INNS e S. LITTLB VII) NI! KINNEY & CO. Editors anti Proprietors. TERMS IN ADVANCE. lOUS SIIII3CRIPTIORS $1.50 CLUBSI.2S :WIRED IN PATIIEI OP TEE CT.TINS 2.00 !WO DOMAttS. we Will send by mail seventy number • t>ye DOLLAR, thirty-three numbers , re Eleinli lig us TWENTY subscribers and upwards, will air entitled to a paper'vrithout charge. /ale .Imuld be prompt, a little before the year expires payin , ntn by safe hands. or by mail. at all letters to DAVID'AVKINNEY & 00., Pittaburgn, Pa. ROME AND FOREIGN RECORD. is greatly to be regretted that this °dical oC the Church is not, taken and *lore extensively. If it were read our people, we would have church lers far better informed than they are, Lt more liberal. We cannot but think the fountains of benevolence, instead ding up, would send forth .new and plenteously abounding streams. Much e matter which the Record contains he regarded as " dull °'.reading, but it I. be noted that good Secretaries and 'j missionaries are not always sprightly .s. Many fine writers, however, .are for very little else. And then it is noted farther, that it is no easy task take an unwelcome subject interesting. needs to be something in the reader's 0 , responsive to the matter treated of. '•want of interest in the Record is due, ty at least, to a defective interest in )ause it advocates. It talks of Zion. Us in sadness of her sufferings. It is earnestly her cause. It also speaks ter, some glorious things. Read the. • DOMESTIC MISSIONS. he June number of the Record gives ►rs from several missionaries. One We have resolved to beooie self lining—to continue a mission station. ;tiger; but to become a chterch, with ;lete and independent life. We have the experiment of self-sustentation ;hree months; I ask you, therefore to, me only the receipt for , seventy-five Irs, which we have raised in collectiobs he Board during the past quarter, and ih has been paid to me, instead f the t's quarterly check. ( n taking leave of you, I tender my lie and grateful thanks on behalf of "people. The Board has proved an mer worthy of our noble Church. "ly concluding reflections on this sub ire two. 1. A word to domestic mis- Iles. Preach to your people on this it of selpustentation. 2. To mission ;bes. It is possible and pleasant to do tntiy more and more toward the sup eof the Gospel in your midst." ;other says: 'he pecuniary pressure has been so that my people have only paid me fourth of the sum promised, to wit, tt fifty dollars. For the same reason it ' - leen judged best not to press the va . benevolent objects of; the. Church them this season; but we expect to ate on the plan of systematic bane& enjoined by Preahytery. beg leave to add tliatihe check sent lby the. Board, viz, $18.75, , and $5O the congregation, making-868.75, 'is ,that I have received for the . year's ser s ; the other portion of my time having , spent at points where no aid couldlie ieted. On this sum I have haAtto feed, le, and, educate my family—a wife and flebildren. We have been reduced to brink of starvation, and when I have s abroad to get something for the family 10,1 have seen so much privation and lible from being in debt, among my mem 4, even those owning good farms, and 'vg• large cora crops, that I returned to empty, and yet comparatively cheer ' If Eastern benevolence can continue ;aid to Western churches in this the day, their distress and pecuniary depres 1, with the elements of wealth which ?mess, we will one day return a rich nnpense." third tells us : .ot only has the Gospel elevated the ~ a 1 sentiment in three communities, as teased by ail, but it hae also destroyed influence and credit of one of Satan's ig refuges, Universalism. A year since I error stood in proud •strength, but God bntered into the families of several who e bulwarks and pillars in its defence, } their Dagon has broken to pieces before humble ark of God. !‘ Let me give you an instance : " A I.itable citizen took offence at plain telling last Summer, and vowed never Lear me again. He also did what he Id to strengthen the hands of the op )rs. But his awakened wife prevailed tave him accompany her to one of our ling meetings during the week of rer. There he met with One mightier Satan and an unbelieving heart. Not jy weeks after, the following converse ' took plane between us: , ' 4 I feel that I am a great sinner.' fg Dear friend, I am glad tha,t..you have tnd it out.' 4 But I am• almost in despair' It is good for you to despair' of your- Jesus is calling you to trust in him.' Why did I not see these awful truths Mil I g Becaise now the Lord •has answered prayers, and his awakening voice hao Lched your heart. Will you hear him r' "' I will ; I am determined - to serve he replied, with tears ; and he cav self upon Jesus. He has set up do, lily altar in , his large household. Ht Low with us , in heart and voice, abrothel , loved. Two on of the praying mother io was chiefly instrumental in foundinl. (r mission church,,have likewise oast ')ir lot with us. She has reaped be: Ege reward.". LEIPTS in 'April, $4,683. EDUCATION. The current sets strongly for an eleva of the, standard of ministerial qualifi ions. Something is needed to mak ratuitous education more, pop filar. Th. card which has charge of this ,depart • (cut of Church effort has found self no , ',owing in acceptability. Many of ou , ingregations ive , it nothing. Other five sparingly. Means cannop, be hitiA. feet wants. Why:? Does the Holy Spiri ill more men than the churches are will • g to sustain while .they. are:preparing foe' fair work? Or do some offer .theraseltes, it service at God's altrii whom his SpirJ't }as not called? The latter question is,omp• hich we should not answer rashly. An: ; .: t is one which is vastly important. Leo, ,very man be thoroughly educated, . lent into .the vineyard, to whom God he ',iron the will to labor there, together with ct) '4nt l a rts trtait Ii 4 Itittr tt i 41 V •,..._..i + UL. X.. NO. 39. the talents . and tite adaptation. And let none be commissioned whose -call is doubt fal. Scrutinize the seal by which the Lord marks his own; and where his impress is plain, honor it with all confidence and lib erality. Itzaatrrs ; in April, at Philadelphia, $5,439; at Pittsbufgh, $B4B ; at Louisville, $lB4. , FOREIGN MISSIONS jaPaw, January 13.—The Missionaries expected to be required` to remove from Kanagawa to rokohatna, but' they bad not been able to obtain housea orland in that place. CHINA, Ningpo, February IS.—The brethren were rejoicing in several addi tions to the chureh,--two of the girls in the ; school, the sit of one of • the elders, and two persons 'Bao-ko-tah, one of these a man over eighty years of age. A few other hopeful cases , of inquiry were found, at Bao-ko-tah., which isla smalli town a few miles, • from Ningpo, one or two .at Sanpoh, and a few in the girls' school. Mr. RAN-; KIN adds : " There is no , interruption to missionary work among..the villages gen erally, and the people ,are eager to hear the. Gospel. Ask the claurehes..ta.pray for us." SIAM, Bangkok, February 6.—Mr. MC DONALD mentions that the number of scholars in the boarding-school, has, been: reduced to twenty-two, in order to save ex pense. INDIA, Allahabad, Marchts.—Mr. Ckr- DERWOOD had been permitted to .receivel into the church, by baptism, three men and one woman at Arubala.• Dr, ,CAMPBELL tcr receive eight new members at gaharunpur and Mr. FULLERTON reports the baptism of a man about eighty years of age, and of a young man at Futteligurh.' These addi tions' to= the church rave the brethren great cause Aflrejoicing. Mr. WALSH had re turnedlo Allahabad with health much im proved. 'AFRICA, A Monrovia. March 10.—Mr. , JAMES .MOS, of the Niffaii station, was at Monrovia, on his way to this Country, M on ac count of the health of his wife., The mis sionaries at Corisco, Mr. AcKET says, were enjoying pretty good health, and their Work was going on as usual. Mr. NANO sends an account of threatened - trouble from the followers of Ukuk u, which ,for a time endangered some of the missionary labors; but this had ceased. SOTJTH A.MERlOA.—Lettets ftom.Bogota, dated to the 28th of March, mention the safe arrival of Mr. and IVlrs. WALLAM at the end of their journey. Brazil •is a field of great interest, having its difficulties and discouragements, but one that is open for missionary labor, and this labor has`already yielded some precious fruit INDIAN TRIBES. —Letters from the hip pewa and lowa missions, fartush no points for'special notice. ' OKINESB IN CALIFORNIA —Mr; Loomis, in a letter dated at San Francisco, March 31, .refers to measures pendinc , b : before the Legislature, affecting seriouslythe rights of the Chinese in that State.; some of these propose, by excessive taxation, to constrain tho Chinese to leave the country. MOVEMENTS OF MissioNAniEs. , —The ReV. W. A. P. MARTIN, D. D, and his wife, and' their two youngest children, em barked on their return to Ningpo, China, in the steamer To, Kiang, at New-York. May 6th. We ask for them a remem brance in the prayers of the churches. Mr. Simori TON arrived at ileW-York from Brazil, on a visit, on the 7th of May. Mr. and 'Mrs. ROBERTS arrived'at Ahanghai, on their way to Ningpo, on the Ist of Febru ary. Mr. and 'Mrs. GEcricat arrived at Bangkok, on the 2d of thatkponth. FINANOTA.T. RESULTS.-7Th r e receipts of of the Board,.for the yeiti!'ending April 30th, were $176;939.47; the expenditures, • • $177,892.32; letiiing a balance against , the treasury, of $952.85. The Board say "The foreign missions of our body • are Mostly in such"circumstances as awaken the hope of great results from . their ltbore This, we are sure, will be:the conviction of-every careful reader of the 'Annual Re: port. It is therefore with no desponding spirit that we enter upon another year. of missionary labor. If God is blessing lift people at home and his servants abroad in this work, 'and if his promises authorize thal to expect still greater blessings in it, then let their faith be strong. We do not wish to conceal the fact, that there lel room and` need for tbe exercise of faith. We wish particularly to turn the attention of our readers to two things in the present condi tion of the cause'of missions. The first is this—that if several large donations to the missionary treakury be de ducted, amounting last year to abbut one fourth of the whole income of the . Board, then it• remains that the ordinary church' collections and other usual gifts , are not equal to the current expenditured•of the missions, as 'they now stand. Welvish our readers would carefully consider what is stated on. this subject in the Annual Re port, under the head 'of ac Finances," •near thuitbeginning. s For the present,, we will notieularge on this matter. "Tba.second this--that a number , of approved brethren are under appointment as missionaries , ;, see ; the paragraph "Pnder A.ptinintment," in the Report: 'Novi; fzeep lug- the preceding statement' in view, what ought, the COMmittee to do in regard" to sending these - new men forth ?"• What answeriwould the churches give,-if all could be at once approached, to .this question ? What Bay our readers ? " Send them" ? Yes : sufely. There is need of them—very great -need. Send them; and importune the Lord in prayer, and the Lord's people by intelligence and.entreaties, and food and-raiment for: the laborera will not' be wantibg. The childremgave, last year,"` $;6;595: This year ' . thly givh double „"th'at amount, if their youiig ) affec tiOns are dnly.salisted. This addir4on,will, of itsplf,,stmtajn„erta . lcrAorers harvest. .11avelfaith in God. Rilie BUSTS tin AprikoslB;4B4ot, PUBLICATION The only notices of filo Board's work during the lest month,,relate toe°'portage in thetarmy. This is a great field, and de mandirthe special effort-of Christians. Now is thelitne. • RECEIP"iB' in April : Donations,. $1,964;, Sales; f '$8;187. • CHURCH EXTENSION. We quote the conclusion,of the Board's Annual Report : " in closing this report, we deem it not improper to , submit a few,facts respecting, the amount of aid needed by our feeble churches. Twenty years ago, when the work of church extension lay almost wholly in those heavily timbered regions where, log churches could be erected, and made to serve necessary, purposes until congre , gations grew strong, one hundred dollars, to purchase nails, glass, and the few other cash articles nedied; was a" large amount of aid to be given, and in most eases was 'am ply sufficient. This state, of things no, longer exists. The wave of population, and, of church destitution' has rolled into those prairie regions where log buildings are Almost unknown, and where nearly every article main theconstrUction of churches' `requires the outlay of money. Moreover, even in those localities where log cabins once answered every puopose, the increase of population, and the general change , in the style of building, renders them now, in. most cases, unsuitable. " Accordinglyme find, that out of seven hundred and sixty-one applications filed, since the organization of the Board, only, one hundred and nine, or one-seventh, were , for one hundred , dollars or less; and that of the four hundredland forty seven,:differ ent churches encouraged by appropriation's. of the Board, , three hundred and-fifty-seven, or four-fifths, required more than one hun dred dollars aid. to enable them. to com plete their sanctuaries , free of debt. " If it be further remembered that one hundred , dollars is but about one-twentieth of the average cost of the churches seeking aid from the Board, it will appear still, more clearly that , a larger sum is , requisite to meet their necessities. ,In most cases, more than double that amount must be given, unless the process of church erec tion is, to be 'made unduly exhaustive to our feeble churches. While, therefore, we, have atways been hampered by, inadequate; receipts, and have ever, felt bound to make the scanty means put at, our disposal go as far as possible, the experience of seven years convinces us that• the General Assembly ought not to expect'the five , hundred house iess churches, still in its connexion, to se cure unincumbered sanctuaries`with an av erage aid of less than two hundred 'or two hundred and, fifty dollars." Do help this Board. Make a-fair state ment, once• a.year, of its usefulness, and of. the need of such an agency, and give the. people, thus enlightened,: an opportunity to contribute. • itzosTrs in. April, $5,264. EPRI:IPEAN; CORRESPONDENCE. A Pair of Politica? Champions-4 1 / 2 e , English Synod in London—The' ,United .Presbyter ian Synod at Edinburgh—lts Statistics=A Rejected—Dr, John. Broicin's Littrary—Ministe rial Support—The Standard Rizing : —Chfenge as to Theolo,qieal Professors—A Dutch ExainpleL-- United, Presbyterian -Missions--FOreign• Dernities —Persecution in, Spain .—Thc , . of. New-Or leans—Political Speculations as to the luture--- Slavery, , ,the -Democrats, and the Engliih:Tories. LONDON, Nay , 1862 THE SYMPATHIES Of 'the Palmerston Cabinet with the: cause of ; liberty have, been of great importance in helping to bring the Roman question nearer to the . only sdlution of whibh it is capable ; namely, the departure of Pins IX., the downfall Of the Temporal Papacy, 'and the possession by the King of Italy, of Rome, as the capital `of his dominions. The Tior` party in, England have shipwrecked treir vessel just as it seemed to press into the hairen of office and honor. For, they have paltered with and encouraged the Ultra montanists of Popish Ireland, they have gladly tahen advantage of Roman Catholic votes to: increase their numbers 'in the House of Commons, and they have not only been ; guilty of vile.:heartedness and want of sympathy with a people struggling for emancipation from temporal and spirit ual despotism, but patted their enemies on the shoulder and. 'declared against 'a United Italy. Eager for office, Mr. D'lsraeli has come out in a new character—Las a financial reformer, and protesting against that large expenditure on the army and navy which he and his party initiated in 1852. He also tried to turn his sails—in a set oration —to the inevitable, fall of the Pope's 'tem poral pewer, and that in a Jesuitical way, so as to gain the Protestants on the one hand, and Sir G. Bowyer and the Ultra montanists on the other. Lord Pahnerston, in a speech of aston; ishing ability--he is now in his , seventy.= seventh. year—unmasked his opponent, and quizzed him most unmercifully for his. de parture from his avowed. principles., D'ls raeli. had spoken of " the indep!ndiuree" of :the Pope as dependant on the:French occupation of Rome, and also loudly. as serted that the French and Engliwit Gov ernments were on very bad terms; Ibecanse of Palmerston's Meddling with the. Papacy. But mark ! the ex-official French:lffoniteur prints at length Palmerston's reply, and his declaration• that there was, perfect harmony between the, two. Government, and con teMptuously gives, in a' few sentences, a. notice of lawaeli's speech. - THE ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD'bee metiii , London,-and hasTS'at till nearly the close` of the week: The proceedings 'have been' of the ustlal character. Reports have been 'presented of the' , various missionary enterprises—including thatlo China—and also' of the College in London. Deputa tions from Scotland and Ireland have , also' been present Doctor Candlish; of Edin burgh, was one of the, prominentmembers of the Scottish' Deputation. He preaChed last Lofd's day . morning to an overflowing congregation, in Di': 'Hamilton's church, Regent Square: The English` Synod now comprehends about one hundred churches; and has made - progress ever ,since the .Dis ruption of the Church-of Scetland in 1843. Its Ministers, by a Majority;woUld prefer the use of organs and hytims and other changes, differing from strictt,y- Scottish traditions, so as to be , truly English in adaptation and usefulness. But a some what,,sterni minority- look 'on• these things unfavorably—especially organs—and would , probably secede if they were enforced. THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN. SYNOD, held its enrolls.' meeting last week, in Edin burgh. Very interesting statistics have been published, based 'on returns made by fOurteen Nesbyteties, of which the foil lowing is a- 'summary : Number of elders;' 4,036 ; number , of students, .171:; congre gations, 551—an increase: of 11.; commu nicants, 167;558—increase over 1860 of 4,004. The aggregate contributions for all PIT'TSBURGII, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1862. , purposes was •£205,167—the amount last year having been £202,052. • , The missionary and benevolent income last year was £42,679 ; the average contri bution for each member being 245. 51d. This made the average for each congrega tion of £372. During the year there was paid for building debt, £38,504; and for stipends £Bo,lBs—an increase over 1551 of nearly'£s,ooo. The nuMber of baptisms last year was 10,140 ;' there were:9oo'Sab-` bath Schools, with 71,635,5ch01ar5; there were 713 minister's Bible Classes, with au aggregate attendance of 26,67.4. . The number of conOregational libraries is 436, having 176;162 volumes; of prayer-meet 1,089, (with an aggregate. attendance of 52,119,) being an increase over the pre vious year of' 118 prayer-meetings. This ~ betokens the progress of religious life, and the same filet is indicated in the ever-rising standard of ministerial income, the paying off of Church debt, the increasing provision' of residences,: for, ministers;, the generous support to Missions at home and abroad. In the three years,,lBs7, '5B, .and '59, 'no less than £87;515 church ileb‘ was paid Off; last lear; , £35,127 . ; , total`-•for. Stir years , £122,672. x -,i,, , t 1,-, rr: The U. P: Church has brecomAtatieh,:a large body that a committee was,appointed laSt year to consider ,wheth it would not be desirable to hive a repre nttitive Gen eral Aisembly, and provineif SynOds. By a, majority of eight to three, the commit tee brought up a scheme, thtasis of which was, that the supreme court, should consist of an equal number of milistnrs and el ders ; that there - should be epresentatives from each Presbytery, and'lthat no mem bers, either ministers _or elders, should represent any Presbytery, .io which they did not, belong. A motion' was made by Mr. Robertson, minister of, towe, in oppo sition to the scheme. He 4 - ted that last year the Assembly of the: free Church consisted of 600•memberi, A gicater num ber than thase who attended the IT; P. Synod. He - therefore pre c ited - againiea scheme which would 'unnd 'Barfly reduce ' the supreme court of the Olhirch. - An el der, in seconding the mrOon, indicated that ambition might, have prompted the proposal made. "I am awae that it)Gen eml Assembly is a more dignified =tame—,: that there is more pageanyy, and ,pomp about its commissioners and moderators, but I have yet to learn that, any or all 'of these things are 'among',tt'e best 'things which a Chum* -should.letfcriestlY' covet. They are of the earth, earthy, of men and not of, God." - On7the otlieF‘ hlinrifwei argued that a General Assembly was desi rable, bdcause ' tinder the existing;reginie, not more than half • the ministers ".and; el ders attend the • Synod. •; By a ,show. of hands, hewever, itwas 'decided by, A s large, majority, "'that the' Synod" do not deem it' expedient to press the Ideation of a• repro-' mutative •Assembly .upon , the , 'attention of the church." :_ , The library of the late Dr. Jehn Brown -one of the nofilest and best collectione of theological and literary worrkl in the world` —has been purchased . by-inbseription. A. hall , for its reception haw been fitted up by Mr. Henderson, of Glasgow, „and; the:min isters of the U. P. Syn‘ , la,,nd members - o , enerally of the. Church are'tii have the . use i of t for ss: per annum, students' being admitted , - free te its 'benefits: Dr. Brown having bequeathed a .-sum of moneyi the interest of which to herald to,an aged minister of the IJ. P. Church, and addi tions having,been made to it by a kind lay man; , X7O per -annum is now available. to alleviate, the cares, and • sorrows of one of • the oldest pastors-of the. Church. Of 441 congregationa giving a stipend under X2OO Per anti*, 164 are not pro vided with'manses;' 80 of those existing, require alterations; repairs;or enlargement. It, is- proposed• to raise a sum of X 45,000 to be, distributed in .grants on the princi ple of stimulus as .well as . aid, and spread ing the subscriptions over five years. Mr. Maegill of Glasgow, in supporting the pro posal, pointed out, how, the Pree'Chureh in the midst of stupendous difficulties and not long after' the Disruption, had raised no less a sum for proViding house accom modation for her pastors. Among, other personal causes of rearet: and - mourning in connexion with the iarful war in America, is the crippling.- of the resources of !Chris tian.Chnrehes, and one the best' wishes thatri can breathe, and which I do cherish, is, that the day may not be far away when Presbyterian and other communities- in the ,United States,.may rise to the standard of thEeScottish Churches i both as to the pro vision of manses, and: of ministerial sup port.- The increase 'of 'stipend in , the' U. P. Church, has been ever upward for , sev eral years past. It is now probable that the IL P. Synod will develop their "Theological Hall in a very direction. I referi.first,..to the fact that hitherto—l presume ever since the days John .Brown of Had dington, and Lawsen, , of Seilcirk a space of two -months only in the Autumn-of each has ,been devoted to 'exegetical, and theo , logical lectures, and= that. professorships have been held.i - by those who were , -pastors of churches ; and it is .so at, the , present time.. Secondly, it has nownbeen) proposed andi,carried, that "the Synodshonld7 ap point -a . special •committee- to take 'thel whole of the present arrangernents.; of of .the. Theological - Hall ? into their earnest; consideration; and that they institutei.an inquiry for :the purpose of ascertaining Whether any, and what improvements :fon • the present system of theological training seems_ desirable. Professors .llncisay and Harper, confirmed by experience the de,. sireablenesii of an entire separation for this` work of those qualified to discharge its duties, maintaining, most, truly that a Theo legical Professorship is, quite suffieient, to tax all the energies of one man. Dr. Harper also said that the ten months.re cess of the students was` injurious to them. This is somewhat Modified„ however, by, the vigilant superintendence of Presby teries, and by stated examinations. It is probable - that, an addition Will ere long be made, to the staff of theol , ogical professors, in the person of Dr: Cairns of Berwick. He, was a student at the feet of Neander,: , is a first class German scholar, andewhile very effi.eient as a,pastor and in the the full maturity of ,his powers.can only be, realized in ,a professor's chair. Addi-, tional expense will of course he incurred by the proposed changes, but in a Chureh so- strong,' the' money iwilr , not-be- wanting. During the discussions on this questiony- it' was stated that twenty churches in Hol land, humble in their means, had lately rep solved that each of them should maintain a student during the whole of' his theolog ical course. The „Missions of the ,United Synod are Heine, Foreign, and' Jewish. One great design of the Home MiSsionary Fund, is to supplement the stipends of ministers who have small charges, and who yet are labor ing in dark places. This help is only given to those who help themselves, and many of whose ministers are'doing not only pas toral, but hOme-mission work. The Foreign Missionvembrace.Jamaica, -Vfbere there are twenty,-six congregations, to which large accessions hive been made—the fruit of the revival. £1:,800 . have been granted to churches and evangelistic Societies in ; France and' Belgium: Australia also is. embraced in the-mission field. There are, besides these, eight F separate Foreign Mis sion fields including forty-three stations, and . sixty-three week-day schools, conduct ed by thirty eight ordained "missionaries, besides :native missionaries, medical mis sionaries, European catechists and 'evangel ists—a trained agency, of one hundred and twenty-two persons, sustained at an expense of . 417,000. That number does not in elude the wives of the missionaries, who, generally speaking; are most efrierifterich ers and:very,useful, agents. Addresses were delivered before the Synod by Dr. Cather, The Duty of Systematie and`Proportionate Giving`to the Cause of. Christ " ; by' w Minister of jamai , ca i on - the "fruits" of missions there ; by the Rev. ,on " The Work of the Lord in -Belgium" ; and by,another. mis sionary; on lc The Estimate of the Mission Work in 'Old Calhbar," on the' West coast of Africa. It is proposed to. establish a medical mission to Ningpb, China. A liven fiats of the Synod 113 about to proceed to Italy as an eyangelist--the first sent from. Scotland' to that country for' centuries. THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD of &Oland met last week at Glascrow. A Minute was prepared expressive of the Synod's sense •of the loss - suitained by the removal of Mr. Young, and Dr. Symington: Ilhe Synod has a Foreign Mission in the. South Seas, 4 in the islands of .A.necteum,. Tonna, and. Brromange. These islands having Suffered' terribly from'an _epidemic, and a hurricane, both of which had seri ously-interfered with the work of the mis sionaries; the Mission Board had sent out £lOO for their , relief. The missionaries, in the. New Hebrides, and Loyalty Island, had requested that a missionary" ship should , be built and sent out; so 'that the different islands might 'be. more frequently visited,• and ; that there might be greater security for themselves. Cooperation is requested from the brethren in Nova Scotia in carry ing out • this proposal. Mr. Inglis, • the Synod's missionaryin Anite'enna, haS'trans lated the-New Testanaent - into the native tongue, and expects soon to see-an. edition of the Bible—one-thousand copies—printed , by. the British and Foreign Bible Society. THE. TURKISH MISSION.. AID SOCIETY has, for, years, past; , done good work in supplementing the funds of the American Mission in the; East. .It is doubly impor tant now.that, this ; work should be contin ued and extended, not only from the, ever opening field abroad, but •from the sole pressure on e American churches at ; ha sine ; from the war. - -'At . the , Anniversary , . of ,this Society, LordShaftsbury occupied •the chair, and a sum -of-X5,104- was-reported as the annual receipts in the ; United- ; Kingdom This, is a most ' gratifying proof ,of the zeal and piety, as well as of the brotherly sympathy of British Christians. The highest. char acter has been given to, this work and its agents, by. Lord, Stratford; Sir William' Williams,, of Kars; Mr. Layard, M. P., the Nineveh explorer; and', others. The Report 'at, tike : Annual Meeting congratu lated the Society, that under the sanction of the • present Ottoman ruler, missionary work is going on successfully, and the Bible is allowed to circulate freely in all parts of the Empire. 'Churches, schools,' and - missionary - stations tire rapidly rising; many thousand natives have been convert ed, and the numbers are constantly increas ing The sale and distrihution of tracts and . Bibles, in different languages, has been very large ; and the missionaries, as a •rule, are received- with kindness by all classes of Society. One cannot forget, in connex ion with this great and good work, the life and `°labors of the lamented Dr. Dwight. Twice have l seen him at the Committee Breakfast of the Tract Society.. He was greatly respected in London, and;his death, so, sudden, and under such peculiarly pain ful eircumsta,nees, was noted with saddened interest. THE NATIONAL PROTESTANT SOCIETY, in its report; referred to the "great pro gress " making by , the Boman Catholics, who now-po.ssess, in , Great. Britain, .1,388 priests,-1,019 chapels, 60 monasteries, 162 nunneries, and, 12 colleges., There is no doubt that the Papacy has a special eye on dreat Britain, and that it lavishes immense sums on these "ziartes infideles." Ido not believe, however, that they are: successful , in= the conversion' of Protestants : theirAl lowers and adherents:are -mainly made up of Irish immigrants. The persecnting spirit of Popery contin ues in. full force, wherever 'it can' show itself .No redress Ints"been' , obtained 'for Matamoros, and , the,other , Bible readers in Spain, who ..have,,beenteondemned, to' eleven years imprisonment , at- the Wiles , . The Spanish authorities have also interfered with and suspended Protestaut - worship con ducted Eby. an. Eriglislrelergyman: in the' British, Vice-Consul's' house at Seville. - A remonstrance has been addressed,' h3r Earl Russel, through the Ambassador at'Madrid, to the Spanish aovernment. The outrage is all the- greater bemuse, according to in ternational usage, • Foreign. Consuls are allowektohold Protestant worship on the Consulate premises. THE FALlkkie NBW. ORLEANS hafif vexed, the Times; and Tory party:. -The hope.of.a not. distant , eml.to-the conflict; and of the victory of the North;over they South—end ing not in subjugation .but in' reconcilia tion—is now dominant in many quarters. The loss of life is greatly deplored, and future bloodrcollisions are •earnestly depre catedy although: the apprehensionids ere the rebellion is , quelled there will be; at , least one dread.; and destructive conflict God in his greatamercy.willil trust,- short en: these i days .of ,vengeauce, and.also pre vent :any compromise whieht will end reestablishingi Slivery in as place of E dom inance. and. oppressions.. Presiderkt of the subject; and it shows ,that the Asiembly were not acting , as -a; political ; . body, :but,- TB3 PRESBYTERIAN BANNER Publication Office GAZETTE BUILDINGS ) 84 FIFTH Bw., Prefssmunt, FA:- I . IIIIADELPHIA, SOUTH-WEFT COIL 02 7TH AND COMITNUt ADVERTISEMENTS. TERMS IN ADVANCE A Square, (8 lines or lane,) one insertion, 60 cents; each subsequent insertion, g 0 cents;.. each line beyond eight, 5 die A Square per gnat:tut, $4.00 ; each line additional, 83 cents! A REDTICTION made to advertisers by the year. BUSINESS NOTICES of TEN-lines or Icee, $l.OO each ad ditlonal line, 10 cents. DAVID 14 4 KINNE Y lc CO., PZOPRILITOBE3 AND PllBLlBlizike under a sense of their obligation to God and their country, as Christian men. The more I see of Assemblies, the more I am convinced of their very great influ enceand the more I am persuaded, that, in order to make that influence safe and beneficial, the Assemblies must be free. They must !do actually what they profess to do, in the way of appointments and elec tions, and, with the dignity of • an enabled judge, isnore and decline.the nominations, suggestions, and counsels of the interested, wire-pullers who are located, here and there, over the land, _from Beersheba even . unto Dan. That the "Church, in all her interests,• may prosper—that peace and purity may prevail—that Zion may enlarge her bor ders, and that her citizens may abound, should be the prayer, and desire of, every good Presbyterian. ' J. P. 31. For the Presbyterian Butner Pvesbyiery of Zanesville. This body met according to adjournment in the Presbyterian church il opiceonnells yille,LottAlicoadtffir Vut owing to the fact' that comparatiVely few members were able , to. get there, on account othigh' water, it adjourned to meet at the same place on Tuesday, the 6th ,of May, at 2 o'clock P.M. On.that day Presbytery was full, there be ing eighteen ministers and seventeen Rul ing Elders present. Rev. M. R. Miller was chosen Moderator ' 'and Rev. J. R. Dun can, Temporary Clerk. Much important business was transacted with great dispateh, and in the most har monious manner. Five young men of great promise; were licensed to preach the Gospel, viz. : llenry Fulton, Ales. S. Mil holland, Gee. M. Miller, R. W. Hill, and James M. Maxwell. These young men are, all students of the Western Theological Seminary. Their examination' exercises and services were all highly creditable - both to themselves and to the time-honored school of the Prophets from which, they came. The pastoral relation between Rev. John Arthur and the church of Hopewell was dissolved—also that between Rev. W. M. Robinson and the church of Newark. Rev. M. A. Hoge, having received and accepted a call from the Westminster church, Cleve land, was released *am the Second church of Zanesville. Rev. W. M. Ferguson, having been called all his time to the church of Washington, was permitted to give up the portion of time heretofore given to the church of Sen eeaville. This latter church has become one of the , most active and vigorous in the Presbytery.:: Having in seven years more tban quadrupled its-membership, and erect ed a fine new church edifice—contemplates calling a pastor'' all'his time. Few churches , are in amore prosperous and happy condi tion than this: May God continue to bless this dear people, is the prayer of one who has reason to love 'them. W. M. Ferguson was elected Stated Clerk, in place of W. M. Robinson, re signed;. and M. A. Hoge having resigned the office of Treasurer, J. M. Platt was elected in his place. • Rev. C. C. B. Duncan was received from the Presbytery of Deamoinet; and Rev. R. Slide, from that of St Louis. The former gentleman received . calls from the churches of Deerfield ;. Oakfield,: and Bristol. Those from Deerfield and. Oakfield were put into his hands. Mr. Shide received a call from the Salem. German church Of Newark, which he was permitted to retain for future consideration. The churcheamf Brownsville, Mt. Pleas ant, Evans' Creek, Linton, New Philadel phia, TJrichiville, Zanesville 2d, Rush Creek, Bethel; Senecaville, Bristol, Madi son, Muskingum', and Newark, were allowed to supply theniselvea mntil the next regular meeting of Presbyter.t. f.d3ros. Messrs. Hunt, Moore, Marquis, and Logan, together with the churches of Coshocton, Keene, Clark, Linton, Evans' Creek, New Philadelphia, and Uriehsville, were remived from the Presbytery of oo shoctonrhaving. been, set off to this Pres bytery by an,aet of the Synod of Ohio. Revs. Robinson and Alexander, with Elders Wm Shard' and E. Burlingame, were chOsen 'Commissioners to the late General Assembly. Revs. Miller and Dun can', with Elders Wm., Moore and W. C. Winegardeer, their alternates. An overture relating to the particular functions of Deacons and Trustees, was an swered, That Deacons, as such, could not be: a party in the making or holding of deeds of church, property, since Trustees are the only body known to the civil law." A number of the churches reported full settlements with the pastors, others, in part. A Paper; on 44 The Crisis," by Rev. Mr. Miller, was first laid on the table, and afterwards taken up and indefinitely post poned: The following -supplies were appointed, viz : , v • ,41 - arietta.--july, Mr. Irwin° ; August, Mr.. Grimes--to administer the Lord's Sup per. . Cioss Rocid.4.—(Last Sabbath of each month,) Mr. Reed, iin May; 'Mr. Russell, in June; 'mine, in July; .and Mr. C.. 0. 8.. Duncan ; in August—to ylminist l er the Lord's Supper. This is now the largeSt Presbytery in the Synod of 'Ohio': It numbers thirty minis ters and thirty-six churches. Ms, six li centiates and two candidates. :It has the control of the Miller- Aeidelity;at Wash ington, now tinder the. care ,oW Rev. J. E. AleXander comairwelhqualifiedifor the post. he has scr fang: and acceptably filled. Some important,vacancies are now in this Presbytery; which. , s itis hoped• will soon be filled with,active andefficient men. The church of , McConnellsville is iin a prosperous,'condition, under their much loved-pastor,Mev. W. Morris Grimes. The.bespitable manner in which4the peo ple, of -this pleasant• town have entertained the ,- Members of Presbytety, was ,a matter of