®®ttespeul»a«. TBOM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Washington, August 15, 1854. GENERAL VIEWS. Washington was menaced and not taken, and Petersburg was mined and not destroyed; and never were such in cidents made to appear to operate so powerfully against a single party. Mover were tbe peculiar advantages of an opposition more forcibly illustrated. The Cabinet is not dissolved, nor is it dissolving; nor is it taking any back ward steps. It is in advance of,tbe peo ple, though behind the manifest indica tions of the times. It presents no new issues; it but,accepts the issues present ed It accepts them while millions, of the “ loyal" tremfele, at .its temerity ; and it battles for the victory while those same millions murmur at each momen tary pause in its career as evidence of indecision or impotence. ’ , 1 ! The fee is more generou^-—the open, frank, avowed, wicked, rebel foe. He r,;;. v ' ; • . ; everywhere avows his hatred of the present administration; he everywhere ■ Attributes his defeats and'tbc cirbum-' scription of bis, domains to the unyield ing persistence of that admihistraitioh ; all his hopes of the independence and ascendency of the slave power are haded upon ’the'prqstrEtion of that Admimstra.' tion by the' '.timid,' professed J loyalists, apd the bold avowed advocates of the slave power in the loyal rogions of the republic. ' l 'V EXEMPTION OF THE ARMY FROM DISEASE. In,,the early, days of. the preseat war, ■j our army was everywhere and always reduced by diseasfi in, a . most extraordi nary manner, Thip mejn appealed inca pable of resisting We iwintry blasts or suupaaer’a heatj.; Smallpox, measlels, ty phoid fever and air,,malsrial affections passed oyer everyjcamp, like so;, many destroying angelsand the commjuni ties in and near which, many of these camps were located, shared in the woes of the army. It is far different now; the camps are heAltby; the army is healthy; hunger, fatigue"and the ballet alone reduce the army now. What is the reason of this ? I cannot answer to my own satisfaction. Wo formerly thought with the wise Montesquieu on this subject, who said' of the French army, in his Grandeur et Decadence des Domains, almost a century and a half ago : “ Our soldiers are destroyed by passing from a life of Almost total inac tivity to dne of the thing of all others most tleslrubtive' to health.' Not'otalywere the Bomhn sbl- : diers acbiistoined, during war, to inces-, 'sakf 1 niAfchihg and fortifying of the carhps, ‘ hut in peace thby wore daily.. tr trailed to the shme active’babitS. ’’ They. ' w'erehllhabituate’dto’thb'miiltary step[ ithiit ife, : 't(i'gd ! tWerity Hmefftfaehty.fivff/fii They dik tbisheii'ingfchi'dfeng ofslity ptiuffdsi; ’ Thh^vr'ere J d^iT^tralWeii ; tq riiH ; ai» , d'feap f with tWr trhhm uh'tlieir ©rdi'AAfy’ Ari&Ws •Were of a weight’ 'dohyie' that ulbdih war.” '' In'our aUffiyjthe'cbmfbitof the sob, dier is more effectually 1 provided fpr, ‘ than in the his fatigues, ■r though at' l times severe'. enough,are geherhlly less severe than rn,i the begins ning. Arid yet heis far more healthy,; Is it because he hasbecomeinhured. to the life of the' soldier ? .Thisrlookp. like a reasonable conclusion; and inqny, are' satisfied with itj but the faots' do not substantiate' it; 1 The exemption from ' disease is as common among the new men ■as among the veterans. -Until a more satisfactory solutionshall be found I shall ' believe that the exemption proceedsfrom the improvement experience has wrought in the commissary department, in the medical department, and in the soldier’s . education with respeot . to. his wants andhis dangers in damp and on the' mproh.; But the, grpat hfere' spofeen of has been common in. the Ex perience of all modern nations with te spect $o newlyprganieed armies. it.> JPRBBBNT CIAIItPAIQW. Refjardingthe campaign nOw in pro proas it 'may not bo wise to make pre dictions. “liet not him i -that girdeth on his 'harness boast himself as he that pntteth'it off." Bat what has be'en done may be' fairly Bpoken of. The ■great rebel army that menaced Wash ington has been driven entire to Rich mond and Petersburg and confided therein, with the exception of a sm'all marauding command which has in all its achievements not impaired our strength in, the least and gained noth ing but the booty taken and a portion, of.the harvests of the valley of "Virginia, all of which will make but a feeble ag gregate for the army whose wants had made these efforts necessary. Sherman has penetrated the Stat(j of G-eorgia beyond where either the loyal or the rebol people of the country be lieved lie could penetrate, making him self master of all the regions through which he has passed; and he now stands in an attitude of assault before the great rebel base of supplies in the South. Farragut has set .at nought the de fences of the invincible Mobile, has ren dered it wholly useless to the rebels and will endeavor to convert it to the use of the republic, as a new base of operations for Sherman * Charleston is still the object of a chronic seige and bombardment, from which she has suffered so deeply as to leave little doubt of the final result. Shall we fail at all these pointß ? If so, the enem.ywill.be greatly reduced by his experience in the struggle,, while we shall.be stronger than at the begin ning. But, if we succeed at any one. of these points ,the rebel power will fee therebyseriously—aye, dangerously wounded, insomuch that his defence at other points will be far more feeble in consequence thereof. A. 31. C. MB. HAMMOND DT MDHTEAPOLIS. Extract from a private Letter. JIIINNEAPOLIS,Aug.6th, : IB64. , Our classmate, Bev. E. P. Hammond, has .been here, and I. must write yon him.- .He came, into this r region ,to and, recruit, but was seized upon ,at §t. Paujl byßey. Mr. Noble and other pastors, and set tb work. He labored there a week, with very gratifying sue-, .cess. , Christians were aroused and into a greater nearness to Christ, and,consequently to,each other. The children were addressed and deeply interested ; many, it is to be hoped, are now.rejoicing,in a new-found hope.'of salvation. % understand there are some ,100 oonversionsin St. Paul. He came hetp a week ago; Bev. Mr. Noble accompanied him. The pastors of churches, Sunday school Snperinten dents and tedohers, and,other Christians, ■to'the number of 200, met him in the ’hall Saturday evening.. Mr. Noble told us what hAd been done in St. Paul. The -pastors made brief addresses _/pf welcome; and pledged themselves to co operate with him in the good work' Mr. Hammond then briefly addressed the ineeting. He was very earnest/ and spoke to the point.' It was a solemn meeting;And we were all encouraged td expect great things. ■ : The ndxt daypat BJj P. M., our largest Hall was Crowded -with children And youth. Mr; H. addressed them in sim ple, touching language, suited to their Comprehensions. : He abounded in; illus trations, whioff j-were very' effective. After aif<hdur-spent in prayer, singing and the’address, the whole congregation ‘was melted' as it were; sobs and weep ing res’ounded frOm all' rparts ofiithe Erodin' y both old and young were deeply Uffeetfed J 1 i Mr; Hammond - then, set '/the Aingers Ringing ; “ Comer to ;Jesub .just now,” and descended from therplatfown, 'calling uponthenrinistersandChristians to' ,! follow and. work for .'Christ.-no He 1 spoke persbnally with >the dnxiouAAnd: 'prayed;With them, -the others,following his ’example;; It was perfectly Wonder ful. I hung back at first; astonished; but before l knew it l was at workiwitlh the conscious that there fwere 'any otherffrinirthe hall but those witih Whom I was talking and praying. ui; 'This continued ,moi». than an i hour. There 1 were little! playing groups; All 1 ovemthe hallland in the cloak rooms. * ’ ■ r, I bannot . adequately ; describe it. ; I never saw the like before. There<did not Iseem to: be an intense excitement • but a power sup'er-buman melted;all’ hearts. In .the evening the ,hall was densely paoked again, and many could not ob tain standing room. Mr. H. spoke from' the words, ‘‘ Saul, Saul, why persecutest' thou mo;” making the last four words beads.of the most powerful revival ser mon I ever heard. The audience was mainly adults; but the Spirit of God impressed the solomp, truth, upon the' ponsoienoe. Many weretroub led;some Jled; others were yneited and rese for ,prayers. ; As the congregation went out,. Mr. H. stood near' the door ana : spoke with nearly every person. Many were enraged ; many also returned tp the inquiry meeting. ... i,,,'The following’ morning and evening thero were meetings in the open air, at J, P. M., and afterwards in the hall. ,'pheinterest was deep, but not as intense as,Sunday evening. He went to St. Anthony Tuesday evening day; returned here on Thursday. He has improved by hißforpign travel. He is really doing a, vast amount' of good, under God. _ Ho is, humble, and modest, labors incessantly, and is almost worn out. He. gave us a farewell dis course on Thursday evening. It was very instructive and interesting. The hall was full, in spite of a heavy shower just, as, people were assembling. I am glad I have met him, and that I can testify to his glorious work. He makes some mistakes; but is nearer rivbt than I thought. li. PHUiADELPHIA, THUBSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1864. P. S.—There have been, it is estima ted, above 100 conversions here; and a good work is still in progress. Christ ians of different denominations love each other, and work jointly for the conversion of sinners. Mr. Hammond illustrates his mission thus : “You have here all the materials tor making a fire —the shavings, wood and coal—and God uses me as a match. light you. ! and God bless you.” GEBIZIM, EBAL, AS3 OALYABY. These, included in the same field of observation, and examined in their rela tion to each other, shed a wbndrous light upon what are otherwise some Of the darkest portions of the sacred re cord. The imprecatory language of some of the Psalms and some passages in the prophets, has been a' choice tlieme for those who love to cavil; and will probably continue to be such, in spite of any elucidation, for we do not expect to move the opriffon of a man who is “ convinced against bis will.” But better men, fpr whoso skkes it is Worth the while to write, have had painful thoughts in view of this apparent Vindictiveness of Old Testament saints, especially as it appears in dontraet with the martyr tenderness of sufferers under the new law. The question has arisen in many honest minds,'whether the re ligion of' Stephen eould diavo been the! religion of David; whether, in; fact; the apparent inconsistency between the Old ' and New Testament, on the subject of the vital grace of love, is real; ’ After all, the chief difficulty in the case lies in ourselves—in. our inability to appreciate the scantiness of the ■Divihe veVeailings; until they shone forth in the incarnation, and in the teachings and death of Christ. We must oc cupy the stand-point of the Jew, who knew not how God could magnify his own honor, except in blessings for the Obedient, and curses for the rebellions. In no other way can we appreciate the terriper'of those who wrote such male dictions for their enemies, or rather— for this was, after all, the real animus of their zeal—for the enemies of God; In no other way can we do justice to their hearts. They knew, as we all know, that God is holy, and that all his Jaws are pure. They know, as we all know, that under a holy administration, sin must draw down wrath; and that; however much they might commiserate the sufferer, it was better that he should bear wrath to its dirfest extent, than that the law should carry even the appearance of weakness, if or un'der only a human go vernment, it is better to inflict dire punishment, even where We pity most, Waff to imperil the authority of govern-, ment, and to allow anarchy and vio lence to run wild.’ Honoring the d^inO 1 'government in their hearts, as the most ‘ < exalted''system ; ih : the universe, th'e sight, 0 of ! iheff in ’ f ariffs ; against- it, aroused' all 'Wd'hbrfcif'bf tiifeir'so'uls. ' ' ;': oj 1 *• : 'Thffs—and dbmparod 'With’ the ings frqm Ca'lvafy which shin'e upbn us, 'I may alriiost say' ontif ' thus—they' ba,d ffbw' s lriißwMP6r‘it-is ßl aff “(ifuth—that Itfib justice’of must “have its ; Way, iet Whatever ‘ may 'falf before' ’ it. But they ffevef 'kffeW, As it hasbeeff revealed to us; that Christ bore the brunt bf that Way for all whom' he redeems; so that men Who are sUbmissive to fhe propo sAls'of the gospel; may be forgiven, and yetthelaw shine glorious in the work,; ofthe Bedeemer. i It is impossible for us how to esti mate the obscurity bf the doctrines of forgiveness, in the mind of the Jew. All his ideas of the sufferings of a Di vine Redeemer, as standing .for the behoof of great sinners, came through' prophetical teachings, often indistihot, and through the still more vague em blems of animal sacrifices. It is true that, if he. was, indeed an heir of heaven jthis surprising truth lay upomhis .as ; his reason, it, glimmered only as,a starlight: A .Divine. Redeemer, God incarnate; dying, under the infliction of God’s'in,; tended and most. terrible wrath, and the influence, of such, a, death, in ; turn ing the flow of the sympathy of Heaven toward great and vile enemies of God, and providing,for free forgiveness—all this was too .grand a * conception for the grasp of any human intellect, until it .was. illustrated in actual occurrence. God must first be/‘ manifest in theflesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, believed on in the world, received up into glory" ~ ' Stephen 'live.d after this new light respecting the possibility of tenderness towards sinners who, are mad against God.' Hence he could feel that be. sought the Divine honor, while hia own forgiving heart prayed, for his. murder ers. Before the.eye of David, thisplan, ner of love was a cloudy, almost a myth ical future. So when he looked upon the insolence of wicked men towarji the God of heaven, his desire for the yiudi- cation of that same Divine honor, in spired the prayer that Buoh rightful vengeance might overtake, not merely his, but the Ltfrd’s enemies, as should impress the world with the holy majes ty of the heavenly government. His regard for the honor of God was a fife c tionate('and supreme, and this appears to be the only way in which, under his light, he saw the way clear for the vin dication of that honor. So ?ve find the death of Christ to be the laming point in the manner in which good men spoke and felt respect ing me wicked. It was not the sweet and gentle teachings of Jesus, but his , * which wrought the change; for nd that the former alone failed to maae the matter understood, even by those who were constant learners at his fern. That manner of love which for bids all retaliation, even in heart, for ipjiries received, and which follows, n® merely our personal foes, bnt even tip enemies of God, with' earnest long-., iifes for their, best good, was too re §ni»te to be fought within the range of man conception, even by the lips of s Teacher, until it was exem plified in. the death of the Son of God. Before one human mind cpuld ; compre hend so celestial a thought, men must not only hear with the ear, but they must, behold the Father’s manner of love toward his enemies. The contrast in the language of .Da,- yid and Stephen therefore is not so much the difference of temper, as the difference and the state of feeling .Which appears so opposite when viewed prom the sime point of time, become reconciled / when they are histprically laxamined./ David stood by. the law. ELo took jins position between inount Ebal and mount Gerizim, where he heard only curses for the rebellious, and jblessinga for none but the obedient. The honor of God was the dearest thing in the estimation of his renewed heart, and he prayed in his way, and accord ing to his times, for the vindication of the-majesty/of the Divine government. Stephen stood under the shadow of Calvary. There 6hone upon his vision the glory which kings and prophets had /vainly desired to see. He heard they had desired to hear, but had died without hearing—that love for enemies, and mercy even to the chief of sinners, was the crowning triumph in the administration of Heaven. He, not less thpi I%vid, gave to the honor of God the, supreme lovp of his-soul; but, from his stand-point, he could see with per fe< t clearness what was so dark to the otier—how he could lov'o the soul of sinner with the same heart with ich.he desired the fullest vindication the authority of God. Prom tho mount where he stood, -all l !. l>road'£eid which his vision spanned 3 filled with this, great wonder of,the ristian agej that; justice and mercy, hteousncss and’ peace/ may now dwell everlasting; unity, while God pro -I,nges: allthej’sme’of'the? contrite,.i>e-i lie dug, and ireforming sinner forgiven. J?r im the sumiihifs of Gerizim and EhaJ, thi r glory never shone. It was reserved J to Oaivary to become the place ’where the loftiest, and holiest, the most strict apd yet. most lpying principles of the hternhl' Throne,'.Should' be I 'proclaimed from the 3>ivine lips, in tones which are yet to penetrate the remotest dwelling of man, and whose echoes are to play earth .and heaven, until the ,whoJe work of rdeemiiig graoe in the world is finished. „ B. B H. th wJ of w; Cl rii THE HEABT NOT TOUGHED. The following, from the.jy, Y._ .Obser ver,' is in Such painful accord with our 6wn observation and apprehensions that, ’sad as it is. to spread such' •risvs before the world, we cannot resist the solemn sense pf duty to extend their circulation. Since the commencement of our present troubles) we[ hayeread, no official pror ciatnatiotf for.puhlio humiliatipp .'which lias: so weU brought out the spiritualne-: dessities Of the hour as the last from Rrcßident 'ijihcoln,based upon the 'copied jhiio it; but our gratification on finding so .muoh of the right view in the right quarter; was deeply clouded by the evident lack of response on the part of the ‘nation. “ For all: this his anger is. not turned away, but.his hand is stretched out still.” Says-the Observer; In the pulpit where we sat on the late Fast day, with other clergymen who 'were lamenting that so few earao to the.' houge of God, on that solemn occasion,' one. of’ them' remarked, “the heart of tho people has not yet been touchedjby the judgment'of God." The war long ere this ought to have brought the people into the dust of hu miliation with repentance for sin, and strong crying to God, to appear for our s : alvation. ■ ■ But jo far. this has not been the effect. ' And we are. strongly inclined to be lieve that, the late Fast daywas observ ed with less interest, and by fewer persons, than any similar day that wap ever set apart by the President! This is a sad assertion, and it would be grati fying to us to receive letters, from all parts of the country, assuring us that we are wrong in this opinion. In this city we know that=there was compara tively little attention paid to the day, by the masses of the people. We fear it was so generally. “ The heart of the people has notbeemtouehed by the judg ment of God,” What evidenoe have we that men are less covetous and-dishonest in their ls there less intemperance or more ? Did men ever use so much profane swearing as now ? Is Sabbath breakiog less a common' vice than it was ten years ago L “The heart of the people has not been touched by the judgment of God.” Have we any evidence that the peo ple are* disposed to look away from man to put their trust in God. They make many and long prayers for their i country, butdo they pray as they would if they believed that, the tissue of this conflict depends on the will of Him who hplds the destiny»of nations in his hands. We Bee and hear no evidence that thiß sense of dependence is general, however strong may be the.feeling of individual Christians here and there on the point. “ The heart of the people has not been ’ touohed.” That heart must be touched. The : people, each one, however humble, and remote, and bbseure, must break down into the dustof humilityandropentance, and pry unto God. Now is the time to pray. But “ the heart of the people has not been touched.” EDITORSHIP OF A RELIGIOUS PAPER A PASTORATE. The Key. Dr. Curry, (Meth. Ep.)has. recently left the pulpit to assume the chief editorship of the N. , Y. Christian Advocate and Journal. In his salutatory he makes the following reference to the character and duties of his new post: “ Considered as, a form of the- pastoral relation, in which view of it alone is the Christian minister justified in as suming it, the conduct of. a religious, family paper is both a sacrediand a deli cate trust. In exchanging. the pulpit for the religious press, an. audience counted by afew hundreds is exchanged for one of tens, perhaps hundreds* of thousands* who week by. weete are to be supplied with food for thought and; the means of moral and intellectual cul ture; and though the aggregate power of the pulpit may be incomparably greater than that of, the religious news paper, yet no one man.,can from thcj pulp.it exert so wide an influence as hej oughtito do at the head of a widely-] circulated denominational paper. It is therefore especially needful that one. to whom, such-,responsibilities are given should duly appreciate them." A. BRAVE OHAPLAIU. THE LATE GORDON. WINSLOW- The last number of tho Christian WiU ness, and. Church. Advocate contains, an .article on the late Rev, Dr. Winslow, in [which several interesting incidents ane ■related. We Select the'fbllowing as an| illustration of the part a often called upon to perform. "When the history of. this war is written, R will be found that the noble-hearted chap) laina occupy, a place iif its pages as-well as, the gallant officers of the battle.field., Such men as Fuller, pierced by a rebel ballet, and Winslow,drowned while on an ! errand of' mercy to the aoldiers, will ribe‘associated*with, the msnyseaEes.of brave and npble spirits.who have fallen!, and will yet fall in the. cause of our Union and a common humanity: ■ ; . When the suh ; of Antietam had> set: and the cries ofanguishfrlled the air ;frpm 'thousands;of, snfferens, Dr, Wins low, was djspaiched to look after the, dead, and wounded. Anxious terdo bib utmost, and desirous of ascertaining the numberof killed 1 and wounded, he pend. trated the lines of, the enemy, and .with; a prominent rebel general rode some seven miles through the Confederate lines, and over places.where, the battle ! had raged 1 -the hottest. After panting | With his friend: of the moment, the i Chaplain turned his course [when lo! behold 1 hie found himself' bus - rounded on all sides by ‘ grayVijaefesL’ 1 clearing the field of the dead and, wounded by the uncertain light of the evening skies. Assuming .a rebellious air, he ordered them, in his gradual ride toward the Union lines, to. attend to this and that wounded case. Thus ho played the role of a confederate officer (in make-believe, however,) ; till near the pickets, when , a dash or the spurs saffily, returned, him, bringing muoh. valuable information concerning the' wounded." AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE AT BERLIN. On the Bth and 9th of June, the lead ihg men of the Prussian National Church . from all .the .provinces, and the presi dents of the. consistori.es, ,ali..met: to-' gether, to consult how the presbyteral and synodal System could bo further de veloped within the Evangelical Nation al Church of Prussia. The next ques tion will be that of the introduction of synods into the five .eastern provinces of the Prussian domimohs (Branden burg, Saxony, Posen, Pomerania,- aid Prussia), ■ inasmuch 1 as provincial and Kreis territorial: synods are already es tablished in the two western provinces the Rhine and Westphalia. There was a brilliant assembly of the most emi-- ‘lent ecclesiastics in the country, at which even the Upper Presidents of the Provinces partly attended. The meet ing decided that the presbyteral. and' synodal constitution was to 1 be further introduced, and without' delav On Wednesday, the Bth of June, a grand soiree was given for the members of the conference by the Minister of Public Worship, Dr. Von Muehler. His ma jesty the king was pt-esent, and openly : avowed himself a great friend of the presbyteral and eynodal constitution of ! the church; he expressed himself very warmly on the lively interest which he took in the proceedings of the con ference. HEW CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA. This constitution adopted by the recent State Convention will be pre sented to the people for ratification early in September. The radical nature of the changes it proposes appears from the following, clipped from the TJ. S. Gazette :■ The first two titles will be read with strange interest'at the close of the cen tury. They enact : Article 1. Slavery and involuntary?, servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the par ty shall-have been duly convicted, are hereby foreverabolished and, prohi bited throughout the State. Article 2. . The Legislature shall make no law re cognizing the right of property in man. - This may be considered the basis, of the new codeand a sound, just, and durable one it is, to have been adopted by a-convention whose majority con sisted .of the heaviest slaveowners in the country. While the character and extent of theeevnrpyisiohs willcommend themselves in the North, the character of the men who suggested and adopted themwill give them success- on the spot. . There is also a provision for the fu ture extension, of the right.of suffrage if judged,expedient, beyond the, white male inhabitants, to, whom it is no w re stricted. ARE MINISTERS HIRELINGS? “ Are you. the man we've hired to preach for ws ?” “No, sir;; I am not." “I beg pardon; are you not the min ister?” . “ Yeß, sir; I am pastorof the church here; but do you really think I have been hired to preach for you?”- “ Why, yes, : sir; I was at the meet ing when. the vote was-taken to raise the money. Did you not come here ex pecting to receive a salary ?” “Certainly; and so does the] gover nor of thiß State enter upon his duties expecting to receive a,salaiy,but would you.say that he,is hired to. govern the State ?” “ Not exactly." “ And the Teason is exactly .this: the governor is elected, to fill a oertain office; and when yea speak of him you think more of his office than you do of his salary. You do,not hire him to do Whatever you may wish to set him at, ;biit you elect him to an office, fixed be forehand and expressly defined in the (Constitution, and-, then you fix a salary ithat he may attend to his duties with out embarrassment. The .same is true of a pastor. You do not hire him to do a job of preaching for you. You elect him to an office, ordained by Christ and .defined in the constitution of the iChurch and then you-afflx a salary that he,may give himself wholly to the duties of his office.” ■ “ Vour theory appears very well; but iiW,hat practical difference does it make?” “Just this. When you hire a. man you expect,him to do as you say. When you elect a. man to an office you expect him to do what the Constitution says.” —Tracrkilour<naL MISSIONARY, ITEMS; RBitfDOQisM DTiNq ouT.—Ruglish rule. in, India, and the disastrous failure of the. Sepoy rebellion, seems to. bn gradu ally uprooting the , old Brahmin frith. Ik. is steadily losing power over the minds of* the people. Thp Calcutta. Committee of-.thq. ChurPh Missionary Society, writes, in reference to Bengal: 1 Hindooiam is dying, yea,is well-nigh, [dead as respeots the hold. Which it has (upon: the minds of the-people. Itia.no, i longer the battle-ground. During the whole of this tour .• have, scarcely met with a man who stood forth aa its obam,-: pion. Many and. various are the influ ences-which opiate to produce l this re suit; but the result is oertain. A strong feeling, too,, prevails, toat ChrifjiliinUjr must and witt be the religion of . India.. Further, Christianity is to a great ex tent commending itself to. the convic tions of the people as a decidedly good thing; the ohafaoter of Jesus is becom ing more-understood, and,in oonse quence, more admired. What is very important, ..also, the people can now draw the distinction uefwpeni the pre ciaus and the vile ; *they ‘rarely charge uponGhrlatianity the inconsistencies of ‘its iprofessors; they ? can .comprehend the. difference between a Christian in. name and a Christian in heart. ; FINAIfPXS OP THS AMEBIOAW —Under date of August 6, Rey.gj. B. Treat, Home Secretary, writes As foil lows “As there is much anxiety on the part of the friends of the A. B C. Fv Mi, to receive the latest information m regard to its financial prospects will you have the goodness. to. say‘ that the receipts for July have exceededAßi 800 but that $115,000 will be needed within the present month,if the year is,to! close without a serious deficiency b- This, may seem to many a formidable ..amount: but never has there been sitch a > wil ling mind’ among the churches as there is now. Within a few days; the Trea surer has received $5,000 from Provi dence and $5,000 from Hartford. Rer- ? on ® lar go means and small means in different parts of the country seem to be alike desirous of doing what they can. It is quite clear, tbereforgh’that the sum of $115,000 can be securedfprior to Sept Ist. > In view of the exceeding desirableness of an unembarrassed treasury, will not tho patrons of the Board see that it is secured ?”
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