NaRIM 4.0 Nbotatt, PITTBBURCIII, DECEMBER 18, 1858. IVERBI.OI.-.• 01.501 in advarioe; or la Clubs' 01.25; or, delivered at residence' of Subseri. berth 411.75. See Prompostus, oa Third Page. R Zlll £W AL should br a r a little while before the ram exp, that we may make fall arrangements for a steady supply. UT RED WRAPPER ladle...am that wo desire a renew/at. If, howevor, la the haste of mailings this signal mhouldbo omitted, ws hope our friends will still >•i forgot am. .11111.KITIMNOBIL,—s•aa payment. by lAA land", when convealiat. Or, mead by loan, ottelosing with ordinary elms, wad trosabiins nobody with a knowledge of what You art doing. For a large amount, "end a Draft, of muttom. For onoortwo paporm, mead Gold fir small ',Atone TO MAZE MANGUM, head postage stamps' Or better still, ;send for Moore papist* may Oa or somatir ounsi bero, or $1 for Thirtymithiree acuabsro• DIRECVN all Latta". and Comeammlcatlent REV. DAVID 711eR1NERit. rittolmorgh, PLEASANT Hui., Mo.—A revival at this place, as we learn, is in progress. Forty two persons have been received into the communion of the Church. Tim PRESBYTERIAN MAGAZINE.--This monthly, moat ably conducted by Dr. Tan Rensselaer ) will commence its Ninth Vol ume in. January. We commend it to our readers, most cordially. See advertisement. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Trustees of the Western Theological Seminary, will be held on Tuesday, January 4th, at 2 P. M., in the Library of-the Seminary. A full at , tendanee is requested. By order, • F. G. BAILEY, President. THE PRESBYTERY OF POTOMAC, embrac ing the District of Columbia and the South. Eastern part of Maryland, was duly organ ized on the 29th ult. The meeting was held in the F Street church, Washington. Rev. J. 3. Graff was chosen Moderator, and Rev. B. F. Bittinger, Stated Clerk. EMMA C. HALL.—The religions" experi• enoe of this little child, justifies ns in in serting the obituary notice, though it is long. The grace of God therein manifested, will encourage parents in the cherishing of a strong faith, when they consecrate their children to God, and teach them, in their earliest years, the way of life. BALL'S JOIJUNAL HZALTIL—This ex *talen•t little monthly, edited by W. W. Hall, M. D.,"42 Irving Place, New York, will commence its Sixth Volunie, neXt month. It is one of the most readable and moat instructive works which find a place on our table. It should obtain an extensive cir culation. The price is $l, a year, in ad yam. Wales. The Puritanism of the English • Congre gationalists found an early home among the mountains of Wales, and still maintains its influence. In a population of nine hundred thousand who use the Welsh language, it numbers seven hundred and forty churches, six hundred and twelve ministers, seventy five thousand oommunioants, and one hun dred and thirty thousand regular hearers. Synod of North Carolina. This Synod takes, in one respect at least, a proper view of what is indispensable to the edification of Christian households, and the austentation of true religion in the churchea and in the land. At their; last meeting they passed the : -following resolu tion Resolved, That t'he members of this Synod be requested to make a special effort in the months of December and January, to place the North Carolina Presbyterian in every family in their congregations. The Banner and Advocate is, by much labor and at great expense, adapted to family wants, and is put at a lqw price to enable Congregations fully to accomplish this mai. Deceased. Rev. eJAMES STIBMAT died at Kings town, Ohio, on the 28th ult., in the 39th year of his age. He had united with the -communion of the Church at the age of thirteen, and had been fourteen years in the ministry. A writer, " q. C.," in the Presbyterian of the West, says of him : " God suddenly and unexpectedly called his own. He was taken sick. on Thursday, (Thanksgiving day,) and was obliged to retire from church service. On Sabbath following, at four P. M., his spirit passed away. His disease Was inflammation of the bowels. He left behind this simple testimony, " Saved by grace:" • Short Sentences. There shotdd be a good religious newspa per in every family. Any practicable time is a good time to be gin, but now is the best time. Men should wisely. prepare for entering upon a new. year. Every subsoriber should renew promptly, And induce his neighbor to subscribe. The readers of • a good paper have more benefit from the editor's mind, than he has from their money. Females and children have an immense interest in a religious journal. Youths who grow up under the training of a good newspaper, become leading men in society. Printers cannot live upon air. They Want it, and something more substantial. 'TM= *THIS. The club pries for eight and upwards, is $1.25. —For twenty and upwards, to the same congregation, the price is 81.25, and a copy is added for the pastor. new name may be added to a club ; at any time, at club price. —The price to separate subseribers, is 41.50. 16Y- From Mission ehurehes, and sparsely populated neighborhoods, four papers <wpm ratsly direoted,) are sent for $5. Presbyterial Action by Committee. How - much of a Presbytery's work may be done by a Standing Committee, or, more properly speaking, by a Commission, is a matter of some importance. Nearly the whole might be so accomplished, greatly to the ease of the. majority of the members. But, would this be judicious r And, how far may the Commission be resorted to, con sistently with Presbyterian principle ? A correspondent puts a case for inquiry, se follows: MR. EDITOR :—ln Baird's Digest of the Acts of the General Assembly; I find the following, on page 246_: DISMISSION OT MINISTERS MAY NOT,..DN I:VT A COM MITTEN AP INTERIM ''The rule of the Prestytery of Cayuga., re ferred to the Assembly, is as follows, viz : " ' The Moderator for the time being, and the Stated Clerk, ex officio; were appointed a Commit tee to grant letters of dismission to ministers without charge, and to licettiatto and candidates under the care of this Presbytery, to unite With other Presbyteries, and were directed to report at the next stated meeting.' " In relation to this rule, the following resolu- tion was adopted, viz.: ~R esolved, That the rule. hitherto acted upon by the Presbytery of Cayuga, is inexpedient and unoonstitutional."—Minutes 1830, p. 27._ Now, Mr. Editor, my object in calling your attention to this actionis to get the benefit of your wisdom and experience •in deciding, Ist, whether this action of the General Assembly is now binding upon all our Presbyteries; and 2d, whether on its own merits, it is to be regarded as a just exposition of the Form of Government on the question involved. I confess myself strongly inclined to the view taken by the Assembly; yet I know a large and wise Presbytery, which has just such a standing rule as the one here decided upon—with the single exception that the Committee ad interim does not consist of the officers of Presbytery, but simply of two ministerial members—and has acted under it for a number of years. The attention of the Synod to which this Presbytery belongs was called, at its last meeting, to this role.; yet by a vote, almost without discussion, the rule was sustained; whereas another Pres• bytery was condemned, at the same session, for dismissing a pastor from his charge, by a Committee. Will you please let us have your unbiased judgment upon the points involved in this question, and oblige A LAW-ABIDING PRESBYTERIAN. We are, to., a great degree, strict con structionists. We abide by the Constitution, in its obvious meaning, and would not as sume powers which are not granted, neither would we execute a trust in a way different from that which the instrument obviously intended. In two cases' our. Constitution provides that a Presbytery may do its work by a Commission, the one is, in the taking of testimony, and the other in the installing of a pastor. These provisions are special, and they go to establish the rule, that the Presbytery itself, being regularly constituted, is to de its own work, in all oases but these. Fora Standing Committee, or a Commit tee ex officio, to do a Presbytery's work, the Committee's action being final—that is, for a Permanent Commission, there is no provi sion made in our Standards. Such a Com mission is hence unconstitutional. This is an obvious inference; and such seems to have been the opinion of the Assembly; in the case cited by our correspondent. To have a COMMITTEE, whether occa sional, permanent, or ex officio, to inquire for Presbytery, and , report for final action, may be proper. But the case referred to is not of that kind. The dismissal contem plated, and the recommendation to another body, are final and irrevocable. It is hence an exercise of power not transferable. The deed is to be done by the Court itself. The Assembly's action is hence founded upon, and is an enforcement of, the Consti don of the Church, and is binding on all the Presbyteries. The President's Message. We give this National Document, as is our custom, in full. Such State pipers should be both read and preserved; and for these purposes their place in a religious journal is most favorable. Church and State must, necessarily, exist simultaneously in the same country, and they are far more intimately connected, and more dependent on each other for their well-being than many are willing to acknowledge. They should never cherish antipathies, the one against the other; neither should they form a combination in the exercise of their pow era. One should not attempt to control the other. Neither should be obsequious nor subservient to the other. But still, each needs the ,other. Chris .. tian morality is indispensable to the best interests of the State ; and good civil laws, well executed, are intimately connected with the peace and safety of the Church. The official or legal connexion between Church and-State, is less in this country, perhaps, than in any other, while the moral influence subsisting is very great. , The Bible, its nierality, its sanctions, its hold upon the un derstanding and the conscience, its prinoi ples of right and liberty, its "all pervading influence •on every social relation, makes our country what it is, for good, and will make it yet far better. It enlightens and guides the people, and the people are the power: While, then, Christians do all they can for the Church; let them, also ,do all they can, for the State. Every Christian should be a politician, in the best sense of that term; wise, upright, zealous, doing his full part to inealcate, diffuse and sustain those principles whioh sustain good government, and to carry out those prineiples And make them effective in the whole of social and political life. In these remarks we will not be under stood as expreEsing any opinion on the doe- AM we print. 'What we contend for is, that Christians shall be really citizens, in telligent, active, upright; every man doing his part in social affairs. Trim SuNDLY SCROOL TIMES —The first number of this Journal, (dated J an. 1, 1859,) is before xis. The paper is good, execution neat,' and matter varied and in teresting. It, s the organ of the American Sunday School Union, Philadelphia; and in ikely to do much service for the Institution. t ‘. I 16. ER AND ADVOCATE. Preaching on. Peace, The American Peace Society sends out the following address. The subject is of vast importance. The glad message pro claimed, "Peace on earth." ADDRESS We presume it is well known, though very liable to be forgotten, that ecclesiastical bodies, representing nearly all the religious denominations in our land except Catholics, have repeatedly united in recommending that ministers of the Gospel in their connex ion preach at least once a year specifically on the subject of PEACE, and have generally selected for this purpose some convenient Sabbath, near the 25th of December. We beg leave respectfully to remind all preachers that the time is at hand for this very appro. piste service, and to express an earnest hope that none of them will fail to perform, with a prompt and cheerful zeal, so easy a labor of love in this cause of tiod and. humanity. We have no wish to prescribe in what precise. way this service shall be perfotned. This we leave of course to every preaoher, and merely insist that he so' apply the Gospel to the case as to do away the custom of war. Here is our sole object; and we simply ask Christian ministers to help us accomplish it by making a right, direct and effective ap plioation- of the Gospel to the case. it must be thus applied before war or the war-system can ever be brought to an end; and we sup pose all Christians deem it pre eminently in cumbent on the ministers of Christ to lead the way in making such"an application of its pacif a principle& ' We see not how any minister can fail to observe how peculiarly favorable is the pre sent time for pressing the claims of Peace. It is a time of general, well nigh, universal, peace; the whole world is in unwonted re• pose, free from nearly all fear of war; and in this wide, deep lull of war.paseions and war-alarms we may, if we will, call atten tion, with comparative ease and .success, to this great theme. Now, -if ever, should we press irs claims upon the whole community, and set ourselves at work in earnest to bring the popular modes of thought and feeling on this subject into full accordance with the teachings, of Christ, and thus put an end in time to the custom of nations settling their disputes by the bloody and brutal arbitra ments of the sword. We beg our friends in the Christian min istry to bear in mind how much this cause depends on them. The cause, islheir own, and must reach Buecess very much through their countenance and support. It origina. ted with them; and, as an agency so fully endorsed by them from its origin, we think they ought to enlist the pulpit cheerfully and habitually in its- advocacy. No others can do so much or so easily for its promotion. Their.influence is proverbial, and well-nigh omnipresent in every Christian community, They touch the mainsprings of society, and hold in their hands the chief engines of moral power.. If they would all unite as one man, and concentrate the whole weight of their influence, how surely, if not soon, might they make the whole custom of war melt away, like dew before themorning sun, from every lanirblessed with the light of the Gospel CONCERT OF PRAYER FOR PEACE.—In connexion with preaching on Peace, our. Society has long been wont, in accordance with the recommendation of many ecclesias tical bodies, to request that on or near De cember 25th in each year there should be a General Concert of Prayer for universal and permanent Peace. This proposal must (Him men&itaelf_to_every Christian ;, and, if. no thing else is done, we most earnestrjr - Fope, that pastors: and churches will at least see that such a concert shall this year be duly observe& Prayer to the God of Peace is quite as essential in this cause as in any other; and while they observe a concert of prayer for some objects: every month, can Christians refuse to unite once a year in be. half of the World's Peace ? On behalf of the American Peace Society GEO. C. BECKWITH, Secretary. Boston December 7th, 1858. Ministers Wanted in Missouri. A - letter just received, says: Brother McFarland, who lives at Greenfield, Dade County, has been operating in a field, where he has not. 16813 than six thousand souls. He is the only Old School minister South of the Osage river. There are many points where we could build up fine congregations in a short 'time, if we bad the ministers to go there. , Springfield, in Green County, is now ripe for our operations. Granby, in Newton County, a town at the Lead Mines, with a population of some two thousand, where we have a small organization, they want a minister. Also at Breekinridge, in Jasper County, a most inviting field of usefulness, one is needed. Can you not influence some of the young men from the Seminary, to come to that region? EASTERN. SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND. The heresies of neoc?ore Paricer, and the evils resulting from their promulgation, are fully acknowledged •by all Evangelical Christiana. In the. congregation to which he ministers, a literary association has been formed, styled the "Fraternity," which has got up a series of " Fraternity Lectures," with the'object, as the newspaper announce ment states, of giving the ideas of .1% [r. Parker a freer scope than the Lyceum plat form allows. However the affair may be regarded, it is evident that , so far as any fa vorable impression may be made on the community, it will inure to the popularity of Mr. Parker and his church. But this has not deterred the pastor of the Plymouth church, Brooklyn, N. Y., Rev. H. W. Beecher, from. appearingas one of the lee tram, to lend his wit and influence in favor of Mr. Parker, as his conduct will undoubtedly be interpreted by many. The whole enterprise is essentially infidel in its tendencies, and every lecturer will aid in increasing whatever of eclat it may have. To hold Mr. Beecher accountable for the newspaper report of his address, would not be right. But it is certain that the Boston Journal says that the lecturer said, "Every selfish man believes in total depravity," and that this remark giving evidence of wondrous penetration and power of discrimination, (?) was loudly cheered. Inquiry has often been made concerning the time and the person by whom the Glisten' of beginning the Lord's Day on Saturday Evening, and closing it on the evening •of the following day, was introduced to New England, It seems to have originated with John Colton, who landed in Boston in 1633, and lived there till his death, in 1852. The Boston Recorder says " He commenced the Sabbath the evening be. fore, for which keeping of the Sabbath from evening 0- evening, he wrote arguments, before coming to New England, and I suppose it was from this reason and practice that the Chriet * ns '; of New England have generally done so too. The publishers of the different Religious Papers, in this pity, have bad several meet ings, at which the propriety of charging for the insertion of Ecclesiastical, ,Obituary, and Marriage Notiobs, after the Ist of Jan uary, was discussed ; and it is now probable that the custom of making a small charge for all such notices will be installed at that time. Such is the practice of the New York Observer, and many other religious pal ers. Our readers will be pleased to know _that another embarkation of Missionaries to India has taken place. An exchange says : Interesting religious services were, held on board the ship Como, at Central wharf,. Boston, on Monday, upon the occasion of the departure of twelve missionaries for India. The names of the passengers going out, under the direction of missionary organizations, are as follows: Rev. Wm. A. Scudder and wife, who retura to India; Rev. Mr. Mayou and wife, who proceed thither for the first time; Rev. Edward Chester and wife; Mrs. Taylor and two children—Mr. Taylor is now in Hindoostan ; Mrs. Noyes and one child Miss Ashley. Mr. Scudder and Mr. Mayon are sent out by the Board of Missions of the Re formed Dutch Church. Their 'destination is the Orcut Mission. The remaining missionaries pro ceed to the Madeira Mission, and are under the supervision of the American Board of Commis sioners for Foreign Mission& Mr. Scudder has already been in India twelve years.* On the evening of the pre vious Sabbath; a missionary meeting was held in the old South church, in which Rev. Dr. Anderson, Secretary of the Amer ican Board, Rev. Dr. Blagden, and Rev. Dr. Ferris, Cha.ncellor of the University of New York, and Cerresponding Secretary of the Dutch. Reformed Board of Missions, officiated. And a *cry able sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Henry Martyn Scudder, a brother of one of the missiona ries, and 'Oho has himself grown gray in the foreign field, from Zech. iv : 6, 7. The discussion of the -Scriptural Argu ments for the future and endless punishment of the wicked, still excites considerable at tention. The Christian Freeman, a Uni versalist paper, last week contained a mas terly artiele, written by Dr. Nehemiah Adams, at the request of the editor, in sup port of the orthodox side of this great ques tion. Indne time a reply:will be given, no doubt, by the editor or some correspondent. Notwithstanding the Scriptural, staunch, and unyielding orthodoxy of Dr. Adams, be is highly esteemed on account of his ability, sincerity, and devotion to the pastoral work, even among Unitarians, Universalists, and others, whose sentiments with regard to the 'great and "fundamental doctrines of the Gospel, are altogether at variance with his. NEW - YORK The City Elections are now over, and the general result has been a success on the Part of the "Oppesition," much beyond what was anticipated. This was owing, in part, to" thiS. fierce conflict that has been raging for gome.time.between theiwo wings of the 'Demodratia party, in the . city. In the elec . tion of Sphool .Directors, -the popular voice in favor of the Bible in the Public Schools bas- been very significantly expressed; al though it is not likely " that it will be at once reStored in : the:twelve schools out of the two ilundi-aa-and - seven_in - Alte_city,from which it liaa.been for sometime Idnished.. The Cries of the, Poor are again falling upon the ear.of The charitable. The high price of provisions, and the scarcity of regu lar employment, ' will bring suffering to many a worthy. household; while the idle, the drunken,. and. the vicious, will make efforts to receive share , file benevolence to which they have no claim. One thing seems pretty well determined upon by those who abound in every good _ - -work, and to whom the poor are Vastly indebted; that is, to discountenance entirely all street begging. While, at' the same time, renewed efforts are to be put forth in _ seeking out the proper objeots of : charity. For it is well known that -the , most deserving poverty seeks to hide itself, shrinks - - from observation, and suffers all that is possible to be endured, before ib makes known its wants. As an evidence of the rapid growth of the City of Brooklyn, it , is said that eight hundred houses are now being built in that city. Emmy Ward Beecher's church, capable of accommodating six - thousand persons, does not make the progress that was antici pated: The sum of $175,000 was to be secured before the contract should be made. But only $70,000 has yet been pledged, so that the movement is at a stand-still for the present. James Lenoi, Esq., so well known for his liberality to the Boards, Seminaries, and churches of the Old School Presbyterian Church, has presented to the New York Historical Society, thirteen of the sculptured marbles of Nineveh, whose cost was $3,000. A few gentlemen interested in increasing the endowment of, the Union', Theological Seminary to $200,000, met the other day, and pledged themselves for $15,000 of the $40,000 yet required. The whole sum will be made up in a short time. We would be greatly pleased to be able to chronicle a aim ilar liberality toward some of the Seminaries of our own Church, at no distant day. • The . Union Seminary just mentioned, is under the control of the New School Presbyterians. Such instances as The following, are Re ',Wang; they do good to the. soul. At a missionary meeting, held -in Dr. MeAtiley's - church, a gentleman pledged himself for the entire support of imissionary to the recently opened Kingdom of Japan, to be sent out under the auspices of the Reformed Ditch Church. The preaching at the A.catlemy of Music, on Sabbath evenings, continues to attract immense crowds. The building can accom modate five thousand persons, while at least one thousandhave been compelled to retire for want of room, in a single evening. On the evening of last Sabbath week, Dr. Beth une preached; his voice filled the vast room completely, and every one present could hear. Oa the platform were several of, the leading, ministers of the different Protestant denominations in the city; and among them was seen the tall and commanding form of eenetal Scott who preferred to stand rather than retire. A preaching service is now held in the Old National Theatre, for many years the favorite resort of loafers, rowdies, thieves, and noisy boys. At the first meeting, police officers were present, to watch the thieves and restrain the clamorous demonstrations of "the boys;" but they are gradually be• coming accustomed to the outward proprie ties of Divine worship, and the Gospel is here preached to many who never heard It before. PHILADELPHIA. The Weather has been extremely un• favorable, for some time, for the transaction of any outdoor business, and but few large sales are reported. Breadstuffs have de clued, but it is too soon to form any definite opinion as to whether this is to be only tem• porary, or to continuer. The efforts in behalf of the moral and religious welfare of the Newsboys, at 221 Spruce Street, have met with moat encour aging success, and promise to prepare the way for yet greater results. The Descendants of New England, of whom there are many in this city, have made the usual preparations for the. celebration of "Forefathers DAy," or the " Landing of the Pilgrims," on the 22d. The New Srhool Presbyterian chjrohes, like the churches of our own denomination, in this city, are holding weekly union prayer•meetings, wh;oh are largely attended. The Presbyterian Church of Richmond, near this city, is now in a perilous condition owing to the fact that a Sheriff's bill has al ready been placesl on the property, upon a claim for ground rent. To secure relief, the ladies will hold a fair, beginning on Monday of next week, in the Lecture Room of the church. It is to be hoped that this enter• prise will be patronized, and, that the ladies and gentlemen of. Philadelphia, will come promptly to the rescue of this struggling congregation. The Prayer-Ifeetvngs in Jayne's ,Hall and other places, are attended as well as formerly, bat -those most , observant express the fear that the convictions are not so deep, and that the eases of conversion are fewer than formerly. Still a delightful spirit per. vades many of the churches, and earnest prayer is offered for a more copious outpour ing of , the Spirit than has yet been received. Ecclesiastical. Mr. GEORGE K. 31Amu - NEB, was ordained to the work of the Gospel ministry, by the Presbytery of Susquehanna, on the 2d inst., and installed pastor over the con gregation of 'Warren, Pa. In this set , vice the ReV. C. 'R.Lane, of Tunkhan nook by request preaohesi the sermon from 2, Pet. a : 36, Rev. T. SDewing • presided, put the constitutional questions and made the ordaining prayer; Rev. J. Foster, of Towanda, gave the charge to the pastor; and Rev. Thomas Thomas the charge to the people. Rev. D. A. MT;Room. having received and accepted a call from the church of Mt. Vernon, his Post Office address is changed from_ Doniphan, Kansas, to Mt. Vernon, :._.Lawrence Co, Mo. . Rev. JACOB Corm, who formerly had otarge of the church of Union Grove, White side Co 7 '7 11l has removed to Camden to take charge of the churches of Camden and Beulah. Correspondents are, there fore, requested to address him at Camden Mills Rock Island Co 111. I Rev. E. QuiLLlN's Post Office addrEsl is changed from Wellsburg, Va., to Ipava, Fulton Co., Illinois. Rev. Mcg. WlLLiKaisores Post Office A dress i 9 changed from Heliardsville, Ath ens Co., Ohio, to Cynthiana, Pike Co., Ohio. - Mr. GEORUE W. WHITE was ordained by the Presbytery of East Harmony, on the 28th ult., and installed pastor of the church of Brunswick, Va. Rev. F. H. L LAIRD has removed from Potosi, 1110 , to Carlyle, 111., and has taken charge of the church there. Rev. SAMUEL MUTCIIMORE has been unan imously chosen pastor of the church at Columbia Mo. Rev. STEPHEN E. Axsorr has received and accepted,a call from the Beech Island church, .C. • Rev. J. R. GILLAND was installed pastor of tbe Indiantown church, Williamsburg District, S. C., on Saturday the 20th ult.. Rev. JAMES BLASE'S Post Office address i 8 changed from Sandy, Ohio, to Shepherds town, Virginia. Per the Preebyteriao Banner and Advocate. Report of H. Childs, TREASURER. OF THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS, FOR NOVEMBER, 1858. SALTSBURG PRESBYTERY-.—First congre gation, Saltsburgh, $40 : ; Pine Creek, $l6 76; Apollo, $17.50; Indiana, $58.66. 'Total, $132.; OHIO PRESBYTERY--Miller's Run congrega tiob, $6 36 ; Sabbath School, Valley, for thirty five copies For. Miss., $2.50 ; Sabbath School, Sattron, $6.10; Infant Sabbath School, Eist Liberty, $4. $18.90. • BLAIRSVILLE. PRESBYTERY—DonegaI con gregation, $l6. ALLGEHENY PRESBYTERY--Centre oongrega. tion, $l7 ; IVliddlesex ' ; $8.25 North Butler, $3:43 ; Female Miss. Society, Tarentum, $l4. $42 68. ZANESVILLE PRESBYTERY—Second congre gation, Zanesville,.s32. REDSTONE PRESBYTERY--Roundhill congre gation, $32. MISCELLANEOUS—Box of clothipt r from the Ladies' Miss. Society of Georgetown congrega tioni:Erie Presbytery, vabill at $36 07 ; box clothing from Ladies' Miss. Soo'y of- Fairfield, Erie . Pb'y, valued at $28.46; box clothing from Ladies' Miss. Soc'y of Rehoboth; New Lisbon Ph'y, valued at $4B 53. 11. thrums, Treasurer. Pettsburgh i , Novernlier 20, 1858. ForlhePrisbytiesultannerandAdv6mai, ' : To Ministers.:' - . • MOUNT PLEASANT, HENRY CO.; 1 . 01V2 1 • Deeeniber•M t 'J.868. f Mn. Perron:—Through' the columns of your excellent paper, we would desire " - to call the at tention of_ ministers wishing a location in the West; to our condition , in this place. On account of the continued ill health of our fermer pastor, the relationship has been dissolved; and we are now "as sheep with Out shspheid." To a per son of energy, perseverance, and piety, there is a good field of labor here. Onr young city is considered one of tin most pleasant in lowa, and is well supplied with institutions of •learning. Our church numbers about ohe hundred and sixty members ; .the building is new and commodious. We would therefore be happy to have a visit from some of our ministers; er if any one desii es more inforreation,-it will be obtained by, address big the . Session. , Dy order Ad the Beni* , For the Preobyterian Banner and Advocate. Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the North-West. [We invite attention to the following ac tion. The paper did not reach us till last Saturday.—E o .] The following is an abstract of the Min.- rites of the Board of Directors of this Insti tution, at a meeting held in Indianapolis, on the 16th November, 1858: There were present Rev. S. _T. Wilson, President, from the Synod,of Chicago; Rev. Messrs. 'Spence, West, Stanton ' and Prof. Stoddard, from the Synod of Cincinnati ; Rev. Messrs. Blythe and Carnhern, from the Synod of Indiana; Rev. Messrs.. Brown, Crowe, Wright, and Bon. J. L. - Williams, and J. M. Ray, Esq , from the Synod of Northern `lndiana; and Rev. John Ellin, frointhe Synod of lowa. : A statement was made eon :ening the ac Lion of the Synod of Cincinnati, taken at,its last meeting, in October, 1858, explanatory of its action of the year previous, ire i refer 7 once to the admission of the Synod.of South - ern lowa, to joint control of the Se - miTiary ; and it was ordered that the said explanatory minute of the Synod of Cincinnati be en tered upon the records of this Board. It is as follows The following paper was •passed unani mously by th 6 Synod of Cincinnati, at its late meeting in Springfield, Ohio : " WHEREAS, , This Synod, at its last meeting, was requested by the Synod of lowa to concur in admitting the Synod of Southern lowa to join in the government of the Theological Seminary at .the North- West, on the ground that the latter Synod was merged in, and was a part of the former, at the time of the organization of the Sem• friary; and whereas, this Synod, in its ac• tion last year, declined to accede to this request, but expressed its willingness to admit that and any other Synod in the present constitutional way; and whereas, this action was misinterpreted by the Board of Dikeetors at its meeting in. Chicago, in November last, and the persons elected by the Synod of Southern lowa were admitted to seats in the Board on the ground express. ly declared, that the action of the Synod of Cincinnati, authorized their admission; now, therefore, be it "Resolved, That, while we now make no objection to the union of Southern lowa with the seven other Synods in the govern ment of the said Seminary, and now concur in the admission Of their representatives to seats in the Board, we regret that our action was misinterpreted, and make this record of the fact. "A true copy. " S. STKEL, S. C. of .Synod." Messrs. Blythe, Ekin, and Cambers, were appointed a Committee to inquire into and,report the action of the 'several Synods in reference to the proposed transfer of the Seminary to the General Assembly. Their report was adopted, and is as follows : The Committee appointed to ponsider the action of the Synods in relation to a propoied change of the constitution of the Seminary of the North-West, so as to transfer its con trol from the eight Synods now exercising , that control, to the General Assembly, would report, let. That five Synods, viz:, Cincinnati, Indiana Northern Indiana, Chicago, and Il linois, have adopted,. with great unanimity, the following paper, namely : "Resolved, That the Constitution of the. Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the North-West be, and is hereby so amended, that the direction of the Serninary, the right to determine the number of Directors and. Prosfeasors, and to appoint the - same, and all the powers which have heretofore been vested in the Synods, shall be, and hereby are, transferred to and vested in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, provided that the direction be accepted by the General Assembly. , - "Resolved, That the Board of Directors be, and it is hereby .instructed to invite proposals for the location of the Seminary, and - pledges of funds for its endowment. ".Resolved, That the Board of Directors be, and, it is hereby instructed to present this overture, with a Tull and particular report of all proposals for the location of the Seminary, and all pledges of funds for its endoWment to the General Assembly of 1859. Resolad, That an official copy of the foregoing resolutions be communicated :to the several Presbyteries, in order that they may have the subject before them at their Spring meetings, and be prepared to send Commis sioners to the. General Assembly, ready to express their wishes before that body in the whole matter. "Resolved,.That a certified copy of the above resolutions be forwarded to the Stated Clerks of the several Synods concerned in the government of the Theological Seminary of the North-West, to be laid before the said Synods, and that their concurrence be, and is hereby requested." 2d. That the Synod of Wilconsin reiter ates their action of -last year, in which they voted to place the Seminary under the con trol of the General Assembly, thus virtually adopting-the above paper. . 3d. That the two remaining Synods, viz.: lowa, and Southern Iowa; took no action in the matter. Your Committee, therefore, find that the eonetitutiortal majority of the Synods have concurred in the proposed change, Prof. Stoddard presented the following, which was adopted WHEREAS, A constitutional majority of the Synods having the- present control, of the Seminary of the- North-West, have adopted resolutions authorizing the transfer of the said Seminary to the General Assem bly ; therefore, Reolved, - That this Board, in accordance with the direction of- a majority of the Synods, present the above - Overture and Resolutions - to the consideration of the G-en : eral Aisembly. Dr. - Stanton presented the, following reso lutions, which were adopted Rad/m(1, In order to carry out the direc tion Of the several Synods respecting- pro posals for a location for the Theological Seminary of the North-West,.that we here by invite donations of land and pledges of funds from any places or persons .within the boendaries of any of the Synods concerned. in the government of the Seminary, who may desire, it located in their vicinity, and that all such proposals and pledges be made in writing, 'and addressed to Rev. S. T. Wil son, of Bock IIL, the President, or to Hon. J. L. Williams, of Tort Wayne, Ind . , Vice President, of the Board, at any time previous to the meeting of the General Assembly, in May next; and that this reso lution be Published in sueh places' as the gentlemen herein named may deem e.xpe dient. Resolved. l That the above named gentle men, be, and they are hereby directed to confer with the donors of Hyde Park and other , property offered in that vicinity, with referenee to our surrender of the property to them, or to their making a new-offer under Abe: contemplated transfer of the Seminary to the General Assembly; and - -in;case the J. CLIGG,-C' said; donors desire a reconveyance or ft.:, said property, the President report eu , li rl,'. sire to the Board at its next meeting, t , ,,, their wishes may be complied with of early a period as may be practicabl e . After transacting other business ; the adjourned to ,meet on the Tuesday im ; „ ; , * , ately preeeding the meeting of. the Assembly, in May next, at 7 o'clock P. : 1 in the Third Presbyterian church, I .L;t li m : apolis. It was ordered that such extracts fr: minutes as may be deemed of public intrr be published in The Presbyteria n and Advocate, the Presbyterian the Preskyterian of the Wept, and the P„ byterian. S. T. WILSON, Piesi.iter R. L Stanton, Secretary. Siterarg D'otict,s. IIiSTORY„OP,TiIIi 011RISTIAN Cauttcu Schaff,. D.D., author of the Ifisto:y or Aiostoli&Churoh, from the birth of Crii, the reign of Constantine. New York: cL„,I Scribner. Edinburgh : T. 4- T. Clark. - burgh: John S. Davison. Dr. Schaff is not an unknown name tr, Church. To the depth and accuracy of Gern learning, he adds the breadth of view amptirell, v a residence of many years in this country, by long intimacy with Evangelical Christine,, while all is crowned, by en earnest, devout, r ,„i loving piety, that seeks to make Jesus Chtist toe beginning and end of all his labors. In h i , history of the Apostolic Church, the author ha.l attained a. high - reputation for profound research, accuracy of statement, and for recalling tb, memories of that wonderful period, so that its men and its scenes seemed to pass before us n. l living realities. Bat this seems to be the first installment of the great work to which his life to be devoted, although each volume, confine r, as it will be, to a particular period, will be en plete in iteelf. _The present volume is divided into two periods, One extending from the birth (f oar Saviour to the death of the Apostles, nr.,i the other from the death of the Apostles to adient of Constantine. This covers a time a great interest in the history of the Church tud the world, and to its elucidation the author ho brought all his sincerity of Christian conviorior, his varied learning, and his th - orough and COW , prehensive power of analysis. Indeed one of his highest qualifications for the work be has outlet. taken, leads him occasionally a little astray ; PA in the exercise of his faculty for generalization, he at times includes under the same general lay, things which others hold to be dissimilar; andis sometimes discovers en analogy . where 'one will not be seen by other eyes. Nor will all etudes of history yield to some of his implied admistiom with respect to Liturgical service and the prnz,- tice of Immersion in the early churches. The bOok. is divided into appropriate chapter=, and the subjects are treated topically, in prefer. ence to the continuous narrative. And wh lt renders the. work exceedingly valuable not on;7 to the -general reader, but also to the _origitikl investigator, is a list of the authorities CorlEuitt , J, prefixed to each, chapter:- The translation fro.;, the German, in which it was first written, by the Rev. B. D. Yeomans. is highly commended 1 7 the author. The, style,..is_ worthy of such a history, in point of dighity,, and at the same thy: abounds in much vivacity. Taken as a whole, rc can commend this to our readers as one of the most valuable contributions to the histozied literature of the. early Christian Church that LAI yet been made to the Christhat world. Tnas POWXR OF Plums. Illustrated in the wh derfal displayer of Divine grace at the FeWu 'Street coad—other -meatinga_in—New York eel .elsewhere, in 1857 and 185 S. By Sont..- /mucus - Prime, D. D. New York: Cbcr Scribner, 124 Grand Street. London : S.; .1.- . son, Low, Son 4- Co. Pittsburgh: Jtdoi Davison. 1869. Pp. 373. This volume has been prepared by the we'l knoin editor - of the New York Observer, fb..t: facilities for collecting the materials are t 5 abundant, at the request of the publisher, M: Scribner. The second, third, and fourth chap:: were written by the Rev. L. G. Bingham, has been a constant attendant at the Filil Street and other daily prayer-meetings, fr,r, their inception. And two of the closing char - , were contributed by the Rev. Dr. Morny ni the Rev. Dr. Plumer. This book is worthy t: very large circulation. The incidents and 1, it records are full of interest, and will do to illustrate the character of the great progress in New York and other pious, for twelve months. Here parents who harp ii.g been mourning over the impenitence of ti children, wives who have been long praylrg - the conversion of their husbands, and and Christians who have for many } seeking the outpouring of the Holy Spirit their congregations, vilified fresh encctiregri - to renewed and more importunate prayer. tors and others in remote localities, and r".: no special evidences of awakening hive beta -.,- seen, will have their hearts warmed by V. pagee ; and many of the facts here record : thrill vast audiences in distant places, will be repeated • from the lips of the speaker. The instances given of the coev, , ,- - of many who had hitherto been considere I the most abandoned and desperate of their will do much to stimulate to efforts in hdl , many who are too generally treated as if the reach of Gospel influences. And no small is addedto the book by the stirring thug! ineh men as Ryle, Guthrie, and J. W. Ales' on the subject of prayer. CONTiiTS OF HALL'S • December Our Sons and Daughters. Wet Blankets, Food Cure. Wreck of All. Hard to Take. Traveling by UM! First Step Awry. How to Itejncepat o Make Yourself llfefnl. Dangerous litre:let , Reward for Madness!.iChopped d,. .Tomßoya. and O. 401E.e, One Dollar per year. Specimen cum °elite. Address Hall's Journal of Heald! York.. Betas gitgartmat Washington. • THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, presents ,or: tare of ominous import; when taken in CO.-. with the manifest feelings of England awl -toward Central America, and with ctrui:L , ".` occurring, or likely to occur, in that our liemisphere. The President puts Om "Monroe doctrine" pretty strongly ; that no part of the Western continent is tirro colon; zation, or to any new dardioclnt C by European powers: A recognition of t!: , trine seemed to be gained from England,' `Clayton Bulwer treaty. But the Englizt , ; forced construction of the language :1 3 articles of the treaty, hare avoided its es. , and have, for years, kept up uneasiness at:,i - Steam navigation and railroads late, added greatly to the importance Of urns Passes. The direct connexion vf and French trade, with Australia, Islands, India, and especially with O.: - Joan, lies across the Isthmus of rilli'lLLlL• - of Nicaragua. The Unitel StaFe3 4 OURNAL OF 'TB:J.I,
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