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'Samuel M'Clung, David M'Kinney,D.D.,
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Fished his way, by merit alone, through
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IN
1111NINTERS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
The influence of the ministry on the e.eu
timents, character and condition or a cow'
munit), is immense. Man has a conscience,
and the development and culture of that
conscience belongs to those who officiate in
sacred thing,s.`
_And conscience has to do
with a very large circle of social affairs. It
is to take cognizance of every thing respect
ing whith God has spoken: The whole
Bible, then, is but the limit. of the subjects
on which conscience acts; and hence nought
but the Bible can. justly boun I the functions
of the minister. Bible subjects,Biblesen
timents, and Bible sipirit, are his direc
tory:and gUide. The ministry thus may
well; by hehl, responsible, to a great extent,
for thezeonditiob of society. We,`know that
there are ten thousand other influences at
Work, besides thirs,nrind some of 'them are
antagonistic, and,,pntyerful ; but still, it is
the teachingstof the ministry: which made
men, in a great measure, what they are; or
it is thnwant `of teaching, or a defect in
teaching, which leave men to the action of
those other influences, and ,so .causes their
character to be fixed where it is found.
The Scriptures, as we have- stated, treat
of all social subjects—of husbands' and
wives, parents and children, masters and
servants, rulers and people. They treat
also of the dealings and intercourse of men
with "each other; as to character, person,
and property: On all thesesubjects, then,
'm
in their oral .
aspect, miiiiiters are to ex
pound and apply the Scriptures, and so in
fluence society in its thoughts and ways.
The foregoing remarks being correct—
and they will hardly be disputed—the min
istry are entitled to a large share of the
praise or blame, for the present condition
of the country. If Southern ministers had
dwelt adequately upon the rights of serv
ants and the duties of masters; and if
Northern ministers had taught, fairly and
fully, the rights of masters and the duties
of servants; and if ministers, both North
and South, had given due 'instruction 'on
the obligations of an oath, and the sanctity
of law, and the duty of patriotism, and
,the
sin of interfering with the social and polit-•
ical prerogatives of our neighbors; and if
all this had been done in the clear light'
and sweet spirit of the Gospel, the war now
upon us would never have come. Peace
and -love, forbearance and kindness would
have reigned triumphant.
We have heard much about the preaching
of Northern ministers, as producing the'sen
timent and conduct which brought, on the'
war—have heard, possibly, far more than is
true, and yet it is not all untrue. And so
also it is charged, and as ve believe 'right
fully charged, upon Southern ministers,
that theywere the leaders in diffusing the
war spirit among the people. An intelli
gent writer in the South Carolina Presby
terian, said that they, (that is, the movers
in Secession,) would never have dared to
make the declaration, only for the sustenta
tion they received from the ministry. And
so also iu the Middle States, and -even in
the good Old SehOol Presbyterian Church,
the ministers are not free from responsibil
ity. Our conservatism was so fixed, and
our dread of the charge of political preach
ing was so paralysing, that scarcely one in
a. hundred of is dared to tell the people
what God said about servitude, and about
government. Hence •the masses, uneduca
ted as to true social sentiment on these
subjects, and uninformed as to Gospel pre
cepts and principles in these relations, were
ready to yield to the other influences
around them; instead of being able, as
Christian patriots shoultl-be,.to either quell
a threatening storm, or to guide its course
and modify its fury.
And now that we have waked up to the
importance of handling neglected subjects,
there may be danger of our •going too far.
True, the principle of " a word in season,"
is to direct us in the choice of, topics for
sermons; but the. effectiveness of ministe
rial power, of which we speak, is not only,
nor yet mainly, put forth on special occa
sions. It belongs to systematic instruction,
the implanting of prindiples,.the education
and care of a people from year to year, from
childhood to manhood, and thence to old
age. It is ip the general character of
preaching and teaching, that there is put
forth, the minister's great influence in so
cial affairs.
DR. LORD'S FAST-DAY SERIRON.-- T ANOTIIER
WORD IN THE BIBLICAL REPERTORY.
In the Biblical Repertory, for October,
two pages are occupied in reviewing a Ser
mon preached by Rev. J. C. Loup, ,D.D.,
of Buffalo, New-York, on the late, National
Fast. We transfer them to our columns,
believing that many persons will be inter
crested in the brief notice of the senti
•
ments of the preacher, and also in hearing
again from the Editor.
"Dr. Lotto was extensively known as
one of the most conservative' ministers
of our Church; that is, as one of the most
zealous opponents of abolitionism, and one
of the most determined advocates of South
ern rights and,principles. He is only one
instance, among thousands, of a thorough
change, not perhaps of opinions, but-of po
sition. The men most opposed to the anti
slavery agitation at the North 'are now most
prominent in their opposition to the pro=
shivery rebellion at the South. The Whole
status of the question has been changed.
Since Southern politicians, have thrown off
their allegiance to the Union and Constitu
tion, which they had sworn to support, and
have, by false representations and by ap
peals to pOpular passion, goaded the ma
jority of the people in some of the States
to open rebellion, the reason, the con
science, and the rpligion of the North,
have, united in denouncing this rebellion
On the language of the Hon. REVERDY
JouNsoN, of Baltimore,) as the most wick
ed and insane known in modern history.
The distinction of parties is forgotten in
this great quest-Son of National life or
death. Those at the North and West, who
dissent from this judgment, Who stand
,aloof; front this great National movement
are utterly insignificant in number :and
weight of chsracter. The all but universal
conviction is, that, there can now =be but
two parties, patrints= and traitorsctliottelbr
their 'coiantry , ands'tbose against it.
- , •upheaving! `of:Nationality, this - universh.l
-rising of - the people in favor of ,theirinsti
nutions 'and government, has - -`the force of
an irresistible tOrrent. It is , not wonder
ful, therefore, • that it'should<<threaten to
carry individuals, 'and -even bodies of men,
beyond the bounds of -wisdom and justice.
In our bumble judgment, it' did carry-the
venerable AssemblY , of our Church, at its
recent seSsions, , beyond'the ;limits of its
Constitutional 4tuthority. It - dema,nded
that the Assembly should -deeideS-ques
whfahritThicit.ne more right .tti , decide
- 7 -tbaul the4itle An; a e;Mtested istAtlite, The
IMIM
members of the,,Assembty might have a
strong conviction that , the title of right
vested in ono party, and .thatthe other was
sinning against honor and justice, in dis
puting his claim ; yet no one would pre
tend that the Assembly, in "virtue of its
prerogative to rebuke all sin, could decide
the legal quest,* of:ownership. So they
had the strongest conviction that the alle
giance -of American citizens is due to the
Constitution of the United States, any
thing .'in the laws or acts of a particular
`State `'to the`' contrary' notwithstanding.
. -
'Bat- whether this theory of our political
union is correct or not, it is not the prerog
ative of Clinrch Court to 'decide. Yet
'the As.sembly was driven,' by the patriotic
spirit whicwwas'aroused within and around •
`them, to decide that question for all under
its spiritual juriadiction. There is a like
danger
, nolv ; re fear' that' `the May
be driven to Terget the true Sod legitimate
object`of - the war in which we are engaged.
It is a delensive,''net
,an, 'aggressive war.
It is a wur fOr, preservation, not. for subju
gation or change. ' God has given our rulers
thewisdoni . and ;gr a ce to announce tO:the
world that It is a war net Tor the Overthrow
of the Constitution, not for 'the,abolitiee of
Slavery, nor an abrogation of the Constitu
tional rights of the separate States, but for
the defence of the'Oeir l eriimmit and for the
integrity 'of the inStitUtionS Which we are
'all pledged to. support.' 'Di. Lonie . s
,ser
mon is one among many siniler indieations,
that some - of - our `molt'" - conservative men,
men who have prided theinselves as being
the special, friends of the South, are is
danger,of making this an anti-Slavery war,
a war to subvert , and not to suppert, the
Constitution. This, we think, 72. grOaily,to
he deprecated unjust and impolitic.
We have no, right, to abolish Slavery, ex
cept as an act of con*pation of the prop
erty,of rebels, or, as art, act of imperative
necessity for self-preservation. ,Of „such
necessity for an act which would probably
lead to the u r nutterable.horrors of servile in
surrections, which wOuld, consolidate the
South and divide the, North,; and ,which
would involve the . negroes in imminent
danger of extermination, there is at,,,pres
,ent no such prospect as to justify the „se-
Yious proposal of any such measure. Suffi
cient unto the day is the evil thereof. Let
the future take care of itself', Slavery. is
undoubtedly,'doomed in the border, ,Statm,
Which take part in the rebellicin. It Cannot
exist in the rear of the armies of, the
Union; not because ,of any act of .emanci
pation, but because of. the inevitable
inset
curity of property iti„slavei under such Cir
cumstances. It is of the' last importance
that, the country should be, right and „that
it shoUld be united. It is united at the
North, and West as, one man, as . to
right 'and, necessity of suppressing rebel
lion and 'sustaining the
_Union, Constitu
tion, and Government of the, country, ; and
thousands in the South earnestly, pray, for
our success. 'Beyond this, we have no
• common ground to, stand , upon."
Oar• readers will here perceive • that the
Editor of the Repertory, while sound in
hie' own views,' and bold' to declare his
soundness is" yet determined to consign the
Church to silence, or rather to condemn her
because she has spoken what is admitted to
be truthful. HapPily the great body of
our ministers and elders feel it to be their
duty to be right on the question of civil
government, and to maintain the right, not
only individually, but ministerially and ec
clesiastically. Where the Scripture's lead
the way, they fear not to follow. Hence
not only the Assembly, but Presbyteries
and' Synods, with, wonderful unanimity,
have declared it to be a religious duty to
sustain the'good government which God. has
given us, and under which hehas enriched
us with blessings.
The. Church, has been protected in the
enjoyment of entire , freedom and peace.
She has had her Bible 'her 'Sabbaths, her
ordinances ; her ministers; her schools, her
printing presses, and her edifices for
,wor
ship. Every protection she needed, and
every privilege she couht.enjoy, she has
had. And in her members and their Tami
lies, she has had prosperity beyond . all
other people. In no country under the
whole heaven has he granted to his chosen,
a better inheritance than he has vouch
safed to us, under the civil' Constitution
and the laws. Surely the Church is bound
to recognize his hand in the bestowment; to
pray for the Government and those who ad
'minister it; to pay tribute cheerfully, , and
to sustain the country' by all appropriate
means.
What Gcd,'s will is, in recird to the con
tinuance of Slavery, ! is not .yet made mani
fest.- Certainly it should at once be re
duced to the principles and precept's of the
Gospel. If so modified that the _master
while receiving a faithful service, slnUild
render unto his .bondsmen things which
are just and equal," God-might long per
mit it. We trust that he - will look upon
the land in his comPa§sion, and lead uS io
do right, and remove' the rod of his anger,
and deal with us in mercy. , -
DAY OVTHANKSGIVING;
G-ov CURTIN, of Penusylyania, has is
sued the following Proclamation, appoint
ing Thursday, the 28th of '`.the .present
month as a clay of Thanksgiving
PENNSYLVANIA, SS':'
.14 'the - name and y the authority of the
Commonwealtitlif renri*lviuniti, I, AN
DREW G.:•"*tiTiri;' :Governor of said
Commonwealth-
PROCLAMATION:• s•
VHEREAS, Every • good' gift is 'from
above; and cometh • 'down .to • us fromt
the Almighty•to whom! it.is 'meet, right,
and the bounden duty of"every' people to
render thanks for'his mercies; therefore,l,
ANDREW G. CURTIN, GOVOTDOr of the
Commonwealth of Pennylvania, do recom
mend to the people of - this Commonwealth,
that they set apart PrtlinsriAv, the 28th of
November next, as a day of solertin thanks
giving to God, , for having prepared our
corn and watered our furrows,'and blessed
the labor of the husbandman ; and crowned
the year with his goodness;in the increase
of the ground and the gathering in of the
fruits thereof, so ,that our barns are filled
with plenty; and for having looked favora
bly on this Commonweaith,and strengthen
ed the bars of her gates, and blessed the
children , within her, and made'men to be
of one mind, and preserved peace in her
borders; beseeching him, also, on behalf ef
these United States, that our beloved Conn
try.may have deliVerance from those great
and apparent dangeis wherewith she is corn
passed, and. that `th - e'brave and loyal , men
liow. battling in the field for her life may
, hava. their! arms miide 'strcing and their
blows heavy;tand .may' be 'shielded by bis
power;and` that he will mercifully
still the out:raves obi perverse, violent, un
ruly, and rebellious people; and. give theta
eleanohearts, and renew a right spirit with
in them; and , give them 'grace that they
may see •the error of their ways anti bring
forth-:fruits meet for repentance; and here
after; in all
,godliness `and honesty; obe
diently walk in his holy - commandments,
arid in submission to . the just and manifest
authority of 'the Republicl 80' that we, lead
ing a quiet - and. peacefulklifemay contin
ually 'offeil lin to t.hinv'eui sacrifice' of pritise
f ,
[L.s] Given under my band and the
greateal of th S ate, at Harrisburg, this
sixteenth day of. October, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one, and of the Commonwealth the
eighty-sixth. A. G. CuaTIN
By the Governor : Eli
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
We trust that this will meet with a most
hearty response front all our people. Not
withstanding our many calamities how
great are the mercies and blessings be
stowed on us ?, And if in time past we
had rendered thanks unto God for his dis
tin4uishing favors to us, and, if we IM4I
walk.ed irk the way of his commandment 3,
as we , ought to have done, the judgments
that have come upon•us might have been
averted:
THE SYNOD OF PHILADELITIL ON TRISTITE
OF TILE COUNTRY.
Those who remember the opposition to
the action of the late AsSembly on' 'the
state of the country, in and around _Phila
delphia at the time, will be gratified at the
evidences given of a change in sentiment
by .the brethren of that section of the
Church.
'bib Avina. resolutions were introduced
into the _Synod of Philadelphia (0..5.),
which has. just ended its sessions at, Easton,
by 'Rev. D. V! APLEArt; D.D., who ticcom
panied:them with a brief and:patriotic ad
dress: The - resolutions were adopted imart
imoualy, the members of the Synod ih
taking their;vote expressing their earnest:
ness bY ; rising to their feet
In View of the continuance of the de- '
plorable civil war, brought upon' our coun
try 'by the infatuation and wickedness of a
portion of our fellow citizens, with the
avowed determination to destroy this gov
ernment, which is the noblest 'monument of '
• - .
statesmanship and patriotism the world'has '
ever Seen; or is ever likely to see, the Synod
of „Philadelphia feel constrained as' .. they
stand in their lot, to place on their records
and Piiblish the following resolution's, yjz.:
!Resolve'd, That . 'we cordially concur' sin
the sentiments'' of the resolutioni adopted
- by the late General Asseinbly of the Pres
-byterian Chureh, on the state of the'countri.
Resolved; 'That we express our 'abiding
•and` unwavering attachment to the Gonsti=
tution and Government Of our country as
liequeathea 'to' its by our fathers, and our
determination' to labor and . pray for 'the
:speedy, effectual and unconditional sup
' pression of'the 'present most groUndless,
- cruel and Wicked rebellion in the history of
any people; and for the integrity nnd per
• petuity of 'the union' of the ' . States,,under
which, as a : Weldon and'a Church we have
'so greatly Prospered.
Missignaries Sailed.—On Saturday,.of last
week the' ship Po-Tang sailed from New-
York, taking out, among other passengers,
the ReV. Messrs. Jirrv.mi, ROBERTS,,and
GEORGE, with their wives, missionaries of
our Board of Foreign Missions to• Siam.
A number of clergymen •and others were
present; to bid them God-speed. The part
ing religious services were very interesting.
EASTERN SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND NETV-ENGL,4iVD
NOTWITHS'iANDING: the greatinducement
. offered,to capitalists to invest, in valuable
_stocks at low :figures, and in> Government
securities-at high rates of interest; a large
amount of work has been done in this city
during the year in erecting new buildings
of various descriptions, caused mainly by
the fact that both materials and labor have
ruled at low rates, and that, as a cense
-
.
Auenee, a Most propitious time for improv
lug this dais of properey had arrived,
.which is, likely to continue to the end of
this fratricidal rebellion.
THE CENTENNIAL' ANNIVERSARY of
Christ Church (Episcopal) in Cambridge
Massachusetts, was celebrated on Tuesday.
The Boston' Traveller says
"
"Rev. Winwood Seargent was'reetor of
this' church 'from 1766 to the trdublcnis
times'prece'ding the American Revolution.
'During: this Struggle divine services livere
loraittedy the building at one time having
;been 'use.d' as barracks for' American sot-
" But; when the wife of General Wash
ington joined him; in= December, 1775, the
chtirch, after being••properly prepared, was
for a short time used , for 'its original pur
p3seilthe,:Liturgy 'having 'been read -by a
Colonel in -the American' army. Christ
Church was probably itsed for religious
worship , oicother occasions during the stay
of the Anierican army in Ca.mbride.
"-It was not till 1790 that attempts were
'made to 'reestablish divine:'service inithis
-church. , -For many years the rectors' of
EpiscopaVchurches in Boston officiated as
they •had , opportunity, and th.e differen't
persons in :the intervals anted 'as lay fea.d
:era.- The venerable William Jenka,
of-this city, served the parish. in this ca
pacity fbr eight years." -
• TIIOLLEGE LIBRARY, at Nevkilaven
now contains a number of valuable archae
ological monuments :and inscriptions—some
Of them the property of the 'American
Oriental Society' :there deposited. 4 geti
tlM:nan connected with the College' favors
the independent with the following, ac
count of .'several of these inscriptions,
which willinte,reat, all who are engaged in
historical researches:
Within a -
•,few 'days past, a marble slab
having erigraved,upon ic an ancient „Greek
inscription, 'has been received ,by the
'American Oriental Society , and depoSited
With their collections in the library of
T t his remarkable stone has
already, been: known to„schelars., It, was
found by Hornerev. toer I... Morgan, Inis: -
24100 : afy of the American, Beard r in ,a gar
den ,on, the site of the. ancient Daphne;
near, Antioch, in Syria, as place, long cele
brated foi" the Worship, magnifieently,,cou=
dueted, of Apolle and .grternis. 'Elf An ;
tioch has been compared to Paris," says
Mr owson, Daphne may be called its
VerSailles."
In, addition ,•te these recent gifts, the
College has for many years ,been in , the
possession of, two - sepulchratinscriptions in
honor of children, obtained from Kula, in
Asia Minor, near the 'town of Mmonia, and
riot far freni Philadelphia. They were ob
tained by Rev. Josiah Brewer, the mission
ary, n living -
at Stockbridge, Massachu,
setts. The dates on the one 295 and
301; on-the other 309, which helong.,to , the
era.of Actium or. of ,Augustus, and
,'corres ;
Pond..,to A. D. 264,-270 .and 279- respect
ively.
A few months go one of our Country
men, Viti-Ildw — a3;d, C. L.,
. who 110 long been, reinient in India as In
specter of Schools under' the etuploy of
the British government, presented 'three
Sanserit inscriptions, cut on stone, to the
, American Oriental Society,.and they have
likewise been recently deposited with - the
Society's Cabinet 'in Newliaven. ;These
inscriptions are less ancient, than those
from - Daphne and Beyroot, but; for` other
reasons,tre of partiMilar interest. TlieYare
duPposed . tb ditef, from the eleventh f - dr
tivelftili le4iitilry: of the hiieti an ;era. tTh 65,
were found near Benares. Such monu
ments, away from India, are exceedingly
rare, even in the museums of Europe.
The largest and more important of the
three was discovered near the side of a
temple which was in process of erection,
where it had been brought as serviceable
building
_material. When rescued it was
about to be buried face downwards in one
of the walls,' where it would have been'
much more completely obscured than in the
chimney-piece of the ,Beyroot monks.
Two of the inscriptions have been printed,
with an English version ,and notes by Dr.
Hall, in the American . Oriental Society's
4ournal, vol.. p. 498.., It may not be
known generally that the Society has a font,
of Sanscrit, (the only one in this country,)
as well as other oriental type, by which it
is constantly able Jo render: importantaid
to the prosecution of ,philological science.
Thu portraits of IsaacTouce,Y and Thos.'
H. Seymour, which the Legislatiire of Con
neeticut has ordered to he ,reMOVed from
the State House, have simply been taken
Out of their frames. The Jatter <are left
banging upon; the walls, perhaps ‘to pro
voke ' inquiry and point a moral. 'The
Comptroller has been.. instructed to return
the portraits to the places they formerly
occupied Whenever he is satisfied of the
loyalty of the ex-GoverooLs.
HEW-YORK
TUE STEADY INCREASE in the pros:
perity of the loyal States 'since the begin
;tang of September, owing to the large
amount of cash expended: by Government
since that date, ;becomes more marked in
its results each succeeding week. Among
the most prominent, 'evidences of this im-,
provement in the , general, business of the
city,. we note that the, average daily ex
changes at the New-York Banks',,Olearing
lionso, for the week ending Oct: 12th,
mere $18,9D6 . ,802' "aa•ainst $13,707,671 for
the week ending Aug. 24th, which includes
-the date (August ,19th) whieh tbe loan
was taken hy the Associate Banks. The
hank exchanges are the fair :index, of the'
amount of business transactions which take
place daily in the eat} of NeW-York, and
their increase or decrease defines:acciirately
the , proportion of increase Or :decrease of
our • trade. 'The bank balances 'desig,ttate
the amount of specie; whieh the trade of
the city regnires to carry on its vast do
,mestie movements, when there no for
eign drain for specie. Our •readers will
readityperceive the importance to an intel
ligent merchant of the knowledge of- these
daily bank exchanges and halancea, beeause
they enable him to judge : understandingly
of the relative movements ‘in the trade•of
the city. For example, it is- apparent from
the ft4res 313,707,671 of August
stud $18,990,892 on'n - Octeber 12th,' that the
daily, transactions ,of New-York.,„ in , the
- week ending October•l2th, were. forty per
rent. 'more than they were during the week
enditto• Anonst 24th, and from an exami
nation of each daily and weekly statement
of, the Bank Exchanges since that date ; it
appe,ars that • there has • been a gradual
''steady, progressive 'increase, natural to - a
healthy state of trade, and , clearly traceable
to the stimulus and confidence given to the
business community by the immense Gov
ernment disbursements' of cash- -
THE COMMODIOUS and adthirably con
trived budding on ,Illackwell's , Island, de
voted by the city to the accommodation of
persons whose errors in'd.ieate a necessity for
penitential reflection, is at present occupied
by seven hundred, and six.ty 7 eight convicts.
Five hundred
_and sixty-eight of these are
malts, while the number of the women does
not exceed' two hundred. -•- '
The highest grade of crime which incurs
the restraints of this Institution is man
slaughter, and the -term of 'durance in no
ease exceeds ten yiars. Cinly one of this
.-reat number 'of evil-doers is held for that
period, and he has yet a prospective TO.;
deuce of eight ycars.
NEARLY all of the daily journals Make
. a common cause on the Herald, and darkly
hint that its editor in Foit Lafayette would
be the right man in the. right place. The
Ishmaelitish Herald, in turn, mingles, in
the - battle with the 'cheerful gusto of a
IlooSier in a Western free fight, and, after
calling attention to its triple iheet,warns
its "five hundred thousand:'" readers
against its treasonable contemporaries, and
demands that " the philosophers of "the
Trib.une!! and the little villain " .Ray
mond, of the Times shall be forthwith sent
to:Fort Lafayette. Thus the squabble goes
on. Crimination is met by recrimination,
old,grudges are revived, and hard names
are "bandied back and forth ; and, if the ad
vertising columns ,of the journals , are not
by these means filled, it won't - be the fault
of the quill-drivers. '
RUMOR says that a new literary weekly
is soon to be started in this city, under the
editorial management of Mr. Charles F.
Briggs, and 'that soine -of the prominent
Writers of the eounti-y—Mr.'Jimes'hUssell
Lowell, Mr.. Oliver Wendell: Holmes, Mr.
Henry T. Tuckerms.n, Mr ~ J ames T. Fields,
Mr. Edinand , (/niney, ete.--have agreed to
contribute to it. ',lie general plan of the
publication is to be that of "The London,
_Saturday Review.. ,
Tun Atoniumalgtivr of a new magazine
in thii war time is a notable event The
program of the continental Monthly, how
ever,'has gone forth, and. the magazinewill
appear 'early in Deeemberfrotn the-press of
George P. Putnam; of this city. Charles
Gr.• Leland undertakes the 'editorial ;Char€7e,
and, will bring to his ; task an ample store
of talent and experience. We infer.that
the Gontin.6nterwill be' of the prOgressive
sehooi; and' that it will be thormighlypatri
otie is sufficiently indicated by the follow
ing passage from its prospectus : -;
." In polities advocate, with all tl3e
' force at iteconituand,-measures best adapted
to preserve. the oneness and integrhy of
these United , Statee. will never yieldto
the idea of any disruption of this republic,
peaceably or otherwise, and it will discuss,
with honesty:arid 'impartiality; that must
Abe, done le ElaVe -
, ;
Ita.. Oftr,sce,g ingipwT, is :nearly ready;_to
open-in:this city ; a large GuttAFactOrpl jae
1- willEemploy - A.tre Ili - flared :Workmen ' , in 'the
manufacture of the army SpringfieldlUtis
ket. The'bitildny , is erected, and the neces
sary works are being Rut,iin, l so , [that the
• eStablishment willthe ready`: for full,:epera
tion- within thirty' days. • '2 . " *,
T HE A i *nICXN * i PT 7:. 866 .*;,, of
ha , :me vF,pe44e4 ; one tViowliaxvi
dollars per mcinth, irionths;l:for ;the
-I .A:ritry aid . Noy r e3r
troops Witlyukni4°A,:ctilsA4 716 i,
co
MIONIMIw an
prising twenty-five thousand volumes. Of
these, 600' Nl,ere the Soldiers' Camp Li
brary," and 400 'the " Soldier's Pock
e et Li
-
brary," each consisting of twenty-fiv vol
umes.
Besides,the above, they have
,supplied
them with tracts; books, handbills; and :pe
tiodicals,, in English, German, French,
Spanish, and other languages, to the amount
nt
of about four millions have
_, of pages.
two hundred and 'fifty' regiments
shared in these appropriations .
PIIII,3DELPEfIA.
---- •
NEARLY all the conventions of the
Protestant Episcopal Church have pre
ferred to be' silent 'ori the' national
crisis, on the ground that ,epelesineti
cal meetings. have nothing •to do with
But the Board.of Missions, which .met ion
October 9th, :at Philadelphia; could not well
`avoid the questiOn, what ought . ' to be:':dene
with those domestic missionaries, who 'had
disclaimed any Xurther connexion with e
Church of -the United States. Some Mem
bers so much dreaded any reference to the
secession questien,'that they wished to take
no action on the sybject at all; but a nmall
majority tbought it worth,while to announce ,
to those who had disconnected themselves
from . the Church .that the Board would .'no
longer pay their salaries.
Tim MEETING OF, TOE EPISCOPAL CoN..
VENTION of Pennsylvania; in this city last
week, was a notieable event in the history
of that denomination, inasmuch as it -re
sulted in the election of-a.successor to the
late Bishop Bowman, Assistant Bishop of
the _Diocese. The •Rev. -Wm. Baeon Ste
yens D.D., of this city, was chosen to this
of after several ballotings.
THE Standard says of the late meeting
of the Synod. of Philadelphia :
The meeting of this" Synod was opened
with a,sertnon on.Thursday , evening last by
the Rev, W. R. Bingham, ,on Matt. xrvi :
56. The theme which the preacher evolved
was the solitariness rof Christ in accom
plishing the work of redemptien,. ind ;the
presentation of it was, very interesting and
impressive. The Rev. John Farquhar was
nlected Moderator, and , tha,Rev. _Messrs.
Dale and 'Ladd were -eontinuedus Clerks
On Friday, the relationship of the Sabbath
School .to the , Church drew forth an ani
mated, lengthy, and profitable *discussion.
In the evening; the Rev. Dr., Jones ten
derly, and effectively urged the. Claima-of
the fund for disabled ministers, and was
followed.by the Bev. Martin,late Mis
sionary in China, who pleaded in earnest
and eloquent terms in behalf of, a world
perishing for lack of : vision.- • The , last half
hour of each session of Synod was appro
priated to, devotional exercises,: an.dulthe
effect of, this happy'arrangement _was:very
perceptible. •
A Soldier's First Experience in Battle;
,
[The - following frOm 'an officer in our
army, the son of an excellent r4nister
our, Church, wilt: exhibit the feelings with
which our brave soldiers make their first
acquaintance with the battle field.]
We went through our thr6e month's' pro
bation as quietly and peacefully, most of
, ,
the three months' volunteers acefully a did; „but
we 've'seen the shells bursting around.us,
heard the roar of cannon and rattle . of runs
,
ketry, and smelt the smoke of baitle at
last.'
.
Our company was just collecting from
the picket posts for the usual morning' drill
on. Wednesday, when 'we heard the heavy
boom of cannon at Harper's . llerry„ . This
alone did riot, distarb Us ranch, for we have
grown accustomed, to hearing " cannon to
right of us, cannon to left of us, cannot, in
front of us," and "nobody hurt" except
Some - rebel haystack'or rebel barn, on which
our volunteer batteries frequentlY practice
their raw recruits. But presently the
firing grew heavier, and as we listened we
could now and' then distinguish the patter
ing fire of the skirmishers, and then the
thr—r—r—rd of a whole battalion, and ,we
felt that company G must button rip their
coats and gird on their belts, and await, the
summons -that we felt sure would soon
come. And come it did in the shape of a
railroad engine that, reined up at our head.
quarters with orders 'for our company to
get on and steam back to the Ferry. Ar
rived on the bank opposite the town, we
began to appreciate, that we were at last
entering battle. Right at 'out feet thun
dered a couple of 12-peunders, and right
overhead, on -the 11Iarylarid- heights, a
couple of the Rhode Island rifled guns,;
away across the Shenandoah we could
see the shells of . the. enemy burst
ing in mid-air, in a puff of smoke,
while the volleys of musketry coutimied
over on - the Bolivar Heights, behind the
Ferry. We soon received' orders to' croSs,
which we did, accompanied by one piece of
artillery. As we marched up the hill 'Out
of the town we began to'rneet the worinded
and the dead, and as we mounted the crest
of the hill we saw on the road ahead a
caution playing heavily on the enemy.
After crossing -topiece - of road which was
completely commanded, by, the enemy's
.cannon, and toward which they were di
recting , their shells, (which happily for us
burst prematurely above our heads,) we met
Col. Geary, wounded as he - was. He made
us an exciting and enthusiastic speech.
He told us of the hard fight that he had
been sustaining, but that he trusted with
our timely help, and the help of God, to
gain the victory. > Giving him three wild
cheers, we deployed, as skirmishers,_ and ad
vanced to clear a line of woods on the right
of our position. But the enemy did" not
wait for us ; we dashed into the woods and
emerged on the ether side just hi time to
see the enemy's cavalry flying to' the shel
ter of another wood, at some little distance.
We were adVancing toward this also, liter
ally oheying Col. G-eary's last worcls to us,
" Your only command will be forward,"
when he sent word ,to;us, to,fall hack to the
edge of the wood and hold It; as "lie
wish to 'all r
once."
awatching the.who
Here we.reste d, ene m y;'.
remained:Just out of reit& of :oni'Ertftelds,
occupying some Old outhouse s
.r Oil the left,
and partially covered by: the" Woods on our
right. And then it was that the most
thrilling incident of the whole day ,fook
place., .1 suppose that*the enemy thought,
that when' we retired under cover of the
woods we hSd rare-lied. altogether; for our
gray uniforms (their color improved for
:2 1 !F,OOsei by. three ~ , month's
wear,)' blended coMpletely'with.the trunks
of the trees. They were further deceived
by a rally of the company adjoining us to
the left, Where they made a hayonetoharge.
Probably the' ,. Confederates thought that all
our line had rallied there, frown theof
guns and the 'hurrahs affitertesihat arose
:"`from - that. dread close." „However - this
- - .
may be, we had not:waited Imigbefore two .
Rebel officers boldly emerged from the
Woods on the extreMe righi* . our line ,and
advanced close to the edge, of'the woods
Where Compauy
.A. wad stationed, so close,
that the eldest - one Was heard to say, as:he
made 'the sudden diticeVery,' '67 ----A T L_ r,
'the woods are` full of, soldiers ! "° " l"
Cried o* picket; the -4 d6 i hesitated is he
looked around and sawhis"i l etre.at'cut off,
and no t h~n lefelktit te sUrreti'.der 'lake
a da sh umn„tne reag,w4oße course 4a.ypper
`iffel 'tti - `Olie hit e - at* the
For the Presbilerian Banner
dred and fifty yards, and for the cli,ta r
of :six hundred. Ile hesitated but a
meat—his companion beckoned hi,,
and they thrust the spurs into their ste ,
ands ran the terrible gauntlet.
Never 'Shill I forget the thrill th at
r
through me, a.,1 saw them lean forwa r th,
their horses' necks and fly along, with a r ,.
allelline of fire flying along the edge or r i i
woo asall the line of skirmishers R ini:es ,.
ively discharged their guns. The spli n ,, r.
of the feiteiS on either side of them flea .
and)the dust.arose before and behind th,. t
as that leaden hail hurtled around rt,'
and still they :dashed on unhurt. E v , r
looniest I expected to see those noble hr, r ,:
fair neadlong, or their gallant rider:.
from their seats, but on they went.
Usti , just:us' life and* liberty were
within their reach—just as a lane turr n .
away toward. their lines,: the younge r , ;
lieutenant, went, down, and his riderk,,,
horse broke away and dashed up withi n
lines, a noble prize. The other—a
land
dark man in, blue uniform, and whom ;
afterward learned was Col. Ashby ; a
ginia cavalry officer of some reputatio n _
turned away and escaped, but only gall o p,
without the reach df our bullets, and th, t
recklessly turned and seemed to be watet
ing the , fate of his comrade, while we, Con:
pany G, leaned on_ our rifles in she.
mortificatien, and, yet with admiration, ar .;
withal a kind 'Of satisfa. ction—a feelinz
poetical,Ljustice--that such courage had i t .
reward: That .was . all the battle ou
right wing; CoMpany G just got an oli2 l
of the battle fever to give it thirst f: :
more. 'They behaved beautifully; not
man shrank:
At dead, of. night, at signal of a big fair
we quie.tli withdrew, crowed the river, d:.
persek'to „our :posts and: fell into the d
rontine.as quietly , if. our first fight
been bit a dream.
'tours, &c.,
Piesbytery of ,Toledo.
The Presbytery of Toledo held its thin;
s emi-anneal meeting at Vinton, on the 20 1 1 .
of September, and.was opened with a st r .
mon by:ll.ev. Lnther.Dodd, the last Mode
rator present. ; The• members were all p r ,
ent except. Pro. Kirk,iwbo, since the la.-
meeting, had removed beyond our hound.
The sessions of PreSbytery were all plea , .
ant,and.fraternal. A considerable porti, :a
of our time was spent in devotional exer•
cues: ,
From the ; reports .from , all parts of th
field, it was, made ,very,ananifest that tll,-
sad calamity, that had,befallen the nation
has absorbed the attention of all classes c:
people to an extent that leaves but HUI.-
thought:for their spirituality.
-;Mr. A. H. Forbes was ordained to tf,
fall work of -theininiStry as an evangelist
Rev.. John Steele preached the sermon:
Rev. Luther . DOA presided, and asked the
constitutional.questions, ana Rev. Alexan
der Caldwell gave the charge.
Rev. - jaMes Kirk was dismissed to the
Presbytery of Ohio.
fine f"flowing is the assessment for Com.
rhissienei's fund to General Assembly :
Toledo;s3.o9 ; 'Salem, $3.00; Corinth, F. 2.-
50; NeWfort, $6:00; Vinton, $9.00; Bk.:
Grove $2.00 Montezuma $4.00; Souii
•
Ridge, $2.00 Millersburg, $1.50 ; Shiloh,
$2.00; Sand ' Prairie, $2.00, Rock Creek
;- West Irving, 12.00.
A'Gernian 'church was organized durint•
the Summe:r, and measUres were taken
the .organization of another, if the war
should be`open
Presbytery adjourned to meet at West
Irvington - the third Friday of April, 186:,
ax 7 o'efock'P. M. '
J,ORN STELE, Stated Clerk
Atlinwledgme,nt.
The following contributions to the Board o;
Colportage were received;:. during August and
October; •
Elderaridge tong., SaltsburgPresbytery....s 6.26
* Lebanon " " E. . 7.8 f
Ilanehester Gem an ecing., Allegheny City
Preihyte ry . 7
Rev. Wm. Jeffery, D.D 5"
Lima coug., Findley Presh'y, Sandusky, 2.09
Little Grove eong., , Findley PIT, " Leo
T ORN CULBERTSON, Librarian
PERSONAL:
- < :Cul.. 3dviard D. Baker, who fell while
fighting at the head of his brigade, on
- Mouti4n - of last.week, at Edwards' • Ferry,
on the-Potomac; was a native of England.
,He .studied, law at Springfield, Illinois, with
.Judge Logan,-and commenced practice in
that ;,eity. Col. Baker commanded the
..Fonrth„ Regiment of twelve months' Illi
nois volunteers the, Mexican war, and
commanded the brigade of Gen. Shields,
afterhis fall. He was distinguished in the
Gordo_ battle of Cerro , and - led the New-
York troops in
- at bloody engagement.
Fran 1849 to "1.851, Col. Baker was a
, Areiiiber of Ciiiiirens, front -Illinois. Soon
_after, he removed ,to California, where he
practiced law, and took a prominent part in
politics. Removing to Oregon, he was last
year elected to-.the 'United States Senate, his
term, ex.piringkin 1865. Senator Baker in
-trodnced President Lincoln. to the people
on the occasion Of, hisipanguration. After
:the war broke, out;: Senator
..Baker com
me.nced. in this on . ,the' . 2lst of April,
the organization of a California regiment.
He ; was tendered a commission as Major
. General , but declined.. -Heheld State
~
commissiw. as ,Colonel, and • was acting
Brigadier r General for three _Regiments at
the time of his,death.f; Colt-Baker leaves a
widow and several children. One son was
- • •
.attached :t0„ itis ;
,igigade. - He was about
fifty-three
_.years of age.
Wit. 'Mauston' has written a: letter to the
Richmond Equirer, declaring his full
sympathy,:with- the rebellion. He says
that he epposed secession until Texas voted
herself 'mitt of the Union;;lint that since
that iiirdhe has obeyed the will of his con
stituents, and has " performed all the act ,
of aqdintifal and. loyal -atizenef the South
ern "Confederacy.' Sam's influence, how
-O'er, has departed.
" Nartll,lo, .1782. 7 ,011 the Earl of Sur
rey's rising, in Parliament, to make his o-
Lion Ministers, he happen
ed to espy Arnold,. the:, , American secerli»y
General - in the,:gouse„ sent him a rnessac.e
to depart, threatening, in case of ref' "“
to
‘ move for , braking .up the gallery,
-Which' the General answered that he No
introduced there" by a me
, mber. To which
Lord : Surrey replied, that he might tl 'that condition stay
_V' he would prom , ":
never' to enter it agtiin. With which Gen-
Arnold complied. :This is the second in
sta'n'ce of public diarespect he has uwt
With : the ISitig haviii b heen forced to en'
-'
Rage is royal wor d' not to employ or Pt*
sion JitiVreirr`a - for treachery.
which 'is' Vier 'Odiotts."-- Curium, p•
The Maieltiteileii .4i„;4l6abi l iiister has pre
sented .koTthe Coiitniaratintriif Greenwich
nospitel;_the, - gold w tch worn by Lord
Nelson - fit the * battle7nfr, Trafalgar, and this
relic .has' been' pla.aed for exhibition in the
Painted alail,:nr a : ease eon t a i n i n 0. the et'"
and waistcnatokorti by the decease% hero:
. 11
the memorable engagement, and whic h Were :'presetited to the -COmmissioners
tr
Highness Prince Albert.
Brigadier `General Midis I'. Stone is a
tive of Iliiiikchusetts, and his first military.
career bears date 1841, when he e ntered
ea . In 1845 1 1
_e stood
seventh" eLaiS i numbering forty-fie:,
1n;4. 4 #1;i: of thit4ear" lie was breveta . l
We'emid o'f' Ordnance, and
POT the Presbytenan Banner.
For - the -"Presbyterian Banner
ME