§anntr ault gilincatt. MUMMER,. - SEPTEMBER 4, 185& iiricitNo...ol.4so 9 1. advance{ or In Ola bs OAS; ore delivered at roxidamos of ihalmerie borer 4146. Proopaaampio on Tiara Pogo. In Jew AL pr‘masit; a'neta. whit* before tho year a-upfront that we may maks full arraugomatita for a steady supply. owns 4D w.Appiia indipuithat Clair. s Yellia*iiils If, IlOWiriniirti t al Oki lisp,t4k of umillauc t this signal should lb. (Matted. via hope 411111r.ihrionada will-1401mA Smoot us. - RIIIIMPPANOILL—Sioad payment by oafs baltdia wboia amemoduat. Or. mud by mail, sualieliaa witliordituWir ammo and troubling noted,' with a Iltuotiledge Of *kat yeti are doing. Par a largo amount, mud a Drafts or Virgo mama Vox ono or two PaParatiand Gold or swan mates.. , TO MIMIC Clidl[tili, laud pastime itaaapoi or heftily atills'arad for =Lora / papaya; say SO or Savant],thumbing or for Thirty 6 tbroo waiiabora• all I:otters and COARINIVIEII6III4IOIIIII ite , ,BLIIV• DAVID DIGIC.INZAKV. Plittsbnurght COMM*NOZMENT AT WASHINGTON; . PA. —See Notices. SYNon ArmwGnEwir.., , The 'Brethren of thaPiesbyterian churches of Allegheny, anthnlizens ccidfailft ' invite the term and Elders of ..the synod of Alligieny, to meet twenty-four, hours. : :earlier than the time fixed by adjournment, for the purpose of conference and prayer, respecting the re 7 viral' of the work of God among us. Committee will be in attendance at the church to assign places of it dging, &c. Seminary of the North West. , By the Constitution of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary for the North West, the Board of ,Directors• is required to ineet prior to the; 'annual meeting of the several Synods. The Board is, therefore, called to , meet in , the city of Chicago, on Tuesday, the :14th day of 'September, at 9 A. M., No. 19yortland Block. A full attendance is rsquested. S. T. WasoN, ' . ,Piesident of Boer& lin OE An Important Notioe. Two numbers after the present, will ter minate the sixth' year of tlii'.Preibyterian Banner Xeny suheoriptione will then ter-, minate- A prompt renewal, a full renewal, and 4 large increase are vastly important. Our brethren, the - pastors and dais, are most earnestly requested' to make up large And to ~forwurd, them without delay. Where they hold themselves responsible for the payment shortlyore cheerfully and at their 'request, to part or even to all the names in their list. Western AsPaßgicfo Semin l 47: The Borsrd of,Directors,ot the Western Theological Seminary, wilt meet in the Leo tiretßoom of the First Church, Pittsburgh, on Thursday the 23d . day. of -September next, it tie o'clock P. M. W. Secretary. ; ' ; The ,Reard of Trustees of tbe Western Theological Seminary, will meet in the Led ture-Rooin cif the , First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, on Thdrsday, the 28a day of September next, at, two o'clock P. M. FueriorsG Ben" , President. Our Corresyondents. The article on our first page, over the aig nature; ‘!*"*,7,ii from a country pastor. It is a / piain, commonsense statement, and con taina.some vastly important,thonghts. Read it, and judge' candidly. - • Interior," ;on our second - page, is able, pointed, and well sustains a good cause. Oar 'Boston letter he ikeleo two, good thoughts We etunmend•theou,to , the 13oard'o.majority, and' to" the: incumbent oflthe office. We have a windier of other 'testimonials in our ot!ir us 1 t nici fadicao a calm E lilb;sral, firm spirit, which will, in an orderly way,..set things to rights. Western'University .• *The adv. W. D. McKie, has been elected toile Presidency of this Institution, made vacant by the resignation ".of Dr. MoLaren. Mr, Moore is , one ,of its , gniduates, and ;oaf the Western Theological Semi nary.- For several years he was pastor of the `,Jeong Run, in' the Presbytery of itddstone • afterwards of the Church of same , •Preabytery. But ' fOr tha hot two or three years he ,has leen Profesioi• of 'Natural .SCienCies in Oakland Collage. Mississippi. For many years, Mr. •• Moore: as, rbeen an enthusiastic student of • Nattiril tistori. • - ' Teachers' lestitite. " The Teacher? Tostititi)6f itileghany Conn „ ty, , hold a meetingicet wee k , Finch continued for,:five days, ;.Questions of great importaricu to :public education' , were ably discussed,. and ieribliti9oif passed It is adjudication Of great good, that effOrte are :made with Much zeal and, pereeverance, to advance the educational system of the country. In all _ 114crts to olchißlY; gAdlnso4 elevate schools; one,thing is to .be.kept always prominently in viiriritthat ie, that .ohrietian morality lies at therieriloundation and is aningeediint in the whole structure of ; a 'good education; whether the,true benefit of the individual the family, or the Eltate, is contamplated. t 0200 r, SeeklUg. r. The Aiffortereade h3%niall to obtain, office, and held on to officeinre frequently very' degrading to their manhbiid. But, alas, in ~the political world, the fact of man wait ing till the office ;v4,s a itkongh it was iiince-sthernle, is now but ,the exception, and clivery4arer occurrence.' And welear also, that in' he Hooleiiiietieol world there are Attentionion symptom's of great 'deteriorat. •' . should be mailed to them at: once. Office eeekerirand,plage-men , shimild find nolavor. •in the Ohunih. Notitalertibert4 in a 'receit essay, well'reinirks . TUC craving for nubliei office of the worst pi social Sheiks. It spieads through theUnVire o.istion a venal and a servile humor, which by no • means excludes the opirit of factiowand dove of =roily, It creates crowd of : hungry beings . 01pele of, the utmost s Pn7 afiatag, tawkaP,PSZ , and ready for any n tuieeness when ihe,appe-„ hive been 'aPpeasid: people' of e' pia& tauten is the most worthlels of all rioinlatioriii. The Systematic Scheme. The scheme of Systematic Benevolence which has had so auspicious a commence- znent in our Clittreb, is likely to meet with a severe trial, during the current year. We trust that the faith which shows itself by works, will be equal to the occasion. The statements made at the last Assembly, showed that about five hundred bad beeit added to the list of contributing churches, during the four years since the formal adoption of the system; and this reports from the Boards gave information that they had all dropped their traveling agents; thus releasing * many good men to become pastors, - atid' saving a large amount' of funds which had previously been sunk in . their *tustentition, while in the Boards' service. Theie accounts of the happy working of the scheme, induced the Assembly to sug , . gest to the Board of Domestic Missions, that they might save the salary and expenses of their ' traveling Secretary, and be' enabled to grant the, average additional aid to eleven feeble missionary chargitc: But . the Assem bly's suggestion was violently resiited. The incumbent, not Willing to take a position on a per with his brethren, as a laboring pastor on a barely living salary, found friends, to heap him in his office Thils haa proved very; disagreeable to the churches; and the discussion of the question has called atten tion to a useless expenditure of sacred funds. The first thought, hence, with many—and'it is a very natural thought—was, to dry up the streams. It has been said, We will give no More, till" this, system of waste is correct- While the naturalness of this thoUght is admitted, we cannot admit that it is wise; nor that the hasty carrying of - it• out would be right. There arePthei remedies for the evil; and the duty of giving is a steady one. Contributions to the cause of Christ, to be appropriated to the education of the poor who are called of God to the ministry, 'and: to the aid of 'feeble churches in sus tainiag their pastors, and to, the' support of 'missionaries in destitute settlements, we re gard to be as resdly and,.with us, as univer sally obligatory, as are the duties of prayer Eien though it may require the widow's last two mites, she is to bring her gift to the altar. The Lord's blessing can be sought, in covenant, only as we duly serve hiiii with what we have. • And there should be system in these offerings; that is, they should ibe at stated times, and for the several objects of church need. And they should be unfailing in their regularity as to time; and, in their aggregate, they should not diminish, but in crease. The need, for them is constant. They support a system of operation whose needs are as regular and as imperative as are 'the demands of hunger and nakedness. They furnish the daily food, and the every day raiment, • and the = nightly shelter of Christ's students in his schools, and of Christ's laborers in his vineyard. The supply then must never cease, and never be diminished, while the want continues. Make it steady and adequate; and if a leak has been.discovered, in th'embannel through which it must go to ' reach its destination, stop that leak 'as soon as possible, and, in the mean time, give a little, more to make up for the waste. Regard the addition only as a little extra toll to be paid by the way. The collections are denominated system atio;ilso, because they are regularly attended to by the oluirch , officers,and people, without the presence and prothptings, and expense of a visiting' agent: The main operators in ,the Scheme are the pastors. These are 'plaped„ eackat the,head a.people. They are the leaders. They are thC moving spirit and ,life's:,energy in the work: The elders' are official helps ; and the people.are erative. Ai the 'paitore givis and titter the call, and observe regularity, so , will.the work be, done. On pastors, mainly, lies ,the resposibility'of the mimeos or the failure of Systematic Benevolence. But the *Ord they will remove from this connexion:, They Will Write nought but ." aromas." The principal argument used`: against a reliance 'upon the Systematic 'Scheme is, that ministers and oburshes will not attend ,to Ahair duty, and cannot be prompted to it by . Ten and ink. This was urged in the Board`,''where it made voted. And it has heel written and`pritited to'sustain an end. argued that they must be watched, ad- ,mooisited, stimulated by a hying presence. Islthis , a trnth ? Rather, is it not a slander? 'The :true 'Christian'system, and the , real Presbyterian system, is for pastors to do this work 'lf giving is a 414, they are the Men to urge it'; if it is `a grace, they are -to use the means for its production its exercise , and its increase; if it is an act of worship, they are to Conduct it, justi as. they conduct all other parts of, worship in the dongrega tian. Audit pacitors and churehes are for - getful o 'gr. derelict in duty, and need.prompt ,ings - and urgings, the Presbyteries- are OhriM's own constituted organs, to-attend to this Matter., But we are told that Presbyteries also are, dereliet, and cannot be depended , on. Is, this true 7 „Zf there is even a seeming of reason for the reproach, lei it be wiped away. The Presbyteries ere:just the breth ren themselves, associated by Divine order. They are the ministers and the repreaentatives of the churches, assembled in council, to act for their Lord, his Zion, and themselves. Can they, not be trusted if)" look up all their own ,feeble congregations, , and vacancies, and destitntionty and lo provide for these, and also for the general wants of Zion ? If they cannot, who can ? The special need dust now for prompti tude and aWise zeal on the part of Presbyter. lec and pastors, arises, from the doubts ex .pessedt as to the efficient .workink of the Systematic' BeneVelent''Ssibeiie, and from the chillingeffects': , of tbkdeveleinients as to the 'Awe of.,sacred fund& That misuse, 4 0 3117ersjo yet:,ll°triParativAlTTlinall; and _thereoisabinidantlividencte ots wakeful and watohintipiiit and there: ere rectal ineti• THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE. tuted for the correction of the evil. These means have not operated, instantaneously, to the attaining of the desired end; but they are fully adequate. They are irresisti ble, if duly used. They are the circulation of knowledge, and a decided Church action. The power is in the Church—in pastors, Sessions, Presbyteries, Synods,. and finally to be concentrated and put forth, if need be for that extremity, by the General As sembly. Let there then be no thought of revolu tionary measures, nor of convulsions, nor of the deeply injurious policy of withholding contributions. The remedy for the evil, and the means of promoting the Lord's great work is, in the diffusing of light, and in acting in. accordance with the light. Do riot despair of true Presbyterianism, while you have freedom of speech and an unsub sidized press, and your Church courts, where to concentrate your wisdom and wishes, and whence to put forth your energies. System atic Benevolence is our Church purpose, our duty and our policy; and just as is our en lightened piety, and our unity of feeling, and our deep devotedness to the cause of Christ, just so will be its successful working. Union of Churches. It is a very difficult thing to have two denominations of Christians to unite cor dially. Efforts in this way bait+ been so generally unsuccessful, that we contemplate their origin with but very little interest, and ,note their progress with no great hope. The union of the Associate and Associate Reformed Churches, lately consummated in our city, so cordially as we supposed, seemed to, be an exception to a rule, and we hailed it with joyfulness. Vire saw, it is true, a,very serious element of discord, in their new Articles of Faith; and also in the Forbear. arze clause, which provided, if words are to mean what words ordinarily do, for a sub. soription to their Standards, for substance of doctrine. There was not, however, the entire una nimity which we had supposed. There are also dootrinal differences of much impor tance- We give, in another column, by re quest of the writers, an address to the churches; and also, on our first page, by requeat from the same source, we reprint from the Hew York Observer, some of the reasons of these brethren's protest. We do so, not to interfere with our neighbors' busi• ness, nor to make our own sheet the arena for a contest between parties; but to furnish our readers with a portion of the Ecclesias tical History of the times. Knox College, Illinois. Rev. Dr. Curtis, late of the Congrega. tional Church; at Chicago, Illinois, has ac cepted the call to the Presidency of this Institution. An unhappy Reclesiastieal difficulty in the. Board of Trustees renders them able to decide important election by a vote of only one of 'a majority. Under such a vote Dr. Curtis has left a flourishing charge in Chicago, and been inaugurated in the College at Galesburg. It will hence require, in him, great wisdom to get along smoothly. Favorable anticipations, however, have been expressed. The College is well endowed. The Faculty are able. The President is .regarded as well adapted to the position. Things being thus, there may be a united effort on the part of all concerned, to do what is right, and to make the Institu. tion a blessing. On Deferring. Church Discipline. Of the parties and the merits of the ease alluded to,below, we have not the slightest knowledge. We answer the questions im personally, and on general principles. Rxv. Dr. MoKINNEv—Dear Sir :—Be big one' of your subscribers, and a reader of the Banner, I find it to be an excellent pa per, affording useful instruction to those who desire to get the needful. Would you please to inform me through the Banner, if, in the exercise of Ecclesi astical discipline upon a member,- the Court has the privilege to postpone the case in land to the injury and detriment-of that ineixiber ' May they say, "We will delay, and have the matter put through the Civil Court. We can get no evidence against him here; perhaps we, can at that Court; and then we will have matters and things done right, as ,the Book of Diiciplino calls for ?" J. R. The object of ,a.Church Court, in the in vestigation of a case of alleged wrong-doing, is not"to criminat'e, nor.' to exculpate, nor to whitewash. 'lt is, to honestly and truly as certain whether the accused . 4 s guilty, or not guilty; and, if guilty, to bring the offender to repentance, to warn others, and to free the Church front scandal. To accomplish these ends, the investiga tion should, ordinarily, not be very hasty neither . should it be very long delayed. The Session, or Presbytery, is bound to judge' in this matter, according to circum stances. To, hurry a trial, might, sometimes deprive the Church Court of very important testimony not yet, but hereafter to become, , accessible, and thus an offender might ea. cape; and to defer it long might, at other times, prevent, by the removal of a witness, a full and fair investigation. The ascertain ing of the facts, truthfully and fully, is the thing to be looked at; but beyond this, the trial should not be deferred. It is the right of the accused to have his case investigated as early as the cause of truth will permit;, and it is the duty of the Church Court not to elose'the case till it has all the testimony, which is likely, in a reasonable time, to be available. Church Courts are not to be determined in their decisions, by the Civil Courts; but, inasmuch as the former cannot compel the attendance of witnesses, it may sometimes, serve the cause of truth to await the action of the latter. Each Session, or Presbytery, must judge for itself in this respect. No blnding rule can be laid down. An innocent man may well dread the prej 'udiee to result from false swearing, abusive icounseli and the sentence of an ungodly jury, When such things' but still, he will hive great 'itinfideMoe in the uprightness and the discrimination of those whom God ban made judges in his hnnse, and will not shrink from investigation. And the true Christian ever wishes, not only that the Church may be, but shall be seen to be, holy, without spot or wrinkle, or any such thiiig. • For the Preebytertan Banner and Advocate Sentiments from the Interior. DR. MOKINNEY—Dear :—The con troversy between you and the Presbyterian, with its Correspondents, respecting the As sociate Secretary of the Board of Missions, has assumed an asperity of character deeply to be regretted. Notwithstanding the dis claimer of the Presbyterian to thecontrary, the asperity appears to us to be pretty much on their side. Your course from first to last in thin .business, is viewed. in this re gion as highly creditable to you as a friend of the Church and her benevolent institu tions. I greatly fear that the decision of the Beard of Missions—with the laudatory comments of the Presbyterian—a decision made by the casting vote of the Chairman against the experienced members of the Board, and against his own judgment pre viously expressed--I fear that that decision will greatly curtail the contributions of the churches in this community, to that excel lent Institution. The churches here have no idea of contributing to a fund, out of which is annually-expended eighteen hun dred dollars for the support of an office which, according to the best judges in the ease, is a sinecure. This will be the more especially so, after what your loving friend, A. QUASI " Western Pennsylvanian," has told them respecting the desire of the pres ent incumbent to retire, but who is pre vented from doing so by others. "Let me tell him the reason why Dr. Happersett does not at once retire. If he consulted his own feelings, he would resign.. But his friends, and the friends of the cause will not permit him to resign."—(See Presbyterian, Aug. 21st.) That is, Dr. H.'s feelings convince him of the propriety of retiring, but others —friends of the Board they may be, but not its only friends—will not permit him. Now, sir, if an incumbent for a sinecure office, is to be forced upon the , churches at salary, of eighteen hundred dollars a year and traveling expenses paid, let us have one who has a mind of his own, and not one who follows the dictation of others, even if they be,of Metropolitan celebrity. In the Presbyterian of- the 28th instant, is your mild, gentlemanly, and Christian-like rejoinder to the bitter, personalities of, that QUASI "; Western- Pennsylvanian." . There is .a note from the editors of the Presby terian,.appended to that rejoinder, in which they very unkindly charge you with "reek. lessness" of assertion. Let us refer to the testimony on which your assertion is based, and we will see at once, at whose,cloor the charge of "recklessness" more properly lies. What you asserted, is as follows, viz : "Your correspondent 'Western Pennsyl . vania,' resides, by your own statement, not in that region." The note of the editors is the following, viz.: "This is a fair sample of the recklessness of Dr. M.eKinney's as sertions. We have made no such statement." Now, turn to the Presbyterian of August 14th and you will find an editorial, from which the following is a true extract, viz "If Dr. McKinney imagines that any one in or near Philadelphia, wrote the article on which he comments, he is , entirely mistaken. It is from , the pen of an able and esteemed correspondent, from the interior (the italics are our own,) who-has but - little intercourse with the city, &c." Now, air, that corres pondent says of himself that he is a West. ern Pennsylvanian. The editors of the Presbyterian say he is "from the interior." You say that he does not' reside in the ref„iion' of Western Pennsylvania, and you take the- statement of the editors, as the testimony on which you rely in making your assertion, and then these editors come back on you, call you reckless, and assert that they never made such a statement!! Mr. Editor, it is high time that this con troversy should either cease, or be conducted by the editors and correspondents of the Presbyterian under a sense of the parity of ministers, which 'is an ornament to the Pres byterian Church of the United States. All the Boards of this glorious Church of God, are under her own control, and not under the control of an honored few. The widosv who casts in her mite into these treasuries of the liVino• God, has as great an interest in the disposal of their respective funds, as has the man who oasts in his hundreds. How ever others may accuse and blame "you, Mr. Editor, for the noble stand you have fear lessly taken on this important subject, be assured, you have the sympathy and prayers of many, very many, who are as warm frieeds of the Board of Domestic Missions as are' your traducers. INTERIOR. Ecclesiastical. Rev. JAMES YOUNG, of French Creek, Va., bas received a unanimous call from the church of New Salem, Auglaize County, Ohio. Rev. J. POTTER'S Post Office address is changed from Maquoketa, Jackson Coun ty, lowa, to Mil!vine, Butler County, Ohio. Rev. L. W. CHAPMAN'S Post Office address is Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Rev. JESSE S. AEmrsTEAD, D. D., of Stony Point, Mills, Va., hasreceived a unani mous call from the First church, Danville, -,KY• , Rev. J. O. MITCIIELL, of Greensboro', Ala. bama, has yooeived a call from the church of Salem Va. Rev. ROBERT L♦ Mom has accepted the call from the First church, New Albany, - Indiana. ReV. J. E. MARQUIS' Post Office address is changed from Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, to Bloomington, Illinois. Correa pondents will please notice the change, and address him accordingly. Mr. J. W. HAMILTON having agreed to supply the chnrobes of. Gilead and. Bethel, his Post Office address is changed from Steubenville, Ohio, to Gilead, Wood County, Ohio. Rev. J. M. JAMESON'S Post. ffice address is changed ,from Beloit, Wisconsin, to Waukesha, Wisconsin. For ;the Presbyterian Banner t o id Advocate. Acknowledgment. REV. Du. McKiNNßY.—Dear Sir:— The undersigned received from an 46 Un known Friend" in Philadelphia,a ten•dnllar Library for the Mission Sabbath School at Hatfield. Permit me through your columns to thank that Friend in the name of the Teachers and Scholars for his or her very welcome donation. IL LEA.. Lazorencevilie, Aug, 1858. WELT." SAlD.—Tike ,Philadelphia North American says : " ' Of all nations i n the ,world, the United States can least afford the loss of religious restraint. The eharaitir of our institutions, and the freedom which is` 'so readily perverted into linetise, `deinandi the acknowledgment of Divine anthmity." EASTERN SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND Boston has not escaped the effects of Over Trading and the consequent revulsion, on its population. According to the esti mates of last year, the city then contained one hundred and sixty five thousand, eight hundred and ten souls. But, by the com putations for the present year, this number is reduced some three thousand. The polls have increased in five of the Wards, but decreased in seven. Considerable feeling has been excited by tke examination of Mr. Hillard's First Class Reader now in use in the public schools, by which it has been ascertained that six American Unitarian Clergymen, namely, IRuckminster, Pollen, Charming, Dewey, Greenwood, and Newel, are repre sented in eight pieces, covering some twenty pages, while only one piece of any other American clergyman, of another denomina tion, is given. This is by Dr. Wayland, and covers only two and a quarter pages. Mr. Hillard is well known as an active layman in the Unitarian ranks, but no one supposed that he would commit such a glaring act of injustice as this. The celebration of the Atlantic Telegraph was accompanied with many interesting in (Adepts. Among other things, the illumina tion of the old Hancock Mansion,on Beacon Street, attracted special attention. The present occupant, a venerable nephew of the Revolutionary patriot, caused its lightning rods, planted by Franklin himself, to afford expressions of joy at the accom plishment of the great undertaking. The candlesticks used, were employed previously for public illuminations on three memorable occasions; in 1785, at the declaration of peace with the mother country; in 1815, when the difficulties leading to the last war had been satisfactorily settled; and, in 1848, on the occasion of celebrating the introduc- ion of the Coehituate Water for the use o the city The publication of a Hew Translation of the Bible, by the Rev. Mr. Sawyer, is an nottneed by Messrs. J. P. Jewett & Co. Mr. Sawyer is said to be a Presbyterian clergyman, but we are not informed as to what particular branch of that Church he may belong. This undertaking has been in progress for some twenty years and has been conducted according to self imposed rules, which seem very fair and judicious. But while the work may be of use to clergy men and scholars, there is not the slightest probability that it will ever displace the ver sion now in common use. A New Work hy Dr. Edward Beecher, author of the "Conflict of Ages," whoie pre , 'cise object and exact meaning the critics found it so difficult to discover is announced- The Av yer Meeting every morning, at the Old South church, continues to be at tended by great multitudes, and with in creasing interest. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, will hold its annual meeting at Detroit ) on the 7th day of Sep tember. The donations to its funds, from August 1, 1857, to July 31, 1858, were $304,076.05. This is exclusive of a separ ate donation for the Missionary Packet, by the children of the Sabbath Schools, of $28,635.28. The friends and patrons of this Board have been, for some time, exert ing themselves nobly to make up the de fieiencies of - the contributions 'of the lass year, so that the Board may be burdened with as small a debt as possible. The Destitution of Evangelical preaching in many parts of New England, is beginning to aWaken serioris attention among the friends of a pure Gospel in, this quarter. When we published, some time ago, that probably one third of the people of Northern New England were destitute of the influences of Evangelical religion, we did it with some hesitancy, hoping that the proportion might be too great, although our authority seemed very reliable. But' now the Congregational Journal of Concord, N. H., makes the as tounding announcement, that " probably one half of the population of Northern New England, are under no direct Evangelical. religious influence." If this' be true, we can easily understand the apprehensions of pious and devoted men, with respect to the future of many places in New England. The Recorder gives the following items concerning Congregationalism in Connecti out : Whole nnmber of Congregational churches in the State, . . . Whole number Consociated, . Churohes haying Pastors; . . Churches having Stated Supplies, Vacant churches. . . Whole number of Church Members, . 38,609 The two largest churchPs are the First church in Hartford, Rev. Joel Hawes, D. D., pastor, and the First church in Milford, Rev. Jonathan Brace, D. D., pastor. Both of these churches contain the same number of communicants, viz.: Five hundred and * fifty. The church in Hartford was organized in 1636. The ,church in Milford in 1639. NEW YORK. The injury to the City Hall has been found to be greater than was generally sup pose& And it is now estimated that $50,- 000 will not be sufficient to repair the'dam ages. judicial Proceedings move with slow step in this as well es in many other 'places. To get into Court is not difficult; but to get out again is by no means easy. For there are now no less than seven thousand causes on the lists of the Civil Courts, some of which haie, been is this condition for the last three years: The appearance of that great scourge of large seaboard cities, the Yellow Fever, has created much consternation, and many ef forts are put forth to prevent its spreading among the people, while the 'entrance of vessels to, the harbor from infected ports, is stringently prevented. Notwithstanding the fears excited, there are. many strangers in the city, and the people are flocking from the different watering places, much earlier than; usual; on account .of the sudden tip; pearanne. of (fool' Weather. Indeed siime -- thinks that' thie early`departure of visitors will operate most ruinously upon many of the proprietors of different Summer resorts. The season has been short, the attendance has not been large, and the income has, been correspondingly small. There is a universal expression of regret at the retirement of qyrus FP. .Field, from active participation in the business of the Atlantic •Telegraph, on account of ill health. And many of 'the friends of the enterprise insist upon him retaining a con spicuous place in the management, even if his health should not allow the same per sonal attention as in time past. The alleged change in the views of Rob ert Dale Owen, formerly a representative in Congress from Indiana, and known for many years as one of the most accomplished in fidels in 'the country, and a son of the cele brated Socialist, Robert Owen, has elicited considerable comment in many of the papers here. Among others, the Freeman's Jour nal stated that he had become a convert to the Roman Catholic religion. To this Mr. Owen replies, stating' that the report of his preference for that Church is unfounded, and that he is engaged in writing a work which, though not directly on the subject of religion, will make known fully his relig ious views. Those best informed with re gard to his opinions, say that at present he is nothing more nor less than a Unitarian. The Sunday Papers are still loud in their condemnation of the laws forbidding them to be sold as formerly, although much is still done in this way, bat far more quietly than formerly. Every one who has taken a prominent part toward promoting a better observance of the Sabbath, has been attacked in some way or other, and assailed at every vulnerable point. But good and, true men are not to be deterred from duty, even though abused by - the ungodly. One of the city papers gives the following statement of the Salaries and Incomes of several of the pastors of the city. Although they may seem large to some, yet they do not exceed the income of men of equal ability and,labors among , their parishioners. Henry Ward Beecher has a yearly salary of $5,000, and a parsonage rent free, and that with his literary earnings, his income is $12,000. E H. Chapin has $5,000 per annum, and makes as much more by lecturing. Dr. Bethune has $2,- 500, but is the possessor of a. fortune outside of his professional earnings. Dr. Adams has $5,000 and a. rich wife. Dr. Hawks has $6,000 a year and a house. Dr. Taylor, of Grace,-church, has $lO,OOO and a fine parsonage adjacent to, the church. Rev. Messrs. Tyng, Bellows, Osgood, Cheever, and other leading clergymen, receive from $3,000 to $6,000 per annum. • Notwithstanding the fact that this is the very height of the business season, a pleas ing degree of Religious Interest still contin ues, and is evidently on the increase. The various daily prayer•meetings are well at. tended,, and many requests for prayers in behalf of particular individuals, are present• ed. At the Fulton Street meeting, almost daily, some pastor, or pious merchant from a distant part of the 'Union, is present to speak encouraging word, and to tell what the Lord has been doing in other, places. PHILADELPHIA The Health, of the city continues good, and the alarm occasioned by the death of one or two persons from yellow fever, caught from infected vessels, hag completely sub sided. The Passenger Railways will soon cover the city like a network. Indeed, so many companies have been organized, and the rails are being put down on so many streets, that the competition will loon be very great, and it is not at all unlikely that the public will be benefited more than the stockholders will be * remunerated. The ears are well arranged, the rates low, and the officers obliging. The great Ecclesiastical Event of last week, was the consecration of the Assistant Bishop of Pennsylvania, in Christ church, on Wednesday, the 25th ult The centre pews were reserved for the clergy, of whom nearly two hundred were present. These wefe not only from Pennsylvania, but also from New York, Delaware, New Jersey, and other States. The Bishops present were— romper, of Missouri; De Lancey, of West-, ern New York; Lee, of Delaware; Wil. Hams, of Connicticut ; and*Potter, of New York. The sermon was pleaded by Bishop De Lancey, from Isa. xlv : 23. The new Bishop, hey. Samuel Bowman, was for. thirty.five years pastor of the church of St,. James, in the city of Lancaster, Pa. It was his desire to be consecrated to his new office in the church where he had ministered so long, but his preference was overruled by his clerical brethren. Yet a. large delega tion of his•former parishoners was present, for whom special seats were provided. Christ Church is a memorable place in the history of American Episcopacy. Here the first General ,Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the. United States 4 met to frame a Constitution, in 1785. Here the first Ordination in Pennsylvania was held, by Bishop White, in 1787. And in this same church ten Bishops have been consecrated, namely—Bishops R. Smith, Bass, Debon, H. N: Onderdonk, Otey, C. Chase, Cobbs, Hawks, A. Potter, and now Bowman. Considerable inquiry has been made among Episcopalians as to the propriety of Opining their Churches to union prayer• meetings, where other than Episcopalians will officiate. The Episcopal Recorder, while recommendinz the use of accommoda tions of a non•Eoelesiticai character, when such can be found; as places of general re sort for such meetings, says-: 284 245 177 • As to the mere question of authority, we appre hend that there can be no doubt. To Bishop White we can peculiarly look for a response to such inquiries ; and Bishop White's action in this respect was unequivocal Once every year be presided or took part at the anniversaries of the Philadelphia Bible Society. These anniver saries were for a large part of the time held in Episcopal tihurches. In the meetings, non-Epis copal ministers took part. - ,They sat inside of the chancel; they made speeches; they led in prayer. Now, is there any difference in princi ple, between the use of ,Bpiscopal churches - for union prayer-meetings for the circulation, of the Bible, and the use of such churches for union Meetings kot the spread of the Gospel ? hivo'd of ' the waked' rich. For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. The' Name of Jesus. In the Holy Scriptures, much account made of names. In the sacred languages, Dames are significaat of things. H ence, c p ec i a l and strong reasons regulated their bestowment. In view of such reasons, names were given, withdrawn, or altered. Names served as tokens of honor; they in. dicated peculiarities of character; great thoughts were embodied in them; they were mementos of important events; the- i were repositories of precious promises and they enwrapped interesting religious do e . trines- The name of Jesus is celebrated in the Scriptures, and associated with the best an,':, dearest hopes of a people saved from wrath through him. "He shall be called Jeste., because be shall save his people from their What a thrilling and delightful tea. son for its appropriation_ pt is, at once, & remembrancer of our sins and of his mighti. ness to save; it offers an incentive to re. pentance, and an assurance of pardon; it a pillar of faith; it is a bow of hope; it is a full, flowing fountain of consolation. When, convinced of our guilt, we feel our souls sinking in dismay at the dark cloud, that, hang over us, and the deep thunder. ings that strike our ears, then the name of Jesus appears in glowing letters of light on the dark cloud, and his voice is heard above the thunders of wrath, " Lo, I come to de thy will, 0 God." More excellent is his name than that of angels 1: 4. It is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. In his name we are to trust, and in it to do all holy actions; it has authority, as well as attractions. The name of Jesus resounds in the praises of heaven. Not a single soul there calls in question the propriety of offering praises through him and to him. And small is the danger of error, with the redeemed on earth, in endeavoring to assimilate to those in heaven. The name of Jesus figures con spicuously in every other part of our relig ions and devotional service ; why should it not, also, in our praises The glad news of salvation is preached in his name; and faith in his name is the proper response to the gracious announcement. Prayer is offered in his name; and in the same, kind answers are sent down frent on high. And shall not the same worthy name carry heavenward our grateful acknowledgments In immediate conjunction with the sing. ing of praise, we have this striking direc tion : " Giving thanks always, for all things, unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."—Eph. v : 20. In connexion with singing praise, also, we have this command : " And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus."—Col. iii : 17. These directions, in close connexion with the command to sing Psalms, and Hymns, and Spiritual songs, show the propriety and obligation of singing in the name of Christ. Is it the best way of compliance to exclude the name of Jesus from all the songs of praise ? Is it right to have his name in our Gospel, his name in our prayers ? And can it be right, never to have his name—his sweet, familiar, saving name, Jesus, in our songs of praise ? Oh, happy to the souls of believers, and honoring to Christ, is the effort to give to his name, under heaven, the glory, praise, and pre. eminence which it receives from the saints in heaven.. 3 F.M. For the Preabyterian Benner end Admate Revival at Alexandria. Huntingdon Coun. ty, Pa. MY DEAR DOCTOR is cheering to the people of God to hear, from week E i week, of the continuance of the blessed work of reviving in the churches God has been very gracious to his people, and we would record his loving kindness to the praise of his grace. The Lord's Supper was administered in the church in Alexandria, on last Sabbath, 25th ult. It was a precious season to God's people. They were permit ted to welcome into the fellowship of the church, sixteen persons who were received on examination. These are a part of the fruits of a gracious work of revival, which has been enjoyed by this church during the Summer. There are an equal number of inquirers, many of whom are rejoicing in the Saviour, and a general interest pervades the congregation. The means which have been blessed of God, in this work of grace, have been pastoral visitation, personal con venation and instruction, and the preaching of the Word, with continued prayer. The presence of the Spirit of God being evi denced by an increased earnestness in prayer and an increased attendance on the mew of grace, a series of meetings were held the latter part of June, which were continutd with increased interest for ten days. God graciously owned and blessed his Word and ordinances to the reviving of the graces of his children, and the conversion of sinners. To the riches of his grace be everlasting praise. That not only this church, but that all our chturches may enjoy a much more aboo• dant outpouring of the Spirit of God, is thc f earnest prefer of yours, in the fellowship o. the Gospel, ANDREW P. Barr°R. Letter from Boston BosToni Aug. 23, 185 S. REV. Du. M OKIN N EY—Dear r Having been a reader of the Banner from its birth, and having been much pleased and instructed from a perusal of its columns, I may be allowed now to say, I think your course deserving of great praise as it re spects the discussed Secretaryship. There are two things remarkable in your opponents in this, controversy. The first is, that Inv portion of the Presbyterian Church should wish to maintain an office and an officer whet not needed; and the second is, that a Secre tary should wish to occupy a place where he knows he is not 'valued. These are the peculiarities of your opponents argumeuts, according to my judgment. But, las I 39: ' not strictly a Presbyterian, perhaps it tie,: be wise for me to " leave off contention be fore it be meddled with" by me. Our city pastors are all away. I ran ncl , t say that all our churches are closed, thougb several of them are. But in those which are open, we have been enjoying the teach ings of the great, the wise, and talente ral d : Rev. Joel Parker preached at the Cent church," last Sabbath, to that c ongreguti °l3, and to the Rev. Dr. Adams', which w orshir here at present. Both congregations tu'le one of about the usual number. Dr. Parker has much of hisyouthful fire yet retuainirg - We have, also, bad in our city Rev. pr. Adams of Nev York, who preached the same sermon that be preached once be fore at Dr. Kirk's church, and once at Park Street church. So I have heard it three times. This is all well, as we need "Bur Tilton line," and as the sermon is a yood (me I remember once bearing a venerable our say, "when a minister gets aeop good oho it, serail; he ought to preach it till the o p never find fault with a good sermon MO' ple ofbitt6oever it may be repeated. Our city is unusually healthy for {be 8
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