rts,bteriatt Nittiter.
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, HINE 28; IMO.
Death of Eel% Henry Nitltby,—This minis
ter died a' few dap ago at his residence,
St. Paul, Minnesota. He was, in the early
part of his life; a' teacher in Flemingsburg,
Ky. Xfterwards be was stated supply of
the Chestnut Street church, Louisville, and
subsequently pastor of the ::resbyterian
church in Oxford, Ohio, where his health
failed, Ho was a bold and faithful preach
er 44 be Gospel.,
Centre College lily,—The.l2th Triennial
Catalogue of this institution represents it
to be in a highly 'encouraging condition.
The total nuniber' of students in all depart
ments durin.4 ,l fti;present year, 9 50. in
J 1 yea!, _
the. College proper, 188. Of these, 65 are
professors of religion, of whom,2B are can
didaies forthe ministry.. The Rev. F. G.
STitiiitli& 'has '*ell-nigh secured $50,000
for_ the erection of ne7 buildings, an Oh
eerva,tory,.
SECOND 'PRESWITERIIN CHURCH.
This celf,gi•egation has been for some time
oceni4ingthe basement of the new church
edifiee,,but , enter, the, main audience
roomrloni next; Sabbath. The sermon in
the Artorning- be: preached by. the pas
tor, Rdv: W. HowAitn, D.D:; in the af
ternoon; at 3?r," O'ClOck,"bY the - Rev. E. P.
SWirr, 04).form9ily pastor of this church ;
amlin the evening, atfifteen minutes to 8
o'clock, by the Rev. Wm. M. PAXTON,
pastor of the'Pirat Presbyterian clrUrch.
congratulate this peeple upon the prii , -
ilecre of being alloued to have a sanctuary'
of ; their own once more. This new church
is favorably situated on' Penn: Street, and
has accommodations'for from one thousand
to 'twelve, hunilredworshippers The edi
fies. has been, erected at, great expense, and
every care has been taken to render it com
fortable and safe. May the highest degree
of spiritual prosperity attend this Conerre
pylon
PIMEURGIE SMITH V AND BENEVOLENCE
‘• TOWARD ,THE 'POPE ,OF 'ROBE •
The meeting in behalf of the Pope, held
some weeks ago intthis 'city, was not un-,
productive. of the desired result: The ad
dress' adopted at that meeting,' received
nearly ten thousand signatures, and was
forwarded to the Pope last week, along
with a. - cheek for $3,250, the amount
,of col-,
lectrOns made in this Diocese to aid the
ROinan l!entiff in maintaining his ascen- -
&pay over the Italian people. The Ad
dre,ss, written out in a beautiful hand,, by
the Siste.rs of Mercy, with an Italian trans
lation, and: the sheets`containing the names,
were henna in a volume' in the hiohest
style of tho art, by W. S. Haver, of Third
Street: 1
-Ail this sympathy and benevolence
, are
manifested: by free Americans, that the
peoPle of Italy may be Prevented from be
coming free, and choosing their own tem.-
poral ) ritle.rs. , For the continuance, of the
temporal supremacy of the Pope . is, the
great t object'aimed at in 'all the clenionstra:-
tions ,of this kind, both in 'Euiope and
America. 1314,.the catastrophe cannot be
Icing itvertod the sceptre will 400 n be
wrested front . the hands of the *tended
stiengsser of St: Petei.
=1
'CANDID ACKNOWLEDGIENT
Our friends of the. Rousian departments
of 'Presbyterianism, tell us they. are prin
qpted agaihst singing anything but the iii
spiredPealres. Occasionally, however,
tratkand.,candor exiort a ,confession which
doesinot harnionize With, such pretensions.
Attheir recent' General Assembly, which
met in Philadelphia, Dr. BEVERIDGE, as
ffuoted iuthe Piesb'Ocrian,said "he
thought, our present version of the ysalms
very;imperfeet,s".and referred to the "first,
jiftid4ecolul, hundred and nineteenth, and
others," '' as illustrations. ,He regarded
Prof. JONES' version as `a good due and if
a close er.amination were made, it reigh.t be
found: as 'near the :original as our own.
•"ptltri . ardds D. BEVERIDGE,' " the idea is
rirevaleut that Our 'version is Divine, and
that all ,cthers are human, and not to• be
tolerate." ,
, Now,Tif this is -true, it follows that Dr.
BrVEtt'en6E and`his brethren, so -far, from
singing`" the ,inspired Psalms'," "the very
,Word of, God,” sing only " a very ;
feel" exhibition of those inspired Psalms.
Of. course; Rouse is not the , " Word of God
equallrwith the prose of our Bibles"—
'for 'aim 'Dr. B: will acknowledoe the
P,salits, as they,,are l translated in our Bible,
to•be an.admirably correct and Hteral ver
'sion. dAs to 'Pref. JONES' version, (so
`calldd,) in .many of the Psalms it is no
version at all, not even 'as close a par'a
y rase,ss RQus And if Rousz be. "a
f !very• imperfect ~version,". Jnx.ts is very
;muck More.sm-
" , `GAIRBALIII IN SICILY.
EMI
, The news from liart of Europe is
I looked for with the greatest anxiety. , A
"'de'ep' interest' is felt in this country in be
lief d SiCily and the cause to Which
GARIBALDI has devoted his life. But this
is not all. Velrimjiiiitint complications
may grow.9it Of this affiii; that may set
"all' l;+ hi a blaze in a' few weeks. - As
will he seen int 9ur foreign news, na
,Palero,
the capita! Of Sicily, was: occupied` by GAR 1-
aeeor di n .to • the reports of the
last steamer. But his force was, compara
tively. small; , yet, if he can maintain the
position`bewon,' - for a •short time, he
will , be' joined by 'large' numbers of the
„people. One of throe things the best in-,
formed consider prphablei
,'l l . hutransfer of
Sicily to Victor Emanuel; the ,continuance;
qiif'ihe Sicilian Union with Naples, under,
,Prinee Murat; or the deposition of the
present, king, and the' transfer of the
crown. of the ,two Sicilies to his uncle, who
is well-known as a :man_ of liberal: princi
plea, and who- remonstrated earnestly and
constantly against:the;,tyranny of the pres-;
ent Kit!, and, also that of his predecewr;
The friends of.free government, huth .in.
- Europe:and` this. country, entertain the
"lope's thatGAstruAzni May snowed in , nt.'
nprootini :the 13onrben.' 'dynasty; that
Jong oPpresied 'the people and dis
;greeted four, common . hnmanity.
-oiaTerrible are the _evils warir,but it
seems .to be the only nanedy agabinithoary,
demiat ism .
lIIM
HEWN,
In some things it is - a . matter of but very
small moment what opinion th l e men of
this world form of us. In regard to mat
ters of faith they are poor judges. Of
Chr.istfan experience they know nothing.
To the true worship of God they are stran
gers. In all matters relating to intercourse
:between God and the soul, their views of
right and wrong, in regard' to Us, are of
but small importance. • • But still we are
not allowecl:to=disregard the estimation in
which `they hold us. In some things they
judge very 'accurately; 'arid our influence
with them, and the estimate which they
will put,upon the religion of Jesus Christ,
will depend very much upon our sentiments
, and conduct relative to those things which
they can appreciate. Hence it is that our
Lord says, "Let your light shine before
men." We are, by no means, to disregard
a good standing in society. We may not,
it is true, do mir alms to be seen of men.
We may not be ostentatious in our prayers.
We may not boast of our good works. But
still it becomes ins to have some regard, and
even a great regard, for the approbation of
out . . fellows; and to , this end 'we are espe
cially obligated , to excel in those : good
things whose.value .they are accustomed
highly to estimate. ,
These thoughts may induce us to value,
as of vast importance, the apostolic pre
eept, "Providing honest things, not only
the sight of the Lord,•hut also in the sight
of men." Honesty meets with universal,
approbation. • The thief,' as readily as the
Christian, will approve of honesty on `the
part of his fellows ; and dishonesty'he will
as quickly, and perhaps as heartily, despise.
The men of the world value a strict, integ
rity, in regard,to money transactions. That
a man shall deal fairly, and keep his prom
iseS, and promptly and fully meet all his
engagements, they. regard as an acme in
virtue. . - •
This virtue they expect, to find in the
Christian. The want of it they can hardly
tolerate. They can excuse, themselves for
some shortcomings, but,the Christian they,
cannot excuse. And the man who, claims
to be a Christian, but who fails in this grace,
they regard as a hypocrite. Such an one
need not reprove them for any sin ;,,neither
is it worth his while to attempt
,to teach
them any doctrinal truth or religious duty.
He is destitute of what they regard as the
highest moral excellence, and why should
he assume a superiority over, them?
The world may-be, in this respect,, too
censorious. And yet they have reason to
be very stria with the Christian, in money
transactions. To render to all, their due,
and to owe no man anything, are Scriptural
precepts. The,Christian professes to' have
his treasure in heaven, and not on earth.
It is hence a monstrous perverSion for him
to, lay up wealth by unlawful means. He
is bidden to set his affection on things
above, and not on the things which
are, here below; why then should he
accumulate by taking where' he does not
give a full value 'in return„ or by with
holding that to which his ,neighbor has a
rightful claim ?
The demand which the worldmakes upon
the Church, in relation 'to this virtue,
should be answered. in the strictest sense,
and to the utmost, extent. Honesty is -an
excellence. It is a thing about which the
man of 'God and the man ,of the world call
meat in judgment The *ant of it will'
utterly condemn the ,Christian. The pos
session of it will give him honor and•in
iluence with all. If honesty were found
to be an unfailing fruit Christianity,
, of
that is, if every Man who, professes to re
ceive Christ, woUld liencoforth a, truly
honest man, religion would he, thereby,
greatly commended. Here would be a
fruit which every man could see, and by
which many would be greatly benefited.
Then, as Christians would be had in honor,
and would ..honor their Master and his
cause, and would,have ability to put .forth
a saving .influence among men, let them so
live that the world' shall be compelled to
say of them, that they are strictly honest.
ALBANY ILL.-1 MINISAR'S FAMILY IN
The attention of out readers is called to
the account of. the tornado with which this
'place was'visited on the 3d instant, which
extended from Pert Dodge, loiva, to the
forests of Michigan, being about three
fourths of a mile in width. The number
of lives -already
, ascerthined to have been
lost, ia:tiro r hundred and seventy-nine. It
will be found in 'another column. The
Rev. A. H. LACKEY is the,pa.stor of the
Presbyterian 'church. His house is ..a
wreck, and his family is turned mita doors.
His family and his people are in a very
needy cendition jiiSt now. Any help sent
them, will be worthily bestowed and grate
fully received. We trust that many Chris
tian friends will cheerfully and at once
re
spond to this call. We will gladly:convey
to Mr. LACKEY any money entrusted to us,
in aid of his family or his church.
Mr.;;LACKEY preached <last Sabbath to
the congregations of Drs..SWIFT and PIAT3I
- and will Preach 'next Sabbath to'-Mr.
PA - xToN's people. During his stay, he
will call, as far as poisible, on the members
of our =congregations in Pittsburgh and
Allegheny, and we hope that the 'people
will bestow their benefactions with their
usual liberality. The case is one well
adapted to awaken all humane and Christian
sympathies. ,
Held an adjourned - Meeting On - the 12th inst., at
Chambershurg.
About`thirty members were present.
Mr. J. D. ltandolPli, of' the Princeton Semi
nary, and Matthew Van Lear, of Danville Theo
logical Seminary, after :having ) passed throngh
highly creditable examinations, were licensed as
probationers for the. Gospel
Mr. George F. Cain was received under the
care of 'Presbytery, as'a aandidaie for the min
istry.
Presbytery appointed,a meeting to be 'held at
Petersburg, to ordaitrand install, if the way be
elear,.Mr. W.
,Dayicl Initterson, over the United
Charge of Montightin and Petersburg'. 'ln tliis
seriice; expected -to preach
the sermon, preside, and propose the constitutional
;1 Rev. Thomas foreigh, D. D., to make
,the fordaining prayer and deliver .the pastoral
charge • ,and 'Rev. J. A. 'Murray, with Rev. A.
ItrCaclren as alternate, to deliver the charge to
the congregation: •
Bev. George Morris tendered 'his resignation,
of, the. Silver Spring.charge, w,hereupon Presby
tery, ertlered that, the congregation of Silver,
Spri,og be . cited to, appear, through . their Coin-_
r eissionets: it the next meeting of PresbYtery,
is Petersburg, shuw cause why said pastors
reliiion should. not'be dissolved:.:
After a 'pleasant, harmonious meeting,,Presky-_
'
terilvajoinmod, - to meet,in Petershurg i on ; Tees-__
say, tlfil4thtf - fttigar,lit 7 t'Ordak - 1 ) .
J. gmtra Ciunts', Thipkiiary trierlt.
WitiT 110 MEN SAY OP' US
DISTRESS.
• ;,. g.retilyterhin. Banner.
The ..Preehytery of _eta
PRESBYTERrAN ANNER- 7 -BATURDA Y, I'UNF4 23, 1860.
EASTERN' SME:yUARY.
BOSTOIV AND NEW-E:YdLAND
The enterprise undertaken some, months
ago, for the establishment of au AQUARIAL
AND ZOOLOGICAL INVITOTE in Boston, :
has been successful, and the Institutes Will
be opened with an address from Prof.
Agassiz, some time in, the early part ,of
July. ' '
The thirty thousand volumes said to..be
in the LIBRARY OF THEODORE PARKER,
are not:. to be found. .The entire tibrary,
will only amount to some seventeen thou
sand volumes. The Rev..-Mr.; . Conway, of
Cincinnati, formerly of Washington City,
is talked of as 'the suceessor,of kr. Parker.
Mr. Conway started out as a regular Uni
tarian,"but is, not many degree's removed
from the baldest Parkerism.
The REV. J. V. Ilriuzs edits the Advent
Journal, in Boston, and occupies . a promi
nent place among modern Millennariani, in
this country. - Ile fixes the end of the
world in 1867. This.seems to,be the view
of Dr. Cumming, if it is possible to ascer
tain exactly what date he really believes to
be the true one.
When so much is being said about
LJAPAN AND THE JAPANESE, it May ,be in-,
teresting to know something'about the first.
via of Americans to that country: The
first,Ameriean ships that . ever visited that
land were the Margaret and llataldin, of
Salem Mass in the year' 1800_ And it is
not a, little ;remarkable that a member of
that expedition. still lives in Salem, •in . the,
eighty-sixth year of'his 'age:- 'His name is
Mr. Lincoln Stetson; and he has assisted in
building every vessel that has been launched
at' Salem ,since 1800. His., gray head is,
now a -trown of glory 145 him, and; his
health is good.''He' went as • Carpenter in
`the ship Afargal•et, at the.time of her visit
to_japan.
' The People of • Massachusetts ,are thor
diasatiafied with the results attained
by the REEoux. ScitooL and'the'Leeisla-,
tare, at its late session,,appreplintedmoney
for pnrchasing•and fitting up. a, ship to be
stationary in Boston harbor, and a .yieht to
teach the More Advanced pupilsTsailin6 and
seamanship, with a view to training a por
tion of these. vicious boys to a seafaring
life, either in the mercantile or, naval ser-'
vice. This school-ship was -hauled into the•
stream in' tho'bdginning of the month, and
will soon receive Ihe 'former inmates of the
Reform. School. ; .. The yacht will be in read
iness as soon \ as it is needed. If these
boys are properlyinstructed,r and if they
are brought under the right kind of moral
and in - dumice and;if the' example. o
should be followed in other seaport cities,
the charaeteraof our Mercantile navy may
be greatly improved in` a few years.
THE BEV. CYB.US,T. Allmts, of Warren,
Mass., has accepted the •Presidency of Oa
hu College, Sandwich Islands, The Rev.
Mr. Alexander, who has been spending
several months. in visiting the principal
cities of the; North; soliciting contributions
foithe endowment of. this institution, has
secured about •$24,000, and will return to,
the Islands in the month of July. •
At the present time there is a highly
increased ACTIVITY IN SHIP-BUILDING,
in different parts of New-Encdand. The'
keels of two one thousand ton ships have
been laid at Newburyporf and a number of
small coasting vessels areinprogress. Sev
eral ships are to be built the coming sea
son, at,, Gardiner; Pittston, 'and Farming
dale Maine
•
YALIKOLLEGE is still in luck. Joseph
B. Sheffield, of New-Paven, has presented
the scientific department. a handsome edi
fice, prepared at great expense. This is
the largest donation given te,the College at
any one time in its history, except, the,
Fdls'worth legacy, from which nothinilas
yet been realized. The same dlifirtment
haS also received $5,000 from Oliver F.
Winchester. And the heirs of James A.
Hillhouse have donated a lot of land lying
i'mile North of the' College, as a suitable
site for an Observatary Handsome and
, . •
valuable - presents 'have also been made to
the College library.„ •
* TELE CATTLE DISEASE has become a
great scourge in many parts, of New-Eng
.
land. Many farmers, are now entirely des
titute of cattle, and the disease is still
sprea - ding.. Beef is no longer eaten, from
fear of the fatal fnalady. ' '
NEW-YORK.
Tais 01 TY, is by no means finished. It is
rapidly extending Northward, and this year
at a rate never witnessed before, "Broad
way," at the present time is a remarkable
scene of demolition and re-construction.
The new builditrgs which are now taking
the place of the old ones, are of very im
posing architecture ; and it is, estimated that
the completion of the edifices now in pro
gress on this street alone will cost no less
than $6,000,000.
The City Directory for the present year pre
sents the following interesting facts: It contains
100,303 names; gives `information - of 55 - batiks,
with a total capital of $70,786,025 ;-.18 savings
banks; 80 benevolent societies; 11 cemeteries ;
244 places of religions worship, viz ; 33. Baptist,
4 Congregational, 22 Dutch Reforme, 3 Filends,
16 Jewish Synagogues, 7 Lutheran, 33" Metho
dist Episcopal, 5 African Methodist: Episcolial,
1 - Methodist Protestant, 1 New Jerusalem, '4B
Presbyterian, 6:United Presbyterian, 1 Associated
Reformed do., 5 Reformed do., 52 Protestant
Episcopal, 32 Roman Catholics, 2 Unitarians, 4
Universalists, 4 Wesleyan Methodists, aild - 2Q
Miscellaneous : 6 city railroads, 16.1:clubs, 9 dis:-
pensaries, 52 public 5ch0015,.34 primary schools,
8 colored schools, 5 colleges, 21 Seminaries, 13
hospitals, 145 insurance companies, having a
capital of $64,343,000; 20 life•insurance compa
nies, 19 marine insurance companies, 15 public
libraries, 87. magazines, 106 manufacturing corn
panics, 12 medical colleges and societies, 75
weekly and daily newspapers; 62 railroad com
panies, 131 societies, 23 stage, liries''and rotas,
52 fire-engine coMpanies,"ol hose companies, and
17 hbok and ladder companies.
The great INDIA RUBBER CASE has at
length been settled. Id . r. Horace H. Hay
has sold all his Goodyear patents, his fac
tory and fixtures, to .a company called the
Goodyear India Rubber Company, for
something Over half a million of dollars.
This case has been a perfect'mine of wealth
to some of the ablest lawyers in the laud.
'; The - long-talked of DAILY has at last
made its appearance. It is called "" The
• World,"'is 'somewhat larger than the Tri
bune or the Times, and is, sold 'at half the
price of either of these journals, viz., one
cent per 'copy. Its' selection of news is
good, a variety of subjects are discussed' in
able editorials, and it has ; a: genuine Euro
pcap, corresPondence. Tile Principal edi
are:3l.r.',gigtaiding,,:forinerlyCif the
.6"ggrigt*. 9:1 1 4. /4..ehq 4-rant
Whife, tht hest Arridifdan-iiiiitir
spectre. Irk 'the book littices we observe the
hand of Georg 'IP. Mars4oneof the'lmest
American scholars of his day. The busi
ness department is principally under the
control of Mr. Cummings, so suCcessful in
his management of the Philadelphia
/in.. Several able writers - , /re . ceneerned in
making up this pill-nil; One of its pur
poses is thus stated :
It will be one of the.principallfMS of the con
ductors of the World to record the proofs that
"the great resuscitation of religion" which the
distinguished Frenchman (Guizot) affirnied, a
quarter, of a eenturyago, to be the grMid* de
sideratuia of the age,,is in" actual progress, and
has Veen for nearly seventy years. 'We purpose
to lay liefore our readers, something on this sub
ject in every, day's issue.
. .
Another subject .'which the Brorid pro
poses Ito - discuss,'is thus stated:
The American political press has generally
passed overin utter silence the portentous dis 7
closures of the crimes of, the:Fontifical Govern
ment, which the throwing open, of the secret
archives-and. the prison -house of the"Romagna
has grven.to the world, and no Amerman senator
or representative has yet moved Congress to
press for the many months of successful self
government in' Italy such congratulations as they
were in panting,haste te offer to the French re
publicans of 'lB4g npori a-single Week of delusive
prottise. We propose to ; devote occasional ,a 417.
Iles to this ,subjedt. . • •
In polities, this paper professes to be
strictly independent,,„criticising or, com
mending the ,- acts of all parties, as , may
seem best for the cause' of tenth and right-.
Oousness. It declares that all subjects shall
be reviewed "froin a 'religioas standpoint,
and that nothing prejudicial to the inter
ests of true piety shall be -• a.dmitted to its,
columns.: This paper • promises, to supply
a want-that has'been long felt, and if true,
to the' principlea , :on which it has started
out, and • if sufficiently patronized, it , will
be the Means of doing great, good.
Another project is that of. several South
ern gentleman wholave banked the capital
necessary to stai4/a journal,' partly political,
partly literary, to' be `Called Republic:
It is to be printd on paper manufactured
in Georgia, and is to be, high-toned and
conservative. It is said that several of our
best writers and satiriqs have been engaged
,
as contributors.' } Mr. F. C.; Adams is to
manage •the, edithrial depaitinent. ,
Petit, of Virginia, is writing a, novelette
for its*columns, which will be illustrated.
"Barry Gray," one of the cleverest news
paper men in town,contributes a ''series of
sketcheS entitled '" My Summer in, the
Country." The firstnumber,will be issued
on the Ist proximo;
But'tbis is not all. 'A rumor is current
that the Rev Henry Ward Beecher, in ad
ditionto his duties ; as preacher, lecturer,
and politician, is about to, assunte,the , edi
torship of:a new daily; to be issued; some
time in the beginning of Auguat. The
paper, it is said, will be under 'religious
influences, but its, name has nut yet been
divulged. If Mr. Beecher 6.65 - a seat on ,
the tripod, his arrows will fly fait and
strong.
MESSRS. SHELDON L • Co.'have sent out
beautiful specimen pages of Dean Alilman's
great "Hi story of Latin Chtistianity,",
which they intend to publish from the
last London edition, in eight volumes, each
of which will contain about six hundred
:Pages. The first Volume - will be issued in
'October, and monthly ihereafter until corn;
.pleted.
ARCRI3ISHOP, HUGHES was 'preSent
the dedication of 'the new Roman Catholic
church in Raleigh, North Carolina; on the
3d hist.- was: so unwell as to be unable,
to . ake> part in the regular Service, but
spoke" in the afternoon on, the'preSent state
of the 'Catholic Church, especially with
reference to the._. present troubles in the
Pontificial domains. The state, of Italy
is a subject of -great anxiety to the Bishop
just now, and no wonder, for the chair of
St. Peter trembles.
The : , RELIGIOTTS SERVICES, - CORM en ced
some weeks ago, at the French theatre, have:
thus' far been remarkably':successful.'
There is preaching every SAbbath after
noon at four o'clock, and, every,. Sabbath,
evening at eight o'clock. The Rev..C. C:
Gross preaches in the afternoons, and eler.
&lien of diffe,rent denominations "in' the
eve.ningS of the Sabbath.
,These services
are well attended, and are marked with an
uncommon degree of decorum and, proprie
ty. The seats are not occupied by church
members or church:going people, but by
those who have not been in the habit of
frequenting any place of worship.
It is now reported that the Presbyterian
church lately, under the pastoral care of
the Rev. J. W. Alexlander,D.D., has given
a call to the „Rev. Prof. SHEDD, of .A.RdO
VOr Prof. Shedd is a very able and 've'ry
orthodox man. In his doctrinal views, he
'stands upon the old platform in opposition
to the' views of Fief Park. The 'report
may be premature, but it is certain that
-his 'name , has ' been for some time promi
nently before - this congregation.
Since the above was written; we learn
from the Beaton' Rec9rder, that Prof.
Shedd has declined the call:
PHILADELPHIA
THE PEOPLE of this city were so much
occupied last_weekk with the Japanese, that
there Seems to be an entire lull in , both
business andnOws. '
116 MEDICAL SOCIETY OF 1 3 E.NSTIATA.-
NIA was in session, and some of the dis
cussions' Were very interesting. One thing
we were delighted to see, and that was the
stress laid by some of the leading members
mpon the necessity of a., full classical and
scientific training, as well as professional,
for members of the medical profession.
Tat CommissioNEßB appointed under
the resolution of the Legislatures of the
original i thirteen States composing this
Confederacy, to superintend the erec
tion of a monument to the memory of the
Signers .of the Declaration of Independ
ence, in Independence Square,, • met to
commence the execution of their trust,
last week. The Commission is composed
of Wm. Curtis Noyes, of New York; Hon.
R: J. lagers* of Connecticut ; Hon. W.
S. Burgess, of Rhode Island • Daniel M.
Christy, of New 'Hampshire; • Col., Wm C.
AleXander, of New Jersey; Col. Albert G.
Waterman, of Pennsylvania; Asbury Hall
and Marshal J. Welborn, of Georgia; Geo.
Maxwell, of ,Delaw* 110 n; Chan: Fran
cis Adams, of .Massachusetts, and Wm.
Alexander of Maryland. The Committee
on Plans' and Estimates consists of Judge
Hoffman, of New York, Gen. E. R. V.
Wright, of New jersey.; ex-Governor
Dinsmore, Col Waterman, and Mr. Adams.
Thel.venerable. !Alderman JOHN .13INN‘ s
areefet hil esideikn
day last His - career was a remarkable one.
He was; born on the 22d day of Decem
ber, 1772, in the city of Dublin, Ireland,
and, sympathizing warmly with the liberal
party of his native country and of England,
he ; became connected with revolutionary,
movements, , which led to his arrest at
Birmingham, on the charge of high trea
son. . For nearly two years he was confined
in prison for his alleged political offences.
In 1801, soon after his release, he embark
ed at Liverpool for Baltimore, where he
safely arrived, and prciceedecl at once to
.INorthwaberland, Pennsylvania., where, in
1802 , he commenced the publication of the
RepuUican, Angus, which soon acquired, an
extensive' circulation; and secured for its
author great influence with the Democratic
party of that section of ; the State. In
1897 , he commenced the, publication, in
Philadelphia,, of the Democratic Press,
which. Speedily became the leading Demo
cratic
,paper of the State, and continued' to
ocaupy, that position until 1824, when Mr.
Binns .earnestlY opposed the election of.
General Ja.eison to the Presidency, and
supPorte'd john Quincy Adams.
MRS. CAIIPRELL, wife, of Rev. Dr. Camp
bell of the Reformed Presbyterian mi'ssion
in NOrthern India, who returned to this
country some two years" ago; with her chil
dren, and has since that time resided in
Philadelphia, proposes , to return 'to her
mission field during the Summer. Dr.
Campbell and wife lave been long and
successfully engaged in - the missionary
work.. The 'Rev : Thomas C. CamPbell, pas
for .of the Presbyterian' church of. San
dusky, Ohio, isttheir son.;
THE NEW PRE§BYTERIAN Qtrußca
ly erected at. Frankford, at a cost . of $17,-
000, was dedicated on' Tlinrsday, the 14th
inst. Preaching in the' afternoon by the.
Reit. Prof:Green, of. Princeton, and in the
eiening,, by the Rev.' Dr: IVadaworth.
For the Presbyterian Banner
' Narrative of the State:of Religion,
Ildopted.by the General Asieinbly of the Presbyz
terian Chrirch the United States of Anierica,
'at their Sessions at Rochester, New- York, .11 - cry
1860,.. and addressed to the Churches under their,
The devout study of the history of God's
dealings with his Churchilias always been
regarded as a very profitable exercise for
the. Lord's people. lt enables, them to un
derstand the true c. , ondition of the Church
of their own day, and tends toprevent that
fatal ignorance of the things that make for
their peace, in the time - o 1 their merciful
visitation, which has, so'; often proved dis
astrous to the interests of, the kingdom • of,
Christ.
Tn aecordanee with the long established,
usage of this body, the General Assembly
designs to g,ather, up the threads •of the
current history of, the Church, and to weave
them into a brief Narrative, which, may
serve to direct the. attention of the church
es to God's dispensation of his grace
toward them at, the present, time. :
This Narrative is Made up from the re
ports furnished by one hundred and thirty,
out of the one bundred .and sixty-eight
Presbyteries, which, according to the latest
published statistics, , comprise' the whole
strength of our branch of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, and among
the heathen nations of the world.
It is, impossible for the General Assem
bly to give, an account in detail of all the
various incidents which have occurred, in
all •the Widely, dispersed:portions of the
Church. But this is the, less needful at
the present time, because there . is a very
remarkable uniformity inthe, Narratives
sent 'up by the Presbyteries ;,so that we
might choose almost at random any one,
from , any part of the wide field committed
to• our care, and it would prove a fair sam
ple of all the rest.
It is a cause of earnest and sincere
thanksgiving, to. the Great, Head of the
Church, that this uniformr tenor .of all the
reports is, so very cheering,= and hopeful.
Among- them all there are, only, three or
four, that come to .us with the voice, of
'lamentation.; and even in those cases there
are signs of that kind of mourning which
the, Lord often speedily turns into abound
,ing joy.. It is also true, .that while the
mass of,the material from which this Nar
;rative is drawn is very large, yet the his
tory of God's care of his,people, and his
administration of mercy: toward his
,Church, may be, condensed into three Simple
elements; and it is under these three forms
that the General Assembly, presents, the
whole subject to the : consideration of the
churches. ~ ,
L-TRE MEANS ; OF GRACE:,
1. All the Presbyteries make mention of
the faithful and earnest preaching of the
Word of Life, as God's great instrument
for the edification' of 'the Church, and the
conviction and , conversion of sinners.
2.' Nearly all the Presbyteries make
special mention of the increased energy
and hopefulness with .which:: thechurches
are using those well-tried instrumentalities
—the prayer-meeting, the Bible class and
Sabbath-School, as well as 'the Particular
and , faithful inculcation of the' truths of
our holy religiotw as summed up in that
wonderful formulary, the Shorter Cate
chism.
Several of the PresbYteries give the
gratifying intelligence•that these efforts to
train the children of the Church in the
-.nurture and; admonition' of the, Lord are
,accompanied by an increased disposition,'
on the part 'of parents and Ocers of the.
Church, to lay hold on the. covenant of
God's grace for the benefit. of their chil
dren. While they diligently use the
means, they are more inclined; to exercise a
simple faith in God, as their covenant
keeping God—to take him, at his word,
tnisting that he will always be faithful to
his promise, which is to us;and to our chil
dren .it; is greatly to be hoped that this
is true in many cases; where the Presby
terial reports:are. silent with reference to
it. Yet there IS great, danger that the
Church wilt depend too much upon their
own diligence and faithfulness .in teaching
and training their children, while they
lose sight of their entire dependence upon:
God, and the absolute right which they
have as Christian parents, ministers, and
Ruling Elders, of the Church, to east them
selves without reserve upon the, covenant
,of God with them and with their seed
after them.
11. TtIE DISPENSATION OF GOD'S GRACE'
IN THE CHURCH
1. A' larve number of the Presbyteries re
port; revivals of religion. SOme tell of the
wondrous work of God, in one, two, three, or
more, and others in nearly all their church
es. The majority, while they do not speak
of marked and powerful revivals, yet tell
us of delightfulprogress, and Of additions
to nearly all their churches. It is perfect
ly delightful to observe how medestly and
humbly they tell of the good - hand of the
Lord with his people, how little there is
,of apparent,
,boasting and self-ednfidence,
'and hoir'genuine and unaffected their ex
pressiona of hope and truit . in' God. is,
difficult, to tell which of the tiro classes is
in the better condition—whether they Who
tell of revivals, or they who. hardly . dare
thus to characterize the Work' Of the Lord
raiaeng.
' For Vie pa two` years
nearlyall the Presbyteries haVe reported
and hopeful progress. Their ease may
perhaps be illustrated by the stately vessel,
which, while preparing for the voyage and
getting under weigh, resounds with creak
ing of the cable, the bustle and shouts of
the mariners'; but when the sails are all
spread to the wind. and the, gallant ship
speeds before a gentle but_steady breeze,
all is silent and still, no sound of con
fusion is heard, and even the Motion can
only be estimated by comparison 'with
stationary objects, or by observing the fast
receding.slaore. Thus we trust it is with.
our beloved Church; but in order•that this
sanguine expectation may be fully realized,•
it is, absolutely necessary that, our churches
should go forward. They must not be
satisfied , with present. attainments.: They
can neither stop in their course nor go
;back to sloth and-unbelief., They have not
already attained, neither are they already,
perfect; but . all that, they tell us .of the
grace of God in them should .constrain
them to forget the things that are -behind,,
.and to reach toward the things, that are be
fore—to press toward the mark for the ,
prize of the high calling of Godywhieh is
in Christ Jesus our Lord. , ,
From all that we 'gather from the reports
of the Presbyteries, we come to the delib
ate conclusion that the present is a time
of high privilege and great grace to the.
Church of the living God: Such a time is
truly a critical season in the affairs of the
Lord's people. • .
It is indeed the day of our merciful visi.;.
Where so many of the ,Presbyteries re
port =such gratifying progress and such
hopeful prospects, and so few mourn over
the languishing ways of Zion, it, would
seem tobe unnecessary to,rehearse the names
of those whom the. Lord has blessed. It is
enough- to say that there are hardly any ex
ceptions. Yet there are two cases of such
peculiar character, and such transe,endent
interest, that we feel constrained to bring
them to your notice. , -
(1.) The work of grace at Ningpo, in
the, great Chinese Empire, whose begin
nings were a noticed in the Narrative of the
last year,las been continued and enlarged
by the• Great Head of the Church;showing
that God-is administering his grace toward,
our beloved Church on the dark' heathen,
ground, in the same manner in which he has
signalized hiS favor to us in this highl3r.
favored land. • . , ,
(2.) .The other ease: is the work of God's
grace among the French. Canadian colonists
in the •State of Illinois, and among the
same people in.their native land. - •
The attention of the Assembly has been
specially called -to the various aspects of
this wonderful manifestation of. the grace
and power of God, 'and to the duties de
volvecnipon our Church by God's provi
denCe toward us in ' connexion with this
people. But although we, have read and
heard so much, we are assured that the half
has not been told. The General Assembly
hai the best. evidence of which the case is
susceptible, that God is indeed doing a
great and glorious work, among this inter
esting people, while at the same time he is
proving there by' ersecutions and sore af
fictions. The, Assembly also rejoices to
believe that a wide and effectual door is
now 'open for preaching a pure and simple
Gospel, to.- nearly, if 'not quite:,all,, the
French Canadian .Romanists on this Conti- '
'vent.
. This movement, in connexion with the
present hopeful condition of our Church,
the: General Assembly regards.as the most,
profoundly significant event of, our day ; ,
and the whole Church would do wellto en
deavor to understand the meaning of this
sign, in order that she may stand in her lot
at such a time as this. •
2. Jt is gratifying to,know that in many
parts of oar Church the Ruling Elders are
said to be waking up to a higher , sense of
their official duty, and their obligations" to
promote the spiritual welfare of the church
es in which they bear rule.
3. The active graces of God's people
are manifested in increased interest in the
great objects of Christian benevolence con
ducted through the Boards of the Church;
but here there, is manifestly great room for
improvement, and, we trust that: all our
churches will see to it, that they ,abound in
this grace also. ~
EINZU I I'.
The power of the Church of God on the
ungodly world with which its members are
mingled in so many :relations of life is
manifested,
1. By an increased aid increasing =at-,
tendance upon the preaChing of the Werd;
this fad is stated in the report of almost
every Presbytery, with hardly a single - ex
caption.
2. In the better obserVance of the Lord's
day as a clay of sacred rest.
3. In the improvement in the general
morality of the people.
But while this is so,•several of the Pres 4
byteries state that the deadly vice of in
tempera.nee is on the ineteaSe, and that too
even in placei where' the work of the Lord
is reviVed. This anomalous state of things
may'bo due to the. fact that: the Chu'rehliaS
not yet taken this subject - into her rown
hands, and by the help of:God, applied the
only remedy for this and all other vices of
'man. ' -
In conclusion, the Assembly recognizes
the goOdnesi of God in the peace and unity
of our Church; in its;enlargement by every
means, and in the new and louder calls to
increased efforts by the addition of the
mission to the Choctaws, the Canadian
colonists, and other interesting fields to the
sphere - of our Christian activity.
The Lord has surely dealt bountifully
with our beloved Church, and blessed be
his holy name; but these times of mercy
are peculiarly times of responsibility., Be
strong, therefore, brethren, and do :valiantly
for the cause of your God and Savionr.
May grace, and peace from God our Fa
ther, and Jesus,Christ the Lord; be multi
plied to you all by the power, of the Holy
Ghost. (MEAT W. YEONLANS
Moderator.
; • • • For the Presbyterian Banner.
A Fearful Tornado-4 New Presbyterian
Church Destroyed-4 Large Tillage Blown
Down ; Many lives Lost.
ALBANY ILL., June 12;1860:
DEAR BANNER :---You have heardhefore
this, of the fearful calamity that fell upon
our village and community, on Sabbath,
the ad inst. , One of the most destructive
:and awful tornadoes on record, passed, from '
the West to the East, over the Alissis,sippi
at this point, destroying the towns of Al
bany and Comanche, and resulting, in most
fearful loss of life. I cannot describe to
you ' the, terror of the scene, or the wide
spread desolation that reigns around us.
But two houses were left unscathed in Al
bany-, a village of one thousand inhabitants.
Many houses were blown vdown, and the
materials and contents blown clear away, so
that there is scarcely a
_trace of where they
once stood. , The strongest stone and brick
- houses were leveled with the ground. The
violence of the storm, or its ability to level
the Stoutest, building's, and sever the strong
est ,materials,no mortal can 'estimate or im- -
acine. In the two villages of Albany and
eamanche, on, opposite sides of the river,
the dead are about fifty-one; the' seriously',
wounded about seventy-eight. Mit, in such
wholesale destrUction of - proPerty, the'won
der and the mercy is, that BO 'few lives were
destroyed. We adire the great Author or
life, that so many of us are spared.
The new Preabyterian church in Albany,,
justerected,a.nd paid for at a cost of nearly-
$4,0.00,-has scarce one briek-apon another:-
Over' thisi sadrruin there , is'great lamenta
.tions for with Bluth painVend,ftif,a6.
many tears",was this church built. A
handful'of devoted' and, consecrated people
had just paid-the 1:74 lent of the
_cost of it,
had just called a pastor, and were looking
forward to days .ot:AjOyinent and useful
ness as a church! x, But in one moment
their hearts are iaddened, and their faith
severely' tried. -What':shall they do ?
Their crops have failed for two or three
Years; the pressure'of the tin* is very se
vere upon them, and now all their own
property is swept away in .one fearful mo
ment, and they have not the, ability to re
,build their own houses, much less to re
build in'' 'any reasonable time, their house
of worship. What shall lie done for them?
They are willing to' make new and still
more painful sacrifices to obtain a church,
and will commenee forthwith if they can
receive'''a . little encouragement from their
Christian brethren abroad, who are more
comfortably situated.: Who will. help them
in the hour of their calamity ?
For the Trftbyterinu Banner.
• 'Presbytery of Huntingdon.
,An adjourned meeting of, this Presbytery was
held in' Tyrone City, June•l2th:
J: Fir Barnard was ordained and installed
as pastor . over the _churches -of._ Birmingham,
Tyrone,:a.nd.Logan's Valley.
M. J. A. Patterson received ordination as an
Evarigeliaoi •
Mr. J. A. Reed was dismissed to place himself
under the care, of the Presbytery of Wooster.
Rev. G. Van Artsdalen was redelved:from the
Seeond Presbytery of Philadelphia, and calls
from _the churches of .:Upper - Tuscarora and
Shade. Gap were placed in his hands, and ac
cepted.
The following Committee was appointed to in
stall him, on the - 7th and Bth of August: Rev.
G. W. Shaiffer to preside and •preach the ser
mon, Rev. J. J. Hamilton to give the charge to
the pastor, and Rev. G. W. Thompson, D.D., the
charge to the peOple.
Mr. D.'S. Banks was licensed to preach the
Gospel of Christ:
Messrs. J. A. -McGinley and F: •E. Shearer
were received under the care of Presbytery as
candidates, for the Gospel, ministry.
The pastoral ref:llion existing between the
Rev. Jamea Williamson and_ the congregation
of WestHishaconuillUs, was dissolved; and Rev.
J. W. White was appointed to declare the pulpit
vacant, ,on the second Sabbath of July.
The ,thanks of the Presbytery were tendered
to the citizens of Tyrone City for their hospi
tality:
Presbyteiy adjourned to meet in the Sinking
Creek . church, on the first Tuesday of October.
SAMUELt M.-Moomu, Temporary Clerk.
-ECCLESIASTICAL.
Rev. J. ADDISON :HENRY Was ordained by
the Presbytery of Philadelphia, on the
sth inst, and. i_nstalled pastor of the
Princeton, chuich, West Philadelphia.
Rev. R. W. HENRI', late pastor of the
South ,Church, Chiciago, having accepted
the call of the ' Scotch Presbyterian
church, in Fourteenth Street, New York,
- to become the colleague of the Rev. Dr.
Mcgritar, in that charge was installed by
the Second - Presbytery of New York, on
Sabbath evening, 10th inst.
•
Rev. S. Hl.lcMumaw, formerly of New
• burg, New-York, has accepted a call
from the, churches of_Bel-Air and Frank
:Maryland. His Post-clifice ad
dreaais Bel-Air, Harford. County, Mary
land...
Rev. A. -.IIAGAMAN-191.8 installed pastor of
:the church at Lake Providence, Louisi
ana', bivtbe' 27th of May, by the Presby-
tery of Central Mississippi.
Dr.:JAmES Wo&mow, Professor of Nat
ural Science,„ in Oglethorpe
was Fordained as an: Evangelist by the
Presbytery of .Hopewell, in Milledge
ville; Georgia on the Bth of April.
F. TUCK, alicentiate of the Pres
- hytery. of Ebenezer, who had been se
, ceptably_-serving the church of Shawnee
town; Illinois, for several months past,
was ordained by the Presbytery of Saline,
at its recent meetings,in Oarnti
ker. J: N. SWAN'S Posi-'offiee address is
chanaed - frouf Columbia,Oiiy, Indiana, to
Wellsville 'Ohio.
Rev. J. B. SHEARER, of Chapet gill, N. C
has received a unanimous :c,all, to the
church in Saliebury,',C.. ,
Rev. W. Wool), of ''Rowan County, N.
C. hasreceived a ca. 112 to . -the. church of
Washingten, N. C.'
Mr., JOSEPH B. MAck . , via§ licensed to
ireaCh tie Gospel ;by the. Presbytery of
Maury on the' 246h.iat.; and;the pastoral
relation baween Rei'. J. P. HENDRICK
a thchurch, at `the sane
tiroe. ,ton e same
time dissolired—he having,aceepted a call
froth the Chuich of Edgefield,
Rev:; Virm - . I",:PR:D3E'S Post-Office address
is changed from, Bath; H., to McDow
ell Itiglxland!Connty,
• PERSONA.L.
: -
AAggsle Mariette, - file eminent French
Archmologisty writes, from. Egypt- that ,he
has discovered buried •in the sand in, the
_immediate vlcituty,of the Sphynxi, the re
11141.ris.tof a. large granite palace.. He...takes
.it to,be
one
,palacn of qephrenes, the_ buil:
der of one of the tbrep.great Pyramids, and
whose date Lespius fixes at 3,60011. C. No
less, than seven. statues of Cephreiies was
found in this imjace.; ,
Californian) .143ye - ;44 be on the move.
Rev. *Mr., Bentoni , Of ;Sacramento, started
some time sinee. , for :N. E. via China and
Europe. :the.-Celestial kingdom, in In
dia, tintle.Nile, he -finds Californians all
'busily "abroad." •
Prinei de Joimille; .
Who is now' travelling
privately in thig 'country, says that the
statement Made by, the Rev. Ele.azer
lianas, that he (Joinyillc) reveskd to
halals that the latt4i "ryas a Bourbon, is
entirely false.. •
Abrtiham 1F1n.00111.---The following; from
the Ohicago.Press, tells how, 'Mr; flaconn
received the news ofThis nomination:
"When the:news;of the nomination W.
>received in Springfield, Mr. Lincoln was in
, the= State Joaraall: office. A boy came
'headlong intothe room: where he was sit
,ting,- with - a, sealed dispatch, which Le
placed:in hand. Mr. Lincoln opened
it, and a Muldenvpallor came over his fea
tures..:-He gazed upon it intently nearly
14hree minutes. Then his 'customary smile
returned, .arL he rose, saying : " Well,
boys, there is.a, little woman down at our
house who,is interested in this business;'
and he walked away without any furtlwr
appearance -of agitation, to- inform 31r,
Lincoln-of .the ne*s.-
*-
ACtordillg to Di. Forbes:Winslow, there
are. in London 16,000 children trained to
crime.; 5,000 receivers of stolen good.-:
15,000 gainblers • 25 000 beagars 30,00
drunkards 180,000 habitual gin-drinker , :
150,000 persons subsisting on prolligae3Th
50,000 thieves.
Cobden baa accepted £40,000 sub•
scribed by some of his Lancashire friend , ;
This is the second time they. have endowea
him. with suph,“ testimonials ;" his foriaLr
donation was lost in the .4.merican
ParSoll mliwnlow says= that the moment.
he Inded in sWashington he felt an incli
nation' to steal. Re attributes it to the
'atniosphere. '
Miter of Nfloticittories.—A letter fnini
One of thimost deplorable events that
i
may occur n ap age, has just transpired in
;Patagonia. - The Patagonia :Missionary
Sbeiety has taken one of the islands East of
'TCrta dd'Fa,go, by a lease, and they mew'
,iyit as the t ii,C'ipital, while they endeavor
Ltees tenflheir` nen cc gradually over the
4f"T'iri) tl - 61 Pays an l'atOgonia.
A FRIEND