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Ang.,,,i- - To T niat he looks t . .2 • c h ~ta,ted,, and iniSeralde; . and ' ~. <nt speaks the EirgliSh tor - , .1 a it despairingly tocling ' . , selor and comforter:lo i .. .: .an - The tide is stilLagai- The destined to drink z, ,ec'how cup of bitterne i I,,: e r eye mingled. : I' .” .dn hoW eau- . attache, v- - Once or twice court r' J toss to her the Ala , 9, is iliished 'a h nd her ' (.:: 4, ' • in a short time her ~,,.... . ... .. ~:., ,ne - is - 'here for the - 1; - .. ,- _ and to morrow, an inie, I :shall see he , p. : . .o. another. Of the 'OP t. round, 'with. cheek _ that thin foini r , - . . whole aapect, . P • en-hearted, as if ."- ,1 Ana' husband or f :1 some oppressed ' •i . A But look r i , O, , ) se a young 1p .. 1. . their bit ? l' ..nawing, hair . _s whom I. of tti' ' other glimps. I' g tables. .r • T ~,s. but for a tat, and ar-' ~, .onahle bath . • , . the: Lahn . . ,Jsternment : • \ ti . es to fhreP t , 4.4 broth 7 , but they'' gh test. ,arsh her . the fell , product' = t of I . ~or;,, .. 74- ~„!- '‘. . e ~ the , - (, 1 ,10 whirl' dSOIO .. , liar .':e .id r r al r ' ' I alp+ OP r .••,. • .a ',• . , n .- !- • r. , .11 e • • t,' • # '),, ~,, ~ , , , •,): ' g l ry l , • • ' lb a c , , •,, ,, ' . 1 11 4 -1: . '). ' , ... . '. . . = - 5 ''`.' • 1 , . , ,-/S , , ' 2n e n ,i• Et • e . , it e 'S ..,, ; -1 .. . T i.crlon Banner, Vol. V, 80. 6. 'Serino Advocate, Vol. XIX, No. 1. AIeKIN:!.TEY, Editor and Proprietor. .---IN ADVANCE. 3 thettg. Music. BY W. WELITTON REDICK, A. 31 mmlie in all things, if men had ears; earth is but an echo of the spheres." Byron. e! music! how it rings, sweet, and loud, and clear; c! pupil° ! how it brings : dre:uu= of joy and cheer, In troubles and in woe. c ! mo,io ! how it swells high, around, afar, ding out, like chiming bells, like the din of war, Now loud, now soft and low it in the vocal song tritiing songster-bird ; herc the streamlet leaps along; icre'er a sound is heard, O'er mood, or vale, or hill. it in tit:, gentle breeze, singing to itself; it in the rustling trees, like a fairy elf, Still sighing, singing still. a. it in the Winter's blast, .s well as breeze of Tune ; ndinc . ,, sweeping grandly past, piping some shrill tune Acmes the meadows bare. it !;[ the thunder's crash, d in the howling storm; sounding clouds, the torrent's, plash, is Nature's dread alarm, Now pealing out afar. 112. music! 0 how clear, echoing earth around; 41111 ERE thy voice we hear, or zephyr sound, Art or Nature swayed. 1.1: it in the courts of kings, ,nd at the cottage door; we moves the dance, where minstrel sings, .0.1 where true lovers poor Their moonlight serenade. it through cathedral domes, here organ anthems roll; ar it at our liear6is and homes, Vhere songs inspire the BOW, Cu harp or sweet guitar. ar it, where the angelic choirs 'heir hallelujahs raise, seriphs strike their golden lyres, 'o echoing songs of praise— It rings forever there. rgh, October, 1856: From the London Leisure Hour mbling Houses BY THE .11,EIT. „T. WEIR, IL . IL are subjects and scenes, in them lathsutue to contemplate, which ate ;estive of great moral lessons. And in a visit to Germany, unexpectedly 3d the workings, and marked some 3esults, of the foul passion for gam shall now attempt to depict the sad with the earnest hope that it May without benefit, especially to the 'oder. Summer afternoon in 1853, I Was with a young companion through iciwu town not far from the Rhine, ;ed fur its mineral springs. We had . the, magnificent Kur Haus, the of fa:iiilouable resort, and walking gnlnd saal or dining-pion', a door to the left, unexpectedly ushering the first time in our lives into a "I—il." With a painful feeling :led indignation and dis g ust to find ole proof before me that gambling I ic::d in the guide-books,) thus • sanctioned by law, I entered the How shall I describe the scene ? I well dressed people gathered I , ,;ig• table, over which was sus la!op, which, softened to the eye shade, (causing a kind of glt tttli through the apartment, inteose light on the table beneath. midst of thl6 table was a large re brazen dish. A ball of ivory rolling round it, ever and anon fell into a apace beneath, marked with certain - 1 corresponding with those on the oth which covered the table. Around were piled rouleaus of gold and )in, and at each side of the table sat as croupiers or markers, presiding Oue, two, or three - persons, in wore, from the circle around, were lt]y laying down money. They Icluetimes gold, but more frequently. Almost immediately on our entrance, was arrested by a young Eng 1, f:::;itionably dressed, but yet of such lhdci.cintera.Tect, that [ set him down blackleg who had figured at it H‘.;vaearket a Loudon roue, who, lost character and means at. home, le.'. cue of that base band of Log- Ti _,, ; who are to be found on the :,od who initiate our young the mysteries of the gam. ;, '::arrow their money, or fleece 'la.' 4u gaming parties without In excitement this person throw; ;he crowd, and, bending deposited a handful florins, until nearly every yellow 1)21.1 space had a stake placed upon recklessness Arikingly contrasted e caution of the ?they players. It as if he bad set " hislif e upon a cast," resolved to take the hank by storm. a w minutes, however, his entire MA, and as the croupier, remorse 4.,,timred it with their little ralte r si p u t to ~ littering stores, he turned at, u i y But whose are the small-glov e d Id rounded aria which just at Illy suddenly thrust forward to 'obtain 'or napoleon-d'or, which 'she gives ? I look round 'and MEI cle;cantdvdressed French lady:Stand my side. Having received a number 'r florins in exchange for gold,, she deposits one or two on the board, h subdued excitement she watt .ts Tess of the game. At length tl e .eces are all staked in succession, n n I And now, with nervous hand, ste is the spring of a French silk:purse ; gold is produced and changed; unt gone, and she, too, suddenly dieap- The game, however, has proceeded but a few minutes when, our countryman re. turns, and stakes large sums with the same recklessness as before, and, after some alter nations of success, with similar results. Nay; here is also the French lady again, re turned with her silk purse recruited with gold pieeesi.and playing with greater excite ment than ever; but, after some winnings, she too loses all. But as I lift my eyes I see two ladies;enter tho room, and stand for a time in the background. Neither of them is young, but their whole bearing is refined, and their faces are unmistakeably English. At last they approach, and after looking on for. a tune, one after the other, as under a.,sud den fascination, putEdown money on the table. had seen the fierce.mastery , of the passion of play over the man, with pain, and grief, but this fresh illustration of its power over the female heart filled me with inde scribable sadness. Here were ladies of whose standing and rank their tout ensemble left , no doubt, who in a“strange land are guilty of conduct for which in , their own country they Would be hooted out of society, , Oppressed and sick at heart, I hastily left the building. We walked through the beautiful grounds . connected with the Kur Saa.l, and along ,the banks of the stream (now swollen by recent rains into a torrent,) which flows .through them. But all the while that gambling-table was in my thoughts; and as, from the little temple which crowns a rising ground, I looked on the gay flowers and graceful trees, on the fields white to the harvest, and the hunting grounds of the reigning duke (whose rev enues are largely drawn from the gambling tables,) said to myself; "All these are beautiful and fair; "But the trail of the serient is over them all!" What family wretchedness, what personal degradation and guilt, what an amount of beggary, and ruin, and how many cases of buicide, have sprung from this one source!" And is we went forth through the streets of the town, as the golden light of the set ting sun played on the flaxen locks of a band of rosy children, whose merry laughter rose upon the air, I could not but contrast their happy, innocent glee with the ever-knawing and morbid misery of the gamblers whom had left behind. But I was yet to have one other glimpse of the German gambling tables. Our present habitat at W. was but for a night; and on the morrow we left, and arrived two days after at the fashionable baths of E--, on the banks of the Lahn. Here, as at W—, the goyernment has farmed the gambling-tables, to three brothers. The re sources of these brothers are understood to be , immense, but they have ere now undergone a thorough test. Of this Michael Angelo Titmarsh has given a characteristic version, in the following passage of:one of his graphic productions, in which he gives the soubriquei, of Lenoir 'to the 'proprietors. flherp: camp, at a lime . when the 'chief , reins Of:govern, ment were in. the hands. of his younger brother, company'or adventurers from Belgium, with a capital, of three hundred thousand francs, and an infallible system for playing 2:aye-et-noir, and they boldly chal lenffed the bank of . Lenoir and set down, before his croupiers, and defied them. They called themselves in their pride the Contrebanque de NoirbUrg. They had their croupiers and punters even as Lenoir had his; they had their wouleaus of napo leons; they, had, their contrebanquist seal; and they, began to play. " As when two mighty giants step out of a host and engage, the armies stand still in expectation, and the puny privates and com monalty remain quiet to witness the combat; so it is said that when the contrebatique ar rived, and ranged itself before the 'officers of Lenoir--rouleau to rauleau, bank note to bank note, war for war, controlment for con trolment—all the minor punters and gamblers ceased their peddling play, and looked on in silence round the verdant plain where the great combat was to be decided. , "Not used to the vast ,operations of war, ..' " , ke. his elder -brother, Lenoir junior,; the lieutenant, telegraphed to his absent chief the news of the mighty enemy who had come-down on him, asked for• instructions, and in the, meanwhile met the foeman like a man. The Contrebanque of Noirburg gallantly opened its campaign. "The Lenoir bank was defeated, day, af ter day, in numerous . .savage encounters. The tactics of the contrebanquist generals were irresistible, and they marched onward, terrible as the Macedonian phalanx. Tues day, a loss of eighteen thousand florins; Thursday,. a loss of forty thousand florins; night after night, the ;young• Lenoir had to chronicle these disasters in melancholy dis patches to his chief. What was to be done ? Sow was it to-end.?. "Far away at Paris,. the elder Lenoir an swered these appeals of his, brether, by send ing reinforcements of money. Chests of gold arrived for the bank. The prince of. Noirburg bade his beleaguered lieutenant not to lose heart,;;he ~himself •never for a moment. blenched in the trying hour of den " The contrebanquists still went on victo rious. liouleau'after rouleau fell into their possession... At last the news came. The emperor had joined the grand army.. Lenoir himaelf had arrived from. Paris, and• was once more ammg his children, his people. The daily combats continued; and still, still, though Napoleon was with the eagles, the abominable contrebanquists fought and conquered. Like Polyphemus, who only. took one`of his prisoners out of the cave at a time, and so ate them off at leisure, they contented themselves with winning so much before dinner,, and. so much before supper, say five thousand:florins for each meal. "At last there came ,one day when the contrebanquists had won their allotted sum, and were about for leave the, ,tables which, they had, swept so often. But pride and. lust of gold - had seized upon the heart of one of these vainglorious. chieftains; and he said, IDo not. Jet us go-yet;• let us win a thousand •florins more.!' So they stayed, and set the bank yet a thousand florins. The Noirburgers looked on and trembled for .their prince. ,I,g( Some three hoUrs afterwards, a cheer, a. mighty cheer, was heard around. the win doiS, tof the palace;, people rushed into each, other's arms; men, women, and chil: dren eried and kissed,eaeh other. , Croupiers who never feel, who never tremble, who neverhare whether black wine or red loses, ook a snuff from each other's boxes and aughed' for joy; and ;Lenoir, the:dauntlees, CR , " ONE THING IS NEEDFUL :" " ONE THING HAVE I 114EgIli:E1*`(50 TYIE Lpitt) 1" . 7rpi-trs olqt PUBLICATION OFFICE, GAZETTE BUILDING, FIFTH 'STREET, ABOVE . 'SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH, fit c, t.O V,/ 3 . 61' i'll * l t l . 1 h 2 ,” 6, FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY,i ,NOVEMBER ;1 1 4" . 5 &el tr,:e, the invincible Lenoir, wiped the drops of perspiration from his calm 'forehead, as be threw the . enbtuy's last rOuleau into his till. Be had conquered." Thus far Mr. Titmarsh, who, albeit not writing what he calls "a treaty of morals," yet is " wise" as well as "merry" when he adds: "If you lose, worthy friend, as possi- • bly yoir*fil, at Lenoir's pretty games, con sole yourself 'by thinking that it is much better for you in the end that you' should lose than that you should win. . . ;For my part, I hope and pray that every honest reader trf this volume who plays at M. Len oir's table, will lose every shilling of his winnings before' he goes away." But the loss of money (Ives not eradicate the paSsion for play. To have :evidence of this, let the reader enter with me the Kur Hans as these splendid chandeliers are be ing lit up in the grand saal, and let it be our last visit to. such a scene There is a motly cro*dasSenibled ion - ha the 'roulette',.; table. There is, a tall, thin, ihdi wli"6m t I' see every. morning imbibing the Vealitig watera, This la not the first time she has been at the gambling-table. Her stock of cash is always small; she is never found at the rouge.et-noir table, where a Prussian thaler at least must 'be put down. The modest florin is admitted here - and see how long She considers, how anxiously her eye wanders over the board, and then hovi eau tiopsly at last she stakei it Once or twice she wins, and the croupiers toss to her the spoil, and her pale °heals flushed, and her dull eye kindles. Buff in a short time her little all is gone. She is here for the last time t to-night. And to-morrow, and for many days, to come, I shall see her sitting' apart on one or another of the garden chairs scattered around, with cheeks paler than ever, and that thin form more wasted, and in her whele aspect downcast tied half broken-hearted, as if the thOtights of a con fidirm husband or fond children far away at home oppressed her spirit. But look again. There is a mother and a young lady by her side. Can it be possi ble ? Yes, that is her daughter, and she is initiating that young girl into the mysteries of the gambling-table. Who would like to marry a young woman thus trained—the daughter of such a mother as this ? But, who is this man who suddenly enters the roam with a little girl clinging to his side? His dress and person are neglected, his face unwashed, his long - and grizzled hair falls wildly over a forehead seamed and furrowed by deep wrinkles : his little girl is miserably dressed, and his rank seems but that of a peasant ; amid a' throng's° gay, what does he here ? All ranks =may = play, and he, a degraded and inveterate gambler, cannot live without this fatal excitement. He, takes a place near the foot of the table, and draws forth a sum ,of:money, froin which he takes a_ florin to time' and stakes ipte.haa small:card, like some" other plc; tiggd,hatlds,4 the. table, an ;he, eaietully marls'with a pin opposite . r 4 'or blaCk the results of each rotation of the wheel. For a time, familiarity with the game seems to give him the advantage, and with calm satisfaction he rakes together his winnings into a heap, on which the little girl bends her glistening eyes. And there he sits un til the evening closes, and in the end de parts after a . season of feverish excitement, such as has become the element, of his being, having lost all. The face of that, "gambler, and that of his poor child (who was always with him, and who seemed as if she was the only one left of a shipwrecked'and ined.family,) haunt me to this honr. . But let us now. pass into , the inner apart ment, and mark the group assembled at, the rouge-et-noir, table. Here , is a More select, class than is generally found playing at rou; lette; and, as at W , larger 'stakes are here deposited. Here are "-Russians, Poles, French, English, Germans, with enor mou&moustachea or without them ; the fire of Mammon alivays burning on his altars, and the doomed flies buzzing about, them, and sonic already with scorched-off , wings. It is 'a scene 'of external gaiety, with all that is internally hollow, and rotten and de ceitful." The lights are burning brightly over-head ;'the players are nearly ail seated, while a constantly shifting company of spec tators forms an outer circle round the table. 1 young Indian officer, who last, year ven tured and lost, and, has had wisdom and principle Sufficient to take warning, stands by my side; and we mark together the com pany and the progress of the game. As usual, - ladies are here, and . one of them— can it be'?' Yes, it is the same who first ar rested my attention at, the gambling-table of W-- ! I am now informed that , she is a French Countess. And here is her husband beside her, polished and elegant, in his aspect, and calm and cool in his mien. Every night they are here, until one morn ing I see a carriage laden with baggage at the door of one of the large hotels, and the gambling pair take theirdeparture, possibly to some other scene where their ruling pas sion can be gratified, and with the hope that "better luck" awaits them, Frerfch. only is spoken at this .table. See that veteran croupier in the centre, who, with impassive ,face, shuffles the ,cards, crying 'out, as he ,prepares to expose their black , or red faces, as it may be,. on the table, 4 6 Fates' le jeu, Messieurs I" (Play, , gentlemen I) And those who are disposed, put down their money. Here are two, gentle - Men, Who are bold• players. They flever stake silver.' A. pile of napoleons lies :; at the side of each. One of them is, about sixty years,of age, tall and robust, With red face an close cropped white hair; the, other is a, little black-haired, dark-eyed man; . and . both pear to be habitues of the,,place; Three gold pieces form the first stake, and, the player winning,„ the sum is doubled. One of the six napoleons new on the cloth is withdrawn, five remain, and a second fa,ver able turn of 'the Cards causes the bank to pay over five more. And now will n ot this 'suffice ? or, at least, will not the playeri he gin again' with a low stake, as before ? At this`moment is pointed out one of the gc btoth ers Lenoir," Who seems tb ;lie doing nothing in the background but nodding and chatting, with perfect nonchalance, to some acquaint ances; but watch him narrowly, and he, is peering stealthily at the table, and beginning to be somewhat 'discompoSed, for the' gatne to-night has hitherto gone against - the bank- But caution 'on ,the part of the piayers is gone, and' golden' , visions beckon onwards. * lioliitt't Ruisatand Domestic Life 'of tier= many. ll= 4.4 And so that ruby-face entlernan leaves his ten.gold pieces on the c Oth:; 'another :tarp of the cards,' and alli . ' , Orie l - But now mark 'that young Ansa:fan count, with the English military officer 4 Undress, and wear ing an imperial, sittint o beside him. The young count ,is of Irialxl#raction. He, is always seen at the wells,,iiripking daily; but, although so gay at nigliOinlY'Sb gallant - by day, as he walks witiotheleading belles - 6n the, public promenade-there =is a deadly paleness on hie cheek,a 4 t - all - times. •It ap-, pears that, on parade. at Vienna, he was struck with'a Musket billi(whethet by acci dent or otherwise was lia'ittited,) which is still unextracted ; his ASalth is evidently feeble and failing. But every night he is, here; his stakes are, modest in their amount, for his funds are not ample. -And that English officer, whgearit e 'here a iew days ego, has already IN't Rt,lBoll an d if: told my young Indian friend 'that he ist de terininedetnanif ittariel — atain or to lose everything 4 p To-niat he looks nervous, htunikited, and miserable; and as the young count speaks the ErVish ; tongue 'he seems haltdespairingly to cling to him as a coun eelor and coaitorteilo But it is ,in vain. The tide is stilLagainet him, and, he seems destined to drink deeply and justly of, the cup of bitterness whiCh his own folly has mire, esied. ' And that dark-whiskered Ere e ,elish attache, who has lately 'come here from the court of B , has•salso lost a large sum. Alas ! rthese are.butisweimens of innumera ble victims. How true , it is in this, and, all kindred matters, that," the beginning of sin is like the letting out of water !" How. well is thia enforced:in - the picture'drawn by a writer alreadyquoted, who,• after. close personal observation„. 4 , writes, -thus :---" To watch the first casual lance of anew corer; to see how by degrees :his careless air be comes - fixed; the g. 71,6 darkens; the eye' sharpens ;the whole than becomes engrossed with the view. To see him make his first hesitating deposit, by, degrees go deeper and deeper, and then . plunge in, heart and life and soul, borne on to conquest or to ruin by the great tfrrent of excitement. To see here. and', there one leaving, • now something draw off, then yield to the potent fascination, and reseat himself. To see a timid and amiable - looking woman stand, be hind, hiddenly drawf i orth her purse as she watches the progreiii'pf the play, hand the stake to the gentleman of the party who stands before her,ltille- fired by the alterna- 1 tions of Ines and g‘,,she pnehes by degrees to the front, takes i a e seat,, and from that mo ment becomes a preY,tO the worst *rithings and spurrings afiteft - uman soul."* Before this ciVerinfattering passion for play, the . barriers mfzieligien, and morality are speedilysweßtvm..4 3 lt is a significant fact, that, at thpAmteita watering-places, the gambling -rooms„ are rppen in the afternoon and evening' Q e day which has been divinelSetiaplifir =;`, aired rest, and that the tablese are tln*47 • ; wiled fiB usual- ._, One Stindapa4prtioe* ' - akiptiteji&eh.,s,er vice in the tutherai4 " ehurCr: - Fe 1: •if lesson was being read, tyldien a_ man rushed - into the church in, bieathless excitement, and, repairing to the-itlesk;'*hisi)ered some thing to the minister, and then, with eager haste, ran rapidly up the stone stairs which led' to the steeple. Immediately, the great bell, began to ring , violently. It was the alarm of fire in the town ! The congregation was at once dismissed; and, on repairing to the opposite end of the - town, we found ex cited'crowds of people:ranged in lines, pass. ; ing buckets . of water. from the river, to the scene of, the fire,,which,had seized on a large house in the rear of" one of the hotels. To catch a more distinct - view of the scene, I climbed -the rocks immediately behind the burning house', and there, too, I found men, women and young girls all banded tegether in passing water down from a ;public fb . lib- Wu, that it might be poured from the cliff , above,"on the flames. The houses near to.the burning :building were gutted of all their furnitnre, which was scattered about overthe street, and it wanted but the darkness of night, to make the'scene appalling. As it *as, the "phlegmatic Germans" , were thoroughly roused ) and the whole' town was in uproar. . At length the flames were sub dued; and, in returning to my lodgings, I suddenly said to myself; "This is the hour when the gainbling-tables are open: • Cant it be possible that they 'are not deserted? At all events I shall go and see." I entered the open doers, and passed through the outer 'saag into the * magnifieent ball-room, and there; to' my horror -and disgust, I 'saw a crowd of gamblers . pursuing with intense eagerness their wonted - indulgence, and this within two hundred yards of the spot where the fire had just been raging I That • one incident impressed me -•more deeply--=than any other hitherto ivitnessed, , witt the fear fully'absorbing and demoralizing nature of the passion for play; and I hope I , shall be excused; if, for the moment; I' wished that it had been than gorgeous temple`= of :vice itself, under whnse roof I now stood, which 'had been'burnt to the ground.. , _ * " Hndtt'a :Rural and Doinestio Life of. Ger many.", For the Presbyterian Burner and Advocate Creed Find ~conduct. "It is no matter - What a man believes if his practice is right."maxim is maxi is often repeated by those who lay claim to liberality. It -assumes that there iS Connexion be tween theory and,praCtiee. Nove,, the truth is, that 44 to think is to theorize ;" and `a man's actions will'be governed by his theory. To insist on the importance of an accurate creed, is to insist on the importance of ac curate thinking. "Why is it regarded by Many as, savoring, of bigotry to insist on the iinportance'of accurate thinking in matters of religion. HOW is it in reonrd to other ,matters? Is it important that the engineer bave an accurate ,creed ? He - is about to construct a bridge. Is it important, that he have an accurate" `knowledge of the princi ples on which he is to proceed? Must he knew, accurateli the 'strength of the ma- Aerials, •and the strain to which they will be 'exposed ` ? All Will adsOt that unless he have, an, accurate knowledge of these *iv'.s, he ^ cannot intelligently construct, a safe bridge. If he is" right, it 'mill be`by,,:aeci dent,. A correct theory is then essential to, correct practice 'in' bridge-building. Suppote' one should say to. the: competent engineer, who insists.on a correctknowledge ,or principles,akessentiatto °privet practice in bikrQfPB4lolh,`-f'.Y„..9 * 9 r.jaPi,sti-,9g s 9 ,much •the importa or nce correct 'theory savors fi:eibytiries presented toad -read their Statisti eal,Reports,..whieh were_approved• ! ~ Narratives of the State of Religion were .:pre sente4,,and, on motion, read and refel;red." - ' i The AnnuabltePotthof the ,Board'of Colportage ,was,rtsal. by Dr. Campbell, acoeptetl,and put into 1311,:f....rvt1 :4= ' UM NEM 1911 MEI MEM of 'bikOtry. ' Ton - ivitat all men.tEthink you, d0... 4 1Y0t. whatrall, quell to adopt yadr bree4-1 , X 941 itt4oh APR' muck iiPP9O9.OP.i??, it. qood•bridges have ; been built by men who thick +/Try differently' from "yoh.: ciples or creeds' are I .df- little importance. Practice is. the'inaiii thing. ' It is ne matter what ia,mai:es-creed is in relation to bridges,' provided„ his, practice is right." The bridgee-builder might reply that right` practice'=is 'impossible without right prin ciPlesP Aikattlie correctness ternark Would be admitted by all. The absurdity of the Objection„Woulciapparent,to,4ll. , Now, ,w4ereio is , tiler°, any diffo , renoe point of absurdity,; 7hen it, is, of affirmed that teinsist on a correct creed savors of bigotry; whe'n:if is 'af6thied‘that it is of no .consequence a‘• man • , beliefes:df,his: practice be. right r Aiittic:FsttectA4ll skow,the4,yis,dsm.of these who^ insist' on rciirea principles; oi.. creeds; and fuither, that a man's pia,ctice cannot be correct unless his creed is (iorrebt. Synod of Pittsburgh: - This SYnOdinet in the First Presbyterian chnich in Pittsburgh, at three a',clock .P. M., on the 21st of. October, and was opened with a sermon, by the last ModertitOr, the Rev. Dr. Ja,eobus, from 1. Peierly : 10,• 11.: The , • , The Synod was constituted with prayer, and a recess Was taken till '7/ n'clock: After recess, Synod net in the Lecture Room. The Moderator being absent,- Rev. N. 41. Gplett, Last Moderator, took the chair.' Permanent Clerk beinglabsent, Mr: Lea was appointed `Clerk` pro tem. The following members were present: PRESTINTBRY' REDSTONII. ' ' t i' .William Armstrong, Dr. ,Smith, ":MattlieW Hawkini, Revs. .Stonerod,. John McCurdy, McKee, . Hamilton Steward,. 'Davis, Dr. Hugh Campbell, " McClintock,' David - Bennkt. " Hughes, " Biggs, " ' Wallace, MoGahey,,, Roieborough, - ' • " " Hamilton PRESBYTERY OF 011:10. Ministers. Elders. Dr. Campbell, ' ' George Elliott; "...Jeffrey, _John D..lticCormick, ":Howard, ' Thomas Kiddoo, " Jacobus,' Andre*Mr,Donald, «. Williams; (2) , David Williams, " Smith, (3) Luke Loomis, " 'Marshall, Jathes Gordon, " McKinney, (8) Joint H. Ralston, Revs. Hughs, Robert Smith, " Lee, SamuellicMasters, " •John.M. Smith; John K.'Foster, " Fulton, ; Robert. Beer, " DicKaig, James McVay, . William. Frew, Ifaslett, James Paxton, William Black, "Rockwell, • Thomas Aiken, •:". ',McPherson, • James Annan Bunter, (2) K-*irt ", ' Ewing,. • ".. Braddock,. " Jas. M. Smith. ME PRZSBYTERY .OF BLATR.S7ILLF., Ministers - Elders Rirkpairick, - Samuel Dr. McFarren, Thomas W. McConnell,. Revs., Painter, ,William ,L: Trimble, , - ".• : Bristol, ••: • ; „George,Alter,. "J, College, • Daniel Wilson, Archib' &T. li. CrawfOrd, ••Torkenee, . -James Speer,. " 'McClung, Cyrus L. Pershing, •," Donaldson, James •" • ::Carothers, James Fulton, . « iill,• , Dr. James Carothers, " Stevenson, j.ohnLarimer,, Woodend, Thomas Langhlin, " Morton, , joseph Moorhead, " Leeson; Joie'Oh Miller, • " Sxark, • James,MclKee, Carson, Hugh. M. Skiles, , 'McElwain, • ' Jelin Sin:imam Moore, . ; • • " Edgar, ' •'‘`• Orr " Walker • MOigan, • " PRESBYTERY '.01" CLABIPN: Mit/84n% , Elders : ; Revs. Montgomery,, Robeit'Sd.tton, AtoKay;' MeGara, " Samuel. Sloan, - Cummins, William Rankin, ' " Porter, John 'B. Gull', 4 '11,6 :David. Fiurle, " .„( s " "Crane, " Mateer. -Rey. David• N : irkpatriek, D. D., was eleeted Moderator, and Rev. 0. H.' Miller, Temporary `Clerk`: 'The tiMei of meeting and adjournment were - fixed as •follow,: • • • • • Morning Session = meet at nine o'clock A. M. ; adjonim At 12. M: Afterhoon: Session—meet at two ; ; adjourn at five. . The presentation , of Presbyterial 'Records was made 1 4the - first order of the day, for to-morrow morning. Second Order—Statistical Reports. Third Order—Presbyterial Nariatives of State of Religion r. Adjourned with prayer by Moderator. - • . SECOND. : DAY. : WRDNESpAT MORNING, 9,o'clock. Sytiod,met, araf.was opened with praYer by the- Moderitor. • Minutes of• last Session were read .and corre:eted. - . . The =following Committees were appointed by the 11.Oderator': '" • - "- ON - VIM AND OVERTURES Tor ranee. 'Act!: er riA cc a lis m;:errot:P4Vgia, Tu.": Carothers. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE Minister;—Rave. Staneroad,lClintten,..tingbee and :I,lm trans. Elders—Samuelßoberi Sutton, Thos. Ridden. PRESBYTERIAL ItECORBS: - Bl.Arns*Ls. l Minfsteis---Revs. campl?ell awl Marshall. . £k Onto.,..r.Mihisters-LEevs. Carothers and Stevenson Elder —Joseph Miller. EEosrorrs.:—/linisters-TReva. Painter and Morton.' Eider —John M'Ghra. Ormuor—/ifinisters—Reve: C'aldwell and., BT. Hugh Skiles. DE'VOTIONATi•EXtRCISES.: , Paxton .and iKer—Robert NAREMIT,O7I":II4:I4GTQN, . . •, -Alinfaters-,Revs- 3i Hap and rit!Kaig. Elder -,--George . 'fi .irNODIOATAYISODURSES.. iniars—R' ova. ArClung and ;Inward. Mer—Joan B Gwin. MINUTES, OF GENERAL AssFAOLT. krinistirr--4 2 Rovii.` Lena= and' Lee: .Ekter Thomas .ToYalSb4li n z • ; REASONS OF ABSENCE. ' • Ministeiv--Reva. Stark, &Mee, Unghee and Moore. Elder —Matthew Hawkins: . . , • ' •ON .GRANTING LEATB - O BSENOL - • A/in/sten—Ars., gennimm, Carlton, Smith anti ,Ilhgbeti Alter. ' ' Presbyterial Records of Itedkone Ohio; Blaira xille and,Clasion grrbyteriekwere,handed in and referred. •' •• •• , ittif l .l . l • , • 27:Soutk .Tentit}atteet,-.; below Chestnut. •• " •• 1: 7 !.; ..lip;'•:;.1 tiff! J. .• !Ira IMI!! Di.4acolnis, - Hill, Fairchild; '.l . 6ffieY . oftlie:d tilt 'attrition of Synod to atraClS * " fiotn'ine Initiutes 'or • the: laSt 'Sleeting, • reSPecking tht"Thiard kir 'Co'portage. """ • Presbyteries were called upon In • order,. and. rekiftdd 'sapid tiftike'66 lit measures deSignid , to aid titi'cifeTiettea enteiiptise. : • .11:4;A: I)onildioti; 'Gillett; ' Mc- Clintock and Montgomery, Elders Dr. Carothers aim Mill,ol o 4ineappoinffid st' committee' to report oft tlie'llibj4if ofTeiniarinee. " Revs. Dr. Riddle, of the Synod orWest Pennsyl- - vania ; Rev. J. Donalass, of the Reformed Pre;s byterian.-,Church ; Rev; Pf?Py9 o 4.Pf New, York ,; Rey, Messrs. Conrad and Critchlow, and Rev' Dr. Elliott of {tie' Synod of Alregfieriy, being presenti"..iveic inivitetl to take seats . ; ae'cor-;, responding members: -On,bnOtion,-.Resolve4, That, we ft i;ijourn„ to, meet in 'the First Preshytertan chnrch, Mon'ongalielar OftY,' oti l the Wednei= day.of , Optober, 1867 at ,tWo.o.!clock 'FAL • • - • - =Ma Revs. 4 Paxton, Howard and Hill were ap pointed a Committee• to confer with Dr. Jacobite respectingimi . forliit•liis sermon preached ' at the opennietryod t A d journed`with prayer bi DroElliott. .1, - - . WRIMIRSDAY .14TERNoori, 2 O'clock. Synod met, and was opened with prayer by the Moderator. Minutes of morning session were read, and. corrected) . • ! I , The Comthittee on Bills and Overtures reported. a paper, containing a request of the Presbytery of Blairsville for *hich" ;was taken up. After mach discussion;*the proposed lines *ere changed : • ,•- _ • - -• • Resolved. Ist, That theßyrtod of Pittsburgh be requested to detach frenn this Presbytery the ministers and'ohaxches North of a line commencing on, the Allegheny. Elver at the Penn Torinship line; ; along addible to the Warren grade; thence fo.the Nisitiminetas Elver; along said, aver to the. Conemaugb, to the Mouth of Black Lick ; that Creek to the Blairsville .and ,Hollidaysburg ! turnpike road; and thence Eastward along said road to. the Eastern boundary' of.the, Synod; and that the,nditsters and churchee ,so de tattled be erected into a Presbytery, to be called the Pies: h,vterrof Saltsburg, That said Presbytery, be directed to hold their first meeting at Indiana, on the first Tuesday s of January, 1857, at 2 o'clock P. M. Resolved, 2d, That Synod be requested to transfer the 're. lation of the licentiate, T. E. Elder, - Sad of the candidates, T. M. Wilson, J.'S. Elder, :John C. Thorn,'7anies 'A. Ewing, Matthias Shirley, and. .T. Y. APOartney, to the Presbytery Resolved, &l, That the Stated Clerk be directed to plaee copy of the above resolutionS in'the hands of the. Commit , tee of Bilis and Overtures or Synod, at the next meeting, of that body. - A true extract from the Nitrates of the , Presbytery of: in session at. Satsberg; OCtolwr 8,1558.; ANDREW „M'Etware, Stated. Clerk. . Also, the name of the 'new Presbytery Was left blank for the- present, 'when the request of Presbytery, was granted. • •,- Revs. .Dr. Swift, Wilson and Todd of `the the Synod- of Ailegheny,'and Rev. J. Murray,' the Synod of Baltimore; being present, xere r in-, vitell to sit as corresponding members. The Committee on Religious Exercises reported that the Synod resolve. to devote Thursday morn ing, from 10it0.12 o'clock, to the following ser vices, under direction of the Moderator : ' ' - 1: Hymn, or Psalm, and Prayer; by:Moderator. 2. Reading the Scriptures,.by IVIr. Rockwell. 3. Address, by Mr. Gillett, ;4. Prayer, by Mr. Montgomery. 6. Address, ,by Dr. Smith.. „ 6. P6alm, or Hymn, by Mr. Ewing. 7. Address, by Mr: Carothers. • 8. Prayer, Doxology,. and .13enediction, by Dr. - The Committee. to confer with Dr. Jacebni re port,- that , the.serinon:is placed at their disposal,. and will be printed in pamphlet form. Adopted. At 4+ o'clock, Synod took a recess to 74 o'clock, the 'hour appointed for Millie service. • . r - WEDN - ZSOAY„EVENING, o'clock. ..Synod met in tlie net Preshyterfarrchurch, with' large congregatibia 'Air. Charles •Cum csjeoup,retap4d.o4lrl:Li.ylitet • service, Synod adjii. ,witleprayer l l:ip ' (*. ' - "7 " '" r. " ::" ; THIRD: °DAY.. THURSDAY, Itrionnuto, 9 o'clock. • ' Synod metinpicture Rooin of the First church; opened with prayerby Moderator. Minutes were. read and. approved. • . Rev: A. W. Black, of the Rebmnid Presbyta; rian cbura, being present'was invited. to Sit=as a corresponding member. • • The new Presbytery setoff troth the PreShitery of Blairsville was called the Presbytery of! Saits-t burg, and its first meetiog was appointed, at the, time and place 'designated in.their,request. Joseph' Painter was directed-to preach andeAsii tate the Presbytery, r Mr. College beinghts t alter-, nate. The COmmittee on the Minutes of AsSemblire ported , = • . = - plat there isms action necessary on the injunction found on pakess3l,' , eystethatic action baring been 'takew by the kresby teriee within our bounds, on the subject of tbe ens tentationlbe the relief of 'dliabled ministers and their fami lies, in indigent circumstances. , ~:- ~: j.Y.t r::::. The Committee on Tempranoe repOrted. This . report was adopted, and the paper is as follows: The Committee off the 'subject ef Temperance report as folitiwa,: ,They recommentith, Synod for adoptign, the late action of the Presbytery of Clarion on this subject,'as ex. ceediugly appropriate, and 'covering the whole ground;' altering in said document the word Presbytery for Synod, and that document be reed , by all pestors and, stated supplies in the churches, accompanied, in each case with such suggestions and exhortations as the occasion and int-, yesetance.of the. subject may demand. • . -' • Gitottoelisasusu., bushman. As a Synod, we wish to express our continued and tim bered interest on thasubject of Tensperance. We feel Wit no words can fully express, nor heart conceive, the enor- Moils 'II3TIIII that flow from intemPerenooi iiimeidered in its civil, aocial, moral and religious bearings. 'We are also of the opinion that thus evil' is oit•lthslie crease in °orbouods; and most manifestly so, since there • peal of 'the tote Act of Assembly, to "restrain the inannfai ture and sale of intoxicating liquors." 'Though this, law' never fully metour view. of what was required in the ease, yet, if it had been permitted to remain till it could have had a fair trial, we doubt' not that'it wouldhave been b ound much more efficient than anything We have had befor e or since. We believe; however, Met the only just and proper legislation on this subject is,that of prohibition,' and not license and regulation; nor do we despair of yec securing this desirable end. For. the present, however, we have failed. This failurey we apprehend, was, in.part; the result of the friends,of the cause directing their efforts too exclusively to issislatire prohibition, to the neg lect, in some measure, of the means which bad. been. here tofore used to create a moral Seftlittte/ti which would both 'demand and sustain such 'a law: Whilst, therefore, ,we would not relax our efforts to obtain this law, wo would recom mend a return to thine means and appliancie, such as the formation of Total Abstinence Societies. the preaching of sermons, the delivering of lecthres. and the use Of suasion, in all the various and legitimate ways it can be brought to bear upon the public; mind, sz that the sober and moral part of the community, and especially our youth, may •be kept from falling victims to this fall destroyer; and fur the!, that by these means we may be instrumental in reciainv lug even poor inebriates tbemselvee. Whatever good may have been accomplished by the differ ,:ent societies that have arisen of late years, we feel that the Church, and the moral and, religious portion of the coin- Mundy, have a miestotrand a work to perform in this' mat ter, and one that she cannot neglect without incurring great guilt.. Therefore, , Resotvecl, That, in the judgment of this Synod, the menu .facture and traffic in ardent spirits, as a drink, and its' se, as sucti—espedially with the light that now shines upon .this subject. not only from the Scriptures, 'but also from ob servation and experience—is morally wrong; and that we deem it our .duty to do what we can, by the combined in fluenee.of moral suasion and example, to promote its niii .versalubandonment. Resolvad, That it be recommended to all our ministers, to preach on this subject, at their earliest convenience, and ' endeavor, by ill the means in 'their power, to form a moral sentiment, not only against the abuse, but the Ws of spir ituous liquors as a bovtrage. . :Resolved, That we approve of, and commend, the fornitt lion of Mat Abstinence Socleties, and recommend all the members of our churches and congregations, old end young, "to conneetthemeelves with such associations, pledging them selvee to abeitin from the use of all intoxicating liquors as 'a beverage; and that they will use their influence to pro duce likeabadnence in others... , Resolved, That it be earnestly , recommended to all our ,chutth.Sess4ons, to exercise special vigilance and care over fife cooduct`oUthe members of their respective churches, . in relation to this whole subject; and that where offoneed do occur, they deal' promptly and firmly, hut mildly and faithfully. with o ff enders, as each case may seem to require, so that the church may not even 'seem to wink:ll4"a sin , so enormona inns mischiers,andiodlegraceful to the Christian Resolved, That, as laWeilildini citizens, lee suhinit to the existing license brio; till a better and a more just and equit able lew can be Obtained ; and - in the meantime, We recom 'mend our people to aid in the faithful and vigorous enforce ment of our pretant i Liennee,LaW. . • . The Committee to select preachers, and assign subjects for sermons for next meeting of Synod, reported: • • -REPORT OF COMMITTF.E.GIe nimaimEßst, ,On The Gospel Ministry; Poaltiom 14tveirimrien and Eneourageinenta—Rev. W. W. Woodent " Christian Beneficence—Raw wax, p az i on „,•-• , • The Judicial Committee . itiixiVed . , s . nes had been presented before em. Thy 'tom mittee was discharged. - •• -• •• •• •• Synod then 'spent One hour and a`hilf'm . ;.ciel religious exercises under directiOiv of 'Mod- Arrsawoon Steen:it-1, 2 g r elael P *M. The Minutes were read .and spoppall. .1.:7E :'1 .; „,fyinamo:diorC/ elf/ lo • . ' fl. t • a 46 ire k;• treat the• Office, sll,l7,,XVlD•tsgz-nagpamil. • •i's • 'w" , - 1 'Delivered in the City, 1. t ' t• * 5 r.en, 19,,Aie;$.c•.rtr;;t. The Coiamittee.64 Bilijti „.. ..r&rePVl 4 4.; Overture marked No. trfpnit . if A e Lord's Su 'with witk, ad.FMll9!Eikg 5190Zi i which was adopted ] a!id .. Jain ovramits It not an 'lnfraction upen , venatairtValtabot limbed, and often ahroally , profltable 'amigos of this tibuftilwi to take the Communion in seats or pews; natber,thatighthtia , , idea; to reduce the days or religiOns nieeting , t4 twoostbalt.t than four; and for the pastor to do all the preaching , rathdt , l than:invite assistance? And should not this Synod week , * flniktrat the most excellent way, and reinirtiiiniform#T all our churcliimt ' Ariimsa.—lt is thought inexpedient toit44 inuovsilons upon established usages, without sulficient`riohl j o l4tliat: there is no la* On these points; and the pair&f and' Session' of (itch church should direct with a careful regard"tiPate' d spiritual intereatuf the people. . Pe / j The Rev. Dr. Plumer, of the Synod of hileaq gbenyi ...and. Rev.. J. , ,G..Browia,, of .the ABF.peiide Refer/pod Chnrch,, being present, were invited f,olo sit m co,rresponding.membere,,, • On xnotion;!Dr. Rapper •was heard, on. the sub-,. j:eot of Foreignlilissions... • ,:• • . . . • •The Rev.. CV—Schenck,.ofjhe •Synod of, •Phila delphia ; H: 1..C0e, of the Synod of Chicago.. Dr. Happersett,,of the Synod,of ,Philad)phia• L.-)Vilson, of the Synolior S,onth,Carolino:sinliDr. • Van -Rensselaer, of:the -Synod of 'New. Jersey, being preient, were invited to sit as correspond ing members. . • - • The Committee on Co!portage presented the fol lowing Report, which was adopted: 1. That this Synod rejoice in the improved financial con dition of the Board of Colportage, in its haring become free from-debt, and hiving increasedire circulation and useful num. 2. That thin Synod would earnestly enjoin upon delin pient churches to, pay over the assessment required for the capital fund of $5.000. 3. That to increase the number of Colporteura, the churches be riged by the respective pantors,to contribute to the Col por teur Fund of the Board; end that 'lndividuals, or families and neighborhoods be solicited to sustain Colpertenrs in certain districts. 4. That in order to this, and to promote this important en terprise of these Synods, the churches be iostrnetcd as to their contributions; to•the Publishiog cause to send them to this Board of our own Synod; instead of to the Parent 3. That this Synod approve of the aim of the 'Board, to' thrnish to the 'churches, without pecuniary risk, a well selected and adequate Sabbath School Library, such as our own oh &chea t tad sister Presbyterian churches, can cordially approve. S. That the 'board' of Colportage be directed, at suitable • times: to' aend np to the Parent Board, in Philadelphia, are port of their operations, to be incorporated in the statistical reports to the General Assembly. Resolutions respecting,the. American Bible So ciety, were read and adopted as follows: Reiolved, That the Synod of Pittsburgh heard;with much pleasure ' of the attempt now making by the American tilde Society, to re-explore the, destitutions of our country, and, as far as practicable, to supply with a copy of Ood's Word, all families who have it nut, and are willing to receive it. Resolved, That this Synod has great pleasure in commend ing the American Bible Society, and the Pennsylvania Bible ,Society, with their auxiliaries to the lovers of oar country, and of the souls of men. .Resolted That this dynod delights in expreseing its con fidence in the English trap ilation of the Scriptnres. now in general circulation amongst us, and issued by the Ainerican Bible Seelety. Oa motion, Dr. Van Rensselaer was heard upon the subject of Education ; Dr. T. L. Wilson, upon the subject of Foreign Missions; Dr. Rappersett, upon the subject of Domestic Missions, and Mr. Schenck, upon the subject of Publication. ' Drs. Jacobus, McFarren and Fairchild were appointed a Committee to bring in resolutions up on. the subjects of 'these Addresses. I= Sit:od met in the First Presbyterian church, with a large congregation. Dr. Williams preached a sermon froin Jokin's Gospel, vii : '39. After ser mon, Rev. H. I. Coe delivered an address upon the subject of Church Extension. The Committee 'on the Narrative of the State of Religion reported : NARRATIVE •ON THE .STATE OF RELIGION. It is most pleasant and profitable to walk about Zion, and go around about her ; to tell the towers thereof ; mark ,3vell Jier bulwarks ; consider her palaces; and tell all to the generations of God's; people, with whom we are ecclesitudicallyt*edj . , 11X hie AtterAernlshed .with.,abrutdant tatidenbei.lhat-God:luis, not q forsaken Zion ;,,ihat ,her friends are ma,ny h and strong ;. that ;her-,fourt dations are deep, and herself the:perfection of , beauty, before all clap. As the tribes of Israel went "from strength to strength, every' one' Of them in Zion,• appear ing before Godi".. so Iwo seem to increase in strength, as we mingle, in theseannual sessions, in 'prayer, and Telidoiseito, and consultation to gether. Our trtkin'Gtulis firmer, when we hear the history of guardianship, grade, and salve tionstoward. all our churches . Our zeal and ac ' tivity are quickened when 'we contemplate the continued urgent need of prayer and labor; and our arms are nerved Per fresh conflict, when we consider the force and strongholds of the'enenty. Thereß'ortif . from all the Presbyteries come to ids fuR of unWsiering confidence' in' the prothises and gracoof 'God; arid with reused for continued trust in hini. '• They' everywhere :'speak of har mony and peace . iu all onrclfuithes - ; of s faithful administration 'ot . the Divine ordinances, and a faithfnl attendance 'Upon them.; that, notwilh standing' the stir and exidement of political con- . ventions and liars:agues, the sanctuary, and the Sabbath, haVe net been neglected; nor has the Sabbath School, the prayer-meeting, and the con cert of prayer, been overlooked. They give en ()enraging accounts of the purity and prosperity of the Church. Her benevolent schemes have been well sustained. Her youth, in Bible and catechetieaf classes, have been, duly instruc ted. Her schools, academic's • seminaries and colleges, have been kept np, and Some of them. have been blessed with the .reviving grace of Christ, and have given. to the Church 'of God many promis ing and interesting members. The Theological Seminary is attended with an increased and most gratifying number of young men, preparing for the ministry. • And what is recorded with hearty and humble thanks is, that God has visited several of the ehttreheS with precious seasons of reviving and converting power, which have exhibited all the marks of a, genuine work of graee. Eat tlre Narratiies from the Presbyteries cause us to feeleorrowful, also; -though always rejoic ing. They '•apeak of a prevalent, lamentable apathy upon the subject ,of religion. Vital piety is not flourishing. The' love of many has waxed cold, and,iniqUitY abounds. The ordinances . of religion, though well ob served, are powerless and' spiritless. The minds and hearts of Chriatiana have been sadly peen , pied with the world. ` 'Jerusalem has not been their chief joy. The tone and general prevalence of morality has not been increased. There is a most painful lull, if not retrogression, on the cause Of Temperande. A' measure of careless :neis, idle amusement, and worldliness, abounds among the young; that fills us with anguish and deep concern. And itremains to inquire, briefly, what' 'counsel 'is suggested in all this. The first is, "to cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye hive done unto this day." We should never lose sight of him, in his, power and promise, as our guide and Saviour. And. "forsake not the assembling of your selves together." Let the Word of God be pro claimed and heard; and meet regularly for praise and prayer; for conference ; for encouragement, and to' provoke one another to love and good works. " Be diligent iu business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." Cultivate earnestly personal holiness, and seek to possess entire consecration to the cause of Christ, . "Walk as the children of the light: reprove the unfruitful 'arias of darkmiss." We are re quiredritt this•day,. to be most prudent, but firm, in our adherence-to -the truth, and very courage ous in its defence and ;diffusion. Neither " fear nor favor" should .be allowed to swerve ns, in the least, from the line of obedience, faithfulness, and usefulness. ' Therefore, brethren, let us walk in wisdom, toward those that are without ; and while we .allow our faith motto fail in the season of drought, or • commercial ., embarrassment, in the day of threatened &sanity, or abounding iniquity; let us, also, lie instantin prayer, crying always and everywhere,: "'Arise,. 0 Lord, and plead the cause that is_thine. aitn,!!, • • • T.HE • SEIIIDIARY. • 'Reeolutions in favor of the WeateribTheologiftl were-read and adopted:.{ • ' • thif this SYnod rejoice in the favor with whioh the Great Bead of the Church =Minims to smile .upon the Western Theological Seminary. . That, in the judgment of this BprOd, it is highly de 'eliahle to complete forthwith the — ithal ti melint of the fourth 'Professorship. , • so, That, inasmuch as the Board atilinestpre, at their late meeting lure taken measures ft ',the irampouijon of We ~..~.~~ , . 1 ~ .ra•Tor a'bekt it) 1,5t:44 WBOLE;*.,. • • / . .:• • i 111=ni EMI 1131113
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