gmainn Aral tiara.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1868
REV. JOHN W. HEARS, D. D., Editor.
No. 1334 Chestnut Street, Phitadelphta,
stir A. M. Stewart's Letters, A'lll, Manses,
Another Leaf fr ' the Brainerd Tree, A Let
ter, Wrong at t 1
Start, Orthodoxy in High
Places, Visit to stet Valley, Reunion items,
page 2nd; Editor's Table,page 3rd; Woman.s
Work (Poetry,) Conclusion of Grace Roche's
Legacy, The Unexpected Son, German Family
Life, The Beginning of Methodism, page 6th;
Religious intelligence, Reformed Churches, Con
gregationalist, Methodist, Episcopalian, page
7th.
ler Religious Intelligence fromother_denomi
nations on the seventh page, inside.
liar We are obliged, by press of matter, to de
fer the cut and description of the Third Church,
Pittsburgh until next week.
LerFAYETTE CoLiEoE.—We are glad'eo learn
that the subscriptions to - theTnek`endoNtmeat of
$200,000 have reached. ,the handsome sum of
$180,000; conditioned u - Pea the full sum being
subscribed during the present year. We hope
aeon to hear of the' alance being secured so that
this important Institution may enter, with More
Nan% Alpea its new, career of usefulness.,, Per
'laps the present, difficulty in money circles pre
venting a general appeal, will influence some of
our liberal donors to do for the college more than
,they weuld:pthewpise have felt called upon to do.
lVe commend the subject to their serious and
I prompt attention.
CLAIMS Or SAILORS.
The Pennsylvania Seamen's . Priend Society,
`having in charge the comfort and improvement
Of the sailors visiting this port i --,in'view of the
necessities.of the Sailor's Home," and the'ap
firoach' of the winter season, as also of its en
larged library and missionary work, desires to
raise a liberal amount during the present month.
•
As this Soeiety is sustained_ by the Christian
publie, without regard - to denominational pecul
iarities, it makes; its appeal to all churches and
individtzals, in the hope that, as all are debtors
to the sailor, all may now come up nobly and
generously-to his help.
Donations may be sent, to
D. H. EMERSON, Corresponding Secretary,
.606 North 21st St., Philadelphia
SIIMM'ARY.
The Presbytery of Grand River Valley, Michigan,
has approved the Basis of Re-union unanimously, and
has referred the question of dissent from the Xth arti
'old to a committee to report next spring. Forty-six
Presbyteries have, thus voted aye.
Six cases of dissolution of pastoral relationship or
closing of labors; eight calls or installations, two new
churches organized (Grand River Valley Presbytery,
Mich.) and two Mission Schools established in Brook
lyn are'in the News of our Churches this week.
' An important meeting on Church Erection was held
in the Lecture Roomf the First church of this city,
last Thursday. A strong committee of laymen were
appeitited, and an adjourned meeting willbe held neat
Monday evening.
The Howard St. church, San Francisco, Dr. Scud
der's, has lately been relieved of a debt of forty-six
thousand dollars, coin, by the members loaning this
amount to the Trustees, without interest, and receiv
ing back their investment if desired, by degrees, from
the surplus annual income, which, as there is no in
terest to pay, is about $5,000.
The 11. P. churches in this city, ten in number, are
prospering outwardly and inwardly. One is building
a chapel, one a church edifice, one has greatly im
proved its building, and another has paid off a debt of
$3,300. Three of them have recently received, alto
gether, 49 members.
The $ s. P. Seminary in this city is in the hands of
the party who suspended Geo., H. Stuart. It opened,
t wo week S-ago, with three students.
Another " Tyng case," arising from the preaching
of the offender, Rev. Mason Gallagher, in the late Dr.
Duffield's pulpit, seems in preparation.
The Ritualist discrepancies among the German Re
formed people have led to a secession of eighty mem
bers. (low church) from the high (Christ) church,
Green St, above 15th, in this city, who were organ
ized by the Philadelphia Classis into Heidelberg
church." The Synod has declared the proceedings of
the Classis null and void, but Heidelberg church
seems still to exist, and was ministered to last Sab
bath by Rev: W. B. Otitis; formerly - Secretary Y. M.
C. A, of .this city. • -
The Old School people of Elizabeth are building the
finest church in New Jersey, to cost $160,000.
There were reported, in one leek, 13 churches or
ganized in the other bran*
One of Dr. Guthrie's sons, according to the father, is
likely to settle in this country.
The 0. S. Presbytery of Benicia, Cal., votes against
Re-union on the Committee's Basis, but in favor " on
the Standards."' [Didn't find the Standards in the
first, article.] Stockton, 0. S., votes for the Basis.
The Christian Witness, 11. P. paper, in Cincinnati,
has sold out to the United Presbyterian of Pitaburg.
The Joint Committee of the 11. P. and R. P.
Churches on Re-union, failed to gather a quoram at
the appointed, time of meeting in Pittsburg, Nov. 4th.
This' witins to dispose of the matter negatively, as far
as the Committee is concerned.
The Methodists are less than half as strong as the
in,Missachusetts.
L ifte tl eittire increase. orthe M. B;Church during - the
.year ending lastSpring.is stated tobe 9:5,410_ This
increase has been almost entirely in the South and in
the Border States. In the North, the increase has
been but 41 per cent.
A son-in-liw jitthe Bishop of Oxford, a rector of
the ghnrch of Engird,. with a living of £950, has,
with his ,pvif ga , gone over tittß!".l".•
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1868.
THE EVANGELIZATION OF SPAIN
One of the most thronged and intensely in
teresting public meetings held in any of our
churches, since the Presbyterian Union Conven
tion of last year, was that of last Sunday night
in Calvary church, in behalf of Spanish Evan
gelization. The three great Societies, Bible,
Tract, and Foreign and Christian Union very
appropriately united to rally Christian sentiment
at this serious and encouraging moment in the
Providence of God towards that country. All
the services were well sustained, from the rich
and thrilling introductory by the choir, to the
close. Dr. Beadle read the. Scripture, and after
prayer, Dr. Humphrey opened the subject by
alluding in beautiful terms ;to the debt owed by .
this country to Ferdinand of Spain, who aided.
Columbus to make- his voyage of discovery.
Here he said, in theliving stream of the free.
Gospel; was the fabled.fountain of youth which
the early explorers from Spain .vainly expected to
find on our soil, and which now we were met to
devise Means of sending in earnest to Spain
itself. , Rev. Henry Riley pastor 'of The'Spanish
Church in New York, and under appointment
of the A. and F. C. N. for the city of Mexico,
delivered la , :imPaiiienied: aufl - Liellid g address,
which his foreign accent (he is a Spanish South
American by birth) rendered none the less
impressive.' '-In ,ploquent plea, Spain, the
land of romance, of beauty, of ancient grandeur,
and noble ardor seemed to stand before us,
asking for the glorious Gospel of Christ as alone'
necessary to give her more than all her ancient
greatness and to make her a blessing to all Eu
rope, and to mankind. Dr. Wylie, pastor of the
Ist Reformed Presbyterian ...Church spoke elo
quently of tfie organization of the Reformed'
Church of Spain. He dile, rga4e 4 t r eraimony to
the degraded .conclition of the Roplish people
and Clergy of Spanish America, and referred to'
a sermon by the -late Dr. Brainerd upon the
death of one of his merebeis - Nr i . Eldridge) in
which is described, the,barbarous afid'revolting
treatment of the Protesiant l aat'OnAte Island
of Cuba, and the terr Ale 'expense incurred. in
`tiririging away the dead body; all from the pre
.
vale:tree and bitterneis of PoPish tyranny. Dr.
Herrick Johnson showed what-. Spain had been
in the past, what she is iu the present and what
she may be in the fliture. He. called ur:ron the
Church to seize upon the present opportunity, in'
most earnest and stirrrinc , words. The Bible
Society has but recently' completed . a revision
the Valera k Spanish version of the,Bible, and is
now sending it forth ; the . American Tract
Society', New York, has a 'very good liat of re
ligious books including Pilgrim's Progress, trans-
laced and publishedin Spanish; and the American
and foreign Christian Union is prepared to send
the living preacher and teacher ; armed and fur
nished with these. publications. Only one 'thing
was wanting to make the meeting' a complete
success—while the feelings of the audience were
warmly enlisted, a collection should have been
taken up.
A similar 'zneeting be.heliLat 'Alexander
Church, 19th and Green-street, on Sunday even-
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
ANNIVERSARY
The Fifty-Second Anniversary of the Sabbath-,
school of the,First Presbyterian church of Utica
was celebrated last Sunday. In the morning,
Rev. tir. Fowler, the pastor, preached an appro
priate and acceptable discourse, on the duty of
bearing the yoke in youth. In the afternoon al
general meeting was held, the church school and'
the mission schools uniting and filling the large
edifice with a most interesting and impressible
congregation. Beside the report of the Super
intendent, W. S. Taylor, J. H. Kellogg of Troy,
gave a fine, black-board exercise, and Edward
Bristol of - Buffalo, made an admirable address.
A similar meeting was held again in the even
ing, with addresses on Temperance from Mr.
Kellogg, and Mr. Merrill, the State Superintend
ent of Sunday-schools for the American Sunday
school Union, and, a more general and admirable
speech from Mr. Bristol. It was altogether an
enjoyable and profitable occasion.
The Sunday-school Room connected with this
church has been greatly improved by the recent
enlargement and changes. The Infant' School
Room at one end, is connected with r it by sliding
glass doors. All can •be thrown foo-ether for en
eral exercises. Beautiful inscriptions and mot
toes also adorn its walls. Tere is also upon the:
wall by the Superintendent's desk a beautiful
marble tablet to Mrs. Mary Ostrom, one of the
founders of the School in 1816, and a teacher in
it from that time until her death in 1859. Her
constancy and faithfulness are thus honored, and
held up as an, example to all the teachers. Faith
fully may they follow it.
There are also, upon brackets upon the walls ;
of this Sunday-school room, several striking hea
then idols from China, sent home by Hon7S. W.
Williams, once a member of this church, but
since for a long time missionary and resident of
the "Middle Kingdom." These 'too are sugges
tive,' and ought to do much to enlist the school;
to care for the heathen.
AUBURN FIRST
Rev. Dr. Hawley recently entered upon the
twelfth yeaar of his ministry, with the First . Prea-,
byterian church of A.u.buin, preaChed a suit
able sermon at the, time. The coil
stancy and acceptableness with -which he has
served this church is-complimentary alike to pas
tar and people. The'noble church edifice which
his people are erecting is also progressing finely.
The large Lecture Roisin,is rmw,enclose,d, and. is
to be ready for use, we - believe, some time this
winter. The foundation walls are alsi laid fcir
the main building, and the ceremony of laying
the corner-stone is soon to occur, so that the
work of erecting the church proper may be com
menced at the earliest opening of spring. It is
to be one of the finest church edifices in the
State, large, massive, and every way admirable,
if we may judge from the plans and the work so
far accomplished.
The First church of Auburn was organized in
1811. It certainly has enjoyed the ministry of
some of the best of men ; Rev. Direk C. Lan
sing, D. D., being pastor from 1817 to 1829;
Josiah Hopkins, D. D., from 1830 to 1846; dur
ing whose combined ministry there were no less
than twelve or fourteen general revivals of reli
gion. Dr. Nelson was its pastor from 1846 to
'1856, and Dr. J lawley from 1856 to the present
time. It will thus . be seen that in a period of
over 'fifty years, the churc.h has had only four
pastors. Dr. Lansing, was called from them to
Utica; Dr., Hopkins died in their service ; Dr.
Nelson was called to St. Louis; and Dr. Hawley
remains. Long may he be spared to minister in
that new and beautiful edifice intended for him.
Auburn continues to grow rapidly. And yet
we lee that quite a colony of good people are
abont leaving that beautiful city, to find a home
in more sunny cliines—they go to Florida. • We
hope. they will find, peace. They have aright to
it; the Constitution guarantees it; and it is
about time those guarantees amounted to
something more than a mockery. Surely blood
enough has already been shed; and some few
men" in high places, or one atleast already have
enough to answer for, in this regard. "Let us
haVe peace." Let the country be one. We have
hope it may be so after the 4th of March.
GROWTH
*glance at the beautiful village of Coil.land
shows that the place is now growing' rapidly, and
seems destined soon to outstrip , the neighboring
village of Homer: Pleasant new dwellings, and
commodious business blocks in process of erection
indicate real prosperity. The Presbyterian
church now numbers about three hundred and
fifty members; a large church, centrally located
and destined to , exert an increasing influence in
allithe region. What may not a church of that
size;Amited, earnest and enterprising accomptish;
in every way of Christian activity ?
We are glad thby are now enjoying for a time
the admirable ministrations. of Dr. Condit, and
doubt not they will be much cheered and bene
fitted by his weekly visits. Last Sabbath even
ing he commenced, by request, his series of ser
mons to - young people, which
,excited so much
interest-two years ago in Syracuse: We hope
they may be, attended with a like blessing. in
Cortland f ;
This'church was formed -in 1824 or 25; We
,
notice that among its earlier ministers, the unfor
tunate Israthaniel Emmons'lOhnson,-:afterward
Editor of the Evangelist, served it as stated sup
ply for three years; a man whose name suggests
those fea'rful words of holy writ, " Let him that
thinketh .he'standetliftake heed lest he fall:"
TUE TYPHS.—Speaking of matters in Erie,
the types made us say "great tribute ;" it' should
have been just tribute , ; "maimed son" was writ
ten married'son. Ile may also be maimed, for
ought we know, as he too was. in the war, and
faced rebel bullets in defense of our country, but
we had in, niiud: that 'he was a man of family,
like the other son of Dr. Lyon just committed to
the tomb, and there were others beside himself
on whom the afilictioa was to fall if he too is
taken away. GENESEE.
Rochester, Nov' 14 1868
. .
BlRTZsqliporis FOR THE CHILDREN OF
AMERICA.
The American SiincliY-Seho'ol Union is in
pres Sing need of immCdiate aid,in.the.great wo4
of establishing and supplying Sunday-schools in
the waste and destitute places of our land. It
pleads for the sake of Christ and of the children.
During the -months of June, July, August,
and September, sixty-two missionaries were em
ployed. The full returns of some of them t are
not at hand, but those . ieceived from fifty-five,
show 594 new schools organized, having 3,451
,
teachers and 25,129 scholars, besides 1,974
schools-visited"antliai:ded-, ,, having 1,357 teachers
and 108,900 scholars. They visited religiously
9,392 families, and distribUted 3,995 copies of
the Scriptures, &c., &c.
The 'extension of this patriotic and Christian
enterprise is most'earnestly demanded, especially
in the vigorous 'and enlarging West, and in the
desolate and irnpov9Tislm,4 South., vvhere . .whites
and blacks alike claim-114e 'Christian sympathy
and help. The faithful laborers of the Society
must be paid. Libraries and elementary books
must be given largely..
Our National Thanksgivink is at hand. Shall
not this National Society receive a thanksgiving
blessing for the children of our country?
Contributions may be..sent. to L. Knowles,
Treasurer 1122 Chestnut St.
CIROULA.TE THE RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPER
The folloWing paragraphs are from an article on
•
this subject, Published in ,a' contemporary, — from
the pen of Rev. Dr..Stryker
There are many excellent monthlies and semi
monthlies which should be largely circulated, but a
family pwer to, be interesting, especially if it is the
only one in the family, - should be ,a more frequent
visitor. Otherwise the iron will lose its heat between
the blows—the gOod impression. made •by one issue
will often fail to carry itself over to meet the next.
.And as every truly religious family will have its hOme
in the sanctuary, and be connected with some denom
ination of 'Cliristians, - itia important that the mem
bers of that family should be acquainted with the his
tory and operations of that brancti of Christ's Church
to which they belong. We believe in Christian union,
but in our opinion the surest way to promote this is
to make every befiever loyal to his own denomina
tion, and beginning with this as his Jerusalem on
earth, educate him to expanive views and works
until he shall bilis heart encomprlss the entire king
-40rn..0f our. Lord, and, thus reciellpthe MoWit..Zion
above. To . do this it is evident you must give h-im,
a paper which shall bit lierioininition'al in conduct and
character, while it is catholic in its spirit. _.l'
Having defined very briefly what we understand
by a good religious family newspaper, let us now ad
vert to a few reasons why greater effort should be
exerted to circulate such papers :
1. First, to keep them alive and make them prosper
ous. You are an interested party. You have stock
in the concern. If the circulation of your paper is
ten thousand, you will have twice as good a paper as
if its circulation was only five thousand: The editor
and publisher will`both do you better service, more
and better writers will be secured, and a commenda
ble pride will stimulate the minds both of the read
ers and writers. . .
2. Secondly, to benefit the souls of your fellow -men.
The paper is a great educator. It is school-master,
preacher, pastor, parent and friend combined. It does
not indeed take the place of these personages, but it
must be admitted it is the coadjutor of each. It is
like the . pungent tract. It wedges its way between
the crevices made by the Spirit of God into the very
souls of men. It puts the reader in a thoughtful
frame of mind, and. thus. prepares him for the next
sermon he hears, and if that sermon, having the, eye
and voice and eloquence of the preacher as appli
ances to work upon the mind, is effective by God's
grace in producing conviction and conversion, who
shalt say how much the paper previously read had to
do with that blessed result?.
M. A. WURTS;
Sec. of Misziicips
Then, too, the good religions family paper is a
source of edification and spiritual profit to its pious
readers. No Christian can peruse such a journal week
after week with Out receiving an immense amount of
gbocl. The child, of God :ho hungers and thirsts
after righteousness, gleans his paper with delight.
There he comes in contact with many others of kin
dred minds. He drinks the water of life froth many
different fountains. He is refreshed, strengthened.
He is • not compelled to go a,. whole week .on the
strength of one or two sermons. Here comes .his pa
per. He learns to look for it, to welcome it eageily, to
read it with delight; to recommend its truths to
others. He is fed every time he takes it up. He
places it beside his Bible, each making him more in
terested in the other. He communicates with God
and his fellow-Christians ; and thus becomes a wiser,
.
happier, more influential, and in every way a better
disciple of Jesiis.
3. He who reads such a•prayer regula,rly cannot
fail 'to be i stimulated to duty. Ile will read his Bible
more frequently ; will be more regular in his attend
•ance at , the sanctuary, and will listen with greater
docility, to the exposition of divine truth ; will fre
quent the prayer-meeting, and be willing to take any
part he can consistently in the exercises ; will be in
.terested in his pastor and fellow-inembers; ;Will have
a desire for the,prosperity of his Sabbath-school and
church";' will do all - he can for the furtherance of re-
ligion at home ; will learn and acknowledge the claims
of his Church Boards and all other benevolent insti
tutions upon himself and others • will find his hands
and feet and tongue, as well as his mind, interested;
will instinctively thrusthis hand in his .pocket and
esteem it a privilege to give of his substance to the
Lord ; and thus will he prove a more efficient laborer
in the cause of truth and righteousness than he
would be if he was under no, such influence. , We can
hardly conceive of a true Christian in this age of
holy activity reading his religious paper every week,
and thus made familiar with the spiritual wants of
the world, and yet not be aroused to the comprehen
sion, and discharge of personal ditty.
If' these things be so, then the Church and every
individual in it should be 'more 'in sympathy with
those who are engaged in the responsible and often
most trying work . of religions journalism. They
Should pray for them, speak a good word in their fa
vor, and in every way . consistent, seek to promote a
larger circulation of their papers. You do not say
" Our pastor is paid .to 'do his work, and therefore
has no.claim upon my assistance". Why should you
say, " The editor and publisher make money by their
papers=let them attend to their busineas"`?
gftb.oirliv (9111IIM,
CITY CIIIIRCIIIES
Church Ereciion.A meeting of ministers and
laymen was held on Thursday -evening, Nov. 12th,
in the lecture room Of the First church f to consider
the various building, enterprises now in progress
among the city churches, of our denomination, The
attendance of laymen was very encouraging. Hon.
Wm. Strong was, chosen Chairman, and Mr. Win.
G.Crowell, Sereetary; Statements were made by
• • .
the Chairman and by pastors and others represent
ing, the enterprises under` consideration ; remarks
were made by Messrs.lkWhilldin, Potter, and others,
and a Committee of seven .layttien, -with Judge
Strong as Chairman,
.vvas appointed to examine
more minutely the condition of each enterprise and
mature the whole subject for the, future considera
tion of the meeting, which adjourned to next Mon
day evening, to meet in the same place. As busi
ness orthe - highest importance - to the interests of
the Redeeiner's kingdom in our own city will then
be presented, and as an`" opportunity of unusual
promise will be given to participate in this great
work, it is hoped that a very large attendance will
be secured.
Eleven Years of Church History.---The Young
Men's Christian Association of the Central church,
Wilmington, have just issued a discourse by Rev.
Dr. Wiswell, first pastor of the church, under the
above title. It was preached in 1863, seven years
1 after his settlemont i but by an additional note is
brought down four years further, so as, to cover the
entire time indicated by the title. During those
eleven years, the church had enjoyed a career ot
almost unexampled prosperity and progress. Nine
decided seasons of revival were enjoyed, the last, in
1866, being the most extcnsive . of all, when" over 80
souls were brought into the spiritual communion.'
This is a remarkable evidence that the tone of the•
church had not been injured - by the numerous and
extensive seasons of spiritual excitement through
-which it had previously passed. " In seven years
be Sabbath School: with its 51 scholars and 11
teachers, grew to four, schools, 800 scholars and 85
teachers. One of the most strikiog instances of ex
pansive missionary effort and enterprise given by
any church, appears in . the eleven years' history of
the Central. Four years after the organization, the
lot flit. MOnroe St. chapel' waS bought and thestruc
ii titre, fifty by thirty feet, 'completed and dedicated
lin May 1861. In the two years, 1865-6, two other,
missionary chapels, the RodneY.Street and the Gil
hat cha.peh were ereeted.and occupied by flourish-`
ing Sabbath Schools. Rey. Charles D. Shaw, ,th,e
successor of Dr. Wiswell, has just been privileged
to see one of these mission enterprises, Monroe St.
chapel, reach the consummatingppint of a church-.
organization. In less than two years from the date
of the organizationithe substantial brick and stone
edifice of the •church' . was dedicated and occupied
fOr worship, the 'enterpriae'being carried through
during the:most:tFying financial crisis the country
'had yet known. And yet, we read the gratifying
rand honorable reCor4tllitt.i‘f•not-a workman em-,
ployed was allowed to go without his pay." Thus
carefully did this healthful church-organization
walk in wisdom towards them that are without.
On the 26th of February, 1863, a remaining debt
of $15,000 on the building was swept away, making
a total of about $60,000, contributed by the church
during the first seven years of its existence.
The Young Men's Christian Association was or
ganized in 1858, to concentrate the energies and
increase the efficiency of this numerous part of the
congregation. It has been a leading instrumental
ity in the missionary enterprises of the church, and
in city evangelization generally. It has proved a
most valuable adjunct of pastoral labor. One of its
first Vice Presidents had, in 1863, entered upon the
active duties of the ministry, and many of its mem
bers, at the same time, were imperilling their lives
in defense of their country.
The discourse is one of absorbing interest, and
portrays a scene of church-life such as, take it al
together, is rarely witnessed even in the most fa
vored portions of the vineyard. One might almost
be content, after such an eleven years to sing his
Nunc dimittis ; but the more noble and Christian
course is that of Paul, to forget even such things
that are behind, and press towards higher and
greater. Such we beliave. to be the purpose anti
spirit of the, pastor of, Green Hill church, in this
city
atinisterial.
Rev. M. P. Jones on the 'Bth inst. resigned the
pastorate of the Chester. City Presbyterian church.
The resignation to take effect Jan. fith, 1869. Dur
ing the three years of pastoral labor a church has
been organized. Seventy-thhe have 'been added
on profession of faith and sixty-nine', by certificate.
Every communion season has witnessed additions.
At a congregational meeting on the 12th inst., the
pastor's resignation was not accepted.
Yates Hickey.:-.—At a meetina t' of the Presbytery
of Montrose, lktober 27th, Rev. Yates Hickey was
Metalled pastor of the Congregation in Abington,
Pa.. The sermon was preached by. Rev. Samuel
Whaley, of Providence. Charge to the pastor, by
Rev. William F. Arms, of Nicholson. Charge to
the congregation, by Rev. Bently S. Foster, of
Dunmore.
Samuel Whaley,—The pastoral relation of Rev.
Samuel Whaley to . the congregation in Providence,
Pa., was, at his request, dissolved.. Mr. Whaley
commenced his labors at Providence about ten
years ago. The Congregation was then feeble and
discouraged. The Head of the Church has given
them prosperity under this ministry.
Rev. J. B. Brandt has resi g ned the charge of the
Olivet Presbyterian church in Indianapolis, and has
enterekupon the work of City Missionary, under the
auspices of the Y. M. C. Association of that city.
Iktev. H. L. Dickerson is about closing his labors
as Missionary of the Synod of Indiana, and has ac
cepted •an invitation from the churches in Thorn
town and Zionsville, of the Presbytery of Indian
apolis, and will enter upon his labors with them on
the first of Decernber;
Rev. 3. M. Harlow has resigned his charge of
the Bath Presbyterian congregation, N. Y.
Rev. G. C. Noyes.—At a called meeting of the
Presbytery of St. Joseph, Ind., the pastoral relation
existing between the Rev. G. C. Noyes and the
church Of Laporte, Ind., was dissolved. He has
accepted a call to the Presbyterian church of
Evanston, Ills.
Rev. Robert .Procter, of. Alden, N. Y has been
called to the church in Polo, 111. Salary $1,200.
Rev. Nelson Millard has closed his labors with
the Olivet, church of Chicago.
Rev. W. C. Birchard, of the Presbytery of
Meadville. Pd., accepts a unanimous call - in the
First church of Rushville, Schuyler Co., 111.
Rev. Lycurgus Railsback, lately chaplain and
superintendent of the Children's Home, Cincinnati,
has removed to N'ew York, to labor as a missionary
in connection with the Five Points' Mission. He
has been a faithful, and successful worker here in
the Second Mission Sunday-school, and in the Penn
mission as well as the Home.—The Christian Herald.
Mr. B. D. Conhling t a licentiate of Hamilton
Presbytery, has accepted a call to theCougretrational
chitrch in Kent, 0., and will be ordained about
Dec. let. "
Rev. T. F. Bacon accepts a call to our church in
Conrtland, N. Y.
Rev. Dr. liogarth, of Detroit, has been called
to the First, church, St. Louie vacant by the re
moval of Dr. Nelson to Lane Seminary.
Rev. Arthur Mitchell was installed pastor of
the First church, Chicagd,. pate Dr: Z. M. Humph
rey'sd Nov. 11th. The sermon, by Rev. J. H.
Taylor, of Lake Forrest, was most earnest; exceed
ingly able and forcible, upon the "manifestation of
the ,truth" as the grand instrument and source of
power to the minister of Christ. The charge to the
incoming pastor; by 'Rev. Glen Wood, was both
pertinent and impressive; ,and that to the people,
.by Rev. Dr. Patterson, presenting a sketch of the
history of the chnrch' and of the several able and
distinguished pastors with which it has been hon
ored and blessed—of all which he is personally
cognizant--zand setting forth the high position and
attendant responsibilities of this church and con
gregation, was, unuspally excellent. . The services
commanded the close attention of the large audience
present- to the close. Mi. Mitchell has already
won for himself a large measure of esteem and con
fidence, not only -among his own charge but from
all who have listened to his fervent preaching, or
who . have in any way come in contact with him.
And, while that people will. never forget or cease
to love their. late pastor, now one of your own
most esteemed ministers, they„yet feel that God has
,dealt.thost gracinusly with them in sending them
one so, worthy to follow in his steps. We look for
a new life and vigor even in this living' and vigor
orous church. •-
Brooklyn.—T4e,people of Dr. Duryea's church
in Brooklyn have established two mission Sabbath
schools within a rew weeks, one in Atlantic avenue,
the other in Fulton avenue, and both not very far .
from Flatbdsh avenue. They are under control of
gentlemen eicperiencedimStinday-school work.—T 4
Brooklyn Daily Union.
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Northville, (Mich.,) church t, without a pastor.
It has eighty-five members, and is willing to pay a
fair preacher from $BOO to $lOOO. So writes Mr.
Wm. P. Hamilton to Th 4 Evangelise.
;CIILICJRH •cquwys :7•Presbyteries.
The P;;esbYtery.of , Grand. River Valley
held
its semi-Mmual session at Portia
Mich. It con
sists-offourteen Churches and eleven ministers.
All the churches, except one, are at present sup
; and all, except two, receive Home Mission
ary aid. Six;
. or less than one half the whole num
ber, lave small: houses of 'worship, while of the
other half, now worshipping in, halls and school
houses, three have commenced to build churches.
Two were received' under the care of Presbytery ,
viz.: Big-Rapids and Montague, some sixty mdse
north of the Detroit and,Milwaukee R. B. To us,
therefore, the inseparable causes of Home Mission , :
and Church Erection, ale-not-`merely interesting, but
absolutely n&essa ; ry, to our, present life and future
growth. Our meeting, was largely taken up with
the consideraiion of the canine; especially these two,
and their .peculiar claitnirow ust The churches are.
asked by the Presbytery to contribute at the rate 91
one dollar Per 'Menler tO - each and an elder Is
designatettin'eadlif elfurel; large ' or small, to aid in
Churches.