276 ®omo]ioiiito£. TKOM ODE EOCHESTER COBBEBPONDBNT A CHAPEL AT GENEVA. The new building, For Lecture Loom tad Sunday School Loom, in connec tion with the Presbyterian church at Genova, is now nearly finished, and is a gom of its lt is of brick, two storios high, thirty-five feet by seventy, with two neat towers on the front cor ners, with stained glass windows and other things to match in complete sym metry and order. The secondstory contains the Sunday School Looms, with circular seats for about three hundred and forty scholars, so arranged that all may face the desk of the superintendent. The infant clas ses occupy raised seats at the rear end of the hall, separated from the body of the school during..the exercises by slid ing glass doors. The platform at the other end contains a desk for the super intendent, and another for the secretary of the school. Between the room of the infant classes and the stairway there is also a neat apartment for tho library. We do not know of any Sunday school rooms more tastefully or commodiously irranged. The first story is devoted to a Loeturo Loom, capable of seating two hundred wd fifty persons, beside two small rooms sot off, and recently furnished, at one ond, for the ladies, for sowing cir cles, or female prayer-meetings. Tho lower story is not yet quite fin ished. The upper story was dono on Saturday last, and was to bo occupied by the Sunday school for the first time last Sabbath. Tho whole has cost about seven thousand dollars, of good money well laid out. BEV. DANIEL BLISS, d' D We had a delightful Visit of' one day this week, in our place, from the Presi dent of the “ Syrian Protestant Col lege," and his interesting and estimable lady. It is well known that the Rev. Mr. Bliss, who has boen some nine years a Missionary of the American Board, in aonneetion with the Syrian Mission, has been in this country for nearly two years past, engagod in raising funds to start a college in Syria, for the benefit of the Arabic-speaking people. That he was eminently qualified for such a work, is pretty well proved by his admirable success. He undertook to raise $lOO,OOO for this purpose, and has done it. The funds are invested in this country, Wm. A Booth, Wm. E. Dodge, David Headly, S. B. Chittenden, of Now York, with Abner Kingman and Joseph S. Ropes, of Boston, as trustees, a strong board, surely. There is also a local .board of managers in tho Eaßt. The President and one or more of tho professors will be Americans; but from tho first, tutors, and as far as possible professors, will ho chosen from among the pious and educated natives. The eollege will be located at Beirut, the seaport of Syria, a'city rapidly growing in size and importance, and oc cupying a central position in respect to all the Arabic-speaking races, of whom thoro are about ono hundred millions in tho Bast. The language of the college will be exclusively Arabic, tho common tongue of Syria; and tho institution, while open to any of the sects or nation alities of that region, will bo conducted on strict Protestant and Evangelical principles. No effort will be made at present, to purchase land, or erect ex tensive and costly buildings. Rooms will bo rented, and n beginning will at nice be made. In order tu give himself to this edu cational work, after having raised the money, wc understand that Mr. Bliss has resigned his connection with, the American Board, and ecascs to be a, mis sionary in their employ. Ho is now simply President of tho “Syrian Pro testant College,” and as such, is.expect ing to sail on the 10th of Scptomber to return to bis Eastern home and engage in his chosen work. . Mr. Bliss is still a, young man • was from, Ohio; was educated at Amherst College, and Andover Theological Sem inary ; is genial, agreeable, and every way qualified, we suppose, for his high position. This is evidently the estimato put upon him by those who have had the pleasure of making his acquaintance in this city.; and every one wishes well to his new enterprise. ORDINATION. Mr. C. A, Conant, a recent graduate of Auburn Theological Seminary, was ordained to the gospel ministiy at Mo ravia, a beautiful village of Cayuga county, on the 6th of July. Tho church to which he is ministering is Congrega tional in form, but recently put itself under the oaro of Cayuga Presbytery The ordination sermon was preached ty Rev. Henry Fowler, of Auburn ; tn able and interesting' discourse, fr< m ?om. xvi: 5,6, on the origin, ideal and ud of tho Christian Church. The ordaining prayer’ was by tho Moderator. Rev. G. W. Warner; charge to the pastor by Lev. Chas. Anderson, of Scnnctt; and address to the people, by Rev. S. W. Boardman, of Auburn— both excellent. And so another watch man is set upon the walls. OUR MINISTERS RETURNING, Dr. Daggett, of Canandaigua, and Dr. Hawley, of Auburn, arc both ex pected in their places next Sunday. Dr. Wisncr, of Lockporb is slowly improv ing in health, but not yet able to re sume his parish duties. Dr. Shaw, of this city, is expected back next week. His church is now closed for a thorough cleaning. Mr. Ellinwood has returned this week, and is already hard at work again. He looks well, and has evidently been bonofitted by his vacation. Mr. Knox, of Rome, supplied his pulpit, with great acceptance, last Sabbath. MR. HAMMOND CAMPING OUT. Wo also have heard from this .dear, brother, as the Presbyterian did last week. He was at Excelsior, a charm ing spot on Lake Minnetonka, in Min nesota, living in the woods, with a party of friends, camping out. He had not slept in a house since coming there. “ We pitch tents,” he says, “ where night overtakes us. We try also to.; catch’ some fish, and shoot game enough to kocp us in good condition; but some times wc arc glad to stop at a country Inn, or farm house, and get a dinner.” But oven there ho found something to do for Christ. He thought he was out of the reach of the children; but there were some on the neighboring prairies, and they had heard of him. A Homo Missionary found him, and in vited him to his little church,- crowded with a waiting assembly. He spent .the Sabbath with them, and. says, “ I have not enjoyed a meeting more for a long time. The whole audience wore in tears. Numbers seemed to give good evidence that they had found peace in believing.” At half-past ten o’clock, after 60 spending the Sabbath, he returned to his camping ground, saying, “I will both lay me down in peace and sleep; for thou Lord makest me dwellin safety.” . Genesee. Rochester, August 27, 1864. THE LATE BEY. DB. WINSLOW, Mention has been made in these col umns of the recent death of the Rev. Hubbard WihslowyD. D., of the .Pres byterian Church, and we now give pome account of his life and writings; | He was a native of Yermont, and a descendant of the Winslows of ; Ely-;, mouth, his parents possessing all the vigor and piety of tho old New England settlers. His brothers have distinguish ed themselves in their callings; one of them being the Rev. Myron Winslow, D. D., LL. D,, of the American Board, and the other, Inspector of the Sanitary Commission, Rev. Dr.. Gordon Winslow, who was drowned- this summer in the Potomac. Dr, Hubbard Winslow pre pared for oollego at Philips Academy, and graduated at Yale College, class of 1825, in company with Slidell, of Loui. siana, Gov. Ford, of Ohio, Simeon North, D. D., LL. D., and other eminent men. His collegiate career was marked by scholarship and ability in the rhetorical department. He finished his theologi. cal course under Nath, W- Taylor, D. 3>.-, and was first settled in Dover, N. H., whence in 1832 ho was called to Boston, as successor of Lyman Beecher, whore ho continued twelve years. Both of these fields of his ministry wero re markably blessed. In the latter, over ono thousand members were added to the communion. In 1844, Dr. Winslow turned his attention to education and assumed the charge of the Mt. Vernon Institute, Boston. In 1853-4, he visited Europe for the second time, and return ed after an absence of ten months. In 1857 ho entered tho Presbyterian Church, by accepting tho care of tho First Pres byterian Church, Geneva, N. Y. Du ring his pastorate nearly two hundred additions wero made to the church. In 1859 his health failed and he removed to New York, where he resided at the time of his death. Among his published writings are the following: Intellectual Philosophy; Christian Doctrines; Moral Philosophy; Social and Civil Duties; Doctrine of the Trinity; Mode of Baptism; Aids to Self-examination ; Appropriate Sphere of Woman; Eolation of Natural Science to Kovelation; The Hidden Life. Ho was a frequent writer for the reviews and press. Several of his works have been published in Europe, and received a largo sale,— Communicated. Presbyterian Union. —Among the articles on this topic in our present number, readers will not overlook one on tho Progress of the Union Move ment in Great Britain, which they will find on page 275. Tbrribub KiotB raged at Belfast, Ireland, ■which were suppressed by the military, Aug.l7. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1864. THE PLEASUBE OF WORKING EOE OUB HEBOES. It is pleasure, says the last monthly pamphlet of the U. S. Christian Com mission, to work for such men as have enlisted to serve and save our beloved country. Their heroic sclf-sacrifico for the national cause excites our admira tion. Their generous and noble im pulses for liberty and humanity touch our hearts, and their patient endurance through long marches and hard battlos, their bravery of the spado and the trench, as well as of the bayonet and the battle-field, their uncomplaining cheerfulness under loss of health, limb, liberty, or life,' make it a preeiohs privi lege to do what wo can to relieve their suffering, cheer them for endurance and duty, and improve their condition for time and eternity. ; Rev. J. Belvillo, of Holmesblirg, Pa., in his report just made, says : How many noble self-sacrificing men I met! Said one whoso appearance and bearing interested me doeply, in answer to my request for some particulars of his history: “I enlisted at the begin ning of the war with two brothers. They are dead. I left a father, mother, four brothers and a sister at home- My father and three of those brothers are dead. I have enlisted for throe years more.” “ How came you to enlist again?” I asked. He answered, “The country needed men, and I would rather have a soldier's grave than the catue should fail.” ■ He was not a professor of religion when he entered the service, but nad been hopefully converted in the army. Rev. Z. Hurd, of Cambria, N. Y., gives in the Christian Advooato of Au gust 11th, many interesting, incidents of delegate work. One of which is tho following just in point: A young man was brought in from the bloody field before Poterifcurgh, to the Hospital at City Point, and was laid down with hundreds of otheskwounded on the same field. He had' been severe ly wounded by a ball passing through his face from side to side, taking out his tongue and several of his teeth. An other ball had taken off his ear. Being askod by a delegate (Rev. J. Knowles) if he was a soldier of Christ, he beck oned for a pencil and wrote, “ Yob, thank God!" adding, “ Rally round the flag, boys,” and requested that this be read aloud to his wounded comrades. When it was read, they broke out and sang it with shouts and cheers, the poor tongue less man joining by waiving his hand. Such is tho spirit of the brave men who are giving their lives' to save pur coun try. Yes, these are the men, this is thoir spirit. They deliberately, cheerfully, sacrifice home, church, father, mother, brother, sister, yes, life itself for our Union. Is rfhy thing too good or too groat, to give or to do for them ? The work of tho U. 8. Christian Com mission has grown far beyond the most Sangnijlo ekpMtataons of itsffoundors, and is daily increasing. To camry it on and extend it still fur ther, until, if-possible, it shall become commensurate with the wants of the army and navy, and willingness of the people, the Commission has beep increas ed from twelve members, the original number, to forty-seven. The Executive ‘Committee has ailsP. been.enlarged from five, to fourteen. ..... T . . . ... , j liAjnd jtwdj Secretaries, ontoj^fpr' home’ and ohe for field organization,^ liavo been . associated with the "general , seorotary, heretofore alone in the work. In this enlargement, the aim has been: 1. To bring into the counsels, activi ties, and responsibilities of the work a largo number, of distinguished Christian fentlemen of: well known wisdom, pru enco, patriotism, piety, and energy. 2. To-preserve the nation&likrof the Commission by the election!, of one or more members from each loyal State . and Territory of the Union. 3. To preserve its catholicity by hav ing it embrace in its membership the different branches of the church of Christ. 4. To increaeo its central executive force by having a larger number of mem bers residing in Philadelphia and Now York, within convenient distanco of tho central office. Tho following aro the Officers and Executive Committee of the Cominis, sion : - ... . OFFICERS. George H. Stuart, Esq., Chairman. Joseph Patterson, Esq., Treasurer. Rev. W. E. Boardman, Secretary.' Rev. Lemuel Moss, Sec. Some wganization. Rev. Bernice D. Auks, Sec. Meld Organization: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. George H. Stuart, Esq., Philadelphia. Bev. Bishop E. S. Janes, D. D., New York. •C. Demond, Eeq„ Boston, Mass. John P. Crozer, Esq., Philadelphia. Jay Cook, Esq., “ Joseph Patterson, Esq., “ Bev. Bishop M. Simpson, D.D, “ ■' Stephen Colwell, Esq., “ William E. Dodge, Esq., New York. Bev. Herman Dyer, D. D., “ Walter S. Griffiths, Esq.; Brooklyn,.N. Y. G. S. Griffith, Esq., Baltimore, J£d. H. G. Jones, Esq., Philadelphia. W. E. Board man, Ex. Off., “ By order of the Executive Committee, Geo. H. Stuart, Chairman. Advices prom Turkey, by a last week's arrival from Liverpool, at New York, state that the American and En glish Ambassadors have united in a pro test against tho sudden outbreak of re ligious persecution at Constantinople, mentioned in our last. As the rosults the Porte has authorized the continu ance of religions controversy in the Protestant books, provided the Koran is not insulted. The Turkish chiefs who are Christian converts are, however, to be confined, at Karpouth. U. S. CHRISTIAN 00MMI88I0X, ENLARGEMENT. ' i Presbyterian. The General Assembly and Reviewers. —The Princeton Repertory and the Presbyte rian condemn the action of the Assembly in the case of the disloyal Rev. Mr. McPheet ers ; in regard to which, the Presbyterian Standard says: It is, moreover, unfortunate that two of the leading journals of our church should undertake to show that an Assembly, com posed as the last was, of many of our oldest, ablest, most experienced and safest men, has done injustice to a minister suspected of want of sympathy with our Government. The impression on the South must neces sarily be unfavorable. At all events, as our General Assembly is the highest Judicatory of our Church, and it is of the first impor tance that its decisions should be respected, we think it would be well if the opinion could come to prevail that the General As sembly is, at least, as likely to be right in the_ conclusions it reaches, as are individual reviewers and editors. Another Disloyal Pastor.— Rev. &’■ J. P. Anderson, pastor of one of the chief Presby terian churches in St. Louis, has been sen tenced to be sent South by a Military Com mission, charged with refusing to pray for the success of the Government. The Com manding General, however, has disapproved the proceedings, on account of a defect in the order convening the Commission. Presbyterian Churches in New Orleans, —A correspondent of the Presbyterian writes from New Orleans: 1 am sorry that I can seed you nothing to gladden the heart concerning the Presbyte rian churches here. Whether it will be re garded as a reflection on the administration of this department, or as an evidence of the obduracy and perjury of Presbyterians here, truth compels me to say, that after more than two years of Federal occupation, loyal Presbyterians cannot sit down here under their own vine and fig-tree, arid publicly ask God’s blessing on the President of the United States! Of eight Presbyterian churcheß in this city, all are closed against Union ministers. Two clergymen asked to be admitted into the vacant churches, sim ply to preach, without salary. They were Southern born and raised, and against whom no objections havebeen urged, either personally or ministerially. They were re fused. Why ? Because they are Union men. Rebel preachers found no difficulty iu en tering these churches during the war. \ These same ministers, who have been re jected, were acceptable before the war—one was a pastor of one of these churohes. But, alas! their love of country is a crime, and they are excommunioated! I write these things in sorrow, not in bitterness. What the end will be, I know not. The military authorities are becoming restive, atthis state of things. Many, loyal Presbyterians have advocated Beizing the churches- by military order; and it is owing to the efforts of the writer rind another mother, that sequestra tion has riot taken place ere this. A com mute has been appointed by the Provost Marshal to investigate the condition of the Presbyterian churches; and that committee have informed that they will report in a few days, and will recommend that we churches be seized on the ground that they are hin dering the Union oause. * Death of a Promising Young Pastor.— The Rev. Leans C. Bayles, pastor of the Eighty-fourth Street Presbyterian Church, in New York oity, recently supplying the pulpit of the: First Presbyterian Cfauroh in San Francisco, died in San Francisco, on Monday, the lS.th of August, in the twenty sixth year of his age. Mr. Bayles had: been but .a few years in the ministry, and was a man of more than ordinary promise. A Deserted Parsonage.— Writes a corres pondent of the United Presbyterian ; himself a delegate of the Christian Commission: . Our house is a neat, ‘pretty cottage, as signedbythedepartment as long as we de sire to have it. It formerly belonged to Rev. John'F. Laurieau, a-Presbyterian cler gyman, educated at Princeton. He is now in Atlanta. Heruri'off and left all -his. pro perty, and so it seems proper that the Chris tian Commission should'occupy it. Congregational. ; Endounnent of lowa. College.— Rev.- Dr. Hol brook has succeeded in securing daring his agency, now about to close,, a little over $40,000 in donations to this institution, including the pledge of $lO,OOO from Samuel Willißton, Esq., of East Hampton, Mass., which is payable when, with that, the whole endowment fund of fifty thousand dol lars shall he made up. Of the sum already raised, i? w e*er. two flnjusaaij dol lars goes to meet an appropriation made &¥ the college society, in 1863, and before the effort for the endowment fund was com menced, toward the current expenses of the institution.- Something over $lO,OOO remains yet to be secured to complete the work ; but it is probable the effort will be suspended for a while, owing to the Btate of the country, to be resumed again when times shall be more favorable. Rev. E. Adams, of lowa, will labor, however, a few weeks in New England after Dr. H. closes his agency. At the recent meeting of the college trustees, Kev. C. W. Clapp, of Rockville, Conn., was elected professor of Rhetoric and English literature, and Rev. H. W. Parker, lately of Newßedford, professor of the natural sci ences., It was also voted, to designate one chair in the institution as the “ Holbrook Professorship;’' as a memorial of his labors in behalf of the' college. Another will be known as the “ Willistou Professorship.”— ’lndependent. Ordination of an Army Chaplain.— A council was . called by the Calvinist church in Wor cester, Dr. Sweetser's, July 27, and ordained to the work of the ministry Red. D. A. Miles, a private in the Bth Maine regiment. Mr. Miles is a graduate of Yale College, and pursued his theological studies at New Haven and Andover* and, while located as a preacher temporarily in the State of Maine, was drafted into the military service of the country. He performed duty in the ranks with marked fidelity and bravery, participating in several engagements, until about toe first of June last, when he was severely wounded.in his right arm and hand. He was ordained with reference to acting as chaplain as soon as his health will admit. The council was called by the church with whioh he was originally a member. A Call. —The Congregational church and. society in Stonington, late Rev. Mr. Clifts, have extended a call to JEteis. Edward Oilman, of New Haven to become their pastor. It will be recollected by many in this city, that Mr. Gilman supplied for a time last winter, Calva<y Church. Congregational Growth in Yorkshire —The Congregntionalista of the West Riding have built or building 12 new chapels, at a < ostof £25,050, accomodating 6,830 worsh ■ pers. In addition, they have expended £l4 Looin school-houses, organs, manses, and pay ment of chapel debts; making a total of nearly $200,000 for material works. Fire. —The Congregational church with all its contents, including a large organ nearly new, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour July 17, at Bennington. Boss $12,000. The fire is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The West.—The First Congregational Church in Chicago has raised the salary of its pastor, Rev. Dr. Patton, from $2,500 to $3,000. Rev. W. W. Woodworth of Plymouth, has been unanimously invited to the pastorate ot the church in Lyons, la.— Rev. Lyman Whiting will soon commence his labors as pastor of the Congregational Church in Dubuque, la. Rev. J. F. Dudley, pastor of the Ply mouth church, St. Paul, Min., has lately re ceived as a present the policy of $2,000, life insurance. We hope his people will also look after the annual payments, unless their pastor has a salary sufficiently large to allow him to attend to that duty.— —Rev. S. F. Porter, formerly of Malta, 111., who has la bored.the past year among the Freedmen at Vicksburgh, has been appointed an agent of the American Missionary Association.— Cong. Baptist. Degree Conferred. —Union College has con ferred the title of D. D. upon Rev. Wm. Chan ning Child, of Boston, secretary of the Ame rican Tract Society. Methodist. Old Homestead of American Methodism —At the meeting of the official boards of the old John-street M. E. church in New York city, held on the 18th of July, 1864, it was. re solved to make an appeal to the public to relieve the church from its debt of $13,000, which occasions constant embarrassment. The congregation, though not wealthy, have raised $5,000, which is all they can do. This being the oldest Methodist Church in America—the mother of a numerous and thriving family—and there being a necessity for its preservation as a house of worship, as the lower part of the city is crowded with inhabitants and strangers who have scarcely any church accomodtt on?, aB most of the churcheß have been removed up town, we think not only Methodists but others, par ticularly those who do business down town, would gladly lend a helping hand. A writer in the Methodist ably argues in favor of concentrating Methodist patronage and liberality upon one great educational institution, to be nursed up into a first class College or University, He advocates the policy of combining the various endowments of existing Methodist colleges, and without necessarily dissolving them, yet removing them to one eligable location. Episcopal. A Liberal Salary. —Dr. Mahan, professor of church history in the General Theologioal Seminary of the Episcopal Church, has ac cepted a call to St. Paul’s Church, Balti more, the late Dr. Wyatt’s, at a salary of $6,000. Moravian. A New, Church ai Bedford. —On the 20th of June last the Corner-stone for a new Mora vian church was laid at Bedford, in England, by Bishop La Trobe and Rev. W. Mallalieu, of the British Provincial Board. A large concourse of person’s was present. After ward a Tea Meeting was held in the Assem bly Rooms, which were thronged by guests of various religious denominations. The Charitable Esquimaux, —At Nain, a Mo ravian Mission Station on the coast of Lab rador, was a poor widow named Sarah, who had several small children; Having, no relations to help her, she was often in‘ great want. One day,a Christian Esquimaux came to the store to barter some skins and other things for various articles of which he was in want. Allatonce he said, “ I understand that the widow Sarah is greatly in debt for medicine.'' “She is,” was the reply, "and she has no.means to pay it.” “Very well,” said he, "strike two shillings off her ac count and put it to mine.” Revivals. Religious Regnal at Union, Qmn. —The work commenced,in May last; and, on the first Sabbath in July, the. Congregational church. Rev. S. T. Curtiss pastor, received 21 new members, increasing that church from 36 "tii =57. 'Those added were all adiilts, 15 of them being heads- of families, 4 unmarried young men, and 2 young ladies. Consider ing the fewness, and sparseness of the popu lation, and the shortness of the evenings when the special effort was made, and the fact that Mr. Curtiss and his coadjutor were gray-headed men of more than three-score years, this revival was fc, ma £ a ‘o*le 0 * le a ha should call forth adoring praise to the Giver of every good and perfect gift. The Congregationalist says, several of the Churches in ' the Cheshire County Confer ence,. New Hampshire, have recently en- r -joyed seasons of revival of greater or less power.. In New Alstcad, 20 or more hopeful con versions are reported; 12 were received into the church by profession the first S ibbath in Julv. ' In Hinsdale, eight were received on the same day. There are-others who hope they have consecrated themselves to Christ, and others, are,still inquiring. In Marlboro’,'a very interesting work is still in progress, reaching all classes from childhood to those far advanced in life. In Sullivan, thirteen united with the church by profession on the first Sabbath in July. The work here has been confined principally to the yoang, and nearly all the youth, and. many of the children, have been apparently more or less affected by it. In one prayer-meeting, 25 rose, requesting prayers. About 36 have expressed hope in Christ. • In all these places the work commenced without any special effort, and there has been no extra preaching, and no excitement. God has worked in his own way. In a note dated Onslow Falls circuit; North Ohio Conference, August 12th, Rev. G. A. Reeder says: “We are now enjoying a glorious refreshing of Divine grace, in this unusual season of the year, and seeminly in the least hopeful of all places on the West ern Reserve; namely, near the Universalist church on Butternut Ridge, which has been badly infected with both Spiritualism and Butternutism. To witness conversions in suck & place is doubly rejoicing. On the circuit over one hundred have professed re ligion this year. The missionary subscrip tion has come up 400 per cent,” —North Western Christian Advocate. Miscellaneous The First Bell in Micronesia. —A letter to the Christian World, under date of January 19th,says: 1 “ The long expected Morning Star dawn ed upon us just one week ago, bringing us more than the ordinary amount of ‘good cbeer.’ Besides, .he.very large package of letters, the bundle of newspapers, &o„ there is Ihe mammoth bell, of eight hundred pounds (the gift of afew friends in Illinois,) the first to send out its sweet music over these lovely isles. Oh how its tones thrill our hearts with memories of the past and bright hopes for the future! With such a bill to pitch the tune, we are greatly helped to sing, ‘ Wake, Isles of the South! your redemption is near.' And what crowds were awakened last Sabbath morning and called together into the new church! Could the donors have been with us, and witnessed for themselves the multitudes gathering from all these hills and vallies in answer to the sacred call, I am sure they would have felt more than repaid for their liberality. The natives call the bell the voice of God summoning the multitude® to his bosom; and Buch a voice we trust it is, and hope it will be heeded.” . . “ Our congregations have greatly increas ed, both in number and interest, since we have been in our new church; and now that we have a veritable church bell to call our people together, we confidently expect in creased attention to the truth.” Progress in Madagascar. —Rev. Mr. Ellis, the veteran missionary;of Madagascar, re ports the encouraging fact, that amid the unsettlement resulting from a change of Government, there is _a gratifying and aston ishing increase of Christians from the ranks of those who have followed the idols. In one village, the depository Of one of the idols, where the inhabitants were its keep ers, a number became Christians, and set apart a house for the worship of the trne God. When the queen heard of it; true to her promise that the missionaries and Chris tians should be protected and have full liberty to worship, she would not interfere, but said, “There is no impediment to fol lowing the idols or to uniting with the Christians.” Mr. Ellis thinks that the attachment of the queen to the idols, is not very deep or strong, but is in a measure, used as a means of preserving the prestige of her ancestry. No impediment is offered or allowed to the perfectly free action of the Christians in the enjoyment of their privilegeaand their efforts to extend the gospel. Another mis sionary states that the five chapels at the capital are crowded every Sabbath, and two more are in process of erection. Both adults and children are eager for knowledge, and a very large population in the villages around the capital are ready for the gospeL Many high officers, including the prime minister, now occasionally attend the house ofprayer, who never did so in the time of the late king. The Installation, of Archbishop McClosky as successor of the. late Archbishop Hughes, on the 2lBtof August, in St. Patricks'Cathedral New York, was an occasion of rare magnifi cence. The ceremonial fascination of the Romish Church was seen in decorations, imposing display, and the finest music. JSnglisli Presbyterians, —The Rev. F. G. Clark in a letter to the Observer, thus de scribes the three bodies of Presbyterians in England; “I. ‘ The English Presbyterian Church,’ of .which Rev. Dr. Hamilton is a conspicuous divine. This body has no ec clesiastical relation to Other Presbyterian bodies in the kingdom, although its affini ties are warm toward the Free Church of Scotland, as also toward the Irish Presby terian Church. It oonsists of one Synod, which is its highest court, composed of one hundred and four Churches. This body maintains a college (or, as we would say, a theological sohool) in London, with two professors, namely, Dr. M’Crie and Dr. Lormer. This college iayrell endowed, hav ing recently received an endowment of fifty thousand pounds sterling. This body has also a flourishing mission in China,.where there are nine European Laborers; also one -in -India. Thiß verywepka valedictory ser vice is to:be.held in Regent Square, on the occasion of the departure of two new missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. M’Gregor, for the mission field in Chins. This Synod of the English Presbyterian Church eon tains seven Presbyteries—the Presbytery’of Lon don including twenty-nine Churches. The Synod exchangee friendly delegations with the .Free Church Assembly; also with the Irish Presbyterian Church, and latterly with: the United Presbyterian Synod. It fias doubled itself in the last twenty years, and it is now making good progress in the number of its churches and commnnicanjs. It is in contemplation, one of these days, to erect several Synods, and then institute a General Assembly. 2. There are, next, the ‘ United Presbyterians, briefly styled some times the *U. P.’s.’ This body is an integ ral part of the ‘United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and England,' whose Assembly always, meets ;in Edinburg, and whose juris diction extends throughout the body irre spective of national lines. This U. P. Church includes six hundred and forty ministers, .of whom seventy, only are in England. 3. The remaining family of English Presbyteri ans is that represented by Rev. I>” unm" mine, and generally styled ‘-The Church of Swfand,’ are affiliation with the Established Cburoh of Scotland, although they have no vital connection wijn it tor the reason that the Established Church is by law limited to Scotland. This body is embraced in one Synod, and has some forty Churches in its connection.” A Catholic’s Trust. —On the manuscript of Rossini’s new “Mass” is written in his hand writing the following prayer:— ‘‘ I hope this mass will be reckoned above against all my sins, and will open to me the gates of Para dise.” Truly a Catholic prayer. FRAUD DETECTED. . Peter the Great, while in. Poland, visited a statue of the Virgin, which was said often to shed tears during the mass. He saw that the fact was, appa rently just as it bad been described; but while his companions seemed struck with he ruminated on the means of .discovering the cause; which hei well knew was not 'supernatural. The statue being, placed high, and close to the altar, so that no one r could-reach it from the ground, be took up a ladder which bapponed to be near, and mount ing it, very closely examined it Irom head to foot. ; ; His curiosity un gratitled, and the attending 1 ipriesta mentally congratulated themselves on their escape, as well as the conversion of the Czar, which they expeoted would probably follow.i But perceiving small apertures in the oyes, ho uncovered the bead of tho Virgin, and to their great mortification exposed the whole mys tery. The head was hollow and filled up to the eyes with water; this being agitated by a few small fishes placed m it, a few drops were occasionally forced through the apertures, and thus the miracle was produced. Peter took no notice of the matter, further than to ob serve that “ it wat quite a miracle in deed ;” and then left, as if nothing par ticular bad happened. . f * Thk Soldi eh’s Scrap Book, by Bev. B. B. 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