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FS.
THE SABBATH QUESTION.—The Su
preme Court has reversed the decision of
Mayor Weaver, which imposed a fine of
$25 upon Mr. Logan's hired man, for
driving the family to church on the Sabbath.
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES Or THE UNIX.
TED PRESBYTERIAN OHITROIL-At Xenia,
Ohio, there are twenty students; at Mon
mouth, Ilk, ten; at Allegheny City, Pa.,
sixty; total, ninety. This is very enepur
aging.
PITTSBURGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCA.Tr.--
This paper makes its appearance, this week,
in a new and becoming dress. We congrat
ulate our neighbors, the editor and pub
lishers, upon their past success, and hope
that they will be no less prosperous in the
future.
THANKSGIVING in this city and vicinity
was generally observed; the stores and offi
ces were ehut, and the churches, were well
filled. Instructive and edifying discourses
were preached by the pastors. The sermon
of Dr. Jacobus on the Sabbath question was
published in the Evening Chronicle of the
ntit day.
Arrival out of. Dr, Hopper.
Rev. A. P. Rapper, and family arrived
safely at Hong Kong, China, on the 4th of
September, after. a speedy and prosperous
voyage of ninetytwo days. This will lie
gratifying intelligence to our readers, and
especially to the very many of them who are
Dr. Happer's acquaintances and personal
friends. He addresses to us but a few lines,
on this• occasion, but seems to be in fine
spirits. When he shall have reached his
station and become settled in his work, we
shall look for something more extended.
Mrs. Rapper's health was delicate. They
expected to leave for Canton on the 10th of
September.
Bible Presentation.
On last Sabbath, Hon. Robert McKnight,
member elect of Congress from the Ails.
gheny and Butler district, made a parting
address to the Sabbath School of the Cen.
tral Preebyterian church, of Allegheny City,
of which he has been Superintendent for
Several years, previous to his departure for
Washington City. But this was not to be
the end. On Monday evening the pastor,
elders, and Sabbath School teachers, waited
on Mr. McKnight, at his residence, and
pres ented him with a magnificent copy of
the Holy Scriptures. The presentation
speech was made by the pastor, Dr. Plumer,
in his happiest style. Mr. McKnight was
taken by surprise, but made an appropriaie
and effective reply. The whole affair passed
off very pleasantly. Mr. McKnight and
family left for Washington City on Wed.
use day afternoon.
Temperance,
The Executive Committee of the Tem
perance Amsociation of Wedeln' Pennsyl
vania, has secured the nee of Lafayette
Hall, on Wood Street near Fourth, for the
purpose of holding a temperance meeting
every night, except Sabbath night, for one
week, commencing on the evening of Friday,
the 2d init. Peter Sinclair, Eeq., the well
known Scotch Temperance advocate, will
speak at every meeting, and during the week,
addressee will be delivered by the Rev. Mr.
Sineabaugh, of the Methodiet Church, Rev.
Mr. Yerkes, of the Baptist Church, Rev.
Dr. Howard, of the Presbyterian Church
and others.
It is high time for pastors, members of
churches, and all good citizens in this city,
to be aroused to the alarming increase of
drinking and drunkenness in our midst.
Tntemperance is a withering and bleating
curse in this community. The catalogue of
deaths from this eause during the last
twill's, months is positively alarming. And
from the same cause our criminal Court i n s
overrun with business.
Farwell ffilssionary meeting.
A large and interesting meeting was held
on Wednesday evening, in the United Pres.
byterian church on Diamond Street, of
which Rev. J. G-. Brown is rotor, on the
occasion of the departure of Rev. J. C.
Nevin And wife, missionaries of the United
Presbyterian Church to China. The exer
cises were opened with prayer by the Rev.
James Prestley, D. D. Dr. Kerr presided,
and after giving a Succinct statement of the
object of meeting gave out the one hundredth
Psalm, which was sung by the vast congre
gation to the noble tune of Old Hundredth.
Appropriate and stirring addresses were
'then delivered by John T. Prosily, D. D.,
Rev. Mr. Reed, of the United Presbyterian
Church Rev. John •Douglas, D. D., of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Rev.
E. P. Swift, D. D., of the Old School
Presbyterian Church, Rev. Henry Kendall,
D. D., of the New School Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. Mr. Yerkes„ of the Bap
tiat Church. 'The farewell address of Mr.
Nevin was touching, and moved many to
tears. The Rev. Robert Graoey then led in
prayer; after 'which the closing 'verses of
the neventy•seeond Psalm were sung, and
the congregation was dismissed with the
benediction by the Rev. J. G. Brown.
Notwithstanding the lateness of the hour,
many lingered to take the missionaries by
the hind for the last time. The occasion
was a solemn one, and will be long remem
bered by those prevent. We are pleased
to know that this Church expects to send
out additional missionaries to the same fi eld
•
in the Spring. May
,the Lord of the has.
vest send forth more 'laborers.
Domestic Missions.
The apostle speaking of the 'duties incum
bent upon heads of families, says,
that provideth not for his own, and specially
for those of his own household hath
Died the faith and is worse than an infidel."
Nature prompts to a home provision, and
grace rectifies, strengthens, and extends the
desire, and stimulates the efforts. Under
the influence of grace, our own are all those
of our ecclesiastical connexion, and the
provision made is specially in those things
which belong to 'spiritual edification, that is,
Gospel ordinances for all: * -
In accordance with, this principle, we
find that the Presbyterian Church, even in
its earliest infancy, when these now mighty
States were but feeble Colonies; engaged
earnestly in Domestic Missions. And she
still rejoices in the work. She cannot but
rejoice and be active in it while she has
within her any thing of the life of Christ.
To spread the knowledge of the truth be
longs to regenerated nature. It is the spon.
taneono outgoing of the renewed soul. It
is the new man, in action. Such being the
ease, beyond controversy, it is manifest that
when a fair portion of work is not done, or
when there is any great backwardness in
contributing the means necessary to the
work, there must be something wrong.
The graces of the people are not in lively
exercise; or their minds are not adequately
instructed; or there is some 'disapproved
management of the work, or of funds.
We are led to these remarks by the fre-
quent complaints of a want of liberality to;
ward our Domestic Board, and specially by
statements in the Board's appeal of last
week. There is evidently a serious fault
somewhere. A great wrong exists. Pastors
and elders have not been sufficiently wise
and diligent in cultivating Christian life in
their charges, and in giving instructions and
opportunities; or otherwise the management
is not such as to satisfy the churches and
secure their confidence. And, inismuoh as
the dlieovery of a wrong , is swential - to the
application of a remedy, and has a tendency
toward a cure, inquiry becomes needfal.
It is well known that a few years ago, the
churches became exceedingly dissatisfied with
the large amount expended in the collect
ing and disbursing of their funds. In ap
plying a remedy to this ;evil, they first,re
formed away their collecting agents. This
was an easy process. The collectors were
working men, and had moderate salaries, and
their application of similar energies in pas
torates or in teaching, would give them an
equal remuneration. They Bence yielded
their positions peacefully, and engaged in
other parts of Church ; . service. The
churches having accomplished this amend
ment, to the saving of thousands of dollars an
nually, proceeded to reform their disbursing
agencies. They bad learned that in the
mestic department ; an Associate Secretary
had become needless, and they ventured,
through the General Asselibly, a suggestion
to the Board, whether the office might not
be abolished. The Corresponding Secre
tary and the working members of the Board
at once seconded the Assembly's suggestion;
but the incumbent of the office, aided by
others, made violent opposition. , After
months of conflict, howeier, he resigned,
and the office ceased. But still, neither, she
nor his.friends were satisfied. The resigns
tion had been not cordial, and a return to
office Was meditated. Conversations were
had ; letters were written ; pamphlets were
s ent secretly to Commissioners elect to the
Assembly; efforts were made, some quietly
and some openly, but all strenuously, at the
Assembly; all of which things resulted in
the turning out of a number of - the old and
tried members of the Board, and the substi
tuting of new men. Then, at the first
meeting' of 'this newly modified Board, the
extra Sectretaryiship was restored and made
co-ordinate, with an increased salary, and
the former incumbent was melected.
Respecting the mrsnagement which
brought about these changes, we would pre
fer to say but little, unless we shall be called
out by those who were motors in the affair
and who tnay consider themselves personally
interested. Of these changes, known to be
deeply unsatisfactory to a large portion of
the churches, one sequence , is, that we
. have
two 'Secretaries, with large salaries and tray
eling expenses paid, doing what is confessed
ly, by the Board's own showing in their An
, nual`Report, , but one inan'i 'work. Another'
sequence is, that the whole "of list year's
balance, $28,422.19 is already expended;
the Board is in debt for labor reported, $l,-
827.08, and for labor done but not yet re
ported, a sum greatly larger;`and the amount
received into the treasury is short of last
year's receipts to this time, $6,240.48. And
with this empty and even indebted. treasury,.
and with these shortening 'incomes, the•
Board has appropriated $21,351 57 in ad-
Vance of the appropriations up to this time
last year; an, extra amount which is yet to
be raised somehow, or the labor to be per
formed under the appointments must remain
unpaid. Is this prudent ?oris it reckless ?
We have called these ig sequences," but
we do not thereby intimate -an opinion that
they are disconnected with certain known
antecedents. Every effect has a cause.
Things bear fruit after , their kind.
On the theory of Boards there is amongst
us a good degree of similarity of sentiment.
They are organs of the Church, by which
she performs her work. And many of the
members of the Boards, and of the Boards'
employees, carry out this theory in practice.
They serve the Church for the Church's ben
efit. But there are others who seem to use
the Boards and to hold on to them for indi
vidual purposes. To the former, the course
of the last Assembly was embarrassing. It
sustained the action which dispensed with a
useless office in the Boird of Domestic
sions. But it also listened patiently to se
vere reproaches against the. Board's working
members, and some of them it failed to re
elect, while it substituted opponents in their
place.
How, in these circumstances, should the
old members of the Board, who yet remain
ed, understand the Assembly? Naturally
they would say, let the new men lead.
They hence, while, participating faithfully in
counsel, made no violent opposition, entered
no protests, interposed no hinderances. They
left it to tine churches to note the change*
made, and, to, express, their judgment by
words and deeds.
Well, the indications are already very ;1114
• e
find. There,ie much diseatisfaction. f And
why ehpuld , there not :he , ,dissatiefaction?
It ie hardly reasonable to Impose that a pet,.
. - -
Z=
pie will patiently tolerate a management
which emplOys two men to do but 'the ea
knowledged work of one man, and each of
these at the full average salary of four of
their hard toiling pastors. They should not
tolerate Bich management. And it is to be
expeoteirthat dome — will , sheiv their &anti;
faction by withholding their contributions.
Thus to waste the funds oollectell ‘off N the
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poor of Christ's flock, s sin to be 'rebuked.
We may tell, the people that ":q
duty ; . that it betongktortyorship3 thnitiery
worshipper who rightly claims to be incept
ed, must and will oast into - the Lord's treas.
ury, according as the Lord has prospered
him; and that when be has done this he
may rest satisfied, putting implicit faith in
those who manage affairs. We may tell
them so; but while the former parts of the
statement are true, the latter part savors a
little too much of Romarkism, to be agrees,
We to the taste of Protestants. These re
serve the right of private judgment, and
they apply it in determining`what is a right
eons adininistration of the Lord's treasury,
2/9 well as in deciding what are the doctrinal
teachings of God's Word. Hence among the
people, so far as they have became acquaint
ed with the facts alluded to, there is a gen
eral dissatisfaction.
It is true that the falling off in, the con ;
tributions, thus far, is but $6,240,48 as
compared with those of list year. This,
however, is no trifle. And we must rernem-,
bor, that last year, up to tine . time, there
was ak great reduotion on those of„the pair
preceding. Also it is known that much of
what has been given, has been from Churches
who are really opposed to having two Sem
taries; but they have 'given to sustain the
cause ; and some of them have done so tin
der solemn protest. Pastors have urged the
people to give for the sake of keeping faith
with, the needy missionaries, and'they have
proinised, publicly and privately, that efforts
should be made for a -speedy. reformation.
On this consideration the Synod of Pitts
burgh pressed they raising of the usual col.
.4.
leotions, making it, at the same time, a ,
mat,
ter of record, that 'these collections should
not be interpreted as, an approval of the du
plicated Secretaryship.
It is also to be keptin remembrance . , that
we are not to carry our schemes' of benevo
lence by a bare majority. We cannot afford
to be a divided people. It requires general
co•operation ;to execute our task. The
management should be such ae not to run
counter to the judgment and conscience of
the well informed ; and so as to offend only
in the least degree poseible, eveb the preju
dices of the less enlightened. We want' all
to help—we 'want the day laberer, and the
widow, and" , the child to give,' and to give
cheerfully , and the more so as we teach them
that giving is a grace, and, that it should be
done with the: grayer of faith.
At the meeting of the Board in June
last, , when the present policy was under
discussion, it was stated that a large portien
of the churches were opposed to it. A
prominent member 'replied that this was 'a
mistake; that" the largely giving ohurches,
the five" thousand and Men thousand a year
churches, were in fever . , of it, that as for
the twenty, thirty, and fifty dellar; a year
churches, they Witt opiiiiedi'he did
not know as, zto.that;, t but if go it did not
amount •to much. On this argument the
scheme prevailed. But- it Was wrong—
wrong in principle, and wrong in fact. The
poorer ohurcheuere not to be Aespised, nor
disregarded. And ,
some of the richer
churches are as, favorable toward economy as
are the poorer. And the poorer, that is,
those whose contributions do not exceed nne
hundred, or two hundred days a year, give
in the aggregate, far more than do those of
five , thousand dollars and upward. The
earth is rendered fruitful, and ihe rivers are
supplied' far, more by the many Mndemte
showers, than by the few water•spouts, ind
the occasional thundering torrents which
fall. And thus it is also with the Lord's
treasury.
We have admitted that the leaving out of
old members of the -Board, and the electing'
of new men, by the last Assembly, seemed
like intimating at least a willingness to try
a ohange in the mode of
. operations., Well;
if it did, there were yet many things known
to the new members and to those , wto as
sun3ed control, which, if duly considered,
might have modified, if they did not :
peisd the action contemplated. The follOw
ing were some of them :
• 1. The Assembly had appointed a. Com
mittee to investigate the whole affairs of the
Board, and to report on, sundry suggested
changes. To have awaited the' action of
this Committee,. and the decision of the
Assembly on its report, would' have been
modest.-
2. When, last Year the Board declined
the Aesembly's suggestion to save the ex
pense of the needless Secretaryship, the
contributions felt off greatly. This was pa=
tent. Andit was also known that after the
office was vacated the contributions again
abounded. Hence, for the new Board to
reinstate the office; with an increased sal
ary, had the appearance 'of braving the
churches; and the more so when they Pro:'
mile(' to re-elect the former incumbe nt, re
,
spading whom the former' Board had said,
d Since his (previous) re-election on the 28th
of June, to the date of his resignationron the Bth
of November, he has spent only four weeks in the
prosecution of the main work' assigned him • and
this, it is believed, is about an average Of the
proportion of time , thus spent dating the lastthree
years."---Report, p. 31.
To re.appoint s man, to office on two thou
sand dollars a year of sacred fonds, trust
funds; whose inertness, , thus publicly and
solemnly attested; was muck that, for three
years he hid wrought in the duties of his
office, but about, on an avorage, one week in
a month, was an outrage. How could men
think that the churches would bear it?
3. The Board had reported to the As;
sembly that they had, in November, abol
ished the office, and not only was their re.
port approved, but, iii all the discussions,
not a member of the Assembly uttered a
word condemnatory of the act, nor in favor
of restoring Ahe office, or of again employ
ing the officer, The officer himself was on
the floor of the Assembly, and he had
friends there who were abundantly loqua,
°ions, but neither be nor they , ventured to
utter one- word in , his favor, nor a word in
condemnation of this act of, the Board, nor
s word which intimated a purpose to restore
the office. And every other member of the
.
House' was as silent on these subjects as
yr,cyC, this petit:lmm' and bias fricuds.., Wks
not all this significant ?
A-4
4., The meainV,iised to egret a ohange in
the membeta of the Boardt left it extremely
doubtful, to to say the leas#;whether the As
sembly wished to restore either the shot
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These remarks we make, impelled by our
Tdeeiinterest in the beraestio - Board. We
_wish it to be worthy &clove and confidence
-of the churches. "fiVithout this it cannot
flourish. With this it will be amply sun.
Mined: Love And confidence it cannot have
if 4 it shall , condgened .',extravagintly,,or
for individual benett or if there shall be
. concea/ed`managerneet.' And we speak the
more freely beaanse , things now are confess
edly unsettled, inquiry is instituted, com
plaints are made, changes are contemplated,
within a few inontia Commissioners are to
be chosen who will decide upon those
changes. Now is the proper time to speak.
Let principles be discussed, and conduct
investigated, and men, held to their ropes.
sibilities. The nails are many.. They are
urgent for increased missions, and multiplied
laborers. 'The West and South-West call
loudly. California reiterates her suppliant
cry; and also Oregon and Washington
Territories. Shall we, at such a time, waste
funds on a useless office, or a non-laboring
officer ? Shall we, "by -our extrivagance,
dry up the fountiins of supply ? No; let
the Beard work for the Church, economi
cally, wisely, zealously. Then will the peo
ple supply the Boardtbountifally.
=MEM
113 mod of Ohio.
Zed," in the Shield and Banner, speak
ing of the late insulting of the Synod o
Ohio, at Mansfield, nye,:
"Mansfield, with its seven thousand inhab
itants, is improving with .giant strides in all
direotions. That new building just before us,
with thattall, neatly tapering spire, is the
Old School Presbyterian church. And that
crowd of ,black-coated, men entering it, is
the Synod of Ohio, now in session here.
Come, let us go i in . too. The sessions are
open to all. This i s Moirday. They have
been in sesilion'aince last Thursday evening.
The first sermon wiififieluihed by that little,
long-bearded, bald-headed, black-eyed, sharp
looking :gentleman over there. He, is , from
Cleveland; and is. Baidio be a man of a -good
mind, both socially and intellectually. .1
suppose this is Wm ;Ads' labors have been
much blessed among.his own peep's. The
Moderator is Rev. J. M. Platti of. Zanesville,
and that mailman atthe table writing, is Rev
W- E. Hunt, of _Coshooton, and that sedate :
looking rgentleman at his side, is •Rev,,Mr. ,
Galbraith, of Laneaster—these are Clerks.
The Synod never,elecitod a Board of, younger
orhetter oilmen. This ,Synod is one - of the
largest'= ecclesiastical bodies in the State.
There, ought to be about ninty,ministers in
attendance, andlis. many elders, or lay dele
gates. But,lprestune a number are absent.
Strange that any should be so unnecessari
ly. „ Surely it a treat to be here. The
address of Rev. Drl Edgar, of Belfast; Ire
land, on 'Friday morning ? was a feast in it
self--=mitty. eloquent, p . otnted, pathetic,
pressive.
.ThaDootor m looks and manners
is a true son of the Emerald - His ac
count of the Irish' Missions among the Ito.
man Catholice, and of-the revival in Ireland,
was highly interesting.
icSynod is going to build a College. The
matter, was thoroughly discuesed, and left in
the hands of a Committee of seven to meet
a like Committeo.of the . Synod of Cinein
natio° determine ,
.on place, and other par
ticulars. The location will most likely be
at Springfield. ,The: wit of buildings, en
dowment, &c.„ to be not-less tban,a quarter
of a million I Big enterprise, this ; but if
Presbyterians take hold of it, they can and
will finish it. They must do something
handsome, or they had , better: do nothing in
College matters in this State. There was
some fine speaking on this measure. There
are in Synod some good orators as well as'
true, ocholare. Few dull drones in • the,hive . ;
'most are working bees. I
" The pulpits of the different denomina
tions' in the city, were filled yesterday by
ministers in attendande, on Synod. It is
hoped satisfaction was rendered.
" Sabbath afternoon the Sunday. Schools
under the
,care of , the Young Men's-Chris' -
tian Association, met in Sturges &Bigelovi'e
Hall, and listened to several addresses.
The children seemed much delighted."
Edersridge Acidemy.
We have before us a neatly printed pam
phlet, containing in Address to the Alumni
Association, by Rev. John Y. McCartney,
of Mt. Washingtmi, Pa.; an Address before
the Society of Inquiry, by Rev. R. .111oMil
lan, of Apollo, Pa.; and a Hieterical Sketch
of the institution, by Rev. J. E. Caruthers,
delivered Sept 28th, 1859. The Addresses
and sketches are highly creditable to the
authors. . The occasion was one of great in
terest. • . .
WASHINGTON - This distin
guished writer, who has done so mneh to
elevate the standard of - American literature,
whose name ham been so long a household
word' throughout the land, and whose works
have a world-wide reputation, died on laet
Monday evening, at• Sunnyside, on the
banks of the Hudson.
EcclesiiaetioaL
Rev. Wm. W. CAsoßßr.r. was installed pas
. tor of the church , of Fairwount, in Red
stone Presbytery, on the llth
Rev. James H. .Flanegan preached the
sermon, Rev. William F. Hamilton
presided and delivered the charge to
the pastor, and Rev. H. W. Biggs deliv
ered the , charge to. the people. The oc
casion was one of much interest, and so.,
lemnity. The young pastor has already
scoured a warm place , in the affections of
his people, and enters upon his labors
with encouraging prospects of usefulness.
Rev. S. 0. LOGAN has restned the charge
of the Fifth ehuroh, Cincinnati, and his
pastoral relation thereto has been dis•
solved. •
Mr. T. MORTON, of Newton, and Mr.
Jan. N. ALLISON, of Arcola, were or
dained as Evangelists, by the Presbytery
of Palestine, at its late meeting.
Rev. J. W. MoGitzooß's Poet Office ad.
dress is changed from Owosso, Shiawas
see County, Michigan, to Plymouth,
Wayne County, Michigan.
Rev. W. L. LYON'S Post Office address is
changed from Winterset ; lowa , to Young
America,
Rev. ,W. M. Sianates Poet Office, address
is changed from Oskaloosa, lowa, to Clar
inda, Page County, lowa.
Rev. Moues 8 CROW, of South Hanover,
Ind., has been called to the pastorship of
the First Presbyterian church on Walnut
Hills, Cincinnati.
Rev. JANEs MoDounbr, has sooepted a call
.from the church of Brewington, Pretty
tery of Harmony, for half his time.
ME. ROBERT BRADEET, licentiate, has 10.
'bepted a call from the °hurdles of Elan
and White Oak, Harmony Presb,ytery.
nay. Joust MONTGOMERY hius engaged to
supply the pulpit of the Rocheport ohuich,
and may be
,addresgsd i a!, 4onbapoyt,4frou
Co., Mo.
•
Rev. D. E. FRIERSON has been %stalled.
pastor of Hopewell church, Marion Die
triot, South Caroline.
Rev. J. F. LANNEAII was installed pastor
of the church at Salem, (Roanoke,)
hr-a - committee of tlierleibytery Of
Montgomery, on the 12th.u1t., ,
Rev. PORTER H. SNOW was received as II
member of the Presbytery from " Bureau
Association of Congregational Ministers"
in Illinois, and appointed to labor as stated
supply to the church at Lake City, Minne
sota, at a meeting of ,the, Presbytery of
'St. Pink on the Bth WC.
Rev. N. C. BURT, of Baltimore, -has re
ceived a call from the church in Brook
lyn, N. Y., formerly under the pastoral
charge of Rev. Dr. Lord, who was elected
to a Professorship in the new Theological
Seminary at Chicago, 111.
Rev. CYRUS K. PoTTErt, of the Second A.
R. Presbytery of Illinois, was received by
certificate into the Presbytery of New
Liebon, at a late meeting.
Rev, E. W. REDING= has , received, and
accepted a call to 'become the pastor of
the church in Paris, Ky. The Old and
New School churches of that place united
a few months since, and Mr. B. is to be
the pastor of the united church.
Rev. JAMES FROTRINGUAM having been
compelled by ill health to leave the mis
sion among the Chootaws at Spencer
Academy, where he has been stationed
for two years past, has taken temporary
charge of the First ohurch, Amsterdam,
New York.
Rev. R. FLAME mall installed pastor of the
First church, Morris,,lllineis, on the 15th
nit. Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D., preaohed
the sermon , and gave, the charge ; .to .the
,people, and Rev. 21,.. Hamilton, D. D., the
charge to the pastor.
EASTERN SUMMARY.
Boston and New . England:
The Chian* ,va have a name throughout the
country, and even throughout the civilized world,
as manufacturers of Pianos. The house of °bick
ering & Sons, was'established in 1828 by the late
Jonas °bickering. Ile made' from. time to time
many improvements, until the Pianos of this firm
acquired a world-wide reputation. The whole
nember` of their pianos to the present time is
about twenty thousand, and for the superiority of
their manufacture they have been awarded thirty`
eight'prize medals from the different Fairs is this
country and Europe. At present they employ
over three hundred hands, and make forty pianos
every week. In their establishment on Tremont
Street, the machinery is driven by one of the
most' admirable engines in the country, setting
miles of shafting in motion, and giving power to
all varieties of machines. Inside the building no
Are is Used, and when night-work is required,
the whole is illuminated by no less than six hun
dred gam burners. The following curious static .
ties show the relative proportion of the material
which: enters into the . composition of the piano
forte, and also indicate the amount of each
yearly in , this vast establishment ;
" 600,000 feet of pine, maple and oak; 85,000
feet of black walnut ; 200,000 feet of pine for
packing-boxes ; 20,000 feet.of spruce for'sound
ing-board ; 800,000 feet of rosewood veneers , ;
80,000 feet of chestnut do.; 80,000 feet of wal
nnt' 12;000 feet of oak do.; 'making a total of
1,277,000 feet of stock cut annually; 15,000
pounds frozen glue ; 2,000 pounds fine best , do.;
60 reams sand paper; 1750 genet's varnish; 1200
pounds white lead ; 81 pounds pumice , stone;
barrels linseed oil ; 12 barrels spirits turpentine ;
15 barrels alcohol;$800 worth of gold brine.
for plates; $6OO worth of paints; 800,000 pounds .
iron castings ; 8300 pounds brass! do.; 20,600
pounds iron wire; 5000 pounds steel do.; 8800
pounds brass do.; 500 pounds 'bar steel; 8000
pounds wrought bar iron ; 14,000 pairs hinges
3150 gross screws ; 2000 locks s 8000 castors ;
2000 sets ivory. It takes about four months to
finish a piano -forte ; this of course does not in
clude the time necessary for seasoning the wood,
years are required for that."
Mews. Gould t Lincoln aro constantly bring
ing the public , under obligations by additione to
their, eatalogue of valuable book& They now an
nounce " Lectures on Logic," by -Sir William
Hamilton, the "Annual of Selena° Discovery
for 1860," and the second ,molutue, of , the " His
tory of the Puritans," by Samuel Hopkins.
The Angola Tract 'Society will issue a new
monthly in . 'Deceinber, to be styled "The Child .
at Mime."
South Natick is, memorable . as, being the scene
of the labors of Eliot in behalf of the Indians.
In the year 1660 he invited a Aumber
biters to go with him to the place and ex
amine his converts in regard to doctrinal knowl
edge and Christian experience. Last week, after
an interval of two centuries a number: f minis-i
ten went to Natick upon an errand of similar im
port, and organized a church of twenty-five mem
bers, and ordained a minister. For many years
Unitarianism occupied this ground exclusively,
but now a better day has dained, and the ortho
dox Gospel is again preached on this consecrated
ground, where Eliot preached, prayed, and wept,
over the sons of the forest, and beheld the fruits
of his labors. Many will say as did Eliot when
any one brought him tidings of the•deith of a
good man, " Weil, God lives, Christ lives, the
Saviour of New England still lives ; and he will
reign until all his enemies are pat beneath his ,
feet."
An instance of the Force of . Delut!ots, is to be
found in the ease of Mr. Marble, of Lynn, Mass.,
who has been engaged for eight years in blast
ing gi Dungeon •Rock," in pursuit of the fabulous
hidden treasure of Captain Kidd. He has already
made a passage one hundred feet long and, eight
feet square. All this has been done at the sug.
gestion and under the direction of . Spiritualita
The venerable Dr. Cooley, of Granville, Mass.,
now in the eighty-eighth i year of hie age, is en
gaged in a work of patriarchal tenderness, visit
ing every house in his parish; and praying with
every family for.the hist.tinte, giving the parting.
hand, and asking each one to meet him in
heaven.
New YOrk.
,
Commodore Vanderbilt has purchased the prop
erty of the Pacific , Mail Steam-Ship Company,
for $2,000,000.
The Police Department now comprises sixteen
hundred and ninety-nine men, with a special
force of three hundred and eighteen, ninety-two
of whom are connected with the Central Park.
The Broderick Funeral on Sabbath was an en
tire failure, notwithstanding the efforts of the
Herald and other advocates of Sabbath desecra.
Con. Prev ions to this, a petition signed by over
five hundred of the leading clergymen and citi
zens, was presented, asking that the ceremonies
be postponed to some other day. This was treat
ed with contempt by the movers in this matter,
and ridiculed by the Sunday papers.• But when the
day came, these felt themselves significantly and
bitterly rebuked. For the procession scarcely
numbered live hundred, while the Fire Depart
ment of New York alone numbers four thousand
members. The gentlemen named as pall•bearers
were not on hand, nor was the clergyman who
had been announced to open the proceedings with
prayer. The public sense has begun to revolt
decidedly against the desecration of holy time by
parades that might as well take plane on other
days. -
The Dusseldorf Gallery o f Paintings has been
sold by . Mr. Boker to Mr. Derby. b.rother. to Mr.
Derby, of the honie of Derby & .Inekson, for
$lOO,OOO. The original cost was $lBO,OOO. A
new building will be erected for the paintings,
and they will be on exhibitionms formerly.
Mews Sheldon .4. Co., hive purchased at the
Auction sale of Phillips,Sampson & Co., the ste
reotype plates of the Rollo Books, fourteen in
number by Jacob Abbott, and also of several able
and popular works.
. _
Blakeman and Noon, publieb.ers, lisye entered
into partnership, with Mr: Phinney, late of Buf
falo, and Pi:of. Miteliell,,the olist#tiguiehed
Omer, under the name of Phinney,'lllakenian
Mason. The interest of Prof. Mitchell will. be,
represented by his son. They have taken the
house No. 61, on Walker Street, whirs they ex
pact to do a large publishing and general book
business. Walker Street bids fair to become a
•Paterliester Solr. WAS,
Among the curiosities to be seen at the Fair
now. being held at the Academy of Music, is a
manuscript Bible beautifully illuminated, written
in 1472. It will be disposed of, but , at Irta7l
high figure.
Bishop IRO& Nem Marbk Roman Catholic Ca
thedral now building beyond Murray Hill, on
Fifth Avenue, will be the largest and most expen
sive church on this. continent. It, is in. the form.
of a Latin Cross, having two lofty spires beautifuL
ly elaborated in white marble. The foundations
are laid, and the edifice is gradually rising above
the, street, having a front of one hundred and
seventy-five feet on Fifth Avenue, and a depth of
three hundred and twenty-eight feet on Fifty-first
Street. Notwithstanding the fact that the great
mass of the adherents of the Papacy in this coun
try are poor, large demands are made upon their
benevolence. The servants belonging to that
faith throughoutthe entire country, are laid under
contribution. And from their hard earnings
the large Cathedrals springing up all over the
land are reared. Dr. S. V. Huntingdon delivered
a lecture last week vindicathig the temporal su
premacy of the Pope, and showing the supposed
advantages to be derived to both Church and
State from such a supremacy. Catholicism is
growing bolder; a few years ago its advocates
denied stoutly the propriety of the temporal an
premacy of the Pope out of the Italian States.
This lecture seems to have been delivered with
ecclesiastical motion, as, it was announced in all
the Roman churches on the previous Sabbath. ,
Trinity Church was lately the scene of a ridic
ulous display of High Chorea pomposity hat
deserves the reprobation of all.
any
" shows"
will not do much to recommend any church to the
favorable consideration of, true Americans.
The , " Lord Bishop" of Nova Scotia preached
there, and some of the usages of the English. Es
tablished Church were introduced. The Bishop
wears the broad-bummed hat,nommon with high
officials in the Established' Church in the old
country. He wore during the..services the dain“
Soot fancy colored kid gloves, sod a regular Eng
lish " Beadle " was provided by Trinity, for the
occasion. Armed with, his glittering staff of of-
Sae, the "Beadle " escorted the Bishop from the
*baud to the pulpit, and after the sermon back
again with solemn pomp and gravity.
What neat?
The Chriatiati Inieliigetecer informs us that the
Reformed Dytch church, on Brooklyn Reights„ of
which Dr. Bethune was lately. pastor, and con
cerning the pastorate of 'which: so many cotitrii,
dictory reports have gone abroad, has now given
a'unsatimous call to the Rev, Jas. Bells, of Cleve
land, Ohio. And t the church in Brooklyn, lately
rendered vacant by the removal of Dr. Willis
Lord, to the Seminary of. the North-Weet, at
Chicago, has given ; a call , to.the Rev. k. C. Burt,
of .Baltimore. . : 13urt is now pastor of the
Church to which Dr. Plumer, of the" Western
Theological Seminary. formerly ministered.
We are pleased to be able to announce that the
Prekbpicrian'iloard qf Publication bas at length
made arrangements with Mr. A. D. Randolph, on
Broadway, for keeping a full and constant tapply
of its; publications. LThis will be a great con
sentence to the Presbyterians of New York, and
etre ngers visiting the, city, to supply their, own
and Sabbath School libraries. And no doubt,
other denominations will rejoice to know_that a
fall stock of the books of our Board will now be
accessible to them. Some rtnnngement 'of this
kind ought tohave been made' Many years ago.
Philadelphia.
TiaankrgivinGt passed off with more than usual
quietness. ' The churches were generally open,
and the audiences -large. The &Sly papers speak
of the sermons of Rev. Drs. Boardman and Wads
worth as being peculiarly appropriate, and very
able. The 'Rev. H. Grattan Gui4mees preaohed
in Dr. Edward's church on Thanksgiving morn
ing, and every evening during the 'week, except
Saturday, in Rev. Mr, Chambers' church, on Broad
Street. This week he preached on Wednesday
evening in Dr. Renry Steele Clexke'c church. He
is, a Calvinistic Independent, not distinguished for
great brilliXney or depth, but for warmth, pathos,
and clearness in presenting the doctrines and
claims of the Gospel. He is the guest of
Leyburn , of the I:reabiterian l but intends , to visit
the principal cities of the Baited States, and
probably Australia, before his return to Europe.
The Bev. Br.
,geother, of Ireland, is now in
this City, soliciting assistance' 'for the mission
schools, and churches of the Episcopal' Church,
in Ireland.
The Presbyterian Almanac, by Joseph M..
Wil
son, second volume, is . now, rapidly advancing
toward completion., Tie spirit with which `Mr.
Wilson has entered upon this laborious indertak
ing,,is indicated in a, note from him;to the editor
of the Presbyterian Witneee of Halifax, N. O.
The-Almenao is such an expensive book to get
up that unless I secure a large- sale I shall lose
on it. I got it up as a Presbyterian and not MN
a Publisher, and I depend on the strong. Presby
terian sentiment in the Church for support. If I
learn by experience that the sentiment does not
exist, why, I must stop. "'As . a sample of my
faith in the ides,l state thaton our first volume:
I lost all my la bor in preparing it, besides about ,
four .hundred dollars in money; yet, under this
discouraging fact, , I am at work on a much more
costly and troublesome yoluthe for this year.
When I risk so much, is it wireasonable to hope
that there are many other Presbyterians who.will
risk something ?
For thi; Frost'Arlon Burner and Adrocato
An Error Corrected.
MESSRS. EDITORS sTnopais of - the
proceedings, of the late mfeeting of the
Synod of Ohio, published by the Stated
Clerk, •in your last paper, I observe he
represents the Synod as taking action in
reference to the Choctaw Mission recom
mending to E . the. Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions to take charge of that
Mission. This is a mistake. A resolution
to that effect • was presented, but after a brief
discussion it was laid on the table, and thts
the matter rests. Had the resolution been
pressed to a vote,> I think it would have
failed, as many members of Synod doubt
the - expediency of the measure proposed.
A'MEMBER or SyNoti.
Tor the Prechyterlan Banner and Advocate.
Presbyterian Destitutions in Teias.
In between sixty and seventy counties
in Texas, there is no stated preaching by
ministers of the Old , or New School Pres
byterian Chwehes. Our brethren of the
Methodist, Brptist, and Cumberland Pres.
byterian Churches, are doing a noble Work in
our State.. May God continue to bless their
efforts. We ought to, aid more than we are
at present doing. There is room and work
sufficient for all, for there remains much,
aye very much, land in Texas yet to be
possessed. Who will come to our aid ? -
A Tz.x.s.n Par,sßrrnuAx.
- Nor the Presbyterian hameiranc acroosts. = 71:
Acknowledgment. .
The - following contributions haie been received
for the Board of Oolportage for November;
Lawrenceville church, Ohio Presbytery, $24.00
West Fairfield church, Beaver rby; 3.00
Totid,
.00
JOHN. CIIIZ $27.
EILTBON, Librarian
ltbargh,. Navem6,.. 29, 1859.
. .
Presbyte,rial Nodces,
The PRESBYTERY OP RUNTINGDOR will hold an
adjourned meeting in the Pine Grove Presbyterian church,
on the Phut Tuesday (the oth ,) or December, at I/ o'clock
4LX Private conveyances will be at Spruce pre& Station,
Penna. Railroad, on the Monday afternoon prevlone;to
meet any members caning Rest or West by the afternoon
trawl. of that day, and convey them to. Pine Grove. •
ROBERT RAMPLL, Stated Merle.
,The PRRSIITTRIOZ,OP BRAVRIt Meer inreweeatle,
owtherldid;Truntlay of 'December, at 634
0 . C. ItEktr, Mated Clerk.
Air the prestikeiseaanner and. Advocate.
Western Theolegieal Seminary—Beatty
HMI
REPORT OF .BUILDING COMMITTEE, &C.
At mooting
,of 40,,,Triptees of the
Western Theological Seminary, on Tuesday,
the 'Sth ,instant, 'in the - liiiiture-Roote of
the First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh,
the Building Committee made a report of
the - Vicomte" completion ;of Beatty Hall
The lot of ground fronting on Ridge Street, Alle
gheny, and obliquely opposite the Seminar./
grounds, was purchasedfrom Writ. Thaw, Esq.,
for $3,032.50
Laboron•the - 17.50
$8,080.00
It fronts ,on Ridge Street, and ,on Central
Avenue, 99 feeby 287 feet.
The lot is paid for, and the deed is in the
hande of the Trustees, 'and regularly re
corded.
The following parlous are the contributors
to the lot :
Robert Carter & Bros., New York,
Francis Spies, do do
Castr, • do do
James Laughlin, Pittsburgh,
Jones & Wallingford, do
Robert Beer, do •
Harvey - Childs, do
M. W. Jacobus, do
James Park, Jr., do
W. J. Morrison, do
Alex. Laughlin, do
Samuel Rea„, do
J. Dilworth, 'do
J. MoG'ordy, do
Dr. A. D. Campbell, do
Mrs. Keys, Columbus, 0., (property in
Dresden, 0.,) 6°o'oo
Mrs. Harntar Denny, Pittabairgh, 600.00
John T. Logan, do. 200 00
George Brown, Baltimore, 800 00
Hamilton Baster,- do 150.00
'Joseph Carson, 50 00
Charles Macalister, Philadelphia, 75 00
James Laughlin, Pittsburgh, balance, 76.00
Total,
BITZGDING ACOOt3T. .
Contract for Building, (.7. & G.
Frazier, $7 ,000.00 ,
Plumbing and extras, 1,587.00
$8,587.00
Mrs. Hetty C. Beatty, of Steubenville,
has contributed the whole amount, • $8,587.00
JANES LILITGRIJN, ,
RODENT Bit;
J. D. ifoCoan, I.Bnildini Com.
C. C. Dzarrr, D. D.,
M. W. JAOO/3178, D. D.
7URNIBRTN A6C00141i.;
Total cost of Punishing, Freight,, u,679.42
Received from the following contributors :
Mrs. Hefty C. Beatty, Steu
benville, ' -
Mrs. Mary Wilkins, (one
room,) • ' $BO.OO
Miss Rebecca Herron, 80.00
Mrs. Wm. Hoge N. Y., 80.00
Mrs. Wm. Sem ple, 80.00,
Mrs. Jane Ewalt, 30.00
Mrs. W. M. Paxton, 80.00
Mrs. James O'Hara, '30.00
Mrs: Dr. McKinney, 80.00
Mrs. Alex. Laughlin, ••• •3- 80 00
Mrs.,NL W..Stwolms,, • '30.00
Mrs. F. G. Bailey, , I . 80.00., .3
Mrs. Addy Beer, 30:00
Mrs. J. H. Jones, " 40:00 -41 1 '
Mrs. B. Dalzell 83:00 - •."
Mrs. James Breading, 30.00 • '3:3.
Mray William Bakeweik 80.00
"'l5" . OT)'"" K "' .
Mrs. Dr. A. D. Campbell, 80.00
Mrs. C. Hv3PAllitin, 'sal* .
M l l3 ,, l,W3MoPlintook, • , 80.0111e3. t. ow
Mrs. J. D.-:McCord, 80.00
Mrs. H. Kennedy, , 80.00
Mrs,, , MarytdifOitpronl,•-=c• • 40:00 0 =sr•
Mrs. Biehard Hayes, vl 80:00
Mrs—Wm- MorPhYo., 3 , 3%:80.00.'.s .34333.
Mrs.. MoEthenny i s (Wheeling,)
Mrs Hobert:McKnight, • 3 80-00
Mrs.•,Dr. Plniner i * "." 30:00
•
Mrs. Joseph ;Paterson; ' 80.00 • • ,
Mrs. Dr. , Dale,;., - • ~.,15.0043-3i.
J. Magoffur,!disq., • 80.00 - 3. 4
Nevi'lle,B. Craig, Beg, • 80.00 7
Freshen church, Butler i 30.00
do 3do , Mereershurgo3o2,oo 33 - • , 33-A
do ~ do Mtoklearant, 8,0.00-
do do New Castle, 20.25
A. Cameron, 3- 3 •33- •80.00 •
Lawrenceville shurch i 3 .80.00- •
Richard Bird, • -. k :_:10.00 !W.
Mrs. Dr. Weed, (Wheeling,) 18.00
$1,128.25
MERE
$ 2 , 5 7 9 :42
The completion' of this great undertakArk
without a dollar of debt, marks= a new
era in the prosperity of this Seminaryii
Here'is a fetal contribution of nearly
thousand 414ra—about ten thousand dolt
laris Of whigh is the munificent donationtf a
Christian lady who has for years past l beii:
one of the'toost liberal benefactorsrof this
Institution. That - the whole entity - lies.'
beencareful - and judicious, will appear from
the very moderate amount for such a build
ing, of substantial . brick work, 'and comely
appearance, and suitable, tionvenientlurni
ture. • That a total of, twine thousand did
tars, exclusive of the lot, should give us
eightyone furnished rooms, with a' finished
base - silent, proves most etstisfaetory to all
cOncerned. Nearly all of the rooms - are
already occupied, and this' fact Shone how ,
urgent was the den:mild: The actual saving ,
to,eaoh"of the studente inabout' thirty dol
lars a term: rThe actual cost of furnishing',
each room is thirty dollars.
Thus we haii accomplished what both .
the Faculty and Directors regard as by far
the most desirable arrangement for the st'
dents--that they Bilotti(' room (free of reit ! )
in the Seminary Buildings, 'and board
private families. An experiment wee made
of a Refectory, for one year, and abandoned.
There is no lack Of desirable'laird in ex-,.
oellent families, at` the very moderate iprice
of $2 00. Some of the' 'students board
respectably at $1.„75 per week. Forty-four
new students, have regularly matriculated
this'term, and' the' whole number on the roll
is one hundred and thirty-six. Others are
expected soon.
In-addition to the foregoing, the Seem&
Street Presbyterian church of Troy, N. Y.,
through their paetor, the Rev. -Dnutain
Kennedy ; D. D, has presented to the - Setni-
Aura valuable Bell, weighing titres 'hun
dred pounds. It in forthwith tube 'vented
on the main building.
A itandsome`slook has also been donated
through a'gentleman in New York.
Stlit:: . ' - gtprimtnt: t
DB. W. Perronsanna —The card of .this re
liable and skillful dentist will be seen in another
column.
Ds. 3. B SPEzw--A'notioe of this gentleman
of so much esperience, and so suctswisfil in
treating diseases of the eye, will be J . :nand is
another -
Entomology.
The /ler. A. M. Stewart, pastor. of_ the Second
Reformed Presbyterian churish, in this city, de
livered a lecture before a Teachers' Assoolation,
in New 'Castle, Pa..; tut 'the slim: subject, of
which the Courant thus - speaks :
The su bject'was "Entomology " or the Reienee
of Insect Life, and the.very attractive and popu
lar tern given tO,thesilecture delighted the very
large and intelligent audience. The wonders of
nature as displayed in the myriad forms and di
versified capabilities'of insect life, and the almost
inconceivable iiniliiences which they exercise
in the natural world, were well portrayed by the
lecturer,' - and he threw around these ".tiny folk,"
nature's Tritnal artisans, an interest te at no un
perflOial observer could ' for a moment believe at
tached to them. •
' 'With Mr. Stewart we are well acquainted, and
knoW that he has made thin subject a . matter
of 'carefulittudy and obiervation for nine or ten
years. Could not the Young Men's Library As
.
aoeiathur secure him to deliver the name lecture
in this City ? It would be fax more profitable to
the hearers than many of the deliverances which
wi have been accustomed to receive from profes
sional lecturers.
L 0 .
1100.00
100.00
25.00
200.00
00.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
50.00
25.00
20.00
20 00
10.00
50.00
$8,060.00
$1,451.17
Cr=
MED