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