ri d 'lrunito3 EClTltrrt. eta cirri AXDATATE. ,11, , c alder Reed preached his 311'11 \ cr,ary discourse in the Central th and Cherry ate., Dee. 12th, vii. 12. He stated that /ship of the church is now thirty-one having been during; the past year, and two i during the four or five years of -( , prate, while thirty-five had died ‘ty four had been dismissed in cars. The aggregate of money and contributed for the year was ,79, an increase of $2,000,,as corn- with the year previous, and five as much as when ho became pastor. this, $2,000 was for Foreign and .:375 fur Domestic Missions, and $6OO Sewing School. Dr. Reed intimated is expectation that in a few years he ould see their house of worship, re „ .ed to a site where he surroundings aid be less purely commercial in their ,tracter. —Rev. H. C. McCook-, of St. Louis,_ L. accepted the call to Ca() Seventh !..n.ch, and will enter upon his duties ,t.'N in January. —Rev. S. A. Mutchmore of Cohock nk church, Kensington, has had a not nl-ual experience in returning sick .; 10 his European travel. Ile is so .r recovered, however, that he has oc.. 11 , cd his pulpit for the last two `Sab : ,:ins. He was able to , be present at thirtieth anniversary of the church • ' Ihttli school, Dec 19th . 'Those' Who . seen this school on ordinary oc. ~., n s, will expect that it appeared to i advantage on this high day. Dut• - ,:,_: the year, it contributed over, $l,OOO • , missions, and was permitted to.record, hopeful conversion of over forty who have joined the Church. A Pi inecton Seminary stndent,Who had fist gradual ed in the school was present took part in the exercises. . . —()u Sabbath, D o. 19th, sixteen pl,ons were received to membership .111 to the Lord's Table in the North 1, street (or Penn) Presbyterian ',arch, of which Rev. Matthew New kis pastor. Most of these were iu !he prime of life, and ,nine were on d'est,ion of faith. 'ln the eleven I. labs since Mr. Newkirlt' was installed lit. M us ,, 6 rave's successor, forty-eight e joined church. —Car!ioe was one of the first battle ti :dm in the discussions which led to the quption of the Church. The contest in 1832 and resulted in the or ganization of' the second Church in 1833. A meeting has been held, at which ad d:e,,,es were made by the Rev. Drs. ing and Murray, and tbe Rev. Mr. `oreray. Reunion communions have al.su been held in the two Churcheit, —no; A. W. Sproul!, of Chester, has deci,ned the call from,.. the church a Mai lb ,ro', N. Y. -le.v. A. Miller Woodsof Neshans hah accepted a call 'to the church, Mail:Hwy City, }'a. —Tne church of Mt. Pleasant, Pres bytery of Redstone, has given .a thous call to the Rev. John McMillan, raster or the Reformed Presbyterian church of Allegheny, with a salary of tiltcen hundred dollars. We have not the least intimation of Mr. MeMillan?s urpohcs with regard to this call or ta utly change in his ecclesiastioal relations., —Bun net [Mr. McMillan was ohaplain of a western Pennsylvania Regiment during the war, and his soldierly bearing and catholicity of view in the NationallPres iverian Convention will be remembered 11 all who were present. We have reason to believe that he is eon to a call from a congregatioh in the reunited Church.] —The congregation of West Middle rex, Pil l visited their pastor, Rev, R M. Brown, and his wife, on the 10th mat, and presented them a roll of green backs, many handsome presents, and articles of comfort. , —Rev. M. W. Jaeobtti, D. D.. of Pittsbu g cAitly invited all the ires hyterian ministers of that city - and Allegheny, and their wives, • to a sooial reunion at his house. "The ocicaaien was a most enjoyable one. The doctor and. his family entertained their guests most handsomely, and the evening .was one the memory of which will •long remain iu the miodttof those who were so for tunate as to be present." —A meeting of the Presbyterian min isters of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, is held in the lecture room of the First church, every Monday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Tea is taken at 6 o'clock, and the westing adjourns at 9. —The students of the United and Re formed Presbyterian Theological Semi varies, is Allegheny, have united with the students of the Presbyterian Semi- nary in a weekly prayer meeting. —On the morning Sabbath, Dec. 19th, the Central church of Pittsburg (Rev. Dr. Jacobus), wade a donation of one th usand dollars to the Western Theological Seminary. This is not the first contribution from a church towards the great memorial land. This honor belongsl to a [N. S.] church at Red Wing, Minnesota, which on Nov. 28th, made u donation of $2OO, about 700 per ("erg. (urger than* ever made befq eto the cause of church eitension, for the bene fit of the thuroh bf Goodhue, in the same State.-B(mner. —ln Sewickley, pi., the church has been nod( rgoing repairs for the last three months. It has been entirely re• modelled, refitted and' 'tastefully fur nished, making it now one of the neatest and most comfortable houses of worship in that vicinity. —Rev. J. C. Caldwell has resigned the pastorate of the Second church of Washington. Pa., and accepted a call from the Newbury church of Williams port, Pa. He leaves on the Ist of Jan. —The Presbytery of Uuntiogdon met at East Kishacoquillas, Deo 7th. Rev. W. T. Wylie presented a certifi cats of his ministerial standing in the Presbytery of Pittsburgh [N s'], and after the usual examination, he was re ceived as a member of Presbytery. A call from the church of Bellefonte for the pastoral services of Mr. Wylie, re tained by Presbytery from the fall meet ing, was placed in his hands and ac oepted, and arrangements were made tor his installation. Rev. Thaddeus Mc RIR presented a letter of dismission from the Presbytery of Austin [O. S ], and after the usual examination, he was received Calls from the churches of McVeytown and Newton , Hamilton, whieht'were‘pre sented at the last stated meeting for the pastoral services of Mr..Mcl/Tte. *ere placed in his hands and aceepted, and arrangements made for hie installation. Mr. Andrew Parker, ,a licentiate of Presbytery, having received' and 'ac cepted a call to become pastor of the East Kishacoquillas °hut.* -Presbytery proceeded to his ordination and installa- NEW TODEC- r CITT AND STATE. —Union Seminary is to be removed, to the upper part of the city. A Committee has entupleted the purchase.of sixty lots lying just west of the :new avenue,St. Nicholas—between 130th and 134th streets, forming part of, what is known as the St. Nicholap Park.' It ie an elevated piece of;ground, beautiful for ,situation, and sie•iularly adapted to the purposes 0 . of a theological 'seminary. The Board of Directors will proceed forthwith to the work or. seeming the 'necesaati funds to pay for the !and, and to erect thereon buildings worthy of this hon ored institution and of, the Re-united Presbyt eria n Church.—Observer. —The Presbyterian Committee or, Home Missions appeal to the churches for prompt and generous contributions to their Freedmen's Department. A few only of the churches have contri buted. Thousands of dolars are needed to meet the payments of bills now .due Missions and teachers are anxiously ex petting their salaries, and are greatly embarrassed for want of them. Contri• butions are to be designated expressly. "for the Freedmen's •Department," and sent to Edward A. Lambert, Treasurer No. 30 Vesey street, N. Y. —The church worshiping in the 'His torical Society's Hall, formerly the Second R. P. church of New York,,last year contributed fur Chureb,,SajAmbi, ache Mission and tenevolent Roses at the rate of '5.37 per member. They are not ri wealthy congregation, -and are laboring hard to secure a.house of worship. If they were in Philadel phia, we think that they would be aided., —There are no more Presbyierian . Church organisations in New York city , than there we, e twelve years ago. Nor is New York alone. Albany has pro duced but one Presbyterian church in thirty years. —Rev. Mr. Cochran, of Carmel, N has accepted a unanimous call to the First church, Mendham. N. J. —Rev. Charles H. Taylor late of Cambridge, N. Y , has accepted a calf from the church in Leroy, N,. Y , to be come its pastor, and commenced his la h.trs in that place. . —Rev. Howard Kingsbury of New York, has engaged to supply the pulpit •of the cliurchin Rome, for the' next six months. —l' he ,oh arch of Perry: N. Y.,- has. re cently proVkled its new pastor, Rev. H. J. Hazeltine, with a good and commodi. ous parsonage. —Rev. D. H. Palmer has dectikned the call of the church or Newark, N ‘J., au& remains in Prattsburgh. —Rev. Albert Bigelow, for five years past supplying the church, Silver Creek, and- formerly pastor in Homer, has ac cepted the appointment of Secretary for Western New- York, of the American Seamen's Friend , Society; from Jan. 1, 1870. His residence is 82 Swan street, Buffalo. ' z NNW JERSEY ANDAKABYLAND. —The Went bhn .eh,:Bridgeton; has given a Call to the Rev. Charles Beattie, of Middletoiru,•N Y. —The elders of Newark and Passaic Presbyteries seemed to have alined &tit Well settled purpose to pa forth "special effort during assist feeble ensuing year to ilk feeble charhes and establish new ones; particularly in the new settlements along the line of the Morris and Essex rail road. ; —.The churches in the Presbytery of Baltimore are taking measures to fill vacant pulpits. The church of Bel Air has secured the services of the Rev. W. B. Browne, of Indiana, as its stated supply. The Chestnut Grove church has called the Rev. Mr. Rathbun, of Carlisle Presbytery: The Churchville congregation has made out a call for Rev. Mr .Johns, of Newcastle Presby tery The Pranklinville church 'has given a unanimous call to the Rev. J. P. Carter. —Reunion gives eleven 'Presbyterian churches in Washington city; including the Bridge Street church, of George town. Most of these have large edifices and congregations ; all ‘of them, with one exception, are independent of help from the Boards; amkbetter still, out of debt. One of these is the Fifteenth Street in 'common parlance, "the so-, PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEIIBER 3C. 1869. called colored chureh," though its pastor, Rev. Stella Martin, at one of the re union prayer•meetin ,, s, remarked that " it was not a colorerl but a Presbyterian church." These eleven churches are well situated. each occupying a distinct territory. The organic re union of our two Presbyteries has been pleasantly an ticipated by a ministers' prayer-meeting, which holds its sessions every Monday morning. Though some members of both Presbyteries voted against reunion, yet the feeling of all seems to be to acquiesce in' the great result, and do every thing to cement the organic union with the unity of .the Spirit. There is also a, disposition to put all our churches on' a good working basis, and combine their energieS againSt the active efforts . of Romanism. It is proposed to hold, during the Week of prayer, united ser vices of. the Presbyteries, going from church, to church and striding not only to build up believers, but also gather in from such as are yet " without God and without hope in..the Presbyterianlz ' —The Predbyt3rians of Detroit, Made Dee. sth a.. memorable illy, by a grand commemoration of the union, over which the West, as well as the Eaa, rejoices. In the afternoon communion sarviees were held in the Westminster church, Where a large 'congregation assembled. In the evening an inmiense - crowd from the 'four large co4, , reg itions filled the spa lions First church, where that ardent friend of reunion, the late Dr. Duffi..ll:, so g was pastor. Hon, liovey K. Clark, hailing with joy the union, auk gested 'tint Detroit shOuld raise $lOO,- 000 as, her : share of the . $5,000,000 thank , offering." , Rev A. T. PiersOn, of ihe'Foi:t: Street church, fAlowed, de claring that "the union of the Churches was the laying of all personal differences upon the altar of *higher consecration." lie alluded': to the perils' which now as sail society, and which, ,reader ,vigilande and . united - effort on the part of Chris• tians of the most vital necessity: Deep ly inteie:tidg addresses were given .by Dr Llog ,rth, .111. r McCorkle, Elders E C. Waker and 'D. Duffield.—Ecad ell g -A.. new Sunday Scheol chapel has just been dediealed at 11.onroe, Mich., costing $5;:500., —The church at" Adrian, Mich.,. has been remodelled and enlarged, and is to be heated by'stealit. " The Advance says •Rev. S. E. WiE hard has: resigned his charg,e at Rattle Creed. wresa l it t e.dl 01d.:a..Lic",1." —The Cincinnati .Presbytery at an adj muted meeting Dee. 17th, received the venerable Samuel J Browne, one of the pioneers of Cincinnati, and Rev. Rotlert:Wcst, recently tias.or o all. P. Church, Cincinnati, on their certificates of ministerial standing in the United Brethren Church. This bully of tier: man Methodistsieetus likelyi to fall to pieces in consequence of the stringent ruld'adoptedby the last General Confer ence against secret societies. . —The united Church'in Oxford, 0., received 17 persons to membership, Dec. 19th; eleven on profession. The Church and ,the Western Female Seminary share in the religious interest. Eig-ht young.ladieg, students of the Ohio Female College, united with. the Chuich on College Hill, by profession, Deo. 'l9th, before going home for the Christmas vacation.. = Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer, of Dayton,. Ohio, his declined a call to. the Ameri can Church of Montreal, Canada. The people have renewed the call, and made it louder. —ln Cincinnati there were, twelve years ago. seven N. S. churches, with 929 menibers, and eight O. 8. ,Churches, with ,1,093 Now there are, six N 9 with 1,190, aiid six 0 S. with 1,193 being a loss of three churches and again of 363 members. A very large number of Presbyterians, however, have moved to thosubnibs, joining existing churches, or uniting in forming,new bum minsiille, the two churches on Walnut aills;the First Church of Covington, College nal, _Locliland and others have been' much enlarged in twelve years, 'while .31ount - Anhurn, Avondale, Glen dale, Covin,gton Second, and others have been organized; or have rise/alma' new and feeble-organizations .to self support- Ina churches. The Presbytery, of Cin . cinnati (0. S.) - has grown in twelve years from ' 20 .ministers, 27 churches and 2,076 communicants to 29 ministers, 30 ehurthes and :2,882 communicants - ; and the' N. S.. Presbytery from 25 Min isters; 16 churches. and . 1,489 comwuai cants to 29 ministers 16 churches 'and 1,023 communicants". The two Presby teries have increased from 45 ministers, 43 churches and 3,565 communicants to 58 ministers, 46 chnrches and 4,505 communicants.-11crilld and Preskyier. —Universalism, though established as a sect in England by Ray at all earlier date than by his disciple, Murray, in America, has never flourished in a sepa rate form. Congregations still exist in Plymouth, Liverpool and Paisley, hold ing high orthodox Tractarian views' on other points, in connection with this be lief, as did Belly and Murray. But with in the various churches there is a`good deal , of unrecognized 'Universalism. - The '• Rivulet party" among the CouoTega tionalists are charged , with this belief; the old Broad church or Platonist party —Hare, Arnold; Maurice, and Kingsley --tend towards it, but rather as a hope than a belief; the new Broad church or semi Rationalist party—Baden Powell, THE LAKE STATES.. 0111'0. Dean Stanley, Voysey, and others—are wore avowed in what they term their " hope for all men." Many (if not most) English Unitarians are Universalists. Twenty of their clergymen are said to be ready to unite in organizing a dis tinct Universalist Church. FOREIGN ITEMS. London, Dec. 22.—Leave has been granted to the Archbishop of Canterbury to appoint a suffragan. The newly ap pointed bishops of Exeter, Bath, and Wells and Falkland Islands were con secrated yesterday at Westminster Ab bey. The tenor of the latest advicea from Rome indicates that the advocates of Papal infallibility are losing g round in the Council. Dec. 25.—The Titites de precates the attacks on Dr. Temple as uncharitable, unmanly, and. un-English. PARIS, Dec. 25.—The French jour nals have articles commenting on the fact that the Papal Constitution, (dated Dec. 10) entitled " Constitutio qum Ecelesias tiem eensurm balm sententiss litnitentur," excommunicates almost every one. , ROME, Dec. 20.—Cardinal 'Mathieu received leave •of 'absence a- day or two since, to proceed to Paris on a mission to the Emperor froin the Pope.. The committee of Bishops [S4 hich one?] have been instructed to draft a plan for check ing the growth of infidelity, in accordance with the Papal allocution. Dec. 25. The Committee on Discipline has been sp . • pointed, and comprises the Archbishop of New York;`Bishops of Birmingham, Eng.; Storam Mexico; Barcelona, Spin; lucca, Italy; Quebec, Canada 'East ; Nistues, France; Liege, Belgium ;. Gene va, Switzerland; Lemburg, Austria; Wurzburg, Bavaria; Peru, Soutli'Anie-- rice ; Mans France; Segovia, 'Spairt; Quimper, irance; Santa Ciia, Brazil; Bolivia, S. A..; 7 Remrio 7 Italy • Ascalon, Do Syria ; Callaitietta, Sicily; Copvietta, Sicily; Senegal, Africa;- the Patriarch of AL xandria, and the Vicar of Bombay, India. or the`Committee on: Questions of Faith (twenty four members) fourteen were elected - et the third session. Dec. 2 L These were the Bishop of POictiers, Archbishops {of Posen, Malines, Balti more and' Westminster; Archbishop-- of Cambrai, Primate of Hungary.;:. Arch. bishop of Utrecht and the Armenian Patriarch; Bishop. 4 'of Cacti,' Sion and Paderborn —Ou Utfristroas day the Pope 'received the felicitatitms of a dePutition. of the Council. MADRID, Dec. 23.—The Bishop of Havana has disappeared from Madrid, and it is reported' he, has gone . to France with the Bishop of Ossuua, who openly declares he does not recognize the Provi sional Government; the Regent or, the ye volution. _ • HOLIDAY GIFTS.—Among the many useful articles for gifts during the coming holiday season, nothing could be more, desirable or aceeptable to mother, wife, sister, or friend than one of Wheeler & Wilson's Improved Pamily Sewing MaChines. Call at the new and.elegant salesrooms- of Peterson Car penter, No. 914 Chestnut street, and examine these unrivalledinstruments. They are sold on very reasonable terms. -- • 2h Mothers will - do their children a great injustice by not clothing them 'in Oak Ball garments. 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Herrick Johnson, D.D., Rev. Win. N. Moore, Sam uel Cl. Perkins, Req.. P. Frazer Smith, Esq., Alexander T. Smith Futhey, Esq., John Wiliname. ker. Eon, John J. Pinkerton, Req., William F. Wyens. JulyB A ,THOROUGH PRACTICAL SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, COTTAGE SEMINARY, POTTSTOWN, MONTGOMERY CO., PA. This Institution now in its 21st year, affords f4ciii- Gee frr thorough Curisti:•n culture in be toper of no, tura] and a , %Melia atti actions nom:lvan. 41. Pupils re ceived at any time, and charged franc date of entrance. Said for Circular. Add. tree, REV. JOHN MOGRE, TERMS MODERATE, if. PRINCIPAL. COLLEGIATE SCIIOOI, S. W. cor. Broad and Walnut Ste, PHILADELPHIA. TlnTSschoolied stetted to provide fore limited own berot troys the beet opportuutties for thorough edu cation lit the eleinentary and advanced knell h Studie4, in the Latin and hr. ek Claasice,and thenioderulan gnages. Boys will he carefully prepared f.ir any college, or for business. A spin-i ue Gymnasium connected with this achool affords excellent facilities for physical ex..r. else nuder thecare of a competent inatroct r. Pamph lets containing a full account of the course of hottruc lion. terms, am., nay be obtained at the school on ap lication. REGINALD N. CHASE, A. M., I Principals HENRY W. SCOTT, A. REVERENCES; : Hon. William Strong, Rev. Z. M. Hunaphrt-y. D.D., Rev. Daniel March, D.D., Rev, Roger Owen : Benjamin Kendall, Esq., Hon. William C. Porter, Theodore Cuyler, Esq., Rev. Sohn W. Mears, D.D., Gao. W. Biddle, Esq. Samuel C. - Perkins, Esq. Name IN Legion." Dyspepsia is the parent of more arils than 11 w out of Pen-to a's box. Biliousness, sour atonal', headache, constip nervous debility.. nau-ea ■nd indescribable mental e-ieery are among its terrible °flawing. 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Bradbury, as well as his I.tost compost bons, are everywhere received with great favor. Two large editions of "Tug VICTORY" have been already exharmted; leaving Many orders unfilled, but we anal keep four presses constantly at w ,rk until the demand is supplied. Send orders at once and they lb ill be filled as rapidly as possible. If you d 6 Lot find " Tug Vicronv " at the nearest book or music store send direct to tue Publishers. Until further notice a stogie .opt seat for examination, poet paid, on receipt of $1.23. Pr ice, single copy, $1.50: per dozen, $18.50, BIGLOW & MAIN, Publishers, N. Y. GB mouton to WX. B.:BRADBURY. Dec.ls-3t. GYMNASIUM Cor. N:l2th a,n4 Arch-streets. poR Ladies . fleutle nati and Children, op-n tar the L Fall and Whiter c uree. Open us) and evemug. Call iu pe.suunr.oeud f Lesso.a in Sparring and Fencing. PROF: L. LEWIS. de-;',6.-timi GOODS for THE LA DIES. SHAWLS LOWER IN PRICE. EYRE & LA. 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