'Dents to wandering religious teachers, reli
gious gatherings, dresses to the idols,' and
so on. Besides this, none of the lowest
castes bad been, up till recently, admitted
to government schools. These evils must
soon pass away. Dr. Wilson writes from
Bombay, that the Government was about
to move in the matter of schools. Mr.
Mitchell says that it is a mistake to state
that the Koran is used in goverment
schools in India. At this meeting, in Edin
burgh, Dr. Candlish made one of his able
and far. seeing, speeches. Probably, ere long,
we shall have a grand Missionary Conference
in London, with regard to India. The Pres
bytery of London has, this week, appointed
a Committee, to suggest measures on the
same vital question.
The RESUMPTION Of PREACHING at Ex
eter Hall, by Evangelical clergymen, under
the auspices of the Bishop of London, has
been stopped by a caveat: entered against it
by the Incumbent of the Parish. He pro
tests against the right •of even a Bishop to
intrude into his parish. An old law seems
to be on his side, which the Times says must
be swept away. The Morning .Post and the
High Churchmen are in ecstacies, while
the ignorant masses perish. J.W.
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TIM CHRISTIAN LEADBR.—This paper is
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BYTERIANS, and the successor of the Free
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low Springs, Ohio, by Rev. Joseph Gordon.
YOUNG MEN'S OH4ISTIAN ASSOCIATION,
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Maxwell, Esq., is an able paper. It is
published in the Easton Whig of Dec. 2d.
THE SOUTHERN DIAL.--This is the name
of a projected monthly to be published by
Rev. J. D. Williams, Montgomery, Alabama,
provided' that "five thousand persons will
each send him two dollars." Pre-payment
is the true plan. The Dial is a neatly ex.
anted pamphet, of forty-eight pages.
THE PROTEST put on record by the Mi
nority of the Board of Directors of the Sem
inary of the North-West, relative to the re
jection of- the Synod of Missouri, may be
found on our fourth page. The note intro
ducing it, is brief and respectful,' and is in
jurious to none. If the Protestors against
the reception of Southern lowa will furnish
us with a copy of their paper, we shall
cheerfully present it to our readers. •Thus
will 'one official. document respond to the
other.
Wants in lowa.
A correspondent, from Ilardin Co., lowa,
writes
"I am the only Presbyterian in this im
mediate vicinity, though there are a
number of Presbyterian families scattered
about, at a distanoe of from three to
six and eight miles ; but we have no
minister. There is none in this or any
of the other adjoining Counties. Stern
Winter will soon be upon us, and it is to be
feared we shall have a moral freezinglor
want of the vivifying rays of the Gospel.
Very few in the East have any idea of the
immense g home missionary field' here
open, or of its great importance to the
Presbyterian Church. Unitarians, Univer
salists, Atheists, and other fatal errorists,
are busily sowing the seeds of their soul
destroying doctrines.
"The country possesses good natural ad
vantages, and must, ere long, contain a dense
population."
Missionary Losses In India.
The Calcutta correspondent of the /Vim
comformist (England) thus states the losses
to the India Missions:
Misaionarin hued.
Rev. W. H. Haycock, Cawnpore, Fropag. Soc.
Rev. H.' Cockey, do do
Rev. J. E. Freeman, Fultehgurb, Am. Pres. Mis.
Be',. D. E. Campbell, do do
Rey. A. 0. Johnson, do do
Rev. R. Madifullin, do do
Rev. T. Mackay, Delhi, Bap. Mis. Soo.
Rev. A. R. Hubbard, do Propag. Soc.
Rev. D. Sandys, do do
Rev. R. Hunter, Sealkote, Scotch Kirk.
Rev. J. MacCallum, Shabjehanpore, Ad. Clerg.
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Ladies and Children Killed.
Mrs. Haycock, Mrs. Cockey, Mrs. rtteeman,
Mrs. Campbell with two children, Mrs. johnson,
Mrs. MaoMullin, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Thompson, Dad, widow of the Rev. T. Thompson, Miss
Thompson, Miss Grace Thompson.
Mission Property Deetroyed.
Total, £70,800
Of ibis heavy loss, by far the greater portion
falls upon the English Church Missionary Society
and the American Presbyterian Mission. The
former loses .£32,000, and the latter £26,000.
The writer names the Imes, particularly,
at twenty-six places, making the above total
£70,000 or $850,000.
The American Missions destroyed, or in
lured, were at '.A.liahabad, Futtepore, Banda,
Fattehgurh, Mynpoorie, Agra, Lodianna,
and Jullundur.
The Synodical Convention.
Notice of a Convention of the Synods of
Pittsburgh, Ohio, Wheeling, and Allegheny,
originating from action taken by the last
named Synod at its late meeting, to take
into consideration the present state of re
ligion within their bounds, to consider the
most effectual means, to be employed for
its revival, and for the purpose of engaging
in united prayer and praise, and mutual ex
hortation, was widely published, and re
ceived a hearty response. To meet with
kindred spirits, to exchange congratulations,
to interest ourselves in the joys and sorrows,
hopes and fears, of one another, and to com
pare opinions, Is one of the delights
of social life. And for Christians de
livered from the same present and eternal
rein ; acknowledging the same Redeemer,
and their indebtedness to the same grace;
having the same trials and discouragements;
contending against the same difficulties;
traveling the same road, and looking for the
same rewards; notwithstanding their differ
ences in natural temperament and circum
stances in life; that they may rejoice,
weep, and pray together, and learn to bear
one another's burdens; is a hallowed pleas
ure for which the Christian heart longs, and
to which it looks back in after years as a
bright spot in the toilsome journey of life.
It is owing to this that the meetings of our
Presbyteries, Synods, and General Assem
blies, are often so precious; and their use
fulness to their members, and the interest
with which they would be regarded by oth
ers, would be greatly increased, if devotion
al exercises were more largely mingled with
the regular routine of business, as in former
days, or as in the Case in some parts of our
Church even now. No doubt it was owing
to the longing of soul, experienced by many
for communion with others of " like precious
faith ;" for united humbling, and confession
before God ; for united prayer for the re
turn of God's Spirit; for the revival of his
work in the hearts of belivers; for the con
version of sinners; and for greater efficiency
on the part of Ministers, Elders, and pri
vate Christians, that prompted the sugges
tion of this meeting and led to its adoption.
As mentioned in our last number, the
.Convention assembled on Tuesday evening,
the first inst., in the First Presbyterian
church of Pittsburgh, and was opened with
an appropriate sermon—which, in the cir
cumstances, is saying much, indeed—by the
venerable Rev. James Hoge, D.D., of Co
lumbus, Ohio, from Zech. iv : 6; "Not by
might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,
saith the Lord of Hosts." As will be seen
by the Minutes of the ConVention, pub
lished in another place, the Rev. Dr. Hoge
was then elected President of the Conven
tion, and four Secretaries, consisting of one
Clerk from each of the four Synods; and
also a committee to recommend the order of
procedure during the Sessions of the Con
vention, were appointed.
The hour and a half spent the next morn
ing in strictly devotional exeleiees..-1 , -21-1 , -
!_sacrum_ - Coratreafr_SlMATnilif rant) toe oe
ginning it was understood that the addresses
and prayers were to be brief—averaging
from five to ten minutes each. The sub
jects proposed and adopted for conference
and, discussion, were The Need of a Revival
of Religion, The Hinclerances in the way
of a Revival, and The Means to be employed
to Promote a Revival; and one session was
taken up with each topic.
The need of ,a Revival of Religion now,
was urged from the comparatively small
success attending the use of the means of
grace in our day, the low state of piety in
the churches, the carelessness and indiffer
ence of professing Christians, the-thought
lessness and even recklessness of sinners,
the inefficiency of the ministry, the spirit
of worldliness, and abounding folly, fashion,
and iniquity.
- .The Hinderances in the way were said to
be the absence of the Holy Spirit`; the want
of entire consecration to the Master's work
on the part of ministers, elders, and private
Christians; the reluctance to labor directly
for saving souls so often seen in the Chruch;
the want of faith in the proper use of
the means of grace; the want of loyalty to
one another among ministers; the want of a
sufficiency of Divine truth in our Sabbath
School literature; neglect of prayer, and
conformity to the world, among Christians;
excessive devotion to material interests; and
the great difficulty encountered in reaching
the raasses.
The Means of Promoting a Revival • of
Religion recommended by the various
speakers, were, personal self-examination;
repentance for sin; return to God; unhesi
tating confidence in God's plan of saving
men, and in his willingness to do it; earnest
and continuous prayer for the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit; family visitation and in
struction in the Bible and Catechism; direct
efforts on the part of Christians to bring
others under the influence of the Gospel ;
the faithful, and at the same time discrim
inating, preaching of the Gospel; together
with an entire dependence upon free, un
merited, and sovereign grace for success.
But probably the best idea of the feelings
and sentiments which actuated the Conven
tion, may be learned from the Letter ad
dressed to the churches, published in the
present issue. This Letter, which is recom
mended to be read in the churches within
the bounds of the Synods embraced in the
Convention, is at the same time sad and
hopeful, earnest, and eminently judicious,
and is worthy of being carefully pondered
by all to . whom it comes. It will be seen
that these services are only intended to pre
pare the way for united and continuous
efforts for the promotion of the great ob
jects for which the Church of Jesus Christ,
redeemed wgh his own blood, was instituted;
,
a general pastoral visitation, in which the
elders shall co-operate.; that pastors preach,
during the present month, 'on topics imme
diately connected with the revival of God's
work; that they preach especially on the
first Sabbath of January, on the practical
aspects, of the subjects; and, that the first
Thursday of that month—unless the.ciroum
THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE.
stances of particular churches may render
another day preferable—be observed as a
day of humiliation, prayer, and fasting
throughout the bounds of these Synods,
were recommended. And the hope was ex
pressed that probably some congregations in
other parts of our Church would unite
with those within these Synods, in the ob
servance of the day recommended.
As will be learned from the roll, the num
ber in attendance, when the season of the
year and the condition of the roads where
railway facilities were not to be had, are
considered, was large and encouraging.
And one very pleasant feature was the
presence of brethren of the other General
Assembly, and of the Covenanter, Union,
and Seceder Churches, and the deep and
prayerful attention given by them to the
great matters brought before the Conven
tion. An excellent brother of the Episco
pal Church manifested by his presence, that
his religious sympathies were not confined
to the limits of his own denomination. It
was highly encouraging to know that in
other parts of our Church this meeting was
viewed with the liveliest interest. A letter
was read from a member of the new Pres
bytery of Lake Superior, on the Northern
frontier of the United States, asking that
this new Presbytery, saddened and weakened
by the death of one of its members, might
be remembered in the prayers offered, and
stating that the members of that Presby
tery, together with their families, would be
similarly engaged at the same time. The
Rev. Francis M'Farland, D.D., of the Synod
of Virginia, sent a communication that was
heard with great attention. Extracts were
also read from a letter written by the aged
and venerable Rev. William Wylie, D.D.,
now residing on Zane's Island, opposite
Wheeling, who has been employed in the min
istry of reconciliation for the long period of
sixty-two years, expressing unwavering confi
dence in his Saviour's righteousness, full of
hope with respect to his cause in the future,
and exhorting all to repentance and renewed
diligence. A letter, written by a widoW,
asking an interest in the prayers of the Con
vention in behalf of herself and her seven
unconverted children, touched many hearts,
and brought tears to many eyes. Indeed,
prayer for the young, and especially for the
children of the Church, was a very promi
nent feature of the proceedings, .from be
ginning to end. The earnest pleadings of
gray-headed fathers for their unconverted
children, with hearts almost ready to break,
as if they could not leave the mercy seat un
til their request had been granted, will not
soon be forgotten. Would that those for
whom they were offered had heard them!
There were several features connected
with this meeting worthy of special notice.
1. There seemed to be a remarkable one
ness of purpose in the addresses made and
the prayers offered. No discordantsentiments
appeared to be entertained, much less ex
pressed. The greatness of the objects for
which the assemblage had been convened
- was - reanzea - urzuz-r.u.4-.7-wcrtrz-rw ruEl y
of one heart and of one mind. Rarely has
there been a more beautiful and thorough
exemplification of the truth contained in the
133 d Psalm : - "Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity."
2. The presence of so many aged minis
ters of the Gospel, who have labored so long
in the Master's service, and the deep and
abiding interest manifested by them in the
success of his cause, was noticed by all.
How affecting to hear such men talk of the
wonderful works of God in former times; of
what they had seen of the displays of his
grace and glory; of their own short•comings;
of their sins; and of the need of "times of
refreshing from the presence of the Lord I"
For nothing did they long so much as that
God would revive his work. WA3 felt that ,
if this could be granted, if they were per
mitted to behold scenes such as they heti
witnessed in the days of their youth, they,
would be ready to say, "Lord, now lettest
thou, thy servants, depart in peace, according
to thy word; for our eyes have seen thy sal
vation." May their desires be granted !
3. Great anxiety was manifested for the
defence and progress of the Church. Her
divine origin and glorious mission were dis
tinotly recognized; nor did any doubt her
final triumph. Though the present might
be a day of darkness and rebuke, it was felt
to be a high honor to " take pleasure in her
stones and to favor the dust thereof." The
language of each one appeared to be :
"For her my tears shall fall;
For her my prayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils are given,
Till toils and cares shall end."
4. Another feature was the great and
absorbing desire for the salvation of sinners.
If the unconverted could only understand
the anxiety felt for their deliverance from
the guilt and powers of sin, they would look
upon ministers and pious people with a
highly increased regard. Their danger was
held up, and their claims upon the Church
were not kept back. Never let it be said
that true piety blunts our kindly feelings
'toward others; none are such friends to man
as those who endeavor to save him from
present and eternal ruin; to make him happy
now, and blessed throughout eternity. Oh,
thoughtless sinners, many hearts ache, many
tears fall, many prayers ascend for you.
The character of the speaking was ex
ceedingly appropriate. There were no
stndiedaddresses, no attempts at fine speak
ing; they would have been altogether out
of place. And yet it rarely happens that
men speak more fluently, with greater pre
cision, or with more effect than they did on
that occasion. When the heart is full, the
utterance of the lips will be right; when a
common sympathy pervades speaker and
audience, it is not difficult to make known
the Master's will. When the Holy Spirit
is present, it is given to men what to speak,
and how to speak; God's truth, in its proper
connexion and application, is declared with
freedom and unction.
6. The perfect consistency of the .Divine
plan of saving men and building up the
Church, was beautifully exhibited. While
all were urged to the greatest watchfulness,
and the most arduous labors—to the em
ployment of all proper means in the most
effective way, yet the sovereignty of Divine
grace was fully admitted; that success was
dependent on the Holy Spirit, was confessed
by all. Man was deprived of all self-con
gratulation, that all the glory might be given
to God. So that the whole impression made,
was of the happiest kind. We wonder not
that the venerable presiding officer said, at
the'close of the meeting, that be did not re
member to have ever . attended a meeting
pervaded by an equal fervency of spirit—an
equal oneness of object—equally pleasant in
all respects. Fragrant will be its memory
for long years. May the churches do the
work recommended to them; may the Holy
Spirit be present in them; and may the
Lord add to them, in great numbers, such
as shall be saved. " 0 Lord, revive thy
work in the midst of the years, in the midst
of the years make known; in wrath, remem
ber mercy."
Church History.*
The great master-pieces of Ecolesistetical
History, by which the literature of this age
is distinguished, are the, works of Neander
and of Gieseler. For more than a quarter
of a century, these eminent men were en
gaged in maturing the productions which,
in after years, were to be associated in hon
orable connexion with their names. Giese
ler and Neander were contemporaries, and,
to a certain extent, they were competitors
for fame. In many points they resembled
each other, while in others their respective
characteristics stand out in remarkable dif
ferepce, and even contrast. Germans by
birth, and thoroughly German as to their
education, they were equally attached to
the study of antiquity. Equally capable of
traversing all the records of the past, in
whatever language the information was to
be found; and equally characterized by
assiduity in research, and honesty in record
ing the results 'of their labors, without bias
or influence of party; still, their mental idi
osyncrasies are stamped on all their per
formances. The writings of Neander are
eminently subjective, while the history of
Gieseler is as decidedly objective. The
same materials put into the hands of these
two men, assumed two entirely different
forms when they had concluded their re
spective labors. Neander digested his ma
terials, and by a process of mental assimila
tion, made them all his own. He then gave
them forth in a flowing narrative, in which
his own temperament appears on every page.
In his hands, history is a living exhibition
of the past; whereas the object of Gieseler
is to 'construct a work which, by its actual
'cording, shall record the actions and the
doctrines of the bodies and individuals whose
names are inscribed on his pages. In the
case of Neander, the leading worthies of
antiquity all pass before us, but they, speak
the language and wear the dress of Neander.
Gieseler ._takes the actual words of theologi
ang,re
simple phrases of his own, he binds them
together, and thus he makes them tell their
own tale. Thus he gives. the materials of
history, honestly and fully, and then he per
mits the reader to construct the theory for
himself. Neander gifis the theory and the
facts, and he imbues them both with life;
and all is done, in both cases, by the hand
of a master.
It'were no difficult task to show how a
parfizan or disingenuous writer might mis
lead his readers, whether he followed the
lead of Gieseler or Neander. A dogmatic
se'phist.may easily construct a plausible the
ory, and, in the manner of Neander, fill up
work by vivid pictures of life-like transac
1' tions. His error lies in his premises, and
in the forced application of his facts, to sus
'Ytein his assumption. So in the case of Gies
eler, it is notorious that the words of theolo
gians, the language of councils and Church
`assemblies, may be quoted and united to
gether, while the lesson inculcated by the
narrative may be altogether untrue. Still,
where the writer is honest, where he is labo
rious in collecting his materials, faithful in
making his extracts, and aims merely at re
cording the actual occurrences of the past,
it is obvious that the principle on which
Gieseler has constructed his great work, is
the safest, though not the most brilliant in
its results.
To a reflecting mind that can think for
itself, Gieseler supplies the materials, and
they can be used without fear as to their
accuracy, in the cause of truth and right.
eousness. It is this feature of his great
work which constitutes its chief excellence.
His honesty, his erudition, and his accuracy,
are equally remarkable and conspicuous, in
every page of his writings. Hence this
work, which stands alone in Ecclesiastical
narrative, so far as structure is concerned,
has an excellence which must always com
mend it to the critical reader. It is almost
the only work with which we are acquainted,
in which. the great body of the material is
cast into the notes, while the text is but a
slender thread of narrative to connect the
separate portions which are gathered out of
ancient documents and records, and which
crowd the bottom of the page.
Glowing and life.like as Neander is, still
he requires the labors of Gieseler to be added,
in order to construct a perfect history: Ac
curate as Gieseler is, still his work, which
is invaluable, partakes so much of the char
acter of a skeleton, that it requires to be
clothed with the drapery of life and action.
This has been done by Neander, and thus
the one is the complement of the other.
The two, when united, form an admirable
history. Hence it is that we advise all
possessors of Neander to procure the work
of Gieseler, and the possessors of the latter
* A Tarr BOOK OF CHURCH HISTORY: By Dr.
John C. L. Gimlet. Translated from the Fourth
Revised German Edition. By Samuel David
son, L. L. D., Professor of Biblical Literature and
Ecclesiastical. History, in the Lancashire Inde-
pendent College. A new American Edition, Re
vised and Edited by Henry B. Smith, Professor
in the Union Theological Seminary, New York.
In two vols., Bvo., pp. 676 and 624. New York:
Harper Brothers, Franklin Square. 1867.
will feel the propriety of adorning their
shelves by the addition of Neander.
The edition of Gieseler before ns, is every
way worthy of the fame of the great pub
lishing house which has given it to the
American publics. The paper and type are
both excellent, and the labor of Professor
Smith has made the work incalculably more
valuable than the copy which has been,. for
several years, in the hands of the British
public.
In the October number of the Princeton
Review, there is an extended and able article
on these Histories.
Progress Toward Union.
A late Due West Telescope contains a let
ter from a Committee of the Associate Re
formed Synod of the- South to the Commit.
tee of the General Assembly, on the subject
of a upion. The following extract helps to
show the present state of the question:
1. The subject of Psalmody is one on which
we are deeply interested. We have been accus
tomed to the exclusive use of the Psalms of David
in a strict version. As a body, we have held
that this book was given for the great purpose of
worshipping God in praise; nor have we felt our
selves authorized to admit, -in their place, any
other compositions. Such has been our past posi
tion. Our object has been to maintain the use of
the Psalms for the full purpose for which they
were given. We are not disposed, in arranging
the terms of union, to press this principle be
yond its necessary requirements. But we regard
an adjustment of the question of Psalmody as in
dispensable to union.
2. Another obstacle to union is found in the
different views and practices of the two bodies on
the subject of communion. We have been accus
tomed to confine communion to our own members,
We recognize the fact that this is a difference
simply in the application of a common law. And
we do not here undertake to say to what extent
the A. R. Synod would urge this as an objection
.provided the question of Psalmody was settled.
But we think the Church must not by any means
lose her control of the subject. To guard the
purity of the Church, all necessary power must
be preserved in the bands of Church Sessions, in
subordination to the higher courts.
Our aim brethren, in this letter, is to set forth
the difficulties in the way of union, for your con
sideration. We desire union. We cherish the
hope that it will be found practicable, when the
two bodies come fully to understand each other.
Neither party should surrender any Scriptural
principle or right. But both should be disposed
to make every fair advance frankly. And it will
be sad, if, being so nearly one, they can find no
common ground on which to come together.
An important practical step, then, in our view,
is, to procure a version of the Psalms acceptable
to both bodies. With this, we desire that the
conference go on. It may be that after some in
terchange of views, the Committees will find it
necessary to come together. If so, we will en
deavor to meet you at such times and places as
may be found convenient.
An Opportunity of Doing Good with a
Benefit.
The revulsion in business has thrown some
thousands of females, in our large cities, out
of employMent. How shall they live?
Food and raiment must be had, but where
and how ? The females in question are used
to work, and desire work. The want of it,
causes their suffering.
Well, it is a fact indisputable, that fe
male help is greatly needed in the country.
Tens of thousands might obtain happy sit
uations in well . regulated families. How
shall the willing laborer and the needy fam
ily be brought to an acquaintance 7 To ef
fect this, a Society has_leen organized, in
ice,-- which we see very highly
commended, and which issues the following
circular
You are Sir, a resident of the Country, or of
the West, and have it in your power greatly to
aid the humane olject of our Society. You are
aware of the want of female help in the country,
and will sympathize with us in our efforts to re
lieve the suffering class of industrious women,
who will gladly embrace the opportunity to make
themselves useful in your families, and who have
been thrown out of employment by the dreadful
revulsion which have visited the buiiness of the
country. In their behalf, and for the cause
of suffering humanity, we implore your aid and
co-operation. Hunger, cold, suffering, and death
will soon be in our midst, and we ask your assist
ance to aid us to alleviate and avert these dire
ful calamities from those who deserve our kindest
sympathy. We ask you, therefore, either to or
ganize a Society for this purpose, or to furnish
us, in any way you may think best, the number
of persons you will find employment for, in the
capacity of house servants, sewing girls, nurses,
or any other capacity, and the price of wages per
week, with board included.
. We need scarcely inform you of the great diffi
culty of obtaining funds in the embarrassed con
dition of the country, even for humane objects.
And while those who seek our aid will do all in
their power to help themselves, we would beg
leave to suggest, that if those who desire their
labor would either send us five dollars, to help
defray their expenses,
or advance that amount,
on their arrival, on their wages, it would greatly
facilitate our enterprise. Have the goodness to
act as promptly in the matter as you can, and to
address the Secretary of our Society. Office, No.
116 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia.
Mae. SARAH J. Hama, President.
J. N. Church, Corresponding Secretary.
Frederick Stoever, Treasurer.
Industrial Women's Association.
Tor the Presbyterian Banner andAtrocate.
Presbytery of Northumberland.—Visita
tion of Churches, by Appointment.
DEAR DOCTOR you do your subscribers,
within the bounds of Northumberland Presbytery,
a favor, by publiehing the following Schedule.:
Milt Hall.—ReTs. Baird and Stevens, lst De
cember, 1857.
Great isdand.—Revs. Doolittle and Stevens
15th December, 1857.
crerley Shore.—Reve. Baird and Doolittle, 6th
January 1868.
Nippenotte.- 7 Baird and Doolittle, at discretion.
Pennsdale and Lyeoming Centre.—Revs. Heber.
ton and Simonton, Bth December, 1857.
Lycoming.—Revs. 3. H. Grier and Simonton,
12th January, 1858.
Williamport.—Reve. Stevens and Hall, 26th
January, 1868.
Muncy.—Reve. Patterson and E. D. Yeomans,
9th February, 1858.
Warrior Run.—Revs. Life and Dr. Yeomans,
26th January, 1868.
While Deer.—Reve. Life and B. D. Yeomans,
9th February, 1858. ,
Egoeneville.—Revs. Barber and Thomas 19th
January, 1858.
Derry and Washingtonville.—Revs. Barber and
Hudson, 2d February, 1858.
Chilliquaque and Hooreeburg.—Revs. Thomas
and Hudson, 16th February, 1858.
lifilion.—Revs, J. Grier and Collins, 80th De
cembir, 1867.
Bufalo.—Revs. Watson and Reardon, 19th Jan
uary, 1858.
Lewisburg.—Revs. J. Grier and Simonton, 2d
February, 1858.
Mifilindurg, 4.e.—Reve. P. B. Man. and Patter
son, sth January, 1858.
New Balin.---Revs. Heberton and J. Grier,
16th December, 1857.
Sunbury and NorihumberLand.--Revs. Adams and
P. B. Marr, Bth December, 1857.
Shamokin, 4c.—Revs. Reardon and Adams,
12th January. 1868.
Ashland.—Reve P. B. Marr and Dr. Yeomans,
16th February, 1858.
Holland Run.—Rave. Reardon and Adams, at
discretion.
Berwick.—Reim. Waller and Newell, 15th De
cember, 1857.
Bloomsburg, 4 - c—Relrs. Newell and Kennedy,
12th January, 1858.
Orangeville, 4c —Reva. Kennedy and Waller,
2611 January, 1858.
Maltoning —Revs. Barber and E. D. "Yeomans,
16th February, 16.58. •
Makoning, North.—Revs. Watson and Thomas,
9th February, 1858.
D. J. Wanza, O'lerk, pro. tem.
EASTERN SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
The proper management of the Sabbath School
Interest in this country is a subject of no small
magnitude. Every Scriptural and appropriate
means is to be taken to gather in the multitudes
of youth, and to gain and keep their attention.
But, at the same time, care is to be taken lest
improper attractions and unworthy motives be
employed. It is reported that in the Sabbath
Schools of one of the Methodist churches of this
city, encroachments have been made in the way
of exhibitions on Sabbath evening, altogether
inconsistent with the sanctity of the Sabbath, as
held by that large and respectable denomination,
not at all to the liking of serious piety.
The church of which the Rev. Mr. Coolidge is
pastor, has formerly employed for a choir, one of
the best quartettes of Professional Singers in the
city, but owing to the financial pressure it him
been dismissed, and the practice of Congregational
singing has been resumed. We would be pleased
to learn of a like beneficial result wherever a
hireling system of singing has been made to take
the place of spiritual praise on the part of the
people.
The Puritan Recorder states that no fears need
be entertained with respect to the sweets of the
projected Review, and that in due time it will
make its appearance on a permanent basis.
According to a writer in the same paper, the
examination of the Rev. Chas. Beecher, previous
to his late installation, mentioned in our last,
must have been an exceedingly unsatisfactory
affair, at least when viewed from the old Puritan
stand point. This writer says:
" Mr. Beecher unequivocally denied the doctrine
of the Imputation of Adam's sin to his posterity,
both in the mediate and immediate sense of that
phrase. He affirmed that there is no sin except
that which consists in actual sinning. He was
obscure and foggy in reference to the doctrine of
Justification. He admitted only with difficulty,
if at all, the idea that the sufferings of Christ are
a proper satisfaction to the justice of God, even
in the sense in which that idea is exhibited by the
younger Edwards."
A larger number of students ia now in attendance
at Andover Theological Seminary than for several
years. The largest class has thirty-eight mem.
hers, and each of the others over thirty, so that
the aggregate exceeds one, hundred. The late
efforts toward increasing the endowment so as to
meet the wants of the Seminary and the demands
of the times, have already resulted in securing
$30,000 additional.
The Conyregationai Churches of Berkshire Co.,
Mass., have made arrangements for holding a
meeting on " Forefather's Day," for the purpose
of preventing the falling off of contributions to
the American Board of Foreign Missions, daring
the present year in that region, which seems to be
generally apprehended. ' The Rev. Mark Hopkins,
D. D., President of the Board will preach the
sermon ; and the Rev. Dr. Pomeroy, one of the
Secretaries, together with some returned Mission
aries, will be present.
Thee operations of the Domestic Missionary
Society of Maine are in danger of being hindered
greatly from want of funds. The Rev. Dr. Tap
pan, Secretary of the Society, states that the
appropriations for the year amount to $7,191,
while only $162 have been paid in; and that the
semi-annual payments to the missionaries will be
due in Jiinnary, but the treasury is now entirely
empty.
NEW YORK.
The Contest is now over. Mr. Tiernan, formerly
connected with the lead works of the late Judge
Porter, in Pittiburgh, Pa., has been elected
Mayor by a majority of two thousand three hun
dred and thirty-one. The election was much more
- quiet than was anticipated, although in - some or
the wards there "
was a good deal of fighting.
The number of votes polled amounted to eighty
four thousand. In the Board of Aldermen, the
Democrats have a majority of three; and in the
Board of Councilmen a majority of ten. Mr.
Tiernan is a member of the Reformed Dutch
Church, and a strictly total abstinence man. He
has always been, and is now, a Democrat. This
election is hailed as an omen for good, by the
best men of all parties.
Prof. Morse, so long and intimately connected
with the Trans• Atlantic Telegraph Company, has
retired from the direction of the Company for
reasons not yet made public.'
Last week Mr. Nathaniel R. Stillman, proprietor
and editor of the New York Day Book, died. He
was an able writer, a sagacious politician, a warm
friend, and a severe opponent. Vacillation was
no part of his nature; whether right or wrong
there was .no nifficulty in discovering where he
stood.
The New York Hatorical Society has determined
on a course of lectures for the present Winter.
At the last meeting, an interesting paper was read
on the battle of Saratoga, by Alfred B. Street,
Esq. This gentleman also exhibited the original
correspondence between Generals Gates and Bur
goyne, concerning the terms of capitulation.
The Tablet (Roman Catholic,) is not hopeful
concerning the future of its Church. hi this coun
try. Indeed, it intimates, in the following lart
gnage, that unless kept np by larger immigration
than can be reasonably expected, its entire ex-.
Unction here is only s matter of time. It says
.$ Few insurance companies, we venture to as
sert, would take a risk on the national life of a
creed which puts five hundred daily into the
grave for one it wins over to its communion.
And yet this is what Catholicity is doing in these
States while we write."
On Thursday evening, the 4th inst., w large
meeting convened in the Mercer Street Presbyte
rian church, to hear the Rev. Dr. Kirk, on the
erection of An American Chapel in Paris. The
Rev. Dr. De Witte presided. After the introduc
tory services, the Dr. gave a lucid and graphic
account of the present. state and prospects of
Protestantism in France. The reading of the
Scriptures was becoming more common ; the con
cert of prayer among Parisian Protestants was
not without interest, and the work of evangeliza
tion was described as certainly progressive. To
prevent the laborers and mechanics from working
at the new chapel, on the Sabbath, it was found
to be necessary , to pay them to remain idle. The
people were said to be kind-hearted, open, and
accessible, except when ruined by debasing
vices, but without any adequate idea of the sanc
tity of the holy Sabbath. The number of Amer
ican travelers and residents in Paris is increasing ;
and about two hundred and fifty students from
America are, there, greatly exposed, for whom
many snares are set, and many of whom fall be
yond recovery. Incentives to profligacy and sen
sual vice abound. Temporary accommodations
for public worship have been provided, and a
volunteer choir has been organized; about one,
hundred and fifty are now in regular attendance.
The intention id to organize a ohuroh so catholic
in its character that members of all evangelical
denominations may attend, while none of the
great doctrities of salvation will be compromised.
Virtually, the American and Foreign Christian
Union will own the new building, while the Lit
urgy of the Episcopal Church will be used for a.
part of the day. No permanent minister has yet
been appointed; the Rev. Mr. Rail, who has been
laboring in Rome, is officiating far the present.
The Dr. said that two spies were present at
every meeting, - and that doubtless every word
spoken that evening would be repeated to tip
French government within twenty days. The )
whole, exp ense will be $ 60 ,000---$BO,OOO for the
lot, and $20,000 for the building. Remarks were I
also made by the Rev. Dudley A. Tyng, Of Phil*.
delphia, the Rev. Joel Parker, D.D., the Rev. Mr.
Pressly, of Jersey City, and the Rev. Mr. Ken
nedy. A liberal collection in aid of the enter
prise was taken up.
The American Education Society, is gradually
experiencing relief by many of the churches com
ing forward promptly and liberally to the rescue.
The collection taken for this object in the Mercer
Street Presbyterian church, of which the Rev.
Dr. Prentiss is pastor, in addition to large indi
vidual contributions of some of its members,
amounted to the Burn of one thousand two hun
dred dollars.
The late Seth Grosvenor, Esq., was blessed with
great wealth, a part of which he has nobly di t .
tributed in the following way:
To the Lying-in Asylum, $10,000; Asylum f ar
Old Ladies,slo,ooo; American Bible Society,
$10,000; merican Society for ameliorating th e
condition of the Jews, $lO,OOO ; American Home
Missionary Society, $10,000; American Sunday
School Union, $10,000; Colonization Society,
$10,000; American Tract Society, $10,000;
Presbyterian Board of Education. $10.000; Mer
cantile Library Association, $lO,OOO ; New York
Horticultural Society $10,000; Institution for
the Blind, $10,000; Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
$10,000; New York Hospital, $lO,OOO.
It also donates to the Board of Education of
this city the sum of $30,000, pay able iu two years
after the date of decease, to be invested forever,
and the income expended in books to form a libra
ry for the Free Academy. The board of Educa
tion are allowed, however, should they think it
more beneficial, to give some portion of the in
come—not exceeding $5OO a year—for the pur
chase of books for any of the ward schools.
Should the Free Academy and the Board of Ed
ucation ever cease to exist, the bequest is then to
pass into the possession of the corporation, wh o
are desired to carry out the views and wishes of
the testator, as expressed in his donations to the
Board of Education.
All the, gifts to the public institutions located
in this city, amount to the magnificent sum of
$170,000.
Mr. Grosvenor has also bequeathed to the cor
poration of the city of Buffalo, the sum of $40,000,
payable two years after his decease, 10,000 of
which is to be expended in a lot, and building
thereon, unless the city shall give a lot for the
purpose, in which case the $lO,OOO shall be ex
pended on the building, which is intended for a
public library, and the remainder be invested for
ever, and its income used in the purchase of
books. The testator directs that the building
shall be always kept open for the use of the pub-
Ho, and that the books shall be read on the prem
ises.
These benefaot'itos will do more to perpetuate
his memory, and render it blessed, than a monu
ment of brass.
PHILADELPHIA.
The Block-ley Alms House, and City Prison, are
now filled to their utmost capacity. Many who
can obtain a subsistence in some way during the
Summer, are either unwilling or unable to do it
in the Winter. And private charity, as well as
that of the huraane institutions, is heavily taxed.
Still, relief is not grudgingly given, but willingly
extended.
It is reported that Extensive Frauds have been
discovered in the management of the Board of
Health, and that if a full history of the operations
of this Board could be obtained, for a series of
years, it would appear that the citizens had been
swindled out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This charge is very grave, but facts lately brought
to light go far to substantiate it. In one instance,
of late occurrence, the filling up of a lot, which
competent witnesses testify could be done for
$6OO or $BOO, while some make it as high as
$4,000 or $5,000, was actually given out to con
tractors, who charged $24,000, of which more
than $ll,OOO have been paid. Immense sums of
money have been expended for sumptuous dinners,
wine and cigars, carriage hire, steamboat excur
sions, and similar luxuries. Every week there
has been a banquet at the Health Office, where
the members have feasted on every delicacy of
Ine - season --- if these - and similarstatements. made
by the Bulletin, be true, the faults of these officers
are of a very aggavated character.
Professor Coppee Lae given notice that his opin
ions with regard to Milton, the Commonwealth,
and the Paritans,have not been correctly report.
ed by the daily papers, and that they are widely
different from those attributed to him.
Mr. Waldron T. Cheyney has been elected Treas
urer of the American Sunday School Union, in
place of Mr. Herman Cope, resigned,
The Lecture Room of the Union Methodist
Church, on Fourth Street, near the Merchants'
Rotel, is open , every day for prayer, from twelve
to one o'clock, for the accommodation of met.-
°halite, clerks, and strangers. Thus far, the at
tendance has been encouraging. ,
An interesting Missionary Meeting WAS held on
the evening of Sabbath week, in the Reformed
Dutch church, Tenth and Filbert Streets, in be
half of the New Board of Missions of that Church.
At this meeting an address was delivered by the
Rev. W. W. Scudder, of Chilton, South India, the
second of five brothers—sons of the late Dr. Scud
der. He is said to be a pleasant and effective
speaker. This new organization promises to be
the means of leading that wealthy denomination
to greater activity in the great cause of convert
ing the world to Christ.
The Rev. Anion Rood, formerly pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church in the Northern Lib
erties, died on the 27th of November, in the fifty
seventh year of his age. He was a successful
pastor for nearly a quarter of a century, in Phil
adelphia, where he was blessed with great success
in winning souls to Christ.
Ecclesiastical.
Mr. J. H. CLARK, licentiate of the Pres
bytery of Ohio, was ordained and installed
pastor of the churches of Landisburg,
Centre and Upper, by the Presbytery of
Carlisle, Nov. 17th. Correspondents arc
requested to address him at Landisburg,
Perry Co., Pa.
Rev. 0. W. IlloaussY has removed from
Rossville, Indiana, to Cascade,
Dubuque
County, lowa, and wishes correspondents
to address him accordingly.
Rev. JAMES SINCLAIR was installed pastor
of the churches of Smyrna and Ash
pole, by a committee of the Presby
tery of Fayettville, on the 7th ult. His
Post Office address is Queensdale, Robeson
Co., North Carolina.
Rev. J. A. DEv - INE, late of York Co., Pa.,
has accepted a unanimous invitation from
the church of Dunlapsville, Union Co.,
Ind., to become their stated supply.
Rev. JOHN A. McOLuNG was installed pas
tor of the church of Maysville, by
the Presbytery of Ebenezer, on the 19th
ult.
Rev. J. S. Armfuls' Post Office address is
from Sisterville, Vs., to Rose,
Carroll Co., Ohio.
Rev. S. T. Wzms' Post Office address is
changed from Dubuque, lowa, to Ep worth,
Dubuque Co., lowa.
Mr. JOHN ANDERSON, of Fairfield, lowa,
has received a call from the church of
Chariton, Presbytery of Des Moines.
Mr. It. L. NEELY has received a call from
the church of Hebron, Presbytery of
Chickasaw, for half his time. .
Rev. SAMUEL MAHAFFEY bas received a un
animous call from the church of Concord,
Presbytery of St. Clairsville.
Rev. JOHN M. FARIS desires to be addressed
at Fredericktown, Knox Co., o', instead
of Steubenville, 0., until furt her rketieB.