NO HOPE! ei . .son T s ii o dea;iiin sir "my'. PETER STILTUER, 1) n , little a The advent of a new family in an town, usually produces quite a sensat i on, f tit e especially f new comers aTge.en.pc s ummer • perior wealth, 1 a stir one beauty or intelli e gteliabeita . f o r the lwie. of 11,-- - was al 0 out , Mr• 35- 1852 on the "arrival stletuete tnheiwe Therewa Academy. 3 ge neral and e finer b a ufinfutsynyaleaarstteonfltiw which attracted lie was a Scotchn:itnh, pa P i s utellectuaLt rather corpulent, Ills keen er , ; n i ap pearatin°. a , ~ Ire as physical i wisdom, his broad , .s , •: with wit and . massive brain like D a niel We)" ' ' ,,:l i°l4o 1 ~ •,b CO. al j i lted to .....„,i o de with or. ...1 17, 4:,, if it would .45" r .4 Vieattention step, his hearty shake A ,ftL. r x. a rt. leasant it la ) , t voice, his p if iron he newfa win t h e r espect i? ci of -Ji retras her of the old inilif,',: i e'' etctat l a ughter, was But tbilfrO v iired f‘tlie' Xiid well she ~ A 44, 4 4 it . Tally (1 e eptiou t a girl, deprived at an . nol - ' 7 h motker," h eroically drove, away ~ i#iNftlial by her cheerfulness and filial m t * th 7 tll ' ' Ae sr e fl anguish of her bereaved ,:i.,.. ..17., , letwpiraddeAtketliitt, the maiden, just eighteen pairs of uptoviitfair in her appearance. - No one would sad sbe;wns beautiful. Yet her form was synametr} 4 l ,l ,o9feAtures of her face pleasant, and' there' was 'a gentleness and grace in her . WhldleapPiitiiance and action which could not weave) notice. It was evident she was her father's idol. She l had,taken the place of her mother in his heart. And besides, had he not from her in fancy breathed his own niinil and soul into hers? How carefully had he ; -in—person instructed her! When a babe he taught her to lisp the name of Jesus:: In childhood and early youth' he had sought with all diligence and , care to mould her heart according to holy truth. Finding her a • ready pupil, he had also led her in the piths of science and literature. Never did he weary of opening to her the stores of knowledge. - And in this intellectual training he was suc cessful. With delight, he saw the lovely girl ex-, panding into womanhood, drinking full draughts from' the Pierian folint, and in process of time she . .becrnie the able and acceptable teacher, as sisting hills in that great work to, which he had devoted• his life. She was all that he ; could de sire with a single exception—she lacked the one thing needful.. Often- had the fond Christian, fa th& sought' to impresS on the mind of his darling dabghter the supreme importance of heart piety, and it was -his daily wish and prayer, that she might beled to Jesus. To hie admonitions' she listened with respect, but gave him no . Eattisfac tory reply. Her Bible she frequentlY read, but only as she would any other book of interesting truth. , Mar cultivated mind saw in it much to admire but her soul, did not see the Saviour, or hear His sweet voice saying to her, "1.,,am - thy salvation." , She went regularly to the sanctuary, and was an' .earnest listener, but the - great truths of the cross did not take hold of her vioill'and af fections. , One day; only a few weeks after -they came to R-7- 7 , to reside, Mr. M. came ,to. me with a countenance full of anxiety. Said lie, "I wish you would come and converse with my, daughter, Catharine. ' I feel troubled about ' her'." " What- is'the matter with her 7" , I inquired. He replied 't she has a hacking cough, and ap pears to, lie lapsing into a, hasty consumption. And what troubles me most is, ,I fear she is not prepared to die." Having gathered from him 'some informatidn -concerning her temperament and habits, and pleading with God to give me wisdom and pru dence in the management of this, critical' case; I soon repaired , to the teacher's house. Catharine had been engaged as usual in her daily work'' Of teaching, and was •Anuch fatigued with the labor. Her classic fa& was . at times white asp -marble, but ever and anon a hectic flush spread over it which alas ! too plainly told' the, story. The fatal disease was rapidly per.. forming its vsork. It would not answer to tell her I came - to see' her at the wish of her father,. neither was it pol icy to speak abruptly on the subject of religion, lest her quick mind should imagine my :errand and bet prejudiced.at the start against me and my work. A general conversation, therefore, was com nienced!' Vi r e talked of the place, and the school, and the weather, and a variety of common place topics, until at length she herself alluded to the cough which Annoyed her. But she said with buoyancy; "It will soon, be .over. • The warm summer will remove it, and hope in a few weeks' te - be as strimg as ever." I said, !!..I hope itJaoe,ao. You have youth as well as the season on your side, and should by to in Cheerful. But-you know, my friend, thin is Wheat butt an' . (incertain life. The string and heidillishould remember their present ex isteneditilrecarions,- and the sick• are • especially called by a kind Providence to think of their fu ture state." 4. • Ae I eoticlude&-this remark 'the Ititetult _ maiden' siraightehed up her drooping form; her eye died' with new lustre, and her quick reply-was, °I do not see why father and all niy friends are' aiincli troubled about me—l am not going , to dfe.j- This is, nothing but a slight' cola which theyli`COntiticted, ati&Which in 'a few 'diyti will in p.; : 4one. , 'Abrullt liti4heSe - words 'Caine frOmandr lips they were uttered in a lady-like , inarnier.'' the language , and tone, and whole appearance of the,.young that she div,avatripfg„ with,,the-ApVtt r 4,(lte4. p§he.kßy her duty, Out she was not willing to bow w in hum hie Veniteboi3-itt` the • °Nis of Christ,: and as a Poor :sidife-trUst ItAv.asseviikentr'she herself dpras,,untious :about the state:of her health, quite as,much. so as. 'her friends. Her quick and sensitive remark had indicated this. But she was Hot willing for a AIIERIC piESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1868. TUE +as an thought. Deileitelvecl. t he e ntertain D t l o esa_4et to d she ind-4 1 ,, e t, to her, , an 1 ife moment n e t e for a moire° we a solemn a irsiollit . 'more harnor it in Lent ! . :,' ver not ' That 'w as t° -; onsibiNather in anguish T f e lt my re-P the truth. And have .- 1; 1 then . There Cod than I -''''' dau ghter - 'Live, denying the ex beea‘oe his h fair er se-beeanse she was not there wa s the „ a wants of her dying soul. istenee of p h Y a laithful. With all kindness willing to atter, , I. sought- Fend with that young fragile e would give her chief and im and earrliti&L to hei. spiritual . interests. I °mat ' r "wisdom's ways are ways of metr" I and all her paths are peace"—and \ ofits she had a long lease on her natu he•eould not spend her time here more ~y,,tlwhas a Christian. I spoke of God :as auth,9r, of intellect, as the source of all our .iciiiiiil enjoyments. I represented to her how iiite t ftirits well as happy she might be if she was 'ar-tite and loving disciple of Jesus. To these and other truths she, listened with profound respect. . She assented to their truth- fulness, but gave no evidence that she was con vinced by the truth or desirous to be regenerated, by the Spirit. She seemed determined not to repent and believe. With 'us she knelt in pray er, but when we arose from our knees, there was' nothing in, her look or language which indieated: penitence for sin or a breathing after holiness. , This was my first and'last opportunity to speak' fully to her about Jesus 'and his salvation. A few days after I called•again'to see her; but She' excused herself, on the plea of extreme fatigue. About two weeks from the time of our con, versation with her, I was summoned to Catharine M's. death-bed. It was about 9 o'clock in the evening. ' The father, met me at the door. • 'His poor heart seemed ready, to burst with grief. Tears ran profusely down his cheek and heavy , sighs broke from his lips. To lose his accom plished and affectionate child was enough to crush his heart. But I knew there was a sort row, an anxiety deeper than that. He was a Christian, and how could he bear to feel that his child was lost, lost forever ? , . He led' me to her' bedside. The anibitious girl was attired in her day dress. Weak. as she was she had persisted each day in being attired as usual. She would not to the last admit that she was seriously ill, or was likely to, die. And now death stood at the door. ne would not be put off. The maiden was writhing in mortal agony. Close by her side stood the skil ful physician, , administering silently some. OPi: ate in hope it might mitigate the pain of.body But this was not, what she then needed. Had her mind been at rest, no doubt her corporeal suf fering would have been trifling. As I came into the room, and by the dim artificial light saw her, she gave me a look which I shall remember to my dyinr , day. It was full Of 'remorse and des pair. "73T0 hope" was written upon every linea ment of that countenance. I stepped up to tell her again, of,that dear. Saviour who died for sinners, and who is ever• ready to be gracious. But ere the words passed from my lips she gave me one more look of des pair, gathered up her limbs in mortal agony, and ceased to breathe. Iler life on 'earth was ended. Her spirit had gone to God who gave it. The poor father tried to bow to the sovereign will of God, and say with the afflicted Patriarchof Uz, "The Lord gave, and the' Lord path taken away, blessed be the name •of the Lord." But his heart•seemed to be broken. The strong oak, was thrown .prostrate by. the relentless storm. :No longer could he teach. The place, where, his beloved one died was no place in which he could live. In a' short periOd'of timehe' left the vil.' lege of R. and since that I' have seen his face' once, so genial, but afterwards, so sad, no more-. I trrist God gave him comfort and strength to bear his heavy burden. Let my young reader learn_ a lesson. Depend not upon' the-piety-of your parents, foralthdiigh God has given a promise unto their children as well Its to them, and doubtless in most cases in answer,to fervent prayer and in- reward of holy 'day gives them the. joy of weleoming their' be loved dries to Chiist,—yet remember ' their pray ers andAkithfiriness will not save yoti, nor will' the blood .of Jesus cleanse you from sin,i unless you individually mourn over your depravity anti wickedness, and.embrace Christ, as he is ,offered to you in the gospel. And be entreated to do, , thig now. 'Wait not a. !nomad.' - De heath may at the doer. Andif he is not; the Spirit Will not always strive with man. If. you delay this work you may lose your oriportunity,.and there.may be written at the conclusiwof your earthly history the terribly suggestive words ,, "No, hope."' REV. I A. M. STEWART'S LETTERS-7X. A , SABBATII IN AUSTIN, NEVADA. My earliest memory is connected'with a,.ques tidn propounds& mdby a godly teacher—Lbrietin statement: "Where is God?" And VrieTer still was the answer put into my childhood's lips: " Everywhere." Advancing years with - inerease of knowledge have perhaps brought some'clearer conception of the answer than in childhiood. Yet; hoti indefinite still. Eternity will not be alile to give to . the creature a fall appreheniicin of 'the wonderful, "Everywhere." "Such knOwledie' is too wonderful for us." One happy assarance•we at least can often have, as with Jacob at 'Bethel, " God is' here." Yes, God is in Austin alio, in blessing ... MS own ordinances, and crowning with loving •kindrieis the - keeping of His holy Sabbath. if Pod'be this lone, 'remote and wicked Plaee, the farthest' off 'and moat inaccessible 'place on / the . 'continent,' where a Presbyterian congregation his - been ''or`' a l se ganize. , sure y e in every other e. After' preaching here the first three' Sabbathi • of June, the' Sacrament :Of the Sipper veil tad rniniiteted. on 'Sabbath; 'nth; to•OthtlittlelleCk, a few . sheep away in the wilderness: Throu gh' tesy, the Methodiat . church, the Only'biiirdiiig for Protestant worship - in the place, wus felideted us. A .large congregation , of people'. Assembled, fin , which:was reprusentedimettrlyievery , State , toflir ITAion; wits a sprialcbng,f;oua alimt eygor,Trp 7 testant denomination. When everything was ready for our Sacramental feast, all present who loved the Lord Jesus, and who were in good and regular standing in their own respective curches, were invited to take a seat in company and join with us in our memorial feast. All who hear the Presbyterian name here, and who love the Lord Jesus, are in advance of Union Conventions in the East, and the labored action of General Assemblies on Union. Common ne cessities and a tremendous external pressure of evil have already formed a happy union. On the invitation tendered, the Methodist minister and his little charge came and took a seat with us. There were present also Congregationalists who came and took a seat. Lutherans, also; and they came. And, if correctly informed, though per haps it had better not be told abroad, there were Baptists and Episcopalians present who also ac cepted the invitation. Was a good time, and good to be there. A:table was spread in the wilder ness and weary, ones refreshed ;—the most inter esting exhibition of unity in the household of faith ever before witnessed. While this interesting,' solemnity was in pro gress, a travelling circus the first which had- ever been in this region,...maide .its.. appearance, and paraded along the yrincipal street. During the afternoontfieiVilaigt ants were pitched, and in the evening (Sabbath) their show was opened to a crowdeehouse.. There,is no, more Sabbath in Austin, or any :or these, mining towns, than, was wont to be in our .armies during the con tinilan*ce—of-' 'late rebellion. Not 'only are the , drinking and'. gambling places open' On the Sabbath. in: Austin;: but all the stores ; and there is a large amount : of business done,, this being . the point from which the mining places within a hundred miles 'in every direction obtain their supplies: The - Salbath seems to be the most active business - day , of 'the week, as. it far. the . most aboundingin wickedness. Although the steam quartz mills, and some other mining operations cease not their work on the Sabbath, yet do a large portion of the miners drop' Off, on Saturday evening, and 'come into Austin with their week's wages—they usually get four dollars a . day in coin—to spend the Sabbath. lam as sured by persons long familiar with the condition, of things here, and in such mining centres, that by Monday the large majority of thse poor miners have not a cent of their past week's earnings left —the saloons, the gamblin g holes, and. houses of ill-repute have,absorbed all; Penniless, many in debt, they go back to bivouac beneath 'he earth's surface for another week in 'order to enrich these harpies. No marvel when in the midst of such abounding and-`overshadowing wickedness, if the few people Of God who are here of any or every name be driven together, and when occasion of fers, as yesterday, sit down in company at . the table of. the Lord. Such is a Sabbath in Austin, Neva:da.' Such the place to W;hiel our. Mission Board' has sent me to ipieach:for a month or inore. And this is the : place, because . none, seemingly, so needy" feel a strong inclination to remain in, or return to ; after other places are visited, and labor 'here for a season' 'This will I do, shOhla those laving the generals itibitests of the, Chnrch in care so advise, and if moreover those who are able will. help in the erectionk of a cheap, yet somewhlt, capacious house of wo A. M. STEWART. EpTI:O4t.TION IN lOWA, I. During the three years that Ilave this State, I have been Chairman of the ':Synodi cal Committee ;on Education.", In.this capacity, by c,errespondence . -nnd personal iut,ercourse, I haye, formed.an acquaintance with the cppdition and prospects of Academical Educatipn,aa,con nected with the, Presbyter* Churcli,•which I wish to ; make known to the met4ers onp .Churph both in,low,a and at the East , • Oor, brethren in the older States have ;mani fested their interest in the cause of Christian, ed-' ucat,ion in lowa by contriboting largely to insti tutions of learning not ; only connected with other denominations, but whose influences is decidedly hastile to the Presbyterian Church. I I' We have a right, therefore, to expect, 'whoa thejr know that- we. haie inatitiftions riot Onlfiin sympathy with, but directly responsible to, and controlled our •Synod; and, when they learn that these need their aid, that.they, will give lib erally to their endowment. Shonld this a l ,ppeal - seem to savor Of Sectirianf ism, let it' be understood that in lowa of one more than sixty Colleoes, Universities, and Aca demies, all of. the two former, except, The Agi cultural College.,'.' and the r State 'University," and of the latter nearly all, Ire denominational; while al'the same time, it, is true, that as great' a degree of , Christian liberality and union sob-. sista among theke denominatioims•as will probably be, found elsewhere. ,Venominational. institutions are the fashion of our State. And here.we must, admit to- our disgrace,' that so far from being fore mest in the prbsecOtien of this Work, as our char acter and history elsewhere would lead onotdei-1, pect, the Presbyterian Church in all its •branches... if not the,hindgm.st, has certainly -; been behind, most of the ,pionlinent denominations of Chris tians. While Congegationalists, • Baptists and Methodists, Wave - each their 'colleges, all the' Presbyterians in the State, - with their more than" 15,000 commudicants,' have not an institution of this grade. ~.,Lest I do injustice to other branches of the Church, with which I am less acqoainted, I will confine 'my observations hereafter to our, own branch` of the Presbyterian UhtirCh. One yearagoi there 'was not even , one first-class. A,cadetny orTemale Seminary troller the.corn of our Synod. Since „then progress has beep made. Last autumn a Female Seminary was opened at, Council Bluffs, under the care and control of in esteemed member of Synod; Rev: Geo. L. Little, which, although not,deaominational, is,w,orthy of being named ,as one - of thosp,edocational insti tions in Fresbyterian - parents may 'safely" place their'ilaughterS. At the% meeting"or, our Synod in - Seiteiliber it'aecepted the; .super-. 'vision' of) qkyims- Female: Cellege,;t andeplaced. it m the, eharge,of„apother member of.; our !Synod, the Rev. J.' B. Morse. tais InStalatjOry SOl2emt-, fillilocated on"' i;ll6,Weet , 'bink - ofthe came etito are , fiatids Of the yno on the moat favorable terms.; yet its future. 'isr by no meaas• seeured,for althaug,h the atuqunt.to.be paid for it t ; hirlacf.f 4: l3, l9.Praj'§e4 ygot to meet'this we,„need the liberal aid of our breth 7 , ren `taie. — The - raising of the requisite funds was committed to Rev. H. L. Stanley, to whose appeals, we trust, a generous response will be made. Fifteen years ago, Deacon Daniel Coe of Dur ham, N. Y., (who yet lives to see the fruits of his beneficence), gave $1,500 to be invested in lands in Cedar Rapids or vicinity, in trust for a Seminary of learning to be located there, and to be under the care and control of the Presbyte rian Church, (N. S.) This donation, so generous for the time and cir cumstances under which it was made, was secured, through the solicitation of Rev. Williston Jones, a brother dearly beloved who has gone to his rest, one who while here on earth never tired of his Master's service, but whose heart was ever awake and alive to every opportunity to save souls and advance the cause of Christ. An organization was effected under the name of the " Cedar Rapids Collegiate Institute." The fund was wisely invested and while for various reasons, the maturing of the object was delaled, yet by the watchful care of our friends in Cedar Rapids, this sacred fund has been protected, and the property is now estimated to be worth at least $25,900. The citizens of Cedar Rapids have, with a most com mendable liberality, without regard to denomina tion, raised a fund: of $15,000, which with a few. additions from other places, has been expended in erecting a magnificent four story brick edi ±, ice, which will be ready for use on the opening of the next term, Sept..9th, 1868. In the mean time the „Institution has been carried, forward in, hired apartments under the supervision as Prin cipal of Rev. A. B. Goodale, M.D , late Missionary to Syria, now a memberet our Synod At the meeting 'of our Synod last •September, this institution was formally taken under the care: of the Synod, and a committee appointed, of w,hich, Rev. S. Granby Spees, D.D., of Dubuque, is chairman, to aid and'adirsel with the trustees in the.condftet of the; institution. The principal of the Coe fund is sacred, the income only be ing used to aid worthy young men in their pre parations for the Christiart.ministry. . From these facts it will be seen that here is an institution in actual operation, in which, it may in addition ,be stated, are several young men preparing for the ministry, some of whom are' beneficiaries of our Educational' Committee of the General Assembly. The institution is worthy of the confidence of our entire• Church and-for. it the, people of Cedar Rapids and its im mediate vicinity have done all that may reason ably be expected of them for the present. They fully intend and promise hereafter to do.much more than they have done. Yet now this in stitution needs for meeting the last payment on the building, .and appropriately furnishing the same for its work, not less than $5 000. The Trustees appeal to our friends in Chicago„New York, Philadelphia: 'and elsewhere, to send 'them this amount through their Treasurer, W. W. Walker, Esq., President of the First Bank, Cedar Rapids. In another nureber I will state the purposes and hopes of 'the Txustees in respect to the future • H. H.' KELLOGG. Marshalltown, •lowa, , Jilly 31st, 1868. THE NEEDS OF TEXAS. PLYMOHTH, ILl,.„Auaust 4th. DEAR BROTHER wrote to you from Larissa, Texas, that I was on, a missionary tour. to, that ,region. This tour I undertook on my own re sponsihility. My object was to preach to the whites and the freedmen as the Lord would 'open `a door for me, and I was gone nearly eight mon9m. I spent over four months in Cherokee empty, Ts., and the rest of the One at different point,s ,r int,my way going and coming : While in Texas I ghve nearly half of my preachingto'the freedmen. The destitution of the means of grace ameng both white and colored is deplorable, and nothing at all is sloing. in that region for the freedmen, with the exception ofonesinoie sermon by a Prepbyterian, that dare presume to preach.to them. ,As soon as I began to preach to them, I bega,n to lose ground with the whites. There are noschools nor even Sunday-schools for the freed ine, n in all 'the region, with the exception'of one, kept by an old` freedmen`, who. was -teaching bn • Sunday and working through the week. . Eery ip that regionyis in a deplorable , condition, hoth7among whites ,and blacks The people have little qr no means to kiistain the',.means of grace among themselves. The 'white§ in general are neither able nor willing to do anything to elevate the blacks: Yet upon.their , elevation, in a reli gious point of view, depends ‘ ths pease and,,pros pe,rity, of the country. On my way,hprne ,I stop, ped spend the Lord's day and preached for a vacant' CuMberland Presbyterian'cliurnlr, and one of the elders handed me' one dollar. •' For more than five months of missionary labor spent in Texas. received received just $4.20. lily expenses have been „great. I went by water, railway and stage,' htitTo sale expense I bought a pony and came, bacle'on hiirse.:back, travelling with a family niv- 1 ingfrom Texas to Illinois: This family I had to help' to get them through on their way, so that my means are p eitirely spent t , I sold and distributed some $l3O worth of Tract Society books on my tont'''.'T r trust that be t Ween the good books I distribnted and my preach ing, I may have dOne some .good. • At: least: I think I have • made some malts,' but., I leaye all, my„labor with God. lam now at hope again . and in good health, rejoicing that I took this tour'. of 'labbk Uospel. WM. 0: itiN.KIH.. I itf '."4 4 1 EASY TENNRSEV---rOne Of, our Home ; , Lis sionaries writes- to, the Amerieanlract Society,; I "When in South Caro some ooetse.ogme, monthly, twe i nty, anmbers o 4 _the ghiq's which. I distribute d to the children, 'black and, White',' and were very eager `to get i theid.' also hive.tiway about fifty'primera to the 'needy" learnera';oftthe3A:l3 , C.'seAtb expect noiCtoolabor. fo,r,-.Alvik . colored, people here..; wayfr7nle9o 2 g B 34' o ll ol lPisi,4 , lo l B prac ! s; w l . 4 shall soon,stlrt z day 'schools .- Tliey tineli*Fe ful , than in gouth"Cakollaii:-4T:hey can =use :paper's a a dlb oo k a Itpagood .adviintage in: the; sohitobla,,, dud' LAO/1m vieFAMPY teAuPPII s ch oo l ; thEe,lvi,R i forky_ot more, •the r ,most,o'f can read - iome. Iti - Teth co lored people manifest a great desire to learn, and to hear the Word. They are certainly capable of great improvement. I shall help them all I can. I look to you for some means to do it ad vantageously. I feel that if any people in the world have any claims on the Tract and Bible Society, it is the colored people of the these States, as yet heirs to ignorance, poverty, and oppression. Help those that need help." LITTLE SlNS.—Even admitting that some sins are not so great as others, let it still be remembered that they lead to the same fear ful result, and that onr greatest danger is not in the commission of enormous wicked ness, but in the permission of what we are accustomed to consider little sins, • • Religions World Abroad. CHURCH AND STATE IN.EUROPE. The. Strength of Dissent.—There are registered for the solemnization of marriages in England ,and Wales as many as 5576 churches or chapels'not be longing to the Church of England. Six hundred and,twenty-sixr . belonged to the Roman,Catholics, 1666 to the Independents, 1317 to Wesleyan Meth 7 oasts, 262 to Calviniitic Methodists, 1163• to the Baptists. [including Scotland 2642, with a member ship of 221,524i] 168 to Unitarians, 166 to Scottish Presbyterians,`23 Co the New Jerusalem Church, 18 to the "Catholic and APostolic Church," and 14 to the RforaVians.. Seventy-eight per cent., of the year were celebrated according to the.rites of th e marriages of the Established Church. There were 8911 mar riages in Roman Catholic chapels, 63 among Qua kers,l7,2ls i n th e ch ape's ofoth er Christian denomin ations, 15,246 in the offices of superintendent regis trara, -301 " a`mo ng Jews, 146,040 according to the rhea of the/Ratablished:Church- , -makino , a total of 187,776. Of those in the Established Clfurch,, 1.18,- 274 were after bans. Nonconformists still in large numbers' forsake their own' ' , ministers, andego to clergymen of the Establishment for the solemniza tion of their marriages. The Defeat of Gladstone's ,Irish Church • Bill in the borde has'brought that movement:6' Li, stand-still for this session, a new Parliament being chosen in November. Five liberal lords with all: the bishops and archbishops present voted against the Bill, while the Tractarian Earl of CMrnarvort voted for it. , , • Both parties are straining every nerve by .speeches to Parliament, deputations, petitions, and appeals to the people to " make public opinicr" in view of the G,eneral Election. One petition against the Bill is signed by 130,000 Irish women. Archdeacon Deni son, in a speech at Taunton, denounced the measure as a "sitr"—the Irish Church was "a divine' trust" —to take it away was to " dishonor Christ, anti,miake the Government of the country a godless GgveTu ment." Mr. Gladstone was'" now workinithe•greitt est mischief that ever happened to the country" and unless Churchmen were up, and doing," the chanece would lie Oat many of them would have to fight with the'sword before this matter was done with." The -Broarl Church clergy ,have presented .a nu merously signed, petition ;to the Lords,, declaring that'' the' petitioners "are deeply convinced 'that to maintain the> present Established Chuich in Ireland as She national. Church in that country' is an in justice which" legitimately offends the majority of th - e Irislis people; and your petitioners therefore humbly pray your lordships to adopt such: measures as may appear best suited to remove the cause of the offense." The petition has been signed by Archdeacon • Stindfora ; Dr. Temple, headmaster or Rglay School;; Professor Maurice; the Master of St. John's 'College, Cambridge; Dr. Butler, ,of Har ri)W'SchObl 'the 'Revs. M. Rodgers, Stopfor& Brooke, w: EV Fremantle, and others, making 261 in all. All branches of Irish Protestants seem- to be di vided on the issue. The venerable Daniel .IYlacafee of the'lrish WeSleyans, was one of a deputation to ,waiton.the Premier and protest , against disendow ment.. (The'English Wesleyans. also. are divided among - themselves.) The London 'Yearly Meeting of Friends' ordered the:" Meeting for Sufferings to petition, for disendowment, but it came out, in the consideration of 'the question that very many Irii3h Friends are rories, and will sustain the Establis h . . Spurgeon, feeling alarmed at the resistance offered' by Mr Gladstone and, the Liberal leaders to .16."Sinelair Ayidun's motion against.' bfaynooth, so,nght [ an interview with hha,,and states the result. I feel diet Bright and Russell have a hankering after' endowing the sects—Rome among theM, but. Gladstone will make a clean sweep of Ahern all, say.e only the reserve of vested interests. I went last 'Fiiclay.and saw him personally, and I feel re aAtired. 1 prophecy that the .money will' go in schools, and that.grants will be made.proportioni.k. to;the,number of :each body, and. this is the bottom of the objection to a resolution which forbade the giving of any of the funds to Catholic institutions!' The Flittre of the' Irish 'Chttreil.The Ainer icany editor of 'in English Evangelical • Magazine says: "The , Irish .Qhurch-; almost , entirely main tained by its own people; and yet is afraid if it be separated from !the State it' will be fdesiroyed: How *ascii, Wit:li.-the , Church ofScotland?- Previous to. the. disruption, the . Church altogether, - aid. not raise_ a year, hht since the disruption the FreeCliiiieli-alone has raised . 300,0001 a year. The - Biskp: gf. Ontario . says :-" As a ,Bishop of a Church which has gone through ( the ordeal of dis establishment, I am inclined to believe that the Irish Church may flourish *hen- separated - -from the State.; .To stpui the result would .I)e_ that, the Irish Church will find itself in possession of five million of pounds, all its churches and glebe-houses, Diocgsian and: Provincial Synods, and - liberty. The further result will .be :increased life and missionary zeal, in Consequence of - the necessity ' of falling back on the powers of the Chiireh as spiritual or ganization;:whileAhe Only apparent difference that the world will, see between the established and dis establishe4 Chilrell will be that fotir.l3istiops will he"eitcludect.yeaily from the • Honse- of- Lords. I believe,-,that not . eyen the,-dignity or social status of bishop s and clergy bein the least degree diminishek*hiliniany 'advantages, which - I need notmentiOri, Will.accrue! ; • Legislation' 'for` [the' Chnrch.—Th& 'Earl of Shalteebury,has l introduced into the house of Lords a hill i tn t enforce the. conclusions of the Royal Cora tniseion ontorbids the use of various li'ecilCord add filAkinetl robes ? bringing the clergy 13g4ito ! the f ffhjte ,swliest,. u lt,pxohibtits i (men se,a nd unnecessary candles, and . provides for the enforce inent of its provisions by Constittiling•th&Bishop, the AichbiehoNandithe! i'xivy. Council as courts of ap peal bßißre which any,ftve members of the Church nry by 4 off?pdpre., • therelsnc l'ongeittny serious Clottbithat church rates twill tie 4.bolishediJthis year. The , ,bill passed bYTAivtioIJGAB9 9 1 : PCIPWits ,Mlitli r tefeqed by th e Lords to .a select canznittee, With tlieveri reluctant ccittibni' :ttad`' the • supporters Of . theinegante , geffertil/y.' Coribiaittee have Itrijtite,,jihkenT: ',resort, wAich,.. lippetAlf accepts the, principli i iif chk-bin, While , suggesting c o eider ;Bre iißbfatidne ofidelltit.l-letieeniellextreinely pro able tlAkitunCoguinpias-,wiliagreAto the proposed modifications, and that the bill will soon become the law of the- land.
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