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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1866
CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES.
SECOND PAGE—FAMILY CHICLE :
Reached Home—The German Family in London—
Rest—The Story of Faith—Swearing Converts—The
Swallows—Self-made Men.
THIRD PAGE—MISCELLANEOUS PAGE—MISCELLANEOUS •
Recollections of Hannah More , --The Religion of the
Beautiful—What is Success ?—Tilto Masters—Giving
Enriches—Heading North—Grace Free to All.
SIXTH PAGE—CORRESPONDENCE:;:
Rev. E. P. Hammond's Letter from Scotland—Let
ter from East Tennesseen—Address of Rev. Dr.
Brainerd, delivered at the Funeral of Rev. Dr.
Kennard, June 28, 1866—A Sabbath-school in Vir
ginia.
Enrroit's TABLE: ."The Gospel Treasury and
Expository Harmony of the F i ve Evangelists" —
"Charlie Scott;, or, ' There's Time Enough'"—
"Trust: or, A Pep at Eaton Parsonage"—Periodi
°ale and Pamphlets.
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SEVENTH PAGE— RURAL ECONOMY
Does the Soil need Rest?—Pruning Hedges—
Peaches; Light or Heavy Soils—Fattening Hogs.
SCIENTIFIC: The Sae scrit.
M.R. BALDWIN'S WILL has been proved
in court, and as was generally antici
cipated by those who were familiar with
his principle of being his own almoner,
no legacies were left to benevolent ob
jects.
DEATH OF A. PROMINENT CITIZEN OT
PITTERIIRGH.—We notice in the Pitts
burgh papers the account of the death
of Mr. John Thaw, a native of Phila
delphia, but for the last sixty-two years
a citizen of Pittsburgh. He has held
many important positions in connection
with the public institutions of that city.
He was widely known and greatly es
teemed for his business tale,nt and ster
ling moral qualities. He was the father
of Mrs. Rev. Dr. Malin, of Philadel
phia, and was, at the time of his death,
eighty-seven years old.
A. REVEREND Vallis," in the
Boston Recorder, writing of certain
Michigan towns, says :—“But I spoke of
Portland, to mention a Western anoma
ly which I found there—to wit, a young,
unmarried lady, settled over a lJnifer
salist church ,as pastor and preacher,
the Rev. Miss Chapin, the soundest
and best preacher in town,' the inn
keeper informed me. I alluded to this
fact to remark thai one of the blessings
of religious freedom is, that if we
choose, we can be instructed by young
ladies, and no longer by that which a
satirical woman called a great, hateful
ugly man.' "
SELECTION OF A.SITE FOR 2t COLLEGE.
--Olivet College, near Marshall, Michi
gan, is a respectable Congregational in
stitution of some fifteen or twenty years
standing. In a bite nuMber of the Bos
ton Recorder, we find the following ac
count of the fixing upon a location :
" - Father Shipherd, one of the founders,
of Oberlin College, intending to colo
nize from Oberlin, visited the tract of
land which is now the site of the pre
sent village of Olivet. Having lost his
way, he was obliged to spend the night of
his arrival there in a cabin, on a hill
now occupied by Prof. Hosford. And
starting on the next morning, he lost
his way again. But be came back, to
the same hilt. A second time setting
out, he lost his way a third time, only
to return once more to the old bill, and
concluded that the superintending guid
ance of Clod' would have him locate
there his new college."
THE TEMPORAL POWER AND THE
LOAN.—The Romish papers of, this coun
try are becoming despondent. Tbe'
"loan" is a failure, and the terriporal
power of the Pope has become a case
for extreme unction. :The Universe of
August 25th said;—
"It is a shame—but the truth must be told:
the priests and people of this Diocese are
utterly inactive in regard to the Pontifical
loan. In New York all the priests but two,
and a large portion of the laity, have invested
with much spirit in these bonds. In Phila
delphia not three dozen bonds have been dis
posed' of. There is, nothing in such apathy
to give satisfaction to the Thustrious head of
Christendom. Nay, it is calculated to fill
the venerable Pontiff with anguish, with sor
row—with keen disappointment. We can
name a Southern bisnbp who has actually
taken on his own shoulders the sale of these
bonds among his own people; we can give
many instances of the most elevated devotion
to the Holy Father in the matter; but we
can tell nothing to the honor of Philadelphia.
What is the cause of the neglect—of the
indifference—of the abandonment of the
Pope in this his grievous hour..of trouble ?
Is true Catholic pride dead here—has Pins
IX. no jurisdiction here—are the reverend
clergy and people of Philadelphia.totally free
from obligation to him? Think of it: in a
Diocese of one bishop, and one hundred and
sixty Priests, and over two hundred and fifty
thousand people, not' three dozen of f the
Pope's bonds have been sold. Who' can
account for that'?"
The same paper Of last week is stil
more` lugubrious. Witness the follow
ing
" The 15th of September is at liand; and
on that day France, according to the "`Con
vention," may withdraw her 'troops from
Rome. What then ? Cardinal Antonelli's
dispatch, printed in the Universe in full last
March, answered the question. In that
paper. His Eminence takes an elaborate view
of all the contingencies which seemed at all
likely . : to ensue upon the withdrawal of the
French forces, and arrives at the conclusion
that the position of the Holy Father in Rome
would be untenable, and that the mainteri
ance of his sovereignty out of his own re
sources would become impossible. We sup
pose Cardinal Antonelli to be very reliable
evidence, on this matter. What have the.
Catholics of Philiidelphia to say to it? How
are :they buying up the Papal :bonds ?
Htimanly , speaking, the ....darkest _days are
over - the — "Tetnporal Power" "over that
power which a few...years aka, ,the Bishops of
the world congreOdU.in Rome declared to
be Providentiaßy4connected with .the See of
Peter. The Catholics of Philadelphia are
in a state of torpid'indifference on the mat
ter. Victor ,- Einanuel is enthusiastically de
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1866.
lighted with their way of supporting the
Pope; so is Garibaldi; so are many others
of that class. So are the plundered, exiled,
desecrated nuns and monks of Italy. The
Rt. Rev. Bishop set a fine example ; he
bought lithousand dollar bond,"
The Catholic Standard says :---
"The .rapidity with which events have
succeeded one another in EuroPe, and the
unexpected changes which have taken place
in consequence, cause men to set aside all
previous calculations, and to ask themselves
with a kind of wondering fear, what next?
Nowhere, perhaps, is, this ominous question
asked more earnestly just noW than at Rome.
The conquest of Venetia, though not achiev
ed by Italian valor, has increased beyond
measure the boldness of the party of action
in Italy. With the wane of Austrian influ
ence in the Peninsula, one possible mainstay
of the present order of things has been un
dermined; and, on the other hand, the Em
peror of the French avows his determina
tion to withdraw his troops from Rome in
accordance with the Convention of Septem-
her,. 1864. . . . . . The state of
feeling among those high in authority in
Rome is no doubt correctly expressed by Car
dinal Cullen, in his answer to the congrat
ulatory address of the clergy of Dublin,
which we give in another column. In his
pastoral issued on his return from Rome, he
says It is well known that by base arts
and brute force the Pope has long since been
deprived of his richest and fairest provinces,
though - the ruler of France had taken it
upon himself to defend them ; and, to all ap •
pearance, the time is now, come when the
Catholic world must look on, while the
scanty remnant of his kingdom, and even
Rome itself, shall become the prey of the
sacrilegious enemies of the Catholic Church.
Humanly speaking, the crisis is at hand • and
in the hour of his supreme distress our Holy
Father looks in vain for help from the
powers of this earth, even from that empire
whose promises of help were so explicit and
solemn.' " °
CHARAcrEtusTro.—The slave aristoc
racy was always essentially low and
brutish. Its pretensions to choiceness
of character or to the refinement of the
better classes of society, were all false.
There was a thin covering of blan
dishment,which needed only to be lifted,
and a seething mass of the coarsest and
most vulgar qualities of both mind and
heart were exposed. The incidents of
the last "few years have abundantly
illustrated this. Witness, for example,
ladies (?) wearing ornaments made by
the hands of young men from the hones
of 'fallen Yankee soldiers. We are re
minded of this point in the character
formed under slaveholding -influence, by
an incident connected' with the depart
ure from New Orleans of Rev. H. G.
Jackson, who was wounded in the late
massacre there. Previous to leaving
New Orleans, Mr. Jackson received a
character?stic insult from one of the
business men of the city, to whom he
had applied, through a friend, to pur-'
chase a hat. A box was sent him,
which, on being opened, was found to
contain. an old hat with some black stuff
around it, and with it a letter of the
most obscene and brutal character, ex
pressing regret, among other things,
that. Mr. J. had been, pulp •. " hurted'i
during the riots, and teeming with iron
ical and blasphemous phrases. As 'the
man who wrote it passes for a gentle
man in that latitude, the incident shows
how generally diffused and bitter is still
the rebel spirit. Well did Dr. Brainerd,
in his sermon before the Assembly at
Brooklyn, characterize these' men as a
race " half Chesterfield, half sayage.".
OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
SYNOD OF GENESEE
This is acknowledged, we believe, to be
the second or third Synod, " in size and
importance," in our branch of the Church.
It has 1113 chnrches,_ with 13,112 mem•
bers. The Synod of- New York and
New. Jersey reports a larger mimllgr of
churches;; a,nd.only the above named and
the Synod of Pennsylvania report a larger
number of members.
The Synod of Genesee held its an
nual meeting iu the Lafayette Street
Chutch, (Rev. Dr. Heacock's), Buffalo,
commencing laid Tuesday afternoon,
and closing on Thursday evening. -Rev.
Milton Waldo, of. Hornellsville, was
chosen Moderator, and Rev. William
Waith, of Lancaster, Temporary Clerk.
The Moderator presided ,very happily,
and won the admiration of all for the
ease, dignity and dispatch with which
he conducted the business of the entire
session.
HOME MISSIONARY MEETING
The order a exercises was varied
somewhat from former years. Several
subjects were designated for discussion,
and special meetings. In place of an
opening sermon, the'eveping of Tuesday
was devoted to a Home Missionary
meeting. Interesting addresses were
made by Rev. A. M. Stowe, District
Secretary; Rev. J. It. Page, of Perry;
E. S. Wright, D.D., of Fredonia; G. S.
Boardman, D.D., late of Cazenovia, and
Uncle. John Vassar," of the Tract So
ciety. The latter spoke like himself,
and'spoke well. It was good to hear
him.
But, without disparagement to any
one, we may, perhaps, say that the best
speech of all was a large outline map of
our great country, with all its* States
and Territories clearly designated, which
was hung behind the pulpit. It was
striking and suggestive;; and: while Mr.
Stowe stood before it, and with burning
words pointed, out its great destitntions,
and told us of. its resources, and how
much more it' might be worth to the
kingdom of Christ if speedily occupied
with the Gospel, we are sure that the
heart of every one must have been
deeply moved jo desire and to intend
the most ,liberal things for this blessed
, _
cause.
We were Aeeßly
.pained,, therefore,
when th%Visirjet:Seeretaiy was• porn
pelled to imlitthntAnr Home: Missionary
Committee is $25,000 in debt, and that
seven hundred churches of our connec
tion, in the last year, gave nothing to
their treasury. 'Surely this ought not so
to, be. The Committee have nearly
four hundred missionaries under their
care for whom they must provide, to
whom they are pledged; they cannot
draw back ; and yet, how can they go
forward with such an empty treasury?
Where are the men to fill it ? There is
money enough, even in this Synod (A'
Genesee, to supply all their wants, and
yet leave all God's dear children with
bread enough and to spare, if we only
had the mind of Him who gave up all
for us.
On Wednesday morning, after an
hour spent delightfully and profitably in
devotional exercises, Rev. W. B. Stew
art, District Secretary of .the American
and Foreign Christian Union, was heard
in behalf of that cause ; and Rev. T. A.
Mills, D.D., for Education. On Wed
nesday afternoon, also, the subject of
education came up again, and was thor 7
oughly discussed, wherenpon.the follow
ing minute was unanimously and cor
dially adopted :—
Resolved, That it becomes this Synod, in
view of its numbers and eAtent, to take a
more active part in the cause a education for
the ministry, by presenting this subject in
the pulpit, and by endeavoring to enlist the
attention of young men to the subject, and
endeavoring to increase the spirit of liberality
and prayer in the churohes.
Resolved, Especially in view of the present
state of our Church, that the necessity of in
creasing the numbers of the ministry is im
perative, and that the progress and success of
our various present evangelistic organizations
will, in a great measure, depend on this in
crease.
FOREIGN MISSIONARY MEETING
Wednesday evening was devoted to
Foreign Missions, and some called it the
best, missionary• meeting -they ever at
tended.`lt certainly was one of deep
interest, and must have left a lasting
impression on many minds.
The . Moderator presided,- and the
meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. Dr. Wisner, of Lockport; aft&
which earnest addresses were made by
Rev. A. L. Benton, of Lima, C. P. Bush,
of Rochester, Marshall. D. Sanders, Mis
sionary from Ceylon, Horace S. Taylor,
of Madura, and Geo. F. Herrick, of Con
stantinople. These Missionares stirred
our hearts not a little, by telling us what
their eyes had seen of the degradation
of heathenism, and the triumphs of the
Gospel, in their respective fields of la
bor.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH SYNOD OP BCE-
On Thursday morning, soon after the
opening of Synod, Hon. Jahn B. Skin
ner, of Buffalo, appeared upon the floor
of the house, and was introduced, as one
of a commission appointed by the Synod
of Buffalo, (the other branch,) to visit,
this Synod, to bring,to us the fravnak
salutations of that body, and to propoSe
in this way to open a friendly correspon
dence. ,
Judge Skinner's remarks were very
cordial, and, apparently most sincere.
He intended them as no mere formality
or compliment. He expressed the ut
most confidence in our faith and order.
He recognized us as one with them. He
saw no differen:ce. " One," he said, "in
object; one in the means by which we
seek our ends; why:, shotild we not be
one in organization ? He hoped we
soon should be."
It was.an admirable union speech, Well;
and gracefully given ; and was listened
to with marked attention and interest.
In a few well-chosen words th 4 Modera
tor made a very happy and cordial re
ply. The following persons were, after
ward appointed to meet the' §Yriod 'of
Buffalo, which convenes in this city on
the 9th of October, to keep up the cor
respondence thus happily . inaugurated.;
Rey. Milton Waldo, and Geo. W. :Par
sons, Esq., principals, and Rev. Jos. R.
'Page and E. T. Huntington, Esq., alter
nates. This is a good beginning in the
right way. ,
STATE OE THE COUNTRY
.About two hours on Thursday fore
noon were devoted to a discussion (if
discussion it may be called, where all
spoke on one side) upon the state of the
country, based upon the report of a spe
cial committee, the substance of which is
the following resolutions :
Resolved, That every impulse of honor and
patriotism imperatively demands of the nation
not to overlook or disregard the special claims
of the loyal men of the South upon it for
protection, sympathy and co-operation.
Resolved, That it is our solemn- judgment
that; as a nation, no higher obligation rests
upen us than to obliterate from our statute
books all distinctions of mere race, and to
honor intelligent manhood by making laws
defining rights, or conferring privileges,gene
ral in terms and impartial in operation.
These resolutions called out sdverit
admirable speeches, and were unani
mously passed. There seemed to be
but one mind on the questions;of impar
tial suffrage, and protection for all loyal
men.
MINISTERS' SALARIES
An overture came before the Synod
on the subject of ministers' salaries.
This was referred to a committee of
elders alone, who reported that, in their
judgment, the salaries of a great propor
tion of our ministers are far too small
to meet the necessary expenses Of
themselves and families, and proposed
the following, which was adopted
' Resolved, That the'session of each church
in the bounds of this. Synod be requested,
when they deem the salary inadequate, to
bring the matter before their church, and ask
thena'to increase it to such an amount as they
deem sufficient; and, as much of the embar
rassment of ministers results from neglect of
paying promptly, would also call the attention
of their churches to the importance of paying
the salary promptly, quarterly, or at least
semi-annually.
This is froni the elders, and we hope
the elders will give
' heed to it. There
is want and distress in many parishes,
of which, we fear, they are not yet
aware.
LORD'S SUPPER.
On Thursday afternoon the Lord's
Supper was administered.
Preceding tlie communion there was
a discussion on the subject of personal
consecration to Christ, with gool
speeches from Drs. Wright and Heacock.
On Thursdiy evening the exercises
were closed , by a Sunday-school meet
ing, addressed by E. T. Huntington,
Esq., of Rochester ; Rev. Dr. Hotchkiss,
of Buffalo ; Rev. S. H. Calhoun,
missionary from Syria ; Rev. M. D.
Sanders, of Ceylon ; Rev. Geo. F. Her
rick, of Constantinople, and Dr. Hes,
cock.
Thus ended the meeting of Synod for
1866, in which, it seems to us, much
was done to set forward the interests of
Christ's kingdom. All the causes most
dear to our Church were particularly
considered, and impressions were made
upon the minds of pastors and elders in
regard to their importance and their ne
cessities which must` bear good fruit.
Next year the meeting is to be held in
'Genesee, in Rev. Mr. - Folsom's Church.
For the benefit of all Whom it may con
cern, let it be observed that secretaries
and agents are to be heard only on.
Wednesday afternoon next year. They
must be in time or stay out. This is
the arrangement adopted on Thursday
for next year's meeting.
ROCHESTER, Sept. 15, 1866
OUR CHICAGO CORRESPONDENT.
The cloudless sky and the bracing air
of this morning make one think of the
autumn. The falling leaves fleck the
sward which lines our avenues. The
currents, of social life are beginning to
flow again in their customary channels,
which ia_summer are almost- as dry as
the water-courses of Pale Stine. The
congregations in our churches are grow
ing large again. The pastors have
nearly all returned from their " vacation
izing" with a healthful bronze on their
cheeks—one with both the " breadth"
and the " breath" attributed to him in
Dr. Cuyler's letters to the Evangelist—
another with breezy reminiscences of the
White Mountains—another with enthu
siastic praises of prairie scenery and of
prairie sehooting. All have touched
mother earth somewhere,'and are fresh
ened by the contact. By some reports
which flew abroad early in the. season,
one wouldsthink our clergymen had been
constituted
,an invalid, corps. lam
happy to report them as vigorous enough,
at present, for any service. There is,
however, one exception. • Mr. Averill„
e . ta Hyde 14Ark; has been obliged, throngh
Continued ill health, to resign his pulpit.
I trust so amiable and scholarly a man
Will not be altogether laid aside from
'the ministry.
In my last letter, I wrote of the forma
tion of a new church at Cleaverville.
The prospects of that organization are
most flattering. A church edifice has
been commenced. Rev. A. Eddy, of
the Olivet Church, has been called to
the-pastorate, and has signified his de
sign to accept the call. The Presby
tery which meets next week will be
,re
quested to translate him—as our Three
tory expresses it, The salary , offered is
up, to the city standard; the abilities of
the pastor elect are unquestioned ; and
the growth of the city at the point
where the new church is established is
rapid.
The Olivet Church has nearly com
pleted its beautiful house of worship,
which will have cost $70,000. The
congregation, which has for some time
occupied the lecture-room for worship,
has greatly increased under Mr. Eddy's
ministry. It will doubtless increase still
more when it has dedicated the andito
rium. 1 Yet the church is not as fortu
fiately\located as it might hah been.
The tm.ritory from which the congrega
tion is 'drawn contains a large number
of families belonging to the First and
Second 'Churches, and the drift of the
Population of the city is so strong to the
southwaq, that these churches will
cover this field more and more. Indeed,
the Second Church is already discussing
the necessity of removal from its present
down -town position to the neighborhood
of the Olivet. Such a removal would
doubtless be injurious to the weaker or
ganizations. It is, difficult to calculate
the future of such a city as this. When
the brick_edifice of the First Church was
built on the Court-house Square, it was
dedicated to the service of God for at
least a half century. This was in 1849.
In 058, it had been abandoned for a
B.3wand larger house of worship erected
at aipoint then almost in the suburbs.
The forsaken temple became first a pub
lic Icture-room ; then, alas ! a billiard
hall; and is now enclosed in a solid
block of business buildings, and, is used
for t e sale of musical instruments.
Rath r the resounding of the harp and
the or an within those consecrated walls,
than t at of oaths and laughter over the
i ii
gam:.: of the.seekers of pleasure I The
First Church in its new sanctuary is
alrea it , a down-town church, and at
least iiree miles nearer the din of busi
ness t. an the newer church at Cleaver
ville. Before many years, the , First,
Ind and the Olivet Churches will
towers and pinnacles far to the
rd. Complain of it as we will,
the Be I
lift th • 1
southw
evitable. Large churches can.
this is
any means now employed, be
at a distance from the hoimes
not, by
sustain
of the p
ople. The importance of pro-
viding sanctuaries for the clerks and the
transient crowd which throngs in hotels
and boarding-houses is confessed ; but
such sanctuaries will not be provided
until the Church assumes the duty as a
missionary work. Preachers of marked
ability to interest the masses and willing
to preach to congregations which have
little cohesiveness, must be found. The
Church must undertake their support, at
least in part; then we may keep' our
church edifices in the heart of our busi
ness communities, long after the congre
gations which built have abandoned
thein. I trust the time is not distant
when the contributions given to our
Home Mission Committee:shall warrant
them to engage in this important branch
of their wort
Several churches in our denomination
in this State are now without pastors.
One of the most interesting fields now
" vacant" is Rock Island. It has a
beautiful and commodious house of wor
ship ; the place is flourishing, and it
should be one of our strong positions.
The church at Peoria, undhr the care of
Rev. A. L. Brooks, is in a flourishing'
condition, having been greatly quickened
by a revival early in the year. It is
proposed to lay the foundation of a new
and elegant sanctuary this fall.
A large accession has been made to
the church at Pontiac, in consequence of
a revival which came " without obser
vation." WABASH.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 1866.
THE ROMAN CATHOLICS AND THE
FREEDMEDL—Bishop Verot, of Savan
nah, has issued a circular to the clergy
and laity of the Roman Catholic Church
of Georgia, on the subject of the spirit
ual and eduOational elevation of the
freedmen. He wishes his church to
have a share in the work in which he
claims the Pope is deeply interested:
For the sake of justice and generosity,
as well as for denominational reasons,
he .wishes the colored race to be invited
and admitted to the benefits of Catholic
schools and Catholic education. We
shall try to find room for his pastoral
nab week.
GENESEE
*to 6#040.
MISSOURI.—The Presbytery of Lex
ington has recently held its semi-annual
meethig, commencing August 24.
correspondent of the Evangelist, spe'ak
ing of the progress within its bounds
within the last twelve months, says that
at Kansas City Rev. Timothy Hill has
organized a church, built a convenient
house of worship, and has a working
church of over thirty members and a
flourishing Sabbath-school. The Rev.
S. G. Clark,.long knon in Northern
Ohio, last January_lotated, in th• • -
part of Jackson county, where he has
already gathered around him a colony of
Christian families, who propose to found
a church and a first-class schbol. He
also expects soon to organizeT two new
churches in Cass county. Rev. G. W.
Goodele opened last September, in Wes
ton, a classic _and scientific school, under
the name of the Weston Institute, and
has already gathered around him some
promising young men who have the
ministry in view and will exert, we hope,
a. powerful influence on
,the cause of
sound education and evangelical doc
trines in Northwestern Missouri. The
church in Weston, under the labors of
Rev. E. B. Sherwood, which, during the
late tronbles, had been reduced to twelve
members, now numbers thirty-four, and
sustains a good Sabbath-school and in
teresting prayer-meetings. Rev. B. B.
Parsons, D.D., is working earnestly and
with constantly improving prospects, in
the growing city of St. Joseph. Four
important locations are mentioned where
ministers are wanted immediately.
LANSINGBURO, N. Y.—The church in
this place is disappointed in its expecta
tion of enjoying the ministry of Rev.
Anthony D. Axtell, whom they- called
some months since to the pastorate. At
the time of receiving the call, Mr. A.
was in feeble health, but hoped that a
short rest would re-invigorate him. His
hope has not been sufficiently fulfilled to
encourage him to assume the pastorate.
RE V. C. S. LE Duo, after a faithful
and efficient service for more than ten
years, has closed his labors with the
church in Hastings, Minnesota.
FOURTH CHURCH, WASHINOTON.—This
important church celebrated its twenty
seventh anniversary a few days ago.
Its present membership is about five
hundred and fifty. The additions by
profession, during the past year, have
been one hundred and twenty. Its
veteran pastor, Dr. John C. Smith, has
had the care of it from its beginning,
and in zeal, industry and pastoral effi
ciency, his bow abides in strength.
ECCLESIASTICAL CHANGE.—The Chi
cago correspondent of The Presbyterian,
writes that the Pregbyterian church in
Clinton, lowa, hitherto New School, is
about to become connected with the Old
School Presbytery of Cedar, and very
coolly adds After all, is not this the
best method for effecting the real and
permanent union of the two branches ?"
It isstated, in the same , connection, that
the church has called an 0. S. minister,
Rev. N. H. G. Fife, to the pastorate.
INSTALLATION AT TOLEDO, OHIO.—
The Presbytery of Maumee, at its meet
ing in Toledo, the first week in the pre
sent month, installed Rev. Henry M
Bacon as pastor of the Westminster
Church, the youngest of the sisterhood
of> churches of our order in that city.
Mr. Bacon has been laboring with that
church almost from its beginning, and
wider his ministry it has attained a
growth and liveliness which affords him
promise of a useful pastorate.
PRESBYTERY OF ScioTo.—At the re
cent meeting of this body, serious atten
tion was given to the need pf increased
means of moral culture, and it was'd..
termined to procure and keep on sale.
and for gratitous distribution, within its
bounds, a supply of the books and tracts
of our Publication Committee.
MONROEVILLE, OR:CO.—Rev. D. E.
Wells, after two and a half years' labor
as the stated supply of the church in
this place, has received a unanimous call
to become its settled pastor, with a
salary advanced from six to nine kin
dred dollars with the use of a parsonage_
This arrangement will, it is hoped, ter.-
minatelhe dependence of that church
upon the nil-Presbyterian stated supply
system.
LARGB MEMBERSHIPS.-- The four largesl
churches on the roll of our General As
sembly of the North are : Kensington,
in this city, which has 1052 members;
Seventh Church, New York, 1023; La
fayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 1008, and
Madison Square, New York, 1004.
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P,RESBYTERIAN.
Too Many Theological Schools. —Ti rt
United Presbyterian Church in this country
has three Theological Seminaries; one in
Allegheny, one at enia, Ohio, and another
at Monmouth, 111. A movement is now on
foot to reduce these to two, or even one;;
and, by order of the General' Assembly, the
Synods will take action in this matter at
their next meeting.
The Presbytery of Transylvania, 0. 5 1 ,
not Contumacious.—At the late meeting of
this Kentucky Presbytery, the Clerk, in cal
ling the rol, omitted the names of Rev.
Messrs. Barnes and Sanders, signers of the
"Declaration and Testimony," for the reason
that the last General Assembly had ordered
that, until further proceedings, such signers.
should not be allowed seats in anyjudicatory
higher than the Church Session. They, how
ever, claimed their right to seats, in defiance
of the order of the Assembly, and a long and
rather temperate discussion ensued, which
ended with a vote of• 12 yeas and 26 nays to ,
admit them to seats. This is the Presbytery
of which Drs. Breckenridge and Humphrey
are members.
New Church in Hartford.—The Presby
terian Church of Hartford, Connecticut, has
voted to sell its old church building and
erect a new one, and have selected for its site
the lot on College street, southeast corner of
Clinton. To aid the enterprise, Mrs. War
burton has given $5OOO. The Rev. J. Aspin
wall Hodge is pastor of this church, and the
prospect of its growth and prosperity is very
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encouraging.. Presbyterian.
Work in Minnesota.—Probably in no
section of the widely-extended borders of our
Church can there be found a more indefatiga
ble company of laborers than those of our
ministers who defend and extend our out
posts in Minnesota. Under great and mani
fold outward discouragements, they seize
upon prominent and inviting points, organize
. he-s-f---and - feed - ttre - llocks -- rrier gather ;
and as a stimulant to future labor, and a re
ward for past faithfulness, they are permitted
to see the borders of our Zion materially en
larged, and the good work of the Lord mov
ing forward prosperously. The Rev. C.
.Ainslie and the Rev. H. L. Craven recently
organized a church at Plainview, and the
Rev. S. Jackson has organized .churches at
Casson and Eyota. These are important and
growing points on the new railroad from
Winona. The Rey. J. K. Burgster, recent
ly stated supply of the church at New Lisbon,
Wisconsin, will take charge of the field of
Kasson and its vicinity.—Cor. Presbyterian.
Transfer of Rev. Dr. Howard from Pitts
burgh to Cincinnati—This event is not yet
accomplished. The Doctor laid before a
meeting of his congregation, convened for
the purpose, a request that they would con
sent to his dismission, with a view to his ac
ceptanbe of the pastorate of the First Church,
Cincinnati. The congregation unanimously
resolved .to send up to the Presbytery their
protest against his removal, at the same
time pledging themselves to submit to the
action of Presbytery: There the matter now
rests.
Kr. Ferguson Sorry.—At the late meet
ing of the Fiesbytery of Zanesville, the case
of the Rev. W. M. Ferguson ' who was ex
pelled from the last General Assembly, ,was
taken up. His conduct in making the state
ments contained in the letters written by him
to the Ohio Statesman, was strongly con
demned; but in view of the regret and sor
row expressed by him to the Presbytery, and
of the punishment already visited on hits by
the Assembly,, no further action was deetned
necessary.
A Prominent Clergyman in a New pas
torate.—Rev. D. X. Dunkin, D.D., was, if
the Presbyterial appointment was carried,jout
installed on the 13th inst. as plstor of the
0. S. Presbyterian church in New Cantle,
Western Pennsylvania.
South.—The Southern Presbyterian sitys:
—A brother in Concord Presbytery writes
us : "The Sabbath previous - I assisted the
Rev..R. Z. Johnston, at. Sharon Church,
North Carolina, fora few days, in a 'pro
tracted meeting he t held for more than a.
week, in his Sharon church. It was a most
refreshing season. Some forty or fifty will
unite with the church."—A new church
has been organized in Pendleton, Val--
Two liberal friends residing without) the
limits of the Southern Presbyterian Church,
have recently given $12,500 to the Colinnbia
Theological Seminary. —The death ofßev.
W. W. Wilson, of Bishopville, S. C., is an
nounced.
West Philadelphia.—Within the la.t few
months, an Old School church enterprise has
been inaugurated in that part of Philadel
phia known as the Woodlands. Week be
fore last the Presbytery, of Philadelphia or
dained and installed a pastor over the i newlY
organized church, in the person of Rer. i&..
Wallace Radcliffe, a recent graduate of
Princeton Seminary. Rev. S. 11. McMullin
presided in the services, and Rev. Dr. W. 11
Schenck preached the sermon.
Congregational.—The Maple Street
Church, in DanVers, Mass., has enjoyed a
refreshing.
On the 2d inst., twenty-nine
were added to its communion, making be
tween sixty and seventy since the first of
July. —A regulation of the Congregationa l
church of Washington. says :—" The weekly
prayer-meeting shall be on Wednesday eve
ning. The third weekly meeting in each
month shall be called the home prayer-meei
ing, at which reports shall be presented con
cerning topics and labors relating to the
home• field, particularly the moral and reli
gious wants of the eity."—The First
'Church in Milford, 1d
0011. one of the oldest
an largestathe
State, celebrated its 225th