THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1807. B@“ London a Little Closer, and Mr. Ham mond dn Bethlehem on oiir second page-, Mary ville College, Power of the Church, from Sr. Booth’s Sermon, Belshazzer in Paris, Rural Economy , on the third page } Two Chapters of a Good Story, to be continued, and other Miscella ny, on the sixth page; Editor’s Table and full Literary Miscellany on the seventh page. J3gf Tiie Advertisement for a House-keep er, in the Special Column, is worthy of attention from those seeking a desirable position of . the kind. THE ASSEMBLY’S COMMITTEE OH SAB BATH SCHOOLS. At the last meeting of the General Assembly, the following resolutions were adopted in regard to the work of the permanent Committee on Sab bath Schools. “1. That the-Congregations an dSunday Schools within our bounds, be invited: and urged to make generous.eonttibutions during the present yeai in behalf of the general work represented in the plan upon which this Permanent Committee Was estab lished. 2. That this organization he recommended cor dially to the sympathy and co-operation of all our churches, as an agency in the various branch es of Sunday School work; and that they be earnestly requested to transmit their funds through its hands. 3. That the Permanent Committee be instruct ed to proceed at once to their legitimate work, disbursing the moneys they receive in the several ways opened to them in the providence of God; the establishment of new schools, and the succor ing of those which are feeble;,:the sustaining of Missionaries commissioned by the Home Mission ary Committee; the supplying’ of Libraries in connection with the Publication Committee, and all the’kinds of religious work among the child ren, especially in our own land, to which their wisdom shall point with hopes of success. 4. That the Permanent Committee.beinstruct ed to elect at - 'once a Treasurer, whose duty it shall be eachyear, under its direction,,to report the receipts and-expenditures‘of all sums entrust ed to them to the General Assembly.” In accordance with these instructions the Per manent Committee on Sabbath Schools have elect ed E. T. Huntington, Esq., of Rochester N. Y. .their Treasurer, to whoim-all funds fqr Sabbath School-purposes may be sent, and they will be em ployed for the objects designated in the action of the General A assembly. < , By order of the Committee,. C. P. Bush, Rec. Sec/- Rebel Repentance.— Robert Toombs, of Georgia, is out with a letter which is decidedly timely. It throws light upon our, prospects for the future under the system of indiscriminate pardons, or. in lieu thereof, tlieSmith and Greeley plan ofbuyingoff red handed traitors from the gallows. Toombs says he is ready to-day as he was "when he entered public life thirty years ago as a nul lifier, to spend and be spent in the sacred cause; that he considers sacrifices a thou sand times greater than his own, well made for a lost cause ; that he accepts any man as bis brother, in peace orw;ar, who will defend it; and that he regrets nothing in the past but the dead and the failure. We only wish that all men of this temper, instead of crin ging and perjuring themselVes to gain posi tions where they can better wreak their spite, would be thus frank and publicly de fiant. Just at this moment they could do the country no higher service. When the haste to forgiye a,nd forget? becomes reck less, this candor of crime, this disdain of ac cepting for it the proffered forgiveness or forgetfulness, will more deeply impress the nation with the perils of a mad clemency, and also simplify the question of duty. R. S. Since writing the above, we find that, in the vei - y face of this treason, Robert Toombs has become the recipient of a-Presi dential pardon. Whether or not he ap plied for it, or went through the farce of an oath of allegiance, we are not told. In either case comment is useless.. We have only to say, that if Mr. has on file any more such flagraneies in the way of “ aid and comfort” to a future rebellion, we hope he will hurry them along. Wo would like to see the bottom of this thins;. Lyme, o. —The oldest Presbyterian Church on the Western Reserve, west of Cleveland, celebra ted its fiftieth anniversary, at their house of wor ship, in Lyme, Huron county, 0., otf- Sunday, June 30th. The pastor, Rev. W, T. Hart, preached an appropriate discourse in the morn ing, reviewing the history of the church since its organization. He noted that the churcll dismiss ed a .colony of twenty-three members, Noy. 14th, 1831, to form the Presbyterian church at Mon roeville, and' two mission Sabbath Schools had been sustained by the church fyr some time. Se veral ministers, doctors, and lawyers have received their early training in this church. In the afternoon, the Sabbath School celebrated the twenty-eighth anniversary of the appointment of Mr. E. Be miss as their Superintendent. , ■ THE AMEBIC All PRESBYTERJAX, THURSDAY,. JULY 18, 1867. Farewell. FAREWELL TO THE IRISH DELEOATIOIT. On Thursday evening of last week, amid all the inconveniences of mid-summer heat and the absence of many citizens from their honaes, the Acadeiny of Music was thronged in every part except the last tier, with tile Christian citizens, and especially uie Presbyterians ot our city and,State, to join in giving public farewell to the esteemed members of the Irish delegation, on the- eve,Qf their return from, their mission to the American churches. The. flags-of the two countries, with the harp of Erin, were-in tertwined over, the stage and surmounted with the Scripture motto, .TTfieHord watch] between me and thee when we are absent one from another.” Op-, posite these, over the balcony circle, was a similar arrangement of flags, with the motto : “ The British; and American churches—the great bulwark of civil and religious liberty.” At 8;o'elock tlie/d;elegatipny escorted by,prominent clergymen and .laity appeared ,on„ the : stage, when; Rev. Win. E. Schenck, ,D;;D-„ (0. S.) proposed'.the following hst idf officers, who were accordingly cho sen : ... , ... , . .. President: Hon. James Pollock,-Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania. .iii: Vice-Presidents: Mei. Albert Barnes, Rev.Til. W. Jacobus, D. D., of Pittsburg, Rev. H. A. Board man, D. t>., JosephT. Cooper, D.D., T. W. J. Wylie, D.D., Thos. J. Shepherd, D. D., J. Howard Suydam, Jas. W. Weir, Esq., Harrisburg, Matthew Newkirk, Esq., Sami. H. Pertins, Esq.'! Secretaries: Rev. M. B. Grier) Dil);,'"'Rev.'jjohn; W. Mears, Geo.. Junkin, Jr., Esq., Win. H. Pur.ves, Esq., William Getty, Esq, C. Stuart Patterson, 6 Esq. Gov. Pollock’s Address. Mv Christian friends. In what I shall say, I de sire to consult brevity. ' A few weeks ago. w'e assem bled in one of the churches of our own city, to' Wel come to our hearts and to our homes, the” hoiibred delegates of the Presbyterian churches ofScptl'ahd arid Ireland to the Presbyterian and other churches of the,United Slates. The welcome of,that hour w,as no unmeaning ceremony. It lyas'siucere, and,cor dial. It was heart speaking to heart, einotio.n., deep and earnest, answering to deep emotion. W’e.wel comed them for their own,sakes,-for the sake of the cause they represented and for the message of love they bore to us from that far off and loved land, and for the sentiments of union rthat filled; their hearts and burst impressively from their lips. -In the name of a commou ancestry,. language antklite#- ature, in the name of.kindred; and hallowed memo ries,- of truth triumphant over error, persecution and death, in the name of a com'mon Christianity and an open Bible, of free churches and free schools we bade them welcome. As the Ambassadors of Christ, as the ministers of His ldve','ds the nteksen gers of peace they came; Our arms were open and our hearts ready, to receive them.. We then bade them, welcome. They came to us at an auspicious: time, when the noise of war had ceased in our land, 1 when our nation, wiping from her brow the drops of: .bloody baptism stood purified jro.m the foul stain of .human slavery, (Applause) when liberty and union,: liberty and right were gathering in their trophies, and-pointing ewith, credit and pride to a glorious’ peace. They have beeu with us-and among us. They have looked out upon our country in its- vast extent;: They ‘have-seen?our,mdH ntai ns, ffjjnlri vers, our inland VeasVbur ! mightyr cathMcts, ohr fruitful valleys and our peacefti'lhomes, ohr maferial wealth, commercial and industrial greatness. ” They’have beenjbeneath them, around ,tbejm 'andjabout tiffin. They have visited our general hsqemb’l lea and Synods., They have visited our-theolo’gieahand' literary insti-: tutions. They have seen- everywhere the church and the seho®l-hpuse, 'twjn sisters .of civilization and; religion, dotting our valleys and crowning our hills. They-have-examined the common schools, the cen tre and the power of our educational ’system,’ the peoplets-cblfeges, ivitlTdoors ndde bpenpinvitiiig ail to entfr’upon wlioiii'God and the signet and the seal of manhood; (Applause) They' have entered our homes, received’the wel come of Christian families, anil erijdyed the kind hospitality of Christian ; householders. They have told us, with all the. earnestness of truth,? the old, old story ! of Jesus And’ His love", old but ever new. Theyjiave told us of.a free-salvation, alike true whether proclaimed upon’theTmoors and hills of Scotland, in tlie 1 green ’lsle of the ocean, or in America, the- land of .our hope and oiir ’home. They have not been indifferent to our,;Goyeniment, in its system, in its form and in its operations. They have here learned that our Government is the poli tical incarnation of the popular will; they- Hive seen the element of the power of the people’in the simple forms of our political and social order. Thej' have here learned, that American intelljgencejs hut anotherhamefor jAuiefican m'anhooi.l, that dbVereign ity is-of the citizen; and iha’t the ultimate'supreme power-of the citizen-is.jin .the. ballot-box; vitalized and energized by universal SiifiVhge. (Apphtuie 1 :) All this they have seen and felt; and feeling have approved in. us, because they, are ffee,men, the ad vocates and defenders of .the same essential princi ples of hberty and free Government; and although the subjects of a government somewhat differing .from our own, they boast as loudly of as’we of.their Magna Ckarla, and feel that Magna Cbarta is equal to oiir Constitution and that their ‘'declaration and’ bill of rights” is’ * but the Synonym of our Declara tion bf Independence. We live in an age of ideas, not an ideal age, not a mere fancy' speculation of Utopian dreams, but of grand progressive thought, developing the actual and the real, the spiritual and the free._Mi.nd .moves now as does the world. This age of,‘power land Christianity feels) the spur of science, which gives form and utility to the light ning and makes it, by the electric wire the servant of man, gives wings to free thought and Christian love, arms them with power, binds heart to heart and nation to nation, and speeds the day when the empires of the earth, under the Banner of the Cross, shall be one, a.nd;all became the Kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. But another mission is ours now. We meet to-night not to welcome, but to part. Oh, bow oft are the greeting and welcome followed by the echo of the farewell! How oft is parting the sftd antithesis of meeting.: We are here, to hid them farewell, and to bid, them.god-spetd back to their homes, their loved and native Ireland, our salutations and our pray ers—they \y,ho have brought to us these messages of love and of union. Stay) the blessing of God go with them: and when sepa rate and apart, may' all of unkindness and of harsh ness—if ariyWthere be—be forgotten and forgiven." May,our failings and follies be covered with the mantle qf charity and naught remain hut the pleas ing memory oi their visit and their mission! To night we meet to say farewell. We hope ere W -to meet in that place of which it is said “there is no night there.” Happy is union here! What will it be hereafter? Oh ! may|America and England be forever found in the bonds of brotherhood and love, in the grand and glorious'work'of spreading to all the na ions of earth, the sound of a Saviour’s name and the story of a Saviour love! May He who holds the waters in the hollow of His hand and who brings the winds out of their treasure house, may He control the elements that they may’ bear in safety our beloved friends to their dear na tiySland. And; Alien’; earth’s Changes and sorrows are ended, all of our songs silent and our tears yip ed away, may ive meet in that'higher a,nd better lahd and there join our voices in‘the loud Alleluia's that shall forever swell and roll Around the Throne 'of the, Eternal,. T '• ,--’i ; . r ,Goy..Pollock then presented Rev.-Robert Adair, D.D., Presbyterian (N.S.j) wjio.was appointed to say the farewell words to the,Delegation. i j , Address of Rev. Dr, Adair. Kyf Brethren and honored. Representatives of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland. On tlie eve of youK departure to your own land, We 1 Are convenfe'd to bid'you an affectionate And’Christian’ farewell, to express the hope and Offer’ the prayer' that you. may have -a prosperous jouhieyito.your native-land, anff .a meeting, with yqjir Igmilies, and con gregations,, and the Churches iwho sent, you, to us ,on your'important; mission..,, sinpe wejmett'to welcotiie'yoii id oiir. shores,' t'o.ourhospi talities; 1 an d to : our Christian fellowship. It . seems (but yesterday; that we tliffs me’W -' -How rapidly, the idavs audw'eeks have passed away; and how delight-, fully!,lf-you have experienced but half tlieipleasure you liave been amply compensated (or the perils you' encountered,in crossing the ocean, gnd(th'e sacrifices' you made,jidisleavihg,i for a jdeasohj .friends and: home, in the execution of your missions’to the Pres-) byterian Churches in this country. Reverend breth ren, you havefnerfornieff'thjssmfssi'tgi'lwith singular •wisdom apd ability, reflecting great honorjupon your ’c'ohstitiiency; and 1 editying and by your cohnsCl and.wbfds pf cheer;' ‘You , haV'e ,l dbhe ! your -work well, and,are now aboutfio return’‘to those who -sent-you opjthis imissibu of!lo.ve,-to report whatyou Kaye se,en,and heard, and-.pXp.criegipe.djlidre.; iWheh ..y.pu, .land, safely on your.,natiye ( Bhore^ : what a.phppt; of welcome will greet you ; (and gr’edt ’ effngregiftion, ‘the'earnest 1 ancj - attentive"au diehce-'itill be moved’ by, your'thHliing report; 'ajiS •the enthuiasticApplause be^hferaldefl 1 to ’ As' bln i this-side of ths Atlantic with electrics velocity,-or-by the : ageney qf the swift steamer, Assuring ushthat fthpugh, you,ai-e absent from. ,uB, ; :Wse:are still 7 kipdly T e bt e nit>ered by you, I n that report you; pijll, haye niiieh W say of this copntry and tliis young' nation. ’Ydur' keeh obseryatiohlliad ‘dibcOvered/ho .doubt, many th ings aniortg us over which- j'bff will bp 'in clined: to throw tliff mantle of'chaSrity.' l * You-will ! be, disposed to speak of- our good qualities,: raUieri than our faults. ; Ypu will b,e able to,tell what'God has Rone for.us, and that lie; has given .us a'gOQdly hefi tage'. You will be able to tell,them,something qf our immense territory, .of, which'even oiu; qwhjpeq p_le have' no adequate conception 1 j’, of itsAnajestic rivers, its Obean lakes, its''exparisive' prailries,'inter minable forests;!its niountainsbf coal,AMd Iron,‘And: silver,- and:gold, andiits hroad' and:fertile vallies.: Yp.n will also liayeisqmething to.qayiof thq agricul ture and thisyoung s natipn, ,of.; the greatness and gVandeur of. some.of:our cities, and,’of the va'st wealth an'd splendid style of living oi shine 6f our'eitizens, whose 1 vote for' our Presiileiits; ap'(l legislators and-judges, has hb‘ more iriflilence tlian the voterof the day laborer; (applause.) “You-have heard and read.much of. the; energy and pfogress of. jnatiop;, but, .wet doubt. Aptpafi’er; the limited suryey .you haye tafeqp pf our greatness J( you will'say. to, y.bur friends, at.homej;thgßaif ‘.was nqt; told, us. Rut your mission toll]i.s Coil n try, honored brethren, War: rot' tb ‘ascertain our phy.-Ical great ness and political poVer. ’ You li'ad ' a higher view .inivisiting the United States of America. You came here as the messengers of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland. You came■■ to,dell us what you grp ■doing to ,overtlirow the t Empire, of. Satan, and to further-tlie ,Kingdpm qf „our Lprd and Saviour,, and 1 'to -stin'uilate’ us to’similar efforts. We weleoined you to'our Whores as having come on this' niissid/i, And n'owias we bid you an affectionate-farewell, we still’recognize you as'Coadjutoi'sdn’a eommon And gloi'iour cajlse not confined to .any- v p,ge.'.or nation, .hut extending to all .pepple, and lasting-throughAU time. , In, your report to-your constituencyiyou.will .have much to say in-regard to our religious .efforts ■and' progress; “ Yoti jhave ihe)t"buf va’Hp,us‘ General AsSeiiiblies And Synods—you; liaye'linin'gjed Iri oiir meetings for social worship,’ and ! have felt the glcw of Christian love,-as yoio-united with us in prayer; and praase; a Yqu-have learned sqmefhingiofpur ef iorts’ to plant the' standard of the cross in eyerydes-: tituteldidtrict within oiir ’immense'‘ebfiffiry, arid to: heseue this! fair.; land, bf' ours' 1 f.r&in’'the'Ao'htf6l oh A spurious, phristikqity, And troth the blighting.;in-' flueuce qf ~infidelity and injemperaqce;- (It-Js our aim, through ,the attractions ofthe..cross,,and .the efficient’ agency, of. the Holy Ghost, tp, lead all opr people,' fforn .the Atlantic. to* thb Pacifip, and from the Giilf'of Mexico, to' the’lakes, to Bo'w in’ cordial allegiance before Prince'Messiah, aiid’to crown Him Lord cf all.. This isA mighty achievement; and-we shall utterly ; fail in its accomplishnjeutj unless God shall give grace adequate fpr tlie, efnergeucy.. ’ This the American ,Churches.deeply.feel., ,\Ye, may ,say What our.late’reyere'd') and beldved President. Lin- Coln'said in ui-y' llhafing, when lie addr'eisfed-the'Sy nod of ‘Pennsylvania, which had an interview with him atthe AVhite Hdilse, during a dark period in our late terrible conflict.. His,utterance on thaitroceasion Vyaa notifor political eft'ect.. .N,o!Ultwas tlie!prb fpund, .conviction’ of. his. honest,soul.Be .spoke as he believed. “ Gentlemen,” said ~hej ‘.‘.il God he with us in .this struggle for our national life and, tlie perpefuity of bur free institu'tioqs. we'shal'fsu'cCe.ed, hut if'-Gbti withhold Ins aid-weshall’faU.” ’applause.')’ .So, Reverend brethren, ive’ say, andwou ! heartily iendorse the remark,_if God .shall smile” on our eftorts-to make this land.a.mountain,of holiness, we.shall,succeed, but if He leave us. to quriown w,is-, dpm and strength,.we shall utterly jail...there-’ ford, need youfT‘prayers,, we earnestly, crave yb'di prayei-s And -the prayers of the Chufches'you repre sent, that we quay be able to meet this heavy respon-’ eibility that Providence lias placed ‘upon us. Yfe pre Assured that .yog will, rejoice in ibur successful efforts to publish the; truth as it is in Jesus through’ our land, aspve shall ever rejoice,iu .y.our.religious prosperity and'progress, though the frroad Atlantic rolls between us. We are servants of the' same Master* subjects of the same King, servirig under His: banner, for the’oVerthrow r of All evih'on earth, andjor the establishment of all good:- ‘We are all one in Christ. d There is one bodj: and’one spirit, even as we are. calleddn .one hope,,of our calling, one Lord, one faith, one .baptism, ( one G9d.aljd.lFa-. their of all, who’is above all, And through .all, and in us all. ”'The; Churches you represent have' yearned- for .a closer Christian- fellowship,- than was formerly enjoyed 1 with the Churched in’this new world, and we are glad you. have: taken- the initia tive in.-this, important movement..,..When the way was opened for this interchange of delegates from the .Churchfes of - both countries. We .rejoiced to send our commissioners to you on t'lieir mission of love. Through them we sent to your Churches, our Chris tian salutations, arid thrduglGyou we have gratefully received the greetings,of yours-in reply.m Thia-in terchange of delegates; and Chnstiaii greetings is a happy omen! for- Zion. LWe trust that'it will-tend to tlie .spirituality and .efficiency of tlje Churches in hoi-h countries. , VYe trnst. that it will'more and more consolidate tlie sacramental, hosts of G.od’.s elect, under' the leadership of the'Prince of Peace, and nerve th em for the last’grand and decisive’con flict with' Satan and his allies. - -This conflict will >be sev.ere, but ’successful."' The’.stone cut out without hands shall become a mountain, and-fill the whole world. Satan shall be dethroned and, all his con federates routed, and the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ, and He shall reign forever’and ever! To ■further this glorious object, you’have’eome among »9. Was ever an ambassador trom any earthly court sent on so grand amission?. Brethren, send us annually such a. delegation,.and our. Church will . he happy to.reciprocate the kindness. The, influepee of.this intercourse between the Churches of Great Britain and the United States will, we trust, be mOst happy in their respective nations. It will tend, to harmonize the jarring elements in the politi cal sphere,And do more to promote peace and good will between the, .two nations, than the most skillful diplomacy, j America in its; youthful ardor and self _confidence is,perhaps too. easily excited by any thing .that wounds its national pride or touches its na 'tion'al honor/and is too ready to rush to arms to 1 avbnge' its real 1 or supposed wrongs. But, beloved brethren, you should not think str&nge of this, for -thexhildis apt to imitate the infirmities, if not the virtues, of the .parent. (Laughter 1 and applause.) ,Grep.t Britain, is, the, mother country, a.nd if we are .sensitive to our national honor, and ready to stand up ifor'6'ur rights, we have inherited this infirmity, if it indeed be ah infirmity/ (itene.wbd a'pplahse.) If -thb child follow the example' of the' parent/ the pa rent cannot with a good grace reprove the 'child for so, doing; ; But in these moments of excitement >awi, misunderstanding, between the two.nations, let,tbo disciples pf phrislj wliOjare one; in aim and hope,' whatever be their nationality, kindly interpose, and tliroA tbe'oji of Christian meekness’ and love upon the 1 troubled waters,And say to' tlie nation.s as thky 'ale ready tofusli into the I 'MhPdy contest, let there ,be ! i/6 strife (between’ us, -forWe; be-brethren; We baye/toa great extent;,the same ancestry —the same language,, samq. literature, i the; same .religion, ■ should be, no strife between us, Jest, the Philistines triumph,' and the enemies,'of Prptes tant'ispj fte jubilant oyer' our alienations.' . But we must hot^trespass "oh 1 yoii'r patience,' or thflt of’the audience?Any} lofiger;; - WAmeet/bbwever paihful, jto bid you; faremellA ■ The Lord watch between i.you •pnd uB-p[hen: wp are abpent.oue (rom'another.l; Your' friends,-across, the, water, your,.congregations; and your ■yvivps and child rep'.are.waiting .to. greet you and giv;e' you a hearty welcome. ' We 'would iipt kedp 1 yotf 'from their, embrdfee! We'would not defer th& glifd ‘Hdur, wlieti' y'dur'feet shalh hgain'ffead your’native this audience.and our .Churches, farewell, dear,- brethren, God , bless you and yours. Slay t He who controls the winds,and the wages .and. orders all events,,overshadow, you with His pro tecting shield;' khjl\edsure yo'ii a'Safe return,!to ; your native land and a joyous greetitig'in 'th'e'famjly'.ei'r cle! T Hinafly, brethre'nf fSrhwell." ‘ l; ■■■ uj.; '?wiieri wh'asdh'der 'Vf ' ' ' M ;->w- ‘p, -■ 1 It givekihw’ardpki'n 1 ; i,J ; -m -mt oßut wOshall kilfhe joiried'ih heart ! ; ''' ’ And(hope to meet again. Lite ,z Thikgl'oyious ho.pe revives 1 ‘ l; ' - ! 'Obr eourage by’the’ way;;' ;: ■ While 'e'aeh'in expectation fives"''' —•!><> > And longs to see the day r . From sorrow, toil, and pain, .Andfsin,i;we ,shaikhs free,', '" And'perfect love’and friendship reign, , ' Through all ..eternity.'; 1 , Gov) : Poljock theti- .saidl have no doubt that most d£ ihy ‘audience have''heard' of ’.Londonderry, '(great applause,) and’of its’apprentice'boy's. ' Now Londonderry lift's sent ius n'otAni Apprentice boy to night, ‘ but a;fulL-made, workman, ithe ReV. Dr.; Den haiji, of Londonderry, whom I now have the plea sure to introdiice to. thp audipnee.-, (Applause.) He will, pever surrender.to,error,or,.P)opery.. '. ,(.Renewed appliuse;); d ' ' '• I>p. Denßain’s Afliiraoi. ‘ t)r,.l)enham was' received by the'audience stand ing; tend when the applause SubsidedV.Waid V- ’ ! 5 f ! -.Dear TrietidSF If I ever felt-a dlffibhlty ipirfsing to *addrees;;a.public meeting, it is at-thisi I do-nqt Relieve that Lever had the ipi'ivilege of ad dressing such a meetiugas t.kas .assembled liere,tq ij.iglit.. j. remember ..with great .pleasure'the tfirst meetingl iyas.'pri vilbgeft ’ to address in this, city., I ’bailie'Kerb commissidftVd tb'tlie CliufcV to‘'w!jie : h : I ha've , the ;i l)onb*t‘ toiheloAg.'to give' to ■ tli’e people &f America,’ and to’-the Ohnreh ; o,f.America,’the ; Assur ance that, whatever may have been 'the’represfenta, tions; or I should rather say the raisrepresentations .of your, enemies.a.nd of ours, there;are no feelings of jealousy, of ■distrust, of unkindnesq, rapkling in British and lrish ; heartsj towards the people of the tTnjted States;’(applause,) that thefe is only a feel ing of deepest respect and -affection’ bn oii'i-part t6-> ward this people and these Churches. (Applause.) L gave .expression to thaß leelingroUi that' first ocda sinli iu. : .tiiis ci L}’,. and now .haying been fog two mpuths privileged .to travel on your railways, apd togail bif-ybur rivers, ami to meet w.ith;your people, I come back to say that I liave received everywhere) ' from airfhe-Churches, anil from alhthe.people'fvith ‘■whom I came in contact, the 1 - fullest manilestatioh thaton yourpart, there is only the sanie feeling to -yv.ard US': a iiieli tig, : of cordial/friendship; I rejoice that,l shall.’be enabled to yo home, to.-give to the merchants .and the ministers and the people of the land, which sent me forth,: this assurance, that" whatever others may say regarding your feelings to ward’us, w,e have received here',.bn all hands ’anti every where, : such strong hVanifestations of the kind- ’ ness.of the American people, as that L am sure thev shall'npt grye ,credit to the; falsehoods which are sometimes circulated. Wehavenow (or. two njont-hs hadihe opportunity to travel on your great rivers and'of traversing at least, corners of’your' vast prai ries; of,'penetrating through hundreds of miles of your-won’drous forests, of climbing your steepmbun-, tains, and on all hands, we saw that which riveted our wonder and deepest admiration. We go back to our ; beautiful Island, to tell, them oftthe country regarding which you yourselves have;no just,con ception. Ihpiieve that, save/those few who have traversed the length and breadth of. this wondrous .land, thefb'sirefqw in the land itself wlio’hKve forme. 1 anything like adequate conceptions Of the greatness ■alnd the-glory of it.’ But it, was not to’ look upon your great :empire in its material form that we came, it; was) principally .to yisitlyourpChurches, and to giye expression to jt feeling .vyliich has been lon<- in our hearts in Ireland, with.'regard ito the Presbvte- America. We have seen some churches in villages and in cities, and'what we have seen ot splendor, of wealth, of exquisite skill; of sin gular elegahce ; -of.taste in their' whole arrangement, hagdUled us.with surprise and pleasure. ..But,you say' " What of the preaching?" And I; must-say of the preaching that I have heard, in America,.thatl have been most iniserably, disappointed.. ; (Laughter.') You will pardon me 'for'; sayingso, but I ; must tell the truth. (More’laughter.)' 1 diql’ expect wli'en'l came to AiMerica tb hear-a large number of able and eloquent sermons: . I have'Ubtl' .| afh tj-ee to -tell you that I have heard some tw.o : or three very 1 able,, tully orthodox, and truly eloquent .discourse from _y.opr pulpits .But .the rest,have -been very; C °AT np ' •'■ .loiter.),: The old lo'rie and the old ideas which I. was very much : acciis-; domed to bear kn Londonderry, I/have 1 h'eard here; for, to tell the truth, thef Lav A kept me chained in the pulpit; ever since I - came' here, (great laughter and applause,);and I have never.had che pleasure exceptop .those two or three occasions, of hearing ,ypur. divines. I have sufferedi .great, loss.from haying been deprived of that ' pleasure, and I ain shre that my people at bo.riie 1 kave'suffer'ed loss too for I believe if I had'enjoyed tlie privilege of sitting under, the ministry of yOur abje teachers, I should hdve gon&home much/better fittbd' than I -am to edify-and,instruct my,own; dear,people. But, now I must go back as I came, not having profited be cause not having the privilege of hearing your pas tors at all. We have looked ont from the churches into another department, which I may properly call the American institution of Sabbath-schools. We have Sabbath-schools, and we rejoice that they are flourishing, .but I must say that before the-American Sabbath-schools, which I have visited and partially examined, all our schools seem to fade away into insignificance. ■ It was only last Sabbath that. I was permitted, in this cjty, under the guidance of my friend Geo. H. Stuart, to enter a Baptist Sabbath school, which number 1100 collected in one of the most magnificent churches.in which I have ever stood, and this is but'one of the vast multitude scattered khroughout this great land: " I ain rejoiced to see the gre&t work which you are carrying on in this grajid direction; for if there is anything which .surprised, and delighted me, it,was to seeyoflrfSab hath-schopl teachers. We haye a large; of fervent and earnest young members, young men and young women engaged.in such teaching. I was'not, therefore) 1 surprised to see such'here, because I can ■see themAt home!' But I saw 1 old .men, and the.se we do not see in.our Siibbath-sciiools. I saw of the highest ranSkinbobiety, the generajs. in,your army, the judges on your benches, statesmen in your legislative .hallsp men . with the marks of a good age upon them, and. ladies in •the Same'cifctiihslahceS, 1 lif lidies' Cver gifow old. '( Laiigh'ter and applause;)- 'We'have few specimens offu’cli people on the’other side of the “water. With us it seems to'beileft-to the young men,-the Ardent and energetic, to engage in this work, but your ■hearts,are.so bear Ciirist, and the,love yoju bear.| the children for Ghnst’s'sii'kej'tliat; tliat foye does not t burn out, but becomes deeper 'and'brigHter as old _age Comes on. And on‘thi&tSccasibn)'as' dh btbeifsp'it'whs'my jplea sure to’lobk'iii wonder.'upon; yonT old 1 itfeti and old womcn-who were;iu charge of the school',’showing .the stak? of public feelipgin thiajlan,djregpfcdil»g this .great,work., f . If there ;is..one. lcssoa yvliich d shall carry back id,ireland and endeaypr to impress upon the people tilere,‘ it js'that'Hipse wlio'have in* yoiitli tkught' in these schools; ehall '.bfe permitted to go on in that blessed work; And I tflikt'tb'atfhA will' lead large numbers of bur; people-to "iesblve 'that'tliey will,, in: th eir. old t age, go backiio/thisiw.orkf and give .the wisdom tkat they have acquired ,tt>, garry. it on. We have also' looked into , y pur, large ■ schools. for seculaf education, with their Jhpndreds of young peo ple receiving the most thorough' educatipp, and could not but feel' ’that' you- had' taken thd’Tight po sition ifor making America a great' and' gfotious country, by giving to fits youth sucha sou'nd,prac tical. secular as well ■ as.-(Christian education as .-will make;them, if not-theienyy,-at!leaBt,Uieaxauiple,cd* the world. We have had. the, privilege of addressr ing your churches on bne other suhiect on which we especially' directetfio- Speak,.'' We werh '.dirbdhed to say'that‘we were VCr/' ahxidus Yhat Hhe abdrehes here‘skould' ; ciiltiva i fe"a with >thfe oilier.: We .wereglad/ to find -that, amidst' the vari ous denominations,there is here a large and excpgd iugly gratifying degree ,p|f kindlinegs, gncL co-opera tion. But, we. lpuud, as iye.knetv we wouldj-a large ri iihi ber of Presby terian' ciiurches navi ng almost, if not altogether, the same,forth w polity and church g6v , ern'men’tj J: kdd : advocating the same Christian doctrines; hading no barrier to separate thaone from the other,;yet,.standing• partially .apart' looking.-to ug at. a distance, ( as ifirhey regarded.each iothep .with a jealous ey e. We spoke, thinking that it impossible, and that where there that Presbyterian Arethreii and sisters should Be'united'as one’ Bodj’, 1 kmf 'Presbyteriaii 1 Churches Should 1 stahil khoilldef ; tb blbultier inr the great reli gious! contest to be carried ou with the great ‘euemy of souls/ and that; they 1 should: be .placed before the .worki- as united one with tke/other. si Wejleel. that the Lord Jesus-Christ, when lie. offered up .the won drpus prayer in regard* to the union'of Ms Church, gave lis a lesson which we should’ endeavor to'put into’prattice. The’lesson is, torus to be united as far As'if is possibK: to be'So/ And it ; did seem" .Worth While'to us* to' cross the water to (express ,that fediing in ; all>affeetion • toward,she churches .here,, not pre suming fprA single; momentfo speak in tkeiapguage of dictation; b(*t that we shpuld,hint to the churches here) >yhat .feelings, are,, and what we, thiiik best should be done in prOspect of .contirig events!. ‘ Tile 'Presbyterian 'churclies.bf tli'd 'vvofld And especially of each individual do ‘their utmost to be;Unitbd:one >with!the'oljher. We helleveuthere is a time near at lmnd, when the churches ol Christ shall liaye to enter into, a Oyrcer culillict than has been waged lor. many ayear if^iot for many a,cen tcry. You know what the effect would be if, on, the , evtJ . “f, a > hattl'e such. As one- v 6f' tlie' ‘great .'h'Attles which'you have fought 'so’ gloriously and-woil so triumphantly, if au anny 'tvAs rt’ot unitedunder one Commander. If in ot different divisions, commanded by different‘geiim-als, each general oc cupied his pwni posiiicaij ieablf :ijf notin conflict with the others atyleast .standing apart, you know that instead of. victory "in that ebuflict; defeat and ruin would be : the fate of the army. ‘BO iti that conflict whichls-not fair distant we do fearlest the churches of Christ stapding Abo .far, apart-should, be found turning; their, aims against each,/other- instead of .against tlie com moty loe. \Ve. pray, for the lime when the days of divisions aiiiong The churches shall be ended, when there shall' be no lines of divi sion, but when all the followers of Ciirist shall be united in one; We long for the daywlien in Britniu -there,sliall 'be.only oue great tPresbyterian- Church, a .'Pfesbyteriap, Church; in,JSnglandj in Scotlapd, and .in Irelaud, upited together as far as it is‘possible fpr these churches..separated by the Channel) to be, --'f 1 !® 11 shall be one people under,one form of gofern meht, with'one United Assembly, As brethren holding up'the same great principles, ready to ebri tend for the glorious-truths/ : I have said there was a day of trial coming;; X, believe so.; But there is something glorious.iu living in a time of trial in be ing called upon to act a noble part, to labor and fiedit in the glorious, time when the conflict wages abroad, and when the Tiour of issue is inore and* more clear ly seen approaching. Those 1 for' instance Vliose fore-fathers were in thafcsiege to wiiich your Chair inan; has been pleased- to aflude, the.siege of Lon donderry, were in, later days proud to look hack and say -my father fought in that seige” or “Our grandfather .did, his part .in that memorabl.e day.’,’ Aif? are.proud of th.at to this day and they speak of it, and one'ckn show his ancestor’s sword)' and a.nother hisfore-fathePs tunsket carried in that And'now- honorable trophies.' Men glory in havSn'- discharged a duty and in their relatives or in their.ani cestofs, and so now in such an age, as fraught tvith wpndrons events, advancements; and discoveries it is a glorious thing, to battle for the great cause of civil and religious liberty. ) If we have said the least fffottTdn this shh ject which grates on any ears; Or which seems impertinent to any persons, ! hope that our dear brethreu will be ready to forgiva us; to feel, that oh our part there is no desire .whatever to interfere, in our hnperfect ivav which your churches, your,order, yourdiscipline or tlie great work you are carryinn .?“• We are only, expressing to you ,'dear 'brethren in Christ, tlie ardent hope of die Church off* the other side of the water,-that we shall seeflve" r day v in ' > t^is Cliristianity ithe churches shall be united together on the bassjof Advocating the essential doctrines of the Lord .Jesus Christ You will not be surprised if I tell you that we have been concerned to look after our own countrymen i^r 10 /. laV f in such ntimbers to voilr shores. We found in your large cities,'large numbers of our ■countrymen with regard tokSKbiA we conld feel lit tle else than sorrow, because We found themstill what we had, seen them at home the Jr hewers, of wood and drawers of. water.’! \Vith sorrow we found,that there .are ,so pmny Irishmen here, as at home,'so