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FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT
OUR LECTURES
The splendid course of Lectures ar
ranged by the Rochester Atheneum, to
which we recently referred, was inaugu
rated at the appointed time, the first
being given by that accomplished rheto
rician, George W. Curtis, Esq.,—his sub
ject, "Political Infidelity;" the infidelity
of the American people, or rather the ,
American government, from 1820 to
1860, to the great and unalterable prin
ciples of liberty, on which that govern
ment was solemnly founded by our
fathers in 1776 to 1789. It was a fear
ful indictment, fearfully sustained; by
searching investigation and
,cogent
reasoning. Some of ,Mr. Curtis' pas
sages are as brilliant as almost anything
in Macaulay; while hiS satire and in
vective are absolutely awful. 1
But a better day :is dawning. The
old principles are coming up again.
'Thanks to the madness of the rebellion,
which has given them the opportunity
to resume their sway. It will soon be
acknowledaect in all the land that
Thomas Jefferson meant what he said,
that God bad created all men free and
equal( and that the phrase "inalienable
rights" is not a mere figure of speech.
And when this gets to be good doctrine
in Squth Carolina, we shall be one coun
try again, as we have not been for the
last forty years.
But wo have had another lecture;
perhaps we may say, not less interest.
ing, and in some respects not less bril
liant than that of Mr. Curtis..., ,Tbe
Young Men's Christian Association bay
also arranged for a brief course; an
Rev. John S: C. Abbott of N,evi Haven,
gave the first of their series Novembef'
18th, to a large and most attentive and
highly gratified audience. His subject
Nias France and her Emperor.
• . All knew:that 31r.• A.bbOtt, was a bri.lL
liant writer ; but many, we believe, did
not expect to find him so interesting as
a speaker. And his voice and manner
are not rmrticulaly pleasing; nor are
they really disagreeable; but he makes
a very clear, impressive presentation of
his theme, with some passages so truly
eloquent; as to hold his entire audience
almost breathless and spell-bound under
his magic sentences: There are also
•occasional touches of humour, and some
real jets of wit, with anecdotes and il:
lustrations, rich and rare, which greatly
enlivened his discourse, and sometimes
convulsed his hearers with laughter.
The lecture was really a great success.
And we may add, that tke lecturer 'did
not appear as an apologist or advocate
for Louis Napoleon. He does not just
ify his oppressions, although he does
take a more favorable view than some
others of his character. It was, the
rather, an attempt to account for the
fact that the French 4people, so restless,
and such lovers of liberty, should sub
mit so quietly to this despotism—it is
mainly because he is a despot of their
own choice, and not a hated Bourbon,
'forced upon themby the invading armies
of all the rest the despots of Europe.
The lecturer also wound up by some
'happy - allusions to our own country,
taking a hopeful view of its one future,
-which evidently gave great satisfaction
to the audience. And thus auspiciously
have our winter lectures, a feast of rea
sons commenced.
LOCKPORT IMPROVEMENTS
We alluded last week to the rapid
growth of this place, but did not tell
the story of its brighter prospects for,
the future. It may not be known by
:all our readers, that while Lockport
has no river, it has an immense water
power, and in the dryest parts of the
summer, the water is most abundant,
thespower is most ample ; and its im
mense mills and manufactories work
most nimbly and profitably.
To explain, in a word, these apparent
contradictions; the water is taken, of
course, from the Erie Canal. Here are
five locks, which give name to the place.
To supply the level below, immense
quantities of water must be conducted
around these, and d9wn a. deep declivity.
This constitutes the water power; and
the dryer the season, the more the water
that is wanted upon the lower level,
and so the greater the water power.
Heretofore the water has been con
ducted round the locks only on one side.
The other is more precipitous, and is
occupied with the tow-path of the canal,
running along for a considerable distance
i tg it ri ap a perpendicular ledge of rocks,
until 'this gorge widens into what is
milled the lower town. Here it is pro
poised to begin a tunnel in the solid
rook, which is to run under a part of
the village, and tap the canal above the
locks, and so constitute another water
power, equal to that already employed.
The work, we understand, has already
been commenced and promises complete
success. It is thus thought that _•the
business capacity of the place may aeon
be doubled in this respect, as the supply
of water is abundant, and so also a
a great increase of population and of
general wealth is anticipated as the re
sult. Then, we doubt not, Lockport
will have to be a city. So far, although
now twelve or fourteen thousand in
number, they have managed to live
upon a village charter . ; preferring it to
the more expensive arrangement of
Mayor and Common Council and Cor
poration dinners: • We shall hope some
- day to be tendered the freedom of the
city—by our esteemed friend the pastor
of the Presbyterian church ; from whose
hands such an honor would be much
more valuable than from big corpora
tions we know of.
lITJNGERFORD:INSTITUTION
We have before spoken of the estab
lishment of this large „aid promising
Academic Institution at Adams. It has
now completed its first term of instruc
tion, and has, we should think, fully re
alizecl,the most, sanguine expectations of
its friends. Thil school embraces stu
dents of both sexes; and partaking of
`the spirit of the age, makes much of
gymnastic, and other . exercises, as: a
part of all proper education. The young
men are trained in the military drill,
and the young ladies in calisthenics.
Both exhibited great proficiency in these
matters, and this promises to be a very
attractive feature of this popular school.
We notice also another peculiarity, of
great interest. One of the Trustees of
fers fifteen dollars, as, a prize for the
hest essay, and ten dollars, for the nestsbest, upon "Good Cookery as an essential
•
to domestic happiness, and the importance
of this art as a part of every young ladys`
education." Grand subject—capital of
fer--sensible, trustee. Some good will
come of - these prizes. Like sums are
offered by - the same individual, for the
two best 'original orations from the,
young men. If.ungerford is thus making
a fine beginni;tg, and already promises
good` :soldiers' ' ; , ind, 'good housewives.
We are sure - ar'great number of students
will be attracted by its many advant
ages.
LECTURE BY, D. sToIU .s.
Last week this die tinguislied preacher,
from Brooklyn, lectured in the course;
before the Atheneum in our city. We
feared that he would shoot over the
heads. of his audience, or rather, that/
be would write so " finely," that we
should tire of his nice long sentences,
and his over grand imagry. This has
at times been the fault, we think, of
Dr. Storrs' style. But the present lec
ture was more simple, and was one of
great interest , rich in real instruction.
The title is "Robi:n Hood and John Wick
-lzffe." These are treated as representa
tive names, one struggling against the
Norman tyranny, the other against the
papal ; and so illustrating the early
dawn of civil and religious liberty in
our father-land. The pictures of those
early struggles and protests for the
right were finely drawn, and commanded
the earnest attention of a large and
well pleased audience to the close. It
is a lecture that will give great satis
faction, and do great good wherever it
is heard.
THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH,
(Cong.) in Syracuse, have been ridding
themselves of that fashionable nuisance
called a church debt. It was about $3.-
000—but is—paid. Rev: S. R. Dimock,
their new pastor, is a genial, co-opera
tive man, and is meeting,with-n:1116h to
encourage him in his new field of labdr .
He was previously settled in Pittsfield,
Miss.
A CALL
Rev. IL E. Niles, of Albion, has re
ceived a call from the Presbyterian
Church in York, Pa: We shall regret
to lose so pleasant and valuable a man
from this region, if he concludes to ac
cept ; but we can sincerely congratulate
the church of York in the prospect of
getting so earnest, genial and useful a
man for their minister.
DR. SHAW'S CHURCH RECEIVED
ten to its communion last Sunday, six
by profession, and four by letter.
DR. MAxgs, whilom your Washing
ton correspondent, has been lecturing in
this region, in behalf of the Sanitary
Commission. We regret that we are
not able to hear him ; but his addresses
were well received. He could speak
from a rich and varied experience, in
looking after the wants of the soldiers.
One of the most interesting prayer
meetings we ever attended, was in his
chapel tent, in the army of the Poto
mac, in February, 1862. He was then
chaplain of the 63d Pennsylvania, and
had been blessed with a great revival in
his regiment. He saw stranger scenes
than those afterward, upon the Penin
sula. GENESEE.
ROCHESTER, December 10th, 1864
Our next paper will contain the first of a
.
new series of by,Mr. Hammond on famous
out-door Preacher; commencing with White
field, to be followed by Rowland Hill and
others. Miss Warner's story of the "Young
Bavarian" will be resumed next week.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1864.
Our premiums are very popular at
the present time ; we are sending them
away every day. The sewing machines
are all gone and we therefore withdraw
them from the list. In their place we of
fer a very valuable list of books suitable
for a teachers' and Sabbath school li
brary. As the publishers have recently,
raised the price both of "The Life and
Times of John Huss" and Shedd's "Mis
tory of Christian Doctrine," We are
obliged to ask a greater number of new
subscribers for these works. We still
offer thorn on terms which bring them
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for the paper, .
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.
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tions of Ministers or Home Missionaries,
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LIFE AND TAMES OF MT ' . HISTORY: 01:
- CHRISTIAN DOC RINE. ,
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LIBRARY OF TEACHERS AND SABBATH
TZAOII3BI3' Lranunr. Taylor's Sunday, School Photo
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(New.) The Golden Censer, (New.) Darling's Closer
Walk. Cedar Christian, (New.) Madam Gdsparin's yes.
pers. Do. Human Sorrows, (New.) E t's princes,
New. Life of Hannah Moore. Christian Home Life,
.(New.) Sketches , of Eloquent ‘PreachersdNew.) Me
moir of E. J. Hawes. Guizot's Love in Marriage, (New.) .
Annals of the Rescued. Life of Major Vandeleur. An
cient Egypt;(New.). Memoir of Wilberforce; (New.) me
moir of .Mrs...lukes, (New.) \
Fos THE SUNDAY BOHOOL. 12 mo. books: Margaret's
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Warner, called "Ellen Mentgomery's Book Shelf, in 5
vols., viz ; Mr. Rutherford's Children, Sybil and eh ryssa.
Hard Maple. Karl .Krinken. Casper; and his Friends,
(New.) Newton's, King's Highway. Where is the.
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Truth, (New.) Fred Lawrence. Money. Three Me
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Todd's Elegant Series : Mountain Gems, Four volumes
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Cannibal Islands, (New.) t hepherd of Bethlehem,
L. E. :Jewish Stories, (A. , L. 0. E.) Day Break, A.
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Scotland, Chloe, Katie Seymour, I wish I was poor, The
Missing Boat, Gospel Workers, Sketches for the Young.
Ernest. The Straight Road, (A. L. 0. E.) Our Fatheri
who art in Heaven. Also Boyd's Shorter Catechisms, 2
vols, and Lessons for the Little Ones.
*By " New," we mean recently published. ,
The above list making a total of over,
eighty-five volumes, of desirable and
valuable books of undoubted fitness for
Sabbath school purposes, will be given ,
for twenty-five new names, paying at ,
full rates, or 'for THREE CLUBS of TEN
EACH paying at club-rates, in advance.
An exchange says :—The venerable Rev.
Dr. Jonas King, missionary at Athens,
preached on Sunday, Nov. 27, at Washing
ton, in Dr. Gurley's church. The narrative
which he gave of his trials, persecutions and
Christian labors was intensely interesting.
He exposed the ignorance of the Roman'
Catholic priesthood by whom he was sur
rounded in the foremost city of Greece.
What especially stirred his audience was his
description of the efficacy of the national
flag in dispexsing a mob which was threaten
ing his house and person with violence. The
crowd "sneaked away like a flock of sheep,"
as soon as the bunting appeared from the
balcony. .
" All is quiet" in that locality, as every
one who has occasion to pass to - the other
side of the Schuylkill knows In the late
shaking out of the city budg t, it appears
that of the city loan of $317,000 authorized
for its construction, the unexpended balance
is $18,388.76, while the estimated require
ment for completinethe masonry is $29,000.
The cost thus far has been $298,611.24. We
are not told the estimated cost of all the rez
maining work. Iron work already paid for,
to the value of $68,710, awaits only the com
pletion of the masonry, for putting up.
tditoriat any ico
ABOUT PREMIUMS.
ASSEMBLY'S'- DIIGEST
HISTORY .OF DOCTRINE
CHILDREN
.OF •THE BATTLE-FIELD
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DR. KING IN WASHINGTON
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TO SUBSCRIBERS LONG IN ARREARS.
In times like these, it is impossible to
send papers to those who do not
promptly pay for them. We still have
a number of subscribers on our list who
have not paid for a number of years.
We would ask the attention of all such
to their accounts and suggest to them
the importance of an early settlement.
It would of . course be unpleasant for us
to part with any .who desire a Ninth:lw=
ante of the paper, but justice and neces
sity alike dictate to us a prudent finan.
cial course in times like the 'present.
There is no, better time than the close
of the year for settiing old accounts; we
hope' it will be largely used for.that pur
pose by allincluded in the scope of these
remarks.
TREASURER OF A. B. 0= F. M•
..MISS'Ir. HOUSE, BOSTON,
• Dee. 101564 . j
To the Editor of the American Presbyterian:
Will, you have . the kindness to announce
the resignation of Mr. J., M. .Gorclon., as
Treasurer of the A. B. C. F: M., and the ap.;
pointment by the Prudential dOnaraittee of
Larigdon Ward as "Acting' Treasurer,"
till the neit'arintal meeting t We are very
sorry to loge the services' of one who has la
bored so faithfully and acceptably for more
•
than ten years in a position _of, such impor
tance to the work of missions ;:but the rea
sons which he assigns for his resignation (re.
gard. for his_ health and the interests of ids
family) we cannot' gainsay. 'Mr. Ward has
the entire' confidence of the committee, as
also of Mr. Gordon; and he has been- a fel
low. laborer with the latter for many years.,
- Very truly yours,',
S. B. TREAT '
Home. Secretary.
NEW BOOKS BY THE YUBLIOATION
• • COMMITTEE. • .
. . -
Our Committe'e' have just` issued a work
which Will'be'a stitn it rd Upon' its subject=
we mean Dr. Gillett's History of, the Pres
byterian Church in ,thoi United States, It
is in two large 12 mo. yolumes, -got : up ,irt
excellent - style, and. is ; an honour tethe,Au
ther _and to the committee alike. It will
doulitlesa,be sought After by the- Presbyte
rian clergy and intelligent laity -in all bran
• ches of the denomination. -We' design gi*
ing fuller notices of the work in subsequent
issues. Meanwhile we cordially recommend
- it to the general acceptance as a thorough,
just and Catholic work, worthy a place
Among the authorities in any library. The
Price is $5. -
They have also just issued a handsome,
illustrated volume in 12m0., called ".ZULU
,LAND, or Life among . the Zulu-Ka:Mrs of
Natal. and Zulu Land, South Africa," By
,Lewis Grout, the well-known 'Missionary of
the Anierican Board:: This is a 'carefully
- prepaied . wOrki giving original, valuable and
interesting information upon afield novel
to most readers. It' s accompanied with a
new map of tfie region ; and will, form a
substantial addition to Sunday school libra
ries.
MARYLAND ACCOMMODATING HER
SELF TO THE NEW SYSTEM,
We learn that at a public meeting of far
mers
in Prince George county, held a short
time since, it was resolved to employ negroes
for ordinary field service by the year, at the
following scale of wages. First-class negro_
•men, wages not to exceed $l2O per annum,
.and board ; •second-class negro-wornen,-(with
.out children,) wages not to exceed $6O per
annum,'• and board ; boys under eighteen
years,'ages not to exceed $6O per annum,
and board. The reason assigned for employ
ing free negro laborers by the year, instead
of for lesser terms, is that if employed by the
.month, week or day, this class of laborers
,will prove . . a poor dependence, and, besides,
the nature of Maryland productions is such,
that short periodief service will not be
found to be at all safe for the employers.
In other:parts of the State similar steps are
about to be taken; and the labor of Mary
land will in a short time, no doubt, be organ
ized on a free basis, especially as there is 'a
disposition on the part of some planters,
who are opposed to, the new system, to sell
their lands, thus opening the door to North
ern capital and enterprise.
MARYLAND EMANCIPATION.
The colored citizens of Philadelphia, under
the auspices of the Colored People's Union
League Association, celebrated this_ event at
National Hall, on the evening of the 7th inst.,
John C. Bowen presiding:* The exercises
consisted of music, rendered by an orchestra
of over one hundred vocalists, assisted by
Seymor's Band. Several, gentlemen address
ed the immense assemblage congregated.
The speakers kook varied views of the sub
ject, and pictured in glowing colors the rapid
strides the peOple have taken in the last four
years on the_grpat question of human rights,
and reprobated in severe terms the practice
of excluding colored people from the city
cars. At the mention of such deeds of valor
atad heroism as thit of Tilman, who recap
tured -the schooner Waring, and Robert
Small, who brought out the steamer Planter
from Charleston harbor (and who was pres
ent on the platform,) the applause was deaf
ening.. The Star Spangled Banner was sung
by D. B. Bowser, the wholeaudience joining
in the chorus. Loyal and patriotic resolu
tions were offered by Sergeant Major Green,
and adopted with the greatest enthusiasm.
OLIVET CHURCH.—EIeven additions were
made to this church on the last Sabbath
mostly by letter and from families who have
recently removed to that part of the city.
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
Oar friend, the excellent pastor of the
First Church of Clev,eland, Rev. W. a
Goodrich, sends through the press of
our Publication Committee to the public
"A Christinas Messige
,Nvith. a Lesson
for every Day in the Year'? under the
title of " TILT, MORE BLESSED:" It is a
good word , to the churches and should
be circulated. Let some of our laymen
send Four Dollars to the Presbyterian
House for a hundred copies for distribu ,
tion in their churches and they will .do
a good work.
HOME MISSIONS.
On application, received from the churches
"they serve, the following ministers were
Commissioned by the Presbyterian:Commit.
tee of I[oool9 Missions at: their list regular
meeting, six of whom were under commis.
sion last „year
Rev. A. E. Hastings:Jamestown, Ky.
' " D. B. Campbell, Lake City, Mich.
" A. G. Martin, Gilead, Mich. • .
" Wm.. Fuller, Buchanan, Mich,
" Mark Williams, Sharonville, O.
Wm. Wilmer, New Bethel, Ind.
" D„A„ Bassett, Lodi, Wis. -
Josiah Leonarcl, Fulton, Ills.
" A. L. Clark, Hyde Park, Pa.
P. G. Buchathin, Watsonville, Cal .°
" H. R Dye, Gustavns, 0.
"' L.. Pratt, Mantua, Pa'.
DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED SOHOLAH.
—=.l"rof.Benjamin Sißimini, Senior, died at
his residence in New Haven, Conn.,
Thursday morning, Nov : , 24, aged 8.4
years. He was for a long time Profes-.
sor of Chemistry in Yale 'College, and
has pro - bably done by his lectures and
text-books, and other writings more for
the promotion of 'that branch of the.
"natural sciences in" this country than
any other man.. In 1818 he founded
the "American. Journal. of Science and
Arts," better known as "Silliman's Jour
nal." For twenty years he was the sole
editor. of that Journal, and for eight
yearsamoresenior editor.
-BOOKS REOEIVED
7 , Frpm. Leypoldt, 134 Chestnut street.
Cleveland's Poetical Works of Milton with
verbal index. 8 vo. pp. 688.
From tlte (Boston) Anierican Tract Socie
ty—The Celestial City.
THE CHILD AT Hoxs, with an elegant engra
ving elaborately printed in colors. •
The Freedman—monthly paper devoted to
the `education of the Freedmen : a highly
successful " Yankee Notion."
411tIligiotto Nuttlaigtoce.
Presbyterian.
California.—We notice in the columni of
The Pacific. that .the First Presbyterian
Church in Healdsburgh, Cal., has just cleared
itself of an indebtedne'ss of $l,OOO, and is
pursuing its. work, re invigorated and full of
hope. The pastor of this church is • Rev.
Ben. Ezra S. Ely, son, of the late Rev. Dr.
Ezra S. Ely, of this city.
Revival at_ Lexington, Ohio.—The. Cin
cinnati Presbyterian states that Rev. W. G.
Hillman, who was installed over the church
in Lexington, on the 3d inst., enters upon .
his labors amid scenes of considerable relig
ious interest in the congregation. Several
persons were added to the church at the
communion, on the Sabbath immediately
following the installation.
WaVeland, Ind.-The late thanksgiving
service of the Presbyterian Church in this
place was celebrated by . a visit to their pas
tor, leaving behind as they departed $225 in
money and the usual assortment of house
hold supplies, (in addition to an advance just
made upon his salary up to the point of
$1000):a collection of $lOO for the Christra,n
Commission and Freedmen's Society, and a
distribution of comforts to the families of
soldiers around them, valued at $lOO. Sueh
a thanksgiving goes a good way beyond lip
pervice.
Cumberland Presbyterians in . Califor
nia.—The Cumberland Presbyterians have a
Synod and s paper in California. The latter
(The Pacific CainberlandPresbyter,) in a recent
number_ says:—" Though it has been a year
of financial pressure, unprecedented in the
history of California, yet more of our minis--
tors have been actively employed, and better
sustained than in any former year that we
have knowledge of. New fields have been
explored, and new cOngregations organized,
while some old'ones, that were almost dead,
have been revived, and are actively at work.
More than .twice the amount of any former
year has been collected for missionary pur
poses ; our paper enterprise has better sus
tained than everbefore, and our educational
interests are flourishing."
Manse Fund. in New Brunswick—An
effort, inaugurated by the Presbyterian
Synod in the province of New Brunswick,
for the creation of :a central. Manse Fund of
$B,OOO, is now in progress. The design ;is to
contribute from the fund one third of the
expense of, procuring a manse for every
church of the Synod needing this aid. It is
intended to prosecute the effort until no
such church is left without this greatly im
portant appendage.
Methodist.
Movement in the Disturbed Begion.--From
Clarksburgh Circuit ' Kentucky Conference,
under date of Nev. 28, Rev. C. F. Ileaverin
reports :--" Our third quaterly meeting for
Clarksburgh Circuit was held at Vanceburg,
commencing Nov. 19th, and was continued
about a week. We had several accessions,
and the Church was much revived; About
two weeks since brother Barrow, our presid
ing elder,"closed a meeting at a point on
Quincy Circuit, opposite Portsmouth, Ohio,
which resulted in some sixteen accessions to
our Church. We have much opposition to
encounter from various sources, but there is
evidently a brighter day dawning upon our
beloved Zion in this region of country." -
Brooklyn, N. Y.—One of our exchanges
says that over two hundred and fifty persons
have professed conversion and united with
the South Third street Methodist Episdopal
Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., since September.
Facing the Point.—Diseuesing the question
of, How to Recruit the Ministers, Dr. Curry,
of the Advocate and Journal, says "The truth
still remains ; the Church does not undertake to
provide for the necessary supply of ministers for
her own work; this vitally-important work is
left largely to care for itself, and only adven
titious recruits are depended upon to keep
up the necessary supply of duly-qualified
ministers among us. It may be said' by mime
one that experience has proved the sufficien
cy of this method, since we do not sufferfor
lack of the required number of candidates
asking admission to our Annual Conferences.
We grant that ,there is no lack of numbers,
but there we must, stop ; in, point of qualid
cations there is a gre.at lack. For want of
'some, system for prepaiing our young men
for-the ministry,:the standard of ministerial
qualifications has remained too low among
us ; and that our ranks may be filled, we
habitually receive such as we should' not."
Baptist.
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Ordination of _Native,lndiaaas.—An ,Ec
clesiastical Council recently convenedin the
Baptist church in Antioch,. Ind., ordained to
the work of the gospel ministry two Miami
indians, J. B. Bruillett4i and P. Bondy. The
Indianapolis Witliess says that their relations
of Christian experience, call to the ministry,
and views of the plan of salvation were full,
clear and satisfactory to - all. Bro. Bruillette
has taken several trips to Kan.sas, telling.the
" good news" of salvation, and God is build
ing up churches among the Miami (Indian)
eatiom' What has God wrought. Nearly
two hundred of the Miami nation have am
. braced the Christian religion since the, good
work of reformation begun, eleven years ago
Bro.. Geo. Slocum (now deceased) and:this
wife, began the work of civilization among
them about eight years before. 'God gave
the increase.'
Congregational.
Premoiitory.—We notice in the Baltiiitore
Sun for Nov. 28th, the following announce
ment: " Persons desirous of aiding and
attending. Orthodox Congregational preach
ing in Baltimore, are requested to. "acidrpssi
with name and residence, Congregation
alist,' Baltimore Post office , This says The
Congregationalist, looks very much as if Bald
timore would soon have a Congregational
Church—as we hope it may.
Revival.—We learn that in the Genial
church and congregation, in Portland., Me.,
(Rev. Mr. Moore, pastor), there is iv very
general, and marked awakening on the sub
pet of religion, and a number are earnestly
seeking the Saviour, and hopeful conversions
are occurring. In the Sabbath-school, the
good work seems to have taken a deep hold
upon, the teachers and scholars.
Dutch Reformed.
A Good Move.—The Reformed Dutchlms
tins and churches of Somerset County,' New
Jersey, are holding circuits of meetings in
behalf of the cause of Foreign Missions.
ThiS Christian Intelligeneer, after publiehitig
the programme for the current week, says:
—" Cannot similar meeting be heldin other
portions of the Church? Let the people
hear from missionaries, and other friends of
missions. We have no.fears as to the result.
The missionary work needs much money in
these days. Let us show its wants to the
people, and inculcate their duties towards
it. We shall thereby secure a general and
timely co-operation, avoiding the necessity
of appeals-for help in trying emergencies.
How it can be Done.—The Intelligencer '
ac
knowledging a receipt from " one of the
smallest churches in Ulster County, New
.York," publishes theSollowing extractfrom
the accompanying letter :—" In response to
your appeal made to the churches of this
.Classis, I send to the Treasurer the enclos
ed. To secure this amount has cost, us
much effort. The entire Consistory, eight
in number, resolved themselves into a com
mittee,-and convassed the whole congregation.
We have not only doubled, but nearly trebled our
annual contributions. If others increase
their contributions in like proportion, I do
not think there is any danger of any defi
ciency at the close of the fiscal year.'
The Church Catholic
Union Service in Brooklyn.—We noticed in
our last that Dr. Budington, Congregational,
was invited to preach in the Episcopal
church of which Dr. Canfield, is rector. The
Independent thus notices the carrying out of
the arrangement :—The Union service in
Brooklyn last Sabbath evening, where the
unusual if not wholly unprecedented ar
rangement took place of a Congregational
clergyman preaching and conducting the
service in an Episcopal church, was an occa
sion "of much interest. Dr. Canfield very
cordially invited Dr. Budington to take the
entire <service into his own charge. Dr.
.Budington accepted it in the same spirit,
and said that, if he were to preach in the
church of the Pilgrims, he should expect
the pastor; if present, to conduct the open
ing exercises up to the hymn before sermon,
and he should prefer to take this course in
Christ church. This was done. Dr. Canfield
read the prayers of his church, then Dr.
Budington ascended the pulpit, gave out a
hymn, preached from John xvii., 20, 21,
prayed as usual, gave out the closing hymn,
and pronounced the benediction. The large
audience was profoundly attentive, and
several Episcopal clergymen present ex
pressed their unfeigned satisfaction in the
whole exercise. We understand that one of
the most distinguished of the clergy in
Brooklyn says that Dr. Canfield had a per
fect right thus to open his church, if he
thought proper, and that there is no canon
of the Episcopal Church against it. So this
vast humbug of exclusiveness, on being
boldly approached, vanished into thin air.
Dr. Buddingten, in his discourse, cited both
Bishop Burnet and Hallam, the historian, to
prove that the Church of England, in its
early days, fully recognized the ordination
of the Reformed churches on the coutinent,
and of the _Church of Scotland. And he
quoted from Lord Bacon a strong expression
of regret that, in his day, one man was found
at Oxford who openly denied the validity of
such ordinations.
Items.—The Bridesburg Orphans' Home, a
noble charity of the German Reformed
I Church, is now in excellent order for useful
ness, but in great 'need of funds.—So far
as the religious presshas spoken, the, new
"immersionist" version of the New "Testa
ment has utterly failed to secure even the
respect which is always meted to a candid
and able effort in behalf of error.—The
Lebanon Claisis of the German 'Reformed
Church is,
for the sake of increased pastoral
efficiency dividing some of its broad and un
wieldy charges.—J. T. Ganse, Esq., writes
to an exchange that the erection of a "no
ble church edifice. in behalf of Methodism"
in the city, of Wilmington, Delaware, has
become a fixed determination.—Rev. Stu
art Robinson, the denouncer of Dr. R. J.
Breckenridge, and , the getter-up of the
" True Presbyterian" for the support of the
miserable remnant of pro-slaveryism in Ken
tucky, is now in Canada —one of the delec
table company " who - left their country for
their country's good." It now turns out that
Bennett H. Young, the late guerrilla raider
from Canada to Vermont, was formerly a
theological student of this Robinson in Ken
tucky. Very natural.—The Maesachu
setts State Temperance Alliance propose to
raise $lO,OOO for the advancement of the
cause. Wm. B. Spooner, Esq., of ?Boston
the list with a contribution of $5OOl