gntfritait prfzinjtfriait.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1867
11W Our special correspondent in Europe c.,r
rects some of the misstatements of Bishop ,Wood
dbout Calvin and Geneva; our correspondent in
Pittsburgh shows how the acclimatization process
is going on with some, and how badly it is needed
by other immigrant Presbyterians; Two colunins
of Book Notices ;—allon Page second; Scient?fic
and Rural Economy, Page third; Family , Mis
cellany, Page sixth; and-a, power/id and deeply
important address upon the relations ofa cultivated
pulpit to the masses, by Prof. Phelps of !Andover,
Page seventh. •
have copied from the October number
of the Lithe Crrpora I, an admirable domestic
story, the conclusion of which will be found on
our family page (sixth) this- week. The paper
bvpublishOd; monthly by Alfred SeWell, Chicag i o,
at tii , per annum, and' is certain to: become a fa
vorite wherever known.
• Virlinder our scientific head Will be found
an original article upon the whisky , tax, the col
'
lectionof which the writer regards as hopeless,
and the imposition of it as accomplishing almost
nothing besides the frustration of all attempts
honestly - to-carry - pp any manufactures requiring
extensive use of alcohol, and the encouragement
of a degreeof rascality and :fraud which is ut
terly unfathomable and unmanageable.. Our cor
respondent- proposes that •the tax be 'abolished,
or reduced toe nominal sum, and that a heavy
license be imposed in stead. Being concern
ed himself with the manufacture of chemicals on
.the largestecale, and having. suffered greatly in
the fai.thfuliattempttubo. in :no. way a party to
frauds on the Government, a man of strict piety
and' temperance principles, his views should be
hesrd'with deference. His communication brings
home to us the grave question whether the liquor
interest is or not the ruling power in this coun
try,.whether it is to be allowed to profane our
Sabbaths, corrupt . our Mayors, debauch our pub
licfpress, dictate our political arrangements and
'nominations, mob and murder such of our reve
nue officersas it cannot bribe, and defy the whole
power of the government to control it for the
ends of revenue. In a word, is there. any policy
short, of prohibition that will reduce ;it to sub
jectlon ;or neutralize its boundless power of evil ?
FROM OUR ROCHESTER OORRESPONDENT.
THE SYNOD OF ONONDAGA
The annual meeting of this Synod was held
at Baldwinsville, in, connection with Rev. J. F.
Kendall's Church. The opening sermon by the
retiring Moderator,• Rev. L. H, Reid, of Syra
cuse, was preached on Tuesday evening—subject,
the preaching of the cross the true antidote to
rationalism ; an able and excellent discourse.
Prof. Huntington, of Auburn Seminary,
• was
elected Moderator.•
On Wednesday afternoon, beside the adminis
tration of the Lord's Supper, there :was by 'ap
pointment, an admirable address from Rev. Dr.
Boardman, of Binghamton, on Home Missions.
He put the cause on high and noble ground.
With weighty words he urged the importance of
increased efforts in this direction, and enlargedle
nevolence. He would have both pastors and
churches give much more to this and kindred
causes. By all right means he would " cotepeln
the people to exercise a larger liberality, both for
Home and Foreign Missions.
This admirable address was followed by an
earnest discussion, in which Rev. Dr. Can
field, of Syracuse, and Rev. Solon Cobb, of
Owego, too' a leading part. We are sure much
gOoftwas done by address 'and discussion.
Wednesday evening was devoted to a public
meeting in behalf of several of the causes ,of
benevolence. The house was full. Profs. Hun
tington and Hopkins, of Auburn, spoke for Ed
ucation; Rev. Henry Fowler,. of Auburn, for
Church Erection; and Rev. J. F. Kendall; of
Baldwinsville, for Publication. We need hardly
add, that these causes were well represented by
these advocates.
A pleasant episode, however, occurred to the
meeting on Wednesday evening. The Synod of
Albany (0. S.) was in session in Syracuse, only ;
twelve miles away. At 3 o'clock in the after
noon, the Synod of Onondaga haidzsent one of
its number to convey its fraternal salutations to
that body. At 7 o'clock the: same evening, Rev.
R. W. Condit, D.D., of Oswego, came into the
Meeting of the Synod of Onondaga to return the
those friendly greetings. ,
Curiously enough, Prof. Huntington, the mod
erator,, had formerly belonged to the Synod of
Albany, (0. 5.,) and Dr. Condit had once been
a member of the Synod of Onondaga, (N. S.)
They had changed their relations, but not their
theologies. In response to the salutations of the
delegate from the Synod of Albany, the Modera
tor very gracefully alluded to these things; to
gether with the fact that we have a brother of
Dr. Condit of Oswego, educated like , himself at
Princeton, now, as he has long been, an honored
Professor in Auburn Seminary, as evidence that
tve are still one—why should we be divided ?
lil-Ugikiettli a 4 on Thursday-morning was ,an
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1867.
Elders' Prayer Meeting, after the manner of
those in connection with our General Assembly.
The venerable Dr. Steele, of Auburn, was
in the chair, assisted by Dr. Ford, of Cazenovia,
two most worthy Elders. The meeting was con
tinued for an hour and a half, after which Rev.
C. P. Bush was heard for half an hour on the
subject of Foreign Missions. He urged the pre
sent need of enlargement in this work; the
grand opening now presented for Missions in
China; the inviting fields of labor in many other
countries_;:and the fact that if we do not now
move forwad in this work, the result must be
most disastrous on many lands now half enlight
ened. It is simply cruel, after having given
them light enough to , - disturb their faith in their
old superstitions, now refuse what more. they
need to bring them to the full knowedae of Christ
and - his salvation'. It is pulling the drowning
man half way out of the water,-and, - then delib
erately 'letting go our hold, and leaving him , to
perish:- killion.s are asking for, the gospel, and
mow-is-the time•tokive it. • .
The, foll Owing. resolaibni were; also passed bY
this Synod; in-:accordance- With , siruilar action ta
ken by our:. General Assenibly;.tO4ieh we would
invite special' attention. - •
', I. Resolved:that the chairmen of the several
Presbyterial -Committees (on - Home Missions.,
Foreign Missions, So.) be.enjoined to-secure ; ,by
correspondence, of otherwise; an- tintrnal collection
for, the causes 'WM& they 'represent, in all the
ehurches, of the several Presbyteries 7 kiving ipe-.
aial attentionito.charches that, feeble; en, that
'are- without pasters; or where changes or . - other
causes• May lead : to an oversight` f these •Ohjectse
2. Th4,all our "churches . be enjoined, to adopt
some.regular sYsternatic plan.in making their an
nual contributions• to objects- of benevolence:. -
3. That Nve 'reek:quo-lend! the- appointment of
collectorsin each congregation' tO.,gather'•up con , -
trib-utions for the objects presented, so flir as ,is
poisible i from every p,erson in the congregation.
4. That we recommend that all. the•familie&of
our Churches-beennie 'subscr'ibers fdr the Presley-
terian Monthly, and, also for the Missionary Her
ald, and.that, they. read with special attention the
communications therein, presented.-
The Synod is to meet nett 'year in• Bingham
ton, one week later than this year, i. e. ; on the
third Tuesday of. October.
SYNOD OF UTIOA.---[DEFERRED.]
ENLARGEMENT.:
The church, of. Clinton is talking of enlarging
its house of worship by the addition-of dirty or
ferty feet to the length. This is a grand move,
and we hope it will be speedily carried into ef
fect. More room is greatly needed for the pre
sent congregation; the village is also growing,
and the church should be prepared to receive its
sure of the inemase ; while for Commencement
purposes in the summer, the enlargement of that
house would be a great publiebenefit. Happily
also, the building would be arehiteeturally im
proved by an addition to its length. It is now
decidedly too short for the width. Every sincere
friend of the church, or of Hamilton College,
will earnestly hope that that project may be at
once carried through to a successful coMpletion.
OTHER MATTERS
The new house for the President of Hamilton
College was not so far along as we had hoped to
find it But a beginning has been made, and
something more is plainly to be done at once.
The basement of the new Library Building is
up; the materials, for which there, was, consider
able serious delay, are how on the ground, and
workmen are bustcarrying the• walls still higher:
The' plans indicate that it is to be one of the finest
structures for library purposes in the country.
The improvement in the old chapel, to which
we have before alluded, is very great. The new
seats, the clean paint, the nice upholstering,
make such a complete renovation, that we need
to be told.that it is the same place. 'Who can
doubt but that its influence upon those who oc
cupy it from day to day will be far more improv
ing by reason of the pleasant change?
Over twenty students have united this year
with Auburn Seminary; •and something over fifty
with Hamilton College.
Rev. H. P. Bogue, Tutor in Hamilton College,
has received an invitation to preach for a year to
the Presbyterian church of Potsdam; and Rev.
S. L. Merrill, of Theresa, has received and ac
accepted a call to the Presbyterian church of
LysaildPl l . GENESEE.
ROCHESTER, Oct. 12, 1867.
EXCLUSTVISM AND BIGOTRY JOINING HANDS.
—An illustration of the above is found in the
paragraphs whiCh we take from the last number
of the Presbyterian (0. S.)
The }Va . tchman and Reflector (Baptist) adverts,
to thedncreasing opposition which , is manifested
in our Church against the terms of union be
tween the New and Old School 'branches of the
Church, and quotes a very emphhtio announce
ment of the increase of this opposition from the
Northwestern, Presbyterian, after which it says :
" We are pleased to note the above, since the
mission, of the Old School Church as a conservator
of a sound scriptural theology will not*thus be dis
pensed with. The New School has, doubtless, been
improving for years past, and getting nearer Bible;
standards. Let the improvement go still further
before a fusion of the two Assemblies is attempted."
Da. ALFRED TREAT, son of Rev. Se'all' B.
Treat, for many years one of the Secretaries of
the American Board, has been appointed mis
sionary physician. at Pekin, China, and has sailed
for China, =via San Francisco.
FROM OUR CHICAGO CORRESPONDENT.
OaICAO°, Oct. 11th, 1867.
DEAR AMERICAN. — Rev. D. S. Johnson, late
of Waverly, N. Y., was, on Monday evening last,
installed over the Hyde Park church. Sermon
by Rev. D. Swing; charge to the pastor by Rev.
Z. M. Humphrey, D. D., charge to the people by
Rev. A. Swaney, all of this city. Hyde Park is a
suburb of Chicago, and Bro. Johnson receives a
warm welcome to the circle of our city clergy.
He has a pleasant and highly promising field of
effort.
NO MORE APOLOGIES WANTED
Not a few among .us are wearying of the apolo
getic and, defensive' tone of some of- our New
School papers in . replying to the charges broti,ght
against our orthodoxy and - Presbyterianism.
When such a Man as Charles Hodge grossly cal-.
umniates our body, it may be. well enough to
point out the falsenetisf . of his-assertions. But
when these things are alleged as reasons why a
union should not take place between the Old and
New School bodies, a dionifted silence much
better becomed us. Tot L it 'be always and every
where pointed out and insisted upon, that the
overture for reunion proceeded• not from.us, but
from them; that with a, willingness to be organi
cally united With our brethren of the other side,
whenever tins cam be done without a sacrifice
of principles or a loss of liberty, we are' not to be
put upon trial of our faith, or defeace of our po
sition, past or present. If. the 0. S. party, are at
variance among themselves as to our soundness
on dbetrinal points, let; then' settle it among theta
selieS to their own satisftictien; and then act ac
cording,ly.
Especially let us give over the attempt to show
that as a body we hold ti> the . theology of Prince. ,
ton. Who does not know that this is'not so ?
Among us may and pethips do ; put' cer
tainly as a denamination we do not and why notput
Dr. Hodge and others upon their defense in matters
of difference-? Only ; as I apprehend, because
the question to be asked and a'nsweted is not
whetherwe agree upon' all points and' shades of
. .
doctrine, not whether Hodge or,Barpes best rep
resents our theology, but whether. a. basis broad
enough for 'both Hodge and Barnes and. all who
follow with either can be found, on which we can
agree to stand as these harmonizing in funds-:
menials, and content to differ upon points not es
sential. If such a basis is not presented for sub
stance in the proposed plan of union,, and, cannot
be found, all that New School men' can have to
ask is that it be clearly and everywhere known
that the one sole.reason of our continued separa
tion is the refusal of the 0. S: body,to meet , us
on terms dr equality. With whom the advert , .
tage will Auntie from such 'a conclusion we need
not fear to ask. At any rate let us be spared the
humiliation of any further, attempts to prove our
orthodoxy. What would be thought of a wo
man who, after her hand had been solicited in
marriage should'consent to be put upon proof of
her virtue ? NORTH-WEST.
aftiiso of ffur elDittriiros
PHILADELPHIA FOURTH PRESBYTERY.—Phil
adelphia Fourth Presbytery met in Norristown
Central Church, Tuesday evening, October Ist,
and was opened with a sermon by the Rev. James
W. Wood, of, Allentown.
The Rev. Richard H. Allen was chosen Mod
erator and the: Rev. Messrs. Earle and. Hamilton,
temporary clerks.
During the sessions of Presbytery there were
,
present 28 ministers and fifteen elders. The
principal items of business were the following:
I. Reception of Rev. Charles B. Dye from the
Presbytery of Geneva.
IL Examination of Mr. William H. Litt'e,
(colored) and his, reception as a candidate for the
ministry.
111. Examination of Mr. William Hutton, licen
tiate, with .a view to his ordination sine titulo and
the taking order for his 'ordination at an ad
journed meeting of Presbytery.
IV. Discussion of the Plan of Re-union as
embodied in the Minutes of Assembly and the
reference of the whole ;subject to a .committeh
consisting of Rev. Messrs ..Adair, Shepherd, Hel
fenstein, Richards and Eva, and Messrs. Bodine
and Perkins, Elders, with instructions to report
to an adjourned meeting the action expedient for
Presbytery to•take.
V. Election of Rev. Messrs. Allen and Eva
and Messrs. Farr and Locke, Elders, as delegates
to represent Presbytery in the Convention called
to meet in the city of Philadelphia on the 7th
of November next, to promote the union of the
various bodies of the Presbyterian church.
VI. Minute in relation to Rev. Albert Barnes
as follows
Resolved, That Presbytery has learned with
deep concern and sorrow of the renewed afflic
tion of our venerable and beloved co-Presbyter,
Rev. Albert Barnes, and that we hereby tender
him ,the expression of our sincerest sympathies
under this dispensation, and the assurance of our
most earnest desires and prayers for his speedy
restoration, if God will, to accustomed labor and
usefulness, hoping indeed, that he may be long
continued not only in his relations to this body
but also in the sphere in the church of God and
the world, he has, for so many years, filled and
aderned. T. J. SHEPRERD I
Stated . Clerk. •
GinEriaiLL CHURCH.—The annual meeting of
the congregation was held last week. thelnan
cial report then presented showed greafir
perity than at any previous period in the history
of the Churzh. There has been considerable
gain in pew rents within the year. The atten
dance at the regular services has increased and a
very hopeful feeling prevails. Initiatory steps
were taken towards the erection of a new and
more commodious edifice.
NESHAMINY CHURCH, HARTSVILLE has been
recently repaired and painted anew within and
without, the walls and ceiling.have been renova
ted; and the house refurnished with new carpets,
window shades, lamps, and stoves: Many'of the
congregation say, that this venerable church;
which by successive alterations and improve
ments has become a very neat and tasteful sanc
tuary, never presented as satisfactory an appear
ance as it does now. In this respect it has no
superior in the county:
MINISTERIAL.--In 'the last' Minutes of our
,
Assembly, Rev. S. Hawley is sekdown without ,a
charge. This is' a mistake. He-has, for the last
two years, had charge of one of 'our suburban
Churches. And tk4 .ourph, we are happy td
say, has, during the time had ,an accession of
some sixty members, mostly by profesSion:, Be-
siaei . their house of woiship has been thorouoh-i
ly remodeled„and the giounda finely improved
and beauti&.— d . Cincinnati Ilerald.—A. S.
Powell, was examined and licensed to preach the
Gospel, at the late meeting of the N. Missouri
Presbytery. -Mr. Hall, a licentiate from the Pres
bytery of-New- Lisbon;-•0. $•.; is in the
bounds of the Presbytery , of Trumbull, 0. Rev.
Win. O. Stratton was also received from the
Piesbytery ) of New Lisbon 'into that of 'Trnm
bull.—The Rev. B. W. Chidlaw and wifinele
brated their silver wedding:on Thtirsday, the'3rd
inSt., at their residence, Berea, o.—Rev. W. S:
Harker, recently of Pittsburg; Ind.', has 'accep
ted the call from the new church of Larvrill in
Northern Indiana.—Henry L. Brown 'or
dained' as an evangelist by Fdrt Wayne PresbyterY,
Sept. 25th.-- , The• Coiefrii*tiOna/i.st of Oct:
I.otla,'Says : Rev. Joel. F. Bingham, of - Buffalo;
is to commence his , duties next Sabbath as pastor
of the South Parish "in Augusta—Rev. J. B:
Morse has resigned the charge of the Presbyte
rian •church at Clinton, lowa, and accepted the
appointment nf the Synod' of lowa, 'as Principal
of the Lyons- Female College at'" Lyons, lowa.
He his already entered`upon l his duties, and the
school - opened favorably October lst;
Rev. H. L. Stanley has resigned the charge of
the Presbyterian church at Lyons,-lowa, which
he :has held for five. years, and. accepted' the'ap=
pointment 'of the Synod of lonia; as Financial
Agent for LyonS• Female College. • Rev: Geo:
R Mciore has sold this institution with three cost ,
ly buildings and eight acres of ground' Which are
valued at $40,000 :to the. Synod, for $15,000, in
cluding furniture and everything necessary to
continue the scho6l.• The Synod has' authorized
the Agent to appeal. to friends of education and
of• thsyresbyterianchurch for aid. ,
cnumba COURTS.
SYNOD OF AIINNF.SOTA met at Mankato, Sept.
19th,-: and'' continued in session' until the 23rd.
The attendanee , both of ministemand elders was
quite ,large.
A report of the chairman of a joint commit
tee appoinied.by the Synods of the Old and New
School churches at Stillwater last year Was then
received. It endorsed the' plan of union 'adopt
ed by the joint committee of the two assemblies,
recommending a hearty coneurrence in their ac`
tion as a basis of equitable Union. '
The report was adiipted unanimously after dis
cussion. The.O. S. Synod of St. Paul has voted
unanimously`against the joint committee's report.
The communion was administered on Sabbath.
In the evening there was a popular meeting
presided over by D. W. Ingersoll, Esq. After
.
the preliminary religious exercises, the narrative
of religion in the Synod was given by Rev. Ly
man Marshall. Ten minute speeches were ,then
in order on the various benevolent enterprises
of the Church. At 6 o'clock, Monday morning,
there was a missionary prayer-meeting devoted
especially to -the interest of the missionaries
among the Indians. Some of the Indian nais
sionariei 'made some very impressive statements
concerning them. During the business session
a deeply interesting and eloquent report was
given by an energetic German minister, Rev.
Christian Wisner, of the work among his coun
trymen, and strong resolutions were passed faVor
bag active Christian labor among the Germans.
Rev. Q. Joth followed on the same subject. A
series of resolutions was then intrOduced memo
rialising General Assembly to petition Congress to
extend the restraints and protection of the Uni
ted States laws to the Indians in the same man
ner as to the freedmen and to foreigners. The
Indian missionaries were very urgent for the
passage of the resolutions and finally after, a long
and animated discussion, they , were adopted.
The Presbytery of DActrrArt wash divided
into two Presbyteries, the Presbytery occupying
most of the old ground to be called the Presby
tery of Mankato, while the Presbytery of Daco
tah lies mostly outside of the State and includes
the Indian churches. , A• :resolution was passed
endorsing and recommending street. preaching.
The evening was devoted to farewell services.
Rev. John. Mattocks, the moderator, made a ge
nial, sharp speech, in which he complimented the
people of Mankato very highly, and alluded to
the fact of the three principal hotels having no
bars, which was only an index of the high posi
tion the people had taken on all moral, educa
tional and religious questions. Rev. Thomas
Marshall, pastor of the first• Presbyterian church
of Mankato, and in'whose thurch the Synoilmet,'
then nude a most eloquent and touching farewell
speech. The Synod then adjourned to meet
next year at Minneapolis, and after singinr , c and
prayer the audience dispersed. The Synod en-•
joyed the presence of Secretary Kendall, who
who made one of his powerful addresses on Rome
Missions.
THE PRESBYTERY OF CATSKILL met at West.
Durham. The Rev. W. S. Drysdale was receiv
ed by letter from the Presbytery of West Jer
sey (0. S.) The Presbytery is quite reduced in
ministerial force, some of the pulpits being va
cant, and more supplied by men not members of
the body, and 'of 'the four settled pastors, but one
was in attendance.. •
ACTION ON RN-lINION.—The Synod of West
Pennsylvania,_ meeting at NOth East, Oetober
Ist; Unanimously adopted' a paper on 'union re
ported by the committee of which Rev. Herrick
Johnson, D.D., was chairman, from which we
quote the concluding paragraph :
" A basis of confidence is vital to a basis of
union. We accept the report of the Joint Com
mittee of the two General Assemblies as a grati
fying indication of the presence of this confi
dence. We hail it with great joy for what it
evidences of healed divisions and buried prejudi
ces. Yet the grave responsibilities of the posi
tion demand the utmost frankness. The very
magnitude of the interests involved should make
us cautious to guard against all misunderstand
ings. Each body has a right to know what the
other means. Substantial differences should not.
be covered up by vague and general terms. If
a definite, specific statement would reveal a real
issue, otherwise kept out of sight, by all means
let the. 'statement be made. Any other than
thoroughly open dealing Will imperil the whole
movement, and , threaten disaster to the most pre
cious interests.of the Church.
As a Synod' We would therefore unanimously.
suggest : 1.- Such a podification of the article
on the doctrinal basis, as, ihall indicate that by
"the system of doctrine" is meant the Reformed
or Calvinistic system, in iits. easeotml features. 2.
A definite expressio? that shall settle the question
in dispute concerning legislative power of
the .General Assembly. 3. A clear and emphat
ic renunciation of .usages, that have arown out
of fOrmer conflicts." .
CHURCH ERECTION.'-,Secretary;Ellinwood
writes to the Presbytery'Reporter,: The Trustees
of the Church Erection Puha long since appro
priated all, the- funds reoeived,from the'last year's
collections, and , cannot make further grants until
the relsult, of the effort' rtrate, made on the 2d
Sabbath in... December 'shall .be known. In re
gard ,to-the' common complaint that. our- churches
are not receiving,hs-large grants, toward church
building as :those of ; other denominations, it is
only: necessary to saps correct investigation of
facts has, shown' that we are in, this respect ex
ceeding either, of the. denominations with which
we have been
.more.,conurionly , compared-..• It is
to be hoped' that all the western churches will
act through this: Board in the: contributions
which, they make to local calls. Their funds
may.be applied wherever -they, desire; and if
special centributions are , made for, special cases
over and above :their fair contributions to the
general fund, the grants i of the Board: will be
supplemented accorainglic This secures all the
advantages of a appeal, ,and yet exerts a
moral influence in favor of the cwhole work. If
meagre funds are' reported. :from the West that
fact reacts disastrously upon the contributions of
the East...,
• IVlrsicluttr.—=-Rev:' S. G. :Clark writes from
Greenwood : Thi4 is one of the finest regions in
the world; andl the! 'people are coming, and it
should be occupied:. 'Can you snot send at once
two or threeugood, prudent, live men? /ran do
more three-months with church edifices than in
an entire year without)thent; , WE MUST HAVE
THEM. • • E
Cfruft6ilEs.Our' chiirch .at Holton, Kansas,
formed Since the Ist of Unimary, under the mis
sionary 'labors of th% Rev.' Charles Parker, are
now erecting the first church 'in the county. It
willbe a very neat and, commodious house of
worship, and with the 'aid' of $5OO from our
Chtirch Eiecticin Comniittee, will be comple
ted at a co-t of some s2,soo,'free' from debt, and
ready for occupancy before 'the first of Dccem
ber.—Th& new Church:bnililing at Tower Hill,
111., is completed, in acCordane with the pledge
they made to the Presbytery last spring.---The
new church at Vandaha was dedicated Septem
ber Ist. A correspondent of the Presbytery Repor
ter says We'. now, have our church free from
debt, having, raised on the• day of' dedication
$2200, which was sufficient to :meet all demands
against us. Our church has cost us $l.OOO.
We have received outside our own community
only about $3OO, which was for the bell. Nine
thousand dollars of, the whole amount was paid
by the members of our own church.—The
Church of Stone Bank (one of the Convention.
churches) has just applied for a letter of dis
mission, to place itself. under the care of the
Presbytery, of Milwa,ukee:—Within the past
two years our Church at Neoga i 111., has grown
from.a membership of fifty-four to one hundred
and fifty-four, a gain of, two, hundred per cent.
It is now self-suppOrting.—Vevay, Indiana,
Church received eleven persons—one by letter
and ten by examination: They were all heads of
families except;,two.—The Church of Colum
bus, Wis., was dedicated 'September 10th. The
whole cost of the edifice was about $5,000. A
remaining debt of $3OO was extinguished on the
occasion. The building is a frame, 38 by 5.1,
with a vestibule 8 by 22, and a'pulpit-recess, and
will seat three hundred.,lt stands a monument
to the wisdom and worth of our Church Erec
tion scheme.
WESTERN RESERVE COLLEGE is to give its
president (Dr, Henry L. Hitchcock) a much
needed respite: His strength has been seriously
impaired by continued overwork, and he is now
advised by his physicians to relinquish his duties
altogether for some months' to come. He will
probably spend the Winter in, Southern France
or Italy, where it is hoped the climate may favor
hig'domplete recovery. The College , under his
earnest and judicious management, advanced
greatly in public Wirer. Its graduates are taking
a front' rank in influence; and its new class of
the present year islarger than any that has en
tered,ivith perhaPs a single exception.
The Scottish Chiirches.—There are 2,600 Pres
byterian churcheis in Scotland. Of these 1,000 or
more belong4o the:Established Church, 1,000 to the
Free Church, and nearly 600 to the United Presby
terian body, as appears from the report made at the
late annual meetings . of these respective bodies.
From these it, would also seem that the division
which took place in 1843 between 'the Established
and Free Churches, bws been overruled for good to
both Churches. The Established Church,for ex
ample, which never raised above from £40,000 to
£50,000 a year for all ita schemes of Home and
Foreign Missions, as well as Education, this year
reports £130,000 as the amount raised, while the
Free Church, for all her purposes, reports £400, 001)
as the voluntary - offerings of •her, people. The Es•
tablished ChUrch has raised by special efforts £4OO
000 in' ten /pars_ ,lor Church ExtenSion and endow
ments to Chapati of Ease. - The' Free Church has
raised over £5;000,000 Since the disruption, tbr the
buildingmf)ohnrobes; schools, manses and for ed""
cation. The United Presbyterian Church has also
profited by the disruption, for it has provoked her