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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