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PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 18GO.
ebir Having pnrchasedfor oar office thel.Right"' to use
Dicpr,:teconeztatit Dispbtig,Matialtilbr nearly att,
of our ju bseribers now. have their papers addressed to them
regiztarly by a singutarty unique machine, which fastens
on the white margin a ensettrentafetteldifreis stamp "`or
label, whereon appears their nameptaintyprinted,fotiound
by the date up to which they hisiepaierfor their , paperiLlhis
being authorised. by un Act ~`of tbsigress. lea data will
always be advamced on the receipt of .sabser.iption money,
in exact , accordance with the amount so received, and thus
be an evinrecisty ecdd.vaCid receipt 'sem:ritzy to erery'one,
and , at ail times; a perfect /mow/edge of his new per
'Omni! so that 4f any error it made he can immediately , de
tect and have it corrected-a, boon alike,. valuable, to the
publiiher and itubs4iibbi, as it iest terminate ea psi, ful
misunderstandings between them respecting accounts, and
thus tend to , ,svriectuate their important relationship.
Nolo in arrears will please remit. ,
Less byfire.-413 Laclede County, Ale., on
•
the ICth of Auf.u.t ) .Rev. T.ll. NEWTON,
lost by fire, his furniture; books; minerals,
Shells, and other personal effects, to the val.
ue of eight hundred dollars. The family
tad not even blanket left for their beds.
Smith's History of the Church ofjhrtst.—
A second,and revised edition of this . truly
valuabls work has just been issued by Mr.
SCRIBNER. Months ago we freely express
ed our opinion of its great merits, and we
take pleasare in again commending _.it to
ministers, students, and all intelligent read
ers. It contains a mass of information .
that can be found no where else in the same
spade,, and at the same 'cost.
•
Theological " and Literiry Joarnal.l--The
first article in the October number of this
JoUrnal, is a review of RAwiiNsoN'4
Bampton Lectures, on the Truth .of the
Ecripture Records: an able presenta-;
don of the Historical evidences. The:
other articles are : Dr. J. A. ALEXANDER
on Matt..XXIV.; Memorial of Rev. JOHN
RITCHARDS, D.D.; The Fiji Mission; The
Re. elation, Daniel IL, Respecting tbe
Four Great , Kingdoins ; Exposition of • the
Figures in Isaiah LVIII., LIX., and LX.;
Literary and Critical Notices.
Classical and Cointereial High School,
Lawrenceville, N. I. —The Semi-Centennial
Catalogue is before us. The pupils have
numbered one thousand and ninety. This
school was established 'by 'Rev. ISAAC V.
Baowri, D.D, in 1810. in 1837, it came
under the care of Rev. SAMUEL M. HAM.
ILL, and Rev. HUGH HAMILL, its present
proprietors; and very efficient instructors.
Of the pupils, foor hundred and ono were
from New-jersey, and three hundred and
fifty-two from yenUsylvania.
New. England Theelegy.—The tendencies
to • a departure • from orthodoxy in New-
England, were.brought forward prominent
ly and painfully, some months ago, by the
ordination of ':a young man .in Hartford,
Connecticut, whose examination was far
from 'being satisfactory to the orthodox.
The discussion was'&incine s ted by Rev. Drs.
HA.WES, SPRING, and VERMIT,YE, and Rev.
Citiins and PARKER. The Let
ters.are now republished in a pamphlet,
with Notes and `a= Review.
The discussion interesting. It may
be had:hy sending twenty-five cents to the
publishers; ALE*4,NDE:II CAWOUN & Co.,
Hartford, Connecticut.
PRESBYTERIANISt IN IRE-LIND
The doctrines, polity ' , and .spirit of ,
Pitsbsteriana make their Church' bleas
inA.. in every community. where it exists.
They are ever the friends of literature
se:eoce, good, governnaent, equal rights,
and industry. They are benefactors to the
intellect, the bodies and, the souls . of man.
The Rev. Dr. EDGAR, speaking of mis
sionary' labors of onr Church in Ireland,
says:
" Ireland owes Presbyterians much in
hti soil ;and in her.people. In both they
srelnaking her as the garden of the Lord.
Our chief blessings are on her people. In
famine we saved 'many from -death" .when
their priests thrust, themaway ' in. the day
of. sickness'and soirow, we drew Allem, to
us with •kiridness, truth, and love. One; of
-our number has spenti for their good,- $OO
" We, teach them free, and give work
which pays. Wc provide cheap books - for
their, new thirst for knowledge; above all,
the best `of , books, the Book of God.
Our agents,' are among them 'in - Christ's
stead, with.all the power in love of truth
and life. 'Here we Jhuild a school-house r
there a °March, perhaps in the cock-pit
wherein the cocks of two counties fought,
the bander of them' now - an elder 'in that
church; and, as the fruit of all, we haVe light
and longing for freedom among many still.
with Rome, and many. saints come out , of
her adorning the Gospel of Christ at , home,
or in Britain, or 'America; others have
carried their faith and works farther away,
like one noble'man, once a cheerless Papist,
then a hopeful convert, then • a Presbyte
rian elder, where once he adored the wafer,
and now a Retriarch of New-Zealand, his
hoary head a crown of `glory.
UNITED. PRESBYTERIANS,
The :United Presbyterian Synod met in
Pittsburgh, l SeptembeT, 25th, and , had a
pleasant time in the transaction of, busi
ness..
They formed a 'Board of Education in
July, 1859; rind .have since paid to young
men about $1,200: Moneys are granted in
aid, on three important conditions :
3. Testimonials of applicants shall cer
tify (1) that the applicant is urider the
care of some Presbytery of the 13. P.
Church; (2) that he intends entering on
the ministry.; (3) that he possesses hopeful
qiety ; (4) that his talents are such as to
ualify him, for, madness in the Ministry;:
and (5) that Jos needs the aid asked. Snch
testimonials shall be given by the order of
the Presbytery of the applicant, and be
signed by the Clerk or Moderator. Under
extraordinary circumstances testimonials
of the above tenor of three members of the
Presbytery may biraccepted, but such testi
monials shall, in all easee, be substituted
by regular Presbyterial testimonials as soon
as practicable „
4. No grant exceeding one hundred dol
lars per, annum shall be made to any one
individual, nor be continued more than
three years to a Theological student; or four
years toA Literary student.
6. Beneficiaries shall give obligations to
the following tenor:,
Borrowed and received of the B. of E.
of the U. P. C. of N. A., dollars,
which I promise to pay the Trustees
of the G. A. of the U. P. C. of N.,
A., without interest, as soon as God
in his providence shall enable; and I do
further agree, that if I do not in due course
of time, enter the ministry of the U.?. C
or at at any time voluntarily forsake the
same, ithe sum above mentioned shall then:
become due and payable with interest, at
the pleasure of the. Board, at six per cent
per annum; from date.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The full import of the. 'ascendinc , , com
mud of Jesus Christ, to his disciples,
" Preach the Gospel to every creature,"
• has never been duly appreciated. Those to
whom it was firstgiven abode at Jerusalem,
finding work en fr ongh, to do:there, and in its
surroundings, till they were driyen to the
foreign field by a home persecution; and to
this day the disciples have not so learned
their duty, as to go to .work universally
and 'with it, Whole soul.' Many still do
nothing, and others work-languidly: Pres
ent efforti, however, are far in advance of
the doings of the generations which pre
ceded US.
In our own country the American Board
is the oldest extensive •oroanization and it
is the .
body which has done, by far, the
most.work. Now, it is mainly an associa:
tion of Congregationalists. Originally .it
embraced sevetal of the evangelical Chris- 7
tiara d'enoninations. Especially did Pres
byterians, and Reformed Dutch, work by it.
Bat, more than twenty years' ag,o, the Old
School Presbyterians withdrew, •and formed
a Board of their own. More recently
the. Reformed Dutch separated from, the
American` Beard' and organized' a'Board of
their own. The small Presbyterian sects
havnalso their foreign Boards. And the
Methodists and Baptists, havetheir pecu
liar denominational arrangements. Thus;
except` from 'the New SchoolPreibyterians,
the Congregationalists get .but very little
aid in their 'distant Missionary efforts.
And still they keep up their Society with
wondrous efficiency., Theit work is great,
and the resulti are'gloriOns.
The let:en - megUg of the *Board,
ton, of whiCh a Correspondent spoke last
week, was their fiftieth, anniversary.; and it
was a success. It was such a gathering,
for numbers; as . no `religious anniversary,,
in these United States, has ever seen. The
Bostonians attended the meeting well, and
it was supposed that five,thousand strangers
were present. Christians of different de
nombations opened their houses to enter
tain their brethren, and joy abounded.
About four thousand were privately enter
tained. On the Sabbath, sacramental ta
bles were 'spread in:.foiir - of the 'churches,
and about five thousand -professed •disciples
participated. It was a. day of spiritual
feastinc , b and g ladness:• '
The Boston Recorder says of the anni-
versary :
" The half century was reviewed. The
beginninc , of this society was feeble. It
was indeed the day of small things. Five
persons assembled; in a private room, at its
first anniversary. "On the second anniver
sary- the number had increased to only
eight. At the first Anniversary, which we
attended, in 1830, in this 'city, at thebusi
ness meeting, the Old South Cliapel was not
half full. It was even then, a little stone
cut out of the mountain ' without hands.,
Now it requires three or four eturelies to
hold the multitudes who convene on this
occasion. The income of this Society the
first year of its existence was $l,OOO - ; now
it is $350,000, Then all the heathen world
was closed against the Gospel ; now it is all
open. •
" The question 'Shall the Board go for
ward,' was debated during parts of two
days. The great congregation; male and
female,,voted unanimously 'by rising, that
the Board must go forward. We ve. en
gaged in a war of eonquegt: In the ` ndme
of 'our God we have raised our banner;
and Under this sign, we shall cOnqUer.
Our, captain. is i King of,kings, and Lord of
lords.
"The spirit 'that pervaded the meeting
was gratitude for what God has done during
the; lest half century., A great advance
has been made toward the world's conver
sion; .much preparatory work has been ac
coMplished in translating and printing, in
fonnding chnrches, and establishing schools.
We have dug below the' frost, and laid the
foUndation stones. In. the next half cen-,
tury the building is to rise. As the build
ing is now rising, the shouting is grace,
grace unto it. rostration before God will
render it consistent for him - to send his'
spirit to breathe upon. the slain that they
may , •
the . •
A 'debt of h SoCiety, amounting to
$66,000, which was contracted in the years
1858 and 1859, has been paid,' special con
,
tributions having been made for that pur
pose. The . Board is thui relieved of an
incumbranee which was embarrassing, and
which tended to diseouragement.
Some difficulties with; the New School
Presbyterians, relative to ,the formation of
PreshYteriei in foreign lands, were dig
cussed,; and , an advance was made which
affords hopes of their settlement. , ,
It is,
hmiever, hecdming more and mere the
order of the missionary work, for each de
nomination to have its own missions; and
to organize churches in accordance with, its
own ;distinctive forms. The :Catholic
spirit of inter-cominumon and friendly
Precognition among Christians of various
names, iS decidedly on the increase.
Christian 'Unions are extending. And yet
denominationulism, as .respects organize
,
tions, rather gains than loses strength.
Dr., HOPKINS, who preached the seini
,,
centennial sermon, referring to the progress
of the mission cause, said :
-
"The founder of our holy religion was
born in a manger, had nowhere to ley his
heed selected twelve illiterate men for
hiti:cdidjutors for converting the world, yet
this religion found, its way into the palace
of the Caesars and subverted the idolatry of
the Roman Empire. A poor boy who oh:
tamed' his living by, singing ditties from
house to, house, and, read a Bible chained in
the cell; of a monk, shook the Papal throne
to itecentre. <One hundred Puritans left
the old world in the May Flower, to found
this mighty Republic. Four young men
in an English Seminary, who were called
the godly club, and. Methodists, awakened
a slutaberifig Church in Old and;New Eng
land. In 1736 the Moravians, numbering
only six huudred, sent forth their mission
aries.
"In England, sixty, years later, God in
fused the spirit of Missions into ,the heart
of a shoemaker. This was the heroic CAREY,
the founder of Baptist Missions.
" The missionary spirit in this country
was first kindled in the breast , of SAMUEL
J. MILLS, an under-graduate• of Williams
College. It was born behind a hay-stack,
under the noose° Mountain. Neither
LUTHER, WESLEY, nor MILLS, foresaw the
results of their feeble beginnings. MILLS
heard:his mother say that she had' devoted
him to the cause of Missions. While he
was studying the geography of Asia he
thought that the Gospel might be preached
to that Continent. He organized the So
ciety of Inquiry in Williams College, and
in Andover:Seminary. Here was the hand
ful of corn Upon the mountains. - More
than $8,000,900 have been contributed„ to
this cause. , it has 22 missions, 119 sta
tions, and 150 Out-stations. It has sent
forth 1,257 teachers; gathered 55,000 into
144,ehurchis, instheir schools they have
10,816 pupils:" - •
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1860.
In recraro to 7,'urkey, Di llAinaN, of
Constantinople, expreSsed an idea which
has not been common. 11e4.1hought the
downfall of that empire was yet distant
"In his view the completion of-the mis
sionary work must come before that down
fall. The missionaries had no3v. access .40
the minds bt sliteen millions of , Mesleras,
and if the downfall of. Islamism now takes,.
place,
there would be no further access to
the Moslem mind. The Mohammedan
power had adopted yeligions liberty, and
while acting on that principle it was doing
missionary work. At the fall of that
power, the Pilohammedan mind will be no
longer accessible as' a' subject race. It`ie
only, in Turkey that the Moharamedan mind
is accessible. Forty Christian churches, had
been formed in Turkey; ninety-three
Protestant communities were allowed the
use of a;representative systepi; which was
having a, vast influence in developing the
principles of freedom. There 'were motives
to act in this cause•while the present• Go
vernment lasted. The.division of the Turk
ish Empire could only taker place on the
principle of supreme selfishness. If di:.
Tided, there' were several lions who would
claim the riOn's share." ,
In an apportionment' of Turkey, Eng
land the friend of Missions Would likely
have a Very
,small share, if, 'any; while
Russia, the stern foe of Protesta.nt relioious
liberty, would obtain a very large share.
And if Austria obtained a slice, Protest=
autism would be, tbenee expelled: And
even France encumbers missionary efforts.
This missionary jubilee is likely-to be
long remembered. The children ofßoston
will retain it'to old age. It'tnay . be that
hence it will be noted as an epoch in the
Mission work, and' especially in,the*cork
Of that Society .. .;:,.!:,
It is the purposkof `the %Board tktry to
reise-$400,060 for, the coniing year: May
not this •provoke the Christian zeal and
liberality of other organizations?
The Board adjourned sine -die, after.fiz
ing'upon Cleveland, Chic. as the neat pla2ce
of meeting. The Cherokee Mission was
discontinued, on the around that the Cher
okees are now a Christian natiOn. • .
THE CHINESE' INSURGENTS
China ii," at present, one the. great
centres of national interest.- The assault
being made upon her by Great Briiiin and
France, is likely to reduce her dr great
straits. But the Insurrection is still worse
not worse for the nation, likely, but for .the
Government. The Tartar dynasty, is the
result of a conquest - from abroad. It ,has
had a long lease of power. The Insurgents
are' of, the native race. ,
The religious prospects connected with
the Insnrrectiort, are fa:verable. Exp4i,"a:
tions.were raised some years ago, about 'its
Christian pretentious; those eiPeetaiiorts
were dashed by subsequent deveroPritents.
But of late they hg,ve been somewhat revi,
ved, by some missionaries who have visited
the rebel camp near Shanghai. The mis
sionaries say: •
"As to their religions ceremonies, they,
have a Sabbath on- the same day as ours.
One of the native l Christians who went with
the missionary brethren was present on the
occasion of their holding iorship. His' ae
count of it somewhat accords with the de
scription. given by the late .or. Medhurst.
There was a kind of offering Made to God,
and' praise was sung, hilt there was no
preaching
,Indeed, those preseneconfess
ed that they were, not ; Well informed .on
religious matters, but their teachers •at
Nanking were so. They listened atten
tively to our views of things, and Observed
wherein they differed from, their own,
Having left Nanking very hastily, they did
not bring any religious books with them,•
and confined themselves-chiefly to several
doxologies, tholigh their public 'prbelama
tions are said to contain passages friim and
allusions to the Holy Scriptures..; They
have a form of baptism, which consists‘in
washing the feet, and it' would 'seem'is
administered to all their' adherenti. They ,
rePresent Tai-ping-wang, their firat leader,,
as still livinc , and well at the capital. In
due time they' believe •they will gain the
whole country, and they firmly resolve to
bring it under Christian .instruction.
"Much more might be said in, regard to
them, but the above will suffice to show the
light in which our American missionary
brethren look upon them.' Though there
are many drawbacks` in their conduct and
character, our brethren were most agreea
bly, surprised at what they, heard and saw
of them.. Save, of course, the blood-stained
evils of war, these brethren are convinced
that elements are in existence and at`work'
which indigate the movement to be fraught
with good, and to be intimately connected
with the future Christianization of China."
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
We learn that at a recent meeting of the
Presbytery of New Castle, the pastoral re
lation between the Rev. J. L. VALLANDIO
HAM and the First 'Presbyterian 'church of
Newark was dissolved. It may not be amiss
to state, for the encouragement of feeble
congregations, that when Mr. VALLANDIG
HAM took.charge; of the Newark church,
since,, there some six years and ten months since, there
were only six communicants remaining.
SinCe' that time seventpnine, hive been
added—forty-three on examination, and
thirty-six on certificate: ' They now intend
to call a minister the 'whole of his time„
and it is expected that the. New. School
conarecration whose church has been for
some time closed;will unite with them and,
assist in the support of a pastor.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAN will ;46 the whole
of his time to the remaining churches of,
his charge, White Clay Creek, - and Head
of Christiana: These are large churches,
and possibly might each' support its own
pastor. But they. have gained their
strength, very much, under the ministra
tions Of Mr. VAI/LiNDIGHAIki j to itom
they are greatly . attached. Together they
form' a large charge ; but they are an ex
ample of union, and the Lord blesses them.
THE ANGELS, OF DEATH AND SLUMBER
FROM THE GERMAN.
The following, translated for the Banner,
from the, German, is beautiful. It Is
"fancy," of course,
.but is suggestive of
excellent thoughts: -'
In brotherly-,.embrace,
the Angel of
Sleep, and the Angel of Death, wandered
over the earth. It was evening. They
rested on the mountain:side, not far distant
from the abodes of men.' The, sounds of
the Cnrfew bells in the far off villages were
hushed, and a gentle stillness reigned over
all things:
Silently, as is their manner, the benefi
cent spirits of, mankind, sat in cordial em=
brace { until the shades of night had gather
ed thick about them. Then the Angel of.
Sleep arose from his moss-covered seat, and
with gentle hand, stirred the unseen seeds
of slumher. The evening breeze wafted
them to the peaceful dwellings of the weary
husbandmen. Pleasant slumber gradually
overpoWers all the dwellers in the lowly,
tottaga, from the grey haired sire loanink
on his staff, tb the rosy infant in the cradle.
The diilyitask Winvfmiiihed, the Lgood
Angel .of Sleep again;; - a beside, his
more solemn brother. When the rosy morn
appeared, he exclaimed in joyous innocence
" Listen how men bless me as their friend
and benefactor ! How excellent is our
quiet labor, and how great is :the joy of
doing 'good so' secretly ! How 'happy are
we, the invisible messenger of the Kind
Father!!
The Angel - of Death looked at him with
sadness, d and tears; such as immortals may
weep, stored in his :large dark eyes, as he
said, '" It Can never be my happiness to
rejoice, myself in the praises and thanks of
men," They call one their dread enemy, and
the destrayer of all' their joys. "Ab, my
Brother," answered the Angel of Sleep,
" will `not the 'Saints, in the morning of
their great awikening, recognise in thee
their friend and benefactor, and bless thee
with 'thank:fat' hearts ? For we are both
the nies'aingers one Father."
THE NERCERSBURG REVIEW
This 'Quarterly, our readers will keep in,
mind, is the prgan of the German B,eform
ed Church. , Its title, page presents. a
strangeiconfusion . of plaCes; It is named
from Merbersbura. edited in 'Lancaster;
printed in Chambersturg, and published in
Pittsburgh. It,„however, visits its sub
scribers, with great regularity, and brings
with it treasures`, of thought
'The 'Contents of the number for October'
are, I The Fall and 'the Natural World,
Strength and Reality of, the,Sanctuary;
Memoir of Dr. W. ALEXANDER ; IV.
Unlettered Learning, or a Plea for the
Study of Things;, V. The Literature of the
geidelburg,Catechism; VI „The, Prospects
Of, Christianity in Africa ;, VIL : Recent
Pablications,
EDITORIALAORRESPONDENCE.
NEw-YouK, Oct. 12,,.1860:;
In our • last, some mention wase made 'et
the Infidel Association of the Un tad'
that met AaisemblipsOi4i:
lakt , 0a 1)1 ? - 44 , :0 1 9liailid; co . uStin l3 o4:
sessions on Idonday. ,::But the friends•;ofs
truth and'religion---intirt desire •to know:
something more of 'the 'ptimeedingi of: this
ban'd of d'eluijea'•iiii,iillua:*om - 01;"ivjtsi,-;412'
resent a class. pr perßons: more, or less Ri
merous; in all ourbities, , -a few'
of our villages.' ?-anntal
meetings have.
butitist . yearthiiticterMi,na to pnt on ~a,
bold front, a40,..,41 . 44e,a demonstration in
the great About ;one hundred.
and fifty , pertmiuvwere in the (Flnvocation.-
.110Welfer ) at one-half of • these.; wire
attr4o,44,,by Ale imyp . l ty l , 'the affair; •and,
-to pet.,and -Ankiy e arthat:i they termed " the,
fnatof the.. think,"L •'I Among the leading:
Rini lorittst hairs and ittr.:
Inti*
• wiiMea; ' 'civi n g
detooe ; in every. 'lineament. of ; the counte-.-
nance, and in: every. motion. of lip or eye„
that they belonged/ to the genus' " strong , t
minded the pert ' yoUng Miss, and the
ovei-dreisseil,dandy,,donenp in all the gloly
of.patint leather boots, garrote collar,
.and .
ihoineyitable eye-glass. ,Thejr. oharauter
istikifeature of sentiment -is a steady and!
virulent opposititin to Phriltianity; and a
generid:Aisbelief in; laa..itatred againtit .
DiVirte revidation, the .Church, and pro "•
fessing Christians., ) ,Their peculiar °pin , .
ions arehotnicrely negative, but aggressive..
Not' only dn'ilitY'4et.the Bible and the
religion it thakes•ii i iidvfn A , 'but they proclaith
open war against,both,'atd seek their, en-,
tire destruction.:. ,filiey.,,hate the •G-od of .
the Bible; deixonnee hiM,Tidiculi him; dare
him. They aterthiredibieliiiient of 'all the
worst princiPlesanght'liy i the•Fren oft En-
Cyclopasdists, andihat.brmithe.through the
writings of the - Ur° "ROUSBEAUB,. VOL
TAIRE,
A President, Vide President, Secretaries,
and a. ntsin CoMiiitieaWete appointed .
The:President; made the -opening addiess,
'in wide!? fie nemplefined bitterly of the'con
tempt visited upon infidelied atheists, and
the necessitythat i Viiittl rfi, helping them :.
selves. , Then followed reams of resolutione
and addressei•on: l all sorts of subjects, but
animated with the. same' tonining hatred
against Christianity andl 'Chris tia n i nstitn
tions. If it had Veen possible for a band
Of blasphemous fanatics •to have withered.
and consumed all ' that - bears the name,
Christian, surely these would have done it
in their wrath, which waxed fiercer and
fiercer to the end. All the evil that now
exists in the world,'all , the miseries of the
past, and all the dangers of the future, un
blushingly charged on the Bible; the God'
of the Bible,And religioniinititittions and
men ! Take a single instance, though- we
know ibat its reeital will enuse the blood
,Of 'many to run cold: i C. S. MURRAY,
a very old man, - and dying of consumption,
with a massive head fwd.!' beard of. fright
ful length and 3rolime; moved a series of
• •
resolutioni that were unanimously and
heartily adOpted, in whiCh it was asserted'
that the "Christian SiViour" was an 4ot:i
napt man, inferior to HIIGFI 'MILLER, Erupt-
BOLDT, COPERNICUS, DANA, LIEBIG, GALL
'BXid FRANKLIN and MORSE,
Henry Ward lieeFlier, and a host of
o,thers.! .
A platfOrni of infidelfty was then,adept
'ed, avowing continued hostility to the
Christian . religion in, all its phases, ex.. ,
pressing a determination to extend in all
posSible ways the tenets 'of infidelity, and
deneuncing,the , Sunday laws : and all laws,
that any , way savor of Christianity:
Aitieng the most ferocious of the speak
ers was Mre. ERNESTINE L. ROSE, who
took an native Pert irk the Women's rights'
conventions, meetings of spirit-rappers, and .
wild-fire' abolition gatherings of ' former
days. She is now in the "sere and yellow
'leafy" but takes positive delight in apply
ing, without stint, the most opprobrious
epithets to all that claims to be Christian.
Now, it may be asked,
,why report the
revinganf these crazed and maddened ones?'
Why, make, mention of 'their, foul blaiphe
ivies ? We reply, that others may be
warned. These were not born infidels and
atheists, nor, did they become such at .a sin
gle bound: But they are the ones whose
names are associated with the rampant
":reforms" 'that , sprang up a few years ago,
'that pretended to take the place of the
• Church and the ministry in regenerating the
world. The Church was not good enough'
for such pious 'souls, and they left it.
Gradnally; the old-fashioned doctrines of
the +Gospel became, irksome, and they, too,
wer'e'abandehed. At length the Bible was
in their way, and it was met. aside.' And
at last the God of the Bible was not. to
.their liking, and
,they expelled him from
their thoughts. Such is the actual history
of not `a few of those who bore such con
spieuons' parts at this avowedly 'ungodly
convocation. It is a fearful risk to eut
loose from the old moorings—to break
away from the old Church, the old doc
trines, the old Bible. Let those meditating
such a step be warned in time.
But the ' , great event of the week was
the reception of the Prince of Wales,
yesterday. Expectation; on tiptoe for
many days, was at length to. be gratified,
This did not arise from any feeling of loy
ality to Great Britain. Baron •RENFREW
is the son of a good mother, a young man
of amiable disposition, and in talents . and
weight of character not superior to 'thou
sands of young men of the same .age who
gazed upon him yesterday. But unless
stricken down by death, he is to be the ,
King of Eng,land—to reign over a
Kingdom on which the sun never sets--a
nation recognized as the Defender of the
Protestant' faith• in the Old World, ' the
protector 'of our missionaries in heathen
lands— T to 'rule that people with which the
Americanpeople were suclosely connected
in the past--notwithstanding some painful
recollections, and whose destiny is so deep
ly involved with our own. For several
days, stringers had been pouring into the
city desirous to see, not merely the. Prince,
but thecrowd—and especially the military
display: Hotels and boarding' houses were
filled, and large drafts made on priVa:te
hospitality. Early in the morning the in
creased rush toward Broadway was seen.
Soon the .rolling of drums, the braying` of
trampets;iida the shrill souO of the
,fife
were heard, military companies on horse
back and on foot, beganl to March toward
the Battery, until- seventeen ,regiments,
such ag no other city in 'this country'
furnish, stood together anxiously awaiting
the arrival of the Royal visitor and his
,
party. A. little before two o'clock the
beoming of cannon announced the ap:
proach of the Harriet Lane from Arnboy.
As soon as the vessel had reached the pier
at, Castle Garden, the. Prince was upprepri
ately received by the Mayor, who, whatever
may be ,said , of his political, complications
and adventures, is' a man- of commanding
presence and'accomplished address. But
in the meantime;`` Broadway beeame cram
med with living beings, from the Battery to
the Fifth Avenue...l:lad,. F. In ; addition to
this, every door, tree, and lap
post was filled to its' utmost 'capacity.
Hundreds 'were perched on the teps . of the
bops
houses. All vehicles were shut out from,
this. street. Nast -forest of waving
heads and arms was all that could be seen
elOnethat magnificent avenue. - The nufn
her was Variously' estimated from three
hundred, thousand to four hundred thousand;
but dads .no exaggeration to say that ;at
least ewo hundred thousand -men, women i
and children were on, and along that street:
After some delay the- Vrince mounted his
hoise and: rode' along the _entire line
of 'troops,
,cheer, aftercheer , rending the
air., Then , he entered a, barouehe,, drawn
by six noble horses belonging to the'
Adams' Express COMpany, and was driven
to the City Hall, where; as he stood on a rais- ,
ed platform, the entire body of troopepassed
before him. This ,ceremony having been
gone , through with, a division of thirty-two!
policemen
,forming a double-line.reaching
from`carb-sto,ne to curbstone, proceeded lip,
t'le 'street, inmoving the People and•paek
,
ing them on the _side -walks—no easy task.
And those who followed them found it.no
light matter to , restrain'the surging crowds
within the limits assigned them ; but
was done. A line of soldiers' was then
formed along the - 'street ; for ,nearly a mile;
after. which the. Prince, seated beside
Mayor WOOD, with . the , PUKE' OF NEW
CASTLE and LORD LYONS in, front, rode
along amid the wavings of handkerchiefs
and the shoutings of thousands, of voices.
The military ' closed in .and , followed:,;
while `thee vast multitude that had been
kept so long in expeCtancy, i quickly and
quietly dispersed, gowover, the detention
down town had been , so great,-that ; the, last
Mile must have been- passed almost in dark-
The military display was very
every regiment looked well. But the Sev
enth was, the greatlittraction ; as it passed,
the oheering was equaLte that given when'
the bereliehe, laden with royalty, was driven
,along.' I- Whea Gen Bare;, one of the most
accomplished officers of the British army,
heard the , music approaching the City Hall,
before . the regiment itself could beteen at
that point, he inquired, of the Mayor,'" Is
that'the band of the '"seventh regiment ?"
When told, that it was, he replied, "I 120.
tieed ;,that, regiment on the Battery, and
never did I see'a, finer." And as it passed
along, his coMmen dations wera frequent an d
emphatic. New York is justly proud of
this regiment, for in ease of foreign inva-
simror popular vutbreak, this is her great
deßendence. As its solid'colanins Moved
04k, we were ''reminded' of the remark
once made by a 'friend, when ,ascertain.
contingency deeply, affecting national in
terests was threatened. Oh,".' said hei
41 ( the `Severith fe6iinent of New-York alone
will be able to settle that matter' if it should
ever, be brought tci an, issue." •
The New-York Historical Society' has
lately been 'presented with a deed for a farm,
dated . -1790; Signed by GEORGE WASHING
TON, then President of the United States, and
GEORGE CLINTO,N, then, Governor of, the
State of New-York:; witnessed by Colonel
DAVID lIIIMPHHEir,, a: scholar, poet, and
aid to WASHINGTON, and by. Col. TOBIAS
LEAH:, another revolutionary hero, who
stood by WASHINGTON when, dying.. ,In
the body of.the deed , the President and the
Governor are named• without honorary dis
tinctions, simply as GEORGE WASHING
.
ToN,:Esq., of Virginia, and GEORGE
TON, Esq., of - New-York. • .; A.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 15, 1860
Great is the quiet of this city after the
hurry, rush,, and ,din of New-York. It is
true that there
r are Ail) many strangers
here, but the throng of business is over.
The business men of . Philadelphia, are just
beginning to discover the value of the
patronage to be derived from the thriving
interior towns and villages of Pennsylva.:
nia and Ohio.- This trade, that was but
little thought of a fekv years ago, is now
assiduously"cultivated, and is becom
ing more valuable every season.": i The
business from ,the - South has been
quite` light , this Fall: The failure of the
crops, and the long-continued drouth in
that region have deterred merchants from
making large purcifaies. The hotels have
still a considerable number of guests. The
Merchant's has a reputation that secures a.
large Vatronage at all times. There is a
home-like-air about it ; the table is-always
well supplied with wholesome food well
cooked; the beds are good; the proprietors
are agreeable and attentive ; and tlie . terins
are moderate. Our readers when on a visit
to this city ,ean find no more comfortable
stopping place.
The Quaker population and Quaker '
habits are rapidly disappearinv. Still a
good number frequent their meeting houses,
but they are generally old men and women;
but few under middle life are found in
their 'meetings. In a few years these
buildings will be 'deserted, only to be visit—
ed by the curious and the antiquarian.
The, tendency with the younger Quakers is
either to the neglect of all religion, or to
High Church Episcopacy. And when
young Quakerdom leaps over the restraints
of home and casts away the influences of
education, then fashion, folly, and high
living, generally astonish. beholders.
• The Philadelphians, are congratulating
themselves on the quiet and dignity with
which the Prince of Walea was entertained
while in the„ midst , of, them. The various
mishaps of .the New-Ye* entertainment
have been fruitful themes for comtnent and
contrast. The ball at the Academy of
Mtisic, notwithstanding tte artistic skill
displayed in the decorations, the select
character of. the , company, the compit;mise
of Christian' prifieiple by many, the silks,
laces, and was a . failure; The
parade at Trinity church yesterday morn
ing; was ridiculous. The conduct of the
crowd outside was not much worse than the
behaviour of those inside. All proper idea
of devotion and worship seems to have been
banished.
The pastors have returned from their
Summer vacations ; nthe members of the
churches, ire coming in from their_Summer
retreate; and- the` congregations 'are gen-,
erallylarge. The 'Rev. Dr. BoAnnmAN
preached a sermon fp short time ago, in
which, he gave an account
,of the life and
character of the late Rev. Dr. VAN RENs-
SELA - En. This sermon is highly spoken of
by `those who heard it, and will Ve publish,
ed in &Sew weeks. ,The Da:, spent yester
day in Washington City, where he preach
ed the sermon at the .dedication of the,
neyv'Presbyterian church. There; "seems to
be a great desire that Dr. s GPURLEY would
accept the office of Secretary or the Board
of Education, to which he was lately elect
ed; but great fears are 'entertained that:
he' will feel constrained to remain in,
his present position where his labors .have,
been blessed and, where he wields a most
happy influence,llYet his removal to. Phil
adelphia. =would give him• an important
work to do, and Secure him a 'cordial, wel
come. In the meantime the dutieS of the
Secretaryship are fully and . faithfully per-,
formed by. the Rev. Mr. WATTS until. a
Secretary shall be ready to occupy his
plaCe. WATTS is pastor of a young
and flourishih g church, and by devoting,
three hours every day to the affairs of the .
Board, is able. 'to perform -the duties 'now
required.- The Church' will .be• pleaied to
learn that the Board of Publication will
soon issue seyeral works by the , late pi:,
VAN iiENSSET-AvR„ Snail:tat his ,miscella
neous writings =under :the editorial, super
vision of his -Sob; will be published in
abont three weeks, by Messrs. J. B. laliPiN
00# &:Co. The meinory of Dr. V. will
long be precious in. the Presbyterian.
Church.. ,
The Rev. ROBERT J. BLACK.; of the
Reformed Presbyterian church' thiS
city, died on the tenth instant. For many
months he.' -,had suffered, from
_diabetes ;;
whieh.had greatly reduced him. But he
had intproved greatly,' and on the previa&
Sabbath 'had' been twice in his church'.
A sudden attack of cholera morbus .
ended ; his life. He was born in Pittsburgh,
and was the youngest . son of the late Rev.
JOEEN' BLACK, D.D., eminent for learning
and piety" Three sons of Dr. BLACK en
tered the , ininiatry ; one,* JoRI4, died
shortly after Jicensure t ; AIsIDREN lived
many .years,. nd- was a faithful and sue-
meal pidicher; and tit , time of his
death, was one of the fiading men of
Church And now Ronwr is called aviay
in the midst of his ,dayg. He was a pleas-,
ant companion, an acceptable preacheri..a
successful; pastor, and a truly pious man:
His funeral was largely attended . by min
isters and ,people of.all denominations.,
At the_ -house,.; after the reading of the.
Scriptures, an address was delivered by
the ReV.'JosiPit T. Cooi , En, D.D., of the
Uaited Presbyterian Church, and prayer
offered by the Rev. Dr. GuAnAar of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Liverpool,
England: At. .the grave an address was
delivered' by the Rev. J. B. DALES; D.D.,
of the 'United. Presbyterian Chitral., and
prayer offered ty. the Rev. D. MALIN, of
the New School Presbyterian Church.
There was nnxeh weeping among the mem
bers` of his late char.e.
ECCLESIASTICAL.
Rev. J. Babwx was installed Pastor of
Unity churoh Ohio on the 2d inst.
Rev. A.. VIRTUE was installed pastor of
Apple. Creek church, Ohio, on the 3d,
inst.
Rev: '.l - 4008 Kora3'A relation to the Ger
man church of Muscatine, Iowa; has
been diisolved. " •
J W. HAIIILTON was recently ordain
ed as an evangelist, by the _T ) resbytery of
Steubenville.
Rev. Jo - I'l.v EKIN .
B. 1), has been released
•
from his charge of the
_churches. of Le
:..Claire.and Princeton, lowa.,
A Surprise.
Recently,' the', pastor of
inthe church of
Beech Spring, being, the discharge of
the duties of his office, called from home
for 'several days, eti his return found his
house and appurtenances taken possession
of, his .family in durance, and in a few
minutes' was himself a prisoner at large.
Now, who do you suppose, in a emninunity
that beasts of its civilization; and in the
law-abiding State of Ohio, could be`guiltY
of such an outrage ? Why, the. , young
ladies of his congregation 'about the
number-of thfrty, >had concocted a scheme
with all the iu.inuity and secresy that you
knew young ladies are capable of when
some favorite object is to be attained, nod
taken possession of the houne and all
about- it The pester awl his lady were
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closely guarded, and well entertained too,
for an hour or two in the parlor, wh en
they were invited to the dining room,
where a dinner was *pared for them and
their captors, that would have done hon or
to the palace of 'a, prince, and such a s a
poor pastor but seldom sees in his own
house. All partook and after spending a
cheerful, and we trust profitable afternoon,
all - dispersed to their respective home s
leaving ,a well-filled pantry, together with
numerous more substantial articles, that
add to the comfort and convenience of a
family. Our earnest desire is that the
kind•donors may be amply rewarded, by a
kind Proyidenee, in spiritual and temporal
blessings. , A.C.D.
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Prize-Fighting.
Weadroire "the various forces of Natur e
the force'of heat or coloric as exhibited
in the, application of steam. We admire
the strength of the horse and the ox, whe n
applied for the useful and legitimate p un
poses of life'. We admire the muscular
power of rational man. ", It is a beneficent
gift to him, when appropriately employed.
We: admire the ferocity of the lion and
the tiger, is exhibited in the lion and tige r .
But when the ferocity of the lion and tiger
takes . posiession of the muscular power of
rational-man, as exhibited in the prize.
fight, , man sinks beneath the level and dig
nity of the brute. B.
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church Extension;
li'eeeipts for September.
West Alexander ch., Washington Presby
tery, for Children's ch., St. Anne $25.00
Harlem eong., Wasfi. Pb'y, for Children's
' eh:, St' Anne' G.f,e
Nottingham S. School, St. Clairsville Pb'y,
for ditiltiren!s,ch.,, St. Anne
.
Georgetown S. School, Erie Pb'y, for
Children's ch., St. Anne
Fairfield; Erie Pb'y,
Callinsburg, Clarion Pb'y
Concord, 66 66
Callinsburg S. School, Clarion P'by,
for Children's cit., St. Anne
Bridgewater, Beaver Pb'y, for Children's
Safi; t. Anne
Harmony, Saltsburg. Pb'y, for Children's
ch., St. Anne
Mechanicsburg, Saltsburg Pb'y, for Chil-
dren's oh., St. Anne
East Union, Saltsburgh Pb'y, for Chil-
dren's 'St. Anne
Bethany S. School, Ohio Pb'y, for Chil
-dren's-chc.;•St. • Anne 27.65
Manchester S. .School, Allegheny City
Pb'y, for Children's ch., St. Ann 11.30
Mt. Prospect, Wash. Pb'y, for Children's
ch., St. Anne'
Total, . $160.63
T. H. NEVIN, Receiving Agent.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 1, 1860.
Per the Presbyterian Banner
Befell of Childs
Treasurer of the Board .of: Foreign Missions, for
.September,dB6o.
Allegheny Presbytery Tarentum congregation,
$25:00; Scrub Glass, ; Salem, 6.00;
Centreville, Female Missionary Society, 26.00;
Do., Sabbath School, 5.29. 65.29.
Erie Presbytery . i Mt. Pleasant eong., 13,00;
Waterloo, 3.90; Franklin; 25.00 . ; Sugar Creek,
12.00: 53:00.
New Lisbon PresbyterY: Poland cong., Female
"Missionafy Society; 26.63.
Ohio Presbytery: Bethel eong., to constitute
John Fife a Life Member, 50.00.
Redstone Presbytery: Laurel Hill eong., 17.50;
DO. Female Miisionary SoCiety, 14.52;
Round IEII, 35.50.'`67.52.
Sangamon Presbytery: Centre (song.; 22.10.
Saltsbnig Presbytery : Bethel oong., 10.00;
Jacksonville, 8.100; Saltsburg,' 40.00 ; Pine
Run, 18.00. 76.00.
Steubenville Presbytery ; Big Spring cong., 7.00;
Two Ridges, to constitute Mrs. Elizabeth Glad
dant and Mrs. Nancy 1. Campbell, Life Mem
beri, 60.00; 'Cross Creek, 15.00. 82.00.
Washiniton Presbytery i , Washington cong.,
monthly collection, 1L72.:
Miscellaneous: From Jos. Glenn, ex'r of Mary
Muddy Creek cong., 70.00 ;
John Anderson, Salem cong., Allegheny Pres
bytery, 2.50; Sabbath' School, Two Ridges
cong., Steubenville Presbytery, 4.00 ; Sabbath
School, Pross Creek coog., Steubenville Pres-
IlithrY; far ',Church, St. Anne, 111.,
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T0ti4 . 4533'.26.
il,4t •11
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Pittsburgh, October 1, 1860.
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The Presbytery of Steubenville.
hinssus.,Borrons.—The Presbytery of Sten
.
benville held an interesting and delightful meet
ing at Aland., Creek church, on the, 2d and &I
DurAng the Hessler. of Presbytery Mr. J.
IV.' Hamilton, a Licentiate„ of this Presbytery,
was ordained to the Work of the Gospel Minis
try. In'llieSe. services, Rev. Dr..Beatty preach
ed:: the, sermon., from' 2. „Car,. iv : For we
preaoh 'oniselve,s, but Christ Jesus the Lord;
and, ourselves your, servants for Jesus' sake."
The ; MOdernter Rev. .Laverty, Grier, presided
and propbsed he constitutional questions, and
Rev. - Alexarier 'Swaney deliv'ered the charge to
the,F,Vangelist. Mr. Hamilton goei to labor in
the interior of Ohio.
Mr, George . W. Fisher, student of the West
ern Theological Seminary, was licensed to preach
as a 'probationer for the Ministry. Action \MS
taken bjYresbytery, .according to the injunction
of the General Assembly, to secure full inform.-
tion,in all particulars, in regard to the standin,g
and attainments of our candidates and students
ort. PrOation-
The following supplies were. appointed by
Presbyteri, viz. :
coiintft.—Mr. Watson, First Sabbath of De
cember,_ Mr. Eaton, First„Sabbath of February.
Brown, Second Sabbath of
'November., ; Mr, Laverty, .Fourth Sabbath of
Still`Fork:—Air. third Sabdath in No
vember,: Ur. Beatty Second Sabbath in Febru-
Centre.—Mr. Reed, First Sabbath in Novem
ber. , 41r. Spotty,. FonrtlCSabbath in January, to
administer the. ord's Supper.
ROBERT HERRON Stated Clerk.
Arc*,9hio,,Octobei. 8, 1860.
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Letters,
01',th.e flee., .Tohn Smith, a Presbyterian Minister,
(a hz. l ! rOther, the Bev,. Peter Smith, a Methodist
' Preacher. •
ZETTER,
nxv.lPXlTxn: Sivirrtfl:—;-7 Dearßrother :--
You - Arminians object to us, that if only
those SaYed vrhom the Father has given
to i the 'SPA, it iS folly.to offer salvation to
sinners_ not -elected to eternal life. This
objection bas'its origin in the &ingular
faln'ey, that the future condition of every
person is 'always known to us. A Meth
odjat, preacher takes it for granted, if sonic
were chosen in Christ before the founda
tion of the world,. and others not chosen,
that there must be some secret marks, by
which both parties can be recognized ; and
because nobody has ever discovered such
secret marks; - therefore, he draws the con
clusion that there are no elect. In both
the Artninian and Calvinistic schemes, the
same persons, and precisely the same num
ber persps,.are saved. The number of
sinners .regetterated, sanctified, and glori
fied, is just us large in our' catalogue as in
yours k there iS: not a name in the one,
which is not found in the other. If, then,
Calvinista'Ought to offer salvation only to
hose that Shall be saved, that is to the
elect, , why onoilt not Arminians to do so
too.? ' But you , will say, that the number
of the elect WU not fixed by a decree from
eternity. Suppose it was not; suppose that
the Churchwas not elect according to the
foreknowledge of God the Father ; suppose
that=believers' were not chosen in Christ
before the' foundation of the world ; SUP'
pose' 'that those whom the Father will glo
rify. were - not predestinated to be conform
ed ?) 4 the image of his Son ; decreeor no
decree; election or no election, there is net
a Single sinner more saved, according to
put : scheme, than according to our scheme ;
norili'the're a single sinner more lost, in
our • system; than in yours. You know and
believens well as we, that a definite num
ber 4 the human race will be saved, and
that-in.the end of the world, just so many
sinners, neither more nor less, will be glo-
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