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FROM OUR ROffiIESTER CORRESPONDENT
DEATH. Dl' DANIEL RUMSEY, M. D
On Mrinday last, (7th inst.,) an " old
Man an a l full of days" was recently kid
to rev,i at Silver Creek, followed to the
gram s by loving relatives and friends,
/mil a large concourse of sympathizing
Citizens. He once occupied apronainent,
Influential and" useful position in the
church and in society ; was a physician
enjoying an extensive and lucrative
practice, an elder in the Presbyterian
Church, the minister's right hand man,
a true lover of the church and all its
kindred institutions, a frequent atten
dant upon meetings of Presbytery, Sy
nod and General Assembly, and always
active, and useful in all such relations.
Such for twenty years, was Daniel
Ramsey, the beloved physician, of Sil
ver. Creek; and many of our readers,
we know, will take a deeper interest in
the notice we make of his decease, if we
alac: tell them, that he was the respected
and beloved father-in-law of Rev. Dr.
Shaw, Of this city
He was born in Sharon County, in the
stirring times of 1778 ; and consequently
died at the advanced age of. eighty-six.
Many years ago he removed from his
native place to New Haven, for the
sake of educating hib children. He
placed his only son in college, and his
three daughters in a school for young
ladies. That son afterward attempted
the study of law in the office of the late
Orlando Hastings, Esq., of this city, but
did not live to complete his course. Dr.
Ramsey freely expended a large part of
his fortune in giving to his children the
best advantages which even that most
highly favored city of New Haven could
afford; and there also he buried the
wife of his youth, and so had to 'the end
of his days a double reason for remem
bering his temporary sojourn in that
beautiful seat of learning.
In 1830, he removed, with his chil
dren, to Silver Creek, in this State, and
here for twenty years, perhaps, we may
say, he was the leading man in the Pres
byterian Church. Ho was of a large
and will knit frame, strong and active
both in body and mind. If we could
Summon his old pastor, 'Rev. 0. C.
Beardsley, to the stand, we know he
would bear cheerful ,testimony to his
zeal, his intelligence, his enterprise, his
fidelity. He gave the lot, a part of his
own homestead, upon which the village
church was erected; - he entertained the
minister's company; he gave largely to
the various causes of benevolence; he
was ready to every good word and
work ;•a regular old' Roman in his in
tegrity, his courage, firmness and endu
rance. If he needed bleeding, he open
,ed his own veins. In the last resort for
toothache, he stood before' a glass and
used the old fashioned instrument him-
Self. And yet no one was more tender
hearted toward the sufferings of others;
He could hardly bear to hear• a child
cry. One who knew him well has said,
"I never heard him speak a word
against, any one; and never heard any,
one speak against him."
Such was he in his prime. But how
was the strong staff broken; and the
beautiful rod ! It was in this wise.
For ten years past he has lived with his
children in Buffalo ; and about five
years since, in consequence of an injury
upon the head, his mind went into a
cloud, and he has since been as dead, to
all but his Saviour, his Bible, and his
religion. He did not know that war
was raging in the land, and that the
only son of his own daughter was
among the slain. It was told him, but
he could not retain it. But when ask
lid, even' 'the day before he died, if he
knew Jesus; "yes," he said, ",he is all my
trust ;" and yet he did not know his
own daughter who asked the question,
and who had attended him by day and
by night in all the helplessness of second
infancy.
He was evidently a great sufferer.
With his hand to his head, he would
groan, and exclaim, " What shall I
do ?" and yet no word of complaint es
eaped his lips. There was great rest
lessness, but no peevishness. lie would
rise at night and wander through the
house. His daughter as a guardian
angel, ever on the alert, would seekhim,
to bring him back, and compOse him
Apia if possible, to rest. Meeting her,
he would say, " Daughter, let us go
home; let us go home." He seemed
ever to think himself in some strange
place.
And yet however, restless he might
be at any time, the Bible would always
soothe and quiet him. However much
he might seem to be suffering, or even
while moaning and writhing in his pain,
only' put the Bible in his hand, and he
would be stilled at once, and would sit
and read* precious pages by the hour.
It was to him a perfect anodyne. And
even whilst so dead to all things else, he
seemed to understand the Scriptures as
well as over, and would pray as
gibly and understandingly. Even the
night before he died, while in all other
respects the cloud seemed as deep and
dark as ever on his mind, yet it is not
easy to conceive a more appropriate and
comprehensive prayer than that which
fell from his lips, " That I may live to
the glory of God ; die in peace ; and sleep
in Jesus, till the morning of the resurrec
tion."
Although he died in Buffalo, he was
buried at Silver Creek, by the side of
his only son. The funeral was attended
in the Presbyterian church, where he
was HO long a pillar, and the sermon
was preached by Rev. Dr. Heacock. In
view of his love for the holy Scriptures
in his best days, and their power to
soothe him in his sickness, three of his
grandchildren had presented him with
a handsome Bible. This was buried
with him, with its open leaves resting
upon his heart, and his right hand still
pressing the sacred treasure, which it
had so often held before it was cold and
lifeless in death. And so he sleeps,
after a long life of honorable and useful
toil. His children rise up and call him
blessed.
THAT ANNIVERSARY SERMON
It was preached, by Bev. Mx. Ellin
wood, last Sabbath, according to ap
pointment, reviewing the ten years of
his ministry with the Central Church;
ten years of faithful labors, and ten
years - of great blessings, of which
_We
gave come account last week, and to
which we now recur only for the sake
of adding a few facts.
In ten years' the Central Church has
raised $110,000; or, eleven thousand
dollars a year, for benevolent and
church purposes. In 1854 the Sabbath
school had. 200 scholars, and 38 teach
ers ; it now- has 522 scholars, and 71
teachers. The average attendance upon
the Sabbath school for ten years has
been 295 ; and from this nursery 293
have been added to the church. In this
time also, the Sunday school has raised
nearly 84.000 for benevolent purposes,
and is now sustaining a mission school
of 300 scholars.
The Central Church is not rich in the
earthly sense, but rich in faith, and rich
in good works. After giving their pas
tor, the $l2OO of which we spoke, :they
have cheerfully granted him leave of
absence for six months or more, in
which to revive 'his health. Ho is ex
pecting to start soon„ by clipper ship
from Boston, directly for the Mediter
ranean, to visit Egypt and the Holy
Land Two sons- oT
esteemed fellow-eitizen, William Ailing,
Esq., of Rochester, go with him ; so he
will not want for good company. One
is the junior partner in the firm of All
ings & Co, and the other is a member
of the present senior class in Hamilton
College. They go to see those ancient
lands of the East.
A GOOD NOVO
The old First Church of this city, with
their new pastor, Rev. Mr. Beadle, have
determined to hold their second service
in the evening of the Sabbath, instead
of the afternoon. This is in accordance
with the usage in the Central, Brick,
and Plymouth churches, and will be
found, we think, to work well in the
First also. It is generally conceded, we
believe., to be hard work to preach well
soon after dinner; and we know, from
some careful observations, that it is a
good deal easier for some people to sleep
soundly than to bear attentively
at that unpropitious lour. We predict
for the;_old First an increase of congre
gation, and of interest, in their second
service, in consequence of this change.
- DEDICATION AT HONEOYE FALLS.
The new and neat chapel, which the
Presbyterian Society at Honeoye Falls
have been building, is completed, and
was dedicated, with interestiiig. and •-ap
propriate services, on the evening of the
last Sabbath of October. The Pastor,
Rev. E. B. Van Auken, read the Scrip
tures, and gave an address, referring to
the way in which God . had kindly led
them to undertake this enterprise. A
chapel has long been needed ; but the
church is neither large nor strong.
Last winter, however, they were visited
with the quickening influences of the
Spirit. Some sinners were converted,
all were refreshed, and they began to feel
like doing just this thing for the Lord ;
and now that it is done, and they find
how pleasant a place it is for prayer,
they only wonder how they could have
lived so long without it.
The prayer of dedication was made by
.our excellent friend, Rev. A. M. Stowe,
who was present, looking after the in
terests of Home Missions. The same
day this church contributed fifty dollars
to this sacred case; a generous contribu
tion, as compared with many other
churches of more means and greater
numbers: It is a church manifestly
growing in liberality and importance.
OUR LECTURE COURSE
The Atheneum and Mechanics Asso_
elation of Rochester have arranged for
a splendid course of Lectures for the
winter. We doubt if any other city hits
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1864.
engaged so many stars of the first mag
nitude; Curtis, Taylor, Storrs, Hosmer,
Clarke, G-illmore, Holland, Anderson,
Upson, Chapin and others ; and all for
two dollars !—a thousand dollars worth
of wit and wisdom, to be had for less
than a day's wages. Our great Corin
thian Hall ought to be packed every
week to hear these lectures.
We have heard, by the way, that
Lecturers rather like to come to Roches
ter. They expect to meet appreciating
audiences; and we are sufficiently partial
to our own city to think that generally
such expectations are not disappointed.
Let us see how it will be this winter.
We understand that Rev. Dr. Chester,
of Buffalo, in addition t 0... the arduous
and responsible duties of his position, as
Principal of the Female Academy, has
engaged to supply the pulpit of the Pres
byterian church of Westfield for six
months.
Dr. Condit, of Auburn, is to preach for
the Central church, of this city, next
Sabbath. Many are hoping that he may
be obtained as constant supply, during
the pastor's absence in Europe.
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INSTALLATION.—Rev. W. K. Platt was
installed pastor of. the church of. Peaci
Orchard, N. Y., Oct. 19., by .a Commit
tee of the Presbytery of Ithica. Inv°,
cation and reading of the Scriptures, by
the Rev. D. Chichester, of Burdett; oper‘-
ing prayer, by Dr. Mann, of Trumamil
burg; sermon ,by Rev. H. E. Woodcock,
of Mecklenburg; constitutional queS
tions, by the Moderator, Rev. W. MayB„
of Danby ; installing prayer._by Rey. C.
C. Carr, of Horse Heads.; chate to the
pastor, by Mr.M.ayo,and to the people, by
Dr. Mann ; closing prayer by Rev. E.
Brown, of Dresden, and benediction by
the, pastor. The whole services were
highly interesting and impressive.
AN EARNEST PRESBYTERY.—The Pres.
bytery of Genesee Valley, one of the
youngest in our connection, at its re
cent meeting resolved to raise its full
proportion of the $150,000 which the
General Assembly, asked in behalf of our
Home Missionary Committee the pre
sent year. Two members were ap
pointed to divide the field between
them, and present the claims of the
cause to every church. The Presby
daring its sessions,initalled Rev.
E. L. Poing as pastor of the church in
Angelica. Dr. Shaw, of Rochester,
preached the sermon ; Rev. H. E. Niles,
of Albion, former pastor at Angelica,
delivered the. 'charge to the Pastor, and
Rev. E. W. Stoddard, of Suckasunna, N.
.T., also a former pastor, charged the
congregation. Dr. Stillman, of Dunkirk,
also, participated in the exercises l
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, V\Pir.A.SH
INGTON, D. C.—We learn that\ this
church has extended a call to. Rev.
George H. Gould, lately of Ovet
Church, Springfield, Mass., to assume
the pastorate vacated by the, resignation
of Dr. Sunderland. We are not in
formed whether the call has been
- accepted.
ARRIVALS.—Rev. H. Kendall, D. D.,
the accomplished Secretary of our Home
Missionary Committee, arrived safely
at his home in New York, on the 4th
inst., after. a six months' absence. Dr.
K. has spent this time in Colorado,
trtah, Nevada, California and Oregon,
looking after our Home Missionary in
terests in all that region, and doubtless
returning with such an amount of infor
mation RR will greatly facilitate the pur
pose of the ComMittee in layingfiroad
plans for our church work in the moun
tains and on the coast._ The Evangelist
also announces the return of Rev. W
H. Bidwell, editor of the Eclectic Mpg 7
azine, from a summer sojourn in , the
north of Europe.
WESTMINSTER • CHURCH, ST. JOSEPH,
Mo.—The work of reconstruction has
besn commenced with earnestness in
this quondam rebel city. And thus far
this new church has been prospered,
though greatly in want of a house of
worship. The - editor of a local paper,
himself an Episcopalian,
says in a recent
number of his paper: "We rarely make
mention of the services in any of our
Churches ' except on extraordinary occa
sions - but we feel that the sermon of
Rev. Mr. Parsons, in Westminster Church
last Sabbath deserves more than a pass
ing notice. In these times it is difficult
to find a man who will stand on the
walls of Zion and proclaim to the peo
ple the whole truth respecting their
danger, and counsel with earnestness
regarding their salvation. The sermon
we allude to was a model of excellence,
and we wisfi it could have been heard
by every man, woman and child in this
community. Loyalty to, God and loy
alty to the government is the founda
tion of that Church, and Mr. Parsons is
a faithful and fearless exponent of that
principle."
CALIFORNIA.—Rev. Laurentine. Ham: k
- _
ilton, formerly of Columbia, and now of
the Presbyterian church in San Jose,
has accepted the call of the Presbyteri
an church in Oakland, and is expected
PERSONAL
ROCHESTER, Nov. 12th, 1864
to commence his new labors at an early
day. What San Jose loses, Oakland
gains, and we trust that the whole
church gains by the change. We heartily
welcome Mr. Hamilton to closer neigh
borhood and bid him joy and speed in
his work.—San Francisco Pacific.
4 eligivuo #nitilitence
Synod of Chicago, 0. S.—This body, at
its late meeting, as we see by an account in
the N. Y. Observer, approached the inevitable
question of the state of the country more dain
tily than is common for such bodies in these
days of Christian patriotism. We are sorry
to see any fraction of the church lingering
under the shadow of the dark influences of
the past, or coming up but half willing and
wholly fearful to meet the solemn issues of
the hour. These are not the times for damp
powder and slow fuse. Slavery is doomed:
God send better temper to the church as
sembly which is afraid to say it!
The account before us says ; "A paper
was adopted, after a good deal a discussion,
approving in the general' the deliverance
of the last Geneial Assembly on the subject
of Slavery and the State of the Country.
Early in the session a motion was made to
raise a committee to prepare a report on the
state of the country. A member moved to
amend by inserting the word religious' be
fore the word state.' This was adopted ;
but it put the thing in a shape that did not
suit the movers. Another member moved
to insert before the word' religious' the
words civil and.' Pending a speech in op
position to the amendment, and in opposi
tion to spiritual courts interfering with civil
affairs, the motion was withdrawn by its
friends."
GENESEE
Refreshingly in contrast with the above,
was the action of the Presbytery of Chicago,
belonging to this Synod. Did not every
member feel himself an inch higher after
the following manly and Christian utterance.
"Resolved, That this Presbytery heartily
endorses the action of the General Assembly
on the subject of slavery, and rejoices that
our Church stands before the world, as here
tofore, fairly committed in its• opposition to
that great evil,—an evil for the speedy and
utter extirpation of which we are encourag
ed to hope. ,,
Before the passage of the above resolution
an attempt had been made to dilute it with
an amendment nserting after the word
slavery the words, "in its moral and religious
phases i" but after a, protracted discussion,
the amendment was rejected:and the reso
lution adopted by a strong and emphatic
vote.
`Against Centralization.—The Synod' of
Ohio, (0. S.) at its late meeting, unanimously
adopted an overture to the next General As
sembly, asking for the removal of the Board
of Education to the - city of Pittsburg, Pa.,
and of the Board of Domestic Missions to
Cincinnati or Indianapolis.
Presbyterian Union—The Reformed Ntch not
to be counted in.—The Christian Intelligencer,
organ of the Reformed Dutch Church,
speaks in terms of the highest approbation
of the movements towards a Presbyterian
unity, but adds :
"We observed some time since, that one
of our Presbyterian contemporaries proposed
that the Dutch Church should - also be inclu
ded in this grand, aggregater of orthodox be
lievers. Having no authority to speak in
the, name of our Church, we may yet be al
lowed to, express the opinion that such a
thing is not likely to take place, and that it
is not in itself desirable. As to the first
point, our impression must go for what it is
worth; as to the second, we have clear and
definite convictions. For the Dutch Church
to unite with our Presbyterian brethren
would involve the surrender of our doctri
nal standards, for it could not be asked or
expected that the larger should give place
to the smaller in a matter of this sort. Our
name, too, would require to be abandoned
or merged. Here is an insuperable .bar.
Not that the name and symbols of our breth
ren are not in themselves as good as ours,
or, if the claim is made, even better. But
they are not, and never can be better, or
even as good for us. We cannot afford to
throw away our historic memories, our an
cestral traditions. These are growths, and
new ones cannot be manufactured to order.'
Revolutions, great social changes, or even
slow time's effacing fingers may finally dis
integrate our associations so that the ele•
mentary parts shall resolve themselves into
new combinations. But no such transfor
mations can be accomplished per saltum. At
present our denominational life is bound up
with the Providential developments of the
past, and - to sever the connection would be
fatal. Such a rupture would put back the
progress of cur churches half a century!'
Farewell Missio Aary Meeting.—An interes
ting meeting was held in New Brunswick,
N. J., on the Ist inst., to take leave of Rev.
J. Howard Van Doren, about to leave for.
China, under appointment from the Foreign
Missionary Board- of the Reformed Dutch
Church. Rev. Drs. W. J. R. Taylor, and H.
D. Ganse, Rev. J. V. N. Tallmadge, and Rev.'
Mr. Beatty, of the Presbyterian Church, pa-
ticipated in the exercises.
Revival without a Protracted Meeting.—The
Philadelphia correspondent of the Advocate
and Journal writes of' the Scott church, Rev .
T. IL Miller pastor, situated in the southern
part of the city
" Although na regular protracted meeting
has been held, <and perhaps none may he,
yet the more excellent way is being pursued
of seeking to get sinners saved at all the
regular means of grace. Twenty-five souls
have recently professed to find a pardoning
Saviour. Forty have joined the church
since conference. On Sunday last three
young ladies connected with the Bible class
were converted in the Bible class prayer
meeting. At all the meetings God is pres
ent to bless and comfort in a signal manner.
The classes are well attended, and all the
interests of the church are flourishing. A
festival, to raise means to place an iron rail
ing around the church, is in contemplation,
which is to take place 'on the 24th of the
present month.
Ohio.—The Ohio correspondent of the
same paper, writing of the condition of
things in that State, says;—"Methodism
with us is again upon the ascendency. The
reliable thermometer of our Church (her
class-meetings) for some time past has un
mistakably attested that the agitation of
questions of ecclesiastical and civil policy
which has somewhat disturbed her peace in
the East has had a still more unhappy effect
upon the spirituality of her membership in
the West, which is less remotely related.
The timely discovery of this alarming ten
dency has fully-aroused both the ministry
and membership, and is producing a mo at
healthful reaction Various expedients have
been resorted to, to secure a more general
Presbyterian.
Reformed Dutch
Methodist.
attendance upon Our social meetings ; and
among many other good resolutions adop
ted by our conference at its last session -is
one condemning that as a mistaken policy
which enlarges classes to several times the
size specified in the Discipline, and renders
it entirely impracticable for the leader to
perform properly his specified duties. Act
ing upon this suggestion in several of our
charges the classes have been reduced to a
maximum membership of twenty, with a
better attendance than with a previous
membership of fifty. We are earnestly la
boring and hoping for such a general revi
val' as will reimburse our conference for the
two thousand ministers and members which
were taken from it by the organization of
the Central German Conference."
St. Louis.—Dr. Crary says in the Central
Advocate:—" On Sunday, Oct. 23, we dedica
ted a church bought by the colored people
of our Church in this city. These poor
stricken people enjoyed the services very
much ; they were overjoyed to get a good
place of worship again. The M. E. Church
South, robbed this same congregation of
their meeting-house because they would not
vote to leave the M. E. Church."
New .Orleans.—The Rev. J. C. Gregg, wri
ting on Oct. 29, says:—" For the past five
months, in addition to my labors as chap
lain of a general hospital, I have been preach
ing in the Algiers M. .E. Church for the loyal,
citizens and a battalion of soldiers. This
church is under the charge of Rev. J. P.
Newman. Over two weeks ago I com
menced a protracted meeting, that has re
sulted in the conversion of several citizens
and soldiers. The Rev: Messrs. Newman,
(Brig. General,) Pile, Gilbert and Strong
have each preached for us with power and
success, and our meeting is still increasing
in interest."
Episcopal
Galesburgh, /llinois.—The Episcopal church
in this place has extended a call to Rev. J.
W. Cracraft, formerly Rector of the Epiph
any in this city. Mr. C was here the succes
sor of the lamented Dudley, Tyng, and follow
ed up, with perhaps less of acceptableness,
his line of effort, including a generous co
operation with other evangelical denomina
tions, and a faithful rebuke of national
wrongs. The Illinois Diocesian, (Bishop
Whitehouse,) who has made 'himself a little
distinguished in the opposite line, writes as
follows, to the Galesburgh parish :
"The Rev. J. W. Cracraff has violated the
Canons of the General Convention and the
Diocese, by assuming the situation without
a certificate from me. He has presented no
letters dismissory, though he has been resi
dent nearly a year, and has assumed thus to
officiate.
" I am also credibly informed that Mr.
Cracraft has violated the rules and order of
the by ministering and preaching in
the First Congregational church of the city
in.conjunction with the pastor of the same
and, without using the Liturgical service or
vestment.
" I have also received formal complaint
that Mr.Cracraft has at different times intro
duced political subjects into the pulpit on
the Lord's Day, which in manner and matter
were unbecoming and offensive to a respect
able portion of the congregation, who have
been obliged, from the reiterated grievance,
to absent themselves from public worship.
" In consequence of these alleged offences,
I have officially addressed the Right Rever
end, the acting Bishop of Ohio and requested
him to remand Mr. Cracraft to his jurisdiction
for ecclesiastical inquiry, according to Til. 11,
Conan 3, 1 Digest.
" Under these circumstances, I trust that
you will appreciate the propriety that Mr.
Cracraft should cease to officiate in Grace
church."
Foreign
Church
.Co4Tess.—The English church is
just now using with good effect, the system
of Church Congresses, or meetings of eccle
siastics and laymen for deliberation on the
state of the, chureh and the means of ad
vancement. The fourth of the series was
.opened at Bristol, October 11, and the
Bishop of the Diocese was of courtesy the
presiding member. Several other Bishops.
with a sprinkling of the secular nobility were
present. All parties were represented, but
High Churchism was decidedly in the ascen
dency. The increase of the Episcopate was
the leading subject. There was a — general
agreement that the increase of population
and of public activity demanded an increase
of the number of Bishops, but there was a
diversity of views respecting the beet system
of enlargement—whether by a division of
dioceses, or by the appointment of suffra
gans. The Earl of Harrowby was in favor
of adopting either one or, the other plan, ac
cording as might best suit the circumstances
of the particular diocese. The subject of
Home and Foreign Missions was also discuss
ed.' On the forther Dr., MeNaile read a
paper suggesting r hat diocesian preachers
should be appointed to preach in rooms and
in the open air ; that short services compiled
on authority should be used, and lay readers
not orily stipendiary, but, voluntary readers,
should be authorized• Another topic of dis
cussion was the formation of collegiate
churches in large towns, intead of an inde
pendent parish for each regular place of
worshilk For example, let a district of say
8000 souls become one'organized parish with
its central church and subservient chapels,
and be manned with a clerical force accord
ing to its needs. Those who urged this sys
tem thought it would, among other advan
tages, afford higher security against the in
ternal doctrinal,corruptions now threatening
the church.
The appearance on the platform of Rev.
W. Lyne, better known by the self-assumed
title of Brother Ignatius, who has undertaken
to restore to the English church the monastic
institution, produced something of a breeze.
He was received with applause and hisses,
loud calls of " hear," and louder of "no, no,"
until at length the president succeeded in se
curing for him a hearing by observing that,
as a member of the congress and a deacon
in the church, he was entitled to their re
spect, and assuring them of his own belief
that he would say nothing unbecoming the
occasion. The subject under consideration
was, how the national church should reach
the untended thousands of the town pope,
lation. Brother Ignatius advocated the
collegiate church system, grafting upon it
his own speciality—in other words establish
ing houses of unmarried men anti women
consecrated .to religious service.
"The collegiate bodies," he said, "must be
such as our church bodies could sanction as
scriptural. It was impossible that such
bodies could be kept together unless some
rules for their guidance were laid down.
Rule was a necessity, wherever they got it
from, and he would say, if they would look
for themselves into the rules of St. Benedict
—(Shouts of No, no,' laughter and hisses,
and cries of 'Fair play.,) There was nothing
of Popery and modem innovation in it, for
the rules of St. Benedict were in existence
before popery stole in on the dhuroh. Then
these collegiate houses; should they consist
of - a certain body of married men ? Would
it be compatible with their duties that their
wives and families should live with them ?
Was it not necessary in collegiate establish
ments—it was so at Oxford and Cambridge
—that they should be unshackled by these
holy ties—for they were holy ties; and would
they not be disadvantages to a body of peo
ple living together to do the work of God?
(Cries of No,' and applause.) .They would
find a large collegiate body of men with
wives and children would be thus shackled.
Let them consider the matter and do some
thing. Did they not remember how Bishop
Montagu and others sighed for the restora
tion of monasteries ? - (Hisses and applause.)
He begged pardon for using the term ; he
did it inadvertently. He did not say this
because he was ashamed of the term, and he
did not apologize for using it, but he did not
wish to offend. (Hear, hear.) The Church
of England wanted workers; there were
plenty of talkers, but work was wanted. It
was impossible that the parish clergy could
grapple with the difficulty,"
THE OHIIIIOH I B WINTER CAMPAIGN.
Many things combine to encourage
the people of God in regard to the sea
son of effort on which we have just en
tered. The excited condition of the
public mind cannot be considered unfa
vorable to an attentive hearing of the
great truths of the Gospel. It is far
better, certainly, than a stagnant, inac
tive condition : •it is more favorable for
the spread of popular sympathy—so im
portant to any great success in religious
efforts. And the 'moral tone of the pre
vailing excitement, the high questions
with which it isconcerned, the elevated
position just assumed by the great body
of the people—involving a readiness to
endure trial for a principle and a cause
removed from the narrow range of sel
fishness—all give a character to the
prevailing temper, which the preacher
of righteousness must regard as auspi
cious for hiS peculiar work. The devout
tone of the utterances and acts of our
civil rulers,—unprecedented in degree
and unquestionable in sincerity,i—must
- have its effect among the various influ
ences bearing upon the public. The
work of God in the army, so easy and
so suwessful, indicates the presence of
a spiritual influence, which may be ex
pected to show itself in other classes of
society and in other parts of the land,
when the right measures are adopted to
detect and develope it. The children
in our Christian households and Sabbath
Schools respond readily to all believing
efforts made in their behalf. We be
lieve a ripe field is opening to the
church, and al-that is needed is earnest
'secret and social prayer to usher in the
harvest. Christians! see to it that you
are much in prayer. Rest not until
you become strong in the use of this
great instrumentality. Throng to the
prayer-meeting. Make the exercises
interesting and profitable by the brevi
ty, directness and earnestness of your
petitions and exhortations. Those in
this city should especially remember
the 'Union meetings of our churches, and
should draw together there the embers
of spiritual life, until every church
among ns is quickened and the work of
God becomes general. _
TEMPERANCE.
The friends of this cause in Montreal
and some other parts of Canada, are far
enough from the stupor which ha come
over them on this side of the river.
We read in our exchanges frequent ac
counts of movements that are spirited
and effective. In the old country—
Scotland especially, the Reform is as
suming unwonted activity. At the last
annual meeting of the Scottish Temper
ance League it was resolved to invite
all abstainers from the use of alcoholic
drinks to unite, on the 6th, 7th and Bth
of November next, in special prayer for
the universal prevalence, of abstinence
principles and practise, and for the
speedy abolition of the liquor traffic.
As the first day named was the first
Sabbath in November, it afforded oppor
tunity for the presentation from the
pulpit of the duty of Christians every
where to adopt the principle, and to use
efforts for its extension.
We also notice at home signs of revi
val. In Boston a strong and influential
association has been formed, taking the
religious principle as the basis of their
effort, and urging 'the use of the press,
the pulpit and prayer. Rev. Dr.
Chickering Corresponding Secretary,
was welcomed to the city and intro
duced to this great Christian and patri
otic work, at a meeting lately held in
Tremont Temple.
Cot. E. M. GREGORY, we are glade to hear,
has been promoted to be a Brigadier-Genera ;
of Volunteers. A notice of the life and
brave deeds of this noble Christian soldier
has been prepared for our columns, and eril
appear in our next..