p, rtVAINNB B. LITTLE 1.).A VID NIJKINNEY & CO. Editors and Proprietors, TERMS IN ADVANCE. SINoLIi StIESORIPTIONS 0140 IN °Luna 1.25 MUT/MU IN MILER OP tEI3 CITIES 2.00 Two DOLLARS, we will send by mall seventy number for Orel DOLLAR, thirty-three numbers. rotors sending us TWENTY subscribers and upwards, will thereby entitled to a paper without charge. lb:assents should be prompt, a little before the year expires Send payments by safe hands. or by Min. Direst all letters to DATID 111 , KINNRY C 0. 3. Pittsbur & . gh, ra. For the Presbyterian Banner. The Board of Publication and its Work Among &lidera. CAIRO', 111., February, 1862. Arv, Da. Seittrtdk., Cor. Say Board of Pablication, Philadelphia Pear ,Sir .:—Since I last wrote •I have ‹.3eavottid diligently to prosecute the work • in, which. God has permitted me to engage, and have distributed over two thou sand of the " Soldier's Pocket-Book," and about four hundred packages, or ninety-eight thousand pagei, of the " Sol dier's Series of Tracts," besides several hundred pages of miscellaneous tracts, and have placed the publications of our Board in the hands of at least ten thousand men. God had a work ler me to do in Cairo, of which I little ,drerned'when I left my home in lowa. Of the thousands to whom I have presented the • " Pocket-Book " and tracts, with, a few kind words of counsel, only eight bave refused them, and, of these eight, five were Rotnanists. Men not only receive, but they react what I offer them. I have seen hundreds at a time attentively reading the tracts anff "Peoket-Book. The popularity, of the latter• does not de cline; on the contrary, it increases daily. I am now pretty , well known in the camps about Cairo, and neatly every hour of the day, as I am passing to some newly-discov ered field of labor, men run across the en campment to meet me, and ask me if cannot spare them one of those " nice little books." Of course I can, though I have already givem that regiment its allotted number. And these books are not de stroyed, In my distributions on steamers I frequently find men who take them from their pockets, .having received them on the. Potomac, in Ohio, and Indiana. The " Soldier's Series f Tracts" is also won derfully popular. Hundreds of men have told me they ire the best - tracts they ever read. They certainly do arrest the atten tion of the men who receive them. The. present extensive movement of troops down the Ohio and Mississippi has brought thousands &men within my reach, and yet I have not been able to supply one man in ten of those who have passed this point. And fbr some time to come there will be work' in this vicinity for half' a dozen colperteurs. I believe I am the only one upon the ground. Oh for means and men to adequately meet' the wants of the thousands daily passing this point I I this day in receipt of the third and last is you have sent me. More than half its intents are already engand, and in four Lys my stock will again be exhausted. If means for the prosecution of this noble it can be furnished, I am willing to re- . in upon this most inviting field so long it shall seem to be God's will' If they -withheld, I must leave it, and these isands must remain uncared for. Can means not be furnished? " Sheet Music " sent me goes • off ly. " Now we can sing some good old ; and hymns," say the soldiers, as they the sheets. , *my of the men have cultivated voices, and - marry a rude Len;• lent has been made vital with the Lit strains of "Happy day," " Good ~" " I'm a pilgrim and a stranger," one, brothers, will you meet us ?" it delight is expressed', that- an opportu is afforded of organizing singing clubs.' Oh, here is the old 'Visitor," said a cg man the other day; ". ' l' used to see in the Sabbath School at ..home." d where was that?" I asked. "At in lowa," was the reply. Here .me reared in the church of a beloved her, ()f whose hospitality I had often alten. Let us hope that the little Via reminding him of home, may not be' 'iout its influence in keeping him from , too common vices of the camp. I have spent one -day of the present week laboring among the prisoners from Fort ielson. Many of them were sick and dy , and I'tried to , direct them to Him who eivetli sinners. The sick had no changes under-clething, and I was enabled to or ' a supply from the stores of' the Saul , Commission. Many of 'them were evi fiy about to die, and kneeling-'in their tat, I endeavored to commend them to Great Physician. A few knew whom r had believed, and found him a very tent help in their day of trouble. One, ie bonds a higher than earthly power soon to sever, said, that " the Saviour . he had tried to serve for twenty 14, was now supporting MM.° . Indeed, had no other support. He regretted the " he had taken in this rebellion. He id like again to see his dear wife and Iren in Tennessee. It • did seem- hard to as he was dying, unnamed, and'amid filth and stench of a prison steamer; the road to his Saviour's Eirms'was short, he was content to die thus, if: such Was 's Will, can never forget the heartfelt expres of gratitude that fell from the lips of men. I went among them tb do good, and the labors of' that day will Lnly never be forgotten by me. my visit to the Mound City Hospital, my labors among its fourteen hundred and wounded, as also my visit to the Hospital at this place, I will speak in At. Yours, truly, C. 0.. W. B. Oontributiong to aid the Board in ting forward this good work, may be •essed to James .Dunlap, Esq., Treasurer, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. t the Duty of the Church to Educate, ai w Own Cost, livery 'Young Man Whom Holy Spirit Calls:it freach the Gospel T Our first position, 'in• our attempt to 'e that it is the duty of tbe Church to Ate, at her own cost, every young man the Holy Spirit calls tOprch the tel, is, that it is the duty of 146 OnunCH each the Gospel to every crew ere. We emphasized the term Church for the use of bringing out, at once, the ; point which this part of our arg ument ' To the Church, and not to Apos- A) the. Church, and not to any,order urch officers, whether temporary . or - tent, was the great COMmisaton " Go ye into all the world, and preaeb Gospel to every creature." This ,in iretation is warranted by the Orman= ices under which the commission wee. in--by the fact that no discrimitition, made, in the giving of it, between , !rah officers and Church members and. he fact, that this was the view Of the iissiotr entertained by the ChUrch, aitrated by the historic events recorded the New. Testament. These several eon- .1 lerations we have not room to expand in compass to-which we feel bound'to re .itt'an article in the Record, Besides, ......:......„ ........•._... . •411:'l :•' - .:- .' • •.' t ," ~ • irt t... 4,, ' '''-; '! „ ..i.. .. . , .:.:. ~. .. ... , • • •, . , •. . , ~ ~......../. - . . . VOL. X., NO. 27. we are'satisfied that Presbyterian's, and,in deed, the `great body of Christians,.practi early, if not in theory, recognize this as the true vie* as to the repositories of the great commission. 'tie upon the assump tion that-it is the duty of the-entire Church to carry the tidings' ofvsalvation. to, the ut termost ends of the earth, that the entire rnelOershiP, in every denomination, are appealed to for fe e ds to carry on mission operaiions. Take away this principle from such apreals, and they will fall' pointless add powerless upon the hearts and con sciences of the people of God. If the en tire Church is not responsible for the exe cution of the ti great colninission, then, except on the principle -tliat- works of supererogation may be' perforined by the people of God, there can no appeal be urged upon them to send missionaries to the heathen. If it be not the duty every Chunk member to do his` utmost to carry out this commissiOn, on what princi- pie,„except the principle of supererogation, can he be urged to contribute to the cause of missions ? There cane be no duty where there is no can:inland can be no transgression where there is no law. The Word - -of God is a complete, as well as' an infallible rule of faith and practice, and no man may urge upon another a duty which `that" Word does not enjoin, or counsel hTta teshitu what it, does not forbid. Private members of the Church, therefore, can be , called up.on to aid in the suatentation of-misaiona„on'Yno other principle than that they are cent manded to make the:Gospel known to every creature. 2. Our second position in support of the doctrine that it is the duty of the Church to educate young -risen : who- are called to preach the Gospel, is, that the 'Gospel is to be preached by men, called by the Holy Spirit and separated to this work. On this position it is scarcely necessary to dwelt ;The statement of the, proposition seems to be all that is required to secure forit the ready assent and approval of an Evangelical denominations: Even the So ciety of, Friends hold' the essential truth embraced in it; for it is only on the as sumption that a member of that body, is moved - by the Spirit, that his right to preacit,is recognized. With regard to this question, all denominations agree on three points : 1. That itc is the lireregative of Christ to choose his own ambaiSadors. 2.' That those, and those only, : whom he, chooses, have the Tight to preach. 3.. That he indicates the objects of his choice by the gift of the Holy Spirit calling them to the work. That theseAhree points are sus tained by express statements of' Scripture,, and illustrated by our Saviour, both in' the days of , his humiliation, sod - after his ascension to- -the mediatorial throne, is a truth too manifest to justify any ; formal ar gument in its support 3. Our third position, therefore is, that it is the duty of Ike Church- to preach, the Gospel to every creature through, this'Heav 2 en-ordained agency., W 9 say, therefore, because this .position follows, as a necessary consequence, from the two preceding posi tions. If the duty of preaching the Gos pel to every creattire,is'a duty binding up on the entire Church—a dutY"whose obli . gation reaches to every church,member, and if the preaching is to be performed by men chosen and set apart to that work by, Christ, then it is manifest; 'that the - Only way in which the entire Church can dis charge this duty, is by sending , forth ,and Sustaining those whom Christ calls.' And: it can be no less'manifest that the number to be sent is to know of no-limitation, ex; eept the sovereign grace of Him , who calls, On no other principle cap.• the entire. Churoh, or the particular denomination in its entirety, be regarded as obeying the comuland of 'Christ, issued to :his Church in the great commission. If" our mission aries in India and elsewhere do not go forth as our representatives, and if their toils; they are not sustained by usi'liew can we claim that, we are fulfilling this great Com mission ? Is it not clear that if the con nexion of these_missionaries with us; as , our representatives in the greatharvest-field 'of heathenism, he severeVA,We', as a' 'de nomination, are not carryingkOt the coin timid by' Which it is made the duty, of, the Church to preach the Gospel to 'every area, ture ? Admit the principle that these her alds of salvation go forth on their own ac count, in discharge of a dultyyreating only on those'who are called'to preach, and that they, and they only, are, responsible for-go ing forth, or staying at home, and that , there is no obligation upon the Church to send them, and when this - - Principle is' adopted by our Church, let, us ;from that hour cease to call them our missionaries, or to flatter ourselves that we are , engaged in fulfilling the commission in which Christ has enjoined it upon the' entire Church,' and therefore• upon all her members, to preach the Gospel to every creature. This principle, however, no Church on earth has adopted, and we ave' no reason' to think that our Church, after such , glorious achievements, on the field of both foreign and domestic missions, will ever cease to send'forth and sustain, as her representa dies in executing her commission, those whom her Head calls to the work of the _ministry. We believe that no Church of Christ will continue to pray, for the 'evan gelization of the world, and to ask , the Lord `'of the harvest to send forth• laborers into his-'harvest,'and yet refuse to furnish the Means to send forth those reapers whom he calls in answer to her prayers. 4. Our next position is, that'the duty, of the Church, under this commission, em braceathe sustentation of every young man who is called by the Holy Spirit to preach the gospel, during his -I.?reparation for the work. This last point , is , perhaps the only one; in connexion with the great commis sion, on which any meMber,of the Presby terian Church has any deubt. The discus sion of the points already stated , , however, may not have been in vain. We are per suaded that but little relleetioit iti'ucessary to enable one to see that 'the prineitile volved in this - position is the very ; same which has been already , recognized in, the previously specified positions, and which no Presbyterian would for a moment Call in qiiestion l In the acknowledgment that it is ' , the duty of the Church to send the Goepel to every creature, and , that ,the Churchj.muStberepresented in her entirety in the discharge of this - duty, there is, as already seen, 'a fgfl recognition of the duty of the Church to, sustain : those who repre sent her on the mission field. But why is she bound to sustain her Missionaries; if she is not' also bound Ur sustain her candidates? It cannot be beettime the :time of the for mer is'more exclusively occupied than the 'time of the latter, for in the one case as `well as in the other, the-entire,titne.of the individual is presumed to be occupied. Nor can it be because the latter is not.en gaged in the work embraced under the great commission, for obligation to preach the 'Gospel implies the right and the duty of providing and employing all the means necessary to accomplish that end. The duty of preparation is: as manifest as the duty of preaching; ,and the duty of prepa ration is not one whit more obligatory on a young man who is called •to the'work of the ministry, than it is on the Churoh. .The special call given: by the Spirit to the hull vidual, imposes upon him the duty of pre paring for the Work to which' he le called, and the universal commission-g,iven to the Church imposes Upon the entire , mystical body the duty of preparing men for the ex 'ecution of it. If the commission doeS not imply preparation, neither does the call. ;The duty of Preparatiou, 'therefore, is com mon to the Church and'the candidate. It is the duty'ef the candidate to prepare for 'the work to which he is 'called, and it is the duty of the Church to prepare for the very same work. And farther; as the only wayin which .the Church can prepare for preaching, is by preparing , preachers,- and as she' is re stricted in her choice to those whom God has called, it follows, that the duty of prep aration restizir, on the Church in virtue of her commission, and the duty of prepare= tion resting on candidates in virtue of their call, meet and . coalesce in the preparation' of the same , persons. The special onus 'of this preparetion, resting reSpectiVely on the Church' and her 'candidates, we shill con sider in our riekt:—Home and Foreign Record. There - For !kebPresbyteriati Banner Letter from the Army.. FRIEND , RIFLES, *FIRST. REGIMENT, BIOIELES P BRIGADE, Camp.rarnum, March 8, 1862. MR. EDITOR : last Wrote to' you; we have had eager for an advance. The ''rebels are much quieter than they were, hardly ever firing a shot from' their river, batteries. It has been discovered that they lave removed some;of their heaviest can non. from'the river ;back toward Manassas: I' expect their recent reverses have dis couraged them: Our captain met with quite a misfortune last week. The house that we built for the accommodation of 'himself and wife, while she was here on a visit, took fire and consumed all of his ;clothing and other property, to the value of between two. and three hundred dollars. We succeeded in putting the fire out before the house burnt clown. It was fortunate that she 'had 'retnrned home' the clay pre-, vieus. Our sutler, owing to the bill which recently passed. Congress, has;been obliged to shut up his,shop, much to our gratifica , tibia; for he imposed the peorpst article at the 'moat - eiorbitant rates - en us. We are visited now bYinumerous'pedlers, and their competition enables us to procure the lulu ries they bring, at moderate,rates. Our brigade ' together with the whole di-' vision, under Gen. Hooker, contemplated moving across theriviniliiieSitdiday night, but owing , to the treason of some person or persons, information was. sent; to theaebels and they had fifteen thousand men ready to receive us; so, of course,,we were - oblige& to abandon the attempt., great pity some of these traitors,, or spies are not ; 1 caught and immediately, hung. , : We have. quite a number of "contrabands" in camp. Some `belonging in the neighborhood whose former masters are inthe rebel army, and some Who have escaped from Virginia. They are employed by the officers anser yenta, and also in, he Commissary Depart-, ment. At first, when freedom . was a new thing to them, thej appeared overjoyed and most willing to do anything r but now, after they haie become used to i,t,:they are, with . some few exceptions, lazy, very dirty and; show a gryater degree of aptness in; imitating the vices of the wicked soldiers, than in practieing the virtues of the good. They are , disliked very much, by the sol diers, and although we consider Slavery, to he the main cause of this unnatural war, ;we hope it may end in the banishment , of, both from the country..., I was. rejoiced \to !pin); a fcwidays ago, of PITTSBURGH; SATURD"-: M ARCH 22, 186 the formation of a churchin the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Regiment and firo many, of thew becoming soldiers of the Crosh. Would 'to God 1 had such glad tidings t'r'out this regiment to inform you ofi Will you not join the few here in their prayers for, a similar work of grace? Hoping that my next letter may be dated in #ichanond, remain, Yours, respectfully; *J. C. L. EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE. ifr. Bright's Qomplairit—Lord Palmii!stme et'Beply bfr. Baxter's Sentiments— Tle& Impenitent •"`Times"—The International Exhibitiori---Libe- ria the Earliest in the Field—Other Contributora —lnterior Progress—Culinary(reparatio ns- Spiritual Provision for Forezyneri,tand the Evan gelical 'Alliance Proposals—Proftssor' . .Tou4tt,. and ,the Professional Endotoinerd4---,Pusey and Party Spirit- To:lWe Sympathizers---What Jigana and , Indicates—An Approaching Royal keirriage—The Terms of the Contradt—:'fih'i Cronin Princess of .Prussia—The?QUeded Deep Sorrow—Her Choice as to a-Mtinuinent---Zord Derby's Anxiety not to Disturb .t) Mourner— Will Palmerston Go Out g----The queenan4_, the "Great Change—The Pope—A Mi - 44,11feettin:o,, 4"c• ' LONDON, Fe 22, Mn. BaiunT, on Monday last brought up the affair of the Treht, in connexion with a. vote in the 'House for the expenses of dispatching troops, &c., to Canada. .He praised Lord Rinsel s dispatches and let ters ; he.approved of the request made of the WaShington Government; but he;corn plahied that the war preparations had been made at all, and that the' press had been; guilty of, great and provoking violence of language toWardthe United States.. 'Lord Palmerston replied, and said that the, Gov ernment had not, been guilty'of any vio knee ; that they had done hut 4what was übsolutely demanded by, the necessities of the'Caße that' - threats had been ,uttered as to the invasion , of Canada, W:hich, being weak as to its defences,reituired to be 'strengthened, and that as the' Wiehin...ton Government having kept the' fear men in prison, Mr. Bright was wrong: in 'thinking .that they would have been liberated at ,all a. events. ,He also referred to oit he banquet given to Captain Wilkes, Boston . , the Governor and Judicial persthie being pres ent; to his jubilant receptir at a New- York theatre; 'and aboi.e o the appro bation accorded . him for act by the Secretary of the Navy. .Nap' of all this had reached this country, amithe natural conclusion was, that there Wi's imminent danger'of a rupture. He then went on to maintain that the course adopted by the British - GoVernment was thatbest 'calcu lated to prevent a rupture, and not only so, but tolead te a permanentlylbAter under standing. "'I think, then, that the censure of my - honorable friend, the member' for Birmingham'," (Mr.,Brighti) is not de-' served, and that what we did, was not at , all calculated , to provoke the,Government.of the United States. It was.simply a limas-, nre which it was our bounden,'duty to take, seeing the,uncertainty , of the result of, the' communications carried outsfroirithis,coun try. So far from any feeling of, ineradica ble irritation between_ Oar two- countries. being engendered by the--. believe that a contrary course would have , produced - such a result. If Her Majesty's Government had subndtted to a declared' insult, no doubt a vote of censure 'would have been ,passed on them: Still the act would have been ;done, and the sense or , humiliation and- degradation, would have. , been perpetually in the minds• of at , least the present generation, on. account of the gross, and unatoned-for insult committed, against the country, * * ,There, start up, from time to time,. between countries, antagonistic pas.sionic i and questions .of con flicting interests, which, if not ,properly dealt with, wouldterminate in'the explosion of war. Now, if one • country is led - to think that another country, with which such questions mighk,arise, is, from 'fear, disposed on every occasion tamely, to submit to any amount of indignity, that is .any en eourdgernent to hostile' conduct; and to ex.- , trerne, proceedings, which lead to conflict.. It may be depended on, that there is no better security for peacnbetween nations, than the conviction that each must -respect. the other, that each is capable of defending itself, and that no insult or injuryi commit ted by the one against the other. would pass unresented. Between nations, .as between 94utual respect is the ;best. se curity for mutual, good-will,- ; and mutual courtesy,, and therefore,-in my opinion, -the bourse pursued by the Government in-one Much more likely than that suggested :by. Mr. Bright, to secure the continuance 'of peace."* • . Mr.,Baxter, the- Liberal M. P., for: Dun-: 'dee, who has written a capital; ,of 'Travels in the United States, and-who has,, 'a warm sympathy, with the Americanpeo ple, did not endorse the views , of. Mr. Bright. And he added as to the press ar ticks : "It is no part of our business: to , defend what, had appeared in newspapers, andl believe that, the language ,made use of by some organs of pulic , 'opinion in. this country, was quite as discreditable. AS. that, which was used by ; the .=press Of• New-• York." He also said.: "Having::some slight acquaintance with thei working, of the political machinery in the UnitedStates4 must say that I have comet& a very; differ Vent conclusion from, that arrived:at' by my honorable friend, Mr. Bright fOr my firm ' impressiOn is—and it is confirnied by va-' lions private communications - which.' have recently received—thet, aftertheffirst feel ing of annoyance and irritation dl . p.d passed away, the manner in which this laMentable affair had been Settled, tio Te' leaving any feeling of .bitterneSs, , or 'ineradicable' sting, it will, before long, lead to' a- better . understanding ; between. the two ,countries.', The Times , came out the next, morning with a defence of 'the press, and this in its own fashion:- It - rivers itsinneceride of the' oharge of ,having- used 'insultinglangtiVei and challenges :proof! Everybody knows that it was .violent; and no large section, even of the upper, much less of the middle or lower class oithe-Britisirriation—this I say confidently—apProved, of. its tone, temper, or language. Never yet'Aid tin limes 'own that it was wrong. It his done infinite evil', and mud) fgobd; but true, that too often the "'evildives," and that the "good is oft interred ',':along with the defunct " leaders." Secretary Seward only does. justice to Lord ,Russel when he says ' that; he' gives' credit' the sincerity and friendliness 'of our 'Foreign' Minister. TILE INTERNATIONAL kkEtitnicem is now 'taking. consignnientsz.ofi . 'goods: Liberio has had the ,konor. bein:the i - - *We "addept -the'Upology;- although - it' yr- far froxa!meetingithelargstin the•easehirEy.; .first in:the field. Ageneral delivery began i this week, from. Russia, Norway, Belginiti, I Austria, rand from several : towns of the 'Unitedaingdoni. - : The most recent foreign apPlicatiotiAr space is from. the new King vf-Madagascar, who hats, it is said; gathered together a fine collection of the raw pro ducts and ~manufactures of the fertile country :over vihich he rules. As to the 'great' 'doilies, glaziers 'are Sheathing their sides' with panes of glass; each 'about four feet long— In the interior the painting is advancing rapidly,; six hundred men work ing; from, eight in the morning till nearly 'ten' at `night. ' There` will be magnificent stained gih4 Witidoirs, filed in large wooden framings . under the - domes ; and each will serve as, a highly .ornatriented .elockLface. `The paintings will be placed very soon in the great picture gallery. I confess this— Irdrii my reminitteenees'of the art-display ` at ;Maneliester- 1 --to he what I mosylongto see. 'Palaces, old mansions, and private Million aire connoisseurs in pictures, will = send theirt trptakres t ;and, pme mice more—in AcnlnextonY44.4he- wligieitYdixtg7 -- Amitt. gi sithing e beaittritilidy foieVer. '' - " : Greet preparatiOnti are being' made in the respectively.. enh e osdi f api r dee e pre s , aat h rt 4 3 , . , . . i :ite m : ite e esi y n tt. : . 6. management,fa d i ;.,reu fourth, ia a teh r s t e m : o:ar n : ifftssd, of fare, e rre r a6. t ea:t.iyi lgali English lciai.nbi,daae first Class ; (a regular' dinner &three coin's es-,) 55., excluaive of aiines or spirits' The English ; ; Contractors, have ordered 20,000 dinner'plates, 20,000 dessert plates, 2,000 large dishes, nearly 3,000 soup plates, 500 soup-tureens, 1,000 . 'coVe-dishes, 2,000 de canters; 20;000 finfiblers, &c.-i , &c. -Cutlery - and linen damasks for table cloths, , &c., have been -ordereditrimmense - quantities. PanPAnArrOfts`forthe spititnal instrue tion and benefit , of foreign - visitors' haVe been" initiated by the Foreign Conference' ' and - Evangelization Committee in London. Of this committee Lord Shaftsbury is pres ident. Five noble men, two baronets, two HanorableS, and' a large body of Evangeli -cak ministers, and laymen, constitute its Membership. The , object is to secure der- ing the,,lnternational Exhibition in J86? 1 , the following ; Religious services and lee tut*, conducted ,or delivered by faithful 'ministers ' in foreign languages; the diStri bution - of the-Scriptures, and of 'Evangeli , cal•beaks , and tracts; the employment of missionaries among foreigners,;, the ; romo tionof brotherly intercourse. with foreign erg, with a view to the interchange of in relative to the progress of the Gospel; the hiringt of .suitable rooms to be well supplied with ~English and -Foreign periodicals, and where brethren- of all na:. tions- mayheie opportinitied of meeting one another, a'registry of addresses being also kept. In order to Make:this provis ion, 'considerable expensermustheiticurred. Offices, Conference; Rooms, and preaching places must be secured, and it will be ne cedsary to defraY the expenses of such ter eign pastors is may be invited ';'fi;bui the `Continent. , Besides-Evangelists und Col porteurs will. be employed' at' the- Zxhibit tion itself, in the; crowded thoroughfares, 'leading to it,-at thc f ra,ilway - stations and termini, through . which foreigners will he continually passing' and' iePOsittg, and at three or four- of our liirge seapbrt towns; besides special ;efforts:; in relation to the House of. Israel, the pnrchase of copies of the Scripture's and of other publications. A - .Meat promising ' field of usefulness is thus openedup;-and *rho can estimate the result,Sofsucha 'wide sowing of < the seed of the Word, not i only in England,' among foreign ,visitors,:but virtually in other elands, :by the impresdions made, truths re membered, and Bibles, &e., carried' away to then-own: confitHes and . homes. A large number, of working Mei are' likely to come from Paris to the Exhibition, and Prince Napoleon is asking the Prefect of the Seine f0r20,000 francs to be added to a similar sum froni' a committee of which he is piesident,for the necessary expenses. , PIWEESSOa'JowiaT one of the authors of ~ Essays and' Reviewd,',' ever since' his , ,appointment . as Greek Professor at Oxford, has had ; only 440 per annum as salary. :Some ancient endowment had apportioned this sum to the post. - Some-months ego, , mheti the agitation about 'Essayism was at, its height; a motion , waSinadein the senate of the . University, to enlarge the endow- MCIEO : The debate was a warm one, and thoroughly,partizan in its , character. In fact, it turned not upon the merits of the ease (whiCh quoad scholarship and needed increase , of'endownient; were beyond dis pute) but: on sympithyiwith, or antagonism to Semi-Rationalist, theelogy. Dr. Piney —who for his per conga - and extreme prieStiam, , shOlild have been " ungoined twenty yearn' ago, as well 'as " ringowned " as a clergyman - of a professedly Protestant Church—wad fierce . against' Jewett. The result, was; that the, increased endowment to Jnivett was;, refused. Whereupon, sev . eralleading men, some moved by the spirit a 'fair. play, others indifferent as to'matters' .of doetrine,, , but adliring the man, and others—Arvid for the, new theology--com menced a subseriptien which reached 42,060 Among the nettles Of subscribers, are these '' or 'Lards Landsowne, Russel, Carlisle and Granville . Alfreds , Tennyson, `Dr. ~Milman,_' Sir ; , : Charles .Lyelle, , and Dr. Jacobson. From the. sum obtained, it was propoied to paythe arrears tittle six years dieing` which 'Professor' Jewett bad held office. 'But after warmly expressing his gratitude;Nr. Jowett:says that though he ' had-feryently.hopedfor an endowment for the Chairbe could not accept money,from those on whom he had no claim- and he conchides:l4 'stating that his satisiCtion at the possession 1 of'sitch a - list'of friendly thimesi greater, thin any pecuniary advati 'cage:,.Allthis indicates -aohivalrous spirit in the„man,„even though lie may, by pri vate tuitions as a Fellow of the University, be able ;Maintain himself. But it also' indicates -tifrealidst,-• the , under-eurren t, and reaction going on .in -many educated minds—the,revulsion and pendulum-swing ing produced by Churchism and its hateful and intolerant pretensions. And.- . 2'dly, it siiggests that half measures are always"con- - itemptible- and ineffeettialoiridi that to do rightis, always best. If> Professor Jowett (as he undoubtedly is,) a heretical teach . er, let him be dealt with,. as t such; but eh 18rig' 'as we prespented ' either by Bishopei . Collegiate '..Muthorities, why should one of'. the best, , if not. the , first, Greek scholars in 'England, be dishonestly deprived of his proper reward. - To this it may be added, that to make a man, A mar tyk, makes w a y for the'bad cane as well as the goods .- - - - - -- , ~ -, ' , This,'" however',: does inot,:,apiily , to the prose,eu*AS itistitstedllialltheSSeelesiatiti-, WHOLE NO. 495: cal. Courts; by Bishops, against clergymen , in their own dioceses. All honor to them for their fidelity, if this Rationalistic school be sheltefed and condoned , the house divided against itself" -must perish. Probably-in this way the composite and compromtee. Establishment will be yet bro ken up, especially if the laity be more vig ilant, and' if by voluntary offerings and proportional giving, now making progress among Churchthen at Manchester and else where, .the discovery of an , inexhaustible .inine of wealth,. shall be made. TUN APPROACHING MARRIAGE of; the. F'rincessAlice—probably in, June next—is foreshadovied by the Publication of a mar riage contract, drawn up and publisho. The young lady will haveU mitrriage dowry of £3o,ooo,•and an annuity of £6,000. The dowry willbe so invested as to secure. a life interest to husband ancLwife, or to the survivor of ,them ; the annuity is to be set, tied on the Princess for her separate use, without nower of alienation, and- Will ex - Tire with her life:, - The; liole.4tOim - `' secured ,;fripi..ti es, "(sky at 3/ per cent. on the .R. 30 000 ) will not much ex . ceed 48,000 a year. It is much less'," says a public writer, " than many tradesmen in the city of 'London, or in the manufac- turing districts, could give their daughters: It was assented to by. Parliament without a Igdeed, it could not have been oth erwise. Unless the Royal children are to be. married portionless; it would have been impossible to have objeCted to this alloW- ance." The young, Princess is especially dear to the nation, and as you know, has ,been the great consoler and tender-hearted couipanion of her.widowed mother: There is good reason to believe that she is a Chris tian indeed. On the side of the . bridegroem, his father, the Grand. Duke of Hesse, agrees to allow him, ft* his appanage annually,, 40,000 florins; which is equal to £4,000; and fur ther, in 'case the Princess should survive her —husband, to grant her an annuity of £2,00 or £4,000, according-as the Prince May, die .in „the possession of his present rank, or by the death 'of his elder brother previously, in' that' of" the heir 'apparent to the Taal Duchy of Hesse. "Whenever," truly says amOrning 'paper, " the ;Princess Alice will her our shores with:the hus band of her choice, she, will, take with her the kind Wishes of every one in this king dom ; and' if 'there 'is 'any truth in the adage, that 4 good mother:3 ‘proiltice good 'Aanghters,' fortunate indeed must be the Prince of Hesse, in the wife whomhe has Chosen." The Princess Frederick, of Prussia; is now on a-Visit to the Queen. ' The meeting between mother and daughter must have been truly trying. Never did.tWo . such meet---after a special and , kindred bereaye ment---te weep . over abetter hushand or father. The memory of i the departed will be semper vireSeens ; people's eyes fill with tears when he is spoken of; memorials will be .erected every •where and the central. one in London • has already very large funds provided tor its erection What it is to be, has not been annOunced; probably' it is not yetmletermined.. , , As-to the.Queens,sorrow, it is so deep, , abiding and pungent, , that there is some apprehension about her.: ,The following paragraph appeared in theqpec tator (a: London weekly) last Saorday, : 64 The Queen's grief is immeasurable, and her. depression it said to :be regarded by the, Court with , the deepest. sympathy, - not - now, unminglecl with anxiety. All ; the ; offi cial, allusions confirm this: rumor., It Would.' seem also that the Queen his a," definite, idea as 'to the kind of monument which should be raised. to the memory ()flier hus= band, and Lord Granville has said publicly, that 'if psked,. she will ,not shrink .from giving her opinion.."' In • truth, ..I fear it would not be very safe to agitate her, by opposing her wishes in Bich a matter. It is for the same reason, it is said—lest the Queen should .be disturbed bya dissolution of Parliament—(to which, if driven• to it by a party divisiOn a,gainst him, .Palmerston I would unquestionably 'be obliged to resort,)‘ that Lord Derby, who has more of the Queen's friendship than has our Premier, restrains the ; impatience of Mandl and other followers.. They are certainly grow :: ing in strength; still it is qfiestionable• whether, in 'a stand-up fight; a dissolutien could be got *this' session, as there are no great questions to hediscussed, and a Reform measure• will ,not be proposed. Be sides, Lord Palmerston is a moderate con , .serfative himself, and several recently . elected Conservatives promise to give him "an •independentaiipport."' If the Whigs were thrown out, • must rally around their old Liberal flag; now they reign, partly from temporary causes,, partly be cause theY have more sympathy with frei dom on •the Continent,' and especially in Italy, than the Opposition.; and partly, too, because, whatever- be the faults of the press, they have not sympathy with slavery or the. South, (as some Tories have,) and ,partly becausb of the immense, personal popularity of LordPilinerston. - Returning to our beloved Victoria, you know how frequently I have referred to her. " stone grief' after the death of, her mother, the Dutchess of Kent. have lately heard it affirmed by a lady, who seemed' to have some - authority for the' statement, that 'the Queen'-s sorrow 'was soniething MOM than the agony of bereavement; that its_sting and bitterness, were from the, direct agency, of that:Divine Agent -who " convinces of sin," and who fills'ihe soul with ears • aid dark- ibrebodings; and that this' was the dark precursor of a morning •of gladness, to a thorough renovation a heart; to the living faith which trusts in the Great Sac rifice ; to the being filled with joy and peace in "believing; and to abounding in hope; by the' power of , the" Holy' Ghost. There • are many -evidences that the Spirit of God has been at work in the Queen's family; at Balmoral,as, well as at. Windsor Castle, we haVe had indications of it; and If the great change' is a bleasedi 'reality to the Qtieen, then what grounds , for thank fulness, and what ;ultimate, exhaustless, and sure, consolations for the widowed and weeping One I ej..W. P. S.—A breakfast in honor of the mein ory of Washington : was-held .this Morning in the London Tkvern-7=-the Bishtip df Ohio in the . Chair: Moreabout this in my, next. The Pope hid the offer from Prance of a nominal sovereignty Over all the States of the Chureh which nowhelong to the -King dom of Italy,' and absolutesovereignty over the city of Rome, and, the domain of St. Peter. This territory, would have , formed a separate State, administered'by a reezdar governinent, - composed" of two ChaMbers, inanely:a, Senate,-nomitiated by the? Pope, ,and an elective Houswnfißepresentativesr. =ll ill I=l PS TES PRESBYTERIAN 8.1 NNE Publication Office GAZETTE BEILDINGB, 84 Firm IT, PI.II6IIIIRGH, P. FrriArurifuk, Sourn-Wrst Cm or Pfle OIHSTt.OT ADVERTISEMENTS. TERMB IN ADVANCE. A Squaß, (8 Hues or lase,) one insertion, 60 cents; each subsequent inSertibfgWeents; each/the blond eight 0 eta A Square Oer qtarfer, '; each line additional; 88 itnie A REDUCTION made to adrorthere by the year. BUSINESS NOTIDEIref l'idn'llistu of leea, $l.OO • each ads Miens" line, 10 centa DA,1171111 34 CO., - PROPULSIVE/I AND PUBLISHERS. The President would be nominated for two , . years, and have akpolitical power. Tribute would have been paid to the Pope by the King of Italy, • but his provinces would have. formed an- i ntegral. part. of the Italian Kingdom.. The, Oatholie powers would have paid a subsidy to , the Pope. This is yin unviorktible scheme. The Pope says, " Let IA wait the course of events," among which ' poisible " events" some are desi rous of putting the assassination of Napo- leon. His relat'i'ves at Roe are treated with coutumeli. The Papal` government is destroying " a very large quantity of secret documents," - others 'have been sent to Vi enna. The guilty fear of detection and ex posure in a day of sudden retribution, dic tates this. By another colliery accident, (in Wales,) fifty persons have perished.. Lord Arthitir Hervey announces that be has discovered . Tyndall's discovery of " The Prophet ,JonaS, and Mr. Watts f of the British Muse:iiin—an eminet authority— voches for thediscove,ry, I: *l4.rdriigh - C - Mbetfrig--the twenty-fifth since February, 1860—was held last week. It was very solemn and interesting. As this is a movement evidently owned of God, and being more and more imitated in country towns and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, it should, I submit, be attempt ed, in Divine strength, by American Chris tians, also. The following is an authentic account of the recent meeting, as it appears in a North London paper: MIDNIGHT MEETING MOVEMENT.—Another of these meetings was held on Tuesday evening last, at the Milestone Hall, near the Angel, Islington. There were present, the Rev. Dr. Weir, Rev. Mr. Manners, Mr. Ormiston, Mr. Fontescue, and Mr. F. Nicholls, of the Committee, with Mr. Thomas, Secretary of the Female Preventive and Reformatory Institution, Euston-road. From eleven to twelve o'clock, a number of the unfortunate class began •to assemble; soon after the, latter hour had arrived, about ,one hundred and twenty were 'present—and the hall became so full that the doors had to be closed, and fur ther applicants for admission refused. Tea, cof fee, and bread and - butt - 6: were placed on the ta bles, and,after all had partaken 9f thelood cheer prOvided, the proceedings of the evening nom menCed by singing a hymn. Mr. Thomas then read . the fifteenth- chapter of St. Luke—which was followed by a prayer by Dr. Weir—another 'hymn - followed; and then Dr. Weir delivered a most earnest' add affectionate address, of which the following is an outline: —He commenced by referring to the three beautiful parables from Luke WhiCh had been read, and showed that the followers of Christ were, by these midnight Meetings trying to act as the . Saviour did, who " received sinners and ate with-them," not to en courage them in their sins, but to reclaim, re store,. and save in Christ forever. He then pointedlY, yet kindly, dealt with the consciences of; his audience, proceeding afterwards to show them. that they in their present condition, had 'neither' "friends" net. "homes." Would they icon that. man a-friend, who spoke as a friend and a lover, but to betray, and who • " Smiles, and smiles, and is a villain ? " Or could . they for'a moment consider as "homes" 'those houses of evil fame., whose proprietors sent them forth to ensnare, pollute, and destroy, without a spark of compassion for them, but sheltered them only so long as they served their purposes, 'for base and sordid gain. " don't want to speak harshly," said the speaker, "or to hurt your feelings; but you know, my friends, that these are not , friett4s," that you are mere bond-slaves, and that the Clothes you wear are „not.:your,„ptin.„?. „What has vile passion in com mon.with the pure and innocent love of tit° young hearts drawn together? What home is there in the haunta of wiekednessl' " Dr. Weir then proceeded to npeakno the*. of his audience who had enjoyed the blessings of a home in childhood, and painted in words which produced the strongest. emotion, the misery brought by their misconduct on parents—especially mothers. He them spoke enceiiraginly to the desponding ; told them there; as hope for them even in this .world--;that the Redeemer was able, willing, and waiting, to. save them, even as he had saved the woinan, that was a:sinnqr. . Let them now give themselves to Christ to save them, trusting in him as their Sairifice, and then, pardoned and cleansed, they would soon find that "Jesus is on the throne of Providence." Here the speaker narrated the' happy results of the midnight movement, iniliesting, in town and country, within two years, no fewer than.sib hundred and thirty-eight rescued, and gave particulars as to what had been done for them—some hav ing been "married," others "restored to Mende," others "reconciled to their hus bands;?" some had "emigrated," some "in ser vice," and, others were now in "Homes." And after detailing:the case of a poor girl, who had been sent by himself to a "Home,' and was now a new creature and provided for, he appealed to all present to avail themselves at once of the golden 'opportunity now'offered to escape from ruin, temporal' and eternal. It was very interesting to observe the effect of the kind words and touching appeals made to the hearts and consciences of these unhappy Igirls—many quite young. Freely were tears shed as allusion was made, to their former state of happiness before sin had caused their sad fall from the paths of virtue. After •the conclusion of. the address, another hymn was sung, and the benediction pronounced. Previous, however to dismissing the meeting, it was announced that if any chose they could re main for further advice from the ladies and gen tlemen present; of this offer many- availed them , selves and before leaving ,each female was pre sented with a suitable Tractand a card referring ; them to. Mr. Smith, the Secretary to the move— ment, No. 27, Red Lion Square. It is very. , cheering to know that several girls determined to• abandoa at once their wretched course of life,. and arrangements were made for their being re-* ceived. A -number did repair thither on Satmo.. day, and, several were received. There was sr most affecting case of ona poor creature, who , willingly consented' to go. into tbe Union for a time,..and who manifested the deepest anxiety in reference to her spiritual interests. The 'correspondent of the Morning Star, in a letter-front New:York; which appears. this day, indicates that Congress is seri ously. contemplating the abolition of also. very. If this proves correct, England, as• a nation, (with the miserable exceptions I have often hinted at,) will be with you, heart'aid. soul. An Amusing Incident. In a Western Conference one circuit sent in a petition for a minister, but said noth ing about any characteristics as a preacher or a cliaciplinarian. 'One quality, however, he must have : ." Be sure and send us a good swimmer;" said the=petitioners. Of course, every one was puzzled, and none 'more so• than the Bishop. On inquiry; it turned out• that the-circuit was situated in a region of wide and bridgeless streams, where'the itin erant, iii,keeping his appointments, would have to rely upon his own power of aquatic locomotion in fact; one minister had been• drowned on the circuit, because of his defi ciency in this respect !---North, American Review. • Wisti Sayings. • To be rich is•to be content with' little, Is it ill with thee in life ? • IlititiO l the traveller who, amid the discomfatta of a bad inn, reflects that he has ()Witt) pass the night, there. c'.l= Patience' is a tree' whose' rod,ioi.are bitter, but the fruit :is -very' sweet: teq.l'' • A .diattiOrk, 'With sortie is still More freeionti therOa pebble *atlas none. govern -liiituself, is fit to the world.