Mil
VrtslTterian Namur.
PITTBIIIIRGR, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1860.
General Assembly of thi-Prcabyteriun Church.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of AMerica will
hold its next meeting in the First Presbyterian
church, _Rochester; New York; at eleven o'clock
A: M., on Thursday, the 11 th of Nay; and will
be opentl with a sermon by the Rey: . WILLIA3I
L. 'I3IIO9KINAIDGE, D.D., Moderator of the last.
Asienibly.
The Committee of Commissions will meet, in
the,Lecture-Room of the church on the Tfednes
dv.evenin,g preceding, at eight o'clock, to re
oebre.Ceininiseions, and on Thursday morning,
the.dity of the meeting, at nine o'clock, for the
. •
same purpose.
JOHN LEYBURN, Slated Clerk.
ALEXANDER T. McGni, Permanent Clerk
P. S.—Stated ;Clerks of Piesbyteries are re
spectfully requested, to make out their lists of
persons entitled , to the Ablates on a separate
eheet,. and, to send that, together with moneys for
the Minutes, to G. If. VAN • CELDER., Esq.,
TREASURED: OF TUE GEtiEUAL .A.9.9EMBLY, 820
WAINOT STURM', PUILAIDELPIM.
1
The Committee of Arrange - Monts request Com
missioners and : others, who expect to attend the
meeting of the General Assembly, which con
venes-in the CITY OF ROCHESTER, MAY Pint,
next,. to forward their names and Post Office ad
dresses to SETH-H. TEILRY, Roannsysn, N. Y.,
as sotin,al3 may bc.• -
Placesiwill be assigned to all such before their
leaving home.
Those who do not send thoi; names in season,
willbe'provided with places on their arrival, on
application at the lloomi .of the Committee, at
the First Presbyterian church.
Due notice will be given of any arrangements
made Wiihltailroad Companiee,,for a reduction
of fare..
Dated; Rochester, April 6th, 18602
SAMIIEL MILLER, LEVI A. WARD,
FREEMAN CLARKE; SELAII 'MATTHEWS,
ZETA H. TERRY,
Sub-Committee of Arrangements
UAW, careful writer in the
New York Evangelist says that the religious
newspaper-is far cheaper, in the amount of
matterit - furnishes, than the tracts issued
by any Society.
New - School Rural aSefilbl). --This rbody
will'Ment in this city, on the. third Thurs
day, Of Stu. Its members will receive a
cordial..welcome to the hospitality of the
membersqlf our branch of the Church, and
toihe piPplta of the pastors.
elitiOilkOiars.—The :following Com
xnissioners have been, ,aepointhor by . the
Presbytery. of Philadelphial—liinisters:
IL A.130.44DmAN, ap.; LEWIS OFIEESE
MAN, D., JAMES :M. CROWELI.
Elders—JAMES Ross SNOWDEN, JAMES
DIINLAP, RUSSELL. .
Washington Territory.—Rer. Mr. EVANS,
lately a -StUdent . of the Western Theological
Seminary, kilt out to this Territory by the
Bbard:of Domestic Missions, had arrived
safely, according to last advices, at San
Francisco,' and would leave by the next
steamer for' his field of labor.
WESTERN THEOLOGICALSEMINARY.
The exercises.pf this Institution will be
biought t 64 close fir - the present Session,
by the examinations on next Monday,
Tuesday,, and Wednesday; and by an ad
dress delivered by Rev. Dr. M. D. HOG;
in Dr. Swift's church, on: next Tuesday
evening, at .74 o'clock, and by the usual
addresses' liy niembers of the graduating
class, conf4rring diplomas, &e. This latter
service will be held in Mr. PAXTON'S
church, Pittsburgh, commencing. at 71
o'clock on , next Wednesday evening.
'OAKLAND COLLEGE.
We are pleased to see it stated, that Rev.
BitEgKINBIDGE, D. D., has
accepted the Presidency of this institution.
He willcarry there a good degree of schol
arship, much zeal, „great urbanity, and a
decided , andrardent piety, of the true Old
School, evingelical stamp. Let men who
love the Goebel', and who are imbued with
its spirit and . guided by its precepts, pre
side in our institutions of learning, and the
influence which secures both Church and
State win' be diffused.
SEMINARY OF THE NORTH-WEST.
The Boird of Directors of the Presbyterian
Theological-Seminary of the North-West
will hold thsir first annual meeting in the
North &ilia*, Chicago, commeneine Tues
day, May Ist, at ten o'clock A. M.
Theexamigation will commence on Fri
lay, April 2 1 7th, at 1.0 o'clock A. M.
The Exatining Committee consists of
Rev. J. PITELPs, D.D., Rev. J. C. BROWN,
D.D., Rev. :N'. WEST, Jr., and Rev. J. P.
CONREY, With Rnling Elders Messrs.
JAMES: M. RAY, Y. C. THOMPSON, J. C.
GRIER, C. A. SPEJNG, and Hon. R. P.
Lows. - Jonw it FARIS,
METHODIST UNRUH, SOUTH.
The folloiving figUrts, by Dr. SUMMERS,
show`the' flourishing cendition of Method
ism, in the' South. There are six Bish
ops and twenty-four, Conferences. The
ministers and" membership are, as follows;
• Travelling Local
Preachers. Pechs. Mem'brs.
Total in 1859 0 ,494 45,177 721,923
Total in 1868;.“ - 0 ,420 4,984 609,171
Net increase 74 103 21,852
the total 'White members is 483;485 ; of
white probationers, 78;166- vital of white mem
bers, and probationers, 511.601; colored - mem
bers, 163,206;
. 7 cploro* probationers, 34,142--
total, 107,848,; Indian members and probation
ers, 4,236. The total of supernumerary preach
ers is 167 ; tetal'trarelling, looal, and supernum
erary preachers; 7,838;
KRT. N. WEST, JR.
This brother baclofarewell to his church,
in Cincinnati, on the morning of Sabbath
week. On the following Wednesday_ even
ing, he Was Itifiled itfithe house of one of
•
his elders, where, hepet a_'large number of
those-to.whom, he had . be;en accustomed to
Jtninistet in? sacred tOings. A lady then, in
behalf of the. other ladies of his late charge,
presented' hitiliviih' a latie salver, a pitch
er, and two ,gohlets, all of solid silver,
accompanied with it neat and suitable ad
dress. Mr. WEST responded in a very
appropriate and tOuching manner. The
.occasion was one to be long remembered.
Mr. WEST'S labori have been greatly blessed
in Cineinnati,and many,pfayers will go up
that the blessintof the :.T...ord may rest upon
him in his new field of hater,' Brooklyn
Nero York.
I `.`s
TILE BOARD OF PUBLICATION-DOCTOR ED-,
WARDS. I
.. , •
It will be remeittbereiP by '
mit; 'readers,'
that at the last General Assembly, there
was some warm discussion relative to the
affairs of the Board: of Publication. The
warmth was occasioned by liquifies pro
pounded. by Dr. EDWARDS, of the
West Arch - Street * church, Philadelphia.
These implied that poSsibly there might
exist too , much concealment of the condi-
Lion and business of. the y Board;' and that
enough work r lvas not done; and that the
expenditures were entirely too great. Dr.
EDWARDS was sustained by memher of
the Board. The response's on the part of
the Secretary and oneor two other ,mem
bets, were by. no means satisfactory. , Es 7
pecially was the temper .manifested, and
also the efforts•• to make' the matter appear
personal, out of good taste; and adapted to
foster a suspicion that • Some things there
would not bear .the light. .. •••
As is usually the case, however, the'
members of the Assembly'generally; took
the ground that the Riard must be right;
and the individuals wren.., and the Doctor,
was somewhat roughly, 'handled. And not
only did, speakers east injurious imputa
tions upon the man Who had the temerity
to propound interrogatories: to the, power
before the House; Editors also joined in 1
impugning his motiVes, 'or they attributed
to him an ill or a
_hasty temper. The
North Coroliaa Pre:thytericut was fotward
in assailing Dr. EDiVi4tDS, and through
its columns : he replies- intrOdnetory
letter was published •last 111 :health
prevented' then what was contem'p'lated.
We have now a second letter, be followed
by two or three others. • The subject,being
of generatinterest, we , ShallAnote• largely.
The former•letter, and a part of the Ares
eat, are mainly defensh , ei: on 'this part, of
the matter let it suffice to 'say,. that Dr:Eri-
WARD'S iS a gentleman 'and a Christian:
He has no personal interests-•to promote.
He would but conscientiously discharge
his duties as a minister= occupying his po
sition,
• . .
sition, and'as memberbr the, General
As
sembly. We commence With the last'Para
graph of what is personal : • • •
"I beg to say kurther,in respectful
.cor
rection of a recent staternent in your eol
umns, that I am not at variance with the
last General Asseinbly in this matter. The
coursepursued, und.the pbsitions 'taken by
myself in referenee _to the'BOard of Publi
cation, were neither rebuked' nor -discounte
nanced by.that body. Lmade no motion
which failed, 'no nomination te
jected. I voted for no motion which did not
carry, and I voted against - no motion' whieh
did carry, in reference to ~this business.
The whole discussion which I. intrOduced
was a mere aterloquitur of 'query,; Sugges
- teen and response, which,bewever import
ant and earnest, was designed only to give
indirect instruction' to the',Board. It took
no permanent ft:inn, and dill notpreient all
parties from coming together iii a vote ou
• the resolutions of
,general'approval report
ed by the coMmittee. Ido not doubt that
my aim is the common aim/of all ;. no more
- do I douht that my positions, for substance
at least, will be taken - by the whole
church.
" But n0w,.1
. proceed to business. Aid
first, I call attention to the fact that there.is
no Balance Sheet in the Report of the
Board of Publication to the General'. As
sembly. This regard as a grave omission.
BusinesS Men know that suela a paper Wet'
the first importance ; that Without . it they
'cannot intelligently look back,' nor' safely
look forward in business, nor indeed practi
cally be said to' know the state of their bus
iness. It can hardly 'be' supposed that the
business operations of the Board, diverse
and complicated as they are, are 'allowed to
go on 'from year to year without such
exhibit beingprepared ;' but I believe none
has ever been printed, or if printed not
- published—not even, to the General Asseni
-bly. It is true indeed that; when I advert-.
ed to this . matter in the last• General As
semblyj was corrected by a'distinguished
member of *the house, who 'said, " the Bal
ance Sheet was there, and' . always had
been;" but he, either mistook the little lib
straet of the -cash account, - which occupies'
one page of the Report, 'fir a Balance
Sheet—which it most assuredly is not--L-or
lidalluded to 'a paper which has,neVer found,
its way into print and Circulation. ni .
" Whatever financial statements may4suf
flee for the other Boards' of the'Church to
render, the Board of Publication might by
all means to giVe a yearly Balance Sheet to
the General Assembly and to the churches,
minute in its details, and clear. in its te
sults. •0 -•
"It will be recollected that this-'Board.r
has an endowment. Its opetations are not
merely the receiving and di4bursing of a
certain benevolent fund, but in addition to
these, and ceinplicated with these, there
are Capital, and Stock in Trade, as in any
establishment of commerce or uunufactiires.
end the relations of the Beard to 'the As
sembly, and the Church, require snch 'an
exhibit. The Board is simply the agent , of
the Church in all its biisiness!' It is not
an independent institution, but an agency.
The Assembly is the Principal; the Propri
etor, the Firm; and I regard:it as'asimple
and evident propriety of the ease that the ,
Firm be furnished with a yearly Balance
Sheet, even' if no other report,' be rendered.
Further, the Board is not' at all local.
Philadelphia originated' the' scheme and
bore the brunt of its early Struggles and
'difficulties, but Philadelphia,. by transferr
ing it to the General Assembly, long since
surrendered her special interests, accepting
instead, a mere temporary "trusteeship` of its'
affairs. There are those who fondly recall
ing its early history, still 'look upon it; and,
speak of it. as a Philadelphia institution.
They seem to think the General Assembly
and the churches ought to grateful 'to
the Board for its eminent,serviees t,
, and that
it were ungenerbus for citizens of •Phila
delphia at,least to look too narrorily'at:de
tails and matters incident.
"I grant, that this Board 'has (Vine a
good work for the Church—so have the
Boards. This is what they were intended
for. I only insist that this Board (and all
the Beardso shall make such an exhibit of
their work and of their faciliiies,
not only enable the Church to judge how
geed is their work and how much has been
done, but shall also encourage the Church
to increase the facilities of the Board, thus
securing what is so much'needed, progress.
And I think any set of men Should count
themselves honored to be entrusted by the
Church with the management of her Mighty
and precious interests; and that the city
where such an ageneyl had :41n.leit,','writ,
ten ."ciWnerp—fer good is located,' Sh O ld
cherish indeed, but not appropiriate
'"the'-Board of Publication its
••
importance not from Philadelphia', Init*oni
theThireh. It, 'is Presbyteri l aW ant IsTa-'
tional. A,nd it is always and most.. fully
responsible ; and the annual reports' of the
Board should'be a spontaneous exhibit of
this just sense of responsibility.: 'There
should be no report in part—no report for'
- 'a committee;" with an abstract for'the liouse
and for the public. There can be nebn.si
ness done in such a Board, that oughtimt
to be printed. , There can be no 'Salaries,
Contracts, DePosits,,lnvestmenii l ,'Of
which the world may not hear.
" A Bilanee Sheet is much waited jthst r .
- is freely seated-inifiii44
Secretary
WAA
gion that the Capital of tile Boal $250,-
000, and upwardl ,This xttly‘or may'not
be the case. Tlie''Bar&nee' , Stat would
show'us, and then five could judge intelli
gently of the Board's effiCiency.",,/
By Balance Sheet is meant a statement,
of the whole condition of the Board—their:
real estate, stereotype prates, and other matt,
ters ,of permanent value; their- stock :_con
hand ; debts due to them, good, and sus
pended; their cash, and all matters of
no; noting what amount had been• contrib
uted by the churches,And *hat by individ
uals, toward the endowment, buildinks,
plates. and other matters of permanent:v . 6ll.
ne ; and par contra, their indebtedness for
services, stock, material, &c.; &c. The de:-
mend for such an exhibit is reasOnuble.
The Board are but -agents. The 'worklil
not to be conducted ftir thar individ+l,
benefit, or the benefit of their friends. The
institution belongs to the Church. TiiC
Church founded and endowed it, and she
has a right tei know all affairs, and to
have it conduCted for hefhebefit.
The capital yre do not suppose to be so
large as is intimated by Dr. EDWARDS j bp.t
largo or small, accumulated or wasted', we
trust that the :Board will come out with a
full exhibit, and let the real proprietor;
know just how their matters stand. An
open course is essential to a full confidence.
";Re that doeth truth cometh to the light.-
Will not the 13oird's condition bear the
light? Werald. the oharehaebo aLinned:?__
Would the world reProach ? Would some
individual suffer ? We trust, pot. But
still, let us have the Balance. Sheet , ,giving
a full exhibit. •
ORTHODOXY IN NNW-ENGLIOD.
Some weeks age we published ,a letter
from our correspondent 'fiNeW-England'i",
giving the particulars of an examination
of some young men, by an' Association; and
of 'one, of them being ordained and in
stalled at Hartford. Similar, letters were
published in the LArcw-York Observer, and
the' Boston , Recorder. These pnblications
caused quite a stir in the Congyegatiorial
camp, alleging as they dicl'an extreme' de
parture fremt full orthodoxy'. The bengie
gationcdist took the matter up with .great
ardor. Letters were 'also written, to the
Observer and the Recorder, partly denying
and partly explaining: The matter, how
ever,is Still not clear. The best accounts
lease room to doubt of the fidelity of the
Association toward the, whole truth.
The gentleman who reported the :trans
actions for the 'press, is a' `lresbyterian
minister. Such people *ere formerly very
scarce in Connecticut. but, recently, they
have made a few inroads into the land of
steady habits, and nbw we have the Presby-,
tery of Connecticut: Their success in:
collecting churches has no tendency to
make then) favorites with the Associations.
. _
They hence need to be peculiarly careful,
that they do not, halt.' But we trust,
that they . will not consign their pens to
action. Let the Church in general' know,
how things are, in each Of its - large And
propagating sections. New-Englaud sends'
forth multitudes of professional xnen, into
all parts of the land. Many Of these claim
to be Presbyterians, when they 'have re
moved, and they enter our ,churches.
is well for us to know what leaven prevails
there. r a I
Our correspondent is substantially
tamed by the Reemyler, which, for 'soMe
two years, has been sounding the alarm.
Ile, is also sustained by Dr. VERMILYE;
Professor in East Windsor Theological
Seminary, who is a member of the Associ
ation and was present during the transaa
tion. Dr. IrEatiumm writes thus to the
Observer :
"As you intimate, .1 was a member of the
ordaining council, and on the examination
of the -candidate was_constrained •to cast
my vote in the negative. I 'differed with
great •reluctance from venerable> and re
spected brethren ; but my judgment and
conscience permitted me to take-no :other
ground than that of `opposition •to the or
..
dination,, , under the cir.cumstances. = And
subsequent reflection has not led 'me it,co
doubt of the propriety and necessity of my
" In regard to the discussion to Which
the ordination has given rise, perhaps the
foregoing statement may 'be , sufficient: to
indicate my , view. of the facts. It is
hardly necessary to say,' that they 'appeared
to me,`in all essential particulars, as ram
correspondent represents th,e2n. I will,'
however, add' that I have read : his la,st com
munication with , some care,, ; aml pre
pared' to affirm its substantial truth.
There are two 'or three of his etatements, ;
which I !cannot distinctly : confirm, Vai,' r(ty
attention was partially: diverted „during
that part.of the questioning.. , Their, truth,
however, with a single ,exception, is con
ceded, ,I 'believe, by the other writers.;
while similar,- though not identical answers
were given by the : candidate . at other time's.,
As it respects the last ,point,. that of, pro-.
bation after death--(whieh, it may be
said, occupied more than half the: time of.
the examination,),,according to my recol
lection, kis ,statements are entirely ,accurate.
In my.judgment, they leave a fair and just,
,impression of the candidate's views, as .de-'
fined by himself before,the council., fAndi
if the anxiety manifested by. more than one,
member during the public examination an!
index,,it is the impression whioh therwere:
naturally calculated to give.
,I -,vas -ex--
ceedingly painful to me ,t 9 reach ,the con
elusion, that such were his view,s ; but, I
did not see , how to avoid it. ,
"At present, I limit myself to „these
brief statements. But if eireumstanees l
.should demand it hereafter, I sha'll be pre
pared to state more, fully my reasons for
the vote ± was constrained to
REVIVALS.
private leiter in
forms us that the Divine blessing has been
enjoyed in the First Presbyterian church
in this city, for some time past, in a da-,
gree beyond what has been usual. God's
children have been greatly refreshed, and
thirty-six persons added to the number of
communicants, of whom thirty-two were on
a •profession of faith. The pastor, ReV.
Dr. STANToN, was aided in the labors de
manded by the occasion, by, a few of his'
ministerial brethren. The .extra services,
were comprised in, an increased number of
meetings for prayer and preaching, and an'
occasional meeting for„ inquirers. The ac
cession to the communion were, as, js usual,
mostly from the young. God is, faithful to
his covenant. Those who seek him early,
find him. 'A few ,entertain a hope,, who
have not yet made their public profession.
Bristol, Zahesville Presbytery,-4t a' corn.:
munion season on the,lst instant we learn`
that twenty,two potions were admitted:to
this church' on examidation, and two by
6;14 VW= eiviel
of the'.:same
.F.S
Connellsvute.
v Ai t
things fortis
their number, in a
members
Nartinsbotl,Ohio
!..asitis;_pro.per, eke honor ,oflaod,
alid - the anemia& it'of his people, to re
eord• tici•eviffenees . his 'goodness; I' feel
thankful 'that 'I in able to shy that the
'Lord hii babe churchly; where
I 'labor.' , yithou tvistating the ) detitils,
:Which are sOirtewh similar wheneier God
*graciowslyoondea , •ds a:4*mila Manner,
ito !blest •his•p4opt.' would isq;•thattftir a
long smumni..prior tbe-presettt itwakened ,
.interest,-; neat-tw : , rnonthe. , Oincei • there .
iseenia to - love. uce lot Divine infla- .
i n cevimehui t i I.h not •eipetienced - in a
'Ministry or thir years. - - Attendance on
,the means of - gra' seemed to a 'great ex
tent afforMality,t &none' seemed disposed
.to'coind out on the liotd's side 'Lately an
.interest . was awa eued;' , which seemed
:carryall befor'e it: As a visible reisult of.
this; upon• the lune nverted, at OUT COD:M . IIh
i in , the @laid; Of Martinsburg, on- . the
•last , Sabbath , -Of 'aieh; ftfty-fouri were ad
:mittod profeeisionlk(f. their faith. These
lirei:(3• of different ligea, - trdin .fOiefteen' years
- old to the tranafathet of' More; the n -th ree
'
iscoie learsP , pfriheie;4litirtoewL were bap-
Itized on the' immiainnt Nearly 'all the pu
;pile of ihel Acadiinti iterathe 'subjilets 'of
,this i One n Oh the folltniiisk.Sabbath,•
!or' first: Sabbath of , April; the;Lord's 'Sup
jser watt ate red , in the church lot lat..
Tlessantriiherd 'Tireachefiztwice'a i quetith.
inthrsaa6tiisLßAall;ekere being, Oukabout
tioonty-fernr.illera 'these 'Wervestalid
tweuty-seven memhers on examination ; and
two on ifertificatefive . more than adabling
the membiirlbfpi In.the nuMber:?f these
-two additions, there 'are about thirty young
men. • Thil 'appears 'a matter of. special
-thankfulness, as ihese.chuiches had•become
alidoist ilestitute•ot' praftissors
. o? • this class.
This' has , appeared altegether esp(scially•the
worki'atid;:matVelletis t -in our
and ' for twhielf we feel-liecitil•thankful
siegB3, . • •-• • .t 1
• ti • *- • -E i• 1.
Clinecli.—Rev. J. E., : Ot
.11,U.THERS wri es to us as follows.:
~
*tigtfii 4'd ielig ? c* , .I ! ql4l,an
#4lllh 1 11 , 0 a,a1i 4 ; 6 0: 3 07
'OiV4d notice.
*ltit its :_ttar:). • §nlisequentli a ridrallar
Mbeting,ina, held in Boiling
'the other part of my .pastoral charge. • Mr:
'vice's. we re 'mt . ' tinned fbr one week,Flill 'the
'assistailei.otßeV. DciNAltfs'ox and Itai%.
Meb104"01: Tho Spirit of God wrought
with uS; and:'meilY were 'awakened; and'tl
o_not in wild'.exeiteMent;)*t
fiel4.thoiiik deep ,earnestn '
,What 'must
Vdo soonaftei our 'piotriet:
is`d `meeting , eitery . family, in the: . oongiega 7
tion was v . isi fed g b,7
. the..elders,*iing,•two
f.:ivo ,c to,*.'efery , ,fiense, conversing.with
.prayiog with each
lioWielii:: : "Wetelleye :that ;G od" blessed
iiiiikisiiatinn:',"o# last Sabbath, with the
adisiancer .1:61O4::Wk. F. "It..EJvc; the Sac
rtiMent of fhe riiri;l l l Supper, was adminis
ter4d tjier4':iiiilf'thirty 7 ono persons receiyed
. t.i.; the communion of the'ohnieh on eianai
rikii.64! profession the faith, and
101F:theiiAti . ete: Withlie ' it the table of
1 old ; eight df wnonz received the ordin a nce
o , llmiptisig. This - result is tioitafestly
Pltiidge ,of . the/f,aiihfulikess God, bee
thitt answers:pi:4er. , :POT • a:linost tweo years
haveinhriy figen player,' not: only
billic'eleset but' increasingly at the finnily
also pi the 594 ) 14 . carol% and the
aii,CYoning,,vlad!lia'.'lptiqer
ineptinnkant'd'withikAitt iseria, God has
iil4ll l :theul in. answer to their prayers; . set
uty-ala,persons,' who hirire, come oat: from
and publicly it tp"lie
thiq fixed purpose to atinenp . for'ereinis: 4
Gedrittalthful, who has Said, .4searid ye
shall naive/ " •,:;' t - •
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3 s'.'t.;:fr .. 1 •
OSTON AND NEW-ENGLAND:
JOHN 4nmes,
fig; Aniou'rn bemetery has at,length;arrived from
141y,..and will soon be taken to its destined lo-
Ti t ticon: Boston , delights to honor its revolution 7
4 1 7i7, 0 #1 1 ies• . •
•friends sisf,Takoneuz Peuumt have re
ceived letters informing them of .his contemplat
edigetnin during the:present Summer. His So
ciety is in great need * of his presence; for not
withstanding. the various celebrities that have
officiated during his •absence; the whole concern
is irOquite • ir languishing condition-:-La'result not
greatly to be deplored. •
Some persons are disposed _ to Walt that NEirs-
PAPE*4 use language unw arra ntably severe when
the; denounce the notorious agitator,. IKimain
Garrinon, „as But .
,e7ry one.
Rho will read tlieliollowirig, take ttroift
son's paper,. ThA L.iherf 4 Pro a, notice
Cheever'n . recent ~Biblical ~a rgument
ata:vai,must be ftti/y.oonyinoet! of juatimat
ig.tha.,charge. Mr. Alarriaoa says.: ,
,-,19)1 . •:' . Cheerer has-, here !met 'the: pre 7 slavery
efgurtients drawn from the, Bible wit.h consum
mair[logica.l :irumen, scholarly ability, and ir- •
reslitible power. We pOiiiiend this work to all
who Profess to recerei•the ;Scriptures `• the.
814 110 .$ 11 •Oc protesting .egainat making the rights
of man to depend itpow any whatcrer.".
• If' lath!' not infidelity of most outrageous
character, Wo 'move: not'what is." An:treats the
Scriptiies as iteWcinid'any dpii , rehmaiit.' of What
eier kind; rie . advocaoy of, y cause . by su ch
a man must be d i etrimenktil.
Peyton je.the groat source' ;,thence the popular
lecturers that have peramhdlated the,country
the last,4o;:yeers,. bare emanated. ' Tie - prnten4
sions.of itme!of these mendiave been very great,
and.thi, ptiblicity given to them ,in newspapers,•
hits.been witnderful: IT°, such an eitent has OA's
been carried, that many , :persons were disposed•
to look'on tbem ..a. superior order of
, beings;
apd„merty timjd, cues, were alarre4, lest these
itinerant:venders of popular entertainment would
bring- the pulpit luta' discredit' by their Superipr
pe . flute !Or such il
tuttionis 4:p ;ttpftiii . , of those who started
out to :Paha lecturing their business have passed
from 'p4blie notice.' :And the few who sustain
tKoii'Gropiit#jon, do le t by a most rigid und'pain-: .
frll husbanding ef their, resources. Everitt
hat- repeated his •Oration on Washington ban.
Ands 'of times.• But let hint be 'required to;
. .
up n speech, every week, as the preacher
/11111 it. 40 ifropkruir* year, for people , are very
intolerant; at. the repetition of sermons, however
imperfect their rimbllection .of them may be, and
see repute:Oa * will list.
His. contributions, to the :Ledier are simply 're =
spectable: and pleasant, •but 'lastly inferior to
articles 'Upon the km subject • that would be
prodtieetf„l4 . 9 l 6 ,editerS, of any of the leading
jourkaliAa the.land..., And Wendell Phillips has
been vrepeating,ffor the most part,. the. same
Java, Itileedotes, and illustrations, for the last
tea yeah, iiewe , ier different the subleote upon
ritiPh.he.:ltes beep speaking. In view of these
thiaga,:: people should' begin to estimate the
litbinr,ot their . pastors, more - highly, and not
spend the* adiiiiration upon' thitisi who getup
only IhrPS,or four
. speeches within ten years.
That' idmirable work lately published by
.4 0 4 Ltscoi.x, entitled " The Cruci
ble; .or, Tests of a Regenerate . State," by . the
Rev. , J. .4.. Goodhue, has 'been. re-published in
England. We do -not: wonder at, this, far not
*ithetaediiik:our disagreement with some things
in the; 6oN' z w6 - consider it it work of sterlitHig
merit. ..inithist connexion it may be • proper to
remark that EpglishPublishers are by no means
as gial:PCis: toward American authors whose
works't Anteiicifi'Publishere
are-te Britiiihlituthors, whose works they-re-Pub
lish. Metiers. Gould & Lincoln invariably reniu.
. . .
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witiu that it Me= .
11 4 9 Z a 5 L.Ci9 11 d 0 great. 4,
Arge, sAaing
to
weeks over seventy
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pnerate .13 peantitptho of : note ; whose
y i
Worlugptherpringput ilithis,oouniry r but they
lutverittiter 4ceikil a singlelidlar frertl•any
lish publisher for any American author.
The /10x.C.iizli BRIGGS, ex-Governor of
Massachusetts, has been elected Chancellor of .
Madison listimersitY, New York. - How many ex- -
:(itl:kerzpm:ll,!or!,eien !Governors, of other States,
would be fit for., the. Presidency or a Professor-.
slap is any respectable institution of learning Y.
The :Nay Biltfinq gercury informs us that a
Potent:Fur, ItzvivAt. has been in progress for
some weeks, on' Martha's Vineyard. It is said
thaw') work of gr;sepse - qual to this has been ex-
Weiritibo4d On that island,' since the days of May-
Iteji; Aiostolic Missionary, when there
.
werehundreds of conqrsibns. The subjects of
the•present work are almost entirely'adults, none,
as yet,•teing included under seventeen years of
,ago. :Three afteißoon prayer-meetings arc held
• in the : Copgregatienal, Ba . ptist, and Methodist
• churtihes: • •
NA'Tf;TORK.
BuRINESS continues 4,9 ,be .vety active. And in
Fommorcini circles the
. aypp?aching oo9v99iioas
at Charleston , and :Ch!uttgo, are the, subject of
leach eonversation. Business men do not gener
ally! take 'a,. very ,prominent part in politics, but
still limy . have strong sympathies with one, or the
other -of the 'great; political parties into which
the country is , divided, and they generally have
to do their fullshire ut meeting the expenses of
every great palltiealisoritest.
The effects of theEiitsissrVE IMPORTATIONS, Of .
tkii:lll.9t few in
cingus, are _n ow beginning td: . be
seen and felt. Vaity.inities hare suffered enor
mous losses, andAlm auction sales of imported
goads, are immense. . During the month of 'March
t there were,no ices than ! eleven largo failures of
419uses*gooketauding,npong those engaged in
tio_fapoy.forefgn dry•goods#ade. but ia domestic
goods the trade is verynctive r lyitliont,stly of the
depressing influences felt'jitthe foreign branch'.
• _Eastern ihanufactut:ers aye a 11... busily engaged
with orders far id advance. No excess. of sup
ply in this departtriont:is , ;apprehended at pres
ent. , ' ' ;•-• • ' •
The noble steamer Adriatic, the newest and
firiest'of thelate poLitss'Liss; arid in Model the
eorapanion ship of the' tagaraos to leave this
port for Europe on the laitg,(eo44.) She has been
thoroughly overhauledataiitriainted;•andlooks as
good ie itew, as she doubtleeet is. Rev. Dr. Spear,
'..".
of Bro oklyn ! a dh ls son, go out in ter to maitre a
six.monthe tour ,on thii Continent. Dr. Murray
of Ise , . J r.„ L ey burn, and George H.
Stuart, Eaq, of the.Reir. Jas.
goett,,,pe
aoengera..
;..•r•CWOLODOBE VAS AS .restless and
Aptiring as ever. ,Ho.-Lan. determined to start
ineW line offiTst-thas i4ainers, ch will
seas .along whole ,coast of
reential.Autdiiia;•lll.ordevito participate in the
rich interstate traffic. It is also stated that
itti , te-of pew tlie - Nicaragua transit
!route ;' tliat:iiith.thisitobject.lo 'has contracted
for the boristinotioa . pf fbuViron ade-wheel steam
'• era: to ply on the' Bap Juair, !River, with accom
''•nodations one thousand 'passengers, though
• drawring:pnlY •four feet of Rater: 'Tho first of
the lino will be:ready to 813.1'f - early in May.
•. 2 „ ;rr f • t.
rATll.lulrs 'go t " . IfLlStrOpoalB must
ha . ve been' y; ! ,:t.4 x . a jolly fizaimOrig . the follow
ers of Arehlitish4t i Hades: if t ,the::iixtra: amount
of work one on that day by,the police, is to be
tahen . as any proper *del.: The arrests were
two hundred, and ...ninety-mine, which is double
hat, of dafly arrests : Of, those arrested,;,two
hundred and eleven gave the place, of: theirqm
tivity.as Ireland.. An over-zeal to celebrate: that
day, , , , by over-indulgence..in rum, led to the
majority of ! the arrests.. 7 • i
. . .
' . ..ThC.I6XiiitLING OF BPI/RC:EOM'S Senatoxs from
the South, does not seem to have affected the
demand for.them ;,for at,thelate trade sales in
this city „and lirlessrs. Sheldon &
Co. ditiposied ,
'ili;Ce 'thoniand six hundred
copies of these sermons. At' the same sales,
George P. Putnam sold five thousand four hun
dred copies of Irving's Works, and nine hundred
'and fifty copieS of Bayard Taylor's. The sales
of these two •authorwalone, reached $7,000.
Maatuts. D.''Aprcrros & CO.'
.will soon issue a
•book,-that scholars will look for with great in
terest; It is a new Greek Giamniar, by Prof.
Hadley, Of Yalu' College, probably the most
amipetiintinaii . in this country-for sie? a work.
Pref. Felton is Perhaiin tile' nit*: exteniive, - and
Prenident Woolsey is 'generalltadmitted to lie
the most elegant of American; Greek sch'oltas..
But Prof. Hadley is undoubtcdli the tleePetitiiit s d
most thOrtiugh.: He undertaketi nothing without
giring.it a full, nd complete investigation. And
notwithstiridbWthe multitude Of Greek" Gram
mars now in eiistence, there`ample room
for a better i onatham any of theta, Prof. Hadley
will not fell to give ,the; very last and the very
best result" • of Greek ihilology,,ia the most ap
proved fortttt;', • ; t •
. On thi evening.' of Teeidayiuslainst.,..the:
'BIRTHDAY DT.WASHIRGYOR .the. Academy
ot•Mniitf Was filled with a ;high* literary. and
Appreciithe andienee, •to listen Xtran‘leitition on
titelife j ,folitirieter; works in& &id= •of • Irving,
by -Win. atilien Bryant.. 'hie , tWO:srla...work for
Which bfr.'Bryant was' adMirebfifitted; by his
literary position, and by his !Mfg Vaud intimate
'ac"'tjui6tariee with 31r, ; "Alm address was
as biography; in the vigorous:; ands graceful•styie
so' often 'recognized' lit the "lenders"" of the
Evening Poii,'Of which**. liiiantlis We.
can only giye . the following 'condi...used 'synopsis,.
taken from'the independein, iesti
mate of the style and different produetkms of the
great AMericari writer, and prh 7 l4l;y'it is one
lath ,which intelligent readeri Milady coin
cide: "It is the opinion "oetikeO4l4iit "that the
'd •
author's : style shows -more so astu y of
Chaucer( ,and
,Ssien s er tebtle ot :the:• . 44teetater and
.theitombier ihai.lsolllE. lit 44. 44e33iwritings,
such •f 1,,, the; best papers Saimsyniqi, were
never,. excelled, in his later yenrs; . that the in
tluence exerted upon American liter'itture by the
publication,of the Sketch Bookialpit sufficiently
aolinowledged and understood h gyit:, the Life of
Columbus was , marred rather tip M mended by
having been ,re-writien.into-a more labored , uni
:formity(Of , style, ,at the suggestion, of a friend
whose criticism the author was afierwards sorry
(that he followed;, that the most brilliant and
charming of all his works is, the Biography of
Oliver-Goldsmith ; and that the greatest Monu
ment to his careful and. conscientious historical
reseirch; and to the rare constructfvc power' of
liWgenius,' is the Life •of Washington." Brief
eulcigies were slab pronotmced by lion. Edward
- Everett and others.' ; 1 . •
Last week witnessed the death of the }fox.
JAMES K. Pecimixo, who in former, years was
quite conspicuous as a writer, and wlto, has held
several important officea. 4 .sor . o time
he was associated.with,Mr. Irving i4;eaiiing the
Salmagundi, the principal object of which was to
satirize the follies of fashionable ., life. This,
though the,production of two youthful writers,
met with igroat •auccess, and would have been
continued, had not the publisher declined to give
them any remuneration. Mr. Paulding :was. the
author of • •varions 'miscellaneous Works • quite
impular in. their day, 'but - little retid.tt present.
Still, he 'occupied a fair rank smug. 'American
'autiters. , ":lle. was a zzaihew Of Ihsirelebrated
John Paliiiinglhe 'Peekskill tarmor,e,who, with
lvilli:timii sad Oka Wirt; arrested Mijtif Andre'on
his retuierfroin'itost I ••••• • • -
The entertainment given to Mei. THOMAS
STARR Kma, at the Fifth Ave.nue * ltotel, WAS
quite a br i l li ant affair. Most of the Unitarian
dile of the city were present.. Mr. Bryant
pre
sided, and speeches. were. made by
_Mr. Sing himself, Dr. Bellows, and ; Dr. Osgood. As
matter. of contle,'MieVirtnee of liberal • Ciiria lidrt,-
ily
were the , grettt ilteme:of Aristttr To the
speakers, California seemed offot;
harvost tor j yttitpert °Apoi? creed, • AttAt l itritut.tasa
is on theilr.e49 1.4 the 0 14.1 r PAIN:P-14 .1 414 1 ‘t°'
:repair thelhaseiti:iyotecolgdOlt from Abe noyr ; •
•• • The Revzi Mat;;Ciditisi; of rtle Grben. Atrest
Methodist chuieb;:beitighelsisii)Vastqa.elsizelto
do sc#nething remark/I*e, determined to imitate,
in hit own, way, 'fhe proceedings of those who
gatl4ed togethers4l hunched fallen women,
a feW weeks ago, innortdon, as described by our
London Correspondent:for the sake of showing
them the evil of their ways, and rescuing them
from ruin. Accordingly, he gave out "andpub
lished a public notice tolTlifeves aitd Pt, •esti
tutes," inviting them'tb assemble m hls church
tok the evening of Sabbath week, and assuring them
that for that evening they would be unmolested
by the police. The result was, as, inight i have
been expected, a crowded house.; but the police
.present.say that not more than twenty, were of
the, classes specially invited. The rest had as
sembled mostly, it is to be feared, from motives
bf•sheer 'prurient; curiosity. This should be a
warning to oilmen like ;dr. Corbitt, to.aclopt, as
did- he-gentlemen-in London, a perfectly quiet
and unostentatious way to seek out and reform
the abandoned. • •
It may be Marrenor INTEREST to our Pitts
burgh readers to' knevi who the merobers of the
New Scheol General Assembly; to meet in 'our
, • . •
city, from the city of Nei. York, ate. The two
New School Presbyteries have made the following.
appointments:
Prima the Third Presbytery :
Ministers :—Rev. Walter Clarke, D. D., 'Rev.
Edwin E. Hatfield, D. IV and Rev. Rollin A.
Sawyer..:;Elders:—W.H. Christy, Charles A.
Davidson, , and John G. Parker.
Frotn the Fourth Presbytery:: „
Mipiiors 31: Field 'Oa Rev; J.
P: Hovey. - Hartliy, and T. H.
Bartholottievi. " "
PHILADELPHIA.
The MUM) STATES MINT one of the institu
tions of this city often visited_ by strangers.
The Whole nation has an interest in it, and those
who have charge of it have a very important
trust. =When these things are taken into account
the smallness of- the salaries.will surprise many.
The following are the salaries of the principal
officers: „
, Director, $3,500 ; treasurer and assistant
trOitsurer, .United States, $3,000 ; assayer,
$2,000 ; melter and refiner, s2,ooo'; , coiner,
$2,000; engravei, 2,000; assistant assayer,
:$1,500; assistant melter and refiner, $1,500.,
Many an employee in a Trivate establishment
would, turn away in disgust from the over of the
largest of these salaries..'
The Philadelphia Inquirer has no very high
opinion of:the last PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE,
if "the • following lang,uage has any meaning.' - It
"Both Houses of the Legislature have ad
journed.; and , for that. one act we tender them our
hearty thanks, for never in. the history et:Penn
sylvania:has a season been marked by more cor
rupt, wicked intriguing than the present.
Every'goOd citizen feels the blush of honest In
dignation tinging his cheeks when he thinks of
their proceeding& No measure, however, bene ,
ficial,lould stand the slightest chance of ,pass
.
ing, :unless by profuse expenditure of money.
Almost every man, with some noble exceptions,
bad his price, and, if common rumor be true, it
was an enormous price. 'lf -it could not be paid
in hard cash, secure prospective profits were just
as-good."
- The SOCIETY OF, FRIENDS, (Orthodox division,)
atftheir annual meeting in this eitY, in March,
adopted a minute on slavery, of which the fol
lowing is anyxtract: '
" While c' fivinced of the injustice and wrongs
attendant-on a system of slavery, we cannot ap
prove of, or sympathize any, forcible or
:violent measures to obtain the liberty, or to re
dreas - the grievances of the slaves ; but have
counselled' them 16 endeavor to serve With Ta
tiende and fidelity while in- bondage, to' fulfill
their Christian duties with propriety, and to
commit their cause' into the hands 'of a merciful
and omnipotent Father in heaVen.
"Whatever any persons, unjustly assuming
the name or appearance of Friends, may have
said' er done, which is inconsistent With these
principles; as:contrary to the faith and the prac
tice of the , religieus Society of Friends, and can
not justly be charged upon it."
The nineteenth annual report of the Fxxxasm-
VANIA. HOSPITAL FOR THE. INSANE, by Dr. Kirk
brideopresents the following summary": , •
• Ai the date of the last report-there were two
hundred and thirty ; patients in the institution, since
which, time one hundred and seventy-one have
been admitted, and one hundred and forty-seven
have been discharged or, died, leaving two hun
dred and fifty=four under care at the close of the
year. - The total number Of patients in the hos
pital timing the year was four hundred, and one.
The highest number at any, one time was two
hundred and 'fifty-eight; the lowest was two
hundred and
,thirty'; and the average number
under tie - lament during the whole 'period was
two hundred and forty-four. The :number of
males in the house during the year was two hun
dred and nine,and the number of females one
hundred and ninety-twoe. The hied - lest number
of, males at any one time was, One himdred and
thirty-sii, and females one hundred and twenty
five. At the beginning of the year there Were
one:hundred and fifteen males and one hundred
and fifteen females, and at the,date of the report.,
one hundred and thirty-tWo males and one hun
dred and twenty two female& Males admitted,
durliietlm year, ninety-few"; len:tales, seventy
seien.
' The will of the lite Afts..lnget thi 3 O[l37l/iii, oe
cipies about seven pages of.mannecript. The
r'e6T and personal estate is valued' at $190,000.
.Of this sum $26;000 is to be placed in the Girard
'Trust,' the interest of which is to be paid
Re;,.lolm Chambers quarterly, and at the time
of his death, the original sum of $26,000 is to be
divided belween the children of Mr. Chanib'ers
by his first. wife. The estate, with the exception
of the $25,000, is to be divided equally betweenl!nrs
children. Her lcirge and valuable library. is
.1:4- 1
quenched to her two sons, the eldest to take ,
choice. To the three servants the sum of $809;
each is bequeathed. The home, occupied at the• .
time of her death is ordered to be sold. The will .
also releases the Rev. Mr. Chambers of a certain .
bond of $20,000. All the personal property is:
bequeathed, to the children of the Testatrix.
South Presbyterian Church, Chicago.
At a meeting of the congregation of the above
Church, convened at 71 o'clock'P. M., April 2d,
in accordance with a previous appointment, to take
11Cii011 upon the request of their pastor, that they
might * unite with him in petitioning Presbytery
to grant; him a release frOm his present pastoral
relation, with a view to his acceptance of a call
to the - co-pastorate of Dr. McElroy's church in.
New •York city, the following proceedings were
held and preamble and resolutions adopted.
Mr. W. Q. Holmes Was elected Chairman, and:
'Geo. , Clark, Esq., Secretary. The meeting
•was opened with prayer, after Which 'Rev. Mr.
Henry stated, at come length, the reasons of his
request, and in a very touching and affectionate
manner, also gai-e the grounds of his convictions
of 'perscinal duty in the case.
Thereupon Messrs. J. G. Law, Joseph Alden,
and Geo. B. Dunton were appointed a committee
to report a paper. expressive of the sense of the
meeting in answer : to their pastor's request.
The following preamble and resolutions were
'reported•by the committee, and after" some affect
ing remarks on the part of several members of
the congregation, touching the past and present
relations subsisting between them and their pas
tor, were unanimously adopted: .•
Our beloved pastor, Rev. Robert
W. Henry, has' received a unanimous call to the
co-pastorate of the Scotch - Presbyterian church,
(Dr. McElroy's,), A t New X s tark city,
.under cir
cumstances which indicate to him that it is his,
duty to accept it, and thereupon he has signified
his purpose. to do eo,snd requests his •congrega-;
tion to unite with him in asking the Presbytery
to grant him a release from his present pastoral
relations; arid whereas, we are persnaded, in
view of all the facts in the case, as they have,
• come to our knowledge, that the call is an urgent'
one in the providence of God, and we do not
wish, from selfish considerations, to conflict with
what may be the will of the King and Head of
the Church in this matter, or with the convic
tions of duty' which actuate our beloved,pastor:
Wherefore, ale it
Resolved, .That we submit our concurrence with
the Rev. R. W. Henry in his request to' Piesby.
texefor the dissolution of his pastoral re.liaions
to uS, and we are the more resigned -to "db tlo, in
.vied of the liberal assistance extended to us by
the congregation calling him, in our past time of
need....
'Resolved, That while we thus Concur, We do so
'under a sad'and solemn sense of the bereavement
which , the granting of this request will inflict up
on as, who have, for four•years and a half,:been
privileged' to enjoy the faithful, zealous and able
ministrations of Mr. Henry ;and we 'would Lore
by testify to our ardent and unceasing attach
ment to him as a man, a minister and a pastor,
• through days of dark and trying adversity in•the
hiStory of the South Presbyterian : church
.of
Chicng9;.and were ' it not that thenecessity is up
on: us to do mo, Ire could not be_persuaded,by . any
means tc . ocncur in the above request;
Ria:9l44'-Thitt; We 'record gratitude in this,
azitl '- ott7 'this occasion, ;that, t , hr.ough'ithe
•
i'Y=ri ;y
ME
C *~„_3 • J
blessing of God npon - the persevering arid self
denying labors of our pastor, this congregation
was never in a condition as prosperous and pro
mising as.at this:moment, and never, so far as we
can see,.conld he havnheen called away from us
Rt any; preeeding period, without disaster to our
interests as a, church, and an utter dissolution ;
but now, - we look with confidence to God that he
will still provide for us, that a career of suc
cess,,-under his ,litessingi awaits our-mission in
this city.
Resolved, That the prayers:And:best well-wish
es of every member of this congregation go with
our brother and his dear family to their new and
arduous field of action; anttwennticipate, certain
ly, that, the blessing of 'God will , go and abide
with Wein.
For the l'itsbyterian Banner
Jefferson College.
Mnssas. Eniroas :—We have but three regu
lar " high , days "' at Jefferson—the 22d of .Feb
ruary,, Cominenternent, and Contest, - The last
occurs on the fourth 'Wednesday of. March, and
is always clutrace4zed,, by greater excitement
than 'either of the other two, and calls forth
quite as much interest both on the part of the
students themselves, - and among the surrounding
community.
The last which took place, Wednesday even
ing 28th ultimo, was. no exception. The, weather
was fine, and the audience large. Providence Hall
was densely crowded, and htuedredl were obliged
to stand "during the entire performance. Not
withstanding this, the order was comparatively
good.
H. H.l3ingham, of Hollidaysburp - ,, was called
first, on Select Oration; subject, "Ney and his
Death Scene." Though'his voice was`weak, not
near filling the hall, yet he succeeded in throw
ing 'emotion and action into his piece, which
won for him rapt attention. -
Mr.' Alex. W. Scott; of Hamilton, Ohio, was
his opponent. His, subject, " Signing the Dec
laration." He spoke with geed effect; command
ed attention, and did himself honor; though he
lost the honor.
Essays were next. P. G. Stafford, Trenton,
DL, read first, 'subject, "Life a Compromise."
This Essay displayed , much deep thought, was
couched in fine lany,uage, and 'read very well in
deed:- He deserves very high commendation.
Mr. W. H.- Stuart; Kentuckk, .fol
lowed ; subject, "Popular Prejudice'Ha very
tine specimen of composition. The thoughts
were clear; and language beautiful:; He took the
honor; not, however,- so much on account of the
supetimity of his "pexforinance, as the manner in
which itwas performed. He read beautifully.
Next came Orations. A: Dinsinore, Rows
burg, Ohio, was called first. Subject, "Ameri
can Intelligencc."'- This gentle Ma- exhibited
great-taste the arrangement and treatment of
his subject: Though clothed in beautiful, lan
guage, it, was by no Means flowery = : great
secret of- power with the - orator was evidently
the masterly manner in which he pronounced his
piece. He wii easy, natural, and pleasing.
His oppOnent; R. E. Stewart; Stewares Station,
Pa., was more happy 'in the selection of his
subject—had a beautiful oration ; but fell far
short in delivery.
Next, and last, eame the Debate.. It was now
9 o'clock, tinikfor more than two hours longer, the
audience antiseemingljr interested.
The Question Was; "Is law theimmecliate
pressiow of:the Divine will ?" ; The affirmative and
popular side Was discussed by L. W. Miller, No
blestown, Pa. He .discovered much .research,
had a good plan, and executed it well.
His opponent, W. S. McCune, Perrysville, Al
legheny C0.,-Pa; hewever, displayed Mitre' orig
inality of thought, and exhibited" greater tact
in the treatment of the question. His opening
was elegant; and his speaking earneirand ford.
ble. Ox . e Wno•WAs TUEIVE.
Church Extension.
Receipts. for iffarclx.
„..
First Preebyterian church, Allegheity;:t ("of -J
whiek,ssll.oo is for, Park eh., Frie,) $67.77
Plain Grave, Allegheny Presbytery 11.00
George's Creek, - ledittini Presbytery 10.74
West' Nenten 4o do 10.00
Saltsburg, Siilteburg Presbytery • 16.17
Congrnity,':Blai'rsville Presbytery. • 8.88
New, Salem -do do 7.20
, .
efeek,' Ohici.' 'Pre' sb e ytekil.oo
East Suntroit, New Lis bo
Presbytery 625
Total..
- • T. IF. Newly, Receiving'Agent.
Pittsburg Pa.,. march. 31, 1866. ' •
FRESEY TWA Ti NOTICES.
The' PRESBYTERY OF STEUBENT3I.II:E will !meet,
agreeably to -arrangement, in the Second church,. Steuben
silk, on , the Fourth Tuesday (24th) of April. at o'clock
A. 31. ItOBERT liERROY,. Stated)Cleik.
file PR - EBBS/WRY OF 0114 RA will meet in iiebrialre
City, in the Presbyterian church, on the Third Tites4ay,,of
April, at 7 13L A. S. BILLLNGSLEY; Stated-bit*
The PRESBY,TERT OF. OHIO will meet. at LeWade; on
the l'enith•Tneedtiy . of April, (24th) nt o'clock -CAL
. - - • .-;IN. B DIALVALNE, ShetedlOteW
The PRESBYTERY OF NEWTON willliolditeratat 'stated
meeting in the church.of Phillipsburg, .11.. J., commencing on
the Fourth Tuesday * (' 4th) of April. at n'o'clock A. .1i:
. KNIGHTfiN, Stated'elerk.
The PRESS TTERT OF WOOSTER • trill 'meet in the
church of Wayne on the Third T'titeidayllilliyerApril next,
at 11 o'clockA Si It, C:COLSIERY, Stated Clerk.
The PRESBYTERY 142SIMSG TON, +Kill: meet at
Wellebark;Na., This'dTuesday of At 1141; Oka :nth) at
2 o'clock
r • • f t.
lAMBS L BROWNLISOIS Stated Clerk.
ThpgRE N SBY.„7 OEBEATER.:63II - nteet-inilho church
of Bearer Pails, on thO,Thir . &Thursday' (19th (bin) of April,
at 11 o'clock A; - . RF.BD; Stout! Clerk.
. .
The PitESBYTER.T.OF WESTERN RESERVE nimbi in
Tiffin. the Third Tuesday : of April Will) at. 2 o'clock P. M.
Opened with a liermon by Rev'..V. T. Brown.
• •., • :FREDBRKE. T. BROWN,. Statal.Clerk•
The PRISSBYTERY:OBIIALTSBURG:wiItmeet*
Spring church, on • the. Fourth ,Tuesday of April. at 2
O'clock P. M. - • • W. W. WOOD.END, S6iird Clerks.
The PLtESI:YTEE7 S APDUMTIQUE wilL meet at ludc
pendence, on the BlzaTiseOdnr flat Any) of May. at 7 o'clock
P. M. , JOHN M. BOGGS, Stated Clerk. ,
The PRESBYTERY. OF PEORIA will hold its next
stated meeting in the•city of Mousy, on the Third Friday
(20th) of at i o'cierk P. M.
'ROBERT JOITNETON, Stated Clerk.' ,
The:PRESBYTERY OF ALUM:LENT CITY will hold ill
nor.o4.llll,meetiog at Ileavgr, on the , Third ,Ttannylay o 1 Apl
konniniteing nt'l2 cecina 111; " 4 W3E. NNNAIIi, S. Cr:
, - ; •L•
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The Rowe' SewineMahhine Rooms have been
removed from Market !Street to N0:.26 Fifth
Street, between 'Wood and Market, up stairs,
next door to J. Rinit'sfrximming store, and tippoL
site the dry goixle.ttore'' Of tteorie L White.' '"
Rev. ;lama:
" • SI 1.,•
This gentleman,., : w4p....hfus 4 . i :bee".,Rais! o r of
Trinity (f.piseopal,)o*(4l.)li cit y , for the
last ten.ycars, farewell,illvion, con
taining a beautiful and . touching , I vsiifvf , of his
pastorate, on last Sabbath utorning, *alms to
4 t•') •
his departure for Aurepe 7 , He left.t
- 9n:1 , - I MdaY ,
with his, family,, m14110111) . 41 absent two years.
Blairsville Ttanale: -Seminary.
"M tiirienihof
ferriale education, I have long
felt alarm* &mill/Iv:that this Institution should
beinere.exteneitroly. known than it is, and that
all the daughters of our land might .enjoy the
advautages of just. such a course of training as
it'affords. The recent examination, exhibiting
reielts of instruction' and study in every respect
so:'satisfactory, has intensified this desire, and
led , xne to request space in your valuable,poer
for a brief statement, hoping tliereby,,to j renfier
an important serviCc Mu ch
there are daughters - tit bee tlifentid.'''' • ""'"
My former connexion ivith'illis'lniditntion: anti
my opportnnities, ss paseor - :efAbelelmrch in
Blairsville, of observing ent and
workings, 'enable mei to speqt With certainty of
the things wherenf_rt . eafifi; nnd a iliefact that I
have now no t onnexidirwitliit;'ilieliar,e no pe-
Cunitiry interest whiitereY itetriciess, will,
with all honest milids,preclttdethe suspicion that
I have any mercenno,,ur selfishmotivp : in Writing
what I do. • f
In thecatalogue issued by the present Princi
pals, itlhe Cleie oeihar' first smion . : - .I 'testified
my "unqualified conviction of their high qualifi
eatious for-the work in-which they are engaged,"
and assured " : paieniii, that - in sending their
dinghies 'eci • this- Seritiliary,' 'thei ' piaci
them under the •rerrbest inteliectual;:inoral, and
religioui influence."' : •
Seven. , years have passed since Allis was writ
ten, and diriiig this 'time mere than five hundred
Pupilslia - Ve,leen connected with the Inititution,
of whom atiaty-two hive eoinfoleted the whole
,*cures` of study, and. received titeit diplomas.
'ffitrough. all these years;l, have watched with in
tense , interest, and. Sertittaised ~ withcare its
operations.l have seen
,fioi . .enlY ',the outside
oppeamin ces which marjb l e :nattily . Mkt on any-
Where—but have also Ssa iFree access to the inner
life—z.the 'mind and souk.--themode .of government,
an Ake system of iristAtibticia-ja the daily ap
plication and final results; and I dna 'Prepared
now deliberately, and r ,xit i listut, any_reservation, to
reaffirm the opinion formeili expressed; '
ifhave7seentwitli atburditt . ialvtluittusitifistr, and,
For thoTrisbyteriiin Sinner
...$139.00
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