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'Anna Abiacatt.
PITTSBURGH. FEBRUARY 21, 1857.
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INOREASZ , or CRIME.—See some excel
lent remark's 'on this subject in our " East
ern Correspondence."
MAPLE' CREEK CHURCH' is to .be sup
plied, on the first Sabbath in Mara; by Rev.
Mr. Carothers. , ' '
ANNOTING.--The slow progress of the
Reamer Euidzia, And an iinusual delay in
the dispatch of letters by the mail; deprive
tin ofsour :Landow-Correspondence this week:
We may have two letters for next week. -
'Revivals. I
MK=
TIISiIARORA.—There has been quite a
powerful revival
, in the church seryed,hy
Rev. G. W:ThoMpson - •
.PmEorr
. CREEK, BETHEL, and other
churches ; in the' vicinity, in Allegheny and
Washington Counties, Pa., are now enjoying
a Precious season of refreshing: ' We hOpe
for particulars from all these plaoes;
Another Theological Seminary.
Thee article- on this subject, on our first
page, suggests some thoughts, and proposes
.some questions Of much interest. An in
genuous statement of 'facts, ,principles and
prospects, and in a kind .spirit,. may greatly
promote the enterprise-. The questions ask
ed have some point, doubtless, but the writer
we regard as an ardent friend to the West,
and to true Presbyterianism, there and every
where.
Ministers Deceased.
Hum! &mil died at Stewarts
town, York,County, Pa., on the , 4th r in tthe
forty-first year of: his age, and the twelfth
year of his-niinistry. See a more-extended
notice in another column. •
Rev. M;Bnixiia PnicE died- at Niche
lasyille, Ky., on the 7th insti:* The 'Presby
&rim Herald says of him "He was Pre
eminently a good man, and a noble speci
men of a Christian gelatleman." .His fee
ble health had rendered a retirement , from
the active duties of the ministry, a necessi
ty, forsomelime previously to his `decease.
Papers not Received
- We receive complaints of the non arrival,
or late arrival, of our paper at different post.
offices. Tile'&tilt; we think; is but' seldoin
oh& We ehiploy — virry•terullititidilif the
directing and mailing ; and we have not been
three times, in a whole year, threelours be
hind our fixed time in the issue We do not
like to blame the P. 0. Department'; but :if
we did, we 'should only chime in with eon
gress, Air we see that, Members complain of
thirty-eight mail; failures between New York
and Washington, in about two months ! If -in
so important a route there are so many failuresi
what may we expect in other places ?
Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital.
The number of inmates hithis benevolent
Institutfon at the beginning of 1856, was
250. Admitted during 'the year, 129..
Total under treatment, in the course of the
year, 379.
, Of these,,there were discharged, restored,
25 ; improved, S 5; stationary, 54, and there
died, 32—total r 146,—leaving in the Hos
pital, 233 patients.
The Anntial RePort of the Trustees, con=
talus some interesting tables, and valuable
suggestions.
Temperance Recommended.
We see it stated , that the New York State
Medical Society, at their meeting in Albany,
two weeks ago, adopted', the ,followir% res
olution, unanimously : , ,
Resolved, That, in, view. ofthe ravages mado,
upon the morals, health and prosperity of the peo
ple of this State, by thause of alcoholic drinks,
it is the opinion of the Society that' the . moral,
sanitary, and pecuniarY condition of the State
would be promoted by the pingo of a prohibit
ory liquor law. • - • '
That great benefit would result, in each of
these three aspects,. to Now York, - and=to
every community.' of men, from' the entire
disuse of intoxicating drinks, cannot be
doubted The wonder, then, is, whyjir
&Ilion is is not the raw, ordained andinforc
ed in Amery land.
Day of Prayer for 'Co
The twenty-sixth day ; of this month was
appointed, by, the last General Assembly, las
a`season of special prayer for our youth in
Colleges,_and other institutions - of learning.
The order is as followii
Resolved, That, though Christians should pray
habitually to the '"loid of the harvest," yet, in
ths.rikful remembrance' of the signal marks of
Divine favor, with which the observance of a
special . season of, prayer has heretofore been at
tended, this Assembly recommends that the last'
Thursday ;of February, 1557, be observed by the:
churches as a day of prayer for the blessing of.
sod. en the work of the ministry, especially in its,
relation to the baptiZed Children of the Chuich ;
and'for the outopouring Of the Spirit•on the youth
ortimeland, particularly those under instruction'
in OUT.TarletIS institutions of learning.
On. the day named, many , ,Churolies be
sides` our' Will be professedly ;engaged
in the same. service ; and if all shall
;
truly engaged„, the blessing will be great
Let the private devotions of each individual.
have reference to the:subject Let there be
importunity in family worship 'And let the
sanctuary—every sanctuary—be crowded,,
by-parents and their children,:and by all. the
people, with earnestness -sf- desire: Pastors
Will delight to lead the solemteteicises, and
to adapt' their; preaching, and timii praying,
to the deeply interesting object.
MaZIRM
The Last Thursday of February.
By most of the "Evangelical Churches of
this country, the last Thurdday of February,
has been statedly observed as a day of
prayer for the youth of the . Church and of
the country, and especially'for those assem
bled in the schools and colleges throughout
the land, for many years. This subject is
regularly brought before the minds of the
people of our own Church, by each sums
tiVe' General Assembly, and the most happy,
i'esnltS haVe tolloWed its observance. The
last• General Assembly; as usual, took action
with respect to this matter, and passed the
resolution published in our last, and' also in
thif number, `and 'which we trust his, ere
this, been seriously pondered by Many' of
our readers, who have already made men
tion in 'their prayers, of the >momentous
subject , of which 'it treats. •
We notice this matter now more fully,
because ef its great importance, and ,because
of our, desire to, have every congregation,
and every Christian heart, deeply interested
in prayer for the outpouring'of the Spirit'of
God upon the labors of the Ministry, Upon
the, youth of the Church who have been
consecrated , to God in baptism, upon the
_youth of our' country,' and upon all its
Schools Colleges and' Seminaries of 'learn
ing. And it '.is is tc be kept in mind, that it
has been regommeded that when cirenm
stances will not admit of the proper observ
ance of the day indicated, then either' the
Sabbath' preceding,` or the 'Sabbath snooped- .
ing, be devoted Most , ; especially to these
great topics.
Mis not,necessary for us, - in this connex
ion, to enlaige on the general nature and
duty of prayer, or on:the need of pivine
aid to success in the Spread of the Gospel,
or in winning 'souls to Christ. Nor is it
necessary to refer to the many and precious
revivals that have "taken place in Schools
and 'Colleges in connexion, more or less di
recap, with the services of this day. To do
this, would be : ,endeavoring to establish a
truth which no Christian denies, and a repe
tition Of facte that have been brought to the
notice of most` ciingiegations annually for a
series of years. , ,
In whatlve now write, we will endeavor
to follow the scope and - spirit .of the ,resolu
tion •of the AsseMbly, already mentioned.
In that relolution "prayer for
,the blessing
of ..God on the work of the ministry,",is es :.
peCially commended. No human instrumen
tality; is so highly honored as this, in the -
Divine arrangements, for reforining the
world, and saving the 'souls of men: But
just in proportion,.to the, height of its ele-, •
vation, and the greatness of -its power,• is
the support and direction of God's' grace
necessary. •It - is in'dispensable''-not only
the "personal safety, and comfort - of those
who bear this holy office, but also to the sac-:
ceasful•prosecution of the work, they. have ,
undertaken. Unless the Word ;be -" in
power and in demonstration' 'of the Spit*"
it Will not accomplish the purposes for,
which it is sent; and this will be only in
answer to prayers, not merely of ministers
themselves,' but alio , of all Christian people.
How often do we need to be reminded of
the fact, that Paul may plant and Apolles
may - water, but God only,..can give the. in
I ,or of , that other, fact, that when
the hands of Moses hung down, l Amalek
prevailedl r
But there is a particular feature of the
ministerial < work, for which the prayers .of
the Church ,-are <asked in. that resolution_;
"its relation to`•the baptized' children of the
Church." This is well; for the baptized
children of the Cliurch should be the sub=
jeet of the most anxious and prayerful solic
itude= on the part of ministers, "of parents,
,
and of all who 'bear the image of Christ.
Too l little care has been bestowed on - the
baptized children, of the , Church; they
have been greatly neglected ; they have
beep allowed' to wander from the fold ; and
many a hungry wolf" has iheen permitted to
prey on them., They belong to the Church.
They have been set apart to Christ, The
Church 'has undertaken- the work of their
training, and. is responsible to `God for the
faithful perfot:Mance of this duty. The`,re
putation of the Church in the estimation of,
the world, depends, in no small degree, on
the' character of • its " baptized children ;"
and'from this interesting class Must come, in
a great measure,, the members, the elders,
and the' pastion for the, next generation.
Yet they are fearfully exposed. : In addition
to . the: native corruption found in their
hbarts, the world:and Satan seek to lead them
astray,; to efface the,instruetions, the pray
ers,
and the remembrances of childhood ; to si
lence; in :them every -anxious inquiry after
God, and to represi every heavenly
.aspira
tion. Not Without hive, faith, prayer, and
unceasing vigilance' can they',be preserved
and saved. Nothing more rejoices Satan,
andwielted men, thanto behold the children
of 'the pious hying in .unbehef; depraved,
and' going doin to hell'
But the Church extends her arms so as to
embrace all the youth of this whole land. Our
branch of Christ's fainily is not selfish,' but
world-wide in its sympathies and active ef
forts in this and every other good -work
Prayer is recommended " for the 'out-
pouring.of 'the Spirit on the :youth of our
land.' This' cOmprises a very large, very
miscellaneous, : and, at the. same time, very
interesting class. Many of them have-been
born inu the , Church; many had not the bles
sing of piothi parentage, and never breathed
a higher or ,Purer. spirit than" that of the
world; and, alas, many have been.so far
from favor .as to be- the offspring of • the
wicked and the depraved: Many of these
youth are...preparing ionetiMportant parts
in our 'country's hiliOry; in its : manufae-,
tures; kits agriculture; its commerce ; its.
politics ; its social conditions; and many are
seemingly preparing for a wicked. life, a
diahonored death an d a dreadful" eternity.
The large proportion of a tile liinth our
land" are now dead in, trespasses and_sins."
Thesncan• be, saved, only - .by. Divine power;
to he hopefully expected; onlylw answer to
' Our Church has always biari' list nguished
=lll
THE PRESBYTERIAN
for her love of sound learning, and the high
character of:the Schools and Colleges which
exist under' her'`care and patronage. But
she is much more anxious for the religious
ennuis and spitit:nal' 'aitaininents of the
young, than for 'even transcendent mental
abilities, and unequalled stores of learning,
Hence,. the ,recommendation closes with • a
particular exhortation to prayer for " those
under instruction in our various institutions
of learning.'.' ,oThis „embrages 'eyery;stage
instruction; froni the Common School to the
College; and to the'highest institution of pro
fessitinal training. This part of the resolu
tion is 'of 'the. 'greatest iinportanee. Well;
may`any parent heiitate to expose his child
to, the trials, ternptations andeapirationa of the
young,• inexperienced, ardent,and sometimes
dissolute companions, found l in 'Academic
halls; ; Yet,- in them are % the master Spirits
of the coining era;'ind front them are to go,
forth the streams that wilCeither fertilize
or make barren of good; according their
ability; the next generation. In them grace
has won many of its greatest victories; and'
in'them 'are the hopes of the Church and the
What a hlessirig if evers , Sphopl,
every College, ,every, Theological. Seminary,
everYinstitution of liaw and Medicine, could
receiire. a fresh baptism from on high l' ' The
Church andthe need . edncated and
holy men in titerature,,Science r Ari; Law,
Medicine, and above all,, in the holy. Min
istry.% And we -eau have them an
swer teoprayer. -
Oh Chiistiat brethren, us re: that
•
we may have Christian women,. such as
Mary Jane, Graham, and Mary Lyon ; Chris
tian men, such as the , Shepherd of 'Salis
bury Plain, and Harlan 'Page; Christian
men of Science, such:as:Boyle and Newton;
Christienlawyers; such as ' Chief Justices
Hale and .Marshall; Christian preachers,
such as Whitfield and ~ C halmers; -Christian
theologians, such , as. Edirards'and'Alaima
der; Christian, pastors, such as Payson and
M'Cheyne,- Christian 'MissiOnaries such as
Henry Martyn and David Brainerd,
-Christian parents, we appealteepeciallyjo,
you, by all' the' love lou bear to your dear
children, and to your 'Lord and Mastei,
be importunate for „the Salvation t:rt* your
children, and the •dear'youth of the land, in
your; private , chamber,' at: the family altar,
in the social' theeting,und in the pablic eon
gregitibii
Oak& of the. Retr. Simeon Brown:
Two weektieigo, we stated, 'in onr cc Ec
clesiastical",notiees, the snspension of &V.
Simeon Brown, by the . Presbytery of Miami.,
Since then, we have receiVed.a copy of: the
Western, 'Star, containing a 'statement of
affairs by Mr. Brown.
79ar ego, the Presbyterybed,tried Mr.
Brown, and came to a,:decisinn Aort of sus
pension. Mr. 8., ho*ever, appealed to the
Synod - of 'Cincinnati. 'That , Syriod--on
"review and control " we belieie—took ex
ceptions to the proceedinga, and reinanded
the case. It was no* taken
. up as a new
case, he havineas the ' resbyterytaye, "ex
tended the matterof its aCensationin'new
and aggravated' foreas."L The Charge . is,
"Unsoundnefis in the faith.'"R The : sped&
cations relate to the penalty of the law
. ; the
extent of the tr,toitement Ohe.local habita
' don of the ipirits of the dead ; and the ex
position of certain passages of Scriptire.
Mr. Brown' considered the proceedings not
in 'aceordanco with the Book of DiSciPline,
and refused to plead.. Presbytery regarded
this as no bar to trial. After some progress
on the part of Presbytery,- Mr. Brown read
a paper taking exceptions to doctrines avow
ed. in Presbytery, declaring himself no
longer a member of it, a,nd• asking his name
to. be struck from the roll., Presbytery re
fused to strike out - his name, and proceeded
with the' trial:
,TI e' attainedis expressid in the fol
lowing : - ,
' "Resolved, That said Rev. Simeon Brownbe '
:63.df
hereby is; suspended from, the exercise of the
Gospel l Ministry ; •as in, the judgment of.this Pres-,
bytery, disqualified, by his errors, to expound"
the doctrine. 4 of God's. Werd; arid administer the'
ordinances of the Gospel in accordance with the
doctrinal Standards of the Presbyterian Church of
the, United States of America; until he gives
satisfactory evidence of repentance."
Some, two •weeks after the 'adjournment .of
Presbytery,'ir. Brown's congregation, (e:-
L
,
banon, Ohio,) by a vote nearly' unanimous,
(but five or six dissenting,), ~".refused to,
obey the action ofsuspension;" and,resolv,ed
to ask the Synod ofOincinnati attach theni
to' iiiiiither Presbytery, and 'to edntitine -Mr:
Brown 'as their ' Stated` Supply during' the
present.year.
Pennsylirania Common SchtTlis."
The .11 . 13130 d Of Col. - Curtin, Secretary of
the Commonwealth, on: the Public Schools,
is• an able ,document which citizens - will.
likely not with some degree , of State pride,'
and Christians , will regard , with thanksgtVini
to the great' Disposer of social ,
Tkere were nearly _ six hundred'thousand
children in the.schools in the,coursc of the.
year. This embraced a, very , large , propor
tion of those who are' between the ages of
six and seventeen. '
The Pennsylvania sygtern claims three
filatiires of special excellence. TheSe are :
1.. Its representative feature ; ,School Direetorw
eleotecl by the people in each distria; and haying,
sole and supreme management., 2. Large' dis
trints;, giving the opportunity of grading ioltools,
and .of " establishing high schools.- 3. `.The whole
support is from State appropriations and. direct
taxation. . There are no pprmanent funds to .he
mismanaged or squandered' or as stnrces` of cor
ruption; there are no Charges whatever for
tuition—an. education till 018' birth-right of every
child in Pennsylvania. ; ,
Great improvement is claimed tinder. the"
influence of the law of 1854, providing-for
County Superintendents.
The great want still" experiinced is side=
quate teacher& To remedy this, it is sug
gested that Normal Schools shall be.,estab
lished, inisufficient numbers to contain some
one 'thousand five. hundred' stlidelits;) in%
preparatory course for teachers.
• The trainingef the young is' confessedly
one of the greatest interests of a community..
:And it should; ever be right training—the
cultivation`ofthe conscience,' as well as of
the intellect ` The 'moral susdcptabitities'
should have thi fr first and greatest care; if
good citizens are to be formed. This is
what will make honest,' industrious and peaee
fil citizens-La people obedient to lavi, good
law-makers and faithful executors of law.
It is by this that we ;hall be protected in
our ( 4hts, and each en,,oy the:fruits of his
own industry, and the sweets of a happy
home. Let ,every eitizoni and especially
every Christian, do his full share in extend
ing, and in morally elevating the Common
,School systaur of t•hiiPStater.
=II
BANNER AND ADVOCATE
=I
1 . Little TraversecXichigan.
The Missionaries at this'station are forty
Miles from the . nearest whitesettlement, in
, .
one direction, andsixty „miles another.
They are among :heathen in a Christian
country. A letter from Mr. Guthrie, dated
January . 10th, says, 'their lateSt'dates, from
either pen or press,' were . &Timber Bth,
over two months back. He asks the fervent
affectionate, and, much, availing prayers of
the righteous: Christians should remember .%
the'Missionaries: '' , •
Friend , pf 'Missions" asks why Mr.
0. desires, So earnestly, to.be furnished with
a good, church-bell.; and, by sending us the
followit.g verses, intimates that the article
desired is not much needed :` 1 '
No iniesion bells, nor Or an miund
Though used by'skillfid hand,
Within-God's house, *ill e'er be firma
To rescue fallen man.
• • The sacrifice of Christ 'alone
Received by faith and love
St Will benefit the red man's home,
And 'lead. to joys
• r
Then sound the trumpetal hes given,
, The Gospel of hie Son,,,
To savage tribes, where e'er they're driven,
And let your bells idone,
yery good, this, as far as ; it goes. But
how shall the red man 'be .brought within
the' trumpet's sound'? Ho* get himqa.the
Place where the Gospel of Christ preihf
ed Thia, is one of the hard , parts of the
Missionary's service, and, the Man of ..God
showS his skill and wisdom very -much in this
very'thing.. To have universal gatherings,
in the sanctuary, en the Sabbath, would be re
garded as the harbinger of ,great, success. in
winning nnuin;
If this "Friend:" will turn =to the' Bait
ner and Advocate' of September
find the explanation he desirei, accompany
ing the request. It is. brie* „this :.. ; The
Gospel must be heard,, that it may . produce
,faith,' and lead to salvation. In order to a
profitable hearing; men must have a Sabbath;
and must assemble thernieS . ei together; and,
to this assembling there main an appoint-
ed hour, and the hour's arrival Anust be
known. Now, the Indiami, in- that region,
have not learned how' to give time a tongue
they have no clocks And, perhaps, even
beyond some other sinners, they, are forget
ful, and , careless. To , go round• amongst
them; every Lord's day and tell them, 4 Nqvr,
this is the Sabbath, and when the sun
ligh Yeti niust come to meeting," would be
impracticahle. A good chureh.bellwould
usher in the Sabbath, telling every poor
dian , qn the village and 'near* that the good
day had comer he must not ivOrk, tuni, fish,
nor "play, but must worshivGod: Then,
.again„at theib.our fixed for Meeting, it , would
tell him, 44 Now is the time, , ,come."
We have no doubt but that theli Sabbath
Bell" would be animineniebenefit to that.
Mission, as also to many Others. It might
last a century. Its cost would not, be a
quarter of the Mission's expense for one lear ;
and it would render the efficiency of the Mis
sion vastly'greater, every year. We think
it would breal economy in the Board to
furnish the' article; but the , effort now•being
made is, to have the amount donated, direct
ly for that object. Will not the liberal send
in ? We hive not yet the amount needed.
Associate Refcirmed The ological Seminar
We find appended to. an .exeellent Ad
dress,.by Dr.(Pressly, at the opening of the
present , session, an epitome &the History
of 'this Institution and a catalogue of the
Students. ' ' .
The,Seminary was established. in, 1825.
Rev. Joseph Kerr, D: D., was Professor for
four years; Rev. kungo Dick for two years.
Rev. John T. Pre,ssly, D. D., the present
Senior Professor, has been instructor since
1831, and, for a large portion .of the time,
the only teacher. '
A commodious:building has been recently
erected. The Library contains fifteen hun
dred v'olumes. The present number of
students is, thirty. The• total , number who
have enjoyed. instruction in tile Seminary,
is two - hundred and fifty-seven, of 'Whein
forty'-eight deceesQ.
The present Faculty are, .Rey. :John T.
Pressfy, , D., D., Professor ; , of • Theology;
Rev: A. =D. .Clark; D. D., Piofessor of Bib-
Heal' Literature and Criticism; Rev 7 D. R:
Kerr, D D:;:iirofessOi of Ecclesiasanal Hie
torY. and Church qoTernment.
At tke.l443' monthly(Missionary meeting
of the studentS,:pr... l lierr=delivirad)an Ad
dress on the 'Condition and prospeeti'of 'this
descendants of Anshan:l, in which' head vocatedthe opinion that, though now scat
tore& over the whole earth:, they :will yet,
be:ore the. end of the World, b - et restored to'
the iand of their fathers.
For the Presbyterian Banner and laiqicite.
AlOxtuider ColOge.
[We , are Anne& pleased,,,and doubtless,
"North , -West" will be equiilly' gratified
that we are. enabled to recorilthe following
good'Aidings.--:E D A
DUBUQUE, lowa, Jano 20, ; ,1857.
Itzv. Dn. AIo,KINNEv.:--In , your paper
of,the 3d ins,t., I. observe an., articles signed
"'North,West," in. which the writer stated,
what he Considers a sad and sorrowful;fact,
that Alexander College had been sold And
given-np,•&o. All which would be. sad and
sorrowful, if tru e . Now .I wish to cheer.
that good- brother's heart, and all others who
have been made: sad by the , report 'that he
has pulAished, by
,porrecting his , imaginary
facts in reference to this Institution , ? which,
we, trust, with, 'God's blessing,will yet be : « a,
source of untold usefulness to,alfthat region
in*hich it is located." Yesterday, Janus-,
ry,l9, 1857, the Trustees of the: Alexander
OA*, didiell,,,to Finley, the „College
building, which was enclosed but not finished,
for the sum of ten th,u4and dollars;: and ,
made all necessary aritingementg for, the
mediate erection of inothahuillingOn oth , '
er ground. This they did after mature de
liberation,,,,,and,consultationywnOt.,onlravith-
Are
,f:riemiopf the cause t here,
,b,ut l with the,
SS'eretarl'es - of the 111`oird Of',Educatio4
Philadelphia; two of whom had visited the
place, t ., ,,c_prp . m9te the, interes i tpf ,the ;blessed
cause (which they are 'engav , ed, and. to
whom we feel under great, obligations b for
their kind and Christian counsel and influ- -
ovum The ehiekreasen 9fith - cre*oval - ava,s2
the viantlf 'siiffcient &mind *Tem our
lege was located,.,and..the Japid,..growth...of
our city, which was crowding around us so
as to,eramp us. still more, and which caused
ilia a rise in the' value of property there, its
to make it impossible 'to' buy More ground
in that
In selling the building and 'removing
'another location we gain several advantages.
First, we have more ground. Our' new lo
cation contains eight acres; and this. 'we do
not have to buy .is a do'natioi to the
College, an fee wage: is valuable'
-ground, also. Spine 'Or it' would sail, this
moment, 'at twelve hundred dollars an acre.
Secondly, , we have a-far more--beautiful and
commanding position. 'When "we' firstioca
ted our College here;- we Could get no ground
on the Bluffs which would overlook the city
and the river. Butproperty changing hands,
had brought the Bluff onlvhich we,are.now
to build r into the hands of _such, as, felt an
interest in the College, and desired to see it
occupy the best possible position.,, The site
pn which,,we are now preparing ,to , erect
our College, building is one of the.most bean %
tiful on'the whole Mississippi River.- It is,
the point of a Bluff which,runs out to the
river a little below the city with aperpen.4
dicular front of ,nearly . ,, i three hiandred,fest.
,Itthus'compandit a; view of .the, ( whole city,
which in . , a crescent ,
..fornied. ,
the
Bluffs receding frem the river and returning.,
to the .river again , about five miles ~above,,
and of .the Missiippi River : for, a distance,
of .more than twenty miles:, 'OA the oppo
site side of the river, with nothing
struct the view,
is. the: tprminturef,,the great
Illinois, entralltailroad, atiktnleith, a beau
.tiftil and growing tow' n, where, already, an
immense business is done ;,,but where, only,
three years ago, there was but just, one honse,,
and theta log cabin owned by.the ferryman.
The College, buildings wilt i pommand,a view
`of the Railroad for some six or eight miles
toward ' Galena, and the Railroad West
trotnl/nbuque finds its way,out to our beau. :
tifnl, prairies, by running direetly around the
foot of the Bluff on ;which enr,College
,ings are ! to stand. Instead,,, therefore,.pf
mourning over it as your eurrespondent does,
;(and we are very much obliged to him ler his
sympathy) ,we consider ita m,tter,of thank;_
inlness that God has opened to us - thp door
for such a removal... '
We can pow go,forw
,ard with heiter!hepes,
of success than ever.. It ,places our : young,_
College pre an immovable fdundation : for
usefulness., : In, this Whole, region, there, is .
no 'such College as, the wants of , the, com
munity even now: imperatively, demand.
Our removal does, indeed} , bring us in gain
sight of two, other 'Colleges,, (so, called:) .
There is .the Roman Catholic, College, at
'Sinsinna Mound, under, the cars of ~the,
Itomiph Bishop of Wisconsin. ; The building
is in plain sight of -us Only some ,twelve
miles to the North.e,ast;, and about three
miles, to the Seuth-west. of :us, at Table
~Mound, is the Rotaish College,under the
care, of the , Bishop of Duhnque. This fact,
however, .only shows the greater necessity of
our Institution,- and of unceasing efforts to,
.propagate, the truth, surrounded, as ,we are,
with such a mass of errors and superstition..
Suffer, me thus much, .11;1.r; Editor„in, the . ,
way of correcting a wrong .inipreeston that
your correspondent, has received, , and un 7
willingly propagated in reference to onr,
College. Yours . fraternally,,
Jostitia.
P. S.---The Lord is graciouely granting
unto, us some tokens,.of presence, and
the' , sevlving and converting, grace of his
Spirit.. ,Yet we do not speak of it as a re-,
vival. 4t . . few have already, : as they trust,
n b
beerought tea knowledge of the Saviour,
and still more seem, anxiously ,the,
way of life. Oh, that the - Lord would.grant
us snch, a revival as would cause the hearts of,
all to rejoice, and would bring multitudes to
a knowledge of Jesus. , , P.
.
for the Pteahiterian Banner and Adyopate.
Dedicatian at Millwood: ill
The Presbyterian church .at Elmtwoodi
111., was dedicated to the worship of Father,-
'Son, - and IHoly Ghost; om Babbath,Tebruary
Ist, 1857. The 'dedication serriton wars
preached .by Rev. Thomas S. Vaill, Of Knox- ,
-vine; 'and' the' dedication prayer ;wits made
by Rev. Mr. Saner, of Elmwood:• - The
.sacrament .of 'the' Lerd's 'Supper P was cele
brated at the conclusion; of 'thelli3dicatimi ,
services. Great solemnity pervailed the .
crowded assembly e; and it is hoped that-Ithel
Holy. Spirit caused •permanent impressions:.
The organization whiCh has thus possessed)
,themselves of • a house •of worship;' amtprev
sentedi it to the Lord; ins , made. - Only - last ,
June. Their minister, "..Rev: ,, ,PaviCFl
McFarland, has 'labored,lavithv unwearied
energy, to accomplish this ~ enterprise. ). In
connexion with, Elmwood,. Mr. McFarland
is pastor of a large and:flourishing congre
gation at "Trench Grove, eight miles froth
Elmwood; 'arid his time is equally divided'
between the two,places. c , :; oo?..1
Elmwood 'is=. a mew and .growing town;
.half-way between Peoria and Knox.ville,: on
the Peoria and. ,Oquawka• Railroad. = The'
:town hari . dsomely located, With , air adjoin-.
ing country scarcely to be , stirpassed• for
'beauty :and fertility. ..It t has now , three
church , ,etliftees, .Congregational,.:Methoclist,
and Presbyterian: • • ...This ( -latter!‘ , Cdifice,'
though. complete ut , its idedicatiok, and •one ,
.whiCh-:(sliould any; of your:readers be pass
ing the.. Sabbath "at Elmwood,' would'lnd
perfectly comfortable,) is still in debt:
Would it not be agreeable. tot some of the,
Eastern• friends to remit.helping amounts to ,
Rev. 'D., F. M - Tarland, .Elmwood,'
Could they, Witness the , self-denial tolvlaich
the minister and his littlu flock: 'ltalie sub;
jected themselves in gettingthis louse reedy I
forworship, they would; love, `cte help 'them:
An , interesting :meeting lof the' little
chureh,Was held in the afternoon of dedie&'
tion day, at the room of Mrs: Bradleyiw
venerable Christian; who was too feeble"la
go,to the ohurch. sacrament of the
Lord's , : Supper > was administered -to
'Her soul seemed tofeed upon Jesus:. Soon
she will be, at the marriage supper of the
Lamb. •
EMU
Poe the Presbiteriiin and Aar:mate
, .
• , 4 , t t,'
Death of Rev. S. Htune,Smith.
Mn.,EDITOR : — Amother minister, has' ,1
passed., to his , reward. The Rev: Samuel
Hume , 'Smith, - pester of the churches- of
Hopewell; Centre,t , and: Stewartstownide
parted this life ontthe at , his late.
residence, in. York .County; .Peniukylvarda,i
inttheJorty.first , year, of his age, anlktthet
twelfth of his 4 ministry. His vil la;
,n its/first approaches', aoriatparatively.slighty
tgrcatly.pdebilitating ) tindeedrbut mot (other
wise very seriously affecting, yet baffling all.
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"r.s ,
t t , 4• 4 A t
skill alto its iliture a,ndkeined34 and :coin- :
Peting:its woNin less tlan two,Monqs.
: , ..:31r..'Smith. , was ordained by the Presby
tery of Donegal, and installed pastor of
Hopewell4ehurch.Junewl7thri€46,ztaking
0143;gehshe, asiated,Supply, of the infant
alurek' ini6shurg, now Stewarts
town. Of this latter church, he was in
stalled pastor on the 21st of June, 1851 ;
and, on the same day, pastor, also, of . the
church of Centre. Though thus placed in
a large charge, and one requiring , much
'abor, he was faithful in preaching, visiting,
nd catechising. In the last two respects,
he followed the,,good_old_rule r still in foree.
among the churches of the " Barrens of
York,'.' however much, neglected elsewhere,
as well the days as the example, Set him r in
" of his strength, by , his former
,pagtor; and
theolOgidal:ikreeeptor,ithefaie venerable Di.,
Somme Martin.
The church. of Hopewell, admonished by
his failing health,
_reluctant to part with.
him, `and appreciating his
` affection for them,
had just taken' steps a,. rlease him, :in case
of his recovery, from . doer work, 1)y calling
him to' their ",service' 4aleee: The Master'
willed it oth'erivisC:' He now 'rests from 'hie
labors entirely. Siiett' was the nature" of ,
his disease, ,: that much. conversation ,for
several days previonti death, was itn- .
possible. Yet,
,:isrben . he cthild m
not co
muniaate feelings'an'd his Ifopes'in this
way, : hefonrid another. ' At all times = much
soothed by singiai," belied yeiichoice
sentiment. Signifying bis, desire for a
pencil 'and `paper, with trendiling hand be
wrote in scarcely legible characters, and with
• 4
many'nmissions
.o le tte rs, an even , wor ds,
enough ot 'a hymn 16 indicate partictilar
wish, and when in'i'd6Ordarke t e witiftkis; the
'song arose, .l"
; • x:" Cdnie , w6thatiloye tb.etLercl." •• 4 !
his 'whole ' aPpearanee-ishowed his , eprdiaL
adoptionnr the sentiment We sympathise
with his four fath'erleswandlmOtherlesw chil
dren.:His . churehes,'his relations his brethren
in the ininiitry, Ids friends,: his neighbors, all
1 - eel ihis-loss; fovhisleharaoter endeared 'him .
tFa
MEE
Eastern Correepondente:
• ' Nr*Yotx, Vet):
Art. , reegnt" '.inerecse , of
crime has forced itself upon every obser.ier,"
and beenine ii‘'fruithil topic. discussieir.
It is not confined to large-eitiesnori totany ,
' particular pirtidti' , of'ortfrown country;
the British Press ; in speaking-of it, 'oliailite- 1
terikee the priFityearlYits prevalence. High
as well as low, the prominent and' obscure, even
' the Prefeesedlyreligionsilive been concern
ed in its commission: -- `lt- has developed
great talent, as well asgreatdepravit3r.
peudirdefinuda and robberies, desperate and',
diabolicaPinurilers, have excited' our 'beton.'
ishMent, at their adroitness, as well as in
dignitien at,' their o r
Afew 'weeks; crime lias-made 'rep;
' id strides in this'eity;' arid timblie 'Attention
has been indeleenly awakened-Ito itepretr
1. alence: , Atiallcevents, thereis A feeling of
insecurity Suhject, , Ghat-
is hut partly-lindicated'in the , prominence
giveri%to' it in, the papers and in ConversationV
It hardly deemed prudent to *entire mit; •
unattendedl . Aven ,An early hohr I the`
evening: Not only have child. of --youn.g
ineril'organized and'arnied z•themsel;re,S; for!
mutual sproteetion, VIA sober-Minded and re , '
ligiou,s people are proVidingthemselVes - with
weaporie "'f A. brisk trade been
carried on in revolvers; dirks``-`and
swtfrd
canes. Prohably'thousanda' of peaceable,:
bufeibited; citizens, now:walk the streets,
dreading, yet preparedto defendthemielves,
egainit bodily violence. This feeling has
grown up, chiefly, from' the frequency And
`; boldness with whiehl:stieet robbery: -has
been committed. .
Here Man is garintted, , at
hiieWn door, at an early lent in= the even
ing, and in A crowded thoroughfare. An
' other knocked detail:end -robbed a •few pe T
ce§ from - hie Own house. A third iereturn- .
ing froth dinner-party, at seven- o'clock
in ;the evening,' and suddenly set upouwhile
turning Alootri9r,'liid Stripped of his
aides and money. A lady, in Crossings
iii' open day, is seized:by twolnen,
arid compelled to`giver *up her •=rich furs, by
threats' of ' inimediete violence. These
• examples the that aterife,
Almost every one ybil-nieet.haw a , fresh out
rage'td communicate. They are, doubtleas,
exaggerated and multiplied, Often with den
der- grounde for their occurrence; but 'their
• repetitien Inter:Wrought, up3inany to • a fever-'
ish 'excitenient: . Carryingleoncealett weap
on§ is but' oneof the' eonseque'rit `. Tt
will lie's Wonder some'-terrible - disaster'
deemsnot result iti , aea pieol is already Said
to.have expleded'ai the opera,•,. and another iii
the i•roeketef aiming • man, whom'it seriously'
wounded. Should a few of the villains,:fer ,
whom they. areinteilde'd; Meet their ;deserts
froM;there; it
. might inspire 'others with a
wholesoine terror, but the probability is;' the
be:the 'greatest sufferers .
; froth their careless or .vicious use; as in the
•
case 'of Hugh Miller," * Or . by the greater reek- ,
lessneie -With which , they
'by their assailants. This carrying eft-weep=
• ona*is a, 'genie atiathich !NO; Call'play, And if
eititensiresert to "tbeio etiininhls will itotise
slow to'retaliate:'
This is ayslikstate :of, things,' intenisified,
asitims by..the Bond Street tragedy:-
It-looks. its though barbarlisnr might reassert`'
• itriJeMpirein the ‘very eentre of 'eivilization‘..
Indeed; ••at` the
_rate' with which we live ad;
vanced the few past Weeks; the qUestionref ,
a Miiiioriary: of our' Board:in Washington
Territory, might not, .before .a long "time, be
altogether with:out raieetlint in New York: •
;w hat,v le asks, "weiild .
cengregatfori
int , the..Btates r think, to'see a , Aleigyman
ter the phlpii,AMitufittrlifingilia Bibleiar
the" ileak,•linbliekle atO9Valrei‘robier ftOin'
side, , :itnatlythitt ale° tile desk ?"' ,Ift"Stir
olergyiiidulthoitdubeteitlleefo trgvellail or ,
return ::late front' "evening . servieest; 'they,
mighti `soonlthirik it; needful to ado' t ,the'
P
sane precaution', hereiligairiet ruffiansPivhich;
is' 'there indispensable; itgainst
. •
Irandue causes are assigned fcir4hislare*aL
lenee d- Mime,' nonel of ' which are. adepiafe
thoUgh together, *they 'affoiti'
a pirtiEirexiiiatittion of its` lucre*. SFor.
extiniplekthu infinx.'of briuduals"troin'abroa'd;'
and:fronitill"'parte Of our , ovin'istinntrf; es
pecially from SanTraneisco;Whinceitey have
beft l / 2 1 driven byithe itetionlef - theVigilanee
Colninittee.;; The eharieteri inabytofl our -1
eitiftiffturals, , chnseik at thevrecelit
arid' who . ' are hoftniPirilliinorle beilenietit
t,
to'tbechiss 4oUrhonl. they ewe - theirlialitieil -
ele:vatibil . .' • `Thelitetfiiiienci police are °ministration; -nunistrathin; Whieh l latillest"the Otinfidtince ,
of •reslieetahle people ~.1 amid which has ei..fx
bibited, in!a, eign nilupeti its iiictipteitiiii
the'. detectibri, lir' . 7saY !nothing:lW btliev.'pre!,
ention of:lcrinin; in the little! aid it hite
rendete& thU.Oorober, in his inve'sti'gate .
into -the., Burden. murder'-removal of
.ton
fireilics`frimi the pity hubtitis; is also
urged:as reason'; , ilkeeerobije..ritea_ are
as
commoVinqiiitrters.u Oberipiedlibl
as in thosegiven npxelasiVe•tos business.
More powerful'eavesi is-
bbe fOundinthe unc ertainty'Whitili 4 'hai , attended,
the
punishment of crime: in the lightness of its
have', leen liaidonaie‘ Elnndrede:
description are supposed to be now in the
!EE:=!l:u;=
• •
city; whi r le ~rt rs . .., , estunated that there are in
the. dountrY at ,brge,, at least, a hundred
thotsattd flint 'Have been pardoned, or di-.
charged, from our State Prisons. How few
-ortheie"iiente been leformec? by the disci
pline to which thsg .. have been subjected, or
hate' been 'able to surmount the difficulties
which prejudice and suspicion rear to their
return to an honest life, need hardly be sag.
geisted.' Tlieren:iight be - added the increase
of intemperance, since all restrictions on the
liquor traffic have been practically removed,
and the number of.pladesiii4lich it is sold
in this city, has risen from six to fifteen
thousand. The love of -money, too, that
root of all evil," has its influence, as is
evident from the fact that a large proportion
.of the crimes are" cemmfttedifor its acquisi
tion. In . a -population it ilintost a million,
and of such a diiersifted character, out
-breaks must always be expected; while all
the causes., suggested, wilt: operate with
: greater intensity, than.if the same number
,of people were dispersed over a wide extent
-ef country. 'These things,,hoiever, do not
satisfactorily account for the evil. The in
`crease of ermie throughout Christendom, in
dicates the existeriee - of some more prevalent,
:and powerful cause, far its . commission. May
it not be attributeti to the laxity o f religious
belief, or positive errant that have obtained
a wide circulation? It cannot be doubted
that there is much secret infidelity, as well as
open indifference, in our day. The Gospel has
.little power over vast ;masses., as , iii:obviou
from the neglect, of its ordinanees, as well as
from their flagrant wickedness. The most
ridiculous doctrines find ready adherents,
:while numbers, supposed' to be grounded in
the faith, are snared by the devil, as is mani
fest in their conversion to Spiritualism;with
all its absurdities.... The marked .sympathy,
too, which is felt for criminals, indicates the
-prevalence of crier in' refetenCe totheireon
' 'duct. Crime id looked on as infirmity
'rather 'than guilt; end "punishment, there
fore, as reformatory, rather than retributive.
Indeed, the idea of punishing amaubecause
'he deseries it, is as rare as, he' mention of
vlitdictrve justiceis deemedbarbarous.
.ThediebiPlitie - of the Offender, or the safety
'of society is theiightte be the only warrant
for its infliction,. .All this, -it need hardly
`be said, betra,.yka.fatal misconception of the
"'demands of justicet, as re,vettlecl in the im
pulses of our own, nature,- as well as in the
Word of tied. When a great crime is cora
mitiffarliffewfireinrifigr. "firlfiirdell; -- the
'whole community instinctively calls -for the
blood of his assassin,,. 110 ;merely because
-their own safety is
,periled, but because of
a convietion'of itsill deseit. And the very
'men sihir denouricethese 'sentiments as hor
rible, are , often, the first to vindicate it as
Proper, when personally , assailed.. When
tlri.s..islett of jwtice .",retributive is lost,
the malignity of sin is also overlooked. The
character of.Godis misapprehended, and of
'course", the foundation of religion , is destroy
ed. One truth is intimally 'connected with
others,,and. its =Perversion 'may undermine
Ithewholiutructurei: at ,least operis the way
lor •the 'gravest errors. , - Therumust be a re-
Ituriv . to:-correct' views] of - -crime, ":as the
.offspring..-of :a . depraved hart,..instead of a
-"diseased, organization ;land to a true concep
-Ttioni therefore, of its desert, and the
-strict-"justice, as well'aw expediency of its
, The -popular-theories.on the
subject r - must ,be „modified, as avellas exter
:naFtemediesrapplied,; before we-can: expect
to- seesii , radically. diminished..;.-Neglected
children; Should; indeed, betrained to habits
"of industrf;*bntall clasneimust be instruct-
ed bathe nature of God's law, as well as urged,
'to embrace his Gospel. Is therefidtarwork.
here,for thsrPress,; and sdio forthe.Pulpit,
would be as potential as ;any change in:
municipalrgovernmentirupcdice regulations ?.
The liton&Street tragedy involved
inJobscurityithonghtwo weeksative - spassed
since its enactment,- and :the -investigations
have, been .prosecuted, With' :scarcely-any in
termission: .:;}Farrell; a .shoemakeroteistifies
that le-e.sw Mr.llßurdcdPenter Aria. -.house
about- eleveunicliek;kon thelevening:-. previ
ens fo the: disco Very &hie) death; ,and..
shortlyLafter; heAstatd the crrof. In-order,
and the fall ofts c me heavyliodv , A: man,
too, in his shirtsleeves, whemhe recognizes
as Eckel, soon'put hie head ch i t of the front
"door .arid Ybtilered him from the 'Steep on
which *al- sitting: `'testimony
shall he corrnhoratedkoiliacharacterplaced
shoji Saitimati;the disotiveryof the Criminal
..will be truly providential: , pit - gieat doubts
.are cast-Upon `it, and the whele.thing can
'hardly be Said pt& have ":reeeived any expla
rnatiori:- now, asiiiiitigh=the crim
inal finightinever diseoiered the
!great -day that all seciete.
There; is'buts oner'opinion' in regard to
fthe . coittroirersy bet;iire r eri 'Observer and
. .
.byterzetn'ilct hick )rou Made reference
in your last"vreek'S paper.tTlie friends of
both'perties denire taste it elided; Sines they
'deeplydephire it, matronly arilin - illirstration
rof
,"the infirmities of gocidiiieh," bit as an
Occasiolt-uf exilltatiatulo the wicked.
SincertilY'yetirsi,j; ' B.
- Ecclesiastical - t
Rev. WM. DALzEL, of the Assoetate Reform
, Alansftel4,„reoeived
the Tcesbytery of;Biahland at'a called
,leee*g A ,J4 l l- 2 7.0- . r
Dina 4: M. liloGßiGonOicentiate 'of the
- )Presbytery tof- Allegheny, was received
ion Jan. 27th, Presbytirycefaich
lod. ' • 'address is , lllansfield;cohio.
H. JACOB was instal l ed 'faistSF of the
,church. of Knoxville , lowa, byi,a'Cota
rnitieg.of DesMoineg Presbytery , Un . NCw
Year's day. Revs J. M. *E+ lroyiircach
edlhe Sermon'. and ohargd. the . Rasitor.
Rev. J. M. Batchajdor'proposed thecOn
.` Stitaitlia'sfieVti6n24, sud oharked
the
g 9 P ie crit
Rev. 'A.ll3V.ir.OVNgiit of, Tateeville Miss.,
~has reutOVed to G Panplik,le,Panola County
Miss., and,taken. charge A ot the church
:Arai erninar3rfin that lilacs.
Rev. R. L. NEikk;life . " - ii student of Dan
aV;:'haiilialienleharge of the
otnehrOii,Tariolsville and New
" T Altoilif - ';lfifiTost 'Mee' address is Car-
auTLEB. has, taken tan charge
Pf.:9oke ..e4ur,Rh, in Van. Buren Arkansas.
Iltcnkrir MOSELY has resigned his
ehifgeibigixirksen, I.a
eiqW MN4IP
- rd. M Noinvommor, has been
to the exercise ."of -the has
ofihe - Gos el ministry from 'which he
has been suspended.
Rev., N. C. Nou'ru, of New!Oileans, has re-
Aigned his charge. -
Rev. Joitif JouraTOWS'Pitet Office address
is cluinged`Yronk Wind Lea,' to Loney's
Creek, Virginia.
Rev. *Josilst - 'G. - SyMMES . , of • Madison,
has declined ifiet ball to the Ten
nant Church, Freehold, New Jersey.
•
Rev. 2Tztorcs,P., loicon-Kw w as installed by
) .reebytery l 'orNew : Brunswink, pastor
~of the SeeoudiNeshiterian Church, Cran
berry, New Jersey.
Rev. "SiNlTiii tT; ,7 1111.11) has received a call
from tli Presliyeerian - church in Wood
bury, N. Z. •