nun . And 1 ot.tee
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PITTSBURGH,;IT AN VARY_ 22,, Op.
• 'irimatanomm $1•50 9 , la *dreamt; or be Obelor
or, delivered at reildsarAm of itaboirb.
here, slab, Sae Prospeetad, on Third Paws
Ifliff. l l4 4 4L 0 should lie profspßla lints
*Ulla' taildri the rear expire.; vie iiai
moth. dill arraawnseitte fora steady supply*
1/1111 RAD WRAPPER bedfast*" that ors
desire a rinewal. Iftleowaveribe etkeknett
a - lit OW Apia should be , omitted, we
kepi our Mende will still not forget we
KNIIIIPDANOBIir-Oend-payment by -safe
kande, when oonveadoitt. Or, send by nee";
saelosing with ordinary gamin sad troubling
neloodY Witig A knowledge of whet yolk are
doing. Piir large amount, mad a Drill% or
large Rolm For oneoitwo pepersoond Oold
or wain notes.
TO MAIL* 01LAINOR, Send, postage stomp.,
or 'better still wad 'for more papaya; saY Se
\ or Seventy numbers, or 01 for Tkiztyi.thrse
-
Drignp‘au Leimire andOuyeyetutleationi
tUali DAVID McKlfil Ylifttelourgb,
Psi.' \-T7
B,EV otlfit of : the ' MC* Aliatin
piked of Iteland's Presbyteri9k minis
tors o ielionely,ai Dublin: Et
SYNOD on Missouri.—We have; reoeived
the Minutes- `of the late' meeting of this
, •
todyi in a- inat4r-printed, pimphlet. We
notice 'a new feature sdeited,bithlStrnod:;
the nainesuf ailffie eiders and , deacons of
its respective churches, are published along
with the' names of the pastors or stated
supplies.
NY
PRESBYTERY OF ATIF4B3BRY
We have been requested 'to
,inform: the
churches of this Presbytery, that have not
already rtaken :the collection recommended
for theFourth' rofessorshiP in the Western
Theological Seminary, that the Presbytery,
at itelate meeting, requested .them to take
this ; collection on the Second: Sabbath of
February, unless it shall have been pre
viously done., ' '
PRESBYTFICIAN WlTNESB.—This;paper,
which was removed some three mohthe ago,
to Bristol,3Tenn4.lvill be hereaftei pabliehed
at the Kooxkipe, Teen. The
difficulty connected' With the printing offices
in the, latter .place, was 'the cause of the
temporary,reinoval. The. paper. appears ,in
a new dress, and .somewhakenlarged. The
Rev Meier& 'Blackburn and W.
Caldwell, ore the editors; the publishei is
Rev Blackburn
The Nercersburg Review.
This is the Theological and Literary organ
of the German Reformed Church; not an
. thoritatrielY, lout as containing the tractates
of leading men in `that communion. The
number befere'Us is the firmed Volume XL
Its contents, are 1.. The:Synod at Frederick,
Md.; IT The Heidelherg,Catechism ; lII.`
the Human Body and Disease, =Considered
from .the .Christian Stind.point'; 'IV. Intro
duction to the Skit. tof ; ,
The Office 0 - 13144 VI. The Palatinate;.
VII. Short Notices.
Doniestio Missions.
,
The statement of 'the' Se c r e tar y of the
.
Board; is alarming. Why should' there
.10 a
decrease of $14 , 400 in ten months of the
year 7 Where, have•Ohriat's people become
so povertyltrioken, as to be unable to give
their wonted ' donations; or so far fallen
from gels former love 'as to withholdh
111. .
their
tus
hr ! And why Should any suffer
sea so good .a cause to cool, and their
hear* to haiden ? ' '-' ' '
We trust that the liberalwill &bertha Yet
. ,
mare, in their liberality and that the tardy
will yet mine for Ward with 'rig=
„Churches in Baltimore.
The Baltimore. American claims a peculiar
distinotbm for that pity, on account of the
number and: -U'enesgs- of -its' . - - Churches. To
accommodate- two - hundred andllhirty-five
,
thousand :persons,. there arc one hundred
and fifty shuroliss, as folloivs
liethodiet Bpisoopal, " :42 'Christian Church, 1
Zrotestant Zpisoopal, 19 Constitutional Pr,ssbyte.
Beaton Catholpi, ,18 rian, 1
Presb)terian; - 45 Associate Beforioed; ' '3.
Baptist, . , , 9 Seamen's Union Bethel, r 1
Methodist Protestant, ' 5 Universalieti" 1
Du.. 'llepistxpsl Africans, 5 Unitarian, ' • 1
'Lutheran, „ 9 Swedenborgian, 1
Girmais iteihrroed. - I ' 5 ignited Srethii in Christ, 1
BvangelicalAssociation . , 2 Friends, (Orthodox) . 1
Friends:tfiliksites) 2
Ilebrew , Bytagoguese, . 8 ' Totid, '
goy
Cathay Temperance Cenvention.
We have huen,requeste4, by the business
Committee; to,...gitre notice that it'hurbeen
deemed •espiilient to postpone the' proposed
County Convention,-from-the fourth Tuesday
of tbe prettent-month,-to the eeopnd , Tuesday
of February, tat .1.0 o'elnuki A. M. It was
feareitthat 'the unusually bad condition of
the-roads' would prevent such. a 'full trepie
natation frot all parts of the County on
the day first mentioned, as is deairible. l ,
We have also been requested, by the, same
authority, to atate , lhat the design is, , to have
a Mass Convention, without respect to , the
number of delegates fnun any quarter, but
that' it is particularly desired 'that every
district in the County be represented.
Colgortage.
In anotheruolumn may be found a Circa
lalfrom the Board of Publication, ask*
aid to the ColpaitaieFund. That portion
of the Board's-'-oliezitioiii, as, well as the
-making of books, is of vast importance. Of
."`what use are books, unless 'they reach the
bands of readers ? Audio have theii reach
, thase bands. extensively, requirei great ef
for4.
The presents call is to those aurfilies
winch' have not contributed during
,present year. And it is not urged upon the
churches embraced in the, Synods of Pitts
burgh andAlleghony. These Synods haVe
iiindertSlini'lke work- within "their own
oliounda, Snd'ileed all Weir own stiength fOr
its performance.
We would takc'this occasion again te,ask
and "elders to attend to this Matter.
The, fkii i bUrgli Board very great
„need of ; And it is -auks rival Board.
dt is engaged intthe same sgreat%work., With
the Board it , :Philadelphia • add 'etirids to it
Annual Reports. "
. The third volume of Prescott's Ilistory of
Philip IL, of Spain, has been now given to
the public, and as:this.Hiatory is one of the
great American Classics, it would be unwor
thy:of the undertaking and the performance,
to dismiss such a book toy a few sentences in
the ordinary form pf a Book Notice. When
the fast and second volumes appeared, we
reviewed then at length in our editorial col-
UM1:18, and -we,pursue a similar course now
with this additional instalment of Prescott's
=SW
The, period-which the historian has select
,
ed for.review, is, one fraught with subjects
of surpassing magnitude: , Western Europe
'Was shaken to its centre by the upheaval
of the for'cee developed in the great Refor
mation. Germany, and: Britain, came direct
ly under the full power of the movement.
•France was all but changed 'in its national
character, and in the direction'of its'natiOnal
life, while Italy and Spain more remotely,
but Still in a degree felt the impetus of the
mighty power , which thus pervaded the. na
tions. To forward! this new life, by , which
theintereste of religiomand the forms of po
litical relations: were so, iunnediatelY and
powerfully, affected, or to buoy up the sink
ing fortunes of the , old Church, whielvwzia
shaken,to r ite cent,re ) beoaxe t:he prevailing
object of l'rinces;' and all the details of
their respective careers ,nrere ever directed
to this end.
A. work then 'which, in the spirit of a
true historian, records the momentous events
which, ensued on the resignation of Charles
V., of Germany, which deplete the rising
influence of England on the nations of Con
..
tinental Europe, through thnreigns of Hen
ry VtII., Mary, the wife of Philip, and of
her successor, Elizabeth, Which recounts the
stirring incidents of the great Spanish Mon
archy, of 'the day, in Ha relation to the,
illOors;kaples, Turkey, and the surrounding
,nations--such awork must be invested with
a permanent interest, and stand out as one
,of the great guides of , the human , mind, in
its search after the lessonsof''the past. To
this high rank and of f ice, the** of Prescott
is already, raised the unanimous judg
ment of the ,great Anglo-Sa4on family •on
both sides of the Atlantic.; , and the judg
ment"of the present 'day will; , we doubt not,
be Sustained by the' "voice ihnluture.
•
WatsonTs Life of Philip, the Second pos
sessed the, Merit of great perspicuity and
honesty: So far :18;the materials which he
`Vas 'able to' command were' concerned , " he
made an honeit and intelligent : use of them.
Still, in his day, therawas little :disposition
-to ransack' foreigalarehives and' to pester
Ministers of State, in order tiproeure'au
thentic documents on :which to found an ac-
Curate nariative. The turn of a sentence
the rythm of a period„were more thought
of, and thti the 'ordinarrmaterials 'which
lay Most conveniently at hand,Niere skill
fully worked up into greeildt narrative.
A new day has dawned on the field of his
literatUre l and' the work before us
;affordaai adirdratle evidence of what can
.be accomplished , bymntiring industry: aid
-perseverance,. whOn - lighted - ViTgenins of
a high•Prder. , - •
Prescott .enjoyed ; the , friendship
of the Professor:of Arabic in-the University
'of Madrid. Here, then; was an 'educat
ed 'mind whereby he - could 'decipher 'the
Multitudiions papeig which bore on the
affairs.of the Moors, and :select from. them
such materials as , would subserva his object.
Then again,'through a= wise apirit 7 Which,
now, beenningto display itself in *rope,
the stores' of the Bititbdi Musiaiin and'of the
State Paper Pffice;
_the Libraries of ',the
Dukes of Burgundy, , in -Brussels, and of the
University of Leiden;•theltilyal Library
at the „Hague and at Paris;;theArchiVes of
the Kingdom , in the Hotel Sonbise • the
Library of
. the, Academy of, History; the
National; Library , at :Madrid; aid 'beyond
and above', them all; the- Arbhives 'of ' Simai
oas—all these treasures - were placed it his
disposal; and made to contrilintelheii
Spectiia Shires to the accuracy anti itillneas
of this gretit work.
We omit all reference to Private collections
both in:England and on the Continent, our ob
ject being merely to inclicAt;s the extensive
nature of t *. PreiMett's range collecting
facts and authorities on which he could rely.
Such pains-taking and inch•aecuraily, are. two
of his great:cbirioteristiii: ' OttO "irriters
iota dash AF a'Waioi while he was roves•
- -
iNgiktigerd'Eettimg, on a sure lonntintioni.a
fis,whick wao , oubsidiarylo the main 'story;
but thus vhe proceeds, and what he' buil& he
builds with certainty,' being assured fiii
lure .btstd#ini will find it impossible.. to
oyerihrpw , ,the of, .leirning
and research which he has thus., carefully
erected.
50
The' volume' before us begins with the
Year 1.66, and' :continues, the. narrative to
the death of Anne of Austria,ln the year
1580. It 4 hs divided into,two Bonka„yEight
chapters of thetfirst Book are : occupied with
the exciting epoch; of the Moors in Spain'.
Three chapters are devoted ' the wars with
the Trirks, and n t fj.ue 'epee is given to sthe
meMorahle scenes of.-Lepanto. The second
Book As .taken,np with ,thel.doniestic affairs
of Spain, concluding with a most minute ac
count of the" erection; form, `object, :trees
eres, and the Bicurial In research
clearness of statement, - and,dignity ; of style,
this volume is :Oho. in character with
the two preceding "ones: We shall look
with much expectancy'for the tonailetion of
this great 'undertaking ' , and it is with feel
ings of no ordinary . pride that, Jock on
this and the other literary labors of our great
American 'historian, who, -by such toils,' is
doing` - se much 'to engrave the name - of a
countryman' on an enduring , tablet' , with
etherA t in other ages and lands,
,whose fame
shall be. perennial. - . -
.
*HISTORY OP TILE RprIGN Or Pinup THE SEO
orrij:4l.neff OP SPAIii. • i ßy Williciin'ff. Prescott,
Corresponding blembeibt the Inetitate•of-lianee,
of the 'Royal Academy of History - at Midttft, ete.,
&c. VOL M. Soo:, pp. ,476.. Boston:
Sampson 4.. Co.- 1858.
History';Of Spain.*
THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE.
Neans Providing for the Future:
The Priskiterian, in noticing the " Pres - -
byterian Annuity Company;" says :
The plan, of the corporation embraces
three modes of operation 'l. A stipulatid
sum may be secured in the form of an annu
ity or annual payment to the widow or chil
dren of a deceased minister. 2..-A stipu
lated amount may be secured, to be paid in
around sum, to the minister's family imme
diately on his decease_.; and 3. An annuity
may be secured for a minister in the decline
of life, torcommineeJeither sixty;'or-pixty
fiVe 'years of - age. - These benefiii can be db
tained,-1.....8y.. the payment of -a= sum •of
money at one time. 2. By the payment
of an annual premium on the , 22d of. May,
during the minister's life. 3. - By the de
posit of such a sum • as, if put •at :in
at five per cent., would annually pro
duce the amount of. annual premium; the
deposit, to remain during the minister's life;
and, 4. By the, deposit of .a :similar sum, to
remain forever io , ,the hands of the Corpora
tion, for the - benefit of a succession of min
isters.
We decidedly advocate the making pro.
vision, in early life, for the feebleness of
age, for a widow, and for:orphan children.
True,
_we may confidently trust God, for all
there : needs; but God promises only to those
who Ilse well the :reason and energy which
he has given: One of the mast painful
,
sights we see, is, an aged and enfeebled
minister, poor and dependent mon ()old
, charities. Re has been, like a rolling stone,
moving from , place to plaee, and accumulat
in,g'neither love . ner money. Renee; he has
no' home, and no attached people to bear
with him and sustain him, „and he has
laid up nothing.
Salaries Of ministers are low—utterly too
low. But. let the mien Still look forward
wisely. The best provision is a deeply at.
tached people, well trained, most of them
from childhood, by the' wise, affectionate,
and assiduous labors of the one pastor, dur
ing all the years of his pastoral 'life. Next
to this is, that which_ is accomplished by a
judicious thrift, from, youth onward. Then
may follow Something like that which the
".Annuity Company'W offers 3. or thrift may
use the Conipany.,, - -
Congregations, alsO, would,do well to use
the Company in providing for their pastor
and his family.- Those who.would examine
the subject, can write to Robert Patterson,
Esq, U. S. Mint, Philadeliihia, for a pam
phlet containing rules, tables, &O.
_ ,
If you are , a man of real thrift—one who
has prudence and foresight, and can hold,
invest, and re invest---we advise you not to
insure. You can do Much better for your
self But if.yo are such, you approximate
singularity. There are but few men such.
`Most men cannot - deny 'themselves. They
use 'their - money all'up, and some use their
credit, too, alas!' Oh, how . simple ! Be
you wise Try to save. Save by the stern
est-self-denial,- a , few , dollars-annually, and
take'lL policy in a trust-worthy Life Insur
e nee or Annuity ConiPanY. At least, think
of it.' It will cost pit but a few cent; to
get a pamphlet and examine the subject.
To make .the . provision, -in some righteous
way, not giving place to one`anxious thought,
nor one distressiog donbt, nor one Otirroding
care; we ,belieVe to be , a Christian duty; and
that in all this, as in other things, the min
ister: should be' an example. , "If any pro
vid e not for his owb, rind specially for those
of his own household he hath denied the
faith, and is worse than an infidel!'
"Freely ye. have Received, Freely Clive."
This , precept of our blessed Lord cow'
mends itaelf to the voinrann sense of -every
man. It is right, , and good. Its . judjcious,
cordial, • and full observance would greatly
promote the' giver own enjoyment, as well
as ' the welfare of ;the. commonly and the
spread of the G-ospel. May we hot hope,
that the spirit of one who, kept the com
mand, will, .if made known, proves ineithig
tot others With this view we, last week,
acknowledged the receipt of Ten. Dollars for
the 'Board Of Doinestic •alissiens, from a .
,
,gentlemiO in Pans, Pa The &nation was
accompanied with the folloWing note di'rec
tOd fiotheitestor ,
AND` Dian SIR :=Permit me,
through jod,=as it medium, by present to the
Board of Dornestio Minim* the'enolosed ten
dollars,, as a 'New. 'Year's GiP, which yoll
pleasenpply to that'purpose; and 'if it
'should be `instrumental in - restraining vice
ondlnimptink, virtue-in some degree, the
Object , fiir which it his been 'given, will have
been .-a6Complished. -This day, 'many :prea•
ants will be made, of, different kinds ;Ii d
value, -all eipressive of some peculiarity,
'characteristic Of 'their respective - givers-and
ree'eliferst, `sod if Ull' one be not in con
fonnity - with 'the Divine injunction, which
says„ , c,f Freely ye have received , give,"
I hope' that the 'unworthiness of its giver,
Will - not icaomuny it into the hands of
those who are required to use. it for good.
; if, in your:jdgment,,an application of
this ,present, in', whole or in part, to some
other, benevolent object than the above, be
better adapted t to the suppression of vice,
and promotion of virtue,• you- t are not, only
at liberty, but 'respectfully requested to act
according to)yonrconvictions of, duty in the
matter. Jkis a pleasing ; thought that this
item, though small, will be • mingled , with
many and larger , contributions, which, in
the aggregate, will in their application be
instrumental in making impressions` which
cannot, Be estimated - by dollars and cents,
and will be remembered when and where
dollars will be of no value.
111216
I freely admit that you are better se
quainted With,the claims dnd..tsants of the
various henevolent institutions of the day,
and their efficiency in doing good, than I
am ; hence the ytopriety of requesting you
to act according to your judgment in the
Matter. ;With 'sentiments. of regard'and'
leitm for your present and fixture welfare; I
subscribe - myself,
' Respectfully, ' your WELL WISHER.
Change of Ecclesiastical Relation.
We learn ithat .-the Union church, 'New
,hui•g; of Whicl:RiV. Forsyth was many
years pastor, and now under the pastoral
care of. Rev. Alexander Jack, held a meet
ing last week, and resolved to;connect them
-selves =with-the Old School Presbyterian
The o'hurohee,of Mills' River and David.
eon's River; in connexion with the 'United
.SYnod,. hatre zdetermined nnite with the
'Old School Preebyterian Chareh.
Xenia, Ohio.
The United Presbyterians hive deter
mined to establish a College at this place,
which is also the location of one of their
Theological Seminaries—the one formerly
at Canonsburg, -tinder the control of the
Seceders., The Rev. Mr. Smart is the
agent to, solicit funds for the permanent
. eadownient of the Institution. No contract
for a building is to be made until $1.00,000
is,subscrihed. ,
MI
Wants.
The demands for aid,to religious enterprises
are, at present, urgent beyond'any thing we
have known. These are a true sign of life,
but their repetition is not significant of that
liberality which the Gospel requires. The
income of Christians is, we know, much
diminished; but still, there is an abundance
in their handi to equal their contributions
during former-years, and also to add largely.
True, it,may require some self-denial, some
reduction in their Style of. , living, but the
Lord requires this, doubtless, of many.
Think of it, brethren. Let not Christian
enterprises ,suffer.
We ask attention to the Circular of, the
Church, Extension `Committee in
,another
columni •as 'well as to the appeal , of the
Board of Publication;and the statement of
Seeretary Musgrave.
. •
The Biblical Repertory and, Princeton
Review
The January number of this valuable
Quarterly, edited by Dr." Hodge, has just
made its appearance; The articles are five,
V 1 Z.:
I. Preacting and Praying.
IL Religion in Colleges.
lIL Sawyer's New Testament
IV, The Boidt of Hosea.
V.' The Unity of. Mankind.
Theseuill bear evidence, of ripe scholar
ship, sound judgment, and, sterling ability.
The first, fourth, and 'fifth articles; from
their suggestiveness , are .entitled to be con
sidered as eddies • the second •shower most
conclusively that the moral , and religious in
fluencen thrown around young men in col
leges, are much . greater than 18 usually 'sup
posed, and that- the present moral and relig
ionsstate of colleges in this- , couutry is far,
in advance, of what it was ,at the beginning
„ ,
of the present 'century.. The third article
does full, justice'to the sincerity of Kr. Saw
,
.yer's intentions; but, at the same time,
shows most decidedly that he: has made a
most egregious failure. The table of book
notices is unusually full and discriminating;
indeed, some of these 'notices "should .take ;
rank as reviews: •
Teky
A gentleman in the West wishes us to
give ‘i portion of- is experience: He says :
A short time since, .1,-with my, family
Moved 'into Tipton County, la., and into
that part of it where Presbyterians Were
scarce: 'We hence concluded to unite with
the Associate Reformed Church
, I as, the most
convenient to, us;.and'aß went on finely for
At short time. But soon a Presbyterian min
ister, a particular friend of mine,' came
alOng and preached several, times in' the
'neighborhood; I invited him 'to preach at
my house but he could not comply. The
news, however, soon reachedlhe ears of the.
Session, and they determined to call, me 'to
account. They accused 'me of being too
eociable to . Presbyterians; that I had been
known to go and hear them preach at two
or ;three' different times; and hail united
with them in singing, and had invited one
of their ministers to preach at my house.
This l ' they said,
was a bad example' that I
was setting before the congregation, and as
I was one .:of their leading members, others
would be noticing these thinga; and that T.
would have to make some acknowledgments
before I could have'any church privilege.
Not seeing that I had sinned against' the
All-wise Ruler of the universe,' I was unwil
ling to confess that I had sinned against
.
men • and sorely discipline did follow.
We are at this time, in connexion with
Pld School,Presbyterians. Our new chnich
Was dedicated on last Sabbath. The at
tendence was large, and the disceurso inter
eating..
We do net knovi, that this is a very com
mon , ease 'of unscriptural and injudicious
" discipline." • The spirit'*Bich it manifests
is rapidly dying out. But still it is an
monition • and to this end we pUblish it. It
teaches Presbyterians to endeavor ; on their
removal tna new-place, promptly to form' a
church, and erect a temple to the lord,
adorned 'though it be, where;they and their , s
can enjoy true, liberty in 'Worship and in
Christian intercourse. Those only who, can
agree, should bind themselves to walk
Other'.
Changes in a Church
The Washington, Pa. Examiner, ' eon
tainsa brief aketoh of a sermon by Rev. Dr.
Brovn3son; pastor of the Presbyterian aura
there. The following are quotations : . _
Sixteen members of , the church,,he said,; had
departed -
this life duriag the last twelvemonths,
includingtwelve heads of families ; three fan:dies
hid been disorganized by death, and six °there
had removed to. other localities: the last fact
was more especially notioed. in :regard .to the
changes that have occurred within the pale of the
church.
Ten years ago, remarked the speaker, this con.
giigation embraced one hundred and,twenty-fiie
funnies, only eighty-eight of which .retain their
organization in our midst, although the present
number of fatuille.s is one hundred and ninety-five,
shewinga,gain of seventy.
...Further, said Di. Brownsen; ten years ago the .
membership of the Church amounted to two haul
dred And seventy-seven, of which number 0120 hunz
died and - twelve remain connected with it. With
in this period, two hundred and fifty,-five members
have been admitted to the church onprefession of
faith, "(an average of twenty five per year.) and
two hundred by certificate from other churchee;
(an average of twenty per year;) making a total
average .of forty-five per , year, or, in all, four
hundred,and fifty-five, or fifty.five more than, the
present membership, which is four hundred. We
repeat; it, as a significant and startling fact, that
fifty-five marapersons haVe been admitted to this
church, within the past ten years, - than the whole
Of the present membershipl. Doubtless many of
these accessions have removed ,to other places,
a4a been „taken - away by. death ; still ..the fact
mentioned is strongly corroborative of the great
Changeif that hirre occurred in the Presbyterian
church of this place, in the comparatively short
space of:ten yeartu. . ,
From.thisfliscourse we Also learned, that since
the first of January, 1849, when Dr. BrOWDSOII
became pastor of the church, he has baptized
forty-one adults, and one hinidred and thirty•five
infante ; in all, ,one' hundred' and seventY-six:
farther atatedthat;ln looking over his congrega
tion, -as, at.presazt constituted—leaving out of view
the families removed by death or otherwhie, and
those who have tome into the church within' the
period named,--he could mention one hundred and
four cases in which his services had been required
in the chamber of death and at the grave, in con;
nexion with eighty families before him.
EASTERN, SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
.Old 'families decay and so do old houses.
The Old "'Porter Tavern". was once well
known in every part of the country where a
graduate of Cambridge could be found. Be
fore the Revelution it was kept by the widow
Bradish, and was a famous place.- At one
time the officers of Burgoyne's army were
quartered - there, and until recently, names
traced on the window panes with a diamond,
by British officers, could be seen. So that
the tendency to mark and deface was in ex
istence among. our Trans-Atlantic brethren
before - the Declaration of Independence, and
must not be considered as purely an Amen.
can invention. Bat thii pile gradually lost
its ancient character, so that now, not even
the memory of Burgoyne • and • his officers
Would have tempted the most enthusiastic
British officer to mike a bid 'for its ocm.
pancy. And now, the flames have, fastened
upon- it, and it has gone forever. •
MEI
•
Harvard is Constantly reeeiVing testimo
nials of kindly and beneficial remembrance
ate the hands of former pupils, and patrons.
A gentleman in 'Boston "has offered to 'the
Corporation $50,0 . 00, the income of which
is to be used for the preservation and in
crease of Agassiz's Museum. He'refuses to
permit any part of it to _be expended in
buildings, or in the payment of salaries; and
also refuses to have his name connected with
it. It is said that the last provision is.made,
that the,rest of the plan, which is absolutely
necessary: to its success, so far, at least, as
the building is •concerned, may be carried
out by 'others, possibly by the State.
Professor Huntingdon has introduced his
Service Book for .Public Worship, in the
religious services of the College; which is,
in, substance, the, Episcopal , Prayer-Book
For the last half cehtury•a cold and
lifeless tinitarianisni; which did not blush to
bciasted at, ailarvard Blerari festival,
Some years ago, as "The, Anti,Sectarian
Seat, whose faith consists in not believing;"
has long held this Institution Under its cen
trol. - The order " _now made is a sort of rim
tien,-Tinia a kind of Concession 'to the Ortho
dox, and must be admitted to be some ad
vance in the right, direction: `..But"it is ,not
probable that it will receive much emiour
agement, or excite much opposition froth
any quarter. The Church Review, (Epis
copal,) indeed, is . . somewhat excited,- and
looks forward, possibly; to the: time when
Episcopacy shill - lay its hands upon an In
ititution originally planted tor the edueation
Of Puritan ministers and hails this as a
movement in the right direction." A Lit
urgy in Harvard lig certainly a great change
since "thee days of Samuel'Mather, -the first
graduate, who expressed himself concerning
written prayers, on this wise.:
That for ministers; instead of. using their .own
ministerial gifts, to , discharge the work, of the mine
istry by the prescriptions of others,is as bad as car
rying the ark upon a cart, which was to have been,
carried upon. the 'shoulders of the Levites ; and it
.is a sin 'against the. spirit otprayer forininisters,
in these days, to be diverted' from the primitive
;way of praying, , , which was. according to -Tertnl
lien's • account,, , sine nionitore pia, de pecirrix, in
appoiition to the, prtescript
,forms of prayer
amongst the Pagans.
The Bev. Jacob Manning,: Orthodox Con.
gregationalist, hasbeen elected Chaplain of
the IViaseachusette, Senate; Rev. ThOnias
Dodge, Methodint, Chaplain of the House of
Representatives..
The, Plirk Street Congregational Church
has been for some time making arrangements
for the celebration of its Tint Simi.Centen
nial Anniversary. All its pastOr& now living
hava been invited -to be Present. - The first
day will be devoted- to, preaching, and the
second to the iestival. This church had, at
the time of its 'organization, twenty-six
members, in - 1849, five hundred; and at the
present time, one , thousand one hundred.
The: Tract "Controilersy has; from' time
to time, excited much attention in New Eng
land. Many, supposed that the people of
this part of the country would naturally take
sides with the Boston Branch,' but in this,
,
as well as'in-many other things, they are by
no means a unit. And recent indicatiOns
prove that the 'adieu taken by different
Associations against the • Society at ew
York{ and in;favor of the, Branch at S I
is by no means an
.expression of the unapi
mons verdict of the people. , Take, for in
ifance, - the cise 'ofHartford. The report
•
has -gone abroad for some. Jime, that the
friends of the tract cause in that city had
declared figainsf NeW York,: and in favor of
BOWEL Bat'the facts ; as we have been able
. •
to gather them. from various sources, seem to
be these :- Some time ago, the new. Secre
tary of the Bootee; Society - came on 'to Hart
ford for the purpose of uniting the opponents
of the New York Society. in favor of that at
Boston.. A meeting was ' Called .in Dr.
Hawes'_ church, at which he presided, some
ten dayebefore the regular r iAnnivereary of
the " Hartford Tract Society;" and ad.
dresses';ere made by Rev.' Dr Bacon - of
New Haven, and the Rev. Dr. Patton, of New
York, who took high ground , in oppositloitto
the management at New rork. • But on the
eveningy of Sabbitli, the 9th instant, 'the
Forty-Third Regular -- Anniverriary of the
Hartford Tract Society Wits held in the same
church; anda greateirewd was in'attendance.
The chief Speakers *ere, Dr. Krebs, of New
York,: Chief'Justice,: Williams, Judge Par
eons"
and Eilsiorth foinierly. Gov
ernor
. .
of the State: The last mentioned, are
members:of Dr.:Hawes! chnxch, and two of
them are Deacons. Chief Justice Williams
is now more thin Our score :years of age,
and is, and has been for many years, Presi
dent of the American Tract Society. -He
spoke for some thirtyfive minutes, and was
followed by Judge Parsons in affable epee&
of forty-five minutes, and by Judge Ellsworth
in an eloquent defence of the AMerican Tract
Society.. However these three gentlemen
differed widely. from their yastor,•Dr. Hawes,
nothing was said to wound his feelings in
the least. No apology was midi in behalf of
slavery, but they endeavored to show that
the. Tract Society still stood on its original
ground, and was doing the work it had
agreed to , do, and. in the way it 4d,protnised
to do it. The meeting continued for three
hours, and determined to make the usual
contributions for the New York. Society.
NEW YORK
The Weather has been exceedingly cold,
and that noted Clerk of the Weather, on
Brooklyn Heights, Mr. Merriam, has de-.
clared Monday week to have been the coldest
day for seventy years. But - mostprobably
he is in error ; ; seventy years reach back, a
considerable distance, and during that period
there have been quite a number of cold days.
For instance, in 1835, on the morning in
which the great fire broke out, the thermom
eter stood at fifteen degrees below Zero.
But it is certain that the few days of cold
weather produced much suffering among the
poor. The previous part of the Wioter had
been so unusually mild, that but little pro
vision had been made for this sudden change.
The nuraber , of beggars, increased sensibly,
and the sufferings of the inoljt necessitous
and deserving—of those who endure and
pine in secret rather than go abroad to
seek help—was very great indeed.
Intimations were thrown out some three
years ago," that some Old Title Deetis had
,
beeU.disaovered in Oswego . , by the heirs of a
Mr. Sellers, who died very many years ago,
that would secure to them at least one-third
of an immense landed estate, in the States of
New York and New Jersey, and alio' of a
large property in the city of New York. It
is now reported that the necessary evidence
has been obtained, and that be
immediately commenced for their interest
in some of the most valuable , property, on
Chambers and Reade Streets, and Broadway.
The erection of 'a Monument to the Man
ory of Dr. Kane, in' the new Central Park,
has been determined upon, and a course of
lectures in aid of this object will soon be
commenced in the Cooper Institute.
Professor Mitchell's led:urea on .Astron-
cmy, for the - benefit of the - propose& New
York Observatory, in the Academy of Music,
opened 'with much promise; at least four
thousand persons being present..,
The second Annual Tea Party of the
Young Men's Christian Association, was
held on the evening of the 13th instant.
Prof: Mitchell, Mayor Tiernan% a large
number of, clergymen and, other invited
guests; were present. Tea and Sandwiches,
and lemon, sponge, and citron Cakes, togeth
er with cocoa drops and macearoni,- and
toaste r speeches, and prayers, occupied; the
evening
;it. is reported that twenty-eight Jewish
Converts, who have lately made a profession
of fifth in Christ, are in the habit of meet
ing togp4ter every Sabbath, for mutual
spiritual iinprovenient. They publish a
.periodical entitled, - The Israelite Indeed,
the object of:which is to establish the fait
that Jesus of Nazareth 10 indeed the Messiah.
'The American Chapel in Paris, for which
the funds were principally raised in this
city, and in which the Episcopal Liturgy
was tube used a part of each day, has been
completely deserted by that branch of the
Church., Yet, notwithstanding this, the
attendance is good, and the labors 'of the
Rev. Mr. Seely seem to be, blessed. The
Episcopalians, under the lead of the Rev.
Mr. Lampson, formerly pastor of a church in
this city, have secured the use of one of the
rooms connected witb the church of the
Madeline, where their services will be held
for the present.
The Marquis= improves in neither
temper nor manners. It is troubled with
everything like an approach to union among
Christians, that does not look toward the
aggrandizement of the Episcopal Church,
as " the Church." Some worthy Episcopal
minister, had joined with ministers of 'other
denominations, in a neighboring city,. in is
suing,a call fora meeting to .be held "-for
the purpose of uniting in special, prayer for
the outpouring of the Holy - Ghost upon our
,
city, our country, and the missionary
• work
throughout the land." This excited : ; tlie
indignation of the Ohuraman, beyond
measure';'such Conduct on the part of an
Episcopal minister, was not to be toterated;
union with other Christians, on any basis
whatever, that even by the remotest impli
cation recognizes their Church, or the cler
ical charicter of their ministers, is not to be
tiought of. After this elinllition, the
Churchman most complacently states its
own " province "to .be to declare, with
boldness' and unreserve, the whole> counsel
of God and leive. the clear and explicit
enunciation of, the Church's teaching,' to
.
work its. own quiet, way, amid all the iiis
cfordant sounds arising from the fearful and
unauthorized exercise of private and indi
'Atha opinion, prevailing so widely in our
day.",
'ln connexion =with this notice of the
atirchnian, our thoughts are naturally di
•reoted to a thin volume lately issued by the
'Rev. Dr.' Williatn Lewis, of 'Brooklyn, in
which he discusses Chri.stian Union, and
the Protestant .Episcopal Church in•its rela
tionta. Chui•ch Unity. The author treatS of
the original" Divine intention' of union; the
evils of disunion, especially in the mission
ary work, the obstacles in the way of union,
and then brings forward' two propositions as
the basis of union. At first -these appeal
very reasonable; they L A cordial
fellowship, doing away :with distinctive
names ; and, 2. The consequent saerifice by
Christians, it if needbe, of all that is - not
held as of conscience toward God." But,
following the reasouing of the anther ; the
inquiring reader is startled with Abe very
coolness of the ocnclusion, that theTrote,stant
Episcopal Church is the true meeting placed
The plain inference is that this writer, who
no doubt means well, 'would have ,every
Church -drop its distinctive name, except
the , EPiscopal, and every Christian lay aside
higisSeuliar convictions, ..except the'Epipco
radian, in order to effect union I, 'lrk short;
ChUrehes are to make conceSsions' to the
Episoopal, but the EpiscoPal is to make
concessions to none. Now, to one who has
good temper enough or grace enough to
avoid becoming angry, it is positively
amusing to witness the cool presumptio n
with'which this writer, and the whole Class
of writers to- which be belongs, ask the
_ t wat Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist
*fanrilie u d; numberiUg some three million
members, to renounce their Church charac
ter and deny the validity, of the ordination
of their ministers, and come and enter the
- Episcopal fold, which does-not comprise, all
told, more than one hundred thousand mem
bers, and has no claim, to say the least,
over-the others, in Scriptural authority, in
telligence, social standing, or general influ
ence. It is most certainly about time to
cease propositions for union on
,suchlerms.
MEM
The - Work of Grace is still making most
cheering progress among the men on board
the United States Receiving Ship, North
Carolina.
.Within the last few Weeks, fifty
additional con'vetts are reported. At the
day prayer-meeting, it least one hundred of
the men are always present.
The Philadelphia House of Refuge orig
inated'-in a, union Of individual and public
effort. Under the fostering care of the city,
the State, anti individuals, it has grown
from a smelt beginning, thirty years ago,
until it is now able to accommodate six
hundred inmates; and during that period,
six thousand outcast' and vicious boys and
girls have received its advantages. The
grounds and buildingi have cost over
$380,000. The outside walls enclose a
space of six acres, which, after a sufficient
playground is reserved, are under a high
degree of cultivation, in flowers, shrubbery,
and fruit trees.. The annual expenses of
maintaining the institution, amount to about
, L 13,000.
The Medical Students now in.attendance
.
at the different schools in this city, number
nearly two thousand, one.half of whom
will graduate in the and go forth to
their labors.
The subject of Schad Books in the pub
lic, schools, is made a matter of discussion
every year. Every publisher of a particular
series, `secures his particular- friends con
meted in some way with the schools, and a
long and earnest discussion: of the compara
tive merits, is the consequence, attended
with no small expense, with every change
that; is made.
The second number of the Sunday
Schaal Times has appeared, and fulfills the
pronuse given in the first.
The Prayer-Meetings einem the beginning
of the year, give evidence of increased unc
tion. Some of the meetings are character
ized by much fervor. '
• •
The Christian , Observer has uttered a
warning. voice to the Young Men's Chriatian
Association; not to become so' much `inter
ested about the projeCted new Rail fO. their
use, as to neglect their higher and nobler
duties.
Re 4. J. A. -HwiNces Post Office address is
- Furnace, Clarion County,-Pa.
Rev. R. H. Mons,6lo's Post Office address
is changed from Cedar 'Rapids, lowa, to
Waterloo "Jiiniata Co., Pa:
Rev. Wm. REED's' Post Office :address is
changed from :Malta, Morgan County,
Ohio,. to Hail's Valley,t Morgan County,
Ohio.
Rev. MARTI* 110Qtrir,EN,' haying accepted
the - malr from the Second Church, Wil
nalegton, N. his Post Office, address is
changed from - Bostiek's'ltill'a, N. 0., to
• that - place. '
Rev. Siaruzra PETTIGREW of St 'L
,• ouis,
Mo., has received - and,accepted a call from
the church of Camden, Miss., and enter
ed upon his labors'in that place.
Rev. JOHN WALLACE has accepted airsim
,
vitation,:to supply the Churches of An
dre* and Farm ors' Oreek, -Jackson, Co.,
lowa, made vacant by the death•bf Rev.
J; B. Redden. - '
RSV. G. F. Goonnun, of Marengo 111. has
received and accepted an invitation to
supplylhe church of
,Relvidere,lllinois,
made vacant by the remoVal. of Rev. H.
B Buri . to Mexico Mo.
Rev. F G. &BARAN having 'received and
accepted the agency to , raise fifty thou
sand dollars for the erectiim of a college
.
building for Centre College, has 'removed
to Danville, Ky, where correspondents
will address him.
Re*. GrEoiGE Pi AZER has'removed from
. bi r ioholasoille to Newstead, , Chlistian Co.,
Ky-, having accepted' an invitation to
supply Ithe Lafayette and Newaiead
churches..
Rev. JAME§ MCQUEEN'S Post Offtbe ad-
dremf is - changed from FayetteviNe to
flliludivter
, ,
Rev. FRONTIS JOHNSTON'S .Post Office
address is changed frcon.Oharlotte, N.. 0.,
to Lexington, N. C; „
Rev. W. A. Woon's PoSt Office address is
changed froxir Vernon, N. 0., to
Rowan Mills, N. C. .
Rev. J. A. Smyum's -Past Office Taddress is
changed from Livonia, La., to Rosedale,
La. where he has • taken charge of the
Glip i sse Tete church. •
C..LTON has resigned the post of
, :. , itinerant missionary for the Synod of
liVisconsixt, and taken charge of -the
church at Winona, Minnesota. This
church has recently resolved, with entire
unanimity, on a change of relation from
the New to the Old •School body.
Rev: J'AirEs C. MiTorrarx. later of Greens
boro', Alabama, has accepted ;voila to the
Second church, Mobile, Alabaita, which
is also his Post Office address.
Rev.. Timo:rwir STEARN'S - 7 wtoral relation
to'the church of Mt. Pleasant, lowa, has
been dissolved on, acettunt of his contin
ued ill ,health. His Post Office address
- - "
is still Mt. Pleasant.
Rev. H. 31'.. SHOCKVEY of Kingston, Ohio,
has =reeeived a - :uitanimotta call from the
churches of Cambridge City and Eberle-
. sir, in the , Presbyteiy of White Water.
Revs H. R. PaiOn's Post Office address is
.• changed, from Urbana, Ohio,. to Bloom
,.
_ington,,lllinois. Mr. P. takes charge of
the &nil% in the latter plane.
,P . ev. CAMP BELL'S Post Office address
_.
is. changed from Filba,,Ala., to Geneva,
- • 1 ,
Coffee County,
PHILADELPHIA
Ecclesiastical.