church membership in a year. This ssr sr thm , pet »“■> . ' “ The annual mcrease of the population of the United States is three fa + ?u e ; ha ! f P er Looking to the tact that the increase by births is only wo- and one-half per cent., and of the immigrants, who make up the residue, our Church receives scarcely any, we perceive that the church membership in our Church is increasing faster than the population ; and in regard to our body, the Church is gaining on the world, and there is, therefore, substantial ground for satisfaction. 2. The Churches and the Ministry Number of Churches, 1,419 “ “ Ministers, 1,619 “ “ Licentiates, 122 Where are the ministers ? Here is a surplus of 322 ministers and licentiates. This ought to comprehend the whole number of professors, \ministers, and missionaries. Why should our little weak country churches be begging for ministers ? Suppose we have 50 profes sors and 100 missionaries, where are the other 112 ? Are they all sick ? We want laborers; we want them exceed ingly ; but we want to know where these surplus ministers are. The Church is a great army, and it should be disci plined like an army. There should be some one to call the roll of the army, and know where every man and every officer is. The first great reform we need is this, to know the where and how of every man in the Church. This will bring them under the eye of criticism, and that will briDg them to a sense of duty. Da. Allen —We learn from a pri vate letter that Professor Allen, of Lane Seminary, who, as many of our readers know, has been seriously ill since com mencement, is now at’Hampton, N. H., and recovering rapidly.— Christ. Herald. fUligimt# InMligetta, PRESBYTERIAN. Progress in England.—The foundation stone of a church in connection with the Presbyterian Church of England was laid on Thursday afternoon, the 27th ult., on Castle Street, Worcester, where the build ing of the foundations has for some time been going on. It is designed to accom modate nearly seven hundred adults/ with seats for two hundred children. Style thir teenth century Gothic; size seventy-two by forty-two feet, and thirty-five feet high; facings of frescoed stone, tower and spire one hundred and twenty feet high; cost five thousand pounds, over three thousand being already subscribed. A. C. Sheriff, Esq., M. P., laid the corner-stone. A “ tea-meet ing” followed in ths afternoon, at which Rev. R. R. Thom, Rev. Dr. Julius Wood, Dumfries, Rev. T. Alexander, Chelsea, Rev. W. Chalmers, and others made addresses. Referring to what he called the “non-in tervention policy” recommended by other speakers, Mr. Alexander said: —“He would honestly tell all —Independents, Episcopa lians, and Baptists—that he would have them all Presbyterians at once if he could. (Laugh ter. ) He had no sympathy with those who did not want to make proselytes. He told every man and women he had the opportu nity of addressing that there was no form of faith under the sun like Presbyterianism. (Continued laughter.) It was because he liked them—lndependents, Baptists, and all —that he wanted to make them Presbyte rians. Why, to show them one good feature in Presbyterianism, he might tell them that in London and throughout the length and breadth of the land they knew all about the Presbyterians in Worcester. If they had been Independents nobody would have known any thing about them (laughter); if they had been Episcopalians they might have lived and died, fought and quarrelled, and nobody in London would have heard any thing about it. (Continued laughter.) But from the moment the Presbyterians in Wor cester took the first step towards the forma tion of a church he had been informed of every thing they had done, and had never failed to regard them with interest. (Ap plause.) Tf all the world knew how good a thing tJtiv. > dear old Presbyterianism was they woulu ail be Presbyterians, as he was, to the backbone. (Laughter.) There was a man said to him one day, ‘ Where was Presby terianism born, bred, and brought up ?’ They knew it was commonly objected that Presbyterianism was Scotch, and therefore was not adapted for Englishmen. Nothing of the kina. Was Westminster Scotch 7 That was where the Confession of Faith, the Catechism Larger and Shorter as it was called, was drawn up. It was hammered out with wonderful care, and there was not a word in it that was not there for a reason. But this was not done by Scotchmen, but by Englishmen. Then there were people who said they did not like their Psalms —he liked them; they said they could not sing them—he could every one; but however many faults there were in them he said let Englishmen be silent for they were made by an Englishman. (Laughter.) He liked the Psalms, and always sung them, but there was a great deal of freedom in the Church with respect to them, and they were not exclu sively used. In all their organisation, he maintained, they wen- not Scotch more than they were English or Irish.” Loyal Church in St. Augustine, La.— A correspondent of the New York Observer writes from St. Augustine July 25th asfol lows: — 11 We have just held a meeting of our church and congregation, and given Rev. C. 0. Reynolds (of the Christian Commission) a call. It was encouraging to see the spirit manifested, and the liberal subscription made, which is not enough to support a minister J the balance we expect, will be sup plied by the Presbyterian Board of Domestic Missions. At the same time we voted to withdraw from the Church South, and have applied to the Presbyterian Board of Domes tic Missions for admission into some loyal Presbytery North, until our name is estab lished at which time we can be transferred.” Southern Items. —The Middle Street and High Street Churches of Portsmouth, Va., have taken measures for consolidation into one The Union Theological Seminary m Prince Edward is announced to reopen in September. The faculty are, Rev. S. B. Wilson D.D., President and Professor of Pastoral Theology. Rev- B. M. Smith, D.D., Professor of Oriental Literature and Exposi tion Rev R- L. Dabney, D.D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology and Sacred Rhetoric Rev. Thos. E. Peck, Professor of Biblical and Ecclesiastical History and Church Government. A Texas rebel chaplain is preaching in the First Church, Nashville Two of the Presbyterian pastors m Mobile remained with their flocks after the capture of that city, and are still with them. J.he third, has returned from a temporary absence in lven l ucky. Bloomington, Ills. —The Western corre spondent of the Presbyterian, commenting on the recent consolidation of the two branches in that place into one church of our branch, says: “There yet remains to us a church of about one hundred members, who still ask for the old paths. But they are without a house of worship; they receive nothing for their interest, whatever it may have been, in the church property, which went with the majo rity—and, just now, they seem in no condi tion to' arise, and work, and shine. May they so act in this trying emergency as to secure the smile and favor of the Great Head of the Church; and may He raise up friends tor them. It should, perhaps, be noticed in umi connection, that this church was a New school church for some time before it became connected with us.” Oregon Presbytery.—This body num bers now nine ministers. It has six churches, numbering, according to the Minutes of the last Assembly, 200 members. Four of these ministers are without any particular charge, except of farms. Two members were received. One was James Wiley. This gentleman is a man of at least sixty years. He has three sons, all now on this coast, one in Bloomfield, California, one at Corvallis and one at Eugene City. He sold his property several years ago, moved to Princeton, New Jersey, and accompanied his three sons through their entire classical and theological course ! We heard him examined in Hebrew and Latin for licensure, one of his own sons examining him in Caesar’s Commentaries! He proposes to live at Eugene City and preach and do good as he has opportunity. We doubt ii a more interesting family ever entered the ministry together before. The Oregon Presbytery is an Old School body. We suppose that the only N. S. church in the State, the one at Eugene City, will not preserve, its distinct organization, but be united in the ministry of Mr. Wiley. Other Presbyteries. —There is the rem nant of the Washington Presbytery in the territory of that name. A church was organ ized at Olympia some time ago, and it is con templated to send a minister there soon. In deed one of our California ministers has been solicited to take charge of it. The United Presbyterians have six small churches and five ministers in Oregon. The Old School body on the whole Pacific coast last year reported 21 churches and ,1318 members, which is seven churches and six members less than was reported by our Con gregational Associations. They had thirty three ministers and two licentiates.— Pacific. The U. P. Assembly’s overture of the new version of Psalms was considered at the late meeting of the Ohio Presbytery. The ex pression of the Presbytery was very cordial and nearly unar imous in favor of the version. The vote stood: Ayes, 16 —Nays, 1. We believe this Presbytery is the first to vote upon this question. ' Personal. — Rev. Jas. Sinclair was in stalled pastor of the Church of Smithtown Branch, L. jA, August 2.- Rev. A. M. Hoge , D. _D* has resigned the charge of Westminster Church, Cleveland, O. Rev. E. W. Kellogg has left the Presbyterian Church of Bethany, N. Y., and taken charge of the Presbyterian Church of Oakland, N. Y. Rev. Bdvvde Roberts has been released from Calvary Church Rochester, and called to Freeport, 111;- Rev. D. T. Carnahan, formerly of the Associate Reformed Church, has accepted a call to the pastoral charge of the Presbyterian Church in Gettysburg. Professor D. Kirkwood, of the University of Indiana, has been elected Professor of Mathematics in the department of Canons burg, Washington and Jefferson College, Pa. Rev. R. H. Allen, pastor of the Second Church of Nashville, who was a member of the last General Assembly in Pittsburg, is pursuing his work with great success. The loyal people have clustered around him, and his influence for good is felt throughout the whole community. REFORMED DUTCH. The Collegiate. Church of New York is the richest religious corporation next to Trinity. The property is valued at $4,000,- 000, with an annual income of about $130,- 000. Harpending, a Dutch elder in the col legiate Church, left by will on dying a swamp which he had used as a tan-yard, for the sup port of the ministry of the Dutch Church in New York. This constitutes the property of the Church chiefly. Its location is in the most valuable portions of the cite, and be tween Maiden Lane and Ann Street, on Broadway, down Fulton and John, Nassau, William Street, and Maiden Lane —in all forty-one lots, besides property uptown. GERMAN REFORMED. The Board of Publication has ap pointed the Rev. D. D. Leberman, of Mead ville, Pennsylvania, recently of the Titusville Mission, which he was obliged to resign on account of impaired health, an agent to col lect monies to cover the losses sustained in the burning of the printing establishment at Ghambersburg, and to place the publication operations of the Church upon a proper foot ing. BAFTIST. The First Baptist Church of Petersburg Virginia, recently struck by lightning and consumed, was reared at a cost of nearly $40,000, and has an insurance of only about $20,000. It was one of the most beautiful and convenient structures of its kind in the South, and an ornament to the city of Peters burg. A new Baptist organization was recognized at Beaver, Minnesota, July 16th. CONGREGATIONAL. Mb. H. Allen Shorey, a member of the Graduating Class, at Bangor, was ordained pastor of the neighboring church in East Or rington, July 28. Mr. Shorey . had labored with the people as he was able, in connection with his studies at the Seminary, during most of the past year, and his labors had been signally blessed.- There has been a gen eral revival- of religion, and not less than forty persons—several of them heads of fam ilies—are. expecting, in a few days, to become united with the church. —Boston Recorder. Theological Institute of Connecti cut. —The next term of this institution will open in Hartford, Wednesday, October 4, 1864, the Seminary having been removed from East Windsor Hill to that city. A commodious building has been procured, in which will be located the Library and Lecture rooms : and arrangements will also be made for the accommodation of students. RejjX John A. Albro, D.D., acknowl edges the receipt of $5,000 from ~his friends in the First church and society of Cambridge, and also a gq[d watch from the Sabbath school. Salaries.—The First church, Medford, Massachusetts, offers $l5OO, and the First church of Randolph, Maine, offers $l4OO salary. EPISCOFAi. The Theological Seminary of Virginia, at Alexandria, is to be placed in the hands of jts Trustees by the Secretary of War, and it will probably soon again go into operation. Rev. Mr. Bolton, assistant rector with Dr. Tying, having been called to St. Andrews THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1865, Church, Staten Island, and accepted the call, found the church locked against him when he proceeded to fulfil his first Sabbath’s du ties. There appears to be a difference be tween the vestry and some of the congrega tion from which a law suit is expected to grow. Consecration of thf Church of the Evangelists, Oswego, N. Y. —Fifteen years after the laying of the corner-stone of the Church of the Evangelists, the patient efforts of its founders and friends have been re warded in beholding its formal consecration to the worship of Almighty God. The corner stone was laid by Bishop H. W. Lee, in July, 1850. It was consecrated on the 18th of July last. Colenso is about to return to Natal, if he has not already started. In view of his in tention, a farewell meeting of the. friends of Bishop was held in London, July 26th, when the purse of £3330, previously collected, was presented to him. On this occasion the Bishop, as excusing himself for receiving the money, referred to the stoppage of his dio cesan income in Natal by order of the Bishop of Capetown and the futility of his efforts through the Court of Chancery thus far to compel payment. “He hardly required to say but for the generous aid of those present, and his other friends, at that critical moment, the very delay itself would have crushed him. He had patiently borne the twelve months’ unavoidable suppression of income pending the judgment of the Privy Council, but he would frankly own that his own resources could not much longer have maintained the struggle.” This looks as if the making and publishing of infidel books by a bishop, how ever noisily received by sympathizers, had not proved a very profitable business. Re ferring to the renunciation by the Natal clergy of Colenso’s Episcopal authority, and their request addressed to the English Arch bishop and Bishops for a new Diocesan in his place, he said: —“The resolutions were not, however, what they were represented to be. When the resolution referred to was first signed some fourteen months ago, one of the clergy who did sign iff, one of the most able and learned of his diocese, distinctly told the bishop that if Her Majesty supported the bishop of Natal’s position he should pay him all due obedience as a bishop, (cheers), and, though rebuked before his brethren by a bishop of Capetown for saying this, he re peated his assertion, and no doubt intended to act upon it. All this he knew from the best authority, though the bishop had never mentioned the fact. Another clergyman had altogether refused to sign the resolution until threatened by the bishop with the withdrawal of his licence, and the removal of his name from the list of the Propagation Society, and he had since written to the bishop that his name might be removed from the declaration, as he could not possibly abide by it. The laity of Natal had not given their approval of the resolution; and he was quite certain of this, that there were excellent persons who would not forsake the Church of England for the Church of South Africa, who would de sire to pay due respect to the decisions of the law, and to recognize the Queen’s suprem acy.”. Schenkel still remains a centre of excite ment. We regret to see that the Berlin XJnionsverein has taken sides with the Pro fessor in the following resolutions:—(l.) We agree with our evangelical High Consistorial Counsellor when, in his announcement of the Bth of December, 1864, he characterizes the transaotionxbetween Dr. SchenkeTs 'arecuserx and the Baden church authorities as the pe culiar concern of the evangelical church of Baden, and declares the other Prussian churches to be incompetent to sit in judg ment. (2.) The highest church authority of Baden has already in a regular way commu nicated its decision to the Baden clergy. We must therefore regard the unscrnpulous sup port of the accusers of Dr. Schenkel, who are found in unlawful opposition to their own church courts, as a doubtful agitation tending to weaken the authority of those courts. (3.) Repeated declarations of the High Consisto rial Counsellor of Baden relieve us from all anxiety lest he should tolerate any invasion of his prerogative, or allow any popular de monstration to sap the great protestant doc trine of free and conscientious investigation. (4.) We disapprove all joint declarations as to historical facts ; believing that their truth, even in the case of the life of Jesus, is to be ascertained, exclusively by scientific investi gation. Neither majorities nor authorities can change aught in historical matter.” In regard to the above, the correspondent of the N. Evang. Kirchenz. writes that “ the sec ond, especially, has made a peculiar impres sion in Baden. If these resolutions had ori ginated in the hostile camp at Heidelberg, .they could have been better understood. Is it ‘unlawful opposition’to church authority to ask of it the upholding of the confession guarantied by the constitution and of the plan of instruction to which it stands pledged?”—The Leipzig Literary Centralblat, No. 3, 1865, has a favorable notice of the Characterbild, by an adherent of the “ free theology” who declares that the opposition which the book has excited shows that it has its place among other vastly more important works in winning the ground for a freer the ology. One hundred and forty-six of the clergy of Posen, including thy general super intendent, have signed a congratulatory ad dress to the one huqdred and nineteen of Ba den who protested against Schenkel. The returns of the High Consistorial Counsellor on the Diocesan Synods of 1864, naturally alluded to the subject. He holds fast by his decree of August 17, 1864: “We have nei ther authority nor purpose to change the con fession.of the Church. ’ 1 But what confession is that by which the author of “Character _bild’ ’ can hold his place unmolested as Semi nary director, or by which a servant of the church can be guarantied the exercise of “free investigation” because “our present European humanity is essentially Christian and unfailingly rejects by its moral power all that is foreign to Christianity?” Thus per tinently inquires the correspondent of the N. Ev. Kirchenz. —From Konigsberg, in Prussia, comes an address of sympathy with the brethren of Baden who are pledged against Schenkel’s errors. It is published in the Gemeindeblatt with 523 signatures. Many who stood aloof from any demonstra tion, sent in their names rather than be counted with those opposed to it. —And the Synod of Duisberg on the Rhine have sent to the same brethren an address closing thus : “In prayer addressing the throne of grace stand we fast in the assurance that you will victoriously conflict the work and battle of the Lord.” FOREIGN. FOREIGN ITEMS. [TRANSLATED AND PREPARED FOR THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN.] Some features of the war in Schleswig Hol stein, 1864, remind us of the like in our own struggle, now happily past. Says N. Ev. Kirchenz., in review of the year, “Cheerful tidings came from sons and brothers; our youth on the battle-field longed for the word of God.” “ The field white to the harvest,” was the cry—“ Volunteers to the front,” the response. They brought back the tidings that our youth in the army had learned to pray. The highest general and his staff were in prayer with his soldiers on the eve of battle. In the hospitals of Schleswig-Holstein, there were in all, one hundred and sixty volunteer nurses, one hundred and eighteen women and forty-two men. One of the nurses, a Kaiser swerth sister, was killed on the field of battle and buried with military honors where she lay among the soldiers. Rev. Nazyn Sehesehadi, a native Hindoo Missionary of the Free Church of' Scotland, has established two ragged schools in Inda pore, with very happy results. During the past year the question of the best church constitution has been discussed ; for the Lutherans by Dr. O- Meyer, of Rostock; for the Reformed by Hundeshagen, of Heidelberg- The event of a new church formation in Germany was evidently present to both. Athird collection of “ Sermons from the Times;” by Dr. Carl Schwarz, Court preacher and High Counsellor at Gotha, has been published at the Brockhaus press. Dr. Schwarz is the historian of the newest theo logy, and aims at a reform in Christian preaching by the spirit of the age and modem culture. Hence, he preaches not from the Bible but from the times, although he takes his text from the Scripture. The sermons teach a religion without revelation, Chris tianity without atonement, a Christ who came not forth from the bosom of the Father and sits not at the right hand, a Christian life without regeneration. That the High Counsellor at Gotha should preach and print such sermons from the times, is as great an anachronism as that a Seminary director and Church Counsellor at Heidelberg should pub lish his 1 ‘ Characterbild Jesu. Prof. Delitzsch was engaged, under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, upon a new translation of the New Testa ment into Hebrew. The translation wag to be strictly scientific, with the points; and it has been urged that, as the German Jews only use the points in their synagogue rolls, such a verticil as this of Delitzsch would not be acceptable to them for private uses. Zurich.—A protest against the doctrinal views of Pastor Voegelin, of Uster, has been published, signed by seventy-eight members of the Zurich ministerium (nearly one-half of the clergy). Pastor Voegelin is shown from his published sermons to have studiously undermined the authority of Scripture, and to have denied very decidedly the principal truths of religion as celebrated from Christ mas to Whitsuntide. A dissolution of the church in Zurich seems inevitable as the majority seem opposed to orthodoxy. Italy.—A recent number of the Raccog litore says:—“ The evangelicals are in certain parts of Italy abused in a most barbarous manner. Peasants are hunted from their fields, mechanics driven from their shops out upon the streets without work or bread, many are even forbidden their own homes and given over to misery. Rome has substituted for the scaffold a new mode of persecution— hunger, the most horrible penalty with which any one can threaten the heail of a family. . . . That a priest shoiild understand nothing of such anguish, is easily seen, - but that citizens should tolerate such things is somewhat against which we raise our voice in the name of decency, justice, and human ity.” Brazil.—The principal organ of the Romish press is A Cruz (the Cross), pub lished in Rio de Jadteiro every Sabbath. It purports to be “ a religious, literary, histori cal, and philosophical journal.” The literary element is exhausted in book notices from a Paris paper. As for philosophy, they begin in Brazil to study it at twelve years of age. The .tone of the paper may be estimated trom an article headed, “Two words about Mo hammed and Lbther.” One sentence runs thus: “A youth is safer with an atheistic than with a Protestant hook, for a lie is known and avoided, but a concealed truth is hardly discoverable. ” Mexico.-MSus IN. has advised Maximil lian to make Roman Catholicism the establ ished religion exclusive of all others. The women of Mexico have petitioned the Em peror to destroy the projects ot reckless men and forbid any other religion than the Ro man-catholic-apostolic “Then,” say they, “ then only will God establish the throne of your Majesty. ” EDUCATION FOR THE MINISTRY. Inquiries are frequently made of the Gen eral Secretary, whether particular individuals can receive assistance from the General As sembly Education Fund. To all such the answer is returned, that, any individual pro ducing the proper testimonials from a Pres bytery, (see. Education Manual p. 5, Rule 1,) may share in all the benefits of that fund. The payments the present year will be made on or about the first days of November, January, March, and May, and will be to students in the Academic preparatory course $100; in the Collegiate course $132; in the theological course $l6O. All students intend ing to apply for aid are expected to obtain the proper testimonials in all ordinary cases from the Presbyteries to which the churches where they hold their membership, are at tached. The Permanent Committee are charged with the duty of calling for an increase both of students and the means of affording them assistance. It is believed that we have gathered therefore only the first fruits of a great harvest; and that all ministers and churches who appreciate the earnest providential call, now growing louder and louder to spread the Gospel in our land, will enter into the work with becoming inter est. T..A. Mills, Gen. See’y for Education. Presbyterian Rooms, N. Y., Aug. 15,1865. The Roman Catholic population of the world is estimated by the Tablet at 207,901,- 000. The Pope of Rome was seventy-three years old on the 13th of May, and on the 16th of this month will reach the nineteenth year of his pontificate. Out of the long list of two hundred and fifty-nine Popes, only eight Lave worn the tiara for a longer period than Pius IX. The number of the Jesuits has more than doubled in the last twenty-five years, the present number being 7,728. There are in North America seven hundred and twenty-six. AI’PALLiNG revelations as to the prevalence of infanticide in England, were made in the course of the trial of a Charlotte Winsor, for the murder of a child four months old, which took place in July, at Exeter. According to the evidence on which the jury convicted her, Winsor made a trade of doing away with infants, and talked of it as the simplest and easiest thing in the world. 4®* United States Christian Commision.— TO ALL WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ITS >V ORK.--Tt is the purpose of the Executive Commit tee to publish a History of the Christian Commission, and also a Collect! n of Authentic and Valuable In cidents, such as will prove a worthy memorial of its work. We would respectfully ask all who have wrought in the service of the Commission, and all who have wit nessed its operations, to forward any materials that will assist in giving value and completeness to these Memorial Records, All who can furnish reminis cences, facts, and incidents, that will illustrate the spirit and method of the Christian Commission, at home and in the field, will please communicate them at their earliest convenience. \Ve are especially anxious to -obtain any and all notices of labors similar to those of the Commission prior to its organization, SVe desire also the reports of personal enterprises and local associations that preceded the formation of the Commission, and after wards became identified with it. ihe History-will be prepared by Kev. Lemuel Moss, Home secretary. -n^J 1 i e o V 0 of Incidents, by Rev. E. P. Smith, Field Secretary. Communications may be sent to either of the Sec retaries above named at the rooms of the United States Christian Commission, 13 Bank Street. Phila delphia. Penna. (iEO. H. STUART, Chairman. July 28,1865. HOME MISSIONS. 3?he Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions acknowledge the receipt of the following contribu tions during the month of July, I860: Pres, ch., Berlin, Wisconsin, m. c $7 60 2d ... in part, Chicago, 111 520 00 ... Lllsworth,N Y 7125 Bequest of Henry H. Spaudiing, deceased, Ellsworth, N Y 50 00 Pres, ch., Penn Yan, N Y * 93 30 K B. Jones, Jh’sq., Penn Yan, N Y 30 00 2d Pi es. cb„ Dubuque, lowa 30 50 Burr Oak, Mich 20 50 ... Riverdale, NY 47 35 bouth Pres, ch., Newark, N J., m. c 80 18 Miss Katherine Linnard, Clinton Street Pres, ch., Philadelphia, Pa 10 00 Pres, ch., Attica. Ind 30 00 bynod of Ohio, Ohio 150 00 Miss Mary Walker, Biissfield. Mich 1 25 Pres, eh., Bushville, 111 is 45 ... Minonk, 111 22 00 Ist ... Bay City, Mich..... 34 18 Vineland, N J . 15 00 Wilkesville, Ohio 45 40 Ist ... Mendham, N J ..... 46 S 3 ... White Pigeon, Mich 11 25 Van Buren, Ihd 5 00 J. H. Colt, Esq., Atwater, Ohio 5 qq Ist Congregational ch., Toledo, Ohio 1 David timith $5O 00', K . - A John R. Osborn 2 00; 54 o 0 J. D. Beach 2 50 J Ist Pres, ch., Ypsilanti, Mich 105 50 Pres, ch., additional, Vinton, lowa ; 3 75 Mrs. Catharine B. Atterbury, Paterson, N J, 50 00 Rev. James tihaw, Windham, Ohio 125 00 Cedar Street Pres, ch., Philadelphia, Pa 20 00 _ “ ti. s. ** *• 20 00 3d Pres, ch., Philadelphia Pa 20 00 Miss Caroline C. Alexander, Maryville, Mo, 2 00 Pres, ch., Greenville, N Y 11 00 Greenville 111 14 00 ... Nevada, lowa. 21 50 New Hope, Mo 7 00 North Madison, Ind 10 00 Springfield, Iti..: 40 00 Chatham, 111 25 00 Neelyville, 111 20 00 Manchester, 111 25 00 ... Buffalo, 111 40 00 ... Mechanicsburgh, ill. 10 00 North Broad tit. Church, Philadelphia, Pa... 480 01 Ist Pres, eh., Erie, Pa 100 00 _ , ... , Springfield, Pa., 10 00 Sabbath-school oi Pres, ch., Cherry Valley _ , NY 25 00 Pres, ch., Ada, Mich 10 00 Brown Valley Pres. oh„ Indiana 33 75 Pres, ch., Catskill, N Y 56 18 Mrs. Beach, Catskill, N Y ; . 2 00 A friend, Catskill, N Y 5 00 Pres, eh., Birmingham, Mich 20 50 ... Yonkers, N Y 140 68 Allen Street Pres ch., New Y ork 197 00 W. C. Smith, Huntington, Ind 5 00 Pres, ch., Oaktield, N Y. 26 00 Byron, NY 23 68 Chicago, 111 64 35 Ist ... Weedsport, N. Y., including Sab bath-school collection, $l9 10 . 10418 Independent Pres, ch., Bedford, Ind 6 25 Pres. ch.. Arkport, N Y.. 20 00 Ist... Perry, ill 33 00 Washington, 111 ; 800 ... Santa Clara, California 32 10 Shasta, California 44 69 ... tian Jose, California 14 30 Austin, Nevada 11 87 The following contributions have been re ceived during the month for the Breedmen and the South : Ist Pres, ch., Warren, Ohio 64 15 Green Hill Pres, ch., Philadelphia. Pa 475 00 Member of Allen Street Church, New York.. 3 00 W. W. Wickes, Esq., Brooklyn, N Y 100 00 J. K, Ford, Esq., New York City 100 00 S. & C. Ishain, New York City 50 00 Total. $4,259 98 EDWaRD A. LAMBERT, Treasurer, Presbyterian Rooms. 150 Nassau Street, N. Y. MARRIAGES. .YOCUM—HETZELL.—At Bridgeton, New Jersey, on Thursday, theil7th instant, by the Rev. Caspar Gregory, Mr. Jacob H. Yocum, Jr., of Philadelphia, to Miss Mary Hetzell, of Bridgeton. OBITUARY. Died, August 5, 1565, at her residence, in East Whit eland Township, Chester County, Mrs. Mary Babran, relict of the late Jame 9 Farran, in her 64th year. When only nineteen years of age, Mrs, Farran pro fessed religion in Ireland. Emigating to the United States, she became a resident of Chester County. Upon the formation of the East Whiteland Presby terian Church, she identified herself with it, and for twenty-four years, she was one of its most consistent members. Although always delicate in health, she was regular and constantin her attendance upon the ministrations of the sanctuary. Unobtrusive and modest, she never sought prominence. While others were loud in their religious profes sions, it was her continual endeavor to honor her Saviour by a consistent walk. Fortunately possessed of an equable temperament, she witnessed noiselessly for them aster. Although thus retiring and modest, shfe lacked not energy and decision of character. For the success with which she reared her little family, after the decease of her husband, shows no deficiency in this regard. For more than two years she was con fined to her house. Deprived of Sanctuary privileges, she often reverted to past seasons of communion in the Lord’s House, and expressions of gratitude were frequently on her lips for that goodness which had crowned Jher days. Upon her death bed, the same traits characterized her. Patient under great physi cal suffering, thankful for unnumbered mercies, she continued submissive to the Divine Will. True to the Lord Jesus during health. He exhibited hisfaith fulness when she battled with the last foe. She clearly and firmly stated that her trust was in that Saviour alone who died to redeem her. And upon a Saturday, about half-past seven o’clock, she was ushered into his presence. Died, in Kingsport* East Tennessee, on Sabbath morning. May 28,1865, Mrs. Frances J. Lynn, wife of Mr. Charles Lynn, in the 47th year of her age. The bad of earth deserve no eulogium, the good desire none. And we are too well acquainted with the feelings of the deceased upon this point, to at tempt anything of the kind. Just a few days before her death, in speaking of self-righteousness, she said to a friend—“l loathe it more and more.” And could she speak to us to* day, she would bid us write nothing of self on her grave-stone, or in her obituary. Be it so. Yet many a little Sabbath-school scholar, that she has pointed to Jesus; many a poor and destitute family that has heen cheered by her presence in time of affliction and want; and many a sick and wounded soldier to whom she was a ministering spirit, will rise np and call her blessed. In sueh living, loving, and eternal characters, is her name now written upon many a memory. Friends, she had many: enemies, we believe, none. In early life she gave herself to Christ, and became a member of the Presbyterian Church. And her ex emplary walk and conversation: her mild, gentle, and forgiving spirit; the deep interest she ever took in the church and the Sabbath-school; the great con cern she ever manifested respecting the welfare of her children; her earnest but noiseless efforts to lead those around her to Christ—'these were some of the evidences she gave us, that her religion was not a name merely, but a sweet, solemn, comforting, work ing reality. Sueh a life ever leads to a peaceful death, and such indeed was hers. Who waited around that sick-bed; who watched that calm, composed, resigned face, when in full view of death; who listened to her last cheering and comforting words, and did not pray more earnestly than ever before, “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like His." , One of the last acts of her life was to dedicate her youngest son to God in the ordinance of baptism. She could not think of dying, she said, and of leaving that little one out of the pale of the church. This done, she dismissed the world, and seemed not to have for it another thought. Husband, daughters, son—she loved them—loved them as only a Christian wife and mother can love; but all these she had given back to a faithful, covenant-keeping, prayer-hearing God. And now she waited only for the coming of Jesus. Nor did she wait long for this: for soon her Father's voice was heard, saying, “My child, come home.” The pulse ceased to beat; the eyes closed; and the freed spirit sought its “ house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” On that beautiful, quiet Sabbath morning, when the church bell was calling our little village to the house of God, there was a meeting in heaven —and what a meeting, when her four sons came out from the celes tial city to welcome their mother to their bright and glorious home. Some ten years previous, and almost hand in hand, three of these little brothers had gone to live with Jesus. The other died some four years since. Father, sister, brother, take comfort; these little ones, and this wife and mother will anxiously watch for your coming. Disappoint them not, but be ye also ready. Kingsport, July, 1865, IpFCiul Unto. 49” Is Still to be Mad.— Notwithstanding the many Imitations of this article, and many other medicines in the market, pretending to answer the same purposes, yet the sale of Perry Davis’ Vegetable Pain Killer is more than the whole of them put to gether. It is one olthe few articles that are just what they pretend to be. Try it. — Brunswick Telegraph . 49- Philadelphia Tract and mission So* ciety, —The hundred and seventh meeting in behalf of this Society, will be held in the Nicetown Baptist Church, on Sabbath evening, 25th inst., at a quarter before eight o’clock. Several addresses will be made. Also, on Sabbath afternoon, at the School House, Third and Elwood * JOSEPH H. SCHREINER, ll5 South Seventh Street, 4®" Daily Union Prayer meeting Removed to No. 1210 Chestnut Street. ve Prayer was appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give. Long as they live should Christians pray. For only while they pray, they live. 49* TUe Presbytery of Keokuk meets at Montrose, on Tuesday, the 12th of September next, at two o'clock P. M. U. C. BEAMAN, Stated Clerk. §pml gjati us. Auburn Theological Seminary.—The Fall Term opens on Wednesday the 6th of September. The Faculty meet for the examination of candidates at2P.M. The Seminary : •*-<■* be!-? jutin a state of complete repair. lYicb rnnm uewiy rap< and painted, and fur..as..-. nt tress, bureau, and other articles. Other important improvements have been made in the Seminary grounds, so that the convenience and comfort of the students are better provided lor taan ever before. Liberal provision is also made for meeting the ex penses of a course of study. Those students, whose circumstances require it, can be aided to the amount of at least two hundred donai*. v iz, one hundred, and sixty dollars from the General Assembly’s Com mittee, an,d forty dollars or more from tne tiemiiiAry funds. SAMUEL M. HOPKINS, 1003-4 t Clerk of Faculty. . The Synod of Wisconsin will meet in the Presbyterian Church of Neenah. on Thurso sy, the 24th day of September next, at 9 nYlock. A. M. In the evening, the opening sermon will be preacued by the Moderator, the Rev. H. H. Kellogg. . Discourses on various topics will be preached dur ing the meeting of Synod oy the persons previously appointed. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be ob served on Sabbath morning, and? in the afternoon there will be exercises in connection with the Sab bath-schools. In is expected that arrangements will be made with some of the Railroad Companies to reduce the fare. v . B. G. RILEY”, titated Clerk. Lodi, Wisconsin, August 17,1365. flisallreiro. HENRY HARPER, Ko. 520 ARCH STREET, PHIEADEEPIIIA, Dealer in and Manufacturer of WATCHES, FINE JEWELRY, BXLTEB WAKE, AND SUPERIOR PLATED GOODS. WOODLAND SEMINARY, FOR YOUNG LADIES, Nos. 9 and 10 AV001)I. V>’l> TERRACE. WEST PHILADELPHIA. 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