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IPITTSBURGII, SATIJRDAT, NOVEMBER . SO, 1861.
• ISa vingpurchasea for hur office the "Right"to use
l'ick's Accountant and Di z. spatch..tfaCetit,,ald, or nearly alt,
prep? mibaciitfirenine havetheir papers addressed to them.
„rega,kirly by a singutarty unique machine, which fastens
on the white margin a small colored " address stamp," or
laberieishereon appears their name ptainl yprin tettfollo wed
by the date up to which they have paid for their papers—this
e t n 6/. alstherrised by tin Act of, amyress. The date wit/
'efdiianeed on the receipt of subscription money,
- yee-vact accordance with the amount so received, and thus
14 an ever-ready and valid receipt; securing to every one,
' alt times, a perfect knoudedge of his newspaper ac
co,tintiso that if any error is made he can immediately de
tect it and have it corrected—a boon alike valuable to the
' pubtitherr 'and subscriber, as it must terminate all paisvid
. witunderstandings between than respecting accounts, and
'thug tend to perpetuate their important relationship.
Those in arrears will pleaee remit.
Temperance.—The Lectures of Mr. GOUGH
on :Saturday and Monday evenings, were
attended by such numbers that Concert
Hall was parked. Mr. G. seems to have
log nothing of his energy. r We wish that
Who CrOwd to hear him l Would beoome
disciples.
'The ler `nr.' I. K. Morrison, the veteran
missionary of our Board in Northern India,
,visited , some of our churches on the last
Sabbath, :and interested them deeply in the
great subject of Foreign Missions, and of
the India. Miasions in particular. He is
So earnest, and whole-hearted in his work,
and_ n is so well known to our churches by
twenty-four years' labors in India, that
his presence among us, gray with age and
mire, and eloquent for this cause, must
the most happy results. He was
present at the great Evangelical Alliance
at''Geneva. He is the author of a plan for
a world-wide concert of prayer.
The ,Church at liollidayskurg, Pa.—Rev.
DAVID IL BAnaoty, late of the Western
Theological Seminary, and more recently
Of'l4lt. Pleasant, Pa., was installed at 11°1-
" ildit'isburg on 'the 12th. Revs. G. W.
, THOMPSON, G. W. ZAnitizEa, DAVID
STBILICITT, and D. X. eiIINKIN, took part
in the exercises of the occasion. This is
'one of the largest and most flourish r:› inc , can-
gregations in the interior of the Slate.
r ~BAnnow meets with the most cordial
reception, and has the prospect of much
• personal comfort, and a high degree of use
; fulness—all dependant on His blessing
who maketh rish, tempoially and spiritu
ally, and addeth no sorrow, beyond what
may be needful to sanctification.
An Apt Comparison.—The Duke of An-
GTLE, differs from Borne of his aristocratic
English brethren, in his estimate of Amer
ican troubles. He thinks that more tre
n2endons Issues were never submitted to
the arbitrament of war" than those in
volved in our present conflict. In a late
speech he is reported as saying: "I do not
care whether we look at it froM the North
ern or from the Southern point of view.
Take the mere question of what is called
the right of secession.: I know no govern
ment which has ever existed in the world,
Which could possibly have admitted the
right of secession from its own allegiance.
There is a, curious animal in Lochfyne,
which I have sometimes dredged up from
the bottom of the sea, and which performs
the most extraordinary and unaccountable
acts of suicide and self-destruction. It is
a peculiar kind of star-fish, which, when
brought up from the bottom of the water,
and when any attempt ismnade to take hold
of it, r immediately throws off all its arms,
its l yvy centre breaks up, and nothing re
main: .4 one of the most beautiful font's
in nature, but a thousand 'wriggling frag
ments. Such, undoubtedly, would have
been the ?ate of the American Union, if
its Government had admitted what is called
the right of secession."
A SABBATH BUM.
The general sentiment of this country
is strongly in favor of the observance of
the Sabbath in a becoming Christian man
ner, by both private citizens and govern
. ment officials. r So prevalent is this.feeling,
that scarcely an individual of respectability
could be found to defend the conduct of
oui,eniumanddrs in engaging in battles on
the. Sabbath, unless for the purpose of
,de
fence. And our reverses at Bull Run• and
at Ball's Bluff; in both of which engage
meats the Sabbath was needlessly
.disre
garded, proved that nothing , was , to be
gained, even in a great and good cause by
setting aside the law of God. The proc
lamation of General` WOL - Ettax, with
regard . to a better observance of the Sab
was' hailed with universal apProba
,The .soldier hasa, right to the rest
of the Sabbath, and . God has a right to the
- . worship of 'the Sabbath'"the' camp, as
"*4ll its elsewhere.'
..Bilt,what are we to think of a great re
view on 4he Sabbath ?r If, to make -an at
tack on the enemy on , the Sabbath is to be
condemned, mph more must we condemn
the mere pageant of a review on that day.
Therefore it was with g,reat. mortification
:and titorrOW that we read the followin& no
tcouni/of iirreVierii tin last Sabbath Week, at
which some of the .highest officers in the
United States Government were present,
taken .from the Philadelphia Press:
" On Sunday morning a large party took
;,a special train to Annapolis, for the purpose
of witnessing a review of the Massachu
setts, New-York, and oOnnecticut troops,
now encamped-near Annapolis, under com
mand of 4eneral ButoarnE, on the eve of
sailing. Ter the Southern Coast. There
mere netyly'eight, 'regiments, consisting of
'some seven thousandinen. ' Governor 'An-
Dn'EW and 'his aid, - Colonel RITCHIE, re
'viewed the troops, in company with Score
lacy, CAMERON,, Seeretiry SEWARD, Secre
tyi'SAtini, Assistwit Secretary of War
• Sco'ril; Assistant "Secretary of State SEvi
4:nri; Assiatint ' Secretary of the
Intoner omiTn.."
Now ..we Ask, is it wise, is it safe, is it
rightitomoutrage the feelings4of religious
,men mid' the coismon oriihimi of the people;
said also'to; transgress the lavvs of the land
in this way. The Government 'very prop
erly seeks the - aid" - e'v'ery minister, every
,iiiinitAtirr, and 4ory r ehurch andetlils. aid
Bufif the GeV
,erpitikeni„Wptild retain 4q, ectffidence of ,the
people, , and-the pray,ervand offerings of the
pious, lei- notthe officers of.the Govern
/went vanAcely., ' , Oblate ,t,he holy
,Sahl)p.th
.
iwhioh _wormy Ohristian,,holds dear. , And
if ww.. 3 4o 7 c4pCOpie- expect the , hlessing of
Plod upon.pur efforts in thiegreatatruggle,
we must - rebukerfdl. 'etch desecration of
4ke "
higtroallitv by. 4te: - ere . o the ov
klioiiike
INTERPRETATION - pit SCROTUM'
The power of the arfpcher,the piety g
the Christian, and 'the growth Of t e
Church, depend greatly on the degree to
which they may be acquainted with the
letter and spirit of Scripture. To be im
'bned with :the true Christian disposition,
and to laVe therivht state of mind and
heart, is all-important for the proper un
derstanding and application of the Word.
Too great stress cannot be laid on' these
qualifications. Owing to the want of them,
many great and learned men have made
fatal mistakes in attempting to explain the
" Lively Oracles," have lost the right way
themselves, and have held out false lights
to others.
that
this has, sprung the
Rationalism that has blighted the Church,
in Germany, - and that is' now doing such
great injury to many of the churches of
Great Britain and our own country. The
Bible should always be approached with a
meek, humble, and prayerful disposition of
mind, that we may be taught of God and
kept from error. •
But at the same time much is lost eyeing
to a careless reading and iii-directed
study of the inspired word: , The efficiency
of the best weapons depends Much on the
manner in which they are - aged; and if we
would have " the sword, of . the Spirit" to
be quick and powerful," it must be properly
wielded. To be able to de* this, we must
arrive at the correct sense, as far as possi
ble, of the passage' we would interpret for
ourselves and others. Because of failure
',here, ministers,- Sabbath School teachers,
and private Christians, lose much. The
•
best preacher, or the best Sabbath School
teacher, is the one Who,e;,plaina Most fully
and most pointedly the Word of Gud; and
that Christian will be most vigorous, use
ful, and hopeful, who is able to, understand.
best the general scope and particular teach
ings of Scripture, and to apply them most
faithfully to his heart and conscience.,
Yet many are hindered in this matter
from the fact that they do not know how to
go about it. Their ideas of Divine truth.
are gathered up by scraps, and much of the
Old and New Testaments is to them as a
sealed hook. Hence, any book giving the
needful instruction on'this point, in a pop
ular form, is a public benefit. Such a work
has been prepared by the Rev. ALEXANDER.
APCLELLAND, D.D., Professor of Biblical
Literature in the Theological Seminary of
the Reformed Dutch Church; at New Bruns
wick. It is not intended merely for' the
learned, but also for junior theological stu
dents, teachers of Bible Classes and Sab-
Schools, and private Christians.* About
one-third of the volume is devoted to
canonical questions the remaining two
thirds treats of interpretation—the subject
now before us.
In treating of interpretation, he lays
down and applie's the following maxims,
which are capable of being understood and
practised by all intelligent readers of the
Bible. Even ,much may be learned of He
braistie forms of expression from the peru
sal of the Bible itself, with the aid of any
good Bible Dictionary.
These maxims, as laid down by Dr. Mc-
CLEMAND, may be thus popularly stated:
1. The object of interpretation is give
the precise thoughts which the sacred wri
ter intended to express. 2. The method of
interpreting the Scripture must -be the
same we employ in explaining any other
book. 3. The sense of Scripture is (in
general) one ; in other words, we, are not
to assign many meanings to a passage. 4.
The interpretation of the Scripture re
quires suitable preparation. Then
_these
special rules are set forth and illustrated:by
ample references to the Scriptures. L
Carefully investigate what is > called the
" Usus Loquendi ;" or the meaning which
custom and usage attach to-expressions. 2.
Examine the parallel passages. 3. The
consideration of the Author's scope greatly
facilitates interpretation. 4. Examine the
context. 5. We must know_the character,
age, sect, and other peculiarities ofthe
writer. 6. Let there be a constant appeal
to the tribunal of common sense. 1. Study
attentively the tropes and figures of the sa
cred Scriptures. 8. Attend to Hebrew and
Hebraistic forms. 9. Much of Scripture
being prophetieal,,we should acquaint our
selves with the nature and laws of that
kind of composition. 10. Alloir no inter
pretation that will cast a shade of doubt
over the perfect purity of our Lord's teach
lags, or those of his Apostles. rll. We
must endeavor to obtain reasonable certainty
that the• printed text gives the true:read
ing, and for this purpose, must study and
apply the art of criticism.
Here are principles ,and, suggestions of
the highest importance, that will , greatly
assist in arriving at a comprehensive arid
consistent knowledge of the Word of God.
And let us never forget, that:" All Scrip
ture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for-reproof,' for cor
rection, for instruction' in righteousness;
that the man of God, may be perfect, tho
roughly furnished unto all good works".
*A BRIEF, TREATISE ON THE CANON
AND INTERPRETATION, OF THE HOLY
SCRIPTURES. B3 l .4l.lexantler NeClettanit.= 'New-
York : Robert Carter Brothers. Pittsburgh:
Robert S. Davis. 1860. 12nt0., pp. 336. Price
75 cents.
SOUTHERN EPISUOPACY.
We noticed, some months ago, the hot
haste Ivith which the Southern Episcopal
Bishops were striving to accomplish a
- schism in their"OhUrel. The work now
perfected,, that is, for the time We.put
in the qualification, because the . eagerness
with which they followed"politicians—the
world—secularitiesindicates a likelihood
that they will still follow the lead of the
same spirit,,and when secession has ex
pired”and Om Union is reorganized, re
turn with- the public, 'to their old con-
uexion.
The Convention which accomplished the
, ':deed,. assembled Oct. 18th,.-in Columbia,
:19:0.,—afit place for a disrupting act.
The' resolation separating thetaseliei from
the ",Proteitant"p l scopid:ChUrch fit', the
iliiited_4tates,',',eenta r to have ,passed with
instant andthearty, unanimity. But ,hav
ing the= dissolving . act,' they were
now sere They had separated .from " THE
CHURCH "—the "true APoitolic ChUrch,"
as all , Episcopaliana.have ever' held their
organization' to be. : What! shall, they , do?
They direlfiet , isstrtelthat , they are the one
and so -cast bixt
Xll4 otheis.: ,A.n - d, ,yet they:424h : 9,Eirifdat:od
4
mpg
. ~
thetitselip fr m all *elm as , al fellow
yY
-4 1
This -diffiesu, errthe '''seem not
to ' have appreciated. Or they flared to
dwell upon it. To discuss•-it,might have
Involved the necessity of resolving them
selves; hal. agai n-- 7 .a: thought !which. con , ld
not 1 , 13 entertained. * They 'hence' fancy
thenitielies, somehow, to beitili"VOlinieh - ,"*
and, they set about the 'finding of a
for a name is indispensable, and a name too
which shall have a meaning. The first.'
proposition, then, is, "This_ Church shall
be called the Protestant :Episcopal, Church=
in the Confederate States of America." If
they are .a section—a piece, cut Off, self-arn--
putated—this name will do very Well. •It
is distinctive anddescriptive. -It retains,
the general likeness; and •yek !narks the
specific difference. 'lt it also worldly'lvise, -
as there might be lepal need hereafter to
prove its t identity with the body jus dis
o wned. So thought one Bishop.. Another,
repudi.9.ted the title, "Protestant .F4pisco
pal," and suggested <" American 'Catholic."
But hew American; could be „
when :AMerle:a; is only q ua F ter of this
wide world, did not,appear, manifest. to all ;
neither was it obvious: how, being confined
to barely the -eleven Confederate States,
they could justly call', thmiselves the
" American" biureit: Another. Bishop
had a fancy for-the cognomen.," Reformed
Catholic;" but this proved to be unsatis
factory to his brethren.
The lay Delegates' also had-their Varieties
of sentiment and some of them also
showed•an affectation of great things.' 'One
could;not understand how thp word ;'.Pro
testant " • came '• to be • applied' to` " the
Church." Another had never been, ple:l's l ed
with it : •nor did ha like 'the epithet " Re
formed."`' The er, the
Church, would meet his approbation. :`
After much discussion, coin:non, sense
prevailed, and the • body took the.. distinc
tive, descriptive; local and sectarian' title
first proposed--". The protestant Episcopal
Church, in the Confederate States -of
America." , •
We may •now , be permitted to congratu
late our brethren, and to welcoine the new
organization into the sisterhood
Churches. We wish this Young,brabeh of
•
the family all spiritual , prosperity, 'and , as
nauch,of temporal goOd'as "Wall be for her
benefit. We wishberalso all the. perma
nence of being which she :May 'desire pro
vided only that the Lord, m his kindness,
may give ' her speedy occasion to drop the
word " Confederate," and to, substitute
therefor, the designation "'Southern;" and
pour' out plentifullY ,upon her his own
Spirit of peace and love. -
It is not possible for a 'man to fall from
,
a position which he never occupied. • If by
-
grace we understand the condition of sori ; -
ship, resulting, from a renewal in -the Divine
likeness and an adoption into the family of
Christ, nci one who has been ever favored
with the 'attainment has fallen therefroin.
If any one seems to have fallen, it is an
evidence that heuever attained-fully to the
Gospel platform of regeneration;
" Dr.' NETTLINON,' ; it is said, " once
silenced a pertinacious caviller who lwas
boasting that,his future: Salvation was, cer
tain, for he had once been a Christian r and
there could be no - falling from grace. The
Doctor pungently remarked that this dcic
trine (Melt to drive him to despair, fOr it
taught if he had once been a Christian he
would - always continue so, and as he had
not persevered in grape, it was quite certain
he had never experienced it'.'
Dr: WOODBRIDGM, in discussing this
subject, in a friendly 'conversation, said
"'The differenee, my friend, between you
and me seems to be this—you are ,afraid
that you.will fall from .liace, I am afraid
I never had any." •
,And it was remarks 4 by 'lsi. SPRINei :
"I know it is true that •he who is once a
Christian, is always a Christian; but, it is
also .true that he who is not now a,Chris
tian, never was'a•Christian;"
Let the perforManoe 'of `life's fun'etiehs
to clay, be the evidence of our regeneration , .
The life that. Christ gives i,s " eternal life."
He that'ims this grace will never fall there
from:
-SEWN'S OF A GROWING- VEY OF SENTI
MEET ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION..
We have noticed, for several years, what
seemed to us approximatingan unity of
sentiment, in the Nona in the manner in
which we are to, treat the subject of Slavery.
Abolitionism has much declined. • Anti-
Slavery principles have still more spread and
strengthened. The feelin it SlaVery Ought
not to be extended'beyond its present limits,
has advanced greatly. A, determination
not to interfere with it in the States
where it exists, becomes firmer and firmer.
'Extremists are becoming 'notified; indiffer
entiSts are growing interested.' Such ip
proximations are noticeable in bath , the, roll-,
glens andpoliticalmorld. .Non,interference
and Non extension` are advancing' to the
-grade of popular pOlitiCal doctrinea l ; and
the Churches, to a great: extent, avoid
action of a denunciatory character. ,
In, confirmation of our views, we quote'
from the Congregational Journal, of. blew ;
Hampshire, which has Been 'one• of, the
stronoist anti-Slavery papers
" let the war, terminate as.it will, unless
the controlling spirits of the South shall be
converted to anti-slavery doctrines, it•will
be more pro-slavery than ever, and less
than ever inclined, to tolerate the. circula
tion, of anti-slavery 'publications, /n, our
opinion the, slavery questiOn can never be,
.restored to its original statm, either North'
or South. , We believe 'the war willhanish
it from the arena of,politicS ? and, to.a great'
extent even from religion as : ,a subject of
,public discussion. - We believe that both
- religion and polities have nearly fedfilled
their mission, in preparing the way by their
discussion of slavery, for'Providence to, de-,
stray it by other means:different from
either. It seems to us that it requires, no
'great sagacity vinygtelligent mind, to
foresee thatas self-interest'has built up the
sy.stem of American s!ayory, so self interest
'will break' it down.
by
It, never will be
broken 'dolin by Moral,PrinciPle—i.:e:.,
the constraints of' the conscientious scru
ples of elaveholders nisi* its sinfulness.
An outside pressure Of moral sontiment
will never abolish slavery Without the Con
eurrtng voice'. of thu;South Where
exists, and 'where :alone is the i pnwei to
'control it.: :So far, indeed, its WO at `the
North 'approve' of slaVery and, afford aid
and comfort to the South in '9 .
we are 'responsible' for, its.,,abotainations,;.
but,the .question of' its - abolition is Wholly
• .•.* 1
FALLING FROM :.GRACE.
• A,
Zn th - cebands ofAe South.' And this being
true ewe think o sin to look for the de
struetio&T slaieryihrough the operation
of self-interest, En the commercial changes
and convulsions of Southern society,
wrought out by Providence. We have
more faith in either as au anti-slavery
agency - than in theq labors of the Tract So
'cietieg."
- Here' is:evidently an altered tone. Here
,is a decided approval, and even advocacy
of : the "let-alone" policy, on the part of
, the North. Politically we have no right•to
interfere—'-unless where' treason,' rebellion
and war may give us rights. Socially, an
interference is unbecoming. Religiously,
we are, bound to study the things which
make' for peace and 'edification.
.SlaVery ite have often' said, We regard
as doomed. was deeply, concerned in
bringing the war upon the country; and by
the`warit is ,receiving its death-wound. 'lt
can never - recover its political' power. Its
area Will' behut littler if at all, increased
hereafter 4 Its, fpecnniary : value will be
greatlyidiminished. The odium which ever
attaches to.' it will be 'deeply intensified.
God`°will use ' Means, gradually;and perhaps
rapidly, to accomplishits amelioration . and
ex6T,P,ati3O,l2.
'We:seek union,•arinrejoice in all symp
, .
toms ()fits approach; not union in extreme
views, nor union latitudinarian, senti
ments, but union Odthe principles and pre-
Pf,G9A*WP4., •
,RITERPRETING PROITIDENCE.
lIIIIN
God's hand is everything: 'Not• a
'sparroW falls' to the ground without our
'Heavenly And 6-od means 'to
,teach ' men byr his providenees. •He :thus
[, makes: himielf known, points out men
them duty; itiltrliCti Men as= to.their 'sins
'and thent to `repentance "and reform,-
' flop. Some of the yssorks taught by prov
idences, are very plain—so, plain that
nothing short of prejudice 'and perversity
can Air to read them 'intelligently. 'Others
are more obscure, cultivatin,a docile
spirit, and wisely using the written Word,
,we; may .very -generally know what ;God
means 'by - his dispensations:
These thoughts we commend to o'er cor
respondent, who writek to us as follows :
"Iltssits. EDITOIte:-:--Is it true that the
matt who' violates 'liis COntraorwith the
• church, always Meets 'with some marked'
pecuniary' loss`? Several persons-have told
that ,, they neter 'knevi it
was-informed 'by an-elder, with whom' n 1
once rode, that in his 'congregation, in" the
course of three or fcluf,yearS, four or ffie
persons had . withdraWn their' subscription,
some having. taken 'offence, and others
Withdrawing for other Yeasens: said
•he, with 'annempliatic gesturej:' there was ' a
loss tin every' instance, apparently connected
with this 'breaeh cri• •• cotitrait! :One
stance given' was of a man who had paid.
$lO, withdrawing his 'Whele • subscription,
and'shOttly after, a'horse which he`was se
customed to riffe to church, dropped dead ;•
''as if,' said the elder, to teach him, if he
would not pay to the church, he should'not
, ride to church! Do• such•instances verify
ithe%idea of the elder, or are they only
striking coincidences ?"` ' '
- Without giving a universalaffirmative to'
the q estion'fir"st firstpropose ,A.D.an,,:unlim
:ited sanction to the opinionof the elder, we
woUld,'say : '
1, Let every taan who = suffersloss, ae
knowlegge God's hand in kand consider
why it: is that God afflicts hini.
2. Let each one judge himself in such
matters, rather than to judge hie_neighbor.
, GOd's eye` beholds things which are'hidden
from us, and, le May intend to effect a
reformation' where we were ignorant of its
necesiity. 1 God Often Chooses ,Tioverty, and
disappointments as the needful heritage on
- earth; of those Whore he loves.
3. Let all wisely and intelligently assure
themselVes that they withhold nothing
from G-ocl which he requires. It tends to
poverty.' It is visited with displeasure,. It
is a sin,to be. repented of on earth, or to be
punished lereafter. • •
A PRESBITERIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICE.
Some two years ,ago, the. Presbyterian
'zealously -urged' an arrangement in the
Church; by which ministers of eminent or
of peculiar qualifications, might be gotten
into positions for which theywere,mast.fit
ted their' talents and' acquirements.
The motto Was, a Tbe,,right man, in the
right place." The. plan was not very defi
lately. pointed 'out bUt it Waa intimated
that the board of Domestic Missions, 'or
some . otbei., duly constituted' agency Might
do a,work with great advantage to Zion, by
having - all occurring vacancies 'filled by the
Our contemporary, in its issue of Nov.
23d f recurs ,to the:thought, butwith greatly
more modesty. It now says': The .plan
which we regarded as most ,prac icabl 4 e, was
to , ..maket the . Board of. Domestic , Missions
the centre" of'inielligence, b xi-leans of a
record, Whieli Should'embilieeiteins of'in
formatierCeoneernin both the 'knew lO` ed
ministers, and the vacant churehes as would
be_likely, to bring, them together." Doubt,
less something might be done)in this way';
but if there is to be 'nothing but "a
only Would be' etrect,d.
But.very few , uuemployed ministers would
go, there to Kead i ol_lalrecord.;, !The *inutes
of the Assembly now note aIL the , vacant
churches; and their , strength "is , to num:
heti.' 'Their locatiOti' and' Polt Offiee' is
• • • . • ;
given. New, vacancies occurrint , by deaths
or removals, are noted in the Church jour
nals. More full and particular information
can be had, by writing'to the Session or to ti
neioitborinc , minister, at a cost' of but sia
Cents while a f journey to the Board's
record, would cost ' many ,dollars. And,a
church:can; for the same little , anio.unt; Con
fer with a minister -Marked "W: '0.," in
the:Miniites, or one more recently Published'
as having;resigned his charge.
If .there is te he :not merely, ", record,"
but, an: A'gency, .to. receive -and -answer let
tere;'' and 'to -endeavor 'to 'locato Ministers;
and fill vacancies,: and:get the "right man
in the ,rioht;place " the, thing savors too
much, of r Episcopacypto be adopted , by Pres,
byterians.
'TheibfFiee'ral of r our "-Boards, and 'the Prii
feaSors4oni teniinal g ieS, i ptid all'our mm
I S e Ft ß Ol iii P at i*e infoPlation t aryl
counsel; and f recommendations, -as 'occasion
may and , We, prefer leaving - - the
Matter ;is. There is danger in 'ton
Much , handling, of 'the ark Of pod.
It 'tt 'lt
Ipg,O,great ..thoika ProviA .. mitial, guiding
of t ,taith.lolitirches,:ans ,ministers i :whoilock
to 4cdcinlirrayery arid are tOfollOw
•SJ '
1 , 118 ,A
w ,le e nkl u j. e n a g r S t . uy
endorse the 1 -4 /Teepykrunef
1.4 41 ,
. 0 _ ,)
MEI
- ,
remarks on - the duty of the ehti;ciesto
fairly compensate ) ''' ' . 'Park Avenue church, St•
y ministers whom. they `Charge, of tts _
Re r y : t t.ll.St Li Es - 11.'.°PAIGE has resii,•ned his
to visit them . y and also those on'the4li- ' L0ui4:101....' '•-...
gations of--Presbyteries to helptheir un- Mr. ROBERT 4.l:.exion, has 'been ordained,
employed ministers and licentiats to obtain by the Ptesbytery of Erie, and installed
fields of labor. . pastor of the church of War, ren, Pa.
TOE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
The stopping of the English Steamer
Trent, a private vessel by , the San'Jdeinto,
a government vessel of the United States;
the searching of:the Trent, and the taking,
therefrom of_the„Confederate_ Commission—
ers, Messrs. MASON & SLIDBL, is a pro
:cedure the lawfulness of which •we are deep
ly concerned , fto understand. If wrong,
then reparation should te made; promptly;.
if right, the prisoners are to 'be held. If
the,English are disposed to inale 'trouble,
they'can quote from our diplomacy many'
denials of this right; but if they will be'
honest they 'must acknowledge that our de
..
nial referred to a time of peace. We have
always admitted the judicious exercise of
it by belligeranta when'
,eigayed actual
warfare, and we 'can quOte; not Only from
their diplomatic co rresponclence, lint from
their authoriiitive writers on law, affirm,
ing the right`of either Of two belligerents
to seareli private neutral vessels at sea as
being perfectly indispiitable.
. . . . .
Lord STO*ELL, in the ease of the Ma-
rca, (1 Rob. Rep., p. 340;) -says
" The right >of visiting' and searching.
merchant ships upon the high seas, what
ever be die' ships, whateier be the - cargoes,
whatever be the destinations, is an /incon
testable right, of the lawfully,,commissioned
cruisers of a belligerent nation: * K
This right, is, so clear in principarthat , no
man can deny it who admits the legality of
Maritime capture. * * * The right is
equally clear itrprdetied; for practice is
upon' , this subject,
The many European. treaties, which refer ,
to , this.right, refer to it , as preexisting and
merely regulate - the exercise of it All'
writers upon the law, of natiens - .3 ini
rh ani
ouSly,aeknowledge it. In short,,ne, man
in ,the
jects of this kind has.ever, that I know of,
breathed ardoubt upon it." - ,
A GOOD HIT.
The following from an exchange. illus—
trates in' a very telling way the kind of
Preaching,' and wi l 'iting too, admired by
many who set ihemselses up as th t e r eensOis'
of..fashion and the critics of,ityle. The,
truth is, the, kind of thing here--ridiculed:
hhas3gone about far enoughin the pulpit, on
The'rostrum in the review and in the news-:
paper. It , is high time that ataSte'shonld
be cultivated for, the enjoyment Of, a viger
,
*us style Nand thorough discussion on the.
-,part of those who would addressTthe:public.
9 Discard:' not appropriate'illUstratione, nor'
undervalue the beautiful, nor try to quench,
the. sparkling. But at time, de
,Thand substance—mattet , inlabundance , and
excellent in quality. 'But' to the extract:
' " A lady writing to her'son ateollege; i is
represented as making thefollewing`state
"Di. 3in { series oP,ser
inons 'on the different' kinds of wood .used
in building Solomon's Temple: Thep'are
very interesting, and he has suoll'a flo*:of
beautiful words . ; and Such wavy gestures;
and he looks so gentlemanly, that I haidno
• chink lie does great deal of good. The
"ehureh is 'always full.'"''
. , tc , • •
Thisjs a pretty fair specimen of the id-
miration bestowed on a set of kekly,seri
•,timentalisis, whose principal recommenda,
tion is. a bountiful 'supply' of'uteretrioious
ornament and for cible-feetteni tif'raaarier.
But the intellect and heart, of immortal
`being's need snmethinc , bettor and are Wor
thy Of Something better.
THE DIVINE RIGHT , OF KINGS.
OU'r '.worthy and acceptable European
(Jorrespordent, last week, gave the readers
of the. Buttner a ,vivid , account of the crown r
iing'Of,the new Mug OfTruSsia, intimating
at the same time that this new held
notions' somewhat lofty as- to'the right by
he assumed the contiol`of the reins
of ki l l:Tire: . What these notions ,'are, a:sin
gle' paragrapkwill ,clearly, set forth.
the ,day previous to ilia coronation, ,he
called together the 'Priissian 'Diet:arid de=
livered hintself of the following but
sufficiently expressive speech,: ".;desioied
to summouthe representatives of the Chem=
- hers to my presence even ~ before tile:coro
nation; andi thank you'forhaving complied
4ith inyiisk. • The ,of
cave their' , crown from ,God • ,to-moriow
< therefore, ,I t sholl take the, crown, from,. the
Lord's table and place it<on my head:; this
as the significittiort. of the 4ressior,, ' Xing
the grace of God,' and," there* lies the
scutctity of the crown, which is ulvzolt4le l
[;know that yo 4 will:understand the ,mean
:rg;of the act which I =have sutinnonedlyon
'•',o` witness. The'ci'own'hai been surrounded
.)y new inetitutions, by‘viittie of Which you
-,,tre destined to afford it,the, benefit aof your
Aunsel.;; You ,wiltadviselme, , and shall
. listen to your advice.", . ,
This might"have done in the Middle
ages, but it sounds Very strangelyin 'tin)
;,Atey put! of the nineteenth,, century. The
-people- haie: but-little to expect, from ,a
,Konarch who enters Upon hiareign in such
spirit as this. But; a feW years the
hrOne may teach him les ' s'ons of 'which -] e
..:;s.noF, ignorant,: Anil atom ,the falsity of
warty-things ofmhich he is now, firinly as.
vuted. l ' . • '
1 Week `of Trayet—The 'fist'` Weilejn .
Will be ebseived kew
ehool Presbylerians as a season of special
ray er,- in, accorlasce iwith Ahe reeolutlon.ef
1-rheir late ;Geneialassexabk*. , = ,
Tews Lltented;:z=4t &minting in the! Oen
rrai Ch*h,leglie9y; on = the?sthlpse.,
Qcitir-fifihs 444,
he. first tao= liqurs - TzTe);431 , P39, ; .I* , es
hidh Fomise k a fair , sustentation of. the,
astor. ' This is eneouragihe.'
4,cci.,EstAsTioAL. •
41, t
I :ei. MoOLELLA.N.I)4,wa,s installed in:
the tFehrtli; Presbyterian. ,churchopitts
buigh,:on the'
.Istotinst:;'by44a , Commit
tee rof the - *Presbytery of ;011iox ,, Dr.
.1 - Heirard3:preaohed the sermon and del v-
erednithh , charger to : the , Minister. , Mi.;
, )(L ;Lea delivered the Ichargo! the.people,'
.the prospects of=this churek - rare,..fai , or
tc:able. t'w - •
1 )1r. "L Y =GRARA was !ordained- foqiie'
ii'ork'rof the - doslidi
strp r by the
PrdSbirtery , of • this tad of ioCiolier; ana iostalVed?"4 foinitor'of'th`O
church at Somorset ) Pa.
t e 47 t:•• 7.0
1)31*0: iTose=of4iiislii4V
frolosktie.,;:pic.;.-4,0;
tr
PALI
EASTERN SU xNPW 7 —‘
TrEyart ;GM
OSTON AHD
hit" „PEOPLE OF BosToN are quite
r !mason
* ilant over the fact that Mes srs '
j a u nd Slidell are to be i n th te e r ie . keeping, at
Fort Warren, for the Win
i s , t h e y b ave an unsettled account withuwiitth
the l
former of these gentlenr. „,
Union. Committee fro, Boston.vietted
lvl
Washington last annarx, m r ason, -
reply to wish expressedthatislielilutight
again visit that city, " I shall not
'to Boston again except as an ambassaA .
`Masons, prophecy is ~fulfilled
ainiltswsaaydohre,
did net expect. He goes as a
itiis true, but as an ambassador shorn of
luntes'a a the butt of ridicule, like' the ,
jackdaw that was stripped of the per) ° ,
feathers. One other prophecy reniaine to
be: fulfilled. Toombs proposed to
"call
the roll of his slaves , under the •shadow
Bunker Hill." If Captain Wilkes, or
other equally energetic officer, can
manage to catch Toombs and,sendlim, to
k ee p company with Mason and , Slidell, Fort
Warren is not so far remove&from under
the shadow of Bunker Hill but'that he also
may fulfill hi; own propliecy—ealliiig his
-
roll its much as he pleases, ,witha very slim
chance that anybody will . answer.
'The late ANNUAE CONVENTION OF
Tan - laws occupied much time iii disenssing
the cantles of, the want of life, earnestries,?,
and growth, in, the denomination. These
defects were acknowledged thy tall,' fiat
almost 'every'speaker assigne a different
cause, and prescribed a specific of f his
But the Rev. Mr. Martineen, one of the
most prominent Unitarian. ministers in
England, and whb wawlexpected to visit
this country last year, for' the'purpose of
awakening the zeal of -American; Unita
rians, has lately been, making a confession
worthy the attentionieflUnitariansiand all
others. He says:
f ir
I am constrained to say that neither my
intellectual preference nor my nioral ad
miration goes heartily with, the l7niterian
herees, sects, or productions of any age.
Ebionites, Arians SOciniaris, all seem4to
me to contrast unfavorably with their op
ponents lam conscious that my/deepest
obligations as a learner from othefs,
almost every department to writers not of
my own creed. In philosophy I have h
to unlearn, most that I had imbibed !rota
my early text books, and the authors in
chief favor with them. In Biblical inter
im etatlOW3, I derive from Calvin and Whitby
the help that fails me in Ciell:and Belsham.
In devotional literature and religions
thou.ht, I find nothing of ours that does
not pale before Augustine and Pascal
And, in the poetry of the Church, it
is the Latin or German hymns, or the lines
of `Charles WEsiey or Keble, that fastenon
my memory and heart and.all else fe4l
poor and cold. I cannot help this
• r
A GENTLEMAN oF Coriconn, N. II ,-who
has had some military experieneOpropos'es
to raise a regiment of artillery, conker g
r
Of six hundred men, exclusive of efficers
to be armed with one hundred rifled,guns,
of the most approved pattern, -of-the ca
pacity to carry a two pound ball two aod
one-half miles, and with the Necessary' t
number of chambers capable et malrenipok
less than thirty discharges per minute.
Each gun to be mounted on a two-wlieeled
light carnage, and carrying its'own ammu
niti?n boxes, and to be drawn and managed
in battle by six men each,rinstead of 'hems
—the men drawing their own gun-carriages
by the use of brieoles instead of dracr-ropes.
Their extreme lightness will enable them
to be readily passed oveifences and ditches
or up embankments. The, men would also
carry side-arins.
THE NUMBER. of stridents in Yale Col.
lege 599, divided asfollo
follows : Aeadenucal
students — Seniors, 98 ; 'Juniors 119
Sophomores, .133.; Freshmen, 112. Pro
fessional students—‘ Theology, 27; Law, 28;
Medicine, 38'; Philosophy and s the Arts,
44 The first term e t 1
em,mences ept. Ith,
and ends December, 17th, when a vacation of
two weeks occurs The number of , books
the various libraries is 69,500. The:Amer
ican Oriental Society'have' a library of 2,500
in the College Library. Thirty thousand
specimens comprise the miner alo g ic al and
and eological cabinet.
g
TliE old perplexing qtery, "How, many
children had -Jelin Rogers.r' has at` list
'teen definitely and historically aeiiled.
the late, , nelebratiOn in Norwich; Conn.,
:Chancellor Walworth spoke • to; , the. senti
'ment relative tu the first settlers 'of the
to*n; Niels He named the origing
iettiebik orvich, •
.• • 1 , • I uslebe
Rogers
among-them,
fifth in descent from! the fa
mous ~j ohn Rogers, 'the, ; martyr.- • The
Chancellor settled' the lorigqiending?diSciute
,
about' the number of - John's — children
(" nine small children, .and one at :the
breast/f the primmer says-,---were theremine
or ten.?)- by. exhuming from some ct
tort'' a letter or address from Johil l the
Go,ierninent, in which.was a pis S i a' c't'O
effect : « I would, 'that my, WOrthY„lifife
might come. to see me ; she, has ,:with- her
ten children,which are heissand mine,-• and
would comfort her somewhatf'
kETF-roßk:
' On . Saturdn, November Jetb, the. assn=elat e bank managers' 859
gre
499,;000 of United B tatee:bonds-, payo;l e ;
-twenty years fromi July; lst; , bearingi 6 per
( cent: interest, toi:be paid semi-aniniallyv
at
a prige which Stall'he eqi'4l"
to seven per
bonds at, par -
cent.
• *1
,pay the, accrued i ntere,st , fronk,,ruly,let to
- Octhber 16th, and after theiatter-dato they
reeeivii the interest: •'Under'this arrange:
nient, the cost o£ the loan oUL`OctOber.
16th, inelnding interest, is
in fractions 91 59 995697 The am i tintd
ue s
to. Government on,,,the 50 190,0,099 Of s ,six
Teri cent: ,bonds 445,1795,478 i Mut:Atte
-Now-York share' ''.1632,056884
"94100 for t the`S ,00o,poo allotted to them
Tth
,;..
/extension of <the option, to;take;the:Temain,
$501,090;000oftlires• sritynloalk mot, ef i
!Mini; L D:ecepAser 'lst Iv - ja l titiarY ,let": The
`gunk Prert3iAO and ihe
BecrOtiii 3 Of 'WO treaattri;Jat,..the l Ai 'sre‘a,tlL.l
$l.l $ $
Rao:hangt aßank, , was isatis,fitotory. 4 , to, 1;a11
- partrea 4 prepent, and thoireittltitare
li'thereiittii iiy? 7 lWereacke ,
r,
some discussion as to the expectien-.naey4of
,),,„0,-11 )14t .I".Fi
;.1,,1.14,41he.-Wtsigiirk sterlin g o r Ida hi
WM!'
'1
ME
t er esupayable , in „tortdeni -- but the pa rt i,„
l iikeprpposed this "change withdrew their
segkestion,-.-convinCed from the. argument;
advancedthat, we could raise among our_
Sel-Vel„all-the'. motley. required by Govern,
7 rneni, and .ifiatAt -Was the true interest or
hte qkaliotin td ae -so, without recours e t,
.foreignßcapitalists. ..
, • •
PASSZNGERS by thelast steamer to Cali,
.441 -
f.ornia thaii,too go through the process o r
obtaining passports, or certificates from th e
,Superintendent of- Police before being al.
~lowed to. go,abroadi.„ This is the first tim e
„passengers for Calif, 0, ahave been required
to produceyassports;'etill the great m a ,
f jprity.. come provided. ,Two long files , F
;policemen, numbering fifty men, were sta ,
,tioned*on thepier, AtA distance of t wo or
4'three:fee • apar , an d all passengers were
TOM - Pe Wto march in single file along the
entire , length .cf,.the line,. at the end o f
-Which;(tlie. passenger entrance to the en.
.utoneie&Superiiitende,nt ',Kennedy officiated
examination of such documents as
they were ablc,,to. bring., Sergeant Gerst,
*,''f3'4114:0,11)0(4, guarded the ear.
zypithl
riageontrance,
`a Ts faintius 69tli'(Irish) Regiment
left f..bfg4.,3l;i:U.i.24ain.;l:aet. week, to join the
arm y on the Potomac, amid the acclama
tions. of ithe threat against
;ihe'brave. 001.ieotOrsTatillby the rebels, has
tiiiditund.:;iniiiiiteiiie'-&iiiteUinaong the Irish.
; .
'men of - this. day, „ •
,•:;r7TAR:7B2I:-BRATIC:IOO3I:iikiiTTEE of New_
Yorkthaa done a';-igien,t-lkipx*:'Eor the church-
The purposes for
w c -was appoJo„. been kept
YEOII 1 ,t)
,steadilyin view,the moat , determined
kcourageunited,*thAkzi highest Christian
;Fi'rutiditeellitia'"nliiitacteriixed all their pro
ceedings. Theideilherst,iiethat committee
:V IT' .1. , C . .11
liaveconie t heinclusi o nci that the pub..
„ra - 3 0.0 0 j . pm,,,pgly,.imia., state. peculiarly
favorable; for 'tieing mencheAl on the great
gaesttlofi ,
of 'Saiietifieation , -of the Sab
-Ir'Utfil,iihri have iddijessed a circular to minis
,thiOngVontilieeen4ien the subject.
,This f ja).the,AraP,Pgag.TAP4l: .
6 .z 1 et), fancklOcarr , Siii:4 4 f 4,, we interpret
.-arightitheeprovidieicesiotGod - in the cur_
l•relktslef , seri amen ti aie have reached
n t istoW,l d r . the. Sabbativirefotub evidently fa
4orable - 611 theAdOcacylandt-general reeog
'initiow/of audyreligioita claims of
;the:sleeted slay. L iThe: °heeling results of re
cent)effortsoinder the iDiiiiiiieihlessing, in
~the recovery..ot our SabbathifrpMitbe hordes
.of,Owslibyz4iidiamrsellerg_and:the.atre-keep
rs .he ',enforcement, and
final `,establishments ..idequitte Sun day
J4WBl7Amiltititbelinaxiguration ofis Sabbath
keeping, - regati in . ur; Armies tinder the
a.4opteeslafilthe ;popular tGenerabin-Chief,
•
would : seem te. furnish &vantage ground for
tio-frig.oistofAei Babbiathiwhich- they can
ill ! afford . ..At It - i may.lie , diaiibted, in
-14043 .whethen ;:thot. - )Satldayr;iiiieistion ever
stood before the country imless- prejudiced
atspectar or, in AlightliiiorelaVorable for its
: r.is„ndidieopsidetation:i Ittisicertain that no
„previons.;,fperiod..liniournhistory f has made
~mor° imperative demands i fiir theconserva
, itionof <this Midi - kindred iinstitutiotis which
_underlie MiAlAre haat to, our system of self-
'gave
Wire' Or, - c notice of
~ . .)511(ofp,
;'the Pnblieation of a r pamp let, the Rev.
T"'Y.L.,Rice,li.iii,,Pa3,,t,or tim
church of
.the IV. Alexander,l3 , .D., con
:taming 4olsernions lately preached on the
have,not,seen , the (tine of
sei-Toik Evangelist,
: usually very, fair, in' sits t Istatements even
,witle.resiect , to aivitsPipatient, thug speaks of
:'the secotia"cifthese discourses:
But for the statement, of the preface and
f Aine ifteifie'utdlifeferences, we might *have
rtitistakieflor'"4:.ipeech intended for de
:livery beforre. , the late Old School, General
~Assembly in opposition to Spring-Is res
..plutions4 fj: ! Such- a title, would. have :; indi
,eated. its „seepp.,, It is an,elzAtnate: plea in
atith„e taken t tby„Satithern
.uten in that Assembly. v e.:4 ear ses the
old staledeouimonplacee i abOut ."the,Church
.taking put An
~politicalls,gitatioitsi awl eon
srets" , It fOtemPtnite di.scrinunate sharply
.hetiipeact.lic , spiritual! and. t,ho , ,secular. It
.steps sawely upon ; the Thoinwell plat
ter= that would, rule out,,,ef ecelesiastical
.Witice4ll4ltosq, living questionk, of, morals
or ol:SPIKIA, which are agitated. acid will be
_sgitated.,, j oyery where, ;else. Ti; , maintains
.thatofor an American -citizen i the morality
.of.seqespionjs anopp 214vapiqp, 1 ; :. that by
eggPerataiimissieu, es t ..questions"
*Of tii4Aature) f` 3yftelli AiliP*Agisinisters
lan4.:o l ll# o he,s had ; ../. I A - Tigl l 4o4taice sides in
4,4 ;dinPutel . ' and At s is asked,
the; dispute Inkff:Xgettited- in war,
e rlgAtAy, tale aisles ?Z , ,, , lt'istpairitained that
fif•tis-whoils,Mtge9.9BB444.gr Otelout.o do it.
is a calamity toithe 4 SAte to. have them
1. take, grottrl, f ,c,TA nolr.eokreerei difficult to
( restore pecee..rjtethrowa a l mighty obstacle
in the way or „ thelmcon i struction of the
Union. Consistently with' himself , .
p
Rice may well Acclate to express an opinion.
'Evidently in t tleitidgctieVit'ttle"'inajority of
the 01V- them
:selves whqu th .PY-1 1 T I ARrellit 401 pass Dr-
Spring's resolutions. The Southern minor
ity;;wereright.
u)lp , pyApoiskfr4xidg . will re
'gi-etto learn thepositicits , he haslaken with
fesl)3Cdtl, t !6 'l* 6' . 4 lig C hurch, at this
„ ,-
momentous crisis L-e hi s tor y four
3 slo
9Cni*X;Y:,Bu aip„a very in
dependent They think' and act for
themslices: d (The;, General_ Assembly gave
its ~' erdiet,, an nobly has it 'been .responded
to11:,1 v .tr , ,
rel,
.4P litjAet:ances from
,P#l44vs*te, anyi,other high place ea
earth alter, the itiindlpf4he Church.
II
A1W12 61 / 3 74.
-1 PHIL
ne of the Tirsrac — TtosTrrirrioNs of
:this cwt visited w 4
eeat, i
t. interest by
strangers, whichlii
t, isthe Unite s ,S tat es Mint, over
ex-Goveltpt
er , of yennsirveninweoltgracef u lly and effi.-
CiehtlY' f iriegideia
' Mega
zine, for veelwner;, con ins avery instructive ae
t of thi s .""
ti, •„I,W , Ptisiticu,,,from which we
niake, the„followilikjextract:-
•.iurin othei , firatri /tie months of 1861
therelliiiveriken-160inedq12c248,037 pieces'
iwiva1ue,18,31,1128,200: Ake- 'gold demand
bass beeni en tirelyiforti double ;eagles, 1,461, -
s tet 6 r j u h p n 66 of .f oreign_
0 8edigre l t1•1143- I nr,-o f , gold to be coined
or home use , Since: '
..ectrnmencemen
iMportali ons has
41,.. 4 ,441 Lifit y y9B,* A l ex Itns not been as
present , in
qpreph ,‘value 'Coined' ( e
airy year Bar in
4851 )) Prla dltring, die' a re' - t; five months in
ly ”
~ WaS that t
e. P 9 if69 pieces were struck ,
ri /u /41 ,1 Pi 3 §Kdtt.,_ - geatest coinage
' ;11-4 Y alue, ,before y 1861., i n 18,51
24 986 716 •'
~P 4e,pcsi,lpl e ludiag 147,6/ 2 half
a tiß is v a 4, $49 - 258,058.43. were
struck`;' fWere
" 11/ 4 ,,,, *t :4143pA„ r o pieces
Corned 4. / 1 %1w,, a1i0:014.R,, to 69 770, 961 '
.The Whole a - mann - t 't phila
a' h •• 091t Ag e at the
ii ht Int, UP +43 tittle 1860 is di 1, -
u 0•1 '
when
t-t a gQWe.e,S, 4 ,:!l . ,st $423,426,at
tA.-R i Pc.luage ortite*Wanch mints will
1 0a:, 7 4 , 88 096 1
ava ue. Ve ry