ErtzlOtriait,
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1865
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.-A writer
for the New York Observer has gathered
up the statistics, numerical and benevo
lent, of the Old and New School branches
of the Presbyterian Church, and placed
them side by side, with the view of
showing that at the present time the two
bodies are nearer evenly, balanced than
many suppose. In the matter of benevo
lent contributions, there is, for the first
time a fairness in the basis of the esti
mate. The statistical tables in the
Minutes of the Old School, unlike
those of our own, have a column for
all collections for congregational pur
poses, making in the sum total an en
ormous count which is wholly lost in
ours. And these sums total have gone
before the world, abroad as well as at
home, as the basis of an estimate of the
comparative liberality of each church,
though really not approximating a com
parison. The following table, with its
candid comments, sets the whole thing
right, and to us is especially acceptable
as coming from an Old School source.
We now copy from the Observer
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE OLD AND
NEW SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN CHTIRCHE.S.-
Since the secession of the Southern Churches
these two bodies are much more evenly bal
anced. that many supposed. The following
tables, compiled from the Minutes of the year
1864, may be interesting to those who are
anxious on the subject of a re-union :
Synods reported,
Presbyteries,
Ministers,
Churches !
Communicants,
The benevolent contributions of the two
bodies which will perhaps represent their
relative activity,*do not admit of comparison
except on the four objects following, the
New School being silent on the other' objects
for which the churches have contributed :
O. S. N. S.
Domestic Missions, $ 86,414 $174,177
Foreign Missions, 126,615 98,529
Education, 135,344 88,353
Publication 28,184 77,442
Tbis is a very creditable exhibit for the
New. School. With only about' two-thirds
the number of communicants, they give for
the four objects under comparison above
$60,000 more than the Old School. The dis
parity in the cause of Domestic Missions is
particularly noticeable, for which the N. S.
give about one dollar and a quarter per mem
ber, while the 0. S. give only about thirty
cents
It will be seen that the 0. S. has more
churches than ministers, and that the N. S.
has more ministers than churches. This cer
tainly invites to a marriage.
'I have counted the Doctors of Divinity in
the two bodies, and find in the 0. S. two
hundred and thirty-two, and in the N. S. one
hundred and forty-three! With this impor
tantitems our tables may as well close.
REv. W. CALKINS; Pastor of Calvary
Church in this city, has just returned
from - a visit to the army of the Potomac,
as a Delegate of the Christian Cornmis
sion, and on last Sabbath evening, gave
to a
: very large congregation- a deeply
interesting account of his labors and ob
servations. He testifies to the steady
continuance of a quiet, but powerful, work
of grace in the army, at the preaching
stations of the Christian Commission, and
reaching the outmost lines of the pickets.
The zeal of the colored troops for know
ledge, the interesting character of their
religious services and the absence of pre
judice against them on the part of their
white comrades in arms, were among the
many topics which his visit had enabled
him to illustrate in the happiest manner.
His testimony to the excellent and indis
pensable character of the work of the
Christian Commission was conclusive.
A. collection was taken up for the Com
mission, one gentleman, a member of the
congregation who was' absent, having
given the pastor his name for $lOOO.
CENTRAL N. L. CHURCH.—This Phila
delphia Church has been steadily rising
under the labors of its present efficient
Pastor, Rev. T. Y. Mitchell, but, as every
one acquainted with the driftings of po
pulation- in its neighborhood knows, a
new location has become for it an essen
tial condition of prosperity. We learn
that a new location in the neighborhood
of Franklin Street and Girard Avenue is
spoken of. It is a good one. We trust
that an enterprise of so much importance,
and yet expensive beyond the means of
the congregation, will obtain the sympa
thy of churches in the city generally.
We understand itth as already secured that
of the pastors.
INFORMATION WANTED.—We have re
ceived in an anonymous note from Wil
mington, Delaware, $l, " for a City Pas
tor's Church." As we cannot tell from this
designation what object the writer had
in view, we ask for more specific informa
tion, and for the name or address of the
donor.
REV. DR. WlNSLOW.—Persons who
have in their possession letters of special
interest, received from the late Rev.
Hubbard Winslow, are: requested to in
form Mr. William C. Winslow, No. 154
West Twenty-first Street, New York
City. '
MIXRDDAN " AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN
Munx.—The Secretaryship for Foreign Cor
respondence in this energetic and widely use
ful Society, vacated by the death of the late
Dr. Baird, has been tendered to Rev. Joseph
Scudder, late.of the _Arcot Mission of the Re
formed Dutch' Church. Dr. Campbell, the
veteran officer:is Stilt hiS poseas the Do-
Secreiary--a position in which he bas
siten eminent satisfaction.
O. S. N. S.
25 22
126 105
2,265' 1;644
2,626 1,442
231,960 138,074
$376,527 $437,502
FROM OUR CORRESPONDING EDITOR
CURIOUS PROVIDENCE
In one of our neighboring villages, an
attempt was made, a few years ago, to
start, on a large scale, a Universalist
church. "Distinguished" ministers of
that ilk were brought in from other
places to inaugurate the movement. A
public hall was hired.. Quite a congre
gation, out of curiosity, or for other mo
tives, was gathered, and the success of
the enterprise was already regarded as
certain. To make it doubly sure, how
..ever, by special effort, a large subscrip
tion was raised—large for the tinies—
and a young man of more than ordinary
culture and promise was invited from
New England to preach to the flock.
He came, and administered the, poison
ous draft of his fatal error with more
than ordinary skill and grace. He was
really a cultivated and scholarly man,
winning in manners, and attractive in
discourse, and seemed to be in a fair way
to do about as much mischief; as one
mortal man could do in such a place.
The gay and frivolous young people
were running after him ; some of the
better class also, and older Tersons, Were
bewitched with the sweetness (g . his
, ,
voice, the grace of his maners, and the
delicious assurances of safety which fell
from his honeyed lips. -
In these circumstances of encourage
ment and success, he purposed to
,deliver
a series of discourses to the yhmig.
promised to draw crowds after it. The
good people were alarmed, and betook
themselves to prayer. One good old
lady, in particular, besought the Lord
that he would interpose and prevent the
delivery of that course of sermons. She
did not specify the manner of doing it,
but she prayed that these discourses
might be- stopped.
The sermons-were -to be on Sunday
evening. On the very afternoon of the,
day on which the first was to be de
livered, by way of showing his wonder:
ful libtrality,. or for the sake of showing
himself and calling attention to the,
course to be commenced that evening, he
marched boldly into the Presbyterian
church of the place, and -was, seated con
spicuously in the middle of the house,
where all could. see him, ati4wileTe e . all
might easily have. fancied him saying,
" See, I am not afraid ; come and hear
me to-night if you want to' hear a - pleas
ant song well snug, so as,te soothe and
charm away all your fears."
It so chanced that the minister, who
is one of our able and -honored men,
without anticipating the presence of such
a hearer, had taken for the subject of the
afternoon's discourse the story of Dives
and -Lazarus. Of ' course ,he was not
diverted from his thente by the imexpect
ed presence of one who needed, most of
all, to understand the truths therein con
tained ; but went straightfthiOngh, with
argument and appeal enough 'to make
the stoutest heart to quail. -•-:
The new minister of error and unbelief,
either too polite; or really too ,
much in
terested to do otherwise, sat with his
eyes fixed 'immovably upon the speaker
from beginning to end of the discourse.
That evening, according to appointment,
he gave the first of his contemplated se
ries of sermons to the young; but he
never gave another.
On Tuesday following he attended a
sewing society, gotten up among his
flock to aid the enterprise, and was affa
ble, agreeable, and gentlemanly as usual.
But the next morning he was 'all broken
out with small pox ; the next Friday
night he died, and was hurried away to
his grave, and buried out of sight before•
the dawn of Saturday morning"; and thus
ended the attempt to build up a Univer
salist society in that place. Paralysis
and death fell upon the whole enterprise,
and many felt that it was, at least, a
striking interposition of Providence to
deliver the youth of the place from the
snare that, was laid for their feet. Many
of those also who were zealous and ac
tive for a time in this movement against
God and his truth, have since been con
yerted, and are now members of the or- -
thodox churches of the place ; zealous
and active for the truth which once they
were ready to deny and destroy,. Truly
there is a God of providence.
MONROE COUNTY SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACH
ERS I ASSOCIATION
A meeting of this association was held
in Pittsford, last Tuesday-, 21st instant.
The number of teachers in attendance
was not large; but the discussions were
interesting and profitable`; and , these
meetings do much to prepare the teachers
better to perform the gfeat work they
have in hand.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr. Butler, of FaiTort.' H.
Churchill, Esq., of this city, one of the
Vice Presidents "of the SoTgiety was in
the chair. Mr. Loy, who is an agent of
the American Sunday-School Union, gave`
an interesting account of his 'labors,jor
the last two months, in Washington and'
Warren counties, in the eastern part of
the State.
Among other interesting luestions
which came up for consideration was this :
How much time or attention inthe Sunday
School shall be given to singing ? Great
importance was attached to this exer
cise, and one-third of the time at each
session of the school was not thought
too much for it. A resolution to this
effect was passed by the Association,
which we commend to the thoughtful
consideration of other conventions and
other teachers. Is this too much 7 We
know that singing is a great power with
'our missionaries in foreign lands. They
are singing the tyuthe. of
. salvation into
heathen lanai; . roundite
they are using these same sweet tunes
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH, 2, 1865.
so common in our Sunday Schools, with
the same impressive words rendered into
other tongues.
A legimilar meeting of the Sunday
School Teacher's ASsociation, for Cay
uga county, was recently held in Au
burn. Rev. W. C. Steele,' of Auburn,
was appointed President of the Associa
tion for the ensuing year, and S. Ed
wards Todd, of the same city, reap
pointed Corresponding Secretary, with
a full list of Vice Presidents, Treasurer
and Town Secretaries beside. The re
port of Mr. Todd, Corresponding Secre
tary, of the proceedings for the past
year, is publishedin full, filling two and
a half columns in the Auburn Adver
tiser, and is an interesting and able
document. It shows that work has been
done in that central countrrin this in
teresting cause, and that much more is
intended. Is is well calculated to stir
up the friends of Sabbath_ Schools to in
creased interest and earnestness in this
labor of loye.
.
The day was observed with interest
in this place. Real prayer was offered;
and We shall be, much disappoiMed if we
do not, hear from some, at least, of our
great institutions_ of learning, that an
lun
wonted solemnity settled ;do ' upOn
them about this time. ,-;:
One illustration of the blesie ness of
observing a'._ day' of prayer for iolleges
was brought out in one of ' the meetings
in this - place--it leads pious 'Students to
think particularly of their classmates and
friends who are strangers to tlui great
salvation,., and to go to them and try,to
bring them to Christ. It was .tilus that,
Dr. Thompson, -of New York, w s im
pelled ,to look after his classmate ,and
friend, David T. Stoddard, afterwards
the eminent missidnary in Persia. While
others in all the land were praying for the
college, he felt that he must be doing
something in the college ; and, so - far as
human instrumentality was concerned, it
seemed to be his visit to the town of his
college friend, and his - faithfulness at'that
time thatfirOght himto Ohrlstla,‘,.4 i ncLade
him a missionary. We ImbwAtif many
pious students in many of our bid,,titutions
must have been at work.in a similar man-
ner during this week, and 'great - fe,salts
may be expected from such efforts.
The first lecture of the • Athenwum
course; in this city, was given on Thurs
day evening of this week by the Rev. Dr.
Fisher,-President of Hamilton College.
His theme was " The Life and 'Charac
ter of Generale Mitchell ;" and it cer
tainly was a lecture of great - interest, and
commanded the earnest attention of the
audience.
This closes a successful couse of thir
teen lectures, given before the Athleneum.
and iteChanics' Association, this winter •
and among the: lecturers were (a)W.
Curtis, R 11. Chapin, Bayard 'Taylor,
Dr. Storrs, of Brooklyn; Bishop' Clark,
of. Rhode Island ; J. G. Holland,: Dr.
Anderson, of the Rochester 17niverity ;
Professor Upson and Dr. Fighei, of
Hamilton College—a brilliant, course,:
well sustained and highly- satisffictori.
Lectures have not by any means ," run_
out" in Rochester. . A truly interesting
lecturer is sure of a large and apprecia
tive audience almost any time ; especlally
if he, is in sympathy with the goirern
ment, and with the times ; but th e: Is
not much chance for those who a re
puted to be the aiders and abetto s of
tyranny and treason. Indeed, litlatnre
does not run well in those channels any_
where in Central and Western New.
York. We believe in the land of the
free, and the home of the brave. Such,
we trust, our land henceforth is to be,
not in song alone, but in reality and in
glory. - C. P. B.
ROCHESTER, Feb. 25, 1865. i
A CARD.
Through the generosity of 11. few
Christian friends in New York City our
Review—. The Presbyterian and Theolo
gical Review—was sent last year to
some two hundred and fifty poor minis
ters, most of whom are laboring in the
West. These missionaries have few
books to aid them in their studies, and
the - Review was highly appreciated, and
was the means of quickening their intel
lects and hearts, and giving them afresh
impulse in their work. NO - preacher
can read, with attention, the article of
Dr. Skinner in the January number
of the Review, on Preaching, without
profit. One of these depressed mission
aries, having received the Review for
1864, says to the editor, "I thank the
friend, (thee person who paid for the
Review) for piercing the clouds and
sending a sunbeam into my study. You
have helped to keep up my courage."
The Review to our Home Missionaries is
put at the actual cost price, $2 50. Five
dollars will place the Review for the year.
in, the hands of two missionaries ; ten dol
iars will send it to four missionaries.
The ministerial and lay brethren of our
city and Synod take a deep interest in the
welfare of the Home Missionaries, and the
generous ladies of our churches have
exhibited great zeal in this noble 'cause.
And by furnishing means to send 'the
Review to them for the current year, they
will do a good work, and lay these
needy brethren under renewed obliga
tions.
Money for this object may be left di
rected -to me at the Presbyterian House,
No 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
If the donor wishes , the Review sent to
any partictdar minister, or State, or Ter
#tory his or =her wishes will 'be' complied
with_ - Rolm. Alum;
Associate See'y of Home Miss. Com.
CAYUGA COUNTY ASSOCIATION
PRikYER FQlt COLLEGES
CUR LECTURES
d tati, atlittijfs.
REV. JONAS DENT - ON.—The present
post•office address of this brother is " St.
Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan."
CALIFORNIA.—The church in San Jose
has tendered a call to Rev. W. Wisner
Martin, which has been accepted. Mr.
M. has, for sometime past, been supply
ing the Howard Street Church in San
Francisco.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—Rev. .11. E.
Niles, who;' , we are happy to say, is
about to assunie the pastorate in York,
Pennsylvania, requests his correspon
dents to address him at that place, in
stead of Albion, New York, - as formerly.
REVIVALS IN ILL - Dram—An extensive
revival is' reported as in, progress in Rev.
E. ',G. Afoore's -Church in Wilmington,
Illinois. We hear also that the church
of Rev: D. K. Eddy, in Belvidere, is re
'eeiving
,Coifsiderable accessions, many
heads of- familiei being of the number.
REV. DR. SPEAR'S CHURCH, BROOKLYN,
NEW YORK.—This church is now so far
relieved of debt of more than twenty
three thousand : ' dollars, contracted in
making extensive improvements and ad
ditions to,its house of., worship, that pro
vision has been ma,de for sweeping it off
in the course , of the -present year. Dr.
Spear's pastorate, now of nearly twenty
two "-years 'standing, is said' to be the
oldest in Brooklyn. "
HAitmErd, NEW YORIL—This church
enjoys the pastoral care of Rev. Dr. E.
H. Gillett, well known as 'an author of
great ability, and farrliliar to our readers
,as .a valued. correspondent., It is sharing
in the_ prosperity which so many of our
churches now experience. A debt of some
twenty years standing has.just gone out
of existence, and a permanent increase of
fiVe hundred- dollars has 'been niad'e to
the pastor's salary, together with a special
donation of four hundred dollars:
BARDOLPI!, ILL.—We .noticed, in a
former number, the progress of a revival
in our Church in this place. Under date
of February Rev. H.. C. Mullen, Pas
tor, writes as follows, to the Christian
Herald Our meeting has closed, and
we have received into, the church fifty
three members. Still there is a great .
interest in the i
church and in the surround
ing neighberhood. I think, there is no
doubt, but that there has been seed sown
..during our meeting , that will continue to,
spring up ancl,hring many more into our
church. Prospects seem very flattering
to us now, and I think it will not be long
till we will have a large-and strong. Church
here. May the Lord grant it is my
prayer." .
PASTOR'S REMEMBERED.--Among the
latest of these pleasant episodes in pas
toral life, we notice a donation visit to
Rev. Williani N. Sayre, of Pine Plains,
New--York, from which -three hundred
k and seventy-five dollars were realized, it
being the thirty 2 first annual donation visit
which he has received from the same
people. Rev. I. G. Ogden, of Portville,
New York, acknowledges through the
Evangelist, two hundred and forty dol
lars received at Christmas; and on a more
recent occasion, the same congregation
paid to the., widow of a clergyman a
complimentary visit, leaving with her
.valuables of the value of seventy dollars.
Mr. 0. also records with great satisfac
tion, that the contributions of his church,
which has a.membership of about sixty
members, to objects of outside benevo
lence during the last year was four hun
dred and thirty-one dollars.
UTICA, NEW YORK.—The correspon
dent of the Evangelist gives the follow
ing account of Dr..: Fowler's people :--
Secretary Kendall spent last Sabbath
in Utica, preaching on Home Missions
and exploring the locality for what might
be benepth the surface. He struck a
valuable lead' very soon, for he hit
upon Mr. Kingsley, who had been wait
ing almost impatiently for some new op
portunity- to ccvntribute—the Hamilton'
College matter having become several
days old and quite stale by this time.
The secretary's books looked hopeful,
with a cool thousand dollars to begin
with, and none the worse when several
five hundred dollar subscriptions were
added. At the last accounts that enter
prising solicitor, Stowe, was making
diligent use of the advantages thus gained,
and with such prospects ahead, that I
know not as he will find occasion to call
upon the neighboring parishes at present
for anything in his line."
SUCCASUNNA, NEW JERSEY.—We have -
already spoken of the progress of the
work of grace in our church in this place.
We find the fellowing additional account
in the Evangelist, from the pen of the
pastor, Rev. E. W. Stoddard„ under
_date
of February 18 :—" In this community
Christians began the year With the Week
Of Prayer, and during all the weeks since
every pleasant evening has been occupied
in prayer nr preaching, with increasing
evidence that the Spirit was leading men
to - Christ. In communities near us, Rev.
E. P. Hammond had been labciring, and
God blessed his labors. He came to us
for two days, and God blessed his work
here. His manner of holding up Christ
to children and youth, to old and young,
s
telling.in a measure peculiar; but it is only
l the story of Christ's love to- sin
ners. He does not forget that God has
wrath, but his key note is, God so loved
the wield that he gave his only-begotten
Son,' and he has himself so. thoroughly
learned the lesson of love to Jesus, that
with all his strength, and with every ar
gmnent, he will persuade others'to love
Jesus. Older,Christians may learn from
brOther : HanAnonil a geed:lessen of .faith
and labor, especially while ...leading chil
dren to Christ."
SEYMouR, IND.—God's saving power
has been mightily felt in Rev. L. It.
Booth's Church in this place. The re
vival commenced with - the week of prayer,
but obtained .a higher interest during a
protracted meeting since held, and during
which- the Pastor was assisted by Rev.
Henry Little and. Rev. J. M. Bishop.
As the fruit of the work thus far, fetty
seven have been added to-the chuich on
profession, twenty-two of whom are heads
of families!' The older members are
greatly revived and encouraged..
CmcAGo.---Rev. J. T.. Matthews has
accepted the call to the Eighth. Church
in Chicago, (a new enterprise,) and com
menced labor. The chapel was dedi
cated on the 9th ult. It is already full,
and a flourishing Sabbath-school has been
gathered. Rev. J. M. Trowbridge has
resigned the pastorate of the Calvary
Church. Additions of one ihousand dol
lars each Puke been made.to the salaries
of Rev. Dr.'Patterson, and Rev. Messrs.
Humphrey, Swaney, and Eddy. Rev.
A. L. Brooks, of the a.Edwards Church,
has been invited to take the pastorate of
the Second Church in Galesburgh,
Hie decision is not yet known.
letiffikats kitteffigna,
PRESBYTERIAN.
CHURCH UNlori. , 4-The Old and. New
school churches: Conneautvill' e, Pemsyl
vania, have become one. A correspondent
of the Presbyterian Banner, says that " each
chnrch voted unanimously to receive the other
as part and parcel of itself, and the work was
done." - As a result, the writer adds, "we
have it comfortable church 'edifice, a prospec
tive parsonage; and the church debt will be
paid." ••••
ANOTHER Dinar :AL= ITN - FauvrEccD.—We
learn, thrOugh the Presbyterian Banner, that
Rev. Dr. S. R. Wilson, lately called to the
pastorate of the First church of Louisville,
Kentucky, refused to ,take -the oath of alle
giance to our Government, and that on ac 7
count of this refusal he had been ordered to
leave the city,.and•might yet be required to
seek 'a temporary home in Canada.
A Momiun IN Ismazt..—The recent burn
ing,. of the Female Seminary, in Sewickley,
near Pittsburgh, deprived a newly-or.anized
church of its-place of worship, which it had
arranged to occfipy while a fine stone edifice,
going up at the sole expense of the venerable
Mrs. Eliza Shields, was in process of erection.
Immediately after the fire,. the same lady en
gaged a contractor to put up a neat lecture,
room within sixty days, for the use of the
congregation until the completion of the
„church. -
CIIirBERLAND' PRESBYTERIANS. —Revivals
aie reported from. St. Marysville,Kansas. '
Alton, Illinois, and Mount Zion, Illinois. In
Alton, about fifty hopeful conversions are
already numbered, and in Mount Zion, thirty.
•
• IigFORITED ParsarrEauss.—From the
Saharanpur station of the lieformed•Presby
terian church's mission in - Northern India,
the Banner of the. Covenant has an interest
ing report, from which we, take the following
paragraph ; :-" For some months past there
seems tb haye been an 'unusual religious in
terest among the. Itirg,er orphans. During a
few days' absence of the missionary from the
station, late one night, a lad about , seventeen'
years of age came weeping to the mission
ary's wife and said he h.ad not been able to
sleep for several nights past, because he felt
himself to be so great a sinner. Some months
ago, on a Sabbath morning, after divine ser
vice,_ two lads Sent a circular around to all
the larger boys, inviting all to join them - in a
prayer meeting: in their room. On' that
morning only two joined them. They, how
ever, appointed a meeting of all who would
attend it, to be held in their room every day
abeut ten o'clock. The number attending
steadily increased up to about sixteen. These
still'continue to meet daily to read God's
word and sing and pray. Five of the num
ber have asked to be baptised."
RE-UNION MEETING IN CINOINNATI.-A
meeting of those friendly to the re-union of
the Old- and New School branches of the
Presbyterian church, was held on the evening
of the 16th ult., in Dr. Thompson's church, -
Cincinnati, Hon. H. H. Leavitt in the chair.
Clergymen and laymen from both branches
participated in the discussion, which was en
tirely favorable to the proposed measure.
The following resolution, proposed by Dr.
ThOmpson, and advocated by himself and Mr.
Chester of our church,"-Dr. Burt of the Old
School, and several prominent laymen, was
unaitimously, adopted :
"Resolved, That we rejoice in the growing
prospect of the re-union of the Presbyterian
Chuich i being fully persuaded that the causes
of division have almost entirely passed away,
anti that the way is fully open for re-union on
the basis of our standards, regarding and
treating the office bearers and church courts,
of each branch, as co-ordinate elements in the
basis of re-union."
BAPTIST.
A late Hartford, Conn., paper says :
" Rev. Dr. Turnbull baptized sixteen persons
at the North Baptist Church, last Sabbath,
and eighteen were baptized at the South'
Baptist Church, by Rev. Mr. Clime." A
powerful revival is said to be, in progress
among the Baptists in East Somerville, Mass.
Other churches in the same place are also
blessed. In the Baptist congregation, in
Rose, New York, about fifty professed con
version. The Baptist' churches-at the Falls
of Schuylkill and Germantown are enjoying
revivals; . also the churches in Milesburth,
Pennsylvpnia ; Carbondale,
Pennsylvania;
Bridgeton, New Jersey; Di v iding Creek,
New Jersey ; Trenton; 'New Jersey, (two
churches) ; Springfield, Massachusetts, and
- hi' the . Boston churches. " Numerous other
similar reports' come up from various parts
of the land. May they increase. .
lIETO~I6iT.
REVIVALS. --The Methodist papers hive
large accounts of revivals. They come from
every part of the country. The Methodist
churches in Cinainnati report in the aggre
gate, over two hundred and fifty accessions
within the past few weeks. Eight churches,
in and around New York city, have recently
received on trial four hundred and forty whb
profess religion: Seven charges in Illinoii
have a total of four hnndred and fitty-two
accessions. Many other places are signally
blessed.
A ROUT EVANGELISTS. —The Western Ad
vocate, referring' to the success of a well
known Evangehst who, with ordinary abili
ties, and in the use of appropriate means
which. are within reach of all, had been in
strumental in stirring up a whole city, says :--
• " Commencing his labors with the children,
and,.maintaining` the greatest.simplicity,
quietness, and earnestness, he has reminded
us of the Illethodist—fatheiS.; we-`'can
learn of him convinces us that he but avails
himself of like instrumentalities. - W by will
our Methodist brethren be so disposed to
abandon the of d-fashioned modes, while
other denominations take up these cast-away
instrumentalities, and with them, by the
grace of God, turn the world upside down ?
As we grow older, it is only more and more
to admire John Wesley and the thun
dering legipn' who aided him in prosecuting
the work. in America. Let us mark, l earn
and `.inwardly (digest' the lessons taught us
by the operations of successful evangelists in
other Churches, and remember that with us
every minister is an evangelist. Letus do it,
thanking God' for„ all the ,successes of his
ministers, and rejoicingwith them, though
they may not he'cif our, fold.'"
FJ XSOOPAL.
AN OLD CUSTOM . KEPT Ur. -The London
Orchestia, says : "Few people in England
know that at the season of Epiphany her
Majesty carries, by deputy, offerings to the
altar, in memory, .of -the
.gold, the frankin
cense, and the myrrh, which the kings of
the East brouht, to the stable at Bethlehem
more than eighteen centuries ago. This cu
rious traditionary usage survives to us from
the reign of the Stuarts, and is still annually
performed at the Chapel Royal, St. James's,
The ceremony took place at noon' on Friday
week, when two gentlemen of the household
laid the basket containing the Queen's of
fering on the altar.
SHALL THE MORAVIAN CHVB.OII. AND
OBDBBS, BE AGANOWLEDGET) ?—The Church,
Journal, New York, say's that at the last
meeting of the Church Unity Society of that
city, the Rev. Shelden Davie able and con
clusive paper on the[succession of the]
Moravians was repeated - . Bishop Schultz,
of the Moravian Church, made a brief but
fervent address of thanks for the aid Church
men had extended, to the Moravian mission
work among the Germans in this city. The
Rev. J. Freeman Young introduced the
Rev. Aga_pius Honchardnko, a priest of the
Oriental Church, who has lately arrived as a
missionary to the Greeks and Sciavonians of
that communion in this country. A resolu
tion was adopted requesting the Right Rev.
Bishop Coxe to open a correspondence with
the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, in
behalf of the Society, asking whether the
Church of England still occupies the position
taken in regard to the Moravians by Bancroft
and Wake and other prelates; and whether
they have any suggestions to make why we
should not frilly recognize the Moravians in
this country ; and also, if they think fit, re
questing that the matter may be brought be
fore their respective Convocations."
TELE lINCELETWELING DOCEILA. REsznui).—
Of course every person acquainted with the
early history of the English Church, knows
that the arrogance which unchurchas other
denominations holding the Spirit and the
Head, is a later novelty gotten up in the very
face of that " authority of the, fathers,"
which is so industriously urged upon us iti
other, points. We notice, with pleasure, that
a recently published sermon, by Rev. . Mason
Gallagher, rector of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Oswego, New York; deals in just
and fitting terms with this figment of Popery
held by certain of the clergy and laity of his
own , church, and that his remarks have se
cured, the approbation of our worthy city
contemporary, the Episcopal Recorder. We
take from that paper the following paragraph
of the sermon:—
"In the invitation by Cranmer to Calvin,
Melanethon, and Pullinger, and others, to.
repair to England, where they might be as
sembled together- after the manner of the
Apostles;' as it-was ` - to be desired that the
Members of the. true Church should agree
among themselves upon the chief heads of
ecclesiastical doctrine ;' in the prominent
part assigned to Bncer - and Martyn in the
revision' of-the Prayer 'Book," and in their ap
pointment, to professorships in the 13m—
versities ; in the careful omission of any one.
lorm of government as a note of the Church,.
in the 19th Article ' -fpr which, according to.
the, learned Bingliault, .the Brownists, the
first Ccingregationalists, unchurched the
Church of England; in the insertion of the
supposed proof texts for the Apostolic Suc
cession in the form for ordering Presbyters
and their omission in the office for consecrat
ing Bishops, and as it remained for over a
century; in the presence of Bishop Ward,
with Davenant, and Hall, and Carleton, as
private members of the Synod of Dort; in
their reception of the Holy Sacraments by
the hands of the Presbyterian Moderator,
Bogernian ; i•• the admission for a century
of Presbyterially ordained clergymen to liv
ings, and full authority- in .the Church of
England, without ordination; in the uniform
remarkable moderation of her prominent
laymen; - Cecil, Walsingham, Knollys, and
Bacon, Jermyn, Culpepper, and Ashburn
ham, Hertford, and Hale, and others: in
these clear and indisputable historical facts,
are seen the true character and spirit of our
Church. However .the Church may have
degenerated and deteriorated in succeeding
times, the golden age of Edward and Eliza
beth has settled and fixed the doctrine and
spirit of our formularies ; and those who.
sympathize with-this age and its worthies,
who 'walk in the old paths,' are the proper
and..legitimate representatives of our com
munion. The -theology of - the later Stuart
and non-juring divines, acknowledged to be a.
change, has defaced and marred the splendid
unequalled work of their predecessors. The
same theology now is distracting, -dividing
and desolating our Zion !" -
TUE FREEDMEN.
NIGHT SogooLs--Orrs CASs.—MissHattie
C. Daggett, writing , from Natchez, Dec. 7,
relates the following remarkable progress
made in six weeks' attendance upon the
night school, by "Aunt Ann," an aged freed
woman: " When- a slave, she had, been
taught the letters by her mistress, but her
roaster ‘learning of it forbade it. Still she
persevered, and could read in..words of .four
or five letters in the spelling-book, when .her
master, again finding it out, whipped her so
sevearthat she never wanted Co see a book
again, and tried to forget all that she had
learned,' and if any one questioned her about
reading, told them she did not know any
thing at s ail. When you found her; and
asked;her to come to night school, she was.
-afraid to come at first; but you.overcame her
fears, and night found ,her in the Sehoel
room, one of the most seholiiils. She
had,indeed,, forgotten all she had -learned
when a slave, and again commenced with A
'B C. She made rapid progress, and in a
month had read through Sanders' Primer
four times, able to read every lesson easily,
and spell every word in the book. I then put
her into the Sedbrid Reader, and she reads two
and sometimes three lessons a night. Co
ming into our Sabbath school last:Sit:day, she
heard the little children repeat the com
mandments. And Monday morning she
came up to my room, and handing me a
Bible open at the 20th' chapter of Exodus,
Said to me : Miss Hattie, please to hear
`me read the ten commandments. I know I
shall make Mistakes, but don't you tell me a
word till I get through.' I heard her with
surprise, and when she had finished had
only two corrections to make, two wor ds she
had not _ pronbunced quite right. I then
questioned her as to how she had learned to
'read them Bowen. She said, ' Miss-Hattie,
for the first time in my life, I went to-it:Sun
day school yesterday, and.l. was be
tliere. frub'fit hitrt me to seii thicse -four
little boys stand up and say the ten com
mandments. To think that theyipotdd say