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Correoponience.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT
DEATH OF REV. LEVI PARSONS
Another good man has gone to his
rest. Ho is gathered, as a• shock of
corn fully ripe.. He was the oldest
member of Cayuga Presbytery, and
had been for many years the esteemed
and honored chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Auburn Theological Semi
nary. He was for about thirty years
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Marcellas' in Cayuga county, where
also he has been spending the evening
of his days in retirement.
Ile came to this place, as a licentiate
from Massachusetts, in the fall of 1806,
eleven years after the settlement of the
town was commenced, and only five
years after the formation-of the church
"in the wilderness,7 as it then was.
He was ordained and installed in 1807,
the organization then consisting of only
eighteen: meth:hers. He was continued
in office until .1833, faithfully serving
the church for twenty-five years. Then,
for some reason, unknown to us, he re
resigned his charge; but after two years
was again employed as stated supply,
in which capacity he remained, preach
ing to his old flock for six years longer,
and here also he haS since lived respect
ed and beloved, until after only two
days of sickness his warfare was sud-:
denly ended, on Sunday, the 20th of
November.
He was buried in the village church
yard, followed to the grave by a great
concourse of friends and neighbors, on
the succeeding Friday. A most appro
priate and excellent funeral sermon was
preached by his worthy successor, Rev.
John Tompkins, who has now occupied
the same pulpit far althost twenty-four
Years. The discourse was from the
words—" I have fought a good fight,"
&c., and contained an admirable tribute
to the memory of the venerable servant
of God over whose remains it was
preached, and will be published, 'much
to the gratification of surviving rela
tives and friends.
Rev. Dr. Hawley, of Auburn, Rev. L.
H. Reid, of Syracuse, Rev. E. R. Davis,
of Camillus, and Rev. Mr. Stocking, of
the Methodist church in Marceline, took
part in the funeral services, and added
much by their presence and aid to the
interest and solemnity of the occasion.
The scene at the grave was one of
touching and tender interest, while the
people crowded around to pay their last
tribute of respect to their old and vene
rated pastor. One of the chief mourn
ers, however, NVAE4 •
, not there. Rev. Levi
Parsons, jr., the esteemed and able
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Mount Morris, son of the deceased, is
absent at the present time, in the ser
vice of the Christian Commission, with
the army of the. Potomac. He could
not be reached, even by telegraph, in
time to be at the funeral. Ho was de
nied the privilege of a last look upon
the venerated lifeless form ; but he has
the pleasing hope of somethinear, bet
ter, one day to meet again the glorified
spirit.
GROWTH OF SYRACUSE
The salt city has added from three to
five thousand to, its population in the
last four years ; and "still they come"
—it is growing all the time. Large
manufactories, (for wool and cotten, we
believe,) are being erected. Artizans
are coming in. Houses are goiUg up,
and every tenement is in demand. All
__,
this,,-while Syracuse is not a military
depot, and has no large army contracts.
It is legitimate.growth.
But it is just so, in Rochester.; just so
in Lockport, and just so "in Auburn.
What a phenomenon in time of war I=
While in the Central• city, we had the
pleasure of hearing 011 able sermon from :
Dr. Canfield, from the words—" So then
they are without excuse—on the inex
cusableness of the heathen. It was a
thorough, and yet simple and practical
discussion of the subject. ,It went to
the root of the matter. The pagan does,
not live up to the light ho has, and, is
therefore a ainner,, condemned even by
the'law written on his, hf!art, and ithere-.
fore must have the Gospel or be lost. .
The Doctor briefly but a'W ‘z answered
also the various objectionEi which a i e
made against this view of. the con ,. klition 1
of the heathen, and urged, in conclusion,
tli
: importance:bfseplngthe Gabel as=
`vs ;i
"dly 'ifs possible . `to 'hi! that sit in
darknesi. They - are condemned` 'by'
.their own-consciences, and perish'With'_ -,
out it. •
`We wire alio surprised and delighted
to see how well the Doctor seemed:``
is known that:his health .has been deli
cate for years. Indeed, one of lesis reso
lution than - he . has, would„hav,e
cumbed long since ; but he has foUght
like a hero against. the :.approaches of
disease, and seeing absolutely better
now than he was foul: years
voice clear, strong and melodious, easily
penetrating every nook and corner of
his great and beautiful gothic church.
The Doctor has now ministered accep
tably to this great and intelligent con
gregation for many years, and we trust
many more, of increasing usefulness,
yet remain for him.
THANKSGIVING IN LOCKPORT.
A Union service was held in the.
Presbyterian church, (Rev. Dr. Wis_
ner's,) in which the Congregational and
Lutheran Churches, and perhaps others,
united. The sermon was preached by
Rev. Mr. Griffith, ofthe Lutheran Church,
a man who was driven out of Virginia,
because of his loyalty to the government,
and his hatred of slavery. This fact
lent additional interest to his able and
interesting sermon on this occasion.
He could speak that whereof he knew ;
and he made %me fearful disclosures in
respect to the rottenness of the Sciuth.
- He regards slavery as the " thorn in the
flesh" of the republic; and thinks the
government had run just as long as it
could, with this thorn rankling in its
vitals. .
We are happy to report, that Dr.
Wisner, who was so ill as to keep him
out of his pulpit for five months, pre
vious to the first of October, is now en
tirely well . again, and much to the joy
of his attached people, has fully resum r.
ed his parish labors.
A GOOD SERMON
Rev. Horatio W. Brown, the young
pastor of the Presbyterian church in
Lyons, has been " speaking right out in,
meeting." He took his warrant for so
doing.frona the words of our Saviour,
about bearing witness to the truth, He
plainly told his people that they were
to bear witness to the truth, or to a lie,
according to their course toward our
country and its affairs on the Sth of
November. With much other plain
talk, he said, " None of us can be in
doubt as to the great sin for which God
is judging us. In letters of fire , and of
blood, he has revealed it to us. It is
that sin of barter in human flesh—of
turning God's image into chattel. It is
that sin of sins—slavery."
His people were so much interested
in the discourse, that they requested a
copy for publication; and hence' we
have it before us, well printed, clear,
readable and valuable.
PERSONAL
Rev. Dr. - Fermilye, of the Reformed
Dutch church, in Utica, received on
Thanksgiving, a present of eleven hun
dred dollars, to help him to keep the
day. That was a very nice arrange
ment. Wonder if that is the custom in
all the Dutch churches? if so, we know
some ministers who would like to have
their people turn Dutch about Thanks
giving time.
Rev. Dr. Condit, of Oswego, has been
very sick, so much so for a time, as to
excite considerable apprehension on the
part of his friends ; but we are happy
to add, is now better, - and in a fair way
to be well again.
Rev. William Lusk, has received 'and
accepted a call to the Presbyterian
church in Huron, Wayne County; and
has, already commenced ~,his labors in
that place. -The former' pastor of ; this,
church died there a little more than a
year ago ; a good man and much be
loved. GENESEE.
ROCHESTER, December 3d, 1864.
APPEAL TO THE FRIENDS OF FEMALE
EDUOATION IN SYRIA.
NATIVE PROTESTANT FEMALE SEMINARY
OF BEIRUT.
The Syria 311 - ssion, at. its , Annual
meeting held in April, 1864, unanimous
ly adopted the following resolution:
,Resolved,, Mat >this ,;.Mission regard
with peculiar satisfactiOn the attempt
to establish in . Beirut a Native Proq.st
ant Female Seminary, and ;
Whereas, The unexpected success.
which has crowned this effort during
the past-eighteen months warrants the
belief that, with suitable accomodations
for its enlargement, the Scrainai7 will
become a permanent and self-support
ing Institution, capable of meeting all,
the demands for Protestant Female edu
cation of this elevated Character in this
vicinity ; Therefore,
Resolved, That .R the members of the
Beirut Station - be appointed a Commit
tee to..soliCit the funds necessary to
secure an-lidequate permanent hoMe_fcii
the Seminary, and we cordially com
mend the_ Institution to the confidence
and suppOrt of all;fand inOre partidularbr
invite the liberal contributions of those
who,take special interest in the Chris
tian 'education of the females of this
country, : ~
• Thi, me - mbers of the Beirut Station of
the-Syrialttis'sthni tonsisting of Rev. Dr.
Thomas;•Dr. Van Dyck tad 'mpielf;hari
ing-heenanciiztect Ale abdve : CottLt4t-,
tee, issued 7i - th the approval of the
AmeriC - An'Bomi: an -. peal' in behalf, of
the above: tution._ _ _ t
This `appeal has been circulated to a
limited extent by myself durinumy
three months visit to the United. States,
and. I have 'presented it to several of
the Christian Congregaticos of Pennsyl
vania' and r New' York. The responses
have .been .numerous "'and` and liberal, and
much interest has been expressed-in the
education of the daughters of Syria.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1864.
But the whole sum has not been secured.
Ten thousand dollars is the sum needed.
About $6500 has been raised, leaving
$3500 still to be secured, and as
several of the larger subscriptions have
been made on condition that the whole
be raised by January Ist, 1865, it has
become necessary to lay the subject
before the liberal , friends of the evange
lization of Syria for , immediate action.
It was my hope j to have completed
this fund before sailing for Syria on the
26th of November and should not now
depart leaving it unfinished, but for the
fact that I have already postponed my
departure once, and appointments have
been made for me in England which
require my presence there in the early
part of December.
The peculiar claims of this enterprise
arise from the following facts :
- I. The social condition of women in
Syria and all the Bast is degraded and
sad in the extreme. Until quite recently
not one of the daughters of Syria could
read, When s rree schools were opened
for girls, and books, mats, tuition and
even board were offered without charge,
itr -
was almost impossible to induce pa
I tk
- 14 , is to send their daughters to school.
A au once told me that he would as
"soon of educating a cat as a girl.
_
' 11. But since the fearful massacres of
1860, a great change has taken place.
There are now nearly 3000 children in
Protestant Schools in Syria of whom
about one-third are girls. In the city qf
Beirut there aro 750 children in Pro
testant schools, of - srhom. 500 are girls.
All of the schools , for girls are free
Schools, with the exception of one, whi , ±
is the school alluded to in this appeal.
It is a Boarding Schbol of forty pupils,
thirty of whom pay heir board and tu
ition and ten charityrpils are support
ed' by friends in Am.? rica.
111. This remaxka?2,le fact, that thirty
girls in Syria are - Raying their board
and tuition in a thorbughly Evangelical
1
Protestant School, m akes the school pe
culiarly interesting and promising.
The girls are Greeks) limonites, Druzes
and Protestants and attend the evange
lical service on the Sabbath. The Bible
is a regular text book, and the pupils
are well instructed. There is no one
fact connected with the evangelization
of Syriawhich is so striking and sugges
tive, as the willingness of parent& to
pay for the education of their daughters.
IV. Another fact, no less encoUrag
ing, is that the Principal, Matron and
Preceptress aro all Pious Protestant
Natives. The fact is no less established
that our pious native teachers can fur.
nish at least for girls in Beirut, all the
education even in its highest depart
ments which the community needs.
The natives are thus trying to help
themselves, and carry, on their own
educational institution, and it is an
axiom in all Missions that native talent
ought to be developed as , rapidly as
possible, and the work of preaching ancl
teaching be thrown upon them.
In Beirut we have now transferred
the work of Female Education to the
Natives, and they i are doing it nobly.
The School has
,bebn in operation* two
years with. great siccess. But the great
want is a suitab/e bUading to be the per
manent home of the School. The.present
building is too small, and constant ap•
plications of .new pupils have to be
rejected for want of room.
If a larger number could be received,
the income of - the School would pay all
expensq .anct the,Schboa.become self-sup
porting.
.The American Board'have given the
use of a beautiful lot in Beirut, covered
With shade trees, for the erection of the
building.—
The sum needed, as stated aboVe iS
11000 'of Which $'6;500 is secured.
When this is.published, I shall be on
my way to. Syria, andi shall go in the
firm confidence that Christian friends in
this country will not suffer this enter
prise to fail.
It is not wished' that' contributions to
this object Should interfere with the or
dinary missionary contributions., Nor,,
need such be the case. I have “been
astonished, during my few *reeks, stay
in •America, , see the growth of the
country in wealth and material "Presper-,
ity, The only danger I apprehend for
'our churclieS ) iialiateco ll tiecoming too
rich in this world's goods.
For the sake of the daughters df, Sy
ria. I make this farewell appeal,hop
ing that thisiiifititutioli will be not only
a blessing to them, but anew bond be
tweeir -and the ehUrehes of 'Christ
in America...
The , following • gentlemen in. New
York City have consented to receive
contributions for this purpose, W. `A.
Booth, Esq., No. 95 Front Street, W. E.
Dodge, Esq., and David Hoadley, Esq.
NEW YORK, Thanksgiving Day, 1864:
PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD'S LIST OF
Up to December sth,
HENRY HAARI6 JEisstrP
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
eligions Nuttliligture.
Presbyterian.
A Half-Century Pastorate.—Rev. John
•N. C. Grier, D. D., Pastor of the Presbyterian
church, (0. S.) at Brandywine Manor,
Cheiter co. Pa. celebrated in connection
with a vast number of his large congregation,
and friends from abroad, the fiftieth anni
versary of his pastoral settlement, on the
24th ult. He delivered, on the occasion, a
historical discourse, interesting for its facts,
and no less so for the tenderness of its tone.
Dr. Grier, while a young minister, succeeded
to the pastorate - of the church on the death
I of his father, Rev. Nathan Grier, whose
death closed a pastorate labor of twenty
seven years. Thus the combined pastorate
of father and son in that church, stretches
over a period of seventy-seven years. Since
the now living pastor came into the charge,
227 of the 232 members which composed the
church on his accession, have died; 1153
have been added to the church ; 17 young
men of the church have entered the minis
try ; and 4 self-sustaining churches have
colonized from it. Of these and other
statistical statements in the discourse, the
Presbyterian, one of whose editors—pars
fui of the material,—well says, ' They tell the
story of
year's of-labors, of travels in winter's
cold and summer's heat, of.. opposition over
come, of friends knit fast to the heart, of
many prayers and tears, of seed sown in dis
couragement,- and reaped in joyful harvests,
and of the growth of that strong affection
between pastor and people, which increases
as time carries both on to eternity, and the
Church on earth begins to merge into the
Church in heaven." At the close of the
festival, Rev.. John H. Grier of Jersey Shore,
Pa., the only youthful associate of Dr. G.
present, discharged a commission from the
friends of the Pastor, by presenting him, as
a token of their respect and love, a purse of
$lOOO and a beautiful recumbent chair=the
latter the gift of the youths of his congrega
tion.
Revival.—Rev: R. H. Caldwell of the
Cumberland Church, near. Danville, Ky.,
writes the NY. Observer :—" We have at
this time quite an interesting revival of re
ligion in my congregation ; up to this time
we haye had about twenty-five professions of
faith . in Christ."
Pf3ahape. y—The United Presbyterian',
Charch, (Scotch origin,) in this country are
earnestly engaged in pro Curing anew lyrical
version of the realms of David. The con
science of their membership is pledged to
their ancestral principle to use only the in-
Spired psalms for public psalmody, and to
retain a version just as nearly literal as
metrical measures will allow. The object of
anew version is to obtain an improvement
upon the. exceedingly crude one now in - use,
without sacrificing the above principles of
rendering. Their General Assembly has al
ready accepted from the Committee an in
stallment of their labor, and overtured it to
the Presbyteries for acceptance or otherwise.
The last number of the Christian Instructor
has nearly four columns of speoimens of the
overtured parts of the,revision. Lyrical ac
centuation, as well as metrical feet have been
obtained,making them singable—which none
but a plaided kirkman would ever say of
Rouse's Pstilms—but the severest literalism
is maintained. See for example, from
Psalm 74.
"Thy congregation, Lord, do thou
In thy remembrance hold; • -
`And think upon the same which thou
Hest bought in time °fold.
• To these long desolations, Lord,
Thy feet lift, tarry not;
For all the ills thy foes within
' . Thy sanctuary wrought.
Amen was famous and was held
In honor and renown,
For having lifted up his axe
The thickest trees upon.
But all at once, both axes now •
'And hammer they employ,
And down its carved work they break,
And in their rage destroy." '
Congregational.
Revivals in Massachusetts.—We learn fronz
The aingregationaliat that on the 6th ult.
there, were .thirty-three persons received into
the First Congregational, church in North
Brookfield, of all ages from thirteen to
seventy-five ' yeariseventeen males. This
ingathering is the fruit, in part, of the re
vival,last spring. Twenty-five were added
to the Congregational church "in West Brook
field on the same day. Sixteen persons
were admitted to the Congregational church
in Stoughton the first Sabbath in November,
fourteen of the number by profession.
Lay. Preachiug.—The General Association
of California has authorised, or recommend
ed to the churches to license any of its mem
bers of suitable qOalifications, to preach the
gospel where preaching cannot otherwise be
enjoyed. : The reason assigned for the meas-
ure is the small, number of the educated
ministry in that small,,
.Progress.—The narrative prepared by; the
same Association says :.—" In review of the
year;:it seems to'ua we have much occasion
to thank God and take courage.'' Our
course has been steadily,onward for the , year,
past. Never were our churches so numer
ous. Our, laborers increase. New' fields open
before us. There are reasons' for 'hope that
the'oldest Of our churches will be soon ably
supplied, and ,we -hope &lie to addi
tional to other churcheifrom .
the East t" '
The National Convention. This long.talke,(l
- convocation, has now become a matter of
definite rarrangen:tent. The . preliminary
committees met in New York, a few days
,ago, and unanimously Clecided that it is ex
pedient to hold,such a meeting, and to hold
it in Boston, commencing' "on the 14th of
'June next. The'name agreed upon fot the
proposed convocation is "A National. Council
of Congregational Churches.' ; ' ; The basis of re
presentation in the. Council was a point of a
good deal of embarrassment. 'At lait it was,
decided to,make ten churches, acting:in con. ,
ferenee, the unit of a representation by two
delegates, one oft should , be a pastor.
The following topics were 'propoped to oc
cupy the attention of the .Counthrwhen
semblea.: • . ' ,
1. The work of RomeEvsngqization in
the Wept and in the Senth. This will in
dude the condition and wants of the freed-
, .
1. P.arocial evapgelization. - ~ • ~‘ . :-,
3: Education for the'rainiatryoyith i spodial
.
reference to colleges and . theological sepal
narie., I:: ' - P,: • : , , -
4. Ministerial,support. . •
5. statement of our '
6. A.Christian deplaration of faith . fut , held
nim
in coon by the \ Cengrekational churches.
7. The systentitiiation of the agenciei of
Citiristian'benevolence.
Metheidist
, •
_R.
evival—A correspondent from Shamokin
Pa., wkiterito the Christian Advocate and
Journal:—" We have been favored of God
in the past few weeks with a most gracious
revival. About ninety , professed con version,
eighty of whom have been united with, us
on, probation. A church debt ofpf eight
hundred .dollays has'. been liquidated, and
four hundred more raised to improve the
appearance 'of the audience room.'
Church' in Amnia, N. Y. Seminary.—Rev.
V:->S. Spaulding, the principal, organized a
church in this seminary, of which a writer
for the Advocate and Journal says: —" A
number of the students have been converted
to God during the past term; services are
held regularly in the chapel, and the ordi
nances of baptism and the Lord's supper
administered. It was my privilege to
attend one prayer-meeting at the seminary
in the full term. Five of the students' rose
at that meeting, and asked an interest in
the prayers of God's people ; that God
would forgive their sins and save them by
his grace."
Lutheran.
The Lutheran Observer says :—" We are
glad to see our Home Missionary Society in
motion. Time is in motion'; humanity in
its constitutional development, is in motion;
Lutheran emigration is in motion, and the
champions of error are in motion. These
movements, are steady and sure, rapid and
and comprehensive. If the movements of
the church do not keep pace with them,
destitution will ensile, becoming greater
and more disastrous, in proportion to the
degree in which she permits herself to be
outstripped by competitors. No one need
to be told that the movements of the Lu
theran church in the United States have
been too slow to keep up with tir, depra
vity, emigration and error. The result is,
that immense fields of spiritual destitution
appear on her territory, not only in the Far
West, but also in the New East, to which
others still more destitute, and perhaps also
still more promising, are opening in the
Border States, and will continue to open in
the Rebellious States, from all of which
comes up the Macedonian cry: Come out—
come over—come doivn—and help us."
Discussing the means for bringingthelatent
power of the chuich for efficiency into action,
the Observerhas the following among other sug
gestions t—" Let the Executive Committee
of our Home Missionary Society secure the
services of our idle ministers, and put them
to work at once, in connection with their
operations. Let tbem be commissioned as
Missionaries, and held in' readiness to
assume charge of suitable fields as soon as
practicable. And meanwhile let them be
authorized, and'sent into the'churches to
collect funds for the society. Every man of
them could thus, in a few months, raise
Home enough to plant himself as a ission
ary in some important place."
Baptist
Large-Hearted Eforts.---The Baptists of
sew York, Brooklyn, and their vicinities,
Move undertaken to. raise $20,000 for the
purpose of church extension in those cities.
Each pastor in the denomination, within
those bounds, is called to preach a sermon
I on " The cities of New York and Brooklyn
','as a Missionary Field."
Philadelphia Baptist Association.—This is the
mother of all the Baptist associations in this
country, and it was foimerly distinguished
for the firmness with which it repressed the
discussion of the crime of slavery, many of
its ministers being Southern men, and its
members largely interested in Southern
trade. Conservatism held a reign of terror
there; but now all is changed. At the late
meeting, a church of freedmen in Alexan
dria, Va., was adniitted to membership and
the moderator, Prof. G. W. Anderson, called
the pastor, Mr. Parker, to the platform, and
in a neat sympathizing 'address welcomed
him with a Christian cordiality and freedom
from prejudice of color caste, that flung
over the gazing multitude the aroma - of
Bible religion. This church, a few years
ago, modern Paula would have sent back to
their beloved Philenions. The zealous
loYalty of the body showed itself on all oc
casions, but culminated- in a series of five
.resolutions,
reported by Dr. Eddy, and
adopted not only with unanimity, but in a
burst of enthusiasm. They declare slavery
to be "an outlaw upon civilization," respon
sible for all the blood. shed in the conflict,
denounce all compromise, demand subjuga
tion of the rebellion, welcome any sacrifice,
even universal conscription, and pronounce :
--‘ That, whatever dire, calamity may fall
upon the Stites in lebellion,,however severe
may be the penalty of war, however bitter
and heart-rending the condition of begeged
cities and desolated communities, they only
are responsible who have lifted the sword of
anarchy against a righteous government ;
and if they perish, their blood will be upon
their own heads.'- Watchman.
Episcopal
Louisiana.---The Church Journal has a let
ter from New Orleans, which speaks of some
Advance in the region thereabout; rebl'aimed
to the Union. A neat small church edifice
has been erected in Pike co., Miss., and a
Congregation gathered, principally through
the labors of Mr. Albert Lyon, a former
Sunday School Superintendent and lay
Reader in New Orleans. = The church was
consecrated by Bishop Green, (rebel, or not?)
on the 3d of October, and Mr. Lyon was, at
the same time, ordained to the Diaconate.
Of Neiv Orleans the writer says, " Church
matters 'are reviving slightly. The return
of,citizens from the N,orth, and the increas
ing readiness of some to attend services
even' where the* peculiarpolitical views are
not is-the ascendant, are adding to our
congregation& But much remains yet to be
dorie 'before the church' here resumes ler
ttrife"'lvork.".. A minister has> also giftnii to'
Jefferson City, to re-commence Vie - services
of Vie church. •
Seamen.
A Missionary of• the New York Port So
ciety reports.: • -
"At the evening prayer meeting last Sab
bath; between forty . and fifty seamen were
present, and conducted the exercises them
selves. Twice on that evening my room was
filled with them, and it was after ten P. M.
.before they all left. During the month two
'captains and two mates have been awakened,
And are now rejoicing in the Saxiour.
Eleven seamen have been led to the foot of
the 'Cross, some of -whom profess to have
folind. peace in believing.
.
'! One of the captains mentioned above
arose in the meeting and said This is the
first time I ever stood up in axeligiousineet-.
ing, and Lthank God thatj am able to do
so now. My mother IBA pious woman, and
taught me the Lord's 'Prayer, and in all my
Wicked days when. far away from home, that
prayer would come.!to my: mind. ; My wife
also isTious; and has prayed - for me many,
many times, and done all she could tOlead
me to .Grod ; but still If went on in sin,, and
took no interest inmy' oill's Welfare until a
few daysago, when I was invited by some
Chrigtian friends - foto to h prayer meeting.
there 'the Lard sent conviction to my
;heart:- felt that I was a sinner and'! went
home and. fell.'on knees'and-!prayed to
_God formercy on me. I then came to these
Aneetings,_and I feeLthat God has had mercy
upon me. 0 pray for Me, friends; that I
may, "be a faithful " follower of the,Lord
Jesus.'"•
Miscellaneous.
Trorle'in 411.6 ireclainted-IPart of South Caro
itit.--Rev. James LSirndh;•Euperinten,dent of
the African,M. R Church in the Department
-of. the South, writes to, the Christian Recorder,
that two churches are, now being erected in
Pobth., Carcpjul,;,one is on Ladies'
s lsland,
where th'ere are two or three thoUsand jibe=
ple, and no church of any denomination
the other on Port Royal Island, where th e
is but one church, a Baptist. The church
Mitchelville, Hilton Head, is completed, an
nearly paid for without aid from abroad
Services have been commenced in Beattie
city, in the Episcopal church, the form
colored members of the church having joins
the congregation formed by Mr. Lynch
When the organization of the societies i
South Carolina is completed, the work lyji
be extended into Florida, where the elemen'
are ripening. •
.Revival Preaching.—We rejoice, says th
ited Presbyterian, to see that a meetin
was held of ministers of the different evang
lical denominations in the cities of Pittsbw
and Allegheny, and arrangements w er
made for a series of sermons with a view r
promoting a revival of true religion. Appr
priate topics were selected and assigned t
different preachers, and the evenings of Mo
day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of eac
week were appointed for their delivery unt'
the course is completed. Each sermon is t
be followed with a meeting for prayer an
conference., We notice Rev. Drs. J. T. Pre&
ly and James Prestley have, been assign
discoUrses from the United Presbyteriz
Church. We hail this movement with jo,
The times call for special efforts in the us
of the means of grace throughout the lam
May the Holy Spirit richly ' accompany ti
preaching of the word and the meeting V.
prayer.
Sandwich Islands.—The High church En
lish Episcopalians are pursuing - their pu.
pose of alienating the. Christians of th
Sandwich Islands from the Amerie.an bf
sionaries, through whose long self-denyis
toils the work of christianizing, civilizi
and educating these people has been so su
cessfully pursued. The new English hie
archy there is striking for the spiritual d
minion, and but for the embarrassment
the presence of French Ronaanists, wou:
undoubte ily propose at once to be accept
as a state establishment. A late Londe
letter says ;—" On Saturday last a divisio
of the Devonport Sisterhood, of which Mi
Sellon is the superior, sailed on board tb
West India Company's steamship Shannoi
for Honolulu. They proceed thither at tb
express invitation of the Bishop, and wit
the approbation of the Bishop of Oxford
whose diocese their principle establishme
(Ascot Priory) is situated. It is their inte,
tion to form a branch sisterhood in lb
Sandwich Islands. The farewell servi.
took place at Huraley Church on Frid
last."
Persecution in Constantinople.—An influe
tial deputation principally composed
members of the evangelical Alliance, ha ,
waited upon Earl Russel in London, to dra
attention to the conduct of the Turkic
Government in its treatment of converts
Christianity. A letter was read by t
deputation from Lord Strafford - de Bedell
in which he said that Her majesty's gover
ment have most rightful and urgent motiv,
for keeping the Turkis4 authorities to a fu
execution of the Hatti-humay-oun and in,
suffering a breach of the imperial chart
which provides for the complete enjoyme,
of religion and its open exercise witho
molestation by all classes and every inst
vidual of the Sultan's subjects.- Earl Russ •
agreed with the deputation, and promis:
to urge on the ministers to that court t,
example of, Lord Stratford. The e
• thought there was no difference of opini.
as to the principle involved—the only qu
tion with the Turkish government was as
the matter of fact. Earl Russell consider
that. Christians had a right not only to s•
and giva away Bibles, but to make conver
in a private way.
Items.—Rev. S. F. Colt has •been appoin
ed by the 0. S. General Aeseinbly's Easte
Committee on the subject, Soliciting Age ,
and Superintendent of its work among t
Freedmen. William Main, Esq, 821 Che
nut Street, Philadelphia, is the Treasurer
the committee, and receives cash contrite
tions, boxes of clothing, &C.—The Sta
Sunday School Association in New Jerre
has recently held an interesting anniversa
in New Brunswick. A ]argegam of schol
over the past year is reported; and also t
hopeful conversion of more than two the
sand scholars, most of the latter, in the ci
of Newark. (Newark, it will be reccolleete
was the scene of Rev. E. P. Hammond's
bors.) .Addresses were delivered by Pn
Mcilvaine and Rev. Dr. Joel Parker.—)
important branch of the Christian Coma
sion has been organized for central Ne
York,. with Utica for its headquarters. It
under the presidency of Judge Bacon, er
nent as. a Christian gentlemen and acre
plishedjurist. Rev. Dr. Fowler is chairnr
of the Executive Committee—an earn
that discretion will rule; and that work ic
be done.—We notice the death at GOLIVE
neur, New York, of Harvey D. Smith, aged
years,longand widely known as one of them
active Christians of NortheriiNew York
The rceipts of the A. B. C. F.. M., for Octol
were p 3,686,96, making a total since Septe
ber 1, of ss3,946,Bo—Missionary effort I
been 'remarkably - successful, in the Sou
Seas. Calculations based,on` the whole I'
tory of the South Sea Missions show an ace
age of 2000 christianized, an 200 brougl
into the communion of the church for eve•
missionary sent forth, and 'a convert t
Chriatianity for every $5 expended on t
missions.—ln Calcutta; a deep interest
newly awakened in the' discussion of rel•
ious subjeets. " The learned and higher cl:
ses of the natives, the yoUng especially, r•
crowding around a course of lectures
Christian Theology, the first of which Is
from the Bishop of Calcutta on the need
a supernatural revelation.---The miss:o
aries of the American Board at Constantly
ple write, under date of September
is becoming more and more`eirident that :-
Henry Bulwer has joined the Turkish
cials in a crusade against Protestant miseie
arias, with the special definite purpose
destroying whatever work they have (1. ,
-among the Turks, and reivlering all su
work in the future inpossible." • When '
we likely to hear troralhe 'English govc
. meat on the subject ?-.—=lir.,Walker, of t
paboon Mission, reports five additions
the church by baptisin; lily 3. Sere
other applicants for admission are under
amination.—The conpistou of a church
Amoy, gathered by iliewmission of the
YcirTned . Putch Church, hive lately suspend
a membeit for worldliness •
:AglVe hair° been , at Sonia pains to asa
taint'what instrunttnt iof . Jhe many
solGiting ,-the,; fay9r combines t.
greatest:` timou,nt of .rCal-i excellence. 11,
hayuprosectiled this inquiry entirely in'
pendently pf . aid . or dime Lion from int,
anted parties. Th opinions
of some of tt
best musical critics, composers, and I) ?
formers have been obtained; reports of e
periments made in the ordinary use .
various instruments in - churches, soll° 6
and _fatnilies have been compared, all
whiCii; with singular unanimity, concur
assigning the first place to the Cabinet
gan of Mason & decision
corresponds with our previously for t '
convietions.received- from personal obser
tions.:-- I .2Vato "York. Chriatian'Advocate.