Vrtslittrian c`.nuer.
I'ITTSBIJRGH, SATURDAY, MAY 17;:a61.
TEN GENT STAIN,
Our friends Will please., not send us
these; nor any of the large stamps. We
cannot use them, and our Postmaster will
not exchange for them. &id only THREE
cent and ONE cent stamps.
Thanks for Yietory.—We have Command
ers who love and honor God. Commodore
FABRAGITT issued the following order:
" UNITED STATES FLAG SHIP HARTFORD,
Of the city of New Orleana,
April 26, 1862.
" Genera/ Order—Eleven o'clock, this morning,
is the hour appointed for* all the officers and
eras of the fleet to return thanks to Almighty
God for his'great gbodoesstmd mercy in permit
ting. us to pass the events:of the last two days
with so little lots of life and blood.
"At that hoar the church pennant will be
-heisted on every vessel of the fleet, and their
4 -:-Wesiti assembled will; in humiliation and prayer,
ffinke their• acknowledgments therefor to the
Great Dispenser. of all human events.
"D. G. I'ARBAGUT,
"Flag Officer Western Guff Blockading Squadron."
From SIAM—The following, under date
of Siam, Jan. 22d, 1862, is suggestive :
"REV. DR: MCKINNEY :—Dear Sir
-1 have had the reading of your excellent
paper for many years, and have even seen
its familiar face in Siam; but having re
moved to a new we cannot exchange
as'before, and therefore I must have a copy
for myself. Please send overland, the same
as you send Mr.' MoDorrAtres. I am at
thePetchaburie Station.
S. G. MCFARLAND, Bangkok, Siam.
For Petchaburie Station.
." With the above direction I will get it,
and will always hail its arrival as that of
, an old friend. My native place is •in
Washington County, twenty miles from
Pittsburgh, and I often think with pleasure
of the'many associations connected with the
home of my. childhood. Happy are those
,who live in a 'Christian land, and can enjoy.
,the privileges of the sanctuary every Sab
bath. Indeed, they cannot fully realize
their privileges till they remove to a hea
then land, where
, 'The "heathen in hieblindness
Bows down to wood and stone.'
"Yours respectfully,
S. G. MCFARLAND."
OUR SOLDIERS AND PRISONERS,
,Within the limitspf Ohio, and•theStates
West of it, are from 15;000 to 20,000 pris
oners, who,were taken at Forts Henry and
Denelson`,. and elsewhere. These are dis-
tributed in camps at different places, under
gnat& Of national troops. Many of them
are sick' and wounded, and are fonnd in
the hospitali. Time hangs heavy on their
hands, and they are eager to receive books
and" tra.ots. The Presbyterian Board of
Publieition has instructed its Colporteurs
to visit, if possible, every man of these
.
prisoners,,and,place some religious , reading
bis hands.
our• columns this , week will be found
an interesting letter from one of these Col
portents, who has been actively at work in
Southern, Illinois and up the Tennessee
river. Other Colporteurs are earnestly en
: gaged in this work among our soldiers in
Kentucky and Tennessee, especially mong
those found in the, hospitals. It is a vast
field, -and white for the harvest.
The books and tracts thus used are all
distributed gratuitously; and the work is
necessarily very expensive The Distribu
tion Mind of the Board is now entirely ex
hausted, and iscompelled - to appeal to
the liberality of Christian friends for means
;tb carry forward the work. I Will not some
WIC may read these lines, and the letter in
another column, feel moved to: give some
aid? If so, let their contributiOns be sent
to JAMES DlftriaP, Esq., TreaSurer, No.
ti2l Ohestnut Street, Philadelphia.
ORINIQUY 'COLONY 'IND ITN
. - TIIEOLO
OICAL SCHOOL, „
=
. .
, Oer xeadere-he„ve not forgotten the great
excitertnint got.-up about Fkriuia . OMNl-
Qll,Y,andhis 3 06hany of Canadian French,
ai'SlPAnni,'lcankakec County, Illinois;.
and the wonderful conversions there; and
hew, taie:priest himself, and hundreds of
-+his people .professed, Protestantism.; and
what collections were made for them, in
Atnerica , and , Europe; and' :how -the thing
dwindlecl - down and assumed features which
- made , some4fitsardent laudators feel very
much ashamed The latest relative to the
•
matter, is a publication
,by the Presbytery
0- : -!Vh.leago,4 the Presbyterian of April
, 10th. •••
It would seem that• efforts are still being
made to collect funds;' . especially in Eng
land `and.fhe 'Qattadas... It is represented
that, the 4 as a > College at St. Anne, in
which - Aare-are. 'thirty-six "_ talented, elo
• Tient, and. 'pions Young , men," pursuing
their stidiis' for the ministry, and that
funds are greedy, needed for their support.
This statement' also, it would seem, is
supported by affidavits. Still the Presby
tery have felt, bound . to give information,
" that no, such institution as these commu-
nicatinni*tild lead the Englisli and Amer
ican readers to,soppose exists in St. Anne,
or ever Ali!, it being, at most, bit &prima
,rylEnglish and classical school; that there
are no thirty-six talented, eloquent, and
prous young men there pursuing their
studies for the Miniitry ; ,but that the Pres
bytery; after a careful examination of the
boys and young men,* their "Committee
on'Eaidintion, who went t there in October,
, purpose; found only five or
six, who, in' the judgment of charity,
ought t 01,14 encouraged to enter upon a
Icourse , of=study With view to the Oospel
ministry; ind - that, 'at the present time, as
reported by our standing committee
Freneh Missiom3othere ,ameybut three or
four such youths.' , .
The Presbytery of Chicago, in the ardor
of their zeal, were lea), to de much toward
gaining fet the Colonyo,Kfmknkee a hold
on the sympathies (litho Christian co,mAnn
nity; and %Ow' they are butt discharging a
'ioldttat dueyiilgiving)itfoiliuttie,n which
will tend to' °erred errongenS impressions.
-: -te::-
4 . :: - THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
••..•
The annual convocation of the Presby
terian Church is, to all its meMbers, a time
offieep interest. All do not attend. ,This
would be impracticable But all are rep
reiented.• and all are, affected by the doings
`of• thery Assembly. Our Education scheme;
oar Missionary enterprises, domestic and
foreign; our publication of religious books;
our Church Extension, are interests of vast
magnitude. Our peace, our unity, the
preservation of doctrinal purity, the con
servation of a Gospel system of worship,
the administration of discipline, are matters
whose value is not to be easily estimated.
And all these things belong to the Assem
bly, and concern the whole Church.
Some Christians make it a point to pray
for God's blessing upon the. Assembly,
during, all the days of its sessions. They
do right. The members need wisdom from
on High. They need the presence and in
fluence of the Spirit of God. And God
hears prayer
The Assembly will meet this year with
one new feature. It will not be, de fact?),
the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
from all " the United States of America."
Several .States where Presbyterians dwell,
will not be represented. They do not wish
to be represented. They have cast their
brethren off. 'By their act we are a divided
Church. We have reason to be sorry—to
be even ashamed. Those who have left us
have.done wrong. The principle on which
they have separated is evil. The spirit
they manifest is bad. But still; the worse
they are in all these things, the more sorry
should we be; and the more ashamed.
They were part of us. They professed our
doctrine. They grew up under Presbyte
rian. influence.. Is this a fruit of Presby
terianism 7 Or will Presbyterian teaching
allow the existence, and consist with the
culture of such principles and such a spirit.
Let us feel humbled. -
Shall we try to bring back our wandering
brethren ? \Ye could not receive, them
without evidence of their repentance. With
the principles on which they separated
from us, their return would be neither odi
fying nor peaceful ; and for us to attempt,
just now, to show them, their error would
rather irritate than allay.passion. But this
it becomes us to do. We can show them
that they have left an enlightened, humble,
peaceful, 'lovely, benevolent, working, and
godly body of people; a people who will
receive in the arms of affection all who
come to them on principle, and will cause
such to share in all the best; benefits the
Lord bestows. Thus may we favor a 're;
union hereafter, and make communion
pleasant whenever it may occur.
We find by our - exchanges that some
memorials are to appear asking a restoration
of oneness with the New School Presbyte
,
rians. On the principles just indicated
with reference to thotie more recently alien
ated, we would rejoice in receiving back
the former separatists. But we have not
the slightest hope that they will exhibit
any such condition of mind. ,On the con
trary, they still differ from us in Christian
doctrine, and they reproach us for past
transactions, in which we conscientiously
served God. Such being the case, eccle
siastical union would but lead to contention
and weakness. Better by far is it for them
and us, to meet in two houses than in one.
We may be kind and'good neighbors, while
each shall attend to his own affairs, in his
own way. Ttere is no schism in the sim
ple fact of each minding his own business.
The matter of the .duty of Christians
toward their country, it is said, will be again
brought before the Assembly. People
have a right to look to their. ministers, in
the pulpit and in - the ecclesiastical council,
for instruction in all the duties which, God
reguii.es of, man. Whether, in present
circumstances, anything is needed from the
Assembly beyond last year's teaching, we,
would not say. We trust, however,. that
the Assembly will have firmness to hold on
to what it has already attained, and wisdom
to keep pace with providential demands.
A Christian people must not be ashamed to
recognize God's hand in a good Govern
ment, nor to pray for their rulers and for
their Government's purification and stabil
ity, nor to give thariks for victory :over
implacable foes who seek their. destruc
tion. Neither must the teachers' of a
Christian people be terrified into a
guilty silene,e by the clamors of . poli
ticians, whether in the Church or the
State. •Let them mark the signs of the•
times, and declare the whole counsel, of
God, guided by the Book of revelation.
This applicant for popular rectard, has
now entered upon its second year. It is a
Presbyterian journal, conducted by an as
sociatipn of ministers, on •the-principle that
not the , Association, :but the individual
writer, is responsible each for the character
of his own article. This plan affords more
liberty in discussion, and greater variety in
the matter, than when the Association is
jointly responsible. We: prefer, howt.ver,
as more safe by far, that the conductor, or
conductors, shall have the authority to ad
mit or exclude; and shall be under &known
pledge to the Church that all matters pre
sented shall be in accordance with her com-
mon faith, and with the highest standard
of Christian morals.
The principle of liberty to which we
have alluded, led to a speedy rapture of
the Association which wad firsfprojected.
Some of the members, regarding journal
as conducted bjr and for Presbyterians' and
AmyriCans„ insisted that it. might exhibit
,whatsoever was orthodox and loyal; and
that they must exclude whatsoever was the
reverse. Others of them desired still fur
ther limitations; and others still, could not
ba even thus restricted.
Agepoiation now consists of Rev. Dra!
R. J. -, 'BREOKINREDGE, E. P. lIIIMPOBBY,
S. YBBK,Bi,,JACOB COOPER, R. W. LArms,
and Yikis MATH:rms. • These gentlemeh,
THE DANVILLE REVIEW.
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.--SATURDA V, MAY It 1862.
after the agitations of a year, .while they
still maintain the individual .responsibility
scheme, understand each other as to the
metes and bounds of discussion ; and their
ability, patriotism, and Presbyterian predi
lections secure to the Review a character
promising both usefulness and permanence..
The contents of the present ndmber are,
I. Reason and Faith, or, the Right use of
Reason with regard to. Revelation; 11.
The Covenants of Scripture; 111. Impu
tation and Original Sin; IV. The Seces
sion Conspiracy in Kentucky ; V. A Trib
ute to Rev. Stuart Robinson and others;
VI. Jurisprudence, Sacred and Civil.
This table indicates a general adaptation to
the times; except it be the article on
Imputation. That article we have not
read. It is the third of a series. With
the former we were quite dissatisfied..
Their doctrinal presentations vary. from - the
common faith of the Church; and there
are personalities such as do not become
grave discussion. The article on the Se
cession Conspiracy in Kentucky, is excel
lent, and will prove a valuable contribution
to history.' The " Tribute to Rev. Stuart
Robinson and others," in the "Junius"
style, and was richly merited.
Owing to the disruption of, the Associa4
tion, and to some difficulties 'connected
with the publishing department, the Re
view, as our readers are aware, was in danger
of being suspended. But the Appeal of
Dr. BRBOKIA RIDGE to the Christian public,
met with &response so speedy' and liberal,
that its foundation is now far stronger' han
before. We trust that its orthodoxy, and
Christian spirit, and adaptation to the
people's wants, will all be such as to ensure
its perpetuity. .
THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR IN LONDON.
A nation may be greatly benefitted and
honored, by its Ambassador. The Minister
to a foreign Court is supposed to be a selec
tion from the best of the citizens, and a
fair representative of the choicest public
sentiment. Hence any thing . defective in
him, or any thing erroneous, is attributed
to the nation, and does great damage;
while an honorable bearing attracts esteem
and wins confidence. His Excellency, C.
F. ADAMS who now represents the
ted States in Great Britain, is probably a
fair type of National opinion, and a gentle
man who' is not likely to involve us in need
.
less disPutes, or to cause shame. On a
recent occasion he was addressed by a depu
tation of the British, and Foreign Anti-
Slavery Society ; when allusion was made
-
to President LINCOLN, and to our position
on the slave-trade. Mr. ADAMS replied
" I receive your communication in
spirit in which it is made, ,and with every
desire to reciprocate the 'friendly senti
ments it conveys, as, well ,to your country
generally, as to, yourselves in. particular.
The desire of the , people of the United
States . is to extend the blessings to be ob
tained under free institutions . as far as
possible, consistently with • the, preservation
of every existing obligation r ever the entire
surface of their territory. Against the pros
ecution of this policy an appeal, to arms has
been taken by .a misguided portion . of, their
number.. The ultimate effect can only_be
to accelerate the, same general result, under
circumstances rendered needlessly distress
ing -to all.
,It is, the earnest wish; of , the
Government to : see the end so brought
about as to avoid all the deplorable conse
quences that may follow willful,and violent
resistance. I trust ,that those most:deeply
interested in the issue may avail themselves
in season of the means; left, ,open
_for their
restoration to safety, and that the common
ground .for. a reiinion may be, as you ex
press it, the voluntary removal *; of the true
,and only , pause of strife. I think I can
assure you that the .President's attention is
closely fixed
-upon the subject, of ,the
con slave-trade, ,and that every effort will
be made by the Administration, so far,ae
is possible.under present circumstances, to
cooperate with her Majesty's Government
in putting an encl to the abuse to.whiel you
allude. lam not without hopes that effect
ive means may be,found to prevent, for the
future, the desicration of the national -flag
by the pirates , engaged in , the nefarious
traffic. I.pray you to receive my thanks
fbr the very kind allnsien you have made -to
myself,, and to assure you of my cordial
sympathy with Jou in the •arduous labors
in which you have been so long and so hon
orably, engaged!' .
HOW TO PROFESS THE SPIRITUAL, AND YET
DO THE SECULAR.
Invention is not'eonftned to the,Yankees.
Southerners have, a portion of it.. And: it
shows :itself in Chureh,matters AS well as
in things inferior. Men. who -. are-ardently
set upon a thing, can generally reaeh. it, or
attempt it, in some' way, 'notwithstanding
all previous pretensions:.. A late inanifesta
tion of ingenuity we ,have in a Convention.
of
,those .ebelesiasties who maintain that
the Church sbould confine' herself, 'abso
jutety, to
7 things spiritual. Mae 'following
has the authority of, the,,koitit Carolina
Presbyterian, of Dee. 7,.1861
The' following resolutions were offered
by the Rev. J. IL fiEIORNIVELL, D. D., and
unanimously. adopted:
" I?esolved, By the ministers and Elders
'comprising this Synod, not in their ecclasi
aatical capacity.as'a court of Jesus, but in
their private capacity as citizens and'a con
vocation of Christian gentlemen, that Four
allegiance -is 'due; through' the sovereign
Stare to 'which we belong, and-shall be ren
dered to the Government of these Confed
erate States as long`as South 'Carolina' re
mains in the nuirtber.
":Resolved, That the war which the United
States are. now waging against usis'unjitit,
'cruel; and tyrannical, and in contravention
ofCv,ery principle of freedom which - their
fathers and ours bled to establish. ' '
• "Resolved, That we are firmly persuaded
that the only hope of Constitutional' liberty
on this continent : is in the' success of the
Confederate .eause ; and that we pledge our
selves,' and we' think we can safely say, the
Presbyterian people of these States, - to up
hold ...and support the. Government in eveg
lawful measure to maintain our rights and
'honor.
" Resolved, That we heartily - approve of
the appointment by our President of next
, Friday as a day of fasting, humiliation, and
prayer.",
''"Flere is a very - sudden transfoimation.
The dodge may possibly satisfy a h6Uumbed
oonsoienoe 7 but it is not likely - to" deceive
- "
either God or man. Herb.nre, confessedly,
"ministers and ; Elders comprising Synod,"
passing resolutions:` whally sectklakand
tensely rebellious. When mete profess, a
theory hostile to revelation, nature, - and
common' sense, how hard itja to'.4.he_con
sistent I BErtExarr and HUME armed
loudly, that there was no external'world;
no such thing as matter;" but their' con
duct every moment, contradicted their ,ex
pressed belief'. Are Dr. THORNWELL and
his Synod any more consistent than they?
BEWARE OF BOASTING.
The day of prosperity is often more:try
ing to the Christian than the day of adver
sity. His heart becomes proud. He omits
watchfulness. He forgets God. He sub
jects himself to speedy and sore chastise
ments. In the history of nations also,
prosperity, is shown to be so used by men,
that the Ruler of all is displeased and sends
the tokens-of his wrath.
For the decade preceding 1860, no na
tion, perhaps, on the face of the earth;was
more boastful than we; and for the last year
no nation has had cause for deeper mortifi
cation. The best Government on earth; as
to form r. and principle, failed to protect
itself id peace. More than a third of our
States rebelled, became robbers, plunder
ers, and murderers, and sought a perma
nent disruption of the country. They
raised and armed half a million of men,
and in. several conflicts beat the National
armies shautefuljy. Our Government be
came a reproach and scorn among the
nations - And we had to bear it—had to
submit to' slights` and wrongs, if not to in
sults. It was well - for us that, with our
just cause to be ashamed, we had some de
gree of meekness. This saved us from •an
embroilment With foreign nations, which
would have added immensely to our doings
,
.tic calamity.
• •
For,some months now, .the Lord's anger
has been turned away from- us. Ilis prov
idence has smiled upon our arms. We
have been gaining every battle, and aqui
,
ring,strOng places without battles. And
our prosperity is advancing with accele
rated rapidity. Do we give thanks to God;
or do we boast of ourown prowess? * Or do
we praise God in worda,"while we applaud
Ourselves in our hearts? God sees within •
and he Will not be mocked.
; The nation, in its adversity, fasted and
prayed''*hen prosperity 'began to return,
it gave thanks and prayed. The services
seem to .have-been accepted. - The prayers
are being answered. Now, who shall have
the. glory ? And how Shall gratitude be
expressed ? How , else, - titan by loving
mercy; doing justly, and walking, humbly
with God?
• Ohristiand are to be patterns to the com
munity----patterns in, social and political
affairs, as well as in worship and all, godli
ness. They will give call -praise to-lhirn
whose kingdom ruleth over And' es
pecially will they beware of, boaating.
ACTION OF THE ALUMNI OF PRINCETON-THEO
LOGICAL URINARY AT .:THEIR LATE
MEETING.
DR. r - .BoAnnmAN, of. Philadelphia, as we
stated, last week, submitted to the meeting,
at the request of the Seminary Direotors,
Iciest of whom are Alumni of the Institu
tion, the following paper. It, was cordially
sustained by several speakers, and unani
mously adopted
••„,
The alumni of the Princetei 'Theologi-
Cal SeminarY, assembled to celebrate its Fif
tieth .A.iiniversary, record 'with devout, grat
itude their sense of the great goodness of
,God to this 'lnstitution. We especially
'recognize his beneficent providence in rais
ing up, two venerated men ARCHIBALD
ALEXAiDER and SAMUBL IVIILLE a, to, be
co its first ProfessorS, -,
and' in sparing
them to conduct its affairs with preeminent
iviSdoth and fidelity for forty years.,
In the general.,qatalogue of the Semi-
nary, just "Billed, we find the' following
Summary of its. history :
Whole number of students since 1812 2,422
Dead ' 485
Connected with the Seminary the present
year .
Foreign Missions
,Appointed foreign missionaries
-Professors in theological seminaries
Presidents of colleges
Professors in colleges -, -
Directors of this Seminary
Moderators, of the General Asssembly...
We refrain from, any, attempt, to gather
up the ;nighty results which a hall
,century
must have accumulated in the train of an
army of faithful laborers like this.
glance at the table, „shONSc that the
healthful itifluences emanating, from this
source have radiated far andwide in every
direction Ohat, apart from the spiritual
benegts conferred upon some:thousands of
churches, this Seminary has had au impor
tant agency in ,remolding our, Systems of
popular 'education, and in training the p,ul)-
lie 'men Of the country• and that many a
pagan land has reason to bless God that it
has ,
been, , We rejoice in all
the godd has been effec!;ed through
these various channels, and we reassure,our
brethren, especially those in heathen coun
tries,,that ,they are not forgotten arouad
our Alma Mater ,to-day. •
It ' is a matter of sincere, gratitude with
us that our Seminary has neverialtered in
its maintenance of the ancient faith of the',
Apostolic Church, ,and that through the
Writings - of its Professors., and Alumni it
has made large And valuable contributions
to Biblical Criticism and theological scieric •
nchieVing for itself a reputation in these de
partments which has commanded . the re
spect of the best scholars Of Europe and of
our ,own country.
In view, of the distract so often express
ed respecting ,theological seminaries, we,
Aecan it ,proper to, reaffirm our, hearty.ap
proval of the ,principlec,embodied. in the,
plan of. Ibis: Institution, and illustrated in
its history ;,:the system adopted here com
mends itself to us at the close of a half cen
tury'aS erninently wise, Scriptural and effi
cient, and. the Seminary was never more
worthy 1, of the 'confidence off the Church
than it is-at this moment.
In accounting for this result, we-may re
fer not only, under Providence, to the emi
nentlearning:and ability of the Professors
: who have filled its various, Chairs, but to
the spirit of genuine piety Nyliich has uni
formly pervaded and controlled its entire
administration . ~;While keeping well abreast
with the age in the •general progress of
,Biblic4l science and polite literature, it has
,been a Paramount law of this school of the
prePhets to subordinate the intelle,c4ial to
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theand nevirAtn eialti'sPentq 3l43
1
th:cology at the expensetofßeratinal
religious
ecierienee.; "is.the true glory, or out .
Seminary, and herein, under.' Cod, ties the
secret eftihipOwer and success.
in the pervading spirit of, our .venerable
Seminary, we - recognize that trueicatho
, licity of feeling combinedwitlian inflexi
ble adherence to sound doctrines by which
our Church has always been distinguiShe.d;
and in this characteristic 'we find an expht
nation of the grateful : fact that our sister
Churches - are so often represented on its
catalogues, as they have , ! also sent some of
their most honored sons to take part in this
commemoration.
We .record with reverence and submis
sion the ravages rwhich death has Made
among the Directors, the Faculty, and --the
Alumni of our Seniinary. , " May pay the
best of all tributes to theirr. Memory; by fol
lowing them in so far as they followed
Christ. -- -
We offer our united and hearty thanks
to the numerous benefactors of our beloved
Seminary. We respectfully remind' the
Church it has so long adorned and bleased,
that its funds are still very inadettuate to
its needs, and we propose to our fellow
Alumni, whenever this dark cloud which
now overshadows the land shall have passed
away, that a united effort be Made to com
plete its endowment and establish its finan
cial interests upon a broad and general
foundation.
Beneficent Contributions.=See our Lon
don Letter, and especially what is said of
Mr. MuLriaa and his Orphan- "S ( chool.
Much may be learned from.: tlirexperience
of that good man. He has a good cause,
and the secret of his success, we may say,
with
,Godand man, is, that, he does good.
The fruit'of his labors is so obviously ben
eficial, that men rejoice to be partiCipators
Suppose now that our Education and
Missionary schemes were thus obviously
good in their results; so indisputably just
what they should be ; made so by pastors,
and Presbyteries, and - Seminaries, and
Church Boards, would not the Lord smile
upon them ? And would not the . Lord's
people copiously pour in their treasures ?
EASTERN SUMMARY.
BOSTON42ND NEW-E.ATOL4ND
THE BostonJonrnal says
. .
The trade with,the-We.st Coastof Africa
seems now to almost entirely centre at this
port—, Salem once used to 'have a. large
share of this trade, but now nearly all of,
her vessels are fitted from and, arrive at
Boston. One of the ,principal articles
of_ export, from,Africa are peanuts, several
•large,cargoes of which have arrived here
lately. :Palm oil is the - other great staple
from the *est Coast.
A DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE was com
mitted at Amherst College, on. Monday
night, . A member of the Freshman
Class who,, had for , some reason-,in-currea the ,displeasure of•the Sophomeres,
Was -seized on the Street, and thrown
into the-pond-on the common, and received ,
such injuries as to. "reqyire., • assistance to
reach his room. Thle ringleaders in ; the
affair have been discovered, and several
will probably be expelled:" Hazing Fresh-,
men' has been abelished.at Harvard by the
efforts of the Faculty, and it is abont time
some measures were taken to civilize Atn
herst fn this particular.
THE REV. THOMAS SNELL, D.D, who
had been• a pastor for "no less than sixty
four years, died on the 4th inst., at North
`Brookfield, Mass. - He was'the oldest pas ter in the State.
A COLLECTION OF FOSSIL REMAINS;
found in' the Portland stolid quarries, has
been made for the Connecticut Historical
Society. Professor „Hitchcock pronounces
the fossils relics of remote antiquity.
Among -the; specimens are footprints of
enormous` birds =and four'-foeted beasts, fin;
preasion# of fern-leaves and fragments of a
behemoth.
• THE SEASON is' reported to bo as earlfas
usual in'the NOrthern aiid - Eastern parts of
'New England, as the great body of snow
which remained on the. ground .during the
entire Winter prevented ,the: frost from
penetratibg - deeply into the soil; and the
warm' rains . of Spring have. brought Vegeta,
tion - forward quite„ rapidly within the past
' THE RELIGIOUS INTEREST awakened
some time ago, in several paris ot,
England, Still continues, with very encQur
aging prospects.
N_E'W-YO.RK
BUSINESS at the CustourHouse, since the
beginning of the year, indicates that the
estimates of SeCretary Chase relative to the
revenue from dities on .foreign goods were
less than the actual, receipts. The supple
mental tariff act of ,last December, :levying,
additional duties on tea, coffee and sugar,
has largely increased the revenue during
the past, few menthe. The,receipts for du
ties last month were considerably more
than $4,000,000, and those of the month
preirious over $4,500,000, making the re
ceipts at this port alone nearly $9,000,000
"for two Month's. ' '
THE GREAT FEATURE of the: stock
market the past week has'been the eitraiir
- dinary and unprecedented rise in CI-Orem
,
ment stocks. On Monday, the 28th of
April, the market rate for U. S. sixes was
94. On Monday, the sth of May—one
week after only—the price was, 102 i.
Thomas Denny,-.Esq.,; of the well-known
banking firm of Thomas Denny &, Co., of
this city, was the first' 'bidder -and, pur
chaser of,Government stocks at par.. This
purchase'brought down : the house . " with
cheer ipon . cheer, Shaking the structure to
its very 'foundations; Such enthUsiasm
has scarcely ever been seen
.: among any
body of sane men before.
THE ANNIVERSARIES passed off very
quietly, owing in part to the absorbing
interest taken in the war. But the fact is,
the s Anniversarie have been for several
• se
er
years losing the crowds with 'which they
were once attended. We give a summary
of the receipts and proceedings of the
Societies deemed most important by our
readers :
.
The American and Foreign- Christian
Union beld a
,meeting in Dr. Tyng's
thurch, St. George's chapel. The sermon
was by Rev. Dr. Kingston Goddard, of
Cincinnati; from the , passage in the Reve
lations '‘,And isaw, heaven opened,And
behold a white horse; and he that sat upon
bfm.wasalled Faithful and True, and in.,
teats r.Css he doth judge and make
The annanniversary es*ere conducteo
at Tuesday The venerable
Rev. Pepe Witt presidell - The -receipts
of thelSociety,last yereeiceeded $55,000,
which were More thatOhose of the - pre
ceding year. by several lthousand'
The. ; expenditures wereaiearly equ I-to t
receipts. The-SOciettloitt last year several
friends, at ``° the -04m
14:439Make suitable mention of'ElfEiha.
.Taylor, Esq., ghieljustice'• I'4' ms,, and
the H'orl:Thebdore Frelinghq23W.:` In the
honte field` the Comin:ittee - nOw employ
-
-twentycenomissititterkei., „,
:Addresses` were Made' by Drlrni ,
ker, of.this city,
u`of Ba i t
timore, Rev: Dr. OiCidti, of thip Zity,` - srett
Rev. ]3.. Tods)', of Fittislield,,Xass: -
THE THIRTY SIXTH ANiiIVERSARY' .
the American gorne ,MiPsionarY Society;
was . . held in ,Irviag .Rev. Dr. Thtt ,
dore .D:-.Woolsey,-LL.D., presiding.-
After;_rayer the report was rear
which it appears that the Society.*o63- -
ministers in its sefvice,
preached to colered - eopiregayqii:4 - thirty7
seven in foreign linguages,Awinkt*O. , to
Welsh, and fifteen to Germans, -
and French. 1,668 congregations and hus:-
sionary stations are supplied r in whole or
in part; .60,300 pupils are in the - Sabbath,.
Schools,' twonty-eisht Churehes have been
organized' during-the year, and thirty-fOnr.
have become self-stipporting. Twenty-seven
houses of worship have 'been completed;
twenty-three repaired; and twelve others
are in process of erection. ' Thirty-seven
young men, in connexion!with the Mission
ary churches, are in preparation' fer ,the
Gospel ministry. Forty- - churches report=
revivals of religion ; and 252 missionaries
1,528 hopeful conversion's. The additions
to the churches, as nearly as. can be nicer—
.tained, have been 4,oo7—viz. :,, 2,095 - on
profession, and 1,912 by letter.
Receipts, $163,852.51.• Expenditures,
$158,336.33. Leaving $7,248,34 still due
to missionaries for labor performed; to
ward cancelling which, • and Meeting 'fur—
ther claims on commissions daily becoming
due, amounting,in all to $51,053.54. The
balance in the treasury is $5,536.71.
The total receipts; this year have been
$19,909.-29 less than last year, and the
number of missionaries one- hundred and
ninety-nine less.• • -
Addresses:were made by Rev. George F.
Magoun, , of lowa, And Rev. Dr. A. L.
Stone, :of Boston: The 'meeting closed by
singing; "My countryiitis of thee," 'fol
lowed by the benediction. •
THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY' held
its Thirty-Seventh Anniversary at - Irving
Hall Hon. William' C. Alexander Presid
ing: After prayer 'by Rev. Dr Ferris, and
some remarks by. Rev. Dr. DeWitt,. the
Treasurer, Moses Allen; read his report,
and v
Secretaries, Re. Messrs. Hallo* and
, ,
Eastman, also 'read theirs.. The following
are theimportant facts stated : • -
Printed dUring the 333,500 vol
umes ; 7,413,900 publications, '86,903,600
pages. Total. circulated in 'thirty-seven.
years, 16,281,601 volumes,: 286,155,895
publications, 5,738;673,530 pages.: -Oircu--
lation of the American• Aresseizger— abtat.
1.42,00_0 monthly ; Botschaftet, (prhiesse •
n
ger in German,) 30,000; Chadt-si,Paper,
225,000. Publications on.: the Society's
list, 3,013, of which. 577-are volumes, be-.
sides 3,634 publications in 'about:l.3o lan
guages, approved for,publication. abroad".
Gratnitous, distributions for the year, is
3,B9M.distinct grants, ,50 1 19'7..046 pages;
and 12,953„45.pagei to liferineutbers..and
directors; value upwards of $42,000.,
Receipts . mai Expenclitures.—Reeeived
in donations and leganiss,. -$78,707.05 ;
sales, ,$124;757.70-making; lvith balances
in . the treasury, $204,72149. _Exptudcd-=--
mannfaan - ri,,, ,, and .3- s§ilifig, 8327,449.13;
col portage; s27,o32.9l;:colporteur agencies
and,.depositories,, $14,829.11; cash .for
,foreign lands .$5,000.;,a1l other expenses,
$ . 29,84.27; balance in treasury, 026.13,
ma.king,5204,721.49. ,
THE FORTY-SIXTH Adt.NNIVERSARY Of
Ameribeif Bible Society, was held in
,
the same place, Hon. Hetniu - Lincold pre
si.dinv. • The annual reports were read,
stating the, toll owing. facts
Twenty.seven new auxiliaries have been
recognized., .The receipts of; the year were
$378,131;81, of which 5178,901.23 were for
books sold.-- Of Life.. - Directors - ftfty-two
were made during -theSyear, -and of Life
Members 1,057:
_Gratuitous issues have
amounted- to $51,480.07.1 Books printed
-at the Bible :Heise, - 1,069,919. 'Books
issued, 1,099,843. The- aggregate since
the, formation of: the' Society is 16,100,400.
Of the Bible Society Rec0rd,421,316-have
been issued,Auring the year::} Not less `than
650,000'books bevel:reign` distributed to the
army" and navy of the -United States, be
sides .alarge numberiin hospitals arid among
prisoners of war. twenty-two agents have
been emplciyed during the leer, one ;of
whomis in Oregon, one in Oalifornia, and
one in Turkey. Grants in Money, have
been made for publishinc , b and circulating
the. Scriptures in South America Germany,
Italy, Turkey, Syria, India,-and Africa, ' to
the amount of $28,800, asidefrom for for
eign works printed at' the Bible' Heise,
Brief addresses wereinitde by the Rev.
Dria. SPring, Taylor, and - titheis.
THE PRESBYTERIAN . 130ARD Or FOR
EIGN ' MISSIONS kelti its Anniveriary in
Dr Rice's church;. on Fifth Avenue. An
abstract of the Report win be found on
our first page. •.
PHILADELPHIA.
'..PASSENGERB frem Baltimore Northward
will shortlf pass in the - cars directly from
the depot in Walnut Street Philadelphia,
to ,Camden,. by means of the ferry boat
John Neilson, upon, which four tracks have
been laid. This 'boat is two hundred feet
, .
long and accommodates fourteen freight
cars, and can carry ten passepger cars, al
though that number, ill rarely.cros's at one
Tint SABBATH SCHOOL of the' West
Spruce Street (Presbyterian)church, Phil
adelphia, held its ,sixth Anniversary on
Sunday afternoon May 4th. It was an oc
casion of great afternoon,
the day:being un
commonly fine, and ,sthw .school, co'ntinning
in unabated Prosperity. The Superintend
ent, George Junkin, Esq.; reported a, total
number of scholars and teachers belonging
to the school:-441,,e whom 899 are schol
ars and 42 teachers. Of thelscholars,,lB7
are.from families attending.the chnrch,:9o
from families attending other. churches,
and 71 from families•attending charbh ;
144 have parents, one or both of whohr are
commmlicants, and 156 hav&.parents who
are not - communicants. The teachers re
port 660 visits during' 'the year. 'One
-----',,,,
'teacher and one scholar have j,i" i
the
church:' 'The attendance of the s r.l ,
.. „ ~irti.l...
reported as ekcellent, 35 receivin g to tip,,,
Dials for not 'having been absent mor e th a ;
three Sabbaths dinning the year, and 74. ~,,
ceiving preujere for not having b et ,,
al„
sent Once, e4rept when the family w a , , u ,
Of tosin, cy for:,p.ther. Unavoidabl e e 41 ,, 1 ,
atoyOne. Testaments were awarded 1. ,,, c;
. ielariliaa Conipieted the " Catechism far
y 0 V2'l7 Children," Bibles to 20 who 1
~.,
.
coinplefed the "Shorter Catechism," „
g ym - Books to 5 who had recited 14 4
Psalms and Hymns. Interesting addre,,,
'were deliVered by the pastor, the Rev M r .
Breed, by • Dr. 111cOluskey, of West Phil,.
delphia, and-the Rev. Mr. Reineke, of t,.
'Moravian Church. The - missionary 00 16 .
Lion amounted to §221.71.
. .
;.--,--.
PRESBYTERIAL NOTICES.
• The PRESBYTER'Y' OF PEORIA will hold ~,
au - adjourned meeting, on the Second Tuesday ofrk
June, at 71 o'clock' P. M., in the church of
m ans fi e kt, , ROBERT JOHNSTON,
Stated Clerk.
ENSI
~ -I CCLESIASTICAL.
Mr. MATTHEW 'N'SVKIRIi, Jr., was ordained
: by the Presbytery of Newcastle, on tin.
24th. ".111t., W and installed pastor of the
Church at Dovfnipgtown, Pa.
HoGa.has taken charge of the
Westminster church, Cleveland, Ohio.
Post ORO) address is therer,,
.re
ehaliged from ZanesOille to Cleveland.
Rev. A. ViW:HAINES I' Post Office addreiFi i
• changed froia Canonsburg, Pa., to Eddv..
lowa.
G. POpes Official Report of the Capture of
Island No 10.
• CINCENITATIy May 9.-- , t-The Commercial publishes
Gen.. Pope's,- : official report of the capture oE
Island No. 10,,
'Oen. Pope says it is almost impossible to give
-a correct sta4ment of the immense quantity o r
artillery; afrimunition, and supplies of every de
scription whiek fell into our hands. Three G et .
- evils, two:hundred and seventy-three field and
company officers, thousand seven hundred
privates, one hundred' and twenty-three pieces of
heavy artillery, thirty field guns, all of the best
character 'and, latest patterns, seven thousand
Stand of smillrarms, several wharf boats of pro.
visions, immense quantities of ammunition of all
kinds, many hundred horses and mules, with
wagons, harness, 40., are among the spoils.
Very' , few,
ir - 4,p.the . enemy escaped, and
only , by wading and swimming : through swamps.
The-conduct of the.troopa was splendid through
out. As
.to the resultsof -this operatim, its
whole- progress
_very pata y exhibits. We have
crossed the river, the banks of -which were
with batteries and :defended by seven thousand
men; we have pursued and captured the whole
force the enemy, and• all his supplies and mate
rial of war, and have again recrossed and occu
pied our camp at New Madrid, without losing a
, Men; or meeting. Within accident. Such resuts
bespeak 'efficiency; good Conduct, high discipline
and soldiery deportment•of the best character.
Patience, willing .labor,, endurance of hardships
and privation :for. long periods, prompt obedi
enbe. Order and discipline, bravery and spirit,
'are'the qualities which these operations have de
*eloped in the forces under my command, and
which . aoihre tor rthema brilliant and successful
,pareer l inlarms. It is difficult to express the
'feeling, which speh conduct has occasioned me,
"enotigh to be the commander of such
.
'troops:, ''There are few material obstacles within
the range of warfare which a man of courage
:and spirit would , hesitate to encounter with such
a - force. , •
piano of Far - mington.—Gen. Popes Report
NEAR FARMINGTON, May 9-5. P. M.
To MAJOR-GENERAL NALLEOK
The .enezny, ( 2o,l7oo- taxon, drove in our pick
ets beyond . F.arpingtort. and advanced against
Elie brigade
,OecupYing the farther side of the
Creek, in,front -of.uty camp. The brigade held
on, for four-4;tr fie hour% until finding themselves
heavily presse,d , 4t- front,: and on the flank, and
that I could not sustain' them without passing,
the . ereeli! my whole fore% which would
layelieen Contrary . to' . Your orders, and would
have drawn.. oie- an engagement, I withdrew to
thiss aide =in -geoVordei.. The conduct of the
Eroops,waa excellent, and the withdrawal was
made by them very, reluctantly. The enemy
made a demonstration AO cross, but abandoned
the'anoTernent.
• Our loss is considerable, although we canna
yet tell how great. Thetenemy being much ex
posed st.UfferedseveTely, one of his batteries be
ing. coMpletekl disabled, and. his infantry lines
driven. `back?` several titnes. My command are
etegeribrad'idvance.,, -
.7 ( Signed); Joust POPE, Major-General.
Southern Items
The• Memphis Avalanche, of the 6th, says:
"The . telegeaphio news from Richmond is pain
fully signift3ant. Welellan seems to have been
preparing the same. fete for, Richmond that But
ler and Forter got up for New Orleans."
The Avalanche Orthe same date says of affairs
at New Orleans: " Mayor Monroe and all the
Aldermen.. have, been ,arrested for refusing to
take 'the Oath of allegiance, and sent to prison.
Great distress*pievailis in the city.. Food of all
kinds:is extremel3r scarce. - Flour not to be had
at" , any.: price., _There is more of the Federal
force: l ,o to b,e landed,, and the river is full of
Federal gunboats and mortar transports."
The' same''PaPer says " The Congressional
stampede from Richmond had a very depressing
effect, and foreahadOws the early evacuation of
Virginia.. The..policy of evacuating cities is
.played out. We ; have "but precious little more
territory that we can . spare.
The Memphis Arius . says the Confederate loss
at - the battle of Shiloh was 7,000 killed and
wounded:: The same paper, in an article on
gunboat; •says.:. Thus far it must be confessed
our attempts, - vrith gunboats on the river have
been a disgusting fizzle. The people know it;
does'so the'Government."
Norfolk. Affairs.
May . lgth.—Gen, has established his
headqUarters in the Custinn House, formerly cc
,
`.euriieds by Gen. Huger:. The • national nag Was
raised for the first time at 10 -o'clock this. morn
and was slanted hy the guards and enthusi
astically cheered.
The itionittir and_ Naugatuck have just arrived,
and a number it - other vessels of' the fleet are
coming up. The night passediery 'quietly. At
present everything, is perfectly tranquil, order
entirely *restored, and all the public property is
occupied.
Gen. Wool and Commodore Goldsborough have
just arrived. Gem Wale transacts an immense
amount of .bushiAs. , The policy of the authori
ties is to allow everything to go on with as little
interruption as, possible. A general feeling of
confidence seems to prevail, and the. Union sen
timent begins` to show itailf.
The folleviitig Proclamation has been issued:
NOREOLIC, Va., May 10, 1862.
The occupation of the cities of Norfolk and
_Portsmouth is for the purpose, of the protection
of the iniblio property and the maintenance of
the pUblic laws of the 'United States. Private
avocations and demestio quiet will not be 43 4
, turbed, but violations of order and disrespect 10
the Government will be folloitied by the home
. diate arrest of the offenders.: Those who have
left their homes, under the anticipation of any
acts.of vandalism, may be assured thitt the Gov
ernment allows no Man the honor of serving in
its' armies who forgets the duties of a citizen in
discharging those of a soldier, and that no in
dividual rights-will-be interfered with. The sale
of liquors is prohibited. The office of the Mili
tary Governor and Provost Marshal are at the
Custom House. - -
• - (Signed) - EMMET L. Wm.&
, A.and Military Governor.
Opening 14 Southern Ports
.
WASHINGTOIf CITY, May 13.—The President
has issued his proclamation declaying the block
ade of the pows'of Beaufort, Port Royal and New
Orleans Mall 'so far cease and determine, from
and after tiie ist - Iday of June next, that commer
cial intere.ouree - with those ports, except as to
persons and : things and information contraband
of war, may,froin that time be,carried on, subject
to the lawt3 ef tlie United States, and to the lim
itation, Purimit of ihe regulations which
are prescribed lyjr‘the Secretary. of the Treasury.