THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1809 REV. JOHN W. HEARS, D.D., Editor. So. 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE, Rer. *. M. Humphrey, D.D., Pastor of Calvary Church. Kev. Herrick Johnson, D.D., Pastor of the First Church. Her. Danl. Harch. D.D., Pastor of Clinton St. Church. Rev. Peter Stryker, D.D., Pastor of X. Broad St. Church. Rev. George F. Wtswell, D.D., Pastor of Green Hill Church. Rev. E. E. Adams, D. D., Prof In Lincoln Uni versity. Rev, Samuel IF. Duffleld, Special Cor respondent. Air. Robert E. Thompson will continue to act as Editor of the News Department. Correspondents In every Presbytery and Sy nod will promptly furnish us with fresh items of news from their respective fields. , Sf&rßev. A. M. Stewart's Letters, XXIX, Anniversary of Harrisburg Sunday-school, Quiet by Dorcas Hicks, Old Congress Bible, Dr. Bacon on the Assembly of 1831, Foreign Items, page 2nd; Editor’s Table, Interesting Flanetary Discoveries, Submarine Earthquake / Scientific Items, page Brd; Red Biding Hood (Poetry,') Julian Reed’s Punishment, Compass and a Firefly, Old and Trite Sunshine and Bain, Encourage- the Young, Letter from Worms, Preaching and Prayer, Happy Re joinder, Raibßoads and . the Sabbath, Items, page 6 th; Religious Intelligence, Reformed Churches, Episcopal, Congregationalist, Baptist, Methodist, Romanist, Nothingarians, Jewish, page 7th. ' The two leading Quarterlies of both branches of the. Presbyterian Church are now issued by; Charles Scribner & Co,, and both of them appear in.greatly improved form in the opening num bers for 1869. Mention has already been of the American Presbyterian Review, edited by Prof. H. B. Smith and Rev.J. it. Sherwood.' It is much enlarged, affording rqpm for copied articles from Foreign Reviews, and for an extensive de partment of Theological and Literary Intelli gence, which, has always, been a marked feature of this periodical. The Jamiary number of the Princeton Re view, just received, bears the names of Drs. Hodge and Atwater on its title page, ’ and con tains an admirable and varied. list of topics, printed with an elegance, which- might alarm even Dr. Draper of Andover. Of course, with its present editors, it is quite as partisan as ever. Vide article on Dr. Baird’s History, of the ,New School, in which the main positions of Dr. Baird are heartily endorsed. Price $3. The Nursery, by John L. Shorey, Boston, is one of the most complete and appropriate of the monthlies, intended for the youngest children who can be entertained by literary andartistio efforts. It is certain to make the eyes of the lit tle ones sparkle, and.. their hearts dance with glee. Mr. Duffield Ashmead, of this city, is agent. slt.oo a year. 0 SUMMARY. One New York Presbytery, Oswego, prefers the Joint Committee’s basis, but consents to reunion at once on the “standards pure and simple;” Utica presbytery consents lalsoHo immediate reunion, provided the Xth Article be also stricken from.the basis. Our last sum mary mentioned Watertown jltresbytery as also agree ing to immediate reunion—we should have said the St. Lawrence. One minister has accepted a call to a Congregational church,.another to a church of the other branch; one ordination, Wm. H. Bates, (overlooked in last sum mary) —l4 Auburn Students received by Cayuga Presbytery.' OnVO/S. licentiate called to twofof our churches. Pour recent dedications, and one "re-dedi cation are reported, in .the,new Presbytery of Lan sing, Mich., and three more buildings, are about ready for occupancy. ... The committee of Home Missions have recently chosen 'Mr. Mitchell, member of the Evangelical branch of the Friends, and formerly agent of the Pen na. Branch of the Freedmen’s Relief, a man of excel lent spirit, and wide experience at home and abroad as Secretary of its work among' the Freedmen. The eall is chiefly for teachers, fifty of whom are at work under the committee’s care. A number of ladies, have lately presented-a fine por trait of Mr, Barnes, by Marchant, to the Pastors’-As sociation of this city. One hundred thousand dollars were subscribed Jan. 28th, in New York, by the Methodist laymen, towards a fund of half a million for building churches in des titute partsi of the city. Four church enterprises are already on hand, and others will be undertaken. Our subscription of $105,000 is hanging for want of about one-third of the amount. Rev. A. M. Stewart, our popular correspon dent from the Pacific Coast, started for the East, if his arrangements of three weeks ago were carried out, dn last Monday. He will" make the journey across the plains and will not be in East Whit eland before the Ist of April His arrange ments are all made to leave for the Pacific coast immediately after the’ meeting of the General Assembly. Until that meeting, his address will present, .Eraser, Chester Cp., Pa. Mr. »Stewart prepared a lecture on the Great American. Basin to be delivered be-, fore/the Yi JL off Eastj |@Thitelandi "Eej will be able to make engagements for a few de liveries of the leoture, at othgr places. It will prove useful, entertaining, racy and instructive. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1869. FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT- The Rochester Correspondent has been “ abroad.” You may not have missed him, and yet lie has been in a “ foreign country.” So, at least, it seemed at once, on crossing the St. Law rence at Ogdensburg, and starting for Montreal. The little, low houses of the French habitans, the small barns, the unthrifty appearance of fences and outhouses, were, at least, in striking contrast with what we see in travelling through the farming regions of Central*‘and Western New York. But Montreal, although so unlike anything we have in “ the States,” is a grand city. It is built as though it was intended to last forever, and its generous, graceful hospitality, if we may judge from our; own .experience, knows no bounds. . But we were there I ,toattendthe>aumversaries, and of those we must write. They do not occur in May, but in January,'when ‘everybody' has leisure to attend to them. That of the Uabb'ath Association was, Reid on .jVlopday, evening, rat .which the following . statement jyas ma3e, in re spect to street railways,, highly creditable, to the city of br'otheriy Ibve, if true: “ The railway company .:jjwhioh one ?]• in the latter city (Phi-, ladelphia) observed the Ssbbath while the Bos ton company did not, and, though the traffic and tariff of the Boston company were higher than those.of. the Philadelphia.,company, the latter, cleared $220 per horse during the year,- and the other only $llO per horse. Sunday labor occa sioned a wear and tear of carriages, horses, and men, which were destructive to prosperity.” The 32d Anniversary of the “Canada Sunday School Union,” was held on Tuesday eVeniligjlEhe' “48th Annual Meeting-of the Montreal'Auiili-- ary Bible Society,” on Wednesday evening ; the French Canadian- Missionary,Society on, .Thjpfs,- , day evening ; and the Tifaet Sbciety on -Friday ■ evening. This-is the series. ; * > B : The place'of meeting was' the Weridyan Me thodist church, in Great St James Street, a build ing which they say will 'ac'commodate. threethou sand hearers. This, we-should think, an over estimate, but the: building is very large, and .has. very deep galleries all round. When crowded to its utmost capacity it reminded us of the old Ta bernacle efNew Yorkjin-the-palmy days of the Anniversaries thereA®E£ere : Was'% grand and in spiring afriebSt^,on Wednesday evening, intelligence and moral worth enough to do for the Domimbn,' if theyesflj be rightly directed. *. \ V Prominent among the speakers at these- Diet ings were Dr. Miller of Ogdensburg, and that truly eloquent but. thorough Scotchman, f'fl)r. Burns of'Chicago. We need not' say thato-Lr. Miller gjioke well', and did honor to. his* country.‘'' Thbre was anotherAmcrieao-- very kindly heard on Tuesday and ;J?eSnebd&y even ings; but we disparage no” one by giving Dr. Burns the chief .honors of the occasion. JJ e is quite at home on the platfomi'' He speaks, with great.ease and power. The reports of the various Societies indicated a good degree of prosperity. Our neighbors seem to be trying, much as we do in the States, to cul tivate the waste places of their own land, and to care at the same time; for the lands in deeper darkness far away. ‘ We heard some of them threatening very seriously to annex- the United States .to the Dominion, and so get us to ' help them do these various works of Christian .heneff conce. We said, “all right; annex us as soon as you please. The Dominion will be a great coun try when that is doue.” THE AMERICAN CHURCH. It;has already; gonefforth that Rev. James B. Bonar is about to retire from the pastorate of the 5 American church of Montreal. He preaches his farewell next Sunday evening. ,* He leaves many Warmly attached friends, and they, do'pot let him go empty handed.. ' A purse of $1,500; has-been raised, and is to be presented to him. The cleri cal Association are .also to give him a sort,of fare well ovation on Tuesday next in his church He will' take up his, residence for the present in New York; an able/ho'nest man, well qualified to fill some important pulpit, which, we trust, .will not wait long for his; services'. i f ? . : ‘/I, * The American church embraces some strong men among the most prosperous and influential in the city. Its beautiful, new church edifice is also well located, in that'part of the city fast' filling up with good residences. It ought to be, may be, find must be one of the most prosperous of reli gious societies, if the great Head of the Church shall be pleased to-Bend them just the right man for their future^pastor. ■ For one of our. ablest and best it presents a most inviting field, in’which to reap a great harvest and get a glorious reward. items. Rev. Wm. 11. Bates, a graduate of the last class of Auburn Seminary, was on the 20th instant or dained and installed pastor of the Presbyterian church of McGrawviHe, where he has been preach ing very acceptably for six months past. The sermon was preached by Rev.. Dr. Condit of Au burn.. At a meeting of the presbytery of Cayuga (in the 19th instant, the following students of Au burn Seminary were received under care of the Presbytery, with a view to, licensure for the min istry—AlbertrC; Sewall, Granville P. Sewall, Jos. G. Longley, Wm. C. Wetmore, Wm.R. Halbert, James M. Boyd,v'Dav,id James, /Aleki B. Riggs, David R. Breed, James G. Butler, Chas. P. Coit, Chas.H.H. Wolffe’HenryM. Dodd!. and'Edwafd A. Reed. , The recital of the religious experience of these young men was unusually interesting, and brought' out some facts which made a deep’ impression upon the minds of the Presbytery. One was of Roman Catholic parentage and efirly education. He will hendeforth do what he cantot propagate a-better faith. All the others were children of Protestant Christian parents.!' Five Were sons of clergymen, andfour .were sons of eldersin one, church. It" is a goodly company. We hope they are all destined" to'great usefulness somewhere in the,vineyard. . We hear from the pastor of a powerful revival of religion in the little church, of-Branchport. It 13 thought that as many as twenty have, already found the Saviour, and others are asking after the-way" of life.- ; PALMYRA The enlarged and renovated church edifice of the Presbyterian Society of Palmyra, of whose improvements we have already given an account, was dedicated to Almighty God oh Thursday, 28th instant. Rev. Horace Eaton, who has served that people most acceptably for twenty years in the pastorate, preached an able and interesting dis course, full of tender and touching reminiscences toward the close. The prayer of dedication was offered by Rev. G. R. H.'ShumWay of Newark; and Rev. Dr. Campbell, of Rochester, preached an admirable sermon in the* evening; after which Rev. Dr.' Goertner of Hamilton College, once pas tor of the chhrch, oh behalf Of two ladies, former members, made a presentation of a new and-beau tiful communion service.'’ This was quite a sur prise, and was admirably'done. The ladies,-one now living in'Albany and bneuh New York, were life long friends, and were peculiarly' endeared to each other, as they were'married onthe same day, and-'in the same service,'to'their respective hus bands, in- the old church-edifise of-*this society. The gift iis highly appreciated -by the receivers, and vrill prove a lasteg -in'etn'oriai; of thC'fair and generous givers. ’ '• \ •■■'a, ,Re?. E.P. Hammond has* now been laboring for a week in our beautiful oity. The meetings commenced .with a great 1 crowd last Sunday’-even ing, and so far have been held iri the- Central church—dally morning prayer'meeting, full and ieridbr,—and evening'preaching: ' Next week they are to be in the Brick' church. Already there are great'tokens for good. Some striking chflver sions have occurred, -and - large numbers have .arisen for prayers.' Wehope 'for’.'still greater things: : ■--; l i-:' '" -■ 1 *- 7 -i;i;...'. - We hear of more than unusual religious inter est in Holley and Attiea. We shall' hope to hear still naore'favorable things-erC long: ' r Rochester j Jan. 30,1869. ! 5 : Genesee. i : - ITEMS FROM BOSTON; Cur Legislature, ’ how iif session, is very differ-; ent from: that, .of last, year, and the friends of tem perance have; reason : to-expect, and do expect a .repeal of l the License,' and rfe-enaetion. of the pro hibitory law. In, this; we know, yquwilP rejoice l with us, dur Gdyernor, 1 ,yours;is a, thor ough' temperance man: y : ;.' : • ; , , * There are hopeful things in' some of the churches 'here. The Ist Presbyterian church, (0. S.) now under the pastoral charge of the Rev. Mr. Dunn,,has been blessed ever since he has been with>tbem. Their audiences are much toger than they have been- at any former time ; their .Sabbath-school and ■ Bfble-classes V much more t eheouraging,‘ kndte SeenSs td'be “ the right man in the right placd.” Our community a(e,surfeited with lectures, con. certs, lyceums, balls and gatherings of all kinds, so' that ono would think there was no room, for any religious m’eetipgs; and yet, therehaye been some of considerable interest. * Rev. Mr. Earle has been preaching at Rev. Dr. Eddy’s Church, and several hope) ill'conversions are reported. The first Sabbath' in this month additions were' made to'quite'a huiriber of’thp churches. Our Young Men’s'Ohristian Associations are ac tive; hold' their' noon-day mectihg regularly,' and are having,a Sabbath evening course of sermons by the pastors of various denominations in “-the old South : ehur-eh•”' which are numerously atten ded. ’ ,f --'*'4' Oil J..; r.-.; o'i: : :I .. - >.',l - , The-, Unitarian denomination' sCem-to - have taken upon them a'l much more active spirit than heretofore, and, are preaching Sabbath* eve nings in the -Boston! theatre,*'-and' raising up* ministers by a shorter course than usual to propa gate their peculiar views.' •' Park street church, you are aware, after a long vacancy in the pastoral office, are happily united in the Rev. Mr. Murray, and he is doiDg good service there.' He is “ a Workman that- needeth not to be ashamed.” . ... Rev. Dr.: March’s books are taking well among his. numerous friends in New England. I hear them well spoken of everywhere; ,/ , , > We miss, the fraternal gatherings of the vari ous denominations here which ,we used to enjoy, in your city.; There may be as, much fellowship among these, here as there, but it does not ex hibit itself, in the Barne .way. You know: we, had a , twenty weeks’ prayer-meeting..following the Week of Prayer with you, and no flagging. Such a .thing would be a marvel here. We hope it will come; Yours, ~, i; W. ,M. ,C. ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON. Sabbath evening; the. 24th inst., at Ti o’clocks the Assembly’s church was ; filled well with a highly intelligent and interested congregation, on; the occasion of the installation'of the Rev. Wm. Hart as pastor. In the absence of the acting Moderator; the writer presided, proposed-the con stitutional questions and delivered the charge to the people. The sermon 1 from John xiii. 15, : >‘l have given unto you an example, that ye should do as I have .done to you”--was, preached by the Rev. J. N. Coombs, of the Western Church. The charge to the pastor was’by Rev. Dr. Sunderland, and was one of the Doctor’s happiest efforts. I hope for the sake of clerical "aspirants'to the cap ital that the Doctor will publish it. The' bene diction was pronounced by, the pastor, after which he was cordially greeted by his people. The church edifice has undergone a thorough renovation; the pulpit and pews have been modernized, the floor beautifully recarpeted and the house frescoed and outside painted. The whole' appearance of the builffingis much improved, the congregation is increasing and the prospects of, success quite en-" couraging. 4 . The salary raised for the present pastor is,three times that paid to any of its' for mer pastors. , : ■ It is announced in the Chronicle January 27, that the congregation of the New York Avenue Presbyterian church, gave a unanimous call Jan. 26th to Rev. Mr. Mitchell, of Harrisburg, Penn sylvania"; to the pastorate made* vacant ’by" 1 the death of the .lamented Dr. Gurley., The salary is fixed at $5,000 per annum. - A Pastors’ Association has been organized here, composed of pastors from all the evangelical de nominations of'the City and District of Columbia. It meets every Monday at 2 o'clock, P.M., at the rooms of Y. M. C. A., over Metzerott Hall, Penn sylvania Avenue. A Clerical Convention was held two weeks ago, at which the usual subjects were brought forward and the usual amount of speeches made A Woman’s Rights Convention has also closed its session. Very many, things are said in Wash ington and very few done. And now “all’s quiet along the Potomac,” Congress. —The two subjects for declamation in Congress are the Currency question and the Washington Canal. The one is filthy lucre and the other looks filthy j and when both aTe puri fied and running clear the Millennium will not be far distant. Geo. H. Smzth. January 27th, 1869. MR. HAMMOND IN* ROCHESTER. S. M: : C. (Dr. Campbell) thus writes to the Rochester Democrat, of January 25th, in regard to Mr.: Hammond’s present labors, and the re sults of similar labors sis years previously :. j ■ “Mr. Hammond'arrived iu town Saturday even ing, and commenced- a series of; meetings at the CeotrarChurch yest'erday. ' lie comes by a unani mous vote Of tHe'united"sessions of the Brick .Church, Westminster andCen.tral, and is, to alter nate.between, these churches week byyreek. These cjiufcheS'assume tHe initiative’ in the movement; hut they cordially invite the co-operation of all: 'Christian people. Six years ago Mr. Hammond (.held a similar series b'f meeliiigs in' this'city; "and it is sometimes a'ske'd, f What has become ot; the con verts?., Several liuudreds were. received into the churchy at the ‘time, an’d nOWjaher the lapse of six years, who- can,'find; theim.’ At" the Gentrhl Church, a careful investigation of this question.has been made, with the following results : -• ! “As the fruit of thafevlval’sejasOn of lSGSyone .hundred. and sixty-three ,(-l 63)., persons were re ceived .into the Central Church. Thisisnotcount inga large number who havejuhited w’ith the Same church since that time Who refer 1 their conversion to that occasion. ,t)f these '1)58,-153. are either in good standing ip the church, to-day, or have taken a regular dismission to olher, churehes, or have died in hope. The remaining teri are marked “unknown,”- they having mostly removed -from'thV city, but, with the -exception of 'two or three, they were, at last accounts, walking in an orderly, Christian manner. This is the record of a church that was, for nearly' two ysarS subsequent to Mr. Hammond's labors, virtually'without a pastor. Of the ,163, aeui,recruits,, only ten, missing at the end of six years, ten most of them doing well attest accounts. This statement can be relied upon, ind: it showed condition of things 'almOSt without par allel in the history of revivals." ■“S. M. C.” In regard to the opening services, the Evening Express, of the same date, says : : “ MW Hamrarand, the'oelebraTed Revivalist, de livered his opening discourse last.,night at the Cen tral church. The house was denefeiy crowded, the aisles being filled’with 'benches, and the ushers hardly able fo force their way through the people who were totally uiiaCle to obtain seats. Many were-obliged to leave,unable to even enter -the house.” '• " • PRAYER TOR THE PRESIDENT ELECT. The P,hiladelphia .Pastoral Association, N- S, on- Monday last, ‘ took the following, action ; “ Resolved, That thidsAssOmatioh, having had its attention called tdaVuggestibn that the even ing bf the fourth of March lie' se'i ’apart for spe cial supplication to the RuleYof hatiotis fot‘the guidance' of his Holy Spirit over the incoming administration of tlie government of our country, cordially ’approves -of said 1 suggestion, -and recom mends the assembling Of* 1 ' the' people in the churcheS On that evening, to pray for siieh Di vine blfessingtipon our chief magistrate Sis will insure to the nation s righteous, prosperous and peaceful administration. • “-Resolved, Thaf the above resolution be com municated to' other ministerial associations of this city; and that it be’respectfully proposed to them to concur in the recommendation.” Oh the same; day the Ministers' Meeting of the 0. S. Church,and the Preachers” Meeting of the M. E. Church,.gave their hearty concurrence to, the proposition. : Other denominations will doubts less give "it their sanction at the first opportu nity , tC'V,. . / ’ J :‘ A Riotous Ecclesiastical Assemblage. —The English Society for the Propagation of'the'Gospel in Foreign -Parts” is the-oldest Missionary Society in ' the Protestant Church, and is made, up of churchmen of all parties. At a meeting held, some months ago, while all the Evangelical clergy were, attending another meet ing, it was voted that the £2,000 usually granted to the diocese of Natal (Bp' Cblenso’s) be dis tributed by the High Church Bishpp of Cape town, i. e., for the benefit off ,*the new illegal Bishop hf Macrorie. Counsel decided this ar rangement to be illegal}-‘and' another meeting was held, which proved tojbe of a character that beggars, description. The Archbishop of York presided. As time progressed,; the confusion continued to increase, and it was'said that a fight was going on in one part of the rbom, but it was impossible to see whether it was so or not. The High Church amendment to a resolution provid ing, that the .grant be .disbursed by the officers of the Society; was .defeated by the Low and Broad Church men; by a vote of 765 to 674, mostly clergymen. The platform, invaded by excited men from the floor, became a perfect Babel. One or two speakers, after, contriving to say that the real question decided upon was the claims of Bishop Coleuso, 'were 'shouted and' hooted down-, until, by and by, some hundreds of persons joined in an unceasing' stamping. Eventually, the original motion (the standing committee’s) was put, and declared to be carried by an overwhelming majority. Just as the, dis turbance was breaking out' afresh, the ! Arch il islmp interposed with the, benediction, and the ’'assembly dispersed, All this riot came from the violence and ungoverned temper of the ritualistic party. ' • d '•;* flcfas flf ottt march Causes. Twenty-nine appointments by the Committee of Home Missions are announced in the Monthly for Februrary. For Home Missions there were received $15,050.,and for the Freedmen $1,837.75 in December. The receipts for Church Erection in Decem ber were $2,719.17. For Publication, in No vember and December, the receipts were $2,100.- 59. For Education the receipts in December were $1,105.85. The Presbyterian Rooms in New Yook are removed from 150 Nassau St. to 30 Vesey St. The Treasury of our Church Ejection Board is exhausted. Thirty churches have been aided since last May, and many are waiting an answer qo their applications. Ministerial. Rev. . Wm. Aikman, recently pastor of the Hanover St. church, Wilmington, Del., has re ceived a call to the Spring St. church of his na tive city, New York, which has been so recently left vacant by the removal of its young and suc cessful pastor, Rev. S. R. Wilson, to a new field of labor. The Evangelist soya: “We trust Mr. Aikman will not only see his. way clear to accept the call,but to regard'it as a permanency. His brethren of the church Very well know that he has talent and culture enough* to preach,quite at the other end of the island, or anywhere in the centre of it, where well-to-do Presbyterians who seek material as well as spiritual g00,d, : most do congregate, and he certainly will grow in their es 'teem as well as that of all good men , by becoming the - faithful under-shepherd of this honored church*. Tie will find the field in many respects a very inviting one. The old church was never more useful than at this moment. Indeed, there is nothing about it that can be called old, save* the edifice itself, and : that is as solid and substan r tial,. and withal, neater, and better furnished than ever before. A young, earnest, and intelligent congregation meets within its walls, and the work of the' Lord prospers under all exigencies. Dur ing the past few weeks, and while deprived of a jjastor, conversions have taken-place,; and at the communion last Sabbath, Jan. 24th, nine were ‘received on profession of their faith; and four by letter. No where in the whole city perhaps can "One who loves • souls find a parish of greater at tractions.” : Rev. N~. S. S. Beman writes to The Evangelist-. “ The Tenth Article should ;go by the board, if we have the Standards pure, without note or comment. The Rresbyterian has a peculiarity of vision: he is not;blind even of one eye, but sees only with one eye a, time. Please to follow him up, and make him see wisely and correctly.” ’ Rev. T.M. Sparks. —" While many pastors are (jelling your readers of the kind remembrances of'their people in the way of slippers, dressing gowns, books for their libraries, and other things which affection suggests .for the comfort of their spiritual guides, Jet me tell you of a little matter of this sort which happened to our dear good Bro. Sparks of Minersville, Pa. A few weeks ago, after ii temporary absence, most he found that somebody had entered his sanctum and. left, there a very elegant and expensive, chair or lounge. This he afterwards learned was the affectionate present of a number of the ladies of the "Minersville church. To one so often de pressed—so truly modest, and good—so devoted to his work, and having in so many: hearts the evidence; of his deyotedness to his Master’s work, and his eminent fitness for it, such a token of af fection is most appropriate. ' J. S. T. ■ Rev-. Jam'esA. Darrah has been pastor of oUr churbh in West Ely., Mo., since 1857. In the previous twenty-three years, this church had nine pastors.. These, Dr. Norton writes to The Chris tian Herald, “were freedom-loving men, or were suspected of being so, and were driven away by those who ' loved slavery.' The tenth ! had diplomacy, courage and grace enough.to hold his ground for three years.; /Then the war came, and a great fight of afflictions began. Rebels tried to frighten, him., But he ‘ wouldn’t scare worth a cent.’ Once they ordered him'to leave and cross the river before sun-dowh. He replied that he would not go; and said further that if they molested him not a rebel should be left on that prairie. They let him alone. Once his house was robbed, but a Union captain tracked the robbers, shot them, and recovered the plun der. Part of -it was Mrs. D.’s gold watch. This was found 'in a hog-pen. But after Mr. Neil shot that'dozen of. rebels in Palmyra ‘quiet reigned in Warsaw.”' Clmrebos. Revival —The church in West Point, Ind., has been visited by an awakening from on hi>h, and has had an accession of twenty new members within a month, fourteen being heads of families five of them young husbands.—The church; in Zionsville, Ind., has enjoyed an outpouring of the Spirit while waiting on the Lord in the Week of Prayer Nineteen have been added, fifteen on profession. Less than a year ago the church had Only four members, but it now numbers thirty nine, and has a good house of Worship free from debt.' In Marietta College -quite a number of students have been converted in connection with asenes of meetings in Mannar church, and in the Congregationalist church of Marietta The church of Amboy, N. Y, is enjoying a delightful refreshing from the presence of the Lord. Not less than sixty souls have found the pearl of great price, and many others are earnest inquirers—There have been eight or ten hopeful conversions in Mt. Zion c ure at Cave Spring , Mo. Six have already united with it on examination—The church of overly, AT. Y., received twelve members on the last, communion season, and the pastor has re ceived a beautiful .edition of Buskin’s entire works, as a token from his congregation T— Dr ’ Cher’s church, in Brooklyn, received 47 members Jan. 17th. Among them was a Quaker, commended in a beautiful letter ,by the monthly meeting of the Society of Orthodox Friends. Dr. Cuyler read the letterfrom the pulpit, and expressed the cor r lal «M d n°^ e j y I( £ e of himself and his church for the Orthodox Friends, that body of Chris tian,brethren who had; giyen to the Church and to the worid such noble menus Joseph G. Gurney, Wilhanr Allen/ Stephen dnd 5 Jdhn Bright. ■ *. ■ -
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