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4 AOKNOWLEDGMENS—The following eon.
tribithms to the Board of Colportage have
been. received, by John Culbertson, Libra:.
rain : Blairsville Preebytery—Congrnity
4110.00 • New Saleneohnieh i $1169.
Dia* Of Bev: Dr. Ryors.
• Centre College, Kentucky, has again sus
igretit loss in the death of Dr. Ryom
.Professor of Mathematics, and the Presby
terian Church mourns the loss of another
gifted minister. Dr. Ryan was a graduate
Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and Cu
tenuively, known in the Wiast. as an aoeom
}pl hed'teacber.> He was formerly .. : a Profes
sor the 'Ohio University, at Athens;
afterds President •of the 'University of
BlooMington, Ind., and lastly,
ifor:five years, ,I!rofessnr in , Centre College.
About three weeks before.his death be had
been elected, conjointly' with Dr. Green,
paeter of the BeCond church of Danville.
The General Aieembly.
This'shady aajciurned 'on Tuesday alter
aton, at' 8 o'clo4;k. The attendance 'was
large, and a
s reat amount: . oebtisiness was
transacted. Tie discussions were conducted'
in, .a . I zikost fri#rnal, and excellent _spirit.
:Thison th 6 community
was of the happiest kind. The weather
continued delightftd until - the claim, while
there was 'continued good health miming
. the
members.
We publish the proceedings-110 far as re
ceived at-the - tbne of going to .press. Every
eare'has been taken to secure accuracy, but
the roll as
,received frotti New Orleanp,
though - we beim two ceplecis 'exceedingly
41eftotive, in lieVeral particulars:
Conviation.
The Adjourned Convention of the ABSO•
elitte, Associate • Reforined, and Reformed
Synods, met 'in Dr. Rodgets' church, Alle
gheny City, and continued in memo% on the
17th, 18th, and 19th inete. The opening
address, on thelfisbitry , of Revivals, was de
' liiered: by the Rai.. Dr. duthrie, of the
Covenanter Church. The subjects discussed
were fluch as ocenpieft the= attention of the
Syiodicil Coriveritiont'during the past Win
ter.. An a earnest andlevent spirit charao
terized the whole Proceedings. Many of
the' Spepshes—inenleating`the necesity for
dard' f tand greater. a liigiterlitan o ine y, so.
tivity on the part -of ministers,- elders, and
private members of the Church—were deliv.
ered 'and received With great emotion. And
espeeially, : fervent' were the prayers , for the
consummation of the Anticipated union
among these branches of the Presbyterian
family.
The ,pressure on our columns at the time
otgling,to press, ; by, the late arrival of , the
Assembly news, prevents a more extended
notice, which witad'intended, and also ex
elides much Other Matter.
Second Presbyterian Church.
This 'church-Was occupied fo!tlie•last time
•
Pieiloner toAts deninlitipre, fiat Sabbath,
when two disco:cline - a; morning sad eiening,
delivered by' "the pastor, Rer.• • W. D.
WOWsra, D.D. The text was Job viii 8 •
e progress of the discourse a Ins
, 00:cil 'ilatch t extending over a large part
cid the history of the city was , given. The
steps toward the organization of this church
were taken iw1892; ' though it was'not final
lir'bi6stininiated until 1804 The first min-
later was the Rev. Wm. Wylie, and the first
fleeting was appointed ' to be held in the
to time). _ Court but when the
4Mopic; ca pe -tigether ,found that the
authorities 'had closed the door against them,
rben they lidjOutarid , to the house 'oflir.
Wood Street, between
Tiurd and, Fourth. This was the Bum
mer of x1804,,50; that it may be fairly,pro
sinned thatthe , firat meeting of the Second
o'hureh was held sti the house of Mr. Nor.
thou. - Pittsburgh,- at.that time, contained
twenty-five Mimicked inhabitants, and less
'than a dozen of brick busses; :During the
year an arrangement' was made with
„fiGerman congregation to occupy — their
chunk a part of the Sabbath, which , con
tinued until 1806. The next -donation was
ill 'What been a carpenter's AO, 011
• D 11661141 Iley, until 1814, When a'briek
bmidingawes erected; which was destroyed
in the great fire of 1845, and the present
site on - Fifth &reit - iris taken possesidon of
in the Pill Of that. year , Patois lave
'been Rev. Wm . Wylio, key. Mr. Hunt;
Rev. R. P. SwittiD.D., Rev.J. W. Blythe,
and 'Soy; Robert Ditnlaplte gall 'of whom
Dr. ,HoWird, the present pallier; paid fitting
tributes.
. ; .
.1g the laymen who have falcon en
seti - 4 Wit in the prceperitrof this itiureh,
Messrs:. Jaines MorriiiiM, Samuel Thoripson,
M. B. I f iipwrie, and -- klethudy, are held
in spiVoird remembrance.
)
The venerable. Dr. Herron was present at
the morning service,. and at • its closes made
!tome remarks; Arriving the ' deep' enico
lions awakened in Lis boson by the ' reoitab
of pint year&
MI
Editorial Correspondence.
Mississwpi RrvER, May 3, 1858.
After our dispatch from Cairo, we pro
ceeds/thy Memphis, a sail of twenty-three
hours, without any noticeable incident be
yond the enjoyment of sweet social inter
course, and of the ordinances of worship.
This put in our time until the close of Fri
day. On Saturday, we completed our ar
rangements for the Sabbath's rest, purposing
te'tie.rni at the fast safe and suitable land
ing-plaee we should reach. We use the
words safe and suitable, because the river -
overflowed its banks, and we , wished to find
ourselves in a place where something could
be had for the sustenance , of the physical
man, as well as for the , religious. Soon after
midnight, our good Captain rounded to, at
Providence, La., and *lien 'we awoke on
Sabbath morning we' found oufeelves 'se
curely moored at a Levee, with a beautiful
village before us, and a village church to
receive us.
The Presbytery of Central Missiesippi,
had closed its sessions on Saturdayand*o
of the brethren had remained to , administer
the Lord's Supper ) on the Sabbath. Soon
was the invitation extended to us to share in
.
the.:labors and participate the joys; an
invitation which Was most gladly embraced.
The whole day was one of peculiar interest.
The morning was lovely. We numbered
forty-nine ministers and thirty-nine elders,
with some twenty Christian friends, molly
females, who traveled.with us These, with
the congregation, filled the building ,to, its
entire capacity for comfort Mr. , Painter of
Mo., preaehed.; Dr. Hoge, of Ohio, admin.
*ere& the 'elements, and Dr. Dunkin, Of
Pa., made the concluding address. Three
,new. communicants , were , received, one, of
whom was then baptized: In this service,
-Rev. Mr. -Warts, a valuable brother, offi..
elated. An'infant alio was baptized.
A few-of the brethren did not accompany
us' to the sacramental services, there - being
another field - of usefulneps demanding ccon,
pation et that hour. This was on the steam
er's.deck, and among her crew. Here brother
Galbraith, of Baltimore, led 'in the labors,
preaching the Gospel to 'men who seldom
hear it, but whose souls are equally precious
with those of others who are destined for
immortality:
• In thenfternoon, at the 'Captain's invita
tion many of the citizens were present and
brother Henry, of 'Chicago, - addressed a con
gregation which densely filled some eighty
feet of the boat's spacione cabin, _and who
intently listened 'to a delightfuland con
vincing exposition ,
of the evidences of the
Saviour's supreme Divinity,
,and his true
humanity. ,
There:was also, in the' church, during the
afternoon' a service for the Colored people.
They were addressed by Rev. Mr. Cowan,
of Mo., and manifested a deep interest in
the service, and a capability of appreciating
'the Word... The congregation was not large.
This was owing to the overflowing waters
which caused need for an attention to the
preservation of property. The afternoon
service in the ihureh isa habit, and is espe
cially for them. It is said that a hundred
also
many.them are communicants -There are 'also
many colored .
_members in the Methodist
church. It is pleaaing to, find; these .evi
dences of interest in the spiritual welfare of
this numerous People, 'who are committed,
temporally and spiritually, in the providence
of God, to their white brethren's guardian
ship, for good. , . •
For the evening service it wig 'arranged
that brother Hay, of the , MissitM in North
ern India, should deliver an address. in
the Methodist church'. This duty was per
formed,
but the , rain then failing in torrents,
the congregaiion was small. . There were
but few of onteompany went on shore;
. the
darkness and rain rendering it dangerous
`to attempt ,plugaing the long and narrow foot
way which led to the Levee. BuCfor , Our
boat's coMpany the disappointment was am
ply compensatediki a diseourse fremDr. Jun
kin, :.one::" Christ Crucified," and by the
hope that the r, opportunity of hearing Mr.
Hay was not loit, but only deferred for a
nitre
The natural bank of ,the river at Prov
idenee, is about six feet below the present
water-level of the river The town 'Plot is
protected by the Levee. Shortly beloW'the
, •
town, however, there ais crevasse, thropgh
which the water rolls in , a - flood; inundating
the back country.'
idonday morning, at breakfast, found us
oir;Vicksbwrg, and
,now, we are approaching
Natchez, , whence this brief epistle is to be
dispatched , ,
NEw ORLEANs, May NI, 4858.
After our sweet Sabbath's rest, at Provi
dence, as before noted;wimade a rapid and
Pleasant journey-to this place. The beauti
ful 'city of Natebes was passed toward. mien
ing, on 'Monday. The boat detained but
twenty minutes affording barely time to
ascend a bank three 'hundred feet-in height,
and-return—the returning movement being
rather More rapid than is 'usual for grave
ladies and ordei-kiving clergymen.' Bat
none were left lehin4. On Tuesday even
itig, at 9, o'clock, we reached the wharf at
this place, and were speedily-visited by the
committee of arrangements, who assigned
each Commhssioner to a, place of entertain
ment, dpring the sessions of the Assembly.
Most, however, ;abode on the steamer. till
morning, when the Committee returned; with
carriages and baggage wagons, and soon all
were comfottably transferred to hOspitable
homes. ,
THE_ COUNTRY
Tibia mighty river flows through a very
,s
level cointry. lts, banks are low, and, for
,a great portion of its length, from,Cairo, the
country back, declines, so that the highest
land is on the river's margin; and much of
it, even there is too wet for , iillage. Levees
and drains, both to lie made at great ex
pense, will be indiiptsable to its plttlement.
For the loreieui, a ireat.piition is: slump
and forest. ieviWiliiettaielienaabove
Providence, but they are Joo low and too
THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE
feeble. They often yield to the flood, and
great damage results. In several places we
found them broken, and floods pouring
through, inundating , large plantations, and
turning myriads of acres of cultivated fields
and wild forests into lakes. Houses were
surrounded with water, and it seemed diffi
cult to find high land enough whither to
drive cattle to prevent their being drowned.
In some places the prospect was dismal.
But, for the most of the may below Natchez,
the river banli4relierit the mast daightful
appearance—very-large plantations, well cul
tivated with cotton and cane, adorned with
fine buildings, and tastefully decorated with
fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
TESTIMONIAL TO CAPT.' KOUNTZ
At ,a meeting of the passengers upon: the steam
er d.
City of Memphis, of the St. Louis,' Cairo an
New Orleans Line, the following minute, pre
pared by a Committed appointed. at a previous
meeting, was cordially adopted, viz.:
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting (com
posed chietly of
,about one, hundred ministers and
elders of the Presbyterian• Church in the United
States,
,on, their way to the General Assembly, at
Nevi - Orleans,)-be tendered to' Captain Wm. M.
Kouitz, Commander, for his kind attention .and
gentlemanly demeanor , toward us, during our, pas
sage, for , the pleasant arrangeriients to which he
seceded for giving us an opportunity to keep - holy
the Christian Sabbath, by stopping during its
sacred hours, and for the pleasant and comfort
able-passage we have enjoyed upon his well ON
dered vesseL
Resolved, That Capt. Kountz be rsquested to
tender to his officers and Crewa similar expression
of our thanks, for the orderly and effective man
ner-in which their duties were discharged, and
for that gentlemanly and decorous behavior which
has marked their general conduct.
Resolved, That we record, with profound grati-
tude to Divine Providence, the fact that our voyage
has been oneof unusual interest'and agreeableness,
and that all its incidents tend to awaken. grati
tude to God, pleasant memories of our Captain
and his adjutants, and the sweetest recollections
of oue another, and of the delightful fellowship,
religious and Social which we have enjoyed.
Revolved, That this minute be signed 'by the
Chairmen of 'this meeting and by the Committee,
and be delivered to Capt. Kenn% and published.
Signed,
' Jams HOGE, Columbus, 0 Chairman
D. ./."Jankin, Hollidaysburg, Pa.,
W E. Sclienck, Philadelphia, l COM, ,
s. S. Spencer, Erie,Ta. - , •
ORGANIZATION OF THE ASSEMBLY
,At the time, appointed, on Thursday the
6th, the meeting of the Assembly was
opened in due form. 'Abont two hundred
and'ten members were present Many oth
ers arrived;on the evening of that day' and
this morning. The opening, sermon was
preached by Rev. Dr. Van 'Rensselaer, the
Moderator of last year, from 2. Cor. xiii :
—" Be of one mind, live in peace • and the
God of love and peace shall be with you "
au appropriate text,- and admirably treated.
The preichei siblie of the unity of the Pres
byterian Church, as to its ministers and mem
bers, in matters of faith, order, and duty—a
unity founded on principle, and resulting
from a knowledge , of heavenly truth, and
hence , not likely to -beinuch disturbed. Our
being of one mind was the foundation of our
peace. He also spoke in terms which indi
cated a glowing gratitude to God for the
rich blessings , with which he has distin
cmished our branch of his Zion. Just
twetity years ago, a- large number of breth
ren' Who were not of us, had left us. The
result was, that we were hence a • homogen
eous body: There were among us no heart
burnings, no strife, no bitterness. Our en
ergies could be applied to the Master's
cause. Our peace, attachments, and activity
were lovely,:and `caused us to , be loved.
Hence, in the space of, time named, we have
more than -doubled our numbers. Similar
causes cAtinued, will result in greater bless
ings still. Let, then, no root of bitterness
spring up.
After sermon, the Assembly was consti
tuted-by prayer. The Standing Committee
reported' the members present. Rev. Wil-
Hain A. qc 9 4, D. D.,
,of San Francisco, was
sleeted Moderatcr, and Rev. D. X. :Twain,
D. D 4 was chosen .Temporary Clerk. The
hours of business were fixed at 9 A. M. to
2i P. M. and the HouSe adjourned. -
On Friday the Committees were ap.
pointed and the time spent, mainly, in pre
paring buainess.
The weather is delightful, and the mem
bers of the Assembly are blessed with ex
cellent health. Thus far, the session , is
lovely,-and prospects are,fair.
, , Tuesday, May 11th, 1858.
• .The , Assembly progresses very pleasantly
with businees:, The number in, attendance
is.about two hfindred and sixty. A very
large ,proportion Of these are , young men.
The aged are but few. Theyare, however,
imffieient in number to give to their brethren
the counselsexperience.'
PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The invitationa for the Assembly of next
year,Aendered-from Pittsburgh, Rochester,
and 'Cincinnati; were', declined, and that
from Indianapelis accepted.. . Quite an effort
was put forth by the gentleman frem the
latter city , as well as by the brother from
Cincinnati, to make the impression that
Pittsburgh is an exceedingly smoky place.
To this there could , be no real ohjection, in
asmuch as the smoke is, a sign of the, snipe- ,
riority of our city in enterprise and industry.
But the insinuation that Pittsburgh would
be a place of discomfort to the represents:-
tires of a working Church, is unfounded.
The , anneyance, from the smoke is, to men
enlightened and full of true enterprise, but
a trifle; while the, - healthfulneas of the city,
and the'evidences of universal comfort'and
general thrift, are Rot:roes of real pleasure.
Indianapolis is, however, a delightful place.
It is also easy of access; and the brother's
pledge' fora'hospitable entertainment to the
,Assembly, 'at easy distances from the church,
Will, we doubt not, be amply redeemed. It
was agreed, to meet at the usual season of
the year;the Third Thursday in May.
TILE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The overture of Dr. R. J. Breekinridge
relative,to the attempt of the American Bi
ble Society, to produce an emended edition
of the English, Bible, laid over• from last
year, was called up. Happily there was no ,
longer any (mossier) for pressing the miss,
ure contemplated; the Society having de
terniined to retrace its steps, and to oontin
tinue to give ue the good old Version. F The
subject was: henna dismissed, with,gratula.
4 . ; „..
dons, and with a commendation of the Se.
ciety to the confidence and liberal support
of the churches. This may be regarded as
a happy result.
DOMESTIC MISSIONS
Subjects connected with Domestic Mis
sions elicit, ordinarily, more interesting
mission than. any other class of the opera : .
tions of our Church. They cannot but be
a matter of much concern. Six hundred
and ten ministers, fully one•fourth of our
efficient corps, are missionaries. Nine hun
dred and ninety of our churches receive
aid. Nearly every -Presbytery is an appli
cant for donations. Nearly $1.00,009 *XV
collected from our min pockets, often by
much importunity, and are disbursed among
ourselves, always and of necessity, une
qually. And there were pressing calls for
inore, money, and' urgent solicitations for a
larger share of what:is on hand.; and many
requests still which cannot be met with a
favorable response; and many districts of
country which are almost clamorous for
largely more money to be sent to them from
the common stock, than accords
,well with
their own importance, their comparative
need's; and the true policy of the Board, in
spreading the Gospel. And every minister
and every elder thinks, that here is one
subject, at least, respecting which he knows
something. Hence the various propositions
to approve or censure, to confirm -or to
amend. And hence the earnest discussions.
These are signs of life in the ;Church; and
we bear with theirooessional rudeness; for
joy at the deep interest and great vigor
which they manifest ;
The subjeCt came before the House on
Saturday. It, was the first great question
presented this session. A rule 44 -been
proposed by Dr. Breckinridge that each
Board should have but two , hours of the
time of the Assembly. Of this period'he
himself occupied
,fully one half, and the
Assembly not being satisfied with the other
half, the subject was deferred. It will coma
up 'again in a day or two.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Monday was devoted, mainly, to Foreign
Missions. The serious losses by the Board,
in India; caused by the revolt of tine Se
poys, and their terrible cruelty, were stated.
Several of our . valued Missionaries have
gone by the martyr's exit, and now triumph
in the martyr's crown. Their places in the
field of labor, are .to be filled. Buildings
and other property, to vast extent, have
been, destroyed. All this is being replaced.
A great and effectual door is being opened
for the entrance of laborers into a vast field;
a field populated by 150,000,000' of human
beings, heathen men, under a Christian Gov
ernment; a Government henceforth, we
t rust, to be administered not on heathen,
but on Christian principles I What a call I
Who can withhold his money ! his sons I his
daughter's I himself I Surely much must lib
given, and many will go.
Secretary Lowrie, as usual, held the at
tention of a large audience, fixed, while he
presented the condition of our enterprises,
and the labors and sufferings of the Mission
.
arias, - and the need of men and means.
Other speakers followed, pleading for the
good cause. But .the principal interest, so
far as the speakers werenoncerned, was con
centrated on Mr. Hay. This good brother,
with his wife, belonged to the mission at
Allihabad, and shared in the intense suffer
ings caused by the revolt. How mortal be
ings could endure, for weeks and months,
the excitement, the toils, the deprivations,
the Summer heat of a tropiCal climate, the
Confinement in narrowfortifications, and the
consequent pestilential filth, is wonderful.
The prospects of the Board are now fair,
and the churChes are called, by Providence,
to greatly increased, activity, and liberality.
The weather, in thie city, continues de
lightful. , The sky is clear, the air pure, and
the breezes balmy. The evenings are quite
Cool and the sun even in mid-day, is not
oppressively hot. The shady side of the
street affords a pleasant protection ,to pedes
trians, and the omnibus or the railcars af
ford a convenience'to- these who seek ease;
or who desire more rapid motion. Business
makes a fair progress in the House, but the
vast amount on hands indicates a long ses
sion as still before us. Thus, we are likely
to have many days' enjoyment of fraternal
intercourse, and'of the hospitality'of friends,
who most successfully have arranged for our
happy entertainment.
Christian Benevolence.
We find in a New York paper,' the sub.
joined comparative statement of the receipts
of the various , benevolent societies whose
anniversaries have been held in that city
1856-7. 1857-8.
American, root Society, $420,585 888,158
American Bible Society, 441,805 890,759
Arm3rican Board of Com. for
Foreign Missions, (Aug.
1, 1866, to May 1; 1857,
, and tlks same term to May
1,,1858-nine months,) 227,349 188,786
American Home Miss-Soo, 178,060 175,971
Presb. Board For". Missions, 205,768 223,977
Meth. Episcopal Miss.,Soch, 162,617 183;662
Methodist Episcopel.Sunday -
School Union, 12,316 11,268
Methodist Epis- Tract Soo., 5,679 5,848
American Bap. Home Miss. •
Society, 44,507 62,093
American and'Foreign Bap
tist Bible Society, 45,000 40,125
New York Bible 50ciety,,21,755 18,712
Amer. and Foreign. Chxit.
tian Union 76,296 79,603
American Episcopal Church
Domestic Mission; (one
year to May,) 56,025 55,929
American Episcopal Church
Foreign Missicku, 60,569 77,228
New York 8. S. 'Union, 15,688 13,089
Seamen's Friend Society, 23,812 25,236
Female Guardian Society, 30,353 49,719
Female Magdalen Society, 3,834 2,925
American Anti- Slavery Soo., 38,162 35,967
New York State Coloniza
tion Society, , 36,918 57,624
National Compensating
Emancipation Soc. (first
anniversary meeting,) - 190
Total, • ' $2,106,448 $2,081,807
Thus it• appears that notwithstanding the
financial embarrassments of last year, the
contributions have come within $25,000 of
the previous year.
Nnw ORTABANS.—Presbyterians in this
city are active, earnest and liberal. It is
now oontemplated'to erect a new chur9h at
a Cost of $25 , 000 in which the,seats are to
be free to all.
New Churches Organized.
A new Presbyterian church has been or
ganized at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, • with
twenty•nine members. This church is with
in the bounds of the Winnebago Presbytery.
A Committee of the Presbytery of Pales
tine has -organized a church at Tuscola, a
village, on the Chicago branch of the In
dianapolis and Chicago Railroad, 'one hun
dred and fifty miles South of Chicago. This
is the contemplated county seat of a new
county, to gsrformed fiom parts of Coles and
Champaign Counties. Mr: James. W. Alli
son, late of the Western Theological Semi
nary, will commence at once laboring in this
church and the adjoining one of Okaw.
EASTERN SIIKMA.RI.
BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
Considerable interest has been awakened
on the subject of Temperance, and there
seems to be a fixed determination to renew
the contest, not only by moral suasion, but
also by the inforcement of the prohibitory
law. Attempts are about to be made, in
different places, to test the force and vitality
of the latter. ' Hitherto, the enactments to
restrain or prohibit the traffic in ardent
spirits, as a common beverage, have been,
for the moat part, a dead letter.
•,
The subject of "Lay Representation"
is again exciting much attention in Boston
and Vicinity, among the members of the
MAthodist Episcopal Church. In time past
laymen have been excluded, as members,
from the Annual and General Conferences
of this Church, and in this way the govern
ment has been,the moat purely hierarchical
of any Protestant Church in the United
States. The subject of the admission of lay
men to the yearly and General Conferences
was agitated a few years ago, but very sum
marily disposed of by the Conference that
met in Boston in 1852. However, the: Ne
England Conference has taken a long step
in advance, in inviting the appointment 'of
lay delegates to the Conference. The Stew
ards of the Boston and Lynn Districts have
responded gratefully, by appointing five del
egates. If the other districts should pursue
the same course, the New England Confer
ence will have, at its next session, a large
number of lay members, having the privi
lege of bah speaking and voting ; % "on.all
subjects connected: with the benevolent- and
educational enterprises of the Church, and
also to serve on committees on these subjects."
As we understand it, the privileges of the
lay members are to be, confined, at present,
to the subjects just enumerated. But this
will prepare the way for a still, wider liberty
in this Conference, and no doubt other Con
ferences will soon follow the example, until,
at no very distant day, the General Confer
ence will be compelled, by the pressure from
the people, to o' enits'doors to laymen, to
take part in all deliberations relating to this
Church.
The American Board of Foreign Mis
sions has sent out an urgent appeal to the
churches of New England upon which the
reviving showers have lately fallen, entreat
ing them to come to the aid, of this Board.
Its exigencies are indeed pressing. • The
contributions of the past few months have
fallen off to such an extent, that an increase
of $lOO,OOO, along with the regular contri
butions, will be required before 'the end of
the year, or a heavy debt will be incurred.
Surely the churches of New England will
not permit sueh a _calamity to occur.; they
have the means of relief, and to withhold
them would be highly culpable. •
The Jews are found in considerable num
bers in this vicinity, as in every large city
throughout the civilized world, and at pres
ent there is a good deal of religious inquiry
among them. A Mr. Boas, a converted
Jew, is laboring among his people with much
promise of usefulness. Mr. lieu reports
that great doubt begins to exist in the minds
of many learned Jews as to the Messiah
whom they have long been expecting, and
that be lately received a letter from. Eng
land, giving an account of a meeting of Rab
bis in that country, to discuss the question
whether Christ was the true Messiah, and that
they had agreed; if the Messiah did not
come in fifteen, ears, to accept Christ as the
true Messiah. This statement, was made at,
a business men's prayer-meeting, in the Old
South chapel, and excited great interest
among all present, in behalf of the labors of
Mr. Boas. Fervent, prayers were offered by
Dr- Jenks and others, for the blessing of
God upon all efforts for the salvation of the
children of Abraham.
Newbnryport has been favored in a re
markable, degree in the Recent Revival.
Much more than one:half of the adult popu
lation are members of the various churches.
The whole temper and spirit of the place
seems, to have been entirely renovated.
Yale College is still receiving the gracious
visitation of the Holy Spirit. The number
of converts is now estimated at eighty, and
the work shows no signs of abatement, but
'on the contrary, the President's Lecture
Room, the usual place of meeting, has be
come too small to accommodate the attend•
atm, and the meetings are now held in the
College. chapel.
NEW YORK.
The idea of a _Mounted Police, to promote
peace and secure safety to the people of this
great metropolis; has been often suggested,
and now Mayor Tiernan recommends an ex
periment sufficient to test its merits, and an
appropriation of $15,500 for this purpose.
Whatever may be, the fate of this recom
mendation, it is certain that he continues
to use 'his utmost exertions for the good of
all the, people, and toward the removal of
the many incentives to evil with Which the
city. is infested.
We lately noticed the action of the Sapi
ent 'Board of Trustees of the Schools of
that delectable portion of the city, styled
the Fourth Ward, where so many of the
most devoted of Archbishop Hughes' follow- ,
era found, had 'ordered the reading of
the ;Bible to be odispensed within the Sehoola
of the 'Ward. The subject came up at' the
last meeting of the Board of Education,
when a resolution requiring all the Schools
in the city to be opened with the reading
of the Scriptures, was laid on the table by a
vote of 13 to 10. So that the highest city
authority has declared that the Ward officers
may rule the Bible out of the Schools, and
the Board of Education will not interfere.
This exhibits an amount of subserviency to
the demands of the Roraish priesthood, or a
criminal neglect of duty, that was not sup
posed
to exist among those entrusted with
the educational interests of this teeming
population. The Protestant Churchman
truly says, "By not attending to the Chris
tian instruction of the young belonging to
the Protestant portion of our people, as an
essential and indispensable part of their edu
cation, we play into the hands of the Ro
man Catholics ;" and, wewould add, infidels.
Cooper Institute was first opened for pub.
lie meetings at the Fourteenth Anniversary
of the Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, for New York,
under the auspices of the ladies of New York.
The opening address was made by the found
er, Peter Cooper; Esq., who dedicated it to
Art, Science, and the general interests of
humanity. • The great hall, called Hall of
the Union, is one hundred and thirty-five
feet by ninety-six, containing two thousand
five hundred iron chairs, beautifully orna
mented and bronzed, and lighted by twenty
eight gas chandeliers, each having six burn
ers. It' is situated in the basement of the
building, and is not equalled, scarcely ap
proached in size, beauty, and arrangement,
by any room of a similar nature in this
country.
Many strangers, from a distance, have
Ibeen,in, the city for the last week, attracted
,by: the Anniversaries, to some of which a
more than usual interest was attached this
year. We will endeaveF to give a compre.
'hen sive statement of such of them as will be
of interest to our readers generally, and so
far as our limits will permit. ,
On Monday evening, of last Week, the
Annual Address before the Society of In
quiry of the Union ThSological Seminary,
was delivered by Prof. Shedd, of Andover,
Mass., at Dr. Adam's church, on Madison
Square. His subject was "The Relations of
the Preacher and Hearer ;" the tone with
which the former should preach, and the
temper in which the, latter shoqld listen to
religious truth.
On the previous evening, the Annual Ser
mon in aid of the funds of the New York
Bible Society was preached in Dr - . Tyng's
church by ,the Rev. Dr. Anthon. The ob
ject of the discourse was to show the need
of a revelation. of the law of God to men for
the proper outworking of the end of his
creation; that nature, reason, and philosophy
all failed to reveal that law ; and that this
revelation was to be found in the Bible alone.
The same evening, the Annual Sermon of
the Home Missionary Society was preached
in the church of the Pilgrims, from Mark
v : 19, by the Rev. J. B. Shaw, of Roches
ter, N. Y. The discourse was introduced
by a reference to-the home affections of our
Lord, and to the, fact that he honored all the
ordinary relations of life, and that no man
can be like him without loving his country.
Upon this he based the duty of home evan
gelization, and exhibited the manner and
spirit in which it should be performed.
At the same time the sermon before the
American and Foreign Christian Union was
delivered in the Reformed Dutch_ church,
Lafayette Place, by the. Rev. Dr. McDonald,
of Princeton, N. J., from - Rom. : 15, 16.
The preacher said that trite Christianity was
not merely a dissent from' the Church of
Rome, but a distinct belief. He then entt
m erated the means to be employed in dif
fusing‘true Christianity, viz., faithful preach
ing of the Gospel; judicious use of the
press; private benevolence and charity;
teaching the unity and oneness of the true
Church ; making known the Gospel to the
,
heathen; and earnest prayer.'
The American Bible Society celebrated its
Forty-Third Anniversary on Thursday morn
ing, the 14th inst., at the church of the
Puritans. Addresses' were delivered by the
Hon.-Theodore Frelinghuysen and the Rev.
Dra. Hopkins, Cummings, Bethune, Bishop
Mollvaine, and others. The number of
Volumes issued last year was seven hundred
and sixteen thousand eight hundred and
seventy-eight; since the organization of the
Society, twelve millions eight hundred and
eight thousand four hundred and-'eighty
seven.
On the same evening, tie Congregational
Collation, at the New Assembly Rooms, was
crowded to excess. The eatables were rather
scant for the crowd, but the speaking was in
abundance and pretty fair. The Committee
of Arrangements did everything possible to
confine the speakers to the results. of the
great revival, but in this they were not sue
cessful ; so that the whole affair terminated
merely in the convivial and mirthful. Among
the speakers were the Rev. Drs. Bacon,
Cheever, Hitchcock, and Cayler.
The Anti-Slavery Society, of the Garrison
order, held its customary Anniversary. Aa
usual, the Church was the special object of
attack; the late revivals coming in for a
share. The Woman's Rights Convention
was composed in good part of those- con
nected with the organization just mentioned.
At this meeting one of the speakers had the
audacity to advocate openly 4 Lthe free-love"
doctrine in its most revolting form.
Bat the Anniversary that attracted most
attention was that of - the American Tract
Society, owing to the course of the Publish
ing Committee, since the last Anniversary.
It is to be kept in mind that at that meet
ing a resolution was passed with regard to
issuing works on the moral and religious
duties arising out of the relations of master
and slave, and that a small work on the
duties of masters was actually prepared and
printed, but owing to the opposition excited
in the South, it was not issued; because the
COMmittee alleged that anotherresolution'
paned at the same meeting required
, them
to do nothing that Would compromise "the
Society in any part of the whole
This action gave vise to sever' , e 4-.)
among some of the patrons of th
and for some six months they had 1.) , r21)
ing expression to their views and prep , ir .
to cause the management of the SuelCty
conform to their views. Some tho u 1, ,
secret circular was issued by the leer:,:.:.
this movement, calling for a prelia)i,,,
meeting of all those of like views to
arrangements for the accomplishinc L.
their objects at the Anniversary.
formal meeting assembled on Monday r f „_
ing and Tuesday morning. It was at
found that the opponents of the
management were divided among themsr:z,
as to the action to be demanded of t 1)! •
ciety. Lewis Tappan, Dr. Cheever, an,;
Thurston, of Maine, demanded than
Society should utter express and specis J
demnation of slavery; while Dr. Ba.cr,.
New Haven, Dr. Palmer, of Albany,
Dr. Thompson, of New York, imiqed t:
the Society, as constituted, had only a
to treat the abuse and sins of the relati , !,
master and slave, as the sins of any
relation are treated. The diseusz-ions is
warm and animated, and at length
Cheever withdrew from the meeting. "i
result was, a series of resolutions were !,
mitted by a Committee of Conference.,
principal of which reaffirmed the fourth z
olution adopted by the Society That
which declared that in the judguiect
Society, the political aspects of slavers
entirely without its proper sphere, and c
not be discussed in its publications, btu
those moral duties which grow cut c .
existence
existence of slavery, as well as these rnor
evils and vices which it is known t. , pri--,, 0;e7
ought to be discussed in a fraternal aid
Christian spirit. These were adopted, a r : 1
Committee was appointed to take the 1, I
in the movements of this portion uf
Tract • Society on the following day.
should also be noticed that those who adc •
Bated the action taken above, disavow ,
most explicitly any attempts at a chan.e
the Publishing Committee or in the Seer.
taries, but expressed the highest confidence
in their integrity and fitness for the places
they occupied.
On the following day, Wednesday, the
12th inst., the Thirty-Third Annual MeetiL T ,
of the Society was held in the Reformed
Dutch Church, on Lafayette Place. None
but those having a right to vote were ad
mitted to the body of the church ; but owing
to the causes already mentioned the meeting
was unprecedentedly large. Chief Justice
Williams, of Connecticut, presided. The
Rev. Wm. Adams, read the Special
Report of the Executive Committee, which
set forth at length the reasons by which they
were influenced in their conduct in with
holding t4e tract in question. Bishop Moll
vaine, of Ohio, moved that the action of. the
Committee be approved. The Rev. Dr.
Tyng offered a motion to lay the Bishop's
resolution on the table for the parpise of
acting on a proposition offered by him, to
the effect that the Society now reaffirm its
resolution of last year, and instruct the Com
mittee to carry it into operation. Dr. Tyng's
motion was lost, but his resolution was sub
stantially renewed, though in different shape,
by Judge Jessup and the Rev. Joseph I'.
Thompson, D.D., and advocated by them,
and by the Rev. Dr. Bacon, Rev. Asa D.
Smith and others. But their efforts were
fruitless, and the report was accepted and
approved with a very meagre dissent. The
former Publishing Committee was re-elected,
and all the old officers retain their places.
The Times gives the following as the prob
able result of the whole affair :
.. 1 ..0f course, this is not the end of the
matter—itiough it will probably terminate
the controversy within the Society. We
presume the purpose of the Anti-Slavery
.section, not to act- with it, under a rcjiiite,
which suppresses publications upon the sub
ject of slavery, has been fixed for some time
past. Its hope has, been to obtain control
of the organization, machinery, presses,
buildings and other property of the Society,
and use them according to its own views of
duty and propriety. The prize was large
and worth a contest. But they have failed,
and cannot renew the struggle with any
hopes of greater success. We presume that
they will now withdraw from this Society,
and make the Boston Association the nuclei: ,
of their future efforts in the Tract cause. Tit,
result will probably be to divert from the Arizr
ican Tract Society a very conshlerable rr
tion of the funds it has hitherto received from
New England and other Northern Churhes,
and'give them to the rival institution. E.ch
will operate, therefore, within a spaitic
Sphere—the one publishing antislavery tracts
which will not go into slave States, aid the
other confining its issues to subjects which
all sections are. willing to discuss."
This Society has circulated during the
year 747;844 volumes, 9,890,486 publioa
tions, or 250,400,728 pages; total, since the
formation of the Society, 13 098.01f 3 ,
vol
umes, 188,971,408 publications, or 1,733,-
741,573 pages. The total receipts for the
year, fronrall sources, have been $383,1 53 .
54; While the total expenditures for ti.e year
have been
$386;855 85. The gratuitau 3
dietribUtion, for the year has amounted to
over $47,000. The monthly circulation of
the American, Messenger is about 198,000;
of the German Messenger, 27,000 of the
Child's Pa Per) 300
.000
PHILADELPHL3
The Inauguration of the .I%w .I[o,/rr "
attended by an immense crowd. The cere
monies were introduced by prayer by Dr.
Howe, of the Episcopal Church. fie read
three general petitions from the "Morning
Prayer," and closed with an extemporaneo us
one.
David Paul Brown, E.q , has er,reed to
deliver a lecture on the Tomb of Mahl7l:l*
t 072, 011 the Fourth of July, the ileadeci
of Music, before the women of Philadelphia .
The price of tickets will be $1 each; and
the entire proceeds will be devoted to aid in
the purchase of Mt. Vernon, by the Mt.
Vernon Ladies' iViociation.
The Crying of Sunday Newspapers was
first introduced to this city only about two
years ago,:hut the nuisance has already be
come so anuofing that some effective means
must lie tit Ten for its abatement•
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