Presbyterian banner & advocate. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1855-1860, June 12, 1858, Image 2

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VAS; ore 411 • 11 vnitad streeidonaio of !Naomi.
borer lila& Sao on Third pogo,
Atirilduatadiie 13p t3tß ' litsi4
while before the year expires, that vr• iftb7
tiallll4 . tor a steady supply. -
'rink 11MWSApplon , Indaeatlie.hat we
doeta t
of nudling t this signal sand& be onsition,
.nape-Intr-triandowill stilimetlforget sus_
paynaent by safe
liendto
ll#ltik when rankenalet• .:P•IN b,/r,
saatf i
onefgatiti ordinary mainland tienblind
nob `with a , icaoinieddo of 'what Iniiinre
doindiaatoriPbsideaudennts rend . l Draft" or-
Mejt.i.U o /4„Wildkrelr. l 4 l ,l l atifiellib
or 110 1 11 ," 0611. f• y• • h
alairA`: 011 # 111 0 1 10 kfna POO4, tiasaPs:
dr batter ninirtinekton. papary ' ray=si
or doveifyinsuidiiireillin apthon Tbizeir.." thiries
duadarandi.l, - • •
Di n Wit ' L li 4iX a i t t ."l
Pa. 7.11n7
v., , Lea Vzs ,
UR,PrifIArIIf,PLE4WIING.—rVir kandred
Prealets#49;miaisterkia Irelanikit i s stated,',
have &egad - in the , visiting of downs? and,
villtgeilt* preaching in tl4 open air ;Audi
eigloYtlkc,tAippopP, 6149,,nr$atten4-.
autt44loliiz*Oh!Pt have been brought
thilla.ol 4 . o Pat-te hear the :Gospel
EDITORIAL Faller, 'Emu,
hmiketired from the editorial chair he .had.
imelpted in conducting the; North'.
Zinn . Ereibyteri Cra It is :" . lien,sefortifts be
occupied by : t.ltey,, Willis L. : , Miller,. wtto,
with Rev. , GtoignlieNeilli will conduct the.
papei: '''Mr.lNltlfeilluie' Our .gre"etinge.
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Trii"Loliii6ii:B*NEVOLEifT SOCIETIES `
11049
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our
nd. C { orresnondent leaf:
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week , pd ittet t itutinne ppenlinr,
interest. invitn.speeisl attention tiohis
remarkiefind'stitiltipslrehitiie to the Lendoti
Oity 4 loll:sien!;'ol4'thiltigged Sehinir
in this week i lisene.
philonthropiate, may learn Important
lessons, andliebn)fitimulns to Iltity.'s tr
TE9llllunititin P . 1.4014 —.. The
Christionr..qhrotric, (Baptist ,paper,) ,we
see tad as saying: . •
'rikblelinioniam is a failure a magnifieerit
failtiie '' and nothipg , else Its hest, friends
havndiseiteirifAayitik ne'nonfidence in it.
Its trans ations are simply litdicrots. It ha's
for want of funds,'f
DOW 0018/3 stand , , 0
frierilkoi and confidence in 'carrying: out
own come aqUare np, to
the word gefic);:and 1;010 not whether
to translate 'it 4Ptint but death follows in
either ease: i ;
NM
Harrisburg, Ps. 1
;.
A.,;new church:Ny:li organized iuthis place ,
on Saturday, May ,pd,-;by,the,Preshytezy.
of Qarlisleir. etubrabigg.:Sfty-tine.members.l'
At the division of the Aisembly, in 11838,
Dr. taDrzi Witt !went witkrthe New, ,School;'.
and tiCritgrfptiaa - all .13 - ontintiedirtlieir
church ocnaeaibii NOV!, aportion of th e m,
withdrawOld ß 'B~ohonl to en t er
w 4 1.04 1 /P tt.
ietra4ffilatiArthiti .l,o !lieeerfl,,V 3 .9o;.-with their Pref
erenoesj,. Twelve , thousanct dollars are al-,
ready pledge& toWard'a - suitable edifice, and
the remainder Orkliat neiidful'ia
ir ;ph •-
likely to Wished.. The prospects of the'oon-
J I •
gregation are ,cheering ; , .
g ' .;
ai. ' nw ......a. .1,.. :.
di '
, frp 'l , • ~.,
.3:llViatllo**Willa b, nOrilli,*. : s_ ,•1• ' L. 4-;
Wit ierttilkotitti thatvono.of: the,
.Prosby•
teriorrohurehes inl . Neir York 'gave l during
the fiseilestr. ' ;$351060 , 111 OliaritalAa 'mufti
batfolio. i t TlittWoliiiilmiireilth ' there; aid
)a1,,,.... ‘ • 1
libe g,4 l .l. 5C 1 1 . ''11 3 !444 11 7 tiliq large remit
wmgorteed4tyloystematio labor. The pm-.
tor Wroight,earidith'e elders, and the deacon!,
suillti''iiiitibirti, 'and Sabbath Solibol
ea }O
"Ailiie• The reciP4',' . ad,
, , ~.4 a fli •
youn r , 3 o4,ogitikor,:wrotght . ..„ ..4. &d i
somedaisrfoc•Edicki endeavored: to Alir ms:
partiirtdiriiiietkik.:.; Henee•the tiisidt:. eSo
it &aid fii:iiivei# lihtifrOh: . "iuiii* so it
wilrlie, su ng ~ ' V4kii,kk iiai",oir ), :;ian - 4'.,eid - ei- s ,
eh iPy »lad. APAfftaate• 1:Vf14.9' . sliPM"; l l4l ) Yer:
an& by their ioottuotionlind ,ozatople, Abe
peopleirill i votkr a ii,vglie: ,
as X T «
We ask' aitc'iitiOtirto` itt account'lpf this
t ,fit - • '
new Institution tin Kansas, on our first
page;••• destined; *to :hopei,to- acoomplish
goid:4ork for on:Oh - aryl - and ij , itittir."' A
hnildiOg forty't i
bigrO pf7u s ie t pl . ,;ifec,.#l),
lotalCompany hairreceogy,nade dpnation
of 84200.in - eash; in:addition to. the<lfotty=
neiiiiis i llellittr,Wilfri#44 .. ; 7 , 4 ,4 e $ . # 7 , - . 170ci
h aa,t4P*44l)§o o ,.*43#l. l siail ' *#,V
Lowxie j te,-,parotiatis. , :..pitikatoptdent.npro
rotas: gtol .141,1 a
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t litZ
Imit-beuoki!ig to
and ih f e r ef " M * h
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.°
Ifs ~- r
.w 0 . 14 , -
etitatioaistlociated, is welk.worthy, of their
attention t. And •the institution itself has
strong ,elitinue:npo* the liberality of all Pres:
hyteriaes. , *A.
Abnost.stDeidh.
y; as pie` leans le ter, Rev Al.
'Aft&Onnniogham, er - AkiteetoWn Pa.,
oaffnear losing'his life. - The :dasiger,in-,
ourreditratAwing to want of : wise.-oorisider•
atiden aTheadelivery was_ rovidential:- He
was tettirriiiie;froin the fulfilling 'of an ap•
poi n keen t of-Presbytery. It was growing late,
and he was within-two-miles of botoe
approsehed.za eielek +which, in his buggy, he
bad crossed safely three days previously.
The stream seemed danciroA AV ug swol
len sotue. He heaktatedr,a r p49,l,l,leat, and
the'til :plunged in.- Soon buggy was
afloat. Soon it overturned. But te eotild
swim;' l ieaohed 'the
baok, afid beholding hie. horse y
f 0 .1 riq ' 0
the shafts and h arness , floating 0n..45„04de
and likely:tofdrown, he sprang innignin, an&
in hie efforts to relieve the animal, became
exhausted, and Jratiriearly, l; Happily,
by ,the aid of AI boy, l who came along, on
hivnteehing the alibi* ke.WM *dieted 'an*.
eaved'his horee! ! RiliilkiiWiar it i4nP e
the wrong side of Ni t t °
was, 0C course, butTintsall drawback qn
•70a I V ~".•:„'• * ! l ' , +1, ,, ii"4./ti
the gtatitnde vrjup..h htol4 l Dpi! gastqlt,,
ered from a threatened watery grave.
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I.►NEna2plB6&- , '
TIMIN
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Executive Committee for the South-Wed.
Thnie has been, for*emetinse, a ilesire:4as
the part of a' few of our South-Weatirn
brethren, to have an Executive Committee
of the oar of Domestic Missions, at New
Orleans. The desire may natural to
those who are unacquainted with the work
ings of
. mtr . benevolent enterprises, and who
rook" not - biyohd their own little circle-
More extended knowledge.'will modify this
AesireitituSlsmatenlthegliurches come to take
a dolfrirthednileiiiiVelif the case, we think
there. will- be found—but very .few -persons
who will favor the scheme. It was brought
forwitiVaslio'fibted,ln our remarks on the *
`Oenerid Assembl3r, by 'overtures froth the
,Synods of. ,Texas and Mississippi; and, after
one speech, by its eloquent advocate, who:
had lbeen , tentruisted ''with its management,
and one in response by tli& Secrets:lfbr ..the
Board, it was, on, the,,former's motion, e re , ,,
fthed theleat'Assembly4
the ' *lib WiteeBB; ' of (May 29th, speak=
ing of the Board of Doniestin Missions, - and
of its passim:lint importence, says
a And ,rit. the operations : , of this, ; Beard,
, not only pcopied,- ; perhaps, less ~of the,
tentionnf, the. Assembly than,elther of d
the t
lothnrsi but,thatO,verture,otithe ttf„
Texas 4lississippi, designed to, bring up.
this Whole diubjeet,.,was by some means kept
baCk until near-the close of-the Assembly;
, whiclihrendered „the ,consideration,,of it ; an•
impossibility. ;
~And, when .the,, subject w,as,,
brietlypreeented,byDr..Palmer, he . stated,-
that he could'not enter fully into ; .the
oushion of the matter at that late hour, and
,
that circumstances-many " OP the
, members-gotleiand •others *patient' nletive
-,--fie,linditindesignio press , the matter to ,
an idsiterhut - was willing that it' should; be
referred'to the next -Assembly; and closed
his, remake with= a 'motion to this effect;
But the Secretary of- the !Board. *EPgevi
rdelitlYilpwillibg to let the"unanswered nod , -
nnant(*eralile 'positions of 'Dr. P. ',before
!the! Church without an eftert'en his part to
(kill the whole movement' dience'herose,
and as if t r te subject was being pressed . to
an issue, lie.apoke - rintil no time. was cleft for
;other nee ifitiers cot the' twirl Synods: *he had
sent 430 the'OVertdre, say a . 'word.) 'This
epeeoli , *adlioVonly .nricalled ..for,':atid,' tin
our) view, out of - order,dat' no actiort:',"was ,
asked; for(sheens stated; but"it would have
'been; perhaps, courteonsJor him .:to have
d 'th to'h' d their reasons
ter isending up the..overtnre. Not. a single
enendier from the vast missionary 'held et
Terranhad an opportdoity;tinder - the eircubV
Stancedie be heard. ' Now we 'do moat sot=
*.eptily protest against that'sensitiveness and
spirit of ' , dictation in any of our Secretaries,
net`which wilt permit them -to allow others
their , Vienn'iSt the missionary opera
iiiions of our Church When men occupy
tog such a.poeition become 'tea- sensitive to
listen tnthnviews of others . ; and to do it
with proper spirit; they are .notlt.for the
station they; hold. We have nright. to , our
iviewir as ItiAteiv.as'-aiir secretary, and 'we in
4end to' exprent tbernifully and freely. ' , We'
'hive men,. but the-Church
„more.. F'And : it
fcictsiwill show, 4 that ';tle present policy. of
e Board''thdoes not ,t
meet :the wantsillof
- the 'Chinch,' and the" wants of the age,-
7we venture 'to:advocate' such a change
in 4 ite - eperstioris as in-', our tjui3g
•Unent* do this. , } If. the-Church in Ihefitipd=
itisdoilidecides toitiontintio her , present' ,
;plan of operiitions,4e fifiall Che'erfullfyield‘
to that decision. Bat this is a question, we
hola, fortheChurch and not for the Beard,
:or its See i rdiarY to decide!'
9 0 4tft ! nirkgran'i
Nvittingly no doubt, but really, great injustice
,done
to`the -- -facts in the case; to the r
bliandlolhei:Seeretary. 'We'shiltrespo4d
briefly:to the statements made, hoping 'frith
the aid,of correspondents, to,be able, daring
,the year, fully to discuss theisubjeet. It 15
worthy of 'calm and eeriotta inveatigatife-
Thera need' be n411'1404; initnititaiiet:.
, . • . ' '.•
.and no, pettishness. For' the
„present we bit
iespond:toihe,retnsx.leforatite, WitneAs:
1. Atenitethe satnetsmonnt of :time was
•oe onflied' witlit'Do"niefitiollitiegons, as with
. - P "II .*.•!' • ;'•• Y '
ther)lteieeitg of "any otlierAdoard ; and a very
Aeep r intereet was manifested in its affairs,
{ thoiigh, from the nature of the oase—the
number of persons,- Chun:dies, , distriets of
country; pecuniailitileialtli find services bon-
cernedl-Lthe dieintaiifeiktitrikal sOmewhat'
of a business ohapketer.., •
Pahner,..ind tlieMonimissioners, of
the! tivoBool6, hid tato ilborrOf the!
1:113 ,1 , and thp'onf eekt hof
iaWiy:, other. uemberi:
:no l itingAar e iZLiiro.
wag not . 1 1kept ,baoh..?.. by the Aninnhly.. •
• 8. Dr. Palmer was heard r witivalkeanilet_
the : deliiierSatittiiipificiostaia : t6 at.
• 'oillis,6l4 litidioin Welly
and eiao,thatithai,whole. Church
might- haver time. be_ ipforined rand •to
deliberate, refei ed to . the 11146'
iblie v iiiblithhent 'go fikdinions find: iener'..
4touso was, as, .we, had 4 i 3 aaPPAP: .k.,
. 1 43 C r00i7
'ten plated by Mon for days ; previo usly to its,
being'brought'uy for consideration.'::And
.no other Member, butithe' 'asked'
then to be heard' on iiiii'grietition.
.4. :•!..,F; • • .
; 4 . The See'et'47 0 1 4° i M t a
member of the Ihnisellindltada full right.to
speak`, and:iris even Venni' hi duty - to inform
the House on Uie atitie l leariir laden cies: of
the ineasiire4icigoi'il. v- kith nn — eiigii
. • I.
side wfmAlslPV.sslitlhoPtit s 'SP4
the Members, Mutt they!,thightmarryibillio
thOughts Wale'? Preebyterieis.
5: If •positiOniand. 41-
ments isere r ?unansw , slpley' l ?by . lhis:Ret r
tishness,oii 40,ffitit . easi
not kindlysind.magnanimotisly bear iwithtin
officer andlyniMber whO thiuthOhe •hadei
duty to ptrferbi P
And, a 1 :6 4 155;14a* is tie,
why dread'„di s seneeki:fC- , tl:Wk,";l.ooAkt
fight. - ii„ighteonsaesslailles ees. Op**.
The speech of , tliorthiiiketary 1611111'ilei•
ther g‘ uncalled 'for" ot
Trim' one dr two members intimated
they l 4lq .npt wish, to hiff IRI/.
insisted, upon sitting demi; Ali t. 114164111,
"Go on,f, r, . , it Wel wilri heal;
you through, , "t*iiiiiklitd arid'reiteiited t ,
tiDroachinit'to, a °lamer "than"i9y.
thing which on :the ,
sem' bly, He then complied with the VOt.
-1 tre 10 f .3 *1.: 1 .t
, o ftthe House, and was.,listened,,tt. with
much attention, analwitiniaa*aziy,..angood•
[ Willras tedYbeen Dt..Palmeft 1 !'mad; 7
Pa, ,b,uo9•Jit_L t ,..i,_ '.•.1,1_t1
th t . q i elfflwi,SV.F e . ). ° ”! l3 : %l l T!if T e. I 2IMY
..PsattltigiriPgitaal o l,osl& ) meoieni es t
'7. ere was neither "sensitiveness"
THE PRESBYTERIAN- BONER AND ADVOCATE.
nor " dictation " on, the part of the Seine.
tary—nothing to interfere with others fr . eely:
presenting theieviews. And here we must
4 1, 9 ,1 060«
editors or others, tending to prevent the
'"'Secretaries" from giving the Assenibly.
and the churches, full information upon all
the subjects in the line of their operations.
Their . knowl'e'dge eiperienbe are of
vast importance, and-=may be , regarded as,
of right, really &part of f stur Ob - uroh -prep
r"
--Witness-has- a-right 4o- -viesesi ,
truly; and we hope it will express them
freely and fully. We are in favor of 'free'
discussion , idtlemanii' i Ohristian'
when it is..2proper and needful--6011ing,
always,,however, to light; to good brother
hood, peace and joy. ~ • ,
?: the '''ffritneseshall - malre it -'llpfear,
thal`the lie, ll iriedeei
4
not meet the' wants of the Church and the
, wants of the sge,''_and ; shall also show us a
more excellent way, then we, also, shall ad-
Tocatea.Change,;,. and s Secretary t
7 ---yett„he willwill, , be ahea4 pi:botti ; 449 Witness .
and the B,anner,in the activ4ies:demanded.;
We know him well, and -we ltelisve he has
no interest-in his position; but-Ito:l'46'We'
hest - Posaiblirfer'ZiOn: ' '
When this question Shall come to he dia:
missed, it , will 7 ittip, net, one, of ttection : i
but one of effloiency,',-.The Synods.of
Mississippi and TeXas are, probably i ntineedi
as any 'two Synods in 'The Domestic'
• „, " , s` Zr.
And theY ire as hopeful of fruit too as the,
'result - of much and faithful labor.i . lite.shalV
plead _their/ °Stifle ;` not; however; as though
they Were 'the Church, lineas`they are' an in
eegrat "ind-' ) lrery important 'Pare of th e t-
Chitrph., , We t are, not .aware of ; . baying any:
,centracted desires-riot., any, de-,•
sire An': the' ''casei- but that; in the most
-effectual" Way,' we may help totall into'
activity"` the whole - power of the—
,whole
,andto direct that Toiver , as revards
both men and ,mtLans,`,the most efficiently to
the, huildingt.up,,and,sustentation of -every ,
part,lioW to the'extension'of the entire bodi.
An`d . ;' knowing` the Board 'well, 'ancl`'sint:t' r
'daily their Secretary
. and Executive o,nn
mittee, we believe that 'thy have Vo desire
'and no'aim, short of that:which is here eX- -
,presked. Let, then l. ametision 'Jena to the •
discovery. .of the •wisest and best. plans-; , , and
let it be free magniniihous - - - lcourteous
'truly`,.fratertuil and truly Christian.'= Such
will be trio PresbYterianienr.
This is a question of great Boole' im
portance, and, if answered in. the negative •
ifs Practioal,enforoement would 'present im-,
'Meuse diffroulties • unless the prohibitory
I , '
law were= made to , appiy to nationalities,
rather than f pp`ersons of 'peculiar Sentiments.
Every,*o)- (white ill", as Bah) _tad
is adinitted •,to country,: may acquire, ae
cording' to ;constitutional' law, social rights
equal to those of all other* and no shade ot
,religtotis 'sentiments can work a hmderance.
:Brohibition 'then if made, must as it-would'
'seem, be, of nations4oes._, Would:,this , be
light ? • .
A late not of the -Lerrislatrirei of ;Califor
nia; to-take effect on' the Ist of October
next,' prObibits, 'tinder 'heavy penalties, the
immigration ofphinese and Mongolians into
the' State., , Is this ,right? The answer , is'
'mot to be drawn from abstractions. The rec
titude in the ease dependsupon a'variety-of
'Tema aldbristian people, and- are , bound
perpetuate Christianity; • bound to leave
prfrS,l as a heritage' to our ' - ohildreii. 'By
our civil Constitution every man wholutizii:
grates-may become a...citizen, a voter, a ruler
amongst, us.. Our -liberties; '; our laWs,; our
i righrs-to property, our . educational system,
our, conjugal and our paternal relations `` - ev-
ery thing dear, depends upon whom we in
`froduce; And the nam bets admitted. The
1 deepest, interests of religion; and humanity,
may be involved::
If their the immigrants from _heathen
nations are biit few, and likely to be always
fern;-. if they are disposed ,to abandon their
heathenism, and if they embrsee our' princi
ples,lheir coming should not be• 'hindered. ,
But if the immigrants are — many . 'aryt•are
Action of ;the'late Assembly on likely to become: overwhelming in mitubers;
the Propositions; of Sohool, Id
South . ; laP show a (lien( aition to abide, in
.:•
The New Schnol, Sthith; c undeilheir new
. communities by themselves; and if they,
pe,rie,--,‘ The 'United. , ssee d`of ; the k re - eh -i,.. l continue their heathenish worship; arid, if
terian,dliurah," adopted at , their meeting t' tlief i jOejtliaid their social eof tOMB; ,and if
at Knoxville, Tene., * in ,Aprillastiient the . acquisition
of political.
Dr.; Read and 'Rev. Mr. Marshall. delegates PO4e,ri then it may be the ',duty. of -,tne
ItheAssemblyat N:0 I I • i l l , , ple: resident, to prevent' them' from having
tares o f anion . The terms ro Deed to est x cans, wit. over= . •
- were ; acces s to our and our basaass.
n r .0.w..,0 2( 1 1 of P 41 "435- ' k elfisbu f# g ;.
substantially, ',these': The .Assembly : shall ,'
lisiipprove , of i ther,Act of 1837,:by which. % . Pa` D P ah 4:).Pva for , Christianity , and 'free'
the old "Plan of Union" was abrogated, and OM,- and refined toeial,relations,,or of ;love,
t
for the`old of • the mines , a portion of which'
the;' ' o n `th at plan 'sepa r ate d the "'
old
the body ; the Assembly shall
notcovet, may be
theidbitrese an d M ongolians
'teilslate on' matter .ccinceinitieelitielC- in the action of "the California Legislature,
"
-interest's; the AsSemblyshall not bear testi- we know, )4Pt* An d wlig` may be ,the Pr"'
nto l ny against error doctrine or
able danger, in this case, of
_the' evil results
conduct, on thriCperit Hof indiiiduali of the to which we have alluded, we cannot tell.
body:or Of ita,stibeirdinatedourts,,e
yr xaept in " I ",b ial7ll!:4'rg'.ofil!e'e°Ple question ' who
- •- • c'
'.the way.'of , discipline the Ag±seinb '• •
shall ' mi g ht they might an
ea; quite, mould lle evorwheiming. ,We
not act upon, or discuss the"' subject of:
very . ror di
„as., may come -, 4l ,je dhdelly tend :not, then, , to .Judge„ the Caldartaans,
i'miCtistirs and ,elders; in• adopting the Stand- .in this: matter W e , merely note the event;
aids, ere not ` to'be `. nu`derstood , as adopting 1-with theo l- feW . thoughts , and 'add, that • it
'"" • b
tt// the sentraients Aherein ,, Aantained, but eoomes our peep le to keep., .an open eye
.
only the system, as they understand it; the i'v'sflY, d irected toward h eathenism, as well,
exiiminAtion,kialB , f6 bd'abrogited; Pres- as iop3id,tl,9ll34.onism.
Mk' 1 , iiiiispeeitled. , tt-
L b i i i eriEnl : ;Pit , r. "V - I n g , . 46* .. - ..:, °°..-' ( ~.,„ ~: ~( .-. r . leanaditur Presbyteiiasi Ch'arek
inatanoes•marremaia twat present . cons,oscia. "441.1- •. 5 • • i ‘.1' .. 1i - •11 tir •bi d ii- h
_ th '' , sol 'l34. Bn flil; e 'i n l i , ` l , l ) i n in-df A•..i.-;•
is
is' the'proprea tit a 0 , .7 w. le,.
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School "I, l e , i t ; i ll : .1 . Is expeted . will be feriae!! by ,
7 lea'
1 Z 19.8
W IP
. '...
t I b b eVi6 ' . -I.
' 15)/11113 . il in Canada. At
i tecri nit4 ;ili w. e ift li 4 ;
the
old s
occupy. the same territory. • "I 4, ••1.7 4) , ....e.•• 4 : ..• .• •.• ... 1:1. .* 1 .. , •
1 ' * tee of whiely Dr Van : Rensv , A -ntl-. eV' . Tea , i .
tn . .a • in . that country Ogee
AA/commit ,
1.
~.... '.... .'•
' s
selaer v ias Ohairman,4aii aPpoiite t irto Mee r t'' Pefiti , 4 4 . T ia n - ,?igail i!ations. - One of them is
the delegated and.riineive Ihe . ) propOeitiona; .., i f ,„ c, „ i ~..,.; ,
- '''' ' - • ' ..• ' ' ..'"'•••• ' "tionnTic'ted w i th ilGovernment. The other
,and tjiey, being, nogly nnanceptable, And jti,,.... 1 - ~,,,, rr ~ • ; ; •
' ' ''''''' ' ' ' '' - ' t wo arli dissociate, hem the' civil 'power and
1 , patronage. :These . have, for t wo or three
• Mere - a Suge - §ru,a. now ; ~ . , 1 • -
7
' w sP h P i e o a h ri t il li k ei (! h el at e:tif ik' s-ltdno power to modify .
;.,-.ye . a L tay_liad .: committees -of conference on
,the
"'diet/ . • ''ii . i'• s
and also . --at the I ates were pot n the .. vs,.an)uit', ,ot a nnton. Theyare, the Presby.
-ized i'.°. close . a i ; a rr- f-i - 1 4 . 9 .111'e.n. t; •!;)It-P. ) 4 1 ..ti 1 it 4 ,....i 11' '. rul ,
n• Church of Canada; oemPrising 'about
, - ..
I c li 'd -d• ministe . 'itil'the toittia
,one Jim t• . , rs, . ., .
.
,report to their Synod next - enr, the fai , . .
. ..
fortnet% 'Teprer° • -
—... , -, 11 ; -- i r n r w: "I'lorabitnrien 0 hargth axing about seventy
tog paperoffereciollyzam
i v * ' 11 ". "Ii. "17 1 " - l a ") pk i,`g it e ra .
,- The ' 'laktor )is ~a bran Oh. of ~the
ridge; D.D ~viss iiiiiiiiiinceirldtidoptoii : l ; yis..- _
' 4 1. The '‘lotninitten V.Parei....l .
A - -...-- to ' • 0 -. 5:r . b. •Liii (I's Church-of the acme name, in Scotland; the
United Synod of :die' Pitnihyi . teiliati - ,d,hiiroii,'' '' " = tethe Free °hur r ah of coSt.
has cerncnntiicitted to thiikeanxibliti,htoffy,,,Cittli• 'land; but .. ,' ... : no, ee niiected'with i it ecelesias..
action of said . Synd , d,'sktl4ftig, % 4O'oo.c, rill ,t,imoy. , :,-- ~ , ,- _ , . , ~ - - 7 ,-;,
the ' terms of Union,' b y them ' dec l are d t . 0. 1 ,
.The aOminitteeithave completed their , la.
be ' indispensable;' and the' Asiedsbli is . .
informed, throngh the
a i d tien at the a proaehing
Contents of papers adopted by that Synod; „i, 3 ,3 1 P 8 1 Flrra..,9P ; _ -. 1! 1 / 4
..
publje;jpreas? pt. di et, nor!, agreeing te-pre,sent to.their , reepective
Ind called'' by it,' , A - Dee/ilia/ion of .Erin meetings, ,the following:Basis utUoion,,vis
. .
milei.''" In the judgment of this Assembly,
theire'offieial papers drinet siffiwd a basis of 1 . . , 1:' That'thejiellitions tihiatt the United'
Chircli'sballliear- to''tbe'Free' Church of
conference, up on . ' "°l ll lh:*iii "eli ' l4 ; ' 'BoOtiand;i t. thelliiitedsPresbyteriati - Ointreh
'able iti.see tha t there . .m.l* IPT9OP,I°9C ad- •
vanoing the. in teres t s Of: chittstlekniAdiain in ~ in Seal - auk the' Gotland Assembly .of the
ge oi d; or those
of fh itti ,rp i o.b . 44l , 4p o korob . Presbyterian ' diiiiiiill' of : Ireland, and" all
other EvangelieriFijhrithhes,.:be intimate 'or
in ' tli'°United'Siniei3 ; nri :i 14 1ne..4 1 .: 0011 ,.. 0 .4, 6a , ~vtherivise, as_ theAdpreme . Court ml . y . from
Synod of the Presbyterian ChureN!tii:,par- r i
time to time determine. -That all ministers
tieMlir• • -: . • •` • i ,
or 'preseberifitpplyini' for admission, shall
"2 The Presbyteri an bhdroi in o!.!,b e , received ' on an . -equal footing, as•bt.litir
United States of America has always
. oeived, -frankly and in 'Christian love,. all .
111.1 to bii4eitsited. - And • that all" ministeit'or
preaelieriat tbillithe of the 'Union having
ohurohee,:office-,bearers, and private-persons
of all denominationspmakingspplication.for pecuniary aid' i'for missionary or Peateril
work from atilltSieiren . Chareh'or Soeiel,
admission, into her communion, 'upon the 'lintintini ii samelill the
!single - condition , that ; they are like-minded shill o
with herself. At this time , ample provision I,
termik V eed on 'expires. receive the
2? - Tinit the Committees recommend the'
is made in , her Existing Acts and : Ordinanees ;
for the receptionof ail; tteh,inio her:com-• an d
two Theinicigiitalinlititutions bo amalgam ated ; '
'4ll. the PrOfeeilor retained; and that
nuoioo,,on terms and methods. precisely the
- Supreme'' Ociirt, determine the special
equivalent; and, where it is possible, iden. j Anti v a
tioal with , those ,provided in regard to..her,
s. ofthe riNspectivei Prufessors, as well
as a ll ottier mattersi rifirrange merit. -
• own children, reared A in her, . 0 wn:bosomq 1 .1 , 8:. That the namiticif the United • Church
:Seeing that it was in. Awyeluntaryc
Be esa on i 'le i 0 The Canadian 'Presbyterian Church."
from the Presbyterian Church that - the,preti: 3 7 ;Vila c000lusion; itio OOMmittee would
ent t slifficulties of the -United Synod :of the
Presbyterians had their.origio, and that. the 'express their conviction that frirthei iiqUiry
:.ioto - the riradtioalliiiring of the 'prineiples•
dOorbas slways•boent open.aoi• the .orderly ias 1 enmiiiiated in tie minutes of Jane 4,•
return of f :such ef those wholeft us; as were
like•minded with us; it'eanhardlyibo.unex. i
, 1857, is unnecessary, • since any differences
which "eiiifessedli exist :between the two
peoted that ;we. decline any official conferen ce. , bodies, pirticularly on the power oi . the civil
based on terms which appear to us to involve. , magietinie with iegaid to religiOn; are not,
'a condemnation-oConrselves, and a renunoia• as seerns'Aellie s edainiittees, .so great, nor of
tion,of
,the,rich,and peculiar favor- of, , God
each n'ai fie tiieeeeeeee Cordial oo- opt
uPon us, in the,very smatters •whioh,,led to ‘atiniw i
a lcd ii nd y lb., made , and should b e,
~
ttikti;
; their secession from ourphuroh twenty years '
ago., 1. c- ,7, ~• • ..- -.: -; ' ' - ''' ' - ' '.: .'. an'etiV MI4 would therefore recommend to'
iniditniitere of 'mutual Christian forbear.
1
• 3. With reference to, au:l'm:tent . seees:.•• ,- abideileiperitiire Synods, that the•statemente
sion inlthe New Sebool.,bodyji•this, General i e on , k'fii t ed inilteininntes 'Of the 'Joiat Com.:
kellAnktjkitti ' ves P s t set' , inAliat' ,. ° l °°4 Ar'lla r6itielis lie iildiifitel iiii - it Mei, of :Union.. ••• _
,anxt . hjpg mhieh ' has . hitherto fzesulted .-frona. 1 *a #.4 4 't 1 n i l if e lti e rgA 3 4 ; i sti ti o %" 4 '44, sa l t i . ;
AI 4147,1444:/9f .. ,I*X i t i °ll° l til "6)6 the 4'11144 I ;..
-J14119"1 Civil `Gov L rnmenis Il i iii° 4l /1t
1
tekian Church to take any new steps what- "04, Slavery ) Ot e
NM
ever, either with the yiew of union, or that
of ifoloset Intercoase than nitV exists, with.
eithei of the parts into whiclOthat body is
now divided. The subjects upon which the
whole New-Sohoolabodrdiffered from.us, at
the period of their secession from us, and
the subjectinpou'which the two very unequal.
portions of that body have recently separ
ated from each other, are questions upon
.'we, denomination, are at peace,
and with regard to which we see no occasion
to revise the . 'understood and unalterable
faith of our glturchil or to *utter into ffultleas
• - 1
was,fuTthq rpsolved . tbat,the Moder-,
ator of the Assembly communicate the min
ute, now adopted, to the ‘,TJetited Synod of
de:Presbytetiatt CbUrch 'as the official act
of this Assembly."
aught Heathen to be admitted Freely to
Immigrate to the'Thiited, States I
&a., &e., to produce complications. Pros.
pects , seem fair for the harmonious junction
and cordial co•operation of brethren who
hold to the same fait& and.oriler, amtoccupy
the same territory. Let those who are one
in reality, not seem to the World to be
divided. -Where there is a real agreement,
union increases efficiency. .
Select a Good School.
The Itedstorget Pastoral Letter presents
some' very frePoitint thoughts to - parents;
on the subject of the education-of their
children. A good education should be
sought, above all other things which are
Within the parent's power. To this, a good
'home, a good minister, and a good school
are needed. It is of the latter that 'the.
Presbytery speak; Peculiarly careful should
the parent be in the selection of a bearding
School, Whether it be Academy or
,College.
Reny, a noble youth, by being removed from
the sweet influences of 'terse, is corrupted
and lost. But a removal is, , irg most oases,
ameceisiity.. Let it not be toe early in liter
Let it be to a .Pions and orthodox 'family,
where, no bad boy will, be tolerated. Let it
be to a well ordered Christen institution,
where' the teachers have knowledge, mind,
energy, and adaptation to their work. Only
Such an institution should be intrusted with
the care and training sof precious immor'tals;
and such an one we eonsider next to:the
family home, the safest placeon earth where
the Yoiing:can be located:
Large Liberty.
`Thelollowing-extract is from a sermon of.
Bishop Meade, of Va., on The Wisdom;
Moderation, and Charity'of the English Re
formers, and of the Fathers of the Protes
tant Episcopal Church in the Unitedstates'"
published at Alexia:Kirk, 1840
,
-"Let me also mention how the spirit of
moderation = was displayed,' whenever' occa
sion presented itself, on subjects at all deuht
mu!, or about which' the wise and pious
bad differed, whiclybOwever, were not es
sential to salvation. *- * Oa these
points, * * *:and concerning those dif- .
ferenees of oPiniori eitisting.acuong the sin
cere friends - of the Church, and •to its out
ward:polity ; or rather as to the effect of a
departure from what we 'deem the apostolic'
regimen, and the course to be , adopted to
ward those Who have deParted from there;
the ministers and members of the Church
are bound to agree to differ, and bring• no
railing accusation against each other. All
orders of. her ministers have . differed, and.
freely discussed them; and no man must be
refused admission , to her communion, or to
any grade of lier ministry, because of ,snch
djerence of sentiment.. The 13ishops of,
the Church, .whose province it , is toad mit to
holy orders, but mho are under. no absolute
necessity to lay ordaining hands upon any
whom they may deem unworthy on whatev
er account, have fnevorieU themselves.at lib
erty to reject for
,surli reasons. The appli
cant fer,orders may be a thorough Calvinist,
or a decided ,Arininian, „an.. ultra High-,
Chnrchman, or the very lowest who can
conscientiously inibsairibe the appointed tes
timonials, and utter the ordination vows,
and ,the ordaiming Bishop may, be the.very,
opposite in sentiment to the eaildirlate: the
views of the candidate may be freely de
clareg his examination, and, as,freely
condemned ibythe 134h0p ; the= Bishop may
argue, remonstrate, and warn----appealing to
the sacred Bcriptures ; and yet, except the
whole past history of the Church be forgot
ten,, and its Kactios despised, an, its spirit
of moderation be gone, AND. A NE* ORDER .
0E THINGS:BE INTRODUCED, the Bishop will
proceed to ordain him, and ' all the brethren
must receive' him as a true son 'of the
Church, and minister of heaven."—pp. 13,
14 15 ; •
'CHURCHES BLOWN DOWN.—We see it
stated Mat at, G-alesburgb, Illinois, the
bandaome brick chinch edifice, erected last
season by Rev. Dr. Beecher's Conaritation.
al church, was blolp down a mass of shape
Use ruins, causing a loss of $20,000. The
Catholic church building, a less valuable
structUre was also blown down.
KASTERN -SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND NEW:ENGLAND
• , ,
The report has gone abroad that the Presiden
cy Of Barium& College, is. about.to be vacated by
the,resignatioa. of PlesidentyWalker. This has
broUght forwardil through the efforts, of friends,
a, large number of aspirants for the offine. ,:The.
claims of.the. Hon. S. A. Elliot, of Boston; the
Rev. Dr Benoit's, of New York,', (the advocate of
Theatres;) and Professor 0: C.' Felton, of Cam
bridge,: will be: strongly urged by, their respective
admirers. :Anew publication has been started at
this Institution, styled the, Naihenernical Monthly,
devoted intirelyto the encouragement•and culti
vation-of Mathematical Science`, - edited by Rev.
J. B. jßtinkle, of the „Nautical Alm - nine office.
Such a work is evidently demandecVthat the re
sults of investigations in this science . ; may be ac
eurately disseininated throUghout the country,
among all its institutions of learning. Valuable
.
prizes are offered in its pages for the solution of
differeit:problems. Bach 'nUmber will contain
twenty:fair pages. •
The.Paritan Itenieta scheme has not been aban-.
(toned, but a meeting of its friends was lately held,
at which it was determined to issue the Ent num
ber at the teginning of the new year. The pros
pects of the.enterprise are represented to be quite
flattering, and much interest in its success has
beext„avra.kened in many parts .of the Eastern.
States.• • ' ' •
The - twenty:difth Anniversarrof the litaisaohn
setts Sabbath Scizool Society has been held.' This
Society has been doing a good work, - stn'd many of
its books are among the best gabb4th Scheel'
books 'new iisned. The, donations to the Society,
for all purpoSes, during the year, have been $9,-
771.84, of which $6,680 92 were for the,,Western
agency, and to furnish, publications „to needy
Schools.. The new publications tor the last twelve
months have ,been, twenty.five,,embracing four
thousand ttve.butttlred, And, ninety one
~pages.
The. whole aumber l of the, Soclety,'s, publications•
is one thotstiod two hundred and twe,nty.five,•
of which eight 'hundred , andi fifteen; are bound
volumes; :eighty one, .Question,Books wad Cate
chisms ; -andsix../Iymn,anddldusic-Books.
The'CoitgregatiOnat Library Association reports'
four thousand eight hundred volumes, fifteen
thousand nine hundred pamphlets, and eighthun
dred manuscripts on its shelves; a list of sixteen
hundred members ; and a debt on the building of
about $18,000: The object into gather up ifoll
collection of Puritan writings and confessions, in
whateVer form they May, be found, anif thns to
erect a monument to . 1.1;e5r memory that shall
contuniethrenghoutsucCeedirig age
r) • • , s:
Theeermon before the gongregational, Board oj.
; , Put#Olgoiis "ifik B, , , PEWlledAl.the,Aev• Dr. 8,",P1N
of, New Raven, from Matt 81, 82. The
- subject announced , was, that-,Christianity is a
progressivtreligion, in reference t 3 its reception
and influence in the world. '.`lie proceeded to
show that it was so, in respect to the distinctness
=with , which its , truths , are , nnclerstood and ex
plained in-the world; in the application of its
truths and princiPles to the details of human
deity ; and in its extension among mankind.
..Tke Mayor and Aldermen of Boston have de
clined to grant the petition presented by many of
the citizens, asking for permission to !Ise the
4 C602[1:1012 " for a place of public preaching dur
ing -the Summer, on the ground that it was in
-tended for a place of amusement, and not for
preaching purposes. • •
No diminution of Religious Interest is yet upper
ent. The daily prayer-meetings are still well
attended, and the Evangelical' Churobes are
thronged. - •
Among the Strange Occurrences, is the announce
neat that the notorious Theodore Parker is to be
one of the orators at the next Commencement of
the Bowdoin College. How such , a man can be
tolerated in setting forth his peculiar views, and,
la his own way, at such en Institution, especially
after the, treatment he has, given the work of
4° revival," is a mystery that we do not attempt
to explain. Most probably he has been Invited
by the " progressive" young men in one of the
Literary Societies, and it is not at all improbable
that the College authorities may interfere, as did
• the Professor at Cambridge; some time ago.
Blessed Work is in progress in the churches
of Portland, Me. The morning meetings in two
of the churches are crowded, and larg,e accessions
/lave been Made to all the churches.
The Unitariort church in Hartford, Conn., has
bug been unoccupied, and has just been rented
by Ev,angelical Christians, to be used as a place
of daily prayer-meetings, throughout the year.
NEW YORK
vie Census : taken of the ,State. of New York in
.
1855, has made its appearance after having an
. .
immense,aMount of labor expended on .it.- The
p.puiation of. the State in 1855.,was,three millicna
fear hundred' and, sixty.eia, thousand twohundred
and twelve, or-orte: hundred
.and, seventy times
what-, it was .a hundred years . ago, and .nearly
doable„.what it was in. 1830, twenty•five years
-Whn.clin predict its future? •
The Milk Balinese is not over yet:. The leading
physicians have United; in a card,' in' attributing
much of the fearful Mortality ameng 'children to'
..the character of the milk .with' Whinti they are
fed. The Board of Health has appointed'a Cont
. Utittee; with. full.Powere, for 'the thorough' inveS:;
ligation of . the. Whole'matter.' But the proceed.:
ings of the Committee thus far, 'give big' little
evidence of `competency or desire'on the part of
menibera to rtmove the •nuisance: And the
probability is:that, after the alarm has subsich - d
for a little, the, still houses will triumph and the
milk be as deleterious as heretofore. ~.,
- , • •
Th,e,.4ottery . ...Dealers are still feeling the effects
of :the Mayor's determination to drive,them from
the city .or bring them, to punishment.:; Every
few days- anew forayis; made upon-such estati
- lishmenta. • •
TAS Crystal Pa/ace:seems deemed to misfortune.
The Mayor has taken.positession of it in the name
of the.city, becanse that the time•has eapired, at
the end r •of' which' the ground, on which it is
erected was to revert to the Seldom bait)
great hopes been more signally 'disappointed than
in the histcry of this concern, whiCh promised so
. ,
muchtoits proprietors,;and which has returned'
them - naught but loss rind greet vexation of spirit.
'The money originally invested is now reckened
Lan:entire lose. •
The Lang, Island College 11Ospittik,a recently.
chartered institution, was, inaugurated last week
by, a splendid. banquet, at which several - medical
_
and ecilesiasticalpersenages figured. very ,promis
neatly.. .Atuong..,them were Dr. J. .W.. Francis ,,
'Archbishop F Hughes, Rev. Vinten, ( Storrs,
and others, Nothing canbe done in . thinvicinity
any mere, :without:a feast. and, an abundance of
speech making. The custom prevails in the.com
mercial, politicaL litettiry, and' religious circles:
•' Tie action , ' of the Board of Educatien with
regard to the-reading of the Bible in' the. public
'''iehoolits' has - called forth much animadveisiciM
Many of the newspapers; and: preachers have been
bringing the matter before tie public., - The Pr
otestant Associatiou has been re-organized, for the .
purpose of. resisting the . eiteroachinenta of Rom: .
, anism. At length, the Board has taken the alarm,
and at its late neetin`g retraced its step s in part,
at : leant, by recommending, though not ordering,
.the reading of 'the Bible at the : opening and elope ,
of' the daily exercises at the Public Schocils.,
A Report has been going the, rounds of the
pipers - for some time, that the, MethodistEpisco- .
pal Church contributed 'onsfoarth of the annual
' donationsto the American- Bible :Society. How- -
ever Dr. Holdish; a minister in' that Church, and
one of-the Secretaries of the Society, states in the
Advocate and Journal . that the report is incorrect,
and that. this. denomination actually contribtites
about 'one. eighth of the receipts of the Society.
An.. • .
interesting Farewell Meeting was held Oxithe
•
occasion of the departure of Rev. McQneett• to"
Coriseo, sae Bev. Mr. Bushnell- to, Saboon, in
Africa,, , Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell have alreadi
spent,fifteen years in their field : of labor and only
returned about a year and a, half ago on, account
of the ill health of -Mrs. Bushnell. Her - health
is now greatly recruited. . . • .
The late 448041' G. Phelps,i.Jr., seems to -have
been.prepariag himself for , the sadden .comingof
his Master. Fur in addition to the great liberal'.
• .ity evinced in life, the following legacies were
•
left • .• . .
... •. ...• . •
To the , Amer. , and For. Christ. Union, (to
satisfy, a mortgage on their premises,) $12,600
The Union Theal..gicat Serninary,' 30,006 ,
American .13tble Society, "10,0001
American Board of Commissioners, 15,000.1
American Home Missionary Society, - 10,000
N. Y. State Colonizatien Society, -10 000
Southern Aid Society, . • 5,000
•American Tfant Society, . 5,00 U
Central Amerioarißdimational - SocietY, 5,000
Institution Air the Blind, l,OOO
He placed a very high estimation on Foreign
!Alagoas. In addition to this Object
sl,ooo'per 'tannin - at each of different . times dur
. lag his life; he gave an. extra 0,000 ta this cause
'shortly before his deaease. ' -
• The unanimous report comes to us, that the
Interest is equal in depth and power, to
that of any, other period., The prayer. ni9etiens,
are full; and almost all the churches are
d d ieg on a . ,at every communion. A, great . : and
precious work is, in progress ; may it dontiriue.
PHILADELPHIA
,
The friends of the Hon. JOoepl4. ,Chandler are
urginirhis appointment as hlinister to Rome, in
the event of the withdrawal , of, itr. Cass. But
such a Proposition is strongly, 'opposed by those
anxious for the.sucons Protestant Chaiiel,
in Rome, which has been kept open through the
influence of Mr. Cass. And whatever may, be the
personal excellences of Mr. Chandler, or his many
.qualiftostions,,he is known to be a devoted ad
,herent of the Pope, , and consequently the inter-•
eats of Protestantism there, have nothing to
expect frau( him. - •
•
The Mani Min's' Christian Assacitstion hail be
come involved in a debt, fron(Which the ladies
propose' to extricate them by a Floral Fair and
Festi'Vat The debt has been "incurred by the
-of the for the:
atged operations of
Anal br lfa of 6(
en,
ST
it 110
4piritnal benefit m
. • . • ;
The people ; ere z aol' nglmt.lle matter of mtib
iielang a Some for the Aga A Ur. Rages,
lately deceased;); left $50,000 for the Institutioz
of a " hlechanio's Home." Truttees have been
appointed, and itiat.eopposed that not less than
$lOO,OOO will be raised for this object during th e
year.
The Prediction that the " Revival" would be
but of short duration, has, happily, not been
verified; but the interest seems to be inoreacziog.
At the daily prayer meetings the crowd is very
great.•At the Mariner's church a eeriest of de.
lightful meetings are being held. Even the omni
bus drivers, like the firemen, have organized a
prayer-meeting, and present a marvellous spec
tacle, every Sabbath afternoon, at their room on
the corner of Girard Avenue and Ridge Road.
Dir. JOHN Y. MOCART.NEY has aeeepted a
'':call to Mt. Washington church, Ohi o
Presbytery. His address, as formerly, is
Allegheny City.
Mr. A. E. THODISON was ordained by the
Presbytery of Chicago, on the 2d inst.,
and installed pastor of the church in Os
wego, 111. Rev. J. McKinney presided
and put the constitutional questions; R ev .
J. Ustick preached the - sermon, Rev. A.
Nesbit led in the ordaining prayer, R ev .
R. W. Henry gave the charge to the p3s
tor, and Rev. G. F. Goodhue' the charge
to the people.
Rev. J. CARSON'S Post Office address is
changed from Olaloosa, lowa, to Chilli
cothe, Ohio.
Rev. J. C. SCHWARTZ. was received from the
Classic of Tiffin by the Presbytery of
Dubuque, at its late meeting.
Rev. J. POTTER'S paswra. 7 re l at i on to
the church o. Maquoketa, was dit•sulved
by the Presbytery of Dubuque, at its late
meeting.. .
Messrs J. P. CONIrEY, JACOB COMET
and FREDERICK BREUCKER were licensed
to preach the Guopel by the Presbytery
of Dubuque, at its late meeting.
Rev. E C. TRIMBLE, of the. Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, has, been received
by the Western District Presbytery, and
has taken charge of the church in Pane,
Tenn.
Rev. ANDREW C. KEMPER, a late graduate
of Danville Seminary, has received an!:
accepted a call to become pastor of the
church in Miamitown, Ohio.
Rev. RICHARD H. ALLEN was installed pas
tor of the church in Lafayette, lad., on
the 6th ult., by tilt Presbytery of Logans.
port.
Rev. J. E. SPILMAN has received and ac
cepted a call from the Second chutch of
Covington, Ky.
Mr. GEORGE W. WRITE has received asa
acomtecl a call from the Brunswick church,
Va.
Rev. JAMES 'MORRISON, recently of Selma,
Ala., has been chosen Pneident of the
Montgomery Institute, Chribtiansborg, V::
Rev: HILLARY MOSELEY has resigned the
change of the church and the Sidman
Institute, in Clinton, La, and removed to
Brazoria, Terias, where he is labOling to
organise a church.
ReSri ALEXANDER HEBEBTON was installed
pastor of the Ridley church, on Thursday
evening, 20th ult , by a CA.nurrittte of the
Presbytery of Philadelphia.
Rev: M: A. SAOKETT has taken charge of
the 'church of Mt. Vernon, 0., with a
view to settlement.
Mr. 41. 0. '34IILLAN was ordained and in
stalled pastor of the church of New Phit
stir Iphis+;' by the Presbytery of New Al
briny; on the 18th ult.
ReV. JOHN LILLIE, D.D., was installed pas•
tayot the First church, Kingston, New
York,:, by. a Committee of North River
Presbytery, on the 6th ult.
Rev W. 110BRISON'S Pest Office address
is 'changed tiom Oak Bowery to Bayne-
Lowndes County, Ala.
Rev..,J. MANN having removed from
Singshrielge to New York, his addressfor
ihe present will be care of Rohm Carter
& Brothels, 530 Broadway, N. Y.
Rev. JOSEPH PLATT'S Poet Office address
is changed tram West 'Urbana, 111, to
Farmington, Fulton County, 111.
'Rev. L. L. STE*ART'S Poet Office address
is changed Hornet's Nest, North
Carolina, to Fancy Hill, Iredell County,
North -Cardin&
Rev. F SEMMES of. Pleasant, Indiana,
has received a unanimous call from the
church of Jarmsburg-, N. J.
Rev:JOHN E. Deßosw, late of Atlanta, Ga.,
has accepted a calf from the church at
Tallahassee ! Fla at Which place corres
pondents will hereafter address him.
Rev. Mr., &suns and his congregation of
Chicago, whO lately withdrew from the
Associate Reformed Church, have united
with,the" Old Sehool Presbyterian.
Rev. VAN DOREN has charge, for
' the'present, of,the church at College Sill,
near. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rev. N. PALMER has resigned the charge
of the Church in Grand View, 111.
-Rev- ^N.. a- HALL ' D, on account of
increasing : age andinfirmities, has resigned
the pastorar care of the church in Colum
bia, Mo., and his relation thereto has been
dissolved.
Rev. R. L. NEELY has removed from Sal
' tillo, to Oxtord,-Miss., and taken c harge
.of • the churches of Hopewell and Lebanon
in that vicinity.
Mr. WILLIAM E:WESTERVELT was ordained
and installed
,pastor of the recently organ
ized church of illoonrsburg, New Jersey,
by the Ptilbytery of Newton, on the 15th
of April:
Mr. P, W.,Mwt,row. was installed pastor of
the' dhurcli of 'Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa , by
the Presbytery of Newton, on , the 25th
uit.
Messrs. R K. SMOOT and Wm F. GILLES .
PIE were heetted to preach the Gospel by
the Presbitery of the Western District,
on the Bth alt.
Liberia.
This country improves steadily. Agricultural
and MechaniCal Fairs are:now adeong its institu
tions. - Rev. Alexander Crummell, formerly of
Philadelphia, but now. of Liberia, writes:
" The National Fair passed off with eclat. The
articles on exhibition were arranged in five do
partments--1, raw materials; 2. mechanism; 3,
manufactures; 4, arts; 6, cattle - nod poultry
show. The whole number of articles was four
hundred. The',Counties tbat contributed were,
lifontserrado; Grand Basso, Almon, and Maryland.
Besides the ordinary a rtiolesof tropical growth,
were cotton, rice, tohacco,..ginger, coffee, and co
coa, (chooolati.) There was considerable com
petition lit 'Cie articles office, coffee, cocoa, and
cotton. 'ln the last article, so much excellence
was displayed, although the competitors were not
nnmerons, that the, ,Legislature has determined
upon offering a prendian of one hundred dollars
,
for the best acre, for our next National Fair, in
'1859. have . 'ndt time to tell you of the excel
genie of thf: Oribles in ihichanism, of some three
tnoveltieeivin the wayof invention, and of the real
splendid poultry show. Beliese me, ovary
thing looks well aid encouraging."
ssocia,
me
Ecclesiastical.