Ell Would he had another life to.live—another life' to spend in the ministry of reconciliation. My brethren seek pitty your.% own hearts. Prize the ministry for its Auth and its .enjoy meats ; prize it for its toils; consecrate all, you are and have to this great work. Labor on to the last breath. Prophesy even upon the dry bones ; the power from: on highthe breath of the Lord will make them live. There is a better time coming for the Chnrclr.. He was.' looking for days of mercy—for days of the power of the right hand of God. They will not be long delayed—Pray for them-'=•-labor for them. Never was there a ministry so well •qualified for the work' of the Great Master, as that Which he (the speaker) was leaving behind him. He thanked God for such a ministry, - and prayed that they might be plen tifully endowed with his Holy Spirit. And now, brethren, I'leave you: My voice you will never hear again; your faces I will look upon no more. God of all'gfatte; 'bless you and keep you. Fare well; beloved' brethren, my last farewell—fare well. Amid. tearful. silence. Dr. EDGAR led in prayer. After this, an aged Elder ' Mr. Isaac'. Srcier.n, from `Mississippi, said that he could not keep silence. In 1812 he had heard Dr. Spam° preach his first'sermon after ordination, from 1. C or. :2, " For I determined not to know anything among yon, Save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.' Under God Dr. SPITING had been the means of bringing birn to the Saviour of sinners; and on the day - he united with the MIMI, the Dr. preached front—" Fear not little flock." From that day to this his heart was knit. with that of Dr. SPRING, though far removed from him. And how in company' with his former pastor, he looked upon 'the 'General Assembly for the last time. Witlfibb parting counsel of that pastor, be co incided most earnestly. As Dr. SPIUNG said, r Will never. see Your face again in this wbrld; but we will all meet in heaven. Farewell, for the last time. Again, I say, dearest brethren, fare well. .• The rersOmbiance of this hour will ever be cherished by those present. The remainder of the Report of the Committee on ;he Board' of Domestic Missions, appointed last year; was then taken up. On motiOn , of Mr. YERMILTE, the second reso= lotion, which recommended that no change be made; at:pieSent, in the location of the Board, was passed. : " The third resolution, whieh was that there be no Executive Committee except- the one at Phila delphia,' andt'that the Executive Committee at Louisville beabolished, was next considered. Rev. J. It "Baca, Chairman of the Committee at LOuisVille; Opposed: Re said that this Pent mittee had been in existence for fifteen yearS, and hnd worked well. If the abolition of the Committee was now pressed, he would insist on the right of discussing the subject in full, what ever time might be necessary. Mr. Vartmwre said that since this Seemed to be an oractiiikOqnge, and therefore inconsistent with' the first'resolution passed, he would move to lay it on the' iable. Mr. Di:Lk:Nosy inquired if there was any pro vision in the original constitution of the Board for'two heads, or -which is the same thing, for two Executive Committees, Dr. BO . ARDMAN protested against laying aside any part of, the report in this summary manner. It was not courteous to" the Committee ; it was unworthy of the General Assembly. Some mem bers of ths Committee had travelled hundreds of miles hi the performance - of the duties of, their appointment. The Executive Conunittee had been instituted Merely as an experiment; and many gentlemen at the West, Missionaries and otherS, thought:it worked injuriously. Dr. CHEESEXAN said the Board at Philadelphia agreed with the sentiment of the report, but did not wish to press it if too violently opposed. The fourth - 'resolution, that there be an Ad visory Comiiitttee at San Francisco, was then considered. And the resolution recommending that there be one Secretary at Philadelphia, and one travel ling Secretary, was brought forward. Mr. VSII:3III,YE moved that the question be divided, and that the first part of the resolution be adopted.. . At this point, Dr. CHEESEMAN moved, as a sub stitute, that'the Assembly approves of the exist ing arrangement,'whioh'divides the duties in and out of the office equally, .between the two Secre taries. • 1)r. Ttionriwszt. warned the mover against the danger of asking any' such action as that con templated in the resolution at this stage of the proceedings. It was enough that the report of the Board was approved without asking the As sembly' to' do anything more. Such a course might prove very prejudicial::• at'. SPRING then waved that this whole matter be laid on the table for the present. Carried; the members becoming exceedingly impatient for adjournnie*t. The Moderator announced Messrs. Dr. Locke, Coe, Dr. Dickson, and Dr. Junkin, as the Com mittee on Systematic Benevolence, according to the provisions of the resolution previously passed.. Dr. Wm. A SCOTT called. the attention of the Assembly, andthrough the Assembly the Board of Domestic Missions, tq the great fields open for inissionary effort in Utah, Arizonia, and New Mexico. In coming to this Assembly he had travelled three thousand miles through territory belonging to the United States, and into which vast multitudes, were rushing, and along the en tire route there was but one minister that could have greeted' him: Judge LORD said that, he had a motion to make, at the request of a number of members, Upon which we were better prepared to vote, alter the full: discussion that had taken place, than the next :Assembly could possibly be. If any debate was likely to be called forth, he hoped the proposition would be voted down at once:' He moved: that the members of the' Boards of Foreign Missions, Domestic Missions, Education,: and Publication, be reduced from ninety-six• to forty-eight, one-foarth to be elected annually. The operation was to begin next year, when twelve members instead of. twenty-four would be elected; and; in, four ...years ;the: entire change would be made. Laid on , the table, on . motion of Mr. Har,Li- Dr. B. M..SBEITIL said it.'was generally his for tune to be placed on Committees, all the members of which disagreed with him. This was the case with the Committee of which he had been made Chairman this morning. The Committee opposed him. He found all the members So strangely and pertinaciously.rebellious that he could not bring them to his way of thinking. The Committee had prepared a report'and ordered him to present it, although , be•iliad :another and , far better report in his 'pocketp .to which they , would not agree. He then..presented the Report of the Committee, which recommended that the Reiised Book of Discipline be recommitted; that it be corrected,' printed; and distributed to the Stated Clerks of Presbyteries, by whom it is to be dis tributed among the members of the Presbyteries, previous to ithe :Spring meetings ; and that the Committee be.enlarged by the addition of three ministers andthree Ruling Elders. The report was adopted. • . Dr. E. T. Baran moved that this Committee be also chargedmith the 'duties of such articles as may be necessary, if, any- be deemed advisable, on the relation of baptized children to the Church; and the training to which they are en titled; also that the'memorial from the Presby tery of Tombeckbee ' on this subject, be referred to this Committee. Adopted. Dr. THORNWELL inquired whether the Com mittee on the Revised Book of Discipline should also have the Form Of Government so far under consideration as may be necessary to , report Changes therein; that it may be made conforma ble to the changes recommended in the Book of Discipline. He Was answered in the affirma tive. The Conimittee on Bills and Overtures report ed the mernorial from the 'Presbytery of Kaskes- , kis, asking the Boards to 'publish their "Rules" in the Appendil to' the 'Minutes this year, and onee'every five years hereafter. ' The Committee recommended that the request be gritnted. Lownan rePlied that he could not see any necessity 'for this action,; nor could he under- Stand Whit Was'desired. The Boardof Foreign Missions had no other "Rules" than those pub lished every year. The report was laid on the table. ' Dr. E. T. Bantu asked leave to withdraw the memorial fican the Presbytery of Tombeekbee, on the Dembasion' of the Ministry. Granted. The COMmittee cin,Bills and Overtures report-. ed an Overture hiking if an ordained minister, wbo has been chosen by the people for this pur pose, can be allowed to sit as a Ruling Elder in the Presbytery with which he is connected. The Committee 'recommended that this be an swered in the negative. Dr. Roams said he hoPed the Assembly would pause ,before adopting such a recommendation as this. " There was nothing in the nature of Pres bytertanism or in the Constitution of our Church to forbid an ordained minister from sitting as a Ruling Elder in any of our Church Courts. On the contrary; ministers sit as Ruling Elders in theMoUrtS of the Scottish Presbyterian Church to this day. Dr. THORNWELL confirmed the remarks of Dr: Hodge. To pals such a recommendation as this would be an unwarranted invasion. The report was laid on the table. • The same Committee also reported concerning the memorial from the Presbyterian Historical Society, approving of its objects, and commend ing it. to the' favorable consideration of the churches. The following additions were then announced to the Committee on the Revised Book. of cipliiie Rays., Dr. Peck. Mr. Paxton, Dr. Snodgrass; with 'Ruling Elders, H. K. Clark, Soon, Lord, and Mr:Perrin. On motion, the Moderator was also added. The ddiamitt'eti ort the Church Comnieutury I= was directed to publish its report two months be fore the meeting of the next Assembly. The Report of the Committee on the Incorpor ation of churches in the State of Neiv-York; was recommitted to the same Committee, With in structions to report to the next General As sembly. Hon. WAvrEn Lewitt . ; from the Committee on the Home and Forel:On Record reported, yeferring " this Whble matter to the Secretaries of the Boards, with instructions that if they do`not ar rive at. some satisfactory conclusion, to report to the next General Assembly, giving all the various considerations and suggestions that are to be taken into account in disposing of'the subject. Dr. TILIORNWELL said that the prospect of sepa ration filled him with a sadness his tongue could not express, but the time had arrived when this event must take place. He therefore moved that the Rev. Dr. M'llvaine be permitted to express to the Assembly the feelings of the people of Ro, chester with respect to this meeting. Carried; Dr. MclLvAixs said that .the 'Committee of Arrangements had most unexpectedly requested this .service of him a few minutes ago. He could say but a word. His heart - was too full to allow the utterance of his lips. The place - where the Assembly had met, was the original " Plam of Union " ground; but the expectations of him self and others had been snore than realized. There was not a person in Roche.ster that did not regret the departure of the members of the Assembly. Its influence in softening acerbities had been greater, than any. of its member from a distance could possibly know. The intercourse with persons from different parts of the Church and different sections, of the country, had ,been productive of the happiest effect upon the people and the churches. Long would the remembrance of this meeting be cherished. A vote of thanks was ,then unanimously And most cordially passed to_ the Comniittee of Ar rangements, for their kind and • constant attention, to the people of 'Rochester for their hospitality, and to the Railroad Companies that favored the members of the Assembly. On motion of Dr. THORNWELL, the 'Assembly then adjourned to meet' in the 7th Presbyterian church, Philo, ielphia on 'the 3d Thursday - of May, 1861. The whole Assembly then united in singing the hymn,''. Blest be the tie that binds" &e. the ,entire congregation rising. Closed with prayer and the Benediction, by the llioderator. tirtslipterian Yiaittttr. PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, MO. 'United Synod (N. S. Sontl).—This body concluded its annual sessions, in five busi ness days. The meetings seem to have been pleasant The parts are homogeneous, and the body is small. It has,• however, a large field'in which to labor and grow. Its next meeting, as we noted last week, is to be held in• Richmond, Va. MARRIAGE FEES. These are always regarded as a gratuity to the minister. Sometiines they are quite liberal, and make something of an item in supplying contingencies to the minister, or in furnishing the good'wife with pin-money. Ordinarily, however, they amount to no great sum; and people often monstrously over estimate the amount thus received by their pastor. The following incident we cut from an exchange MARRIAGE FEES.—A correspondent of the New Orleans Christian Advowte gives a chapter of personal experience as follows: "Au old particular friend got me to go to a distant county to marry him. I had an awful time getting there. The bride was handsome, intelligent, and her parents well 'off; splendid time. After supper, the bap py bridegroom came to me, called me, `brother,' ,for he was a member of the Church How much do I owe you ?' I don't charge for marrying people.' But you shall not come so far, and have so much trouble, for nothing; I will give you some thing handsome in the morning.' Next morning he came to me again, talked large ly, but would do something at another time. Next Fall I was holding a protracted meet-. ing in his neighborhood he overtook me going to church ; he told me how much he loved me, had not forgot my marrying him, was going to make me a nice present. Next day he came to me at church, smil ing, and said, 4 I told you you should not marry me for nothing, and handed me .a dollar; and from the airs he put on, one might have thought he had endowed me with a fortune. Next day the steward came to me and asked if this man had not paid me a dollar quarterage ; said he had told him so when called upon for his quar terage, saying, " I have paid him." I ex plained, and told him to put it down as a quarterage." NEW-LIGHT IN OLD PATE This is the title of a Bernier' preached in Onarga, Illinois, by the Rev. HENRY M. BACON, at the dedication of the Presbyte rian church in that place. The Presbyte rians of the North-west are subjected to a constant struggle against the Progressives. There are men, and they abound there, who think that new discoveries are being continually made, and are still to be made, in relicrion. This is a fond idea of self-suf ficient humanity., It is not from God. With the patriarchs, discoveries were to be made. With the Jewish Church there was a rational ex.pectation of progreSsion. At those times revelation was in progress. Then there were prophets in being, and prophets were still to be sent;.and then especially was the Prince of Teachers, the Son of God, expected. But the "'book of Revelation has been long'since closed. To this nothing is to be added. The: system of heavenly truth, as divinely revealed, is perfect, and the wise inquiry now is, "How readest thou ?" Mr. BACON thus speaks of the reckless spirit of the age : " Every notion, every opinion, every be-' lief is summoned to'the bar of human ma son, and required to produce the title, bY which it holds it place in the regard of men. No prescription of antiquity, no in vestiture with religious reverence, can save a doctrine from being buffeted by rude hands, or at the very best, from being scrutinized by keen eyes. No matter through what ages it ,may have borne rule, or by what multitudes of men it may have been, or is now implicitly believed and devoutly cherished, the time may be near at hand when it, too, shall be overborne and tram pled under foot in, this restless march of intellect. Indeed, there are some whose chief, if not their only reason for the re jeetioir of certain opinions is, that they have come down to us from former times, or are held by the majority of those about them. Their idea of progress is not the acquisition of new truth, but the rejection of old. As if one must dig out his eyes because a telescope has been invented; or refuse to look at the flower that blossoms at his feet, because the nebula in Orion has been resolved. These people are rich-be cause they have thrown away the old gems, worn and polished by the current of time, and have supplied themselves with paste diamonds of the latest style. And even among those who would despise, as all think ing men must, this puerile progress, which prefers a new toy to an old treasure, tbere is yet at times such heedless haste, as leads to the rejection - of that which is old be cause it is old. Surely, in this free, thinking age, one may be allowed to', sus pect that when men rush on in this sPirit, there is likely to be very little actual ad , Vandemerit!'“ PRESBYTERIAN 'BANNER.- THE GEMERWMEMBLY After having.given a full account of the proceeding's or this venerable body, a :re view of some important matters may not be out of place. The attendance was un usually large, from all parts of our count try, while there were representati'ves on the' floor from India and Siam, and a visitor was present who is one of our missionaries in South America. Such a Church as this, comprising two thousand six hundred min isters, threvthousand six hundred church- es, and nearly three hundred thousand coin= municants, with all the appliances, neck : - sal,. for carrying forward the work of evan gelization in all parts of the world, en , trusted with a high mission and a glorions work ; and woe to her if unfaithful to her obligations. Those who have been in the habit of being present at the meetings of our As sembly every year for a long period, say that the meeting just ended has been dis tinguished for the uniform courtesy and Christian spiriethatattended all the, pro ceedings., There seemed to be an earnest desire on the part of every one to avpid every thing that would give needless Of fence. At the same time there waslno truckling. Both on the platform and in the, pews there was an evident. determina tion to adhere -firmly to. what each•one con ceived to be true and right. And there was also a manifest disposition to respect the opinions and convictions of onelart 7 , othe'r: Ample'eVidence of this Vi4s'aiford-' ed in the patience and attention with iv - flch speakers were heard for hours, but whose views were afterwards repudiated by oirer whelming majorities. The great subject of discussion was the instrumentalities employed by the Church for doing the, aggressive work of her King and Head. This unavoidably led to a con sideration of the idea of the Church La subject that is still very imperfectly under stood, and still more 'imperfectly developed in practice. Drs. Tuonprw.trx, SMITH, and ADGER, would haVe every Presbvtery do the mis sionary work within its own limits, to its utmost capacity; and then have the stronger Presbyteries contribute of their superfluity, both as to men and means, in aid .of the Weaker. And then, instead of our present arrangements of Boards and •Executive Committees, they would have a small Com mittee appointed directly by the Assembly. The latter they assert to be the only Scrip tural method, while they declare our pres ent system anti-Presbyterian, unscriptural, and dangerous. While the vote against their views was one of the most dedisive that :has been given on a test question for many a day, yet the debate was by no means unproduc tive of benefit.' The great charge brought against the present system was, that the. Boards were too far removed from the Church—and in a manner independent of the Assembly. This led to a determina tion to remove all occasion for such a charge, by ordering the records of the Boards to' be brought to the Assembly for review, just as the Synods review. the proceedings of Presbyteries, and the As sembly the proceedings of Synods: This is a measure•for which many have long contended, who entirely disagree with the main position of our Southern breth ren ; but, the - most persistent opposition was arrayed against it on the part of a few, who seemed to think that the Church had no. right to know exactly what its servants were doing and the manner in which they were doing it. But the demand - could no longer be re sisted ; the, call, was too laud and too ear nest to be unheeded. And even those who ridiculed it, when argument failed, so long as there was the least probability of suc cess, hastened to be the first to offer terms o f capitulation. One day Dr. %MEN - M. KREBS, standing on the platform beside the Moderator; de nounced this review of, the proceedings of I the Boards as unnecessary and impractica ble. Among other things, he said ,that in bringing the Minutes of the Board of Domestic Missions every year to the As sembly, it would be necessary to charter a special train, an Adams Express car, Or an ox-team, (the climax is not ours but' Dr. KREBS',) and that when they arrived, Amy would form. a huge pile, when laid on'the platform, hiding Moderator, clerks, .and speaker from view ! How surprised ; and gratified were we, two days afterwardi, to see this same Dr. KREBS arise in his place' and hear him move that these MinuteS be sent up to the Assembly every year, :that tine Secretaries inform members of Their election to the Board, of , the. tim4! , 'of, meeting, and the subjects to be consilred at those meetings ; and that the Commit tees of the Assembly to which the proceed ings of the different Boards are referred, be directed to call the attention of the Assem bly to all the various things of importance. What a change in two. days ! Verily, the world moves ! And not a single one was found bold enough to oppose the movement, which many, some time ago, said to be so highly objectionable. The propositimi*as adopted unanimously, as was right and prop er. And new we trust our brethren from the South will allow us rest in this matter, that the Boards' will address themselves more vigorously than ever to their respec tive duties, and that every church, and every member of the Church, will come to their aid by benevolence, prayers,' and faith. Another notable feature, was the re assertion of a principle that many supposed had been abandoned last year, owing to the precipitancy with which the subject of Colonization was disposed of, and the rea sons given for such action. We refer now to the right and duty of the Church to protest against all heresy and all sin, by whomsoever held or committed, and to ex press its opinion concerning the various organizations having for their end the good of man and the glory of God, even though they may not be directly under the special control of the Church. Any who . may have been grieved at the indication of a disposition to abandon the position so long held with respect to the functions of the Church, will be rejoiced to read the resolution contained in the proceedings of Tuesday, ,which' re-affirms most distinetly the old and true principle. And any, who may have been disposed to exult at the ap parent defection; and from this to presage evil to our Church; will learn that their expectations are v Slave Tfoe, Qo our ChurOh*hi sp.O staken. But the re !teiple that seemed to r 4 last year, was of e; aud:thii has been mphatieally.. It cer necessary for, our As in its belief that the .ans .is , a part of the language not to be assertion of the pr have been abando the utrnost importa done clearly and tainly would not b sembly to declare Epistle to the Canon of Soriptur senibly has spoke so frequently of the o ization, and Temper unnecessary for it to be 'Lees on these subjects things should be eon- Slave Trade; Col awe, certaml, repeating its utte every year. ,Sun. sidered settled. Je was recognized in the the "'Presbyterian His his is , a new enterprise, ormal.notice. The same princ* action concerning torical Society." and merited some , The re-commit • ent, of. the " Revised Book of • Discipli ," was wise. Notwith standing the tale.. employed, and the time given, there is sti 1 much room.for improve ment. The addit ons made to the Commit tee, the suggestions already thrown out, and the opportunity for reflection, may lead to the preparation of a " Bonk:" on which the Church , can unite; , or to an adherence.to the one now in' use: But we very much doubt Whether ltiyfamonnt of argumenta tion can, induce the Assembly : , to send down a " Book " to the P r esiffteries, in which the . relation of aptized children to 'the Church is scifi - nth as it is in the second section of the first chapter of the present Revised Bonk. The election of additional Professors for three of our: Theological Seminaries, was naturally a subject in which the whole Church felt a great interest. And the re suit in each case was altogether.unanimous. All the Professors, chosen have had eonsid- arable pastoral experience, and yet they are all young enough to be able to make high attainments in their respective departments. And`to the credit of the last Assembly it must be said Aat there was no hasty legislation. Even the great desire for ad journment did not bring about any prema ture determinations.: New measures, or measures not'suifiCiently considered, .could be postponed to another year. To have them passed on the spur of the moment, was dangerous . . • The lesson of last year Was not forgotten. Never did an Assembly separate in which there'wats stronger or tenderer affec tion among its members. There were no heart-burnings to smother, no wounds to heal.. Christian love filled every;heart. 'WHAT DOES IT , MEAN ? Some weeks avo, in noticing the remark of the Central Presbyterian that " slavery is a civil institution with which the Church has no right to interfere,'? we said "Are the slaves human beings? If so, the Church is bound to seek their enlight enment, conversion, and edification. Are the masters members of the Church ? She is then bound .to see that ,they keep all the commandments 'of God. The Church then has a right to interfere with slavery." To this the Central responds : " It is an absurdity Without a parallel, to argue that the Church has a right to inter with slavery, which is a civil • relation, because she , is bound to seek the enlight &uncut, conversion and edification of those who are slaves as well as of those who are free. What our contemporary means by " slav ery and:" 'civil" in the above, we do not exactly know. If slavery is a mere ab straction, and " civil" a mere le&islative act, neither of them affecting persons, nei ther of them giving rights', nor taking away rights, nor, ,affecting man's moral con duet--that is, his conduct toward , his fel low-men and toward the knowledge and worship of his God—then we may be wrong, and the Central may be correct. But if by "civil institution " we are to un derstand a law, giving one man poWer over his fellow-man's person, so as to make the latter a cilatfel of the former, arid if slay . ery is the carrying out of that law by the master----Lruling his servant; giving him no right in nor control over his person, time, or the fruits of his toil ; selling from him his children ; into distant and perpetual bondage ; denying him the sacredness of marriage; separating him from the Woman, whom he claims as his wife,' byselling the one or the other to a far-of master ; pre venting him from learning to read; and so shUttinc , him out' from a perusal of God's Word and from all `the joy and; edification which comes from the glorious- arts 'of writing and printing : ; and 'keeping him from' worship, or restrieting his worship according to the Master's whim anffpleas ure—if this is slavery, then we say again, the Church has a right to interfere with slavery. Not only has she the right, but she is bound to interfere with such iniquity and oppression. She is bound to bear her teatiniony against the " civil institution as she did' in, her 'Act of 1818, and often, since. And if she has among her mem . bers, masters and servants, she is bound in the due use of the authority Which God has given her, to assert and maintain to each their Tight, as sensitive, intelligent, and immortal beings whoiii God 'has made of "one blood," and whom, by regeneration and adoption, he has made brethren. Now just take " a ,sample . of the princi ples' upon which the Central reasons. "But this. is not all. If the Banner's conclusiOn is legitimate that 'the Church has a right to interfere with slavery,' it subordinates the civil to the ecclesiastical. It creates the Church into an umpire to decide on, the expediency or legitimacy not only of slavery, but of all other civil insti tutions. It was bad enough when the ec clesiastical was subordinate to the civil. Bilt it is downright Popery in its most ob jectionable form, when it is reversed as the. Banner would reverse it, by giving the Church the right to interfere with 'a civil institution." "It was bad enough when the eccle siastical was - subordinate to the civil. But, it is downright Popery, in, the, most objec tionable form, when it is reversed." ! That ecclesiastical law being of God, and civil institutions being of man, there should be no interference. Let God enact as be pleases, and man ordain as he pleases; but it there shOuld be a difference between the two; let man's will control. That man by his institutions, should annul God's lair- is, to these jure divine Presbyte rians, tolerable; but for God's law to pro n Ounce on the righteousnies or unright eousnees "of man's •enaettnentsii and of man's SATURD_A Y, JVNE 9., Is6o. n. - Concerning the tion, and Temperance,- ;n• repeatedly, and in And after the As- conduct under his enactments, is not to be endured Alae l for slavery I How it blinds the intellect and vitiates the powers of moral perceptien ! According to it, men need but enter into a civil community. They may then enact laws—" civil institu tions"—to please themselves; and after wards, as individuals, they may enjoy the benefit of those institutions, free from re ligious responsibility. The ministers of Christ may then not reprove. F The Church of Christ mirk, then be Silent. The com munity, the civil power, has constituted the relation—it may be slavery, polygamy, or what not—and the Church must' not utter a' 'word. It is an, absurdity -without a parallel, to argue that the Chairch kas a right to interfere Leith a civil relation. Alas I God has ordained .the relation* of masters and servants, -Let these, on both sides, be guided by the rules which God has g,iV en; but let no Christian, and especially no Presbyterian, think that a civil institution can relieve him from any duty which God has,enjoined, or confer upon.him any pow er over his fellow-man, which God has not given.' Now, as we are, at a loss about under standing abstractions, the :Central is re quested, in its next utterances, to. speak of persons. 'What rights and powers Ido the civil institution, to which it alludes, give a man over'his fellows ? And to what are the negroes actually subjected, under that insfiration - r — We - ean—then - better -judge. whether there is any thing in slavery with, which the'Churei should interfere. The last Assembly has admirably declared our sentiments relative, to, the power. of :the Church