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.---IN ADVANCE.
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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,
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&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.
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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
•
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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... • ,:• •
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•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.
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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:.{ • '
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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
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