.11ittritan (11.roinfitrian.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1868
REV. JOHN W. MEARS, D. D., Editor.
No. 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
A. Al. Stewart's Letter, XVII., Impressive
lounral, Letters From Down East, 1., Com
mentaries, Old Allegheny and Reunion, Dr.
Cox onilllinisterial Relief, Page 2nd; Editor's
Table, Page 3rd; Stirring Original Lyric, Be
True to the Flag, A Bear Story, Katy or Trust
in God, Jesus Among lien, Silence , of Scrip
ture, TVell all meet again in the 2lforning, Bus
iness for Christ, Co.operative Colliery, Novel
Style of Bath, Page 6th : Presbyteries of N.
Nontrose, Milwaukee, Trumbull, Marshall,
Indianapolis, Kalamazoo, and Wilmington,
Page 7th.
BIFM-MARY.
• Our Summary of last week covered two, not four
weeks, a$ the types rp deb 1 44 11 Y.
Five ,nro're ofhur ilesbytefiesh4e SAlopte4 the As
smelly's overture on.,Rgunjon ; hoth.the e blew Yor,k„
Ptt 4 eitbytertes%riciieNiikett pcisi"- 1
potted it until hp ? i f i g t 7 Jvi:/47 0z ipo i , ~yra avis, "pre
ferred the basis
y of
„ous : ,coinp_n
, s,tandards," while
- adopting the Joint Committees plan.
lye ehFayole 4 - is ( week, ;orAinttions,.
quit:ol44l4A one , tegtizi, a chap l el
and two nely churches,_o,ne Cityl,l in Kansas and lowa
org ii t tal 7 C. 11 c". P !'
I.ll`bevSytt kofalinnessaa katern i zed tin the onosti,
emphatic manner witlyAteAynod of St. Paul, (0. S'.)
two.weeke ago.
be Synakfit.ilerykap . haTtalf,onldeoidoditrtion on
, 1
t Free(fine gtir 3'. , ' otthe .;
Amorkßaiktßord meeting Alej l s yreekfalrNor z ,
opr. HatAtil/tiAris74o,avtiele - in tiro Ang Pres. add
2%014-A64m for getol?o,r,, on OeyqraitiveWership,
ii.": l Nhio4 qv iltt, ("ratios r7it4 Feat learning r and for&o;
t" the Eleisnol,qui .21reso ( 7'eacansent vas nothing mot,
f4n I , .•
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The' death '
is '
announced - be Of" Rev. P.
diiRLETTDM I , 'ni* the N. - Avenie
Presbyterian church of Washington, and mem•
ber-of they Re-upion Committee, of-the other As
sem'blSrl . •
ifer Our i xeduced rates.,arc 'not retrospective,
but refer only to subscriptions commencing on or
after v - Oeteher Ist, v nee But
as some subscribers whose year began,' early in
October, may not have seen the announcement
in time to takaidvantige' of the Offer, we now an
nounce that all such subscribers will be consider
ed ae)*lneitt advance, if they pay the
present 'month. All subscribers not --,riet k ihree
M. • , • •
onths in arrears, wno pay i• m uctoner, wilt ne
ere:dila for TWO YEARS, by sending Five'Dollars
(city subscribeles Five Dollars and seventy cents.)
1160•There'ar forty congregations in the'Syhod
of Pennsylvania, besides . ' hUndreds in oilier parts
of our field which ought: to have at least one
:copies of our paper cirafilating among
them; and what is more, at our reducecitermsuf
one dollar 'and eighty cent* ea'ela, , they: earl have
Try '"it friends.
/Per We ;Ire. the Synod,3fAyest Pennsyl
vania, whrehincludes not 'a: "'few brethren, who,
GeneYrif Gir nth believe inshing thirCe
has appointed a , Cominitteb 'of Inquiry, and possi
blr'of something more, on the matter of our
Church work amen tbe Freedmen , which , it was
hoped the rlcime Misaion COMihiftee'woitld take
•vip3rimsfy, haftrd, after the action of the As
sembli ',at, lia:irishurgy authorizing a Secretary
for such work. "go suCh.Secretary has yet been
apPointed, and the ,worki, seems to slumber. If
-there are good reasons for this policy, the Church :
woulliike to 'know them
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FROM;OUR BOORESTER CORRBBPONDENT.
A gRAOFER.
•
Last Sabbath witnessed, an interesting service
in connection with What ihiAntil recently called
the West Avenue Mission School.. .Henry
Churchill; Esq., has been for seven years the
faithful and efficient Superintendent, and has
dre . for the 5ch9,11,: expending time,
thought and money freely in trying to make it a
great success. 'Under his management it was
truly prospergus, until last spring it grew into, a
Auld, the lifeetmii ter hit* lievini ,:been
formedAhen and shavina taken possession Af the
. C ,".
commodious )4l3
ciek - edifice which wasbuilt for the
school. ".IXliechiirch'nurtilthsaboiikene , hundred
members, and is growing rapidly. It seemed„
therefore, to be time for it'to take care of its own ,
school, and to merge the mission , school into one
mamiged ; ,by itself. The transfer was made last
Sunday.„ Mr. qhurchill gave a 'pleasant account
Of the school for the time he had been *connected
with it. It grew to number three or four hurt
(l:4ed scholarsj 11041,i.t is Apr:lBA that - about Ote
hundred conversions have occurred in connection
with' it: Its' contributions to benevolent objects,
or its penny Collations,haviftiniontited to $1,000:
Geo. W. Parsons, Esq., made an address, thank-.
ing Mr. Churchill on the part of the school, for
,his,faitbful service '
gnd in their,name presenting
to him a large and beautiful Bible, properly in
scribed, as a token of their generous appreciation,
Iter.ll.! lifoiey also made: a pleasdnt ad
dress, in the name of his church', acceptinc , 6 the
care of the setool thus'thrown upon their hands.
The mission school was-held' at three o'clock oni
Saibbath afternoon, and drew its teachers mostly
from the'Centrat church, Ander whose charge it
was. The hour is now changed; the churCh
school ) 0 1.4 -6 ,4 1 d V sl o.oo B a t 12 a; : ( 1 1 1441" - '
&hely after the, morning peryices of the sanctuary,,
thus coriftifiniiißo ilieentlikelOil Abr . churches
of the city; . ..fr , .;
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1868.
INSTALLATIONS
Mr. Dana W Bigelow, of the last class in Au
burn Seminary, was ordained and installed over
the Presbyterian church of Fayetteville, on Tues
day, Sept. 29th. Sermon by Rev: Dr, Hunting
ton, of Auburn ; charge to the . pastor by Rev.
Dr. Canfield, of Syracuse; had address to the
people by Rev. Charles Jones, of Lafayette.—Rev
C. C. Wallace, late of was installed
pastor of the Stone St. church in Californi a, atertown, on
Wednesday, Sept.. 23d. :sefmon by . Rev. Dr.
Fisher, of Utica; charge to' the pastor by Rev.
J. J. Portor, D.D., of Watertown l and address to
the people by Rev. Edward Lord, of Adams.
Two of our pleasant and interesting churches are
thus supplied with valuable• pastors. The ser
vices of installation were, in, each; case, as we
learn, very interesting, and all pro Mises well for
the usefulness . of the pastors..
ITEMS.
Rev. Stephen G. Hopkins, eldest on of Prof.
Hopkins of Auburn Seminary, -and graduate of
th&last glaw in t. hat Institution, has received and
accepted a call to the Presbyterian church of
Corry, is to :enter uponOis 4Ati9s
that plied latioitee. '
• Auburn SemirgArkropetpwigkslkat the same
number, wish, tllere
were Ann.,' tamesas ma 4, „,yir,' ueed' them,
home and 'iiibroad.. *here are the young Arlen
thal'ought tO: - eifter Somer . hiVe,
stall)ed for Marshish, ,even'though..Tonah'slexpeJ
rience Ought to teach them.hetter.'
Am ende.—We cheerfully, a,9eept. the correction'
of " 13,erkslAne" ) , 71 .We were, in error in speaking
of bite Yotiitgeillteadley''i voinMes as small books.
His , osephin i ey" "Weineil of the I;iblei':f&ce,
ai41,44e r sillistktioie.ivbiarires;tald se,regretvw.e,„:
were not better acquaipted with them, as we
doubt not ti l e a ram,gep.l *Ara l - oW4a . tiever Rev.
P.
s q. .?eadley should write wouhl . the„in
terest. of religion; also written , in the spirit
earnestness char'aeteristienf the'Mae, a: trueana l
good minister of the:GBspetrof Christ.
The . ..riesWteriah'bhrirdh' of .13,0civia. haYe
strongly protested against the removal of their.
esteemed paftor, „KanSas;
and to give eeiphksit' protest;"they add
four hundred dollars to his salary. If it be best,
we certainly hope he will st l ay. in Western New.
Yofk FW e; .hall met* chi ,l to;uch rif `lie gO es BIS
t„
ti ,, ,aay. tirt • .L
.The Westminster church; of. Utica, Dr. Fish
er's, are moving in theimatterof a church edifice
for their mission enterprise in'the east•partof 'the
city. The foundgion4, are r R.lready, being laid',
and it, is intended 4 l6qit up 4 a, I:landing, to cost
abiiiiill2,ooo; Sii l e - ouitrnoted that it maYeaSily
be enlarged when ne:beiSaO ihr 'the future wants
of the congregation'. 3
Res. D'r:Poicleriviis'io'sail on the 6th instant,
to return from his European. tour. , -
Rev. Tfiii,th. has been*Aventeen"years
pastOrTif the Presbyteriari 'church of Lancaster,
growing and strengthening himself in the affec
tions,of, bis i people• all the „ 5
. The ned - 'PreabyfeAre - Chrrelai of doVrR"A.,
recently tried to git, hiinhWay-froin his old home.
His people interposed, raised his salary, and he has
concluded to remain with them. - - • ,
Rev. ,I,os. Orton„ of Brighton, is, prepared to
give his . id'inirahle lecturethe'Velleyof Quito
before Lyedun3S, 'nun.- Men's Christian eiskOcia
tions, and, the like, Atterever ,desired..ltis a,lec
ture well worth. hearing. The recent earthquakes
in that ccainpy,,should give t it:,adclitioird-;interest
at t , 2 t ? ,;
Wells ,Steminarmthe.newinsiikut ion for young
ladies, fourOpli y so tem l bcp # l4.ltherality of
Henry,W,ell . l 7 Esq,„ at.l,krora,,rs already,
r in the
way of 'receiving furthergifts'; Hon. W.TY.Mor
gar& having given' $lO,OOO towards its more com
plete endowment. It, bids , fair,to take the. high
est rank amonf our Female &Seminaries at once.
GENESEE.
`RACheitg, Oct. 3, 1868.
132,13111c01c.1TEAP,.,
‘:* , ),' ri4
tf.'thoseln theuld c 00l 'who
oppWsekthOniiiirnyseenciS dt&r.l Ike . ; thtiCor aueold
.bachelor, the , native love - of whose heart'has been
'fioien out'by the frost Of .
,mars. , .ge has won a
young maiden and proposes marriage on certain
conditions. The young maiden hesitates, but
finally consents. After a time he' comes 'back
again, and. •requires certain,..An ‘ derstandinge. of
ternis.aOd cionditiobs itgrstetlatphnf 1 J.&'Old
School proposes to the New, a teunon—the basis,
the Confession of Fgith.- The New,L,Scbooll
hesitates, but finally consents. ~After a time the'
014' School comes back and,,..reiiuires. ne'w' condi-,
tions 'viz : the New School must not accept 'the
Confession of Faith as simply the substance of:
doctriiie. • Tlin s New,gcluie liounien. — itthey will'
talio,the t Confessioniof Faith in its f hititoric, 77 that'
is tint.. itsikkliefollned Calvinistic Dr. :
Hodge, the abk rio'w ledged' stated .
in the. 'Philadelphia Conventind,' the croctrines
neccessary to be embraced in order to union.;
Dot_those ,who,, oppose ask, for new,,conftions
still? :The' 'position is just this. - If 'the.
School now refuse to unite, they must declare
before the whole religious world : "We do not,
believe the New School are honest; we cannot
trust them.','—t"Sene.,";(Q. l - S.)in The 04::cident l
(San Francisco.)
What
~was ; the " error charged ) , wrongly as
the Assembly assert, against'the p New School ?
there"was no Colirefiant -made with his;
posterity did not with Jinu, and every man
stands or falls for himself." Three propositions
are here stated. Ist, no covenant was made with
Adam. His posterity i did- not All with
3d, Every man stands or fallsfor hiniself. Or you
may take the last twe'as 'explanatory of what was
irmlved in the first. In either case they are,es
sential elements of the "error." . . . You [Dr.
Humphrey] , wholly. omit.these; and hinge the,
whole matter upon the first proposition.. The
proof•you bring respects' this 'alone. And the
idea gathered by your reader is, that in denying,
.Fed.eraYlleadsliiti ftor..Ztilanx", New School
men, not only repudiated all idea of a covenant,
but also the other two elements of the error
charged, • - ••, '
'Yes; ion will 'say, these is invcdv- :
.ed in that of the. Federal Headship' of Adam.
You will not fail liavieV'er,' trey' good?. brother to'
recollect, that the 'phrase 4 4 FederaOleadship ":
and the term "Representative as Ved by qteo
logiepl writers, are_ not the &it'd' our 'authorized ;
staed;rds :Of f t.WOltainistic system. They are '
exitenzitory " and illustrative, :Just
as the phrase " Divine Consitution," is used
to illustrate another theory of the same sub
ject. Neither phrases are used in the Confession
of faith; and should not be assumed, on either
hand, to be the "standards." What is intended
by the - word Covenant, in this use of it, is the
real issue. May not all the substantive facts of
the case, be held, and the trae, doctrine itself, as
involved in these, be held, by the believers in
both the theories—Federal Headship and Divine
Constitution ? 1. The entire scheme of the crea
tion; the fall, and redemption was a sovereign
and eternal arrangement of God. 2. Adam was
made a free moral agent, made acquainted with '
his relations. to the Creator and His creatures,
and free to fall. 3. That the law under which
be was placed was suited to his capacity and
easy to be obeyed. 4. Human nature was on trial
in him. If he remained obedient, he should in
herit eternal happiness/ and , his posterity
should‘fall i and be.ruitted li c kp himself. 5. That
he fell and as a consequence- all his - pesteritY do
inherit a depraved nature and are under con
demnation'' This depravity is native and com
plete,;thht' le, we are 'all -entirely,. destitute of
holiness until regenerated. You say the "Old
Schooltregard the:denial of the Federal. Headship,
theory as a Aeresf- 7 -are you correct in 'this ?
think not. The "error" charged upon the New
School ,by ,tbe, Protent,' denied, by the.,A.ssem
was, that they dertieV,that,od Made. a,
Covenant with Adatii,) that his. posterity fell. in
44_
amt. every, man statids,or ,falls, for hint,
self." You assume that to be. the same thif4, 4
denying the FederilApadship, Which'it certpul;
is not.. And to make. up your " case" you 'inaif
off the essential, elements of 'the error °berg
ed,,thefall of his postprity,atad "every man Alta
ang.,or falling for himself"-D." in the Westgrn
res4terian.
We have read this vofume [Dr. Baird'i
!tory, of the',lleW Selicioll %silly, but with great
interest. In more pointsthan we can : here enu
merate; the., 'werk' present's a picture of the
troubles, divisions and controversies Whieli are
!now agitatin our own Church. The attentive
'reader 11 4611 perceive r thatri, doctritia4 difference,
radiAl,--cinep arid eterlnU, the - ettilset toflthe
Iseverance the t ,New,Se , hool from the main
braneE of the Presbyterian Church. The 'hi
'tory.,alsp ?.with'great.weight upon theMeaSures,
now in. progress to bring about.a,.union.of ,the
'two Clitirches; both which call themselves Pres-,
byterEar The publieation of the hook is' timely
and:,rippdfut the“Yonitget: itien Who have come'
'upon.the stage since the, disruption, For, any.
:union which by compromise ignores unsound
'doctrine and retains it, will never be permanent.
If Ihe'New School nOnfesS and renounce their
errors' whiCh were clearly proVegiupon them, and
which' they boasted to' . be - their distinguishing
:traits, and heartily receive.'and' teach the doe
,trines of grace as the orthodox portion of that.
Chureh has always held(' and taught them, the
coaleseence 'Will be heavenly and heaven-blessed.
,Oth'erwiee; 4 icsay 'ye not a. confederacy," the
i3ovenant.will'not-stand. The faithful will with,.
'draw themselves, and the latter end of the great,
united [body will
. be worse than . the first. The
controversies, the management, the troubles and
'strifes'of 1830-4838' 'frill 15e , - retwed `and with
, the same result. Onelhing, however, is plainly
taught bytbe:-copious details of the, history be-.
fore ulh, and thb.i the';:vitality;"pnwer, and'filA.
triumph of 'the sound doctrine of the Grace of
;God. AnOther thing 'es clkrly shown, that,
moderates nniforinlY retarded all efforts to ex
. purgate error, and were ilways cenfidently"re-S
lied on' by the 'promoters Of that error. - Nor
were'they disappeioted. . The firm,'decided, , and
consistent Man :Only:succeeded after along, pain
ful and exhausting struggle ' But they were de
livered, and will bp delivered a g ain, When that
lool("plaCe at first, Dr l - taird says,
pp, 50.; Anda'
so, the' 'd'aieties,, an,OOntro
, versies of a quarter of a century were. :ended
The' withdrawal of that 'mixed company—was
the retirement of the' fereik'C'and, disturbing
elements from'
. :the- Church. The spirit of rest
and peace breakiind hisinfluenee upon the hearts
of the inetibei4,;' and Witi t ifiißled emotions,—
tears trickhni fr - Ornr ni ny fades, ye profoundly
grateful fbr a, 'great deliverance, - the assembly
resumed "''its' interrupted business." The' Lord
grant they may never' have to go t rough with
such - triathg t tin. - ' But, if the same disturbing
elements add- admitted, the' same .and even. :.a
pore,tiolenkupheaval must be the, result,.-
Episcopalian. , -
[The above shows what sort.of impression out
sidera of conservatively qajviuistic sympathies, but
ptherWiSe uninformed as to the facts, will ''get
from Dr. Baird's party pamphlet. We quote it,
'foY'thiiPCfePiagd; 116 U I .SeAlls - q #.4Pap,efrqloestuts
any great Liddy of aMong low Church
Episcopalian's. Bishop Stevens has publicly,
repudiated, it, and, it is said that a well known
:rector of this city, 'himself a stanch+ CalVinist of
the best school, inviting the Editor of The Epis:
copalian to preach for added a P.S.
,", Please do •give the.,imor sinners some chance r]
ii'f:•',#iii;.:olj.ittt:t,sk.
MINISTERIAL.—Mr. Lee a graduate of Marietta
College and Lane Seminary, was -received under
care of Greeficastle PresnYteil;
date and ordained Sept. 10th, as an evangelist.
Be is preaching to 'the chnrch in Danville, Ind:
Rev. Job Piersonlas not yet- accepted th call,
to 'lona', Mich., bat:he is-laboring ther6:-
Rey. W. A. Ate Cdrkle is not called to 'Dr.
Nelson's Chnich in 'St. Louis. Having been in
"stalled pastor of the First church, Detroit, three'
years ago,Duffield: B ,o4h simply. eaves him ,
sole pastor`.'`
Rev. Timothy Hill of Kansas City, has been
Misappointed
an Pist t-Kg riet
'S:s Seepta.ry_for 'Western
souii d=nia" Western
Rev. Asa D. Lord, late Superintendent
of the Ohio fn,s i t,itu l tion the Blind at Coluna
bus,liii ealien charge* of' a 'similar qtratieutien at
. •;,
CaLrapazs.--Southport,.,lnd.—This.church
has erected a convenient five-roomed parsonage
at a cost'of s9bolnVoneir'e l fielthird of which
fig, a, ~etl ~ o
ajt j aa,acre.,„ntributious
/ 1, •
in
materiaroFl eitt i cl i ittheyest.4 , ktapdal.on
high laud, with' a nae prospect,
incAlbrali.k9ti -I ' . '
Mt Sterling, lowa.—This church which has
a fine house of worship, and parsonage, is erect
ing a building for Sabbath-school and lecture
room purposes, 30 x 53 feet. The seats are in
the new Railroad style. The cost is $2,000, all
of which, except about $lOO is defrayed by El
der Crane.
Clayton, .111.—Our church in this place (at the
junction of the Toledo R. R. and Gt. W. R. R.)
is prospering• and in its thirtieth year. The
house of worship has been thoroughly repaired
and enclosed.
Madison, _Ar. J—The pastor Rev. A. Mandell,
while absent on a vacation, in Central New York,
became seriously ill, whereupon his people have
granted him leave of absence until the first of
January. In the meantime the salary is contin
ued and the pulpit supplied. Mr. Mandell writes
The Evangelist that he hopes to be able to re
sume his work before the expir'at'ion of the time
allotted him; and adds that this generous deal
ing is eminently characteristic -of church at
Madison,
CHURCH ERECTION, - Add, lowa. This
church, in Dallas Co., have erected and furnished
a neat, house of"worship, at a cost of $5000: On
the 6th of September they dedic'ated 'free from
debt, and received , twenty-live" :new members to
felloship. Rev. Wm. Campbell, District Secreti
ary of Home Missions resides here, and to him
this result is lirgely due.
Co/j/2, to" - ibct.—The church h ailganized herein'
spring 'With eleienmenibers; have begun to build
a house 'of worship and hope to finish, it heforw.
winter sets in,! ,Rev,. C. P. CoitcfAn.burn Seth-,
inary supplies. their pulpit.
NEW CiEttracnES.=-Chetoj,a, ,s.— A new
clinrch'Wai organized at 'this gr6weng place, in"
Laselle Ni.yby 'cßefs.* [Cot] Jas. Lewis 'and
[Maj.]'Chas. Hi M9Creery,,of the. last,,,Classi 'in,
Union. The flatter, ajle. change i 1
4/biqpjozoct.- 7 0n the 4,9f - August,Aey. H.
H. Kellogg, Des (la.).Sethinary, or
giniz'ed anew church'l'ethis promising` locality.
His:son from Anburn;has been their S. S:f
emblem covirrs'i-synods.,
.The Synod of Basqueijannit met ,Sept: Nth;
and,,cptainued in session-three, dpy* • sermon.
on _,the fifteen years of Synod's History„ was
preached bY,the'MOderator. The Afferent causes'
of 'the , ChUreli were' presented': b'y biethieen ip'4 l
pointed for the. purVode;Jwith , great foren •-and
zeal: Rev.. Chas, K.,.Meilarg preached : by ap
tment,, on ; . the, dut,y ; , of ,the ~ministry and
Church in reference to, such works as Ecce
ari'd, - tie tatt'A' Life off Je's'us: no
ticed 'aifinefease of liberality id 'Maintaining
and iniproVinechurch edificed, three con
gregations are,, erectiug,,new : churches, Your,
churches report reviyals of
,more or less extent,
in one the converts amounting to Spin fifty to,
sixty persons.'' Next year prominence is to be
giVen to-the Sabbath-sehoot work, and 'a gather
ing of the'schools adjacent to, the, place of
is apppirited on the second' day... The Synod
adjpurned,to meet at. Sidney
_plains, ,on the s third
Tuesday'Of September, 1869,:at 7 o'clOCk, P.'M.
-L—COr Evangelist.
The 'Synod of Minnesota, at St Paul, Sept. 24,
had•with them . Secretaries Ellenwpod and Dulles,
who f , accordinc , to our correspondent, won for
themselves the affection 'anti -- confidence' Of the
brethren. The Synod of St; Paul; (0. SO ineeij
ing at the sainh time'and place-both. bedipsfrater-•
nized, and were ass kindred . ,drops•t melting into
'one. Committees of congratulation and conference
were, appointed by, both bodies, at the earliest Mc-.
ment after the organization. On 'SiturAay: even
ing; a joint ineeti'o,' fOr conference and' 'prayer
was thelk in which•the 'wino; sentiments -- ,Of at
tachonent add 'sympathy expressed, showed, .that
"R,euniouin. spirit
,was already,acomplished ;, it,
only remained to arrange the form." :On Sabbath
both Synods met at the Lord's Table. Rev. "Arte `
mug' Ehn'amanii a -full-blooded Daeotah, past& of
the Data* church ; of 350 members, was ; present,
and was an object of much interest.
, Presbyteries.
The Presbyter✓, of lAtisfnirg held a special
meeting at New Castle,.September 26th, and au
thorized'the elattech of Htip'etvell, in Lawrence
county, to call' the RCN% J. F. Hill, of .tlie Re=
formed.Fresbyteriart Phurcll, as,its pastor. The
Church of ,Hopewell came, under the care of our
PreShYtery last year, froni the "'Free Prpsbyte
ith,h Synod',' DAVAS.
Presbytery met reeetitly'at'Rensselaer
ville. •Ilome Mission's and Midisterial.Education
received pronaineut attention,: It was shown that
the,P.resbytery,contributed almost nothing ($81.;
64) to 'the cause of'llolue Missions, beyond What
was 'gbsorbed"again by its own churches'; and
'that it Vas falling Tat-short of 'putting ministers
enough into the:field. to , supply its•own wants,, It
was
,!,
Resolved, "Th'ai, it be
,sole t mnly enjoined - upon
each Minister having Change ofa congregation to
bring tiii4 'maiter prominetitl . ybefdre his 'people;
and' use his utmost endeavor to secure a large in
crease in their contribigions,to this cause.
.2. , That it be espeeially enjoined upon ,those
drawinr , aid from the treasury of our Home Mis
AiOnary Committee, that they seek to impress
Upon the people of their mherge, , a. 'sense of the
sacredness of thek,missioriary funds , and -their
obligation, to the utmost of their ability to. pro,
vide for their own support."
The cause of h'oreign Missions ,was also com
mended as having"new:and'strong,er claireg than
ever upon the ehUrches.",
The debate on Reunion , was quite heated. The
•Presbytery refused to postpone its decision till !
the spring session: by its moderator's casting vote.
Two members asked'in vain to be, excused .from•
voting. Compelled to cast their votes, they gave
them with the majority•for the Basis which was
thus accepted by eight to three. , The cougrega-'
tion,,at Renssellaerville encouraged -by the pre-!
senee once moke of a-resident, ministry, are reno—
vatiug their.church edifice. .
The Presbytery of Illinois met in them.tturch
of Maroa,:September 15th. The attendance WaS
good. The Committees on Foreign Missions,
Home Missions, Publication ; Sabiath-sehools,
and Education for :the aospel4Ministry;and Min- 1
'isterial Relief, severally ;reported', most of them'
giving evidence that themauses were growing ,in,
the interest and favor of the people. . The Pres
-bytery has now under, its. care,' three candidates'
for the ministry.
; ,tfhe Sabbith-sehoolis,.report4
that during the year the number of sehertars
the schools hadtincrsed-,11160. 4)
The recommendations oft:the kienotabAselem-'
bly in relation to training classes for teachers,
Sabbath-schools institute, &c., were adopted.
Such action was also taken, as it is hoped will
soon secure the circulation of the valuable publi
cations of our Committee among the people,
On Wednesday evening, the Rev. J. A. Flood
was installed pastor of the church of Maroa.
The Moderator preside& Rev. L. M. Glover,
D.D., preached the sermon. Rev. G. A. Robert
son gave the charge to the pastor. Rev. A. L.
Brooks to the people, and Dr. Ramilton offered
the installing prayer.
The Rev. Wm. A. 'Hendrickson was dismissed
to the Presbytery of Columbus, Wisconsin.
Action on the overture on Reunion was deerr
ed till the regular spring meeting.
The next regular.meeting is appointed at Vir
den, on the second. Thursday in April, 1869.
There will be an adjourned meeting at Spring
field, daring the sessions" of Synod, which meet
October.7th. GEO. C. WOOD, Stated Clerk.
...Troy. —The pastoral relation existing _between
Rev. Lewis Kellogg and the church etWhitehall,
was dissolved. DI health compels the' i3everance
of this - tie, fortned in 1937, .dince • When the
church has grown to be one of the largest in the
Presbytery. The body adopted a, minute expres
sive, of their sympathy and esteem.
Sept_Albany met at Cohoes; Y., t 22d; and
installed Rev. "=M:. Johnson pastor of the
First church: •Mr..,Johwainnhas labored here one
Year, and, has, j raceived. - firty..iuto the church,
twenty-two.on
. profession.;,". • '
NewYork'Thi&-t l Tis Presbytery at its
session in' l3eirg,A,"X.'S.,”Sep6i '29th, after a full
expression of`the views of the members—the
roll „being .called for the : purpose—also, , adopted
uFanirnozply, and.by
,risiag.vote,,.the General
Assembly's overture on the subject of Union.
Mioark" I:'reseYter'i held an 'adPirnealneeting:
Septeditler'2ll: 'The -Niirratide showed that the
past, yet' had 'been ode: of. pereeptilile Prosperity,
but that the , spirit of the world . has crept, some
what into the chur,ch. 'Committee Of Confer
ence Was''aripoitteed for 'tli . ,'ParkeArCh,isTeWark.
Mr. Dennis Was ordaindB.4n , the eVehing.r Rev.
Robeit Monett pioposd the constitutional-clues
tions,tQ the : candidate, and offered,t4c,„ordaining
pwer. ,Dr, Stearns preached the sermon. Dr.
Poor delivered the charge, 'and" lir: J'eOsia,p gave
an 'a.ddi':eis 'of welcome to Mr. Dennis'on behalf
of- the Syrian Mission.' , IVlrl , Denriiii 'expects to
leaVe for his new field in about:a month, Ad
journed to meet , at :Paterson to . install the Rev.
`Mr. llopwood' on' Monday, 9,et. 7, at P. P. M.
The ,Presbyters of ilinnsoict at its lite fall
meeting,' unaminously' and 'untinalifi6dly approv
ed theiOve'rture of the Assembly on Reunion in
its spirit and in its,terms..
Culd,,,TßAter, re,f4 fera l {Mph.] , at, its recent
meeting 'gave an affirmative l lp,swer t9i.he Assem
bly's overture on Reunion.' The'..v'ete ywas unani
mous, but two of the tneinbers - etifeSSeil dissent
from the Xth Artiele. The pert'stated meeting
will, he held- in Gilead, miaionary,clifoll and
the only one in the Presbytery on the plan - of
union. The correspondent'says We'shall then
have an opporttinity of giving them the - advice re
quired by the Basis Of Reunion with the other
branch. J. A.R.
OENTRAL
PASTbite ASB 4 OCrATION,
Septembq 21,1808. ; , ,
The Committee, appointed to visit the ,Central
church, Northern Liberties, in relation to the pro
posed removal of the congregation' from their pre
sent locality, t on,Coates.st7reet, below Fourth, to an
other part of the, city, beg leave to rep*, viz.:
The Cominittee viSiting the church found that
the congregation had deterriliried to remove to
a lot on Franklin and-Thompson streets. Thiaaction
we consider profound .wisdom. The present locali
ty Of the clurch; in theliiidst of an almost entire
ly Gertnam population, and many, very linpleasant
surroundings;, witkaittle or no material out of
which to build 1) a dongreg,ation, lead" tie" "Com-
Mittee to/theleO l.l nvietion that it mnist - illtitiatitely go
down,'and.,frit no, wery distant day..T i bia,eventwe
all would regard as a great calamity, to the case
of Christ, and especially to our branch 'Of 'the
church. The former .histoiy of .the-Ist: L. Central
Church; -the benevolence elf,. the, members and
their noble work for the gaiter, in years past, de
serveto he perpetuated in ancither and- More prom
ising field—one in which their, energies can be put
forth op more hopeful material than its present lo
cality will aft 4 oPd:
The on'the corneitof Franklin and Thompson
streets,,un r whicy they, propose to build a• new and
handsome honSe of worship„ the Committee regard
as a Verfe k xdelleiii'pOsition. it.growing por
tion of the citntsurrounded by a population of the
highest Tespeetability,, more than, a mile distant
from the nearest aura dr our denomination, and
more convenient for the 'congregation now atten
ding.tha old church. •
,
morethe.spirit wblch the prospect of a new and
Inbre hdpefnl field 'has' itiftfeed info the congren•
tton ; the enereoftheir pastoir Bev. J. Y. Alichell.
and the blessing,of l GO, the. Committee feel that
floiirishifig and ih,ffuehtial,Congregation will be the
result of 'the. removal? to Ibis point;
In view ..of f thiafitct, andi thegood, work which
Vile old church has already, done for Pres4terian
im; and unwilfing to see its light "go out f6r want
of-a properifleld in which to expand its power for
good,,we cordially commend this, enterprise to the
warm sympathY and Christian liberality of oar
'people, trusting 'tti Mae the Itittei hiStory of the
Central Church mote glorious thap the former.
tahlligtittr.
„
,
THE REFORXED CH URCHES.
City Dr. Boar man a' s hea •
lth—The Central Pro.
- 41m-12n of Richmond. learns.-':' is decidedly im
proved.,, A Auiourtit;itt Newport this summer 111 - '
proved of,,great benefit, which it is hoped will
"contimied by a visit to Kinne§ota duffing the fa r *
After this he expects to resume his ministry
the, flock in .Philadelphia, confided to his care i!?;
th 6 great ShePherd thirty-tour'years-ago."—The 1811.
:or Francis Lamb' has• been admitted to probate.
After the paymentpf several ;;private bequests, die
income of the estate of the ;leered ,is to I,)e giv e '
to the tetieral sin 6a of*the'RiT rinkd Presbyterian
Churel:for the endowment fund ,of:the Theologie 3l
•Seiranary,of the. said Chute:4 ) oa which Dr. T. W.
Wylie of this `city is a prdrestior. The Seminary
something less , that
Warner, deceased, bequeaths half or about $lO,O O
I . lil 3 .,P,atttfe l after t i he, decease of his wife, to the i
folio-Witt brtlitiiititis of the Old Salo ( '
Tretbitethtik Eltitnichtlf are:United States ; Foreign
Tiomestip. Ittitmipui ,Education,
R. H. ALLEN,
` ITERRiCK JOHNSON,
i j • PETER O STRYKER,
.GEO, F. WISWELL,
Z. M. MIMPHREY.