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PITTSBURGH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 26;1860.
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Newspaper Change..—The St. Louis Fro
byterian tippears, this week, as a double
sheet: One half bears the head, Presbyte
riati•-of our Union, and the other half is
simply Our Union. It, is to be, f‘ published
every Thursday simultaneously at St.
Louis, New-York, and New-Orleans, by
SCHENCK & Co., with a full editorial staff
at each of the above points, embraeina' well
known* clergy of our body."
Cailletepled.—The
J. B. CLARK,
of Canonsburg, Pa., las accepted a call t to
the United Presbyterian church of Alle
gheny City, of which the Rev. Dr. Roan
Ens was formerly pastor. Mr. CLARK ,is
greatly beleved by the brethren of the
Presbyterian., church in Canonsburg and
vicinity, and will receive a cordial welcome
from . bufbrethren'in Allegheny and Pitts
burgh.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Aeihe late commencement at William
and Mary College the degree of D. D. was
conferred upon the Rev. GEORGE T.• WIL
MER; of Yittsylvania C. H., Va., and upon
the 'Rev: WILLIAM lion'oEs, formerly of
Virginia, now of Warrenton, N. C., and
the degree of L. L. D. was conferred upon
the Rev., SILAS TOTTEN, D. D., late of
William and Mary College, and now Presi
dent of lowa University.
END OF A VOLUME.
THREE? numbers after , the present, will
complete the eighth volume of the Presby
terian Banner. A prompt renewal of sub
scriptions is earnestly desired...We wish
also an increase. Will not our friends help
us? We , press the more urgently, from a
confidence that the subscriber is amply re
munerated ; and that whoever induces Ids
neighbor to take the Banner, confers a
very great benefit upon that neighbor and
his family. .
We -cermet promise' rewards' and pre
miurna. Our-terms are too low for that;
but we trust that ministers and. elders and
all good men, women, and children will aid
us from a principle of love. Sustain Tax
BANNER.
NETRODISUAID: 'HOER"!
The action of the last General Confer
ence, of the Methodist .Charchl North, has
caused much excitement ahing "the Bor
den". It has led to the starting of a news
paper?, in New-York, which is ably edited.
The dissatisfaction is most strongly ex.
pressed, in . Eastern New-York, and South
ward to ;Maryland and Virginia. A separa
tion ii . Coritemplated, bit counsels arc not
yet matured. The'• Last Pittsburgh Acivo-
cute says :
The.presiding elders of, the 'Baltimore Confer
ence, with an 'equal number of laymen,' met in
convention at Staunton, Va., August Ist, to con
sider the best' course to be pursued in view of the
action 'of the' late General Conference on Slavery.
The convention is not without considerable im
portance, furnishing, as- it. does, a clue to the
form of action that the Baltimore Methodists will
likely Pursue. A convention of laymen is recom
mended to be held at Staunton on the first Tues
day daring the next 'session of the' Baltimore
Conference---the convention to be compbsed of
as many delegates as there, are traveling preach
ers in the Conference, and these delegates to be
appointed ,by the several , quarterly conferences.
The usual 'missionary collections are , advised to
be taken' and forivarded• to 'the Annual Confer
ence, subject to its disposal. Dr. Bond thinks
that this proposition'to hold a convention of lay
men at Staunton, contemporaneously with the
session of the Conference, floes not render it,
improper to continue -holding preliminary cori
ventions.' •
THE MOWN GOD,
This, is the title of a. sermon preached
by Rev. b. X. juNxibt, D.D., of. Holli
daysburg, ,before the General Assem
bly at ',Rochester, in May, 1860, on behalf
of the Board of Domestic Mission& The
text is, Matt vi • THY KINGDOM
COME.," The _preacher speaks, , first, of The
Kingdom of God;; and then of the Obliga
tion to ' , Pray '.and Labor' : for its coming.
He oecUpies alioiit iiineteeli Pages With the
first head, and_ fiye .:634Ahe,..5,K0n.d.. _The
Kingdom he -makes the .phurch, the true
Church as established by the Scriptures;
and he finds:" in the Standards of the Pres
byterian churches," "the most fair, full,
logical, and Scriptural exhibition of the
constitution, laws, and ordinances of the
kingdom of God, that has ever been embod
ied in ,unipspired language."
Dr. JUNIEIN` takes occasion to, present
some of his rather singular, and, as we
think, very erroneous; notions about civil
government. We merely note the fact,
leaving readers of the sermon to judge for'
thetnselves. The discourse is the produc
tion of in inveitigating mind, and an ably
conducted pen.
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copies orthe Banner, to be sent to, some of
our missionaries, and superannuated and re:-
tired ministers, and to a few other 'persons
in straitened circumstances. When one
who luiS been accustomed to the regular
. 'regular
weekly visits of'a 'religious journal, is ,
de
prived ,of them , ; the loss of enjoyment, is
immense. • And there are such—many such
—many-who really cannot, after supplying
naturei imperious calls, raise the small
amount of money needful to pay the sub
scription.
An instance of this kind is, now before
us. A clerical brother writes : " I wish to
discontinue the Banner for no other reason,
but that I cannot spare the. amount neces
nary to pay for it There There is no palm. that
.1 ever read, that a more wekome visitor
in my family thanlith , Baniusr; and believe
me, I part with' it .most itluotantly." He
then speaks , oftthe fail-arced crops, a small
income, and a large family. He tells also
of having been forced to part with a few
papers, one after another, andndds: "Now
I must part with the Banner,: which was
the last one I fblt, give.up:"
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to aid us in supplying such wants.
MEM
JEFFERSON COLLEGE.
The connexion of this institution with
the Presbyterian Church, and the immense
benefits she has rendered and may still ren
der to the cause true religion, give her
a claim to a prominent place in our col
uMni: We hence make an address in her
_behalf, our leading article for this, week.
To the Alumni of Jefferson College :
DEAR BRETHREN the Commence-.
meant Jefferson College, August Ist, 1860,
the Alumni there assembled took into con
sideration the condition and wants of their
venerated Alma Mater. Jefferson is, in
some respects, rich ; in others, she is poor.
In- one respect she stands preeminent, the
glory of the land; in another, she , is low.
Happily, in the relations in which she is
poor and low, it is in the power of her sons
to elevate and enrich her. Are we willing ?,
Jefferson, both as a classical school and a
chartere& college - , is 'the oldest on this side
of the-Allegheny mountains: Her early'
friends were the new, settlers, 'and pboi.
The State did for her next to nothing.
And her later friends,.having wealth, have
not been among the very liberal; or if
liberal, she has not shared largely in their
bounty. -Her, Professors have belonged to
the family of the good and wise--hard la
borers, meagerly paid. Their toils have
produced men for the country and the
Church;but 'not fortunes for the instruc
tors.
We want for our College, just •now, the
sale of scholarships to ,the extent of ten
thousand dollars, to liquidate existing ob
ligations, and to meet some , pressing neces
sities. For this we look to a generous
Christian publie---a public who will feel
that while aiding' a worthy'institution,
they are securing to themselves a valuable
right.
We want, also, just now, the endowment
of . one Professorship, at fifteen thousand
dollars and then another,at a similar sum.
For the one we look, very much to the
Alumni, and for the other to noble-hearted
Christians. - The success of Jefferson, hith
erto, is 'one of the best evidences of the
righteousness of her claims. Her first
foundations were laid with faith and prayer,
and every stone and every beam in her ed
ifice has been consecrated to the
_Lord.
Godly men began the work, and godly men
have prosecuted it. The early contribu
tions were from devoted Christians. They
gave the fruits of hard a new coun
try, under the exercise of great self-denial.
And they gave cheerfully. And God
blessed their work. He poured out his
Spirit copiously upon the youths who re
sorted thither. He made them, almost
without exception, useful me,n, each a bles
sing to the land. They have been the min
. isters, physicians, lawyers, and educators,
mainly, of the West; and many of them
have gone East and South, and taken posi
tions among the elevated and the useful:
The number of graduates has been over
sixteen hundred, a majority of wtom have
entered the-ministry: A' very large num
ber of young men also have enjoyed a par
tial course of instruction, and entered posts
of honor. The first Foreign missionaries
sent out by our Church were Jeffersonians,
`and a majority of those who are still sere-
sag the Board: are hers. A very large
proportion of our Domestic missionaries,
received their renewal there, or there had
the cherishing of their spirit. More than
41 third of all the students in our six theo
logical Seminaries, are her graduates.
One reason of the success 'of Jefferson, ,
College, has been her adaptation to the cir
cumstances and wants of the country.
She began poor, among a people who were
poor. She made education cheap. Young
men whose means were small, and who kiiew
that their own energies were their only
fortune, and that the cultivation and dili
gent putting forth of those energies must
elevate and sustain them, resorted there.
Hence it is that her sons have been among
the frugal, industrious, arid useful of the
land. But very , few of .them , have been
spendthrifts,or vagabonds, The'pious,, and
the sons of the pious, have been - her pu
pils, and, under her moral and religious
training, their good principles have been
cherished, and the seeds of grace made to
grow. Thus it is that we, account for the
multitude of ministers she sends forth to
bless the world.
'ln one 'respect ,the sons'of Jefferson
have'been sadly defective, that is, in, remu
nerating love. They have enjoyed richly
of her bounties, but they have not returned
the means of her elevation. They speak
of her with reverence, and they Send oth
ers to drink at her healthful fountains • but
they seem not to reflect that, with the pro
gress of the country, she must> progress.
The instruction, librarY,, aparatns, and
buildings which were once abundantly ad
equate, are not adequate now. Once she,
was even in advance, of the country's cir
cumstances, but such is not' now her con
dition. She has made progress, but every
thing around her has been morerapidly
progressive; so that, now she is in, danger ,
of failing, t 0 . ,: meet the demands of• the
times. The more wealthy and nobly-as
piring of our sons are likely prefer East
ern institutions—they will surely do so, if
our own shall not be duly elevate& This
would,bett sad calamity. _Let it not occur.
It need not: Her friends can prevent it.
And we trust that there is. wanted only a
little Of that stinitibis which is infused by
a knowledge of her wants, to lead them, to
prompt and successful efforts.
Permit us then to say to you that—the
compensation of the officers is decidedly
too small. We ought not to expect the
salaries there paid, long to retain, and by
'no means to replace, .the talents, erudition,
and refinement which are indispensable to
the keeping up of Jefferson's preeminence.
Also, the work of the teachers is too labo
rious. The size of the classes: makes it,
needful that they be divided, on some sub
jects, and they should in fact be divided on
all the subjects of recitation, thuS making
double work to the teachers, or requiring
the number of teaphers to be doubled. The
idea of having sixty to a hundred young
men to recite together in a elass, is pre
posterous. Thirty to forty' are as many as
can well be brought, under a teacher's eye,
Apd called elywith sufficient : frequency, to
be incited`to perpetual diligence.
The effort at present being made is, first,
to complete the old endowment seheMe by,
the sale of Icliolaiships. That schemn was,
left incomplete, several thousand dollars
being burrowed to make-`up the =mint
PRESBYTERIAN BA NNFA,---SATVRPA Y, AVGUSTA2b, 1860.
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which was to be, nvested—robne3r on which
interest is still to be paid ql-Tioiz,-We wish
.=
to endow the , Greek Professorship. This
was started as specially an Alumni project.
The plan was for each graduate, iiiid - Zther
student of the College, to contribute tqp,
dollars. But few, tfioWeVer, yet,
responded, to the 411, Only a_little liver,
five -hundred dollars has been .received.
May we not Press it Upon you';'brethreii;
one and all, to , forward this small sum im
,
mediately, or 'very' soon. Send to the
Treasurer at Canonsburg, or to, , either of
the undersigned in PitiSburgli: All, the
living Alumni giving at the rate , proposed,
would 'go far toward raising the contempl , ated
,$15,000. _Next, we, propose, to solicit • do
nations from the liberal to aid in'perfecting
this Professorship, and to endow :another.
To carry out this work a joint committee
of the t'r'ustees and Alumni, have arranged
with Rev. J. J. MARKS, D. D., to act as
neut. And so impressed are the commit-,
tee of its necessity, and.so.hopeful are they
of success, that they have hgreed,'tbein
selves, to raise Dr. MARKS salary ;,and thus
every dollar collected by him will go, into
the College funds. . '
If the scholarships can be sold; and one,
Professorship,bendowed,great .benefits
will
e
will result. The College willthereb be
Y
relievedfrom a considerableamount of in
teresti and be enabled to add two Tut Ors to
its corps of instructors.
But this, as before intimated, is not• the
acme of*mir desires. We wish exCedinc;ly
to have a Professor. of English Literature:
This should be deemed'an indispensable.
But to have this we need a second profes
sorial endowment. And we Cannot but
hope that there are liberal minded men,
among the friends of education; who, , on
being duly infbrmed of the want, will, re
gard it as a privilege to enroll themselves
for this purpose, among the benofactori of
the College.
Once more we ask. permission to 'preps
the Alumni to put forth a vigorous effort in
behalf of the Institution which was hon
ored of God as the means "of their own
great benefit Aid her in every way YOU
can; and especially and, promptly aid' her
by sending forward, the small 'amount , re
quested of each of you', l toward the Greek
Professorship.
,
On behalf of the meeting,
DAVID MCKINNEY,
c ,- •
} ommittee,
JAMES ALLISON, ,
SECRETARISHIPS An 'CHAIRS!'
Under this heading, the Presbyterian
Herald, of August 9th, quotes froni the H
C. Presbyterian, and then adds, of its own,
some remarks relative to us and others,'
rather loose, a good deal personal, interfer:
ing with private affairs; and by no means'
in full accordance with facts. And the
Presbyter,' of the 16th, ` copies from 'both,
with seemingly great'; gusto. Well, jour
nals, as really as individuals, have 'their
peculiarities 'of `taste; and they must`
allowed a' little 'latitude in b : seekino
enjoyment.
There are, however, some things,-in,the
Herald's article, of a general character, in
which the Church may be deeply interested.
If they are simply to
. sit in, the C,entral office
at Philadelphia and receive and answer Such let
ters as may:be written them, one - is abundantly
sufficient, ,if, you give liim'An ordinary; clerk.
Indeed we de not see how even lie .could fill-up
the whole °Penis time in that sort of work alone.
But if the Board is to be made efficient, r so, as to
develop the whole strength of the Church in ev
ery part of it; if new fields are "to be eiplored
and filled with missionaries, and old ones thrust
off the Board when : ,they have, bicome strong
enough to stand alone; if those portions.of the
Church are to be visited and conciliated, which
have misconceived and misconstrued the., eats of
the Boari, and brought into efficient cooperation
with it; in short, if the whole work, in all its
parts, and in all portions of this grand country,
is to be pushed forward with the energy,that the.
wants of the country diniand, then we, say i 7
ther one, nor two, nor three Secretaries . are
enough to do all that needs to be done: There
is work enough to be- done to. employ the - whole
time and energies of. half a dozen of the .liest
men in. the Church. The only question - is, can
they be had, and will they do it if they can ?,
A Secretary may do little or Much, as his talents
and inelinationimay read , him, last as an editor
or a pastor may do. We could fill a< Whole
paper in six hours,, or we could spend a. whole
week upon it; just, as we could ; make a sermon
in three hours, or We could expend' three, entire
days upon it. ' .
The tendency to ari - O i
ligarchy s 'very.
strong, even in • the Church. Parity and
Presbytery are, with some, not. Very pleas-:
ant., ideas. Men are exceedingly fond.'`of
pow'L, and many of them "eve. ease; also:
To have a position of influence,; with an ad
equate salary, is.' deeply coteted. Hence
the strife for Secretaryships; and the - desire
to have several person& employed- about - the'
same Work. TO'be one, of two; or foil'', or
six - men, who shall be charged n with but one
man's labor, and to have a full,salary, and•
have travelling expenses also, andwithal; to
Kaye an office which may claim deference;
and' give access to goed society, Is Very,
grateful to a a
certain class of minds The
Herald will have no difficultyin getting its•
half-dozen” of Secretaries, if it can only
raise the funds. But what say the toiling
thousands, whose indastry, piety, and self
denial, supply the treasury? Will' they
agree to have. Church matters so arranged?
If ihey intelligently,. let it be , so.: But
let them not be imposed upon. - Lei; them
not be made to believe that they . aro
parting with their hard earnings to, plant
the Gospel among the destitute, and to aid
feeble and perishing congregations, and to
Sustain laboring, missionaries, who, with'
their , wives and children, are half starved
on the poor Pittance of two or thrpe hun 7 ,
dred a year; while a large part of the , con
tributions goes into the pockets of men who
are luxuriating on as"many th - ousandS, Let"
the contributors 'know, fairly, 11 .9 w
things are; and then if they choose to au*
taro the syste,m,,we have no, more to say.
The Board of -Domestic ; , 111issions now , '
gives to its Secietarles
,(two at Philadelphia,'
one
one at Louisville, and, one at New-Orleans)
an aggregate salary, amounting; with trav
elling, expenses, to about" $7,000. It , has
also Treasurers, Clerks, Sze., to the amount'
of about $3,000. And th ere are rent's., in
surances, stationary, &6:, to an additional
large amount. 4Now,, are we,,to: haye. all
this still increased, hy an addition of two,
three, or four Secretaries ? It seems to us I
that there is already too much Machinery.:
Ten thousand dollars is too much to be
paid in salaries.. If Systematic, Benevo- .
lence works as it should do, , thatis, if. pasi
-
tors, Sessions, and. Presbyteries do their
duty, one half the amount named is - the`
last cent. Which`elionld be 'eipended 'brthe
Board upon its,employees.
If the South-West; from .their. , peculiar
condition, must ,Agincrindt , ' are
willing to
,flus n lti oq them have A
But note.tikt tP diminishes the business
at the Board's centre; and if the West
must have their corps of officers, this still
lessens the 'central work. Hence there is
there neede.d fewer Imployees„and salaries
•
more Moderate. 4 •
there. is, in__ the- quotation from. the
Herald, a principle involved which.,is of
immense' importaiiel-La principle sustain,
ing Episcopacy, and ':utterly subversive of
true Presbyterianism 4 The. Herald would
have the Board develop the wholg strength
of thetthurch in l every part of it, eiplore
new fields and fill .themwith missionaries-
'thrust ,off „the.old .when' they have, become,
strong enough to , stand -, alone; visit and
conciliatd' thode portions of the Chiirch .
which misconceive or misconstrue '"its acts;
and bring 'them into' efficient COBperatiOn,
with it, in`short'the Board is to press:for
ward the,whele work, in all its parts, in, all
portions of this
, g rand ; , What a:
work L. -Neither,the,six. Secretaries which
the Herald deintoidg; for teiity'of thenit,
would be able to do half of f it,as it should
be done.
.And what a power, is here claimed: for
the Board . 4ind its Secretaries ! An Epis
copate, to oversee, superintend,'direct,'and
control! Pastors are ignored ; Sessions, are,
ignored *; Presbyteries areignored; Synods
.are ignored r only as,• these are , servants of
the Secretariei,:bythein 'to he stirred up
and directed: "The 'Secretariesi are tode
yetop•tliPivh:oe : s i trenritli.Of the c OblireiLrto
explores it all; to locate missionaries; to
thrust ofehifelles • to t visit conciliate and,
hring alliportions of the'Clurch into= effi
cient" Ce'oPeratiOiCaith 'they
areto.paskforward the whole.work, in all
portio;is Of country '
Presbyterians ; concede such ',power to a
Board 'fand”its 'Secretaries? Are not all'
these lthincrsf
PProPria c province u
the PresbyterieS7 Surely they are And
'When We
, sbal~'."have t °s'urrenclered all", this
power and the's.; functions to our Board,
the days ,of true Prehlaterianiar.ri, as tor us,
Will have heen..number4d. We ,, trust that
that time' will ;never wine-po, never:
Here we plant; ourselves, as on-arock.- We
resist every aggressiVe movement of the
Boards ;upon the". Presbyteries. ~ N o Secre
tary may lord it over pastors and SeSsioni,
nor chide,. 7 reproyei „or.dictate to : Presby
teries and Synods'. 'S
Our idea of a Board is, that it is the
'handmaid of ,the Cluireh-1--the 'executive,
to cari'y f according to her in
str, 6n her work` ,
uctions.- It , is• the `depository of 'her
benefaptions,,te,recieye, and distribute ac
cording to the wants of every part. It has
, .
itainforMation "from the general sources of
knowledge,- but specially from the Preshr
teries. thmn it is instructed AS to per
sons and places; acting without them only
when it would push its enterprises beyend
their respective fields—lt is, wisely to
weigh statements of Wants, and judiCious
ly and,,e9onan*ally :distribute, according
to the means it may possess It should
have no Diocesaapower.. , The Presbyteries
shoUld.resist• most determinedly, and at the
'
very beginnings , every assumption o f sueh
power..';
"'`The - Herald's , above quoted,
is not mere accident: . It ,was yut forth,
some months ago, under the' pen we be
.lieve, of a correspondent; and- there have
been scintillations' - of it in other quarters.
AnOther,part of this system was intima
ted., rather cO4reitlyand'plansiblY, not very
longsince, under the taking proposition, The
Right man in the Right
_place."' This would'
certainly be a'great i26.tter. The intima
tion was , that the 'Church'. might "have
a , centrat:Office, where information, general
and minute; • would be colleeted from all the
Charches and alt the Ministers; in which
office much jiidgnient and oreat discrimi
„nation should preside, ; and Whence each
man shonldte ',assigned to the church
which he suited. And.what-,otrice so well
adapted to this,- ai ithat Hof the Board lof
Domestic Missions especially when, ac
cording' to the; H e i t'•ald, it shall.have its six
Secretaries, and - poiver, to develop, explore,
and, push forward; the whole; work;
all portions of, this grand countit!
, ",,,SOrtiryshii)s," are sought,
beanFitipli,e4, - Att4 to,be occupied by bish9Rs
thus •aspiringoit.bedrimes '!Editbr's chairs".
to be filled. , by, -watchmen . *hose eyes are
:‘ 44
Rppn, and ' Whotie' i trumpets . no uncertain
.1. : ~:•,•
,sound.
•,..11.13T110D1ST PERIODICALS. • • '
Theand even aged men
• 4.) •• M.ethoaists
retnemher it, when' :the:
*(oe, in l oomparison with P'resbyterians, an.
:uninformed people. At that time many.of
their ministers; as well as their. Aural.
members, declaimed against learning. ~ :Bnt
now : there a ivondrons' change. They
have numerous Schools . silo Colleges.
Their Concern any
is denominational icopeitry.k• and', in,
iperiodicals•they go-; far \ ahead , •of:all their.
liizstiaii'brethren:` 't< .. -.4 : 1
.The :Repository, for July , gives the 'fOl
,lening as the circulation
eels in . 11369: :‘ . ••,:
Ladies' ißepbsitory, ' • `.' •' ti 'L. • lt8;400
'Methodist Quarterly (Review • - '4,250
Christian. Advocate and,Journal , • 29,000
Micstern:Christran,Ativocate,• 81,000
North-Wejferti 'Christian Adv : oCafe,
• 18,000
antral Christian Advocate, ' • 8,016'
Pittsburgh ChriStitin Advocate, (aliOut). 8,000
Northern .ChristiarisAdvocate, , t(about)t.. 11,006
rata° Advocate,: 1,480.
palifornia Chr**,.Adv,ooltte, alput.).. APO ;
( german) (,about)_ .
gUnday'Sehool.'Aairoeate,4 • • '208,000
Suriday 'Bell; '(German)' 14,000
h4!', ll. 4rl: 4 o4g*likAo#oi;
'Generat:Ounfereneei and,betwig, we belieyey
to the ChurokNorth.i- Andlliey. have'yek
in the Churehillorth, seYeral :other 'lour=
riala of 'a, large- 'Ciicirlitiott; 'tibia are' edii
ducted ati:pri i vate enteririses ; *
How •
that this Church sustains.iso•
many papers, especially weeklies, and gives
to them so large 'a circulation? There may
be several relsone;'bilt .: the one 'which' is
most influential is; that their ministers,
practical% as well as'theoretieally , shy_ that
•every family must have a : paper. .Every
minister in charge will preach, persuade,
ind'urge till: the thing is done, and that,
•:
too, everrYliar. • !And:not only de minis- .
Jere attend' tq pus, but class-leadere''4i;
(who oecujiy; r in some respedts, the plaCe
elders with us,) are engaged in the work; •
dad - thcyAsye i. fem . Oes, top, who are
7414,e,effec
helpers:. And the results are, ap9ofilet
• raPidlf..iivihiti l 4lP growing in.
inypgencee,adv.ancing. int liberality ; and
deniiiniogitional
.
;merits. Are Presbyterians to be outstrip
.
•
mill They well know, or should know,
.he relatibns of etnise and effect,
THE PITTSBURGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
o,ur neighbor,complains , sadly of us, that
we Publish the rafter's 'of •" JottN SMITH,"
but do not respond" to its criticisms on
those letters. We certainly should,respond,
with all respect and earnestness; if we
thought that 'such a course` would tend to
edification. It says , hoever " Our peo
ple do
,not wish controversy." ;We also
can ,say truly, that •the readers of the
,Banner do not wish for controversy; that
is, needless, unprofitable controversy. Hut
they desire inforrnaticin. This we en
deavor to', give them—information ,not
only of, the right way, but , of the' dangers
and errors to which they and their children
are exposed` - -
Whenever we shall think that truth,
(holding the h truth- in loye;) , will' be the
gainer by a contest with our neighbor,
we shall' then respond' to its remarks.
Till then,' we ask to be excused, as
suring our friend that we_ very highly
esteem both-it-and the 'body represents.
The-Methodists we regard as Christians of
a, strongly evangelical type. But we can
not accord to them the'Claim `of fierAction,
either doctrinal or, practical. And here we
might just whisper to our brethren that .a
main objection which we have to discussion
with them is, that' they`will not represent
012 s; ;fairly. They will not 'do it in their
preaching,.nor in their(books, nor in their
journals. When they preach and write
didactically and experinientally, they utter,
not, all truth, but a - 'great deal 'of trUth.
'When they engage in continiersi,theyure
very forgetful.
~ I UDDEN DEATH.
Rev. TriomA's H. tEVERIDEIt of the
Sixth United Presbyterian church, Plena=
delphia, died, suddenly at the:residence - of
Mi l cummiNosi of KishaeoTfillas on Wed=
nesday of laat Week He h'a'd just finished
his dinner and when' min& from the table
- fell dead without speakincr; Mr., BEVtit-
IDGE was the editor , of the- Evavelical ICE
pbsitoily, a monthly periodicalqiublished by
the denOinination towhi ; ch he was attached.
lie Was the son of Rev. Dr. BEVERIDGE,
Professor in the United Presbyterian Theo
logical Seminary, at Xenia, Ohio. .:He was
,a young man of fine. attainments and great
prondie.
, EASTERN SUMMARY.
.
B OST ON AND NE'WE'NGEAND
THE BOSTON Punt - Ism - Ens, like their
brethren in New-York, have been Makin , '
vigorous efforts in preparation for the Au
tumn sales. Messrs. Gould & Lincoln,
who'se rep - utation is not .nieelledhy that . ' of
any'other 'publishing house in the country,
ha - ie .in press, and will soon .bring out,
" The Life of Christ Historically Consid
ered' .by C. I. Elliott, 8.D.;., and also
",Tl3.e Relation of the Sunday School' to
the Cliurch." This is a 'review„ by the
Rev. N. M. Williams; of the address of
Dr. Huntingdon before' the Sabbath School
Conventien at Worcester, Mass. Messrs.
Brown& Taugardtwill begin tnissue their
magnificent edition of the Works of Bacon,
early in September.
Du. HwiTINGToN, formerly, Professor. of.
Christian Morals in Harvard' College, and
who latelyTeneunded Unitarianiam, will be
admitted to the Order 'of Deacons, on the
12th of September, in Trinity church, Bos
ton, :Every arrangement !has been made
-for entering upon the'pastorate of the new'
congregation organized for him; at once.
There is a good deal of Hum Clluitoir
ism in And around Boston. -A wealthy and
liberal Episcopalian, has published at his
own expense, and circulated 'mong his
brother High Churchmen 'f A Brief
Church Directory,',' which..is'said to have
been prepared by, the 'Rev. Wm. Croswell
Doane, son' of the 'late Bishop of New ,
J:ersey. If the XpiscoPalians who adopt
this "Directory'' differ from .the Roman
Catholics in the points specified', it will
require keen-optics. to :discover , wherein.
,this difference consists: !We.give.:an ex
aniple-or two of. this silly Mummery :
-I i • .. ••• .
The toreparation,f9TAis highes(,ervieeof
Cfninit, 41'4 Cianzitinion,) consists , in tiliserving
the'-Friday" fait; * *tin& If
y.our 'health permit; ;in almsgiving; in careful
self-examination;.cionfession and pray,eff-and if
need be, .for a. i weiglit t ,of sin „or sorrow, or {PT,
some unknown temptation, ihe . counseland - aliiso-
Intien of, the Priest in privatP:
,:•;At, the - end 'of th e prayers, etc., yen aliciuld
say Amen; -with tho A as inah,,and not-flat: !..;-.
You should always', bow lat the holy name of
Jesus, (whether. you hoar •it or say it,) and at
every mention of the several Persons of the
Elessed . Tiiiiity;',.ai in the Gloria Petri; the Te
Peuni; , the Ter . Sanctus in the Communion office.
You &mild turn , to the - East (which is wherever
theWtar is,) in the Creed and in all ascriptions
of praise to .the Holy Trinity.
the aot of adoration, to be. made to . Christ
really 'present in the Consecrated . , Elements,
sbobld be made during the words or nstitution,
Oblation and Invocation, for which the Rubric
orders the priest to break the breadeeto4 before
,the people.
You should., receive, the holy. Body, in the
palm of the' right hand', ungliived,'ind.Ciossing,
over the leftliend, of the
sentence, of , administaation; after winch the
Amen should saids,end'notat the end Of the
whole sentenle t „ 1 .. •
If any thing moreAinginting, in this
lirie, hip United States, we
have n . q . defik . A.lt..4 . Betiiiiely, possible to
*aginLsi : l ,o4o founded by Paul or Peter,
committing itself to such trifling as this.
Tit mill . not kuppro z fitOlu.to contrast these
irupres.sive
I. Cor.
'23__34.. ,s;
„ .
It is . o noW . Pix . )po#e:a . to: 'a:Ni*,
Ontlitila, • PARER) *4:OP last of . Septe
mber;. to be palli4; .7.714.26p4c0pca Observer; .
or
. .The
. 07aurch. , ifil•rprg.71t !will probably
; take as. high' ground as , the Churchmcin, of
lTaw-Yfirli., 'but: its ityle ind spirit will
proNibly i tli( offeiisiye... •
. . • •
The TREASURER OF *AMIIEREIT COLLEON
has !lately r4eived''Airli Danp3l
'of BostintOierot t itf* liberal benefact,or . of
I theCollege, i.sniall,and carefully sealed.
'Vox, with the instruction that it is not to
Vik,Operied,...for. one `hundred. years, on pain
of forfiitUre 'the gift whi'ch it contains: .
Speculation ; is at Jault as to' the contents
and the s easons for,the ,
accompanying con-
Theishrewdest guess is, that the
Jinx holds deeps: of real' estate in Boston,
.now, 'owder lease; for one hundred years, but
then to . hO tran4feried to the. College.,
The Hartford Couratit• sips. that the Haag
ioWLof gi;r.ing.the' Thick ,
Csußeii'Or„igln,l4o;l - 4;
tims Oi r thil lodise wars; whew ifie niele
members of the:famiiy always took their
muskets to church, when it was, of course,
very proper that they should have the front
of the pew, to rush-out to repel an attack.
Then the inner seat was the one of safety.
The men also never-kneeled in prayer or
bowed their heads, as either was an unsafe
position. Thus originated a custom of ar
ranging the occupants of a pew, which has
become useless and troublesome in modern
times. We' do not vouch as to the accu
racy of thih statement, but it is high time
for this ridiculous custom, that , so often in
,
terferes , 7ith. the, viet of a whole congre
gation, to , be , abolished.
NEWIKACT ' R. I now such a famous.rof
sort for the devotees of pleasure and those
in the persuit of health, has many interest
ing historical connexions associated with
it It waihere 'that the learned and saint
ed Berkeletbnce resided, and . the spot is
still pointed out, near what are called
the Hanging. Rocks, in full view of the
majestic ocean; where he used to sit,' and
where he planned many of his valuable
works and sermons.
Old Trinity is one of the churches which
survived the ravages of, the Revolution.
Her spire is capped with the crown of , Old
England ; her pulpit is the only one exist
' ing in this' country, in whirl Berkeley
preached; and her organ presented by him,
was ,one of the first imported to this coun
try. It is still in use, and is surmounted
by a crown and two mitres.
NEW-Y ORK
THIS CITY is renowned for its wealth,
splendor, and enterprise, but it has also its
gi.eat and terrible evils. Among these the
sale and Use or intoxicating liquors hold a
conspicuouS place, for they are closely con
,
nected witli many other evils, if not all.
During tbe past, week the business of licensing
men to sell intoxicating liquors, has been brought
'to a close for the. year. Two kinds of licences
have been granted—the storekeepers' license",
which permits sales only in quantities of five
gallons; no part of it tote drank on the premises,
under penalty of forfeiture of $500; and the
innkee.per's license, which allows him to sell in
'any quantity, but prohibits gambling, quarreling,
or disorderly conduct; on, his 'premises, under
penalty of $250. The license fee is $3O ; one.
thonsand seven hundred !licenses have been
granted, but only about one thousand three hun
dred as yet, given out, as the kees :havg not, been
paid on the remainder. The Commissioners an
nounce their intention of prosecuting those who
sell without license, including 'some , of the pro
prietors of leading hotels. If this law can be
strictly and thoroughly enforced, it will suppress
a groat deal of drunkenness in the city:
Lint public sentiment must be greatly
improved before any prohibitory or restric
tive lawi will operate successfully - . • '
Among the passengers by the Adriatic
was LADY ,FRANKLIN, widoW of Sir John
Franklin 7 the Arctic explorer, who lost his
- ,
life
in.his, devotion to the cause of science
and geographical discovery. Lady Frank
lin. is now the guest of Henry Grinnell,
whose name will go down to posterity, in
separably connected with that of Franklin,
to discover whose fate he performed so no
ble and disinterested a part. After - re
maining for . a short time with her friends
she will < travel ,throuah a portion . of the
United States and of the Canadas, - and avill
probably be present at the opening of.the
Victoria bridge. Since - 1849; -leer'-efforts
for the relief Of her gallant husband-and
his braVe comrades from their lee-prison,
have been unceasing; she has appealed to
her own Government, and to those of 'France
,and the United: States, for aid and men to
seek, in the icy North, the little band of
explorers, she has expended nearly the
whole ,Of her own private, fortune for, the
same object; = she has stimulated'thesucces
sive companies who have entered upon the
Arctic search, by her own heroic Words or
cheer.; and, by. the sympathY which her
Wifely devotion:has evoked, has stimulated
the explorers to the performance of deeds
of chivalry, which will sink
. the remem
brance ofthe names of King Arthur,
Lancelot, and Amadis, in those of Kane,,
De• Haven, Hayes,. McClintock, and Rae.
'All hbnor, then, to Lady Fianklin.
A MEETING LFADING MERCHANTS
and citisens was held on the 14th inst, to
take measures for a proper reception of :
the Prince of Wales on his:arrival in this
city. An able committee haebeen appoint
ed to make the necessary arrangements
The' _Aldermen who di:sgraced the city,
in the ; Japanese matter, will most probably
be excused from taking part in the honors+
to be given to Enolandli future' King
Mr. MOSE,S S. BEACH, so long connected
with the Daily Sun, the oldest penny paper
in New-York, and we believe'in the world;,
has retired from that leavingnal, leavin
W. C. Church as his successor. The San
has a daily circulation of over sixty ,thou
sand. Mr. Beach is about engaging in the
enterprise of perfecting a new iMprove
ment.in the lightning printing preig,
which it is expected to throw off one hun
dred thousand copies per hour I
ARCHBISHOP HUGHES has announced
that in Consequence of the fund thus far
subscribed 'for the erection of the new
cathedral having been expended, the Work
will, for - the present, be`suspended. It will
be iresumed',in .october. \ The- entire 'sum
contributed and paid in cash for ;the work
done so fur,', about , one `hindred theusand
dollars, was; subscribed by only Seventy
three persons. When compleied- it will
be by far the largest and
,most mas P mificent
edifice in America.
', The. JEWS OF THE UNITED STATES ire
arousing themselves, to make - their impor
.
twice felt, demand their rights, and render
mutual aid.
The fist annual meeting of, the Board of Dele
gates of American' Israelites was held at Cooper
Institute,. last; week, Mr. RenrY J. Heart in. the
chair. 'The Executive CoMmittee reported, , ihat
they have, collected, and remitted to Sir, Moses
Montefiore the sum of $20,000 for ,the relief of
time .Morocco refugees. They call attention to the
difficult negotiation necessary to establish their
rights under the treaty' with SWitzerland, and
, also;to the factothat no provision was made for
army, privileges to citizens of Jewish. faith in the
treaties with China and Japan. They refer• to
the Tact that no Jewish citizen can hold office
under time Constitution of North Carolina, and
suggest the propriety inemoralizing the legis',
'attire of •that State =for the abrogation of this
obnoxious provision. ' . .
A blktrlNG was 'held at the Tracer:bus - el
list week to tan into consideration the
Propriety, of sending immediate , relief to
the sufferers from the civil war in ;Syria,
Addresses were made by the Rev. Dr.
Baird, !Rev. Mr. Wood, Rev: Dr' Bethune
and others. Dr: Bethune said it Was im
possible to estimate the. results ;that might
follow this -kindly ; interference , in Aelping
these Christians. , It might-be the entering,
wedge, the end of which 'night be - very
fine, but which, before ht'
a9coM
plish great, results, 6lt could not , , told
what a little fire would kindle, especially if
it was the fire that was drawn from heave l! .
Therefore, he thought they should be up
and doing. His, faith was great in the
spirit of the Gospel. A large committee
was appointed to prepare an Address to the
American people and solicit 'Contribution s .
Dr. Baird is Secretary' of the Committee.
THE METHODISTS: OD THE " UNITED
STATES are making active exertions to
reach the Scandinavian -population in our
own country and abroad. The followim 4
Ivok-s, lately issued by their Book Concern,
show that they are supplying this interest
ing people with a Methodist denomination a l
literature at once: "Porter's Compendium,"
"'John •Nelson's Journal," " Hester Ann
RogerS," "'Wesley's Christian Perfection, -
"Ralston's Elements of Divinity," a n d,
'"Why lam a Methodist." These books
arc in the Scandinavian language, and
others will follow in due time. The pas
sage of the' new Toleration Act by the
Swedish Parliament will doubtless open a
door for the further diffusion of Methodist
missions and literature in that interestin g
country.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(Dr. Phillips') of New-York, is one of the
most liberaLchurches in the world. The
contributions to benevolent objects, exclud.
ing all the congregational expenses, which
amount to $6,000 per annum, last year, as
reported in the minutes, are $52,961. The
items are as follows : Domestic Missions,
$5,765 ; Foreign Missions, $20,000 ; Edu
cation, $7,323; Publication, $4,400;
Church : Extension," $4,310; Presbyterial,
$163; Miscellaneous, $lO,OOO. And pro.
bab'y contributions to the amount of $lO,.
000 were made to - various objects by mem
bers of the conoregation, which, were never
reported.
PHILADELPHIA
JAMES N. DICKSON, Esq., for several
years President of the Bank of North
America, has resigned on account of con
tinued ill health. 'Mr. Dickson 'is Presi
dent of the - Board of Education, and has
long been an active,.efficient, and highly
valued ruling elder of the Sixth Presbyte
rian church, Dr. Jones'.
GEORGE H. &UAW; Esq., has returned
from his . trip to Ireland, where he labored
unremittingly in Addressing prayer meet
ings, and attending religious convocations.
His return to the daily prayer meeting is
properly appreciated ; and his statements
and addresses concerning the state of re
ligion in Ireland, have been full of `inter
est.
TER FUNERAL OF REV. DR. NEILL was
largely attended by ministers and people of
all denominations. The services at the
house were appropriately conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Crowell. The corpse was, then
taken to the Sixth Presbyterian church, of
which Dr. Neill was for several years pas
tor,,
where a touchinc , andltruthfnl' address
was delivered by the, Yreka - pattor, Rev.
:Dr. JOnS . , Who will in duetime favor the
Church with, a more, extended notice, of this
venerable servant of God. The Rev.
bert Barnes, of - the New School Presbyte
rian church, Rev: Dr. - Steel, of our , own
Church, Rev. Dr. Cooper, of the Episco
pal Church, Rev. Dr. Taylor, of therße
fOrmed Dutch Church, and the Rev. John
Chambers, of the Independent Clnirch, took'
'part in these ".services, all of which were
solemn and impressive.- Dr. Neill was
born in Western Pennsylvania,not many
miles from Pittsburgh, in 1770 or 1779.
Before,he was tWOyears'ola his `fatherwas
massacred by the Indians, and his mother
died before he was three years old. in
1795 he was a clerk in 4 store, in Canons
burg. While here, under , the. - ministry of
the Rev. 'Dr: John 'McMillan,- he' was con
verted to God;;:and becaine connected with
the'old.Chartiers ,church.
For, the gresbytezian Banner
Discussions on Baptism.
Mussns. EnUrons Wish the use of
;your Valuable paPer ' as: a Medium through
which to spread before your 'readers an ac
count of some discussions 'With 'the sect
known •as Cainpbellites, on the subject of
baptism, by the Rev. IL 'Wells, . of the
Lutheran Church. The'Campbellites have
a:paperi which they publish in 'Cincinnati,
in _which'
,they'always report these discus-
Jsions as reatilting very favorably to them
selves,'ind thusilo injustice to us and the
cause of trait. Many persons, who do not
belong to that sect, receive the impression,
from such representations is are made to
the*, that we' cannotrnaintain our views of
baptism, and that we Practice sprinkling,
or pouting,; as a matter of Convenience.
- -The Cartipbellites and Clirystiaus, or
New Lights, do more, t 6 hinder the spread
of the Gospel 'than-all the Other forms of
infidelity with which we 'have to contend
here. . '
The ministers-of these Sects are exceed
ingly illiterate yhtit - their zeal is alWays in
proportion =ti their ignorance, and they
make up by their impudence what they
lack in intelligence. They will' attend at
the places where the Evangelical denomi
nations-Of Christians meet to 'worship God,
mutter but their' assent'or dissent to what
is sairi, and, probably, after the religious
services.are oVer, either announce their de
termination to reply - to' what may have been
-said, or give a challenge to 'disCUss, in
public, some propos:hien in regard to
which they feel persuaded that `they are
well'informed. Their' impudence becomes
so intolerable that, however 'great, the con
descension, the Ministers of the Gospel are
constrained to meet theni in debate, and
vindicate the. truth. •
There'has! been several disc - dui:ens with
the Canipheßites lately, of which I, wish to
.give an acedunt;that your readers,',in those
!regions` -where Compbellism may
know how thde discussions haie,resulted.
The firat,debate was held ita town called
Cicero, in Hamilton 'Rpiintiy, Ind. The
proposition was / immeniat in,loctter is es
sential - to C Y lei-istian" Bait/sin. ,:Mr. Aaron
Walker; CaMpbellite, - affirined, andtthe Rev.
H. Wells,'Lutheran, denied.
The place ofcliscussinii - waS aitronghold
of,Cainpbellisni, it is reasonable to sup
,pose that everything would be done which
was necessaryitot guarantee success to their
.champion. They put forward their most
pugnacious and wily ,debater, assembled
their best;men to" counsel and assist their
diapiitant. But_ the, effort was _in. vain.
After a discussion of three days, five hours
of each .day being. occupied in debate, the
.chmpion of error was vangpished, and.
ClunPbellisni received a blow from which it
will noksoola recover.
:Mortified., and ashamed at their ,defeat,
and :too.:-keep, up a show, of courage, .3lr.
Walker:awn challenged Mr. Wells to dis
cuss 'the , same questiogi This challenge
was accepted, and, by:agreement, the par
lies; met on the 6th of June ult., in the
•Southerii- part of ;Whitely County, Ind.
40:his-place a large concourse of people
assembled from, that and the adjoining
counties: The :discussion continued three
dayspiv e hours of each day being devoted