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Alone.
Alone, alone r No, `not *alone,
Though friend or'comforter I've none
To soothe me in my deep distress,
Or cheer my spirit's loneliness;
Or,eursel me, 'when trial and strife
Clinid the faint Sunshine of my life; '
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Whose lips might heavenly peace impart
4 , ol:tg.thilitiobbin g s of mY heart,.
Aloned Ah, no I My God, my Guide,
I,know that thou art by my side;
fanny wand'ringe wild and wide,
know that thine all-seeing eye -
, ,
t. Clan mark each tear, , each fainteateiih, ,
And
,that thine own,almightrwili
Can shield and shelter me from ill
Cift 'Linty solitude I-feel .
Thy presence o'er, my spirit steal;
And though thy I may-not see,
rknoii,thit thittt;itiinear to toe',
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NetitigAhem all, "my, every'word '
And thought,' by which my soul is stirred:
Aadlthieri,.at mop and night,' .I own
My sins before thy sacred throne,'
' , know that, from thy place on high,
: 1 11i5in. seest my sad uplifted; eye,
And hear'st with all a Father's love,
fillignm' bid prg yer r
Then say not I. am all alone,
• Thongh friend or comforter I've 110Iti;
Hp is my Friend who died to save
My soul from an eternal grave;_
Whahreathed a mortal's flietinghreath
To shield me from the second death,
And cleanse my nature , in the flood-
Of the rich ocean of hie blood !
HE is my Comforter who knows'
.
ruSgMaree of my various woes;
Hn Who delighteth to impart
His : grace to sanctify my heart;
He,'unto whom all power is given
To•reign supreme in earth and heaven ;
Who'sits upon his Father's ihrone,,
And'pleads for thbse that ere his own, '
And clothes r with his eternal love, J
' The:W*Re-rabed kings and Priests above t.
r It
BOOKS sent to melba' Renee, will be duly
attended toe Sfii. +neo' p Rb4shers inPhila.
delphlui Now Tont,. ate., way lett at !our
'Pldladslidjda 0111 te 9 111 South 10th St.ibOloor,
ChOldituts 'hear. OfJoillisb , Wiiial!siClul*
including - - the ; Intellect,
Sensibilities, and Will. By Aseph Haven,4Pre
; fessor of Intellectual and Moral Philoisiphy in
Amherst 'l2tdo., pp. 50.. Boston
Gould if Lincoln. New York i 'Sheldon,
Blakeinin f t Co. 1857.
Professor 'Haven has been led to prepare this
volume as a Text-Book for Cdllege Classes,. and
certainly t contains 'mor'e of the elements which
• should enter into the Composition of such a man-
uel. than uan be•,found cin many of the works
inch have been hitherto published in this cowl ,
try. , A Teat-Book should differ' in many respedts
from. a course of Lectures. It should uontabi a
clear analytic statement of the Subjects 'whiCh
are to be discussed in the •olass, showing the or
der and connexion of the. topics. It ithould con
tain a",`faii . aMount.lif the' history and literature
of the science, saB to be suggestive tothe stir; .
dent of , the works 'which may "be read, with
vantage; l varioniii4trof,"the 'Course.' ;It
should be so, elementary as.not to take for grant:'
• ed the t pessession much,mataphyeiceland,eth
icsl knowle d ge on the part of the stadeni"`at the
outset of Ads morose. It should, be actiurate*,
its delli k tions,.. severely correct in the use of terms, ,
and so lucid * style, that.the meaning would al-.
waykhe.apparent. Baldness, and. even common r
place in, language may be, tolerated,' so as that the,
meaning is.always expressed ; but rhetoric, myii
ticism is indicative of supposed depth, and ter
girlity,of„styler can, on no account; he admitted
„into la:leXt-B,ooki iatelleotrud„,Science.-: On
the other hand, a course of Lectures which should.
includeall these features, may be adorned with,
the greeee laftatiep of eloquence fitting
seasons, when!the= object of the Professor is to
anise the interest of his class after he has,lby
the Mai use' 'accurate definitio'ne and logiaal terms,.
impressedithe facts' of - the science' on4iis students',
As we, have 'said, this. Text-Book is, to our
mind, in many respects a decided improvement
on many similar attempts. In style, it is concise,
very definite, and the terms are always used with
the same signification. In several parts we would'
have: adopted a different arrangement;,for
stance, instead of beginning with Perception,
and then passing on to describe Sensation,. we
would have reversed the order;. and in other
„places we, think a similar change might have
'been' made with advantage. There are several
!flues, also, in each, of the three great divisions
vrhich, if we had space, we should like to erit
poitiellie 'analysis, and the nomenclature is paw,'
we oeitoWive, in certain chapters, capable of im-
P f idetneml.. these subjects we, cannot here
Pt -A°..g'Vl4".l4l7'PFTlBe* the
stasetiire,anu,contentc theofvolume.
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The',„ivork is, after anintroduction, divided intei
Three great 'Diirisions. The first Division is °cau
-1 pled f with ih r esecond
treats of , the Sensibilities,_ and the third is devoted
to The Wild. Then again, the first,division is ar,
ridged in fotir parts, in which, the Presentative
• Power, ,the' Representative
tewer,,and the • Intuitive' 'Power, ire:examined.
;Second Division, the Beneibilitles are die
ceased .in , threir ?arts, under the heads'of,.
Otiiiiion4i The Affections, and the Desires.
*tip, 1140 - Dirisiox!, there areesseven Chapters,
wherein tie•;Nature of the Will, the Relation of
the Will to : other faculties, the, Freedom of the
Will, Certain question's connected with the pre
-••,ceding, the INetrine of the view/44 con
:, , nation with certain truths of Religion,l3trength
" and an 'Outline of the 'Controversy re
epecting the Freedom'of the Will, are treated of.
In these Chapters On the Will, there is mina
excellent analysis. On ono point Professor
Haven appears to differ from Edwards 1. e. ,
, on toe slictum necessitatis; and on SnOthlit he does
aotirwythink, do Edwards justice in reference to
hie tang.' to distinguish between the affections
and the will . , Be is quite clear, however, that it
is the Motive which influences the will, prevails
with it; and becomes the reason why the will decides
as it does. This being the case, though Profes
•
for Haven may differ, in the.use of words, from
*Awards, their systems are:radically the 'same;
' =WI al4ough , veillink Ins* Vroeive a tenden
. ;gip let off the 'old and , wiii-tried platform of
. ,
EAWaidi,. ire, do not hesitate, to say that any lo
' gicisO ~o „ f,,OTPlii4 capacity would succeed in
ellowinkihat . nith all the distinctions and expla.
ruitio4.l4,l444tenor Raven, the conclusion at
which hinisFat arrived, is mainly identical
with tins4. , Of Edwards. There is a probability,
however, that many thunghtless students, and
some 4porant teachers may take up the idea that
Profaner Haven, in proving that the mind wills
freeliander the influence of• motives, has over
turned the old doctrine of net** or rather of
Certainty. , The contrateliowevekia &that.
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RM=IIe==SEIMI
The Presbytery of Saltsburg met at Harmony
on the 6th of October. Mr. John Rice was or
dained and installed pastor of the united congre
gations of Harmony, Mechanicsburg, and East
Union. Mr. Caruthers presided, proposed the
Constitutional questions, and offered the ordain
ing prayer; Dr. Donaldson preached the sermon,
founded upon Acts xi : 24 ; Mr. Leeson delivered
the oharge to the pastor ; and Mr. Orr to the
people.
The following Minute was adopted in reference
to the death of Rev. Thomas R. Elder, viz.:
Presbytery had anticipated the necessity at
this meeting, of dropping from the list of its
•members, the name of the Rev. Thomas R. El
der, who, by the action of our Supreme Judica
tory, bad been set off, with two brethren from
other Presbyteries, for the, formation of a Pres.
bytery on Lake Superior, and would have done
so, with a kind of gratification, in the belief that
he was advanced, by that measure, to a post of
increased usefulness. But now, with no common
nemotions' of 'sadness, soothed only by faith-con
fiding
subjection to Zion's King and Head, we are
called to.•record that within, three weeks of
,the
time when he had organized a little church at
BaYfielcl, Wiiconsin, and`was included in the new
Presbytery, by its organization, he was removed
from, the field of earthly labor, and is mournful
vapancy created in all the relations he had sus
taioed in life. From the comMenceinent of Di
vine
life in him, Seven Years before, he had de
voutly aimed both "to glorify Gou and to enjoy
him ;" bad pressed forward :with exemplary zeal
and self i denial, into the holy ministry, with high
qualifications both natural and acquired ; bad
'found favor with the churches„ , and entered • 'with
animated'interest -on •his high calling, when , he
stitidenlyreceived ,the, Master's summons, k' Come
up higher," and closed his days on.earth in peace.
,Readied of dysentery, after an illness of two
weeks, in the twenty- fourth year of his age.
" ' r sonnies.
Boiling Spring, , ,--Dr. Donaldson, First Sabbath
November;in to administer the Lord's. Supper ;
with, permission to procure other supplies,,
ParitassuB:--Mr. Leeson, Secand - Sabbath in
November ; to administer the Lord's Supper, and ,
take a• collection for Foreign Missions ;• .with leave •
to procure ether supplies.
Stewenpon Furnazo.-Mr. Stark, Fourth Sabbath
in Rciober. 'Mr. Graves, Third Sabbaths of No-'
%littler and December
Cherry-trec—Mr. Kirkpatrick, lint Sabbath
in November., Mr. Stark, Tikird and Fourth Sab
baths in November. Mr. Caruthers, First Sab
bath in December. Mr. • Morgan, Fourth Sab
bath hi December.
7acksonvitte haitn permission to , proonre sup-;
Tiles till Spring .meeting.
W. W. WOODEND, S. C..
Congregational Meeting.
, At a congregational , meeting,held in the Pres-'
byterlin church of Pitts Grove, Satem County,:
New Jersey, on the 3d inst., the Rev. T. W. Cat
tell' having been previously invited to attend and
act as Moderator, the following resolutions were'
unanimously adopted :
NRBREAS, OUr paitor, the. Rev. qeorge W.
has given notice in cohgregation of
his intention to 'apply to the Presbytery of West
Jersey for a dissolution of the pastoral relation
wbich has so long subsisted betweenl him and us;
VaridigeaCii bonsilleration'af liie idierioing
ageoind the, probability ,of, declining health, he
desires-us to unite with him in this 'application;
therefore,
Resolved, That we cannot unite with our pastor
in thiirequeift,.withdat firsigiiitieexpresslion to
our deep conviction of the'blessedness of his
and earnest ministry amongrus. Most of us have
grown up under his: pastoral care. His name is
,associated with, our .earliest: recellections of sa
cred things. He has sympathized with us in our
'sorrows; and hallowed our enjoyments by sharing
them with us; He hastaught usiby his exainple,
how to live, and- by his Ministrations in ,rPublic
and private, has taught us he* to die, so that we
.are indebted to• him for our exalted. idea of
• the
combined excellences of a Christian minister and
a Christian gentleman.
We bear our testimony to the ability with
Which, for more than forty-sixyears, he has per
fOrMed the public and private duties Of, hirittin
istry, to his sound interpretation of ,the*p
tures, his judicious application of 'Gospel prin
ciples to the duties of life, and to the earnest ap
peal, by which he has so often urged us to love
and serve the Saviour.
While I therefOre we , consent net to oppose his
! request before Presbytery, since it is his desire
that we should not, we cannot but feel that in'
'parting with a pastor endeared to us by the most
,sacred,and tender ties, we shall experience a loss, •
'the greatness of.which we have no power to ex
'pressr We have so' long been accustomed 'to • his
tender sympathydn.onr bereavements, we have so
often • enjoyed -.his. cheering pastoral and social
visits, and we have been so much benefitted by his
wise - counsels in our temporal arid. spiritual af
fairs, that we are constrained 'to acknowledge
God's great goodness to us, in allowing us to en
',joy the labors of such a pastor for nearly half a
century. , We feel it to' be some modification of
our loss in this event, that our yeneratedlnistor
expects 'to spend the remainder of his daYs among
us ; that although the official relation which has
so long existed between us may be dissolved, we
May 6111 enjoy the influence'of his presence, we
may. still feel the weight of his godly example,
and - still - Partike of that genial hospitality which
hos made our panonage so attractive,to,the•aged
And the young. -
We insplore God's blessing on our : paitor in his
person and his tardily; we pray that tie life may
be spared, that a happy and vigorous oldage may
'crown his life' of piety and zeal,'until the great
. Head of the Church alkali dell him home, to be
greeted . by the approving sentence, Well done,
good and faithful servant, enter thou into the
joy of thy' Lord."
I,,Resolved further, That these • resolutions be
published in the Presbyterian, and that a copy of
,tliiimle,plaiied in the hands of the pastor.
Messrs. Thomas Harding :and Win. A. Combs
-were appointed to represent the congregational
meeting ~of tho Presbytery of West Jersey, to be
held at ,Greenwioh,• October 6th,.and to present
the , :abli've as the expression of the 'congregation
regard to 'the '2applicatipii:of...the,paiitdr for a
dissolution of, his pastoral ielition. •
T: W. CArruLt, Moderator.
Vor the PreebyterLan.Bllldrocrite: '
A Sonthern.Presjiyterial Meeting.
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'riii
....e ..Q.UBIENSDApf, Oct. 15, 1857.
•e hr, MOKiiisiir :-Aware of .the interest
youlave in lehateverlas areference to the 'pros
perity, of our ,Itedeetriee's cerise, I feel inclined to
communicate, to you yrhat 'follows, and if you
'deem it worthy of a place in the columns of the
Reamer, it is at yerir service.
The Presbytery of Fayetteville, N:C, met at
Centre church, an , Tharsday, the Bth inst., and
oontinned,in session ,till the, afternoon of Satur
day. A good .deal of busieees was before them,
among which was the ordination of the Revs.
James McQueen and'JamesSinelair, both of them
laving a t call to churches within the Presbytery's
bounds. The latter,, who is a graduate of the
,Westerri Theelogical Seminary in Allegheny,
passed a strict and somewhat lengthy examine
tionon Thursday and Friday, to the satisfaction
of the Presbytery, and creditable to the courses
of instruction delivered by the Professors of your
Seminary, to the young men who are to occupy
; our pulpits _North and South. These brethren
were. ordained' on Saturday afternoon. The Rev.
•A 4 Sinclair, late of Sharpsburg, Pa., by the ap
pointment of Presbytery, preached the ordina
tion sermon. The installation of Mr.. James
!Sinclair is to take place at Smyrna church, on
'the 17th inst.; the .Rey. Mr. Nash, of Centre, to
preach and give the charge to the people, arid
Rev. C. Sinclair, of Allegheny, to give the
charge to the pastor.
During the three days that thaPresbYtery con
tinued in session, the church 'was crowded. Ser
moq, were
,preached daily, preparatory to the
dispensation of the LOrd's Supper. Early on
Sabbath morning the people began to assemble
from the surrounding sister churches, and before
the hour of public worship arrived, thousands
were on the spot. The large church, and the
spacious hall of, Floral College were crowded, and
a large assembly who could not be accommoda
ted in either •thel ohuroh or .College, attended
'worship in a beautiful grove behind the 'church.
As the majority of this large Assembly were
Scotch, or the offspring of Scotch parents, the re.
minitioences of their country's sacramental assem
blies of the days of Roston, and of the Erskines,
must have come up vividly into their recollection.
After public worship at each of the above places,
and a half hoar intermission, intending commu
nicants entered the church. I found it good to
be there, for it wait emphatically the house of
Sod so far as the 'visible Church .might be con
sidered. The whole body of the church was
crowded, and beaches had to be placed in one of
the passages to acCommodate those who could not
be otherwise seated. The colored members could,
not a find rd!acoess at the same timey for twant
• iw
For the Presbyterian Banner andAdvaeate
Presbytery of Saltsbnrg.
THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE.
room. They hence tarried, and two hun
dred of them sat down at the Lord's table, at a
second service.
Thus closed the meeting of Fayetteville Pres
bytery. Upon the whole, the religious exercises
during the week days, but especially those on
the Sabbath day, were full of interest. Truly
the Lord was there. Upwards of eight hundred
partook of the sacred symbols of the broken
body and shed blood of their Lord and Saviour.
S.
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
Presbytery of Blairsville,
The meeting of the Presbytery of Blairsville at
Beulah, on the 6th and 7th inst., was exceedingly
interesting and pleasant. The members generally
were in attendance, and what was noticable, the
number of elders present 'exceeded that of the
ministers.
-Mi. Robert Carothers, a licentiate, under the
care.of Presbytery,- being about to go, as a mis
sionary.to Green Bay, was ordained as an Evan
gelist. The services connected with' the ordina
tion of this young brother, were solemn• and im
pressive. Mr. Edgar preached the sermon, Dr..
Kirkpatrick presided, proposed the Constitution
al questions, and made the ordaining prayer, and'
Dr. McFarren delivered the" charge to the Eva
ngelist. ,
The Rev.
,Jaines P: Fulton' *as 'received from
the Presbytery of Washington; and arrangements
•
*ere' made for his installation oyer•the congrega
tion of Salein. '
Presbytery was addressed by , the Rev. 'Mr.
Thorn, an agent' of the Pennsylvania'-Bible So
cietY, on the subject of hie 'agency. And a corn- 7
reittie was appojnted to bring the matter of the
emendations .0f the Bible,"as -contemplated' by
the' ~tinierican Bible Society, to' the 'notice of
Synod, and obtain an expression of their opinion
on the subject.'
Presbytery received Mr. T F. Wallace, .nnder,
their cared as a candidate for the
,ministry, and
lieensed'Air:- Wm. P. Wore to preach-the Gospel.'
The "following is the report of the Committee on
SUPPLIER
.Tcandown.—Dr.: McFatten, • Third Sabbath of
'NoVember ; to administer the'Lord's Supper, and
take up a cOntribution fOr the Board of Foreign
Missions; and that they have-leave to procure
their own supplies until-the next meeting.
Armitgh and Centreville.—Have -leave - to pro
cure their own supplies until next meeting of
Presbytery. JAME'S' DAVIS, S. C.,
•
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
Letter on: Mormonism.
, .
SAN FRANCTSCO, ,Aug.. 314, 'I 85'T.
REV. DAVID' MOKINNEY, , D. D. :—Dectr
:—I arrived in' this land
„ Of "gold land
crime" - on the 6thinst., on my, way from
Mormondom to New 'York City. •
The State of California is most certainly
the ?den of America: In abiindanceland
variety.` of its productq,,se twits mineral re
ftourees, and also the "'extended variety .of
climate, it-is unequaled by any State in the
Union. All manner of vegetables, fruit and.
grain; are here cultivated, andin quality and
quantity are surpassed by no climate on
-earth. But a description:of this extremely'
Western point is not my object in this cow.'
munication. •
Thave frequently thought that ,perhaps
the Christian world were anxiously looking for
a report from the Agency of the American
'Bible Society, which was sent to.Tltah Ter
ritory, believing, as doubtless many do, that
it *mild pro - ve an entire failure; thinking
perhapn, that the Mormons would, receive
and treat the Agent in, a.cavalier and, hostile
manner and reject the proffered boon of life
and salvation. Others imagining =that jug.
tice - was not done the " Saints ;' 'that they
were maligned,.illy treated and, persecuted.
In order that the public mind may be
.dis
abused and set right, I shall attempt to set
before them a few of the most prominent
articles of faith, religious prineipleS, doe
trines and practices adhered to and promul l
gated among'the Saints.in the' vallies of Sthe
mountains...
First, they, teach the eternal succession
of gods, angels and men, that •all bad a.
previous existence as &Milks, nations and
people. That Adam is our God.; that he
had a fat4er, mother, brc ther and sisters;
they bad parents, brothers and sisters, and
thus the chain runs ad 'infinitum until we
come to a " Master God." They teach that
Adam created and fitted up this earth, caused
it to be clothed with verdure and all its
beauties, and that he brought with him Eve,
one o wives, to be his companion and
help meet. That Jesus Christ is the - oldest
son of Adam, and , thus .heeame so, much
superior as to become our. Saviour.; that he
had many wives - of Whom were Mary and
Martha and Mary Magdalene,.; and that the
seven churchesof ,Mia were merely symbol•
-
ical, and,wereanallyiseven, women, and all
wives of Jesus Christ
They also teach that all pure, faithful and
devoted Saints, will be so exalted as to pas•
seas power,to , create new planets and worlds,
inhabit,'.goVern, ikittLoontrol them as .(kod .
(Adain,) does our earth
• That,, no 46114
can be saved alone, but must be nuked, to
some good maIe : WO:SO. That there are
spirits,.great arid voile - , in the spirit world,
whiehlatO anxiously waiting; the fornntion
of
,iabexnacles here on , earthc , and „ that' if
these are not formed by the Saints, they'
Teliedpititiyigtilrenteetifoselif 'the gentiles, "
their enemies ;• hence th e right and necessity
of the high and holy - O r dinance of Polygamy.
They teach the Sent - Aral authority of
tiara for the dead; hence in their anticipated
temple there will a lar ge ‘ and gorgeous font;
,They,elaiin4hat thousands of years ago, the
priesthood 'was last,'Eiftd all bur - dead friends,
'who hAve,tifpirefriiincie - that time, can be
eafedby:Otur ,beitig baptized for them, and.
by doing a work for them while We live bere
on ibis:iiiirth*:.'That' all gond:.men, 'such as
lidame, &a., can thus be
alteatto;a• celestial glory, although the gos
pel (Mormonism,) was not preached to them
Tkiribi de
a celestial law will fail of a celestial glory,
and will have to ta i lte , nii with terrestial; and
those failing
O f a - terrestial will receive a
telestial; and those who miss a telegtial will
come up on the morning of the resurrection'
to enter the bodies of animals. —That. all
incorrigible Gentiles ,- will beaome servants
and sweeps to the Saints in the next proba
tion. That all nations ; tribes,, tongues and ,
people, will ,become subject to the Saints,
and from them receive all knowledge, wis
dom and strength. That all the world beside
are grovelling in darkeess, being without the
priesthood. That no man 'has a Scriptural
right to preach until he has • been ordained
to that offiee by a prophet of the Lord; that ,
all the . Christian world are without, authority
and will be finally lost, unless they hear and,
obey the gospel as preached by the Mormons;
that there is no way of salvation but through
•e
this organization.
They' instruct their deluded worshippers
that all American citizens, who do not
espouse their doctrines, are their enemies,'
because they virtually were - engaged ib the
death of their prophet, Joseph Smith. -
Therefore, all persons immigrating from the
United States are endangered_while residing
in their midst; and finally, here they teach;;
that no one will be finally lost, but that all:•
, will attain unto some degree of glory or ex
altation ; but that many, owing to their man•
ner of life in this probation, will receive but
a low state of elory.
These aro a few of their principles and
doctrines, as taught in the rallies of the
mountains, isolated as they are from all the
world. In a future communication, I will
take, up some of the remaining tenets, in
connexion with their practices. And, here,
permit.me to remark, that the most, odious
and biathsome'seite of i4ooleii exists there.'
Woman, in a majority of eases, is but a little
removed from the same sex in the beasts.
What sorrow, anguish, dismay and suffering,
oh ! woman, art thou destined to bear amidst
those poor, ignorant, deluded and wicked
people ! Yours, truly,
C. 8.. VAN E*MAN,
Agent Itrueriean Bible Society.
For tbe Presbyterian Banner and Advocate.
The Venerable John Moody, D. D.
Doctor Moody is no inore. This vener
able and much loved servant of God, whose
earthly existence commenced on the birth
day of our .National Independence, has been
called to his rest. In the bosom of his fam
ily,' and after a faithful ministry of more
than fifty years, the, functions of life refused
to act, and he calmly fell asleep in Jesus.
Dr. MoOdY'S'ineestors were natives of County
Derry, Ireland. His father, Robert Moody,
Esq , emigrated to America about, the year
1773, served several times in the, Revolu
tionary war, and was married to Miss Mary
Hutchinson in January 1775. ,
JOhn MoOdy, the subject of this brief
sketch, was born in Cumberland County,
Pa, on the 4th day of July, 1776. He
afterwards removed with his parents into
.that part of Lancaster County which was
after Wards cut off and now forms Dauphin
enuaty, Pa. :
edueation commenced in his twelfth
year, in a gtammer school under the care
of Mr . Franeis Hindman, afterwards a Pres
byterian,ministei. 'Under his tuition he re
mained .abbut nine months, when . he Was
`Pa under - the care of Mr. Andrew Mitchel,
a pupil of IVlr. Hindman's;*here he finished
his Latin ) and 'Greek studies.
After Some time spent in reviewing his
studies, he entered the Junior class in
Princeton College, November, 1794, and
graduated in September, 1796.
Having spent some time in teaching, be
commenced the study of Theology under
the direction of, Rev. James Snodgrass,
August, 1799. At the meeting of the• Oar
lisle 'Presbytery, held at.; Rocky Spring,
April Bth, 1800, for the ordination of the
Rev. Francis Herron they adjoirfied to
meet on the next day at Chambersburg
where Mr. Moody, in connexion with Messrs.
Brady, Wilson; Adair; and McGinley, met
them,,and _after examination, all these young
men were received under the care of the
Presbytery, as candidates for the Gospel
ministry.
•
He was licensed to'preach, with `his other
`associates above mentioned, on the Bth of
October, 1801,,and was united in .marriage
to Miss Elizabeth Crawford on ,the first of
April of the following year.
For about a year and a half he performed
missionary, labor preaching from place to
place-in the destitute places, as his Presby
tery directed. A call was presented by the
church Of Middle Spring for his services, on
the 12th of April, 1803, and having been
accepted by him, he was ordained and in
stalled-over that congregation on the sth of-
October of the same year, ;Where he faith
,fully, labored, until through weight of years
anthincreasing infirmities; both of body and
mind, he was compelled to resign his charge,
April; 1854, thus having served the same
congregation for the unusual period of fifty
one years. In a brief note from his own'
pen, he thus sunis up the visible results of
his ministerial labors : " I have (says he)
baptized ; in other cliurches, where I have
been preaching by appointments of Presby
tery, Sic , one hundred and thirty-nine in
fants, and eight adults---,-three of whom
were Rersons of color- In my •own church
I have baptised about twelve hundred, mak
ing in all , one thouaand three hundred and
forty-seven baptisms I, ha,ve received into
;thS• communion of, the church six hundred
and eighty-two,•and married five-hundred
and eighty:five couple.'
Ikr Moody was of a meek and quiet spirit
—patient,under opposition and even injury,
and always was a counselor for peace In
his pulpit ministrations, though never
famous for his action or eloquence, and al
most always read his sernions he was yet a
'faithful' and'able expounder Of God's Word,
and many of his.sermons were not only fin
ished as to style, but impressive and elo
,queut.
This patient endurance, connected ai it
was with mental ability characteristic of the
man, accounts to some extent for, the re
markable fact that he was for fifty one years
a successful pastorin the same congregation,
and that during that long period, but one
cow inunion season ; passed without one or more
being added to the communion of the church.
But;his work was done.Bien before the
resignation of his pastoral , charge, Hs friends
noticed unmistakeable evidence ,of rapidly
increasing mental and physical inbeeility,
evidently the result of slight paralysis, which
'gradually grew until' nearly all thelunctions
- of both body and mind were almost entirely
destroyed.
more*than a year before his death
he was linable to recognize his most inti
mate friend. His :,prostration gradually in
creased; tintil on the morning of the 7th of
Odober, 1857,1e`breathed his last, and his
. spirit fled to; brighter worlds on high.
Thus. lived and; :died ':a great and good
man: May- his mantle fall upon the living,
and his , history admonishlus to work while
it is calledto day, amitiot to desire to live
beyond our .usefulness. . .
Agricultural.
Draining.
In the last issue of the 'Rural; we advert--
ed , briefly to the utility of Draining and its
mechanical 'action upon , the soil, and now
turn torthe second portion of our subject—
the,Chemical advantages to be derived from
an outlay for this purpose. •
Undrained lands, or those retentive of
moisture, are to use a common expression,
" always Gold.", The heat of the su n , when
falling upon a wet soil, instead- of penetrat
ing the earth, and imparting, thereto a ; por
tion of its vivifying influences, is expended
in the process of evaporation—heat is thus
rendered latent, its warming properties are
destroyed, and plants derive no benefit there
from. rl - Very few have any adequate idea of
the amount of heat thus lost Philosophy.
demonstrates the amount absorbed by water
When converted into steam, and on these
premises a calculation sufficiently accurate
for.ourlirpose is obtainable.' 'Several ex
periments have been made, and, in the
•CSlclopedicv of Agriculture, we , find the fol
lowing special case :—" It is found that
porous%chalk soils; evaporate only one-half
the fall of rain, the rest infiltrating and run
ni, g off as springs. sod _streams, or being
afterwards found as wells This, therefore,
is a case very favorable to a wet soil, which
would rerdity'allow a very much smaller
quantity of rain to pass it; nevertheless, the
porous land would require an expenditure
of nearly one thousand forty-four pounds of JiNge . .• • . WM. O. REIM
.—mus. ware & araTER
coal-per ,day to evaporate, artificially, one- have associated themselves in the /1.1
practice of Med
half of the rain which falls on an acre dur
- ;w Str eet, :PePrLit e"
threialz..kfling - -"id"ce' No. us
ing the year." For the term of a year, two ' Dr. Reiter will attend at the office daily, and may be con'.
hundrk and nineteen tonn of coal would sui t ed at his residence, In Spit Marty, in the morn ing!
.• I vt, • - 1 • I ""Taniturs!' • • • • OO2-ti
required for every acre of undrained land,
in order to supply the heat furnished by
the rays of the sun that is lost where the
surplus moisture is removed only by evapor
ation.
There are other elements, in addition to
evaporation, that combine to reduce the
temperature of undrained soils. The con
ducting properties of water are very minute.
When the sun's rays are brought to bear
upon a damp soil, the temperature of the
water it contains is raised; this heated water
rises to the surface—being lighter than the
cold water underneath—and thus prevents
the penetration of the heat that would other
wise enter the soil. When night comes,
this surface water cools and sinks, and uni
ting with the moisture below reduces its
temperature, and the entire earth thus par
takes of the coolness of the night air,
which, coming in contact with the roots of
growing vegetation, cannot be otherwise
than detrimental to the plants. An article,
published in the Journal- of the Royal Ag
ricultural Society, states that water radiates
its own heat freely into space, and hence a
watery soil is quickly cooled in a cold night
by the heat which the water distributes into
the atmosphere. All these evils tend to re
duce the temrerature of undrained soils,
and to reader them less fitted for the growth
of cultivated crops, which, in general, re
quire a genial warmth.
Take now the antipodes of a soil retentive
of moisture—a farm- well grained —andlet
us consider what is its peculiar condition
and adaptation to the development of veg
etahle life. Its temperature, instead of being
reduced, is quickened by falling water. At
mospheric vapor when condensed into rain
drops, is of higher temperature than the air
itself. The heat which it had absorbed to
'keep it in a gaseous state is rendered sens
ible, and in its passage through, the soil it
imparts that heat to what is already contained
in the earth's surface. The action of dew is
precisely similar. The soil, arid the plants
growing thereon, radiate heat into the sur
rounding air, and the dew—as soon as the
temperature of the soil is less than that pos
sessed by the atmosphere—is deposited,
' which possesses this latent heat, and thus
prevents the chilling effects observable upon
a soil which contains a surplus of water.
' There are other obvious improvements in
the condition of soils that are well drained.
By, the opportunity thus presented for the
free access of rain and air, such stores of
fertility as would be locked up from the
growing plants on account of their insolubil
ity, become disintegrated, and the nutriment
required by the plant for.its sustenance and
final development is fully supplied. The
soil being broken up' into fine particles, its
powers of absorption are greater, and such
elements of food as may be found in the at
'mospheregaseous in form—are taken up
and applied to the purposes for which they ,
are designed. Again, in a warm soil the
roots put forth in a wider range, seeking for
nutriment, which in its opposite they were
totally unable to do, or would refuse because
the c+institeents thereof were not adapted to
a healthy growth. At a meeting of Agri
culturists in. France recently, the. President
'of the Society, while speaking upon the
utility of drainage in this respect, made the
following forcible remark.:—" Take this
flowerpot," ;said he; "what is the meaning
•of this small hole at the bottom ? to renew
the water. And why to renew the water ?
because it gives life or it gives death ; life
when it is made to pass through the bed of
earth, for it leaves with tbe soil its produc
tive` principles, and renders soluble the nutri
tive properties destined to nourish the plant;
death on the other hand, when it remains in
the pot, for it soon becomes putrid and rots
the roots, and,also prevents new water from
penetrating."
In view of the foregoing facts, how can
the advantages of a thorough system of
draining be otherwise than apparent to all?
The temperature of the soil is heightened,
thus obviating in a great degree the disastrous
effects of cold seasons—its porosity is in
creased, and as a consequence 'the damage
resniting from droutb is counteracted—com
minution of the, soil is effected, and nutri
tive soluble matter is liberated as food for'
plants, and by this means is the land enrich
ed Truly, draining is an exceedingly effi
cient agent in Progressive Agriculture.—
Rural New Yorker.
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ESSAYS IN BIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM.
BY PETER 'BAYNE, Af. 4.,
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Taught by a practical business man, who pub:6l4e.
lar work on Hook-kc,ptng as early se 'Mi.?. 1r
Commercial College is Book leepit g taught i a :!
having an equal amount of experience in
Realness Practice.
TERMS, &c.
Full Commercial Course, time unlimited, - . 4
Average time to complete a thorough Course. f, it, ii
Can enter at any time—review at pleasure. Basra: 1. -
$2.50 to $3.00. Prices for tuition and beard—.l„.:
city in the Union—its great variety of bueineef, >_
the cheapest and most available point in the Unit.-
for young men to gain a Business Education, and
nations
specimens of Writing, and Circular. sent free :
Address F.
fe2l Fla sbut
U3CIPOIL.D IFIGATALE
CHESTER. COUNTY, PA.
' The Winter Session, of five months, will COMMrl,c,
Wednesday in November.
Expenses,for Boarding, Fuel, Light and Tniti,
gush branches, $6O per Session. Ancient and Yr , 11 ,, r;
guagesAach $5. Lessons on the Piano, and w e 6; T.
ment,lls. Painting and Drawing, each frt.
ment of $BO, will include the whole.
A. daily stage eonnecte with the COTS at Newel% r.l
also at Parkesbnrg, Pa. Address
J. M. DICREY, or
0if0rd,84t.24, 11355 SAMUEL DICKEY,
%%TB INVITE THE A TTEN Tic)
the public to the •
PHILADELPHLS HOUSEir TEEING DRY HOODS
where maybe found a large assortment of LI%
Dry Goode, required. In furnishing a home. thin ,
the trouble usually experienced in hunting.. such
in various places. In consequence of our girth; t
tention to this kind of stock, to the exclusion o ,
and fancy goods, we can guarantee our prices iv,.
to be the most favorable in the market.
IN IrsEN GOODS
we are able to give perfect satisfaction, being It,
ISTABLIIIMID LINEN Sou IF THE OlTr, and bariz 7
for more than twenty years regular importers fr,c
of; the best manufacturers in Ireland. We etr
large shook of
FLANNELS AND kiIISLINS,
Of the best qnalities to be obtained, and at the rely :a,
prices. Also, Blankets, Quilts, Sheeting's, Tickin.z: -
mask Table Cloths, and Napkins, Towellings.
Huthabace ' Table and Plano Covers, Damask,F ant
reams, Lase and linable Curtains, Dimities, Part.;
Chintzes, Window Shadings, Ac., &c.
JOHN Y. COWELL d Soy.
S.W. corner OFLESTNITT and SEVENTFi S.t?
tfun/30. Philvt.l,‘
- N - onii A. RENSHAW.
J (Successor to Bailey & Renshaw,)
253 Liberty Street,
Has just received his Spring stock of choice Family acre
lee, .including
:150 lit chests choice Green and Black Teas;
60' bags prime Rio Coffee
25 do. do. Lagnayra Coffee;
85 'mats do. Java . do.
4 hales do. Mocha do.
2 0 barrels New York Syrup;
5 Mids. Lovering's steam Syrup ;
12 do: prime Porto Rico Sugar
50 bbls. Lovering's double refined Sugar;
25 do. Baltimore soft do. do.
Also--Spices. Pickles, Sauces, Fruits, Fish. Stigs:
Hams, Dried Beef, &c, &c., wholesale and retail.
04filoguei tundShed, giving an extended list of st
aplB-tf '
NEW AND- VALUABLE PURL ICA 10l
—I. Domestic Duties; or, The Family a Sur
Earth and Heaven.. By the Rev. Rufus 'W. Bailey.
pp. 120 Pries 20 and 25 cents. The duties•
and wives, of females, of parents end children. avr
stilted and enforced in a style at once attractiv,
forcible-
II." Ella Clinton; or, By Their Fruits ye Shall Ty
Them. By Cousin Martha 18mo., pp. 208. Frio,
30 cents. This is an engaging story of an orphan rid
111. Lessons for The Little Ones. By s Teach,.: -
tants. 18rao., pp. 180 With engravings_ Price '24 s :
cents. Theselessons, derived from Scripture, are tot
terest for juvenile readers.
TV. Gleanings from lteal Life. By S. S. Eglißmu.
therms of "Lizzie Ferguson." 18mo., pp. 180 Pri-:t
and 30 cents. it consists of fourteen sketches drawn 0.:
real Die, all exhibiting the beauty of godliness.
V. Annie Grey, and other sketches. By Olive. lin -
pp. 72. Price 15 cents. Seven short, but intere•z::
sketches. intended especially for little girls.
VI. Children of Abraham ; or, Sketches of Jewish
warts. Being in part a sequel to Leila Ada. 18mo , pp.
, Price 20 and 25 cents. The readers of Leila Ada will
pleased to learn something more about her cousin l'u;.
who stood by her so nobly at the time of her fiery feel
• The Life -of Mrs. Sherwood, author of He:7
Milner, Little Henry and his Bearer, An Abridge, :'7
the Board. 1.2in0., pp. 152, with a portrait. Fria.
cents.
VIII. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of
consisting of:a. Meditation for the Morning of each Ba),::
the Year, upon select texts of Scripture. Humbly intetrr:
to establish the .faith, promote the comfort and
the practice of the followers of the Lamb By
.Mason. 12m0., pp. 510. Price 70 cents. This is a rep::
of a work long and well known to God's people, as one
the best books of devotional reading to be found in ::
English language.
IX. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God :
slatingi of a Meditation for the Evening of each Das is
Year, upon select texts• of:Scripture. By William
i2mo., pp. 508. Price 70 cents. This book shouil tni
.place by the side of the Bible in every closet of the land.
X. The Bishop and the Monk; or Sketches of tle
of Plerpsolo Vergerio and John Craig. Converts hem 1.-
pery. 18mo.„ pp. 166. Price 20 and 25 cents. Tnn , ,
'very interesting and instructive sketches of the live+
Italian bishop and a Scotch monk, during the time of
Reformation from Popery.
XL Isabel; or, Influence. 18mo., pp. 155, with
graving& ,Price 20 and 25 cents. An excellent volume ::
the Sabbath School library.
XII. Little Talks for Little Folks. Written for the 1:-
byteriert Board of Publication. 18mo., pp. 72. Prig.
cents. An admirable little volume for the little a lks.
txrrr, What is Faith? By the Bev. R. IL Beattie. rt-
Itsbed by request of the Synod of New York. limo.f;
102. Price 15 and 20 cents.
XIV. The Holy Life and Triumphant Death of Yr. At:
Janeway, Fellow of Ring's College, Cambridge. By 'I
SBN,. Fames Janeway, lBmo., pp. 166. Price 20 act'
cents.- This is a striking narrative of one who lived cr..z
twenty-four years on earth, yet attained to a singulmll.l
lilted piety, and departed in triumph to his hes7 , :::y
home.
XV. Gems of Thought; being Moral and Religion! i.
Sections from Matthew Henry and others. Sel.tteel
Harrison HaIL 82m0., pp. 128. Gilt edge. Price %a:?
XVI. Our Friends in Heaven; or, the Mutual :Ito=
Lion of the Redeemed in Glory Demonstrated. By the
J. M. Killen, H. A., Comber. 12m0., pp. Me. Prig
cents.
XVII. In Doors and Out of Doors; or, Life amens f.t!
Ghildren. By Nary AlcCedla, author of Pictorial :ea:
Book. Square 18mo., pp. 183, with five b•antiful ca:':i
engravings. A very attractive book, which camot
popular.
Published by the Presbyterian Board of Pub Mattes, Y
821 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
• jel&tf JOSEPH P. ENGLES, Pub!Mine Arr.
THE BILL L ICR ACADEMY.—TMS
' BTITifTION is under the care of the Presinter •:
Zanesville, and is located at Washington Ohio or tbeNs•
tional Road, half-way from Wheeling, to Zanesville; at'.
only three miles North of the Central Ohio Railroad. Tro
surrounding country is hilly and remarkable healthy.
A large, tasteful, and convenient building, hat l••••••
erected and furnished with suitable apparatus: thf ee-r
signed devote their attention entirely to the imtitann.
and . all the necessary arrangements have been made ti
educating young men on the most approved principlee
The course of studies Includes an English and rni,!rel
Department, and is extensive enough to prepare eu.l-c ,
for the Junior Class in the beat Colleges. Strict anise
will be given to the comfort, manners and morals et :a
pupils, and they will enjoy the advantages of a Litersi
pupils,, a Library, and a Philoaophical Apparatus.
Very email or backward boys are not received. nor will lay
be permitted to remain who are either immoral. ieditht.
or unwilling to form habits of diligent study. On tbe , the
hand, we Invite young men of good character and slam
habits, who desire a good education to fit theme-P'r'
business or for teaching; and especially pious ynora =fp
preparing for the Gospel ministry, whose presence af
fluence we highly appreciate.
Trams or Tmrre:v.—ln the. Classical Department. 5 , - •
per Session of five menthe; Senior 'English Departs at,
$10.00; per Session of five months; Junior Englith Prpirt•
ment, $B.OO, per Session or eve months.
Tuition fees must be paid in advance. Rooms. and -
ing will be furnished by respectable private familit
nal per week. The Sessions commence on the lirat
day of May and of November.
kll-ly
REV. J. E. ALRXAKDER.
J. Y. Mat( RE. A. 8., Assistant.
CO AT IDS V IL LE MALE AND FEEILt;
ACADEMY, located in Chester County, i's: so
USTI, LINGUAL, MA T HEMATICAL, COMMERCIAL IV )
FIN* ART INSTITUTION.
She next Session will commence Tuesth y. Perim:Orr!.
1857, and continue forty weeks. Students admitted at MI
time during the Session.
Among the edvantagee which the above named Instituf.e
affords those as ender , may be mentiot.ed:
Pirsi---The method pursued in imparting a knowle4r •
the Greet and Latin Languages, is that of Liters! kiltlts.
terlincar Translations, tumid:led gratuitously. atrrh set";
Tiates the period of study. reduces the amount of Islor as*
increases, beyond all other systems, the actual slcquireC - c ..
ofthe student.
Second—Penmanship and Drawing. The artist hsT I4 C
charge of this Department, is one of the beet in d.
and was awarded the premium fur his specimen.; at tb ,
Chester County Horticultural Fair.
Third--Modern Languages are taught by a Germ:).
speaks fluently both the French and the German
gnaaas. •
Fourth--Musical Department. This department I. -..tvicr
the supervision of a native German, possessing rare 302 ' .
knowiedged ability and attainments.
In this department those desiring it, may receive 1 °'" 1 :.
Don in the Classical Compositions of lilorart. retawv°
Dante, etc.
During the Portion, addresses on topics of Science swill,
erature, will be delivered by the foil, wing gentlemen
B. B. Hotchkin; ROT. Robert Lowry; Thorns ,
LL.D..; Professor F. A. Mills; A. K. fission. M D:
B. Moore; B. Townsend, D. D. 8: William Elder. 31 r :
Thomas Fitzgerald: Rev. T Snowdon Thomas: 11. 1 111 ' c '.
Blakeslee, M. D.; Hen. D. M. Smyser, and J. It. 1.. D
M.D.; in connexion with many others not yet luso! fe.r
Mao, a coarse on Agricultural Chemistry, by s
tdcnal teacher and lecturer.
The Introductory Discourse of the Session Rill
livered by the Principal. on Wednesday, September
BEANIIMNO Costairren—Rev. J. N. C. Grier, D.
r:sq.; Rev. A leyauder 7,1. Wiggins. M. A.
For references, terms and further particular ,
logue and Prospectus, which will be mailed by s edre , ins
either of the undersigned. Z. C. COMBAS. ?L.:L.
Rim. A. G. Moaamost, supen ., atemients.
Wm. B. Mosarsos.
rip HEi UNDERSIGNED HAS
jl POINTED Receiving Agent and Treasurer. ftt ON %
lowing Church enterprises. in the Synods of PITT:4II:r e
ALLEGHENY, WHEELING, AND OHIO.
!?*
The General Assembly's BOARD OP DOMESTI.. ;,.s;
WOWS; the General Assembly's BOARD OF EDEOit f
the General Assembly's CRUNCH ENTENsroN CO%::11,
TEE, (St. Louis); and the FUND FOR SUPERA.NY L,• "
MINISTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Correspondents will please addrets him as below. "... 0 .
distinctly the Presbytery and Church. from which 0.4 :: tpt
tions sze sent ; and when a receipt isrequired by e m...
blame of the post office and Onnity.
As heretofore, monthly reports will tw made throe:
.Presbyterian Banner and Adencittetud the florae and " 4
Record.
J. D. WILLIAM, Treaocaret.
114 Smithfield
my2o4 Pittethurfh Iw
*BIM B. 11 9 VADDBAI &EON, 95 &AB„,
sod Bilvor Wa
B TREIST, Pittsburgh, dosisra In Watebes,
Wan. tr
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