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THURSDAY, dCTORRR 17, 1867.
THE ,PRESBYIVHIES ON RE4NIOM
Over forty Presbyteries and two SYnods
of the other branch,•at their meetingtince
the General Assernhty are - reported as hav
ing acted on Re-union. ThifilitiOlgt half of
the whole number, it is trcie, yet as they are
distributed tier nearly etery part" Of the
c ountry,—frora Mitiberiota to'New England,
from Kentucky td aiidlroni - the,
Potomac to the' lofty' regard'
them—as fairly indicatifietho mind of that,
branch of the Clittrk:," The'• decisions of
these Presbyterlea'are'agaiasi .Re-tinion by,
the decided vote Or. three toone: - Many,
Presbyteries whose-entire delegation in.Cin
einnati voted agaititt - the 'minority report
are now on record as rejeCtirrg the Report
of the Joint Committee,ltlitts , contradicting
the impression they Made as part df the,
majority in Cincinnati , Two Presbyteries!
only, so far as we can=learn,lndianapOlis,
and Monmouth, (N. J.) , hayO 'taken the op
posite course, and of th l eEiptWo, Intlianapo
lis has still to conelude Its action at a future,
meeting. Most of these votes against the!
Committee's plan are accompanied with pro- ,
testations in favor of Union; and Dr.!
Hodge on the floor of New Brunswick Pres
bytery, is reported to have expresipd hint.
nit: in a similar manner.' 'With modifiCa
tions more strictly defining tile doctrinal ya
sis the status of Theologieit a9d
the right of PreshyterialAxamination,'it
quite generally intimated that Remign'
would be practicable. But ilia some +eases,
there is a deeided'ffielinic n ikgaintl!t:the :64e
kliency of Re-union, on any plan at. present..
It is remarkable that the ,yery„Synods and
Presbyteries, which according„to,the friends
of Re-union, old bomOst decidedly bene
fited by the measure s --those,of the North
west,—have mad,e solAke , the,„ cost _499,090-11
demonstrations against it. The two Synods ,
which have acted, St. Paul's and Southern
lowa, are both in that region, and they have
both taken grounds against Re-union--the
former unanimously.
It seems therefore that Re-anion is a lost
cause. Our brethren of the other branch
Lave looked back, after putting their
hands to the plough. At St. Louis, They
gave us a pretty strong invitation
,to , unite
with them on equal terms, and now, less
than five months from the action of our
General Assembly', 'virtually at cePting their
invitation, they somewhat brusquely turn
around and withdraw it. For we consider
it tantamount to a withdrawal to require, as
a condition of keeping the a6 9 ,sopen, that : we
strip ourselves of our peculiarities and Tut
ou Old School livery. There was no need
of a Re-union Cotamiitee of thirty to 'ac
quaint us with this fact, Jor to pioneer the
way to any such transformation. All the
enthusiasm for union at St. Louis was a
mere senseless wake of feeling, if it covered
no more in reality, than an invitation •to our
body to become Old School. Som,ething more
was meant doubtless, hat it ;has about
evaporated in the attempt of oar brethren
to give it praetioal , shapo:
We are inclined' to think that the occupa
tion of the Re-anion Committee is gotio.
True, there has been considerable said and
resolved about modifications to their report,'
in various quarters, bat the spirit of these
directions is manifestly so far behind the li
beral tone of. thpt report, that the members
will despair of satisfying it in any action they
may take. We .very : greatly mistake the
temper of our Charch„aad. of s of ap of the'
chief friends of. Re4inioa in, it, if thermill
ever consent to .abandon Or main positions
of that,report, or allOvf t g lesst opproxirn
ution to the doctrines of and
Fatalism which it condemaa, „
For ourselves, we, hold tho 4,lte usages
and spirit of the New Sehook,C4ur i eli are the
true and only practicable conditions, of Re
union. We swill where our fathers stood
le the Adopting Act , 474 and., the; R 4
union of 1758. That branch of the Church
which rejects the reasonableJiherty
by these terms, forgets its origin and fails
et its mission as an America p Presbyterian
Church. Our watchword' is a," living union
in a reasonable liberty; theirs 0,0 ist"agq4P
but want of discrimination. forbids theni to
See that it is uNITY which they mean, a semi-
Popish and an impossible' thing. They say,
Let all those who. think alike come together
we say, Welcome all who ascribe importance
only to essentials and who exercise charity
and tOleration on all minor points. Oar
position is that of union; theirs is nofii4
less than proselytism--- call it-What
SHALL AMERICA aBE ,HFLED BY :
EOREIGIiERS
; The recent defeat of the:Republican-party.,
Californianiad Pennkylvania, and itsliap
tial defeat in 'Olio,•although of but .trifling
;significance, as ;bearing' upon; the •NatiOnal,
'policy, has given rise• toJsorne e'xtraordina - ry,
linsinfiations and proposals on the. part af.
-badly Seared Republican journals. ' , We ,n.ie
admonished tliat,ourdisasters arein no small
degree ;the liesultiof , the indignation .of the
, German population lat the measures with
Which the.; Republican party is lidentified,,
establiahing•and Maintaining gbodortiCi,:
sound morala,' and 'respect for. the divine law
In :the community. It ie declared to, be n(3-
:cessarry , 'to"abandon• and repudiate 'theie
measures, in .order to esca'pemiDisedefeat in
the futurte r alkd especially, to, propitiate our
offended ,qerman brethren.
if anY portion :of the q-erman population
are found ready to abanden the Repu'biican
party, and ` to join alliance with the of
,ernaneipation, manhood suffrage, national
Unity, and true political progress, just be
cause of a alight interruption - to their bodily
enjoyment,Aen the sooner the lamentable
weakness 'of their attachment to great prig;-
ciples 'is thoroughly understood, the better.
If they , would'prefer the eialtation . of An
dre* Johnson, and the practical restoration
of rebel rule, if:by that means they could
procure their Lager Beer on Sunday, in all
conscience let us know;
it ,without delay.
Let us knoW what sortof allies these area
whom Bac,chus, by the flourish of a bunc - h of
grapes or two, can at any moment carry
over to the ranks of the enemy.
With a part of our German population.—
for thousands, of them are earnest Evangeli
cal Cikristiane—all this is onlY to.Aikely to
prove true. The power of appetite With multi
tudes overwhelms all manly regard for higii
principle; as grovelling sensuality has led
to materialisin; and the.•grossest ferns -of
unbelief, it may also lead to sympathy with
oppression: and indifference to national
honor. No great party with truly noble aims,
can rely upon the permanent support of
such elements. But there is quite another
side to this picture, which these frightened
journaliste:hre in danger of overlooking.
There is a great and 'sterling class of repub
ligens, to whom temperance, sound morals,
and reverence for. God's laws, are not mat
ters of: appetite, but of principle, equally
with national justiceand unity. The Even
(ng Bulletin, and other Republican organs. of
that ,pecuiiar type, are seemingly
,blind to
the deep moral convictions of this class, ip
their anxiety to propitiate the bellies of the
others. In: avowedly repudiating the Bab
bath laws 4nd ternperapce measures, w,ould
it not be well to pense
~and calculate how
many A•ood men of 0.11 nationalities will ,be
lost, as :well ~as hoW many had men gained ?
Is,
not tie result likely to be a minus
quantity, and that of great proportions? In
f4t, if investigations were
,mede t we be
lieve it will be found , that already the apa
thy of Republican 044113 in :executing our
wholesome, laws, and fl the indications of a
porposp to, sacrifice them in the interest of
party, have begun' to estrange the best class
of Republican voters from then ranks-, and
the, elections this fall having no direct na
tional bearing, they have felt the more, free
to, withheld theie-votes, and thus give ex
pression to their displeasure.
Gentlemen, managers: of the Moublic,an
party, we, do not ask you to pitt the Iso.-
bath or .Prohibition on, your banners, how
ever much these ,watchwords. would honor
them; the time, may come when that, too,
must.and.will be done:; but we warn: you,
in the name of the six million
,me,mbers- of
Evangelical churches in thi's country, re
presenting:a population threetimes as great,
that the moment you. dare, for the sake of
conciliating a body of infidelforeigners, not
one tenth; as . numerous , to write an anti-
Pliristjan. sentiment on -your banners, you
will betray a fatuity bordering on-.idiocy,
and yon.will hopelessly destroy—not your
but yourselves. Republicans of
every nationality, who bplieve in • God ras
kill,as in hUngttiityfor a slander, to
multitudes of -.our German ,population:. to
mass them all - together as.'
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER. 17, 18671
wino-bibbing, and Sabbath-bating people.
Republicans, the, core of ,the party, who re
f
joice in such leaders as Geary ,and Grata,
and 'lloWa,rd and 'Wilson, rather 'thin the
tiirioi time-serving managers: f liA4t,•of
par. gepubli can presses, 'rise of 'd r uff the
'ebb plot of the''bige - inen,
cisco, a Philapipl4' l ata
'sell 'us odttViii l dre parity znaiiAgers and jib=
litical 'fairenitii•gi•s`; who the'
, 11,6pablico party into 'dere,' l'n'strUnient Of
- personal aggrandizemeni; -411 b 'would
pitiate the re l Vinine-defrauding distillers,
'aid the sOul-deStroying traffidk'; l iiirS in
'6"4l,lll'ga, l hlrpliT'; and w r ould enth ral legi a - ratio& of t,h f e country
and' the 'control of the MOralii 'of oirio'grettt
cities at, the mercy` of fOreign,*tkielpil,Tlin-,
theists,, and Materialists.; a ` . elms 'of ' r eagens
who know no higher iinjoynittil ti an t teSari
day 'devoted " reValry, l and itnrCatri'dtad
liberty tin' drink; and -to make drunk everY
day of the. week.' ' 7 Ribe r ,' . 6onbetitrate and or
ganize' the 'good; order-lovineSabbath-Tes
peCting citizens of the ernrmartiitaid of every
natrchiality,'6?nd ldt US forbid tieliastiini c bf
lhe'dijiitiol 'of the party into tatid's no 16ss
dangerous tonationia-purityind true Wel
fare; than those of ttli6 stiVeholders -thetri-
Serves ! '
THE 'FitgYIIIJRG 010Ak.
. .
BY G
REY. DANIEL MANOR, D. D.
Mr. Micawber's famous saying about wait
ing for something to urn up t is a good one
to laugh at, but a bad one tt live by. It
leaves the mind all at 11)60 lipds,,when all
its faeulties andresource 'be gather.
I
ed up and concentrated upon s ome definite
task.' It 'Mikes a`man the, football of Cir.
• ,
cunastances, to be kicked to -- ).::t:fro between
failure and success, when he . onght, to. co
•
in
mand' circumstances, and compel a th l erci to
carry him on triumphantl i n , 0 chosen .ca
reer. , • .t.
~ ,
It does not re”ire - great : talent and e.x. 7
d
traordinarY Opporinliitiek'4 o succped, if
~t tlrt - , 1.4 I; d e c ision : _l' 4i ,f , % •
, f, V , . : .. , 11..
on y, one bas en g tod 'noose .a
cOurie far himself, and - firmriess enough to
ke'ep it. I could spendmuc,h more than 'the
hOur,in
. 4uoting instances - of great arild ire
riowbeci success, the ;ic'rhobzi secret of - COACh
was, concentration of plan and effort. In
other words'a.very common Min found out
what he wanted - to db, and then he did ii
with all his'might. 'Let me give you one
each instance SuificierrtlY interestik in it
self, although not attended with as import
ant 'conSe4tieuceii as' many that might be
named ~
The little city of Freybirrg, in. Switzerland
has the largest,drgan'in the world. When
in ' full play it p ,ours forth a tempest of
sounds through fores t ,of " seven
thousand and eight hundred in 'num.ber,"
shaking the walls and the foundations of the
old 'St. Nicholas Church in which it stands:
All the musical bands in - Boston, New Yoii
an'd Philadelphia combined ' not
make an orchestra equal in power to "this
mighty instrument alone..
It is all the work of one Man named Aloys
Moser. He'was poor"; he was not thought
to be a master his art; be never received
any adequate reward for his labor. With-
out assistance Or' suggestion from others, he
formed tiie'design of building for his native
city an organ which travellers' from diStant
nations sheridd i thrn aside frOm. their jour 7
neys to hear, and which when'heard.in
darkness Of the Cathedral at night should
makeaa hour for 'them never to, be forgot
ten. And so poor 'Moser 'begari l hiS
Work, and he persevered for' long years - in
the face of opposition, and poverty, and ri
dienle, until hiktask and' his life were finiSh
ed together. His aim may not' have been
the highest, ririr his Motive the hest. - .But
he persevered with the faith Of a martyr
till his work was done, and' now it, stands
among all similar works in the, wOrld; like
Mt. "Blancamong the m ,Vs ,peerleSii
and .aloric. When slciltfulfinkers touch the
Yeys,'ihe mighty instrument responds
myriad voices, ranging through infinite
riations in sweetness and compass pow
er. Now it pours forth' the heart breaking
notes'of the "risaerere" with a voice so it-
eons, and hi:Lilian; that it would seem" as if "a
lost soul were imprisoned and wailing in its
wilderness. of
~pipes,—now
. rolls. vp, the
jubilant thunders of .the , Itallelujah..ehoras
in Suck mighty volume that the entranced
liaterier forgets, the earthly temple - and the
Of hutoip, innds; and irs4gi'neti‘ li if
surrounded " with the trumpets and VOkrillii
of heaven in numbers without number. Now
it sounds, the war , npte wild and min
gled with-the, trpimp.of linsts and the, battle
hymn of men that : m . s t rell a,s they.sing, And
now:it warbles "sweet _home " with a sil
vcr‘y,aceornpanimpntilpf:,lsingjpg! birds, ,and,
murmuring brook, and ruet,%g,, l folj.agc'
Mr-R:uP4 .tY9PT!s OI ?,VO OPAT•r tC.. /antB ;
,the , unearthly 'strain / of, eloisteied monks
int 6ff°,v(P n 0.011)e,80,-,that creep .sa49P.g•
99404PrflPtPtPARI,c1 1 04:0 6 v,sqPille4/*
. mhe l s,9l l the pa,tl,3or es t leng clrawn,,aisles.
lARdr , TkgaicL,&t' PRFlit ll , , fbrt4oNYit , tk -such a
'thP ,hille r .v ben
storms , , are ,abroad among . the Alps, and
,thunders, leap from cloud to d.
~,,And all
,
;tlili3.ll?igtOri flood, this deep r.esol lll 4ing sea
rPhinstrKaPPl .4 l ll N*9PY;°a9le f°llW,,from.
AP4Ar4CEIPfi.P.A . e' :P°°r4l4 4l l Nvb.9 .
rnd~s~ its eTC°tPii?,MlP)ißsk his
' 9 4;4
t9l„thoitgh,t from,everything
else tilOrk9 ,m ight , 49„lTP weA- 4-9 d
his 44u k cce,ss, aho.ws how h much depopds upon
f! . .x.Angjt ,clearly in A,119 mind ,what to do,
91d,thpn sufferi i ng no side„intjuenee fo with
;4lo),w.Oteptic% from the chosen Itask.
experiment, proves •that any ,thing best
werph,havingis wit,bin the reach of him „win
has decision enough t,o choose it with all
his heart, and,self-command enouah to seek
it with all , hi- strength. . ,
1111 RD PRESBYTERIAN • tHITReII, PITTS-
• ••: tußt i ll i • 1 .
• .. , ,
RESDLIITIONS - OE OHURON AND 'PRESI3tTERY,
DISSOLVING' PXSTORAL RELATION WITH `
REV. Hi.itaTo.' Joatisos, - io. D.
At 'a Meeting of the Piesbyterly .6f Pitts
burgh, held at North East, Pa., Sept. 28th,
1867, Bev. H. Johnson, D. D. presented his
re4quest, for the disSolUtion of the pastoral
relation betweeU himself' and the 3d' Pres
byterian Church " of Pittsburgh., The Con
gregation was represented by elder Richard
Rdwards, who stated that thedorizregation,
theugh with feelings of the 'deepest regret
.•. 4 4 4
apd..sadness, , mtnted. , in' the , request as will
aPpea; r byllhefoflOWUO iegolutiOrS,
were adopted at a cengregational meeting
held Sept. 13, 1367:
• • •
Whereas, We are, as we believe by .the
- piOvidence'of God, called upon to part'with
our beloved pastor, Rev. Herrick Johnsoh,
and after having heard fiom
statement of, the reasons which, have Jed
bin). to, ask fora dissolution of • the pastoral
ielation, and belicving that the state of kis.
SOhtiaon's health requires for her a change.of
cliin'ate, and that this change be effected
without delay, it is hereby
Resolved,. That with a full conviction of
the necessities of ; the case, and recognizing
the hand of Gorl,in all that hefaliEk i us, and
with sincere regret that we can see no other
course left open to us, as a congregatOn:
we`. do concur irk' :then request' of Rev .-4
Johnson - D. D., in his application tor the
Presbytery, to dissolwr the ,existingxelation
ap4 appoint 4. Herron ;and'
char d wards, as-commissioner's to E
sent :the congregation at the meetirig''Of
Presbyter 7. .1
Reiolved, That while we-thus join' in the
request Of our beloved anktrespentedpaAtor;
we 40 it, . 0 0Y from a eellvic**.9.fj.t's
perative necessity,and although reluctantly
consenting to the separation, 'we do soil
acknowbsdge with thankagMng, the - gOdt:
ness of 43ur. God and Father,' in having , so
long permitted us to enjoy his:ministration's
and,that,we- will ever-cherish the mernory
Of his faithfulness and love in g' preachin to
. • 1:
uts . the Gospel of Salvation, and in brealiink
nsithe:Wrird of rlife.- -
We bear :witness to biaaotive and 'earnest
labors ; in the Yirgll( °tale Master,:and to;the
noble example he has set hefbreus of manly
piety and devotion to Chist.'
And finally we ao commend our dearpastor
and'wife to the . care of Hiin whieriwlien
earth•healed the , sick and• bore,lourTinfirmi
ties, with our 44:10eye , prayer:flat i she..may
soon , rejoice in health i reVor t edt,hat the
blessing of our God
may
,follow them, and
that at'lag r ive - maY 'perrnitted' i to'nidet
together 'an h'citise eternal iii `the hea
vens", to g? 'no 'more out, foreverld
After rernarksibY the'inoderatof and' dif
ferent menibera Of PretbyterYitheffolldwing
reef:Antic:ins 'were• unanimously adbpted: -••••• •
Resotiatl;ThriV in view of 'the re' kin t
q
of beat 'pastor land people, toe , pastoral- re.
lation existing betWeenßevcilerilick•John
son,ipt.,..and the _44 - Dresbyteniam - Ohurch of
-E'AGSPI,rgI:I be and the i , Sape, hereby ,disr
ssofi s, 'df,"
N'esbhject,' 'What this Preshitery express=
es-'its:deep-sympathy with' our brother in
the, afflictive 'providence, which, has , Made
this Ettep necessary, and, that, %v i e ,wilf cherish
t,4e,
,reanerabran oe of the deep interest which,
he has manifested in personally,,
and fn - the' di &rent chifrohis• of the 'Preaby
ter-yiandLiiiiihroiddVailbetnent 'of:every, geed
canoe;•an`d-,'tihitt ,we AmitmeridAlfin , and •his
Genesee Evangelist, No. 'lll7.
.f Ministers $2.50 H. Miss. $2.00
( Address :-1334 Chestnut Street
to the care of God who has so manifestly
blessed his labors hitherto.
Resolved, That we cannot refrain from
expressing.. our sadness in view of the_great
loss sustained in his removal from our midst,
bY'our'PreSbYtery, by the 'dornrnunitv gen
erally, and especially by the Third. Church,
which is deft ;without apastor;und•that
we commend them to the great Shepherdof
• Souls, who. has so richly blessed them (luring
he past yeak Jos. S. TRAVELL . I.
•
Temporary Cleric.
A LAYMAN'S CALL,
FOR .DHSi•SYSTEMATIC .EXTENSION •OF. CAT
. There is avast power in our Laity now
;laying almoSt dormant.
II: !There is in every church in the city
lome.missionary material either in Motley,
clothing, 'books or morkers.
HI. In most •of our ebnivlieri this Upare
material 'it , ited, ana if 'alone *ill not'ibe
IV. -CAC .some central Association of
4ay'menlleet togei,her this' vast
.andjinlicionaly use it in establishing.. Sitip
hathehocile;'end MißBiOn churches 'in nu*
destitute lbeelities in the city-, mitok ntdrn
Ood , ayille niVl sh ed . It ha, n 'sve
doing;• •
' A-rfew thoughts from !yourself;-oriiiitni of
your ; correnikmdeotti; cm %his sUbjeot iirO :802
hefted ; ,„ ;r; - 8.,
P.aosinzss said that " bil 804-
eral the railroads' in New England, Oa
Smoking 'dais • are' n'otr provided' with oal
tables, and that the arrangement is uceelivireit
as a 'proviSion •by the': Directors foi , the
comtnodation of gamblers.' Scarcely 'a trip
is made ithout' 'elttensivelleeeiWg
experiefie r cUtravellers :by 'profesOilil"
blers 'iv•ho .1611eiv , thik'traCk
Pursuit'ef theirinfernal•VoCatlon. iihp
looked id-for a 6 hohr; 'that nething'iAt
the bar is:wanting to intik° tile . Scene
feet '&.er.lre l dttetio'n 'of tho4e detestable ones
Iti•e• 'frequent ria'sseingeru
tgte difl 45`‘ AVIA?
bar, Alc , , e -ve - dtiirc'to •prediat, *ill hot be king
wanting, ner"the 'bowie' knife' either.`'"Sin
has its riatifrallaNtr of aggregation; a'll4 -t it'hi
only'a•carryiagout of that laiv, that Sabbat'h
deSecivatien; siei universal to railroaa initnage-:
metit; Eihetild - surround itself with. ail 'the'
cognate ' • • • ' '
TALCONCIIt r EGATI9NALISTIB correspondent .
€‘ " Sept. ?6th, mentioned, the fact
that a late Congregational Council in 44 7
Ki0 8. (81.0.71nn.), felt :constrained to, refuse
the pp, 9 wship- t ofl,h,ei r churches , in the or
cliptqion, of a graduate , of the Old School Pres
byterian; Theological ,Seminary at Chicago
of laet,,apring,;on the ground of his substi
tuting trhc.peculianview, of D. Bushnell for
the con3suon Orthodox theory of the Atone
ment. The candidate was ,asked if ,he. had
not given his assent: as usual, to the Confes
slonof.paith when licensed: he• said he had
ansve,r.ed to, the ; inquiry to ~.Presbytilry
whether he, accepted Confession.: "As much
as I can "
New School Presbyterians must be care
ful.,bow they,prscipita,te measures for lie
union. Careful inquiry,must first
,be i made
after the orthodoxy,Kane :fountains, of
Theological tsaebing in the otber : ,bcancb.
Some arrangement even more stringent than
placing the Semirkaries, under the con
trobof the Gene r al Assembly, may have to
be devised, before re-union will be thoroughly
safe:
I
VIRUELTMITO A.N./MALS.--Our readers may
remember - .t) at we, last.spring, Mentioned.
the organizati'oti of a Philadelphia Society
for ,the:Prelention of. Cruelty to Animals,
with a number of our energetic and influen
tial citizensin,its)Fixecutive Board. Welaro
happy: to s ay. that, it meant mark, andlhas
so turned' out. Prosecutions for this .atro
cibtis fcirm'_ofinhumanity have since been
more numerous than in several of the pre
vious yearsithe number in September alone
being eight. Last week Judge Ludlow in
sentencing 'a man "convicted .of cruelty to a
mule to thirty: days imprisonment, roin.ark
ed•that if this' punishment was , not sufficient
to put an endto this conduct, he would•here
tater increase it:.
•
WE' OVEIISTATED Mr. Barnes' age. in our
leader of-laet -week,- some -two --years. We
wish, it, wdre twenty, inetetud ottwp.
CHURCH: ,