purifan Hitztnjtrrian.
T LT RSI) AY, OCTOBER 22, 1808.
BEV. JOHN W. MEARS, D. 8., Editor.
No. 1334 Chestnut .Street, Philadelphia.
sar. The Fatal Draught, by Peter Stryker,
D.D , Rev. A. A 1 Stewart's Letter XVIII,
on the California State Fair, OUr own Mis
sions by Dr. Hatfield, Women's Conference in
Germany; Self-Support among Eastern Chris
tians, page 2d ; Editor's Table and' Books Re
ceived, page 3d; Poetry by O. TV. _Holmes:
" Bill and Joe," Grace Roche's Legacy, Chap.
I, Willie's Faith, My First Lesson, Jesus made
me whole, A Model Patriarch, Miscellany,
page 6th; Religious Intelligence: Reformed
Churches; Congregational; Methodist; Epis
copalian; Baptist; IValdentiaelvorkin Ven
ice, page ith.
SIIIIMARY.
The Education Committee of our 'Church will have
wider their cit;43,not lesit thin 2 .sbcandiiiatealfor. the
miniett , y this year, an increase 'of' 45' : 011 rait' year.
They appeal for funds now fo meet thq arfitiokiation
for November. ,
" - • = r%‘..4
The Presbyteries of St. puniest°, Minn., We
nona, Minn., Illinois, Sh• Joseph, Ind., PhilWda. Third,
have voted to approve the Basis of Reunion; thirty
°lie in the affirmative; negatilie, lime. The Synod 'of
Utica has also approved the
Zen ordittatianstooktPlacte,:tWc .new ,Presbyteries
v9A;e l4 liAgtnisecl . and a- nest/ Synod planned , at the I,ate.
meetirigs of the S'inod of Missouri' and the Presbyte
ries composing it, at ttiineiigtMty, Oct. Ist. Three new
churches hr,e i bepri l / 4 3rgauised; one,4Vtica.f,or colored
ticirtions, virte'at Metrier-Fails and' ono ht -4 11finuereka,
tp,e last two in. ktitidt,k. • °
1-41 1 4 Presidenthas issiuidakiroclalnation appointing
. 444rsday, yosetaber t 2.6ti k .day Mianksgiving and
PtaY!!'.
• Rev. 'Mr.:Barnes has had 'an azreeable public receP
tiotrin John s Brunswiek:
t..i.AThere, is a marked relig,iougin'terest among the pioni
atudents of HindiltOn College. Clintanand New Hart
fod, in the sane also Mentioned as giving
indications of marked spiritual intluennes.
t The Synod of lafiea, has ; .resolved io aim at an in
crease of 26 per cent. in its H. M. Collections. It also
reephOtided that a Committeee of Ladies, or sonic.
sikilaiktgency!be ' tipPointe'd by' sessiona 'to rt Procur.
subscribers to the , Presbyterian hfonthly and other
Church Periodicals.
The 0. S. Boards Of j:l pmestio and Foreign Missions
are Irina srobarrassed rim want. offands..
lam` A large amount of Religious Intelligence,
from,all branches of the Church; will Ale - found
on the seventh page.
Many responses to, bills sent, out ; by mail
are coming to hand. We hope all indebted will
endeavor' to eettla up thib mond'.
SS - The promptness of our correspondents in
almost every part of the Church enables 'us to
give unusual fullness and value to our Home
News. In these respects, Our paper is decidedly
ahead
=ME
war- "Like as a phoek of corn, fully ripe," Thos.
H. Stocktdd htii been gathered into Oe gramiry.
He iliea on Vriday evenii , the 9th in his sixtieth
year. He was one of the most eminent preachers
in the Methodist Protestant Church, and was
four times chosen chaplain to one.branch: IX Con
gress. He WAS especially known through
his zealous efforts in the cause of Christian union.
Since 1856 he had resided mostly in Philadel
phia, acting as pastor of an independent church.
SISr. The Methodist Horne Journal, of this city,
has covered itself 'with -anything: , TtL ~ g lory, in
making itself the vehicle of printed circulars,
urging . the claims of *lain . Democratic candi
dates, who also happen -"to be Methodists. The
Preachers' Meeting : piomptly and emphatically
condemned this atterdpb to,sbreak the ranks of
the Ile,publifon ,party,,, at a crisis of. : , the most
fearful. -importances: - The Jourizal att6ipts to
shield itself behind the sectarian clannishness to
which it ho;a:p,"peaUctisaying . :: '
" One of the city dailies has hit the true solu
tiers of'ithis, whol9 liVfiepltr gsssi b„
that
the Editor is' more of a Methodist, than
Cdt rsit,Osjor - a tit,otker, in faith, ` first,
last, and all the time.'" -
ARE' GUARANTEES OBJECTIONABLE IN A
BASIS OF RE-UNION ? This is perhaps the gist
of the question among the hearty friends'of Re
union, especially in the othel• Aran*, who are
signing, circulating,', and Voting papers which
call for the Standar . ds ,‘,pnre and simple," as the
proper basis'ot Re,union, In;our opinion guar
antees' are desirable :for such reasons as : (I.)'
This whiCh-is proposed, is a Re-union of
parties who have been together;' have disagreed,
and some of *hem feel that- high-handed , injus
tice has beeft done, in the name of the very
Standards " pure and simple" which• are now to
be the basis. -- Asking guarantees; on our part,
(though , ire Wee the eiarnple) is simply
asking' Whether the - standards "pure and simple"
are to be held inikel a Wiseas noao be used against
us hereafter, as they were before? A reasonable
and judiefoilEtitaitti*, illuiely!C(e) Ma, Reunion,
if worth forming at all, is to..be perinanent. For
the pref . intl t l / 4 ? #iejully disposition of
pr
and
majoftlin the obhcir.Brauphi and thepreirelenee
and power of Catholic opinion in the religious.
public would , ,„estrectnally preyent action, upon a'
bigoted and, ev)uplYe:_view og t he, :Standards in
the RennitekeMrch. But, it . can (ply be, re
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1868.
garded as a wise provision for the future, not a
mark of distrust towards our brethren of the pre_
sent, to include proper guarantees in the Basis
of Reunion. Who is able to declare that the de
lightful temper now prevailing in these two
branches will never change? Guarantees will
discourage intolerance; see how dismayed the ex
clusive few of the other branch have been at the
action of the two late General Assemblies? They
did not dare to look up, until the Circular Move
ment for the dispensing of guarantees began, and
now they and their organs are as vivacious as if
they had never believed themselves at the last
• ri
gasp. Cal) . It' islrtie in secular` business, aid we
know not why the principle.should be differentia
e9clesia i stical, that the 'party,. who, means to do
right is never abashed at .a request for guarantees;
never liio•gles or'hesitateeCT think§ it straiwe' or
a proof orwant of confidence, that such guaran
tees are requiled.' 'Re thinks it a perfectly 'wise
precaution against Contingencies. srlich neither
party can foresee. An important hasiness trans
action witli6iitZed ; nlitii&iirmidefiel'eoaidered in
the highest degree If the'askid);kdi
secuiity could„possihly,be construed as showina
want of confidence, what would the!. refusal to
give it prove? Re . urdon men; 'brethren of 'the
Other Branch I if''our asking a guarantee argued
a want of, confidence in your,liberality, =will your
refusal to give it, especially, tot please exdlusive
men Y among you, be likely'to promote that confi
dence?
SYII . OD OF MISSOURI.
This body niet at Kansai City on, Thursday,
Oct. L The attendance was,tile largest, that has
been seen for many years It • 'not' beed
equalled since the'days when Bullardt, :was,i
n
his highest influeAce. and the dark days of disin
tegration and trial had amit,,eome upon us, • Con
siderable time was taken up in -the discussion of
questions connected with home, missions , and
church erection, and it was perfectly-manifest to
all that the present is the favored time, for work;
the fields are emphatically white for the harvest.
The Presbytery ofjtansas Was diVided into thrde,
for the purpose of being erected into a new Sy
nod by the next General Aienibly. The.names
of the Presbyteries are „
1. KANSAS, which has the North-east corner
of the State, has on its roll eleven ministers and
ten churches. Some Of these churches are quite
small and feeble. 2:' Hum - sot:DT, in the South
east corner, with six ministers and four churches.
Three of these churches have been organized
within three months, and it is confidently expec
ted that several others'will soon be added to the
list. 3. SMOKY HILL. This haa all the west
ern portion o the State;.as
,but four ministers
as yet,.b.stias seven churches,_and we hope soon
to report a large increase in•their number. ,
The most interesting 'and :noticeable jfeatuie
of this Synodical meeting was the ordination of
TEN YOUNG} ArE6r, by th&PresbYteries of Kansas
and Lexington.ort Sabbath night. Such, sit event
was never before seen in'the West, and as paral
lel has seldom, if eVer;been leen in our whole
land. The exercises were deeply intereStin'gand
solemn, and will not soon be forgotten by , any
who witnessed them. In these exercise§ the Rev.
Henry. Bullard (only surving ehildof ouebeloyed
Dr. 13ullard), opened. the service by reading the
Scriptures and prayer. Rev. V. M. King presi
ded and put the constitutional questions, Rev.
D. M. Moore preached the sermon, Rev. , T: .S.
Reeve made 'the consecrating, prayer, and Ref:
T. Hill gave the charge. Benediction by. Rev.
d. A., Whitaker. J.' _r.:;
The following is the list of young men or
dained: • ' • ' ,
James Lewis, .; - Benj. F. McNeil, .
Charles P. planobard, , Samuel A. Stoddard,
Charles H. McCreery, Josiah J. Brown, ,
Theodore F. Jesstip, Burman C., Milner, :
Theodore Y: Gardiner, npnean ll'iTAtughtop.
We are sure that the prayers of t,he..Church
will follow these young men;'
and that' all who
have cared for Missciuri and Kansas 'Wilt ;rejoice
with us in this accession to our numbers.
Wtio ; :i i it ;is 'rerdenibe - r444 - 4
heed its meeting in "St: Louis three yea. ag0,.13
the study of our amented Bro. Starr, and - whgfi
the *rite': testifies that he waited •awhdl#4:l:itat
Lawrence, only two years and a half ago,-for
quorum to come together for the ,purpose of or
daining Bro. Chapin ; the rapid.progress,ofevelits
may be seen. t T. HILL, Stated Clerk.: •
$1
MOM OUR ROOHESTER OORRESPONDENS
SYNOD OF UTICA.
This large and infruential'body 'held its anntud
meeting at Mexico; in connection with the church
of which Rev. T. A. Weed Jas-been pastor, ; for
• •
some twenty years.' The_Opening sermon, 'Which
was spPken of as very' exPel4nt, and Weill: adapted
to the occabion, was preached-by' J'Por
ter, D. D., of Watertown. ReV. T. A. Weed was
elected nioderatdr ; Rev. E. LOrd and H. N. Mil
-
lerd, clerks. Besides the ordinary routine of
business, Rev. E. L. Doing was heard for church
erection. He gave some home, thrusts—all in
good nature and Christian faithfulness. He said
the Synod had given abdut' $20,000, thee` past
year, to various causes of beneVolehee, but 'only
$5OO to. Church Erection. Among its eighty
churcheS;only seven had remembered there was
such a cause. And yet fifty churches are organ
ized,in. our: •connection every year ;• fifty houses
of worship are needed, besides - one hundred' and
fifty to catch up with the churches already.or
ganized, but not supplied 'with 'church edifices.
R.ev. Bush, was , - also., heard;,•and ;gaye
pleasant account orthe ineetingdf the Board of
Missions, at Norwich. rt Old meeting,
a great success. He urged they need"of larger
contributions to the, , ,Missiunary_cause; inakmuph
as the Board calls for 55600,r9 this year, and the
condition of theheithen 'world earnestly invites
to enlarged operatiOiMin this direction.
Rev. T. A. Weed, as-chitiitiiiireOf the Synod's
Committee to attend the examination of
ton College, reported the examination as highly
satisfactory, Mention was also made of the
thorough biblical instruction, which is a part of
its regular course. The college now has a greater
number of students than ever before, and in
every way prosperous. The new Library Build
ing is approaching completion. The President's
house is done, and he is now moving his family
into it, which prevented his attendance upon the
meeting of the Synod. We are happy to add
that twenty of the students are said to have the
ministry in view, and some are hoping to be mis
sionaries of the cross in heathen lands. These
statements having been made, special prayer for
the College was offered by Rev. Dr Fisher.
The Lard's, Supper was tp =beg administered on
Wednesday afternoon, and Rev. B. F. Willough
by, ofAugusta,,pa i s . to Aireach, by appointment,
on Wednesday eVentnk, on the relation and du
ties of, _the Eldership. ~The church . edifice, in
which. the meetipgs of the Synod were held, has
taken on a neW coat of paint, with other Ml
provements.:. Oh, that gle spiritual house may
also catch the inspiration, and get the inward
improvement and adorning, a higlier index. of
true prosperity,,
DEATH OF , bIILTON CLARK. .`
The' Stone Street ' Chiireh of Watertown' has
just received 'f pastor, and hist an elder. We
recently gave ,an account of the installation of
the pastor, and must now chronicle the death of
the elder. ''Hg waS buried •last Sntiitday. The
banks and stores of the place were • closed. The
Stone Street Church was crowded until another
person could not= stand within its walls. This
was a solidi tribute of respect to 'the great worth
and real goodness of the• man for whom the whole
community wet l then in cnourning. '
Mr. Clark cave late into the church, but his
caning was not half-way work. He was thor
oughly converteld, body, brain, heart and pocket.
His, early advages were not the .best, but he
l • did what he co Id to repaii the loss. He was
successful in h iness, and liberal in his benefac
tions.. He was alwaysl at the prayer-meetings;
always helping the minister; always bearing his
part, and more.lio, of the burdens,
if suyi they
may be called, f the church. He had paid some
five or .sitx thusand 'dollars 'toward the neat
church edifice, recently erected , by - the Stone
Street Society; and when he is , gone, it is found
that he remembered its wants in his will, giving
some four thou , 4oni dollars for; a parsonage. He
also bequeaths 5000 to the American Board;
and like sums,.. pre or less,,to the Home' Miss
sionary Comniittoe, the Bible, and Tract Socie
ties. He leaves wife and one child (a married
daughter) to movrn theiiereat loss. The fune
ral gervices'weret Ahndifetd' by Rev. 0. C. Wal
lace, the new paitor, Rev: George D. Baker, the
former
Ist M pastor a I 'Rol: Dr: Po'rter; pastor of •the'
vi
lsural. ' l ith reall i ttiourning,, •his remains
were' committed to their - last' resting place, and
somebody in t Stone church must take' his
mantle and , wea •it-well; or that church will be
considet'abljr-w: k 6 thail it*.i.4;''''for fill good
DEVICATION'
The beutifulmontiment, erected by the good
people of East Iclootrifield; to the memory of their
fallenlaraves tit ,the hite.war,:was- formally dedi
cated on Weoltiesdu, last.
: Interesting addresses
were made by Rev. L. Conitlin, late pastor of
the Congreg tonal-Ohara, and L
' 'Rev. B. Ives,
the' eloquen chaplain of the State Prison, at
Auburn: e itionumenfis'filty-five feet high,
of Portland freestone, cost $6OOO, contains. the
names of ,thirty-nine dead. heroes,, and .staxrds`in
the. publiefsquare, where.all can see it and be re
f
minded o what it cost to save our country from
the hand of rebels and assassins, still free and
unpunished.
PERSONAL
Rev.:C. R. Burdick,' after four years of faith
ful aocl successful service, has resigned the pas.
torate of the Presbyterian Qhurci; of Younos
towi—his resignation, to, tal;e effect on the first
of May next. :During his pastorate about forty
have been aaao to the church; a, debt hasbeeu.
paid; a fine new bell, and a cabinet organ have
beenobtained,;ana.the congregation has been in
creased: This church is the only one in the
Presbytery whieh has "filled all the blanks,"
or given in thd last year to each one of the causes
recommended )y the Gertiral AbsemblY. Such
a paStor shoUld not long want Or `a: place.
Reb. Jamesliletuied, of-Sodas! has received an
invitation te,the Presbyterian church of Marion.
At <a• •Ate . ; tneetipg of the Presbytery of Cayuga,
Rev. G. IY. Warenr was dismissed,, to unite with
the Jere, Colunibia, Within whose.hoinds
he is•now "'laboring. • - • -
At the sake meeting; the Assethbly's' ogertitre
on reunion Was imanumongly adopted, the Pro
fessors of •Auburn Setainary voting for it—not so
much afraid •of reunion as the Professors at
Princeton• and Alleghany are. GENESEE.
_Rochester, Oet: 47 1868 '
goo :A t..gio. - 41j04. - ,
.CITE:
A Weekly Union' Prayer Meeting, under the
p.uspices of the Noon Day Prayer Meeting, is be
ing held at different, churches,,every 'Monday at
3i,P.. M. The large lecture room of the First
church was crowded ,to ; oyerflowing last :Monday
week. • - , ' '
The , Evangelical Churches tn,..the district be
tweett Broad,andSixth Sts:, and, Spring Garden
St. and Girard Avenue are also holding a weekly
union, prayer -meeting on Monclay„eveningl. ,
CoatesSt; Chureh,; Rev:4:11:. -Mitchell, pastor,
are endeavdritig to perfect their long cherished
and vitally impm7tant -.plan of
,removal po,a more
suitable neighborhood: Their arrangetrientS have
the cordial 4 approvalvofi the brethilep i And we
earnestly' Itipe' stmcess,fully,,aud
promptly- carried,out. .i,;•
Bethesda church edifice, Kensington, Rev. W.
T. Eva, pastor; is about to , receive its-roof. The
three months since the laying of the corner-stone
have been_most.industriourly employed' in; raising
both -th6 htrietitre-and-the itedesaryluii6.- 4
Oxford church, Broad and'aiford- Sts., ReNe.
Pfank' Robbins, pastor, is , also pushineforward
its splendid building with energy:.'; The, roof is
on and the Spire is receiving its, slate covering.
Presbyterian ,money does xibt,'"seem ..te ou,ffi
cienilyllentY'lirthis City . to build one 'church
spire of solid itonework.
Rev. Dr. March's Sunday night services are
attended by crowded congregations. His series
on Hight Scenes will shortly appear in a luxu
riously printed volume, by Bradley of this city, to
be sold by subscription, under the title : Night
Scenes in the Bible. His sermon last Sabbath
evening on " Here am I, send me !" closed with
the following adaptation of " Your Mission,"
which was immediately taken up and sung with
fine effect, by Mrs. Tudor, Soprano of the choir.
YOUR MISSION.
Hark, the voice of Jesus crying,
Who will go and work to-day ?.
Fields arc white, and harvests waiting,
Who will bear the sheaves away?
Loud and long the Master calleth,
Rich reward He offers free;
Who will answer, gladly saying,
"Here am I, send me, send me"?
If you cannot cross the ocean,
And the heathen lands explore,
You can find the heathen nearer,
You can help them at. your door.
If you cannot giie your thousands,
You can give the widow's mite,
And the,lea.st you give for Jesus,.
Will be precious in His sight.
If you: cannot speak like angels,
If you cannot preach , like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus,
You can say lie died for all.
If you cannot rouse the .wicked
• With the judgme.ntts dread alarms,
You can lead the little children
To the Saviour's waiting arms.
Let none hear you idly saying,
"There is, nothing I can do," .
While,the souls of men are dying,
And the Master calls for you. -
Take the task He gives you gladly,
Let His work your pleasure be:.
Answer qui'ckly when He calleth:
' f‘. Here am I, send me, send me." •
Rev. Dr. Stryker ' of North Broad St. church,
is teaching an adult Bible classe very Sabbath; af,
teynoon. It is attended by fifty or sixty persons,
including the Sabbath school teachers, and profik
ises to be an instrument of great good. ' 'He is
also. preaching a series of sermons Sabbath.
.o
evenings,n Gospel, Truth as illustrated by Bun
yan's Pilgrims' Progress. The attendance on
these services is highly encouraging.
.MINISTERIAL.—Rev. Geo. P. Folsom, 'has' re
moved, from Geneseo to Lake• Forrest, 111. •
'Rev,' W. W.. IfaconOer has accepted an • invita
tion as supply of the Congregational church of
Kenosha, Wis. Mr. Macomber was formerlYpas
tor of the First PreSbYteridn chUrch 'of Marys
ville, Cal.
Rev. D. C. Meeicer.of•West Nantmeal church,
has received and accepted,a,. call to the church
of Dauphin.
Rev: Sylvanus Warren, of Union Mills, Pa.,
has 'accepted a-call to the Presbyterian church in
Wyandotte, - Michigan,•and will enter upon his
services there,. Nov. Ist. Our • church there is
bUt two years old, but has made a good begin
ning-=-la's built; and; with aid from our Church
Erection Committee, paid for, a' beautitlil and
commodious house of worship.' It•.has a IlOur
ishing Sabbath-school—a membership• of• forty
five—and, in a thriving manufacturing, town of
4,006 inhabitants, with a working pastor has-a
fair prospect for growth and ti'sefulness.,
Rev. Charles S. Robinson; D. 1).; is greatly
prospered in. the .American chapel in the city of
Paris. The liturgy formerly in use, has been laid
aside, and the service is such as is ,usual in the
Congregational and Presbyterian churches. The
chapel is full, and • great interest is taken in the
advancement of religious work. •
ofklexicoville, - N.Y., has late
ly celelDrated his silver wedding. The Aisplay,of )
silver, says, a correspondent, was Such as to sug
ovst to more than one country . pastor, 'the teach-`
ing the tenth 'comm andment. -• •
Rev. Isaiah. B. Hopwood was installed as,:pas
tor of the 2d Presbyterian Church..of . Paterson,
N. n
J., On the eveninc , of the 7th,inst. ,The sermon
On this occasion was preached lay'Rey. Charles
E. Knox, the charge to the pastor'was deliveied
bytßev. J. Allen Ataiwell, that to the people by
Rev. : Sanford H. Smith. The latter • gentleman
also presided and pronounced the •pastoral 'relation
constituted. Mr. Hopwood enters upon his Work
as pastor, after having served the church as stated
supply for a year, under circumstances favorable
to success. '
Rev. Prenti.ss de. ,Veltpe, late pf Pottsville, has
received and accepted a unanimous call to the
ParkThUrch Newark. and' Rev.
Isaac Riley, colleague pastoi, had, oth previously
resigned.. , • •1i• .•
CHuRcErEs.--Dayton, O.—A new church was
organized last April under the rnibistryof , Rev.
J. , 8. Little, originating in mission: 'Suliday
school. The chapel, which had - beCoine too
small for the school, has lately been enlarged.
Five new members were added at the'last com
munion. The 'chUrch gives, promise of 'a
health
ful future in that rapidly growing part of the
city.
Vernon Church, N. Y. have., invited Rey. W . .
A. Wurts, late of the Reformed chyrch,iin Oan
astota, to supply the, pulpit. Ile has consented
to do so for a year.
Clinton CIS., N.Y has enjoyed ampecial work
of 'Trace, and Bro. Furbeck is; finding his labors
at an out-station of his church (New Hartford)
greatly blessed. An unusual spiritual zeal has
been manifested with the . opening College year
at Hamilton among the professing stinients, and
frequent private prayer-meetings and full general
conferenees are held. .
Williainstown Church., N. Y., has got rid of an
amazing debtand partially completed a parsonage.
Morristown, N. J.—The congregation of. the
South ; street Presbyterian church have called
the. Rev. _Edward French of Bergen.
Church organization in Utica, N. Y—On Sun
day afternoon, Oct. 11th, a church (colored) was
organized in "Hope Chapel," consisting of twenty
five members. They adopted the "Confession
of Faith " and " Church Government' of of the
Presbyterian Church. Three elders were chosen
and ordained. Atter which the Lord's Sitppei
was administered. Dr. S . . W. Fisher preached
the sermon, subject: ".Ths object and Cities of
the Church and officers." ,President .Brown. of
Hamilton College, and Revs. J..W. Whitfield
and, P. Ether's took part in;:the services: The
darwas fine, the audience large and the'services
solemn as-well as joyful. HOpd chapelis situated
in that part of the,city.where,thp 'greater.Portion
of the colored;people , residep:and in which they
have held meetings and Sunday school for sonic
time. The new church commences under favor
able auspices. Of late the congregation has been
greatly revived and encouraged by the labors of
Mr. Charles Hedges, of Lincoln University. This
congregation has been aided by Rev. Dr. Fowler
and his church, and to them they are principally
indebted for their house of worship and their pre
sent prosperous condition. It was very much re
gretted that Dr. Fowler had not returned front
Europe so as to have been present and taken part
in the exercises. The church has since been re
ceived by the Presbytery of Utica, as the Eliza
beth St. Church.
CHURCH COISRTS :—Presbyteries.
Fourth Presbytery Phila , met at Allentown,
Oct 6th. Forty-two members were in attendance.
Arring,ements were made for the installation of
Rev. Wm Hutton, over Greenwich St.; church
Phila. Ambrose N. Hollifield, Deacon of the
M, E. church, was received as a licentiate., On,
Reunion seven members protested against the Xth,
article, one layman was excused from voting and
the overture was answered unanimously in the
affirmative. Rev. Edwin D. Newberry was re
ceived from the Presbytery of Grand•:. iver."Yal
ley., Commissioners from Beverly church , i , ,erft.
granted leave to prosecute a call before the :Pres
bytery of Lexington for the pastoral services of
Rev. B. B. Parsons, D.D. Adjourned to meet
at the , call of the Moderator, daring the sessions
of Synod in Reading.
The Presbytery of the
. District of Columbia
held its fall meeting in the Assembly church,
Washington city, on the 6th inst. There was
large attendance of the members and an earnest
spirit manifested in all the benevolent operations
of our Church. The Fifteenth street church
(colored) is the only vacancy in this Presbytery,
and it has. extended a call for the pastoral
,ser
vices of Rev. J. S. Martin. Every one of our
churches'has been bliN3sed with additions l -4ciine
of them largeduring the year. Action, on. Re-:
union was postponed till the spring meeting, in
April. Presbytery is to hold an adjourned meet
ing 'on the last Monday of October, in the First
Wird, Baltimore, to take action on Rev. H. Dan
ning'w resignation of this church. G. H. SMYTII.
The Presbytery of Bloomington, 111., haa re
cently been much reduced ,by removals. Bro.
Wells goes back to Waltham, Presbytery of.,
.
tawa • Bro. Johnson goes_ to Saginaw City, ,
gari;'Brofieeling applies to go td the PreSby
tery'oMedar Rapids; and Bro.' 'Bailey will prob
ably soon. pass under the care of the Presbytery
of Alton.. Presbytery has appointed the Stated
Clerk, Rev. J. Maclean, a committee to help va.
cant ahurelieS in obtaining. ,settled pastors.
IA resolution was adopted urging congregations
twmake provision for an increase of their minis
ters'• salaries, and for prompt payment in ad
vance ; and requesting Sessions .and Trusteei to
hold 'jeint meetings annually at least two Weeks
before the beginning of each pastoral year, to
devise suitable measures for that object. On
Reunion the roll was called, and Rev. J.' Mac
lean, Rev. C. D - North, Rev. A. McDougall -ex
pressed their dissent from the tenth article of
the Basis, after which the Overture of 'our As
sembly was answered unanimously in the a, 'ffirma
ave. Subsequently a resolution was unanimously
adopted, 1 " That while this ; Presbytery unani
mously approve, of the Basis of Union overtured
by the G-eneral Assembly, we desire to express
our preference for the omission of the' clause
known as the Smith and Gurley amendment, and
we authorize the General Assembly to repeal, the
same."
".The spring meeting of Presbytery will be held
iit Washington, M.
The Presbytery Of Brooklyn met Oct. sth.
The attendance was unusually good. > Every
church but two was represented by an elder. The
digcusgron' on Reunion was" full and thorough,
and Was'eonctuded with a unanimous and hearty
approval-of the basis proposed by the Joint
Cominitteb of thirty and approved by the Gene
ral Assemblies.,of 1868. The Presbytery gave
not artnomenti's thought to any other overture or
proposition" as none other was properly before it.
' ' T. S. 8., Stated Clerk.
Tire' Presbytery of St. Louis met at Webster
Groves on Sep. 30th. Standino• b w
Committees` were
appointed
,on Home Missions, church Erection,
Ministerial Relief Education and on Sabbath
Sdhools.
The Basis of Reunion as proposed by the Joint
Committee was' unanimously' approved.
Resqloed, That eaeh Home Missionary laboring
within the bounds of this Presbytery, be required
fo furnifh the Chairman of the Presbyterial Home
Missionary Cmainiittee with a duplicate of his
piarterly report to the Gen. Ass. See. of Home
Missions.,:
,The attention of the Missionaries is called to
this resolkition. The Stated Clerk of Presbytery
is also Chairman of the Committee of Home Mis-
The Presbytery of Mankato at its semi-annual
meeting held at Minneapolis, Sept. 26th, 1868,
unanimously approved of the Basis of Reunion
proposed by the Joint Committee, and overtured
by the two General Assemblies. Four new
churches have been organized during the year.
One each at Cleveland, (eight members) at Win
nebago Agency, (eleven) at Beaver Falls, (ten)
and at . Minnereka (ten members.) These new
churches (comprising the out-posts of our Zion
in this new State) are all reported as in a prom
ising 'condition--th'e first one named, is building a
house of worship. The field of this Presbytery
is largely:missionary ground, and new points, not
only beyond, but within its bounds, are constantly
opening and calling for laborers. Those who
preach are compelled to magnify their office, not
only as pastors, but, also, as colporteurs and
Evangelists; long journeys multi be made, involv
ing much expense and sometimes much suffer
ing. Eight of the Presbytery are home mission
aries, only one, is sustained by his church. Blue
Earth City church expect son to settle Rev. A.
B. Bissell as their' pastor. Two other churches
are' conternplating enterinE, , into the mind relation.
The amount contributed to the Church Erection
and
,Home Mission Funds is about two hundred
dollars, The amount received from the Home
Missi'ort Corn. is about three thousand three hun
dred and'fifty dollars. A house of worship has
been built at Blue Earth City, at a cost of four
thous And • dollars which With three others, are
estimated at about fifteen thOusand.dollars. The
Narative " The Lord is with us. We
have te'endure 'great t6l accompanied with great
privations. '''Yet , we also have. great joy, for we
R. KESSLER