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. OOIfrENTS OF INSIDE PAGES.
gtfldolity a Refuge 226 Jesus Lives.... 230
Betheada Home 226 Socks for John Randa11..,230
Letter from India 226 Pastor’s Diary ~230
Thomas Chalmers 220 Incurable Disease... 230
Presbyterian Organize* Amendment of the Con
ation 226 stitntion 231
Editor’s Table 227 Missionary's Son... 231
Disabled Ministers’Fund227
A PINAL WORD ABOUT CONGREGA
TIONALISM IN PHILADELPHIA.
[concluded.]
But- if this Second Congregational
church, or rather the church from which
. its members separated, was not origi
nally Congregational, and if by the ex
press terms of its charter, as interpreted
by our highest court, it was precluded
from becoming so, at least it is claimed
that tho pastor, Dr. Smiley was “ both
by thorough study of Scripture and of
ecclesiastical history, an intelligent Con
gregationalism” Those who are better
acquainted than the correspondent, with
Dr. Smiley's course since he came to
this city, will smile incredulously at the
statement. For thd credit of the Doc
tor, we shall take the liberty of doubting
that he' everauthorized such a statement
to be made. , Dr. Smiley came to this
city an .independent Methodist; he ac
< cepted the call of a- Deformed Dutch
church, with the honorable purpose,
doubtless, of becoming a member of
that communion: “B. H.” in referring
to this part of the history, is guilty of
another palpable quibble. He says
“ the classis had never heard a state
ment,” of Dr. Smiley’s doctrinal views.
The purpose of this statement can be
no otner'than to'convey the impression
that Dr. S. had no formal communica
tion with classis. The fact is, Dr.
S., in carrying out his purpose of uni
ting with the Reformed Dutch church,
appeared before the Standing Committee
of classis, and underwent an examination
there’-with a view-to his reception. And
the classis did hear a statement of his
views, made to the committee, which
represented them during the intervals
of their session; and to them by the
committee, when their meeting took
Elace. At this meeting of the classis,
'r. Smiley ; failed to appear, having
satisfied himself that the doctrinal dif
ferences between him and the standards
_,of thl church were too wide to admit of
reconciliation. The classis,. in view of
his rejection of certain doctrines of the
church . before the committee, and his
refusal to appear before the classis for
examination; unanimously declared his
election null'and void. In a word, not
only is Dr. Smiley’s “intelligent” Con
gregationalism inconsistent with his
readiness to enter the Reformed Dutch
church, but his doctrinal position as a
Calvinist, is rendered more than doubt
ful by the unanimous decision of the
classis, —based upon the report of the
committee which had examined him, —
to reject him, and declare his election
nuli atid void. The court of Common
Pleas, as we have seen, sustained the
action of classis, and enjoined Dr. S.
from occupying the pulpit on the ground
of ms Arminianism.
iisequently to this examination and
ecision of the Courts sustaining it,
miley and his adherents, instead of
oping the thorough and intelligent
regationalism which this perspica
correspondenfc has discovered in
mtecedents of both, w'ere so to
; -at sea; like the waif of a ship
r, without ecclesiastical chart or
ass, prepared to receive offers of
succor from almost any quarter, having
only one settled point, namely, the Ar
rhinianism of their chosen pastor. We
should suppose it would bo left to the
opponents of Congregationalism to find
any traces of preference for that form
of government in such a state of things.
We have been informed that, during
this interval, overtures were made by
people or pastor, or both, to several de
nominations in this city, without suc
cess. The correspondent, “B. H.” has
been assured that this is not so.-* We
have no doubt it is very unpleasant for
him to believe this of such intelligent
and thorough Congregationalists as he
has persuaded himself Dr. S. and his
people long ago were. Whatever may
be the fact as to other applications —and
we have as good a right to our belief
as “B. H.” has to the contrary, —there
was one application coming both from
the membership and from the pastor of
this congregation, on which we are in
disputably qualified to speak. The in
telligent Congregationalism of Dr. S.
and the traditionary Congregationalism
of his people, did not hinder their ap
proach to tho Hew School Presbyterian
Church, months before the movement
towards Congregationalism. Had their
overtures to us been entertained, the
word "Congregational would never have
been mentioned in connection with their
name. Only after it was found impossi
ble to'receive into our body, consistently
with tho most liberal construction of
Calvinistic doctrine which we were able*
to make; nay, only after the rise of this
discussion, has such an ecclesiastical
term been foisted into their history.
We cannot truthfully characterize it as
anything else than a pitiful shift of “ B.
H ” to hide the irregularity and disorder
which he and his associates encouraged
in others, and were guilty of themselves,
in their late proceedings. ■ ■
Ho allusion is mado m /the Indepen
< dent, to the fact, as we .stated it, that
: T)r Smiley had interviews with minis
ters of our body in tins city, .with a.
New Series, Vol. I, No. 39.
view to ascertaining his doctrinal belief*
and ultimately.to aunion with our body,
if the result of the examination was
satisfactory. Such an interview was
held with Mr. Barnes and Dr. Brainerd.,
in which Dr. Smiley freely expressed
his opinions. The discussion was cour
teous, kind, and full, and the result was
that these two brethren, whom no one
will accuse of extreme views of doctrine,
agreed that there was “ not a fibre of
Calvinism” in Dr. Smiley and that the
proposed union -of himself and his
church with our body could not be
entertained. We are moreover at lib
erty to state that the president of the
Congregational Council, which received
Dr. Smiley, Dr. Bacon, was aware of
this investigation and its results before
taking his seat in that capacity. All
that was elicited from him in the exami
nation by the council falls so far short
of proving him a Calvinist, that a re
spectable Methodist contemporary, the
Pittsburg Christian Advocate, claims Dr.
S. as an Arminian upon the strength of
the examination alone, and exults in the
progress of Arminian doctrine, as shown
in the proceedings of the council, to
wards the conquest of the world!
In truth, we confess to a certain feel
ing of respect for Dr. Smiley who, for
several years of uncommon trial, has
unswervingly maintained his Arminian
-faith. Doubtless, it would have proved
on more than one occasion to his ad
vantage, if lie could have gainsayed.or
modified it; if he .could have trained
himself into a different theological posi
tion, He has resisted such temp tations,
and has been compelled for years to
suffer exclusion from such ecclesiastical
connections as would have' been to his
own interest and that of his. people.
His fidelity to Arminianism has at
length been rewarded strangely enough.
He has fallen in with an “ ecclesiastical
gatßering,” containing "men of good re
putation hitherto, as orthodox Calvin
ists and • Congregationalists, who, hav
ing a special object in view in Philadel
phia, to which a show of numbers and
strength were of the*first impostanee,
contented themselves with a few super
ficial inquiries, in which reference was
made to no standai’d of Calvinistic doc
trine, and eagerly received him as he was.
i Dr. Smiley may congratulate himself'
that the sacrifice of doctrinal principle
was not on his side. ' -
But we must bring our remarks to a
close. Our readers, will agree with us,
that the entire proceedings are disrepu
table, and damaging in a high degree,
to the cause they were intended to ad
vance. Many things' we have chosen
to hold back which could not but deep
en tflis impression, if disclosed. Bui it
is enough. Hever- has the instinctive"
disregard of the plainest principles of
church order, in .Congregationalism*
been more, clearly exhibited than iiL
these boastful demonstrations in Phila-"
delphia ; never the looseness and irre
sponsibility df its councils in important
matters of doctrine; never, the liability
of perfectly sound men among -them
to be involved in the endorsement of
things utterly unworthy. Hever have
the representatives of young Indepen
dency been more rampant or more reck
less than in these proceedings. They
have taken the disorderly, the litigious
and the schismatic among ns under their
protection; they have given the right
hand of fellowship where they should
rather have searched into personal an
tecedents; they have not hesitated
boldly to question the-truth and justice
of tff§ OI Pur highest courts;
to make out a case for themselves; they
have joined in receiving into their
now organization a congregation and
pastor whom our courts had enjoined
from the enjoyment of a Calvinistic
.charter, for their Arminianism, and
whonrthey knew such liberal Calvinists
as Barnes and Brainerd had been com
pelled for the same reason to reject.
And they have done all this ; they have
sowed all these seeds of disorder, they
have made themselves the champions of
schism, and tho disturbers of solem-;
judicial decisions, at a time.of all others
when the very opposite is the duty of
every citizen; when. the.yery existence
of the nation is in peril from analogous
disregard of obligation and throwing'
off of responsibility where it was due.
The whole course of the council was
such as to encourage, what Judge Low
rie, in his decision in the Smiley case,
denounced as “ that rivalry of opinion
and anarchy of principles that weakens
the social bond and endangers the unity,
of the State or Hation.” ■
A devotional singing meeting in ■ the leo-.
ture room at the corner of Fourth- street and
Lafayette Place in New York, is meeting
with complete success. Tho object is to
cultivate a taste for church-singing. It is
not only designed for readers of music, but
for aH who love to sing, and also for those
who enjoy music. Such meetings, started
under the right auspices, we have no doubt,
might be made greatly useful and popular,
both in country and city, in a. multitude of
instances.
Every Christian patriot will rejoice to
hear of another naval commander who re
cognizes the hand of God in .the present
contest. The following striking statement,
is made of the appropriate manner in which
the sinking of the pirate Alabama was cele
brated on board the Kearsarge: “ Our com
mander, Capt. Winslow, after the action was
over, an,d during the afternoon, (Sunday,
June 19th,) had all hands mustered on the
quarter deck, and there was offered solemn
prayer-and thanksgiving to God, who had
given us so signal a Victory.”
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1864.
THE DEHAND FOE CAPABLE, HONEST,
AND EFFICIENT RULERS.
A defective piece of machinery may
s tand very well until some unusual strain
comes upon i.t. Ho one may suspect any
thing wrong, until the very emergency,
most necessary for it to-'meet, arises,
when its weakness is revealed in a gene
ral crash. It was always weak, but it
was never thoroughly tested before.
This country in all its political divi
sions and departments has plenty of
holiday rulers; plenty of legislators and
governors and mayors of fair abilities,
of the usual amount of force and honesty
of character, whose mismanagement is
not so great as in times of general peace,
or when trouble is at a distance, to se
riously disturb or incommode the pub
lic. And as danger for the most part
has been remote from the loyal States,
during the rebellion, these holiday offi
cials have not been much in circumstan
ces to expose their inefficiency and
corruptness. They have been very fair
standard-bearers of their parties. They
have discharged the routine duties rif
their office, with ordinary diligence.-
They have been guilty of no unusual
amount offraud or outrageous rascality;
many of them have been alfcogther'
above suspicion. So long as.small duty
was required of them, they exhibited no
intolerable degree of inefficiency. ' 1
But the last rebel alarm has been a
terrible ordeal to the third rate, incom
petent or dishonest rulers in this State.
They have broken down under the trial.
Their utter unfitness has been revealed
in the broad light of the danger that
was : upon ns: it has shown that they
have had neither forethought nor patri
otic concern to provide for, nor skill,
nor system, nor commanding influence
to meet tire danger when it came. And *
in the same light appears the astonish
ing carelessness of th.c people in regard
to the character of the men whom they
clioose as their rulers in these extraordi
nary and critical times. Hever, per
haps, were so many self-reproaches
uttered by our people at their 6wja caljfr ’
pable negligence in this respect, ad
during the excitement of the first three
days of last week. Especially were wV
indignant and ashamed beyond measure,
at the indifference of partisanship
which had Buffeted such a corrupt and
: imbecile body of men to represent, our
State as, with a few noble exceptions, vyas
the last Legislature which met at Har
risburg. That body, which was notor
iously under the control of a i“ ring” of
purchasable members, and which passed
some glaringly wrong measures, be
cause “there was money in them;”
after pretending to patch up our militia
laws, left us, in a time 'of unparalleled
strife with an enemy who had twice
been within our borders, absolutely
without any system of State defence:
left our arms bearing population a mere
mob, without plan or organization,
throwing us back upon our own resour
ces, or those of our civil rulers, when
the moment of dangei ai rived ■ * -.
Hor does it seem that we have had
civil rulers, whose names whose call,
whoso influence oi whose abilities could
sway the excited elements could take
prompt advant gc of the rise of the
popular feeling; could speedily evoke
order, strength, and efficiency from the
seething elements in which such a vast
power was chaotically heaving. Ho
spectacle can bo more humiliating than'*
that of a populous and powerful com
munity which, on the sudden approach,
of danger, from lack of wise precaution
ary measures, or pf the proper, qualities
in their leaders, can only sway to and
fro in blind and helpless excitement>
like a huge whale utterly at the mercy
of a swift and dexterous little'sword
fish. Such a spectacle, have the border
and middle States but lately presented
when a population of four millions, con
taining. half a million \of arms-bearing
men, was thrown into a panic by the ad
vance of. 80,000 rebels; and the im
perative necessity of greater care and
conscientious regard for the interests of
the State and city in the Selection .of oar:
rulers henceforth, has been., burned into
the popular consciousness by the shame
and indignation we have suffered. We
do not think there is room for a sane
person to jdoubt, that with proper mili
tary laws administered with ordinary
efficiency in the States most nearly j
concerned, no such advance would be :
projected by the rebels, who are truly
wise as military men. Their strength
is to take advantage of our weakness
and indifference ; not to rush in inferior
numbers updrt disciplined legions. -
Let ns resolve to put men in power
who have practical views and patriotic
aims; who at Harrisburg will despatch
as a business, in the diligent spirit of the
counting-room and the exchange, and not
that of the tap-room or the gambling
saloon, the affairs of State; who will
have dignity and integrity of character,
and energy of will, and range pf resour
ces sufficient to command the Respect of
the people, and to marshal them under
their own competen fc and inspiring
leadership in every time of emergency.
Let us begin at the beginning. Let ns
not suffer the very fountains of political
power and influence to be muddied and
poisoned by the' interference of the most
corrupt classes in our whole population.
God in his Providence will lash us out
of our criminal and scandalous indiffer
ence to this whole great responsibility
of choosing our rulers, or he will, and
surely he might as well, leave us to
perish by the hands of the rebels. We
'shall gain nothing whatever, by casting
off the slave-power, if we suffer the very
same.class of persons who became their
willing, tools in times past, to furnish
oqff political rulers and candidates for
the future. Better save all this lavish
of blood and treasure, and leave
things as they were, if we are not to
have a decided improvement in this
respiect.
’' MINISTERIAL RELIEF FURD.
Our readers are aware that the last
General Assembly inaugurated a plan
for the relief of disabled ministers and
the families of deceased ministers in our
.connection.! ■ *
jjp*. 1 •
The plan which is inserted in another
part of the paper, contemplates the se
curing of a fund by annual collections in
all our churches, and an equitable dis
bursement of the fund by the Trustees
of the Presbyterian House.
We are glad to learn that the Trus
tee§. of the House have promptly re
sponded : to the action of the Assembly,
and have committed the oversight and
practical administration of this impor
tant interest to an Executive Committee
of their number, consisting of the Rev*
Messrs. Shepherd and Eva, and of John
C. Fair, John A. Brown and M. W.
Baldwin, Esqrs. Of this Committee,
Mr. Shepherd is chairman , and Mr.
Farr treasurer. We also leatn that in
accordance with the Assembly’s direc
tion, the Trustees have appointed a
secretary, the Rev. Charles Brown, of
Philadelphia, whose zeal and energy
and fidelity to church trusts are well
known.
\j It thus appeal’s that tho Assembly’s
plan has taken form and now solicits
coroperation of the ministers
and ififembers of our churches.- We un
derstand that the Executive Committee- 1
have already had abundant demons.tra
'tipn of demand for a ministerial re
lief Tund, and that, had they means, they
could, at once, extend to needy ones a
help most grateful because most timely.
!We bespeak for the Committee that im
’mediate material response from minis
ters and church members which shall
do honor not less to their own appre
ciation of a noble charity, than to the
generous spirit of’fiim who “though he
was rich yet for our sakes became poor
that we thought his poverty might he
imado rich.”
Contributions are to be sent to Rev.
Charles Brown* Secretary, 1334 Chest
nut street, or to John 0. Farr, Esq.,
Treasurer, 324 Chestnut street.
SEORETAEY ZEND ALL IN OALI
; ' POBNIA.
Dr. Kendall left for California directly
after the meeting of the General Assem
bly. Sis presence and personal con
ference with brethren in the State will
doubtless facilitate our, Home Missionary
operations in that important field. Wo
igtfe glad to' see the enterprise and energy
| of the Secretary. Under such a leader,
the church will not decline from her
present noble position in the Home Mis
sionary wOrk.' The prospect before us
is one full of grand and inspiring oppor
tunities :or labour in the service of - the
; Master. Our part as a church in leav
j ening this nation with tho saving truths
| and influencesbf the gospel is destined
i apparently to be no trifling one. It is
■ a glorious but" a solemn responsibility.
Genesee Evangelist, INo. 948.
THE ALBERT BARNES PROFESSOR
SHIP IN HAMILTON COLLEGE.
The friends of Mr. Barnes and of
Hamilton College will rejoice to learn
that the subscription to the fund for
establishing the Albert Barnes Profes
sorship of Natural Science in Hamilton
College, is now complete. It has been
very nearly so for a considerable time,
but we have preferred to withhold any
announcement until we could say what
we have just said. I)r. Goer trier’s work
in this department is done, and—-we
may pause to say-r-well done too,—and
the professorship is a fixed fact. We
are again called upon to perform the
agreeable office so often exercised of
late, of congratulating the liberal men
tpf our church in this city, who never
weary in devising and executing liberal
and wise schemes for the various enter
prises of our church. A suitable and
worthy memorial have they erected of
their beneficence,, in this' new professor’s
chair in Hamilton College. They will set
flowing a stream of healthful and much
needed influence in this day, when natural
science is so often pressed into the ser
vice of infidelity by men of high stand
ing in the scientific world. They will
grave on the walls of a noble and grow
ing institution, a name identified with
the eafly struggles and trials of our
church, an'd illustrative of its large and
liberal but tlmroughly orthodox spirit,
and of its staunch devotion to the cause of
human liberty. They join hands with
the friends and neighbors' of Albert
Baines’ early feel tfiem
selves honored in this grateful apprecia
tion of his services among us. They
have framed a new link between Phila
delphia and that ■ dense and important
population of our church in Western
New York, which already sympathizes
with us so happily in its wise and grow
ing denominationalism. They have
performed an act, which will doubtless
awaken in their own minds a hew inter
est in the great subject of Christian ed
ucation of the higher sort. Perhaps
haying begun by founding a
ship, our liberal men will be led on until
capable of seriously entertaining the
idea of a whole college for our own section
of the church. Half a million of mo.-
ney for a Presbyterian University near
Philadelphia—who is meditating such a
noble disposition of his means ; who
will-found such a lasting monument of
his beneficence, to generations yet un
born in _oiir State and Church ?
THE PUBLICATION FUND.
The generous responses made in many
quarters, to the call for the $50,000
permanent Publication Fund, demand a
special acknowledgement. It is most
cheering to those who have labored in»
the cause to have aid so hearty and so
valuable. The church at Harrisburg,
Pa., in addition to $lOO "for general dis
tribution, sends through the Eev. T.
H. Eobinson, a draft for $330 for. the
Permanent Fund. The Church at
West Town N. Y., remits, by Mr.
Wm. H. Hart, $3OO for the Fund, and
$4B for the soldiers. The First Church
(Dr. Clarke’s) and North .Church (Dr.
H, Smith) of Buffalo, give about $5OO
each. The First and Second Churches
of Chicago (Mr. Humphrey’s and Dr.
Patterson’s) contribute $l,BOO. Dr.
Specs’ Church, Dayton, Ohio, gives over
$300; Williamsport, Pa., Eev. Mr. Ster
ling $200; Dr. Torrey’s Church, Ithaca,
N.Y.5450; Geneva, $215; Auburn, Jst and
2d Churches, $535; Poughkeepsie, Eev.
Mr. Wheeler, $150: Clinton, N. J., Eev. J.
G. Williamson, $100; Norristown. Pa.,
Eev. E. Adair, $100; Orange, N. Y.
Frst Church,' Eev., Mr. Hoyt, $4OO.
Others, if they give small sums, inay :
not give less liberally. '
A note from Dr. Darling, of Albany,
says: “I preaehedupon the'subject, and
though some of my most able men were
Away, the collection was more than $BOO,
which has since then been made-up to
$1000.”
But, with no disparagement of other
generous efforts, we must award the.
palm to our noble Third Church of
Pittsburgh, which, while building a new
edifice to take the plaee of that which
was recently burned, and giving most
freely to all good objects, through; its
pastor, the Eev. Her-rick Johnson,
writes: “We shall probably send you
Two Thousand Dollars, ($2000!) as our
contribution to the igpdowment Fund.
God bless you in-woifr. noble work!”
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TSEKR
By mail, $2.00 per an nuai, :n
“ “ 2-50 “ “ after 0 -
By carrier, 50 cents additional f
CLUBS.
Ten or more papers sent by mai
church or locality, or in the city to or
Tsy mail,
By carriers.
To save trouble, eluo subscriptions
commence at tbe same date, be paid strict! c ;r
advance, in a single remittance, -fn- irhici:' ■-■•n •
receipt will be returned.
Ministers and Ministers’ Widows supp’i,-!: *
clubrates. Home missionaries at $1 perannuu!
Postage. —Five rents quarterly in advance,
to be paid by subscribers 'at the office of de
livery.
THE DIFFERENCE.
Our excellent correspondent in the
Army of .the Potomac, Chaplain Stew
art, on arriving at the North hank of
the James River for the second time
with his noble 102 d regiment, was over
whelmed with a sense of the similarity
of the position _ with that of two years
ago, and commenced his letter, publish
ed a fortnight ago, with the exclama
tion that the world moves in a circle.
A more hopeful, iust and profound view
is that which compares human progress
to a spiral. We come back seemingly to
the same spot, after years of marching
and fighting, yet in fact we. have reach
ed a position above the old one, though
resembling it in many particulars. The
battles through which humanity, all
bloody, must fbree its • onward way,
though again and again on seemingly
the same ground, are not the same.
The invasion of Maryland, just ended,
has proved decisively the difference be
tween the position of this year and the
year 1862. The rebel movement north
ward, through the Shenandoah Valley,
of that summer, formidable from the first,
was made still more so by the repulse of
our army from the north side of Bich
mond. Having thrown off McClellan
from their capital, the whole military
power of the rebels could be turned to
tbe invasion, and the remnants of the
Army of the Potomac had to be hurried
Northward to help save Washington
while Richmond was entirely secure.
The! invasion just ended is a mere raid
in comparison with that vast and pow
erful movement. Grant’s -great army
is so posted that it cannot be dislodged,
nor its communications interfered with,
as were McClellan’s. In the presence of
such a foe, it is impossible for the rebels
to uncover their capital for the sake of
seriously menacing our own. They can
make disturbances, plunder peaceable
communities like free-booters, cut tele
graph wires and railroads and hurry off
when threatened -with punishment, but
they cannot frighten or dislodge an
antagonist as earnest and as well posted
as Grant. The smoke of the raid has
blown over, and it reveals to us no mel
ancholy picture of a shattered army of
the Potomac broken by disease and dis
aster, wending its backward way to
contest the advance of the whole rebel
host on our own soil. It shows us
Grant and' his scarred veterans and
brave colored brigades; still closing their
deadly grasp around the doomed capital
of rebellion; still sapping more closely
its resources; still pushing forward their
parallels and zig-zags, from which, one
day, shall leap to the desperate and
overwhelming charge, the hosts that
now crouch expectant with their eyeß
upon the lips of their leader.
Meanwhile, the sluggish North has
been rudely reminded of the danger and
folly, of sinking down into peaceful and
secure modes of life, as if the great mat
ter in hand had been ; virtually solved.
The delusion is dispelled ; and an army
of fresh defenders of the soil have been
brought to their feet, to guard against
repetitions of such impudent demonstra
tions, and to give the Government more
freedom to devote its energies to the
grand aim of the campaign, from which
it has not in the slightest degree de
parted. Is there not an encouraging
difference? ■ ’
WHAT A HOME MISSIONARY THINKS.
Our. very liberal offers to Home Mis
sionaries procure many hearty responses.
One from York State just received,
says:
Eev. and Dear Snt: — l took from
the office the Amehican Presbyterian,
sent to me by yourself probably. The
paper is hTo. 22, June 2d. in which my
name is placed with others among the
Home Mission appointments, and to
whom you very kindly send the
paper for $l. Please find the enclosed
as my subscription for one year. I
have taken ho papers, either secular or
religious, owing to a very small salary
and yet harder times; but when I saw 1
.yours with the terms, I could withstand
it no longer, and though the money
could find immediate use in my family,
; we will try and squeeze along without,
and have the reading of one religious
paper once more, and that of pur own
denomination. ‘ I like the appearance
and tone of yonr paper, though prinei*
pally occupied with the proceedings of
the last Assembly. May the Lord
prosper you.
Truly find affectionately yours,
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