gmmcati sjmfcgtmau.
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1868,
ptfr- On our second page,inside, will be found
Dr. Adams’ able and touching address to the
people of his former charge at the installation
of their new pastor; a “Narrative of the State
of Religion in- our FouHh Presbytery;” a
word on thefamous “ Tioga Resolutions” by one
of those who passed them ; a communication
showing how a Washington church works
with System; with “News of our Churches.”
On page third, Editor’s Table and Literary
Intelligence, On page sixth, Family Circle and
Scientific. On page seventh the Address of our
Delegate to the Lutheran General Synod.
Our readers will find a Supplement with this
number, giving the opening proceedings of the
General Assembly. >
BBF Old Pine Street Church observes its first
Centennial on Into) May? 29. Religmus gersfy
ees, 'rausic‘ati (Fall (Misses -forn! the
the forenoon and afternoon, while in the evening
there will bp *h qgojjjfiaji and banquet.
The committee will be prepared on the evenings
of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to supply
the membd?s T bf the' chureh' and congregation
with tickets.
On Sabbath morning, May 31, Dr. Allen will
a ggntetfniifl, discoursed:
. 8&F" Thp- Evangelist of last week “goes
through' IBe’motions ” of answering our queries,
and petulantly hints that they were put by us.be
cause we thought they wouhtEe “embarrassing”
to it. We were not by any suchqmq
tive, but by a sincere .desire to know exactly
what our contemporary thought on these topics,
especially as sundry person's inside and outside
of ourOhunchrhadibeetmbpldiffg'.npiSthsMndefi
nitenesa of the Eognyet&laa a model, in circiim
stances in which it seems to uS a. solemn duty dto
be definite and outspoken. We liked the recent
articles of our contemporary On' -dterdnibn very
.much indeed, but wedonotfind, in the present
case, clear answers to any of,our queries except
the last. The Evangelist does believe that there
are articles in our Cohfession which are not fun
damental:: ■.
S©“ In, the death.of Rev. Geo. Jupkin, D.D.,
whicb , toojijplajoe|in|ti May &ptjb|thqnj). S.
Church lost one of its most prominent men. He*
was . bo^Bi^fft r afeS^ v W%l?ffik$ rou g hti
up in the Associate Reformed Church, but be
coming convincedthatits-ecclegimitiimll'potitiorn
was untenable, transferred his allegiance to,the
.(then undivided) Presbyterian Church. He
wad President successively of Lafayete College,
(Easton, Pa.), MiahiL University, (Oxford,; 0.),
a second time of Lafayette, and of Washington
College, (Lexington, Ya.) in the first of
these responsible positions he.'prosecuted JEtev.
Albert Barnes’‘(ifthis cify'befOre PresbyUry,
Synod, and Assembly. on a charge of holding
“ doctrinal errors.” While in the last the Re
bellion broke althorfghOievep.higtile to l
the “.patriarchal institution," anp|.although-con
nected by marriage with its leaders,'(“lSionewall;
Jackson” was his son-in-law,) his loyalty tofche
Union would not suffer him to remain, When the
old flag was hauled down frOm the College biiild
ings, and he came North. Gen. Robert E. Lee
is. his sucoessor. Latterly hhlwas a Professor in
Lafayette. He was equally prominent in oppo
sition to municipal' 'Sabbath-breaking and the
reunion of the Presbyterian Church, dtirihg bis
residence with us. His numerous works will
hardly perpetuate his name so well as 'will his
share in the, history of the'American . Church.
t UK.. V; ■. .• ..X ■" . VI .?■ \ C---I'ik-6. V *£»
863 f The Presbyterian of lpst week, re pub
lishes Dr. Y. D. .Reed’s correction of their cor
respondent “ Old School” (Dr. Chas. Hodge),
which appeared on our first page last week. It
says:
“We suppose that our correspondent was in
error in asserting that a formal “resolution ” had
been passed by the Old School committee on the
subject of the latitude to be allowed in the inter
pretation of the: Confession' of Faith; but we have
been assured that the subject was discussed in
the committee, and it was thought there, was a
unanimous agreement in favor of a strict inter
pretation of the Confession of Faith as a guard
against fresh dissensions, and affording the only
real security for permanent unity.”
We are credibly informed that a leading mem
ber of the .Old Sohool Committee endorses Dr.
Hodge's statement as, in the main, correct.
S&~ The General Synod of the Reformed Pres
byterian ' Church, in session at Pittsburgh, is
again covering itself with glory. The composi
tion of the body ha's been “ well seen to” and the
Conservatives number 35 of the 48 members, and
have chosen Dr. Steele of this city Moderator.
Charges have been entertained against Dr.
Wylie of this city for assisting at the ordination
of'Mr. Geo. S. Chambers by the Old School
Presbytery of New York, (which the libel pro
nounces “a very aggravated ease”;) assisting at
the dispensation, of ( the Lord’s Supper, in our
church in New Castle, Pa.; and giving out hymns
at the reCent all-day prayer meeting. 4 Two of his
elders,are cliarged with “the sin and scandal”
of hymn-singing; and a third—Mr. Geo. H. Stuart
—with that and worse. As we go to press we
learn that ,a resolution has been under discussion
to “suspend Geo. H. Stuart,' from the eldership
and membership of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church, and to declare his sect in Syuod’vaoant ”
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1868.
for his violations of church order. None.of these
papers came up regularly from the lower courts.
The party in power are evidently decided to ride
rough-shod, but we think that such men .as Dr.
John N. McLeod of New. York will hardly raise
themselves in the estimation of the Christian
public by these measures.
PROM OORRRSfORDENT.
CAYUGA COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.
We have been much interested,in reading the.
Jubilee ®eihoti'al. J . dr the
Society. It is a pamphlet of forty-two pages,
neat'y printed, containing -a valuable historical
sketch of the first fifty years of ,£he existence of
this organization by its Sylvester Wil
lard, M. D., and an interesting discourse by Rev.
E. Af p^oUSl^gs
of the Semi-centAdniAl celebratlofi ilih’ .Tahnary
la t, B'TJIAHSAD
The first steps for the formation of this Bible
Society were taken in the Presbytery of Cayuga,
as early as&uguslj 1814,- almost ;fi|tyifour years
ago. TheMfeiety wasLac(tually^formed in Febru
ary, 1815, t§ro|years before the |ormMion of the
Americamßible Society in NfewifYofk, to which
the Cayuga “County Society aftetwaxd became
Auxiliary.; : The semi-cente'nnial .Was Celebrated
fifty years frdrb 7 tHe 'titod it thu£ became aixifihry
to'the l haßdnalJ)jr|;^i|^i6.n : ,apd ; wEen'th le*Cduh
ty Sppiety, yras(qn fact,’fifty two years old. The
child is two years older than the parent.....
It was thtttjtbe original
constitutjm*£<|fSktilpl and for
years it went on with its work without any. At
length, fourteen years "ago, - another was adopted.
Ana yet, after it was,resolved to hold these semi
centennial services, and after all hope of ever
seeing the gone, a print
ed copy, with names or Officers and Directors,
gag nnostTunaspectedly fauafi by)Dr.A Ricfi&rd
J sdme intenWcr
flames. Lam,,':!.,. vch mJuoo!
Among it? officers we find tbe natne or Rev.
Dirck C. Secret
ary. Of its thirty-Une original officers and direc
tor, pnjy. two aye, pqw }tp<Mflrn) to ]qs , Hying,- jlor
ace Hills, Esq., its Treasurer, and'Hon. S. D.
Lockwood,-who nowireaidsarin vthe jState;Ofil'Ui
nois, “where, for years, he was Chief Justice of
that.State,,with,the well-earned, distinction .of an
able and upright Judge.”
Although the first movement towardthe, forma
tion of such a Society was made by the Presby
tery, yet it embraced Presbyterians, Gopgrega
tionalists, Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians,
-ahdiQi&k£rS <r aihofig itslfiYst\offi<S4rs'hn\rdwecfer^.
. Several times has the County been canvassed by
, its agencyj^aßd'evei^y r faiilily I dy(titlllie'’Pf Bbe’©?-
ble, who would accept it, has been furnished,
by eithif&ElfPl
service,oin (making sucKh record of the work of
national institution. ...
.si.e-jq -;sq Gr.s
SEUJItOENTEN NIAL- A'&CAZENOVIA.
.?T4uf) Ms OTiUiid
On. Sunday and Monday, the 10th and 11th of
this montjp, the go^d ( people pf . the ■
ohuren of Cazendvia,’ celebrated the 50th anni
versary of their Sunday school. The school was
founded lbs alSdy; ap(fcoridu'ctedlnja private
house. An admirable of its origin and
a ($ the “old-
er time,” quatetJhiin/orous, and/ .deeply Interest
: tswtei
; back there from other homes, to tell something;
| of their “expe'ri'ehCe/’ bh'th ih th'at time and in
the injd&@»i'd'^yejMSk ’wlihjnWMrge W.
i Parsons, Esq., so longtime the honored Superin-
I tendent.rfithe Oentral ChurCh 'School nn'Rb^hes-1
ter, twas one. -. He’ was: evidefitly?regardpd>as 'one
of. the “good boys’’ H)f tth’e former /school} >and' as
Having tried at least to do well since. 1 Be was
often called upon to address the gatherings, dur
ing the" two days’ exercises.* '’ , :
Rey.. Dr. Boardman, the former pastor,, was
also present,.and Rpv. W. S. Franklin, of.Slar
cellusj'and others; all aiding by a cheerfur pres.
ence and happy speeches to make the b'cCasibn
pleasant and profitable. About ' twenty ■letters
from former members of the .school; , were
also read by Rev. N. P. Canfield, the' p'reSe'iit' es
teemed pastor of the church.; one. from-. Rev,
Ward Loomis, formerly rttisSionarjriir Cliind/n'ow
laboring for the Chinese in'GaUfdfh.ia., He went
from this place, and,this school, where, he is still
remembered with much interest- The whole
celebration formed an occasion that will not soon
be forgotten by those who participated'in it. Be l
sides ?kervi<fes fof the-'Sabbath,'
and other meetings on- Mo'n'da'y- there was a col
lation and social reunion, given by the ladies, at
the public Hall on Monday afternoon, where (to
make a very rare quotation,) there was ‘ also “ S
feast of reason and a flow of soul.”
Items.—A movement was inaugurated in this
city some months "since, toward furnishing Dr.
Anderson, the able and : highly esteemed Presi
dent of Rochester University with a new house
to live in. The effort has been successful. Others
beside Baptists have aided in it, and a fine resi
dence has been purchased, and is to be. put in
perfect order, the whole to cost $20,000. —The
Presbyterian church of Le Roy have recently
purchased and fitted up a house for a parionage,
They are talking seriously also of enlarging their
house of worship They need more room, as we
predicted they would when they fitted up and
beautified their sanctuary year before last.—Our
church in Dunkirk is needing a new house of
worship. The? place is growing. Twenty new
stores and many dwellings are going up. A new
railway is opening southward' toward Pittsburg,
which promises to bring a large traffic in coai.
An enterprising church should be ready £o ac
commodate the incoming population, and get a
fair share of the ino^easesir-The'Presbyterian
church ijn Gendva hsveadddd'ssoo tq the salary
of their esteemed pastor, Rev". Dr. Wood.—Geo.
S. Whithey, Esq., of Mt. Morris, has presented
an elegant communion service to the Presbyterian
church of'that place, in* the nameofhis lately
deceased wife.—The wife and daughter of Rev.
Dr. Campbell of this ! city, who'spent “'the winter
in Florida, on account of the Enfeebled,health of
the latter, returned safely to their home on Tues
day of this week. The invalid seems improved,
by the absence, hut Dr. Campbell himself has
not been well for two or three weeks past.
Genesee.
Rochester, May 28, 1868.
tINION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
The graduating class of Union Theological
Seminary, 1 New York city, at their farewell meet
in gon Monday, May l ( ltb, formed a permanent
class organization, and appointed a Committee
consisting of Thomas Paton, Geo. U. Wenner,
and Jos. M; Greene whose address*will be at tbe
Seminary, 1 to 1 whom the members of the class,are
expected to sefid all interacting statements relat
ing tq tbemsclyes.and their wojk, to be published
at the, pud of the. first year) s,ud thereafter once in
three yeano 4 Afte& » vdry ifrpe >‘and -pleasadt.
terchangedf
thre prospects, .they rilnanimously ,(ad<ipted: Hie
following;:,. 1,., T; s: I :>ti
Whereas, We the members Pf th'efpjass of ’6B
of,: Union .'Theological; Seminary
eight: denominations of Christiansq viz-: Presby-*
terian (N. Reformed, Meth
odist,-(Baptist; Episcopal,- L\ithefan, and, Presby
terian,(G>;, S:);; are aboiit> tonseparate to our re
spective fiplds- of labor j fand; i feeling,! that: lin I out
intercourse,Mith!jfepch)iothfer,no!fibnomina±ional
differencepi haver: at alfiharted oiirlhirmony-and
Chriitiaili fellowships but 1 ] that?jifi ialhthings Mwg
haveibeen' able >to. study andilaborttogefhelin.tbe
things,'pertaining ‘to thei
feeling thatifratefnaliinitieimpurie eaWbe,maintain
ed between- >.thei different, fihnominationSjltherer
foreqil::'! liyiHlfo .f.'J jqi 'l
io' Resolved f ,3?h at; we- .are: emote, s than , ever,: »pwq
suaded ofithe onenesS of Christ’s peQple,- thatithe
freesttChristian ■>interooursp dshouldj-mark their
dealings with-each, other;-and: that; i imntitaly sym
pathy and icon'cert of 1 action should ,gohenn their
conduct in: carryingtlthP GosjielAOi t&sworUU-mp
•) ~I'r r
ru-MH'ib —.OlruKjs'iTasi''. m,?u .l-otv [
•'v/W?!l , >® i ?3ay,!Maypl3tbj ri ,’Wfi s ‘jfj!Sr(lyg | b a da.y ! ”iaJ
this Wester.n. f'jßpfiq.oJL pf{ Esopfeta'i’u^i^tlfo;
Prof, of Pastoral Theology, , the
formerXcif •'®ftiJtpry;\ ahid
Polity.- Dri'Maxwell,"President of the
yrqstp'ppjibp'dpdd the'.lspiwicqp;i(jilhiph.' heiS
in the ehapel ion Hills, tjhio,)
with„an ,address ; on-the digoSyiidf the ihiniste'cial
"'Wl vf^HoiW^d
able and; appropriatej discourßeahy, Prof. ; Morris,
on tbe”Chhr6h ‘ah a
he’ combatted th'dt' n|er§ politioal and prudential
theory of her nature tad’ends,'
theory tofu mere .human expediency, (1) in,rthe
truth and scope- of,4er ; .leaghin‘gSj; (2) ,in
leading men on to moyal perfection 0 ;; (3);dh
her own organic growth','and,,development:‘;an§
the conformity 'of the order ofithe qwbrl^'fo
that growth.
.In the evening the annual sernioh before the
Society of the Alumni was preached by' Rev-.
C.:.C. Hart of Logan,.Q., fromXs.'lxL'l., Christ
as 'the model preacherwas shoVs;ii tohavepreachq
edi(l) with simplicity ;' (2) personally; (3Vcloefr-
Irinally , and therefore (4) powerfully.
•* On Thursday the nshal Commencement Exer
cises were held in the ’aierning, when five of. the
graduating class of six, delivered sfldre&jes. Th|
names>:of the class are Harlan, P: Weltott, “of
'lPfiester,, phio; Mortimer Smijh'lJof Chathan(,
M.N. ;-J: C.? Phelps *qf Gplumbia’ iS, C., h'S.
Mitchell of Logansport lnd. ;" SSlmi j, Bee jM
Pomeroy,
Anthopy, Minn,... Aftei ,a short recess Dr. Henry
A. Nelson delivered,h» -inaugural address, the
suljjpct chosen, jbeipg i(he r ,relati.on .pf,, Christian
truth to Christian livinr.The,„ppints. ; discussed
were (1) sanctification % the truth ; (2) activity
from the, truth,;,(3i) liherty, through the-,truth.
The tremmehLou the Anbjfecl wasl.wortHy alike
of the speaker and of the occasion.
iWISiteSilS
post .since Jan. /l,\andlDh'Nels(m vstnee Aipril 1.
The Trustees -seem tpj bt /ipsp.irited with new
hppe as they have reserved to .erect a new boatd
ing-house and two .new dormitories. The former
is t 6 be: ready for i.th ( 4-6pemng of next term and
will be built' and Ifurnishfe'd. in the best style.
Tbe Seminary grounds are toibe tastefully laid out.
It was resolved also to add SIOOjOOO to the per
manent fund of the'Seminary, and $40,000 were
given. on-the spot by the ,meinbers;oU the Board
$ ?iu f
TtfVTFTTttr 1 i *\\ l 5
.•: .
This Presbytery bdd an, adjonrned N .meeting at
Delaware* City* on Tnesday .eyening, May 19th.
Rev. Solomon R. Scofield was Installed pastor of
the, P’elawar^pity rfl c|ur( h. cßev.
John presided, Ilev. (3. D.
Shaw, of Wilmington pnaohed the sermon, Rev.
H. J. Gaylord delivered the charge to the past er
and Rev. William Aik aan, the charge to the
people.
Rev. William .Askman thjt
ral relation between bin self ;}nd St.
church, of Wiimihgtbn, jni'ght be disfeolvea: Th 4
com missioners-oftlife cbSfch laid'before Presby
tery a series of resolutions 1 , adopted at a recent
congregational meeting, £ gtfifying the church’s
acceptahee'of the pastor’s resignation and their
willingness to consent to jre dissolution,of the re
lation, since they deem e< sufficient his. reasons
for the request; testifyii j also to the affection
and esteem in which he ’ as held, to his ability
as a preacher, his faithfu less as a pastor, to the
courage, constancy and devjJtiftn to principle
which had characterized lisswalk- among them,
to the regret caused departure, and'Jib the
earnest prayers'of’the pel ileioPa Blessing upon
him and his
,'This request elicited es
mg front Pi esbytery. R
of the many recent chan<
now leaving him jyith on<
member in its .connections
kindly feeling- which hid
the brethren) apd,;bore;>iyj
pressions: of >deep feeb
v. Mr.'. Gaylord spoke
;s in the Presbytery,,
pxceptipnthe oldest
s He ,referral to
ilwayslprhvailed among
npss tp .the; §gtendsd
.The 1 rustees report also that they have received
inxrust.the property at Broad and Oxford streets,
for the, Oxfoyd Presbyterian .church,, and that in:
the Herron‘PresWferian church
is asJoliciws: J > l ‘ - :, s 1 ' ' 1 •■ -‘i <w-
.. ,< -1 , . , 1 * -
and self-denying labors of Mr. Aikrnan in strength
ening feeble churches, promoting new enterprises
apd enlarging in every way the influence and
power of Presbyterianism throughout the entire
peninsula.
Rev. Mr. Crowell adverted feelingly to the fact
that he had been associated with Mr. Aikman in
Newark Presbytery, and so, in coining to his pre
sent field, had felt that hh was nqt altogether a
stranger since the pleasant intercourse of other
days c'ould thus be renewed. . .
Rev. Mr. Scofield’ adverted to the sympathy
and,assistance he had during the recent
revival ih his chhrch, from Mr. Aikman; express
ing his sincere sorrow that so us.eful a pastor jwas
about to close his labors in one of the, churches
of this ‘ " ;i ' '
.iis JL'yesbytery. ' " ,i ,
.Rtev. Mr. Shaw spoke, of his deep personal re
gret' that one. Who had so cordially weicomed
less than a year,agp, into his new charge, tad're
signed thO pastorate of the sister churmi in Wil
mington. ' He Could testify to the good wrought
by the brdther under his own eyes, as well as in
his <jyr,h household and heart in" a time Of' 'the
deepest . lie felt himself authorized 1 ‘ ids
eijpresl also the sentiments of his own congrega
tion and of. the. citizens in general; a universal
so iaithful a pastor, so pub
lic-spirited a citizen and’ so r useful a man' was
about % Cease his’ ministrations in the city of
tjjijmihgtbii. 1 1
1 l J resbyterVthen’unanimously aaieed to dissolve
-Jj*) rpi'llHl.l . I i, .if •!»/
ii V.
6MEMI MSHMir,
/ I -i "
‘ii.> sno.v iqt’ i " m>:sl!iY/
K-I .mic /■ —wom-mil riuebvu
~,|.£s.se|nmy met apa ,was opened ,wi th prayer by
'* ’’’ L .t. 'V
' i,! i^;;|lfrs fiife number 'bf.the
Special Committee ! on* lieUnidn be\ enlarged 1 from
tanJnrfiffdeM L .0 iisvkU. yd .nnh
‘Dr. iSJseoropposedthe propositionjvwhifch; was<fin
ally voted| down.' ' nhhfi'l ■■•!) i; - -.HU ii !
%■ op
Education::which was read by the Clerk, and is in
w iu: ,r:t ;
To.casK per sfudehts, ‘“ A 1 ‘ V '525,874 00
‘V.’/F (6&
■ >mm« < “ ‘ (r ' ! ' 1 ' !,<H 2 ! ,r45 00
('Balance*tonbw account, l «f i■■inn. >. ,'. '143'09
; 1 : ;i xhl' vd J-.vvii ?i, at. .uu'4-.j-r' i-nn
v, . !( ..-30<^<W47
By balhncelfroni last account, . .i ':561 42
, Caph, contributions 'from, churches,. ■ -,-16,756. 68
..i, ,1V •> m i, individuals,; ?isCt.9i
‘ ‘ l‘‘olisp
received frorii scholarship '. 488!‘66
1 *’ ,kl ' ' jikmeede bf 3'sch'oihTshibs' 1 ■ I ’6.'43o''OCi
■ils-O.I M .I. 1 • '-I’lsi y’ ;,)!* i'll.; t:7TMo
'i.j r.di.us ..ifj vd .Tobil.q 130,701*4?'
The Cb'mmjtte'e on Hevotional 'Exercises rep'orted
th'fe i ajj'pointrheritBlior‘th'e*Siibbath l i/ ’• ;■ ; >1 'd r
-f • Rey.'Dr; Ellin wood. 6b tM ned'. tb e jfavor and read
the report,Of the. Committee: ’on: Church? Erection.
The;report spegks of norf’ftndjttipre ;hopefidt luterr.
est excited by the spirit of tne last Jiy.Q .asspmbJießi
Cooperative, action has. been taken' aionj» with! the
Committees of. Ediication and Some Missions! and
ReyvMr. 1 MdrtihV'fhe > '^ah ; i(r7 ; thlhe%7£ni'iK’’
mentioned'ih the highest terms. Only 290'churcli'es
have! respohdedj while 11270' hfivei failed to reply
to the .Committee's' calls. , Thenpresent! plait
is the, most,econonpcjtlv bufidppfiUfit,wojik]petfficU,yi
$40,81,9 ;50,h.as been i^o]^ei cteddLns^(t.of'|lg i 76^ i
of a‘yefir ago. .$5,3Q!p 51 of* interest pn investments
must also be-added, making the’ total receiptss46,-
mm. finds»eyid'en# a^prelpSil'^ith 1
at least a part of the Church j which'efihbles'the'Be
cretary to! Speak to struggling: churches more'favor
ably*.' Three! individualshavecOntributed: a • thou
sand dollars or more efich:, One was travelling in,
Europe, .one an pnknown ladyvin Troy. and the
third an invalid. r Nine' persons, four of fhem.ladles,
hfiye 'cohtf ihuted'five u tidrfed dollars apiece! Tiiere
are also O'th'e'r' donatiops in' sums of 'two;hundred
and 'one hundred dollars. -MadisOn Square church
and the chureln of thevCdveoant in New York city
contribute, Over, $2OOO ,eaehju’aihd-six others, over
$1001);, And still Others .proportionately. Theire
port speaks of young .people’s .associations nrhich
haye accdraplishea great results. , ! .
,Of dl appiicatidh’s frbih churches for.aid, 34 have
he'enaided,'s re-chttimifted hfid 2'rfejected.' L
i! There' is On- average! gain < iti'itlfe 'appropriations
made of ovfer 200 dollars tor the presentyea'rj , <
~There is a formidable,list ,of applications !to he
cared for Boon,, and, the Committee desire to be the
cba.nngl the Church’s generosity in this, respect.
The causes of Home .MisEudns.and Church Erection
should'go together, but'me'last is three full jears
behind. Tliere arfe 150.Shelter!ess congregations, to
be cared for. The reaping differs frbm th’e galher
ingiintoi barns. <The report closes' with, a .etrong'ap
peal .to tbife Churches , to!, aid Church Erection, everi
aa th'ey ajd Hprne Missions. It pxges the raipid oc-
j,he,prairies (he .West.ibr the fact of
tliwr^ clear and clea.n condition.'
' xljprd.are‘helpers,oh ythe 1 ground, also, who are
always‘rfeady to 1 aissist such an agency. ‘Much of
tbefnionfey ban' be raised on'the Spot, if one can only
start the project. Land will ibeyineh now, which
cannot be purchased without a-great price ten: years
hgnce.. Travelling communication is so thorough
and swift that villages become cities ;almost i.mjne
diately. Each new place is abreast of the .timesTn
all respects. In view, of this position of affairs; the
pferOratidn of the report is m’ore fervent than Such
reports: have Usually been 1 , arid impresses with great
lorce’the claims of these new fields upon our care.
With.true,charity the committee rejoice in the suc
cess of Methodists and Episcopalians, for,“ the cause
is one.” But we should riot be behind, jaud we
slipuld seek to emulate the Roman Catholic policy
and take points in advance.' They requested, in con
clusiofri',' that'the Assembly wo’uld'iipt designate,a
certain day for the collection 'as the only time fOr
such*a.thing..v They, preferred; to; leave lie provided
for by eachbchurch as convenient,, i ;!
George W. Line and, John P. Crosby were an
nflunced.as punctual and regular AUendantCial the
cqm.raittee meetings, and their names were greeted
with applause. And the Assembly’s direction that
the attendance should be noted has apparently giv
en general satisfaction to the membership’ of the
present-body.
The Trustees of th e Presbyterian Hbuse’presented’
their 114th- annual report, through Rev. Wm. T. Eva.
The receipts and expenditures are, received, $6,975.-
09 , expended (; s4,7B3.6l, leaving; $2,191.48.. • As to
the Ministerial Belief Eund, they report that the
Weed sport Rank failure makes the Douglas trust
fund unavailable at present. They request, tbere-
they may bp allowed to retain five per
cent of all' a'c'quisitions f at prSsfeht,‘ until , the sum
reaches $l,OOO. After that th'ey wish -to retain three
per, cent, at their/discretion. The Erwin and Sea
brig bequests are still, in debate. , •.- . ,
To balance from last account,
sundry trust.moneys, . .
interest on investments,
“ on bank account,
money refunded,
loan, security paid off,
Paid, investments for Trust Funds, ;
agreeably to Trusts, •. . . . 268.00
contingent expenses, . . : 28.00
Jas. R. Coxe, Esq.,: counsel feed, . 250.00
Balance on hand, May 1,. . 2,191.48
Total, : . . . $6,975.09
Rev. Mr. Rush read ihe report of the Sabbath
school Committee, which speaks of their great need
a a request refused at the last. Asse
mbly. The language of the Standing Committee of
lastyear was quoted once moredn proof of the as
sertion. The permanent Committeehoped that,the.
present Assembly would not pass this over.' They
needed aSecretary to coromupioate with theohtiVCh-'
es/ visit, hold institutes, &c., and. should be a sala
ried, officer and competently supported. ;
The Committee recalled and quoted further the.
resolutions of last Assembly and said that in acccnrd
ance 1 therewith* they had appointed a Treasurer, but
no''funds had ibefen received from the'chUrebes;
Many of the churches fail to report the number
S. S.,children. some improvement. The
number of schoojs/rom. which returns were repeir-,
ed was 54 than in the year preyioug.
The average humher oi'scholars to each church was
11 more laat yfear than' the vpar before. They urg
ed tbeimportance 1 'of 'fhe ! appomttnent of a
at the present Assembly. If this was granted they
felt sure of thing, ableitwdd imuchi n
: Remark, was made iabput.the. jfailure. of certain
Presbyteries to do proper reporting as to their Sab
bath-schools.
I ThcvAlnnjial. vßepott’/of; the iMinisteriabißsief
Kup:d, ; was, peads by the, Secretary; the Rev.- Charles
Brp.wji,. of,.Philadelphia,.in .which it waß,,,seen that
the .receipts .for.the last ,year,.were’ ten thousand
/oiir Lup.dred nna sev.epiy-eight dollars, (sioj47B)
ot ! iticfiade’oP ai&iMI > ‘d'vfer the
Sf tHe previbus' year, the same'period
the!increase' in ’the‘ nilrnber of applicatjorie/ 7br aid
was-nearljithirtiy-fiveiper 'cento Tbel llabilities of
the. Fund; having, advduefed, faster, tiian didrthie
means to liquidate them, - in. March,last a. speejal
appeal for more money! was to the Presbyter-,
ies'and churches, wbicii is 'meeting With favorable
respoffee. 1 :1 ,!ii * ’ >I,J ‘ ' ' ' ■
Thei number jpf applicants forfaid is now sirßty-
their farnilies .number one hundred
aria'eighty one directly ' jipnefifxid ,t>y: the
Pundi 1 “ Those composed‘of .disa'bled^mihislers,
ah dt hewl db ’.vs rind orphans of mi ii iatersdcceaaed.
WHh r tfi«ifeitheptiori'of fivfe, hllof ifhe'iuipidtdfs are
oversixty-five years-of -age, andfifleen 'of'them are
between sfeventy and eighty years old.n Seven have
been in;the ministry for. .more; than fifty, years) and
three fo’r!,almost sixty years. !.i ; f ,-’ -,.
‘, The'fßeport nex;t, presents some fqreible argu
irients 'for' the ’&tablifehment of the Relief Fund,
arid clos'es wifh a‘hfinub'el'6f interesting 'and'kffect
ingvcaseSj' iri whiCh'the'rihafacterfe 1 hrid 'necessities
of: jthbse vfor! whose comfort adds support the Fund
teiW t S“de4iftrqjibro.ugh l t ’ :
/ ! r, 1 „ b.;CS»tllrdiyiißnd«»lßjf.-i':’!'"
In the prayer meeting the Moderator read-that
sublimely beautiful prayer of the Sayiour contained
i'tfih'e : T7th chapfeir M'Jhhn's Gospel," ‘
' Hfeißpoke of this'ad'beirig’the'most'sacred arid im' l
pressive of the Saviour's'nefeds—as- relating n‘ot to
angelslbn,t :t6 men. - :D!id ,thig not : relate to us also
time?;,„^ tJi bi3ifight > 'to ;onr view;that
yrhich l ~truej Not merej.njbrality
will dpv though if to Christians to have
evfen *fh'e slightest sffiihi*' Sfot is it, mere! djerctrihe,
tKofigh 1 we ’snquld- , cCntdna°ea < rhestly ifor iHp r fsSth
on’de delivfeiife&dioftbd'silirfllil "Nhl isri-f inel-e feeK%,
though; .we- should ■ have'ltbafciih ''vicwl of
hgeniand i?.> B«t. it js ithaA nnionOTith Jeans CEjdsWS
tfiat, m.ystq^qus j; fmost.deljghtfuVjreJa)®®
tq Himl. To be nearrfliip,
man ,ahd ,yet- God we may mage r out fife
busines's. Tfi eht of'ffis ffeph'afid drink of His hfood
that otlr the real .b'duifil
of unity among <sttreelves, ! : iOur ebriunori relatiorisbip
to Christ, ourcoom mom Lord*] arid Master, is the true
the ,sincerest syinpathyv . However we mav
differ, iq opinion, . wg-ishali, ip jjthat case npt differ in
heart... He Gpd inight,grant this as the
result of all our deiiberations 'for Christ’s sake,
; Heft. Dr. 'jleniy D‘’'BmitU^oi New ! soiK,’said!that
discord’'and' disunion'afe 6f mail—union' ’ah'd Sliity
are from . above.'"lf'Christians are full'of rivalry it
is because our human infirmitiesi have the mastery.
draw, nearer eachi other -and strive tojact and
liye together., they, do it, according to'Chrises, own
prpmiseand in Christ’s own spirit.. Thus they, act jof
thfemighesf welfare of the Chuirah and under the di
rect' guidance of 'the. Hdiy' Ghost, wi; ho! "ahiibt;
felt that in these times' division’ and sectarianism were
loosing : their force and'men-were- coming to more
union.; JVhence, canie this biieath of; a, new life?> Is
it of earth, earthly, or of the heaY.eri;iheayenly!?, Tsit
man s work or the work of Christ? ’ Those solemn wordß
” Quench*- hot 'SpiiitT # *‘#feW Wt’-thlipirit/’
apply directly here. We mhstinot ,do%mythmg' to
retard this, work, but we must'submit to: the dictates
of the Hply Spirit in all this matter. <
[Dr. Smith was evidently speaking with .reference
to the effect his. words might have upon the finp.l re
sult of the reunion question. But there 'ciih .be ho
doubt whatever that, ho matteh HoW the
in the Church:may feel in other respects, in this ’df
earnest dpsire for the union, of Christians we are.fill
of one spirit.] . .
, ‘ V*as extended by Mr. D. E. Barry, of
tte Ndrtßern'Centajsl.RMlroad, and,also' by Mr. S.,T
Bodme, froih the Pennsylvania Central Raifroad, for
the Assembly to visit'Gettysburg. It was also sug
gested that: in view of the risk to the compahies en
gaged,, it would be as well! for (those who went to en--
sure their lives for $5,00.0 Pacbifor! three days. This
was received with a good, deal of . .
nh^ e 'u -d'w HD-,, from the ; Committee on
thurch Eolity, reported,two overthres;.‘
Rev. Joseph F. Tuttle, D.D., presetfred* the case of
complaint'from Rev. L:-P. Crawford,'concerning the
cross-suits of Carey McLain-vs.-Wm.'Jessup Th*
port gave, a decision .upon the 1 cafee,. which was criti
cised sharply and -well by.Dr; Speah, who held thhfc
the Committee had npt.the.righkso .to give judgment,
u ij ? whether- such decision
shojild be final therp was considerable-argument dfi'
which IJr. Eatterson, Dr.jflenry B. Smithiapd^Rev.
John Rankiii ‘The question of,irregrilatitv
is such as to be open for debate, and it was'-debited
very fully.Dr^Mar' added that theHorm 0 f Gov
eniment limited, the power of the Judicial Commit-
and read* fromTVto show that the . Committee
had no business to decide, but only to arrange the
case and- papers for the Asseiribly’s' judgment At
this there was som,e applause,' and the report was ac
cepted and recommitted. _ • .pt '. )!
, Don. Wm. E, .Dodge moved that .communication
be opened by telegraph with the Assembly at Albany,
and offering to send it himself,; . ' ! y
, HoMei of Eittsburg, wished Ita know if the
correspondence had been begun already by the O. S.
Assembly? To which the Permanfent Clerk replied
that.’last year we began *it but' itVas promptly re
sponded to. O. ( J:',- r r ■
Elder*Ketchum>ished ’this; rbferrOd to a commit
tf® to.be put ill better Mr. ©od&e ! Was a good
thought .it £cotiid> be improved.
JAx, Dodge* apswered t that, Jbhfcee of: our doctors of
composed it. (Loud ap
plause : 1
$1,544.;."
3.859.55
187,32
25.90
150.00
1.207.56
$6,975.09