3infriran prot'gtttialt. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1868 REV. JOHN W. MEARS, D.D., Editor. :No. 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. _r A. M. Stewart's XlXth Letter, Why the Gurley Clause should be retained, Cost and character of Church-Music, Union Theological ,Seminary, A new church well begun, The Freed men and the Assembly's Committee, Inionsis tency, &c., Page 2d; Editor's .Table, Page 3d; The Nineteenth Century (Poetry), Grace Rochel Legacy, Chap. ITT., What a useless life I lead, The Rest needed by Bead- Workers, Limits of Materialism, Geological Restoration, Page 6th; Religious Intelligence : Reformed Churches, Congregationalist, Episcopalian, Baptist, .Meth odist, Page . 7 th. • . SUMMARY. There are 120-students at Union Seminary, a few lesi than last year. "J. S. T.," one of the Committee of the Synod of West Pennsylvania, appninted to stir up ,ouf ip,orma nent Committee of Home . Missions on the Freedmen, writes that they are about .to orisanize a'separate De partment with its own Seorgtary, .and that they had accepted the Offer of the Pittsburg Union Commission, to turn over their effects' to - this new Department or our Committee, so that we shall have some capital to begin with. The U. S. Circuit Court Etta settled the Walnut St. Chtirch case in Loitieiville, Ky., finally, against the Declaration and Testimo n y ; Synod-and : in favor of OA loyal Old School people. . The (Reformed) Dutch, United Presbyterian, and Methodist ;Mission Doards,are deeply in debt, the lat ter., especiallY. • There is danger of the lattei finding itself $300,060 behind hand. •Tbe number of churches in the other branch which contribute to all the causes has risen from 479 in 1866, to 718 in 1868. 2019 churches fell short last year. A tenth Congregational church was organized in Chicago last month. Dr. Boynton, pastor of 'the; Congregational church inWashington city, has withdrawn his resignation. Borne of the beauties of Congregational no-government May be investigated, by those curious, in the present condition of that church. The Presbyteries. of Dubuque, la., Chenango, N. Y., Schttyler Aid Alton, 111., FL Wayne, Ind:, 'and Ripley, 0., have approved the Basis of Re-union. Ripley and Alton expressed a willingness to unite on the Standards. Forty-one Presbyteries vote aye, of which' seven hare expressed a readinss to unite on the Standards. Ft Wayne calls attention - to the fat that the Joint Committee's Basis already includes the Standards. The Synod of Ohio laid on the table a proposal to favor Re-union on the Standards. Knox Presbytery, 111., also voted aye, making 42 in all. We record one ordination, Rev. L. S. Pomeroy, one minister received from the M. E. Church, Rev. W. D. Lummis ; one from the 0. S., Rev. H. W. Guthrie ; one minister deceased, Rev. Jeremiah Woodruff; one dismissed to the. Congregationalists, and one,• Rev. L. B. Atkins, has joined the Methodists. Two new starches have been organizini; and one (Maine Tio a - ••• .o.y. one ai e vATiuse ofworship has_ been dedicated, and -One commenced in Illinois. Most of the Synods have taken effective and cheer ing action to seoure a wider co-operation from the churches in the schemes of our Church Beneficence. gkr. Newcastle Presbytery has elected Mr. Barnes a Trustee of Lincoln University, a handsome compli ment from one of the stiffest Old School bodies to the worth and humanitarian iympathies of Mr. Barnes. Rev. D. C. Meeker has been transferred from the Third to the Harrisburg Presbytery, with the view of accepting , the call of 'the Dauphin church, NV' A Fair for the benefit of the Freedmen's Mission Presbyterian Church, Charleston, S. C., (E. J. Adams, pastor,) will be held at the As sembly Buildings, Cor. 10th and Chestnut Sts., from Monday 16th to the 21st of Nov. From 81,000° to $1,200 is at once required for windows, doors, pews, &c., for the new church edifice, in size 85 by.4sfeet,,which.will enable. the congre gation to occupy the building immediately. We appeal to the benevOlenUe of the friends of the cause for more help. Donations of money or fancy article's, may be left at the Presbyte rian House, (book-store,) or at the office of the "American Presbyterian," 1331 Chestnut St. stir The Synod of Alta California, at its late meeting resolved that a District Secretary for the Pacific Coast was much needed, and unani mously recommended our correspondent, ite.v. A. M. Stewart, to that important position. We do not believe our Committee, withall its sagacity, has yet made a, better appointment than this would, be. • NW" The Presbyterian Witness, of St. John N. 8., in its notice of Mr. Barnes, gets off the following : Who " Dr. Barnes is might give rise to-some speculation, but Albert Barnes is known through out Christendom. Mr. Barnes has reached his home in safety . after an exceedingly rough passage by steamer. He went and came alone, his general health be ing excellent. He preached last Sabbath, in the First church pulpit, without notes , and with marked vigor and ability. Dar We would remind our readers that the Western Collegiate Education Society, one of the most meritorious and most, signally blessed of our American societies for benevolent pnrposes, will celebrate its first ,quarter century by fitting ser vices at Marietta, 0., where the Board of Di rectors will Meet on Saturday next, November 7th, at 1.1. 'o'clock; A. M. Dr. Hopkins, Presi dent of Williams'Oelege, , wiThpreach the annual .. ertnon on Sunday evening, the chapel of THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1868. Marietta College. Guests will be accommodated through Rev- J. W. Andrew, D.D., of the Com- mittee of Arrangements OPENING SERVICES OF THE NEW PRES BYTERIAN OHURCH, WILMINGTON. Rev. Dr. Wiswell, of Green Hill Church, Philadelphia, visited the scenes of this late pas torate, in Wilmington, last Sabbath a week, Oct. 25th, to officiate on the occasion of the opening services of the new (West) Presbyterian Church. The subject of a new church having long occupied the thoughts of Dr. Wiswell, .and having been urged by him upon the people of Central church before leaving Wilmington; his visit was most appropriate and afforded him an opportunity for giving counsel and encouragement to the young people of his former charge, who largely compose the active eleMents of the new chureh. A very large audience assembled in the most capacious• hall in the city, to hear Dr. WisWe.ll, and the services throughout the entire day were most im . - pressive. He preached.'an- able sermon from Psalms, lxxxvii. ' vs. ard, "Glorious things -are spoken of thee, 0 city of God!" prefacing it by some reminiscences of his share in or!anizin.a , the Central church, in a similar manner, years ago. Fourteen additional 'names were presented, making the entire membership one hundred and eleven, (111.). Elders will be elected and or dained within the next two weeks, and in every particular, the movement giVes evidence of vigor and determination, which with the blessing of God, must secure the most happy results, in the fut are. AN APPEAL TO THE FRIENDHOF MINISTE RIAL EDUCATION. OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON EDU CATION. NEW YORK, October 12, 1868. • / It seemed necessary to lay before the churches the present condition and wants of the, educa tional cause. I. After years of effort the roll of candidates for the ministry has come to be quite large. The prayer, which the Master bade His people urge, has entered into the ear of the Lord of the har vest. The, appeals which have sounded from General Assemblies, Synods, Presbyteries and pulpits, have awakened a zeal for the-ministry among our youth of piety and promise. Appli cations for aid from the Committee liave been on. the, increase for several years. From 87 .on the .roll for the year ending May, 1864, the num ber Ilas risen by successive gradations to 205 for the year ending May last. The present year is will be still larger. We are bound in honesty and interest to sustain them. 11. We .have just escaped one peril. The disbursements of the Committee during the past year reached nearly the sum of $29,000. While the offerings from congregations and individuals, which are the chief and ordinarily' the only source of supply, falls short, for the same year, of $18,000.. From the disastroui consequences of so great a deficiency the Committee were saved by two special and exceptional means of_ relief. Ist, they. had some permanent investments, or 'three Scholarships, which, they, were at .liberty,. „ as they were .cartualutec to_cal T.l.l.l.34.idd .eirrtrifirias of six thousand dollars. 2d, they received five unexpected legacies, amounting in the aggregate to neatly six thousand dollars more; the dead thus appearing to render service withheld by' the living. The absence of these un usual means, or of either of them, would liave . left the Committee seriously embarrassed in their work. 111. ,A greater peril now threatens. .Ist. Because of a laro'er roll than that of last year. We shall not have' less than 250 bene ficaries and the exigencies of the work will re quire upwards of $35,000. To meet this the col- lections of the last year must be fully doubled ! But we can have no assurance of any advance in the amount- unless we succeed in arresting the attention of the churches to the emergency. 2d.' In case of deficient collections there are', not the same resources, to fall 'back upon as be fore, one scholarship recovered at the close of the year, equivalent to two thousand dollars, constituting the whole of the invested means of the Committee. 3d. We may not expect help again from lega cies. The utter improbability of relief from this source for the present. year may be sufficiently demonstrated by a single fact. The annual statements of the treasurer of the educational fund for six years past as they are printed in the General Assembly's minutes, disclose the item of , " legacies" for the first and only time in the account of last year. IV. The consequences of insufficient means will be deplorable. The Committee can disburse only what they receive. If the supplies prove inadequate, then instead of hill appropriations to the candidates under their care, they mist give fractional ones, or suspend them, or with hold them altogether, according to the circum stances. But what does any such course mean'? Ist. To the young men themselves who are pre paring for the sacred ministry, and have inourred liabilities on the assurance.of . this help from the Church, it means disappointment and distress. For the most of them it is only by the extremest economy and self-denial they ban meet their cur rent expenses with all the aid . promised by the Committee. Every dollar withheld is a real burden laid upon them. Any payment sus pended is a calamity. This is bad endugh ; and when we consider the relations of these youth in their 'work to the Church, it is simply, cruel. But this is. not all. Standing alone it might be viewed as merely an inconvenience, and tempo rary. But 2d, It means scattering Many of• the candidates must suspend their studies and seek employment by which to earn money to meet their liabilities already incurred, and antici pate future . wants. Some will turn to others ecclesiastical relations for aid. Not a few must in disappointment and despair abandon the struggle" to reach the ministry. And elven this is not the end of it, for 3d, The impression.must necessarily go out that our branch -of the Church is -not pre pared to sustain all of her sons of suitable tluli fications that are ready to gi'Ve thntaielvea. to 4 1 e! ministry, that the promised assistance -from the. General Assembly's Committee cannot be relic& on. -The tide of cantlitlatea which. s now iis':ng Will at once be staid and turned back, and 'as a Church we shall soon be remitted to the condi tion from which we have by much prayer and effort been seeking to extricate ourselves. Is it not obvious that the special consideration of the churches is demanded for this subject? What shall be chme to meet this emergency and escape this peril? Certain things may be sug o•ested _ Ist. All our congregations ought to heed the injunction of the General Assembly, and take an annual collection in aid of the educational work Only 277 out ofmore than 1,500 on the roll of the General Assembly made an offering the past year. Will not delinquent churches remember this cause the pfesent year ? 2d. May noVle churches that have hitherto remembered theedacational cause increase their offerings this wter ?, . - • 3d. Individui Christians into whose hearts the Lord may piit. , the disposition as He has put into their hands the means, should forward their offerings to th` Committee without waiting for the call of a con regationar collection. Perhaps som wouhFact• on the suggestion of assuming the tire aid of one candidate, Say $l5O per year. We pay to students in the theo logical course 60 •per year;. in the collegiate course $132 ; i the academic. course 4100. If any prefer, the can have the privilege of sup , porting some ' ticular student, of whom in formation and t name will be furnished. 3th. .Pastors mild, more generally. cherish. _a sense of perso 1 responsibility to promote the 1 offerings of th people, both by appeals from the pulpit end_, private instruction. , Early reepip are needed. An appropriation will be require by ~the Ist of November, for which the Oomlittee are not prepared. The business rear extends from one General Assembly to thsinext; but the appropriations are chiefly made atilt the first of the months of November, Jantary, March and May. While the General ass4nbly has recommended that the collections shou 'not be postponed beyond the annual day of payer for colleges, it is desirable that they shoul:not generally be deferred until then ; but be seat in early so that the payments may be prompar and fully made at the above specified times! This appeal n made under the conviction-that it only requireSto bring this vital interest fairly before the attilition of Christians in order to secure all the I*, ds necessary for, the work. May the sa ' heaVenly grace, which is in clining so many f our young men generously to Consecrate theme lees to the work of the gospel, also breathe upoi the Churches the spirit of sym pathy-with theiiaims, and of cheerful lliberality in sustaining t . , - Contribution ay be directed to the treasurer, J. W. Benedict, Jlsq., 128 Broadway, New York ; or to the subscr , , who will gladly receive any communication d give and information re quired. J,. G. ATTERBURY, General. Secret ,# of Education, Presbyterian Rooms, 150 ssau , street. ~ - II FROM OUR R HESTER CORRESPONDENT. INST LA.TIOE . AT ERIE, PA. .. ' , On Tuesday vetting, t / th inst.,Rev. Charles C. Kimball w inOtalled, by the Presbytery of Erie, poll*a 1'04:0 th'e` First Presbyterian_ Olirch7 of"P114. tV, SeriLoWl;y E.e..i. 0. P. __,_• , Bush, D.D.', /if Roch.:ter, N. t".; constitutional . questions by'ReirtWil 'am Grassie, of Edinboro', 0 the Moderator; Instal Lion prayer by Rev. Dr. Lyon, the /senior +paste ; charge. to the'new pas for'l by Rev‘ Joseph ' ance, of Belle Talley; address to the people iv Rev. T. B. HUason;of North East. - The addresses were b th good and eminently f' appropriate/ and. this - • interest thistoan ocasion o . great ongre: ,tion. The chur h ,in, Erie was formed in 1,15, one of the ldest cliurches of our order est of Utica. It'` has been a stable and r ‘ easo, bly prosperous church from the beginning; end s now one of our largest, and strongest. Rev\ Ge'. A. Lyon commenced preaching here in tte. f, 1 of 1828, forty years ago, and is still in service, • steemed and honored by all.' But last winter his ind and appreciatis?e people discovered that hew considerably out at' health, and of,,th§ir own ace rd proposed that•he should take a six foorith r s. fur ugh and rest, they to supply the pilpit; but h to choose who it shOuld be who slamlii preach to them in his ab sence. . - --, It was• in thisAnanner, by Pr. Lyon himself; that Mr. Kimball was invited.here. But befere the six menths were gone, thet people, after con sulting Dr. Lyon, and getting is cordial consent, gave him a unanimous and ear est invitation 'to remain with them as colleague pastor. We be lieve the church had but fifty 4embers when Dr. Lyon took charge of it. rt now numbers - four hundred and twenty. The prade then had 1,200 inhabitanta L. it novr contains 22,000. The pres ent church edifice was - erected in, 1859, large - and elegant, every way inviting to al Christian con gregation. Mr. Kimball seems tb have the most cordial - x.egard and coo-operation! Of the senior pastor, and to have won a large place already in the affections and confidence of the people, with everything apparently favorable to comfort and usefulness in • this large and interesting field of labor. The pray* of installation by Dr. LYon:was very tender and touching. One sad event- un doubtedly contributed to its pathos and solemnity. Only the week before, Dr. - Lyon was called to part, with one of his sons, William W. Lyon, a mm of twenty-seven years. On the previous Sabbath ; only an diys before, Rev: Mr. Kim ball had preached his funeral sermon in that very house. He leaves a wife and two children to lament his early decease. And still another maimed son is very ill, and great fears are enter tained that he will never be better:. These things were in the minds of all, and excited the liveliest sympathy withthe.excellent and honored senior pastor, as, with rteep .emotion; ne. took part in these interesting services. The son for Whom 'he mourns was worthy of the sire. He was three years in the war; en tered first as a private, but was promoted to be a liewenant in the regular army. He was wounded in the shoulder by a minnie ball at Gaines' Mills. He came haniAo rest and get well, -- but was'ito doing all he could for the country, speaking elo quently with „one arm in a sling, and helping to Send on recruits. Be was patriotic, bravefear-' less, generous, and best of all, a true Christian. His death ii much lamented. The funeral ser mon paid a great tribute to his worth, and gave great satisfaction to the large congregation which assembled to hear it. His sickness was long and tedious, but borne with Christian fortitude, and when the end came he died in Christian triumph. INSTALLATION AT BUFFALO On Wednesday venin.- 28th inst., Rev. Ers kine N. White, late of ' New Rochelle, was in stalled pastor of the Westminster church in Buf falo. Rev. H. P. Bogue, the Moderator of the Presbytery, presided, put the constitutional ques tions, and made the installing prayer. The ser mon was preached by Rev. Dr. Clarke of the Ist Church, subject, preaching and hearing as cor relative duties; a searching exposure of the op pressive and impossible responsibilities which it is the fashion of some in our day to lay upon the minister of the Gospel. Good hearing is, quite as important . and rare as good preaching. The charge to the pastor was given by Dr. Heactick, in his best vein, a genial, sunny talk, designed to cheer and encourage one in the work of the ministry. The address to the people, timely and appropriate, fell very naturally to Dr. Chester,: who has supplied the pulpit of this church for the pal3 . t. year. The church edifice of this society has recently been painted within, in subdued and very taste ful colors. A fine gallery has been erected in the rear end, affording some eighty good sittinas, be side rcOm for the the choir and organ. Tie re-. cess behind the pulpit has been decorated with the Lord's prayer. Beside these improvements the congregation has recently been enlarged by the addition of a number of families from the other churches of the city. And now also the parsonage, next door to the church, has been en tirely rebuilt, and will soon be ready again fol. , -use; and so all things seem well arranged to give pleasant welcome to the new pastor. Already he has won golden opinions among his own con gregation, and among his brethren in the minis try, and every thing promises comfort and use fulness. • At the recent meeting of the Presbytery of Erie, Rev. C. C. Kimball was received from the Presbytery of Genesee. Rev. Sylvanus Warren was dismissed to the Presbytery of Detroit. Mr. Stephen G. Hopkins, a licentiate, was received from the Presbytery of Cayuga, and arrangements were made for his ordination and installation over the Presbyterian. Church of Corry, Ott the 10th of November. Corry is a new place, thirty miles Southeast of Erie. Seven years ago it was not; but now it boasts of 7,000 inhabitants, and a great amount of business, chiefly in oil. The church is' already vigorous and prosperous. The church of North East, Pa., was formed in 1801, the oldest church• of all the region; older than any one at Rochester, Buffalo, Erie or Cleve land. It has had good men for pastors, D. D. Gregory, S. G. Orton, D.D., A. H. Carrier; and, now T. B. Hudson. Dr. Orton still lives here, in a green old age,.taking as much interest as ever in.alk . that concerns the kingdom of Christ, a genial, pleasant, helpful friend to the present pastor. . North East is the birth place orßev. Dr. Dick son of Baltimore and of 'Rev. T.M.*Robinson, 1300,01k # e men_ oftfin visit the.place, where they are highly esteemed,. and where they are always Welcome r alike to pas tor and' people; in the pulpit of their native town. Rev. S. F.,Bacon, who has supplied the Presby terian church in Cortland for the past year or two, ceases to act in that capacity, and Rev. Dr. Condit orAuburn is temporarily supplying the pnlplt, GENESEE. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1868. ti i s girt Cijuttrijto. CITY 'CHURCHES. Rev. Wm. nutton will be installed 'pastor of Greenwich Street church this (Thursday) evening. Sermon by Dr. Herrick Johnson. The Tiermon Prebyterian church corner of Main and Harrison streets, Frankford, was or ganized.. last Thursday evening. Rev. Wm. Hut ton read the Seripture, Rev. Dr. Herrick John den preached, the sermon, Rev. J. Ford Sutton, who had charge of the enterprise, read the covenant and received 32,m - en:there, ten being on profession. Dr. Lea Ace was elected, ordained, and installed Elder. Rev. Mt. Evaltade the ordaining prayer, Rev. J. Y. Mitchell delivered the charge to the elder, and Rev. Dr. Shepherd gave the charge to the people. The . attendance was very good, and everything has an encouraging appearance. Thus is fairly inau gurated the last of the enterprises in Church exten sion in our city with which the large-minded and Baldwinswas connected. Situated not far from his extensive and elegant country residence, it still shares the regards of the surviving members of 'the family which', nre" Mini rested in, a practical manner, and which have aided not a little in bring ing to pass the present satisfactory posture of a f_ fairs. Rev. pr. johnson preached in the First church on Sunday evening last the opening sermon of the course.to young.men, under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association. The text was Isa :13, 13, I will make a man more precious than gold &a. Subject:. True. Manhood, its rarity and hOw to get it. Many telling and severe hits at false ideas of manhood, as based on tall wealth, fay, Sta tiOn Le., were uttered, and young men were admon ished to keep clear of evil companicins, to maintain a "good conscience and to be Christians, if they would be true men. The church was well filled, the entire middle block and many other parts being oc cupied by young men. The next sermon of the course will be preached - by Mr. Talmage In his church, Seventh above-Brown, next Sunday evening. br. March commenced another serieof evening discouriethtSunday, to be entitled "Home Life in the Bible." The first subject was "Home in Eden." Rev: tr. Stryker at NOril _Broad street cluarch commenced aise'ielAulthe sasrarneuts t o last Sun day mortkin4. .vras introductory, and vas a very clear and.popular treatment, of what may easily be made - uninteresting - . 'ln this coucert has for Eome time ITEMS been observed on the first Sunday evening of the Wharton St. Church opened its new organ ast Sunday, Churefres.. Quincy, 111. The installation of Rev. J. A. Priest as pastor of the First church in Quincy, occurred October 6th. The congregation has recently pur chased a valuable site for a new house of worship, and gives other tokens of prosperity. Quincy is the second city of Illinois, and has facilities to hold its own as such.—The Evongetist. Brooklyn, Ill.—Our church in this place dedicated a new house of worship, Sept. 27th, the first that they have owned, though not a new organization. It is an elegant structure, with windows of stained glass, well-fenced grounds laid out with trees and shrubbery. Springfield, Ill.—The Second church has begun the erection of a new house of worship, which will be an ornament of the city. Their present church edifice is crowded. Roseville, o.—Pataskalarresbytery is to meet at Roseville: Nov. 10th, to ordain, and if the way is clear, install Mr. Henry Beeman. ,Mr. Beeman is preaching to our church at Roseville, and to a neighboring . Old, School church at 'Un iontown. Maine, N Y . —The angregationalist says church,at Maine, N. Y., has lately voted to l i ewee Presbytery and unite with Sus4uehanna-AisoCia tion." • Ministerial, Rev. Charles M. Livingkdon has resigned the pastorate Of the church in Marshall, Mich. Rev. E. F. Fish, late of Columbus, has accepted a call to the church of Carbondale, 111. Rev. R. B. Booth, D. D., of the Mercer street church, New York, was expected to occupy'his pit on October 25th, after an absence of about six months in Europe. Rev. George Thatcher, who has supplied the pulpit of the A: ercer street church. during Dr. Booth's absence, has accepted an invitation to preach for the Cong. church in Waterloo, lowa. Rev. C. H. Marshall, declines the call to Mont clair, N. J. The_ Fourth church, at Indianapolis have added $5OO to his salary. Rev. L. P. Sabiii of Ellicottiville, N. Y., has ac cepted a call to the church at Central College, 0., and has already commenced his labors there. • Rev. L. S. Atkins. At the recent session of the Genesee [M. F.:.] COriference, Rev. L. S. Atkins, of the Presbyterian Church, wks recommendedior.ad mission on trial. It was resolved, also, that Mr. Atkins be excused from examination on the usual course of study.— Western Christian Advocate, Rev. G. H. Smyth, pastor of Sixth Pres. church, Washington,' D. D., preached his 4th anniversary sermon October 18th. The church was organized by the. Rev. Dr. Noble fifteen years ago with thirty two Members. The 'next eleven years, 104 were ad ded, the last four years 424 were added. Over $l2- 000 have been raised and expended in. the ,Lord's work. The present-is the best days this church has ever men and the future was never so full of hope and •encouragement. . - At an adjourned meeting of the Presbytery of the Diitrict of Columbia held in Baltimore on the 26th instant, the pastoral relatlon between Rev: Halsey Dunning and the First Constitutional Free. church, Iskltimore, was dissolied. CHURCH COURTS:—Presbyteries. The Presbytery of Chem* o, N. Y., held its semi-annual meeting at Guilford center; Oct,. 20th. The causes of Home and Foreign Missions, Educa tion, Publication, Ministerial Relief, and Church Erection, received their propel. attentioli. " The B asis of _Reunion was'adopted unanimously, although nearly all the members of Presbytery ex pressed themselves as preferi rigs the mplestandards of the two'churches as a basis. • - - - • Revs..A. McMasters, from. the Presbytery of Ot sego, and'.G. :D. Horton, frcim the 'Presbytery of OnDifdaga, - vrele'receiVed: — dismiissed •to the 'Presbytery of , Chem plain. .' The Presbytery of Delaware, H. Y, met in stated session, in Franklin, on Oct. 13. There were butfew members plesebt, and but three, church sessions -re presented. The spirit of the meeting was, howeveli, good, especially in the prayer meeting on Wednee day -morning, • when the Lord's Spirit-was mani festly present. The question of Reunion was post poned until the members were more generally . • present. • Stated• Clerk. Presbytery of Courtland, N.Y.—During-the see sions of the Synod of Onondaga, ordained Rev. Lemuel S. .Pomeroy to the work of the Gospel ministry. Mr. Pomeroy was' licensed by this Presbytery in 1837. On account of ill health he was obliged to relinquish his professional employment which under more favorable' prospects - he - now 'resumes. Bev - Joel S. Jewell was dismissed from the Presbytery of Courtland and received by that of Cayuga. Ripley Presbytery met atSardinia; 0., October 6th, Rev.- H. W.-Guthrie was received from the Presbytery of Whitewater. A system of partial supplies for vacant cnurches was adopted. Stated supplies within bounds were urged ld'att'entl - Pres bytery. The Basis of Reunion, overtured by the Assembly, was approved but the minute adopted adds : " This Presbytery is willing to unite either on the basis'of the Overture sent down to the Pres byteries, or, if-it is thought beat, we are willing to unite upon the common Standards of the Church." The'Presbytery of Fort" Wayne niet at Shiloh church. The subject of Home Missions and:sys tematic beneficence took up most of the time. Af ter a free discussion and a brief prayer by the Mo derator, the Presbytery unanimously approved' - of the basis of reunion as overtured by our General Assembly. During the discussion there was a very decided protest against-the idea that the' baSis sub mitted to ne "iS a departure -front the attendants pure and simple." It was argued that neither the Joint Committee nor any friend of the basis regards it as such. And that the "Smith and Gurley amend ment" touch the mode of subscription-thereto, and not the standards themselves: In view of certain facts and experiences known to m'emberS of Presby tery, it was thought wise, at least for the present, to stand by the basis as proposed. . Schuyler Presbytery, Ills.; met in the First church, Warsaw, lit. A plan was adopted for co operative pastoral work. A. S. S., Institute is to be held, (as directed by the Assembly) at Clayton, Oc tober 27th and 28th. A pastclicil letter' urging the importance of manses, &c., was adopted. The Ba sis of Reunion, overtured by the Assembly was ap proved. The Presbytery of Alton,-1111, met at Centre- Ea, 111., Oct. Bth TWo; ministers were dismissed, and three (Revs. Geo. I. King, D. D., pastor elect of Jerseyville, ReV:Peter S. fan Nest 'S.S. at Du Quoine City, and Bev. W. D. Lem mita, from the M. R Church) were received. The last with his wife are tea Ching at 'Kinn:Lundy:. Mr, Carl Linn was licensed to preach among his German brethren, who are very numerous on this section of country. The Basis of Rennion Overtured by the Assembly was approved ; and the following supplementary resolu tion adopted : " are in favor of reunion with the Old School Assembly on the Basis of the Com mon Standards, if the present plan of reunion shall not - appear to be satisfactory to the requisite num ber of Presbyteries." Presbytery adjourned to meet at Brighton " on the Thurtiday next' preceeding the full moon - of April, 1869," when the new house of ,worship in that village will be dedicated. An ad journed meeting was held at Jerseyville, Oct. 25th, ; and Rev. Geo. I. Kink, D. Was installed pas t o. 'The Preabyterrof Dttbuque, met at Cedar Fal is 104 20. Thougy vur ml,yll,?er was small, we telt the Vreeence of G,AI itcall'oui - sessions. The following
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