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Jimeries # ,,Trq,ct EloOety.
The .Rev. IL S.. Clock, sO,leng,.connected
with „this Society as one of its principal See
rotaries, having resigned on account of ill
health, the Rev. J. M. Stevenson, D. D., of
New Albany, Indiana, was unanimously
elected to ffil the vacancy. Dr. Stevenson
is a minister in our branch of the Presbyte
rian Church.
Sabbath Schools of the Presbyterian
Churches in Pittsburgh.
These Schools met together in the First
Presßyterian church, on the afternoon of
last Sabbath. The spacious edifice was en - -
tirely filled by children, teachers, parents, and
interested spectators: The exercises were
introduced by the reading of a hymn by the
Rev. Samuel Fulton; after the singing of
which, prayer was offered by the Rev. J. P.
Carter, President of Ashmun Institute:
The children were then addressed by the
Rev. John Leighton Wilson, I). D., one of
the Secretaries of our Board of Foreign
Missions, - and for. nearly twenty years a mis
sionary to Afric& He was followed in a
short address by'the Rev. Dr. Howard. The
whole services were concluded with prayer
by Rev. Mr. = Findley, of the Sixth Presby
terian church, and the ApOstolic benedic
tion by Dr. Wilson. All the Services were
appropriate, and a very happy impression
was produced on the mind's of all present.
Pittslkuigit and Allegheny Orphan Asylum.
The annual meeting of the friends and
patrons of this interesting and useful insti
tution, was held in Excelsior Hall, Alleghe
ny city, on Tuesday afternoon, the 12th
inst. Gen. Wm. Robinson presided. The
opening` religious services were conducted by
the Rev. Wm. Preston, of the Episcopal
Church. The receipts for the past year, in-
the beginning, have been $3,502.94, and
the expenses $3,592.29. So that the, treas
ury has been overdrawn $89.35. The audi
ence was addressed by the Rev. J. MoKen
dree Reilly, of the Methodist Church; and
the children wore addressed by the Rev. Dr.
Plainer, of the Presbyterian Phurch. This
institution has been, from -the beginning,
well and economically managed, and been
productive of great good -to many helpless
orphans, whose physical, intelleetual, and
moral welfare have been carefully sought.
It has, from. the beginning, been "supported
by the voluntary contributions of Christian
and benevolent people to which it is well
entitle&
Owing to some legacies left the institu
tion, some time ago, it is supposed by many
that it is now able to take care (X itself.
But, unfortunately, these legacies are not
available at preaent, and some of:them prob
ably never will be. Therefore, this Asylum
will still continue to have a strong claim on
the humane and benevolent.
Danville Theological Seminary.
The exercises at ; the clqie of the last_term
of 'this 'institution of our Church, were of a
very interesting character. They were in
trmluced by a sermon to the graduating class,
on Sabbath, the 3d instant, by the Rev.
D. J. Brecldnridge, D.D., and a sermon for
the Society of Inquiry, by the Rev. Stuart
Robinson, D.D., The meeting of the Board
otDireotors was opened with •a sermon by
the Rev. W. W. Hill, D.D., editor of the
Presbyterian Herald. The following Tues
= day and Wednesday were occupied, four
hours each day, iii the examination of the
graduating class. The entire body of the
students bad been examined ' on all the
studies of the year during the_ previous
week. On Thursday, public, addresses were
• ,
delivered by nine members of the , gradu
ating class. After :these addresses; the
, ,, ustial testimonials were delivered to twelve
graduates, by the Rev. Dr.,Edgar, of .Nash
o: ville, with an appropriate and excellent dis-
L L'iiourse. Two of these young then were from
;' three from Ohio ; two from Vir
, ginia; and one each from Mississippi, South
; " - "Olrillitia, Illinois, and Kentucky.
~,Ttt e, c ash funds of this Seminary now ex
teed $9,000. The real estate, and other
unprodititibe property, amount to 812,000.
In addition' to these amounts, a legacy of
a 7.420,000 has been left the Seminary by the
r late Judge-Broadnax. There are also some
smaller bequests' that have not yet been
It, la x expected that the , inauguration of
Prof Robinson will take plate at Lexington,
during, the.,Sessions of the General Assem
bly. Prof. Reeser has resigned Ins' place in.
the department of Biblical and Oriental Lit
erature. He 'been connected with
„the Institution fro4L , )3eginnitig, and
now desires to return to the, regalar work of , ',their late, but. certain- effects—can.not. be
tzthe •ministry It menualltobellie , oramon seen nor appreciated by politicians. But
guLiofttlia Directors, that. the shouldfiblitistianikahould be ready-to know 'andJun:.
u-littave
,be t asked,to.appoint a,Profewr, l ei the ftill orile d -th.em ,'and' 'with hruttans here,
q. 0 .4 Lik Jostia J. 1401, IVi • asibij• r ettl y . s.qPILI I -
duties, of the Pi lessorship now vacant. . mos apply, is still the control and direct-
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Human Diteriotation—Fralice.
It is well known that there are,; alterna
tions in the races of men-L-an advance, a
sunnnit of their, excellence, and, a deteriora
tion. We might illustrate this in the his
tory of the Egyptians, Persians, Greeks,
Romans, &c. Frequent, however, as are the
exemplifications of the fact, and few as are
the instances of a declining race being in
vigorated, we, do
, iiot still believe that de
`texiOratiOn after growth and an acme, is a
, .•
a
necessary law of humanity. It may be the
'Certain result sealinsiVeneas and perPeCiial
inter-marriages in limited circles, but not a
necessity of that kind which cannot be
avoided. Mode of living, mental and physi
cal employments, and mixtures of races,
might be so= managed, doubtless, as we think,
as to avoid declension in either part of man's
nature.' It is not our Purpose, however, to
speculate on the lot of man, in this aspect,
but' to speak of one modern and very distin
guished branch of the'family of nations:"
The Frmich - have, for years, filled a very
high niche in.the -temple of fame. Of Eu
ropean .nations, the Greeks declined .cen
turi.es ago. The Italians, also, in genera
tions long Pali, descended from their high.
position, and have since occupied an
inferior place in the setae of nations. And the
Spaniards have been, for an age or more,' a.
greatly qleteriorated people. 'The Russians
are a elk, people, iin numbers , c#3,3.
science. The Gerinens, also, though by no
means a fresh people, are still advancing in
population. And the British (enabmeing;
English, Scotch, and Irish,) are growing in
numbers. Notwithstanding the immense
swarms of emigrants, from the. British Isles
and the German States, still the rolls of the
inhabitants are annually 'on the increase,
(except that the famine a few years ago, and
an altered social policy, and an immense
emigration, have diminished the population.
of Ireland.)
But it is different with France. The
number of inhabitants is said ' there to be
merely stationary ; and the physical stature
of the people has declined, •though•her rela
lative social standing is yet high as ever..
The influence of France on the politics,
literature and fashions of the world is still
immense. Her martial prowess is as great.
as in any past age.. She may be said, just.
now, to give law to Europe. And yet,
statistics show that for some seventy years
she has been deteriorating ; while, in the
same time, her neighbors have been ,ad
'yin:ming. How is this ? •Evidently she has
been Putting forth exertions, and stilris,
too great to be end-axed. Doing so, she: is
consuming her vital energies; and a great.
degree of relaxation, or an ultimate decay
and degradation, must be her portion.
The North. Arthrican, speaking of this
deterioration, and of the statistics to widch
we have alluded, says :
We are told that before 1789 the minimum
height for enlistment in the line was five feet nne
inch, Frenchnteasfire. After a quarter of cen
tury 'of war,' the minimum was reduced to less.
than four feet ten inches ; and in 1880 to less.
than four feet nine inches. This standard was
still further reduced during the'reign of Louis.
1 11 zettA l B. c.C, nior . irthan
would have
,to 'be dismissed;the service." Yet
with tbelessened requirements, the rejections on
account of. physical defects are in an, inordinate
ratio to, the whole body of Conscripts. In six
years, from 1881 to 1837, 504;000' youths were
admitted, and' 59,000 rejected. The deteriora
tion in six: years, from 1889 to 1845, had•iii
creased —.only 486,000 men heing admitted,
against 491,000 rejected.;;
We note two influences producing this
state of 'things. One is, the social habits of
the' rench. The fainily tiewith its benig
nant effects on population,'virtue, and physi
cal 'development,' .is eschewed. Many live
without marriage. Marriage is oft' deferred
till advanced life; and when contracted,
even, early in life, there is quite a desire
that the .number of children shall be, few.
All this operatek sadly against a nation's
weal. Such things are infesting Britain.
And even in our own large Cities they are
not entire strangers. But in France they
have their seat of ; empire. ..Marriage. and
family 'involve expense, and curtail. gaiety
and pleasure, 'and are hence avoided.
The other deteriorating influence to which
we Winded, is Far. This, from the Revolu-
tion in 1792 till the fall of Bonaparte, in
1815, was the regular' business of the na
tion. Men perished by the. myriad. The
armies were recruited by conscription. This
-plan of operation' called to• the battle-field,
, and to death there, all the more vigorous
'young men fnam the masses. This not only
diminished the numbers of the people, but
it, left the smaller and more enfeebled part
of the race to be the fathers of the next
generations. _Hence, by a' stern law of na
ture, the 'diminished size as Well as the' non
. .
increasing numbers' of the French.
Since 1815, the destruction of life, by
:war, has been comparatively:small. But the
'sources of a large .and vigorous aupidy were
already cut off The Population has been
barely-able since then to Maintain its num
bers. ,To have supplied recruits to keep up
such a war-waste, till this• day, would have
been utterly impracticable. The effort would
have destroyed the ; nation. Whether, :France'
is to still deteriorate, or to recuperate, is a
question for time to show. Louis Napo
leon seems to aim at peace With some
earnestness; and peace, provided the social
habits of, the, people were ; in accordance with,
God's. Wad, would soon exhibit large nu
merical and physiCal developments: • But
the Bible does,not rale in France. The so
' cial life which it enjoins, and especially its
rAlany order; accords not with , French
tastes. We hence think that , the pros
pect of the long continuance of the domi
nant influence of France, is far from, bril-
liant. A very few generations are likely
to exhibit her greatly deteriorated,, and rap
idly assimilating herself to Italy and Spain.
The religion, and therewith the morality
of the Bible, is the - only thing which can
recover the nation. •
Siieh things.as these = eausas pradaamg
HE, PRESEY. - TEi TIAN - r : A : 41 lIH!OaLLIT
Or'
N^"
ing of moral habits. Let therfi, thin, main
tain the family - in its moraliiuri4'and, Der
, kf.r,
feetness;a as
s the great consefiativeineele:.
vat,ing influence, in the land—the family as
instituted by
,God and regulated by his re
waled truth, written in the
Ecclesiastical Cpaypopoiideride.
The Correspondence which, for many
years, happily subsisted between the Congre
vtienal.churcheSAnd our
terminate. A number of the District Asso
ciations have so advised. A similar incline,
tion has been manifested in some of our
Presbyterie& A portion of the weekly
press, in each denomination, inclines in the
same direction. It is probable that most of
the General Associations regard. a con
tinuance of the intercourse with disfavor.
And it is by no means likely that the Gen
eral Assembly will, in the-slightest. degree,
urge the matter against the unwilling. - And
the New School General Assembly...occu
pies very uearly a similar position with our
own, relative to the Associations.' Renee it
likely that the wonted Ecclesiastical 'Cour
tesy, betwcen Conaremationalists and Pres
byterians, is about te terminate ; so far, at
least, as the Church Councils are concerned.
We greatly regret that there should he a
/necessity for this disruption. Why cannot
these:
4.
Membeis Chr is t'st' family treat e.ai 44444)3h
.other with courtesy ? - They, recognize each
other's good standing in the household.
'There is 'a "very great similarity in their faith
and worship; their education and sympathies,
and in their modes of sustaining the ordi
nances and extending the common, cause,
among the destitute at home and the heathen
abroad. Why, then, not receive from each
other'. a" representative guest ? The inter
course .has, we know, been attended, lately
with some little unplemantnesses. But can
not the past be forgiven, and the future be
guarded ? Cannot parties abstain from the
disagreeable'? In the Polite intercourse; of
life, between equals,. we never'introdnce an
unpleasant subject--espocially do not intro
duce it a second time---and an improper re
mark being made, we pass it by as an
inadyertence. Why cannot similar courtesy
be obserred in our Ecclesiastical visits ?
The correspondence betvieen the Congre
gational• .Associations and the' General As
sembly was, as. before intimated, a happy in
terchange of visits by Belegates,, for,many
yeaxs. Latterly, .however, there have been
occasional• interruptions to' this harmony.
Our brethren have undertaken to lecture us,
reprovingly on the subject of - slavery. A
courteous statement of ,their views would, of
course, be courteously •received. But with
a statement, once or twice, and that backed
by argument, they were not satisfied. 'They
must still reiterate. This must necessarily
bring from us ,an intimation, that the sub
ject having been considered, andAhe matter
'belonging to our own regulations; for which
they were not responsible,' anti our'' position
being taken after examining the case exten
sively, it would be agreeable to us to let •it
rest. They seem to regard it as their duty
joravo-ous.r-. imutualor
from the correspondence, and, hence' the in
dications of non-intercourse, to whieh we
have alluded. If they. claim' it as their
right to reiterate 'without limit, their admo
nitions, censures and rebukes;*they must
resisted. Subh a right never is granted in
social intercourse g4uals must regard each
other as possessed of, good, sense and good
feeling, and as capable of , managing their
own business. On such principles, visits
may, t be interchanged: to mutual edifcation
and enjoyment; but if these fundamentals
are:not accorded, intercourse must produce
painful dissensions; ,nd,' in such cases, to
keep the peace, it beciimes needful to' keep
We trust that our own Assembly will not
be in haste to rupture fraternal bonds; and
also that it will do nothing beneath its
proper dignity, nor unbecoming that Chris
tian courtesy by which it has ever been char
acterized.
Theological Seminary—Closing Exercises
The recent close of the Western Theo
logical Seminarys year, was one of the
most interesting events •it has been our
priidlege to' witness. Last week we briefly.
noted 'the very satisfai3tory examinations of
the (gasses and the instructive 'address of
Dr. Prithe,,', to the Society of Inquiry on
Missions. ,The examinations •werenoatinued
from Thursday till Tuesday; and on Tnes- 1
day evening the Society .of Inquiry was ,
addressed.
The closing ' exercises of the ()denim
were had, on Wednesday evening, in ,Dr.
Swift's:,: chtirch, • Allegheny city. Dr. S.
lead 'lathe opening' prayer.' Addresses, or
sermons, were r deliiered byMessrs' 'John H.
BdWard Heiden; and David 9.j
C unningham,members of the graduating
class. Dr. Elliott gave diplomas and certifi
cates, and delivered the' `vatedictory of the
Professors to' the deParting' pupils. Mr.
James EL Burgett, on behalf of the class
responded. Dr. Planter presented to each
member of the class, a copy of the.Word l of
God, as - their 'charter and directory, by
which they, Were to be ever guided; and by
Which they would at last be judged. Dr.
Jacobus lead in the concludinwpr4er, and
coinmended-thuyoung servants of Christ to
the Divine care and guidance:
The Seminary at 'Allegheny is
. producing
rich fruit, abundantly COriipensating the
churches for their many years of, „toil,
anxiety and self-denying contributions in rite
erection and endowment thus far. Here go
forth a class'of eighteen young Men some of
whem at least if not , all of them, admi
t)
rably ~q ualified ,to minister in the Lord's
Zion. Therspeakers on Wednesday evening
exhibited al.knowledge, and a capability of
communicating it,' and a soundness and
metnrityof judgment t as well as a fervor of
devotio% such As : promise high degrees of
usefulness, ,„We congratulate Or Ministerial
brethren on this accession' to their. Strength.
The gentleician, who received
6 5qeadiet
course, were Benjinun L. Agnew, Edward
ft
L. Belden', A' 'aVri Burrownßobert Carothers
44 '
jehri H. : Clark, David A.Cunningham,
v •
'James Flanagan, 'Alfred W. Haines,
11-94k.Y.,5-enned.b..4 - 0P , ...4,-,PiPke..rtont
James ,Sinclair, Albert E. Thomson, Peter .
Ifeeder,; atiVilartin L Wortman ; and
those who received Certificates, showing
that they:were pupils in the Institution, but
not having spent three years therein, were
James B. Akey, James R. Burgett, Thomas
it Eldift; a d Jo n I Wolcottl
We cannot speak by authority, nor yet
'definitelrof - whit vardorie - by the - Board - of
Directors, relative to a Fourth Professor.
We have tradeistood,, hoivever, that they
gen tly desire such an addition to the Facul
ty. And no wonder that they should. The
Western. Theological Seminary has an im
pOrtaii'ne Which cannot be estimated. The
number of young men produced by the
churches in this region who are eminently
adapted to ,the, work of, the ministry and
disposedto enteLits - ranks, is beyond what
is furnished , ' by any other portion of our
Zion. Alriiit.net* then' these who loVe the
cause, desire inte4ely, that the Seminary
here shall .furnish faeilitiesof the first order,
for qualifying these men' for their work r
We trust that - a - kind Proiidenee will show
the way to the obtaining of the Professor
and the. endowment .of his Chair. Some
coutributionsktoivard the endowment, have
beim made ' , already. Others are tendered
if the work shall be prosecuted With energy.
Let the Church have faith in GOd, and' resti
onward.
The Ashmir Institute.
On the Met' of December kit, as we no
ted on the ()Condon, pretty fully, the Ash
mun Institute was,dedicated to the purposes
of its erection r and the Rev. J. P. Cater, A.
of Maryland, was ~installed President,
and' Professor of Theology The Addresies
deliyered on the,e9casion• were, of a highly
interesting charaoter, setting forth-„the ne
cessity for snoh an Institution, its objectS,
and the principles upon Which it is to be con
ducted.; • ,
The Institute, as our readers are ,aware,
is located at 'Oxford, Pa., and is under the
care of the Presbytery of Newcastle. It
has the recommendation of the General As
sembly. The location is highly favorable.
It was, opened on the Ist of January, 1857,
and the exercises were continued until the
close of the regular Session; when a public
examination "was held of the Theological
Class, which reflected,ai'we are' abundantly
informed; the highast l Sredit upon the dili
gence of the students, and upon the careful
and judicious manner in which their in
structions were imparted. Their English
compositions were very creditable produc
tions ; equal, in the estimatiohpf those who
heard them read, to. similar .productions of
students in the-- earlier stages, of a College
Course. Their Scripture Analysis *ere ex;
ceedingly good, manifesting more than an
ordinary u degee of industry and disenmisa
tion,..and- ,would{ be; sustained as Parts of
Vial for Licensure,. in any of our Presby-
We, are pleased with ` this,evidence that
the result of the effort,thaq far, is highly
encouraging to; he friends of, the enterprise,
and that it :dor& such promise to become,
blessing, an instrumentality of
the greatesiiood to the A:frican l'ade, both
here, and in the land of iheir fathers.
Early , in the year, there; were circulars
and other documents, relatiVe to the lima
titian; Sent tofthe different Presbyteries;
from inany of which in all sections of the
Phnrch, responses have been received, ex
pressing not merely,a generat i approbation of
the enterprise; but a confidence in, its man
agement, 'and a:lively intereakin its success.
It .ean hardly de other Wise than prosper.
It stands aloof from all controversy respect=
ing the political and social position of the
colored . .. population: 'of the country; while
it occupies the ground of Christian benevo
twice, affording, in= unobtrusive' manner,
the Opportunity to God's peopleto improve
the moral and religious condition of a race,
for ;which novther adequate and unobjection
able: provision :is made, -that they may be
rescued frnm degradation, and prepared for
usefulness wherever God in his' providence
may cast their lot.
The President of the Institute, and also
Reii. J. M. Dickey, 'of Oxford, are now in
our city; the former expecting to rennin
for some weeks, to operate on behalf Of tile
.cause. „Addresses in its favor were de
livered, on • Sabbath' last, in-several of .the
'churches. •.• We - earnestly . Plead that' the'
`friends of the 'Colored iiice will now show,
themselves such, by their deeds of liberality.;
Let the Institution be endowed , and sus-.
linked. Let.the black-mates susceptibilities'
sand ;powers be fully and fairly tested, under
liffliienne",ef a 'good, \ Christian educit- , tion
•:t "
Tnda So clearly our duty; and the
success which is anticipated will prevailim
mensely to the4emoval of therprejudices by
which he has been kept down, and to his
elevation in the scale of humanity.
The•'AinA'veiit'thes.
The number of benevolent Religious In
stitaticins, axid , their prosperity, is a, subject
for iiiniti'thankfultiess; and 'notices of them
are` st• duty'. Bit to give the Reports of all,
„oi. f even an, abstract of the Reports would
require much space. The, NeW York Her
_aid- .thus sums np the annual receipts,*and
expenditures 'of -the' religious, and philan-
IhroPie whose officeivirelocated in
• ,
that city:: 1 ,
• -'•• Total Reis. Total Rap.
Atnirloan'Traot Societi, $320,5 85 39 $ 418 1 929 53
Presbyterian Board Foreign
Missions, 200,768 00 218,020 17
American Board of
. YRreign
dilesiona (Sem& year eliding
August 1,1866,) 307,318 00 323,000 49
American BaPtiat*Romeldia-
sion 50cieb , 44,607 Oti 30,183 28
'AmericanAn 2 tl.Blavii6 Soda.
38,162 60 - 33,970 12
New York State Colonization
Society; (including'
tional Numd,) .36,913 40 . 35,696 95
'AMerican and Noreigii' ‘ Obria-
Alan 'Union - 76,296 93 72,122 661
;New York Bible , Societi, 21,756 14 21,755,14
American and Foreign Bible'
Society, . 7 45,0130100 . , „00i000,;00.
- . 3;334 73 . 3 , 340 7 3
FeMode iiMardiarolloolety, , 34 4 3 . 153 45 '' 8°9t93
#.1732191°-rk,:..#'l4l.Ylr 30 :13,57390'
L6i614131 - i LAS;
heathen's Friend 50ciety,27, 520 95 29,441.)76
W! T. al, si
Totals, $1,278,328 88 $1,310,049 94
.1„
Waldenies Cominr.io Western Vi
*-rginiVirginia:f ;-
A communicatiooas beenvpublished in
several of the" religious and secular newspa
.pers,,,frem.,theilov.lir.„Loreumx,,,,.,who has,
been for some time laboring for the spiritual
benefit of the French PoinlatiOn i fif Boston,
designed to awaken the sympathy and call I
forth; the benevolence of the Ameriean peo
ple in behalf of a large number of pions,
frugal, and induatrious Waldenses, anxious
to emigrate to this land of diVil:Cand reli
gious liberty. The reasons given for this
desire, Were the liinited feiritolito
they are confined at home; the sterility of
the soil; the prospect of continuous poverty
to themselves 'and their descendants the'
excessive taiations • the constant attacks
upon, their holy religion; and the annoy
ances to which they are exposed, from a
Jesuitical and Inquisitorial priesthood. It
is 'new stated, on reliable authority, that
Mr.,' Lorriaux his secured three thousand
acres of good land, to be occupied by las
congregation, about to come to this Country
—numbering some five hundred' sonls-.4n
Monongalia COunty, Va., Within eight Miles
of Morgantown, And orily twenty miles frem
the Pennsylvania line, , at the lovr price of
seventy-five cents per, acre: This 'gentleman
supposes the report of this 'purohase will irk,
duce:many theusands of French r PrOtest
anis to,, seek new hems inc, the same, or
sitnilarlocalities,, leaving their ,own country,
where their dearest,rights - • are always in
danger, and *here land' commands 'pike
of front $3OO to' 4500 per acre Whilst,the
Old world cannot well afford to lose sudh
people, they will be welcomed to this. A
blessing to any community will be those who
profess the faith of the Huguenots, of the
Jays of Neir York, 'and of the Marions of
South Carolina. The history Of am' Tirot
estantiim and piety of the devout French
and, Swiss of former days, not now as
generally known. as it should be, or as it
Eldrd's Digest*
We wish that this - important work were
widely circulated „in every 'part of the
Church, and that the Bolird of Publication
would adopt effective means to secure this
end. We are persuaded-. that: there are
many Presbyteries in which a copy of it is
not to be found 'and yet it is of• such a na
ture that every, minister and, elder in our
Church should be supplied with it. .All
the Acts and Deliverances of the old Synod
and of the General Assembly are here 'sys
tematically arranged, and can be easily re
ferred to. Mr. Baird has shown an equal
amount of, judgment and zeal in the'eons-
nilation of this large volume; and when we
turn over its pages, we feel satisfied4hat the
thanks of the Church are eminently due to
the compiler for the years of patient toil and
drudgery, as well as discrimination, which
were devoted to its preparation. We could
wish to see, the 'work offered at a lower price,
but we 'dare say "that $3.50, $2.82 for
Ministers, will not` be thought extravagant
for a volume of '856 closely printed Bv,o.
diligent efforts May be put forth by our
Board to promote the 'spread of this great
work. It is not our wont, (and in
this we are like other editors,) unless
it be something very peculiar, to re
commend book, except 'when we are fa=
vored . with a copy. This work, howeier,
we noticed on its first appearsnee, buying
our copy and paying for it,, and we again
call attention to it because we think its eir,
oulation should be extensive. - '
*A COLEEOTION OF THE ACTS, DELITEBANOE, AND
Tserrmonns of the Supreme Judicatory of the
TRESBYTEETAN CIFORON IN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA IO the present time. With Notes
and
D ocuments;Explanatory and Historical :
Constituting a complete illustration of her
Polity, Faith, and Hist.ry. Compiled for: the
Board of Publication, by the Rev. Sainue,l
Baird. 8v0,,, pp.: 856.
_.Philadelphia: ?ru
by-term' a Board or ,Publicaiion. 1856. ...
I I.
The Personof Jesus Christ.
' Tire reprint, by request, 0, description of
,
the person of our' Lord, when he had his
tabernacle in the flesh, walking among men
and, doing good. We do not vouch for the
authenticity of the - document, nor Ithe ac
curacy of the' portrait ;.• nor' do we wish
either to avfake or . to gratify desires after
knowledge of this kind. It is the moral
likeness of Jesus, in which we -are inter
ested: In his life , and kt us study
hiin and strive after hill 'Conformity.
The description is as follows
Epistle written by Publius,Lentulus to the Boman
Senate, in, the time of our Saviour.
CONSCRIPT FATHERI3.—There:- hath ap
peared in these our days, a man of great vir
tue, `named Jesus &Aria, who is yet living
_among, us, and of, the Gentiles 4 is:accepted
as : a prophet of truth :.;but his own disciples
call him , the Son of God.. He .raiseth: the
dead,andnureth manlier ,ofdise.WB77!,
menet' stature somewhat tall
„and ; comely ;
with a ,very levirend countenance, euch .as
the beholders may both loye and fear; his
,hair the. colOr of afdbert plain
his ears, whence downward it _is moreorient
of, color; 'somewhat curled ; and waved About
,his•shonidens. Inthe midst of his bead is a
seam or partition.of,hisliair, after the man
ner, of the Nazarites ; his forehead plain
and delicate; his face without spot or
wrinkle, beautified with,a comely, red; his
nose and month exactly. firmed ; his beard
thick, the color of his hair,, not any great
length, but forked ; his look innoeent, his
eyes gray, clear, and quick, In reproving,
;terrible; in admonishing, ; oeurteous ; in
speaking, very 'modest and wise In pro
portion of body, well shaped. ,Nope have
seen him laugh, but inan . y., have ,seen him
weep. A man for his singular beauty sur
passing the children of, men.
.„
American' Tract Society.—Penncylvania
The: Fourth AnniVersary was held in the
Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia, on the
7th inst., George R. Stuart, Esq., in the i
chair. Rev. A. Nevin, D. D., D. A. Tyng,
J. W. Smith, and'T. 'l3rainard, D. D., .
de
livered addresses. ' The followirigis - an ab
stract of the ReiMit
. Tbere have. been tbe,.;_pployment of
EtWs Branch, during the_wliote,er„a par,k r of
itheiyear, 15?OolpoNtsurs,i,n,000g,§§,stu.
AtAttr,„durillgry,seatign, fpalnAirsnitigeTent
Institutions. Of the whole number, 44used ,
1
both Gentian and th nemh angages 4
2 exerusivelyshe Germa and one d3v4d
his time to the Swedes Panes and Norio
glans, in the Northern counties of this State.
---10841abored4arTennsylvanta,,28 in Ohio;
_9 in Yirgini ,~6 'in, New Jersey, and 2 in
Delaware
The aggregate time of service is equal to
50 years, 3 months and 8 days. They visit
ed 140,612 families, and conversed and
i prayed with 77,431 families. They found
18,158 families who habitually neglected
evangelical preaching; 5,717 were destitute
of religious books except the Bible; 6,266,
_.exclusive of Roman Catholics;
of the Word of God; 9,937 families of Roman
Catholics were visited.
The Receipts during the past year, ,were,
from sales made by C01p0rteur5;527,94327,4,';
in store, ineluding American Mesiengqr
`
Child's Paper, $ 16,127.76.; donations, sis;-
14'5.90, making the entire receipts from the,
field, $59 217.40.
The circulation of Books and Tracts by
thls Breech during the year, is equal to 213,-
959 voluMes of the average size; the read
ing matter of the Americfp, Messenger and
The;o4/4'5 . ./th"aper, the inenthly circulation
of which from,the office, has now reached
nearly 55,000 copies, equals, about 111,000
similar volumes, making the entire' cireula
tior. from the 'Depository over eighty-ene
million two 'hundred and eighty thousand
pages. Of this ambunt, 9,885,780 pages,
which at the Society's' prices, amount' to'
$6,590.52, have been gratuitously dietrib
nted Colporteui; Agents, and others, in
chiding specific 'grants of 238;970 pages to
Shipping; 174,570 to -Criiiiinal and
Mane, Institutions 343,320 to . Missionaries'
459,920 t 6 MissiMi Sabbath Schools,` 174,-'
570 to emigrants:
For the It tobyterian Banner and Advoutte
Board of Publication.
Mn. Brnroul,--:Allow me to- group together a
few facts, gleaned from'a Somewhat careful exam
ination of the last Annual Report of this'most
exCellent agency of our Church, and to 'suggest
some points .on which these reports' ought to be
more explicit.
The' Board is to be viewed in two aspects:
"the one a bookselling and publishing concern,
managed on strictly commercial principles ; the
other'
a charitable and missionary enterprise,
conducted on benevolent principles."l My re
marks will he arranged under the divisions here
indicate&
- Viewed in a business light, the reenlts of ,the
year's operations are as follows: The aggregate
of sales by colporteurs, branch.depositories, and
central store, was 297,506 volumes, valued at
$68,610.60.* The Report gives. no information
as to the amount of stock on lhand. When= we;
take into aecount that the Board has caskoSp
ital, contributed• by the churches, as givenlin
their - reports: from 1841 to 1850, ;of over - fifty,
thousand dollars, ($50,000,) exclusive of.whatlrite
contributed for' the building;,4that his the
whole Presbyterian Church as easterners able
the Associate Reformed and RefOrmed Weehyte=
rian Churches in this conntrY; and'Aiie PreehyL'
terian Church in Canada:, dispel:46d to palroniz*
it; denoniinatiorial press ever ready and ant-
ions to put . forward"its claims to tke patronage
of the Church, 'and to recommend its prittlicitz
tions- 7 take for example the erticles that appeef ,
from time totinie - on this subject,in ihe'Bannir
and Advocat e —this is not such an aggregate
suit as we have reason to look for. It is Only n
little over ' five thousand dollars. ($5,000) Pei
month. No business firm would be satisfied with
such a summing up rof the year's operation&
But when we coMparelhe last report with those,
of former years, it appears still less satisfactory.
T ..st-icpoir - grves my, um
, r snits.. of'eTeven
months' lousiness. If we increase its by the,
average amount of the monthly sples,,,,ive, get
$69,3 . 93.05, as the total for, a.year. Injtheyeei t
1858—three years ago-wetusdithe sales reported
to he over' seventy thOusand dollars. In managing
an agency like the Board, the Church has reason
to look for progress. But here we have retro-
gression. ,
The inlosioriary `anctcheritabla Operatiniks of
thnßoard exhibit 17,182 Volumes, ai5i!1,168,09
peges of tracts; given away, 98,784 families
visited by' the milperteura, lira 19;261 flunilien
prayed with Of:the seed sown here,CMS.?
approximate an estimate ; but, when we attempt
to follow these silent messengers to their destina
tion, distributed from Nova Scotia through the
Canada; New England, the kiddle,'%lsutharn;
South - We*rn, and Westere StateS, away . r to
California and Oregon—all on the same errand,,
and
~ bearing the ;same message, and remember,
the, promise, my " Word shall net return , unto me
void," how does the heart expand, and hope Jodi
forward to the glorious results which, eternity
alone can reveal..
The means of ,increasing .the efficiency of the
Board, and the eanseathat retard are 14€4 8
deserving , the;:Wention ‘ot. the , Churehi , - Ara
these causes organic; ,or functional2—Ara%they
inherent in the principles on, which; the ;business
of , the Board in conducted, or do , they arise from
the - want of proper., energy and _enterprise in
those who have the management thereof? We
believe they'exist to, some extent inlioth.'
The duty of the Church to supply' her Mem
bership With an 'orthodoX,' devotional, theo 7
logical literati:re, was the grand:idea from which
the Boarfilhad its origin.- In carrying this out,
ti;' ' 'of theright kind
it mnst not only pblish u books ,
but also use every available means to get the
people to, buy,th.em. , Thaftrst withOutthe,second
is comparatively useless. In getting „the books
circulated,. the most, effectual applianecware pub
ycity, and.havingthe books at accessibl e' points,
so that pur people, can, with, coznpa r rativeli
Amnia% get supplied with ...what, they ,want,
lies nsea men krYkiv fall - wellthe a.o.7antMes,of
judieions7advertising,-,pn it
diVUot , payi it woulddnothec-so ,liiitchluL3o4l. In
'neglecting this, the Board 'Curtails, very littich its
usefirdness., Last yew; the amount expended on
sdvirti*,,and. translating' was $133,82. At the
end of they year, that Boar& had< over seventeen
tholiaand" dollars 417;033.96). in' the treionny.
'Now"; - this; i z donneXibri with the faci,that the
gross'veceilits s ;fer { the" ;mil ending May, 185 a,,
wire less than' thase . for the' gear'ending 1853, is
exhibit that "ne Luiirchant wOuld 'be saihafied
with, 'who had' the same amount" of capital'iti
vestid as the Board has; and the sanieitineuntof
buSinass done with . 'his atiatonnira, the
membership of the Church, had iiihreitged over
- fourteen thousand.
Another means of giving the' btioks publicity,
is by furnishing the editors of prominent news-
Jtspers with copies of their, publications as soon
as issued. Publishipg houses know the *hi
of this, practice, and act on it.. But the oard
dew?: not carry it out even with thepapere
. of on r Ton
denemina . tion 4, a case in point, the new Digest
has never been noticed ender its proper head in
your paper yet, alticoligh the bOok was stereo
.
typed in. 1855, 4 and althetigh` the 13iiiine7: — and
Advocate has the largest cironiationAranyifiaper
I in the Churah. lilt your fault l , - liitileira ? How
how Many* 'tif the other journals
were supplied with it, I' kifdarquiti Intl would
like to know how many conies If work in
question Have t a.been s old. , ":Thereiit,ittch a thing,
i4A and loound'
foolish eciii erVathuntap rl 'atellY degenerate 'hike
1
4!qa i,,71:-- Uttu
Tite establislunent of.a ufficientifuritber of de
,nyi-ust4q.^.7-1 1.1-oswasil ':/•
positones, easy of access %lion" of onr people, Ith
a country an,extended as ours, is iropt. w .,
For the present, the only way in *which
.far communication with the central st erf.
supplemented, is by a judicious and c u ,.,
43;stem. oolportage. In a business
view, the report of this department is do e ,
in riat, giving the cash realized from Flo„,
have 125,790 as the number of volun ) , F
These, ,valued at the average price of ti,,, ,
mini, would realize $27,673,80. The ..,2sl„.
of selling this amount were $11,653.31—0 r „.
forty-two per cent. No person, I think,
ject to the amount expended in this depart,.
But a question suggests itself here. Could
ribibe more - wnik - done, or more liberal rp.
for this expenditure ? The Board allows t 0...
five per cent. discount on all cash sales am,
ing to twelve dollars or upwards. Coull
pastors, church Sessions, or some young m t ,
induced to undertake colportage in their re l .
ive congregations, on business principles
believe they could. A very simple plan was..
gested in your paper, some weeks ago,
head. If the Board were to take the matt,„
and push it with energy, and deal with
churches: :with becoming liberality, this
could, by degrees, be introduced. By it a
larger amount of religions literature eo u bi
disseminated for the same outlay, than Er .
resent plan. The , Board has excellent f: 1 61;.
'''for communicating with our pastors and
through the Visitor, and Home and Foreign Ear.
whose combined circulation is nearly sixty t :
sand. A fall list of the publications of
Board, with the prices attached and the te.
sale, could e easily be printed in each of flit EE
riodicals twice a year, together with ut7 i.
formation that might be necessary in regard -
the principles upon which the Board deal- ~.
its agents.. Our denominational press would A
lingly aid; the. Board in, any effort to ext et o
usefulness. -The scheme is worth a trial.
These remarks are dictated, by no feeliaz
hostility to the Board itself, or to those gu t .
men, personally, who hive the management
its operations_,,.No_ person in the Church L.
higher idea of the capacity of the Board.:
great usefulness, than I have. No one e4thr.v
more highly than I, the amount of good dot:
the annual sirculation of nearly 300,000 v0 . :7.:
of a healthy,.orthodox, religious literature. T.
high estimate which I have of the pm!.
this leverage of the Church, makes me
question,:le itti lull power brought out?
Church contributed over $50,000 as a capita',_
dependent of the contributions for the taui
The amount to which this has increased, we
not, as the Board never gives any report of
stock on hand. . Judging from the amount
from year to year for paper, printing, and
ing, compared with the sales, we OA .k we are
'far wrong „in 'estimating its present eaph
one hundred and fifty - thousand dollars, ($150,' ,
If I am astray in this, I wish to be set right,
have no desire to misrepresent. With such a c
tal, ands building tree of rent,• with the faci".:.
which the Board possesses for extending itF l- -.
nesi, - viind , ,our , whole Church as its field of or
lions, is the sum of $63,610.80, a satisfact
result of the year's operations ? On $171:
btorineis +principles, it is not. Most basil:-
firms expect to sell, - annually, three times
amount of their capital. We do not say that-.
result can ever be realized by our Board. 1
wemwould..t.respectfully and earnestly sot ri
.
gentlemen who , have the management
operations; we
would ask the members e
General Assembly ; we would ask our pastor:
people`; if snOh.tneans and appliances as it.
sesses, , , and such results as it exhibits,
show an apathy somewhere, which should bP:
clear of ? - • A FRizip 'Tii6
*The report gives $65.841.11. But $l, •
was-for-books - trom - other establishmehts, bony
to,fdl orders.
~E9clesiastinaL
Afrj s ilLUGlC MCEWING MORRISON, of
Columbia -Theological Seminary, has t.
,flice.risc4 to. preach the Gospel, by
If.eTebytery of_ North Miss.
JAS' Dumap s Post Office add:
;'is changed' Vain Scott, Ohio, to Cr
Read 4 Madisbri County, Ohio.
Rev J. H. Gix has received and near
a_ eall.".te ~be.come pastor of the chure _
- Tr9Y;; 01 4 . 9-
Mr:' . .lsAso'• B. MOORS, recently from t•
'Seminary of New Albany, and a lice:
ate of- the-Piesbykny of Logansport.:
`, located atißushnell, 111., where he des::
to bevaddressed.
ReV. 'Lowniati" HA s has received r.
accepted'a call to -the church of Big
ington;lndiana.
Mr..p. -YOUNG was ordained and
stalled pinstor_of the Georgetown oho:
, byithe Presbytery, of West Lexington..
rata late :meeting.
The .Preabytery of Lae has refused to
solve 'the' pastoral relation existing
tvieen the -- Rev. A. McK'n and
church of Franklin.
Rev.-J.6114,A.: McCLITNG has accepted
,ottlte -Maysville church,
,will,,enter . upon his labors immedizitel
'Rev:; : l... l N: SHANNON has accepted a
'fibirrilie church in Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Revue F. N. EWING has accepted the
fp*. the . First Presbyterian church
00 u Tir mom.
Mr. •Rirrus W. Sarvs, of the Cohn::
Theologieil Seminary, has been liar ,
-- to.preaoh tlie Gospel, by the Presb:
of -Chickasaw.
4 - AES M. CROWELL was
paster: of. the Seventh Preskst
ehrirbli, Philadelphia, on the 10th it,:
Is: RODGERS has declined the
to Sterling, Illinois, and his Post OE'
ichaage# to Springfield, Clarke Co- (1
YotrNG's Post Office addre
frmn East Bethany, New V
o l Ohailotte, Monroe County, New
a
pcm. , yr=rl3loLAß.E.N, of Princeton T'
Anginal- Seminary, has accepted a eL
:Amnia call from the Tennent c hure ,
Freehold, New Jersey.
Rev. B D.D., has declined
call to %lie , Central church of Baltic
:Bor the Presbyterian Banner and Adreesa
,CeFi
Acknowledgment.
- • • ENON VALLEY, May
, :—Dear Brother:—Pe'
:tlirou 6 4ll:tbe Banner and Advocate, to esp,-:
Ittolit'gratefal acknowledgments to the r
my' Charge. On the 19th of March, tbc"i::
, Weather was very stormy, a number 0!
called with us, bringi....g various articles of
sion. The ladies prepared a sumptuous
of which we all partook. After supper.
dies presented me with a splendid Bible, ,i lll .
tamed from Philadelphia for the purpose',
invaluable gift was presented through ) ' l. "
Logan, A. 8., who delivered an address Y rC :
propriate to the occasion. Several v aluai ‘
ties, together with la certain amount 0 1
Were given to'my wife and to myself, all e:-. r „
were' very opportune, and for them we fee '
thankful. We especially appreciate the r e 7;
apd , friendship,which was shown us on
AtVingpp.ent a Portion of the
"prayer and thanksgiving to God, our
retired homes, followed by our
sire ' Lind) prayer that they all may be
, dpientaskflanaaven's richest gifts.
Rossax Pawl
,