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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1865.
Deaths of Authors. —Two -distin
guished writers have died in Massachu
setts within the past fqw days—Gfsorge
Livermore, of Cambridge, historian and
antiquarian, and Miss Hannah F. Gould,
of Newburyport, whose poetic and other
writings have, in their day, been
popular, blending, in eminent degree,;
the beautiful with the pure.
Taking Good Care of Himself.—
There is a negro in Huntsville, Alaba
ma, says the correspondent of the N. Y.
Times, who bought himself a dozen
years ago for $l2OO, and is now worth
$lOO,OOO, invested in real estate,in this
country and Canada, and in a livery
stable in Huntsville.
The Corner Stone of a new Roman
Catholic church in Jersey City, called
St. Peter’s was laid on Monday. Di
mensions: 70 by 142 feet; length of
transept, 90 feet; tower and spire, 120
feet high Material, brick and free stone.
The cost, it is said, .will be but $45,000.
Rapid Advance in Church Gene
rosity. It is but a few months since
Rev. Alexander Reed was settled over
the Central Presbyterian Church, O. S.,
corner of Eighth and Cherry streets, in
this city. The stipulated salary was
$2,500. He has since been presented
,by , his congregation,.. with a purse of
$1,475, and just now an addition of
$l,OOO has been made to his regular
salary.. We may here say that Mr
Reed is fast taking position as one of
the leading clergy of our city, as well
- as- speaker On public occasions, He
unites in himself two gifts which are not
very often blended—-those of an instruc
tive , preacher and a brilliant platform
speaker.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDING EDITOR,
SYNOD OF GENESSE.
The annual meeting of this body was
held in Lima, commencing on Tuesday
last and continuing, through Wednesday
and Thursday. Rev. C. F. Mussey, of
Batavia, was chosen Moderator, and
Rev. I. G. Ogden, of Portville, Tempo
rary Clerk." It was a very interesting
and profitable meeting of the Synod.
Many of the exercises were of such a
character as to interest the people gene
rally ; and the attendance to
day of those not members of
was large. ’ -
In the absence of the last Moderator,
Rev. H. E. Niles, the opening semon
was preached by invitation, on Tuesday
evening, by Rev. Dr. Kendall, of New
York; and on Wednesday morning Dr.
Kendall was also heard in behalf of
Home Missions. By previous, appoint-,
ment, the subject of Lay effort came up
for discussion.' The subject was most
appropriately opened by Edward Bristol,
Esq., an elder in Dr. Heacock’s church,
Buffalo. Mr. Bristol’s speech was very
happy, both in matter and maimer—sim
ple, direct, pleasant, practical, and yet
abounding in happy turns of thought and
palpable hits, which gave great satisfac
tion. Thislaymanwas doing up this bus
iness so well,that weieltlikemovingthat
no clergyman be allowed to say anything
on the subject, but that the elders be per
mitted to stir up each' other to their
heart’s content: But in spite of our un
made motion, .Rev. followed
with a very ghod .speech';' and as the
preacher .for the afternoon of the same
day failed, and Rev. Dr. Clark, of Bub
falo,' was appointed in‘his place; he took
np the same theme, and presented ;it r in
an extempore sermon, of an . hour long,
in a masterly manner, The subject ex
cited great.interest, and we hope St will
, continue to be agitated in all our eccle
siastical bodies until our laymen are
thoroughly aroused to do their part of
the church work. ; *
Frederick Douglass, of Rochester,
beiDg present, was by unanimous vote,
invited to address tbe Synod on the con
dition and prospects of the colored race
in our country. He spoke for about forty
minutes with great eloquence and power;
and Ms remarks were received 1 with
marked interest.
In the evening Rev. Dr. Wisner, of
Lockport, preached, by appointment, on
the subject of Infant Baptiste. His ar
gument was somewhat dry, perhaps, to
the mass of the congregation, but able,
compact, and exhaustive on the subject.
Next morning it was unanimously voted
that tbe Committee of Publication he re
quested to procure a copy of the sermon
for publication, and that it be widely
circulated as possible. It will do good.
. , On Thursday morning, Rev. Dr. Mills
was heard in behalf of Ministerial Edu
cation. Our able Secretary, we. regret
to Bay, is physically.feeble; lie could nof?
speak'with his former force and fire ; but
Jus subjectritself appealed strongly to
the sympathy of the Synod. The want
of more ministers is generally conceded
and deeply felt.
By special appointment, the subject of
Sabbath-schools’also came up. The dis
cussion tvas opened by Geo. W. Parsons,
of Rochester, the able Superintendent of
the Central church school, in a most ex
cellent speech. By invitation of the
Synod, Mr. J; B. Tyler, of Watertown,
State Superintendent, in the service of
the American Sunday Sphool Union,
also spoke- on the sanje. subject-, and
spoke well." " ‘ f ‘
In the aftemoon'hf‘'Thursday, the
Syiiod gave attention 4 !;© the celebration
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2L 1865.
of the Lord’s Supper—sermon by Rev.
,T. B. Beaumont, of Olean.
After this, in the absence of the Rev.
Mr. Dulles, the publication cause was
presented, in a few earnest words, by one
of the members of the Synod; and Rev.
W. B. Stewart was heard in behalf of
the American and Foreign Christian
Union.
A spirited and interesting paper on
the state of the country was also adopt
ed, which we give in another.place ; and
the. closing exercises consisted of a Mis
sionary Meeting, held on Thursday eve
ning, and addressed by Rev; C. P. Bush,
District Secretary of the American Board,
and Rev. Lemuel Bissell, returned Mis
sionary from India. The house was
well filled, and the audience seemed
much interested, It was a, good meet
ing.
The Synod is to meet next year in
the Lafayette Street Church, in Buffalo.
The town in which the Synod has
now held its sessions is rich in pictur-,
esque beauty, and in its fine agricultural
resources. It is one of the older towns.
The church was formed in 1795 ; and,
has manifested great stability in its way
of doing things, ’ Its recent excellent
pastor, Rev. Dr. John Bardard, here
pursued his holy calling for fifty" years;
until, admonished by the slow approach
of old age, he resigned his charge, and
a younger man was put in his place.
Here also the ■ Chorister, Mr. Justin 8.
conducted' the music iof
the sanctuary for. thirty.; years. It is
thus seen that it is not' a, people given to
change.
Lima is also the home of Methodism.
Here is their College and ’ Academy, to
both of which boys and ■girls are admit
ted alike. It is a place of special inter
est to the denomination; Many of its
ex-clergy reside here, and exert a com
trolling influence in society.
The Presbyterian Church, too, is
strong; its house of worship beautifully
situated, on a corner lot, right in the cen
tre of the village, a large, old-fashioned
edifice, but in good repair;’with a neat
fence around, and a charming lawn in
front. Everything indicates thrift and
prosperity; and well it may, .for butter
and honey are in the soil. “It is all
village,” said one, “for miles’ around.”
The farmers are rich, and able to do any
thing’they please for the cause of Christ.
And here also, -as in ;so many; other
towns, a movement is on foot to erect a
monument to the deceased soldiers of
the place. It is proposed to expend
some fifteen hundred dollars in this way :
to set a marble. shaft; inscribed with
some forty names of the fallen braves,
upon the corner of the church lot. It is
a most conspicuous and desirable posi
tion' for such a reminder of our country’s
Struggle and triumph. It will be seen
all the time. \■-[ #^7-t
-On the second day oFHhe meeting of:
Synod, we were forciby reminded of that
oft-quoted passage in the book of Job : ;
“ And Satan came also among them ;”
for our- morning 'piayter-meetmg -was
somewhat disturbed by the noisy and
showy entrance of a grand circus” into
the. town. We fear that this received
more patronage than the Synod, both
afternoon and evening ; but they did not
send us complimentary tickets; And;we
don’t think the Synod would have had
time -to attend their entertainment if
they had. But we were reminded ■by
their presence that there is work still; for
Synod to devise and do.. . . ;
THE NEW ENDOWMENT COMPLETE.;
The + ffiends ; of ’ Anburn' Seminary will
be glad to,-learn that the, sum of twenty
five thousand dollars, for the new pro
fessorshipl of Hebrew in this institution;
is all raised. Two weeks ( ago ? we
tioned. that. only, two .thousand t.w.o..liun
dred and fifty dollars were wanting.
Thj&t ©urn. ijyasjspoqjmad.e ]up in Auburn.
Dr. Willard gave one thousand, Theo.
Case, his brother-in-law, and partner in
some mariufaeturing interests, who is
another warm friend of the institution,
gave, also 4 one thousan d dollars ;•■ and the
rest was given in smaller sums,
r <W«*t need hardly say to those; who
have kept track of the recent large bene
factions to this'institution, that it was
Christopher R. Robert, Esq., of New
York, wjbo gave the first fifteen thousand
dollars of this endowment. We with
held his name two weeks ago by special
request. He did not give that sum for
the sake of having it published. | He,
chose to be unknown and unheralded in
the matter. But as other papers have
Jet the secret out, it is but right that our
readers 'should know that he is the man.
Some twelve or fifteen new students
had entered Auburn Seminary last week
at the 1 opening of the term. More are
expected. The whole number will pro
bably be ,about the same as last year.
PERSONAL.
Rev. David Magie, of Mendham, New
Jersey; has a call to the Pres
byterian’ church of Pen Yan, which jit is.
thought he will accept. C. P. B.
•Rochester, September 16, 1865.
ONLY TOO TRUE.
The Western Christian Advocate, the
Cincinnati organ of the M. E.'Church,
has the following statements in connec
tion with its report of the - proceedings of
the late meeting of the Genesee Confer
ence. They present; in few. and direct
words, a state of things, the seriousness
of which is, we fear, but' little appre
hended at the North. ' '
Dr. Newman, of New Orleans, was present,
and took a prominent place on several public
occasions. , He but confirms the views "we
have presented in the Western of our. South
ern affairs. Treason is skulking back into
the forsaken pulpits of the South ;" she has
already put on the judicial toga, and aspires
even to the Gubernatorial throne. Pardoned
but not purified, asfull of hate as when Yan
kees were hunted by hounds, or murdered by
exposure and starvation, she comes insolently
demanding everything, and bitterly persecut
ing Southern Unionists for deserting their
States, when those States committed the in
famous crime of secession, while Northern
men are scarcely tolerated. These rebels in
heart want all things back as they were, no
thing forfeited by their crimes. They l want
their property, their offices, their churches,
and even indemnity for all the losses of the
war, and by and by will want the nation to.
assume the Confederate debt; or, if that can
not be done, to repudiate the National debt.
So far as we can yet read President Johnson’s
policy, it is pouring oil upon this destroying
flame. As his plans are evidently empirical,
we may trust that experience will correct his
errors; if not, Congress must, or the nation
will yet. endure a most fiery ordeal. '
gite nf nat
Ordination. —Rev. W. E. Honey
mao, a licentiate of the Presbytery of
Elizabeth, was ordained in Rockaway,
New-Jersey, by the Presbytery of Rock
away, on the 22d nit. Rev. Dr; Blau
velt, of New Germantown, New Jersey,
preached the sermon ; Rev. R. S. Fea
gles, of Mendham, delivered the charge,
and Rev. John M. Johnson, of Hano
ver, offered the ordaining prayer.
Returned. —Professor Day, of Lane
Seminary, who has been absent some,
months, exploring ’England, France,.
Germany, and Holland, for a large ad
ditional amount of matter for the - Semi
nary library, has recently returned with
his purchases. They will be of un
questionable value in promoting the
purposes of the institution.
Geneva, lII.—-The pastorate of this,
church is to be filled by Rev. A. G. Bee
bee, who has accepted the call to it, and
entered upon his labors. He will soon
be installed: ‘ , -
Newark, N. J.—The Central Pres
byterian Church in this city has called
to its pastorate RW. C. W. Scofield, re
cently of Fort Atkinson, Kansas. "-.lt is
understood that the call will be'.accepted.
Presbytery- -of Troy, — : This, j body;
held, its stated meeting in Brunswick,
N. Y., August 15 and 16. From the
report'of its proceedings in the Evan
gelist, we take, the following item; Pres
bytery was-called to one duty from
which, they would more than willingly
-have been dissolve the ipas
toral relation between Rev. A. De Witt
and the -ehnrch ’and congregation at
Hoosick Falls. The people yielded very
reluctantly to the request of their pas
tor, and thus a bond that has subsisted
very pleasantly since April, 1859, was
broken. Mr. De Witt goes to take,
charge, of. the Park Church, Troy,, of the
other branch.
We. also, chiefly because it is sugges
tive, copy the' account of the Socialities
of the meeting, viz :—Brunswick has no
railroad communication. nearer than
Troy. Here the good people met the
’members of the Presbytery* ;and ;to©k
them out to the place of meeting, and
brought them back when our sermons
were over. They opened their house. o
and spread their tables for our enter
tainment; quite beyond our numbers to
accept their hospitality, and they did it
all with a cordiality and a measure :of
good cheer, that, left nothing wanting;
while they attended upon the meetings,
more in numbers •; than, are--sometimes
found when we meet in mpeh larger
places. Indeed, 1 am disposed to say
that our ecclesiastical meetings-are quite
as pleasant, and so far as. the,‘people are
concerned, perhaps more. £ro|table 4 when
we meet in these smaller, rathbr;', than’
the larger places. The people- are- less
familiar f with’ the ’ exercises connected
with a meeting of Presbytery or Synod’;
they are couse quently more interested in
themg gndjthq impression is more posi-'
sliding.' ; ; ;;: '
.. We add another item, also suggestive,
is follows:—;The ministerial member©
of the Presbytery met at Brunswick,
according to previous arrangement,’the
evening preceding the meeting of Pres
bytery, and heard a most instructive;
and suggestive sermon by Dr. Hickok-
Tuesdajr morning was spent in the par
lor of the pastor, comparing views con
cerning Dr. ; Hickok’s^sermon, and, ea ■ h
member presented a-tkeleton which « -;s
.made the subject of friendly criticism.
Arrangement was made-to hold 1 exercises
of this kind, for personal and profes
sional benefit, in connection, with the
stated meetings of Presbytery.
Church Extension. —The Presby-.
tery Reporter has the account of the or
ganization of a new .church in. Kirks
ville, Missouri, through the agency of-
Rev. J. R. Winters, who had been labor
ing a few days in the place, One
ruling elder and one deacon were; or
dained. The number of constituent;
members was sixteen, and 1 ' many more
were expected to unite at the next com
munion. Kirksville is the capital of
Adair County, and on the line:-of the
North Missouri Railroad. * It is ! added,
“the loyal Old School people generally,
go with us.”
Through the same paper, we hear of
the organization of a church at Kinmnn
dy, Illinois, on the 19th nit. Kinmundy
is a pleasant and growing village On the
Chicago branch of the Illinois" Central
Railroad, twenty-four miles north’of- Ceri~
tralia. Two elders were ordained.
►Several meetings were held in: .connec
tion with the event, during which there
was a steady increase of the congrega
tion and the interest. Rev. Elijah Buck
is expected to become their stated min
ister. We are pleased to add from the'
account the following, paragraph i-
“ This new church has adopted and
already introduced the Social Hymn and
Tune Book, just put forth by our Publi
cation Committee. In thus doing they
have shown both good judgment and
good taste.”
Western Church, —At the commu
nion service in this church last Sabbath,
five orphans from the neighboring Asylum
were received on profession of their
faith. Twenty persons in all have been,
received on profession since Mr. Ham
mond’s labors with this people. Rev.
Mr. Sutton, the pastor elect, has taken
hold with energy upon bis arduous work
in this field, and should have the pray
ers and sympathies of his brethren. He
has commenced a Pastor’s Bible Class
for Tuesday evenings, to which the con
gregation generally are expected to at
tend.
Returning to the Fold. —We learn
that the church in Elkton, Md, former
ly connected with Wilmington Presby
tery, but in 1857 carried into the Uni
ted Synod, at a recent meeting voted to
return to its original connection. This
is understood to be the act of the loyal
majority of the congregation; and as
such will be heartily responded to by
Wilmington Presbytery.
REV. DR. JOHN c. SMITH’S TWENTY-
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.
From the Washington Chronicle we ex-,
tract the following 'account of the services
held in the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
on .the 10th inst., in commemoration of
the twenty-sixth anniversary, of the-paster-:
ate of our esteemed and venerated brother
John C. Smith, D.D. We; join our warm
congratulations with those of his .people in
Washington, and his many friends in that
and other places, at the goodness of God
manifest in the prolonging' of a life so uso
ful and a name' so" venerated in the Church
There was a very large congregation in the
morning to hear the discourse Of their pastor,:
Rev. John C. Smith, DD. His 'text was
from the First Corinthians, 12th chapter, and
31st verse : “But covet the ■ best
gifts; and yet show I unto you a more excel
lent way.” Referring especiallv to. the inter
esting occasion, the Doctor eloquently, re
marked " ’/j;. ,' 4
“To present these ‘ gifts’ to you and your
children, and to • make known to you this
‘ more excellent way,’ has been the object
of my pastoral life in Washington. By Di
vine graced preach this my 26th anniversary
discourse, and make tMs record to His praise
and glory.. .This is the 10th of September;
1865.' My call to be your pastor is dated 10th
September, ,1839. In these years we have
added to bur communion 916‘names,being an
average of thirty-five members eaohyear.
This is the -number added, in the pastoral
year . just closed, and- -is in proof that the
church, is as vigorous and successful as in for
mer .years. This is a, record of wMch few
churches, under the’same pastor, can make,
‘and is peculiarly gratifying to us in tMs city
where so many changes have occurred. Got.
has indeed put honor upon me in this long
period of service, and granted me success
this year as in other , and .earlier days. . The
figures prove Divine faithfulness, and call
for new expressions of gratitude, coming out
of the trials through which our country has
passed. ' - k v "
“Gf the 35 added during the year, 2;ha.ve
diedj-both young’ mothers; leaving infant
sons. Five others have also died; making
our total jßommunicants by death 7..
These are nO ( w:among the, glorified. ’ : ►
“Our church'records contain the names of
21 baptized during the year—3 adults and 18
infante. This^Divine ordinance.is held by us
and by. our children of priceless- value. The
children are trained as members of this family
of Christians.
“I have married 35 couples, being largely
over the average of preceding years.- 1 .
“In :all these years no service has ever been
emitted. lam seldpin absent from the city, or
detainedtby sickness from the M/use of God:
I am my‘ministerial brethren for
their kindly^"aid* when not .preseht': wifh* the
pe’ople in ! this church' home. Snre'ly, God.
has been as a wall of fire round about us, and
tho glory in the midst. . . ; : j '
--(I© Thegigantic s|*uggle:for:the..right,ef:m©re
than four years,-, has been successfully;close'd ! ,'
and-I.,hav,e;heeh honorahly' discharged, from
the service of the United States, in whibh I'
engaged ‘by jybluntafy'' offer roA The ' 2‘otjh :o£
April,’ rkSve' Hfid'uh'def’iny personal
’anLd’flffiCial'-'chre’Mlore s than-’11,009 -Soldiers,
;w-ith some officers of odr Army. - Myifirst lpt-;.
ter from’the Surgeon General bears date 26th
.Aprils 1861 , and my-order; of discharge , 261 h
Jjuly; 1.805,,," Jthank.gpd.f9rmy re
cord., . 7 "Lfi 1 ,, 01 " I !'’,,'!’’,-'j
“These duties to our hrave ihen were con-,
scientiously and every' day' rendered mth'out
any abatement of interest on duly to ; the peo-i
pie: of my church. Of tMsfact- “ the sessidhal
records’ ’• are the proof. The past, four years
have .brought great .trials on the country; but
they furnish their benefits also. The law of
compensation'has'beehillustrated, and, above
all, the law of life in Christ Jesus. 1
“In delivering this, my 26th anniversary
discourse, I renew to yon, my beloved people,
-pledges of my interest in you arid yours, and
here ’ make a consecration of body, soul,; and
spirit to God over' all, blessed' for- 1 e.verinore,
to His Church, and to this great and good
Government.”. , ... . ;
.The, sermon; throughout was listened to
with pi ofound attention, while deep feeling,
was frequently discernible on the part of the
older members of this communion.
: In the afternoon'the reunion assemblage,
which brought together members of the. As
sembly and Fourth Churches, presented a,
scene of solemnity and interest. The dis
course of the Rev. T. B. McFalls, pastor of
the former, was appropriate and higMy; en
couraging. . r V :
The choir of the Fourth Church, performed
their allotted duty admirably.
We subj Din*an.interesting correspondence,
between Dr. Griswold, surgeon in charge
of Judiciary Square Hospital, Washington
City, and Rev, Dr. Smith, chaplain of the
hospital. Dr. Griswold’s letter, is a noble,
ano deserved tribute to, the self-sacrificing
patriotism of Dr. Smith.
Judiciary Square' Hospital, 1
Washington, July 3,1865. j
My Dear Doctor :—-Our official and
social relations are aboutrto be interrupted.
The scene of more than; four years of ardu
ous labor on your part, in behalf of the
patriot soldiers of the Union, is about to be
ohanged to one where suffering and death
will not’' prevail, and your services and
mine will not be needed. Your noble and
daring conduct and devoted sacrifice for
your country’s good in the early stages of
the rebellion, when your brethren of the
Church exhausted their efforts to carry you
off in the whirlpool of revolt —your volun
tary and unrequited services for more than
a year, when dark clouds hovered, over us,
and the clash and thunder of armies began
to threaten the annihilation of our National
existence, have won iny admiration.' Your
uniform gentlemanly and courteous conduct
' towards me and all others with whom you
have had relations, and your earnest labors
for the good of the patients under my charge,
together with your universal good will to
ward all good men, and charity for “the
rest of mankind,” have, made for me a
friendship for you, which will endure so
long as~our earthly labors shall last.
And now, should we not meet again on
earth, let me hope that this may not be
eternally our last meeting.
Your very, true friend,
E. Griswomi,
Surgeon U- S. V. in charge.
Rev. John C. Smith, D.D.,
Chaplain and Treasurer. m
324 New York Avenue, 1
Washington, July 4th, 1865. J
My Dear Doctor:— Your highly es
teemed favor of yesterday was handed me
on this “the day of our National Indepen
dence,” and the first day for more than
four years in which my heart and conscience
have been relieved from responsibilities to
our sick and wounded soldiers.
You have been pleased to speak, Doctor,
in terms of high commendation of my ser
vices. It has been my privilege to live and
labor for those who periled limb and life
for our common cdunEry, and for this
“ the National Capital”—-my home for more
than twenty-five years. That I should-have
lived through these years of war and been
permitted to do any service in alleviation
of suffering, and ministrations, pf Gospel
blessings to our gallant men, is- to me of
; grace, to humble, and? to- exalt. To God '
be all the praise. ■
The events of the . war have brought me
into near relations in .hospital life. . That
life must necessarily be: short. In,all these
relations I have met only with kindness
apd respect froin the several surgeons “ in
charge,” and' their “ assistants,” both
medical” and “military.” Not only
have all facilities been offered me in the
discharge of my duties, but, socially, I have
been on the most pleasant terms with all
those officers. On you, Doctor, came the
responsibility of “closing up Judiciary
Square Hospital.” Nor could the last
months'of my hospital life have been more
agreeable: Our intercourse, interest com
mon in all that pertained to the -patients,
your unremitting ; care, special adaptation
to your position, and eminent qualifications,
with untiring diligence,-have made a place
in my memory and heart indelible.
My best wishes'attend you and'yours,
and’ I pray God that you may be kept unto
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Cordially, John C. Smith,
Chaplain U. S. A.
Dr. E. Griswold, U. S. V.,
Surgeon in Charge of Judiciary Square
Hospital, Washington City.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
The following resolutions on the state
of the country were passed at the ineet
in'g of the Synod, of Genesee, at Lima,
last week. t
WherectSj Since the last session of this Sy
nod, hi has pleased AlmightyGodto lift from
us the Scourge of war then restingon our be
loved land; and '
imuu j auu
lyAerars, 'The' removal of the scourge was
in its suddenness 'and 1 efltireness,lWTBighal : a
display ofVQod’s power and goodness as its
first infliction r?as of His just judgment ;
therefore u
' 1. Resolved, That’ with devout Thanksgiv
ing, rwe recognize' the Divine Hand delivering
us^!:temp'enngfjudimentwith!meny/wh:ere
for onr 'sins wrath might have fallen to the
uttermost;•• d/v !
2. Resolved,, That, looking .back over, the
progress of tbpiwar, we have ample reason to
feel grateful, that. ’ God not man was at the
helm; making the reverses that mortified and
discouraged us.; the seemingly fruitless victo
ries; the expense and-slaughter that appalled
us, all work together for our timely and per
fect triumph; the War itself protracted till
rebellionshouldownits own prostration; the
bondsman leave.his prison house tree, before
the eye of the oppressor, and through the
whole land our Government be established as
representing a consolidated people, not ,a
jealous federation of States.' #
; .3; Resolved, That in these results, and-in
the future, lying, in, hope before us, we rec
ognize Divine favor above our deserts, and
full human recompense for our distracted
state, and lamentable losses during the last
four years. ,
4: Resolved, That remembering the marked
answer to prayer in behalf of our late lamen
ted President, Mr. Lincoln, we will not fail to
supplicate the Divine favor upon his succes
sor, that he-may conduct the,nation to a safe
.issue from , its troubles, and find a personal
salvation through the grace of God.
5. -Kesofoed,'‘That, while'deploring the sad
’waste of the battie-ficld, the hospital, and
the dark prison- house that disgraced humani
ty,-and sympathising fervently with those who
-mourn their dead, this Synod declares that
the great results obtained to the nation, and
the beautiful,-unselfish, heroic devotion which
Inspired , our citizen soldiery through whom
God wrought deliverance, have left the sur
vivors covered with honor before their coun
try and the world’; ‘ have made their wounds
badges of- distinction and claims for reward;
and have invested the graves of the dead with
a halo, making the ancient motto for the
patriot dead, a fit epitaph for our own.
Of them, who for the .country's cause were slain.
Glorious the. doom", and beautiful the lot !
Their graves are altars f Men from tears refrain.
To honor them, and praise, but mourn them not.
Their sepulchre nor drear decay;
Nor all-destroying Time shall waste; this Night
have they I , ,
i 6. ifesoZoaiThat in the judgment of this
bynod, a wide door and effectual is opened for
the introduction into the South of a Gospel un
trammelled of man in its expression, and un
measured in its principles of love and justice
bv the metes and bounds of color or class.
7 Resolved, Finally, that we have reason
to look for a perfect reunion of the late re
bellious States, and for permanent peace: and
prosperity through Divine favor, only as the
institutions of those States are laid deep in
the principles of eternal justice, and as the
right of suffrage is extended to the emanci
pated millions, as soon as practicable, for
their own protection., to which we are pledged;
for a safeguard to the. Government m their
unswerving fidelity ', arid for their own propet
development to worthy citizenship and perfect
manhood.
GEORGE MUELLER’S LAST REPORT.
Few events in the modern history of the
church are more remarkable than the great
success and steady growth-of George Muel
ler’s Institutions ,at Bristol, England.
Founded with the express .purpose of dem
onstrating to .the world the real practical
value of believing prayer, they have stood,
or rather grown, for 26 years,, independent
of all that might be termed “ machinery,”
God alone being approached with solicita
tions for the needed pecuniary assistance.
In fact, it is astonishing how little the
world does hear of this great aud success
ful institution, or rather university, as. we
might call it, of Christian beneficence, at
Bristol, which had an income last year of
§150,000. We give below the abstract of
the twenty-sixth report, which we find in
the Revival.
•Although the name of George Muller is
so widely known, comparatively few persons
are aware of the extent and_ various character
of the work in which he is engaged. : iHis
twenty-sixth report, just issued, gives fuller
information on this subject than any previous
one we remember to have seen, and will be
read with, pleasure and thanksgiving. Those
of our readers who may not have the oppor
tunity of seeing it, 'will derive much encour
agement from the following brief account of
what the Lord is doing by the hand of his
servant. . ■
It is now more than thirty-one years since
Mr. Mueller, a poor man, but “rich in faith,”
established the “Scriptural Knowledge In
stitution for Homfe and Abroad’’ —a compre
hensive tide, which may be made to "cover
many different departments of Christian
work, as indeed it does. His mode of com
tnencing operationswas a novel one. He had
no committee, he sought no patronage,' and
he asked no man for subscriptions. He re
solved that “ the Living God, and He alone,
should be the patron of the institution, ” and
this is ntfV his testimony as to the result of
that determination. “ I have to say, to the
honor of his name, that He has helped me
more and more, and that it is a blessed thing
to have him as our Patron: for I have the
fullest reason to believe that I have been ena
bled to accomplish ten times, if not a hun
dred times, more than if I had sought after
the patronage of the great and wealthy of
the land.” '
About two years after the establishment of
the Scriptural, Knowledge Institution, the
orphan work was added to its other objects,
and the first house was opened for the recep
tion of destitute children. While Mr. Muel
ler had at heart the temporal and spiritual
welfare of orphans, his primary object was, to
show to ! the world that there exists a Living
God, who answers prayer.; Although at that
time almost unknown beyond the limited
circle of his hearers, he set out with the de
termination not to ask any man for help,
daring- to believe that the Father of the
fatherless would supply all the need of His
little ones. This faith has been honored of
God in the most conspicuous manner, but it
has pleased Him also to test it severely.
“The Lord has never left us nor forsaken
us. Great have been our trials of faith,
year after year, without exception; but God
has helped continually. With regard to pe
cuniary means, were at one time, for
about five years, almost .daily, in the trial of
faith; but we were also continually helped.
And as the work enlarged, instead of need
ing hundreds of pounds as at the first, we
now needed tens of thousands; yet the Lord
helped as before. But not merely with regard
to pecuniary means, but in every other way,
we were continually helped, through prayer
and faith. When teachers and other assis
tants were required, we gave ourselves to
prayer,' and were helped. When suitable
Christian servants were, needed, we looked to
the Lord, and were helped. When the
health of the children tried us, or the Health
of the teachers or ~other assistants, we still
looked to the Lord, -and were supported, and
in his own time helped and delivered out of
the trial. When' situations were needed for
boys ready to be apprenticed, or girls- to be
sent to service, we looked to the Lord for
suitable openings; and in hundreds of in
stances of this kind we received- preeious
answers to prayer, though sometimes we had
often and long to call upon the Lord for the
needed help. Arid thus in hundreds of other
difficulties, necessities, ’and,; wants,,we;have
invariably found that prayer and faith, our
universal remedy, was sufficient.”
The means furnished to: Mr,- Mu,eller,j often
from unknown sources; in,'.the days of his
obscurity, afforded, perhaps, the mosf striking
evidences of Divine intervention ; yet the
Lord’s hand is clearly seen infthe steady in
crease of contributions according to the
growing need of the : work, and in the striking
answers to* prayer which he' still frequently -
received. On the one hand our brother nev
er contracted debts, satisfied that-when God’s
time was come for an enlargement the means
would be sent, and on the other hand,' when
additional means, beyond, the daily, demands
of the institution, were received, he did not
hoard them in a reserve fixnd, but built new
houses, and took in morS orphans. So the
work has extended until there are now, three
Orphan Houses at Ashley Down, Bristol,
accommodating 1150 children, and maintained
at an expense of about All,ooo a year.
In his twenty-second report Mr. Mueller an
nounced that he ,had decided to build two
other houses for 850 children, so that 2000
orphans might be provided for. The expense
of the buildings he,estimated at £50,000, but
this large sum did hoi deter him from going
forward,- in dependence on his never-failing
Friend and Helper, knowing, as he said, that
it was as easy for the Lord to send large sums
as small ories, and that He could,; indeed,
send the whole amount in one donation if He
saw fit to do so. Up to -May,,1864, Mr. Muel
ler had received for the budding fund of the
new houses £19,321 7s. 1 Jd., and during the
ensuing year the income for this , object was
£11,033 17s. 3Jd., in addition. to a nearly
equal sum, received for the current expenses
of the Orphan 1 Houses. He purchased land
for the new buildings, paid -some incidental
expenses, and had in hand on May 36, 1865,
£24,635-17s. 5. "As soon as £lO,OOO more
shall have been-sent him, he purposes to be
gin building, as he will then nave enough to
pay for the bare walls, the further sum being
required for fitting and furniture.
And who are the donors of alii this money?
The fact that,the sum total,closes with & half
penny gives ns a hint on .tips point. . In fact,
people of all classes, and of many countries