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Preibyt•risuik Bairimipro 1r444y114110111•41,r,
pirembytinlait Adviimiate, rho XXII. Its: i
DAVID MaKINNEY and JAMES ;.ALLISON, Editors:
lERKIL•4IIr
From our Londolk:OgrellpOrident.
Mr. lames, of Eirminghistr. no more—Sketch
of his Career and Cha r acter—His " Prophetic"
Anticipations el the British Isles—A
Public Funeral, ranitDeputies Present—SW Per
sonnel--Educatictt In Ireland as viewed by Me
Evangelical Alliance—As Discussed by the Gen
eral, .eleaemblyLlDO. Cooke's Speech—General
Assembly, thedCode of Discipline, Employment
of ° " 19411 ?", and the Army Chaplaincy Question
-- 44 Goihi.OVir and help "—Mr, Moore, of Balty-
Inencs--rEiots and Puseyiam in London —The
" Great Eastern"—China and War— Chinese
Preparatione—lialy and as SitrialiOn—KOddidth
in 'England—llia Letter—Speech of Lord John
on Italy—ltalian Confidence in England—The
, 1 Future—The Imperial Oraele--Postscript.
LONDON, Oct, 4th,1859.
Join' ANGILL JAMS is dead: He was
one of the most remarkable, blicause one of
the most useful men of his times. As a
preacher, he was always powerful, 'convino
,ing, persuasive, and impressive/ As a
'•pastor, he fed his people with -knowledge
and understanding r and it MUSt .have been
a rich privilege for the members of his
church to have been led, year after 'year, by
'ich a shepherd, into the fulineti of
In pastures: As a platform speaker, he
most effective—never dull, sometimes
terely stern, always solemn, weighty, and
!ling- Many a noble speech has be made,
behalf of liberty and truth, in the grand
vn Hall of Birmingham, as well as in
Exeter Hall of this metropolis- As a
:ter, he was marvelously felicitotte and
soessful. His "Christian Father's .Pres
i," his "Christian Charity," his "Earnest
aistry t " his "Earnest Chinch,"
pate a refinement, and 'such a 'happy
quaintance with Belles Lettres, as-wins the
tendon of the eclectic and •reined reader.
' then was there ever a book, so effective
directing the alarmed, correcting mist
is, and giving them clear views 'of the
/ of sal*ation; Rs' his " Anxious In
firer 1" What a mighty instrument has
one book—not bulky or pretentious in
sense—been in the hands of the Divine
fit ! At this moment it is doing his
•Ic in twelve different langnages.
• Ulster it is in eager demand, and the
pt, Society, which published this, as well
is sequel, " Christian Progress," , are,
ling hundreds of copies, at almoetnom
. prices, to the North of Ireland.
The paper read by Mr- James before the
igregational Union, on the American
ival, must be fresh in the' recollection (if
ay of your readers. In it, near the
mse, he spake in "something , of prophetic
lin " of the advent of the blessed Sa- I
on—walking over the waters of the At
tie toward` Britain. That passage wan:. l
only in the highest style of true, Chris
impassioned eloquence, but, as I have
., it was " prophetic" " The beautiful
" of the Son of God have touched the
mt Western of the British Isles; and over
land, which had become a byword and
missing, because of Romish auperiltition
its results, now .the glorioasrEmanuel
'es in his might and majesty.. -. ; Mr.
mes has lived to find his aspirations he
:, in a measure, " translated facts " You
iw, also, how, as recorded' in my last
:er, he .sent a message of (love. to the
angelical Allipantle Belfast„ , snd
the v.:gars of the ,brethre
ailketedToVisoitie Wins ikbY
rely 'disabled? thlititlikOlfee'llitr
preached once. On the following Sat
my, a sudden seizure fell upon him,. and
less than an hour he was no more.
This good man was theproperty, of the
arch universal. He wail wont to say,
T the death of the righteous, " Heaven
78 rich by the Spoils of earth," and
iy heaven is richer, now that it has re
ved him. He was a polished, shaft, al
men vessel, and bright indeed is that
iwn of glory which the pierced , hand of
3 Lord shall plane on' his head, on the
eat Reckoning Day.
Mr. James was in his,76th year when he
called away. In person he was of- the
Idle hight, stout and robust; at John
11 in appearance, and yet , without aught
grossness. His head'waii peculiar. Ffe
I not handsome by means; but his
sn glance read and searehed.you; his face,
up in the pulpit or o on the platferm,
svated or melted you, coupled with that
ice of power and persuasiveness, and,with
unction and fervor whieh ever laded
public appearances.
The funeral of Mr. James will be a pub
one. The London Missienary. Society,
probably the British and ; Foreign Bible
iety, with other Religious, Institutions,
send deputies and representatives. At
Tract Society Committee, this morning,
se members—an Episcopal and Noncon-,
fist minister, and one of the official
tretaries—were appointed to, represent, on
mournful occasion, an Institution with
me culminating usefulness, and world
ke influence, his name and labors will
:aye be associated.
One of the latest sots, of goodness and
Itherly love performed by Mr. James, was
gift of a sum of £l,OOO, as the founda
i of a Pension Fund for' aged or die
sd Congregational ministers. The enter
is likely to be very suoceisful, and
it prove a great boon and blessing to
ty.
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE at Bel.,
had, under its consideration, the subject'
Education in Ireland, coupled with the
)udent demands of Romish prelates
the overthrow of the National system,
the handing over to them three. of the,
ien's Colleges. There were present some,
the members of the Church Education
;iety; and it is now pretty plain that
,le Mr. Whiteside—one of the Church
‘ty, and late Irish Attorney General to
Darby Government = demanded,, last
a separate grant for the Episcopal
-ch, the clergy and laity of that Church
rally will not persist in a detnand which
given such a handle to the Romanist
Ultramontane party in Ireland.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY has also been
riding, at Belfast, its meeting, adjourned
nn July last. At this meeting, the de
lids of the Popish prelates were reviewed,
td were denounced by Dr. Cooke, in strains
scathing eloquence and power. He
raced, very much in the Palmerston vein
In the same subjeotp the misery and wretch-
Incas of the people under every Roman.
ing government, especially that under the
ve and the' Cardinals; and demanded
~ c m Irish Roman Catholics, how was it pos.
ibis that this could takeviace, or be found,
. the religion of Rome was not a falsehood
and an imposture. He 49 called on Lord
Palmerston to stand firm against the inso.
lent demands of the Popish Bishops, and
told him that even though they threatened to
make or unmake a Ministry, let but the word
be given, and all Protestant Brigland would
be at his back, to diecomfit thalf.t
The General Assembly's, meeting , was oc
cupied by various matters of considerable
interest. One of these was the reWision and
Iprovement of their previously tAtiirable,
tear, and excellent Code ,-' of DitleiPline.
attempt was made, but fail* tg make
a part of the theca seri" 'that 'in'every
ME
oaswbaptism should, be, in the presence of
.the congregation. But the original draft of
the Committee 'wail allowed to stand which
simply declared that this was the recognized
rulenf , the China. Every rule has in ex
ception; and so has this. And as "-e.ciptio
eonfirmat regulana," to attempt, to enforce
, what is often practically found impossible,
would be a great mistake.
Lay Agency, and its right empleyment,
also occupied considerable attention, in 'con
nexion with the present Revival. All par
ties recognized the duty and importance of
employing such agency ; but Dr.. Cooke
protested against allowing " boys " to har
angue publio . meetings. Several ministers
said that the tendency of redrafting mess-
urea would be to send zealots and gifted
converts ,to other denominations, and that
already this had manifested itself. The
Assembly, however, wisely eteered= a iniddle
course; they also require 'thateall that labor
as EVangelieti and missionarie4shill have
theqeeognition arid •approval of the proper
Courts of the Church.
Many of the ministers in Ulster are in
great:need of extraneous help' at this um
meet. Are there not , many Presbyterian
ministers in the United States., who-have
leisure on their hands, and who have the
means to cross' the Atlantic ? Oh 'what a
delightful field of labor and, succ e ss lies
ready and whiting ;or them, if they
" come over and help " their Irish brethren.
'How sweet 'and easy, to speak to a people,
'not' half' asleep, or . cold and heartless, as
'blocks 'of' stone, but with"' eager attention,
and ever open , ' ears, and whoSelglistening.
eyes encourage and animate the preicher or
expounder!
Mr. Moore, of Ballymena, in writing me
last week, speaks with holy emiltation and
joy 'of the unapeidiable privilege of minis
tering to a revived people., A minister that
knower not thisi blessing and privilege, will
taste something of it if be go to Ulster
and if he is a true man and minister he
cannot go thither without, first, doing 'good,
and without, iiecondly, getting goodland so,
catching the blessed contagion, =goy home to
make others see with new eyes, and .tre lis,
ten, as it were, with new. ears. " what
a blessing," says Mr. Moore, "to minister
Upa revived , people Agenize for it! It is
lifelroni the , dead ! In the &set you'll
conquer 1
It is not impossible that , lVlr..Moote may
visit Lnndon, ere long, and if. so, ; . I hope,
thatlis will come hither, as he has mite to
every other place whither he has been called
to press an the &Wakening radvenierit, in the`
fullness-a the .blessing ;of the Gospel bf
He,Writes me that he , wants iaddi
,ticinal accommodation in his church for, three
hundred " converts."
Army. Chaplains was another subject he
torethe General Assembiy. You are aware
that theienWas a'painful antagoniank 'on this
subject tWo-yearwago, and that General Peel
;refused _:to recognise and appoint .the two
ministers nominated by the, majority ; . It is
a great grievance that the .Assembly's .pro
posed Chaplains 'shonla haSebeen: ignored,
and as'a Depetation hai been 'appointed to
wait on the present Minister•of War, let ns
licipe,that redrets granted.:
WIC lITINPITZB .11k4 a 4 4 1 . ,1 rt.
Itittlinitittirilt the Eiiii;PLthiddis',` , iii%S * l z;
nexion with. Tractarian priest& and ,their
praetices in that Parish. The. Parish ohurch
itself is closed by, order of thLßisliop, until
such times as he shall adjaicate on the
whole case, disputed between the` parishioners
and-•the Rev. B. King, the ‘Rector. But.
two Chapels of Ease remain open, and therein
clergymen like.minded, minister,- and _carry
oh similaAßoinanizing innovations in Di
vine service. Mob law has been brought to
bear upon'these places; and° unseemly riots.
have taken place. One man has been com
mitted for tria4 and meanwhile there is a
measure of tranquility. Thg,popular helg.
nation is well founded but its overt acts are
mischievous. Non hoc auxilio—not with
such weapons is the battle° to be fought.
Oh, that ere long' there may descend upon
our ! massee the Spirit of Light and- Love,
and Power. Then shall Truth arise in'her
majesty'and sweep every abomination out of
the house' of the "Lord.
THE - GREAT EASTERN, after much !lest.
tatiOn and discussion on the part of the Di
rectors, and an assurance from 'the Times'
Special Correspondent," that it was ,im
possible for, her, to-be ready for;sea for along
period, is positively to start on 'a:: triaLtrip,
on , the 9th inst. She is to' sail round, to
Holyhead. No passengers are to'be allowed'
on board. The engineers and officers will
.thrus have perfect liberty of action, without ,
any.anxiety as< to the lives of others. It
seems'almost- .certain that, with', the altera
tions now making, the ship will, prove a great
success, and that in the month of Novem
ber she-will steam majestically into the 'no
ble harbor of Portland.
CHINA still opoupies attention. The
Morning Star, a Bright organ, .says 'that .
Lord Patine - 1140We war policy counteracted
in the Cabinet, by the liberal party there,
'specially meaning, of course, Mr. Milner
Gibson and_possibly one or two more. These
only conse nt' to increase our force in China,
on the condition that shall be thdught
necessary for the protection 'of our com
merce, It le also affirmed that Mr Bruce,
our Ambassador, acted- rashly. Bat were
there not defensive preparations, made, and.
batteries, erected at the mouth of ilie t Peiho
Do we not know`that the' Treaty - which' was'
signed, - however relnetantly by the 4.)hinese
Plenipotentiaries, provided for• the residence
of an Ambassador at Pekinl It is hard to
believe that fighting can be avoided, save
by the entire concession of the original
claim. 'England' will never consent to allow,
other powers to . have embassies - at Pekin
and her own ; Representative to be shut out.
Probably the RUSSiall Ambassador is privy.,
to the whole of the late, policy, and that he
'looked on 'very contentedly at the pre;.;
cession' which Conveyed the Ameridan
Ambassador to the capital ; inasmuch as
it placed him in a position in which he could :'
only see the, heavens abovo i him, and was, as
is reported; ,to be conveyed away, after an
interview with the Emperor of the Odes-
Vale, in the mine` star•gazing attitude, to
tally 4 ( Unknowing and-unknown as regards
Pekin and its people. :This will never do !
A letter, •
from the Foochow August 6th,
says
"The Peiho affair is to .r be a far
,
more serious one than has ever " yet occupied
the attention of. England irt-rher relations
With Clgpa. The, mere fact of the opposi
tionat Teiho, being founded op„,a direct
erdif.fi•Om Pekin, and the Emperor, will
make"lt so. Hitherto our quarrels have
originated with some mandarin or other of
ficial ; but in this instance it is the 'Aired
act of the Government itself."
It aleo,,appeare that the . Government ,is ap
pealing o, the,_ people, and they, are reag.ozid
ing. Thi Governor of Hopeh are
ment
fsviinty hrais•guns.and•eighty iron onee for
the defenoe , of. the Peiho:. The , Salt Oiont
mieqionerfitte given eight thousanCtaels
silver (about £1,750,) toward the
The Subscription raised iik'FOoolia is now
"ONE THING IS NEEDFUL:" "ONE THING HAVE I DESI OF THE "THIS' ONE THING. ; I‘ DO.')
FOR, WiEtAIE,ENDING , BATUR - jV Novitriffikg.s, 1859.
Meanwhile trade continues uninterrupted
in most places. It if 3 '' pretty certain that
Lord , Palmerston Will carry out his own
views, whatever, they be, , and ,:.that the
French Emperor will co.,operatelvith Eng.
land in China, even while he is still contin•
wing his mysterious fortitteationa along the
Northern' coast of Franee,-and, 'While Spain
is getting .up a large army..
We 'shall, have:stirring timesTl:believe,.
before very long. Eveh the renewal of the
war, in
,is taliKed of with csufidence,
among the events of next Spring: We
shall see.
The' Emperor's 'Cousin is not to he `an
'ltalian king. ' A Congress is. still confidently
spoken of by this Paris Pottrie, ,and this
week the Treaty,whose preliminaries were
agreed on at 'Villefianca, is i to be signed.
As to' Central '' Italy ; things' ire it a 'dead
lock ; although it is riot-tetliwforgatenthat
the. States. ,there are virtually, annexed to
'Sardinia, and the provisional GoVernments
are carried on in its name. Kossuth has
returned to England, the dupe of Napoleon,
and a disappoitta min. He writes to a
gentleman in Glasgow, as follows
"The fatal day of Villafranca .prostrated
my hopes, at, a moment when we had the
deliverance of my country within sight—
nay, almost within reach of, our hand, reedy
to•bo pi - ticked ; and here 1- ini agiin . tkpoor
exile, gel - waslottr months ago, Only older
by ten years, from, the-biker pangs of dia.
,appointment.' , -
" Without the thunderbolt from the clear.
sky—the Villafranca arrangement—this mo
ment that I write would have already" filled
a page in lhi'innals of 'history, than which
none equal stiende'ori -record; beca.nsethe'
whole nation was united, ready, and resolved;
as'ileareely ever before.".
, He adds, that he has the consolation or
knowing that no 'conoiliatorl tricks of' the;
Hapsburg dynasty, will-everdivert the Hun- -
'garians from their purpose and desirUito
free. He also ~has - secured for, five_battal
ions who had.enlisted the liberty, of return
ing bane, and living there' unmolested by.
Austria. They are, moreoyer,,to be exempt,
from' tiny ciaim the Enaperor, for military
servies. He:. conelndee: by 'Raying, mourn
fully, "I am like the r birds .-of the air .1.
had- given up mylhouse and have, yet none.
—in fact: 1 have-no spot on earilt to rest my
he'ad On."' Buell a man as thia is too
koOdOianguirie, and confidiiig, to'be a match
-for (punning Emperors.' Brains without
heartor principle„ they may have. -.He
,has
all' three, and Hungary has, not yet seep her
Washington.
Loin Joitt,r RussEr,has been presented
with the freedom of the city of Aberdesn,
and at a great meeting , there, made a nobly
generouraineoh in 'favoi of Italian iiherty.
He is veiy Wong for the foopulationsio have
their, own: way. The. following sentiments
are worthy of Constitutional Stateam an :
,
" The Italian people r Lu people: very strOug in
numbers--a people unsurpassed in intellect ,by
any nation in Europe--this people have been-sub
ject for centuries' to:foreign - powers t sometimes
eme mna.„34eitile.:7'reiihte.!'''Well.;" it - °marred,-
!UM& ten or laelve yeaisyago, , to some :men of
'very ardent hopes, and of great literary talent,
that these foreign, nations had not suceeede& in
obtaining affections and- confidence of the'
Italians.;.and that the Italians might as well gov
ern lialYthemselVes. It was a new notion, but,
still, not a Nlfiry iiniitattial one. In 1848 and 1849,
they made. the. attempt, and unfortunately they
succeeded very ill, and,gave petiple a ,great - dis-.
trust of their penVer'or self-government ; but the'
Emperor of the Frenclr, havinVconquered- Lom-.
bardy in the
,present year, made awise and tnag
uaniiiionadeclaration, that he had not come to
conquer liembardi for himself, but that .the
Italians shogld be. the free. citizens of a great
'country.' (Cheers.) The Italians, not only in
Lombardy, but In Tnscany . ;in' Modena,. and in
'Parma, acted= upon_ that .declaration, and they.
have made' temporary and ,provisional "GoVern
inents' fer deoliting that 'they wish
hereafter to be the , free eitizensiof a- great- corm
try. (Cheers.) Well, I ask, has there been any
mischief?' because - . I.‘ think, 'with regard:to this
matter of States and - nations regulating;their own
Governments, that it is not:very different for a
man in -a }city—say the city: -of .Aberdeeit—re
gulating his own Loose. ' .. (Cheers.) At the same
time, it is also the truth that a man may manage
his honk in sucli a way as to be' great nuisance
to his,neighbors ; , andithe,Lord, Provost maybe
called upon to. interfere. Has anything
, of this
sort - occurred in ItalY ? le -there tiny one who
can . say: there is such. disturbance Of order. at;
Milan, at : Modena, or at Florence—that the neigh
bors—dthei the Austrian neighbers, or any Other
neighbors—are Called upon to interfere?' (Loud
cheers,) On the contrary, the oondnot, of this,
people, Jtist emancipated; and Who have been'
subject Ws 'foreleg rtilelor so Many yearaiiho
might have been expected,to burst.out into, seam
excesses—possibly, some outiwia against persens
who Were most 'to have eon
ducted-their matters with perfect order---with as
much order as if they had been the citizens of a
country that had= long been: free. (Applause.)
Well then, I say, though we pan claim rno „credit
for having enabled these people to, assert „their
freedornall thaevre have been is bystandire,.
and,l think, for very good and, sufficient reasons,
have taken no part in the hostilities of this Spring
—yet 'I think we are now bontel to`say, and we
do Kay, And we haVe said, that,' against any in
terference.by foreign force to prevent these ; peo
ple haiing their own Government, and conducting
their - affairs as they like,' we' , de loudly And
solemnly. protest. (Tremendous cheers.) And,
therefore, gentlemen, be the terms of the treaty
now negotiating what they' May`, if' hereafter,'
consequent upon. that treaty, there should be that,
of which you have heard, no doubt—and -it has
been frequently talked of—if there shbilici a
Congress of the Powers,- or,Europe, and df it
should be the wish oC those Powers . whiiiir•have
taken part in those hontilitiehAffite-in the final
settlement.of. Italy;and the,acknowledgment
'the differentAtates belonging to ii,-other. Powers
.of Eirope skeuld take.a,part in these Minstilia,-
time,' we . might insist' only upon one condition,
viz.,- that With respect , to the using of foreign
force in-order to compel those conditions;of peace,
whatever they may ,be, to he enforced, so as to
'interfere with the right of , the peeple of these
countries to manage their own concerns—that, if
such iathe object, or maybe the raft% of sitch'
a Congress, England mint stand , apart and take
no concern in it. (Loud cheers.")
. I \ 1 *r. :II iI t o 'l' STII4/ff ABOVE SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH,c PA.
leaving for : the North; -:with= twenty fiye mil'•;.
lions "strings" of eash, , and thousands" of
dollars; so that the Government is about to ,
put forth its whole strength.
In truth England is now i loved and; trusted
in by Italy. What a- change, of feeling
there, , einee the overthrow of the Derby
Cabipet,-whieh had no real sympathy with
Italia's tyronge.
SARDINIA has sent stri iinportant eiroular
note= to,, : its diplomatic event ,London,
Paris, Berlin„and St 'Petersburg, to be
"comniunicatei to the respective p-evern
moots. It forcibly sets forth arguments in
favor of a strong and independent govern
merit`:ltaly: It talso points out the 1w;
possibility, of Sardinia resisting A.ustria,
should the latter power at any future time
think fit to attack her; and thus a ;treaty
now made, 44 would be only a truce." Well,
perhaps that is what France means, and fo
if Austria is mad enough to attack, Sardin-,
ia Louis. Napoleon will go and liberate Italy
44 :from the Alps to the Adriatic)."
Arsridech, at BOrdeaux, is expected E .frdin
the Emperor. The . Oracle will speak some
thing at all events, but there will be a little',
of. Delphic Mystery, after all. Was it .not
always thus-in the Ohmic ' days of oracles ?
Did not the Priestess of- Delphos " palter."
(with her "inquiring friends,") "in;-a,
:double wipe : 2" • Was Jupiter , Ammon-,any
better? And
. may, not; the - modern' Sphinx
still litive.mueli More to be believed by ,the
, oredtdons, 'than his-known candor...atafeeth?
A French , army, is to Winter, in '4l
P. S.—The National' AssociatiO: the
Promotkin of Social Science, is to irkih its
third Anniversar.f on the 10th, iI 1. • at
Bredford. Ara
Garibaldi stands ready for figh
his harangnes are eleetrio in the
over 'the_ Italian youth
Big Ben ' "Attis greet .bell at
titer, has 'oracked a eecond time;
be melted down and re-cast In
undertakings we make mistakei
but money and perseverance tail
end:
Synod-of Pittsburgh.
Prrrmitra.Gtr, October
The Synod of Pittsburgh met in
Room of the- Second' Presbyterian
o'clook P. M., and was constituted
by the Moderator. ,
TnasimMit:aithallecond 'church et
ooinpleted, , on inetibiti•it 'wits resolved
will repair trithe-Piratohurclit-for-thr'
eroises, The Moderator, Rev:Ale.
son, D, then delivered the opeaL
from Matthew aaviii : „20.
Synod then adjourned till - to-morio
at '9 o'clock.
Concluded with prayer.
FRlDAY,Monnuici,
Synod met and was , opened with p
The Minutes of the last session war
Members present:
PRISBYTERT OF' REDSTONE.
, 'Ministera.
A. O. Patterson ' .D. p„ , Robert G i
SatatteUArilson,D. D., S. B. Swan,
Watiorillnghes; B. F.'Hoties
Job., BA•Mpliee o , , L.A. Jtnebt
John McClintock, R..Ontsiobe
W. Fri Hamilton,;. ' Col. WA.;
Alex.eMcGlitugitey., J. P.
R.:O. Rosborongh,' Virtn. 'B. Cs
D. Iv; Barron,.. D. A r . C.
B. T. My,ere, • - 7
James Blabk;
R., F. sWilson, •
J. H.- Finnegan.
PAEBBYTEET OP 0810
, -
Mintstera.
A. D. Caingtielf; D. D:, Jos.
W. Jeffery, D. D., . Jos.
D. ,McKinney, D. D.,. W. N.
S. C. Jennings, D. D., John C'
-VT. B. McHvaine, W. R
Geo., Maishall,,D. D., L. Loom:
A. Williams, D. — D., C. Mold
Wm. 3 Dr
W. D. Howard, D. D., Jos. Wa
Jos. 'Alden; D.`D., A. G. MI
M. W. Jacobus, D. D., M. Mmli
John M. Smith, Alex. 14
Samuel. Fulton, Jas. Payi
Jas.-M. Smith, Hugh L(
0. V. Molialg, John Joi
W. Tinnier John Hi
J. W. Hazlett, Geo. Er
W., M. Paxton, Robert .
A.:O. Rockwell, Jae. Eij
R. McPherson,
Wm. Ewing;
C. G. Braddock,
I. N. McKinney,
John Y. McCartney,
B. Van Erman.
PRESBYTERY OF B
ifinisters.
D. Kirkpatrick, D. D., Yes.
N. H. Gillett, That
James aviii.
S. H. D Sliipley, .H. A.
George Hill, Robert Beatty,..
Ross Stevenson, - John Sample, M. D.,
3. M. Hastings, Jos. Harvey,
J. C. Parson, Geo. Kirker,
Wm. Edgar, Harrika • Kinkaid;
It Harbison, Jas. Artnetrong,
A. 'Virtue, Wm. Robb,
3. W. Walker, Ala. Craig,
J. A. Brown, `'r James Hirst.
J. P. Fulton,
B. L. Agnew.
OR 0T.4110N.
Ministers. Elders.'
Montgomery,. , Thomas II; Ellintti,
D. BlcOuy, bias .a. Gordon,
Wm. McMichael,
Wm. McCune
C. P. Cummins, - : , David-Iltirl;
John, Wray, Lot..Watsci;-
J. Meteor,
jOhn.MoKiaai,
Wm. P. Moore,
T. B. Elder.
PIUMBYTERY OP SALTOBURO.
Jos. -Painter,
Colledge„ • , Josialhkliapkln,
8. M7MaClinit, ' los.Esibison,
Dinialdson,'D. D.; CliarlewliovardP
L. M., Grwies, , J. p.-Parks,•, ! ..
John Caruthers ,, J.4lsl.ltodears,
John'llarcla:Y;
:Lessen, . James MoLainim
Fihnklin Off, Alex. Hazlett,
W. F.' llforgiiir,' John Walker,
G. W; Mechlin; I>N Hodke,c ,
Robert McMillan, Isaac :Rhea,..
I. P. Kenney,
D. W. Townsend, Simuel"McQuilken,-
Jos. E. Carothers, John W. Logan. t
M Shirley
=EN
Presbyted*Redatone.Revo,.../tshbel El.
Child,: D. D., Thdll:Wf Martin, .11., - M. Wallace; _
lames rskartrii, vratioti`
Campbell
Presbytery of Uhio.—F. fferron,,D.
D Brown ; J:KOrr, S. M. Findley.
Presbytery of itiairsidlie. - -4osephßrialt.hpD.D.;
, Samtiel Mearren. D.-D.
.Pt4sbyteri Clarion.--Jain'es A. - EV/log:
ProaYterg of Soitobtirg.-4. R. `Kirkpatrick,.' :
E. D. Barrett, W. W. Woodend,,Eteorge Morton,
S. P.%Bollman, W..G. Shand, JOhn. Rice.
Synod then Prodeeded . to the chowe"ofz.-Mode;• -
rotor end Cletk, WhanSev.
was choSen. Moderating and Rev. 4,M.' Hastinge, , ;.
Temporary Clerk
On potion, the, reading of the. *taco, of the
last Meeting Of Sytod'ivitfaiipanie'dwith.:'
On motion, Revs Dr:' pilio'tt; Di: klumii;
MoLaren, Reynolds; Mr. Annan,ltirAiritch
low, Mr. MoKean, - of the ofAlleghenr; Rev:
L. IL Long. of the Synod of Oincimiati; Rev. 3. S.
Marks, of the .Sitiod, of Allinois: Rev. R..Car
others, of the Synod. of. Ohio; Rev. Messrs.
Sparks and Reed, of the Synod of Pennsylvania . ;
Rev:A. W. itaCinie;`D.D.,. of the Claisia'of
gen, Refornied 'Dutch.- 4Chilih; and Irev.
Douglas, of the Reformed,Presbyterian.Ohurch ;
were invited to sit an corresponding members,
The Stated Clerk laid a Docket of bnsiaesa ; on,.
the table.
On motion, Synod 'resolved to meet at 9 &old&
A. M., and adjonra at 12 o'clock M ico meet at
2 o'clock; arid adjenrn" or take rite* at 61o'clook
P. M., dming•the present session:-
e, The Rev.4ames Martin ; of, the -Presbytery of
Redstone ; Rev. Joseph Smith, of the Presbytery_
of Blairsville ; and Rev. W. W. Woodend, of the
Presbytery of Salitdmrg ; aPPeareil, and few;
reasons 'for late attendance; thich' Willi 'ins-.
'The Records of the Presbyteries .of Redstone,
Ohio, Blairaville,..,Claritini. ,and Sa.ltsbarg, ; ,were
•
called, for, and lahl.,on the table. ..r
The Statistical Reports Of the Presbyteries of
Redstone, Ohio, Blairsville, Clarion, and Salts
burg, vier° piesentea' and'read. •
Synod then proceeded to appoint the plaos-and
time for their next =ding, andthe grestl4oan
ohnrch of ; Indira was, selected as, the, place,
and the third Thursday of October,' at ; 2
o'clock P.M., as the time.
. .
Bloom; Howard, Paxton; Laughlin, and Cope
land, were appOinted a Oinninittee on Roliglons
Exordium : '
A 'collection -of > twenty:Ave , reents -from each
Member tras taken up to.replenish the: Treasury
of Synod:,
and
wer
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Inaet
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the
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Robert Stewart,
Benjaniiit
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ES
= The Committee on Religious Exercises re
ported. The report -was accepted and &Opted,
as follows :
The Committee on Devotional Exerciees report
in part. The sermon before Synod on Christian
Communion, by Rev. A. ;McElwain, in the First
Preebyterian chtrich, this evening, at 7i'o'clock.
A suggeatibn hati been made by
,tnembers of the
Faculty of the Western Theological Seminary,
that. Synod unite with the !students in their
weekly prayer,. meeting in the chapel of the
Seminary, to Merroa morning, at si 0.010.#.
The' Committee recommend that this request be
complied with', and the Moderatorpreside at the
meeting.. The Committee further reporethat the
Synodical prayer: meeting be held in this • place
An Monday morning, - at ,I.oi o'clock, that the.
Narratire of the,Stite of Religion 'be, read; .and
that anal Othi3r 'exercises . he ' engaged in' as the
Moderator may direct. ' '
8:y111 , 5441in 2VoloorP. ht.
COnoludid 'With prayer:
FRIDAY ,Pqrsunoon, 2 &ohm*.
Synod met and woe ,opened with•prayer.
The,MMites of lest seselerkirere read.
The Rev. John G. Broa4, .of the United Pres
.
'elan Chgrat, was;inyitedito.•
..„.111141 BILLS 4111Y..OVERTURBS. •
Donaldsiii; J 11.-.linghes, A. Will Jaw, D.
It)rkpatrick, Steienson. • .Fldefa:-W."N: Baia - Wield,
lames Nonni- and Dr. M'eandlesei. , .
TODICIAL COMMITTEE
-
trini4tera- 7 p. M'Cay, Stonaroad, E.,"?&Kin.noy, 9.
M. M'Olniti, and it: Lear. ..EideraDr. Ritchie,
and T.: 11. Elliott.
ON ABBENON FROWlrcontra MPNTINGR.'
ifininent 7 ..o. o.,Riggo, Walkei, mud John'Oarath-
Ira Pairs—p. P. liqualllll.ll
tof iill3oo.ll ' PROM PEESENT MEETING.
,
riudrra A. Toiistice, M'Etwain, Mateer. 'f,tritt
ts: and :W:l3. Caldwell':
n OM MINUTES. OF "OENERAL :ASSEMBLY:;
*ristfiv,l. Montgomery, and W. Kuglmfa. .EYkr—
JeisepliNGalkan.
L)4l.l4.l*f.lootwAtraime3kr.i•oamai4:44o)o)4
lAlfintsters.l3i. Marshall, A. O. Patterbon. and "Joseph
Joseph
Alden. Elder-:Same Espy, and loseph Wallace
ON SYNODICAL DISCOURSES.
I .l4tiiiters—N. H Gillett: W` *addend, And 11.1ePher.
soar ; ETdera--H. fee, And R.:Beatty..
. , ON THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Ministers-8. Wilma.; O. Hill and H. Jawlam. Irkden.
1 -Ez Izadghlin, 'and •Dr. Sample: •
1 • . • - PRESBY'SERIAL !RECORDS.-
*aminerrg-;-' Minister;Jarnes.Davbsotad:l. reir4nuey..
otot.42liiiisteoB4.T o. w.tTollodge Bider.".‘
Mlgate. lE'6dei=:
'Biome IL!Amott . •
CLutro n =.6linitAers-4imes Black, said.W./ixtztter.
Bassmailo--Ms-- 4 3. ArSaig,- sad .8; ,H. Shepley.
Roy. t.P, Swift, b.- D a of the Synod, of Alio
gheny, invited, to sit as a corresponding.
'On motion the subject. of the Endowthent of
theyourth..X!rofossorsbip , in the Western Theolor
groat Seminory,-was , bitten rip, and ! the roll. Galled
to ascertain what bad been done for ,that'object.
Bev,. .Preetlytsr of Ohio,- and;
Jcieeph iiiddoo,, elder,' and ::the Rev: (A. 8. , Browni_
aiipeared., and gaverreseons‘lor later attendance, ,
which were duetained: '
The "Board of -Colportage :presented - their
annuer'refooirt. ' The 'report was read and'ootn
vatted to' Messrs. Patterson, Can:leans, — and
The Rev. M. Mc 'of the "Refoimed
Pi.eatqtaitati lia`s invited to sit as a ook=
responding member.`
Itiras Made ttteorder forlo•moiro*morning,
at Rik &cloak to report on Preabyterial. RecOrdo.
tboi.`si llnmiiiitkie t
observance . or the_ a
bath.
Messrs. D. McKinney, J R. Hnghes, N. H.
Gillett; ,
kodandless, and S. S. White;, were ,
appointed said Committee.
On motion, resolved that a Committee be op
painted to rePOrt , ion:th ( e';:atilijeitit Tinieranoe.
Messrs. , A. : Campbell, .G. Marshall, and
'Joseph Kiddoo, were appointed said. Committee.
On motion, Dri. Joseph Smith and Alexander •
Donaldion, *ern added - to the . aoniinittee on the'
Minute - B'd the lieneial'Assimbly.
On motion;-Rev.C. C.. Beatty; D. D., of the
Sine& of Wheeling, and Ref. Mr.- Reed, -of the
United Presbyterian Church, were, invited to sit
as corresponding members.
• .
The `Committee on Religious Etereisei reported,
appointments 'for different ohurcheS, which had'
irequelited thole,: - The report Was adopted and
ordered'to
Synod then toolt-ii recess , till If o'clock` this
Alcor recess, B,ynodmet in the yirst ,churoh,
and the Rev, A Mott:Wain preached on , the
subject of Chi.atisn Communion, according to
appointment,` Ads 42.
Syncid then'adjourned to ineettOttnotroWiniirn:
ing,stlff o'cloolr.; • ."
Concluded with prayey...
• • SATURDAYMOYLWING, 10 O'clock ?
Synod met eras-opened with prayer:,
The Minutes of the last session were'read..
The Rev.. James J. Marks was reported as
haiing been receliediie a member of the "Pres.'
bYterjroof 'Ohio; and liie Paine' wee 'added se the
roll:, ;
On e metion, the Rev. J. C. Low*, of the Synod ,
of New York, and the, Rev. Daniel I..indicty, ) of
the Synod of North Cart#ine, and for twenty five .
years a missionary in'Scinth Africa, were, ihvited
to sit as correspondinkinembers.
%Warder 'Of the; 1114 Was taken up, and; Cori- •
Patties: on •the Records of the Presbyteries :of
'ltedstoneif Ohio, Blairsville;; Clarion, and , Stilts",
'brirg, reported. - The reports were accepted, and •
the Records approved.
The Rev. 'Jolui Stark, of the Presbytery of
Saltsburg, appeared and gave reasons for late
ea t ilaineik
Dr/Lewrie; in• accorda&re with the request
of Slirodv was -heard- in behalf of the,l3oard :of
ForelSit . goes. • •- •
Ser. Dr Edgar, of the Presbyterian Church of .
Ireland, was introduced to the Synod by Dr.
Beatty, and On motion was invited to sit as a oor
' responding niebaber, and cordially welcomed
amongst us by the Moderator.
The Committee -on the 'Theological Seininary
reported.: v The'report•vras accepted -and put on
Vie docket •'
Dr. Edgar, in compliance with &request _of the
Synod, addressed them on the subject, of his
Waken to this country: , • •
`On Malan, Means: Kerr, :Howard, and` G.
Elliott, were appointetta, Committee , to report a,
Minute, expressive of the views and feelings of
the Synod on the subject• of Dr. Edgar's
,The Committee on Leave of Absence reported
that they have given leave to J. P. Gordon arid
Craig Ritehie, froni Saturday mornir4, and to
S. G. Shepley, A. *irtne, J. C. Careen, Dr. Al
deli, and , J. HarveY, from 'SaturdaY
The,report was accepted.
Elyncd then adjourned till Monday morning, at
JO o'clock.
Conelnded with prayer.
Mony!ar; MOMEIG, 100'01?tk.
Sinod "met and was 'Opened wYth prayer.'
, The Minites of the lastiesidon• were read.
-Mr. James 'Patterson, - elder; of PresbYtery of
Ohio, appeared and give-ressops for late attend
ant*, whiohwere sustained.
,::The, Judicial Committee . reported. that no
papers have been placed in their hands requiring
action, and &eked to be discharged.
ThOreport was accepted, and 'the'` Coin - Midi*
The Cakamittie oirtheißeporf of thcil•Board , of
Colportage reported. The -report west accepted
and
put,on the Docket. ••.
'notion,
-iii4..., , ;:; - Li;.:l-5,--#.- .„4,:. - -',,iJ.,::___- , ; - ::;..:,:_:.:-.11-
•
Philadelphia, `Bonin, West 'Coiner SeYeifth *and - Chestnet 'Streets
,
Resolved, That it berecommended to the - con
gregatiOns within the 'bounds' et this Synod', to
make provision for the expenses of their minister
and, elder in attendance on its_annual , sessions.
Synod thin engaged in devotional exercises,,
aonOrdng to Previtius aPPointment,' till Ike heir
oradjourinnent. •
The Narrative of the State' of Religion, which
had been, read daring the religious ;nerviceep
was, on motion, accepted, and, made the, order for
three o'clock this afternoon.
The Report on the Obseriance of the Sabbath,
was made the second order. '
On motion, the Rev.t.T. R. Akne*; a the Sync:4
of-Wheeling,-the Rev. Mr.'illiner, of the. Meth
dist Episcopal. Church, and , the Rev. Mr..-,Brad
ford of the United Presbyterian :phttroh, were
invited to sit as corresponding members.
Synod then adjourned.,,
Closed with the - benediction.
MONDAY AYTERNOON, 2 ceelocii.
Synod met and was opened with prayer.
The Minutes of the last session were read.
Thos IPi.!q IF-7-99°P.)
• as snreliti — m
again to overspread,the land, and to-brinpuntold
ruin upon the birdies, estates, and souls of men,
and to corrupt the rising generation ;• and,
Whereas; A crwrect public sentiment, and con
are necessary to sustain civil and eccle
siastical legislation ; and,
Whereas, This Synod, through her ministers and
members, is called, in the providence of God, to
perforin her part in the great Temperance Re
formation, in reliance on the Divine blessing;
therefore,
Benhied, That it be recommended to every
lover, of ,his country and of his race, to every
friend of. the Church of God, to endeavor by ; con
versiatiOn and ell:m.01e, by - tracte and tribliestions;
by encouraging addresses and sermons; by em
ploying, the whole instrumentality of truth, by
arguments to the imderstanding, by appeals to
the 06ns:dance, by the recital of statistical - facts,
With alarmi'ng and affecting occurrences, peat and
erisent, to change,. if possible, the present state
of things in regard-to this evil, and to save ether
Multitudes, who are - traveling the broad road of
intiMperince tO deetruction.
Ramified, That we expremeottedeep Onipithy
With the innocent ,sufferers from this evil; the
women and Children, and parents who over
the intemperance 'of their eiVne, bringing misery
ttpontheir familrconnexions.
Re B 6k f d, That, we, will encourage our
bounds, ineit i ot'soitnid principles and good y Chair
actor, to lecture and to prisentlto the eari3d:the
eye, whatever is adapted to. promote ; the .Tem
perance Reform.
Resolved, That' the . ptietOre. , of, our ' ,, vtirions
churches:be requested to preach on thetsubjeet,„
so that maybethe people instructed as to their
duty . ; Simi 'earned- of-their daigli;lnid Wel our'
youth may be;p,reeerved from the, deattcyer. „
Resolved, That we recommend the presentation .
of the pledge otniiiiinericitliom'all ithiticatint
!drinks at ,a; beveragei on Suitable,occasions; alive_
,means that has been, and that may again toe use r
fill in this eiuse. •
Reeolved, Mat the friends.of -this, cense shchild
never cease their efforts, till the, plan and, practise.
of making' drunkards. by selling and: gisdnalljr
osinglatosicating drinks, is abolished:throtiktiont
the world. • •
ResOivid, That the pastors of our oltircheis be
requested to read the foregoing irattielilo
r'esolutions from the pulpit; •
The Committee on the Minutes of the, General
~
Assembly reported. The report was accepted
and ildOrited,
The Committee on the Minnies'Or Nei Genera
Asseinhly, would call the attention- of the Syliod.
to Oyerture No. 2, p. 632, in relatio'n to a concert
. - • . ,
Q • • . 1.. • •• .
by the 'Assembly, viz., the Second Monday Of
January, 1860, and• the succeeding - week,alo-11
season of special prayer for the conversion.st thit
world, and that it be observed in such manner
as the sessions Of.our resPeotive churches in'ay
direct. On page 660, the 'Committee find that
Overture No. •11, was ordered to be printed in
the Appendix, and'reoomrnended to the attehtion
of Synod. Your Committee can find nothing of
said Overture in the_Appendix, so that, however,
important it may be, Synod has no means of giv
ing It fay attention;. and *nod hereby •exprests
their regret at said omission.
*Wet this Synod would not wish to appear ur
conflict with the last General Assembly, so they
cannot suppose !that that Assembly meant deli
berately to express views 111 direct conflict with
the -repeated actions of former Assemfilieti; in
seeming to deny. (as on• page 638, of the •
Minutes*) to the Church of .113811 E. Christ, the
rigkit to commend voluntary Societies,
their object, moral andlobilanthropie enterprises;
a right which, the Assembly has repeatedlylexer 7
cised: and a right which we believe is guarariteedl
to the Church of 'Christ by the'Word
On motion, - ; '
Resolved, That , a CommillseLbe. sprinted. to..
inquire what action, if aliY„onglii to be Wail)) ,
this'SYnod, iii iclittroti;tfillie tilititioseitiqhe
organization of. the.Altmlofilhomeetle. Misitippa•
of the General Asseiiibly; bylrbieb two Secietartee,,
with co-ordinate pOwers; hitiiKseiiippointed; •
Messrs: KOFarien, W. D: NoWard, A. o.'
Patterson, .M. W. Jacobus, D. Kirkpatrick, J.
Hickman and Alexander Laughlin were appointed
said Committee.
,
' The Committee on Leave of Absence report that ,
they have given leave td Messrs. G. Marshall,
Jas.' Espy, C.'P. Cummins, J. P.' HenzietlY; Wm."
Taylor, and•L. M Graves. - %: •
The report was accepted. , ;:; •
Synod .then adjourned till•to-morrow : ,
at 9 o'clook.
Concluded with prayer.
TUESDAY Moasime, 9. o!olcOr.
Synod met and was opened with
, . •
of the last session were read
•: Oii motion, Rev. H. R. Wilson,' D. D.;:oe - the
tinOd Of Allegheny; was invitedlo sit if& cer
iteSponding member. • •
On motion, the report of the Committee on the
Report of - the Board of Colportage WaB taken up.
After' discussion, the previous question was
collator and sustained, when the main questiOn
wapiti, and the report adopted, as follows:
The CoMmittee to whom was' referied' the
repvt•of the Board of Colportage,•beg, leave to
submit the following resolutions for the adoption
„..
of the Synod
Wuriess, Our cities and mining distriettl;
well as the thickly settled portions of the ear.
rounding Country, especially among the' ANL
gheny ridges, and Northern portions Of . ths•
State, embrace a numerous and needy population,
whose spiritual "wants can only be effectu'illy
supplied •by. an effieient system of Colportage7;' 11
and,
Whereas; The Baia igiestly 'needs' 'an
crease opossum, in oramtskenlarge its efficiency•; ,
therefore, . • -
Resolved, That it be eirnestly`recommended to
all our churches, to remember this among' other
objects of Systematic Benevolence, take. up col
lections, and pay the same over to the Tressdie d i
of our own Board. •
Resolved, That it be earnestly recommended, to
thee° churches that did not contribute to 'this .
fund the past year, to do eil 4 . `at their (militia
convenience., • • t
Aesolved, That it, bp recommended ft>• pastors
and'aturches, to make their Piiiithaites of the As
sembly's publications of Sabbath School books-,
and others, as far as practical, from , this Board,
as they sell at Philadelphia prices, and the'slight
profits of ;which, go to sustain the enterprise.
On motion, the members of the Board of: c9l
porttge, whose term of office _expires
.at this
time, were re-elected, with the exception of John.
R. Wilson, in whose place M. B. • Brown was
chosen'.
The'Cominittee on the Observance•of IA Sab
bath repbried. The report wattinocepted, amend
ed, and , adopted: [See second page for this. re
por9
, 'The Church of .lesus Christian sesplittual body, conimhp
plonk only to execute'tho revealed will of God, can sulfide
no direct -riilation: to any voluntary associations, hoNever
praiseworthy in their alms, formed for the purpose of pro•
meting the ioteresits of!arti.Uferature, or! aecrularmoraUty;
Where such Societies involve no, wrong principles, it Is
matter,of Olulatimi liberty to join them or rto t to join limy
encourage tbem,'or otherwise—and therefore the Church
shonid leave them.wherwOhrist has left Gunn, to the sound
thicletklu of his people.
By,Xejl, orfatthelOtiveoll.so:l7 eFt. B E nri
omes .
Delivered in the City,2.oo
23i
1.14) 1 ,1' 0..
, 1r
`WHOLE No. 8 . 7 i
The Coremittee on Leave Absence report
!liberty to C. C. Riggs, D. ltirkpatrick,
Sloan, F. Orr, C. G. Braddock, A. B. BroWn,
j. Hickman,' J. Stark, J. S.; Elder, and `George
Elliott." was acoOPted.
Synod then adjourned till 2 , VeloOk.
Concluded with prayer.
TUBSDAY AFTERNOON 2 o'cleak,
Synod toet . and was , opened ;with prayer.
The Minutes of the last session were read.
On motion,
ite.loived, That a COunnittee be 'appointed to
report-a , Pas Oral Letter-to the churches under
the care of this Synod.
Messrs. A, O. Patterion, W. Eirring, and Dr. H.
Campill, were appointed said Coinnlittee..
The Committee 'report that they haire'-given
leivtief absence to 5.43. White,"J.Storteregd, A.
Donaldson, B- L. Agttew, ••James M. BkNIV•T.;
MaLain; , }l, Beatty, R. , Beatty, John Oarjpers,
A. Torrance, G. Kirker, G. W. hteolili - 4.
Kirkpatrick, and J. D. Parks.
The report was accepted.
On motion,
E pp ! ) • ; As Its ar
eetaitii si t (11141
14'4'4
'sot of Psalffitvi - • and redinextCeiftL3F''
ion o pas ors an, mem ors of
On.motion,.Rev. S. J. Wilson, of the . Synod 76f
Wheeling,,was invited-to sit as a corresponding
member.
The Committee appointed to draft a Minute
.
expressive of the views of the Synod on the . ettb
j °et' of the deputatien from the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland, report as follciwat
That this Synod have heard with 'great setts
ction the interesting awards given_by Rev. Dr.
Edgar, showing that a wide and effectual door is
now open for the ivm*elimition orAtte Roman
Catholic population in -the South. and West of.;
Ireland, and that the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in that land is most actively
aud: r successfully establishing ken missions
amongst them. ,
, Synod likewise rejoice to learn that Dr. Edgar
endorses .the stupendnous work now going- on in
Ireland, ail a genuine Revival - of Religion, - rinder
the,nfiglity outpourings of the. Holy:. Spirit; by
Which the Church ~ a nd ; her ministm hays, been
greatli incieised in spirituality, . 1 .1 animated
with new life and Chrii3tiaii enterpriii, andi "
tltiles, not Only of the Protestant, but -also of
:the bitholie "poPulatitei, brought . out on the
Lord's side, and voluntarily uniting with the
evangelical ,churches.; therefore,
Begaved, that the cause of missions to the.,
ItottinnXithiilice tlieSAth laid' West - of' Ve;.l
- whistles ,brought• the Deputation of the, •
General Asseutbly of the Presbyterian Church to 1
/I,triertea, be earnbitlY .notaniended to -thel
Pat,hies,Prayers ' anthbenevolent contributions of
the churches of this Synod..
The_Narrative was taken up amended, adopted,
Mid is asfollows:
NAATLATIVE.
It is the habit of our Ecclesiastical bodies,
frOM thetPresbiterf to ihirGeneral'Assembii,
heing,set over their:respective churches du' the
- Lord, to_report annualYarrative of the bate
or'Relmion. within. 'their boinds.- No business
of-anyCoureei ,Tesus Christ can proper!) , direr
' shadow this.,, It is; in, substance, th.e respones .of
the various" Watchmen to the anions cry; " What
. .op'`the nii7it7 l ' It is, •to every true-hearted
spldier, a review of the year's battle and4ts.
issges i as gathered, from the survey of the
different fields and the display of the nunieljOlie
trophies.' —And every pious- bosom heaves kith
%qiuterest to knew ivhat .'conrineetsi have been
:achieved, and what is,nowthe aspect of the ,poir
filet' in Which the Church and the world have
jnined'issue, 'here. -
It is,notmas • liowever, to :an
:0 ,couragements an wbatiks which . cannot
ePter into any Narrative. And yet the , figprea
will often present aims, for .moat , grave and am-
Ma.ed reflection, furnishing encouragements or
atim - onitione,, and etininlating to fresh . engovid.
. n i e69. ,
I We notice salt striking fact, that the Spirit 'of
Revival in which this region , rejoiced the year
previous, has not departed from us the year past. •
This Synod, numberilg one-iiiiiteefith of the en
tire membership'of. the ChOrch' in these United
States; has shared in -about the same proportion
iii the, additions to the Chirch at large during ,
the'lent `Assembly year, hiving • received about
one.-trixteenthof the whole , number, of aocessiona
on profession of faith. And this. , has been an
addition of about one tenth to the' total member-
shipour bounds. -Over fifteen -hundred
souls hopefully born again„-ase a fruit of our
labers•during 'the,ydaris not this ground Of fel : -
joieing and' f thanksgiving to God'! How i many
happy faniilles are represented in this list -0!
converts r - What •-joY in the presence of th - e
attgelsz of God- has-this-ingathering occasioned!
.It is- another significant fact, that among the .
seventy two pastors, of this,Synod, everyone, with
perhaps a sinile Axception, has been blessed with
seine ecinisaionto. .the membership from the
world; ranging from fifty five to one, and the
•total averaging more than twenty to each. And
while the Great Head of the Church has thus -
smiled upon - the pastorate, many of the vacant
churches have also, been visited. Many, too, of
the young pistor-5, latelY bidained to their work;''
have had their early labors crowned- with 'great
ireieeePe. The -Narrative of the Presbytery , of .
Shltabarg mentions several churches as having •
added more than twenty, each, one fOrty seven, •
aiother more than thirty, aid one, under the labbra
of 'a stated' stipply, fifty-three. In the Presby
tery of Clarion, the Narrative reports an in
gathering of two hundred, under the ministry of •
nine, ; How many. pions souls have been comforted
and built hp, how, many wanderers have been rt., •
claimed, and bow me.ny hearts have received the
good seed which has not yet sprung up—all this
cannot he•written; and is known only to God.
It-is also noted in some of -the -Nerrativee,
that there has been a fair attention to the benefir .
cent operations of the Church, while others refer
to a spfrit of worldly cenforinity, checking, very
much, any self denied denotement. ,
This Synod has contributed in all only about
one twenty fifth - part of the nearly three' million
dollars raised for all purposes in the Church.
-And of,the,sllo,ooo thus contributed, lees than.,
one-fourth of the whole amount has been for the
Boards of the Church and miscellaneous objects,
and more than $85.000 for congregational uses ;
that Is, Only $26,000 for all the Boards and UllB- 1
scellanies of. Church beneficence, which is 'lest
than, one dollar.and a half to each memberi. and
divided among the Boards, less than twenty-five .
cetite to each . of them. Have we been faithful d•
with the people, to set forth the grace of giving, -
and the privilege. of giving, and the worship of
giving; and the test of religious chhiacter
' which
'a man'asiving affords ? . True, .God haa signally
,Withholden in some of our districts, as compared
with - tie larger bounty of other years. But tide'
was sent . as .a fatherly discipline, • and, may;-7)-
have - been designed to rebuke, our withhold-
ing rather than to Weriarifour withholding more.'.
There ia a frost in the chnrchee more damaginri
-.far thp,m, any : on the fields; a frost which %,
'‘GOd•rieirei sends ; that nips 'good'resolutione in
'thettbud,' star blasts the early'promise of the
, Spirit's fruits. And there is a revive/more bean- z - i
, 04. and, blesied than that of the Spring tide,
which brings - fortlilrointhe icy bands of Wintet.io
every rich product of every field. What aKe thaN.
genuine fruits of revival - among. us, In an en-,
larged and self denying Chrintian beneiolenoe
Have, we learned to • give out of our poverty;
Well as
,entof oar, abundance? Have we attaine d .
the grace and blessing of the poor widow ? Do we
know in'nuileXperience what Christ uttered; to
be well, remembered by us all, that it is more ,
blessed to give than to receive ?
The Theological Seminary, in which this Synced' '
is 59, deeply interested„ has
. shared largely in they
DiVine blessing. Its numbers are still increas^
"ing. Forty-three new studente have been already
;admitted this term. Its graduates find favor
With the churches; and share largely in the la
bor and in the fruits of /Revival in the land.
The spirit of grace?
,pnd of„sapplioations has been
enjoyed among - the aliases,' who have done much .
to sustain the.didly • prayer meetinrin the city, '
• and promote'Sabbath Schools and other 'evan „gelizing enterprises, and an animal number of
whom have l devoted themselves„ to the Foreign,
Miesion • workThe New - Heill containing eighty
one tangle rooms,,is finished and furnished,
and largely occupid; and •Mies Ivrea& iititisfac
tion. When the needs .of , the Institution from
its incretuso.of numbera r had grown ritostpreseing,
the .pleased. to, move-a, Christian lady.
within the bounds of ; the Synod' of Wheeling, ta
bear the entire expense of the House s and then;
when the call upon individuals and churches,
a/. [CONOLUDND ON FOURTH PAUL]
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