t ircsent it to you shortly. May the sight of these likenesses often cheer you in your up ward passage, at the end of which you will meet many of the parents of these children Rho are waiting for you on the shining shore. o ur prayer is that the evening of your useful hie may be serene and peaceful." pr. Anderson here rose and grasped the band of Mr. Hall, saying, I recognize in you t h e son of one of the first missionaries of the Board, whose ordination I attended in Salem in 112. From his writings 1 first imbibed mv views of the missionary work. The sub ject of my earliest correspondence with the m i ss ionaries in the field was their returned children ; and during my connection with the Beard, over 400 of them have come to this country, most of whom we have had to stay for a longer or shorter period at our own home. We love you ; we love all of the missionaries' children. We look upon them as the hope of the Church in sustaining missionary work in years to come. We hope to have Mission aries children consecrating themselves to the w ork from generation to generation, until the world is conquered to Christ. Carry my love and that of my partner, to these dear chil dren. whom we shall continue to love till death shall lay us in the grave. A son of the late Dr. Eli Smith, of Syria, then rose. He is a tall young man, of proba bly twenty years ; his prompt manner, and c i car , quick enunciation took the hearts of the audience at once. He presented the bon—a large and splendid volume—saying: I a ssure you once more how deep, how heart :lit is the love that we missionary children bear to you. Your devotion to us as a class, has drawn us all to you. You will find in scribed on the back of this volume : " To Rev. Rufus Anderson, front /ifs missionary child ren.' May many of those whose faces are in this book, shine in the last day as stars in your crown of rejoicing. Pr. Anderson rose again, and with much feeling, grasped the hand of Mr, Smith, say ing: The only fault our departed brother Smith, father of this young brother, had, was his overestimating the moral worth of his friend—though the love I bore him he could never overestimate. May his son have grace to walk in the steps of his father. This book will recall to my mind the sweetest thoughts I ever have enjoyed, love to our missionaries' children. Dr. Thompson, of Boston, on behalf of the Prudential Committee, now made touching allusions to the album, and to the children of the missionaries whose faces are not in it, but whose record is found upon little white tombstones scattered on the islands of the Pacific, under the palm trees of Ceylon, by the hoarse surf of Madras, or on the burning plains of the Deccan. Some of the mission aries' sons, it must not be forgotten, have offered up their lives on the altar of our country, and not one of them has ever shown any disloyal sympathies, [This brought an in- Ault round of applaUsed not a soul of them has ever appologized for treason. [Applause.] We feel encouraged at the high position taken by the missionary children at home and abroad. We have hope for the world in them. Thirty-two years ago, what was want ed by our Board in finding a man to succeed such men as Jeremiah Evarts and Samuel Worcester in managing its work'? A man with the missionary spirit—a man of calm ness and penetration—not enthusiastic— nut despondent. The firmness of the oak was wanted without its gnarls. The 'year that General Wishington resigned from the public service of this nation, that man was born, With an ancestry from the high lands of Scotland, and from the soul-trying siege of Londonderry ; from such parentage came one who could make up his mind with deliberation, and carry out his purpose with tenacity, and withal, not too stern to change his plan when convinced it was impolitic, and not ashamed to confess his' error in judg ment. I have travelled with Dr. Anderson through a succession of voyages and long journeys. These journeys were no pilgrimages of senti ment or trips of curiosity. No wonderful sights, not the pyramids of Egypt nor the temples of India, though sometimes within a day's ride of our route, ever diverted Dr. A. from the one purpose of his business visit. At home, he has scarcely ever taken such a vacation as we ministers generally have. This one thing I do," seems to have been written on his life. . Dr. Treat announced that several laymen had desired to take part in the meeting, and It would now be put into their hands. Dr. Hawes was called upon to thank God tor the long and useful life of Dr. A., and to commend him to God's care. Hon. Linus Child, of Boston, then took the chair, making some explanatory remarks relative to the smallness of the salaries of the Board officers. Only recently Dr. A. has re ceived $2500, while most of the pastors in Boston, his own among them, receive con siderably more. Alpheus Hardy, merchant, of Boston, said " I represent a number of business men who are no strangers to you, Mr. Chairman, nor to you, venerable Secretary. They are men in high places in Massachusetts and Connec ticut. Some of them are members of the Prudential Committee, and they appreciate the generosity of giving a great life to the missionary work. In their name I now hand you, Dr. Anderson, the sum of ten thousand dollars. [Long applause.] It is a gift not in any way diverted from their usual donations to the Board, but it is given in the spirit that breathes in those precious verses, I. am young, and now am old, yet have I not seen tile righteous forsaken.' Hear the responses made by some of these donors when the matter was laid before them. That's right.' • Better to give it so than to lay it up.' Another, ' such a life shall not end in want.' Another. ' I would like to give the whole of nly.elf. It [Long applause.] Oiiver E. Wood, merchant, of New York : —We merchants feel that the A. B. C. F. _.. . . has done much for commerce. Whereve& u 1r 11.- gees, there goes our Boards Mission ary. In part payment of what commerce owes the Board, on behalf of a number of New York merchants, I announce that a like sum has been raised, viz : ten thousand dol lars, fur Dr. A. [Long and loud applause.] ion. Wm. E. Dodge, of New York, rose. lle is a slender, light-built man, but with a voice like a trumpet. He said we could not think of turning a beloved brother of 70 years of age, who has spent his life as Dr. A. has, out upon the cold world. The secretaries stand indifferent relations to the Christian Public from the missionaries. Missionaries, when worn out in their service, are provided for, not so the secretaries. The United States Government gives superannuated officers half Pay for the balance of their lives. These twenty thosand dollars will yield Dr. A. about twelve hundred per annum, which we can consider his half-pay. Dr. Treat said Dr. Anderson wished him to say that he would reply to-morrow in writing, his feelings would not allow him to venture a word now. Doxology and dismissal till evening. WEDNESDAY EVENING. Dr. Condit presented the Report of the Committee on the Home Department. It set; forth the constant reduction which is taking place in the number of our mission aries—an alarming fact. [We are compelled to defer a full report on this subject, which Caine to hand late, until our next number.] THURSDAY MORNING. The sun rose clear and bright over the Berkshire hills, and smiled benignly on our ' operations. Unfortunately for our comfort, but wisely in the counsels of heaven, it rained all day on Wednesday—this, at least, pre pared us keenly to relish the return of fai r weather. The morning prayer-meetings were again thronged, and were full of interest ; and before the hour of business arrived Dr. Todd's church was again filled. Indeed, so eager were the friends of missions even to be present at this business meeting, that all the aisles were crowded, and hundreds of men and women stood through the whole forenoon. The opening _prayer was offered by Rev. J. 11. Linsley, D.D., of Connecticut. One of the first matters of business was the report of the Committee on New Members and Offi cers. Several letters of resignation of cor porate members had been referred to this Committee. None were accepted, but all referred to another committee to report next year. It was thought that some had resigned through misapprehension of the intent of certain rules, and it was not thought desira ble thus to part with them. A resolution, expressing the cordial and grateful respect of the Board to the memory of the late Samuel M. Worcester,D.D. for nineteen years the faithful and eficient 'Re cording Secretary was passed. Similar resolutions, full and cordial, in re ference to the Rev. Dr. Anderson, were also adopted. The morning was mostly spent in receiving reports of committees of the various missions. The following special report, from the pen of Rev. President Stearns, of Amherst College, chairman of the committee to whom the paper of Dr. Wood on Interference in Mis sions was referred, is of so great interest that we copy it entire, and we are sure that our readers will be amply repaid for the careful perusal of it. REPORT ON INTERFERENCE AT TEE SAND WICH ISLANDS. The Committee on the Report read by one of the secretaries, Rev. Dr. Wood, entitled " Interference in Foreign Missions," have considered the Report as fully as their limit ed time would allow. It is, in their judg ment, a clear, eminently Christian and satis factory exhibition of principles and consider ations on the subject to which it relates, necessary to be put forth at this time, and adopted to meet the views, not only of this Board, but of-all intelligent and unprejudiced Christians. Protestant Christianity is sustained by numerous denominations. It is impossible to unite them at present, and equally impos sible for any person or class to belong to them all. We must necessarily work, if we work at all, in the organizations with which we are specially connected. If the several organizations which agree in most of the great principles of the Gospel, and have essentially the same spirit, will make common cause in the conversion of the world, we may, notwithstanding our diversities, ex pect rapid progress to be made in the destruc tion of heathenism, and in thatrenewal of the race which the Scriptures foretell. But if we spend our strength in contending with each other, in proselyting from each other, and in attempting to do over each other's work, even though we might think we may do it better, we shall both fail in our main object, and bring the cause of missions and the reli gion of Christ into contempt. It is as true of churches as of individuals, it is as true now as it was eighteen hundred years ago, that "if we bite and devour one another, we shall be consumed one of another." Now, we have numerous missionary asso ciations which desire to have an efficient part in the conversion of the world. The consti tuency which sustains them is loyal to Christ and feels pressed by his last command and by the condition of perishing men, to preach His Gospel to every creature. Each organi zation prefers, of course, its own methods ; but, can any one of them believe it a duty, or afford, to set others aside, or throw hin clerances in their way ? Interference of the kind here contemplated would seem to pro teed on such a presumption. But if not, nothing could tend more to dishearten and paralyze the energies of God's people, in one denomination, than to have their worlk over thrown or liable to be overthrown by another. The friends of missions are deeply grieved, not to say indignant, and we wonder not at the sensation which has been manifested in this Board, in view of the course taken by certain ecclesiastical officials in reference to the Sandwich Islands. Is all the rest of the world converted? Are there no dark spots on which even the highest of High Church missions can throw the first rays of light? Or must we understand that there are forms of Christianity which have no evangelizing power till other missionaries " have prepared the way, by familiarizing the people with these mighty truths?" Even on this suppo sition, would not Christian wisdom demand that such laborers should spend their strength against the old established churches, rather than to throw elements of contentions into Christ's feeble folds? "Take heed that ye offend not one of' these little ones"—" Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations"—" Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them"—to say nothing of those old commandments, "Thou shalt not bear false witness," and " thou shalt not covet" —should not these and such like exhortations of Scripture assist us in settling questions like that which is before us? We would not, however, even seem to an swer without discriminations. We are happy to believe that courses of action such as we here condemn are not approved by English Christians generally, nor by 'most of those members of the Church of England who might most naturally be expected to sustain them. 'The noble sentiments expressed by Dr. Duff, Bishop Selwyn, the Bishop of Lon don, and other devoted servants of Christ of different ecclesiastical connections will doubt less be accepted by this Board with fraternal appreciation, and as worthy to be acted on by all bodies of evangelizing Christians. They are in accordance with the sentiments of the Board put fbrth more than thirty years ago, viz : that it isgontrary to their general principles' to interfere with other missionary societies"—a doctrine from which the Board has never knowingly departed. While we believe that our American Mis sions have been successful almost beyond a parallel, we confess that no churches on earth, or measures to establish them, since the apostles, have ever risen above the possibili ties of criticism. We invite observation ;we accept free remark. From the enemies of missions we expect misapprehensions and false statements. But we cannot accept calumnies from the professed friends of Christ without obeying his injunction, "If thy brother sin against thee rebuke him." These last remarks, Christian fairness re quires las to say, have been called forth by unjust and injurious statements made -by Bishop. Staley and. others associated with him respecting our missions at the Sand wich Islands. We are willing, however, to presume in charity that they were made under the influence of wrong information, or proceeded from a condition of mind not adapt ed to clear perceptions of the truth. Indeed, we have reason to believe that the Bishop himself has acknowledged in private circles, that the representations by which we are aggrieved, had not the foundation in fact which he; had supposed when they were put forth. If this be so,Christian manliness re quires that. they sould be as publicy l re tracted as they were publicly made, while the THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1866. advancement of Christ's kingdom demands that all attempts at missionary interference should be abandoned. In conclusion, the Committee offered reso lutions of solemn ptest against the inter ference at the Sandwich Islands, also recom mending that the Report made by Dr. Wood should be printed in the minutes not only, but in separate form, " and that copies be sent, as far as possible, to all centres of missionary influence, and especially to all evangelical missionary societies in this coun try and in England." The reading of this report produced a pro found sensation on the assembly, and all felt that it was time that that strange and un seemly interference at the Sandwich Islands should cease. The same subject, in fact, came up in an other form, in a report of the Committee on the Sandwich Islands and Micronesian Mis sions, of which Judge Strong, of Philadel phia, was chairman > • and his paper also con . demns that action of the " Reformed Catho lics," (who still need special reformation) in the strongest terms; and that paper, too, is well worth printing, but our want of room prohibits it here. THURSDAY AFTERNOON The Lord's Supper was administered in both the Congregational churches, and also in the Methodist church, kindly opened for the service. The first two houses were full to overflowing with communicants, and the Methodist church was two-thirds full ; a vast body of believers thus at the same time cele brating the dying love of their Lord. The President presided in the First Church, and Dr. Campbell, of Rochester, and Dr. Adams, of Boston, made addresses at the table. Dr. Daggett, of Canandaigua, presided at the South Church, with addresses by Rev. Dr. Canfield, of Syracuse, and Dr. Jonas King, of Greece. In the Methodist church, Rev. Dr. Sweetser, of Worcester, presided and Dr. Hawes, of Hartford, and Dr. Clarke, of Buffalo, officiated in the distribution of the elients. In all these churches the scene wlllione of touching interest. THURSDAY EVENING Again two meetind were in operation; two large churches were filled. In the South Church, addresses were made by Gov. Buck ingham, of Connecticut, Dr. Fisher, of Utica, and by Rev. S. H. Calhoun, of Syria—all good, very good. The house was also as full as it could be. In the First Church Dr. Hopkins was in the chair, made the opening address, and said some telling things on the subject of Christian unity and true missionary courtesy, after which the subject of interference at the Sandwich Islands was again under discus sion, upon the report of Judge Strong, pre sented in the .morning ; and admirable ad dresses were made by Rev. A. Strong, of the Methodist Church, a returned missionary from Turkey, and by Rev, Mr. Sherring, of the London Missionary Society, from India. Both these gentlemen spoke in the highest terms of the American Board, and in strong est reprobation of the interference under consideration. Their remarks were well re ceived by the audience. Both are young and earnest men. Rev. Dr. Canfield, of Syracuse, followed, giving some admirable testimony of English men in favor of our missionaries and their work at the Sandwich Islands; also the statement of an intelligent gentleman of Bos ton, not connected with any church, who has travelled and resided at those Islands, and he too bore the most ample testimony to the blessed effect of the labors of the missiona ries in those islands. Judge Taylor, 43f Canandaigua, and Dr. Patton, of New Haven, also made addresses, and then the report of Dr. Stearns, above given, was unanimously passed. After this, addresses were also made by Dr. Van Dyck, missionary from Syria, and Dr. Jonas King, of Greece. Dr. Van Dyck pleaded most earnestly for reinforcements for his field. The missionaries in that land mutt soon break down, and the mission must come to naught, unless help is soon sent to them. A few years ago there were twelve men in that field, now but, six, and three of these must soon give out unless they have relief: And yet that field is specially ripe for the harvest. A spirit of inquiry is there awaken ed, Fifty years ago there was not a news paper in all Turkey; now there are thirty-six. There is a demand for books; and, sad to say, French infidel novels are getting in to supply that demand, Now is the time for pouring in a true religious literature to sup plant that poisonous error. The closing speech of the evening was made by Rev. R. R. Booth, D.D., of New York, a speech of great simplicity, direct ness, and earnestness. The time has now arrived to go forward to higher achieve ments in the missionary enterprise. We are able to do it. The true economy requires us to do it—humanity requires it—the Saviour requires it. As we arose but recently in our strength to save our land, so let us now arise to consecrate the same energies to the con version of the world. FRIDAY MORNING.-CLOSING EXERCISES The morning came, bright and clear, all that could be desired for the closing exer cises of this grand gathering. Before eight o'clock, the place of meeting was again crowded, if possible, a little more than at any previous time. After singing, prayer, and the reading of the minutes ' a vote of thanks was passed to the good people of Pittsfield, for their. ample, kind, and gener ous hospitality ; to the choir, for its services of song : to the Committee of Arrangements, for that which they had done . iu Our behalf, and to Dr. Hickok, for his able and excellent sermon, also requesting a copy of the same for publication. Dr. Woodward read a communication from Dr. Anderson in response to the touching testimonials in word and deed, rendered him two days before. It was a graceful and hearty response to the outburst of good feel ing and great respect for the retiring secre tary. A resolution was passed to put this letter upon the minutes, and publish it in the Annual report., FAREWELL ADDRESSES The first was made .by Rev. Hiram Bing ham; Jr., of the Micronesian Mission. This devoted brother, and his equally earnest wife went out in the first " Morning Star," ten years ago. He is expecting, not only to sail in the new ship of that name, but to com mand her, so that we may now call him, if we please, the Rev. Captaim Bingham. His remarks were very tender, and tears flowed freely in the congregation. Rev. Geo. F. Herrick, of. Constantinople, who expecting to sail the 9th of October for his missionary home in that dislant land, had no regrets to express. He longed to be at his work; among his overtaxed brethren on missionary ground. It was the field of his choice some years ago, it is more so to-day. The field is great. It is ready for the sickle. Encouragements offer on every hand. The Gospel is getting hold and doing its work. Mr. Dodge read a letter from a native of India, expressing his sorrow at the death of Ballantiue ; also telling of the great need of missionaries in his dark land; kindly excus ing us for .sending so few missionaries be cause the war had so greatly reduced our population and made us so poor I And yet this poor native pleads for help for,his be nighted I n dia. Beside reading this letter, Mr. Dodge stirred our hearts by one of his warm appeals for more earnestness, more consecration, and more liberality in the missionary enterprise. We are sure that all who heard this stirring appeal, added to the warm impulse of this heavenly meeting, felt that we were peculiar ly called upon at this time to GO FORWARD. Rev. S. H. Calhoun, the veteran Mission ary, in Mount Lebanon, was the next to ad dress us. No man is perfectly safe until he is dead. The first news he had of his father's death, was from a newspaper, which fell into his hands in Smyrna. I said he is safe ; he will sin no more. Many say kind words, sometimes flattering, to missionaries. If you say these things you must also pray for mis sionaries, or you may only harm them. He had lived in Syria, through two terrible wars, and yet he had no trials until this year. Now he leaves two children in this land. He spoke a word for missionary children. He did not want them gathered together, or cared for as a caste by themselves. No Mis sionary desired that. He wanted them to take their lot with the other children of the land. He would not say farewell. We shall meet again—le. would only say, good bye. were deeply moved by Mr. rks. The oa ih o a u s n s s mb re l m a President Hopkins spoke of the kind hos pitality manifested by the zood people of Pittsfield, for the Board. The Committee had provided for two thousand guests. He also alluded to changes. While this meet ing has been going on, the mortal remains of Dr. Porter, at Farmington, in whose parlor this Board held its first meeting, forty-six years ago, were committed to their last rest ing plane. The time is short. We are fast passing away. Dr. Todd said that it was not often that a pastor and a people have the honor of enter taining.the,4merican Board twice in seven teen years. If the Board is pleased with Pittsfield, we are sure Pittsfield is delighted with the Board. Dr. Todd alluded beauti fully to those who were present at the former meeting in this place, but who have since passed into the heavens. He felt also that we had been lifted up, we had been nearer heaven ;than ever before. We shall be the ccD better f r it. So en ed, we hesitate not to say, a grand, glorious eeting. The cers elected were the same as last year, ex - Tot Dr. Anderson is no longer Sec retary, b tis put upon the Prudential Com mittee, i . place of Rev. Dr. Stone, 'now of San Fra Ise° ; and Rev. John 0. Means is made a C irporate Member. The net meeting is to be held in Buffalo, on the fi t Tuesday of October, (the usual time,) 186 , Rev. J. P. Thompson, D.D., of New Yor preacher, and Rev. Henry A, Nelson, D, ~ of St. Louis, alternate ThE RE IGIODS 111111,11 ABROAD. GREAT BRITAIN. REVIVAL'.—The evangelistic work, under the auspices of the London Union, is still going forward. We have the accounts of revivals at various points in the kingdom. We m al. - e mention of Kilsyth in Stirlingshire, Condo t, Barton and Great Grimsby. In the forier place, crowded meetings are held nightly.\ After the regular services, large numbers remain for personal conversation, \ ci and man -go away trusting that they have found p ee in belie Vina. The open. air meetings n the North of b Scotland are in creasing il number and solemnity. There are consta t accessions of fresh speakers from among bo h 'the clergy and laity, and the newly co converted are constantly coming for ward to to ' what great things God has done for them. " The Lord's hunters," says the correspond t of The Revival, "are upon every high hill." • THE WESEYAN MixtiODIST CONFERENCE has recentlytteld its one hundred and twenty third annual session in the city of Leeds. i Encouraging progress was reported in its Home Missi n work. Eighty-three were last year app inted to specific work in Great Britain. Ten years ago the Conference had no Home Mishionary with a fixed field. As compared onli with the last year, no advance in the gene4ll points of prosperity. The number of fAw members received into full connection is 20,592. The number of." back sliders," which; in Methodist interpretation, means those who have fallen from grace, is 16,947, and ofi deaths, 5850. A proposal from the Methodist New Connection, looking toward reunion, elicited a fraternal reply, but not of such a character as to justify the hope of union at present. The Conference is about to establish a theological college at Ileadingley, the building to cost £12,000. A DARK PICTURE.—In the course of the discussions of the Conference, the President, Rev. William Arthur, M.A., in reply to his .own question; "Is there no reason for :alarm r said :—" In one sense, certainly not. But taking the word in its military sense, we have reason for alarm. Our great want is a thorough military alarm, for there has been no advance of our hosts. Our army and that of the enemy has been swaying to and fro, and we have not made a decided advance during the last two or three years. The morals of the country are deplorably low. Taking a walk through London; a foreigner from a Pagan or Mahomedan country, so far from having the Gospel preached to him by what he saw, would see sights which are a disgrace to Christianity. Am FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE MINISTRY IN THE CHURCH of ENGLAND.—The sub scriptions --co the Keble Memorial, now £27,- 000 or more, are to be appropriated to a new .college in connection with the Oxford Uni versity, where young men can reside and study economically, i. e., at an expense not exceeding £5O a year, and where . it will be understood at the beginning that hard study and economic but not parsimonious living are to be the , leading characteristics. The mea sure is adopted as the remedy or the great falling off, during the late years, of Universi ty-trained men for ordinaiion. .t Oxford the annual number has run down from 242 in 1841 to. 166 the last year. At Cambridge the ratio of decrease has been about the same. There is a falling off at Dublin, and no ad vance at-Durham. FRANCE. WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.—The Paris correspondent of Evangelical Christendom, gives an interesting account of some remark able spiritual effusions in villages which are left unnamed :—" A simple soldier was called by a family bereavement a few months ago, to his village, where he was invited to meet a few friends for religious conversation. The soldier was one whom God arrested some years back in a career of folly, and brought powerfully to himself; he could, therefore,. speak a word to others of his Saviour. He modestly spoke to an assembled company of poet. and rich ; the next time the people overftewed the rooms and court; shortly af ter, the National pastor, who had been faith fully and patiently sowing and laboring for fourteen years, apparently in vain, threw open the doors of his church, and rejoiced to welcome there the reaper the Lord had sent. Every night the church was full, the soldier's words and the pastor's words received power from on high, and souls are saved. Villages around, under _other faithful pastors, are partaking in the blessing; and the work is increasing, while the simple soldier has re turned to his duties near Paris. One of the pastors writes, the 29th of July We have been obliged to open the church every night, notwithstanding the heat and the harvest time, Every time the meetings become more numerously attended ; our little edifice is literally packed with a crowd anxious to hear and to be-fed with the bread of the Gospel. Without seeing it, one could not have an idea of the happy transformation of our valley. The sweet sounds of hymns are everywhere heard; the public-houses are literally deserted, and the Lord's day is a real day of rest and edification. Morning and evening the church is filled as on a fes tival, and between the services the time is filled up in religious. conversation and sing ing. The younger portion of the population is the peculiar subject of this transformation, and yet we can mention a certain number of older people who have become more serious by witnessing the conduct of their children ! . . It would be easier to count up those who remain unaffected than those who have shown earnestness about their souls. This awakening from slumber manifests itself first by a deep conviction of sin, which disturbs the conscience and agitates the heart for a shorter or longer period, and which ends in peace and complete consecration to God. The time of sorrow is, perhaps, longer in the case of persons who have led comparatively harmless lives than in that of scandalous sin ners !' " EVANGELICAL PROGRESS..—The above ac count is an agreeable change from the gene ral tenor of our monthly reports for some time past. So also is the following more general resume from the same pen The steady progress of the work among the rag pickers on the north of Paris, where soul after soul is added to the Church, rescued from vice, misery, and sin, and the com mencement of similar works in other parts of the capital ; the circulation of hundreds of thousands of new Gospel tracts by private and individual agency, the known results of which are sufficient to fill the hearts of those stirred up to this work with overwhelming gratitude to the Lord ; the work of evange lization in certain places in and around Paris, scarcely thought of before, and greatly blessed of God; the sounding forth of a clearer and more intelligent statement of the love. of God to lost sinners through a cruci fied Savour by many who were formerly sat isfied with a deplorable subjectivity and a sentimental preaching which has no power, —these are some of the onward-flowing streams from that shower of blessings." We also notice, in a late number of the N Y Observer, that its " Erermus," then on his second vist to Paris, takes, on the whole, a more cheCrful view than visitors generally have done, of its religious pro spects. "Is Paris," he inquires, "is France wholly given up to worldly pleasure ? Far from it. In Paris and in the country there is a leaven of religious influence working its way steadily into the masses, and promising one day to bring this foremost of the Euro pean nations under the dominion of the Gospel." ITALY. THE FREE ITALIAN CITURCEL—It adapts itself to the liberated mind of Italy, and has a force beyond any other Protestant effort, and promises, under wise direction, to be a great instrument of good. Witness its chur ches, that in Milan counting SOO members and that in Florence some 400. Its general statistics we cannot give, as there is no cen tral authority to receive and publish them. Its meetings are of the most informal charac ter. It is not destitute of able exponents, such as Masorelli, an eloquent member of Parliament, Count Guicciardini and Prof. Oddo. They are aided by the funds of the American and Foreign Christian Union, and also by the Nice Committee. The latter are a private Society, composed principally of members of the Church of England. Its leaders were at Nice when the revolution took place which opened the door for the Gospel, and they employ some fifteen agents. The Mission at Barletta, which was the scene of a late barbarous massacre, was under their direction, and thus they had the -honor of presenting the first martyrs for Jesus in re deemed Italy. The Mission has been re opened under favorable auspices. The evan gelist has been invited to return by the pre fect, the same person who ordered him to leave ; and the people received him joyfully. —Rev. A. Van Nest, in Christian World. THE EVANGELICALS LOYAL AND PATRI OTIC.—The Evangelicals of Italy have gladly borne their share of labor and responsibility in this last struggle of their country for free dom. They have contributed their proportion of men, and more, I believe, to the ranks. The loyal Waldensian valleys have above a thousand ment in active service. The Leg: horn Church has sent twenty-five,Bologna four, Como nine, and so on. The etter of a Christian volunteer says :—" I can testify that all the Evangelical churches of Milan and of all Italy have supplied their contingent in men, as well as their gifts in money, to'the country. I have gone along the line of vol unteers, and visited all the regiments, and everywhere I find brethren in the faith, all of them, full of patriotic feelings and confidence in God, ready to suffer hunger and fatigue, and even to lose their lives. kg our holy cause."—Evangelicat Christendom. SWITZERLAND AGITATION. —Just now the people of Ge neva are in the midst of an agitation growing out of what is sooner or later to become the question for the Protestant Christianity of the old world—voluntaryism. A Protestant church about to be built in a quarter of the city which is becoming populous, is deficient • in means to the amount of 20;000 francs. It petitions the State for a grant of this amount, proposing as a condition to surrender the edifice to the civil authority for the same control as that now exercised over the other Protestant churches. In the meantime, the Roman Catholics present their petition for a grant of land, of the value of 120,000 francs, for the erection of two new churches in dis tricts which are becoming thickly settled. Thereupon a large number of citizens, includ ing those of both creeds, remonstrate against either grant, partly on the ground that party rivalry will multiply such applications; partly, also, from dread of reviving the old religious controversies, but chiefly on the ground of the injustice of taxing citizens for the sup port of creeds whiCh they do not profess. The Grand Council is shortly to consider these applications, and its debates are' antici pated with great eagerness, not to say public excitement. BASLE MISSIONARY SOCIETY. - This, though on Swiss ground, is properly a Ger man Society, and, thanks to its tranquil lo cation, has just been enabled to do what, this year, none of the Societies located in Ger many could do—hold its anniversary as usual. The receipts of the year showed progress and. spiritual life. The receipts were 832,551 francs, a considerable increase. The students in the mission house were some of them called home for service in the war, and some dismissed as not ,giving sufficient promise of usefulness in missionary liffi. Several have been ordained and are leaving for their work, and forty-seven new candidates have present ed themselves for admission. A retrospect ;.made by the report of the Society's princißal fields of labor in Africa, in China, and in India, relates some gratifying facts, and indi cates a general state of progress. In India, in particular, where the greatest number of missionaries, 'whether European or aboriginal, are found, there is a marked development in the religious condition of the infant churches, in the progress of the schools, in the willing ness of the natives to hear the preaching of the Gospel, in the increasin g number of na tive teachers and catechists. in their courage in bearing testimony to their Christian faith, and lastly, in the lively, ever-growing hope cherished by the missionaries, that the final victory will soon be achieved by the Divine Master whom they serve in these widely spreading countries. THE EAST IMPORTANT 3lovxzeENT AMONG ISRAEL ITES..—The Israelite Alliance is rising to a notable rank among the institutions of Con tinental Europe. Lately its president. M. Cremieux, went to Bucharest to defend, be fore a committee of the Parliament, the cause of the 400,000 Jews of Roumania. His noteworthy speech is somewh at like tl)._ words contained in the book of the prophet. an d might be summed up: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge ;" and he seems to have gained his cause—equality for the Jew. The Alliance is bringing out its last report, translated into English. It is worth perusal as showing the genuine state of feeling of the more intelli gent and aspiring of the race of Israel, the evident shaking of the silent occupants of Ezekiel's valley, as yet very unconscious and " very dry." But while they are occupied in counting themselves up and coming to gether, slowly but surely, another is turning his eye toward them as an element in the advance of his reign, and a means of power and civilization in the East. The project of the International Society for the Renovation of the East presents its plan as follows: To promote the development of agriculture, industry, commerce, and public works in the East, and especially in Pales tine ; to obtain from the Turkish Government special privileges and powers,—in particular, the concession and gradual relinquishing of the soil of Palestine ; to distribute, by pur chase, such portions of land which the com pany.itself acquired or received as a conces sion, and to cause the most fertile valleys of the Holy Land to be colonized. Palestine, it is well known, needs but labor to produce abundantly. Private trade and industry coming in to complete the work of agriculture will attract thither, in great numbers, mer chants, colonists, and capitalists, both Chris tian and Israelite. Such a resurrection of the East, seconded by the revival of religious feeling, will be aided by the united help of the Israelites, whose invaluable qualities and remarkable aptitudes cannot but be advanta geous to Palestine. A good port constructed at Jaffa, and a good road, with rapid com munication at Jerusalem, would be the first desiderata; then the purchase of land right and left of the road, to be sold again to Is raelite families, would follow; and finally, Israelite colonies would settle there from Morocco, Poland, Moldavia, Africa, &c. Such is the aspiring conception, and men whose means are vast and who are not defi cient in persistency, declare their purpose to put their shoulders to it. DEATHS, At Hartsville, on the 2d of October. ANN ELIZA. LONG. The friends of the family are incited to attend the funeral, on Thursday morning, 4th of October. at 10 o'clock. gpftia,t 4lititcs. aßii- Synod of Pennsylvania.—The Synod of Pennsylvania will meet in the First Presbyterian Church. Carlisle, Pa., on Tuesday, thel6th of October, at 734 o'clock P. M. The train leaving Philadelphia at 12 M. connects at 4'15 with the train for Carlisl.. arriving at 5'21 P. M. WM. E. MOORE, Stated Clerk. Synod of Missouri.—The Annual Meetin of Jar the Synod of Missouri is.to be, held at Lawrence Kansas, commencing on the second Thursday of 00--. tober next, at 7 o'clock P. M. HENRY A. NELSON. Stated Clerk. Air The Synod of Onondaga will hold its next Annual Meeting at Auburn Second Church, on. the second Tuesday of October (9th). at 7 o'clock P.M. Opening sermon by Rev. Edwin Hall, D.D. LEWIS H. REID. Stated Clerk. SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Sept. 3, 1566. air Third Presbytery of Philadelphia stands adjourned to meet in the Southwestern Pres byterian Church, at 3 o'clock P. M., on the second day (Tuesday) of October. 106E-2t J. G. BUTLER, Stated Clerk. Atit- Philadelphia Fourth Presbytery stands adjourned to meet in Springfield First Church, Montgomery County, Pa., on Tuesday. the 2d of October next, at 734 o'clock P. M. Opening Sermon by Rev. Frarkeis Hendricks. Moderator. Members of Presbytery from the city will take the 315 P. M. Chestnut Hill train, Ninth and Green streets. Members travelling by North Pennsylvania Railroad will leave train at Fort Washington Station. T. J. SHEPHERD. Stated Clerk. The nest Stated Meeting- of the Pres bytery of Harrisburg- was appointed to be in the First Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, on Monday evening, (October 15th,) preceding the meeting of Synod, at seven o'olock, and to be opened with a ser mon by Rev. R. A. Niles -1061-2t C. P. WING, Stated Clerk. 46? The Presbytery of Genesee will meet at the Presbyterian Church in Johnsonburg, on Tues day, September 25.1666, at 2 o'clock P. M. Members desiring conveyance from Attica will Please inform the Stated Clerk. one week preciously, C. F. MUSSEY, Stated Clerk. RITAVEA. N. Y., Sept. 6,1366. iaa - The Presbytery of the Ms triet of Centibblawin meet in toe Fifteenth Street Church, Washington, L. C., on the first 'Tuesday in Oe.tober, at 734 o'clock P. M. W. McL IN, Stated Clerk. TV . Asa - Lyn-Tow. D. C.. Sept. 5, ISM. dir Philadelphia Tract and ;Mission Fo. ciety.—Office, 1334 Chestnut Street. The one hundred and forty-fifth meeting in lei:lif of this Society wilt be held in the Presbyt , rian unureh, Thirty ninth and Powelton Avenue, en Sabbath even ing, 7th inst., at 1 1 / 4 o'clock. Rev. J. A. Henry. Rev. J. W. Dulles and others will address the meeting.. Public invited. JOSEPH. H. SCHREINER, Agent. t.. - The Half-century Anniversary of the Sunday-school of the First Presbyterian Church, 'Utica, N. Y., is to be celebrated with various :Liu ro priate exercises on Saturday and Sunday, the 20th and 21st days of October, 1366. All former superintendents, teachers and scholars are earnestly invited to attend, and to give notice of their coming to R. S. WILLIAMS, that suitable ar rangements may be made for their entertainment; and written reminiscences of the School and its offi cers and members, addressed to Mr. Williams, by any who hove ever been connected with it, will be ex ceedingly acceptable favors. 1062-3 t SMITH & ASHTON, DEALERS IN PURE LEHIGH AND LOCUST MOUNTAIN COAL. COMMUNITY'S COAL DEPOT, CORNER BROAD AND WOOD STREETS. 1052.-ly PARLOR ORGANS. Our new Illustrated Catalogue is now ready, giving a full description of all the late important improve ments and additions to our Church Organs, Harmo niums. Parlor Organs, and Melodeons. These im provements render our instruments the most desirable made, and they are pronounced unequaled by leading organists. - Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Price List. CARHA HT & NEEDHAM, 97 Hest Twen ty-third Street, Nev. Pork. E. M. MORRISS. 1063-4 t 721 Market Street. Philadelphia. Pa.
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