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wrisbyterhatianaiffly Pali VIII* 44. 4 '•
Presbyterlan Advosate, Vols 1.4.-4
DAVID MoKINNEY• and , JAIES' ALLISON, Editors.
BlBKOrillf ADVAtOL
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*tltrt 11
I'he Tiiiid his Daughter.
[Suggested by ;g 4.flowsp.per paragraph,bnioriblng
the seem between,,th Win e brave old Ethan Allen and his
daughter, riCtlie delr 'of her death, when she oohed the
stern infidel In whose faith he would have her die—hie or
her mother's ,-
" diatin of death are obtning fast,
My father olermy'brow;
The past with all ltirseenes has fled,
And I must turirme no*
To that dim futurfrorlitohAtrealn
My feeble eyes descry.;
Tell me, my father, , in,this hoar,
In whose stern faith ,to die.
In thine ? I've watched the ebornful smile,
And heard thy witheringlone,
Wheneer the Christian's humble hope
Was placed above thine own
've heard thee speak of coming „death
Without a shade of gloom, ,
And laugh at all the childish fears:
That cluster round the tomb.
Or is It in my mother's faith'?
How fondly do I trace,
Through many a' weary year long past
That calm and saintly fame!
How often do I call to mind, ~
Now she is 'neath the sod,
The place, the hour, -in wl iah.She drew
My early thottOto to God!
"rwns then she took this osored'book,
And from its burning page,
Read how its truths support the soul
In youth and failing age I
And bade me in its precepts live;
And by its precepts die,
That I inightshare a home of love,
In woilds beyond the sky.
ti Mytailteri shall I look above,
Amid this gathering gloom,
To Him whose promises of love
Extend beyond the tomb?
Or curse the Being whUhatit'blesited
This chequered path 'tit mine ?.
And pro'inises eternal rest!
Or die, my sire, in thine?"
The frown upowthatiltarrier brow
Passed like a' elondwway
And tears coursed dowtrthat rugged cheek
That flowed not till 'that day.
" Not—not miner with 4 choking voice,
The skeptic madoreply—
" But in thy mother's holy faith, ;ii
My daughter„ nay'st thon'. 4 die I"
EaolesiastioaL
Rev. 3. 0, TIDBALL I S pastoral relation to
the church of Sol*, Ohio, was dissolved
by the Presbytery of Columbus, at,its
late meeting.
Rev. T. G. iIiIIBP/IBleS pastoral , relation'ito
theohnroh of Smyrna, Del., was dissolved
by the Presbytery of.Nowoastle, at.its
late meeting.
Rev. W. F. P. NOl3r;v lierreoeived a `call
from the ehttroh of Pegg's Manor, Oho
ter County, Pa-
Rev.
G. M. S. MAIM LT has received and
accepted a call from the church of Lyons'
Farms, New Jersey.
Rev. R. T. BEIRUT'S Post Office address is
Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia.
Rev. HENRY F. LEE has made an engage
ment to supply the Presbyterian church
at Newtown, Radii! County, Pa., for eis
months, where corrempondentewill please
address him.
Rev. J. M. JAMISON, .D.D w
havinre4
moved from Carroll College, Wis ',I to the
Marengo Collegiate Institute, his Pest
Office address is Marengo, 111.
Rev. R. nem, of Fond du Lae, Wis., has
received a unanimous call from the First
church, Morris, 111., whore he desires to
be addressed hereafter.
Mr. S. H.iffirtosoncok was lioensed4o preach
the Gospel, by the Second Presbytery <of
Philadelphia, on the 4th inst.
Rev. JOSEPH M. RI*ENELOUSE'S pastoral
relation to the church of - Strasburg, Pm,
was dissolved by the Presbytery of Dane;
gal, on the 4th inst.
Rev. P. J. Traitow has declined the .call
from the church'of Marietta, Pa.
Mr. 11; M. Monnz has received- and Rai ,
oepted calls from 'the churches of4Bild
Bogle Valley and Pine Grove, in the
Presbytery of Huntingdon.
Rev. P. L. KING, from the Reformed DIAL&
Church Owls of Bergen, was received
by the Presbytery of New. York,at its
late meeting, and is soon to be installed
pastor of the church of North Haverstraw,
N. Y.
Rev. JAntzs GUEST has received and ac
cepted a call from the Third church,
Jersey City, NeW Jersey.
Rev. Dr. ROBERT DAVIDSON ' s pastoral re
latlon to the First church, New Bruns.
wink, N. 3.,was dissolved by the
Presbytery , o New Brunswick, at its
late meeting, and his Post Office address
is changed from New Brunswick, New
Jersey,. to No: 67 West Twenty fifth
Street, New York.
Mr. SANFORD H. SMITH. was licensed to
preach the Gospel, by the Presbytery of
New Brunswick, at its late meeting.
Rev. T. A. Eaves pastoral relation to the
ohuroh of Ahhnville, S C, was dissolvOd
by the 'Presbytery' of South Carolina, at
its late meeting, and his Post Office-ad
dress is ohanged 'from' Abbeville Court
House, S. C., to Louisville,*Ky.
Rev. ROBERT D. MORRIS, Of Newtown,
Busks County, Pa , ham beep cleated
President of Oxford Female College,
Ohio, and Ray. JORN R. AGNEW, of
Steubenville, Ohio, Vice President.
Rev. E. H. GREEN'S pastoral relation to
the church of Portersville, Tenn., was
dissolved by the Presbytery of Memphis,
at its late meeting. -
Rev. JOHN E. WOODS has received a call
from the church of .Ifithopolis, Ohio.
Rev. Dr. Smits Tartar] . has resigned his
position as Professor of Moral and In
tellectual Philosophy and Belles-Lettres
i n Willi am and Mary College, Va.
Rev. S. G. STARKS; Principal of the 'State
Female College teXtmphis, Tenn., died
on the 7th inst. •
Rev. 3. C. HUMPHREY of Augusta, Ga.,
died on the 14th ot j geptember last, at
Manilla, Erie Co., N. Y.
Rev. L. B. W. Srta•rones Post Office ad.
dress is Sandoval, Marion Co., Illinois.
,
Rev. R. A. DELANozi,I we learn, accepts
the Secretaryship of the I ,New Oileane
Advisory ComMittee.
Rev. Jouw. E. ANNAN, Of Allegheny City,
Penn., has received a unanimous , call to
the church at OharlotteevillejiVis,
Re, . ROBERT PROCTOR, of the last class
at Prinefiton.' Sevninary, has , accepted
, call :.to Freeport, Illinois, which is 'his
Post , Office address.
Mr 'A. HAWN, a licentiate, has been `ap
pointed, by the Presbytery of Northum
berland, stated supply'of the churches' of
Shamokin, Treverton, and Holland Run,
Rev. THOMAS Era, vng removed from
Rowshurg, Ohio, correspondents 'are re
quested to address hiin at Alehland, Aeh
'knit Co., Ohio.
Eev, A. FAIRBAIR.N having,removed from
Sacramento to Saisin City, California, de
sires correspondents to , address him at the
latter Place.
Rev. DANIEL WlLLlAms,has,fteeepted the
, call tromthe church. of SehellsburgyPa. ,
Ydr eaPPresbytorian BanierinidnAdVotate.
Entertailinient
Dr. Jamei Hamilton, of London, has well
remarked "There are few kinder things,
that friends can do,'then to make one an
other acquainted with the memorable pas- ;
leigee iri tlin books they have reed."
Acting- npon this suggestion, I desire 'to
tperform Ilan knot - of kindness to'•goo'd
'friend "The•Pubiic,":; by telling of the enter
tainment, and instruction, which is 'to be ,
foundin the 'little work' :upon't Psalmody, by
'the Rev.> William Annan, Iformerlyteditor of •
dhe,Advocate, What 1 -exelaime.,my friend,
lentutainmentl entertainmentlll , in a book
,psalmody ? Yes, my:friend,. pledge •
you, that if you will read.the first chapter,
you will •Opt Step short of finis. This pledge,
goes of course upon the presumptiop. that
you have an eye to detect the ; glitter of
a ;; ,true Damascus blade, a mind that fi res up
under the concussion of thought; and taste,
to appreciate the beauties of a well wrought
ohain of logical deduptions.
We hive long been familiar with Annan! s
Difficulties of Arminian „*ethodisni; aria
have observed what a terrible commotion
in the hive, is occasioned' by the circulation
et a few copies of thatswork in a'Methodiet
ncatitininity ; but 'masterly as that work is,
we do nor 'regard it as ' altogether equal: n
keen 'perspicacity, or massive argument, to
the 'present treatise, upon " Exclusive
Ptalincidy." We aliiiire- extieedingly, -the
kintiVhirittian spirit with .which the wh'ole
'dismission-is conducted, the perfeelairnelisi
whieh the positions ,lof 'his =opponents
larestated,uttre humilitrwitly whioltihe de
'tseendslitor all , the little details--of a ' , mai/
question, and the patience with which she
ktollowsdiboadversatiett thr _ughlallkthe kitinu
lcsitiestritheirtiabyrinthine argument.
In'the - first' chapters, he 'deltic utitir - (whO
hatalwayi seemed to us a strange,,iirateti
nert), the: claim of the Demists to.,an. in
spired, Psalmody ;" showing thatftheirabook
lot Psalms, so: favfrom , being's version, , is in
:many instances' not:even‘a goodvaraphrase:;
Wit, sometimes,' misstateathe ,reallsentime at
of the -Psalmist, ittanottasionally, runs into
;absolute doctrinal• error; as, in Psalreolxix:
4, , where .the ‘satisfaotion of Chriet,,,bistead
of being free,and voluntary, upon his' part,
it represented as a forced transaction:
But the chief,-,and as we think the best
cha' racteristie of, the book,, is its, aggreesive
,ieatnre., It takes the position broadly, that
whilst it is,proper to,use a 'good paraphrase
of David's Psalms in the praises of God, an
exclusive use of such a Pealmody is , wrong,
and contrary to the spirit of New Testament
worship: We invite 'special attention to
this partlif the work, be we believe it
is the "pith of ttliektbettilliatter;" and the
'swan:antis presented,. by. our ,suthori with
, singulart clearness of ,expressioni rand ..forge
of• rhetoric. • We - think it will take oar
", exclusive Psalmody-brethren," a long.titne
to convince We•world-tk a t it ie right to Bing
the praises of a finished redeniption, in lan
guage which speaks' 'Of Saviour yet to
come.
This etrange devotion to Rotise, sand his
"inspired words," seems ;to be in a , great
measure peculiar to modern times, if not,
indeed, to our Ameilean Oburahes. The
General Assembly, which adepted this para
phrase, evidently entertained no such nar
row views. In readirie the riiird volume of
"Our Christian Clasaios," by Dr. James
Hamilton, we' met with • an , .iastruotive e*
4 tract, from the writings rd . - Robert
one of *the IScotch Commiseioners •to the
General Aisetnbly, bywhieh thist paraphrase
,of Rouse wasadopted. Speaking of the,effort
whioh was then being made - to induce the
Assembly to , adopt Rouse's took. of Psalmody
he says " Its friends are verie .preasing
in the Assemblie that his book may be
examined, and helped'by thestallOi*in what
'places be feund meet, and then com
mended bythe Parliament, that "they 'may
injoin the publiek use-of it. One of their
considerations is, the...great private , ' advan
. Sege that .mould thereby ) 7 . come to 4heir
friend. ~ Itut.maniv:.dihoppesa;the motion=
the most because the .work is not so well
done as they think it might" ,
From vithis it appearxtthat the .anotive
-which 'induced the friends' of &Mae , twurge
the adoption of. his Pealniody, was not
their t helief in the Wonderful 'virtues of the
book, (for many then, as pow, do not think
it as well doneas might =1)00 , but thelprivate
advantage thatwouldaecrue to theauthor.
As the good old min has ndiroased be.
pond the reach of private advantage we
. .
agree with clur author in thtnkmg . that it
mould , be a public advantage toytranslate
theisentiments of , David , inta more :harm.
:lions numbers, and to‘add the xxw'SONG, as
-an- expression of our gratitude for a re
demption already completed.
",PASTOR.".
Tor the Presbyterian Banner sad Advceate
Presbytery of Beltsbarg.
This body met at Rural .Village on the 4th
last. The first evening was spent in solemn and
delightful conference on the question, ,What
-are the best means of promoting the Kingdom of
Christ within our bounds during the , ensuing
, !inter. season ? On the second day, the-following
action was taken on the subject, viz :
Resolved, That it becomes us as ministers -and
elders, in view of out solemn responsibilities, and
the peculiar features of the age in which welive,
to 4, Stand—having our lobos .girt about with
truth, and having on the breast-plate, of right
eousness, and.our, feet shod with the preparation
of the Gospel of-peace; above all = taking the
shield of faith, the helmet • of salvation, and, the
reword of the Spirit; ,praying always w ‘ ith•all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watch
ing,thereunto with all perseverance and • suppli
cation."
Resolved, That it be- recommended to all our
pastors and elders to pay ~ special; attention to
family, and Catechatical instruction: throughout
their respective charges, and ; that this work be
engaged in promptly, ad that , it may be completed
as far as possible, by the first of January.
Resolved, That Second Monday of January
be observed throughout our bounds as a ,day
solemn fasting, humiliation, and prayer, and that
it be recommended to all our congregations, to
meet in their respeetivi churches ,on -that! day,
for public or social religious exercises.
Resolved, That it ke. . recommended to ,all our
elders, immediately after this, day .of fasting
and , prayer, to.. go, two and through their
respective! congregations, endeavoring to stir up
.the mind.s•of the people ,=ands affectionately, urg.
-ing them 0, prayer and duty,,,and that .these
visits be l extended to all within their- bounde not
"'ONE'THING IS ; NEEDFUL:" "ONE TIIING HA:"lii I DESIRED OF TOE LQED;" "TEOLE ONWTHINGI DO."
MNII
FOR THE WEEK ENDING4ATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 11.059.
4
PUBLICATION OFFICE, GAZETTE iBUILDINGiIIYTH STREET, •ABOVE - SMITHFIELD; 'PITTSBURGII;
aoeustomed to•sttend upon the public means of
grace.
Res4ved, That it be further recommended' that
as soon as practicable after' the above mentioned
day, arrangements be made for holding protract
ed meetings in the .respective congregations, min.
isters going two and ,two as far as may be practi
cable, and that adjoining congregations unite
with each pther in such meetings, ministers,
elders, and people, giving their presence, en
couragements, and labors, to carry forward the
work-ofi the Lord at home . and .abroad..
Resolved,: That it be earnestly , recommended to
our. respective congregations, to.form and sustain
weekly prayer meetings and Sabbath Schools,
and that every exertion be niadi3 to eecure a
general attendance'noon these important snail
levies for.advancing the Kingdonvor God . in •the
world. -
SUPPLIES APPOINTED.
.Washingtom—Rev. Joh`ii Caruthers, one fourth
of his time. .
Oentre.—Rev. J. Sts#, (administer Lord's,Sap , .
per) First Sabbath in Noveniber. • ,
Clarksburg:-Rev r E. Carothers, (aclinitister
the Lorft:Supper,) Third Sabbath in October.
Ebenezer.—Rev. T.-S. leason :Fourth Sabbath
in October; Rev. M. M. Shirley, last Sabbath
in November. Dr. Donaldson, Second Sabbath
in December.. Rev..E.,Orr,,F,irst Sabba,th.at dis
Stewartson's _Furnace —Rev. E. D. Barret;
First SablittiWit slidefition;'and'tc 4 ieport in re
:lard , to ..thw organization- of a 'church kthere.
Also, 1,1u7, Creek, Pentre, and Clarksburg, have
lealre'to procure stipplles. By, order of Presl?y=
4 tery, W. W.-"WooDEND;'Seifed'blerk.
'iror iurrionier 'and *Advociate.
The e Presbyteri of Donegal .
Met in the church of Middle ,Octoraro, on the
lithinst., 'aid Was Opened with a ssiinon - by . the
'Rev: cativitt , 6, 6. The
attendancewas full, every pastor and.stated: sup
ply being present. , . ,
The Rev. W. R. Bingham, of the Presbytery of
Philadelphia; and..thel Rev. .I.V:..Bakard,•of the
German, Reformed church, being present, mere in
vited to sit,tis corresponding members.
W. Effie was received as a candidate on
-certificate: l lmm the , Preabytery of toganfiport,
and Mr. John Merrill,, as a licentiate lfrom the
Orange Association, N., H „ ,
Mr. Merrill was appointed 'stated supply for
theohurah , lot, New llarmcitiy.
The. Rev. Pi Thplow, declined the,call from'
the `qhurch cif Marietta in his hands, butwas ap- :
Pointed stateiFstipPlyilr Bahl 'chirroli. •
The.pastorat relatiatilietWeen theßeirAni. M.
Rittenhouse fund the ohnrolif . of Straiburg, was;
dit3Bolved. •
A pleasant season `of &national, exercises was
held, besidea the nanal`free"conversition on the;
state of religion. Resolutions on the of
'Temperance , were , pastied, , which, while ;they re-:
:cognised the usefulness,in their phuie,. of, such
ontsidetagencies as are not contrary to the. W ord`
cif '664, in promoting moral reforms ; yet Olaimed
loathe Church' 'place
forEbringing them—Temperatice , ah welLits ethers.
.—to perfection; and ~urged. ,upon oflige•bearess
and members, due diligence in, the work.
' - 'Rei3Olutions Were Passed; urging on the churches
'attention to this daubjectt. of Systematto Benevo
lence.
The Presbytery resolved to hold its next stated
iineetinglirithenituroh 'of Licsiegal, , and adjontne d
witterpassing the following:
, SABITATS • riIIeOnITTIONS.
WMCILISABi• TheAast General :Assemblyof the
' , Preshyterian Church, directed the I Presby,teries
under its care ; to, take such orderupen (the ob
servance of the. Sabbath,) as their *isdom may
`ritiggest, that in ourlamilies, arid
among tall our members, a totter obeervaneelof
'tlierLord!s•day, mai be seoured; that in all our
communities the authority and sacredness of this
ordinance may be explained and vindicated,' and
that the • various .forms : of ; Sabbath breakingonay
meet with wise and wholesome rebuke and re
straint ;" and,
Whereas, It'ls a' matter of hiatorY that our
church . late always taken a higiretand'vrespectidg
,the sacrednese. of ,the 'Sabbath and its strict reli
gious observance; and, ;
Whereas, Whirs in despotic - Governments, vice
rind immoinlit? May beheld in check by the
Strong•arnvotpower alone, in 'free Governments
like? cure, they,can only be • suppressed by the4rill
4 of the people, and, this will eanl3o rightly directed"
only by the prevelende of the religion of the
'Bible, and this prevalence ":.cariziot be scoured
.without 'the proper obserrance the-Christian.
(13abbatif; and, •
Whereas, There hive, been of late, strenuous
efforts made in some parts efour bottiMonwealth,
to advance unsound and unkriptrital' vieware
4perting the Sabbath, and to4Securewrit only the
repeal of those laws enacted to. prevent its des
ecration, but also the enactment of others to com
pel, in certain cases, the pursuit of secular mica-.
tioris'on that sacred day, therefore; •
Resolved, That we deeply regretitheanti-Sab
tbativmovementlately originated by some of our
fellow (*zone, and prosecuted with so much zeal,
as an effort which Would, if successful, in' the
'end abolish the Sabbath entirely, open the Sad
'gates of 17100 'and - immorality, 'and subject Our
Commonwealth to the withering curse of the
Almighty. •
Resolved, That the ministers of this Presbytery
be requested, as soon as convenient; to - preach on
the religions obiervance- of 3 the eSabbathl and , to
,counsel their:people to .resist it by,remonstranees
presented to the Legislature of_our-,State, aRy
attempt to repeal the existing Sunday' laws.
Resolved, That -these resoliithiner be pnbliehed
in the Pies4terian;' the'BUniter - Ond 'Advocate, and
the papers of Lancaster and,York Counties.
,TonieFeliktuitAa., Stated Clerk.
Yor the Presbyterian , Banner sild'AivoNte.
1,.v•: - AY40.4.r.,Pf• XPWt
Massns•.Kniross :-Having.. enjoyed the 'Fly=
ilege of a visit to the Synod of ,lowa,, at „its late
sessions in Muscatine ' permit me "say 'that this
was au exceedingly ,pleasant meeting. Entering
the church lust in, time to witness the, election, of
your and my former co.Pregbytei,Dr.'Eltin i , to
the office of liroderitor; reettivingi al . kind
welcome from ; 8r0..-Belden. who ministers.to a
noble hearted people woribipping in the
Presbyterian church t bnilding the"Stite sand
in loCking-around and sash* 8r05..-Mason, MasoniNfells,
Steele, Wilson, Kirk, and others, long -knowmand
beloved, brethren, we felt that thotigh a stranger
in a strange 'city, we were surrounded with
friends. ' '
The members of this'Bynod presented the lip!
pearance of Iv band of brothersi•vieing:witheaph
other in acts and•iwords of,courtesy andltinditeeli t
The presence of Rev. Dr. Rappersett, Co
ordinate Secretary, of` the - Beard of Dementia
Missions, contrihrited'inuelfto the interest ofithe ,
I, sessions. ,Mis address to.the-,Bynodi , as such#•-.
i,coming, as we• were persuaded, from an humble„
I, yet honored servant of our common
made an impression no less lasting 'than 'his
sermon to.n.large.:and' deeply interested oongre-'
, gation •in the evening ; of•the dame day. The
Domestic Miseionaries j oonnected with the Board
rejoiced thus to meet this beloved officer,' and. to
hear from him his *oils of encouragement' and
advice. The friends.,of the_cause may rest as
; eured that, by this visit, Dr: Happersett made
l'for himself perionally; and<foc the many
friends. • • - ' OtH-.M.'
. , par the Presbyterian Manner andadepeate.
i: Presbytery of Steubenville.
I 'TEetProsl4tery of Steubenville, Weld a pleasant
)trieeting in Deerville, on the 4th , and fith inst.
. The following in
,ites'.of intelligence may possess
somewhat of importance to your readers.
Rev. AlexanderEwebey was installed pastor Of i
the. : congregation ,of iNew , Hagerstown, by the
Committee Presbyte on the 3rd inst. In
. Presbytery _
- these services ;" mi. Herron ipreached the , sermon,
from. John x :44, "I •am the. good Shepherd,
&o.,'!•presiijedi, and , proposed,the constitutional
questions. Mr. Brown delivered the charges to
the pastor and people. This pastoral relation
' , promises -to be one of unusual interest and im
t ,portanoe.
I Re illv. Richard Merrill, requested and obtained
.
, . ind .
a dism , issal from this Presbytery, order to con
'neat hittnielt *Rh the Presbytery of Dubuque.
1 The field °coupled by Mr. Merrill - , in this •Presby
tery, is now vacant. It was occupied successfully
by Mr. Merrill, for several years, as to the greater
part of it ; and now affords a good prospect for
i usefulnise to a faithful milliliter.' -
I , & letter was.read from the Board of Education,
I giving information of the., increased number of
candidates, and asking for more general and lib,-
iiraleollictions. And it 'was resolved that all
.our olturohes' beirequested to° take Up increased
contributions for this cause. , .
It yeas
, direete4 that.reports on the state of
religion be'retnrnedqo Preibitery at‘eagh'etated
8014 mietinle,Vront all , ontekainhes; in 'writing,
tolherread inißitebytery. , k>i :Ordti "004
.81.1
These reports .to tihnbrace the following‘toplesi
viz.: The attends.te. and attention of the .con
gregation upon the` public ordinances. The suc
cess attending the Fidtninistrition,'Of the oritr
nances ; the presenap or absence of a spirit of
revival; the condition of the prayer meetings,
'the Sabbath Scheel the'cause of Tenipertince:
the state ,of 'feeling /nAreference the ;cause of
benevolence and theimiseionary work; the atten
tion'paid to Cateche4eal instriietion ihe youth
of the congregationAthe observance or the'r Sab-.
•bath, and the genus). state of morality ; and
such other,,informstihre as.may be thought desir 4
able.
Presbytery adjourktd, to_ meet in the , Leeture
Room of the First clilrch, Steubenville, on the
third Tuesday, atitirrepiait one o'clobii T. M.
I sldatas. "
Steubenville, &col?! Ciurch.—Rev. Biatty,
Second 'Sabbath oftlY;*mber, , (to-admittisterthe
Lord's Supper.) Ill,T t ßeid, one Sabbath. at. dis-
Oration ; leivelto supply thentdelves until
mitt stated- meetingiliat •
Stilt Pork.—Thirdl3abbath :of January. Rev:
Laverty. ,Third Sabhr 44 in March, B.ev. Brtigh.
Waydesblity.—Foir LNovember;
Rev. Herron,. ,(ad (ad te • Supper.)
Fourth Sabbath in
Dfsmcrs a.'-=First
'Eaton,' (administer
Sabbath in March,
:13thlehem.—Finsi
Matson. • First Sat
It was resolved
I preach its above:hi
tiorkin ald'of.suct
as may, be Select'
that Chita'.
' Archer..o.,
The.Mystek ow: Staa
grese Probable—•
. let --Fresh News
-The Great
Against .
and its Dettelain
eioria--Sir. J. ‘..i
Japan Arrested-
Island- French
its,Bows- 7 27 . ,ee,
The Congregatios
140
• ' Ti/E . MYSTERY.
as regarde the
fully "revealed.
4 11id'Iieefrit Biart
Band; 'ewijeeturee
pthe Freneh,Empo
terionsly iofortot
'l3itsiinti hid aim
, Pinney." ; Veil,
ljebt ?" ' Off Agent
saidi thettherei
glum. '- to-, iVrance;
ough
st
,rfor delay
-, %.„. - 4 .
" suectedeid.7
(LeoPolTeieeotid ,
Duke of Tuscany
.revived tbit 4be
rule at 'Florence
Emperor neyer
..the Prince hiu
hellyent Romp'
'only 'rule la
§.,N.0,d,.11a5t of 0
a real,bona
Bruesele, jin
Prince Cone° ,
laid there.
.2ioOngresi (o'itylYtblsable;
bat, meriawl ihnsfwillt•fbe
Mettles:l)MP.! .
tria g,ivekLoi -ab k and is said
•to have abated some 'of er demands as to
.Sardinia taking : the whOld - of the'debtlihieb
'bad been 'oontractedrinn and • for that Prov
inbe of <the Empire.: The -Emßeror• of'-ithw
French is for the gonfede.ration. Francis
`Joseph is not favorable _ to it, bat would r pre.
fer the restoration of the exiled Princes.
'Aid so' aiatterii'seeta to ireqaire the 'gravest
deliberations of all the powers; event-after - a,
treaty, of peace has been sinned between:
*stria n Frites , . ' 'lt is' affirmed - that
Viater_Entraanuel,.atiliough forced 'to :give
Jtifkapprol:Cition tottheoiteade vkagreenient
Vilhifranos, *botchy -from f signinv the
treaty as , such; and thwethisqm-tdibiriregifd
`ed'is hie!' dignified'inlitest against a 'settle=
meat in which _ke;:kan_nct._oonsultee, arid
which mare, so....sadlyf.ths hope and miles.:
tion of. Italica, `liberty. Nevertheless rthe
bullies are being placed virtually 'under
his Government, by DePrities "appointed - for
' the ' purpose,d and"-'fiGariblildi
and
General
-Fend fie aintain3 a menacing f attitude , to 3,a1l
invaders. . "
FROM' CHINA Me' • have -tidings 'of -Admi
,ral,Hope .as ',being seriously indisposed; of
'the death, from , hie wounds, of.. cltpt..Von
settart, (a son, I . presume,
.or nearaplative of
the late and excelleneMrd
.samewhosenaineiilPbe'iliiaiir-lassbeisigd
I with ftit hombariliberit - of: Algiers,. andethe
, rescue of' Christians , from , !cruel (bondage ;)
oind,=_!wefabto learavtlattnt the l ,affair :of the
T.eiho forte, theiChinese.force hatlionetthoul
, sand killettland"P wounded,. ;Rumors were
circulated -rece . ntlyi lthao. the , Emperor of
, China - would probabirdinavow the resistance
then-Ensidp , ito• the' iprogress Of the Arabs!.
sadors; and• that4lfist war. might be averted.
.Bat, there hit nothing= tangible on-which this
roan behased; :and t-tleTreparations for was
hoth! =by•-France= and England, ,are acing
=urged •ort with k , acittvity. Al large hedy of
!marines are about °cleave Chathamoand ary
tillery! forces! are t+ • bet•sent overland. • NO
. doubt; also, r,egi moots •in the (4fieerils !ser' r
vice-if .notialso Sikh. and-Sepoy forces, will
be bronghtotinder , frerinisition. Lord Elgin .
having• ! expressedp 'since,. lits;r °turn,. his= is.
!tonishment,that•the Meadaeins who signed
thetreatjr, lid not loserthels heads from the
rage of the Court ef•iPekinititiwould- scrim
!that it . was, -swerrot, ttbit =his. 'brbther, the
Hon...Mr...Bruce; shotild' not have=ttaken a
nsTat.sud lurid tfOroei , to force the
ipassage•of =the Felber, :11..00king atArawiags
of: the shanks? forts,; sad „booms !across the
river, tone sees , -thit the :!well.monoted
ter i esrtattit have =bad At ! ell ei ro wn way,'
tan&that thad-the =marines ,have leen 4 first
landed atihigh witer•cni-the banks and not
in. the ..mnd (the tide oat in they evening,)
,and had a detenr beeni.made, the. forts could
and must lave been!!taken in pthe preen-im
mense bloodshedesxed, and a deoieve victory
gained..
Of • the. American, Antbaseadori we hear
that he 'owes at Pekin,•but as the French
report-has • it, "deren,io," (" detained !,') in
the!sense , that he is scarcely his own• master,
and =is 'under +surveillance.
A new law for municipal regulations, has
just made its appearance in the Vienna Ga
zette ; and though the liberal party in Aus
tria,dornot seem to be quite oontent with its
provisions, they yet find much matter for
praise. Extensive reforms of the sptem,of
taxation, are also in prospect. Rfiresenta
' 470 f slhe ; 14 .4 4 3ting , okiam) , ,koe;bilen
4ibt - il; , i2texv ; r
=
4waney.
!.oember,' Rev.
T+o l :4
.em er
'Rev.:
prileßev. Parkinedt;
J.fmembet appoilied, ft;
, :ted. to teke - t4 a 4 oolleo
Boards of the' Mier%
4 time, by, the seesiewof
Stated'Clirk.
I
eiiirespimdeitt.
bpean Mi..
Immanuel and As Duch
rhitta.-.4ustlon lieformS
and Dalay-2Conspira4,
Iharamedan) Fatiaticitrot
.ty, of I . 7l,aalk:sgiojlgiti
n.d Canning, andtigti,
It DetTy-=lVade
7ovoy fsronkt - oneouvees
B&ndi:-Theliraisgh 2 ,
Wrgh +Unkindest , anti
Frozi
Sept. 28th, 1859.
-
m9Afax, Ppymenj
question, ie not
„yet
‘ng 'Oethe Belgia ns
741 kinds ofiniiteili
(otiqwedA thirixvisihito
lika'; 4l "llrlalereftatia:`
.the
in the ~ehjeit. of, his
Arta 'was — thia'"A-'
letute..itgairi. -0 One'
Ithdebt dumbyl3l4-i
1 1 .Pag! lYstortlfli
PWAle,.. n Pr ;salt ad!
iutnority said that!
Be kb* of Qran'd~
th i e hl& rumor *le!
irte:4o3otutini:to'
.414 461 4- that tha'
ta_, -- 7.Pahrm!wer-ta.t .
ilin,24s(iistetliat
Ofiroietator I",
'therm will-be;
,
MEASURES OF REFORM. are being inau
gurated by Austria. So we vibe "sweet
are the 118$38 of Adversitp" I have, in a
former letter„ alluded to the...enfranchise
ment of the Protestants of the Empire, so
that now we shalLsee the full development,
with seam a check of the Preabyterian sys
tem, of the oldest Protestant church in
Eastern Europe. Concessions are also in
p:ospeot for the Jews; but I apprehend
they. mill be less liberal and extensive in
their character.
gIME!=EMO,
invited, to draw up,propositions for an im
proved system,of direct taxation.
THE GREAT EASTERN'S •departure is
again postponed, as it will require a much
longer period to ,effect repairs thin was orig
antiCipated. She is about to be taken
'round-from ' Portland harbor to the South
ampton. waters, and ~;,when .there, will; , be , so
much nearer , Lendan, that the various arti
cles neeeseary for her repairs , and for new
'arrangements 'as to the supply of water to
the boilers (the Donkey engines hiring in
the firatttrilit-Prip: ProveVinadequate,) and
she will thus also-be a=fresh and .favora
;bletpesition_lo soave a rich harvest of ghalf
crowns from thelmultitudes , who , will, repair
to see her: Altogether the past history. of
this great ship has 'been a melancholy one.
'Heir Phakhera.hati been' too much of +n
n:tan boastingA; that the , Sabbath has not
been respected lin conyiexiow,with her origi
-nal launching, &a and that God has .not
received the glory that is. his due. The
day'Will 'come - When etch enterprises shall
lieboieecrated l iu , i thetjoiVii3Obf.:Ged-and
poured out as to destroy the materialism of
—the age that day , will. come , more speedily
than we now are willing to anticipate or be
lieve passible. ' ' `
hiss •
,doirs;iniei against the life of the
l etiliak ha's ibeendiiieeiiired - th to
about forty persons, who were Cireassianl'er
Kurds,f afid-- who Seem to 4hai've - .lbeew under
-the influenee , of tfanaticism The ultra -Me
lammidan party have indeed no reason to
lovell‘ Sultan, as Western ideas, and Leg
eniottnenti.'l4)iinded 'have
IproVailed Councils.
Witois4orthy, of.) notice.that :Mohammedan
fanaticism,lias-,beewehowing.itself,simulte
„, neously,in India, in Syria, and , ia, Moroomi.
- *With ' regard' to India, it' was feared that
this i we"Mahorrim," irleast, - there 'would
be'tsome but , thel'antherities
in Lahore anticipated-phis, if intended, by
,:tepreesive ‘an&,.cantionary,,,measuree.
Syria.the Druiles of Mount Lebanon lave
"been attacking Christians, and the prop
lefty of European "sille•neichaiits " settled
there; hai been ~ e iriperilled. In Morocco, a
rfanatical Prephet or., Dervish, has , leen
, PreaoinFa4 o 4-Nar...Mal r 's t 'the'FzP l 4 l )
with,eqmparatively littleanceess. : There
was; lii4eVer, aPisitions'ooniliet with ihern,
and Spaniards - have a quarrel
VwhichliVulestiredriescior grievanteslbe made
by Mgroceo r is , iikelyeto , en&invbloodshed,
.On the other Aland the, day _of Thanks
rug proolai!nia
I by F the Governor ;General
~'of ,
adliefents 4 6l' other "religions; as
following Lfrikriathe • 'Umber papers , will
• show .
The , Bembay paperw : giv,e ; large extracts -from
the, Sermons preached, in that city. : Jews, Mo
liaminedifis,'Vedantiete,-GoMPßralitiiin4Pitisies;
Ft and , thair f aun:menus. sects, observed ; the' day.
One ; Moonshee ;publishes . his Hunalnt in .which
"'the` following occurs "Non-entity, 0 Lord; wee
our abode; terra incognit a - our; habitation.) ißy
the sufferings, of, impatiene lovers, and' by the
eleginbe and gracfulness of the beloVed; by'the
Weeping eyes, and by the, affectinglsrdorofnthe
Holy,. render, India a house of safety."
phtiam Dyabithee, “lhe celebrkted ' poet 'lot
Hiiimiat,lt read. such Sentences'ea tthesegin ' , Bbeee
Renlep temple. "Be - gracious and blacken. the
faces of tie ',diked; * * Atithis Madded
:- , andeonlitniities.enstied, children andtwaniell. were
--uirtired-aed;ervell.t4eardere 4 4l4o*/$laF
it 'Tama had been excited with anger. We re-
signed beetles 'at' thy 4 YeeVited
placed'our entiremenagee , on thee. *, When
~the drum of the, great subject-protioting Queen
"began to beat , 'the' thunder-like noiee-of 'arms
.ceased of Hiatt" Some of the.Parsee termer were
close imitations 'of those in the prayer-book.
'Tinive was a peetieilveriteerameng tie t ßiendee
Brahmins. Hymns composed , in giuserati, Mur
athi, Hiudwetani, and4lansorit, were read by their
anthers to An'eitteneniore than- sufficient to fords
a second. "Qneen'alKake."
With' regard to INDIA; the' 'latest Tudor..
iii,tthattthence a force of ten thousand-men
will be, q ,dispatehed, under .Major .General
Hope Grant • one Lord , Clyde's ablest
Lieutenants, to Chini. The Calcutta nein+.
Pipers ‘indieatePliat the'Mtropean troops'of
istlid , latejOninpany wilOstilPcome , lome in
-.eonsiderablemumbers ; othatrNena.Sahib has
had the facer to:eadvfortholestowaient upon
,1
himief Poona, an d Saptara, in, the Bombay
Presidency aathe reward for his - surrender surrender;
that the Gado, forte are Oompletely'destrOyed,
and 'that the stock Of. arms' 'taken: frorirfrist
'- , tolultlfrotro the? pcopleyie immense ;Abet a
twcppeucent. ipropertyfttaxie to,tbe - , imposed
all, overlndia; that the.. aalt,tax , is
be increased ‘ and that the 'revenue , will
still be' deficient.
Thi'lLight i Hondriablelainei
`''Fictirresident frifi.the -Beard of Tradeithas
erhisen appointed _ to; go. to India on a epeeial
„..financpalmission, He
.isman tzif , ram
ability in dealing with figures, finance, and
economics, and if any man 'in England is
'qualified to:pie niattereemi'a new and 'stable
.=foundation in Hindoostan,ira reference' to
monetary , resource's in connexion .mith.,the
development of trade and commerce,-he is
the man. ~His origin Was huinlile. He was
slitter by trade. Now I* inanmitable
60; 3 great Clear Sigliteidnese; ' ara , eiiiinent
raPalentior finance:lle occupies , * poet worth
~ at least .R. 10,000 periannum.
Lord - Canning continuos
,rpototiar w ith
the' Evangelicals of Ala country as well as
r India . He hag abselitelyln:biddin'Arrier
oireinissiOnarieri to , pretalysitlon'e' pltioe,T to
theeilindou, priscrniirslin the 'public j allso lend
[ hast,Titt , eß in coldly dubiml.B
I,,the
,presenne of some ' Christian ompers, not
in their Official' eapaciiy, at phe baptism of
some' thei r
in"Nfirthern4ddia. 'He is
one of the blohdleee , Peelitwlachi'vol- of -poll
ver, and, cold. . Askefinancier he
than signally blundered.
. .What we want is Sir John Lswrence,
Gereinor 'General. That " ' eminent re
' ceniliViiited Londenderry; and Ulster,' his
'He,went out.to - the Foyle
. - College, in thcneighborhood of Derryptiod
,twas greativielighted.to recall:an& retraeelis
school boy - ,reminiseences and scenes. , His
manners and appearance are marked hy aquiet
siinplielty; 'lratirlder that' calm exterior Are
lioninebOurig,e'sb& tesblvestiolt. as-maved
Delhi, and kept. down a risingiih , the <Pun
,janatoind,breathed,leart and ; hope into - the
breasts of - the timid' in the hour of a crisis
almost,unparalleled in its perils. •
Manx WITH JAPAN is interrupted so-
Cording ` to the last' amounts, and this is
another (temporary ?) • miscarriage of Lord
Elgin's policy. The ilreaty is in
abeyance,l apparently ,for .theleame reason
,that the Chincee,agreement is, also practi
_ gaily set at naught ;,namely, that 'both Gov
ernnicinti have Strong antiptithy j te have
amongst them relidint 'Agente of this - 'Euro.
, peair - Poivers. 'The 'Japanesie think . that
thisinvolves their ; dignity, just , as ;de: the
Chinese, and have therefore sought to_ con
fine loreigners to a small island a few. miles
from' Jeddo, rather than allow thein to enter
'the '"these things 'will=' be
overruled fottgoodiin - rthir eridiiby Him'
Who
is infinitely wise:'
,e .govrere;at'
on than the:
resent
•t - r; ,
•FRosi. VANCOUVER IsrAND, arrived , yes.
rterdaylin London, Colonel Hawkine,, ERoyal
Engineers Chief ,Coinnissioner,,, of ; the
,Oregon BoiA4 ry EiPeditiotO
• oa r
putty of sfdaisl% envoy frobi'llovirbor
NughiVtoltlivi it 4tibn
* I,4Pa 6it,`14,1
TEO
S S=l
sequence of the.recent occupation, by. the
Tinited4tatesotmor ofa,sthe. island of San
Jtian. 'TI4 Dikily kezos positively.asserted,
last week, that the two Governments have
agreed to take the whole (prestion, with
a view to a fair., and amicable settlement.
The SPIRIT or DESPOTISM, cannot bear I
rebike, and so the new-born freedom of
the press is; almost at once crushed by the
following , menacing language of - the ..hfoni
tett?, of yeitniday :
4, Under the' pretence that:the Preie is not free,
several journals directing their attacks , against - the ,
decree of February, 1852, go beyond the extreme
limits of llisttsition, and are wanting in a respect
f e o xci e , r th ci e sen
law il w i 4i r c ry h inseparable 'with: the loyal
_.
,4 Against writers, who have forgotten this, the
litovernment•coulditve made use of the weapons,
at;its Asommand. ,
"Nit ivisiting to do so, the day after the mess
" nre.spontaneonslyzranted by the Emperor, which
released the Press from the consequences of
warnings received,-,.the Goyernment, faithful to
the- princillei of moderation, will, nevertheless,
• not failin performing .the duty, which *imposed,.
Agell6l2Asktigv47magagottopoxikajatei.
n o longer to
: , foreratwthbie polemicallexoessee; which can only
be considered as.party;nlanwarres."
Such language indicates great. uneasiness
iQ bigh.pasrtoTs,sfig ono - of its . ohief provo-
Oltions was s'witty artiolizio,tlia,lYAbate, in
eiprimided, 'ad satiation
- of , this ibitratirdintry ity of France
as to the duty of , repreising the friskiness
of the press, hy qutofing from two papers—
it far distance from eadh other—in 'each of
which was precisely - the same article, 'enlo.'
giitio -and -sliviett 'toward Ille'Cl'overnment,
sioora .wore Thug - the feline animal
was.discovered; in other words r aulkplain
..vernacnlar, ' ; the.oat was let„out .of the
'bag!'—it was discovered to the world that
at Paris, 'articles were written per order,and
sent Provincial papers, and
then
~, priblished as the spontaneous pioduationa' of
,their ! respective editors.
ICERSE and-lieS often bring-llisgrace on
the -preispand alit , I party spirit; and some
. -thneafthe odiumetthedlogieumolead , to these,
on both aides , of the , Atlantic. But there
are some papers, whose habit it is always :to
- iielieve the woist; to suspect any 'Govern
ment or party in power of everything Or
!::anything-- , that is evil, and Which are es.
,tremelpintolorant+.of 'anything which does
.ruit, squarer with l their ,icliosyncracies. The
'Bright S chool‘ of journals—not a large- one
—is guilty of this.' , It has no real sympathy
'-Evangelism,'-itwith accuses -the higher
' , sinks of ::iillipbssible and: impossible selfiih
news,; and Lit loves . ; to :findufault. with. our
. foreign 'diplomacy. , has alsota, particular
sympathy for ineluding Sineth
*• erst; the - cenviet, and such hie worthies. It
otalks of Professor Fintieyls - Lectures on
t ,,, Revivals; attßdinburgh,- as lioinething mnoh
4. more, ationat,thair the U,lster,mevement.
The„prticaler 4 organ" I have -now in
view, is the Morning Star, a daily London
penny - paper, well printed - and well We l
ducted; but excessively- bitter and' narrow.
Thus it tries- to,pensuade the: Prince of
Wales to study at Edinburgh, and not to gO
to Oxford runs, down classical education—
ilwayi a token - of a shallow cottqwheaded.
instance - 6f " th'e absurdity",
, of , th - S:Englishilisisrergity system , :.addrieee
11.4ke falko + thitta;4o4.l3AgakopocVal9uitai
owedliWeleiation, teliving written* it,;Woili
a Greek ,Particle , Poor Star] luctto
a the "Particle was
• not -it; -but " the Greek Article,' and the
"(laterßisliop " was none other than Oen.
.-yere l blyddeltonv,whop by his great wink on
the„ Greek Article, „dealt: a brain, blow to
Unitarianisni. .But
,the titer don't know
this, or odnceald'it, and goes on in its usual
style; thus : "'NO doubt Oxford glories in
-him as-one of her most distinguished tons;
butewhat ,better is:theluman intellect, what
better is mankind forlds dissertation, how
i*er learned and ingenious it may,have been !
It is not by this'kind of writing:that the
catisel'of tlniirersity :education, :in the sense
something:more than ()lassies and Science
inAhe addition tolhem of Modern Lan, t
• rifigps,4l3.- 7 cali. ever win thee day. Yet
we must not, even in thought, wish to crush
the freedom Of the 'press, and must 'be min
9ent'either " icrinawer a fooFttecording to
his folly," or' otherwise, 'even- as 'Solomon
.sriggests, and prudence ) or necessity, oudaty
may dictate. ,
Edinburgh University has, claims of its
own, without'any prevokinrconiparisons, as
^ nursery Of diatinguished men. Atiicing
;Ihesethave been, present Premier and
-Lord Chancellor (Campbell;) the-Marquis
of iarlsowne, Lord John , Russel, and Lord
BrOugham. And as to the list of British
Mailiematielans' 'it "added" the'hame of
`Napier, the inventor' , of 'Logarithdis ; of
Maolairinp,Gregory, tlutton,, , Playfair, and
, Leslie. It abareswith Gottingen and Ox-
ford the honor or,giving to •the world. tbree
of the greatest Soho ars ,o mo itnes—
the hiaterianNiehlin; attracted from Ger
niankbriti fauterSit 'William 'Haiiiilton,
• the logiciatu-lin`d- to Dr. Thomas Young ..to
whose erudition ,the.ipuried hiereglyphics„uf
Egypt have yielded up their secret and
• revealed to us the 'history s and literature of
the Pliarahhel . It tali trained Robertson and
Hruilev.aidiMilokintosh, arid-Tyfle,i,
fxamon,g, l +lldatoriansi and. Jeffrey; Sir W.
•
Scott, -Dgald Stuart, Thomas, Chalmers,
Professor' Wileon„
,and .- Thomas - Carlyle,
itraciiig , the greatest, WriterS. Among dis-
UoVerers-and iiiVestigiters natural Science
and physiology, the names of Sir.R. Mut..
„chisen r Professor ~ O wen, Robert
Professor jamieson„,Dr. Reget„ (many _years
Seeietiry to Society ) all .stand
prominent, With, merry others. So also in
, pliyailual land science,' Sir J.
:Leslie, Dr. ,T. -Young, Professor ,Atubison,
Brewster, Dr, Seoresby,,: Robert
Stephposon, (tbe great engineer,) the
Messrs `Reanie~ and - Scott Russel—the de : .
conitructor of the Great Eastern'
stand outalonspieuously. In Chymistry,
we .can enumerate Dr. -Slack, ,Professor ,
,Dr.„Qtegery, Dr., Turner, and Dr..
LYon i ,PlaYfairi: while in Medical Scieepe,
Sir' C. Aell;`'Dr. Marshall Half, Sir Junes
Reuter, Goolisir, Andrew
Comb - el Syme,lSir• J. Forbes, and(Professor
Simpson; c all lave been, or. arei) illustrious
As , to „ ether, Liter try . matte rs, I shall
mite you, .D.. - y - ., a.,Qtzarterly Notioe, in due
The RAVAN,GFACIAL - A.LLIOCE ME4T.T.NG,
it 'Be ItiO, haebeen marked' by elr.irprdiner,
uas oeen marled by e l —,
interest.? " The'verY'faet that it - was held in
the eapitatiotfUlster;'_ at ti timet When the
Spirit 'of t life-andklovtimas being poured out
~.so marvelously, intensified the, delight , with'.
Which it• was hailed and consecrated. the
whole proceedings. Last year such a meet
sing would' have beei impradieable v from
'decal eohism , nmongst those who hold the
,;Head.;, now'Ahnbreaohes lave :been healed,
and all was harmony..,
`The BiihOp, of Down and Connor pre
' 'Sided at the fait great gathering; and what
lent-peintliiiimento• his Position, was the
whielblie spoke; and'the -fact that
hnintrodueed % to thmAllianee arktlinmeet
ding the ihdenttat ..ekthe General Assembly,
(Prefesebr. ?ibson,) , who;engaged to
deliver
:e,, Sie '; in theft ?11+} _
Philadelphia, South :West Corner of Seventh and Chestnut Streets
By ail, or at the Office, 11.50 per Year: t elm pßospisons.
Delivered in the City, 2,00 " "
WHOLE NO:870
spirit, of Ulster, and in striking contrast to
the, last Bishop of the Diocese, Dr. Mant,
who was a: bitter Higla -Churchman. Dr.
Knox, in his opening remarks, said: "The
Scriptural principles 'of brotherly union,
arida, Divine love and charity, will form
the burden of the address of the honored
Moderator of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church ; and I, can assure my
respected brother that it adds to the per
sonal gratification which I feel in taking the
chair, to know that I shall 'hear from the
.lips of one who bears this high office in a
sister Church, <worde - of. , sympathy and
counsel. And I feel sure that I can say for
him and his brethren, , that it will' not de
tract frank 'the satisfacticiti .which he must
'feel in being privileged toladdress this large
- assembly, to know that he delivers this ad
dress under the presidency of a Bishop of
the Established Chureh. May this Holy
Alliance, so illustrated, so exemplified be
fore me, by the, tiniest of _brethren` nd
sisters of various Anihkitlitiiel 7 4; • V. ! : ' by , v
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awn oFts, that whenthese few snort days
Of brotherly communion be passed " and
gone, we, who have fellow - Ship in the Gos
pel, but still bear our treasure in earthen
vessels, may learn to live and love as
brethren I"
After the delivery of what Dr. Cooke
characterized as a " splendid" address by
the Moderator,-a.-message was read to the
Alliance from the Rev. 3. A. James, of
Birmingham, stating that he would be with
there in spirit, Traying that the great Lord,'
the centre of all unity, might be in their
midst, and asking for himself. that if the
cup otpersonal and relative affliction now
put:into his hand, may not• pass s from him,
he may be: favored with bright manifesta
tions of the presence and. power of Christ,
, and be enabled to bear presenteand future
afitietion .with all long-suffering and joyful
ness, and be thus• assisted . to glorify God
in the fires. .;
Dr. Steam, or London,. stated that a
meroliant of % Liverpool me MoFie,) had
placed £l,OOO at the =disposal of the Al
liance, in order to print and circulate, in
different languages andcountries, an address
of Sympathy and eciairriunion to the Dias
pora or Christiarts-scatteredabroad, many of
•theireirt Retain Cathelic'eountries, and be
yondlhe Intent; Of grace: He also sn
ap:dad that a Conference,' , similar to that
held in Berlin, should-take place in Geneva,
in 1861.., - - -
Repiesentatives-of Foreign Churches were
present at the 'Alliance, ' inCluding Rev. lc
elaiali, of Paris. 'He spoke hopefully about
=France;:of the greaterfreedom in opening
-churches;. secured -by the Government; of
the„gre,at number of Bibles and Testaments
distribrited in the French army, and of
?eying results therefrom. .Thitovernment
had cheerfully appointed Protestant chap-
Tains for the' army of Italy, and had fir
iriehed outfit and captain's pay for each of
them:. ,
Rev. M. Spittle; pastor'of the Reformed
church in Bask, Switzerland, described the
great usefulness and = successof a missionary
training institution, near Basle, which hid
sent agents to Russia, Austria, to Gera*las
in Texas - to Baines Ayres '' and Patagonia,
to the West Coast of Africa, to Abysinnia_
braided at B ;Mailer seceding from
3 flome; of "whoin there are some in Germany,
tnd many 'in Austria, Bohemia and
France."
Professor Le Harp urged strongly the
- Inportance of holding a Conference at
Geneva. It would 'be' virtually a meeting in
Franci; as well as in Switzerland I He
teentioned that Savoy is closed against
the Scriptures, and , that in the Canton De
Vaud, bands. of private morshippers are
oroseented. In Geneva' ) there seems to be
lit increased resurrection of Scriptural truth
Wand
A great meeting' was Mid in Dr. Cooke's
church,- where that ;distinguished minister
welcomed,. the Alliance, in an eloquent
Scott,
to BelfaSt. At the meeting, Mr.
Stfott' Wealeyan minister,
long in Sweden,
give a delightful .~ account of a great
Asiakening <in that , country : " I would be
, disposed to think that tat least two hundred
thousand persons,have, been awakened, out
of a Population of ' three millions. The
Princess Eugenia assists in translating
‘4.Ekratigelieal - English works, and otherwise
helps, on the movement
The, Rev. Mr. I Bidwell, of New York,
spoke. 'at this meeting, as also an English
vicar from Manchester, and the Rev. W.
Arnett; of Glasgow.
To the Revival' Ulster a whole evening
`.*as'idevoted.' The Bishbp of Down pro
mouncedit to be unmistakably-,the work of
vDOetor-MoCosh, Professor of Queen's
College, Belfast, and author of a famous
book, " The Method of the Divine Govern
ment," read a paper of the deepest interest,
..on "The Ulster Reviral and its Physiolog
. ical Accounts," to which I hope to refer at
length, in my next;. : while the Rev. W.
Mellweitte ' an. Episcopal' clergyman, who
has kept aloof from the movement, because
of certain excrescences, made a speech in a
querillousitonejiwhich made his ;position no
better, and was„ very unfavorably received.
Altogether, the Alliance meeting was most
-Sitiefaatory.
The CONOIMOATIONAL UNION has re
,ceptly held its half yearly meeting in Wales.
The Congreg,ationalisto report four millions
of 'sittings in their places of worship.
For the Preeorerian Banner and Advocate
A Church Dedicated and Pastor Wanted.
The Presbyterian congregation of An
trini, Ohio, according to previous. arrange
ment;.had their new;house nfoivorship dedi
cated 'on-the last Sabbath of September.
The eermon was preached to a very crowded
assembly, frem Gen. main: 17. This house
is neatly finished, with s, cupola, and a bell
itreeen to be provided.
But a few days over seven months before
this dediaation, the Presbytery, of St. Claire•
vine' authorized me to ascertain what had
become of oar little organization in the
town Of Antrim. After'visiting the place,
I found out ten members of the church,
..and all. , at some distance =from the village.
Public, service was .then commenced, and
God poured out his Spirit, and:added largely
to that little band, making them number at
the present, some sixty members.
Their old-house Nvies -dilapidated and 'an
fit for use. s A subscription paper was im
mediately started,, and in ,a few,mouths they
have completed a neat,, commodious build
ing, which is now dedicated to the worship
of the Tribne God.
This 4people, in > oonaexidn • with • the
church of Birmingham, a small village seven
miles, from Antrim, are- anxious to.procure
a pastor". The above , is quite a promising
field to a man, of strength and energy.
Any striirig'e Minister vieiEing said place,
and
desirotor lof, information, would do well to
calm!. thetwriterut-Moorefield, Ohio.
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