,„t, d ow n the course of history from " the cove
nant made with Adam, our federal head" to the
present, to show what the world owes to the Church,
11e urged the congregation to give liberally now, to
raise if possible $5OOO on the spot, if they wanted
$lO,OOO from their brethren down toxin. He urged
upon them even as a matter of business investment
to give to the building of houses of prayer, as, if the
Christian churches and ministry were taken out of
this city, in ten years time it would be uninhabita
ble through its vileness. Alluding to Dr. Striker's
remark about the Dutch Church, Mr. A. said that
when Dr. S. became progressive, he found his way
into the N. S. Church. (Laughter.)
The matter of soliciting subscriptions was then
pursued with great spirit, and sums of $5OO, $250,
$lOO, &c., down to $5 were speedily reported, mak
ing in all upwards of $2400 contributed . on the spot.
The pastor, Mr. Eva, then eibibited and enumer
ated the various articles to be Risked in' the corner
stone : A Bible, Confession of Faith; Form of Church
government, Church Psalmist, certificated member •
ship, history of the organization of the Church, list
of original members and list of, all connected with
the church at the present time, officers of the church
and Sunday-school,. .Charter of the congregation,
names of the. building coMmittee, architect, and
builder, copy of the contract, names of ministers
present at the laying of the corner-stone, Municipal , :
ity of the city, ConStittition• of the United States;
also, copies of Ihe , idaily papers, and of the issues of
the Ammattoi&NPRESBYTEIAN which contain the. re
port of our late General, Assembly and that of last
week.
The corner stone was tben laid by Rev. Wm. T:
Eva, as pastor of the church, and the leaden box'
of mementos placed in it by Mr. Butimi, President
of the Board of Trustees, and inemberof our Orty
Councils, Rev, Jno. McLeod following with a•brief
but impressive 'prayer.
Rev. Dr. Wiswell followed in a spirited and char
acteristic address, disclaiming for Air. Eva any, ex
pressions of condolence at the prospect of labor be
fore him. The persons to be pitied were those left
behind, and the privileged.position was that of the
leader in a new enterprise like this. Mr. Eva was
to be envied, as he knew from Lis' own experience
in such undertakings.
After some more spirited music frOm the choir,
the clergy, trustees. and musicians adjOurhed to the
residence of Mr, &ram, where an abundant and
tasteful hospitality closed the proceedings of the
day.
The new structure will . have a frontage upon
FranktOrdr and of 115 feet, with a,dePthof seventy
feet on Vienna street. The. structure will - be of
Trenton kown-stone,, with a slate roof and a spire
measuring 200 feet trom ihe base. It will have an
audience chamber capable of accommodating 1,200
persons with sittings. This part of the building
will be furnished with albthe modern improvements
suited to a place of worship, and the. pews will be
constructed with an eye to the comfort of thte.con
gregation. There will also be a lecture and ,Sun,-
day-school room; suited to the wants .of all who
may attend on these Services.
DEBATE. ON RE-unp _ THE 0. S. AS
____
SE4IVLY.
[ The following speeches, which were omitted in
their proper places, are now given.]
Thursday, May 28th, Henry Day, Esq., of New
York, desired to speak for the great mass of the
laity of the Church. He feared that the clergy and
the laity may possibly divide on this subject. He
said: "I feel, when 'I ain . constrained to differ with
Dr. Hodge, like a young man going to war without
his father's blessing. Yet I must go."
The two churches will work more efficiently when
organically united. The prayer of Christ and the
description of the Church given by the Apostles re—
fer to organic, and not to spiritual unity only. "As I
understand P resbyterianism, one of its cardinal doc
trines is that it is one.in polity. The principle is,
that all its scattered churches and members owe
allegiance to one superior authority.''', The testi
mony of the - Church Is that this "organicunity
should take place. He - quoted from Drs. Musgrave
and Hodge at the Philadelphia Convention to show
that the Churches desire "re-Union . upon .the basis
laid clown by Dr. Hodge, which is essentially the
basis before us." He referred to the re-anion of
1758, as also the union with'the Associate ReforMed
Church, to show that no difficulties as to property
need be expected. "It has thus been established
that unity ie the duty and practice of the Church."
He showed from toe Princeton Review that liberty of
interpretation and explanation has always been the
law of the Church. He traced the words "Re
formed or Calvinistic system " to Dr. Hodge in the
same Review, adding: "If you know in what sense
Dr. Hodge uses them, you know what the " Re
formed or Calvinistic sense" of the Basis means.
They came from this very quarter, and were put in
out of deference to us. Our New-school. brethreti were
willing to stand upon even a narrower Basis than
the Confession of Faith." "When our New-school
brethren say that they receive this Confession we
are met by it denial. Who is to decide this ques
tion of fact and veracity? The great body of the
people must decide it. And I say, in behalf of the
great body of the laity, that we do believe what
these brethren say. I believe I have a voice in this
matter, and that this voice is the voice of the peo
ple. You ministers may tell us differently, but we
do still believe our Newschool brethren honest and
sincere. The great body of the laity see no differ
ence between us and them. My brother elders of
the New-school Church and I walk down Broadway,
(New York city,) together; we talk these things
over, but are unable to see why we are apart. . .
I cannot follow Dr. Hodge in. these matters. The
result of the efforts of the echool•men is that they
magnify small differences and narrow the platform
upon which the Church should stand. I do not be
lieve the history of the Church affords one instance
where the lines were' drawn so close as they were
in '37. . . . When two contracting parties
are negotiating, both will demand guards.or guar
antees. So when these words were retaioed, the
New-school wanted a favorable compactalso. They
wished to have some liberty which did not impair
the integrity of that 'Reformed or Calvinistic
sense' which they had granted to us, and so the
two following clauses were inserted." lir. Day then
considered at length the legal question, holding
" that the policy of the law is to put a liberal con
•etruction to these bequests to the Church, and to
hold them as not forfeited unless they are absolute
ly and clearly so." He quoted a case which arose
on the formation Of the U. P. Church in 1859,
which involved the Church property. The courts
decided the Act.of Union to be valid, and sustained
the claims of that 'part, of the congregation that
went with the union. -,",The ..question, Can a small
minority that stay out of union successfully claim
the property of the Church, they refused to follow?
seems clearly settled in the negative. . . But
suppose thesc gentlemen shoukt attempt to take
back , this .property. Should, they succeed, for every
dollar taken out two would be returned. It would
be just as it was with the Free-Church_of Scotland,
when it came out from the Established,Church and
cast itself upon the free-will ,offerings of ,Ciod's peo
ple. If, ,the Church feels that tintOn is right, there
will be no difficulty. In such a ease as thisproperty i
is not worth noticing." Mr, Day continued n the
following (shall we say ?) abject strain : "'There is
but one difficulty which lies at the root of the whole
tiling. It is unworthy suspicion of our brethren.
If this were away there would be Ori'obstaele, and
our decision would be unatilinotts. , Sappoae that
Dr. Hodge, Dr. Humphrey, and 'yOu,;Mr.-MCdera
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSD
tor, were to say, We believe these brethren. Such
a telegram flashed over the wires would carry joy
to the hearts of thousands. I thank the Moderator
for that little word spoken in the Philadelphia Con
vention. A drop of water in a gun-cap once sent
across the Atlantic a message that gave joy to a
continent. We want this little word of confidence
now, and the work is done. I feel like getting down
on my knees and asking Dr. Hodge to be our leader.
He has got to go with us—we cannot leave him be
hind." The following is better: "A few months
ago I saw the Victoria Bridge, in Canada. 'that
wonderful iron structure stands firmly upon its un
dations, because it is carefully adjusted to the ex
pansions and contractions caused by heat and cold.
Our Presbyterianism should be like that bridge.
Doctrine should be its firm foundation, and it should
adjust itself to the demands of the age, ,to this
country, and to all .countries; to ,China, to Ethio
pia, to Greenland, and to all the islands of the sea!
With this adjustment it will stand; without it, it
will fall." I' ,
The Moderator, Dr. Musgiave; having been
requested to, address the Assembly, commenced. l
by declaring that doctrinal differences were the
cause of the division in 1837-8. He said: "I be
lieved, arid I still believe that' we bad ablinclant
prOof that such was their design `that their design
was to infuse the New England theology into our
Church, and make it Congregational." He insisted
that theiNew-schdol were not turned out.. Heihad
never regretted the division.- 7 —" The causes of .the'
division have been greatly removed. ,
dead. Voluntaryism is
,no longer popular with,
them. Oar New-sehool, brethren have also ap:
pioablied us doctrinal(y. I 'believe them' much ,
sounder, at a body, than they ' , sere thirty years ago.'
They will not now tolerate thingswhich they toler
ated then ;.-nor do, - we now call men to account for
a •word. We now .allow differences of opinion
aMorigst ourselves, which we did ".not tben
And, those differences will alway i! exist as long; as
men think, and have minds to think with. After
preaching recently at Princeton, in" the , College
chapel, one of the Professors took My hand, and
said he rejoiced to find that I had taken their side
of the subject under consideration. Another good
naturedly found fault, with me because I had not
taken their side. ' Your sides, , brethren,' said I.
Do you havediffere,nt'Sides at Crinceton ?' And
then when I had listened to their explanations, I
said: Brethren, Lclote,t ..ag,ree with either of you.
One of' you is too much so (stooping forward), while
the other ie too miteli 'sd : (lettning backwards). I
stand straight up between 3 , .0u:' This shows that
differences of opinion must be alloWed.' Referring
to Dr. Breckenridge's eAltnate Of the orthodoxy of
New-sahool'inen, he'saill : "If he can endorse one
hal f of them, I , cans safely endorse three.fottrths.
Nay. more. I conscientiously believe that nine
tenths of them are substantially as orthodox-and
sound as we are, ourselves. A few still adhere to
their, old heresies. But these will soon be gone and
their errOrs'will be corrected by a perfect sanctifica
tion in glory would have no union in which er
rors cannot be 'disciplined. We enter into this union
because they say they agree with us:': Let us then
unite, but let us.discipline them if they are not with
us. We shall be - in the majority, and with Dr.
Breckenridge's half we shall have a large majority.
My opinion is that every real heretic should be dis
ciplined for his heresy : . With this understanding,
let us enter into tins union. Pfe Preferred the Con
feseion of'Faith simply-as a Beals of Union', to the
" Doctrinal article of - the present Bags. He closed
saying : "'When the powers of evil are so active,
the Church is called upon to combine her strength.
What a glorious Church this will be when we are
united! I close with this simple remark. _ Ir God
shall, in mercy . spare my life to seethe consumma
tion of this Union, I shall be exceedingly gratified.
I think I would spend my last days happier, and
die happier for it. My opinionis that it will come,
Bow sootT;lltigiw not. lam not impatient. lam
not disposed to rush this matter through without
caution and without proper care. ,
Rev. Dr. Eagle.sim wished a uniort,of all the Pres 7
byteriari Chnrches of the land, but lie disliked the
qualifying clauses of ;the First Article, and pro
posed the amendment which, after the adoption of
the Basis, was •conditionally adopted, and sent to
our Assembly, and followed, up by the deputation
of May 30th. The first article, thus amended,
would read:
1. The Re-union shall be effected on the doctrinal and ecolesias-
Gaol basis of our common standards; the Scriptures of the Old and
New Testament shall be acknowledged to be the inspi. ed word of
God, and the only infallible rule of faith and pnictice ; the Con.
fesSion of Faith shall Continue to be sincerely received and adop
ted, "as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy
Scriptures:" and the government and discipline of the Presbyte.
pan Church in the United States shall be approved as containing
the principles and rule of our polity. ,
He moved the transmission of this ainendment to
our own Assembly if adopted,, and, :closed by. read
ing the following reasons for its adoption : (1) The:
Basis, as it now stands, leads ttivay from - the Scrip
tures as the means.of determining what we adopt,
in adapting the Confession of Faith to the volumes
of history, and to the doctrines and commandments
of men. (2) It renders the Basis indefinite. (3) It
shows mutual want of confidence. (4) These
clauses will lead to mutual misunderstandings. (5)
If amended, the Basis will be definite, and it will
conduce to the unity. (6) We took the lead in re
quiring conditions, and, therefore, ought to lead in
abandoning them. (7) It will be the means of re
moving distrust.. (8) It willthe better command
the approval of the 'other . branches of the Presby
terian Church. (9) It may be the means of keep
ing the Basis from being defeated when overtured
to the Presbyteries. (10) It will be the means of
strengthening our legal claims to' ur property. (11)
By union the identity of a Chnrch is not destroyed;
if. the doctrines and polity of the Church are not
destroyed.
Elder D.: :W Woods, of Western Pennsylvania,
urged the solemnity of this occasion as it is very
doithtful whether the united Church would be com
petent to change anything in this Basis, which be
fore adoption; ought to be arranged to protect the
rights of the minority. The. division of 1837-8
was caused" by doctrinal differences. "I well re
member when the Synod of PhiladelPhia met in
Lewistown, and the trial of Dr. Duffield took place.
Why, it was nothing but doctrine that then agita
ted the Church. My father, who was ain i n iriter, soon
er went toattend Mr. Barnes' trial. Mr. Barnes, as
is well known,
admitted that, his views. were not in ac
cordance with the Confession or Faith as understood
by us, yet the Assembly adquitted him on his ap
peal from the Synod." He had rejoiced' in; arid was
ready to accept, the results of the Philadelphia Con
vention,.but could not accept the Basis now offered.
The Committee were, unquestionably, at a 'dead
lock' when.,they met to frame a Basis of Union.
The NeW School members. insisted upon the . old
Bails, while we urged the Basis of the Philadelphia
Conventioh. There was no yielding on either'side;
and then' the Gurley compromise' was adopted; but
what that really means,and what the intentions of
the parties adopting it really were, no one knows ;
How did it _come that. our New School brethren
were not satisfied with the Philadelphia Basis,
after assenting to it in the. Convention? . Did they
conclude that it was not sufficiently broad and tole
rant?"Th The union might restore the Church to
her position before division, but that , was •of
nominal unity only, and there was no .saleguard
that the New School
. wouldtiot continue their old,
objectionable courses. The differences between the
Churches are great and radical, " and if my brother
Day knows nothing about them,:it is because he
has not been a very laborious student of theology.
Let us rather take what Dr. Hodge says upon this
subjeet, - foihe is presuwed to know better-than any
of us." - He quoted the Judicial Committee (Judge
Porter and Chancellor Green) as saying, in their
report : " It is in vain to deny that on some of these
doctrines, the two churches are very wide apart."
His Presbytery would give a unanimous rising vote
for Union on the Basis of the Standards, but will
vote solid against any other. In the case of one
of the unions quoted by Mr. Day (that with the
Associate Reformed Church), "the remnant, who
refused to go into the union, brought a suit, and
gained it, and took the 'Mason Library' hack from
Princeton." He denounced the provisions - of the
Basis as to the publications of the Churches: "Do
you not see that; by this provision, all their books
are kept in. while many of our best publications
must go out? One of the worst books on the New
School list is in reference to past controversies.
though the references would not probably be called
invidious.' By this arrangement, you must ex
clude Hodge on the Atonement; but neither Burnes on
the Atonement, nor his Notes." (None. of .these
works of Mr. Barnes are published by our Cominit
tee.) He denounced even the 10th Article in that
it makes re-examination optional with the Presby
teries, saying: There are now in the New School
Church a'number of men who cannot get i into .:our
Presbyteries upon examination. - Why are they
there? And if this clause was not put in to save
these verrnie,a; why/.is it here ?" e
Ptigitruz guhiligno.
THE EEFORATED CIIIIR46HEt9. •
, .
City--The membership of, the Fifteenth Church.
,0. S., hi. this. city now. numbers 313, again of 200
in the past five years.,--Rev. John Chambers, of the
Independent Church, stated in his forty-third anni
versary sermon that when he took !charge of the
church, in -1826, it consisted of sixty ,Membe.rs.
The whole number, added sinceabout-:5,000,and : the present membership is nee y L2O 1.--The
U. P. congregatioi of Frank ford (Rer.;Mr. , Pri:ie's )
have just cautmenced - the foundation for th.eintew
church edifice, on Orthodox street.--The dissatisfied,
minority in Dr. Wylie's congregatioa,seceded- Sab
bath morning before - last, and 1111 d a separate
" diet of , worship'?.in the old HortmulturahHall,
Broad and 'Walnut Ste. -After . services. 'Messrs.
fitly and- McMurray were :constituted the session,
and the adherents of this new organization :came
forward and. signed their. names.. The most ex
travagant claim that they have 200, adherents,
Which is between a fourth and fifth cif the old con
gregation. They have begun measnires to getpos
session of the property. The old congregation
mustered in good force in the churchionißroait St.,
and in the evening held a prayer mieting to pray
for the ternporal end spiritural welfare of those'%dim
had gone out, and to thank God for !the return of
peace
Ministerial.—The installation )4iTtev.• E.' P i :
Humphrey, P. 0., as pastor over the dangi4gation
of College street Presbyterian' church; Louisville,
took place on Sabbath evening, 21st, June —At an
adjourned meeting of the,PresbyterY
Mr. Thomas Tracy was licensed and ordained as an
evangelist to labor in Brazil, lie expects , to, leave
for his field of labor in .October..—Mis. Gurley in a
note to the editor of the Presbyter, says," Dr. Gurley
is now slowly improving after a felrfal and most'
alarming relapse, and his physician are or the de
cided opinion that he will continue io Convalesce„
and Our earnest'liope is that he inaY he'able, in the'
tall, to resume, partially. hie ministerial—duiies.
His mind is calm and peaceful and fqll ofgratitude
for deliVerarice from his recent great and exliaiisting
sufferings . "—Mr. T. S. Park we's' Ordainediatid in
stalled pastor of the,church at Indnstry, by, the,
Presbytery of Allegheny city, 'Titesdah 16th June.—
Rev.. J: B. Matthews has reeently.'tike - charge''of
the churches. of .Macon_ci Wan& .Cathao c atissottri,
in the bounds of Palmyra Presbyter-3'3,y.. • • •
•
Churches.—The First o..S.Churdkin Cincinnati
have abolished the,systern of 4lew-rents and made
all, their sittings free, and the expense of worship is
to h,C met by subscription. The Presbyter heartily
atpplauds the change, and indeed ituyihing that will
tend to improve - the chUrch-going 'habits of- the
Cincinnatians is very desirable.••=:The Board of
Missions of the fteformed Church taking mea
awes to build.a church in Charleston. The Chris
tian Intelligence,: says: At least twenty thousand
dollars will be needed as early as possible to give
this
: grand enterprise a position. -Rev. W. W.
Hicks, of the Lee Avenue Church, Brooklyn, has
been'appealed to, both by the people of Chaidestbn
and' he Domestic Board; to take charge of this en
terprise,-and it is hoped that he will consent to do
50.,---Calvary church of Newark, N: . J., was, or
ganized the 21st Mat., by a comMittee of the Pres
bytery of Passaic. This is an out-growth of the
Third Presbyterian church of that city, the second
daughter born within the short period of about
three years; Wickliffe church, of which Rev. - Dr.
Brinsms.de is pastor, having been organized in May,
1865.. Mr. Walter Conflict, a graduate last year of
Princeton. Seminary, it is expected, will soon be of
dained and installed pastor of this chapel, which
with its audience room, will :eat comfortably over
300 persona, and has Sabbath-school and infant
school roomS. It is located in a new and rapidly
growin_ part of the city. It cost, with the ground,
which is ample, besides the chapel, for a full-sized
church and parsonage. s23,ooo—The church, 0. S.,
at West Town, Orange county, New York, received
lately into the communion 59 persons-55 on pro
fession of their faith, and 4 on, letters of dismissal.
These additions were some of the fruits of revival
meetings held bere some two months ago. One
year tip last April, there were only 56 communi
cants,. now there are [3O. . ' ! •
Presbyteries.—The Presbytery of Albany at its
meeting held at Gloversville on the 10th of June,
the Overture from the General Assembly on the Re
union of -the Church was answered in the affirma
tive; the vote stood forty-two yeas to one nay. The
one elder who voted in the negative avowed that he
did not represent his congregation, his session, or
his Preis bytery.—T h e Presbytery_ of cadide, which
is the largest in the Synod of Baltimore, at its meet
ing at Duncannon June 9th, passed the following
resolution by an almost unanimous vote: Resolved,
That, in the matter of the Re-union of the two.
branches of the Presbyterian Cliureb, the discuslion
of which' occupied so large a'part - of the sessions of
the late General Assembly, this Presbytery, without
finally disposing of the matter, feels called ufftin, at
the present time, to-express its approval of theße
port of Joint Committee of the two Assemblies, and
its readiness to unite with the.other'bratich on the
basis of that report.—The
• Presbytery of Troy
unanimously approves. The late ; Assembly at
Albany erected a new Synod within the bounds of
the Southern States. It is composed of three Pres
byteries, to-Wit; Catawba ; Atlantic and Knox.-
The latter is composed exclusively of-colored min
isters and churches. The ministers-were set apart
to their work by one of the Southern Presbyteries.
The Assembly also-erected two new Presbyteries in
the far West; tife Presbytery or Santa Fe in New
Mexico, and the Presbytery of Colorado in the ter
ritory of that na - oe —At the recent meeting ot the
Old' School Presbytery of Baltimore, 'a resolution
offered by Rev.. Dr.:Dickson, was. ad?pted, appoint-
ing a committee, consisting _of Rev. Drs. Backus
and Cross to give temporary to members of
the PreSbyterian Church to exercise their gills and
.
graces under the care of the cro
ouuttee,
Canada Presbyterian Chnreh.—Connected with
the H. M. Couinlittee's* operations, are 77 mission - s;
with 150 preaching stations, and 56 supplemented
congregations-5,5A families ' an adult membership
of 6,1 average attendance 15 ; 091. These congre-
Y, JULY 9, 18G8.
zations contribute, besides hoard for missionaries.
$21,762, and receive $9,583.759. There is a slight
decrease in the number of missions, but an increase
in the supply given to them, to the amount of
$1,184, and in the amount contributed of $3,374.
Of supplemented congregations there is an increase
of 11, w ith 910 communicants. Arrears amount
to $1,074. The list of missionaries contains 11
ministers, 4 lay catechists, 22 divinity students, and
14 student catechists.
United Presbytetian Statistics.—This Church
was organized ten years ago, with a membership of
55,000, and 485 ministers. The contributions of the
Church for all purposes for the past year amounted
to $729,639, being an increase of $94,753 over 1867,
and an average for each member of $11.12, being
an increase of 1 12. The average of the salaries
paid to pastors was $821,61. being an increase of
$20.50. The membership amounts to 65,612, min-
Were, 541, licentiates 53, students 34, congreg,ittiona
735, and 37 new organizations.
Educational—The Board of Education of the
Reformed Church has had forty-six young men un
der its care during the year, six of whom. ha.ve
graduated.. The receipts of the Board have been
$10,938.65. And has been given to. 14 parochial
schools, and 512 pupils have been taught in them,
and 160 of the working ministry aided in their
,pre
paratory studies.—Rev. Wm. 'M. 'Biaekbnin- was'
chosen' the 0. S."Assemblv at Albany, to ,suc
,
ceed Dr. E. b: McMaster in the Chair of Systematic.
Theblogy in the North Western Seminary at Qhica
gb.—The Presbyter, says that only., in the ,North
'Western Seminary is there more than.oneprofessor
,favor of Ile-union, and hints that Re-union 'Vres
byteries might do. worse than patrOnize
Unihn, ivltose 'orthodoxy the O.'S. Assetnbly'haS'
endoried:: l. The North, Western fires tip.at this and
swysthathatlie professors in:Princeton, Alleghany .
and , Danvillei--and..not (ins , alleged) only one in
each o:flhe two..first,--- r am in favor 'of Union on a
proper hasis.-- 7 The corner stone of the new Presby
ters!' lJniversjty at WocKer, 0., was lately laid frith'
appropriate services, "The citizens have donated a
large l amount, nearly half a•miliion, we believe, to
this 'enterprise. ' • '
'Looki4 Towards' Uniciii.u—The'Reformed
Presbyterians (what is left of them,) an'd the United
Presbyterians are going to Make anotherlefrort, at
Union. They have appointed. Committees of con
ference, which,were to meet ,at. Pittsburg, Pa., on
the- 30th of Jung. The Co , nrnittee froM the
general Synod of the R, P. Church 'consists of Reva.
Jolln McMagter', 'D.D., John N. McLeod, D.D,',
John Douglas,'D.D, and Messrs. J. F Morfon and
Samuel YOungt That from the U. , P. Church, of
the .following: - Revs. John T. F'ressly ; ohn
8. Easton, , D.D. Joseph T. Cooper, D.. D.„ and
Messrs. Thos. li.'Canee, 'tiVilliam_J - Lall and. John
Ale4cander. 7 -In the 0. 8. Assembly, at -Albany, an
overture from the'Presbytery of Noilisbon'",4sli
ing fora literal 'versfon . of the Book of Nelms for
use in singing"'Whe favorably reported, and a re
commendation "that the matter be'referred to the
Board, of :Publication, with :directions to, confer
with the. Board of the United Presbyterian Church
on th,e, subject," was adopted. This may do, some
thing 4k prepare the way for a general Re-union,
but a literal metrical version of the Psalms; 'fit for
singing: IS' a, simple impoSsibility. 't
ThelJ. P A.ssembly also opened up correspon
dence Withthe Associate Refornied.Churck, (South;)
a' body of psal in-shigi •pro-sl every ,Presby teri a ns,
whowere mainly instrumental its_ driving, the anti
slavery Covenanters out of the Southern States.
Not a few members of
_halt, Churches avow' a hope
of union of these two bodies, some Saying "if our
Southern brethren will just write No Resurrection'
on the tomb-stone of slavery, we know of no other
obstacle." • ,
• ,The.Geßeral Assembly of the Church of:Scot
land, Lad. husiness.-hetOre. tt, of a wider interest than
usual. Dr. Xorman McLeod's report of his recent
visit, to the Scottish Missions in India, excited espe
cial attention. He and Dr. Watson had compiled
a list of inquiries covering the whole ground Of' the
character, state and' prospects of-the mission work.
The missionary meetings, held by their assistance
at Calcutta, dm., had done much to enlighten and
arouse the British residents, who, as a rule, know
nothing of the matter, but are often quoted as au
thorities as to the useleasness of Missions. The work
Was as etyesterday, and carried on among 150 mil
lions, speaking 30 languages, and dialeets. The
missionaries were owned, on all hands, to-be the
salt of-society, and every one salt,. "Take them
away,
,and we will not be answerable . for the cor
ruption which will. follow." One native editor said
"For these missionaries we have the profoundest
respect, because. there are no men who have come
out here to
,do such' work on such small salaries
as they; none who stay with us as a body so long;
none 'Who' understand us so - well, and sympathize
with us so Much. As to results they could not be
computed-by Church statistics. Hindooisrn, seen face
to face, looks as solid and enduring as the pyramids.
Its overthrow is thegreatest work the Church has un
dertaken since the Apostles' days,—the last great
battle of Christianity. Dr. Duff had hit on the
right method of assault, and every other Mission
Society had despaired when he began, and had since
adopted his plans. The object was not to gather in
a few outcasts, which was like shooting at sparrows
in order to take a,Sebastopol. The trueend was to
saturate the whole Hindoo mind with the truth.
To separate individuals from the mass and give them
true Christian ideas,. was noble work, but not the'
main thing; The returns of' baptisms -was not the
true guage of mission success. Dr. Duff in' forty
years had only 200 baptisms and three or four or
dained natives, but no man had been more truly
successful.. The Scotch system, inaugurate& by him,
had aimed at grander results, and was leavening
the native mind most powerfully. He bad met
native gentlemen who spoke more elegant English
than he could pretend to; in many ways India was
reaching out her hands to Christian England. Since
the great meeting of 1859 the English had taken
possession of the country and overawed the native
mind; by showing them the wonderful energy and
force of the race. He felt that the first and greatest
need was a sense of their own weakness in this
matter the second was the quickening of God's
Spirit. Dr. Watson also addressed the Assembly,
which expressed 'great satisfaction at the result of
the mission.
The statistics of the Church give returns from 876
out of the 1,250 charges. The.se show 259,861 com
municants, an average of 362, for each charge, or
three times that of America. The Church's contri
butions amount t0 . £165,093. of which £132,954 was
for Home purposes; £20,883 for Foreign Missionsi.
£11,265 for other Assembly Schemes. Of this last.
£8,849 was for the-augmentation of small livings.,
In regard to the Irish Church a resolution against
the proposed die-establishment, but admitting that
some modifications need to be made, was adopted.
Rev. Wm. Chartiers of Glasgow was chosen to
succeed the late Dr. Lee in the chair of Theology at
Edinburgh.
On the subject of patronage, Rev. Dr. Pixie moved
a resolution, urging the repeal of the act of Queen
Anne, by which tnis burden was bound on the back
of the Scottish kirk, in defiance of the terms of
Union of the two kingdoms. A counter-resolution
by Principal Tullock, for the appointment of a com
mittee-to enquire into the evils alleged to exist un
der the patronage laws, was carried by a Tory ma
jority olfour in-a vote of 304, after a debate which
lasted till midnight. .
.Tewish.—The Hebrew Sunday-school of Phila
delphia, now numbers 194 pupils. Louisa B. Hart
is the Superintendent.
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