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To BrsL P ISTRIBIITORS.—Bee "Bible Notice" of U. Thom. MUCH MATTER, prepared for this issue, has been kid ovei, to 'Make room: for the Pastoral Letter sent out bythe late Conven tion at Cinbinnati.. This will explain why some of the, communications of our ,valued correspondent!' do not appear in this num ber, and, also, the delay,of several obituary notices. Some items of news also are neees-, sarily omitted,> on the belief that there is a very deep interest 'felt in the Convention. Commissioners' Fluids. The Treasurer of the Presbytery of Ohio, in sending us the following note, shows his forethought •The Pastors and Sessions of the Ohio Presby tery, are respectfully referred 'ti) the 'following extract from the Minutes o f ' the' last` nieiting of presbytet , i • : "Resolved, That the Treasurer -of Presbytery be directed to call the attention of the churches to the importance of contributing at an earlier period than 'turtial tri 'the- Commissioners' Fund, and with increased liberality." To meet the spirit' of'„the abov,e reaolition, it is desirable tbit co'llectienii be 'taken 'Up 'efo as to be paid over during the Month OrMarch. To accommodate Pastors, , arrangements' have' beeri made with 'Mr. Culbertson, at ,the -Colportage Book Booms,-to -receives parnents.., tt is hoped that congregations will at,least doable their usual ontributions: Luau Looms; ' 'Treasurer Of Ohio' Presbyteri. "How,is•Jt?" Under this caption ,tha North Carolina Presbyter lan, states that in Charlotte;S. C. the usual' Synodical' colleeifon . for missionary purposes was $80.1*; and two weeks later, the Methodist Conference took up 41200 for the same object. kiow, 'why . this difference ? It may be that the Methodist ministers make theii Wholi.donation for the year at the time of Conference while Pres byterian ministers make their donitions at the times,When collections arc , takenin their churches. We ,haver no favorable': . idca of making a show. Liberality is,commendable; and it is allowable to provoke' , to love and good works. A little rivalship in doing good, might he-so conducted by EVangelical denominations that henefits would result. Cowenldbn of =darn and DiSLCOIIII. At the late , Sessions' of the Synod of North Carolina,) in Charlotte, a preliminary meeting was held by the Elders and -Dea cons there present, to make arrangements for holding a ConveUtion of the Elders and Deacons wit* the bounds of the Synod, at a future day. This Convention is to meet in Greensborough, lon the 24th. inst. The declared object is to consult and pray for the, Church, and devise means to promote its, welfare and usefidness. Among the thiniet to be considered • are the present inadequate support of the .ministry, and the means 16 be employed to elevate the standard of loenevelence in *the churches. This is: a very worthy object. We commend the thought to all Elders and Deacons. New Churohes Dedicated. One year ago last October, a church was organized at Fort Dodge, lowa, with five members. From this,small begiunitig, "a good prayer-meeting, a flourishingSabbsth School, atid -•the regular means of grace,". have beei `secured to the people... And on 17th of January last, the new church edit flee was dedicatc4 to the worship of Go:, This is the, first. Presbyterian ;hutch build lag erected in North-Western Iowa" and: no other edifice ottlielind is Us be foundl . with-' in one hundred and twenty miles' Weet A or eighty milee,bTorth. Last Sabbath; week, o the Ninth Presbyte rian church •Of Cincieniti was; set apart to the servi c e and worship of God: The ear mon was,preachelly the Rev Dr 'Ricca of, tlhi ,a tIM 6Si - rid by the EcT.Dr:. - tifiggs. - . -- Triterebtirch was organized' four. years ago,lnran exceed ingly destitute Part, Of the city', and has" at present a membership of 'forfy, 'bet with` a good prosPect iroU'easizig'sticoess.- eI. • - A Central Pres/13* proick. A aural, thus . designatid, was organ reed in, Pittsburgh on the evening of the LOth of February, by a Oonunitrea of the Presbytery of Ohio. Certificates Wernpre sented, mostly front the First and churches, by 'nineteen persons, who entered into the Messrs. Luke Loon 'and Join a Davison were elected Elders, and Dr. James *fug, was chosen Deicon. These brethren had preview') exereise!4 in other places, the offices , lo which they are . .rkilv °loan, and Bence needed notUriliba tion. The oboibe hero was unanimous`, and they were duly installed.. The ciingregstien fieried - by Dr. - Jacobus„ appointrieut . . of Piegbytery. medic in the building knoiru as the Fifth church.' : The 'attend.. am* 'is say Thiaproperty is Acid by a Oomarittee of the. Presbytery, of Obio,und is to be trimifened to theAtew congreitatien when it shall brk;C bean duly ins: l62 lx', ' l a tell- ChArq./ mom :An fnif city. MI /*a d title:eanlii sad the prospect is, the a the seats will soon be taketi. IlloPiontsoN,.Clerk, Synodic* Convention at Cincinnati. Our brethren have had a most delightful meeting. Rev. W. L. Breckinridge, D.D., of Loaievlle Ky., acted as Moderator, and the Rev. E. B. Raffeikspei&r,i of Bellefon taine, and the Rev. John Crozier, of Illinois, as perks. The Convention met on Tuesday 'evening 'arid continued in session until a late hoar on Thursday night. The exercises throughout seem to have been most interest ing. This week we have only room for th`e -letter of a our correspondent and the well • written, able, and appropriate Pastoral Letter 'prepared by the Reis. Dr. Mao Master May this meeting be'folloWed by precious seasons of refreshing in all the church es . represented by these Synods, and , throughout the churches of our denomination. The attend ance on the morning, after the Convention assembled • was : Synod of Cincinnati— Ministers, 62; Elders, 54. Bynod of ICen incity--Ministers, Elders, ,Synod Of Indiana—Ministers, 32; Elders, 16; Synod of Northern Indiana—Ministers, 35; Elders, 8. Other Synods—Ministers, 9. Making 138 Ministeus, and 97 Elderi. Total, 234... Others ;were still arriving. Omen/run, Feb. 12th, 1858.:;1 BST. AND DEAN B` or haiten, at yOur request; to gitoe you a trief account of the gracints time we have,had here dur ing the sessions of the Synodical Convention. "The God of the Hebrews kith met' with us'?" He Who came from P.aran and Teraan, wh,ose glory covered the heavins and' praise filled the `earth, and who went forth, of old, for .the salVation of his 'people, even the Holy One of Israel, has met here with vs! We,:have sat in heavenly places together'; we !rave felt the sheddings of God's gracrous influence deseedding as the deir of Her mon, upon our souls,• refrealnng us all, and causing us to d*ell together. in unity. The last day of the Convention eipecially, was a day, I am persuaded, that will never fade from the memory of any 'who participated in its prone - dings or were subject to its sacred influence. "fiord it is goOd to he here !" was 'the language' no doubt , of every heart. The attendance has been large, and , fully up to our expectations. Pastors, elders and private members from all' parts - of the four Synods represented in the Convention, and from other Synods also, ,were present with earnest hearts to pray and wait before God for his blessing. I need not enter into any details in reference to the business transac tions of the ConventiOn, as I N 43 all the minutes will appear in your paper.*, There could have been no better test of the interest felt by all, far and near, in the Convention, than the inauspicious 'character of the weather on Tuesday, .February 9th, the evening-of which was the time for as sembling. It poured torrents of rain, during a greater part of the day and the whole of, the evening. Still the `brethren kept comingin, some by boat, others by railroad, and still others by private conveyance, until the num bers who came to attend the 'Convention, nand, certainly have been over three hundred. In some cases, whole sessions 'came bodily, leaving none' behind. The sermon of Rev. Dr. Humphrey,' of Danville, was listened to by a large auditory 'with breathless attention. The First Pres byterian church of our city was crowded to its `utmost capacity, notwithstanding the 'storm of rain ! The text was from Acts i : 8; "But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upem you." 'Bokinin, profound, impressive, and instructive was the treatment of the subject as a branch of the great and fundimental Doctrine of the Spirit. Most clearly was it shown that the ' Spirit and Word of God are the agency and instrumentality for the conversion of sinners; that the Word of God is drawn out from the dePtha of the eternal mind by the Spirit of God, and revealed to men; that this revealed truth of God's own mind ' and will for our salvition, has been infallibly communicated to men even by inspiration so that we now have infallible truth and an infallible record; and further, that the same Spirit who re vealed_this Divine Word, now works, by the Word, in the souls of sinners,' enlightening them in the knowledge of this Word, and giving them to behold therein the glolj , of • God in: the salvation of men. There is a conformity between the Spirit and the Word; their charaitteristics of truth, light, love, faith, are reciprocal and designed to work out the copy and substance 'of thernselves in' 'the soil of falsehood, darkness, enmity.-arid` unVelief, Most clearly did' the < preacher Show'the absolute folly Of trying to convert inen'Otherwise than by the SPirit and Word of'actll I And, then, the Holy 'Spirit is prOmised to, and dwells in the .Church, to enable the ministers of the Word to "preach. the'Woßp in demonstration of the SPIN AT and of POWER ! We have' the Word,. but we want the power. That power to preach,' helieve;:io `understand, and to feel the Word,* save and be saved by it; only comes from the Holy Ghost. "Ye`Shall receive ;p:ainer; after that the. Holy GhostAs come Upon yOn I" The way to get this power is ''tqpray and, ray in faith; ati Wai illustrated in the ease the Apoitlea. And the. Pro mise of Christ was not - only to theni, but to us. A Pentecost:of power was the fruit of a fenteeost of prayer ! Thewhole discourse was solemnly and. admirably 'suited to the time, 'and I-believe has made, under Godi a lasting impression. Nothing could have been more appropriate. The sermon of Rev. Dr. Thomas, of New Albany" Was equally well received, and beau tifollkapplopriate: Itttitintnixtriti‘with, and="' relation to that of Dr. Hitinphrey,'witi seen' by, all. The text was inlEphesians iv : 11, 12; ce And He gave some Apostles, and some Prephets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints; for the work of the ministry; for the edifying of the body, of atriit. Dr.. Thomas adverted; to ,:the, fact that last night we saw Jesus on the Mount of Olives conversing with his .disciplea,,jnat hifore his ascension, and saying to them, "Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you." To-night, said ins, we be hold Jesus enthroned in glory, shedding down his, coronation gifts upon his redeemed body, the. Church. The human instrumen lalitiei then, for carrying on the work of saliationosaa the subject. , Thedilea of <the text he took to be this, that Christ has given all these, Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pas tors, teachers, for a setting in order or train ing of the stunts, untaa work of service for the budding up of -the body of Christ ! The 'deitign of the offteera of the ChUrch is to work by and through the Church, training the saints in Prayer, in faith, in labor, in love for a service, none other than, the build ing up of the body of Christ. They were , to be examples to the flock in all things, and them, so far as they were followers of Christ, 'the. flock must imitate. All must Work steadily, onwsKdly,. prayerfully, faith fully to build up the Savinues,„Oody, Whichis .the Rhorch ; ;to gather 1.044 lnores4efii '' ' e- Atn..49‘.95. Teto *'Ths lOWA will appezt nut weelte.lb. THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE. the Spirit commupon us, it is that we may thus work.,ll cannot give the beauties of this discourse, or put on paper the thrills of feeling that now and then vibrated through the house in the soule of all. Many inelo quent passage brought tears to the eyes of many, as did portions of the discourse on the previous evening. The crowd was great er, if .anything, on the second than on the first night, the weather being good. The exercises of the Convention were de motional and hortatory..,. From 9,A. A. Id., to 110 r A.Z1.5 wce2engagellin inlenin prayer inay praise to God; also from 3 P. M. to 4 P.M., while the remaining portions of the-forenoon and afternoon were given to exhortation. The topics presented, yeu will find in the minutes of the body, as also the speeches: Many times the presence of the Spirit, was deeply felt in the house. Never can those who trap, present, on the lait day especially, forget how solemn linen:ltalie, at times, the interest. became. The congregations were most Unexliectedly large. They varied, all the time, froiti‘eight hundred to one thou sand souls. You may imagine how thrilling the singing was, as from all voices, and no doubt from all hearts, the songs of praise rose, like sacred incenso;Trom those vast 'assemblies HOW, at.times, were we re minded of heaven's praises I How glorious it was toeing I The exhortations.kkeonfes sion of sin; to repentance . ; to - devotion; to libeiality; and the discuthions as 'to the •meansto be usedin, and the mode of conduct ing a revival, were interspersed with praise and prayer. Among those whose remarks were received with thankfulness and profit by the Convention, were, the'Rev.Dr. Hoge, of 'Columbus; and of Dr. Rice,"of go—remarks; all Of Which were the result of great experience in the work of God. A letter alio; from Di. Jacobus, of your-city, to a member 'of the Convention, sending' us a word of 'encouragement, was read before the brethren, and produced' a deep impression. The last evening, of the Convention was devoted to hearing the ' Address to the Churches, prepared with great carebyDr. .MiteMaiiter, read; and devational exercises. 'The Cottirentien had agreeirtolave'preacle ing in - the Central - chtirehi but soluitni Interest was the afternoon's' eitercisesi 'that the vote' Was 'reeonsidered, 'a rid the service recalled. Wafelt we Were nearer' a' throne of grace than yet we had been I. :We 'Wanted `still to remain there: "After the - address, able and iinpresilive, 'to which the =Whole house intentlilitened, Was read , and. adept- , ed, the President of the Convention 'sug gested that we all' now spend our last itio-' mats tegether in looking to God I It was te solemn time r Naer shall we forget the solemn - sensation that pervaded the hone+, as, just at this-inoninit i pr. Humphrey rose and sadly' moiled, that when we do adjourn, we adjourn' "to meet morer—no more, altogether, as now - sailer° ! His laskaddi tional words melted the assembly 'into tears. The were words of love to us, and 'of en couragement. He' begged - 'us to think of each other in our prayers—to plead for , the outpouring of the' • Spirit, and. to labor in love for Jesus Christ. , The motion was' eirried, with' a siglaroni many a breast: Ho* soon were we to papa rate I • How soon to say farewell I The Bev. Mr. Henry r of,Chicago, , was called upon to lead in prayer, 'We sang the hymn.::: "Bleat be the'ile that binds Our hearts ip Ohriettita, loie; The fellowahip of kilidred'iniude' Is like 'to that abovu.!' As we 'sang, the Spirit of God dre* closer together, and we felt it was='herd to part: The " tie," ' indeed, was a blessed one. The hymn was the last to, be Sang. Some one moved that the Convetitimiltap on still longer. It was seconded, and the voice of prayerlo our heavenly-Father tias heard—earnest, heartfelt,'imploring prayer for'mor e ! Professor Rogers, of Oxford, led this time. After singing again the hymn Salvation t ,0 the joyful ttinuid the President arose, and said, " The time has come when we must part—let us pray!" Those words "let us pray,", how sweet,, how sad ! That prayer will be , remembered by all. It fell from the lips of the President, all anointed with Witless and grace; end' while it shed a blessing upon ns all, it bleised • God, our Father:, „for his, love and kindtless to us, his Imi:worthy children. 'Every Word; sank,mto our souls. 0 tkat we could hnv& delayed still longer ,Some who were present at the OeniOn tiort in .Pittsburgh,, say that :you li rethree' there had more of this blenspd,experienpa than we have had,, e., a longer , time .of it. We lost a part of the first day, in completing' the organization, and settling some nuances eery questions. But we made up for the loss, the last ev,ening. And now, we say, God is indeed the hearer and answerer of prayer ! We, send word to you, greeting ; that your' God, of whom you have said that he.has blessed'you, is our God,loo, and has bleseed us; and our prayer is, that', no longer we may be a strife unto oursetves, but that we' may, dwell together in the unity of the Spirit and bond of and forgiven; experiencing in our souls _the earn= est of that . Divine blessing, the consumtnaz tion of which is forevermore." • May Goa in his infinite Mercy so grant ! Ban Francisco. Some of the newspaperi in this city ap pear to take quite a laudable, interest in .tlie affairs of the Church. We notice in Times ; especially, extended and 'seemingly fair notices of the sermons and lecture's de liveredbypistoe in'thii City: . Agfl , 4 7,1 The Times ; of December 22d, has quite a full and very satisfactory abstract of a lecture by Dr. Scott, of the Calvary Preshyterian church, being one of a coarse delivered by that laborious pasto r ,. ' on the Exodus of the Bible, in which infidel„objentions are , re futed, and the truth of -Bible history vindi cated. The same paper,_ under date of Deeember 29th, notices very favorably the discourses of Dr. Scott and Dr. Anderson, on the , last Sabbath of the year. Other Evangelieat Churches are also spoken of That the daily prints should thus notice religion and its teachers, and be acceptable to a community in so doing, argues favorably for the public taste, and for the.moral prospects of the city. House of Refup,e.. REEtraze. belong to the .Reformatory measures of the times, and are among the issues of Christian benevolence. Youthful derelicts, and children who' have none to control them, are sent there to be restrained, governed, taught and employed ; and thence due time to bit bound out,' according to law, in families which will afford them good The Fourth Annual Report of ,the dfa Itefttge; "fa offesteinfr - Peuttaylvaniaohi. before ue. During the year 1.867, there Were received one hundriii and fifty-nine Children; oae hundred an forty-nine were discharged; and two hundred and nine is the number now resident. The, buildings are excellent, and the superintendence ad mirable. All the inmates have employment and instruction. There is worship in the Chapel, conducted by Evangelical ministers, every Sabbath afternoon. Two week's ago it was our privilege to lead in this exercise, addieasin.gl, audi ences. Theofricers. of the Institution .de serve the gratitude of the community. Every week bringsl to tiour notice. some precious eVidences oVreVival. , In some places a fei m'erey'driiitii?tra falling, but in others the mighty , shower:, is corning down. PITTSBURGH, PA.--On last Sabbath four teen were received on profession of 'faith in the .F.c;ur4l ohnichtkr. Samuel Fulten pastor, of this city, and a number by certifi- PAC--- - -A delightful work of grace hus.been m r prdgress for some time in the church .of LeitheAlood, Presbytery of Clarion, and thirty:mine have, been already received into communion. of the church by profession,Of '-` PA. —The .church at this place, under care of Ite*: Andrew McElwain, 'has enjoyed a .reviving.. time. At. a late • com munian'twenty:five new members were ad added; and;it is expected that from ten to twenty will be received. on the next ma- HoLLtraranuao.,—lThe great kindness of God manifest in this plane. plane. T he additions In 7 the:A6lyuran churchnow number , filty-four;,to, the Lutheran one hun dred- and , threer to, the Baptist near -forty, and to thetatethodist , 'about eighty. VaLP4OIB9:,, the drank at , Valparaiso, ,Indiana, , between twenty, , and thirty;expiess a hope , Christ, .and-,others are inquiriA. Letter next week. TALLApEGA ALAL—The Rev. Dr. 'Nall formerly, ,pastor„ of, the Seoond church .of Mobile, .koseeuted4 his work- as. Synodical missionayri l n- Talladega, Alabama; for two weeks: '.The first fruits are 'over - ; sixty hope”- ful convernaneuNtat town The work`was still in Fegi;ess -in, great power. Mo- Oorkle, ,the .pastor, was baying the aid of Rev. A"..A.? Patter; of Selma. Private , let ters speak' in raptures respeeting the great grace In the tMitrindes :Baptist church, New York, ,theha.A . , some Seventy hopefnl con rsions"',:irt the: 'Broome 'Street Presly terian iffy-two, and in a - Congrega tional eh, ytroh, of :Brooklyn one hundred , and sixty-nine. 111 For the Prcabiterian Banner sine Adroaite Bible Society. IBM [We have reason to believe tbatMany pas tors and-ehurches felt, as represented below. :But the-eanse of <apprehension for evil, is 'now removed.- It will be long before an ;,other .attempt will be made, through Ate Amerisan Bible Society, to innovate upon the gooecaa:l:4iiiii Bible Eb.] BIM 'Dit: MoKrkiNzY . :—We have received two cironlars fionfmthe Bible Society, calling for funds,, to which we do not see fit to respond, until the Board of Directors do • actually re= - trace theii hind and presumptnous steps, and give us our old Bible, with its Evangeli,cal headings, instead of those 'loose generaliza tions which they have subitituted with so much temerity; yea, and Iwnglit say, with such an • apparent 'spirit of accommodation to the carnalviews of those who would treat, for' exampiny "that - excellent= portion of the. Old Testament; the Song of: Solomon, as a nieinlove ditty. Perhaps • this may be too 'severe an "animadversion on their :proceed ,' ings; but let any one compare the headings of`the new 'nation in that Book with • the headirign in tti# same Book in the ohledition,l 'and he Cannotclbut feel as if there' were a wonderful falling off froin*Evangelical senti ments iutheldirection of Latitudinarianism Let not the ancient landmarks he removed.. Rev J.. T. Bilis, Walnut Grove, 111, speaking of the kindness of the people of hia charge, says:' The most of 'the families composing the John Snot Churoh; with' a part of the Altana people; made us a call in the 1 ) : M. of the ., last day of 1857, having their wagons and carriages laden with provisions of all kinds, and ! various other , useful artictles to the amount of with phi& Presents, „during the year; would "amount to at `least 4100. Raving exPeticitid nearly all our salary in'building, we were greatly. relieved by the presents, hut the noble, spirit which prompted tliese,iiind . people to give of their earth. ly , substance, and' the pleasant, social interview enjoyed with them, `were more valuable still, and will be reniezabered with pleasure many days hence. N. W "It was truly. one of the pleasant, Sunny spots of pastoral life. When lhe public servants ,of Christ are thps,reminded that their labors are appreciated,`ani r the fruits begin to appear, how cheeifnlly can go forward in the proclamation of "the glorious"; gospel of the blessed God& lean ing'upon allumdficient grace . 1 . ' - -! 4 ' l ' = raelesiastictat:- . „ • - • Rev: W. Waif - dam:is has received a call froni the(lurch of -McConnellsville, Ohio. Rev. W. J ALEXANDER haVing taken charge of apt congregation of West Union, in the Pie bytery of Washlngton, his Post Offteelii 7 ddress is changed, from Can. nonsburg,A., to" Dallas, Marshall Conn , ty, Rev. Jona(•Exist, D.D.—The notice which we copied frpm an exchange, last week, that this hrolher had been called to Fair! view, Pa., was premature. Rev. JAS. NAYLOR, of Meohlenburg Coun-, Va., haslreoeived a call to the church Micidietoni Carroll County,., Miss. Rev. T. R. Mills. was inetalled pastor of Fulton : Street church, New Orleans, on the 2.lth lilt. • • Rev. T. C. 'STUART'S Post Office address is changed from Fort Smith, Ark. to Pon. Woo, Miss. Rev. THostAit.H' URMSTON has( decline 4 the invitation.frota the church at Shreve port, La.,. and accepted one from the church at Trinity, La.:.- Rev. ITOIIN A.PSstirras 'hoe; removed from Liberty,'ltiisk, to Livonia, La. Rev. G. W. C9sNs has resigned the 'pare of .the churches of Sharon and Augusta, Ky. Bel% THOMAS G. SMITH, of Cincinnati, has *- eall&froin 4be. 'ohuroh Shel byville, la. Reldvalti. Acknowledgment. EASTERN SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND. The Legislate re is determined to have, hereafter, but one - maim per day, and that in the afternoon. The forenoon- will thus be given to Committees for the careful pre paration of reports and business. No doubt too little time is given, in most legislative bodies, Ecclesiastical not excepted, for Aigesting and, ,examining, the various mpas , II 14 urea proposed, and hasty"' V. and imperfect legislation is the inevitable consequence. . Several interesting meetings have been held in the State House, at which important information was communicated by gentlemen connected with, the various Reformatory. Institutions, to promote increased Attention to the subject of: home education. No one, not acquainted with the annals of crime, has any proper conception of the vice and misery springing from a neglected or evil education 'at the parental fireside. T 9 reform s the young; isxtow a great object:. among Chris tians and philanthropists; but we must go a sttp farther beekto reach' and remedy the evil. ; , Parents most be brought to feel . their: responsibility, and, to perform theirduties to their children. The, State Prison - at CharleatoWn now eon twins four , hundred and ninety owlets, Great regret is felt-for the.`loes of the Statues of john Adams and Daniel. Waster. The' Oxford, in Which they had, been ship' ped, was abandoned,.at sea, , and the whole cargo has gone to 'the bottom. , The statue ofthe former was intended ,for the chapel of the pemetery at Motrat Auburn. The Libraries at Harvard' are rapidly becoming places of reference from all parts of the country. Their are open to all visitors ? and their us' e is as free as is consistent with the safety of the ixtoks. IThe different col; leaions now comprise one hundred thousand abouts volumes, andthirtyu a, , amp 7 lets. These have been , reoctixe , for the most part, from publishers,;.,authors,, and friends of the Institiition. The income from the library fund, Is 'only - $3OO pit:annum. Donations„ of booki and , imieptletil on all subjects, are respectfully aakell. ;from 111 parts of the - United States. The series of DiscoisrseS'at the Pirts Streit chapel, the character of winch 'hake already described, is attended pith.,,great interest. The fourthof the seriesmas deliv ered by the Rev. Dr. Nehemiah . Adams, of the Essei Street'Congregational church to a' crowded audience froth I. 'Con ii 2 In the first part of the Aiscolirse,the speaker , dwelt upon the Scriptural variant for•.the Congregational system', its various character isties, and 'befiefits;` 'end how' it!is distin guished, from the systems the Biptists and Episcopalians, When he'-eame. to the Traotarian branch of the subject, he held forth, boldly and truly, that' the Plenary Inspira tion and mipreme authority of the Word of God—both Old Testament and New r ---is the only...rule of faith and practice recognized Eby the denomination he repreiented. Then he set forth clearly, and ahly , lefended, the Supieme -Deity and true humanity bf the Redeemeafs person, and his expiation of .the sins' of men by his death on the 'cross. Jo "the' conclusion he spoke, with great force, of Some of the eXperimental testa of a sound and saving faith, whick give theirinvariahle testimony in favor` of thetruths belied been declaring. This able exhibition of the:pop. 'gregational system willnot soon be forgotten by those who heardit. • At .a late meeting of the .Historic-Genea logical Society, Professor Stowe, of Andover, read an instructive paper on: the "First Pro mpters and Settleis of Massachusetts Col ony!? The part especially new and valua ble, was that which related to the piineipal promoters of the enterprise in England, who never came to this country. The author obtained the materials for this, payt, in a visit to the mother country, since they are net accessible in this. - _ The Trustees of Bangor Theoioyical Seminary lave issued an earnest appeal to its friends and, patrons, for additional con tributions to its funds. This Institution is. 'worth about $lOO,OOO, but one half of this, I consists of the 'Seminary buildinge, grounds,' and,library, leaiing only *50,000 of a per manent investment for thesaipport of the: Seminary. This Theological= Seminarylaa; always beee coniidered P•ta n d reliable,f and bas . dolie much for pie - cherches of that part of New England in whielit,ii,looited.l An Unfortunate collision bas Occurred be tween some of the studeriti of Yale College and the, firemen ef New Haven, in which' one of the latter lost his life— The utmost prndenee-and energy was necessary' on the, part of the Ficulty and many citizens,: to, preveuf :an open conflict between the two parties, , Powerful .Revivals afire in progress in the churchee in Litchfied and Hartford Comitiets , Counectiont, In' the Chirches of 'the city of Hartford, young men seem to be the special subjects, of this. blessed outpouring, of the Holy Indeed,' -many years, have pissed since there has beep 'th4ell general awakenipg immix the churcheif throughout the Eastern : States , Th:Are ie great anxiety to `- hear ' the:Gospel,..and the Word is "in demonstration of thi•gpirit, and of power. ITEW YORK. One not acquainted with 'the events of the last few months would not suppose any sudden depression z or great' revulsion had occurred, if suddenly placed in the midst of the excitement pervading Wall Street, at this time. Merchants are more wary than for many years, bat the dealers in stocks are beginning to venture largely and , risk much. And every Wort is made, as before, to raise the price of certain stooks and to depreciate others. The Mayor has caused quite an alarm among the Gambling Establishments. His police have awaited some of the principal agents in this destructive business and are on the, alert for others. Many of the kesiii. era of these paces are men of"prepoliamalit appearance and pleasingliddrese, well adapt - (Pi to lure the , unsuspect4g into the meshes of the.net spread for their feet. This vice has reached a frightful extent in this great city and will require time, "fragment, per severance and inflexible integrity for its sup- premium. More of the large failures and extraordi nary defalcations • lately brought to light, can be traced to this origin than is generally suspected. The New Mayor is beginning to show more - independence of character• and less divosition to cater for popularity, than have been Maniferited in late years, by these 'oecu-il pying the same office. 1, • A.; It has been usual for the Mremen to have;', all their demands met; since their numbers and influence are so great that to refuse to accede to their demands, is tnraise a storm' of opposition net easily resisted.; • Iloweier, Mr. Tiernan has dared to risk their disappro bation, by refusing to sanction a bill for the purchase of a lot foi Engine Nri.4_ .The Board of Aldermen has vetoed the action of the Cornwall Council •in appropri , ating's2,ooo for a public receptian4ofthe • Itear, Admiral of the Turkish Niv3%, naiir on ; a visit to this country, for the purpose of having two ships of• war construoted for : thll Turkish Government; This was: al right; but imniediately afterwards this'same Board rendSred'Oself ridieuloilli by die passage of a bill to refand ei-Mayor Wood $lO,OOO, spent by him in testing the constitutionality of the Police bilpassed last Winter.::: fai& Meeting was called aethe instance of the historian, Georgeßancroft, andothers, .to assemble in the. Academy of Music, on the evening of the 12th inst., for• the ,prix pose of hearing ei•Grriernor Walker and:ex- SepreWry Btanterkoll raises 211:fairs. At the appointed hour au immense asaeinblage callvened,2birt was denied,admittanire to the hall, because it had been expressly Stipulated in 'the lease that the large hail "was not to be opened to politieill meetings g However, speeches .were . Stanton, and Otherti in thelopen air,,whieh were rapturous ly applairdeiL , * • The Colt :Lae o Stearners, natitithr standing,,the' ,elegance,;appe4„alld i llationid character of the' vessels, is a peculiarly , un fortUriate-aollearn.‘ It has been the pride of, the natian, f- aid has dial& largely 'from thepubric.treasurY for carrying the mails. But one reverse after another,lis'occurred, tartlithas been announced that no ship . of the line'will sail - frOni` this port, until-the 44' ' slflo,oo6;,haVe beenpaidi,,mll3roVri, Brett , ers &-Co., of ,Liverpool, refuse to make any farthevadvances. All this has,taken Place while partieilin 'Philadelphia and New York `have been 4111in g to perform the same mail cservice athalfthe cost. This city-is ever alive to the, advent of a notoriety,' nor is close' inquiry made as .to the peculiar merit in character or otherwise, of the abject of attention, if it has only been such as to create; a sensation.' Kossuth, Jermy Lind, and - Rachel had their ovations. And now - Lola: ifinite.z is saluted by crowds in lkope Chapel, tolisten irhile she discourses, ~in her own way x the " Wits_ and Women of --Parisi?!, The Trustees of Columbia College are making the most strenuous efforts to enlarge the ourriculum of studiae,. so asid,itaae. the 'lnstitution on an equal footin& with the Universities of .!trope: With this , object in:View, they are:eelecting able men, in ad dition to those alreedy employed, for the dy ferent departmenks,;that no ~facility may; be wanting.. A system of public ,- lectures, 'learned and -yet--popular in character, ban also 'beenintroduced to awaken attention to Odt:, Profeseor Charles' Davies, formerly iiiotessor of Mathematics at West Point and anthor of a well' known system of Mathematicti,' has delivered his , . inaugural address on the. ‘ 4 ,Nature and Mil= ities of Mathematical Science ' ''. in whiellk he speaks of the forms of language it employs, its value in practical mechanics, and - its ira portanee as a -means of inentartrainini - and , development, the sources of . knowledge which it opens, and .the place it ought to hold in Collegiate education: The advocates of this science have heretofore insisted too' exclusively' on the ,benefits of its practical', application; and have not set forth, with sa l. &dent dififinctness, its value in mental dial aipline and accuracy:' PHILADSLPRIA. The Pennsylvania Hospital foram Insa#B, continues to grow in'reputa,tion and usefUl 7 nese.' additions to the.buildings and eourniodations, are now under roof, and 7111' soon ; be ready for oPcuPancy. These Will ; cost about, 6100,000,625,000 of 'whleh are ' still to be provided, owing to. thertnexpeofed. 4 1everses - iri trade. During , the , -last; y§ar, 140 patients were admitted and 184 dis charged, leafing at . the close of the year 230 under treatment. The whole number iu the Hospital' for the year was 364; of tb,ese 177 were males' and 187 females. Of the' patients, dischqged; there were 74 cured; 12' mnolAmproVid, 23,imProved, 8 stationary; ' and 17 died. The Hospital has been ; during the whole year, and many applications fire admission' had to be declined. The lait year was productive of a large increase to the inmates of, thp .11onse of .Refuge: ,The Rev, BenjaiO4 Teineeton pastor of the Lombard ( 00 JOre4)1, Street Presbyter rian (New School) , chitinh, died on the :77,th, inst., of congestion of :,the lungs.:. ,He t was a modest, amiable and good ! dm,. s p i te; years ago lie labored for a time as a minister in Cincinnati, and afterw ards in Pittsburgh: ;,* DEATH. Op ANOTHER 3 111082101.—The Rev. Thomas Cleland, D.D., a well known, able, and faithful minister of the other branch of the General Assembly, died £at 'his residence in Mercer;-County, Ky., on the tlat of January. WASHINGTON, o . — Aprecions revival, is iin tittgiess. Abilirmilidente of :the Academy rejote t kih hale. , "fetter neielreek. , Aa Address, To the Chiirches in connexion with the. Sp. ods of Kentucky, Cincinnati, India,,,, , and Northern Indiana : BRETHREN BELOVED IN THE LORD We, a company of Ministers and %din Elders'of the Synods of Kentucky, Cn ue ;,! nati, Indiana, and Northern Indiana, as , sembled together in Convention for confer. once and prayer, to seek a revival of rok. ion in our churches, venture to addrestsoyto‘ni in order to engage your co-operation f t , seeking for this great blessing. There are various topics belonging t -general subject, the discussion of which, if the time allowed, would be appropriate a n d profitable. Among these, are, the true p g . tare of the; 'blessing which we seek, a revival of religion; and the evidences of the fan, that the present state of religion i n or churches is such as exhibits the urgent need of Isifchia revival. The - first of these topin we must, however, here assume to be in sonic good measure understood. The evidences of a great and urgent need of a general r e • vival of true meligion, alas, abound on all hands ! They are found in the conformity.. in different degrees indeed, but yet nener g i and widely prevalent—of the members of the churches to . the world in the various forms of worldliness; in the absence, very extensively, of any proper state of familv religion; in the existence, more or less, of offences, on ..the part of Christians, sgai Dit , the law of Christ; and in the abounding of ungodliness and sin in the world without, for whose salvation the Church is set. I. But, waiting here any particular din cussion, of , these topics, let us inquire what are THE CAUSES of the want of greater s'u o . oess in the work of the Church in ro g ni nE , known the salvation of God to men, and of the consequent low and defective state of religion among us, which is generally ac. knowledged and deplored. The general:cause of this state of thi grs , which underlies and comprehends all other causes, it might never to be forgotten, is the alienation' from the life of God which be. longs to fallen men, the darkness of their understanding, the enmity against God of theirearnal mirid; and the corruption of their whole nature; and "the numerated re mainders of all this which are found, even in those who are born of God and numbered among his saints. But, without dwelling here on this general and radical cause, whOse` r influence is every where, and in all timesannivereally.felt in hindering the work of the Church, let us specify some of those particular calves of the evil state of things which appear'among ourselvei And, among these causes, we note, as the Trist‘and-prineipal -of them all, the gen -eta:neglect- of a due use of the Word of Gtd, in the-private study of the Scriptures by the members of the' Church, in Catechet idol instruction, and in the ministrations of the:pulpit. itr is an established principle of our Church, and of all Christians every where, that the Spirit of God maketh the reading, and especially' the preaching of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and eon -*exiting sinners, and of building them up is ''holiness and7nomfort through faith untosal vation. • Stich is the-testimony of the Scrip tures themselves. It is the commandment ofmir Lord himself: "Search the Scrip twee; for in them ye think that ye have _eternal life ; and it is they which testify of dyne' > And, in 'his - sacerdotal intercession, 'whit' prayer for his people to the Father of Sanctify them through thytruth; thy , 4ord-is truth.—John v : 39; xvii: 17. Seeing, then, that the Word of God is of such excellency and such efficacy; the sword of the Spirit, quick and powerful, sharper than 'anytwo-edged sword, piercing to the divid ingl asunder of- soul and spirit, of the joints and -inarrow,-and-a discerner of the thoughts and intents of' the heart; the rod of his strength), by=-which his people are made nil• ling-in then day -of his power; the sincere milk, by , Which they who are born of God -grow ;:'they-breads and the meat, by which -his-children are fed; light to their eyes, and halret.to, their souls, giving light and life, iind'health and blessing; can it be doubted lhatif this 'blessed Word of God were duly need; sienording to the design, for the pun Tosess, and in the manner, for which it is given; it- would , produce its appropriate ieffectse? And is it not apparent that the exceedingly defective and low state of re ligion' of; which we complain is, in chief part, owing' to the neglect of the use of the Divine Word? Gls `itnot 'true that there is, with the niem berg of t he Church generally, a greet neglect of 'th . private study of the Scriptures for 'the ends:for. which they are given? "All Scriptive is given by inspiration of God, and is' profitable for doctrine,: for reproof, for etirrection, and.for instruction in righteous ness."--2. : 16. Are the Scrip• tures fully, thoroughly, faithfully studied, with prayer, witlr.nueditation, with self-ap plioation, for these ends ? Of the righteou s -man, whose - delight is in the law of the liord,' and ;who meditates thereon day a ca night,- it is affirmed, that "He shall be Re tree plantedly the rivers of water, that bringethlorth his fruit in his season; his leafialso-shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall- prosper : he shall be as a tree planted by the rivers of water, and that -spieadeth• out her roots by the river, and -shall not see when:heat cometh; and shall 'not ,bb careful in the year of drought, neither shall raease from yielding: -2 / Jer: xvii: 8. Is it not the want of this 'so often makes the garden of the Lord as a heath in the desert ; ; the parched places of :the, wilderness a salt land not inhabited? And so, also,' isituot true, that there is 3 great :neglect due;. use of the Divine Word in Catechetical instruction of the pee' pie, of all 'classes, all ages, and all degreese i attainment? ' The Catechetical exercise 15 confessedly the .form of 'instruction hest adipted to' excite And 'secure the attention Of the learner; to ascertain the state of his itbd!faintance, with`the subject of his stud!, and to communicate to 'him clear, preci' l 'l definite knowledge. This form of in affixation was &Powerful means of the itn• pioventent of .the people in Divine ksowl' edge, in,the ancient Church; and we eltirc hitt think`tlia.t.the extensive disuse of it i 5 among the causes of the unsatisfactory stale of religion in our own times. Often, the people, failing to acquire from the ordinary forma of religions discourse, a distinct no derstanding of the elements of religions knoirledge, while for the time they ougb 4 ' to , be teachers of others, they have nee that one teach them which be the first prig' eiphis of the oracles of God, are ever learn ing and - never able to come to the knowledg e of the truth. And so again, is it not true, that there i F a great failure of a due use of the Word ot God, in the general neglect of the exPoil tion of the Scriptures in the ministrations of the pulpit? Let us not be misunderstoo d. However free we who are here assembled ttl• 'getber in this Convention may be to c ensure ourselves, we are very far from depreciating the preaching of our brethren in the minis try; On the contrary, we believe that as 3 . generallact, the preaching of our minister , is iii - ulany respects distinguished by a high mitiVelebef: exceltence and of adaptation to
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