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MON RZEMTTERY
--We are requested to say that the evening
preaching at Columbiana is to occur on the
dates mentioned in our last, bit it should
'have been written Wednesday evening.
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL Itavrtw 'is
published every other Saturday, by Mason
Brothats, New YOrli. Some of the bait
musicians of the country are its rigular Con
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Comma OVER.--Ata iecent -meeting of
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the * Pretbyterian .ehuroh in:Ellatin, Md„ it
was resolved, by a, very large majority, to
withdraw from the: Preabytery•of Wilming
- ton '(N. S) and unite with the Presbytery
' of'lleWeatitle. ' .
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THE NORTH CAROTARIC PRESBYTERIAN
V01.J., No. 1, published at Fayetteville, and
edited by.lLev. Geo. Xabieill and Bartholo
mew" Fuller, ris before us , ;it is a. large
sheet, work writ execpAcd, matter excellent,,
apiritgood. We give it a cordial welcome,
w co.laborerin the vineyard: '
.
FOR • THE , Your; et —The, letter of Miss
MoKran, On our fourth page, possessesi much
i nterest.. Snell lively descriptions of every
day events at our Mission Schools command
.attention and i ellcit, benevolence. We shall
hope.to hearnain,,ere long, from our mis
sionary friend..
Damp SIMPSON, ,(Methodikt) of this
City, all legate to the late Wesleyan ,'Con 7
ference, in England, and to theimeeting, of
-the Evangelical Alliance,' at!Berlin, was, at
last accounts, lying , ill at Bey rout, Syria.
i The ,orisis of this disease , was thought to be
MOUTH LIANOVER COiLEGE, WIND —The
Trustees of this Institution have chosen
- Efiv. E C .: Vinci, D.D., .of Washington,
Ea., to the offiae of YreSidant." We have
not heard how Dr. Wines reEponds. If he
shall aecept,• the Chair
..will be .filled by a
very competent4rificer.
. ,
'TRW YouWe Macren CHRISTIAN Anson - I , k;
'pow of ibis city, 'gave , away during the
latter, half of December, five thousand.
bushels of coali=to . the poor. = They should
be misled, by those who have enough and
apare, in keeping' their depository well
replenished,
" Amiens " and. "J. M L." on the
- 1 . sexy Question.;
These two writers, the former in this
week's issue, hie discussed this topic with
much ability, and' great"good *Bug. We
know nut ithat our Nerth-yfest brethren
will consider them representative men ;:but
we may venture the opinion . that' the " '
sub-
a ` ject is so well presented that future articles
; may be, for a time at least, very brief, , and
not numerous.
- .4; .Revivals.
We 4,rel pleased, to be' informed nf
dons of a reviving influence in several of
-• , •
our churches, and in Ater denomination&
Of a few we are permitted to speak. ,
ARMAGH, PA.— See letter `of
Bkveliku. ' •
SPRINGREGI Wier of "
W.t B."
11zEozzt,; PA.—We understand that a
very interesting work 'of grace has been
commenced in the congregation of Meicer.
Neither
he pastor, nor any of the, elders,
were able to attend the late Synodicel.,Con
volition:. A prayer-meeting, - however; wiis
apPointedin the' -church, with special refer
ence to ,the same greet object, and it was
with this meeting the work began., , There
:has been a gradual increase in the number
of inquirers, until there are now' upwards of
I sixty. More than half ,of this number
have obtained's hope.' The work beers ell
--- the marks. of a genuine revival,.-and it is
istilhadvanoing. kis now/abont five weeks
1- it. commenced, and during a greet part
h tten e
, 44, people'avp a upon ,
iwo,public,s_,errices each day'" litro.F4idley
{;'has labored, with , untiring zeal; and,though
he has -never!' before seen :anything -,of the
' 'sfeeki •andinits like one who had
been 'finaler with such scenes for years.
~He his' been assisted some little in the
preathing,of the Word; by the pastor of a
ceighboring congregation.
"NASHVILLE 'tENN.--frhik Presbyterian
Herald 'Marne that the Eleeefid :antral,
_Aar tha,„paeteral eate_of Rev. J. S, Hays,'
- =has latelVeceived an addition Ofltwenty-six
timbers.. Ali a protracted meeting there
were thirty f ie fotty,ihttirem
11 - 'll4o4)PW..7TfircdiriatiaTtAarMe
-----watisios-raporit-from a large wag., f t(
Le n"rettritbeeirvf , the Methodist ieranasion
Western PeriefilladiliAgeldticherel
seligioit ate prevailing.
I23=Z I
Selfast Popery.
Our remarks on this subjeit may seem
late, es connected with the publicationof
the facts to which they allude. bur excuse
Ys; that " of 'wit; Written Weeks ego,
but laid over to give, room,.for matter frent
our friends. The subject is, however, well
worthy a notice.
The highest authority has assured us that
a good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and
that tceorrnpt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Nay, farther; it is affirmed that a good 'tree
cannot bring- forth._evil -fruit, and -that .by
the fruits which men bring forth, we way
know them'. Applying this test to Roman
'ism and Protestat.tista, the Rev. llobait
Seymour, in the iitioductory chaptrzr to his
celebrated work, ";Evenings with the Ro
manists," has condensed an immense amount
of valuable statistical matter, which ineoh
testibli Troves that Protestantism always
leavens any land where,it exists, with a refin
ing, moralizing, ~and elevating influence;
while, on the other hand, those countries
which are peculiarly Popish:, are the theatres
of licentiousness and outrage. Now if Popery
were, pure , and healthy in its moral character
and bearingw:if its principles were more
spiritual, its Motives more influential and its
moral'restraints were more binding than those
whieh Protestantism supp'les—then; the mor
al superiority of every . Popish country ever
Protestant lands, would be extemively sp.
parent. ' Initead, however, of this being the
ease . N've have murder; hotacide theft va
grancy, idleness, and' other forms, of crime
abounding in Romish countries; while the
per-centage of vices of a siMilar lied in.
Protestant' countries, sinks &urn- to,a point
which, felatiirely considered; is wonderfully
suggestive. ,
The principle which Jill at the basis of
this comparison . ; his just, bad' "a new deiel.
opulent in connexion with the power of, the
two systems in their tendeney to elevate,
their adherents to, places, of dignity in .the
social eystem:, in Belfast, as our readers
know, a-'practice of opemair - presetting Ob.
tained'for a 'considerable' time; and Much
good resulted froM it in hriaging thoughtless
persons under the 'infttien re,of the Gospel.
The emissaries of Rome,. ,ever on the alert,
saw that the cause of their Chirch veas in
danger if ,this practice .were,to become gen•
eral in the country, and the usual argument
of Popery was adopted in order to put it
dosyn. Pt pith mobs, with ruffian violence,
commenced their aseault.ri on .untEfending
citizens while.hearkening to the ; Gospel of
Christ.; and, ~ as' mig,ht have - been expected,
retaliation awn became the order of the day.
When: the, dietuthancei thus created by
Burnish apgressois, sad,fostered by tbilinfht
ence of the Papal pees, had continued fora.
s easonk a government Comutieeion of. Inquiry
was appointed to investigate the 'facts con
nected with the causes of these outrages.
One witness on the Ron:tisk side, named_
Hughes, having affirmed that Belfast was a,
" Roman Catholic town .ruled by Prtites
tints," a committee was appointed to-exam
ine the Belfast Directory and the. Reports
of the Poor Laws, and other ,public bodies,
in order to ascertain the facts connected
With the case.- The results have been
in a lengthened report, which is replete with
interest. i Did space permit, we, should-like,
to give our readers the statibtical inform's-.
tion which the. columns of this.,document,
• ,
affurd, . General results, however; sia 7 all
that 44 ean' find morn Tor and titereioie
subjoin the 1011i:riving summity: . •
-Public Bodies, 'Managers, Mem-, • . • -
hers, Electors, Jurors, Sm., Sic, 17,884 -Jr
Churches,' Chapels, Ministers' of
Religion, t •il9 . 13
Professions; Trades, Ro., • ' 1,828 151 i
Skilled Labor, 8 121 r. 878
Contribut'ns to benevoll funds, $19,750 .. 's49(i
• Striking as this summary the columnar
report is' lona 'mord suggestive, as it ilhOws,
that in 'l3anles, Railroad Direation, Law,
Medicine, and the higher . departments of
Trade, Protestantism! stands alone. In fact,
wherelreedom and.breadth.of mind,` - where
education, and mental training and vigor
are needesi Protestantigna''su lies the lee`-
teeial. • As, it is with our own, cities, so it is,
with Belfast. •Cellars,are dug, bricksotoncs,
mortar, are handled by unskilled men, iho
come to that city fromthe poverty and *nor-,
.ance ofthe South. West. t`„ These victims of
,priestoraft and' their families oorne' to 11 Prot
estant town, , and are relieved ;at Protestant
charities; they are'sustained by Protestant
employers; they Ivolk, drink, fight, and fill
the jOl and the woklehtiese, or tpe hospital-.;
and when , occasion demands,,they become's
•SepoSt' band; and turn round, in. their fariati
`cism, and at the piOmptings of their;leaders
naafi their'benelactote. 'Stich is Romanian)
at Relfaat and such is Romanian), :every
where, in, contrast with Proteatantiam.,
We, at the proper time, gave. a large por
„
tune ofour space to the`"vorrvnNxfcir
The.meeting wash attended by about three
hundred minister and, eldoth mostly from:
the four Synodslrhich united in the call
but there were:also a lew present froth Woli;
other Synods.
What will be the •R:esnit is a, question
which has been asked,: serer#l times: 'Of
the future ,we earinotAways speudedefinite
ly. We cannot tell whether. there will be
.
great and is and our congress=
wheffsainXehallhay4
great joy, and sinners, by i/Und,rede,olalfbe 2
converted. Such : ' are to be sought, .with
hope”; and such will be given, if sought'
arighe. God will; if slulg asked, paisi. Out'
'a plea sang that . ihe4 shall 'not be room
enoughlalreceipeit. How, ar bus. ministers
and people-may havulaith, and wisdom, and
obedietice.iso to . seek, it/is not for us to de.;
elsre -
As regards the future w,e can say, in gen-
eral, that, those IvAlo sow bikuntifully,,abell
reap bountifully:;, and that .God's
prosper in. the. thing.whereto he fluith sent
it. We 'Kaye' 'eieeedinkly great'and pro.
eiertuprottisei given. These are sure"; and
wltererr 4 and Alfipneker Au 911:111'0108 sha I
.Iring";themselvea the, terms, :the I
n a llaihg 044
Mkt( we *mot speak atifinitely of re.
OE
MEM
What Are the -Results;
410
__:IIi..W.4 . I.3NTERIAN BANNER i-5,...ND ADYOQATI,,E,
suits future, we 'may of tilde Itast, anti:pres
e.,
ent Soir benefits are very obvious:.,
L" There waa a very extensive andlleas
ant acquaintance formed, among the Lord's
'laborers. ' 'hla aliCering iri the 'rebt3 l l6s l
tiers, stimulating :to love, and productive
. of
confidence. It is hence favorable to the
preservation of peace i and tends to oo•oper
ative labors, produotive of enlarge& succors.
2. There has been made manifest a most
cordial agreement on the doctrines of grace,
tilt need and nature of: a reviver, a'nd
means leading--thereto.- The .brethren,-.all
serve one Master, they read their commis
sion alike, end feel similar responsibilities.
All this jeads to the same benefits just
noted.
3. A revival is already enjoyed.:--a revi
val in the hearts •of the loborers. ,Deepened
emotions, a quickened zeal, a renewed par :
pose, a greater sense, of dependence, a deep
er ,feeling ,of the obligath n .to preach the
Gospel, in season' and out, of season, and a
stronger confidance that , Gtspei labors will
be richly fjUitful, were clearly manifest.
Every true brother—and we trier. that all
were such—has gone home with imptes
dons which will never be erased. His
ireabhing g will be the bettfrr,
for ibis meeting, as long as, he shall Ave.
This is truly a revival—a revival at the
fountain of influence. This revived influ—
ence'vrill be imparted and infused; it will.
spread and abide.
There may, God's, wise dypensationts,
he•no stich revival.in the churohes.as mints
its multitudes born in a day; and . such as is
justly 'heralded with shouts of praise; but
a meeting whose fruits are such as we
have noted ; fruits to abide and be prod no
tive for a -generation; was a well spent uea.
son by God's 'Ministers and Elders. But
We trust that the our-pouring of God's Spirit
upon his servants in QM:mention, is only idle
earnest of, what he will do for them and his
churches. .bet them ask, believing t flint
they shall , receive. Already we have re.
oeived information of reviving Influeuces
in several chniohes. Let not the season
pass unimproved.
.Rev. A. E. ThOm, Huntsville Texas
writes to, the Presbyterian, under ilate . .of
De0..15th,: giving infoithation of, the death
of Rev. Daniel Baker, D. D.,
Dr. B..ker't; name is very,familistr to . Pres
terians. .13 id 'labors were abriLaatiti and
very greatly blessed. He, had, ocicupiegt a
pastoral charge: at Washington', Savannah,
Tuscaloosa, and other places. Theses changes
were doubtless owing to the `feet, that he
4 • ,
was far better adapted to perform t. be duties
of an Evangelist, tban , those of a pastor.
The latter.years of. his life were spe tat mainly
in .Texas 'aiiname will'there be Ton g held`
in reverence, and ltept iremind by being as
,sociated 'with the , plaiting of churithes; , the
organization .of l'resbyteries and Synods,
and the originating' and endowing of Col.
leges. •
He died in' Austin, the Capital. of
_Texas,
on the 10th of December last. He had
gone there, from`his residence at Huntsville,
to lay before the 'Legislature a memorial on
behalf of Austin:College.. He was attacked
on the morning of the day named, by ritsgi
Ace Feetaris ; but be was soon relieved by
mddicine; so far as to be able to attend in
the ,Legislatlie Hall. About five o'clock
3'. 4. he was again attacked, and . in half un
hour:ceased ,to breathe. On this second
attack he, became speedily sensible that his
time bad come, and calmly folding his arms
on his breast and looktrig up, he said.:"
" Now, 1...0rd Jesus,. receive my spirit!!
`How sudden the call I bow prompt the re
sponse!
Dr.'Halter's - 'WOrk "was done always had
be kept it done up, with, gient promi titrde;
Whenever duty called, was the right time
for.his work; and lie did it with his:might.
May reader and writer have grace giien; to
be always readk
Proteseis.' , R.'o.
Methodist Movement.
Our Methodist; friends have long bee
agitated' by the. deaires of 'a portion of the
Laity; heretofore: not very numerous, to at
tain to Ecclesiastical power.. The result of
an effort ; made some thirty or mora-years
*go ; was the' , Protestant Methodist'Church.
But the section yeas sMaller at first than had
been anticipated . ; and it has grown less rap
idly than might have been eapected'froptte
principles. Since then there. haie been
'several sTioradio 'efforts :to" obtain a layTep
resentation in the Oonferenceti,. leaving tbe
, •
asyste, otherwise , , `pretty much as it bad
Discussions ; were, had in their jour
.nals, and;paperm were started ; which, lived a,
little, while ; to advocate the change. But
progress' was '1316w, - and seal. abated. The'
ministerial 'power in the Methodist, Church,
is very great, and the possessors hold gut()
it with great.'tenacity.. But they also use it
with great prudence; and. to' very general
satisfaction of the body
The lateit demoustration and whfoh seems
to have.more of life than any of its prede.
,cettiors, is the , Loyntah's Associa' tion of the
1 : East Gettiss4 Conference. The object , of
I this AssOciatiOn as set forth in its Canaan . -
Oen, is,
1. To secure to Abe laymen the .71,9 ht
send delegates to all .Annual , Conferences,,)
upon terms t of equality witk the reipietry
and
2 ,
.)
To secure a`` material change in the ` '
present form of the office orPresidi qg Elder.
. :The Association, met at *cheater; last ,
month. Every charge in the Conference is
'entitled to a delegate. Ministere . may be
honorary members. There were `over two
ItUndred members , present, and great ,har.
many prevailed. The following platform, of
principles was adopted, unanimously :
We hold,•and'will not' cease by'all Arita
blnand- proper means , within our power,
to
'press Upon the authorities in our Church? as ,
our ?Via, until we secure' a representation
of laymen in till the Councils rof .the• M E, , i
Church,:Upon the basis of the : following
'THE AME R ICAN AND FOREIGN,CHRISTIAN
k • Every ' , charge that maintainf ii.j4sfor; "U NION 111 *' 1ilt conducted with a6ility. "We
is entitTeditoit , least one" lay.delegale the-,-l
FEa . •
44 - • ot,k ipotritlis Tattling htgh ,
amen our val..,
,
e 4 v. -I - • 4.70u4 • ilkiLliAt
2. Every libtriet that is repreatated kt cable Monthlies.
Death - of .Dr. -Baker.
t w
the Cal4net by a minister, is also entitled to
be repreeented in the Cabinet by a layman.
3. Tree lay mei:o)f each Annual Confer
ence are entitled to as 'many lay delegates
in the General Conference as there are min-
An d as a duty to the membership and
vital to the prosperity of the Church, we
further hold that the office,of Presiding Elder
should be modified upon the basis of the
following propositions
Pie substance. of the propositions respect-,
`cog thePresit f lit4; Eldefils, t tika
be the pastor. of.a-circuit or station, where he
would labor and have his sustenance.
• The Methodist system , has been,exceed
irigly efficient. The Chfireh has flourished
gytatly. 'Whether the proposed ; change
would fit in so well.with the other parts as
to make a harmonious.and energetic whole,
it may require the test of experiende to de.
tide. ' ' '
IiME
Union in,Texas.
Some time ago we noted the union of the
Presbytery of Texas (N S ) with.the Synod
of Texas. The Synod's a tion, in the else
we see published as follows
'WHEREAS, The General Assemblyof the
Presbyterian;Church, at their meeting at.
Charleston; did fake prospective and condi
tional action,-in the case of the presbytery
of • Chant stun Union, and direeted the'
Synod of South Carolina to receive said
Piesbytery as a . body; 'and,
Whereas, „The Presbytery of Texas have
adoPted the: Confesaion' of Faith, and ad
here to the 'government of 'the Presbyterian
Church:; therefore,
:Resolved, That their request be granted,
and that they be• receiVed as a Presbytery,
in connexion-.with this Synod, on the con
dition.stated,in their memorial.
Resolved, -That then said .Presbytery he
dissolved, and that Itevi. M. M.. King,,W.
C. Dunlap, 0: A. King and D. 0 Hender
son, he united to the. Presbytery of
,Eastern
Texas, and Rev.,J H. Zivley to the
,Pr9i
,bytery of Western. Texas. •
The enabling act of Alio General Assem
lily; alluded to in the preamble above, was
in _a particular case, htving its own ,peculi
arities., It way not the establishing of a
principle, nor the prescribing of_ a getteral
mode of effecting a •union. The action
above, 'however, does not annul- our rule,
requiring a satisfactory statement of doe:-
trinal faith and Christian 'experience on the
part of these. brethren, when they shall ac
-tualty unite , ,twith. the Presbyteries named.
The rule is well established, in accordance
with the precept, "Be ready, always, to
give to every, one that asketh you,,a reason
of the :bops that is in you." Its observance
will hence be' expected by, every= minister
Who desires teyenter`a `Presbytery, and the
opportunity 'of the declaration will be es
teemed, a privilege by the sound and the
good. Onlyesuch as can cheerfully give •us
the evidence:4lst they are of us, could we
welcome atiliartieiparitii in . the instruction
ttu. 4
and governnient of'our r churches.
r ,
Synod- Of .11.10amEt.,
The , . Soutireftt .Ptedo ter ian gives a syn
bps' is of proceedings of the Synod of
Alabama, at'itvlate meeting. ;The . attend
ance was net targe. Preaching was had
twice each, day. Much "cordiality among
the 'members was manifest. The cause of
the Seminary at Columbia was ' . brought for
ward, and Synod aimed to co operate. , with
the Sync& of .South Carolina and Georgia.
Ihe propositions accepted were :
"1.. That'the Synod of Alabama should,
unite, upon . equal terms, with the Synods
of Suiith Carolina and Georgia, in the gov
ernmeotund control• of the, Seminary; and,
2. That iv should give•its,sanction to eff..rta
that the Board oft Directors might make to
raise funds .withit its bounds, for the Inv,
ther endowment of the Seminary."
The subjects of Foreign and Domestic
Mis-ions elicited 'much interest;' especially
the latter: Alahami furnishes a Very:large
and very needy , _ missionary., field, and the
Synod is making laudable tfforts to have it
well occupied'. The itinerant syitem there,
is a necessiti, , for time, and our . Board ,
should earnestly
,co operate; and ministers
should consecrate themselves to, a needed
work.
Temperance.
The North. Amerman Temperance - Can
vention,,lately held at Chicago, seems to
have been a harmonious meeting, and con
ducted with much interest: There were
representatives present from eleven States.
he Convention adopted . unanimously,
,and
:recommended to all orders of Temperance
men, all Christians, and all the benevolent,
the following' ,
• ` PLATFORM.' •
1. , TO,MI abstinence from till intoxicating liquors
as it bererage: .
2: No limit) in any form or under any circum
stances, for, the sale: of such liquors, to he nsed .as
a beverage. . • •
3. The absolute prohibition of thainanufacture
and' sale of intoiicating liquors for such-purposes
by the will of the people expressed
in due forma of law, with the penalties deserved
fora crime of. such enormity.;
4,. The creation• of a healthy public opinion
upon this subject by ihe active' diaseiaination "of
truth in all tie modes knoin to an enlightened
ibilauthroPY.` ' ' ' •
b.-The election of good, honest nien to admin
ister the.giers.. •
6. Persistpnop in efforts to pave individuals and
communities from so direful a scourge, itgaiiost till
form's of opposition and difficulty, until our stte
cm is complete and universal.
We have; for years thoitAt that the
friends of Temperance were sufficiently nu
tmerous in manyi if not - moat of the States
of'the-Unien, to affect 'a very great referm'
if only 'they could be induced to act together.
Bat, unhappily, they are divided as to the
extent to which reform shaild be carried }
and as to the means which are ,to be used.
The EXTENT, es we think, should be. TOTAL
ABSTINENCE from all intoxicating , drinks ;
and the melts shpuld bi the removal, by
authoritetive social arrangement of all keit.
ities for obtaining the liquor. This looks
like being with the extreme; but we are not
Mr. We ean.oo operate with those who differ
from us on either point, on the principle of
respecting their judgment, and, also because
half a loaf is better than no bread.",
Our Futtehgurit ,Missiouaries.
The following extraet'ot a letter from Mr.
Elias Davidson, of MeConuellsburg, to, the
Rev. Dr. Elliott, of Allegheny, gives more
definite information respecting our martyred
missionaries at Cawnpore, than any we pave
yet seen published. Mr. Davidson is an
uncle of the Rev. David Elliott Campbell,
one of the missionaries beheaded.
" Since I wrote to you, I received a letter
from Mr. Fullerton, of Agra. lie ct.tes
thaktlio'FuttelignfliMissionaries,l.with nth.
ere, o en, women "and children, in all out
huudteo and twenty•six, left Fattehgurhuu
the 4th of June and dropped down the river
near to Oawupore, when they were fired upon
by Nene Sahib and taken prisoners; anti on
the DM they were taken out on the parade
gt ouhd,befure the entrenchment at Citeupoie,
and beneaded, men, women and chtlaren.
They could nut have,suffeted lung, as it was
only six days front the time they lett Fut
tehgurh until they were massacred, Mr.
Campbell's two little children-Fanny and
Wilite—were massacred with their par..nts.
Mr. Fullerton got his statement tram a na
tive Chritatian at Futtehguth, and says it is
no doubt comm. Mr. Jay, with whum Mr.
Campbell's . , son, Davidson, had been fur a
year, Wilted to Mr. Fulleitun that, he is a
delicate boy, and ought to be sent to
' A lierzoa:',
Mr., Davidson expresses the hope that he
will be brought home by Mrs. Janvier., The
missionaries-were still in .the fort at Agra,
and did not know when - they would be 're
leased. , writes to . Elliott,
on the,2oth ,of ,Ootober, that they were' all
Yet the Prat:trellis Beiner end advocate.
[The following testimonial in favor of a
worthy fellari-laboreuin the Gospel; was de
signed for our issue of last week, but failed.
It is still 'good ]
MR: EDITOR I.—Our churches know too
little of our missionaries.: We have too .
little opportunity to judge of 'them, as cora : ,
pared - with 'their bretbren.:in the ministry
at home. Recent circumstances have caused
Us to know more of, some of theni. I think
the churches will be interested in knowing
!the result of a stated siipply by *one who
hes been detained at home, tor .a season, by
Providential hinderances. Last 'Spiing he
left w very successful, wall. in visiting the
I.4rhurehes, to accept an invitation to supply
one of- our important churches, the Central
oh ureh of Balti more: .
We were cognizant of the great hesitan
cy, 'with which the.. invitation' was enter• ;
tained,.being , fearful to andertake so ~res
ponsible a situation in such trying. dream
stances. , We rejoiced, when, at, the urgent,
request of brethren, who 'knew:and rightly,
estimated him, he accepted. And we rejoice
in the evidence, which the following ection,of
the members of that
,church affords, that
his ministry was eminently successful among
them. These resolutions were adopted, at a
very full congregational -.meeting, near the
close of his service of six months. Their
importance and value as a testimonial can
be fully appreciated only by -those who
know the peculiar exigencies of the church.
We know-these expressions are not ailment
ing complements;- bat the real feelings' of.
the people. We know, too, that they meet •
the hearty concurrence of the pastors hero,
who part with theiribrother beloved, whit '
sincere regret. A BALTIMORE PASTOR.
ACTION OF THB .0114TBAL
This congregation, understanding that the Rev. i
Dr. Flapper is about to leave them, cannot per-,
! mit the leveret occasion to pass without expiires 1
lug their gratitude to him for what he has done. :
in their behalf. They believe that, under 'Protii
dence, the preservation of thin congregation has
' been, in a great measure, owing to him. De has
been most faithful, vigilant, and untiring. . Ills
views have ever breatbed a spirit of charity, love,
and brotherly kindness, and his conduct has been
in entire harmony and keeping with his preeepts. I
Be it. therefore,
Readied, As thy `
imoltea, as re unanimous or, .
people, that this reverend • - gentl man has, while
acting as their pastor„ by ,his precepts and ex- I
ample, manifested himself to: be , the Christian ,
gentleman,., the fervent dsciple of our blessed
Saviour, an the iealous and fearless advodate of
the principles of the Gospel.
• Resolved, That. he is entitled to the lasting
gratitude of this people; and we trust that
wherever may, hereafter be the icene of his la- I
m
bore,' he ay prose successful in his efforts; and
that he and his maybe blessed with prosperity I
and happiness. ' • ' .
Resolved, That a Committee of three be ap
pointed to make known to, him _the views of, this
congregation.,
CENTRE CeLLEGE KY.—Dr. Green is to
enter upon his duties, as President of thill
College, on Monday, the I.lllh inst.
tior thoOrea byte - tide issi;ner and Advocate
Revival at Armagh
JOBNSTOWNr Dec. 31..1857.
Rxv D. MAINRev :—Dear , Brother--
It la my high privilege to say to you, And
through )our paper, to my.brethren in the
ministry, that our Covenant God bps beed
pleased to visit the, church of Armagh.. In
connexion, with the Communion, which was
observed, last Sabbath, thitty two were,Oled
to the church, on exandnation. Many more
are under deep convictions, and others will
unite with other churches.
We bad no assistance from man , but
God wrought mightily through the truth.
I wish to.pointnunicate these words of,
cheer to my, brethren, and to comply with
the rt quest of Dr. Plumer.
Yours, in the best of bonds,
STEVENSON.
N. —Within the last month, over
thirty families that congregation have
taken the _Banner. R. S.
„
Princeton' Theological Seminary.
According to the Catalogue of thift'Senii
nary, just issued, the number of students is
one hrodred and thirty, divided as follows:
Resident Griduates, 3;, Resident Milslim.
ary, 1; Secior Class,,32; Ssoond Class, 50;
Junior .Class, 44. The, several States which
the studetti came from, are as fellows
Maine, 1 ; New Hampshire, , 1; Vermont,
2; Mass4chu , etts, 2; New York, 28; New
Jersey, , 19; Pennsylvania, 34; Virginia, 1;
North Carolina, ,1; Bouth Carolina, 2 ;
Georgia, 1 ;.,Miseissippi; 3; Olio, 8; Ter,
nessee,
_2; lodises, 6; Illinois, 1; Michi.
gan, 3;, Misisonri, 5; Wisconsin, 2; lowa,
1; Dlionteota, 1; Canada, 1; Nova Scotia,'
1. We are gratified to see that. this time
honored school of the prophets condones to
prom:ker. The present number"of istudents,
we believe, 18 1 qeer than for several years
preceding ---Presbrerifin.
' Death eta Young Minister: •
We. regret to hear of the death of Rev.'
Hugh ttettl M'Elroy, which occ u rred in
Pettoit,'on the 24th inst. He was a native
of Ltbanoo, Kentucky, and a graduate of
of Cautre' Giltege, and Union Theologian
Seniinary,'NeW York. Be' labored for some
years in Midway, 'Kentucky, • befire being
called to
_Detroit. Be was a, young: man of
"ardent piety, fine talents, and earnest devo:
tiott to his Master's work He fdicd in
peaeo, was attacked in the
swooning away, end - be never recovered;
-tat tfit Wick "
Rev. Et. W. Two,strsow declines the call to
the Ventral chitrch, Baltimore.
Mr. B. L. AGwEw, late of the Allegheny
- Seullnar.Yl haktletS.A4lol. , u n P iallousi b
to 'Johnstown, Pa. He accepts.
Rev. 'T R BURGETT has received and"
cepted an invitation to supply the Pres•
byterian church of Mansfield, Ohio. Cor
respondents will please address him ac
cordingly..
Rev. A. BARR'S Post Mee address is
changed (rum Crestline, Ohio, to Dalton,
Wayne County, Ohio.
Rev NATHANIEL WEST. D D., was installed
pastor, of the . First Presbyterian, church
of Belmont. PhiladelPhia, on the after
.
noon of Sabbath, 27th nit. . •
Rev. JW. E KEJtR has declined' the call
. 1 ! • from the Fitth church, Baltimore, Md.
- His address for . the.•present is No. 872
Marshall Street, Philadelphia.
rt* no"
Rev kiIIARLEG umacs, of Woodville, Mies ,
has accepted' a 0411 to the Smith Plains
church, Albemarle Co., Va. His, Post
Office is Charlottesville, Va. ,
Rev. W. MATTHEWS, of Perry, Ga., having
accepted an invitation to: supply the Curry
church m Flrida;Presby, tery, correspond
ents wilt please address him at Bainbridge,
Georgia.
Bes' , THOMAS R MARKHAM, bas been un
animously elected . pastor of the First
'Presbyterian church, Fourth District,
New Orleans.
Rev.' J`.,. Lane, of Wrightsville, Pa, has
declined the call from the church of Lew
iaharg, Pa.
Rev. S A. ROD6EIVIAN'S Post Office ad.
dress is changed from Washington, Tex
as, to Canton, Mississippi
Rev. hi IC LYNN S Post Office address is
changed from Keithaburg to Aledo, Mer
cer County Illinois '
Rev. Lewis. MoNEELy's Post Office ; address
is changed from Salisbury, Tennessee, to
Eudora, Chicot County, Arkansas.
Rev. J J. LiNE'Siasicifal - relaticin to the
church of New 'Harmony, Pa., ;has been
dissolved by the Presbytery. of DOnegal. -
. •
Rev. J. 8. GnixEs,. of Dayton, Ohio, bee
received, a call from the , church of Co.
lumhia, Pa.
Rev: Wm. McCommmils pastoral relation'
to the •Fourth (church; New Orleans, has
been - dissolved. His Post Office is now
RL.unia, Louisiana.
'ReV. 'J. 'ROGERS . Post Office -address is
changed irom Newtown, Pa:, to French
' town, .11tinterdori County, N. J. ' '
Rev, JAMES SiITH was installed pastor of
the, church of bluunt joy by' the Pres
. bytery of Dpnegal on the 15th ult.
Rev. W: L Gair„st,ef Madienni Wisconsin,
has:engaged•to supply the Second church,
Louisville, during the , Winter months.
Rev: ALEx BEATTY has taken charge of
the chin& in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
EASTERN SUMM-ARY,
BOSTON-AND NEW ENGLAND.
The fears entertained in the beginning of
the Winter, with respect to the . Sufferings
of, the Poor,,have not been realizeeto any
great extent. More employment has been
obtained than was anticipated, , and charity
hes been unremitting in its exertions. The
rich, have given freely •of their abundance,
and the kind, and sympathizing
,have been
active in seeking out and supplying the
destitute. An address Was delivered fir the
benefit of the '" Provident Association for
the Relief of the Poor," on the evening of
the 22d nit., by the Hon. Edward Everett,
which was one of that gentleman's happiest
efforts. ' It is the habit of a certain class of
writers, in the present :day, to represent
Christianity as, ignoring, or at least not bus -
ing itself to relieve physics 1 sufferings and
to supply the wants .uf the body. Every
reader of the New Testament knows that
this is contradicted by the example' oPour
,Saviour and his Apostles, and by the whole
tenor of. Christian doctrine and precept,
And every one at all acquainted with the
subsequent history of the Church, has learned'
that the institutions of modern times for
aiding the poor, healing the sick, and re
moving mental and .physical infirmity-are
the direct results of practical Christianity:
'Mr: Everett truly said :
"'ln Greece and Rome there were no hos
.
pit& no poor.honses, no retreats for the
insane; nor were the great 'men of Greece
and Rime ever commemorated for their phil
anthropy and benevolence. .'These were
Christian virtues, and the'religious _houses
,pf the middle ages first organized them into
. effici.llt action.'
ition of this
His leetule on Wasbington bee been de-
livered , eixty five times, and the proceeds
have been $3B 000 to be applied to the
Washington Monunient.
Dr. Cornell, a well known medical author,-
has an article in a late number of the Boston
Congregationalist recommending the r Stistlyr
of Medicine by the aergymert. e , ea 3 s
that a very considerable amount ef the me.l
- knowledge in the State, daring-its early
history; was found among Clergymen; and
that they were thoroughly educated in the
sciences as well as in theology`;`and, also, that
John Wesley, the founder of mtdern Meth
odism, was- not only a medical practitioner,
but also a - Successful medical author. ' But
we must keep in mind that the condition - of
the medical profession is widely - ,4ll#retit
now, from what it was' , then ; and .that the
number of regularly educated.-and , skillful
Physicians has largely increased; that such
o tu 'be found in shoat everi neighborhood:
Moreover the demands new made on a min
bter's time and abilities; are such as to
leave bat little opportunity or strength for
the successful study and applicatioir"ef`
science so rapidly progressive
medicine. Bat rhere is one feature of the
Ductoeuartiole that is worthy of attention,
and for 'which he merits the thanki bf
asters and plous people. He says, and that
truly, that the sick need religious physicians,
and that the moral nebeisitieS of irrialids
are not met in the present, state of tbe pro
fession. Next to the pastor, the physician
occupies the most influential pmition in the
congregation and . neighborhood, and if he
bean infidel, an.immoral man, or even one
'who . Beg leets „habitually religiAlus,:services
rand dutietr,,thetetect will lie highly injati
tats. Tklititueledg4
m=ui=giii
Etksiesitiatical.
faithful and devout piety, is a greathl e , i ,,
to : any c9,lnmunity, and may be of iun n ,: ,
benefit tar the souls as well as the bodi es 0 ,
h i s pa ti en ts, - How does the pious soul rf I,
the visitsand conversation of the. ap ediv,
Attendant actuated by the spirit of Christ:
'And hoW many careless ones might, i n tbi,
way, be arrested and led to the Saviour,ievi
is , the, great " Physician ?"
The_Puritan Recorder says that the cis
collar sent out to a limited extent, 80r ,,
ago, which we noticed, containin g a call fr :
a Convention of the Friends of 13 5 , 1 b;
Doctrine, has not been a failure, as ha.:
intimated by some opposed to the mov er , et ,
but thathe company for the propoFed p„`
'tan Review bas been the result. s o L I .
the circular was sent, the reception a.
more cordial than had been expected i a
beginning.
This paper continues the Review of C,,
and in the hat number takes up the L'
•;
of the phio Conference of CuogrF ga ,. :. .
churches, adopted as the basis of c ,„,
between the Orthodox C. iogregatiooal,.;
Oberlin 'Churches, in 1852. It says
while this Creed does not contain
any of the errors of the Oberlin S o h
leaves a door open 'for their iotr u d ue
and tas " not one word against per-,
ism, or any other of the Oberlin p en
ties," nor any evidence that they
longer bell
The Christian, Register
been, for some time, anxious to
some plausible method of explainin g
the, doctrine of " natural depravtty.'
has brought to light the following
.derived, as it says, from the Bible
If this is a favorable specimen of the th
logical attainments and power of ese gs
poEsessed; by the Regriste-, no envy ;rill
awakened thereby in any quarter. It
of
," natural depravity."
Boiler:from its being supported by thz Foi ,
Is directly contradicted by it, in its narratir..
is there stated, that, at the time of the Lad,
whole world was destroyed except Noah arms
family ; and that they were sated hecau.e
their righteousness, or in other words, beot:-
thej were`not depraved, either by nature orin a:
other way. Elo that it seems the original in
not descend to them. It follows, then, ihia
the destruction of the world, there was to
living who, was naturally depraved. Such
the case, there was no one who could trau
this 'clepra,sity to succeeding generation.. A :
whatever might have been the natural dein, '
of tee generations living between Adam and Sr:
it.must have stopped at Noah, and cold unip
•Infected gent rations succeeding him.
This explanation of the difficulty is
faCS of the inspired record of the drunkes.
flees of Noah, and the lewdness of
certainly , an amusing instance of the sex;
theologiC`al twaddle.
The, clergy, of Massachusetts arebeciauk
to be alarmed at the Progress of UMW
Sentiments on. the part of those seekioeii;!
ministry in their bounds; and some of then
are determined to exercise their right;
officers in the Lord's house. A slant
time asp an Ecclesiastical Council mete
North Wei:Porn, to, ordain Mr. Alphetui
Nielterson,..a; recent graduate of dodos , :
an Evangelist. After consu'tation, ama
ity ofthe Coined declined to go on in or:
pletion of the object for which they had V;
:because no good reason was given for Es
ordination to that office at this time, id
because, to their astonishment, up in eia.
natiop he did not appear to entertain t•
coherent views or belief of Gospel doer,
Many of the Congregational chortle f
New Englartd o have hemline so ElfaVd -
Enzigratiossand other causes, that nary:
them formerly able to support pastor. e
_fintably, can do so no longer. The ran .
recommended by the most prudent, is 1:
turn to the old habit of uniting two err
feeble'churches in one pastoral charge,n
sustaining the - Ministry comfortably, Ape:
up enlarged fields of usefulness, antkii
rng tfiereselves With the regular thew
grace: We Would not be surprised if a.:
ilar 'movement would be found nicesorl
some parts of oar own Church. It is r:-
.ous for small congregations to starve oil.:
pastor after another, and to be vacant 2.
gether a good portion of the tine, who:
Union of two or more would obviate i.
evils, and leave many laborers to go tec:: .
places imhere lime remains much land
possessed.
NEW YORK.
Business continues to improve as rar' l ,
aS, can be reasonably expected, 'van
season of the year and the late reVerees'
titkeu into account. Collections in the ir
rior are' made with considerable
and large 'quantities of produce are br)ti
forward, though the market is by no Th E
glutted. The large amount of E pecie
ported. has only slightly lessened the 5
held ty the banks.
The presence of General WizTheo r .
his "'Tender •to Commodore Pal ll6 i :
awakened'much interest among his
thizars, of - whom there are many in thti e . .
notwithttauding the miserable eanditicc•
which, many of his followers returned
Summer.
The . success the Adrta' tie, on 'ha
trip, has been the occasion of much rel
jog;
,and it is.to be feared that the a c '
fur quick passages may cause a r ecor[o•
of calamities similar to those that took P l ''
some time ago.
It is said that a change is about t°
traduced on the Vanderbilt Steamers'
may materially diminish the prizes of c lbi
yassage. Hereafter passengers w ill o r
pay for what food they actually order
this way, it is expected there will be a g!,
reduction in charges arising from the t
Mr. A. T. Stewart, of the celtbrl'
Silk House, at the corner of Ch' t
Street and Broadway, has offered fi7e
died thousand dollars for the site n
feted to the Government for the roc'
Office. The Government offer for
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Someof the bills rendered for the 11 _ :
Ogenut in honor of the remains o f tilt
brt
Genera/ Worth make the whole affair °.
what ridiculous. The hearse couttll%.
for= the occasion, cost one thou.an d
ttindred and ninety-three dollar T
E_2l