fran’inw THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1868, Igg” Mr. Barnes’ charge to Dr. Johnson, Blew Manufactures in the Smoky City, Second Letter from Rev. A. M. Stewart, The Christian Light is Force, Page 2d; Editor’s Table, including Lange’s Corinthians and many Theological Ju venile, and Miscellaneous Books. Page 3 d; What Stella could not bear, Old World Monsters, Rev. T. L. Culyer on The Christian’s litle, with poetry, dec., Page Qth; , Our Special Correspon dents lively account of the trip to Gettysburg , Page 'ith. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For Kolapoor Mission, ‘ S. S. of Norristown Central Church, . 27 30 E. 0. Thompson apd S. : Class, . . 34 00 G. W. F . .... 600 A Moral, Fruit, and Fancy Fair is now beingjheld.at the Rpqtprejlppm of.tjhe Whart.on B*.*P#es%yiitiii ctech. dfe; JfflrWe have received numbers I, and 11. of The Cretan, a. monthly .paper ispped by the,Greek Relief Committee in Boston. It is filled with matters of great interest as to the struggle., now waging, im the East' between the barbarism of Islam and the—however imperfect yet—Chris tian) ei vision t9#3tra^ of How sucC'eissfuVtlm straggle iaiMeg:ort“the parV of fife l&ft 15 «i«wnji®l map in the 11. number, very small space in the island Turks. ■ M&~ A; farewell; soiree., was* given,to Bey i E. P. Hammond, in Glasgow, May26thj under the | auspices of, the Glasgo wiFouhdry. Boys’ Religious I Society., .LieutoCplohel D. BayidSon,,occupied the chair. Amongst/othew on thh platform were the Beys. Dr. Paterson, A. A. Bonar, X. Welle, D. Pirret, X Mi’Gregor, Professor Macklin, J. M’Bermid ; Bailie Govan, Councilor Laughland, & HOHip JA3!22AJO The Chairman expressed tne great pleasure he felt at and espe cially at whom he well remembered as having been years ago en gaged aIM" with- hiujaejf in a work in Scotland—that o/ assisting ,J in the’furtherance of a great awakening; , -Jhey all jknew that he allu ded to his dear friend Mr. Hammond. (Cheers.) DrCH/S. the report from which., is an extract: “ Mr. Hammond has held 34 meetings in the course of’of 39-days, from 18th April to 25th May (yesterday) spoken to 30,- 000 people in 7 districts of the city. Following rip Mr.'’Hsminohd’'S meetings ih Various qudrtek of the city, 20 meetings. have already been held —not inpludjpg .the regular., meetings of the Foundry Society. These meetings have tfe ardB of 1.0,000, people have attended these meetings. At every one of the above meetings ( very many have remained to the inquiry meeting sheld after them.” i « AfterseVeVSl'other a'd ! drbss*es’'' i Mr L . Hammond gave ahacebdfitof cliirdren's , iheetinga in Syria', where Rev. Mr. of. Beirut,.noted, as in terpreter, and Jerusalem where many English speaking' ohildr'en. weto living, and where Bishop Gobat and Dr.‘Barehfyiiafl'requested him toad dress them. He spoke of the crown of thorns wh to hi£lhy r jllr. Gfibat, and whiendie nad usedVfrmeetings oir Ihe Conti nent and in evident^ggod^cffect. The WfAspotii an account of this soiree, says nothing of tjjm.futjure movements of Mr. Hammond. ■ .V. I0“;A .despatch*to the. Morning Post dated “New’Tork,>June i-hth,’' says:, : An immense meeting for the reunion of the Presbyterian' Churches was' field last'evening in: the Rev. Dr. Hall's Church. NiMhers tveht away unable to 'gain 1 enttahhe, and* addresses were- de livered by £?ime, gall, H. B. Smith, Sutphen, Robert Garter, and Geo. i H. Stuart, Esqs.- Devotional exercises were con dncted by Drs. Skinner, Hatfield, and’ Croshy.; Hr? jhdMn\€Qbifihfial£ oil the audidncef extended him the right hand of fellowship. Mr. Stuart held the vast audience until nearly ten o’clock. < LYONS FEMALE COLLEGE. L. Stanley is' in- thie city | pointment of the Synod of lowa, endeavoring, to] secure valuable property valued at $45,00.0, for. the small sum of $15,000. The enterpffs le!re ceived the cordial endorsement of the General] Assembly at its la’te'meeting at" Harfisburg.' It, ibeegrre^men^e^^-jgtqjiy As- ; sociation of Ministers held at. the. House, and by many brethren individually.'''* It] is a rare.opportuuity to secure,an institution on; the M ississippi. Will, not. some, brethren 'inthe l Presbyterian Church adopt it and ’hand down their names for all time in the great .valley of the West. The sum of Mr "Stanley may be addressed l at the Presbyterian House, 1334 Chestnut Street. The Article. “ Undersold. jtiinseTff ” on ,eur .Family Circle pagej does injustice to an es-j body"o/'^/Wristisi!tS®'' ! ®h? name of the! hero .kef r *nt mi , C H Of the State of Religion within the bounds of the Presbyterian. Church in the ,United States of America, May, 1868. Standing at the end of thirty years In the his tory of a great denomination,' we may' profitably revert,'itr this connection, to the course' of that history, and notice, soiile among the prominent characteristics in the religious development of this portioij off the Ghristid'Church. ; v f •first, an era of aggregat ion and assimilation on the part of the scattered fragments - remaining after t)ie disruption. Not only those churches And ecclesiastical bodies whose connection with the old Presbyterian atbek Was) severed by -thatPafei, but also others in variousportions-ofthe country, I inspired by sympathy with them as to' doctrine and position, Were thus early together, bOUieM to bis bone and flesh to his, flesh. The, coales. cence of these congenial elements resulted,‘ima comparatively brief ipCifiodj in the organising of a neW Church—jj Church possessing a high degree of religious and in some' respects,: peculiarly fitted bo M go'dd and a wprhi&r'ph'tisSt,,', 'ffßj In the second decide; we discern ameasureiff progrffis ahd growth, every?,way remarkable,WljS in contrast With the'youthfulnrafegef the denomination, and with the unfavorable! iM 1 - cuinstances'amongWhich (t stjbfelp.d tuviby.o i '-This growth and progress were attained far less through any adjustmente of pblity I 'or , sihy l j 1 positive denominational Stoflhn'jjtban (hfi. jjy the conversion of souls through).the. I I. truth, by-the culture of believers inholinegs; and I I the increa%fe{ofipj(htyl. in\'theiindiyidtih.l church. I And, though the lack of sucli denominational ac tivity, and of a led, du ■ L though irreconcileabie diversities respecting sTa-1 j very constantly agitated jthejyaung dehßSnination, $66 30 • g-.'TT.gff THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1868. ANNUAL NAP.KATIVE yet tb.e era closed a.decisj,yeadyanceinthe number of churches and communicants, and- in nearly every- other element which would- indicate a OK p The Ofai been a period of i organizatioh "and bonsoliilation, in re spect both to doctrine and golityi'i4tid v t6 forms, of. religib'tiS’ ’' ’ A clearer adjust ment" of our’ ecclesiastical system has .bfien se cured ; more uniform and harmonious mplmds of ya&ng%h<l dpplyiifg ?a ttainedf'B;- m ,o#fe s siidiciciuS*iEn*if s pi‘oduotive;;Bieory of Church action is at * length recognized 1 -and adopted. Not onl^tllFyear, but every yeSr in this decadeThas borne progressive testi mony to a great structural change m these par ticulars I—a 1 —a change effeoted'at no'serious loss in respect to the past, prolific of good in many'di rections,’and jfull of piomis£fo:6 the futpfe As we stand at the close of this period, are\ per mitted in'ibis matter to recognize, in-a'jpeepliar through this formative stage at no •. unity or of spirituality, but also thud' endowing anfegfipgingffut acts»u; 'jfijr larger and wiser enterprises, fora nobler work 'and a nobleptestimonyin time 'tb cc&te. ~ ‘ - Studying thpgeneral history of ti'on during these three periods, which -aig.^ljus seen to stand in the ord£r of a sound health ful deyeJopmentj many indications of a in all that constitutes true growth. Each of these periods'shoWs air itdva'n'ce on the preceding in respect to the number of ternal strengh and resources,, and an improve-: inent in butwaVdposition, and in relatibn to otheh branches of the Church of Christ..wEach cx- Sits of t^iiritbryms- ! as of . bs, and a steads; the. denomina tion parallel with the amazing "march of'the na dentiall.y planted, j|t,the gtst, along thosejines of latitude where the various elements of New Eng land life nieet’and’ ‘tnin'|;id vrith ’ those 5 from the more central’andrSoutkernt-States.' L Like every other American influence or institution that is vital, it moved along the same or neighboring parallels,'planting hew churches in every rising Statc,sendH)g missionariesamong the pioneers of each opening territory, ,jconetautly striving to plant the;.standard of its doctrine and -polity.wherever American civilizationt! extends. Eor ', J g%hse : ofK;as, indeed, beeh excluded; ftomtheSoOtheTD'Stafces: :y,et jti ,fe g. suggestive; fajjtifc. thaOhe" Mhsty-iMrp bjf, "jjbtir.; ChMmittefe,'; eifme from Presbyteries representing mo lessi than: sev en teen States an'd four territories, iigd 'fbafjfboSe States and territories lie exactly in that 'central zone jbf influence in which.Amefican-jdeas bloom most freely, inditf which our A,mbf?ckti llfio-j- I political, aocial, ,religious—finds its'-.’iioEiiest. ex pression. -L'-T-."V: ' This geographicai distributibp ofa.oh^.Clxbf^h 1 is afaetto.be carefully taken into the account, in studying its religroua.shjsfory.j'.even.'foriaa'Single cions .to men of all , latitudes, and ,although -.the Spirit of grace be not limited by thtfti’oWdaribs of States, it still'is true that opt ipterpretetipn.of .that Qpspel find.s easier access,to Qertai.n-fypes<of mind than tb and that our chufchebtake; root more or less readily, according- to the general character of the communities wherein they are I planted. The Presbyterial Narrative'S themselves! suggest ln some instances they: .speak of fsans of hindrance ap’d sources,,of ‘ dis couragement) which are hot felt universally 1 ; ' in, I ’others, they allude to .successes and!ad-vances4fdr ' 80 :<% as visible conditions -'dxtend, it j would be. unreasonable .to, 16.0 k, elsephqre. The : growth of-a Christian denomination does depend, in some degree, not merely on- its internal’ quali- I f j®, B °f .P t,r P? hut likewise on its position, and ; on .the.external.nCifcumstarices affectiug itM,,,..Tfie : hi'storyr.,of our,dhurches in thfe lying east, of .the Alleghenies, cannot'he exactly identi | caWith the histor.y ef those subseqnently organ i ized in the States.' between-the mountains and the; Mississippi, qr of those still different phw-^® B ; : more recently planted heyondtheFather of Waters, i , A similar exist among the , churches 'alorfg or nfffer of these ' Narratives from'’iNtfltfchein , >a.'n'dJ;Soift!linrn Ohio resp^4.YSlj>> t a/Si from the contiguous States of Michigan and Indiana. And in considering the state of religion for the current year, it is our duty to take such diversities into the account, and to estimate the measure of Success attained with suitable reference to the external as well as the internal conditions under which that success was secured. Taken in; general, the history of our churches during ithe year now closed, must be regarded as one of marked prosperity.. Though the Presby terial Narratives do not furnish sufficient statisti cal .information, yet .they convey the impression of a decided advancq,, ur many important direc tions. The. numberi of sanctuaries erected or es seutially repaired, or of instances where indebtr edness tor houses of, worship previously, erected has, been ,paid;. qf, mission' schools or enterprises provided with, fitting accommodations; and of p.arsonggps b.uiit or jpurchased, and ministerial libraries .procured, isjprqbatdy greater, than in any, other previous year!in our history as a denomi-; nation; the generaljnpreapeo.f,wealth, since the close of the war/ ‘exhibiting r ifeelf 'in these as in so many secular • ‘diVections. ' ! Soino of the Pres byteried reporta measure : of ec/uiti bl’e liberality hf the mihistry, 1 ' arid such, bie'regarded *>’;i.n-j de;i of a, general, .though by mo, means uqiyersal ifacti// It is believed that a' similar,.increase,,of benevolence is mani|eBting itself r nt least :ittsome sections of the Charbh'j iu the asSisbihde of can didates fdf the ■ministry,''and in' ■thd' Sndowiherit' ‘of ‘institution^; consebriited tioi &eJ %thi& l blf &hrjs h.xr.t lIUK ,o<t lS- X'ffl-1 .nl'j ".eaorl ptian education. f I in : increased idi.teßdauceiuppiui.thc; various means l of i grace; in• a marred adfvan'Ce in the: Sabbath r school' Work^andln gjener&l fatar witlKwbioh four clißfdhe's 1 and been ; regarded. llt is 1 dbVidus' fKiit jbahy 'of'the prejudices oti'ce entertained against pur denomination,‘ in- dertain. SRctiops,- haye. > no l t : ,qnly,c i easpd.tQi i e^ ! isj;, f p.ut Rave libeeußupplantedvbjlaJsineer.e jpespecjt-;and.a.cor jdiali.«srapatiry i Lßlh|ijh.,.:6irnteh; ground .'fbyyitjbe [strongest-'Kopeliii jhi MudLtr. Many Pfesbyte- Iries afford decided iy idence’ofthis id tbeirstatc- Hrddnts resp'ectidg'bahltliee'tilargemenf’df con^re ,P?.n,( x ...iir.; t-Efc JSV&i. . ..ft. Jsmty to .o-uioW ‘ instruction. It is,.|atje Jto l .8 l ay,that an no p^gvpps ot adult'minds, I: h'eeH.taughfcwitbiipur denominational influence; land although the number':of'>pupi)sln oufiSab j #s 'pfistioi# 'entire aggregate ofi our church-membership/{he j Mftratgg- sf’ncrcira^tr^geriibt’f^ I-also. 1 Ibrniftatidiial'extension, and of P:tk e i a JffM fiea. forward during the year. lenftfecPin general,“in the Re bhe’fttf'doinmittees on' Home The work of : dfen aggressive-, ,ij been What has<bdenplre ports'inf 'thecupetfol Missions and Ghurfh Erection, highly-enconrag i°g 4? i fc 4#'4 § at«#ant|v confiifijd by the i^o* sy||?elB F ratives. di eae^m-ra indicate the existence*of many', Cores ofvacanc and*destitute churches, numbers if which are without suitable sanctuaries, yet we kave n great occasion fco rejoice complished throughjth'eSe instrumentalities. This iSd the work of diffusinr.a,soundfdenonunationaland GhriStian litiSratuiiwSfigh Stir Ptiblidatidn' Gom mittee', lhnd'tHf(ihgh|the’fexbelte'nt'newsjiapefsde voted'to our much has !boon duhe| at The year has been’' ! otife '6f spiritual blessing. clension and worldliness have prevailed within thfeit foofedefe’itjil: jgeflcM ! 'b^ t different character! Although the Narratives do not afford such statistical as would statt Jwftjfeefiiwspvived °f ho i m h churches in. the. aggregate, yet. tneir statements where signcd'fev^T&K’ that Spirit i no general attentiveness to thij iff iheiedi? fying of ir- 'il,e r lions to Christ. .. Several.pl Pi witness t'oducir ibi i of the .Holy (JftPgfi,) iff ipon, the mown grass, and < heart of His church, even ho'wers of .aGijfwhole, the year has. beei : .og, not simply in respeel - e of the tsflam* truth, that jGcraspi larged spiritual ’ seed,-all. outward <*,!&■s! and gratitude; itht .fayqrakjlg, and gravegteoncei tlSIi Sl*, temporarily in this titudes of t'eehleiorg as permanent" v una owV^rft^te Assembly as/yacant have since been” si united ,-with , other d serve'Vlfe, 1 yeCit fi‘s in five&Ma&hv&ie titute of regular mj ’ not equal, destituti( that great |jj|ing{%- north, the west affiwuth,i the presefltjfe&efat i sionary our i more than ope, hunt: VtererepOrtedtti th j thd ®resfiyierial; : Na i do ( not been greattyjlimini as occur even on mi beyoDd tbe Mississ peJy&S&fge * riajnljgf A?® that en i ,ffr. VltaJ id.'..'. : ispire»joy lome un /^%omeese 'are but ! sBdTtrdh ; but there are mul itmationS,'’ stuttered through Mip 'P.ffr le to maEe provision their In the single Statd'of'Ohfo, some- of\Sße|e kplieiT with preachers, and pSh€dffrcßi 'leSiiiiiiiti6ii£<u> tfe to say that as J manVas one Similar, though portions of on the : "^ r Ohio on **■'=' regarded for tjfe main mis- CButch. liP'Hftt triangle, :o4 aftifofiftyi vacajitshurohes Assemblyoneyear. ago'jJhnd ratiVhasfor tfifr"©ixi , re6r yea# 'oj)p ri 'Miat l this number has bed: While such vacancies ponary arounds in,the older ipi meet attracting-: to them* K)f laborers, this gtgsatpgn- tral region, or at least the southern half of it, is suffering great, and perhaps increasing, destitu tion. For every church established in the States and territories west of the Mississippi, a' church languishes and dies in Ohio or the contiguous States; and should this condition of things long continue, our denomination will be broken in two at the centre, and our hold on the central West be lost forever. The other startling fact is the lack of tnett to fill these numerous vacancies-'—-a lack which is confessed and deplored by the Presbyteries in all portions of our denominational territory;' While the number of ministers ou the Toll exceeds - the whole ■ number of churches by more than three hundred, f the vacancies reported- to theASsembly of 1867, were above three hundred and-fifty. These statistics would-seeni td indidate tdiat," sub tracting the number of foreign missionaries, nearly one-third of our riiinistry were mot ‘at that time filling the pastoral office, and' also- to imply that there is little 'heed of additional laborers. Yet.i the vacanties continue to exist’, and the ; sol emn, and ‘urgent-mall for help-conies. to ■us with .each isnoeessiveiyeaj!. , These hundredsof feeble languishing,-dyingchurches, must, not be'suffer;- ed to -perish ; and men; most! fe found who will be willing to take these cbiirches in' tlmir-weak ness;' and, nourish them; intoh'ope, and- strength, and self-support. 0% denomination .needs mis sionaries;. iri!’the old beMcsisensej of >tHat term; and lif.there bin not, piety enoughiin the churches; to produce and train such missionaries,-and to sustain itheni jntheii; arduous: ,wa vvell Wr.an ) d-:trem^!e > .ffi^.t%e,r.eBult V M I .; . ■ : .Somci iOf| the seem ito iaßticipa^e relief reunioajjaad^prcibly,,present:the lackqfi snila,-: bleilaboreis and.tUeJameqtabjLe des,titutio i n i ()f i tlie chjUrqhpSfin.bgthipf thg bodjes.tp. bs,. united, jap ;argumentsfor, sucVl vmipQ. ;It.)aq^,^eems^rpbablqJiha,t,tbe l ya|idijtjaHdrqacb of this argument will soon be tested.; never A BeeamiMiQj^rie£ r b'otn'fq suppler 1 g to jfjear our sfean^ar^jintonew^regions as jthijy openbefofeusj iSsjilcially 'tliis' Re manifest when 'we |e^fef ! in? earnesi’'pppn of evangel-’, ‘iiiing theT Souwi,‘ as 1 well'^as''the' remost^'West)' and attempt' io .prosecute, on anylargeriseare.'tbat' ivast work among tnd freegmen wrack ,nas already ftßLfitian-?.*strrii'T Ikuiiijs-. umv&o fr, i been auspiciously begun i -UMiOWto gJiionoaeS-iu 5 ‘i MFh; s:iai AreriH, Bradford 7' i.? i Charles L., *- ? ■ , Reach, Kbenezer C., * 1 * - ‘ • V Camp, Phineas, , A .., ... ~ Clark, Lemuel, 5 ’ I '' ' ‘ s ’ Coffin, N.CogsweH, « ’{ Crabti, Isaac, . . . Davis; fJohhWV, •' ■ • ' ? ‘ l'» Detrfibg,Rufus R' ? DeWitt, William R' DfrDv: r. >' to n«*v *<£<l. fun r>!v 1 Hayes, Haryey EL, D.D.. . frighted Daniel, /I HVf 7) Hurd, t tfrmei, ' * * • *■.'*■ JudtoW’ David-F;, 7 ;*■; •< j, 1 { « * LoQDBbnry l >Thos4«P-D.,>■*i \mu McCullough.iJauuUil J., McMurray; JdSephßi,' 'ui •! 'V* Mallory,.Daniel 0.,.,., ». ~{ .? i r .. sinty - SDUsj.Thqrnton, A*» DJ>., /; jr Monteith, John, Morton 1 , Joseph* Lymanj’’ 1 Nash, Airan,' 7 ■'•,*) Newbury, Samuel, Pierce, -H, ; ■ Pomeroy, TOedad, Powell, David, f» Richardson, Lyipan,,, • Robiris'od tt : > Woodruff, f ] , tf ,/-j , t . . j * r By order General Assembly^ iij ; WjjDfri# 5 *:TfiATFltfLI), l Stitfff tttoift 0; ' :3 ZiWtiM'mf ■ ilwtet;:: sea")- spns,. jfqljo.p'ing jijaT.e,i)een piade : Gfintpiis St;, IKiftn, (profession aqd jpjaf > NortlnlfcoadoSt;, Fseven'.-By profession nod: fifteen By‘ lfetrfCrj '-First ’’cliurhh'jfive l ' by profbisSidfi’and th'fee Wletter i Olivet''ft uil)h,'fireßy lStfef and . heads pi .families; &ato«ft',jttpifk*B£i&ble for this oh.nrehi edifide. -{-Olivet) 1 has'beeh edntra'eted for yifh‘-'H3Bkw' Bck&ky tld'be':sfef ! bi)’bf tb4* lit df 'ihbncTbeing mcSsifi already raided nmie’iulffu r-j-v-CirO «j vrn;. /.i friTO^i 8 .-«i .•••'. •--.d - -PRESTERrES.-^d/a<tfc<#rt>'■feeCUtly -met in the efinrnh 'dQ LawTencebttrgdylndi;) and-or'dained M'r.nJ./R:' Midchellmhd! installed ! him> aspastor of that i church.) ’ Eor ’tbirteen'i years this church hasMd ,i nothiißgbutSstated"Supplies,but-witihin a 'yeai upwafds'ofi'ithirty ,'membershavebfeen adJerdy and its prospects! areo brightening.—2?/ie Third Pres, of Mew iFbfi/iMay2'2d,sordaihedMir, Ghroitophep Brown >• >(whdj graduated ■: froin Unioni;iast..year,^)ftoi'thework -of an Evangelist;, HetakeS dhargedo£-.the®emple'St.'Uo < church (dolpred)l)o6 Nnte'®avenimi®Ae*’dVesisoyf Athehb, atiitsirfecept meeting at Aines villeyOhiol received two new churches—the church of Ealliat p.quniy }f .of r thittyo jnMb.ers,y form’eslyT in Syno.d i ,’s,landi ithe -Be?jeiarP«se.sbjtonah 'iA#Whj\p£’£fteeft Imetuherg, l.atply,orgau.i^jyn i g[9p.kiii^.eoanty J , HS j„ ! < C burches.—A» Wesltidjrster'&ttirch OR'lSundayiri May J24kb;H|slfe heads Infl'h; jfamily (GernHiermauSand! -his twiftl)iwhot for ‘rriany l years have .beedf !®rench*Catholics,' made la* public pret fession'cof) their, faithyidnd were rceedtly shld theiti'sdhurch/led'ificc' for.fjusems'h State ‘Normal Schddl l , hat'd djhgun’ to erect- an’oth e rioKihetf a m utts Potsdamnßan l ds(oueViuJ’gothic,istyleiH,;a:hel'hiain build\rig Jwrttlbe r £so'byn9o feet;-with' an Lvd® By 4fiTfeefc,i isforfa^'sCssien l ; rporiiv-i d Estimated coSt tbe first Sabbath dn iMarch thirty! fivesnnited ion profession with- the -chute h. da Again' on!ithfeiiftrs6'Sabbatjh in ’May thirtoeb' wefeVfecciyedi'Sdme oh-profeSsiW-isiDlie i ßtMidiOHitrbktGincimiati, seU; n itenpropeiSty 'oifnFoutth r Stt, «tfd«ttfiwestap todrhu. new lotJaittdlereetingainewiohurchibae beeiitcbm- Drftorii' 0; the new .oharfetf etJhSeiß! wak'dedifclataflf MayrlOth 3S»fe.»b&rpbcif i|P,thg 1aH, ; pf,,1860. a^4berprespjt<wf|hborBWpTp6Ahfl!®rchis;3Bi —33&e Mm rgd@n.%paj:d,upi W: ■afiytji! M frjeipi&aijy .ait. n. V'JidylS; 1867,.' p. < : Sept. 18,1867, , ‘- i Apri126,1868, Ui Jpril2U‘mS, >7 >Jan4.9, • : iiiiaWaStUfij ni; !, J r (MarehJ:2.lB% , ■'W»fa.<BOt*fS67/> 1 / Junfe 17,(1867, . . . ‘July *.1867, . ) 100e.'20,518e7^:! ! !:. : vi '■ (Si SOji.22 > 'i867,.,;.. ii |;i' Mar. 9,1868, .... iJfc'Jim.Stjms,' l h**i} *5B rm * ..,48 • '‘iSl- 1 dSTi, -, t Bl 1 ! It ...-/-Qcli, 39| IBB7t ..; ,.■ Dc. 20,1887, ' , IB J4n}27i1868, Apri1,13,1868 ~ Jane 10,1867, Juno 19,1887, April 5,1868. ■ • 1 SfeiwisWv 1 !>; i' ...Mat, 17,.1868, , .6 - -®eb:3BU««Bi Jane 20,1867, X. Not. 1867, ~ Oct. 1,1867*. J i]tilarclii4;lB&3j>a i „ v ,Apif1.14,1868, and earnestlyto other and more general evidences repressing oar denominational growth. While the spirit of benevolence has been manifested in an unusual degree, and while the aggregate of centributions probably exceeds that of any pre vious year, yet there is reason to believe that the contagious worldliness every where abroad iiv the land is sadly affecting the Church, and diminish ing and paralyzing her efforts for Christ and His cause. There is also reason for believing that, although the general tone of piety within the Church has .been improved, and religion, .pure and undefiled, has made progress in the hearts of the people of God, the outlying wickedness ofthe land remains almost Unaffected. Notwithstanding earnest efforts made in home of the Presbyteries • to correct them, the- great: vices : of. proianity,?!- gambling, disregard of the. .Sabbath, andespe-/. cially intemperance, still retain their hold<upoa - the hearts of men, and in some quarters seem to be even increasing in virulence and ness ; . : It becomes us to realize the existence Of -' such unholy andhiirtful tendencies, and oe. a',de- . nomination tp give ourselves more generally,and > more earnestly,to. the task of arresting.them,and ofVescuing those who are perishing undertheir cOniamiiiatibn. L - ■' ‘ v ' : ' i ! 'lt hasiklreadiyiheep - Ktid that Narratives have been:r6eeiyed Ll ft!omj nippHyrfiye of the one hun* dred and connected with our; failed ’ip, Troy, Jhayrrence, Tioga, We^sbprough^, Port Way n®, , f]p:S Bayer, ,iDra Tloines, Omaha, (ftiaritbn; JBfri} Jos6 and iW ashoe. ’, jtphe absence ofthpse documents,. bf.jepursej'.aiplinuthM sQ,m.a.c.hiiie ,jnate- , rihl thlp yfdue_ ) b|‘fthis,'jgenew ifaiiratiyp.,, ■ ai;e called, the deccase ofpplejs, th,en ducingtheyear;. Jfqiir ‘ of, ,thmhimb.e^'na^r peripd'joi' life,. when, human strength jiecqmes .labop and, sorrow j. and, niiie, others, .fuyd, j&3, i allotted.. thiCee-, scpfe^yM^apditep; bjpthreni ugon wpanj-the dqtjp .duties. j&aprpd' calling., stil.r n devol'yed iin jtTje-, prime of, just. as. thjey .fully upon their ministerial career, liefi the in culcated by such unusual mortality reach ana affect eyery leVus I ‘sd ! liv.e and, act that, 'like these departed ones, i ,'de 'may'yvheii from the*b'odjf, be‘pr i 6feehtr‘#ith i ‘the 1 L6rd.‘ ‘The list'pf‘thd"dibce ! sisedis as^lolldws: 11 r '.TvJ:;a&3 liiii; s; -■< c -.i , r . 5 Placb. r_ t . (i , |P^tnSBTTE9nr. Chicago, , Tabenille, Mo., jysanderjiN. Y, !>ucon{ H 1.,.. Wdstford, : N. Y., Fairfieldj : Tamaburg'j’Pft^’ ! ’’ English to wn,, N. C6hstsbie,N. Y., Hitril»btirg,tP«4 Washington, D^C-j. U rand’ Haveh,' Mich;, Binghamfconj-ff. Yij *•- Hock Island, 111., Kejffanee r< lli 1 ; - ‘. , i - Pafrporij N.Y4 . Seneca, , TrojUtan., , ,rp r., New York Ciiy, N. Y.,-' OyisV%T*r Tioga, ftu, , , « Cerro Gunl6, Til., ’*- Beverly. N. J., „ Auburn, N. Y., Ejyria, Ohio, , f WauWegan,* IU;, K Dubuque, lowa, Tallahassefe,’ I?**., - •T*' ! -'■ ' !j . :■*. iV..>; ; i Cornwall Landing, N. T- : ( t. Leavenworth, •* > 1J • 1 ; .Vrr.a.-i;! /iiiv: .v- ’ ; JONATHA] I'. /. /; . - « - ; ir / Am, lu-ht congregation thenijioinedjifl?sihgipg'the tT« J>eum. -rnrTheji dedication ~of;: tibfe ilohuijcb; edifice at WatMns,:W} E.;'ierected by the late -Hon,;. John Magee, took plape ofi, Thursday, May 14th.: fiChe edifice stan.dafin an ample, lot,.and jis onp of. the best specituens iof village:church!architeCture.il -It isjof, brick st*jne, trimmings.slate noofi: ttadi, gifi jscfult, tpmvtf W.ith-ample thje rearp-i-No ipains I wereuapared tej make it substantial and enduring, hut njjthing was giycn.to mere;show. —The:Second, chhjwbf i/rt;,rbaycJet,,ttel r baycJet,,tte 1 opntraci the spirej .and jare jabout to place a large Belh iit the tower. Within, ,ai |e% in.onths, tEtenty pig members hay? .been added to their fellowship, and Others,; are , tf> unite at the next communion; Bloomington is, growing; fast ; _ and the is bieT coming toq, gpiall, fpr tfie congregation,- Enlarged ment by afidiiigjthirty Jeet to the jear oi' the'prei sept edifice remedy.—The eh,urclr in , Jerseyville. •in.„W.eived. forty- six to oqm muhion , re cently f . the fruits mainly o£ a revival t? Rrogress t( dpriim;"|tlip winter and spring.—27m , has seven yrhiqh it, is, hoped will he cothf pleted during summer,—Grpunfi was broken for a new church, to be known as the South'' churchy;atj the Iron Worts, Albany, a motith, ago. The edifice'' will ,be costly and bediltiM,' ap'd is 1 tlip gift'‘df Burderk & S3ijs“.;The Hon. Erastus Corning presented the she, 1 ; which’ is lbca’fed' vary eligibly pnd beautb indy on the 'hill .'north of the Wynantskill and nea'y Me’chfipiß’s Tte‘bosiwilL'be about I feol[i'eSpopd’etft i o'f the Sordid writesc <l 'Sinee ! the coinmCncement of "IHis : yiear we have cnjrtyCd'a ptecibus Work df.’graiie in. Kingsville, Ohio. On the first SuhSayin March,’twelve were added to'our fehui-chl Oh the first Sunday iii jMay, 1 nineieeh> more' wefe -feceivtid,tall but five On professiohl' '{fhe 1 other churches have shared laVghly’ in. the ! ' fruits of this revival.”— TheJjSecoMit ! &errnaii' ] Ghtiich of CenrinAdti -yras o^ahiiied’dli ! tlie li i3tli’ of May,-1863, wifc four toeh l liferiib'ei's'j n lt r 'iiow ! has severity-i&iven mo# hers ;' l flftyi6hre'e' l of have been I 'added so* Servicesf are ; held in a hall,-but it is nehfesSary to! biliVd a church, and' the Ifetif thbugh pdoyhas resolved'-’to’ ti-y to : dq Widows whh'live' by’sevrkig imdi Wftshing ’hhve -Bubsefibed >8:10 to sls;ehchp andojotbefasievenlbe jond- theirtneans.; A liberal /O hr iscianr jnsridian t ba!s shbscribedi: 55.0 Q;,:. iThe t brlck-makem- Ifiive donated) 47,Q0.0 Ibricks, -nnd lit- ifche nother: good people wil t help; the- chnxok friiHsemn-tt th i« ami. mer a;neat house[3syby .e 5 , h, onn , | ; - r AiLi-b-Bknsille'.lUj JtivjXMb Fetch sukpjasetfthia. fcongregdtfotf ,aifewi’Sabbath morn ings cslßepcibjiiftfinQitncing hisipli-pose to resign > hisj pastorAtelatrAn Seriry Bush f ne7,iforanenty ofnGenJnal j Oellege;i /has. gone to Ctiicago. / Chicago. ' , . Ondndfta:’/ ?i 4alena,andllGlvidec«. llatefrfaßdlklFi&re. * l * • .*' Huron. .■,•;■• -,i ' !•.•;? r >. # Monroe.;. • Harrhftrarg. NVWark. t ■< u* jhampi&ifc H&tsrfcboS'g; J l Qra& KiroVan#: '* !!i ' ■HohIJI. Keokuk, ■, Hudson. : •‘ - ’ ‘ jt->. y) Rochester^..' Racbater. * Steafc£ii.V Portage. V. 7lb -y/M 1<«. Wellsborongh. * ; • w»ui«h: .*Wi c ■■■':■> ,;a .■.,*■■ ‘ IridSpoliav .V ,-V > 1 • and I’ortdge. ■ ' . . Erio.f ;,) ■' Cedar Raplde. * i Crtyugi. Rochester. M’Qlitrttftr. Noffch Riyer. Ctiunpldln. {'F : STEARNS, Moderator.
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