311ifria1Z Prolltrialt.
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1867
Mr. Hammond'S Seventh Letter, from Shiloh
and Bethel; Dr. Adams, on Clogs in the Pulpit,
Air. Trader's llrotes of his late Missionary Tour,
&c., on the second page; Climate and Exercise,
and. Swiss Manufactures, by esteemed correspon
dents, under Rnral Economy and Scientific, page
three; Admirable Stories, dc., under, the mity
Circle, page six; and a very full line of Literary
Intelligence on the 7th page.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Commisiioners and delegates from correspond
ing bodies, expecting to attend the meeting of
the General ASsembly in Rochester, are reques
ted to send their names and post-office addresses
as soon as convenient, to Louis Chapin, Esq., and
in return they will be furnished with cards of
introduction .to the families by whom they will
be entertained.
Notice of arrangements for reduction of fares on
railroads will be given as soon as possible.
•By order of . committee of arrangement.
C. P. Bust', Sec'y.
SUMMARY.—Rev. J. Garland Hamner will be
installed pastor of 'Wharton street church, and
Rev. Frank L. Robbins of Oxford Chiirch, next
Sabbath evening.
Rev.." Dr. Lyon of Erie, and Rev. Dr. Darling,
of Albany, are Commissioners to the General As
sembly.
The Assemblies' Committees on Union were to
meet in New York, May 1.
The Congregational church in Elba, N. Y.,
has become Presbyterian. Rev.—Burgess of the
U. P. church, 'lll., proposes to unite with our
body.
Revivals are reported in four Churches, par
ticularly, in Sweden, N. Y., and Beliioeie-,.N. J.
As many as 152, hopeful Coiiyersions or additions
are reported.
'Rev. Wm. ArnOt; of Edinburgh, comes.'i dele
gate to the Assemblies _in place of Dr. Guthrie.
Ripl Presbytery, 0., is for union on the basis
of the Standards as interpreted by the Adopting
Act.
TWo new Churches are reported as : organized
and =one dismissed to. the .Congregationalists.
Three personsliave been licensed'. "Rev. David
Larrimore, froin4he'other. branch, Was received
by Chicago Presbytery, and installed pastor of
the Seventh Church in that city, April 15th.
MINUTE OF PRESBYTERY OF CAYUGA
ON THE DEATH OF REV• JOHN TOMPKINS
Whereas-in the wise providence of -Him who
" doeth all things Well," we have again been
visited, in the removal, by death, of one of our
number, -it becomes-us with submission to recog
nize the event, and to improve the visitation.
Our beloved brother Tompkins graduated at
Hamilton College, in the year 1838, and at Au
burn Theological Seminary iri tbat of 1841. At
his decease he was, 56 years of Ago, and the
oldest Pastor in the Presbytery. With faithful
ness and ability he served the church of Marcel
lus, during the long pastorate of 25 years. He
was a man of much firmness and stability of charac
ter, an able preacher, and of great soundness in the
faith. In 'his attendance upon the meetings
of this body he was remarkably prompt, and in
the discharge of his duties as a Presbyter, well
skilled, and in his intercourse with his brethren,
kind and courteous.'
Brother Tompkins had' but one pastorate, and
that was with the people among whom he died,
August 15th, 1866, the day appointed and suita
bly arranged for, on which to celebrate the twen
ty-fifth anniversary of his settlement as their Pas
tor. There was an increasing mutual attachment
between him and his people to the day of his
death, and amid the changes that took place in
other congregations, they both stood firmly and
affectionately by each other, much to the credit
of pastor and people. And now that our brother
has gone, to be with us no more in our delibera
tions as a Presbytery, and in our labors as minis
ters of Christ, may we improve this solemn ad
monition of Providence by greater diligence in
the important work committed to us and others
by the grace of God, and become better prepared to
meet our departed brother in "the General As
sembly and Church of the firstborn, whose names
are written in heaven"
Resolved, That a copy of the above minute be
forwarded, by the stated clerk, to the bereaved
family of brother Tonipkins, with whom we deep
ly sympathize, in the loss they have sustained in
the death of a kind and affectionate husband, and
a tender and beloved father.
Also that it be , published in the AMERICAN
PRESBYTERIAN and New York Evangelist.
By order of Presbytery.
CHAS. HAWLEY, Stated Clerk.
LICENSE TO RUIN.—The benefits of a law
to permit an immoral traffic are thus illus
trated by the Boston Recorder :
•
In a small town not twenty miles from
Boston, for twenty-five years and up to pro
hibition, there were three stores and one
tavern licensed to regulate the sale of liquor.
Of twenty men of good moral character li
censed as regulators, as many as twelve cer
tainly became drunkards, and of their cus
tomers, the list of 'names posted up in their
places of business became so lona. b that it
was sometimes mistaken for a list of the vo
ters of the town. The same town now, un
der prohibition, is entirely free from the
terrible curse, no liquor is sold there and
there are no runkards . , and it is one of the
Most pleasant and happy little towns in the
Commonwealth.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1867.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
PRESBYTERY OF GENESEE
This Presbytery held its annual meeting in
Le Roy on Tuesday and Wednesday, last. Rev.
A. Fraser preached the opening sermon. Rev.
C. C. Kimball was elected Moderator, and Hon.
A. P. Hascall clerk—both of Le Roy. Rev. E.
N. Manley, formerly of Booneville, now preach
ing at Elba, was received from the Presbytery of
Utica; and Rev. D. Russell, formerly of Pike,
but now preaching in lowa, was dismissed to the
Presbytery of Dubuque. Rev. C. C. Kimball, of
Le Roy, and Elder William Bradley, of Elba,
were 'appointed Commissioners to the General
Assembly; Rev. R. •H. Dexter, and Elder 'Levi
Fiske, Alternates. Rev. T. M. Hodgman, of
Byron, was elected Commissioner to Auburn
Seminary. On Wednesday afternoon, Presbytery
united with the Church of Le. Roy in celebrating
the Lord's Supper. Avery pleasant, tender and
appropriate sermon was, preached by Rev. E. N.
Manley,' with• the breaking of the bread by Rev.
T. M. Hpdgman, and distribution of ,the.cup,by
Rev. A. Fraser. •
.
The reports from the churches indicated some
improvements and encouragements, most of which
we have previously noticed—a revival at Attica,
with some fifty conversions; the refitting of the
church edifice at Byron, at a cost of some $4000;
and the refitting, and new organ, at Le Roy,.at a
cost of some $lO,OOO. In both places, these im
provements have worked exceedingly well: In
each case the congregation is increased, the seats
are all taken; and at Le Roy more are needed.
This Church has added nearly or quite fifty per
cent. to its membership in the last three years.
The congregation is larger, and the Sabbath
school embraces a large part of the congregation,
men, women and children, but no " Bible classes"
—they make no such distinction; they all belong
to the Sunday-School, and all study the same
lesson, and under the admirable superintendence
of Mr. Parmelee, the school is kept up with great
interest.
We are glad to report that the health of our
good brother, Rev. E. N. Manley, continues to
improve since he began preaching at Elba. His
predecessor, Dr. Corwin, who occupied that pul
pit most acceptably for twenty-five, years, still re
sides there, in feeble health, and kindly fills the
place of counsellor and friend to his younger
brother, aiding in every way he can to help him to
bear the parish burdens, and regain his former
strength and usefulness. The Church at Elba,
which was Congregational in form, but Presby
terian in spirit, has, recently elected a board of
Elders, and become constituent portion of the
Presbytery under whose care it has long been.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE
In connection with the Sabbath-school of the
little Congregational church of Riga, there is a
Missionary AssociatiOn which is doing a good
work, and which we wish to commend to the
tonsideration of all wht are disposed to look and
learn. In the first place, the Sabbath-school em
braces nearly the whole congregation ; then each
teacher is a collector for -his class; each scholar
is invited to say how much he will give each
month for benevolent purposes; collectors are also
appointed to canvass all outside the Sabbath
school; and thus by a little system, and persever
ance in operation, some $2OO a year are raised
for benevolent purposes in a church of eighty
members. Before such systematic arrangements
were made, the whole congregation, we are told,
did not give more than $4O, for all causes of be
nevolence. How many chuiches could' thus
quintuple their contributions, if some such plan
were adopted for reaching all the congregation,
and getting them pledged to systematic giving.
CHANGES AND ITEMS
Rev. Calvin Waterbury, who was laboring a
year ago in East Tennessee, has received and ac
cepted an invitation to the " Stone Church,"
Bergen.
At an adjourned meeting of the Presbytery of
Genesee Valley, held on the 22d at Olean, Rev.
J. B. Beaumont was, at his own request, dismissed
from the pastoral care of the church in Olean,
in order to accept the call of the Presbyterian
church of Waverley, where he is to begin his
labors about the middle of May, at a salary of
$1,700 a year, payable monthly.
Rev. C. A. Ruddock, of the Congregational
church of Riga, has received and accepted an in
vitation to supply the pulpit of the Congregational
church at Churchville, and began his labors in
the latter place last Sabbath.
A revival of considerable power has been in
progress for some weeks past in Sweden. The
pastor, Rev. J. Cunningham, has been assisted by
Rev. 0. Parker, the Evangelist, and it is said
that as many as one hundred are indulging in hope
of the new life. Mr. Parker, after having la
bored previously in the Presbyterian church at
Brockport, has now returned thither and is preach
ing in the Baptist church.
The Presbyterian church of Trumansburgh,
have recently supplied themselves with an organ,
at a cost of, some $l2OO, which seems to be one
of real excellence, large enough, and not too
large for their pleasant house of worship. The
choir certainly makes good music in connection
with its use.
Messrs. Wells, Pardee and Vincent have been
holding a Sunday-school Institute in the First
Presbyterian church of Utica; a "three-fold
cord," capable of drawing a good many people
into the right way.
We notice 'also by the Utica Herald, which is
always full of good matter, that they have a Sun
day-school in that city on. wheels, or in other
words, in a rail-road car, in the lower part ofthe city.
The first Sabbath they had forty-two scholars;
the next sixty seven, and they were under the
necessity of occupying two
. cars. One was not
enough, and at this rate they will soon have a
train of them. This is sowing beside the high
ways, as well as the waters. There are, Christians
in Utica who love to do this sort of work, and
they are constantly at it
Another Sabbath-school Institute, for the wes
tern,part of our county, is to.be held at Spencer
port; on the 7th and Bth days, of May. Tdach
ers and friends of Sunday:schools 'are cordially
invited to attend and take part in its exercises.
J. B. Gurnsey is chairman of the Local-Commit
tee, Charles Keeler, Spencerport, County Secre
tary. • GENESEE.
ROCrIESTER, April 27, 1867
OUR' CHICAGO CORRESPONDENT.
TRIENNIAL. CONVENTION
The Congregationalists of the Northwest held
their triennial convention in this city last week.
This convention was .called originally in the in
terest of the theological seminary in Chicago; but
its discussions cover Dimly points relating to the
interests of the denomination. It is a kind of
General Assembly. It is always atte!ded by
large numbers of ministers and laymen; and not
a little of the vitality of Congreg,ationalism in this
section of the country is due to it. Independen
cy must have its organic life. The recent con
vention was composed of the representative men
of the denomination, and all the churches will
feel its influence. One subject of general im
portance before it, was the establishmentof a de
nominational journal in Chicago, to take the
place of smaller journals, like the Wisconsin PurA
tan and the lowa Hews Letter. The opportunity
for the establishment of such a paper appears to
be especially favorable now, as there is no reli
gious paper published in the country which is
generally acceptable to the Congregationalists
hereaway.
ORDINATION OF MISSIONARIES
The Anniversary of the Seminary took place
in connection with the meeting of the Conven
tion. A fine address was delivered by Rev. J.
P. G-ulliver, of this city, and another by Rev. H.
M. Dexter, of Boston, who, it.is said, represented
the credit of ; the missionary work' of this country
as due almost wholly to the Congregationalists.
He certainly has good opportunities for knowing.
But:be that as it may, the most interesting ser
vice of the week was the ordination of five young
men, members of the Senior class of the Semi
nary. These yoluemen are already under ap
pointment by the A. B. C. F. M. The ordina
tion took place in the Second Presbyterian
Church, and was witnessed by an immense con
gregation, The event was one long to be remem
bered. Dr. Henry Smith, of Lane, preached the
sermon, a powerful exhibition of the attractions
of the cross. Prof. Bartlett, of the Seminary, de
livered the charge, and Prof. Haven gave what
may be called the address of transfer, delivering
the candidates into the hands of the Board.
They were received by Secretary Treat, who, in an
interesting address, extended to them a welcerne
to their chosen work. The immediate effect of
the scene was demonstrated on the following
Sabbath, when the annual collection for the Board
was taken in the Second Church, $l2OO being
subscribed on the spot. The West will show,
year by year, an increasing interest in Foreign
Missions.
The preliminary examination of the candidates
was very interesting. A single incident I will
mention. One of the young men, when relating
the story of his religious experiences, said that,
in his earlier days, he was a wayward child. His
conversion was somewhat remarkable. One of
the first impressions made upon his heart after
renewal, was that of duty to become a missionary
to the heathen. So powerful was this impression,
that it soon occurred to him that there must be
a Providence behind it. Perhaps his mother—
though. she had never told him so—had dedicated
him to this work in infancy. He would ask her.
He seized the first opportunity. Alone with her
after the family had retired for the night, he put
the question. The answer was, "Yes, my son,"
and his reply was instantaneous : " Then, mother,
I shall go." He left the room, but returning in
a few moments, found his mother upon her knees,
dissolved in tears of gratitude to Him who had
heard her consecration and honored it, though
after many trials of her faith in the thoughtless
career of "her wildest boy."
PRESBYTERY OF CHICAGO
The recent meeting of this body was one of
unusual interest. The reports of its members
upon the state of religion in the churches were
cheering. Prof. David Swing, pastor elect of
the Westminster Church, was received from an
0. S. Presbytery in Ohio. Rev. J. W. Larri
more was also received from an 0. S. Presbytery
and installed pastor of the Seventh Church in
this city. The exercises of installation were held
on Tuesday evening, April 15th. Rev. A. Eddy,
of the Ninth Church, preached the sermon. Rev.
Dr. R. W. Patterson delivered the charge to the
pastor, and Rev. Edward Pierce, of the Calvary
Church, the charge to the people.
Rei , . J. H. Trowbridge and Rev. David Swing
were chosen commissioners to the next General
Assembly. Elders, Mark Skinner and J. D.
Ward.
It is expected that Mr. Swing will soon be in
stalled overt the Westminster Church. He is a
man of unusual scholarly culture', and has roused
much interest in the city at large by his attract
ive sermons. We thank our Old School friends
for the two representatives they have given us,
and are unable to discover, in their theological
views, any reason why we should not receive still
further accessions from the othor branch. They
were not examined when they were received, and
we do not think that, had they been, in the pre
sence of Mr. Barne, he would have voted not to
receive them.
OLD SCHOOL MOVEMENTS
Rev. R. Patterson, D D., fresh from Covenanter
ranks, is now engaged in raising funds for the
erection of a new church edifice for the use of his
congregation. He guides' an enterprising church,
and ttheir location on Jefferson Park, is one of
the finest in the city. A new church has been
lately planted in the South Division. Thus our
brethren of the other side have five churches in
Chicago, together with a sixth—the Central--
which has but a nominal existence, having sold
its church building, and dismissed its minister,
Rev. F. Brown, MD., who, I notice, has just ac
cepted an invitation to the Central Church in St.,
Paul.
The Scotch churches in Chicago are not very
vigorous, though one of Them, ette Filst Scotch,
has recently acquired some strength througli the
election of Rev. Dr. Burns,,ot Canada West, as
pastor. Re enjoys a fine reputation, and will do
a good work.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
The statute adopted by our last Legislature,
fixing the standard of the working-man's daily
labor at eight hours, goes into effect May Ist.
Great interest is, felt in the result. It is feared
that not a little difficulty will be found in adjus
ting the rate of wages to the new period of labor.
If mechanics demand the wages heretofore given
for ten hours, the effect will be simply that of a
strike. The extra .two holirs will doubtless be
used by many mechanics in the interest of their
employers, but for extra pay. If, on the other
hand, the wages of workmen are reduced by one
fifth, mechanics will soon cOmplain; families now
straitened will become more than ever distressed,
and actual strikes will be the order of the day.
A very general desire is felt to give the working
man every opportunity for improvement., but it
is deemed very doubtful whether the opportunity
will be afforded by the new regime. A large
and enthusiastic demonstration is promised on
the part of the working-men to celebrate their
legislative, triumph. Meptime the building
operations of the city. are to a considerable ex:
tent suspended. Contractors are unwilling to bind
themselves, in view of the uncertainties of the
summer. The architects have been unusually
busy all winter, and were it not for this law an
unprecedented amount of building would be un
dertaken. As it is, probably many a book of
plans will be consigned to the table-drawer for
the season.
THE YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION
The literary society known by this title has
juist secured the upper floors of a large building
in the Metropolitan Block, and will soon remove
their Library and Reading Rooms to the new lo
,cality. It will have at its command, by this arrange
ment, a fine large lecture-room which will be
handsomely fitted up for its convenience. This
association is becothing widely useful, and will
soon provide a place of literary resort. worthy of
the city. I always find the reading-rooms crowd
ed, when I visit them, and their tables are spread
with the choicest issues of the periodical litera
ture of the day. It is however, a significant
commentary upon the lecture system, so far as
our cities are concerned, that only the "stars"
pay the expenses of a lecture season. Gough,
Phillips, Fred. Douglass, and Miss Anna Dickin
son are almost the only persons who can command
a remunerative house. Emerson lectures here to
a chosen few in one of our Unitarian churches.
DR. HOGARTR
The pastor of Jefferson Avenue , church, De
troit, is about to sail for Europe, his people hav
ing given him a six months' vacation, besides lib
erally providing for the necessities of travel.
This summer brings, I believe, his "silver wed
ding;" and the demonstration of affection thus
made on the part of his people is none the less
pleasant for the association. WABASH.
CHICAGO, April 24, 1867.
A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.- The American
Presbyterian of Philapelphia, quoting from a
letter that appeared in this paper three
weeks ago on " Religion in France," espe
cially showing the influences o Materialism
and the Roman Catholic Church, says. "Rev.
H. M. Field of THE EVANGELIST, by birth a
French Catholic, says of the Church of his
youth," &c. Well, indeed I " There is no
thing like going from home to hear the
news." We thought that gentleman was
born in New England,. the son of an old
fashioned orthodox Congregational minister,
but things are so• turned upside down nov
a-days, that one doesn't know his own fa
ther. However, our contemporary is not
very far out of the way. It is only the dif
ference between a man and his wife, and ac
cording to the Gospel they two are one.—
Evangelist.
Very well, we, shall now know where any
smart editorials in the _Evangelist come from.
jjiircs gf fit eturrijis.
CHURCH. COURTS.
THE PRESBYTERY OF HURON held itc,Stated
meeting at Norwalk, Tuesday, April 9th- The
church in Ruggles was dismissed to unite with a
Congregational Association, and a church newly
organized at Clyde, was received. The reports on
the state of religion were encouraging.
THE RIPLEY PRESBYTERY met at Winchester,
April 9th. The following report on Church
Union was adopted, viz : " Believing, as we do,
that for the sake of prosperity among our weak
and scattered churches, and hr the sake of
church extension in unoccupied territory, organic
union of the two branches of the Presbyterian
Church is desirable, and, furthermore, because
we are all Presbyterians, and the issues that di
vided us are gone, and that it is possible, we do
hereby, as a Presbytery, put ourselves on record
as most heartily favoring such union, on the
standa:rds of our.eammon faith, as set forth ,in the
Adopting Act of 1729." Commissioners to the
General Assembly: Rev. D. Vandyke, principal,
and 'D. E. Bierce, alternate_ Elder J. B. Mc-
Clanahan, principal, and W. P. Macklem, alter
nate.
INDIANAPQLTS PRESBYTERY met in Anderson,
April 11th. 'Rev. A. T. Rankin, and Elder W.
N. Jackson were chosen commissioners to General
Assembly, and Rev. C. H. Marshall and Elder
Samuel Moore, their alternates. Messrs. George
'D. Parker, and Thomas Bartholomew, members
of the Kingston church, the former an .elder,
were licensed as probationers for the gospel min
istry, _ Mr. Parker has accepted an invitatipp. to
labor with the churchesin Edinburgh and Amity.
DAYTON PRESBYTERY met at Osborne on
Tuesday, Aprir2d. The. Commissioners elected
to the next Geneial Assembly are, Rev. B.
Graves and Elder P. Odlin, principals; Rex; D.
M. Moore and .G. L. Kedzie, alternates. .Pres
tery held an adjourned meeting at Troy,: - .April
16th, and installed the Rev. Henry Calhoun,
pastor of the Ist church. At the same meeting
a call frbin the 'ehiirch in. Osborne, for the minis
terial service of Rev. J. L. Pollock, was approved,
and a commitee appointed to conduct the instal
lation services on the 2d of May.
PATASKALA PRE'SBY'TERY closed its sessions
in Massillon, April 10th. Rev. Daniel Tenney
was received from the Presbytery of Hamilton,
and a Committee appointed to install him =pastor
of the Second church of Newark, May Ist.- Hen
ry Beeman from Lane Theological Seminary,
was licensed -to"preach the gospel as a fyroba
,tioner. - Rev.-Geofge Little and T. M. Rose were
elected commissioners to the General Assembly;
and Rev. A Kingsbury, D. D., and James Young,
elder, their alternates.
THE PRESBYTERY OE ERIE, at their meeting
on the 9th of April, appointed the Rev. Geo. A.
Lyon, D. D.; and Hiram Sohnson, elder, as Com
missioners to, the .nest General Assembly; their
alternates, Rev. Sylvanus Warren, and Samuel
Moorehead, elder.
PRESBYTERY OF CLEVELAND AND PORTAGE.
—This was the first meeting of the Presbytery
since the addition of a portion, of the PreSbytery
of Elyria by the action of Synod,-at its last meet
ing. Commissioners to-the General Assetubly:
—Rev. Henry L. Hitchcock, D. D., and Win. H.
Goodrich, D. D., principals; and Rev. Geo. E.
Pierce, D.D., and Rev. Jas. Shaw, D. D. alter
nates; Elders Truman P.• Handy, Esq., and C. S.
Latimer, Esq., and E. S. Brainard, Esq., alter
nates. Four ministers have been dismissed, and
two have been received. During the year 393
have been added to the churches on profession
of their faith. Four pastorates have lothuNis
solved. One pastor; Rev. Elias C. Sharfr, and
Rev. John Keys, the oldest member of Presby
tery, have died during the year. One pastoi• has
been installed, Rev. A. W. ,Knowlton, over the
church of Strongsville. v,
THE PRESBYTERY OF 'KALAMAZOO, - recently
in session at Buchanan, Mich., has chosen the
Rev. J. Pierson and Elder A. J. Smith as princi
pal commissioners to the Assembly, and the Rev.
T. Dwight Hunt and Daniel Van Antwerp, their
alternates. Presbytery instructed its commis
sioners to favor the reunion of the two branches
of the Presbyterian Church whenever .the ,way
should be open for a permanent and honorable
union.
THE PRESBYTERY OE ALBANY met in Green
bush, April 16th. Rev. J. R. Young, of New
York Third and Rev. H. Pattengill, of Montrose
Presbyteries, were received by letters. Rev. H.
Darling, D. D., of Albany, was chosen Commis
sioner to the General Assembly, and Rev. W.
Whittaker, of Greenbush, alternate. Elder An
nable, of Albany Fourth, was appointed lay com
missioner.
CHURCITES.—The church of Tioga, Pa., for
twenty years or more under the pastoral care of
Rev S. J. M'Cullough, has recently liquidated a
standing debt, and the society are now about to
make extensive repairs upon their sanctuary, and
at the same time have increased the pastor's sada:
ry.—The Mercer Street church, New York,
—Dr. Booth's—has been well prospered in thins
spiritual and temporal the past Winter, having
received an average of about a dozen on profes
sion of their faith, at each of its communion sea
sons, and also a considerable number by letter.
The young men of this church have organized
an association, and are making their influence
felt in various ways to its advantage. The
church of Ilornellsville have just relieved them
selves of a $5OO debt upon their church. The
people then felt free to do the right thing by their
pastor, (Rev. M. Waldo,) and increased his sala
ry to $l5OO. The church and congregation, as
one may judge, are in a flourishing condition.
—The Rev. E. B. Sherwood organized a
church of sixteen members at Breckinriclge,
on the 9th of February last, and since that time
there have been two accessions and a number
of others will soon unite with them. They have
commenced the erection o? a house of worship.
and are expecting a minister (Rev. J. Odell, from
New York.)
MINISTERIAL.—Rev. C. F. Beach, recently of
Centralia, 111., having supplied the pulpit of the
First Presbyterian church, of Portage City, Wis.,
during the past six months, has received a unani
mous call to the pastorate.—Rev. Robert Proc
tor's address is changed from Clarkson, Monroe