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DAVID McKINNEY and JAMES ALLISON, Editors.
~ERKL -Z1 ADVAIOZ.
u-rigntai Vogir,v,
A Priyer.
,
BY I. 1., JR.
From thy deep well of life, ph Christ,
Give me that healing draught,
Wbiel► qUenehes evermore the thirst,
Of all who once have quaffed.
Of that good bread from heaven sent d3wo,
Thy body, JeSus, give ;
Whose power is each for dying men—
Who tastes shall ever live.'
And of that monthly.fruiting tree,.
Give me at last to eat;
When by the Crystal River's tide,
Shall tread my willing feet.
These gifts, my living Lord, I crave;
Then my poor name write down,
Within tby Book, oh Thon; who won
From Death the •iotor's crown.
Oct 16, 1859.
For the Preebyterlan Banner and Advocate
The Theological Seminary of the North-
West
The friends of the Redeemer's cause in
the North-West, will be glad to learn that
this Seminary has entered upon its work with
most flattering prospects. We have a com
pany of noble young men. The :Board of
Directors met last - week, for the inauguration
of the Professors, and to fix the location.
On Tuesday evening, the 25th ult., at 7i
o'clock, the inauguration took.place. The
sermon by the Rev John H. Brown, D D ,
of Springfield, 111., and the charge by the
President of the Board, the Rev. S. T Wil
son, of Rook Island, were eminently befit
ting the occasion. At 2 P. M., of Wed
nesday, we had the Inaugural Addresses of
' , Dr , Rice and Lord; and at n in the even
ing those of Dre. Halsey and. Scott. It is
, :enough to say that these were all that the
most ardent friends of the Seminary could
have desired; showing that the training of
our ministers for this great North-West has
been committed to learned and godly men,
of eminent ability.
The Seminary was located on the North
Bide, upon twenty five acres of 'ground dona
ted by J. Sheffield and othere, within twenty
minutes' ride of Lake street, by the Horse
Cars. The site is very fine, and the land
valuable. We have five years within which
to complete our buildings. We confidently
look for those who love our Church, to arise
nd build the house of the Lord. Let the
'poor, of their scanty meausxand the rich,`of
`their affluence, help in this blessed work.
'Our agents seem to be the right men in the
light place, and have been successful, eon
'sidering the bard times.
God put it into the heart of a brother in
Brooklyn, N. Y., to give , us $l5OO with
which to commence the Corning Library
of the Seminary. We are sure that the
Lord is with ne, and that this School of the
, Prophets will have a place in the hearts of
his people not a whit lees warm than the
, ther Seminaries ortte'Cbureh. More thin,
at, we could not wish. Here .we. raise our
benezer. A DIRECTOR.
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
Thoughts of the Great West,
MESSRS. EDITORS :—lt has been my pri
ilege to spend the past Slimmer in " the
and of the free," and note any improve
bents that have taken place since my pre
.
loons stay there. Many things oonspired to
ender my visit s pleasant one. There I met
again my dear parents, brother, sisters and
numerous other friends; there, too, I had
the pleasure of meeting with the
-good min
later who had united my life with that of
mallet fur meal or woe. I found him still
'boring in the cause of Christ, and anxious
;,i; watching "the signs of the tames;" and
e was (sheered by a blessed revival in one
, f his congregations. Some thirty new re
mite were added to "the army of the living
od."
That the West is destined to become pop
lous, is evident from the fact that so many
undreds, yearly, leave their homes in these
!ready overpopulated States,.and hie them
o that place,
'Where a man is a man, if he is willing to toil."
his is an advantage to the residenta now
• ere ; these vast numbers mustlefed and
ithed, and who will suppifthese outlast
*s 7 Certainly those who have already an.
~ rgone the hardships and privations of pi.
neer life. These new comers bring with
rem ready money, and need not expect for.
, e first year to make more than a bare sub
'stenoe for themselves and families; after
bat, if they attend to their business prop.
rly, and discharge their duties -faithfully,
here is no fear for the result. They can
ertainly "make money," if that be their
bject, and In most oases, I believe, that is
e real motive, although unoonfeesed, per
ps, even to themselves. -
The soil is rich, and the yields of produce
e abundant, often surpassing all. eipeeta
on. As yet, agriculture is in a ,backward
ate, as persons have purchased lots in these
paper towns;" and in the territories eve
ially, the culture of ,the ground has been
egleoted. This has been. hitherto a great
isadvantage, as persons in the territories
ep e eded on the States for supplies, and
ften bad to pay' exorbitant prices for the
ecessaries of life; luxuries were unknown.
• ecently, however, the people are awaking
their own interest, and farming is begin
;ing to receive that attention its import
nee demands, and already have the inhab.
Rots found that much' is gained by so do
g.
Here is a great field opening, "ready for
e harvest," but alas, " the laborers are
w." We do indeed need to pray that the
'Lord of the harvest, would send forth la
orers into his harvest." Ministers who are
ere now, find their hands full. Plenty of
, ork to be done, and plenty of material to
ork on As one minister paid to me,
Here are our enemies and Christ's- and we
~u st invade., their hearts, and tear down all
'hat Satan and his host have built, and our
aptain will supply them with new hearts.
' e tight long, and I sometimes fear we do
;..not have enough faith in our Leader's mu
nipotenoe." The answer to prayer is often
so long delayed, thatethe pious begin to des
pair, and fear that these flinty rooks will
never receive an impreesion ; but in God's
own good time lae sends the " gentle dew,"
or the " copious shower."-;:
Then God's people are encouraged and
refreshed, sinners flock to 'the sanctuary,
and the faithful miseionary feels that he is
rewarded for all his labor._.o,ne great fail
ing, I observe, was, that the , private mem
bers of the Church lode much' of their
- nterest in the ordinances of Gird's house.
They often purposely neglect the ? means of
'grace, forget their "first love," anitbecome
absorbed in worldly affairs, to the:neglect
of the soul's great interest. Fatheitsiteach
'heir atm worldly wisdom, hut .601'
hem that " the fear of , the Lord is,the
!WWI
beginning of wisdom." ' Mothers cease to
instruct their children on the Lord's day,
out of the Catechism and Bible,. but .often
take them and spend the entire day in visits
of pleasure. They know and acknowledge
this to be wrong, but plead that they have
no preaching to attend, and they are so busy
all the week that they need some recreation
on that day. " Sunday," it is called out
West, and to me it is no wonder that they
observe it so lightly, when they can thus
drop ,that Bible name, Sabbath, for the
other, which to my ear at least, conveys no
idea of sanctity. , May the Lord of the
Sabbath speedily raise up many advocates
for its holiness, and send them forth to these
needy portions _of his heritage, having, on
the " whole armour of God.' May there
be many men raised up, who shall "be
blameless, the sons of God, without-rebuke,"
who shall bear to these Western latids the
true " uusearchable riches of the Gospel of
Christ." SuE.
Tor the Preehyterlan Banner and adreeate.
The Synod of Northern Indiana and the
Seminary of the North-West.
MESSRS. EDITORS your last week's
paper you published the action of our
Synod in relation , to the Theological Semi
nary of the North-West. By itself, it does
not fully present the facts.
The Committee upon the Minutes of the
General Assembly, repotted a paper taking
stronger grotind. The Mimite adopted ;was
moved by a gentleman who individually was
of opinion that the most appropriate course
would be for Synod to say nothing. But
hoping to harmonize the views of brethren,
he drew up this modified paper, and which
passed the house by the vote you state.
Some voted for it who - would have preferred
that the matter had not come up at all.
Some who voted with the yeas, because they
did in all things justify the General Assem
bly, and wished- to say so, will nevertheless
sustain the Seminary.
Those wlio felt that the whole proceeding
was uncalled for and unwise, were con
strained to enter their protest. That your
readers may have this matter before them,
will you be kind enough to Admit to your
columns this explanation, together with the
protest as follows, to wit
We, the undersigned, members of the Synod
of Northern Indiana, beg leave to protest against
the•aotion• of the Synod this day in regard to .
the Theological Seminary of the North-West, for
the following reasons, to wit :
Ist. Because the General Assembly located
and eleoted Directors; and Professors • of the
Seminary as was requested by this Synod one
year ago. •
2d. Because, we believe that the Synod= was
not called upon to say anything upon the subject
in the premises.
3d. Because that we believe _that this action
will binged for party purposes, and 'thus to the
injury of the Seminary:
4th. Beoatu3e we folly believe that this action
tends to destroy the peace of the . Church, and
injure the cause of Christ.
sth. Because we believe that the work now
committed to this SeminarY, has such a bearing
upon the interest of the Kingdom of the Re
deemer,'lthat we feel constrained solemnly to
protest against any action which will tend to
hinder it from doing the Ircrk cetotelttegt94V.
tlyrCreiferietV3eiiiblr - - •
,T. C. BitOww, H. K. "[ENSIGN ;
H. L. ITANNIITS, I% 'Korn,'
8. P. ROBBINS, S. N. SHULTZ,
E. W. Putt, N. 8. PALMER
A. Y. MooRE, T. WHALLON,
B. MOOLuRE,_ JOSEPH ALLEN,
THOMAS P. GORDON.
NORTHERN INDIANA.
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
Strange Things.
I have not lived many years upon this
earth, but in my walks among men, I have
beheld and learned many strange things.
To one of these I would invite attention.
Christ instituted a Cltroh. • Certain per
sons , were set apart to the particular work of
teaching the people the way of salvation.
It was apparent that these individuals could
not devote themselves whplly to their work,
unless they received of the carnal things of
those to whom they ministered. Moreover
it was recorded in Holy Writ that "every
laborer• is worthy of his hire." Therefore
it was ordained that ministers should be
supported by those to whom they preached.
Ttis has been the rule for ages. But in
this fast age the force of this custom seems
to be 'diminishing. Ministers -are looked
upon, by some, as charity's children, ass kind
of public paupers. This is strange.
There is a certaia,branah of the Church,
called Presbyterian, which has some pecu
liar forms, one or two of which I shall no
tice. The Presbyterian method of procur
ing a minister to preach statedly to a con
gregation, is somewhat odd; nevertheless I
am pleased with it A congregation invites
a minister to preach as a oandidate. He
does eo. If the members are pleased, they
draw up a peculiar instrument of writing,
which is denominated a call. There are cer
tain stipulations in this 'instrument, some of
which I shall observe. The members, after
expressing their satisfaction with the candi
date, and earnestly calling him to be their
spiritual pastor, add as , follows: " And that
you may be free from worldly cares and av
ocations, we hereby promise and obligate
ourselves to pay to you the sum of —,
during the time of your being and continu
ing the regular pastor of this church." I
am not finding fault with this agreement;
but I do find fault with the mannerin which
these obligations are treated. For meat
ball of a church often, by their remissness
in duty, and negligence to fulfill their en
gagements, sink their minister deeper and
deeper in "worldly cares and avoottions,"
instead of freeing him from them. The con
gregation, in the most solemn manner, and
with uplifted hands, promise to support heir`
minister, by giving him the agreed amount,
and also " whatever else may be needful for
the honor of religion, and his comfort among
them." Is it not a strange thing, that these
promises are so often forgotten and neglected.
The congregation seem to forget, that, by
notiolfilling these agreements, they—l had
almost said—perjure themselves. Some
seem to think it merely a benevolence to pay
their minister ; that be can nourish his body
by feeding it onapiritual things. They forget
that God Intended if they were made par
takers of spiritual things by means of his
ministers; that 44 their duty is Mao to minis
ter unto them in carnal' hings." It seems.
to me, that if the members of a congrega
tion knew to , whatinoonvenianee a minister
is sometimes put by not recoiling the prom.
ised amount at the appointed time, And how
his character is .assailed by those whom he
owes, they would be more prompt in paying
him. I do not wonder, when I- hear 6f a
minister turning to some other avocation. I
only think it strange, when I see how poorly
the ministry is supported, that others do not
seek a more lucrative calling. The only
reason I can give why more do not retire
from preaching is, the love -of Christ con
straineth them. True, they should not Make
the fleece their prime objeot. By no means.
Bat they cannot live on the wind. Why
professed Christians should sot' thus, I can
not tell. Theme; I consider, strange things.
15IIER.
IBM
"ONE THING IS NEEDFUL:" "ONE THING HAIALE I DESIRED OF THE LORD:" " THIS ONE THING I D 0.14
PROTEST
PUBLICATION OFFICE, .GAZETTE BUI
FOR THE WEEK ENDING
dor the Presbyterian banner end Advocate
Christian Colonization.
MESSRS. EDITORS is the 31st day
of October, and my eye , did not meet the
article of "J. F ," on, the first page. of your
issue of the,lsth lost , uotil now. In com
mending editorially on his •artiole, you say
that his side of the quation is "ably set
forth," and you speak of him as a competent
person to set it forth. You also say that you
do not invite a ,prolix controversy on the
subject.. Very well; much need not be said
in favor of concerted emigration, if "J.
F." has said all that can be said against it.
If his bold assertions are the only argu
ments he can, furnish, opposition to the
scheme in question must prove a sorry go "
-I have read and re read his aitiele, and,
aside from tile declaration of what he would
rather do, I find •but. one thing - that wears
the semblance of an argument; which is,
that Christians are 44 the salt of the earth,"
and - ought, therefore, to be universally scat
tered abroad, and not concentrated into eft
eient clustsrs or centres of influence; or, to
quote his elegant comparison, "in laying
away your store of meat, you would not
stack It away: in one, corner of your teller,
and pile your salt up in another." It ii4d
Mitted that this would be an unwise bestow
ment of the salt. But it is denied that the
scheme' of concerted: emigratiop at all re
sembles ,this.
If salt is so sparsely applied to the meat
as not to cure it, both salt and meat will
spoil; and if professing' Christians are so
sparsely settled thrOuahout the growing pop
ulations of the West as to be lost to church
organization, and unable to operate a eon
•servative influence; like too little salt on a
mass of meat, they will be absorbed, over
whelmed, or putrifled. And if "J. F." has
kept his eyes open to facts in the West, he
knows that the general result of a few
grains of Christian &It, in 'a mass Of popu
lation, is a loss of power for good. The al
most universal 'testimony, of our 'domestic
'missionaries, and of the. . observant Chris
tians, is, that thousands have been , lest to our
Church, by social :absorption or putrifaotion,
Jar one that, in an isolated situation, has
proved a prophylictic of society. No fact
stands more fully confented than this: that
vast losses have befallen the Church, by the
'dispersion of her members into such minute
handfulls, as to be unable to maintain ordin
ances.
Now, what the friends of concerted emi
gration propose, is to prevent such Atrasion,
as loses power. . We, propose to.Beat,per the
salt—bat to apply it in such quantity as
that it may be efficient for preserv,ation, and
not be itself absorbed or spelled. . Every
body knows that in union there is strength!
and that a self supporting and giving con
gregation, in any country. East or West, is
more powerful for , good than half a dozen
feeble, flocks,.which can neither maintain
Divine ordinances .themselves nor aid in
sending them to others. "J. "
illustration is peculiarly unfortunate.
Most military men would. prefer a . compact
and well appointediforce; 'but he would have
the ",raw recruits" of the sacramental host
ecattere in 3 TALlita.,.o 01 190. 1 11 0 ). 0 t,m45ti
three. If his plan—to "get one or two
more families of like spirit with yourself—
that is enough"--is the best, it ought to be
adopted; and if adopted universally, our
Domestic Board would have fifty feeble con
gregations to aid, where they have but one.
Are Presbyterians forever to merit the ap.
pellation which Sing Charles applied to
them—" God's silly people ?" Are we never
to apply the principles of common sense and
sound, philosophy, in connexion. with Bitde
truth, to the exigenees of life? Must
system, so synthetic in theory, as Presbyte
rianism, be forever torriinto 'imbecile frag.
means, by a,selfish and inconsiderate centri
fugalism Are we to .be forever, met, in
well meant efforts to do good, with crude
objections, drawn from the undigested expe
rience of men who have no experience in
the matter to which they object 1* Are sen.
Able people to believe that, because Christ
sent his Apostles and Evangelista "two and
two," therefore Obristian laymen must never
ethigrate, except in pairs 1 Is it an argu
ment against a well digested scheme of do
ing good, to call it bard names—" Utopian
and visionary ?" "J. F." writes of. the thing
as if the experiment had been tried and
failed... "The fact is," says he, "they art•
complish but little good beyond their own
limits." Where. is„thepropf ? •What case
does he cite ? "Thefact is, "..he draws tip
on his fancy for both , facts and arguments.
If we recur to the Bible, or to authentia
Church history, we find that concerted emi
gration has been
,often used as a means of
lipreading the true religion ; whilst isolated
emigration has led to disaster, defat., and
demoralization. The Exodus from Egypt
was-a specimen of' concerted emigration Un
der Divine authority ; and the land of pro.
mise had been much earlier reached,-bad it
not been for the oroakers that started objec
tions, and discouraged titer people from going
forward in the enterprise. Lot's was a ease
of- isolated emigration. He, from worldly
motives, went out alone, and threw his grain
of "salt" into the population on the plain
of Sodom, just as "J. F." wants us to do:
but instead• of becoming the salt of that
population, he lost all, and saved none—
even his wife and married daughters perished.
But I•need .not argue the matter farther,
unless something stronger ,can be,etaid on the
other side. My experience is as good as
"J. F.'s." I was born in what was the
West-T—lnrn among the Indians. Was fa
miller with a new settlement in my boy
hood ; and I know what it is to have church,
school, so ore, smith-shop, rain, physician,
and every appliance of human comfort, far
of; and my experience prompts me to ad
vise people, in settling a new country, to
forestall all these inconveniences, and take
their religion, their school, and their com
forts with them. My religion does not stul
tify all sound maxims of political and social
economy. My religion does not compel me
to be a Daniel Boone in my dislike to near
neighbors, and an advanced civilization.
Nor does it incline we to prefer a meeting
"ain log school house, or under some shady
oak," ean have it in more comfortable
quarters. And I think my religion as Scrip
tural, and as wise as that of my brother
"J. "
Let me correct an erroneous impression.
Both you and "J.. F." speak of this as a
"Pennsylvania movement.' It is not So.
Representatives from six different States at
tended the convention held in Hollidayip
burg;, and• the members of the Colony are
still more widely scattered. There was
much evidence of the presence of the Spirit
of Goa at the meeting. Much prayer was
offered; and a most delightful harmony and
, unanimity marked all their councils and
conclusions. ' God.seems, thus far, to smile
most propitiously upon the movement.
PEILOCOLONIA.
* 4 .J. F." is a Western Missionary of mob ox
perienee, and extensive observation.—Ens.
HE who thinks to * alive anything by his
religion, besideslis, soul, will be a loser in
the end:
ME
ME
From
The Pope anfii
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Parma —RI
The Modere
and his Ei
The True
Bishop CI
Scripture bj
and iti Net
Confeseion:
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favor of ii
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and the In
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given him
spite and Ts )
uel's replier
the variety
Pope's reb...--•••- F''''.l"'"r l f .
for such conduct. . , 1, 'l , -.„,,,:;,,,t0r5e,,
is desperate. In .' ,-..:: •- •• er ardinal Cul
len has issued a 1 , :, ,‘ ' 'pastoral, in which,
besides his dw,d, , •:OhlriehEduoation, and
reiterating the ilmdent :demands of„,„ A he •
prelates, he lama - s
,over the troubles of the ,
Papacy, and - abu violently the Italian'
li
Liberals. , j
1
The Times' corAepondent at Paris con= .
siders that the French Ambassador - will have
no success at Rom_' . in obtaining reforms in
the Pope's &rainiest's, and that in truth no
hody expects thattany concessions will be
made. Thus Rome rashes on toward the
precipice. Her wiry, claim to infallibility;
shuts her up to die as it were, impenitent.
She cannot alter4emper eadem is her mot.
to. As to the Pop's temporal sovereignty,
is he not by Divine:•right, the 'holder of the
patrimony of Si. ._Peter'? Is not rebellion
against him, rebelhen against Christ's Vic
ar ? Would not Ate concession ef " re
forms," and the leecularization" of the
States of the Chatoll, be an acknoWledg.
meat of error in gliv,erfitnent, and that by
his infallibility r , hill, would be an se
li
knowledgment alai t es bad as a reelpta •
tion of some article tif. faith I :
'Meanwhile time lid' "Divine - Chance,"`
co-operating in fay° of `the populationsohe , y,
more and more slip', way:from the derniniari .
of priests. Tuscan 'll OfliMqiiitirtg'hereue.
toms and coinage la that, of Piedaiont,
Lombardy is exultattand defiant, and :Gail.
baldi declares to theienittusiaiitio Bolognese
that he wont lay do n ,hie_sword_:that he,
i has "to settle with e Austrians,, hat more
f
I especially with, the e 'orgy I'?
!. An untoward iiverit,„ however, ,hair oc
curred at Parma, arid thire has heen cern,
witted a great grime., Colonel A.aviii,,
formerly ,the judidiai hOgman of the de.
ceased Duke, came' itivipsed to Parina, it
may be as a sriy, and in the hope of winning
back a party for the old regime. The, pea.
ple• heard of this, milled - upon him Rohe
took refuge in a Guard House On ilaiah
were no soldiers to defend him,) and thence,
,after many wounds,ldrigged him to the.
front,
front of a Cule, whicl u ifli f the 'dap of his
power and pride, he ' wont to frequent.'
There they,ent off h 1 4 - aft AVAitilltpß any
Ifole;iiii&dirabill'a •••• " i : ~.11-no, r tation. This horrible - business recalls the '
days of Italian - .aesaesination; :Bed stelae a
cause otherwise noble. The ,Reactionists
eagerly seized upon it, and unless immediate
justice is done on the perpetrators, and if
there be any connivance' on the part of the
provisional Government, with the murder
ers, the consequence will be lamentable.
The French Consul at Parma has been or
dered to retire, if pueishment on the per
petrators is . not immediately inflicted. .
An isolated - act like this, however, cannot
obliterate the favorable impression made on
Europe by the exceeding moderation.of, the
Italian party. They have , behaved nobly,
and have won golden opinions, from all sorts
of persons, except High .Tories, ,Papistat
and High Churchmen in Engimi.d,,aarlthe
Ultramontanists and their political, abettors.
All the prophecies •of these, have, hith
erto been frustrated ;. end their rage, and .
fear at the :ultimate issues to themselves,
are but cheering encouragements, of, their
final disgrace and downfall.
The. Emperor is playing. out his game,
and while again "paltering in a "double
sense "with Francis Joseph, and, inducing
him to take lay the Lointiardian debt on
Austria, which otherwise Piedmont must
have paid in full, by incorperating in ;the
Treaty of peace, the old ".preliminaries,"
0. the effect that the Grand Dillies are to be
restored,.takes care, through the COnigigu,
tionel, to tell the Central - Italians to be" toad
boys," for as he has given them counsel
which, if taken, would have made inde
pendence a great reality, (i.. p., to take back
their Princes, andehitt their eyes in expec-
tation of. seeing bran Jim. Constitutions,
ready made, as soon as, tkey- opened, them;)
yet, he has no idea of forcing them thagree
with him I And ~who, but he is the Grand
Adversary of the , : Papacy ? But for him ,
and this war that oreated.Natienality, would
not the peoples, be stiff grovelling in, the
mire? We are told "the Veronese •are,in
all but open .insurrection",a,galestAUettia,
and that while a: deitionetration was reedy
to be made, at Rome, on,the•departure,of the
Agent of ' Sardinia,: and was; forbidden ,by
General. Goyim, .yet an instirrection„might
also occur there at any time. , And *hp'
caused all this ? whosave the impulse to
a movement that has not spent half its force,
and whose issues' already are eli disastronsl.
Ask the Tablet, ask the Univers, ask the' : .
clergy of Paris,. who „are . preparing a ban
quet for a_great preacher wuo has been har
anguing in fivor of the . POpe's temporal
rites; ask Cardinals Wiseman and Cullen—
and if they. would' speak, ,or ; -if you only'
judge them by their flashing eyes, and teeth
ground in rage, they would, indicate the
traitor in Louts Napoleon!''' li Craft " and
"innocence," I Myself iiaivilour years ago,
in the Emperor: and his ' , wife Eugenie, on
that railway platform at the -I:enclon Brick.
layer's Station, where I first saw ,them.
What grim thoughts pass through that nian's
soul I . What • gigantic coils of ,plans ,and
purposes, involving, it may be, a terrible
future for Enrope, lie concealedin his.brain I
The Emperor has been at Bordeaux, And
there received an .;address from the Arch
bishop,and clergy, which ; while full of ;ful
some flattery, ,pressed tirgently upon- him
the claims of the Pope to the restoration of
his temporal, sovereignty. He is'remincled
how he restored him before, how he is" the
elder•son of the Church," And,,how his un-
Me, Napoleon I. said of ,the. Pope'e .temPo.
ral power—" Centuries, have established
this, and they have done well." The said
uncle was no friend to the 'Papacy after all I'
And so when the nephew is urged, to give
the Holy Virgin, as "a debt of gratitude,"
" a triumph for her ..Son .in the, person of
her Vim "(?) "'which the (Athena world
will hail with,Aransports," the Emperoes
reply is cool and cautious ; and while hoping
for all they wish ter, he,telle them, that.the
French troops must soon leave Rome I As
soon as that takes place, the 'Pope .and all
the Cardinals will pack up and be : off also.
1 Speedthe.day.l . ,•. 7- „ , ;
TffE FUNERAL OP TUE REV. JOHN AN+
STREET, &BOYS SINITHEIRLD, PITTSBURGH, PA.
EDAY, NOVEMBER 12,, FM%
respondent. .
.rnbassador—Rome's
• Assassination at
ions and Hopes—
tly—The Botperor.
Naughty . 80.8
Papacy—A &olds
:sy—Perversion of
Evangelical Parish
. Rorniah 'Synod, and
GELL jitly, ES, ,or Birmingtern, took place
on Friday last.,'Never witsAiere seen .a de
monstration. like it in. Birmingham. He
was a pastor there for more than half a cen
tug. —The Rector of the town, the Hon
orable and Reverend Mr. Yorke, wasin the
precession, whist extended three quarters
of a mile, and Dr. Miller, Rector of the
Parish of. St. Martin's, (a well known Evan
gelical cleruytean,) and long a private and
confidential friend of Mr. James, was a pall
bearer. Deputations from public . bodies,
were present, including representatives of
the Evangelical Alliance, London Mission
ary, and London Tract. Society. Dr. Miller
has since preached a sermon in iinprovement
'Of the event. This eminent man truly rests
After, and from is labors, arid pre,erainently
is, it true that his works do follow him.
rmina4ionalism and
ephenson, the En,o
--Deinonstration in
7dueation System—
.adford--The Press
wincing Testimony.
t. 1859.
for ,the Saraian
&me, and has
This' is in the
Victor 'Eminitn-'
,sent to him kg.
tpeoitqly by Abe
Ilannah More, in one, of ,her works, has
a striking passage about the influence exer
°hied oti-tlibselhat Collie after, by the books
"learelfart'AbpmenioffigeniussaadAetiliniiiaStin
4,444, **oily -Ocalie.ictritintion a lef eternity
in the case of great poets, &c., who prosti ;
tutee their gifts to the cense of licentious
'Dees -and sin. ' What a joyful contrast is
sin nested by, the influence of such a man as
John Angell James over generationsvnbori4
,and 4 loy that, croin of..reward = of. grace, yet
Ilf4sWard—and proportionate to the service
done, which is 'hii now, and shall' encircle
his brow for'
. ever His writings for the
Traot Society alone, have had a circulation
Ofinearly three millions of !copies. At its
last weekly, meeting, the pima:dace:Rim:led
on its Minutes a record of Mr, James'
aeatb, aoconipanying this: with an approri.
ate tribute to his memory and labors.
BISHOP TROWER, one of the;Scotch Epis
copal Bishops, has had articles of accusation
brought against him for heresy. He teaches
as fully as`ROMS could possibly desire, that
there is real nsaorifiee nffered,in the Buoha.
rist, for pie, ‘ and that:thus the priest, reeents
the Victim.
It is pleasing to see,that there is a,
party
in `the 'Scotch Episcopal Church,` ivho are
becoming more , and more Evangelical, and
who assert and maintain thei substance of
Reformation—doctrine on. the - Eucharist:
tet us hope and pray, that they may have
the `grace of !cOuntge, and 'be crowned with
Amelia in g
exposinand'expelling heresy.'
Evil / men and seducers war worse and
nyirse, , ,deceiving and,being deceived. Thus
tt is that Scripture also is read and quoted
only to be wickedly perverted, end compelled
foi!ierve the cause of Priestism. An Evan
gelical olergyman from the country, and
who called, `
on: me this week ; has been going
*mut to. hear different ,preachers. .On. last
Lord's , day he went into St Matthew's
Episcopal Church, City Road, a Tractarian
temple built on the very boundaries of, and
as near as possible to, the Evangelical parish
of Islington. Of this •parish, the son of Dan
iel Wileoji, late Bishop of Calcutta, Vicar,
and associated with him in various depart
ments of labor, among a population of about
one hundred and twenty thouttand, are nearly
fifty clergimen;_all-of one mind, and truly
excellent men. ; Well, in, this, outside church,
, enu heard a .very- strange PerceMoroi
God's Word.' The text was the story of the
widow Of Nain'andler son::: The "widow."
was ^the " Church," and her " son " the
soul, restored to life by the Ministry of holy
baptiam, and , the priesthood of "-Holy
Church." Judicial blindness is thus coming
more and more Over those who have de.
Belted the pure light of God's Word, and
who in.their priestly _pride usurp, the pre
rogatives of ,the Great High Priest of our
profession.
A ROMISH SYNOD has lately been held,
and since then there has been issued 'a Pee
toral, which lets in some
,light on the real
state of the Papacy in England. There are
many Congratnlations on the increase of the
different' orders of the ciergy, which, in
almoit complete equipment, as distinct
orders, presented themselves at the Synod.
But while the " officers" are all ready 'to
take the field, a_ somewhat , scanty and half
infected regiment follows them. For the
document points out and bewails manifold'
evil influences, damaging the minds and
principles of ." the faithful "—including
literature as a
. dangerons tendency. As the
Times says, such documents as these give
us a glimpse of the real inner condition of reli
gieus denominations. Other statements are
atade for those without; , thesi for ttioee
within. 'The first hon.& necessary tendency
to exaggeration; defects are neaceeled, *id
all things are painted couleur de rose.
There is great truth , in all this; and every
denomination I fear , has cause to take home
the lesson and the reproof ' to itself.
FROM CONSTANTINOPLE come tidings of
fresh_ arrests of conspiratore against:the life
of the Sultan. Fanaticieim was the main
cause; such, as has been showing itself at
Tunis,' at, the funeral of the Bey, whmn they'
stoned and wounde'd, ..some mortally, and
1 some Christians.-also were wounded. But
public . wrongs- were also stimulants tv
affection ; and. some of the conspirators
were bohLenough to denounce, in the. Sul
tan's presence, that shameful, extravagan ce which victimizes the. people. and the army.
A yeafs.pay is now due to the troops; and
another loan, on ruinous terms, 'has been
contracted, All things seem to tend to: a
final break pp. It is, however, a gradual
" wasting away"—a " drying up" of the
Prophetic Euphrates. The Papacy .
Islamist:li are going dovin together, and
when they—the grand obstractives of twelve
,centuries,--disappear, thereafter Judgments
will come, the _world wide Jubilee, and the
world's Golden, Age. .
STEPHENSON, the illustrious engineer,
has fast followed Brunel to the-tomb. He
.was the only son of that , illustrious, self
made man, George Stephenson, who rose
from the ranks, by his own genius, to be
the great Railway Genius of his age and
country. The son was - more educated than
the father ,
and inherited his genius besides.
He was the main, if not the only, designer of ,
the best inod,a of locomotive carriages. He
also designed, more than thirty years ago,
an engine specially adapted to the carves of
the American railways, and' named it , the
"Bogie,",:after a low, wagon used .on the
quay at Newcastle. He constructed the
London and Birintrigliam read, and that in
the face of great diffienities. walked
the whole dietanoe-hetiveen the metropolis
and Birmingham twenty times, in the course
of his_ superintendency. In. like manner,
Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, Germany,
Denmark, Tuscany, Canada, Egypt, and
India, were indebted to ' He fought
the battle of the "narrow guage," with
Brunel, and won it. Of tunnels .and
bridges ,constructed by him, : : I need only
refer to the, maryelnus.,tubnler briOge over
the , Strait's. He was exceedingly
benevolent and generous,edicating, at
great expense; the eons of old friends, and
spaying off, on - one. occasion, a _ debt . of
£3,100 for a Literary ; Inatittitinn„ 46N:ew
es/ale.
The:attemptlof
,the Roagsn &slum to
„.
.overtlunwthe national system, of, edneation
in Ireland is Midi to prove a great fajlure.
Phfladelphia, , South Nest Corner of Seventh and Chestnat Streets
The members of the fl'use of Commons
elected by. Popish Constituencies, are not
found as tractable as the tiltramontanes de
sire and a proposed meeting of the said
M. 's has not been held. Besides `this,
there has'just appeared an important Decla
ration by members of the Irish Established
Church, signed by one Bishop,> two beam',
several clergymen four ex Fellows of Trin
ity College, and a long list of deputy
lieutenants and magistrates. It is still
true,.however, that_ the vast majority of the
Irish clergy and gentry cling to the Church
Education Society. But they are, now
ashamed to sail in the same boat with the
Popish prelates, and say they do not Want
" a separate 'grant." Bat Mr. Whiteside,
the late Attorney General, and the confi
dential representative of. the party, clio
say so.
The. General Assembly of Ireland, at its
late meeting, had the question hefOre them;
posed theinisreprikentitleits eUthe' Mitre&
party, to the effect that facilities of religions
instruction were not obtainable under the
National Board.. The .truth is, that the
Presbyterians hve perfeot liherty, while
they , do not force such instruction on any
children. moreover, found that the
children of the;PresbytCrian_sohools under
the. Board, ; far außass in knowledge `thor
under the care, of, the Church Education
Society: L ' `-•
The IoOCIAL SCIENCE. CONGRESS is* now
Vanillin& at 'Bradford: ,Lord' Siatiftsbury,
the .President, opened with a long and:ed.
mirahle add.ress, and was. followed by., Lord
Brougham and others. To this meeting I
may prehahly,refer in my next , mere fully.
It is a poor compliment to Soci4r Selene°,
or to the Evangelical Shaftsbury, its Presi
dent, for the Globe to pour a torrent of ig:
norant slander _and abuse on the Revival
movement in Ireland, and then point to
Snail Science as the true regenerator of the
masses. NOthing could be more in keeping
with the' secret 'infidelity of most of the
literateurs of, the day, including reviewers
and psuedo-philanthropie novel writers.
These men abuse their mission, and, incur
a fearful responsibility. In fact the articles
that have"aPpeared on the Irish iwakening
in many of- the London papers, and in the
Literary Gazette and Athenceura, indicate
a mortal enmity, to New Testament Chris
tianity. It is nothing else or lees thee**,
The Times, however, is admitting occasional
letters from "J. C.," (Dr. Canning,) giving
revival intelligence, although it published,
the other, day, ".statistios from Belfast,
cooked by Infidel or Popish ,hands, the
faleest of the filee, in the way of Misrepre
sentation. It is "too bad," 'also, that the
Times never copies those paragraphs id
other ,Belfast papers, which refute and Over
with,confusion the figures which, by Popish
or 13eitariati,alchenly„are made to,do service
with those at a distance. But great is the
Truth, and it must prevail. A. gieat social
change is passing over 'Ulster, audits Ohne
are truly marvelous. Let yoar.readere only
calmly weigh the following letter, whichjlfel
been reoeo4. ed to.nie;ijlgte,Rev.
1413
ister 'there, oti4liiti the 'jail, and inti
mately acquainted , with the past and present
condition of the people: The_ father of
lies, alone could inspire men to , stand una
bashed before such evidence as this. Arid
it is but a specimen of what is now general
over Ulster:
MONAGHAN, September 26th, 1859.
Mr Thies SIR4—I should sooner have replied
to your letter, but for the harry of our commun
ion week, being at such a time occupied every
minute. Such a communion seaßonire never had
here before; and of the religious state of this
district I could write much, as the solemn feeling
Is -growing •deeper and spreading wider. You
ask, what are the social streets of the awaken
ing? Well, first, there is universal sobriety.
The police state that the most troublesome of
their duties—that of taking up drunkards, who
are .either quarrelsome or incapable, has nearly
ceased. Two publicans have taken down their
signboards; and have given up the trade. They
have done so from the belief that 'the traffic is
sinful; others will soon follow their example,
;finding the trade unprofitable. Crime, is very
much diminished. Party feuds have ceased just
bemuse Protestants feel that they shbuld as far
as lieth in them live peaceably with all men, and
partly because there is a kind of awe upon the
opposite party—felt, though not perhaus acknow
ledged. On ithe 12th' of.lnly last, the Orange
Lodge, No. I—well known in the history of,• our
unfortunate party fights, as one of the most de
termined, as also the earliest formed—held a
prayer meeting, and raised a eubscrintion for the
Bible Snoiety. Prayer-meetings were also held
in' many lodge.roonfs. Private quarrels have
passed. Reconciliations have taken place where
enmities have long , subsisted. In .many families,
from' which, from this genie,- the 'comfort
-band, or wife, or perhaps, of both,had fied,,there
is now harmony and affection. . Proofs of this I
hear every day. I have conversed with intelli
gent men from distant parts of the• country, and
from different grades of society, and the same is
`the testimony of them all. That such a change,
in so short a time, and from such ilientlyroPera
iting causes, they could not have even fancied in
their most sanguine iMaginings ; and they Can
`hardly believe it 'real, though it is now before
them as the experience of every day. The ,steward
of a neighboring dempsne says he has no trouble
'with the laberers now • that the Protestant poi
-don of them (mostly resbyterian,) are quiet; or
derly, and faithful, and that the other parties
seem mfittenced by their example. I was to day
-in iconversation with two magistrates. Their
statements, were very similar. One of them said
that near his residenCe there were two publia•
houses, where—in - theevenings, especially Of the
Sabbath—there had been such drunkenness, and,
frequent quarrels; and waylayings. that 'he had
been obliged to direct to theta the attention'of
the police. But now there is perfect quietness.in
those places ; no drinking nor disorder ; but there
is a prayer-meeting quite'near. He did notmean
that the present members of the prayer-meetings
were the persons formerly disorderly, but that
their example had repressed the evil habits of
others. My own experience extends four or five
miles around. Monaghan. Such a state of kindly
feeling among Protestants I never saw before;
and I ofteh hear prayers, offered up , for Roman
Catholic neighbors. Indeed,• the persons known
as " emirate" scarcely ever conclude a prayer
without a petition for them. I see the Times has
discovered that ...there are some tones of ioipe, a
kind of keynote for striking' down in histories.
This is 'mere-absurdity. There is no° change. of
manner .in preaching, There is I.believe, more
sobriity of manner, more guardedness against ex
eiteinent, than at other times. The matter, the tones,
the manner, are the same, but the effects are very Af
ferent. - . •
Two evenings since, I addressed a - public
meeting on the results` at the Awakinfn,g,' at
Highgate, one , of our london suburbs. At
~the close [found that Mr. William. Howitt
and Mary Howitt—well known in the liter
ary world—were among my ,andience.
hadthe great pleastire of 'making their. ao
' gush/tame, Wand finding them .to waiin
~friends of .true Evangelism.. .., :;-JAW.
S.—The Gregg Elstern has tuqc
her trial trip tnHolyhea.4, pm:tepee : Ally.
The Sardinian Minister; before "'leaving
Rotee,'had ten theuiend 'periwig Calling to
leave their cards I This was followed by
.:another: demonstration. •
~The Pope 1,,a bout ,:visit . ; the Kißg,of
Naptee, and itifi? aqminine:
- Win he ever Atiiiiil,dßo,me t
A DAT OP"REaKihmiti.--Itin May cheer
themselves' in 'the . morning, an they may
pane 9n tolerablyiwell,,perhaps; arithontOod
,at r49911,-, b,O test , cool ;of OA Asy, is ,eoutipg,
when. 4otri to talk with
- By Rail, or at the Ogee, $l5O per -rear, t nit PROSPEOTUL
Delivered 2,00 " ."
WHOLE N 0.872
For the Preebyte r lan Barmerrin9. Advocate.
Pray #4.. the Candidates of the Church.
How caneoling to the candidates under
the jurisdiction of the Church, to know that
the prayers of God's people, and especially
the prayers of the ministers in their'-indiv
idual and collective capacity, go up as sweet
incense on their behalf. On the other
hand, how disspiriting and exanimating for
them to sit in her solemn assemblies, and
hear the elders, ministers, and the whole
world remembered at the throne of heavenly
grace, whilt; they who ought to be especially
'the subjects of most devout prayer are
,passed by .in silence.. They ,tql need the
" demonstration and poler of the Spirit"
to qualify them for the arduons'siork in
prospect. They all need to be 'a elideitid
with power from on high," but God will be
inquired of to do it for, them. Ohrint id
,even. at, the right hand of God, high and
lifs gtiTi Imt t e, c has' mpßintisct . ,„,a'placia l at
,Mivdifreet'ilit 19 anitai:4llilhe t 'sl Amin.
of
=the throne Of heavenly' grace, 'the blood
bought mercy seat • - •
,„Wcitthl:the lathers the 'ministry have
candidates as "" Plants grown up in th6ir
youth," they must not' only admonish, and
advise, but pray earnestly, and importunate
lylbat they may be snstainedin their strait-
tined circumstances, and qualified abundantly
for win i ning many souls to God. They often
say, amen, to petitions offered in, behalf
of the Church in general, and in reference
to the , mitiisters and eMersinparticular, but
seldom in reference to themselves, ; even in
judicatories.where,prayer ought to be, made
for their candidates.. 0, may the Presbyte
ries remember their candidates at the blood
bought mercy seat !—that the spirit of all
prudence, `grace''. and'.. supplicition may be
poured .out upon. them—,--that they, may be
men full, of-the Holy Ghost, and of truth
approvnd unto God by many, good works.
' ' 'BI A. CANDIDATE.
Xor thePreabyperialL!anner uAtalidTosate l ,
Testimonial.
At kmeeting of the teachers and students of
the Mendota Collegiate Institute, the following
preemble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted, relative to the death of Anna L. Wil
son, who died it Grovelled, Illinois, Oct. 6th,
aged 17-years and 2 months.
WHEREAS, It has pleased God, in the dispensa
tion of his providence, to remove,` by death, our
'beloVed friend and former claismate, Anna L.
:Wilson; therefore, we do tender the following
resolutions, as a tribute to the memory of the
departed:
, Resaved, That by the , death of Anna L. Wil
son,' this institution
.has lost one of the most
faithful of RS fernier pupils, the students a hind
and affectionate classmate, and society one of its
brightest ornaments.
Resolved, That though by this calamity we
have suktained an irieriarable loss, yet we trust
it willresnit in her gain; Our heavenly Father
,
gave her to earth, and early severed the dearer
ties that bound her - here, and now, hit missieh
fulfilled, he - has recalled, her .to, himself--called
her to join her earthly parents, who Went before
her into the spirit world: ' - -
Resolved, That we, as teachers and classmates
of the decee f sed, sympathife,deep,iy with those
to whonnilie ItObalti-the nearer;and dearer rela
tion. of - sister. &lthoigh trying to them to- say,
God's will he done ' yet in the words of - emu',
• ZeirfigtV?..? - 1 4 .: -
, Reeatved,--That-tircopy of these :rresobitions tie
present,ed to the friends of,the deceased, and that
copies be thY forwarded:for pulilioali hi' tliellfeia
data Times, Mendota Obser i ver ' Peoria Transcript,
and Presbyterian Banner and Advocate.
S. M. INGLIS, Chairman.
Mendota; Ili., Oct. 18, 1869.
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
The ;Presbytery of Port Wayne
Met iu :Foil. Wayne' on Wednesday, October 19th.
The Rev: W. M. Dona Mood was chosen Moder
ator.
The Rev. Richard Curran was received from
the Presbytery of Huntingdon, and Mr. J. A.
-Mclntyre, a licentiate of the. Presbytery of Alle.
gheny City, taken under our care.
The usual business was transacted ; one judi
cial case taken up by reference, and issued ;
arrangements made for the ordination of Mr.
Mclntyre, at Decater, in December; in-d-appro
liation expressed, of the several suggestiens of
the General . Assembly respecting the Boards of
the Church, and the concerts for prayer in Jan
nary and February.'
Ministers within our, bounds are directed to
preach upon the desecration of the Sabbath ; the
Sessions were directed hereafter to Pay their
assessment of the Commissioners' Fund„ at the
SPring meeting ; the Fund for Disabled Ministers
and their Families, •wad commended to the con
tributions of our ohurchos ; and the consideration
of Dr. B. M. Smith's resolutions before the As;
sembly was deferred until the Spring meeting.
An adjourned meeting will be_held in; ecatur,
December Bth, and the next stated meeting in
'Roanoke, on the First Tuesdak of April, 1860.
. J. bi Lovram,'Stated Clerk.
The Benevolence of Neander;
Neander's love of his fellow-men, and es
pecially of good men, was ever active and
self-sacrificing. - His charities were--abound
ed He allowed his :sister to manage his
domestic affairs, according to, her pleasure
but in regard to his charities he was most
•
decided He would suffer none to interfere
here; and of the amount of his givings he
would never render •any account.' 'Vast
multitudes; were benefited , by .hito, the par
ticulars of which will, never be known.
Qne example may he given as a specimen.
Vuring the illneis of a student, which
proied to befatal, he was unable` to obtain
all that was necessary in this condition. A
friend Went Neander and. informed.him
of his state - 'As he was entering into de
tails, Neander suddenly interrupted .him,
and inquired how rativiti` was needid ? The
friend named the sum. Neandar . wrung
•Ilis hands in so•orty ; he had no money at his
traminand. He l paced the room, .glancing
eagerly, at, his books. At length he. stopped
ii . efore a large volume, splendidly bound,
one of the'rnotif valuable books in hie libra
ry; and the More precious, ati but 'few had
been, printed. and distributed by the author
among his friends. He seized the book,
put it , into the hands, of the student, and
said—" t have no money, bat take tjus, anti
try to sell "it. 'DO secretly, I beg; no
hody Must know it."
Love the Prbie Grace.
, The '001,3. duty of .a Christian is
but love, varied through. the severftl kind
sets and degrees of it.' - And Works of mer
cy are theleoit natural and genuine offspring
of love ; 'eo 'that trom these a:gocid)man , is
denominated.:, The. Scriptures, therefore,
freqiently sum up our duty, in charity; and,
for tkatreaton,styled in the fnlfillingopf the
laic,' and bond - of parfeotuess. Indeed,
where charitY is (thafia, Wide th&blessed
fruits,Of charity,,spriniing from ,a,:true prin.
Apia of-Divine love, are,) •there no:Miler
chriptiau grace .arr t ,perfection can be tetally
wanting; and where charity is not, there
~m,ay be the imperfect resemblances of other
Christian
Chrietian greoes'and virtues, but not those
grace); and virtues themselves ; for :they
Gann ot. be, luders fed, and invigorated, and
,agiAII#A.CPYI, principle o..u*Wal'ehgitY*.
Se that' O Sayl4l4r' profeesing cairn
me us on'this head brings the matter to a
short issue, a single Toint, by which our
tenses may , he ' , decided as -.effectual as by
large . impities.;—.Bishop Atterbury.
lion never promised to save by miracles
thOiejiat would not save themselves by
means. ,