Nana Abtrocatt DAVID MoKINNEY, JAMES ALLISON,. PROPRIETORS STEPHEN LITTLE, PITTSBURGH, MARCH 19, 1859. 'NERNUI.m.. $1.509 In advaneei or in Clubs or, dellvored at residuum or "absorb. berry MA.•o. Bee Prospostais, on Third Page. EL MN AWAY. II should be prompt! a Mils while before the year expires" that we may make tali arrangements for a steady supply. Tull RAD WMAPPIIII indloates that we desire a renewal• however, la the haste or smiling, ULM signal Mould b• omitted, mo baps our Crimean will Mil not forgot am RIGNITIPARCIOIL- , -Send payment by safe baud's when soavonient. Oro mad by usaBl enelOsing with ordinary ears, and troubling' nobody with a knowledge of what, yen ark doing. For a largo amounts sand a Draft, or, Same notea. Per ono or two papereilind Gleld or small notes. 20 M &NM CBA2O2.Wad postage stamps. Sr better WU. Mid forielOre papers; gear 02 Or Selma, arailioro§ Or Sl for Nfiktirtiputhro• ausalloorrs WARM , su Letters amid Commissicattooe to DAVID , ABILIHDINT £ 00 , E Vltttboorgito Pa. DEATH OF. A MINISTER —The Genera/ Presbyterian informs ue of the death of Rev. Joseph E. Curtis, on the let instant, at Montrose, Powhatan Co., Va. His end 'was peace, after a long discipline of suffering. MINISTNRIAL CHANGES.—Some remarks on this vitally importabt matter we place on our first page . Possibly some of our breth ren may differ from us, but they must thini the subject one to which we do well to call attention. DOING Goon.—An Elder in feeble health, who can not do much personal sex vice in the cause of Christ, but wishing to be useful, sends ne the names of eight per sons as subscribers for a year, and ten dol lars therewik as payment, in full. It would not be lasy to discover a way in which he could do more good with thii amount of money. °TIMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 02' PITTSBURGH.—This church has with grearuninkmity and cordiality, invited its former pastor, the Rev. A. M. Bryan, D.D., lately of Memphis, Tenn., to resume its pastoral oversight, and the invitation has been accepted. We are glad to see Dr. Bryan among us once more;‘ and we can assure him of a ,hearty welcome, from very many in this , oity and vicinity, to the scenes of his forniet labors. Commissioners to the General Assembly 'The Commissioners to the next General AssemblyT of the Presbyterian Church, are requested to forward their names and Post Office address, stating also, whether they are ministers or elders, to Silas T. Bow - en, Chair man, Indianapolis,, Indiana... , ThMUli r quid'ho done promptly, that they may im advlsedsy letter, of the places where they will be en tertained. The Home, ,the School, and the Church. These are `the • three great blessings with which God favors the people of the . United States. They have been well chosen as the motto of an Annual, by Rev. Dr. Vsnßens. seller. The volume , of 18591 s now on our table, rich in contents. It contains fonrteen articles. The writers rank among our most able and mint excellent men. The present issue is Vol. IX. It contain 196 pages 8 vo ; price 50 cents. It is sent to ministers and. candidates of our Church witliont a bill, by its worthy editor. North-Western Seminary. The 'lndianapolis Journal informs-us that the Rev. Wm. A. Holliday has offered one of the best quarter.aque' ree in that city for the site of the , proposed new Theological Seminary. The ground amounts fully to an acre, and is valued at ten thousand dollars. It is also said that a good commencement has been made toward securing the funds for the necessary buildings, the cost of which is estimated it twentylve. thousand dollars. Dr.,Warren, 'the former agent of the Semi nary, suggests in a letter to the Presbyter, Dixon, 111.,,er Marengo, 111., as a suitable location. Revivals PEULADI'LPHIA..—The attention paid to the subject of religion' in this city, is great: ly in advance of the condition of things a few years ago. A true revival we regard, not as an act, bat as a work. .Its movements are not spasmodic. There is life—life be-, gun, and life enduring. The,work in .which . we now rejoice, has been in continuance for more than a year. There is the noon-day' Prayer Meeting, the weekly denominational, meetings, thirty-five daily meetings of young men, in Hose-houses, &0., meetings of colored people, &e. But there is no very great manifestation of deep feeling for sin; but little, seemingly, of the strong crying and tears,' day and night, of which the Saviour speaks as characteristic of " his Own elect." The exercises of. Christians seem to partake more of the joyous, than of the penitential. But it is a great and good work. In several of the Presbyterian churches, on Sabbath last, there were nu meroakadditions. BALTIMORM.—The revival in this place programs pleasingly. For some three or four weeks there has been a deep interest manifest. Christian's have been awakened , backsliders re-claimed, and sinners converted. Especially, among the young men, who were wont to associate in clubs, has the work of grace been manifest. In that notorious club, the "Plug Ugliee," it is said that about ninety have become converts, and are now praying men. Also in the Penitentiary about seventeen have turned to the Lord. Wool:mu - sr, N. J.—The Rev. Mr., Baird, the pastor of thieikturch, is favored ' ,wi t h a rich blessing upon hie labors. Borneitwenty persona are rejoicing in hope recently ob. tabled,' and others are serious ingoirera Board of Domestic Missions. PROBABLE RETIREMENT OF REV. DR MUSGRAVE. At s meeting of the Board of Domestic Minions, held on Monday, the :14th of March, 1859, the following communication from the Corresponding Secretary, was re- Reived and read, viz.: " MISSION ROolie, PEDIA_DELPIIIA, March. 14, 1859. " To the Board of Domestic Missions oft e Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. " REV. AND DEAR BREVEMEN :--In con sequence of my impaired vision, it is my purpose to decline a re•eleotion at your next annual meeting, unless my sight shbuld by that time be improved. "I have thought it proper to give this seasonable notice, in order that there may be time to make such arrangements as may become necessary. "As I .cannot foresee the future, I will now only say, that should it become neces sary for me to retire from the service of the Board, I shall leave the work, and those as sociated with me in it, with profound regret.. " Praying that God may continue to pros per the cause, and bless all who are con nected with it, I remain,. " Yours, truly, " G.- W. MUSGRANZ." lAfter the reception of the foregoing let ter, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously . adopted viz : " WHEReas, The Corresponding Secre tly!), has informed the Board, that in cense, quence of his impaired vision it is his pur pose to' decline a re-election at the next an nnal:meeting of the Board, unless, by that time his sight should; be improved; there fore, "Resolved, That we have heard with ex treme regret, the conditional determination of the Rev. Dr. Musgrave. "Resolved, That , while expressing regret for the cause which leads to such condition al deteimination, we offer him our sympathy, and, pray for his speedy and entire recovery. "Resolved, That we cheerfully bear our testimony to the faithful, laborious, wise, and encceseful manner, in which he has ful filled the duties of his office; and sincerely hope there may be no necessity requiring him to demit the same ; but that the begin ning of another offibial year may find him eqnal . to all its responsibilities!' We regret, and many will regret with us, that we are obliged tcrcontemplate the prob ability of a loss of the services of. this most effective officer. The Board has been : blessed with three-very able, Corresponding Secretaries in succession—Dr. Wm. A. Mc- Dowell, Dr. C. C. Jones, and Dr. G. W. Musgrave. The first 'and second of these were obliged, the one by the failure of his hearing, and the otherby the decline of his general health, to retire. And must the • other follow 7 We trust not, for a long time to come. Dr. Musgrave is .in the vigor of life. His general health is excellent. His capab ility of endurance is great, His ardor in the cause is beyond any common attainment, To be deprived of an officer of his 'know!. edge, experience, spirit, and other qualifica tions, we could not but regard as`a deep af fliction. -- The injury uider which the Secretary suffers, was caused by labors too protracted, 'eider the glare of gas light. It is now of nearly a year's standing. There is, we be lieve, no organic disease. - Physicians recom mend rest. Rest might be had in the office, by employing the aid of a good amanuensis; but the Doctor's habits are such that it is no easy task for him to keep his hand quiet, while his head and his heart are at work; and to use the hand, the guidance cf the eye is needed. We do hope that Dr. Musgrave will deny himself so far as to arrange for the needed rest, at least till the time of the annual else tion, in June, and that the influence will be so beneficial *that a necessity for hie with drawal shall be avoided. Condition and Prospects of the Domestic Board. The financial condition of the Domestie Board, which we stated last week, is truly gratifying. We, this week, attended the Board's Monthly Meeting, and were pleased to find evidences that the claims of our mis sionaries were all promptly met, that no per son duly presented to the Board was re fused a commission, that the average of sal arias paid to tbe laborers has been about the same as it was last year, and that a resort to loans was avoided. All this, in times so trying, evinces wisdom, prudence, and fore thought, a complete apprehension of the bus limas, and a wise adaptation of means, to an end in the management. The total income of the Board was lees by some five or six thousand dollars than it had been during the previous year. This dim inution began to_ manifest itself seriously, very early and induced the avoiding of some expensive missions ; missions \ deeply de sirable, but which ought not to be prose cuted, if funds therefor would, have to be borrowed. Inequalities in the income of a benevolent institution may be baked for. The donor's means, and , their feelings, both vary. And sod, even in his most direct bestowments, gives with variations. We have more of rain, and srinshine, and heat, and frost, at some 'seasons than at others, and during some years than in others. Wise min, anticipating these vicis situdes, lay their plans- and conduct their energies, so as' to meet them. Such wisdom is to be need by those to whom are entrusted our Church affairs. The Church, we know, should strive to attain to a great degree of regularity and promptitude in their contri butions, and to become increasingly 'liberal. But 7 41143 and attainmente'do not always cor respond. Hence, as just' intimated, wise managers will aliays try to have, means at command, a little. beyond present actual need. The Church begins a new year with bright prospect& Let there be' no diminu tion of effort—no withholding of contrihu: tions as , Was during the first two months of last year. Seep up a bilance in the Treasury. It is safe. It draws -some in terest It insures prompt paymdnt to the missionaries. It enables the Board 'to meet any urgent call. THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE The Presbyterian Expositor. The March humber of this monthly, is, like its predecessors, rich in thought and sound in theology. One feature, however— a feature which has heretofore given us pain—is still continued, that is, a seeming personal partyism. Its article on the North- Western Theological Seminary is so much in the spirit of some articles which have appeared in the Presbyter, that we fear that an entire and cordial union of the brethren in the ten Synods is a matter yet distant. It is not the discussion as to the proper locality for the Seminary, nor as to the best time for commencing operations, nor as to whether it should commence small, like most of God's works, both in nature and in grace, and grow to• perfectness, sometimes under mild breezes; and genially watered, and at other times harassed by droughts and adverse blasts ; or whether, like, the fabled Minerva, it should spring into being, at once, in full maturity and faultlees pan oply2—it is not the discussion of these and similar questions which bodes the evil. A . decisive vote, in a , full Assembly, might be expected to settle all such matters, provided brethren felt right. What we regret, then, is not the discussion, but the spirit; the, keepingUp of old dif fi culties, • the seeming' personal partyism. Of one thing we think that the brethren may feel fully assured, that is, that the As -t sembly will not " lord it" over the churches immediately interested. It will consult' the ministers and people. It will gather, and will respect the Christian sentiment of the region. It has ever done so in reference to Al- , legheny, and is reference to Danville.; 'and. we cannot think but that it will he 'equally respectful toward the North-West; :and equally wise still in its enactments. Dimen sions kept up by prominent men may delay action, but it is not likely to render the As sembly dictatorial. We must still hope that the churches of the North-West will unite wise• efforts to train a numerous and well adapted•mitiistry, from their own sons, for the immense 'pork whioh is required in the vast biiiest field entrusted to their care. Convention of Elders and'Deacons. A Convention of Elders and Dehoons, of the Synod of North Carolina, to the number of sixty.six, was held at Raleigh, on the 15th and 16th of February. The North Caro lina .Presbyterian speaks enthusiastically of the meeting; regarding it as the beginning of a new era of effective labor on the part of these important, but sometimes not very laborious servants in Goes' house. An ex, cellent address was adopted, and also a series of very appropriate resolutions. One of these relates to a subject for which we have long both labored and endured. it is as fol , lows Resolved, That our experience of the ad vantages to the cause of religion in the State,';-of:a religious periodical, induces ,us to oer•mend with renewed earnestness the ' North, C arolina Presbyterian, to the sap port of the Presbyterian •population of the State, and to pledge ourselves to use our exertions to introduce it into every Presby terian family in our. bounds. We have no doubt of the practicability of this work, in that Synod; and of a simi lar work in every section of the Church, if earaistly entered upon, and if sustained, as it doubtless would' be, by pastors. And what an advancement would result to Pres byterianism I The people would be well in formed, and ; would far more cheerfully and effectively discharge their various duties; the young would be made religiously intel ligent, and be conserved to the Church of their fathers; and many households who have declined to a merely nominal Presby terianism, would be resuscitated to a living Christianity in the true faith, and become useful laborers in the vineyard. An objection occurs, that this would put whole Synods under the teaching of one journal. Well, so much the better, for peace and unity, provided that teaching be right. And that it would be right, is guar-- anteed by the fact that 'in this case, the journal would be dependent for its existence upon the parixthial officers. Many persons also'would soon get a second paper, and some a third. The officers especially, would sup ply themselves, one taking a paper from the East, another getting one from the West, an other from the North, the South, &c. Thus would a wholesome control be exer cised, and knowledge increase. Ecclesiastical. Rev. T. V. Moon, D. D., of Richmond, Vs., his declined the call from the First church, Louisville, Ky. Rev. Joirr Dm BOSE, has received and ac.. cepted a call from the church" of Talla. haasee, Florida. Rev. HENRY BnowN's pastoral relation to the church of Alligator, Florida, was dissolved by the Presbytery of Florida, at its late meeting. Rev. A. 0. McOvELLAND's pastoral relatton to the church of Peru, Indiana, was dis solved by the Presbytery of Logansport, on the 15th ult. Mr. MoClelland re moves to' Mount Pleasant, lovni, to take charge of the church in that place. Rev. WILLIAM J. IIoGE, Professor in Union Theological Seminary, Va., has, it is said, accepted the call to become associate pas tor with Dr. Spring, of the Brick church, New York. Rev. W. R 'CORBETT'S' Post Office address is changed from Adam's Run, S. C., to Cheraw, S. C. Rev. H. C. CARTER'S Post Office address is changed from McDonough, Ga., to Con yens, Ga. Rev; E. 0. FRIERSON'S Post Office address is ehanged frim Madison, Fla., to Pilatka, East Florida. Rev. Dr. J. L. Lome having resigned the Presidency of Richmond College, Mis souri, has removed to Sweet Springs. His Post Office address is Brownsville, Saline Co., Mo. Rev. J. L. MiiKzE, of Columbia, Ky., has received an invitation to supply the church' in Keokuk, lowa. Rev. a" ? H. CALVIN, of Boligee, Ala., has. accepted the chair of languages in Austin College, Texas. PRESBYTERIAN SENTINEL, MEMPHIS, TENN.—In lest week's , keine, we welcomed this new enterprise to our list of exchanges, and we are sorry to have to state that the office froth which the paper was issued, has been destroyed by fire, :and consequently, its publication has been suspended. EASTERN SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND. PrOfasor "Glad; of - Harvard College,ltte well known and highly. qualified Editor of & Brown's admirable edition of the British Poets, is . about to leaVe for England to eolleet materials for a new edition of Chaucer. Prof. Hadley's Need Grammar of the 'Greek . Language , i will soon be issued. The author has adopted the European 'continen tal pronunciation, which is 'quite different from that in oonnnon use in the British Isles, and in moat Of the schools of this country ~'and this is to •be hereafter the standeo at Yale College. The,Statne of Desniii Webster, by Pow ers, now Standing in the Atheneum, does not, by any , means, give general satisfaction. On the contrary, the general opinion is al most unitedly in opposition to it. The outline appears faulty at the very first glance. The figure is too tall; the legs are too long, and not well proportioned to the body either length or. size; , the posture lacks firmness—that quality which so impressed every beholder of the great statesman in his:most impassioned moments. ' The arms want grace and* maturalness, and the dress is entirely, un-Websterian. The pantaloons, it is said, constantly bring to mind the con dition of one who has just been treated to a plunge in the river on a very"cold day. A change in bootleg! and longer observe tion, may somewhat modify the judgment now rendered, . but it is quite certain that this work of the great American Artist, by no means comes up to the expectations that were entertained. • . Mr. Charles Sampson, of the eminent publishing house of Phillips, Sampson & Co., died last week, at the age of forty-two. Mr. Sampson was well known to all engaged in the book trade, as a man of unsullied in tegrity and most indomitable energy. This was exhibited in the constant struggle for the last ten years, against the attacks of con sumption, under which he at last fell. His death is deeply regretted by the community, while the publishers have pauifested a keen sense of the bereavement they have suf fered. - . - •The strength of Unitarianistra,, at least, in a distinct and tangible form, cannot - be a thing much to be feared, if the circulation of ne*spapers be any correct index of its trite state. Its great organ at Boston, the Register, has a circulation of, only about two thousand five hundred, while the other organ at -New York,.thelngUirer, has only flues therunind*ye kumired. So thnt the entire mroulation of avowedly - Unitarian papercin this country, is only , about six thousand. The' Trumpet is the organ of Universalism for the Eastern States,'anf according to the pretensions of the editor,ofthe world. Of late itseems to be greatly disturbed by' the,Sorip t oral investigations of the doctrine of the . Endless Punishment of the wicked. Every' notice of a new sermon on the subject, gives evidence of increasing disquietude. This oc casionally leads him to make nigh and un founded statements. For instance, he late ly reported that the late Dr. 14Ioses Stuart had abandoned the orthodox doctrine, or at least, " more than half denied" the doctrine of the endless punishment of those who are impenitent. But it is well known that Pro fessor Stuart, after. a full and candid exam ination of the Scriptural evidence, came to the conclusion, that as the happiness of the righteous in another world will be without end, so the punishment of the wicked must be endless. Reports with regaid to the . holding of erroneous opinions on this 'and kindred subjects, by men of repute and standing in the Church, should be , received with much caution. For we know of sev eral instances, in which persons were reported to have become converts to these opinions, which subsequent inquiry found to be with out any foundation. • The Boston Branch of the American Tract Society has determined to establish Branch in <New York. What effect this may have upon its prosperity, remains to be seen. And it has been intimated that the New York Society has the same right to establish anotheißranch in Boston, that the Boston Society has to . establish one in New York. Frederick Williams, who lately died at Cranston, R. 1., at the advanced age of eighty, was a lineal descendant of Roger Williams,- the founder of that State: He resided upon the farm once oompied by the eon of his illustrious ancestor. NBW YORK. The Foreign „Importations mark a large increase on the importations of the same period last year. The total for the last two menthe 'were $38,296,832; while for the corresponding months last year they were only $17,314,762. The amount of specie to be sent abroad to meet this, may be ,estimated, from the fact that the exports from the port of New York, since January 1, exclusive of speoie, only amount to $7,- 849,641. The Trade with the- interior has. been very large, indicating asreat realstion from the ilepression of last year. The •Graduates •of the medical de meat of the University of New York, for .the present seaion number One hundred and .twenty•eight, of whom aixty.three were from the Southern States. Great Complaint is made of Olemmen giving certificates Jo perms supposed tole in necessitous circumstances, without a full examination of all the facts in the ease. Not only are theie gentlemen often imposed upon by those who are bYeo means the prop er objects of charity, but a certificate given in behalf of a particular individual, often passes into other hands, and thus a sort of mutual trade is, carried on between the holders of such papers, for their mutual benefit. This sort of imposition is, no doubt, practiced to a great extent in many other places. Mr. , Spurgeon seems to be in doubt about 'the propriety of visiting New York and this country, during the Summer. The causes of this seem to be the necessity felt for being at 'home during the erection of his new chapel, and especially the report that has gone abroad that the object of his visit .wohld be merely a pecuniary one, together With the division existing among the Bap tists in this country as to his open commun ion views. But measures have been taken in New York to assure him that no attempt will be made toward giving his appearance any thing of a pecuniary aspect, and that the two parties in the Church here will allow him to come and preach' the Gos pel as any other regularly accredited Baptist minister, without expecting him to become the advocate of either party; nor will they ao any thing to interfere with his own views on'the subject of communion. And those beet acquainted with his intention's, exptess great confidence that his scruples will be re moved by the reprisentations sent on, and that at most his coming will be delayed a very short, time. `The - subject of a consolidation, of the different benevolent Societies of the Baptist Church, so as to. carry on its great soheines by the employment of fewer Agents and Searetariee, and consequently at a great re duction of expenses, has been warmly agi tated in that denomination for some time. The intuit has been a call by a committee of 'the New York Baptist Misaiontiry Socie ty, to the churches in the Eastern, Middle, and North-western States, to send delegates to 'a General Convention,lo assemble in the eity,of New York on the, let day of May, for„the purpose of taking into consideration the whole subject of consolidation of the SoCieties, for deviling ways and means for more effective action, and for uniting more completely the whole body of the Church in the great work of Evangelization. In this auspicious 'movement, the Examiner has been the great leader, but not without a ve hetnent struggle. The- dusty road we trav eled last Bummer, with the same , general oh jeets in view, was nothing compared with thi one our friend of the Examiner has beim going : over for , some time.' It is high time this matter of the multiplication of &Medea ' both in, the Church and out of -* the Church, was checked. There are: al redy too many claiming the attention and li &silty of the people, to secure the united i an hearty co .operation of all in those great i obects which transcend all other objects. The Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, a Professor in 13 ion Theological Seminary, has just finished 1 ,nourse of lectures before the Packer Insti titwitioalt has been the occasion of much re tall; and we are by no means sure that thb end has been reached yet. During the mime t the PrOfessor took occasion to speak ()flee book of Genesis, as a "Pictorial Epic," and to make remarks concerning the ' creation, the fall of man, and the federal character of Adam, that savored exceeding. lyi of the views of noted German Ration alists. As might have been expected, pas tors and parents felt greatly aggrieved that snot' sentiments should be promulgated in a letiture-rOOlll, where young ladies from their fie ks and families , had been sent for a quite 44 . , emit purpose, than having the 'teachings ef qheir childhood turned into ridicule, and the faith in' which they had been reared, shaken. Attention was called to this mat ter', among other things, by the Rev. Henry j. Van Dyke, the Successor of Dr. Jacobus, in ,a communication in the Presbyterian,. headed Infidelity in BrOoklyn. This brotght out the Professor in a long letter "in the Observer, partly denying the charges, and partly in explanation, but not a little in denunciation .of the temerity manifested by thefpersort who felt conscientiously called upon to lift up the warning voice, when the faith of the youth of his own charge had, been thus assailed in their presence, at)d when the reputation of a noble institution might be endangered. To this, Mr. Van Dyke replied in a letter, not only reiterating, but also increasing his fernler allegations, but in a way so dignified, mid, and courteous, as to be most damaging to his opponent And the reply of the latter, in the . Observer of Jest week, is not by any means such as will satisfy 'the minds of the people with re gard to the position of the Professor. The Independent takes decided ground against the .Professor, and in favor of Mr. Van Dyke. That paper thus speaks of Dr. Hitchcook, in the case before us : His relations to the. Christian community of Brooklyn, as a stated supply in various churches, and to the pastors with whom he has been ao. customed to associate, should hate restrained him from imitating Dr. 0. W. Holmes in ridionling the CatephiSm upon the common platform Of, the lee ture.room. How he can retain his present position, while opposing the very doctrines he has solemnly pledged himself to teach and de fend, with any degree -of consistency, we cannot understand. Nor do we see how our New School brethren can be satisfied with his sentiments as made known in his lectures before the Packer Institute, and not really denied in his letters, so, as 'to be con tentthat he should have a place in their chief Theological Seminary. The Carters, who. have already hid the Christian public under so many obligations, by their valuable contributions, announce as ,forthcoming in a 'short time—Bonar's An notations of the Psalms; Ryle .on Luke, Breckinridge's Theology, Vol. IL; Jaeobbs on Acts; Cabell's - Unity of Man kind, new revised edition; and, Oar Christian Classics, by Dr. James Hamilton; PHILADELPHIA. Business has been unusually active; and the trade of the present Spring promises to exceed that of any previous Spring for five Among the publishers and book dealers of the country, Messrs. Lindsay 4* Blak iston, of this city, hold a very prominent place. Their own list of publications, as will be seen by reference to their advertise xnent, is large and valuable; while their general trade in theological, religious, and miscellaneous • books, is very extensive. The gentlemen composing the firm me held in high esteem for integrity and fair deal ing. Messrs. Challen & Son have, in a short time, Seoured for themselves an excellent reputation as book publishers, in the char acter of the works they publish, in their mechanical execution, and in the i manner in which their business is conducted. One feature conpected with this house is, that when a work is published, they direct all their energies toward its sale, so that gen erally one of their publications has almost been sold out before another makei its ap pearance. The last work issued by this house is " Wilson's Conquest of Mexico," the notice of which, in this number, was prevented by unavoidable accident; but it will appear in the next. This book is, hav ing a large sale, and is cresting no small sensation. The subject of Physical Education in the Public Schools of this city, has been attracting much attention. A cruel system hae Veen pursued, of keeping the children shut up in the school rooms six hours every day, with a single intermission of half an hour. The second course of Lectures on Astron omy, by Prof. Mitchell, at the Academy of Music, was equally successful with the former. The Professor is the great inter prater of the results and technicalities of this sublime science, to the popular mind. Tor the Preebyterian Banner and Advocate State of Religton in Colleges of the Viiited States. The Committee of the Society of Inquiry of the Western Theological Seminary, pre sent the following statistics, obtained from their own inquiries, and the reports of other Seminaries, found in the newspapers. As will be seen, the state of religion in general is good, revivals having occurred in many of the Colleges during the past year. b • 0 e, Boudoin College, Me., Waterville College, Me., 'University of Vermont, Vt., Middlebury College, Vt., Amherst College, Mass., Harvard University,Mass., Williams College, a Yale College, Clt., Wesleyan University, Ot, New York University, N. Y., Madison e . Hamilton College, Union College, a Rutgers College, NJ., Nassau Hall, Jefferson College, Pa. Washington College, University of Lewisburg, Pa., Pennsylvania College, Pa., Franklin and Marshall CoL,Pa i i laffiyete College, Pa., lianipdezi Bydney College, Va, Riehmend`College, Washington College, Va., Randolph and Macon Col., Va., Univarsity of Virginfs,Na, University . of N. Carolina; N.O, Wake Forest College, N. Oglethorpe College, Ga., . Mississippi College, Mien, Jackson College, La, Cumberland University, Tenn., Maryville College,* " Centre College, .Ky., Kenyon College,* 0., Marietta College,* 0, Miami University,*o., Oberlin College,* 0., Western Reserve College,* 'Wittemberg College,* 0., Asbury Univeraity r lnd, Hanover College, " Murfreesboro' Institute, Ind., Michigan University, Mich, Beloit College, Wis., ' The sign * denotes that of the Colleges to which ft is affixed, the number in the College classes, only is given; f denotes that the number ie probably greater than report ed; t denotes that the figures . , are probably not exactly ac curate; N. R, no report. West. Thee. Nareh 14, 1869. For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate Testimonial. WErwales, We have recently, learned of the sudden and untimely death of our friend and classmate, J. Watson Hughes, who was on the threshold of the most liberal and unselfish of the learned professions, the ministry ; that, there fore, as self•constituted exponents of the feelings of the plass of '66, of which the deceased was a member, we Resolved, fit, That by the suddenness of his' death, we are reminded of the possible nearness of it to each one of us, and that, henceforth, we will endeavor to live so' that it may find us as well prepared as it did him. Resolved, 2d,. That, as in him the world has lost one of its best men, and most valuable -citi zens; we feel called upon by renewed diligence and assiduity to fill the vacancy thus occasioned. Betrayed, 3d, That we add our testimony as to hie diligence and success as, a student ; his moral and social influence as a companion, and his in tegrity and consiSteney as a - Christian. Resolved, 4th, That we deeply sympathize with his parents in this unusually severe bereavement, being called to part with a devoted eon, who, in the greatest elasticity of youthful vigor, was cut down away from home, but not away from duty, with no parental hand to smooth his dying pil low, not even this sad office being allowed them. Resolved, btb, That the Washington Connty papers, and the Presbyterian Banner and Ailvoeate be requested to publish these resolutions. IRA. J. LecooK. . FRANK P. FITZWILLIAM, ROBERT P. LEWIS Washington, Pa., March 364 1859. for the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. History more Romantic than Fiction. Wilson's "new History of the conquest of Mexico," furnishes an instance -in point. After discarding entirely the Spanis% religious ro mances, on which .Prescott relied, be starts with the dispatches • of Cortex---first, purging them of some monstrous exaggerations. Those prove to be accurate skeletons, which a person familiar with the peculiar topography of that country can, without diffidulty, fill opt into 9. history. Bat how wonderful is that history! Disappointed in his plans of founding a colony, by the unhealthiness of the climate of the coast, and the loss of all his ships in a tornado, he boldly seta out to find a more salubrious home in an unknown interior. He surmounts mountains covered with snow, even in tropical regions. He encounters Indians Inured to war, and conquers them in their own chosen methods of war, and on their own chosen battlefields. Draw-n into am buscades, he turns a surprise into a victory. In a night attack the Indians find him prepared, while in a pitched battle he tramples upon them with his horses. Victory with him is not so much the result of superior „prowess, as of his ceaseless vigilance, and his careful study of his enemies system of war. - Who but Cortez could have dared so much, and who, at twenty-five, understood Indian character so thoroughly! His energy is as superior to that of other men as his courage, and he remains to this day unrivaled as a hero of Indian wars. For the Preebyteristn•Benner and Advocate. Receipts to the Church Extension Ftiod.. Bethany oong., Presbytery. of Ohio, (of which $1.2:26 is for use of Sixth church,' Pittsburgh.) Bech Spring, St. Olairsville P'y, Mt. 'Pleasant, Crab Amite, Laurel Hill, Red . 3. o $55.61. • war Marsh 1861859. t, Receiving Agent. Report of I. D. Williams, TRIMMER OF THE BOARDS OF DOMESTIO WINS, EDUCATION, TEREioATIoN, AND FUND TOR SUPERANNUATED MINISTERS AND THEIR FAMTTIES, FOR FEBRUARY, 1859. DOMESTIC MISSIONS. SYNOD OF PITTSBURGH. Ohio Preabytery Centre. church, ,$.25 00; Bethany church, ,(F e ., Fe male Association , 26:72, Male do., 47.50,) 74.22; East Liberty, ad., 16.00; Pittsburgh 2d, ad. and balance to constiinte six Honoray Members, 8 50. Saarbtirg Pby: Indiana ch., 70.00 ; raysville, 19 50; Saltsburg, 40.00. Redstone - P'by: Rehoboth eh., Dr. Hough, dec'd, 32.25 ; Dunlap's Creek, .26.12; Laurel Hill, ad., 1.00; Connellsville, (Mrs. R. M'Cray, 40.00:) 100.00; Mt. Pleasant, 38.10. Clarion P'by : Pisgah oh., Female Missionary Society, 13.32 SYNOD oF ALLEGHENY. — Brie Pby: Meadville ch., 46 00. Alleiheny City Pby: Freedom ch., 458 ; Allegheny City Ist, 149.00. Allegheny Pby : Middlesex oh., 24.00 ; Concord and Pleas ant Valley, 5 75. SYNOD OF WOBIMINGI.— Washington P'by: Wheeling, let • eh., 133.90; Hookstown, 17.00; Mill, Creek, 16 00 ; blu.ysville, 32.05; Three Sprjngs, 8.00. Steubenville P'by: East Spring. field eh, 15 00 . . New Lisbon P'by : Middle Sandy eh., 10.00'; .Bethel, 22.72 ; Newton, 8.78 . St. Clairaville P'by: Rockhill ch., 36 15 ; Fair view, 7.60 ; St. Olairsville, 40.00. SYNOD OP Caro:--Coahocton Ptby : Apple Creek ch., 12.00; Berlin, 16.00; Coshocton Ist, 15:00. Zanesville P'lry: M'Connellsville ch. ' 9.70; Bristol, 5.30; Salem Ist German, 20.00. Richland P'hy : Ashland ch., 26.75; Shelby, 10.00; Ontario, 10.00; Mt. Pleasant, 5.00 ; Martinsburg, M." M Davis, 6.00; Loudenville, 6.00; Bladensburg, 11.60. Wooster .P'by: Sugar Creek oh., 36 80; Wooster, ad., 2.60. MISCILIANEOUS—WiIIiam and John Rophirk, 3.00.; A Lady, Morristown, 0-, a thank offering, 4.00; A Student, W. T. Seminary,, 3.00; Friend, 1.00; A Friend,. 2.50; A Friend, 1.00 ;- A. Friend, 2.00; Rev. Wm. Jeffery, D.D., 2.00. SYNOD OF PITTSBURGH.--Ohio P'by: Miller's Rim oh., 14 00 ; Lebanon, in part, 25 00. sail,. burg P'by: Mechanicsburg eh., 8.00; Bethel, 10.00. Blairsville Pb'y : Ligonier ch., 19.85; Cross Roads ' 5.50. &non OF Axxxonatirr.—Erie P'by: Mercer oh. , 20.00. Itqlegheny City P'by: Freedom ch., 2.2.5 ; Allegheny City let, 113.72. Beaver P'by: laski ob., 3.75; West Middlesex. 12.00. SYNOD OR WHENLING. - Washington Pby New Cumberland oh., 7.00: Steubenville P'by Wellsville ell.. 15 18. SYNOD OF OHIO —Cosho'cion Pby : Berlin eh., 26.19. , MISCELLANEOUS —A Lady, Morristown, 0., a thank offering, 2.00. SiIoD of Amaranzity-:-Atlegheny city P'by : Freedom eh. 2.68. SYNOD OF 01110.—COMOCtOO P'by: Berlin ch., 14,20. Richland P'by r Millwood ch., 4.00. ItheonzLormous.—A Lady, Morriatown, Ohio, a thank offering, 1.00 ; A Friend, 2.00. sa. 2 .3 - .T. " e a" SYNOD ON PITTENURGH.—Ohio Phy Law renceville church, A Member, .50. Saltsburq Poy : Ebenezer ch., 14.00. SYNOD OF ALLEGIIDNY.—Erie P'by: Washing ton oh., Sabbath School, 5.00. Allegheny •City P'by: Freedom oh., 8 75; Allegheny - City Cen tral, 75.00. N.B. N.B. N N. Nit. 20 N.R. N.R. N.B N.A. N.R. N SFZIOD OF OHlo.—Coshocton Pby: Berlin ch., 14.19. Zanesville Fby: Norwich ch., 3.25. MISOELLABX,O27B.—A. Lady, Morristown, Ohio, a thank offering, 3 00. SUPERANNUATED MINISTERS' FUND. SYNOD OF PITTSBUTIGN.—Saitorbury Pby: Eb enezer eh., 8.00. Blairsville f' : Cross Roadß, 6.50; Armagh, 4.00; Centreville, 4.00. Red stone Plby.- Rehoboth ch., Dr. Rough, dee'd, 19.00. SYNOD OF ALLBGENNY. —Allegheny City .1?' by : Freedom oh,, 3.00; Allegheny City Central oh., 75.00. SYNOD OF Ciao.— ZaneBvj le P'lri : Norwich oh., N.R 7 2 N.R El 3 N.R. 2t N.R. N.E. N N.B. .g. 00 't 26 4 2 78 180 89 800 t 0' Mmozianennous,—.4.Lady, Morristown, 0., a thank offering, 2.00; A Student, W. T. Seminary, 1.00; Mrs. 0. Timmonds, LOO. EX, 202 N.B. IN II Ladies of Allegheny City let eh., a box valued at 143.60; Ladies of Morristown, 0., oh.,a box valued at 44.00 ; Ladies of Salem, 0., oh., a box valued at 24.05. Total, $211.65. • Tortzs.—Domestic Missions, $1,246.69; Edu cation, $284.44-; Publication, $23.78 ; Church Extension, $118.69; Superannuated Ministers' Fund, $125.50. I B . 85 N II N. 1% N.R [ •R N.R. N.R. N.R. N.B. Ell 3 We are indebted to Messrs. Hunt & Miner for A box of Wm. Mann's extra fine steel pens, which we have tried, and find them to be excellent. Robinson & Co., offer in another column a large and elegant assortment of carpi:dings, &0., at their extensive establishment, on Fifth Street& Messrs. 'Brooks & Cooper offer a large and well selected assortment of mourning and house keeping goods, in our advertising columns. Messrs. McCord & Co„ have now on hand the largest and finest stock •of hats, caps, silk bon nets, and straw goods, ever brought to this city, which they offer in our columns at wholesale and Tice March number was unusually delayed in :aching us, from some cause. This number we consider one of the best that has appeared for some time. The article on Charles Lamb and Sidney Smith is highly diseriminating and appre ciative; the one on . Winter Birds forma a capital chapter in natural history; and the one entitled "A Plea for the Fijians," is a witty and telling exhibition of the force of the Ratio ad Absur dum. The Rev. William Ittmlatt, a well. known Meth odist clergyman, residing at Naples, draws the following amusing but apt comparison between Dr. hi'Lane's Celebrated Vermifuge, prepared by Fleming 8r05.., of. Pittsburgh, Pa., and a ferret: A ferret, when placed at the entrance of a rat•hole, - enters the aperture, travels along the passage, seizes upon the rat, exterminates hie existence, and draws the animal's defunct carcass to the light. And in like manner have I found Dr. lkeLatte's American Vermifuge to operate upon worms, those dreadful and dangerous tor mentors of children. This remedy, like the fer ret, enters the aperture of the mouth, travels down the gullet, hunts round the stomach, lays hold of the worms, shakes the life oat of the reptiles, sweeps clean their den, and carries their carcasses olearmit of the systeni. This, at least, has been the effect' of the Vermifuge upon my children." A neighbor of Mr. Roulatt, Mr. John Briggs, adopts the simile of the reverend certifier, thus both giving their most unequivocal approval of this great specific, 'after having witnessed its operation upon their oirn children. Let others try it, and be satisfied. Purchasers will be careful to ask for DR. Br- LANE'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, mann act tired by FLEMING BROS. of Pirrssusan, PA. There are other Pills purporting to be Liver Pills, now before the public. Dr. Ill'Lane's gen uine Liver Pills, also his celebrated Vermifuge, can now be had at all respectable drug stores. None genuine without the eignatttre of 1811 FLEMING BROS. $16.26 18.36 50 75 19:75` parthe Presbyterian Banner and Adiveate EDUCATION. PUBLICATION Wavigspettmii4'ef4Mil CLOTHING. .1". Wreraems, Bee. Ag't, 114 Smithfield Street. Piitelrurgh, Pa., February 28, 1869. glens pgartmtut. Steel Pens. Otirpetings Mourning and Housekeeping Goads. Rata and Caps. The Atlantic Monthly. lAbyzaniumxsTa A Good Comparison.
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