3itteritatt prrzbijttriait.
THITRSDAY, JULY 19, 1866
CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES.
SHOOED PaOE—PAMILY CIRCLE :
"The Starless Crown"—Clove's Magician—Lost
Sheep—Fighting the DevilA Funny Do g st ory —
B a d n oug h ts . 8 0 0 Words and Bed Deeds—ankh:lg
Peter—" She Always made Home Happy."
J. man AGB—MCSCRLIANZOITS
Western Asia before the Babylonian Conquest—A
Methodist Love Feast—Christianity in India—The
Mischief of Self-Bduoatioulrast God for Small
Things.
SIXTH PAGE—CORRESPONDENCE:
Fiom Our Italian Correspondent—Letter from
Holapoor.
Herren% Napoleon's lll.'s "History of
Julius. Caesar, Volume IL—Speneer's Narrative of
Andersouville"—liiimore's "Fdur Years in the Sad
dle"—Periodicals and Pamphlets—Literary Intelli
gente* American and Foreign.
SEVENTH PAGE—RIIRAL ECONOMY:
Small .ea. Large Farms—The Out Worm—Gas Litne
foi Fruit Trees—The "Haw" in Horses.
Songtivirto: Gunpowder — The Queen's Miniature
—The Dodo—The Bate of Motion of Nervous
force.
THE ADDRESS of Rev. Wolcott Cal
kins will be Worcester, kfass., for July
and August.
A CARD —The subscriber would in
form the readers of the Christian Mir
ror that, in consequence of the dise&
trous conflagration of the 4th and • sth
insts., its issue must necessarily be sus
: ded two.or three feels, until another
;cc can, be found 'and new: niaterials
•
AOttred. We saved our SubscriPtion
Lidt and Account Books ; these, for the
present, will be found at our residence,
127 Congress street, head of State shreet.
CHARLES ' 3 A. LORD.
PORTLAND, .1p1y.602, 1866.
(Will Exchobgesylease copy ?)
TOO H 131.131.416, DIOIDEDLY.-A writer
in the Examiner and Chriinicle, plead
ing fdi;help for the -Baptist Church in
Watkins, N. Y., says that " the
tide of emigration now rushing into the
place should bring with it some men of
means belonging' to the sect everywhere
spoken against, it will need considerable
assistance from abroad to sustain its ex-
cellent,, ! self-denying pastor.?', We re
membetrviten both our BiPtist and
Methodist brethren were somewhat fond
of appropriating to themselves the terms
which we have italicized above, but we
supposed,_them, latterly, to have s been
discarded as in bad taste,and that these
denomifttions assumed, ae they cekaloly
may do to take a position of the fullest
respectability in 'ithe r public estimation'.
Ihis,plaiming of a despispl condition is
f itself disieputableis too - Uriah-
Heapish,`tnite.
VERACIOUS. - The Richmond Reli
gious Herald, in the course of an argu
ment thht converted Northern soldiers
should give evidence of their conversion
by making restitution for their spoils
tions of the property of rebels, relates
the following with a gravity which is
irresistible :
"An old and venerable Baptist minister,
living in the track of General Grant's army,
in 1865, whose testimony cannot be im
peached, informed us that his • house was
searched from garret to cellar ,one hundred
times by five hundred soldiers,_ and every
thing was taken by them that, they Could use
or carry away, and the rest of his property
was wantonly destroyed."
The Examiner and Chronicle has
the effrontery to spoil this beautiful' case
.
for sympathy, with ' the following .corn
agent :
" Think of that. A house sacked, from
\garret to cellar, one hundred times in a sin
gle year,_ and everything that five hundred
wen could conveniently carry, taken from it;
and what they couldn't carry away, wantonly
desiroyed I The sacking "'process 'mat' have
occurred twice a week, on an average, and
considering that it was a .Baptist minister's
house, it needs credulity of rather an uncom
mon degree to believe that five hundred
`Yankee soldiers would so persistently sack
what most men would suppose to be .a very
-uncompromising quarter.'
STUART ROBINSON AT HOME.
We believe this arch•clerical-disloyalist
is sustained, both in his secession prin
ciplA, and in his schismatical proceed
ings by a majority in his church, the
Second Presbyterian in 'Louisville. But
the waters are anything but smooth.
We' have already noticed , that four of
the elders, comprising' we -believe, all in
the session, declared in fayer of loy4lty
to the Assembly and that he thereupon
usurped the authority of removing them,
and ordered the election of others in
their place, all of which, as an ecclesias
tical proceeding, is of course perfectly
void, and besides makes a new ferment.
Since then, sixty persons in the
h congre
gation ' have signed the following paper:
" Whereas . , The pastor of our church (Dr.
Stuart , Robinson) has ' virtually separated
-himself . from the organization of the Presby
terian Church in the. United States, in ad
hering to a body (the so-called. Louisville
Presbytery) which refuses obedienee to the
highest judicatory of our Church; therefore,
we, the undersigned , communicants of the
Second Presbyterian Church of Louisville,
;however much or little we may differ in
opinion with the General Assembly as to its
deliverances from time to time, being unwill
ing to engage in or encourage schismatical
disputations and contentions, but actuated by
smdesire to promote the purity and harmony
of our Church, and to adhere to the body of
Christ and the Church of our fathers, to
which the Great Head has ,Vouchsafed his
blessings in times past, do mutually agree to
ding to this distinctive organisation, known
as the Second Presbyterian Church of Louis
ville, under the care of the General Assem-
bly, and to adopt such measures as in our
judgment formed from a prayerful considera
tion of coinr position in the - Church - of Jesus
Christ, may be neeeesary .to maintain our l
..ocikY, to secure our ,rights,,and r in.:the - dear
,of flod, to preserve immolate the eaeredtkeete
t. committed itolbis TleOpleAgi ma+.
4 ALOWEVnia I June 29,1866."
-:.`" 4l 'l3olllilives in a mysterious way;'
and it deep not surpass probability that
he has ordained the self-stultifying mad
ness of the Kentucky schismatics to
render the spirit of secession so su
premely ridiculous as to create a whole
some reactionary feeling in the whole
body politic of the State.
THE EXSCINDING ACTS.
The Cincinnati Presbyter, a generous
a nd warm-hearted champion of Presby
terian unity, express regret "that some
of our New School brethren are inclined
to revive the question of the Exscinding
Acts." It says farther:—" It ought to
be understood that Old School men are
not to be asked to repent , of the Exscind
ing Acts, and that New School men are
not to be required to approve. 0n any
other basis, reunion is impossible."
Surely, our worthy cotemporary can
not fail to see that whatever feeling
respecting these acts has recently been
evoked from our side, is the natural
result of the very frequent; approving
reference to them by Wading members
of the Old School Assembly, and the
further fact that no voice was lifted in
deprecation of such reference ; no one
suggested the present as a very unhappy
time to revive the remembrance of them,
and to use them in such relation as' must
necessarily excite, the apprehension of
their New Se#bol brethren that they
-were to'become a permanent principle
of legislation. .If there has been on our
part any " reviving of the question," it
was not spontaneous, but isdue. purely
to the Cause above stated: . - Our Old
School brethren will in fairness admit
that; coming , to us :with a covenant of
silence, they 'should first haire observed
it.
ECCLESIASTICAL BODIES AND , POLL,-
TICS,
The New York Journal of Commerce
has Made sad' work with ,the pretended
innocence; of politics which , is claimed - by
'Southern Presbyterians. The bolt is
none the less crushing because of the
sourcufrom which it is 'burled—a:fact
which will be understood by all who are
familiar with the political proclivities of
that paper. Et to Brute! An Augusta,
Ga., correspondent wrote for its columns,
thatliis official'position as Stated Clerk
of the ..General Assembly, (Southern,)
enabled him to say that the " Presbyte
rian Church in the South has never
allowed herself, in any' of her organized
courts, least of all in her. General As
sembly, 'either : to instruct/ her own peo
ple on the subject of politics, onto mind
the politics of other people." To be
sure, ";certain 'Obscure Presbyterial or
Synodical resolutions," as the writer
,admits,, d„!made some, ,reference to the
:War, bur:the' fixed 'policy of the 'Church,
as a purely spiritual body, has been all
along one of strict - neutrality touching
the governmental questions at issue be
tween the two belligerents."
The Journal of Commerce, in an edi
torial, thus spoils this attempt to ignore
the record of the eecksiastical fire•eaters,
as made and vaunter, before the collapse
of the Confederacy bad rendered this
horror of politics so 'exceedingly conven
ient :--
"As early as December, 1860, long before
the war began,. the Synod' of South Carolina
adopted a paper stating that the SYnod has
no hesitation in expressing the belief that the.
people of South Carolina are now solemnly
called on to imitate their revolutionary fore
fathers, and , stand up for their rights.' They
also expressed confidence that God, whose
truth we represent in this conflict, will be
with us ; 1 and exlicirted"olurches andt..peo
ple to go.forward s ' and promised to prays or
them. In July, 1861, the Presby!tof
Charlesten resolved ,that we do most "Ur
illy, with the full•approval of otir"consciencee
Before our Loril"God„ unanimously 'approve
the action of the Statei and people of the
Confederate States of America. In May,
1862, the General Assembly adopted strong
and sounding political principles ; which they
sent out to 'their churches, in 'favor of the
cause of the Confederacy. Thir.l!astoral Let
ter of that Assembly was filled With political.
and' warlike phrases. Our correspondent
himself would not doubt the significance, of a
letter from the Northern Assembly, speaking
to the °hutches of 'the youth who,, have
rushed to the rescue of the republic, driven
by the impulses of patriotism, and in' obedi
ence to the calls of God and our country.'
But these are the words of the Southern
Assembly, and not of the Northern. We
Might quote any ;number of similar expres l
lions, "which, at a glance;over the letter, catch
the eye, such as these:— This bloody con
test for national life and independence;'
`You consecrate everything dear on`earth on
the altar of patriotic duty. And the same
Assembly, in its Narrative addressed to
all the churches, declared that the churches
were deeply convinced that this struggle is
not alone for civil rights and property, and
home s but also for religion, for therChurch,..
for the Gospel, and for existence itself.' A
more thorough identification of the interests
of the Church with those of the Confederacy
could not possibly bepade.".,
A QUESTION WELL ANSWERED.-A
correspondent writes to the Christian
Times and Witness as, follows :--
" Will you, or some one of your correspon
dents, inform us, through the Christian
Times, where the authOrity is found in the
New Testament for instrumental music in the
Church of Chtist? Please point to the pre
cept or example, or both, as I want light on
the subject."
The editor thus replies :
"We do not ever seeing the pre
cept or example for which our brother calls,
in the New •Testain' ent. 11,e' will find plenty
of authority in the: Old, `however. But there
are a good many other things connected with
Christian worship, of which we find no note
in the New Testament.' We dcP wit' know
that we ever saw any record of the ,building
of a meeting house_, of the organisation of a
Sunday - school, a Bible 'Society, a missionary
society, a tract society, or an association.
BO -they alive especial -instrumentalities,in
the wbrk iiVevatkigebiatiOrt(i
muse gis also an aid to devotion, and emi
nentlyittiO'bibltl6ditila bite this GiNtch of
Christi* 1 ICiforeschboliirtate , • branekt of the
Sabbath exerciseoandlitsainflaennefeng.oodl
in connection withthe humanvoice, is almost
universally aoknoidedged,"
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1866.
OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
The Twelfth Semi-annual Sabbath
school Convention, and Teachers' Insti
tute, for St. Lawrence County, was held
at Canton on the 27tb, 28th and 29th
days of last month. It was, as usual,
largely attended by pastors and friends
of Sunday-schools of that region, and
was a meeting of great interest and real
profit. Ralph Wells, ofolsTew York, was
present to aid in the various exercises of
the convention.
Mr. J. B. Tyler, of Watertown, State
Superintendent, was also present, and
rendered important service. Mr. C. B.
Whitcomb, who has served the St. Law
rence County Society for two years,,in
gathering statistics and forming Sunday
schools, also made his report of opera
tiOns for the last six months, which was
accepted, and complimentary resolutions
were passed by the Society in regard to
his work, as he is about to withdraw to
another field.
°wagons were commenced the last
of May for a new church at Ogdens
burgh. It is to be in etyll;, pointed
Gothic, with , buttresses all around, 'and
two towers ; size, 108 by 81 feet, cal
culated to seat an audience of one thou
sand three hundred persons, and to cost
$40,000.
' As it' is to stand on the site of the old
church edifice, that has been Cleared
away - for the purpose, the congrega
tion are now worshipping with comfort
in Lyceum Hall. They hope to get
back into the new lecture-room, in the
basement of, the. new building, in No
vember next, although it is not expected
to have the main audience-roam finished
before spring.
This movement is as much a tribute
of respect and affection, on the part of
the people, toward a faithful, able and
genial pastor, whose head and whose
.
hand are always ready to every good
work, as it is a natural provision for
their own need and comfort. Dr. Mil
ler is now of the other branch, but a
warm friend of re-union, and it would
be hard to make him' or his people cher
ish any other than the most catholic
spirit toward all that love our Lord
Jesus Christ. The Church has pros
pered largely under his devoted minis
try; and though:-they had a verr sub
stantial stone edifice before—of no mean
dimensions—this enlargement is made
necessary by legitimate and healthy
growth.
Almost a similar story of prosperity
and improvenient could be told of Le
Roy. Under the faithful and earnest
labors of Rev. C. C. Kimball, one hun
dred and twelve have been added to the
Presbyterian church in this place within
the past two years—sixty-seven by pro
fession and forty-five 'by letter. The
church has enjoyed almost one continued
revival. Others are waiting to join at a
later day, and_many of the pupils in the
Ingham University, who are among the
recent converts, go to their own homes
to unite themselves with the people of
the Lord.
Within the same time, also, the Socie
ty has paid off a debt of some $l7OO ;
has raised the same amount for an
organ; and, more recently, has raised
$6OOO for the purpose of thoroughly re
pairing, or, more properly, making anew,
their house of worship. All this has
been done easily and cheerfully, indicat
ing a state , of unmistakable good feeling
and real prosperity iii'the congregation.
Rev. E. S. Wright, D.D,The esteemed
and excellent pastor of the, Presbyterian
church at Frednnia,prpached his tenth
anniversary sermon in his own pulpit
on the first Sabbath of this month. Dr.
Wright is well known as one of oar
most genial and valuable men; and he
has not only served his people faithfully,
but has been constantly growing in
their esteem, and in the respect and con
fidence of our 'entire Church.
His anniversary sermon was one of
peculiar interest. His church has stea
dily.grown under his faithful ministry,
until it now numbers 319 members, 223
having joined during his pastorate. The
'sermon treated: gracefully of many of
the events of marvellous interest which
have transpired in this decade of time,
and touched tenderly the changes in his
own congregation. There must
,have
been some moist eyes- in the coagrega
tion, both when he alluded to the faith
ful ones and the standard bearers, who
had gone' uptd„ join the dhurch above,
and; when he 'spoke of the sacrifices
Made and'tlie - ,livis given - by tlais patri
archal church for our country.
Rev. Charles A. Conant was installed
pastor of the church at Genoa, or Five
Corners, by the Presbytery of. Cayuga,
on the 3d instant. Rev. M. N. Preston,
of Skaneateles, presided, and conducted
the preliminary servic ; Rev. Samuel W.
Boardman, of Auburn preached .the ser
mon, excellent and impressive, from the
words, " Make full proof of the minis
try ;" Rev. Amos Crocker, of Northville,
offered the ordaining prayer ; Rev.
Henry Fowler, of Auburn, gave the
charge ,to the pastor ; and .Rev. W. W.
Howard, of Aurora, the address' to the
people: . cr. A
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, T; Mr, Parqint if 3 ik,y,og-Inf t ri, recently
from Ankara , / saminary, an earnest
% plitaptief f a faitptl. pastor, i nn4 p,gctad
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SABBATH-SCHOOL CONVENTION
NEW CHURCH AT OGDENSBIIRGEI
PROSPERITY IN LE ROY
WRIGHTDB AT --"PREDONIi.
INSTALLATION AT OICNOA
ORDINATION AT . PITTSFORD
At an adjourned meeting of the Pres
bytery of Rochester, held last Tuesday,
in Pittsford, Mr. Henry M. Morey, a
licentiate of the Presbytery of Albany,
was received under care of this Presby
tery, and ordained to the Gospel minis
try. Mr. Morey's parents belong to our
church in Livonia, of which Rev. A. H.
Parmelee is the esteemed pastor. He
graduated at Union College, and Prince
ton Seminary. His examination occu
pied the • afternoon of Tuesday ; was
thorough and exceedingly well sus
tained.
The ordination occurred in the pres
ence of a goodly - congregation in the
evening. Rev. N. Elmer, of Bergen,
presided, and offered the ordaining pray
er ; Rev. Dr. Campbell, of the Central
Church of this city, preached the ser
mon ; and Rig. E. B. Van Auken, of
Mendon, gavnbe charge to the evan
gelist.
Mr. Morey is engaged as stated sup
ply to the Pittsford Church, and has
been received by all with great unanimi
ty and cOrdiality. Long may he be
continued there in great usefulness.
ADDITIONS AT TILIIMANSBURGH
On the first Sabbath of the month
sixteen were received on profession to
the church of Trumansbnrgh, the largest
`number added, we are told, at one time,
for . many years, although more are ex
pected at the next" communion.
In giving an account of the installa
'pion of Rev. Wm. N. Page over this
church two' weeks ago, by some 'strange
mistake—either ours or the' printer's—
we got the choir of Ovid, doing the
singing. It should have i read, of course,
" the choir of .T'rumansburgh is one of
the best." Honor to whom honor.
THAT , PIC-NIC
We have been trying to tell about it
for two weeks. It came off on :the 21st
nit., at Silver Lake, in the town 'of
Perry, 'made up of the Mt. Morris Sun
day-school and its numerous friends.
Nearly fifty' carriages were in requisition
to carry about threehundred persons from
Mt. Morris over. Judge Hastings, who
has long served the school' as, its faith
ful and able Superintendent, was too
much unwell to accompany them, but
rode down to the aura to see them
start. The day was fine ; the excursion
ists in the best of spirits, eatables plenty,
and all passed off well.
On the next Sabbath evening, a very
pleasant anniversary of the school was
held at Mount Morris. A large congre
gation was present, and short addresses
were made by Rev. Levi Parsons, the
pastor, and several other gentlemen. A
letter, of much interest was also read
from Hon. George Hastings, the Super
intendent, who was too much unwell to
be present. Reminiscences from old
residents of the place, respecting the
early -history of the school, were also
given. The school has been •in opera
tion about fifty years, and Judge Hast
ings has been the Superintendent, most
of the time, for thirty years.. His health
is thought now to be improving, giving
encouragement that his life may spared
for further usefulness.
ROCHESTER, July 14, 1866.
THE MOUNTAIN CHURCH.
DELAWARE WATER Ger, June 26, 1866
There are those who are never so
happy as when they are in the whirl of
excitement and fashion at some over
crowded mineral or salt-water resort.
For such, Delaware Water Gap must
yield the palm to Saratoga, Long Branch,
etc. But quiet people, who have no
such unnatural cravings; will prefer this
beautiful mountain resort, with its' at
tractive scenery, its genial breezes, and
its retirement I need not speak of the
geological wonder
_which has given
name and notoriety to this' locality—
how in some era long past the Delaware
must have forced for itself a passage
through the barrier of the Blue Moun
tains, which here rise to the height of
1500 feet. It is enough that• here,
and within half an hour's drive,.43r even
walk, may be found some of the 'host
'picturesque scenery in our State. -
The 'Kittatinny House is situated on
the mountain •side, high above the sur
face of the river. It is well kept in
every respect, and, since the recent en
largement, affords comfortable accommo
dations for at least two hundred guests.
Mr. L. W. Brodhead, the proprietor, is
worthy of the high esteem of all, as a
gentleman, a scholar, and a Christian.
Half a mile from the hotel is the little
Presbyterian church, built some three
or four years since, chiefly by the bene
factions of boaiders at this houpe. Fore
most in this work, as
,he has been in
many other enterprises of a similar char
acter, was M. W. Baldwin, Esq., of our
city. Rev. E. J. Pierce, five years a
missionary on the coast of Africa, min
isters to this little flock. The field is
small, and, until this chapel was reared,
was unoccupied by any religious denomi
nation. Many of the village people had
never" frequented a place of ., worship;
and Mr. Pierce has had and still has a
great and important work laid to his
hands, in bringing neglecters of the
truth, under the sound and influence of
the Gospel. Many of our denomination
who are wont to visit' the Gap in sum
will find it pleasant- and , profitable
. toiaifillite for the timevwith a' church of
our Own'Pconnection, and'-at the Same
time make' glad- the 'heart of most la
-IfOrious - servant' Of
the
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Frr
" WET? ep.
ne e pleasan eatures o
porn here is the observance, every nor-
ning after breakfast, of a brief religious
service in one of the parlors. A chapter
is read, a hymn sung, and then Mr.
Pierce or some other clergyman offers
prayer. In this service all religious de
nominations of Christians join ; and one
cannot fail to realize a foretaste and
pledge of that better time, wlien there
shall be "one fold and one Shepherd."
Mr. Pierce is a permanent boarder at
the Kittatinny House. As. God blessed
the house of Potiphar for Joseph's sake,
so we have reason to believe that he
will bless this whole hoisehold for his
servant's sake. . The very presence and
prayers of such a man would be a boon
to any household. The praises which
daily ascend from this'mountain retreat
will surely be followed by the blessing
of Him who has said: "Them that
honer me I will honor. J. R.
4ting gi out Cr/tutting.
EAST TENmszir.----The ( prospect of a
good harvest for the 'future of our Church
in Tennessee continues. We see in the
Evangelist a letter from Rev. J. A.
Griffes, of New Market, which says :--
" There is new zeal and , life in our,Sab
bath-sehools. Many new schools are
being organized in connection with our
churches, and also under the auspices of
the American Sunday School Union, and
the old ones are better worked. By the
help of our Publicatioti Committee; we
are enabled to provide our schools and
families with our own books through our
Presbytery's excellent and efficient Col
porteur, Mr. Wm. Mathes, who is doing
a much needed work both in agonizing
schools, and in supplying schools, chur
ches, and.families with our books."
DEDICATION OF A GERMAN CHURCH.—
The new church 'edifice for a German
Church in'Newark, N. J., in connection
with the 'Presbytery of Newark, was
dedicated with services of more than
usual interest, on Sabbath ; July 1. Rev.
Dr. Seibert preached and offered the
dedicatory prayer, both in the G,erman
language. The pastor, Rev. Christian
Wisner, gave, in-English, a brief history
.pf the first gathering of the congregation
in 1854, its subsequent organization, and
its history since. An address, with de
cided itirpose toward the pOckets of the
large- and interested audience, was made
by Rev. Dr. Poor, and the collection
which followed entirely swept off all that
remained unpaid of the $4600 which was
the cost of the building. We have be
fore noticed the Spirit with which our
Newark brethren- have taken hold of
the German work. This is but one of
several enterprises which they have
carried forward to the point of success.
WHAT Dons IT MEAN ?—We see it
stated by a correspondent , of the Evan
gelist, that, at the recent meeting of the
Presbytery of Stenben, Rev. D. D. Gre
gory, after a connection of seven years,
was dismissed from the pastorate in
Prattsbnrg, Steuben county, N. Y. So
far there is nothing incredible in the ac
connt, but we are surprised beyond
measure by the farther statement that
this closes the only existing pastoral re
lation 'within the bounds of that Pres
bytery. If there is no mistake in this
statement, it certainly reveals, a singular
state of things. The Presbytery of .
Steuben, as we happen to know, con
tains several ministers who have for
years been laboring with decided accept
tance in certain of its churches, such as
Gelston in Naples and Laine in Canis
teo, and a year or more hasiassed since
our good brother Niles, to ali appearance,
settled dfmn in the important charge of
Corning. If all these arelaboring year
after year, only as stated supplies, we can
not withold the expression of our= hope
-that the Presbytery and its churches will
give a more thorough consideration to
our well proved and approved Presby
terian system of the pastorate. By the
way, we see it stated that the church in
Hornellsville, N. Y., not long since
transferred from the Presbytery of Sten
ben to that of Genesee Valley, has re
cently, called to its pastorate, after five
years' service as stated supply, Rev. Mil
ton Waldo. The church has been nu
merically doubled, and its edifice reno
vated under Mr. Waldo's ministry, all
of which seems to be appreciated, as an
increase of salary is proposed in con
nection with the call. A good hint for
the Steuben churches.
GENESEE
KEEPING OPEN CITY CIWaOUEB DUR
ING THE SUMMER.---We are glad to see
that some of the more important chur
ches in New York will this summer
avoid the questionable practice of clos
ing their doors during the warm months.
We see it announced that the pulpits of
Dr. Adams and Dr. Hastings will be
occupied as usual. .I,n our own city, so
far as we are informed, the churches
generally will remain open, or at most be
closed only fora Sabbath or two for re
pairs.
'Eau, PA.—Rev. Dr. Lyon has re
ceived from his Session and the Trus
tees of his congregation, a proposal that
,he should spend so much of the summer
as will be agreeable to himself, in the
rest and recreation rendered necessary
by thirty-seven years of labor with them.
The resolution which conveys this pro
posal, expresses hearty good wishes for
his health and happiness, and the hope
that , God may long spare hini to con
tinue his course of usefulness among
them. Dr. Lyon's church shared largely
in'the late pentecositil shower upon that
city. Within the last 'three months,
eighty4tre 'liar!) been added to it 'on .
• ; •
profession, 101,4
and two by certificate. ;
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ORDIN D
ATiOIC AT ITROIT.-vII tale c
first Sabbath of the month, Rey, S. T.
Clarke, son of Rev. Dr. Clarke, of Buffalo,
was ordained by the Presbytery of De
troit, and installed pastor of the Fort
Street Church. Dr. Clarke, the father,
by invitation of the Presbytery, preached
the sermon; Rev. Dr. Duffield gave the
charge to the pastor, and Rev. Dr. Ha.
garth charged the congregation. The
theme of the Sermon was, the duties and
responsibilities of the pastor and the
people. The preacher, who 'we believe
was never other than impressive, was
diSubtless stimulated to the height of his
power by his peculiar personal relation
to the event. We are not, therefore,
surprised to hear that his performance
was, even for him, one of extrordinary
ability.
UNION.—Rev. John B. Brandt writes
from Neoga, 111., to the Christian Her
ci/d :—" The Old and New Scfiool char
.
ches of this place have united. The
United Church goes to the Wabash Pres
bytery, (N. S.) I have supplied our
Church for nine months, but asked the
Church to release me, that I might not
be in the way of this good work.. The
United Church, however, have extended
me a unanimous invitation to: 'supply
them."
MINISTERIAL—Rev. J. N. MuGifffiFt
has tendered his resignation of the, inp
torate of Sanquoit, in the gresby,t(!ry,of
Utica. ,The congregation accept it with
unfeigned regret.—Rev. H. N.= Mil
lerd has commenced labor with the
church in,Williamstown, Oswego county,
N. Y.—Rev. 'B. Bosworth remainsfor
the present' with the church in- Phelps,
N. Y., where he recently labored, with
great acceptance, duringa, ruvival.
Rev. L. R Booth has received And, as
a - call " to, tevay, Ind. Rev.
W. M, Cheeyerdate of Dayton, 0., takes
the place of Rev. Elisha -Ballintine • re
signed, as District Secretary of the
American. Board . of. Commissioners -iof
Foreign Missions for the eincinnati'Dis
trict.
REVIVALS AND AsI4#BSIONEL—F.M7-
,
.eight persons b professio n, and sixteen
by transfer from other churches, have re
cently_ been added to the church in
Harbor Creek, Pa. The revival there
has gone forward under the. laws of
both pastor and people, without aid from
around, .but with much aid from on high.
The Church in Maumee Oily, Ohio,
received, on the first Sabbath in July,
ten persons on profession, the . second in
stallment from a: revival enjoyed in the
spring.—Thirteen have just been
added to the church in Tecvmseh,
making an addition, since April, of
seventy-one. .
THE POPE'S LOAN.
Four millions of the Pope's loan have been
sent to this country. The -Philadelphia house
connected with the transaction is the emi
nent one of Drexel & Co., No. 34 South
Third street. As far as the great daily jour
nals of the country are a guide in judging
upon the reception this loan is likely to enjoy,
there is but very little welcome for it. But
as none but Catholics are disposed to assist
the Holy Father, the sentiments of the great
dailies are not a correct criterion in the case.
All the great dailies are rather against Cath
olicity. The investment secures an interest
of seven and a half per cent. If the Bishops
agitate the loan, it will go off satisfactorily.
—.?he Universe.
We have before mentioned the fact
that this Pontifical loan was s drag,
indeed, thus far, a perfect failure, in the
Buropeanmarket, not for the want of
agitation by the Biphops, bat simply
because the condition of things in the
Pope's temporal dominion destroyed sll
confidence that a cent would ever be
paid. The Universe seems to expect
nothing from it on Third street, except
as the Bishops agitate it smartly. In
other words, it looks for it to be taken
by the class
,who lave been so easily
fleeced by the Fenian ., humbug. The
late Italian rexerses may also give it a
lift. Indeed, we should not be surprised
if, with the varying fortunesof the war,
it should become a nice fancy stock, to
the good account of Pio Nono and the
speculators. As an investment, no dis
cerning man would, at present, give
more for it than for so much Confederate
scrip.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING POSTPONED.
—lt is,known to our readers that great
preparations were being made for the
international meeting of the Evangelical
Alliance ip Holland during the coming
month, and that delegates from this
country, Prof. H. B. Smith of Union
Theological Seminary among the num
ber, have already departed for it. We
now see it stated that the Committee in
charge of the arrangements have deemed
the assembling of the members, during
the
. present European war, so nearly im
practicable, that they have felt it their
duty to postpone the meeting to some
more auspicious time.
JOLIET, ILLINOIS.—At a late meeting
of the First Congregational Chuvh of
this place, and of the Society connected
therewith, the Rev. John Kidd, whose
ministerial connection therewith termi
nated-by his resignation last December ,
was recalled to his old charge. It is
not yet understood whether Mr. Kidd
intends to accept.
Clerical Salaries.—The Rev. Dr. Bow
of New Raven, said in a recent address that
during his forty-one years' pastorate over his
churchi'he had expended for his family over
$25,000 beyond all that had been paid hl'
directly' or indirectly by the church. The
above-stated experience is by no means el
qptional. Scores of clergymen within the
prole of our acquaintance are compelled to,.
resort to literary labors, or to the delivery 0 1
'Features; Of both, to L supplement their regula r
*Aeries. Almost every week adds to our
Lknowledge the names of clerical brethren who
wish to find some remunerative employment
for their pens. —Christian httelligacer.