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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.
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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.
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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.
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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..