giztricaltlrtistrgtttiait. THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1.866 CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES. SECOND PAGE—FAMILY CIRCLE : The Sculptor and His Child—The Rich Man—How to Live—Chief Sinners—Passing through the Fire— Licensed: to do What?—lncident at Dr. Nott's Funeral—The Boy that would not go to the Thea tre—Familiar Talks, Third Series, IV. THIRD PAGE—MISCELLANEOUS : The Reconstruction Committee's Report. SIXTH PAGE—CORRESPONDENCE: Letter from Rolapoor — The Memphis Friends of the Negro. Botroa's TABLE: " Presbyterian Historical Al marm"—tlood Juveniles: "The Broken Pitcher, or the Ways of Providence;" "Mabel Ross, the s ow ing-Wirl"—Marcy's " Thirty Years of Army Lifa on the Border"—' Poems"—Hamilton's "Summer Beet" — Magazines and. Pamphlets—Literary Items. SEVENTH PAGE—RURAL ECONOMY: A Clergyman's Experiments in Seedling Patatoes— Renovating a Poor Farm—Farm Fences: Hedges. SCIENTIFIC: Evidences of a Former Cold Climate in Europe—Flight of the Flying Fish — rtiread from the Stalk of the Cotton Plant—Velocity of hlechau ism—lvory. OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT. INGEEAM • UNIVERSITY. The Thirty-second Anniversary of this excellent and highly prosperous female seminary, at Le Roy, was celebrated this week. The Committee of Examina tion apponted by the Synod of Genesee, under whose paternal care this school is conducted, bear witness to the excellence and thoroughness of the examination. Nearly two hundred pupils have been in attendance the past year; fifty-eight in the collegiate department. The gradu ating class consisted of nine young ladies, whose appearance, recitations, and compositions indicated that they had tried to improve their advantages. The address, before the Altonia and Concordia Societies, was delivered on Wedndesdsy forenoon, in the presence of a large and appreciative audience, by Rev. S. M. Campbell,' D.D., pastor of the Central Church in Rochester, and was well worthy of the man and of the oc casion. With 'some touches of genuine humor, and some shafts of innocent satire, aimed at the follies of the day, it was simple and yet dignified, spicy, keen, and practical, and at the same time abounding in good nature. It was well worth being repeated in other places. Ingham University was never more prosperous than. now. It has some rare advantages, a beautiful location, a fine library, an extensive cabinet of minerals, a beautiful conservatory, and a fine art gallery. These latter things help much to educate the taste and imagination of the pupils. The school is to remain the coming year under the same teachers, Mrs. Staunton, as principal, Rev. W. L. Parsons,,D.D , Professor of Mental and Moral SCienee, and Mrs. Parsons, asso ciate principal. The instilurion did itself honor this year in granting no doctorates of law or of theology ; bat left that work, as we hope it always wilt, to the colleges. PRESBYTERY OF GENEVA Its semi-annual meeting was held June 121 b, at Ovid, and was one of more than usuul interest. The opening ser mon was by Rev. L. R. Janes, the retiring .Moderator; and another sermon was preached by Rev. J. D. Krum, of Seneca Falls; both good and practical. Seldom has the Presbytery met under circumstances calling for sudh thanks giving and praise. The hour set apart for devoti"nal exercises on the second day,. was far too short to give vent to the feelicgs of the brethren, in view of the great revivals recently enjoyed. The same glad tidings came from nearly all the Churches represented. As one bro ther'aker another related his happy ex perience in the work of the Lord, the interest ran higher, until it culminated, and all felt that it was indeed good to be there, when one of the most honored pastors of this Presbytery, Rev. Dr. Gridley, of Waterloo, tt.ld of receiving a large accession to his church on the thirtieth anniversary of his pastorate, and touchingly expressed the hope that younger brethren might be similarly favored of God with long pastorates, and might experience such joy as he felt on that occaseou. It is estimated that nearly four hundred have been added to the churches of this Presbytery since its last stated meeting in January. The following questions were dis cussed and answered by the Presby tery 1. Ought entire abstinence from drink ing and,seliing intoxicating liquors as a beverage,•to be insisted on by our ses sions as a qualification for church mem bership ? 'Ana wered, Yes. 2. Is it right for .a church member to sign the petition, or bond, of one who applies for a license to - selt , intoxicating drinks al a beverage ? Answered unani mouldy; No. In other words, -the Eresbytery of Ge neva does not believe that the person who can, in this day, indulge in the use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, gives 'Snitable evidence cf piety"; and that those who aid or abet the obtaining of license to sellintoxicating liquors as beverage are plainly committing a great moral wrong, and expose themselves to the woe pronounced upon those who put the bottle to their neighbor's lips. INSTALLATION OF REV. A. 0. PELOUBET In connection with the semi-annual meeting of the Presbytery of Ithica, which b-gan on the 12 h instant, at lidecklenburgh, the installation of Rev. A. 0. Peioutiet, as pastor of the Presbyterian church in that place, oc ourredt. The sermon • was preached by Rev..,Warren Mayo, of Dapby; charge to tile mastor„-b,y, Rev- W. ,K ; _Platt, of Ifector • 14resstpe pea - r tr 4 . 4 ple, by Rev. Geo. Spaulding, of New field. The exercises, we are told, were highly interesting and profitable. The service occurred on Wednesday after noon, after which the Presbytery ad journed to meet next day, Thursday, 14th inst., at Trumansburghsfor the ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF WM I2EZIE! This young brother is a graduate of the last class of Auburn Seminary. His examination by Presbytery was thor ough and highly satisfactory. The pub lic services were at two o'clock in the afternoon, in the presence of a large and deeply interested audience. The ser mon, one of his very best, we are told, was preached by Rev. Dr. Condit, of Auburn ; ordaining prayer, by Rev. Geo. Spaulding, of Newfield; charge to the pastor, by the venerable Dr. Wm. Wisner, of Ithaca, now eighty-five years of age—he seemed like one of the old prophets come back to give dignity and solemnity to the occasion—charge to the people by Rev. W. Mayo, of Danby ; particularly noticeable for its sound, practical advice. The singing was also admirably adapted to the occasion. The Ovid choir is one of the best. Mr. Page begins his ministry in this place under most favorable auspices. The people are unbounded in their kind ness and cordiality. They anticipated his coming by fitting up the parsonage at considerable expense. The house was all ready, neatly furnished, tea kettle boiling and table set, when heaar rived with his family. There wa a set of crockery from the little girls, and a sum of money from the young men, awaiting his use. The American Cy clopedia, from the generous hand of Col. Heman Camp, was ready also for his library. We hope for this young brother long life, and great usefulness. Rev. A. M. Mann; D.D., formerly pastor of the church in Trumansbnrgh, has removed to Farmer, and taken a let ter to the Classic of Geneva, thus re turning to his early ecclesiastical associ ations in the Dutch Reformed Church. Rev. Ezra Jones, now preaching at West Groton, was received from the Presbytery of Geneva. The Presbytery also adopted a minute, on the death of the Rev. Samuel Parker; the oldest member of the body at the time of his death, which occurred in Ithaca last March. Mr. Parker was a Home Missionary in Western New York, when it was a wil derness; and was the means of organiz ing many ,churches. In 1812, be be came pastor of the Cburcb in Danby, where he remained some fourteen years. He was for a. time an agent of Auburn Seminary. His great work, however, was accomplished in behalf of the Ame rican Board, by his tour of exploration across the Rocky Mountains. He died in a good old age, and it will be seen, by the minute adopted, that he was greatly respeeted by his brethren. S. S. CONCERT A very pleasant occasion was made of the Biennial Sandati-school Concert, in the First Ward Church of Syracuse, last Sabbath evening. The house was finely decorated with evergreens, flowers and mottoes. Addresses were made by T. R. Porter, Rev. Mr. Benedict, Major Browne, Mr. Truair, one of the editors of the Syracuse Journal, and by the esteemed pastor, Rev: L. H. Reid. As it occurred on the birthday of Dr. Didama, the popular Superintendent, it was further signalized by the presenta tion to him of a beautiful engraving of Carpenter's picture of the first Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, BS a testimonial of respect and love by the school. All passed off pleasantly, and did.much to deepen the general interest in the Christian education of the young. TEMPERANCE Some of the friends of righteousness are moving in Syracuse to'enforce the Excise Laws; or in other words, to arrest the unlicensed and promiscuous sale of intoxicating. liquors. A,meeting for this purpose was held last Tuesday evening, and something is to be done. In Buffalo, the pastors have consented to preach on the subject of temperance, each one in his own Pulpit. A Ladies' Temperance Society has also been or ganized, and is hard at, work to try to arrest the flowing evil / REV. SAMUEL,, At the. late meeting of the Presby tery of Ithaca, the following minute was adopted, in relation'to kith death of jiev. Samyei, • _Parker which occurred at Ithaca; iu /Karel:l:4qt, he. Mien being the oldest member of said Presby,ery, "Since it haspleaSed our Heavenly Father in his all-aise providence to remove fiom the scene of his earthly, labors. and. influence, our aged broth"Cr, tte Rev. Sainidi who Ind fOr so long a period`been a member of our Presbytery; therefore,' " Resolved, That we,:the. members of athis' Presbytery; cherish with profnund satisfac tion the remembrance of our departed brother, as an eminent Christian, a , firtu de fender of the faith, an able exponent of the doctrines of Christianity, and an earnest and zealous worker in the vineyard df our Lord. "That while we deplore the loss of our brother from our counsels, we rejoice in the goodness which permitted him for so many years to be with us, which brought him to so ripe an age, in the possession of his faculties so perfect, and the constant testimony he was able to give of the hope that was in him, and his peaceful and triumphant exit from his earthly to his heavenly home. "That we rejoice in the savor of his life, in the exemplary walk, Christian testimony and Gospel influence which he has exhibited to the •churches wherever he has been per mitted to labor, and the full record of his usefulness written in the book of 'God' to be ntolded more fully hereafter. / "That m ; 4lie ministers of Christ 'add re . preseatatives of the ghtirches,. mom' the loss of a fellow- worker; ' ‘ol:Priellfiire iym pa thizeri and a taw of Atayek - femicAlie field THE 'AMERICAN 'PRI%I3ITERIAN, 1 1 1 11tiRSDAY,' JUgg 28. '1866. of labor to which God has allotted us ; and that we recognize in the providence which has removed him, a summons to increased activity on our part, in accomplishing the will of the Divine Master, whose we are and whom we serve. " That we extend our sympathy to the family of the deceased, and direct that a copy of this paper be furnished to them." GENESEE. ROCHESTER, June 23, 1866. LETTER FROM THE PASTOR• MR. EDITOR :—Your paper, which has, during the past winter and spring, contained so abundant intelligence of re vivals, and by its earnest and faithful uteerances on that subject, did so much to promote those revivals, has already published an account of the outpouring of the Spirit in this place, and of the labors of the Rev. Mr. Hammond here. His labors at his first visit were greatly blessed. But the revival received a great impulse by his second coming. This time he came not alone. Rumor had preceded him of a change in his domestic relations. Your paper has told us of the the marriage of Mr. Ham mond to Miss Eliza •Overton, of Towan da, in our own State. • His accomplished lady was now with him, not merely as a companion of i, the journey, but as a faithful and earnest helper, worthy of the man to whom she has given 'her heart and hand. Not demanding that her husband should pause in his great life-work of bringing souls to Jesus, she is ready and even anxious to enter at once with him into the work which his soul loves. In the inquiry-meeting her assistance was invaluable. Many pray ing, happy souls, it is believed, will re member Mrs. Hammond with gratitude. The Presbyterian Church was nightly thronged with eager listeners. There have been many conversions, and these not alone from this immediate neighbor hood, but from a wide range of territory about us. On the last evening Mr. Hammond was here, over two hundred rose as young converts. Last Sabbath, seventy-three were added to the Presbyterian Church. Others are expected to join at the next communion. We are informed . that sixty have been received by the Metho dist Church, in this place. Thirty-seven were received by the Presbyterian' Church in Fairview last Sabbath. The revival there received a decided impulse from the labors of Mr. Hammond here. Many others are hope fully converted, who have not become connected with any church. The bene ficial effects of this revival are felt not only in the number of those hopefully converted, bat also in the purifyinfr and elevating power exerted on the piety of the former members of the Church. A disastrous reaction is sometimes; depre cated as likely to follow spasmodic efforts in the use of the special means of grace. But it does not seem to be so here. Tins effort has not been spas modic. We fear no reaction. This has been truly a, refreshing from on high. The work has been eminently thorough. It has been with power. Girard will deeply feel and long remember the DM ficial effects of these two visits of Mr. Hammond here. LETTER FROM EAST. TENNESSEE, The General Assembly's Welcome of East Tennessee Commissioners—Maryville Col. lege—Sectional Churches ctnd Floaters Stirring up Clamor against Union Men from the North—How they should be Class ed and, what the People think of Them,— Illustration—A Sorry Biped Rebel plans to get the Lines into their Hands again— Curse of the Prophet-Items—Sacramental Meetings—Sabbath-schools—Reminiscences, Etc, Mn. EDITOR :—I purposely omitted to send you any communication last month, as I felt confident that through our re presentatives in the General Assembly, East Tennessee and her interests would in some way be brought before your readers. The result justified my expec tation. Rev. Messrs. Griffes, Water bury, and Browne, were all heard on the floor of the Aasembly, and the brethren entered heartily into their plans for the welfare of our, people. The movement to revive and endow Maryville College will meet a felt necessity. Candidates for the ministry must be sought out and brought forward, and, an institution of learning, where they can be, qualified for' their life work, is a matter of vital moment to us. The College will be pre pared to accommodate fifty or `sixty stu dents in September next. The calm, dignified, and I may say, sublime stand of Congress on the great , questions relating to liberty and justice, has been gaining on the respect and admiration of the masses, and tbe rebel clamor that began, to show itself against Northern men Among us, is steadily dying out. The rebel Methodist, Bap tist, and Old School preachers; have a special interest in stimulating sectional hatred, for if they succeed in this, they hope to muzzle the press and the pulpit again, and have things all their Own way. Here and there a no-account man from the North may be met with, in the, form of a Masonic floater, or an eight by-ten editor, or, as Governor Brownlow says, approaching the lowest type of Coppertai/s—who stand ready to carp at, and find faith with loyal men, and patriotic measures, and Christian fidelity, while they apologize for rebels, and trea son, and : inhitmanity to the freedineri, and any and every abominable thing- 1 until they are beconlng i nti:ormrd and I RE-REVIVAL IN GIRARD, PA, GIRARD, ERIE CO., PA., June 18, 1866 Yours, truly, H. 0. HOWLAND MARYVILLE, E. TENN., 411110 1, 1866. a loathing to all men who wish to fear God and to love their neighbor as them selves. These men have so few traces of man hood about them as to call up the con jecture of Shakespeare, that they mum have been made by some of nature's journeymen. They might preserve their self-respect, and in the end gain the regard of the community, if they had moral courage enough to think, and, when necessary, to say, what we all know to be true, that the meanest and vilest men we ever knew anything about, were not born in Massachusetts, but right here in our own midst.. The men who whipped women, and butchered chil dren, and let bloodhounds loose upon their prisoners, and starved their captives into the grave—were not Northern, but Southern—not radicals, but conserve,- tives—not Union men, bat rebels, and those who sympathized with the doctrine of Secession. It was the defenders of slaVery who fired upon the national flag and inaugurated a most gigantic civi war, and sent half a million of men to premature graves, and justified perjury, and piracy, and cruelty, and oppression, and exulted in the massacre of Fort Pillow, and assassinated Abraham Lin- coin; and hoW a man who has any pro per conceptions of the character of the Almighty God, can take sides with such monsters and outlaws, ex post facto, and defend the course they h`ave pursued, will be the marvel of the nineteenth And yet I met such an one century not long since at Dandridge, claiming to be a Christian, if not a religious teacher, zealous to act as the champion of the Dred Scott decision with all its inhuman GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF CONNEC atheism, ready to assail Ugion men, and TICUT. the people among whom he was born, WINSTBD, CONN., June 21, 1866. for their devoted love of country, and This venerable bo .y concludes to-day fawning, spaniel-like, at the feet of rebels its deliberations and work for the year and traitors, as through life itself would 1866. It convened on Tuesday,. the be a burden to him without their patron- 19th, thus completing its labors for the izing smile. " Poor, sorry specimen of a year within the space of three days. biped," thought many, "how he de- Its discussions and action at the present serves the' pity, if not the contempt, of meeting do not possess remarkable inter his fellows !" So sycophantic ! so oh- est to the outside Christian public ; still, sequioust and yet, while courting the as many of the readers of the AMERICAN favor of the once dominant, but now . _ fallen aristocracy, meriting and certain State—as this body of Christian minis- PRESBYTERIAN have gone from this little to receive the abhorrence and scum of all ters holds a pleasant correspondence sincere and true-hearted men. with the Presbyterian General Assem- Circumstances are constraining us to bly, N. 5.,---and as mutual interest and be more and more positive and out- closer union among all denominations of spoken. Stacks of rebel songs are scat- Christians, is increasingly the order of tered out among us, and rebel literature Christ's kingdom, the glorious sign of its in abundance goes the rounds. Rebel progress, in the heart and in society, secret organizations, and such papers as some account of matters here passing the Christian Observer and Louisville may be welcome to my editorial friends Courier, are having their effect on some and their patrons. i of the rebel s ruling elders and private First, let me bring you into this char members of our Churches. While suing acteristic nook of Connecticut Win for a pardon, they, would, come to hear a sted is nestled in a narrow, winding loyal minister preach. Having got their valley, overlooked by high and almost pardon in hand, they will go miles to perpendicular hills, well-nigh mountains, hear a rebel preacher, and notwithetand- on all sides. Its neat, well-cared-for, ing their solemn oath, they take special even elegant, homes, snugged down pains to convince - their neighbors that among these green hills; its white church they still glub in rebellion. They could spires showing themselves above em hear from the pulpit about Jeff" Davis bowering trees and over interposing emi and Confederate money, ante Lincoln nences ; its hum and thunder of mann vandals, year after year, and approve of factetres, mingling with the sound of all measures to send Union ministers rushing waters, and augmented by the and members away from the State, dur- reverberating echoes of mountain gorges, ing the war; but now under the hypo- all combine to form a typical picture of critical cry of 'I nothing but Christ and New England, and cannot fail to pleas him crucified," they wish to prevent all antly impress the stranger amid these alltisions to ' accomplished providence,' bright Jane days. It is situated in Litch to the national sovereignty-4o liberty, field county, thirty miles west of Hartford or oppression, or perjury, or treason. and sixty north of Bridgeport, whence They, \ have made their peace with the it is mostly approached by the world State' but the Church they say has no without, by the Naugatuck railroad, right t question them. Ask them if a which winds romantically along the memb of the Church should get drunk banks of lovely streams and through ft and fig t, and be fined by a magistrate tortuous valleys, affording perpetual - i $25 ;d then if the Session should novelty and pleasing effects of natural summon him before them, would they scenery. Here the ministers of Con be . satis ed if he should send • them necticut, ministerial brethren from abroad, word : " ou' go to Dixie. I have set- secretaries of benevolent societies, and tied that matter with the State, and you private Christians have come to rest for have nothing to do with it. I have no a few days, to exchange brotherly salu acknoWledgments to make." They see tations, to touch one another's thoughts, the point, 'and squirm, and dodge, and and mingle memories of other days and settle down into a sour and obstinate of the Divine goodness during the past condition'of mind, prompt to vilify every ye a r, • one they cannot wheedle, or buy, or The General Association is not, an overawe, and cajole, and flatter, and ( ecclesiastical body. It is, composed of Until banded together they expose ministers only, sent from the fifteen dia l themselves to the sentence of the pro trict associations, of which it is the or phet: —" Woe unto them that call evil gun, in the ratio of one to every six good, and good evil ; that put darkness members. It receives no reports of the for light, and light for darkness; that official doings of churches, consociatiens put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bit- or councils ; reviews no, actions or terl"—lsa. v. 20. records of such bodies. It receives re- Oar Franchise ,bill is a law, and for ports of the state of religion sent up frem several, years .it will be of, considerable the several associations, which are em help to the loyal element The new bodied in a general " Narrative of the State movement has been checked for State of Religion" among the churches. the present The course of Hon. Horace It hears and discusses carefully-prepared Maynard and Col. Stokes 'in Conneeti- reports on themes of practical interest cut, his beet( generally approied by our to pastors, which are named and commit people: Governor Brownlow is in sym- ted the year before. It is ex officio, the ' patbY _with Copgress, and Should he Connecticut Home Missionary - Society, live live two years longer, many think he the oldest missionary society in the Will be nominated an Vice-President on United States, and at its annual meet , . the ticket of 1868. ings 'receives the rePorta of its Directors, The rebel negro-haters of Memphis Treasurer, and Lo-ell Missionary and got, uppro- a bigger ,show than their always has its public anniversary ' on gramme called for—and the reactionary the Wednesday evening of these sessions, feeling has 'been favorable to humanity. Having not only its State work, but be- We all rejoice that our General Assem- ing auxiliary to the American Home bly stood firm, and that the Old School Missionary Society, its anniversary runs Assembly swung so rapidly and so naturally into the character of a national grandly toward the same ground. Poor evangelization meeting, and often rises Mr. Ferguson, of Ohio—he illustrates to a pitch of great interest. It also hes the fable of the .monkey who went up a other benevolent funds in trust, which tree. He has time and room both for have to be looked after. Altogether, it repentance. He certainly came from St will be seen that its meetings possess Louis a sadder man—may he get to be l considerable importance to the ministers, a wiser one. 1 and indirectly to the churches of the I have just returned from several State. days' meetings at Russellville, Strawber- I The Annual Asaociational Sermon rY Plains, and Westminster Churches, was preached on Tuesday evening by in Jefferson county. The cause of truth Rev. .T P. Field, D.D., of New London, is gaining. The interest felt in personal from Matt. xiii. 52. His aim was to . and. family piety, and in Sabbath in- sboW that the wisely-instructed scribe rega etriection, inspires one, with hope, with of the Kingdom of Heaven will bring e ra .to the, future of Alms cOiligrega. l new. ;things , 'continually out of the old 4 04.41 T unchangeable Word of Geld-,:to • Sabbath-schools among the freedmen are increasing in number, and they are doing great good. Day-schools also are multiplying for their benefit: In this connection I may call up two facts in the history of the past :.-- Union Presbytery, the largest of the three Presbyteries which compose the Synod of Tennessee, years ago took up collections in its churches to purchase a colored man named George Erskine, of Mr. Dougherty, near Dandridge. The money was raised, and Dr. Anderson, President of Maryville College, educated him, and he was sent as a missionary to Liberia. He had a wife and ten chil dren. He was able to buy seven of his children. The owners of the other three put such high figures on them, supposing Presbytery might bid for them, that they remained in bondage. Before Erskine was educated, Rev. Gideon Blackburn educated a Mr. John Glouces ter, at Maryville, who also was bought by Union Presbytery, and after being qualified to preach the . Gospel, it is said that he went to Philadelphia or some other Northern city, and labored with great success. The day of buying slaves for the pulpit ought to be in the past tense, Whether it is or not, as our Ethio pia is stretching forth her haf i ds unto God, any educated colored minister you can send us will find ample fields white for the harvest. Pray ye the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers unto his harvest. Yours, very truly, SAMUEL SAWYER minister suitable instruction, quickening and comfort to the living and constantly growing consciousness of the people of God. The conditions and necessity of such newness in the ministrations of the Word, were found in—fresh discussions of fundamental doctrines ; of discoveries of physical science and various research in the lands of the Bible ; in the growth of Biblical interpretation ; in providen tial and historical events ; in the ever changeful spirit of the ages, and the de velopment of fresh sensibilities to be ap pealed to and turned into the Anne's of religious life. The subject was well handled, and gave great satisfaction. The body at its missionary meeting was addressed by Rev. T. P. Lang worthy, Secretary of the Congregational Union, in reference to church building at the West. The churches have raised only about $120,000 of the $200,000 recommended for this purpose by the National Council at Boston. Bat this has inaugurated a new era and given a new impulse to the work. Dr. Badger, Secretary of the • American Home Mis sionary Society, spoke of the progress of the great work. of Home Missions for forty years, and of the honorable rela tion of the Connecticut churches to the enterprise from its inception till now. It was stirring to listento the trumpet tones of this veteran Secretary, who will be acknowledged by Presbyterians to have shown energy and sagacity,not to say stra tegy, in the management of this vast work, for millions and ages yet to be. He spoke in words of high praise and hearty good will of the work of the Pres. Com. of Home Missions. Rev. W. T. Eustis, of New Haven, followed and oc cupied the greater part of the evening in an account of the establishment, under the aid of the Society, of a Congrega tional Church in New Orleans. This is the most successfUl attempt yet made to plant Congregational churches in South ern cities. The change of feeling at the South, encouraged by "my policy" of reconstruction, has retarded the work, .and nearly proved fatal to the experi ment of planting loyal and living churches, lately entered on with hope at points of influence in the slave States. The Church at New Orleans was organ ized in April by Mr. Eustis, owns a house of worship, and is for the present provided with regular Gospel ministra tions. The narrative on the state of religion was a paper full of interest. It was drawn np by President Woolsey, of Yale College, and read at the opening of the Communion Service on Wednesday, P. M. It records the special presence of the Holy Spirit throughout the State daring the winter and spring, in revi vals of singular power and fruitfulness. Rev. John D. Potter has been instru mental in promoting these works of grace in Many places; some of them the moat unlikely to be so visited ; as, for instance, some , of the feeble, and for many years languishing, churches in the more retired and rural towns. The deaths of several prominent ministers were noticed ; among them are Drs. Datton and Cleaveland, of New Haven, who had ministered side, by side for more than a quarter of a century, and then, within a few days of each other, were called into the presence of the Heavenly Masters Their death is felt as a great affliction in the State. The General Assembly was pleasant ly and ably represented by Rev. C. P. Wing, D.D. He also was invited to administer the cup in the Lord's Sup per, in connection with which he made an impressive and tender address. The General Association annually ap point a theme and preacher for a " Con do ad Clerum," the Tuesday evening before Commencement at Yale College. The subject adopted for next year, is Relation of the Sacrifices of the Old Testament to the Death of Christ. It was evidently suggested by Dr. Bush nell's recent book, on The Vicarious Sacrifice—which is not accepted by the clergy or the State, but is awakening some fresh discussions of the Scriptural representations of the Work of Christ. Rev. Adam Reid, D.D., of Salisbury, was appointed the preacher. A meeting of the graduates present of the Theological Seminary at New Haven, was held this morning, at which Prof. G. E. Day D.D., presented the perfected plans for the future of this in stitution in respect to Faculty, coarse of instruction, endowment funds, &c. It is intended to make a decided-enlargement of the Seminary—to erect a new build ing removed from the College grounds— and bring it into closer relations to the pastors and churches. The corps of in struction is at length completed by the election of Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon to the Chair of Doctrinal Theology—who, with Prof. Noah Porter, who takes.the Chair of Metaphysical and Ethical Phi losophy and Natural Theology, will fill :the sphere of teaching so long and ably moved in by Nathaniel W. Taylor, D D. The Faculty is now a large and learned one, and with the exception of Dr. Ba con, is constituted of young men com paratively. CONNECTIvIIT. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. For Waterloo; lowa, Church : From Central Chum!), Wilming ton, A LITTER. from Montana Territory will appear in our next. Help for the Freedmen—The Birming ham (England) Association have just for warded upwards of five _hundred dollars, to be appropriated to the relief of the desti tuts freedmen in the South. • '
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