§anut ankf Abbot*. DAVID IVII3EINNEY, JAMES ALLISON, PRoPsurrons. STEPHEN LITTLE, PITTSBURGH, DECEMBER 24, ISO. lirdildih•• SUSS, in advaaNl or 1 GM* $l.llll or, delivered at *emblems" of. On hoed* herr, CIAO. Nee Preeporiew, sin 1/Itird Pooh IL Ma If ALI • shard& Me proniptil a little eridia before the year expires, that we may make illif,arrauseatenu fir a steady inepply. Pwi it= iwileatee that wo itestre a ronowal. If, kiewevervial the heats et airillri, this signal elkould hermit:tad, we kora our friends will Mil not Threat is. asiiiiimexclex.---sima payment ley ado kande, whims oenveadeat. Or, read by wail, eneledrig with ordinary eare, arid troubling nobody with a knowledge of what you are doling, For a largo Ratellillip Newt a Draft, or Marge metes. For ombortwo papere,sead Oral or easoll rotes. 110 MAWS Clitillollli flood portageotalopot Or botrar atill s oond for otose paporr; ray S$ or Servolty aluoilloorot or IP for TatirsT 4 hrer iroiabors• DUILECIP all liotioro sad Comasoualleatioa. le DAVID 00.1 Pittabusglit JAMES' EARNEST MINISTRY.—Oar read um will find a notice of this work in the appropriate column ; also an advertisement by Dr. Rogers. We trust that a copy will won be in the hands of every student in the three Theological Seminaries, and that ; each one will drink'copionely from the fountain, BEV. WM. M. PAXTON, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, re ceived a call, week before last, from the Second Presbyterian church of Brooklyn, of which Rev. Dr. Spencer was formerly pastor, and which was lately served by the Bev. Dr. Willis Lord, now of Chicago. But Mr. Paxton declined the call at once. Glad of it. DEOLlNArunz.—The Rev. Joeeph T. Cooper, D.D., of Philadelphia, bse declined 'the Professorship of Pastoral Theology in the United Preebyterian Theological Semi nary at Allegheny City, to which he was elected some time ago, on account of the unanimous refusal of hie Presbytery to re lease him from hie present pastoral charge. S MODEM TO Da. KRAUTH.—The En glish Lutheran church, on Seventh Street, lately • under the charge. of Rev.. 0. •P. Kranth, D D.,. has given , a call to the Rev. Reuben Hill, of 'Hagerstown, Maryland, which his been accepted. Mr. Hill is still a young man, but is highly spoken of by those who have attended upon his ministry. The field upon which ; he enters is an im portant one, that 'will well repay diligent cultivation. Eastern Summary. The untumsUy long sitiolee in our present number, compel `us to leave out our Eastern Summary .this , week. Hereafter we will studiously Beek to avoid such long.commu niaations, that we may Bupply our readers with a greater variety.. Writers will.please bear in mind the propriety of oonoiseness in their articles. The Holidays have orowded our adver tising columns for a short time, but this , will Boon be over. Decease of Prof: Hope: Rev. MattheW B. Hope, D—D., Profeelior of Belles Lettres in the College. of ~New Jersey, died suddenly, on Saturday the ].7th, at Princeton. He had been, 'for some time, subject to littaoks of neuralgiii, and fainting. Daring one of these, hie spirit departed. A more extended notice will be given. For the present we bear our testimony that a good man has departed. We knew him long and intimately. $ Dr. Thornwelre Idea of the Church This journal was the first to take amp : Lion to the theory of the Church as pre- vented by Dr. Thornwell in the lad General Assembly. Bat the view we then took of the matter, has been adopted in every Pres bytery and Synod, in whioh the subjeot has been introduced, and they have been many. Even the Synod of Kentucky has deolired itself against the Thornwell idea. 'The mover in the matter thee tvis Dr. W. L. Breokinridge, the Moderator of the last 'As sembly. An Example. ENCOURAGING.—The pastor of s church in which seventy copies of the North-Caro 'Ana. Presbyterian are taken, bait written for liot of the subOcribers in his coingreption. Be . says that he will use his influence to se cure a renewal of each name and to add new ones to the list. So says the paper whose name is men tioned. This chows ,a , pastor'', interest, in the austentation of a religious journal, and especially in the - feeding of his own flock. Ministerial effort is indispensable to the sup plying of a people with religious literature. Dr. Newton Deceased. Rev. A. Newton, D.D., died at his resi dence in Jackson, Mies., on the 27th of No. vember, skim advanced age. Dr. Newton was an active minister, an able writer, and a shrewd conttrovareielist! He took a very prominent part in eonsuni mating the late division in the New School Church, and in the forming of the United 'Synod of the South. But few men who 'claimed the name of Presbyterian, have gone farther than he in advocating slavery -as a Bible inetitntion. He was also an ar dent, if not a violent opponent of the Old 'School. lis brethren have lost a strong man, whose championship they will miss -greatly. 'The Pecifle,Expositor. 'We noted this work, on its 'first appear lance, nearly six months ago. It lives, and is likely to flourish. We ask particular at tention to its Prospectus in our advertising columns, and cannot but hope that some of our readers, and, would wish that many of them, may become subscribers. The pastor, or one of the elders, or ' some gentleman of talents and zeal, in every -cburch, should take one, or take several of oar distant journals. Every congregation which would be well informed, and be ready always to put forth its due influence, should have, amongst its officers and members, a copy of a leading magazine or newspaper from every extended portion of our Church. Dr. Scott conducts the Pacific Evosetas with great ability; and be is aided by some ready writers. ==MII The Street !summer Care, and the Oppo- uents of Conveyances to Church: The street cars, in obedience to law, , oessed, for a little while r their running on. the Sabbath ; but they resumed it again, under the shadow of a mail contract. Will the courts sustain this? Will our worthy eity:;maigistratee have the matter tested? Will good citizens endure it? A few weeks ago there was an indication that some of the citizens meant to move in the ease. On Monday evening, the 12th inst., there was a meeting in the Second United Presbyterian church, at which ani mated speeches were made, and a long list of resolutions passed. These profess favor toward a very strict Sabbath observance. They " reprobate" the late " decision " of the Supreme Court, whioh permits a. family to be conveyed to church in a carriage ; they approve of the law of 1794, as good and adequate; they thank the secular preen for the aid given to circulate "orthodox senti ments ;" they request ministers to preach on Sabbath " deeeoration r they urge Chris tians to be exemplary; and they thank the Mayor for his energy The gratitude expressed to the Mayor, demands distinct notice. The resolution runs thus " 5. Resolved, That the Mayor of Pittsburgh, Hon. H. A. Weaver, merits the highest commen dation for his laudable efforts in endeavoring to prevent the desecration of the Sabbath, by the running of private carriages and public vehicles on that day.' This meeting, in their approbation of the Mayor and their condemnation of the. Su preme Court, have set themselves directly against a portion of their fellow Christians. This is to be regretted. Good men should never be found in hostile array against each other. Division neutralizes their power. Extreme measures, carrying out the peculiar notions of the straitest loots, should never be proposed. They prevent the extended union which, in this community, is indits iiellsable to success. In the cue now before us there hi, in far as the care are concerned, a general agree ment.., Their running on the Sabbath is an immense evil. Shall they be stopped They may be. The law is with us, and the Court is with us. We can, by union, stop them. But, great as this evil is, which by union we could' remove, the Mppday-even log, meeting were unwilling to treat it alone. They must assail also a mode , of going to worship=-a` anode deemed by other Chris• thins to be right and proper. "They , would stop, and commend the civil magistrate for trying to stop, and condemn the Supreme Court for , not so interpreting the law as to stop, the going to church in carriages; es . peekdly a hired member of the family shall guide the vehicle. Now there - are Christians, many of them, whose , character in every holy and noble aspect, would not pale beside their fellows, who believe that our suburban residents, and our many far. mere, and our country mechanics who keep horses, vehicles, and hired men for the car rying on of their business, have a right. re ligiously to use these in reaching the Lord's ho use of worship, on the Lord's day. They also believe that aged personkand persons enfeebled by ill health, and very young per. ions', have a right to worship; and to many of these, a vehicle and hired man are indis pen liable, if they would enjoy ., their right. These, then, cannot but regard_ the Court's decision as,„righteons; :andv they could not enter into any arrangement: to make it void. In count'' , places more than half the people use a conveyance of seine kind in getting to ohnrch. The commendation of the Mayor, quoted above, strikes us strangely. Is it not a lit tle on the supitrlative order 1' It says he " merits the highest commendation for his laudable efforts," &o. 'Would that the sue ' dess had been as great as the efforts are said to have been meritorious. But, alas 1 the siceess is not visible. There is a train of oars on each of our great high ways, every Sabbath, The Street ears run,„ and carry passengers ; and the Livery men do a large bigness; and vehicles used for pleasure, move freely on the Lord's day. But the commendation is for the efforts, and not for the success. Well, we know how to appreciate earnest and Persevering' effortii and how to honor good intending, proved by judicious and mighty strivings. Bat what has been attempted here ?• . We have heard of efforts to stop the rail road 'trains, nor the omnibuses, nor the liiety hiring's, net the pleasure vehicles. The only efforts were the brief ones upon the street ears and the carriages. And in the latter case, a curiosity is to be.notral. The obviously pleasure vehicles all went unmolested. And the go•to church ear riages, where the " driver " remained on the box, were not arrested. It was ,only the 'vehicles of Christiana, who..ltacl made full provisi,on for their drivers to'` attend worship, which were, hailed before his honor, and mulcted in penalties. In response to the plea, that the poor have 'as good a right to the Sabbath ear, to get to church r as the rich hive to their carriage, we answer—if. the Sabbath,car runs only to take people to churchOhe' plea is good. Use the ear, in that case. The shape or name of the vehicle makes no difference. The Christian's carriage goes , only to meeting, and carries only those who are going there. Let the Company's car, do just so, it'd it is as legal, and as really sanctified, for the time and occasion, as is the Christiin's carriage. Fe strive to be strictly consistent in our Baia notions. The day is a day of rest. But social worship on it, is a duty, and to reach the house of God requires muscular effort. The beast needs rest, and so do the limbs of a man; but both, may be employed a little, without weariness; and though the horse has no mind to be 'benefited, he was yet given to man for man's comfort, and he has his highest utility, and his noblest employment, when he takes his master and mistress and their household, to God's house of worship. _ We Mist then that our brethren will yet unite with ua in sustafning . the civil Court. The Court will aid ua in causing the (mew tion of mere worldly employments on the 'Sabbath. And when worldly men would combine and turn upon ne, and inter fere with our worship, the Court will protect us from their perversion of the law. It will allow us a reasonable use of the horse to relieve , our physical frame, a relief which some greatly need. And it, will maize no difference between ,rich and poor. If then, our liberties are abridged, the fault must be ours; and if THE PRESBYTERIAN the gross forms of Sabbath desecration con tinue, the fault there will be also ours—it will be because Christians will not unite in bringing law and public sentiment to bear upon the evil. We would entreat our fellow Christians, and all - gocod men, to join heart and hand, in causing to cease, the gross profanation of the Lord's day, in the worldly carrying, on of the street oar business, fraught, as it is, with awfiil: - .Vils 'consequent •thereon, in dance houses, drinking saloons, pleasure gardens, and other impurities. Doing Good. One of the most effective means .of doing good, is the circulation of a well conducted religious newspaper. The paper always con tains much reading matter, and it comely/fly two times in a year. It is filled with informa tion, belonging to time and immortality. It treats of Christian doctrine, experientie, and practice.'" It keeps a family well-informed of all important affairs in their own Church; and of , leading facts in regard to other Churches; and of the doingi of civil gov ernment which are of general interest; and of the affairs of the nations of the earth. Without such a paper, no family can pos sibly be well informed. With it, no house hold can grow up ignorant; Beyond all other kinds of printed matter, of, modern origin, the newspaper has a Valid: It will be'read. And it will awake thought, and it will evoke conversation. The Banner and Advocate we endeavor to innke, as neirly'as possible, just - whit a religions journal should be. Its• habitual readers will be sound and attached Presby• terians, without bigotry; and intelligent, liberal minded Christians, without latitudi narianism. They will also be industrious, enterprising and energetic men and women, good citizens, as well as good church mem bers. The new year is very close at hand, and we earnestly invite our friends, and all who would do good to their own family and to their neighbors, to .renew their subseription, and induce others to subscribe. Times are a little bard, but our terms are very, low. It would be hard to find a way in which so small an amount of money could be wade to produce so much interest, pleasure, and real benefit to a household ; or could procure so valuable a New Year's Gift for a friend, the poor family, or the widow. Try what can be done to keep up and :.to increase our iiraulation. Piesbyterian Historical. Almanac. The'second volume of this highly mils. able annual has made its appearance. It is a book,of three hundred pages, Eivo., good paper, and well executed. It contains fourteen portraits of Moderators, and twelve drawings of churches. It contains much Historical matter, of great value. The statistical tables are full; , -comprehensive, and well imaged. The, work embraces only the English speaking Presbyterians. These are resident in Great Britain, Ireland, and North America. The great trunk, as presented in the work before us, divides off - into thirty branshes ; some of course 'larger than others, but apogees the life 'and generic features of the tree ; and- all are faithful. whey are tended by over ten thousand ministers, most of whose names and Post Offlce addresses are here given. There are more than thirty thousand Ruling Elders, and more than one million members. The work of 'Mr. Wilson is of immense value. Every one of the ' ten &wend ministers should have it. Elders also, and members would find it greatly gratifying. We trust that the enterprising publisher will be encouraged by the sale of large edi. tions, so as to long prosecute his enterprise, adding to the contents from , year to year. The pride is 31.00 a. copy, or eleven copies for 00 00. The postage is, but twelve Cents if prepaid; otherwise it is twentY.seven cents. It will be well then to send to Mr. Wilson the twelve cents ad ditional, when sending for the work by mail. Christian Union. This is the title of a sermon preached by the Rev. Henry A. Boardman, D.D., in the Tenth Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, on Sabbath evening, November 27th,1859, that is worthy ' of very wide ciroulatiin and careful study. The author gives a clear statement. of the. difficulties in the way of Christian Union among all the different Evangelicil Churokes, and then shows most conclusively tke position occupied by the Presbyterian Church on the subject ; that her ground is the true ground, and that just as soon as the other branches of the great family, shill adopt "the same principle, and exhibit' practically, an equal liberality, all the obsta oles in the way of a true Christian Union, of which so much is now said, have been taken away. As 'soon as the present pressure on our columns is a little relieied, we will call the' attention of our readers to the subject of , which this discourse treats, and present them with some extracts ; because the position' of the Presbyterian Church with respect to other Churches, his been too long' misunder stood and misrepresented. Dr. BOsidsnan has done a good work, in this sermon, that will be 'highly appreciated by all sound Presbyterians, and. all true union•loving Christians. The Choctaws. These are one of the most interesting of our Indian Tribes. There is a prospect of saving a remnant of thim, who shall be a seed whence shall spring a numerous peo ple. The fact. of their belg out off by the American Board at its last meeting, from all aid henceforth, has awakened attention to the Mission, and excited much sympathy. We place on our first page an Address of Rev. O. Kingsbury, long their instructor and guide, which will convey much important information,.and to which we invite atten tion. Dedication of a Church. We are requested to notice the dedication of a new church, at Onarga, DI. It took place on the 13th of November. The sermon ,was preached by the Bev. Henry M. Bacon. A pastor is now wanted, to whom it is said a comfortable support would be given. Onarga is eighty miles from Chicago, on the great Central Railroad, and is well situ. ated The: otittrah was organized three yes rit ago. BANNER AND ADVOCATE. The Nation: Its Relation to God. This is the subject of an admirable ear. mon, preached by the lfay. Wm. M. Paxton, `pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, on. Thanksgiving day, which is now published in handsome style, by Wm. S. Haven. The text is Luke xvi:s—" How much owest thou my Lord?" The author attacks and' overthrows the theory now so widely prevalent, and so terribly m13046'1 , - 0118 in its results, that leeks to "deprive hu man Government of all moral character; that would not allow it to protect the Christian Sabbath, or to place the Bible in our Com mon Schools, or to demand a' solemn oath in witness bearing; sets forth the true rela tions between religion and the State; and shows most conclusively our obligations to God as a Christian people. The style hi manly and clear, the mode of argument is effective, and the conchiairn is unanswerable. Ministers, Christians, and patriots, have a great contest before them in this country yet, with respect to the very principles discussed in this sermon. A Fifty Years Pastorate. We, last October, called attention to the Semi-Centennary celebration of the pastor ate of Rev. Ames Linn, D. D., of Belle fonte, Pa. v it occurred during the meeting of the Presbytery of Huntingdon, in' that church, and hence many of the brethren participated in the exercises. We have now before us, in a neat pamphlet of forty eight pages, the Address of Dr. Linn, and the sermon by Dr. Judd's. The sermon beans the characteristics of an able head and a pions heart The A ddress is a plain, feeling, and , earned narrative of a pastor's long and most happy connexion with a loved 'and appreciative people; embracing also much:interesting historical detail of the Presbyteries of Huntingdon and Northum• berland ; the two being one at the time when Dr. Linn transferred his ecolasiastical relations thither, from the Presbytery of Carlisle. Let' those who have long been faithful laborers in Christ's Church be had in great honor. History of the Church of Christ.* The history of the Church of Christ is one of profound interest to every scholar, every clergyman, and every intelligent mind. Its limits are so extensive, the- materials are so plenty, and it is so interwoven with the records of national progress, literature, and philosophy; that a perfect epitome of dates and ficti, and a'comprehensive digeit of the subject matter, will be hailed with no small• degree of gratitude. Such a work has now been, given to the Church and the world by Prof Henry B. Smith, RD., pro fessor in the Union Theological Seminary, New York. It einbrtuies the history of the Church from the birth of Christ until the present time, giving a synchronistic view of the events, oharecteriptice, and culture of each period, including the history of polity, worship, literati" ) and . doctrines, together with: two supplementary tables upon the Church in America; and an Appendix con taining the series of Councils, Popes, Patriarchs, and other Bishops, with a full index. Upon this work the author has expended an immense amount of care, labor, learning, and enxiety, during twenty years; .and the *tilt im a production most honora ble to'American scholarship, and presenting a full and,accurate history of the Church of Christ in a new and accessible form. No °titer book cif' the kind is so complete, com prehensive, and exact. It is a vast treasury, from which many will receive large supplies. The, part,. that treats of the Church in this country As particularly full, and the Appendix' irr of great valne in tracing the ever-varying"hirtory of ''the Boinieh Church. The author and , publisher are entitled to many thanks and an extensive patronage. And as the season !for making presents is near at hand, we hope that not a few of our readers will take this opportunity of enriali 3, ing their pastorie librniice with this work. We have already called the attention of our readers to this folio volume, but refer to it again from a growing conviction of its excellence.' *Efirrowr or raw CHITION or OffitlNT, in Chro nological Tables. By Henry B. Smith, ~D.D., Profaner in the 'Union 'Theological Bennnaiy, of the city of New York. 1 Vol. folio. Price $6. New York Charles Scramer. Pittsburgh: .To hn S. Davison. 1859. Mistakee. I. It is a mliptake for a, pastor to suppose that he can have his people take an interest in the religious movements of the day, with out having a religious newspaper circulated among thdm. IL it is a mistake for a pastor to sup pose that his.people oan be acquainted with the progrestrand wants of his own denomi nitton and contribute" 'liberally to the sup port of its institutions, unless they are readers of ~, n ewspaper devoted especially to the interests of that branch of the Chris tian Church. 111. it is a` mitttake for any one to sup. pose that ,lie can, by the same expenditure in any other way, bring, as much, religious , information before his family, as by sub scribing and paying for a well conducted - re ligious newspaper. IV. It is ae mistale for a man to begin . to practice economy by stopping his religious newspaper. > To' do this is to deprive him self and family of a great benefit. V. It is a mistake for any one to suppose that a newspaper can,be made exactly what every one would 111e.4t0 be. The general taste and wants must be consulted. VI. It is a mistake for any to think that editors can, by any possibility admit to their columns every article that is sent them. They must often decline contributions ably written, because space is demanded for some thing of present interest of which the Church and the world wishes to seed. VII. it is a mistake for one who can compose lines containing a certain number of syllables, to suppose himself a true born poet . VIII. It is a mistake, to suppose that editors have much leisure, lead an easy life, or are too well paid. lot the Praabytaian Banner and Advocate. Organizations. Two churches have recently been organized by Committees of Des Moines Presbytery; one at the thriving village of Martinsburg, Keokuk County, about midway between Ottumwa and Sigourney, where there are a soore or more of presbyteri ans ; the other on a beautiful prairie, near the little stream called Spring Creek, eight miles from Ottumwa, and an equal distance from Mar tinsburg. Seven or eight families, comprising• thirteen members in full communion, are identi fied with the promising little Church 'of Spring Creek.' Both these organizations will be in the new Presbytery of Fairfield, lately erected by the Synod of Southern lowa. M. M. PERSONAL. Ho*, J. C. Bituortuarnata, Vioe President of the United States, has been elected Senator of the United States from Kentuoky,•by a majority of twenty-nine on joint MARTIN VAN BORION.—No ex resuon,, l. has ever lived in more studied retirement than Martin Van Buren. He is seldom away from his home, and never seems to covetUttentions of any kind. On the sth hat, he passed his 77th year. .He is said to be writing a memoir of his times. It will, if truthful, reveal a great many curious chapters in the political history of the oonntry. Ray. Dn.r Cox gives his idea of the " Broad Church" BB - follows': " The Bread Church Yes Make God's Church broad enough to take in Simon Magus, and Judas, and Satan I Out upon it I It it all pious atuititocruy—and not so pious either." Tau SON. Twines CORWIN, twenty.nine years ago, Monday, took his seat in the House of Rep resentatives as a member from the same district now represented by him. There is not *member of the House with him who was there when he first took his seat. Diem or Mae. Dosmt.—Died, at Florence, Italy, on Friday, November 11th, Elias Greene Doane, widow of the late Bishop of New Jersey. Mrs. Doane, it is stated, never recovered from the effects of the outrages of the Papal troops in the assault on Perugia, where she and her son's family were stopping a few months since, during the early , part of the Italian disturbances. , Bay. JAMBS Pwatant, of Tallahassee, Florida, has invented a plow, of which lie has sold the patent rights in twelve States, realizing therefor, $251,000. He has , given away of this sum $200,- 000 for Church purposes. A niasrrear of the Spanish Church has pub lished in the Arms an appeal to the Government to establish the Papal authority, and to cooper ate with Prance and Austria, for the subjection of heretical England. A Fasson SAVANT has engaged three thousand laborers for the purpose of prosecuting some contemplated extensive ekoavations on the sites of cities in Upper Egypt. hin-Gownx, the American contractor for re moving the obstructions from Sebastopol harbor, has now finished his work with the outer line of sunken vessels, so that they do not obstruct navi gation. The large frigate Vladimir, was success fully raised October 14th. Twi late Rev. Dr. J. W. Alexander, while Professor in the College of New Jersey, preached regularly to a small congregation of colored people, without compensation, for seven years. One of the most interesting featnies at his funeral was the gathering- around the grave of those to whom he had so kindly broken the bread of life. A BIOGRAPHICAL sketch of the life and works of Daniel Webster has been published in Russia, by Professor Eatchenovelry, of the University of Kharhoff. JOHN B. GouoH is lecturing with great suc cess in Ireland. BAYMID TATLOIL—This famous traveler and lecturer, is receiving very severe strictures from both the secular and religious press, on account of his covert thrusts at evangelical religion in his lecture on Humboldt. AT the great sale, in London, a few months ago, the autographs of Milton and his wife were sold to Messrs. Pennington, of Phidelphia, for a fel low-townsman of theirs who has one of the best collections in this country. The sum paid was £215. The first runs as follows: April 26, 1669. Reed then of Samuel Simmons five pounds be ing tbe . second five pounds to be paid mentioned in the covenant. I say reed by me. Witness • Edmond dipton. " Paradise Lost," published in 1667, wally sold . by Milton to Simmons, a, bookseller, for five pounds; with a premise of five pounds more ($26) when one thousand three hundred copies should have been sold of each addition of one thousand three hundred copies respectively. Milton died in November, 1674, and his widow, who long sur vived him, gave a receipt for eight pounds more, dated December 21, 1680 ; which was one -of two doCuments purchased for Philadelphia, which is a receipt as follows : I do hereby acknowledge to have received . -of Samuel Symmonds Cittizen and &sooner of Lon. don the sum of Eight potinds which is in full payment for all my right, title or" interest, which I have, or ever had in the coppy .of a Poem enti tled Paradise Lost, in twinty Bookes in Bvo. By John Milton, Qent: my late husbind. Witness my hand thin 21st day of December, 1680. ELzzAßun PitrrzoN. Witness, William Ita.pg.. Ann Yapp. .ara. Aa. Fia . of 1. I 51NAT01...,..1T....1 1 1DEN.—.....0...er the ancient lights of the United States Senate is soon to go out. By the election of Mr. Breekinridge from Kentucky, John J. Crittenden, the oldestmember of the Senatorial body, retires from a public ser vice that has been most honorable to himself and most useful to the country. Mr. Crittenden is now in the seventy-fourth year of- his age. He entered the Senate as early -as 1817—forty-two years ago—although he then served but two years. It is s singular tentthatlilr. Crittenden has never been a member of the House of Repiesentatives. Besides his different terms. in the Senate,' Mr. Crittenden served the public as Governor of Ken tucki, and Attorney General under President Harrison, and also under Mr. Fillmore. Nor the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. "'Death of a Laborer in the Vineyard. At a time like the present, when there is great need of increased liberality, it may be interesting, not only to the - family and friends,but to all who love the Saviour, and `have at heart the advancement of his king dom, to read of the life and death of an humble, yet benevolent 'Elder of a feeble congregation. In Shirleysburg, Pa., on Monday morn. ing, Dec. sth, 1859, John Brewster died, lacking two days of being sixty•eight years of age. In early life he was more, than usually careless, for one enjoying the privi leges of the Christian family, and the imam°. tione and prayers of a pious mother. After returning from service, at the call of his country, in the late war with .Britain, he left Franklin County, his native place, for Ohio. He stopped near Hillsborough, and was, like Paul, - arrested by the way. His host, much exercised during a religious awakening, asked him when and where he had made a profession. The answer, which he was compelled to give, "that he bad never confessed Christ," led him to reflect on his course. The work of grace was now begun. He returned home, and united with the church of Path Valley, then under the pastoral care of the late Dr. McGinley. He removed from Path Valley to Shirleyaburg, where he resided for .' the last twenty six years. He was elected an -Elder many years ago, but refused to serve. He was again" elected four years since, and was pre vailed upon to receive ordination. • " He was reserved and retiring in disposi tion, but thepower of his faith was manifest in his acts. He labored for Christ, not as urged by impulses of feeling, but as he labored for himself, in a business like way- He was not to" daylike " Saul among the prophetk" and to-morrow like Saul search ing for David. He was of a better model of Bible saints—more like. Moses, or the one described by Paul, "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord." Hence, when asked, once, about four years since, how much he gave annually to pro: mote Christ's cause, he said- 7 - 0 In these things Ido not wish Ito let my left hand know what my right +hand doeth.' " Bat, when told the object of the inquiry, and that Christ also said, " Let your light so shine," etc , be showed a memorandum of a semi annual contribution. It amounted to $540, viz Presbyterian Board of 'Foreign Missions, $BO ; Domestic Missions, $5O; Education, 820 ; Colonization, $6O ; Amer. ken Board, $lOO ; A. S. 8. U. $5O ; A. T. S. $5O; A. P. S. $3O; Sabbath Ass. $4O; B. S $5O. His alms may have varied from the ;above; but both before and since, they were liberal for his means. During the present pastorate, he has given $l5O, annu ally, to support the Gospel at home. About three years Ago he told the writer that he intended, being his own executor in his giftis to Christ. He said he was arrang ing with the Boards and &oldies for $20,- 000, and showed a paper with the amounts and objects, of which the reader will have some ides from the above list of his semi annual contributions. And lie' added, " $lO,OOO is enough for children, who do well, and if they use it badly, it is too much." His last sickness continued only two weeks. He came home from Huntingdon, where duty had called him as Associate Judge, unwell, and rapidly grew worse until he died. He was patient in suffering, pleas ant to his attendants, and often expressed his 'thankfulness for the kindness of his friends and neighbors. As be had lived, so he died, calm and dignified, showing faith in-Christ, love for the Church, and desire for the sal vation of his family and friends, by noble and impressive action. A wi dow, three daughters, many friends, and the Church of Christ on earth, are left to mourn their loss- But-what is our loss is his eternal gain, and we have written, that others of Christ's fam ily on earth, who have his ability, may have his mantle fall upon their hearts, to lead them to go and do likewise. He began the world with little, be gave and prospered, and has left to his wife and children in earthly substance, and what is better, in a good name, and in dying blessings and advice, that which should make them cherish his memory with honest pride. The Church should thank God for such a "living epis tle," and for one which, though " dead yet epeaketh." G.W. S. Rev. JAMES STRATTON has resigned the charge of the alum& of Caruiel, Natchez, Miss. Rev. T. MCREA, of Jackson, La., bits re signed his charge. Rev. A. J. YEATER has been compelled to suspend preachin& for a time, in come. quenee of a chronic affection of the throat. lie has been laboring for the put six months in Montgomery County, Texas. Rev. ROBERT BAnD, D.D., has been ap pointed Corresponding Secretary and General Agent of the Soutkern Aid so ciety. He will enter Upon the duties of the, office in the month of. January. Dr. Stiles continues in charge for the present. Rev. Thos. D. URMSTON, who signified to his church at Van Buren, Ark., his in tention to accept the call from the church at Fort Smith, has been advised by his Presbytery to remain where he is. This leaves the church at Fort Smith still vacant • Rev. W. A. Surma' has resigned the charge of the Fort Smith Female Academy; into the hands of a layman, with a view to devoting himself exclusively to the work of the ministry. Rev. A. A. E. l'Amou was installed putor of the , church in Dubuque, on the 11th of November, by a committee of the Presbytery of Dubuque. Rev. Dr. Rice, of Chicago, preached the sermon on the OCOREOII. Rev. J. 0. 'BALDWIN has received and so- cepted an invitation to supply the church at Clinton, Ky. Rev. Wm. Rosasu ha received and accept ed an invitation to supply the church of Vernon, Tenn. Rev. W. H. HIMES has commenced labor in Knox County, Mo., as a missionary. He is supported by the Jate Dr. Alexan der's church, in New York city. • Rev. K W. Le m has removed from Henderson, Ky., to McLeod's P. O. jOILN iffiGTON. 6reen county, Mies., and taken charge of the Salem High School, located there. Rev. P. ArmsTus PTITLIDTFORD's pastoral relation to the churches of Milford and Holland, was dissolved by the Presbytery of Raritan, at its late meeting, with a view to hip accepting a call from the Reformed Dutch Church, Bellville, New Jersey. Presbytery' then dismissed him to the Meals of Bergen as a Presbyter in good standing. -fa • . Mr. SAMUEL =MILER MOORE, We a licen tiate of the Presbytery of Philadelphia having accepted ; , a call to the united churches of Pine Grove and Bald. Eagle, Pennsylvania, was ordained and installed pastor .of the former on the 6th inst. The Rev. John Moore preached the sermon; the Rev. G. W. Thompson, D.D., gavq the chew to the .pastor, and the Rev. Dr. Gibson the charge to the people, and the Rev. Mr.. Hamill offered the closing prayer . Drs. Liun, Gibson, an d the Rev. Mr. Hamill, were appointed a 'committee to install Mr. Moore . pastor of the Bald Eagle oharoh, at Unionville, on the 17th of January , at 11 o'clock A.M. Rev. GEORGE M.- 8. BLAUVELT Wu install ed pastor of the Presbyterian church at Lyons' Farms, New Jeremy, by the Pres. bytery of Passaic, on , the 2d ult. Rer. W. V. FRIERSON'S Post Office address is changed from Shiloh, Alabama, , to . Ooonewar, Miss. Bev. JUSTUS P. ihweirED having consented to supply the church of Selma, Alabama, ,for the Winter, correspondents will please address him at that place. Rev. Jouw rADWARDS, of Virginia, bag not been elected Professor of Rhetoric in the University of North Carolina, as has been stated. Rev. EDWARD WORTS has accepted an invi tation to supply the Portland Avenue' church, Louisville, Ky., during the ensu ing Winter. Rev. W. S. MooRE was installed pastor of the united churches of Franklin and Eb ener, Macon Co., N. C., on the 22d of cot., by a Committee of. Concord Pres bytery. The pastor of the Presbyterian church at Ot tumwa, Lown, desires to acknowledge the recap tion of a box of clothing, from the ladies of the Alexandria Presbyterian church, Huntingdon Co., Pa. Those kind friends are assured that their favors are highly appreciated, and will not soon be • forgottem There has not been a time for years, in which aid of this kind wee more accep table. to laborers in the mission field, than at pres ent. To.many, the reception of such voluntary, nnlooked for contributions, seems to be a'•message from the Master, saying, " Fear not ;" the voice of the Good Shepherd, giving assurance that they shall not want' May the kind donors be rewarded an hundred fold for 'their labor of love. J.M. M. The PRESBYTERY OW BLAntavrtax WI meet in Disbandße, on the Pint Tuesday of January, at 2 o'clock P. M. To be opened with a sermon by Mr. Hastings; sub ject, "The Witness of the Spirit;" and during the sessions of Presbytery, Mr. Carson will preach, on the subject of, " Christian Witnesses for Ohrlit." JAMBS DAVIS, Stated Clerk., The PRESBYTERY OP COSHOCTON will meet (special session,) at Millersburg, Ohio, at 2 o'clook P. M. on Tuesday, December 27th, 1859. WM. H. HUNT, Moderator. The PRZSBYTNEY OP ALLSCHNITY CITY will meet:, agreeably to sdjournment, at 10 A.M. of the Mist Tuesday of January, 1860, in thy First Presbyterian church, Alio. gheny City. W. ANNAN, Stated Clerk.. The PEMBITERY OP ST. OLAIRSVILLE will meet in Morrietown„ on the Pint 'Tuesday of January next, at 2 o'clock P. M. JOHN MOPPAT, Stated Clerk. The PRISBYTZRY OP SALTBBIORG will meet at .lack. eonville, on the Bird Tuesday of Jainism at 2 o'clock I' M. frobjed of opening serrnoo,"James i. 18. Preacher, Rev; A. Maglwain i alternate, Rea. T. L lemon. W. W. WOOD ND, Stated Clerk. AN EARVIST MINISTRY TEN WANT OF Mg Tunas. By JOA Ageil James. Pp. 288. Price 76 centsii i . 4 New York H. W. Dodd. Pittsburgh: For Bale at the United Prerbytoria . .Board of Pubtreation Boom, No. 78 Third Street. The ministerial qualification here discussed, is one which must be regarded as indispensable. No man can either save himself or those that hear him, if destitute of this qualification. The author of thin work was a man whose praise is in all the churches. After laboring for nearly sixty years in one pastorate, he was lately called away by the Master, to his rest and reward. HO en tered upon his ministry in Birminghltm, under very discouraging ciretunstances. A small con gregation, cold and inactive, with no other pros- 'Ecclesiastical: Tor the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. Acknowledgment. Presbyterial Notices. littrarg Notices. pest before the young preacher than that, efts spending a few yeirs of trial, he should be forced to abandon the field and seek a settlement some where else. Bat not only this. lie prosecuted his ministry, itirronrided' b'Y' a state of things most adverse to the , nocestrof the GeepeL Biro toingham. from an inconsiderable inland town, grew up to be one of the most extensive and flourishing manufacturing' cities 'in" the world; and as the result of such a state of things, ex cessive wealth in the hands of a few, and its ac companiment, pride and luxury; on the other hand, poverty and crime, debatiohery and ungod liness among the masses. And yet what was the result of John Angell James' ministry in that place? It was a decided success. He was the means of gathering around him one of the most numerous and influential congregations in Brit ain ; and his power and influence as a Gospel minister, instead of declining, continued to in crease to almost the extreme limits of old age. And what was the secret of his success ! It was not brilliancy of; talents or of pulpit elo quence ; for nothing could be platner, more child like, and simple than his preaching. Bat it was that all important qualification which forms the subject of this book. lie was in Earnest. This carried him directly into the coneciencia and hearts of his hearers. Ministers of the Goepel, are you aiming at sueeees 'in your ministry ? Get this book and read it prayerfully. Candidates for the Gospel ministry, get this book and read it prayerfully, and learn from it what manner of man you should aim to be, if you ever expect the appro bation of the Master, or to have comfort and success in doing his work. [See advertisement.] Tina Wonns OF mi Loan Jesus. By Rudolf Stier. Translated from the second revised and enlarged edition. By the Bev. W. B. Pope. New Edition. Pp. 478. Philadelphia: Smith, English 4* Co. New York : Sheldon 4- Boston : Qould t Lincoln Pittsburgh : W. Co,. Rentoul, and John 8. Davison. 1869. This is the second volume of the great work of Stier, of which we gave an extended notice two or three weeks ago, containing ,the third and fourth volumes of the previous edition. We can only re-affirm what we then said, of the high character of this learned and able Corensentary on the four Gospels. No other author so thoroughly analyzes and dissects the original text, or brings out so clearly and so fully its wonderful depth and breadth of meaning. The library et no minister, Christian scholar, or intelligent and careful reader of the Bible, is complete without this work. LITTERS or JOHN Cazyns, compiled from the ori ginal manuscripts, and edited with Historical Notes by Dr. Jules Bonnet. Vol. Trans's led from the Latin and French langnigee. by Marcus fßobert Gilchrist. Pp. 491. Philadel phia: Presbyterian Board of Pub/mat:ion. Pitts burgh: Board of Colportage, St. Clair Street. We trust that our readers have 'not forgotten the account we gave some months ago of the Let ters of, Calvin, now in course of publication by cur Board. The third volume is issued, and the fourth will soon follow. No" one can fully know the kindly - and pions: spirit of CalXin, the value set upon his opinions, the amount of his la bors, the extent of his iztlittenoe, or the high and holy motives by which be was aetuated; that has not carefully read and studied this-correspond ence:" We hope these volumes will have an exten sive sale. Tau PAerrom-Oincs. By. Rev. Reuben Smith. Pp. 1105. .Philadelphia; Prubyterias Board of Pittsburgh - : 'Board of Orol,portwa, Bt. Olairttreet. • This is wirell written-little book, in which the author &acetifies the nature and authonly of ihe pastoral office - and pastoral 4nalitiationts, and adds an Appendix; giving the experiences and ob servations 'of, Wpastorate fortyYreas. it will be read with profit by candidates for the minis try, and thdite who have lately entered•upen the pastoral` Office. Tim POOR ORPHAN'S LIGA4T; Pp. 67.—This is short eidlection of godly connselagnd maim tations, primarily designed:by thee:ethos foribia own children, but was publishetlthat others might be benefited by them. The author wastbaltev. John Thompson, of Donegal Presbytery,4mho came from Ireland to New York in t rnfip-and spent the latter part of his life as a adsalonaryin where he died. Every parent would` do a good work, by placing this little volume in the hands of his children. lidos pepartmtut. 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This is to ne ever welcome, in its monthly visits —welcome for the matter and the execution, the jewel and'the casket. The number for January, 1860, now before us, contains two splendid steel engravings; one, the Royal Family of England, and the other, Eugenie, Emiress of 'num, and Ladies of her Court. The reading matter is em braced in twenty-two selections froze leading Fdreign Reviews. The twelve numbers of the year make three volumes, of overoix hundred pipe 'each. The pries is six dollars. Books Again. Mr. Davison advertises another large lot of valuable, illustrated, historical, t3cientiffc, liters -ry, juvenile. and theological works, this week. He bas on hand a full silpply of the, publications of Appleton'e, Harper's, Carter's, Sheldon & Co., Wiley, Scribner, Gould & Lincoln,- Ticknor & Fields, &0.. Airing with these he has an excellent assortment of ..Stereocopia views, stationery, &c. Our readers will- do themselves a kindness by giving this bookstore a call at once. The Libra ry catalogue advertised in the present number, is worthy of special attention. Waahingtoa; Congress is unorganized, and discussions on party political issues continue. In the Senate a little business 1t.3 been done ; that is, Mr. Mason's Harper's Ferry resolution of Inquiry has reseed, without amendment, by a unanimous vote ; and Mr. Fitzpatrick has been chosen President pro. tem. He takes the chair in the absence of Mr. Breckinridge. In the House . , there have been several ballotinge for Speaker—Mr. Sherman still lacking some four to six votes of obtaining a majority of the whole. Some of the debates are very t spicy. Dissolv ing the Union, is the threat, and saving the Union i$ the declared purpose. From the speech of Mr. Hickman, of Pa., we give a brief specimen of the manner in which Congressmen utter senti ments : I-should have -mid something about Union Meetings at the North, bukmy Mend from New .-NoritA Haab%) has rendered that, entirely unnecesliary. I say this, Which will cover every thing I ehouldhave said at greater length; that there is no sentiment now in the North which