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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 18ca
NO TRAVELLING AGENT.
We again warn our readers that no person what
ever, is authorized to travel and collect money
for this paper. We have no wish to expose the
person who has been collecting and pocketing . ohr
funds in this State and in New York, making de
fective reports, and no report at all since Janu
ary 7th. But we admonish him that his' minis
terial standing, is in jeopardy, until satisfactory
explanations and returns are made.
NEW AND VALUABLE PREMIUM.
By a special arrangerherit With the PUbliShers,
we are able to offer the first volume of McClin
tock and Strong's complete Biblical, Theological
and Ecclesiastical Cyclopmdia, about to be issued,
postAfree, for three' new gulbscribers at $9; the
city' $10,50. This willrdoubtless,-be found •one
of the greatest lielps of the century , to theological
students, ministers, S. S. teachers and intelligent
Christians genertdly. - -
SllMMA.RY.—Particulars of the revival in the
Third Church, Pittsburg are given in another
column. The entire number of hopeful conver
versions is about one hundred and the work still
advances. Other items of the same, delightful
nature making a total' of some two hundred new
eases, are reported. We also report the organi
zation of one new Church, the dedication of a
Mission Chapel, and the commencement, of two
new edifices—one of them significant enough of
the changes through which we have just passed.
A New School Presbyterian church, is going up
in Charleston, S. C., with excellent:prospects.
Two of our Presbyteries have licensed 19 can
didates and received '6 students under their care.
Rev. E. E. Adams, D. D:, goes to Europe in a
few days at the invitation of a generous parish
ioner. He has also determined to resign his
charge of North Broad .street Church,—a severe
loss to our Philadelphia churches.
The General Assembly Hof our Church will
meet in the Brick Church, Rochester, •five weeks
from to-day. The opening sermon will be preached
by Rev. S. M. Hopkins, D. D.
Brainerd Memorial Chapel back of Carpenter
street, near fifth-in , this city, was dedicated' April
7th. It will spat, 500 persons, and cost, com
pleted, :$7OOO over S6SOQ of )vhieli has been
raised. Two or threeother enterprises in church
improvement and extension on a large. scale are
intended by our people in this city at an early
day.
MORE CHURCH EXTENSION IN PHILA
DELPHIA..
Another indication of the zeal of our people in
this city, for this object, was ,the Dedication of
Brainerd Mission Chapel, which took place last
Sabbath afternoon. The huilding is situated
upon ground formerly used for: burial purposes,
by the people of Old Pine street Church, in the
rear of Carpenter street, near Fifth. It is sub
stantially built of brick, is 45 feet by 60, and will
accommodate readily 500 persons. It has been
erected at a cost of $5BOO, all of which is paid, and
over $7OO besides were raised at the dedication,
for furnishing and other innprovements. The
undertaking was one on which the heart of Dr.
Brainerd was much set during the last months of
his life. It was his intention to make it his first
work on returning from his summer vocation last
year, and the Resolution which he desired the
Trustees to adopt on the subject, was found in an
envelope in his coat pocket, after his death. The
envelope "with' its contents, was exhibited to
the large congregation. Addresses were make b'y
Rev. R. H. Allen and Rev. ,l'ohn W: Mears. A
fine photograph, of Dr. Brainerd, by Willard,
hangs over the desk, and a tablet with the in
scription, "BRAINERD MEMORIAL S ABBATII
SCHOOL," executed by Edwin Greble, Esq., is in
serted in the front wall above the door. Much
credit-is due to the indefatigable superintendent,
Mr. Griffith, for "successfully eariying through
this enterptiie.:
oOkMITtEES.
In many, we wish we might say in all, of our
Presbyteries, there are committees' of one or more
brethren to whom the subject of " Publication"
is entrusted. If such committeemen desire in
formation with regard to the churches in their
Presbytery, which have (and have not,) forward
ed collections to the A. saembly's Publication Com
mittee during the current year, or on other topics
connected with the Publication work, it will be
forwarded on application, by the Secretary,
JOHN W. DULLER,
1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
N. B.—lf stated Clerks will, be at the trouble
to notify Committee-men on all of our causes, it
will make our plans more effective.
THE Philadelphia Tract and Mission Society
has distributed, during the month of March,
51994 English, 8236 German, 151 Freneh, 4
Italian, and 1 Spanish Tracts, in all 60386.
Along the Delaware and Schuylkill,' and to
Criminal and Humane Institutions, 5000 in dif
ferent languages.
The Society has 1 General Agent, 8 Missiona
ries, 3 Superintendents, 45 Assistant Superinten
dents, and 750 Visitors from the Evangelical
churches of the city. It solicits Donations and
Visitors. Office hours,ll' to 12, A M., 4to 5,
P. M.; at 1334 Chestnut, 2nd floor, room 4.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1867.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
PRESBYTERY OF CAYUGA
The Spring meeting of this Presbytery was
held on Tuesday and Wednesday last in Cayuga,
and was opened with a sermon by Rev. Marcus
N. Preston, of Skaneateles. Prof. J. E. Pierce,
of Auburn Seminary, was elected Moderator, and
Rev. 11. 11. Allen, of Cayuga, Clerk.
CHANGES
Licentiates Charles H. Wheeler and Solomon
H. Moon were dismissed to unite with the Pres
bytery of Montrose. The latter is laboring quite
successfully at Susquehanna Depot. Mr. George
Bayless goes to the Presbytery of Geneva, having
accepted a call to Phelps; NyillialEn B. Hendirx,
to the Presbytery of Columbus; D. C. Sackett,
to the Presbytery of. Chemung;' and the Stated
Clerk was also authorized to give a letter to Mr.
Darius R. Shoop to some• Presbytery in Tennes:
see or - Missouri, when destifiation is more de;
finitely determined; , anda:letter to Mr.; Joseph
E. Scott to some Presbytery in: New-Jersey, where
he is about to settle over a Presbyterian church
of the other branch. The last five named are
members of the present Senior class in Auburn,
and do not finish their studies until next month.
The pastoral relation between Rev. J. B.
Morse and the church in Moravia, was, at his re
quest, dissolved, and he was granted a letter to
unite with the Presbytery of Cedar Rapids, lowa,
within whose bounds he is now laboring. And
we are much pained to add, that, the pleasant
pastoral relations, formed less than two years ago,
between Rev. Thos. Campbell and the church in
Sennett,were:reluctan tly sundered. Mr. Campbell's
health is so seriously impaired that he is com
pelled, much against his will and that of his af
fectionate and appreciative people, where he has
made a good beginning, suddenly to throw off all
pastoral care, and seek recreation and rest in
some other climate. He proposes to try first
what the Western air will do for him.
The Presbytery was also called to make a min
ute on the death of two of its members. CrunLEs
JOHNSTON died last October, aged seventy-eight
years. He had not for many years been able to
attend the meetings of Presbytery by reason of
the infirmities of age, and was scarcely known to
many of its younger members; but he seems to
have been a man of great usefulness in his day.
He labored considerably and acceptably forty
years ago as an evangelist, and was regarded as a
man of prayer, able and judicious in his evangel-
istic labors.
Notice was also taken, of the decease of Rev.
JOHN TOMPKINS, pastor of the church of Mar
cellus for twenty-five years. We made mention
of his death last August. He was a man held in
profound respect by his brethren, and of his
sterling virtues they chose to make suitable men
tion on their minutes.
After losing so ,much, it was fit the Presbytery
should receive something in return. Rev. Thos.
R. Townsend, who once before belonged to the
body, who was once pastor of the church in
which its present meeting was held, was received
from the Presbytery of Montrose; and Rev. G.
W. Warner, who left this body about two years
since to join the Presbytery of Lyons, as he was
then preaching at Savanna, was very cordially
" welcomed back", to his'old associates and friends.
A grave and reverend Professor of Auburn Semi
nary remarked that he was glad Mr. Warner had
escaped out of the jaws of the lions (Lyons.) We
don't suppose the good man really intended any
serious reflection on the character of that esteemed
and excellent. Presbytery of Wayne county. If
he did, we can assure him there are some very
good men in it, as we know by personal acquain
tance.
REVIVAL
Mr. Warner is still living at ¶Yeedsport, where
he was so long pastor, but just at present is en,-
gaged in the delightful occupation of aiding Rev.
G. 4121. Shumway, of Newark, in a revival of
religion. The work has been in progress about
two weeks, and is one of marked interest and
power. There is preaching every evening, and
a daily prayei-meeting well sustained.
CANDIDATES
As this Presbytery has Auburn Seminary
within its bounds, it has every year a large num
ber of its students applying for licensure. Ten,
all members of the present Middle class, made
application at this time, and a considerable part
of the two days' session was devoted to their ex
agnination, which was full and satisfactory, and
they were licensed in, due form. Their names
and residences are as• follows :—Myron Adams,
Jr., of East Bloomfield; William 11. Bates,
Champion; Daniel W. Bigelow, Waterville; Al
exander Douglass, Milan, Mich.; Stephen G.
Hopkins, Auburn, (son of Prof. Hopkins, of the
Seminary;) George B. Peck, M..D., of Cincin
nati, Ohio; Henry M. Simmons, of Paris Hill;
Alfred Snashall, of Kent, England; Charles M.
Whittlesey, of Newark, N. J., (step-son of Rev.
T. 'A; Mills, D.D.,) and Theodore T. Wing, of
Carlisle, Pa., son of Rev. Dr. Wing.) Mr. Whit
tlesey is the son of Rev. Samuel G. Whittlesey,
once a missionary of the American Board, born
in India, and grand-son-of the late Mrs. Whittle
sey of the Mother's Magazine.
The class appeared well, and are spoken of by
their instructors as giving high promise of use
fulness. Mr. Bigelow is already engaged to sup
ply the pulpit of the Presbyterian church in Tru
mansburgh, during the contemplated absence of
their pastor, Rev. Win. N. Page, in Europe.
COMMISSIONERS
The following were appointed Commissioners
to the next General Assembly; Rev. Chas. Haw
ley, D.D., Rev. W. W. Howard, with Elders
Richard Steel, M. D., and S. L. Benedict, prin
cipals; and Revs. S. B. Sherrill and J. V. C.
Nellis, with Elders David Hamilton and E. R.
Wright, alternates.
Elder Albert W. Allen, of Springport, was ap
pointed Commissioner to Auburn Seminary.
On Wednesday the representatives of several
of the benevolent causes were heard for ten min
utes, each, among whom we were glad to see Dr.
Ellinwood,' pleading for Church Erection. He is
`not looking quite so well as we had hoped, but
he is , evidently imparting new life to the impor
tant cause which, he represents.,
The Lord's Supper was .celebrated on Wednes
day,, afternbon; sermon' by, Rev. Dr. Hawley,
from gph. 1: 7 "In whom we have redemp
tion through his blood," &e.
IMPROVEMENTS Al'-CAYUGA
The church edifiPe in which the meetings of
the Presbytery were held has recently undergone
a considerable . rinsformation. It was a little
dirty; the carpets were worn ; the cushions past
their prime, and 'so the ladies took it in hand. By
no small exeition they had raised, • by festiiralS,
and in other ways, some -seven-or eight hundred
dollars • and in order to have all things irk-time
for the meeting of.the Presbytery, the church
was - closed for three Sabbaths in March,—while
the roads were the worst and •it was difficult to
get' to meeting any way—and then, such a clean
ing, such a painting, papering, upholstering, the
latter by the hands of the ladies themselves. Al
together it does them great credit. The, church
is as good as news a very tasteful little sanctuary,
to say nothing of the , new cabinet Organ placed
in 'the orchestra, as 'a part of the change. Much'
may, they enjoy of the richest spiritual blessings,
in their , improved. and beautiful spiritual home;
light, healing, comfort, strength for all the soul's
need in the earthly pilgrimage: May it be to
many'floor wanderers the very gate of heaven.
The same ..Society has within ,the past year
purchased a very comfortable • and commodious
parsonage for their esteemed pastor, Rev. H. H.
Allen, at a cost of $2,400, further indicating their
deep interest in all that concerns their beloved
Zion.
COMMEMORATION
The Committee of Ontario Presbytery, appoint
ed to publish the "Commemoration Exercises,"
recently held at Mt. Morris, are preparing a
pamphlet for the press, to contain the, semi-cen•
tennial sermon by Rev. Joseph R Page, together
with two original, Hymns sung on the occasion,
and quite full reports of twenty-four addresses.
Any one desiring a copy of Said isamphlet can
have it by sending, twenty-five cents to Rev. Jo
seph R. Page, Perry, N. Y., who is chairman of
the publishing Committee. It wil Ibe well worth
•
the money. '
Rev. Dr. Yeomans, of St. Peter's church in
this eity, has received and accepted a call to the
new church (O.'S.), recently organized in Orange,
New Jersey, and is, to remove to hig new field of
labor next month.
We understand that Rev. H B. Gardiner,
who is acting as District Secretary of the Ameri
can Tract Society . of New York, is to , fix his resi
dence at Schenectady, instead of Utica, as at first
intended.
The new shurch edifice for Auburn Ist, is ex
pected to cost s6s,ooo—not eighty, as we had it
last week, but it will probably be eighty before
they have completed it.
The Central church, Auburn, are also moving
for a new house of worship. GENESEE.
Roams-I'ER, April 6, 1867.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
The Southern skies are brighter than for
many months past. The clouds which low
ered all along their horizon are being rapid
ly dispelled by the Reconstruction Act.
Morning breaks fast in Louisiana. The re
bel Mayor Monroe, who deserves hanging as
much as Surratt, has been removed from the
mayoralty by the fearless Sheridan. Loyal
men will now come from their hiding-places,
and the old flag will dance on the breeze
again. Many Southern leaders, convinced
of the power and determination of Congress,
advise immediate acquiescence in its propo
sitions as the only road to restored harmo
ny and prosperity. The act of the last
Congress, directing the clerk of the House
of Representatives, to select two papers in
each of the recently rebellious States, to pub
lish the laws of the United States and other
Government advertising, will do much to
foster the Union sentiment prevailing there.
Union journals will now be established
whore there are none, and will bear daily
proofs of the power, magnanimity and jus
tice of the rescued Government. The Re
publican Congressional 4 "Committee, which
has just been organized by the selection of
one congressman from each loyal State,
will cause an immense number of tracts,
pamphlets and speeches to be circu
lated through the South during the coming
summer. They will counteract the baleful
influence of the rebel press, and furnish the
masses with information on the vital issues
of the day. The work is a great one, but
the men selected for it are a guarantee of
its accomplishment. Senator Wilson, whose
calculations in political arithmetic are quite
as reliable as any politician's in the country,
declares that, under the Reconstruction Act,
three-fourths of the congressional districts
in the South are safe for the Republican
ticket.
About twenty churches were represented
in the Christian Convention held here week
before last. The first day's session was in
the rooms of the Young Men's Christian
Association, and the second in New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Dr. Gurley's.
Dr. Gillette, formerly of your city, was Pre
sident of the Convention. Each session was,
opened and closed with devotionatexercises.
In the discussion of the various themes each
speaker was limited to five minutes; save
those who opened the debate, who were al
lowed fifteen minutes. ' Most of our clergy
men-participated. in the debates; as also did
Senator - Wilson and Gen. Howard. Al
thouglr the CouventiOn took no definite ae
tion, nor expressed "any official opinion on
either of the various subjects, yet the influ
ence of the meeting was felt to be so salu
tary as to induce them to adjourn to the
first of May , instead of sine die. L ,
The pastors of the various churcheshere,
held a meeting on Monday of last week, to
devise means of raising funds for the &esti=
tute people of the South. Dr. Gillette *as'
chosen Chairman, ,and Rev. J. N. Cpomba,
Secretary. Several plans were proposed
and adOpted. One of them was; that, con-
tributions be taken in th'e several
churches. This was carried out ITt several
•
instances, and sermons appropriate, to the
subject were preached. -We have received
returns but from one church—the Western
Presbyterian (N. S) which contributed two
hundred dollars.
Theodore Tilton lectured under. the aus r ,
pices of the Young Men's ChriStian Associa
tion, on a •recent Thursday evening, in
Union League Hall, a room which will seat
about 300 persons. He
,was driven to :tins
hall; because , other larger halls were
previously - engaged and because sever
al churches which had accommodated!
other lecturers of the same course, refused
him the -same courtesy. He thought the
churches of Washington needed reconstruc
tion, and animadverted severely on the 39th
CongreSs. Speaker Colfax, who sat on'the
stage, and was called out by the audience,
defended his associates from the charges of
Mr. Tilton. '
One half of the 40th Congress has atitist
•
done home. The rest would do so if" the
President did not detain them : 4 confirm
his nominations. The official prospects of
some thirty-five hundred persons are said to
rest with this extra session. any of them
'will learn that a nomination is not tanta
mount to confirmation, as in the days, when
the Legislative and Executive Departments
of the Government .were in harmony. There
is a tacit' understanding among Congresii
men that there will be nu quorum, and con
sequently no session, in July, unless the. po
litical atmosphere should grow exceedingly
lured by that time. A number intend vi
siting the Southern States during the recess.
and witnessing for themselves the true state
of things there; others are going hunting
on the plains, and still others design visiting
the Paris Exposition. Butler and Bingham
will not travel together.
A CONVERT.—The editor of the N. Y.
World is going "to marry a nagur"—sure.
He devotes six columns to discussing the
black man's status in New York city and
declares
" As a race the negroes of New York, con
sidered from a police point of view, ait a
better class of citizens than the lower grades
of whites. As just terna,rked, a negro or
negress is brought before the courts occas
ionally for theft; occasionally a black man
is arrainged for outrage; and very`rarely for
drunkenness or7murder. But, as a class; the
negroes give the police comparatively little
trouble. This is the almost universal testi
mony alike of patrolmen, sergeants. captains,
and superintendents; and we publish it as
at least an approximation to the truth."
And,—tell it not in Tammany !
"As regardS the popular notion of the
odor of the negro, it may be positively sta
ted that he, in this respect, is like the white
—a clean negro being free from it, and a
foul one cursed by it." * * * " There
are several negroes in the city who have
for some years steadily voted the Demo
cratic ticket, and the great majority - of
negro voters in one ward voted against Fre
mont." "The Democratic party, under cer
tain conditions, can yet, if it sees best to go so,
draw to itself the negro vote of the country."
" The number of dark Democrats can be in
definitely increased." "Stranger political
combinations have been brought about in
the whirligig of time than a union between
the Conservative whites and the blacks of
the country."
lIEr The commencement of a Reply to Mr.
Eva on Millenarianism, by Rev. D. G. ltallery,
a letter from our Chicago Correspondent, and the
First of a Series on' the Scripture in our Sunday
Schools will be found on the Second'page. Book
Notices and .liitera7y Intelligence in full, on the
Seventh page. The usual miscellany for the
family, elx., in other parts of the paper.
4tllso ifur ettuttlx.
PITTSBURG, PA.—A Pittsburg daily in d e •
scribing the general religions interest which is
at present pervading that city says :
" In the Third Presbyterian Church, (the Rev.
Herrick Johnson's,) the interest was marked and
decisive. A deep • seriousness characterized the
evening meetings, and Christians seemed to be
stirred to unwonted activity in effort. Marked
and, special cases of interest occurred in immedi
ate connection with the opening services of the
year. Those long, indifferent to religious truth
were made to feel its power,, and, sortie were led
to. a radical change of heart and life. Th e
meetings have been continued every evening, ex
cept gaturday,of each week, from the opening
week in January ; until new. The interest has
deepened and widened, extending with especial
power among • young', men, some forty or fifty
of whom have leen led to .
,an open confession of
Christ,. The 'young Men of Abe Church have
been partionlarly active, nobly,, supporting their
pastor. The Monday evening meeting of each
week has always been conducted by some one of
them, the pastor taking his seat 'With the people.
There have been unusual depfons i trations of
grace and power in conheeticiniy,ithihiss' eries of
meetings. Strong men.have been hOWe4 te tears.
Careless and reckleth young Men hav E it been
trarisfortnad. Chris i tianS, have been greatly moved
and blessed. AS one result of these services up
wards,. of eighty'inVividuVs have been lea to pro
fess faith in Christ.
another and latnr ninne,, the same paper
.. • '
• "The special services at the Third Church
still continue =witli marked prosperity, the , con
gregation c:o-operating with• thefr pastor hear
tily 'as eier, and , practically fulfilling , the 'maxim
of not "growing weary in well-doing." •We un
deistakid at the •next communion season, 4i - uite a
number of persons will be , received into church
fellowship, SO that the :Iresnit We presume will
round . tip fully one , hundred accessions"
CHARLESTON, 8: C.—The ceremony of laying
the'corner-stone 'of the Misiion (col ) church, took
place on the afterneon of the 25th ult., anclin'the
presence of abciut Afteeir hundred colorett'and a
fevi white spectators. Arnone those cin'the plat
form were Major-General' Scott; Rev. M: French,
Rev. Mr. Merritt of the New :Congregational
church,' and Rev. T. W. Lewis.- Afterintroduc
iciry exercises, the pastor the Rev. E. J. Adams
delivered an address from 'the' 68th Psalm, 31st
verse: "Princes shall come 'but of Egypt, and
Ethiopia shaT soon stretch out her hands unto
God? The address.; says the Charleston Courier,
occupied the :close attention of the audience
for abciut' an 'hour, and iricluded a history of the
Church. . •
The following articles were placed by the pas
tor iii the box' deposited with the corner-stone:
The Holy Bihle, the Confession of Faith of the
Preshyteriari Church, the Church Psalmist, pa
pers suppcirtecl by the New , School Presbyterian
Church,- The Evangelist, and the AMERICAN
PnxSßrr~ttiex; papers referring to the organi
zation of the Church; the names of the
principal officers of the Church; the names of
the chief officers of the United States Govern
ment; addresses of Chaplain French and Gene
ral Saxton to the freedmen of South Carolina
and Georgia, and a copy of the Charleston Advo
rate containing a copy of the platform of the
Repnblican party lately published. The corner
stone was then lowered into its appropriate place,
after which the Doxology was sung and the bene
diction pronounced. During the ceremonies the
assembly was photographed.
"I am happy to state (writes the'pastor to the
Evangelist,) that we are progressing finely. We
have bought paid for, and are rapidly using up,
over $2278 worth of"material. One thousand
dollars in cash, reserved to pay workmen, is also
being used up quite rapidly; .having received in
cash not quite $400; and over $2OO being
pledged, we now need other contributions. It is
important that our work here be pushed forward
without intermission while the hearts of the
people are fully in the work, and they are will
ing and anxious to help themselves. Inside of
the last four months we .have raised among our
selves, to pay on our church lot, between five and
six hundred dollars, $l3O of which we took up
on the day of laying the corner stone.
" OUr Church grows rapidly in numbers. By
the first of April we shall have increased to
nearly 350 communicants. Many are waiting
for the completion of • the Church to unite with
us. Our prospects of success are brighter than
ever before."
PONTIAC, correspondent of the
Evangelist, writes under date of March 23:
Never since its organization (more than a quar
ter of a century ago) has this church enjoyed
so precious and powerful a revival. Family al
tars have been erected, and the voice of prayer
and praise, daily ascends in homes where, a few
short weeks ago, only mammon and pleasure
were worshipped. In :some cases every uncon
verted member of the household has been brougl3
to Christ. Some seventy persons, in all, have in
dulged a hope. Last Sabbath was our Commu
nion season, and fifty six persons (fifty-two of
them by profession of faith,) came forward and
united themselves with our church; more than
half as many as the entire previous membership.
The Sabbath-school was largely represented.
There were fifteen from the Young Ladies' Bible
Class. Twenty-seven were baptized. As one
lady in our church remarked (whose family had
been largely blessed), "It seemed like the resur
rection morn."
REvivAts.—A series of meetings have recent
ly closed in the church in Red Wing, Minn ,
supplied by the Rev. J. A. Annin, S.) for
merly of Cedarville, N. J. Over 50 persons are re
joicing in hope. Many are headt3 offamilies ; a large
proportion young men.—Our home mission
church at Troy, Ks., has received 24 new mem
bers as the fruits, in part, of a recent revival-
This place, which had not a member of our church
a. year ago, has now over a hundred.—ln Keo
kuk, la., while about one hundred and twenty
five, in all, have united with the different
churches, the Old and New School Presbyterian
churches have received the largest accessions.
Over one-half of these• come from the Sabbath
schools. •