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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1867.
Our European correspondent gives an
other Sabbath in Paris; Rev. Justus Doolittle
unites an admirable letter from Tientsin; Ari
zona Territory is also represented among the re
mote places reached by our correspondents; the
miscrosciype, small Hymn books and Preaching
in the .Woods —all on page second ; Rural Econ
omy and Scientific Items, page three; Family
Circle with a fine piece of original poetry , page
sixth; Book Notices and Literary Intelligence,
page seventh.
88P We print the action of a number of Pres
byteries, of. the other branch on Re-union, from
which it,appears that while a single Presbytery,
Indianapolis,disapproved of the favor shown by
its delegates in the Cincinnati Assembly to the
minority report on Union,two others, Sangamon
and Des Moines,' took action unfavorable to Union,
although their Commissioners at Ci ocin riati voted
in its favbr. ' The posi'tioii of another, Fort
Wayne, .unanimously agaitisU Union, is the same
as indicated by the. act of their Commissioners.
Thus -three iPrpsbyteries, alljiuf .the Northwest,
have reversed their record for. Re-union made in
the General Assembly, while only one has taken
the contrary course.
The Democratic County Convention at
the close of its, sessions, in this city, two
weeks since, adopted ,a series of resolutions,
from which we extract the following:
11. That the passage, by the last Republican Leg
islature of Pennsylvania, of a law forcing negroes
into passenger railway cars, notwithstanding the
companies offered special cars for their accommoda
tion, is but the prelude to.a forced association with
white citizens at the ballot-box and in the domestic
circle; a political amalgamation, and a social mis
cegenation which we utterly rfepudiate.
12. That the Democratic party is pledged so to
revise both Federal and State legislation as to . . .
modify or abrogate all laws which restrain the in
tercourse:'of >friaßds,~an<k the; inffocfent amusement
and recreation that in a busy world should be vouch
safed to toiling industry. . „■
The first of these resolutions puts the De
mocracy in an opposition to the progress of
justice and equal fights, which makes their
name a mere mockery, and shows a repug
nance to the colored race; which it is per
fectly notorious their Democratic brethren,
among the slave-breeders of the South,
never felt. The second resolution also
pledgos the party to the overthrow of the
Sunday Law's of the State, if they are suc
cessful in regaining power. The Democracy
is becoming more and more committed to
ungodliness. We set over against the reso
lutions,,an extract from the speech;of Sena
tor Wade, of Ohio, delivered a ; few days
since, in the gubernatorial campaign now
going on in that State :
“ Why don’t they try to find out what has dwind
led them to nothing, and built us up to such a pow
er? It is the great spirit of righteousness permeating
and pervading the party with which we have acted.
We have stood gloriously by the country and by our
principles; and, with the exception of one year
since the great Republican party was organized, it
has met with uothing but victory. These men don’t
appear to understand why the old Democratic party
has fallen under the ban of the people and-has be
come a hissing and a byword among men. Why is
it? Because they have departed from every princi
ple of republicanism. . , . We were founded in re
publicanism and righteousness; and, with the favor
of Almighty God, that is why we are triumphant,
and why we. shall not fail. Why, brother Th urman,
on the principles you advocate to-day, if you gain a
victory you must plant your batteries very high;
you must storm theSebastopol of the Almighty, aud
shell Him from His throne, before your principles
can predominate. ■ . . He will not give
you any assistance; you are warring against Omni
potence and the benevolent designs the Almignty
has toward this nation; and the principles of tyranny
and partiality will be trampled under foot.!’
THE SERVICESIN CHESTNUT ST. THEATRE.
A service well-nigh unprecedented in Philadel
phia and perhaps in the whole country, was held on
Sunday night last. It was preaching to the masses
in the Chestnut Street Theatre—the leading theatre
in the city. The proprietor, Mr. Sinn, cheerfully
granted the use of the building for these purposes,
at the request of the Phila. Y. M. C. A., through the
Secretary, Mr. Culliss, at a sum merely sufficient to
cover the expense of lighting ; although he had
refused the building to a well known infidel lecturer
of the city at $250 a night. The Association, with
characteristic energy, had arranged for and adver
tised the meetings, and the Lord was manifestly
with them in thia *new effort to advauce his cause.
Such a gathering for the simple purpose of promo
ting the spiritual welfare of the masses has not been
seen in this city for ten years, since the days of the
Jayne's Hall Prayer Meetings. Indeed, we are of
opinion that twice as many persons as ever got into
that great prayer meeting would have responded to
this movement on the part of the Association, had
there been room to hold them.- We went to the
building with some anxiety'as to the result of the
experiment. Arriving about forty minutes before
the services commenced, we found a dense throng
of people on both sides of Chestnut street, very
much as when some unusually popular performance
is going on ; and a solid mass of human beings mov
ing up the broad stairway, which had already dense
ly filled the lower part of the house and second tier
and were now pouring into the third tier, which more
than half an hour before services began was crowd
ed in every part, and the whole house, from the pit
to the ceiling was one compact mass of hearers.
The proprietor of the theatre, who, with; his wife,
was present, estimates the number at three thousand.
We should think as many more must have gone
away, unable to find entrance. As to the charac
ter of the audience, they were for the most part, .ex
actly the persons sought to be reached by the ser
vice ; an old resident of. Philadelphia says seven
tentha of them are .outside of the regular ordinances
of the Church. Gamblers, harlots, professed infidela
were there, to hear the preacher speak of righteous
ness and of a judgment to come. The deportment,
of the multitude was as orderly and quiet as that
of any refined congregation.. The order of. services
and hymns had been printedbn'a email-handbill,
and distributed to the crowd "upon entering.
At abouf quarferfo eight,'Rev; Mrr Ta!mage (of
the Ref. Dutch Church) the preacher of the evening,
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1867.
attended by Mr. Simons, the President of the Asso
ciation, and Mr. Geo. H. Stuart, appeared on the
platform, and the services were opened by singing,
“ AH hail the power of Jesus’ name,” <he audience
rising and joining to such an extefft as to fill the
house with thevolume of sound ; —the first hymn of
praise, as Mr. Talinage remarked, ever sung within
these walls. Then followed selections from Scrip
ture, in the book of Acts: first the account of the
riot in the theatre at Ephesus,—thank God, said the
speaker, we can now preach the Gospel in a theatre
■without danger of riot;—then the conversion of the
jailor at Philippi, thesuddenness of which was com
mented on; and finally the Descent of the Holy
Ghost at Pentecost; on which the speaker remarked
that only by such manifestations as that at Pente
cost could the world ever be converted to Christ. A
nation must be born in a day. Such a multitude as
this must move in solid phalanx into the kingdom.
A brief prayer was offered ; the Psalm “Show pity
Lord, O Lord forgive,” was sung, and the preacher
rose for the sermon. Before announcing the text
he said: ‘f There are some persons-opposed to preach
ing in places not especially consecrated, Therefore
to-night, for all the religious services to be held in
this theatre, I now solemnly, in tlie : "name of God
the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost,
dedicate this house to the high and holy purposes
of religion; and may all who cotne here find the
place full of the presence of God, and te many may
it he the very gate of heaven.”
He then read the.text, using, as in the selections,
a small volume which he held in his hand ; 2 Cor.
v. 10: “Fpr we must,all appear,before the judgment
seat of Christ, thatevery one may‘receive’tbe-things
done in his body according .that he hath done,
whether- it be good or'had.”” The’.grand, imperial.
tkdnie'Of the "pulpit; The-Judgiiiept Day, which few
dare boldly to handle, from an ovewhelming sense
Of the inadequacyofall'hunia'h powers to the task,
was well chosen by the preacher for his audience.
By apt and full quotations from the inspired volume
he established the factand showed the awful nature
of theday. He proposed to speak first of the Judge,
then of those who are to be arraigned before him,
andlastly of the sentences announced.
The Judge, he said, would be impartial, merciful
and just; the parties before the tribunal, would be:
the good, all blasphemers, the poor and oppressed,
defrauders and charlatans, outragers of public law
and order, all mere moralists, and lastly all who
have rejected the Gospel., In conclusion,, the de
spair of the unconverted at the Judgment, was viv
idly described, and the speaker pausing at the height
of his description, exclaimed : I thank God we are
this side of that, and continued to preach Jesus and
to urge and offer an immediate salvation to the
hearers.
The sermon, entirely extempore and forcibly and
unaffectedly delivered, was admirably adapted to
hold a miscellaneous audience and showed much of
the skill of the experienced political speaker. The
preacher put himself in hearty sympathy with his
audience where.be could, arid.yet boldly'denounced
their sins and evdn their false morality, - And while
the hearers were scarcely overwhelmed and awed
by the transcerident greatness of the theme, it was
impossible that they should fail, under the ordinary
influences of the Spirit, to be aroused and arrested,
and made to see, in some measure, their guilt and
danger, and the great way of escape through the
freely offered cross of Christ.
But perhaps the most hopeful and remarkable
part of the services was yet to come. Before the
benediction was pronounced notice was given that a
prayer meeting would be held iamediately, in the
rooms of the Association directly opposite. When
the assembly dispersed, a great tide immediately set
across the street and poured through -the door way
and up the stairs into the rooms. The library was
completely .filled in a few moments, and the crowd
swarmed up Btairs into the chapel, multitudes not
being able to gain admittance into either place.
Meetings were organized in both TOOins. Mr7"Slioe
maker presided in the library and Geo. H, Stuart,
Esq., in the chapel. At the latter meeting, after a
number of brief prayers and addresses, in re
sponse to the invitation given, sixteen persons, all
young men but two, arose for prayer. The people
of God looked on with wonder and joy at this aus
picious, and for the most part, unexpected, opening
of. the new campaign and seemed to hear the en
couraging promise of the Saviour: “ Thou slialt see
greater things than these.” At 10 o’clock the meet
ing had closed and the congregation dispersed.
PROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
FATHER KETCBUM.
Those who attended the State Sunday-school
association at Lockport, will remember the ven
erable form of Jesse Ketch um, who was invited)
with two or three other, aged men, to a seat upon
the platform, out ‘of. respect, not only to his
years but to his excellent character also. We
did not then know that he would so soon be
called to his rest. He died in Buffalo on Satur
day evening, the 7th inst.,at the age of 85 years.
He was a native of this State, but lived for many
years in Toronto, Canada, where he accumulated
a handsome fortune in the tanning business. He
afterward added largely to his estate by profita
ble investments in Buffalo, where he has resided
since 1845.
Always conspicuous for his benevo’ence, beside
other acts, he built the First Presbyterian church
of Toronto at his own expense. He also contrib
uted largely to the erection of Westminster church
of Buffalo. But he was more particularly known,
perhaps we may say, for his enthusiastic interest
in the public/schools. Every child knew his be
nevolent face. He often visited the schools, and
was accustomed'to make his calls the more wel
come by generous and judicious presents of books
to the„children,.. , ,
His last act of benevolence, it is said, was to
give a large lot of land in Buffalo, worth $20,-
000, for the founding of, a Normal .school, with
the characteristic condition, that it should some
how yield $3OO a year, to be used in keeping up
his donations of books to the children of the
public schools
His death is a marked event in the history of
theJßuffalo churches. The pastors have all lost
a friend; .while the teachers and children of the
public schools; will be acknowledged as among
the chief mourners.
SYNOD OF GENEVA.
' This" body held its annual meeting this week
in Geneva. In the absence of the previous Mod
erator, the opening sermon was preached on
Tuesday evening by f ßev. Dr. Hogarth of De
troit, who was r prpvidentially. f .present, so far on
his walyGiotaeward from-Europe. He is looking
very well, much improved by. foreign tour,
abd he preached a‘gf and‘sermon from the words,
“He spake as never man spake.” He start
ed on Thursday for his home in Detroit.
Rev. Wm. K. Platt, of Hector, was elected
Moderator. Rev. J. D. Krurn, of Seneca Falls,
preached the Communion sermon. Rev. A. M.
Stowe and others were heard upon Home Mis
sions; Rev. C. H. Wheeler and others for For
eign Missions. The devotional meetings, each
morning, were well attended and deeply interest
ing. The whole session was highly satisfactory.
The Synod is to meet next year in Corning.
HAMILTON COLLEGE.
The fall term opens well. The freshman class
is large, and considerable numbers are also added
to the other classes.- During vacation a capital
improvement has been made iff the college chap
el, the old-fashioned and uncomfortable seats
having given place to nice pews, with other ad.-
vantageous changes.
Dr. Peters, whose reputation as an astronomer,
is well established both iff this country and in
Europe, is formally elected to.,tie chair of as
tronomy which he has already, filled for some
years by appointment. ' He is- not. a mere teach
er, but an original and able observer iff his lofty
'science. ,
PERSONAL.
Rev. . N. ,M. Clute, of Oakfield, has received
and accepted an invitation to serve the Congre
gational church of Clarkson in the work of the
ministry, and is to enter at once into his new
field of labor. ‘ • <
DR. DAGGETT TO NEW. HAVEN
It has already been announced that Dr. Dag
gett, of Canandaigua, has, received and accepted a
call to the Church in Yale College. We under
stand he is expecting to enter upon his labors in
that city about the middle of October. He
a large and delightful church- to fill one of the
most important and difficult and responsible' par
sitions in the land. Who can hope to satisfy a
thousand critical students; gathered from all'
parts of the country; with varied tastes, sympa
thies and capacities, in ; that half-fledged and form
ing period of their intellectual development? If
fine taste, ripe culture, superior intellectual en
dowments, fine voice and graceful manner can do
it at all, Dr. Daggett can do it. And still we
cannot help contemplating the change with- some
little solicitude for his continued usefulness.; We
trust it is all the best. He will be greatly
missed from this region. No man in Western
New York is a more’universal favorite.
A SILVER WEDDING.
One of those unique delightful family gather
ings so named, was held in Angelica on the 31st
ultimo. Alfred Lockhart, Esq., an esteemed
elder in the Presbyterian church of that place, a
banker and a merchant also, with his estimable
lady, SQ_xe.c.eived_the congratulations of his nu
merous friends. A large number of the family
relations passed the day socially, and in the eve
ning the citizens more generally called to pay
their respects to the happy pair who passed so
large a part of the journey of life together. It
was a pleasant and brilliant occasion.
REV. J. H. VINCENT.
This gentleman, Secretary of- the Sunday
school Association of the Methodist church, was
in our city last week, holding an Institu'e. It
was not very largely attended. It was confined
mostly to his own denomination. And yet if we
could judge from what little we witnessed, and
from much more we beard from the lips of oth
ers, good judges of such matters, we should say
that, he was admirably adapted to ihe work in
which he is engaged, giving instruction and stir
ring up increased interest in the Sunday school
work in his own denomination. He is just such
a Secretary as we greatly need for our own Sab
bath-school Committee. He is clear-headed,
self-possessed, earnest, easy, natural, an inventive
teacher, and an eloquent speaker. Where is an
other such a Vincent for our Committee ?
PICNIC.
The Brick church Sunday-school of this city
rallied about eight hundred strong, filled twelve
cars, and went 1 last week to Avon for a picnic.
We fell in with them returning, and they had
evidently had a very pleasant time of it; quite
unlike that which fell to their lot last year, when
they went to Livonia, spent the whole day, and
returned in one unceasing drizzling rain; so in
cessant that the children could not leave the
cars, but after waiting four or five hours upon
the track returned to the city as they went. But
this year the day was all that could be desired,
and the happiness of the children was like an
overflowing fountain.
THAT READING ROOM.
In Genesee they have one of the most pleas
ant and well supplied reading rooms which we
have found anywhere., It was started-by the
gift of a thousand dollars from Mrß. William
Wadsworth. - It occupies two very pleasant and
commodious rooms, upon the main street of the
village, well lighted, well ventilated, and every
way attractive. Here are twenty five of the
Daily Papers, here are the Weeklies, and Mag
azines, to the number of about one hundred in
all. It is conveniently situated, free to all, and
frequented by many. Genesee.
Rochester, Sept. 21,1867.
Photographs of Ministers. —We call at
tention to the card of Mr. J. H- Freet, in an
other part of the paper. His plan is endorseed
by Rev. H.E. Niles ofYork, and other ministers
in the interior. 1 ! ■■’
Rev. B.- Kendall, the well known instructor'
of youth in the: city, is enlarging the scope of
his popular institution at 13th and Locust Sts.
See advertisement. < ~;
FEOM OUB CHICAGO COBEESPOHDENT.
NEW CHURCH EDIFICE IN THE CAPITAL OF lOWA,
Dear Presbyterian :—Des Moines, the pic
turesque and thrivimg capital of lowa, is a city of
some eleven or twelve thousand souls, with a
rapidly augmenting population. The very re
cent arrival, at this point, of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad, now hurrying for
ward to connect with the Union Pacific, at Oma
ha, has given a new impetus to the growth of the
place. As the permanent capital of one of the
very finest States of the Union,- now being settled:
and developed by a superior class of immigrants,"
and with a rapidity excelled by none, it must be
come a large and important town.
You will be glad to know that Presbyterianism
has obtained here a well established footing. Two
churches of our own order, one of the Old School
and one, I think, of the Cumberland branch of
our numerous family, represent its faith and poli
ty. Some twenty to twenty five years ago our
brother, Rev. Thompson Bird, came hither “in
advance of all others,” and laid, in what was then
and long after , known as “Fort Des Moines," a very
out-post of civilization, the ib’undaiions of the ‘’‘Old
Central ” church. Though very feeble, he still
lives; and having, in early days, bought some
acres of ground for a “cow pasture," in whatsis
now the very centre of the town," although it no!
longer answers the purpose for which it was,
bought, it happily places this excellent and most
useful,minister in his day, beyond the fear iof
want in liis declining years. When the history
of lowa shall be fully and justly written, the
name of Thompson Bird will not he among the,
least of-.those who assisted . in -laying the sure;
foundations of her. greatness in intelligence and-
!religion,
And now the “Old Central,” the mother of
churches, having too long, worshipped in a build
ing entirely unworthy of its position and mem
bership, and having recently secured the able
and most acceptable services of Rev. T. 0. Rice,
as: its future pastor, has aroused itself to erect a.
house of worship which shall be- fully worthy of
the Capital of the State, and a “ House of Ages ”
for itself and its children for- generations. The
corner-stone was laid a few days since with ap
propriate ceremonies and a most able and inter
esting address by Mr. Rice, and already its- walls
tower many yards above the foundation. When
completed, it will measure 117 feet in length by
82 in breadth, and will be much the noblest and
most imposing Protestant church edifice in the
State. I should be glad to give-you a more de
tailed account of the edifice, and an outline, at
least, of the able address of Mr. Rice, but my
limits do not permit.
SYNOD OP lOWA.
On Thursday evening last, at half past seven
o’clock, the Synod of lowa convened at the Third
church of Bes Moines, Rev. J. M. Philips, pas
tor, and was opened by a semion from the Rev.
J. N. Crittenden, of Keokuk. Rev. H. H Kel
logg, of Marshaltown, was chosen Moderator, and
Rev. G. H. Cbatterton, scribe. The attendance
was unusually good. Our. church at Omaha was
represented, if we mistake not, for the first time,
in Synod;—a full delegation, consisting of its ex
cellent pastor, his wife, and elder Kellom, being
present. Delegates from other bodies added to
the interest of the occasion by their presence and
their communications.
I will not attempt giving you any detailed ac
count of the proceedings, confining myself to
such as have more than a local interest.
A new Presbytery, to be called the Presbytery
of Omaha, was constituted, embracing in its limits
the counties in lowa, which border the Missouri
river, together, with that part of the Synod lying
beyond the same river.
The Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions
was unanimously requested to appoint Rev. Wm.
Campbell, of Adel, Synodical Missionary for the
Synod of lowa,
A communication was received from Rev. G. R.
Moore, principal and proprietor of the Young La
dies Seminary at Lyons, lowa,* proposing to sell
that institution to the Synod for the sum of
§15,000. The property is supposed to be worth
not less than §40,000, and is in every way very
desirable, and admirably located for its purposes.
In view of the great advantages proposed in this
offer, Synod accepted the same, provided the re
quired amount can be raised; and appointed Rev.
H, L. Stanley, of Ly.ons, its agent to attempt the
obtaining of funds. Rev. J. B. Morse, of Clin
ton, was designated as Principal of the Seminary,
and it is supposed he will accept and enter upon
the duties of the post in October next. Should
Mr. Stanley, in the prosecution of his work, visit
any of your Eastern communities, it is to be hoped
he will meet with such substantial encouragement
as the unusual merits of the undertaking should
secure for it. Nothing more than this will be
needed to make it an entire success.
The Synod also received under its care, and
commended to the patronage and liberality of the
churches at home and abroad, the parson’s Semi
nary at Cedar Rapids, of which more anon.
The sessions of-Synod were concluded by a
large and popular meeting, held at the Central
church, in the interest of Home Missions, Church
Erection,. and Education. Stirring addresses
were made upon these topics, arid a very excel
lent impression is believed to have been made
upon the community. The meeting was a decided'
success.. Synod adjourned to meet, npxtif yean: in
Dubuque. ! - ■’' "■
On the whole, the spirit of this meeting of Sy
nod was decidedly good. There is evidently a
great and much needed improvement in the con
dition of the affairs of our Church in lowa. The
religious state of the several churches is gener
ally cheering, and a decided progress has n arked
the past year. Faith, courage and hope charac
terized the plans adopted for" future growth and
usefulness. A very pleasant incident of Friday’s
proceedings was a recess, while the whole body
went to pay its respects to our honored and be
loved brother Bird, whose illness prevented his
being present at the meetings of Synod.
Rev. Mr. Yale, Commissioner from the Synod
of lowa (0. S.), expressed the opinion that the
body he represented were generally in favor of
reunion upon the plan: of the Joint Committee.
And here I may add, that the Presbyteries of
lowa City and Des Moines (N. S'), at their re
spective meetings last week, voted unanimously
to the same effect. North west.
Des Moines, la., Sept. 16,1867
gjtta nf fitt CJrarcjifs.
Resignation of Dr. Johnson.—The appli
cation of the Rev. Herrick Johnson, D.D., ask
ing the Third Presbyterian church of this city,
to unite with" him- .iu, asking,the Presbytery to
dissolve his pastoral relation, with this church,
was considered at a largemeetingheld Septem
ber 11th. Dr. Johnson made a full statement
of his reason for asking to be permitted to leave
a people to whom he, was greatly attached, which
was solely the delicate state of-,his wife’s health,
which required her to be absent from this at
mosphere at once, if any hp-pe of recovery was
to be entertained. The congregation would have
willingly granted a furlough to the pastor for a
year had it been thought; best by Dr. Johnsou.
But he; was unwilling that jthn church should re
main in suspense, :while;the state of Mrs. J.’s
health wan such as to make it most probable that
she could never return to fhis place so as to make
it her permanent ,;home.: In-view of ..this, the
people reluctantly consented, to unite with the
pastor in tbe application, and it was unanimous
ly voted, to continue, the salary .until the first of
January. The removal, of, Dr, Johnson is great
ly regretted by all denominations. While here
he has been abundantin labors, and God has
blest his efforts. He expects to spend the winter
in Marquette, for the benefit of his wife, where
he will preach to a small but spirited church now
vacant. —Pittsburgh Banner:
Ministerial.—Rev- P. S. Cleland has been
compelled t > resign his agency for the Frecd
men’s Aid Commission, his health not permitting
him to prosecute the work with vigor Rev. C.
M. Blake, military chaplain; offers to preach
freely to the people of Prescott, Arizona.
Rev. S. Murdock resigned the'oharge of the Pres
byterian church in Craneville, N. J., on the 13th
inst., and is now seeking another field of labor.
The church in Quincy, 111., having lost Dr.
King, has been supplied by Rev. W- W. Atter
bury. Rev. D. 0. White, from the Congrega
tional body, and, at the present time, ministering
to the Church in : Burton, Ohio, asked to be ad
mitted to (brand River Presbytery, and having
given a hearty affirmative reply to the constitu
tional questions, was received to membership.
The Rev. Isaac W- Atherton,; of the Cedar Ra
pids Presbytery, lowa, was received by the Pres
bytery of Chillicothe of the ofcher branoh, at its
late meeting. —: —-Rev. Arthur W. Sanford was
installed pastor of the Church of Erie, Mich..
September 15th. Part of Professor H. B!
Smith’s report on the United States for the
Evangelical Alliance was read, in the absence of
Dr. Patterson, of Chicago, by Dr. Prime, of the
New. York Observer.
New Church in Woodside.— On- Sunday
evening, Bth, a meeting was heldat the house of
Mr. 0. C. Hine on Belleville avenue for the pur
pose of organizing a Presbyterian church. Rev.
Dr. J. Pew Smith, who had just preached a most
interesting discourse to a crowded congregation
from the words “The Lord hath need of him,”
was chosen Moderator, arid Mr. Albert Best,
Secretary. Hi H. Nichols, C. C. Hine, B. F.
Baldwin, E. G. Faitoute and William F. Pettit
were elected Trustees, and seventeen hundred
dollars were subscribed on the spot towards the
building of a chapel. Twenty-three members
were enrolled and Messrs. C. C. Hine and James
Swinnerton, Jr., were appointed a committee to
apply to Presbytery for organization'in due form.
—Newark Advertiser.
Hamilton College —The College year has
opened favorably at Clinton.- The students are
generally on the ground, with a fine accession in
the Freshman and Sophomore classes. A great
improvement has been made in the chapel; the
entire room below re seated, painted, and
cushioned, the gallery cut down in front and fit
ted up comfortably for the use of the Professors
and their families. Prof. Peters, whose fame as
an astronomer is world-wide, and who has had
charge of the Litchfield Observatory for several
years past, has been elected to the Professorship
so munificently endowed by E. C. Litchfield,Esq.,
of Brooklyn. The College Campus and Hamil
ton Monthly are periodicals issued by the students
weekly and monthly ; well conducted and well
deserving the patronage of the Alumni and
friends of Hamilton who would keep posted in
the current literature and events,of the College.
Cor. Evangelist.
1 1.TiiiE Presbyteries on Re-union.— The cor
respondent of the Chrixtidn Herald says: The
Presbytery of GrawfordSville stood as a unit in
their vote, endorsing the plan proposed by the
Committees. We anticipate great benefits from
re union in this region. Where both branches
are weak, the churches feeble arid wide apart, di
vided as we are, the out-posts are often not in
supporting distance of each other or strong
enough to give aid even in an emergency. Re
union in this region, if it gives confidence, affec
tion and co-operation, will more than double the
strength of both branches. :
Grand Hivee Presbytery, 0., passed the
following.: “ the T Presbytery of
Grand Kiyer earnestly desire tbe're'iinion of the