ant ritn Vttoirgtaiau. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1.865 CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES. SECOND PAGE—THE FAMILY CIRCLE: Beloved—The Fugitive Slave and the Bound Boy— Moral Effects of Impatience—A Reminiscence of the War—The Model Fighter—Losses by Religion— Where to find Good News—The Decoy which makes Young Men Drunkards—Are you willing to Suffer Aißiction ?—A.Heroic Woman. THIRD PAGE—RURAL ECONOMY: Music of Labor—The Care of House Plants—Nails, Nuts, Screws, and Bolts—Potatoes Planted under Straw. MISCELLANEOUS: New Theory in Vegetable Phy siology—Scotch Preachers—Louis Harms—About Order. BUM PAGE—CORRESPONDENCE: q. The Nestorians and Jews in China—Jewish Missions —Revival in Binghamton—Revivals: The Future. EDITOR'S TABLE: Headley's Modern Heroes: "The Life and Career of Vice- Admiral David Glen coe Parma:" " The Life and Military Career of Major-General Philip Henry Sheridan"—Holland's "Plain Talks on Familiar Subjects"— Aldrich's "Poems"—Periodicals and Pamphlets. SEVENTH PAGE—SRELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE : Presbyterian—Congregational — German Reformed —Reformed Dutch—Methodist—Episcopal—Luthe ran—Baptist—Society of Friends— Temperance— Missionary—Foreign—Miscellan eons. THE NEW MONTHLIES AS PREMIUMS. HOURS AT HOME, and GUTHRIE'S SUNDAY MAGAZINE We will send a copy of either of these Magazines for a year to any one not at present subscribing for them, who sends IIS ONE NEW NAME for the AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN and $3 50 ; both Maga zines for TWO NEW NAMES for the A. P. and $7: WE HAVE PLACED a number of bills of subscribers in arrears in the hands of S. B. Allen, Esq., of Boston, for collec tion. Mr. Allen's methods are often rather summary, but we hope that any case of grievance or error will be imme diately reported to us, and that all in debted will make prompt payment. WELL-THOUGHT-OF TOPIC FOR A SY NODICAL SERMON.-At the opening of the late meeting of the Synod of Wheeling, Rev. John It Dundas, D.D., preached an earnest and able sermon, in which special prominence was given to 6 the need of a more general circulation of the oligions newspapers of our Church among Presbyterian families. TREASON RECOGNIZED.-By the fol lowing, which comes from a correspon dent of the Presbyterian Banner, we see that West Virginia has a Judge who is aware of the fact that there has been a rebellion, and that there are persons in the land whose treason has wrought the forfeiture of their political rights:— "Judge Paisley, of the Circuit, at Charles town. West Virginia, some days ago gave his decision on - the - petition of a returned rebel lawyer to be admitted to practice in his Cir cuit, that rebels have forfeited all their rights, and that all lawyers desiring to prac tice in this Circuit must take the oath that they have never voluntarily borne arms against the Government or aided or abetted treason.' This completely snuffs out' the ,prospects of young sprigs who have litely returned to that community from fighthing for their rights.' " LEAKING OuT.-A nice little record of the past, illustrative of the spirit of excessive Churchism, has got airing through some discussions in the Episco pal journals, on the subject of the rejec tion of the nomination of Rev. Robert J. Parvin for a missionary espiscopate, ,by the lower House of the late Trien nial Convention. A writer in the q-os pel Messenger, after naming reasons for his rejection, all of which centre in his low-churchism, adds A nomination at such hands [Bishops Lee and Moil vaine,] was a heavy weight to .carry, but Mr. Parvin's record was not very good,, and a report which play be unture (and so I will not repeat it), killed him quite." A Western New York writer in the Episcopal Recorder, presumes that this last insinuation relates to occurrences in the Convention of the Diocese of West ern New York seven years since, when Mr. Parvin was charged by the Hessen ger, then as now, an intense church paper, with being dispectful to Bishop De Laney. The case is thus stated : `• Mr. Parvin's ministerial life has been most prominent in the Diocese of Western New York, in a parish of one of its largest cities. A scene occurred in the Convention of this Diocese which created much excite ment at the time. It was the year of the great revival, 1858. After the Episcopal re port of an unwonted number of confirma tions, and statements of an extensive work of the spirit in various parishes, Mr. Parvin offered a resolution that the Convention offer grateful thanksgiving to God for so general an outpouring of his Spirit throughout the land: To this the Bishop objected, that there was no precedent for such a thanks giving in our services, or words to this effect. Mr. Pariin immediately produced several from the Prayer Book, to sustain 'his resolu tion. After an excited debate the Conven tion refused to pass the resolution until it was limited so as to include only.the Episco pal Church It was not willing to acknow ledge, even by implication, that there was any work of grace outside the borders of this small Communion, one-twentieth part of the population affected by the revival. Mr. Parvin, with those who supported him, was regarded as exceedingly radical and fanatical to his t course. The Messenger, then con ducted by this correspondent, took particular note of such disorderly proceedings." We are happy to say that, in this city, Mr. Parvin has a noble record, not Only as a faithful administrator in his own parish, but for his readiness to every good work. Ever true to his Church, he is nevertheless reliable for any sound evangelical enterprise which has . for its motto, " save souls." His high-toned patriotism undoubtedly avail ed along with his low-churchism, to secure his rejection by a Convention which by deliberate vote, refused to thank God for the suppression of rebel lion and de,truction of slavery. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1865. THE WEEK OF PRAYER. It was, of course, expected that this now well established practice of giving the first week in the year to public sup plications, would be observed next Janu ary as usual. Indeed., the omission of the service would be now almost unpar donable. Most of the richest revivals of the last few years had their origin in the week of prayer. The Evangelical Alliance, through its European branches, has issued its annual recommendation on the subject, remind ing the Church of the pressing need of more of God's blessing, his great faith fulness in the past as a prayer-hearing God, and his assured readiness still to bless in proportion as prayer is offered with one accord by those who are united by a common faith, and who share in the blessings of ,a common salvation." The paper suggests daily topics for ex hortation and supplication during the week, two Sabbaths inclusive, as fol lows:—. " Sabath, Jan. 7.--Sermons on the duties of Christians to each other, as members of the body of Christ. " lionclay l Jan. B.—Acknowledgments of Divine mercies and confession of sin. " Tuesday, Jan. 9.—The Christian Church: That its testimony may be clearer, its faith stronger, and its devotedness, liberality, and zeal enlarged. " Wednesday, Jan. 10.—Nations: For their temporal and spiritual welfare; for kings, andall in authority ; for the maintenance of peat; and for the increase of righteous ness, which exalted a nation.' Thursday, Jan. 11.—For Christian fami lies, for servants, and for schools and col , leges. • "Friday, Jan. 12,—For Christian missions and ministers, and for all engaged in Chris tian work. ",Saturday, Jan. 13. —For Christians in sorrow, in sickness, and in persecution; for the widow and the orphan. " Sabbath, Jan. I.4.—Sermons : The bless ing to be expected from the manifested union of believers of all countries." The paper is signed by the officers of the British, French, German,. Brussels, Genevan, Swedish, and Turkish branches of the Alliance. We now look for a general and earnest observance of this solemn season of intercession. There is something unspeakably sublime in the thought of the whole Church of Christ in the world, prostrate before the throne of grace in these continuous services, each day all engaged with the same thought, and praying for the same object. GOOD USE FOR $lO. ABSECON, N. J., Nov. 17, 1865 DEAR BROTHER BRAINERD young lady at May's Landing, ready for her departure to the saints' everlasting rest, gave me ten dollars of her private money for benevolent use. I have re solved to invest it in copies of the life of John Brainerd, to be distributed to our Sabbath Schools in this region, that both he and Miss Endicott may yet speak after death. Will you please send to me as many as $lO will purchase, directed as on the next page, and oblige yours, truly, ALLEN 11. BROWN NEW PRESBYTERIAN PAPERS IN CHI CAGO.-Our Old School brethren in the Northwest will begin to think of the proverb, "Always a famine or a feast." Until the present month, they have been dependent upon distant parts for a de nominational paper. On the 11th inst. two such sprung into being in Chicago, both large-sized single sheets, of good paper and mechanical execution, and each fully manned editorially and in the way of correspondence. One of them is an overlapping of that field by our neigh bor, the Presbyterian Standard, of this. city, now published simultaneotisly here and in Chicago, its old editor, Rev. lir. Nevin, remaining in the Eastern De partment, and Rev. F. Senour appear ing as the Western Editor. The other is an entirely new enterprise, taking the name of the Northwestern Presbyterian, with Rev. E. Erskine as editor and pro rietor, and Rev. A. Hamilton, D.D., as associate editor. Both of these brethren were, not long since, highly esteemed pastors in Eastern Pennsylvania. The clue to this double supply is supposed to be found in the fact,.that a determined effort is to be made to repeal the action of the last 0. S. Assembly, establishing its attitude toward rebellious ministers and ecclesiastical bodies, or so to modi fy it that it will substantially corres pond with the Episcopal Church on the subject. The Standard sturdily opposes any disturbance of that action. The N. W. Presbyterian says that it " will be loyal, and will fully acquiesce in the past deliverances of the General Assem bly upon the subject of slavery ;" but, in its first number, is silent respecting its intended course on the repeal question. It also says nothing of the proper eccle siastical status of ministers and bodies participating in the C. S. A. General Assembly schism. THE REVIVAL IN BINGHAIIITON.-A communication in regard to this inter esting and powerful work will be found on our Correspondence page. Bingham ton papers, up to the 13th inst., speak of the work as in full progress, with im mense gatherings, sometimes in two churches at once. The daily prayer meetings alone fill one church. Mr. Hammond was still laboringthere, during a part, at least, of last week, the fifth of his stay among the people. THOUGH the world is wilie enough for every one to take a little, and there ap pears no reason why we should jostle and make one another unhappy as we pass along, yet so it is, we are continually thwarting and crossing each other at right angles; and some lose all memory of the temper that governed at first setting out. EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. MEETING FOE 1866 The proposal is out for another of those great religious assemblies for the whole Christian world—the fifth of the course—which are stamping, the age with the impress of , inferUational and inter-denominational unity and enterprise. Holland is selected for the country of of the proposed assembly. The Execu- CoMmittee for the organization of the General Conferences of the Alliance in 1866, have issued a circular dated at Amsterdam, addressed to the various Committees of the existing Branches in various parts of the world, and to all Evangelical Christians, convening a gen eral meeting of the. Alliance irrthtt city, in the month of September, 1866. In this circular, they propose to the Com mitten of the Branches for consideration, the following outline of a plan, waiting to. hear from them before issuing a final and detailed programme :- It has been our wish to combine with the great variety, which has hitherto character ized the Conferences, a certain order 'and unity, which, wbile prevent*: confusion of subjects and ideas, might prA. ace a stronger and more lasting effect. And thus in a series of conferences, we wish to make the Gospel, which unites us altogether, known in its various relations with mankind. According to this purpose, we propose to divide. the Conference into five great sections, viz : Re ports, Social questions, Theology, Philan thropy, and Missionary work. Section I. Christianity and its actual Con ditton.—ln this section we wish to collect all the official Reports about the state of Chris tianity in various.c,ountries. 1. Holland and Belgium. 2. England and America. 3. Germany and the Spandinavian States. 4. France and Switzerlind. 5. Italy, Spain, and Portugal, 6. Russia, Greece, and the Slavonic peoples. We desire in this section only a succinct historical report, laving, as it were, the foundation for the ensuing confer ences. Each subdivision ought to have a space of time adequate to the importance of the subject. Section 11. Christianity and Society : — Christianity and the various nationalities. Separation of Church and Sfoe. Religious liberty. The Gospel in regard to education and instruction, to-literature and science. The School and 'the Bible. Sabbathischools. Young-men Societies. The ,Gospel .and the family. The Gospel and the press. Realis tic tendency in literature and arts. ' Section 111. Christianity and Science.— Theology, its condition and vocation in our days. Modern Theology. New tendencies of orthodox science. Spirit of Criticism. Scep ticism and neology. Catholic char4.cter of the various Church-confessions. Section IV. Christianity and h,uman mis ery.—Christian philanthropy. The Gospel and the poor. State-aid, Church-charity, and individual beneficence in their relative value, and the duty of Christianity to com bine what is good in each of these. Home Missions. Temperance Societies. Asylums, Societies for diffusing good and Christian books. Measures to prevent or cure social evils. Section V. Christianity and Paganism.— Missionary work. Its experienges i ;dangers, and defects. The best method' of opagat liiil ing Christian faith. Israel and the eathen. You see, that we only indicate so e sub jects, to which many others may be, easily added. Distributing them under these gene ral "heads, we arrange them thus :—Chris ,tianity as an historical fact, Christianity as a leave*, Christianity as a revelation of God, Chribtianity as as a power of salvation, Chris tianity as a mustard-seed. Each section ought to hat , e its•own leaders chosen amongst those .Cliristian men, most known for the specialities, that are to be treated in their section,! and to them' we should wish to join as PresidenVa stranger, who would be willing to honor them by occu pying the chair. The General Assembly should last about two weeks. • Two Sundays excepted, we should occupy twelve days With the Confer ences themselves. We wish to have daily three sessions : one from ten to twelve in the i e morning, another from t o till four in the afternoon, a third from se n till nine in the evening. The first could • .*.t. spirt to the reading of papers, the second to addresses and free discussion,. and these two would be open to the publc. As to the third, we should prefer to have it exelnsively for the members, who wish to join in Special Com mittees, in order to deliberate in a more fa miliar way, on some question arising from the discussions of the day.: In order to promote piiblic edification, there ought to be every evening, divine ser vice in at least one of the churches, altern ately in the Dutch, and in a foreign language. Moreover every first session must be preceded by a prayer-meeting, at nine in the morning. The whole Assembly is to be opened by an introductory discourse, and closed by a part ing meeting, combined with the celebration of the Lord's Supper. The signatures to this Circular are : Baron VAN WASSENAER VAN CATWISGS; Chamberlain of His Majesty, the King of the Netherlands, at the Court of the late Queen Dowager, President; Jlsr. J. W. VAN LOON, Vice President; Rev. L. TINHOLT, Home Secretary'; Rev. M. COHEN STUART, Foreign Secretary ; Rev. J. H. GAGNEAIN, Rev. G. J. VINKE, and Jhr. J. E. VAN WEEDE VAN DIJKVELD. In addition, the Foreign Secretary, Rev. M. Cohen Stuart, of Rotterdam, has addressed a letter to Evangelical Christians in America, in the coarse of which he says : " DEAR BitErfraEN : We wish you to know that we have a most particular desire of see ing many of your countrymen at the next year's Conferences in Holland, and of giving them a hearty welcome here. We wish you to recollect how many strong 'religious and historical ties unite the genuine Americans and true Dutchmen. If I am. allowed to quote my own words, used once before,' now gladly repeat: "more than one band of union and sympathy exists between America and the Netherlands. The latter also were a refuge for freedom, and tose by the Reforma-. tion. It was here the Pilgrimjathers- first found a shelter, and afer the model of our United Provinces the American Union was framed." We know, that this original and deep-rooted unity was ever willingly acknow ledged from your side. Was it not stated by your great Bancroft, and has not yogi. emi nent John Lothrop Motley vindicated the honor of the ancient Dutch, republic, in a manner securing him the everlasting gratitude of our country? And as to ourselves, we dare say in perfect truth: the events of the last years have only strengthened the ties which existed before. From the very begin ning of the disastrous rebellion which threat ened to dissolve the Confederacy of the Uni ted States, all Holland has been unanimous on the side of what we felt to be the cause of righteousness and liberty. In your great struggle all our prayers and hopes have been for you, we have gladly rejoiced in the victory, which the Lord of Hosts granted toyour efforts after so many disasters, and we have mourned with you at the sad loss of your Abraham Lincoln, falling as another William of Orange, Victim of his virtues and Martyr for a great and noble cause, but certainly not falling in vain." FROM OUR CORRESPONDING EDITOR. A GOOD MOVE Rev. Henry Fowler, and Rev. W. C. Steele, of Auburn, have been holding meet ings throughout Cayuga County, in behalf of the Sabbath-school interest. It is a large county, seventy miles long, with twenty four towns. The object has been to hold meetings in each school district, to present facts and arguments for the Sabbath-school work, to. stir up the people and awaken an interest in this blessed instrumentality. It has been been a voluriteer work on the part of these brethren, in which they have been aided also, in a few towns, by Rev. P. P. Bishop, of the Baptist Church. It is a union, unsectarian movement; and one of the fruits of the State Convention held in Syracuse, in August. They hope to get the leaflet, " What the Sabbath-school does," placed in every family in the county; to have new Sabbath-schools established in all needy districts ; to stir up the schools already organized to greater activity and usefulness, and to gather up the statistics of the county for next year's State Conven tion. The organization is formed by the elec tion of a Town Secretary, pledged to the work, and s, Committee of one from each school district. These constitute a sort of town society, and through their constant in fluence it is hoped to keep the good fire burning. We notice also that Rev. Mr. Fowler, of Auburn, like his name-sake .at Utica, has been preaching an excellent sermon on " Capital and Labor," giving good advice to employers and employed. Their inter ests are one. What affects one affects all. " Strikes" are not the true remedy for real or imaginary wrongs. The sermon is print ed in full in the Auburn Daily Advertiser. INSTALLATION AT SENECA FALLS The Presbytery of Geneva held a special meeting at Seneca Falls, 'on the 14th in stant, and after receiving Rev. Josiphus D. Krum, from the Classis of Montgarnery, proceeded in the evening to ideal him pastor of the Presbyterian Church in that place. An able and instructive sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Gridley, of Water loo. Charge to pastor by Prof. Hopkins, of Auburn, and charge to the people iby Rev. Dr. Wood, of Geneva. The singing, under the direction of Mr. Gould, who has for more than twenty years had charge of this service, was excellent; and the exer cises were- all well sustained and interest ing. • The church are well united in the new pastor, and everything seems to promise for him'a happy and useful ministry in this place. QUITE A MISTAKE " Items" are queer things sometimes. We see it going the rounds, that apples are two dollars a barrel in Rochester. We should like to lay in some at that price, but don't see how we can do it. And yet they are not so high as some people supposed they were to be. A short crop was pro phesied—dealers were alarmed—farmers were delighted. Speculators scoured the country, getting more and more excited the 'further they traveled, and buying up the unpicked fruit at fabulous prices. Many paid as high as five dollars a barrel and ex pected to sell at a great advance and make piles of money. But alas, for the cancer ; tainty of human expectations. The " crop" was obstinate and refused to be short. People Calk:Abe " sell," and refused to buy till prices tumbled down. Good apples can now be bought in this market for four dol• lots a barrel, and plenty of them. Another "item" is still more remarkable, to wit :--" There are three Anthracite Coal Mines near Ithaca, New York, and coal is sold at Rochester fo, about four , dollars a ton." How we wish that was within ten degrees of the truth; it would make rich and poor rejoice together in this city. And how mueh astonished the good people of Ithaca will be to know that Aheyhave three Anthracite Coal Mines near their beautiful village? We fear that this is the first inti pation they have had of that etraordinary fact, and will find it " too good to be true." We believe that the coal mines nearest to that village are about one hundred miles away, down in the State of Pennsylvania; and coal is daily sold in this city at fifteen , dollars a ton. Much of it comes to us by the ;ound-about-iray of New York City. It is , extensively felt that the cost of our coal is extravagant and extortionate. Our citizens are getting up a company of their own, to purchase a mine and - bring down prices. PERSONAL Rev. G. W. Mackie, late of Adams, in this State, has received and' accepted a unanimous call to the First Congregational 'Church of Janesville, Wisconsin, and en• tern at once upon his new field of labor. Correspondents are requested to notice the change, and be guided accordingly. The church is comporied of some four hundred members, and embraces a large number of young people. We shall miss Mr. Mackie from this region, but trust he will find that the change has only enlarged , his sphere of usefulness. Rev. Theodore F. White, late of Delhi, has accepted the call recently tendered him by the Presbyterian Church in Ithaca, and was to commence his labors in that place last Sabbath. He leaves one important field to take another. His many friends, and the friends and admirers of his hon ored father, will wish him abundant success wherever he goes. We learn, from the Buffalo Advocate, that Dr. Heacock has been in Richmond; and on the sth inst. had the pleasure of preaching to a congregation of two thou -sand freedmen. No one can doubt - that the good Doctor preached well and enjoyed it much. C. P. B ROCHESTER, November 18, 1865. FROM OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPON DENT. WesnixoToN, Nov. 18, 1865 All eyes are now turned towards this place, awaiting the President's Annual Message to Congress. The peculiar aspect of our national affairs, the mighty interests at stake, and the great questions which yet remain to be settled, combine in making the forthcoming message of President Johnson, the most important that has ever been sent to Congress. Up to this time, I have not met any per son who has the most remote idea as to the views on questions of public policy which will be advanced by the President. Public interest with regard to the mes sage is not confined altogether to our domestic affairs. It is not too much to say that perhaps no State paper that has emanated from this Government for many years has excited so much interest abroad. That portion of the message relating to, our foreign policy, will, no doubt, receive the careful attention of the Secretary of State, and the position of our Government on those questiops which have been the subject of so much idle speculation with regard to Mexico, France and England, will be definitely set forth. THE FINANCES Next to the President's Message, the document of greatest importance will be the report of Mr. Secretary McCullough, of the Treasury Department. In years gone by, this was always considered a mass of dry and useless statistics. It has acquired a new interest, now, how ever, from the fact that the masses of the people are involved to a greater or less degree in everything connected with the national finances. Secretary Mc- Cullough's views on the important questions connected with the public debt are already well known throughout the conntrr. In his Fort Wayne speech, it will be remembered, he gave these quite freely. He will, doubtless, recommend to Congress the adoption ,of such meas ures as will ensure a safe and speedy contraction of the currency, and a re turn to specie payments. Under his able management the accumulation of the -public debt has ceased, and we have now set our faces towards, retrenchment. This condition of affairs should be the subject of general congratulation, because it promises an early .reduction of the present recitindant currency, which has done so much to demoralize society, and to foster a spirit of general extravagance. EESTOBATION OP THE SOUTH I have reason to know that President Johnson is pretty well satisfied that the plan adopted by him for restoring the Southern States to their proper position in the Union will not succeed. It is becoming more apparent every day, that the restoration policy must be abandoned for the reconstruction policy. In the discussion of this subject the newspapers have got into the, habit of confounding the terms restoration and reconstruction. They are generalif used to indicate a similar meaning, whereas they are wide ly different in their application. The President called my attention ba this fact some three weeks ago during a conver sation. He said that those who look upon the States as never having been legally out of the Union should use the word " restoration," when referring to the adjustment of their relations with the Federal Government, while *those who entertain the views of Senator Sumner and Hon. Thaddeus Stevens should use the word reconstruction. INCONSISTENCY OF THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY - The misfortune of President John son's policy is, that while he regards the Southern States as only in need of restoration, lie proceeds to reconstruct them. He gives the Southern people to understand that they were not out of the Union, and that their State govern menti were not destroyed. If this theory be correct, as a matter of course these States possess all the rights per taining to them as such. Witness the President's inconsistency, however, in appointing provisional governors for them, and dictating to their conventions and legislatures the terms upon which they can be " restored "to the Union. This would be all right if he held to the theory of Sumner and Stevens. For, under those circumstances, these States would be in the condition of Territories 'of the United States. Now, while the people of the Southern States have been acting upon Mr.. Johnson's theory, he has been practically carrying out the theory of Sumner and Stevens; hence the failure of-the plan. THE CONSEQUENCES OP THE PRESIDENT'S COIJItSE I heard a very wise and careful pub lic man say yesl t erday that complete restoration of the Union was more re mote, and more difficult of accomplish- ment, to=day than it was six months ago. Spending much of my time in looking over the Southern newspapers, and observing their tone, I am prepared to verify this statement. The press of the .South is controlled to-day by the very men whose intemperate zeal in the cause of States' Rights brought on the war ; and the old political leaders of that section have managed to work themselves once more into power. Both these classes are as much rebel and secession to-day as they were six years ago. Their bitterness and hatred to wards the Federal Government has not abated, and it is not going too far to say that, had they the power and the means, we would have another rebellion. Under these circumstances, the little Unionism known to exist at the South has been well nigh crushed out. It will be remembered that the men appotnted by the President to positions in the late rebellions States were generally those who were known to be acceptable to the recent rebels. These men have used their places to promote a spirit of hostility to the Federal Government, and have courted disloyal element applause of the element in order to secure, as they supposed, a continuance in office. HOPE FOR THE FtTuRE Whatever may be the President's faults, he is not a man who will persist in a measure or policy after he has dis covered that it cannot succeed. What new course will be adopted is as yet unknown, but it is pretty certain that the present one will be abandoned. litto trf gur eljurrix. PRESBYTERY OF NORTHERN Missoula.— This Presbytery held its late sessions in the New Providence Church. The weather was inclement and the roads' were bad, yet, all the ministerial mem bers were present except one. Much interest was taken in the sqh ject of Home Missions. Rev. A. T. Norton, District Secretary, was present, and, by his plans and counsels, gave much aid and encouragement to the members of Presbytery - . Within the bounds of this Presbytery is a large and inviting missionary field. In a little over two years the number of churches in the Presbytery have been doubled, and there are yet many most desirable points to be occupied where ministers of prac9cal turn could soon build up efficient churches. The Publication cause received atten tion, and the exploring missionary of the Presbytery, Rev. Jacob R. Winters, was requested to obtain from the Publi cation .Committee, and keep on deposit, such of their publications as will meet the wants of the churches. Much interest was felt in the matter of the oath which, by the new Constitu tion of Missouri, all ministers are requir ed to take before they can preach or perform the marriage ceremony. In the judgment of this Presbytery, it is most desirable for the safety of Government, and for peace and quiet, that the taking of the oath should be strictly enforced. They cannot see the first approach of infringement' on religions liberty, and unanimously adopted the following : Whereas, Certain men ministering in the name of Christ, together with the people to whom they minister, did wil fully and persistently.use their religious influence in support of the late rebelion, although that rebellion had for its object the perpetual enslavement and hopeless oppression of a large portion of our fel low-men, and in the prosecution of-- this object was guilty of unsurpassed iniqui ties, such as treason, covenant-breaking, perjury, unprovoked starvation, torture, and murder of prisoners, culminating, at last, in the assassination of a wise, leni ent and God-fearing President, and Whereas, The religion of said minis ters and people renders them insensible, and obstinately opposed to all conic. tions of sin for having done thus, and stifles within their breasts, all benevolent impulses toward the poor and oppressed, and all Christian desire for their freedom and elevation, and. causes them to op pose both the word of God, and the providences of God, by refusing to bear or read that Word in its direct applica tions to the character of oppression and rebellion, and by referring those provi deuces, by which their cause has been overthrown, solely to the agency of man, therefore be it Resolved, 1. That we hold the religion professed by these people to be an APos- TACT from the religion Of Christ; and that all true Christians should separate themselves from it, and keep no fellow ship with it;, but protest against it, and oppose it as one of the anti-Christs of the times. 2. That the Christian religion requires it of us that we regard the African race as a part 'of the human family, in the same manner as we do other races ; and that the mimbers of said race who are among us are no longer to be thought of as having once been property, or as being 'outcasts, but are to be treated as men. 3. That those ministers who have prostituted their office to the dissemina tion of treason and support of rebellion, have manifestly made it the duty of the State to protect itself against such per version of the office of the ministry, and that therefore we justify that part of our State Constitution which requires minis ters of the Gospel, as citizens, to take the oath of loyalty before performing the duties of their office. An address to the disloyal was adopt. ed by the Presbytery and put into the hands of a committee, to be published in
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