ftim’itatt gminjiftiait.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1869.
RET. JOHN W. HEARS, R.D., Editor.
JTo. 1834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE.
Bar. Z. M. Bamphicjr, D.D., Piutor of C»l»»rjr
Church.
*«»■ Herrick Johnson, !>.!)., Pastor of the First
Chareh.
Ker. Danl. Starch. D.D., Pastor of Clinton St,
Chareh.
*e». Peter Stryker, D.D., Pastor of JT. Broad
St. Church.
*•». decree F. Wiswell, D.D., Pastor of Green
Hill Church.
S«T. E. E. Adams, D. »., Prof.' In Lincoln Uni
versity.
Rev. Samuel W. Duffleld, Special Cor
respondent.
Mr. Robert E. Thompson will continue to
set as Editor of the News Department.
Correspondents in every Presbytery and Sy
nod will promptly furnish us with fresh items of
sews from their respective fields.
(stistttias MemorikSy. by i sev,.\ohas. f 4,.
Smith, b l)., br. Mcllvaine in Rochester, Re
port of the Saharanpur Mission, be Avaritia,
by S. IV. buffield, page 2 d; Possible Bases of
Union in the Lutheran Church, Bryant Poet
and Editor, Great Star Shower in Georgia,
Japanese Paper, Scientific Items, page 3d;
be Givethbis Beloved Sleep, (original Poetry),
bunie and the Ice, Child and the Eagle, Mrs.
Vice-President Colfax, Voyage in the Arm
Chqtr, (Poetry), Over the Line, by T. L. Cuy
ler, Power if’"a Smite, page Qth; Religious
Wo\ld Abroad, England, Scotland, Ireland,
Spain, Portugal, Italy, page 7 ths f ,
SUMMARY.
The Ritualists of England are terribly dis
concerted by the final t deojsioa against the St. Alban's
ceremonial.
In four ji'eirs the Rbfaish priesthood his increased
161, the ohapels 281, and 1 the convents 37, in England
and Wales. >,ln Scotland, the increase in the four years
to the close of 1867, was but 18 priests and 10
ohureh«^*at- which figures the); have pemamda slation
ary during itlie past year.' ‘ *
The Established Church iof 'Sootland his called
forth a great burst of indignation by turning out a Eree
Church congregation, and seizing its building, taking
advantage if informality to subvert the clear justice
of the case. There will soon come a plan for its des
establishment, like that of the Church of Ireland.
The members and families of the Irish Presbyterian
Church use enough tobacco to supply four times the
amount of the Regium Donum now in peril by the
proposed act of disestablishment, ,
It is proposed to build an Irish Assembly Hall, and
to raise a statue to the late Dr. Cooke.
In Portugal the Bible is freely circulated-, and die*
centers are protected and idemnifieiL by law for as
saults which are sometimes ipade upon them. .
In England there is one-murder to 198,000 people;
in Rome 4nd : the Papal States one in every 700; in
London 4 per oent. of the birthsare,illegitimate, in
Rome 248; ■ ,v
Three NewYorkPiresbjteriea,'Watertown, Cfiamplam
and Delaware, have voted for Reunion, first on the
Joint Committee’s Basis and then on the “Standards
pure and simple,” with a view to its. imißediate con
summation. Another New York Presbytery, (Cortland,)
whioh has lost three churches to the Cong'regatioaalists
during the year, approves of Reunion on the Com
mittee’s Bppig, decliaes to answer, proposal for
action on the other platform.
The Reunion Committee of our Assembly met last
week in New York City, and reoommended such action
to the General Assembly as is o&lculated tp conserve
the liberal orthodox type of Presbyterianism in the
event of Reunion.
Rev. A. M. Stewart is appointed District Secretary
of Home Missions ,fof_the Pacific Coast, : andi Rommis
sioper to General Assembly from the Rrpsbyterynf
Sierra Nevada. "i i; / ,'1 i;,;; j , /;,'j
North Broad St. church has very recently estab
lished a Dorcas Industeisl iClsfis, which jpeets every
Saturday afternoon in the Leoture Room.
One chareh organized by our enterprising brethren
of Minnesota, one received from the other branch, by
the Presbytery of Cincinnati ; one ohurch edifice dedi
cated in Michigan, costing $3,000, and cue in'Downs
ville, S. Y., coating $6j800; one chnrah Uedicated af
ter repairs worth $l,BOO, in FranklLn.Tjlle, N. Y.; two
calls, -(one aooepted,) one instaUa,tioii, (Rev. E. B!
Parsons at Ba&dwihsville, N. Y.,)one ordination, (Mr.
R. C. Morse, of -the Ntw York "Observer,) are the prin
cipal church and ministerial items of the week.
AOKNQWLEDGEMEITL
To send copies to. Home Missionaries,^
From S. 0. FerkinB, Esq.,’ $10.00?'
from a lady of the Pint church,
Koi<APdoßi .WV'Means
wishes to report, that he has recently remitted
$240 to Mr. Wilder, including $125 lately ac
knowledged by us, and that he is prepared to
mahe .any remittances from Sabbath
schools and others .annually contributing about
this time.
FAT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEAQHERS.
OFFICE BOARD OF CONTBOIL,
Philadblphh., Jana*ry2s,lB6S.>
Editor of American Presryterian
Dear Sir :—My attention was called to an arl&
ole in this week’s American Presbyterian,, re
flecting upon the management of the Board of
Controllers of the Public Schools in reference to
the ( payjient of teaphers in irredeemable curren
oyo’r warrants. You were probably not aware
that the City Councils alone have entire control
of these payments, and, consequently, whatever
irregularity exists must be charged to their ac
count. Hoping ybu will make the proper correc
tion „., % , X remain your friend,
' " Daniel Steinmetz,
Coßtrptiers of Public
Schools.
[Our esteemed ebrrespondentwill- observe, by
recurring to the article last week., that the Board
of ControWis.not.mentioned, much Jess reflected
oasf- C-ffi
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1869.
THE SABBATH SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
An Institute under the charge of the Penn
sylvania Sabbath School Association was held
last week in the Reformed church in Seventh
street near Brown (Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage,
pastor). It was our privilege to attend many of
the meetings of this Institute, and we now pro
pose to lay before the readers of the American
Presbyterian a report of the proceedings, with
some friendly criticisms upon them.
The exercises opened with a sermon by Rev.
Mr. Talmage on Sabbath evening, January 17th.
This was founded upon the following text: “And
Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad.” 1
Sam. XX. 40. From a full report of this dis
course in the Morning Post, we learn it was sharp,
eloquent, and seasonable, showing Sabbath School
Teachers the line of advance in their work. On
the Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
following, the Institute . held. two sessions each
day, one beginning at 2} o’clock, P. M., the other
at 7i o’oloek)P. M.
The', preparations for these-meetipgs ad
mirable. Too much praise canhot'be given to
the President, Rev. George A. Peltz, the Secre
tary, Rfrv. Alfred Taylor, 'and to the c'onductor
of the music,' Mr. J. E. 5 Gould. Tlie last -named
gentleman, at‘his !! own expense, provided a full
supply of elaborate programmes, containing not
only the order of the Exercises, and a list of the
Speakers,' but also' a collection of hymns, and
tunes selected from a new book which he is pre
paring fqr the press. These hymns'Jlng by a
large choir of “ Little Wanderers,” and other
children, under ,the, leadefshjp 5 of. PrjiSf. Gould,
added greatly to the ihter&ft of and
effectually prevented all Weariness, which usually
attends': sjuch se^fees' 1 1/ 3! !Q A J
It would tajte
state'particularly ’the FxfercWs of s t'hVto dkyS* of
profit .and delight. We. can but allude to them
in passing.''®Tfie ,JJ aB3
some capital hints from their large experience
and study. Mr. John Wanamaker, of our city,
Mr. W. A. Wisong, of Baltimore, Mr. W. H.
Sutton, of Jetgej, city , tra,d Freeman, of
Newark, explained and illustrated the practical
workings; of . a- wjell r c °hducted S^bbaih. Sphooj.
WeWere r pldased with
of Dr. Freeman. Rev. Dr. Cattell, President of
Lafayette College, and* Rev. Dr. ! osborhe, one of
the in that ( of yrhom
have travelled much in oriental lim«, and made
themselves familiar with Eastern customs, showed
the great importance of > Sabbath-school■ teachers
studying Scripture Geography, ahd'ehdeavoring,
with the use oif maps and-dharto and the black
board, to interest and instruct rtheir -pupils in
archseolegy. Yery-fortpnatqly Prof. Deihl, who
has travelled more than aoy other man in thfe
world, excepting Bayard. Taylor) and
who has made himself perfectsmasfer of the hab
its and customs of those, now living in,,what we
call Bible lauds, unexpectedly-rwas' present, and
by his versatile knowledge agreeable way of
Using it,, the Jpterestipf a|l the
meetings. > Dr. Jlewton,szbt7ey>i|inceps, file
prince 4>f preacher! to. chjtqreu, conducted a
children’s church. Prof. Gould gave some .val
uable* h'ihtson’ * Mr. J! R.
Sypher \;of ■ the N&r Tbfk Tribune, and your
humble correspondent, en,deavo^ed fi to,enforce
the 'impoltance of temperance' to the
children. The • exercises in interest
from the beginning to the close/co'neluded with
an excellent;. address liby. Rev. bp
“ the Possibilities of the Sunday-school,” and a
very happy speech, as farewell, by the pastof of
the church, Rev. Mr.' Talinage. Besides the
above gentlemen, whose names were.on the pro
gramme, Prof, Delhi) Gen. Gregory,
Rev. Dr. .Nevip, of Lancaster, and pther earnest
and eloquent Sunday-school men took part in,the
exercises. ... „
■ -It was good to ‘be there'. - All Who attended
this Institute we sure .weye profi|ed and de
lighted, and went home resolved to try to do
more for the ca,usc of Christen the Sabbath
school than ever before.. The most, progressive
workers no doubt received some riaw'hints, and
those who are pursuing the old-fashioned way
followed by,our fathers, witjh the'li|fl<!V ehildreh
perched on high benches, in'- A'poorly ventilated
room, and simply asking them a few general
questions, we think must have felt there
modern improvements they would del well to
adopt. Let those who call themselves conserva
tives, and who look with suspicion on all that is
progressive, consider ..the distinction . between
truth and teaching. The former changes pot,
the latter does. '< All the efforts and appliances
which are calculated to bring gospel truth to the
heart, and thus lead the young and old to Christ;
should be hailed with joy, and used with energy.
We have said the preparations for this Insti
tute were admirable. Yet they were not perfect.
As one of the conductors himself remarked at
one of the meetings, “ those exercises should be
run on a time-table.” Certainly. These warm
hearted brethren coming ; some 'distance to;meet
each other, each full of his subject, and drawn
out by the remarks of others, wish to express
tfcfe :Bbßtitneutayand h#rdjyiknqw. wh«rd,tb sS>p.
The pastor, pf. the North Breed- St. T church was
on the programme for Wednesday evening, to
Address the meeting oil “ Adult Bible-class
teaching,” and, to * illustrate this important sub
ject,, taking the- whole audience -for his* class.
:Such an exercise requjres > full hour to do 'it
jhstipe. Unfortunately fhf the speaker 1 ,, if. ppt
for his auditors, there were two very important
and interesting subjects that evening preceding
hiß, and the learned brethren, in discussing them,
failed to keep account of time. The exeellent
brother who presided over the. meeting, seemed
to think there was nothing to demand prompti
tude, and the consequence was, that this great
subject was introduced just a quarter after nine
o’clock, when many of the audience felt com
pelled to return to their homes. Of course the
Bible class teacher could not, in the fifteen min
utes left for him, have an opportunity to show
how smart he was, or test the docility and ac
quirements of his class.
Tlieu again : there was a .very handsome look
ing “ question box/’ placed in the middle aisle,
but if there , were any questions put in it, we did
not see them taken out, or hear them discussed.
Perhaps thejf itere at tome tithe when we were
not presept, .but not, always Ahen the subject
was on the programme-. This .ques.tion-box ar
rangement-,is: excellent. • 1 Important. points, are
thhs presented; and, often in' a‘ few ' words,* the
rnpst perplexing themes are well discussed. After
elaborate remarks on some great subjects, these
questions are calculated to giye great relief, and
the wbrds which are embodied in the impromptu
answers are'frequently-the cream of the whole.
11 ' .With these trifling’ Exceptions, we think the
Institute ' all thatj could! be'asked .for. It
was a. grand success. ~:Such communings ofkin
dred spirits are promotive of, great good. New
truth ; is 'elicited 1 , "‘and' each earnest Christian
is stimulated to‘ a holier devotion, and
more prayer. . ' 7 5 P. S.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT*.
si?’. LAWRENCE CQUNajT AnNIVEItSARiksi '
These religious festivaisj which we have
Spoken quite freely in previous, years, .were held
this ’week ini this city of Ogdehshurg from which
we write, in : connectioti' with the Ffrst l Presbyte
rian chUrch, Rev. Dri Miller’s 1 . The attendance
of delegates from other parts of the county, and
of. strangers from a distance, is gather,larger than
it has been for some years past. The place is
central, accessible and" inviting j and we are
happy,to see, that the interest of the people of
the county in these anniversaries .is not abated.
They commenced: op Tuesday evening, as
usual, with the County Temperance Society,
Hpn. ' of Waddington, being
in the chair and making, the bpening address.
Without .naming them, he made touching allu
sions to two' distinguished men, of the county,
who had been utterly ruined by rum. They
were referred, to as a fearful warning 'to ; others.
On Wednesday mprnihg'caine the anniversary
of the Home Missionary Society.' ,' Rev. Mr.
Stowe apppared with.his big map;'and Rev. M.
E. Strieby, ojf the American' Missionary Assorn
ailot>i Do ch maffp "capital
speeches. Mr. Strieby had not been at the an
niversaries before', bqt all that heard him' on thjs
occasion will be glad to see him'again.’ His
speech wjys methodical, but full of fire and pa
thos. It.drew tears from many eyes. He has
great power over an "audience/ and made the
work for'the Freedmen, now happily undertaken
by.our own church also, loom up. in grand pro
portions. ’ It' must .be attended to at once, both
for the sake of the poor blacks, apd for our own
protection and safety. These points were well
put, touchingly illustrated by facts and! anec
dotes, and a deep impression. '
" Wednesday afternoon was devoted to the Bible
Society ; Wednesday evening’tb the! Amencan
aria s Fofmgii';ChrUtian 1 Union/ The , Bible So
ciety is employing ,a'-'colporteur to r canvass the
county and. supply all the: destitute'''with the
word of God. This Bible Society,'auxiliary'to
the natipnaf institulionj Was in exis
tence work for more than thirty
years.; 1 " ' ,/'!'",' , ’/;'
■ feev. 1 W, 181 spoke earnestly and/eif
fectively for the American and Foreign Christian
Union.’ Hp sliowedpWhat encroachments Rome
is maklag upon us, and made the impression upon
the minds or His ‘audience 'that linueK more ought
to be'done; and doiie at once, to meet' those ag
gressions. ' ■ ' . ’
‘ The anniversary' of ■ the Tract Society was
held on Thursday morning;’the Foreign Mis
sionary Society on Thursday afternoon ; and the
County Sunday school Association, finishing the
series, on Thursday evening. Thus seven re
ligious;meetings' are held in the same place in
three days, iwell ‘ attended, with good - speaking
and;real' interest. It has been a‘ pleasant' and
profitablepecMipn, of which wje should fie happy
to say niucii mbre if time aW,space would al
low.! '' ' " ' ■*' ' ' "/
1 1.)/. t< , ■_
ST-LAWRENCE,.PRESBYTERY.
- . /The annual meeting .of . was
held on Tuesday ;l’9thinstant iat Ogdensburg.
The chief ’ item .of; business was. the unanimous
and hearty adoption of the overture of the Gen
eral Assembly; on ire-union with, the Old School ;
and after such; action the iPresbytary also ex
pressed its ..entire willingness to unite with the
other, branch,on the.basis of the “ standards pure
and simple!’ .if that; be found to be the; better
way, and, to; unite at pnoe. jThe Presbytery is
entirely ripe for re-union.- < i >■
: Rev. : John Waugh, and;Wm. A. Eldridge.both
of Ganton, were appointed Commissioners to the
General Assembly. , : - ■ f ,
HOME FOR 1 THE HOMELESS.
The future •b- p: ‘this admirable institution in
Utica, designed for aged, indigent females, is
how made' sure. Hon. l'. Eajctqn offered
$20,000 on condition that a like sum should be
raised by first of January in all the rest of the
county to put with it. For a time the subscript
tion moved slowly, but! the’ladies, to,ok: it iji hand,
and when the, time was up they had a surplus of
nearly $5,000 over the sum .named, making now
as good as $i5,0,0Q.. ; ; :-d.i ; • .
Without waiting, however, for this, the ladies
having the matter in charge, rented a building
and gathered anumberof dependent, and needy
old women into where they have already been
earing for them; bUt ROM th'atfthey;have; the
funds secured they will soon erect a suitable
building, and make the “ Home for the Home
less” one of ’the permanent benevolent institu
tions'and ornaments of that beautiful city.
The ministers of Watertown are still keeping
up their Sabbath afternoon temperance meet
ings in the great Hall of the village. They are
well attended, the last Sabbath crowded. In
stead, however, of haying one long address, as
when the meetings were first started, they now
have several short speeches. Rev. Dr. Porter,
Rev. C; C- Wallace, of the two Presbyterian
churches, together with the Baptist, Methodist
and other ministers made five minute speeches
last Sunday, with which the audience were evi
dently well pleased, and a good impression is be
ing made for the cause of truth and sobriety.
Rev. L. M. Miller, DJD., of Ogdensburg, has
had $5OO added to his salary, the . addition to
date, back over a good part of the past year,
making the total,now $3,000 a year, beside a
pleasant parsonage, and gifts, and kindnesses in
numerable,- just such as an. intelligent and
affectionate people are apt to bestow upon a
pastor who has served .them faithfully and ac
ceptably. for eighteen
. St. Peter’s Church , Rochester,, are so far along
in the reconstruction of their house of worship
lately destroyed by fire, that they, are . expecting
to occppy their new Lecture Room next Lord’s
day for preaching and Sabbath-school services.
Their audience room will npt be ready for use be
fore spring, . ,
As we anticipated, the First Presbyterian
church of Rochester have given to Dr- Mcll
va.ip .former,, pastor,, a call to .return ,to
them and again be their minister. They have
great hope that he'will accept their invitation.
Rev. Chas. G. Johnson, a senior in Auburn
Seminary, has received and accepted a call to the
Presbyterian church of Holley, and expects to enter
upon the pastorate the first of-June. '
The State Temperance meeting is held this
week in Rochester.,', but we (are too- far away to
report it. :Rev. E. P, Hammond is also to he in
Rochester next Sunday, to hold meetings there
for a time,> of; which we shall'hope to: have ; some
thing good; toisayere long. -: . Genesee.
, Ogdensburg, Jan. 22,: 1869.
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
'DeAb. American :—The Christian Conven
tion, held last' week in the. Second church,,was
very,successful, both as respects the numbers in
attendance ' throughout, and % the /spirit - -which
marked its exercise's.lt- jwas generally- 5 partici
pated'in'by the-clergy df alldehominationshere,
and to some extent, by strangers. A very whole
some influence seethed to proceed from, it , upon
the churches; and; more than the-usual degree of
interest'is manifested in many of our : congrega
tions. In a! few ’a'Vhry' decided revival of reli
gion is in progress. From twenty to thirty have
b,een ; ;hppefuUy converted in, the congregation of
fieri Aviißddy,' of • the (Ninth; • and the - entire
church is' thoroughly roused to prayer And effort.
:A someWEaVsimilaTstate df things obtains in the 5
suburban .church of Hyde Park, Rev.! Mr. John
son’s, wherea considerable number appears to have
entered.upon anew life- , ' . >
The 31,st Street churqh has. extended a unani
mous call to. .Rev. G-. W. Hackie ( to become its
pastor, which ;hj» - will doubtless accept. ‘ .
Rev. ff. R. Williams, late of Medina,, N. Y.,
is incited; to become pastor of the Waukegan
church, by a .unanimous movement of the people.
jrhis is an,important church,.in a .very attractive
youDg city. My. W. expects to be able to give
them. an affirmative .reply..,
. The: new Farwell Hall, of the Young Men’s
Christian Association, was (Opened this week by
two lectures, from, the distinguished, English
Methodist minister, Morley Punsbon.
I think juost of his;heayers; were disappointed in
tbeir .expectatiqns. Beyond .an occasional pas
sage, of considepibletolqqneuce and .fluency, and
a good 5 voice and elocution, there was l.ttle to re
mark ofexcellen.ee in,th,e,lecture to which I lis
tened. He; cannot for a moment be compared, as
an orator, with his countryman, Henry Vincent,
Esq; _ ■!: ii-m-;.’,
is, an, ornament to, the, city, and a
great, public benefit. .In every respect it is quite
superior, to its predecessor,, .and has no equal in
this, .country that I know ;Of, or, any other, for the
purposes for, which,it is'designed.
At.a meeting of the congregation of , the Sec
ond church, ,Qn ; Monday evening lastj it was re
solved to sell their, present church site, and build
again “ not, north of 16th St., nor west of Wa
bash Avenue." EinaJ action was, reserved till
an adjourned meeting,, two weeks later., .If,
however, the action of that meeting is Tightly tra
de,rstood, immediate, steps will, be takeq for par-,
rying ih.eir, design of removal into pronipt execu
tion, ‘I/’ j ,’... , V ~
‘ Our church atfPontiac, in Livingston Co , in
this State, having unanimously invited Rev. Wm.
McConnell, late of this city, .to. become their pas
tor, Mr. McC. hasacceeded to their request.
All are enjoying the fihest weather imaginable,
•now,-for several weqks past., If you, have as good
or better, lam “ glad of it.” Noeth-west.
LETTEB PBOM EABBISBUEGH.
) HARRiSBURGH, Jan , 1869
Dear J3ro. Mears:—Your correspondent
from Central Pennsylvania moist be very remiss.
I have s.een no.thing frpm his pen in your columns
from time immemorial.. Things oocur here.
Here gather, the Solons of the State. Do we not
give laws to the whole Commonwealth.?
'•Tit is perhaps too) early to judge of the oharao
ter'of our new Legislature.- Rumor, with her
many tongues, says bad things of them, that they
are corrupt' have already begun to take bribes,
ire below the ordinary stiandard both for integ
rity and . ability j‘ bnt they have' certainly done
one .good thing in .the.election of . Hon John
Scott to the U- S. .Senate, : The Commonwealth
may. be congratulated in: this servant of hers; an
incorrupt; talented; >ud Christian man, against
whose! character;beano ..in whose
future! there Jse'very thing tqhope. Do : Christian
jeople pray for their rulers and legislators?
There is the highest need of prayer.
Our excellent Governor is slowly but surely
recovering from a serious attack of sickness, and
in a few days will be at his post again. May his
useful life be long spared.
Our capital city has lately been honored by
being made the head-quarters of a Catholic
Bishopric, and rumor says great changes, are to
be made in the way of schools, nunneries, &c.
Already we hear of processions, confirmations,
grand services, &c., in great abundance. When
the new Episcopal diocese is formed, and its
Bishop establishes himself among us, the Bishops
of the single Churches among us will learn their
inferiority.
One of them, the greatly loved young pastor
of the 0. S. Pres, church, Rev. S. S. Mitchell,
is said to be seriously considering the duty of ac
cepting a call to the pulpit made vacant by. the
death of the lamented Dr. Gurley, of Washing
ton', D. C. It will be a gteat disappointment to
his people, and his many other friends here,
should he conclude to accept the call.
The Church with which he is now connected
is a strong, vigorous and active one, having in it
a very large proportion 1 of earnest and devoted
men and women. It would not die,'though be
reft of a pastor. It might almost dispense with
office-bearers. Dr. Candlish says; that the Ply
mouth Brethren and the Friends are so far right,
in that their system which sets aside-official dis
tinctions, were it only practicable, would be the
beau ideal, the very perfection" of Christian' or
ganization. It is the- necessity, not the glory 'of
the Church" on earth,' that she' must’ have her
officO bearers! “ f would that all the Lord’s peo
ple were" prophets." , ”
; The week of prajef^as’observed by our Pres
byterian churches this year with more than usual
interest'. The nightly* meetings'were largely at
tended, and very impressive and hopeful.
They were followed on the succeeding week by
twe ‘large linioii meetings of the. Presbyterian
churches, Old and;New SCh6bl, in which*a‘!de
lightlul spirit' of fraternal love was manifested." * ;
The opening of 1 the New' YCar is with ns the
season for Sunday-school anniversaries. Wehavft
in our city several of the most effective and well
Conducted Sunday-schools in the State, and their
yearly reports are very encouraging.
The ' Fifty-third Anniversary of the
Presbyterian church Sunday-school occurred a
few days ago, and is stiH the’ Subject 1 of so • fre
quent remark and so great congratulation that* a
brief' account of it may prove interesting.' ‘ ; ’
, [Account of S. S. Anniversary in our next.],.
MISSIONARY. •
What Missions have done for Polynesia. —When
the London Missionary Society sent out their first
missionaries, these' islands were Sunk in the lowest
heathenism. Incessant war, merciless cruelty,
infanticide, indescribable vice, in many places
cannibalism,'made the strong races a ceaseless
terror to each other and to the world outside them.
The four'great Societies which have sent‘ their
brethren forth as messengers of mercy, have
gathered into Christ’s fold 300,000 people, .of
whom fifty thousand are members of the Church.
They haye .together expended on the processless
than £12,000,000; a sum which pow‘-a-duys wifi
only make a London railway, or furnish the navy
with six. iron clads. Yet in all .but Western
Polynesia, land and people are Christian now.
The victories of peace have taken the place of
Resources have multiplied; wealth has
begun to accumulate. Books, knowledge, order,
and law, rule these communities. Large churches
have been gathered,'schools flourish, good men
and. good women are numerous. Not a few have
offered themselves as' missionaries to heathen
islands; and in zeal, selfsacrifice, and patient
service haVO, equalled the earnest, men of other
climes, .All over the southern groups of Polyne
sia, this is the. work which niissionaries have been
doing.—'JThis is the influence which they have
exercised, and thesei are' thefruits of their devoted
toil. It is not Admiral and Cap
tain Erßkine, and Admiral Wilkes," who testify
to the reality of such results; but to these Chris
tian. Ls)ands, where’sailors were once afraid to
land, hundreds of- whalers run gladly every year
to get thp refreshment which their hard toil ren
ders so grateful. 1
• : The Chinese in Hawaii sremnch betterlooked
after .by the native churches than are the Chineee
in California. of them ■ have long been
inthe habitjif attending!our native services on
the 1 Sabbath, and of contributing generoiisly at
our monthly concerts; .and for other benevolent
objects. Thos it is in building churches,, our
Chinamen are ready and generous in helping;
Most of our more intelligent Chinese .give up
their old forms of worship, and prefer to believe
in the Christian’s God. Some are inquiring,.can
did, and tender, and some say they are sure that
the Christian religion will, ere long, prevail over
all their.vagt empire. They have no confidence
in the gods of their fathere; but Tire*ashamed of
them. The children of-these Chinese; by Ha
waiian wives, are fast multiplying. These are
active, bright, and are all receiving a Christian
education. They are ail seen in our- schools, our
Sabbath schools, and i our Sabbath assemblies.”
. . . “’Our Hawaiian Board,.iduring its ses
sion last June; engaged the services of Mr. S. P.
Aheong,’ a young Chinese merchant of Labaina,
as a travelling agent among his countrymen at
the Islands. He has given up his store, and left
his wife and four young children at Maui, and is
now pursuing the business of a Christian colpor
teur with zeal, discretion, and efficiency. One
Week ago ! we had the pleasure of welcoming him
into our family; where he now is. Last Sabbath
morning he preached to an overflowing house, in
the Hawaiian tongue. In the afternoon he
preached in two Chinese dialects,, to all the Chi
nese in and around our town.., JVbne were absent,
and all were greatly interested. : He; is a young
Apollos; and like the Alexandrian, he. only needs,
UndeT God; the good Priscilla and Aquila to teach
him 'the way of the Lord more perfectly.’ He
understands, six of the Chinese: dialects, he can
speak Englißh tolerably, and he is ready in the
Hawaiian. He is lucid, eloquent; andimpressive.”
Herald. ~ i f ~'. ;; .!
Romanism in
Roman Catholic organ, states t|iat she whole of
China has been divided into twenty-four yatho
dipgctei tiy nineteen bish
9Ps> a od five prefects apostolic,lof different na-