. _ ~‘. 1 PRESBYT[RIAN A . .. J ~,,..,..., & ADVOCA Ei T ..,. . . i..„ ........... yterlan Banner, Vol. V, No. 5. " O NE THING IS NEEDFUL:" "ONE THING HAVE,I DES.IRIID OF THE LORD:" "THIS ONE THING I DO." WHOLE N ' yterian Advocate, vet. XVIII I No. 52. I 4,f , ..__ I: I I I ' . t t :, ( t rr y 4 4. gi r t 'Wh, er' By V, ~ ell he f d 7 st 'Cal - ' e 1 ~ ,1 1. ' . . ' N Set • Witi ft he UM , mi , Ow . ' e 4 ' he We t• , en WI , et') Ft 'he) )1 1 1 . " he: 'sr ar ',7 'U "on to to on hie ' g ' , I'S '',enl `,..rsi t on, ,ha; ), ern: i in , et] OK Pim i en - re . t •eat. en of see: or' l' ur hei on E. ,au. k!* t al : .., c r '1,7 7 ce , l- l, r , el , nk. , rii i Ig, , , e . \ 1 0 o f ~.- 9 t' . Si, ' , l . 1 q it , er on. • '4E • ~ L . I, c ,10, . ' , 1 00 /1 , e ; th lef 01 ~ te. 'tinei ', at( 'Om :ell , *cll th. tai in, e . . suns (rm., .. %,, oT - L.". +his telUitgu ,th( , • • - ,, ,,.it „ al rt. ( anactusubj ~...,..._ '': re( - , ..ct this lau t ,-..- . ,_ r 1 .7.7 Ina best., . :., i , , .- I even to 7, ,qut - •..yr +/tumoral .—,,- ~.• me 1.. ; .7 ' Q ' l ca u s I has Into .-- . E - —"A s4llllod, in tuaa.. l . , .......vtATlthrt Ma Mum.. , . . - " 4l WiniStero ..... ,_ e -- -taa• aft adcon-i • •haro,ntgotp,,,,„,_,„ MeKINNEY, Editor and Proprietor --IN ADVANCE. tltetrg. The Spirit-Land. far beyond the scenes of earth, sere pleasures never fade, e is c, laud of untold worth; God's own hand 't was made. Living water sparkles there, tree of life there grows; heaven's pure, resplendent air, w sweet she bends her boughs! ;orrow, pain, nor anxious care, in reach that happy place; saints are blest in glory there, ey see their Maker's face. ver drop the silent tear. :hin that spirit-land; friends and kindred, near and dear, er take the parting hand. :t spirit-land ! we fain would be thiu thy sacred walls; terc below we still would stay, ttil our Father calls. Ands are oft oppressed with care, it bodies rack'd with pain; hope of heaven, and fervent prayer, Our drooping hearts sustain. n earthly friendships prove untrue, see the subtle snare; irit-land appears in view, no false friends are there. fond hearts take the parting hand, 'bat can their spirits ailed? thinks there is a spirit-land," 'ails sweetly on the ear. na Death, with his relentless haid, Takes cherished friends away, then we love the spirit•land, Nor here would wish to stay. e loug to juin our friends above, To greet them on that shore are nought but joy, and peace, and love, hall ever enter more. MA.TTLIII. Hill, 1856. For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. Baptism—No. 3. r. Carson, the accredited cnampion of Baptist Church, says that the word always means to clip. We have tried this assertion by Scripture and sense, tests which are alike avails all. The meaning of a word may fly be determined by the connexion , eh it stands. In this way we have it apparent that in several instances word baptize, as used by the 'sacred s, cannot have the sense of dipping. ter into particulars, we have proved, t. That the baptism with the Holy and with tire was not a dipping in the Ghost and Li fire. Id. That the baptism practiced by irisees before eating was not a dipping ,selves. yi. That the baptism of table-couches, .iced by the Jews, was not a plunging le articles under water. •th. That of the various workings of osaic law, styled by the Apostles .s baptisms," not one required an ab immersion, and most of them were Ind by sprinkling. A,. That the baptism of the Israelites cloud and in the sea was not a dipping cloud and in the sea. led with these arguments, our Baptist are compelled to shift their ground. dm that the word baptize, in, the ;s adduced, is used figuratively, and :e has not its customary signifies- Strange, indeed ! Whenever it suits -pose, they will have it mean dip; uch a rendering would shock sense, they decide that the word is .r.iti vely ! But, even this refuge v , .i! them, for in figurative expres always retain their proper signi a n.l if they do not, they possess or beauty. Thus, when we say, louds pour out miter," and " The Ss in the Western wave," the idea tig, in the one case, and that of , in the other, is brought distinctly the mind. If, therefore, the word as used by the sacred writers in e expressions, does not convey the dipping, the natural inference is, 'has no such signification in any part dr writings. always prefer to test the meaning of .pture word, whet.) it can be done, by lure itself. This is undoubtedly the and surest method to arrive at the . Our Baptist friends, however, are pate satisfied to take this course, but us to uninspired Greek authors, as um= in this controversy. Let us see, then, these authors will sustain their (]REEK OF THE APooftyPnAt. writers of the Apocryphal books' ;end therefore we would expect :In using religious terms in pretty ~tne sense, as the New . Testa did. They employ the word .0 tw , ) instances, in each of which lied to religious ceremony. The where it is said of Judith, that went out in the night, into the valley :lulia, and washed herself hi a foun d' water by the csanp," The words of original are, ebaptiger o en to parenZole es peyes tau, itudato4 ; literally, "she .td herself in ,the, camp, at a fountain er."—judith : 7. This she did np]iance with a Jewish custo m , to fi t If for her devotions. The fountain at a she baptized herselfifrus in possession to Assyrian soldiers; fot we %aTe told '4 they camped in the valley 'near unto Lila, by the fountain." rl ; and verse 7 adds that they "Bet ins over the founts:O." WO! ? can me imagine that this female disrobed Le presence of the soldigo, and bathed 'elf in a spring ? She may have washed hands, or performed some other ablution tiring a partial application of 'water, but - , rsion is out of the question. ' ' BAPTISM AFTER TOUCHING' A. DEAD BODY. The word ba : ptizo occurs in Ecelesiiiitious siv : 25 ; " He that washeth himself after touching of a dead body, (baptismal/oa tou nekrou) if he touch it again what availeth his washing" (loutro.) Here baptism is made synonymous with washing, baptizomenos being explained by loutrou. The allusion is to the , law for the purifica tion of the unclean, found in Numb. xix 16-20. "And. whosoever toucheth one that is slain, with a sword in the open fields, or a.dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven dais. And for an unclean person, they shall take of the ashes of the 'burnt heifer of , purification for sin, and running water. shall be put thereto in. a vessel; , and a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the,water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all , the vessels, and upon all the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or• one dead, or a grave. And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean . on the third day, and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day lie shall purify himself, aid' wash. his clothes,.and , bathe himself in water, and shall be clean , at even. But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall . be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath' defiled the Sanetnaki of the Lord; the water of separa tion bath not been sprinkled upon Wm.". It is certain that sprinkling was apart' of this baptism, and that a total immersion was not required. The word batlLe is, in the original, rahatz, which is the generic He brew word for washing. Thus, when it is said of Joseph that lie washed his fate, and of his brethren that they washed their feet, (Gen. xlii : 24, 31,) the word rahcstz is eirt ployed. On the other hand, the word to express dipping, is ta,ba,l, which is used, for example, where the priest is said to "dip his finger in the blood." Lev. iv : 5. On the whole, it is evident that what the son of Sirach called a baptism was not a dipping but a ceremonial wrushing, the most portant part of 'which was sprinkling. • 'For the unclean person neglecting to comply with the law was threatened with excision, not because he had'not bathed himself, but " because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him."—Veise 13. WRITING& OF TRE GREEK FATUERS The Greek Fathers of the first centuries might be expected to follow the New Testa ment writers in their use of religious terms. It may be well, therefore, to inquire whether they always use the word baptizo in the sense of dipping. Clemeni Alexandrinus, the most renowned Christian.writer of the second century, uses the following language; "And this it would seem, is the image, of baptism (eaptismatbs) which from Moses has been handed down by the poets, after this manner. Penelope, . In waters washed, and clad in vestments pure,' , goes forth tce prayer. But TelemaChus, 'Laving' his hands in -the gray sea, to Pallas" piayed';' and this'obstom was so SiCrupulouslypursued by thejeifs, that they were often baptized in bed " (epi koite baptizesthai) Stromat } L Lib. 4. We leave it to the reader to judge whether these Jews were immersed in both': Origen, another Greek writer, celebrated for his talents and learning, uses'the word baptize to describe the pouring of the water upon the wood, by order of Elijah. His language is as follows "How came you to think that Elias, when he should come, would baptize, who did not in -Ahab's time baptize the wood upon the altar, which was to be washed be fore it was burnt by the Lord's' appearing in fire'? But he ordered' the ,priests to do that'; not once 'only, but says, Do it the second time, and they did it the second " time; and Do it the third time ; and they did it the.third time. He, therefore, that did net himself baptize, then, but: assigned' that:work to others, how was he likely,to • baptize when he, according to Malachi's prophecY, should come ?"—Comment. in, Johau. This. writer says that Elijah assigned to the priests the work of baptizing the wood; and how was the baptizing done ? The sacred historian says, "And.he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid . it on the wood and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it, on the burnt sacrifice and on, the wood," &c.; 1. Kin. : 33. Here, again, dipping is quite otit of the question. Athenasius mentions eight several bap dams, of which one , is the baptism of Moses in the sea ; another is the ceremonial cleans ing practieed' by the Jews ; and another is the baptism of tears.' Chrysostom, a Greek writer, distinguished for eloquence says, "John (Baptist) was baptized by livinghis:hand on the head of his Divine Master, and by his own blood." He certainly did not mean dipped in his own blood. Gregory Nazianzen.--'g I know of a fourth baptism=- - that by martyrdom and blood ; and I know of a fifth—that of tears." If'these learned fathers understood,their own mother tongue, then the puritcations practiced by the Jews in bed, the pouring of water upen the altar; the flowing of tears over the face, and of blood' over the body, are all correctly expressed by' the Greek words, baritizo and baptiama. And yet our •Baptist brethren assert that these words always imply dipping; and on the strength of that "assertion, proceed to unchurch nine tenths:of Proteitant Christendom t Another important fact may be noticed intthis connexion. After immersion began to tae' practiced,- the Greek Christians felt that they needed a word which would definitely express :that particular mode of baptism. Baptizo would not answer their purpose, inasmuch as in common usage, it was applied to any kind of religious wash ing, however partial: ACcordingly, they adopted the word kataduo, or kataclumi, and its derivatives, to express an immersion` in water,.. Thus Basil, De Spiritu, a: 15. "By three immersions, (en trisi kalaclusesi) and by the like number of invocations, the great mystery, of baptism is completed." Damascenus, Orthod, Fied. iv: 10,,, " Bap tism is a type of the death of Christ; for by three immersions (kataduseon) baptism signifies," &c. Photius, Quest. spud Atlieri, Qu. 94. "To immerse (leutaclusat) a child three times in the bath, and' to draw him out again, „ (cznadusai) this shows the death,” &c. uril, of Jerusalem, uses this language : _Thu:lgo them down (kataduete) thrice into Os, :Water, and raise them up again." See StuaTt an - Baptism. low, if these Greek waters believed that &Vag, expressed definitely thi 'act of mer siop li why should they select othei words to ,express that action, and emPloy' . bamizo in otlseg, where . , there 'mai no immersion . r • D. PUBLICATION OFFICE, C MDitiVD.:111101000WINPOINICIDIW FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURY4Y, OCTOBER 25, 1856. For the Presbyterian Balmer and Advocate ministers Withent Charge. By looking over the Minutes of the Gen eral Assembly, we learn, that in the Presby terian Church; there is a large number of ministers of this character. Many of these, we doubt, are superannuated ; they toiled in their Master's service while, they had physical strength; •and'now, in tenured old age, they have retired fioui 'active labor. Others, we are aware, are debilitated ; God has laid upon them his afflictive hand; - and disease has forced them tnwithdra* from a work'in 'which their souls delighted. Bilt, in addition to these two classes,- wei have reason to believe there is`a considerable num ber, whose Pliyeical and• intellectual powers remain unimpaired, , who, for reasons, best known to.themselves, have abandoned awork to which, they solemnly devoted their lives. Why is this It is not because the. Church has no need ,of ,ministers. Many of our congregations that are, able and willing to support the .Gospel, are vacant InViting openings are presenting themselves in our frontier settlements. The Macedonian cry is heard from many directions. Why, then, do' soldiers unbuckle, their armor before they have gained their crown ? Various reasons are assigned for so remarkable an anomoly, such as want of, support, want of encourage ment, &c. ; and we ,are free to admit, that, these reasons may have considerable influ ence.; but we fear the great and, special reason is erroneous, or, at least, low views of .the ministerial ,office. , judging_ ; from a,, writer, in the Presbyterian, and from the ; reports of speeches made on the floor of the General Assembly the idea . of:the ininiste-., rial offien entertained by Several, is sonic thing ; like the following,: An agreement takes place between the minister and the church : ; the minister stipulates to devote his energies te,her advancement she contracts to provide him a competent support ; and if the latter fails, to comply with her agree ments, the former is abselved from her, and may lawfully turn his attention, to secular business. Is this theory correct ? Is any minister, who, feels that God, has called him to preach. the Gospel, at liberty to abandon his calling, because the church neglects to provide him an adequate support? We affirm, that he, is, not. Such a supposition is at war with, the Bible, with, the Confession of Faith, and with the deep, experience of the Christian, Church,. We are no apologist for churches withholding from ministers their just dues. The laborer •is worthy of his hire, And those cengregations wliieh dole out to theirpastorsa scanty subsistence, with a parsimonious hand, will ekperience spirittial barrennese; they cannot expect to receive a blessing. from their lust ; Head..'. But neglect of duty .on ',the part of the Chureh, does not warrant a corresponding neglect on the„part of the ministry. They are under chigher obligation to labor their appropriate calling, thari any 0011:Veli ticmtal agreement, subsisting between thein and a churck.or the whole. Church. They, are called of God. 774 are enibassadors for Christ. They are stewards of the mys teries of God. And on account of this re lation subsisting between them and their Creator, they owe to him an obligation which infinitely transcends that commercial agree ment existing between them and the churches; and hence, they ,are not released from their duty to him:, becanSe the church neglects hers , to them. The minister does not preach because, be receives a stipulated salary. ,His object is higher and nob/cr. He labors to advance.the glory of God,: to save immortal souls, and to promote peace and good will aruong men ; and, on.this account, if he, has a sense of his .Master's'presence, evinced in enabling him to win souls to Christ, he knows he, will not lose his reward,' though, like the Saviour, he, has not where to lay his head. Nor, will he be diverted from his duty by any anticipated dangers--by.any lions, which Satan causes to rise in the way and roar before him. In proof of this position, we appeal to that . cloud , of witnesses which has gone before us. The Apostle ; .Paul could say, "The,. love of Christ ,constraineth us." "Woe. unto me, if I preach not the ,Gospel." Hp was not discouraged by want of support, or by• imaginary fear of death. When ene mies spring up around him;, when the fires of persecution burned with their fiercest flames; when Satan raised and,roared, his unshaken confidence in the protection of, God, enabled him to make this,. courageous declaration : "And now, behold, I go bound: in the Spirit main Jerusalem, . not knowing the things that, shall. befall me. there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, sayinc , that bonds and afflic tions abide.me. none .of, these things, move me; neither count I mylife dear unto myself,,scrthat I.may finish my course with joy, and,•the ministry that I have received of the Lord J,esus,-to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.'„'. Nor doesthe Apostle stand alone in this sublime moral. heroism. The devoted Matthew. Henry 'says, it is a greater happiness to, gain„one soul, to Christ than mountains 'of gold , and silver: to, my self." Similar is the testimony of the sainted John Brown, of Haddington " Would rather beg uly bread all the laboring days of the Week, for an opportunity of pub-. lishing the' Gospel on the Sabbath, than without such, a' privilege enjoy the richest possessions ''on the ,earth." The' apostolic Brainard could'say , of, himself, eared not how or wherel lived, sr what hardships I Went through, that I could but gain souls to Christ These holy men, of Whom the world was not'-worthy, felt ':that' they were under an obligation, to preach the p.,64e1, not because of any pecuniary con-. sideration, but ore aoomint of what God had Ilene, and what he ivould . do, for them: The minister is under an obligation to God to'Preach, and' this obligation 45 not revoked by the dereliction of • the Church: But: Jesus Christ will not permit the , minister or his faMily to come, to want, who goes forth' in faith in' his 'heavenly embassy:' David says, ";have'been young and now'am old; yet I have' not seen the righteous forsaken,' nor his 'seed begging bread." The words of the 'Saviour establish this point conclu sively "And 10, lam with you alway, even to the end of the world.' Is not this promise of temporal `support? Since the 'ereater of heaven and 'earth' is always with his discipl'e's'; will' he' riot provide for their temporal necessities?' Is it not, then, went of faith which causes heralds of the cross 'to be frightened from' their duty? Jonah feared - that' if he-obeyed' and' went to Nineviih, its inhabitants would kill i him, dust as our modern Jonahslear that they tali die or starve, if they eall upon a of wicked world to repent. All sad; fears are imayinarll. Listen to the testi_ by of an aged father, found in the last umber of the Home and Foreign Record. tile sends a donation of $l9B to the,l3oard4.of Mis sions, and ' says as follows: 'FiV, mut to. say . to those- who ,are, deterred i fOn ,enter lug the ministry, or ,perseverifga in it through' fear of 'poverty, thereiCkaido,nger. The Lord will, zirovide. I bavi l seen the u time, •more than,onee, when Leo ' d-, not see h owewe:were :,to ,get,along. nex.t! pek; yet still supplies , came; and I have ever seen the time when my-children wanfed-bread, and there Was none for them.7ll * R. IL ) • For thelieebyterian Banner and Advocate. Action of the 'PreSbyterjr ofClitrion on the Subject of Temperun,e, The foliowint , paper elk the ofeet,:9e TemperarneelwdscaioPte,diihy l, , ,, :4% • sbytery of Clarion; - at its Last meeting, aro,,direeted to be published in the .Presbyteritin, Banner and Advocate: As a Presbytery, we wish to '" : press our continued and unabated' interest4in the sub ject of Teraperariee. Wefeel thit, no words can fully express,' nor heart' ob (seise, the enormous evils "that flow from int i t Ili:Terence, considered in: its civil, social; 11 and re ligious bearings. 1... Y.,: ' 1 ~ We are also of the opinionethil this evil is on the increase in our bound - ''andi Most manifestly so, since the repealci f °thee late act of Assembly, to "restrain 4t : .manufac .:ture and sale of intoxicating :1k :rs" li • Though this law never fullyhd t our-views 'of what was required in the' ea',;l , yet, if it hid been permitted to imiltiii - t l fit could have had a fair trial, we doub'Ot that it daub. "et haie been found znuelvm re; efficient than anything . we have hadibefo o,'.or.since. We believe, however, that the o . .ly just and proper legislation on this- -subje t , is that of prohibition, and not, license and, egulation; nor do we despair of yet secur ag i this de sirable end. For the present, tWever, we hive failed. This failure, we :PPrehend, was, in part, the' result of the f -rids of the cause directing their efforts -tool exclusively to. legislative prohibition, toth" : neglect, in some measure, of the means wi i had been heretofore used' to create a ntor I'B64l:mane which would bothTdercialid ilia stain such a law. Whilst therefore not re lax our efforts to "obtain this la iive 'would recommend a return to those nl arts and ap- pliancee;sueli astho f total Ab stinanee,. Societies., the,pre4ehi ,Of sermons; the delivering_ of ; lectures , use_ of moral suasion; in all the.vario,'/ z mate waya it Can be •broug , hti: bear upon the, public mind, so'that the se: • r and moral part of the' community, and 0_ 4 . - ecialliour, youth,, may ba-,lrept from falti :flyietims to' this fell destroyer;, and ,NO,. • Xy that by these means we may be' inktin ! , .t.tal in re claiming even ~se Whatever good May'llave` bee. 'ac =' plished by the different.societies that hive arisen of late years ; we feel that the Okurch, and the moral and religious portion of, the community, have a mission and'a work to perform in thiS Matter, and One that she cannot neglect without incurring great guilt. Therefore, Renlved, that, in the judgment" ethiS Pres-' bytery, the manufacture aritC - traiho in ardent spirits, as a drink, and its'nse as - such—especially with the-light that now, shines, mpon this, subject, not only from the Scriptures, but also from obser vation and experienceis moral*, wrong; and that we deem it , our duty to, do . what we can, by the , combined influence of moral supsion and example, to promote_ its universal abandonment. Resolved, That it •be . recommended- to .all our ministers, to. preach ,on: this subject, rtt their ear liest convenience, and endeavor, by all,tlie means in their power, to forma moral seutisneut, not only against the abuse, but the use of spirituous liquors as'a beverage. • - , Resolved, That we approve la,. and commend, the formation. of Total Abstinence Societies, and re commend all the members, qt, our churches and congregations, bid young, to connect them selves with Sitar assoCiationsVphmigingltheinielves to'abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors as a beverage; and that they will use their influ ence-to produce like abstineueeln,others. •-. Resolved, That be earnestly recommended to all -our churel Sessions, to exercise special vier lance and -care over the;:eonduct of the. members of their respective , churches,- in =relation to this whole subject ; arul'that where.offences do accur, they deal. promptly and firmly; ;but mildly and faithfully, with offenders, as each 'case, may seem to require, -so, that, the church may net even,,ieep to wink at a sin so. enormous in its mischiefs, and so disgraceful to the Christian name. Resolved, That, its law:abiding 'citizens, we sub mit to the existing license. Zatt, - till a better and a more just - and:equitable law can be obtained ; and in the meantime, we.rooonnnend our people to aid in the faithful ,and vigoroua enforcement of our present License Law ' • • MINIM For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. Madison College—A-Mistake Corrected. Mi. EDITOR :—ln your paper of the .4th .inst., your' carrespondent from Ohio M. Y. makes the following statements ~ : ,)3.oth Antrim and, Muskingum Colleges, .in„ this ".State, have : been compelled to suspend alinost all exercises, through the insubordination 4 6f : the `students'. • If I am correctly informed, the former his entirely; and the latter nearly. ceased :operations." Now, as the brother ,has not been ",correctly informed with respect to ,Madison i Oollege,located at An: . trim, 0., I feel it dun to that Institution, and' to the public that I correct his statements( It is not trite that "Antrim- College has been compelled to suspend almost all exercises, through the insubordination et ; tie students," uor,his she . " entirely ceased. eperationSi" The fact is,' Oat the regular recitations Of this institution 'ceased only with the Coniniencte4ent of the current Tee ation, as*js the case with all literary:institutions; and they will be resumed) as usual on ,the 29th imst.,, when the Fall „s 0 Wintor term opens. During my entire admintration as President of the ,College, no insubordination of the students ever interfered' with' regular exercises". and no case of discipline, of any importance, ever arrested the- attention. • of. the- Faculty, until ,the last week ot,the : aeSSien that has dust closed, when the act of indefinite snspension was passed upon a few of theitudents. But so far haStlis disciplinary net been' from affecting injuriously the interests` `and reputation:Of the Institution, that it hay, on the -other. hand, inspired her. patrons with increasedjeonade_ime in the Papolty, as the unflinching guardians, of themoral, as the intellectual inteiests of their Students.' The prespecti of the' 'College are . more flattering prebent thin eiter"before; and I sincerely re gret that, the brother, whom I esteem much, and who would not intentionally do, a neighbor harm„ has given , his sanction such a report, when he had no conclusive:evidence of its truth:' `Since I resigned the Prisidency, this Institution hits been taken under theleare of the First Asso cilite Reformed Synod 'of the, West,, and measures, have been adopted ~,for, its permanent ,establish ment 'and endowment.as A first-Alass College, whieh, I doubt not, will result in the realization of the most sanguine hoies'of its Wannest friends and supporters. And'l cannot refrain., from ex-, pressing my'joy at thiii..;hetien , .of the:Associate ME .., 22 i -.i ~.::.. 'ABOVE SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA. Reformed Synod. Though I have associated my self with another branch of the Presbyterian family, yet I love the Church of my. fathers, and rejoice to see her graPple resOlutely with man's mightiest foe—intellectual and moral ignorance. It was to aid her in the go A. work of education that I so long identified myself with the history of Madison College, and involved myself in her pecuniary and literary reputation. And often has my'" heart bled for her, when 'I Came into Contact, with difficulties which threatened the closing up of the educational operations ofthe Church, and which geiminated in the false views of many of her leading members, that•the Church need-not engage, organically ,_ in the,entablishment and en 'dohrutotat of Colleges. I hail thii effort on the part of the Asiociate ' Reformed Presbyterian Church, as , the, daft ning of 0, brighter day upon her future history. Nothing will attach the ruin istera of any Church to h'er peculiar organization, more than to open up to than the various , fields of usefulness which literature and science, &Swell as pure theology, afford to the learned and pious servant of Christ. This a Church does wherrshe calls her : professional men to the important business of dit.caticirt. repeat, it, therefor% I rejoice ititatthette Refofnied.presbirterin4 , ,Okurelt 'has et,. engt .commenced;a work so vital to hh* , interests of humanity, and do essential to the Church's'e'diftcation: and 'prosperity, , as the-intel lectual and moral training of her-youth. And.l would net have my brethren take up an evil re port respecting the operation and prospects of an Institution, which is destined to become the pride of the Church that fosters it, and an honor to Eastern Ohio. think it due to the students of• Antrim Col lege to state, that for diligence in study, morality of deportment, respeotfol .demeanor toward ;the EaCulty; and subordination to authority, they have merited the high esteem of the Professors, ..and the confidence of the cominunity. ' , And Ire- , , •garcl it a slander upon them to 'charge the entire fraternity of the-students with the o.cpasionat,and unusual misdemeanors of, a very ; few students, who apt thoughtlessly under, the excitement of an approaching Commencement . Raping that ray stateinenti• will: correct the brother whose' communication' has called forth this-random epistle, and set the public mindright respecting the standing end prospects of 'Madison . , College, I close;. subscribing myself, Yours, truly, SAMMY. Fun:mar; '• late President of Madison College. Columbus; 0., Oct. 9th, 1856. Pastoral Letter of the Presbytery of Blairsville,`, to the Churches under their Clare. Dpan'Biturnuiti:—An earnest desire to pro ano`te' 'the prosperity of Zion our bounds, prompts Mill'your Serious and prayerful attention to the subject of -your pastor's salary. ." The Lord- hath ordained that they 'which preach the •• Gospel should live of the Gos pel." The laborer is worthy of his hire:" " If Wii,have sown . unto you spiritual things, is- it al.great thing' -we shall ^ reap your carnal , things ?",.. The Scriptures. teach ;that itf is .the duty of Phristirs i to giye, a competent suPport to .those who labor among them in word and doe-' 'trine. Nor, do ,they less . clearly enjoin it upon ministers; in 15rdintiii ,- circumstances, to make• suitable - provision for fife' -maintenance • of theni- . : selves and .their ) ".Provide things honest7 ; in the eight ~of ,a 1), men," is a precept binding alike onthose who preach and those who hear the Word. Accordingly, Paul, in an epistle addressed to a young minister; employs this lan guage: " " If any. provide not for his own, and especially for those of :his' own house,' he hatb. denied.tlie midis worse than an, infidel." .1,. 1 4.01t0ft0 da tit l ipmjp„,ut e_ um. ,s e that a pe upppl .sig" members of his' family with the 'meting of 'mlb sistenee, and the• advantages of education.. The minister who can act thus need. not expect a blessing to crown his labors,: and the .people whom he serves need not be surprised if spiritual barrenness overspread a field cultivated by one whom God's Word 'proneunces "'worse than an infidel." • Suffer us, then, dearfbrethren, to ask how hilt between you and, your pastor ? Within the, last few years, great changes have occurred in our conntry, serionely . affecting Most of our congrega tions. Internal improvements and external in -li:deuces have contbineclto enhance the value of real estate, and to increase the price of rents, and : of nearly all the necessaries of life. In many locali ties, the cost of, a home and of provisions is fully double what it was ten years'ago. Most 'Claises of citizens have been.' greatly benefited 'by thus 'upward tendency of prices. .Few, indeed, iof. those who own real estate or till the soil have, failed to realize pecuniary advantage from it. Upon yeur pastor, however, it has operated most , severely." Notwithstanding the rise in lands, reritsonarkets„ 'Ste., they, with increasing fami lies; are for the most part, limited to the same salaries you were accustomed to give in former times. .The result is, that many of our ministers have been obliged to resign their pastoral charges, and reignite to other sections of the Country, where, Alio people, taking into account - the in creased expense of supporting a. household, are giving . al more liberal compensation to pastors. Moreover, of those who still remain, some are diverting their attention, in whole Or in part, to, seehlar eniployinenti to eke out a living ; while. others are living; wholly or in part, on their own private means, or are aetually . surfering for want of.the necessaries of life. We may.. add, that ministers from nhroad, understanding the condi tion of,things amongskus, avoid this field When seeking a settlement'; and even our' own licen tiates, with scarce an exception, go elsewhere to live and labor, 17nder these'circumstances, what is to be done.?; Must our vacant churches remain unsupplied ? Must those of our pastors who' are still toiling at their posts be forced to retire Or see theinselVes'and their.families beggared ? Perinit na to thiggest that it is high time for Our congregations.to awake to a sense- of their own interests and duty in this matter. ,Let meetings beheld in _each pastoral charge, and the follow ing questions, calmlydisensseci, viz ,Firsi." Was the teiniioral'supportProinised your pastor, tit the time'ef his ' settleinerit,'Sufficient ? Eli Second. Has it been promptly paid as it became ;Third. ; ; Have any changas occurred to render his salary at present inadequate ? Fourth. Has yourabilify to dontribite for the support of ' the Gospel increased • during' 'his ministry Fifth. Would it be; for the good of your' fami lies and congregatiops to exchange your old: pastors for others who can serve you for less compensations? - ' , What are you willing to dorto meet the exigencies- of thelimes,- and secure the stated means of religiousinstruction and grace ? We trust, dear . brethren, you will give this whole subject a careful investigation, and'rePort , , the result to Presbytery Wits Spring meeting. Some ; ofo , iir churches have already taken action on'the subject, and shoWn a, laudable deterxxiina tiburto4neet the imperious demands of the times. Saltsburg, fbr example,. - s have,: increased,. their pastor's salary to $BOO ,per annum, - which is about , the sum_now generally 'required for the comfortable support of a ministers family. • The.Piesbytery. of Huntingdon met in Sinking Valley,: church, ,on the 7th inst. Besides the or dinary business, Mr. X,. H. Mithers was ordained an Evangelist', and Mr. A. 'M. Woods was licensed to 'preach. Mr. S. T. Thompson, and Mr. R. F. Wilson were ditnnissed as' probationers ;.the one to the'Presbytery of.-Fort:Wayne, and the other to the. Presbytery of Redstone. The special attention, of pastors and churches was called to the ,impertance aud preseetpress ing wants of the BOard of Education..;T,he 'duty of annual' . soritrihutione 'to 'the Fund 'of Disabled and Superatimiatell-Ministers waswiged, andlhe thlid'Sabbath-of,Nwrember, was numeclns keen venientitime for the gifts ef ;the people. , , Pastors, were negilested to interest themselves in the 'ear-, ~kS ft. ..t~ ENE= For the Presbyterian Banner. and Adardeate, By order of the Presbytery, A. MTA.wenr, Stated Clerk. joy, the Preebyterhen'anner end:Advocate. Presbiter3r of Huntinidon. culation of " Webster's History of the Presbyte Tian Church." Rev. J. Elliott made an interest ing report of his itinerant labors; and a Com mittee, of which Rev. A.. Clarke is chairman, was. appointed to organize ,xt church in Tyrone City. Rev. Wm. S. Morrison announced to Presbytery his purpose to visit his friends in Ireland, in.hope of .benefiting his health, which,at present is fee ble. Ho intends to he absent six 'months. The following supplies were granted: Ashland Furnace.—Second Sabbath in Nevem , ber, Mr. A. Clarke. Second Sabbath in Decem ber, Wird.' Sedond Sabbath in January, Mr.' limrdlton, to administer the I,ord's Supper. ,Sec ond Sabbath in February, Mr. J. Elliott. Second Sabbath in March; Dr. Junkin: East Freedom.—First:. Sa-bbath. in November, Mr. Stevenson; to administer the Lord's Supper. First Sabbath in December, Mr. M'Donald. First Sabbath in January,.Mr. Hughes... First Sabbath in February, Mr. G. Elliott. First Sabbath in March;" Dr. _Fruit Hill.--Fourth Sabbath of October, Mr. A. M;Woods. Fourth Sabbath.of November, Mr. M'Donald. 'Fourth Sabbath' of December, Mr. Cooper .':.: Fourth Sabbath of January, Mr. Col lins. t Fourth Sabbath of Fe,bruary, T.. Wad. 41'onith Sabatti'ef 'March, Mr. -Shaiffer. Haunt Ileasant.—First Sabbath of November, Mr. Collins. First Sabbath of December, Mr. flughis. `Fiist' Sabbath of January, Dr. Gib Son. First Sabbath of February, Mr. M'Donald: ,First Sabbath of, March, Mr. D. D. Clarke. First Sabbath of April, Dr. J'unkin; Little Aughwick.4-Tonrth Sabbath of October, Mr. Campbell. Second . Sabbath .of November, Mr. A. M. Woods. Fourth Sabbath of November, Mr. G. - Elliott; to administer the Lord's Supper. , First, Sabbath of. December .Mr. Floyd. • Third Sabbath of December, Mr. Campbell. First Sab bath of January, Mr. Shaiffer. ThirJ Sabbath of January, Mr. T'hompson. First Sabbath of F,eb; ruary, Mr:Jardine: Third' Sabbath of February, Mr. Spears.' First Sabbath• of. March, Dr. Woods. Third Sabbath of March, Mr. Camp . bell.' Upper` Tuietzrora.—Third Sabbath of October, Mr. M"Donald, to administer the Lord's Supper. First Sabbath of November Mr. Curran. :Third Sabbath of NeveMbar, Mr. 'M. Woods. FiftlC Sabbath of November, Mr. D. D. Clarke.. Second. Sabbath of December, Mr. .Jardine. Fourth Sabbath of December ' Mr. Floyd. Second Sab= bath• of Jammry,.Mr.A. M. woods. Fourth Sab bath of January, Mr. Thompson. Second Sab bath of February, Mr: Allison. Fourth Sabbath of. February, Mr.. Shaiffer. Second: Sabbath of March, Mr. Campbell. Fourth Sabbath of March, Mr. Spears. • . The Presbytery, after pleasant sessions,• in the midst of a hospitable people, adjourned onThurs day, to meet in Leivistown,,sit the usual time, next Aptil. ' • • 'Writhe Presbyterian Numeral:id Advocate. Presbytery of Steubenville. • The Presbytery of Steubenville 'met in Centre • Unity, .October Snmnel,Patterson was ordained; Dr: "Reettynresiding, piopcosed the constitutional questions, ,aneli made the ordaining prayer. . , • ' Messrs, Merrill and Watson were appointed a Committee' to install' Mr: Patterson,. over 'Teed Spring ohurch. One-half ;of his time is to, be employed there, the other half at Uhrieftsville, in the Presbytery - of Coshoeton. The ninon 'of these two. churches ,in one pastoral charge, : and . in one Presbytery, being left to future arrangement and the action of the General AssemblY,'Presby= tery expressed their acquiescence in any, plan, , which may be agreed upon between:these congre gations, The Second church, Steubenville, having pre sented a call for the Rev. ,Henry B. Chapin, Wereiiiithorlied49, proiecuteLithefore the Pres ' bytery stmderstcarM Chapin has accepted:the- call, and will, enter upon his labors the last of this month.) The Rev. D. R.' Campbell having accepted a call from the united congregatio,ns of Cross Creek and Two Ridges, Presbytery appointed Friday, 17th inst., for the' installation services ; Mr. Agnew to preach the sermon, Mr. Coming° principal, and Dr. Beatty alternate, to preside and deliver the • charges: The Rev. Wm. Laverty, paitor of the united, churches of New Cumberland and Big Spring, in consequence of continued ill health, asked that the pastoral relation be , dissolved, and under the circumstances,. the cmgregation assenting, his request was grated: ' ' The following Resolutions were passed: , ‘, Resolved, That the Standing Committee on Church Extension, be also a Committee adutterttn, authorized to order the dismission of Candidates, Licentiates, and Ministers without charge, when ever, in their opinion, it may be necessary and' proper ; se as to save a called meeting' f Presby teryi and to report the same at the next regular meeting for due record and approval." This Committee is composed of the following members ; Miniiters, Mr. Herron ' Chairman ;•• Mr.' Swaney,,, Treasurer; and Mr. Agnew, Secretary. Ruling Elders, Mr. Davidson, elf-the Second'' church; Steubenville, and Gladden, of Two;Ridges. Resolved, That, the Rule requiring ministers without charge, reign' arlyrte report how employed, &0., he restored: . Warn - see, The General Assembly has called.the attention of the PresbYteries to thesubject of Mis.: sioris, Domestic and Foreign; to Education ; to Publication ; to Church Extension ; to, the Fundfor, Disabled Ministers, &e. ; to the subjeet of Syste naatic Benevolence in-general -; • • Resolved That.these objects be ,renewedly re commended to our churches; though as we have heretofore especially acted on them-all, and call for annual reports,from each church, it is only necessary to refresh the meniorieti of our mem bers, and urge them: to more re'gulai - and efficient action, in these noble eauses,where . !fit :is more blessed.to give than to receive." Randved, Thatas the Hist* of the Preiffiy terian Church, by the lataßev. , Richerd , Webster,. , will, no doubt, be, both instructive and interest ing, it be recommended td Many of the xneM-' hers as may find - it convenient, to subscribe for the same ; especially, as the,proneeds are to pass to the benefit of the widow of wMr. Webster. • Resolved, That theletter of the Corresponding Secretary of the Assembly's .Church Extension. Committee, be referred the Church Extension Committee, of this Presbytery; to prepare a re- , ply, and,report at, , the adjourned, meeting, in. Steubenville, and that. each member of Presby ' teryland to dill Conimittee' Written'stateixierit of anything which:'„ may, aid them in :preparing said report. , , 'Resolved, That a Counnittee be 'appointed to inqUire whether any concerted action ought to be taken for the promotion of the interests of vital, godliness within our bounds during the eorriing Winter,; and if so, What this action shall he, =and report et the adjourned meeting. Messrs. Swaney, Brugle, and Hunter were appointed this pur pose. 8II1'PL:E9:I: ::, The folloWing supplies were appointed by the Presbytery of , Steubenville, in session at Centre Unity, October Sth : • ' lilgore.—Mr. Siviney, , Third Sabbath of Octo ber.:, Mr. Laverty,, Third Sabhath,of November. Mr. Grier, Third Sabbath of December. .Third Sabbath of January. Mr. , Switney,. Third Sabbath of February; to administer s the . Lord's Supper, and take up a. collection for the Board of Miseions. 'Mr. 'Herron; Thiid 'Sabbath of March. . . • . ~Cenfre,7 - 7 - Mr.. Agnew at cliaeretiotl, fei: the next six itiveths. ' • • ' -BAinscurnwar.:--The longer I live, the in.re I feel the r importance of. 'adhering to the: following`Tules, which I have laid .clown for myself in relation' to such matters :- 1. To heir as little -as possible What is the prejudice of others. , 2. To believe nothin . g. of: the kind tiff I am absolutely( foiced to it 3: Neirer drink in:the spirit ot one Who (dr-, ordates an ill.repert. 4. Alwdys - : to moder • - ate; ail far air I Can, the . nnkiiidnees which is expressed laud; othera.Nzis: 'Always ,torlie lieve- that 'ifdthi other.t.side were heard, a veily.different account would .he given of the mitter.--Beri. Martell Simeon. ~,,,,,,,..,.- ! , -.Ti :4 :.lick V...S' W.l. ° .1V -if 1 ...-'i 3.. J 1„ ir• ;n=l„ , ' 3,-.1 •Fairmount.-,Mr. Brown, at dieoregon, , Big Bpring--itir. Watson, Third Sabbath of November. Mr. Laverty, Thiici L Sabbath of Peb- - ruary ; to administer the Lord's Supter, and. to take ,•up a collection for, the Board of Missions. New Cimbeiland=Mr. Patterson, Third: Sab bath Of January.: Mr.. Swaney, 'Third Sabbath of March'; .to-administer the Lord!s Supper, and to take up,a CollectiOn far the Soaid Myssions. . ' 'leak R. l ..A.nrhfe% 'Stated Clerk. LET every man ; be oceuriecipandnenupied l iu the:lighest,empliSyment oft which hie inre t op,Able,.4n4,ali ivith, ,the; ooneeieeo , 4 nPee that he has 4104 e 31 0 • 1 '',.;,, illf P' 6 T.,.. Philadelphia, 27 South Tenth Street, below Chestnut. By Mail, or at the Office, 10.50 per Year,; SEE PROSPECTIIM Delivered in the City, 1,75 " " The Ball Room: , , , Stop, mother ! Why.deck thy ehild thus for the •altar of fashion?. .Why send that daughter as yet untainted by 'the affection and folly of the , world, to join 'with thoSe who, having entered the .outer., circle ofthe, whirlpool of fashion, are.fast.histening on, on, to destruction. 0 think,of that immor-, tal soul, whose destiny God has committed to you I' Do you - thiuk she' better prepared for the ditties - of IN; r efebe fitted for the society of angels in heaven, after having been trained for the ball.room; after havingTeariled to love the so-called plea:Sire§ of the giddidance ? 'No, there is a higher' destiny for that. undying spirit, than to be '- thus decked, like the gaudy butterfly, to while the midnight hours away. Better far that God had not given you so many talents, than that, you Sheuld "bury them thus for ever. Let us use the influence` that the Lord has given us; for the:geod •of-immortal souls in. following, our 'blessed Master. Let , "us sit at his feet, clothed inAthe , garments of humility, and "learn of him who was meek and lowlyOf heart." ' I have stood in the festive throng, when the merry laugh went roUnd, and' "wrth iit3r cheek- flushed; by excitement, and >I for a time thought that rI was happy; but when the music was hushed, and that excitement VMS over 0 how my .heart • has 'aspired for something better and holier thin these fleet ing joys. I hive stood apart from the thoughtless throng, and gazed with surprise on mothers leading their little children ; amid associations and scenes like these, and be held with pain„ : men whose - hairoilvered o'er with the frost of time, told that soon theY'would be called to join - another aisern hip beyond the'grave: : • Tellme, my d3ring friend, would , you have God call you from the • scenes laf, the, ball room to, the awful judament? Tell me Mother, can yon 'kneel in prayer, , and ask the Lord to bless you in sending . that little one forth to join in tompany •with: the prayerless, the dissipated? No,. she needs.: the prayers of a mother, the earnest watch; : , care of that best of earthly friends, a faith ful mother,,to,guide - her feet ,the paths of religion aria virtue.---The /Wonting ;Slur. Labor. Men who Hire by manual labor are 1°044 down upon and pitied, and it is not until they become independent of it—until theirbrowir and horny hands grow somewhat white and - soft—drop the tool and wear the tawdry ring, :that they are considered respectable and happy. It comes not within our plan to trace the origin of this monstrous idea, - which has risen. •to such a reigning power over the civilized world.. -Weaver, however, that it springs neither from true philosophy nor, the Bible. Pkysicatlabor is a Divine institution . the days of human - . cerise, man was put into the garden "to dress and'keep it.' As a Divineinstittition, instead of being an obstruction ,to true pro gress, it is, one of, his most effective and, ne- ; • ry .means to pninote vigor of body, , mind, °ana character Why doeS Mighty - require 'Ail Why does he require him to - ply his physi °al energies in order to airtn.ct film the earth the necessary, elements of life? Why has he left us build our own houses to weave our own garments, and to dig out of the soil our own food ? Could not he, who adorns the lily, and feeds the fowls of heaven, have prepared all to our. hands ? Manifest ly, yes. But he 'has not done' so, because we have souls, and physical labor is adapted to develop their ,moral powers.—Thomas's Progress of 'Being. Rev. A. B: Quay. A Meeting of the congregation of Monag,han •Preskyderian ohurchi Dillsburg, Pa., was held in said church, on Monday, October 6th,:1856, and was organized by the appointment of Tames Poi ter, President, and Richey Olark, , Secretary: The Object of, the ;meeting was stated by the Rev. 3. A. Murray, whereupon the following tribute of respect was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, . The Rev. Anderson B. Quay' for merly sustained to us the relation of pastor, for About ten year's, during which time he faithfully and„acceptably discharged the: various and otter= ous„duties of the ministerial office r ; therefore, • Reiolvdd, That-we ,have hard with feelings of sorrow , of his death; and-his memory shall be gratefully cherished by us. Resolved, That while we bow submissively to the will of the Lord, ive tenderly sympathize.with the berdairediamily,. , and affectionately and,pray erfully co n n:unend,them •to the- care of him who g rilleveth 'the fatherlese - and' widoWs:" Rtsolvecl; That the ptilttit.:Of this aura be draped in mourning during the space of three months." " " Raolved, That the foregoing be entered upon the church reeord, : and.published in the "Banner," and that a eon , be furnished to the widow of the After prayer by the Rey. J. A 'Murray, for the family of the deceased, the meeting adjourned. , ' ' • 'Jmuns PORTER, President. .Rickey Clark, Secrets.ry. For the yresbyterian Banner and Advocate. . , Blairsville Presbyter:Y. The PresbYtery of Blairi3ville, at their last meeting, held at Saltsburg on the 7th and Bth. of 'this:month dismissed Rev. C. B. Bristol to connect hiinself',witit . the Presbytery of Schuyler, and Reii.'Cbehren Torbei to connect himself•with' the 'Presbytery of Fort Wayne, and they licensed Mr. T. R,,,,Elder; as, a probationer- to preach the Gospel, " ' • It *as resolved, that the-Synod of Pittsburgh be requested.to detach from this Presbytery the ministers - arid "churches North of a line com mencing at the 'month of the KiskiminetaS, pur suing the, course of that river, and the Conemaugh to the mouth of,the Black Lick, and up that Creek ,to the Blairsville and/Hollidaysburg turn pike...road, and thence; Eastward along the said road to the Eastern boundary of the Synod; and that the - ministers and churches so detached be erected into anew Presbytery. , • • • A.,pasto,ral Jotter, en, the, subject of pastors' salaries was adopted. and ordered to be published in the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate; •and the pastors, were directed to read the same in their, respective corigrekations. Presbytery adjetirned•to meet in Pittsburgh at the Call,of the Moderator, during the Sessions of Synod. , A. M.T.r.w r ent, Stated,Olerk. O. 215.
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