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THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1865
FORD'S THEATRE.—The purchase of
establishment for the purposes of the
Young Men's Christian Association, has
been completed. The price paid is
$lOO,OOO. The ownership is with the
Washington Young Men's Christian
Association ; but the means are to come
in considerable part from kindred asso
ciations in other parts of the country—
largely, as we understand, from Phila
delphia.
" THE CLOUDED INTELLECT."—Upon
our " Family Circle" page will be found
the commencement of a story which
will probably run through some half
dozen succeeding numbers. We are in
debted for it to the Sunday Times, an
interesting English magazine, under the
editorship of Rev. Dr. Thomas Guthrie.
This Sunday Times is not, like our Ameri
can Sunday papers, a sheet filled with
secular and often corrupt reading, to be
hawked about and read on the Sabbath;
but it takes its name from the fitness of
its matter for the day, while it is brought
out and circulated upon the working days
of the week.
PRESBYTERIAN UNION.—In looking
over the proceedings of the late General
Assembly of the United Presbyterian
Church, (before noticed in our columns,)
we see an item which, if we rightly un
derstand its import, will present the sub
ject of Presbyterian union in a new
phase, and from a new quarter. It is
as follows :—" On the memorial from
Wheeling Presbytery it was agreed' to
direct the Committee on Correspondence
to correspond with the Reformed Pres
byterian Churches 0. S. and N. S. and
the U: P. Church Canada in reference
to union." We suppose an earlier and
now mislaid number of. the Witness,
from which we take the above, contained
the memorial referred to. It escaped
our reading.
PLUNDERING SOLDIERS.—This villainy
is just now, in this city, a thing of daily
occurrence. We believe that, for a
week past, no day has passed without a
record in the papers of some poor fellows
being plundered of the money just paid
them on being mustered out from ser
vice. They are, in many cases, far from
home, and left in entire destitution. In
nearly, if not quite every case in which
the particulars are reported, the robbery
was committed while the victim was
in a state of intoxication. The remedy
of legal punishment is a very insuffi
cient one, because of the proverbial fact
that yon must catch a thief before you
can hang him. The soldier has a pretty
good security against these outrages in
his own hands: it is, to let drink alone.
We have, however, little confidence of
any material abatement of such evils,
until the public can square itself up to
the more-and-more needed measure of
shutting up all the myriad drinking
places which curse our city.
DEATH / OF THE WIFE OF SECRETARY
SEWARD.—The assassin who struck at the
life of Wm. H. Seward, failed of his in
tended victim ; but he accomplished
murder. Mrs. Seward has, for many
years, been in feeble health. While her
husband and son were in peril of death,
her strength and fortitude rose with the
occasion. but from the moment her in
tense anxiety for them was measurably
relieved, she sunk rapidly under the
reactionary exhaustion, and died on the
21st instant, most evidently as the re
sult of the severe strain which her men
tal system had undergone. She was a
lady who was, in the highest sense the
light of her household, and whose influ
ence was a moulding one in her family.
She bore a decided Christian character
-- which was not compromised amid the
general heartlessness of social life in
high places. Her remains were convey
to Auburn, the home of her childhood
and her married life, for interment, at
tended by her afflicted husband, and
three of their four children, Frederick
not being sufficiently recovered for the
journey.
SYNOD OF THE CANADIAN PRESBYTE
RIAN CHI/RM.—This Synod, the highest
court of the church named, has just
closed an interesting meeting in Mon
treal. Its proceedings partook largely
of a missionary character, strengthening
and extending its work in the Province,
and reaching out for the wide field of the
world. A proposition to establish a
Mission at the New Hebrides was with
drawn, or rather commuted for a resolu
tion to start a mission among the Crse
Indians in the neighborhood of Port
Pitt. In the course of the discussion,
it was stated, in favor of the New He
brides, that the whole field had been left
to the Presbyterians. The Presbyteri
ans of Nova Scotia were the first to
occupy it. The work had been rein
forced by the Reformed Presbyterian
church of Scotland. It was said that
the difficulties of gaining a foothold were
mainly overcome, the prospective ex
pense comparatively small, and the hope
of success good.
The subject of creating a General As
sembly was resumed from last year, dis
cussed, advanced, and laid over.
This Canadian Presbyterian Church
numbers in its statistics 329 ministers,
and 305 churches, with 33,563 commu
nicants.
OBEDIENCE TO CHURCH CONSTIU
TIONS.
The last number of the Banner of the
Covenant contains an editorial reply, we
presume from the pen of Dr. Wylie of
this city, to a correspondent, which, in
the compass of a few clear and manly
sentences, covers the whole principle
over which our church was once agitated,
and finally rent in twain. The Reformed
Presbyterian Church, of which the Ban
ner is the organ, has, like its sister
church of the same Scotch ancestry, the
United Presbyterian, a church-law re
quiring that only a strict translation of
the Hebrew book of Psalms, shall be
used in the singing of the sanctuary.
But called, as its ministers and members
frequently are, to worship with congre
gations which practice what they term
" hymn singing," the custom of accom
modating themselves, for the time being,
to the modes of the place, and. uniting
in that part of the service, has been
growing by little and little. It has,
however, been stoutly opposed, and, we
believe, by some of the lower judicatories,
entertained as a case for discipline. A
writer in the paper referred to, denounces
it, not so much upon the merits of the
case, as upon its violation of the law of
the church, taking exactly the ground
of the Old School in the controversy
which culminated in 1831, that any re
laxation of the ipsissinta verba of a con
fession shall be treated as a heresy.
The editorial to which we refer meets
this monstrous assumption in precisely
the spirit in which it was then met by
the New School, and as the attempt to
enforce slavish submission to the letter
of a creed or rule will always be met,
where Christian liberty has any name.
Witness the following sentences which
we quote from it :
"We feel it to be but fair, however, to
mention what we believe to be the "view of the
case taken by those whose course the writer
of this article condemns. We are assured
that they do not consider that an acceptanee
of the standards of a church implies an
assent to every thing these may contain, but
an agreement to their great principles, with
due subordination to the authority of the ec
clesiastical courts by which the discipline of
the church is administered; so that, if any
person maintains opinions or practices which
these courts condemn he is bound to renounce
them, or submit to the penalty they inflict, if
he remain in the church. It must be obvious
that the standards of a church could never
be altered, if, whenever any one dissents from
them, he is bound to leave that church.
Those who remain in the church, in that
case, would not, and those who leave it could
not, its standards, and hence there could
be no change made in them; and this would
imply that they must beperfect, and bring
us to the position of infallibility assumed by
the church of Rome. Hence it has never been
considered as inconsistent with good faith to
remain in a church while those who adminis
ter the discipline of that church allow it.
"That this is the true position of the Re
formed Presbyterian Church, is manifest
from the fact that the phraseology of the
second of the terms of jier ecclesiastical com
munion was altired, evidently that, there
might be no misconception on this point.
Formerly this term required `An acknowledg
ment of the whole doctrine of the Westmin
ster Confession of Faith,' etc. Now - it re
quires ` An acknowledgment of the doctrines
of the 'Westminster Confession, &c.,_ as em
bodying, according to the word of God, the
great principles of the covenanted Presby
terian Reformation, &c.' "
REMINISCENCES OF MR. LINCOLN. •
Fresh ones are constantly making their
appearance: The Western Christian
Advocate is responsible for the follow
ing :
"On the day of the receipt of the capitula
tion of Lee, the Cabinet meeting was held an
hour earlier than usual. Neither the Presi
dent nor any member was able, for
.a time, to
give utterance to his feelings. At the sug
gestion of Mr. Lincoln all dropped on their
knees, and offered in silence and in tears
their humble and heartfelt acknowledgments
to the Almighty for the triumph he had
granted to the national cause. The same
day, in the afternoon, the President , was in a
frame of mind peculiarly happy. To his
wife he said ; The war is now about over ;
we have had a long and wearisome four years'
siege, and we must travel a little this summer
and recruit. It must be without fuss or dis
play. You must write to Bob that he must
come home and resign his captaincy and go
to his books. Let him prepare to earn his
living as I did, depending on his own hands
and brains.' On the morning of the day of
his death, kindred conversations were held as
to the manner of spending the summer, and
what dispositions should be made of Bob and
Tad, as he used to call his two sons, Robert
and Thaddeus."
The following is a gem. It was ob
tained from Gov. Hahn by Judge Kelly
for publication. It is dated " Executive
Mansion, Washington, March 13, 1864,"
and addressed to " Hon. Michael
Hahn."
"MY DEAR SIR : I congratulate you on
having fixed you name in history as the first
free-State Governor of Louisiana. Now you
are about to have a convention, which,
among other things will probably efine the
elective franchise. I barely suggest, for your
private consideration, whether some of the
colored people may not be let in, as, for in
stance, the very intelligent, and especially
those who have fought gallantly in our ranks:'
They would probably help,. in some trying
'
time to come, to keep the Jewel of liberty in
the family of freedom. But this is only a
suggestion, not to the public, but to you
alone.
" Truly yours, A. LINCOLN."
THE NEW IRISH CATHOLIC PLOT
AGAINST THE PEACE OF OUR NATION.-
The Very Rev. Dr. Moriarty is pushing
his stupendous plan, ridiculous though
it be, to unite the Irishmen of both sides
of the Atlantic in an effort for the inde
pendence of Ireland, with a view to its
annexation to our Republic. It is ex
pected that, with sufficient agitation, and
by holding the balance of political power,
they will be able to sell theniselves to
whatever political party will make the
purchase—the forcing of our Govern
ment into giving countenance, to be the
price of the purchase. Of course : the
anal end sought is the subjugation of
this country to 10manism. Dr:-Moriarty
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1865.
has delivered another lecture on the
subject in this city, which, like a former
one, was heard and clamorously ap
plauded by an immense throng. His
organ, the Universe, says We shall
have a great deal to say on this lecture
next week. The ball of Irish revolu
tion is now in motion: let 'there be no
stop to it until Ireland and America be
united." Of course, we have no appre
hension that the country will so take
leave of its senses as to give any en
couragement to this plot to embroil us in
a foreign difficulty, but it does show
what a dangerous element we are nour
ishing, and there may enough come
from it to make for us a time of serious
anxiety and vexation.
FIRST CHURCH, KENSINGTON.
REV. W. T. EVA, paste—Eight per
sons, six on profession, were received into
this church on last Sabbath. At the pre
ceeding communion sixteen—twelve on
profession—were received. This church
now numbers more than a thousand
communicants, and is over-crowded—so
much so that new members iind families
coming in cannot be suppliell with pews.
We are told that there ' are snow more
than a dozen names of persons on the
list, waiting their chances for seats.
Beside this, there is too much/ pastoral
work for any one man to attend to.
We would suggest, therefors to the
brethren in this church, whether it would
not be for the glory of God; it,nd their
own good, to colonize and start` another
nl
church enterprise soewherg in the
northeastern part of our. city. We be
lieve the Fourth Presbytery, at its last
meeting, took action on this subject, re
commending them so to do.
FREEDMEN.
" And ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free."
By President Lincoln's Proclamation
of Emancipation, four millions of slaves
have been.Jsek at liberty.
But are they free ?
" If the Son, therefore, shall make you
free, ye shall be free indeed."
They have availed themselves of
Christ's permission. "If thou mayst be
made free, use it rather." But now they
need to be taught Christ's injunction:
" Submit yourselves to every ordinance
of man, for the Lord's sake, as unto
governors," &c., "as free and not using
your liberty as a cloak of maliciousness,
but as servants of God." Do they need.
God's truth ? Christ's grace—Christ's
spirit ?
Let the American Sunday-school
Union seek to give these blessings. Who
will help them ?
'REV. GEORGE DUFFIELD, JR., AND THE
CHURCH IN ADRIAN, Mion.—ln our re
cent notice of the resignation, by Mr.
Duffield, Jr., of his pastorate at at Adrian,
we stated the, reasons therefor, as we
found them in a Detroit paper, at the
same time expressing our surprise that
in the sterling State of Michigan, a pas
tor should be forced into a resignation
for such a cause. We see in the last
Evangelist a card, signed by five of the
Elders of the church, in which they dis
tinctly deny that the " patriotic senti
ments" uttered by him in the pulpit, or
political considerations of any kind,
formed the occasion for his dismission.
They claim for their church a loyalty of
sentiment unsurpassed by that of any
church in the land. Their statement
closes as follows:—"Mr. Duffield's resig
nation was tendered upon Me advice of the
Sassion, and that the Session consisted
(besides the pastor) of six members, all of
whom, with a single:exception were of
the same political party with the pastor ;
and that in the whole church (which re
presents a membership of about 2500,)
there are not more than ten in all of any
other party."
We deem it proper to add that we
have no knowledge that Mr. Duffield gave
publicity to that first account of the mat
ter, which drew out the above state
ments.
BOOKS RECEIVED.
THE OLD DISTILLERY; or, Hope Archer,
--16 mo, 445 pages, Boston. Henry Hoyt.
For sale by the Presbyterian Publication
Committee.
CANADA; Its Defences, Condition, and
Resources.—Being a 2nd and concluding.
volume of " My Diary, North and South,'
by W. Howard Russell, L.L. D. la,nao, 311
pages. Boston :T. 0. 11. P. Burnham:
HYPODERMIC INJECTIONS in the Treat
ment of Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Gout, and
other Diseases.—By Antoine Ruppaner. M.
D., Fellow of the Ma§sachusetts Medical So
ciety. 16m0., 160 pages. Boston: T. 0.
H. t'. Burnham.
ESSAYS IN CRITICISM,--Ey Matthew Ar.
nold, Professor of Poetry in the University
of Oxford. 12mo, 506 pages. Boston :
Ticknor and Fields.
SONGS FOR ALL SEASONS.-By Alfred
Tennyson. 16mo. 84 pages. A choice table
of contents, including some fifty pieces; with
illustrations. Boston: Ticknor and Fields.
THE THRONE OF GRACE.--12m0. 296 pa
ges. New York: R. Carter and Bros., for
sale by the Presbyterian Bookstore, 1334
Chestnut Street, Phila.
GODEY'S LADY'S Bo9K, July 1865. L.
A. Godey, Phila.
LrrrELL's LIVING AGE, No. 1099,—June
24, 1865. Contents : Sir Brooke Fossbrooke ;
Next Morning; Thoughts on Waking; Fe
male Intellect ; Wives and Daughters Part
III; The United States and England. Po
etry ; Short Articles.
A CONTRACT FOR A CHAPEL in connec
tion with the new enterprise of our church
at the corner of Broad and Oxford street
has been given out. The material is
brown stone ; style, Norman.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDING EDITOR
HOIIGHTEN SEMINARY
It has been our pleasure this year to
attend the anniversary exercises of this ex
cellent institution for young ladies, at Chin
ton. We are inclined first to say a word
for its location and surroundings. We
hardly see how any thing could be more
healthful and delightful. Situated in this
beautiful town, nine miles from Utica;
located at one edge of the village, upon a
charming hillside, overlooking a lovely
valley below and wooded- hills beyond, the
prospect is always charming and invigora
ting.
But better still, the religious influences
of the scho6l are of a high order. The
Bible is one of the constant text books.
In the last term especially, the Spirit has
been breathed upon the word ; a number
of the scholars have been converted, others
have been growing in grace, and hallowed
influences, like dews of heaven, have been
falling over the whole routine of daily
study, sweetening toil, and rendering easy
the matter of discipline and control. We
have never seen so large a school so much
like one loving, harmonious delightful
household.
After saying so much in a general way,
our limited space forbids our speaking very
particularly of the examination, which was
highly satisfactory, or of the essays and re
citations of the young ladies which were
creditable alike to the industry and capa
city of the scholars, and the faithfulness
and competency of the instructors.
As a delightful part of the'anniversary
exercises, an address was delivered before
the Barrett-Browning Society, an associa
tion among the young ladies for literary
culture, by Rev. Prof Hopkins, of Auburn
Theological Seminary. Rev. 14". Hawley,
of Auburn, was expected to perform this
service, but was, prevented from appearing
by indisposition. His place was ably filled,
and for a theme, Dr. Hopkins gave us, by
special invitation, his admirable address on
Dante.
INSTALLATION AT AUGUSTA
On Wednesday afternnon of this week,
Rev. B. F. Willoughby, late of Verona,
was installed pastor of the Independent
Congregational Church at Augusta. The
sermon was preached by Rev. President
Fisher, of Hamilton College; charge to the
pastor was given by Rev. Dr. Campbell, of
Utica; and address to the people—keen,
suggestive, and practical—by Rev. W. E.
Knox, of Rome. It was, as we under
stand, a very interesting occasion, a real,
hearty, country installation. The people
turned out en masse, and received their
paktOr aB thotigh they did not mean to dis
miss him again in six months. And this is
not their habit, as will appear from another
service which occurred in.the forenoon of
the same day.
BARTHOLOMEW MONUMENT
It will be remembered that after twenty
eight years of faithful and indefatigable
service, as pastor of the church in Au
gusta, Rev. Orlo Bartholomew was called
from this place last year to his rest and his
reward. He was beloved and respected by
all. Even Roman Catholics and irreligious
persons gave him credit for great excel
lence, and have now participated in the
effort and expense of rearing a suitable
monument to his memory. It has cost
some five hundred dollars, and consists , of
a plain marble shaft, simple but substan
tial, upon which, without further ornament,
is engraved the name, age, and decease of
the venerated dead.
The dedication of this monument took
place in the presence of a great concourse
of people, gathered in the church yard.
A few remarks were made by Pres. Fisher,
prayer was offered, hymns were sung, an.
an address of real beauty and great exce
lence was delivered by Rev. Mr. Willough
by, of whose installation we have just
spoken. It was an occasion long to be re
membered by those present, and showed
that a good people can really appreciate and
remember the faithful labors of an excel
lent pastor. It is an encouragement to
him who comes after to try at least •to de
serve the same sort of remembrance.
NOYES LIBRARY
This valuable gift to Hamilton College is
now on its way from New York, and will in
a few days be set up on shelves temporarily
arranged for it, in one of the college build
ings. And this reminds us that a fire
proof building is greatly needed right away
for the permanent keeping of this and the
other libraries of the college. It is a pity
to have this valuable gift, of fifty thousand
dollars, one of the finest law libraries in the
country, in daily danger of being con
sumed by the flames. It is hoped that the
friends of the institution will soon furnish
fifteen thousand dollars to erect such a
building as would secure it against such
danger. Who is ready to name the hall
that shall contain the Noyes Library ?
PERSONAL
Rev. T. S. Hastings, of New York, an
honored son of Hamilton, is expected to
deliver the annual address before the so
ciety of Christian Research, on Sabbath
evening preceding commencement. Of
course, it will be something worth hearing.
Rev. Dr. Heaeock, of Buffalo, has gone
on the sad errand of trying to recover the
remains of his lamented brother, Captain
Reacock, who fell in battle near Spotsyl-
vania about a year ago. As he was killed
by a shell, and blown all to pieces, as it
was supposed at the time, there is but little
chance that his remains may be found; and
yet many sympathizing friends will hope
for the good doctor's success if such a thing
be possible. C. P. B.
ROCHESTER, June 24, 1865.
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, June 20, 1865.
The population of this city has been
greatly diminished during the past few
months. The crowd of visitors is much
less. Two boats arrive daily from Bal
timore. Four weeks ago, both were
crowded beyond their capacity; now one
could with without difficulty carry all
that come. Curiosity, has in a manner,
been satisfied. Excessive heat, enor
mous hotel charges, and the want of
facilities for reaching the interior of the
State, have doubtless induced many to
defer this visit for a season. Others are
kept away by the unexpected difficulties
in the revival of trade. These hindrances
are enormous rents, or prices asked in
sales, the scarcity of the legal tender,"
and the impoverishment of the whole
people. Another cause of the dimuni
don is the return of the army to northern
homes, taking with it the thousands of
emplyees and the visiting friends of the
soldiers.
Formerly, too, the city was filled with
refugees from every portion of the Con
federacy. These have, all been distri
buted to their former residences. With
these, moreover, have gone the paroled
prisoners of General Lee's army, many
of whom remained here weeks after the
capitulation. From all these causes we
probably number less, by fifteen thousand,
than we did on the 15th April last.
The reorganization of the State Go
vernment is the all-absorbing topic in
political circles. The negro is still the
vexed question. His status is undefined.
Governor Pierpont is known to be the
firm friend of these freed people, but he
is by no means radical in his views and
actions. It is, however understood, that
General Turner, the successor of General
Patrick, is ready at all times to afford
the necessary protection to those who,
though free, are still made the victims
of injustice and oppression. The want
of such a military power was clearly
evident a few days ago. General Pat
rick reinstated Mayor Mayo and the
former city police, some of whom had
long been accustomed to punish the
colored people under the old laws. These
took advantage of an order directing the
apprehension of vagrants, so that under
pretence of restoring order, they arrested
many • unoffending free negroes. Of
these, some had maintained an honest
livelihood for years, and had a visible
means 'of support. Others had an en
dorsements from the district provost
marshals, which were disregarded. Men
were thrown into jail, carried thence to
a rendezvous in the suburbs of the city,
and there hired for a pittance by the
month to planters. The Federal soldiers
were detailed to assist in the arrests and
to guard those thus put into confinement.
The few days of this administration
were a reign of terror to the blacks.
Even the schools for freedmen were
theatened with violence. The seces
sionists were in high glee, and taunted
the blacks with the treatment they were
receiving while Yankees were in power.
The whole affair was speedily ended.
General Patrick resigned and General
Turner, his successor, immediately de
posed Mayor Mayo and the Richmond
police.
Another fact reveals the disposition
of the people toward the negro. The
planters of Amherst County met in
Convention, and resolved that the negoes
ought to remain with their former owners
or employers ; that none be hired with
out the written recommendation of such
owner or employer ; that $5 per month
be fixed as the authorized wages, except
in a few special cases, when for unusual
excellence more may be given ; that any
planter violating this rule be considered
an enemy to the community. The whole
action has a tendency to perpetuate
slavery in another form.
Politically the breach is surely wide
edough. There is much secret aliena
tion, but in the churches it is open and
undisguised. The General Baptist As
sociation of the State of Virginia at a
recent meeting, refused co-operation with
American Baptist Home Missionary
Society. The discussion was very
warm. Some speeches were fierce and
denunciatory. Bitter animosities were
there awakened, and hopes of a speedy
conciliation were greviously disappointed.
The churches seem to abandon the
cause of the Confederacy with the great
est regret. This is not surprising.
"During the six months preceding the
evacuation of Richmond," says a clergy
man, " I prayed for the success of the
Confederacy as for my own soul." An
intelligent layman says, " The Confed
eracy was made the whole burden of our
prayers in the sanctuary ; it engrossed
as much attention as all other objects
combined." These were doubtles unu
sual cases, but they show the disposition
of organizations which gave their bells
to furnish cannon, their pew cushions
for hospital beds, and their Sabbath
school books for camp libraries. Even
the cherished pocket Bible was taken
from the table of the chamber, and put
into the hands of the soldier. With
such a devotion founded upon what they
believed to be right, it is not surprising
that the disappointment should be unu
sually severe. They, in many cases,
look upon the event with a gloomy sul
lenness -instead of submissively saying,
" Thy will be done, 0 Lord."
To meet this disposition and heal
these alienations nothing is so efficient
as the gospel. With this conception for
our country, and a holier one for Christ,
the American Bible and Tract Socie
ties, have established depots for their
publications in this city, and the latter
is sending its colporteurs from house to
house, in such districts as are accessible,
distributing the gospel, awakening an
interest in behalf of the Sabbath-school
children, and also in the Christian eleva
tion and instruction of the Freedmen.
To give to these minds and hearts the
necessary intellectual and spiritual nour
ishment, to bring about a union founded
upon oneness of mind and heart, to make
the church and state homogeneous re
spectively throughout our whole land,
are objects which in their conception and
execution claim the attention of our
strongest intellects, and call for the most
extended benevolence. They are fitting
topics for your Northern readers, for by
them in a great measure the work must
be done. Yours, &c.,
*in rt eturtlx.
THIRD CHURCH IN PITTBURGH AND
ITs PASTOR.—We regret to learn that
Rev.. Herrick Johnson has finally been
compelled so far to submit to the pros
tration following an attack of diptheria
some time ago, as to abandon labor prd
bably for some months. We hear how
ever, with great satisfaction, of the gen
erous spirit in which his people succor
their beloved pastor in this time of trial.
They promptly placed in his hands near
ly $3,000 to meet the expenses of a
foreign travel for himself and wife—a
kindness the more observable when it is
remembered that only three months ago,
when he changed boarding forhousekeep
ing, they contributed about the same
sum to relieve him of the expense of the
change. In other respects, as well as
this, they are a noble church. Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson sailed for Europe last
week.
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY EN
BOWMENT.--111 our last issue, we noticed
three contributions of $lO,OOO each, to
the funds of this institution for the pur.
purposes named. We now learn that
these complete a sum of $150,000, rais
ed since the Bth of Itist December, as an
addition to its endowment. This has
been accomplished through the untiring
energy of Rev. Dr. Hatfield, made more
successful by his high personal influence.
Of this sum, s2s,ooo—not alone the
$lO,OOO mentioned last week as having
been given by them for the Hebrew Pro
fessorship—was from the firm of Brown
Brothers, now consisting of Messrs John
A. Brown of this city and James Brown
of New York. Other princely contribu
tors are Mr. John C. Baldwin, Wm. E.
Dodge, Esq., L. S. Eby, and Prof. S. F.
B. Morse, of New York, and Mr. Joseph
Howland, of Matteawan, N. Y.
CALLS TO THE NORTHWEST.—The
First Presbyterian Church of Cedar Falls,
lowa, has invited Rev. Henry True, a
recent graduate of Auburn Seminary, to
become its Pastor. Rev. J. W. Hough,
of Willistown, Vt., has been called to
the pastorate at Saginaw city, Michigan.
We see that the salary proposed in the
last case is s2,ooo—a pleasing indication
of the growing up of a juster apprecia
tion of what is due to the comfort of
pastors.
PRESBYTERY OF CORTLAND.- This
Presbytery met at Summer Hill on the
13th, inst., and was opened with a ser
mon by Rev. E. B. Fancher, Moderator,
from Rom. iiii. 10. Love worketh no
ill to his neighbor ; therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law."
Rev. P. R. Kinne was chosen moder
ator, and J. L. Beman, Temporary
Clerk.
The effort to re-furnish the rooms in
the Auburn Theological Seminary was
heartily commended to the churches, and
each one was enjoined to contribute its
full share of the amount required for this
object. Elder D E. Whitmore, of Mar
athon, was chosen Commissioner to this
Institution for three years.
An interesting discourse, giving a con
densed view of the history of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
was preached by the Rev. H. Lyman.
From the free conversation on the
state of religion in the churches, it ap
peared that in two or three places revi
vals of religion had been enjoyed, but
generally the minds of the people had
been very much occupied with the great
interests of the country. Intemperance
is generally sadly on the increase; though
the fact was stated that in one town, for
the first time in sixty years, no license
for the sale of intoxicating liquors had
been granted.
An overture was reported, asking what
should be done with church members
who have changed their place of resi
dence, and remained a number of years
without removing their church relations ;
to which the answer was given, that it
is the duty of the pastor or session of
the church from which they have remov
ed to ask the reasons for such a course,
and if in their judgment it is continued
without sufficient reason, such persons
are to be kindly but firmly dealt with as
offenders.
The usual committees were appointed
to promote the benevolent objects of the
Church. In relation to Home Missions
the following resolution was adopted,
viz :—That the vastly increased need of
evangelical effort within ,our own land,
as precipitated by the recent providences
of God, calls upon the churches of this
Presbytery to greatly enlarge their home
missionary contributions, and we accor-
G. L. S