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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1867
,a " WE ARE STILL in need of twenty copies
of the paper, of June 13th, to fill orders. Six
cents apiece will be allowed for copies at this
office.
• THE FOLLOWING MAGAZINES for July have
been placed upon our table.
Hours at Home. Charles Scribner & Co., N. Y.
Atlantic Monthly. Ticknor & Co., Boston.
Our Young Folks. Same publishers.
Harpers New Monthly. • Harper & Bro., N. Y.
PAMPHLETS.
Rev. S. R. Dimmock's Review of Rev. Messrs.
Vincent and Gladden on Amusements and Religion.
Dr. Marsh's Letter to Rev. Dr. Crosby on Teeto
talism as a Bible Rule.
Tenth Year of the N. Y. Sabbath Committee with
a 'Sketch of its r ltistory.
Rev. J. F. Bingham's Brief History of Sunday
Schools.
MANTUA CHURCH has added $lOOO to the
salary of its pastor, Rev. H. Augustus Smith.
This is very well for a church that cannot be
counted among the largest or strongest.
CHANGE OF RELATION.—The Reformed Pres
byterian congregation of New Castle recently
voted unanimously to transfer its connection to
the Presbytery of Pittsburgh in our body.
TEMPERANCE IN THE CHURCHES.-At least
four of the churches in this city were opened for
addresses in behalf of Temperance, on last. Sab
bath evening. These were Rev. Mr. Mitchell's
and Rev. Mr. Mallery's, both N. S. Presbyterian,
St. George's M. E., and the Mariner's Bethel.
Rev. John W. Mears preached a sermon on
" God's curse on the vice of Social Drinking," at
the Western Church in the morning.
PROTECTION TO ANIMALS.—The State Socie
ty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, re
cently formed, held a meeting last Friday for
completing its organization. Dr. Wm. C. Swann
was elected President. The list of Vice-Presi
dents and members of the Executive Committee
is made up from our most influential and efficient
citizens, such as Judge Wm. A. Porter, Horace
Binney, Jr., John Welsh, Mayor McMichael,
Ex-Gov. Pollock, George H. Stuart, and others.
An office in this city will be opened in a few
days, and the necessary attaches amiointed for
putting the machinery in operation. This means
work; and the wretches who belabor poor horses
and mules with the awful mercilessness which is
so often witnessed in our streets, or who cart
around victims for the slaughter-house in the
most agonizing postures, cannot be too quick in
taking warning. It is intended, until next win
ter, to secure the execution of existing laws on
the subject, and then to apply for the enactment
of another which shall lay hold on the evil with
a stronger grasp.
TEMPERANCE.—The Philadelphia Temper
ance Society held a Public meeting on a Wed
nesday evening recently at the rooms of
the Young Men's Christian Association,
Gen. Louis Wagner, President, in the chair.
The meeting was largely attended, and a
highly encouraging report of the Society
during the first year of its existence, now
closing, was read by the Corresponding, Se
cretary, and referred to the Executive Com
mittee. The President stated that the ob
ject of the present movement is the union of
all the now scattered adherents of the cause
in the re-organization of a city Society, with
the view of bringing it into organic connec
tion with the Pennsylvania Temperance
Union. The election 'of officers was post
poned one week, to which time tlie meeting
adjourned.
UNION PRESBYTERY, TENNESSEE.
The following action was taken in reference to
Henry Cherry by the Presbytery of Union at its
last stated meeting :-
1. It appears unadvisable and unnecessary to
prosecute the first and second specifications of the
charges preferred against Henry Cherry at the
last meeting of Presbytery.
2. That the third charge, to wit: "that in the
year 1859 he was deposed from the gospel minis
try by the Presbytery of Florida, upon the charges
of ' Dishonesty, Duplicity, and Defaination,' and
has never been restored or r(-)rdained, is fully
established by a full copy, now in our hands, of
the records of his deposition, certified by Rev. A.
W. Clisby, Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of
Florida; and is further confirmed by the open
and distinot acknowledgment of Henry Cherry,
before this Presbytery at its last meeting in Knox
ville.
3. It therefore appears to your Committee con
clusively established, that in presenting himself
to this Presbytery, in the year 1864, as a minister
of the Gospel in good and regular standing by
letter of dismission and recommendation from the
Kalamazoo Association, he has willingly and
knowingly practiced a fraud upon this Presby
tery, and with pain we are constrained to add,
that the Kalamazoo Association, in issuing this
letter of dismission and recommendation to Henry
Cherry, has been unwittingly or wittingly a par
ticipant in this fraud, for which, upon the broad
claims of ecclesiastical obligation and courtesy,
the said Association should be held responsible.
4. Your Committee, therefore, would recom
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1867.
mend that the following record be inscribed in
the minutes of this Presbytery, to wit:—
Whereas, The following facts have been con
clusively established, Ist. That Henry Cherry,
hitherto recognized as a member of this Presby
tery in good and regular standing, was deposed
from the Gospel ministry by the Presbytery of
Florida on February 16th, 1859, as shown by a
full copy of the records, certified by the Rev. A.
W. Clisby, Stated Clerk of that Presbytery; 2d.
That Henry Cherry has never been restored by
Presbytery, Synod, or General Assembly, nor re
ordained, as shown by his own full acknowledg
ment before this Presbytery at its last meeting at
Knoxville; 3d. That Henry Cherry was received
by this Presbytery in the year 1864 as a fully
accredited minister of the Gospel, by letter of
dismission and recommendation from the Kala
mazoo Association, Michigan, without any knowl
edge on the part of this Presbytery of his depo
sition; therefore,
Resolved, That the said Henry Cherry has
practiced a fraud upon this Presbytery in present
ing himself as a duly accredited minister of the
Gospel by his letter of dismission from the Kala
mazoo Association, and that his name be stricken
from the roll of this Presbytery.
It was further recommended that a copy of
this action be furnished the papers of our deno
mination for publication, and also that the Scribe
of the Kalamazoo Association and Mr. Cherry
be furnished with copies.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION IN lOWA.
In pursuance of a plan of old Des Moines
Presbytery, in 1851, when we had only one
Presbytery in the State, academic education
was begun at Kossuth or Yellow Springs, and at
Cedar Rapids.. At Troy also an Academy was
started. , Yellow Springs Institution was prema
turely raised to a College, from which several ex
cellent graduates, (a part of whom are now in
the ministry of lowa,) proceeded. But in the
late war, Yellow Springs College was well nigh
disbanded; and only the Academic department
has since been revived.
Of late, the Cedar Rapids enterprise, begun
by Rev. Williston Jones deceased, and partially
endowed by Daniel Coe, Esq., of Durham, N. Y.,
has been revived, and a new incorporation started,
with the name of Parsons Seminary; and with
the hope of adding the Parsons Legacy of lands
to that of Mr. Coe, which latter (Mr. Coe's,) has
already reached the value of ten thousand dol
lars. About seventeen thousand dollars in sub
scriptions at Cedar Rapids and vicinity have al
ready been secured, and the erection of an Aca
demic edifice of fair proportions is contemplated
by the Trustees this season. Rev. Geo. E. W.
Leonard is, their Agent, devoting all his time to
the undertaking. Cedar Rapids is already quite
a centre of railroad communication and business,
and bids fair by its watel power, to become a
manufacturing city.
I would bespeak for this Seminary enterprise,
the favor of our Eastern educational benefactors,
for we are in great need of help to provide facil
ities for our candidates for the ministry, in each
Presbytery, to begin study near home. .
SAMUEL STORRS HOWE
lOWA CITY, May, 1867.
[Papers favorable please copy.]
COLLEGE COMMENOEMENTg.
The N. Y. Observer gives a list of the times
of holding the Commencement Exercises of some
of the principal Colleges, as follows :
June 19th, Rutgers, Ohio University. June
20th, University of New York, Hanover, North
western University. June 26th, Marietta, Prince
ton, Columbia, Western Reserve, Michigan Uni
versity, Antioch, Wisconsin University, Wabash,
Kenyon, Columbian*, University of Virginia.
June 27th, Miami University, Dickinson, Knox.
July 3d, University of Pennsylvania. July 9th,
City of New York. July 10th, Rochester Uni
versity, M6nmouth, Beloit. July 11th, Trinity,
Genesee, Tufts, Amherst ; Hobart. July 17th.
Hamilton. Harvard University. July 18th,
Dartmouth, Wesleyan University, Yale, Frank
lin and Marshall, Union. July 31st, Bates, La
fayette, Williams. Aug: Ist, Washington and
Jefferson. Aug. 7th, Bowdoin. Aug. Bth,
Pennsylvania, University of Vermont. Aug. 15th,
Middlebury. Aug. 286, Oberlin. Sept. 4th,
Brown University. Sept.
.19th,-Centre.
DEATHS OF MINISTERS.
REV. C. P. KRAIITH, D. D., of the Lutheran
Church (Low Church,) died at Gettysburg early
in this month. The deceased was a man of
weight and worth, for a long time pastor of St
Matthew's church in this city, until he accepted
the Presidency of Pennsylvania College at Get
tysburg. In later years lie has been a Professor
in the Seminary of the Luth e . .an Church in the
same place.
REV. JOEL HAWES, D. D., for nearly fifty
years pastor of the First Congregationalist
church of Hartford, Connecticut, died of conges
tion of the lungs, on Wednesday, June sth.
Born at Med way, - Mass., Dee. 22d, 1789, he
was a graduate of Brown University and Ando
ver Seminary and supported himself during the
period of study by manual labor and teaching.
His plain but earnest and spiritfial, preaching
made him widely known.
INSTALLATION.—The West Arch Street Pres
byterian Church, (0. S.) in this city, having
failed of the fusion with Dr. Beadle's church,
not long since announced as an accomplished
fact, and having also been unsuccessful in its
calls, first to Dr. Wadsworth and afterwards to
Dr. Beadle, to fill its pastorate, has at length se
cured the services of Rev. A. A. Willets, D.D.,
formerly a pastor in the Reformed Dutch con
nection in this city, and now coming from a
church of the same order in New York. He was
installed on Sabbath evening, the 2d instant, by
a committee of the Central Presbytery. The
sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Alex. Reed,
and the charges delivered by the Rev. Drs. Henry
and Beadle. The West Arch Street Church,
though possessing one of the most magnificent
church edifices in the city, has long been crip
pled by an onerous debt, and since the departure
of its late able pastor, Rev. Dr. Edwards, has suf
fered a numerical depletion. A favorable turn
of' affairs is confidently expected from the great
pulpit popularity of Dr. Willets, the earnest of
which is already realized in the demand for pews
and the coming in of new families.
OUR EPISCOPALIAN FRIENDS, it seems, have
waked up to- a sense of the great injury in
flicted upon them by Dr. Hopkins, in his
recent sermon at Rochester, since the Inde
pendent's editorial on the subject. The
Protestant Churchman of last week had some
notice of the matter, which reminds us of the
story of an individual who had experienced
some comparatively slight grievance and
who had sued the offender for damages.
When the trial came on, his lawyer so elabo
rated and enlarged Upon the grievance, that
his client actually shed tears. "Really," said
he, in astonishment, " I had no idea before
how much I had strffered."
HOME MISSIONS.
CALL TO PASTORS AND STATED SUPPLIES
The . late General Assembly ordered the
publication of an unusually large number of
copies of the Report on Home Missions for
distribution and circulation among . the. peo
ple. The pastors and stated supplies there
fore-are requested to send us immediately
the names of the persons in their congrega
tions, who are or ought to be most interes-
I ted in the cause of Home Missions, and we
will send them the Report by mail.
K. KENDALL, Sec'y.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
PRESBYTERY OP CHEMUNG
This Presbytery held its summer meeting at
Rock Stream, on Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week. Rev. C. Thurston was chosen Moderator,
and Rev. T. S. Dewing, Clerk. The opening ser
mon was preached by Rev. C. H. Chester, of
Havanna, and the Presbyterial sermon by Rev.
T. S. Dewing. But the principal business of the
occasion was . the ordination and installation of
Darius C. Sackett, a member of the last class of
Auburn Seminary, over the church and congre
gation of Rock Stream. The examination was
thorough and well sustained. Rev. Darwin Chi
chester presided and proposed the constitutional
questions; Rev. Dr. Daggett, of Canandaigua, to
whose church Mr. Sackett has belonged, preached
the sermon; Rev. J. B. Beaumont offered the or
daining prayer; Rev. C. C. Carr gave the charge
to the pastori and. Rev. Isaac Clark the charge to
the people. The congregation are greatly inter
ested in this young brother, their first settled
paStor, and are giving him a cordial welcome to
the work of the ministry among them. Th'ey
showed gr6it interest also in the meeting of the
Presbytery by a full attendance upon all its pub
lic exercises, although they are an agricultural
people, arql are particularly busy at this time.
INGUAM UNIVERSITY
The examination and anniversary exercises of
this excellent T. L. Seminary occurred this
The Committee of the Synod of Genesee,
under whose care the Institution has placed itself,
report that the examination was well sustained
and indicated thorough training on the part of
teachers, and good habits of study on the part of
the pupils. We were ourselves particularly inter
ested in the recitation of the graduating class,
Moral Science, conducted by Prof. Parsons. It
was alike creditable to himself and to his class.
He is a master workman in his department, with
a clear head and a true heart, two essentials to
the right understanding of that noblest of sciences.
On Tuesday evening the ladies of the Altonia
and Concordia Societies, for their anniversary,
united in a sort of spectacular drama, called the
" Court of Liberty." Miss Goddard, of York,
personating the goddess of liberty, sat on her
throne and summoned the nations to appear, and
say what they had done in her behalf. Her
throne was a sort of judgment seat, and strange
as it may appear, the nations came at tiler call .
Or rather, young ladies, whose costume indicated
the different nationalities, each with the banner
of her chosen country in her hand, appeared and
said what she could. We thought the represen
tatives, of Austria, Spain and some other coun
tries had hard work to make out that they had
wrought much for the cause; but, of course, the
advocate is bound to say what he can for his cli
ent. We do not suppose any one will be sur
prised to know that when "America" appeared
upon the scene, her flag was higher than all the
rest—she had done more than they all in this
sacred cause—and we judge the young ladies in
tended it should be prophetic, when it was ar
ranged that all the rest should lower their flags
as they marched around thesfair representative of
the mighty republic.
It was a beautiful display, and the drama, such
as it was, embodied the fairest sentiments of
liberty, justice, and truth, well uttered by grace
ful lips. The composition did credit to all con
cerned: The speaking was uncommonly good for
such an occasion, the voices good and clear, the
articulation distinct, and all passed off pleasantly.
University Hall was densely packed on the occa
sion by a delighted audience. The attendance
from abroad is unusually large this year.
The graduating class numbers seven only; and
yet some two hundred pupils have been in atten
dance the past year. The school was never more
full or prosperous than at present. This was
matter of special rejoicing in the meeting of the
Board of Councillors, and a minute of congratu
lation, highly complimentary to those whO haVe
the more specific direction of its affairs, was
adopted and put upon record. Honorable reso
lutions were also adopted and put upon the min
utes, in reference to the death of Mrs. Ingham,
one of its founders. Mrs. Staunton, the surviving
sister, remains Principal of the Institution; Dr.
and Mrs. Parsons also continue as teachers, and
all things will move on as before.
Commencement exercises occurred on Wednes
day; with essays by the young ladies, quite Wor
thy of the occasion; an address before the grad
uating class by Rev. S. B. Bell, D.D., of Lyons;
and an admirable report on the state of the Uni
versity by Rev. Dr. Parsons, representing its high
prosperity and its enlarging plans for the future.
All this, sandwiched with , sweet music and ,beauti
ful flowers, made it an occasion not soon to be
forgotten by the "great congregation" in patient
attendance almost "from early dawn to dewy
Theodore S. Faxton, Esq., of Utica, who is
largely interested in some manufacturing estab
lishments in that city, is about to do a handsome
thing for the benefit of the operatives. His plan
is to erect a fine building in the western part of
the city, near the cotton mills, at a cost of about
$20,000, which shall be exclusively their own, to
contain a suitable Hall for lectures, with Reading
Room, Library, and all such arrangements need
ful to mental and moral improvdment. It. is de
signed to make it a place far more attractive than
the grog shop, and so, not only improve the con
dition of those who frequent it, but perchance also
save some from utter ruin. It is a wise and no
ble charity, and will long stand, we trust,.a suita
ble monument to the sagacity andliberality of
the founder.
We notice the death of Rev. G-eo. H.
Calhoun, D.D., of Coventry, Ct. The first class
graduated from Hamilton college consisted of
two students, and he was one' of them. The
other was William Groves, Esq., formerly a resi
dent of this county, but lately residing at the
South. They left college in 1814, and thts, we
believe, is the first death which has occurred' in
their class; in other words, the last we heard Mr.
Grove was still living. GENEsEF,.
ROCHESTER, June 22, 1867. . .
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN EUROPE
We print on the second page the first of a
series of letters from a correspondent who is per
forming the tour ofa large part of Europe, and which
we have no doubt will prove interesting to our
readers. From a later letter dated Charing Cross,
June 10th, we make the following extract:
SERVICES IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY-HAMMOND
On Sunday afternoon I attended service at
Westminster Abbey. A large concourse of peo
ple assembled, I should judge from the throng
entering as many as 2000, though the building
being in the form of,a cross with raised pla.form
and iron railings in the centre, where the reader
and choristers stand, I was unable to see any
thing beyond the nave by which I entered. It
was inspiring to sit among these classic monu
ments and hear the grand organ peal and rattle
and reverbrate through the building. That was
the end of the delicious feeling, however, for
when the service began, I was forced
. to repeat to
m . )-self; half a dozen times, " muMmery, abomina
ble mummery." Why imitate popish priests
thus in the intoning and nasal whinings over
sacred words which no one can understand? Why
not join the papists at once and be done with it?
The chanting and responses were all done by a
choir of boys' whose thin, uncertain voices
squeaked incessantly as they came to high, or dif
ficult passages. They carried on more than half
the service, and in order that they might come
in properly with their Glory and Amen, the organ
ist constantly gave the, pitch to the rector as he
began his whining solo.
How did they get along with worship in
Christ's time? Who gave the Apostles the pitch
on the day of Pentecost?
Many of the worshipers appeared to be devout.
They knew where to kneel and where to rise, a i
I hope they enjoyed spiritual refreshment, th, , gh
their devotion reminded me much of myyea of
Hindoo worshippers—a devotion of ltaby ,
I could not but contrast it all ' e simple,
wit
fervent, heart-stirring worship a Spurgeon's,
iin
where the 7000 voices swelled into glorious swelled;! into
of melody; melody, i.spired, drawn out
from overflowing hearts; melody impelled by
emotions which would ' d vent, thus rising to
f - '
the highest idea o frship. The 600 or 700
, liave with me, could' not hear
people in the 5:1417
one word of
tirntoning. Many followed it in
their.hooks, a many tried ; to do so, but could
not. Th e rmon was preached from a corner
where all,eur aisles could see the speaker
dressed i t i white gown, with black scarf on one
side and crimson on the other. I could not hear
a word, not-even the place of the text.
St. Paul's Cathedral is also used for worship,
and arranged with rising seats from the centre
crossing of the aisles, making room for five or six
thousand persons. I hope the intoning of the
service will do them all more good than it does
. I leain that Rev. RP. Eammond's services in
the Hon. and Rev. Baptist ; W. Noel's Church for
two .Weeks past have , been very successful. A
Tea meeting was appointed by, the. pastor. at the
close, fof'such only as believed they had found
the Saviour during the meetings. Admission
was by tickets given out carefully by the officers
of the Church, and some 70 adults and 330
young persons were present. Both pastor and
people joined' heartily in the work at the begin
ning, and have labored with Mr. Hammond in all
his inquiry meetings, and what is more, the pas
tor and a number of his leading men have
gone over to Rev. Newman Hall's Church, to as
sist in the hew series of meetings just established
by Mr. Hammond there. The churchiS are on
opposite sides df the Thames, and two or three
miles apart: but that is no hindrance when men
have a heart for the work. Hon. Baptist W.
Noel is of the nobility, but prefers the laborious
ministry to a life of ease. How like Moses, who
did not care to enjoy the pleasures of the court
and the pomp of palaces!
I was much struck by the similarity of style
arid' semewhat of manner between Sriurgeon and
Hammond. There is the saMe!warin-hearted
earnestness, the same familiarity with the audi
ence, the same constant application of Scripture
to illustrate and bring out his' points, the same
present Saviour and' constant pointing to 'his sac
rifice. I have not heard Hammond since he
preached in Philadelphia - two.years ago; but be
fore I had :heard• Spurgeon 'ten minutes, I was
struck with the similarity. Yours,'
4rbsz tit fur C/uttrljrs.
WALNUT STREET CHURCH.--0111r Walnut
street Presbyterian church; Dr. Butler's, had a
happy and'refreshing communion service ou Sun
day last. Three elders have just been added to
the Session, Messrs. Edward Miller, Daniel Stein
metz and Samuel Field, to the great satisfaction
of the congregation. On the'preceding Sabbath
the service of ordination took plice, and the as
sistance of the new elders in the Lord's Supper
was now a source of grateful pleasure to all.
Four young persons were added to the Church,
and others are interested and looking, forward to
the profession' of their faith in Christ.
The Church
,is in a highly prosperous state,
both internally and externally. During the past
season the interior of the Church was freseoed,
the iallery remodeled, and tablets with the Lord's
Prayer, commandments and creed inscribed upon
the walls. A very fine and powerful organ, built
by Roberts, of Frankford, (Philadelphia,) has
been introduced, the congregations are large, and
general harmony prevails with a good spiritual
state. Dr. Butler is to take a vacation of three
months, his health calling fora brief rest from
pastoral cares, and the pulpit will be supplied by
Rev. S. W. Crittenden.
S. W. CILUB,CH.—On Sabbath last, the South
Western Church, Rev. John McLeod pastor, re
ceived an addition of twelve members, eleven on
profession of faith and one by letter.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—The gowaru. otreet
Presbyterian Sunday-school held its seventeenth
anniversary exercises last Sunday. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. Mr. Fog, Prof. Knowl=
ton ) and the pastor, Rev. Pr. Sctidder. The re
port of the Superintendent shpwedan unusual de
gree of spiritual prosperity during the year.
" Fifty-four of the scholars , have publicly pro,
fessed their faith in Christ; - 23 others have
united with the church and 57 others lave de,
(dared their earnest intention to become Chris
tians.'—Pacific of Nay 22. .
MINISTERIAL.—Itev. J. T. Henning of Spring
ville, N. Y., bas received and accepted a call to
the Church at Sandwich, Ill.—Rev. S. BO-
worth has removed to Phoenix, N. Y. iu re
sponse to a call from the Congregational church
of that place.—Rev. Dwight Score!, pastor of
the First church of Geneseo (at Lakeville,) has
accepted a call to the Church at Mendon, N. Y.
—Rev. A. Cone has resigned the charge or
the churches of Newton Falls and Braceville,
and accepted the Church in Freedom, Portage
county, Mio.—The Rev. C. J. Hutchins,
late of Racine, Wisconsin, was installed as pastor
of the Church at Fulton, N. Y., on Wednesday,
the I.fth inst. Rev. T. A. Weed of Mexico pre
sided and proposed the conititutionalquestions,
a i'd also delivered the charge to the pastor.—
/ Albany Presbytery has just held an adjourned
session at Mechanicsville 'and installed Rev. Ti
E. Davies, formerly of Racine, Wis., as pastor of
the Presbyterian church. of that place.—Rev.
L. I. Root has declined an invitation to labor fo'r
one 3 ear with the First Church, East Saginaw,
Mich.--The Presbytery refused to accede. xo
Dr. Hawks' .request for a dismission from the
Second Church, Cleveland, o.—Dr. Sunderlind
declines the call of the Euclid street Church,
Cleveland, O. Rev. J. B. Little has removed
from - Lima, Ohio, to Portsmouth; Ohio. He will
supply Dr. Pratt's pulpit for four or five months
while the Doctor is absent recruiting his health.
CHURCHES.
The Second Church of JeTsey City (Rev. J.
M. Stevenson) have raised the entire amount of
indebtedness upon' their house of worship ; three
yeai.s ago, iheir liabilities were about $12,000.
A,little more than $2OOO h'a's been raised outside
the limits of the congregation, the balance at