ginutiran Eroltgttrian. TITURSDAY, OCTOBER, 1, 1868 REV. JOHN W. MEARS, tditor. Xo. 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. gar Rev. A.. M. Stewart's Letters, XVII, The Opinions of Yang Choo, by _Missionary ,Doolittle, " Thank You, " Union Theological Setninary s Rivers The Hudson Revolution ary Associations, page 2nd; Editor's Table, page 3rd; Poem by J. IL _Newman, The Two Crowns, Gaiety in the Home, The Pulpit and the Little Ones, The Sack of Pearls, The Ra ven, Bringing others to Jesus, _Neatness next to Holiness, The Flowers of Palestine, page 6th, The 'Supposed Ancient Skull of Calaveras Co. Cal. with a Poetical Address " To the Pliocene Skull," page 7th. SUMMARY. We have chronicled in this and the last three issues, the completion of six new churches, and the actual pro gress of ten more, some being .oh 4 4143 eire of completion, one costing twenty, and another thirty fifoufiaiiil,dollars also the progreits ot anew, , chapel also the ,oilttniza tion of four new Churches;the *i perfecling of' organi zation" by two Congregational churches; also, 54.-or,- dinations, faimministers received.from foreign hod es and ono (bath in the ranks of the Ministry. Our trenorts of the lailtwo weeks shoW 14 Presbf-' I- It teries as having )rdoilifed-,the .Thint Committee's Basis of Re-union;qiikiliiii#4 it but two ih the Synod of Western Reserve,- Arid' the aiseinded Synods ;'Chica go Presbytery lt gracn castle and, Madison, Ind., Hu ron, 0., Itiontroti4,4'iti;;Onortdtitit, N. Y.; and Newark, N. J., for various .r,enions, have deferred action ,until Spring, as allio'that of Indianapolis. Union Seminary Commences with about the same number of students as last year. Six of the nUmber are from Princeton. Street and lay-preaching meets with marked success in Toledo, g. Eriti‘Presbytery recommends congregations to fur nish themselves with publications of our Committee, and to go frotin h 641 to !iodise distributingthe books. Grand River, Presbytery, 0., has gained five minis ters and.tatro churohes in a year. Ontario Presbytery, onfrelenaingtone of its members from the pastoral charge, calls attention to tho "pre vailing reason" assigned for the change—inadequacy of support. We have heard of but one Presbytery, Scioto, 0. that has taken appropriate action upon the late As sembly's assessment of eight cents per member. Pres byteries please take notice. ,• Six churches in the Presbytery of Welisborough Pa, are vacant, some of them in important localities. The Second church, Cleveland, C., is still vacant The S,ynod'of lov4ii.has Mken decisive , measures for the establishment of a Theological Seminary within,its bounds. The late Simeon Benjamin, of Elmira, N. Y. leaves a large sum of money, $85,000, to various benevolent objects in our denomination. The church of native Bohemians in the Milwaukie Presbytery, unable to secure a suitable pastor other wise, are training two of their, young men for the work. A correspondent of the Weser* Priebyte*iss 8.) in Louisville; Ky., vigorously and handsomely defends those who deny Last the Federal Headship theory is part of our' Oalvinistie !system s front ,the chniga of heresy perilstentli - wirged by the Old,Sehool Press generally. A impostor is now among our churches in Delaware or contiguous counties of this State, collecting Money, ostensibly for the establishment of a Presbyterian Ouch in. Portland, Me. He is a Seotchman from Canada. We are assured that he is wholly unworthy of confidence; and no such church is milled for.at Portland. PROM , OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT. EL hilit A COLLEGE We are rejoiced to leavn that the late Simeon Benjamin of Elmira, leaves in his will $25,000 more to Elmira Female College. This, added to his previous benefactions to the institution, makes, we believe, about $BO,OOO which he has given to the college; a magnificent sum surely. This last donation is intended to bb held as an aid-fund, to assist needy and deserving young ladies in getting an education They may avail themselves of it to , pay toard or tuition. Seventeen• hundred and fifty dollars annually will be a good fund for such a purpose; enough to aid a large number of young ladies in preparation for usefulness. Other benefactions may also be added to the fund. It has been sit:Tested that some friend of missions or the children of missionaries might be tempted to add another twenty-five thousand to it, to be used exeluaively in-aid of the daughters of missionaries. After making large bequests to personal and family friends, Mr. Benjamin also leaves twenty thousand dollars to Hamilton. College; tent thou sand to Aubitrn TheOlogical Seminary; two thou sand to the ElMira. Orphans' Home ; and thirty thousand to the Presbyteiiap House of the city of Philadelphia, for Hout-and Foreign Missions and for Bible and Tract Distribution. HORNELLSVILLE We were gratified on our ''recent attendance upon the meetings of the Synod of Genesee in Hornellsville, to see such evidence of growth and improvement in that_ village. The place has, doubled, its, population hi' the List five years.' <And better still, the church feels the impulse. Under the faithful and judicious ministrations of Rev. M. Waldo, D.D., one of' our best and wisest men, it has t been itnAnvibg rapidly,. It was in a low state , Vrtien - he t6ok charge of it 'some six or years agog but it now , promises ere long to be but of' the strongest ehqpnes of our Southern tier. How much more e.idouraging and .delightfnl-to minister in such a place than .in one which is limning down, deserted by all business and en terprise. Pastors in phices 'of the former kind may well rejoice; in the latter bey cannotise;en-) vied. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1868. CIiLRCH BUILDINGS. The Presbyterian church of Clinton are again moving for a new house of worship. We are sin cerely glad for this. They need it—they are able to have it—and it will be a great accommodation also to the College, to have a larger edifice for com mencement o ccasions. -- The house of worship of the C o n g regational Church of Bergen is to be ed e eated nest week. It has been repaired re-dedicated and refitted, at an expense of three or four thou sand dollars, (newly plastered, painted, carpeted, cushioned. &e.) and is greatly improved for Sab bath services. In its former state it was not quite worthy of the pleasant congregation usually gath ered there.--e--The new Presbyterian Congregation of Camden, under the pastoral care of Rev7E. N. Manley, have nearly , completed their new house of worship; 'and they to have a good one. This church has seemed to be strong from the be ginning, and is giving every indication of vigo rous growth and true prosperity, . THOSE CONFUCIANISTS Dr. Wentworth thinks we were Mistaken in saying that, they are, not: idolaters . Perhaps.so; as that - ternria really d broad 'o'ne, add includes many persons in every country.,, And we were aware that the Confucianists have tablets to their sage, and give to hint almost, if not quite, divine homage. They do the same also to their Empe ror. Mit lid,d the Ups' "of 'Teh, (or Ming Teh, Bright :Virtue, ae . the name imputes,) one of the English-speakina members of the Em bassy, that they have no idols in their temples— "we never worship idols." - "What do yob. wor ship."' I said. "We pay reverence to the hoe yens," was his reply. And in ; the journal 9f one; of the ""most intelligent missionaries from this country to their land, we had previously read these words-"It is somewhat of a • relief in China to stand in a temple where no grinning deformity, called ' god,' stares at me from his dusty shrine. And this is generally the case in Confucian temples." That is, according to this missionary, (see Five Years in China, 167) Confucianist temples generally have no idols,' and Confucianists generally do not worship blocks of wood or stone. These were our authorittes , fon the statement we made. Still, we fear that the Confucianists do pay idolatrous homag,e, not only to r their sage, but to the Emperor also. A GOOD EXAMPLE The Presbyterian church in Hendon, of which Rev. Dwight.Scovel is the acting pastor, fills all the blanks. She stands. on the Minutes of the General Assembly as having remembered in the past year every one of the six causes . commen dad by that body; the church has taken a col lection for each one. There is bet, one other s ehureli in i Rophester Presbytery that has remenibered theni 'but three in Ontario Presbytery; but three in the large Presbytery of Buffalo. What the, General. Assembly wants is to have the blanks all filled, each cause remembered; and these,. which she endorses, before all others. PERSONAL. George W. Parsons Esq., the able and admirable superintendent of the Sunday school of the Central elnircli •of this city, has served twenty-five years in that capacity—twenty five years the faithful, acceptable and blessed superintendent of one sdhoOl. And still- thaschool diies not want any other. Longmay he be spared to' stand in his responsible position.—Rev. Fowler r of e the .gc l utral, ehurch of *Onto,' hal been pas Sing few *eekti in"Neiv Erlo 'try inn to regain his health, which was sb shattered by sun stroke last July. We are happy to re port that he is lnuch improved; has preached once or twice, and 'seemed to feel the better of it. He is hoping %ion to resume his pulpit labors in his own beloved congregation.—Rev. Darwin Chichester, of Burdett, was prostrated in a simi lar manner by our unusual warm weather in the summer,' and !Vas not ye rre9M - re1,.1 Wpm the eff‘ets.nev. S: `How. roc WaWida;li'at also been much unwell ; - for soku.'llinvr-past, al though not entirely . Taiii casillkniormAie.duties. He too we believe is , slowly .recovering.- • , The Presbyterian church of Painted` 'Pori, have invited Rev. Peter Burg,hardt, of West chester, to preach to them. Trusting what we ! ifurippaetl l ' to k i ,authentic in forinatidn, we were a 'too fist—perhaps only a little-- z in saying that Rev. W. A. Niles D.B. had a call to St. Louis. Nu one has yet been called. F. 4 • G ESE,ICC Rochestei, Sept. 26 1868: 4tius gutt eburrijcs, CaTv—Rev. Stephen W. Dana, late of Belvidere, N: J.,, was installed . ; pastor of-. the Walnut street*PresbyteriariehurCh on:the even ing of the 21st of September. The Rev.,S. ,W. Crittenden presided: , The Rev. Charles — Brown made - the opening prayer. Dr. March, of 'the Clinton street church, preached the serinon from John iii. .- The theme of the, - diseonsse Alas the Kingdom of Heaven ant in connection therewith the perpetuitY, the dignity, the xespon sibility, and the vital character of the ministerial offee were clearly expounded. Doctor Shepherd delivered the chargoo the-paxtor elect. , It was an exhaustiveeatmept , of the obliaations of , a, ) Bishop, And-wn in every respect appropriate' appropre' and fitting portion of the service. Iti,boosequenee of Doctor"' Butler's continued 'indisposition and inability, to give the, eliarge, ,to ,the, people, the Rev. John McLeod, of the S. W. cliiireli, kindly consented to perform that duty. The address was full of solemn warning, encouragement, coun sel and instruction to the people. The installa tion prayer was made by Albert Barnes. No one could well fail to be movel to ten ierness as one so loved and venerated ascended the pulpit to implore the- blessing of the MASTER upon His .., young servant. His work as a pastor ended; mature in years and in wisdom gleaned from a long experience in the ministeria,l'offiee ; 'rich in the love of Christian hearts, but.,richer still 'in the hope immortal, he stood in hie.Place l to jp-, yoke upon his pastor-the blessing of , doo—the abiding presence of 'Zicsui, 'and' the gift of the HOLY SPIRIT: . I ': , . , The entire services were most appropriate, and left a pleasant impression on all who were present- It is 413 interesting fact in connection with those taking part in the ceremony, that the families of Mr. Barnes, Mr. Brown and Mr. Crittenden are members of the congregation. The future of the church is hopeful; pastor and people are encouraged. The relations just consummated start with good prospects of ad vancing the cause of the REDEEMER in West Philadelphia. The building of Fairview Presbyterian church, four miles South of Beverly, N. j., was dedicated last Sabbath: the sermon was preached by .Rev. B. B. Parsons, D.D. The.buildina is very neat, accommodating about four hundred, and will cost, furniture and all, about $3,000 -9f which more than two,thirds is,paid, Aid is asked ,to : clear it of debt - ihisilfalfand: winter. The enteTprise is in charge of Rev. M. L. Hofford. ..The Sunday school is flourishinc , and the congre. o ations •are good ,beyond expectation. MINISTERIAL.—Rev. G. L. Bantaon has been dismissed from his pastoral Charge at Vernon, and has removed to Pittsford, Monroe county. Broth er Hamilton has done good service to the ,Vernon. . church, and enjoyed a harmonious ministry. The building of the new parsonage was itself an im portantAchiemnt.--arr. Evangelist Rev. ProfessorSherld, of New York, is engagk to preaCh iu the pulpit of the Central' Presbyte> rian church, Brooklyn, made:vacant by Dr. Rock= well's acceptance of a call to Stapleton, S. L Rev. O. H. Hazard (O. S:)., has accepteta call to the Presbyterian churoh (New Scheol) at Freedom- Plains, , Dutchess comity, N. Y. ''; His post office address is Freedom Plains, New York. Rev. W. if Afe.ectiei• has beell tendered the' position of „District, Secretary, and. Agent of the American and Foreign Christian Union, for In diana and Rev. L. W. Billington is transferred from the P.resbyteryof;> Nippra to, the Presbytery Iltßp phesteiyitslll4: is nowipreanhinirfet North.Vertgen; in the bounds of the latter. Rey. D. .71 Taylor, formerly of Saginaw; has accepted a unanimous call to the Presbyteiian church of Lapeer, Michigan, and correspondents are desired to address him accordingly. CLEURCEEES.—Within the bounds of the Coldwater Presbytery, at least two very, fine church edifices.; are going up. At Goldwaler, Mich., after some perplexing delays, the Presby erian Church is going on generously, in putting up a church of beautiful architecture, to cost probably not much less than $30;000. The roof is now going on over the well-built walls. At three Mich., one' of the most tasteful churches in the State-is now-nearly ready to re ceive the' rod,' and the spire is to go up before winter. , These ;churches are•'both 'to take the place of wooden structures; whinh have answered as excellent purpose, but are now too small to SO eonimodate the ,congregations. J., A. R. Hudson, o. W. R. College.—Aev. C. Hart has . resigned his charge of the church at Kent (fortherly Viitlailiii)AO which he Irts Min istered for fOur ;years past, and is now preaching for the, .chnr,clr, in , Western. Reserve College. ,President,' gik e hc o ck, who spent the winter in the south' of Ruktope,, , returned in June with health Improved; intli not` 'such as to' enable him to preach; aY:present., The college openS:its 'new year with iaajtioreased number of students.. St. Jos'eple, MisSouri:A. 'correspondent, writes TJcg .Evangelist from this growing city of the Westi "rwish more Of oar Eastern 'biethren would come and see for themselves the wonderful opening's - there are here to preach the dospei, and build 'tip chiirelig.- I am-glad-to be able to Say ,that • OurbeOple are' coming up to t he mark. I now of 'eight efinrehei now building. ,St. Joseph, and mithinra radius of ten miles: Three of 'these are' NO School,'lnd three ,others so near, that it would require a D.D to tell the dif ferenee. j-Ou'r pastor elect, the Rev. Henry Bul lard, son of Dr. 131111aril; fOrtheily of St. Louis, the father dr New ;School IT'4eshytsiriarifism . in `Missouri, •resume his charge next Sabbath. We like himi-and think 'him the, right man in the right plate." , Red Wing, Minn.—This church, ;farmed' of seven mernbiirs in 1855, has enrolled died and - forty eight - in all, and - that the present membership is one hundred and forty-Six. We have adopted recently the plan of rotatory elder ship, with terms of office fixed at three years It has given general satisfaction among, our people. We set out in the spring with a plan of repair. ing and enlarging our church edifice, and raised about $3,000 toward that ,enterprise But 'a wish for a new house of worship having been ex pressed, by a. Pledge of $2,000 from one person and $l,OOO each. from 'several, others, we are en couraged to hope that the latter plan will peivail, and that the work may bee — begun next spring, which will ,giyeus a church s.t.iated. to _.meet the demands.'or4lnt growing . 'City: Aliout two months since we adopted the ,plan p£ having the male members of our churehlake ntiaißbf the weekly prayer meeting' ii their names occur in alphaltetical,FOrde. I proves to be an excel lent system.-- 7 -Cor. Christian. Herald. C/lIIRGAI COIIRTS:—Synods: , Synod of Inen.-L—The Synod of lowa held its .sixteenth annual session at •Dabuqtie, September, 10th, 1868. • The subject of Education-occupied a prominent position both? in. the opening, sermon by Rev. J. O. Rice and in.the. proceedings. The Institution at Cedar Rapio,s,is, pminently.pres perous. Three young mem,are studying,for the ministry, and others could, do so if, they 9oßld receive the necessarY t Od. Twenty roembors,,pf the Synod gave $lOO ,for, `,gyassistarice ,of, one yo u ng man, who could notgo forward without,it. The Trustees of Lyons Feißale,C,oljege ,made their report to Synod, 'ail(' the' Agent ,apPoited by Synod, Rev. EL L. Stanley, also made, his" ti port. It appeari that $3,700 haveheen in cash and subscriptions since Nov:` , 16th, 1867. Thirty pupils -have'attend'ed du'irrlg'the year'; the school has met its own expenses., 'Synod adopted the reports presented, and re-aPpointed theadard of Trustees, and the Gcneral-Agent. Also Rev. F. A. Chase, as,Principal, under s ,.the t: directiopet: the Bxiarda In6l)roiriecti .thtLetisuint4e4., are highly favorable., The Oothinittee on' the opOning sermon and matters pertaining thereto made a report, renorn- mending the formation of a Synodical Commit tee of fifteen, in which each Presbytery should be represented, to act as Trustees, with a view to the establishment of an Institution with the im mediate object of the training of young men for the Gospel ministry, not for the present par taking of the character of a College, but of a Theological' Seminary, having however connected with it a Preparatory Department for the special benefit of those whose course of study must be partial, not embracing the curriculum of the Col lege, and hence not coming into conflict with any obligations into which we have entered with ex isting Institutions. "They alai) recommend that the most careful attention be given to the course of study and training to be adopted in the Sem inary, so as to avoid the 'errors of the present system of Theological,. Education, to supply its defects and to adapt it in all respects to the de tnatuis' of the age i 6 which we" live " 'Finally the Committee recotnmended thut• in order to accomplish this desirable object, the Synod by solemn , prayer to,.Almighty God do ,give.itheir pledge,to this unanimously , and consecrate them selves to the great work contemplated in this re= port, imploring 'upon it the benediction of the Great Head of the Church" The adoption of this report was preceded and followed by prayer to God for wisd,om, and for, His blessing on the effort,. • To this Boerd of Trustees the whole'reatter of the Parsons Legacy was referred, with a view to make thatthind :a •parti of the endowment ,of the contemplated Seminary. • • The. Synod also took 'important action on the subject of Home MissiOns, dividing the state into two Districts, Northern and Southern, and, ap j)ointinD o• e Synodical Missionary for each 'District i -.- r ßev.George R. Carroll forithe Northern Dis ,trict, to reside 'Dubuque; Rev. William 'Campbell, for the ~Southern DiStriet, reside at Des Moines. The Horne Missionary Commit tee of the ASsernlilY was reqnested ,to consider the expediency of appointing a MisSionary at' large, for`the Union Pacific R. R. Synod overtured the , General Assembly to provide for systematizing all colleetions for church building purposes; and includingthem in the Assembly's' Scheme for ChUrch Erection: Two members of the Synod have 'died during the year, viz: Rev:Samuel N'ewbury; and Rev. Jeremiah, Woodruff. Thera, is' an increase of three ministers, six churches,37s members and -1;365 Sunday-school sebolari. Synod directed that the meeting of Cot:Fere:lce of Committees , ow locAion• of , the College, with• Gen. Parsotls, be notified thrMigh. the Evangelist and A.n,zerican Presbyterian.. ; , Adjourped to meet at Kossuth on .the second Thursday of Septemher, 1869. at 7i- P. M. H. L. STANLEY, Stated Cleik PresbYteiis. .The Presbyter y of Hodson. enibraces' 18 minis ters, Iwo - . licentiates, :and ohurches. The churches. are: all ,within the county - of Oranir,e, N. N. Y. • except one at Ramapo, Rockland Co. Ten of these churches have pastors, one, ,a pastor elect, and the - othCr two stated sUP . plies. All, except one, engaged in have' coil Velma and comfortable, church, buildings.: Ten have parsonages) and one has the be.inninc of a ministers: library:' The last atated''meetino , wai . held Sept. 1:511i -;• :and laity and(eleven church%essions Were -repre sented. . In,. addition ,to thejtvdinaryltoutine of business, two important,questions„hparing on the welfare of ,the chnrches occupied a large portion of the sessions ' PrOebytery. Some twerity tWo years since, 'several'of 'the pastors' united in the preparation of. a March, Manual, which was adopted by.a majority of our church ; sessions, at the time or since, and being nearly out of. print, a committee to revise it was appointed last sprini. Their' report, modifying and greatly im . - proving the old Manual, was adopted, and it was ordered that; it :be printed for the use of such churches as may adopt it.. This document is in tended strictly as a Alanufq for the instruction of our church members with respect to their relations and duties as members, and as the followers of Christ. The other question related to the true inter pretatiOn of, the rules. for the reception of foreign (frnm'EurdPe.) The case 'presented is n i tiique, differing in some respects from'any-other in the history of .our Church. The letter of •the rule being on one side, .a,s many, believed, the spirit, and intent on the , other, the Presbytery re solved, after a protracted discussion, "to refer the question to the Synod, asking that its interpreta tion may relieve the embairassment of the Pres bytery. The Presbytery did ,not reach the question pi' Re-union until Wednesday afternoon, and a, part of the remaining time being assigned to devo tional exercise 'by' standing rule, some of the members having.left, or being about to leave, it was judged to be wise to defer action on the Overture until the'spring meeting. Yours truly,o. M. J. .. • The North River Prsbytery has just closed its autumnal meeting held in the Highland Church, at West Point. Directly below the Military 'Academy, in. close proximity to Cozzen's, we have a little, struggling church under the care of Rev. E. P. Roe, sometime chaplain in the army—the Church as become largely active under his Ministry and so shortened for room, that founda tions have been laid for a new edifice in this place of fashionable and historic resort. Thither ward the brethren of Presbytery turned their faces September 18th, finding on their arrival a hearty reception. The session was one of inter est; the absorbing:them was that of Union—the unanimous approval' of Presbytery was, given to " the Re-Union . Of the two' Branches of the Presbyterian Chureh in the United States of America; on the basis proposed by the Joini, Committee of ,thirty, and, apProved by the, two General. Asssemblies, meeting in May, 1868, respectively, at Albany, N. Y., and Harrisburgh Pa." On .Wecinesday, the ; Corner-stone of the new edifice ,of, the .Hip,-111a.nd' Church, was ,laid with appropriate ceremonies. The Hon. John Bigelow, formerly our minister 'to France, made an excellent speech on the occasion, and was fol loWed :by , the Rev. E. P. Aoe, who in few and befitting words spoke of the hopes and, purposes feu the men who were layinof u ulations, deposit -4ns at .the seine time , place a, copper box, imdwhich was.enclosed a copyjof the Holy. Scrip ture; closing with. the .declaration ; "1 new lay this Corner-stone-in.theTame of God the Father; Godi the Son, and God 'the Holy Spirit,. Amen.", After this remarks were made and prayer offered by the Rev. Dr. Wheeler of Poughkeepsie con gratulating the people on this auspicious begin ning, and supplicating upon the undertaking, the blessing of Almighty God. The scene was one of peculiar interest, the surrounding hills so rich in historic remembrance, and the river with its lordly tide at our feet—the people with un covered heads, while, from over the river, came to our ears the thundering roar of a railroad train, as though the sound of the king's chariot was reaching us from the distant hills. This edifice is to be built of s•one quarried on the spot. Its architecture is of the Gothic order —its dimensions forty feet by ninety, with a tower on one corner. When completed, it will be an ornament to the place, and a lasting monument to those who are laboring so hard for its erection.. In the evening .of the next day, Mr. J. W. Teal pastor elect of the church in, Corn wall was Ordained and installed over that church —also, S. N. Hutchinson, stated Supply' of the church at Salt Point waa ordained as an •evan gelist„by a Committee appointed for that pur pose by the Presbytery of North River... Mr. Teal fellows the Rev. Joseph H. Robin son of blessed memory andgives promise of great usefulness. The sermon on this occasion was by the Rev. Charles in: Baldwin of Peekskill; a classmate of Mr. Teal.. The condition of our churches is exceedingly. .hopeful, arid the brethren seem to be consecrat ing themselves afresh to the service of God: The various benevdlent movements of the Church will be better remembered the coming year, we think, than the past, and there is_expectancy of the quickening influence of ,the Holy Spirit. PO'kee:psie. Sept., Et.. ' NORTH RIVER. The Fr . esbytdry of' _tong Island, at its' last meeting,•held on Shelter Island, made arrange ments t 4 .org,auize.,a colored church at-Green'port, the Eastern terminus, of the Long Island ; ral road, where.the.congreoatioe have, FA peat church 'edifice,' well furnished r ' with a basement story above around for Sabbath!sChohl 'and other meet in.'s. The 'house is free' Crete' debt, and -stands on% lot (which the congtegation own)that is one of the choicest sites in, the village.' The Presbyterian congre gation are un* anitnous in, desiring a • , The Presbytery also•adortteknfianimonsly and without 'a word of discussion, the plan; of Reunion, submitted by the•GeneraL,Assembly tuthe Pres byteries for their active.- T -- i Thestate ef, religion in the churches showed that the body is in, a orderly donditiOn,• hilt 'without' any special .revh'al or rapid growth. The Presbytery of . Tioga held;its semi-annual meeting 'at Apalachin, Tioga county, New York. There was a good attendance of ministers and Elders from the churches within the bounds of the Presbytery and they represented the church es:in good, healthy„, wprking condition. Rev. Dr. Boardman, of Binghamton, Commissioner to Geiieral Assembly offered the following,pre amble' ane'reeolution on `Re-union,whigh was unanimously' - adopted, after' - att expression of the view ~of .•those 'present; on the subject "Inereas thp,, General .Assembly has sent down as an overture ; Jo .the Presbyteries, proposed terms of a' re union'of the two branches of . the Presbyterian • Church' in the ` United ' States, therefore : Resolved, thavtlis.Presbyter); under standing the t terms ofereamion in the senselin which., they are, explained, ,by,the •Assembly in' ;connection w4h the overture, considers them .en tirely satisfactory an will cerdially consent to a union in adcorilance Wall them; " Presbytery adjourned to meet at the call. of the Moderator some time during the meeting of Synod at Binghamton in October. Maumee Presbytery held it's fall meeting in the Church of TontooonaySeptenaber 2d. Tontogonay •is a thriving village some twenty miles south from Toledo on the Dayton and Michigan Railroad. in a district, say of about: ten miles square, we have foes churches in connection with•our Presbytery, beside's' two Congregational, and one Presbyterian (0. S.), all of which grew out of the very first 'church ever organized in the district more than twenty five years ago; organized, in part, of mere hers who came from Morristown, New Jersey, at the time when Mr. Barnes was preaching there. Thereiwere also route Presbyterians from New York ,City, some from Pennsylvania, and a sprinkle from New England, with the minister who •or oanized the church on the plan of Union, Con o kJ tcoational first; though in fact the majority were from Presbyterian churches. . • Yee may have learned soinething of .what has been done on this field covered by two Presbyte ries of the same name, and about the same num ber of ministers and churches, towards Reunion. So ear as I c•in learn, both Preibyteries are strongly in favor of Reunion'. There may be some little dis cussion yet as to the basis. lam inclined to think there is a determination on the part of the friends of the measure in both our bodies, to put Reunion through on the shortest and best route. Our' meeting of the Presbytery was one of un usual interest. The reports from the churches were very hopeful and encouraging. Our churches in Toledo are very, active, and have a great work to do in evangelizing the masses that are coming in from every quarter. Street preaching has met with cheering hopes - of; Eueeegs. ' Bro. Bacon's Church—the Westminsten7—is 'breaking ground for their house of wership,,atid we expect, in due time, to see an-edifice that will be an ornament and the means of l. great 'blessing to the city. A new church Wei oriranifed Center, on the Dayton and .Michigan tßailroad some thirty miles, from Toledo, on the-21st of June,' ofiten members, with an addition since of twelve mem bers These brethren pave a house of worship now in process of erection. ' P. C. BA owns. Franklin Presbyteri,"Ohio, held - its fall meet ing, Sep. Ist., 1868 ; at Circleville, a very flourish in,g Own, and where -we have a. very pleasant church. There was a full attendance. The Rea D. Smith, was received from Huron Pseabytery. ' Re now labers with the church at Delhi:.. The. Baiis of Union; as submitted to the Presbyteries., was unanimously adopted. The same is true of, , the action•of l the Marion Presby tery _A . ..y.1 which covers a part of the same territory with Eranklin; except that there was one digseatiP g voice;in old minister who with out wi out pliaige. R.Viasington• was'instal ed pastor oftho First church-of Circleville. Prof. D. Nornis,;;),D.,,preaebed the sernem, Rev. J. F. kendall .g a v#.l4„, charge to the pastor, Rev. 0: Newton — the 'charge to the people, Rev. H. McMillan, of Columbn.s Presbytery
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