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TEE PREBBIiERY OF PiORTA resolves
that the Aseaciate Secretary, b the Board
of Domestic) Missions, should be dispensed
with:
kr,nnonENT SnmrsTAßY.—Forty-two new
students have been matriculated, making the
number in attendance, one hundred and ten.
Others are Mill expected.. This gives prom
ise:of a griatinerease of effective laborers,
WEST KIBRACOQUILLAEL--We learn that
at &late Communion in this church, under
the care Rev. James Williamson, six per
sons •were added, , fi ve of them on examina
tion. More than ordinary interest 'vas
manifested on the ()elusion.
PRINCETON SEMINARY.-- , lhe _Presby
terian, informs us that the_ accession of new
students, this term ) is eighty, snaking the total
in the institution, one hundred and sevonty.
A new building, to.afford additional accom
modations", is contemplated:
.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—The Librarian, Mr.
John Culbertson, acknowledges the follow
ing contributions to the Board of Colportage:
Synod of' Pittsburgh Blairsville P'by, Se
wickley church, $4.00; Synod of Alle
gbeny : Allegheny City P'by, Fairmount
church, $10.00; Beaver P'by, Middlesex
chutohy r $2.00; Unity, $2.00 ; Clarksville,
=gm
The Chtireh at Xi:hit Run, Pa.
This is one of our ancient, but. still flour,
conriptions: We there-enj °Jed ion
last Sabbath, a kith communion cinntsipzi,
wit 114*. 41 iinilodanikey people of
•.. /
hiaithanie._viThtire, !pie :fifteen k added - to
the number .of communicants, of whom:,
twelve , iiere examination; sacrament
tar co sign' Coiintair • (lurch, with its
threl , four Al p lepicely, arid its kind
Chriatinp greptings, in to us one ,of , the hip,
piestl of - earth's pritiagel!,
The. Oldi School Church , at, Harrisburg:
'Scene mciiithir' ago, we noted , the .organi
satin' 'of thls - church with some' seventy
members and threaelders., r Tliey have yet
neither pastor nor. church editroe, brit, as we
are.Aappy to-learnOhey arel prospering, and
the dndications of summit are very;favorable.
They' worship ii:the 7 Senate !Chamber, in the
State'. Cipierl, 'and have probured, just 'op
posite,-,tntbst.- building, au eligible site for
their, edifice.,. ~ On, S abbeth last, Dr. Elliott,
of Allegheny Seminary, preached to them,
and4dministeind the Lord's Supper.
=I
=II
.13yixod of, Chicago,
'This 'ffeeire has 'been expressed, that this
ginod'of Oulbago, should meet at the 'place
aptimmtedi one 414 earlier than , the regular
tittle' of "mooting, 'iid order that , one whole
dity conference together,
andliiiyeepfor - AitirOutfotiring of the` Holy
Stern; 'and 'the ' ieviyari of , religion the
bottlirdi of Sjrned; and lhronghout - theland.
The` member& of - Synod ire' therefore cor
dialry Int itedttatteet , in: the' First,‘ Presbp
teti ii { c urch, Rank Island, ,on 'Wed:fad/day
eoeifintri'ioitober 20th, for , this purpdafe:
WILSON', Pastor. ',
.. - :Zi ,, .. , . ; i1 _
_,..!' •
tionyeniipi in. Boatabarg, Pa.
ft 4999400%thiG40401 , 1 v et: the Con*oh 7
tip, Thiek held its, = rat. aepuonli the 130=
ted TiesbyteTiFt • thureh _ of. Indiana - , Pa.,
si ehnx,lag.,Cono,ention. will he held , ' in ; the '
Piertfiyperia.h Churih of Saltaburg, to meet
the c hiat l WAdhea4
ay (47th Inst.',) of qetober,
*7 2, 4, 1 °81 1 1g1 . : '-, - • • .
, -,'4lll!,Aavlti..qph ip, extended to the minis•
tslrffeAlkerN and,.. ..meMbera of the different
4PTichectlPt thcIPPP9 II • , c'f °hTilit'7" uitte ,
all..thipem)io in every place call upon the;
JIMA ( I,4tkg l .o4,jeaus , ,
. 41 01,iytteitiliMpe . of rill who desire to seek
qad,,NrhuißlP A - 1 4 11 (;-
_rei r iiat of ' religion'
throughout oole 4 houpOsi, i 5 earnestly
eoliosolicited.f w xli iy_erder of poinmittee.
.vil:lEtii l, a.,,ii Oli ) Clerk.
TO the Itleibiti,-Cf the Synod of 'Pitts.
' '
Dues Bakrunarrh:=L-Having just reached
hoine 'after an absence of several months, I
broke* to. unite most cordially in the invite,-
tion,Thichbas already been extended to you
bYithe' Session
.:t i rf the Church of Bairsville,
meet in Convention, for prayer, 'the day
TYalons tit„the ',time set for the meeting of
, AW. Wee who travel by the Pennsyl
vania 'Railroad 'from points West o f this,
will lave to take the train' which leaves
Pittsburgh at' 6 o'Clook A. M., or that whiciii
leaVes at 34 o'clock - P. .We hope ai
many as can 'possibly do it, will come by the
morning train,"air the train does not
reach this until• after' night. The Conven.
Clop ineetati2 o'clock
.651 , 6 174 - , GIORGI RILL.
Wil ) C"onierir As the call'are Coniention at
urge 111 the meMbere of
SynodiWirgend.'
JAMES D Avis,
► N. H. Gl*
s pr oo lioN, ..
J. W. WALKEN,
J`' P. FULTON.
11 41 1 w44/.00- o .Y.l.MtilgliCiatoft.
tion ; And others, in their ardor against a
neighbor, do sometimes uttet,innimiitai6didyr
an important truth. Each. of these re.
TaltAnitylutyl an illustration in what fol.
lows,'"P
Our Philadelphia contemporary, of last
rihigsvalter speakisikOus for a while in its
. '.'stilia itiiiit, kfirkililfistusiinieation, intro
. , .
.duting-a-letter-Ashieh-lid--been• addressed-
.to. us " personallyi' in which the writer
takiiilbitieliiidai to Mir iotiege On the Aftio: l l
chltll irgitiliskir ''' Alt' NO ii 114' ' - ii k o* -
114'st 4 x i; fikirref, is t ii4fliiit'4 . :Weali,,.,
1 At ,_ . .tt k is i
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)nOaLliaglArgurthil 44 11 4..turckr,Ratpn 5 F; to last,
elm danknagel Of "the ' : ..Preabreriaii and its .1
"corteiiisOlifit. It it'alLifgaiinstutyralliiithed f c
i itp
f Ilt lii. V • j *ild ' 'AtAliiiilyiktikii - . oispilka'
71. 0iif0 1 AYAK4tty - fictivfxret
• BOARD4IIi , . 9arqltsife.r* . ,"Ataret L. Nrik4t i•-
tAnwstincleidieso . tot Ingsinit4iiiithe -Rev: Di.
IMeitititteiri*tor Ottluf!Pf - rv z . ''
'udso, 6 ''ilieitsiiimiied` , " ArizAiiiiii tiipini'ihe '
1 114 d r44;i b ilsi;iOn, 11 4 tic: — P4iVie?'
4 459111 neg "Wig , 7 0 alki t 11 , ' ' t ,110 t9Y11n1 8 5 1.- . '
t Well, igetii itr i in c oWlif tritligr this'title
than Wilit is manifest, at first blush. It is
an assault upon the Boards—an assault upon
them in the person of their true friend, and
well known and open advocate. The Pres
byterian has thus, for , once, unwittingly
though it be, uttered, on this great ques
tion, a great truth.
The Presbyterian's correspondent, (Dr.
Wines,) like ourselves, is rather a new man
in Western Pennsylvania. But he has, since
this discussion commenced, three months ago,
"conversed with six ministers" in his own
Presbytery, and with one in each of three
other Predbyteries; and these have so far
asseuted, not to suggestions in favor of the
Second, Secretary, (for he does." not profess
to understand fully themerita of the original I
issue, as to the necessity or otherwise, of
the Associate Seoretaryship,") but they
have assented to his fears, lest the discus
sion might be carried too far—so assented,
that he "presumes " that an "immense
majority" in this region are "opposed to
our course:" This is very much akin to the
14esbyterian's presumption that we had
with us not a dozen ministers. •
Now, what is the extent of this gentle
man's love to this Domestic Board ? Why,
in his charge of one hundred and thirtyfive
good, sound Presbyterians, as they are truly
known to be, in the wealthy farming county
of Washington, he so presented this great
cause, and so gave the people the `opportu
nity of cont ributing , , that he raised, during
the last year, fifteen dollars ! Verily, the
Presbyterian, when it has its correspond
ence with -if clergymen?' thus "'distin
gashed," may well distruet Systematic
Benevolence t‘
This feet welnention because it belongs
essential/3r to the questiori beta° us, and be
cauSirn ou r good brother evideitly desires no
toriety. We say desire's, because in his let
ter to us he pretends not at all to discuss
the question at issue; and he asks its
publication " with or without" his name.
He wishes, though hie standing had not
been called in question, to put himself rectos
in curia—that is, to let the-Boards and the
livsbyterian know what nu thinks of us,
and ors full confidence in them.
=I
The letter, however, bore the strongest
attestations of friendship to us, and we
responded:by return of mail, not 44 shutting
him out" as he says, but freely tendering
him space to discuss the question ; thank
ing hiM also for his fraternal admonitions;
giving some reasons which we, thought
justified our course, and suggesting a few
considerations why his censures against our
selves should not appear in ,our own col
umns. lie does not deign to reply, He
had retained a 'copy of his letter to us, and
in hot haste-(the' king's business; perahanbe,
required haste,) he sends it Off to our oppd.
neat, prefixing to it some not very handsome
remarks. Was this the. conduct,-and does
this manifest the sphit of' a friend and
brother? - •
'Having now endeavored to placihoth Dr,
Wines aid Ourselvairecti in curia, we are
willing" to leave the E matter so: If he is
heartily ; satisfied with thip :proposition,-he
then'will .still be. entitled th addreas na, five ,
tifidde` iii the tame 'letter, or ten times if he
shall : loo:shdose, as his deaf," "good,"
cc exiellent," "respented ": and 1)81Ad.".
"friend and brother;" and to append - his
signature tithe declaration, " Respectfully,
faithfully, and fraternally youra".
P. B.—Our , brother will kindly fggive ua
the thought that language from - the,lips and
pen of a. Ohrtstian, means something, and
that 'deeds should correspond:; and our
readers will pardon ne for making so much
of a matter which is so personal, for there
ill a principle concerned -which should, by
none, be ruthlessly .violated .
Ibis not - oui fiiiiilege to be 'present at
•
the recent commencement, at Washington,
we being absent from home, in another ; di
reader', at the time of its eminence. We
learn, however,•that the occasion was one of
deep interest; and of great encouragement
to the friends of the institution. The Bac
calaurate sermon was preached by the Presi
dent, Rev. John W. Scott, D. ii., and that
before the Society of r Religious Inquiry, by
Rev: `lt V. Dodge , Of Wheeling, Va.
In addition to the Degree of A. 8., upon
thevadnating class, the dollowing were con
ferred, • ~••
"The Degree of Master of Arta upon the
following Alumni Rev Robert Oxen
der; .Wp:t. A. Atria, A. J. Barr, J. S.
Boyd, B. A. Fairall, Jas. X. Kuhn, J. H
Little,,,T. N. Martin, Geo. M. Porter, Win.
M. Staiert, and George' W. 40g:rove.
The Honorary Degree of Master, of Arts,
on W. O. A. Lawrence, Esq., Harrisburg.
Pa.; B4ohnson, Ess;Camberlarid Co.,
P*. ; Prof. F. I. P. Vatic, Washington, Pa. ;
~t~ . ~
etihiong ' f t ri
Ike hos Nr,; ' ,4
1
li e , ii
Washington College.
~■ ~ ~ D i
s ■ ~,.
Rev. Silan J'ait< nOhio ; and
-
Byers, liont . •
1 4 1,
The De: ," Doctor of jai*. eta
ReLCl,..irnB Dicke of MAIPS.U.sAO
and'Rev.Mysii Zuni; .Butler, Pa.
lreA' A*6* Ifrihn:Afwainii
cement over the remains of• the late Profeasor
NiOolas liilrrayom event worthy of .
notice: Ireidditei nays -t
tare:
ThAmonunktnt is of. tho-ptitOnaVnfe.
f il
b s ; f
one foot six obee' square at the base, and ten
duaheaAtukrii-at tip top ; a moulded marblebase
one foot` eleven iffehes square and four inches
deep, and,. a tMd
,stoup ' ~thytyr . inches
square tad "aches tie; whofe
'
strnotire when,-4;ompliredgo"'* :nine feet ten_
inobstit'An bohgbt.,
R.'dikaconitz MO .13f)
t itev.
' Ivni4n.l9
Dri..‘.royter,, 414. 4 „ ,tfliycnk44 ~ .adart3plAps;
t on . the. ocrolispri.r.!: ‘..
'tr
The! lame 41;
a„mon.tiljy•remclmbrinaer'oei6,several —.
Agencies of our Church an d chromdier of
their diiii nn c c 'a me •.,••„: •••• - I•=4 , •_
V TA under gate_ of
f ; r 00;
Sober `kiernardir, -- • • -.•;,•• 44 fir.
g °Pr- usual nopec
welt til Yave, fc.
. • 'o'll. 4•• of Pg-,-....P,771! 1 -4 1 .4..., ,
theividuty..., , -Were.A,-tioLfor..somethingrf , eft
this kind, the needy might be oft forgotten.
DOMESTIC MISSIONS
We have, this month, quite a number of
letters from missionaries; some of which
are very encouraging. Tiro especially we
note as giving substantial evidence. of fruit
ful labors. These churches have so grown,
that they feel themselves both able and wil
ling to provide for their own wants. This
condition of progress is to be expected
much more in the Western than in the
Eastern States, owing to the lairs of emigra
tion. By this opeixtion the Eastern chuithes
are losing members every year, while the
Western churches are gaining. Bat
sustentation is so• desirable that all should
strive to make the attainment . ; leaving the.
Board's main energies to be directed to .ag•-
gressive. movements.
lleonms August: at Philadelphia, $2,819;
at Louisville, $722.
EDIJOATION.
The work of this Board requires much
time for its accomplishment; and it does not
come with observation. The young man has
his three, or five, or seven, or nine years to
be shut up in school; and then, when he
enters the ministry and becomes seen, and
known, and fruitful, he is no wore .in .con
nexion with that Board ; and it is but seldom
thought of as the real producer of the grand
results flowing from the toil of a well qualified
workman. This Board should be estimated
far more highly than it is, and should be
sustained with a greatly increased liberality.
The revivals have brought .in vast additions
to the number of candidates for the Ministry,
and the Board must be strengthened to
sustain them. - .
_
EBONIPTS „
Atikust: at Philadel p hia, $1,185;
at Pittsburgh, $167 ; at Louis 'vine, $llO.-
• • 4
FOREIGN. lISSIONS. t
Onm.A.—The Record ear
Our letters from Shanghai report the safe arid- ,
val of Dr. McCartes and family there, on the,2Bth
of May, and of Mr. Culbertson and his family, on,
the 11 th of June. The former had gone 01/ to King -
po, and the latter were still at Shanghai. `The
missionaries were 'generally well, and were pro
secuting their missionary work as. usual. We
have a letter from Mr. Rankin, dated Hong Kong,
June 21st, mentioning,the safe arrival , of himself
and party at that place, after a short and very
pleasant voyage of eighty-eight days, from New
York.
INDIA.-Our only late letters from India,
are dated, Saharanpur, June 3d; Lodiana,
June 19th; and from Allahabad June 80th.
The letter from Lodiana mentions that two
young men had recently been received to
the communion of the Church at that place.
The letter from Allahabad is chiefly occupied
with, an account of the general state of the
country, and the operations of the British
army. Hopeful views are entertained of the
early settlement of existing troubles.
AFRICA.--Mr. McQueen, and party,,
reached Sierre Leone, after a short and
pleasant voyage of thirty-two days. Mrs.
McQueen's health had improved very much
by the voyage, and there was every prospect
that it would be entirely restored before they
reached their island home. The missionaries
at Calm, were well on the 18th of June.
Mrssroois.-Mr 'Alley gives an
eneouriging account of the progress of the
Seminoles, both in spiritual and temporal
matters. After alluding to their gathering
their harvest of hay, he remarks:: "A new
thing among the Seminoles. A few years
ago they often suffered want. Thin men
were seen, with their thinly clad wives, and
almost naked children,, traveling through the
woods and prairies, over hills and hollows, in.
cold, wet, and snow, searching for . game to
satisfy their craving hunger. But now they
proWde, not only for - their own wants during
the — Wintor ' but also for their cows and
horses. The contrast betieen their present
and former nondition becomes stronger, when
we look at the condition of thoSe who have
just arrived from - Plorida. ---- Tneof are dirtY;
destitute, and poorly clad, and in every way
inferior to those who, have been longer on
the ground, and have been ender the influ
ence of religious instruction."
In relation to their religious state, he re
marks : "The attendande at religious meet
inge is sometimes large. ' The prayer•meeV
hip at a distance from the mission station
are kept up with interest. In all parts of
the neighborhood they phew 'muoh intermit
in these meetings. Sometimes they come
together to sing, to pray, and to talk of
heaven ; and the first thing we know of their
having come together, will be the sound of
aoiro praises, in their songs, in the silent
hours of the night, when the toil of the day
is over. What a change has taken place
These same people were the ball-players, the
dancers, the drunkards, and the gamblers, a
few years ago."
Of the Chickasaw mission, Mr. Wilson
remarks : we bad a'eornmunion Beason here
the week before the school closed. Six of
our' girls, and six of the neighboring In
dians, were received to the communion of
the Church. Many others are inquiring
what they must do to be saved. Three of
those relieved to the Church are men < of in
fluence, and exhibited` unusally satisfactory
evidence of a 'change of heart. - We have
much, very much; to-encourage us in religi-•
ons matters. We have established two more
places of preaching, and"have reason to be
encouraged at the prospects in both."
Became:in August, $4,717. •
PUBLICATION.
The Record presents : a long and able state
ment of Colportage, ig its work and wants." I
This department 'of labor, the Board express
• li:::-_ ~-,:.,, , B
, AtmER
... x. ",
.: ,_. _,. v-.. - ' ADVOCATE.
• sngeoistre to extend. The obliefitioriO"
of ~ .e,Aonth were but few. ,
• , pig; Attest 18th to September 13th : for
.:Oolportage, $982; from sales in Ang., $5,182.
1:1R011 EXTENSION.
Double.the number of churches have applied
`for.ild to tho'Church Exteosion Committee since
April Ist 1858, that applied during the corres
pondhig-five months of any previous year. Some
r ef Alieseibiittl4l have built unaided, in ordinary
times, but moat of them would have been unable
to-briildiwithout help even in prosperous seasons.
Re - Aisle of religion have ever increased the love
of fikirn o r 4* ordinances and the house of God.
Pretyworketititwirdly a..e well as within. The
-house of the Lord does not long , lie , waste. when
arneistdivetion to Chriat'and.his cause pervades
a community.
Ruciumitfiat.St. Lonis.•s2l7; at Philadelphia,
$221; at:Pittsburgh, $74. .
• To our Readers.
Thegilinagement of a discussion, is a mat•
ter wllielerequires great judgment ; and to
64' 'Ulm how to stop, is almost as im;
portanfititotknow what-tisay. In the dis.
eitesist4W•On hand, several brethrenwish
yet to belitcardl, Very many say, continue
iO•till ( 4Vilfunder which' the Church suf
harmiti remedied. A, few say, and probably ,
far ii#e'ltfep that there had better be a re.
tspitilakii reliving time in Zion is to be
4fopidifeAtd sought ; and that the light
idieWirib; ••*ahabroad, and ibe ,attention
awaked, will, with a slight occasional notice,
produce a wholesome Church action.
Our own feelings accord with the class of
readers last mentioned. We hence last
week made no allusion to the subject. And
this week we occupy with it not very much
space. We have been anxious to diecharge
our duty in fairly and sufficiently presenting
the matter. When this is done, an en
lightened people, intelligent elders, and 41e
voted pastors will, through the legitimate
action of the Church Courts, culminating in
the' Assembly, attend to the interests of
Zion. •
{ .5,':
So far as we are editorially concerned,
our views are now so fully propounded,, that
we are not likely to feel it needful much
further to repel effortsrmade to put us in a;
false position. But still, : :we do not bind
'ourselves to silence. ' That would be to take
a leap in the dark. Any new feature in af
fairs, which shall be of sufficient importance
to notice, we shall , present with all fidelity:
REV. REUBEN POST, D. D.—This Venera
ble minister of Christ, died, as we learn from
the Southern Presbyterian, of yellow fever,
on the 24th ult., at his residence in Charles:
ton, aged sixty seven years. He ,long stood
eminent in the Christian world,as a rain
later of Jesus, fall.cif faith and good works.
DEGREFA CONFERRED.—FrankIin College,
, New Athens, oo.4'; ; Ocently conferred the
degree of A. B, , an a class of twelve young
men, and , the degfeO":,of,D.'P. on Rev. Ben
jamin Mitchell, Mount !Pleasant, Ohio, and
Rev.' William Taggart,+Uniontown, Ohio.
'OrthePr`erby * "~llorp~AA}l7p~6te
__ L
"Be Courteone."-1. Pet. : 8.
The Presbyterian l i.:n the heat.df its ,con
troiersy with the Banner, seems to forget
this injunetion of the Apostle. Few of the
readers of that paper could have read the
first sentence of its article of the 18th ult,
under the caption, "THE BANNEEE ONCE'
MOItE," without a sigh for the depaying
nity of that valuable journal. The sentence
is as follows viz.: " The'Editor of the Pres.
byterian B anner, with his characteristic
doggedness, continues to assail the Board of
Missions and our own
,poor, selves, because
e h
wave dared to differ from - him." , ",Obar
acteristic doggedness"--hdwieminently,eour
teens 11 Does the writer , use ‘the term in
its ordinary sense of brutality; or in the
Scriptural sense of devilishness? We would'
like to know, M! 'Editor, precisely, what
Doctors in . Divinity intend to say of each
other. And then, how "'our own poor
selves" creep ''in; behind-. "the Board of
Missions" I Is this the boasted. chivalry
with which, the Presbyterian is to be reju
vinated,? "The Board. of Missions and, our.
own poor selves " —vonderful identity !
Whoever " assails" the one, must under
stand that he assails the 'other. Is not the
junior editor of the Presbyterian the Stated
Clerk of the General Assembly, and "in
the recess of its sessions, its official organ "
according to the claim of one of his illus
trious predecessors?" And is not the senior
editor the`father of the Board of Publics
tion;accOrding to' the writer of the article
in question ?
Verily, Mr. Banner, your:audacity is un
endurable and unpardonable. Who are you,
in the 'Church, that you 'should call - in= ques
tion any of her high dignitaries 2 . WetV
not:you sufficiently, " exterminated" by the
dignified contempt of The Poesiwteftan,
when yott - infringed upon its prescriptive
right ,to ferule/ information i to the Church,`
at , rates that it would deem reninnerative,
while recently " vested " rights ,wonld be
secured ! How dare you provoke , a depar- -
titiefrom that dignity now, and an outpour;"
ink; of the - vials of. its wrath, by veiling rip : =
cr,,the_igeob4reulgeis, to disapprove of - e*-
iravagant -expenditure in Church ,funds i.
Why, sir, is > notthe Board of Publication
saving a portion, ofthe money, by disobay
ing the Assembly, which the Board of Mks
siens is squandering, in, disobeying tha'As
sembly I If this, logic of your courteous
contemporary, does not silence you, most of
the admirers of great men will attribute it,
I fear, to your " characteristic doggedness."
1 have sometimes thought that the,rise of.
Popery was a strong, proof that the early
Church was thoroughly Presbyterian in gov
ernment. Only remove the checks to cen
tralization, and, with the 'spirit which has
been. recently,creeping into influence in our.
Chnich; we should soon have, at least, 'all
the despotism of Popery.
" NF.an PHILADELPHIA."
lee the Preebyteileai banner sna savocsue.
A Sadden Call—A Watchman Fallen.
`On last Thursday morning, 30th ult., Rev.
S: rt.' Evans, pastor
,of the Presbyterian
church, Lane, Lee County, 111., wits killed
by lightning. The Presbytery of Chicago
had 'met infthat place on Tuesday evening,
and adjourned on Wednesday night. On
Thuisday morning there were rain clouds,
heatily charged with the electric fluid,
paising over the town, and brother Evans
had risen early, as his custom was, to bring
in his cow from the commons. He had pro
ceeded about twenty rods from his house,
which Stands on the edge of the town, when
the fatal blow took place. It• was a heavy
charge, frittituring his skull and chin bona,
and passing down his breast and limbs, 'tore
his shoes o r pen'as it passed into the ground.
He was a• man in , the.prime . orlife, a diligent,
faithful, and laborious servant Of his Divine
Master. He had been in Lane about two
years, and had, by persevering effort, se
cured the erection and completion of a neat
and commodious house of worship, which
was dedicated to the service of God on the
previous Sabbath; but in which he himself
had never preached. He was a lovely and
excellent companion and co.. Presbyter, and
leaves a wife of enfeebled health, and three
little4children to mourn his loss. It was a
sad sight to see that manly form. prostrated
in sudden deathiand that weeping wife and
those lovely babes literally overwhelmed by
the fatal stroke. It seemed as though the
heart must break. But that sovereign and
mysterious Hand that bath stricken down,
is able to hold his people up in the midst of
theirl most, desolating afflictions. What a
rn
solenueall, uttered in the language of;.our
Thvitte , Master— , g Therefore, be ye ,also
ready; for in'such an hour as ye think.not,
the Son of Man comets." J. F.,
3 /
For the Presbyterian Banner and Attrocate.
Shod, of Allegheny And the Boards.
4‘ : r
At the late meeting of the Synod of Al
,
legheny, the following resolution was adopted
and ordered to be published in the .Presby.
terian, and Banner and. Advocate.
BesolVed, That• this Synod express their
(Continued confidence in the Boards of For
Domestic Missions, Education, Pub
lication, and in the, Committee of 'Church
,Extension of, our Church; and., recom- •
inenit4them; and their respectitre objects, , to
the ferve4 prayers,' and.to the'cOntintied not
operation, and increased liberality of all our
peopfe.
tASTERNSUMMARC.
BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
It isirkteresting to notice the frequent changes
of trade in Agricultural Products. For the most
part, Boston depends greatly on Philadelphia'and
Baltimore, for its supply of apples. But this
season, large quantities of fruit have been shipped
from Boston to those ports, from which she usu
ally draws her 'own supplies. The, truth is, the
'fruit crop is tolerably good in New England this
year; while it is almost an entire failure in other
parttt of the country. •
Ebenezer Francis, Esq.,• one of the wealthiest
menu this city, has, died at the age of eighty
thren ; and his estate is reported to be worth
some four millions of dollars. Like many others,
he was the architect of his own fortune. He came
to Boston in early life, in search of employment,
•
and by punctuality in business and the utmost
economy, he at length became the possessor of
millions. But his life was not one that can be
con mended, for all his immense gains were ap
proPriated to purposes exclusively, selfish. Dur
ing-his life he was not known to contribute to a
single object of benevolence, and at'his death the
same niggardly spirit is evident. No bequest is
made to any public, charitable, or religious insti
lutien. His own family are the 'sole recipients
of his vast wealth, with the exception of small
annuity to an old nurse during her life-time. In
how . different estimation might hie memory have
been held, what an amount of good might have
beef accomplished, if his liberality had borne any
proper proportion to, his acquisitions!'
very reader of our Revolutionary history, is
faMiliar with the name of .Tanzes Otis, and with
the conspicuous part he 'acted in the beginning.of
that struggle. Who has not been thrilled with
the`accounts of his eloquence, that have ;been.
lianded- - down to us ? :It is fitting; then, ,that his
native 44 should still delight to do honor to his
memory.' And a statue of him—froni thechisel
of the gifted Crawford, who now sleePs in Green
vrepd Cemetery, New York—has arrived, which is
to be placed in a nichC of Mount Auburn Chapel,
to represent the 'second period lathe history of
this 'country; •
, Notwithstandingthe prevalence of Unitarian
ism at Harvard College, for so many years, a
leaven of Evangelical sentiment has still been
kept alive, among &Jew of the students. The
oR Society of Christian Il6thren," coniposed prin-,
cipally of members of Ev i tingelical Churches, has
been in existence for more than.fifty years. This
'Bociety is about to extend , its usefulness, by the
establishment of a Library of religions books, for
the' ise of its memliers,land for Circulation among
the' students generally.
"e take the followLog.from the Boston Ledger,
,ich, if really true, will be interesting to many
tielD our readers. That paper states •" that the
ee Church Presbyterian Society of that city is
.contemplating dissevering its connexion with the
Canadian 'branch of the Free Church of Scotland,
and of forming a union with the Old School Pres
byterian Church of the United States. The Soci
ety which worships in Freeman Place, under the
pastorship of Mr. McLaren, is not self.sustaining.
Thll Oanadian Church being unable to aid them,
theipastor advises the proposed union, but signi
fies'his intention of returning to Canada West,
the geld of his former labors. He has
U, given no
m; of his intention to ask fora dismissaL" ,
The Ledger also gives currency to, a report,
th 4 the Meridian Street church, in East Boston,
is . bout to forma connexion with the " Old
Sc iol," and that it is believed that another
oh oh can be gathered in the same locality, for
theisame body, and thus a Presbytiry of the Old
Saliba Presbyterical Church will coon be WO.
.lis p ed in this city.
The number of Congregational churches in Maine,
is fwo hundred and forty-four; with a member
ship of seventeen thousand eight hundred and
forty-two ; an increase of one thousand and sev
'enty-seven over the number reported last year.
,There are one;hundred and sixty-five pastors; or
stated supplies, of whom forty-six have entered
their present fields of labor since the first of Jan
uary, 1858, and only sixty-seven of them were in
their present fields previous to January, 1855, so
that the churches in this State must suffer ex
ceedingly from that growing evil' pastoral re
:movals. The three oldest churches, are the First
church in York, organized in 1673; the First
,
church in. Wells, 1701 ; and the church in South
Berwick, 1702.
Bev. Noah. Porter Professor of Moral Philoso
phy and Metaphysics, in Yale College, has been
elected Professor of Didactic Theology, in place
of the late Dr. Taylor. And tbe Rev. Timothy
Dwight, grand-son of the celebrated Dr. Dwight,
has been elected Assistant Professor of Sacred
Literature. Professor Gibbs, well known by his .
?tinge on the Study of Oriental Literature, is
a the head of this department.
lit is encouraging to know,. that in Many of the
Churches, throughout New England, most evident
I
itiloations of the presence and power of the
Ifly Spirit, are manifested.
NEW YORK.
pie Business of September was quite full, but
thil month closed very quietly with the large corn
.t
=Mimi and importing houses. A very large
amount of goods was sold, but mostly at low
picas. The goods that enter most largely into
the consumption of the. country were crowded
upon the market, and a decline of prices was in
evitable. Bat the cash received, :and the short
ened credits, do much to Make up the general
loss sustained, although particular houses must
have suffered Considerably, , ' .
The Quarantine Excitemint has pretty well died
out;.and every precaution will be taken to pre
vent the recurrence of a similar outbreak. .Con
tracts for
,the now baildinge - have already •beea
•
made, and the different depaltmento will be so
arranged so to separate the entirely from all
connexion with the neighborhOod around. And
each department will be separated from ail the
other departments. The design is to destroy any
possibility of injury to any residgnts in the vi
cinity, and also destroy the possibility of convey
ing disease from one department to another.
The corner stone of the long talked of Inebriate
„Asylum, has been laid at Bingbatepton, in the
presence of many thOusands of spectators. The
inhabitants have made a donation of a large tract
of land; and $50,000 have been already con
tributed in aid of this humane object. Mr.
Everett was present, and in the evening de
livered his oration on Washington, to a large
audience in the , Presbyterian church. This in
stitution, is , „an experiment that will be watched
with much interest; and it is to beloped that it
be , conducted - according to the most skillful,
humane, and Chriatian methdds.
, ,
The ; desire for netoriety becomes in some an
intense passion. The latest instance of. the kind
we have noticed, is the proposal - of.tiola Monte;
to read one of' her lectures in aid of thefinds for
re-building the" Episcppal Church of the..,Good
Shepherd, lately destroyed by fire. And .what
will seem even stranger to many is, that the
proposition has be4n accepted. The lecture will
be delivered, and new eclat will be given to, this
wonderful adventurer. Crowds will be attraled,
and the way will be prepared for securing at
tendance upon
.other rhetorical displays of this
nota woman" •
The'eburch now occupied , by: the -tiOngregition
of Henry, Ward Beeder, has become l loo44l,
although it can seat comfortably three thousand
persons; and initiatory steps have been taken
for the erection of anew 'house of worship, ca
pable of accommodating' an assemblage of at
least six thousand people.
One of the "oldest Ecclesiastical bodies in the
State is the Evangelical Lutheran Minieterium,
which has just held its sixty-third annual session
in St. Matthew's church. This was originally a
German body, but in 1880 all the churches had
become English, save one, in this city. Since
then, two English Synods have been formed,
which now comprise about fifty ministers, and as
many churches. But the large influx of Germans,
of late years, has brought a corresponding in
crease of German ministers to this body, and the
German. portion of the. Lutheran Church, in the
State, now amounts to about sixty ministers, as
many churches, and twelve thousand communi
cants. This Church is becoming an important
body in the United States, having more than one
thousand clergymen, and two thousand churches,
with newspapers in the German and . English lan
guages ; Academies, Colleges, and Theological
Seminaries, in different parts of the country.
Thursday, the 23d day of September, was the
first anniversary of the establishuient of the Day
Prayer-Meeting in Pniton Street, and was cele
brated with appropriate ceremonies. The Rev.
Dr. De Witt presided.' The audience was exceed
ingly large. The Scriptures were read by the
Rev. Dr. Leland, of South Carolina, and ad
dresses were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Krebs, of
the 'Old School Presbyterian Church, Dr. Bangs,
of the Methodist, Dr. Gillette, of the Baptist,
Dr. Vermilye, of the Reformed Dutch, and the
venerable Dr. Spring. At the first meeting, one
• year ago, less than twenty persons were present ;
but whal immense multitudes have congregated
here-since memorable,, day ! And the daily
meetings are continue* with as -much interest,
-and the same blessed results follow. '
PHILADELPHIA.
The people of this city have just passed the
anniversary of that Finaneka Revulsion which ex
tended throughout the country. On;the morning
of the 25th of September, 1857, the doors of the
bank of Pennsylvania were closed. This was
followed by the suspension of the greater part of
the banks in-the East and 'West, and by suspen
sion or bankrupcy of many' of the leading firms
in different parts of the country. Confidence was
almost destroyed, and business - entirelyprostra
ted, in many places. But although the fear's en
tertained in the beginning, with regard to the
Bank of Penniylvania, have been more than re
alized, much has been done toward restoring con
fidence, and improving the general business.
Still, there is by no' means the activity desired,
and very many are destitute of employment. As
an evidence of this, it is said that when thirty
conductors were wanted for the Tenth and Elev
enth Street Passenger Railway, there were more
than eight hundred applications for appointments.
When will young men ceaselo leave comfortable
homes and encouraging , prospects, for the risks
and disappointments of great cities.
The business men's Noon-Day Prayer-Meeting
still continues its career, with the most marked
interest and decided success. ,
Our readers will be pleased to learn that the
Old Philadelphia Synod following the example
of many of the other Syneds, this year. The
pastor and Session of the West Arch Street church
have invited the members of Synod to assemble, on
the 20th inst, at 4 o'clock P. M., the day pre
vious to the meeting of the Synod, that one
whole day may be devoted to conference, prayer;
praise, and exhortation. And the other pastors
of our churches in this city have united in the
request. This is a movement of which we - are
delighted to hear, and' a 'precious season is an
ticipated. May it , be snob a meeting - as the C 011;
vention held in Pittsburgh last Fall, or as the sim
ilar meeting which has just been held by the
Synod of Allegheny.' = .
For the Presbyterian Bannei and Advocate
_
Presbyt6k - of rettria. --
The Presbytery of Peoria held its Pall Stated
Meeting ,at. Bloomington, 111., September 21st = 28d. Ministers present, twenty-four;,absent,
four. Churches represented, , twenty-six ; not
represented, nineteen.
Rev. Robert Johnston was chosen Moderator,
and Rev. R. Conover, Temporary Clerk.
Rev. James. E. Marquis, from the Presbytery
of Richland, Ohio,
and Rev. John Winn, from
the Presbytery of Georgia were, upon certificate
and examination, received members of Presby
tery.
Rev. P. N. Ewing requested a dissolution of the
pastoral relation,
existing between himself and
the church of Bloomington, upon the ground 9f
his inability, from physical infirmity, to perform
the duties of that relation. The church con
curred in the request, and through their Commis
sioner presented testimonials of their high esteem,
and, warm affection for their pastor, and of their
sorrow that a respite front labor had not given
any hope of his being able soon to resume tis
pastoral labors. The request was granted.
Rev. George Cairns, accepted a call from the
church of Prospect. 1' •
Rev. I A. Cornelison was traneferreerom the
charge of the Crow Meadow church, to the charge
of the churches of Metimora and LOW" Point.
The Committee on Domestic Mis_tdons reported,
that they had obtained the service of Rev. James
E. Marquis, now residing at Bloomington, as
Presbyterial Missionary.
Committees reported the organization of church
es, at Ashknm, and DouglasiCity.
Committees were appointid to organize church
es at Reading,' and Galloway.
Presbytery resolved, to/memorialize the Synod
of Illinois, to appoint a Committee, consisting of
two members from each Presbytery of Synod; to
consider the subject of dividing the territory, and
changing the boundaries of the Presbyteries of
Synod.
Rev. John Marquis, and S. Shepherd, Ruling
Elder, were appointed a Comitittee, to confer
with the Presbytery , of:Chicako; With regard to
transferring a part of the territory of that Pres
bytery tO the Presbytery of'Peoria.
Reiolved, That in view of -the many- demands
upon -the Treasury of the Roard of Domestic Mis
sions.; and also in view of the happy working,
and bright prospects, of the scheme of Systematic
Benevolence, the office of Associate Secretary
should be dispensed with.
Presbytery recommended, that the churches
observe the last Thursday of February, as a day
of special prayer, according to the resolution of
the last General Assembly.
Presbytery recommended,. that the members
meet in the First Presbyterian church of Peoria,
on Wednesday, October 13th, at 2 o'clock P. M.,
for devotional exercises, previone to the regular
business of Synod ; and that the other Presby
teries of Synod be invited, through the papers, to
meet with us at that time.
Lewistown was chosen as the place for the next
stated meeting.
ISAAC A. Cormßuse; S. C.
From our London Correspondent.
Suspension of Telegraph Communication—Probate'
Cause and Rrmedy--Sabbath Profanation in
England— Railway Sunday Excursions— The
"Eagle," and " Sacred Music "—Who are the
Bypocrites?—Lord Derby's Bad Example—The
Fete day of the Emperor—The ,Crystal Palace
• Directors—Lord Massaieem and the Belfast Min-
istera—The " Sunday -League "—Confirmation of
,News from China—Chinese Duplicity—Protest
ants Persecuted in Prance—F2 ench Missions and
the Sandwich Islands—Yr. Roebuck and the Dog
Tear-'em—Bbmbardment of Jeddah—The Irish
Assembly and Military Chaplaincies—Dr. Cook's
Reply to Dr. iftintgommy—His Estimate ofSpur.
peon and -:Guinness—The Will of the. Duchess of
Orleans—rhe Channel Island Telegraph—A Nem
Popish Miracle—Postacript.
LorinoN, September 10th, 1858.
THE SUSPENSION OF TiLEGRAXIIIC COM
MUNICATION between England and America,
annemd_on Monday last, had ninnies-
Trio resitibl'iciiit: l tir *Or:* the public
iabiguitialiiiiiinikiedgitlatioretret , with
out two cables or -more, there Could be any
permanent intercourse of this kind, such as
could be calculated on in.the commercial
wc rld ; and, secondly, regret heightening
the value of what perhaps previously had
been underestimated. It has not been a
complete suspension. Signals are still made;
but, as indicated in a letter from Mr, White
house, one of the original projectors, and a
chief electrician, toe Directors did not take
warning, nor protect the cable as they should
have done from the rough abrasions of the
shallower part of the ocean, near the rocky
coast. A 'strong cable; manufactured ex
pressly for the shore, has been shipped front
Plymouth for Valentia, and on its arrival,
will be substituted for the ordinary wire,
which, however well adapted for undisturbed
depths, i's totally inadequate to resist the lia
bility to accident on a rocky coast. It is
believed that the injury is within two or
three miles of the shore.
SABBATH %MAKING, I fear, is extending
itself in the land.. The total neglect of
public worship by.multitudes,= coupled with
the eager pursuit of pleasure and excite
ment, always marks the Sunkner: months of
the year. The Railway Companies, in their
eagerness for dividends—yet still, as if
blasted by a Divine malediction, getting
poorer and less valuable every year—do
their utmost to stimulate the public appetite
for recreation by cheap Sunday trains, The
sea-coast, including Brighton, Portsmouth,
Dover, Ramsgate, and Margate, is placed
within reach of• a small payment' by the
multitude ; while if it is a: 'Waled* tour,
such as Canterbury, it 'is proclaimed
staring capitals on the walls, that f‘ the train
will arrive in time for Divine service 4"
This is a part of the sensuous attractions of
a Sunday holiday which tells two 'nays; it
settles some qualms of conscience on the
part of those who, are half instructed, and
who yet have a lingering feeling that some
part of the day should; be given to public
worship, and it offers to the loiers of music
a. treat, in the ,musical Sense of the term-
It is much on the same base principle that
the proprietors of "The Eagle," (a temple
of the devil, which for years s been the
ruin of multitudes of young people,) an
nounces, as a part of the Sunday attractions,
of that tavern, that there will be " a Con
cert of Sacred Music." This.* pretended
homage to religion, as well as , the perform
ance, at great Musical Festivals, of Ora
torios, where'Christ's Passion is declaimed
by Sims, Reeves, and other gentlemen
with fine voices, but with little evi
dence of doing their work from hearty
sympathy with the theme, illustrates the
cant of the world*non-religious, and enables.
us professors, who are, so often
. denounced
by the said world as " canting hypocrites,"
to turn the tables upon the said gay world,
and to quote with some effect, with a slight
alteration, a couplet of one of its own poets:
" Oh for a forty-concert power, •
To, chant thy praise, hypocrisy !"
Since the accession of Lord Derby to ,
office, there has been at least one Cabinet
Council held on Sunday; and the Premier
also accepted an invitation to the French
Ambassador's house, to celebrate the Em
peror's birthday, the -anniversary of which
was on the Sabbath.. This last was un
doubtedly in perfect harmony with French.
performances,_ but little in accordance with
English tastes or
. practice. The Emperor's
Pete: Day began in Paris, Lyons, &e., with
High Mass, and was closed with-festivities
of - all kinds; including jugglery,.. platform
dancing by the populace, illuminations_, and
theatrical performances. it is thusthat
despotism= abuses its slaves, - and stifles by ,
its fest; hypoetitical embrace; the 'spirit of
liberty, as Well ais of that religious life
which alone can make a nation
,great, by
creating in the masses .a faith in the solemn
verities of the Divine. Word, and-is the re
alities of the‘ world unseen.
The - Crystal Palace Company*throws open
its grounds to the shareholders after one
o'clock on the Lord's day, the buitdingbeing
dosed., All this is done under a pretest by
'a minority, and with the prospect of litiga
tion. The object is money, and the raising
of the shares, which ( . .Z5 paid,) rale as low
as £2 fia. If the law decides ;against the
Company, I hear that they have been ad
vised, in that case, to throw up the Royal
Charter, and thus getting rid of the re
strictive clause, constitute themselires a pri
vate Campany, having a right to open their
grounds to whom they please on the Lord's
day.
At Belfast, the Presbyterian ministers
have been remonstrating with the Ballymena
Railway Directors, as, to Sunday trains.
,Lord Massareene and Renard comes out in
defence of the trains, not on the grounds of
such a notorious journal as the Northern
Tl'hig, which scoffs at everything sacred,
but seriously taking the ground of the late
John Walker, and of those mistaken Chris
tians who hold that the Sabbath law is re
pealed under the New Testament dispensa
tion. His sincerity is as conspicuous as his
arguments are weak. Not the less evil,
however, is done, as, while repudiating the
views of the Whig, he does his best to give
to thein practical effect, by all the weight of
his:influence. a
Thi'Lerd's-day Society of London has ob
tained the signatures of the leading clergy
and ministers of all the Evangelical bodies)
against the Crystal Palace movement, headed
by those of the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Bishops of Winchester and London.
The " Sunday League " Committee has
published a letter, or circular, animadverting
on this movement in terms suitable only for
those who have come to the pass of throw
ing off the - mask of Christianity , altogether.
THE NEWS FROM CRINA. is confirmed.