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THURSDAY ; FEBRUARY,6;IB6B
THE LITE DR. WATC&ID.:
The opening .of Dr.. WeTland's ministerial and
üblio career • ni.aitAilr . , froth' brilliant. When,'
• r four years' ' tNion College, he
:It that the time kt. 4 arrived for (ltering on his
hosen profeofficgiAct wits utterly•at a lots what
• urse to pursue. r Too poor to travel, •uukoqimiti-.
•d with ministerkof his OWII dplidirtittOift;*ol
- experience, without eloquSiek, - ily, it it ',,n6
onder the young : candidate iuter4interase:mili
istressing anxiety. ' the'Außauler .9f 1821,
owever, we see him settled ovei the Rirst
ist Church of Bostpii,'elilled'ify'd very, small Ma
te blid
rig, of a very s ~m grea y e ee
hurch, badly loSit‘id;ivitfl'a` an old' and unsightlf
, uilding, and with prtspeete ifor popularity
übject to the rival influences of the great (thaw:
ing, and other lightktititie?Thlitirian palpi of
hat intellectual city. ° '
ve, his person ungracefpl; he Ear" y withdrew
is hands from his poi:lke save, to,turu,a leg itt ,
is manuscript, and he hidine (redeeming gift
,of
ffability in social life,* eritit
,ism or conciliate the o'dn'tinOroppigition thji
inority. Nevertii,el,ess,tl i tere 3 leas a • etyr't,ain
harm of candor ind'modesty about the. young
reacher, and it eertainahrewd iti . nOwledge of ,htt-
..an nature, which',` , 4 ith devCited piety , bere'hinir
hrough all diffi•Oilty 'at . .last; ion: him tie
.earts of all. .ais CarlimiOitr,ywa - S';dirvoict
ny marked influence upon Own people or
pon the community atilarge.-41is sermons wire . ' '
aulty in plan and•totlstinetion; - '
itious aid front frien#,,.iii:posititon; . .Ti4 l iiitkrk;'
dreams of great and immediate sPirittial.sne 7 ; . :
-ss vanished'away.; halikasilvertoo Much
he 'man and the Christian . to yield to deiressfon.'
ourageously he toiled on, learning thit - great
isson of honorablol L iii'depe'ndetics: and selftreli:-:
nee, of which his whole career wee swgrend an.
I lustration. that I efer adconipliahedf' he
ould say; !cwatOlirdivistoiktipi_4llll(bid4
is two hands; 10 . *cild toll .- 013 . 4 cry of tie niin=:
, ter who used to say Otit he owed everything to'
is two deacons, the two deacons Peicg;his•right;
.and and his left. • '
Suddenly he awoke to find himself fameus:
I n the 26th of October, 823, at the age, of
wenty-seven, he preached by 'appointment the
nnual sermon before the Baptist Foreign Mis
ionary Society,in his own chlirch, on' the Digni
yof the Foreign -Missionary Enterprise. The
•vening was unpropitious, the audience small, and
he preacher was confident that the service was,
" complete failure." But behold thevalue of
ypes! A printer in 'congregation, insisted'
hat the discourse nhould be finblishei. With,
iffioulty was the prea i eher„ induce?' to give his.
onsent : " I was obliged/ he says, " really
gainst my will,-to publish it" No sooner had
t appeared than it was ecbient . a' chord in the
iopular heart had,. beep struck. Edition after
dition was exhausted. ,A place in the perma
eat literature of the Church was awarded to it
.y acclamation. The American Tract SOdiety
slaced it among their publicatioas. Congtlega
ionalists and Presbyterians, N - arihern and Smith-,
.rn Christians, believers in missions and opposers
oined in recognizing its great merit, It was reJ
irinted in England, applauded most heartily in .
cotland, and translated 'into . G-Crivatt: The
reacher's and, the: mun'a yeplitation' Was • . made,
et with chaxacteristio mo;leSty i3e.rarely alludes
o the success he hasi thus aobieved: Ire writes,
a family letter; that the encomiums it reedited
re more than it deserves, and he hopes it rani
o some good to the,missiOnary cause. The/ohm
f the sermon, he says, was,Amught out while
awing wood for exercise,in : the cellar of one, of
is deacons
Recognized froth this tme orwar as
_one `'of
e foremost men of his denomination, theyoung
" ayland, in December, 1826, when.less,than 31
, ears old, was eleoted , to the.Presidencyuf , Brown
niversity and'thereliehieved the great work of
is life, as an instru*r, organizer, arid author.,
he institution was in, a partially distiganiied,
tate when he took kin charge. lie immediate,
y applied himself, with the courage of a veteran,
.to the restoration of-diiseiplinerand totally disre
arding opposition which tune even from officers
of the institution, he succeeded at once in im
pressing a new character .upoi the . students, so
that hard study became, bonorarge and the repute . :
of the college was speedily regained., ; , This,
and responsible position developed all ,hisimortil,
intellectual, and practical poWera.- lNow appeared
his marvellous capacity for work, his untiriiit
inexhaustible,.. diversified
, indu: Eiry,' , eirte
c Mtli,nk' to
e rery detattravolving the welfareof the biktitriz
tion, • his frinnpit, unflinching way-of discharging
the dultylthat lay next:•hiin, his habit Of • asking •
what was ri g ht rather than *lint 14erned: expedi-
. 1
ent, hts l liiirt i of simple
,truth; the : strength, of his ',
moral ofordetiotis and ltnt . > zeal for, the salvation_'
oftis pup& '' , . , He hid,whatolie called.'! a.degged
fielinglotA r tyn. which teCIC the' plitee tifjantbi 7 ;
ii#.` kfttiiliisep4o uncertain motives The Win,'
lselentiousness4'thii'Man led tin' , to ; alien - id, f ;4,11":
enperficial nrapda,of.,,sttnlY L .;,..lDiopenalAg ,with ;
tettibooki - ii-ivoiation, he trained
_the - istudbite.
ill'indelpeitalfpflliiiirysis , ind original4en derini Of
tliii'lesSM;hiiirtilioli - Ni4iff iheintiikia . 6lre6i,Vr AC'
training, thl}t.l‘ gownl3mvers4y.graduatercotda
becatilagooker333sAhe feeiliky,wo-*Eieb. he,
cotildmitlAnac lwinie Jor a ,legal argument.. All:.
the : est C., '.ti.-thelPiesilient's cliteteti•could; ,
iiiithOto; pi ° .iiiiiii',,,iO p4i.00-,44 cit4re.'look'
they !iik4 . ** 41 i tai4,.:0. - t,yA,43,t, - ,e x .inftinatioiL:
... ...........
A44l,Ats.llo.4lo4:.:tritined iis: Burlils-.PO*/*: NA".
reaBol:l l fo%heniselviis,:hes , Wal Preparing . in-his 1
04T1. ! iiiiria as #tateitat for these , elemniitaryttesi; ''
tiiiesiin'ivAih its,ti l iPittatio . h,ns'axi ; independent`
thinker ii4 l l4:l4geli built .i.- . s " ''' .-.1 -' '
3 - iiit pt, leeadepts,fiensiciTe , o9RociePoll74.
• keenly alive toithe Brarit'lla ;intetests , i)f, Alia, .pn-;
pils' He donieriel With the Stitt:lents . priNtatelyi
and stiPakat4± Utlork iiersonil ,roligiOni . iikbadink i
aß:#lll=iisl44iltikili'e7 l! *4 ii ll[ ll',4:k!4o.**.fii,„;
al:father., _ :Jife i often. 8044 the 4) ppoiln nity: nlfor- . ,.:
ded- by 'college prayerato: : add*. sa,:the i students:.;
On the 'Sib:6l4'll.lM ireadhediiiithe , Morning and
held arßibltclass: in the' efeniitg: :7t U . ;#4ie of
revival; he Niiiii in . his element, shciiiiniell a pas
tor's care, — nOiVl474.MlC,l4l7f i ntrit,:fOrlhat, and
laboring incatitittielit 4 conversation; exhortation,
preaChitig, inflilprayera with,ntelting pathos and
elecitienee,''that'4l.llii pupils might be' recohciled
ti) -. 06 . d: .! 1 1, —., .. , ..-..1 ' • .. „ , ...-7 ;-:- I- (:::.,.._ i tivi.
"We hav"e'not tie spade 'to felt* up Dr: Way-,'
'lidah.,6lireei'iiii'tiii educator and an Wilithor l .'"llisi
independent., beuaqieriticitui and intensely prac 1-
cel nature led him 'to takii entirelyneNiel'viewe of
the_PrOper elements of c (..liegiOi course. yroui,
the very acceptince of hiipoiltion'as PrCiident,
he inhered for a.radieal change in the curriculum
, 4,4111
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~..,,,,,,,.
„...4._). . . A . nearly A
iof Stqieo a . ~,C,l*l, _.:441r .,,.... y iparniri _
la century, in 1 513 he persuaded`the trustees to
remodel, institution. hjr . adding a scientific',
the' -
course and by making the pursuit of the classis '
optional with the students.:. Thus, in the. face of
the'moit determined hostility on the part of the
friends of the, old system, DrOwnljniversity under
Dr. Wayland; became the :pioneer, nt least among
Northern colleges, of,that
,mixed system of Na
tural Sciencb, Applied' Science, and Classical cud-.
ture,:whiclitis'.yet:slowly making its way, for good
or for evil, into all'the great.institutions of-learn-.
ing in ciur'cpuntry
THE PRESBYTERIAN of last week did- us the
justice to print, as ne requested, the exact lan
guage of our complaint in regard to the issue of
Prof. A. .A. HO4ge's . book by - the old &hoot
.
Board. It-then proceeds to.argue in defence of
the action of the Board in publishing.. tie book. ,
We shall not follow up 'the argument. 'As we,
showed"last week, an Old School paper - raiics
the same objection which we haii 'Made, to the
issue of the work under such auspices.
The PresbyteriungOes on to say , :
'to
"We do not suppose that the AmiarcAre
PRESBYTESIWN means to adduce the fact that'
Prefessor Hodge;in 'book,uentions the names
of some of, the leading theoldgians of the 'NeV
Seto& Ohnreli, *hen quoting their - epitiions` DU
controverted points, aa'proo' f of a purpose to break
a truce. - -
Not for mentioning names, Certainly, but for
what is charged in connection with the names;-
for saying, for example; that kr. Barnes and Dr:
Bentaii faicOfigited from. the true filith in their`
view of, so vital a matter as the nature of the
Atonement,* =And we would,agaid gently remind
the Presk*iaii, that We did nit charge Dr. Hodge
personally with breaking truce at but spoke
of the official-act Of publishing and endorsing the
book,as•such a rapture. Nor, need the Preabile:
rims tr-
getful o
claimed
Church
no mor
terance
he chose
The 13(
the Chi
What ii
What
trovertet,
whole 01
It, is coy
violativ
•
* The
•PHILADELPHIA,-,THVIt i Sp,*y i ,y4TtITART . , - ; : ::. w,
two branches, which it ris.blle to' affirm that indi
vidual professors an do:, vihen
theßOarfl of PUblic,atitin in the midst of peep tiationa,:* : hicli Could only be started by ConOeding
the- perfect equality of, both bOdies, isants` a vol
ume in which iheleq,ding men in. the other: body
tire - denounee.d.' b r yt name' Tze denfir*tg ,
, rom the
tr e . . 14 ]i`on'a , fv.idain'entql qoctriire,`'srf not
wellfthat the truce is. broken f•
But granting.that editorp, prekssco e aud.indi ,
vidtiala , are eapable_of.the °lre* .ohafgedi
is 'that forgets` or violates= a . I trUeel !Is it not
the iiirey which fires th t e 11 . 1 1 0 gt - ti ? • After
what is thereto itund'i
ori the:defensive. su.);.t:NPStikAttiaMilacir: is but..
doing hia duty. :*Cords:naitidnimana-moralitiesi
are sadly mixed, if the indignant teprdof 'a'. the.
truce-breaker. isielatiied••'with = h'e4idiaLion!of the
truce itself ltyqerOnpro-,
toxoNsuch as 4 the fierce
Mal in :the f4ble;. * lwko,, atiokittgi 1404 IT. At is :
stream, found,. gait: eeittain , Kother. au i mat
of very ririaeEiaille 'disOoittien ; , lewer the
stream', fet:MliddyilKgte j '*itet which he . was
drinking .....!.1-. 1, 7 :*
MISSIONS'" THE:=PlkEtilpf: =.
•L
The ,Preskytertan Alonthly or, l _February, d ust;
issued, has fer:the substance ;of its - 4eeing f 14174
'cleythe Moat important information that-has ant
from the'Perritanetit-obriltaitodof 13b e
at last made 61 119114:1V 2n ! 2 . lliNcOe_F°l; c!n1:76 1 .
the ß freedmen. It is, late; .very late, but not-only
betterilate than never; butwin some teapeOts.bet
tie kite than earlier.- Theormioiliroreptiand enlti
gainterprising
• A
danorainatthrts have d . so expe
i4P.si.e, om `which we
Ark P/41115#41/i4ViYe
nat.; l si o evee the, Committee 3 ps..mTripg,
'witli , gieatlmariness,fas .if.upott 50 , 4:Ay-untried:
igfeitipligmbe ha vit''wei" any assurance`- that they
as yetleg satisfied .of the eipedie: 4 nOY of MUch - j
effort % in direction. But it is a great Matter (
to. have Made a -beginning; to be able; to appear;
before thaßharch and the cOntriunity,-eiren at
in rr • -vic — iNigig upon-us" By
the y '
vidence, And the encouragement met by
Committee's Agent, Rev-E. L. Boing, in North
and South garolina and Georgia has been such •
its' to call fin a prompt and energetic response on
the part of the Committee, if not to justify a dis- -
ticket and permanent'missionary organization for
the Freedmen. From Beaufort, N. C., Mr.
Boing writes, Dee. 10th: .
" Havinc , Beaufort•as a centre, whole-heart-,
ed, consecrated man Would gain ready access 'to'
about five thousand blackg, 'and 'One thousiind
whites,: As 'soon . as the' chapel is 'completed,
(whibli'bY l the - way is already enclesediand the
floor laid, and will accommodate three laundred and
mOre,y our mode ,OrwOrship could be introdueed,!
and by degrees the people 'Advanced to higher
Christian civilization.'ani.in'ost'llapriy in my
work;' And its necessity and importance, in my
.
view; increase every day." •
THE KNIGHT RIE TEE WINDMILL.
The -London Athenmumi, of, Jan. 4th; has a
brief criticism upon two books; one entitled, "The•
Desert and the. Holy Laid,", by Rev,. Alexander
Wallace, D. D., pf Glasgow, i and,,the., other. en-,
titled f' Walks and Homes of Jesus,".by, myself.
Mr. Hepworth Dixon Is theieditorl of the Athens'
Muni; and Mr. Hep Worth. Dixen •is, the author of
a , book: entitled the "H,ly Land.: • The Atlien
.
mum may therefore be expected to guard the e
putation of .Mr. Dixon'& book with jealoniti.
But in this case the sleepleii,Cer 46 barked
With great ,ferocity at two s .0i" f ind peaceful
'travellers, who made no • !:yi - ;o intruding upon
'his territory.
, .
The Reviewer s iarges Dr. Wallace with'copy
ing ,Dixs 'S " title, illuttration and text with
out one of acknowledgment" for either. Dr.
Wall .:in reply, very sensibly maintains (hat he
ne: 'not drop his own name, because he happens
”' find that some older man'haereceived the same
name before him; and if he writes a book about
the Holy Land he need not hesitate to give the
book the proper title because Mr. Dixon has
written on the same subject, and used the same
title before him. In the matter of the - plate ; the'
Athenmum claims that it was "copied bodily"
from Mr. Dixon, and yet Dr. Wallace presents
the certificate of his publishem, proving beyond
'all question that the picture was engraved for
them, ten years before Mr. Dixon's book was pub
lished. Now, as the - Renewer claims that Dr.
Wallace has,copied Mr. Dixon's text "very much,"
as he, has copied his engraving, it :would ;seem.
more likely, by his own 'reasoning, that Mr. Dixon.
had copied Dr, Wallace, than that Dr. Wallace'
had copied Mr. Dixon: And the quotations
`which the Athetucum ntair.,es frcm thel i wo books
in parallel columns do as little to ,, sustain the
*f.
charge of plagiariam,ds is done by the unfortunate
case of the engraving. - -
lint the Atherimmtilgoes On to say that " the
Scottish Doctor Diiinity is a poor , hand at lit
srary looting
.compared agaisisilll!l497 England
brother: Nearly rthe,whole ,hook called, r Walks
-andfikentei;ofJesns" is lifted out of Mr: Dixon's
:How far the Reviewer is right in his
niiarge of'''!"footirig'-' appear
fio4 2 tie.J, o ll;Yfil?g statement
=,
The English edition of ." Walks and Homes of
'Jesus?? coritiiinsi 224. pages. • `(.13).11I can prove
- from dottblerecordlnade at -the' time , `arid from
1- •
!inatO ;Ong :ivith l i de#ls . , = *itt: , gp of the' 224' pages
were written LIA_F4I449d
tan yeaili be, Mr. Dixon's " Holy Land was
lublisfied.l(2l)'c can prove in like manner that
48 of the 234. pages-Were -written and =so pub
he&at'rdlterent times before the 'llate of Mr
[Dixon's preface to his first edition:, (0 ; ) ~Of. the
76 pagesf which were written after: 145..Dixott's
beok !tippei*, 62 , were - written iithont'using hid
work lir the least as 'a 'refere ace .
Mr. D'izoz , ` b the Athenaeiim , Whiblii is khe same'
AjgAgoitto?, tO r le J.*:PP•ges of P 1 30) 13-0 k,
'which.mdre'wkitten lying
4 , e l nieler twenty hookas of :reference.-
(5) inaintain'tfia,tthere is not a single state:
nient of fact in the who1:3" frOni beginntua
to t 1.4.,, - whielk cannot,,,ho ,snbstantiated toy good
'and- reliableasighoritiei..enticelylindependentr of
T ' t
Mr: 'Dixon-. J
The gr'eat iiCtlie'.9i.thenO„Uth - haa'a Jong'
12.17 ,
r ! in g s •Pla`2 4 J l .2,lF ‘ FPPci rt r a Pa_ft' i n V )a i t ° l als
loharge is :aPt: Avp€444 : many :tmPf
side ofthe tAtlentie. Tut slimly 'for once its shot
lias`lieenfired at'the and the a r rnnitinition is
a 'Waite.' The tayie — ifer,l'n . his zeal -'to Make'
, . 4 2 J li3
'aPPear*4 rt. - 1 ; !Ti l M k i % ) ?k - 994t 1 .9d4
:hotte. oftfbeing ,quoted as an ,anthority.,
mistakei the , itimiand puriolwof the Ver y -humble
litireV.Ork which 'e . riticises ) It is
not : a;hooi OfTravels? li ii:ei'iresali l diaclaims all
original inyestigation. brqh,ing of. importance to
the , leading yinipose of . the ,hook :could be "ap
propriatectl'l;frten ode like Mr. Dixon's:— What
only itialetitar
main ; theme. f ir 'O'arl Ritter is not tele ridiculed
for haying, published four portly volun3,es upon
the Gl:eography of the Holy Land_without ever
ha 4 ring seen the , country; surely , a humble.parish
minister, far off in benighted America, is not to be
visited with the;wrath and ridicule of the. London
At6nmum, if he ventures to preach, and to print
tv sermon. about Jesus at Bethany, without saying
whether he has ever been in Palestine or not:
When'he preaghes his sermon, he can hardly be
expected,, every time heplakes a statement about
the country, to ,stop and tell. „his congregation
where he, got his /information. And when he
prints his -little book for Christian people to read,
just as is he. expected to encumber his
pages with footnotes and complimentary referen
ces to 'Mr. Dixon o_r, anybodyelse.
Mr. Dixon's-Holy Land is brilliant and ipag
inative,Tintere.sting•to read even when it fails to
winco,nAc,lence.„ After having marched, for a
month with Robinson's heavy artilleryi and bag
gage wagons from Dan to Beershelia, it is plea-
sant to .mount Mr. Dixon's fr4ificsome and frisky
Arab and.make a holida .texcUrsion from Jaffa
to Jerusalem, and ir.hn; ernsalem to the Jordan.
But to quote iron, as an authority in a work
on prat ea eigion, would be too much for the
gravityligraver Doctors than the two, whom the
Atheneum charges with appropriating from; his
pages, what was in their possession ten years be
fore. Mr. Dixon's book was born.
. .
. DANIEL MARCH.
Feb: 2d, 1868, ! •
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
pFeb.ASHINGTON Feb 3 1868
p
The Congressional 'Temperance Society held
its first annual meeting in the,Hall of the House
of I:Representatives last Sunday evening, and at
tracted a crowded house. This organization has
been efficient in r7laiming' some who were on
the, road In ruin, and has awakened fresh interest
in the subject here and through the country. It
is to be continued; and it is to be hoped that it ,
may reach.this-year many others whose example
is all wrong. We are delivered now from ex
hibitions of inebriety on the floor of either house
,
of Congress, which is a great stride in advance
of any session for many years. It cannot fail to
rejoice every Christian and every one who appre
ciates bow much this country's well being de
pends upon the morality of its people and its
offieers,Ao know that so large a portion of the
present Congress are religiouslmen. There are
many whoWre not only respecters of religion, and
regular in attendance .upon its ordinances but
who are active in every good work. The churches
and Sunday-schools, the Y. M. C, A., and other
Genesee Evangelist, No. 1133.
S Ministers $2.50 H. Tiss. $2.00
t Address :-1334 Chestnut Street.
religious bodies have efficient aid from many Con
gressmen. Not to attempt to enumerate all, such
men as Senators Frelinghuysen, Wilson, Harlan,
Willey, Ferry, Drake, and Patterson of N.H. will
suffr.to show that the leaven of the gospel is in
our National Legislature.
Lase - Winter a Congressional prayer meeting was
well sustained: It was started by Senator Wilson,
who works with all the zeal of a new convert.
It was one of the most cheering of the signs of
the times—surely God will prosper a praying
Congress. Ido not know for what reason it has
not,, been revived this, winter. Probably there
were never in the history of the country so many
earnest Christian men in Congress as now, and
the interests of the people ought to be safe in
such hands.,
The past' weekbas sent forth from here some
painful ; rumors respecting the General of our
army. Ittis, of 'course; a perfectly safe matter for
newspaper 'correspondents to.make charges against
,him and' retire behind the shield of his failure,
to deny the charges, An eminent person. is al
ways at the mercy of the 'scurrilous; like a light
house On a stormy'coast such an one must endure
the briifetd:df the :waNts without any attempt at
retaliation. Thesont bearer jostles. against the
wearer of-Alie'silk : gown; the wearer of 'the silken
goWn cannot.retaliate in kind?! • The charges as
made by Many': papers, and some of them, Re
publican, '.'respecting General Grant's intemper-,
Ancenre meaufalsehoods; at the same time I do
not.know that it' would be 'right to claim that his
practice is total itbitinence.
'.AnotherAariet;for calumny,though not of the
same kind, has been Cominissioner Rollins of die
Internal Revenue Department; Statements are
being published pirporting to, come from the
Secretary of the Treasury involving him in con
nivance with or , acquiescence in the great corrup
tions of ,thetßevenue Seriice. , These statements
do not come from the Secretary of the Treasury,
who has 'all• along insisted on the retention of this
valued officer."' It will be hard to convince those
who know 4r. Rollins that he-can ever be re
moved for ralfaithfulness. The ,appointments in
dfffiartimmt l lkaire,heen most 'unfortunate, and
the revenue has decreased, and now-it is attempted
to cover up political blundering by holding him
restonsible for changes against which he ineffect
ually protested. May the people's money ever be
guarded by conscientious Christian men like the
present Commissioner I
„ I find that, the leaders of the new church of
which I wrote last week are somewhat sensitive
about : being called Southern, claiming instead to
be altogether national in their Scope, and con
demning the other Presbyterian bodies represen
ted by such churches as Dr. Sunderland's and
Dr. Gurley's as too sectional for them. It is indi
cative of some right feeling that they resent the
name, but it wouldbe of more importance if they
discarded • the characteristics of an intensely
Southern body.
-Dr. Smith is rejoicing in the religions inter
est in his church which began with the week of
prayer, and -has continued, to increase ever since,
especially in the Sunday-school. Dr. Gurley has
the same cause for joy.
The congregations in the various churches are
unusually large, and there are many indications
that a tide of spiritual blessings is setting in upon
us.
At the conclusion of the morning service yes
terday, Dr. Gurley stated, that, on account of in
creasing illness he was compelled to ask leave of
absence from his church. A meeting of the
congregation was held at once, and resolutions
expressive .. of the kindest feeling towards their
pastor were passed, and a six months' vacation
with pulpit supplied and salary continued were
granted. This action was supplemented by the
voluntary donation from se-teral friends in the
church, of a sum of money which before it rea
ches the Doctor's hands will exceed a thousand
dollars. This step has been taken very reluc
tantly by Dr. Gurley, and only when warned by
his physicians that entire rest was an absolute
necessity. Wherever he decides to go he will
carry the best wishes of numerous friends. He
will be missed from the Committee on Re-union
at the meetings of the General Assemblies, where
his voice has been so coristently for harmony
FFAWIOII.
and union
THE NORTHWESTERN PRESBYTERIAN is hor
rified at our declaration that " in the opinion of
not a fevi the Re-union movement is God's ap
pointed means of sweeping Exclusivism like a
cobweb forever from the positions of power and
influence and office in the Presbyterian . Church."
Why not? It was Egclusivism that divided us,
and that now keeps the various branches of our
Church . apart. Conseqneetly it, must be swept
away if there is ever to be-re-union. And we be
lieve it is succumbing on. every side.