alltrriran IltrofrOrtiait. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1869 REV. JOHN W. MEARS, D. 11., Editor. Aro. 1334 Chestnut Street, Phtterd,e/phia. THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE. Rev. Z. M. Humphrey, D.D., Pastor of Calvary Church. Rev. Herrick Johnson, D.D., Pastor of the First Church. Rev. Danl. March, D.D., Pastor of Clinton St. Church. Rev. Peter Stry k er, Pastor of N. Broad St. Church. Rev. George F. Hill Church. Rev. E. E. Adams, D. D., Prof.] in Lincoln Ent versity. Rev. Samuel TV. Duffield, Special Cor respondent. .21Ir. Robert R. Thompson will continue to act as Editor of the News Department. 'swell, D.D., Pastor of Green Correspondents in every Presbytery and Sy nod will promptly furnish us with fresh items of news from their respective fields. • Dar China, from a Christian Standpoint ii, by Rev. V. L. Collins, Rev. A. M. Stewart's Letters XXXIII, Florida and the Floridians I, by IL E. E., Home .Missions—Good News from the Churches, Page 2d; Editor's Table, Who first used the Mariners' Compass, Page 3d; The King that Cometh (Poetry), Loving in Words, John Ploughman's Talk about Wives, Being his own Pilot, a Plea for the Little Folks, ;Rabat Mater, (Poetry), .Mythology, .4/ow Co-operative _Housekeeping will promote the .Health of Woman, Lessons on Paul. XI, Page 6th ; Religious World Abroad: Great Britain, the Continent, Page7th. se- We receipt for money by changing the figures following the subscribers' names. They show the time to which the last payment settled the account. All monies received by Monday noon-are acknowledged by changing the figures in the paper of the same week. If the figures are not changed, please remind us promptly of the fact. SUMMARY FOR FOUR WEEKS. During this period, we have had the pleasure of recording, in our own churches, no less than 42 instances of revival with an aggregate of 1290 accessions (the cases of conversions not actually tdded to the church being counted in only one place). We have also recorded in this time, three calls accepted, three installations; one each in New York, Pittsburg and Baltimore; two churches and one'minister received from the other Branch ; one pastoral relation dissolved, two resignations, two churches organized, one building erected, one minister deceased, Rev. Alfred North, and one deposed, Rev. L. Hamil ton of Oakland, Cal. We give charges and spe cifications in this paper. • - The Presbyteries of Cortland, N. Y., and Mankato, Minn.,,vote for the amendments pro posed to the Basis of Reunion, by our Commit tee, lowa Cty votes for the Basis unamended. —At the recent election in Vineland, J. J., it was again unanimously voted to have no license o sell liquors. 19th' The A. B. C. F. M. received in February $33,767,12, of which $1,226:55 is from the Women's Board of Mission for the In terior. Total for the first six months of the finan cial year $166,569, a falling off . of, $33;051.26 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. As the amount of appropriations for the current year is $22,500 in advance of last year; it is evident that a grave deficit is threat ened. In fact The. Treasurer reports that he has expended since September Ist, about $lOO,OOO more' than he has actually received. —The Scotch Presbyterian Union Move ment is (like a similar one at home,) growing daily more complicated. Dr. Begg reasserts "the Establishment principle" with such ve -1 emence, and abuses his opponents with such.un scruplous fury, that Free Churchmen are be coming alarmed, and,pnited Presbyterians luke warm. The only countermovement is one in the Free Presbyteries for wgeneral overture to ask the General Assemblies to issue a declaration, re affirming the spiritual independence of the 14 hCburch, which it is claimed has been impugned by Dr. Begg's party in their ultra Church-ana- State utterances. Dr.Buebanan's speech in sup port of such an overture in the Eninburgh Pres bytery has,created an especially profound impres sion by its ability and conclusiveness. In the meantime the Es tablished Church is taking heart. The union, if accomplished, will, it is hoped, drive Dr. Begg and his followers back to the fleshpots of the Establishment and recruit her strength in many quarters both in numbers and prestige. The proposed disestablishment of the Irish Church, on the' other hand, is making itself felt in leading some of the supporters of the State ChUrch to lower their tone, and look with a more tolerant eye upon their Noncomforinist brethren. At the Presbytery of Forfar, March 17th, an overtUre to the. next General Assembly was unan imously agreed to, deploring the present state of separation which exists between the Church of Scotland and . the other Presbyterian denomina tions, and requesting the Supreme Court to ap point a committee to consider by what means a union of these Churches can be best effected,and what alterations are. necessary to ensure that end; and, further, that, power Should be given to the committee. to open a, correspondence with the THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1869. Nonconformist Presbyterians, if such a step be deemed expedient. In the Church Courts of the Establishment, suggestions have been thrown out by individual speakers as to whether Dr..Begg, and those who share his views on the Establish ment question, might not be won back to the State Church by the abolition or modification of patronage; but this is the first time that a formal proposal has been sent up to the General Assem bly in the direction of appointing a committee to open negotiations with the other Presbyterian Churches as such. —The Irish Church Bill, which the Gladstone Ministry have carried by 118 majority on the second reading, has yet to run the gauntlet of hostile amendments in ComMittee of the Whole, and to be passed after a third and final reading, to say nothing of its• fate in the Lords. Its main object is to dissolve "the union created by act of Parliament between the Churches_ of England and Ireland as by law established," and "after satisfying so far as possible, upon principles of equality as between the several religious denomi nations in Ireland all just and equitable, claims" to apply the property of the Irish , ChurCh . ". fo . r the advantage ,of . the Irish people, but not for the maintenance of any Church or clergy or other ministry, nor for the teaching of religion." To this end, the entire property of the Church is to be vested in a new Church commission, sub ject to- life interests. After deducting private eadbwments, necessary church edifices,'ete., the tithes (now in the form of , tithe-commutation rent charges, etc., valued at -£9,000,000) the glebes and other property (valued at £8;090,- 000) are to be confiscated to the State. Of this £1,100,000 are to ;T i c, the Boman Catholics and the Presbyterians, in compensation for the withdrawal of the Maynooth Grant and the Right= Don,unt, the former getting one-third,-and the latter two thirds (£766,666) of this sum and £15,000 be sides for college expenses. The rested interests of the Episcopal Church clergy eat up £5,700,- 000 of what remains, and no rector is to get any thing if he does not dischargethe.duties- lieqs paid for. If any rector asks to be 'transferred fiom State to Church jurisdiction, his lifq-inter est will be commuted and the' proceeds handed over to the Church. Otherwise, he is subject to the State so long as the State pays him. Lay compensation's - for sextons,' clerks and patronage are estimated . at £900,000, and the expenses of settling all at £200,000. This leiVes to= the disposal of Parliament a sun' "not.leas than be tween £7,000,000 and £8,000,000." This is not• to be spent in education, as that is a cause of strife between the sects, nor in public works, nor in direct relief of the poor, but in asylums for the blind, the deaf and dumb, the insane, and the incurable. On the first day _of 1871 the connection between, the Imo .Chprcl e 5 cies* the Irish bishops relinquish their seats in the House of Lords,And the-Irish Church passes from under the'Royal supremacy, being left free to govern herself. To prevent any falling, off in the numbers of her ministry, the Queen' will, till that date, continue -to-'appoint bishops and ree tors,,but will not invest them with the temporl FROM OUR ROCHESTER, CORRESPONDENT. THE REV IVALS'AGAIN . . We continue to have good news , from various quarters irt : regard to the wide-spread religious interest now prevailing. • The union- Meetings are continued in the North, Lafayette Street and First Presbyterian churches of , BUFFABO.' Rev. Dr. Clarke Was to preach every eiehing this week, except Saturday, in the North church,'and the morning prayer meeting was continued as usual: These churches have not been so much moved for a long-time. - This is Mr. Hammond's first: week in LOCK pouT; and we hear that the work is moving on there with great power. There was quite a re vival in progress,.when be wept there ;. every thing was ready for his coming, and it is now confidently believed that the number of conver sions will bevery large. So may it be. We hear very directly also from ADAMS, tha God is doing great things for that people. There is a daily union prayer meeting, from 9 to 10 A. M., held in a large public hall, thronged every day by the wealthy business men and others. One of their wealthy men has rigged a sort. of omnibus sleigh, and sends his team around the village every morning, 'to help gather those' who cannot conveniently walk. All the Evangelical denominations are cor dially united in the meetings. Rev. Mr. Lord, pastor of the Presbyterian church, -has been aided, part of the time; by Wei. C. C. Wallace of Watertown, and. Rev. T. A. Weed of Mexico. It is a long time since that eon:llbn nity has been so•profoundly moved as now. The work is characterized by deep conviction of sin, and marked change of life in those who are in dulging hope. Some of the leading business men are among the converts. It is thought that nearly two hundred have already passed from death into life. One striking incident'has" come to our know= ledge. Ten wives banded together to pray daily, if not hourly, for their impenitent husbands. Nine of those men are - already conver,to,and the'-good people feel quite sure that the'tenth will have to yield. Another thing has been obseried by a saga cious Christian physician. He thinks 'the re vival quite a sanitary institution. It is,a good tonic. A number of his patients, at all events, are getting well by going to . meeting: : Is any_ thing more philosophical? They ' are at least forgetting themselves, and the pulses of life flow all the better for it. And still another thing attracts the attention of the most observing. Not, a few of the proudest and the hardest in the community avoid the meetings, because they are afraid they shall be converted ! What an involuntary tri bute to the truth; and how just will be their con demnation when they go down to the dead. Quite a revival has been experienced in the church of UNION CORNERS, under the faithful labors of Rev. W. C. Gaylord, the young pastor recently settled here. Twelve united with the church by profession, on the first Sabbath of February; increasing the memberghip from forty-four to sixty-two in the past year. A dozen more are expected to come forward in April—quite an encouragement, certainly, for one just starting in the work of the ministry. On the evening of the 4th of March, the peo ple manifested their appreciation of their pas tor's laborsby a liberal donation visit. Here we may add also, that the WESTMI,NSTER CHURCH of this city has shared largely in the blessing which has fallen upon , us. It will be remeMbered ,that this, which is a colony of the Central church, was started only about one year since, under the,pastoral care of Rev. Henry M. Morey, with eighty-two members. Forty-three have since been added , to its communion, and more,. the fruit,•ef,the present revival, will come forward in April. ~.The Sihhath-school numbers three hundred and .fifty.. The Teachers' meeting is well 'sPstained andexceedingly interesting, at tended' often by many beside the teachers. The chapel is .ci:owded . on Sabbath everting. „Five neighborhood, prayer, Meetings are maintained on Monday evenings, one yt,,he teachers, one '.by men, one by th.. women, another by" girls, and still another by the boys. So, this infant chur,ch is trying'.' to . do its work well in this part of the city„ where, , such au z institution was greatly needed, , TheFbst . PresbYter'iait `church of this city , have now completed their.., subscription of 00,000 for their new church i:difice. We suppose ,the work. of building will l ho.comrnen,ce,d .once, and by ancither winter they will havia new and beautiful place of worship. ~ T hey are also ex pecting, no that the qu,estiop of a new: church is , favorably — settled, to hear:that' Dr. MOllvane accepts this eall,.and will,soen,yetnrn to be their their miniiter. We hope, that, in this they are to he diiappointed. In the meantime,. St: Peter's Church is , froaching" completion, and the congregation have called,Rev. Dr.Cr ' oWell; Philadelphia„to be their pastor. So, these , churches of the other branch are gettinn.:themsei,vesagain,ipto working condition. Each •has teen for sometime without pastor or house of worshin. , The; Presbytery 94.14.0.e5ter is, preparing for a semi-centennial, celebration,; to ,come off on Wed nesday, the 7th of April; Louis Chapin,,.Esq: is to prepare ; _a statistical • report of churches and ministers, all who have, ever belonued to it ; ; and it will be a document of great, interest and • per manent .valunc. Rev:,Charles,E. Furman is to give, us a . ppem, suited, to the occasion. These, will ocupy the morning ,session. In the "afternoon " Genesee" is expected to, preach an. histonical sermon; antin the 'evening,. there is,t'o be a general reunion, with off hand speeches from' any number of present i anff former members„ of the body. All Niche ever helonged to the .Presbytery are cordially invitect to ,return and participate, in these festivities. It sincereky hoped and participate,, s i red that the ,occasion may be,one of rare infer. , est and enjoyment*. , ' i „ GrENESEE., Rochester, March 27th 1869. THE A11.13t R4i',p,tol4}l4.TlON t , • [A correspondent;•who 'is _pastor of the S. church in Hatiamontori, J., writes on this and other subjects aiTolloirs :] DR NEARS '` .. 11 the AMERICAN PRESBYTE RIAN of March 1.81.11,,y0ur Rochester correspond, ent, says of the-Auburn-Declaration of "-true Doctrines," that ." it was drawn up _by Rev..-Dr. Luther Halsey,' digested and - adopted by` - the whole body." The Evalegelist of the same date shows cohclusiVety that it was drawn up :by Rev. Baxter Dickinion, •D. Taking the . two papers, I calleduygnrDr. Halsey, and spent a couple of hours in listening to reminiscences of that memorable meeting. • - As to the`,"" Declaration.," ' he . ',says, : There was no time 'for the committee at Auburn to prepare anything worthy of the occasion,and he recalled a couple of 'old confeSsions of faith, one drawn up by Dr. Hasa, of N. Y , the standard-of missionaries sent West by the 'N. Y. Missionary Society; and the other, supposed to have originated' with G 4 ov. TrekdWell, of Connec ticOt, for missionaries .sent out by, he Missionaiy. Society of that State. These ,he threw before the meeting, without recommendation, as guides, saying nothing about their origin, but thinking that, as they were the standards of the early ministers of ffestern .NeW York, .they would 'be true representations of their doctrine. 'No par ticular objection was made to them except by lawyer Hastings, of Rochester, who attacked them bitterly, but, said the Doctor, with his, ge nial twinkle of the eye, he was coniretely taken aback when he heard their orig'i'n. These did not, however, seem to the convention to go far enough, and meet all the ,demands of the occa sion, and - no vote was taken on .them. He then offered, as the best`expression of their sentiments, the paper presented to the Assembly of 1837, by Dr. George Duffield, who, he had alWays sup posed, was its author. Dr. Halsey is living, here on a fruit farm, pass• ing, with the wife of his youth, I.`very dignified and pleasant old a , re, hoping to ma.ke. his last days more comfortable in this mild and exhilar ating Climate. I also have in my congregation Rev. S. H. Thompson and Rev. J. L. Scott; the latter of whom has a most excellent filthily. school. You will be glad , to learn that, since I came here, in July, 1867, through the• ifluence of re vivals following the 'week of prayer in '6B and '69, our church has grown from 35 to number 106. We received 25 on profession of faith at our communion' this month, and hope to add 20 more in May. Our place is . growing very fast. Hundreds of;acres;have been cleared.this Winter, most of which is put out to, fruit, l After the first of , May we are to havo a train to accommo- date those doing business in Philadelphia. We think our climate and location as well adapted to weak lungs and poor digestion as Florida or Minnesota. At any rate I have worked here as I would not have thought possible before I came, having preached nearly sixty times in January and February of this year. _ Very truly yours, S. W. P Hammonton, N. J., March 25, 1869. Atiuo nI Our tijurtljto. Revivals. Namihon College.—There is considerable reli gious interest in this College. The increase of zeal among the pious students is quite marked, and there have been a few conversions. New York.—The Allen street church has re . - ceived eighty additions to its communion within the last ten months. The late communion season was one of even unusual interest for . this spirit ually prospered flock. The great body of com municants were deeply movedas Rev. Dr. Newell, the pastor, called the names Of fifty persons who had' been received by the session of the church. In this church, as in Spring street, there is , a large ,body,of intelligent, and active co-workers with the pastor, and the Spirit tionors such unity and zeal in constant accessions from the world.— The Evangelist. - Georgetoicn, o.—This church received:to mem!. bership at, their last communion twenty-three members, all but six, on profession of their faith. Ten were heads of Eimilies and six were by bap tism.• These are the fruits of a Week's meetings held in a-vacant cliurch.. Salt Point, N. Y—This church has been the scene 4,a. gragious work of awakening and, re viving, and. on, March 14th forty one persons were , received `to membership on profession of faith: . The interest began with the Week of Prayer.. • Spriv, street churek.lV: Y.—Twenty-one mem bers were received into Spring St. church of this city, Rev. Aikman pastor on, last Sabbath ; fif teen. Of the - nutriber on profession of faith. There are indications of a wide-spread religious interest in the church. The Lafayette Ave. chug-Fit of . Brooklyn (Rev. L. Cuyler's) haim received one hundred and fen members since the week of,Prayer; " one half of. them on profession Of faith. This church now numbers '1,250 communicants. Ministerial , Rev. A. T. Dobson, of the other .branch, has received a unanimous call to the Chester City church, made vacant by , the late resignation of Rev. M. P. Jones. • , • Rev. C. D. Nott• leaves the church at. Urbana, 111., to take charge of that in Kansas city. Rev.. Daniel Russell has resigned the charge, of the church in Cedar Rapids,' lowa. ' Rev. G. R. Alden's address is clinged froin Orleans, N.Y., to Nassau, Rensselear Co., N. Y. Rev. fa: D. Wells' address is changed from Morenci to Medina, Mich. Rev. T. Towler has removed from West Cleve land, Ohio, to Grass Lake, Mich., having accept ed call ta the Congregational church in the latter place. • • • Rev.W. W Atterbwy, has been called to, au, associate secretaryship with Dr. Schaff, in the service of the Sabbath Committee and has entered on his labors. Rev. Arornion, Tucker, • late. r o,t' White Lake, Mich., has removed to Lasingburg,..lllich. Rev. W. B. Knox, 1). D., - of Horne 'N. Y , writes, announcing his safe arrival in Paris, in much improved health. He is probably now in [old] Rome, in time for the imposing Easter pa geah,t.--- The Savvy Side l67rts .7—Rey,. C. DeLong, of Deposit, N. Y.'acknowledges the receipt from his people " of a purse of $250, and other viluablear ticles."—ln Vienna, 0., Rev.l.Betts had a visit fyOm frreuds of all the denominations, who left him " comforts_ to the value of about: seventy dol lars, more than half . of it in currency.," His wood-pile also has been replenished.—Rev. J. B. Towlei has two loving charges. Eckhart, Ind., has made him a donation of $2lB in money and useful articles, while l is,sinall church at Bristol sends him sl2l.—The pastor - at Weedsport, N. Y., had a donation visit when he warted house 'keeping last , April- which left him 91 , 300 the richer, and now another gives him $2OO more, $6O of it to buy a sewing machine. Ch arches.: Clinton street.churek of this city, Was crowded in every , part last Sabbath evening, on the occa sion of one of Di: Mareh's telling sermons:'Tlre subject, appropriate to the day, was the power of the Resurrection. A double quartette choir adi ed to the interest of the occasion by the perform ance'of several magnificent choruses, appropriate to the subject of the day. Dr. March 'resumes on next Sabbath evening his series of sermons on "Bible lessons from'the book of Nature" which were received with much interest two years ago: The subject for next Sabbath evening will be=--- " God's treasuries of the winds." The aim Of the serie.s.is to employ the objects and the vari6us phenomena in nature in illustrating spiritual truth. Manayunlc church, Rev. A. V.: C. Schenck, pastor,. is moving energetically for the erection of a first class parsonage. .Reeseville,. Pa., has added $2OO to the salary of the pastor, Rev. Mr. Aiken. r • Neivctrk, N. J.—Dr. Montfort writes to The Presbyter: " Last Sabbath I spent here,' preach. ina fOr Dr. Stearns in the morning and tbr Dr'. W.-T.*Findley in. the afternoon. Dr. Stearns first was &member of the Reunion Joint Committee and - Moderator of the last New School General Assbmbly, and is the pastor of the First Church of Newark, the- mother of fifteen Presbyterian churches of , this , city, which, have nearly four thousand communicants; four , fifths of whom are in the •New -school , conttection. ' Presbyterianism in this city has fourfold•the strength belonging to Cincinnati, in proportion to the population of the two cities. Newark was first' settled in 1666 or 1067, and with the first settlers came the church anti the, ministry. The Old- First Church has had an-honored .line of >ministers of 2001 years: Their names, , and the datescof their settlement are as followg:" Abraham Pierson, Sen., 1667-;'Ab raham Pierson, Jun., 1669 ; John Pruden, 1692 ; Jabez , Wakenian, 1699; Nathaniel Bowers, 1709; Joseph Webb, 1719; Aaron lurr, 1736,; John Brainard, 1755; Alex.. McWhorter, D.D.. 1759; Edward Dorr Griffin, D.D., 1801; James Richards, D.D., 1809 ; W. T. Hamilton, D,.1)., 1824; A. D. Eddy, D.D., 1835, and J. F. Stearns, D.D., 1849. The First church has nearly 508 members, and pays about $20,000 a year for its own expenses,s.nd for objects of benevolence. Its pastor has lately been bereaved by the loss of his wife, whom we hear spoken of as a most estimable and accomplished woman. She was the sister of the late Hon. S. S. Pren tiss, of Mississippi, and of Rev. Dr. G. L. Prentiss, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, New -York." Bequest.—The will of Mrs. Mary Rogers, of the First • church, Newark, N. J., recently filed, be queaths $3,700 to aid indigent young men in ob taining a theological education at Union Semi nary; one thousand dollars to the Protestant Foster 'Home of Newark, and the residue equally among the following societies: The Am. Bible Society; the A. B. C. F. M.; the Permanent Com mittee . on Education of the General Assembly; the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate Education at the West; and the American Colonization Society. It is understood that each of these objects will 'realize a handsome bene faction. Butler,,Mo.—Our church organized in this place over two years ago with three members now num bers thirty-eig,ht. They have just finished and hope soon to pay for a neat new church, costing $4,300, which the liechodists occupy half the time, while Rev. S. G. Clark preaches to them the other half. Clinton, Mo.—This new church are preparing to build, and have raised enough to' pay their way, with aid from the Church Extension Com mittee,They nurnbey twenty-five members, under the pastoral care of Rev. J. J. Brown. Beatrice, Neb. : New Chirc7l. Rev. B. F. McNeil; one of the band Of ten young men orl dained'as Home Missionaries at the meeting - Of Kansas Presbytery last fall, writes, thit after five months' labor at this place, he has organized a church &five members, ordaining an elder ; four others will unite it the nexi. COMM union. Beatrice ,is finelyllocated on the Blue River, in the most inviting part of Nebraska, 65 miles west of the Missouri river and 24 miles north of Kansas. the church . has a buildingin progress, which it expects ` to occupy in the Fall. Presbyteries. The Presbytery of Troy, which met, at Middle Granville, February 16th, chose the following Commissioners to the Assembly, Principals, Rev. J. M,.Ciawford and Rev. Geo. Van Deurs; El ders E. G. Atwood and Wm. P. Bliss. Alternates, Rev. A.J. Fennel and Rev. J. H. Noble, .D. D,; Elders, 1.4. Vtir,ilder and Francis Thayer. Installation—Peoria, 111.—Rev. Horace 'C. Hovey was received from the Presbytery of Sa lem, by the Presbytery of Knox at a special meeting field March 18th, in the Fulton Street church of Peoria, and was duly installed pastor of the said church. Rev. Samuel 'Wyckoff presi ded and propounded the constitutional questions; Rev- Geo. Duffield of Galesburg preached , the sermon; Prof. E. 0. Hovey of the Presbytery: of Crawfordsville, father of the pastor-elect, de livered a very tender; affectionate and faithful charge to the pastor, and, Rev: Geo. Duffield de livered the charge to the people. Mankato (Minn.) Action on Re-union:----" The Presbytery of Mankato having at its last ,semi animal meeting approved of the Basis of Re union 'overtured by the last General Assembly, do nowin order to a final'andharmonious adjust ment of the whole ease—consent to the amend ing of the Basis by the omission : First, of that part of the rirst Article of the Basis that begins with the wordg; 'lt being:understood, Ste.,' and ends with . the words', in the separate Churches;' and ~,Svepond, of ,tbe whole , of the Tenth Article of tle,Basis.; aud we do hereby express -our wil lingness and earnest desire that the next General Asserithly, litay,'A; D. 1869, consummate the proposed Re-union on the Basis as thus amended withauut further: delay or reference, to this Pres bytery:" •,• • Commissioners to the, next General .Assembly : Rev. C. N. Adams, Principal,. and ,Rev: Rock wood . MeQuesten,.Alternate ; aid Elder Wm. P. MCMasters -of Traverse dessoux, Principal, and A.ndrew [tauter of Beaver Falls, Alternate. Two new churches, organized within our bounds, at their own request, were taken under, care of Presbytery . ; viz : One at London in Freeborn Co., supplied by Rev. Theophilus Low ry, and the other at Minnesota Lake in Blue Earth Co : , supplied by Rev. J. E. Conrad. A Commission was appointed to organize , a church at Ottawa, Les Seur Co., on last Sabbath, whiCh was done. M. N. ADAMg; AMERICAN AND FOREIGN OFERISTIAN UNION. NEWS Or THE MONTH.'"- .SPA.IN.;-= Under the :auspices of the Union, a weekly Protestant newspaper, giving utterance to the facts and truths of the gospel, is now es tablished in Seville. In that city Mr. Alonzo is . addres-ing audiences of 'ten to fifteen hundred, using for the 4iurpse Romish churches which have been for the time abandoned. GREECE.—Mr. Constantine reports that ser vices are most encouraging, the number in at tendance being constantly on the increase, and the attention excellent. The great call now is for the' spiritual conversion of people. Cut 4.—This country is likely to be the strong hold for the. work of the Union in - South Ameri ca. AfValparaiso, regular services in the Span ish' have been.eStablisd,' and the attendance of Chilians was considerably more than donbled in three weeks. The last letter from Dr. Trumbull contains the account of the. happy :conversion of a native, and his zeal for the like . merpy for his brother: MExiao.—A letter from the Evarigelied So. ciety of 'Artizans, in Satan°, sevelaty-five miles from 'Monterey, to Miss Rankin, of the latter place, illuserates the ripeness of this republic for evangelization. They say, "This Society pro poses to co operate with you in any way that you think best 'for gm progress of the- truth. We have 'already established a Sabbath School, in which we try to teach the truth as contained in the Bible. This Society has not taken the name of any denominational sect in particular, as we STATED CLERK
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