3imitall, gusirßtfriait.
TITURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1868
REV. JOHN H. HEADS, D. D., Editor.
No. 1334 Cheetnut Street, Philadelphia.
Dom - In Memoriam, Rev Wm. R. Dewitt
D. D., Rev. John W. babies, and Mordecai Mc-
Kinney; Shreds and Tags, by Samuel W. Duf
field; Who Will Care for God's Poor; Rev. A.
M. Stewart's ll.lld Letter; Munera Mundi
Transeunt; Editor's Table. Pages 2d and 3d
'The Family Circle, (a miscellaneous budget);
'Scientific, Page sth. Religious intelligence
Page 7th.
Dar A Mr. David Duncan leaves the Free
Church of Scotland nearly two hundred .thou
sand dollars in gold, mostly to the Church's
Boards
ve- Western Reserve Colloge reports sixty.
five students in the collegiate and forty-six in
the preparatory departments.
Dom" Rev. Rufus Ellis withdrew from the
National Unitarian Conference before the close
of its sessions, because the Conference in effect
rejected the Lord Jesus Clirise, and opened their
doors to all who do'not or do believe in God
Ate' Bishop Stevens, of this Diocese, While
passing, on the evening of Nov. 19, along the
sidewalk in Smith Bethlehem, Pa., stumbled and
fell, fracturing one of his arms, and receiving
other injuries. He is now confined to the resi
dence of his brother•in law, President Coppee,
of Lehigh University.
Atir The Regent-square cbuich in London
(late Dr. James Hamilton's) has resolved
to give a call to the Rev. Mr. White, col
league of the Rev. Dr. Roxburgh, of Glasgow, a
minister of the Free Church of Scotland.
The Patriarch of . the[Greek . Church,
resident at Constantinople, refuses to 'receive the
Pope's " Letter to the Eastern Churches," as
" couched in unbecoming language." The Armeni
an Patriarch, of the same city, replied that he
could not answer it without the advice o his Sy
nod.
se.. A somewhat exciting scene mewed in the
recent German Reformed Synod at Hagerstown.
Dr. Bomberger in his_Reformed Church Monthly
had gharged the majority of Synod at a 'previous
special meeting with not allowing the minority a
• chance of voting for any one but Dr. Gerhard,
th High Church oandidate for the presidency of
Lancaster College, then vacant by the'death of
Dr. Ilarbattgh. Synod 'adopted a report of a
Comm.itte.e in which this statement was pro
nounced false and slanderous, and Dr. Bomber
ger was given his choice to retract or to vacate his
seat. He presented . a sort of retraction, in which
he retracted ' l ‘tll4 publication" of the statement,
but denied that 'it ..was a slanderous libel, and
this retraction the Synod accepted. He was cer
tainly dealt with far more mildly than a similar
offender in the 0. S. Assembly of 1866.
Stigi- 0 -The United Greek Chareh - Of• Russia"
consists of those who adhere to t° the Greek
rite,"' Or Slavonio liturgy, but acknowledge the
supremacy of the See of Rome. By a recent
ukase the Czar subjects them to the'control of
the Russian minister, of publiewor,hip. The
German Lutherans of the Baltic provinces of
Russia are required hereafter to conduct their re
ligious services in Russian. Assimilation to the
Russian type has become a necessity.to the. Em
pire, as .else the small minority of .real. Russians
will be swallowed up or overwhelmed by the vast
congeries of races, creeds, and nationalities over
which they have extended their rule.
A• correspondent of The Presbyterian
writes from the 0. S.. Presbytery of New York :
The minority cannot see 'that subscribing 'to the
standards "pure and simple" will secure the in
terests of truth and peace, Ira wide margin is to be
given for differences of belief on some or the great
doctrine .3 contained in " the system of faith." Our
New-school friends have been sincerely subscribing
these standards, "pure and simple," ever since the
division of 1837, but the whole tenor o f their dis
cussion in the General Assembly at Harrisburg, and
striking practical exain pleti occasionally occurring,
certainly show that they allow a large degree of
liberty in the meaning of this . subscription—a
liberty that the Old-school Presbyteries have not
heretofore conceded.
Mr The IC E. Church South reports an ag
gregate membership of 535;040 members and
prubationers, and 2,581 travelling and 3,053
local preachers. This membership added to that of
the Northern Church makes a total of over one.
million and three quarters: A writer in The
Western Christian Advocate casts doubt on the
accuracy of these returns. He says:
The preacher in charge of. a circuit reported to
the Conference t/.08 members' An examination of
the records revealed the fact that, at the time, there
were but 158 members on the .circuit-filly less
than reported for the Minutes. One class was re
turned on the plan as having 23 members, but ten
of them had been removed, mouths before, by let
ter, transfer, anti,. death., The ()Act., classes were re
ported in a '
Very few preachers are guilty of such errors, yet
if only one in each. Conference makes such a report,
our statistics are, very uncertain.
OUR CHURCH' CAusEs.—The Committee, of ,
Home Missions received in October $8,263.62,.1
WOW. August 'Arta Nove,ber lst the Church
Fraction Fend received $7,284.11. The Dona
tions to the Publication Cause, from August Ist
to OctOer latotiuount to $2,595.41. In. Au
gust, September; and October ,the
Relief 'Fund. - reeeived $3,033.07.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1868.
NOONDAY PRAYER-MEETING ANNIVER-
SARY.
The 11th Anniversary of the Union Noonday
Prayer Meeting was celebrated Nov. 23rd, in
the church of the Epiphany, 15th and Chestnut
Sts. Rev. Dr. Newton presided, and made a
characteristic address as to the objects and pur
poses of the organization and onUhristian unity.
The house wa4 well filled on the occasion after
the opening. Mr. Abraham. Martin was called
on to make a statement of the doings of the
meeting for the last year. He spoke of the glowing.
eirnest prayers of God's devoted servants, of
touching incidents related, of practical thought
suggested, of warm emotion expressed, and of the
sense of God's presence enjoyed. 313 meetings
have been held, presided over by various clergy
men and laymen. Between 3 and 4 i oo requests
have been presented for prayer 'during the year.
Expenses idr the period $3OO. The meetings
have always been conducted on the most liberal
Union principhA; and, considering the 'perfect
freedom granted. the number who participated,
and the weakness of human nature, there' has
been comparatively little to mar its usefulness or
interrupt that blessed tie that binds our hearts
in Christian love. Ha called attention to a few
of the requests which have been presented. A
lady request d prayer for her five sons all uncon
verted. Earnest , prayer was offered by'several of
the brethren for these sons. A few mouths after
the lady requested that thanks might bereturned
to God for the .conversionof three of thozcsons.
A. hrother from' Delaware stated a few months
ago, that prayer had been requested in this meet
ing in behalf of a little church, in that State,
where religion was at
,a very low ebb, with no
conversions hr a lone.- period. United ,'.prayer
'went up to God for this little hill of Zion. and
the result was, the brother stated; that 46 indi
viduals had' become connected with that chtirch
shortly after the request had been presented.
Several brethren, who led the meeting during
the year (and other=,) remarked that if they were
converted to God they were indebted, under God
to the unoulty prayertneetinit. Every day dur
ing the year arrangers attet7d , td this meeting,
many of whom expressed thanks that such a
nreetinc , was in opperatiun.
Rev. Dr. :-.tOrk, of the Lutheran .ohureh,then
spoke of the value and itnportance:ofthe Noon
day Prayer Meeting, and hoped' that it might
continue while time lasted
Joseph Parker. Esq , urged the presence of
ministers of the Gospel at least once' a month.
It would greatly encourage those who are pres
ent from day to day to see the clergymen present.
Addreise.4 were made by Rev. Drs. Atwood,
Church, Kennard, RandulFl and Crowell.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
PERMANENT' PASTORATES.
Much has' been said• of !ha° of the want of
permanence in the pastoral relation'."Some
thing is due perhaps to rehetorieal extrava
gance, but if one Shopld ; -take his cue from
some speeches which we Have heard, or some
hasty paragraphs of letter writers, he would
think that almost all our ministers have need to
be "settled," according to:soinebody's facetious
suggestion, "on horse-back," or, that few if any
pastors retained their places more than a year or
two in any one parish. -
Great injustice is thus done to our system,and
to our ministry. S.ueh surprising assertions, or
such heedless flings, by no means represent the
true state of things. A •truer observation in
almost any part of the land will readily refire
the slander. There are changes enough, we
grant; and in souse churches they have been
wuch more frequent than in others. But surely
Mr. Barnes did not need to be settled orr horse
back in Philadelphia, nor Dr. Adams in New
York, nor Dr Spear in Brooklyn ; Dr. Sprague
in Albany; Dr. Duffield in Detroit ; Dr. Pat
terson in Chicago; nor many others whom we
could name.
Even here in * Central and Western New York,
which was once charged with so many irregu
larities, we have some beautiful illustrations -of
permanence, in` the pastoral relation,'6Uch indeed
as to put honor on our- Presbyterian polity.
Two years ago,..atthe semi-centennial: of the
Presbytery of Ontario, it crIA repo hat all
but one of the churches of that body had its
settled ministry; that the longest pastorate was
twenty seven years, the shortest eight, the aeet
age twelve.: One (the venerable Dr. Barnard,
of Lima,) bad recently resigned his charge alter
a pastorate of thirty eight years. Surely the
ministers in that Presbytery did not need to be
settled on horse-back. •
And although we have had some chang*here
in Rochester, we have also had stability , Dr.
Ellin wood leas eleven years pastor, of the Central
church; Dr. Shaw has been nearly twenty,-eight
years' in the Brick church; Dr. Hall twenty
eight in the Third church.
If we go a little west le find Dr. Wisner, still'
at his post after twenty-six years of most faithful;
and acceptable service in the First, church of
Lockport; Dr. tleleock in his twenty-third or
fourth year at Buffalo; Dr. Wright in his twelfth
year at Fredonia ; and Dr. , Lyon in his forty
third year at Erie. If wel turn bank. East, Dr.
Daggett was over twenty-two years at Canandai
gua ; Dr. Nelson ten years at Auburn . ; where
Dr. ilawley is now in his eleventh year. - Mr.
Eaton has been nearly twenty years at Palmyra;
and Dr. Gridley thirty-threw years at Waterloo.
These did not need to be settled on horse-back.
But another question is intimately connected
with this—who doubts but that these men have
been much more useful than, they would have
been, if they had each spent only two years
,in
any one place ? . r How it adda,to„the weight and
influence of.a name to have it associated with
sorry? towu,erzcity; - Dr. Wisner of Lockport,"
"Dr. Gridley of Waterloo." This lathe way in
which these men have long been mentioned, and
are so %%ell known that it Would-be awkward and
unpleasant to have to .changolthefdesignation
and we feat not to say th'it' their influence, in
their own towns, and in the °bur& gee`grally.' is
twice what it would have been it each. had been
tettled in half a dozen placelln•the Attie
Permanence in the pastoral relation is just so
much better for the pastors themselves, and for
the churches which they serve.
ELMIRA COLLEGE
At a late meeting of the Board of Trustees
of Elmira Female College, resolutions of high
respect for the memory of the late Hon. Simeon
Benjamin, and of grateful acknowledgement of
his gifts and services to the College, were cor
dially and unanimously passed. It will be re
membered that his donations to the College
amount to $BO.OOO, viz : $.25,000 toward the
permanent endowment of the institution ; $25,000
toward its general fund ; $25 000 to aid young
ladies who need it in getting an education. The
first,' by vote of the Trustees, is to be called, in
honor of the donor ,
the Benjamin Endowment
Fund; the last the Benjanzin Aid Fund. '
The Board of Trustees also directed the Ex.
ecutive Cornmit , ee to procure as soon as possible
a suitable marble bust of Mr. Benjamin, at a
cost not to exceed $lOOO, to be placed in the
college building.
The College also obtained a grant of $25.000
two years igo from the State, on condition that
it should raise $25,000 beside to put with it, the
whole tO be held by the State, as a perpetual' en
dowment fund, the college annually to draw the
iutere,t only. This latter twentyfive thousand
has been subscribed, and only remains to be col
lected and deposited with the Comptroller of the
State in ,order to make sure the fifty thousand;
and then the college will hold a productive en
ifoirment of $lOO,OOO, with room and hope for
another hundred tkeusand in due time, to double
the ci!Pacity and the usefulness of the insritution.
We • learn also from The Elmira, Advertiser,
that by private 'effort a fund has been raised for
the pnrchase or an, organ for the college chapel;
the faeulty_andistudents having subscribed nearly
$509, toward object. It is ordered from the
celebrated . inan'ufitetorTbf E. and G. G. look,
of Bbiienti, and is' to be a first class' instrument.
It will be a grand : help, to the chapel services.
The number of students in attendance at the
College is larger, we believe, than usual, the
fliculty and students are busy and happy in their
daily Work, with every prospect of the best School
year yet enjoyed. There are already some tokens
also of special religious interest. GsNEsEE.
Rochester, Nov. 27, 1868
PROGRESS IN CHICAGO.
DEAR AmiaicAN.—lt i&with pleasure that I
chronicle' the formation of an other Church of
our order--tfie tenth in number in our city—
under the style of the Thky:first Street Piei
byterianAurdt. The organization was formed
on Friday evening last, by twenty six persons
bringing' letters from other churches. It is ex
pected that a cousiderable number of others will
connect themselves with - these rat.the first com-
moron season
The organization of the church was followed
on Sabbath iiftcrnoon by the dedication of the
new and hatidsoMe edifice which had been pre
pared in adviimle.,. in whlch. to house and home
the infant con re a . tion. A fine audience crowd
ing.eKeryincli, Of space within the walls testified
to the interest felt in the occasion. The sermon
by Rev. Arthur Swouy of the Third church was
au admirable 'exPesition , and application:of the
words of our Lord: God is a Spirit, and thell
thfit worship Ilim'must sihritiind
in truth; introduced, by a-sketch. of the history
of places oT divine worship tip to the time at
which triey ere spoken 3 -
The ?building thus set apart to sacred uses is
located on Walnut Avenue, near 31st street, is of
wood, built in the Gothic style of architecture,
being eightY feet , sin length 'by forty-four in
width: l The:windows are Of stained glass, the
interior prettily` frescoed, and neatly furnished
thriiirglio,fit, and the entire effect most plea Sing to
the -- eultivated'eye. Five hundred persons 'may
be, seined in its comfortable and nicely cushioned
seats,: lit thel, basement; area lecture room, an
infant - Crass ror' and. the study of the Pastor, all
..,dy or bilv • -
finished and. furnished with the same good taste
and judgment as the audience room above.
lt is due to nut esteemed brother, Rev.. 0-. W.
Mackie, to say that the inception of this enterprise
and its prosecution to-this-successful consumma
tion has been due solely, to his unwearied Tabors
and unflagging faith' and zeal. :Maidkgrair un
der the same diligent care and oveyoight, by the
b eszing of God, to become-speedily a strong,
earnest and efficient body - of Christian worshipers.
,perhaps no finer location prospec
tively ter a large and . intelligent congregation.
,
Thu we'are increasing, though' not, as rapidly
'as We should, the number of Naw School Pres.
byterian ch'urches ' in this city. In 'no previous
elk Months of ' history has 'ChiCago so grown
and prospered as in the last. 'One returning to
it after sti brief an-absence as'this finds magnifi,
cent business blocks where • he' left only vacant
spaces or small, slight, unsightly shops,; and the
localities of entire branches of business,.are almost
wholly changed., keep pace ' with such rapid
material changes requires both forethought and
energy on the partcf our churches. And lam
happy to say that others are making,. efforts
worthy of the prize to be grasped here, as well,
at least, as ourselves. , new
. congregational
church was yesterday organized: in the south
west part of the to be called the Leavitt
street church. 'this is the tenth also of the
churche's of' this vigorous and 'enterprising de
nomination, making them just equal in number
to ourselves. May a holy emulation inspire both
to new efforts and new successes.
Our, pulpits are just now much exercisq.upon
the top'i'c- of amusements, and'. particulOily
theatre and opera-going. The Rev. R. L. Col
lier-of the church of the MesCiah (Unitarian)
has been openly and boldly advocating these pla
ces as proper means of grace, under certain res
trictions. He, a 4. n &ledges ' that he 'himself
attends these reprfgentations, u gino• ro
• ' j
his sermons as'-published, I can readily believe
him. [I knew Mr. 9., when, as one of the
loudest and staunchest -of Alethodist ministers,
he preached' 'very ififferently on inch Meth*, and
in a style tar . better' beeoin-o•
_the Christian
pulpit.] The theme hag beed taleir up by seve
ral ZEteis,gon the Flier and we arie ii
all that` c lie said bBtV'F'ko - 'illd t a Ms."' lean
time we do not hear of any especial revival of
religion in either Mr. Collier's or the orthodox
churches. NORTHWEST.
Chicago, Nov. 24, 1868.
4rits :fur eljurtflo.
CITY ClitiliCHES
German Street Presbyterian Church.—This
church, of which Rev. A. Culver has recently
taken charge, is making encouraging progress.
Recently they have procured a beautiful and sweet
toned organ. On the 22d ult., four additional elders
were ordained and installed,—the whole number in
session now being six. Rev. E. B. Bruen, one of
the former Pastors, preached the sermon, and Mr.
Culver delivered the charges to the new elders and
peonle. A large and the interested audience was pre
sent. On Thanksgiving evening a very large union
meeting was held in the church. Eight different
churches were represented in the meeting, consisting
of Baptist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian brethren.
The pastors of various ehurches represented
made addreises upon the occasion; and the choir
discoursed eiveet music, sustained by their new or
gan. An encouraging degree of religions interest
is now manifested) at the various regular services of
the church.
Olivet Church contributed a thankoffering of
$57.50 for the• Freedmen on Thanksgiving day. The
pastor, Rev. W. W. Taylor urged the education of
of .this • class ,of our fellow citizens because, (1)
They are capable of it; (2) They are grateful for
it; (3) fhey deserve it; (4) They need hit) fit them
to carry the Gospel to their brethren in Africa, to
save them front the enticements of Ronianiku, and
to make them. worthy citizens.
The Second Mantua Church, Lancaster avenue
above 41st street, (Rev. N. A. Prentiss, S. S.), re
cently secured tbe services of - Rev. Dr. Stryker of
the North Broad St. church; to lecture at Morton
Hall. The ladies of the little congregation had
taken the matter in hand, securing the hall and
making all. needful arrangements. Although the
-night, was stormy, the lecture was well attended,
and the subject.—" The Nature Value and Re
quisites of -Good Conversation," was handled in
a way that, well, repaid any inconvenience undet
gone in 'attending. Dr. Stryker's eloquent and im
pressive delivery, and of the pleasantry of his style
brought down the applause of his hearers, while
the matter of his lecture made the occasion one of
profit as well as pleasure. N. A. P.
Ministerial.
Rev. L. A. Aldrich. pastor of the Sixthchurch,
Cincinnati, has received a call from the Olivet
church' in IndiaWa.pOlis. The Presbytery of Cincin
nati'meets Dec..7th, to consider his application to
be released from his present pastoral relation.
Rev. J. B. Little 01 Dayton, 0., has been unan
imously called to the Second church of Oiford, O.
Rev. E. C. Haskell has remove.d,from Waupaca,
Wis., to New Lisboa. Juneau Co., Wis.
Rev. J. N. Sprague, D. D., of Caldwell, N. J.,
has received an earnest "and , unanitnons call to the
church in Geneseo, N. Y. now vacant by the resig
nation of Rev. Geo. P. Folsom. A. liberal salary is
offe.ed. • •
Rev., Timothy Williston's address is changed
from Durham to A4llami, N.. Y..
.
Rev. Dr. Norman Sevier late of Rolland. Vt.,
,was installed pastor of the First church, Henry
street, Brooklyn, last Thursday evening.
ev. Di. Poor. pastor of the High street church,
is the longest settled clergyman in Newnrk, N., J.,
having occupied his present. position inore than
twenty years. ,
''Rev: Joel S. jewel, a graduate of the Auburn
Theological Seminary, in the class of 1866, and for
two years a pastor at Preble, N. Y., was installed
Nov: 17th, by the Presbytery of Cayuga, as pastor of
the - First church-of Genoa, at Northville. Tiie,set
mon.was p . eaelied 113/.lev. Prof. J. B:,Gondit,
of AuVurn Thecilogical Seminary. The chhrge te . the
pastort-wits'given -by Rev. S. W. , Boardman, of Au
burn. ancl'the charge ta the people, by 'Rev. Win. S.
Franklin, of Alarcellus, formerly a member of that
chureh. Genba vas forme t cl as a' township, 'January
27th, 1789. Locke was taken from it, .Feb. 20th,
1802. Its present name was taken, April 6th, 1808.
Populatithr, including lineke, id 1800, was 3;553. In
811.0, 5,425. .In 1855, 2,352. Jabez Bradley was-the
first settler.in Northville,,,and ,his family have ever
been identified with the prosperity of the church and
village. The First' church was dedicated in 1808,
Rev. Seth Smith, from Hadley, Mass., a graduate of
Yale, was their first pastor, and died while such- in
the.4oth'year of his pastorate there:.. May the pre,
sent pastorate be equally.,permanent and equally use
ful. The;present population of, the village. is 250.
The membership of the church is 90.—Auburn
erste.
Churches
,
Cincinnati.—The 'S e cond church, (Rev., J. L. Ro
benison, pastor,) is 'United' and prosperous. The
Herald says: . '"'The pulpit of the Second chnrch
flas been filled by'Manyiable preachers, but we do
not believe that those who' go there have ever hear.l
better preaching than they are hearing now—preach
ing, we mean . , better adapted to its true end and
aim."—The Third _Church have refitted th eir Su ilay
school room,, making it neat and attractive with
nett/ carpets and seats.—*The Alecond German' church
dedicated their new church:edifice Nov. 224. The
pastor of the First German church, Rev.-J. Lich
tenstein, preached the sermon and was followed• by
addresses in English by various cit t y pastors. About
$3OO was raised towards the defrayal di a debt of
$2,000.' The Herald says: The 'Church is very
neat and convenient, large enough-lb seat comfort
ably 'a' congregatiotr of 300. It has., cost aboiit
$B,OOO. The pastor, Rev.' G. W., Whines, and the
congregation worshipping in it have struggled hard
to secure tide home. They have given • beyond their
ability. Some of the: good, people in, the other
churchei have aided'thein liberally." •
Shelbyville, Ind.—The First "Gerthan 'church
laid the cornerstone of their new house of worship,
Monday, Nov. 16. The pastor, Rev. F..F. Friedger
was,assisted by the- ; pastors of.the vicinity., The
building is to be brick, 40x66 feet. The founation
is well laid, of an excellent_quality of stone, and`if
there should be ten or fifteen days of suitable weath
er, the workmen .promise .that, the,house shall be
inclosed this fall. The congregation evince an
earnest and hopeful spirit. They.are _doing what
they can, but need the help of wealthier Churches
to which they were heartily, Commended by the
Sytiod of.lndiana at its last meeting.
Roseville, lo*ra.—At 'the Fall meeting of the
0: Presbytery, of
~.Erankv,illepf " A memorial from
the rtreshyterian church olAllamokee
county, loWa, under:the care: of the Presbytery of
Dilbutte i f'tc,New 'School). requesting to be taken
under 'the citre'of• `this"Piesbytery, 'was presented,
whereupon!a Committee was appointed. to negotiate
with.the Staled Clerk Of the Presbytery of Dubuque,
(New School), 'And-after explanation, is made ;
apt tit tie way•beclesr;th tio,eepthe Stated Glerk of
this Preabyterybe authoiried to eurolr the church,
and the appropriation of s4llto s ought for fr. ml iho
Board of elturnli Extension, be then applied for by
the Presbyterial Committee.' "—The Preetyterian
Banner.
Seminaries.
'Union Seminary.—The Seminary has just an
flounced, with its cordial thanks, that : " The Hon.
David Dudley Field, Flynn. steithen J. Field, Cyrus
IV. Field, Esq., and the Rev. Henn• 31. Field. li D.,
have given to the New York Union Theological
Seminary a part of the Library of their lather !. the
late Rev. David D. Field, D D., of Stockbridge,
Ma-isachusetts, containing more than four hundred
volumes. Many of them are rare works, including
a collection of about two thousand and five hundred
pamphlets (bound) of unusual interest and value."
Lane Seminary.—" A meeting to consider the
Interests and wants of our School of the Prophets
was held in the lecture room of the Second Pres
byterian church on Monday evening, Nov. 211. The
attendance was not large, but tine spirit was earnest,
the discussions animated, and the result highly en
couraging. The Seminary, it. will be remembered,
is endeavoring to raise an additional endowment of
$lOO.OOO. 0• this sum $O,OOO have already . been
subscribed, $25,000 of it by three Trustees liyingin
Cincinnati. The Board think that Cincinnati ought
to give fully one-half of the hew entlowmeitt, - and
that it she does, it will be easy t•, seem , . the rest of
it in the churches elsewhere. This view of the case
was cordially accepted by those present on MMiday
eveni g, and a resolutionwasunanimously adopted,
That the friends of Lane Seminary in Cincinnati
shoal I and will raise $25.000 inn 'addition to the
.115,11(10 already subscribed here, thus making her
contribution in all $50,0n0 toward the new endow
ment of $lOO.OOO, which tine Trustees are endeavor
ing to secure for the Seminary.'"—The Christian Her
ald.
CHURCH CollniTk.
The Presbytery of Char Len me' at Shunem
church, Davis lowa, Oct. i ii. The n um bers
of .the - Presbytery had been so reduced that its ex
tinction was feared, but a receat accession of two
members, (Rev. A. T. Wood frcim the Presbytery - of
Ottawa4andliev. - Win. Kendrick front that of :Ga
lena,and Belvidere) has recruited their strength and
hopefiilness Mr. Wood preaches at Olivet., vacant
by the death of Rev. Ass Martin. His people have
built and furbished a line hotise of worship, and
there have been some accessions to their strength.
Mr. Kendrick hopes to organize a church at .shit
lon. where be resides, and is preaching at West
Grove and U n ionvil le. The Presbytery unanimously
approved the Basis of Reunion overtured by the
neral Assembly:
Harrisburg.—Rev Alexander DI Moore, who
has for eight years been the stated supply of the
Presbyterian church in Dauphin has been transfer
red the First Presbyterian church ol Northumber
land within the bounds ofithe ; same Presbytery,
Hatrisburg. The former pastor of the latter
aural], Itev:Jittnes Dickson, has removed to Ber
wick, is the vicinity, where he is engaged in preach
ing, and in teaching an academy. in connection
with the Presbytery of Northumberland.
The instillation of Mr. MoOre was acconplished
by the Presbytery of Harrisburg November sth,
where-Rev..). E. Long of' Hublersburg and Spring
Mills, presided; Rev. Henry E. Niles of York
preached a very appropriate discourse from II Cor.
iv. 7. We have this treasure. in earthen vessels,"
&c.• 7 the charge to the ristor was given by Rev. Dr.
1 - I. Robinson of Harrisburg, and that to the con
gregation by the Rev. Dr. C. of Carlisle.
Pile pastor has been welcomed to this new field of
labor with great cordiality and zoal His salary has
been raised io a thousand dollars, and about twelve
hundred dollars have been -collected to pur
chase a parsonage. This ancient borough, the
beauty .of whose location' has always been admired,
(and drew such admiration : lron) the greatphiloso
pher Dr. Priestly- who for spate years resided there),
after a few years of decline has pUt on the appear
ance of enterprise and thrift. The energy of Pres
byterians there has unfortunately been enteebled by
the attempt to maintain two churches. Alter a num
ber abortive etferia at union,' both parties seem
.
to have become hopeless .ot any benefits from fur
ther proceedings in that direction, and have finally
supplied theueselvea with acceptable pastors.
At the same meeting of Presbytery; the vacancy
crew edet Dauphin, by I.lw.departure of Bro. Moore,
was supplied by the - reception ,ot Rev. David C.
Meeker front the Third - Preabitery of Philadelphia.
By the actiVity - anil'enterprise of its late pastor and
a -few of its members, this church his, been taken
from the Borne Miseionarylist and ecome self
sustaining. Viist installation of its new pastor.
whose reputation for earnestness aeeeelf-denial pre
pares us to expect much from him, was postponed
until next April. '
DEAR SIR
The death of one our firm occasions changes in
our business, which will necessitate our immediate
taking account ofstock and the disposal of our en
tire supply of Fall and Winter Clothing. Ut this
iminens.e quantity; of ready-made goods,—the larg
est, Most varied and cheapest ever offered itt
itelphia,-:—you have already spoken to-your readers
throukhiyoui% excellent paper, and: many of your
friends and neig,lthOrs have already visited us and
can te s tily to the trial of all that has been said.
Will you please say to them now that everything
.tlitst is in our immense establishment. thousands
upon thousands of coats, pants and vests must be
sold off immediately, at any price we can get for
them, in order that the proper settlements .of our
business may be made.
Our necessity is their opportunity. There is not- an
article the price of which s hall not be reduced, and
rather than miss sales we will let _the goods go at
theirown prices. Add to this the fact that ouch
ready-madeclothing, se beautiful, so durable and so
well mOde, has never before Wen manufactured in
Philadelphia, and all will see that this is an oppor
tunity, the like of *bleb they may not find again
in their whole life. There is not 'a- man or boy in
Sour country whom it would ;not pay to lay in a
stock of climbing for the next ten years, and we will
confidently expect to sell at least one suit to every
reader of your paper, ,
The safe will' commence. on Tuesday, December
Ist. About - seventy:pie sale4men Will be employed,
SO that any number of Customers can receive prompt
and polite attention. The store i mill lie opened early
and kept open late, and nothing Will be allowed to
stand in the way of the irumediate cleaning out of
our whole stock. ; , -
. ,
Please insert the enclosed advertisement and make
any uSe of this later that:May serve the interests of
your readers and friends.
Yours, very respfetfully,
JOHN WANAMA.K.ER.
Wanarnalcer &"Brown,
Oak Hall Clothing Building,
, Sixth-and Market Sta..Phila.
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