IMIIMMEIiMMIIN
Virtshpitrian Namttr.
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1860.
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church,
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Ohurch in the "United States of America Will
hold ita next- meeting in. the First Presbyterian
church, Rochester, New York, at eleven o'clock
A. M.; on Thursday, Me 17th of Nay, and will
dperted With's. sermon by the Rev. WILLIAM
littadKiNittnus, D.D., Moderator of the last
:
The Committee Of COMmissions will meet in
thesleadre-Room of the clukreh "0n the Wednes
day eireiting preceding, at bight
,o'clock, to re
ceive dommissions, and ori Thutsday morning,
the (lei of the meeting, at nine e'clock, for the
semi purpese.'
" Jou& LETIMati, Stated Clerk.
ALWAANDER T. MtGritt, Permanent Clerk.
P.. S.—Stated Clerks 'of Presbyteries arc re
,
speetfully reilnested to make out their lists of
persons "entitled to the Minutes on a separate
alkeet, arid to send that, together with moneys for
the Minutes, to G. IL VAN GELDER, Esq.,
Timastinsa Olr THE GsreraAL ASSETIJIbT, 820
WAMirri. STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
' The CoMmittee of Arrangements request Com-
Missioners and °there, who expect to attend the
Meeting of the Genortil Assembly, which con
'genes in the CITY OP ROCHESTER, MAY
lIDEt, to forikard their names and Post Office ad
drittittes to SITH H. TERRY, Roottr.srait, N. Y.,
so& as may be. •
Places will be assigned to all such before their
Ica:Lying home.:
Those who do not send their names in season,
Wilf,be,provided with places on their arrival, on
application at the Roams of the Committee, at
the . First Presbyterian church.
Due notice-will be , given of any arrangements
made With Railroad Companies, for a reduction
of fare. ,
Dated, Rochester, April sth, 1860.
BASILrBL MILLER,. ' LEVI A. WARD,
FREEMAN CLARICE, SELAII MATTHEWS,
.BTH. Tanny, ,
Sub-Committee of Arrangements.
Berg IFues Rodgers ) D. 11,—This beloved
brother, of, the: United Preshyterian
Church, has been released, by his Presby
tery, on account of continued ill-health,
from his pastoral charge in Allegheny City.
Another Venerable blinister llead.- 7 -The
Bev, E. F. COOLEY, one of the old
fat ministers of - our Church, died suddenly
on ILO Monday, at his residence near Tien
ton,„ J.
Church Commentary.—By special, request,
we give to our readers the action .of the
Teinbeclibee Presbytery, on the Commentary,
qiiestion: Our own views "we presentea
when the
,question was fresh. We ex
pressed our opinion decidedly against the
General Assembly making any such at
tempt, and gave our reasons. These we
still .believe to be valid.
THE EDUCATOR.
The` number for April completes the first
volume `of this educational`monthly. The
editor, Rev. SAMUEL FINDLEY, has per
formed his part well, and the publishers
are entitled to much credit for the taste
and spirit they - have displayed.
The' May number will be the beginning
of a new volume, Which the editor assures
us will be a great improvement on the pre-
Tip* one. , Terms, $1,..00 per year.
EEENSYLTANLA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF
AND DUMB.
The report of this meritorious institution
for 1859, is before us. It is replete with
interesting facts concerning' its objects and
the modes of its management. The whole.
number . ofpupils during the year has been
two hundred and one ; of these, one-.hum.
dredluid fifty-six have been supported in•
whole or in part by the State of Penney];
vania ; twenty by Maryland; eight by New,
Jersey ;Ifour'by Delaware;., and thirteen by ;
their friends, or the Institution. Of those
— sup Ported by the State of Pennsylvania,
thirteen are from Allegheny County. The:
specimens` of composition by the mtites,
given in the report, are quite creditable.
CRINGE' IN THE MANNER OF DIRECTING
PAPERS.
Congress having amended the Post Office
laws, so , as to , allow publishers to put on
each paper the date to which the , subscrip
tion is paid, we have concluded to adopt
the plan. We commenced, last week, with
a part of our issue, and hope to progress,
till every paper shall bear; weekly, together
with the subSdriber's 'name, the date to
which he has paid.
'Allis plan: has advantages. It is a re
"teipt weekly sent, saves expense, and keeps
subscribers always, informed of the time
:when, they should renew their subscription
and prevent the stopping of their paper.
N. B. In some- cases the indication. of
payment is given when we have not acts.
.014/j received the money—it is, When a
friend has !raised a club and sent on the
'names; making himtelf responsible to its.
We
. cheerfally give a short credit this,
tough we still hope for great promptness.
PRESBYTERY OF ALLEGHENY CITY.
i f rtes body met at Beaver, on Tuesday of
last week. • In addition to the usual routine
business, the services in connexion 'with
,the': ordination of Mr. Wm. E. MoLanzx,
as a missionary to New Grenada, were of
uttusual.interest. The ordination sermon
was preached by, the Rev. Dr. givirr, un
der' !whose ministry Mr. MCLAREN had
beere brought into the' Church. The charge
to the thiseionary was given by his father,
the Rev. J. F. IiIoLAnY.N . , D. D. These
exercises were very solemn and very touch
ing; the people present were greatly in
,
ldrested; front them, runny prayers will go
up.for the safety and 'success of our young
-brother in, the arduous work to which he
Alas devoted himself.
• On the following day, the •Presbytery
'came lip to Manchester and Ordained Mr.
'litiivriti as in Evangelist, to later' among
the Germans._
~,,The ieymon was preached
by the. Rev. WM. .ANNAN, and the charge
was given by the Rev. Dr. PLUMBIC. Dur
ing these sessions, several young men were
flicAnsed to preach the Gospel; but as we
are snot in possession of their names when
writing this, we must refer our, readers to
the abstract furnished by_ the_ Stated Clerk.
TAle Rey.,j4.Ate.ilmasoN, and Mr., Ron
; Eu, , R,D4v44 were elected Commissioners to
- the General.Assembly,.and the Rev. lir,ll
- Wraort;:b.D, and Mr. J. C. LBW-
WEI
ffESMMEI
BOARD OF PIIIILICATION-411. EDWARDS—
SECRETARY SCRENOR. 1 •
The H. C. Pretbyterian, of. April 14th'i
contains another letter. 'from Dr. EDWARDS,
on the Board of Publication—lra EEEI
CIENCY—and one from Dr. SCHENCK, in
response to that of. Dr. EDWARDS which we
punished two weeks ago.
Secretary SCHENCK seems, with others,
to deplore " the existence of so much con
troversy about each and all the benevolent
enterprises of the day." We join in de
ploring the "existence" of the controver
sy, and especially do we - regret its necessit,y.
But so it is. Public 'servants must be
often called to account, and if there is, an
unfaithful one, then comes the "controver
sY." A free people will be guardful of
their rig r hts, and they will' not permit a.
threatened conflict to impose upon them
eternal silence. Agitation, though it be
painful, is often an essential mpans of ben
efit. In the hoard of Publication, it has
produced improvements in our Church Mu
sic, our Hymn Book, our Confession, our
S. S. Visitor, &c. And it, or something
else, has brought forth, in the H and F.
Record, this emphatic declaration, " The
Board, and its officers now address theni
selves to the work of the year before thein,
with the strong desire and deterMination,,
MEI
by God's help, to make it a year of still
greater progress and, usefulness." In our:
Domestic .Board it has changed'a Secretary
Who, by the Board's showing, did not work'
a third of his time, into a now reputedly
diligent laborer, and`hia added, the
ni lastyear,
soc ten Or twenty per cent tolhe Board's
"income, and to its working force in the mis
.
sion field. Truly Zion's.friends, and all the
real friends of our " benevolent enter- %
prises," are encouraged to Peint out abuses
and to call for reforms, even though, there
by,, they subject themselves to some " con
troversy."
The Secretary says further
"I beg tv assure you, Messrs. Editors,
, that no officer or `'friend'of the Board,
wishes to repress inquiry or to shun inves
tigation ' into its affairs. Far from it.
Nothing affords them greater plea Sure than
to use every proper opportunity, in every
proper way, to explain and vindicate the
plans and efforts of this important Board."
Oh, that this were so ! really so 1 Con
troversy would then, on , this subject, , soon
terminate. There might be inquiry, inves
tigation, and perhaps discussion,' but, no
ifontro'ver:Ry. But hear. The Secretary
adds: ;
Nevertheless •the officers and friends-of
the Board do not believe it, either a duty
or advantageous to attempt an answer to
everything which may be stated in every
religicats Journal, however sure they may
be that the statements are unfounded'. *
* * But especially:; , do
we regard. it as no way at all a duty to an
swer the calls for information of those
whom we know to have that information
already."
Ah ! Here it is. The " proper oppor
tunity "'is not when inquiries come through
a "'religious journal ;" and. the " preper,
way " is not, in .the= columns of a Church
paper ! Why ? Would this be too public ?
Would the; people then hear ? • And there
•
'is this important speciality : "'W e regard
it in no way at all a duty to, answer the,
calls for information of those whom we
know to have that information already."
This -sounds strangely. May not one ask
for the sake of confirmation; and especially
ask for the benefit of the . great, body of
Church members, who like ; to derive knowl
edge, when it, is practicable, from the foun
tain heads ? Cannot the - employees of 'the
Church condescend so far as to gratify their
employers in thiw?
' Dr. SCIIENCK.'B response to the 'article of
Dr. EDWARDS, is as follows •
" Yotir eorrespondentin the paper already
referred to, and whose article is chiefly oc
cupied about the importance of a balance
sheet • from the Bo'ard, has entirely failed to
tell your readers that he Made that same
statement substantially to the last G-eneral
Assembly. Ile has also failed
• to state that
it was there replied, first by a member of
the Assembly and afterwards hy the Seere
' tary of the Board, that that balance-sheet
was then in the house• that it had gym,
year been carried to the Assembly'preciae
ly in accordance with a rule adopted by
that body ye4rs befOre that it had been
placed along with the Annual. Report, and
a variety of other documents in. the hands
of the Committee of the Assembly. on this
Board for their examination,,(a statement
confirmed on the spot by, the. Rev. Dr.
CTIA:PINIAN, of North Carolina, Chairman of
the Committee.) He has also failed to state
that, the Secretary ,held up this balance
sheet (not ' the little abstract of the, cash
account '), in his, hand when speaking, and
said it, would be read instantly, if the As
sembly desiredit, and that the reading was
not celled for.
"Now, 111essrs. Editors, when I know
that those 'respectful calls for information"
to which you allude, have in nearly every
case, come, from persons who already had
the very information they professed to seek,
I think it,qiiite unnecessary. to repeat to
them the same story. Your correspondent
of March 31st brought forward in the last
General Assembly a variety of statements
and a still greater 'variety of queries.
They were answered—every one--so as to
satisfy that, body and' lead it, by a unani-'
moos vote to a declaraticar that the -Board
of Publication is . a valuable arm of the
Church, and, has proved itself to be an ef
ficient and, honored instrumentality ' in, the
'hands of. God's servants.' ..NOt • only was
the •Assembly satisfied, so also was. the
`Church at large, as I learn from numberless
letters frcim leading ministers and othersin
every part, of `the land: But although the
Asiembly was satisfied, and the` Church was
satisfied, it appears that your correspondent
was not satisfied.
A Irian convinced
Its of the same opinion
His articles, Written at sundry times since
the last Assembly met, present not one new
allegation. 'nit; has been 'the ground of
my silence. have read nothing that had
not in the most public manner possible al-'
ready received an . answer!'
Did not the Secretary know , that Dr.
EDWARDS, and the public also, had all this
information " already ?" Then; on the
principle he had just stated, why repeat it.
Surely the reader of Dr. EDWARDS' .arti
cle, must have perceived that the writer, '
did 'not inquire into the existence of a,,
manuscript called a .Balance% sheet; and
hence he is not answered by the'reply that
there is'such a paper, and that it was held
in the Secretary's hand at the Asseinbly,
and, had, been in the hands of a Committee.
All this was "already knoirn." What
desired was; the`contents of a' reak.Bal
ance Sheet—the B6ard's capital, its real
estate materials stock on hand debts
ergdits, 4t.p., Sze. Of all this he _was igno.
rant. ~ .Of •all this the Chnroh is still igno
rant,':'Td have responded to these'disires,-
*onld.'have been to give "information:"'
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER --SATURDAYAPRIL 7 8, ^
1860.
oat.th ';
, .f'
But, under a pretence tip:respond . ; tie chief
officer', of the Board, is, on} these essential
„matters • xt*
silentorsialtbe tomb.
Why this concealment ? Why pretend to
answer, and then evade the pint? How
could the Secretary say, " I have read no
thing that had not intim most public manner
possible, already received and ansWered ?"
EnWARDS IS Still really' iiianiVered'ag
to the information he desired; Many que
ries of ours, and of our correspondents, are'
still unanswered. To 'these therle has not,
been an attempt rd'even an evasive answer.
With these facts staring Us in the face,
what must we think of the assertion: i" I
have read nothing that had not in the avast
. 2jubli6 manner passible,
.alrdady receiied an
answer ?" May we, in charity, think that,
the Secretary had but 'glanced at, net read,
Dr EnwAnDS' letters, and, had;not ,at all
seen the interrogatories which havenppear
ed repeatedly in, our, columns ?
We will now give the , main portions , of
Dr: Bow.anns' present,' letter:
Nor is it, a question whether the,Board
haS done a . good work,; but,Vas it, done what
it might have done- 7 -has it ,met our fair
expectations- 7 has it, fully end properly em
,pleysd its faCilitieS ? This, is, a. matter ,of
legituuate inquiry,. to- every member.; and
lover of, our,Phurch. And yet,forthe want
of such fullness of report as I have already
indicated, it. is a matter of difficulty. ..,We
do not know •what facilities,the. Board' has
had at command = its financial basis the
original,
,$50,000, with whichkit , was ort
dOred` in 1.839, or is, it thp i ivkaKter, Mil
lion which, as stated My, last, is. now
said to be its capital?
• ".In , default of, this information:, .import
ant as, it,is,,we are still not without means
of making ,some comparisons are
pertinent and instructive., .The, reportpd
sales of the _Board of, Publication ,during
the year 1858-'9, amounted to, §69,08°7.;24.
The avera=e,al/101.1.13i for the • five,yearspre
ceding, was §7,2,54.4.0Q, Here then is asle
crease of more than five ,per ,
* ' * :x * ' * '
"Now let us, look at the Reports ofothor
Boards whose operations are somewhat, sim
ilar to those, of the Board of Publication,
and which are, consequently as liable to be
affected by the hard times.
" 1 . - The Presbyter an, üblienfaen''Cgm
mittee—of the New School P branch, of , the
•Church.' Sales upwards of: one -hundred
per cent. advance.
"2. American Baptist, Publication :So
ciety. Sales for 18,59, $32,535.66 sho,wing
an increase above 1858; of twenty:four:per
cent., and above their average sales 'for
seven years past of • more 'than , eight' 'tier
cent; ,
"3. Lutheran Board of Publication—a
new institution—sales more than one hun
dred per cent_ above those of last, year_
"4. American Sunday' School Unicin.
Sales : for 1859 advancedtweoty-five, per
cent,
5. American Tract Society at New
York. Sales for 1859 advanced twenty
eig t p cent:"
" 6. A similar statement of adVanWo.*
the sales of the Methodist Book Concern,
New York., was recently made in my • hear
ing before the Philadelphia Conference,
but I have not the figures at hand!! ,
*•*•* * * * *
" Let us now look at the Board's efficien
cy; in the way
.of Colpertage. Here
would, seem we haie all the data^ necessary
for an estimate: ThechnrchesiontribUted
for this Work $24,81.7:* This ia'the la'r'gest
amount ever placed itt the, hands. Of the
Board for the purpose, and it is twenty Per
cent. 'advance oh the' three Yeari precedipg
the last Annual Report. -* *
The 'number of *Colporteurs'eniPloYed `was,
one hundred and forty-three. The average
number for five, years before the last Was
two hundred And' ten—a deerease, of' thirty
per cent,
* *
* .* *
" In the' Department of Production the
figures are
,more encouraging, 'The-num
ber of new Books ',and '-Tracts issued is
really an 'advarice---nOt less than sixty per
'cent on . the average of' hie previous` years
--being fifty-one Books and nineteen
Tracts. May the .shadove never 'be Us's.'
So far so 'good. = Yet I see that the 'Boston
American' Tract `Society '(a Schism front
the great Seciety of Now York) in its first
year of existence has "seventy-Seven' Books
and forty-five Tracts. And' .Mesers. Shel
don CO. ' Ptibliiheis of New York,, hive
in''less than a:'year Issued one hundred
Sabbath S'dhool Books' 'of seventYltwo ' to
two handfed and tieventy4ix pages. Now
let it not • be said that - the Board cannot
compare'with private establishments in'the
way of publication's:- Why - FthOUld: they
not—if only the managers of 'its' trusts
give themselves to the work as individnals
do .tit i their. priVate:: 'etiterpriSeal - Is it
romantic to hope that this may ever'be the
ease? Nor let,' it 'be 'repeated; 'ea . vies
strongly urged-on the'floor:of the'lasf As
sembly, that 3 our Church canndt cOnipete
with voluntary-, irresponsible
,irtstitutions.
I subscribe to no such concessien--Special
ly when I fin d these very in stitutions liorro)v
ing, from us for their effiAiency. Old School
`talent and, energy are errt i PloYed in the high
places "of 'the American Sunday ` Schooi
Union, and the American Traat Society In
at Nev - "ft rk.,
"And 14r a word''abolif the Perirodicals
issued by the Board: These are two,'the
Home and _foreign,' Record' and the ,Sab
both-Schoo7 Visitor. :Of the former •there
is a "circulation= of seventeen thousand six
hundred and fifty cepical-:-whiln we 'have
sixty thousand families* in our church ;
and of the latter a ciroulaiion'of fifty-eight
thousand, whil wehaVe one hundred and six
ty thousand children in our Sabbath-Schools.
The Anierican Simday-School' Urtion,pnb
lish three' papers, the 'Tintes,;'Gaiette,' , iia
Attnier-L-of the first more than"twenty
thousbnd copies monthly, Of the 'Senora
more than forty- thousand copies : monthly;
of, the third'indre than one. -hundred:' and
twenty-five thousand copies .11?eckty-4ti:otal
monthly issue of inorelhan five hundred
and fifty 'thonhand copies. The Anierican
Tract Society, New York; publish two: pa
pers jn English and ene in German,. viz.:
The American Messenger, circulation - 196,000
The Botsehaffer, • '« 27,000
The Child's Paper, " BQO,OOO
" And
,for myself,' am jml4 to say While
I say it with regret, that ;these two h opte l of
periodicals areisq.muchhetter than ,ours,,irt
all respects, that they deserve their,,preem
inent success. ; And there., again is the
Boston American,Tract Society, provincial
and , fanatical—which already, ; by, the elese
of its first yeari has eecured for, its Tract
Journal and its, Child at Irny, a
, cireula-
tion of more than,,,,one ,hundied thousand
each—and the mechanical, department, of
these papers is far superior to, that of, the
Record and, the Visitor."
It is mortifying' to be compelled to make
these statements, but' it 'WOuld'be`Still more
portifyiug to See our ours inefficiency,.9o4:4 ll le
perpetually.; , Cannot the,Board-, be.incited
to put forth its energy ? Biom our knowl
edge of business,' and'of the Board's , affairs,
and of its field, we hesitate not to say, con
fidentlyi that it does not .
,do one-half the
amount for the, spread of religionslknowl
edge, which , it might dO and -should do.
We speak not to credit ''This
would be snicidar. We but adopt iiie only
means known to us, , are, likely', to
awake it to efficiendy. a.„ '
*Have we , ,tiot; nearer, one hundred _and sixty
thousand families t--Ens. .
COINLESION IDF!) , VIE SEMINARY NEEL
On,„Wed nesda;y eveiting,,Of last 'week, the'
cone:hi'din'Oeriiiies Of tliesCOmmerteementO
at the Western'Theological Seminary, were
held in the First Presbyterian church,
Pittsburgh. This was - the: thirty-third
grallaating' class ing thiOinstitution.
church' the utmost - limits. .The
exercise's, Were, commenced by a prayer
from Rev. Nir. RoniNsch , t;' , after which,
'the roPowipg gentlemen , delivered ora
tions: WILLIAM T. BR.,yrrv, Pantheism;
DUNLAP, DANIEL w.
FisnEny The. Divine `Human; SAMUEL J.
Nrocorzs, The Atonement ; jos. WAndir,
A Tribilte te • WilliiniWadal. Dr. ELLI,
OTT then Presented Aplomas to, the gra
•
duates, and' Prof` W.msoN, in behalf of the
Faculty, delivered an„ iirtpre§sivp' address. to
the class. closed by, presenting each of
them with a Rihlo Mr. R. 13 AlootE 'deliv
ered the valedictory, and in. , behalf of the
class 'resp'ond'ed in a feeling - manner to 'Prof.
W.'s address _ 'W.m: E. McLAREN , had been
designated:by his brethren for service,
LAt was prevented by temporary ill-health.
The exercises -closed by-the-congregation
singing
" Say, ,bicii4Ei`n4l.4ill'iou4ii`eet us?"
namewof thogra-
d a es
Andrew W. Boyd,MeelianiestoWn b'• Wm T.
Beatty, Kirksville, Mo.; havid:„Tt. , Cohnery,
Alle
gheny
; Silas Punlap, Apple dree , k,.o.,- Rich
,ar,d Evans, Ebensburg, P,a.;
,er s Arch: SPring . di i.• Among Il, i Fitzgerald,
Charabersbnig, Cbarles„ P. French, „Lind
ley's
. greenetzl',lrOOklys;
,
N. y.; iiehardA,Jaeltson; i .SaleMK.Roads, Pa.;
Johnson,,
C.,;. - 11,obert,P gen
nedy, Allegheny, Pa.; P.
Alo.: John Launiti, Wetit Manchester, do.-
Nottb A. .M'Doc:ald,', Shade (lap, de.; Samuel
,SleFarland CherrY ValleY do • Win., E.;: McLar
en, • Allegheny,"Francis I. Moffatt, New
'Castle, do.; WM. .1. Aloffkit, do 4, Rebert ,B.
:Moore, do.;, :Rewick
ley;do.; COurt
ty,gainsay, Hopedale, O' r ,• 'Law
rence`M.' Stevens.
gonree,' do.; Jelin P. 'Stock.:
ton, Cross Creek,Pa..; Edward P.
fly,' 41°,4, JosePh Wa , ugh; Yellshurg, Ten.--:twenty
oven in
The residue of the class, 110tibaving =at
tended the 'falrthree' years' course, 'did' not
receive diplomas. c. .
These ytiting, brethren go' fOrth on the
most important mission: . , They c are ..to..he
ainhassaidors. for the Lord' Qf -The iin-
mortal state 'of thousands, yea, tena,,, of
thousands, is to he , connected with their
Every prays that
they may have grace - sufficient: '
Theex.e TT 3 ofthe'dyerung wereAep
ly intere,sting..- - „ , ,
-` Three berg Of this class to 4o
under our ..Botxrd;Foreign,; Missi otts, to
Siam--31eSirS:DANEErW. fitnirt, N. A.
,Mcßo*.A.Ln, and , Mic,FAR-
Tarim .-Besides these, 'Mr ' , W: Jon x-
gox,,is to ,go. to Northern Liam. , He, is
brother` of One 'o the martyr - missionaries
from
this'aelitibtr one . lo'.oppointea to
South America, MT. Wm vE. MoLmq3N;
one to the Kiekapoo Indiana Mr Roniir
J. Bnurr ; and one to Lake Superior, Mr.
C#ARtts-P.-FiaNcir.
.THE 'UNITED ~P RESBYTERIAN, . 11,1JARTERLY
REVIEW, • -
The second number of this journal is now
before evidence. Of talent,
And enterprise trust that .it i is,destin'edi
to•a; long and vigorous life, with great Wis
doM,..riMh,.lp.'Or from on The
contents are Foreign Missions ; U.
Letters on Psalmody.; -The First Adam ;
and the , of• 'the Old
Testament. History;- y. Secondary, Use of
the Ceremoiiial Law, VI .Systematic Be
'neficence',; VII Short Notices.
The. article' • on Psalmody is the cartel&
sign ': of a Review, by Rev. J: T. PuxsST.,v,'
Jiff. of Mr. 'ANNAN'S late work. • It' is
characterised by, the evasions .and assump-'
tions customary with our brethren when they
treat' of thiS subject. -To adhere to a literal; ,
'version of the Book 'of Psalms; adaPted as
i theY Wei,eto the pld Testament worship, and'.
to, exclude all other,portions of ; G:od's Word
.7-:-.lto exclude 'even • the• .songs of the New
Testanient and - all its blissful,subjects • for
yraise—iA essential to the distinctive
ence of the denomination Adopting
* *
they do, the , same Qoufession ;with ,us
and the , same., ~Church Government ,and
mode of worshfp, how• could they nxcludo
uiVrani einimunion, excuse their schiSM,
if it were, not for their Psalmody. 'And
- ; 70 they Pannottobtqin)- for use , in song,
literal version of the :Psalms, nor- find one
precept in' the; wholes Bible,
,; binding the
the 'perpetual use of that one
book, and of that @one, in the singing ;=of
praise. ; AriNAN's ,boek must, possess
:;_great;:, arnountr; either of truth .or -.pi'
speciousness. -' It 'gives our friends any
mense trouble.
.„,. , •
P,RISB,TTBRY . , OF BALTIMORE. —ItEUONS I IIIIIp4
TlOl l ,l OF. BOARDS. •
• ;; This Presbytery seems to hay,e,,oitjoyed
their-late meeting. greatly.;:in• a. , fraternal
spirit, -and in, the transaction of important
business:-A!. writer bili,t,ba . _Presbyterian,
cal* it' "model meeting!it: , tThit'.dismisi
sat . /f TiO t at,4,l'V2:Pir.**friiin' cOn
'nettion -wid•the. Central, church,: that he
might attend hupen hic-profeesional; ditties
in the 'union Seminary,.in . td
be regaided'caii'-the 'discharge of'a duff r,
We' are , opposed to the dissolation of past
total relations except witeu 'there is. a fully
adequate . cause ;: and-we ihlui : the
131111 . 1161 alleged are, often, far from heingudL
reflate'''Aila*re think, Presty
tali' to jud4e'l ahit ehdtdd
judge, is every case ;-FP'4,0, 1 Ik € 1:4 61 4 0 ;
in some' cases, interpose an .authoritative
initoCrtuti thee ieto;iii-iitrimplied-ceifiiure,
A "iiiitif± 4rhibli,•thereishoidd - hetekniiiiny
1 434 • reason' 'le ire
~would not; suppose , to exist in: eimneicion
with a- judicious, and,well informed: minis
ter, on'the • one , side, andthe ikisrdnf
'rectors' in.a Theological' Seminary, and't~vo
:Synodical bodies, on'the‘ntlier. • "
11 ;dsPreslItery .disaPPrPße•
prised re-construction of the. Boards. Thie
is the proposition of the Rev. B. M. Sawn,
.D.Dr.,.sofitthe last Assembly. , , Dr. Slam" is
Cludrnian: of a C ommi ttee, Off tihe iubjdet,
4ihiithEiaviO meet next [611 , 6020s
and'should'be sorry
to, see ,any.attempt at_ a .radical, Change.
,Keep them alive, wide awake;and active;
keep up the attention of the ehurChes 'to-
Ward' their working and a,deep Christian
interest inthern, and their eXperiendeand
occurring ; necessities effect ,all, good
and-wholesome modifications...'- • '
MEM
'' , .lll6llew S; S. Visitor is' greatly pra i iipd
tie NesbOerian of last weok.
to.us not yet arrived: is
THE`TEA X OF MK TO THE AUDIBLY.
As frequent inquities have beeemade
this‘subjebt,,we would :State that> according
to the information we have been able to
obtain, those who leave Pittsburgh at 1
o'clock in the morning, will reach Roches
1, lei thYsithereVetiiii and those who leave
Pittsburgh at'l o'clock and 45 minutes in
. " , thirafte - ino on, Zan" IliiehesteieltrlY'
the `nest-`morning." Probably it. would be
,„best for, those Whe Anay be able to attend'
the devotional meetings contemplated pre-,
vious to the meeting ,of the AsSeMbly, to,
leave 'Pittsburgh at 1 o'clock and 45 min
utes on Monday afternoon ; or if they can--
nOt leave bn Monday,' they can go at the'
..same time t)n Tuesday. ,
CHURCHES OF BLuFFTUN "AND ' NEW4AN-,
Where congregations enjoy the labors of
devoted minister of Jesus,Christ, for suc
cessive years, the attachment becomes very
"strong. That attachment gives facilities
for still greater usefulness, and the field
where it exists,' should not be left bY the:
spiritual. •husbandmair,ounless under some
plkin fronithe Ai - aster. But there are
calls which must be heeded ;,and when one,
Of these conies it is' 'pleasing to find the
people accord .to their pastor honesty of
purpose, and assure him &Their continued
i esteem and t'coPff.d.en. 6 e- •• . • •••
A. ease nof this. kind .we note , :in the
churches above - namcd: —Rev. WILLIAM M.
DONALDSON had served them for eleven
years,'"With:grea," t acceptance'Feeling it
ale'lids Presbytery of Ft.
,
Wayne, for ,a dissolution of the relation, the
Aieotile'4enion'atrad ; but; still; Pybabytery
having, granted the pastor's , requOst,•;ate
people continue theft' testimony to higreat
.worth and usefulness . This, it, is
true, is nothing singular. To love and lie
loved, is the haiiiy lot of many pastors and
many people; '• But it serves• as an occasion
for, the remarks we just made.
,REL IfEnY GgITTAII qinNESS.
This well-known'Evingelist is at present
laboring in this City. Ere preached list
'Sabbath-afternoon , to ;the ‘congregatien of
Dr PiinuEn, and in, eveninc , in the
First Presbyterian church., Itev. ML PAX.:
ToN's lipon both occasions an immense
concourse of people were present, and ,hun
dreds left without "able to 'obtain ad
, mission.,„ He is , preading. every night
diiring this Week, in the ``First church, 'tO
very large audiences_;
Mr. GUINNESS makes no pretensions 'to
miegant pratory, or profound argiimentatiOn
his sole' as is , plainly. evident, • is - to
preach' the 'Gospel' plainly,' Seripturally,
and feelinglyi.that he may. win: souls to
Christ" - =
=MI
REVIVALS.
E., Smirsox
writes :
" This‘ church has enjoyed 9; precions 'visi
tation of the Spirit , Nearly two 'monthS
ago, the Methodist gpiseopal'clinieh held*
protracted;meeting,. during the progress of
which; one:hundred and twenty or thirty!
preSented thomselves as, inquirers. At the,
close, of 'their xneeting the Lutherans held.
a series,of meetings,- and.. received 'a larcre
accession. After this, services were coni
menced •in our ',own -beloved .church, 'on-
Wednesday niolt, March 28th, and were
continued through - tho,remaindp.4 of the
week,; and on Sabbath; April , ta, which
was our communion Sabbath, fourteen per- ,
sons some of them young and some of them
laeadi , '6f families,'' sat ' , down for `the first
time Around the table of their Lord.'
"A deep seriousness pervades the minds
of many, and there ,has, ,periaaps, never
been 'a time in Millersburg when .persons
of all elasSes lave been as easily' ap'proach,
ed on the ,subjent; of religion. We. would,
be thankful take einird,ge"
=1
ksTi .aq'sukbiimly.
BOSTON,AND ArKW-ENGZAND-
The Exrp-oirtna.s of the New 'England-rine
tropons are not according to any parilinompus
,scale, , The , entire outlay of the, , city "for the
present year, is 'estiniated .at $3`,034,0801 -, vhile
the income .from the •water, works, markets,_
b Vi y c ' dire s ct 6 t 7 a 2 f l a 7 titn i 7 ; ( , 34i1 : ( ' )13 !
x i *ed ;
The Airniieke Boma) Of FOREIGN' MISSIONS.
is byno means ii' "condition with
respect to fenthi. Its 'condition is really alamn-:
ing to its 'Sutoporters:and%italveri many
wishers throughout the rorld. .;The, debt is un
removed and the contributions' are falling off.'
The receipts for the - hist seven months only
amount to $153,95` ) , is,$10;000 lesi' than
. .
for, he same, lust yenr,, This, leaves
sum of no less than;s2B2,ooo to be't smile& dor=
' ing the remaining five months:" Cutting Oit the'
,Choctaw Missions has not benefited the ifoard, at
.
least in a pecuniary ..
point of view. Its officers
and patrons will no'doubtleave no proper means
Untried to`make up all 'deficiencies and 'to' be
.able to ` present an encouraging report at the an
nual meeting..
'The Pneri,:n or Binucdv still retain' the cus-:
teniiliat has fallen into disuse in soiniuy 'other .
plices, of having an elaborate speech from one
of their ablest , . orators. on the E.Ourtlk of
Thb speaker before'the city government' cor , that
'dui," for this Year, 'will - be the' lioiL Edward
Everett. •
111Essits:. Gov en "& Liscomt have in press a
sibictionary ,of Christian Churches and Sects
from the Ett,rliqt.„..4.ges, of Chritiattity,'; by 'the
J. 73:1:141.Tradem : Theivrell-known Ability of
the Other, and the high chnmtietl 'of the pub
liaher`s;lead'u`s to expect ui:eiteedifigif yalitable_
work for reference. •
' The Fnisnis:or 13oir4inia ilI be Sorry to learn .
Mist Prof.
,Agasthiils suffering lOW fro**enk-,
ness Of the eyes, whiei is a great'hinuiranee, to
his-serkintifie , puranita..-. ri • • - •
T~►a_ißgKOß, Peed says that the qa,t.rtakwetT,
,Ipzirvia t iaging with great violence at, Cape. O
- ant .vicinity. 'Nearly every piece of qoareh;
swamp, or uplaid 'that can be mafleavailable.for
,t4I • 1.. , • r. • 11:
.41 . 1 . ! I l til? , e .i tf . .,tpm perry, nes pee n sec uredy.
capitalists, dist: it may be devoted to
polices ..30 , :graat is the demand .for,the Oran 'herr3ctiiid eo profitable has 'its cultivation' basin
.iteeptocori); - * this region', "that the excitement
concerning it,. proidscito.riyil that of the ',Volts
. ..•
Niaticaudis, of which most people remember
4r:that bf the Carbon Oil, which pre
vails'so generally, just now in: Venango County
and. By official statistics
it ippegiel that im,1856, there were in , Mame
chusetts no leas than thFeethousand one hundred'
and twenty-six acres" of land eranbeiries, pro;:
(lacing a crop whciee aggrgate value was re
turned as. $146,074, being an average' -moil)
than $45 per acre.
' A•HI STORY or WILLIAMS COSTAE"'is ; MOM in
press that will be weloomed by thegraduates'and
friends
,of. the Institution, anti
an interest in the great worleq i 1
will leonsist .of a large octavo. volame ti oirlilite,
'lizak4red 'pew, with engravings. It will contain ,
41* . d4tion' t by Gov. washburn, a memoir.of
the 44044;V:44 16 1' , Piepared b y: // °':.
•Whit.e.i.: said :biographical. sketches
"a' lidit and patrons the,College'; meradir!Of
.
=
!,..,:.;
, ,
the several Presidents, and the history of their
respectivtVadmitt' ,istrations; an account of the
buildingOibraries, apparatus, and progress in
the college studies";' hesides, a large space has
been given to tie religious history of the institu
tion, mostly prepaigd by Prof. Albert Hopkins.
The religious history of : this, Trustitution has
been a remarkable one, the :blessing .of God's
grace' has always rested on it in a leindrkable
degree. „it.. was, here that, Newell, Rall,,Rice,
Richards, and Nott, were instrumental in set
ting into, operation those agencies the
Ameriean Church was awakened to the Perferm
ance of 'its duty to the heathen world. The his
tory of 'snob an Institution prepared by acorn=
potent hand, cannot fail to be a success.
PArAncrEvr Wootsay. OF Y,ij COLISGE. will
soon publlsh new, work on the Law of Na-
Tho.Providencs Press contains the following no
ticefof ,the ',venerable HOLISM GICENNWOOD . , who
lately died in that'city, at the age of ninety-five,
that wilL'be.penise,di withinterest by readers fa
miliar 'With the history of the Revolution: •:
" He was, says the Press, one' of the last,lf not,
the survivor' of thosie heroic men who en
dured the..pestiferows woes of a confinement. in
the Jersey prison-ship. • mr. Greenwood, we ;be
lieve, was a native of Seekonk, but. Most of, his
life was passe& in this city.' During, the Revolu
tionary War, young Greenwood served, on beard
a Rhode Island privateer, and was 'cabin-boy at
a time when one of the richest prizes ever taken
was captured, a prize so valuable r that the
share
of the two, cabin-boys amounted , to, pp°. On
the next, voyage he was captured himself, ,and
conveyed to the Jersey priSoM:ship, in which
floating pest-house he Was confined four •months,
and finally escaped by, answering to the. name of
a lad whose, exchange was. ordered after, ,his
emancipation had been decreed by a higher pow
er."„
- - '
The, last ,meeting. of, the METHOPIST. COFFEIt
xxcE of Providence was remarkablefor, the pre-
Bence of a very unusual, : number ; of ; old Method
ietvbotlepreachers and laymen. Rey. Mr. Stiel
!ling:was there,:who saw , Washington and Ran
'cock at their l'ast , rtiieting. He iissistectin carry
ing to Boston dommon ;placing it
under the Old.Elm; . that the celebrated Jesse Lee
- might stand on •it wbile 'preaching. • Father Snel
ling is-the only survivor of the first Methodist
elass';fornied in Boston. .'There,' too, wits 'the
venerable Rev. Daniel' Webb, who, at the ripe
age of eighty-two; is 'still on the • effectiie list.
Ile ie probably. tke oldest Methodist preacher still
engaged hi
,the regular duties of the effective
Ministry. And the laity were headed by William
P4ros, of Bristol, who
on his list, visit this country.
HEW-YORK.
=I
Busr.TEss continues active, though the large
sales to the distant South and , the far West, have
been mostly completed A hrisk trade is now in
progresp with New England, Pennsylvania, and
• ,
the adjoinin g :States.
• ghe•AVOTICON San s arje stiltimmense, and. in
,maniinst,ances the importers Of fancy *owls are
rosizig heavily. r -
ThelltroarArioirs have fallen off,lwhile there is
.
•a . considerable increase in:the exports. Money
is'as plenty, as &ger, 'arid ean be bild.at rates un
uenally ' ;
BISHOP HUGHES is overactive, and"restless in
advancing the interests of 'the Papacy, 'and is
jnst now greatly exercised , shout the straits to
Which poet; Pius IX., is likely soon to be re
duced. r The people have been eihorted 'to be
faithful to,their head, and : prayershave been,of-
Eared for the preservation of the temporal .au-
Merit)* of the Pope. And the Limerick (Ireland)
Clarqlicle • gives information that ~a " Papal
Brigade "„is now organizing in .IsTew . l7ork, l to
fight in behalf of !his ‘flloliness, the Pope,"- in
case the emergency of his• affairs, - in
,the
B.tates should ,require their valorous. presence.
The same paper also says that the Tipperary
Artillery" have been invited to cross the Atlantic
and become American citizens, and.oin this force
of pious crusaders. This 'whole report. sounds
amazingly like tm:, - canard; but it such designs
have ever entered the brains of any of the Pope's
deveted set-huts; theirretaizationWill do but little
toward' settling the. Italian difficulties. ' 'the
Pope is' dependent for his crown`upon the military
prowess of4he follOwers of Bishop 'Hughes, : the
poor old gentleman is in a deplorable condition
indeed. - "
The
,Elocnivr . ui.!s t it 141,01. se
cui,cl 4,b!x4;!.!g§ iiti#rai of Egyptian Cori!u#los,
so thatall'esittiocitimioval from thiS.eountry
May be laid &tilde: The same Society , has in
contemplationt4,prehase of an Egyptian Li
brary; collscted wit t lt ; much care and at great ex
pense, br,tht late:George It Glithlon, Esq., who
figured l ea conspicuously; in the discussion. of the
subjecti:of the unity Of ,the,:human ;race, Borne
years ago.
Our readers will remember the offence given in
Many places last Winter;•to the religions' sense
of the"publib; by Bittlin;TATion; Julio noted
on 'tho great Girillinlirossoi;Baroiilllim
'boldt.' f lp. 'Taylor 14' asnial, so
hel i evolMikicifnil of Men, and I st rfili
gioubby,astare, that it was i,otneceaaar7 for lum
064607* and attend iipon'Oe reading Of 4ie
*o9l 4 : l4 4 o oho s 4itai4 l 4likeouler.o4 l4 .
I3ui Zhu cOrAllpondonde Nestor of 'Sci•Mie
has bein lately published,: and, alas for thetheii
ry of Mr.: !Taylor, it reTealathe fact that "
, ; . kla
mod 4 philosopher co4dskay Tneseanarpio, most
provohingly sarcastic, and, moat uncivil thine Of
'those who . surroundedbim„, and, who sustained
him. 4Verusal of this cgrespoqlussimillsai
isfy Mr. Taylor and all others , .that.atter ,all,
Humboldt was a partaker NA manirAtilla 414Tai,-
ities.of fallen man, and that otbart, he,aeoci
ed: the pitrifying)ntliteneeh fog •the Qoepel, on last.
The &minor or rn:i Earn Rutz," that is; the
“Bile! 4 priiiiined by the Erie Conference to be
presented at the General Conference of the Moh ,
thedist Episcopal Church, to meet at Buffalo next
wns discussed at great length - at the late
fr.? •
meetings of the New-York and New-York East
Coeferences, but in'ilethinstances failed of adop
tion.. This "rule,” if. adopted , woul d , 'exclude
all slareholders frente4neiion with that Church.
But from the act'itniOf the. Conferences!. a t thoir
late meetings, it isevident that. sicia, inia does
not meet with , the approbation . ef any considers
-1441 portion el ,tigdenoininailon:
AN Errosrof a fingul4T kind hash been lately
made for the purpose of conciliating the favor of
-the,,ltalians•towarti the Episcopal Church.., A
.paMphiet 'has listelyebeen issued in "4hiteity. in
Itaban ikaddrem to the Italians on
liki:itaain l ethodef reforming the religious abnses
of.their native landit being to make the people
SPiecopalians.- keernion'by a-Rev. Dr. Randall,
sit an . .'the Episcopal Church, 'is added,
with remarks uponitiby the anther of the ," path:
phleti• applying, the principles of 'the sermon. to
•the work•of the Italians in Italy. '
A new movement ;12 b '
e'en for the bene
fit of the NOTORITO3 FIVE POINTS, in , die estiab.
Bailment of out-dotir preaching in this abandon
ed" place. , A Porthila lof the buildings 'Nadia as
dew Bay, have b'etia:o4eiriolisho; thetretsudiliirie
been.levelled and fenced, and a rough teMporary
building provided,, with seats, has been erected.
On last Sabbath ibis place wad _ "thrown open for
public worship. There was a large attendance,
and from ; the adjacent buildings many listened
for the first time in their lives, perhaps; at least
ler 'the
Hiseozin
S yeitiisqtr kiss rsielsniation of
,the tFl4B444;•.:t:eit**l.*:(**ll;g'S
CO/V4agtle))/Ml"i:in .12r404X__
tau) afternson;:andßoklfird e ,
ibinierted Rasa, !obis contitryinsdiu tiitfieown
` . 'lan ' r guage ; in the evening : '' Tiler e: line : ice little
:iiaturbanne; though the,police lame. riot notified
be 7 present. The . service is to be continued,
''baid'a'considerable nineber of emineritsclOrgyifien
bane'figOrke4.9r#, willingness to assist in it
The NEW. PLystotrnt Cannon, f6r the
use or, the congregation ol"Reil"Jcienry *aid
t
. 4 # (l 4 4 r* i 4 *l 4 ,t. TlPl44 } i .as *as ex
pected: t
The• lowest hidderti fondhil work are as follews :
Carpenters' work, " $44 660;- - masons'
work, Ge,Prench, , z ss2,6oolesteneusattere. work,
John Price, $42,259 ; roofing, White , Kenney,
NM
OE
$4,8004 Iren,lrgrk, Bent. & Dougherty, $2,270
Tet51,4147,470-,
.The plicisTrani na Nzw-Tons held its .Spring
session latit"Week; in Di. Potts' church. The
Rev. John M. Krebbs, D. D., Ttev. Gardiner
mW
Spring, D. D., „Roalter Lowrie and Mr.
Walker, were elected delegatei to the next. Gen_
errl Assembly. With !nerd , to the proposition
that; he present sySiern.on which the Boards of
,the church. are, constracted.shall.be modified so
as to consolidate the existing Boards and the
working Committee--making ; one body instead
of two—the Presbytery 'adopted the following :
Resolved, That • the 'Presbytery' of New-York
hefeby expresses its approbation of the system on
.whichthe,poards of the Church tare constructed,
ma especially dlssent fromi any proposition that
"Mai be to .reduce them to — mere Executive
Committees.
regaid i to the Boardof boineatic
sions, the following was passed
ThniAlublPiesbytery ides no good
reason for agitating the questitin foriemoving the
seat of the
..Board ,of-Domestic, • Missions from
Philadelphia.
The sum of $6OO was appropriated to aid the
pastor, of the (lerman-chireh, On Madison Street,
and the appropriation to., assist • the Rev. Mr.
Wilson, pastor of+ the colored• church on Seventh
Avenue, was increased from $6OO. to $6OO.
After a long, discussion with. regard to the
Twenty-Eighth Street church,. the Presbytery
decided that a Cotmnittee.should.be appointed to
raise, 'oh behalf of ,the Presbytery, $4,000 to
purchase the mortgage on the church. •
• Dr. Hoge, from the Committee appointed to re..
port a parrailie` if the general result of the
verbal statements - *tilde" on the O'evious day,
read'an interesting narralive, noticing particu
larly the Germait'chirch in Madison Street, the
Mariner's church, and • the Nineteenth Street
church. The document was ordered to be
printed.
B. 'Samuel Alexander Presented the petition.
'Or the - Northilreit Presbyteriah aluirch' in Fif
tieth Street, (New School,) to be admitted under
the care of the Presbytery. After, some. discus-
Mou t the whole subject ;was referred .to a. Com
mittee of - dye, to report to the Presbytery. Dr.
Phillips, Dr. liege, Rey.' Samuel` Alexander, Mr.
Moses. Allen and •Wv: < Staples,: were 'appointed
such Committee.
PIIII):4I7).EtP7TTA.
Bvzaw. STRANGEB, upon ;visiting this'. city,
pauses almost involuntarily in.,front .of , then ven
erable pile of brick buildings on Chestnut'Street,
known as the State House, which contains the
'famous Independence Hall; Where the Deelara
tionof independence -was signed in 1776: The
erection'of thiS bmgding Was commenced in 1729,
'arid costigeteil in 1734. - 'lt has nearly the 'same
appearance now that it had in 1778,thoUghsome
ineMisidertilder -t chaitges' kiiVe been 'made.
The bell that still gives forth its notes from the
etinole; was broUght'frion Burope in 1752 ;` but
owing toa crack received at its trial ringing, it
lost tone, and bad' t4i' be re-cast. Th was
iletiti'hylstte . Norris, Bse., SpeakerOf the 'Colo
nisi' Assembly, who inscribed on it' the' motto
which it. still bears, indicative of its, future use:
Proclaim Bberty throughout all the land,, to all
the inhabitants thereof." (Lei . :
the Declaration ; had been signed,. duly 4,:1776,
thia,:bellsmat . out, its. loud: peals. Soule of the
enemy heard the sound, and resolved i ,upon the
destruoti.Un„lof :the Bat r afterwards,, i .wholl
the,citywas i takett possession, of by the,British,
theydiscovered that the bell had disappeared.
By patriot hands it had been placed for the time
at the icotioinOT : Ehe - Deirw,are River. The old
chandelier tliatlighted the "Hill" the night be
fore the:Declaration, still hangs there.. :And in
the sane Plice maybe seen tlie' pew. in' which
'Westing:ten, Lafayette, aid Franklin. sat, when
attending,ChrisCs church,• on Second Street.,.
The Paiiiisfit BIBLE Soura.ri wilt' hold
its `Fifii:secend Annivenaiy in. The diurcii on
Washington Square, on the 2d of May.
The LA MM( C;1 ; METHODIST CHICILCH of
this city; de:siroue of the introduction - of layinen
to the Conferences of that Church, are not satis
fied vith , the . treatment received 'by their I:amo
rist, at the late meeting of the Philadelphia
'Conference. A Convention of Delegateefennithe
Methodist Episcopal churches of this city,,f*Wor
able to lay representation in the Confereikee's
held hint. vinek;in'the Trinity church, in,lipth
`treet. Twenty-three' churches ' ',Were =repre
sented. ":9:' series "ot•iesOlutione 'Were
'after ced:UsidiWebtidgCussion, 14eola,rO that.
their memorial was not sat4aftui!:a#:i disposed
of by the Philadelphia 4 cullfeiience,
and unlesa I the next
10 114
.!Ktme!. action., faYoratblit to ,a r :recogni
tion, of theitrighti! tfie:la47iii l / 4 1 . 1 !f t govern
ment onhe Church, its primppritylo be greatly
retnrdeds .Five thousand, c opies ; of the memorial
• •• ./
to the deneral Conference and the proceedings of
,the Convention.!wet.e. ordered tn.:be : printed for
general distr4nition. ! , , •
is The Nnw, ...Scidoor POROBTTEILLBS •Of this city
appointed . tha following : delegaitils tile General
•Asseinblytit : Froth the Third Pres
by,tei-y, ILEA. ;Henry Dar4gsipid . ;..T. Glentworth
Butler, 'aiidAran: J'oafii)ll 9llieoii fidir , I).
bola: the ionrt4 vßeva.
'Jgfin
Moilierid; and Messrs.
11:11iMiTkuiihasiiiiiii ' • -
i!: F ECCLESIASTICAL.
~•• : f•
TherPresb3rtery of :IliChland .harudissolved
the pastoral relation s bntween :Rev. Mr.
BURGFETX • ihe ,, elvar.ch of .11latisfield.
The. Rev.. Hum/ WILSON, D.D., who
hits ~b een:sVplyingl.,thilkehttroh for a
: few. ,n 1 ontha'fi - hae. tbeeCnnanimonsly :and
. cordially,invitedtWixtooniciP-Pasto-r-''t
'Mr. J: .Q: ' removed from i
' Grdieyst,i sie4 t; Ohio; desires to be addressed,
foiitheYir g,
at'Olivesbnr
i•- -tow
- •
44. 3 PR1 g.
...). 10 N '.7as
•Lnftr, , "censed to
•Preaclik,. ~..t.44-GOsPoii .4 the Presbytery of
Naft4: l l l la, its ;
Mesaisv•W.KsifiNcrrotelA. Itiiotiss., FRAN
, clStiktr WOOR, WI. • 17:p:Witt;rE, were
lideatedrho preach' Vie 'cgkiper; by the
Presbytery of Miknu , kitititi'bOrineeting.
Rev: RivAlitTTAA.tqacq.x., „ of;Erniontown,
Belmont, Oounty, Ohio, has been installed
• Pastor rabq kshu.roh, aof .• 'Grandview,
• • Waahh.t . .a . counPy, Ohio, - , and his Post
OfrioA•a accordingly.
/if.eB44. Tao
h63 . ll:An* t j 011.! H. Nan
' VENARs 'Mi nch) )
Weigiiiieninein 'p
reach 'the. aospel, by
the . Priesbyter Chicago,at its late
.y
.•
meeting.
ACV. Dr. THOMAS E. Pi of has .accepted
. Professorship. in Union Theolocal
Seminaryk
. • .
The' Presbytery "of :New Albany, at -its re
• • cent'Snasiontrieff.effetwontillei licensed
• R. •C. ' 31'91z;'• 1 1 attident; of•'. Danville
Sezninaryf••Yr:l3! 7 Titu:idt.i'iv i s*llent of
the Ohifto SeihibarY; "and , 8..' J. L.
• 141natinwa t U pritankthil
;Am'. R... W. was received
from t he' towchool x ,tht T i rfisbYterY
otlcaus3r.lvania,.at its wail* Leban-
TATiik.t u C k Yl:•; - •
•Rev.iV4A. HALY:,;ia•-strident.:•of Danville
itt Belatinisy; • has 'received •an&aecepted a
' , •eall to-beAban4Pcb-_paatoi- with. Dr. Butler
of the church} IPa:et Gibion,. Miss.
lMlessi s_ . _9,;•Aoil; tOintY, wm-
Mpo. 1-1-E0414 A .: 0: xuaripmmlf, and '
Dan-
. R.
otthe i Onninary at
villeweielieliped to:p.r,i‘ach . the Gospel,
.At t ,•fphe,Fenent T;apsylvania
'ha "Milintql
vt%
PMBITNIIM - 10TICES.
v•. i • l•lin vlZ4i (1.3 • •..
* tAttlio i i ltE B2 ":"Altlii'Xinglialoo will bold an ad-
Jeurned mectlogra rortngeeknirni, on Wednesday,
9tiC,44.1 o'clock P.M. •. 1 *lag • • •
. .7H..M.I.ROBMRTSON Stated Clerk.
I: The ..PRESITYI3II7 OM JOOBTFQUE will meet at TWO'
ntliCs4lll"MiStriltallMlPMWCiDe'Cre
ld
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