DESCRIPTION OF A SABBATH'SERYIOE IN A TIENTSIN CHAPEL. Dear Editor : —Trusting that a brief ac count of a Sabbath afternoon’s service in my cbapel will be acceptable to many of your Chris tian readers, I send you a few notes relating to yesterday afternoon service, January 26, which please present to them if you deem best. I am sure they would have been interested, had they, been present, even though they understood not a word spoken. It illustrates a phase of mission ary labor. Imagine, then, the chapel situated but a short distance from the centre of Tientsin, a city not much less populous than Philadelphia, on the south side of the main street leading. from, the Drum Tower to the east gate. Time 2 o’clock. The ringing of a'Meneely bell suspended on four strong posts about twenty feet high, by the south west corner of the chapel, attracts the attention of the crowd passing by. The door being opened, those in front of it, observe hanging on the wall on the back side pf. the chapel, one of Peltou's outline maps of the eastern hemisphere. A few knowing that the ringing of the bell is the sig nal for religious service, and wishing to attend, enter the door and take seats. A greater num ber, attracted by the map and williug to witness what may soon be transacted within, also enter. Many of these remain standing in various, parts of the chapel. The missionary taking a pointer begins the exercises by indicating on the map the position of Jerusalem, stating its population in the Sa viour’s time, and remarks on the small extentof Judea compared with many other ■ countries. Me observes that Jesus was crucified in .Jerusalem, and after his resurrection commanded his disci-; pies to go thence into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. In three'hundred years the progress of Christianity had been gTeat. The Romam Emperor and many high officers, and a vast multitude of scholars, and men from all classes of society had been converted. Chris tianity had spread,in all directions, and into the remotest countries of ,the then known world. By this time the . chapel is well filled with peo ple who are listening attentively. The mission ary, knowing that a native helper expects to dis course on the ten commandments, proceeds to speak briefly of the Israelites during their so journ in Egypt, and of their, .deliverance by the hand of Moses, their passage of the Red Sea on foot, and of their wandering forty years in the wilderness of Arabia, (which localities are pointed out on the map.). During this interval the ten commandments were received by Moses from God; designed not only for the Israelites but Cor all other people. The native helper now biing called upon : Mr. Yang rises, and for nearly half an hour discourses principally from a tract prepared in the dialect spoken here, being a translation of the ten commandments, and short commentary on each. Sometimes he indulges in extempora neous remarks on subjects suggested by the thoughts of the tract. The ten commandments are declared to be binding on all nations, enjoin ing on every person certain duties and for bidding certain sins. He concluded by saying, that as all men have violated those commands, all men are sinners in the sight of God. Only those who repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ, God can forgive. ■ On taking his seat, a blind man rises, advan ces to the platform, which serves as a pulpit, and commences his remarks by referring to the day as the Sabbath-day, and the duty of all men to keep it holy. After a short time he speaks of Christ and his doctrines in a manner which in terests his auditors. He stands perfectly motion less and speaks with deliberation, and with clear ness. After a time he says, <: Let me, Gentle . men,” (there are no women present), “ read to you a few words of the Bible.” and repeats with out faltering from the Ist to the 30th verse of the 18th chapter of Luke. The people listen with interest to the passage of Scripture which he proceeds to explain briefly. He remarks ’ pointedly on some of the characters introduced by our Saviour. The Pharisee who looked so contemptuously on the Publican, while he con gratulated himself so highly for his exemplary and meritorious life, could he have been present, would easily have discovered that the Chinaman, blind Chang, owing to the light of the instructions of Jesus, took a very different view of his char acter, while he warmly recommended the humil ity and the penitence of the Publican, as an ex ample for all to imitate. On the conclusion of blind Chang’s address, the missionary gives out a translation into Chinese of the hymn, “ I have a Father in the Promised Land,” (c unmencing with “ Wba you'ke Fa Cliiny tsai na mg hsii it, Tien ti wang mi tea fe se ta kivanli,” which is sung with interest and animation, if not with the spirit and the under standing. After this one of the church members is invited to lead in prayer, the congregation s’anding during both singing and prayer. The Chinese brother who offered prayer, next makes a somewhat broken but animated address, taking as his theme a short portion of the third chapter of John’s gospel commencing with the 14th verse. He refers to the introductory re marks of the missionary, relating* to the Israel ites in Egypt and in the wilderness, and men tions several incidents which occurred, as the passage of the Red Sea, the gift of manna from heaven as food, and their murmuring against God and against Moses, which brought upon them the plague of the fiery serpents. He de tails how Moses at the command of God made a brazen serpent, and lifted it up on high, so that the bitten might see it and live,—as a type and il lustration of the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross that whosoever believeth in Him might live forever. He urges upon his hearers belief in Jesus as the only method, of salvation, and speaks in conclusion of the incomparable love of- God in giving His Son to die f >r sinners. After him three church members, address in succession the audience, first a lad ot seventeen years who joined the church last summer; the second a soldier of the Chinese army, and the third a young man who during the past year has THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN,. THURSDAY, MAY -7, 1868. cast ia his lot with us, all freely testifying of Christ, His doctrines and His works. The re marks of the latter three were,not as edifying and'interesting as the remarks of the former three, but,the audience listened to them With outward respect. , The missionary follows thie six native Chris tians with some practical remarks referring to some of the thoughts advanced by them, corrob orating their testimony to the excellence of the doctrines of the sacred Scriptures, and the duty of all to believe them and live in accordance with them. The exercises are brought to a close after hav ing been continued for two hours and a half, during which .time the chapel has been well filled, by singiDg to the tune of “ Old Hundred,” a translation of the long metre doxology, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” What, Mr. Editor, do you suppose the majori ty of your Ghristian readers will think of such an exercise as I -have above described ? Will they approve or disapprove ?, I should regret to learn that a large numbfer ‘of intelligent and warm-hearted Christians iu America pronounce it unwise and unprofitable- , Consider the cir cumstances of the case : . v Ist. The* missionary basofteu exhausted his strength in conducting! a long, service-in-the fore noon after th'e usual order of Sabbath services in America,--speaking in a language imperfectly ac quired, and .difficult and fatiguing in its use to- a very,high, degree,. lu. the • afternoon lie could iconduct a : shorfc seryice alone. But-shaping, and conducting'such a service: as has been described, afford him ah opportunity to speak all he is able to speak besides accomplishing other objects. 2d. Such a service develops the speaking talent of the native church members. It is from them that the future preachers, elders, de.aeoris, colporteurs, &c., for ; the Church of Christ in China,are to be selected. China is to be conver ted to Christianity principally by the labors of native disdiples, not by foreign missionaries. 3rd Such a service tends'to embolden the na tive brethren who take part iu it to confess Christ everywhere. Those who, before their heathen neighbors and companions - are .willing, to “stand up for Jesus’, on the Sabbath in the chapel, may with reason be expected not to deny him in other places ; on other days. 4th. Shch an opportunity to qddress their countrymen .naturally leads those who are willing to speak,,to study , the Bible and Christian books, more than they otherwise would do, just as a pious Sabbath-school teacher in America is lead to examine the Scriptures with reference to • teaching his class, more than probably he would dO if not engaged in a Sabbath-school. sth. Suph, a Service is mostly voluntary. For instance yesterday afternoon, out of six native speakers , only, the first two, were expected or re quired to speak,—each receiving a small month ly stipend for their daily labors in the chapel. The other four volunteered to preach Christ and him crucified. This thing, viz., volunteering to witness to the truths of the Gospel without pe cuniary reward, is one which needs to be encour aged, herp as well as everywhere else in, the world. The Chinese outside of the’ Church are in the habit of saying that native helpers preach because they are paid for preaching with foreign silver. When church members volunteer to speak for Christ, they caUnnot be thus taunted. 6th. I desire to bear witness to the, scriptural nature of the public addresses of the native Christians in China. There is not often much poetry, or science, or philosophy, or rhetoric, or worldly learning of any kind, displayed during such services as I have described, but there is always comparatively a large amount of plain scriptural truth, both doctrinal and practical, and with frequent quotations of, or reference to the Bible as the infallible standard. Will the Ghristian readers of this letter who approve services similar to the one yesterday, af ternoon in my chflpel, pray often and earnestly for the Bivine blessing to rest upon the several hundreds of Chinese believers; who every Sab bath “ stand vp for Jesus” in this land? Very sincerely, &c., Justus Doolittle. YOTJNGSTOWN CONVENTION. Mr. Editor :—One of the instructions given to the clerk of the Convention was that “ the American Presbyterian ” shouldbe furnished with a copy of the resolutions passed by that body. I suppose this was done. But you know sir, that resolutions after all, give a very meagre idea of the spirit of the body by which they were passed. They are a bare skeleton. The articulations are wires instead of tendons, and as to the flesh, that gives form and color, and the soul that gives ex pression—why they are not there. As it was my privilege to be a part of the meeting, I think I can interpret its spirit to the churches. The Convention was composed of “ 0. S. P.” “ N. S. P.” “R. P.” and “U. P.” —a series of letters which, if ever our records should float down the stream of time to future ages, will perplex the ecclesiastical antiquary, more than the alphabeti cal legends on some old coins have perplexed the modern numismatologist. For fear of such a per plexity I’ll interpret. “0. S. P.: ’ Old School Presbyterian, “N. S. P.": New School Presby “ R. P.” : Reformed Presbyterian and “ U. P.” : United Presbyterians! What a sarcasm lies in that last adjective ! United Presbyterians ? When we thiuk of all the other opposing Presbyterian families we would better write it— “ Disunited Presbyterians,” and then refer the pious reader to 1 Cor. i. 12, aud the 17th Chap, of John for a commentary. As to doctrine, though doubtless “ every one had a doctrine, had an interpretation —at least— perhaps even a revelation,” nothing was said on this subject. The whole Westminster Standards were put into a bolus and swallowed without a grim ace ; but when we came to the second resolution it was soon discovered that every one had a Psalm in some shape or other. Some had Rouse and some had Watts. Well, the Convention discussed the subject of Psalmody, they discussed nothing else.. The N. School men professed ignorance of the grounds of difficulty, and the United Presbyterians were will ing to instruct, and they did it fully, freely, kindly. The spirit of the meeting was delightful, and even discussion did not break in upon the Chris- tian harmony. The one said “ tweedle durri.” and the others, said u tweedle dee." But the Scotch brogue wats so marked- in the “ dee”'that it required a sharp ear to-tcll which was w-hich, and as for as the spirit of the ‘disputants went it seemed, one and the same. Well, why was it not one body a!ao?—,“Ay.there’s the rub.” The cause is great because it is so small. It is the vice of denominational blood that it develops its prejudices. The great mass of its adherents are fed on a literature that nourishes the excres cences of the faith. - Their religious life flows into forms that become deformities-. For exam ple : no -one denies that there- is virtue in the sa craments—but -in sacramental -churches this truth has displaced, if not destroyed all other truth. Mary is blessed among women—but this beatitude has beet developed until it has become Mariolatry. In religion as in botany, all the forces of life may be,grained to one' part, the root, the stem, or the and:Sectarianism is the gar den or hot-house where this forcing takes place; and alas! that iWhould so often run'towards'the leaf instead of the rbcit:- tinder this inferior training, men,—good nien—lose the power of ap preciating each other's arguments, or stating each other’s views. The advocates of “ the one hundred and -fifty l Psalms" net only do not understand the Hymn singers, but the Hymn singers do not appre ciate the feelings kni convictions of those who eon fi ne-thenis'elyes ;to s|e ) <BsaliJiB.‘ ! j ?<Po;yoUlifck;why ? • Mr. Editor, did you ever hear a genuine Old School man state Bdrrectiy thfe New School ’posi tion ? : Never. He-bUn’t do it, because- it is not in him. Ex nihilo nil fit. So of Psalmody. The. tincture, of two hupjlred'years of. education and association runs in the blood of the Psalm sing ers. Controversy and debate never will eliminate that tincture—a new set of * circumstances may. Are these Union Conventions useless ? By no means. - They bring, brethren Of one heart but differing minds together, and, the one heart will get the victory at last.. We all felt our hearts crying out for union across “ the middle 'wall of partition.” It was Christ’ crying out within us! Members, bleeding because dismembered. ■ • Now here is our hope—-we jnever can meet in Christ, via, Psalmody, but we can all sing the same song' —can all meet in Psalmody via Christ. These Conventions prove That. How it is to be done is shown by Paul more'than once,'but spe cifically in'Rom. xiv. I—6, 17, 18 : For one he lieveth that he may sing all things; another that is weak singeth Psalms. Let hot him that sing eth hymns despise him that singeth them not; and. let not him which singeth- them -not, judge (condemn) him that siDgeth them, for God ; hath received millions of these hymn-singers.. One Christian esteemeth, one version above another, another Christian esteemeth every version. He that regardeth the Psalms regardeth them, unto the Lord, and he that regardeth not the Psalms, to the Lord he doth not regard them. The king dom of God is not Rouse or. Watts : —about which we differ, but righteousness, and 'peace, and joy in the Holy Grhost, about which’ we agree. For, he that in these things serveth Christ is accept able to God, and approved 9f men.ll. - ■ *. ; A WESTEBN VALLEY.' Editor American Presbyterian—Dear Sir: Seeing.daily Western-hound trains of five, six, or even seven, passenger cars', crowded with emigrants to the far West, it occurred to 'me, as a matter of benevolence, “ a work of faith, labor of love and patience of hope,” to commend to your numerous readers; (now or hereafter beht on emigration,) by your permission, this beauti ful Boyer Valley.' It is at' once rich and lovely, Having : gazed or ranged with delight over thoseegrand valleys of the East and South, the Mohattik, the Susquehannah, the Juniata, the broad, united valley of Hiawasser and Hol stein River, including the third part of Tennes see, we can truly say that this equals or excels .them all in beauty and fertility,—far exceeding them i’u‘'salubrity. Men here, cured of bleeding or weak lungs, can attest our veracity when we call it the balm and euro of weak lungs—the Paradise of the Consumpted ! We have an air so pure, dry and balmy; so nuyih more golden sunshine; so much less uiud, than in the same latitude east, as to account -for this. . Yet this greater dryness does not affect the harvests, the deep, rich, porous loam of this black' soil long 'retaining the moisture of showers; while, after the heaviest rains, (such is the sandy-and ' loose composition of soil,) the plowman can soon re sume his work. The extent of this valley, per vaded by the unfailing, spring ? fed Boyer, is forty five by three miles, measured from its origin at Dennison, to the New St. Johns, where it opens out into the broad, Nile-like valley of the Mis souri. Let whole colonies come, and in town or valley, “ still there is room”- for those in pursuit of wealth, competence, or health, without which no enjoyment is possible. Whether for grain growing, sheep) or cattle raising, or the dairy, this region is specially adapted Timber, for the West, is plentiful; while stone, rare in prairie regions, exists in a quary at Logan, our next sta tion west, suitable for building. Wheat yields from 40 to 42 bushels per acre, corn 75, potatoes, plowed under in the furrow, from 200 to 3CJO. Beginning at St. Johns, the mouth of the galley, a string of growing, pros perous villages, populated by the best class of Eastern enterprise abd Christianity, runs up to Dennison, in order, Logan, Woodbine, Dunlap, Crawford. Hence, if we are rustic and rude, we are quite in the world. For all these villages lie ' on the North Western Railroad, connecting without ehangi of cars, New York and Cheyenne! You can take .a berth in one of those palatial “ Sleeping and carry even the sick from one city to tin; other without delay or change, crossing the Mississippi River on the noble iron bridge at Clinton, aud, at Omaha, get on the Great Pacific track! The Boyer is a never-failing, rapid stream, af fording great' facilities for mills aud'"factories, cotton and woolen; some of which already exist here The high, beautiful table-lands, or bench es, on either bank, afford spledid locations for private residences or villages, —on one of the grandest of which this village stands. As to the climate, while all the East, during last winter, was tjife with snows, clouds and storms, all was calm and mild here; anl even to day, how beautiful; the'broad vale, thorigh clad l in the russet robes 1 of winteT, ere the birds‘and l gorgeous floweri ofspridg, many-hued, have eonffi, making all the green l ■ hiH-sides and vdles -ordorous, and riehdr'thanr any Eastern garden; with unfailing springs bubbling up at the base of every ravine and bluff! It is a luxury even to exist here ! What then must spring, summer, and the golden, hazy autumn and “ Indian sum mer” be? By what ignorance or insanity, then, are men led to pass by such inviting, health-inspiring vales, cross'the “ Great ‘Muddy,” expend their all, sicken, (if they do not die,) and then return bankrupt in hope, health and ‘'finances? Gan nothing be done to prevent this worse than use less suffering? . Does the twenty months’ expe rience of the writer in “ Broiling Kansas,” with that of multitudes besides,- go' for nothing? I surely , mean to write candidly, in faith and love. I am a Home missionary, located “ on this line;” and would say, that schools and churches, (at least in embryo,) abound in all the valley and -out on the hills and “groves,” and people of our own as well as thoseof the M. E. and'Con grot gational Churches, can all find here the church of thier choice, R. Burgess. Woodbine, Boyer Valdey, lowa, April 9th,1868. ! 1 PRESBYTERIAN UNION CONVENTION IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. This 1 Union Convention met in Youngstown, Ohio, at 2 o’clofck P. M., Wednesday, April 22d, 1868. ■'- ‘ " : ' . Rev. John Douglas, i).]},, was chosen tempo rary President, and‘Rev, D.‘ M. B.' McLean, tem porary Secretary. ‘'After prayer by Rev. X. Betts, the following committees'were appointed : On Permanent Organization —Revs. B. K. Ormond, W. T. Wylie, J. B. Bittinger, D-D., and Mr. J.R. Truesdale. On Enrolment: —Revs. J/H. Peacock, A. B. Maxwell; H. Eldred, and Mr. H. ■'"Caldwell. 'On Arrangements— Revs. T. C. Stewart, G-. K. Ormond', and' L.' B. "Wilson. On Business—Revs.' J. 'B.-Rittingefy D.D:, Jbhn Douglas, D.D., Augustus Cone and; Wv Findley, D. . The committe on . Permanent Organization re-, ported the following nominations : —President, Rev.'A. B. Maxwell—Vice-Presidents, Revs. X., Betts and John Alford—Secretary, Rev; D. M. B. McLean. The report was adopted: • ■ ■_ The committee on enrolment reported-,as fol lows : .. . _ , N. S. Presbyterians.— Ministers— Revs. X. Betts, L. B. Wilson,-A. Cone; B. F. Sharp," W. T. Wylie, and B. F-. Davis. Elders—Messrs. T. Kinsman, H. Manning,. M. Allen,, J. Treat, W. M’Millen, L. T. Soule, W-, Rice,, J.;Gibson, A. B. Cornell, and W. Bonnell. 0. S. Presby terians.I—Minister 1 — Ministers —Revs. J. 'B: Biftinger, D.D., G. S. Rice, T. C. Stewart; A. Bf Maxwell, Wm. M- Elders— Messrs; Jaß.'Rassellj' and Wm. Ward. United Presbyterians.— ; Ministers—Revs. W. Findley,-D.D.,.C. Cummins,. J. W. : Logue, Bi K. Ormond, G! K. Ormond, J. H. Peacock, D. M: B. McLean,' D. Goodwillie, J. W- Harsha. Elders— Mr. "A. Alexander, E. Goorley, J. Smith, J. Boyd, D-. Stewart/I).W. Crawford, J. Orr, J. Brewster, W. Dennison, G. Dickson, R. Stewart, and J. C. Houston. . Ref. Presbyterians, (N. S.) —Rev. John Douglas, D.D. Elders— H. Caldwell and J. R. TruCsdale The convention then spent an hour in devo tional exercises, -The committee oh arrange ments reported, fixing the hours of meeting and adjournment, and providing that the first half hour of each morning session be spent in devo tional exercises : adopted. - The committee on business then presented the following: The committee appointed to prepare a proper ex pression of the views of this convention on the sub ject of union among the various branches of' the Presbyterian family in the United States of Ameri ca, submit for the consideration of the convention the following report: In view of the evils which result alike’to the Church and the world from the various divisions which prevail in the' Church of Christ, and in view of the benign results which would flow from organic union among the various, denominations* of Chris tians, it is with pleasure tliat we hail the tendencies of our times towards union among the various branches,- particularly the different branches of the Presbyterian Church. And being convened for the purpose of prayer and conference on the subject of union, we recommend to the convention the adop tion of the following resolutions : 1. That we cordially agree in the statement of doctrines contained in the Westminster Standards, viz: the Confession of Faith, and the Catechisms, Larger and : Shorter. 2. That in the ordinance of praise in the united Church a faithful translation of the Book of Psalms shall be used, to which may be added a faithful translation of such other portions of the Word of God as may be suitable matter of praise, and as may be regularly adopted in aecordance with pres byteria! church order. * 3. That we recommend conference on the subject of Communion and Secret Societies. The first resolution was adopted without dis cussion or di§sent. Rev. W. T. Wylie offered as an amendment to the second resolution the addition , of the follow ing But as various collections of Psalmody are used in the different churches, a c-hange in this respect shall not be required/’ On motion each speaker was limited to fifteen minutes. The dis'-ussion was continued through the af ternoon and evening. On Thursday, after- devotional exercises, the discussion was resumed, Rev. W. T. Wylie offered the following as a substitute for both the amendment and the reso lution : “ (1.) The Book of Psalms, which is of Divine inspiration, is well adapted to the state of the Church in all ages and circumstances, and should be used in the worship of-’God. (2.) Therefore we recommend that a new and faithful version of the Psalms be provided as soon as practicable. (3.) To which may be added a faithful translation of such other poi tions of the Word of God as may be suitable matter of-praise." Rev. B. K. Ormond offered as an amendment the addition of the following :—“ (4.) Which book, when prepared and adopted, shall be the Psalmody of the Church.” The amendment was adopted. The vote was taken on the four distinct propo sitions separately. On the first and second, it was unanimous ; on the third and fourth it whs ' not entirely* unanimous. The Nhole substitute/' as amended, ' was then adopted; aid took , the plaeuof the "'second resolhtioif "offeted ’by x the J committee.^ Thd convention then took up the third resolu tion an<r sgf*sfgd to discuss the subject of Secret Societies first. There seemed to be general agreement in the opinion that secret societies are evil, but considerable diversity of -opinion in re gard to the best way for the Church to deal with them. The Secretary was instructed to-publish the minutes of the convention in the' United Presby terian, Christian Herald , AmericanPregbyteriaii, ; and Presbyterian Banner. The paper, as amended, was ddopted/and th«T convention adjourned sine 'dig.'"'i '' • i • D. B. M. McLean, Sec’y. LIGHT PROM THE SMALLER TOWNSi . |Thg recent: meetinggif 1 the Presbytery 'of'Eriej' at £ Fair ! yiew,jPa,, ! bronght-to notice some interest ing results of the church-union movement. , It transpired,that certain, churches belonging to both branches : and-standing side by side, and none of thent, being too string., inj.,numbers or otherwise, .united ip; advance of the rest of the churches,'an.d. the < consummation of.organic,nnipuJ ; u, . !In the most, .friendly,an<l fratetjnal,spirit, the Old and New Schhol ctfngregatjons ate-worship ping together at IFiOrvreV, theYwo gOotf pastors acting is ’ colleaguCs-T-preachitig'' alternately 'to 1- their two flocksaunitfed in; one congregation-1* , A, very similar -state: of things prevails; atEdin-; borough, but,in. this case jt would;; s,eem.that,p.t; ganie union was.more'nearly rehched. ' Theprac- ~ tical results are yefy'dhlightfii'L A ddeper and more fervent-piety seems tb be-devefcpediaUd : iiD J -' creased.'attention-is given to missions. . This sheds light on .the great - ;question;which has occupied so much of the attention; of the ~ churches. It is easy to see thatone in the place df fwd weak ones is ah’inipfoviemeiit. “ It makes ’U great 1 'difference' 'whether”*oUe ‘man" ionly.i holdsa position with! great com fort and. ade quate support, or whether two. men hold it witk-i out comfort, . : , It makes a great difference, whether two men of costly education ’‘exert tl/Cir pbwers to prdduke ' two good sermons every Veek'to' -prestfeh’ to half a large congregation, Dr one . ;inan, preaches'one sermon to both fragments united, leaving the. other minister free for the week, to improve; his, mind and attend to palstorail 1 dutifes! ! ' "" ' 1 ' Perhaps the'time is comftog'wheh the lack of economy, in .the ‘ arrangeinerits of the 'working for ces of the church, in; small towns, will be' looked back ,upon as ,one' of the greatest ecclesiastical absurdities—not. to say sins—of the nineteenth century. In cities and large towns' the results of Uiiion may not be So exceedingly important ■ hut the planting of two.’highly.!educated and pious meu in one. small iu-, ; siich ( fa way that,, bpth, together cannot do the work that either of them could do alone, is in such a epuritry as our owp, and at the present day,'-a%ery’expen'sivei mistakh, and'the church' union which wiil'corrcct so great au amount of-blunderihg will, prove a blessing to . ,tbe country and.the ( church.,,i C:G-,K.,[ ; Religions World Abroad. The Irish PresbyteWanChtrichal-e said to have spent nearly a inillion in' their church-work since 1800. and,they gi ye annually, mpre'than £BO,- 000,,while some of their - number are pointing out that if there were' any presßtire, their-p'resettt review nue'might be doubled from : the. Sunday collections alone, and that the large increase made to many clergymen’s incomes withiri the pres'erit year, is only an earnest of the undeveloped energies of- the b.ody... Romanist Missions. —-The Propaganda received last year 5,145,558 francs, and spent hy24l : ,108; -its last year’s balance was 330,663 francs in haiid,rlts Annals, stated to be the only Roman Catholic mis sionary paper, are printed ih ten ; European lan guages, and are circulated to the number of about 233,300 copies per month, of which 20,000 are in English. The expenditures on missions to America is far in excess of the receipts from this continent. A visitor to Rome some years ago found in th'e Col lege of the Propaganda a map of our Western Ter ritories far more perfect than any to be had In this country, wiih the route of the Pacific Railroad - ,land the site of eyery prospective city of importance marked on it, with practical remarks evincing the keenest insight, and which have been in many in stances verified. Steps have been taken to establish a new Missionary College at Barcelona in Spain,, with a view to obtain an additional supply of Mis sionaries for this country, especially for those por tions of it in which the Spanish language is still spoken. The right Rev. Dr. Amat, Bishop of Mon terey, in California, originated this undertaking, which has been warmly approved at Rome/ as “most acceptable and excellent, and of such a na ture, that the greatest advantage to the Catholic faith may be expected therefrom” ■ The Baltimore 1 Catholic Mirror says: “ Italy, Ireland, France, and Belgium abound with Missionary Colleges, some of which are for the special benefit of our own Mis sions." .... V . . The Confessional, which in its essential features has been introduced_ by the Tractarian party, is coming to be seen in its true ''colors. Take ; an' in stance. The Christian World says : “ A girl, the member of a Bible-class, was induced to listen to a Ritualist clergyman, or, more properly speaking, priest. After a time she went to confession. An hour and a half did the confessor keep her »n her knees, asking all sorts of questions, possible and impossir ble. The old story of the priest"who asked the os tler whether he ever greased.the horse’s teeth, arid -, who thus revealed to his.penitent a depth of rascal ity lie had not previously sounded, was repeated. But the girl, after a time, shocked and alarmed/es caped from the direction of the—well, it is bard,to use any word but scoundrel, and cpufided her dis tress to her female teacher of the Bible-class.*Hap pily she returned to that,simpler fiock. and aban doned her director without further slain, Ths priest stnl the poor girl ih a bill far confessingher. The amount was 21 10s.’ In another instance, the priest, .in true British style, imposed penances in money upon a young girl in his congregiion, and when she exhausted her purseymade lieV pay ar rears as soon as she reqeived’any'pocket-mpney." Rev. Jantes McCosh, LI. D., Professorof Men tal Philosophy in Queen’s' College, fielfakt, lnd for merly of the Free Church of Scotland, waslelected to the Presidency pf tlie College of New Jeisey, at ari adjourned meeting on April 29th, RA-l D.-. Green, who was recently appointed to the) office, having been constrained by aseuse of his iuiy io the Church, to continue in his present position as Professor of Oriental Literature in the TbeMogical Seminary.
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