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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
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