OHASSE TO Pppj,E
or THE NORTH BROAD STREET CHURCH, AT THE INSTAL-
LATION OP DR. STRYKER, MAY 14, 1868.
BY BEY. E. E. ADAMS.
Beloved People Mine still, in memory and
affection; mine by relationship which others cannot
claim, involving the origin to most of the history of
this church and congregation minein the mutual
participation of plans, expenditures and labors, of
trial and of blessing in the past;—mine pre-eminently
and forever, be your changes what thmr jnay, Jby
who nsoever, as an under-shepherd, youshrill be’led
in the pastures and by the waters of life. And I
a myoyrs, by ties into which my. best thoughts, and
best labors, and best hopes are woven. The noblest,
portion of my earthly existence ; that to which its,
first two-score years unconsciously drifted; from.
which all that remains to me of this life, possibly of
the Hie to come, will take its hue and motion, is in
corporated in this Temple, and blended with these
families and persons. It is said that tunes often
played'oriaiflute,' or violjlingerin- the fibres of the
instrument, andarernore readily and perfectly.!
evoked than ofhers to which they, are not accustom
ed, I if.aumpiQned from.;ijs
silence, my, own voice, coming put from these arch."
es and these lyherq I lqft it many
to feel .again, the sympathies of old in their of.
mihgledhadriesiiariirjriy.
We are pefmitted in this brief hour,"to live over
agaltV t'heyeara that are gone, free frrirn'fKair direij
their’apprebensions, and misconebjki'ans.brft- ntfft
bereft a! together of their hopes; j; Thanks iheito God'
for jhis ,hopr I thanks ■ % ofj.ofher-i
t iip^!.tha , nks for this rene^fellp^'Bt-WfhSAh^,
new gleajps of sunliglit through .sky; for
this answer to yojir prayers jand.mine; for this op
poriqriity of taking up tffij* fujjjgh banner, arid re
suming -the happy rnat%li towardthe goal of our'
pilgrimage. ' 1 ‘ 1 - •
During the year of onr separation, we have fSlt :
the antagonism that'comes in dhe yvay of 'positive
opinion and pressing.duty..:; W;c have .knowh the
falgfness;,ofytbcf^orld>„■JwM9B. i «'4;;the.,folLy,pf .
trusting , qurselveg. VYe : haye, ,wepjt; ov f er los.t;
possessions, and daijken ( ed ‘ Bprjjrisipg en 7 j;
mities have assailed us. Death has rent from our
arms our dearest kindraft; dftd"”fiiocked our deepest
npw do nqt aome of.ua find.op.rsglve?,.top
early for the cqmpl.etion .o.f oud plans and hop.es,-
treading the verge of tip's fleeting existence 7 Hap : ,
py if Indeed w$ a're'Atbp’pirig on the bf ! tbe ;
better lifed lf a ray'from tbesinless and tearless
realm dops coipe to us,{. ,If the, Jbppe of salvatipn
grows Ynore 'sure while t'he'shadowij lengthen, and'
the day yet -lirigers ori: the 'hills!' ? -• ••;«
Itfis yveU that .Qpdsgui.dgSißs.ttbuLlle marks oat ,
onr way and fixes the bounds of our habitation. ,
That tft;WhW.llistituied !
glory.slsoadaptsallTits miiristrationh, selects-for
the different: periods) of.,jtB,,,exiatep^e f ,ftppyopi;iate /
agencies. It. is not generally the lot'of one anil the
sarilemari both to inaugurate arid corhplete“a great' '
work, either in,the realm.of science,, of empire; or
of religion. The‘.pionegr ,ha 8 i l igt., £ tlW i
dertce and persistence needed for'compTete adcom-"
plishruent. '' Every great enterprisers 'multiform;
and Jetpandsi the,agency, of, more, than,a siugle;q,t r ;
tribute,'or tj single man. , 7 ' .
The process of consolidating reqdirris diftereht; 1
but npt inferior,Qualities,.Yon Have. as a church, ,
experienced ( the pn,e process, we are now., ,
entering on the other, and that it wiiranb’rft.you
Btill greatef'happiheB3, arrd' , develope to a larger de-''
gree, y oqrj/hrist.iao poyrer and life., , ~ '
The relation th>s day formed between you and the
ratfn of yoiir election, involves mutual obligations',
many and weighty, hut delightful andsuMiineU It.
is a,great and solemn work IjorApy inan to stand, as
the messenger of Heaven before people; to speak,
to'thehi for’God, and'tri GodTor-tllem ;‘td-take'fronii
tlie Holy of llplies the.cojpmands, the.
and promises of the Almighty, and repeat them in.
the ed'rs of mortals ; 1 tB !J d^al i with ,J humari fio'pes and 4 '
fears, with the sbrroWs and’ joy s, the sins andtrialsi
and destinies, of, T?•:know, that from the.
whole moral .universe claims are put forth on his
thought, aiid BerVice', and -life,—claims registered in -
the hook of <3od, and to be adjudicated in tlie court;
of heayen. rplptipns.oflife,therespoui,
sibilities imposed by property and trade'; tlie I 'interi
ests ofieducation, the cares of governrhent, the per
plexities of ; the feprful,possibilities of'surgery;-
the risks of leadership 'in politics and war, demand
alPthe nerve and re’sbldtion of a niani He h'as fo
endure the prejudice, ,the:ignorance, the,-malice„tlie,
selfishness qf h is species. is witli fears,
and doubts, arid finds himself often ready to sink
beneath the burden which pride, interest, or neces
sity .compels,him to hear.. What .then must he the;
i care of a godly pastor, yyhose every sensibility is
alii'e^to'the 1 feelings, the condition, Arid’perhaps’the' 1
| opinionsofhis people? . Who is with them in their,
seasons of spiritual trial, in their bereavements,, and
by their dying beds? Who knows their ’moralex
posures and the value of- thyirjs.ou.ls; feels all their
agonies; mourns over their discords, and their sins?
H,ow tremblingly awake is his spirit to the-truths,
the commands, the dangers and the glories which
render his work so solemn and stupendous!
Allow, me, -then, bietlixen earnestly and aflec
lionately to fulfil the duty imposed on,me ; by Bres
pytery. in givlngyou that advice which, if regarded,
will contribute tothe usefulness, order at.d happiness
o? all concerned.
I, And in, the first, place, let me say: Do not ex
pect perfection in your Pastor.
He ought to be, We believe he t», a wise and good'
man. But he is,not superhuman, not infaljible.,
Gpd. does not send angels from heaven to preach
the Gospel, be pastors over the churclies/’Your
minister deserves i-yonr sympathies and your love,-
because he is.a ma.bi wnpft; fra.il, djependent, . like,
others. He waits m your sphere; be is like you,'
one with you, needs your ministries as you do’his.
Helias burdens, as you have; it. he helps you
bear yours, you are to help'hi.;n bear, his; not to
increase them, and render them intolerable. He
cannot always judge what is; beat to do or say.'
Hp will dp that a Christian heart and a sancti-,
lied wisdom can suggest, and doubtless, much, bet-,
ter than many others, yet liewill sometimes err.' His'
sermons and prayers, and exhortations, will be al 7
waysex.cellen^,. not equal; not always sufliciently
lofty, fervent, and powerful to satisfy his own initid
and heart. Will you add to his regrets and self-ac
, cusing, and torture him by words, or looks of depre
ciation? He cannot as often as he would.
Will you be offended because he does not perform
impossibilities;? He may not always recognize ydu
. ajt ,thp-4nom,d n t of meeting. Consider that it ia jiue
h,andre(l times more easy for. one of you to retain
in memory'his features and call his name, than for
.him to.rsco.Uect the faces and the names of the five
.hundred,wjo expose hif congregation. He may,
> not always kn ow when you are sick, or in special
.need of his presence—for-ilie cannot look within
your chambers, and there is no “ bird of the air' to
'tMlitflman.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1868.
the pewft to fci? w
prpgrietv juiis 40 inf Ufie sphere of ypiif
m jour uninteresting. But if they
suit not your may suit your moral neces
sity, and he is under a solemn covenant rightly to
divide .the word of God. HU prayers and disepurses
may. at times be too long for your patience, or for
some qpesti cm able engagement at ihecloseof the ser
vice. Shall 'the man of trade who spends hours
over a single bargain; or the man of law who
pleads a trivial cause for half a thftjudge
who devotes hours to charginglVne '.jury'p or the
night, listening to the platitudes of a noisy, blunder
ing demagogue j.pr fhe fop who wastes the Sabbath
morning in adjusting bis cravat;,or thp, belle w.hp
devotes Hours ®f sacred tim'e td'fhe toilet,’ domplain
of the Ambassador of Gbd who.Aißcouraea a solid;;
hour l.ojj dittos,,.which,
pect the spirit with Heayen, and eternitVl. on sins
which 1 plunge meh'th desftTictioif'l bii glciHes Arid''
royalties which fili the soul with-hQuudlesstbaatid
tude? , , ,
IT Do not eXact too muchfabor pastor.'
You have a>dlafm!oQ mokt ofthisftiin'e Wd serVicfc:
These he has made over to you fop, ,a, sajtisfaplqry,
recotppence. But .this.claim may not'interfere with
t,he n ecessitiek’oTH iS own Blihg,’ dor witli thefi&tu
ral right*;Q( ihjs(ihniily.; .No manf.inay sacrificc.tci;
pi nis wife, the.education apd moral culture of his
chiidren. ' j Aff&fiQHd airoW himWWalt*Tßs''
,Owji;,pos»,ey ! ,fpr,Bs^fiiine^a ! b.y pßer^prkjjsteiiiiraaeaif
,de»;offltihiiigßJX .TOPf in fun, s 'l-- ;t> .H —.
,4t,W9\ll4fl?P'4jfi?olit tpffind SjßPPlfllft'.wfe})
would make a formal demand of suen sacri pee on
ithe'paftdftheirpastofjanir yet nian’y vei-y 'exdel- 11
JenfitphinTehesido; ,almost-.up6onseiQuslyy by cdntLtb'
'pal,pressure, minigtef.s ! |..h|g, ( teu , ri|ilje )
qecessity. "Whatever men may tnihk,'geneially,'it
tis tlie t'erdict
[fo
• Church, is a work requiring.tlie largest culture and
the rarestUal^'tiTlT^afJmpfo^Hui&WSg
which one might shake f‘rom::hip B)eei r elby-'
.the dozen apd-nwer to qp.ufpo^e
and deliver a discourse that is full of just, cpn
. vj Doing;' eubltoe} scriptural 'TAought/ profouhillv l '
EfadiegtifileaGg arid Car.
people, demands rafe energies of the”whole man ; all
■his paigdrs'.ofireason; sjcill’of expression,' atfi ffepvor;
of utterance; ftp^jtjie^ft^qppp^regetitjpn^pfi.ppph,.%
process is a wasting combustion, exhaustive of ner
vous forije; J of r; bomly
deayi ag ; the heart; at: last, to; throb fitlub.
lyin the mpre ashes,of.life... . •; ' ~!
; A man might as Well expect to ‘‘aee 'ihe
Godand ’live;'' US-‘to ’write’ three bd'dven' tfro. euchi
perforriji *ti dhft; oHb»,-d»T
ties of a minister, Wiithout the Drerpature, downfall
~of his whole ndture. "Thife rda^h'e 1 teP pidn in 1 ten 1
thousandiwboican ehdure it; bUt ihfeyilftW tbe -ehvi ll
al. vd' JUi vfo>-!/
. . i There ;e.a aoubfo danger m this eternal ro.und, of
sermfcfhizihgf tThe pebpld I 'become of 'the'
‘W.orihthuS of. home, .duties:
ifor thA sanctuary, pr become jlvJ'.fr,
j fyrertt to~ public" worship, and are found wanting,
while thepreaolief, thu's-presSeo, like’' Sysiphußj- by'
t HTS^S«\i!P&-taf4?Tfc9. r ~'w i hiHe,dAli^liWOfldOn fc tbg l
.evepgoing wheel, is liable to monomania. His
. heart andbrainrOtale'iorevef About' a'' ?«idflbut 1 of
"'WhiPh, he!hopes arid straggles to' evolve something;
solid, de'rnidh'bnSabbatK'Horriing"' a 'ki’dirtf
engagingithfeSseryicesiofitheoWltole,
./Church in tne afternoon,; and, a warm, Tull,, rousing,,
iri' the evening; then an hoiii'fbr
hortation, exposition and prayer during .tpei wieek.
; l to,ex:tulioq.mueh
fjfY thp state of society in tlieBp.days, that
' ffihviTieß Aan not 1 w’ell be gritH e'red', a£S r they orice'were,*'
for .prayer and Christian, instruction.; At allevents
this good custom of,pj.Jier. days.,h,as b.ecoin,e almost,
extibetf'arid there seems to be.but'little nope of its 1
revival,- at least in tlie Pities'. Visits, therefore, are
-mainly ,qften;,,ypr.y ; pleasapt pp .bpth,,
but of no yery perceptible benefit. -, ,
; They -Oiay' prririVbfo ‘ 'mutual Ifiendsbip— too ofteiV
'tbey- givu-.QCcaeiori .for gossip Arid familiarity, wliich
(defeat, the tr.uy pliject ,pf v,isitgitipn.-j , Tl}e
gobir pastor will become,acquainted flock,
Anff’-havse an’ ; ear 6pen fb'tlie iamb
witliin it;.and: vyhen visits arCreally,peed.ed;cither.
;fpr instruction, for ,sympathy,, or devotion, th,ey
.will riot be' neglected by yb'ur pastor: ahdi'in.'sdbii*
circumstances they will be duly valued.! Nothing, is;
.mpre.pppressiye.tOj the of r jt|hau.the .
feeling, wbep he sits down to prepare for the Sabbath,
tp'at faiiiilies in 'various jjorri'oriB'of‘his'pSrlsli' are'
wonder!ng.and grieving; perhaps coniplaining,' that,
‘hA.dos9 not visit tbem.l When,, all his, ppiy < e r a )
thought' and emotfbn are .demanded byliis’subject,"
l;e finds himself 'distracted arid enfeebled by these
•multiform dqmands.q.l’ o . "'rite well one must.repose,
feeling that for,theiime there, is no claim o,n hini
from withbuf; Thds’cafi he commune with Grift khft
truth, and then come forth -with .God and truth.toi
bis .PAjp’, l ' «ygj4 his flock, T(ie,re,is, atilj another
qxActiori fob common in large churchea, h u t ut
’terly often/' tb th'e' pasfbr; T : »eAK # tlie’
expectation which amounts U a law, that 'lie shall
fill Ihepews and keep up the rents. The-church
must be supported, ariditis very gratifyirig both tb
pastor and people,: arid; dbu'Btless -very:convenient
tor th e treasury, to. haye a ; full, bouse apd ; an. aj)u H;,
ftant income, B,ut there is no warrant in the Bible,
in reason or humanity for imposing' this bu'ffieu bh
the pastor, df. fidelity-in the cause; of his. Master,
and the d,® v ,°tib n of'.all. .his poweradojthe chur.ch,
bis affectionate mariners, bis sound instructions and
his deep syrripathy Withhis people are not-sufficierit
tosecqre tliis. object, where do a .cliutch apd .sririr.
gregation find the authority for seeking mere e/o--
ptierice-as the adequate iristrumeritail'ty ? For giving
the. incumbent to understand that a change is
desirable, if he be wanting in the tajent.that.draws,
the crowd? Why, any mountebank can gather,a
multitude to bring money to' his' employers ! But
God has.ordained a different method in the Church
■ r-n/Mpelj “ They that,,p.reacA the .Gospel shall./iye,
of the Gbspel.” Not that the pastor shall, by his
eloquence and popularity both preach the Gospel
and support, it.. What would Baql say tp such a
state o.f things in the Church I It is yery doAbtful
whether the great apostle -could get a cail'fro'm'
some . of'the churches';in our days—fbr.in bodily
■ presence .he pras, ".weak, and-bias.peech contemptible
111. Fray for your pastor. He, desires this. It
will draw his heart toward you, aiid your hearts to
wards him. -Meeting at the smercy-seat, you are
close, one to, another. I can testify, with grateful
emotion, brethren, to your habits of earnest prayer
for your pastor.
YY*. Lfifor mih your minister. It is for him to lead
in the activities of the church; but you are to follow
soiclosely as to overtake him and do most of the
work. ,
Enter heartily into hi 3 good plans and, consult
him with reference to your own. Let him see that
you are ready with work and money to promote
every Christian enterprise. You Have been emi
nent for this. Let there be no failure in the fu
ture. ’ ' . ' !; :
V. Show him i/our sympathy. Notby fulsome
praise, but by juutappreciation. Let him not feel
that in preaching to you, he is beating the air. Be
at all Bppoipt
eftfty Where yea hW a.ymht to ex
fflr-Your ** has also thg jijfot you. *
I F9 «*qty yours. If t|w rffii, cjcA sfwht in
„pp|veniqppe you ftop
may asjjiadyAlejb\ hi m from; the. putejt
Christian love and jenae of duty bind Aim to'fidelity
in every appointed service, your Chris
tian love arid sense of obligation will bind vou to a
like fidelity,
VI- Gherish a gennine Christian friendship for
him. It is nothing to be enraptured by his elo
quence, or charmed by his social manners. Be his
friends. Cling to him in all circumstances. Guard
W c f?b l y his fjPF dps sake and your
i>wk.. IfeifcriallUtaAdord to He spoken Against!
whAft, ths.-ntofnhßrs of the Church /in
6 .?7% t i9 Vri u lft„ h,%vq ,plucked qiit ; their eyes’and
given them to‘Paul; arid then, because he told tneiii
; a truth which tbey'needed tbiknow, they were just
; teftrq«t.At4^^l. ltf minisr,
, t e f by his uniforjn. life, not by a single act or word.
‘ Let the life give interpretafibn'fo 'th'e kctl Study his
i ten; peianaent/ and you will; soon learn, the! signifi-
Ito /eeUnift to' elevi {& lead
iyoß-feftkygnw%pd.!"! hi,nu ip, npt,-
£o be such-as, you; would feel for anactoror au ar
tiit' ;' but that which trutfij ftevritioh;' hrilftifess de
l marukll afa'd lrius'tl give: account
me i,ys a very small thing to be judged of you or of
piari’s judgiiiefit'F'iea/f jirdgeriofiriirie'owriself.”
‘ ; “Judge not; the working of his brain, ■’
’ ' . L 4^4;ftfJHB^rititj>o,u?pag S t,afi t t mi :.<t: ,;t
What looks to thy dim eyes' a stain,,
iv -
ImA frotn some wpR-woln vfidd, -.lioi
' ; |feheh/ppgtfte^i m ft'»!J l ?fir:-
jQf.a church to observe scrupulously its.peculiar or,
ddrl** 1 H f iC*MCt%|Srfkin I th ! ift God has yevekled a form'
-of ecclesiastical gakernnfentr .as, the omlp authtmtative
.me for the wli.ole Church in all ages. It is not dif
,,fictflf-'tri'"3e?6Cl,c''in-Yhe‘^pYlftfifi^-'e.''ChurcH, AAern
'hlftflue Qf ApisflOiiaoYjian Maiaewtmf oougregaMbriaUi
'V%M p»lW|s
Let every one be '-fully persuaded in his own mind.
]f4 have evfn cfed ‘‘oifr Jirefereiice *for^Preisby
*<{ r 4ei- ,(W». tfete JW that,which operates,
:most happily,, in, the government of the. Church. ,
it as hririre'st the'
primi t/ve,idractice.vi :Were- wC members of andthbr
jaysfom we haa accepted., ~And as ye are Presbyte
riarij there -is ! fhe'-srimfe li)^* n ci riH'of Constst-
of.-lhisform jbf«
jipterferes with, rHe woi'k of the Session, any incon
siderate asßjimptioriofSessional prerogatives bn the
; tAfty .fo.w?hng Ll of .dis,,
[tinct duties, any action of Session whirih .belongs
exclttsivCly to 'the-Boarcl;' is''(fisbrdefiy‘ &i 3 ‘‘irijun
"qefe totroduction -ofi independbicy; how.ey.er
[well it may: t be in ite proper, sphere, , prqduqe? (rjq
tion in'bur more organic 'fotm of government. The
“ Book of Diseipl'Will furnish- aji’tfee'ded infor
mation op ; tU}di?yC>Hi , r;sfiJitriJcC:i j
;and success, as a,church, wilj be ,yastly,promoted
its rulea-.i. -Tfeia to-rbetfiopieii !that your -pastiorJwili.i
{this important matter, or to oyerlooK.it.
•Hri'vri biAthfofil accept^- t-His'Acltic'e. giveif in tßri- 1
dergst iri riflgetiop. -1.4 -iferirit likely .that,
,My life in futurei if I shaJl be spared, will be aeyo
(t-ed to atjotber wort' - ib‘ tiie->vtneykr of the^LoW.
1 jif, jij AfePfo, i i4Jf ofjdissofo-,
(tion Begin to appear, and the waves of the great
hereafter murmur to me I *cri'Rh¥'BtraridT : 'iWßshaM 5
go, jop,?, hyvOri?) f 1
ithe throne'of the Master I, , , jT
•It i’s' g 1 brfous' to ' 1 ook‘ forhrard' arid 'hope'that you* 1
shaJl be ri)yiijQyHa.nd dcrowni ithflr.ei : d lit
'wijl; be gloriqus apd yqur. ifwou sßali
aid each richer‘on "the way'to Zion, and reap'Hie
. rewArda of-rhiitiialifidelify 1 in' heriveri' I * - . • ! s =i,
| ;The Lpfid; IllfjSSiffogjjey.ery; one, w-ith, ,hi : B;,fq.yor,/
iwhich is life # The Lord lift,upqp- yoq the "light of
.his couriteriariiCft Ah'TgivC'you'pE'i'cEl '' ' " "
' : f 'V 1-i.j- .'I.G J.h •> , .' ,
C».! iuw ri SlVi»U'.-'i
Ofj the f s.lfltepf. Churches off the.
Third of Philadelphia.
jW.ith; fjppi;
dip ch urc|ips are ;o£ .p papst, eneouf agjng, charac
*i er - :i #fcP?Ps?9?
embracing, some, o£, abJestjghunibeg in, the
body; haying for many months,.Ji.een wthopt.
pastprs, t|py, .haye, exppriep cpd! thp
such a cohdition t,h,e f ,(aggregate Reports. of
eontri^utigns,an of progress in
ire, by .these x y ( acan,cies v ,. Pap
pily tbisptate of f ,things r ej^da,j l ifi l th the present
meeting., ji^cpeptablp, haye, been found
tbe itfee y ;fii ! ijagftiß,,b y )diyinje
favor, take places o£ usefulness which it ; is
sp seripua a matter ,fc| cjmsp, *o< the-’
interests pf .puy denomination to,see"but partially
filled, 'there are tyro other vacancies for which
u. "> •,*- ! l :>i{ rl • * •;/ .
there is no 'immediate prospect of permanent
supply. Everywhere else in thp Presbytery
there ar< most cheering'indications. A number
Of the etiureheshavehad large accessions from
the world;,- one reports sixty, another forty-two,
another tthirty-two, another twenty-six, another
twenty-fiye daring the year The youngest church,
in the Presbytery reports 126 additions in a little
in two years. ' Another of long standing
so future in spite of the ablest' pastoral
tons has beendubious, reports very -con-;
adiVanc.ei both in . outward and in spirit T
’th., during the year. Another which
a colony but a little over, a year ago,
then has changed pastors, reports iiiore
more tli;
and who
ministra
siderabl
ual gro
sent ou
and'Sihl
'ice ab many accessions as 'the number
igy and the building too straitto aceomb
s .congregation and. the Sabbath-school.
than tj
colonizi
date th
Ii larger edifice is iqcon temptation to be
the earliest period. Another, recently
the'’feeblest, reports steady" growth, addi
eaeh communion, thirty-two added by
A. mac]
built a!
among
tions a
[on during the year, and a Jot secured for
mage with a prospect of soon building,
. The church of the Qther Branch in
He and our own church, by mutual agree-;
nd the action of Presbytery, have formed
profess
a pars
upon i
Pottsv
ment:
i which it is hoped will promote moist ef
ly the interests -of the Church and the
in the conimunity. The pastor of ~the,
of the Other Branch brought! the usual
of dismission from his .'Presbytery, upon
he was cordially received without exaini
by 'this body. In likemaUncr, Rev. Peter
r, D.D., pastor-elect of North Broad St;-
, was received without question on his
a unio
feotua
cause
chure
letters
whieM
nation
Strykji
chure)
#» of
iftrjssd <ff
% i# %
{ptrHtpam yeuqg men in
establishing prayer-meetings, and in
work generally, is remarked in one case ; -aMßAs
ous purpose to gather into the regular services of
the sanctuary, by personal effort, the habitually
neglectful, is' spoken of by others. But in no
single feature are the reports so nearly unanimous
as in reference to the activity, progress, and im-
pf- the, .Sabbath-schools. One of our
-smallest liubai charges has four Sunday-schools
Wdefe.itasbargg^and
church. Another report represente one of our
»ctiye,- growing churches to be pi-etty miichitßiS l
Sabbath-school; all the workiugVforoei of the"’
c buj;ch is in the school;.all plans of eburoh.,
. g r pyiginajipd n,ear]y atijive tm-.
merpus accessions were from the Sabbath-school!
The Wontributiohs of the schools are
ply ; much 4n advaiitee of ' the* 6f- the church*’;
one case' is. mentioned in which they were five,
fhfief .aftgrpat,,,, proppr. :ppd..^, ;
' fec£i,oi|.»£ 'ftyi jCM isi
a matter, of: just solicitude. One base wps repor
ted in which the programme of Caused iii'the
had "been madia l to conforin' exaedy With'
i iOf the’C hurch and the General Assembly."
> ■iMte l PJiPftsift#%.fgj?rss&> the; important .questiqn
?n<f rpal progress, in this direction is bglieyed
have been made ih several cases; ; "
; Tha coßtributicrns 6f the’cliurchesito' thc Gen
, eral-Assembly’s-tcausesihaven been! made. aritb a
of
e m.
part of the schedule. Tlie process of education
through which our have been
’ Jedy-t is nearly, cbmplete.“ i The*»a "general tfeebi
nifcion >of, ithe- prior, claims; oftheioausesof :Our
CkffE c ß,tf>PA'9,ftb ®Si s gph> bM jffQjq.thejf -qyn, in-:
i r Wp'9; e ,?P9?}.9!? c ®i fofflfc jthp .satisfactory manner
• in' which the benevolent' enterprises Church'
i ire ' managbd, 1 and ' from’ • ihd Blessibg 1 df 1 ’ God 5
, which evidentlyraoeompanies theta./ It only re
)Miu.s. i tp ( h,9ldiour;yftca,nt,sh«r!!hcB mpte.generally
-W4 a, right,
for those caiises, into,, thp minds of the
rising gen’eratiaV in 1 ; the’’ Sahbath sbhoal*' ahd
■ family. 1 'i inv-i
, i.As .an important, adjunct to progress;, several'
cipciilatipn .of \wge, njim-:
1 their bounds! ’ ’W' ’ '•
• Oheering reporfs came froin two of ihe'riintT
. cbarges->in -rdgaVd ;i to Tempelratfck tatSvetriMnis; 5
Through the efiorte-.of the pastors of two cquiig.-
Jyrigoqd mgn-inside and qqtr,
1 places exist, for the current year at least, in two
whole!'townships; ThC ii'4Striete'Wf*thi^ 3 wort
ian-be’ apprecantJeS'onlyi By ls*ie who ll f^oa , eb , '■■
what.-a.-
'foS.IIP.dSBW JSP& a i£*Mi* ¥pPJk
.blot upon the community generally, xs the, oar
ropni e&ubtty'laverif' ‘ 3 w •'”d. , U •-•’Si r. u :-r
. We«have oause-for ttiaokfulnessin/the" divine •
fayor.itippniiio&rrchiiaschfeSilduiingKtheKxear&jpa#,;!
year bn.which we just enter.' 0
• *:3 ~.r H' v itr.iriuiz sv- ?.;>, .O'CU-I .vij j.
, ,f) i; ~ 7 ~~n~~~ P n"R ir ju-jtin-'U “d . *;-k
; THE TIOGA iBESUBBTIOBSr . ni;J
j Mr. Edltor:— ln the article cdpied' -feomithe l
Pf-estytertian’m yOuf-
f G-I'd gay s l:' ‘f Thd Bresbytory 6f Tioga
specifiedi the doctrides ’of Mwßaf Drs." Ta‘y- H
lor aud Park; ak those which we Old 'School, men -
musfer!egaird orthodox.” l It is reported that simi
lar-statemente in regard to those resolutions'have
been made elsewhere.- But one who reads them
carefully will perceive that there.was no' -intention
of,; endorsing.'anyiiperteon’s opinions ; i'Probably
eveiy member of .Tioga Presbytery agrees' more"
nearly with Dr. Hodge 1 than with' Dr;: 'Taylor;
Bipf many qf .therpupils of sthati tfeacher and of
Prof. Park have settlejln theJVlifidjejand Western
States, and some qf. are ministering tq
New School churches .undisturbed. 1 The resolu-
intended to the union of'
phurpbes should take place;; they ought 1 still "to
remain undisturbed. .belieyeid;
that men like. IJr.. Thompson or, J)r.. Manning, if
such there ire in our denomination, should not
be rendered the more to persecution-be
cause of tlie union. H may be supposed by some
that su'cE h&ntidnHfe-ifeeailbsS, butSthose who are
familiar with the!writings; of Dr. Hodge know
th.at. uses the terms,. “.Taylorism,” gpd“New
School Divinity” very freely, and always as.des
ignating' errors to be condemned. Moreover it
should be remembered that the resolutions Were
adopted-in Aprils 1867; when the members-of the
New School body had far more need ;of having
their attentjiqn directed to the subject. than at
present. .
A Member op Tioga Presbytery.
SYSTEM nr GOOD WORKS,
The,Rev. George ,H. Smyth,,of the Sixth Presr
byterian church, of Washington; D. C., remitting;
a contribution to the Publication cause, thus
speaks of a new system, recently introduced into
that church.,. The,plan.is wonhyof the -consid
eration of’ {the Ihss wealthy; church*, especially;
Mr. Smyth says: ;i ;;
■ “We are too poor to give a great, deal to. any
one cause, but I have lately organized ‘The Gen
eral Assembly's Missionary Society qf the Sixth
phiircb, Washington.’ 1 Our object is to raise
sbm’etliing for each o'f the six committees:-—Home
Mission, Foreign;;Church Erection, &e.
. “ O.ur plands five cent shares>paid jin toifhe .So
ciety monthly, so that the smallest child and the;
poorest member may do soniething to aid’ in
pfeaching the gospel to every breature, while'the'
rich maby contribute is many five bent shares as
they.-wish. it .
| ‘, l In three months we have raised twice as much
its we did formerly in a ivhole year, by mere col-,
lections in the church : besides the Missionary
meeting is proving a real awakener and educator
of the people. We expect next yeSr to cover
every benevolent*column in the Minutes of. Ge
neral Assembly.- Other feeije cjiurches in. our
Presbytery have copied our plan and are at work
organizing
wealthy ,fpuld qgjppiqM jbis mere
babyism, but w|j}e djpfc)i|| pegj|J}ie stim
nlous and
«f « ]1 - \ v. ;
i “Probably there are other that have
.-ihany feeble churches, which do nothing for these
objects, and yet, with a similar arrangement,might
do much. Let us see, brother, if we cannot be
philosophers enough to make two blades of grass
<jrm> where formerly only pn§ existed.”
§tta uf gut
Pres, of Proy.~iii. JUdwarS P. Sprague ■ a
[graduate of Andover Theological Seminary, and
e licentiate df the [Essex North Association,
I Mass., was ordained and installed over the church
pf Salem jWednesday; April thp ,29th. r The
charge, to thp pastor was by his venerable father,
of South Orange, Ws.
' T-^/¥esi . adjourned meeting was’
' held oa iMayr.' - in "Westminister . church,
.pjjjga. of the Presbytery
i EU ? u F/;
©f r tne church, or CBmaen, was received from the
Rev. Cyitas M. Perry
distaissed 7 tO'thie—Prdshytnry'df Cayuga, having
received a call from the ich greh;;a| Jfarda n, where
; he ip Stated Supglyj, D.-Jones of
jjtica, Sir. yTajiape .B. LmKis’pf Coijtlandville,
pnd' Mr. George all of Hamil
ton-College—tKe: two stddents' fti Attbnrn,
the latter in >Union i Seminary—
were Mr,; Biggat jhaying ac.opptgd
was
splinted,jg make a.rrangements for hia ordipa
tibnl—Pres. ofpelaipare.—At'ihe annual meet
ing held in’ Bellii,iN. J Y., I April 1 28th, Cfol. Jataes
’ Lewis, who; has just completed <his studies 'in
jJhiopiSeßiimstry. was, UqenseJ/ate-,
t^ffi s , an 4,§ & fif ( bis},cj# (i npc|ei;
ni|ent, py the C|ornmjttep pf ilpme Missions, to so.
into the' of Missouri!— Pres! of Newark
held its semi-annual session - last month in the
handsome new edifice df the Newark-Roseville
churph.. • On the.seoo.n.d pvpuing vfepe
4?Jiy,ere4.on themes pfyalueto thje,§!un4ay/pphool
teacher. This Presbytery, has initiated a move
ment in tile direction of Miiiihg ; S: S. Teachers
for the better discharge of-their duties;- aDd pro
poses to hold a meeting,With this, object in view,
goring.thp. Spring »n<j;jAfltgmn ge|3l9 o ?!L ¥ r - 4*
,!D. BrjPWUj.ojfi IJgjpn licensed to
preach. The pastoral relation between' Rev.
Jas.'Hi Taylor and Was dis
: No church within'bounds has'enjoyed a
greater degreevof prosperity than-, has this under
s *hgi :of ;Mr. 3^ylpis, 0 ,;p 1 past, year
its QQntrib.utionSiand expenditqres have amounted
fo apout $15,000. s of'Foreign Mis
sionsiwhs iip, sjpeSßhSs'bhiiig maddjjbyßdv/Theo.
p.i-Byingtbnj'frdm Bulgaria,'iand-Rev. Dr.;Treat,
of; the i A. iB. GxIF./JlLj iboth of thte
met on
April. in, Peeskill. Appropriate, action was
taken on, the death of Rev. Jos. ltobinson of
Cornwall' Churchv "Rbv/ A ndrus, of
Pbughheepsie,-'goes>to the Foreign Mission. field,
and ! vBQfihte.e<p^sbyitp% ou A;growipg de
sire, ;tp t make thesp.stated, meetings f lesq hurried
more usefuj was manifested.— Ripley
'held an adjourned meeting at ’Ripley, G.,
May T2th; and installed Rev: D. -E. Bierce as pas
topiofiour church/in -that of Illinois
™fit( £ Atijp i ;M|iy §,th, to, inplal; the Rev. A.
L...Bropjcs,,late.pi' of the Second
church. This churcji has been recently organized,
and their pastor begins the work 'with an exper
ience of over twenfyifive years"-in the ministry.
Theyare-at present worsrhipping in a public hall,
hut gudgipg %)nv.the indications, they.wijl soon
be in, a thgi|- own. Dr. Eddy of Chica
go preached, ihe installation sermoh-l —The Pres.
of Omahd which was set off' from that of Des
inoines' and" organized’Ootohor- 12th," comprises
the ch,urojhes;df Omaha ,and, Decatur, and three
ministers.—Recently, [Rev. R,ob,t. Buigiss, of
Montrqse, has takpn of St. John’s, and
Woodbine, a field opened up by Bro. Little,
where we have an immediate .prospect of two Or
ganizations. They are in, urgent 7 need of men
and of material-aid; and at ,stated meeting
appealed, to the Church.an^ ( ,tjip ipinistry.
Qhurches.: —A ..correspondent writes to the
Evangelist from J&d’ Wingl ’rnmn. ;—-We 'have
received eighteen into our church since the first
of'January, by letter and' <hi profession. The
little, band of six, organized as a church by, Rev.
J.. W• Hancock, thirteen years i ,agq y when Minne
sota was a territory,.and when, there was ipore
Indians here than white people, has grown to a
membership 'of nearly 15(h ! The present house
of worship;having-proved, inadequate to-meet the
of the congregation,, very, generous, self
denyitjg efforts are being made, to secure means
enough to erect a larger building, whose appoint
ments shall hfe suclr as to add much to the use
fuluess of the cliilfch. The founder 'of this
church is now preaching to two thriving little
churches in this vicinity, organized also by him
s<?lf, in connection with each of which an effort
will ere long be made to erect a house of worship.
—ln Dayton, 0., the mission organized by the
T. M. C. A., of thh 'Third St. Ctiir'ch prospers.
A church of seventeen; members was organized
in, April, threg being on The Sab
bath school has overflowed the edifice and. it is
t° : be.enlarged at the expense of. the. Third St.
church-at a cost sl2oo. There are indications
of a ! special religibusinterest—The newlyorgan
ized'church afnJ.aiaiJaie.in;the suburbs, of Cin
ciunati, had an accession of twelve members by
letter frqm churches in the city at its first com
munion recently, making thirty-three in all. Mr.
Jos. Gambl'd,' a licentiate is in charge.—The
twelfth < anniversary of the Poplar St. * Sabbath
school df Cinctnnaiiv'was : observed; recently.
[Whprp twelve years, ago six twenty
hine scholars assembled, is now gathered a church
with its one hundred and fifty members, and its
congregational Sabbath school with its four hun
dred members. This last includes the church
members as well as the children.—The Milan,
f>. I hurch celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on
the 25th of 4prik J. H. Walter, the pas
tor, delivered an able” and luterestiug historical
discourse. Till 1808 thia was the scene of a
Moravian mission-, and about‘thirty years ago it
was one
try. 1