'Nana Abtoratt.
PITTB2IIRGH, APRIL 24, 'lB5B.
in advance; or la Clubs
ip1.251 ors delivered at reeldeseee of Bubserlo
isers t,; sl.7s.ller . reppootme.oskThlrd,Peou
K X Ebird,l. ) lll - should be prompteit'llitle
while before the year expires" that we may
make full arrangements for a steady supply.
T0m.4,34), , 3w41. 4 tpriza. wev
desire s ronewal. If, however - 91a ihe bAite
of malting, this signal should be onatetsii. we
liepcoar - friend. will .till net forget aft •
lugimurrAarczik—ssaa payment by Safe
kends, when convenient. Or, send by Math
enclosing with ordinary care. and troubling
nobody with a knowledge of what you ars
doing. Fora large ansau.ntweend a Draft. or
Urge notes. Per anger two papersosessil Gold
or /mall notes.
To MAME CHADISE L ISond postows 'tamps,
or better still, sand for =ors papers; say $2
or 9evuit`y numbers, or $1 for Thirrr.tariio
11111111~S.
DIRDWIP all Lottora and Comaxaunleatioas
to REV. DAVID NoKINNICY. Pittsburgh,
PS.
General Asseinbly.
The General Assembly of , the Pre . abyterian
Church in the United atates of America will hold
its next meeting in the First Presbiterian church,
New Orleans,it 11 'o'clock N. M., on Thursday,
the Bth of ay next, and will he opened with a
sermon by the Rev. Courthind ;Van Rensselaer,
D. 14, Moderator of thilast,Assenibly.
Stir The Committee of Counnissions will meet
in the Lecture room of the church, on the Wednes
day evening irecadiik, at 8: o'alock, to receive,
Commissions, and on Thursday morning, the day
of the meeting, at 9 o'clock, for the same purpose.
Joint LBYBIIIIM, Slated Clerk, •
ALEXANDER T. MCGILL, Perntanent-Clerk.
P. •Er—Stated Clerks of Presbyteries 'ire re
apeetfully requested to make oat theirliets of per
sons entitled to the Minutes on a , separate.sheet,
and to send that, together with moneys for the
Minutes, to G. H. IT.sx GpLnen, Esq., F'hiladel;
phis, Treasurer of the General Assembly.
SOUTH. HANOVER, COLLEGE.—We learn
that Dr. Wines has declined the appoint
ment to 'the Presidency' of this Institution.
This will.be a subject of deep regret to its
Trustees and friends. , .
TEE Boeui). or TRUSTEES of the West
ern Theological Seininary will meet' in the
Lectore•Room of -
.the First Presbyterian
chareh,"on Wednesday,April 28th,' at 10
o'clock A. M. '
FKANOIS :a. BAILEYi President.
FIRE IN BirmEßl--We are very Sorry to
learn that the dwelling of our excellent
brother, Rev., Loyal ,Young, ,was nearly con
sumed by fire on last Saturday. Had not
the citizens exerted themselves to the rd..
most; the entire building wonld hale been
eonnunied.
,
A Vilna. Gogs.ro grs
WARD.—The Presbytery„of Florida has
sustained another loss. A few months ago
it was called to part With the beloved Auld.
The Rev. 3. M. Quarterman, the faith
ful pastor of the ,chuitili of Palatka fol.
loweti.,himi on the ,29th,,u,11. The; disease '
was coigestion-of 4MA:wain., ,
OAUTION.-7-A gentleman E in , New jertieir
writes to us respecting a man who, Borne finial
ago, went around taking Subscriptions for a
book, and receiving payment in advance.
But the book never, as delivered. He has
also heard of a recent .movementsof the same
kind. Good and well known names are ex
hibited as subscribers'; but still caution is
needed., Tricks Are numerous.
Prestopterian Expositor.
The number ) for April I.sth, of ;this new
periodical, edited by Dr. Dice, of Chicago, is
promptly on mutable. • The contents are the
following eight articles, is which' important
et* cots discured,viz.—,—Ministerial Calls;
Am Is Child of God ? Management of Re
vivals ; Divine Decrees.; The Law , of -Expe
diency ; Signs of 'the' Tithes; Repentance;
abort Editorials The article on Revivals
is worthy of careful and thoughtful perusal:
Letters from Mums.
We give, this week, the firat, of 'a
series
of letters, contemplated from Kansas. They
;will not be numerous, and there may be in
tervals ;'bitt trnstihey' will be valuable
to our reiiiicrti.. BrOther`liOniellWe regard
as being reliable, 88 weltak industrious and
strongly attached to the Master's cause.
The testimony he bears in favor 'of the 're
ligious - 'enterprise of Western
Pennsylvania, is,bi?th ti e and gratifying.
;let our Schools, Seminaries, and,Periedicals,
be kept pure and be well sustained, that otir
sous and daughters may ge terth numerously,
as blessings in the land.
Sharpsburg, Pa.
1 The people „of, this eongaegation have,
with ..oat j ge t 4l l4l #l,: 4,bgralith 00m
pleted their new house Of worship,, with the
exception of the ; steeple.. ,The dedicatory
services will be held on next Sabbath. The
sermon will be preached .by :Professor Wil
son, of the' Western Theological Seininatr.
The edifiee is scventY-eight feet by fortY-'
seven, having a bisement for Lecture Room,
and rooms for Bible Classes and- Sabbith
Schools. The whole,cost, including' a stee
ple one hundred and IWO* feet high, and
the entire furnishing of the house, ✓ will be
about te,7bo. , We are greatly Mistaken if
this is not one of the very neatest and Cost
commodious country churches in Western
Pennsylvania.
Western T4eologred,S,eminary•
The Board sf •Direotors pf, the -Western
Theological !Seminary, •will meet in tile ! tin
turedloom-of-the-First• Presbyterian cht4k,
PittaburghOMATuesday, April 27th, a 2
o'clock P. , M..'
The Committee' of 'Examination, viz; Dr.
Howard, Rev. J. Kerr, Rev. H. G. Coming°,
and Ream L. Flattery and Alex. Cameron,.
will meet at the Seminary on Monday, April
26th. at 9 o'clock A. M. '
. Sermon before the "Sooiety of Inquiry,"
by Prof. Chas. Elliott, of Miami'llaivereith
0., Monday evening, in 2d ch., Pittsburg-
The Inauguration of Prof. Wilson will
take place oniTuesday evening, in.the Pint
'church,' Pittsburgh. Dr. • MoFarren
deliver the charge to the professor.
Addresses by tbe graduating clam, and a
farewell address by one , of the Professors,'
on Wednesday - evening } int flat 'oh:, •Aileg'y.
W. B. MOILVAUM, Sec.
Japan Open for Missionary Labor.
Three centuries ago, Francis Xavier, the
_Magnus Apollo of Jesuit missionaries, land
ed upon the shores of the hitherto almost t y
unknown Japanese Islands. From 1549 to.. t
1638, he and his fiumessors laboredto prop.
agate their faith, and with the success which
seems to have characterized their efforts,
wherever made. Large numbers forsook
their idols and professed Romanism ; in one '
diatrict, indeed, every other form of religion
being expresily prohibited, although the
grandees still continued the practice of po-
lygamy. But the political intrigues, of the
Jesuits at length aroused the rage of 'the
Sovereign, and also the jealousies of the
Dutch, who were rivals of the Portuguese;
and a. bloody persecution •followed, which re
suited in the massacre of many of the mis
sitmaries, and thousands of their neophyte&
" Ever since that memorable epoch," says
Mahe Brun, " the Catholic religion has been
held in abhorrence in Japan. The mission-
Mies Were Perhaps too forward in setting
fire, to the places consecrated to the , native
worship." ,
The upshot was, the total expulsion of all
foreigners, (except a few Dutch commercial
agents,) and the adoption of: that exclusive
policy which, for two centuries, has isolated,
Japan'from the rest of the world, and con-
fined her, intercourse with the nations to an
extremely restricted commerce with the
quaint old Kingdom of. the_Netherlands.
The past four or five years haie 'beef'
marked by successful efforts, on the part of
our own and several European governments,
to induce a modification of these laws of non
intercourse. By the treaties of March 31,
1854 • October 14 , 7 1854• and January 26 , `
1855, ,successively with the United, States,
England, and F;MEIBI64, three ports of the Em 7
pire—Haokodadi, Simoda, and Nanguaki—
were opened to the flags of these nations . ;
but they were opened ' only ' as ports of refuge,
and for supplying provisions. ' Commerce
remained as in' past tithe, limited to'the Chi
'nese and Ditch. The 'Nita States Consul
obtained, at Sin:tads,. June 17, 1857, a new
treaty, affording greater facilities for commer
cial intercourse, but nor such at would jus
tify ns in pronouncing Japan in open coun
try..
The Netherlands government has at last
effected a Convention with the Japanese,
which, in the extent of emulations made,
faF ,
overtops, in importance all previous
treaties,. Japan has taken along step
the finaLextinction of her exclutive policy.
The articles of this' treaty, which was con
eluded October'l6, 1857, only Six months
ago, permits commerce in- the two ports of
Nangasaki and Hiltodadi; fixes a scale of
duties, and the formulas of trade; prohibits
the importation of opium, and the exporta
tion of iipeoie, eta.
But there other: special Stipulations •
and of more- ,interest to' us as disciples of
Him who left the command 'to "disciple all
nations." It is' provided that women and
'children be admitted to the ports optin to
o ommerce ; that 'there be eifree — egarcue - ora
the Christian,religion. ; and that the odious
practice of trampling on the image of
Christ be abolished. And lastly—this is,
remarkable—the Japanese government de
clares itself ready to conclude similar treaties
with all civilized nations, including Portugal.
The'Romanist missionaries of two. centuries,
ago, were Portuguese.
Thus Japan is at last open. Our govern
rnent will doubtless make haste to avail
itself of the facilities, offered by this latter
treaty, and we. may then pronounce Japan a
new'field open to the labors of 'the American
missionary. • The heart' of the commercial
~
-world` beats quick in anticipation of new seas,
opened to its white sails, andnew lands-to its
capital. Shall not the Church rejoice that
a great empire like Japan is about to be
accessible to' the influences of a pure Gospel
and 'the labors of the minister of, Christ ?'
Let us pray. thatlvery 'soon " the light of the
glorious Gospel 'of Christ,' who is the image •
of God, Shalt 'shine into them" who for two
kindred years have been trampling upon the
image of Christ" - • : •
The japanese,characterin many respects
resembles - the European type more than that
Of any''other Eastern nation: 'They are an
agricultural 'People; cleanlY, kind-heart&l and '
intelligent. They are nrider a rigid despot
ism, and a debasing superstition derived .
from Hindooism. Japan evangeliied, might
rank among the greatest nations of the earth.
Great events are transpiring in the ,East:
Mohammedanism ,has ;broken, its back in
. the native, idolatrous system has been
terribly 'shaken and must continue; to' totter
as the British power increases, (as it will';)
'the flags of France and England'floatabove I
the walls 'of Canton; and old' Japan, his now
been compelled to,gurrender to the demands
of Western civilization and wheel into the
sisterhood of nations. The future . looks
bright for'the' cause of mission& and it be
hoeves Chriatendom to furnish men and
niaaiia, for t.he advaneement of the cause
which should be dear to its. heart,. ~O, that
,God wouldtput it into•the hearts of his peo
ple to give more liberally of their wealth,-
yea, and of, their poverty ; and incline mul
titudes of our young men to consecrate
themselves to the special and glorious service
of. their Redeemer in lands where his name
i 5.1301 -knpyrn. • •• •
• ' r
The Catholic AIMEI3IB,O. .
,
Last year, we drew the attention of our
subecrib'ers to the importance of a right use,
ty,ministeis and intelligent laymen, of flits
remarkable '.publication. As we said then,
so we say, now, that none of our Presbyteries
should be
. without , a. copy for the use of
the brethren. There itra class in our coun
try, who' affect to despise the Runtish
Church, as old, effete, and unable to rise
into anylimportance amidst the intelligence
and liberalinfluences which +prevail in this-
progressive community. A 'close examine
don_ of *half a dozen of these Almanacs
showing the surprising progress of the Rom
ish cause, would far to dispel this
-We area° alarmists; wo haves never raised E;
a Ic no-Popery" cry; but we cannot help
PRESBYTE
noticing certain facts which are developed
in the objects of the Romish hierarchy, and
'which possess a significance of no ordinary
moment. The policy of Rome seems to he,
to grasp the education of the young. Are
our readers aware of the fact, that in. Nei
York and its vicinity alone, there are more
than • three hundred professed ,teachers
gaged in the inouloation of the dogn:ias of
Popery. In this number the priesthood are
not incliided.: , This regiment of educators ,
have r collected tOgethei More .than tioelvi
thousand children,-who - are daily under their
tuition; while the property, in houses, lands,
and other things needed to carry on their
Bohm:nes, already amounts to the enormous
sum .of two millions, of dollars II How many
Protestants, in or out of .New York; are
aware of these astounding facts ? What
other denominatien in the land has com
menced, and is perfecting an educational
system on such colossal proportions ?,
The statistics of the Catholic Almanac,
on the subject of - education' alone, are ealcu
lated to awaken Us, if any thing could arouse
us from our . reckless inditetence. We be
see,ch .our clerical brethren to procure this
Almaiao, and to examine the list of educa
tional institutions connected with every Die
cese our Country; and in the British,
Provinces, and to ask themselves, - do they
think that childmn of Bonanitits, whose par.
ants are able to send 'theni from home for
education, could be found in, the country to`
do more:than half suppertthese institutions'?
Pioteitant money, Protestant children, and
aid from abroad, are coming in to sup
plement Romish poverty, and thus their
cause is advanced.
We entreat also, that 'attention may be,
paid to the fact, that in almost' every corner .
where a BiShop could have priests or people
to oversee, these watohmen are now estab
lished. Time, was, and that not long ago,
when two or three Bishops sufficed for otir
whole country; but now, there are some
forty four Bishops and two Vicariates in the
United States, and fifteen Dioceses in the
;British Provinces. Think of 'there being 'a
Hanish Bishop, with his staff of priests,
nuns, and educators, &0., &0., in Vancouv
er's island, an island lying to the North-
West of : our Territory of Washington, and
which the British Government are only now
beginning to think of withdrawingfrom the
grasp of the Hudson's Bay Company, in
order to encourage its colonization 1
The Catholic Almanac is published, thin
year, by Dunigan &Brother, of. Broadway,
New York. The statistical information is
not by any means as full as was given last
year, especially in regard to the numbers of
pupils in the different. Seminaries. Re
ticence on this subject is not.required, we
believe, because of any falling'off or`want of
success, but 'the very opposite. We hope
that, our notice may induce many of; our
brethren to'study this suggestive volume.
Revivals.
PITTSBURGH.—The noon-day meetings in
TT - 43 1` n i u h
interest; also, evening meetings
of the churches.
PRESBYTERY OP ALLEGHENY. The
united charge'of Muddy Creek an,d Centre
ville churches, has received forty five on
examination.
- PRESBYTERY OF HUNTINGDON.—Nine
teen persons have been, received into com
munion, in the church of Williamsburg,
on profession of faith, and others .are 'ex
pected to mate at the next communion. The
church at Bellefonte is also' enjoying a pre
mous reviving.
BLAIRSVILLE PRESBYTERY=' The church
at Johnstown has received thirty on exami
nation, to seven of whom the ordinance of
baptism was administered. Some of these
persons are among the leading business men,
and most influential citizens of the place.
PRESBYTERY OF BEAVER. On the first
Sabbath of this month, twenty four were re
ceived on profession of faith, in the 'church
of NeWport, under the pastoral care - of Rev.
,
j*. W. Johnston. 'The work is still
,in pro
gress. This little church has almost doubled
its membership "within six months.
PRESBYTERY OF STEIIBENVILLE.—The
united churches of Wellsville and" Liverpool
have received an addition of thirty three, on
examination;'and many are still inquiring.
CLARION PRESBYTERY.—This Presbytery
has, been remarkably blessed. From time
to :time we have published accounts from
different churchee, • but the following sum
mary, for which :we are indebted" to the
dation Demoarat, Will be read, with inter
est
"To the pastoral charge of the Rev. J.
Montgomery, there have been added, during
the past ',Winter,- one hundred ' and fourteen
,persons on profession of their faith; to that
of Rev. D. MoCay, sixty-six; to that of .
Rev. William. McMichael, forty-five; to that
of ,Rev. C. -r. Cummins, eighty-three; to,
that of Rev. J. Wray, eleven ; to that of
Rev. J. Mateer, ninety-nine ; and to that
Rev. J. McKean, twenty-one. These are
the - only churches Ander our 'care supplied
with the 'stated means of grace.
" The following' vacant churches have
also 'been refreshed :—To Bethesda there
have been added' thirty-two; to Mill Creek,
eighteen, thus doubling the membership of
this little church; to Emlenton, fourteen , ;
and to other vacant churches, sixteen ; mak
ing:in all, over five hundred members added
duringlite last,Winter on professiors of their
faith ;-ana duffing the 'whole year, nearly six
hundred. The increase of , the past year
' r etinal - to more thaw one fourth. of air former
membership!'
SOUTH RANOVER, lA.—Tiari, s y-fise have
been received on examination, of whom
twenty were students, of the College.
PRESBYTERY "OF PALESTINE, ILL.—The
ohureh at Grandview has received twenty
nine on examination. We are sorry to learn
that the pastor thinks of resigning his charge.
CHICAGO, ILL.—A greatly awakened state
of religious feeling pervades all the churches.
Dr. Rice's church has received over seventy,
new members within the last three . months.
WEST ITANOyER ,p3ESBYTF,B,Y, VA.-At
as late nteeting, this Presbytery passed a
l'esclution, spiting & division, and,,that the
new Presbytery be called Roanoke-
p MIZIZO VI MO IPA I i OCATE.
,' A Good Purpose.
rue Witness says :
one ged and highly esteemed Elder in
churobea, writes.to us that it is his
purl)
d visit every member of his church,
the , ersonally upon them the claims of
f
Sile dbe the purpose of an Elder
in' ever ii3h, in , regard'to the paper best
adapted he people's wants; or of each
Elder, own district ; or of the whole
bench ' e era' for all. be congregation,
\
assig nin gwork to the one or more who
could bestd to it. The spiritual offi
cers ghoul& hat there is a Bible, a Cate
chism, and d 'religious journal in every
house. The ay be some need also, to
see' to the ' l O the first and second; but
.
.91 . regardss .s i , i r d, there Alan' be little
doubt ..but t ha 'ill be read,.if onlY it can
be found ..withi . precincts.
Delegates to
TRAVEL' ,
... ,
.' s :T4e .. Chitirman ;,
Qrleans ; authorize i
of the -Assembly
tickets, who come
'on the Michigim,' 1
indiana Railroad vi. 4
leans, for the entire, 4._
- The St. Louisbyteriaw also - gives
notice that' members be carried . from . that
city .: to . Xe* Orleane the ' packet Lint 3,
for
,$l. ; with.,the rale& of stopping. off .
at any point.on :the:
.er; for one or more
days, and resuming trip on any - boat of
the line, one of whit asses' every other day.
This will enable' inc era to step at some
.
point on : Saturday. a ing , and start again
on Monday . . The ba of this line leave on
alternate days, t 'w e ek will= eave St
Louis on Monday dneaday and Friday,
This seems to be ab the best arrangemero
yet proposed..
Todegateware rei
seltres immediately a
Presbyterian Deposit
near the FireL Presli
General Assembly.
RRANGEMENTS.
e Committee, at New
to flay that ,Inembere
receive free return.
Toltdo (Lake Erie,)
%ern and Northern
licago, to New Or-
ated -to report them.:
.r their arrival,at the'
y, 154 Camp' Street,
ariaa church.
Commissioners toe General Assembly.
The appointmentl
for , the .next General
Assembly being mosy made4)ut of thansual
time, *e are unabltto announce them as
was onr custom. 'b are informed of a few:
Presbyteries. Ilisits . .Elders.
PhiladraPhire ) NVI: Ni - 74 ": 1 ?f. ) K A rt l i te lnboth.
Ohio' I .1:41 iP, mD ., IPB. I .lrßo e ea , .
t
Allegheny City, D. A. tm Ingham, B . 3Plinight.
y o r e .. Baird,
y Dysart Huntingdon, { 11:1 8 1: 1,., D..,
Maircrille, George , Mr. Stuart. '..
Cedar, IL IL. M w, T. S. parsisi. .
Coshocton, P. M. F e le, Wm. Alexander.
Marion! C. U. Pe ins, _ B.A. True, lii.D.
Louisville, • L. 1..11 . -y , D.D, - ' Samuel Caisitlay,
Zanesville;: W.Morr Grimes, ' J. K. Caldwell.
N. Brul i swick j A.. T. M' 11, D.D.,
i Mr. E L
Chillicothe, ' IL L. fits_ ton, D.D., David Wills.
St Louis, J. F. Coo n, . Archie'd Gamble.
Louisiana, . J. A. Sm e, . , Wm.. Eilliman.
Mississippi, IL Price T. Spencer.
Wiet Jersey, Daniel St wart, D.D., ''IL IL Van Gelder.
Baltimore,. R. C. Gal math, - „Joisph 10. Triptie,
„BochesterCity, J: H 11111vaine, RD, ~ , R. AL Diusell. '..
1 Gardinvi Spring, D.D., John Stewart.
-New it " ir ' ' , i Bathanikl liewitt;D.D.,`Walter Lowrie.
West Hanover, Win. J Hoge, JB. Armistead,
East Hanover, Edwardliartin, Abel Bead. '
Concord, . , Wm, 0. Sheets, - T. IL M'Borie.
Fayetteville, Simeon Colton, D.D., Barth'w Fuller.
Towa,_,... Timothy Stearns, Demise Demise.
St. CiallT'ln'' - Tr. M 'Grim.. -- ---.2,..J. W. Milli an.
---....._
CharlestonA - .1% - loteirson, D. . Henderion.
Bethel,
- A. A. Janes, John Eno:, Mal
',
li eson. .
" eAhlogiour - "._. J ° 1111 : roii.... ne E.Camphisll,llLD.
....____,____ , :as hey,
Clarion, - . John APlCean.
Steubenville, A. Swaney.
Geo Morris,
Carlisle, iD. Emerson. . , ..
Beaver, . . . David Waggoner. .
American Tract Society.
There seems to be .a determined struggle
just a little in advance, with regard to the
management of this', Society. One party
has determined that no means shall be left
untried to oust the present Publishing Com
mittee; while the other party is equally de
termined that they shall not be removed.
Eoth parties are preparing for the struggle
at the May Anniversary. The Publishing
and Executive Committees hiive appeared
with long.conimunicaticins in defence of the
course they haVe pursued. They fully ad
mit thUt, the following resolution, xecom
mended by the Committee,, mas adopted at
the Annual Meeting ; . .
Resoliied, That in the - judgment of your Com
mittee, the political aspects of- slavery lie en-,
tirely without the proper sphere of this Society,
and cannot be discussed in its publications; but
that those moral duties which, grow out of the
existence of slavery, is well as those meral evils
and vices' which , it is known to promote, and,
which are condemned in Scripture, and so -much
deplored. by evangelical• Christiansi , undoubtedly
,do fall within the province of this Society, and
can;and,ougbt to be discussed• in a fraternal and
Christian'spirit.
But they also insist at they were ea
eredly bound to regard this other resolution:
lehieh was Also. adopted
Resolved, That with-great oonfidende in the
,wisdom of the Executive Committee, we antioi.
,pate that,their action, in carrying out the princi
ples contained in the previous resolution% will be
such as tend to promote "the Widest and best
usefulness of this Society throughout our •whole
country.
And they now say that immediately after
the Annual Meeting, and just whee the
work in question ,was . about to be issued, new
and unexpected
~difhoulties epee, which
would have utterly defeated the recommen,
dation of the last of 'these two resolutions,
if the issue had been'made. `Thus they say
theY . have followed out exactly the course
designated at. the . Annual Meeting. The
Independent continues to take strong ground'
against these pommittess, while they are
just as warmly and skillfully defended by the
New York Observer, and Evangelist.
United Synod.
This Synod of /Welt we made mention
in oar last, closed, its duties at Knoxville ),
after. heing in session six days. The, meet:
ing minis to have been very pleasant. Miny
of the discussions were 'animated; the de
votional exercises were highly enjoyed;
and the hospitality of the people was, as
might have been expected, unbounded.
The subject most warmly discussed, was the
proposed union with the Old School. Some
of the speakers were severe in their strie
'tares, but others breathed a kind and con
ciliatory spirit. A series of resolutions pro
posing terms of union, to be , presented, to
the General Assembly , at NOW Orleans, was
passed, 'and a Committee was appointed to
visit the Assembly, and present the re
solves. 'But the terms are such as to forbid
•
any union at presenL ;; .In addition to what
was itinktioned in:our last, they insist on the
views promulgated at Richmond, as to the
discussion of the Slavery question, that they
shall be received as Presbyteries, and at
tached to the Synods embracing their Pres
byterial boundaries, and that they shall not
be subjected to examination. As a matter
of course, these are conditions to which our ,
Church cannot agree. Scarcely any hope
of such a result seems to have been enter
tained by- themselves. Therefore they ap
pointed Committees on Church Erection,
Education, and Domestic and Foreign 'Mis
sions. Also, an overture as sent down to
the Presbyteries, recommending the inser
tion of the term "United Synod," in place
of " General Assembly," where the latter
occurs in our "Form of Government," and
some other changes. The next meeting will
convene in Lynehburgh, Va., on the third
Thursday of May, 1859. This body ,con
slits of about one hundred ministers, seventy
five churches, and ten thousandfive hundred
communicants. Its members evince great
zeal, and entertain high hopes of usefulness
and success.
"Alexander."
This is the name of a new Presbyterian
church in Philadelphia. Now, why this
name ? The good Dr. Alexander does not
preach there, and never did. He did not
build-,it, nor -give money to build it, nor
furnish• the. site. How then is he connected
with it, distinctively, that it should be desig
nated by his name ? Surely the worshippers
'do not mean to, claim him as their patron
saint. Why then use language which indi
cates the thing Romanists, who regard
particular-saints=as their intercessors, may
well affix , the saint's name to their churches;
but not so may Presbyterians.
Let words, in Christian lips, have a Mean
ing. 'Churches should be named from their
locality, their order in time of erection, or
from something which belongs to them.
The name ,of the living- ; saint, who there
'teaches and y prays interoedingly, is by no
means so objectionable as the name of a dead
saint, whoni we must regard as not there,
either locally or spiritually.. Let us not even
seem to be idolaters.
Cases of Conseienbe.
A gentleman, aver the signature of
" P.," senda us the foll Owing questions, and
asks an answer in the Banner and Advocate.
We shall be brief, and yet hope to meet the
points'. A tender conscience, familiar with
cripture, needs 'not much argumentation.,
Question.—A merchant unable to pay
his notes at maturity, his creditors having
agreed to an extension, finds, on an estimate
of his assets, that they will not be sufficient
to pay his debts in full; can he justly apply
any part of such assets to charitable or relig
ions purposes ? •
.Answer.—We think not. What be holds,
belongs rightfully to other persons; and God
would not have him rob a neighbor to fill his
treasury. *
Question. —Or, he finds that his means
will enable him, though at a : remote period,
to pay all his debts, with legal interest; may
ka-,,,honestly use an `art of his assets for
suer! 4:_arp-osetT, --- ualor.-
debt ?
Answer.—Tbat will depend upon circum
stances. If he can certainly pay, and pay
within the time in which his creditors have
agreed to extend indulgence, and still have
some means at his disposal, he may and
should be charitable. Justice hinders not.
Hence let love flow. Men, sometimes, wick:
edly make their debts an excuse for Miller-.
ality. It is a sin to volunterily incur a
debt, or abide under a. debt, which would
interfere with the claims of charity.
Question.—ln giving np his property to
his creditors,.can an insolvent debtor inno
cently and righteously retain that portion
thereof; which the laws of our State em
power him to retain ?
Ansicer.—lle 'May, ' provided hig debts
were incurred under those laws. The exist
ing law was a part , of the contract, and, under
.it . a debtor may honestly hold all that it gives
him. But an ex. 236 at facto law,. he should
'not plead nornse. The United States Bank:
shpt; Law, of some years back, was a gross
iniquity;. and no man should, by its pro
visiOns, solace his conscience.
EcolesiasticaL
Rev. A. K. NELSON'S Post. Office, address
is changed from St. Thomas, Franklin
Co., Pa., to Chambersburg, Pa. Pastoral
relation unchanged.
Rev. Win. MCMIOUAEL has resigned', the'
pastoral charge of the church of Rich
land, Clarion Presbytery.
Mr. Oita LAWsoar was licensed to preach
the Gospel, by the Presbytery of Clarion
at its late meeting.
Rev. H. B. FRY'S Post. Office address is
changed from Lima, Ohio, to. Marion,
Ohio. •
Messrs. J. E. CARUTHERS and MATTHIAS
SHIRLEY, were licensed to preach the
Gospel, by the Presbytery of Saltaburg,
at its late meeting.
Rev. J. C. SINCLAIR, of Allegheny City,
Pa., has ,been invited to take charge of
Galatia: church, Fayetteville Presbytery,
~, N. C., and will probably accept.
Mr: CALVIN W. STEWART, a student of the
Princeton Theological. Seminary, has
accepted a call to Uni6n church, Lan
caster County, Pa. " His Post Office ad
dress is Coleraine, Lancaster Co., P a .
Rev. R. M. 13ADEAv's Post Office address
is changed from Lima, Ohio to Marion,
Ohio.
Mr.-JAMES FLANEGAN WU ordained as an
Evangelist, by the'Presbytery of Redstone,
at its late.meetinß.
Mr. D.' H. 13.A.ItnON, a licentiate of Alle
gheny" City Presbytery, has received and
accepted a call. to the church of Mt.
Pleasant, Redstone Presbytery.
Mr. WILLIAM D. MAC KEY W2B licensed to
preach the Gospel, by the Presbytery of
Newcastle, at its late meeting.
Rev. S. R. WYNKOOP'S pastoral relation to
the First church of 'Wilmington, Del.,
was dissolved by the Presbytery of New
castle, at its late meeting.
Rev. HORACE G. HINSDALE, of Oyster
Bay, New York, has accepted the call of
the Second church of Germantown, Phil
- adelphia.
Rev. B. Ti. BEALL has received and accepted
a call from the church of Fishing Creek,
Bethel Presbytery, S. C.
The Presbytery of Huntingdon, at their late 1
meeting, dissolved> the following pastoral
relations, viz,: Rev. GEORGE ELLIOTT
and the church of Alexandria; Rev. T.
P. SPEER'S and the Church of Little Val
ley ; Rev. A. JARDINE and the church
of MiddleTusearora; Rev. 'THOMAS STE•
YENSON and the church of Pine Grove;
and Rev. B. E. COLLINS and the church
of Moshannon.
Rev. A. Bann has received a call from the
Sugar Creek church, Ohio.
Rev. R. A. MICKLE'S pastoral ielation to
the church at Barnwell C. H., S. C., was
dissolved by the Presbytery - of Charleston,
at its late meeting, and he has accepted a
call to the church in Griffin, Ga.
Mr. N. EDMONDS, a licentiate of Charleston
Presbytery, has received and accepted a
call from the church in Cheraw, S. C.
Messrs. S. E. Axsow, G. H. Corr, J. Q•
DANFORTH, THEODORE E. SMITH and A.
PICKENS SMITH were licensed to preach
the Gospel, by the Presbytery of Charles
ton, at its late meeting.
Rev. JACOB KOLB has received and accept
ed a call from the First German church
of Muscatine, lowa.
Rev. J. W. DRAKE'S pastoral relation to the
church of Marysville, Ohio, was dissolved
by the Presbytery of Marion ) on the 6th
inst.
Rev. 3. N. SEMPECERD'S pastoral relation to
the church of Marion, was dissolved by
the Presbytery of Marion, on the 6th
instant.
Mr. Gr.o. GRAECA Al, a licentiate of Rich
land Presbytery, has received a call from
the church of RI/cynic, Ohio.'
Mr. N. T, Bowmns was licensed to preach
the Gospel, by the Presbytery of Fayette
ville, at its late meeting.
Rev. JAS. GUBBY has received a call from
the First church, Providence, Rhode
Island.
Rev. ELI B. SMITH has received a call from
the church of Louisiana, Mo., and has
removed from Frankfort, Ky., to that
place.
Rev. JOHN GILCHEtIST'S Post Office address
is Boggstown, Shelby County, Ind.
Mr. W. L. MITCHELL bas received a call
from the First church of Burlington,
lowa.
RSV. DAVID MODIROWD has received a cal
from the church of Greensburgi Indiana
Mr. ALFRED W. AdAINES ' a licentiate of the
Presbytery of Ohio, has received a call
from the church of Keosaugua, lowa.
Mr. WM. M. WILLIAMS was licensed to
preach the Gospel, by , the Presbytery of
Chillicothe, on the 6th inst.
Messrs. joint K. HARRI_ JS
.N HENRY C. AL
EXANDER, GEORGE I XON, EMAIL
FERRIER, JAMES KING, and EDWARD
J. HAMILTON, were licensed to preach
the Gospel, by the Presbytery of New
York, at its late meeting. '
Rev. DAvrn .Encuslt's pastoral relation to
the church of North Haveratraw, was dis
solved by the Presbytery of. New York,
at its late meeting.
Rev. T. Mau. has received and accepted
a call from the church of Jackson, Miss.
Rev. WM. REED has received a call from
the church of Deerfield, Zanesville Pres
bytery.
• L. Bwminx has xeceitTeirawcracr
ceptec a - carrnmEcian....church of Musca
tine, lowa.
Bev. JAMES KIM has received a call from
the cher& of Vinton lowa.
Rev. LIMIER DODD has received and ac
cepted a call froiu the churches of Toledo
and Salem, lowa.
Rev. T. WOODROW, D.D., was installed pas
tor of the church at Nieholasville,
on the 27th ult., by the Presbytery of
West Lexington.
Rev. T. S. DEWING, late of Waxrenhain,
Pa., has accepted a ca 11.,. to the Sccond
church of Wytdueing, Pa., which is now
his Post Office address.
Rev. ROBERT LOGAII 7 B Post Office address
is West Point, Ga.
EASTERN..S_U:MM•A;.R Y.
BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
But few people are aware. of the immense
amount of capital now invested, in-this coun
try, in some way or other, in the . publishing
of Books and Newspapers. And when a
fire occurs in any of the gre r kt printing
houses the loss is generally very heavy.
Such was the case in the burning of the
celebrated printing establishment of H. 0.
Houobton & Co. at Cambridge a few days
ago. The premises were owned by Little,
Brown & Co., the Boston publishers, who
occupied them , for the storage- of books in
sheets, and of stereotype plates. The contents
of the place were valued it $100,000; and
they received more damage from water there
from fire, The stook 'destroyed consisted
principally of law books and was estimated
at $BO,OOO, on which there is an insurance
of $70,000.
•
The lifassaehtsseus Hi.storical Society con
,tinues its career of usefulness, and every
year makes new and valuable additions to
its collection of portraits, manuscripts, and
books. M'ore than one thousand pamphlets
and volumes have been added during the
past year. The library now thirteen
thousand bound volumes and twelve thou
sand pamphlets, and a rich collection of
manuscripts. A catalogue carefully prepared
is nearly ready for, the press.
In this connexion we would notice the
Historical _Magazine, published monthly by
C. B. Richardson, which is generally well
stored with matter interesting to ~all,.intelli.
gent persons, but especially , to those versed
in historical, biographical, and antiquarian
researches. The proceedings 'of historical
Societies in different parts of the country
occupy several pages in every number of this
new magazine.
Little, - *win & Co., have no* press,
and will publish on the Ist of way, the
seventh volume of Bancroft's History of
the 'United States. This will 'be a _regular
continuation of the History as already pub
lished, and also the first of four volumes
embracing the period of the American Rev
olution, from the blockade of Boston to the
treaty of Paris in 1782. This first volume
will contain the history`of-the nation during.
the first part of this eventful period, in a
great degree from manuscript f unprit :
lished sources. The author has been, for
many years, engaged in the most laborious
and extensive researches toward obtaining all
possible information in aid of this portion of
his great undertaking. In this way he has h ad
access to the most important State pap ers
.and private manuscripts, both at home and
abroad, not open to ordinary investigation,
and has collected at great expense a vast
amount of materials never before made p it h.
lie, to trace the progress of the Revolution
completely, in reference to every part of th e
United States, and to present the subject a l„ s
in its relation to the history of the w or l d,
during the time of its progress. Thes.;
volumes can be obtained by themselv es or
along with the regular series of the history
The testimony of the North Americm ;
Review, in favor •of any literary work, is
generally considered very high praise. N or
can it be suspected of any undue partiality
toward Presbyterianism ; therefore, PreEby.
terians will read with interest what it Sap.
of the two volumes lately published by li t
Sprague, containing biographical notices a
the Presbyterian ministry of this cOuntrT,
It will be seen from the following ext,,, r:
that this Review gives a higher place to
Presbyterian than to the Congregati n ,i
ministry, high as its members deserve(l.l
stood in the Church and before the world.
The reviewer says :
We feel ourselves—we are sorry to say 00...
.among men of higher mark in these two VOIUMS
than in those which commemorated the Trinitark
Congregationalists. . . Among the Indite
Divines of the Presbyterian Church we discilia:
as we think, a more uniformly elevated stairlari
of distinctively clerical talent, learning, and char.
toter. . . . The circumstance which t ai
impressed us most of all in these narratives is the
very large number of men of surpassing abiE ; , ,
endowments, and sanctity, who have been seised
for life, or for many years, in very obscure local
stied and humble pastorates. And the "Annals"
give us the name of hardly a single Presbyterian
Divine whose eminence was not solely or cbitfir
professional. These volumes, therefore, are
richer, more instructive, and more edifying can.
tribution to clerical biography than their prede.
oeesore.
It may be interesting to some of one
wealthy farmers, prosperous storekeepers,
and thrifty mechanics, who are content to
occupy pews in the house of God from sear
to year, at an annual rental of from $5 t o
$lO, and to grudge any proposed increase,
to inform them of the Pew Rents in the
Congregational churches of Boston. The
best pews in Pine Street church are subject
to a tax of $4B per annum; in Park Sum
church $53; Bowdoin Street $65; Essex
Street $72 ; Dr. Kirk's $67; and the Centril
church $64.
No abatement s can yet he noticed in the
Religious Interest; it is pervading some of
all classes ; and hopeful conversions are con
tinually occurring. Evangelical Christians
are prayerful, zealous, and hopeful, while
Universalists, Spiritualists, and
avowed infidels, look on with wonder and
astonishment. Only a few are bold enough
to ridieule or oppose ; scoffing lips seem won
dertully clued. And, indeed, in almost all
the towns a precious work of grace seems to
be in progress. New Bedford hasa population
of only twenty-four thousand, and yet twelve
- 2 2diy—prayer-meetings have been kept up for
three months I Almost all the Academies
and Colleges, in different parts of New Eng
land, are favored with revivals that promise
much for the Church and the world. Yale
College is receiving an unprecedented vie
tation of the Holy Spirit; many of the stn•
dents have passed from death unto life.
The First Congregational Chunk
11artford, Conn., of which the Rev. Dr.
Hawes is now the pastor, has a remarkable
history. It was originally collected in New
town, now Cambridge, Mass., October 11,
1633, and Samuel Hooker was the first pas
tnr, while Samuel Stone was appointed teach.
er for the children and youth. For in that
day the church and the school house had not
become disconnected, as has been too genet
ally the case in later times. Bat in Jane,
1636, the teacher and pastor, with about one
hundred of the flock, removed to Hartford,
COM., •and thus became the first church in
Connecticut. At first its government cum
hive approached very near the Presbyterian
form, for at its organization William Good
win was ordained Ruling Elder, and Andres
:Warner, Deacon. And what is especially
worthy of note is, that all the pastors of this
venerable church for the two centuries ad
a quarter that have elapsed since its forma
tion, have lived, died, and been buried with
their people. With the exception if the
present pastor, not a single one of them was
ever dismissed. Probably no other church
in this country can present a Similar instance
of peAnanence in the pastoral office.
-The Hotels were crowded with straweri
during
lad
week' Many business men from
the interior arrived ; so that the week was
the most active, prosperous, and satisfactory
of the season. Collections are coming in
much bettcr than was expected.
Great excitement has existed with mud
to the removal of the Street Commissione r,
on , account 'of alleged misconduct in on'
duoti . ng the important trust committed
his, ID
charge.
The Police have been active in ferrettiag
o,at Gambling Houses, and other improper
places, but a mighty task is yet before then.
Such a city as this is not to be rid of gam
blers, fighters, robbers, and scandalous char
acters, by a fitful effort. The work must be
long and faithfully continued, under the
lead of a clear head,,a sound judgment, and
a pure heart. The Mayor deserves all pra 6 e
and encouragement for the systematic and
vigorous efforts now made toward the rests•
ration of security and good order, and the
removal of vice in its most dangerous fora!:.
It is hoped that Stock Gambling bee coma
to an end, by the passage of a bill in the
Legislature, which has been signed by the
Legislature,
Governor, legalizing all Stook contraeti,
which have been carried on for Bogie ye3:s
past, not only without law, but in direct or
position to the law. Now, all who engst 9
in the basiness,
- No
either as principals or
agents, nme, r
a legal responsibili t y ,
from
which' they have been previously free.
The management of the Great Ball fcr
the benefit of the Floater Woodis Bensv•
NEW YORK:
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