Areshgttrian Nana.
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, ISM
'the Board of Colportage of the Synods of
Pittsburgh and Allegheny, stands adjourned
to meet in the usual place, on the second
Tuciday of May, at 2 o'clock P. M., and
the Executive Committee, just one week
before at the same hour, at request of the
President
Western Theological Seminary.—The Board
of Trustees of the Western Theological
Seminary, will hold their Semi-Annual
Meeting in the Lecture-room of the First
Presbyterian church, Pittsburgh, on Thurs
day, May Bth, 1862, at 10 o'clock A. M.
By order, JOHN T. LOGAN,
Secretary.
Encouraging Accession to the sixth Pres
byterian Church, Pittsburgh.--We are much
gratified to learn that within the last three
months there'have been , added to the com
munion of the Sixth Presbyterian church,
in this city, Prof. S. J. WILSON, pastor,
seventy-five members;.thirtpnine of whom
were on examination, and ihirty-six on
certificate. ,The congregation have great
cause to thank God for his goodness. Truly
be has done great things for that people.
ComMlSSioners to the General Assembly
are requested to, forward their names to the
Rev. J. D. SMITH, Columbus, Ohio. On
, doing so, they will , be informed, by mail,
of the' name and residence of the family
who will entertain them during the sessions
of, the Assembly.
Members who have relations or friends
in the t city, with whom they expect to
lodge, will please inform the Committee of
Arrangements of - this fact, by letter,
.Arrangements with Railroad Companies
for half-fare tickets, will be published as
soon as made.
Thos Biblical Repertory.—The April =M
bar of'this Standard, Old School Quarter
ly maintains fully the established reputa
tion of the journal. Its Contents are :--
I. Remarks on the Ethical Philosophy of
the Chinese; IL The Philosophy of the
Absolute ; 111. The History and Theory
of Revolutions; IV. The Doctrine of Prov
idence; V. Bilderdijk; VI. The Nature
and Effects of Money, and of Credit as a
Substitute. Short Notices. The articles
all' manifest great ability. The third,
four* and'sixth have additional import
ancefrom our national circumstances. The
Repertory is, with us, a favorite.
The Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the
Theological Seminary at Princeton, will be
observed(D.V.,)on Wednesday, April 30th.
The order of exercises will be as follows:
A 'meeting of the Alumni will be held
at n o'clock A. M., in the Oratory.
Dinner will be provided at o'clock
P.M.
- A discourse will be delivered in the First
Presbyterian church, by Rev. Dr. SPRAGUE,
of Albany, at 3 o'clock. P. M.
Trains arrive at `Princeton Station, from
New-York, at 9 A. M., and 12 M,; from
Philadelphia; at 8 and 11.15 A. M. and 12
M., and leave both ways, at 6 and 8 o'clock
P. M.
Those Who may prefer to remain over
night are requested to apply immediately
-on• arrival, to the Copunittee of Arrange
iments) (Prof. MOFFAT and C. W. Honow,)
when accommodations will be provided.
• CUING 70 THE ASSEMBLY.
Railroid,accommodations are of vast im
portance. We are enabled authoritatively
.tto announce the following: •
, THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD will
*issue EkOursion tickets, as far as Pitts
-burgh, from May 10th to 25th inclusive,
whioh will be good to return till May 81st
THE CLEVELAND AND PITTSBURGH
RAILROAD " will place Excursion tickets to
Columbus, on sale at their Pittsburgh office
(only) at one fare (-$6.60) for the round
trip." These will be good for twenty days.
Passengers by this route 'will go by Cleve
land and Pittsburgh road to Steubenville,
by Steubenville and Indiana road to Newark,
and thence by Central Ohio road to. Co-
Tim PITTSBURGH, FORT WAYNE AND
CHICAGO ROAD will jissue, at the Assembly,
free, return tickets on their road to all mem
bers who have paid full LOCAL fare to them
in going, on the following conditions,
"Jst. The person must have been in at
tendance upon BUSINESS, either as a dele
gate, witness or other Wise; and they will
not be issued to any person who attended
merelyes a spectator, for entertainment or
pleasure.
"2d. He must have paid rurir, LOCAL
TARE over the railway in going to the Con
vention. Buying a THROUGH COUPON
'T/OHET between° distant points, and passing
over this railway; buying a HALE-PARE
TICKET, upon an annual order ; or buying
a ticket for the Acconimedation Train he
tween'Allegheny and New-Brighton, or for
the Market °Train 'between Allegheny and
Massillon, does not constitute the payment
Df LOCAL FARE.
" The full local fare is THREE CENTS PER
" 3d. The person using the ticket must
, fire sign the certificate on the face of the
!ticket, that he has paid FALL LOCAL FARE,
and ifill is the names of the stations between
which w£l4 paid—after which the officers
will sign ...the certificate on the back. The
/atter ;must act be signed in. blank."
Wo•cxpeot tube at the Assembly, and will
have thetieketts. Persons taking this route
will note.that they. leave this road at Crest
line Csr Oolumbus, by the Cleveland, Co
lumbus sad. Cincinnati road. The fare
from Pittsburgh to Crestline is $5.65, and
thence to Columbus SIM.
N.B. Those whodesireio hare the benefit
of the, above offers mill aote that they are
not to buy. " through tickets " to Odom.
bus, over different roads. Buy your tickets
.over etielrroad separatelff.
The rads abate named have our cordial
:thisului for ,the liberzil tender. liade.to our
ibrithren.
.TORN CULBERTSON
Librarian
CLOSING EXERCISES OF TILE WESTERN
TEEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
The Annual Examinations at this School
of the Prophets commenced on Monday
morning, before a Committee of the Board
of Directors, of whom Rev. ALEXANDER
B. BROWN, D. D., late President of Jeffer
son College, was the Chairman. The time
was spent most assiduously until Wednes
day noon, in a thorough rehearsal of the
course of study for the term; and the Re
port of the Committee to the Board testi
tißed that, notwithstanding the diversions
incident to the exciting state of public
affairs, the proficiency shown by the stu
dents was quite equal to any thing wit
nessed heretofore, and highly creditable to
both the Faculty and the students.
On Wednesday noon, the Rev. Dr.
BROWN addressed the students in the Chap
el, in a discourse of great , power, character
ized by eminent appropriateness of matter,
elegance of diction, •and force of delivery.
He began by urging, first of all, the cul
tivation of a profound sense of personal
accountability to God. He , referred to
WEBSTER'S noted reply, as the most po
tent sentiment which he had ever felt.
He then referred to ministerial responsi
bility. The care of one soul, measured by
its value as above that of the material uni
verse. And
,the probability that each of
these students would influence one thousand
souls most directly and importantly for
eternity! The special responsibility of the
Christian ministry, at this time, was then
enforced; and counsels of the most grave
purport were addressed to candidates for
the sacred office.
Set a high value upon every moment 'of
time, especially in this Institution, where'
you enjoy such eminent advantages.
Use method and system in your studies.
Pursue faithfully the prescribed course,
without presuming to omit any branch of
study at your option.
Attend to your physical 'culture and pre
serve your health. This is essential to the
greatest success in the ministry. Indeed
the sermon sometimes becomes gloomy by
partaking of the sombre feeling of one
whose health is impaired, and the Gospel
itself loses much of its charm• and its con
solations when presented by one whose ail
ments have induced a morbid desponden
cy. " Saud in,expertus dieo."
Above all, cultivate personal holiness.
This is requisite for the successful study
of the. Scriptures—for a cheerful perform
atic,e of laborious duty to rise superior to
harassing care, and for a consistent• Chris
tian example.
This discourse of the' eminent educator
and preacher, was listened to with the
deepest interest by a large assembly, among
whom, of the Directors and friends of. the
Seminary, we noticed Rev. Dr. HOGE and
Dr. SMITH, of Columbus, Ohio; Rev. Dr.
Dioxsoiv, of Baltimore ; Rev. Dr. BROWN
SON, of Washington ; Rev. Mr. PLATT, of
Zanesville; Rev. FREDERICK T. BROWN,
of Georgetown, D. C. ; Rev. Dr. LUTHER
HALSEY, formerly Profeasor in the Semi
nary, &c.
On Tuesday evening, the Rev. Dr. Jo-
SIAR D. SMITH, of Columbus, delivered a
very able discourse before the Society of
Inquiry, on " The Law of Progress in ref
erence to the Knowledge of Revealed Truth."
Dr. SMITH displayed a thorough acquaint
ance with modern controversies, such as
are agitating the European Churches, and
advocated the idea of a conservative. pro
gress, to be aimed at and expected. His
readiness and mature judgment, as exhib
ited throughout, showed him to be 'master
of the field. The 'production would be an
admirable reply to the . "Essays and Re
views." We hope to see it in print. ~
On Wednesday evening, the closing ad
dresses of the Graduating. Class were deliv
ered, in the presence of a very large and
interested assembly.
Mr. A. R. Day—Modern - Scepticism.
Mr. 0. A. Hills—Elements of Power in
the Apostolic Pulpit. ,
Mr. James W. McKean—Modern Errors
not Original.
I Mr. George PaUll—The Kingly . Offtee'of
Christ.' .
Mr. Henry Woods--The, Serial Fulfill-.
ment of Prophecy.,
Mr. Frederick R. `Wotring—Beautie,s of
Church HistOry.
Diplomas were then distributed by, Rev.
Dr. ELLIOTT, with a' brief address, to the
following thirty-three persons, whn' had
completed the full course of stidy, and had
passed their examinations with the approv
al of the Directors:
Wm. W. Anderson, Jos. Dale Barstow,
Robert A. Blackford, John C. Bliss; Alan
son R. Day, John W. Dinsmore, J. Edar,
Dixon, Elijah R. Donahoe, Robert B. Far
rar, Henry Fulton, James H. Gray, Oscar
A. Hills, Samuel H. Holliday, C. D. Hus
ton, Geo. W. Jackson, Sam'l W. Madden,
J. Fulton Magill, Charles Beatty Magill,
John C. McCombs, Jas. W. McKean, Mil
ton McMillin, David M. Miller, George
Paull, Stephen Phelps, John W. Pater,
Gilbert M. Potter, Levi Risher, Wm., R.
Sibbet, J. St. Clair Stuehell, David Thomp
son, John Bacon Vawter, Henry Woods,
Frederick R. Waring.
A farewell address was then delivered
by Mr. DAVID M. MILLER, after which a
copy of the Scriptures was presented to
eaelf 'member of the Class by Rev. Dr. PAX
TON, with a few appropriate remarks; thus
closing the exercises of the.evening.
Five or six of this class have offered to
go to the heathen:
Mt. CarmeL—This little church,ln Ohio
Presbytery, has' been somewhat revived.
At a late communion, eleven members were
received on -exasaination, most of whom
are heads of families. in October last,
seven were thus received. When a church
earnestly looks to God, in the diligent use
of appointed means, he fails not to grant
his Spirit, both La awakening and converf-,
ing influences.
PRESBYTERANIjANNER.---SATITIMAY, APRIL 26,:'-'11862.
SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRAM*
The times call upon the ,Peopli of the
United States, and especially upon t the
Christian community, to 'consider well and
wisely, the subject of African•" Slavery.
The conspiracy to disrupt our country, hav
ing its consummation in rebellion, treason,
and an awfully extended civil war, has had
and still has, its main power from its alli
ance with this prevalent Southern domestic
institution. Slivery's terrible effects upon
our country's well-beiug and the Church's
peace, makes it a subject of truly national
importance. It has involved every man,
woman and child in calamity; and it
threatens a perpetuity of the'woe. Hence
every man, woman and child has a right to
consider the subject. Self-preservation, as
well as the general obligations of humanity,
urge it' upon the whole people' that they
shall well consider the gubject and apply a
remedy.
Slavery is anscriptural, inhuman;, and
sinful. It deprives men , ef rights accorded
"to them by revealed religion, and which
belong to their proper hinanity. It is
unjust, oppressive, and cruel. We speak
thus of slavery as it exists, and,not of " ser
vice" "as recognized and regulated by the
Gospel. "Service" and "slavery" 'though
in some aspects related, are yet immensely
different things, This distinction should
be noted and kept prominently•before• the
mind. For want of this the Seripttires
have., been perverted and made to sustain
slavery's cause. The
_perversion' is artful,
and many have been thereby deceived, and
their souls defiled. Service we havein the
moral law, in the law of Mises, and; in the
Gospel, Nit sAiiieryis nowhere in 'God's
Word, with approbation.
Igultitudes of Christians be pleased
to know that the American Tract:Society
has commenced the publication of books on
the subject of slavery. A little Volume
now before us, from the press of that very
effective Assoeiation„ contains two speeches
of Mr. WILBERFOROB, on the Slave Trade;
Mr. FOX'S'Speeck; CLARKsoi's Suntinary
The Enolish Bill abolishinci the Trade
The unanimous action of the Presbyterian
General Assembly. of 1818; The, Synod of
Kentucky's Plan, of 1885rfor the Instrue
tion and 'Emancipation"" a their Slaves;
and, Rev. Dr. YOUNG'S Duties of Masters.
This is an admirable colleetion of articles
on the subject. They are Christian in sen
timent and spirit. There is in them no
fanaticism, and' no vituperation. We trust
that the work will be extensive eironlated.
Every elitism should read it. It is just •in
season.
The Tract Society abstained long from
publishing on this subject—too long, as
seems to us. And Christian ministers, in
their pulpit teachings, have been utterly
too shy of it. And the editors of religious
journali have avoided it too much. In
speaking of ministers and editors here, we
mean, of Course, the ober-ininded; the men
who are willing to be, taught of God and
to teach for him. A condition of service
was in the family of the father of the faith
ful, when the Church bad its first distinctive
visibility ; it is in each of the two tables of
the moral lawy written by #3 finger of
God ; it is in the code given by 4oies to
God's chosen people; our Saviour recog
laizedit in his teachings,. the Apostles, by
inspiration of God; gave it validity. What
is the, service thus "DiVinely sanctioned?
What, the relation of master and servant?
What, the rights of each ? What, the du
ties of the one to the other Strange that
a practical subject thus prominently pre
,
seated in God's ,Word, should have • been
almost utterly ignored, for two score,years,
by the sound,. sober classes of religious
teachers, and left in the hands of oppressors
on the one - side,, and fanatics 'on the 'other.
And, in such a case, what could be expccted,
situated as we were, but National turmoil,
and Church disruption. If the public
mind had been kept enlightened, and the
conscience of the 'people kept awake ; if
the, sentiments , of the framers, of our ,Gov
ernment,. and .of - the fathers of our
Churches,- such •as the , Presbyterians-- of
18f8, had been preserved and cherished,
and spread abroad, happy, would 'it have
been for the land. Then had there been
no sectional , civil year, and no divisions of
churches, marked by the geographical line
of slavery: And slavery'itself would'have
been a different thing from what it is ;
more restricted- in ,its, extent, and much,
ameliorated in its character.
Slavery, as'we have said several times, is
a thing doomed ;-* and the course adopted
by slaveholders is hastening the execution
of the sentence. Sorry are we that they re
sorted to the sword, and inade the repel
ling of violence freedom's necessity. Great
ly would we have preferred that reason and
argument had been the resort.; and Consti- ,
tutional law had bounded the actions, of
parties interested ; and, the GospeJ in its:
fullness' and equity, and kindness, and
peaceful spirit, had been- disSeminated and
trusted. But ,people were' wise in. their
own conceits, and exceedingly self-willed.
We would not be taught of God, and he
henee left us to endure chastisement at each
other's hands.- May he soon remove the.
rod, and cause great' benefits to follow The
affliction. , ,
We took up our pen with the view of
making some remarks upon that long , prev- ,
alent, but now waning' enormitY the;Slave
Trade; ,and',especially we intended .to re
spond to the Southern boastsof its 4mis
plenary character,".. the' " Christianizing
benefits" resulting. To Carry out oul pair
pose would-too - much lengthen our article.,
We mai., some time hereafter, recur to the
subject.
The slave trade was,•forniany years; car
ried on by; all' maritime nations. It was ,
aboliihed in'the United Stites xn 1808,be
ing twenty years after the formation of the
*Trip, EHORMITY 97 THE SLAVE' TRADE,,, and
the duty of, seeking the moral, and spiritual Cle
vatiim of the colored rice. Speeches of Wilber
face, and other '.Docitnients - and Records:,
Americ6.Traet Soctiet,y; Ntivr4Ydrk.
Federal Government. By Groat Britain it
was abolished one . 'year previously, (March
25, 107,) `bW: as tht result of a , fwenty ,
years' dismission. Other Christian nations
followed since. England has treaties with
France, Spain, Portugal, and _the United
States for its suppression England and
the Crated States beim, by agreement, kept
'a large naval force on the'eoist of Africa,
instructed , to capture slavers. 'A new
treaty' has just been made between these
countries, proVidinc , for greater efficiency
L in this good work----a treaty which awaits
ratification, before it shall be published.
`We aftin. commend this 'little work of
the Tract Society, to general notice. It will
,give much information, and in , an excellent
spirit.. We hope to find that this.publice
tion is but a beginning of the Society's la
,
hors in' this line.
EIIiNCIPATION 111 TIIE DISTRICT OF COLON-
BIA.
The emancipation bill for the District of
'Columbia met with a portion of its opposi
tion from the thought that the time was
unfavorable. W e rejoiee,, however, that
the bill.is passed. Slavery in any territory
where the Government has the power and
right I& prevent it; s h enid 'not be tolerated.
iinth. in our opinion, thiiis the very time
to, settle the, question. Congress has- de
elared, by a unanimous vote, that it has
neither the rightful authority nor the dis
position to ,'abolish `slavery in any State.
This is a fixed sentiment. Now we wish it
to be 'equally, settled, that slavery shall
never be permitted in. the District of Co
lumbia, nor in any Territory of the , United
States, ,LLOT, in any fort,,, arsenal; .or other
place held by •the United States. On these
two principles, le,t the war be waged, and
the rebellion be put down, and State au
thority under. the General Government be
resuscitated. Then may peace be endur-
The bill provides for a compensation to
the claimants. of sla,ves according to a:value
to be assessed . by three • Commisidoners.
The,,amount in no,gase s to exceed,s?po. It
also appropriates:!money , to • colonize those
who may wish to remove to Liberia,
The President, after - ap' priming the bill,
sent tq,,,Oengresn, the following message :
.Fellow-citizens: The act entitled "An
act for the •release of certain persons held
to service or labcir in the District of Colum
bia," has this day beenapproved and, sign
ed. I have 'never doubted 'the Constitu
tional authority of Congreas' to abolish
slavery in this District; and - have ever
desired to see the' National Capital freed
from the institution in some satisfactory
, , .
way; hence there his never been, in my
mind, any question upon -the ,subject, ex
cept the one
-of expediency arising in view
of all the circumstances. If there be mat
ters within and about this act which might
might have taken: a course or shape more
satisfactory to my judgment, I do not at
tempt to specify them., lam gratified that
the two principles of compensation and col
onization are both
_recognized and practi
cally applied in this act. In the matter of
compensation, it is provided` that claims
may be presented within ninety days from
the passage of this act, but not thereafter,
and there is no saving clause for minors, fe
males covert, insane or, absent persons. I
presume that this is an omission by mere
oversight, and I. recommend that-it be sup
plied by an amendatory or supplemental
act. [Signed] ABRATIA.AI LINCOLN.
We have now two national acts recogniz
ing,the rights of huManity to colored men.
A third we look for speedily; that is, a re
cognition'of the proper national existence
of Hayti and Liberia, to be followcd by
treaties of COmmerce.'
SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION,
~A State Sabbath School Convention will
be, held in. the City of. Philadelphia, on
Wednesday, May 28th, 1862, commencing
at 10 o'clock A. M., in the First Indepen
dent church, Broad Street, belOw Chestnut.
The object ,of the, onvention is,.
I,st. To obtain an accurate view and sur
vey of the State, in its Sabbath School as
peas
2d. To devise ways, and means by
,Which
to impart increased vigor and efficiency ,to
the Sabbath Schools; reach, the destitu
tutions,rand increase the general interest.
All are earnestly requested cofiperate;
and eigpecially pa,s,torsand Superintendents.
dather ;up and
,send,,by mail, without
delay, all the welbaseertairted statistics
bearing on:this subject, and especially the
ocaition arid destitntibu of 'the &heels in
your town and, county.
, A. , general and, earnest: invitation is ex
tended to ' , all= tlie : friends of 'the Sahbath
School cause to aitend ;: bill it is especially
desiied and expeoted, that each Sabbath
School, will he represented brat, •least one
delegate. , • •
, •
'Exonraion lickets are to ibe issued at
hiiiffivf, to delegats, on starting, by
followifig railroads: Pennsylvania Central,
Northern Central,, Reading, North Penn
sylvania, and ; Cumberland yalley.,
Arrangements are to be made, for them,.
tertaininent of delegates; and to enable
this tb be done in a suitable manner, dele
gates should infOrm the Committee, ,at „an
early, date, of their expected ,attendanee.
Delegates.will report.themselves, onitheir
arrival, akthe Rooms of the Young kin's
Christian Association, Nos, 1009; `and
1011. Chestnut Street. , •
,Communications may be, addressed "To
Committee on. State S. S. Convention, Boit
No. 620, Philadelphia P. 02'.. •
EMI
A
BI hut gentleman visit
ed. our 9ffiee, last week, with a copy of the
old' translation of the Scriptures, called the
Bishop's Bible. lt was printed in London
in 1599, and brougyt to America by
. the
Ptlgrtm fathers. It contains the metrical
version of the mad. 3 and compiled
by= S'VER . ICHOtiD and HOPKINS« It, is in a
tolerably good. state of preservation. The
owner greatly needs at3.addition to his pe
cuniary means, and would part with the
venerated, treasure .r Address D. LABIC.,
Esq..v Mercer, Mereer Co., Pa:
EASTERN SUMMARY.
B oSTON AND NEWENGLAND
TRADE Tr Itob4 —uOSTON, in all its various
branches, is improving. The cold weather
has kept it back, however, considerably.
The wholesale dealers are not seeking
Western trade as much as formerly, but
are confining themselves more to New-
England, where collections are more prompt
and reliable. Manufacturers of that vicin-.
ity have not suffered as much as they an
ticipated; Many of them have made
money out of the rebellion, and are stronger
now than ever. The sameis true in regard
to some of, the leading jobbers—heavy
dealers in-domestic goods. • Money is , very .
plenty in Beston'—more so than . in 'New^
York. Six per cent. is the ruling rate, at
which figure almost
,any amount can •be
lad on good security. The banks are very
strong, having nearly nine millions of gold
in their Vaults. '
BROWNSON'S QUARTERLY, for April,
opens with -a curious article entitled " The.
Church not a Despotism," in which the
''editor irgueS his own caSe, defending him
.
self from the charges brought against him
of disibedience and iniubordination to his
ecclesiastical superiOrs. Broartisan is
at once 'severe and respectful in his remarks
about, Archbishop Hughes, and emphati
cally declares his opinion that an .Arch
bishop who writes in a journal is only a
journalist, and in that, capacity his Episco
pal "office cannot free him from journalistic
censure. 46 We have, heard of a bishop,
and a Very conscientious and devout bishop
too, Who sang in a 'private puler'
'Crow' and ''Jim along JoseY:', Mist
these two 'negro songs be regarded, there
fore; as approved, by authority,' and reek
oned henceforth among the hymns of the
Church ?" He"maintains that he fights
not aainst lint 'for the Catholie - Church
and her priests and bishops; but that the
mediaeval ages have passed away and the
Church in 'this country is in new world.
" To be at home she must diVest herself of
": all medimval acoidents, and, accept the
regime of equality and rePublicanism."
The entire article is progressive. The
writer maintains that excommunication
does not at all affect, the soul,'and that no
priest - ,rbishOp or Pepe can ififfiet &Curse on
a human soul which God will, - therefore,
" ratify. Excominunication only debars the
excommunicated froni partaking of the.
visible sacraments: He predicts the future
of the Church if its medireval character be
kept up here.:.,..-,- -
" If they who Manage our Church affairs
insist on, keeping , ,Catholicsi as a foreign
body, our, numbers will decrease instead of
increasing when emigration' froth 'Europe
ceaies."
.
He . thinks our civil war. go far to
leveltbe barriers between 'Protestants and
'Catholics.
THE, SHOE Busmss <~ is again very
active in the towns devoted . to:,that branch
'of manufacture, in the' vicinity of Boston.
THRRE still continues to be much specu
rlation with respect to a suceessor to Dr.
Shedd; at Andover: Seminary. The old
Nev-England orthodoxy seeks a Professor
of the same sentiments as Dr Shedd; but
lhe adherents of Prof. Park would gladly
I)lsec-one of the follOwers of this-Professor
in, the vacant chair.' And yet they are
afraid that, if too" persistent, the' old
-fashioned orthodox party, that;still glories
in the.-"
..,Saybrook Platform," may alto= 7
'gether desert, the institution.
MOST ENCOURAGING ERVIITALg' are in
progress in , many of the towns of ..New
•England. The work is for. the most part
wry quiet, but of wonderful power. As a
matter of course; the preaching is remark
ablfpointed, and at the same time unn
sually 'tender.
NEW-YORK
Titinr, generally is iniproving,and the
merchants feel morecheerful.- vast
amount of produce is expected from the
West, on the opening of lake navigation.
In anticipation of such exteisive
meets, many leading merchants from Chi
cago,,,Cincinnati, and other. Western cities,
are making liberal purchases. ,The interi
or retail trade is not represented as early
as usual, owing to the 'cold' weather Mid
the war. Stooks in the - country, hoWever,
are said to be - Sinai, in all directions. The
hotels, which have suffered very much the
past twelve months; are now filling up, and
some Of them are crowded. Collections
are good from all sections, except the South,
:iiom_whenee
,nothirig, to spea.kel, is being
received. Many Southern merchants, it is
said, have invested their money—Confed
erate rags—in cotton, from which a good
profit is expected. With a geed bankrupt
law as, a lever, our. merchants could soon
gethold of a little Southern capitaylock
ed up in this way:
Tama, are eleven 'Savinc;s Banks 'in this
city,, holding each over one million of del-
Jars— „,,
Ir is correctly observed, we think' de
inonstrably sliO*n in a recent report "'that
the ability of a people ..to pay tax,es l is in
ratio to the density of their number.' As
am instance : New-York city; with Its, pop
ulation of 513,000, can . bear a burden of
taxation equal to that of the whole State.
.This city pays ten millions of taxes annu
ally, which is probably double what is paid
by the five millions 'of whites in the sece
ded Stites.
Buckle in his History of ,CiVilization,
alludes,to the greater influence of cities when
he says : "In Europe the population of the
towtiWis outstripping that of the' country;
and it evident' that the - more 'Men. con
gregate ie great cities the more they will
become accustomed to, draw their:materials
of 'thought from the business of Inirnan
life!! r In other words, there awill be °Test
er induttry, greater resUlts, More progress.
IT IS AN OMEN of good,_,4hat leading
German minds are lending a cordial sup
port to the Anglo-American view of the
Sabbath. Professor Dorner, recently called
to Berlin; Dr: liiiffeld; Of Halle; Dr. El
yard, and 'others that might be named, are
substantially in sympathy with the views
expressed
,by Profeasor Schaff in his ad
dress at, the, great Cooper Institute
.meet
ing of Germans=afterwards printedi as one
of the German documents of the Sabbath
Committee. It may be that the reflex in
fluence of German immigration will be to
revive an interest in this vital question on
the European continent. 'The theory once
corrected, the practical disregard- of the
Sabbath will be greatly controlled, and its
abuses fetnedied.
Da. Schaff, a few Sabbath evenings
ago, preached a sermon on The Sabbath, in
Geri:can t which was highly applauded by
those understanding that language. On
the evening • of last Sabbath week be
preached a sermon on the same subject in
Dr. Rice's church, on Fifth Avenue.
The speaker considered the, different the
ories regarding the day—the " Sabbatari
an," which makes it a merely Hebiew
institution ; the " bominical," which makes
it of purely Christian origin—both, in his
view, impeaching its authority, and weak
ening its obligations. 'The English views
of Arnold, Alford, and Whateley, severing
it from any Divine sanctions, virtually put
it in a position where all that is distinctive
and significant might be easily swept away
by the changing currents of a shallow lib
erality. Our Sabbath was the Sabbath in
stituted 'in Paradise, as old and as perma
nent as the necessities' of the race.
The Sabbath and the family were the
conditions of our humaniti before as after
the'fall—'-alike necessary for the highest de
velopment- of man. The Sabbath law was
reenacted on Sinai at the initiation of a
peOple to be the chosen depositories of
God's Word, with a " - remember" pointing
to the past ; and here feneed around with
the severities which belonged to Hebrew
discipline. Buried with Cbrist, it rose with
hit& to a new life. Reappearing in apostol
ic practice, it is no longer the Jewish Sab
bath, but "the Lord's day ;" retaining, what
is permanent, casting off what is transient;
no more under the law, but instinct with
the glowing life of a completed redemption.
The' risen Christ appeared that day to his
waiting disciples . The 'Only Ghost ,
wended, and the Christian Church was
horn on one of those "'first days" of the
week. This is the Christian Sabbath we
love and venerate, with its rest and restric
tions, instruction and worship, all vital to
the moral and spiritual training of man.'
TUE COUNCIL of the University of the
City of New-York adopted. a series of reso
lutions in reference te the decease of the
Hon. Theodore Frelieghuysen, and directed
that a copy of the same be furnished to the
widow and family., Mr. F,relinghuysenwas
Chancellor of the University from 1838 to
1856:
0111:11rEES, other organisations, and in 7
dividuals, in this city, have exhibited a
lively , and practical ‘sympathy with the
brave soldiers of the West, by contributing
liberally to the funds and means of the
Western. Sanitary Association., 1
DR. SHEDD has been installed' as col
league with the venerable Dr. Spring.
The sermon was preached by Dr. • Spring;
charge toihe pastorby Dr. Rice; charge
to the people by Dr. Krebs.
-REV. DR. DAvrusOri's ecinnexaCtri — with
the Spring Street church in this city, pro
tracted until the Ist of May, at the urgent
solicitation of the church,' will close very
plea4antly, and we 'doubt not iegratfully, on
the part of, the chnrchl An . interesting
work of grace has commenced in the
!Church, some thirty or flirty persons being
awakened. As thefirst fruits' of this re-
Viva!, twelve have already lieen admitted to
Communion, and more are expected..
.PHILAD'ELP.HIA.
SEVERAL of the Onterprising• businesi
men of this city oPerfedhousaiin Alexan
dria, Virginia, taking the place
,of the se
cession merchants who have gone farther
South. - , ,
Jos. W. DRZXEL, (St present of the
firms of Drexel & Co., Philadelphia, and
Read, _Drexel & Co., New-York,) designs
opening a' banking honie in 'Chicago, on
the 20th, of 'this month, under the'style of
J. W. Drexel & Co.
Trat , 'PortrioN of the old wall discovered
by the WOrkmen who are engaged in dig
ging a trench in Independence Square, was
stated ;in; the Press to be,the remains of
the foundation of the structure erected in
1768, to,:enable Itavid, , Rittenhouse 'to, ob
serve the transit of She planet Venus, and
'from Which the Declaration of Independ
ence was first read to the people on, the Bth
(not the 4th) of July, 1716.
The newspapers of that period call this
observatory " a temporary wooden . b.nild ,
ing?' and it is not', probable that, stone
foundations were laidlor it. Veryfew.per
sons.: are aware of the:.fact that there were
at one. time dwelling's upon Independence
Squarebut such as; nevertheless, the fact.
In..thn years 1'7(30 and , 17.32.thes,Ohest
nut Street, or Northern half of;the square,
was% bought from, its various • owners, and
the State House was built.upon the ground.
At ..,that time the, Southern,half of the
Square was laid out in ,building lots, and
several dwellings had. :been constructed
upon them; on ; the line •of Walnut Street.
In ;1762 these lots,l,tvith their improve
ments, were 'purchased from Thomas Gor
don .Robert Tempest, Joseph Shippen, Jr.,
John . Chappel, David Erwin, and John
;Townsend. ; The . last !named resided in a
.brick house which stood at, the South-West
corner, of the square. After the State bad
become . the ,owner of the entire. ; square,
these: dwellings were demolished, and, it is
highly probable .that - the masonry, which
was reeentlybronght, to light was part of
an .old
The other day,-the workmen turned up
more 'Revolutionary relies in the shape of
three small t bornb.shells,and ; a l plece of iron,
which had evidently belonged tosome, por
tion of. a 6m-carriage. During the OCCepa
tiOn of the city by the British, the W6t-,
ern side of e square was occupied y a
'range 'of sheds, which were used for the
storage of artillery. At. sundry 'times,
times,
sword..blades, shot -and shell have been
turned up in the square, by men engaged
in plantint , trees &e. ' '
. .
THE REV. DR. WADSWORTH 18 to have
a salary of $7;000, in San Francisco, a
house 'flee of rent; and all expenses of re
moval Paid. the Arch Street' Presbyte
rian clinrch,,,a, few years ago, boughthim a
'house, on Arch Street for 41,060, and , gave
him the deed in fee-simple. Such liber
ality is worthy'of special notiedVlieri com
yare the pinching . process with
which 'Ministers of the Gosyel are treated
many ,_congregations.
.11r. WILLIAM IRVIN, was ordained by the
Presbytery of New-York, on the 18th
of February, and installed pastor of th e
church.of ,Roundout.
Rev. W. G. T. SHEDD, D.D., was installed
associate pastor of the Brick church, N
Y., on the 13th inst.
Mr. Lzwis C. BOYLES, late of Princeton
Seminary, has been ordained to the min.
istry, and installed in the 84th Street
church, N. Y.
Mr. CHARLES H. RAYMOND has been cr.
dained an Evangelist, by the Presbytery
of White Water.
Rev. H., M. SHOCKLEY has been released
from the pastoral care of the churches!'
Cambridge City and Ebenezer, Ind.
Commissioners to the General Assembly.
PRESBYTER/ES. MINISTERS. REVERS.
'George Marshall, James McVey.
Wm. M. Paxton, W. N.,Burchileld.
R. G. Thompson, D. B. Bruse
1. W. Staples. C.:C. Miller,7l M.D.
New Albany, li. J. L. Matthews, A. Kerr.
White Water,. - 8.8. Abbott, W. A. Pugh, M.D.
Oxford, Wm. McMillan, N. Wade.
Marion, - Walcott, Jas. McLean.
Bloomington, R. Conover, D. C.. Rayburn.
Allegheny City, L. M'Aboy, A. Cannon.
Saltahurg, W. P. Morgan S. G. Miller.
Philadelphia, J . George Junkil, - Daniel L. Collier,
W. P. Breed, Winthrop Sargent.
Phila. Central, .:fia...Wl Musgrave, Wm. A. Piper, M.D.
I.L. 1l Christian, Gilbert Combs.
Chillicothe, " Win. Gage, Joshua. Robinson.
aneinnati, J...;Reynolds, Joseph Anderson,
1 T. F. Certelyon, H. H. Leavitt.
Muncie, ' W. A. Holliday, James Brown.
Huntingdon, fG. W. Zabnizer, Hon. Samuel Linn,
U. W. Shaiffer, James L. Gwinn.
Cedar, ' B. L. Belden, J. M. D. Burrows.
Allegheny, . John Coiner, " Joseph Cummings.
'Blairsville, William Edgar, John Haack.
Burlington, . William ChestSr, G. H. Van Gelder.
Lewm, O. H. Mustard, john A. Nicholson.
Newcastle, T.T. G. Raskin. E. J. Dickey,
IW. C. Roberta:, Jefferson Ramsey.
Ohio,
C =go,
The PRESBYTERY OF: - ROCK RIVER will
meet in the youth church, Galena, on Tuesday,
April 29th, at 71P.
Sessions'of churches will remember to send up
Sessional Rebords, i►nd" the amount of Assess
ment for the Oommiasioneri? Fund. -
S. WILSON, Stated Clerk.
The PRESBYTERY OF RICHLAND stands
adjourned to' *meet at Frederiektown, Knox Co.,
Ohio, on the -First Tuesday (6th) of May next,
,at 7 o'clock F. M;
JAMES RO3VT AND, Stated Clerk.
A few items from the minutes of this
Presbytery;. in session at Altona, Knox Co.,
111., from April Bth to April 11th, 1862.
Rev. P. W. Thomson was chosen Mode
rator, and' Revs. G. W. Ash and S. M. Os
mono', Clerks.
The new church of Ebenezer was en
rolled.
Mr. George A. Hutchinson, and Mr. T.
M. Wilson were licensed to preach the Gos
pel. Mr. James A. Piper WU ordained to
the full work of the Gospel ministry. Ser
mon by ; Rev;.,, Mr. Hart.; Questions by
Moderator, ,Thamar3; Ordaining, prayer by
Dr. Candee; , pharge to the minister, by
Dr. Warren. Mr. P. is preaching in the
Westminster church,
,guincy,, and will be
installed as pastor when he shall have ac
cepted this ,
All the churches were assessed 12f cts.
per member, to pay the debt to Rev. W.
Townley, except Knoxville, Galesburg,
:Pope's River, Aledo,-Hopewell and Camp
,Greek: - They ire requested to send their
':money...to Rev. , T. S. Vaill, Knox.ville,
Treasurer , of Presbytery.
OELRISTIADT BENEFICENCE.—This stand
ard rule was adopted, viz.: "At each stated
meeting of the Presbytery the following in
luiry shall be• made , of every pastor and
stated stipPly, and the attending elder of
each vacant church :Have the members of
your 'church and congregatiOn had offered
to them an opportunity of contributing to
the fieveial Boards.; of the Church, and
other. benevolent objects 7"
;;Rev. Warren i D)D. , ,and Rev. J. M.
Chase, and Elders Robert ;W. Smiley and
Joseph =P. Wicoff,- were elected- Commis
.sioners to' the „next- General Assembly.
Rev: S. M. Osrhond and Re - v. J. B. Brown,
and Eldere - 9. 'Ms'llloagland arid W. W.
Bailey were chosen their alternates.-
The Narrative to -. the Assembly notes
cheering interest in several churches. One
Sabbath School has raised a _large amount
for -Ohristian Beneficence;• another has
sixtreight copies of the ;"S. 'Visitor, and
a libriryut six. hundred volumes. There
is an increasing disposition topress onward
in , Christian -duties.
The Committee to organize o, church in
the:Worth part , of_Brown County, was con
tinued:
The Statistical Report to =the General
Assembly presented 26 ministers, 42
churches, 2,420 communicants, 4 licen
tiates, 8 candidates.
•I'L Tholeßowing supplies were appointed :
catracomio—Fourth.Sabbath in• May, Mr.
Piper. Third Sabbath' in 'June, Mr. - Platt.
3 Ebenezer — Fourth Sabbath in May, Mr.
Leavenworth.. 'First-,Sabbath in June, Mr.
Thomson. '
iPope's River Second Sabbath in May,
Mr. Nevins, - Second Sabbath' in June,
and `First Sabbath in September, Mr. Wil
son. First Sabbath in :July, and' First
Sabbath in August, Mr. Bliss:
The amendments:in the 'Revised Book of
Discipline were approve&
I ., The thanks of the:Preabytery were pre
sented to the citizens of Altoona for their
cordialities and hospitalities in entertaining
its members. 5
The Stated Clerk was directed to arrange
and report at.the next meeting, the Stand
ing Rules of the Presbytery:
The next meeting will .beheld at Perry,
Pike County, 111., on Thursday, September
4th, 1862. S.' VAILL,
Stated Clerk.
In consequence of the unexpectedly
large aceession of subscribers to the Dan
ville„Peof,cto lo the last month, I have been
unprepaxed• to answer the„letters of our -1%,
Ailerons patrons_; or send them receipts ft'
their >remittances, even ; when requested
them to do so. But.- it is our purpose to
send. ; a receipt to each subscriber who has
paid, either in the March .or June number;
and we .trust that- this announcement will
be satisfactory to all who may have been
disappointed in not receiving any answer
to their letters.
We . hoped toissne the March number in
that,months- but our orders increasing so
fast, rendered it impossible for our Pub
lishers (the.largest house in the West,) to
furnish aumlition adequate to the, emand.
,We „ hope
,now to have the forthcoming
number ready April 20th. Will our sub
scribers kindly bear with us till we can
meet the orders which their liberality and
Confulenee have showered upon us ?
= JACOB COOPER
• DantVlA, April 8, 1862.
Greatjraise. , - 1 - 1 0f one of our naval com
manders it is - said "No profanity ever
polluted. and - no carelessness of
tivinxeyer,set A bad example to younger
,ment - yibo were, serving under him.'
BEM
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