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DAVID vittsburik, =Ay DAN DL WfriAs informs us that he did mot .raceiricour letter, alluded to in our bane of-A:lobar th. , . , •i s oWiergiaN Ilsrsaw3lT; X• 1 1 Arh e Ov inn ticie says gs We are informed,,arkd eorry to learn it; ,thaf Abe Rev. 7,dr. ihafor sorneiime back`hea bown en aas Profiaacer at Oakland'Oollegoildiss; s pointivelf declined' the offer of the Wes. ,dtera traivirliq Trustees ) but hart iteetpted • Anateadaa prefeasoral,tip at Oxford College, , tiltirattal in. Northern , , Bev. pr. Hippeisett We give the,,Mlorring statement, respect , gentleman from. the ..Presbyterian ''''; ' 44 l October. 28da Rm. Renewaserri.—At the Meeting of the Board of Domestic; Misaims, on the lith instant, the Rev., R.r. ,Rappemett, the worthy Aisoolate Seminary, permuted a written iiiighition of his ,A One of the Exam , 'tiver i poiamittee it;ithe -mover, however, stating that he made the motion only in order to being tha embjeet before the Board. After an interchange of opinion,, it was moved_to lay the ,merlon to accept on the Miele. ifildeh was agreed to 'by a uninimons tote r including the'entire Ex.. Beath. Cominittne. This must appear '",exceedingly strange to thme,who know the vote in the Board , ` June 28th, and Who regird the Presbyterian's itatenients as reliable. • But let there be no ME knit" tonelusionelltiwn. -We know enough isAimoy to itax, iho43/ a part of th e truth is;told. Our Ftw#erl.;pOy‘,ekpoot fuller in ' formation shortly, -New Orleans. We are edry'to We it to retard - , that • , =t === :•=• • = 0.• = the 'yellow fever etill'Rrevaile greatly in New Orleans,, notwithatanag the abatement no. find. , ' The Bi9/ 41131 "I , a , i i d L s Monk of a fteOfinait `, Rev l, ' PTa n hiro c h,ht t i t ' been the filird4Pi*BliYte hotAstieseing ; :and aftkokid,''but fit rap i dly , , ' ihitii l tri have to' anno unce that the Rev. Dr. .the a Pt il 'ilif - Pres by terian church,. • i f ri t t li eitev.,Dt. w a u t - ir; , the Presiding, iIE - 1000p a l: 'Ohttrethb• Ether 0/ the lietTdlt?'do*ii"witir (4 ibie yo- di ;, enii ,l 4 1414 pi:Paluier l iitga t e h k e t tiiier:. IT u Y e- e - - 0 apprehensions are , e 0 've veil light, an dn entertained as to the re sitit . Dr. - Mather was `attacked in Batson Rouge, where, we pticsmi, he. was sojourning. Our clergy ail= a general rule, haic performed their duties like brave -:soldiers, during the ' progrers of this epidemic, .and their labors = will be appreciated = long after the scourge ehelliutve passed away." Synod of Itidiana. Thii Synod, after much discussion, adopted the overture, from the Synod of Cincinnati, authorising a transfer of the Theological Seminary of the North. West to the general Assembly. The .Mtioilaster, Monfort, and Wood, annlevs. J. 'W. Bly t he,L. Hawes, , and D. Stevenson, seem to have been the principal speakers, on the occasion. ' The overture was adopted, with but three or four diasenting votes. On Hanover College there was a long and interesting report adopted. The tntion.basi ate present, : no ,President. The Vicinity 'Grantees fire Professors. There , are,,one,hundred and thirty•two students, of idiom :sixty-three are in the regular , classes, Seventeen, of the young` men were hopefully converted daring the' last year. The'b'altu,ree sheet of finances appears well iratexplanatione given show that there are embarrassments. 'The Synod applies to the testa of Edueation for aid to the College, to the extent of $5OO, for the anent:year. Tong Xen's Chrigian Associatbm. r The regidsz monthly meeting was held .Iklendey evening. The attendarnse, we limn, was quite large. A number of ligh ly encouraging reports were submitted. The committees . appointed to meet• with the Geodtatent and Neptune Fire Companies, sod, organize meetings. among them, reported that' their efforts, had been attended, so far, with geed results, and much promise for the fiture. 'Religions service is now held every SalibathOin the Good Intent Hall, and no euwienaily on week days. Meetings are held regular* In Neptune, Hall, where there is freaohing every Sabbath afternoon. A meeting wits appointed in the Hall for Fri day evening ) and the RV,. Dr. Howard to officiate. A report was read recommending the appoint ment of a City Missionary, to aid in carrying oat the objects of the - Association: 'The subject was referred to a special meeting, to be held in two , weeks. "I" Committees: Were appointed to, establish prayer meeldsgs in ,the halls, of the Eagle„ffelief and Vigilant Fire Companies. A resolution was adopted, declaring" that there is pressing warit'of a Daily linien PreYer Meet ing, which shall he held in some central part of the - city, ‘and be.directed by,4he pastors and lay men of the different denominations. A Committee of five was appointed to confer with the clergy of the city, on the subject, and carry out the ob. sect of the resolution. ROMs. Messrs. Kmuth, Stewart, and Collier, who were tresent, expressed their candid approval of the design. ( This Committee at °nix., entered , upon ttair work, ifid a runiffilg the oinrgy and okoors of the various chttrehes in our city Ina caged to ,eonveile, ul the itioni Of the Association, on ,r'riday,afternoon at 3 o'clock. A full attendance is requested. Another Plating is to be held in two weeks, for the purpose of considering the propriety and vracticability of establishing a City Mission. Synod of Plitsboih. This large and influential body met, ir A Convention, at Blairsville, Pa., in the aft , Jr . noon of Wedneaday, 'Ocfcber 20th, and , joyed, during the evening and the nor` day, a delightful season of Spiritual raft. , ss hi ng . The press upon our columns prey' ju t s an y effort, at present, to spread before/our read• era the addresses on the ocoasior 4 . Saturday P. M. and evening, and Sabi , ,ath, and the evening of Monday, were n'4150 devoted to preaching, exhortation, ptv,y er , an d pra i se . On Sabbath, the &craw mt of the Lord's Supper was administevea a very large num ber of persons .particirdating, in connexion with:the Synod. OrZthe afternoon of the 25th, the Synod w.ljourned. The meeting was delightfully harmonious throughout. A large numbex of the citizens attended, and, during the times of the devotional exercises, church was crowded. The disciussion relative to the endowment of• the IP'Airth Professorship, in the Western Theolqical Seminary, occupied parts of two dart It was earnest and fraternal. On the propriety of effecting the endowment, there vhi but one opinion. On the best means 'of , ' accomplishing the desired end, there were a variety of sentiments: An accommodating spirit, hdwever , and a strong desire to see the work done, led to a happy unanimity; and the raising of this Syno'd's part of the 1325,000 needed, was commended to , the ehurehes. The plan will appear when we publish iliellinutes. An excellent Paper on the subject „of Temperance, was adopted The snliject of s Receiving Agent in Pitiebirgli, for the various objects of Be nevolence, was, brought forward. The con venience, and necessity of such an officer, in this centre of a large dietriet, where funds are liberally Contributed for various objects, TM manifest , The office requires labor, `judgment, and ability,, demanding, in all righteousness, a compensation. The work has been well done by the present Agent, and for a very moderate reward; , and the satisfaction,of Synod, in , the existing arrange ment, was strongly expressed. The,Bos# of Colportage of the Synods of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, presented a re port, showing that the institution is now in a better *irking condition than at any pre view; time. , The Board was cordially com mended to the confidence and liberality of the church& Greatly more funds than have hitherto been 'contributed, could be used to the immense benefit of the-oanse. The increase in the number of Candidates • for the BBrdstry, presented a subject for great thankfulness. But, with the increase in numbers comes an •increase in the de mands ufion the funds 'of the Board of Edu cation: Liberality, in this direction, Was strongly recommended. • In such circumstances, the question of , economy these of, Ckgreh funds, could not nsoape !Mention. A few remarks were 'minds on the general subject, but the diseits sjini, !AM tientitmed•for'seyeral hours, and was highly animated - and truly kind, was in relation to the Associate Secretaryship, in the Board of Domestic Missions. The inquiry turned, first, on the propriety of action, or 'no action • and next upon how strong shoUld be' the explosion of opinion. There, was not a single, proposition offered to approve of the Board's retaining the office, nor even an opinion expressed that the office should be colitinued ) or that it was needful. The sg no action " brethren were very few in number. They thought, that, as the Board was the creature of the Assembly, and re sponsible to it, it might well be left in the Assembly's hands. But the vast majority regarded the Boards as the creatures, oar vents, and helpers, of the churches, and re sponsible to them ; and that hence the peo ple had a right to know, and to express, in an orderly manner, their opinions upon the proceedings of these institutions. And to concentrate their thoughts ,and wishes in Presbyteries and• Synods, and, to utter and publish them in the form of resolutions, they believed to be strictly in accordance with Presbyterian Church order. Many of this majority were, for express ing their opinions, as strongly as ;they felt them--to be just. They, however, kindly tendered to the minority the following eition : Resolved, That this* Bynod is strongly attached to the Boards of our . Charch,,and has. full confi dence, not only in the wisdom, but generally in the economy with which they employ the .funds committed to them. Resolved, That, as relates to the unhappy dif ferences of opinion which have sprung up respect ing the:Associate Secretaryship of the Board of Domestic Missions; whilst, with the light which we at present possess, we think that the office might be 'dispensed end that those Presby teries which acquiesce in this view, may, with great propriety, instruct their representatives to the next General Assembly to that effect, we leave it to the Assembly to give such direction to the Board on this subject as may then appear to be required by the public sentiment of the Church, and the greatest efficiency and usefulness of the Board. These resolutions were adopted unani mously They show that this Synod, "strong, ly attached," now, as ever, to, the Boards, has" full confidence, not only in ,the wis dom, but generally in the economy" of their management; that what is, desired is, to abolish an office which " might be dis pensed with," and that this should be done in the orderly way of action through the duly• constituted Church Courts; that is, through.the Presbyteries and the Assem bly- Confirmed by this unanimous expres sion of sentiment, we trust that contribu tions to the Board will be more liberal than ever. The churches see that theirministeri and elders are wakeful and watchful, and will not suffer contributions to the Lord's cause to be wasted on a needless office. Synod of Kentucky, The Presbytery of Kentucky (N. 5.,) made application to the Synod of Kentucky, (O. 5.,) at the recent meeting, to know on What terms the ministers and chnrches of the Presbytery could be received as an in tegral part of the Synod. The answer given embraced several particulars, but it was, substantially, that the Presbytery could not be received as a body; that the ministers and churches could be received into the 1 THE PRF,SBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE• Presbyteries in whose bounds they' were lo cated, the ministers on an appro'ed exam_: ination, and the churches on giving proper evidence of orthedoxy snit Preabyteriariikek;! and that all such ministers and chttrobei t asc. were like minded with the gynod would' be received most cordially. The Synod passed resolutions approving' of the course proposed at the last General Assembly, for the obtaining of a Church Commentary, Synod of Wheeling. The Synod of Wheeling met in Wash ington, Pa., on Monday evening, October 18th, and continued in session till Friday evening, the 22d. The first day was happily spent in " Convention." It was our priv ilege to be present during a portion of the time. The addresses were animated and the prayers fervent. All seemed to fefil that it was good to be there. The Synod organized on the evening 'of the 20th; Rev. D. R. Campbell, Modera tor; Rev. R. V. Dodge,' Permanent Clerk, and Rev. T. A. Grove, Temporary ClOrk. The sermon of the retiring Moderator, Rev. J. B. Graham, was bea.i.d, by a large eon. gregation, batereet A sermon, plain, pointed andariletit, on the subject of Domestic -Missions, was r preirched, on'Wed nesday evening, by Rev' . J. S. Pomrop I _Daring ‘the <business meeting; the subject of the endowing of thelKiiirth PrOfeisoiship, at Alloglidny - , - wag dieeiseed, - and this Synoit, resolved, - with manifest -cordiality, t O - -4 0 the portion,,as one of the four Synods -Wii3r.:s; mediately ,concerned in the great work. The plan adopted, was ;that recommended by the Diiectors and Trustees of the Seminary; that is - an effort in wick- church to 'a sum equal at least:to fifty cents a metaber; it being hoped that the wealthy chithhes Will raise a much larger amount, so as to make up the deficienoieg of their poorer brethren. See resolutions in another col- The College at Washington occupied a portion of the. Synod's time. The reports made were minute and endournging. They affirmed an imirease in the umber of stu dents, good order, wad high literary attain ments. The subseriptions to the Endow ment Fund had reached to nearly seventy thousand dollars. co' this amount, seiren teen thousand tiad been invested, with mort gage securities. 'The residue _ remained the , hands , of subscribers; on interest. A. Mr. Brewer, a gentlen an very highly re commended, was nominated to the , vacant Chair' of Philosophy, and was duly elected by - the 'Board of Trustees. From there -` ports and speeches in Synod, We shonid Sup pose the condition. and prospects of tbe In stitution to be in advance of former years. On Thursday Riming we were obliged to take our , departure i that we might be present at the Synod of Pittsburgn. We have shine' learned that on that day and the neit; several ;Appeal eases were heard. Providing for phildnin. . , Porthe supplying of the wants of chit :. dren, after they shall have arrived at matu rity, the best provision is, for the parent to have taught them to provide for themselves., No amount of money an:stimulated is likely tube exhaustless, if it is to be perpetually , drawn from ; while a small sum will be en during to those who have been, from child hood, accustomed to thrift. It is but sel dom, in. this country,' where property does not descend by entail,,that we see a large `estate reach to the third generation. The fathers acquire, the children expend, and' t,he grand-children are destitute. Solomon, however, says : " A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's chil dren." The good man here, must be some thing more than the pious, or regenerated nian. Many men who, we have reason to believe, are really pious, leave no inheri tance even to their children, much less to their children's children.' Eli is a marked example of these. What, then, is the good ness of which Solomon speaks ? The ques tion is important, because all men have a natural desire to acquire something which they may leave, and which shall abide in .their family; and this desire is mot incon sistent with revealed religion. It embraces several things. .1. , The good man is one who is really and truly pious. Such an one is in the covenant. He is the friend of God. The promise is to his children. The offspring are blessed for the father's sake. Parental, prayers are heard and answered. Piety is an, all-im portant ingredient in goodness. i 2. The good man is one who, like Abra i ham " will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice andjudg ment." Those thus trained, are in the way of the covenant. They are the proper re cipients of blessings. A just and holy God may, consistently with his character and his Word, bestow his favors upon them. 3. A good man,is one whose love to his offspring is wise and rational. He does not habituate them to ease and indulgence. He puts t pa, at a very early age, to the, sup plyin of their own wants. He teaches them to eat food.which has been earned, and' to wear raiment which is already paid for; 'to always produce more than they consume, and safely to dispose of their savings, that they may be accumulative. That is, he I l. , teaches them thrift. They are not exto ' timers, for extortion brings God's curse upon the ill , gotten gain. They are not speculators, for speculation is a species of gambling, and exposes the estate to ruin. They are industrious, frugal, self-reliant, always producing beyond their wants. Their patrimony is hence uneonsumed. It abides in safety. Its income increases their store. And they have it all, with its growth, to descend to, and be distributed among their children. , Thus it is that " a good man leavedh an inheritance to his children's children;" and thus, men being such, loving God and keep ing his commandments, from father to son without a failure, God will show favor to them for even a thousand generations. Nord lEnfinence of Colleges. . The pninks pl e d by young men at lCol lege, the deoeptio practised, the drinking, gaintiliiiVriveliff , &c., 'whibh `take place, and the many instances of utter moral wreck wiliCh ocieur, are. exceedingly - alarming to ... pious parents, in . oontemplating the educa tion ; Of t iheir labia. , But, while we admit these evils as fact I o, and deprecate them, and would do evecyihing , practicable to abate them, we yet l tiNc. ;the Academy and the College, as they i re conducted in this coun try, the safest p aces, beyond the parental ,roof, *here the , f young can be entrusted. The ..Babbath observance, the preaching, i . prayesineetings, 'Bible Classes, moral lec tures,' and public advocacy of every thing noble and rnarily) with the unceasing guar ( ,dian 'care of Christian teachers, who feel that.they occu,py a position which imposes , 'on them the responsibilities of the parent, 'the minister , Of Christ, and the conservator of the public weal i cannot but have an im . mouse influence' for good. From our own -experience, persbnal and family, and from manyyears of Close observation, we say that there'is'4io gitlacit, from home, where youths 'are as the literary institution, which is under the mare of Chriiitian instructors. .Professor Ty Bk .- in his Essayon Prayer for Colleges,' after speaking of their import -anee, and the advantages they afford, well ilaY8:: , = i ''sg. These 41ausa's conspire to render College, notwithatandinglts temptations and dangers, a comparativelisafe place for young men. We are :persuwied that parents, who are obliged to..send i their sons from home, can hardly send ,thehi to a safer. place. It is ;far' safer than tthe city or large village. Boys are rained in far greater number and proportion by being sent away to business. One , in finr-1. - state it on the authority of a Mayor of 'one pf our. great cities—one in four .of the yoing men who go from the country into the city- to engage in business, :make shipwreck, not merely of business pies pectsitbrit of character and happiness. Not one in ten of those who enter College, so Alegrade and destroy themselves; and a hirgepart of these were effectually corrupted before theyi left home." qiepaxating. Id these dayi there are separations as well as ,unions.: The time was when Con gregationtdists and Presbyterians were co• operative, and phased from one connexion to the other; alpostas though they were but parts of oitif Eedleaiastical union. The eq uation seemed o be . Geographical rather than religious, Now the Congregationalists are.sepirated from the Old School Presby terians;pot onlrin Missionary and Educe,- tonal oPerations; but the bodies do not even keep' up an 'Ecclesiastical correspondence, not BO much as, by an , annual letter. And .a separation from the New School hems to be rapidly advancing The Evan. gelisc, (N. S.) saps : "There can b no mistake about the fact that large nu robe sof our more zealous Con gregational frien s are anxious to put an end to tbeluresent rpethod of eo operation with 'other trgrigninalims. In the report of the General Association of New Hampshire, our readers will have,notioed that , a Committee of that body reperted in •favor• of discontinu ing further co-operation with Presbyterians in Home Missionary work." • And :a Congregational Committee on the subject of Education, say': . "In the present state of the country, the two denomination's can, without doubt, work with more vigor, toward the one great, com mon end—the prdmotion of the Redeemer's kingdom=by separate _ action: It is there fore better, probably, that the transition period should be ftfl brief as possible. While the name of.union, without the reality, lasts, it will impede the operations of- each de nomination." • Por the Presbyteiten Banner and Advoaatet. Convention at Blairsville. • Agreeably to previous notice, -a Conven tion of the Ministers, Licentiates, and Rul ing Elders, in the ,bounds of the Synod of Pittsburgh, assembled in 'Blairsville, on 'Wednesday, Oct. 20th, at 2. o'clock P. M. The_ object of the meeting was fraternal and social conference and prayer, in reference to the revival of religion. Rev. Samuel MoFarren, D. D., was ap. pointed President, and 1 iev. S. Fulton and I - Rev. D. Meoay 1 Secretaries. After enrolling the names of members, , the number of wil l m was large froM the commencement, a , ommittee . consisting of the Rev. A. 0. etterson, D. D., George Marshall, D. D., N. H. Gillett, Jas. Mont g,omem George Rill, and Elders, W. Moll- Wayne, Wray, and Kincaid, was appointed to report subjects' for the special consideration of the conference. The Committee having retired, the time during their absence was employed in sing ing, prayer, the reading of the Scriptures, and an address from Rev., J. R. Hughes. After whiefi, the Cpmmittee returned, and reported foilhe conaidefatioilpf the, confer ence, the following topics, viz- Ist. The abundant's:taps° we have for thankful ness, for what the Lord'hatit done for the churches in our land, during thelast year. .- 2d. The characteristics of the present revival, together with the means used to proniete it. Bd. Why, are many revivals of short duration? dth. The need of a :still more extended, and permanent revival of God's work, and the duty and encourageinent we have to labor and pray for its promotion. • sth.- That the exercises of the conference be interspersed with singing and prayer, under the direction of the Moderator. 6th. The Committee glee recommend, that the members of the Conveition be free to express their'views on any of tge topics that mays come up for consideration, it being understood ..that the speeches do not exceed ten minutes. 7th. What are the lest means of promoting and increasing the pieti and usefulness of those received into the Church, especially of Young Men ? Bth. The place orposition which prayer oc cupies in g. God's plan o Satin sinners; or, the connexion between the e ectual fervent prayer of the righteous, and the owing out of the Holy }. Spirit for the building fup of the Church, and the conversion of souls., 1 9th. What are the properties or chief requisites of acceptable and prevailing prayer? 10th. Are there any instrumentalities, or spa. Mal means of grace which this conference would recommend to the pastors and churches for the revival of God's work? t On motion; the first topic was taken up and discussed, in cminexion with singing and prayer, till' a es ss was taken to 7 o'clock P. M.' t Having convened'again, with increased numbers, the exereit were continued as before, in connexion 'lth the consideration of the Second topic deported' by the Com mittee. -A resolutioawas also passed, in viting brethren fron. other Evangelical churches and Synods, rho may be present, to sit and take part with us in the exercises. After enjoying a most interesting time, adjourned till Thursday morning, at '9 o'clnok- On Thursday, the exercises of the confer ence were continued as before, the number in attendance still increasing, and the in terest and preciousness of the exercises en gaged in, becoming more and more decided. The remaining topics were discussed, ex cepting the last, and the exercises of the conference postponed, in view of the meet ing.of the Synod, till Saturday evening, at 7 o'clock. On Saturday evening, the conference again assembled. Dr. MoFarrell' being ab sent, Dr. A. 0. Patterson was called to preside. The consideration of the last topic present ed by the Committee was taken up, togritber with the following, suggested by Rev. C. V. McKaig, viz. : " Why has the Lord's work not been revived, in all our churches, as it has been in some of them, especially where the same means have been used?` On this occasion God was evidently pm; . ent with us. The hearts of all seemed to .flow together, and the feeling of every one was, glt is good to be here.' " On Monday evening, after the adjourn ment of Synod, conference met, Dr. Patter• eon in the chair. Rev. R. Lea was ap pointed Secretary. The conference was ad. dressed by Rev. Dr. Beatty, who urged the importance of fervent prayer before labor. A requert was handed to the President, that the impenitent might be addressed. Dr. McFarren was appointed, and immedi ately responded in a solemn address to that class. Dr. Campbell called for the Hymn, "Come bumble sinner," &o. Dr. Patterson spoke of the means to be used for the revival of God's work, followed by. Dr. Marshall. By request, the 'Hymn, "How firm a foundation, ye saints of• the Lord," was sung. Dr. Jennings spoke feelingly of the Fath ers of Synod, now gone, to show that the present members were passing, away. Mr. Gillett, Dr. Campbell, and Mr. McPherson, made brief addresses. The singing was congregational, and ex cellent; the prayers fervent and pointed. With apparent reluctance the exereisen were brought to a close, all appearing wil ling to linger upon the spot where God had met with, and blessed them. Adjourned with singing, prayer, and the Apostolic Benediction. The Presbytery of Osage. This Presbytery, till lately in connexion with the New Sohool Synod of Missouri, at a recent meeting, took the following action•: WHEREAS, We see no good reason for longer continuing our present relation with the Independent Synod of Missouri, there fore, Resolved, That this Presbytery do now withdraw from the Synod of Missouri, and remain an independent Ptesbytery for six months. Resolved, That with tit& unanimous con sent of this Presbytery, each of its minis. ters and churches may immediately hereafter make such election of ecclesiastical connex ion as may best accord with their, ponviction of duty and the Word of God. Resolved, That no reflections shall be cast upon any church or brother, who may choose under this act to seek: a connexion with any other branch of the Church of . Christ. Resolved, That in case any minister of this Presbytery shall choose to change his ecclesiastical relations before the next meet ing of, Presbytery, the Stated Clerk shall. have power, and is hereby ordered to give such person or persons a certificate of good and regular standing. Resolved, That each church under the care of this Presbytery is requested to hold a church meeting and decide before the next meeting of Preebytery, as to the par• titular branch of the VliurCh to which they may wish to attach themselves. The American. Tract Society and the Synod of New York. We cheerfully gitr,e plaie to the following unanimous action of the Synod of New York, in session at Jamaica, L. 1., October 21st, 1858, on a subject of deep and general in terest in the Christian community : Resolved, That the Synod heartily approve the stand taken by the American Tract Society, at its last Anniversary, in refusing to depart from its great work, the diffusion of the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, as the Redeemer of sin• . net's—a work it. has prosecuted with singular fidelity and success, for more than the third of a century'; and Synod cordially commend that In-. stitution, thus adhering to its constitution,-to the ' sympathies and prayers of our people, and as far , as consistent with other claims, to their enlarged and liberal benefactions. Synod of Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26, 1858. " DEAD, BANNER :—Far some time, a notice was seen going the rounds of the papers, that a great - National Convention of Infidels was about to assemble in, this city. A'great assemblage was anticipated, great things were to be said, great things were to be de vised, and great results were to follow. Well, the time came, and with it the arch representatives of the many-headed monster infidelity, from Maine to Mississippi. But their coming excited no commotion; the crowds moved along the streets at their usual pace ; business was transacted as usual; and at night, people slept with their usual calmness. And when the Convention so long heralded, assembled, as well as dur ring the whole of its sittings, only about fifty men, and .a few misguided women, could be found to constitute an audience. Never was a more fitting rebuke given ; never did the popular mind give a more em phatic expression of contempt for the cham pions of modern infidelity; never did these feel more acutely a repulse not to be for gotten. After resolving "to go against , all religions," the burden of their addresses consisted of growlings against the people for neglecting to come and hear them; be cause they found it utterly impossible to collect .a respectable audience, attracted by curiosity or from any other motive. Very different is the attention bestowed on the honored representatives of the Church of God, from whatever part of the world they may come. This was well illustrated in the Soiree, given last Tuesday evening, in Sansom Street Hall, the place where the infidel assemblage had met the week before, to the Rev. Wm. McClure, of Londonderry, and Rev. Prof. Gibson, of Belfast, the dep utation from the Irish Presbyterian Church to the Canadas and West Indies Between six and seven hundred persons sat down to supper at seven o'clock. On motion of George Q. Stuart, Samuel 11. Perkins pre• sided. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Cooper. And addresses were made by Dre. Leybnrn and McClure, Prof. Gibson, and Dra. Boardman and Murray- - In there speeches, there was a most genial inter change of fraternal feelings, while the po sition and character of the Scotch element in this country, was duly acknowledged. Frequent reference was made to the early Sootch-Irish settlers in Pennsylvania, tl'e Valley of Virginia, and North Carolina, the six Irish signers of the Declaration of In dependence, and to the ancestors of Gen eral Jackson and other great men. For the time, Plymouth Rook was undisturbed. The ball bad been prepared with great taste and elegance for this , entertainment, which closed at a quarter after eleven o'clock. On the following day the greater part of the members of the Old Mother Synod, Philadelphia, assembled , accordingi to invi tation, at 4 o'clock P. M., in the West Arch Street church, for the purpose of prayer, mutual con Terence, and exhortation,, pre paratory 'to the meeting of Synod. The course pursued in conducting, the services, was not the same as at Pittsburgh, last Fall, or at the similar meeting of the Synod in Allegheny, where committees suggested topics for remark and discussion, which were taken up in regular order; .brit each speak. er spoke upon any topic that pressed most heavily upon his heart and mind at the time, without reference to what had preceded, or what was to follow. Very large congrega tions were present at the opening exercises, in the evening, and on the following morn ing, listening with great interest to the re citals of what the Lord has been doing in many places, to the confessions of sin and unfaithfulness, and to the exhortations to greater earnestness, watchfulness, and prayer fulness in the future. On Thursday, at 12 o'clock, there was an adjournment to visit the daily prayer meet ing that has been remo . ved, for the present, from Tayne's Hall to the Baptist Chapel, on Sansom Street, where the New School Syn od of Pennsylvania, then in session, also re paired. Both Synods were welcomed by Geo. H. Stewart, Bsq., to which suitable and happy responses were given, by the Rev. Dr. Brainerd, on the part of the New School Synod, and the Rev. Dr. Leyburn, on the part of the Old School Synod. A moat de lightful spirit prevailed; and many laymen expressed the opinion that this was one of the happiest noonday prayer-meetings ever yet enjoyed since their institution in this city. It was, indeed, good to be there. God was there. At 4 o'clock the Synod was duly opened with prayer, and the Rev. Dr. Gray, of 'Easton, Pa., was elected Moderator`by ac clamation. In the evening, the opening sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Jun kin, of Hollidaysburg, from Rev. xvil : 14, in which he set forth clearly and ably the war waged against the Lamb, the certainty of his final victory, and the means and agencies by which this victory is to be se cure& The sermon was heard with much attention, and the impression made on the hearts and minds of the auditors, was very happy. Indeed, the services of the two preceding days had brought the people to wish to hear and see much of jeans. It was agreed, the next morning, to spend the last half of each se ion in devotional exer. cises ; and truly these were seasons of melt ing and refreshing. Never will we forget the effect of the closing words of the aged and venerable Dr. Neil, as he leaned on his staff, and then sank down, overcome with the deepest emotions. , On Friday evening, Dr. Nevin preiched on Systematic Benevolence. The sermon was an earnest presentation of the duty of pecuniary contributions to the Lord's cause, as a part of Christian worship. This was enforced by many striking illustrations. During Saturday the • Synod was engaged in the discussion of an overture to the Gen eral Assembly, presented by Dr. Boardman, asking the General Assembly to send to the Presbyteries the article in " our bock" con cerning the marriage of a deceased wife's sister. The , principal speakers were Dr. Boardman, and Revs.• Isaac. Grier, D. J. Waller, and F. D. Ladd, in favor; and Drs. Junkin and. Nevin, and Revs. Jardine and Marr, in opposition. On Monday morning the motion to, overture prevailed, by a vote of sixty-seven to sixty. Thus this whole matter, concerning which there was so much discussion in time past, is i again before the Church, and should certainly be settled; either by, the strict enforcement`of the rule,' which is now a practical nullity, or alter*. er abolished. At four P..M., Saturday, the Synod _vis ited that philanthropic and admirably eon duoted Institution, the Atiyhim for the Blind, and witnessed the performances of the pu pile in reading, writing, mathematics, and music, with high gratification. After which happy and spirited addresses were made by Bevs. Messrs. Thompson, Gray, aunkin, and Edwards. The body then repaired to the American Inititute, now holding an exhibition, to which they had been invited, and which was filled with evidences of increased skill in machinery and mechanical art. Every thing was arranged most tastefully, and so as to produce the happiest and most striking effect. In the evening a most able and impres sive discourse was, delivered_ by the Rev. Dr. Yeomans, of Danville, Pa., on the rela tion of baptized children to the Church. Though long, the.address seemed merely ,a skeleton of the thoights of the speaker as they lay before him. And it is altogether probable that this is merely the outline of a somewhat extended work by ' the same an thor. In general, we may say that, the sen timents accorded for the most part, with those of Dr. Atwater, as promulgated in the Princeton Review, some months ago, and which elicited much comment at the time: By the way, we, understand that Dr. At water's article, with the expressions qualified, to.whielt objsetiOn Was midseis about to b e republislied by onr Board of Publication. Ou Sibhath evening, the Sacrament o r the. LordluSupper was administered in the West Al.clv Street ehnrch. The church, capable of seating over twelve hundred pe r . sons, was crowded to its utmost capacity, while at least half that number were corn. pelled to retire for want of room. The in. trodootory address was made by the Mod eratos, and he also distributed the elements. Thin was folloive& by an a&dress to the corn munieants, by Rev: 1)r. McPhail, Presi, dent of Lafayette College, and to the non. communicants, by. the Rev. G.. W. Thomp. sou, a Tuscarora. This was the first ser vice °lithe hind we have ever attended after night, and it was very. solemn, indeed, Never williwe forgetlhe solemastillness that reigned throughout the vast assembly, when all present were requested to engage in silent prayer for three miautes previous to the address to thei unconverted. blany souls wrestled . with 0-nd; many. eyes. wer e wet with• tears, and:many , hearts-were made to feel. Among the interesting proceedings of Monday, yew the oonsideration of the claims of the Ashram/ Institute. Among others, an address was delivered by Mr. Miller, a colored man, who has just completed his theologieali course at this Institution, in its behalf,' aud•in behalf •of Africa. Mr. Nil. ler was born i 4 North Carolina, where he receive& the rudimentit of an English edu cation, and• joined the Ptesbyterian Church. Seven years age he went to Liberia, where he completed' his literary course in• the Al exander High School, and returnee to this country two• years ago to undergo a thee. logical training. In May next he expects to return• as a missionary to Africa, to live and die there. His address was modest, but at the same time manly and effective. With great: clearness did he set forth the duties of our race to his, both at home and abroad, and with much force did he present the fact Mast owing to her position, no other Church could; do as much as could ours. It was impossible for the Moderator to sup. press, altogether, the indications of applause when he eat down. This Institution, has several ,young men almost prepared to labor among -their kin. dred in the home and• foreign field. And we realize more than ever before, the im portanoe of the work it is doing: The next meeting of this Synod' will be held on the third Thursday of October, 1853, at Jersey. Shore. Much attention was given to the proposed Commentary, after the manner suggested by Dr. Peeekinridge. It was- brought for. ,ward ~by Dr. Alfred Nevin, and supported by him` in a speech of considerable length. On the part of the opponents, speeches were made by Dm. Leyburn and West, Rev, Job Halsey, and others. The principal advo cates were Drs. Junkin, Nevin, and Yeo mans- The last mentioned gentleman made a long, able, and telling speech in favor of a new Commentary, which should set forth the teachings of the Word of God, as un derstood by Calvinists and Presbyterians. But, according to the impression made on Our mind, the speech was by no means in support of the manner proposed by Dr. Breekinridge, though the end was the same. It was rather the advocacy of a Commentary prepared under the supervision of the Board of Publication that might bear its imprima tar, as do the other books it issues, while, at the same time, the wholiChurch would not be made responsible for every thought and word it might express. The vote has not been taken up to the time of. writing. The meeting on 314onday evening, for devotional services, was one of the most interesting meetings of the kind ever held in this city. The house was crowded, and a spirit of prayerful solemnity pervaded the whole assembly. The more immediate sub ject of prayer and address, was Roreign Miisions. Thrilling allusions were made to our martyred missionaries, by those who had been their College and Seminary maven- Many eyes unused to weeping, were filled with tears when itewas stated that if a place in a Christian family could be_ obtained for the daughter of a missionary, the mother• could accompany the father to his distant field of labor, Futteltgurh, other wise, she must remain behind. Er] The Rev. Job Halsey, formerly pastor of the First church, Allegheny, at once arose and said the. Lord had taken two of his children to heaven, and that his family should be the home of the tnissionary's daughter. Thus Mr. and Mrs. Walsh go back, leaving in this country.seven children committed to the care and faith of the Church. Altogether, this has beena most delight 'ful meeting, long to be remembered. In deed, many declared that there wers already evidences of a fresh baptism from on high upon its members. They will return to their fields of labor greatly inVigorated, and it is to be hoped that - yet greater blessings will flow from their labors. The hospitality of the people was unbounded, and every member found at once a hearty welcome and a genial Christian home. May the Old Mother Synod have many such meetings. New School ,Presbyterianisza itt the South. In our late visit to Tennessee, we found the subject of the union of the New School churches and ministers with , the Old School Presbyteries, in that region, the Subjf ct of remark in every circle in- which we were thrownr Three or four of the leading churches in Middle Tennessee have united with the Presbytery of Maury, via.: Warn bia, Pulaski, Franklin; and others. Two of their ministers have also been received, and others are in a tranaition state From all that we could gather, the tendency toward the Knoxville -movementis not much atronr , c •er in that region. than it is in Kentucky. In East Tennessee, where New Schoolism has hitherto had its most numerous adherents, the disposition to go into the-United Synod is by no means so strong as we had sup• posed. One of our . Northern New School exchanges - gives the following items in re.
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