Namur anV *borate. PITTSBURGH, APRIL 10, MS. TERMS.... $1.501 in advance; or in Clubs $1.55; or, delivered at residences of Subeerin bars, $1.75. See Prospectus, on Third Page. It KIM EWA:LB Jiltiriald be, prompt; n little white before the year Ondrillig, that we =toy stake fall arrangements for a steady supply. THE RED WRAPPER indleates that we desire a renewal.' If, hoWavisr, in the haste of mailing, this signal ehOuldbe ornitted,nre hops ovir friends will still not forget tun REMITTANCICS.—Send Payinent - 11 - y safe hands, when convenient. Or, send by -tail, enclosing with ordinary am, and,troubling nobody with a knowledge of.what yon are doing. For a large amount, send a Draft, or largo notes. For one or two papersisend Gold Sr notes. TO MAKE CHANGE, Send postagostaraps, 1113• better still, send'for wore papers; nay $0 or Sovantyttustbereort $1 for Thlrtymtkurps aumboxi• DIRIICT >rll Loditarm and Conumuslaatioad to RIM DAVID NoKINNIRIG Pitt burgh] PAW General Assembly. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian 'Church in the United States of America will hold its next meeting in the First Presbyterian church, New Orleans, at 11 o'clock A.. M., on Thursday, the 6th of May next, and will be opened with a. sermon by the Rev. Courtlaud Van Rensselaer, D.D., Moderator .of, the last Assembly. , Seir The Committee of Commissions will meet in the Lecture room of the chniels, on the Wednes day evening' preceding, at 8 o'clock, to receive Voutmisaions, and ors Thursday morning, the day of the meeting, at 9 o'clock, forthe same purpose. JOHN Larruums Stated Clerk,- ALEXANDSB T:MoGILL, Permanent Clerk.. P. S.—Stated Clerks of Presbyteries are re. spectfully requested to make out their lists of per sons entitled to the Minutes on a separate sheet, and to send that, together with moneys for the Minutes, to G. S. VAN Gmutif., Esq.„Philadel. :Treasurer of the General Assembly. , A daimon Burorp.—The Presbyterian church at Harrisburg, Pa., was destroyed by ;fire' on the night of March 28th. It was a beautiful and valuable building. Four dwel lings adjacent were also destroyed. MRS. MARY lIRECICINRIDGB.—This excellent lady, the mother of. Drs: John, Robert J., and William L. Breekinridge, died at Louisville, Ky., on the 26th of March, aged ninety years. Mir. JAMES M. Brooms, of Abseoorn, N. 3., died• week before last, after a short 'illness. His funeral occurred on 'March '26th; just one week after his marriage: He was a laborious and acceptable minister aged thirty-three years. Princeton Review. The April number of the Quarterly is marked with its usual, ability. It contains— .'" Hofmann's Prophecy and Fulfillment ; 11., Confucianism ; Butler's Lectures on Ancient Philosophy; IV., Sketch of Western Pennsylvania; V.', Haven'i Mental Philosophy; VI., The Providential Gov ernment of God; V 11.,, The Church Mem bership of Infants; VIII., Brownson's De velopment of Himself. Short Notices'. Lit erary Intelligence The Theolegleal and. 14terary Jonrnal. The contents of the April number are—l. The Inspiration of the Scriptures—Objec tions to it Refuted; IL Notes on Scripture —Acts, chapters, ii and iii—; 111. The `Glorified and Unglorified Race during the Millennium; IV. Mr. Hudson's Doctrine of a Future State; V. God the Supreme Die looser and Moral Governor; VI. Dr: Living_. `stone's Travels in Africa'; VII. .A Designs .tion and Exposition of the Figures of Isaiah, 'chapter xliii; VIII. Dr. Barclays City of 'the Great King; IL Literary and Critical Noticati.. ' TtiOeit at Bowl&leg, Pa. recently , attended 'a Concert of altered' iuusic in the church at Sewickley, and were exceedingly ,gratified. The main piece was to The Cantata of Daniel." The leader, it. P. Nevin, Esq.,-is : n member of the congre gationeas were, also nearly the whole com ipanYy of Nome 'thirty.ladies and gentlemen. Wevitnilerstood they been practising on the piece for some weeks, 'and we could not but think.how much more .exalted and re fining it was, thus to spend• the Winter eve nings, than to waste them in idle gossip, the play, or the corrupting dance. Daily Paper Dzwing theasseiibly, The editor - of . 'the Tree Witness proposes to publish . it DAILY, during the sessions of the General Assembly, ,giving reliable re ports, and on a page such as will conform to= the minutes as, usuallkpublished. 'He of fers it at fifty cents, and as a large list will be needed to meet the expenses , he requests every minister to lay the matter before his congregation, and "expects. every delegate to come with a long list of subscribers." It voula give us pletieure to' be exten sively employe&in this, agency,. Let Pitts burghers and Alleghenians leave their named and payment at our office, as early as practi cable; 'and let our country friends send to us. Be Censiderato., We have regularly appropriated to Obitu ary notices more space than is customary in religious papers; but they have, notwith itanding this, so a'ccumulated that an extra space, to the extent of- nearly fourcolumns, is occupied this week, on' our fourth page.. Cannot' brethien—for our Ministerial'breth ran write most of them--oan they,not write . briefly? What shall we do ? If we publish to such an extent, readers "are - displeased. 'lf we refuse to publish, the,mourning , friends are displeased. If we abbreviate, the writers are displeased. And to abbreviate is a con sumption of time, and a responsibility also, with which we should not be taxed. ` In many cases, no notice beyond the, neighborhood is needed; in most others, three lines should be enough; , a few might require five lines; audit must be something singular, when more than ten lines are re glared. What we say here was the editor's practice in the many years , of his pastorate, in a very large charge; and:he is.not aware that he' ever" gave 'the slightest :offence,• by either hie silence or his briiity. Do`hi considerate: , Home and Foreip Record. The long missionary letter, last week, ex cluded our notice of the Record, as well as several other things of which we bad notes. We now present a few items relative to our Boards; that is, the working Agencies of the Church in the carrying on of her general interests. The Secretary of this Board, thoughtful and provident as he is industrious and ener getic, advises the Presbyteries so to arrange their missionary fields, if possible, that there shall be diminished demands upon the Treasury. This may be done by, in some cases, recommending less appropriations, or by taking the stronger missionary churches off the Board, or by uniting two churches in one pastorate. The reason for this request is, that the claims of the Pacific coast, and of the Territories, and of some of the newer States, are peculiarly urgent. The seeds of Gospel truth must be planted early, that the Ohnroh may grow with the population. With a country, as with a human soul, early life is the precious time in which.to give every good thing the right direction. The Treasury has been happily replen ished, so as to meet the demands upon it for the year; but there is not such a surplus as will authorize an increase oflappropriations. True, there should be an ineetne. adequate to all demands, but the Board can wisely promise only what they are duly,authorized to expect. RampTs for February: at Philadelphia, sl4,k 188; at Louisville, $3,569. The .year, id tliis Board, terminates with April, i and their last act is to vote the quar terly appropriation to the candidates. But they have not mousy enough. Shall they borrow ? Or will delinquent and deficient churches promptly send in their proper quota ? Or must the young men either give up study, or make boarding bills which •they • cannot pay? Let every pastor's, and elder's, and Christian's conscience answer. To com mit the Word to faithful men, able to teach, is , a duty incumbent on the Church. RumpTs in February: at Philadelphia, $7;841; at Pittsburgh, 4474 ; at •Loniseffie, $647. FOREIGN MISSIONS. From AFRICA, CHINA, and the INDIAN • • MISSIONS, the information is cheering, but nothing of very special interest has occurred. INDIA.—The latest dates received, are from Lodiana, to Dec. 23d. The members of the Lodiana mission were gen erally well, and most of them were pursuing their work in quietness and peace. - Dr. Campbell re. marks a "We had a moat delightful meeting at Ambala. After 'all the dangers that surrounded us, every miskdonary but brother Lowenthal, at Peshawar, was present. This seemed most won derful to us all, and I trust our hearts were filled with sincere gratitude. The Lord did not permit a hair to fall from• the head of any of us, or of our native flocked Our hearts were full of sorrow, however, for our dear brethren at Futtehgurh. But theirearthly sufferings are now over, and an eternity of heavenly joys are before them. Our Prospects are now brightening, and we hope a time of great emcees is before us. We, want missionary help, and this is stilt more required to fill 'the breaches in the lower missions; and to build up ,its ruins." All these letters speak in hopeful terms of the speedy restoration of quiet. ness and peace to the country. DONATIONS in . February, $29,411. BOARD OF PUBLICATION. 'The Colportage fund is still in great need; and it is hoped that many payments, for it, will be made to the Secretary, who expects to be at the Geeeral Assembly. The Confession of Faith, in German, is passing through the press, and will soon be ready for circulation. The letters Of "L. N. D." on Baptism, the Record speaks not of; but we, have a copy on our table, neatly executed. We have had many letters otinquiry, turd& subject. Time seemed long to the anxious. Ricamrs--=Donations, February 11th to March 16th, $1;966; Bales, Feb. Ist to 27th, $6,641. This - Cause has not yet become a favorite with our, people, and we are sorry to be obliged to say, that the contributions do not indicate a growing zeal. But the Comniittee labor industriously, 'and accomplish a great amount of good, with their slender means. , They say : • . The worker the Committee has been chiefly among the very needy. This appears from the fact that The churches aided were, generally very small: During the two years ands half the pres. eta Committe have been at work, they have made' appropriations to one hundred and ninety-one churches. Ftilly one-half of these had less than thirty members, and only thirty.ftve had over fifty members. The inexpensive CharaCter ofthehouses, built, also provel the same thing. Though build ing materials have, in many places, been very high, only forty of the one• hundred , and ninety one churches cost over twenty-five hundred dol lars. From all the facts that we can gather, we are compelled to 'believe that oneWth of all the churches of Our denomination are without a house of Worship. From leis than two-thirds of our Presbyteries we have received the names of four hundred and fifty such churches., . 4 There is evidently great need; and two thousand five hundred of our churches have done nothing yet I Do; not the . liberal de. vise liberal things ? Rai:same - in February: St; Louis, $1,474; at Philadelphia, $451; at Pittsburgh,, $80; at Cineinnati,.s2s9. We were surprised - at seeing, in one of our city papers, last week, a " certificate .. " of a reprehensible character, with some honored names appended. We are pleased now to be able, authoritatively, to correct the mis statement, by publishing the following The subscribers having seen .a certain eertifi fate, issued by the American Systeinatio Ilene& cense Society, and , purporting to be signed by its *Moors, beg heave to state that they entirely dis approve of its terms, and that the fete similes of their navies were annexed to it without their con sent. - - At a 'meeting of the'Managers of the Society, at which none of the subscribers were present, a card and a circular were presented and referred to a Committee " ,to take order." That Commit tee, supposing that under this resolution they had full authority, caused the names of the un dersigned officers of the Society to be thereto affixed, without their knowledge, consent or au thority. M. W. BALDWIN, President, Geo. H. STUART, Vice President. J. R. TAYLOR, Rec. Seep. Philadelphia, March 31, 1858. , - - - FEMALE SEMINARY AT - STERMENVILLE, ONIO.77The Twenty-Ninth Annual Cata logue, contains the names , of one hundred aid sevanty-tiro ,pnpils. Simmer 'Session Mae_ hundred eight, Wintei Session one :~ w DOMESTIC MISSIONS BOARD OF EDUCATION. CUURCR EXTENSION: Important ..Information. CARD rHE PRESBYTER AN BANNER AND ADVOCATE., Revivals. CONCORD, PA.—Forty-five persons were recently added to this church on examine. tion, of whom twelve received baptism. See letter of Rev. Mr. Coulter. KITTANNING, PA.—We learn that a precious work of grace is in progress here. HA.B.RISVILLE, PA.—The church of Am ity, under the pastoral care of Rev. j. P. Boyd, has been also refreshed. Twenty three have recently been idded'to the chn#l3. on ekamination, six of Akem heads of fami lies, and five were baptized. RORRSBURG, PA.—We learn that Rev. G. W. Newell's charge, at this place has been greatly blessed. Forty-one persons were added to the communion, more than doubling the number of members.. BLOOMSBURG AND NEW COLUMBIA ) PA. —These churches, under the care of Rev. D. 3. Waller, are sharing in the dispense tions of God's grace. The pastor writes: "We have had a season of refreshing in my church, but have not had our communion yet I have an interesting meeting in pro gress at New Columbia. About twenty pro fess hope in Christ I baptized four adults last evening. We rejoice that the Lord has not made us as Gilboa, in this time' of gra cious visitation, but has caused, at least, the dew of Hermon to fall upon us!! IripTANA, PA.—See letter of Mr. McEl wain. Since the date of that letter we learn that the work still continues. FREEPORT AND SLATELIOK, PA.—The good work in these congregations continues. A letter from the pastor will appear next week. CLINToNvrim, PA.- , A letter speaking of the work of grace in this church is re. °dyed, after our space is all occupied. Going to the Assembly. There is quite an inquiry as to the routes of travel to New'Orleans. The Trite Wit ness publishes the following: .. " A Committee of the Presbytery of New Orleans, has solicited the main lines of Rail roads and Steamboats leading to this city, to grant-free return tickets to the, delegates to the General Assembly, which will convene on the 6th of May. The request ,in most oases (so far as known,) has 'been akeerfully granted. We have received, thus: far, but three refusals, viz : Michigan Central Rail road, from Chicago to Detroit; the Michi gan, Southern and Northern Indiana, from Chicago to Toledo; and'the Georgia Railroad, from Atlanta to Augusta. "We fed authorized to publish the fol lowing GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Members of the Assembly will, pay full fare coming to this city; but on their return they will receive certificates that will pass 'them free over the same lines. TIME AND ROUTES OP TRAVEL,- "From New York via Washington City, Richmond, Wilmington, N. C., Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Ga., Montgomery, thence by steamboats to - New Orleans, about six and a 'half day's. Fare $4B. Brethren can rest over Sabbath at Montgomery or Mobile and reach here before the opeuing sermon. From New York via Richmond, Lynch burg Abincrb 'l don Va Knoxville Chattanooga , Tenn., Huntsville, Ala., and Memphis, Tarat., thence by , steamboat to New Orleans, in seven days. New York via Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, or via Baltimore, Parkers burg, Wheeliug, Cincinnati or Indianapolis, to Cairo; or to St. Louis or Louisville; or frOm New York via Niagara Falls, Buffalo or Erie, &a., Detroit, Chicago, and Cairo, thence by steamboats to New Orleans, in seven days; fare $52. Can rest over Sab bath at Memphis, and rem% here Thursday night, or stop at. Vicksburg or Natchez and arrive here 'Wednesday. From Chicago via Cairo five and a half days. " From St. Louis or Louisville about six lays-4rom Cairo four and a half days. tt Fares on all the through ticket lines, from $4B to $54 from New York to New Orleans. " No extra charge for board or meals on any of our Southern steamboats. " For any ,further information, address Rev. Randolph, A. 'DeLancey, Chairman Committee 197 Camp Street, New Orleans. The St. Louis Presbyterian contains the following card "Delegates to the General Assembly, to meet at New. Orleans, are hereby informed that the St. Louis, Packets will convey them at half the, regular price of the passaie. We make this statement on the , authority of Gen. N. Ranney, Agent ,for the Railroad Line of Packets. For. further directions, they , will please, on arriving at St. Louis, to call on the subscribers, The New Orleans Committee inform us that they hope to 'arrange with a Louisville packet to take the members, agreeing to stop during the Sabbath. If the arrange `ment shall, be made, we expect information by telegraph, and shall circulate it as early as practicable. The prospect of a steamer from this place is not very bright, but still, the thing may be accomplished. And members ,ean bear to, contemplate; as doubtful; because they, cannot lose-muchby a disappointment. They can take the cars hence, to Louisville, St. Louis, or . Cairo, in due time, just as though' they had cherished no hopes of shipping here. The railroad fare from here to Louisville is $12.75, to St. Louis or to Cairo $19.50. The boat fare from the latter places will be, to members, $l5. To stop off on the Sab bath will, consume the evening of. Saturday, and possibly much of. Monday,;-and subject the traveler to an expense of $5 to $B. A prudent arrangement as to time 'would require passengers, by rail, to leave here for Louisville, or St. Louis, on Tuesday morning, (27th,) and for Cairo on Wednes day morning. And we would advise rather twelve hours sooner than that much later. The morning hour is 3.30 on one road, and 6.00 on the other. Death of Rev. Isaac N. Shannon. The klowing letter announces the depart= toe of this good brother, to the rest and joy which.await all the faithful servants of Jesus Christ COSHOCTON, OHIO, March 31st 1858. DZAB. DOCTOR to-day attended the funeral: of ourbrother, Bev. Isaac N. Shan non who departed.this,life yesterday Tues day, March 30th. Prather graduated at Jefferson Oollege,,Pa., is 7.846;. and' havin subsequently" studied ireoldgfafkrineston, KEITH; & WOODS." was settle& first as pastor of the Second Presbyteriin church orNew Brunswick, N. ; afterwards at Terre Haute, Indiana; and last of all, so far as the work of the ministry is concerned, spent several months as stated supply and pastor.elect of the church at Mt. Vernon, ,Ohio., He left the last - nained place about a year ago, because of impaired health ; - and with the exception of the time spent in a trip. to Kentucky, and another to lowa, he has been since that time at his father's house, near Keene, Ohio, from which., plane his„, soul went to ,its heavenly Pithei lionfie on high: His deitivwas an eminently easy and peaceful one. His dis ease was consumption. He was thirty.seven years of age • unmarried; a preacher of more than ordinary attainments and ability. He left notes and dates in the charge of the pastor of the Keene church, Rev. R. W. Mar quis, (who preached his funeral sermon,) to be placed by him in the hands of his old Preceptor, father Hervey, of Martinsburg, Ohio, wherewith to prepare a fitting obituary notice. lam yours,truly, m. E. HUNT, Pastor Pres. ds., Coshocton, Ohio. EASTERN SUMM A R Y. BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND. The Legislature has adjourned, after be stowing commendable attention on the busi ness before it. A.bill was passed ,authori zing the Supreme Court to order, in equity, a separation of the Divinity School from Harvard College. The Universalists have had a College in existence for six, years at Somerville, with a President and four Pro fessors. This Institution *as founded en tirely by the efforts of this denomination, and for'the advancement and dissemination of its, peculiar tenets. Application was Made to the Legislature for an appropriation of $30,000; but the grant was refused. A similar fate happened to the applicatien by thnMethodists for $20,000, to aid in the restoration of Wilbraham Academy, 'lately destroyed" by fire. The appointment of Mr. Putnam, as Successor to ;Judge Loring, meets with •gen eral approbation. He is said to be a good lawyer., and a *most excellent Man. . • An opportune and valuable addition to the Ecclesiastical and Religious Literatuti of this ,regiokia about to be made by the Congregational ;Board of Publication; in the" - hound Historical Sketches of the Congre gational Churches of Massachusetts, by , Dr. Joseph S. Clark. These sketches 'appeared originally in the 'cOluriis of the Congrega tionalist, but have now received considera ble additions in the form of notes. The book will have a wide circulation among the many sons and daughter's of New England dispersed thronghout the land. The Puritan .Recorder, continues to call attention to the amount of Unemployed Ministerial Talent in this vicinity, while there are such loud and'urgent calls for pas torem , , in so ani`places. That paper refers to ihe efforts of Gov. Slade, in furnishing the -West with female teachers, and suggests that a similar method in sending into the in terior, some of the ministers now withoutpas toral charge, may not be unworthy ,of con sideration. The Showers of Grace that have fallen so plentifully here, have as yet only pene trated a little - beneath the surface. While many persons have been awakened, made thoughtful and prayerful, and large: numbers have been hopefully converted, the vast multitudes are still untouched. This is evi dent from some of the facts that have been made public in the,prayer-meetings..lt was stated that on a recent Saturday night, an actual count was made of the persons visit ing the lagar beer saloons between' sundown and midnight, and they were found to amount to the astonishing number of fifteen thousand--mostly young men and boys'from , fourteen years and upwards ! This is truly alarming, and showe most conclusively the greatness of the work yet to be accomplished, and the continued need orfaith, prayer, and zeal; , while the present is a most favorable opportunity for reaching all classes of the community, and saving those greatly exposed 'to manifold temptations. There does not seem to be any diminution in the religious interest; • the prayer-meetings are as well at tended, and the meetings are as full as ever. The Old South chnrch, as in former days, is the, great centre of attraction. The morn ing and noon.prayer-meetings, in the chapel of this church, are as well attended as ever. The meeting of every' Monday morning is devoted chiefly to the reception of religious intelligence. , Amherst College' is now blessed with a precious revival. ' The whole College is pen etrated with the work, but there Beans to be a remarkable operation of the Holy Spirit on the hearts and consciences of individuals, whereby each one is brought to see and con sider his Personia relations'to Gpd as an im mortal soul. ' The Rev. Sabin Ainsworth, for seventy four years pastor of the Congregational chinch at Jeffrey, N. H., his at length fallen asleep, agedcup hundred'years, seven , months, and twenty-eight,days. This is not, only a remarkable instance of longevity, but also of the length of a pastorate. Prof. E. A. Andrews, L.L.D., well known among scholars from his Latin Lexi con, died last week at New Britain, Conn., in the severity-first year of his age. For some time he had been actively engaged in the revision of his Lexicon, which will be carried on, along with that of his other works, by the members of his family. Throughout the whole of New England a great work of gime seems in progress; Christians are revived, and multitudes are converted. Oce of the pastors of Hertford, Conn., says that within the last four or five weeks more than One Thousand Persons have called on him to converse on the subject of religion I This reminds one of Whitefield's week in Londoc, when he received a thou sand letters from persons anxious about their lOW :YORK Last week evinced a mere decided int , • ,proilententin the Tone of Business ; although' 'dn'partrimitiof rade still laitgulah. Money is abundant, but the stock market is heavy, and prices rule very low. Auction sales continue to be large. Wheat and.flour have not improved in price. The Mayor appears determined to Rid the City of its " fighting men,'" or at least com pel them to seek concealment. This is well; for the last twelve months have brought to light the fact of the existence in the midst of this city of a large class of men of remarkably fine physical developments, whose businbei Was that of professional bullies, or the-aiders and abettors of such, governed.by rules and principles acknowledged among themselves as superior to all other authority. A number of them have been apprehended, and the investigations connected with, their case may lead• to the discovery of others. This .city is infested with a class of Pro-, fessional Beggars who are abundantly able to labor, but who depend on. the offerings of charity for a liveli6od. The laws are very strict against such, and to enforce them is a most palpable duty; otherwise we offer a premium to idleness and injure the really deserving. The Free _dragons of this city have deter mined to erect a suitable monument to the memory, of the ; late Dr. Kane, to be placed in some conspicuous part of the city. The Anti-Lecompton Victory was received with the greatest exultation by the opponents of the Administration. One hundred and twenty guns were fired on the battery, and in the evening there was a grand display of fire wOrks in the Park. In this pyrotechnic display, the names of Messrs. Hoskin and Clarke, members from the city, who voted with the majority, were displayed most con- spicuously. . The Book Publishers' Trade Sales began very encouragingly, with the usual number of purchasers, and at fair prices. The American Bible Society will soon have the Committee on Versions full again. The Rev. Drs McLeod, Goodrich, McClin tock, and Smith, have accepted the appoint merit: to the Committee. The Rev. Dr. Turner has declined foi reasons mentioned in, his letter of 'resignation, and the Rev. Dr. Bethune orr 'amount of numerous per sonal engagement& During the last few months the receipts of this Society have been much larger than, was anticipated, when the unusual pressure is taken into account. The American Bible Society has a strong hold upon the affections of the American Church and the American people, and now that it has returned to the original object for which it was established, .true friends ,will remain firm in their attachment and active in efforts for its prosperity. Newsboys crying papers, have frequently been great annoyances at the doors of some of the churches; but a policeman is now regularly detailed to attend at the door of . every place of public worship, to prevent disturbance of any kind, along the street in the immediate vicinity. More active efforts are now put forth than at any previous time for" the spiritual benefit of Policemen. . The policemen of the Sev enteenth Ward, with their pious chief, Capt. Hartt, at their bead, have solicited the min isters in that Ward to ''hold religious Meet ings for their benefit And a meeting has actually been held in Dr. Hiccox' church, which was crowded withpolicemen and their families. A Series of Meetings was held in the Presbyterian church, on Grand Street, of which Dr. Thompson is pastor, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, intended especially for the, instruction and direction of those who have been awakened. The list preachers were the Rev. Drs. Spring, Thompson, and Krebs, and the Rev. T. ~Ralstow Smith. These meetings will be continued for several weeks in other churches. The "Revival" is still the prevailing subject of conversation, and there does not appear to be any appreciable decrease in the. interest. Prayer-meetings are as numerous, and the attendance is as good as ever. It is to be regretted, that in , the midst of so' much that is cheering, persons of warm hearts, but without much experience, should introduce and report matters that may well be denominated " spots in our feasts." Such are the reports of the prayer asked and offered for Mr. Benton ; of the conver sion of Edwin Forest,: " the greatest actor in America." And the • requests for prayers for the ,conversion of distinguished person ages, as Archbishop • Httghes, President Buchanan, and others, are objectionable, not in themselves, but in the manner in which they are presented. These improprieties are confined to a few, but brought forward in such a way as to attract much attention.' TO avoid the introduction of ofap-trap, as the world now goes, even in the holy concerns of religion, requires much care. In the meantime a great work is doing, and prayer and faith are needed as much as ever, and also sound doctrinal preaching. Never was, there a greater necessity for a careful, able, and Scriptural unfolding of the way of sal vation. I;EEILADELPHIA. - After the consolidation of the City and. County, the whole district was placed under The Surveillance of an Energetic Police. Ilut the farmers and residents of the country objected to this, because they said it was unnecessary in the country, and added great ly to the expenses. To gratify them, the Police was withdrawn froth them. And now the consequences are appearing in the ;rapid and alarming increase of incendiarism, without any protection from an efficient de teetive corps, organized within the limits of the City proper. Last week, a number of barns were burned, evidently the work of prowling incendiaries. And great regret is expressed for the want of protection. ' The Medical Department of the Univer sity has sent forth another addition to the medical ranks, amounting to, one, hundred and forty-five. At the time of graduation the rash for seats was so great, 60'4 was found necessary to close the doors"'half an hoiir befoie file - opening of the exercises. The introductory prayer was made by the Rev. Albert Barnes, and the address to the graduating class was delivered brDr. Leidy. Lett week, the, Rey., Dudley .A.. Preached in Jayne's Hall, from Ex. x : 12. At the close of the sermon, young men wil ling to undertake the conducting of prayer meetings in different parts of the cab, were invited to come forward and subscribe their names; a, large number did se. Of the meeting in this Hail, a country pastor thus writes to us " I was at the first prayer-rneeting.in -the large apartment of Jayne's Hall, Philadel phia. It was truly a solemn assembly. The Spirit of God seemed to preside and influence each, heart. Would to God the gracious work might proceed, until it should be crowned with the Millennial glory of our mighty Redeemer, and that every eye might speedily behold HIM, their soul's chief be loved I" The meetings have been removed to the Sansom Street church, in the vicinity of the Girard House, owing to the fact that that Hall had been previously engaged for a Catholic Fair, that will last two. weeks. The Independent Presbyterian church, of which Dr. Chambers is pastor, is said to be the largest in the city. At a late Commun ion, one thousand pdrsons sat at the Lord's table together. All denominations are interested, more or less, in the present awakening, and great desire is felt for a deeper and more powerful work than has yet been experienced. Ecclesiastical. Rev. O. H. Blinzin, of Ohio Presbytery, being about to take charge of the church in Wapello; lowa, desires to be addressed accordingly. Bev. SAMUEL PATTERSON'S Post Office ad dress is changed from Uhrioksville, Tus cantina County, Ohio, to Deersville, Har rison County, Ohio. Rev. J.T. ADAMS' Post Office address is changed from New Berlin, Pa., to Mifflin burgh, Pa. Rev. J. W. MoKrNrukrei Post Mr. Blair is a fluent and powerful speaker;. a man of _great energy and zeal, and, I believe, is regarded by his brethren , as, having rather too much, go-a leaditiveriess. Christians of all denomina tions attended, and the house was crowded diming all the, sessions of the Convention. An exCellent spirit animated the proceed ings generally. The prayers were fervent,. and the addresses animated and, earnest. Bat one thing mimed to impair, the good feeling and mar the beauty of the meeting, viz., an exciting discussion, of perhaps an hour's continuance, on Slavery. ,The effect was most unhappy on the devotional feelings of those present. When this subject was introduced by the Business Committee, as one of the sins of the day, we felt it to be as ill-timed step, and the result proved it so., It was soon apparent, that a diversity of views were held even among these brethren on this difficult and exciting subject. A lengthy resolution was received (and that, too, after it had been agreed that no res olutions shOuld be offered,) and directed to be incorporated in the address to the churches, which, if we mistake not its tone, is some. what after the prayer of the _Pharisee, and contains a reflection, far from charitable, on their brethren of other Churches. We regard the action of the Convention as indicating a tendency to extreme views on this subject. As was., remarked by more than one of the members, gg it gives an un due prominence to the, subject.' With this single exception, the spirit and doings of the Convention were happy, and, we doubt not, will result in much good. One brother re- Marked it was tits moat' 'Conven- tion of the age. We were not able to sr , ,, in what respect it was entitled to superiority over those that have gone before it. It d 0 ,3 undoubtedly, constitute an era in the history of, these Churches, and is a pleasing indica tion of progress and of greater efficiency in advancing the cause of the Redeemer. I t also augurs well, we think, for union,whi e h we believe, was one end in view in c a lli ng ' it at this time in this place. The inftaeuee of the Convention on the interest of reli g i on in this place, we think, has been happy. number of the ,brethren attended a u n i on prayer-meeting, now being held daily i n t h e lecture room of the Presbyterian church, a n d cheered and aided us by their presence and counsel. There is now a delightful state of Wk. here. Oar meeting this morning was crowd. ed, and four young men rose and asked the prayers of God's people. I never witnesied more marked indications of the presen ce God's Spirit. May the Lord continue the good work here and everywhere. w, For theTreebyterian Banner and. Advocate. Revival at Indiana, Pa. INDIANA PA., March 24th, ISSB. REV. D. Moirelerav, D D. e—Dear Bro.; —I have thought that perhaps it is due to the cause of Christ, to give a short account to the readers of the Banner, of the c or k of grace now in progress at Indiana. Early in November last, the usual pastor ral visitation of the congregation was cont. menced. In these visits, each one was per aerially addressed on the subject of T ie! godliness. The interest manifested by the people; both old and young, in these visits, tra E marked and"encouraging. The call for tie,, Synodical Convention was heard by many with great satisfaction, and deep, tender seriousness in the house of God became non and more manifest. On the 20th of Decem, ber the congregation began to worship in the basement of their new church edifice, now in progress of erection. The members of the church were requested to observe the Thursday * preceding, as a day of private fasting and prayer to God, that he would not " carry . us up thither unless he wouldgo with us." During, the ervices on the Sab bath there was uncommon solemnity and melting of the heart's of the people before the Lord; for he had come, by his Sprit, to "make his rest glorious." The recommen dations 'of the Convention were observed, so far as appropriate to our particular circum stances. An unusual spirit of prayer seemed .to be poured upon the people; the depth and power of religious interest became daily more apparent; and the demand for a more frequent nib of the means of grace became so strong that a series of meetings was com menced in January, in connexion with the communion seam. These meetings were continued daily for two weeks. At that time thirty were added to the communion, twenty fine of whom were on examination. From that time the interest in religion continued; there were deep humiliation, brokenness of heart; and earnest prayer among the people; there Were many inquirera ; and our meet ings were characterized by great solemnity, tenderness, and stillneis. Previous to our recent communion, which was held a few "Creeks earlier than usual, on account of the religions wants of the congregation, meetings were held on every evening of the week, and from, Thursday in day time. Twenty more were admitted to the Lord's table, of whom eighteen were on examination. The corn munion'on the Sabbath was the most sweet, solemn, and melting ever witnessed here; it was indeed "sitting together in heavenly places in 'Christ' , Jesus." There is still a considerable number of inquirers; some of whom' are now rejoicing in Gospel hope. The' frrst fruits, therefore, of this work are forty-three received to the communion on examination; ; ; nearly one-half of whom are males, twenty-two are heads of families, and nine received baptism. Only the ordi nary Scriptural means, preaching the Word, prayer; presto* Visitation, and conversation with- inquirer* have ,been used; no measures were adopted to press inquirers to come out. " God gave ' the increase." Brother Orr assisted at the communion in January, and Dr. Donaldeon at the recent one. Form truly, Yar the Preehiterian Banner and Advocate -Letters from the. North. IMMIGRATION. The. peopling of Wisconsin has been priin• cipally. . from New York and New England. As many as eight out of ten of all the Amer ican families, will he found to have come from these parts, and principally from the fonner. Yet have we a good sprinkling from Ohio and Pennsylvania—the latter a wholesome population of. Qerman Lutherans. But our foreign immigration has been in large proportions; and of great varieties. German CathOlies are numerous; but they are generally (except in our cities, perhaps,) a peaceable and industriou&elass. Next a them, we have many Welsh settlemeats,and these a decidedly, intelligent and religious people. We have also not a few Norwe gians, of whom, in general, the same thing may be said. A colony of Hollanders is located near Sheboygan, on our Eastern border; while a few Canadian French, and some remnants of Indian tribes, are seat .tered about Green Bay. Bohemians and `Swedes may also occasionally be met with; but we have 'almost no colored people, bond or . free. It will be seen that we are truly/ mingled people, and yet, the `manners, Wes, and'institutions, are truly American, as a whole. We live in harmony, and have only to supply ourselves with a greater variety Of instrumentalities, in order to do good. -A- Bible Society here, in order to be useful, must supply itself with the Scriptures in as least five language& haVe time, Mr. Editor, completed my review of the principal, characteristics of nor State. I have sketched its history—its agri _cultural and other natural advantages—its re ligions and educational Institutions; and now its "Immigration, and origin of inhabitants. All this has been with a view to one practi 'cal question—the desirableness of this local ity, to those wha may be looking for a Re m:, home.: We do not pretend to perfection , or wholly exclusive advantages. We sup pose that lowa, and' Minnesota in particular , are States . very much like our own ; and we have attempted to set down, without undue partiality, those things in which we differ, for better and worse, from the places from which we came. One thing we claim, and that is, reliability, so far as our I:norlcde extends. And we say, therefore, as the re. 'stilt of some four years' residence here, with pretty extensive opportunities of obtaining 'correct information, that to those who cau come, with right knowledge and correct too tives, amongst us, we know of no new coun try which offers, on the whole, more induce ments for immigration than this. There L 5 yet great roam, and great need of Ouch in habitants. The present time is a highif favorable one for making sueh removals . On account of the pressure of the times, (which, nevertheless, has beet less here, probably, than in most places,) real estate is low, and the expense of living small. Good 'homesteads 'may be purchased at a on original prices, while, A. McEtwAr;