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.
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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
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Rev. J. A. Henry. Rev. J. W. Dulles and others will
address the meeting.. Public invited.
JOSEPH. H. SCHREINER, Agent.
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