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LOVN, JOY, AND RUNILITY. tory be thine, 0 adorable One ! ►ys of thyself, in the grace of thy Son; 0 Lord ! thy perfections Divine, -k of Salvation, ineffably shine. ,e in that grace, which consistently can, threat' ninr for sin, look in mercy on . rebel escapes, yet is justice sustained ; r still lives, yet thy truth is maintained and we triumph, 0 Lord, in that love Jilts the lost soul to thy presence above ; fullness of joy, in the work of thy Son, sustained, and increased to thy throne. could not without thee, in heaven be 3ed— ere could be no beaver], of theo diepOe )(l: would we languish—yea, our deatlik t be lied, lory were stained, or thy throne not up- Cross, dearest Lord, it evolves the blest thy perfections, unsullied now can, ml that has sinned, say, "that soul need die, sto the Cross, Israel's strength cannot, Sinner's law-room, the Redeemer hae precepts fulfilled, paid its sanctions with )ed ; • Justice and Truth, and thy Law satisfied, Penitent lives—for his Saviour has died. jab, 0, Lord !—Ob, we fall as is meet, worship, adore, and exult at thy feet; no, thy perfections, and glorious high , ne, ,nified all, through the grace in tby Son lOWA. For the Preebyterlan Banner and Advocate Baptism.--No. 10. IBOLICAL IMPORT OF BAPTISM two sacraments of the New Testa have each a distinct symbolical mean- In the one, the application of water tes purity of heart. In the other, the of Christ is shown forth. Our Bap- Irethren strangely confound the two knees as though they were alike in moaning. Baptism, say they, is de to convey an allusion to the death, and resurrection of Christ; and there ,e candidate should be buried in But what resemblance can they out between things so entirely differ- Christ's death was by crucifixion. s he buried after the manner of this in a grave dug in the earth, and d with mould; but in a sepulchre, cut perpendicular face of the solid rock. its little apartment his lifeless body ieyed through a small door, which en closed up with a great stone. it was left till the morning of the day, when the stone was rolled back, ' - te Saviour re-appeared among the Now, let me ask, in what respects emersion properly represent such burial and resurreetibn? What re ;e is there between laying a dead a little room, excavated in the side 11, closing the entrance with a rock, ring it there three days—l say, what ance is there between this, and sud- plunging a person under water and him out again? The similitude is , etter than that of the blind man, who ed that the light of the sun was like ise of a cannon. It is to no purpose ur brethren urge that Jonah, in the ' the great fish, bore a likeness to n his burial ; for the only point of suet, to which the Saviour refers in . 1: -10, is duration; namely, "three .d tlace nights," the very point in millet-siert most signally fails. TED WITH CHRIST BY BAPTISM " say our opponents, we must be by baptism. Be it so ; but how, and at baptism ? Let an inspired Apos •• er. : I—G. " What shall we say then? we continue in sin, that grace may nd ? Cod forbid ; how shall we that are to sin, live any longer therein ? Know at that so many of us as were baptized into 13 Christ, wore baptized into hls death ? •efore we are buried with him by baptism death, that like as Christ was raised up the dead by the glory of the Father, even also should walk in newness of life. For have been planted together in the like of his death, we,shall he also in the like of his resurrection. Knowing this, that old man is crucified with him, that the of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth 'meld not serve sin." the Apostle notices a common ob made against the doctrine of justifi )3, faith; namely, that it encouraged bin, because grace abounded. He to it, by showing that a complete uni•na exists between Christ and srs; and that this affords the best le security for their continuance in ma. Thus the objection is satisfactorily ered. But if we suppose that the Ale, is hem sPeak;tig of a burial in r, we make him argue most inconelu ly for we make him say, that notwith ding the fieeness of Divine grace, be sr3 are secured against sinful com nces by the circumstance that they were e buried in water I This is worse than inswer to the objection; for it leads at e to the monstrous dogma of baptismal eneration. Besides, if we suppose a literal burial by •ping to be here intended, we, must also pose a literal crucifixion, and a literal ath ; and so be dipped to death. By the it is a curious fact that the Baptist saionaries in Calcutta have made a version the New Testament, in modern Arm in, in which they have translated baptize a word which signifies to drown; e. ..;o teach all nations, drowning them in the ue of the Father, &c." This is certainly •pilig to death with a witness. Th e fact stated on the authority of a returned , sionary. See Baker on Baptism, p. 79. " BAPTIZED INTO JESUS CHRIST." That the Apostle, in thu.passage under consideration, is not speaking of an external ordinance, but of the baptism of the Spirit, by which we are united to Christ, and be come one with him in his death, burial and resurrection. He does not affirm that ,all who were baptized in the name of Christ, were baptized into his death. He asserts this of those only who were " baptized into Jesus Christ ;" a description implying in finitely more than mere water baptism. The whole Church to whom he was writing, had doubtless been baptized in the name of Christ ; but it did not follow that they were all baptized into his death, and therefore he discriminates. gg So many of us," says ho, "as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death." In similar terms, addressing the Galatians, he uses the same careful discrimination : "As many of you, as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.—iii : 27. To be baptized into Christ is to become a living member of his mystical body by the baptism of the Spirit; for, says the Apostle, " By one Spirit are we all baptized into one body."-1. Cor. xii : 13. We are now prepared to understand the meaning of Paul, in the passage under dis cussion. He argues that the doctrine of justification by grace cannot lead to licen• tiousness, because the justified believer is united to Christ by the baptism of the Spirit, and is, therefore, one with him in his death, burial and resurrection. "So many" as had reeeived this spiritual bap tism were crucified, dead and buried, as to their former life, and had risen again to a new life of holiness; just as Christ died, was buried, and rose again to a new and more exalted state of existence. The same general remarks will apply to COLOSSIANS II : 10-12. "And ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and power. in whom, also, ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ. Buried with him in baptism, whereini also ye are risen again through the ith of the opera tion of clod, who hath raised him from, the dead." Here, again, the Apostle describes the properties of a saving union with Christ, by which believers are made one with him, in his circumcision, death, burial and resurrec tion. They are thus "complete in him." The circumcision received by the Colossians was spiritual; for it was " made without bands," and consisted in " putting off the body of the sins of the flesh." Of course, then, the baptism mentioned is spiritual. It is attended by a resurrection to a life of faith. Says the Apostle, " Wherein," that is in this baptism, "ye are risen again through the faith of the operation of God." Can this possibly apply to an external ordi nance ? Simon Magus was duly baptized with water. And did be, therefore, rise to a new and holy life, " through the faith of the operation of God ?" Here, again, we see that" the Baptist interpretation of the phrase, " buried in baptism," leads inev itably to baptismal regeneration, a doctrine already avowed by a large class of immer sionists ; but daily contradicted by the un godly lives of thousands who have submitted to the external ordinance. •ALLIISIONS TO BAPTISM BY AZFUSION In 1. John v : 8, we read thus : "There are three' that bear witness on earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one." The Holy Ghost the sanctifier, the water of baptism, and the blood of Christ, symbolized by the sacra mental cup, are here intended by the sacred writer. The Spirit is poured out, the blood of Christ was shed; and, to complete the agreement, the water of baptism must be poured, or shed upon the subject. In Titus iii : 5,6, St. Paul says : " Ac cording to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which he shed on us abun dantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour." The phrase, "washing of regeneration," though it signifies the new birth, contains an allusion to the water of baptism as its ex ternal symbol. And this "washing," let it be observed, is shed; in the Greek, execheen, POURED on; on us; thus showing that baptism by effusion - waa , practised in the Apostles' days. • It was foretold of Christ that he should "sprinkle many nations."—lsa. 15. This, though relating to the purifying effi cacy of the blood and of the Spirit of Christ, like many other passages, compre hends the sign with the thing signified. It was literally fulfilled who Christ com manded his disciples to baptize " all na tions." Heb. x : 22—" Let us draw near with a true heart, 'in full assurance of faith ; hav ing our hearts sprinkled from an evil con science, and our bodies washed with pure water."' Here the Apostle speaks, first, of the purification of the heart and conscience by the Holy Spirit ; and, secondly, of the sign corresponding therewith, namely, the external washing of baptismal water, sprink led on the body. Our Baptist brethren say, indeed, that sprinkling is no washing. I answer, neither is dipping a person with his clothes on, a washing of his body, in a lit eral sense of the word. If a man puts his gloves on, and then dips his hands in water, is that a washing of his hands ? Sprinkling, we aver, under both dispensations, has held the chief place as a symbol of purification ; and to say. that it is not cleansing, is to con tradict God himself, who says, "I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean."—Ezk. xxxvi : 25. It is placed by St. Paul among "divers washings."— Heb. ix : 10 and 13. And it is by the sprinkling of his blood that the Redeemer has "washed us from our sins." But, say the Baptists, when Paul speaks of the body being . washed, he means the whole body; and so the whole person must be washed. But did the Saviour mean , his whole body, when he declared of the woman of Bethany, 1 that she bad anointed his body for its burial? She merely poured the ointment on his head.—Mark xiv : 3-8. PETER'S INKLING FOR WATER REPROVED BY ORRIST "What good," asks the immersionist, cana little water do you ?" In reply, I ask him, What good can much water do you ? Nay ; what good can a small portion of bread and a sup of wine, in the sacra mentaldo a person ? The quantity of the element e a n s t use d, is just as important in the one ordinance as in the other. Let us guard against the error Peter oboe committed.— John xiii 8-10. When. Jesus said to PUBLICATION OFFICE, GAZETTE BUILDING, FIFTH S T, ABOVE SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA. FOR THE WEEK ENDING SA. RDAY, MARCH 28, 1857. him, "If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me," Peter, like many in our day, took up the idea, that it was the external washing that was to do him good; and hence be thought the more water, the better. He said, "Lard, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." But Jesus re proved his carnal views, saying, " He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every wiit." ANCIENT VERSIONS Some Baptist authors present us with a formidable array of versions of the New Tes tament, which , they claim as favorable to their opinions. But on examination it is found that of all the most ancient and valua ble versions, fifteen or twenty in number, there is - not one that decides in favor of im mersion. The old Italic and Vulgate, made while the Greek and Latin were yet living languages, instead of rendering boptizo by immerge, TO IMMERSE, simply transfer the word—a plain proof that it was not under: stood as meaning to dip. Of the others, while some transfer, the word, others trans late it by a word which signifies to wash or cleanse; and one, the Armenian, by a term which moans to bathe. And the method of bathing in Asiatic countries is not by im mersion; but by having water poured, or dashed upon the body, as all travelers an cient.and modern, assure us. See descrip tions of this mode of bathing in Homer's Odyssey, Lieut. Lynch's Expedition, and Prime's Travels. ' L. N. D. For the Presbyterian /tanner and Advocate. Religion; OR, LETTERS TO A FRIEND ON TIIE DOCTRENES AND DUTIES OF TILE BIBLE. Letter l'7—Another Letter from the vide one. That I may win Christ and be found in him.— PHILIP. : 8, 9. "MY DEAR PASTOR will endeavor once more to write a few lines. I think I can truly say it is good for me that I have been afflicted. 0, how thankful I should be to God for sparing my life, and not cut ting me off 'while I was rejecting and re belling against him I Now. I think I can say from my heart, the Lord is my Redeem er, my strength, and my righteousness. 0 how beautiful the plan of redemption ! When we had ruined ourselves by sin, and were entirely undone, God so loved the world as to give his only begotten Son, that whosoever balieveth in him should not per ish, but have everlasting life. 0 Lord,.l. believe ; help my unbelief; and may I ever praise thee for this plan of redemption ! " You spoke to me about uniting with the Church. Yes, I should like to unite with the people of God, and show the world my determination to serve the Lord, if it will be convenient for you to have me do so, and also if my health will permit. "Please excuse these badly written'lines. Wzite-is often.as-is-convenient.!!.. , _ THE ANSWER MY DEAR FRIEND :--YOME was •read with much pleasure. No doubt "it is good for you that you have been afflicted," and I am glad you are able to see it, and are even thankful for it. But “what gives me pecu. liar pleasure, is, that you "can say from your heart that the Lord is your Redeemer, your Strength, and your Righteousness ;" and that you can see "how beautiful is 'the plan of redemption !" Yes, it is beautiful, excellent, dorious; and we shall never see all its beauty till we reach heaven, and see Jesus as he is. What wonderful love was his ! What glories in his cliaineter ! How excellent his work ! 0 for a thou sand tongues to sing hie praise ! Yes, " when we had ruined ourselves by "sin," he took our place, and died for us; he shed his blood that we might be forgiven and saved. _Lod now we have only just to receive.him End be saved; just to believe and have eternal life. 0 what love ! Let. God be praised that you can now say, " 0 Lord, I believe; help my un belief!' • That your faith may be increased, think much of Christ; let your mind dwell on him, his person, his character, his offices, his work, his wonderful love. Peace and joy are not to be drawn up out of our own hearts; they must come down from heaven; they must flow into our leartS from Christ Jesus. And if we know him, if we think of him, and trust in him, that will afford us pleas ure, and give us peace; so let your mind dwell* on Christ, and by-and-by you shall go to be forever with him. Consider him, as in Heb. iii : 1. No doubt it is your privilege to "unite with the" people of God." Yea, you are one of them now as a child of the covenant, and as I hope, also renewed by the Holy Ghost. Hence I suppose all that is need ful, is an examination by the Session as to your " knowledge and piety," and an an nouncement to the congregation that the examination being satisfactory, you are ad mitted to the Lord's table.—Directory for Worship, Chart. ix. But the practice here is different, a public profession and cove nant being required—which I think is un necessary in the case of those baptized in infancy, as they are already members of the Church.—Form of Gov:, Chap. ii., See. 4; and Diree. for Worship, Chap. ix., See. 1. Still, I hope the way may soon be open for you to "unite with the Church," or rather, " to be admitted to sealing ordinances "—to 1 the Lord's table. I need rest, and may be absent next Sab bath. Whether you "unite with the. Church" or not, or are admitted to the Lord's table or not, continue through the Spirit to wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.—G-al. v : 1-5. Make no apologies for your writing, but write often. I have been unable to write to you lately as 1 wished. I hope it may soon be convenient for me to do so oftener, and more regularly. Read Ps. xlii, and xlvi. Yours in much affection. TIME IS AN END.—To everything be neath the sun there comes a last day—and of all futurity, this is the only portion of time that can in all eases be infallibly pre: dicated. Let the sanguine then take warn ing, and the disheartened taker courage ; for to every joy and to every sorrow, to every hope and to every fear, there will come a last day; and the man ought so to live' by foresight, that while he learns in every state to be content, he shall in each be prepared for'another, whatever the other may be. :a For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. Revival at Bethit Pa. REV. DR. AFKINNEY—DIar Brother : I have been greatly interest t in reading in the Banner and Advocate, or some weeks past, notices of the out-p*ing of God's Spirit on the churches. Bastivard, Westward and Southward: Such. intelligence to the child of God is always chebring and soul comforting. It is like rairiron the parched ground, after a long and Vii.Lful drought.. Not long since, you remarked that you understood that God ; was reviving,his work in the churches of Pigeon Cle'ek and Bethel, and expressed a hope that fiou would soon hear from theSe respective' churches.' In view, then, of that expressed' desire, and with the earnest hope and pApg, that anY thing God has done for us nfl,ke4elloloB,lll3 of waking up the people o t'q,dloBr4ein, to the great work of self !: •7:i;ti. finli:4d.'., prayer, I will proceed to g .. - - . ~. ment of what `rod has xece i midst of us : It is now nearly twenty- , .e years since I was called to preach the,- . Gospel in this portion of Zion ; and during that time we have had several seasons Of great interest and sweet refreshing. 1n1834 '35, when aided by Rev. Mr. Dern*, the Lord ap peared in power, and thirOwo persona were added to the communionif the Church. Afterwards, in the Win ~, rs of 1840 '4l, when assisted by that pren us man of God, Rev. Dr. M'Kinley, who b not long since been called to his reward, e Lord appeared for our deliverance, an , 4 f verily he is a God And upon several ocea had tokens of his pres number united themse of Ood. But never hi • to see a work of gray solemn, and silent, an , young men, as that thr, recently poised. At ou the 2d Sabbath of this on examination, to the . Church, seventy person years of age, down tot ber, eight were baptize' Sabbath, receiving in e scale of the covenant. to be remembered ; an felt like good old Sim. thy servants depart in' have seen thy salvatio received, forty-two wer: 'eight females ; a law: young men; some of yet becomeleralds of t family, were five •memb. a sister. Out of anot young brothers. would have joined the an everlasting covenan by sickness. Others an. quiring. • It may be asked •he id this work com mence, and in wink 'ail it tyluducted,? We reply, in reference to the first, 'lit we can hardly tell. The following things are known to be true : 1. A number of God's people, for months previous, were deeply distressed for the low state of religion amongst us, and unknown to others, were wrestling in secret prayer to God, that our long night of religious decline might come to an end, that the Lord would return and have mercy once more upon his desolate heritage. Some, again, had begun to inquire with themselves, how have we been serving Christ ? And if called sud denly away, are we ready for our final ac count ? These thoughts came with over whelming power on their hearts, and drove sleep from their eye-lids, and produced searching inquiry for the evidences of grace. And just after the meeting of Presbytery in January, the pastor was called, in the provi dence of God, to labor a few days in the church of Pigeon Creek, where the Spirit of God was powerfully present, converting old and young. On his return, he made a state ment of what God was doing in the sister church. This seemed to bring tears tninany eyes, and call forth the cry, " Awake„ awake, 0 arm of the Lord; put on strength as in ancient days !" The fearful inquiry was excited in many hearts, shall we be pass ed by under this state of things? The Session agreed unanimously that we would have re ligious services for a few days, without de termining how long. After the services commenced, a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer was appointed, and we believe, well kept. It was soon apparent that the Spirit of God was powerfully present in his awakening influence. Many more melted to tears, and some under very great distress. At the end of the first week, the snow dis appeared, the roads became bad, and the nights very dark from the want of inoon light. But still the people came—, the at tendance increased, and the work spread. It could not be given up. There was a hungering and thirsting for the bread and water of life. The meetings ivere continued night and day for nearly two months. During the third week, chiefly at night, and the fourth week, partly in day-time and partly at night. It required no effort to get the people to the house of God. They could not stay away. As regards the means used, they were such as God has always blessed. There was nothing unusual, nor peculiarly Airing. Plain, practical preach ing—showing the sinner his guilt, depravity, and danger, the way of life through the Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration through the mighty power of God's Spirit, as well as the duty of the sinner immediately to seek the Lord while he might be found. These truths often heard, came now with con vincing power and might. In connexion with this, meetings for inquiry were held for all who desired instruction and the prayers of God's people. And glorious has been the result. And let God have all the glory. We were greatly indebted to the kind and earnest labors, for near two weeks, of Rev. Messrs. Braddock and Laverty, and afterwards to Rev. Mr. M'Pherson. These brethren have our sincere thanks and warm gratitude. Such, Dear Biother, is a sketch of what God ilea recently done for us, and amongst us. What the fruits in the life shall be, time will show. We hope for the best, and know God will take care of his own. That there should be some chaff with the wheat, would neither be strange nor uncommon. But it gives us pleasure to say, that never did we, as a Session, receive better evidence of a work of grace than in most of those recently enrolled as the disciples of Christ. And our prayer is,-that everychurch may speedily experience, and inn glorious man ner, the reviving power of God's Spirit. Yours, Truly, G. From our London Correspondent. Alleged Rejection of the Clarendon-Dallas Treaty— , S'ermon by Mr. Spurgeon—llls Par able—Female Education in India—Who is to be Successor to Doctor Harris—Dr. Davidson, and the charges against him—Ultranzonianissii in Ire land—The Pope - Snubs . the priesta—Romaniam and Protestantism in. France Colliery Explosion -The Morals of the Mining Population—Failure of D' Israeli and Gladstone in the House of Cone-. mons—Professor Lorimer's New Work—The Waite of 'Life in the late War—The Victoria Cross, and Darin; Valor—Vie Persian Dispute —The PeerS, and the China Troubles—Annual. Meeting of Young Men's Association—Report from ?he Deputy to 'America. Lamm, Febr,atr : 27, 1857. PVllloAiiiAiiiioiitt)#so.PAit.:4o,4l,bie Iffl site' to es en. e ATE 'ROPOI3ED TREATY, agreed upon between Mr. Dallas and the British Government—is much to be regretted, if it shall lead to further difficul ties and complications. International peace between England and America, on a solid and permanent basis, is essential to the pros perity of trade and commerce, as well as to the higher objects of the advance of civili zation, and the spread of the Gospel through out the world. Let us hope that, ere long, all causes of difference will be permanently removed. - The Persia took out Lord Napier, our new Ambassador; and diplomatic inter course, after a painful interval, being now resumed, and a new President coming into office, we trust that by mutual moderation and good feeling, the Central American question may be speedily and definitely ar ranged. I have lately had a fresh opportunity of .:used us to feel, eareth prayer." since, we have Mkt'',when a goodly with the people been permitted • izo extensive, so l , .bracing so many [.';' which we have communion on th, we.received, munion of the om above sixty e. Of this num qhe Sacramental ' , connexion, both was a day long Et e, we doubt not, "Lord, let now ce , for our eyes Of the number liales, and twenty , rt of the former, we hope, will 'cross. Out of one four brothers and three interesting were others who ilves to the Lord in , ut were hindered ire serious and in- hearing MR. SPunaEoN preach, in my own church. The pen-and-ink sketch which I gave yours readers, some time since, of his manner and matter, I still adhere to, as a faithful and impartial portrait. I find it has been copied into our Messenger, and has been read, with interest and approval, by many, including some of Mr. Spurgeon's stated hearers and members. With- our Presbyterian people, he is likely to be, a great favorite, as he stands up so unflinch ingly for the old doctrines of grace, and at the same time, with a freeness and fervor worthy of an Ebenezer Erskine, proclaims a• free salvation. I think I have never heard the doctrine of election stated so decidedly, and yet preached, in such a way as not to fetter in the least the pressing home on the sinner his persbnal responsibility, and the guilt of unbelief. The Rev. Robert M'Donald, an admirable Free Church minister, and the friend of MeCheyne, was present at the ser mon, and expressed to me his warm ap proval. His text, on the occasion referred to, was Psalm ovi : •8. "Nevertheless, he saved `them' for lii3' nimid'i bake." The 'divisions' were simple, the illustration was clear, and the application powerful. There were some odd things said, and smiles were elicited; but they speedily gave way, either to tears, or to grave, deep, and solemn feeling. Indeed, all is natural about him; and those bold per sonifications also, for which a virulent critic in the Daily Hews censured him, as being marked by profanity and irreverence, are by no means thus chargeable. His 'flexibility of style and manner; also, his fine, ringing voice ; his unstudied, yet just modulation ; his expressive action; and the weighty words which flow from the lips of one so young— all give vivid interest to his sermons to most person's. I am sorry to say, that many of our London Dissenting ministers don't like .him; that they keep aloof from him; mis quote him, or extract, (in conversation,) any thing outre from his sermons; and few, or none, will go to hear him for themselves. His faults are being toned down. I some times fear he will also bring down his health and strength prematurely, by over-exertion. Think of him preaching to six thousand persons twice on the Lord's day ; presiding, on. Monday evening, over a prayer-meeting, and giving an address to one thousand five hundred persons assembled; dealing with candidates for church members ; kept in per petual excitement by letters, interviews, and even by shaking of hands. For this last, I assure you, is a serious business to get through. He is seised upon at the foot of the pulpit stairs, in the vestry, and by the crowd that lines his path to the carriage, at the church door, that takes him home ! Thep add to all this, sermons (two per day) for four or five dayS every week, often at a great distance from London, and you can well conceive what "wear and tear" he must suffer. An attack of bronchitis, recently, has weakened him in the WON. MR. SPURGEWS HBALTIL—The Rev. Mr. Spur geon, before commencing his sermon in the Surrey Music Hall yesterday, stated that his medical at tendant had urged him not to leave hotne, in con sequence of his indisposition; but finding him de termined to preach, even only for a short time, advised him, if he valued his own life, to close his sermon, if even abruptly, as soon as he found his physical powers fail him ; for if he did not, the probability was, that he would never be able to preach again. It was painfully observable during his remarks, that his voice frequently be came harsh and rugged, and that he was suffer ing much from physical exhaustion. He suc- ceeded, however, in getting through the task he had assigned himself, and then was led down the 'pulpit steps in a state of utter prostration. "Spare thyself," is a caution often needed by young ministers, although it is better "to wear out than rust out." I enclose a specimen of a "Parable," as he called it, delivered by him in the course of the sermon I have referred to. He ushered it in by re ferring to his critics and " enemies," who objected to this style, and said, " Now I am going to be 'dramatic.' " The ,force of it cannot •be fully realized in reading. It was very impressive in the delivery, and in the " acting," so to speak, of the characters, Justice, Mercy, Conscience, and Satan. Best of all, it brought out beautifully the true and only way of a sinner's salvation. The Rev. Mr. Fordyce, agent for the Fe male Society of the Free Church of Scot land, for promoting the Christian EDUCA TION DE FEMALES IN INDIA, is; at present in London, addressing assemblies of ladies in our various congregations, with the view of obtaining their active co-operation. The steed is urgent, and the fact of female igno rance in India most painful. A lady of my acquaint nee, who has recently returned from Bengal, brought with her an Ayah, or native nurse, for her infant. She is a Mo hammedan, and totally unable to read-. When one looks at this woman, as I have done, and thinks how many Milliona of lier sisters in the East, and in a country under the away of Christian England, a e.as,desti tute of light as she is, and as incapable of reading God's blessed Vord, the, heart bleeds over the degradation of woman by reason of eathenism. There are now female schools in each. of the three Presidencies , under the Free Church Society. Its expenditure last year amounted to about £l,BOO. At the disrup tion, the Orphanage" at Calcutta passed over into the hands. of the Establishment party, as well as a, • cburch,Astitution rooms, and Library. All these. e*cept the Orphan age., have been replaced. Dr. Duff, 'during his last visit to ttiis • country, obtained 000 for the Male Institution, a residence for male. eonverts: akir. Fordye,e earnestly urges: g of an Orphanage, also. .t#4 4 kitsr_ Aga before a vvery":`:e' Missionary I tionfestiribe at Calcutta, and stamped by their unani mous approval : Let our great missionary societies and boards in Britain and America be earnestly urged to take this department up, and not leave it, as some of them do, to merely occasional supplies. If they have no associated Ladies' Society, bearing this as their, peculiar burden, clearly the general Society ought to give aid to a branch of missions so essential. one of the missionaries at each station taking the superintendence of it. If there be such Socie ties as in the Established and Free Churches of Scotland, it should be made part of one mission ary's duty, at each presidency, to aid the ladies sent out, and report ; or, if such a Society has a missionary as its own agent, he should be associ ated as closely as possible with the general mis sion of his own Church. Thus this cause might assert its rightful place, not only in India, but also in Exeter and Assembly Halls, where it has hitherto been kept nearly as much in she shade, as woman herself, in her own zenanit I am thus particular in referring to the subject of female education in India, in the earnest hope that it may quicken the zeal, and cause practical expression to he given to the sympathies of Christian ladies in the United States. The Congregationalists have found diffi culty in obtaining a Sum - Essen, TO. D.R. HARRIS, as President of New College, Lon don. The Rev. J. Stoughton, the minister of a large West End • congregation, an ac complished writer, and a sound Divine, has declined to be nominated. I believe the truth is, that he could not afford to accept, the situation—the salary being £4OO, with a house; whereas, with a very large family, that sum would be quite insufficient, and is far exceeded by his *sent income. It is said that the appointment will be offered to Dr. Lyndsay Alexander, of Edinburgh. He is more of a scholar and literary man than Stoughton; was a distinguished stu dent at the London University; is well read in German literature ; and at the same time, I believe, sound in his doctrine. He is at present abroad, on account of .his health. His contributions to the British, Quarterly are : frequent and valuable. A Sub-Committee, apointed to examine the OPINIONS OP DR. DAvIDsoN, has de clared in favor of their soundneSs. So says a paragraph in the Patriot ; , but it affords no information as the grounds of their conclusions. It remains to be seen what Dr. D. will say on the subject of plenary inspiration, in his proposed pamph let. That his views are those generally held by orthodox and evangelical Divines, I more than doubt; and his notes and additions to Hartwell Horns, disclaimed bythe latter, as well as the lather editor, Dr. Tregelles, seem to confirm. The Lancashire College Sub- Committee ash him for an explanation, by alluding in their report to his promised pamphlet. ULIMAIIIONTANISM IN IRELAND is BOW dominant, as far as Dr. Cullen can make it so. The priests of a certain diocese,- not long since, elected as a candidate "the most worthy" one of their' number. The Pope has refused their favorite, and appointed another,. doubtless one suggested by Dr. Cullen, the Pope's , Legate. There is an outcry about this among their Reverences; still the Legate keeps " never-minding." He is resolved to make them a little less fiery and vulgar, a little more acceptable to -the British Government, by non-interference with Tenant Right and other forms of political agitations, and altogether to. make Ireland a " fief " of the Pope's dominion ecclesiastical. As to POPERY IN FRANCE ; it is rather quiescent just now, save in its usual mis chievdus superstition and false teachings. It was the fashion, a few years ago, to cry up miracles, including bleeding and winking pictures, and the apparition of the Virgin at La Saletta. Now the French Univers, the organ of the Jesuits, hints that no more miracls are desirable for the present. The Inquisition, it says, is most serviceable in finding-out impostures, and it warmly com mends its vigilance. It is pleasing to hear that, the Paris Bible Society has been able to reduce the price of the Protestant version of the Soripturesto a lower price two francs,) than that of the Romish version by De Sad, which last con tinues to be sold at three francs. Hitherto the price of the Protestant version was five francs. Bible Colportage is doing a great work in France. There is an important Protestant move ment in the department of the Aisne, at the town of Monneaux. Ci.owds of people come—many from a distance—to hear the pure preaching of the Word, and the Roman Catholic clergy have been greatly exaspera ted. The Bighop of, the Diocese dismissed one Cure for supposed neglect, (and the poor priest took it so much to heart that he took ill and died,) but his successor has not been more fortunate, as twenty' of his parishion ers have abandoned him in a few weeks; and many more are about to follow their example. We have had some FEARFUL AooromPrs• One was the loss of one hundred and eighty lives by a colliery explosion, in Yorkshire. Up to the moment of the explosion no fire damp was apparent, and all seemed safe. The misery. of wives, children, and surviving friends, gathering to the scene,. is described as heart-rending. The minin population, I fear, is very prayed. I have seen speci mens of them and theiahabits at Dudley, in Gloucestershire, and of the ignorance and sensuality which mark their character. God has a peop . le amongst them, and not the least effective instrumentality has been that of Wesleyan Methodism. Bat we want many men, full of fervor and power, to pervade , the land.. We need. many successors .tot: MI Philadelphia, 27 South Tenth Street, below Chestnut By Mail, or at the Office, $1.50 per Year, }SEE PROSPECTUS. Delivered in the City, 1.75 " EMI George Whitfield, who numbered among his converts the colliers of Kingswood, down whose black faces " gutters " were made, as his biography tells us, by floods of peniten tial tears. The attempt made to upset LORD PAL MERSTON' S CABINET has failed. Mr. D'lsraeli and Mr. Gladstone made