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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1866.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
For Rev. R. G. Wilder, from a member
of CoDgress $5.
The Press of Tuesday gives up all
hope of an Anti-Sabbath law from our
present Legislature.
Communications unavoidably de
ferred : “ The Freedmen of the South”
by an eye-witness: “ Western Matter
Presbytery of Ontario on Ministerial
Support; Notice of Rev. Homer B. Mor
gan.
Sunday Magazine or Hours at
Home.— T-he types for some weeks past
have made us offer The Sunday Maga
zine and Hours at Home for one subscri
ber and $3. 50. Of course this is im
practicable ; we intended to offer the
choice of these two excellent periodicals
to ‘our friends who are working for us so
energetically, and the types should have
said Guthrie’s Sunday Magazine or,
Hours at Home for one new name, and
$3 50.
Rev. E. P. Hammond has been hold
ing services in Towanda, Pa., with the
greatest blessings. Says a correspond
ent, January 15 :
“ Never before has so much interest been
felt here, nor so many souls brought to
Christ Truly many-, many,. I hope hun
dreds, (and our town is small,) will thank
God for having sent him to us. “ 0-”
Another says:
There cannot be less than 400 conversions.
The Episcopal minister and Church come in
most cordially. The meetings have been in
the 0. S. Church and the Court House, the
very place where Dr. Murray (“Kirwan”
‘fought with the wild beasts at Ephesus.
Mr. Hammond expected to go to Corning on
Saturday.
Every Man for hib Own.—The fol
lowing paragraph is just now goiDg the
rounds.
“Mr. McCormick, the inventor of the
‘reaper,’ has endowed a professorship of
practical Mechanics, in Washington College,
Virginia, presided over by General Lee.
The endowment is $lO,OOO. •
‘We like this. In such times as the
present, the faster such men as this
McCormick reveal themselves, the bet
ter it will be for that branch of the
Church, where his patronage had better
be spared than accepted with the in
cumbrance of his personal influence.
Loyalty in Tennessee.— At the de
dication of the “Fiske Freedmen’s
School” at Nashville, on the 9th inst.,
{a free high school, with accommodations
forJLILQ Q_tn _IROO pupilo,) Oor Urovrfl
lbw advised the teachers to be exceed
ingly prudent and cautious. He stated
that, if General Thomas were to take
his troops and leave there, the predomi
nant party would not allow them, to oc*
cupy the school a week, and that the
legislature, over which he was placed,
would he broken up by a mob in forty
eight hours. Sorely Congress, in its
anxiety to please the President, will not
disregard this testimony of the Governor
as to the state of public sentiment in
Tennessee.— lndependent.
The Southern Episcopal Organiza
tion Caying in. —The hitherto recusant
Southern Bishops have finally proposed
a surrender. After the entire submis
sion of the late Triennial Convention to
Southern influence and dictation, the
keeping up of a distinct sectional organi
zation became a mere farce. The
Church, as a whole, had proved itself
sufficiently Southern in principle to meet
all the requirements of the mo6t unmiti
gated secessionism and pro-slaveryism,
and Southern Episcopalians have wit
enough left to see that, in union with it,
they can make themselves much more
aggressive Northward, than by .shutting
themselves off from the loyal States.
Mixing in convention with such prelate's
and delegates as the Hopkinses, the
Whitehouses, the Seymours and the
Hunts, they can make their influence a
thousand times stronger toward silencing
pulpits and church discussions on the
great points which have so extensively
tested the holiness of Christian principle,
.and the cleanness of tb<S3 who bear the
vessels pf the Lord. Hence we learn,
without surprise, that Bishop Elliott,
of Georgia, has written a communication
to Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont, announ
cing that, in response to the many fer
vent appeals from Churchmen in all
parts of the South, as well as NoTtb, he
has deemed it his duty to withdraw
whatever objections he had heretofore
urged to immediate and unqualified re
union. Bishop Elliott farther states
that he has peea in communication with
Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama, on t{ie sub
iect, and that Prelate was so prompt to
second the desires of his brother Bishop
of Georgia, that he at once took the
necessary steps for dissolving what yet
remains of the independent Southern
Church, so-called. It is further stated
that Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama, as soon
as the military interdict was removed,
summoned a Diocesan Council, which
assembles to day, with a view of for
mally declaring the official functions of
that organisation at au end. Letters
have also been received here from the
Bishop of Mississippi, saying that he :
likewise surrenders to the noble course i
pursued by the General Contention. <
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. 1866.
DR. SUNDERLAND’S RETURN
Rev. Dr. Sunderland has returned
from Paris. On his arrival, Wednesday
evening of last week, he was met at the
depot by a number of friends who had come
to welcome and escort him to his house.
There, instead of the expected discomforts
of an unoccupied house, or the usual
dilapidations of time, he and his family
were surprised to find that his people had
been before them, putting in order, re
storing, purchasing new furniture and carp
ets, stocking pantry and cellar, and even
providing a bountiful supper for the tired
travelers. They learned that for several
days the Church had been alive with notes
of preparation, and that nearly nine hundred
dollars had been collected—part of which
had been reserved to be employed by Dr.
Sunderland after his arrival. That evening
the house was filled with the members of
the Church and congregation, who came
informally to express their joy at his safe
return. The next evening, a public recep
tion was given him in his Church. The
meeting was large and spirited, and was a
fine testimonial to the high esteem in which
Dr. Sunderland is held here. Rev. Dr.
Gurley presided, and conducted the devo
tional exercises; a select choir aided in the
services; the senior elder made an address
of welcome, and Rev. Drs. Gurley and
Nadal followed, most affectionately greeting
him in the name of the ministers and the
other churches, to all which, Dr. Sunder
land responded with much emotion.
Yesterday, (Sunday,) it was evidently
known that the pastor of the Ist Church
had come. The large Church was crowded
in every part, the aisles even being occupied.
Thus auspiciously, after an absence ot
a year and a half, does Dr. Sunderland re
sume his ministry here. Most reluctantly
was he suffered to go abroad, that he might
restore the waste of long continued labor.
None too soon for his safety did he go, and
for months it seemed doubtful if his sys
tem would rally—but he returns with
health and energy. Washington has needed
his earnest, whole-hearted patriotism and
Christian zeal, and he has responded, at
the earliest practicable moment, to her oft-i e
peated call. His Church has suffered
during this enforced separation, but his
return at once awakens hope and vigor.
May his coming prove, by divine blessing,
as the voice of one crying in the wilder
ness : “ Prepare ye the way of the Lor.d,
make his paths straight.” Com.
THE KOLAPOOR MISSION.
SUGGESTION BY A MEMBER OF CON-
GRESS.
House op Representatives, 1
Wasbingson, Jan. 16,1866. J
Rev. John W. Mears—Dear Sir :
After reading Mr. Wilder’s letter in your
issue of January 4, I am induced Jo ask
-you to tbkb “charge oFThe enclosed trifle,
$5, and hand it over where it will reach
his mission. And now, while I am a
corporate member of the American Board,
and strongly attached to its organiza
tion, and trust I always shall be, yet I
am a Presbyterian ; and as such, permit
me to ask, if the reading of brother Wil
der’s letter, his urgent need of “ help,”
does not naturally prompt to ask, hot
only for volunteers in that field, hut for
some of your . strong Presbyterian
Churches, to assume to defray the sup
port of such reinforcement ? Is it meet
that Presbyterian Christian brothers
should be permitted to toil on alone?
Might not that mission be a germ, a
nucleus, that one day would develop
an interest, and perch'ance, a Presby
terian Missionary organization ? And
yet, I suppose, I know some of the hin
drances, and even obstacles in the way.
Still, I can but have my feelings, when I
read such letters as his last. I remain
very respectfully yours.
Union Theological Seminaby.— The
present number of students in this insti
tution, (123,) is an increase of twenty
five over the last year, and nearly reaches
the highest number catalogued previous
to the war. Of those now in altend
ance, forty-nine have been in the army,
sixteen as officers, seven a's privates, and
twenty-six as laborers for the Christian
or Sanitary Commissions. Rev. Dr.
Van Dyck, the translator of the Bible
into the Arabic, is giving instruction to
a small class made up from the'students,
in that language. He is also tempora
rily the Hebrew instructor, and is im
parting great interest to that department.
The seminary has also made a happy
selection, Professor Guyot, of Princeton
College, for the delivery of- the first
course of lectures, ten in number, on the
relation of the Bible to the Sciences, on
the foundation for an annual course.upon
that subject, endowed by Prof. Morse.
The first chapter of Genesis will furnish
the matter for the present course.
The Presbyterian Banner thinks
we are in error in charging it with
wavering on the terms of re admission of
the apostate, churches of the South, to
the General Assembly of the other
branch. Certainly it proposed action
explanatory of those terms, as laid down
by that Assembly last spring. Now the
Banner is astute enough to know that
the very clearness, positiveness and un
mistakeable meaning of that action, is
what made it so odious to the seceding
churches and their friends. Explanation
is equivalent to concession in such a
case. Still this, we freely admit, is our
inference, and we rejoice to bear testi
mony to the loyal and uncompromising
character of our Pittsburg cotemporary.
OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
PRESBYTERY OF ST. LAWRENCE.
This Presbytery held its annual meet
ing at Potsdam, on Monday, 15th inst.,
and was opened with a sermon by Rev.
Bliss Burnap, of Parishville. Rev. J.
W. Whitefield, of Waddington, was
elected Moderator. Rev. S. W. Pratt,
next day, preached the sacramental ser
mon ; and he and Rev. B. B. Beckwith
presented skeletons of sermons for criti
. cism, an exercise adopted in this body
for the improvement of its members.
Two of its members also read essays;
Rev. John Waugh, on the theme, a
higher standard of piety necessary to
meet the exigencies of our times ; Rev.
J. W. Whitfield, on the relations and
duties of the Christian church to the
prayer-meeting.
Rev. B. B. Beckwith, after being min
ister of the Presbyterian Church of Gou
veruner, for twenty-three years, has re- ,
signed his charge, and asked for a disso
lution of the pastoral relation. Mr.
Beckwith has long been identified with
all the religious interests of the country ;
has been prominent, active and earnest
in the anniversaries of its benevolent
societies. His health has not been good
for some years, and he thus seeks to
throw off care.
Rev. S. W. Pratt, of Brasher Palls,
and Elder W. A. Eldridge, of Canton,
were appointed Commissioners to the
General Assembly.
Mr. C. B. Whitcomb, who has been
laboring for the past year as Sunday
School .missionary in this county, was
taken under the care of this Presbytery,
with a view to licensure for the ministry-
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY ANNIVERSARIES.
These occurred this week, commen
cing on Tuesday evening, in this pleasant
village of Potsdam, from which we
write. The meetings are held in con
nection with the Presbyterian Church,
of which Rev. H. C. Riggs is the
acceptable and useful pastor. The
arrangements seem to be well made for
the occasion. A goodly number are
present from abroad, representing the
various institutions of benevolence, in
cluding Rev. Joseph Scudder, formerly
missionary in India, now Secretary of
the American and Foreign Christian
Union; Rev. I. P. Pettibone, for
nine years missionary" of the American
Board in Turkey ; "Rev. Mr. Orestes, the
converted Spanish priest from Mexico,
and others.
The subjects came up in the following
order: On Tuesday evening, the Tem
perance cause : Wednesday morning, the
American and Foreign Christian Union;
Wednesday afternoon, the Bible Society;
Wednesday evening, the Tract Society;
Thursday morning, Home Missions;
afternooD, Foreign Missions; evening,
and all day Friday, Sunday Schools.
The Temperance Society of St. Law
rence county, after a spirited meeting,
resolved to become auxiliary to- the new
national society, recently organized in
New York. Hon. James Redington, of
Waddington, is President, and Rev. J.
W. Whitefield, of the same place, Secre
tary and Treasurer.
In the anniversary of the American
and Foreign Christian Union, a good
deal of interest was excited by the
address of Rev. Mr. Orestes, in Spanish,
translated by Mr. Henry C. Riley, and
still more, by the glowing and truly
eloquent speech of Rev. Joseph Scud
der, the new Secretary at New York.
He speaks with real power. His style
is not rapid, but deliberate, compact,
original, with a touch of the humorous,
which adds greatly to the effectiveness
of his address. We congratulate the
parent society, on securing so accepta
ble a speaker to set this cause before the
churches. It is a real gain.
The Home. Missionary Society for the
county was addressed by Rev." E. W.
Brown, of our own Church, missionary
of the Synod of Utica, by Rev. L. S.
Hobart, of the American Home Mis
sionary Society; and by Rev. L. M.
Miller, D.D., of Ogdensburgh, in-behalf
of the Old School Presbyterian Board,
and others, thus representing in one'
meeting in a practical and cordial
union the various Home Missionary
agencies, at work in this field, and
throughout the land. was an in
tensely interesting meeting, the speeches
all very good. - The desolations are
great, even in our own noble State, and
in this great county. Churches are
weakened by emigrations to the west
and to the great cities; and yet these
various organizations are doing some
thing to build the old wastes; “ a three
fold cord, not easily broken.”
Tt was a little sad, however, to find
that in the great and rich county of
St. Lawrence, more money is given by
the Home Missionary Societies to aid
the churches within its bounds, than all
raised in the county for these societies.
In other words, the county is a receiver,
and not a giver, in the Home Missionary
cause. The cotfnty is abundantly able
to take care, at least, of itself, if its
wealth could be reached for Christ’s
cause.
The missionary meeting was also one
of thrilling interest. Addresses of great
beauty and power were made, especially
by Rev. Mr. Pettibone and Rev. Mr.
Scudder, who could both speak of that
which their own eyes had seen in hea
then lands. The collections for the
American Board in this county have
advanced in the last year, showing a
healthful increase of interest in this
cause. For this we wish thus publicly
to express our gratimdp to Rev. S. W.
Pratt, the earnest and efficient Secretary
of the St. Lawrence County Missionary
Society.
The anniversary proper ended with
the meeting of the Sunday-school associa
tion on Thursday evening, and that too
was a blessed occasion. The meeting
was addressed by Mr. J. B. Tyler, of
Watertown, Mr. Pardee, of New York,
aild others, with great interest, and with
niany suggestions of great practical
value, especially to the many Sunday
i school teachers in attendance.
But beside this, all day Friday was
levoted to a Sunday-school Teachers’
Institute, conducted by Mr. Pardee,
with his great wisdom and consummate
tact, from which all must have retired
more deeply
impressed with the import
sssedness of the Sunday-
•ance and bli
school work.
We have m
saries for threl
these of this yl
esting than
>w attended these anniver
t years in succession, and
par have been more inter
hy before, and we have
wished that we had such
such anniversaries in all
more and mor
societies and
the counties o our State. They are a
great power f( r good in all this region,
greatly stimul .ting all church work, and
Christian ben volenee.
A SUCCESSFUL PASTORATE.
Rfev. Dr. Fywler, of Utica, last Sab
bath preacherf his fifteenth anniversary
sermon, in Vhich he gave some facts of
great interest, indicating most plainly
that his labors have not been in vain in
the Lord. I We gather a few items from,
a quite full and interesting report of the
discourselfound in the Utica Herald.
During his ministry a new house of
worship/ias been built, at a cost of more
than fiftr thousand dollars. The seats
are all tented, and more are wanted.
Thle cmgregation has doubled. Some
sixty thousand dollars have been pai 1 in
this \iie for current expenses; and
nearly!fifty thousand raised for benevo
lent purposes.
Butjtbe spiritual progress is still bet
ter the Church was somewhat reduced
fcgth ; was not altogether harmo
l but is now united and strong,
[working one Sunday-school; it
abors in four, each one with a
in stri
nioosj
It Wij
now I
lof its own; each-one a centre of
an,d-influence in some p|ft of the
It employs also a Bible reader,
chagi
ligh
city
acellent lady who is constantly
hing out the destitute; also an effi
and able city missionary; and' its
ibutions to all benevolent causes
greatly increased. It is a strong
ihg Church; one of the most pros
)|s in onr part of the land.
cont
hav
wor
perol
PERSONAL.
R< r. J. W. Grush, pastor of the Con
gregf .ional Church in North Potsdam,-
was isited by his congregation on the
11th instant, and was enriched one hun
dred aid fifty dollars by their coming.
Revi Drj Miller, of Ogdensburgh, after
havinglbeep a good deal out of health for
some two' months, is now apparently
well agaii; although he is not expected
fully to resume his pastoral labors until
he has a little more time to confirm his
renewei strength. C. P. B.
Potsiim, January 10, 1866.
(Aft WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 20,1866.
iiay closes the' most important
iin Congress, thus far, during the
fit session. Some weeks ago, I in
ed in this correspondence, that Con
uit’a vote hadnotsettledthe question
-artial suffrage forever. The action
Ti
weel
pres<
tima
nect
of iq
Bouse of Representatives, on
Ia 7 last, was but the opening
f the great act which will un
nably be completed before the
an Republic is many years older,
into consideration all the circum
attending the debate on the suff
-11, and the manner in which it
passed the House, it would seem
tie' finger of Providence' pointed
a,kably to the granting of univer
raige, at no distant day, to the
people, North 'and South. A
week ago, there were serious apprehen
sions that if the House bill was passed
at al, it would be by a very small ma
jority These fears, however, have all
dispelled, and the hopes of the most
line are more than realized. Many
prominent and sagacious politicians are
of opinion that the passage of this' bill,
giving the negro unqualified suffrage
her* in the District of Columbia, is but
thejfirst step to granting him a like pri
vilege elsewhere. There is one thing
certain : the great NationalDnion party
can ho longer refuse to make this ques
tion an issue before the people. The
action of their representatives must
either bej sustained or rebuked.
The closing scenes of the debate in
the Houhe were full of interest. When
the Speaker called the House to order at
twelve o’clock, nearly all the members
were in their seats, a large number of
visitors were on the floor, and the gal
leries were crowded. {Mr. Wilson, of
lowa, had given notice ihe day previous
that he would press the question to a
vote at half past three o’clock. The at
tendance in the galleries during the
whole debate was large/ but the interest
increased as the day of final decision
drew near. Naturally enough, a large
number of the auditors were of the race
so deeply concerned in the matter before
the House. Day* after day, yoo could
see them scattered all over the galleries,
listening with an earnestness and an
anxiety which showed their appreciation
of the great question under discussion..!
Their great quality of patience was ob
servable, as indeed it was necessary,
for they seemed to give tie same atten
tion to those who spoke against the
measure, as to those who spoke for it.
This, I am bound to say, was mol ° thaa i
some of the dominant race did. On j
Thursday morning, there seemed to be
an unusual number of colored people
present. They crowded the galleries;
stood in the aisles and at the doors, the
lobbies were full of them, and almost
every place you turned, you could see a
colored man or woman. What wonder
that they should manifest such an inte
rest in a measure so closely affecting
their present and future—a measure
which completes the great act of eman
cipation, and makes liberty worth the
having.
As soon as the “ morning hour” had
expired, the Speaker announced the or
der of the day, and Mr. Sidney Clarke,
a rising man from Kansas, took the floor
and spoke for an hour. After him came
Philip Johnson, of Pennsylvania, who
aspires to the position of leader of the
thirty-two Democrats on the floor of the
House.. Johnson is a short, broad man,
dogmatical and brusque in manner, and
possessed of some parliamentary tact
and experience, but is by no means an
able man. Wilson, of lowa, arose to
close the debate, but according to pre
arrangement, yielded to Gov. Boutwell,
of Massachusetts. Boutwell spoke for
about half an hour in favor of the bill,
and in that brief time he said more to
the point, and -said it better, than per
haps any other man in the House could
have done H?is a rather small man,
compactly built, with a fine, intellectual
face under a good-sized, well-shapen
head. He is a finished scholar, an acute
and successful lawyer, a fair orator, and
a man of great mental capacity. He
spoke extempore, and as he proceeded,
seemed to rise to the importance and in
terest of the occasion, alternately argu
ing the merits of the case, and then
again drawing from his rich store of
classical learning, several illustrations as
effective as they were beautiful. The
Union members crowded around him,
and seemed to catch from said,
new arguments as well as fresh courage,
while the Democrats abandoned for the
time, their busy preparations for “ filli
bustering” when the hour for voting
should come.
When Mr. Boutwell sat down, the
voting commenced. Several amend
ments and motions to postpone were
successively made, and invariably voted
down. It was known that there was a
difference among the Union members on
the question of unqualified suffrage. Mr.
Hale, Unionist, from New York, moved
to recommit with instructions, but the
Democrats, seeing they could do no
thing to prevent the passage of the
bill in some shape, were determined to
put the conservative Unionists square
on the record and they, with the
radicals, defeated Mr. Hale’s mor
tion. By this means the “ conserva
tives,” of whom H. J. Raymond is a
type, were caught between the upper
and nether millstones of the Democracy
and radicalism, and forced, for once, to
do their duty. They could neither amend
nor procrastinate, and they were afraid
to go against the measure. While the
effort to amend or recommit was being
made, the leading radicals were not idle.
Stevens and Kelley and Bingham were
together, watching eagerly every move
ment of the eiiemy, as well as guarding
the cowardly in their own ranks, while
Wilson, of Iowa; and some of the West
ern members, were passing in and out
the ante-rooms and lobbies, gathering
up the stragglers and protecting the
flanks. The radicals wanted not only
to secure the passage of the bill, but to
show their strength in doing it, and they
were determined there should be no
shirking of duty among the Unionists.
The hand of the clock was upon quarter
past four when the clerk commenced call
ing the roll on the final vote, and when the
name of John B. Alley, the. first on the
list, was called, the answer came “ yea.”
As the clerk travelled down the list, and
the answers “yea” or “nay” came from
the body of the hall, the greatest silence
prevailed and the utmost attention was
paid to the event transpiring—not that
anybody doubted the result, but all in
stinctively felt that such a scene was
not often witnessed. The Speaker had
scarcely announced the result—“yeas,
116; nays, 52”—when applause arose
simultaneously from the floor and the
galleries. That was the Amen of the
people to the action of-their Representa
tives. Let us hope that the whole coun
try will join in the response.
The bill has already reached the
Senate, and will probably come up next
week. There are numerous speculations
as to its fate in that body, but the im
pression seems general that it will pass
by a larga majority, just as it came from
the House. The action of the House
has given a new impetus to the radi
cals everywhere, but especially in the
Senate. It is said by those who ought
to know, that the President will refuse
to sign the bill, and in view of this, the
Senate should pass it by a two-third
vote. This I think, can be secured.
As might be expected there is consider
able rejoicing among the colored people
at the result, as well as in view of the
measure becoming a law at no distant
day- J. M.
John Bell in the series of 'letters he
is writing to the Louisville Journal gives
it as his opinion that if a colored man
owned a freehold of $250, and possessed
the ability to read and write, it would
not be dangerous to allow him to vote.
colored coDgrega
ns m Washington were set on fire one
evening last week, without much damage
Among them was the Fifteenth Street
•Presbyterian Church, Dr. Garnet
gte uf sm
Michigan. —Church Extension Ac
tual and Prospective. —From a report
of the proceedings of the late meeting of
the Presbytery of Marshall, contained in
the Evangelist, we take the following :
* « In, the devotional exercises the
presence of the Spirit was felt, and the
meeting closed with strong faith that
God has great rains of grace in store for
this people and for this land. Presby
terian churches at Sunfield and. Delhi
have been organized and taken under
care of Presbytery, and others could be
formed if there was any one to gather
them together and take care of them.
Counties north of-us are being rapidly
settled, and there are doors opening in
that direction for men who love to lay
foundations in Zion- The Second Pres
byterian Church has been built and
dedicated within the past year in Lan
sing ; also a Congregational Church.
And still the sittings are inadequate for
all who wish to attend at these places of
worship, and so it is in Marshall and
Battle Creek. Church-going is at least
more popular in these parts than for
merly, and we hope the Spirit of God is
in it. Rev. L. Willard and Elder Philo
Merrill were appointed commissioners to
the next General Assembly.”
A Record Worth Passing Round. —
Rev. Dr. Fowler, of Utica, N. Y., re
cently preaching on the fifteenth anni
versary of his pastorate in that city,
stated that during that period the annual
aggregate of contributions to benevolent
objects has risen from $131'7 to $6325,
and amounts in all to more than $48,000.
Besides this, the pew rentals of the
fifteen years, $60,000 in all, have suffered
a loss of only a trifle more than $lOO in
the process of collection.' The acces
sions to the membership of the Church
during the same period have been 619,
of whom 320 were received on profes
sion.
Prosperity. —The Church in Ovid,
N. Y., under the ministry of Rev.
Charles E. Stebbins, has renovated and
beautified its church edifice, and in the
same effort, swept off a debt of $1250.
It is, in other respects, in an unusually
promising condition.
Ministerial Movements. —Rev. E.
J. Stewart has taken charge of the
churches of Schoolcraft and Parkville,
Mich. Rev. D. E. Bierce has re
moved from Terre Haute, Ind., to Rip
ley, Ohio. Rev. W. A. Alexander, of
Pomfret, Conn., has accepted the call of
the First Presbyterian Church in Racine,
Wis. Rev. Hiram Hill has been
transferred from Cape Vincent, N. Y. to
Austin, Nevada. Rev. Thomas Sher
rard, late of Centralis, 111., has taken
charge of the church in Brooklyn, Mich.,
in connection with the Presbytery of
Marshall. -Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer,
now of Newark, Ohio, is about to tahetlhe
pastorate of the Third Street Church in
Dayton. Rev. W. C. Clark has been
tranferred from Sturgis, Mich., to How6ll,
the county seat of Livingston county, in
the same State.
Wisconsin.— Our Church in Lowville,
Wis., had a joyous season, on the sth
inst., when they entered their new house
of worship, dedicating it with the usual
solemnities, to the service of God.
Oxford, Ohio, Female College. —
This institution, heretofore remarkable
as the 3 recipient of gracious effusions, 1b
again enjoying a Divine' refreshing.
Twelve of its members were. received
into the First Presbyterian Church in
Oxford, at the recent communion. The
week of prayer was one of exceeding
interest thdre, and a number more of the
students are now rejoicing in a newly
found salvation.
Sardinia, Ind. —Our Church in this
place is now enjoying its second revival
within the last twelve months. The
Christian Herald has the account of a
fresh accession to the Church, and con
tinued interest. The letter is dated just
previous to the week of prayer, a week
to which pastor and people were looking
with high expectation.
Cross Roads, Ohio. —We have a
small Church at this place, few in num
bers, and feeble in pecuniary strength, as
may be inferred from the fact that they
have preaching statedly only once in
four weeks. But there are praying souls
there, and God is among them, in
evidence of which we record the recent
reception of eighteen new members to
their communion.
SUNDAY RAILROADING IN BOSTON.
This subject is now under discussion
by the Metropolitan Passenger Railroad
Company of Boston. Although the
committee has reported against imposing
restrictions to the running of cars on
Sunday, the Boston Recorder declares
the end is not yet. It says:
. One member of the Investigating Com
mittee, Mr. M. F. Fowler, declared that the
company had Jost $125,000 the past year by
running cars on Sunday, and gave notioe that
at the next meeting he should move amend
ments to the by-laws in effect as proposed in
the call for this meeting, and also to prohibit
the running of cars for hire on Sunday. We
have also since seen accounts of the arrest and
conviction of two conductors of this road for
fraudulent returns of money, and that large
expenses are made in ‘spotting’ the conduct
ors by a system of espionage.’^
The Remains of the Rev. Ezra Stiles
Ely, D.D., long distinguished in the
Presbyterian Church, have recently been
removed to tbe graveyard of the ancient
Presbyterian Church at Abingdon, Pa.,
near Philadelphia, where lie the remains
of such men as TeuDent, Treat, Danby,
Steel, and others of like faith.