ftamtan Urtsliijtmait. THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 18G8 Jgy On our second page will be found “ Thoughts on the Atonementa third ana concluding article; a valuable article on the necessity of thorough ventilation in “ lecture and Sunday-school Rooms;" “Sabbath-schools in Germany;” and a Letter from, an Ota School brother explaining his Jfr.. , Buffalo Convention. On page third Bailor s Table” and especially notices of the Magazines for May. On page sixth the “ Family Circle. On page seventh , Religious Intelligence post poned from last week, including a tabular state ment of accessions to our churches since Jan. 1, GENERA I. ASSEMBI.T.—TLb General Assembly of the Tnsbyterian Church in the United States of America Trill meet in (lie First Presbyterian Church of the city of HARRISBURG, Pa-, on Thursday, May 21st, 1868, at 11 o'clock, A, M., and be opened with a sermon by the Iter. Henry A. Nelson, D.D., the Moderator of the last General Assembly» The Committee on Commissions will meet in the Lectors Room of the Church from 8 to 10 o'clock, A. M., of the same day. By order of the General Assembly. EDWIN F. HATFIELD, Stated Clerk. J. GLENTWORTH BUTLER, Permanent Clerk. The receipts of the American Board for March were $30,937 72 of which $4,071 05 was legacies,—making a total of $230,558 05 since Sept. Ist when the financial year began. March, 1868, shows a falling off of $6,299 51 as compared with March, 1867. The largest specified contributions are from three of our churches : Madison Square Church, New York, gives $1,958 75; Lafayette Avenue Church, Brooklyn, $1,782 81; the Third Church of Pittsburgh, 81,567 91. Northern Liberties Church of this city gives $325. We observe that our Bethlehem cotem porary the Moravian publishes a letter from one of the Ceregbmo family, in which the brother in Italy, in his simplicity, refers to his brother in this city as a proper channel through which to send him contributions. We would again notify all concerned, that, for reasons which we need not again specify, all contributions for Stefano Cercghino, who is a deserving man, should be sent through the American and Foreign Christian Union, 27 Bible House, Astor Place, New York. DR. TAYLOR'S THEOLOGY. [The subjoined note is inserted at the request of the esteemed author, and refers ’to his late [article in the New Englander: ‘‘ The ,PrinceUh‘,Review of the Theology of Dr. N. W. Taylor.” He writes to a New Haven paper.] To the Editors of the Palladium: —-Will you (for the sake of your, theological rehclere);give’'me room to explaina sentence in my Article, in the lßst num ber of the New J2 n g(& n der, on, tlieTheOlqgyspf Dr. Taylor?- -On p.AlB,it did-not aa^that it may be that God cannot exclude sin. from every morajT&stem, but onlyfrom the best,. &c:”'A more accurate, statement i wo'Uld be that 'he did ,-hotd,eem it absolutely-, essential, to 'say;-that-God caijnot, 1 &c. That Vs,_[t iVnot necessary tq say this, in order to silence t¥e skeptic. X rdmarE‘l(p: ::328- of #he re view) that Dr. Taylor tiMg thatit-cannbt .be proved a priori that God can prevent sin Jn pony ' moral sys tem. Of course, lie must Lave held that it may be that God cannot do this. And this proposition he does maintain in his volumes on Moral Govern ment (I. 303 Beq., 11. 341 seq.). There has been a general impression that he hfeld that there is no ground for the opinion that God can exclude sin from any moral system. But he dis tinctly stated to me, in reply to an inquiry, that this impression is erroneous, and that his meaning was as I have given it on p.<328. On a close examina tion of the passages referred to in the published Lectures, it will be seen that he says nothing incon sistent with this. He maintain* that it cannot be demonstrated that God can exclude sin from a mo ral system, from the nature of agency; nor can it be proved (that is, demonstrated) from facts,—since wherever sin is actually prevented, its prevention maybe due to the system with which allthesin that does exist is certainly connected. _ _ 1 This inaccuracy, which I notice in looking oyer my Article, is immaterial, as far as the distinctive principles of Dr. Taylor are concerned. The pos sible incompatibility of the prevention of sin by the divine power, with the best system, is the doctrine on which he finally rested his refutation of the skep tical objection to the benevolence of God* -At the same time he contended that there can be no de monstrative proof that’ a moral being who can sin, will not sin, and hence no complete, decisive proof, that sin can be kept out of any moral system bv the act of God. George P. Fisher. Yale College, April 25, 1868. i ; ' Ia tlie churches ofthe pther brauclij the North Western Presbyterian reports 'revivals in Kanka kee, 111.; in Freeport, Ohio, where fifty were re cently received by a church which did not num ber more than 25 members six months ago:; in Bethel, Fairfield county, where over thirty have been gathered in; in Antrim, Ohio; in South Bend, lud., where seventy-one have been receiv ed, sixty-four on profession, of which number about Bixty are adults and most of them heads of families. The Presbyterian Banner reports re vivals in Plain Grove, Pa., where eighty-four persons have been received in six weeks, twenty two by baptism, and where the work has gone on in quietness and silence, and others still are in quiring; in Birmingham, Pa , where a revival has been in progress since December, and among others, nine students in the Female Seminary have been brought into the church. The Gongregationalist and Recorder reports revivals in the churches of that order in Hyde Park, Mass., where some thirty have- expressed a hope in Christ; in the town ef Blandford, Mass., where more than a hundred have been hopefully converted, and many .heads of families, and many young men are among the converts; in Exeter, N. H., where more than forty conversions are reported, and where Methodists and Baptists co operate; in Bethel, Conn.,-where twenty-five in all have been added ; in Greenwich, Conn., where twenty-four have been'received on profession; in Denmark, lowa, where .twenty-five of the pu pils have attained to hope; in Wautansee, Ks.; in Lawrence, Ks., where Plymouth church re ceived thirty-five at one communion; at Topeka, Ks., where twenty-five have applied for admission to the Congregationalist church and 0. S. Pres byterians have shared in the, blessing. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1868. LETTEBS OH BEEKIOH 11. Messes. Editors: —lt may be thought the duty of all friends of union to abstain from dis cussion on this subject until the report of the Joint Committee shall have been presented to the General Assemblies; for the reason that that re port has not yet been made public in an authen tic form. But this fact affords no good ground for silence touching the principles involved m the general subject, and those particular questions which it is well known will come up for diseus sion in the approaching: assemblies. It would surely jße an event to be deeply deplored, if the assemblies should be urged on by a popular pres sure to commit themselves, with their great in fluence, to a plan of union which the Presbyte ries could neither reject nor adopt without dis astrous consequences. And is it not possible that such an event may be averted by a calur and careful attention to Borne of the points to be con sidered before the assemblies shall convene? There are SOME general views put the sub-; ject of Christian and Presbyterian* Union which I beg leave merely to suggest before I come to more specific points. ;' ' • There are times when waves of excitement roll over religious communities, in relation to subjects of this character. There iB at this day a great humanitanian movement-' in - progressj which has no doubt, given a new impulse to inquiry and de sire in the direction of L ' a broader Christian charity and fellowship. Otliercauses, also, have been at work .which I need not stop to indicate. The result is, that our age is characterised largely by zeal for organic Christian Union. Romanism is renewing its old claim to recognition as the only true Christianity ou the ground of its alleged unity. American and Anglican.,Higb-Churph Episcopacy, is . clamoring, for reunion with .the older and more corrupt prelatical communions of the East. Methodists, Baptists, Congregatiohal ists and Presbyterians are all striving to effect de nominational unions, so as to present “ a broader front” to .the world.. . These...nioyementB. are stimulated unquestionably to -soriie 1 extent "by a desire for denominational aggrandizement; partly by false ideas in regard to the desirableness of a general organic unity of .the church'at least with-, in the limits of each distinct nation, and Partly by the Bivine Spirit. They are attended by a popular impulse that is often highly demonstra tive and almost fanatical." And still this billow of religious fugling is-.to be regarded and'treated as a sign of the times, which ought to be care fully and prayerfully studied. It is not to be ex pected on such occasions.that most people will in quire whether the particular measures they en dorse and* plead’for,- are- or’ are ■ 3df ; adapted to forward the general cause they profess to have at heart. It should not surprise’ us that the present; zeal for Christian union hurries many persons on in the advocacy of narrrow schemes of union that are likely to conduct either to despotism and death, or to subsequent conflict and schism. And. it is only a repetition of “that, whioh hath been already” that men are disposed to ascribe every popular demand .that is: made for union, however ill-advised,, to the Providence and Spirit of God, and* thus to decry cautious and patient inquiry after the path of practical wisdom, as if all hesita tion andfanxious deliberation were Of, eburse' from the devil. - t.’ ->.. :■< The history of Presbyterianism deserves pro found study in this relation. It is Eminently a history of divisions and reunions, divisions and reunions, divisions and. reunions.. So it has been in Scotland and the Colonies of Greatßritain; so it has been in these United States. Is it not time we should inquire after the causes of these humilitat ing facts ? ' The bed has been shorter than that a man could stretch himself upon it, and the cover ing narrower than tha,t a man could wrap himself in it. _ It has''been‘"the* characteristic policy of Presbyterianism to” power in one con trolling body, and to 1 endeavor to enforce a close uniformity in the acceptance of a greatly ex tended Confession of Faith, the adoption and ap plication of a detailed scheme of government -and discipline, and the observance of specific methods of worship alike in psalmody, prayer and admin istration.'of ordinances/" This pdlieygliaB been carried out by a resolute assertion and exercise of authority. At the same time, there, have-al ways been elements of liberty in the acknowledgd principles of the system, that would often work themselves out in the form of rebellion against the rigor of the central government. Synods or General Assemblies' claiming to unites in the same' bodies, legislative, judicial and executive power,-' and yet confessing that “God alone is Lord of the conscience, 1 ' could not rule with an iron rod, and uniformly secure unquestioning submission.., Hence the numferohs divisions. But'after divi sion would often come, with the healing influen ces of time and the Holy Spirit, compunctions of [ conscience, and, renewed; fellowship; Then w.oula“follow pCrhlpl'j-a’Hseries of negotiations for “rehpipnj” but always; otirthe same old narrow basis. " Then’ a season of .peace and joy, to be followed alter, a few yeari; by another eruption. Thus onward, the “irrepres sible conflict,” between the elements of liberty," and the elements of bondage in a system 1 that has no proper checks and balances, as hitherto con strued and for the most part administered, We, American Presbyterians, have tried this old experiment, it might be thought, sufficiently already. We have had, besides several’minor di-' visions, two great schisms, and one general “re union” in 1758; and now, as history repeats it self, we seem likely to have another “ reunion,” on the old basis, to be succeeded in all proba bility in this rapid age more speedily than the former “ reunion,” by the next eruption in the' historical series. Is it, or is it not, worth while, before we' take the next step backward, to inquire whether the true and Scriptural elements of our system may not be so readjusted as to effect ere long a glori ous improvement in the development of our ec clesiastical life as Presbyterians ? Are we under any such necessity to rush into “ reunion ” that we cannot take time to canvass this whole subject with a solemn and deliberate reference to the momentous future that lies before us in this great country? The day is notifar distant when the seat of ecclesiastical as well as civil empire will be shifted, to the Mississippi Valley and pro bably to the Northwest. Shall we hastily incur the peril of putting all our Church property, and institutions under a power that will so rule us as to produce sttch a revulsion as will give a perpet ual ascendency to Congregationalism in all the newer sections of this mightiest country on the face of the globe ?- -Real Union. FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT. Presbytery of Lyons.— The annual meet ing was held at East Palmyra; Rev. William Young, of Junius,.Moderator; and Rev. John J. Crane, of Rose, Clerk. The attention of the Presbytery was considerably exercised in regard to the feeble churches and waste places of their own county. It was insisted that the Elders and other laymen must come up to the help of the. ministry in order properly to care for these des titutions. A Convention 1 of Elders, pastors and others, was appointed to be held at Newark, on the 6th of May, further to consider these mat ters.' " The following- were 'appointed Commissioners tqfthe General Assembly; Rev. G. R. :H. Shum way, of Newark, and' Elder Lewis H. Clark, of Sodus. Commissioners to Auburn Seminary— Rev. f R|Ei WhUson, Rev;' William L/Page, and Elder Oolumbhs Crdul. » ! , li■' ? _ ■ Dedication at Elmira.— The Young Men’s Christian Association, of Elmifa,have been erec ting a -Union chapel.for Mission; purposes.’ It was appropriateiy dedicated to religious uses on Sunday the 12th, the city clergy generally-par ticipating in the service. A brief and eminently practical address was given by Rev. Dr. Curtis, showing the need of such,an institution, and tbe great good it is likely to accomplish. The pray er, of. .dedication was offered by Rev. >Ti iK.i Beecher. The young men are planning to erect a similar chapel ih another destitute' part of 'the oity; and so to keep along with their beneficent wbrk among those who are not‘ordinarily reached' by the servicestof , the (sanctuary.-n - Pre-Adamic Art.— We wrote i to. a witty Professor, asking for his photograph. We had a picture faintly resembling his face, although taken for another man. We sent it: along,- say ing playfully, “ This does not do you justice. It must-have been taken some time since. We should like to .exchange it for one which gives something, more of yoUr best*..expression.” In due got the picture, with' the following explanation, which seems to us. entirely satisfac tory, and. far too . good to be kept under lock and k6yJ .’ “ The face you seht ihe : was mine- in' the pre-existent state. E——d B—r—r had a num ber of' such, of various persons, struct off,'to show hpw.iulhepresentAtate,'they had improved. In my third transformation, I sjhall look t even better.’* ' The Tart expression has a tohcli of se riousness, ncmethe less suggestive' for the bril liant setting. ■ - Parsonages.*— The good people of the Pres byterian: Church' of Phelps,- have purchased a, house adjoining their church edifice, and fitted 1 it up in good order for a parsonage; Rev. Geo. Bayless, pastor. The.. Presbyterian Church qf West; Fayette,;feeHng the almost universal im pulse, have done the same thing in the past year for their pastor,, Rev. W. H. Megie. : G : ALLS,-&c.- ii --ffiev.'A. A.Wd‘od,D. D.,oF Gene va, has receivedls call to the Second Presbyteri-, an church of Eljmira. Rev. Joel; Wakman, D.D., of Painted Post, nas received and accepted a'cali to the Presbyterian ihurch" of Campbell. Rev. Dr. Mannings of Boston; recently lectured; on Samuel Adams in Lockporti By exchange he also supplied the pulpit of the Congregational church, (Rev. J, L. Bennett’s,) on the Sabbath. ' St? Peter'S church of "this -city is still without' a pastor. . Rev. Mi*. li.utton, after coming oh to the ground l -as-they-'are without, a .house,of wor ship, Canhave*prea I chiiig but half of* each Sun day for some time, and will, long be in the con fused, unsettled!.state of building, very properly returned the ca)l into their handstand remains for the present jwith His "peopleVat'Mt.. Vernon. There is now some talk',of a union between (he Third church,: (Dr. Hall’s) and St. Peter’s; but we doubt if anything will come of it. • * , " Genesee. Rochester, April 25,1868. OHIO AGO CORRESPONDENCE. Dear AMERic’Aiti—-The, Presbytery of Du buque, lowa, convened at Waterloo, on the eve ning of the 21st, inst., and was organized by the chdiee bf 'RevJ D.'Russell as Moderator, and C. S. Marvin, Clerk. A good deal of religious ofJdie churches du ring‘thC'year,"ahd M iohie''ih'Stifinces grateful re vivals of religion have marked the spiritual his-' tpry of the past winter. Rev. G. H. Chatterton was chosen to represent the body at the ap proaching General Assembly. were generally prosperous and two had become self-sustaining! A resolution approving of the junior!, of the 0. and N. S. bodies' “ on the basis of our common standards/’ waß carried by a large majority;—a Resolution, of course, in no wise affecting the question of-union as now before the churches. , «.'■ ■ ' \ , . A convention is called; to .’ineet in lowa City the week after next, to consult upon this same matter of union. [/Brethren should remember in all,snclj discussions,that that,question, as t it now stands, is simply the .question of accepting with out modificdtibn'tife basis junferstpod to haye been [framed at the recent meeting of the Joint Committee. On the question'of the desir ableness of this consummation, on terms which unmistakably assure jus of liberty, nearly all are agreed.. They should also .take into consideration such utterances from influential' and in some considerable degree;'Jat'leastj representative jour nals, as the following from the North- Western Presbyterian of jthisjpity, of this week, ; The Evangelist having inquired of the iVbr/A- Western “ whether, uni its: opinion, men who ‘hold to, the views seif forth InMe jinbufn-declaration, should be excluded;from the ministry of the Re united Church ? Could they be fairly excluded under the Philadelphia platform, or under the new article,of- the joint Committee/- and the same query having • been, addressed ,to jt by one: of our city pastors,. (A. S.)..that journal replies as follows: , 1 “Without entering into ft detailed answer, we would reply : 1. That in the settlement of a basis, we have not proposed to rule out this or that person, but simply, in the adoption of a basis, to rule out well-known views. 2. As to the Auburn Declaration, which was sim ply the protest offered by the New School minority in 1837, against the Act and Testimony adopted by the Old School majority, and adopted the following August by the AuburnConvention,we would remark: That while it is generally admitted to be more orthodox in its statements of doctrine, than leading New School men were regarded at that time; and while it has been pronounced as “ at direct variance with their own published declarations” then and since; that yet, while candid a'nd intelligent men would accept of it as generally orthodox as far as it goes, and while we are prepared to admit that that declaration of doctrine is more definitely and dis tinctly orthodox than any other basis which has been yet submitted, or is likely to be submitted, that yet, if that Declaration was to be proposed as an amendment to or modification of the doctrinal statements on the same points contained in the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms, it would be rejected by Old School men with almost one accord. And for the following reasons: ' 1. That while it may be regarded as in the main correct as far.as it goes; yet bn all the distinctive points between the two schools it does not go far enough; while it generally teaches the truth, it does not teach" the whole truth. Instead of being full and positive, like' the Westminster Confession on the pointsdn dispute, -it is negative and evasive. ,2. This protest "or declaration was drawn up by Dr. George Duffield.' It is, therefore, beyond all controversy, in accordance with his views pub lished more in full on all th'ese points in his printed writings before and since. He wrote it then and adopts it now,, as, a concise summary of his views on all these points. And yet his views as published more in detail before arid since, have been shown to be utterly at. variance with the plain teachings of the Confession of Faith" as received by Old School men. With his views, those of Mr. Barnes and Drs. Beman, Taylor and others, have been Bhown in the.main to accord. The Auburn Declaration then received in the sense of its author, would em brace within its ample-.folds all that Dr., Duffield and those in harmony with him, have held and pub lished before its adoption and. since. It is well known "that this declaration did not satisfy the ablest and most moderate Old School divines, such as Drs. Green, Alexander, Hoge, Miller, Elliott and others, as to the author’s soundness then, nor will it likely satisfy men equally intelligent, ’ moderate and solicitous for the welfare of the Church now. 3. We could take up this protest article by arti cle,did our space and time permit, and make good our charges against it,, as to. its indefiniteness, gen eralities, negations and evasions, where the most definite and positive statements are demanded.. . . 4. The present writer is fully: aware of the admis sion of, Dr. B. J. Breckinridge ■in reference to the orthodoxy of this Declaration, That statement, however, is a two-edged sword which .cuts both ways. - -. , Nothing would rejoice the hearts of thousands of our Gld School ministers and people, more than to. be assured our New School brethren:were prepared to meet us as : equals, fairly, upon the. basis of our common standards. Let ub have the evidence of the .agreement of the two bodies .in doctrine, order and polity. Then the Westminister Standards, pure'and simple, would be enough for us.” - To all which it is only necessary to append the following additional extract from another part of the same article with the above: ‘‘The Evangelist thinks our recent editorial in relation to the. true understanding of the basiß adopted by the Philadelphia Convention, takes more exclusive ground than any occupied by the Princeton JJeoieiy., However this may be, .that ar ticle has received the most distinct and cordial en dorsement of the editor of that quarterly. .;No jour nal- in the-Old School branch has questioned the positions taken in that article, nor are the positions taken, or the conclusions therein reached .likely to be successfully gainsayed by the journals .of either branch.” . . ' The “recent editorial,” here referred to, was chiefly reprinted in your issue of last week, in connection with Dr- Patterson’s communication. Is it not about time that other organs of the Old School spoke-out plainly in dissent from the declarations of this prominent Old School paper, or. in-open endorsement of its views ? Surely it is not • too - much to call for outspoken protest against such utterances, if, as we are sometimes told, the North- Western does not represent the views of a large and influential, and, I may add, hitherto controlling part of that body. Chicago, April 25,1868. ;|fks nf fuv Cjnitcjus. City Churches.—A social Reunion of Cal vary congregation to welcome the Pastor elect and his lady took place last Wednesday evening. The Sabbath School Toom was cleared and hand somely* decorated, refreshments were provided, and, a, large . number of the • congregation and friends, spent a happy social evening with Dr- find Mrs: Humphrey) who warmly reciprocate d the cordial manner in which they have befen received. ■The Sabbath.- congregations are excellent, and a highly encouraging aspect of things prevails.— The vacant pews in Tabor Church are being ra pidly disposed of.—At the Stated meeting of the Third Presbytery, every Church Session but one was represented by an Elder. PRESBYTKRIES. The Third Presbytery of JSTew Tor&have cho sen the following Commissioners to .the next General Assembly Rev, >Thos. H. Skinner) i 8.D., LL.p., Rev. 1 Thomas Ralston Smith, D.D. and Rev. John De Witt, Princi pals; Rev. Daniel W. Lhthrop, Rev. James B. Bonar, and Rev. Thomas Street, alternates.—El ders : Mr. Wm. C. Foote, Dr. Aaron L. North rop,-and Mr. Merrill N. Hutchinson, principals; and Cephas Brainerd; Esq’,’ ; Mr. George W. Beale, and Mr. George Elder; alternates. —The Presbytery of Brooklyn met in regular session at the Westminster Church., The morning session on April 13 was devoted mainly to the examina tion of Mr. Timothy Darling and Mr. M-ilner for licensure, ahd ’of Mr. John* Green (who has been called to the Third Church) for ordination. Mr. Milner experts to go to Missouri' as a home missionary. Rev. Spencer-Marsh was dismissed from the church at Haverstraw. Presbytery elected as Commissioners to the Assembly, Samuel .T. Spear, D.D., and J. T. Duryea, D.D.j principals; and Elders O. G. Walbridge and e’ A. Lambert; also' principals' Val ley Presbytery at their recent'meeting at-Ando ver N. Y. elected the following Commissioners to the next Assembly, viz: Rev. P. Camp, Prin cipal, Rev. E. L. Boing, alternate; Elder George Carr, Principal and T. Baker, M.D., alternate.— The Presbytery of Scioto met at Portsmouth, April 7. As Commissioners to the General As sembly, A. A. Jimeson, minister, and J. H. McCullough, ruling elder, were chosen princi pals; and E. P. Pratt, minister, and W. W. Pierce ruling elder, alternates.— Green Castle Presbytery held its spring meeting at Brazil, Ind. Eight ministers, were present, and seven elders. Rev. H. S. Little and Enos Miles, Esq., were elected commissioners to the General Assembly. The Presbytery of Galena and Belvidere in session at Freeport, 111., April 14th and 16th, made choice of Commissioners to • General As sembly as follows : Ministers—George M. Jenks and Eugene H. Avery ; Elders—Sidney Avery and John Adams, with Rev. E. Marsh, Rev. E. W. Garner, and Elders R. F. Hayes and Charles Williams as alternates.— The Presbytery of Lex ington held its session at Breckenridge; present seven ministers and four elders. Rev. Timothy Hill, of Kansas City, and Elder John McClure, were chosen commissioners to the Assembly, There are now needed in this Presbytery three men to occupy definiteandpromisingfields,intwo of which churches, have already been organized, and in the third an organization can be had imme diately. Three new churches were received un .der the care of Presbytery. In 1865 this Pres bytery had only three churches, two of which were utterly demoralized and disorganized—three ministers, only one of whom was engaged in pro per ministerial duties.— The Presbytery of Mon roe met in Manchester, Michigan on the 7th in stant. • Rev. J. W. Stoutenburgh, now with the church of Tecumseh, was received*. The Rev. W. H. Webb' was chosen- commissioner to- the Assembly, and Hon. Charles Noble lay delegate. On reunion, Presbytery adhered to their pre vious approval of the basis of union adopted by the Joint Committee of two Assemblies, urging however that the reasons for union “ have be come more apparent by the lapse of time.”— The Presbytery of Indianapolis met in Noblesville, Ind. It was the largest meeting ever held, all the ministers -being present, except one, with ten elders. Two- new members were received —Rev. J. B. Brandt, from" the Presbytery of Wabash, and Rev. Rufus Nutting, Jr., from the Presby tery-of Illinois. Two new churches were taken under the care of Presbytery, - viz.: .Olivet Church Indianapolis, with 54 members J and the First German Church of Shelbyville, with/125 members. Three other churches, which-had been in a state of suspended animation for seve ral years, have been revived during the past year, with the prospect of continued life and prosperity, viz. ■.Noblesvillej-Laurel, and Zions ville. Rev. C. H. Marshall- and Elder J. L. Ketcham were chosen commissioners to the Gen of the Church in that place. -In the Fourth Presbytery of N.Y., April 6th, Mr. Perez Dickenson Cowan and Mr. George W. Martin, the former of Princeton, and the latter, of-Union Theological Seminary, were licensed to preach the Gospel. At an adjourned meeting, April 13th, Rev. Prof.'Henry B. Smith, D.D., and Rev. Geo. L. Prentiss, D.D., Principals;‘Rev. Howard Crosby, D.D., and Rev. John Spaulding, D.D., Alternates; with Elders Hon. Wm. E. Dodge and Oliver E. Lee, Esq., Principals; and Marcus C. Riggs, Esq., and-John P. Crosby, Esq., Alternates, were appointed Commissioners to the General Assembly.—The Third Presbytery at its late meeting- appointed Rev. Thos. H. Skinner, D.D., Rev. T. Ralston Smith, - D D., and Rev. John Dewitt, Clerical Commissioners to the Gen eral Assembly.—The Presbytery Of Galena and Belvidere was called on the 3lstult., to Fulton, to officiate at the contemplated union of the Old and New School churches of that place: The re lation of pastor and people, between Rev. Josiah Leonard and the New School-' Church was dis solved. The two churches, now without pastors, according to previous arrangements,'-were organ ized into one, to be called the First Presbyterian Church of Fulton. Elders were chosen, and after an appropriate Bermon, were set apart to their office work. After this the Presbytery sat down at the communion table with the new church. - The Presbytery op Crawfordsville met at Attica, Indiana, March 27th, 1868. The in-" teresting feature was an account of the revival spirit that. has been abroad in. the churches. The commissioners chosen to . the .General As sembly were : President, J. F. -Tuttle,; principal,. and Prof. G. Mills, alternate. Elders T. W. Fry, of Center Church, principal, and W. T. Scott, of Bainbridge, alternate. —Dayton Presbytery met at Yellow Springs, 0., on Tuesday, April 7th. The statistical reports show a good'degree of prosperity in most of : our churches. Applies-, tion was made by Rev. Mr. Little in behalf of the East Third St. Chapel of Dayton, that a Presbyterian Church be organized in that place, to be under the care of this Presbytery. The commissioners to the next General Assembly are : Rev. D. M. Moore and Elder Geo. L. Kendric, principals; Rev. Linus Blakesly and Elder Thos. Orbison, alternates.—Cincinnati Presbytery. Rev. 0. A. Lyman (dismissed) to unite with the Presbytery of Cleveland and Portage. . Rev. John Rankin and Rev. L. A. Aldrich, and Elders A. 11. Hinkle aud S. J. Broadwell, were appointed commissioners to the General Assembly. Ministerial.—Rev. William Hart of Mal den, N. Y., has accepted the call to the Assem bly’s church, Washington, D. C. He entered upon his new field Apl. 15th.——Rev. Samuel New bury died in Dubuque, lowa, March 22, 1868, at the age of 65. He was horn in Panton, Vt,, in 1802. Graduated from Middlebury College in 1830. Unaided, he prepared for and completed the full college course. For fifteen years he was engaged in establishing churches in Indiana, Ohio,.and Michigan, forming Sunday Schools, : and,securing libraries for them. Some of these small beginnings are now among the most impor tant churches and centres of religious influence in - the West.-—Rev. A. McSween, who for several years has filled the position of Principal of the High School at Windsor, Canada, and who last year was admitted to the Presbytery of Detroit,ffias accepted a call to the church at Flint. Mich., at a salary of $2,000 and a parsonage, — Rev. J. F. Kendall was installed-as pastor of the 2d Church, Columbus, 0., April the 17th. —Re'’-, C. D. Curtis has been re-elected President ol Farmers’ College.—Rev: E. D. Newberry, fo r several years pastor of the- cliurch at lonia, Mich., has resigned. He leaves the church in a North-West,
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