, . & .' ' • . I • IV I C . ..r. ' , • J . 7 • y . ..„;.... . J .. _ • .... .. . . . . Presbyterian Banieeri Vol. T/71)14.1 37. rreibyterbut Advaeate. Vol. =I, 116. 32 I DAVID &KINNEY and JAMES ALLISON, Editors. LERNB.-IN ADVANCE. 3riginal Vottrp. mes, BIIGGIOSTBD BY TUB DVATH OP J. P. A. Brother, farewell ; we meet no more, In this dark vale of tears ; Thou art "not lost, but gone before," To brighter, happier spheres ; And faith looks up with joyful eyes, To a reunion in the skies. 0 happy day, when we shall meet Thee in those realms above; ' And bending at the Saviour's feet, In rapturous notes of love, ' We'll there unite in blissful ]ays, To celebrate his glorious praise. With what delight we 'll wander o'er, Those bright celestial fields; And pluck the fruit, the tree of life, • In rich abundance yields ; And drink of Life's pure, living stream, Basking in Light's effulgent beam. Our Father's face, we there obeli see, Th' incarnate Son behold ; And with the Spirit, One in Three, Their mysteries unfold ; Our then expanded minds shall know, What darkly we beheld below. With happy saints and angels there, Forever we shall dwell ; And in their songs of triumph share, With joys no tongue can tell ; Loud hallelujahs to our King, Thro' all eternity, we 'll sing. But who can paint the joys above, The glories of that place ; Where we shall kpow the Father's love, The Saviour's wondrous grace ; Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope in infinite delight, Nickleaville, 1859. Prom our London Correspondent. The Outbreak of War—lts Seat as Described by an Future—Bloodless Revolutions in Italy—The Money Panic—Genera/ Alarm—lts Cause—France and Russia Banding Together— , The Public Reassured—Naval Preparations—The Day of Thanksgiving—The Indian Mutiny and its Merciful Suppression—A Memorable Sabbath Day—The Past and the Future—Peace Amid Tumult—The Thanksgiving Sermons—The Claims and Wants of India—The Pope and Cardinals Rated and Affrighted—A Scene at Rome—Aus tria the Champion of the Papacy—The " Uni vers" and its Lamentation—The Monks and their War-Loan—Dr. Cumming a Prophet once more —Our Statesmen and Non-Interference—Political Prospects—Special Postscript as to Islington 44 Fair," and its Results. LoxpoN, May 3d, 1859. Win has broken out at last ! Its field, for the present at least, is Italy, whose beau. tiful fields are likely to be watered plente ously with hunian blood. There seems no doubt that Austria was, in part at least, en couraged by the deriv,noiation of the French. Emperor in Ufa closing words of the hist speech made by Lord Derby before the dia. solution'of Parliament. But even without that, nought remained for Austria, as deter mined to hold Lombardy, and to maintain the status quo. in Italy, but to fight, and so take the initiative with such promptitude as to have the opportunity of overrunning Sar dinia before the French auxiliary troops could be mustered. The Tioino has been passed by immense bod ies of troops, who now form a kind of semi circle, and the Sardinian army retires by command, as the Austrians advance. It will help your readers to a clear idea of the position and prospects of the combatants, to ponder on the following communication to the Examiner, signed by " A. Elallenga." It is an Italian view of the Italian Contest, and deserves attention for the - aoouraey of its facts, and the probabilities of its infer ences: It is not easy even for those who have for the last three months given all their attention to the subject, to calculate the chances of the forthcom ing struggle. Till the French take the field in sufficient numbers, it is very clear that Piedmont must limit herself to a strictly defensive warfare. The Austrian army in Lombardy is calculated at two hundred and fifty thousand combatants; that of Sardinia will only be on a par with it when the Emperor Napoleon has sent down the one hundred and . fifty thousand men promised, as it is said, to flavour. Sardinia has taken great pains to avoid a collision on the Ticino. She has concentrated her forces at Casale, Alessandria, Tortona, and all along the Ligurian Apennines; sad will offer no resistance to the invader North of the Po, as far as the Dora Battea at Chivasso, abandoning thus the defence of Novara and Ver celli. It is doubtful, however, whether the Anstriana will avail themselves even of this momentary advantage; but what is quite sure is. that long before the French have mustered in suf ficient strength to give the Austrians battle on the plai is of Vercelli and Novara, these latter will have to fall back on their own Territory, as their flank would be exposed to en attack of the Piedmontese from Alessandria and Casale. All campaigns of this nature, from those of Louis XII, and Francis I, of France, to those of the first Napoleon, almost invariably begun by an inroad into the centre of Lombardy, and an at , tempt to occupy Milan. Such a plan of campaign will, however, in all probability, be modified in the present instance, owing to a variety of rea sons, but especially to the strong position taken by Austria at Pavia with a view to cover the Lombard capital. An occupation of Milan, how ever rapid and successful, would have no impor tant military result, eci long as the vast Austrian armament can find a safe shelter behind the walls of Pavia, Mantua, Peschieta, Verona, Piacenza, and Ferrara, all of which places have lately been raised to the importance of fortresses of the first order. A more natural and rational course for the French and Sardinians will be an advance into the Territory of Parma. A large force col lected either at Parma or Reggio, would enable them either to achieve the investment of Pia cenza, or to threaten Mantua, Verona. and Fer ran. It is not likely the Austrians will show any great anxiety to sally forth from those strongholds to give battle; nor is it probable that their enemies will lose their time in the siege of places which modern art has rendered all but impregna ble. So far as mere military mancenvres are concerned, the war is likely enough to turn out a drawn game between the two immense forces ' as the Austrian army will to a certain extent be placed in a position inaccessible to its adversaries, and it will at the same time be too much divided into different garrisons, and compelled to be on its guard on too many distant points, to be able to strike any decisive blow. A war pursued un der Such circumstances must needs leave ample scope for the work of diplomacy ; and it is ex tremely likely that England and Prussia, unweary as they have been in their efforts to prevent an outbreak of hostilities, will lose no opportunity which may offer, either to put an end to the war, or at least to hem in its ravages and limit it to the narrowest possible sphere. A few days may put to flight the hopes of a comparatively bloodless contest, as indioa• ted in the closing 'part of the foregoing; and such, too, as Mr. D'lsraeli in his speech to his constituents, yeeterday seemed to be lieve in. But ,surely the French and Sar dinians, now that the sword is drawn and the scabbard thrown away, unless thoroughly beaten, will persevere in the attempt to wrest not only the Dtachies, hut Lombardy from Austria, and, in fact, to expel her from Italy. altogether. To do that, however, is no easy task. The forces of Austria are immense. France and Piedmont united, are not, in a military sense, more than a a match for Austria alone"; and were they to cbtaiu too great and sudden an advantage: over Austria, it is possible that all Germany might move to the rescue. Not, indeed, that it is likely that Germany will cross her own Rhine except in the lust extremity, to meet a French invader; and the idea of the last has again been most solemnly disclaimed by Napoleon. Notwithstanding her brist ling fortresses in Lombardy, who can tell what one disaster to Austria in the field, might lead to I "Who," (asks the writer of the article already quoted from,) who can foresee what the movement of Italy will be when the first roar of cannon turns the hope into certainty, when Austria falls back from An cona and Bologna, when the - fiery cross runs from town to town, and the French and Sardinians enable and even invite the Ital ian youth to arm and muster in the rear of their ranks ? In such a state of things, it will behove Austria, to guard' well against any untoward' slip, against any disaster however partial or temporary—for, the example_ and instigation of the Pied- Inontese, and the ~encouragement of the French, will embolden' the` Lombardo•Vene tiana to fall upon their masters, whenever a chance offers, and the ground will soon be too hot under the feet of the Austrians, even within the walls of their impregnable strong holds." A Bloodless Revolution has taken place both at Florence and Parma, the troops and people sympathizing with Sardinia, and the Grand. Duke of Florence, and the Duchess of Parma both sent peacefully away. AU Daly is ripe for change, and Austria's fears have compelled her to place Trieste, 'ire nicia, and Ancona in a state of siege. The Austrian General in Piedmont has issued a proclamation to the Sardinians, guarantee ing liberty and protection of property. But he is making Novara provide forage and food, on pain of overwhelming fines. A TERRIBLE PANIO seized on our Stock Exchange, last week, when •it • was found that Austria had resolved on war, and more especially because of a deliberate announce ment in the Times, backed by all its author ity, and given in wide, g‘ leaded " columns, that an alliance offensive and defensive, had been concluded between France and Russia; that the latter was to declare war against Austria "within fifteen days" of her as suming the offensive against Sardinia, and that both, had resolved on the destruction of Austria as a European power. To this was the corollary that Constantinople was to be seized by Russia, and that the French and Russian fleets were to co-operate in the Baltic and Mediterranean, and finally that Den mark had joined the inauspicious pair of conspirators against England and Europe. The result of this announcement was an alarm and agitation which have had no par allel since the memorable French Revolu tion of 1848. Even grave and quiet people at once believed it,, and there was a sudden reversal of the verdict pronounced against Austria the week before; for her apparent obstinacy. Men saw at last the unmasking of the dark, deep, long cherished, tenacious 'purposes of one whom this nation bur never trusted—the Emperor of the French. 'lt was even said that at Osborne, in the Isle of Wight, the proposal to " abolish" ARS trim, wee made by Louis Napoleon when he visited the Queen, and that she and her Min isters had rejected it with indignation. At all events, disaster fell on the Money Market; the funds went down four or five per cent.; not less than fifty Stook•dealers were obliged to succumb before the tempest; stooks and shares of all descriptions went down fearfully ; and, in one day, the country was by many millions poorer. Trade and commerce received a rude shook, orders were countermanded, workmen were dis missed, and the food of the people was sud denly enhanced in price by 10s. per quarter. IL was felt that England was herself in peril, and a rapid manning of the navy, the get ting up of volunteer rifle clubs, the calling out of the militia, and a revival of the days of 1804, when Bonaparte's flotilla at Bo logna, threatened our independence, was an ticipated by many. Now, there is a change, and a calm Why ? Although war is begun, yet " the offensive and defensive alliance " between Russia and France, is gradually melt ing into thin sir. Russia has been ques tioned by our Government, and Prince Gort sebackoff, her Foreign Ambassador, admit ting that there is an understanding between France and Russia, of some kind, , denies that it has any aggressive aspect whatever against the intereste of England; and the Emperor Alexander himself declares he has no intention of attacking Austria. Had Lord Derby been out, and Palmerston in, we would have been spared this panic and 'A , ailt7 its sad results. The. Economist, a paper edited by Mr. Wilson, an eminent member of the late Palmerston Ministry, puts the matter es follows, and, as I think, ju diciously : We do• not read in the alliance between France and Russia---supposing it to be as stated—any such covert hostility to Great Britain as alarmists fancy. That one motive of this proceeding is to neutralize any possible action on our part in favor of Austria, we entertain no doubt whatever. But this precaution we hold to be permissible enough. The French Emperor, believing that he and his ally, Sardinia, have a just ground of war against Austria—or, if we please, being resolved to "have it out" with that power, now that he bats foind a plausible pretext—is resolved not to be interfered with. Our Cabinet have used language which may well make him fear that under certain contingencies they might have been as much in clined to help Austria as they have showed them selves inclined to praise her: be is wise, there fore, to provide an ally who will help him to oc cupy our fleet in case we should manifest an in tention of intervening therewith in the dispute. We do not see any need to suppose designs more unfriendly than this. As for Russia, we have long known that ever since the C,imean war she has been cultivating friendly relations with France and Sardinia, and has been waiting for a fit oc casion to repay Austria for her hostile though passive and selfish proceedings during that disas trous contest; and we cannot wonder that she should embrace so promising an opportunity as that now offered. Nor can we see why we should regard the mission of a fleet into the Mediterra nean (if she really has one to send,) nor the con centration of a corps d' armee on the Gallician frontier to menace Austria, as any act of unfriend linos or any indication of aggressive designs against ourselves. The latter step is no doubt de signed to weaken Austria in Italy by compelling her to retain one hundred thousand men in Ger man"; but if we have no wish to help Austria in her Italian struggle, why should we quarrel with such a proceeding? Nevertheless, it is well to be on our guard. Sir Chas. Napier calls out for a Channel Squadron of great strength ; so does that " Dog Tear'etu," Mr. Roebuck, and the Ministry themselves are not slow to obey the call. A Privy Council wan held on Saha-. day, and it was at once resolved to increase this number of marines for the fleet, by the addition of ten thousand. For this purpose a Royal bounty has been offered, at the rate of £lO per man, and there is a rush yes terday and to day, at Tower Hill and at the Receiving Ship at Woolwich, of men suita ble for the service, so that a magnificent British fleet will be speedily in the Channel, and • another in the Mediterranean. The garrisons of Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu ; are all being strengthened, and it is right that they should "be so • for, who can tell "ONE THING IS NEEDFUL:" "ONE THING HAVE ,- DESIRED OF THE LORD:" "THIS ONE THING I DO." PUBLICATION OFFICE, GAZETTE BUILDING, FIF 11: - sOEBT, - ABOVE SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH,•PA. FOR THE WEEK ENDIN *t*ILTURDAY, "TUNE 4, 1859. whereunto this war may grow ? My own impression is, that it will not last long; but we all bad the same expectations about the Indian Mutiny, and yet we know how formidable it became, and but for God's mercy, and the special heroism of our hand ful of English soldiers in India, led by the God-fearing Havelock and others, how it might have been overwhelming. A DAY or THANKSGIVING for the sup pression of the Indian rebellion, was held on Sabbath, the let inst., and was univer sally and devoutly observed. Men's,mitids were deeply solemnized by the black. cloud, charged with tempest, which brooded and was about to burst over Europe. The min isters of the sanctuary felt it impossible, in offering the people's thanksgivings, not to mingle with them strong supplications to Him who alone could avert apparently present and imminent. peril. , Indeed last Lord's day will always be a memorable one. With multitudes it was the day of Sacra mental commemoration. They "kept the feast," and at the table of Christ, as . in the very shadow of the Almighty, they expe rienced the peace, amid surrounding tumult, which He who said there to each pardoned and welcomed gueet, ' 64 I am pacified toward thee," could bestow. But what a week had preceded that fresh, happy, soothing, sus taining Sabbath, and its holy feast ! The Demon of War had stalked forth, and the nations trembled as they beheld him, "The dart and javelin glittering in his hands." And mingled with. the " confused noise of the warrior," from afar, was the tumult of home excitement. All over the kingdom a stern, close, hand-to-band political contest was being waged, on whose issue it, was felt the future of England largely hung. On Saturday, the closing day of that mem orable week, every' borough gave out its utterance, and Conservatives and Liberals were placed in an antagonism, and changed places in a manner such as has not been known for years. On Saturday even ing,• the busy cities and towns—agitated all the week, and throughout that day, in a state of feverish excitement—subsided into quietude, and men were unusually glad to find that a day of rest was before them, and that " the Sabbath drew on." The sermons on the day of thanksgiving, partook of the nature of the prayers. The ominous future received attention,.as well as the wondrous past of that Indian Rebel lion so marvelously trod again. It was good for us to be reminded that God had been very merciful, even amid righteous judg ment; good to feel that "had not the Lord been on our side," the floods had swallowed us up; good to mark and recognize the glorious union of Christianity and courage in that Indian struggle, such as had been unknown in a British army since the days of Cromwell and Ironsides; good to see and recollect that Heathenism and Mohamme danism had both been judged and rebuked, and that the way was now clear in an hum bled people's hearts, and by reason of the resuscitated zeal of a repentant nation at horns, for the carrying over Hindoosttn that lianner of the Prince -of Peace which, as yet, has been only unfurled in the eyes of a very few. Neither British nor American churches are more than half awake to the claims of India. What six Christian teachers would ,be in this London of ours, are the four hundred missionaries that are in Hindoostan ! Whole tracts and provinces never yet saw, " beautiful upon the monn• tains," the feet of a herald of deliverance. And in.spite of all that will be done, for years, Hindooism will remain a system stern and formidable. It is a far more consistent thing, in its diabolical unity of spirit, than is generally believed. It even exceeds Romanism, in its adaptation to enslave, de ceive, and destroy. We bad a RI:molt, a day or two since, that the Pope bad fled from Rome. That event has not yet happened. The French troops, his quasi•protectors, are still there, and he hates them thoroughly. A few days ago, the French troops were cheered by the higher and middle classes, in the public streets of Rome. At this, Antonelli was very angry, and some arrests were made. The French General resented this; the demonstration having really been in sym pathy with that French alliance with Sar dinia which Rome fears above all things, and so, no(ens vclens, the Pope's Prime Minister is compelled to set free his pris oners. The Univers, the French Jesuit organ, is in a great fright about the issues of the war. Its language sufficiently indicates how thoroughly the Papacy is being 64 minished and brought low," as even prophecy expects us to look for, ere there come that final overthrow which awaits her, and whose crash will be loud enough to make the world know, at last, that she was the Grand Adversary and Antichrist, and that "strong is the Lord God that judgeth her." Rear the Jesuit's organ. It is quite true to its principles; but to its confusion and dismay it cannot arrest the conflict be tween " Christian princes" which it de precates, or sweep out of the path either England or Russia: , We are still of exactly the same opinion we were a week ago, before the French troops en tered Piedmont, or two months ago, when war appeared neither desirable nor prottable, or even a year ago, when there seemed no possibility that the peace of Europe could be disturbed. We then wished that war might not be declared for a long time to come, and that. when France should draw the sword, it would be against another enemy. The Church implores Heaven to' send peace among Christian princes, and especially among Roman Catholic princes. But at present war breaks ont between the two great Catholic nations—is about to• overrun and lay waste a Catholic land—its flames threaten to spread even to the Vatican, the sacred abode of the Father of the Catholic) family. For our psrts, we know only two enemies to France—the two pointed out by na tare—England for the present, and Russia in the future. We believethat Russia menaces Latin civ ilization with one of the most memorable catas trophes that any civilization ever had to undergo. Russia aspires to the empire of the world—to Constantinople and to Rome, and even now this dream of her old ambition can no longer be re garded with contempt by any serious mind. France has only one truly great part to play, that which prudence and history indicate. The rev olution made her relinquish it for a while, but she has not renounced it, because she has always felt that she could not do so with Out sinking in the scale of nations. France should be the heart and arm of Latin civilization—the shield that covers Rome, the hand that assists, raises, and upholas all Catholic nations. England and Russia close the world against us and against the Gospel, England now, Russia hereafter. The vessels of all nations only traverse the globe with a passport signed by England. When England no longer signs the passport, Russia will do so. We should hai , e wished to see France, as protectress of the great European families, give the world to them by up holding everywhere the true religion. Such are our ideas and views, and hitherto nobody has persuaded us that it is possible to form any of a more patriotic, more French, or more Christian •haracter. • Austria now is Rome's chosen champion, and the monasteries of the empire, at the Pope's instigation, have contributed a mil• lion of money to the expenses of the war This will soon leak away, and if Austria survive the shock, and get her finances re dressed, (now she is issuing paper money, and making an enormous demand in taxes and loans on ber peetti43lhe is sufficiently Churcb..ridden as totebedinnest enough to pay the monks Buk,,nietbinka if in English " heretic" Nara Raked what he thought of the prospiept,,,9Lrepsyment .of that lent million, he touldvle , tempted, in the naughty-boy fashreaftUglace his fingers 14i and thumb at right , glen ;with his nasal promontory, and wit ot.'lnii and leer far from respectful or cothtinting to the: friars, would simply say, iffea"t, you wish you may get it?" Or at,i,;; ; ;paddy might say, "You'll never see I .again except in a ' v .drams l" '' e , DcraTOtt CllMMlNGiiiit.;ltiti , thanksg iving; sermon, has turned tPrephet once more. The Russian war of 14,A E ' ''sSW, Was the premature effort of t 'Ali ;' ' ; - !fulfill that , destiny which he ( ;; 1 0 4 04 time was indicated inlie 38th and 69th4tf' Ezekiel. He had staid then that Russia , would again emerge from its frozen steppes and ledges, and, , tilted with auxiliary 4. forces, would yet °le its way to Jerusalem, to its own overwhelm . g destruction. And so the two mightiest ' wens have coalesoed, and their object is: en Eastern Empire, headed by the Czar, d a Western Empire ) , headed by the Emperor of France. So " the ships of Tarshitai" are England and her navy, and "Shrible,:,and Dedan ) and Tarshieh, ' are her commercial, and, mercan tile, and colonial dependencies ; and it is, inferred that England:4l4ll be involved in a fearful struggle, frontiiiiieh; however„after a fearful expenditu of '.men and Means, she will emerge radiot with i virtues. Dr. Cumming oho have learnt . a little caution and modest from the notorious failure of his predicif rti-aa to the issue' of the Crimean etrugglC:'But the "school " of which he is an i„Mtelp, is,,always, credu lous exceedingly, an4rusiatonllaying down date and place, and i tipping out the fitture, of those times andslPs which the Father had kept in his own teller. , . • - ;, Loup JOHN RDS„: AND .PALVERS.TON have dealt very Sew!. "'with the idea pro-1 pounded in Lord y's speech; and at- tribute mischief to remaining in 'office. It seems certain, in ( i pits , of gains .Sy ~or- rnption, that the Ca 'net , must give ,way' before a united majty of at least sixty. One thing is (sera Pathat 'all 'political parties are resolvegtof keep` out of: the European fray as itg , as possible. Mr. Bright is not alone , - ow in preaching, the doctrine of non.intermition. Even General Peel endorses it, whiPit the same time ex horting the mann, '6,, keep- its "powder dry," and giving,l ah orders for rifled cannon, rifled .musks 'And other weapons of war. P. S.—the Baia; ijsiington ,cacne off last week, and inspi 9f ungenial weather; political turmoil, and war-panics; was most successful. The arftflres 'front , the United States did not ocoupiti l sep t arate table, but they were protn4evAthe ',principal table. The painting by .*:4l :I, the vases by the venerable grandrffeth.: The writes that she has " forty g '! .'s: , ,re, t, ti*:6ooks • for warded with - a-= ,- ; tStiffeasi-114iiiithof; , with other articles from Washington and elsewhere, were duly appreciated. I beg to thank most sincerely the donors of all, as well, as the sending of the two gold dollars, which were safely received. lam sure I must have forgotten to chronicle some of the gifts. Nevertheless they were all wel come, as expressions of Christian love. If any others were intended for us, they will be in time to complete and crown the early and entire extinction of our church debt, which, thank God! is now virtually abolished. Ecclesiastical. Mr. D. M. WILLIAMS was liaensed to preach the Gospel by the Preabgery of Saline at its late meeting. Prof. M. M. FISHER was ordained sine titnlo by the Presbytery of Missouri, at its late session. JAMES A. QUARLES was li censed to preach at the same session. Rev. C. H. MUSTARD has been received from the Presbytery of Wilmington, (New School,) by the Presbytery of Lewes. Rev. WM. MCCONNEL has been installed pastor of the church of Honma,'by the Presbytery of New Orleans. Rev. Mr. Ti INDLEY has resigned the pastor al charge of the church at Springfield, Ohio. Rev. W. C. MePar.ETEas' Post Office ad dress is Liberty, Mo. Rev. W. J. MeCoßmioK's Post Offloci ad dress is changed from Youngsville, 8. C., to Gainesville, Fla. Rev. T. D. WARDLAW was installed pastor of church in Clarksville, by a Com- mittee of the Presbytery of Nashville, on the Ist of May. Prof. J. W. SUTHERLAND, formerly of the Jefferson City Female College, has been taken under care of the Presbytery , of Missouri as a candidate for the Gospel ministry. Rev. J. S. WINFORD was reedited by the Presbytery of Memphis from the Cum berland Presbyterian Church, at a late meeting. Rev. if. H. FROST was received from the Bloomington Presbytery (New School) by the Presbytery of Western Texas at its last session, and has commenced labor ass missionary at Corpus Christi. Rev. S. K. SNEED; from the j Presbytery of Alton, (New School) was received by the Presbytery of St. Louis, at its elate ad journed meeting in St, Louis. Mr. ROBERT BRYSON, a member of the class just graduated at Princeton, New Jersey, was licensed by the Presbytery of Northumberland, on the 10th inst. Mr. JAMES M. SALMON was ordained on the 10th inst by the Presbytery of Nor• thumberiand, with a view to his settle ment over the churches of Berwick and Brier Creek. Mr. DAVID M. Elm - plum., late of Prince ton Theological Seminary, was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Second Preeby tery of Philadelphia, on the 12th inst. Rev. J. F. LANNEAII 'Of Marietta Ga */ has received a unanimous call from the church of Salem, Roanoke, Va. Rev. E. G. PRITCEtETT, from Geneva Pres bytery (New School,) was received as a member of the Presbytery of Rochester City, and a call from the Westminster church, Geneva, N. Y., (lately organized by Presbytery,) for his services being found in order, was placed in his hands, and accepted. Rev. JOHN V. MEMEL'S Post Office address is changed from North Hope, Butler Co., Pa y to Sarvereville, Butler CO., Pa. Rev. G. A. MAGEE was received by the Presbytery of Connecticut, at their late meeting, from the Presbytery of Nassau, and is at present stated supply - of the church in Providence. The e General Assembly of 1859. FIFTH DAY. TUESDAY MORNING, Nisi 24, 1859. The Aeietubly occupied ahaif hour in devotion , . al exercises. The • Minutes of yesterday irere read and ap proved.: Reports on Systematic Benevolence, State of Religion, And statistics were called for and pre sented. On Systematic Benevolence many of the repOrts were verbal, but the indication was, that the,Abjeot was attended to by the Presbyteries very extensirely. DOMESTIC MISSIONS Corresponding Secretary, did riotiliinleit needful even .an analysis of therepciitof this Board, es,it,ladhetnoiroillated Seiniral .days ago. , He would tratinite a, few par tiaularax Tlia'ketjelpie 7etirb7lsl§oo" btires)l,o9 o. 'grmkter,','& l o l the bus fi ve 'ytchti. - The fleard• iiiiiini out iiidriaillitger balance then'tisnal. This 'was owing tb fact that, , during ten monthli tb ieceipti"hed been leis than usual, ' but were for the last two moaths, greatly in ex. °ass of other years. . ' There was, however, no diminution of the rids: sionaries' salaries, even .during the Menthe 'ol" small receipts. The Board hid' faith, and' kept up the appropriations. And no proper request for an appointment was refused; and the amount asked for was given more fully, than had been usual l ' 'The large balanie in the Spring is needful to keep the work goiiig on through the Summer and Fall, when reeeipte are light. The Board had borrowed no money. It should not , be subjected to the need of borrowing, And still it,'had paid every missionary' who lent in his rePOrt, ;Within the first *Milt • after its reception. ' He would - admonish the Presbyteries not to neglect collections on account of the large balance. The absorptiOn of thisibalaiiee was very rapid, and, streams should be constantly pouring into the treasury. But &small increase in appropriations, and a few.additions to the 'number of laborers; would speedily use up the balance. In reference to the South .Western Executive Committee; the Board , reported against it. But -there *ammo-objection to ; one or more Advisory Committees; and he hoped the Assembly would arithetize such s, Committee at New Orleans with a'•Dietrict Secretary. Also, if the North-West brethren desired it, he would rejoice to harem& a Committee and Secretary; there, and 'one also the,Paclfic coast. - These would ,add greatly to , the efficiency of the , Board. Also, - if the As setnbly would appoint a Committee tveonfer with the'Eoard, on the great subject of Domestic Mis sions to report to the Assembly next year, keend all who wrought with him, would he greatly pleased. The grand wank-said Dr. 11., is the want of men. He desired vastly more • men. The Roard could grant no more commissions than- •there were men, The Board practi. tally, hod employed every . man the Pres byteries had recommended;.and he would favor a -Resolution- by the Board, that they would commission every man whom a Presbytery would duly recommend to. any of the'Presbyteries' fields of. labor; and they would pay them &lithe money 'the Church would furnish. Bat if , the' Chureh wpiild give but slolooo,'the Board mild not : payout:s2oo,6oo; . , - Unemployed mirth:item it was said, are plenty; why riot commission theni? - Some were :snper annuated. Some were in ill health. Some pre ferred other sources-of livelihood. Some`wonid note g`o to the`Vacant' fields. Some the .peoPlei -would not have cif .they did, go. • • But we men. The , Board cannot mann- facture, men;Ji is useless 'to talk of destittt tions, and blame the Board iff'snch- oiroumstan. oes. Take Means to multiply the Men: ;As to sajtAr t Oijkatii I ttlun for ty rzi t . l , s - per cent.; inthifilhe'MArff yeareraf&—would be happy to inorease them still farther. AS to collecting money, the Assembly required the Board to dispense with all collecting agents, and leave this part of -the work to pastors. It is the Assembly's plan, a good one too ; admirable ; one of the best ever conceived. It works well. It progresses. But a little advance still is, hoped for. Preis on. Be steadfast. It is, the Soripture plan, and the true Presbyterian plan. This plan was inaugurated in 1864. It in creased, by fifty, then by one hundred, then by one hundred and fifty, and . the fourth year, one hundred and ninety-nine. See the 'progress. Last year, owing to failures in crops, the number diininished by ninety-four But the reports from the. Presbyteries• just offered, give bright pros pects of a great increase, the present year. If every minister and elder will see to it, that this plan is effectively carried out, there will be a large increase. More funds are needed. Many of our missionaries are still not adequately ,sup- ported. And more laborers are called for. If all hearts were right, we should find money. Our great work is to preach the Gospel. Help. Do not discourage. Dr Humphreys, Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Missions, presented a report. The report was accepted, and a motion made to adopt it. Dr. Wilson, of Cincinnati, moved to amend by enjoining it upon the Board to appoint an Advisory Committee and Secretary, for the North-West, at Chicago. Dr. Humphreys had no evidence that the North-West desired it, or were ready to co- operate ; but evidence was perfect from the South• West. Also, under the, present arrange ment, the North• West is well supplied, with missionaries, while the South-West is very destitute. Mr. Bliss, of Alabama, proposed to amend farther, by adding, " provided it can be done without expense to the Board." By consent, it was agreed to take up the reso lutions offered by the Committee, seriatim. The first was read and adopted. Also the second. The third, relative to a Committee in New Orleans, being under consPeration, Mr. Bliss offered his amendment, " provided it can be done without expense to the Board." Dr. Rankin, Dr. Phelps, Mr. Vandyke, Mr. Bliss, Dr. Ball, Dr. Palmer, and Mr. Kerr, took part in the discussion. Mr. Bliss then withdrew his amendment. Dr. Wilson, of. Georgia, offered an amendment embracing the South-Bast in the privilege, if desired, of having an Advisory Committee and a District Secretary. Dr. Lowrie favored the motion, but he felt in doubt about the propriety of inaugurating a machiitery of this kind. It must be eptteneive— all the Boards must have it. It wilt interfere with Systematic Benevolence. It is not entirely in accordance with our Presbyterian system. He would go for the South-West as an experiment. Dr. 'Anderson, of St. Louis, would agree for the Agency in, the South-West, but no farther. The principle must not be established. He pre ferred the Central Agency, for economy and general efficiency; for harmony, and every real benefit. Dr. Thornwell was delighted with the report of the Committee, and was sorry to hear the amendment offered. The general Committee of Inquiry and consultation proposed to be raised, to report next year, would review the whole subject. He would not change, in a morning's ,debate, a scheme which had been operated for thirty years. The South-Bast is satisfied now. It demands no change, so sudden. Dr. Wilson was glad to, hear what Dr. Thorn well had said. His object was to bring the subject to the reduetio ad absurdum. He hoped this amendment would be lost unanimously. If the South-West needed an organization that was no reason why every -section should have one. Mr. Ribeldaffer, of St. Paul's, did not want a Committee in the North-West; but he wanted more life to be thrown into the missionary workings. Before Mr. R. concluded, the Assembly ad journed. Afternoon Session. The business unfinished on Monday at noon, •iz., Foreign kliseions, was taken up, and the resolutions offered by the. Committee were adopted, as follows: Resolved, That it becomes us as a Church' humbly, yet with our whole heart, gratefully to acknowledge the good ness and grace of God in giving 80 signal an answer during the past year to the prayers of his people, in, restraining the wrath of the heathen, taking obstacles out of the way of his servants, preserving their lives, and setting his alp , proving seal to their labors by accompanying them with the marked and effoctual influence of his Holy Spirit. Resolva, That the providence of Goa- calls; ; upon the • Church in tones that cannot but be heard, and ought to be heeded by all her minister/ and members to the exercise of increased liberality in contributing of their substance to the service of Christ in this particular department of that service; but especially that they should accompany the exercise of this grace with that of prayer to the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth laborers into the har vest, that he would abundantly shed upon them the Spirit of promise, that they may be endued with power for .their work, and then pour out the same,,Spirit in, copious, Wir ehair. upon the nations, that their beasts may be opened to receive the truth in the 'love of it, that, they may be saved. Resolved, That the General Assembly highly approve of the efforts made by the Board to' . erdist ; the interest of the . address of the Char& in the work of Foreign Minket; Philadelphia, -South West Corner of Seventh and Chestnut Streets and they would' urge upon all pastors and Ruling Elders throughout the Church totnetruct the baptised members in their respective congregations, in regard to their obliga tion in this matter ast members of the Church, and upon patents, that they endeavor tottairi their children to the habitualdischargeof „their obligation. Rpolved, That the rePort of the Board be approved and referred to the Riemitive Ckonmittee for. publication. • The ,unfiniehed hardness of the morning was rout:fled. Mr. Riheldaffer on the floor.. wished, the„resoottes of the Church should be brought out. He regarded the Board se able to do its work, only give it means. The amendment was laid on the tabl.e,,and the dieoussiownontinued on the third iesolution. Mc . . . Dr.. cLaren, of Alleheny, did not,approve of the measure.. He was opposedAo any addition to the , present, system` Of -.Domestic Missionary operations., The. Board,was natal:dialled for the whole Church. It is act weak on the frentiera. Its strength ; depends on Presbyterian organisation:. Thliii,competent throughout. It force % is to, be applied, let it be at the centre, ~Strengthyn.,tbe system there, litorttilint, ione Ato l : floth l megt ti li : fo7o4ollooWAtagiia , ;..O nl Y ' bo Mi,refu supervision. 'He was opposea7 i te sectional operations. The proposition for Orleans : was such. , Dr. Sparrow, of Alabama, wished to . know what was to be the'spetrific field .for this Agency How far does the Bouth-Weet extend Y What are its boundaries'? , Mr. Geary, of- approved. the , measure. He wished *files% some Agency. Mr. MoNair, , of Wisconsin, thought :: there was no need of such Agencies. Advisory Coml mittees of the Presbyterian Church ,are the Presbyteries. These , can ,do the work, most efficiently, in every part The Board; should obey the PresbYteries, and commission the men they_name; and give ,the„money:they , ilk.l He was grieved to see their requests, for Atppropriol tions out down. Birenif the. treq.anryis empty, the Board, ihpild , have faith“ and t ap,propriatm But he did not appeal to the, sympathies, a the Assembly but to their integrity He had riot . suffered from want. , •• - , • t Dri,Pahner Would, net b0,,,50 indlsoreet. as. to • make : a: speeeh ;ont only &remark; , He ‘desired not disunion, !but ,co-operation, . The ,Seeretary desired. was not to interfere, with. the ! Presbyteries, And the Adv isory - Committee was to, - help- the Becretary in. counsel.. There .desite for !separate Synodic*, action.. He .desired .to .assist Texas, and put : the Ohureh there in-.a. condition to go, forward ; . It is hard.. to get ,men, to go to the South-West..,Ages i t, :permanent, .thor oughly to explore the . Aeld,- and piocure - laborers for . it, he wanted. Br:, g ave a deeply interr eating account ot the.,deetitutiens., of : the -South- IN est, and ,pleaded eloqttentlY. for .help. He recognized.the.unity Of 7 tlie: t Chnrch of 'God; .4 1 0 'the 'authority . fieneral ..Assembly,, and would , ask. for, nothing , to, override • ,thio. great prinCiple of oneness. l. . Mr.„Speer was. the : sole representative of the Western half of .the .Continent. He, offered an amendment, that,.. a eintilar...„Agency !.shall. be established . in California. There were =many young.. men there ; .and • there., Was gold.- there. Much, might be„done them. . We are lOSiUg; raltY of . our people. there. , They ~ge, ~other churches;-able. to Presbyterian churches. , . • . , Mr. Vandyke, of :.Brooklyn, regarded this as the most important, subject, to, come before the Assembly. The Board:of Missicins, : as.at present constituted, does not !meet the wants and e4pec:, tations of the chnrches. - Some : plan._ must be j devised,to„promete its sifteteney. - Why has;: it not met the design of its appointment Efelras ,glad to hear it. said that.tho Board .wanted men ; !..but,.to, get .men, .we. moat promise, them, a support. . He knew of five . young --men . who wanted to go to. California, but they mould; not be appointed foi,want of, funde. What meant that large balance in the,Treasury How was it accumulated,,t , : .By WIMPS to appoint ! missionaries. . Why retain. 3 the, mouey? He rather:Rnnid ,and if 14 tress* ' vu.kr-hewetdd° borreir(thoidmpihg*Yrkl. a going. • Much was said about the increase :of .contrib.: uting churches, since the induction : of Systematic • Benevolence. Four hundred in four years!. And we had formed nearly .that number o new churches. The net increase was but ten. The system was wrong. We have seventeen hundred non-contributing churches s and at this rate it would require oaekundredkand'seventy years to bring them all to the work, . wanted agents to go round and stir the people up. The Board abolished part of its executive force—the Associate Secretaryship. They ought to send agents round. to collect, , to: stir up the churphes. The pastors are bound to do it, but incitements are needed. A.system of application has been in use, and half the -churches have been brought. to contribute, and now we abandon it!! Mr. Hickman, of Wisconsin, knew of some applications for a • commission, the last year, which were not granted. Several applications from his region hastbeen redueed. Dr. Humphreys—The report suggests the appointing of a Committee to investigate the whole subject, and.report to the next Assembly. Let this amendment go there.. The Pacific coast is not now ready ; but*New Orleans .is ready. Dr. Wilson, of Cincinnati, thought the true policy would be to lay' this, and the New Orleans Agency also, over to , next year. Let the general committee to be appointed, to consult with the Board, have the whole , subject under, review. Dr. Edwards, of Philadelphia, is not a member of the Board. He had, before this, condemned part of the policy of the Board. He was glad for the free speech, and the enlarged views pre sented. But something was to le said on the other side. The ,policy of the Board has been always sanctioned by the Assembly. Its features are those which the Aisembly has given it—the veil , features which some brethren now criticise. Collision between appointees and the Board are no new thing; bat the Assembly has always sus tained the principle upon which the Board acted. It always decided that the Board should give, not what was asked, but what it could aford to give. To quarrel with* the Board is to quarrel with our selves. The Boards are ours. Let all tee Boards know it. InvSstigate them. The Board of Do mestic Missions does not shrink from a full in vestigation. Dr. Thornwell thought that to defer the New Orleans Agency till next year would be injurious. He regarded the present system defective, but the- resolution urged only provisional arrange ment, at the place named—specially as the churches there were ready`for action. The amendment offered by Mt. Speer was laid on the table. The third resolution was then adopted. The fourth rescdution was taken up. It relates to Agencies at the North-West. Mr. Holcomb, of Ky., moved to amend by inserting "California and." The previous ques tion was called for and decided in the affirmative. This cut off the amendments. The question was put, and the fourth resolution adopted. The fifth resolution relates to a speedy attention to California. It was advocated by Mr. Speer Dr. B M. Smith offered an amendment instruct ing the Board to commission all suitable men who may offer, for the Paelfte region. Mr. Gaston thought the amendment did not go far.enough. • Dr. Musgrave was invited to take part in the discussion, but the hour of six having arrived, the Assenibly adjourned. SIXTH DAY. WZDNICSDA . Y, May 25th, 1859. A half hour was occupied in devotional exer cises. The Minutes of yeaterday.were read and ap proved. Rev. Dr. Fisher delegate from -the Reformed Dutch Church, addressed .the Assembly. An agreeable duty had been assigned to him by his brethren. He had long desired to meet the Gen eral Assembly, and now his anticipations were not disappointed. He had feelings from infancy, connected with this Church. His birth and bap tism were in her, and he had never ceased to es teem and love her. The Batch Church held the same doctrines with the Assembly. She had her Colleges; Seminaries, Boards, &a., in the same order. She was a smaller body, but like the Assembly, was inoreas log. The Master expects great things of each. The. Assembly,- extending throughout the whole land. was a bond of social union, connecting and holding together the North and .the South, the East and the West, to repress the fanatical spirit of the times, and to check all tendencies to die.. union. Inthe Master's name.be desired grace,; mercy and peace upon the Aesembly. The Moderator was pleased to' be the organ of expressing to the Dutch Church, the respect and affection of the Assembly. He acknowledged. the kindness shown, and would return• the gratu lations of the Assembly. He gave to the Delegate the right hand of fellowship. Rev. John M. Krebs was appointed a Delegate to represent the General Assembly at the General Synod - of the = Dutch Reformed Church, to meet; next week, in Albany, N..Y. BOARD OF PUBLICATION. • Dr. Chapman 0 1116 , thvaromuccaarman of Bridal, or atthe Office, $l5O per 'Year , SEE PILOSPDOTI7 Delivered in theleitY, '2.00 " WHOLE NO 849 the Committee on the Board's report. presented the Committee's views on the suhjeet. The fol lowing resolutions were presented: 1. The Assembly desire to reeordwith gratitude the favor extended to this enterprise by the Great Head of the Church. They would reiterate their sense of the high Value of this Board in counteracting the effects of a use `,MAN vicious and infidel literature, by disseminating. tar and - ride ofiltrne theolegy and vital piety. In these respeetaithe Boardt_ilf.Publication is a valuable arm to the Church, and has prefred itself to be an efficient and honored instrnmentalityla the hands of God's servants. 2. The great object of the noard's organization and ef. forte is the widest possible circulation of the free and on disguised, complete truths of tsod'a Word. It would see the press es a mighty agency in sending abroad, on moral wastes, its pure and refreshing stream of light. knowl. edge and salvation. It aims to furnish the Church and the world a literature through whose pages shall gleam the great and precious doctrines of our Confession of Yen, and Catechisms, Marines which have cheered the Church in the past, and which constitute the hope of the world in future. Its pkbileation, while cultivating charity, liberal ity,,and the largest measure of love to all, who bear the Master's image, still dis Play a cordial, affectionate' and te nacious adherence to the distinctive principles, wh ' ieh have ever Marked neas a Church. S .Dottri3ll,,the Assembly • great plearfave•to mark and evigence whrokiketiliwir on the the , Colportifge effort. These lineable, self-denying men are. dcling .9.otr a work. They do. serve and should receive .the aid and sympathy of God's' ' people. - With the books of the Board in their hands, and with the love of Christ and of souls warming their hearts, they often, as pioneers, go 'before the missionary and' min later, preparing the way of thehord. Thus greatly do they ;ad in diffusing, amid Ingham of moral darkness, Christian • light'and'kneirledge.• • The assembly woul I, therefore. urge im the churches un. tier their care the importance of this arm of the enterprise, exhorting them to increased liberality in their contribu- Monti, that the (Iterations of eolportage may be enlarged, ; andtbat the* publications of the Board may, through its Instrumentality, be More widely diffused., 4 The General Assembly notice with great pl.esore, among the publications of the Board,' .t he Lettere of Joon Calvin." They doubt-not that this rich and varied (tortes pandence will throw new light and incresied brilliancy ,epon the labors and character of thatdistingutshed servant of God and Ms -illustliousnompeers, and- that it will be a fratfutiource. of .delight and information to all who are interested in thahistory orthe.greot Beformation. The Assembly rejoices in the opportunity of express. ineits apOridiatien of the efforts' made by the Board to meek the wants '.oftthe yonthcf our land. as regards Sab blith Rehm:" hibriaries. r Thrp,se laye {too often and long been carelessly, someri cues ignorantly chosen: ,' "laniiimpririt of the' Mardis - -groiraiateiv of 'their merit and:character. • The.publications of this. kind are judicious, .attractive and sound. The Assembly recommend that, in the; urchase of Librarlee, either for gift, or feeble churches im`hernie at bothe,‘ that these bc;oks of the Board should have tbtipreferimee. • -.• R.,..lneemnch as the last General Assembly, by reeolntion, direoted` the' Bolird of Publication to substitute for the Hymn tearing the number 330 it being the same as Hymn 454, whiehidirection is uncomphed with: for. reasons which the Committee deem satisfactory; and whereas Hymns 469 and .500 are one; and whereas the Board of Publication have asked leave to insert in the ilymit Book additional "logOlogies in these metres, not, heretofore represented in the Doxologies of out. Psalmody; therefore resolve , ' that the Beard 'of Publication be directed to make alterations and additions, in the'spirit of the said resolution pissed by -the last General Assembly. The Aessmbly would specially commend the Hone eats Foreign 'Record to a more general patronage, throughout the Church—to - Win F that in its 'diligent perusal, menibers of our communion may catch more and more of the spirit of missions, and of Christian benevolence, so richly pervading its columns. They also ' recommend the Visitor as a most eieellent publication, to Ire &Ciliated through our Sabbath Schools, and among the 'children .of our charge. • . The Committee recommend the Approval of the annual report , of the Beard - of Publication, and that a copy of it, with these Resolutions, be handed-to the' Executive Corn „, mitteeTotpubliCation. The •Cointaittee nominate Rev. S. • B. an the preacher in behalf of the Board beforethe Clerieril'Assembly inlB6o, and Bei. H. J. Vandyke as his - alternate. • S. Schenck, porresponding Secretary, of the ,Board, would say but a few words, as the report had been cirCulated among the members of the House. The Board was sowing seed. Its Work seemed small, but the harvest would come. All the`results cannot be known, but, still results could.he gathered up, calking for' great thankful ness. . The Board has circulated four Millions celiles,of its publications. What an influence is put forth!. Influence upon ministers and people, the, aged and the young. The COliertage work waS.,necessarily diminished during the early part of the year, owing -to the scarcity of `Fends.But the labora are revived, ,and presecuted. A large forceof -excellent Men, . w, • is no employed..• They do , not merely sell and - give sway books. They, give spiritual counsel. .They visit families and,pray ;With them. Theitotal receipts....fthp,..l?oar j d, is an . increase #.:Xiil.lTitheugh`themciiiptOtm, sales Nas . diminished. This was to there BMW-dm played fewer Colportenrs. At one time there was the appearance of a deficiency ; but, toward the close of the year, there was a large increase of tdonatrons, Which enabled the Board to report a large balance on hand. The co-operation of ministers and people, is earnestly asked, in circulating the books, and in supplying funds. The Committee's report was accepted. Dr. B. M. Smith moved to approve the report and adopt, the first resolution. He had found many ministers and elders who seemed yet to be ignorant of the purposes for which this Board was originated. He would advert to three con siderations urging the work. I. Our., experimental views correspond with strictly Calvinistic doctrines. Say what you will about manuals of devotion, yet the Confession of Faith is the Book. 0 that ministers, elders and people would read it. It speaks the experi ence of the Christian. It is a great book for in quirers—sound, practical divinity. 2. We thus make provision against the ca lamities which may overtake us. We are united, sound in doctrine, increasing in numbers ; but, he would not boast. Boasting intimated danger. We needed to be sound. to live and grow. We look to the children. They perpetuate the Church. A good literature is imporant for chil dren. 3. Ile preferred this Board to all other means of getting books because we have the manage ment of it—the control. Let others make up an organization if they please. Put nothing in their way. But let us do our own work. We can trust our Board. We can hold. it. It publishes sound divinity, and if it varies, we can manage it. Dr. Anderson, of St Louis—Our Church is thoroughly equipped for its work, in the conver • eon of the world—educating our children, pre paring ministers, sustaining them, furnishing reading. The publications of this Board have one advantage—they go where no missionary can go, and they abide, awaiting the caprice or the leisure of the man, and speaking in season- The press is the most dependent of all agencies, upon the Spirit of 'God, but, with that Spirit, it is the most powerful- Pray for the Spirit, upon edi tors, writers of books, and especially upon this Board. Rev. A. R. Graves, of Mississippi, regarded the Confession of Faith. published at five cents, as the best work the Board had done. [Alas, that the edition has not the foot notes, the proof texts, God's Word, the grand agency or good, to give the doctrinal truths their power.] Let it he impressed upon the Board that, not its fine and costly books, but its cheap works, are the great means of its usefulness. He was of the poor, and he would plead for the poor. Rev. A. R. Banks, of Arkansas, comes from a country where there are many poor, the colored people. The works of the Board were doing much for them—specially the Plantation Ser mons. They never bad buyne colporteur, at a time, in Arkansas. They needed more. Dr. Edwards had not been invited to make an address; but he had some thiogi which ought to be presented to the Assembly. He referred to the general principles on which the business of the Board was conducted. He was here to delib- erate and vote. He fully responded to the words of comineudation which had been heard from every part of the House. Such a Board was needed He loved and honored it, and ap proved of its design. He was not a member of the Board. Boards, it is said, are screeps—pre vent things from being fully seen. He could, hence, not know every thing. But he knew some things. The report of the Board omits some things. He would like to have known the number of contributing churches ; also, the financial statement Should have been presented. He was obliged to refer to last year's report. The reoeipts from the churches were about . $20,000. The expenditures of machinery were about $12,000.. The . ColPorteurs were salesmen, paid by the olnirches to sell the Board's books. The Board , report their Secretary as receiving $l,OOO from it, and $1,500 from the Colportage fund as his salary. . Then, a Superintendent of Colportage receives $1,500 from the same fund. Thus `the churches pay $B,OOO annually to manage colportage. This Board, and all the Boards, cieede to be looked after. They manage money. The Apostles had men of faith appoint ed to look after the money affairs. The Board's report ought to be explicit, full, in this respect. The Board had its Treasurer. He served grathitously, a while. His work occupies three quarters of 'an hour per day. The Board volnu teered to him $l,OOO a year, which he now rt.- ceives for`this small service. The Home, and Foreign Record circulates lake than eighteen thousand, copies in this whole Church. Are there interests opposed to its cir culation? Thai.% Sr Visitor is edited in one city and published' in. another. Improvements had been made by the S. - S..llMon ; contrasts are now run, and we'stiffer. He deplored the small cir• eulation of these papers—and their ,tharaoter, Oleo. • , The Board ask for permiSsioil Akot B,dd to ti e Doxologies. _Two , tails •hang: to rtbis.l In 'he Presbytery of Philadelphia, an. Overture ;Was offered to refer the Doxologies to the Apserably. Members of the Board present opposed it suc-
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