HE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN GeENESEE EVANGELIST. Religious and Family Newspaper, IN TEE INTEREST. OF THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY: AT TAR PRESBYTERIAN HOUSE, 1334 Chestnut Street, (2d story,) Philadelphia. Rev. John W. Mears, Editor and Publisher. Rev. B. B. ljotchltin, Editor of News and Pawlly Departments. Rev. C. P. Bush, Corresponding. Editor, Rochester, N. Y. glutritait THURSDAY, MARCH 30,_ 1866 CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES, • SECOND PAGE—THE FAMILY CIRCLE: The Return—The Wife of Calviti—HiiYing Gold Makes One a Rebel—Sacred Lyrics—The Laugh Changed—The Boy and the Bee—How to Settle Dis putes—Early Influences—The Fakir and His Bird— M ee ti ng at the Tap—The "Live" Teacher.- THIRD PAGE—LITERARY INTELLIGENCE . American: Magazines and Pamphlets—Worthing ton Hooker, 4.D.—A , New Treatise on Logic—The Library for C4oldwin Smith—The Old Hymn, "0 Mother dear Jerusalem"—Charles Scribner de Co.'s` New Publications—Ameriemn Books in England. Foreign: Napoleon's Life of Ctesar—Humboldt's Cor respondence Germany Neander's Lectures Madam Gasparin's "Vespers." Agricultural: Garden Seeds ; Look out for them Now—An English Market Farm—The Handsomest and Fattest Heifer in the World. SIXTH PAGE—CORRESPONDENCE: The Experience of a Young Man—From Our Cor responding Editor—Jottings from a Parish Journal —Parsonitis. SEVENTH PAGE—RELIGIOUS WORLD ABROAD : Presbyterian Union in Scotland—Church of Eng land—France—Spain--Germany—Duchy of Nassau --Austria—Russia. MR. HAMMOND IN PHILADELPHIA. In pursuance of an invitation from min isters and laymen of several evangelical denominations in this city, Mr. Hammond came to Philadelphia on Saturday last, and notwithstanding the fatigue of his journey and some bodily indisposition, with charac teristic energy he entered upon his labors the very next day, the Sabbath. The brief opportunity to give notice was dili gently used by the friends of the movement, and on Sabbath afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the large audience-chamber of North Broad. Street Church was crowded to its utmost capacity, mainly with children. The three schools of the N. Broad St. Church, those of Olivet, of two Baptist, and one Ger man Reformed, Churches in the vicinity, with delegation from others, were present, and every square foot of standing and sit ting room, in pews, aisles, galleries, front of the pulpit, pulpit stairs, and platform itself, was occupied. Rev. Dr. Adams, Revs. W. W. Taylor and J. W. Mears, Rev. Messrs. Henson, and Simmons were with Mr. Hammond in the pulpit. The most excellent order prevailed; while Mr. Ham mond, by his earnest and affectionate manner, his abundant and graphic illustra tions, his hymns, his prayers, his questions, and his'frequent drills of the children on '• erses of scripture or of hymns, easily held he attention of great and small for two ours. The object of the speaker was, by divine aid, to bring his young hearers at once to a sense of their sin in not loving Jesus, and to persuade them to come, then, in simple faith, and give, their hearts to the Saviour -that very hour. After the address, Mr. Hammond, with several of the pastors present, the , Sabbath school teachers, and other Christian friends, spoke with individuals, moving among them as far as the crowded state of the assembly would allow; when it was evident, ihat a good impression had been made, and- the Spirit seemed to be moving upon the hearts of many. Some two hundred and fifty remained for conversation and prayer, many of them ap parently in deep distress, some of them declar ing their settled purpose from that time to serve the Lord: ThOugh these demonstra tions were not as powerful as have been witnessed in a few highly-favored places, yet thee was most encouraging evidence that the prayers of teachers and parents had been heard, and were beginning to be answered in that first and hastily collected meeting Mr. Hammond comes fresh from scenes of the deepest interest and most extensive success in Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michi gan, and in Painesville, Ohio. Ministers of all evangelical denominations have cor dially co-operated with him there, and the cautious and judicious have recognized in Itim a chosen instrument of G-od's gracious purposes among the unconverted, young and old. We welcome him most heartily to our city, where he has been long expected, and where many devout souls have been pre paring the way for him with daily prayer for the divine blessing. Let us enlarcre our hearts to expect immediate and great re zults from his labors, such as shall be felt rough the length and breadth of our city. On Monday afternoon a similar meeting - held in the same place which, although of so densely crowded, was full, and which .resented features of greater interest than he preceding one. Christians had got more ally into the spirit of the work, and threw hemselvet" unhesitatingly and cordially ate it; the hearts of the youthful hearers ere more manifestly and deeply affected, nd the proportion of the audience with horn the Spirit seemed to be striving was :r greater' than on the previous day. any youths of twelve or fifteen years of c were among those deeply affected in ew of the :in of not having loved the ear Saviour; and•many seemed calmly and .:kiticriton . ,,.-../e - ..Til•:1::-Dtiotim11.4, New Series, Vol. 11, No. 13. intelligently to give themselves, then and there, to the Lori. Scarcely any left the house while the personal conversations were - Oing on ; the whole audi,ence seeming to be transformed' into a vast inquiry -meet ink., Besides many Sabbath-school teach ers, male and fem'ale, we noticed as engaged actively in this all-important supplementary work, Rev. Dr. Adams, the pastor, Messrs. Taylor, Hamner, Shepherd, Culver, and Mears of our own church, and Rev. Messrs. Henson and Simmons of the Baptist church with perhaps Alters. Many groups of anx ious ones remained long after the audience generally had disappeared and went reluc tantly at the last. Yet there was no excess, and nothing in the slightest degree excep tionable in the manifestations. Perhaps some will think it a suspicious circumstance ,that this show of feeling should be so sudden; but in a certain as pect it is far from sudden, having been long and ardently prayed.for by many pas tors, parents, and Sabbath-school teachers in this city. No answer to believing prayer should be surprising; it is delay rather that should surprise, while the be ginnings of the answer, such as we have seen in these first meetings, should kindle grateful joy, and encourage to still higher measures of faith and expectation. PRESENTATION TO DR. GUTHRIE. On Monday, February 20th, a meeting was held in the saloon of the Royal Hotel, Princes-Stiret, Edinburgh, for the purpose of presenting a gift of upwards of £5,000 to the Rev. Dr. Guthrie, " contributed on his retirement from public life, by a large number of subscribers, of all classes and . parties, and different religious denoniina tion, in token of their admiration and re gard for his personal worth, his distinguished endowments as a preacher , of the gospel ; and his inestimable services as a large hearted, Christian philanthropist" The subscribers to the testimonial numbered 774, and the amount collected, including interest, was £5,392 10s. 3d. £125 were expended in procuring a silver tea• and coffee service, kettle and tray. for Mrs. Guthrie, a considerable sum went to the expenses- of. the various local committees, and the bal ance, a clear £5,000, was at this meeting handed to Dr. Guthrie, in- the form of a certificate of deposit. The Weekly Review thus speaks of the character of the meeting, and of the man who was thus honored : The first speaker at the meeting was Lord Jerviswoode, an attached member of the Established Church. The Lord Provost who presided, and Dean Ramsay who closed the proceedings, are leading members of the Episcopal Church, The platform was crowded with men holding clear and decided views of their own in ecclesiastical and doctrinal questions, but who do not hesitate to stand " shoulder to shoulder" when there is a great cause to be advocated or a good Man to be honored. While it is quite true that Dr. G-utlarie's name will ever be mainly associated,. first with the gigantic effort he made and achieved of securing a manse for every minister who joined the Free Church, and second, with his labors in the interests of the Ragged Schools, we have always felt that there was one occa sion of his life on which he was greater than on any other, and that was in the early stage of the Ragged School movement, when he fought a painful but noble battle in the cause of a free and open Bible. Dr. Guthrie con tended that when the wretched children for whom these schools were established entered them, the Committee were bound to give them a Bible education. Friends who, up to this point, had co-operated with him, refused to admit this principle, and argued that if the children were of Roman Catholic parents, however indifferent themselves, or regardless of their little ones, the Bible should not be taught to such children, in deference to the opinions of a church which withholds the Scriptures from its people. Dr. Guthrie was placed in a most painful position. He had received cordial support from many of these persons who now differed from him, and for some of them he could not but entertain great regard. But the cause was God's, and he was not at liberty to hesi tate_ A meeting of subscribers was sum moned--a debate took place between the supporters of the opposite views; Lord Murray, James Simpson, and others 012 one side, Graham Spiers, Dr. Guthrie, &e., &c., on the other. No one who was present can ever fgrget the scene. And especially we shall ever remember and recall, as one of the noblest instances of Christian fidelity, and,as a master-piece of irresistible eloquence, the appearance of Dr. Guthrie that day on the platform of-the Edinburgh Music Hall. The cause was gained both in argument and feeling, the large assembly gave no uncer tain sound, and the original Ragged Schools, over which Dr. Guthrie presides to this day, have, as their sign and banner, " won in a well- foughten field, a free and an open Bible." Although the voice of our friend will not likely be heard much more in scenes like these, he continues to edify the church by the productions of his pen. He dwells in the hearts of his countrymen especially, but in the hearts, also, of multitudes who never saw him, but who know his worth and his labors, and who love him as a friend. In Dr. Guthrie the lion and the lamb have emphatically lain down together, for he never feared the face of man when a question of conscience or of principle was involved, and yet he never was happier than when he could throw off his armour and hang up his shield, entering'into loving fellowship with those from whom he widely differed, but in whom he recognized the likeness of the Master whom he delighted to honor and to serve. Lord Ardmillan, - Provost of Ed nburg, PHILADELPHIA, THITR,SDA, NIARCH 30, 1865. of the Free Church, presided and made the presentation. Dr. Guthrie's speech in reply was brilliant, unique, like himself. We give large extracts : . Not only, my lord, did I never count on such sympathy ; I never so much as dreamed of it. When, some seven-and-twenty years ago, I came.to this city to be the colleague of my late beloved and admirable friend, Mr. Sym, I entered on the charge Of the Old Greyfriars Parish with fear and> trembling. 'And no wonder; neither the people who'had chosen me, nor the Magistrates and Town Council who, presented me, nor the Presby tery who were to induct me, nor, so far as I know, any living being within the bounds of the city, 'had ever heard me preach ; and well do I remember when the shore and wooded heights of Abirlot went down beneath the wave, faded from my sight, of walking lie deck of the 'steamer, wondering at the -bold ness of those who gave me the presentation, and at my own boldness in accepting it. Yet, as the venture was not of my own seeking, 'I hoped in God, took courage, and went fbr- Ward. People may fancy, my lord, that I am proud. Proud ! There are occasions in life that, while they may honor a man in others' eyes, humble him in his own, making him feel, whatever he may have done, how much more he might have done, how much more he should have done'; and such an occasion is the present one to me. Nevertheless, while this mingles some drops of bitterness in my flowing cup, I have the greatest plea sure in accepting the most generous and munificent gift. Indeed, to tell the truth, I . feel very much as an invalid sometimes does, who thinks it almost worth while to be ill to be made much of—to have all his wants an ticipated, and to have everybody attending to him, to be such an important person, and to find himself loved beyond what he ever imagined. My lord, thegloomy night brings out the stars, and my being shelved and set aside as an invalid has brought out expres sions of regard and affection that have greatly alleviated my trial.- Besides the pecuniary benefit—besides the pecuniary munificence - of this testimonial, there are many circumstances connected with it that are exceedingly grati fying to me. Ido not. despise, the _money., I- never did despise- money. Many a day have I wished I had a great dCal more money, • and I would have found a great deal more happiness in doing good to others—if it were_ not needed in any other way. -My wife, who has been a helpmeet to me: in every way—who has been a helpmeet .to' me in all my philanthropic . labors, as fix' as• her sex and pbsition admitted—.my wife,' myf Lord Ardmillan, is not accustomed to public speaking; whatever she may be accustomed to in the way of private speaking, she it not accustomed to public speaking—and there fore I beg leave to give thanks on her account, in her name, and on her behalf as well as my own: Some one, I have heard, complained that he never got what he asked. I may honestly and frankly say, whether it was. place, or gifts, or honors, I never asked what' I have got—my wife excepted. It is the catholic character of this testimo nial that gratifies me most—the stamp and image on the gold, with which I am above all things best pleased in the whole of this matter. Next to the approbation of God, of my blessed. Master, and of my own conscience, there is nothing I set so high a value on as the assurance this testimonial warrants me to entertain, that I have won a place - in the hearts of other Christians besides those of my own denomination. I count this above all Greek or Roman fame. It is better to me— I say it reverently—than gold, yea than much fine gold, sweeter to my taste than honey, yea, than the honeycomb. I look upon this gitt as one of the many streaks of light in the sky that seem to betoken that better day, that coming day, that blessed day—God speed it on—when the Churches of Christ shall set more upon unity- of spirit than on uniformity of rites—more on concord of send runt, and less on mere' oncord of expression. I have lived, and I shall die in the happy persuasion that the Churches, drawingnearer to their common centre, are drawing nearer to each other. THE PUBLIC CONSCIENCES " One of the most difficult things for us mortals, is to be duly shocked by wrong and feel a just horror of its baieness."—Busltnell. . To keep the public conscience awake and active, and to hold it to a high standard of character i .is one of the most solemn and important of the duties committed to the teachers of morals in the press and pulpit. It is theirs to watch with sleepless vigilance and guard against the thousand things that are working to undermine - and demoraliv." it. Covetousness with its canker, its blindr, ss, its narrow self-worship; false charity . ;41(21 humanity with their specious and se,ni christian guises; lust, and passion, pud party prejudice, all jointly or separat..ly operate to debase and enervate the moral sentiment of the community. Sometimes a whole nation or even age, teachers and people alike, fall into such incurable blind ness and deadness to wrong, that the evil which they tolerate or even nurse, is at length suffered to turn upon them and to rouse them to its enormity by some hideous development of its power, its heinousness and its malice. Thus, when the public conscience was dead, to a large extent, on the v i nakedness of American slavery,-God suffered it to reveal itself in its true colors, as a master-piece of villainy : as a source of the blackest treason, and of the most in human and savage temper towards its foes, such as the whole history of modern times can scarcely equal. The rebellion itself has seemed to many a merely political offence; a blunder rather than a crime, to be temporized and treated with, recognized, and, in principle; if not in fact, succumbed to ; scarcely bad enough to be prayed against or called by its true name in the inlpit, an not demanding the most positive, prompt, energetic toning up of the entire 'moral nature, 'to the most determined and uncompromising hostility.; and even among those who 'seem most earnestly to desire its overthrow,-there are multitudes who show that they do not view it in, a moral light, and have little or no conscience on the subject. Such area the* pe.rsons who, at , every freshmeasure: of sue of our arms, are_at, once seized with an itch for negotiations, and begin to expatiate' upon the "magnanimity" of making offers to the nearly vanquished. rebels. Such a course is calculated to relax public senti ment and to cool the righteous indignation, of the people, who, in their first and more honest outburst of feeling, would have shrunk with' horror from such temporizing with these worst of enemies. It would be an added crime, and a cala mity, to .abate from the earnestness and severity of the public judgment upon seces sion. , Better let the war go on with new financial embarrassments and further loss of blood# than for the sake of an early peace to put in jeopardir that' wide-spread, more than Roman; sternness of purpose towards ; , ,wilty Jaw-breakers, that Christian reveret' tee for the oath' of fealty; that flame of patriotic and judicial vengeance against the wanton- disturbers of the moat sacred national ties', in the interest of slavery, Which . are the very:jewels_of the_eharacter of a free people. - • lathe mysterious:providence 'of God, the rebellion has been suffered to unfold into such horrible-fnims and unconceived excesses of villainy, as must Materially contribuie to keep the )9,tienal conscience awake to its enormity. indeed, wish to hear mention 'of. terms or of negotiations with the,authors of the _deliberate slow torture, , and - .murder by starvation and cold, of our ?prisOners, in the heart of ',regions teeming `k*h. all the necessaries of. life. What I `a'r'e they fiends or are' they rehabilitated saVa..es with nothinc , modern but new re 'ftneinents of cruelty? is the secession' 'Madness a demoniacal, possession, whose "name is lecion ?" Are these devils in human shape, these keepers of dungeons iand liarriltks which gave -the miserable famished inmates their most vivid idea of our erring — Southern brethren;" whom, at every lull in the progress of our conquering armies, we are to beckon to a - friendly conference, and, with mildness or even jocoseness, invite back into peaceful relations ? Or are they not monsters of wickedness, given over to_ incorrigible cor ruptness and hardness of heart, with whom, if we do not deal in the most straightfor ward course of justice, the recoil on our selves will be a disaster greater than all that has happened to our suffering prisoners, or to the material interests of the country by the war ? Woe to the community which, under the fine names of charity, magnanimity, and humanity, suffers the precious spark of a righteous indignation to be quenched in its bosom, and which ceases to exercise and to possess the, capacity of detecting and heartily hating what is truly abominable. Woe to the editors and teachers of public morals, who, instead of using the remark able opportunities of the present, in aiding and developing this supremely important attribute, take every possible occasion to drag the nation from its high judicial posi tion, doWn to'tolerating arid conferring with unsubdued rebels... CHRISTIAN COMMISSION-READ We give prominence to the following appeal from the Christian Commission. If any word of ours will add to its urgency we would not withhold it. It is no time now for that noble and indis pensable institution to be crippled. The condition of the army, temporal and spiritual, cries aloud for an enlargement of its work. Christian friends, it cannot be spared, and it must not be compelled to contract its work. Again we say, Read! CENTRAL OFFIVE : U. S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. PHILA., March 25, 1865. To the Christian People of the United States. The U. S. Christian Commission is your agency and instrument. It lives and works by your confidence and e s c-operation. The degree of its usefulness is the measure of your liberally. If your support continues as here tofore, its ministry will continue • if it falters, it will diminish ; if it fails, it willl die. The work of the ChriStian Commission was never so thoroughly organized as now. Our great armies are concentrating in the East. Our facilities are thereby multiplied, and our opportunities of usefulness increased. By your liberal aid, only, will they be available. The' indications of approaching battles are unmistakable. Before you read these lines indications may have become events j and bloody fields may be strewed with sunering soldiers. We are not prepared for it as we should be. Our treasury is exhausted. We cannot wait until the necessity is fully upon us, for that will be too late. The necessity is now. We must be beforehand with the emergency. Ten thousand dollars next week may save more lives and relieve more suffer ing than a hundred thousand next month. Genesee Evangelist, No. 984. Let, not retrenchment be forced upon us on the very edge of battle. At this very hour a most remarkable reli gious intexest is spread throughout our armies. Even our famished men from Southern prisons are more eager for the bread of life than for that for want of which they'have starved. Christian men and women of the nation, this is for you a. special message and call to each. We shall go forward in God's name and; for, your service. Our appeal is before you.. " For Christ's sake, let the response be liheral_ and prompt. -On behalf of the Executive Committee. THE REVIYM, IN DETROIT AND ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. The work of- the Holy Spirit in this lo cality is still Making rapid progress. A cautious minister stated to us yesterday that there had been not less than a thou sand genuine conversions during Mr. Ham mond's visit. Last Sabbath evening Mr. Hammond preached again in the Young Men's Hall, to an audience of about 2500. Every inch of room was occupied. The scenes were thrown back on the stage, and hundreds stood for two hours during the solemn ex ercises. 'At the close of the exercises, thOse anxious for the prayers'of Christians, 'remained, to the number of five hundred at least. - At first sight it seemed as if half of the great assembly were or' their feet many • of them in tears. Nothing, but the mighty presence of the Holy Spirit could have led to such a scene. An actor from the theatre was among the anxious. Last Tuesday Mr. Hammond visited Ann Arbor, the seat of the University of Michi gan, where eight or nine hundred young men are congregated from all parts of the country. Dr. Hogarth went out the night before, to ask_Christians to cry to God for a great blessing, and not to be frightened if the Lord , should come suddenly , to His Temple. The first: children's meeting held there by Mr. Hammond showed that Dr. Hogarth's preparatory labors were not in vain. While the evangelist was addressing the multitude chiefly of young persons, who crowded the church, the whole com- pany seemed moved by the Holy Spirit, and all remained to the inquiry -meeting.. Such Was stated to be the fact by Dr. llogarth , the large prayer-Meeting in Detroit this morning. " In a word, I may state," said he, "that I never witnessed such a sudden remarka- - ble manifestation of the mighty workings of God's Spirit. Hundreds were at once brought under deep conviction of sin. Loud weeping from young and old was heard all over the church. The president and professors of the college were among those who conversed and prayed with the anxious." In the evening, Dr. Hogarth said, the large church was packed full and that the "flower of God was present to heal." lie also gave an interesting account of a meeting especially for the students, con ducted by Mr. Hammond, in which num bers were seeking the Saviour. At the close of the third meeting held in Ann Arbor, Dr. Hogarth stated that a young converts' meeting was appointed, to which he believed 200 at least had come. Though many children were among the number. still he could but think they understood the whole thing, and had been led by the Spirit to accept of Christ. We clip the following from the Detroit Advertiser : " There is great anxiety, especially in the country, to get full particulars of the revival, now progressing in this city. One of the city pastors, who has just got back from Grand Rapids, had his church packed full of those who came to hear ibout this wonderful work, and after telling them for a full hour of the manner of it, the interest increased, until it partook something of the character of those morning prayer-meetings, where the crowd cannot be driven from the church after a three hours' session. There is no human explanation of this glorious work. 'lt is the Lord,' not enticing words of man's wisdom, but the demonstration of the Spirit, and with power. Ministers all clinging together, in deep and earnest labor, around this very sim ple preacher of Christ crucified ;' the old Gospel flowing with felt freshness through a heart cleansed, enlightened, and all afire with its boundless compassion. Mr. Hammond does a . great deal of singing, reads a great deal of Scripture, and, instead of argument, musty truisms, or fossil theology, he illustrates the reception of God's offer of a free salvation with thrilling incidents that have come under his observation—with stories of Scotch and New England life. His forte is the children, who cling around him in increasing numbers, weeping and - rejoicing in the peace of a new found Jesus. Hundreds of converts stand up for prayer at every meeting, and all Christians present are asked to apply a principle which they all acknowledge in turning at once to the unconverted, and telling them how to find Christ, and how sweet a portion they have found in him—thus setting the ministers and the people at work in spreading the truth through which his Spirit works. And so in His own way He has come, and as we have had weeping and mourning through the land the baptism of blood is followed by a baptism of the Spirit. We have in answer to united prayer got a time of refreshing— the garment of praise for the spirit of heavi ness." DETROIT, March 23. * * GEo. H. STUART, Chairman [Foi the American Presbyterian.] BERMS. Per annum, in advance: By Mail, $3. By Carrier, Fifty cente additional, after three months. Cita/lA.—Ten or more papers. sent to one address. payable strictly in advance and in one remittance: By Mail,s2so per annum. By Carriers, $3 per annum. Ministers and Ministers , Widows. $9 in ad vance. Home Miasioaaries, $l5O inadvancm Fifty cents additional after three months. Remittances by mail are at our risk. Postage.—Five cents quarterly, in advance, paid qy subscribers at the office of delivery. Advertisements.-1234 cents per line for the first. and 10 cents for the second insertion. One square (one month) $3 00 two months 5 50 three " 750 six " 12 CO one yea 18 00 , • The following disco - . t .ertisements, in,- sorted for three mo- Aup ds, is allowed:— Over 20 lines. 10 pm cent off; over 50 lines, 20 per cent.; over 100 lines; 33% per cent: o$ - - [For the Am °none Presbyterian.) THE REVIVAL IN DETROIT. GREAT OPEN AIR MEETING. The blessed work of the Holy Spirit still progresses in our city. Last Sabbath, P. M., between FIVE and TEN THOUSAND con gregated in the Campus Martius to listen to a sermon by Rev. Mr. Hammond. It was a most interesting sight-to behold such an audience of all classes, standing in breathless silence for an hour and a halt, listening to the simple declaration of the way of salvation through a crucified Re deemer. Eyes unused to weep were filled, at times, with tears. Large numbers of Catholics were among the attentive listeners. The majority of those present were men. Hundreds of children and young con verts added interest to the meeting, with their sweet hymns of praise. The whole audience seemed to join in the choruses. This singing bad not a little to do with calling together such a vast audience. Rev. George Duffield, D.D., assisted in the exercises, and numbers of the pastors of the city were present. When Rev. Mr. Hammond had con cluded, he invited 'the anxious to adjourn to the Baptist Church for an evening meet ing. As many had been standing for near two hours, it was feared this proposed meeting would prove a failure; but those who had watched closely the audience knew better, and were not surprised to see more flock to the large Baptist Church than coutd well crowd .in. The sight there was wonderful. Rev. Mr. Griffith, of the Baptist Church, stated, at the Monday daily prayer-meeting, that among the men weeping for their sins in that inquiry-meeting, he found a gambler, who had not been in church before for many years. Dr. Duffield, at the same time,• stated that he believed a vast amount of good was accomplished by that open air meeting; that it was as large as any political gathering he ever saw in Detroit, and that he hoped such meetings for the uncared-for masses would be continued. Mr. H. went almost immediately from that inquiry-meeting to address a packed audience in, the YOUNG MEN'S HALL, where, probably, twenty-five hundred were gathered. Dr. Duffield stated at the daily prayer-meeting, that when Mr. H. had fin ished his sermon, and an opportunity was afforded for those who wished the prayers of God's people to arise, that it seemed as if three-quarters of the audience were at once on their feet. Many of them were young converts who, but recently, were in dulging a trembling hope in Christ. It was a most tender and affecting sight. No one knows the number of hopeful conversions. We have heard it estimated between one thousand and twenty-five hun dred. Hundreds of children have evidently found the Saviour who will not likely be soon admitted to the churches. In his closing remarks, Sabbath evening, Mr. H. seemed anxious to give God all the glory for the work of the Holy Spirit in the city, and strove to do all he could to strengthen the hands of the ministry. He stoJed that if his labors had a tendency to weaken the influence of the stated ministry, he would at once abandon them. Most earnest prayer was offered by the different ministers of Detroit, that G-od would pour out his Holy Spirit in Philadelphia, to which Mr. H. was expecting to go. DETROIT, March 27 A NEW TRACK.—The old beaten paths of Episcopal effort are not fresh enough for the times. A new Boston notion—the most decided novelty - in ex tension measures—is to be engrafted upon its laws of progress. In the Christian Tidies, a paper of the denomination, we find it thus described " The Churchmen of Boston have become fully aroused,, and have resolved on a new method of bringing Episcopacy before the people. The plan adopted is to print a column of matter explanatory of the doctrines and discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church, twice each week in the Boston Tra veller. The course adopted is one that can not be complained of, since the ignorance which exists in parts of New England with regard to the ,Protestant Episcopal Church is most deplorable, and can only be reached in this way. Thousands will thus be made acquainted with our standards who never see a religious paper at all, while multitudes of others who read only one side will have an opportunity of gaining fresh light." As this advertising of denominational peculiarities, with the arguments an nexed, in the secular papers, is an open ring for all to enter, we judge that it is likely to make a nice time for proprie tors of such papers, provided the issue of the present experiment should be such as to tempt other churches to follow suit. Seriously, however, we look Milo other material benefit to come from so uu churchly a mode of propagating chure'A. ism.
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