their sewing ma-
Chines; to put the work together. Most of
the cutting is done by dies ; but some of the
finer samples must be cut by hand. The
present high tariff on foreign gloves enables
the manufacturers to compete, as never be-
Jere, with the importers and jobbers in all
but the finest kids. Those still come from
Faris, and the very finest are said to be made
-of rat skins
But when told that this is a manufacturing
place, many will think at once of river banks
and, waterfalls lined with huge structures
called factories ; but this would be a mistake.
The work is generally done in small shops
mostly located in the same lot with the
, '4lWelling house of •the manufacturer, and
varying in size according to the number of
hands 'employed.
But:one thing more - we wish to say of the
place, and that is that they are a large
hearted, liberal people. The; have made
money rapidly, and they give it freely. The
Congregational Church, formed only twelve
years ago, is now large and strong. Rev. IL
N. Dunning, a good man and true, has been
their only pastor, and this his only settle
ment. They have a neat and very pleasant
church edifice, but now too small for the
numbers that wish to attend it ; and so
measures have been taken and the work
commenced for its immediate enlargement.
Asa sample of the noble liberality, which
many other churches which we know would
do well to emulate, they recently gave seven
hundred dollars on a single Sabbath to Mis
sions ; and we were told that they give to
other things in like proportion; therefore we
do not wonder at all at their prosperity:
A delightful revival has been for some time
in progress in North Bergen, under the pas
toral labors of Rev, 0. E. Barnard. • Thirty
five were added to the church on the first
Sabbath of June, most of them by profession ;
others are still inquiring, and there are plea
sant indications that the work may continue
until many more are brought into the fold
of Christ.
A CALL AT BERGEN
Rev. Hugh B. Gardner, who has been pas
tor of a. Reformed Dutch Church in Herki
mer, has received and accepted a call from
the Congregational Church, (under the care
of the Presbytery of Rochester, at Bergen,)
and will enter his new field about the first of
July. Mr. Gardner is a graduate of yak
College, and of Princeton Seminary; has been
in the ministry some ten or twelve; years ; is
spoken of by those who know him, as a
scholarly and able man. He comes to an
interesting church under most' favorable au
spices, and we trust his .ininistry there may
be long and eminently Useful. The salary is
to begone thousand dollars and a parsonage.
JOSIAH PIERSON, Esg
This church, however, we are sorry to say,
has recently lost one of its strongest mem
bers, Josiah Pierson Esq. He was one of
eight sons of Rev. Josiah Pierson, who set
tled in Bergen as early as 1807 ; and was the
first minister we believe, in' the place. He
came with a colony. from Icillingworth; Ct.
Only one of the eight sons is now living, Rev.
W. H. Pierson,"D. D., who was President of
Cumberland College, Ky.; in the breaking
out of the rebellion, but is, now residing at
Toledo, Ohio.
Mr. Josiah Pierson was a strong man, in
telligent, Wale, reliable, and carrying great
influence in the town and county. He was
converted and joined the church in the great
revival of 1831. He.has often filled offices of
public trust, haS always faithfully served the
church in which he was a pillar, and sudden_
ly fell before the assaults of acute disease,
and entered into his rest. ; He will , be much
missed in the .counSels .of this religioliS socie
ty; and of:the town and county, in which he
Was an ornament and an honor.
Rev. Geo. P. Folsom, the esteemed pastor
at Geneva, did not got away to the army, as
we reported last week. His plans also were
somewhat changed: The season being so far
advanced, it was hardly deemed prudent for
him to go into the warm climate of Georgia;
so he accepted an appointment of the'Chris
tiari Commission to labor six weeks in- the
army of the Potomac. Bat fortunately for
his now afflicted family, he not get start
ed quite so soon as at first intended. It was
a kind Providence which detained him, to
attend a sick and dying child. His youngest,
a sweet little girl of two years, was buried on
Wednesday of this week. Be has the sym
pathy of many'friends. . _GENESEE. "
ROOLLESTZJI, June 24,1864.
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
AT TIM FRONT: -
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I have been in the front of the army
until Friday, the 15th, when the indica-
Cations of an immediate move of the
army Compelled a return to the 7 1 , - h it e
House.
During Saturday- and - Sabbath, the
18th Army Corps went on board tyatth : -
ports and descended the giver., The, 9th
Army Corps remained at the:landing,
the rear-guard of the army: - - 1.:-heard of
no guerrilla's on 'the .roads: . At our
leisure, we `folded our tents, shipped, our
goods, and in the most orderly manner
retired from the WhitnHouse. Not .an
enemy appeared; not a 'gnu was fired.
either the enemy Werelully occupied, or.
were held in check by the dread they
had of General Grant's ndmirable pre , 7
cautions against a rear attack.
Many of the thousands`of the wounded
whom I saw here will ,soon be. back
again in their regiments—their wounds
were slight. .
Many of those severely hurt, and
suffering from amputation, were rave
. examples of patience and heroism. One
young boy, 12 years of age, who had
lost an arm, was always cheerful; un
complaining, and ready, to, help others.
One poor fellow, with both limbs am
putated, never moaned, but sat up,
bathed his wounds, hammei a hymn,
regretted that " his marching days were
over." I heard a great number of those
who were engaged as the agents of the
Christian and Sanitary Commissions say
that their admiration for the soldiers in
our army had been greatly increased by
the experience of the last few weeks.
They had seen many instances of the
highest fortitude in enduring suffering;
the most tender consideration for other
sufferers, and unshrinking courage in
death.
THE Co 31 MISSIONS.—DEATH OF CHARLES
STANLEY
The labors of the members of the
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9 : •
Commissions were incessant and most
valuable. With both there were abun
dant stores, and dispensed with a sys
tem and certainty never witnessed
before.
In the Sanitary Commission are many
young men from the Theological Penll
naries of Princeton and Union New
York, and the General Episcopal Semi
nary. They, are unwearied in work,
and engage in their labors with zeal and
love.
One of these, Mr. Charles Stanley, of
the Union Seminary, fell a victim to his
exertions. He was with the cos of
relief agents at Fredericksburg and
Belle Plain ; and for 'three iieeks
labored beyond his strength. When. the
commission came to the White Nuse
Mr. Stanly came with his co-labdrers,
and was soon earnestly co-operating for
the relief of the wounded and sicli; but
was soon stricken down with 'camp
fever." Though sick, he was unlilling
to quit his post and go home ; and re
sisted such a proposition: many days.
His continued illness, however, com
pelled higmedical advisers to sen
to Washington, and from thencetoE'ew
England, where he died. •
He was a most promising youngiman,
of fine culture, taste, winning manners
and piety. His loss will fall as•aeavy
blow on fond and hoping parentis, ; and
is• to be deeply deploredsfor the•e*e of
the church. •
" THE CONTRABANDS."
I had supposed that nearly all s4iliis
pOpulation had been swept out .o' this
section : f Virginia; but thousands'4m e
to us in this recent march frogVthe
Rapidan to Richmond. Our stea*ers,
which ascended the Rappahannodk. to
Fredericksburg, brought down. a large
number; and . several hundred followed
-them along the bank of the stream,
waving their hands and' begging. to' be
taken on board. Many hundreds r : of
this people, without the means of .ores
sing the river, unwilling to forsake their
children and aged parents, linger and
wait.
Those who cane to us from the
plantations near Richmond were aged
people and women and children. There
were but five young and vigorous men.
When we enquired for these we were
told that "they had been taken to
mond, and were at work forthe
ernrcient." Many of theiirliad been
sold, in appehension of their flight.
The 9th Army Corps was here on
duty, guarding prisoners and •holding,
the entrenchments. Many of the colored
troops of this.,c,orps were from this sec
tion of Virginia.
While I stood talking with a fine
looking, clean, intelligent colored man
of fifty years of age, his wife and two
small children being near him, there
came up to the group a smiling black
soldier. He sprang forward, crying out
" Daddy and` mother ; oh bless the good
Lord, you aro safe ; ~and here is „Tim
and Sue.,,Poor Aly, where bein' he?"
" Oh!" cried the mother; "my Son,
my son, we have found you ; don't leave
us again : but the good Lord : will keep
us. And you a soldier ? war, -wal; how
well you do look. If poor - Alp blE>in'
here our would. .r T oe ft 3 / 4 11."
- • .. • • - But
where is Aly her son. " Oh,
gone, gone i tbre him away and sent
Mm to P.,;Chmend. You will find m,
my son." A cloud settled for a moment
over the joy of his .face. " Yes," replied
the soldier, "mammy, I will hunt him;
Ally is not lost yet. I bein' Cotch - ple
massa, too, and give him fits." ;
"Bat Daddy hoW did: you get awaj ?
did they not want you in. Riehniond."
"_Oh," said the father, " Thar bein as
nobody at the, old place to tend things,
and Pse. plough, reap; chop "dewood and
your maser-the washing andthe - cookin.
&it when your army come from Han
over, ole mama tell us we must pack up
And go thatebenin' to. Richnicind.: ; Your
Ma, Jim, and Sue, pack up . de - clothes
and cut for de"swamp, and. I'se in the
old"cherry tree in de corner, and
_ .
massa call Mose,- If ose, rse not dar.
Bye and bye, we hear the thunder and
your army conies on. Then mama and
missus take the chase and drib() away..
Then I'se pick up, some things aid
find your ma - and chidden and come
down."
The happiness and exuberant joy ,of
this family was a spectacle worth a tong
journey.
In the same group, was a small boy of
eight years and a sister of nine; the .
children were alone, their parents had
either escaped before, were in prison, or
dead; at least they were alive. The
boy was nearly naked, he had on an old
ragged coat, without shirt or collar, the
coat with bright buttons, he had button
ed down nearly to his feet, he had no
pants, but some one had given hini a
pair of shoes; these he had blacked uni
til they shone in glossy splendpr and
reflective light like - a looking-glass.
The boy ,was delighted with his shoes.
The sister had on her but one garment,
v. 2. old tattered skirt without sleeves. Iu
the midst of the group, the bo . 4 y . was
most busily engaged with thread and
needle in sewing into this skirt an old
barrel hoop. He had seen the hooped
skirts of the colored ladies and female
children, and he determined to add to
the respectable and fashionable appear
ance of his sister. It was a scene wor
thy of a painter's pencil. The throng
ing multitude, soldiers, officers, refugees;
tumult in every direction and these chil
dren standing alone, the girl the fea
ture of childish innocence and face
beaming with interest as on the eve of a
great' discovery: The boy on one knee,
adjusting the hoop in the uplifted dress,
the turning around of his sister, the
solemn sense of the importance of the
work manifest in every look, the thread
ing of the needle and the stitching,made
it a spectacle which many stopped to be
amused with.
Ifound in a log cabin, near the land-
ing, three slaves of the Lee or Custis
family. One was a very old man, the
others
. were younger men, but whom
the sale and removal of their families
had left childlesS. One of these, a much
more than ordinarilY intelligent man,
said that within his remembrance eight
hundred Slaves had been sold away
from that estate. At the door of this.
cabin I found a colored man, whose face
expressed much more. than usual char
acter; his countenance, however, • gave
- . signs of the deepest dejection. I asked
him if he had been a slave. In reply,
she said he hadbeen, that his master
_lived on the Chicka,hominy, and joined
farms with Dr. Carter, near to Baltimore
CrOss Roads. .He said Dr. Carter had
been, until three or four years before
his death, the worst at men and most
cruel of masters to his numerous slaves.
But three years before " him die, he be
a great Gospeler and sometimes better."
I learned on further inquiry that Dr. C.
had, before his decease, preached and
was one of the most gifted and popular
of public speakers. == Have you a fam
ily, uncle," I asked? "Oh massa," he
repied, thar my trouble, I had, but all
gone. When your army was here
under McClellan, I left with you, for I
was to be sent to Richmond as soon as
you wore gone. I was gone two years
and your army came this way again. I
came with it, and all the way was hop
i:ng to find my wife and family. But
when I came .to - Yorktown, I met a
colored man that I knew, he told -me
my wife is dead and my children all
gone. Now master I have nothing to
'live for, my heart is dead." Such is
only one of those examples of the mis
ery brought to the bosom of •thousands
in this land of bondage and remorseless
Cruelty.. J. J. M.
4digiono Nate(novae.
Presbyterian.
Ministerial Changes, &c.—The pastoral
relation between Rev. H. G. Finney and the
Church of Gettysburg, and also between Rev.
David Grier and the Church Of .Dickinson,
was dissolved June 7th. Rev. P. H. .Maury
was installed over the flourishing church at
Newville, Pa., the same day. George S.
Bishop, was installed on the 14th, pastor of
the Second ghtlych of Trenton. Dr. Mann
• --.._
een preached, Mr. White
presided. Dr :
and Dr: Hall gave the charges, and Messrs.
Chapin and Blackburn conducted the wor
ship. Mr. J. Shepherd Bingham, was in
stalled pastor of the Presbyterian church of
Portageville, New York, on the same day.
Cumberland >Presbyterian General As
sembly.—The Thirty-fourth General Assem
bly of the - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
convened at Lebanon, Ohio, on Thursday,
May 19th, 1864, at 11 o'clock, A. M. Rev.
Milton Bird, D. D., the moderator of the
former Assembly preached the sermon, Rev.
Jesse Anderson, Kentucky, was elected
moderator, and Rev. J. H. Nickell, of Illi
nois, clerk, with Rev.P. G. Rea, of Missouri,
as assistant clerk.
The first• afternoon was occupied with a
discussion of the following preamble and
resolution :
WHEREAS, This Assembly' is composed of
members representing a large- proportiorvef
our. Church in the United. States, and in
:token' of our loyalty,to the Federal Govern
ment; be it therefore
Resolved, That the Trustees of the church
-be requested to hoist the National flag upon
the steeple, and keep it there during the
sitting of the Assembly.
After a warm opposition on the ground
that God's house, and the occasion was
purely religious, it passed. In response to a
memorial from the Presbytery of Richland,
deprecating a division of the Church
" whether our Government be permanently
divided or not . ," the Aisenably adopted the
following minute reported by a Committee:
"Your Committee would say that we, re
gard the preservation of the integrity of the
church as of great importance, and we hope
that all will be done that can be done to
preserve it whole, without conniving at sin,
and sacrificing the principles of truth and
justice, but to these we must adhere. And
as this General Assembly has twice declared
that obedience to the civil magistrate is a
Christian duty, therefore we must regard
those who are, or have been, voluntarily in
rebellion against the Government of these
United States, as not only guilty of a crime
against the Government, but also guilty of
great sin against God, and with such, with
out repentance and humiliation before God
and the Church, we can desire no fellow
ship. But to all such as have stood true to
God and the Government of the United
States, and prove their loyalty by their
works, we extend the cordial hand of a
brother's greeting and a brother's welcome,
saying let us live in peace, love as brethren
and toil together under the banner of our
common Master, until -we shall be called
from labour to the refreshing rewards on
high."
Presbytery of Ningpo.—T he Presbytery
of Niugpo, tatina, ab » recent meeting,
tensed six young men, who have been for
some time past in training, to preach the
Gospel. Their names are, Zia Ping-tong,
hying Ling-yin, Loh Dong-wo, 13ao Kwan
hyi, Tsiang Nying-Kwe, and Uoh Cong-eng.
The Presbytery has under its care
`to churches, which were recommended to
choose, at as early a date as possible, two
pastors each ; one to be a native, the other
a foreigner. The church of San-poh acted
immediately according to the recommenda
tion, and unanimously chose Rev. Sand.
Dodd, and Zia Ping-tong to become co-pas
tors. The ordination and installations took
place on the 6th of March.—Presbyterian.
The General Assembly referred the sub
ject of raising the salaries of ministers to a
committeeof five laymen. This committee
reported in favor of an immediate rise to
correspond with the increased expense of
living. The report was unanimously adopt
ed and ordered to be sent with the least
possible delay to the officers of all the
churches of the denomination in the Unit
ed States, and they are, requested imme
diately to bring the subject before their
respective congregations.
The late meeting of the Dutck Reformed
Synod at Schenectady, was the largest ever
held by that church. The Christian. Intelli
gencer thinks the young ministers present
displayed good practical sense, and adds
" We do not believe there is another de
nomination in •the land that possesses a bet
ter trained, scholarly, devout, and practical
band of young ministers than our own."
Congregational.
Bev. A. L. Stone D.D., of Boston, has de
clined the'call to the Central Church of this
city—as was expected. Dr. Stone was hand
somely treated last week, by some of his
young men, who, sent him a complete suit
of the finest broadcloth, (by the connivance
of his tailor) made up in the most elegant
manner, with a summer overcoat to match,
and greenbacks enough to complete the
outfit from the crown of the hat to the heel
of the boot—doubtless most acceptable to
the reverend recipient in these times, not
withstanding his generous salary ; as it was
agreeably indicative of the kind thoughtful
ness of the donors.—Rev. Gordon Hall of
the Edwards Church, Northampton, who for
nearly a year past has been traveling in Eu
rope and the East, returned last Thursday.
The earnest hearty welcome which was uni
versally given him by the people to whom
he has ministered for ten years past, shows
the estimation" in' which he is held by a
united church.—Rev. S. B. Dintock, late of
the Sou Church in Pittsfield, hasareceived
a call froth Dover, N. H.—. Rev: I. B. Dtoi
nell, formerly of Salem, has received a call
from the First Congregational Church in
San Francisco, to which he has - been preach
ing several naonths.—Rev. P. B. Perkins
was dismissed from his pastorate in Mon
tague by a council which met June 14th.
He is Chaplain of the 10th Mass., whose term
of service has just expired, but he will
probably continue to labor in the army in
behalf of the Christian Commission. The
c,hurch in Montague has heretofore refused
to assent to his dismission, hoping that he
might return to them again.—Rei. Dr.
Seelye of Easthampton, and his brother, Prof.
Seelye of Amherst College, were to leave on
Monday last for a term ofService under the
Christian Commission. Rev. C. H. Hubbard
of Bennington, Vt., and Rev. J. W. Hough
of Williston are now engaged in a similar
service.
Rev. Charles Cleveland preached a sermon
at the Springfield Street Chapel in Boston
last Sabbath, commemorative of his 92d
birthday. Prof. E. A. Lawrence,D.D., and
wife, of East Windsor Hill, Ct., celebrated
their silver wedding May 20th. In the
evening several interesting addresses were
made by Prof. Lawrence and his colleagues
in the theological seminary, by Mr. A. S.
Rae, the well known author, and by Prof.
Hoppin of New Haven. Mrs. Lawrence is a
daughter of Dr. Leonard Woods.—Congrega
tionalisf.
Canada.—Thirty years ago, there was
scarcely a Congregational church in Canada,
and perhaps not one Congregational church
building. There are now about seventy
churches, and church property worth at least
one hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
Many . of these churches are of comparatively
recent date, one-half, we should think, have
not been in existence twenty years, twenty
of them aro 100 than ten years old. Most
of these churches have received aid from the
Colonial Missionary Society for a longer or
shorter period ; between forty and fifty or
them are still dependent for -more or less
,4,l„ssistsalce,—CaitlaAan Independer,t,
Methodist.
The Methodist, says of the doings of the
late General Conference :
"On the momentous question of lay dele
gation—the, most. interesting if not the moat
important to us, _editorially—it; proceedings
were, perhaps, sufficiently liberal. It rec
ognized with befitting courtesy the Laymen's
Convention and its delegation. And the
report of the committee on that subject
leaves the question sufficiently free from
embarrassment. This is perhaps all we could
have expected under the circumstances.
The attitude of the Conference is that of
readiness to yield the demand for lay repre
sen tation when ever a majority of the church
shall be,prepared to make it. The friends
of the reform are therefore left to, prosecute
their enterprise with the virtual assurance
of an ' open - field and fair play.' And this,
to us, 'is a virtual assurance of ultimate suc
cess. Few reflecting Methodists can doubt
the eventful success of the measures under
such auspices.
" The prolongation of the term of minis
try service (from two to three years) is a
great gain-- . --a way mark in the historic path
of the church. In this matter also a fertile
source of controversy is closed.
"We see it affirmed that the Conference
has made.attendance on the class-meeting a
test of church membership; this has alWays
been so, by the law of 'the church. Unless
we have failed to read aright the proceed
ings of the Conference, it has simply put
some other matters _in the same category
with the class-meeting, but ngt, changed the
legal status of the latter.
" The formation of eight additional Con
ferences ; the" autborivition of "Missionary
Conferences, if the bishops judge them ex
pedient ; the organization of a board of
trustees to have charge of bequests to the
church.; the election of three additional
bishops, and the programme of a grand
celebration of the Centenary of the denomi
nation—are among the important provisions
of the session.'l
Revivals.
Sixty persons were recently added to the
Presbyterian church in Bedford, R. H.
Thirty-three persons were united with the
Presbyterian church at Windham, N. H., at
the last communion season. Thirty-persons
are to join the First Church in Derry, N. IL,
the first Sabbath in July. In Bedford the
Lord came suddenly to Rig temple. At the
first meeting nearly the whole congregation
rose for prayers. The pastor, Rev. Thomas
Savage, now seventy yearn of age, laboring
there almost forty years, is exceedingly re
freshed. in Windham the character of the
work was much the same. These were like
the revivals of former times. In London
derry and Derry the work was more gradual.
In Derry the meetings are very full and
solemn, during the week as well as on- the
Sabbath. Oar academies have largely lhai
ed in the blessing. For many years these
churches have had no such blessing. Per
haps one hundred in each of these towns
express hope. We are happy to learn that
the revival a 'year ago at Wells has intro
duced forty into the communion of each of
the Congregational churches—Rev. Messrs.
Cook and Leach pastors. Rev. Mr. Tenney,
of Biddeford, has recently received eighteeu
to his church. There has been, we under
stand, a good and thorough wprk at York.
Twenty, rs the result of the revival at Ken
nebunk a year ago, have united with the
church of which Brothers Fellows, is pastor.
—PortlandehristianMirror.—An interesting
revival is now in progress in the Congrega
tional society in Brimfield, Maas. It com
menced among the scholars in the High
School, and is yet confined to the young.
At a recent meeting sixty rose for prayers.
Roman Catholic
The Freeman's Journal and Catholie Register
of N. Y., thus expresses its own view of the
animus of the Pope's recent gift of fife hun
dred dollars to the Sanitary Commission,
made through Bishop Timon of Buffalo:
" The 'Sanitary Fair' Committee—a, thor
oughly shoddy concern, and one tlikt has
never rendered a correct account of .thiir
stewardship 7 —sent ite beggar's box through
out Europe. An appeal seems to have been
made directly to the Holy Father the Pope.
It was fitting his universal charity to Ile
touched by an account of poor soldiers,
suffering from wounds and disease contract
ed,in the service of a hard-hearted adminis
_tration of government, which let its disabled
soldiers suffer, while it showered its millions
of plunder on rascally contractors and
government accomplices. The Pope knew
that many of the most deserving of those
neglected and ill-used sufferers, were chil
dren of the Church, and. that they, were all
his fellow-men. So he sent his contribution
of charity to them. But not a word of
cheer for the cause in whose service they
had become victims."—The German Oath
olics of Buffalo are building a church which
will be only second in magnificence to the
Cathedral. It will have sittings for nearly
1800.—Three Jesuit " Fathers" have just
concluded a " mission " [protracted meet
ing] in Troy, one of them preaching as of
ten as three and four times in one day.
" Christ crucified, and the necessity of pen
ance," were the themes.—A correspondent
of the paper first named writes; "I had
supposed that in Fort Lee, N. J., as in moat
of our towns and villages, Catholicity was
only in its infancy; but what was my aston
ishment on visiting that place on Sunday to
find a most beautiful Gothic stone phurch,
that rejoiced in a lofty steeple of solid.
stone. As I approached the church I heard
the loud roar of several cannon, that made
the hills and valleys resound with praises of
God. They were fired in honor of the most
adorable Sacrament, which was at that mo
ment being carried in grand procession from
the church. What a joyful sight, and how
it brought to mind the scenes of other
lands! . . . Within thh last few months
several Protestants have embraced the true
faith, and the Pastor informs me that a few
weeks ago the oldest Protestant in' the
neigborhood—an old lady of eighty-three
years—became - a Catholic. She had .been
an Episcopalian, but she said she wished to
die in the old religion." "
Foieign
Presbyterian Union in New Zealand deferred.—
The prospect of a consummated union'of all
the Presbyterian Churches in New Zealand
has become unhappily overclouded. At a
conference held at Auckland last year, at
tended by commissioners from all the Pres
byteries, the basis of union submitted to the
several Presbyteries was, with some slight
modifications, adopted, and the union, to all
appearance, completed. Some time after
wards objection was taken by the Presbytery
of Otago to the proceedings of that confer
ence, and a protest was made by a majority
of the Presbytery , against their validity. At
the recent meeting of the Assembly of the
United Church the matter was taken up and
discussed in no unfriendly spirit; and even
tually commissioners were appointed to
meet with the Otago Presbytery for mutual
explanation. That Presbytery, however,
without waiting for an interview with thl
commissioners from the Assembly, 1: - „, ye d e _
tided by a majority agatisi the union in the
present state of - matters.
The kid" Presiverian Church.—The Bamzei
of Ulster commenting upon the annual report
presented by this Church at the close of the
last ecclesiastical year says :
Returns were received from 498 congrega
tions, the whole number in the Church
being 528. Prom these *re learn that the
communicants throughout Abe Church—
always excluding 30 congregations—are
117,549; that there are 2,074 elders; that
there are 1,062 Sabbath-schools, with 7,371
teachers, and an average attendence of
57,356 scholars ; that family worship is ob
served in 18,961 families; and 716 prayer
meetings are held by elders and other mem
bers. In connection with the. Church there
are no fewer than 365 students for,the min
istry. In Christian liberality the congrega
tions have made large strides. The whole
amount raised for religious 'and Charitable
purposes is £83,560 Oa 2d. This gives an
an average of £1 4s 4d. to eaph family, and
of 14s 21 to each communicant. The mis
sion collections amount to £9,788 14s 4d;
those for other religious or. charitable pur
poses to £3,650 158 6d. To supplement the
Regium Danum a sum of £33,40314s 3d is eon
tribued, yielding to each of the 498 ministers
by whose congregations returns were made,
an average of £67 Is 6d. It is an interesting
feature that the Congregational and Sabbath--
school libraries possess 66,820 volumes: •
Nor is it only wnen viewed as a: purely
religious institution that the Presbyterian
Church of Ireland is entitled to our regard.
The large section of the populatiori, at this
moment safely estimated at 550,000, which
it represents, is distinguished 'among the
people of Ireland by intelligence, education
and purity of morals. A. Ellie. book issued
some time since on the religious professions ,
_
education, and occupations of the Irish
people, informs us that while the haughty
and opulent Episcopalians of Ireland
have sixteen in every hundred of our people
above the age of five years unable to read
or write, tile Presbyterians have only eleven.
Presbyterians seem to eschew all immoral
and questionable callings. "Of the 204 • ac
tors and actresses,'" says a cotemporary,
" they have only 4. Of the 27
era,' 14 billiard-room keepers,' and 6'2
' markers,' and 5 quacks,' they have not
one t" It is plain that both as a religous
and social institution, the Presbyterian
Church of Ireland deserves the highest com
mendation. Apart, from the small com
munities of Friends, Independents, Bap-,
tists, and the considerable community al
Methodists, there. is no other Irish institu
tion except the Presbyterian Church on
which we can look with deliberate satisfac
tion. The Pro-,byteri.tn Chu! 7e .
not hide her ony Chlr,
Cairibleatotn.