372 (gorre,,fipoudintcg. FROM. OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPO\DE CORRECTIONS Oh, the types, the types: And yet it is wonderful that mistakes do not oftener occur, whilst so many columns, so many words, so many letters must be "set up," and so much proof read by somebody's weary eyes every week. And others perhaps do not half the time notice at all the little mistakes which trouble us, who do not like the reputa tion of making them. In the first sentence of our last letter, we are made to say, " . on. Monday last an old man was recently laid to rest." Of Nurse, Monday last was recent; but it should have read reverently laid to rest. In the second paragraph, referring to the same person, it reads," He was born in Sharon county"—itishould have been Sharon, Ct. So also, " the firm of Allings & C 0.," should have been Allings & Cory. But thanks to types, for all •tlis • What a - world of intelligence they con vey; and what a cosmos is one of these double sheets, teeming with discussions and the news of the churches from week to week. A religious paper is a "power" i•n the earth, in these days of thought and intelligence. DEDICATION AT UTICA. 4 As the time is almost past for talking about the " Other Branch," since we are so soon to be one, we take pleasure in noticing the dedication of a Chapel in connection with the Westminster Church in Utica,—of which : we find a very pleasant account in the _Herald of that city. It was the gift of one man, E. M. Gilbert, Esq. About a year ago this gentleman, offered to build a chapel for the church, if they would go to work and pay off a church debt hanging over them. It WEN done and the promise was fulfilled. The now chapel is located directly north of the church ; is a handsome brick structure, of semi-gothic archi tecture, windows delicately stained, and is every way conveniently arranged and handsomely furnished. The service of dedication occurred, We believe, on Monday last. The ex cellent and able pastor of the church, S. M. Campbell, .D. D., gave an interest ing and appropriate address, mainly historical in its character ; in the course of which it was stated that no less than twenty-one young men from the tnree Sunday schools of this church had en listed in the Union armies. The pastor is himself thoroughly loyal, and earnest and patriotic. It is not long since, that he' spent a few weeks in visiting the army of the Potomac, in the service of the Christian Commission; and on his return he stirred the hearts of his peo ple, and of some other congregations, not a little, by an account of what ho had seen in camps and hospitals. OIIR YOUNG LADIES' SEMINARIES We have recently looked into the "Young Ladies' Institute, a select fami ly, boarding and day school" in Auburn,. and found much to admire, in its excel lent arrangements, and in the charac ter, both of teachers and scholars. The Principal, Mortimer L. Browne, A. M., seems eminently qualified for such a charge A select number of pupils are received into his family, where they are watched over with parental solicitude. The school is full, and prosperous. The Ontario Female 'Seminary, at Canandaigua, is, perhaps, the oldest in stitution of its class in this region; as it issues this year its thirty-ninth annual catalogue. It has about one hundred students in daily attendance of whom about Ono-half are boarders. This school has long main' aitied a high reputation, and has educated a large number of those who are now sending their own daughters to the same Seminary for their 'education. It is in the bands of competent teachers, Edward G-. Tyler, A M., and ,Benjamin Richards, A. M., being at the head. And we have good schools of the same class, also in this city. We we will now mention only one, the Roches ter Seminary for Young Ladies, under charge of Rev. D. W. Marsh, 'a returned Missionar , and Miss Eaton, and Mrs. Marsh. With accomplished teachers; a beautiful location, in the very heart of the city ; and with a fine class of scholars and patrons already secured, although it has bier established but a few years, it is a delightful place for Christian culture; just such a place as Christian parents would choose for be loved daughters. We doubt if any part of the country is more highly favored with good institutions of this sort, than we in this part of the, state, and even in oar own city. ELLINWOOD'S SAILING Before this reache, our readers, we suppose the beloved pastor of the Central church will have st .rted on % his voyage, in quest of health. He expects to sail, on Tuesday or Wednesday next, from Boston, in the Clipper barque, " Young Turk," direct for Malaga, in Spain ; and thence by English steamer to Egypt and the Holy Land. William S. Ailing, of the firm of Allings & Cory, of this city, accompanies him. A younger brother of 'Mr. Ailing expected also to go, as we stated last week; but his plans have changed and he remains at hOme. -We shall hope to hear occasionally from. Mr. Ellinwood, and to report something of his movements from time to" time. Many will fervently pray that this vox• age will make him a well man, and re store him as soon as• possible to his post of. great responsibility and usefulness among us. He will be much missed for the time. It wasin,his church thata large part of the fruits of the glorious revival un der Mr. Hammond, were reaped in the spring of 1863; .a revival as pure and genuine as any we ever witnessed. The results, greatly strengthened the churches in this city: one thousand be ing added to their numbers, with as few false conversions, so far as we can judge, as usually occur in such awakenings. This we believe also to be the judgment of the pastors who cheerfully gave their co operation and countenance to Mr. Hammond's labors. GENESEE. ROCHESTER, November 19th, 1864. 'pro of the Churckeo. SYNOD OF ALBANY.—The meeting of this Synod was held in the village of Malone, the extreme northern limits of its bounds, and of the State. Probably on account of the distance for most of the members, the attendance was not large. The Sdssions were, . however, pleasant and interesting, Rev. A., D. Barbour pre-ided. Devotional services one hour each morning, a familiar sea son for conversation on the condition of our churches, a cornmmunion sermon by Rev. A. J. Fennel, in place of the spe cial sermon by Rev. Dr. Bernan, a meet ing for brief addresses on Home Mis sions by Rev. Messrs. Cooper, Copeland, and Kellogg, and another in raference to the work of the Christian Commis sion in the army and navy formed the points of interest in the devotional or der of the meeting. Measures were adopted to bring more directly to the notice of the churches the necessity for placing the salaries of their ministers on (goofing corresponding with the increas ed cost of living. Rev. Dr. Bernan, long an honored member of the Synod, and an example of punctuality in attendance upon its meetings, on the eve of his re moval to Illinoise, sent in an affection ate valedictory letter, and a committee was appointed to return a fitting reply. Rev. L. M. Miller and Hon. John Fine, came into Synod as delegates from the 0. S. Synod of Buffalo, presenting the fraternal salutations of that body, and their desire to farther the project of re union. They were cordially received, and the following resolution on the sub ject‘was adopted : Resolved, That we are gratified with the recent movements in the Pres byteries toward re-union of the two branches of the Presbyterian Church, and also with the cordial Christian feel ings that have been manifested in both these bodies on this subject, and that as a Synod we will heartly lend our influ ence to promote this moat desirable ob ject." A delegation, consisting of Rev. L. Kellogg and Elder G. M. Beckwith, was appointed to attend the next meeting of Buffalo, in return for the courtesy re ceived. CHURCH DEDICATION IN NEW YORK. —The Eleventh Presbyter an. Church in New York, (Dr. Hovey's, deceased,) and now without a pastor, have erected a new church 'edifice on East 55th Street, near Lexington Avenue. It is a beauti ful and tasteful edifice, capable of seat ing comfortably eight hundred persons, and with the usual basement rooms ex tending under the whole,building. It was dedicated to the service of God on Sabbath, the 6th inst., Dr. W. Adams preaching, and . Dr. G. W. Wood, offer infi the dedicatory prayer. Two other services were held during the day. Sermons by Dr. Crosby and Rev. T. S. Hastings. _MARSHALLTOWN, low A.—" L. 11. L," writes from this place to the Evangelist: "Our prospects on thin field are en couraging. Oar only place of worship is in the court house—a hall used for all public, gatherings, and consequently for most of the time quiie disarranged and very dusty. But with all our draw backs we have good congregations, not unfrequently exceeding three hundred. Tan elements are hetereogeneous, re quiring some time to assimilate and , orlc into a united and well organized society. There is, however, marked progress in that direction. Our Slvibath school averages over one hundred, and my.Bihle class of Young people ranges from thirty to forty attendants. We are erecting a Very. neat and aktraetiye house of worship. Our town is radidly growing in population and trade, pro mising soon to. equal auy other in the interior of the State in importance. If we can be sustained in our labors so as PHILADELPHIA, 'THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1864. to continue to hold the position we now occupy, this church will ultimately be come one of the strongest and most ef fective for good in the State of lowa. We hope with the blessing of God to at tain a self sustaining position as Soon as we get our house of worship finished. DISSOLUTION OF AN IMPORTANT 'PAS TORAL RELATION.—Rev. Jacob Little, D. D.; a well known and greatly es teemed minister, and one of the longest. settled pastors in Ohio, was, at his own request, dismissed from his charge in Granville, on the 3d inst., by the Pres bytery of Pataskala. The Presbytery very appropriately •dccompanied. the act with the following resolutions : " Resolved, That while the Presby can not but regret that a connection of so long standing, and Which has been so fruitful of blessed results, should not have been suffered to remain till termi nated by that event which sunders all earthly relationships, they, on the whole, deem it best for the interests of religion, that the request be granted, and that the pastoral relation, which has sub sisted between the Rev. Jacob Little, D. D., and the congregation in Gran ville, be, and the same hereby is Owls , : ed from this day, and the church *Jar. ed vacant. "Resolved, That we bear our -united and delightful testimony to the eminent wisdom, fidelity and success with which Dr. Little has conducted his laborious ministry for thirty-seven years with the congregation of ; that we can not bat drop a tear at the sundering of the oldest pastoral relation within our bounds, and express our deep rdgret at parting with one who, by his uniform' kindness and urbanity, his praCtical good sense and sound theology, his ex emplary piety and eminent usefulness in the ministry, has so greatly endeared himself to all his brethren and to the churches; and wo offer, moreover, sour fervent prayer that the Great Shepherd and Bishop of souls, whose watchful under-shepherd he has been, will wittch between him and us, .‘ while we are ab sent one from another,' and guide and bless an uphold him, till he has finished the work given him to do!' CIIANOE OF ADDR,ESS.—Rev. James Brownlee has removed from. Auburn, Kansas, to Baldwin City, Douglass co., in the same State, and requests his nor respondents to observe the change. DEATH OP A MINISTER.—We have to record the decease of Rev. Nathan Allen, Stated: Supply, of the Presbyterian church in Springville, Erie co., N. Y. Mr Allen was held in high esteem as a faithful and energetic Pastor, a good preacher, and an exemplary Christian. He has been removed in the prime of usefulness, and he leaves a field where he was greatly beloved. DOING IT RIGHT.—The Second Pres byterian church in Connersville, Ind, in adding a hundred dollars to the saqtry of their Pasfer, Rev. A. A. Timelon, made an ex post facto arrangemra, covering their past fiscal year. NOBLE CONTRIBUTION.—Rev. a. Little writes to the Christian Herald that his church, (Second Presbyterian in Madi son, Ind.,) has a regular monthly sub scription for Home Missions by which they raise about $lOO a year. Last Sub. bath they subscribed $4OO more, Making their contributions to our . Home Mis-' sion Committee, $5OO. This is quite as much above their ordinary annual con tribution as gold is above greenback. TRANSFERRED.—Rev...S• H. Hyde has resigned the charge of the Rock Hill Church, and accepted a call to our church in Carrollton, 111. fdigivao Nottilitout. The United Presbyterian Synod in Eng land.—This body, representing tee largest portion of the orthodox Presbyterianism in England, is an extension of the Unit ed Presbyterian Church in Scotland, holding ecclesiastical relation to it, and hav in in its Supreme Court, We do not know the exact prerogatives of this particular Synod, which is subordi nate to the Synod, centering in Scotland, but believe the main object of its constitu tion is to keep up unity of 'action in the Presbyteries belonging to it with reference to the faith, the activity and the extension of the church. The Second Annual Meeting of the Synod has just been held in London. commencing its sessions on the 10th, and closing them on the 13th of October. The chair was occupied by Rev. Robert Redpath, A. M,. minister of Albany chapel. The' Church Extension. —The second clay of the Session was occupied with the subject of the relations of the English portion of the Church to its Supreme Court in Scotland in the work of church extension in England: By the constitution of the Mission Board of the Supreme Court, the members of that Board must be chosen from among those who reside within fifty miles of. Edinburgh or Glasgow. Hence this infelicity of arrange ment is presented—that while England is' the chief field for its Home Missionat; effort, the presbytefies in England,cannot be repre sented in the Board. The subject was dis cussed by Mr. Still, Dr. McKurrow, Dr. Ed mund, Mr. Towers, Dr. Somerville, and by Rev. H. M. McGill, Home Secretary of the Board in London. The discussion was de liberate and cautious, urging on the one hand that, for the acceptableness of their Home Missionary work in England, it should be more distinctly English work, and on the other hand, that not arrangement should be proposed, which should break in upon the centralization of' the force of the whole church, - or chill the sympathy of the North towards the Presbyteries in the South. i The decision finally reached was, that the Su preme Court be requested to &lox the rn glish Synod to appoint a certain numbs' of gentlemen who would be entitled to att , nd the meetings of the Home Board, and ha' e a voice in the English qUestion. Principles of the U. P. Uturch.-----The e 1 W ing of the 11th was devoted to address t cc latory of the principles of the United P • b'yterian Church. Dr. Cairns, the rst Presbyterian. speaker, disclaimed for the church all pre tension to anythina ° sectarian in the doctrine of the church. “N . Ve have," said he, "no United Presbyterian doctrine in matters of faith that is peculiar to ourselves. We stand where all adherents of the Westminster con fession stand, and where the adherents of the Thirty-nine Articles, too, stand, who do not take them in a non-natural sense. Our doctrinal creed is that of all the Reformers, and our theology has been arid is as clearly taught and as powerfully defended by Episcopalians and Independents as by Pres byterians. Even from the Methodists our theology differs more in appearance than in reality. Holding, as they do, the utter de pravity of human nature, the exclusion of all human works in justification, and the en tire and absolute obligation of every convert ed sinner to the regenerating grace of the Holy Spirit, 'our, differences from them in regard to predestination and allied topics are in a great measure neutralised ; and we form with them, and with other British and continental Christians that stand on the same footing of Salvation by grace, one kin dred body, witnessing in the Evangelical Alliance and elsewhere, to the great common truths of our substantially identical Christi anity." He then proceeded to name certain topics of the day, in regard to which the U. P. church gives no uncertain sound ; speci fying particularly the authority of the Holy Scriptures as a rule of faith, the reality.of the atonement of Jesus. Christ, and the end lessness of future punishment, and treating each of these points with reference to the semi-infidelity which in England is seeking thd destruction of Christianity throUgh its own sacred institutions. Dr. Skinner fol lowed, taking for his subject the discipline and polity of the church, and making a mas terly defence of the parity of the ministry and the power of the Presbyteries, in oppo sition to the assumption of Episcopal prerog- Atives and prelatical domination. He was ably, supported by,Dr. Edmond. Union Committee in Edinburg h.—Mr. - McLeod spoke of scenes which he had witnessed in the last meeting of the Union Committee in Edinburgh—a Committee raised to promote a general Presbyterian Union in the king dom. "Four churches," said he, "yielding to the sacred hunger which God has diffused through Chriitian life at present, had sent chosen men to that meeting, to consider the possibilities of union." It. was touching to sit in a corner and look athwart that meet ing as it began to assemble. Here were men who had not met since they sat together in the benches Of the College class, and the cordial graT of the hand, and the kindling of the old light hi the eye, seemed to say al most as plainly as words, Why should we not sit together again in the more serious busi ness of our lives, and be friends as in the dear long ago f Here were men who had wrought together, on the platform, and had done service by each others's side in the great causes of religion mid civil. freedotn, and humanity, and Christian truth. And this very encounter in the new circumstances seemed to suggest the question, Why should they not laboiE together in the pulpit and the Presbytery Court? There were many beau tiful sights at that meeting, sir, suggesting beautiful thoughts ; but a painter might have made a rich picture of one little scene which I myself bad the good fortune to observe, when, under the presidency of Dr. Goold, Dr. Candlish from one side of the hall, and Dr. Cairns from anOther, made their way o'er the forms to Dr. Hamilton, of London, and sat down beside him with hand clasped in hand, and arms nearly round each "other's neck, had a hearty, human, fraternal, almost boy-like demonstrative embrace, most. re freshing to see. I tried hard at that moment to discover in the well-known faces the repre sentative letters of their diftbrent ecclesiaSti cal connections. But I could not find them. And therefore I was not the least astonished When, just at that moment, a warm-hearted English Presbyterian of Manchester nudged me on the elbow and :aid, Who is to be the Bailie of this assembly ?' He no doubt felt, what I suppose every one one present must have felt, that it was an assembly whose pro ceedings deserved to be recorded, and one which,contained the elements of as great an influence for good as any assembly ever held in the land. sitting in that meeting I felt the force of the following words : No distance breaks the tie of blood ; Brothers are brothers evermore," • Overtures on Presbyterian Union.—The morn ing of the 12th was devoted to the considera tion of an overture from the Presbytery of London, in connection with the English Pres byterian church, having reference to present co-operation and ultimate organic anion, and one from the Calvinistic Methodist Asso ciations in North and South Wales, propos i ngifellowship and interchange of deputations. Each of these overtures wars accompanied by, deputations. The only point reached was the reference of the subject to a committee, to report at the next mveting. Of the chirrac ter and results of the discussion we can give no better account than is furnished in an editorial of the Lo alon Weekly Review, from which paper alt the present account is com piled. " Our anticipations of an interchange of good offices between the English I!resbyteri am and the United Presbyterians on this occasion have been more than realised. It was impossible to be present in the Synod when any reference was made to the English Presbyterian Church without remarking the hearty, unaff cted, spontaneOus good-will with which the United Presbyterians of En gland regard their brethren of the sister communion. There was, a pith and practi cality in the speeches of Dr. M'Crie, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Gillespie, [[deputation from the English Presbyterydand an honest cordiality in the 'welcome they received, which spoke of something far deeper than ceremony. Much importance is to be at tached to the deliberate s , atement by Dr. M'Crie that he is 'persuaded there is no real 'division' between the two great branches of the Presbyterian Church in England. It has taken some time and no a little careful ex amination to lead Dr M'Crie to this conclu sion. 'No man has a keener dislike of secu larist vdluntaryism than he. No man would more resolutely declare it a matter of princi ple, on which there must be no flinching, that nations as well as churches are responsi ble to the Most High. Dr. M'Crie having made this declaration, we may be pardoned for regarding tee assertion - of a vital difference be tween the Churches, respecting the duty and office of the civil magistrate, as an exploded error. A remarkable characteriStic of these speeches of the English Presbyterian deputa tion is that they read not as if delivered by outsiders to the Synod, but rather as if the speaker were actually taking part in the deliberations. Dr. M'Crie„ Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Gillespie. evidently felt themselves at home in the English Synod of the United Presbyterian Church. It required no effort on their part to adapt themselves to t eir audience. No process of intellectual, moral or spiritual acclimatisation was necessary. And we are convinced that their exnerience affords a presage of what will be found to be the case when the sister Churches become one. English, Presbyterians and United Presbyterians`will be surprised to find how much they agree together, and how unim portant differences of opinion or feeling, which lo:mlue el;lndaaaigly through the midst of distarce,wi turn oat to bewhentieconecosuplt:emvarie ties of character, of sentiment, of particular belief, there will assuredly be; but, so long as the basis of Christian truth is safe, this is a clear and unquestionable advantage. It is a note of the Christian Church that it has room in its many mansions for unnumbered varieties of individual preference, emotion, capacity. We Presbyterians can never re collect that the Church to which we belong is just the Catholic Church reformed, and that the more of diversity there is in the vital unity of the one Lord, the one faith; the one baptism, so much the better." A Dinner Mr. Bayne's Speech.—After the last day's session, the members of Synod and a large number of gentlemen sat down to dinner at the London • Tavern. Several sentiments were proposed, the last of which —" The Press"—was given by Rev. Mr. Graham who called out Mr. Peter Bayne, the editor of the Weekly Review. Mr. Bayne, on rising to respond; was re - -• ceived with loud cheers. He said that he must apologise for coming before them, for it was but a very short time before that he was aware that he should be called upon to offer any remarks, and, therefore, had not had time to arrange his ideas. It was to him a thought of pride, though at the same time of responsibility, that he every week addressed au audience, which if not very large, considered as the circulation, of a newspaper, was at least a very large congre gation, and was composed almost entirely of educated men, and to a large extent of min isters of the Gospel. To address .thus, through the columns of the press, men who from their pulpits were in the habit of ad dressing large numbers of their fellow men, upon the most sacred intent, was certainly a task of great responsibility. There was no doubt that the cause of Christ could be ser ved with the pen as well through the in strumentality of the pulpit; and when he looked around and saw the great spiritual destitution which existed in our land, he felt that Christian people and Christian commu nities were bound, as it were, to render their hearty support to that portion of the news paper press which advocated means for the extension of the church of Christ. With re spect to the paper with which he himself was connected, ne was anxious to sink him-: self out of sight and let the church be repre sented, and so make its imprint upon the age in which we lived. In conclusion, he ex pressed a hope that the,Presbyterian Church would continue to increase in efficiency and. usefulness, and that its oprations and its in fluence would be extended far and wide. (Ch eers.) Congregational. HaV Century Festival.—Rev, Jacob Ide, D. D., of Medway, Mass., has just completed fifty years of his pastorate. He recieved on the occasion a congratulatory visit from his friends, including about 150 from Boston, who came in an extra train for the occasion. There were processions, music, collation, poem, speeches and personal congratula tions. "It was," says a, correspondent' of the N. Y. Observer, " a pleasure'even to look upon his venerable form and mild features, standing among his flock, beginning the 51st year of ' a ministry which he told us he had hesitated about commencing, lest the trouble and expense of his ordination should be wasted through his early removal by diseasis and death. He had been an invalid ever. since, and 'had suffered much from doMestic illness and affliction,—including the death of" the martyr Torrey," as he, was .famili arly called, a beloved son-in-law of Dr. Ide." New Movement in St. Louis.—Growing out of a mission school in St. Louis, in which Dr. Post's members were largely interested, the First Independent Church" has been organized, embracing thirty-one members, fifteen of whom came by profession, and ; five of whom received baptism. The dew of spiri tual refreshing had been resting upon the school for some time previous. Dr. Nelson, N. S. Presbyterian, Dr. Brooks, 0. S. Pres byterian, Dr. Post and Rev. Mr. Candee, both Congregational, participated in the exercises of organization. Rev. H. C. Mc- Cook, from Illinois, a N. S. Presbyterian; has been engaged to labor with the new church. Two weeks after the organization, a commu nion season was observed, when three more persons from the Sabbath school made pro fession of faith, one of whom is meditating the work of the ministry. A new house is soon to be projected.—lndependent. The Charles Reedier Case again.—The Es sex North Conference has again taken action in the case of Rev. Charles Beecher and his church at Georgetown, and by a vote of nineteen to eight has voted to continue the suspension of the church from the Con ference, "with the hope that they will soon exchange their present teacher for one of a sounder faith." An earnest discussion pre ceded the vote, in which Mr. Beecher and Deacon ?eferrill took part, the former argu ing that the adoption of the proposition before the Conference involved discipline, which could not be exercised by a Confer ence or Association—only by a church. He claimed that his religious views were in cor respondence with those entertained by the Orthodox Church—that he stood somewhere between the Old and New School upon fun damental doctrines, and that he entertained no opinions (though some might be pecu liar) which would lead him to renounce or undervalue such doctrines. Reformed Dutch. RICHT.-It, was found, on•calling the roll of the churches of the Reformed Dutch Classes of New York, that in every one of them, except such as are in the strictest sense missionary, an enlargement in the salaries of the ministers had been spontane ously made, and in some cases with great liberality. This manifestation of proper feeling, followed by appropriate action, was so marked that the body took notice of it by formal resolution. Baptist. Sunday School Literature.—This subject was recently taken up for discussion by a Sun day School Convention, in connection with the New York Baptist Association in session in Brooklyn. Rev.. Dr. 'Sarles, in a very earnest speech, denounced the whole round of fictitious stories, and demanded for the children truth, and nothing else. Rev. Dr. Adderson took similar ground. He also in sisted that works of a higher order than the common infantile talk which fills so many of the S. S. libraries, can be appreciated by many of the scholars and made useful to them. He complained of it as one great fault in Sunday School management, that the fact that children think is ignored. . Philadelphia Pcdpits.--The Tabernacle church, Che4nut street, is about to be va cated by the transfer of Rev. D. C. Eddy, D. D.. to Boston,to assume the pastorate. of the Baldwin Place church. Rev. J. B. Tombes, having returned froth Missouri with his fardily, has entered upon h a duties in con nection with the North Baptist* church, Philadelphia. Rev. W. S. Hall has'accepted the call of the Enon church, Philadelphia,: and has entered upon his duties with tokens of prosperity. Foreign. Bible Distribution in illexico.—We continue, says the Bible Society Record, to receive cheering news from blezice. So far, no serious obstacle is thrown in the way of spreading the Holy Scriptures among the p e ople. What opposi ion there exists is only such as springs from private persons, moved as it would appear, from selfish con sideration_ or ignorance. A_ correspondent states that on one occasion a priest threaten ed to buy up all the Bibles and burn them; but when he was told what an expensive business he would have in that line, he said he " would give it up." This writer states that within a month he had visited thirty five " haciendas," i. e, villages generally owned by one man, the people for the most ignorant, notbeing peons. They are very not over one in ten being able to read; yet there was with many a strong desire to read the Word of God. He bad seen a poor woman give her last dime for a Testament, offering to pay the balance afterwards. In his wprk he had been in some danger of hi' life, but had been preserved so far ; but he felt great interest in his work, and faith in its success. China.—After the chapel at Pekin, the capital of China, had been open one month, the Presbyterian missionary at the station writes that day by day the people have flocked in to hear the word, numbers waiting outside the door for the hour of service. Al though the chapel is in a retired spot, it is• always well-filled, and sometimes crowded. Books are received with the greatest eager ness, and several have become familiar with the outlines of Christian doctrine. The Chinese offer no opposition. An open door thr the gospel exists in. the capital, and is seven chapels the message of the gospel is frequently, if not daily delivered. The Lon-' don Missionary Society in Pekin reports three converts, the first fruits of the gospel in the west part of the city. The worship was first held in the court-yard of an imperial temple, where an assistant preached daily, and held an evening meeting for prayer. An aged convert exerted himself to gather an audi ence into this little room. A. better place has since been secured, and the congrega tion in fine weather numbers about sixty. We also learn that at Canton, where labor has, for along time past, been disheartening, there is now a considerable waking ut. of in terest. The same is the case at Amoy and Ningpo. At the latter place, the number of converts is about four hundred and fifty. Death of a Missionary—Rev. Zenas Goss, Missionary of the American Board in Syria departed this life at Marash, August 28th, aged 32 years. lie had been selected as one of the instructors of the Theological school in the latter place. New Missionary Society.—A Missionary. Society has just been established in England, entitled the "Foreign Evangelist Society." The committee consists of three clergymen and fourteen laythen. The honorary secre tary is George Pearse, Esq., and the treas urer is Colonel Foquett. The following are the objects of the society : 1. To send out and sustain in the mission field evangelists of a more humble kind than our educated and ordained missionaries.—men similar to our city missionaries, who have to deal with the illiterate; who, with little comparative training, would be fitted to speak of Christ to the vast mass of uneducated people abroad. 2. To call out and sustain, as far as practi cable, native evangelists and Bible-readers in Papal and heathen countries. 3. To as sist in sending out self-supporting missions, and to seek openings for Christian emi grants. 4. To stimulate Christian men in the army, navy, etc., abroad, and others who leave England for purposes bf commerce or travel, to co-operate with the Association for the furtherance of the Gospel. ROOKS ,REOEIVED From Ticknor & Fields : for sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co. SACRED AND LEGENDARY ART. By Mrs. Jameson. Volume L Containing Legends of the Angels and Archangels, the Evanaelists, the Apostles the Doc tors of the Church and St. Mary Mag dalene. 'Volume 11. Containing the Patron Saints, the Martyrs, the Early Bishops, the Hermits and the Warrior, Saints of Christendom as represented in the Fine Arts. With an engraved por trait of Da Vinci. Blue and gold. 24m0. pp. 417, 426. A NEW ATMOSPHERE. By Gail Ham ilton, author of " Country Living and Country Thinking." Beveled, red edges, tinted paper. 16mo. pp. 310. LOOKING TOWARDS SUNSET. From sources old and new, original and se lected. By L. Maria Child. Beveled, fine cloth gilt, gilt top, tinted paper. Square 12mo. pp. 465. aq REV. SAMUEL SAWYER, late chaplain 47th Ind. Vol., is now on his way to Knoxville, under appointment of the Home Missionary Committee, to reor ga,pize our churches in East Tennessee. DIRECTORY Of Presbyterian [N. 8.1 Ministers and ehtirdles, Philadelphia. Antsts, E. E., D. D 1702 310/tat Vernon street. North Broad St. Church. Broad and Green streets. ADAIR, ROBERT Norristown. _, Sec. H. M. Corn. ?rev byterian House. BAENgs. ALBERT 235 South Eighth street; Ist Pres. Church. Washington Square. BARNES, A. HENRI 023 Spruce street. BERRIDGE, LEEDS li 31st street, above Baring. Chaplain U. S. Hospital. Hadding,ton. BRAINERD, THOMAS, D D tat Pine street. • 3d Pres Church. Fourth and Pine streets. BROWN, CHARLES Spruce et, above 40th, W. P Sec Ministerial Rel. Fund Presbyterian House. BRUIN, EDWARD B. is 1 Cnssinut street. . . Ist Church, Darby. Below Darby Borough. Bum a, J G., D. D Ulte , tout st., ab. 40th, W. Walnut St. Cnurch, W. P. Walt, ut -t.. ab. 39th. W."P. CA LIONS, WOLCOTT nsl Locust street. Calvbry Church. Locust street, above 15th. Chem. WlLtun 'l' 2d AfriNtri Church. St. IVfary's street, ab. 6th. Caz, Gamma W 1041 i3each street. • Cairmnow, S. W Darby. 25 Church. Darby. Beiow Kingsessing. CULVER, ANDREW' Green Lane, Manaytuik. Manayunk Church. Manavunk. Dui.tes.JOHN Ve 4037 dhestnut st., W. P. Sec. Pres. üb. Co ~. PreAbyterian House. Et A, Wrwast T 1116 Colure bia avenue. E. Ist Church, Kensington. Girard ar., near Hanover at Emus. J. GrAtu.Atro 902 Pine street. ,Wharton St. Church. - " Ninth and Wharton streets ICELPFENSTELV. J , D. D Germantown. Market Square Church. Germantown.. HENDRICKS. FRANCIS. 805 Vine street. Kenderton Church Titian street. above 17th. HOTCHKIN, B. B Haverford P. 0.,. Del. so. Marple church. Marple. MALnI, DAVID. D. D Broad and Ellsworth sts. Agt. for N. Y. Soldierii. 1021 Chestnut street. MAILER!, RICHARD A 019 South Fifteenth street. Cedar Street Church. South street, above 11th. MARCH DANIEL, D. D.....,.,,,,, N. W. nor. Tenth and Pine. Clinton Stu Church. Clinton and Tenth streets. Molzen. Joint Sec. A. B. C. F. H. Presbyterian House. Southwestern Church. 2eth and Fitzwater streets. MEARS, Jolts W 300 North Eighteenth st. Ed. Am Presbytet ian. Presbyterian House. Mute . Jeatatux. 1105 Callowhill street. Sec. Phila. Sab. Assoc'n. MITCHELL. JAMES Y 1003 Nor h Fifth street. Centr .1 Church, N. L. Coates &tett, shove Third Parrott. Josue, D. D 2023 Wallace street. Logan Square Church. Twentieth and Vine sts. Rases. J. B " 1029 Loan t street. Lumlard St. Cent. Church I orn hard street, above 6th R01181;19, Faaak L 83.1. • orth Broad street. Green Hill Church. Girard avenue. ab. 16th st. SHEEHERH, Thomas J 50T lirc.WEL street. Ist Pres. Church, N. L. Buttonwood st., below 6th. SMITH, Cuestas A.. D. D........ 1034 Arch street. I-HITEL H. A LTG üblits. 3441 Bridge street, W. P. Mantua Church. W. P. 36th and Bridge s's., W. P TAYLOR, W. W t Wallade. street Civet Church. 2d and Mount Vernon SM. VAIT Arms, Gulick Southwark Church, Vas Ulnas. Glossa. Tabor Church. Wn.us, J. 4. Western Church, German street, above 33. 250 South Juniper street. 17th amt Fitzwater streets Filbert street. above 17th. lith and Ft. bers street..
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