En i '.. itN~ v i .„ ~, .... p iter . aA . :1',,,,,, Ap t iotait - ,,,, TITTEIBUROWMAY 18, 1857. TRRIES $1.50, In advance; or. in Clubs •1.A5; or, delivered at residences of Babscrl• beret Slat". See Prostreties, en Third Page. -11:11101SW lie preempt; i little while before the year expires, that we army esalsodull arrangements for a steady supply. IMMO WRAP PER, indicates thatnte , 'lf, hovers - 4M in the knits of mailing, this signal should bedsalttedriii -;-JulPl o , 01Alr litiends wrfil ,0011,not, forget us., RIGNITTANCiId.—Send payment by safe hands, when convenient. Or, send by man, mankoshig with ordininy care, and , troubling nobody with a knowledge of what you are. deltic. For a large amount, mitd a!Drafilet. ; large notes. For one *stye° papirs, send Gad Saudi notes. , TO DIKILE COATE/Oh Send postagnstampei it bitter 01119 send der more papers; say OA (Sr Stivonigatuasborse Or , $l. for Tlartpethres DIRECT all totterS nad'Oolantualtatlent to -BEV. DAVID EkildiNit4d*. Pitniburghe yeenind Ssseritbly The General Aisiemblt of the Freshy to • Chxreh id tic o 'Cuited;Statei of America will hold ` itineit meeting lathe First Presbyterian Church,' Lexiwgtfm; Kentucky, at eleven on Thursday,, the 2ist,of Maymext, and will ~be opened with a sermon by the Rev.' Frannie IbiFirhind; Mederator of the last Assembly: It • 'The ' , Committee of Commiiiions reeetlit ;,Tithe Etecturi)-roilm , cif the 'church, on the Wedn'eo': i cloy 'MOM IFF4l4(l4}g, at eightte!oleahiitd Fe+ eielver Commissions,, and :'en Thursday , moran4; the'day of the meeting, at nine o'idock, for the slams purpose itronnrito, Stated el l erk:* fAtmunnza T. MeGur,,,Pertnanent Cier*. P. S. Stated Clerks of Presbyteries are re opeatfullY requested to make out theirllstuf per sons entitled to the Minutes on a separate sheet, end' to send that, together with - moneis for the :SlinuteS, H. Van Gelder,: Esq.,,philadel phia,"treaSitrer'ef the General . • • , To the *embers of the Assembl*.; „LEXINGTON, Ky., April 20, 1857. , isTotice is hereby given to the 'members of, the 'General AssentblY 'df the PreihYteriart' Church that'their lodgings will;be , assigned to them ininiediately after -their arrival in, the deity , of Lexington, Ky.; and that they are privileged to, travel 'on , the packets of 'dike Cincurnati and Louisville Mail Line," . , by '0404 Shale"; President, fronit Lou !is to Cincinnati or Louisrville, . "far=half fare eithti way," and that-the "Ctwington And Lexington Mira*" by ' their Presi-, dent, alto~v meinbers - paying , in the aral fare ,1418 they. come to rturn free of, charge upon -producing the certificate'of the offi.cersof the t A-**th. at theY•Veie members, f. , i :JOHN gIATTREWSI 1. Cha*man , dommitte :110*-BeTPtilti3.4- TATTY= ow Busirrzsg.—Tersoits -sem:lmm wts rists of subssaersi , and t .ea reeially ( toad)* remitta.nees, will please! -aired their letters, always, (as requested above) ta DA' Molinciirr Pittsbnith, .01 4 s losses have 4ecarred;ky a negiotit of this request. . s tcNORTH WEITV.P are "Amok to see •on our table, a letter from', our`Virestem eor reartalent. `lt 'l _appear next iveek, - ,egir,tax "INEir' _Mated that a member of Dr: I"bill4e • IlT..l(:.„t•hae -donated thirty . thonsand Zollars theendowment of 6, Professorship in this ri t istit u ti c i i. • , , WAgAIN6TON PRESBYTERY.W9 ire re-, quested tOgiie nOtioe; that such arrangements have been / made at .Lower Buffalo, that the bretlmervo,ppointed topupply there:ilea not . attend. • ;• . ; •-rt ! • ..t • REV L' W. Witimum.—This idevoied• laborer has itietenteiredlsothialiest. He at his r*dities*liiioo4, Pa. r ott the iist7,giftlir:i4l44ll6Pi. o ive Ada s. PELEGATEB.THF, GENFIBAAOARCE4BLY . . . will receive through Tickets 'to • 9iminituitii $i Aby. the Pittsburgh, Foit Wayne, end Chico 1 ! 4 : Itailroad, on presentai*ihe 'of the officers of the Assisibli, they can re- OUH.FIRST AND FOURTH pages this *Peek: piesent articles somewhat longer" Oan work but they possess super* merit. Theoketcli • • - of the ancietichiiitil•W Itfailf, Baptism IS admisa lG ,144 sym t e4ates it diitisiMS a die- -. • are iikOly to have. a • church 'effifulp. gikLion bit the collie aimed, an& the =lenevolent may !mill lend 'tit& Iddi 4 i; : niniferLaciiir . for on, Lombard &reek above mit ee itl 4' t en.t h e =29 t h< ti k . ". = • EMI • ~• IFlTmextriesEvmmeEs.---Thisexcellent shalispeak in sitir.J.aterary :•, ,, A.4ltespinkti;be had at our loffiee, on terms` . !reasteiable, by Tersimalivho shall c . a& •• 4 .1 '• i • .ii SN • ' V ' • '( APR- woul4;be,Auvattabie preyent. tnn ohiid.oi friend ...1 We are , authorized to; ' ' I ft: 'is rolun:u3 of 408 COMM W.Ortliy•oftrotice:" . The Methodists have'ever been:a zealous people;'' rio extenoring" their denomination* , peculiarities; and of late years their, effdrfd on behalf of 'education hive beell exemplitry: , t A 2wenty-three years** as we' seat it ste „ iiii, - t first Methodist missionaries ' were sent,te Ica Age l l'aeito 'coast to' libei:'itrnong the Indissid VI, , (yegon. Now they have two.well orgait, rpAged.l4o4erepces !there---Oregon ;and Call 'With aggregate 'of 108 - traveling l‘ (99 5 1ciaTreaclters ; 4,925, Intibers, 1;- " ' 000 children in Sabbath Schools two Uniyeir J. and fiv,e4cademies under their on .10,. „, ~ • , uNoixono r '' 13,*(itiric,—A6 :We - continue 101 nir.feeel4ratre4itifti to call' attention await? 1. , 11 icliools in whit+ . 'the paitiee feel an ir'"igkftest).'iiit'riitint; ;what ire 'hive said tliitt if *e ttve mat. notices' ' Algis64ve Tea r niiiit refinle in' aherrtind'brthis , ' • items our columns would be odcu pied with ; matter. of-4We description. vv Advertising, department is alike..oped the public ‘ oan be readily reached in-t ir Alliay::!—Preskykrian. bo:: , Notiees pooh aspiere alluded-to 'brothAS l OW temporary, we /lii l itift'4 . '6.db:re- r agman, of News Detraffferit;:Or v wag "W.: the Aufsin -vas • 93 JWY °A I Mlt °4 luaY". SIP EaS2 B .4 af,Mmer,,741.4 • well as the educational enterpriseyneeds!stuite l l "ance. =EI )4:-; k The Testimon of the Ronne We take up this volume with - a peculiar I solemnity. We handle it with feelings of mingled reverence— and- , awe. -We almost expect to behold it draped. with the emblems of mourning; and in ' glancing over its pages, the impression seems to deepen ipbo',:as that it has been handed to us by the author, as he was about to descend into the grave. The Testimony of the Rocks is a great 'work, and eminently worthy of the elevated fame of . the author. it is great in all - those eleMents which characterized the volumes thathad already carried the name of Hugh Miller into every educated circle in ' the. wide realm ; of civilization, And justly raised him to the highest rank among the ' thinkers and intellectual giants of his na tive land. , Having said this, we jhave awarded ,the highest v eulogy to-the book in our power. - It is not ^more pictorial and., felicitous in its , descriptions than the Old Red Sandstone: It is not more profoundly philosophical i and acutely logical than The' - Footprints of the, Creator 7 --a , work which for its combination of research; learning", - philos,„ ophy lOg,in, and Style,'is without a parallel::; It is not 'more elegaPtii and #anscendentlY eloquent thati,the preasions of. , England—re: work dit.!'svhich lefrning, iiiteedote; 3 pfieti 4 vphilksilihy; and": "elo heenPeri f oefullY gaff b r e tcrr the mastery. But the Testimony of the Rocks presents a -combination of; all the'qualitie f s ethispicitonsly prominent in the works which we lave enumerated. them, _however, it.will be received with certain feelings of distrust "Chris: trans, all;' : were delighted with 'the ;Boot= prints some persons will he disposed to reject many of the auther's ',conclusions in the work before us,: We ;do notispeak here of ' the Atheistical leaders against whom he; wages battle with ' indiminnihed' y prowess but of those,bellevere in Revelation who are by no meani , prepared to `admit; as lie;does,-, that the Noiteltiait beluga , was pot..univer- sal.' With Dr.',Pye :Smith, Mr. Miller ar- MU OEM gues against the univergality of the Flood, though, he ,contender with great power for the , fact:that the ; family of man was swept ''off the , face of the y earth; as ;thee Mosaic'` record testifies, and he adduces en array of Icauses, the ` united action of whi ch he con tends will fully account for all the varieties :.,of the human family.which are now :found scattered over the globe. His fspeettlations in these Lectures wilr, doilit'be used in an nnfair manner by skeptice, to the injury •of itevelation, while many will regret to gee the Anthoilwho 'believed thee the Flodd was mirienlousy preceeding-to Sho* ha; by the operation of thOie laws which 'are in 'daily action on our sea shores, the facts connected with the.: Deluge ac counted for. An incipientßationalism will be detected here ; 'or :such `a seeming ten- Aeneyin that Weir as will giire pain tit the ad iocates of anfaith in the:plain state= . inenteof the Se j also, in hisehapter on the :Vision of the Creation by Muses. Great ntintliers'ef hicadinirem will decide that in this 'section' Lie fancy 'WOO yogi; WWI unchecked by the reePrpunte whmk he, so well' knew, how to apply ,to, otharq wfio accustomed to rilistake• imagination for philosOPhy. • - . : r lh r ibie Vollinae 'thee 'is leweici a de-. ligl4ful manifestation of , that dieitoned .reverence. for, the authority of Revelation, anil'that "Profound attachment:to spiritual rcligian~ `' which . e:heracterizes ',all his other ti , iO4 . 4*. - At , .i 4 OrtaiPlj! nOie; 0 , 44.111 .1 4 1 0.4 e AmPluDity:geiieriAienter; tain .the idea that- Geology. is- a . science *Bich seeks to overthrow the Bible, and that :ill : Geologists are infidels , 'the gteitlights and Master-minds of the aoienoe been hum • ble and devout believer!. ,in Sedgwiek, Bnckland, Pye Smith, and Hitch cock, are names that may bit Mentioned in this connexion; while , the bands' of Xf`ugh Miller; Geolegy hss the moat powerful argumente whiola have ever beau' %brought to bear , against „the infidelity of itume and, other skeptic& In all there sonings of Beattie, , 'Brawn, Chalmeri, and others, on the subject of miracles, as 'against the position of Hnme ihere is much lo.satisfy the mind • but in„ the ,hands of t hriller, the very stones of the field cry out against hint'• 'The records , of .Geology, Written in the lit r rueture olthe earth; are infallible demonstratiOne of f , , the reality •o min glee. , Conclusive as Are argnuitat The Footprints: •• was, on the ;proof iof niira vier hming - i taken place in the IbistoryW l thergl4bei - the' wink . befoii . us carries the argument a ftirtlier',, and the list shred jz,orn out of,44o.ink.pkot,the greatest and , most plausible,of Beottielbtinbelievers. As 'the '<Development Thenrir. dint Infinite, Seriee of 'the . 'Athetiet are equally` disposed of, so is alai the 7 .,i(nizte, that ~the ~oreation is a 4 4 singular .effect"—an effect without a duplicate; and that without, ther experiences of creations 'iy• ' the' ',causative agency, or other of its ,power, it was pronounced . 0900 and ; rash' to,infer the ,possibility of mnotheirseeie,l a new heaven and a new " 'eittb,'ithicli'by faith the believer is, to realize. In the lecture on the, bearing of Geology on the two Theolegies, this cavil is answered in the most triuniphiiit manner; Fill it is shown that the history . , of the fos siliferons strata is really a history of succes sive creations, rising byt an ascending scale, and affniaing . ouch" %lr of • facts that the, induction ' t kif thd l 43iiiii*e philosopher I is.amply stietaineti.r. t • k , Oar eriedlorbids .usto enteuinto a de-, tailed .examination - -'of 'the; wiiirk." , It is ju .oicietisly illtistrated With' 'wecid'euts and preSzed to it is a Memorjaknf i the *tither, 4*.""affecting accortnt;pf . the ;melancholy •elese.of his life, andiofchui ftinevalrobsequies. Miller,. inf'deleirtifig from this *The Testimony of the Rooks i s itsearngs on the TwoTheologiee, Natniil; latitd i `Revealed:ealed: tnit 4 f.The old , ltedSandetiniii,v l a.Fipitateite of age 01,4toritI & o'.; &o. 7;With , :fhientorialsr: of -tie ,Ateatly f istridAlaratter • pf r Alte a rAnthoy,q 12rtip!. , ; : f ai11 °2 1 1 1 ,8 a 5 c 0n,,, t (1. 11,,i,4.1f60..4 1- r& &k: eldon,tlikeinan & o. 'Cfn'cizin : George B. Blanchard. 1867. TILE P PRESBYTERIAN*2I3ANNER ANI/ ADVOCATE. troubled,ecene, left none fill the placeM science'whi4l he occupied. There was ito flattery in the remark of Dr. Chalmers, on .the occasion-tot the =death- -.of -Sir Walter=- Scott that ,Hugh Miller was . then the greatest man in Scotland. The eulogy might have been uttered before the demise .of 'the; great:rioieliat; and .With equal fulness. Very seldom does the. Author of our being invest a single mind with such ati rt afray otf qualities, nal the gifted Kutner the work before uapeesessed._ In him there seemed to be, as it were, a concentration of the eminent attributes of nearly, all the re markable men in ,mollern wholave been distinguished in Scotland. Acutely metaphysical, he-roamed over all the terri tory that Hume, Reid and Stewart:tad cul tivated; selecting all. that was -valuable, and 'ditecting all that:Was false in 'their respec tive,systems. Without professional train ing, he had mastered the*,resulte in,Physies, of Leslie and Forbes, , and he'ranged,-twith entire freedom; with Jamesorinnd,Flewang,, ovei.eirerY dePartment of Natural 'Science. liitensely poetical, there ere, many of his effusions 44, take with ; the pro ductions of Burns and Tannehill, while his Traditions of the, Highlands, and.his contri hutions to the: of the Borders, , show : 1143Wielottely he was 'allied to the, Mental structure of Scott and MacKenzie' In they !coluteins , lof- The Witnesii, he;erected a lofty' monument [ton his fame; in which he demon" strata his extensive and profound acquaint-, ince_with politicalemenomy and the science' of „government;.:shivering how justly he May be placed by therside of AdainSMith. , Theology was not this profession; but inx clearnese of conception of Divine' truth, and • • • in the apprehension Of the relation of doe-- trines end, principles to each other, whether purely theological" ,or o,pertaining to the frame-work or government of the Church, he was in nothing 'behind and' in imany things he was confeasedly ahead of Chal mers. In, Geology, his favorite science,, was peerless. As-.a possessor of all the re requisites to the eultivition , of -that depart , ment of thought, he stood' alone._ a Some ,men - might be fandlar with Botany and Min • eralegy, while they were defective in Zoology. Others might be acquainted with the details of these. science.s,,but, ;wanting in the logical faculty, they lay at theAnercy: of any hold dogmatiser: Every reader of hie works will Perceive 'that his intimacy with , Iwineralogy, Botany; Zoology, Con ethology, and the Cognate Sciences, was only equalled by his'wondrous powers of descrip tion' and closeness of severe reaseninr while over and ever visible nis realize= den of the Stirenie Beim& ,whose glory he perceived in all , the varied manifestations of infinite wisdom and - poier, , which nhe de= lighted to trace in 'every 'object of his re search nn his ; unchanging reverent regard for the authority , of, Revelation and his un feigned religion and devotedness of 'soul, in vested'him with a, dignity.to which no mere votary' df unsanctified learning has ever at tained. Why So Backward?--A Respouse., Backwardness in relieving thoseiwho Babe suffered under Calamitous dispensations of Providence, we have noticed as - a feature quite too prominent •in christians , ; and! we have thought it to be more painfully manifest hi, our pyr , nopple.than even in some others. The ,Auty.of;,affording relief is admitted to .be most: incumhent , ipon those who livo near to, and thiape; - afrriainted anfferent, oughtilitainlY and' '9444 tio i niake the logs, or toreidace it. so'fat,, asto,n4e the ...gilded ponliortahle; and if ;their abP l ' ity .is ,not equal `to' ;the` emergenery,- they should •so :make' kneWrn • the faCiu'of-' the case ail?) procure "relief from a distanie: • • ' s The ease of 'the loisee'l:of 'brethren,ik the Canton, Mission, is one, which demands gen; eral . sympathy. 'and aid and ;donbtleas •the' Board , will' reCelio.:eitra supplies' adequate to - their restoration. But even there; 'there were indi4idnalthrini su e re were,.;soblri tt ;by r the flames, 'of, bbiikepluititure; manuacripta,-Ao.,`lto ;the. vOry , '"great dirrunuti t on of their means of ixo rig s ' Ort- - has' 'anything been' yet done for . them`? Have personal acquaintanCes, an d , . churches which knew them , in fOrmcr.Amep, and theard their Voicre and renjc — orld their: •preitehing, done whaelliey could and Blioald t. .„ We haie bee n pleased; to :•notioe, .in the ' Baptist : Missionary Magazine, the i reudirkaaa . with which,:theichnrches shared in tbe:kisitis of thegßassein Mission. Rev.- Mr. Iran-. 'Meter,. in •a; 'letter to _the Home 'Mission, 14 ,1 n ,thia , eonneptiou we, wish to make par ticular;mintion of the prompt and generous offerings Sent us, by nearly every church, upon hearing of ,our.serious loss by the great fire' of March , last. Most of the, churches . made np,and,sent in-at once Wbat they Thad to give; others fiving,farther, off, or , because they had not, completed, their subscriptions, did not send in till after some ',weeks ; and hence also our delay-:in , report ing the . ,same, 'as we wished to : give ; the whole sum at once. The total thus given is , - •.: p L'( . "While on this subject; let i rm notice,, to ,the J praise of his grace.' and ~the :credit' of this:pe„Ople,_ a few items as to the:liberality of individual churches. Take first the church_ at,Ko ; ,goo,l Mithin a very few days after the fire, their pastor and deacons came in and laid, down lmfore ,us the 'handsome, sum rof sixty, rupees. , : We declined taking so niuch i but, they insisted; saying that it was sent bytmaoy individuals, as a most hearty, and. free-will , offering, on ,their part in . + this our time,of ‘ need. This church is,giving a full support to their,pastor Myst Keh, and' sua taining their common school,' &c., &o. Po to the pastor of the church at Natipay eh, eutiAthathe was , away from home, at the time, but-immediately.upon learning of the fire be haateneilhome and was engaged,all the, night.,be f fore, tocimiug_ in ,, in collecting the doniqop;.for ,. ,us. lief brought nearly forty.rupees.",.. . In sympathy with a' biether,iwlame serious lass 'we'notad sonie'lireka*Witihaye! , T e he itisliapeCifie.ef • '" JO- itt 7," BEARATIONi r ANOTHEIR'S BURDENS:In 0312:4:Mpl'attentionrhivis • irresteldu to — n ; -opening Y,TIF PIWItt.-Cle , t l ke't9thi9frMtLY,l* , the above text of sacred Scripture headinga let ter with which was sent See dollars toward help ing Rev. Me-Martin to ibear .ithe burden of his heavy lossesAty fire. also deeplyliffected when I read the account of his heavy affliction. But sympathy that leads to no action for the as eiptallge str...J4e afilicfU tee PlAtAlfcvaluP-,AhlkiT.• been grieved know, that notwithstanding bother ,Idartin,,tras and am fay.orably knoWn` the' former pastor of the Presbyterian church at Brownsville, that this was the first pecuniary aid that had been `sent to . hint ',through - "yoial - ,; BrilLyou do me the favor to transmit to hint . 'the aecompanying five dollars—which was received as supply money— with the expression of my deep-felt sympathy, tand - tpyi'great r i egret that4ihttyttlnictbe g ut } `Waking it fifty. °Mtifilie'sliirit'of all green P it into the hearts of many others to assist this afflicted - brother`in bearing - his - burden, — abetiriling to their several ability, and as members one of another. It may appear ungracious in one who `has been so tardy, to exhort others. But the Master Says, " Whitsbever. -ye would that others should do to you, do you even so unto them:" I am, mydetir sir,, Yours very truly, W. N., R. Such •contributions, though few in num ber,. are cheering. • Btiti should they not be milicrouS ? Are not" inta. ,things the evi dences of union with • which shall be t. brought forth ,by himself to manifest the justice of his award 'in the;day of judgment. See 'kat. 'xxv • - Weitein &O. The eximinatienUat - the TheolOffice' Sem, inary commenced ' ' week, Thuraday, and were kept up ,steadily, until „Tues. day noon. They were, conducted; in the e presence fi:-Cortun ittee of the ' lit'l:hr'ePloriVq4d f-l atterrdid` also' by 'cler gymen and others in f the vicinity ; and. from L a distance. We heard..if repeatedly remarked; by the Committee) and; others, that they had never heard 'more satisfactory examinations' the Several ' departments. The young men were generally present, and displayed great readiness and, accuracy in their replies. k= On a aturdarinprinr: ig, at 9 o'clock, the Rev Via Speer, wh i ci has just returned to this,' his nativc . eits . ; California, .= ad dressed the students ,in the - chapel on the subject of the Chinise! , Mission,. and left a fine : impreSsion. Ile'Lis • a graduate of this Serainary. ' Qn Tuesday noon, at the close of the ex amination, Rev. Dr:l.—Campbell, from the Committee 'of the Boa:rd of Directors, de livered an addresS.to the students, full of Sound and valuable counsels. - °A the evening ,e f ,Tuesday, Bev. S. L -Prime, D. D., of Newt York, <addressed the Society of Inquiry on Missions, in the First Presbyterian church,Pittsburgh: The Stu dents, Professors, and Directors, 'formed 1341.1 part of a large,,, atteptive,. and delighted audience. , should, be pleased to see Dr. Prime's Addreis ui print His subject was TI MM; - the very - Thing which shoUld be the object of universal research, and whiCh it is the life's busineas,of,ministers to com municate/ ; [it • Return. of Mr. Speer., Onr readers will Ile "'pleased to learn the safe arrival of the Rev Wm. Speer and fain ily last week from j the scenes of hie late labors;in San Franeigopi to the home of his, youth in this cit,l.l . Speer, , though evi dently "in feeble • health 'considers lumself greatly improved by the voyage. The San Francisco correspondent of the New York Observer, says of missionary:: The Rev. Wm. SPeer,l and •family, of the Chinese Mission, also goes East to day, hav= - ing been foreed by ill , 'leave tem `porarily this 'iMpOrtant.field. of Chriatian en terprise Last Sabbath evening (yestirday,) Mr. Speer , took his fareivell'd' his Calif'or: nia Mends in Musical • The house was crowded; his theme,-China and the Chinese. .Aside thereforeilrom, the interest taken in. the 'subject' itself; many: of thesfriends of the' Rev. - gentlenian manifested•their respect for him. by 'being I present ; and they, did well; for of the -lnindrediii of ministers who have come to these shore/ 4 , 1111111 y of them pious, intelligent, and self-sacrificing men, not one has so entwined himself about the hearts - of our people AS Mr. Speer. ••• • • • Liberia. We see, theMollidaysbarg Register, a letter, from CharlesDern*, dated Maishall Liberia,March,4,:lB,§7, The notes ptogress and- prospects r and also tells of some, of Ate `diM'iculties, necessarily incident to new ) seitlenienis. 'Toward' the' conclusion he Says : "Tell Mr. Coplin 'fiir me; that I donl want his, assistance ; ; I _.,have wheat flour, 'sugar,' coffee- to , drink, /roan ' my .own lot, 050 d link to put into it, dig, my own pota toes, and have good, lively beys to catch oys-, ters , Mr,,Deputie is a' Christian and a .worthy man.; He will let his light shine for benefit, xwe trust,'among both emi• grants, and - nativ,es t and We shall hope ,to hear of his "boys" growing to be great and good men. , Rev; Willikri it,Nrgusoit. .IThis brother, whose pen has oft coe: trib'iited to the enriching of our columns, had been knight near to the herders of the grave, but is ,now being.restored. A private letter inforinti 7 l us that his disease was pneumonia, accompanied with inflammation of the train. :;,His eyes . were severely affected .% He:is,still unable to read or write, except a very little. His pulpit is supplied: The - Lord afflicts in mercy Ministers may be greatly benefited, and their qualigcatiens for usefulneis 'mush increased, by being' brought, to look upon death as very near, and thus contemplate the needful :prepara-' iiirithe'-great ehange which awaits all, and appreciate 'the richness of the promises *which the , believing soul .triumphs: • Picsliyterian 31e4ings. 7, The chief Judicatories of differenibranehes of the Presbyterian meet as fol lows : :1: . • ' General - Asembly , Lexinc4on Ken tu4y, 'Thirisday, May 21st, 11' o'clock "Os' neial 'Assembly, (Npw Sehoor,j ' Thlii:sday, May „ 2lst, 1i ecloCk GaneraiA l s ' sem blY•) (Cunh-,. rl andr) L ex . Ig tots, :ROB.°F. ,• .. Thursday, u- rs d ay , 4- 210. ‘gieial Synod, lefermed . piesbyterla . Presbyterian, CsVPlaltel) Cedarville, Ohio, Thursday, ; ay 21 t ''—, .General. Synod, } , : Ao,,iate , (Seceder,) 116161,1011a„iaiWedne4-,? May 29th. " kien.,,,lad,. -4djlei Deformed, N6li , york"k/v)VerteadaY May 20th. -Dixon Collegiate Ltiititute; 111. Rev. W. W. Samba, elected first Pre*, dent of Dixon Cellegiate Institute, under the'new CharterOift 'tendefed 'tesigua- - , Oon to,tnke effect September Ist, 187; and Alexander M. Gow, A. M., of Washington, Pa., bas been elected to the vacancy. Mr. 'Grow has signified'his acceptance of the posi tion, and is expected to enter upon his la bors at the opening of the new, Academical Re%ifir — CINCINNATI.—The Central church in Cirminnati under the pastoral care of Rev. N:'West, has been enjoying a precious re viving time. At a =recent communion, six teen members were received on examination, and eleven on certificate.- The next week, four yonng Men applied, and were received to meinbership. Some eight, or ten others are inquirers. A , private letter, speaking gratefully of God's grace to pa,ster and pea ple,. Says "One of the most cheering .fea 'tures of the whole work is, that many of the members of the chnrch have really been moved. „ The church has been sanctified. revives.,, The, unction ,is still upon them. They PRAY for Perishing souls." Christians; alas, in most of ' our churches, greatly need the rc ;Jiving influences of Gizid's Spirit. It is' vig; owns' life in the_ Church, ilfhich, God mares the means of ,uew.life to melt dead in-;,tres pasties and sins: -When drowsy ChristianS are truly awaked, a work " will be done for 'Christ amongst the 'PrivioUelY Unconverted. Labor and. Compensation. That the , laborer, is, worthy of his hire, is a Scriptural decree, as welt as adictate of 'common sense. On principles of equity, every man who labors, ;has his just claim upon those who derive the benefit of his knowledge, skill and toil; and, in, a measure corresponding with the cost to him and the good to them. , Let thii 'principle, the enunciation of which surely meets with an affirmative response in e,very'breast r be applied to the services of they ministry, and what will be the result? Can it be said.that the custom , ary stipend any thing like a remunera tion We propose the question, and to aid in its solution, we add a brief extract, from remarks of Rev. Dr. Alexander, of Edin- i ; burg l i - In speaking , on the subject assigned him, viz., ministerial - support, Dr. Alexander 'said—l, am ready, without any .beating_ abcmt the bush, to say we are at underpaid forwhat we do. I was talking lately with alliondon business man—a successful mer chant: He said to me, "And if= it be a fair question, what do you get ?" I told him. " Well," he answered, "is that all you. get ?" "Yes, and compared with' what many of my brethren get, it is pretty fair." " And what dcryou >do for that ?" I said that I would enlighten him upon -this the first plane, I compose and write' what would be fully two pretty thick octavo vol.. umes—about as much as any literary man bending over his pen thinks of doing,. and, imore'than some do in -a year: ;In the next plane, I hay.e to do as much speaking every week.as'a lawyer at the bar in gOod prac in - tice. Then, the third place, to do as much visiting as a Surgeon in average prac tice would do. .And in the next place, I think I write as many - letters as many of you great merchants do.""Well," he said, ." is yours anextraordinary cage ?" said, Not at all ; '‘a man's duties • correspond :with his sphere, but many of my brethren do as muck, some of .them perhaps a little more." 4 Well," he said'again, "they may say as much -ai , they please about ministers 'getting too muchs for their work, but none of us;would do lhalfirour . work ' for , four- , times your pay." - ' ' Easteni Slynmaty. icosToN. The CONGREGATIONAL BOARD Or PITRLIGATION is actively engaged with tho object_of its .organi- I zation. ..,The-works of Robinson, Shepherd, Ed leardsi,,Bellamy,,und Hopkbmi have ,been already, published ; and also the life. of Nettleton, the Memoir. of ,Judge . ' Phillips, Primitive, Piety Re vived, Practical Evangelism, , and Dr. Hawes' Lectures' to Young Men. sThe Depository is in Boston; No. 16-Tremont Temple. , The Nnizrr-Frinn Rizirans.y. of Widow Polly 'Clark :was celebrated , at Tlyinouth, Mass., on the , 17tir 'of 'April.: On thit (Mead= a largemumbet of •her descendants, kindiedi. and r friends, assem bled to salute 'her , with kindly greetings. Her Son; ReV. loseph' S, , Clatk, , ' D. B.; Secrethry of the Massachusetts Home Missionary Society, re cited some of the 'wonderful events that had taken place in her life time. The capture of Quebeo, the conquestotCanada, the termination .of the Old French War, the death- of :Whitfield, and the great revivals attending his labors, all thueients -of the-Arizerican Revoliztion and all the modern missionary enterprises, except , these of Elliot and Brainerd, ; have occurred within the period of•herdfe: • : * The Ptrairaw-Rzconnzi has suffered a hea4 the - death of its junior.,Proprietor,Henry Martyn Moore; on the 36th tdt";,, at the early age 'of twetity-nine. ft" bee 'been owing; ire, great part,lo -his 13 kill , and taste that the (Puritan. Ai ; corder has 'liectssie = nuked& of newspaper typOr ! 'raphy;'• He *an a deimit Christian, and a most esiiinable man in all' the relations of life. 'From this paper we also 'learn' that it is quite , prebable nrnajority of the District Associations, have voted in fikor of discontinuing the `correct : poidenee between` the Congregational 'ASSOC*- dons and the two General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church. The paper itself is also in favor of such a course, fei• three reasons; Ist Because of .the unkind feelings kept alive between the bodies. 2d. Because of the un= pleasant discussions .that arise in the bodies theinselves, on this account. And 3d. ;-ileoanse the ,object for which,the correspondence was begun is now no longer accomplished.. The information in-i tended to be communicated, is now given thrmigh. the newapapers greatly, in advance of the stater , ments of the delegates., , ' = The Bev. lkim LIVINGSTON, recently pastor. of the Congregational church in Mattapoisett, hasp sailed for England to visit hie brother, Dr. LI T :. ingston,:the celebrated African explorer: -The SENATEI OF MastaenusirTs has adopted an addresito'the Governor,-which has been sent to the House for' concnrrenee, asking the removal of :Tanga-Loring, becausehe sat as•Comtbissioner in the case of Anthoni Burns, and because he holds two offieei—thnt of Judge andComMisi 7 eidnei—iontiatY to the personal liberty act Of 1865. . The Rnv. E. H Navin, formerly of Cleveland; Ohio, was Installed pastor of the 'Plymouth church in Chelsea, on the soil. ult. • , , The corner - stone for the rievr chapel at Ilanvsain Ciiton, to ho fifillikAPPletaitChiPeT,Nvtls if 4 f4 on Saturday mornini; the 2d inst. The Connecticut State Strnnav &moon Cum- E&&TION was held at .Hartford, - on the 28th ' ' Aas The Goverm of the State, the , Hon. Albert Day‘:; presided. The first Sabath School was organ ized in this State, in F the year 805, under the, pastorate of the Rev. Dr. Etieneier Porter, a ter wards ;President ~ of Andover Theological Semi nary. The Convention was favored with the presence and counsel of the venerable Chief Jus tice Williams, nearly eighty years of age, but still a Sabbath School teacher in the church of Dr. Hawes. Would that such examples could be more frequently found. NEW YORK. ..,..Themastor of Sr. GEORGE:B, thruanti,../tev..Dr_ Tyng, sailed in the Arabia for Liverpool, to be absent several months. The vestry of his ,con gregation voted him leave of absence, and ,;also the sum of $1,500 to defray expenses. His church is one of the most earnest and active in New Fork. The pew rents amount to $12,000 per, year. The followiug, which we clip from the Roan gelid, presents the contributions for each of three years, to religious and benevolent objects ; alio the statistics of the. church and the labors of the pastor. . For the.year 1855 . . ' .$16,089.29 For, the year 1856 . . . 24,8,87.83 For the year 1857 . 32;654.90 Parish Statisties.—Families belonging =to the congregation, about 600; Persons,• about; 2,609. Parochial Services by, the Rector.—Copiratati cants, htst year, 852 ; Added, new Communicants, 41; Communicants from other churches, 28; Thed:. 8 ; Removed," 2 ; Present numberl 911; Marriages, 31; Baptiannv—bafants; 36 ; Adults, 13; ,Confirmations ' 40 ;' Funerals..ls ; Sermons and Lectures, 200; Absent from the pulpit, two Sabbaths-in the,year • Pastorel Visits about 800. A few ago, ARCHBIsgor HUGHES and a `large .'number of his friends 'art to Staten Island, for:the, purpose, of laying -the corner stone of a new church. At the close of the ser vices therparty retired to the house of the rector, where the exercises do not seem to have been ,cot, a very : edifying character. The reporter of the Tribune says : After the•party,had.partaken bountifully of the good things of this world., the Rev. Mr. Lewis rose, and in an appropriate manner proposed drink ing a bumper to the health of the most- Rev. Archbishop, to which the latter briefly responded, and in compliment to Mr. ~lignonx, the liberal *or of the r land for the new church site, re quested all to again fill their ,glaSses -and drink to the health of that gentleman, which was done; after which, in answer to the last bell," those bound for New - York found it 'necessary to hurry to the boat. The RBLIGIOUS INTZBEST in many of the Presby terian churches of New: York does not. seem to have abated, . but rather to . have' increased: In some of the churches : prayer-meetings are still held every morning. • The Martomrrn.r. LIBRARY AssociATlON, formed in 1820, has now five thousand-. 'members, and a library of fifty thousand Volumes. The Rev. Dr. etrArni, ITniversalist f has' Come to the aid. of Dr. Bellows, in a sermon advocating the Theatre. Sermons in opposition, have been preached by the Rev. Dr. 'Yate . Zandt, of the Ninth Street Reformed Dutch Chnioh, and by the Rev: `Henry Ward Beecher, in Brooklyn. The Evapaelist and' (Awl's?, have eachalong ar ticle orr. rtr. Bellows. But the Examiner (Bap tist) of New . York, makes the severest thrust we have seen. In a short paragraph, which we give, the uselessness of any , farther pother: with' Dr. Bellows is most effectively shown: , ' " Some of our friends of the religious press are dealing hard blows upon Dr. Bellows, for making a speech at a, dramatic festival, and sub sequently delivering an address in favor Of the theatre. But why'should it be thought a strange thing..for =a Unitarian minister, of Dr. Bellows' stamp, to become the :apologist of theatrical amusements? We have not beard of any thing in his religious belief or life that would prevent him from being a. theatre-goer, - or actor. And who knows but that the worthy gentleman intends to exchange the puliit for the stage, inasmuch as he regards thejatter as particularly well adapted to littoral instruction. Dr. Chapin, the Universal ist orator, did the very natural thing, on Sunday last of eulogizing the stand taken by his Unita rian brother." . . ;,Last week ten.thousand passengers , were land' ed; at oAsT.tx GASMEN, a ;greater, number ( than during the same period any time since this sta tion was opened for• the reception of foreigners. epaciowl; and beautiful -building has,. been erected by the= la:dies - of the METHODIST PIE.OO - ClitißOJl on 42di Street, : near Bth Avehtze, for the benefit of the 4 aged and infirm mernberent that' church, destitute of means and friends' to care for thern,-, which was nioened with approlfili ate ceremonies on the 27th tilt. and in terested audience was preseqt: The '* . edifiee' is 82 feet long, 62 wide, nuefournteriee high. This Association.was organized :Seven yearn ago, under the title of the Ladies' Tfimon Aid So- eiety." Since that time, the Aggregate, number under its care has been about thirty, for when% there has been expended $lB.OO. ' f ake of the property now possessed, eXclusive of liabiti- is $25,000. A collietion of $7OO was taken up. The Church should care more for its poor., .ii The financial year of the snaIOAN .A ' 111.31 so- CIETT, closed on the 81st of March,'„ The re. : ceipts during the year have been, $441,805.57, exceeding those of the,previens year . $lO,OOO. Daring the. same time, seven hundred and forty thousand copies of the ,Scriptures have been issued„an excess over the previous,year, of ono hundred and ninety-eight thensand: ; Theissne.s ,:were, Bibles, two hundred and lorty-feur, thou sand Testaments, four hundred and ninety-six thousand. ; The Injunction granted at the :instance of AIAYOR. WOOD, against the new Police Cenimis r : : `shiners, has been dissolied, and they-have enter-. id Upon the discharge'of their duties. • The jury in , the case of Mrs. Cpwanicivuor, chaiged with the murder of Dr. Bturdelf,'his ilered a verdict of acquittal, owing to :the ulna-, icieney of the testimony; and Eckel, supposed: to be her accomplicp has been set atlibertylon `his own reedgnizance. The buildings'ort the ground lately purchased at- " Sravnia'S POINT, . for the Quarrantine Station, • hive-been burned, as it is supiosed, by;persons' neighborhood hostile to the ,proximity 'ot the location. "At least twenty or. thirty werereii: , gaged in thin work of incendiarism. The , dence:wm insured : for $12,09b,..and the furnitiiTe' ItaaßTfdilh $O l l9 OO , and the outbuildings valuable- =1 P.IIII;ADELPIEM*4 , 7j , . , .'f - 14'.1!: A. Conference of ministers incl . 's:Merit' of the ASSOCIATE Alen ASSOCIATZ REPOILIEED tannzenns, waslkeld - in the First .Associatt -church of Phila. delphia, on the.22d ult. A friendlr iAterchange sentiment took place, amt aokardent desirnfor the - Union of the-two,bodies i awes expressed. . Itku occasional interchange `of...pulpit services ammigi the Churches rwresented, Tall- recommended. At the same' time ativrtutrisolved that this course; of.action; should not - bn'Understood- as , conntet naming the practiae:"of indiscriminate mirdatiiitti coinumnion: • • • The PhilidelPhia limo Alissioweiri; Soother . , has published ' a lontand earnest proielyagainst . . therreceit action of the American Elaine Mission ary, Society, with regard to 64%11111g aid to s le clinreited gormected with slaveliorders. The 17ourth Anniversary of 'the 'Perinsy',anis f the d . arIERICAN TE , , , Breach' ' ' ACT flocisrr, was held , on the 7th ins , !The ser v i ces were intro ,. 1 ^ 7 ..1.,"' t - . ' intro duced 'With the reading ef the Scriptures by e ,t,lr Rev. W. J. R. Taylor and prayer by the Rev- AV - ~.P 1 ''''''' P. Breed.,' Addresgee„wer e weid.e by tliaßenJ. ,J. -, , , `-`4l Ll,', ' Wheaip Staith and- Rev. ' Thomas .„Erainard. [ Bugg Wheaton' t near L ,t,fi,i ~.. _ . , ~ ' Il l' av , During the y one hundred and fifty-three ealporteurs have been employed, one hundred and forty thousand six hundred and twe]ve. have - been , Visited, two hundred and thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine have been circulated, and the entire receipt, b been $59,217.41): On Tuesday, evening, the 29th ult., Mr. A,. SNYDER was examined, and ordained to th e . work of the ministry, and installed pastor Springfield Presbyterhaa New School) chute by the Fourth Presbytery of Philadelphia, The second Anniversary of the Philadk SABBATH SCIIOOI. ABSOWI.A.TION Was held „ a evening of the sth instant. G. H. Stuart, E.' .presided.. The object of this Association establishment of Sabbath Schools in de;th_ parts of the city. During the year, ten s et ,„ have been established, in, which there or , present two thousand.seven hundred pupii i , ninety-five teachers.. An address on the of Sabbath School's was delivered by the Cookman, lately of this.city. The Rsv. Du. HAPPEIII3IiTT, one of the SF;. taries of our Board of Domestic Missions, arrived at San Francisco. On Sabbath, { t . sth, he preached to. the congregation of Scott, in Musical Hall, temporarily occupied til the necessary repairs are made in the clue which was fired, some weeks ago, by the toret the incendiary. $:78,582:02 Rev. JOHN R. FINDLEY was installed pas 3. of the church in Mercer, Pa., on tt 29th ult. Rev. J. C. BARR has been released fret his pastoral charge at Princeton, It Mr. H. M. SOMMER was licensed to preet* the Gospel by the Presbytery of Ebenezt• atits late meeting. The .Presbytery, of Madison has refused t dissolve the, pastoral relation existing i v . tiveen Rev. J. G-. SYmar..us and tt: church of Madison, Ind. . The pastoral relation between Rev. THoxt. S. CROWE and the church of Hanovtr. In+:l4 has-been dissolved at his own r. quest Rev: DAVID Hum's Post Office address changed from Watsonstown,Northrunk. land Counth Pa., tot Lycoming Cr e , Lycorning County, Pa. Corresponds:, will , please note the change. Rev. WALTER Pown..4, late of Prinea. Seminary, bas accepted a unanimous from the First Presbyterian church Lancaster, Pa. Rev. D. A. Nunnoces Post Office addrt is changed from Sidney, lowa, to 3lar7 Kansas Territory. Correspondez ivillplease note the change. ReV. DAL43N.EY C. Ilium - ism has been - cured as Stated Supply to the First Pr, byterian: church of Lynchburg, V. during the leave of absence of its past- Rev. Mr. VAUGHAN. Rev. C.V. LANE, Professor in Ogletlter,..- 'University, was ordained at the late n sion' of Hopewell Presbytery, Ga. Rev. jOHN JoNEW Post Office addreEE changed from Washington, Ga., to Rot- Rev. J. L. WILSON'S Post Office addroi changed frem Cascade, Dubuque Cowl lowa, to Scotch Grove, Jones Com - lowa.•= Correspondents will please the change. Rev. Dr. SCOTT of San Francisco,Cal., 1. 'declined the, invitation to the Vest Ar Street church, Philadelphia. For • the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. - Zowetah Mission. ; °Sign. NATION, March 26th, 1.857. Enrrou :—An interesting meat: of 'tile 'Creek Presbytery closed here Montiny., : Mr., David Winslett, a Ore man, has who been. an.interpreter for set: years or more, and-for some time under t: cara.of Preibytity, was, licensed to prea the GOspel., His trial .sermon was ve goe'd. `,Ttindar gaiter ' brother Lou: . ridgeha has fragnently held meeting, c. we have_ much hopes of him being a very ili ful Man, HO is the first who understau: the I,l4lcokee language, that has L lieensedy by the Presbytermns, to preach:: GOsPel. , ,Last Summer Mr. John 'Alley missk: ary among the,' Seminoles, was licensed this Preabytery t to preach the Gospel. E has :Oen, a missiohary twelve years, and L labors hairel*n much blessed. For se- years before he was regularly licensed, au4Orised to hold meeting at the Sr: mi.!s;ii re , and in the country around,- the aliience of an ordained minister. Another candidate was ex.anined in or of his studies, and we hope, in due time, ` : May be prep . ared,for enter ng upon the E, Of the ministry. And we hope the L- May call others to engage in this glair. woric.; and that this may be the beginning great things' in our denomination in it Nation. In 'the free conversation on the state religion,; Al. said that the prohibitory lig' . law had, in a great measure, put a ster drunkenness. The great obstacles id c- wayof propagating the Gospel, were to be, the opposition of the powers of da'i mess, scarcity, of interpreters willing to gage, in- the work, and so many 1en0 5.- 'preachers. .It was seriously said there 'too•manyipreachem. As an example, in a-year past; three or four have moved a-regioni of five miles in length, an d one it in breadth, on.the Arkansas river. Nov theseareiedugated persons. And the eri was, audio occupied, by a minister elas.dey and theologically educated, besides strikerei.'! Persons are so called who pro ancliidk at 'meetings, but are not ordsist: . this awerlrlY - I suppose the term is detir , frornitheitgraofice in these parts, of Idrir:` perscin to strike for a blacksmith. ~ T hese strikers and ignorant preset: ` mot'knowing much, , generally have al seaLfor the building Mp of their own nominationy'thas' Christian love, and an' in working..for.the- interest of the Red° .; era kingdom . : t large. Maytthn Banner and Advocate contiti , to, waver and,plead for sound doctrine, Ohris' tianileve, not in word, but is and in ,truth, until the kingdoms of ;World, shall become the kingdoms of Lor.dund Saviour Jesus Christ. 1497 Yours: truly, Wm. H. Tsmer.vroS rev the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate Lake Presbytery. At an adjourned meeting of Lake pre held at the chinch of Rolling Prairie, Ird'• Tuesday, the 28th" inst., Mr. James M. ) 1 ` . ..: was ordained to the work of an Evangeliz 4 ; sermon was .preached by the Rev. S. C. The Rev. A. Y. Moore presided, am! the " v C. Brown gave the charge to the evangel 6l ; The Rev .. S. C. Logan, having received n cepted a call to the Fifth church of - 0.; was dismissed~ to the Presbytery of Usti— ver: ,The Rev. 144 0. - .Brownb order of Pres). 1, 9 reported, a pasteraLLetter respecting the ell!: grayer-Meqings, which was adopted, ander: c to tab in'the churches , and published At ourrigulaAnt 4 eeting, the Presbytery commended the Ashman Institute. J. C. Baowie, Stated Clett MEM Ecclesiastical OM
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