anuritan Vyr,s4tErian,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1A69
REV. JOHN W. MEARS, D. D., Editor.
No. 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE.
Bev. Z. lit Humphrey, D.D., Pastor of Calvary
Church.
Rev. Herrick Johnson, D. D.; Pastor of the
First Church.'
Rey. Danl. March, D.D., Pastor of Clinton St.
Church.
Rev. Peter Stryker, D.D., Pastor of N. Broad
St. Church.,
Rev. George I. Wlswiell, D.D., Pastor of Green
Hill Church.
Rev. E. Z. Adams, 111.11., Prof. in Lincoln
Uni
versity.
Rev. Samuel TV. Duffield; Special . Cor
respondent.
Mr. Robert E. Thompson will continue to act
as Editor of the News Department. z
Correspondents in every Presbytery and
Synod will promptly furnish us with fresh items
of news from their respective fields. '
ter Presbyterianism in Boston, The Reform
Movement in _lndia, Letters from the Hills, IV ,
Exmetical Notes, Page 2d; Editor's 'Table,
Literary Items, Catholic World on the Moder
ators' Letter, Woman's Work, Temperance
Items, News ellour Churches, Page 3d; Poetry,
Ellen iftionef.s Story, Use of Tobacco, Mrs.
Allison's Cosmetic, Rich for a Moment, Budget
of Anecdotes, Page 6th ; Religious Intelligence,
City Bulletin, Page 7th.
THE AMERICAN PRESEYTERIAN REVIEW led
the Quarterlies in prompt issue. 'lts noticeable
feature is the first, of a series by Mr. Barnes, con
tinuing, in a less personal form, the discussion on
Sin and Suffering with Gerrit Smith. The Prince
ton Review and the Bibleothe7ca, Sacra'have also
appeared.
The November fonthlies—Hours at Home,
Lippincott, Harper, Atlantic, Our Young Folks,
Student and Schoolmate, Blackwood for October,
have made their appearance.
Among new books, we notice the first two vol
limns of Scribiter's new and cheap edition of
Froude's England, arid "Great Hunts" in the
Hlustiated Libriry of Wcinders; Carter's Auto
biography of Krummacher, Bvo., with photo
graph, and the last of the " Bessie Books :"
Bessie at School; Fields, Osgood Si Co.'s con
tinuation of George Eliot's books, and the vol
ume of Thackeray's Miscellanies; Lee and
Shepard's Lake Shore Series of Oliver Optic's
Books, 4 vols., in a box; John Brett's House
hold, from Garrigues; Harry's Battles, bielly
Walters, &c., from Alfred Martien.
SYNOD OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The Synod of Pennsylvania held its annual
session in the church of York, Pa., com
mencing October 19th. The opening sermon
was preached by the retiring Moderator, Dr.
Sunderland, of Washington City, from 1 Cor. i.
25-29 : "Because the foolishness of God is wiser
than men," &o. The attendance was large, (101)
ranking the present with the four fullest sessions
ever held; there were more Tuling elders than at
any previous session (4 L) Among the regretted
absences was that of Mr. Sterling, of Willams
port, wh'ose affliction in the dangerous illness of
his wife drew forth the general sympathy of the
brethren.
The spirit of the meeting was stic'h as to great
ly encourage the pastor and people in York, who
are enjoying some special indications of the di
vine presence, and whose hearts are tender under
the sad loss of their beloved elder, Dr. Ifeelel
land. The prayer meetings and addresses•, on
benevolent topics were so cheering, so stimulat
ing, and yet often so melting and tender, that all
recognized the manifest presence of the Spirit.
An expectation of unusual Spiritual blessings and
a sense of their special need, as the , seal of ,the
Master upon the . proposed Reunion, animated
these exercises. The communion service, ac
companied with a sermon by Dr. Allen, and ad
dresses by Drs. Wing and March, and attended
by a greerconeourse of people, was felt to be un
usually profitable and enjoyable.
THE GREAT CAUSES.
All the great 'causes, including. that of tem
perance, were ably represented and' discussed.
Indeed, in the absence of judicial and other
business,_ almost the entire time of the Synod
was occupied in •considering the vast; proportions
and great deinandenf - •the different branches of
the Church's work; and the views and purposes
and zeal of the members were kindled afresh, as
they vieftin provoking - one another to love and
good iorku.
Dr. Ellinwood's,address on ;Church` Erection
contained some startling hints on city eiangeli
nation, with such facts as the following: In ten
years there has been but one new Presbyterian
church erected in New York—Dr. Prentiss'-; but
one in thirty ears in i Albany,and but one of any
efficieney in fifteen years in Newark, N. Js He
also referred to the enormous prices asked for,
ground in thp 'City of New York, making it im
possible to put up . a pew building, unless it is a
ease of removal, silty thousand dollars must be
paid for ground alone It becomes a serious
question—Shall we give' p the cities and retire
to the suburbs? The, great interest felt by the
Synod in. clay evangelization was ,shown .by the
/appearance of the subject on two subsequent oc
cabious, and the adoPtion of the following resolu
4ionr„ - '
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1869.
Resolved, That in view of the exceedingly
rapid growth of our cities, the perilous elements
entering into their population, and the compara
tive insufficiency of our Home Missionary and
Church erection enterprizes to meet these neces
sities, Synod would urge the work of city evan.
gelization both upon the wealthy churches of our
cities, and upon the whole Church in all its
benevolent operations.
The usual careful report cm Foreign Missions
was made by Rev. John McLeod, chairman of the
Synod's Permanent Committee. Several of the
churches were noted as having made good con
tributions, as Walnut St. $7OO, Mountain $132,
First Kensington $275, Belvidere $237, Harris
burg $863, York $l,lOO, Clinton St. $9OO, Wash
ington 4th, over $6OO, Pencador $l7O, besides
the usual substantial thousands from the First and
Calvary churches; but, as a whole, the contribu
tions were $l,lOO less than those of last year.
The Standing Committee's report on Foreign
Missions, which was adopted, closed as follows :
Your Committee would give as the thoughtful
sense of the Synod,
1. That the outreaching heart of Christ finds'
its fittest expression in that evangelistic thought
and effort embracing the world.
2. That China and 'Japan are providential
openings, so posturing themselves in their rela
lation to our Pacific coast, that they constitute
a special claim and call of God upon us to go in
and possess the. landi
3. That good faith and the greatest efficiency
seem to require that our contributions to this
cause for the present year should flow in chan
nels through which they have hitherto gone.
The Report on Home Missions, read by Rev.
Robert Adair, showed that, including the contri
butions for,freedinen, a most gratifying advance
had been made by the Synod. it was observable
that the"reading of the names of non-contributing
churches created a wholesome sensation among
those most nearly concerned. Various excuses
and explanations were tendered, one of the best
of which came from Pottsville church, in whose
wide and needy surroundings a minion is being
carried on, and about $l,OOO a year expended by .
the church; a wealthy individual on the ground,
supplementing deficiencies to the amount of $5OO.
On Publication, stirring speeches were made
by Rev. W. E. Moore and others, but it was
:pointed out that not one half of the Synod's
churches contributed to the cause. The en-
largement of the work of the Committee,
and especially its supervision of the Sabbath
school interests, lately given into its hands, were
noticed in the i.esolutions. In the discussion on
Foreign Missions, Rev. Edward. Webb gave a
most, touching illustration of the elevating power
of the Gospel in the former field of his own
labors; and Dr. S. W. Butler spoke of the
Cherokees, among whom his owt), father had
toiled and suffered as a missionary, even unto
bonds, but who now were quite deserted by the
Northern :churches.
On Ministerial Relief, it appeared that the
bannerchurch is that of York, which contrihuted
$425, and that outside of the, Presbytery of
Harrisburg there had been almost no gain; but
with that body, an advance of $368 in the Sy- ,
nod.
In Education, the remarkable advance of 150
per cent. was noted, ($4,084, against $1,562,)
and one fourth of the entire contributions to. the
Education Committee of the Assembly came
from this' Synod; yet 44 of the 95' churhes gave
nothing. The concluding resolution of the Stand
ing Committee'S report, whioh was adoPted, is as
follows
Resolved, That it is 'undesirable that any
young men who' have not the missionary spirit,
should be, recommended,to the Education .Com
mittee by the Presbytcries.
The action on Hems Missions was as-follows:
Resolved, let. - That a special effort to raise
funds for domesti , ; missions this year, be com
mended to all. our churches, that' our operations
may be: carried on with` increased effioienoy,
that we may go vigorous and .unenouMbered into
the epected union-with the other branch of the
Church.
2d. That we declare the mecessity of local or
ganizations for evangelising these
. . important
centres [cities.]
3. That we fully endorse the appeal of our
Assembly's Committee in' behalf, of the freed
men, and declare our sympathy, not only with its
schooli, brit also'with the Lincoln , I.J i niversity,
commend' we heartily to the support of
every Christian and ; philanthropist.
Rev. Dr. H. Johnson was made' chairman of the
Committee , on the American, Presbyterian, and
the following was, after a very tautest and free ,
discussion, unanimously adopted::
Resolved, That the Committee on the Ameri
can Presbyterian be authorised to aid the editor
by their counsel and influence to promote and to
perpetuate the distinctive charscter , of the paper
in any way that shall commend itself to their
best judgment.
Inquiry was made of the Presbyteries whether.
they had conformed to the Assembly's rule of
1831, in regard to ministers not employed in the
work of the ministry, or who habitually absent
themselves from the meetings ;of' Presbytery.'
This inquiry, enjoined by action of the last
General Assembly, will have a good effect in in
creasing the watchfulness of Presbyteries, and
the sense of responsibility of their. .members for
their ministerial' Standing.'
REUNION AND BENE'IOENCE
Whereas, the desire is geperal to signalize the
anticipated Reunion of the long severed.branches
of the Presbyterian Church by a more earnest
and entire consecration .of ourselves and our
means to the'service of Christ and the extension
of His kingdom, therefore
Resolved,. T hat., whilst warmly encouraging the
giving of large sums by the wealthy to specific
objects, the Synod will endeavor to show its set
tled purpose to labor for the Redeemer's King
dom with zeal and system, by contributing an
nually, this year and in years to come, to each
one of the causes selected, controlled and com
mended to its constituency by our General As•
se mbly.
THE SABBATH
In response to a circular on the observance of
the Sabbath from the Congregational Conference
of Ohio, the Presbyteries were earnestly recom
mended to take such action as shall bring the
claims of the Lord's day to the notice of their
Churches.
Oxford church, Philadelphia, was chosen as
the nest place of meeting. The Moderator and'
Stated Clerk were appointed to address a frater
nal letter to the Synod of Philadelphia (0. 5.,)
informing them of this action.
Greatly has the Synod grown in the grace of
persistence, since it met and ran away so inglor
iously from York' seventeen years ago. The
memory of that meeting will be wiped, away, to
all practical intents and purposes, by the opposite
character of the recent sessions. A fe.w, who were
constrained to go, left, but the body,.substantial
ly, remained to the last moment. The ladies had
their special arrangements for the entertainment
of the Synod appointed for the last evening,
when they spread a , bountiful and elegant table,
with ices, cakes and fruit in the Sabbath-school
room of their new chapel, and where the abund
ant and hearty hospitality, which had character
ized the treatment of the members; reached its
climax. Nevei Aid. the - members feel more
thoroughly at borne , than in the. ample houses
and by the well-spread boards. of the people of
York.
WILSON FEMALE: COLLEGE.The following
is the action of. he , S r y , nod pf - Pennsylvitnia, in
session at York, Oct. 21st, 1869, on the subject
of this Institution-located at Chambersburg, Pa.
A' notice Of this enterprise will appear in our
next paper. It is propoked to unite the efforts
of the Preibyterlin; of Pennsylvania, of both
branches and make this a "Reunion Memorial."
"The Spied having-listened to the statements
of Rev. E. B. Rafensperger, the Financial, Sec
retary of the Boar :of - Triistees of the , ' Wilson
Female College;',: at Chambersburg, 'Pa., would
commend to the attention and sympathy of our
ckurches, this enterprise, -inaugurated for :the
purpose of establishing an institution for the ed
ucation of our daughters,• of the highest grade,
under the special direction .of the Presbyterian
Church." _
OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
SYNOD OP ONONDAGA
The annual meeting was held in Cortland—
the attendance fair, but not large. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. D. P. Gregory, of
Binghampton. 'Rev. S. WC Boardman of Au
burn was elected 'Moderator, and 'seemed to-eon
duct the business, with wisdom and dispatch.
We were glad to see also that the Synod seemed
to regard it as a partof its legitimate "business,"
patiently to hear the representatives of the dif
ferent, causes of benevolence; and not only to
hear; but upon Home and Foreign Missions at
least, members of. the Synod also made remarks,
and - handsomely endorsed the appeals made in
behalf of those great interests. Time was taken
for deliberation, and, resolutions' were passed
showing, hearty sympathy with the causes pre
sented.
Surely, this is no i more than right. The work
of the Church through its benevolent organiza
tions, is a part, of the business of the Synod.
How else can they be more profitably employed
than in inquiring into the progress which the
gospel is making in the earth, contriving and sug
gesting hovi the' `progress can be made more
rapid and sure. , A little of special prayer also
in the same connection would not come amiss.
An hour, at least, thus spent upon each one of
the great causes of Christian benevolence, would
be time well spent, by the Synod.
Among the other things, special attention was
given to the interests of Hamilton College. Dr.
Goertner was heard in its' behalf.- Capital
speeches were made by several others, bah'
clergymen and laymen, most highly commending
it as a Christian College, worthy of the highest
confidence and Most liberal patrenage of all who
love the churehUf God, or 'care to have it well
supplied with a well educated, godly ministry.
Hamilton has already furnished 'many such, and,
was never before so well prepared to furnish
many more. In fact, Dr. Goertner said a larger
proportion of its graduates are ministers of the
gospel than those of any other college; some of
them,ns is well knoin, being men, of the highest
standing and usefulness. It, will gratify the
friends of Christ to know that no' less than sixty,
of its present students are contemplating the
sacred • ministry as the Chosen work of •their
lives. There is also a lively and promising state'
of religious feeling among the. Ghristiati young
men of the College.' They are trying to labor
for Christ. Their meetings are well attended,
and they are hoping for the converting and
saving influences of the Spirit. Let all pray
for the College. 'Special prayer was sc offered
in the Synod, and -resolutions commending the
College to the more earnest sympathy and more
efficient aid of'. the churches were cordially and
unanimously -passed. it, was intended, thus to
bid Dr. Goertner,ithe . efficient and able- Commis
sioner of the College, a hearty God-speed in his
efforts to increase' the- endowments of the insti-
tution, and to give it more wide and ample means
of usefulness.
We notice also that the Synod of Utica, at its
meeting the weele before, devoted an evening to
the consideration of the same matter President
Brown of Hamilton College preached a very in
teresting and able sermon on the subject ; after
which spirited and earnest remarks were made
by other members of the Synod, handsomely
commending and endorsing the College.
The Presbytery of Rochester held its semi
annual meeting last Tuesday and Wednesday at
Holley. Rev. Edwin Allen was received as a
member from the Presbytery of Kalamazoo. He
is now preaching at Stone church, in South
Bergen.
If the - programme was carried out, Mr. C. C.
Johnson, a licentiate of the Presbytery of Buffalo
was also received, and on Wednesday was or
dained and installed pastor of the church in
Holley. Dr. Clarke of Buffalo was to preach
the installation sermon: •
The vote of the Presbytery for reunion was
unanimous and hearty, as every one expected.
The ordinary routine of business was attended to
in due form. ' •
MORE. IMPROVEMENT:
- The renovation and improvements upon the
church edifice of the Presbyterian Society of
Clinton, are now completed, and the building is
again occupied by the congregation. The win
dows are made new, of beautiful stained glass,
the walls very tastefully frescoed, and all so much
improved, that one would hardly know the
place.
In addition to this, a new Lecture Room, has
been erected in the rear of the church, connected
with it by a covered passage, all at a cost of some
$BOOO. Rev. Thos. B. Hudson has also en
tered upon his labors as pastor of the church, and
all promises peace and prosperity.
The Church of Amboy, of which Rev. John
S. Bacon is pastor,-has been undergoing similar
renovation, at a cost of $4OOO. Tue house has
been for some, months in the hands of workmen,
but is now nearly ready for the return of the
congregation, after what has seemed a long
exile.
A new church,has been erected by the Pres
byterian Society of Evans' Mills ; a neat; com
modious edifice'of Gothic architecture.
A chapel for a new Presbyterian church has
been erected, in. Binghamton, at an expense of
$BOOO dollars; to be ready for occupancy by the
first of December. It is built ,by the First
Church, of which Rev. Geo. N. Boardman", D.D.
is 'pastor, a brick edifice large and substantial,
and is to be started as a Mission enterprise. It
is located in the northern part of the city, which
is growing rapidly, and , where a church is nee
ded, ardwill be much more in .demand in a very
few years.`' Bmgliamton . is one of our most pros
perous young cities, and the First Church one of
our largest and strongest societies. It can well
afford to sustain. the new enterprise, and Ought
soon to 'colonize, As thus intended.
The Presbyterian churches, of Auburn held a
meeting in September, as proposed by the Gene
ral Assembly, to pray for union, the three chur
ches uniting in the services., The meeting is
still kept up / and well attended., It is to be main
tained until. the' union is consummated. If, in
some other.quarters, they had diScussed the• Mat
ter less, and prayed over it meie, the small num:
ber of votes cast against it, would have been even
less than they now are: aiNESEE.
Rochester, Oct. 23, 1869. ,
The Syndd Of Albany met in. the 4th church,
Albany,'Qct. 12th, and was opened with a ser
mon by Rev. Dr. Vincent, on the relative impor
tance of the revival:mid educational phase of the
Progress of the Church, and the argument of the
preacher was in favor of the latter view. Rev.
G. W. Warner - Wei chosen Moderator. The
abundant rains had' so interrupted travel, that the
number in'ettendance was less than usual. The
special sermon, On the relative and mutual duties
of the Church, and the Sabbath- School, was
preached'' on Thursday' morning, by Rev. D. R
Fraser, of Hudson. The preacher urged that
the Sabbath School is not to be regarded as a
Voluntary appen'dage, outside of the Church; but
a' part of the machinery which the Church is to
employ, and that 'it must be cared' for by the
officers and influence of the Chunih. The Rev.
Dr. Cox hrought to us the salutations of the Sy
nod of. New York and New Jersey, which he
presented in his own glOwing,, brilliant way:
The sy r iod was addressed during its sessions
by Rev.. Dr. Ellinwood, on Church Erection ; by
Rev. A. Wilder;'el the Zulu Mission, South
Africa, and Rev. Dr. Wood, on Foreign Missions ;
by Rev. W. R.' Luy, on the interests of the
Freedmen ; by 'Rey. Dr. - Eddy, in behalf bf the
American and Foreign Christian Union ; by Mr.
M. MAterrill, of the American Sunday School
Union, and 'by ,Re*. W. W. Atterbury, of the
New York Sabbath Committee, on the importance
of earnest efforts to maintain and perpetuate the
influence of the Christian Sabbath. A circular
letter was received from the Congregational Con
ferenCe`of 'Ohio, in reference' o the better obser
vance of the Sabbath, and referred to a commit.'
tee. , The Lord's Supper was observed Thursday
afternoon. The parts of service Were sustained
bythe Moderator, Rev. Dr. Howard; of Catskill,
Rev. W. M. Johnson,' of Cohoes, and Rev, Dr,
Beman. - It was a matter of ' Special' and nil;
feigned pleasure, that we'were permitted again
to see the face and hear the voice of this venera•
:ble father whose distant home and increasing in
&Tildes have prevented his attendance with us
for the last fewyears:; His words Were charec
teritibally earnest, affectionate, and ' instructive.
Synod appointed a committee of one minister and
one 'elder frnit each Presbytery to confer with a
similar committee from the other Synod of Al
bany, to advise and report as to adjustims, the
boundary lines of Synod and of the Presbyterie,,
in view of the union of the two bodies, and for
warded this action to the other Synod by the
Rev. H. Patingill. The other Synod accepted
our action in this particular, and sent to us t 6
.Rev. M. L. P. Hill, their Moderator, to ask u s
to unite with them in a convention for Christian
Conference and prayer, to be held in the 4th
church, Albany, commencing on the Ist Tues
day in December. To this request Synod re
sponded very cordially in the affirmative.
From the narrative it appeared that the past
year has been one of marked favor upon the
churches within the Synod. The additions have
been larger than usual, int Lin most departments
of Christian growth, the advance has been plea
sing. Synod renewed the fraternal pledge to re
member each other, at• or about 9. o'clock each
Sabbath morning , through the year.
The Synod of Utica met at Adams, N ew
York, on the 12th inst., and was opened with
a sermon by Rev. T. A. Weed, Moderator, from
Matt. xviii. 2,3, " And ltresus called a little
child unto him," &,e. Rev. C. W. Hawley was
chosen. Moderator, and Revs. H. N. Millerd and
B. F. Willoughby , Temporary Clerks. Resolu:
tions earnestly commendinc , the Freedmen's De
partment of the Home Mission Committee and
the Church Erection. Cause to the churches were
passed.
The Synod maintains a connection with Hamil
ton College, which is within its bounds, by a
visiting committee. That committee reported
that they were highly. pleased with the evidences
of thorough instructiougiv,en them, and with the
proficiency of the ,students., Rev. S. G. Brown,
D. D Lb. D preached - the special sermon be
fere Synod, from Eeelesiastee vii. 12, "For wis
dom is •a defetise,".&c.
Resolved; That : tbe cimoded claims of Hamil
ton College on the support; of our ministers, eld
ers, and churches, are just now greatly enforced
by the pressing necessities of the College, the
demands of growing scholarship -Upon it for the
enlargement and ; multiplication- of its depart
ments of instruction, and t" . 1,19 requisite appliances;
and especially by the formidable efforts to di
vorce religion from learning.
ResOlv'ed, That we earnestly beg our ministers,
elders, and church members to take to their
warmest embrace,. this' College, so specially hon
ored by Ordd in the conversion to Him of its
students, and in their enlistment in the Gospel
Ministry, and to welcome its appeals for help, al
lowing nothing to supercede'or hinder them, con
tributing liberallY and statedly to its funds, and
presenting a special offering' to it dnring the
present year.
Rev. 0. P. Allen, of the East Turkey Mission,
gave interesting statements respecting that field.
Attention was directed
,to efforts for the better
observance of the Sabbath. •
More than usual . interest was manifested in
the devotional exercises,and in the observance
• • i
of the 'Lord's Supper ; .partinularly n view of the
fact that a prominent laYuaetaber of the General
Assembly, and valued elder intone of our newly
formed churches, was but: a, short time since
called to the churoh abOve. .
Thil church with - Which the Synod met has
enjoyed a remarkable outpouring of the Holy
Spirit during the past year, and evidences of
prosperity in secular things were plainly seen.
8.. N. AL
FOREIGN ITEMS.
—At a large meetinc , of the clergy, • held in
Dublin, Oct.2lst, Archbishop' Trench presiding,
it was decided by a large majority that the
laity have a right to decide upon matters of doc
trine and discayline.
—The Morning' Standard, of Oct. 23rd, in an
editorial, protests against the election of the
Rev. Frederick Temple as Bishop of Exeter, on
account of his suspicious heterodoxy. [The pa
per is edited by a theological alarmigt.] ,
—Pere Hyacinthe, not having returned to his
convent in Paris, as ordered by' his superiors,
has been dispossessed of all his charges.
—The London Times says !That Raspail ad
heres to his resolution to go to the French Legis
lative Chamber on the 26th inst.. So a riot may
still be found unavoidable—in which case the
authors of the/moderate manifesto will have to
see what course is best for them to pursue.
France has been brought to this pass through
the Emperor's hesitation '
, not merely in respect
to measures, but in the choice of persons to in
troduce them. The Emperor cannot mean to
present himself before. the Chambers with his
old Cabinet, any Other ,men are preferable to
these. So long as the Emperor is surrounded
by men of yesterday, no one can have faith in
his, good intention for;the morrow.
•
—King William of Prussia offers the Pope a
carpet to cover the floor of the hall in which the
great council will meet. It will cost $50,000.
—ln the Spanish Cortes; Oct. 20, Prim said, if
the Ecumencial Council should adopt decisions
hostile in operation to the Spanish Constitution,
they would be treated by the Government as
null and void.
The Bishop of Alhatn . a and several Protestants
have been arrestedat Granada, Spain.
—Zion's Herald (Boston) will soon be mad
With much learning: It says:---" Those are called
the Dark Ages when Jeronie [who lived in the
fifth century], Crichton [of the seventeenth],
Abelard, Erasmus' [of the sixteenth], Petrarch
and such [Nasby: 'ran sick'], visited -foreign
colleges to contend for honors in philosophical
and kindred intelleetual studies." Our cotem
porary has original views as to' the extent of
what are called the. Dark ages. Commonly they ex
tend from theineursion of the Barbarians to the
Renaissance. Jerome lived long before them,
Erasinus just at the close, and Crichton long
after thein. What college or university existed
in. Jerome"a time t
The young men of the ,First church' have
formed are isssociation, and *held prayer-meetings
. , .
Saturday evenings in the basement of the church