nutitait Ittz4trtiatt.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1868
Dar Reunion—the first of three papers from
Rev. Henry Fowler of Auburn, Our Travelling
Correspondent in St. Paul, and our London Let
ter, page 2d; Editor's . Table and Literary Intel
ligence, page 3rd; Poem by M. E. M., Continua
tion of Little Mary's Legacy and other good mat
ter for the Family, page 6th ; Lectures before the
Y. 11. C. A., and other 'Went* matter, page 7th.
Sdr The issue of our paper has been delayed
a single day, by a fire which destroyed nearly
half of the compiAing room. Our printer, Mr.
J. B. Rodgers, deserves great credit for his ener
gy in getting out our edition, supplement and
all, at so early a period, in spite of the confusion
and loss occasioned by the destroying elenient.
The fire occurred on Saturday morning lait at one
o'clock. Cause unknown.
lam' We are requested to state that $4ll have
just been remitted to Rev. R. G. Wilder by a
gentleman of thiS city, which- includes amounts
recently acknowledged in our columns. Other
moneys for Kolapoor Mission can be left at this
office.
Ser We have received from S. C. Perkins,
Esq., of this city, the - mea:ns for furnishing six
Home Missionaries with. the AMERICAN PRES
BYTERIAN: This is an-example that deserves to
be followed. - I
stir The American Presbyterian, and Theolo
gical Review is at hand. fate but welcome. It is
a great, an almost invaluable reunion document,
containing three leading a#icles on that subject,
one on Presbyterian Reunion in the Colonies of
Great Britain, another ob Presbyterian Division
and Reunion, and a third on the Reunion Con
vention in Philadelphia.. Other articles of high
character are included in the number. New
Wm. SherWoOd, 654' lEiro‘ndiiiii.. Price,
$3.00.
Thar We are "informed that ReC:Dr; Darling
has declined the position of Secretary of Educa
tion, made vacant by the death of Dr.. Mills, and
that Ilev. John G. Atterbury, D.D., of Detroit,
Mich., has been - elected to: the position. It is
believed that the Committee -have‘ made a wise
selection, and that the-duties of the important
office wilrbe ably discharged by Dr. Atterbury.
Mir The Proceedings of the , National Union
Convention of Presbyterians: eld in this city in
November have been issued in, pamphlet_ form in
very handsome stile, and may be had.of Profes
sor Kendall, at S. E. corner of 13th and Locust
sts., in this city, price 50 ets. The edition is
Vr The AnniverSiry of the' Home for Little
Wanderers will be held at Coneert Hall on Tues
day evening of next. Week ; Feb. 1.1 th.• .Eminent
speakers are secured and-the-children will take
part by singing.
firlir. Rev. Herrick Jobrison,D.D., has respond
ed to" the call of the First Church "of this city:by a
telegram, referring,. the church to Prov.
18, to which such of our readers as are curious
to know the result will doubtless turn.-
Those who have doubted the vita yof Old
Pine Street Chureb",:otaliave questioned the expe
diency of maintaining - this down-town'/- position
need only to look in upon the crowded, eongiega
dons which uniformly wait upon 'Rev. Mr. Allen's
ministrations:to'SbAity'themscilves that it is one
of the most thriving tind hopeful 'of 'all the reli
gious centres `of specially are j tie eve
ning services' crowded to overflowing. -Mr. Al
len's series.of lectures on Domestic and-4 Social
Topics, which have "low extended through two
months and which are managed with ' Logi form
ality than a sermon, are so popular that every
foot of sitting' and'sta.rding room in:every part
of the ehiirch, including aisles, galleries, orgav
loft, stairways, platform, and even the vestibule
is occupied, long before services commence, and
it is said that hundreds go away unable to get
admittance. Mr. Allen'S treatment of the sub
ject is free, pointed, and practical, and in no wise
hampered by those proprieties of which some
time ago it was alleged the pulpit is dying. We
cannot doubt that much good is. done, especially
to a class who would not be interested in the re
gular services of the'sanctuary.
167. It will , be seen that the rapid sale of
bonds by. the Union .Pacific R R. has led to
the rise of 5 per cent. in the price. Doubtless
this is only the beginning of' a process likely to
be protracted as the great work advances to com
pletion and demonstrates its grand utility.
. ,
DEDICATION OF THE BETHANY SABBATH
SCHOOL BUILDING.—This large edifice will be
dedicated to the service of God, on Thursday
evening of next week, February 13th, commen
cing at 7f &aloe* Major Gen. Howard has ac
cepted an invitation to be present and assist in
the dedication. Rev.i)rs. Beadle, Crowell, Rev.
John Chambers, and Rev. Geo, X. Mingins, of
New York, and Geo. H. Stuart, Esq., will also
participate in these exercises. It will be an oc
casion of 'uncommon interest. Tickets of ad
mission will be required, and can be had gratui
tously at places
. advertised. It will be remem
bered tciat this mission building is 'located at
22nd and SiiiillieV:Sis... - ;TreWjoic in the com
pletion of this,great enterprise
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,' 1868.
RESIGNATION OF DE. BUTLER.
It is with regret that we announce the antici
pated loss by another of our city churches of its
pastor. Dr. J. G. Butler has been constrained
to ask his people to unite with him is requesting
from the Third Presbytery a dissolution of the
pastoral relation which has existed between him
self and the Walnut Street Church, West Phila
delphia, fox fifteen years. His health calls for
such a change of labor as would free him from
the preeeizre of responsibilities and attdrincident
•
to an s -increasing_congregation to which he had so
long c ministered as his only pastoral charge.
When Dr. Butler entered upon his work as the
first ,pastor of the - Church; West - Philadelphia was
41 v
,
, illage-like suburb, and the congregation em
braced a handful of worshippers, occupying a
diminutive but pleasant church. At the close of
his pastorate Dr. Butler leaves a large and comely
house of worship, in ortesf the pleasanW parts
of this growing well filled '' iitli an' infelli=
gent, earnest, well-trained : -and. harmonious peo
., -
ple. He has seed, froth year to year, additions
made to the church by.letter and by a profession
of faith, all (we believe) except eight of its mem
bers-having united,with it. during ~his ministry.
The contributions of the Walnut Street Church,
to our regular causesoWbotiatolence, and its state
of harmony, both internal and with all the chur
ches of West Philadelphia,-bear testimony of the
good judgment and training of the pastor. Nor
has Dr. Butler% .w3i3fulness' been:confined to his
own flock. Should he leave our city he would
be much missed in our councils. Asp a member
of the Presbyterian Publication Committee his
business - talent has been made useful to , the
Church. r at 'large; he . - has been lintive elso in
his 40-operation with the,Education, Committee. ;
and the commencement of our- : Ministerial Belief
Fund ss largely due to his efforts. We trust that
•
Dr. Butler's head and' heart will soon find' en
gagement in some congenial work.
The following paper , was unanimously adopted
by the meeting of the congregation :
Whereas, Our beloved pastor,
,the Rev. D. J.
Glentwortkßutler las.informed'us that his health
imperatively requires a,prolongcd rest from the la
bbra and anicieties inseparable from the duties
which he has performed among mks° faithfully. for
fifteen years: and
. difirereas; lie has,' on ; this accountrequested us to
join him in an application to Presbytery. to dissolve
the pastoral relation existing between'him and this
church. it
Easo/vid; HOWiyvei painful it 'must be to se:
ver the ties of love.and friendship which unite us to
one who ha's SO l .l9ViSinistered to us in spiritual
things, we cannot insist upon the connection, after
the statement made by himself ; and we therefore,
reluctantly consent .to hie request.
2. We cheerfully , bear testimony to
,his faithful
ness as a pastor; and - 'while confessing our own
short-comings as ,s r church, point, as a proof of his
zealOus labors, to the fact that a L little band has be
come a strong congregation duringlii ministry.
No root of bitterness exists among us; we are all
united.in lovel9 3 :hlin,-. to 'each - other, and' tb our
blessed Lord and Master.
3. We hope and pray that the blessing of the Lord
may. accompany .him wherever- he may go :—that
he may be blessed in family and friends, in basket
and store :—arLd that grace, mercy, and peace, from
God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, may
be with him, and rest upon'thith and his' family
evermore. •
4. The officers of this meeting are hereby reques
ted to prepare and , attest two - copies of these resolu
tions, one to be given to Dr- Butler, and the, other
to be presented"by the conimissioners appointed by
this congregntion, to the Third Presbytery of Phil-i
adelphia, at the next meeting of that body.
We are glad-to. know that:Dr. Butler's people did
not confine their good feelings to words aod,yvishes,
;but took immediate measures to give tangible 'eVi
dence.of the reality of these , good wishes. ,
OUR CHICAGO CORRESPONDENT.
DEAR, Amtrtrox.x.-=—Our city ivas 'Visited on
Tuesday evening last with'the in'est destructive
ConflaoTation _known, to its history. The fire
broke out at abcint seven o'clock, in • what was
known as Burch's Block, corner of Lake Street and
, ,
Wabash-avenfie';'wlienit spread to' 'the opposite
side of Lake - Street, laging o ,for several hours
with uncontrollable fury. Propel , to the value
of over two millions of dollars was ome i i, and,
twenty-two firms, mostly heavy wholesalelouses,
were burned out. Something More thanree
fourths, in the aggregate, of the entire loss 'Awl
covered by. insurance:. The buildings 'destroyed
were among the finestbusiness structure, in the city,
and were located in the center of the wholesale quar
ter of trade. The heaviest individual sufferer was
Mr. N. Burch, whose building was valued at
$400,000, and is said to have been insured for
less than $lOO,OOO. Mr.
.Burch is among the
most liberal of oar' Piesbyteriati laymen, and his
loss, is in some sense,.'that of' Christian- charity
and beneficence.
. .
But the loss by this severe calamity which will
be .most , felt and sympathized with at large, is
that of the great book-house of S. C. Griggs and
Co. FeW' establishments in the East,
,and none
in the• West, approach in completeness 'and
tent this well known literary emporium..
have seen it stated that their sales-room was the
largedt sales-room of books inlie world. How
ever this may be, it was a vast repository of
books of every description, a "show
, place" to
strangers,Mgird "to tour: citizens,iind':U most de
lightful place of resort to all lovers of fine and rare
books. On its shelves and tables. were to be found
the most scarce and costly volumes, and the, most
beautiful works of this department of art, which
England, -Fiance Germany , and. America - can
supply. And of all these vast literary treasures
but an insignificant portibri was saved. Among
the gatheredlhonsands who witnessed the tremen
dous conflagration• were many who felt a severe
personal loss as they saw this splendid establish
ment, walk • all its contents, rediuced in a few mo
mentsdin
`e . 6 of a heap smouldering ashes.
- bressrs..Grig,gs'arid Co. r eStimatb'their loss at from
$200,000, to $230,000, on which an insurance of
less than $lOO,OOO had been effected. •
It is characteristic of the indomitable energy,
and indicative of the soundness of our business
men, that all these firms are already concluding
their arrangements for an immediate resumption
of business, and no doubt, a few months will see
the buildings destroyed replaced by others equally
imposing, and more substantially built. The night
of the fire was perhaps the very coldest of the
season, and great difficulty was experienced in
contending with the• flames from this cause.
We•are preparing ourselves to resign to your
Calvary Church at Philadelphia, with such grace
as we may, the beloved and accomplished pastoi
of our First Church, Rev. Dr. Humphrey. His
people have done and are ready to do almost any=
thing to avert so great, calamity as_ they will
feel his loss to be; but the 'health of Mrs. Hum
phrey seems to make imperative on him - a remo
val to anotber climate. IS safe to. say, that
never were people more devoted to a pastor and
a pastor's wife, than are .theirlieople to Dr. and
Mrs. Humphrey. Should they go, wewi , ll' ,. 6ll-
sole ourselves with the reflection that dill. great
loss is your eqtal
NEW CHURCHES
A 'Presbyteriad - ChurOh of oni or erwas or
anized the week: bfore . last at the thriving
young
.
city of Decat:ur,Jll.., Fifty r three , exotn.
bers,, mainly from the, Old- School -orbnilation,
waited to form the'.new body; and 'others . stand
ready to join: Seldom' haia;•riew chnich - staited:
out. under fairer' auspices._'Decatur has , from
eight to niue - thousand iithabi4l4, with no ..Cat':
vipistic ohurcres saie these
. two, Presbyterian
bodies. The new -organiiation ;promptly exten,
ded a call to . the, Hey. A L. Brooks of ..Peoriti,•
with such pecuniary and moral temptation§ twits
acceptance "as would certainly secure`ii favoyable
reply, did,brother B. feer at Aiberty to JetiVe his
present charge. As it is, the result is doUbtffil..
There is a grand opPortnuity for Some - mate to. do
a good work here for Christ and for, our..church.
- A
netr church Asrair :formed last 'week at
tirittkin the bounds Of the Blooming
ton Prdsbytei7,.the"riloot of its-Member's conning'
from our church. at 1 5 otitiae. pAitega is a:new,
railroad town of expectations. The :enterprise
has promise ; of ggrowth and nsefuiness:..,.
leiinvAts
- Results of the week of prayer are beginning to
appear. among• she churches.` .obeeringiinliiea,
tions. of the- reviving and converting presence• of
the Holy :Spirit are reported. from. several %tax
ters, audithere is reason to`•hope that ,the
ence may spread Widely: . Neier waithere'greatir,
need of a general and-powerful revival' of relioiOn.
INORTEt WEST
FROM OUR BOORESTER. CORRESPONDENT.
TRA,VEI n WINTER.--The dayis cold and_dre.ary.
We dread to start for ',Re'rne., Watertein, and Og
densburg: Thinl of beirig three hundred miles,
more or less ,'north of Philadelphia in ,the dead of
winter, and not being a4polen :bear, well wrapped in
furs. And .yet iuty calls With a 'reasonable da,.
gree of - resignation, we - quietlf-tiike our seat pne
of the luanrious}coaches of tlie4 . - Y:deittrar
way, inwardly saying,theY need,notwait, any longer
on our. account., Seen w.e-hear the-atentorian voice
of 'the Train Master ;'"All aboard/ just .as though
We were' taking ship fcir Englatld ; the eonductor
gentry, waves his 'hand, the engine snorts, and the
ponderous train, quietly,moves upon its way. Re
membering Angola, how can we resist' the • silent
prayer, that the unseen Power' may cause wheels and
fai.f. to keeP their place and that all on board" may
be carried safely,to their "daired haven."
.
But on, on Wemove, so quietlY, so.comfortably, it
is hard to realizeithat we are, not. still sitting under
.our own roof at home. We pass . palMyra and care
'riot for its runi . + 7 ,incleed, l it is All allourishing y 4 17
lage,,withone of bur.best pastors ibthe Presbyterian
Ckurch. Lyons its not in the siinnyaoutli of France.
Clyde is not north Of,the . TWeed, and Rome is not the
.
etesnal.city,, jp is only.#!e. place where Fort. Stan
wix was .built, to protect .the early settlers from the
Indians,' and the Stan*ix Hall , islao where near
the Vatican, and yet a very pleasant hotel in which
to wait a few hours for the next, train north. , '
Oh, the marvel of our ;new methods :Of_travell
Every time we. .stir we are filled.wi'th:new wonder
and admiration.:; What would, our' fatlierS, - of the
"one : boss shay,' think (* . these *odere arrange ::
ments; if they could looi for a inoment.npon• them ?
Or what could-We now do; if some fine •morning we
. .
should wake up- arid' find' ourselVes back where we
were forty years ago ? But we, hope that that will
not be, until we get home again from these northern
regions...- - . ..------ ----
At Watertoyn we found .Rev Dr4Porter adrnira-
Jr -ti ,,, r I '
f ly, 49 ttled in thakßeiVii r s'er4s,,,ofivylrich we spoke
_asf; 4Liek., It is even more comfortable - and commo
-1 ifilin - illarfv-Tzi - . _aupposea: 1641stor's study is
a model for:sue, ; .`-. - vice; I-7`.7: ... ''' '. j 1;
At Gouverizeur, ti emople of the Presbyterian
Church were similarly meted last year to make pro
k,
vikoiifr eirdav ator',
% nil
t v. Ae.
- ;(- 1
Theg. haves 'ja 'Very iil ' bse qpipial the
church lot, not expensive, but neat an.t , onvenient,
and the pastor finds himself comfortably Se ;n .•d in it.
At Ogdensburg we look inoo the pesbAken
Ohurch-edifice, built by -Rev. .Dr. - Miller's people.
is an admirable house of worship, large, convenient,
substantial and elegant": :It-ierhuilt of hewn stone,
with two unequal spires in front, stained windows,
pews ~of, black cash : with - black, walnut - -trimmings.
The new organ is one of splendid tone; the pulpit
simple and convenient. The new church, lot included,
is valued at $70,000. The pastor is an indefatigable
worker, very popular -with his people and in all this
region, most, genial and catholic in, spirit, an ardent
friend and advocate of organic union of the various
branches, of the Presbyterian church ;-and, ; in all,
none the worse'for being £1; Rocliedtett'biiy: ''
But here in Ogdensburg we find, some serious re
miniscences of the late-earthquake: It was a more.
fearful matter than we could have supposed,Wiith
out coming Mahe ground and Conversing with the
people. "It was awful," is the language with, which
it is described. It occurred about - 3 o'clock in a
clear, moonlight night. First there was an awful
noise, unlike anything; e else .the ',people had 'ever
heard. It was deep 'down' in . 'the - earth, strange,
mysterious and evidently growifig louder and near
er. At last the, shock came. Houses swayed„ to
and fro. Wall's creaked. Doors and windows rat
tled. Bells were rung. Stoves and"stove furniture
danced : up ;an d: down, .Itl3 3E.oted' ..14 - 1;a:ri; ;invisible
agency. The people , were ' trulynalarmed: ' %There
were 'not a few -perhaps' , no,,V 'tli el moat' intelligent,
who thought, the end f the - world had come,:aed
some, whose minds are well balanced, plainly felt
something of the solemnity which we shall all ex
perience at that day.
PRESBYTERY OF UTICA
This large Presbytery held its annual meeting this
week in Rome, commencina its sessions on Monday
evening; opening sermon 'by Rev. A. Erdman of
Clinton. Rev. Dr. Fowler, of Utica, was elected
Moderator. The meeting was very largely attended,
and was one of unusual interest.
Rev. Dr. Brown, President of Hamilton College,
was received as a member from the White River
Association of New. Hampshire and Vermont; and
Rev. P. W. Emens from the Presbytery of Oswego.
Prof. Anson J. Upson, of Hamilton College, a licen
tiate of this Presbytery, was ordained as an Evan
gelist. Rev. T. S. Hastings, D. D., of New York,
a warm. ersonal friend, and a graduate:of Hamil
ton College, preached an admirable sermon on'the
occasion ; ordaining prayer by Rev. Dr. Efii,ox, of
ROM% and charge to the newly ordained minister,
by Rev. Dr. Brown.
Rev. Dr. Ellinwootl was heard on the Subject 'of
Church Erection-; Rev. 'Dr. Goertner on Editcation;
Rev. A. M. Stowe 011 Home Missions; Rev: , F. Spen
cer on Temperance and Rev. A. J.. Pike in behalf of
the American Missionary,Association.The Prpstvyt
tery adopted .a plinitte commending this ASaticiarion
the bestorgamiation at preaent existing for reach 7
ng - tire' Preedin en ; " and 'another min ute'elidorsing
Church Erectiont,tand proposihk a'series of Ineesfigs
the 'principal cities - of 'this region hi beh r elf of
this interest, to be:addressed by 'Dri-Ellinwood,i aird
Martip.: An, Eidara Meeting, is to be
held, in the Westminster.church,.lJtickon.theltth
Of, Eqimary; the,first of the meetings to wiiich .
we have is to be iri:trfortaninfthiceon,
thelevening of the saine'daY. '
Rev.-Dr. Fouder"nf ,
Hawley pf
Wateiville, and Elders Abner Gardner oPUties, and
Isaac T.:Miner of Rome,Ateere l elected Commissioners
to theGenerul Assembly. Elder Daniel Waterman.: Of
Utica, was chosen Commissioner to Auburn Semi
nary.
'Fizbirrnir.4 14-winattlazi. -
This Presbytery - held its annual meetingwith the,
Fltiit r Oliurch 'of Watertbin. Pltide of the operit
ing serniori Rev. A. St,b4e 'gave, One' tif his `earn`.:
est,'admirable addresses - oti Borne Antigone', illus
trated with his big map of. our:great country: . tale
audiencewas good, and a deepimpressionwasimade
on all, ,
Rev:W. M. - 11Olt „of , Ohaumont; was elicied'iSio.
deralor. Rev. G. L. ToOf of LOwvilre, preachell the
Communion 'sermon. Rev •'•w,t heard
otr'-Wednesday evening for Foreign l!,!t - iisionsi
Rev!' Dr: Elli n wood• for Church 'Erection. - -• `
Rev. W. M. }Tor, Chatimonti and Elders Jae:
K, Bates of Watertown; , were ; elected to.the GeneKal.
Assembly: • , •
The Presbytery gave partidultir .atiention. to 'the
causes of benevolence adopted = by our Gene - MlA's'.
-, - „'appOinteds Committees 'for all, and arranged
a programme by which eitchuihould hive "its:Aide - 1
and teceivefattentioh:, ' . • ,
Jphn T. , Iffir§en, a, licentiate.„of the .Third
Presbytery or, New Yorll,:wfa i receilie43inder 4 _care
of 'this Presbytery, ,and a day, set' for his Oidinatied
at lifartinshprgli, where he •preacycni.-
11eV.T,:WoOdward.Bi6Wh was his° received
f - U from the Presbytery otica. He is 'preaching- at Car
thage. • .; ; - ,-,t
lints.—Dr..Anderson's lectures . on. Missions in
Atiburil excited great interest: - They - Wc;re,lAtendea.
for The students of the ,TheolOgidal Seminary, and
the firak was giVenin;tlig chapel of that Institution
butM n*, eaga to hetir them was so general that the
rest, were - delivered in tAle . ,,Centrp.l Church, except
one, on Sunday evening,which.. was in 'the Second
Chinch. Large - audiencee
,gathered for nine suc
cessive evenings to hear them, and with;unahated
in..4 4 ;t 3 t' ; ,I °. Ytcr T OS-->1ia...PA1R041,4F444.01i7
ttotia,were passed, gq",..1 1 4 1 1: 3 .5 . 4 • nf:thee aeries, the
whole congregation rising, expressing a grateful ap
preciation of the service Milo renderect:to the cause
of , Missions. ,
An Association of the Alumni of gi ! niltpn Col ;
lege residing in Oneida County, was reiently organ,.
ized in Utica, to be known as the Oneida Fraternity
of Hamilton Alumni. Its object is :to Promote in
every way possible, the' interests',' of. the College.
That county has given abOnt tlOO,OOO to the
tution,in the past and it is hoped that by the gobd
iniltiencee of, this new, association, a Much larger
sum nia'y reafiaed - ere long from citizens of the
same region, - for the benefit of the Institution. TIM
College has need -.tr it, anti listi'OWShbw to use it.
The Hungerford Collegiate - rtistitution Building,
df 'Adarmi'," was burned to theziioi 4 id op Wednes=
day `last. it is a
,great lOis to the school, and to the
Place. It was 'a Sid Wrack, as'We loOke d upon' it on
Thursday morning.' „ °
• -
~ -
The Presbyterian Union Meeting this 'Week' at
Caledonia was. lar,gelyatteiftled, by, representatives
of the Old School4°New School, and Übited Presby
terian chuiehect The tneeting'centinuedAWO days;
and adopted - strong °resolutions, endorsing the action
of the Philadelphia Convention. ”
CALLs.-=Rev. J.T. Kendall of taldwinsville, has
received itinanimdus call to the Second Presbyter
riah Church of ColuinbusiOhio ;•• that to which Revt
Dr. Morris has, reeentlYnidnistered., • 'Mr. 'Kendall
is a "oung man of more th'an , ordinary prOmiSe
has done wellivhere 'he is. and will do' ell at Co
lumbus. if he sees fit to g 6 there. He iSa brother of
Rev. Dr.lien . dall,..Seeretery of =our Horne'Miesiotie
Coniniittee. - , r •
.1 , . • ,
-Rev. B. F. Allen, ofßoatori; haa:receitted: a call
tolle , Congfegational •thuich of - canandaigua
plaeeviclf Reir. - D4 Daggett recently .called to' , New
Haven. •." • GEITESEE:-.'
Roctutsrza Feb. 1, 1868. ' • •"
~- 4 ,40...g:50. . ,- 4 300*::
=RE=
CHURCHES.—The Church
. in AndoVer,- N. Y.
lost their edifice by fire, one .Year . ago' ''X it Mai.
Thei'movedlmmediately-iii the work. `df build
int,- A : new s one, and, on the 23d Of Jaitti4kA
was ditli - dediCated : -, rt. is alioautiful - 44'991*.
inOclions'dtrnotnie t 'wllX: a, , rpottipi-rpOiii .in ;
....gr
~..,r, and cost' $7000..' Pour,„4l-Loima dollars of
t i iswere ..raisediby,subscription;iand,sdoriations.
OVe?,,,kne. thousand-dollars werwrsubscribed at
the 'dedlcation.
. l A.'.-deept and growing ireligulus
interest li' - -'already' naai.fe:sied itselfi---Cip+l
Ey an.Oh.ii... " irto,-,.'nei''G:ehjiiip 'Chukcii; . at
' a -6- Alton,p -
Trenton, _T11.;,,,,,,..: be conneete
~.wi .„real
bytery, number :i ow 1)3, !member, Rev. Chas.
W... Seaman is th - stated;l supplYs , - - Bp., Zea
man / has a German . ingregation, ulso;rit Leba.
.non, 111. aiulit is hop - . - .
_nether Geribau .I'teet
byteriari church will' Mimi' .e forined . the4:i--i4::
The Centre Church at Cra:: A (iidsVille; Ind.„lii a,s
full as-before its enlargemen ad las i a Ssblifft,,Tf,'
school of' over 200, one ihirl i b . ,A,awir:e4,4,iklits-
In: the summer season this' phitrO. ,nu,s4, % 4: s i x,
Sabbath-schools and during, the. W . '..raAkiiision
ii,‘
school in the court-house: The - "ire . ‘.life of
this Church is largely owing to its i ' ate con
nection with Wabash College : two S.- 2'.claSsei
are composed of htuderitij agil., taught b
bed'
Sor:s ? ' While the Piasidenk'S.JeFtiire, pieebriAed*,
p , 4,. Colloge:staates„takcs . , the, place ; -tbe
usual evening tiervice And .tilLitie„atdeatsiaire;
quired to'-be presept.4— lif
[Corr;erald.]-.--:4 10,1
non. 111., is twenty miles East o f St _ r.
the Ohio and Missouri R. R., and is tlit!
M'Kendree College. Our Church was 1r_ !1 :
in April 1866 with 9 members, and n , .‘ v
bers 35. A tasteful and convenient }„„.1
worship has been erected at an expo,..,
$4,500. Thishouse was dedicated a few
since, at which time the whole of the in ,1 „.},.,,. I
ness remaining was remeved.—Rev. ieth 1,
Clark, one of oar efficient missionaries in \v,,,,
ern Missouri, says in a letter of January
"I organized last month a Church at iind,
consisting of seVen members ; received fiv e
church in Butlerisix to that in Holden, and ,
to that in Harrisonville."—Passaic, N.
correspondent of the Christian Advocat e sa .,„
"An interesting ordination and installatio n ,f
Presbyterian minister, Rev. Mr. Levin-,, k
place January•l6, the services being held in th e
M. E. Church. The ordination service w as
ducted, by the Newark Presbytery, Rev. D r
Stearns preaching the sermon. One item of
teresf marking ' the progress of the times
that' among the distinguished clergymen prez
R4V. Mr;Thoinpsen, a colored man of Ol t
Oberlin *mho - el:and stationed in Newark, wh,. 5 . 3
skin,' though - in strong , contrast to his white
brethren, was not, regarded as a barrier to h„
hands' being.,erni , lOYed in union with the others_
in thi''ordination Service: ' Thus the old pr,j u .
dice of color 'is -gradually giving - way to a inure
enlightened sentiment.",
Does : the 'Ads:pen/es 'to:nwresPondent confound
the N'' S.' Clinr:ch .06tli the negrophobist
terib.na of Dixie ? Mishonid know that, with us,
as a Church, thiti prejudice hast never been
ated:` ",'' '
Attras!ri.j.i.e*.'W. H. McCarer, of the
First. Chnich a. Evansville Ind has signified
his intention to apply . to Presbytery to dissolve
relitlenbetween htnik*imi his Church. Mr.
M., pays; the Reridcr as labored in Evansville f r
over eighteen years : ati - 4,his his, from being
a very feeble .011,e, S ,hecoble one of the lure_
Most in the c City,,and ; in Jibe : Presbytery of Salem.
During 0e years the war it, completed one of
the largest and,Motitt:beaß4ftil houses of worship
in the'Wetit , f---- .Itev; H. IL Northrup of Flint,
MOIL" has resigned. 'his, charge. Ambrose, iu
14 , 0 .4rangslist says: has been pastor there
about :fifteen. years. „. The: Church at. the eau.
meneemsnt.of,hip'*i,istri was a poor affair, bit
it has &Own 'to betweert : twn, and three hundred.
A Congregational Church `'has been organized,
taking some thirtyelir ;nuire - rnembers from the
oldclihnrch: •The , divitsion bus-e V -en harmony to
the old e4ibh and" remnved the obstacles to pre
gress;*and Its intention is to build a new edifice
as soon
_as possible. Rev., J. W. Hough, of
Udine* Oity, relinquishes his' Charge there. It
is understood'r - that ha is to take charge of the
Congregationalistelitiroh niJitiekOn. The Church
at Saginatreitrhis greVitiilaPidly under his care,
and is neliquia4ondition to'efert a strong intlu
enda--Rev.`Efiwitrit.Ditokinson 'has left. Fen
:T.'- Bartle has partially
ceased ministrations:at 14tPar, and is acting
as Commissioner of FebtiiikotC.Stithools for the
county.; -although , he preaches , once on a
Sabbath,'till'.tte. - .7‘church* obtain other supply.
His reationnare in part aluestion of health also.
—7-TteV. D. B. Cataphell of ;W:enona has an
nonnce - its •Sfllealng
that
charge.
Weuena is , a rapidly grOWiPg place, with a good
society.
"V*1 0 ,..N/SoffNA4tlrli"-Rin lining Anderson,
f 5
late; genTe44 of .thouloanerican Board, is
to giv`e.a courseto,Cioctures.Missions in the
chapel of. gie.UOiott:tieological Seminary, New
Y9Fkc. , . ThA.I.OPttiP4O , wiliu.bet,ileliivered on the
evenings Qf , Alonday,„Tnesday, and. Friday of
the , „fir . st, mut • speond• weeks of .Eebruary, c0a1,..,,_.
,..,,_.
Igniaday, VekT: 3, aV/ f. o'clock.
One.of the lectures } ,whioli :mot a more popu
lar character—on the Stato . of Native Churches
be - given in the'lgercer:street church, on
Sunday evening, Feb. 9th. - This course has at
treeted.„-milciratitention--elseivliore, as at Andover
an.d.Auburtr. j-We wonder whether Di. A. will be
imout-spoken . iu New' Xiniciasin , the first place,
' , Einilitnining , ithait4l` . „.oongregationalism is the
constitution for a native Ohrittian'ehurch."
Dr. Willard Parker, of New York, has lately
endowed a lecturdihip in Union
Seininary,rto .consist of : threWor four lectures
yearly.- The course of this year viil be given by
Dr. Parker himself, and' the r ,fikat . Was delivered
on the evening of the' 10th . of January.
PozsirtrFax , EB.7-The t - Pres4yTtery of Cleve
land and . po*age ptt An: t iday, January 13th,
at Cleveland, 4 .reccived grader
their care
.1)1/;. P. Johnson, a.49entiatAs of Passaic Pres
hytery- Ater:e;tamination : with a view
to.,ordinationv they,unamm . ously
Veind:t4,au,staiti. Thoordination,took place the
.same Revc)2ing at tho„ Merchant ; Street Chapel
9nisPinjr.i„ of Ist.. Presbyterian. Church.)—.Re
-„ , k..Soy i ntour; District,. Secretary of the Am
ikon
,Tract Society (host 4,), waareeeived to the
Presbytery, from the•HoMpshire East Association,
itt aPs. — (•*- Herald, T ~•
ItAvMkra. - -)seventeenl - - persons--fifteen by
profession,--have;: eonnebtadfiith'the Church of
Spring tiie:Olivet. Church, In
dianapulist. (igeir.l47l.-8.3 Brandt, pastor),
here-Are TAW& aruntteTof ih.qtfireze --and some
cennerts.,.? The:Sabbath-eel not alkeady numbers
150; The'iJOhuteh hiliesetb scorimence a new
edifice-;in t he.Bpiing: — ft-44*1RYi11liena, Kansas,
twelve were srucently , addecL:rAbchtirel t is expect
ed `to:be f
Lticriaittvet4:l--Otaltinien 'connected with
tite Presbyterian ehurchhoitliV:iiikrict of land,
andieserved;-l o g go Eby- lye feet+ for a build
in'g site ihr-thert i preporblitirch edifice,
'Whilst with illcoool htillijvilliteic condition
that the congregation raise fittifkifito p a y off
the pOsting, Thi.,prwAsto,p, 'was -accept
er!
~e
• Nope at once.—
* witg - tff t
tli I*, • a
;
utiT to r PitiisnititEuri;orl" , Viii4ittc oN held a
sPeeial =meeting list Week!, ot : Onver l C'hapel, and
organized a+-Church iti that:. Pain: • The new
church entem: upon its under very promising
circumstances. - -
•t; -BRA-rioin.t-tu haw edifice of
Cohockafirk 4h4rtiowai3 zisdiehtea 4january
- ftstista . lisayst 444 0 itrvithrie and spa
citusvoNitirsit) standinvitotirrltithrfiribl e position
onftheveortlior .of - FranklifittstrAtertrnd Columbia
..vonue;iandnixaninnainent Ito *at part of the
city in which it has been built..':: , The site was