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TECE MINUTES OF SYNpp, 111 Pamphlet )
are now ready for delivery at our office.
THE Snurs.—We invite attention to , the
. very inetrw4ive - letter of Dr. Warren, for
marl' "a missionary of Chnichiolnliia;
wilialflaAnnerted . 4nalnir l ftrat page.:
A SEXTNARY TO it Exmovti,—The
"Theological Seminary of the Associate Re
formed-Church, at Oxford, Ohio, with Rev.
Alexander Young as its Professor, is to ,be
removed to , IVldnmouth, 111., after the close
of the present session.
A CHEAP ROMANIST BIBLE.—The nom
ish Church, in Ireland, has been compelled,
by the surrounding pressure, to publish a
Bible within the means of her people to
purchase, (price 3s. or 75 ets.,) and to re
commend the reading of it. This is one of
the wonders of the age. (See our London
Letter.)
rn concurrent request of three mem
bers, including the Secretary, a special meet
ing of, the Bpard of Directors of the West
ern Theological Seminary will be held in
the Leeture•Room of the First Presbyterian
church, Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, the let of
December next at 10 o'clock A. IC
„
E. P. Swig r, Vice Presq.
The Convention.
THE COHVENTION of Ministers and El
ders from four Synods, is attracting much
notice. We" are pleased to hear it It
meets in the !First Church, Pittsburgh, on
Tuesday, the ;first day of _December, at 7
o'clock P.M. We are glad to hear of many,
pious, 'jitdipions elders coming. This is
right. It-would be sad, if they should stay
away. ,
The Committee of Arrangements, who
have waited on the officers of the different
Railroads, authorize' us to say, that the mem
bers of the Convention will be passed over
the, respetiiiVe roads, on their return home,
FREE OP. CHARGE, on their presenting a, cer
tificate froMihe officers of the Convention.
Special ,Collection.
On Sabbath following the Fast-day, (22d
inst.,) • 4 ' siecial collection" is asked in all
the churches of the Synod of Pittsburgh—
by a reAution'of Synod—" for the imme
diate relief :of the Boards, to be divided
among them as each Session may determine"
This call isiniv.de on account.of the crip
pled_ i 3 tate of our Missionary and:Education
al operations. There is need, of, immediate
relief, Ms' desired that this contribu
tion shall be,an extra, and shaji not inter
fere with the full regular collections which
the churches had been wont to give lathe
days of , their happiest liberality.
Union Theological Seminary, New School.
This Institution'was established twenty
one years ago, in the city of New York, by
a few ciprgyinen and laymen of that city
and, of Brooklyn. Five hundred 'young
men, have 'graduated "there• after a, three
years' course, and some , three or four hun
dred have been there six months to two
ran-
The Seminary has been always poor—so
'skis Rev. S. Gallaher, , General Agent,
on whose report to the Synod of Albany we
iel3i,for fact's. In seventeen years the cities
before named supplied funds 'to an aggre
gate of $200,000, to meet current demands.
Then 'an : , endowment fund of $140,000 ..was
raised. There was needed $60,000 more,
and,,during last Winter, pledges for half
thatnmount were received; but the press
ure in matters stopped the work.
.For- ourrent expenses • $4,000 are now
needed."
The,Students! fund had been alwais bet
' ter supplibd than that for the
is
,but • nOto"th'is has failed, and it is feared that
many of thern•will be obliged to suspend,
• or to give "up their studies.
Bev. James Linn; D.D.
This venerated brother, as we learn, was
_recently attacked with apoplexy, and his're-
neovery was considered doubtful. Dr. Linn
" t
was ordained and installed, in Bellefonte,
in .1809. He has hence been in the
Aministry forty-eight years. For many years
'he had Oiarge of two congregations, Belle
-font° and Lick'Run. The latter he gave
up when it acquired strength adequate to
the support of a'xi:aitor; and thenceforward
he gave his whole to the former. He
was the titiOia of the editor of
this paper, in boyhood, and., was long his
pleasant companion and counselor, in man.
'hood's vigor. We trust that his life may
be yet spared. ' He had still much vigor,
previOnsly to this attack, and, enjoying the
love and - confidence of an attached people,
most of whom had received baptism, at his
hands and grown up under his ministry, his,
napabilities of usefulness were very great.
Those who would be useful to the end of a; ,
long life, and enjoy happy pastoralrelations in
declining years, mast abide with the people
xlionLthey served 'inorning of their
days, and who have grown up under their
tosahings.
The Financial Crisis.
On this deeply interesting subject, wo
have said but very little. We find our con
temporaries abound in long leaders and sage
reflections; and we hear of pulpits being oc
cupied with it, in sermons and prayers, from
Sabbath to Sabbath. It may be all well. The
religious teacher and monitor should lay
hold of passing events, and deduce thence
the Divine teachings, and call men to repent
ancefor.their sins, pointed out by the cas
tisement, and urge reformation. It is well
to do all this, and to do it wisely, and with
reiteration.
But is there not danger, even in this, of
secularizing the pulpit? And are not minis
ters likly to speak of things which they do not
well understand? The business world do not
like to hear homilies on secularities, from
ecclesiastics in the pulpit. Men who to
the house of doil, desire not to hear the pol
itician, thelawyer, the financier, nor the po-
litical economist. They expect, or should
expect, to hear the Ambassador of Christ
give, instruction in his Master's name, and
plead his Master's cause. They go to
church, or ghould go, to learn the way to
heaven.
But there is one aspect of financial affairs,
as there, is of political, military and all tither
things in- which men engage, that comes
Properly within'The sphere of the pulpit.
That is the moral aspect—the aspect in
which God will regard human deeds and
sayings,• when awarding men their eternal
portion, from his judgment seat. The min
ister herd has his duty; and he should never
shrink from it. But this duty is as incum
bent, and there is as much call for its dis
charge in the day of •prosperity, as there is
in that of adversity. And if there is any
difference in the pressure of the, duty, it is,
because in a time of adversity--a financial
crisis like the present,--villanies come more
to light, and the poor need more the hand
of beneficence, and the loss of earthly things
may, more dispose the soul to seek heavenly
things.
We, then, entreat our readers to notice,
wisely, the enforcement; bY the 'present
Providential dispensations, in monetary af
fairs, of the sound precept and kind advice,
"Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where 'neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where TRIZVES do not brials th,rough
nor steal." And we ask special attention to
that good word which says, " He that giveth
to the.poor, lendeth, to the Lord." And we
call upon, bankers, and upon all others, who
have gotten the property, of widows and or
phans, and of charitable institutions, and of
the aged and frugal into their hands, and
who have squandered it, or concealed it, and
failed rich—we call upon such to prepare
speedily for a searching investigation, and a
rig Means reward at His hands who will de
tect all concealments, and who knows not
favoritism in his judgment's.
Tha4sgiving
Thursday the 27th inst., has •been ap
poieted by the GoVernors of many of the
States as a season of THANKSGIVING. We
rejoice in the extended evidence thus afford.
ed, that we are a nation , of Christians. We
acknowledge the being,. and recognize the'
Providence of the one only living and true
God, from whose benignity comes every good
thing which we enjoy.
This public recognition of Divine -provi
dence, on the part of the chief rulers of
the States, should meet with a ready response
by all the people ; ; ; and especially should all
Christians duly honor the appointment.
Meetings in the sanctuary of God; the re
counting of his mercies; instruction relative
to being; his requiremeats and his goodness;
praise; 'joyous social gatherings, and es
pecially gatherings of dispersed' families;
and the sending of portions ; to the poor, are,
proper modes of employing :Thanksgiving
day. • •
We . apimnd the Proclamation of Goiernor
Pollock of Ponnsylvania, . ,
PUINSYLVANIA, S 8 ' • '
•
In the Name and by the AuthoriV of tke Common
, wealth of Pennsituania, James Pollock; GOVeTUO7
of the said Commonwsalth: ' • -
•
A PROCLA.MATION.
FELLO* CITIZENS t=To 'render to
,Al
mighty God, who controls the destinies of
nations and men, the homage of_devout
gratitude and praise for his 'goodness and
mercy, is the appropriate and solemn duty
of a free and, highly favored: people. As
the Giver of every good and perfect gift, we
should ever recognize his hand in our
mercies, and acknowledge our depepdence
upon his Providence; and although adversi
ty may throw its. dark shaddws across our
pathway, yet we should be assured of this,
that " the Judge of all the earth will do
right."
During the past year the bounties of a
kind Providence have not been withheld
from our Commonwealth. Our free institu
tions have been preserved, and par rights
and . privileges, civil, and religious, enjoyed
and maintained. Th'e arts and sciences, and
the great, interests of education, morality
and religion, have claimed the attention and
received the encouragement of an intelligent
and liberal people. Honorable industry in
its varied departments, has been' rewarded,
and although recent and severe financial re
vulsion has filled with gloom, sorrow, - and
distress, the hearts and homes of many of
our citizens, yet no fear of famine, no dread
of impending priblic or social calamity,
mingles with our emotions of gratitude for
past blessings, or weakens our trust for the
future, in the providence of Him who wounds
but, to heal, and " whose mercy endureth for
ever!' A plenteous harvest has crowned
the labor •of the husbandman—peace with
its gentle and reforming influences, .and un
-Wonted health with its benefits and mercies,
have been vouchsafed to us. •
In acknowledgment of these manifold
blessings, we should offer unto God thanks
giving, and pay our tows' unto the Most
High -- ; and call upon him in 'the day of
trouble, he' will deliver thee and thou shalt
glorify him." '
Under the soletim conviction of the pro
priety of this duty, and in conformity , with
established custom and• the wishes of many
good citizens, I, James Pollock, Governor of
(the Commonwealth of TennsYlvania, -do
hereby recommend Thursday, Ms.-twenty
sixth' day of IVovember. 71eXtraS Az -day of
-general Thanksgiving and PraiseAhroughoiat
this • State; rand earnestly leirciest. the' people,
that abstaining from their usual avocations
and all worldly pursuits, they assemble on
niE PRESBYTERIAN " BANNER AND ADVOCAn.
that day according to their religious customs,
and unite in offering thanks to Almighty
God for his past goodness and mercies, and
while humbly neknowledeing our transgress.
ions, and imploring his forgiveness, beseech
him, with sincere and earnest desire, to re
turn and visit us again with his loving kind
ness, make us worthy of his bounties, and
continue to us the rich blessings' of his pro
vidence and grace.
Given under my Hand and the Great
Seal of =the State, at Harrisbu)g,lool. - bin,e ,
ieenth day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand-eight hundred and fifty
seven, and of the Commonwealth the eighty
second.
By the Governor :
JOHN M. SULLIVAN,
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth
Associate Reformed Synod of the South.
As the Subject of a Union between this
Synod and the General Assembly, has been
mooted, and is still. under consideration, it
becomes to us, in all its affairs, a matter, of
interest. Its late meeting was held at Old
Providence, Va., October 12th, and onward.
From the Minutes published, it appears
that there are embraced in it, eight. Presby
teries, fifty seven ministers, ten licentiates,
and seven candidates. Of the ministers,
there,were_thirty-nine in'attendance. There
were twelve elders at the ,meeting— The
territorial 'expanse embraces Virginia, Ken
tacky, and all S'outh of those States.. Their
Presbyterial Reports, Committees' Reports,
and, their weekly paper, the Due- West, Tele
scope, all, evince that there is life in the de
nomination: But• their scattered condition
makes' nianifest that, provided a Union
could be consummated on true prinCiples,
they might coalesce with : the Old School
Presbyterians greatly to their benefit, and
-to the strengthening, also, of many of our
feeble churches.
Erskine College, under the care of Synod,
had one hundred and thirty students the
last year, being - an increase. The endow
ment fund amounts to $64,713. The Pres:.
ident, Dr. Greer, had tendered his resigna
tion, but was induced to withdraw the
tender, and continue in his office.
Dr. J. P. Pressly, of , the Theological
Seminary at Due-West, asked that it should
be suspended, for the present. The sug
gestion was declined, and the continuance
of the instructions urged, with the under
: standing that Presbyteries will send up their
students as in duty bound.. 'A vote of con
lldenee in the Professors was passed unan
imeusly.
The American and Foreign Christian
Union was very highly commended, and a
proposition to 'appropriate $5OO of -the For
eign Mission Fund; to the Union, was lost
by but a few votes.
The Board of Foreign Missions was dis
charged (The'Synod has done something
in the Missionary cause, through our Board.)
The proposition to offer a' premium for
the best new version of the Psalms, (in
metre,) was discussed, and laid over:
To aid in sustaining ihe Due West Tele
scope,it was resolved, ,"that each minister
of Synod contribute =ten dollars, out of his
own funds."'
Rev. James . M. Young,' with Rev. David
Pressly for alternate, was appointed delegate
from the Synod to our' General Assembly..
The Minutes indicate that the Pulsations
of the Christian heart are with them, the
sane as with us. ,
A Refutation.
It was stated, lately, by our, Western Cor
respondent, that a violent assault bad been
made on Dr. Rice, in some of 'the secular
papers of Chicago. To: defend a brother
When ' injuriously esailed, is 'a duty. We
hence giie place to the following article :
To THE EDITORS OF THE CHICAGO DAILY PRESS: ,
The false statements which have been ,
published, and also privately circulated, re
specting the design of my'removal to Chica
go, and,whichit has been attempted to con
nect with the unhappy difficulties in the
South Presbyterian church of this'city, ren
der a very brief statement of facts proper.
The statements are substantially the fol
lowing :AO Mr. McCormick,being a rabid
Pro. Slavery man, desired to deriroy the in
fluence .of Rev. Mr. Henry, a decidedly
Anti-Slavery preacher. To this'end, and to
promote Pro-Slavery principles in this city,
Mr. McCormick offers me a large sum 'of
Money* to preach Pro:Slavery Theology.;
that I. demanded the use of Mr. Henry'S
pulpit one-half of the time; and that the
elders of the South church, under this influ
ence, have Underrated Mr. Henry's preach
ing, and sought to drive hird from his
church.
RWIOOOII3 as these stories are, it may be
necessary to state a few facts which demon
strate their falsity.
1.. My 'news of Slavery have long been
before the public; and all who have felt
interest enough in them to inquire what
they are, know that I stand at an eqUal re
move from the extremes of 'Pro Slavery and
Abolitionism. I need only to , refer to My
debate with Rev. Mr. Blanchard, and my
ten letters to the'Congregationalists.
.2. It has not been known or believed,
that Mr. Henry's views of Slavery differ
from mine; and of course there Could be no
oppostion to him on this ground. •
3. Mr. Henry united with Mr McCormick
in urging my removal to Chicago. I re
ceived se;veral letters from. him within the
last few months, inviting me to spend. a Sab
bath with him. The first Sabbath in April,
and then the first Sabbath in July, were
mentioned. In June, I wrote Mr. Henry,
that in consequence of pressing duties I
must decline coming. In reply, I received
the following dispatch, dated July 2d:
45 Rix. N. L. Rica, D. D.—You-would greatly
favor us by coming, here , this week. We yet
hope it may be in your power to make the sacri
fice for the cause of our church, and Would,' of
course, pay eipences of the trip. We hive' other
reasons than'bur communion for making this re
quest, but which cannot be fully explained in a
telegraphic dispatch. B. W. HENRY,
Tugs. H. Benne,
J. S. LYON,
C. A. SPRING,
C. H. lloComnict.."
This dispatch induced me, at great incon
venienee,' to visit Chicago the following
week. ,fin my arrival, I learned from,these
gentlemen, that their object was to induce
One, for. the'sake of the Old School t'resby.
terian cause, to remove to Chicago. T told
them; that it was, in my aireuinstancee,im
practicatle:;igutlthe importance of the step
was -so 'earnestly pressed,
, that` I agreed to
consider4heAtiestion. ,
4. Mr. McCormick has furnished the lot
on which the South church stands, and has
paid one-half of Mr. Henry'si'salary—one
thousand dollars per annum-44ince•he has
been pastor of that church.
5. -AR he proposed f if Ishould take charge.
of the North church, to remove his member
ship to that' church,' he' 'agreed, in order to
enable- the South church. to go on and sup
port their pastor, to donate the lot—now
worth about thirty thmisatid
~the
t
allow Mr. henry the use of the house he
now occupies, free of rent. A singular
'Method . .leertainly, • of breaking Mr. Henry
dovin r•
.6. The proposition out of .which the, at
tempt is made to make mischief, was not,
that I should occupy Mr. Henry's pulpit half
the time, but that, he and I should be co
pastors of the two churblies—an arrangement
which has long prevailed in the several
Dutch Ileformed churches in New York.
The reason of this suggestion was, that I
had considered the North side of the river
an unfaVOTable position for the particular
work those gentlemen desired me to do; and
I was not, willing to leave the very important
positioa I occupied in St. Louis for a posi
tion here, in which I might fail to accom
plish the object all of them seemed so
anxious to see accomplished. The proposi
tion was fitst, made privately to Mr. Henry,
with the distinct understanding, that, if it
were not perfectly agreeable to him, it should
he instantly. dropped. Althong,h he did not,
at first, object—fearine• 4:) the arrangement
•
might not be entirely in,accordance with his
views and feelings, I wrote' him, requesting
him state to me with the -utmost freedom
his views, and assuring him, that if the plan
were not, precisely agreeable to him, it would
be at once dropped, and if I declined, re
moving to Chicago, .I would do so in a way
not, to embarrass him., After reflection, he
objected to the, plan, as he bad the , perfect
:right to do • and so did ,some of the elders
of tbe , North Church t as they had the per
feet, right to do. It was, therefore, aban..
The mischief attempted to be made of
this proposition, shows ,the desperate means
to which men will often resort to effect their
obj cts. I could pay no higher colopliment
to Mr. Henry, than .to express my willing
ness to be assomatedwith him, so much my
junior, on terms of perfect equality, in a
position so important. , Thete are few men,
young or old, with whom I would consent to
be thus, associated. There woubl, indeed,
have been manifest impropriety in the pro
position, if Mr. H. had not united with
others in urging me, to, leave a pleasant and
most important field of labor, to undertake
a - work of great, diffroulty and self denial for
the sake ot the Presbyterian Church in the
North-West; but under the citcurnstances,
there was the utmost propriety in toy stating
to him, privately, and,to the friends who had
united with him in the request, the only
way in which, as I then believed, I could
'do it. The publicity of, the matter has been
by no ag.ency of mine.
7. Whatever may be the justice or injus
tice of the opinion expressed by the elders of
the South church, concerning. Mr. lien Ty's
, preaching, it has nothing to do with my
,re
moval to Chicago. For twelve months past,
; it, has as I learn, been matter of sericus
conversation and consultation not only be
tween themselves, but With .two or, three
fiiends not members of the South church,
though, until very recently . I knew nothing
of it.
8. Finallyomt one word was ever uttered
in my presence or to me by letter, by one of
the gentle Men interested in my settltment
in Chicago, exprissive °f i e ptu:pcse or desire
in any way whatever tedislurb the rearions
of .Mr. Henry as pastor of the South church.
On the contrary, my impression was, that
the ,beat feeling ,existed between him and his
Session, and between him and Mr. McCor
mick.
I mak-e these statements, no one of which
will be, denied,, without further comment.
Ido it for the sake-of the, candid, who may
be misled. lam not ignorant of the spirit,
that is at wolit, and I stand prepared to meet
it. . N. L. RICE.
P.,S —Absence from the city together
with; numerous duties incident to a change
of residence, has, prevented an earlier notice
of,. the false statements _above
.mentioned.
The American' Tract. Society and the
South.
Some Weeks ago we ,published the state
ment of the Secretaries of the American
Tract' Society, that they had prepared a
book on the Duties of Masters, but that the
opposition in the South to their publishing,
any thing on the subject of Slavery was so
stiong, - that they regarded it as a duty in
cumbent on them, not to issue the work.
The voli;me is made up of the writingsof
Southern ministers, previously ,published
and highly acceptable; and much wonder }
has been expressed at the opposition now
made to theiFbeinis re•issaed; The ;South-`
ern Preskterian thus explains it:
That we have no objection to the treatises
themselves or to 'their' publication, is suffi
ciently evident from the fact that they have
all beerCalready published and extensively
circulated at the South. No one has ever
objected to, this; no one would object to
their re-publication, either singly. or com
bined in one volume,. and to their being
scattered broad-cast=over our country.
Bat we have objected to the Tract Socie
ty's issuing. the volume from its press, for
two reasons irone, that the , book is aila,pt
ecl - to - only one section of the country ;
the other, and the controlling reason, is, that
the publication Of- this• volume would open
the way ,for the , publication of other vol
umes which would. be: be unacceptable and
dangerous to the South.- In the-present as
, pect of things, we have believed, that the
Society owed it to us and to its own reeog
, nizPd principles, not to publish any thing on
) the subject of slavery. The volume under
I notice is in our favor. It was written by
men known to us, and known to be true to
us. It discusses, the Duties of Master as
prescribed in the Word of God, thus as
suming and establishing the position that
the relation of Master and Slave is one re
cognized and provided for in the Scriptures
as an actual and a lawful relation. So far,
then, we could not and do not object to the
sentiments or the circulation of the volume,
but approve 'of both. Yet to avoid what
we regard as the inevitable 'consequences of
a departure by the Society from its former
line of policy; we-have thought it a duty to
forego the advantages which - Might accrue
to us from the publication'through that
channel of a work so excellent in itself.
Let the subject alone. leave it for us, to
whom it belongs, to Manage it - as God may
„give us wisdom and grace to do. This is
Four position, and here we intend to stand.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION,
NEw YORK.—,The Fifth Annual Report,
nowcireelatedi shows this enterprising So
ciety to be in aflourishing condition. Young
Inen have an immense influence on each
other, and we iiijoipci to see *those who are
Christian's, associate on principle, and,de
vote their energies consistently:
Humanity of a 78th Highlander.
The following is the letter alluded to by
our London Correspondent, in his letter
in this week's issue
The Perthshire Advertiser publishes a
letter from a private of the 78th Highlan
der; recounting the adventures of his de
tachment in the Benares district, when in
pursuit of the rebels from which we extract
the following :`—r' we came to a large vil
lage,,,ancl it was full of people. We took,
about two hundred, and' set fire to it. I
went in, and it was all in flames. I saw an
old man trying to trail out a bed. He was
not able to walk, far less carry out the cot.
I ordered him out of the village, and point
ed out the flames, and told him as well as I
could that if he did not go he would be
burned. I took the cot and dragged him
out. All around, the houses were in flames;
and I beheld six children, from eight to two
years old, an old dotal woman, an old man
not able to walk without help, and a young
woman, about twenty years old, with a child
wrapped up in her bosoin. lam sure the
child was not above five or six hours' old
The mother was in a hot fever. I stood
and looked, but looking at that time would
not do. I tried to get the little boys to fly,
but they would not. I took the infant; the
mother would have it; I gave it back. I
took the woman and her infant in my arms
to carry them. out. The children took the
old woman and old man. I took the lead,
knowing they would' follow. I came to a
place that it was impossible to see where.
&bouts I Was with the flames. I dashed
through, and called on the others to follow.
After a hard fight I got them all safe out,
but that was all. A little further I saw a
poor old woman trying to come out. She
could not walk ; she only could creep on
her bands and feet. I`went up to her, and
told' , her that I. would carry her out; but
no, she would not allow me to do it; but
when I saw it was no use to put off with
her, I took her up in my arms and carried
her out. I went in at the other end, and
came across a woman about twenty-two
years' old. She was sitting over a man
that, to all appearance, would not see the
day out.
,She was wetting his lips . With
some siste. The fire was coming fast, and
the houses all round were in flames. Not
far from this I saw four women. I ran up
to them, and asked thein to, come and help
the sick man and the woman Out, but' they
thought they had enough to do, and so they
bad, poor things;' but to save the woman
and the 'dying man, I drew my bayonet.
and'told them if they old not I would kill
them. They e,arne, carried them out, and
laid them under a 'tree. I left them. As
I was thinking of going in again, the tee
semble ' sounded: I knew that I was want
ed, and,all that was out of the column were
. encamped, under a grove of trees., I ran ;
they wanted to see if we were all safe. We
got dinner. As there was nothing to do,
I took a ramble round the village. To look
on, any one would have said that the flames
were in the clouds. When I went to the
ether side of the village, there were' ebout
one hundred and forty women, and about
sixty children all crying,, and lamenting
what bad been done. The old woman of
that small family I took out, came, and I
thought she would have kissed the ground
I stood on. ( ffered them some biscuit I
bad for my day's rations, but they would
notlake it °; it would break their' aisle, they
said'. The assemble ' Bounded pgain, and
back I went with as many blessings as they
could p‘tir out on anything neatest their
heart"
EASTERN SUAI Al A It Y.
.BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND
The Cmanercia/ Panic seems to have
EUbsided in a good degree, and businessmen
are, beginning to look around for the purpose
of discovering how lost fortunes may be
regained, or impaired confidence restored.
It is not to be expeeted that great improve
ment will be noticed speedily at'this season
of the year, after such a revulsion as that
which has just taken place. But it is grat
if3ing to know, that some of the suspended
manufactories have resumed operations, and
others will follow at no distant day. In this
.
way much will be, done to relieve the wants
of operatives, even though they should work
at reduced wages. Every proper means is
being adopted by the wealthy and humane
to prevent suffering and the tiMptation to
crime, when pinched ,by hunger or goaded
to madness by the inflammatory harangues
of agitators. .
This city has, during the last half century,
produced its full complement of Infidelity,
and , the blighting effects have been seen not
only here, but in many parts of the land.
Abner Kneeland, some years ego, was one
of the ',noted promulgators or skepticism,
and most enthusiastic in devotion to the
work he had undertaken. Wishing to oc.
cupy new ground, and where he would not
be retarded by the associations and teachings
of Christianity, he left Boston to establish
a settlement in the West, from which the
Bible and the religion-of (Jesus Christ were
to be for ever discarded. The spot chosen
was in Tows, which he named
where many adherents gathered around him
for a time, and, great, success seemed to . at ;
tend their efforts. But their leader has
been long dead, and almost all his folliwers
have disappeared. Intemperance and pro
fanity prevailed fearfully, hut the ministers
of different denominations visited the place
and preached the Gospel, and many of the
children of theie infidel families have been
converted, and more than one become min
isters of the everlasting. Gospel. Infidelity
cannot exist long in an organized form, not
withstanding the fearful depravity of the
human heart, when surrounded by Christian
institutions and Christian influences.
From, a late statement made by the Hon.
Mr. Washburn, it appears that all the Pro
fessors of Harvard Ooilege are not Unita.
lions. He says that foiir professors besides
himself worship in an Orthodox Congrega
tional church, that one, together with forty
or fifty students, attend an Episcopal church,
and that one is a Swedenborgian. He also
declares that farness is the only test observed
in elections to its different However
this may be, it is certain the institution was
founded and supported until within the last
sixty years as an Orthodox College, and any
other designation must be regarded as a
gross perversion of the objects and benevo
lence of its founders.
. .
The Rev:. Charles: . S. Finney, of. Oberlin,
will• resume his labors in this , :eity on , the
Fast Sibbith in tedeinlier;' foe the Winter.
The Rev. Dr, Ortille Dewey, one of the
Most distinguished_ preachers among Ameri
can Unitarians, has been called from New
York to take charge of the new South So
ciety, and will enter upon, the, duties at, the
beginning of the year.
The Pastoral Relation was not in former
days merely a temporary arrangement as it
is often viewed now. It is refreshing to
recur to those times and meditate upon the
tender intercourse and hallowed sympathies
that must have sprung up between ministers
and people in a pastorate of three score years.
The Rev. Dr. Putnam, of Roxbury, in re
entering the house of worship, lately reno
vated by the congregation, stated in a sermon
that from the organization of the Society in
1632 until now, it has had only nine pastors,
all of whom, except the speaker, bad died,
at their posts. None of them had ever
asked to be dismissed, nor had the Society
sought to dismiss them • and three of the
pastors had continued in service fora period
of one hundred and sixty-nine years.
In many of the congregations of all de
nominations throughout New England.there
is evidently an increased degree of religious
interest. In some places, Precious Revivals
are in progress. A deep and thorough work
of grace appears to be in progress in Port
land, Maine, in the Union Congregational
church, of which the Rev. Mr. Moore is
pastor. The members of the church have
been quickened, and the spirit of prayer
seems to, have been given to an' unusual
degree. The pastor has been delivering to
the people a series - of plain and practical
discourses, and God is blessing the means
used. The ehurch is - thronged on the Sab
bath and, great numbers 'attend the prayer
and inquiry.meetings.
NEW YORK.
Merchants, and Business Nen, are begin
ning to experience Eol3le relief. The storm
has spent its fury, and though many have
been prostrated, and others shaken, a fair
sky seems to be discovered in the distance.
During the week, the amount of specie was
increased three millions, and the Banks are
now paying out coin in small quantities.
There is every.ind'cation, that in a short
time they will resume, in a quiet way, specie
pa3-ments,4ts before. Even the stock mar
ket has an upward tendency; and Dry
Goods dealers have already made sales again,
,with reasonable credit- thus showing a re
taining confidence. The supply of prOuce
has been considerably increased.
The "Bumper lifeetivs " • as they are
commonly called, were held almost, every
day last week. Many 'speeches, adapted to
itilame the passions of the large assem
blages'," were made, and serious epprehen
810118 Of a riot were entertained. So great'
was the alarm, that the President, of the
United States ,issued orders to General
Scott, "to take efficient measures for• the
•
protection of the Custom House, and the
Sub Marines from Washington,
and. Federal troops from : Boston, were
ordered to be in readiness for any emer
gency. And all military cffi.cers belonging
to New York Station,' , we're orderd to return
immediately. However, their services were,
fortunately,- not needed; and the alarm has
ceased for the present. One very notice.
able feature in these demonstrations, is, that
the leaders are not working men,rbut*gener
ally unprincipled adventurers; and their
real object does not seem to be so much to
benefit the poor, as to profit themselves at
the expense of others. And most of those
T 1 ho sympathize with these movements, or take
part in them, are foreigners, exposed to the
arts •of then demagogue, and,frequenters of
the eight 'thousand grog shops, 'with which
this great cittits cursed.
One good effect Is probable. Ilfayor
Wood has not made good his promise to
find employment for the needY, and to pay
in provisions. Ile has lost the confidence
of those be endeavored to propitiate, and it
may be that this will be the Means of his de
feat at the approaching election. This is a
result greatly desired by those anxious for
the character of their city, and who-almost
despair of deliverance from violence, theft,
and outbreak, under the present Chief Mao.
istrate.
To • preserve the Sanctify of the Lord's
Day, is, difficult. Every plausible scheme
for turning it aside from its proper appoint
ment, is seized with aiidity. Ihe enemies
of the truth seem to believe, with Voltaire,
that to destroy the Bible and overturn the
Church while the Sabbath remains, is im
possible. Sunday concerts have been given
for several , successive Sabbaths at the Acad
emy of Music. And many ,nf the secular
papers publish the notices, at the same time
speaking in great -commendation of the
" cheapness and excellence of these enter
tainments."
The steamship Adriatic, whose comple
tion has becn so long delayed, went to sea
on a trial trip, on Friday, the 13th instant.
At the outset, she performed .well, and it
was expected, that if the trialfil ould prove
successful, she would sail for Liverpool on
tbe 21st inst.
The Rev. Dr. Bellows, who made himself
notorious, some time ago, by his .advocacy
of the Theatre,`has received a vote of thanks
from the "Garrick Club," London; for his
defence of the stage, and actors, as a profes
sion. To this the Dr. has replied, acknowl
edging their kindness, and returning thanks
for their approbation; the 'same time es
pressing a determination' to maintain his po
sition, notwithstanding all the opposition he
has evoked. Certainly, when: the Dr. looks
at the Theatre to•day, in his own city, he
cannot conclude that his advocacy of its
• claims has been Very successful in bringing
about his proposed Worms. It is said that
the most fashionable Theatre in the city has
been nightly occupied, for some time, by the
exhibition of two or three dozen jeung wo
.
Ern ) in It state of semi.tudity. And in the
=oft popular establishment of the kind, a
...celebtated.actress has continued her person
ificatiOn' of vice, until even the .New York
'''ll - trold has felt eimpelled to raise the voice
of rebuke. Indeed, so far as any effect has
been produced, it has been of a dowow i d
character.
T
The citizens of New York may be just) ,
proud of their Free .Aradcm,y, though r. uc a
less is known of it, at borne and abeemd, tlmn
of some of the most insignificant (.3 u lle g e. ( f
the land. The course of instruction is
thorough and extensive. There are twert
eight Professors and Tutors, sone of them
eminent in their departments. And :In
gregate of seven bundled youth is Clainf,t,a
with the Institution. Nr. Seth Gri sveucr,
an Efficient Trustee of the public ECllO',lB tf
his Ward for years, and a merchant unircr-
P ally esteemed, has left the Free Aeariemy
$30,000, the interest of which, under ca
4in restrictions, is to be applied for ever to
the increase of the library.
The New York Sate Temperance S9ci.ty
met at Albany on the 12th inst. The HAI.
B. C.'Dclavan declined a re election as Pres
ident of the Society i but that his successor
might go in to office untrammeled and übil .
cumbered by debt, he assumed the whole
debts of the Society, sou untiog to some
$B,OOO. Resolutions were offered exmvs
ing the high sense entertained by the So.
ciety of the services and sacrifi3e of their
retiring President, and
. of their undiruia.
isbed confidence in his flithfoluess, and their
respect for him as a man. These resolutions
were opposed by Prof. M'Coy, but paced,
with his solitary vote against them. Prof.
M'Coy was for a time employed by Mr.
Delavan as editor of the Prohibitionist, but
for some cause dismissed him ; hence, Li s
opposition. Mr. Del.van may have erred in
judgment, but his devotion to the cause car
not be doubted.
The. Churchman (Episcopal,) and its cor.
respondents are not getting better; the
disease with which they have been all
along affected, seems to be increasing in
virulence. Its rust( n correspondent moul t s
that in all that diocese there is not one
church in which the whole congregation
rises en, masse w ben the eleigy enter the
chancel. The Editor, hcwever, inforn sus
that New Yolk is net so utterly hopeless,fr
there is at least one place where the dug} is
observed. This is the Nadi on Street Mis
sion Chapel, owned by Mr. Hecker, the pro
victor of the Churcliman, in which the
congregation, small though it be, rises when
ever the clery enter the chancel; and the
editor informs us that strangers ate much
struck with tbis appearance of revereice.
Some may think we do injustice to that pa
per at times. Let any one read the follow
ing paragraph concerning the rotiministiation
of the Lord's Supper, at the Evangelical
Alliance, 'a blessed season long to be re mem.
tiered, and then` . say that we misrepresent
its spirit and character :
"The so called Evangelical Alliance at
Berlin brought its procetdings to a else
last week, but not before still pure on
rageous displays of utter contempt f r Ec
clesiastical law and propriety had been made
by English priests.,_ he Dean of Cdt.ter
bury, Dr. Alftod, from whom better things
might reasonably have been expected, atd
other ordained ministers of the Church ot'
England, even went so far as to PdtuinWer
the communion in common with several Dis
senting preachers."
Comnaent on such language, and the evi
dent sneer at " Difsenting preachers," is
unnecessary.
A New Pres4terian, Church has been or
ganized at Islip, by the Presbytery of L Lg
Island, under favorable auspiets. The kJ . .
Charles 115. Oakley preached the sermon,
and ,the Rev. Joseph Nimmo gave a Li,tory
of .the origin and progress of the enterprise,
proposed the questions to the newly elt c'ed
elders and' deacons, and offered the orthin
ing prayer. This church has some geed sad
active men, a church edifice free from teat,
an efficient Female Society, a flomisLiq
Sabbath School, and a goodly number of
young men and women ready to engage in
every good work.
The l'resbyteries in this vicinity rase ap
pointed Committees for the purpose of vi-it
ing their churches, learning their state, a„(1
inciting them to greater earnestness and ob
erality. Many of the churches are activdy
engaged in seeking out the poor and supo
- their wants, and inducing the riqh cuts
of public worship to attend the house (..f
God.
Ecclesiastical.
Rev. J B. Roas, of Charlotte, Va., bas re
eeived and accepted a call to the elatreil
in Frederick City, lar3.land Com:,
pandents will please address him accuid
ingly.
Rev. JOHN H. AUGHEY, late of Cartersville,
Mississippi, has taken charge of the 11*
terford and Spring Creek churches. 1113
Post Office is Waterford, Mississipi.i.
Rev. A. W. IVIILLErt was installed pavior of
the Tubb Street church, Petersbutg,
on the 13th inst.
Rev. A. S. THORN'S Post Office arFerer , -
changed from Lisbon, lowa, to lur- 1
Post, Kansas Territory.
Bev. J. C. BAna's Post Office address 1 3
changed from Princeton, 111, t o yt a id.l , ,
Illinois, whither he has removed to
charge of the church lately
there.
Mr. S. F. SoovAL was ordained mei in
stalled pastor of the Jeffersonville el rorl'r
Indiana, by the Presbytery of I , :ew
bony, at its late meeting.
Rev. A. U. PATTERSON, D.D WaS instath - d
pastor -of the church of Wezt Necto.
by the Presbytery of Redstone, on
11th inst.
Mr. JAMES R. BROWN, - licentiate 0;4
- Second Associate Reformed
.of Illinois, was received by the Prov,:;
Ivry of Schuyler at its late meeting, • r
appointed to supply the Ellison c htv , ...1%
Mr. Brown is Professor of Lanetrig,e;r:
Monmouth College.
Rev. J. K. LARGE'S Post Office adarerr ,
changed horn 'Webster Ctry,
Southampton, Peoria Conroy,
Rev. Pr. ALFRED NEVIN'S P 4-1.4
dress is changed from L i no:n.42; Pa : ‘;
No. 1327 Girard Avenue, Philadelp
Rev. s DAVIS was in.44lled pae,Or
the ISTamezine church, Amelia Coto
Va , by the Presbytery of East Ilano , r ,
on the Bth nit: