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DAVID MeKINNEY, Editor and Proprietor.
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Lines of Comfort.
Br A. M. MUGU.
Reepeetfully Dedicated to hire. Phebe Raymond.
They tell me, Christian friend, that thou,
The golden slopes art journeying o'er;
with their Autumn•tinted verdure,
Shadow the silrer•aanded shore
•Of the broad stream flowing between
-This earth and Canaan's banks of green.
And dost thou find the sure descent
Toilsome and painful, sad and slow ?
Is•most thy failing visioti bent
Upon the stream, whose solemn flow
Enoiroles-with its ohilliug bud
The beauties of the better land ?
Nay, know we not that lorig ago,
One, with a gentle eye and hand,
Marked mountain side and valley low,
And e'en left footprints in the sand,
That thou nor I need seek in vain
To find the highway o'er the plain?
And know He not that loving lips
Spoke sweeter words than angel's song,
And sealed them in our souls, that we
Might bear them with us all life-long?
Words for our guidance and our cheer,
A lamp to make our pathway clear.
And trust we not that angel bands
A wall of Ere for our defenoe,
Are forming with their joined hands:
While, in hie lamb-like innocence,
Our Saviottr-Shepherd guides our feet
Toward'heavenly pastures green and sweet!
Ah, sister! blessings on thy path
Have dropped frono. Jesus' awned cross ;
Sweet peace, we know, thy spirit hath,
For thine le gain, and ours the loss;
Fint thou shalt be a jewel set
Within the Saviour's coronet.
Lambertville, April, 1858.
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate.
The Christian . Ministry :
ITS DECLARED RESPONSIBILITIES; ITS' AC
TUAL BEARINGS ON ALL THE GREAT IN
TERESTS OF MEN.
NO 2.
That we may farther illustrate the dignity
and the importance of the Christian• Minis
try, we go on to remark the declared RE.
SPONSIBILITIES of the office.
That cannot: be, an Institution of trivial
important:43i of inferior interest, Which God's
own declarations := have .clothed with such
Wrful, such tremendous responsibilities.
Witness some of, those official designations,
wide' arc applied, to miaiaterte' , "They'are
milled Watchmen. A watchman is one who
is set to guard the interests of the camp or
city in times of peril. And eolmportant is
the trust committed to his eare;that if when'
danger impends, be is forind sleeping "at his
post, or if for any cause he should fail to
give the alarm, and thus betray his truet, be
would do it at the forfeiture of his life.
Ministers are sentinels about the camp of
God. They are watchmen on Zion's walls.
They are set to watch for souls as those that
must give , .acaount. They cannot sleep;
they cannot prove unfaithful, but the inter
ests of the Church must suffer. They jeep
ard the salvation of their fellow-men ; and,
es a just punishment of their treachery to
Zion's King, they, run the imminent hazaad
of pulling down double ruin on their own
souls. Theme aro the terms of their corp.
mission : " Son of man, I have made thee
a watchman to the house of Israel : there
fore, hear the word at my mouth and giVe
them Warning from me. When I say ,unto
the wicked man, thou shalt surely die ? mid
thou give him not warning, the same wicked',
man shall die in his iniquity, but his blond'
will I require at thine hand:" That office'
must be important when a failure in vie . -
lance, in fidelity in the discharge of its
functions, has such an issue. '
Ministers, too, are called Ambassadors.
"Now, then, we are ambassadors for. Christ,
as though God did beseech you by us," &o.
An ambassador is a messenger or commis
sioner sent from one court or nation toau
other, to treat of high matters of State, af
feeling the great interests of both gevern
ments, that which he represents, and that,
to which he is deputed. And how much
often depends upon the skill and fidelity
with which he discharges the trust commit
ted to him. Here one wrong step, one im
proper Utterance, a single failure in duty,
may result in consequences most disastroui.
On the manner in which the trust is dis
charged, the prosperity or ruin of Empires
and nations may depend., '
Ministers are ambassadors sent by Heav
en's King to declare his.will—to negotiate
a peace between our revolted world and its
offended Sodereign. Here, in this trust,
are involved, not the interests..of earth
merely, but those, too, of heaven. On the
appropriate and faithful discharge of duty,
here, depends not merely the temporal ;
weal or woe of men. But here, the honor'
of God, and the interests of the soul—in-
tenets too mighty for human thought or hu
man utterance, which are infinite and eter
nal, are concerned.
Those who bear this office are stewards of
the mysteries of God', appointed to preside
over the affairs of his family, to dispense
the spiritual provisions of his house. They
are bishops, overseers, shepherds, who, un
der the direction of the Chief Shepherd,
are to feed, to guide, to govern the flock
which be has purchased with his own blood.
Ministers are emphatically declared to be
the salt of the earth, the light of the world,
the messengers of the churches, and the
glory or Christ.' They are unto God, a sweet
savor of Christ i in them that are saved, and
in them that perish. To the one they are
the savor of life unto life, and to the other
they are the savor of death unto death.
We might notice 'other designations and
titles applied to ruinisters, going to show the
dread responsibilities Of their office;' but
on this topic we shall hot dwell, but pro
,
teed, finally, to remark theACTUAL BEAR
\ Dias of this office, on all the ,great interests
1 of men.,
\ When We speak of the inflifenee of the
'hristian Ministry, we wish to' lie sunder
. ood, as referring to the Instittition, as
i came, pure, and uncorrupted, the
ha , d of the 'Founder.
pay tione,.of our homage to that
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ONE THING IS NEEDFUL:" "ONE THING HAVE I DESIRED OF THE LORD:" "THIS ONE THING I DO."
wretched and impious substitute which we
have in the form of the Papacy—that was
ter piece of Satan, to do the work of hell.
This has had its way in lust and blood.
The full story of the evils with which it has
already cursed the Church and the world,
must remain untold, until the day when
God will bring to light the hidden things of
darkness, and make manifest the counsels
of all hearts. There are, too, the Apostles
of error, who, under the garb of the minis
ters of Christ, bring in damnable heresies;
who beguile that they may destroy ; who
turn the.grace of God into lasciviousness.
And many follow their pernioious ways,
through whom the way of truth is evil spo
ken of. Through covetousness, and with
feigned words, they make merchandise of
souls. With such, we own no fellowship.
Nor, with weak ,enthusiasts, ignorant pre
tenders, who though under the influence of
a disordered fancy, or a spirit of pride and
self.righteousness imagine they have special
fitness for the work, yet show their utter
want of qualification. Who have evidently
run without being sent. We admit, more
over, that great injury has been done to,the
cause of religion and of souls, by unsancti-,
fled Men, who, though regularly set apart to
the work, were not called of God,. as' was
Aaron. And it is lamentably true, that
good men, and those most eminently fitted
for the work, are often so encompassed with
infirinity, and so often act out of character,
that they greatly mar their influence for
good, do - injury to others, and bring reproach
on the cause of Christ. Yet with all these
admissions, we still maintain that the influ
ence of the Christian Ministry, in its legiti
mate bearings, is salutary, and only salutary.
That itis adapted 'to promote, and that it
does promote, all the most precious interests
of men.
We, of coarse, here regard the Ministry-
in connexion wi th . the Bible, and with all,
the Institutions of a genuine Christianity.
The Christian Ministry, in relation to men,
seeks to bring them under the power a.nd,in
fluenee of • the Gospel. This, is its grand
purpose. It takes man as he is; as a ores.
ture - indeed God's noble 'workmanship but
now in ruins. It finds him guilty, depraved,
enfeebled and undone. And it seeks to
restore him to what he once was yea, •to
higher glory and happiness , than Eden ever
knew. It seeks to correct,. ultimately, all
that, is wrong in man's physical,
intellectu
al, moral, and 'spiritual,dature. And'where
its influences are -brought 'to bear, it does,
even in this life, meliorate his whole char
aster and condition, to an'extent to which
all other appliances combined can have no,
pretension. And theu it prepares him for
his high destinY in heaven.
For,lwhat else can do for man, .in refer
ence to his phpical cmistitution, s what the
Gospel does ? • , ;i ,
Tire body dcesriadeed,,eentain
,the sees
of decay and ' death. Under the power of
the curse, it must'be subject to disease, suf
fering, and - dissolution. It must at last
sink into the grave, and become a prey to
putrefaction Farad;worms. But, under the
Wise and, purifying economy which the Gos
pel nreacribes, the phYsical evils incident to
our condition, are, in fact, greatly lessened
or greatly alleviated. And only let men's
passions ; and appetites, and vicious propen-,
shies, every, where be brought under the
Gospel's restraining, power. Let men use
the world so is not to abuse it. Let them
observe that sobriety, and temperance, - and
moderation,' in all things,' which it enjoins.
Let them cease to employ their bodily,mem
hers as instruments of unrighteousness unto
sin, and employ them as instruments of
rikhteousness unto God. Ina word, let all
men adopt for—their governing principles,
the principles of • the Gospel, and love of
God and their fellows, and they would en
joy better health, live longer, and more
than half the diseases and bodily sufferings
which' now alio the race; Would be un
known. And'brighter realizations of good,
in, reference to our physical condition, would ,
bless our world, than poetic faney has ever
predicated of the fabled golden age.
And: then, too,
there is the influence
which the Christian Ministry sheds upon
man's intellectual being. And here all
other agencies combined put not forth - half
the efficiency to develop, 0-strengthen, and
rightly to direct the powers of the 'mind.
It may be the policy of a selfish and an
ambitious priesthood, to discourage the gen
eral diffusion of knowledge. A sanctified
ignorant .stupidity, either in or out of the
pulpit, may decry.the value of human learn
ing. But an, intelligent Christian Ministry,
while it owns no fellowship with old wives'
fables and oppositions of science; falsely so
called, has ever been, and will ever be, the
patron of sound science, of genuine learn
ing. These are in fact, and emphatically
the foster children of the Ministry. The
rising sun does not more certainly dispel
the darkness of the night, and send out its
beams to' warm and to vivify, than does an
intelligent Christian Ministry, wherever it
comes, shed forth as influence to enlighten
.and- to elevate.- That cannotiongrenaain an
ignorant community where 4srich a Ministry
M enjoyed. And we repeat it, and for , the
truth of our position, we, appeal to history
'and to , fact, that the•cause of sound science
andlearning owes less for its inornotion, to
any and to all other agencies combined, than
to this Institution--the Christian .Ministry.
But itis a reference to the actual bearing
of the Christian Ministry on man's moral
and spiritual nature and condition, that es
pecially indicates its iniportance and its
worth. We will, hiiwever, reserve further
remarks on this topic, for a future article.
NOMINIS UMBRA.
The Christian.
The Christian has to gc; forth into the
world. There, his profession calls upon
him not only to avow religious -sentiments,
but to be an example of the virtues which
all' men can understand; to live
,a Jife,,of
truth, of honor„ of manly courage, and
manly kindness; to abjure and detest all
meanness and insincerity, and to take as his
law the rule of Christ—to do to others as he
would that they should do to him. And - to
do this, not because. it is " good policy,"
"will pay in the end," or " will ensure •
respect," but, under the sovereiguanthority
of a principle of righteousness ; which,
whilst it regulates everything in this life,
ri s es far above it and stretches far beyond
it--tbat,,,prin,ciple, a lifp o pf rightponsnes,
with 'men,' because of fellowship with Gods
siiilinikih r e that to` live, sushi life.
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PUBLICATION OFFICE, GAZETTE BUILDING, FIFTH STREET, ABOVE SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 10, ISSS,
amidst the temptations that beset us, is an
easy work, free from difficulties and perils ?
The Christian is a man—a being of human
wants, sympathies, and passions. Personal
and family cares press upon him, demanding
foresight, diligence, and skill ; and troubles
come : as you have seen the, rising waters
on the sea-shore, so at times _troubles come
in like a flood. And mark the men with
whoni he frequently Insete mvn whose
lives are bounded by time, whose affectioes'
are centred upon earth, whose energies are
put forth with enthusiastic determination, to
win the things of time,, and whose suc
cess not only gives 'them abundance, but
enables' them :to 'offer snpereilions 'pity or
patronage to the man who has made sacrifices
for those higher principles by,which he en
deavors to live. Is there no clanger of
catching the, spirit of such men,, and aq
tually living to the world While professingtb
live to G-od'?• 'Bat. the Christian has' an ,
"unction from- the 'Holy One." A wel
come precious truth I, But the work of the
adorable Spirit is net to deaden your_ slise,p
tibilities and supersede, your energies ; but
to illuminate and strengthen, to suggestmo
tives and warn of danger—Lin short, 'to
quicken the-,soul ; so thatit isthe man who
repents, believes, accepts the yoke of,Christ,
puts on the whole armor of .God, and
the Captain of salvation, conquers
the world, and stands 'against the wiles of
the devil. To live the life of a Christian is
a great work, dernandingdetermination and
energy. Have you considered it Khave You
commenced it? " Whatsoever. thy hand
findeth to do, ,do it with thy might,, fer
there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge,
nor , wisdom in the grave,' whither thou
guest."—The Sudden Stimmons,'by the
Rev. W H Dyer. ' •
The Preacher and•the Robbers. ,
A Methodist' preaeher,, several years ago,
in Ireland; was. journeying to the village
where he; had to dispense .the word 'of
life, according to the usual routine of his
duty, and was stopped on his te-ay , by three
robbers. One of them seized his bridle
reins, another presented a pistol and demand
ed his money, and the third was a mere,
looker-O'M ,
The grave and'devoted man looked each
and all of 'therein the face, '9..mt With great
gravity and seriousness said':
4 ‘ Friends, can you pray to God' before
you eommit the deed?' Gat you ask God to
bless you in your undertakings to day ?"
These questions startled them for a mo
ment. .Recovering themselves,' arte said
" have-no time to answer- stitch ques
tions; we want your money; we must have
bur will?' .4 t.
"I am a poor preseher of the .Gospel;"' ,
.was,tlie,reply;
. 4 f if you give mo nothing, do
not try to take from me ,the . little I , have-.
-
ErOweieil'satiq' your thiret, ruin me, and
answer it before the God who're I faithfully'
serve ; the, little' money I have shall be given
you." •
A few shillings was all he had, to give,
" Have you not a watch ?"
" Yea. "
" Well, then, give it to us."
-.ln taking his viratch from his pocket, ihis
saddle-bags were displayed.
" What have you got here ?" was the
question asked again,"
"I
cannot say Thave nothing in them but
religion:se hooks, because I have a pair of
shoes and a change of linen also."
, 44 We must have them."
The preacher dismounted. The saddle
bags were taken possession of, and no fur
ther demandi were made. Instantly the
preacher began to unbutton his great'ebat,
and to. throw it off his shoulders, at the
same, time asking .. • .
4 . 4 Will,you have my great coat ?"
"No," was the reply; "you are a gene-
Ems man, and we will notlake it."
He then addressed :them: as Allows :
,",.1 have, given you everything you: asked
for, and would have given more than you
asked for, now I have .oply one favor to ask
Of you."
" What is that?"' '
" That you wilineel down• and allow me
to pray with you and' pray .to Almighty
God in your behalf; to ask' him to' turn
your.hearts and put you upon better, wAys."
"I'll have' nothing, to ,do, with t he , man ' s .
things"' said the ringleader of them. •
•"Norl either;” said another of them.
Here, take your - watch .; 'taitsi %your"
aa'adle:baga;, if we have anything 'to
with You, the, judgments •God will oyer
take us.'..'
So all the articles mere retUrned.. That,
however, 'did, not , satisfy the godly man.
He urged prayer iipon them. He, kneeled
down; one of the robbers kneeled -with
him.;,que prayed, the other wept, confessed
his sin, and said, it was the first time in his,
lifehe ad - done such a thing, and should he
the last. How far he kept , his word is
known only to Hine to whom the darkness
and the light, are alike -'
to Him whose eye.
lids.try the children of men.
Parental Faithfulness.
W was about four and a half years
old. His heart was filled with a pride ithich
could brook almobt anything but.submission
to authority. One evening, having failed
to do as he was hidden, his, father insisted
upon being obeyed. He, replied with, deci
1i0n,," 1 icou/d rather he punish,ed than do
it." " But," replied his father, " after you
have been punished, you must.then obey."
This was ,a new idea to W----, and.without
further hesitation, he wisely ielded to his
father's command.
The 'object of parental punishment is .the
maintenance - of parental authority, and all
punishment that comes short of this end is
vain. If the child regards the punishment
as an exchange or an equivalent for disobe
dience, be is in danger or feeling that he
can purcbase a right to disobey, 'by holding
himself in readiness to suffer chastisement:
Disobedience is a result of the moral dis
ease with which all are affected. Like the,
diseases of the body, it has its season of
crisis, when'ite particular phase is indicative
of a decisive: change for better' or worse.
At this, point /the welfare of the child de
ponds, under,Qod, upon ,the , wisdom and
firmness of ths . , : parent. ~, 5 „(9:1! •SPl9Pcioqn
"Chasten thy aott while there is hope, and ,
let not thy soul spare for his crying!' NOw
liver severe the contlibt;orifying the duth
PareAtal % untliority,minit:.be maintained, or
the phild l will,be,;of those, who bring their
charne. 7 .--,Exami,:ner,
c.,..)0r cos 04...t44
From our London Correspondent
India and the Pacification of Oude--Bareilly and
Rena Sahib—Bis Tampering: in Central .I,aclia—;.
The Plot Discovered=Dispatch •of Troopi—The
Waste of Climate and War--General Jacob' and
Native Troops—The Sikhs and their Boasting:— •
Dependence on God—Parliament and india--
Gladstone and the Company •' Defeated=Will' the
Cabinet keep in?—The Ballot, or Open Troting—
Diseussion .in the . Commons—The Real)Security•
for Liberty rr..11 fndeprivience—rhe ShozarnirQues.,
don, tar. British. Museum, and Porticetneat---
Gleanings of the Meetings- - -India culdiTarkey
—Matta College'—A Greek Presbyterian Mikister
—Proposed •Presbyterian Convocation, in , 18(O-:- ,
The Organ-Question and the Prevehitrek i9.ssem---
44—Pali in , the., Punils--Cuba; and' Aikeriean
Skips Searched by British, Cruisers----OtheitOctuser
-Trade and 'Weather. ' - ' 4 . -$ I 1.-..,t .
LONDON, June Ilth, i l. 8 . ,.,,
l i
, FROM INDIA, we have news, 4 .. the
) .. , ~, ..
Bth of May. The excellent ! Mr. - ont-,
gornery, the new CoromisSiOner'of titi l oi; - Witt
feat midrilieteinis with the 'Talookiiii ^, and''
re-establishing the Zemindats, venSiterins
which were giving satisfaction ; to theimple.;
it.,
liena§ahib, with, a large body pf,.9 xalry„
was endeavoring to, cross
the dart es,
~,in
order, it was believed, to join the'r'e'h els at
Calpeei Under the command of gib 'l3r6thet,''
or to escape into Central India.- 'Thmivretbh
has hitherto escaped the doom, he ; depr i ves. ; ,;
Discoveries have been mail,?4l the Mahratta
Country,- of his, tamperinga with ' a, Native,
Chief, in order to raise a genisralqiierrieii'
tiOti in that quaiter. -
The hetiWeathtik and '
the subsequent rainy seruittni forineiN. his'
hepes of success, in connexion with a sudden .:
outbreak. ,
under
. „„ .
'Large bodies' of troops'
are Tinder orders
for einbaikation from EnglishPoita l ,lter' the '
three Presidencies. , ' The 'new - reabrinet pis''
acting)witir vigor iruthe matter; , aridel. 'dare '
Say !that we shall require all : the troops:M . '.
permanent• service •in .:India. ,The i T u a t s , te , of
~
climate; in connexion With; imprudent Cii-•
posure, intemperate 'indril*eree;' giinessige'
work; and` the "'lustftill sWord , ," isleity Ise
vere ona Muronean army. ,GeneratitTaceby
of the Seinde Horse, an officer i .qcfqtraor-
dinary ability, who, has complpteco4rig over
native troops Wlio are Mohammedans,,
who'speaks with anthoritYcentirlileatiolig ,
ly' tel. deprecate the idea :that iEurtipeart•
troops,alone ,can ever do the work', required:
of an army in India, even in tiniei of t peacp, .
Onthe other hand, the Yimes'-COrrespond
enthirits that out`' Sith'anicilieriel;aAllineit: .l
ing greatly of what • they 'did 'a.t .Lliblindir
and Delhi; and indieatingi. spirit.ef naught - '
iness, Coupled with. the •; odessiorial34tierY, .
"Who can tell who.m,ayhave the Il i tiSr:fle) ,
yet ?" ' All these things, with the vast ex
tent of territory to be occnpied;, a spirit' . .;f' '
indifferineeor hostility' arrionetherfEolet;
armed hinds . of robbersoldierslfdiSpersed
but not lestroyed---indicate ho,w l 'lnuch.• „Di- , ,,
vine direction is . - needed, for the-pqrmanent
.., ., ,
Rectu#3 ,- of India, and are reminding, us„ as
, a nition, t tnhe the =Great 4i3;veil'aWrWeititaild'ar '
of'tts Clean liainik andr-pure leatta, if' he
would:be-to nolo sure defence there: .1 'I ''':
IN PANGIANENT, after , preli i minert Ois-'
putes about Disraell's„escapade, at ;Slough,
the new India .iiil,Question was Alis week
resumed: Mr. Gladstone `made held at
tempt to getith:i leale k 'of the
pang- extended for, twelve.months, at. least,
by,a resolution to appoint them a Qounnil m
for that time under thp i newl34l,p i r raiher,. )
a ProvisionalCouridif. ,Perh,4's'this
haie been beat, but it is desirable
the question shad be settled. ' At" he Pest,
the Directors would have been like men,i§en
teneed but not exeeuted:, If there . was. a
covert desire to, inalv., this resolution a
graiind'for such'delaiak get" lead' to the
establishment of the Hofise
of Commons put a' cOmpletw'ex.tingiirsher
epee. it by. a: ,decisive vote: The Times
next morning indignantly deprecated, all
each attempts in future and declared Glad
stene's proposal to be a deliberate insult to
t he e6 l ud i.s.r. t)
Mutterings= are heard attunes; that even
on.this find , op-i
portunity to rallya.majerity, against, the
Cabinet. Ido not believe it. Underlings
•
may Wish it, bat members of Parliament are
not likely lo proViike" inlneVitabre .apitealle
the country, and the expenses of. a 'geTterat'
election. , .dipointiprit o the . 1 -Cabinet
would gain thirty Treasury votes,frorn • Gov-:
ernment borbughs, and.. a prolongation .
their 3 exietende till next l'ebrilary, 'ill'
events: : 4
.t •
The BALLOT QUESTION has again peep
ihe.Tommons,-. and-by al large
.majority , decided against: t .The',;..speakers
went over the old ground,' and Mr. Bright
•was strong for „the use of the _
_,ballot boa..
But I presume' that even in the tined
'States, that is' no real Cobservitor'ef hberEy
if party spirit'aritorruption
Tory, landlords, here :have Welt nigh ceased
to, coeree, their - tenantry. eArid.i4 Erig l 4nd.
it would be difficult to ensure secrcpy_with r
out lying and 'hYPoprisy. The, true leaven
of' a- population' fit for' ttib n able t rust' of tlie
- franchir. of .a :Constitutional eountry? `Re
publican orllonarchicaliiis the troth of.Godt:
The balletbox, orth:sl; open polling ,hcoth.,,,
might, one pi the other, be boldly adopt ed,,
Soine of ilie'least worch3r in and'out of Par
liament are for the ballot. I refer to the
'semi-Chartist, serniinfidel liberals, and tli4
spurious philanthropists, who iviould..rob ihe
poor man of his Sabbath rest and worship r arld
make slaves of working men, on the .pre
tense'of " Sabbath 'play. In the , Com
mons the &Addy question its old
place. There was murmuring about 'the
non-opening of the British,kluseuto; lut a
salutary, ,aliVe of : their, constituencies, com
pelled honorable'rnenierc to let re
m:un as they are. ,
The GLEANINGS of Tun MAY Maori: ma
are riot to be desPiie , shall place some
of them before' your readers, notiithstand
ing full aceountsiof faets;statistiesirevenue,
&c., given in,former, letters. „ .
. At the ,London Missionary Society .meet-
ing, Mr. Mulleas, Missionary from . qalcutta,
:was- the' speaker ef the 'day. He' . gave a
'very touching'aceourit of the fourlmerioart
missionaries, from whom he had received' a
most hearty 'welcome at their • station; only
in the Spring of last year. He riferred to
the beautiful letters of Mrs. treeman, writ
ten to ter 'sister,' as shoiving ' ll with what
'wondrous ' , peace Lord , i had ( rhiled Abele
~hearts.f' He .then , described, their passage
dovut„tho s river;,,their,iseizure nt Bitlwor
theirjottrneYto Cawripofe, where,, p
the iniision'hende, they were ail ruthlessly'
Amt. ry, >"
s
ddath , f4,Yeltaidi j eC+wasltgortrzittil,
not 1,,41A delay.lPeace bCtobthift
unburied ashen! May their precious names
never be forgotten ! May the turf .ever be
green on the spot stained- with their hon
ored bloodi May the pearly dew and the
refreshing rain fall gently upon the sod; and
while the winds' of heaven breathe' over it,
soft and low, inlay a voice ever' rise like' in
cense :before the, throne' of mercy, 'Father;
forgive them, for they know not, what. they
In r'efeiencie to the fault sometimes
thoughtlessly lonnd With' the `Sducntionat
OuiployMeilt , `of ineon:
sistent with missionary work; be defended
the ,Church of ss Eoglaud, Free ,Church, and
Baptist Oicieties,,in this matter . Tyne,
they 'geography,
but.'" by :fir 'the 'larger piirtion 'of
niissionary energy, 'cires, anxiety,2 and, time,
are, spent, upon ~t he histodaal, .the tmoral,i
the ; purely phristian s bianches.of education t
nonstitatethe, gfory.of of,
”.•
b1008: ' ^
w•Alid lwhylt lie I.iiiredr • do rtle'; tench.
these. 'things ..God'S , good providence
there } hag sprung , up, in a iew of. the great
cities of Indi9„ an. intense desire: fpr the
'English language and t. ail"'ohr iiish is; to
tfirtilhite'disire'td the Gospel,
giviWth'et)GOipel.thith - 11
Etp, to-education, J ial,aliiiest .bolafined -to froni
twelve, to t, tv enty,great.towns, scattered j over
India Young peoplewtll ge . t education:At
any 4 Migy'cif ) tliern rebeiVVihe.'Gc6-,
'per; 'and .:Say *eanffilen c ee;uthat' the'
young men who leave f'ouri
tutions instructed thoroughly in Christianity,
in its evidencesots, history, its doctrines, its,
iiiiBtiCes,'llreti glorionh j fiitits,' have very'
different 'feelags toward Otireelves'lovierd
orifiChurohes toward curgavernmerit. , from'-
.
those ofAthe young; men, who are brought , :
in colleges, _where the intellect oply,is,
ctiltiVated, and the-heart is left untouched!'
agefaredltikrizca
at'ledit, , *ere' ten Sire'd stieedily: Witheiii .
men,4thel circulation aiblesjand :tracts
wenhij,he d t use.s The.•people re. ;
'guired.eur s to be taught to ; 9:ead:thera.",,
,The 'Siivrop REsr cr Tpaidllindo,oi
and Molia i mniedan 'prejiidices, and tliat
,just
before the' o:"Utbieitic,' by Oyjii.6,/iattciree, was
painfully brotight bySir B*.'
Chairnian at thelßaptist missionary ineeting.t.
A. dispatch beer, ,sent out not -by the,
East India - 9okopany„, but
, day the Secretary,
of the Board of Contra ?, ,(Vernon Smith,,
requiribif list of all officers
GoVernment .servants, in any :Way; eennected.
'with Bible' or: Missionary Societies. SL•r
Pete mentioped,,,thg .he knew that Col.
EdWardes, of Peshawur, had received ,a re-
4.1 .
&oho for 2iresieig at a anissfonnry ntoeti,ug
Aid yet we know that Edwardes,'HaWlook,
Neil, the Lawiteiiees, .wilo Were iectitlY
and kept back;: on the principle
PitilkaließmAXV; tits, truth
were, afte
that honor me,
.1 will honor."' So' has ;it
been winaiet 'Thear Piaiaitiong,
cur militaryleadersrlacao.• 'At %3;11 events, at
houtp, d Evangelism : , has no, attractions lfor:
Derby s and t his Cabinet, any pore, t,ha,iiikhad•
for. PalinersGi'S'india 'Minister,' :Vernon
Waal. 'The - teaser is fallen',' nee l erle" r ise
again, fly ilfeebinetniCle freak Lord
Canning 7 tillf eictorted :by public Indignatidu
insAhe f iate debatei, and as foriEllettborough,
'iwtioplainly, enough his,indicated gislike of ;
baisstoiii.iied„ ere he was well in office,. he,.
too, is dithitined! ''-" The* th'4t' despise me
shall 'be lightly esteenied: 7 '. • hasjalsa
been illustrated bytb.ese very men's dovinfalht
Iti r regaril,,tc„fi,Caste,'; the Knox,.
late. Chaplain of the East, India Cosiparly.in
South - India, referred; at, the. Church Mis-
SionarY'ingeling IO'".41/e''eci./istere:g4gala
tioni" .of the Bengaltarilip The 'tee milting
officers are.therein J told AO lake(speciar.eare
t9.,..rCi!ct all men, : of inferior caste, ..such as
try 4top - keipgt, 3 ) )3. l toer,lN
men, shepherds, thateliers,pawn-sellers ; par- ,
kii-bearef4' eainfparehers; sweet.'
eat-triakeit; , gaiderieligVhd Vegeiable- deal=
ers; an& all: others (employed, is menial' acu
cations.
"When meR , have been Aim* enlisted,
and -gathered firidi4'airitind'
every species it tvere,
under. a glass case; so s , tliat'llti 4 breith from'
the ,Spirit of, god should, by:anypossibility,
reaeh or blow l upon thena„, t **, *
wondefthat:they,shOiild at length have taken
SP 'arias and pro th e mselvest`the lords
of the soil. • - •ks
We:have-but a faintidea is this-coun
try, of what a Brahmin.really l .N
is.,
a .1 3 T0 2 m 4' . ma:P.; gat - 4
he is a gail`• 'anti - We enlisted these
gods into our army. We have gathered,
them logetherits luitrtheirlaitlit • *
We , shrink henceforth in the presence of
caste we must expect a frequent.recurrenoe
of these troubles.,
The speaker referred to caito:, as tolerated
in dhurch,e4 diverts-l” The late'
Bishop of 'Calcutta; had .sternly'- discounte
nanced the practice. ; 4 s
• 6 , -1 1Tr iiP t- •regtrii•t l) 43 07e,rA/Pl4flclEit9 win - ,
dock:Amite/1, M r. 13Mith,,missiontypi , at Agra,
iaiiirgd, `iiil l tieter Sill; 11 4 , the B l iptiet.
ineitingictilit * Governiiii-aliniiridt'hinxiit
accwitoined,ta -subscribe •for. this 'fpurpoee,
andAhlit. j..prd., Dpl_hopsie . had givept.Esoo to
a limulit fl.lfflrAteur. .
,Suph; 4ton . .duot i ,P,P,cluite
neutralizet IlLe effOio - of mmeionartes.''
Barely Dr. Ounitiiiiiir IMO i tcliik inietiiiionTiti"
another rmeetirig;frtor raiseralord 'DJ sale
pious;#NAPFP:tfittit.Phgro, ll o. B cOt/and, could
not her ,been, sonre, , pf , thie,sokto Pagan
totetilk,'Whe hive' now t urned upon, those
wieo lifikipitia itiiil. ' ',. 3 ' '
' 4Arts':Aidiii6AW'Minirons"iiV.linirkey,
Mt: - lialaid,baPfte kfifinil iißietitit'Cfllie
•
Turkish Aid. SiiisietA. 'Wore important testi
-1119,113:-.:„ " MA 1 ! 1 4.,4• 11 49,tti1e , world and! a pol
itician, da'airona of seeing the promotion,cf,
itivilizatioll and truth in Turkey, he believed
Wit tte :Aliceridin inisaiairaife`a were the
agentelbAt ealefolaidd to effect ihat'greitidi-'
jack.. : _ ,: Their.mcide :of.life and edacition an-.
aph44 Ism i° tr9,net it to . egtAKIPPre.
' ' ftilll into the 'f?elinga . andlipiri,t of i the,p?o ;
ilic; ft tileg i iifjescentri4d' to m ake A'unirt
caii liiiiiie'd"i'n" 'distatit 'arid' Varbikonl a giliint•
trio* i , .and , this was a eest sdesi'doiatni* for
•.a spjasippory greatly needed ,the ‘,Comfort of
, .rf i3itZtiorli "aisii—the cid and tfied
'frieliff j olltitils4 l'ale4i'CVeL-wrote tgfile`Ohair.
•:m
an of the Turkish Aid Missions, to "lilt
pr,eo,Abie .apnse..,of - the. 'zeal; • integrity, aid
,4.'"109.11).701J0i°4 Ith9r4ProSestant.s lArk
'mgles in .TUrkey ha, , ip labored %r ‘ cjir f ,ry
' in
me ilteii"ialy 'and' t lianeficiat:pnilioses in
' alai kichififilktt co Ifelient'XlV'Si f thefurdiP
t ! ElirabAlgadinson,tatithe Cadlinii meictine I
at
of the Malta PrOtestant College,
; said that ,
one of the most successful, experiments ever
Made in the'East,' had been 'Carried obt by
the American missionaries among the Nes
torians.. They commenced among a de
graded population the ; work of education;
they hid founded Schools, established print
ing presses,' revived the . .old',.Syrien
Ppage, and beW people ' were raised to a
osition in'whiehr- they aretableto. establish
newspapers;:nd:periodieals i ; . in ;whieli , , are
discussed Naestionshistoriealrand polemical i
connected with the Nestorian Church, which
ties existeef,ir, one tbonsand two hundred
years. 55;. , u . 6 , -0 .7 z , ; „ ,
; villifirygdeciatediltliht leddoateX
Mohammedan's were",fast ,beddming , itilidehO
therefore thenghtit important,, that
stead of r itie " picture worship "of Raman
,' WTI: 7 3 3 34 '4l 111."'
nitivand Atnienianiezn, whietilheidetestea
they should'iiee - aliiire heteitabt
in- -harmony so' ffer,“with their
wbenSther mora, and - .Sociarposition,
, of the Christians of, the East__. has been ele-
vated, Mohammedans will feetasespect for
them, and be more 'aeciaiible 'tithe reality
and truth of ther Christian doctrines.
tieing that -in the -East,' "Catholicism is ,
Vsance,'f.,,aed i , llat wherever-, the Greek ;
Church prevails ; ;-. Russian , influence is para.
mount, he dwelt on the iniportaace of the,
ieg largely *Need into ' 'ad.f 'that
element be; Proteatanty , Britistpintereatimilli
flebrieh l ;,,if it be. Greek. or Armenian, Ruis , 7:
sian interelts
may. add to the foregoiag that a, sum. of.
nearly '4600 iwkterdneivied by our TtliVign
Missions Aid Society, for American
last year, of wiling ttsoolWhie:'set apart to
the Bulgarian , Mission.. , f,Dr.'Schantlieri the
American:missionary. to - the - Mohammedans --
met the Ctimmittee.last,weelf, in London:.,
The Malta Protee'tatit ' College educates
Missionary Agents
ere trained -; there; v(ho'leiiithant:twefity4iVot.
languages have.; =been beedin the College;):
it; is proposed establish, schools,4n p the
principplOriental towns. will i giye
•
natives and Europeans, 'En.4 , lfih,,ednea-'
Cob, ' "'ex fen ding influence , rind that 'of
England;` , throughout' every '- region
• Eff4-C; uf.; C
Petrol 99p0alltillidlli 'a Greek, educated,
at the Oollege,Sad'soonte be - ordained nTree,,,.
Church missionary, spoke state of,
moiala among the 'Christiana of 'the'
Bad, as ' , a barrier •to , 'sneceisfiilorniasinim
among - the Tarksi , :‘,Thkbest means ,efreach-,
' ing,the latter , was,,,,ttgorighsnisoinim to: hes ;
.•
Christian s. The nobly'„
labored - in the the
Greeks:iiiialheeri'Telthlinnitnileareefer2 :
'*-*. frt He hatt , preactedlaat year *Conga&
tinople, and- in! five ! months had. getherecha
efingtegatlon of about one„huptired,',', ;
The foregoing'" gleaningsP,gatheredup
with sdefepaina, Will bot,Ttriiet; be
w ithout
interest to' yourself and''friendg;
-t4 i , " , j:
untAT-ruESßYT.Enrilsi uONvObATi 1-LL oli",
- -
in '1860 7 the' 7 fri ebb Ake 'Scottish
R,eformaticiry hasi,bein :proposed by
Thomas MAO*, of titn,EnglistkPresbytexitn ! .
College, „ ; The idea.originatell with Onkel 9f
his, students, and he: laid it before the'ree,
• Chireti? .
ti*adaimsl-oDeTtlf
al-Deptitatieri fioriCenx Sytiod i P It iriis'46ll. -
' received. gethertogether.a,convocation;
of, "representative from,the
can t ScottieN c lrish,,English,-„and centinen 7
tat . Prifribyterian
~ Chnrehes, London or
Edinburgh, kili g iletiirelyili4d-tio great 're.
salts, It'twouidi "the *O H& the real
strength of Presbyterianism; of Whieli; is :to
numbers and extent , it is , at, least here -little ,
aware Mutual ,conferenee, and„ suggestions„
withilie'Presence'aild 4001'4 the Great
! 316teiteetighe 'and Wiiiild,,Pro‘Ca
blessing to iteriltitiviet j 4 ", '
The Oredkii QuziTthw came up• before'
the Tree Church AilfemblY; by Cdieettailion 4
oni ail-meanie , from , the. Edinhurgli Presby,f
,terp,, to which, es,intrpcine9d,Jl
.formerly called your;attention . That,
• °Vertare had referende, to the mode of inter.
cebrie With Slater
,Ofilirehea," Whether . 'by'
deptitationsi ;Making. speechoil:or' dele`,'
gates, chosen,- and se* havingseatain 'the.
Assembly, spesiting;-hut,notyoting.
Candlish had introdaced o7: nocbeeentie ( of
the comparative unprofitable' and - infaatiarap-.
tort' ieetties 'of &ritual"' eiklAilinientair !Mee,'
.
:but hetdok ` occasion !in doing 'soil°. referto%
the,Ragligh iPresbyterian,Synodi whichikat
its last meeting but qne (April 1857 ) had
given permisSOT sanction to the use of f the
organ thereupon declared' that, White'
still Willing tWiIiOIT kindly Witb °
his ~English liethren;l yet4f. that . viewlwas!
persevereddn r it WOuldzhnazravii: %wagon'
. whether. tbete, qfp.l4,Po-4fRa 6 4 , 49 F. *I - .
egfoi9li44, ; intercourse th them., . _
the
these , ' views lvi
were ''reiteratet.'
Meanwhile; "the as Yeti!
know, at-citir last meetinvfliad reliolVedt&
" the <use;tof instrumental
ini,tutyro,,,whilehooridotting As o noe l ins the ,
case of two congregations, where its had Imen,
already•ekitablial,ed; DOotar . Buchanan,
lent fenteredom oar English Minutes/after,
1 , the /ost,deeision,-,,as ; indicating the py.nbattili
ity Alvah ,agitation y . deelared, that if :the
„orma were legiiiinatizediVe i vete„ either
. by;the 'Assembly or . by the "English
fait-15-
Frea.Chnrcht tAasein hlyp And An taovis that
the, present, elose intercourse should /cease.:
' indicated,.' their ..;dissent
from these views. D. B. and'Dr. C. Jett
da.
tify their views on the growl: e
" isters Of the Preibiteriall
Churchett arei eligible toathe pulpits:mfothe
• Free s Church, They, tear that, a, disturbing
element !'smight, ,introduced . „They i re ;
ferre4 "Aili`kreat satiafsction, to, the idecui
music "by "64
United eresbyterian They-Seent to'
think that. the Aoritreverip is !isettled , tor a
generation*. Stiotlated,„which remains to, he.
seen. 'AS to the Ciarture; Proposing dgle•
gates' instead -oft deplitationeflt „his been
sent for theieoninderition Of Preehyt
teries. Assemblyy on the whole, Was Ak
" kivpy!' entrao , ,Dr. , lleith styled it inAis
closingaddress._ ! ; 3 13; ^ 4!4„:4,
, THE FUNDS have, fallen , oonsiderhblyi
front,seypral cantles, _let.. The, newtof the
excitement ~eausedi; the Trnited.:§tates by e
thg qsarch i , tif o ".l3riaili' s giiia4MC- - `iiff the
coasts: or otbilpof NAgitt•riciiilliffil:
Ministry hakeasept butioide s rstaithe sqtaadc
row t of a pa,olfip, ehargaterv? Theoatintry6
t el
as sue , 1 81 a wm,Bs u i ,104 1 , th e j ,,, 191%,
trade, and .
carry out he pledged treat*,
•
Philadelphia, 111 South Tenth Street, below Chestnut,
By Mail, or at the Office, .1.50 per Year, t SIM PROSPECTUS:
Delivered in the City, 1.76 " "
WHOLE NO. 802
not dci • and slavers it is believed have
carried, on•their traffic under, the American
flag, fraudulently used for the. purpose.
Hence, doubtless, the cause of imprudence
Or over teal. " The e Times, and 'UV& pa
pers, go so far as to advocate the, with` raw
ment of the squadron altogether. illay
,no
unhappy..collisnou occur! 2d.-. The< Funds
have ! , fallen from 'the • state of Franeethe
press placed under fresh restrictions, and
Nargillis fuld; after' being iiikleeted fdr
fifty,lpars. ~?d. The bad, , teeling between
Austria : and, France, and Om possibility of
The state of turkey , And the
Montenegrin affair. 'And 'sth.` The exiMit
vorgold , to the Continerit." •
Trade and commerce are atilLexceesively
dull, both here andin France,anclare
fear, tAr p erniqff toSorrinoMllB 44 Vekcatqf the
weather farces 'tie 'ciois of afilruffixia
if it contieueq, hariiitlivitt be both,early and
abundant.' e 444
L.
S'.`-- I The Tiniaritits out haiv Prince
isiarming a powerful Nasiy, and , directingto
,Olierbourg aline toff Railways, :as 'military
roads. It asks, what means this,? the
Alliance is a real one, why should the • km.
peror act thus, and compel England to - keep
ni a War expe,nditure?'
Agrimerancni. Niagara started,
yesterday, from Plymouth, with-the electric
.91 1 .0.P5„? t9s.PS united iirk•1144141,-
tic.
er f
A new mail steamer, underTZt re ernmelt
sanction, is to sairfrcid - Galway, Ireland,
next week il43Ralifai. andllNelMark, and
is expes9,l4oecross the ,'Atlantie,i,la eight
_days, longer governments, discouraged the
idea. Anikshulan, '(G-. * liamilton,)"a
memb'enot the present government, has se
enrced` 4Plthe experiment be
sueceskfulpit will bring the two , countries
seyeral days neater,
"He Let a Very'Large Prepertir."
This ire Ito oloslnk sentencrof recent,
obititify; indTit'etiggeats acute
pitkherwas,io6liged:d6 deave
4(3;4mi:take% great r AelighOnfiecumulating
it..47 ! 3 he; added field' tpAeld t ,,a.udfarm to,
firm:he - hid Indred;iith;pride 'irPoit his ex--
tended domain,"eoeselOus tha r elie 'Wei the
largest land-holder in — hislown. His cattle,
if not eitaiiiteling ipo r d- a thonsarid hills,
ranged . over more than that! .number =of
acres Arich pasturage.. Stooks f notes, bondsi,
mortgages, crowded`, his
_safe.. Arid, was
alLthe`truit of his own inifinitry, energy, - and'
goodludgment. 'The rust 'of usury and the:
cankerfof extortion hid not (scarred Any soft
his geld jq , It was well and fairlyeareed,prid
he loved it all the pore because f it was so.
]t grieVedl:am to leave thitflarge r property,"
tiy - -436Faifficitiethe'iverid as PoOr likhe came
into` it; and "to• triterf %fie other :Ivorld' titterF?
destitute .of tho'Wealthihe mubh loved in
But, he had to_ leave
. it,_ every cent,
of it.
Be night have taken at hau l Rather
16PD:ie . :Say, he might-ha v e sent'it 9 forwaid in
ailVancetiof-hird:'l Ail the capitalist, 'who
contemplates: removing to alorei r gn country
converts his property into drafte r and :remits
from „titles-.to, time Jo ,the, land of his future„
residence, lie Mighthalee Made remittaneed
to that, undiscovered' country, so that, onlie
arrival t 4 e, Wheitident'
urea - laid inp in heaven" fer-k hint: Every
dollar (which. he, had. given, ((consecrating . it
with sincere ,prayer,) .to , assist inUsarrying,
the glad tidings, of salvation to the ends of ,
the"earth; every centribution in aid of the
many Chiratienenterrinieti' fo'r' the glory 'of'
God, and the'good of man;>> every cup' of
col d veter 'given to :a-disciple ,im.the prime t ot
a disciple, every tear,d,RiPiIY 3 YAIROY for
the siiffeiing , ; , every gift of kindly charity to
the i needY, Wonldhave`edded to the store of
hie ""durable riches.."'Might have' been'
rich; toward Chid, and:a joint heir with Jesus ,
Christ toinn.inheritance incorruptible,- unde
and,that,fadethlngt ltway, if it was,
sad for him to leave that large property,
VOW ''much sad,def that he sent none of it
before him: : ' "
t , .a.lt is much , inore-pl'easant -to go to;• than.
.lease,; large : property. The: man who f ,,
poor in this world's goods, bO,richiu,faith,
closes his eyes uptm life, , ,goes,t6 take
patibision'of'iilar t getiioPerq: He owned
,not%tilfclot ofland:lm 'earth, him
g f-sweetfteldit beyond .the mwellitig flood stand
qesy,ol.in-,Jiying,greenf' ,;....H . o,ifood here
was i o o a,rsp , , 4 perhaps iseato,;„ ut there. he
~
eitt - felyliom the , ree of life which
yieldstwelve 'ilianke Ifis gar
infante here4werelilain and-poi*, Withers
be shall ,be clothed in whitelrobes, washed
andimade ,white, in the blood, of the lamb.
He y assimiates here with those, who,are de
slimed Arid .. rejeeted of, nlan, IMt,thero his
eolipinimis 'Wi ll 'lie an itinurderible tom
pany of angels, and:the general assembly of
the -
church of the; fi rtitlboin. Who would
•
not ,ratlies go largo property than
_to
leaie ill.— Vermont Chronicle.
TwatExiles for a'Lamb.
, Good .nevre; goo& news.! , tWhat ? That
eePaPZ children have come the king
, dein ,of God—that so ,many lambs have of
late 'bean born inte the' fold of the Good
• Shepherd.' Oh; may they never stray away
• 'from his es , 'tender' care may no •:6'ne iever
rt tempt, them to leave hitr safe and happy fold.
SPARnpijke roaring;, lion, is hirking, rpund
the A fold, ready, to snatch you elty.
t heet me ? I '. k 8
g„as
r. some per
plexed little 'Lc AO Shalt I be sure
iie wohOlmw'l will tell 1610 I will. give
Youltwn i rulee, which, itryou-mind, he'will
nnyer i get a *tags to,,setze.yon
~The,firett i s, always be *thin reach of the
sll4plieid'is "vdmi. iglfy sheep hear my
voice,” he says. So do the lathlis if they
do net'entrali6ffi The children hear his
wdrdi3 !flo' the preacher; they hear them
in.the,Sahbath School; thoyilear• his voice
sometimes he speaks
voide r in he gffll small "of . his Spirit into
th 6 ir :7"efy heart' orbeate,. '
But some,. children leer, aria 'yet don't
4 hear. They:do.-not gives attention. Their
Minds are atraying; ,that it seems as if
soMethiag tnnce,was necessary best es hear
ing:', Yea:there le.. "'Here is the second
rule : - "'My sheep 'hear ley 'voice, and :fol
low-n*l-16qt tlid Good Shepherd. , Oh
yes, thatiis, it ;,:theyfo/lotry him: They'not
only hear, hut f0110w..,, In . .order to lollow,
• they, must first hear where, to Butma ny
heiir !pa `Eyeijr
lietiping
4 CiOBi: tOi the good Shephoid year
, sated: ) iNetteritideffroin his eye;; .never go
where he cannot look upon ;you.- Child's
Paper.
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