244 ES, 13Nr - A.TION OF LICFNT.TVACA it VT THE REL MINISTERS,ASBYIiptir. FLUTED ontrp„OHES TO TH 4lj this iuPect, as re- The following actiowas 7,takeri,:bY the Third its regular meet 113t.tindPithilnialkordered to be pub rPi n °r g ret , seb J dY u tb l e , y y rYa 7il oc me f7 ric(in. ....res4ter.an. fished —. IOO OTCHKIN t Stated Clerk. NEWSPAPER DECISION S. .oed, Tpat t the . 'following order be adopted emir% tnA i relation of Licentiates, Ministers who his nam e or 1. Any person w directed to hout oharge, and vacant congregations, to the the res y . es„ takes a p a per TL T t gial regularly from 0.r0113,T:I. b t post übseribe or titer, or w hether he has s Bible for the pay. paper di s cont io lulle ~FIRST, CONCERNING LICEN . TIATES.. 1718 paper publisher -e or -10tutoForm of Government specifies with great or ar,) itillaiDeBB the nature and end of' a lieensure. It is 2. If a person ea o r r o d g e o r o s , must pay all arr totake 't is taken frrAt bOtto give status and title to the licentiate while fol tinue to send it until payment is made, lost-offiee,, , towing other vocations than that of preaching the whole amount, whether not. 3. The courts have decided .t,A Ispra aa ' l „ 7 . Gospel, nor is it intended that the license shall con newgpapers ainldaypenrgiodicals tinue when the licentiate exhibits no purpose to - I the" • ,u it, make the ministry his life-work, or when, after removing and eintentional 41r ct tdst tetre'r on Sin sufficient trial, no fair hope of_ his acceptableness evidence of Stetowes-letter from as a minister remains. • • " Presbyteries shall license probationers to preach the gospel, that after a competent trial of their tal-. ents, and receiving from the churches a good , report,' they may in due time ordain them to the sacred office." (Form of Government, Chap. XIV., Sec. 1.) The prescribed form of lidensure specifies the kind of trial intended—" to preach the gospel of Christ as a probationer for the holy ministry, within the' bounds of this. Presbytery, or wherever else he shall be orderly' calledY During this probation, the li centiate is ." under:the care of the Presbytery "—a relation which implies his duty to observe the ap pointments of Presbytery for such labor as may advance the purposes of his license, and to make such reports as the Presbytery may require respect. ing his labors. The same relation involves the duty of the Presbytery to provide for him. as far as pos- . sible, opportunities for preaching, to promote his access on trial .to vacant pulpits, and to endeavor to secure for him the needed' temporal support.' In view of, this relation, it is hereby Resolved, lat, That there be appointed at each annual meeting of Presbytery, a Standing Commit tee of Conference with.licentiates• and vacant church-' es. Said committee shall endeavor, to secure from all the licentiates of Presbytery constant service as preachers of the Word, either as candidates for pas toratsettlements, or occasional occupants of pul pits, and shall, as may seem suitable,•promote their introduction to vacant churches or missionary fields, near or remote... Licentiates shall consult with this committee concerning their work, and.ihall•receive their suggestions as coming with the authority of the Presbytery. The committee shall, from time to time, report to Presbytery whatever facts or views concerning the licentiates, may properly affect the question of their final ordination to the ministry,,, 2d. That each licentiate be required to report to th e Stated Clerk, at least two weeks previous, to each annual meeting, his employment, during the year, in the work of preaching:the,gospel, and• that: said reports be laid before the Presbytery. 3d. That if it shall appear that any lieeatiate has abandoned, the purpose of pursuipg tho ministry.Of the gospel as a profession, or if, after a probation not exceeding five years, a licentiate shall fail to find acceptance with the Church as a preacher of the Word, Presbytery shall recall, his license, ac cording to Chap. XIV.,Sec. 11 of the Form of Gov ernment, and the decision of the General Assembly as recordeclon page 77 of the. Digest. SECOND--CONCERNING MINISTERS WITHOUT CHARGE. The minister has, in his Ordination vows, solemn -1 consecrated himself to the work of the ministry. ciB engagement with his lord is not codditiOned upon his obtaining access to what are called inviting fields, or finding residence in agreeable localities. The call of Providence comes up froin a thousand points where the need of the gospel is just as real as ;though they were the abodes of wealth, culture and social advantage& No minister can make "full proof of his ministry," while, for the sake of agree able surroundings, he remains volUnterily, unem ployed. Or if some peculiar circumstances confine him to a locality where there is no open door for: his employment as a pastor, or in some cognate work, the duty of accepting and even seeking, op portunities to preach the gospel in one place and, another, still remains. Providential hindrance& especially those of disease and old age, moditi the, duty of the case. There comes also into the account, the case of those wkiose entrance upon the ministry was evidently a mistake; who, with all their dili gence, and all the support of Presbyterial influence, can nowhere obtain access to congregations, and whose care, until met by some better constitutional provision, baffles Presbyterial action. Concerning those whose age, health, and general adaptation fits them for labor, it is the duty of Pres bytery to interpose with its aid. It lies' in the ria ture of the relation of every minister to his PresbY tery, that he should be watched over by it, and ac count be taken of what he 'is doing in the goSpel vineyard. Those out of employment should not be left alone in their efforts to find fields of labor, or driven to resorts which compromise the respecta bility of the ministry, but should, if need be, turn to Presbytery for aid, and by Presbytery be aided in a manly mode of obtaining employment. 'lt is there fore, .Resolved Ist, That the Committee of Conference provided for in the last article, extend to ministers connected with this Presbytery, who are not stated ly employed in the care of churches, or some other work immediately' connected with Christian evan gelization, the same assistance as provided for in the case of Licentiates and that, for this purpose, the said ministers confer with the Committee. Resolved, 2d, That this Presbytery hereby calls for an annual report from all its ministers not sta tedly employedin the care of churches, or simile work immediately connected with Christian evan gelization, and also from all its ministers, however employed, residing without the bounds of ! the Pres bytery—said report to contain an account of their labors in the gospel during the year, arid to be pre sented at the annual meeting of PresbYtery.' THIRD—CONCERNING VACANT CHURCHES. 3nutitau, tottOtttalt. TUURSDAY, JULY 30,1868 NEV. JOHN W. HEAR;, D.D., tiato: Iro. 1334 Cheatnut Street, Phiradelp . s 13 .sfrfott t+ifili 40(Guardian; stir -re 4",estis 0 ' t a i ); Editor's and Suffer :d c t i o t elligence—Con . Aus4Ermilist 1,, ,, , r , . ,', alia,n, Methodist, Pa. ' - Stadef ,',' th - Page 3d. 7 ;l 4 :Brnignitigito.Tico of Poema Trade; Volcanic ptiim on Sandwich Islands, English Cheese, IseEta , ~4 th. The London Times' Cor rm4nee?; A vccunt of the Luther Monument at Wants; •ab e 7th. UP Dining the month of August, the office cif the AMERICAN PRESRYTERIAN will. be open from 9 A.M., to 3 P.M. gir Rev. Dr. Stryker of N. Broad St. Church, goes tq Cape May to-day. He expects to reoc cupy his pulpit writhe :last aghath in August. sir The " Pittsburgh Circula.ei gravely states that Re-union on the Basis of the standards alone, is " the first choice" of the N. S. Church, because the Harrisburg Assembly (out-of courte sy) expressed its '-regret" that circumstances for bade its taking any action. What right had the authors of the Circular to affirm that the action taken-would have ai ,liceeptance- of % , " , the Eagleson atuendmet r ithat out Asselitbli would not .have •demanded new gnarantees in re turn for those surrendered ?--that they would not have asked an express endorsal in the Basis of the`orthodoxy' f "the Auburn Declaration ?" that they would not, have asked the adoption. by the 0. S. AssemblYof the introductory and sup plementary portions of the Report of the Joint Committeok ?—thaethey Would nottave demanded that the concluding pqrtions of the Second and the whole :of the Teiiihr articles be ardpped-in the same way as the Smith and Gurley amend ments? Clne. thing ~ seetns :to us very certscidi viz.: that the N. S. Church should deinand this last amendment if she concedes that asked for by the Circular. STATISTICS ,OF THE, OTHER BRAINH...--Dr. McGill, Stated Clerk of the Assembly, sends to The .Presbyteifan, thdstatistickofthe ChurCh for the current year, which we contrast .with those of 1867. The striking of the Southern Synods and Presbyteries from the Roll causes a' nominal decrease in the first two items,, while there is mai& an increase in: both. 1867. Synods, • 35 Presbyteries, 176 Licentiates, • - .2.54 Candidates, • - 112 Ministers, 2;302 Churches 2622 Additions on Ex.; " 18,808 Add'ns on Certificate,.. 13,074.. C0mmunicant5,........246,350.. Adult Baptisms, • 5,226 Infant Baptisms, 10,260 . , , Contributions. • . , . Con,g. purposes, 02,673,606 , $2,919,974 Boards, $625,512 $903,106 Ministerial Relief, *27.473 $28,484 Miscellaneous' $392,872 $421,890 , _ Contingent Fund, THE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT of T uscarora Fe male Seminary is under the exclusive care of Prof. Carl F. Kolbe, a German gentleman of rare musical talenti, who has had upwards of sixteen years' experience'in teaching Music. He un doubtedly stands at the head of his profession. Prof. Kolbe also teachts French and Germ,an. Experienced and competent teachers are in al the departments of this Institution. See adver. tisement 116 r The corner-stone of a new M. E. church was laid at Mianus, Conn., on Tuesday last. The Rev. J. M. Buckley, of Brooklyn, who made the address on the occasion, ascertained the fol. ,lowing facts :.The ground for church and par .sonage was given by a Presbyterian gentleman , who desired a church there; and there being few Presbyterians, he was willing to aid in the erec tion of a M. E. church. The offer of the lot •was first made twelve years ago, and a pioils old lady, who believed that a church ought to be built ‘there, induced him to renew the offer every year. _Alt ;last the feeble society resolved to build, and determined, if possible, to erect a stone church. Just as they were about to renounce the idea on account 4f the expense, it was proposed to ex amine the ground, and instantly the search was rewarded .by the discovery of a quarry of Con necticut hlue-stone of the first quality. Digging a !little further, sand for the mortar was found, and while these explorations:were being made, water, sin i quantity unlimited,. bubbled up. So that as well by Christian liberality and natural coincidence the old lady's prayers were answered. 1868. 26 142 223 326 2,330 2,737 ..... 12,227 • .252,555 5,191 11,212 63,718,963 $4,289,595 $12,202 - $16,14 jyl-3t THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1868. When a church beeinnes vacant, it•falls back un der the pastoral' care of the'Presbytery. 'This is the general tone of our Presbyterian ayitem, and' is ful ly implied io Chap. X., Sect. 8 of the `‘Form ofGov ernment .". No general rule cap be laid down con cerning the minuteness with which this supervision should be exercised. In the dependence of the church.upon Presbyterialcounsel ; the competency of the Session ; its internal harmony or the reverse; the readiness with which a suitable pastor can be secured, there is so much difference in different cases, that experience must govern as each arises. The following rules are of general application : Resolved, I. That whenever a church becomes va cant, it shall be regarded as coming under the'im mediate care of Presbytery, and so continuing until brought regularly under the charge of an individu al pastor; and Presbytery shall proceed immediately to take such order in its behalf as its circumstances may require. _Resolved, 2. That when leave is given to the Ses sion to supply its own pulpit, said leave shall, unless renewed, expire at the next stated' meeting of Pres bytery, and, in the absence of suoh 'leave, the Ses sion shall, in general, apply for supplies to the coin , n3ittee of conference, provided for iu the first article above. Resolved, 3. That the Sessions of vacant churches may properly applyfor th'e - aiti of Presbytery, through the said committee, or otherwise, in obtaining can didates for the pastorate ; and they should by all means do.it when the vacancy has been of long continuance ; and no vacant church should open its pulpit to a strangor as a candidate, and especially one not in our ecclesiastical connection, without consultation with the committee. Resolved, 4. That the appointment of a minister of the Presbytery, as the Standing Moderator of the Session of a vacant church, be in no case omitted. Resolved, 5. That when a church has been long vacant, it becomes the duty of Presbytery to visit by a committee, for the purpose of inquiry concerning its welfare and prospects, and of making such sug gestions and giving such counsel as the case may require. Resolved P 6. That in the case of any vacant church, if i t become known to Presbytery that dan erous difficulties exist therein which require its interposition, Presbytery shall appoint a commit tee,,as above, or if it seem beat, a commission with full power under our Constitution, to adopt whatev er measures may be required for the peace, purity and prosperity, of the church. FROM OUR, ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT. HAMILTON COLLEGE ?WAIN The Tri-ennial of Hamilton Cellege, prepared, with great care by professor North, is published, making a,,pamphlet of fifty-five pages. The whole number of graduates frinn I'Bl4 to the preientlinie,"is 1178, Oriihini' gg: or one-third, have been evangelical -ministers cif . the gospel. 'II is a ChristianTellege. "The Bible is one of its text books. The systematic study of the Word of God is a part of the College course; and such an Institution ought to be tenderly cared for by the Church. Its cherished plans for enlargement and greatlyinereased usefulness ought to be fostered by such as want to have the Church well supplied with an-educated Ministry. Among its distinguished graduates, the names of Edward.wßobinson, Gerrit Smith, and Albert Barnes are conspicuous; and, among younger men, Drs..Kendall, Nelson, Knox, and Miller will do pretty well for one class. Drs. - Hastings. and Ellinwood, of New York, and Dr. Johnson of Philadelphia are from this institution. We no tiee also quite a sprinkling of ex-Governors in, its list; Hawley of Connecticut, Willard of Indiana, and Fenton of Michigan. Of judges, and con gressmen; there is a great number': ;Bacon of Utibi, Underwood of Virginia, Sedgwick of Sy, racuse, Pomeroy of Auburn, - and many others. • Two years ago, the entire first class of. Ifamil ton College, .which graduated in 1814, were still living. But it ,should be, added, that the class embraced- only two. persons, Rev. Geo. A. Cal houn, D: D., of Connecticut, and Wm. Groves, Esq., formerly of this city, but late of Louisiana. Both theee names are. now starred; both died last year, and at-the same age, seventy-nine. The new honse for the president is progressin& rapidly toward completion.- It is promised for his use, at -the. opening of the Fall term. In the mean time,-Dartmouth College confers upon Dr. Brown the well-deserved honor 'of ALL: b. liMPROVIEMENTS , , The louse of ,worship . of the church in Whites boro,, has been greatly improved in. the past year,, with new seats, new pulpit (a mere table, as it should be, with a desk on it), new paint; and a general renovation. The congregation has much improved also„under the ministry of Rev. M. E. Dtinham, who has now been with them about one year. Per Contra, 'Clinton church-enlargement hai been postponed for the present, although ''much needed. Perhaps they will soon conclude to build entirely new, which would be a better oper ation. 'The Canandalcrua church also instead of build ing anew, as they proposed, last ; year, have con tented themselves with ,some four or five thou sand dollars' worth of .improvements on the old house. MCGRAWVILLE.—The church in this place is highly prosperous under the ministry of Rev. W. H. Bates, a recent graduate of; Auburn Semina ry. Thirty 'Were added to its; membership on the Ist Sabbath of July. Rev. Dr. Condit, of Au burn, officiated on the occasion, as' Mr. Bates is not yet ordained'or installed. The church which was congregational in form, but connected with the'Presbytery, has, perfected its'orgnnization by, electing elders', who were Ordaihed . to their office by Dr. Condit ott' his recent visit there. PERSONAL.—Rev.. Geo. S. Boardman, D. D., concluded, after all, not to go to Geneva to live, as he had planned to do' at one time, but has pur chased a fine house in . Rome; and has settled down therd for the preient. He' has preached for a few Sabbaths at Syracuse, Ist Ward church, to which Rev. Mr. Simmons has recent ly been called. • Xr. ,Simmons is soon, how•ver, to enter upon his labors, and Dr. Boardman will be at liberty to supply- elsewhere. Rev. Dr. Shaw is off for his Summer's vaca tion. He goes to lceene Flats, where he has been fcr two seasons; past. It is a lovely spot, high up on the Eastern side of the Adirondack Mountains. He ;; goes there for, complete rest. Many.of our clergymen preach too much in their vacations. - Though they get some some relief by change of 'place, yet they are still at work, and do not get all the rest they need. The Brick church is to be, closed during the month of Au gust. Rev. Henry Foiekr, of Auburn, has had, we suppose, a narrow escape for his life. He was prostrated, on the 4th instant, by the heat of this extraordinary season, after juldiessin,g the con victs in Auburn prison, and was, for some days, in a very critical condition. We are happy to report, however, that he is better; and we trust his valuable life will be long spared to the church which he so faithfully serves. Rev. F. A. Chase, recently the esteemed pas tor of the church of Lyndonville, has received and accepted an invitation to take charge of the Female College of Lyons, lowa, and has removed to his new sphere of labor. Rev. Horace Eaton, of Palmyra, has been called to a great sorrow, the death of his second son, nineteen years of age. The father and the mother had fondly hoped to see him in the min istry ; but the. Master had other plans; He was pious,; wanted. to preach the gospel, and yet was denied that:privilege, We do not suppose he re grets it now ; and "his sorrowing parents, beside the tender sympathy of many Christian friends, have have this consolation : " What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereaf ter." It is all right, brother. The Houghton Seminary has been robbed of one of its principal teachers, Miss Eliza D. Everett. A teacher of first-class ability, and ripe experience was needed for the Female Seminary at Beyrout, in Syria. Dr. Jessup was looking for such an one; heard of Miss Everett; laid the wants of the Beyrout Seminary before her; and after due consideration, she has consented to go out to take charge of that large and important school, of some eighty or ninety Syrian girls. Miss Everett is eminently qualified for the posi tion, and we trust her life and health may, be spared for eminent usefulness in that ,distant land. Miss Vyrene O. , Van Duzer, from the North chiirch in luffalo, is abdut to start with Rev. M. P.' Parmelee and family, to be a missionary teacher at Erzroom, Turkey. GENESEE. Rochester July 25, 1868. • . - • , COLLEGE AMHERST Comman.—The Baccalaureate ser mon was preached by Pres. Stearns, July 6: "Religious Element in Education." Prize_ speaking on I.Monday evening. Dr. Manning (class ;of '50,) delivered an address on Tuesday evening on "Modern Infidelity." The Alumni met on Wednesday, over 200 being present. Dr. Poor, of Newark, the retiring president of the Alumni delivered' a witty valedictory, and Hon. Whiting Griswold was chosen his successor. Among ;the Vice Presidents we notice Rev. Z. M. Humphrey, D.D. F. D. Huntington spoke in hebalf of the memorial tablet to be erected to gr'ad'uates whb fell in the war, It will cost $1,500. A Committee was appointed to arrange for the Centennial in 1870..Pr0f. F. D. Marc addressed the 8.. g. on "The Scholar of To day." Commeneement Day was graced with, the presence of Gov. Bullock and staff.. Twenty three orations and thirty-eight graduates. The honorary degrees were : L.L.D. on Judge W. Z. Stuart of Logansport, Ind., Class of '33. D.D. on. Rev. Mortimer Blake of Taunton, Class of '45 ; Rev. Enoch F. Burr of North Lyme, Conn.; Rev. S." O. Damon, '36; Honolulu, S. I.; Rev. Henry Neil; '34 Rev. Alden R Robbins of Muscatine, la. The second of these last, :the author:of "Ecce Ccellum," has been lecturing to the Senior Class on " Science and Revelation." At the Alumni Dinner the Gov. Bullock spoke, ands the President announced the gift of Baker's Grove, southwest of the College, which is to be come a public park. The' old •Brick Church . is to; be renovated and refitted during the coming fall.- It now owned by the college. HARVARD COLLEGE. .--The first exercise of the meek was: the annual sermon, on Sunday evening, July 12th, before the graduating class of the Divinity School, by Rev. 0. B. Froth ingharn, of New York. The 52nd anniVersary of. it-his school took place on Tuesday afternooty 'when.the seven .students composing .the graduat ing-.class ,delivered. essays. At the meeting of the Board of Observers, L. D. Shepard was con firmed as "Adjnnot Professor 'of, •Operative Dentistry" in the' University. The new appoint of Judge N. Holmes, of Missouri, to the Royal Professorship of Law, was concurred in. The commencement was held July 13th, when a gra duating class of 76 members took degree of 8.A., and 22 made speeches. The following. Honorary degrees were conferred : L.L.D.—Ebenezer Roejc wood. Hoar, Concord ; Admiral Charles Henry Davis;.Andrew. Atkinson Humphreys; Evan gelinus Apcstolides Sophocles ; JaMes M'Cosh, President of Princeton College., A. M.—Henry Willard Williams, Horace P. Tuttles : Prof. Joseph Winlock. Six hundred guests sat down to ; the Alumni dinner—at the close of which, President Hill, read a report of the financial con dition of the college omitting to enumerate the gifts of the year because.they invariably convey the false impression that the funds of the insti tution are in a prosperous condition, when the reverse is actually true, as the President was I abundantly able to demonstrate. The Phi Beta Kappa poem was delivered on .the 16th, by Mr. William Everett, the son of the late Edward I Everett.. BELOIT COLLEGE (Wis.) at its seventh Commencement graduated eight young men, five of them sons of. clergymen, and all, with one ex ception, members of, Church. The Governor and the Chief Executive Officers of the State were present. The Board elected to the Chair of Rhetoric,•Rev. L. S. Rowland, Bangor Me., and to the Chair of Natural Science, J. S. Eaton Ph. D. at Amherst. During the year $lO,OOO was added to". the productive endowment, which is now $115,000: RIPON COLLEGE at, its first Commencement graduated six young. men. Dr. Gulliver ad dressed the societies. Ripon is the second Con afecrational College in Wisconsin. BownoiN COLLEGE (ME.)—President. Harris delivered the Baccauaureate sermon, July 12. Monday evening the prize declamation by the Junior clasp in the church. Tuesday an address before the Alumni was delivered by Professor Packard, on his late colleague, Professor Smythe. At the meeting of the Alumni, the report of the Treasurer showed that $42,270 has been raised for the " Memorial Hall." A Professorship of of mineralogy,, botany and chemistry has been established, and Dr. George L. Goodale, of Saco, chosen to fill it. Charles G. Rockwood, Jr., of New York city, has been elected Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Professor Smythe. Wednesday Commencement took place. The honary degree of LL.D. was conferred on the Rev. Dr. Rufus Anderson, of Boston, and the Rev. Dr. John R. Shepley, of St. Louis. The degree of D.D. on the Rev. Thomas T. Stone, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Rev. David Shepley, of Yar mouth, and the Rev. John 0. Fiske, of Bath. On Thursday an address was delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, by the Rev. Charles Beecher, of Georgetown, Mass., upon the late Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, who was a graduate of Bowdoin. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (New Wilmington. Pa.)—Baccalureate sermon by Pres. Browne, June 20th. Address to Society of Inquiry by Rev. J. R. Lytle, of Ohio. CoMmencement July 25th. Twenty nine ,gradiates--seven of them ladies. The trustees undeterred by the re jection by an Irish pastor of a like honor doming from them, conferred the honorary degree .... D.D. on the Rev. Mr. Munson, of Perth, Scot land. FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE.—The commencement took place, July 18th when a class of 10 members graduated and the honorary degree of D. D., was conferred on Rev Thos. S. Appell, of Mercersburg (Editor of the Mercers burg Review); Rev. S. H. Giesey of Phila delphia, and Ite,v. Jer. S. Good of Tiffin 0.; all of the German Reformed Church. WABASH COLLEGE.--OR Sabbath, June 21st, the President's Baccalaureate was delivered be fore a crowded house. In the evening the Rev. H. S. Little of Brazil preached the annual dis course before the Society of Inquiry. Monday evening the representatives of the Freshman, Sophomore and Junior classes competed for prizes in declamation—and prizes were awarded by a select committee for the first and second best essays in the Sophomore class. Tuesday morn ing Rev. Blackford Condit of Terre Haute pro nounced an oration on " The Decline of Humor" before the Alumni. In the evening the Rev. Dr. Nelson of Lane Seininary delivered an ora tion on "'The Educating Power of Mathema ticS'," (a discourse which the following week he delivered - before ' the Literary Societies of Marietta College. President Tuttle also delivered his Sunday morning's discourse the next Sab bath before the SociVtY 'of Inquiry of Marietta College.) Wednesday the Commencement Exer cises were attended' in Centre church, which was thronged. Ten graduates delivered orations, and a- member of the class of 1865 pronounced a niaster's• Oration. In the evening the two Halls of the Literary Societies were thronged with a multitude at " the Presidetrt's Levee." The report: of the trustees in : 180 showed, pro dtictive endowment of forty thousand dollars now it amounts to onelundred and five thousand dollars, an, increase Which enables 'the Treasurer to liquidate all current expenses as they arise: The President read a paper before the Board of Trustees showing the urgent necessity there is for the enlargement of facilities, more and bet ter buildings, larger libraries, more apparatus, more endowment, &C. The paper was referred to a committee who reported a plan for new buildings, - and measures are now in progress to carry out the plan. The. College, is not merely out of debt but the beginning of an endow ment, which with the efforts of generous friends may •be increased to be a great educational power. The College is in a measure in a field where it has no deneminational competition; it has . 's, fine reputation and'an enlarging patronage. UNIVERSITY Oi' PENNSYLVANIA.-Dr. Chas. J. Stille, for the last two years Professor of His tory and English literature, has been unani mously elected'Proirost in place of the Rev. Dr. Goodwin, who recently resig;ned,lo devote his whole time to the Protestant Episcopal Divinity School at West Philadelphia. The Rev. Charles P. Krauth, D.D., has 'been' appointed to the Pro fessorship of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy, heretofore held by the Provost, Professor Stille preferring his present 'Professorildia: ' Hiram Corson,' now Professor in St. John's College, An napolis, will have charge of the department of rhetoric. Rev. Robert E. Thompson, of the Class '65, has been chosen a junior member of the 'Faculty. StiVs fut OM*, • CauncßEs —The church in Bowling Green, 0., was formed on the " Man of Union" and " perfected its organization " some time ago, by the secession of half the membership to form a new Cong. Church. The church has recently been renovating its hnuse of worship, has had an accession of eight members, and is prospering in its general interests.—A new church has been organized, in Humboldt, Ks., with seven members and placed under the charge of Col. Jas. Lewis, a licentiate of Delaware Presbytery. The con gregation meet in the United Brrthren church, and the thermometer stood at 100 0 on the day, of organization. There, are no saloons in the town,~ and two Protestant and one Romish church. This is the first church in our connection south of Ottawa and east of Emporia, and the prospect for its speedy growth is good. Humboldt will be Mr. Lewis's post-office addresss for the.present.— Our church in Ottawa, Ks., organized ".in the au tumn of 1866, has now forty members, and the best house of worship in the place. It is built of stone, well filled up and carpeted, and will seat 250 people. It was but recently opened for di vine service. Rev. Andrew Parsons of New York. State is their pastor.—The church in Camden, N. Y., organized less than a year and a, half ago, has grown from 48 to ; 72 members,.with .a ,fine Sunday-school. They broke ground for -a church edifice May 20, and laid the cornerstone June 30th. The new building is to be ,40 by 70 feet, with basement for Sunday-school. The basement walls are of stone and are finished, and the up per walls of brick are , hastening to completion. The site (a central one) is the gift, of one,member of the church, while a Camdenite of New York city donates a bell. The new congregation have manifested their liberality by a generous treatment of their pastor.—Ambrose writes to. the Evangel ist : G. S Taylor, from Connecticut, is act ing pastor of, the church at Saginaw City. He is spoken of as a man of strength, contenting himself with straight-forward Christian work.— Our denomination, by the ministry of Rev. S. L. Waldo, has made a good beginning at Midland, the centre of Midland county, and the geogra phic centre of our State.. A church of nineteen is organized, and are, building an ,edifice."—A correspondent of the North . Western Presbyterian writes : "In Omaha we have no church organiz ation, although there is a small Old School ele ment here. Through courtesy to the New School brethren our Presbytery are waiting till they get a good start. They have a young and vigorous church, and a " live" Sabbath-school. Their singing is exquisite. Have not had the pleasure of hearing anything equal to it west of Pitts burgh. The New School brethren are erecting a fine brick church edifice."—The stone house of worship, commenced some years since on the west side, at Grand Rapids, ; Mich., by the First church, and never finished because the cost was not accurately counted, is now in a fair way of successful completion. Rev. H. H. Northrop, the new pastor, has taken hold, of the work of rais ing funds, and is meeting-with very gratifying
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