.X. 44,3 • .It N ! artuct anl) cA.bVocatt, PITTSBURGH, MAY 30, 1857. • TIDItMS.OI.BO, la' advance; or In Clubs 01.23; or, delivered at residences of Subserle bare, $1.75. See Prospectus, on 'Third Page. REN AVIN A L should be prompt, a Ihtle while before the 'year expire*, that we many snake full arraugeateats for a steady supply. TIM RED WRAPPER indicate. that we deels:ma renewal. If, however, ht tho haste of limning, tide signal shouldhe omitted, we hope our friends will still not forget um RICEITTANCES.—Send payment by safe hands, when convenient. Or, send by mail, enclosing with ordinary care, and troubling noinnig with a knowledge of what you are dolmas. Fora largo amount, send a 'Draft% or Marge notes. For one or two papers, wend Gold or small notes. TO MAKE CHANGE, Mead 'postage stomps, er better ME, send for more papers; say $ for Seventy asualberai or $1 for Thlrtyethree • statabers• all Lofton on Cosaattoalestlow to REV. DAVID. Miesit t ISSICIG Pittsburgh. Pa. TELE BIBLE TINES.-Dr. Stockton, the editor of this excellent little, monthly, has a commodious office on Arch Street, fast door below Sixth, North Side, Philadelphia, where . he invites a ;visit. LETTERS ON ROSINEBB.---Persons * sending us lists of snbscribera,' and especially in eMittances, will please direct their letters, 6tiways,<as requested above) to REV. DAVID Moknotsr, Pittsburgh, Pa. Seri ous losses have occurred, by a neglect of this request. General Assembly. Owing to the failure of the mails, our re ports of .the ProCeedings—save those con tained in our Editorial Correspondence— are not as full this week as we hoped they would be. West 'Liberty University. This is the name of the Institution pro posed to be founded by the Synods of Ohio and Cincinnati. It is reported that the Agent, Luther Smith, Esq., is meeting with great success everywhere; and that if the wealthier congregations will exhibit a liber ality corresponding with that evinced by the feeble, to which applications have, as yet, been principally confined, the endowment of 4200,000 will soon be secured. Centre College, Ky. It is well known that great.prosperity has Attended this institution for some time; the number of students has greatly increased, and frequent outpourings of the Holy Spirit 'have been received. Owing to this pros perity, President Young has issued an ap peal to its patrons, presenting strongly the need of another Professorship, and an addi tional building. No doubt the appeal will receive a becoming response. Nearly two hundred students are in attendance. Reformed Synod, New Side. The General Synod of this Church met in Cedarville, Ohio, on the 21st, and was , operted with a sermon by the Rev. Alexan der Clarke, of Amherst, Nova Scotia, from John xvii :2. Sixty-one members, clerical and, lay, were present. The Rev. John A. Crawford, of Xenia, 0., was elected Mod orator; Rev. John N. McLeod', D. D., of New Yotk, State'd Clerk; and the Rev. Spencer L. Finney, of New York, Assistant Clerk. The Annual Address, by appoint ment of the Presbyterian Historical So ,ciety, was delivered by the Rev. Dr. McLeod, on the Life and Character of James Renwick, the last of the Scottish Martyrs. More Ministers Taken Away. The Rev. David S. Todd died at Natchez, Miss, on the 4th inst. Of him, Dr. Rice, of the St. Louis Presbyterian, says We have known brother Todd long and intimately, , and we have known few more devotedly pious men. His life was spent in constant labor in his Master's cause, and to an uncommon extent the Divine blessing crowned his labors. He is interred in a spot selected by himself near the church, in Canton,.where he labored for the last six , . Anti on thel.sth of April, •the Rev. jno. M. Morrow, Stated Supply of the Presbyterian church in Beersheba, Miss., died at Ponto toc, in tact State. Of him, the True Wit ltess, says Mr.' Morrow was a useful man, not only in his'aotive labom, but also in his example, walk and conversation. He was a willing and faithful worker, and did a great deal of missionary labor within the bounds of Tom beckbee Presbytery—more, by far, than any other member of that body. Hisdeath is a real loss both to the Presbytery an 4 Synod, and doubtless will be felt as such. General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. This body assembled in the city of New York, on Wednesday, the 20th inat. The opening sermon was preached by the . Rev. Mr. Findley, from Eph. v 25-27. The Rev. David It Kerr, editor of the Preacher and United Presbyterian, of this city, was elected Moderator. The three , subjects of most interest, in the proceedings of this body, will be the revision or improvement of the Psalmody in use, union with the Asso ciate Church, and the establishment of a denominational College. Thus far the prospect of union on the basis proposed, does not seem encouraging. According to the report of the Committee on the decisions of the Presbyteries with respect to this subject, the votes in favor of union on the proposed basis were 154, and opposed to union on such basis, 94. Eight Presbyteries had not reported the strength of their vote; but six of them opposed the basis, and two supported it. Dr. MlCarroll, of Newburg, N. Y., expressed the opinion that he did not believe the Synod could act with harmony on , the subject; and estima ted that only fourteen of the twenty•seven Presbyteries would'go into the union, and that seven of these would go. unwillingly, .iwhile there were thiiteen that refused posi lively to 'submit to the union on the terms • =IIME=I The General Assembly of 1857. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in the United States, now in session at Lexington, Ky., is likely to possess fully the usual interest of such meetings. The union of some three hundred ministers and elders, the represen tatives of the Presbyteries from North and South, East and West, in fraternal harmony, is an occa sion of rejoicing for every friend of Zion, and every lover of his country. May the boundaries of our Church never grow less, and the number of her members never be diminished. May she ever be win throughout the whole length and breadth of the land—one body, one in faith, and one in effort; and may the country where she has her happy home, long enjoy God's richest blessings. Lexington is one of the noted cities of the State, containing about eight thoumnid inhab itants, and situated in the midst of a very ex tensive, highly fertile, and well cultivated dis trict. The land is a limestone, gently rolling, and well timbered. There are no mountains, nor high hills, as far as the eye can reach. The members from Pennsylvania, in traveling thither, noticed as singular, the sparseness of the habita tions amidst so widely extended and such beau tiful cultivated fields. This indicates large plan tations, and a population not very numerous. But the great want, in the eyes of Petinsylva nians, is that of barns. In journeying through the valleys of the Keystone State, you may see five Of these useful structures, for one which is visible here; and each of them a splendid palace in coniparison with what is to be seen in even the best cultivated regions which we have yet visited South of the Ohio But it is not, the country whiCh we most note. It is the Assem bly. This fills the eye and expands the heart. The Church has our love. On the 21st of May, at 11 o'clock A. M., about two hundred and fifty Commissioners from the Presbyteries assembled in the First Presbyterian church, of which the Rev. J. D. Matthews, D.D., is pastor. The last Moderator of the Assembly, Rev. Dr. McFarland, being unable to attend, on account of ill health, the opening sermon was preached by Dr. Hoge, of Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Leland, of Columbia Seminary, a reoent Modera tor, was present, but declined preaching, being • severely unwell. The Invocation Hymn, and reading of the Scriptures, were by Dr. hl'Gill, of Princeton Theological Seminary. Prayer was made by Dr. Swift, of Allegheny City. Dr. Hoge's sermon was on the text, Matt. xxviii: 20, And 10, lam with you alway, even to the , end of the world." This, the preacher observed, is a high commission. It comes from the highest source—from the God-man, Mediator. It devolves the greatest responsibilities upon those to whom it is given. They are charged with the dispensation of truth and grace, for man's eternal salvation. They are sent to all nations. The succession is to all whom he shall call into the ministry. The duty, made oblig atory, binds the whole Church, in every age; and the promise is theirs, and shall be, even to the end of the world. The commissioned may be weak in faith and fallible, as were Thomas and Peter, but they have a promise which shall never fail them. Jesus Christ is present with his Word, and by his Spirit. He gives his Word its power. His Spirit works, renewing and sanctifying the souls of men. The Spirit taught the apostles to write, and teaches ministers to preach, and makes hear ers to understand. Ail power is in the hands of Jesus Christ. It is variously exhibited. There is notch in Divine Providence. It is special, peculiar, and brings things to pass. It is concerned with ministers and people. It is exercised for the perpetuity and extension of the Church. Christ will rule all things to the accomplishing of the great pur pose for which he came into the world. He is present in the Church for an end—for her edifies lion and extension. She is his body; precious in his eyes. He forms her graces; adorns her; makes her beauteous. She is his own °; the ob ject of his love. He will present her before his Father's face, perfect, without spot or wrinkle, with exceeding joy. , Every believer is a recipient. Not one shall lack any grace. All shall be like him. He will be the Head, and they the mem bers. The Church shall never fail. If she declines, fora time, in one place, she will flourish more in another. Her members are transferred to the Church above, but others succeed them here be low. In. all changes, she still lives; she extends. We live in a day of preparation for great things. The Word goes forth. The time draws near when all the earth shall be embraced in Zion. This is to be accomplished by preaching. Every op posing power will yield, or be put down. The re sult will come. Christ's presence sustains his servants. He is with them in persecutions, ivatchings, labors— in all straits. They may sow in tears, but they shall reap in joy. The sermon was becoming the patriarch. It was earnest, instructive, encouraging; and was Ilstened to with profound attention by a crowded house. Afterthe sermon, Dr. Hoge offered the consti tuting Prayer. Dr. M'Hill, the Permanent Clerk, read a roll of,the members whose commissions had been presented. It was unusually defective; but was rapidly filled up by members who ar rived too late to have their names previously re corded. Dr. Van Rensselaer and Dr. Swift were put in nomination for Moderator, and the former was elected. Dr. Sloan was appointed Temporary Clerk. The organization was not Perfected till Friday morning, at which time the Standing Committees were announced. An early adjournment was had on Thursday, to enable the •Moderator to form these Committees. The principal ones, with their Chairmen, are, Bills and Overtures, Rev. R. J. Breckinridge, D. D. ; Judicial Committee, Rev. E. P.. Swift, D. D. ; Committee on Theological Seminaries, Rev. T. V. Moore, D. D.; on Do mestic Missions, Rev. C. C. Jones, D. D. ; For eign Missions, Rev. J. B. Adger, D. D; Educa tion, Rev. A. W. Leland, D. D. ; Publication, Rev. J. A. Brown, D. D. ; Church Extension, Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf; Narrative on the State of Religion, Rev. W. M. Scott, D. D. ; and Sys tematic Benevolence, Rev. S. S. Laws. The Committees will be noticed more frilly in our re port on Proieedings of the Assembly; to which we refer our readers. On the choice of a Moderator, there was &lit tle more feeling manifested than we have noticed at any time since the disruption, in 1888. Per this we could see scarcely an adequate reason. There are neither parties nor party questions in the body. The nominees were both good men, and each well qualified for, the position. Happily, however, the zeal,was not from opposition to one' but from a partiality to the other. It was love to, and a desire to honor, a valued minister with whose excellences the individual members were most intimately acquainted. Such partialities are amiable. Dr. Van Rensselaer is most exten sively known. His position as Secretary of the Board of Education, and his presence and promi nence as an officer of that Board, at every Gen erai Assembly, cause him to be familiarly recog nized by brethren from every -quarter. Dr. Swift, occupying but the place of a pastor; and but taking his, s twa with, his co-Presbyters, is goOg to t*Amembly, =lust neoeisarilrborleas; dmtaottivoirsoqiudatedlo Bat Dr:=Strift'wootivityi ~ OPENING SERVICES. ORGANIZATION. THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE. as a minister, his rncrgy as r. Director of the Seminary at Allegheny, and o pecially the leading part which be toob :n getting op, organizing, and, for years, while the seat of operations was is Pittsburgh, carrying on the work of the Board of Foreign Missions, gave him an extensive repu tation, and attached to turn, by the strongestties, multitudes Of his brethren. PLACE FOR. THE NEXT MEETING. Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Rochester, and New Orleans, were put in nomination for the place of the next meeting of the Assembly ; and a very earnest discussion ensued on their various claims, and on the duties of the Church in seeking to ex tend her influence. The advocates of New Or- . leans were numerous and eloquent, and the other places did not lack friends who could render a reason. The claim of Philadelphia was urged from the fact that next May will be the time for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the union of the Synods of New York and Philadel phia, making the Presbyterians one body, after having been for years divided. On the call, of the roll, New Orleans had 187 votes, Philadel phia 112, Rochester 13, and Cincinnati 3; in all 265. New Orleans is hence,the place of meeting for the year 1858. In the discussion, some fears were suggested as to the healthfulness of New Orleans ; but the overwhelming response was, that up till the mid dle of June, that city is ordinarily as healthy as any portion of the United States. It may be as healthy tar residents, who are somewhat acclima ted, and upon whom the heat of May has come gradually ; but there may still be doubt whether it is so for strangers going suddenly into its high temperature, from the colds of l a Northern Win ter. Doubtless, however, there are'ministers and elders, in , all the Presbyteries, who will be ready to comply with the providential call. And we would hope that the Presbyteries will, be just as ready to bear the increased expenses of their Commissieners. It is surely but reasonable that much should be the case; and this being under stood, and the appointments being made early— say in October—and the selections judicious, the Assembly of 1858 may be just as large and as able as any of its predecessors. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES. The reports from the Seminaries at Princeton, Allegheny, Danville, and Prince Edward, were read on Friday. These institutions all flourish. Princeton has bad large accessions to its funds, -increasing its capacity for usefulness, especially in affording aid to worthy but poor candidates. The liberality of the friends of Danville has been unwonted. She now calls for her Fourth Pro fessor. Would that the friends of Allegheny could be stimulated to a similar activity and lib erality I And, may be, if the activity was mani fest on the part of those who have the Seminary in immediate charge, the liberality would not be wanting on the part of others. We should re joice to see the thing fairly tried ;' and to this end we were pleased to observe in the Report of the Directors, that a, worthy gentleman had been entrusted with the duty. As the Reports were all handed to the Com mittee on Seminaries, and will be again before the House, we shall have occasion for farther remarks. A large number of the members being on Com mittees, and much being put into their hands, but none yet, prepared for action, the Assembly did not sit on Friday P. M. INAUGURATION OF DR. ROBINSON On the evening of Friday, (lklay 22d,) the in auguration of Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D., as Professor of ECCLESIOLOOY in the Theological Seminary at Danville, took plaee in the Second Presbyterian church. The Directors of the Seminary had adjourned to this time and place, for the purpose. Rev. Dr. Edgar, of Nashville, Tenn., presided, led in prayer, administered the Pledge, and gave the Charge. These exercises were brief, solemn, and appropriate. Professor Robinson having signed the pedge, in a book kept for the purpose, binding himself to the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and not to teach any thing inconsistent with the Scriptures of God, nor adverse to the Confession of Faith and Form of Government of the. Presbyterian Church; and having received his Charge, proceeded to deliver his Inaugural Address. This may be denominated a masterly performance. It was evidently, as was highly proper, the result of much careful labor. It also partook largely of the Professor's peculiarities. It was somewhat vague, speculative, abstruse, high sounding, -manifesting a great want of clear and definite conceptions, and exhibiting a strong desire to attain to something new and magnificent. The Professor evidently intends to magnify his office. He regards the theme of his department, ECCLEBIOLOGY, as a new-Science—not that there is no History of the Church, but that the Science of Ecclesiastical History is not yet developed. The development is now,•by him, to be made. Dr. Robinson has hence a new field to occupy ; a field not exhausted, nor trodden down, nor effete as a subject for genius; but fresh, fertile, exten sive, most important, capable of yielding the richest, and at the present time, the most needed treasures; May he have the strength, wisdom, prudence, length of days, and, above all, the grace requisite to cultivate it well. The Inaugural, while , greatly vague, and no little inclined to magniloquence, yet contained some pointed ,home truths, most distinctly and .unequivocally uttered. On the Purpose of God, as the centre of the Calvinistic system—the true system in God's .revealed will, according to which all things are brought to pass ; and on the Head ship of Christ in his house ; and on Church Gov ernmentby Councils, the utterances were direct, strong and unambiguous. The Address we ex pect to see in print, and to read with renewed interest. GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT The representatives of Corresponding bodies, this year, are but few in number. Rev. F. But ler, of the General Association of Vermont, is the only one who has yet appeared. Mr. Butler ad dressed the Assembly, on Saturday, in a manner at the same time able, and truly fraternal; and the Moderator responded in terms equally liberal, and in a spirit similarly Christian. It was de lightful, and we could not but regret that men of like mind were not present from the other Eastern Associations to reciprocate the tokens of high esteem and affectionate regard. Mr. Butler presented the thought, that he was sent from a small body to a large one—to the representatives of a Church which extended throughout the land. But though they were few, they loved the Gospel, and loved God's people. They were an educated, orderly, liberty loving people. He had long known the Presbyterian Church by the hearing of the ear,' and desired to mingle with her members. Re now enjoyed the privilege. Mr. B. paid a pleasant compliment to the noble State of Kentucky. He spoke in. glow ing terms of the benefits resulting from union and fraternal intercourse between those wit" love evangelical truth ; and he would chialh the connexion. The Moderator responded happily. We also are a liberty-loving people, the friends of educa tion, and ardently devoted to the propagation of truth ; and, on behalf of the Assembly, he gave the Delegate a re-duplicated welcome. DOMESTIC MISSIONS. This subject elicited, as is usual, deep interest Dr.. 3. C. Jones presented , the report of the A 6. sembly's Committee on the Board's Report. The 1 receipts, as our • readers are swam were some r4hing shoit of the inoomeAstlast'year,"frednohig the ti, working capital, for the present, and the hope is cherished, that the churches will not neglect their duty to send in a constantly flowing stream, of supplies. The amount of service perfumed and the great success attending it are very encouraging. An abstract of the Report, with all important details, we expect to give next week. But, excellent as is the cause of Domestic Missions, and great as are the results of the Church's labors, there are still found those who oppose themselves to it—not to the cause, but to the resumer, in which it is conducted. The leap ing thought, in some great minds, is, that each Presbytery should supply its own destitutions, devote . . and then devote tke residue of its means to help others. Dr. Adger, of S. C. told us of one Pres bytery, Harmony, Which did so, sparing 400 to 500 dollars a year . ; and this he regarded as a pattern Presbytery. Well, it is not every good pattern which all men can follow. General ex perience must be our teacher, and not isolated examples, under peculiar influences. And the experience of our church testifies strongly against the " pattern" plan of Dr. Adger, and in favor of the Associated plan of the Board, where all contribute, and the feeble are aided and the destitute supplied from the common stock. The discussion turned mainly on the Com mittee's statement, that there were 1,600 churches which contributed not, a dollar, the past year, to the common fund; and the proposal, hence, that the Assembly shall declare a want of "good standing" on the part of those•. churches -which do nothing for the Boards. It was contended by opponents that there were churches which did not contribute to the , Boards, which yet gave to the cans.): Harmony Presbytery was cited, and also a church in St. Louis; but it vita well re sponded that these were samples of a very small lot, and that reproof should not for their sakes be withheld from the multitude of defaulters. The subject is one of much importance, and should b e ardently pressed. Every church should contribute - to the cause•, and every individual should' give. It may be but the widow's mite. It may be that a 'church will give a little, and draw out much; but let there be a united and universal co-operation. And let it be liberal too. No man , will take a dollar to heaven with him; better then not hoard it up, nor •consume it needlessly, but appropriate it to the, spread of truth. The report was re-committed, the objectionable word erased and the sentence modified, and the whole was then adopted unanimously. The dis cussion did good. It 18 , 1101 Y Saturday P. M. and the Assembly •is taking a rest. [By Telegraph we learn that on Monday the Assembly was occupied with Foreign Missions, and that part of Tuesday was devoted to the Board of Education.] The Catholic Almanac for 1857.* This is a most suggestive volume. Few of our readers are likely to see it, and very few even of our clerical brethren are likely to make themselves familiar with its, pages, which are replete with information of great moment to all the leading minds of our Church. ,Our past history shows that we are not prone to keep up a No .Popery cry, and to foster feelings of strife and ha tred toward either the priesthood or the in embers of the Church of Rome in this country. Our protest against the apos taoy of that Church is, nevertheless, quite as earnest and sincere, and we are in clined to believe it is more intelligently based than 'the outcry, of many political tricksters and noisy declaimers, who trade on the partizanship of their followers. Our business, however, at present, is with the Almanac and Directory, lying before us. During the late war in the Crimea, if, amid the invention of death-dealing instru ments of long range and desolating energies, which it excited, there had ,been produced a machine which would have enabled the French and British Genentls to examine with safety thelrenclies end defences of the enemy; to see with their own eyes the actual number and position of the reel moots and artillerymen, as they lay behind their walls ; to note the advance of the supplies, as they were' added to the ranks of the enemy—thus discovering the points which might have been assailed with a fair prospect of success, while they ascertained the points of their own line on which the forces of the enemy were about to be di rected--such an instrument would - have been hailed as of inestimable value. And far ther still, if the Allied Generals could, by such an" agency, have discerned what was taking place behind , the ridge which was topped by the Russian lines—if they could have seen the want of provisions under which the enemy suffered, the difficulty which they experienced in bringing forward additional troops and munitions of war, and how, as the season advanced, their ability to contend successfully was daily diminishing, the use of such an apparatus would have told with decided effect on the issue of the campaign. So far as the great issue be tween the friends of the Gospel and the sup porters of Apostolic Christianity in these United States, on the one hand, and the forces of the Bishop of Rome, on the other hand, are concerned, the, Almanac before us may serve the purposes of this machine. When Popery seeks to undermine and ob tain a position in any neighborhood, like the mole, it can work underground, and without displaying any apparent results that are calculated to alarm or terrify. When, however, „the vantage ground is secured, and the object can be still farther attained by a manifestation of great success, then the mass-house can 'be brought out of the retired lane, and with all the adornments of sculpture, fainting, and architecture, the gorgeous ecclesiastical establishment will be placed in the most prominent position, where, by means of vestments, incense, music, pantomi m es, and the whole para phernalia of aesthetics, ' the net may be spread for the emotional who feel, but do not reason. Now, that in England and in the United States the Romish Church has attained to a commanding importance, the fact is heralded forth to the world, by the publication of an Annual Almanac. The Church of Rome, in this country, is at present divided into seven Provinces, each ruled-by an Archbishop, together with the Apostolic Vicariates of the Indian Ter ritory and Upper Michigan. In these seven Provinces there are 41 dioceses, with 39 * TiX XTROPOL ITAA ATHOLIO ALMANAC ; and Deity's Directory. ll 1857. 1. ,114 Baltimore: , } L u cas ~.. S,J I+Lv 1 "1 Bishops, and 1,872 Priests, who either at- I tend to the duties connected with 2,053 1 churches, 829 stations, 35 Ecclesiastical In stitutions, or hold Professorships in 29 Col leges ; while female Academiesitre reported as numbering 134. It appears that in 1808 there were only two Bishops in the country, having under their care sixty-eight Priests, who served eighty churches, two Ecclesias tical Institutions, and one College; while two female Academies only, had been estab lished. ' The importance Of securing the young, by means of education, especially by the proselytizing of those who are to be the mothers of the next generation, soon became apparent; and hence we find that in 1830 there were twenty female Acade mies in operation. In ten years more, this number had more than doubled, forty-seven being now at work. At the end of another decade, we find the same ratio holds good, and ninety.- one female training Academies are reported; while in 1857 the entire number reaches to one hundred and thirty-four. The wisdom of the serpent is also dis played, in which the situations of these es tablishments are chosen.• For instance, al though. Washington is, pre-eminentlyu Prot estant city, yet, as it is the centre of polit ical influence for the Union, and a place in which the families of important personages are brought together in connexion with their legislative duties, we 'find_ that, the most minute attention is paid to the educational wants of these families. Thus we have the Georgetown, College, D. C., with twelve mem bers in the faculty; the Washington Sem inary, with nine members in the faculty ; the Ladies' Academy of the Visitation, George town, D. C. ; and the Convent and Acad emy of the Visitation, in Washington. In addition to these, there is a plentiful supply of free schools and institutions into which the children of the humbler classes may be brought, and the work of perversion accom plished. In St. Vincent's Female Asylum, there are one hundred and fifteen, and pro vision is being made for two hundred; and at the Female Orphan Asylum, there are three hundred pupils taught by Daughters of Charity. So it is also in Baltinore, in Cincinnati, and in all the great centres of our population; and the danger is all the more imminent in those places where our common school system has not been adopted, to meet the necessities of the rising genera tion. The cunning of the system, and the deep knowledge of human nature which the managers of these establishments possess, is displayed by the connexion of the female Academy and the Convent. Hence it so often comes to pass that the one is but an ante-room to the other. There is no diffi culty in rendering the class.room of the Academy a place of attraction to the young female mind. There the influence of proces sions, flowers, music, painting, and• all the romance of devotion and dedication to a happy life of purity and bliss can be brought to do their work at the fitting season, and in their own time ; and the numbers in thoSe prisons attest with what success the system works. Neither in the class-rooras, nor in this Almanac, is there any record given of the number of disappointed, broken hearts, and withered spirits in these jails, that are wasting away their lives in hopeless misery. We have no record of the manner in which fora look, a smile, or for some inadvertence, the caged inmates are made to endure the manifold devices of a despot's will. We have no recital here of the prayers inflicted as punishments; of the sleeplessness, the. &stings, the flagellations, the prostrations on cold pavements—no description of the wasting influence of the ruthless tyranny which the female mind endures, when it suffers unjustly from the caprice or malice of the tormentor of her own sex, from which the victim sees, in her despair, that there is no deliverance. But we have a full army of the names of learned Professors, en joying the advantages of foreign train ing and thorough education. We have the attractions paraded of a cheap educa tion, in which the Continental languages, music, and all the accomplishments which mere worldlings desire, may be acquired un der parties whose pleasing address, fair pro fessions, and European education, are sure to gratify the careless; but we have no set ting forth of the vows taken by these sons and daughters of Loyola; no description of their modes of process in undermining and proceeding step by step until the convert is gained. We would seriously recommend to our brethren in our great cities, to make themselves familiar with the actual amount of machinery which the Church of : Rome has now in full operation in their neighbor hoods, in the form of Asylums, free schools, and other institutions, reminding them, as we now do, of the fact that these schools are formed quite as much for gaining prose lytes, as for preserving the children of Ro manian to their own faith. • In another point of view, the Catholic Almanac is suggestive. We mean as an in dex of the greatness of the absurdities and errors into which the Romish Church has fallen. If the Apostles Peter and Paul were now in the flesh, and present in, any of our Presbyterial assemblies, they would un derstand what is meant by the `terms pastor, Presbytery, prayer to God, the Lord's Sup per, the Lord's Day, and such other terms of our Presbyterian phraseology. But sup posing these Apestles not to be cognizant of any thing which had taken place in the Church since they had finished their woik on earth, or supposing any one who had learned Christianity from the writings of these;and the other Apostles, alone, to have this book put into their hands, and that they were ordered to attend to its instructions on the subject of Divine worship, what would they comprehend by reading such items as the following : " The office of every day is either double, semi double, simple, or of the feria; " Is. 10. The collect of B. V. M. within octaves on -visits and on semi-donbles within paschal bine, is found in the votive mass of the-Blessed Virgin Mary ;" p. 12. " Upon, 511114,3, and all semi -doubles, are aid l ihree OolleotKaariitit, OVA enintntinionei Bitidais occat4iihitiVilaili4e, on which are said two collects, &a. ; one of the iSubday, the, other of the octave ;" p. 12. Or, what would they, understand by tle directions tor worship, indicated as folio: s in the Calendar, for the.2oth day of May : " Rogat. Day and Vig. of. Ascens. St. Bernadin of Sienna, C. Semid. Less. 1. Noct. Beatus Vir. 9th less. and com. of vig. in L. and M. 8d cot, of Rogat. and last gosp. of vigil. 01. White. (After Lauds Lit. of S.S.) Veep. of fol." !! Again, in turning to the first day of August, they would be directed thus: “ St. Peter's Chains. fr. d. 9th less. and corn of S. S. after St. Paul (Oot.) in L. and M. 01. Cr. Pref. of .Ap.p. W. In V. corn. of St. Paul. Sol and Sund.i(Oot.).and•-St.-Steph.”-- It could scarcely be expected that Catho lics on this Continent should be fully so quainted with the long roll of Saints' names, which are to be found in the ead.quarters of the system in Europe. It as, therefore, thoughtful and wise to give list for Amer ican use, of those dead men and women to whom recourse may be had in times of dis tress. And yet, in this list there are a goodly number of parties named, whom we suspect it would require all the intelli gence that the best informed votaries of superstition possess, to enable them to iden tify. Who, for instance, was a Hedwiggis' Widow ?" When did she live ; what did she perform; what are her powers; or is she only to be addressed by widows ? Then, again, we have " John Bef. Lat. , Gate," " John of the Cross," "John of Maths C.," and "John of. God C." The term "oblate" is pretty well under - - stood by school boys and tyros in astron omy; but we imagine that'it would puzzle even some of our sophomores to tell who the " Oblate Sisters • of Providence" are I They could, no doubt, define an " oblate spheroid;" but to describe what constituted a person a " Sister of Providence," or. a Brother of. Providence, but above all, an " Oblate Sister of Providence," would seem somewhat arduous. The Almanac solves this ethnological puzzle, however, by telling us that i the "Oblate Sisters of Provi dence" are to be found in Richmond Street, Baltimore, and that they are a community of ociored women, who conduct two schools for colored male and female children. We close by observing, that documents of a statistical character, like this Alinanac, should be found more frequently than they are, on the library tables of our pastors and professors. Their use would serve as <a stimulant and a directory. No books writ ten by Protestants are as valuable, in order to expose the errors and monstrosities of the Romish system, as the Text books and authorized formularies of the Papacy. St. Vincent's Manual, The Glories of Mary, and the different formularies con nected with the sodality of the Saired Heart, in addition to the Catechism, the Decrees and Canons of the Tridentine Council, and the Breviary, are for this purpose invaluable. While such works afford the most powerful arguments in refutation of the errors of the apostaey, so the Catholic- Almanac, as a guide and directory of progress, is equally important; and we commend it to the year ly perusal of our clerical brethren. Western Theologiesil Seminary The Rev. Dr. Prime, of the, New York Observer, gives the following account of the position, progress, and prospects, of this Institution, and also of the services connec ted with the closing exercises of the last Graduating Class. The Dr. seems to have been surprised by the number of students in attendance at the Seminary, and the dense Presbyterian population of the adjacent country. ALLEMEENY, May 15, 1857. Messrs. Editors : The Western Theolog ical Seminary at this place is at present in a higher state of prosperity than it has ever enjoyed before. To my surprise I found that eighty-two students were in attendance, placing this Institution, in point of numbers, among the very first in the country. Per haps Princeton, Andover, and the New York Seminaries are alone before it. Its professors are Drs. Elliott, Jacobus and Plumer, men of great, fitness for their places and the work. Doubtless the reputation of these men has drawn many of the students here, but the position of the Seminary in the midst of the strongest Presbyterian com munity in the United States, must always command a large supply of young men for this school of scored learning. You may go, in a straight line, fifty miles West of Pitts burg without going out of the bounds, of a Presbyterian congregation. The Old School church is pursuing the very 'doubtful policy of multiplying theological . Seminaries in the West, instead of fostering one or two, that will with far greater• economy and efficiency educate all the students the churches will furnish. One first rate school is better than half a dozen second rate. I could form an opinion of the success of this Seminarylrom the exhibition made by the graduating class on Wednesday evening of this week. The class select three of their number to deliver orations at the close of .the year., One of these speakers is to represent each of the departments of theological study. : ;.The first orator 'of the evening was J. H. Clark, of Schellsburg, Pa., who delivered a brief sermon,logical, Seriptural,fervid and impress ive, containing the marrow of the Gospel. He was followed by E. L. Belden, of Wheel ing, who exhibited the historical evidence of Christianity with marked ability, answer ing the arguments of modern neology and infidelity with so much skill and forces as to give the best prOof of his being thoroughly versed in the literature of this , department of theological science. His speaking was earnest, forcible and pungent, rousing and fixing the ' bearer's attention. The last speaker was David A. Cunningham, of New Pittsburgh, Ohio, whose discourse on pol emic theology was in able demonstration of the sphere, the ditties and the usefulness of the well furnished champion of Divine truth. The sincerity of purpose, seriousness of manner, earnest and thoughtful presenta tion of this subject, commended it and',the speaker to the audience, and laid,th e foundation of a good hope of his future success. The usual diploma or certificate iis.then awarded to the class of eighteen young men, who have completed their course of study. Dr. Elliott pronounced an appropriate fare well addresa. Dr. Plumer presented each one of them with a Bible in the the name 'of the Faculty, and added a few parting words. One of the Oleg, Mr. J. R. Bur gett, then stepped forward, and in bebalf of `the class, made a beautiful farewell address the'Professorsi; *hie & 'touched' the harts br 'Taa ' di~o `offered` prayer, and Dr. Swift ; -, are 6 ,, next session will commence on tl Monday in September. Tie venerable Dr. Herron, now eighty- fourth year, President cf the, of Directors, was not well enough to h e r . ent, but I observed his majestic fo rm benevolent face in the church on the vious evening, when an address was ed before the Society of Inquiry. The Ueneral Assembly will probably another to the Professors in this as four seems to be the present eras., number required. Whoever is sent 1, will occupy a post destined to be one of and`commanding influence. It is imp, ble to over estimate the prospective g rc „,, of this field West of the Alleghenies. need of culture, its present devotion to terial interests in preference to moral and' telleotual, its calls on the East for helpv,_ it is abundantly able to take care of its youthfulness and wildness, have all h€; : , to make us undervalue it. But a weel i s here has given me a new and vastly eni,„_. view of the present ability as well as th E . ture greatness of this empire. Of a ll t bi : it needs religion ; the conservative infl D: of the Bible and the institutions of the G pel under an able, evangelical and 1 , taught ministry. But I have a hundred things to say E no time to say one of them now. Ecclesiastical Rev. JOHN G. BIDDLE, principal ( , f Winchester (Tenn.,) Female Aeadct. • died on the 23d ult. Rev. JOHN H. ITILLEa has receivd r: accepted a call from the churches of P v : totoc and Harmony, in the Presbytes. Chickasaw. Rev. A. MCFARLAND has commeaced boring in Cambridge, Indiana, as S t Supply. Rev. PETER HASSINGER has been invitri, take charge of the Sugar Creek chn . Kaskaskia Presbyteiy, 111. Rev. EDGAR WOODS' Post Office addl., changed from Wheeling, Va., to Ci; bus, Ghia Mr. Wri. T. PRICE, late of Union Senik : Va., was licensed to preach the Gos.p: the Presbytery of Greenbrier, cn • 9 d ul Rev. Jou - N R. DUNDAS having received accepted a call from the church of 'cheater, desires to be addressed at ',. chaster, Columbiana County, Ohio, in of Richmond, Jefferson Co., Ohio. Mr. rjAKES Y. 14frrouszz, late of PrE ton,Theological Seminary, has accept. call from the church at Phillipsburg, ti- Jersey. Rev. B. S. KRIDER I S Post Office addre changed from Bethany, to Mount Ver Nord!. Carolina. itey. Jo H. BROWN, D. D., late of ington, , Ky., was installed pastor of •. First Presbyterian church of Spring -Illinois, on the 311 inst. Rev. T. H. CurnsiprearAm was installed tor of the First Presbyterian ehureli Indianapolis, on the 7th inst. Rev. J. A 1k!. P . ..CLININSON, of Winehu Imen elected`President of IL den Sidney College, Va. Rev. JESSE WIMPY, late a member of t Richland Presbytery, New School, has eepted an invitation to labor as the Stec Supply of the Walnut Grove clrn Arkansas, under the care of the Pre , tery of. Memphis, Old School. Rev, L. GANG has accepted an invitatfi: supply the church in Newton, Rev. WM. Krva has accepted an imitz to supply the church in Dunleith,lllL. Rev. S. P. DUNI:UM. was installed pa . ..• , kr the church at Bainbridge, Ohio, ou 14th inst. Rev. J. G. SY - mmEs has removed from N.. ison, Ind., to Cranberry, New Jer The Presbytery of Madison, at their stated ;meeting refused to dismiss hir go to Cranberry, but at a subsego. meeting his dismissal was granted. Rev. JOHN GRASTY has been installed r, tor of: the churches of Fineastle Mountain 'Union, Va. Icev. JOSIAIE MILLIGAN'S Post Office : dress is changed from Triadelplia ' V. to Princeton, 111. He goes to supply e.. church at Princeton. „Rev. IL SMITII has been °Maine:: a' installed pastor of the Third Presbytery; church, New Orleans. Eastern , Summary. BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND. :1 The anbjeCt for 'the ANNITAM DEDLELIE LECTiS; at 4lTarVard College, was the " Errors of Church of 'Rome," and the preacher, the ri Rollin IL Male, D.D., of the First Baptist au' Boston. The text was. Acts v: 88, 89. cording to 'the report given of the lecture in:- Boston Journal, the lecturer took the gr.:- that there were some elements of truth is Romish system, and that many of its errors the cause of its vitality and permanency: that the proper method for us to deal with to seek out and acknowledge the good, leofi 2 : our republican institutions, our free school , . untrammeled press, and the influences of Churches, to correct the evil. A Nsw ORTHODOX Cirunon - , in Cambridge.' be, ready for occupancy in July. The Hartford Courant states, that the P l 5 relation between the REV. Dn. Hauvrs, Church of Thompsourille, Ct., was disso'T the request of the pastor, by the PresbP'": Connecticut, which met in Thoropsonvill‘ , 28th ult. Dr. Harvey is one of the oldest ters in the State, and has been one of prominent. He now retires from active on, account of increasing age and e 1 heath. NEW YORK The Trustees of the New York State INV' ASTI.III4, : haye held their first meeting.. accepted - the charter of incorporation gro' the last Legislature, The Hon. B. F. Bute: been 'elected President, and Wm. E. Dodge, l7 carer; , This is the first regularly orgoniztV : 'lam' for the benefit of the drunkard, in the The charter authorizes the committal nnd 'Aims of inebriates tinder the control of the 1 7 tailor'. It will be necessary to raise a foe' ''sso,ooo, of which $32,009 have already 1 : subscribed. Probably no medical institution !ever been initiated with so general a coneurrt:' 'of the profession. More than one thousand hundred physicians in the State petitioned IC charter ; and seven hundred of these hare • scribed , $lO,OOO to its funds. All the Tres:`` Managers, and Physicians of the Insane Asybr- areamong the subscribers. Throe hundred c!' gymen have subscribed $3,000. tions of usefulness, in. recovering the bodily g mental health of even confirmed drunkards, ;, entertained. High anticif The' Directors of the Beet:omit Car Rano '1235 - 47 -1114 . 4% - • Cowl'Airrhare ehiittied their Pone:4' 11114 °Y L sr CZ Z3l ig I R r.
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