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Washington Irving.
One of the latest acts of this distinguished
author, was to present a copy of his " Life
of Washington," elegantly 'bound, in five
volumes, to the Western Theological Semi•
nary. It bears the following eupersorip•
tion, in the author's clear hand.
" Presented to the Western Theological
Seminary, through the hands of my moot
valued and venerated friend, the Rev. Fran
cis Herron, D.D.
" WASHINGTON IRVING,
"November, DM. Sunnyside."
Board of Co'portage.
The Executive Committee is now pre
pared to employ a number of Colporteurs
in fields where their labors may be useful.
It is earnestly requested that pastors and
others will recommend only those that will
be efficient in working, and reliable in their
business engagements. The Committee is
ready to receive suggestions from pastors,
with regard to sending oolporteure into their
congregations and neighborhood. The
Board hopes that the recomrnendition of
Synods for each congregation to take up a
collection for this institution will not be
forgotten, and that money intended for it
will not be sent in any other direction.
A full assortment of the books of our
Board of Publication, may now be found at
the Rooms on St. Clair Street, where also
there will be in a few days a good supply
of Annuals and Gift Books, for the holi•
days.
Worthy of Encouragement,
The Sixth Presbyterian church, in this
city, is now making a vigorous effort to raise
the means to pay off its cumbrous debt.
The members have subscribed liberally.
The other churches are affording aid. To
increase the means, and in hope of com
pleting the enterprise, the pastor, Rev:
Samuel Findley, purposes to deliver Two
LECTURES in one of the public Halle. The
subject of the first will be, The Irish .nevi•
sal and the British and Evangelical Alli
ance. The second will be, The _Education
al and Benevolent Institutions of the
Country.
Mr. Findley's capabilities are such, that
a rich tr eat may be expected in the hearing
of these Lectures; and the object is so
pre-eminently worthy, that we think multi
tudes will delight in this easy and pleasant
opportunity of being contributors. We
shall hope for very large audiences.
The Lectures wilt be 'delivered on the
evenings of the 15th and 20th inst. The
pride of tickets for the course will be One
Dollar.
Art Union Exhibition in Pittsburgh.
There is a determination on the part of some
of our citizens, that this city shall hereafter be
distinguished not only for its iron, coal, glass,
and manufactures generally, but that the
claims of the Fine Arts shall be recognized.
Accordingly a number of Artiste and Ama
teurs have ma de arrangements for having
an exhibition of Paintings during the holi—
days, and longer, if sufficient encouragement
is given. Our artists will contribute largely
to the exhibition, and a number of, our
citizens, in possession of some of the works
of the first painters of the age, have placed
them at the disposal of the Committee.
A room, as we learn, has been secured
on Fifth Street, and citizens and stran
gers may expect an exhibition credita
ble to the city, and worthy of patronage.
The Committee are Messrs. Wall, Kramer,
Gillespie, Heilman, &o.
Pay your Pastor.
Pastors are expected to endure hardships,
bear burdens, and undergo privations, as
well as their people ; and they do so cheer
fully. But at the same time it is to be borne
in mind that " the laborer is worthy of his
hire." However, our object at present, is
not to say any thing about the propriety of '
increasing the salaries of some of our devo
ted ministers, although this would be highly
proper, but simply to ask the churches to
pay promptly what they have promised.
We know that in some places money is
just now very scarce, and that the people are
reduced to unusual straits. But with a lit-
tle self denial, and a little effort, the small
sum promised by each one in the way of
salary can be easily raised, while the aggre
gate will be to your pastors very considera
ble amounts,
You must not think it strange that your
pastors become discouraged when they are
compelled to run up bills to secure the ne
cessaries of life and then borrow money to
pay their bills, because their salaries are un
paid. Trustees, Elders, and members of the
churches will do a good service to them
selves, their pastors, and their churches, by
endeavoring to have every dollar of out
standing salary paid up on the Ist of Janu
ary, 1860. In most of the churches a very
small amount of united effort will accomplish
this. Just make the attempt, and see how
happy your pastor will be on New Years,
bow warmly he will greet you, and with
what. renewed zeal he will enter upon the
labors of another year. A great load would
be lifted off the heart of many a toiling pas
tor, if on the first day of the year he should
receive the full sum promised him by his
people, that will be then due. Elders, trms
tees, and members, for the comfort of your
pastors, and the prosperity of your chtfrohes,
try what can be done.
The Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
for 1860.
Since most of our contemporaries are pre
senting, their claims upon the patronage of the
Church and the public, for the coming year,
it will not be deemed improper for us to give
some intimation of our purposes for the fu
ture,Aind of our,desire for a continually in
creasing circulation, through the co opera
tion of our friends and patrons. We are
under great obligations to many for their ex
ertions in our behalf, and for theirnuwerous
expressions of kindness and encouragement.
For all these they will please accept our
grateful thanks, whilst we earnestly solicit
like sympathy and efforts in time to come.
Among some of the considerations worthy
the attention of our readers and others, and
which entitle us, we trust, to their con&
denoe and support, are the following
ISt. THE BANNER AND ADVOCATE IS A
PRESBYTERIAN PAPER. Religious newspa
pers having no particular denominational af
finities, may have some place to fill ; but the
same causes that render various denomina
tions of Christians necessary, also require
denominational newspapers. But whilst
this is a distinctively Presbyterian paper, it
always has, and always will, while under the
present control, admit the excellences to be
found in other evangelical denominations, and
oheerfully recognize them as branches of the
great family of Christ. On this point we
are not afraid to appeal to our past history.
If Pastors and Elders would have their peo
ple inetructed thoroughly in the principles
of their own ,Church, and make them ac
quainted with the workings of all its agen
cies for good, and awaken their benevolence
and activity, they must entourage the cir
culation of those newspapers which are de
voted peculiarly to its'interests. Papers
having no denominational character, must
necessarily fail in many things.
2d. A DETERMINATION TO KEEP THE
PEOPLE THOROUGHLY INFORMED OF THE '
WAY IN - WHIM OUR DIFFERENT BOARDS
ARE CONDUCTED. It is our desire_to see the
Church put forth greater efforts than ever
before, to rise to a higher standard of benev
olence, and to adopt the most aggressive
policy for securing the progress of true reli.
gion, and the removal of all that is evil.
And that these results may be attained, we
think it necessary that all the members of
the churches should be made thoroughly ac
quainted with all the excellences, and all
the defects of our various plans of Gospel
effort, that what is wrong may be remedied,
and what is good may be cherished and made
more potent. To keep God's people in dark
er
less is not wise. If they msy live in the
light, they will move with confidence, agili
ty, and energy.
3d. OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE 18 A
I!dARkED FEATURE. It is an aoknowled gad
fact that no other religious paper has a For
eign Correspondence at all equal to ours; in
correctness of information, breadth of view,
variety of topics, quality of style, and fer
vor of spirit, it stands unrivalled. No mere
visitor to the Old World, or transient cor
respondent, has facilities for producing let
ters such as these.
4th. OUR EASTERN SUMMARY WILL BE
CONTINUED AND IMPROVED. The digest of
historical, literary, theological, ecclesiastical,
and general news from Boston and New
England, New York laud Philadelphia, of
interest to our readers, will, with the means ,
now possessed, excel that of any one news
paper published in any of those places. In
this we will seek to gather up for the bene
fit of our patrons, the very facts they wish to
know.
sth. GnIVERAL RBLIGIOUS INTELLI
GENOE. Our London letter, Eastern Sum.
mary, and Correspondence fr om different
parts of the land; will give a view of the
Progress of all denominations—evangelical
and unevangelioal—orthodox and heterodox,
not excelled by that of any other journal.
The space occupied may not be as large as
la some, but the information will be equally
fall and reliable. Our Revival intelligence
will continue to be early and accurate.
6th. Cox T1L1E1720813. We will still re
ceive communications from able writers se in
time past. No articles in religions newspa
pers have awakened greater attention, or
been more highly valued, than have, some
of the series which have appeared in our
columns.
7th. A WEEKLY PRICE CIIRRENI'. The
Price Current - in Pittsburgh, will be con
tinued, and to this we propose to add week
ly the prices of Wheat, Flour, and Provi
sions generally in New York and Philadel
phia. Thus our country readers will have
before them every week the prices of pro.
duce in these great centres.
Bth. GENERAE, INFORMATION ON A VA
RIETY OP TOPICS. This week we commence
a new feature under the head of " Person-
al," giving succinct accounts of things per
taining to individuals of worth and note.
At times this will give place to "Miscella
neous" items of interest, &o.
9th. NEW TYPE. Just as soon as the ar
rangements can .be effected, we will employ
new type, and appear in a new and more at
tractive dress.
In view of all these things we ask tt con
tinuance of every subscriber now on our
books. As their' subscriptions expire we
hope all will give evidence of a desire to have
the visits of the " Banner" continued by a
prompt renewal. In addition to this, allow
us to tkek every Pastor, every Elder, and every
person who - now receives the " Banner," to
make an effort to extend its circulation. A
little attention to this matter would easily
give us one or two thousand new subscribers
before the beginning of the. year. Breth
ren, will you not make the attempt ? Begin
at once ; bring the matter before each one of
your neighbors, and the results will surprise
yourselves, aid us, and benefit the hearts end
minds of multitudes. Our expenditures are
heavy, and we labor hard. But as our pat
ronage increases, our readers will receive the
benefits. During the last year, we made an
enlargement equal nearly to two columns and
a half, which more than compensates for the
additional space occupied by advertisements.
And improvements will continue to be made
just as rapidly as our friends furnish the
means.
Brethren, our cause is your MI:11115 j it is
before you. Will you not endeavor to place
the Banner wad Advocate in every family ?
EVANGELIST, AND INDIOPENDENT.—Both
these ably-conducted journals appeared, last
,week, in new type of an excellent quality,
ivin trriacnce of continued prosperity.
illg:lDirJOD&lW'4lODllßtldrtyAospnwahzsa 4 IVOCATE.
Home and Foreign Record.
The December number (if the Record
contains a Title Page and an Alphibetical
Index for the volume. The work is thus
adapted to being bound, and when so treated
and preserved, it becomes a very important
volume for historical referent:3e. It is
portant as it is, and it might be made still
more tio, 'it the empl443es
,of the Boards
would give increased attention to the pre
paring of , condenaedr and comprehensive
statements' of our Cifittilib progress in their
various departments. Immigration; the in
fluence of missions, education, and freedom
upon immigrants; the character of the
settlers in new districts, &0., &e., might
usefully occupy a column occasionally.
We are pleased to see that the conductors
of the Record are sending out bills to de-
linquent subscribers. This looks like an
effort at thrift. It is sad to know that many
who receive the paper do not pay for it .
But it is wrong so to manage the work as to
tax the contributions of the elrrehes for
deficiencies of ten to fifteen hundred dol
lars annually. We cannot but , think that
it should be so conducted as that, if it may
not be a source of income,.it will at least be
no burden upon our Missionary and Educa
tion treasuries.
DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
We are sorry to find no little of editorial
Labor bestowed habitually, upon this depart
ment of the Record. It is but seldom that
we are treated, by our Secretaries, with any
thing of the kind, except it be a very 'brief
remark, or a portion of the Annual Report,
or a'oircular pleading for funds. We can
well excuse the Corresponding Secretary,
owing to his
,impaired vision, a difficulty
from which we rejoice to believe he, is hap.
pily recovering. But what does the Co-or
dinate do? We cannot , recollect to have
seen in this extensively circulated monthly,
anything from his pen, for years. The
Record furnishes a channel for beneficial
influence which' should be fully 'and most
ably occupied ; and if even an extra effort,
should be.needful, the cause is worthy of
its being put forth. A deep interest ema
nating, from. the fonktain head, will spread,
far and wide, its benignant results.
The Record, for - December, contains the
"Appeal for A. 1111- which we recently pub
lished. This Board is deeply in need of
money for the effective 'carrying on of its
work. The letters from Washington Terri
tety, Minnesota, and' 'Missouri, show how
the work progresses under the hinds of
three of our missionaries.
Bunten, iu•Ootober ; at Philadelphia, $8,101 ;
at Louisville, $698.
EDUCATION.
There is not a dollar in the Treasury of
this Board. 'Why is this ? None may ex.
_
arise themse lves, , here
_.by , paying that the
money is wasted upon either a needless
office or an inefficient officer. In the con
ducting of the Whole bigness of the Board,
out doors, and in doors, but three men are
employed. These all are diligent laborers,
and one of them gives his very able and in.
defatigable services gratuitously. Why
then should there be an empty treasury ?
It is because of the increase of Candidates
—a good reason, a happy reason, a state of
things full of bright prospect& Zion is to
have a larger number of laborers. The
Mission Boards are to have more evangelists.
But, at such a time, an empty treasury is a
thing very uncomfortable. It is, however,
a disconifort which the churches will not
long permit to continue. The want being
known the supply must soon come. We
saw the call in the Presbyterian two weeks
ago, and wondered why the other Church
journals were not also used to bring the
matter before the people.
The unntber ; of Heed Ccavidzdcates received
in the fi rst six months of each of the last
seven years, Wag
Years
1858,
1854,
1856,
1856
1857,
1868,
1859,
_...>l:.r::r .
Here is an increase of twenty-nine over
the preceding year, and of forty four over
the 'largest of the other years in the table.
Surely this is a call for thanksgiving and
for special and bountiful thank offerings.
Let the young men be welcome& The
total number of candidates will exceed four
hundred.
The Record presents some excellent
thoughts on the " ilmonsiderstion of One's
Profession:"
Itznniris, in October, at Philadelphia, $1,777 ;
sr Pittaburih, $245.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Foreign field is immense. To mm
py it fully' must be the work of those who
shall come after us. To hold on to present
possessions, to enlarge them, to cultivate
them well, and to , plant additional districts,
is our work. It is an honor put upon ns by
the Great -Husbandman, that we are thus
employed;, and that blessings crown our poor
efforts. Every month brings intelligence of
somethingAhat has been accomplished.
INDIAN MISSIONS.—During the latter
Summer months, ieveral of the missionaries
revisited their old Christian homes, and re
joiced with loved, ones, from whom they had
been long separated'. Now, recruited in
health, and exhilerated in spirit, they have
retraced their steps, and are again at their
labere. The schools are -re-opened, most of
the scholars have returned, and the usual
irissionary labors are in progress. The in.
debtedness of the 'whites to the Indians, is
immense. It will require mull liberality,
and hard and long toil, to pay it.
The Record has a very satisfactory report
from Mr. Loughridge to the United States
Government, concerning the Creek School.
It also gives much intelligence, in letters,
from members of the various missions.
Sourit Amsra‘A.—Mr. 'Pratt, of this
mission, is now on a visit to the United
States. He communicates much informs
tion of deep interest r but the Board feel
bound to exercise great caution in giving
details. Rome is exceedingly jealous of any
encroachment made , upon her long held do:
mains, and it is wise not needlessly to pro
voke her ire, or to alarm her.
A/RM.—The only news is from Corisco,
under date of August2Oth. The brethrenie
health had much improved, and the mission
ary work was progressing.
INDIA.—The latest date received is Sept.
16th. .Mrs. Calderwood had died at Calcutta,
August 15th. She was on her way home,
and, was to have embarked in a few days, on
shipboard. She has reached a far better
home. Those who go on an Indian mission,
must calculate upon an `earlier death than
might otherwise be their lot; but circum
stances impel a more rapid- preparation for
that which follows death; and when any are
'Atte& for glory, God takes them: Mr. Cal
derwooithas returned to his station at Saha
runpur ; Mr. Munnis has been severely
and has retired to the highlands in hope of
the restoration of hie health.
Mr. Woodside , at the request of , the Rs
jah of Kaptirthala, his been appointed to
open a mission at that place. He would
commence operations on the return of Mrs.
Woodside, which was expected about the
close of the .year. The Rajah is regarded
by the people as a convert to Christianity.
He would bear the expense to be incurred by
the mission. Much is to be hoped for, when
the Spirit makes kings to become nursing
fathers in Zion.
0.11.11.7 A.—The operations of the missiona
ries were somewhat impeded by the battle
waged by the English azi - d French, against
the Chinese, at the Pelle, and also by some
violence and fraud on the part of the French,
in obtaining Coolies at Shanghai. They
bad been able, however, to maintain their
positions, and the excitement was passing
away. At Saii.poh Mr. Rankin had held
a delightful communion. Twenty persons
participated in the Lord's Supper, one of
whom was baptized on the occasion.
Baconrra in October, $14,488.
Contributions to the Colportage Fund
have been somelbat larger than they were
up to this time, last year; but they have not
been adequate to sustain the, inoreased num
ber of laborers appointed. The Board hence
urge increased contributions, so as to prevent
the painful necessity of refusing appoint
ments, When applications are made for sec
tions still needy. The new appointments
numbered nineteen:
Dr. Waters, the Shperintendent of Col
portage for the North-West, had visited sev
eral of the Synods. He was kindly received,
and his c ageney,,promised great usefulness.
The Tenth volume of the'series of Tracts
on the Dciatrines, Order, and Polity of the
Presbyterian Church, embracing Tracts No.
191 to 221, inelusive, has been bound, and
is ready for sale. These volumes are highly
valuable. They richly deserve a place in
the Christian's Library. •
DONATIONS, in Ootobei., $895, Fame, $5,467:.
Of the three thousand five hundred con
gregations in our connexion, two thousand
three hundred have reported their condition
as to church accommodations ; and of these,
•
five hundred and seventy-six, that is, one
fourth of the number, have no house of
worship of their own. They ocoupy school
houses, halls, &a., or they have only a barn
or a, grove. The Committee has a great
work to do. • The cause needs, demands,
and is worthy of a high degree of Christian
liberality. '
REOBLIPTS, in October, $964.
A Stouthern Opinion on the Duplicated
Secretaryship. •
The Presbyterian Sentin4 published at
Memphis, after giving its , opinion on a
feature of the Board's arrangements relative
to the South-Western Committee on Domestic
Missions, adds
ci Again, it :was singular that the Board
should appoint Dr. Ilappersett a Co-ordinate
Secretary with Dr. Musgrave after the
action of the Assembly at New Orleans,
and the action of the Ex-Committee, as
confirmed by thi Board, which 'resulted in
Dr. Happersett's resigning his' post last
year, which was what he ought to have done
long before. Yet while the Church had
stated, by her action at Indianapolis, that
she had devised a great change in that
Board, and while Dr. Musgrave said: he
could do all the work, and did not need
another Secretary, and while the Ex.
Committee had said there was no need for
an additional Secretary. Yet the Board
brings back Dr. H. into office. There
- appears to be need for a re-modeling and
removing of that Board.
11 Again, the Board has changed her
course by remunerating those members of
the Board who attend its meetings, at the
instance of Dr. Happ!rsett ; which has
never before been done in this or any other
Board. This appears right and proper in
one point of view; for those who go should
have at least their expenses paid; yet this
has not before been asked, or given, and now
has been accepted by but a few. As some
churches may hesitate to contribute as
formerly, we would add that our contribu,
tions from the churches of the Memphis
Presbytery are to be sent to Mr. I. B.
Kirtland, our Treasurer, and are by him
held, subject to our Presbyterial Committee
on Missions."
Only let the Journals of the Church
faithfully and fully intern:" the people of the
transactions of her agents, andof the means
by which things are brought about, and
there will soon be. archange. The best of
men need to feel that they live in the light,
and will be held to their responsibilities.
New Candidates
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78
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Rev. IL Bunting r ins letter to the
Banner of Peace, describes the State of
Religion in this place. We give a few ex
tracts:
MESSRS. EDlToll:—This is the largest city
in Texas at present, and claims a permanent
settlement of one. hundred and thirty•orte
years. Under Mexican rule it once num.
bered thirty thousand inhabitants, but after
coming under the Anglo• Saxon rule it was
greatly reduced, until in 1850 it numbered
but three thousand five hundred. The pop
ulation is
_now stout ten thousand. Here
are congregated people literally from every
where. The population is mixed ; the Mex
loan, German, American, and French are
the most numerous.
We are now having permanent schools of
a high order established in our midst. Ca
tholicism has two immense cathedrals, with
eialit thousand members in the city and ad
joining country; a convent and college,
both splendid buildings, with four hundred
children under instruction. Infidelity has,
too; a very strong hold among the foreigner.,
who have chosen thit higbly-favor t ed bon.
tion as their future home. Perhaps three'
thousand souls are under that dreadful be -,1
lief, which brutalizes this life, and quenches
out the glorious hope of immortality. They
have a mixed school, with about two hun
dred scholars, which is conducted strictly on
the principles which those adopt as their
creed who deny the being of a God, the
Bible, religion, and a future life.
Theca errors the Protestant Church has
to meet and refute with her open Bible and
Christian edueation. Feeling that God it
with us, that truth and righteousness are on
our side, we have already undertaken the
work. From various causes for years, Prot
was of a sickly growth. Such
was the state of affairs when Providence di
rected my steps to that field, that I was the
only minister in active service residing
among'them for two years. But for the last
two, God bas ordered it otherwise, and my
PUBLICATION.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
San Antonfo, Texas.
heart has been cheered by the presence of
earnest and faithfulhrethren in the Method
ist and Episcopal Churches. The Methodist
owning the only permanent house that we
could sail a church, the Episcopalians and
Presbyterians have labored under the great
disadvantage of having no place sufficiently
large for our congregations.
Dr. Boring, of Georgia, one the ablest
ministers in the South, is laboring in the
Methodist society, and drawing together a
large congregation. The Rev. L. H. Jones,
who is an ea f uest, faithful, and devoted
workman, ,
reorganized the Eplicopal
church, and under his rectorehip they have
so much increased in strength that they are
now erecting a church which will cost some
$12,000. The Old School Presbyterian
church, now the largest in the State,having
increased one hundred and fifteen members
in a little over three years, has commenced i
on a sure basis the erection of such an edi
fine as the present state of the city and con
gregation demands. The past experience of
Protestantism, in its repeated failures in
church erection, teaches an important and
yet mournful lesson. We have never un
dertaken i work corresponding to the import
arm of the position or the clause advocated
I am persuaded the day for temporary build
ings has passed away. We must now prove
our faith by our, works. This is our present
effort. Being the frontier organization (gee
graphioally) of the great Presbyterian fami
ly this side the Rocky Mountains, we are
erecting a church suited for our important
and commanding location, and worthy the
noble Protestant cause. We secured, months
ago, an, eligible Jot, for which eighteen hun
dred dollars have been paid. Beyond this
amount, over abr. thousand dollars were sub
scribed, which will secure the erection of
the walls. I have secured in my mission
during the Summer four thousem4 dollars,
and, we yet require abut two thousand dol
lars more to insure the completion of roof,
doors, floors, and windows. This is all we
anticipate for the present We will then
have a church one hundred feet by sixty,
with it spacious basement. Our building_
when complete, save pulpit, pews, gas-fit
tings, bell, etc., will cost $14,000. When
ever it is enclosed, we are safe—the outside
community will be assured of our ability to
fulfill, our contract, and we will have a com
modious place for holding service. We can
then begin to meet the wants of that grow
ing population.
Synod of Arkansas.
This body held its. Autumnal meeting at
Arkadelphia, on the 20th of October..
Resolutions were passed, asking our For
eign Board to adopt the Choctaw Mission,
:which` was out off by the American Board.
Arkadelphia was fixed upon as the site of a
Synodical College. Ministers were urged
to bring before their congregations the ditty
and importance of every family taking a
religious paper.
DEATH or REV. IL A. FEE.—Rev. IL
A. Fee, of Williainsport, La., died- Nov.
15th. He had been ordained, two years
ago, and installed over the churches of Wil
liamsport and Morgans". His period of
service soon ended; 'but, as spoken of in
the. True Witness, it was very/ effective for
good. .
EASTERN . SUMMARY.
Boston and New England.
Father Minim has met with considerable
success in Boston and vicinity, and still larger
contributions are expected. Tbe Rev. Dr. Kirk's
church gave one thousand dollars, and it is •sup
posed that the sum of twenty five thousand dol
lars will be raised by the different churches of
the city, for the purpose of lifting the mortgages
now held by Boman Catholics npon - some of the
lands belonging to Mr. Obiniquy's people. It is
stated that some of , these mortgages are drawing
interest at the rate of twenty and thirty per
cent per annum.:'
Eliot, the Apostle of the indium, in the old
colony of Massachusetts, published a grammar
of the Indian language, of sixty-six, pages, in
small quarto form. A short time ago, a copy of
this little, unique, and memorable work was
sold in London for no less than $228.
Dr. Hayes, surgeon to the Kane Arctic expe
dition, has written a work which is about to be
published by Brown, Taggard & Chase, entitled,
"An Arctic Boat Journey in the Autumn of
1864." It contains the history of an attempt by
eight persons, in open boats, Setting out from,
the brig Advance, then in her Winter quarters at
Rensselaer Harbor, to reach Vppernavik, in North
Greenland, the most Northern outpost of civiliza
tion. The distance was one thousand miles, and
the party was caught in the ice by the early
closing in of Winter, and lived in a snow, hut
among the Bsqnimaux. Dr. Hayes is engaged in
organizing another Arctic expedition, in which
he is greatly encouraged by various Geographical
and Scientific Societies, as well. as by individuals.
The amount necessary to the undertaking is
$30,000, a good part of which has been already
snhecribed, and Messrs. Brown, Taggard &
Chase, intend to 4evote a liberal part of the
profits of this new work to the same object.
The Prudential Committee of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, has given notice that
Dr. Palmtop is no longer a Secretary of the Board,
on account of painful disclosures with respect to
supposed immorality. The daily papers assert
that Dr. Pomroy has been the victim of a gang
of villains, both male and female, who succeeded
in getting him into their power, and then used
him' for the purpose of raising money to pre
vent the publication of any injurious reports.
The Resignation of Dr. 'Walker as President of
Harvard College, revives , the desire to have this
ancient insiitution, at last somewhat under the
control of evangelical influence. And it is 'insis
ted, by many, that a relative proportion of the
Orthodox and Unitarian churches and members,
entitle the former to the presidency, at, this junc
ture. According to the last census, there were
1746 churches in the State of Massachusetts,
of which only three hundred and flfty-flve, or less
than one-fourth were " Non:Evangelical." Of
these 356 "Non-Evangelloal" churches, there
are 80 Christian, 39 Friend, 163 Unitarian,
and 123 Universalist. And the membership of
the evangelical churches is relatively much larger
than in these.
The Congregational Board of Education has just
published an edition of the works of Dr. Em
mons. The article by Prof. Shedd, in the last
number of the Bibliotheca Sacra, on the Atone
ment, is highly spoken of by the admirers of the
old Gospel, while the New School Congregation
alists, or at least a portion of them, express a
dissent, and the Unitarians are loud in condem
nation. The Rev. Dr. Caruthers, of Portland, a
Congregationalist, bearing the stamp of the
olden time, is the American correspondent of the
British Standard. In a communication to that
paper, after speaking of certain "Spiritualist"
journals, and others of a highly objectionable
character, he says
"And'now in the wake of these nefarious pub
lioatione, comes the Independent, which henceforth
is to lay before its numerous readers the Sabbath
morning sermons of Henry W. Beecher. These
you, of course, see, and need not that I should
attempt to, enlighten you, as to the nature and
tendeopy of these hebdomadal discourses. As
was to be expected, they are very singular
productions, but they are marked by characteris
tics,and hitherto at least, pervaded by sentiments
which few who value the truth as it is in Jesus
will read without the sincerest grief."
New York,
The Death of Washington Irving excited great
surprise among the people of New York, where
he was born seventy-seven years ago, and where
he was so well known, and sincere grief among
his many warmly attached friends. The flags on
the public buildings were displayed at half mast,
and appropriate:hotice of the event was taken 14
the city authorities. The funeral on Thursday of
... ~,r. i-Y.,
last week, at Tarrytown, Was largely attended by
large iiinabers l of the leading eitizeis awl liter
all gentlemen from New York. - The 'funeral
cortege was a mile in length. For the last ten
yew's, Mr. Irving has.beema regular , cant in the Episcopal Church, at Tarrytown. Be
had in a large degree, not only the' respect, but
also the love of the entire community in Which he
lived. His manners were eminently genial, 834
his reputation among men was wittiOnt a stain. -
As a writer, he has long-been , acknowledged to be
the Addison of America. Within ten years he
has received from Mr. Putnam, in pay for the
copyright of his works, $75,000. Previmis to
that time, the +sale had been for 'several years,
very inconsiderable, and Mr. Irving had begun to
suppose himself Aside. The sales of his works
within the period mentioned, by Mr. Putnam,
have amounted to 600,000 volumes. The Rev.
Pierre Irving, his nephew, is his literary execu
tor.
The insurance in Wall Street, on the vessels
and cargoes, disabled by the last gales on the
Atlintic Coast, reaches the sum of $1,000,000.
Prof. Low, who was to have made the voyage
to Europe in his great balloon, is now generally
regarded as a humbug. He has packed up his
balloon, after pocketing some .$4,000, and it is
now probable that, the only voyage he will Over
attempt to Europe will be on board a steamer.
The Sixteenth Annual Report of the "New York
Association for Improving the Condition of the
Poor," has been issued. It brings to light some.
interesting, and at the same time 'some very pain
ful facts, connected, with the present popuistion
of this great city. It mentions a decrease of the
population withid the inoorporated limits, as
compared with last year. This is the only in
stance of this kind that has occurred since the
war of 1812. Some four thousand families left
the city, and less than half the usual number of
alien emigrants arrived during the same time.
The magnitude of pauperism, and the corres
ponding increase of crime, taxation, and lase
amity of life and property, is to dwellers in
rural districts almost incredible. The number of
city paupers relieved and supported during the
year ending December 1, 1859, was 180,150 ;
about one-seventh of the population; and an in
crease upon the year previous of 37,011, and
involving an expenditure of about half a million
of 'dollars. The commitments for crime num
bered 85,172 ; an increase of more than twenty
five per cent, at an outlay exceeding $300,000;
making the annual cost for pauperism and crime
about $BOO,OOO. And the worst feature about ,
this pauperism is that, contrary to the ideas
generally prevalent in this country,, a large pro
portion is inherited, or of native .growth. Not
leis than. thirty-eight per cent of the permits
receiving public benefit consist , of native-born
citizens. The ratio of pauperism in this city is
greater than that or even the countries of
England, Scotland, or Ireland. In twenty years
population has increased sixty-one per cent, but
pauperism. has increased seven hundred and sir per
cent. ! And the sanitary condition of the city
has been deteriorating from year to year. In
London the annual mortality is one in forty; in
Paris, one in thirty-seven; in Hamburg, one in
twenty-eight; in New York, one in twenty-seven.
The infantile mortality is terrible. In 1856, the
number_ of deaths was 21,668, of which 18,378
were' under five , years of age. The i 6auses
assigned are unwholesome feed, defective dwell
ings, narrow alleys, filthy courts,. damp cellars,'
vice, &0., The cellar population alone: exceeds
twenty thousand. Physical, social, and moral
degradation, mist be the inseparable concomitants
of such a mode of life. During the year, four
hundred persons have labored gratuitously for
the benefit of the poor, in connexion with this
society, and have made 46,994 visits, rehiring
9,281 families, and 44,577 persons. This is a
noble instance, of self-denial and active effort in
behalf of the poor, the degraded, and the vicious:
Dwellers in the country and small towns havebut
a very indefinite ides of the devotion anclbentrtra
olence exarcisedOn -the large cities toward the
poor and unfortunate, by the pious and philan
thropic. ,
The Sixth Anniversary of the Southern Aid
Society was-held, last week r in the Mercer Street
New School Presbyterian' church. Addresses
were made by Rev. "Drs. Styles, the Agent, S. 4.
Cox, and John Chanibers, of Philadelphia. The
receipts for the last year were $16,000.
Great Dissatilfgetionis expressed by both the
secular and religions papers, with the character
of the public lectures that have been delivered
during the season. They are spoken, of as
sadly deficient in matter, faulty in style, and
inimical in spirit to evangelical religion. And
the same general characteristics may be applied
to many of the deliverances of the public prefer•
sional lecturers in the country.
Philadelphia.,
A meeting of the Board of made was held last
•
week to consider communications reoeived from.
various quarters, with respect to the - =Annuli
amount of dust and sand found in cotton bales, of
late. It was then stated that there was good
reason, to believe that in the two million bales of
cotton sent to Europe last year, there . was an
amount of dust and sand equal to the weight of
one hundred thousand bales.
The first enterprise in the way of. Making
Silver Ware, in this country, was established * in
this city in 1812, southwest corner of Fifth and
Cherry Streets, by Mr. William Wilson, senior
member of the present firm of William Wilson
& Son.
The Bleekley Insane Airylung has now four hun
dred. and fifty patients under treatment; ottliis
number, three hundred are females and one hun
dred and fifty males. The figures showing the
ratio of insanity to be tiro females to one male.
The Rev. Henry A. Wise, son of the Governor
of Virginia,, is pastor in charge of an Episcopal
Church in West Philadelphia. His pulpit per
formance's are much admired, and he gives great
promise of usefulness:
Lummehirr.—Jeremiah H. Brown, who had
agreed to support fifty-two young men studying
for the Baptist ministry in Howard College, Ala
bama, at an annual cost of $lB,OOO in the aggre
gatei has recently endowed a theological chair in
that College, by a contribution of $25,000, in ad
dition to his former pledge.
Govantrou Selman was presented in. Alexan
dria with three superb Arabian horses, which will
be shipped to this country. Two of them will be
presented to the New York State Agricultural
Society.
Twaciontior's new serial is announced for next
year. He is to have £2,000 a year.
JEROME BONAPARTE, of Baltimore, who recent
ly returned to the United States, has refused the
dignity of Senatcir of France, offered him by his
father, Prince Jerome, in order to induce him , to
remain in France. Mr. Bonaparte preferred the
simple title of American citizen to that of Sena
tor of France. After the efforts, made by the
American branch of the Bonapartes to obtain re
cognition as legitimate members of the Imperial
family, the news of this refusal will create some
surprise.
An association of the members of the clergy in'
England have publiehed an address in which they
pledge, themselvea.to a total abstinence from the
use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. The
Rev. Dr. Close, Dean of Carlisle, heads the list.
Tire venerable Moses Grant, of Boston, 'writes,
by way of " encouragement to the young," that
no less than five boys bearing the name of Brown,
and all from different families of the Brovins,
have risenle notable positions in'society from the
charitable asylum of the Boys' Asylum and Farm
School in Boston. Mr. Grant wishes to know
"what these.five Browns 'would have.been if left
to,themselves."
Tun Louisiana Baptist says that the Rev. J. R.
Graves, editor of the Tennessee Baptist, preached
in Mt. Lebanon, La., last weeli, to a large and
patient audience for three hours and quarter`!
Taann thansand inebriates have applied for
admission into the New York State Inebriate
Asylum.
A BUGOBSTION.--The students of the Universi•
ty of North Carolina have selected Bishop Hughes
to deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon at the next
Annual Commencensent at Chapel Hill. me N.
0. Presbyterian suggests that it would be well for
the students of Davidson College to select • 4
woo " to preach, for them. Bishop Hughes and
Kirwan We would suggest that as t4e,,opa Isto
preach the sermon , at Chapel Hill, the other be the
Anniversary Orator for the same occasion.
PERSONAL.
Ecclesiastical.
Rev. CALVIN Bear was installed as co pas
tor with the Rey. ANN R. MoELELEN
NET, D D., of the church of Lewisburg,
Va., and Kr. 11.. B. .Rosz, was ordained
to , the full work uf the Gospel ministry by
"the Presbytery of Greenbrier, at its late
meeting.
Rev. J.. W. AuasoN's. Post Offioe address
is 'ohanged'from Ausila,..lll.; to Kansas,
Rev. Own.Es F. BEACH was installed pas.
tor of the First Church, Washington, DI.,
on Tuesday, the Bth inst., by the Presby
tery of Bloomington.
Rev. R. W. LANDIS, D.D., of Michigan,
has accepted an invitation to supply the
Old Seho6l Presbyterian church of Som
erset, Ky. Dr. Is. is at present connect.
ed with the New School Presbyterian
church in Michigan, but expects soon to
be transferred to the Presbytery of
Transylvania, under; the care of which ,
the church at Somerset now is.
Rev. J. W. SCOTT, D.D., having resigned
the Presidency of the Female College, at
Oxford, Ohio, has removed from that place
to Howsdale, Wayne County, Pa., where
he desires to be addressed.
Rev. .o l 7
awn .u.i.OvIINE having received a
call to the Church in Front Royal, Va.,
requests his correspondents to address him
at that place.
Rev. Jeates M. MOREL, of Rolling Prairie,
Indiana, has received and accepted a call
to become pastor of the church at Lane,
Ogle County, Illinois
Rev. EDWIN CAmes Poet Office address is
changed from Mt. Pleasant, S. C , to Wil.
newton, S. C.
Mr. F. B. STATHAM has had hie license to
preach the gospel, withdrawn, by the
Preabytery.of Cherokee.
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate,
Rece.ipts
TOWARD THE ENDOWMENT or EOITETH PRO/EMIR.
SHIP IN THE WESTERN THEOLOGICAL &mummy
Yon Norman:3, 1859.
Second Church, Steubenrille;
East Liberty,
Greensburg, Ps.,
Dublin cong., Ohio,
Mt. Pleasant, Ohio,
Apple Creek,
Bethel, Ohio Ploy,
Pairmotmt, Allegheny City P'by,
$146.6D
T. H. Hans, Treasurer.
Nor the Priabytaian Bainer and Advocate.
Decease of Rev- Samuel H. Jeffery:
- -This worthy minister died at his residence
in Waynesburg, Pa:, on the 12th day of
November 1859 ; in the 45th year of his
age.
Like most of Zion's watchmen, Mr. Jef
fery was favored with pions parentage,
was early devoted to God, and received the
baptismal seal. From that to , the time in
which he devoted himself ,personally to
Christ's service, a period of about twenty
years intervened. In the church of Mon
tours, under the pastorate nf„Rev ; John K.
Cunningham, he mile a puhlic profession
of religion. Having solemnly covenanted
to be the L'ord's, the question as to how he
might beit promote the Divine glory, be
came a matter of earnest and con
sideratiOn. The. Gospel ministry at once
commended itself to him, as the most direct
and effieient mode of laboring for the fur
therance of Christ's kingdom. Accordingly,
to become a leader in the sacramental host,
of God, he ardently aspired.
But as, yet he had made,no progress in at
taining the requisite literary qualifications.
Masa scanty were his means, and so appir
entlY inauspicious the undertaking, that he felt
no little embarrassment in determining what
was the path of duty in the case. But re
lying mainly on his own efforts and upon
the Divine bleasing, in the year 1838 he de
voted himself to the work of teaching in
.Hookstown, Beaver County, Pa., where he
continued for about fifteen years, the lad
three and a half of which he spent as
Principal of the High School of that place.
During this time he applied himself with
so much zeal and diligence to literary,
scientific, and theological pursuits, that in
Oct., 18 53, the Presbytery of Washington,
after the usual preliminary trials, deemed
him sufficiently qu lified, and acoordingly
lemma 'hint to
,preach the Gospel. At
the same meeting of Presbytery, he was ap
pointed the stated supply of Waynesburg
and Unity churches. On,the 18th day of
April, 1855, he Was ordained as an Evangel
ist, to labor in the same field. And so ac
ceptable'liere his ministrations, that he re
ceived unanimous calls, and was installed
pastor of said congregations on.the sth and
26th days of November 1855. In the Fall
of 1856, Mr. Jeffery Wll5 elected to, the
Principalship of the Waynesburg Public
Schools, and too years subsequently he was
chosen to a Professorship in the College of
the same plain, the duties of which he con
tinned acc4tably to discharge till disquali
fied by the loss of health.
In OCtober, 1839, Mr. Jeffery was united
in marriage to . Jane, daughter of Rev Geo.
Scott, long the pastor of Mill Creek-con
gregation. Mrs. Jeffery and two . 'Children
now constitute the surviving :family group.
In this painful bereavement, they mourn the
absence of one endeared to them by most
loving and tender ties. But they mourn
not alone. Brother Jeffery, by his candor,
amenity, sterling integrity, and eminently
social qualities, had won the confidence and
greatly endeared himsSlf to many in the
place of his residence and elsewhere. His
cheerful air, and flow of spirits,` and iquan
iini.y of temperament, and animating speech,
made him an agreeable and welcome visitor
to very many households'. The young stood
not abashed, but felt at home in his. pres
edoe. The aged hailed his approach as the
harbinger of. good.
The ministrations of our departed brother
were characterized by no Sickly sentimental
ism, by no vagueness or ,mystionsm, by no
ostentatious display. They were eminently
evangelical, solid, Incid, discriminating,
and instructive. Firmly and decidedly
Presbyterian in feeling and sentiment, he
fearlessly avowed and taught the system of
truth to which he, had subscribe& As
might be expected, his ministrations were
attended with happy results. At the close
of his six years ministration,the member
ship of his congregations h ad doubled in
number. On entering thefield of his la
bors,. no Sabbath Schools were found in con
nexion with either of his churches. Now
there are two in a prosperous condition, as
also weekly meetings for prayer. Thus,
under his pastoral supervision, these feeble
outposts of our Zion have grown and
strengthened.
But the great Head of the Church has
severely tried them by smiting the shepherd,
whose delight it was to make the flock to lie
down in the green pasture, and to lead them
by the still waters.:
'Not many days prior to his decease, it
Was the writer's privilege to confer with him
in relation to his spiritual Condition and
hopes. 'Though his mind, as he expressed
himself,* 44- Was not entirely olettr," yet he
was Wm, cheerful, and submissive. His
only desire to live was for the sake of his
family, and to labor for Christ Sometime
before his departure, to his ootnpardon he
remarked, 41 If th,t Lord has more work for
me to do, I shall live and get better, if not,
his will be done.",
khan pleased his Divine Master, in the
priine of life, to 'translate him from the
scones of his labors to the place of rest—
froni the field of conflict to the abode of en
joyment. May the event of his death be•
come a blessing to the
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