giitraritit Httslnjtom THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1867. js6g“ On the second page, find owe special cor respondents account of Frybourg, Bo den Baden and Frankford on the Main; Interesting Per sonal Recollections of Medad Pomeroy by Puri tan ; &c., page third , Rural Economy and Sci entific Items ; page sixth, a great variety for the Family; Page seventh Literary Intelligence with list of Protestant German Periodicals ami Sub scription Price, in New York, in Gold ; ■ also an account of the reception and speeches of the Irish Delegates tb the American churches , on their way home. Rev. 1. G. Bliss acknowledges receipt of $lO from E, S', for Bible House in Constantinople. Rev. A. ,7. Snyder’s address has been, since Sept. Ist., Wilmington, Del. r .JgST'lt, will, be observed that-a North-weste.rn Presbytery of the other branch,! whose Commis sioner voted for Re-union at Cincinnati, Voted against the Report of the Re-union committee at its recent meeting. We trust the. Presbyter will exercise its well-known powers of explanation and extenuation upon the case. Teacher’s Institute. — r We are requested to give notice that a Sunday School Teacher’s-Insti tute will he held in the West Arch St. Church, commencing Tuesday evening, Sept. 17th, and to continue through Wednesday and Thursday. It will be under the . control ,of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Asspciatibn, Rev. Alfred 1 Taylor, Secretary, and will embrace various'exer cises designed to illustrate, explain, and .enforce the duties of the Sabbath and Infant School teacher, singer and superintendent; Ralph Wells, Esq., of New York, Rev. Professor Osborn of Easton, Prof. Philip Philips^-'the well-known singer, Prof., John S. Hart, and many others, will take part. -The children Svill Have a gathering on Wednesday afternoon,;at 3 o’plock, .when. Rev. Dr.-Newton will deliver 'an address, ahd 'Prof. Philips will teach the children a number, of.new hymns. There will be a Question Box, in which any person may deposit a question, the opening and answering of which have formed the most interesting features of other similar occasions. We trust the meeting will be largely Our Issue of Aug. 22, contains an article, commending the African M. E. Church in West Philadelphia, who are building a new house of worship in Locust St., above 40th. It was re ported to us', by mistake, that this congregation Hie entire expense from their own -ir.Wns/’ and that ‘‘-there’ is tb be n*b outlide hog ging.” We are now requested to say, that the ' members of the congregation are all working peo ple, and have but little money at their command. They are therefore engaged in collecting alb they can obtain from the public, in order to prosecute their enterprise, and we hope they will be encouraged in their labors. Indiana University. —At a meeting of the Board of Trustees 0f« the-. idd&na sStateilTniver sity, Bloomington; Wednesday’,; A,ug._ 14th, the Faculty was reorganized as follows: Cyrus Nutt, D.D., President; Prof. T. A. Wylie, D.D., LLD., transferred from the Catm and Creek' chair to that of Natural. Philosophy, a new chair ; Dr. Owen,'Professor of Natural Sciences; Prof. Dodd, transferred from Mathematical chair to that of Latin ;. 'Hon. v John ■I. Morrison,: Professoh of Greek Language and Literature; Prof Kirk wood, of Canonsburg, Penna., elected to of and %'arnabas O.'Hobbk, Ifected to the charge of the Normal. Department;. Judge Bicknell retained as Law Professor., At the same meeting s the degree of Doctor of Divinity was: conferred upon the Rev. John W. Mears of Phi ladelphia. " Coming Home. —The Concord (N. H.) States man of Aiig.'SO, says: “Rev. Ezra>E.'Adaids, D.D , who has been spending a few months in! Europe, has taken passage in the. steamer Man hattan, for New-York,-and will sail-from Liver pool next Tuesday, Sept. 3. It is gratifying to be able to announce that his health has materially, improved, and tie has soifar recovered his voice: that he spoke without difficulty,,and, ,was heard throughout the great Fail] ht burgh. The family of Dr. Adams are upon his farm in East Concord, He may.be exp&cteiiin town from the 12th to iSth *• Our'esteemed Correspondent “Gt W.M.” bro ther to the Editor, arrived from Europe Sept. Bth. '<£■ ■ ‘ ~n *• :*•- . THE MIHUTES RY MAIL. •... i >'• i . * : ' •• • . Mr. Editor : I am Sorry that arrangements are not made for distributing the Minutes'bymail.’ I am a member of Schuyler Presbytery. The. Minutes are, I suppose, sent to 4fuinky, IlL.by ’ express at a Cost of about Were I to attend the October meeting, I WRjffld find my copy (waiting me. My position j renders it desirable for the church at large that I should seethe'M&jfflesfPt i;have not seen aMy for tf lat«lj?:%ea^ianj|B6f j y: feowplwt J shall ever see another. I wrote tor those ot both branches last year, obtained pljat off School, but not our own. f Btill hope tbit in some future year, fun<fewiUj« the Minutes and»send',them a “‘SSwifiwi i S. Malden, Mass. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1867. The results of the election in Califor nia last week, though exceedingly mal-apro pos, cannot be fairly construed as an en dorsement of the policy of Andrew Johnson, on the part of the majority of tho_people. They are rather a protest against corrupt party management and a proof that Repub licans cannot be rallied in support of bad men, under the plea of party necessity. The Republican ticket in California is de scribed, by those who know it as thorough ly and notoriously bad, one that richly de served the letting alone by the party, and the beating, it has received. On the other hand, the personal qualities of the Governor elect are everything that Could bo wished in the incumbent of that high office. For our part, we rejoice that the Republican party of the Golden State, a region where disorder and corruption once held sway; has pre ferred to accept defeat rather than suffer itself to: be used as the tool of the corrupt party managers Whom it could not other wise ih¥o% off.' In such a defeat, too, there is victory ■..■ Ti-.-i) tj.f c TrijTrW~n. t ‘ i ggijhibfeitTt JohnschS: •tetfsf; lotted ibis ,l6i?|; threatened amnesty prticlamation. As Con gress, by express enactment;, took away from him the control’of"this, as well as all other matters connected with recons true .... . ' • • tion, we cannot see what now remains to hinder the .moist summary: process, of. im peachment. It is , high time that the most monstrous insiiit, to justice and liberty in the annals of our country should cease. Readers of the Euro bean Correspon dence furnished to the columns of the Press, by iis'Editor, recently returned, from his transatlantic tour, have surely been edi fied by the profound'interest shown by the writer, In the,evangelization of the poor of our great cities: One would think him ’one of the mqst zealous supporters and frequent ers of ths Chdircß/a‘ 'distin'lfuish'ed philan thropist,' -and a 'friend bf eity'mlisiofis and of every;good work. Indeed, lie assumes the air of one,{wronged, andj in spine sort,,of a martyr to the cause of the unevangelized poor, in a certain conversation which he re ports-that he held with an unnamed Eng lish dissenter, to whom he recounted the persecutions'he had undergone from the stu pid, unappreciative clergy and Christian peo ple of Philadelphia. We have tried in vain, todmagine.jthe,saiilhlike hjoh'must have pervad.ed that ‘protest-. not the reader, be surprised when)wejtell him that the grand means for evangelizing the ma's'Ses of but -cities 1 Which ' hd'proposes, is the running of the City Passenger cars Oh Sunday! Mr. Porney, as Clerk of the Senate, spends his winters in Washington City, ■ where the cars run regularly on Sunday. How many times have they carried him to church ? FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT, AMUSEMENTS. .. This is one of the subjects now up. It de mandsattention.} It must, be': discuskCdJ Wie ’.■ * • ; y ■ 41 t y . ; i. ci 5 5 -. .ji. s ,* know troops pf faithful jvho. are .regarding some bf the developments of tbj timlbvrith soli citude add apprehension. Whither are we tend ing?:. Are worldly amusements, frivolity and nonsense to run- riot with the members of our churches, and find endorsement and approval among .the shepherds of the flocks;? • The senti ments of the leader of last week's PresCbyte rian will find an echo in hearts of this region. The Editor’s just and discriminating words on this subject are timely and pertinent. ; We have also been much interested in a pub lished sermon upon the same subject by Rev. S. R. Dimmock, of Syracuse. Excepting, perhaps, a little too much of sarcasm in, the first p*art of it, the sermon is admirable in sentiment, argu ments, spirit and language. It is well calculated to answer some of the frivolous pleas for atnuse without sufficient reflection. And Mr. Dimmock lisiq.uide 'cdnipeient to*assail:ith% weak points of ai weak, argument not only with wit and raillery, but with solid reasoning and weighty considera tionj ' WesarAglafil him battling so bravely for the.good .old-fashioned piety, that “forsakes: the world with all its vanities and lusts." * « v -.Sob, ‘£ASBA&. \dcJooiJt ' ,Y£e ore.indebtedjto. Louis .Chapin, Esq., of our ,city, for the following statistics. The whole num ber of Protestant Sabbath Schools in Monroe! county, including the city of Rochester and nine tegn 183: Teachers, 2,792; M'JjBO ybadifations to the churches from the Sab-: ham SdhoolSAn the past year, 836; increase ini .the, number of the schools, 6; in the number of teachers, 200; in the number of scholars, 1,316. the las(t.AenFyearsTjjjf 860| teachers, j %ndTsfll2 wlholars. ’.The Id&itioi'Jto ihelfchur&es; .from the Sabbath-Schools in the past ten years isj 5,189. 'largest* number was 1,001 —that] iSMt“«*ar mmii™ H gton. , < We are quite sure that these facts will com pare favorably witli the statistics of any other part of the State or country. . We doubt if there is another region better cultivated in this regard. We have in our city and county a host of earnest Sunday School workers; and we are confident that they are not merely in earnest, but well skilled also, and competent to work to the best advantage. They study the best methods. They are trying to make Sabbath School teaching a science, and to pursue it,as such; or possibly we should better call it a sacred art, and in this art we; are sure some have made great proficiency-in the past few years: INAUGURATION AT AUBURN, Rev. James E. Pierce, who has Served as Ad junct .Professer 4>f Hebrew, in Auburn Seminary, for’the past two yeafs,'was duly inaugurated as full Professor in that department, on Wednesday evening,, 4th inst., Hoard of Commission ers, ' . The services were held in the First Presby terian- Church. Rev. J. ®i Richardson presided.' A portion of Scripture was read, and prayer of fered. by Rev. F. S. Howe of Watkins: In the absence.,of Rev, Dr. Knox, of Rome, the charge to the Professor, was given by Rev., Samuel W. Boardman of Auburn. His points were, the d®ty’-6f 'th"e~ Professor tA have" an accurate ac quaintance with the-language, 40'. be taught; a right interpretation of the wdrel 'of God; guidance constantly sought from that Spirit by whom the word was indited;* to instil' into the students a level £>rl thfe study-ol the Bible/in ifih.e 1 Original language; .Reaching them also to .make , that the foundation of tlieir theology. < ■ ■ The Professor’s Inaugural Address followed, — subject, the “Relation of Rationalism do the Old Testament.” ' First, defining the Old Testament, its nature and importance, he proceeded to show how Rationalism, discarding the true import of the ,term, has.departed from all reason, .and truth. Instead of seeking to know what the facts are, it first assumes what history should be, and then perverts its records .to conform to its own idle fancies. Claiming intuition and Teason as the proper sources of knowledge, it demonstrates that both are unreliable and unsatisfactory. What is called Liberal Christianity is .most illiberal and un- Christian. ' The ! discourse was regarded as truly able and highly satisfactory. We. may also add .that Prof. Pierce* has already won the highest confidence and regard, both as a-man and an instructor. He is very popular with the students, and bids fair tOimake, just the teacher which is so much needed in ki's department. We learn, also, that the Seminary opens with fine prospects',this fall. Seventeen new students have already-presented themselves for admission, and Beveral more are known to be coming. At this rate, the number, will be considerably larger than it was last year. -■ Genesee. Rochester, Sept. 7,1867. FROM OUR CHICAGO CORRESPONDENT. Dellr Presbyterian:—Among the living, enterprising and effective organizations of this emiiiently stirring and active city, there is none more noteworthy than its Young Men’s Christian Association. In all respects if is a model Asso ciation. The amount of good it is accomplishing is incalculable. The noble structure just erected for its use, and already in part occupied by it, will long stand' among our most conspicuous pub lic buildings as a monument of the zeal, the libe rality, the far-reaching plans of Christian be nevolence of this earnest band of workers for Christ. On another occasion I shall give you a more detailed J .account of this remarkable enterprise. At present it is proposed to speak only of the opehing on Monday last of the Prayer Rooms. The’ Daily Noon Pfayeff'Meetihg, which, under the auspices of the Association, has long been an established institution here, was, on that day re moved from its temporary place of gathering to its future permanent location in this “House of Ages." The rooms appropriated to this purpose are, in all, sixty feet square, and are, in all re spects,. admirably to their use. Precisely at twelve, o’clock,, the meeting was qpeqed—Mr. D. L. Moody, President of the Association, in %lfeJCh&|r. ‘SSeveral of the city pastors, -with the leaders of tbe Association, and man}' well known laymen of • our city, took part in the exercises, which were deeply interesting and devotional in spirit. In the evening a still larger ineeting was held h*AeJji|imdpfecg, Mpqd|, "said that they had come there to discuss the very important question, What can, be done to save the yoking men. 6/ Chicago? These rooms were now to be opened.every evening to them, and an en tertainment was to be provided each evening. Of what sort should these entertainments be ?,. Free readings, recitations, lectures, concerts, social ga therings, .were some, of the proposed methods of attracting hither those whom it is designed to; irivitedj and* 'several were offered. It was'inquired whether the As sociation as , yet possessed the nucleus of a library , fund. The reply was that it had, to the extent. 0f;;53,0,p,p. Whereupon Rey. Mr. Marquis said] that he-was authorized to announce that a gentle-* Than itoiw/ at - His side| bpntribpte tp.tljat to annual donafteif off--the same amount for the next five years. (Tremendous applause:)" “ifo, Armour is a member of the Second (Dr. Patter sun’s) church. About' $5OO was then raised by collection to defray the expense of furnishing the rooms, and the audience dispersed fter'an ear nest appeal from Mr. Moody to all present to go! forth into the streets, the saloons and dens of in iquity, and endeavor to save the young men who were fast going to ruin. Thus happily was the new era of the Association inaugurated. The magnificent Hall will soon be feady for use, and be formally dedicated by appropriate ceremonies, when a more particular description, of the build ing and its uses may be given. And here it is in place to remark that the Association have sent forth a circular,-in which they invite the several Associations of the North-west to assemble on Wednesday, the 2d of October, in their new Hall. The following list of topics proposed for discussion will exhibit the object of the Conven tion:— 1. What should be the aim and object of the efforts put forth by oiir Associations ? 2. How can we best reach that class of young men in our towns and cities, to all appearances outside of religious influences? 3. Association Bible-classes, and how to conduct them ? 4. What should the members of the Association do for the young men coming to their rooms as strangers? 5. What are the best means to induce employers to consider and perform their duties to those whom they employ? .6. What can be done to stimulate a greater effort among the laymen of our churches? Christian men from places where no such Asso ciations exist, are especially invited to be present. Several eminent Christian workers from abroad are expected, among them, Newman' Hall, of Lon don. " Delegates, clergymen; and others, who will attend the Convention, are requested to send in their names within twenty-five days from date, to F. M. Rock well, Y. M. C. A. Building. The convention will continue in session until the evening of the 4th. , . JEWS' UOSFITAr,. i Upon the same day was laid the corner-stone of the Jews’ Hospital, thus adding another to the humane enterprises for which Chicago is begin ning to claim distinction. Although built l aud supported by our Hebrew fellow-citizens, it. is in-. tended to confine the benefits of this charity to no one class of sufferers. Its doors will be open to al), irrespective of creed, or nation, or color, whose misfortunes make them the objects of a ! philanthropy broad as the world. Among the appropriate exercises were speeches b.y the Mayor of the city and others. The enterprise speaks well for this large and generally prosperous class of our citizens. When will the ‘‘veil” which now obscures their vision.be “taken away?” Items. —The vacancy in the pulpit of the church of Hyde, Park, caused by the decease of its late pastor, lias now been filled by the choice of Rev. Mr. Johnson, recently of Waverly, N. Y. —, —The Rev. Mr. Vl orton resigns the pastorate of the; church in Waukegan, to take effect two weeks hence, and the Rev. Mr. McLeish that of the church in Lacon, 111.—Twelve members were added to the Second Presbyterian church of Dubuque on the last Lord's day, making a total of fifty-eight (58) since its present able and po pular pastor, Rev. S. G. Specs, D. D., took charge of the church, about a year since. Maya like success continue to attend his labors. Chicago, Sept. 6,1867 ilras.sf fin: Cktdifj. Rev. Daniel March,- D.D., will,preach three sermons on consecutive Sabbath evenings, com mencing next Sabbath, the subjects being sug gested by three recent books of note Ecce lHo mo, Ecce Deus and Deus.Uomo. • The subjects will be : The Humanity of Christ, The Divinity of ! Christ and the Union of the two Natures in Christ. Reference will be made to the volumes named, in the discourses. ' Rev- Irving L. Reman has resigned the charge of Logan Square Church in this city, on account of ill-health. . : . Union-Presbytery, Tens.— Report of the Committee on the Re-union of the Old and New School branches of the Presbyterian ekureh : 1. That this Presbytery is highly pleased that there are so many,indications .favorable towards tiie Re-union.of : the Old and New School branch es of; the Presbyterian church in the United States. s ’ . > 2.. That, we can discover nothing .in the terms of Re-union, as proposed. by the, Joint Commit tee, of the two Assemblies,* which we cannot most heartily accept. ■ i ,3. That, all our ministers,and elders endeavor to make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the. proposed, terms of. Re-union, and, that they strive to have all thp members- of their several churches made acquainted with this .whole sub ject. 4. We would earnestly request all. the members of the- churches under, our.pare tq/stjidy, the things that make for. peace, ,anj to pray, that all •the followers of Christ might be one. in Hjm.-. - ■ The following resolution Was also'passed: ' Besgloed,, That it. ig the! sense of this Prebby tery, that the-session pf. eybry Clmrc'h under the care ,pf Presbytery, absolutely refusi™ ' to" raise contributions, for any of tlm pjhjects v recomi^ Q(l -ed by the General Assembly, is justly censura-' ble. . " - ■ The Presbytery ordained Mr. Darius R. Shoop W holy bfflee of the'gbspeli ministry! ,r: " f was rfespi|ed; fe obseivfityie week ; beginning! witb the first Sabbath of January as a lybek of prayer for the conversion, of Jay. of y-'pfaye'p ‘for’-' raßd' ie&fnBrids , > SKf do „. ‘ Resignation of Rev. S. M. Sparks. —At a congregational meeting of the Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Unity churches of which the Rev. S. M. Sparks is the pastor, the following paper was unanimously adopted. Whereas, In the course of Divine Provi dence, there seems to be necessity for our pastor to relinquish the charge of these churches. Therefore, Resolved, That we, the people of his charge, are sincerely attached to him as our pastor, that no root of bitterness has sprung up to trouble us, that he has our confidence and sympathy, and our prayers, and that his relations to us are of such a character as to c#use us, while we accede to his request, to do so, with re luctance and isgffet. Resolved, Tfrat he is greatly beloved as a Christian minister by all in the community.. And that we do sincerely recommend him. as a citizen and Christian minister to the people amongst whom his lot may be cast. ' J.MoCon aught, Pres. Jno. D. McGaleb, Sec'y. *■ Mt. Pleasant, Pa.,. Sept. 2, 1867. Rev. Mr. Sparks is understood to have taken charge of the Church at Minersville, near Pitts burg, for sometime nearly extinct, but now re vived and hopeful of a vigorous existence. Ministerial.— The pastoral relation of Rev. Eldridge Mix to the Congregational church in Buflingtoh, by advice of a 2oth, was to close goes to the (N. S.) with the hope that the prove more favor able to his healtffl|®S-Rev. Geo. A. Little’s health is better than formeely during the last eigh teen months. He intends alter the meeting of the American Board, to retiirn to Warsaw, Ind., to fwork where he is most needed. -Rev. A. B. Goodale has‘removed from Bell Plain to Cedar Rapids,'lowa, in order to take charge of “Par sons Seminary."——Rev. John H. Finch has accepied'a Unanimous call from the congregation of the'Presbyterian church at HAnpstead, L. I. 1 Rev. J. 0. Bittinger has resigned his pas torate at St. Albans, Yt.. on account of ill health.-; ‘The Newark Daily Advertiser says: “ Rev. Isaac Riley, of Pottsville, Pa., son-in-law of Rev: Dr. Parker, w.e learn has accepted the call to become the associate pastor of Park Church.”—‘—Rev. T. L. Cuyler will not be able to accept any invitations to take part in any courses of lectures this season. The Church at La Grange, Mo., have, called Mr. A. S. Powel, of Canton, Mo.——The Church in Canton, Mo., have unanimously called Rev. Chas. R. French.- 1 -—Rev. Wm. R. Adams of Upper Alton, 111., has accepted a call to the Church in Brighton, 111 -—-Rev. Chas. F. Hal sey; lately of Collinsville, 111., has accepted a call to Tamaroa and Qld Duquoin, 111. Rev. H. P. Roberts, lately of Cairo, 111., has taken charge of a Church-in Peru, 111:-——The London Chris tian World mentions Rev. Dr. R. W. Patterson, as present at the meeting of the Evangelical Al liance in Amsterdam', Holland, also Rev. Chas. C. Kimball, of Le 'Roy, N. Y. ’ Churches— The Sixth* 'Church, Cincinnati, in the eastern part of the. city, enjoys continued prosperity. Their house of worship having been closed a few weeks for repairs, was re-opened- Sept. 8. The repairs are quite extensive, and give to the house an entirely new appearance. —■ —The Church at Noblesville, has put on anew dress, inside and out, has been re-organized, and has a Awe Sabbath-school.. They lately received five additional members, and are full of hope for the future. —; —W. A.Bosworth,of Lane Seminary has supplied the Church in Galltpolis, 0., very acceptably this summer, but has left to return to the Seminary. They have invited the Rev. G. B. Bell, of the Third Presbytery of New York, to visit them with a view to settlement. “ Our Church in Peru Ind., is still without' a pastor, though Mr. E. B. Thomson, of Crawfordsville, has been preaching there. He goes East to spend a few months in the Seminary at New York. The congregation under his ministry increased all the time he was there, the church was filled, prayer-meetings well attended and considerable interest manifested.” Nostei West.’ New Church.—A new Church was organized at Edwardsville. ILL, in the Alton Presbytery on Sabbath, the 11th of August, with 11 members aid-one elder. This new church isj the result of the labors of Rev. A. D. Jack, lately of Niconza, Ind:, and several years ago a missionary of the American Board. He has been for some weeks laboring at Edwardsville, Marine and Troy. At Marine five lately united with the Church. Brecken ridge. Mo.—The corner-stone of the Presbyterian church was laid July 16, with imposing, ceremonies, by J. D. ,Yinci], the Grand Master of ; the Grand Lodge of the State of Mis souri. After which the Rev. B. B. Parsons, D.D., of St. Joseph, gave an address on the importance and usefulness pf houses of worship of the one living and True God, and was followed by the Rev. E. B. Sherwood, of Weston, who made some statements of the progress of the work, and asxed for further donations, which was responded to in tße sum of and a festival at night brought. up the proceeds of the day to about §2OO. The building is under contract, and they expect to see a neat church, of thirty by forty two, completed at Breckenridge by the Ist of De cember. - This is the first church that our de nomination have attempted to build between Pal myra and St. Joseph. Plattsburg, N. Y.—-The Conor eg ationalkt says of the recent disaster:' “The Presbyterian church in Plattsburg, N. Y., (Rev. Mr. Bulk- find'rooms of thie Young Men’s Association,-and-'-tfearly the whole business por tion’ of the town- wfere destroyed by fire on the 21st ult. Total loss about §750,000/ The in side of the church was remodeled about a year ismce; find-thesoutside was barely completed at the 'time of the fire. The,origin of the Young Men’s Association Was due, in great part, to the influ ence of Mr.* Bulkiey, to whom the town is great ly indebted for earnest and successful effort, in various directione.” i.;!T Ciliircii io Quincy, HI., having jJr been supplied by Rev. W. W. m Dunlap, -who has • two years at La Grange anil Canton, Mo., has’ become stated supply at Camp
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