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I can see him again ae be called na around him, And bade us farewell e;e he paea'd from our eight ; I can see him as death's ley fetters had bound him, • When the soril left the clay for the mansions of light I Sleep on, dearest father, thy slumbers unbroken, Until the last trump shall awaken the dead ; 4 Then hear the glad sentence so joyfully spoken, " Come, 'enter the joy of thy glorious Head l" Era then I del sleep, and my Spirit ahall meet thee, Where death never more shall 'divide us again'; In yonder bright heaven, I trust then to great thee, Where sorrow ne'er enters on Eden's bright plain. Here eleelie the dear pastor, whose kind adin9ni- tione • Tint led me to'Jestm, my Saviour end tied; 0, with what emotions think of his teachings, While stiiing to walk in the way that he trod Here, too, stood the church, where my vows fret were spoken Before men and angels, my Saviour to serve; Where often my spirit, in anguish was broken, While melted with Mercy I ee'er could deserve. 0, sweet were the' seasons, I've spent while adoring The God of ray fathers in that hallow'd spot— When bending in deepest contrition before him, And-viewing the price which nay ransom has bought"! That lov'd pastor's voice in my ear is resound ing, As tnem'ry revisits The scenes that are past; As he spoke of the grace to lost sinners abound ing, Thus cheering the heart by dark aliadoits o'er oast. But these scenes are all padt; and' *hat sad deso Mott Now macho the - dear spot where my eyes fondly gaze ; ' But my ears are still blest with the news of sal. ration, Antfmy heart still enraptur'd with anthems of praise. In a more lovely place, do the toilets now sesem blo, To feed on the bortutieif of God's holy Word, There too, at his threattnings, do proud slums tremble, Tho' yet but the voice of a stranger is heard: Msy Jesus still water this vine of hie planting, And visit In mercy theSe film') of his hand ; May the prayer of his servants be answered by granting A. shepherd to guide them through this defier land. Maar. Nicktwills, 1869 Dr the Pieebiterian Banner and Advocate A Pidd to Cultivitte. MESSRS. EDITORS :—Having recently visited, as 'a Supply, a portion of our Moun tain Territory, permit me to sketch, briefly, a Domestic Mission Field, which, I earnest ly desire, may catch the eye and heart of some one of our Theological students, who either is, or expects to be, licensed the com ing Spring. The field referred to, lies East of Uniontown, in the Presbytery of Red. stone, and chiefly in the Counties of trayette and"SOmerset, Pa.; though it might readily and profitably be extended to adjacent por tions of Preston County, Virginia, and Al legheny County, Maryland. We have, in this Territory, two small churches, Peters. burgh and Mt. Washington; the -former in Somerset County, the, latter in Fayette County, Pa. Both these churches were or ganized by the writer, when pastor at Union town, some twenty-three years ago, the• former with about forty, the latter with some thirty members. The writer was the first Preebyterian minister who, ever preached to the Territory above mentioned, excepting an ocoasional sermon from some traveling minister who may have lain by on the Sabbath. Arid when,shortly after their organization, his engagements at Union town forbade his going to the Mountain, he was succeeded, on 'the Mountain, by Rev. W. W. McLain, who; for bide pats, most faithfully led them, in connexion with the churches of Springhill and 'Laurel Run, of this Presbytery, into "the green' pas tures, and beside the still waters." The Divine blessing resting on the labors of the sainted McLain, gave considerable enlarge ment to these little churches; but having accepted a call to Mt. Pleasant, he was obliged to leave them, and after a brief but successful pastorate in the latter charge, he fell asleep in Jesus. Since he left the Mountain,-now — some ten or twelve years, supplies, " few and far between," have been the only provision extended to these little mountain flocks. And owing either ltoltte distance, or the fatigue and labor to be en countered, or want of 'sufficient sympathy for their spiritual necessities, nearly one• half the supplies appointed by:Presbytery fail to reach them. With so little attention, they must of course dwindle. Death, as elsewhere, is doing its work; removals take place; and but few, if any, additictis are made. To my certain knowledge, persons pre /erring our Church, have .connected with other churches, simply because we give them so little attention, while the churches al• ready formed; seem to be destined to extinc. Lion. Yet those churches live, and bail, with great eatisfection, the occasional` visits of our ministers:' Dr. It. J. 13reckinTjage uttered truth• when he said, $s one of the hardest things in the world to kill is as Old School Presbyterian' church." With a membership, at one time, of more than fifty, Petereburgh has dwindled to less than a dozen, and yet oontainiCOne member and an elder, who alternately pay the supplies from their own pockets. I have said, the field maybe conveniently and profitably extended =to two. adjacent counties of Virginia and Maryland, with no risk whatever, in crossing ,Mason and Dixon's line. Without knowing it, at the time, the writer once, in. rnid.Winter, preached in Pennsylvania at 10.2 t., 31. 0 in Maryland at 1 P. M., and in Virginia at 6 P. M. ;I. e., in three States in one day. In alleviation-of the onerous labors of the field, , it should be said, the people generally are remarkable for their hospitality and kindness to ministers. Now, Messrs. Editors, should Presby terians abandon ,the cultivation of such a field ? With a beginning so suspicious and encouraging, can we innocently yield to ex tinction the interests of our Zion through out this Territory? Shall the venerable Presbytery of Redstone, "the mother of us all," fail to make suitable provision for 4 g thoitelew sheep in the wilderness ?" Shall her " hick of service" in the cause of Domestic Missions be'thus made manifest to all men ? No member of Presbytery, with the facts all before him, will say " we have done our duty to this Domestic Mission field." It is said, we cannot find the man for the field. But harienfficierit • effort been •mede for this purpose ? Has Presbytery, for more than ten years past, done more than appoint a few supplies; nearly one-half'of which were never filled 7 The sheep upon the Mountain lit cannot be disguised, have been sadly neglected ; no man oared for their souls I True, 'they are generally poor; but "to the poor the Gospel is preached." Is it the' will of Christ, or in accordance with his Spirit, to exclude them: from Presbyterial attention, beicause of their poverty ? Assuredly not.' Occasional sup plies cannot build them up. Mt. Washing. ton ) on'account of greater protimity to ministers supplying, has had much more preaching than' Petersburgh, and is . Conse quently looking up. At their list.commun; ion, the writer received on profeSsion, four DEW communicants, three of whom were barized: Still, what is specially needed• and desired, it a minister of their own, giv ing hie whole time to this field. Nor can I doubt that, with. assistance from the Board, a missionary shill find support. The post, I admit, is klaborions one • but shall that pre 'vent .its occupancy "Tell it not in Gath," gito Has 'the spirit of Franeke . and Oberlin died out of the Church ? Is there no youthful. aspirant to the Ministry in our Zion.postessed•of sufficient heroism to en counter the labors necessary to feed the sheeli and enlarge the fold upon the moun taina ? No one prepared•to " 'endurnhard lien like a good soldier of Jesus Christ ?" Did Peter, or Paul, thus shrink from mall, severer labors in the Master's cause? Did the beloVed McLain, who for nine years blew the Glospel trumpet all through those mountains ? Besides, a. permanent settlement in this field would hardly be expected. Au un• married man would probably suit the field better than one with .a family; and when one retires from the post, he might be sue• ceedid by another. • Patient eridurince, respectable extempor aneous powers—above all, an heart filled with zeal for God's glory in man's salvation, determined to know nothing, and preach nothing' but Christ and him crucified, are of course neoedsiiry qualifiatitions for `suCh a post as thii. Permit me to, add, that just such a missionary field as this would furnish an admirable introduction to a different sphere of ministerial labor in older 'and More' settledportions of the Church. The self. .possession and freedom of utterance, insen• sibli acquired in such a district, would he of vast importance. The simplicity of mariner prelialent in such regions of conn. try, encourages just such self. poiebasion. Ornateness of language riould not here be highly appreciated; yet, the more good, sound, hard, Scriptural sense, the' better: This latter aspect of the subject, should commend - this field, with special interest, to our candidates for the ministry. I add 'no more; except to express the earnest hope that:some one of our young, men in our Western . Theological Seininary, now li oensed, or soon to be licensed, possessing much of 'the noble, self sacrificing spirit of Paul, will, after reading the above, ex- I claim, ,4 Lord, here am I; send me." Any additional particulate, so'far as practi cable, will be cheerfully furnished by the writer to any generous, de*oted aspirant to the ministry, who may be looking forward, with deep 'anxiety, to the period when he shall enter t praetioally upon the aolemn func tions and-responsibilities of an Ambassador of Christ: = Very truly, yours, D. For 'the Presbreirtab.Bluner and Advocate. ',UARDINGTONi Off10;-Feb: 18; 1860 MESSRS: EDITORS :—Last 'Saturday and Sabbath we spent at Dehiware, the seat of the 0. University.; and perhaps a notice of what we saw there, may not be uninter. estiug to some of your readers. This insti tution is the acknowledged ,stronghold of Methodism in Ohio, and as might be expect. ed, they concentrate their energies and efforts in sustaining and building it up. As a consequence, they are, making a ." fair show." The Presoot Cabinet, purchased " at a cost' of $4,000, - would reflect honor en any of,our older Eastern Colleges. The Library room, too, is a most beautiful piece of archi tectural skill. It was built' mainly by the donsitien of one'man (Mr. Sturgis) and:both it and= the Cabinet room .are said to be the. finest of the kind outside•Of the Eastern cities. So much for externals;,and- as An usual, %here so much attention is paid. to , the "outside platter," other more important parts ,sulfer. The Prefessoxial corps is said to be strong, but there are evidently some things wanted before they can turn out en ergetio, working men-such as the - world needi. They may be well educated in " the books," but if so, they beconae such by dint of their own perseverance, and fixed deter mination to do se. All Other inducements and incentives are' wanting. There are no honors given—no contests •between Literary. Societies-Lnothing to stimulate to active efforts,at excellence either in scholarship or literary performances. Great interest and attention, however, are given to religious culture, and God seems to be acknowledging their labors: For some ,;three weeks they have been s 4 getting up ".:a great revival, and much of it, we trusti has. been " got down " from above. Some forty to sixty had joined the church, and the "mourner's bench" was crowded by scores of " mourners in Zion "—we would say , toward Zion. , There is also a considerable interest in the Rev. Newton's church, (New School:) About twenty-five were received at a latePommunion season in his country coagregation. Is not this special encouragement to Christians to , pray, more 'earnestly than ever, for the outpour- ing of the Spirit upon our Colleges and Seminaries, and I would not forget, as too many do, our common schools. "Even before they call I will answer." Let 118 expeetgreat things at the hand of the Lord. J.H.W. Tnosn who keep themselVes pnreinlimes of common' iniquity, God will : keep safe in times of common calamity. THOSE who make God and hie ESMO their prides, may make God and his name their trust:. " ONE' THING IKNEEDFUL:" "ONE THING HAVE I DESIRED OF THE " THIWONE THING I DOf PUBLICATION OFFICE ' GAZETTE BUILDING, FIFTH BMW s ABOVE"SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA. FOR-THE WEEK ENDING SAW- DAY MARCH 8, 1860. From our London Correspondent. The Breach Widened—Gallicanism vs. Jesuitism and Uctramontanism—The Ancyclicai Letter and the Imperial Rebuke and Reply—The Conversation between Napoleon and an American Gentleman— ,' Alamo, a Priest than a Sovereign"—Sympathy for the Pope . in " Worda" .What is' Wanted is " Rept"—Prench Policy toward Italy—The Glas gow " Guardian" and its Italian Correspondent —Reasons for Imperial Sincerity—A " Religious War" and its Isaues—The CommerCial Treaty— " Dame' Cobden -and he Pupil" The Lesson Rook and Cobden's Luggage at St. Cloud—Sokol arship and Sacred Philology—Air. Roberts' Book on The Original of Nortek:cc' Gospel—Postseript: LONDON, February 3, 1860. THE BREACH between the Pope and, the Emperor grows wider, every day. First of all, the Univers, the organ of the French Jesuits, is suppressed. Its fanatical 'editor, Venillot, has been breathing out threat- ening and slaughters for been and years, herettes—has been trying to bound on the Popish poirers to invade England— has indorsed the -minx:lee of La Salette and the blasphemy of the Immaculate Concep tion. His impudence was but , the true representation of the Ultramorttanist party. They tried to me Napoleon for their ends ; Dow-they find that he has used them for his own purposes, and then treads 'then' in the dust. Although , the Univers isle' be pub Halted now at Brussels, yet the fact of its suppression in France remains. It is not a matter of, congratulation in itself, for even the abuees of the press • are better than a despotic power that compels it .to be silent when it would speak. Ati a matter, how ever, of Christian casuistry, I think t would , not be hard to prove that the Univm was a fire brand publication, most murderous 'in spirit; necessarily revolutionary -in its ten dencies, and anti-social in the strongest' sense of the term. But without dwelling on this, it 7 . 8 sfippressed, and what your read ers will see- to be all important in the fact is, that it indicates that Napoleon has pro , claimed open' war with Ultratoontaitism— has draNtrn the award; and thrown the 'scab bard away. THE ENCYCLICAL LETTEIkof the Pope to the Bishops has given another occasion to the Emperor 'to show his policy and' his' power. The Constitutionel publishes the document, and subjoins an editorial which is evidently, frotntype and'atyle, and indeed from its manifest character, an Imperial proclamation, of the determined, yet calm resolve, that France shall not be Ultramon tine, -but Galilean, in the - historic sense of the, term. Bat what is more,-this . 'article denies, formally, the powerof the Pope even to settle "questions of faith," in which, it is said, "his authority is only absolute when conformable to the sacred canons, and in ao. cord with the Universal consent of the as sembled- Church." And if that be true, much more must " the competency of the Court of Rome" be denied and abjured when "a pelitiCal question - is under consid. eration." That "could not: he admitted without disowning all the traditions of the Church of France," its well as " the' memo,: rable declaration of 1682, to which the . name of Boussuet is so gloriously attached, in which it is said that St. Peter and his sueoessors have •only received power from ,God for spiritual thingadtat&which, concern salvation, and not temporal or civil things." And so the Popais told that he, as a tem poral sovereign,- speaking in the name of a temporal interest, yet using the forms and . claiming to speak-in such a matter, as "the head of the Church" has' been guilty. of "an abuse of jurisdiction." Is not that plain speaking Is it not also a very logical conclusion from the premises—which, at thofigh ambobiti manibus, every Ultra montenist would deny as at all admissible, are yet strictly in accord with' the struggles of the Galilean - Church against' the' Court of Rome ? Well may the 'Emperor re proach the Pope formoving a spiritual ques tion;.(and "lowering" it thereby) with-the fortunes of those princes, who, in Italy, only maintained themselves. by the =arms •Of Austria, and could' not-return- there except • at her back. And so the Pope's reason for refusal to permit the Romagna to be free, is quoted, namely,,that. he could not abdicate that portion of his territory " with. out detriment to the rights of the Princes of Italy, who have been unjustly despoiled of their domains." But " the _Emperor thought, it was more advantageous to give up the Romagna than to reconquer lint the cost of the bleed of the people," (the Perugian massacre here hinted at,) "by foreign in ferveritieti." He bad told the Pope so, sin. oerelY, in a letter worthy of the Eldest Sen d thn Church, and the Soiereign of France. The Pope hatin right to reject the' advice, but hen mustlake the consequences. France will not " desert her' task of moderation. At Rome" (only there,. observe,) " she ,would still 'defend . the ,Pope against nuar• ohy, but if ,the ;authority of the Holy Father-every where else is destined to go through: other crises," (the doom of the Pope's temporal sovereignty thus not only indicated, but virtually pronounced,) m the responsibility must not fall on the generous nation which has done every thing to obviate them, and which will be always ready , to grant that 'trinity , support which is ignored to.day." Such, then, is the substance of a newspaper edible of the' greatest posaible interest, an" in this unpretending _shape," says the Times, "'vie 'find a State paper 'of great iniportance; Well considered, clearly arranged, logically reakine'd, and'. evidently emanating from the' ltigheat' itutharity - in France." A conversation, - alleged to- have taken place - between the Emperor. and' Mr. Sew-. ard, An •American statesman; .appeared 'yes. terdaytin the Tides, copied, I believe, from another source. It was to the effect that Mr. 8., being an old acquaintance. of the, Emperor, went to the palace, was cour teously., received, bad questions asked him, about Mr. Webb and other parties known to Louis Napoleon when .a sojourner in the United States; and then, when Mr. S. re ferred to a visit paid by him at Rome, to the Pope, the Emperor said, ", Ah 1 and what did, you think of the Pope.?" " thought him," was the reply, " much The the priest than the sovereign." Em peror exclaimed, " Exactly eo ; you have hit the right nail on the head. That's it ; be is more the priest than the sovereign. That is what I always thought." Whether this-story . be aphobryphal or not, 'one thing is certain, that priestism, is now at. a ,die corint'over'Europefand " grows striaßby de grew:vend-beautifully less," s daily.. In Ire landi the Catholic University languishes, and the recent collections made for it were small. More " words" have been all that the Pope has received in the wity'df sympathy. The Ditnilaik . Democrat bitterly complains. of this, and'suggests.that'a collection should be madelorthe exhausted Papal exchequer' on Patrick's`` day, (March 17th,) which would - be pretty sure to realize *large sum, say, „440;000. The fervor of Irish Popery generally waxes cool when Tint-" is called for. Daniel O'Connell extracted that com modity with a success peculiarly his own. . But ere be died, be found it diminishing every week, and were be alive now, all his parney '? could not succeed in . raising the wind for Pope Pins IX, Indeed, and confusion of the party are pal the world. Revenge they wilkha , can. A sanctified ;anaemia 'nay for Bonaparte, and it is possible ; some party 'nova during the Bedsit' liament; tho , 12 ll:Mine/0i of Orillifir`i on a oriels: But' still, the iiiiti punish both the Tories'and thelh new.eleotion, and the hated Palen /Lunen would rule more strongly,' FREW= Pomar toward its) fairly developed, The British large majority,.has been' hitherto ploicins, bat it is worthy of node+ opposition to most• sections 'of tl press, that excellent Presbyter The Scottish Guard ian, has all views as to the origin and aim of policy in Italy, such as seem now tied` by' the issue.' A recent' I that paper contains a letter from 4 6 gent . Italian," to the: same effi writer goes so . far as to.express tion that Napalean was all along, a only for his own personal intereit, the general . good of nations." Ht the invention of enemies, 44 the • tion of domination to be shared in order to excite the fears of Witted in polities." He refers, titln of his views, •to "Orsioi's-J (the Emperor,) and printed by eve of the execution of that high-minded patriot—the cause Mons. being, I fear, recklessness • by Christianity." "In that letter," it is ad( almost appears aware of the del =test' intentions of Napoleon sas*ers a possible objeoaon Could that letter have been for on ? I thought it not poseible; bt would have done so, either to forr world bis future purposes and vik boozle men, in order to be able to ly and' holdl,y for his wicked purpi first hypothesis the letter ceuld'ar cause, if it hinted good toward Ita aelt would have written that letter apprised of'the lofty intentions thought before the rnostreekletls'h and. therefore, it is not probable should have forged the letter whir _ _ had easily from the doomed pattik made him slake of his intentions; it was to be' preferred by him, 'se the world iwkis. case, evenifilei pled, to be accompanied by the • than the curses of the, dying m'an. hypothesis, that he wished to rat in order to - strike the' blow more liberty, the forgery *as impossil body would have believed, even that Napoleon would have done effected for Italy. All atrocities been supposed of him than • tin indeed; infect, did not' believe' or letter. I was struck, on my Tor, ordinary way in which the man intentiona'to the world, end from letter was'fixed in my mind. Another reason assigned for lief . in the Emperor's sincerity, ip'b!ised o ,c,c the fatal ily alliance" (with the daugh .fte tle King of Sardinia, married Id 'rid ; 'Jerome;) it which preceded the' politicar( The 'Na. poleona; if they had'' beOn pl . ' .1 faille 'to Italy; *mild' not - have' hkd' fee . 'to incli a' connexion with! one'et= tbe 4 desVof the' royal dynaities of Europe; Would 'one: try to becotne-therrelation , re er,„onlyi: to undo him ? If this' Wire : Oen- possible; would the King have lit'rerplia , oWn- &tigh ter, without the most evident 'guarantees; to one who, if not his•friend;.„ would lave been his assassin'? Would such a,manlas Cavour have been deceived?", The writer concludes his very suggestive otter as follows : When Bologna shook off the Papal yoke, I , thought directll that the affairs .of Italy were 'se: seining a new aspect; it berametben a religions' question. Napoleon since that timel has notonly had to contend with the Eurepean - Powers politi but with the roman Catholics of the whole world. These were the tiro 'main, reasons that induced him 'to deiire to conclude - the treaty 'of Villafranca, after to the world that he could be a conqueror. Since that time the great agitations tif.Europe have become more re ligious than, political. 'Since that time 'the cleverness-of-Napoleon has been pinto a:wonder ful test; and after a .thousend uncertainties, in the opinion of the weilif,.hei Mow proves equal to the cironuistencti. T, indeed; never despaired` of the Emperor, even afterthe - peaee oftVillafratunw not only for the antecedents,, in Italy ,:;following closely his conduct, hut, if I am 'hot mistaken, be cause Hoesitth did niit Stir 'after hiving beendis-' appointed, and did not raise the outcry of indigl nation, when he found ; at.onee his hopes baffled,. regarding Hungary. It was not noticed, but I then thotight it WAS the eireigeW reason for speaking in• favor of Naptdeon.; he must have succeeded in persuading thellungarian patriot of his sincerity. He mayliave been deeeived in his schemes, but every day shows he wairnot insincere', His fault was that he thought - it possiblOto combine the , Papacy with the regeneration of Italy. .It has been the mistake, too, of pleat. Italian philoso phers, and of great men Of that 'unhappy land. Now he ahows that 'he hart' feund nut hia Ude- take. Let what will - come,' he has - decided upon a more open. and resolute course. The: Papacy challenged.him,as a foe after,the 'famous pamph let, inwhich hoshowed that tie was not sulitervi eat to it ; he has bravely Occiptes - thOolialleitge : the Roman wcirldia rising itt - Europe,4hOProtes• taut -is opposing it ; the war of nations with nations, and of the people even of thosame hation, it not political but, religious;'England has to fight against her Roman subjects'; Austrutraises the, fanaticism- of the Catholic order;'the Bishops of France excite against, her ruler all the " believ er's;" the Pope' aspires' to - martyrdom ; many of, his satellites do the same Tli,e war; Iregret, is now a religions war:—bettreett darkness and light, —betweenTroteetantism and Catholicism--and fear sad results if the Emperor should be ;fiiiind to" have advannes . tea far. 'lf he retire' again,' War will :inevitably - arise , But since I have "found ,thathois not otbadlaitli, as hawse aerated I trust to' the Eniparor'S geniuilo ease Italy and Europe. ' • The' , Religious War,"' inindeed, began, but thank God, even that, is full. of hope and inspiration to all true hearts: The`more this question of the Papab , ie agitited, the better. Infituation is upon the • Pope and his counselors, and judipial blindness doubtless mark the polioy until- indignant Europe'•sweep them and their , sborninso tiona utterly 'away: Verily on the back 'of the thundercloud now freshly gathering, Faith's eye discerns the 'rainbow of cove nant mercy for the true Church of God. THE COMMERCIAL TREATY iE now an accomplished fact. " Dame Cobden andler Pupil,' was the suggestive illustration" of Punch, list week. There sits One-of the' old,school " dames," (now'fast disappearing from English villages,) who were wont to teach the little ones. AV book, marked " Free Trade," is open, and over it stoops the'! Pupil," the Emperor minoinized into a very little fellow,, most attentive and do. ,cile. „There is no doubt that Mr. Cobden completed the work, of_the EmPeror's con-` version to a Fret ilia , or rather that he so "crammed," his Pupil with' factivas to makthim-resolve east once,- and qualified him also , to - unawake!! ,proteo tionistarguments. A story ie told of Mr. Cobden going over to Paris, some months ago, with tons of Inggageollut Which was sent direct to the Palace -of Saint (Bond. These-hales and boxes contained all, manner of specimens of. British manufacture for the "Pupil's" study; and his " progress " was so satisfactory, and his convictions so entire that now France and England will receive mutual benefit& It is not improba• hie - that this event will be the precursor of dm= to a 1 if bey found pax, by I Par b lug' wou d at a In and a more liberal free trade polioy on the part of other Continental Governments. Some of your readera who have traveled over Europe, will remember the wretched ant lery and other thinge, with which they were often served, because Magni& articles were either -shut out altogether, or loaded With heavy duties. SCHOLARSHIP AND• PHILOLOGY have le-' ceived a valuable contribution from -thy pen Of a Presbyterian minister, the Rev. Alex ander Roberts, M. A., of St. John's Wood, and a- member of our London Presbytery. Mr. •Roberts, even before he left-the• North of Seotlandi was muchgirien to ei suits. In *the Metropolis; he has had greatly increased advantages for research. The title of his book (appropriately •published by Bagster & Sons,)idi " Inquiry- irtto the , Original Language of St IVlatthetr'serdsliel, with Relative Discnssions 'the Language of Palestine in the- Time' of Christ, - and'on the 'Origin of the -Gospels." Its object is "to vindicate and uphold the Greek origi., nal of St. aatthew's Gospel." This he rpaintaina againatlatfprinidably heist,e(wri . subject The first 'is,,that Matthevi *rote in Hebrew only ; flat is, in the modified form of Hebrew, the Aramean, or Syro Chal daic dialect, which is supposed . to have been the' ordinary , 'aligns& of- Palestine'in the days of Christ. Grotins, Walton, Mills; Michaelis; March,' Eioirhorn; Campbell,' Weston, TregelleS,'Onreton,`and - many oth ers, have 'maintained this opinion. Mr. Roberts states that when he read- the argu ments of Dre.• Davidson' and •TregelleY -on this subject; they appeared *to him' to- settle the qtrestien. But on further reflection, viewing the . .whole evidence be 'came to an' opposite conclusion. A second opinion, "of very recent origin," i is, that:there were two original ,Gospels written -by. Matthew,- one in Hebrew, and the-other in •Greek,. as Town son- pats it " There seerns more' reason for 'allotting • two' ,- originalirthen for contest ing either , ; the . conseet:of antiquity plead-• , ing strongly for the Hebrew, and evident marks of originality for the; Greek. Gueri. , ke, °bitumen, and Thierseb, on the -Conti irenVand Kitto; Herne; and - Lee, in' Great Britaib; have been the tealons trunporters of this view. !cam n now by t BUS BM ri lab gaper; , held y 'a pa of elli- This nvio- not As as ,nta- 403, the .but dehr ad Orain" d re hen Tim other remaining 'opinion 'is; than wrote in..Gre'ek only defended by „Enemas, Calvin, _Lightfoot, Wetsein,•.Lard ner, Halls, Hog, Be Wette, Oredner, and Meade Stuart'. Mr. Roberta pants out bow the question has been "perplexed' by its be ing,}made.the 'foundation o'n the" part of Ro manists of the pretensions of "The Church," as. the authoritative settler, of the-Canon-.of Scripture. Romanists eagerly urge that the'original Gospel was written in Hebrew, and that the Gieek is only a translatien; which-'"his ',authority 'simply " beeinselhe. Church says so I But Treteiitente , also, in Order to maintain the supreme -authority of' Scripture, and opposition to all mere, eccle siastical claims, and assuming the idea that theta must have 'been two originals, or elie ' that. the. ciriginal'aras pure, have supported; their position. "on grounds that cannot be , maintained in argument." Mr. Roberts,. seeking then to decide 'the question by-Ata „denims only which is not to be found in what ancient writers hail in the iater ' nal proofs, Buell' -" the' striking: -and im portant, fact that oar present-Gospel °MeV thew.abounds, in , verbal, coincidences with the other Gospels, all, of _which are now universally' lamented to, have been written in the Greek language:" Mr.' Roberts' work consists 'of fiie chap; ters. I. Statement. of the Question arid-of the, method in which this inquiry is con-,, ducted. Of this I have just given an-anal. yeis: IL Language of Palestine hi the Time of 'Christ, General Observations; Hie. torical Proofs of-the Prevalence of Greek,: and proofs of thatame . from the.writings , of the New Testament.. The object of this Chapter is to prove chiefly from the New TeS. :tamest itself, that " Greek was widely dif fusea, well 'undisrstoed, and commonly ern - pleyed in• Palestine in the time of: Christ," yet not denying that the Arameam was made nee of to a considerable extent. The condition of the Jews both in Palestine and out of it was;' that•theyiuiderstood both the Greek the common language' their own-`vernacular' language, and just 1111" in Canadai at the Cipe of Good Hope, and Guiana, different 'WV guages are used side by side. The reading, of this chapter produces a strong_impression in falior of the author's vieis. CbCpter presienti general . evidenee that Mittheres ; Gospel': was written in Greek, from a conk; parison of tbe first three Gospels, and, &om its .oin special structure. Chipter IV. gives the - External Evidence in Testimonies' favorable", in adVerse'statimetts of Ancient Writers; and in - Remarks - on Cureton's Syriac Gospels. Mr. Roberts maintainer _ and poWerfully argues , versini Cureton, that the Syriac. is a translation from, the-Greek. Cureton charges errors on the Greek trans lator., Roberts, by a lloae examination, finds. the 'errors to be those of the- Syriao version, as he .endeavore to point out in its " additions " and mistranslation," aped mews of which are tiven. • The last , Chapter of the work is' the best justification of -the , publication of a look the readingof which- is a fine, 'bracing- er. &ease for Any student; an (which proves the author , to • be as - good A- scholar and =linguist : (German, Syriary Hebrew,: and•Greeki - are all familiar to him,) as he is a faithful-pastor, an , able> preacher, an honest inquirer, a thorough logician, and a most, modest and worthy man. It is entitled, "Result, 'of the Preceding Inquiry." After showing that• thee idea that Matthewvrote `Be- brew as well as •in Greek . ; is inerettiatter of tradition- without evidence, and elearly• gratuitous, he- arguirstfengly against' Tie-- gelles; and' writes witli'llignified severity-of the tendency cif Curiston'irpositions. The latter tries to: prove that 'Msitthewls -Greek. Gospel is full . of errors' and =therefore-must be a translation. And yet' he calls it g 6 cati onkel." . Thus - skeptictim is engendered. Andsnother result of a successful investi; gation of such a theme, is something most practical - and , important. "It , may- - be ridi anted by some, as a sentimental weakness; but for our yparti" says Mr. Roberts, " we are , not ashamedt.- to confess; when we read the G-ospels - and reflect tbsitin these thelpiscinia:Aierbirolthe Divine manhave been recorded) the book , is invested-with a new interests and , we feel 'as if introduced within the very- °kale' of the &View's hearers, who it is said, all bare hiinteitneeba• and wondered at•the , gracibuis *HA proceeded - out of his' mouth." I trust-that. this - work - will , receive the attention' of scholars and critics on the - other glide ofd's Atlantic. J. W. P. S.—The Free Church has Agreed to comply with the requirement of the Lai Conrts to produce their oontritat with 'Mr. .MaMillirt. This contract bound lira not to appeal `to the oivil Courts, and its - breach authorized his degradition. * The' 'S c ottish Dissenters• are comm ons comir Cdlltie on the question thurraised. The Hungarian Protestant Deputation' to the Emperor of Austria ~ have, been 'refused Philadelphia, Sonth West Corner - of Seventh and Chestnut 'treets an audience I Francis Joseph, build and bigoted, rushes on bits Two France of:ies Saioy ; Sardinia resists, England dieepproires, and Switzerland fee* s for her independenee,-should this. thing be done. There is uneasiness abroad to some extent. " And When I'm to Die,'' During the Jut two or three years of Rowland Rill's life, he very frequently re peated- the following lines : And when I'm to die, • . 'Receive me, I'll cry, For Jesus hie loved me—l cannot - tell why ; But this I °Wand, We two are so joined, That be 'II not be in glory and leave me behind." " The last time he'occupied my pulpit," writes his friend: and neighbor, the Rev.- ' if George. Clayton when he preached excel lently in behalf of a charitable institution, he retired to the vestry after service, under feelings of great exhaustion. Here he Je mained until'all but ourselves hadlettifie' place. At length he seemed witdrYikine' rtatustorio iodnmolk&l# 004. 6 0iii0; take-his departnie, intimating e ther, ,it,:.was prohably the last time he should preach in I offered my arm, which he de. alined, and then followed'him, as he'passed down.the .aisle of the. chapel. The lights were nearly extinguished; the silence -was profound; nothing, indeed, was heard but the slow, majestic tread, of his own , foot iteps, when in an undertone he thus solilo qnike&--- Andlthen I 'in to die,' Bzo To mrheart thieves a some •of° unequaled. solemnity, -nor can ,I ever recur to it without a revival of that hallowed, sacred, shudder ing ,nylnpatliy which it first awakened.n When'thegood old saint lay literally dy. ing; and . apparently unconiciotte, a friend put his , mouth close to his — ear; and slowly repeated hislavorite "And when I 'xn 41'0, Receive lie, I'll cry," &o The light'came back to his fast fading eye, a shale- Overspread his face, 'and- hii lips moved in the vain attempt : to articulate the words. This waa the last sigauf censcious - -: ness he ever gave. We could almost wish that every disciple of Christ - would commit these lines, quaint as theyare to memoty, and• weave them: into the "web of his Christian experience.. Confidence in Christ, and undeviating ad• herence to hint ? can alone enable us to triumph in life and death.—Beicher's Life of Whitefield., The See'mien of the Soul. Who is so unthinking . as not to be some times impressed' with that great Mystery of ouripiritlial being, its utter isolation 'from an pill-surrounding -universe. How perfect the seclusion in which every individual finite soul dwells apart from every other ! We 'do, indeed, hold' an imperfect inter- Millie by telegraiihio• signals passing through•matter, but walls. of adamant could' not-more ,effectually separate ti's from. direct spiritual communing than the State in which God has created us. , There something impressively solemn in this deep seclusion, this eVerlasting loneliness: No other soul knows -ne other-finite spiritual eye has ever seen' us; the nearest, friend has only inferred our. existence ; like , the natural belief in a God, "our invisible things are 'underitoOd from the things that 'are seen," even our inwird- power and humanity. The' thought is sometimes , our pride rit places in such gloomy grandeur each sours inviolable individuality. It may aleoc give rise to a feeling tinged with melancholy. 0, could• abdther know us, as we are wine time's- led to exclaita,just as we. know our selvei; we. would be willing--even that he should .know our sins; • could. he also -feel and know_to the fullest extent, All the pal- Rations to which they are entitled in human eyes. There- is' one soul that knows person ally; intimately, theroughly—xnews .us- not by media, by signals outward or interior, not induction, from effeots,-or fore-knowl edge from causes, hit by direct and hi ' mediate' pretreat, 'by 'lnote - ththi presence, even by spirit-pervading interpenetrating` : spirit; not only by-aw occasional or partial beholding,,butby.an-• unintermittedrknowl-- edge, of, our all, our sense r our. memory -our intelligence, our consciousness, even when, leastiiensiblei least knotrri, Mast conscicine` to 'cittteltes "Thou' haat- Tiostessed- *my' thodulnowest , ray thought; .wheit-I awake lam stilt with thee." And' then' to think, of this soul thus ; perviding all other sonls---forining the universel meditim, if we makusw-a term" se: intMh - ,profaned,' of all - spirituel exietenicesk an'd=yell losing nothing of that Alistinct pisrsonality pre , Rents to each, not impairing=in the' least that distinct individuality with which every-finite spirit stands before the Infinite. There is in such' a View, all that the - highest philosophy - eon' demand, and yet all meet's- Our lowliest human thought, our deepesthumin sympathy: - -Taylor Lewis. A. Pulpit Baptism. Iffy- sermons-yesterday were abbot' fully' written, but I was :too full of' my subject to regnirelheir aid. 0, 1 like new light to fall upon my texts in the pulpit: It makes notes appear mean, paltry things I remern bar; when living with the Bei.. Dr. -Dickson,. in Edinburgh,-that he handed. nie' a serniou to read, and• I went•to church expecting. to hear him preach it. He took the same text, but not an idea of what he had written and I read' did he utter. At dinner he; asked if I bad 'obeerved: -anything at-ohurch- that seemed strange. I said I did. "What was it ?" said he. " Why, doctor, you took your Saturday.evening ,text, .but uttered not one idea upon it Yonlailiviiften to preach." I' I thought yorilvoirld- noriea it " said he ; "I got such a new and precious view of my text when in prayer, that 1 prit• not my ser mon-on the Bible, but spoke• just as saw and felt." Hie wife said : " Well, . doctor, I wish you would always preaCh as you see and feel. I should'isee the until better and come home' feeling•better thew when you read what you•have- written-on low text." This.will happen sometimes, • but not always. When at Great Balaton, England, I once forget my text, and in my first prayer had such' still- and glorious view given me of those 'precious words, "Therefore' let- use come boldly :to . 11 -throne of grace;"- eta., I could preach from them- all day, I saw. so ranch and felt so much in , them. But. God had a poet treinbliiig sinner to save that day, by that' lord, who' &aid, ' 6 I could perish-pray, I dare. , not." , And God' showed that trembling penitent, -then and there, that there- was neither necessity to perish nor to restrain prayer befere him. 0, the joy that - sniff rejeiged 14 before the ser mon was ended; to which full expression the house of the the pious Deacon—Kalil' at its close 0, I leve tbe pulpit baptism I I think God has some de sign in it: for good4o souls ; and that is the sugar that -sweetens my -soul.—Christian Intelligencer. By Nail, or at the &See, 111.50 per y Te a r, t SEE PROSPECTS& Delivered in the City, 2,00 WEIOLZ NO ; 888 Emily iTayer ins wxsiverm. Rowland Hill was once driven by a storm into a village inn, and compelled to spend the night. When it grei late, the land lord sent a request by the waiter that the= guest' would go to bed. Mr. Rill replied;. "I have been waiting a long time media,* to be called to family prayer!' "Family prayer I I don't know winiti; you mean, sir; we never have snob things. here."- - " Indeed I then tell your master I cannob go to bed until we have• family prayer." The waiter informed his master, who in consternation bounced into the room occu pied by the faithful minister, and said.:: " Sir, I wish you would , go to belt 1 can• not go until 1 have seen all-the lights out, I am so afraid , of fire!' "So am I," was the reply; "but I have been expecting to be summoned to family prayer." " All * very well, sir; but it cannot be done at an inn." "Indeed I then pray get my horses; I . • cannot eleep in a house where there ie no -• • . ...IWO' . The: host - preferred to. diem's' s ha . prep- • dices,..rather than his guest, and said, "I have no objection to have a prayer, but I do not know how." " Well, then, summon your people, and let niaee what can he done." The landlord obeyed, and in a few mo ments the astonished domestics were upon their knees, and the landlord.ctalled upon. to pray. " Sir, I never prayed in my life; I don't know how to pray." " Ask God to teach you," was the gentle reply. The landlord- said, folding his. hand 4 Clod -teach .ns how to pray." " That is prayer, my friend," cried Mr. Hill, joyfully, " go on.' " I am sure I don't know what to say now), MU "Yee you do; God•has taught you- how to pray, now thank him for it! ' 66 Thank you, God Almighty, fore letting us pray to you." "Amen ! Amen!" exclaimed Mr. Hill, and then preyed himself. Two years afterward, Mr. Hill found4d that , same village a chapel and school, as-the result.of the ,first effort of family prayer at the "Black Lion." A Diffieulfy Considered. A gentleman, on being expostulated with. on his own neglect to seek earnestly the sal-. nation of his soul, excused himself on . the very"common, but insufficient plea; "That the Christian world was divided into !so many sects, that he should be at a loss -to de cide with which one to unite." The reply he received was substantialy as follows`: "You greatly deceive yourself if you regard this as a satisfactory excuse for an, irreligious life. Yon make that a pri mary, which is only a secondary question. There are various sects which have distin guishing peculiarities, but there is a great foundation—'repentanoe toward God, and faith our Lord Jesus Christ'—ori winch they are agreed. Now, your first consider' ition-should be to get a safe standingren that foundation, and then you will be able, without danger, more deliberately to deter mine-with which sect to unite. You may lose' ell, even the precious life of your mil, if you- wait, in - your present perilorts - situa tion, to settle this really secondary quest. don. Look at that vessel trembling under the power of the gale, her sails rent, her seams opening, he rudder lost, and - she driv en • helplerPly toward the rocky shore! Of what are her crew thinking? Is it not the main and absorbing object with every one to secure a safe footing on shore ? Suppose one of them, with death staring him in the faee,'shetild refuse to make an exertion for his safety, beCause he had not determined whether he should be entertained at this house or that which he descries on the land. , This is your case. Get on shore first, set yonr foot firmly on that rock, then you may safely take time to decide to which hones you may repair." "Eyes on the:People." Deaden; L -" Why don't yon look about more:on your congreg ation when preach leg? They like to •have- your eyes on-the peoplo. When you , first came 4o us, you looked ns right square in the face." Pdstbr ift -, —" I will .tell you ; I haveeyes' thik tare easily imbed- lam sorry, but they are growing very weak and sensitiVe.. They can bear- light, heat, fine printy and the glare from-,enow •or sand. But as soon as they fall On one man leaning on a pew .baok, or %,gazing .at the fresco; on 'Soother, with hisqaoe In - his white- handkerchief ; or one person looking at his watch - every five min utes, and- another pulling on and off her gloves—they become so weak that it is im possible to lift them from my manuscripts; and worst of all, is to see any good deacon turning the pages' of his hymn book over and over, as he would the pages of a new volume of poems; It is my weakness not to biteable to keep my eyes on the people, when they are not`keeping theirs on the minister. It is my weakness also to see everybody in the church~ who is listless " The good deacon saw himself in the car• Tier of his 'pastor's eye, and was satisfied He bas stared ever since, and the people have an "eye to - the sermon."—True Wit ness. . Christian Comfort. Let tbe',course of your tribulation be what it will, I , in me ye shall have peace." 11Cw is it, then, perhaps you will ask, that Christians are not always rejoicing ? How is it that, we so often see them bathed in tears, and scarcely bear anything from them but sighs and complaints ? It is easily enough to'be accounted for. It is because they love'the'world, and the things of the world' so much, that they have no room or relish for Divine consolations. To be sure, where Christ is, there is always ground for comfort; but Christians are not alwaye fit to be comforted. They may, through-mere inattention to spiritual things or too fond attention' to temporal possessions and enj,ny ments, be so sadly- diclined as to require reproof 'rather thin comfort, and what they want, Christ gives —Lavington. Why put into the Church. If Ohrist.puts any one into hie church, he puts him there to work for him. It you are really a member of his , church, you were re deemed by his precious blood, and renewed by his. Holy Spirit. Did Christ. die for you, did the Holy Spirit give you a new• heart s that you might enter his church and fold, your arms in indolence, and give your sae , dons to earthly things, and leave to others the self denirl, andlthe spiritual labors whinh. the church was instituted to pertortb ? Wt•at would be dotteby the church for the humor of,God, and for the salvation and happiness of men, , if all the. members of the amok. were, lihelourself