AMEII I IOAN , PRESBYTERIAN :AND GENESEE EVANGELIST. A Religions and Family Newspaper, IN THE INTEREST OP THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, THE PRESBYTERIAN HOUSE, 1284 Chestnut Street. (2d story,) Philadelphia. Rdev. John W. Mears, Editor and Publisher. Rev. B. B.,Hotehhin, Editor of News and Family Departments. Rev. C. P. Bash, Corresponding Editor, Rochester, N. Y. gsfritalt THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1865 CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES. SECOND PAGE—THE FAMILY CIRCLE: I'm Growing Old—Harry Rood—The Pigeon's Ad vice—How Can I be a Scholar 2—My Cross—" There is no Place Like Home"—The Three Little Tr-- ants—"l am Papa's"—Fanny. Fern and her Mother at the Prayer-Meeting—Lazy Boys. THIRD PAGE—EDITOR' S TABLE : Ditson & Co.'s Music Books—Magazines and Peri odicals—Literary Items. SIXTH PAGE — CORRESPONDENCE: "Quench Not the Spirit"—Jottings from a Parish Journal—Chaplain Armstrong's Letter—The United Prayer-Meeting at Manayunk—Pray Without Ceas ing—An Unusual Sabbath Programme. SEVENTH PAGE—A. GREAT PATRIOTIC GIFT. _ The Unity of the Church. Acricultural: Ode to an 02t—A Diminutive Breed of Cattle—Tanning Small Skins—Cows in a Village-- The Best Time to Prune Trees. PRESENT ASPECTS OF THE RE-UNION QUESTION. Upon this important subject an ani mated discussion is still in progress, chiefly, however, in papers connected with the Old School branch of the Presbyter ian Church. Those upon our side have, we believe, said just enough to express the cordial readiness of the so-called New School to receive -an honorable proposi tion—and from the brethren engaged in the agitation, we are sure that no other could come—for bringing our divided existence to an end. Beyond this, the New School papers have, so far as we have observed, abstained from much par ticipatien in the discussion. They have simply sought to place our church right upon the record, and then left the matter to culminate in the hands of brethren on the other, side. The question may be asked, why these papers are not exhibiting a warmer zeal, on the subject--why, after the long time in which our church has sought after a Christian fraternity with our Old School brethren, we' do not fly„to .. the aid of those noble spirits among them, through whose exertions a fraternal intercourse has al ready been commenced, and who are further striving to tone their people to the point of its consummation in an or ganic unity? We are not authorized to speak for other papers connected with our church : we answer for ourselves. The labor just specified —that of bringing the Old School Chuch, as a whole, to the point of a just and christian proposal for re-union, is unquestionably the first and most un certain labor towards the unity sought. There is a. considerable portion, and, for aught that has yet appeared, a majority of the ministry and eldership of that church, who, while they confess to a greatly improved feeling toward us, and a true satisfaction in the correspondence instituted between the Assemblies, are nevertheless opposed to a return to an ecclesiastical union with us, until, as they are pleased to say, we are better reformed of our heresies. To disabuse those brethren of their deep-rooted apprehen sions of danger from ecclesiastical union with us, will be found the, first, and pro bably the greatest impediment in the way of the enterprise inaugurated at the Newark meeting, last May. Towaid the removal of that obstruction, our services would be of no account, and any attempt of ours to put in an oar, would be more likely to embarrass thatihelp the brethren who have the matter in hand. We look on, while such noble and free-hearted brethren as Tustin, Montfort, Edwards, Burt and Nevin are laboring against the tenacious spirit which first sunderell us, and still insists on separation, but we are nut cold speelators .of their " labor of love." Their labors, in the present stage of the agitation, lie in a direction'where ours can be of no avail , . It is, in every point of view, becoming that any pro . posal for' re-union should come from the Old SPhool side. This is obvious to any one acquainted with the history of the past:„ There. •is a pro priety in it Which was, With christian delicacy, practically concede'd by those, who got up the. Newark 'meeting. The same propriety rules in the progress, of the agitation until the point of an actual proposal is reached. No one,.remember ing the history of the relations of the two bodies, would ask us to anticipate such a proposal by a, too zealous procla mation of our consent—to say "yes" be fore we are asked. It isst least suitable that we shOuld wait Until we see som• of the difficulties, which the discussions in the Old School papers are constantly revealing, out of the way—difficulties which we, on our side, cannot help to re-' move. One of these is the divided state of sentiment in the Old School church, con cerning re-union, to which we have al ready referred. Our brethren on that side who are anxious to bring it about, are nevertheless too wise to offer it to us by a divided vote, and under the protest of many of their influential'men. They now know us for a homogeneous, well compacted and harmonibus church, and, they could not ask us to accept of a re union which should not merely forbode mgrit ) tr , (. 1 v bla 14U+ New Series, - Vol. 11, No. 10. but which should bring in with itself, distrust, disfellowship and dissension. For this reason, even though they should secure, in their Assembly, a majority who are personally in favor of.re-union, we do not expect them, in vie* of-the expe diency of the case, to propose it formally under such circumstances. They will: wait until they find themselves harmon ious on the proposition. They are too' just to think of re-opening to us the dis sensions which were terminated by the division of 183 7. Another of the difficulties which the discussions have revealed, and which will have to be settled on - the other side of the holise, preliminary to any hopeful! proposal, relates to the status in which they propose to recognize us, and the as sumptions which would be made respect ing the relative changes and positions of the parties. On this ground we expect our Old School brethren to encounter the severest conflict of opinion among them selves, and here, less than anywhere else, could our interference be of any avail. Those dear brethren among them whose hearts are ripe for a Presbyterian unity, know what is due to a christian and de nominational self-respect, and we would not expect them to approach us with terms which imply that we have forgot ten it. Still we do sometimes see a forgetful ness, unconscious we presume, of what is due to this feeling in the resolutions of Synods and Presbyteries, and in articles in the papers, which in other respects, reveal the kindest and best feeling on the subject. For example, we read last fall, in the proceedings of the Second Presbytery - of Philadel phia, a series of resolutions earnesly in favor of re-union, and expressive of cordial fraternity with us. But the last was marred by one resolution, protestink in substance that, while the Presbytery was thus anxious for the pro posed unity, it must not be understood as receding at all from its sentiments in regard to the original causes of the divi sion. We quote from memory not hav ing the paper before us. The Presbytery has an undoubted right to retain. its views on.the qrighially divisive points. But our good brethren of that body cannot fail to see the posi tion in which the expression of these views, in just that connection, would place us.. Across the wide chasm made in 1837, parties do not come together without change on the part of somebody. It may be mutual, or it may be altogether on one side. The Presbytery referred. to says, we have not stirred. Meeting them with that protest flaunting before us— what is this but a public confession that the wrong is on our part ? We do not suppose this to have been the animus of the resolution. We presume it was a mere sugar-coating for the others of the series, to make them less nauseous to cer tain of their people. But they should' remember that we cannot afford to have our consistency sacrificed as the price of the assent of their reluctant brethren. Some weeks since we read and laid aside a communication first published in the Cincinnati Presbyter, and afterward in other papers. We regret to say that it has been mislaid, so that we speak of it only from memory. It was evidently written by a Sincere friend to re-Union, and one who cherished kind and Christian feelings toward our church. Yet, in laying down certain things as assumed points of agreement, and bases of negotiation, it was stated, in substance, that , , it, is now generally considered, both:within and outside of the Old School church, that the. Old School branch is the legitimate and proper SUCCOSSiOa of the old; Presbyterian church in , thes,e United States. In times , past, this claim was expressed in coarser words. Neither this writer, , nor the gentlemanly editor of the Presbyter would now taunt us with such Oithets, as schism and secession ; but it ought to be nown that if the question of suc-, cession is brought forward, a needless' and probably fatal element is introduced into the discussion. Our, status, as the Constitutional Church, we have never, for a Moment, yielded, and our brethren,' if they reflect a moment, will not now' ask us to become suppliants for amnesty and restoration. We never seceded from the original Presbyterian church, and we are not schismatics. If, our Old School brethren think the same of themselves, we have no wish, at this late day, to contest the point We . only express our surprise that any cordial la borer for re-union should now bring it up at all—much more , ,that the assertion; should be made, that, outside of the Old, School, (i. e., in the New School,) the exclusive succession of the Old School is an admitted faCt. And we frequently - see remarks in the current articles on this subject, which reveal views respecting us of which our Old School brethren must be reformed, before they, as a whole church, will be prepared- to offer a re-union upon terms which we could listen to, consistently with Christian self-respect. Quite too PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1865. often we hear, of ourselves as having so far " recovered" of our lapse into hetero doxy and 'disorder that we May now be safely allowed "to come back." It may not be amiss to give in, thii place an ex tract, which first appeared as a commu nication in the• Presbyterian Banner, published in Pittsburgh / as a specimen. It runs as follows : "I notice a great deal of `cooing and bil ling,' as one writer terms it, about the union of Old and New School. I was educated for the ministry. ' during the war—the time that tried men's souls'—in the eighteen hundred 'and thirties. I cannot forget those trouble some times, and the lesson then learned, that two cannot walk'together unless they be agreed. Our New School brethren ' went out from us - because ' they were not of us; if they had• been of us, they would no doubt have remained with us.'-1 John ii. 19. All who have taken the trouble to inform themselves, know that the New School are much nearer to us or with us now than when we - sepltrated in 1837 and 1838. The door has always, since the division, been open, for like to'be with like, by uniting with any Presbytern jiist as we go from one Presbytery into another\,---by exam ination. It appears strange to me, that any who have been suspected, should a,4k connec tion on easier terms than are gran4d to our own brethren. If they are really w'th us in dectrine, and can receive our Creed, , s we do, without ' mental'reservations,' let th m come to us, in ' through the door,—as any of them have done—and not climb in so e other way.' And let those who cannot bar this examination remain where they are, that they and we can live in peace. If an , come in, without agreement ,in doctrine, thedy can not pass into another Presbytery, whel l they must bear examination." Refreshingly in contrast with the above is the following, which we Ntve clipped from The 'Presbyter, and which doubtless comes from the pen of its editor, Dr. Montfort. Perhaps it,' is not over sangu — e respecting the pro pertion . of the Old School church are anxious for re-union`; and if it be= . trays some delusion concerning the courtesy of the Old School 'Assembly in its manner of declining an inter-com munion with our own, the mistake is traceable to the good heart of the writer, to the " wish that was father to the thought." "Probably," says the Presbyter, "four fifths:if not nine-tenths of our people and ministers are pleased with the - prospect of a speedy coming together of the two branches of our church. Occasionally we, find a person who is opposed to organic re-union: Such,' very commonly, • without any reason in par ticular for their opinions, utter their feelings in the expression, Well, the door is open; if they want to come back, let them comeback.''' They seem still to be looking for the absorp tion' of the other branch into ours. "We desire to intimate to such persons, that 'they are behind the times. They have - been indulging in a Rip' Van Winkle nap, during which the New School body, instead of show ing any signs of being ' absorbed,' has steadi ly advanced in numbers and influence and 'denominational position, until now it is'near ly as - largW-and strong as was the whole church just previous- to- the disruption. And what is more, our General Assembly has repeated ly and emphatically acknowledged the com plete church-status of the other branch, not withstanding its identity of name and claims with ourselves. So long ago as 1846, while courteously declining, in its official and cor porate, capacity, to commune with the other Assenbly in the ordinance of the Lordln Sup= - -per,' on the grOund that it would be inexpedi ent to introduce a new usage, our Assembly_ was careful to, state that it 'recognized the ;above mentioned body as .a branch of the church ,of our common Lord.' And mole_ recently, as' everybody knows, a most frater nal correspondence has been opened betw4n the two bodies, in which they mutually )te joice in each other's denominational honor and pri7sperity. Is it not about twenty-seven. years too late, to' talk about` the door being open, if they want to come &eV.' If it wilLbe of any service to our'ld School brethren, we frankly assure th m that we should delight in a really fra r ( nal Organic unity, not only with thei!ii, but with all branches of the PresbyteriO,n Church in our land. These are times for union, for concessions which do net imperil principles. These are times for the relaxing of that bitter bigotry which would hold the theology of a denomina tion chaotic, simply because it recognizes the substantial orthodoxy of Calvinistic thinkers as different, for example, as Mr. Barnes and Dr. Boner. These are tinws for Christians to be-done with the wick edness of, making adman an offender for & word, and to receive one another as Christ has received us. We are not simply willing, we are anxitfas for an ec clesiastical union with all our Presbyte rian brethren who can meet us in that spirit, with them to enjoy sweet felloW ship in' Christ, and with them to labor for the advancement of the kingdom Of our Lord. But whatever may have been the ap pearance of, or impression conveyed by, our acts and temper a score of years ago, we' think it due to truth and . denomina tional self-respect to - say, that we are, by the favor of God, in such circumstances, now, as forbid our taking the attitude of suitors for union as a concession. We are an independent denomination of true orthodox Presbyterians, totus, teres atque rotundus. We are not prodigals return ing „to our father's house, and it- is all lost labor toward re-union moot the question ,whether it will be safe for them to receive us as such. We are not reformed heretics; we are not re pentant rebels. The proper question be fore the other branch is not, Shall we in vite those brethren to return to us ? but *here, and in what way, shall we pro pese that they and ourselves meet? While our warm-hearted brethren of the Newark movement, are earnestly striving to bring their own church to this view of t 4 case, what can we do but prayer fully -wait ? A NATIONAL TRIBUTE TO OFFICIAL INTEGRITY. One of the most hopeful signs of the times is the fact that the guidance of our national. affairs, during the whole period of our troubles, has been in the hands of. an, honest man; and-that this charac teristic or, public honesty has received the hearty endorsement of the great ma jority e': our citizens.. Mr. Lincoln re ascenda7t 'the Presidential seat as a re , presentativepf the sound moral sentiment of the country. We do not mean for a moment to say that me / re honesty, without the exhibition of real/ability, would have secured to Mr. Lincoln . the suffrages Of the people ; but we do *lon the unquestioned,stainless integrity, and the pure patriotism of Mr. Lincoln, in his conspicuous position, and under tests the severest, perhaps, that a public man has ever endured, as the grounds of a very large measure of his popularity with the people. The feeliug iS: we can trust him. He is aiming at no personal aggrandizement, he is making no industrious use of his vast opportuni ties Toibuilding up fortunes for himself and a score of favorites and dependents ; he is gratifying no party grudges, and car rying out no mere party_schemes ; he is diligently and faithfully, with simplicity , and seemingly praYerful dependence on GokAingng to;dro his duty, and'striving to lead:the country safely through the greatest crisis in its history. Had Mr. Lincoln, in the first four years of his administratiOn, pioved himself to be of the same narrow, partisan type with his-immediate predecessors in office for several terms, he would have been promptly \ discarded by the people. With ' out his sturdy, rugged, honesty, the western ffatboatman's son would have gone down forever into political oblivion ; that .4ittlhztg -quality has endured him an_inimoitality which his astuteness, caution, inflexible pertinacity and calm courage amid danger, would never have availed to -'ecure. Thank God for such • . a quality public men at any time ; thank God for an honest President in aralled national trial; thank times of u eople that recognizes, honors the rare quality in its places d. power. To have refused God for a and retain of trust Mr. Linco n, and to have once more ele vated a re tool of blind party bigots to pour would have been proof of a degree of infatuation beyond recovery. But wee ter now with hope and with joy4 l upo nother four years' rule of ,a chief agistrate, whose integrity has been sq, thoroughly tried, and whose re markable inaugural, salutation reveals the deep . , religious sources from which the moral soundness of the man is de rived. Happy is the people whOse chief magistrate lives and shapes his policy under the influence .of thoughts so devout, so humbling, and yet so ennobling and so purifying as these. THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Fellow-Countrymen—At the. second ap pearing to take the oath of the Presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at 'first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public demonstrations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, lit tle that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well' known to the public as to myself: and it is, I trust, reason ably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With, high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. On the occasion corresponding to it four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously direct ed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it—all sought to avert it. While the inaug ural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seek ing to dissolve the Union and divide the ef fects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated. - wan; but one of them would make war rather than let the na tion survive ; and the othet would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, per petuate and extend this interest was the ob ject for, which the. insurgents would rend the Union, even by war while the - Golernment claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for In easier triumph, and a result less funda nieritals andlastounding. Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God : and each invokesllis aid against the other. It may seem strange that: any, men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their Genesee Evangelist, No. 989 bread from the sweat of other men's faces : but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered: that of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purpose. "Woe unto the world because of offenses 1 for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose thdt American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the provi dence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through his appointed 'time, he now wills to remove, and that lib gives to both North and South this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense, came, shall we discern therein any ;departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to him.? - Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray —that this mighty scourge of war may soon pass away. .Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited. toil shall be funk, and until every drop of blood drawn by the lash shall be paid with another drawn by the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." With malice towards none; with charity for all ; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the na tion's wounds; to care for him who shall. have borne the battle, and for his widow and orphan ; to do all which we may to achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. FROM OUR CORRESPONDING EDITOR. FESTIVAL AND DEDICATION IN BUFFALO For,two or three: years past the North Church in Buffalo, (Rev. Dr. Smith's), has been deeply interested to do some thing to, cultivate the waste places in that city. , In May last, &Mission school was started In the eastern part of the town, in a destitute neighborhood, fami liarly known as the " Hydraulics." The building 'first occupied , for its purposes was a part of the old " Buffalo Hotel." The ball-room, ,in the third story, which had witnessed many a scene of festive revelry, was cleansed and arranged for the principal hall, and two other rooms were appropriated to the infant classes. The school commenced with seventy scholars ; in three months it had three hundred. In June last, Mr. Henry Ward, a licentiate and student in Auburn . Sethi nary, was employed during his vacation, to visit the neighborhood, hold prayer meetings, and preach on the Sabbath. Although Mr. Ward, whose labors are very acceptable and manifestly blest, was compelled to return to_his studies at Auburn in the fall, yet the, prayer-meet ings have been sustained to the present time, <and the school continued in pros perous operation. So far, ,the work was a manifest success, but this was not all that was intended. From the first, it was felt that a more desirable building than the old tavern would be necessary, if the enterprise was successful. The plan for erecting a pro per Mission Chapel was started some time since, and it was expected that the building would be finished and ready. for use in the fall, but various difficulties and delays, incident to the - times and the weather, compelled the school to harbor in the old ball-room until last week. The new building is pleasantly located on Seneca street, about a mile, we be lieve, east of the other Presbyterian churches, and cost, with the lot, , about four thousand dollars. The principal room of 'this building is forty by sixty feet, with a wing, on each side, sixteen by twenty, one for the infant class, and one for Bible classes. Three smaller rooms are connected with the principal ball by folding doors, and all can be used as one on special occasions, or in the general exercises of the school. The whole will accommodate about six hun dred scholars, and promises soon to be filled. . Last. Sabbath afternoon the services of dedication occurred. The usual, exer cises of the school were omitted. The weather was very unfavorable, but the house was full. Mr. Ketchum, the superintendent, to whose earnest atten-. tion and active interest much of the suc cess of the enterprise is due, directed the exercises. After singing by the school, and the reading of the Scriptures, prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Marshall, of the Baptist Church. He was followed by Rev. Dr. Smith, in a most effective and truly eloquent address, touching the plans, hopes, and aims of the North Church, in regard to this enterprise. His remarks were all aglow with love for souls ; and as the speaker dwelt upon the responsibilities of the Sabbath-school teachers; the rapt attention and moisten ed eye told how deeply the audience were moved. The infant class then sang, " Jesus loves me." After which, Rev. Mr. Mar shall gave an address of welcome, show ing the need of such an enterprise in that part of the city. Dr. Clark, of the First Church, and Dr. Heacock, of the Lafayette Street, who was born very near where this chapel stands, were expected to be present and take part in the exer cises, but were prevented from so doing. Mr. Ward, the student from Auburn, of "I'Enlll - €4. Per annum, in advance: By Mail, $ 3. By Carrier, $3 50. Fifty cents additional, after three months. Cinbs.—Ten or more papers. sent to one address. payable strictly in advance and in one remittance: By Mail, $2-50 per annum. By Carriers, $3 per annum. Ministers and Ministers' Widows, $2 in ad vance. Home Missionaries, $l5O inadvance. _ Fifty cents additional after three months. Remittances by mail are at our risk. Postage.—Five cents quarterly, in advance, paid by subscribers at the office of delivery. Advertisements.-12% cents per line for the first. and 10 cents for the second insertion. One square (one month) $3 00 two - months 5 50 three " 750 12 09 six " one year • .18 00 The following discount on long advertisements, in serted for three months and upwards, is allowed:— Over 20 lines. 10 per cent, off; over 50 lines, 20 per cent.; over 100 lines, 333. g per cent. off. whom we have before spoken, gave an interesting statement of his labors there through the summer, and led the prayer of dedication—and so the building stands consecrated to the Sunday-school work. But this is not all. The plan is still to employ a minister, to keep up the preaching service, and as soon as circum stances will warrant, organize a. church, and give those here assembled the full ordinances of the" gospel: It is a noble design, and reflects great credit on the liberality and enterprise of the North Church, by which it has been success fully carried thus far. - THE FESTIVAL Of this we ought not to omit all men tion, as this, in fact, first dedicated the building. It occurred on Wednesday, the 22d, while the whole country was rejoicing in our recent victories. This was an attempt of the self-denying teachers and their friends to gratify and more deeply interest the scholars: Nearly five hundred happy faces were gathered in the new building. Here the exercises consisted of short addresses, animated and earnest singing by the school, and a plentiful eating of the good things abun dantly provided for the occasion. It in volved some hard work, on the part of those that " serve tables ;" but it will pay well in the increased interest and attendance on the part of the little ones, in that needy portion of the city. PRESBYTERY OF OSWEGO The annual meeting of this. Presbytery was recently held in New Haven, Os wego County ; and it was a meeting of much interest and profit. One of the principal subjects brought up for consid eration was-that of cheese-making on the Sabbath ; the same which was so fully considered by the Presbytery of Utica at its recent meeting in Vernon. This is now a fearful evil in our dairying dis tricts, and deserves the attention which it is receiving by our ecclesiastical bodies. The subject was brought before the Presbytery by the following overture : " Can a Christian, consistently with his profession, convey, or cause to be con veyed, the milk of his dairy to a Cheese Factory, to be manufactured into cheese on the Sabbath ?" The Presbytery answered unani mously : " That a Christian, instead of conveying, or allowing his milk to be Conveyed, to a Cheese Factory on the Sabbath, should take a decided stand against the whole movement." The Presbytery add: "It is time for the church to wake up to the growing evil —an evil which is demoralizing the pub lic conscience, injuring the church of Christ, and ruining immortal souls. Cheese making on the Sabbath is neither a work of necessity nor of mercy, and consequently no good man can give the least encouragement to it." INTEREST IN HAMILTON COLLEGE We hear of a " marked religious in terest" in this highly favored institution— perhaps it may be called a revival. It has indeed been in progress for nearly or quite two weeks. Meetings are held in the different halls every night. The Christian students—some at least—are quickened, and not a few of the impeni tent are coming to Christ. HOUGHTON SEMINARY This large and delightful institution for yotmg ladies is also receiving a bless ing. The day of prayer for colleges was very strictly and solenVy observed by the churches in Clinton, and its fruit is already manifesting itself. Special favors are falling, at least, upon the Houghton Seminary. Thursday was a great day there ; and now almost all the boarders are rejoicing in Christ. AUBURN SEMINARY The catalogue of our school of the prophets is just out, and gives the names of forty students in attendance upon its course of instruction—seventeen Seniors; eleven in the Middle class ; and twelve in the Junior—and we are assured, by those that ought to know, that they are a fine body of young men, and give pro mise of great usefulness. Two or three are expecting to engage in the work of Foreign Missions. FURTHER LIBERALITY They seem to be in the way of doing generous things in Utica. Mr. Kings ley, who recently gave six thousand dol lars to Hamilton College, headed the subscription to Home Missions this year with one thousand. He gave four hun dred to the same cause last year. And now another member Of the First Church, a young man of wealth and lib erality, has given a first-class piano forte to their Sunday-school, to lead them and aid them in their music. " AN OLD MAN, AND FULL OF DAYS." COL. NICHOLAS SMITH, who has lived in Utica ever since the place was settled, who was a member of the First Presby terian Church ever since the church was founded, died in that city last Sunday, in the eighty-seventh year of his age. He was in 'his day an earnest, active, public spirited Man, highly respected, trusted, and honored, by ,his fellow-citi— zens. C. P. B. ROCHESTER, March 4, 1885.
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