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empum,,sATURDIY; YULY 16, 1862.
Scolland.—Otar thropean Correspondent
gives us, ,this week, some most interesting
facts and reminisoenses relative to Scotland.
His letter will be read with delight.
Synd nf iie'ntncky on Slavery.—A
norrespondent gives, on our first page, an
abstract of an Address by the Kentucky
Presbyterian ministers and elders to the
peopleoftheir charge. It is not many years
since it was' written. Many of the breth
ren of that day, still live; some with al
tered sentiments„probal4, but others firm
la their ancient faith: Let us hope for
Kentncky. There is good leaven there.
Postage Stamps.—The common postage
stamps, it'is said, are not to be regarded as
currency. New , stamps, .on strong paper,
and not gummed, will be issued by the.
Secretary of the Treasury, which will ben
authorized currency, and exchang,eable for
U. S. notes, and for the remilar postage
stamps. The law is to take effect on the
Ist of Atgust, at which time it is expected
that the new .stamps will -be ready.
• 4.Gaid of Tr. PLUMER, in another col
umn; will be read with much interest. In
addition Co the undisputed . facts which we
gd've' lase week, in the' Presbyterial pro
ceedings and in our editorial statement, we
now give other facts, just furnished to us,,
relative to the congregational proceedings.
WO are glakto have them. They belong
to a:Proper t higtory of the cage. Candid
readers_wish to be fully informed, that
they may judge righteous judgment.
•Tho Review.—The June number
of this very interesting Presbyterian quer
terlY,, has I appeared. The cow Time are, ;
I. Studies on the Bible, No. I, by Dr.
Humphrey; 11. The Secession Conspiracy
in`'tentueky %;and Its Overthrow, by Dr.
Breckinridge ; 111. Imputation and Orig
inal ;3, by Dr. Landis; IV.
The ,Immortality i ,of, Man, by Rev. R. S.
Wilson';.V. General Assembly of
1862; by Dr..Breckinridge.
The Article on the General Assembly is
a thorough, review, of some of the leading
acts of that body. There are some things
in it descriptive--and explanatory which
appear quite7 . needieSs to ministerial read
erarsuch, ho,wever, will note that a very
large portion of the present_subscribers to
the.Danidlte Review are laymen, and many
43f 'them: are not Presbyterians. For the
benefit„Of such, there are remarks which
to theyresbyterian and clerical reader are
superfluous: The writer has' done a ser
view to"his readers and his Chinch, his
writing of the aitiele,
With the views of Di. LANDIS, on Im
putation, we, do not accord. We greatly
prefer those: of Dr. Horan, which we be
lie4(i`to be' common in 'our own Church;
awl;which. the article before us zealously
controverts. ,
, fEIIIII.I4E.ERPLOYIIIEIfr..
Within the last fOrty y,eitm, say since
the
_Wa f t. of 1812,, there„ has 'been an im
menie change .in the'employments, of fe
males. In our boyhood?s days, women
were in many a harvest.field, and , at other
'cut-door-work.' ) All this `they hive long
since, abandoned. Then, carding, and spin
r.
ning, and knitting, and sewing were the
daily, and Weekly, and almost the perpet
ual' employment of women ; now the two
former are abandoned, and the two
latter are rapidly going into disuse. Then,
there was, scarcely a garment worn, in most
families, that was not the production , of fe
male industry;':now, it is a' rare thing to
find such garminite on either i Young or old.
The change has been induced by machinery.
Bteapi l limiir and water-power , now drive
machineswhich do the work formerly done
by women, and .espeoiallyiby female mus
cles. The result is that our worriers have
become pin:muse consumers:and 'add but
tittle' to 'the productive eaPacity, of the
Bizt' the time for another change has
come.-: .A '.'wasting war is UpOn us. The
energies of the whole people' are called for.
The women' are Contributing very
largely to the strength of their cause.
Their Voluntaryiself-denial diminish largely
the filemends upon'. their huabands' and
fithers'pnrses purees, and the contributions from
their toil go far in supplying personal and
family wants; and their devotion to the
business of men, relieves many front home
empoynignts to go to the' army
X l ew l #qo no wish to'bring back the
• old custom,. Of out-door work, nor clean
ing flax, - dyeing wool, carding, spinning,
- etc; But we ask iforretrenchmentain,
, expenditures for dress, and furniture, and
tableiniuries and hired help. And
. es
,pecially we ask that females shallbe greatly
more, employedthan they have ever yet been,
.uporvi.n-doirl%4(ork which may' be adapted
to their' runic:l4Sr' power. Women could do
much- more in fa'etories than they, now de.
They could well occupy nearly all our
stores and shops. They could also do
, znueh of the writing and accountants' work,
, which is now performed - by 'Men. They
might be so'employed: as to relieve tens of
thOusands of able-bodied, men, and' ,turn
thessuut to the army. '
This change
'iCa,in the work of females
a kindness t them,the
would be soo
way of ,health,
~and of,independent feeling.
It would elevate them. And it would open
up 4 a-;greatlp;iieeded Miens of livelihood
for *1415 aid: bereaved of husbands
and fathers', by the•oalamities of war. Pa
triotism and benevolence combine in for
warding the movement.- .
conimend these thoughts to the la
dies, ilia &wen* and to all who control
pnbhe ,seutin t
iejit, and to thope who need
aid in the depeOments of business to Which
ne'have alluded.
CONGRESS.
The Chief Council of the Nation is a
body in which every citizen has the deepest
interest. It ought to be the subject of
daily prayer, while in session, and the se
lection of its members ought to be made by
>
**people, on Christian principles. It is
the duty of every freeman to vote,, and to
vote only for the able and good. A new
Congress is soon to be chosen. Already
are politicians at work to obtain or control
nominations. The Christian should, do, his
part, and do it in season. Politics are not
a thing too low and too foul for the Chris
tian to touch. If debased by the selfish
and the vile, the righteous should lay, hold
of them, and, elevate them from their
degradation, and wash them clean. "When
the righteous are in authority, the people
'rejoice." • .
But it is the existing Congress, and
especially of the session just terminated,
of which we meant to speak.
It sat upwards of seven. months, and did
a vast amount of most important busines&
Its list of members presents but few names,
in either House, which have attained to
great celebrity, but in the aggregate it com:
prised a council not inferior to any which,
for Many years, has deliberated on the,
affairs of, the - nation.. There was less of
speech-making than has been usual, and
less -of rough and unbecoming personalities.
Two or three scenes there were deserving
severe reproof, but With 'these few excep
tion& the sittings have been gentlemanly.
The amount of business done has been
unusually large, and its importa,nce cannot .
estimated: It :bears on the unity, the
peace, the prosperity, and, the fundamental
political principles of the country, for gen
erations. Principles have been agitated
and a tendency made toward their settle
ment, which are greatly to affect the land,
for weal or woe : National rights, State
rights, masters' rights, personal , rights,'
property rightsi the•, war power,. the .power
of the President, of Congress, of the
courts, hive all been diseuased; and laws
have, been passed, and acts of ,the Execu
tive been sanctione.d, suckas are new in our
Government. .
Among the important acts of the session
we may mention the' legal 'tender note
scheme, with authority l .to issue wO,-
000,000 ; the postage stamp law, for a,cir
ciliation as small change; the law giving
the public lands to actual settlers, the bill
for a • Pacific Railroad; the ,
abolition of
slavery in the District, and the prohibition
of it in the Territories ; the prohibition of
bigamy; the law confiscating the property
of rebels, and giving freedom to their
slaves;'the law' authorizing. the raising of
the army of three years ) men to 800,000;
the law ,authorizing the President to call
out 1,000,000 of , the militia for nine
months; and the' Tax bill. Most of' this
is new, and all of it is ;vastly, important
legislation;, and to accomplish it required
unusual industry. If at the next isession
the-members will labor as they 'did - at the
late session,' and at the called sessien, they
will deserve to be remembered as, the work
ing. Congress. ; ,
Several important bills were discussed,
and some of them passed by one or the
other of the Ilouses, which did not receive
final action. Among these were a Bank
bill, a Bankrupt law, the admission of :West
Virginia as a State, a bill appropriating
$200,000,000 for Border Slave Emancipa
tion, 'and a bill for the abolition of the
Franking privilege. These subjects will
all claim attention at the next session.,
It is also, worthy of note that Congress
and the President cooperated with much
harniony. Not a single veto was sent in.
It is true that one was contemplated, but
the law for whick it was intended was mod
ified by a limiting and explanatory act, and
thus made to -conform to the President's
views of the requirements of the Constitu
tion.
The appropriations of money'during the
late'session amount to about eight hundred
millions of dollars,' including upwards of
five hundred and sixty millions for the
army, and somewhat less than one hundred
millions for the navy. •
To raise this vast sum, there must be
much' industry and economy. The taxes
levied are toMeet the interest, and a small,
part of the principal. The main amount
must be furnished-in loans to the Govern
ment. This will be 'done in three 'ways
Ist, those who furnish sUpplies will take
due bills in part; 2d, those who have
money to. invest will buy United States
stocks; 3d, those_ who get more-of the . de-
Maud notes thin-they need, will put them
into interest bearing bonds. , By a judicious
reduction of expenses, God's blessing being
continued on: our industry, we may .bear
:this burden, in addition to our taxes ; with
out any real suffering, Thit, how much of
an accumulation can we bear ? If we 'are
wise, we will frown upon and repel every
man 'who would 'cause division among us,
and will put forth our power most reso
lutely, and conquer a peace.
THE PRESIDENT..
The
. high place given in Scripture to
The Ruler of the People, and the many in
junctions to honor and obey him, and to
pray for him, clearly justify us in often
speaking of the President of these United
States. Mr. LINCOLN has the hardest task
and the most important duties laid upon
him, of any man who ; has occupied the.
Presidential Chair. If he shall accomplish
his work well and thoroughly, honor pre
6ninently will be due to him, and his name
will be, had in lasting reOembrance. If he,
shall fail, still manifesting honest, ,inten
tions, it will be but the lot of, humanity ;
and he will fail, unless the Lord shall give
him Wisdom and strength beyond what is
ordinarily beitowed upon rulers. But the
Lord can guide, and we trust will guide,
this chief magistrate of a . hitherto t favgred
nation, in sueh a way as that blessings shall
be -upon tho land. ",The - king?s 'heart is in
P RESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURDA Y, JULY 26, 1862.
the bind of the Lord, as the •'Pliers of
water; he, turneth it Whithersoever he
will." , God's presideicy over nations, his
disposing of kingdoms, his calling, raising
up, casting down, making wise, and con
founding of rulers, is among the most fre
quent teachings of holy; Scripture. Well,
then may nations fear the Lord, vilicn they
provoke him to anger by their sins ; and
confidently may they pray for the'tinning
away of his wrath and for the outpouring
of blessings, when they repentand pray.
The rebellion in our land is such an one,
in many of its aspects, as had never, before I
existed. Its management is made difficult,
not only by its greatness and viralence, but / 1
by the, genius of our Goyernment 7 Leur
freedom, our personal and property rights, ;
our system of legislation,• our; • courts, the
hampered condition of Executive poWer,
our - system of State authoritY, the reeog r .',
nixed rights. of Masters to their staie:and
the rights of loyal men Who'are,dispersed,
through the secedectStates. •
The President needs the cordial support
of all the people. TO have'thia he must
adopt measures and, aim at ends which the,
people approve; ,But bow.shall he asper
tain, this ? They: cannot tell him; because
they do not agree:- • Listento the , thingies-
Sional speeches; note :the votes '
great
. questions, read . the public journal's ;,
compare: the resolutions, of, great pelitical
meetings. - Hear_ the Tadicals, and the'
" - Union •. as it 'was " men; and :the, border'
State men. See the differeiieeS
Generals, as' to, the proper mode of carrying
~.the. : war... What. ,, a variety, ,confusion„
yea, opposition •Ofidea§ i : Nowi if the Pres
dent were an antocrat,:,:he', 'Might bring
things to order, but as the ruler of a free :
peoPle, whit shall
dom to conciliate and, unite - the people,, ;
well ,as• • •to direct their armies. And:thati
wisdom 'can come only'from
Daily ? nnivers'al, effectual :and ferirent,
prayeT,, beComes us ~Let every man and
woman, in the. closet ; - and .•revery par
eat, in his family; and every sinister , of
Jesus - in the churches, pray Tor the PreSi.:
dent, of these United States. The Lord bleis
him give him wfsdOm make him, faithful,
make him a blessing ; ;. that , the rebellion•
may be Suppressed, and rightoousnets be
established, and the land have pace. •
Biblical
.Repertory.--Pke July numb,or, o
this valued journal, is on our:table. CON
TENTB,-1: HiekolF's Philosophy; 11. Vin
dieations of Iliokok's Philosophy, 111
Auiustine; IV Diversiy of Species in
theHutoan Rage, V. The General Assem
bly; VI. Slavery and the Slave,. Trade.
Short , blotices. '
The first and second articles will,' by
many, be considered dry reading It is,
hoWever, the duty, of our
. Quarterlies to
note dangerous errors, and lift up a
,stand
ard against them. , Most readers may pasS°
such articleslT. The Repertpq is l a bold
and able defender of the faiih. It shrinks
not fromlany task,which errorists may,hn.
po'se. Our. Church needs the work, and
should 'sustain it' well. 'And , happily, in
this number, as in' every other, it presents
to the general reader, matter which can
abundantly compensate him for his money
and his time.
EASTERN SMMLRY:
BOSTON AND NEW:ENGLAND.
THE ANNUAI; COMMENVEMENy ofliar
'yard College took place on Wednesday of
last week, and a class of ninety graduated. ,
'Of one hundred and twenty-nine candi
dates for admission to the Freshmen Class'
examined on Monday and Tuesday, all but
sixteen were adMitted. TwentY-Sii. Candi
dates were from the Boston Latin School.
The college mortuary list for the year, num
bers forty-eight. The only degree 4 con
ferred at Cominencement were
John Stuart Mills , of England , and Rev. ,
Robert J. Breckinridge, of,,Kentucky.
THn following 'is 'an attract' front the
Nairative on the State 'of' Religion 'in the
, .
churches of. Massachusetts, ,presented at
the late meeting of the General Associa
tion : ' •
" Revivals—some of them of "rnarked
and unusual interest---haire been enjoyed
in quite a number'' of the: churches,'espe-
I
ciallY in some of those under- the pastoral
cafe of, members of the Andover, Berk
shire, Brewster, Elamtishire; Mendon; Nor
folk, Plymouth, 'Sfiffolk South, • Vineyard
Sonnd, and 'Woburn Associations while
there have been 'some cases of.individUal,
hope 'in almost all. The* in connexion
with the fact stated in.'ilmost all the re
ports, that there has heei'little or no fall. :
ng off in our • strictly religions 'charities,
notwithstanding the severity of the times,
And . the large gifts flowing through 'Se
many side rivulets fibril all our dwellings,
into the great iltream'of patriotic ','sacrifice
it seems to your Committee, deMaidctipe
dal, humble gratitude to God."
NEW-YOB - A%
TR! MosrEv MARKET pis again easier,
and has settled down with an ample supply.
The rates for call loans are "5 to 6, per 'cent: -
Business paper of high grade'is veryscarce.
The' banks are lamenting the scarcity of
good paper. The commission brokers quote ,
4f to ;5 per cent.• for 60-dity, double-named
paper,' 5 to 5f for 4 to 6 months, and single
names ditto 5 to 6 per cent.; second'-elass 7
to 10 •Per cent. •The average of bank loans `
for last week is; $143,000,000, a decrease of
$646,000.= The deposits show am insignifi- .
cant increase, but amount to $127,500 r 000.
The specie , in bank hasincreased $300;0'00-,
being $32,000,000, notwithstanding the
' continued heavy exports. The shipments
last week amounted to $2,425,000, making/
since January $33,000,000. The' high
Tremium'lsn goidis bringing it frdely 'eout,
of its hoarding=places and making fit use
ful, for the small supply front California is:
of itself utterly inadequate•te-the demand.-
The fluctuation in the premium on gold4s ,
considerable. Last week: it rose to 177 per
cent., declined 'to 141-, on Satvirday, - but
rose on Monday again to 16fovhile double
eagles command a still higher pretnium.”.
Bueinessis very much contracted in Wall
Street,: and is likely to remain so until after
the heats of the Summer. Capitalists are
disposed :to be idle,, and =not tot :venture
;their funds in doubtful ways. Mayan far
ME
more stringent to whom they make ad
vat:ices. That the gold obtained for
,ship
rnent comes out of +ratite hoards is ;-clear,
for the' banks add to their supply, and have
a very large amount not to be diminished,
and California sends only about $300,000
per week—the shipments being eight or
nine' times as much. The speculation in
gold has the effect, therefore, of bringing
out,a,supply from independent sources, at
the . expense of those who remit gold abroad. ,
The imports just on the"eve of the new
tariff* are large, and `the entries hrought a
million' and a quarter, dollars into the treas
ury last week for duties: The dry goods
imports are only one-fourth of the imports
for the -week. - The general merchandise
imported is chiefly of teas, sugars, etc., for
which ; , specie has to -be remitted. ..Dry,
goods no longer require specie remittances,
for our exports to Vaigland more than
am'ountlto -*b at conies from her of her own
products. The imports Since:, January , 1
amount td 1f.89,206,08, and 'exports of pro
duce to' $66;213,482, and exports;of specie
to 03,025,190.
THE EXPORTS Of breadstuff& from-New-
York, ,for = Europe, during the last week,
were 890,894 bushels of grain , arid{ 89;197
barrels,of flour—being ,the largest:shipment
of flor:ever,• made, to,Berope frowthis port,
in one week. Provisions, in extraordinary
large quantities, are also,goitig forward./
tnE yv - Ait against the u abuses oethe Sal'-':
bath in this city goes on steadily and. pros
perously. The Police ,authorities seem true
to . their pledge, and in spite of the , unfaith-'
initieSs of some of the Judges and JustiCes,,
leave but,little,scopO to, the Sunday dram:
. .‘
~
shops and theatres. The City,
Judge has
overdone ; the v 'business ,of beffiending the
liquor and• lager tra'ffic , "so tliat even the
counsel of the' liquor dialara cendedes' that
his decisionS, have nO moral 4oight, and,
arc rather,aa l injury than other, ise ,to,,t the.
had;cause he hlsreSpoused.. Tere are,,,in-
Ji l l
tin-1141°ns that' • the expounders'of "13eve-'
racrei" : Will be` itti eiCheene 't 'Winter '
Perhaps others who are-Playi g a deePer
game:than JudgeAVlcCurin has t the ability
to -play, •may , share this fate. , ' , j t., ~- , , , ~,,
RoiiEurC'..4..arkit, & ,BROTH ns have in
preparation,,resper, by ,M,ada e, de Gasps:;
rim, 'author; of the "Near a d' Heavenly
Horifons.": Translated: by Miry L.3300th;
the translator of COMA Ga'Ailitriiii's" " ll
' f Great P
rising o aPeople," eI , . c.
CRn s Sonfis NEß, 'h as just published'
"America befere Europe. Principles and
Interests. , EY Count Ag4por. de Gaspariu.''
This is another noble contribution in de
fenee of our q (merriment, thy the,,able,au
thor of,",Tho Uprising of a! Great:People;"
'one of the truest friends' of the United
States in-Lurope,-,A full -notice of this
valuable Will' liinbly,:Workir.7will)be' ,given
next week. . 4 .., „ ~ „
T#E AyEbrui Presbyterian
Church of -this city hasinvited-its pastor,
the Aerr. Dr. Parker, to* take a strip to`tn
rope, and. has generously supplied him with
the means of doing so.
PHILADELPHIA
TIM LAST' QUARTERLY STATEMENV Of
-
the; 'Superintendenti of tle Girard: estate
shows receipts to the aniountof $120,929,=
39; expenditures' . amounting to $88,1.88.-
61. The-• cost of maintaining Girard Col
lege for the past three 'months amounted to
$17;238.* .
MR. JEFFERSON GAUNTT, of Ilalederr,
New Jersey, is the owner of an original
copy of Dr. Franklin's "'Poor Richard Al
maim," which' was bought, of Dr. Frank
lin himself,, by Mr: aaliptes grandfather,
at Franklin's , printing-office: in Philadel
phia,'
on the `ftrat day of January, 1753.
It is consequently one hundred, and 'nine
years old. It has been preserved in the
family up to the present time,:
The following advertisement 'appears in
the bank part of the book (the` pages are, not
numbered,) of 7thethen recent invention of
lightning rods.:,
.71 - oxo to scure houses,' &c., front lighbiin'g:
It ; 4q,s pleased God; in his Goodness to
Mankind at length to discover to•-them
the Means of securing their Habitation's .
and other tuildings from Mischief ,by
Thunder and Lightning. The method. is
this
Provide a small Iron Rod (it may be
made of the Rod-iron used by the Nailers,)
but of such a leligth, that one End being
three or four Pe,et, in the moist Ground, the
other may be six or :eight Peet abantthe,
highest part of the : Burlding To' 'the
upper End of the Rodlaiten abou, .
ea foot
of BrassWire,lbe size ofi commonlinie
ting-ndedle, Sharpened to a Tine pOint,j' the
•Rod'may be se,eured.‘fo ll
the . ouse bya .few
small staples. If the House or barn be
long, there - may be a,'Rod and Point'at each
End, and 'a middling Wire dieing the Ridge
froth on t eto the ether. A. House `thus
nislied will not be' deMaged by Lightning,
it being"attradted by the Points, and pass
ing thro' the Metal into the Ground with
out hurting Arty. Vessels t hey:
iniceharp-pointed Rod fixed',en the top of
their - Masts, With a:Wire from the Fdot of
the Red , reachiriv i doiVn, round one. of the
Shrouds, to the' noebe hUrt by
Lightuipg.
HENRY S. , TARB,, the well-known,
proprietor of the Marble 'Yard; on - Green.
Street, - above Seventh, has 'volunteered,.
upon application at his office, to supply;
free actrge a .suitable marble stone, ,to
mark the ,Keating-place9ft every soldier ,dy-'
ing iii titeJtospitals of. this •city. The stones
will ;have intcribed . upon'theni the name of
the deceased, his native place, and the'
compan,y,and regiment to which.he belong
-ed.:, .A.s ;the .applications -for 'these stones
are likely to be numerous, the 'generosity
'of itiirlirair deserves 'the higliest'ionniien 7
datiens, and we are 'sure it will receive the
thinks of hundreds in the fuiure who but'
for_this gratuitous, act of ourfelloW-citizen,
might hereafter seek •in vain the. graves of
their kindred who'are dying in 'the cause of
our' country_
ECCLESIASTICAL
Mr: D. , Mrr,LER, .ordaine& and
stalled pastor of the-ehureh of - Bethesda;
June .18th, by the , Presbytery , ;of ,New
Lisbon; and arrangementstalso made-l'or
his installation as pastor .nf the,. church
of.allianeer , Ohio.. 0: I:r= .1-
111
By- God's good providence I was both
under the Government of the United
States. Under the flag which floats over
its Capitol, I have always lived. Of my
own free choice I expect live and die
ender its noble ConstitutioT. I have never
thought of a better, nor desired a different
form of fundamental law. '
I religioully believe, and I have uni
formly held and taught, that civil govern
ment is the ordinance of God. I believe
the Government of the 'United States is
the ordinance of. God to irie,,and to my chil-
Zren, as it , was to my parents before me.
When any, man is chosen 'our Chief Magis
trate, I accept him as the Minister of God
to me in civil affairs. I regard it as, my
solemn duty and my high privilege to Sus-
Asir' this Government; and against any and .
every attempt to destroy it, I intend to
sustain it, in word and 'deed, by, precept
and "example, with. my
,prayers, with the
little worldly goodai possess, and, if called
thereto, with my life. ..1 would Jcit?e, live
ander. it, if I could' not heartily do, these
things. I have often spoken and written
for it, lnit never againSt it. Fer better and
for worse I own nuother •Government,than
'that under which I now enjoy all my tem
poral blessings. I have long ago written,
and maintain,
that , tre is no.pro
vision in our Form, of Government for Se
cession; and,that Secession is revolution.
IMIIIIM
For the Presbyterian Banner.
A Card.
Of these things I have so long and famil
iarly spoken, both
,publicly and. privately,
and they have for ninny years entered so
Tully into' the Very' elements of my princi
ples; that I" waS'surprised' when I was told
that any one thought it would be, propir
that i I should avow' them:any Mere pub
licly thin' I had . alreddy done, in order to
pr-event a misunderstanding of my'true pd- ;
.Wiu. S. PLTTMER.
Allegheny, Pa., July 22, 3,862.
toeunients not =before Published, Ribitinelo ,
the , Central Presbyterian Church, Kikgkeny
The following documents' have been
communicated from a responsible source,
with a request that, they shall be given to
the public. • •
.1• t •
P4ssed, 4 b . y . the ,Congregation on.the.l3th
of May Jest: • t •
Resolved,' ,Ist.; That the, Confession •.of
Faith and ~ the Directory-for Worship found
in.; the • 'Standards of • the ' Presbyterian
in,the, United States of America;
and
,fairly , , : drawn: from the teachings 'of
Word , are Cleary an& hilly, sufficient
for the 7 guidanCe Hof -_this church arid con
gregation irothe difficulties that now exist
-or in any. that may, lereafter . arise in, our
publio affairs.
Resolved, .2d: That thereis,no cause for
disturbing the pastoral 'relation. in this con
'gregation: G,• , ,
NO. 11. , .t
Passed on -the 18th -of;lune last. - The
congregation of the Central , 'Presbyterian,
Church ..in Allegheny,,,assenibled,inf•refer
,enee to an adjustment, of the , difficulties
coritemplated in. , the, recent= action of, the
Preshytery•_of Allegheny,. City, 'do express'
our views as' follows : z
Reso , Ist That 'we reaffirm our ad
herenee ~to. the Presbyterian Church, and
ratreentire.satisfaction withrita basis•of doe
trine,and 'its Standardslof government and
IKorship
Resolved, 2d. That we feel a devoted at
tachnient:"to` our pastor; that we take .
pleasure in assuring , hin of cur confidence ,
in,hin as a man, a Christian and, a minis
ter; ,and that we, regard arty rumors calcu
lated-to impair confidence .in him as unjusti
fiable•and:without foundation.
Resolvd,•Bd. That :our, pastor, as the
leader of the devotions of the sanctuary ; in..
having diligently besought the Afavor and:
blessing of God, upon our country, fits'
Chief. Magistrate, , his counsellors, our Sen-,
ators and all our rulers, haw met . the spirit
of the. Scriptural .requirements,. and ex
pressed comprehensively , the-, wants of a.
Christian and. patriotic people; and that,
to the best of out...judgment this church ,
and, congregation ,Ull der our :pasior's•direo.4
tion have in all goodconsdience uniformly
complied -with, the principles :laid dciwirin
the action of the General .Assembly
1.861.,. when that ,be.dy, called upon • minis
Mrs and, people -humbly , to .confess and .:be'
our national•sins; to offerithanks to
the Father-of Light-forhis abundant; and
undeservedgoodness. toward , us as a'nation;
to seek, his guidance and..l3lessing upon our
- rulers and their cOunsels; and to implore
him in. the L name, of Jesus Christ, the great
High: Priest of tke Christian profession, to
- turn aw.a3rjlais,anger,•from ,
us and speedily:
restore to us the blessings of an honorable
peace. 1:
• : Resolved, 4th. That :we earnestly desire
to Jive' peaceably withrtill. men, and esp4v
eially „to tJeS :unity. of the 0 hrim>
tiau brotherhood.,:zZo'. this..end ar&
willing, to do anything that is just and ,
practicable to promotethe harmony of•the .
whole congregation,. -So far from wishieg
, to withdraw ; _our,esteem..an'd friepdship from •
those brpthrerk3vhO i ,lately memorialised the
Presbytery, we asaure., them; of • otirlelloW.-
ship and of ,the , fulLisnjoymept
rights and privileges, , it they shall; remain ,
with us and : heartily endeavor to: keepithe
unity ; of the spirit in the' bond!of,:peacez•
But if they judge it most!for the glory of
God And their • own c' spiritual ..cernfortN to
leave us, and to unite in , another,organiza.
tion, we, pledge to them as . a congregation
our hearty •good .and .our., fraternal,
assistance- in_ any enterprise looking to Abe
spread of tbe•Gospel, abd the, extension .of
the Bresbyterian Church. .; ' •
Resolved,. sth. That a committee consist-.
ing of five, persons [afterwardd enlarged•to
eleven] be appointed to , meet. the :commit
tee sent by Ale Rresbytery to visit this
church and congregation ; and. that thesaid
committee. , are :hereby authorized . to act
definitively in the . premises in all,matters for
the pacification adjustment of the
business :: in hand, instructed only by the
lOtez- and if Pir4 of, this . series ~of resolu
tionl ;44d. if in anything said. committee
, shoul4l.lzoe, in : doubt, , they, are requested to:
loongregational meeting for :further
.
: NO 111.
- the! 8d day. of July,'the. foregoing
Committee .preented to the 'Committee of
Presbytery, , the following.paper, Which-was
agreed to by all, coneerned , :l .
,The: Committee appointed -by the % ooh- 1 ;
gregationtri , of S 3. the i!Central .:Presbytarian
chureh r Allegbeny, , being; both for
selves atiorfor those. 'whom they.. represient,.
dealt:oils. of remOvingievery occasion !ofonfi.;
kindness of feeling, of spe.6ll, ors of;tonz
• duct, and. bf enjoying in..:quietnais -the
ordinances• of, religion and .the ministry of
. our own• choice, submit' thy-following •state
' ment to tire Committee oftPmbytery, and
through it:to:the memorialists, and..to
Presbytery itself: • I:, • ••
• Those whom .we • representy:constitating
a clear majority of the votersin.the congre
, gation and "having. an undoubted legal claim
toy - the:*ell-aseerteinedfiig4tkof sneh;n3aL
=BIM
jorities, do nevertheless make the follow: iig
proposals :,‘;
L We will l retain the name and organi
zation of the Centyal Presbyterian Chun-1,,
Allegheny, with its present pastoral rela
tions.
11. We will retain the-charter and par
petuate the succession of the congregat
of the Central Presbyterian Church, Alle
gheny.
111. We will retain the house of worship
finished and dedicated * last November, if
left by the memorialists in the undisputed
postession 'thereof, on . the following condi
tidns i ,
That the five Trustees, who are Me
morialists, shall, at once, as, 80011. as this
matter Is settled by Presbytery, unite with
the other Trustees in calling a 'Congrega
tional meeting for the sole purpose of 'en
abling said Memorialists to 'resign 'to the
congregation their trusteeships, and to
elect in their places five others concurring
with Usin our views. The former Trustees
Shall then deliver over to the' Board of
Trustees thus completed by a new election,
and rit in authority I:iy. the congregation,
the . charter - and all the books, papers and
evidences Of property in possessitin of said
Board or any-of its officers and pertaining
to - said congregation, except such as shall
be hereafter named.
2. That said Memorialists do jointly and
severally relinquish all ,claim and pretence
of claim, ;legal and moral, to the whole
property now held by , the Central church,
at the corner of Anderson and Leacciplc
streets, and every part thereof, upon our
securing, to be paid to them the sum of
forty-nine hundred and twenty-nine: , dollars
in current funds of Pennsylvania, in four
equal' payments , at four, six, nine and twelve
months from the day on which this adjust
ment 'shall be confirmed by Presbytery and
apprOved by the Memorialists, deducting
from the whole amount a sum equal to the
sum of the pew-rents of the Memerialists
for the ',present quarter. All unpaid and
mil:natured notes executed . by the Memori
alists' or persons acting with them, and held
by'the present treasurer of the congrega
tion, shall be retained by said treasurer
and disposed;of by theMembrialists.
it is also understoid thai'any' advance of
. _
paythent- offered by Ili' Anil he received
with the 'usual discount, of six per cent:
•
per •
It is also expected: that the Elder, who
is a memorialist, shall unite in holding a
regular - meeting of 'Session for the purpose
of receiving .any new members whose cer
tificates Shall have already}been handed in,
and granting dismissions to any'wbo may
duly apply for them *Son or by writ
ing, either for the pUrpose of joining other
existineehurches or of uniting in forming
alnewl chiirch in this city.
'tinder: this agreement, the stipulated
amount ink paid: to the -memorialists, on
the 21st-inst.
A FEW PLACES
[EXTRACTS FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.]
,
I was much 'pleased with` Innsbruck, and
was quite amused aether costurnes of the,
Tyrolese mountaineers, who crone down
the Capital on Sainiday to:Sell and buy, and
Who strolledthrougli the e'ity on the Sabbath,
evidently enjoying' it as 'a holiday. The
Women (or at least Many orthem,) not only,
Wear hats, but hats Of the oddest and moat'
varied Shapes iinagiable. ' , lndeed all over
German the pe,asantlleadress is strange,
and very' varied. Ak to the dresses of the.
Tyrolese, and of thelaeasatit German women
generally, t may say that they are quite
unstylish,' according to En i glish and trench
taste ;.• though at the same time they give
to the, Wearers a pleasant air of comfort,
simplicity 'and
Qn Monday, (the 2d inst.,) I went from
Innsbruck to Munich; . On the way, I fell
in with two `Virginians, who have heen
studying at Berlin. - They were verY,ge
tlernablyand agreeable, but oh, how bitter •
were their feelings toward the - Nerth
They 'hooted at the' fdea . of the Southern,
States ever 'agreeing - to' be in a`COnfedera.ey
with the Yankees. ; 'They said they were:
strong'Union men until . the North refused
td accept the Virginia propositions, as the
basis of compromise:' Then, they said, the
only resort 'for the 'inaintainance of their
political and socia,l rights was
I them'.know that I approved of the'
course Of the Federal 'Government in the
war,' thorigh i l., kept'cool aad'avoiaed. an un
pleasant discussion. 4side from politics,`
r was' much pleasedftith: these 'Southern
students. -" ' '
spent' but . a day at 'Munich. This ill! a
beautiful y city, but is said te be eehegtli.ir
in Summer and early Fall,•oWing to ythe
stagnantirater of the, g oeuntry arntind i .
galleti4 l paintin gs ',are very fine,
ahipli•rep# a visit. The Church of goi .
Bonifaoe is large arid highly . iirnamoniCk
It is - Skid . * some to be The most beautiful _
oh ' uroirin Geri any. • ' • 7q
• 'Ow Wiednesday, I Paid a visit to Angit
burg, *Well is but short
Muniali. 4 In the•everiiii'Vrode -to a place'
called `' Donanwiirth } On .the river Dannhe,,
whirig,the following eitoiniiig; I took:*
regtillk Sat for RegeilsiOtiit. was *Midi'
pleailid 'with the scenery along the
Farthe't iloWn than Went,'lt is said to 14
tar Meriv interesting:" regird `the*
Dadubis' scenery to' be 'superior -I.e that of
" . '
"Zittigeriibitrg
kiiiivi;'famOus as "the seat cif 'the' : Imp erial
Diet, !from 1663 to 1806.. " The :itatliatis
.
(or Odurt.house;) interested me very muc h.
siiiilhere the Hall in which the Diet
held ) its meetings ; sat in' the .chair:
whieh . Charlei V. andottier • Emperbis sat
while . presiding ,•' was shown the old jienoh
eslii4bich the members used to sit; *Uhl
say appeared"nie more
uncom
fortable than any Il tq lave a
back-Woods country- ''and,
(perhaps lam - laying 'Upon:august person
ages a very grievous and unjust imputation,).
judging from the present, condition of these
same benches, I am disposed to think their
grave and digriihid . eps i nts were quite
equal to our .4.meriela.co mi llege-boys in the
art of whittling
Aftei visiting the Diet chamber, and
other rooms above containing many inter
esting:mementoes -of former days,:: I.'pro
ceeded with 'my guide :to the .examination
'of - the dingeons 'and torture .ehainber un
derneitthi
. often read of the-.dark;. gloomy
dungethireof the Old 'WOrldi; ?arid' of the
dreadful tortures to which4eal orauspected
crimins..were subjecteitilnitl,never Teal-
ized these things as I did when=by the light
of it candle in a glasso laothern; I followed
th e . s t e p s of the keeper.oftbe place through
these dark, chilly'and horrible rooms• and
cells. In one Ofrthe.., dtingebus. I noticed
an iron-grating in. the:floor. . Through this
the guide, threw alighted paper xvhiehpitv
its descent, revealed to , me a dungeon; even
more repulsive than .those: above. • could
not but shudder when I: thought of human
beings. consigned to such :horriblellaces. of
abbdea.. 'Adjoining the' : dungeons, 'on, the
same, subterrunean .floor, 'I was shown , the
rooms. , ,in which; triminals. , were'txabined.
and+ subjected 140.1;torttires fteelicitteonfes
sion of guilt. The judge sat outside el
the 'Criminal's room in "a narrow court,
and examined' the prisoners through an
iron grating. The instruments of tortur e
are still to be seen as they were last use d
in 1784. After examining these horribl e
machines, one can imagine the dreadful suf_
ferings undergone in past ages, not only b y
criminals, but by holy men of God.
,On. Saturday, went by rail to Nnrem.,
burg, where I spent the Sabbath. Was
more interested in this city, than in any I
had yet visited in Germany, mainly be
cause it, more than perhaps any other, pre.
serves 'the architectural style of the mid
dle ages. Such a collection of buildings,
with narrow, high-peaked gables, I never
saw, nor 'dreamed of.' There is but a very
small—number of houses to be seen which
are built in the modern style.
On Sabbath morning, I attended service
in what is 'Called the . , Lorenzer Birch e th e
principal Lutheian church in thrilty,
This church is of vast size and impdii
appearance, and notedor its elaborate
finish and its fine 'paintings and statues.
And, alas,l am, obliged to say that it so
nearly resembles ; Romish athedral, that
most persons,' not otherwise informed,
would, on a superficial view, take it for
granted they were in one. There are the
statues;and paintings of the 'Apostles, and of
holy men, ,since their time; there is the
familiar crucifixes ; in marble, in bronze,
and on canvass; there is the Virgin
and Child, in bas-relief, and otherwise rep
resented. -, Theie'is' übeautiful altar-piece,
with the Crucifix in-front and burning can
dles on either side. glad, however, I
can say that, with a single exception, ev
erything connected , with , the service was
free, from all. Popish resemblances : and the
preaching , was - ,_ , so far. as I could judge,
evangelical, simple antf 'earnest. The ex
ception,. just. alludedlo, was in the act of
pronouncing the'benediction and dismissing
the congregation:, =;This was done not 'in
the pulpit,,,but. - .at the altar -and consisted
in the-intoning -of certain lormulas and of
enunciation-of thebenediction, the minis
ter meanwhile 'changing his position sev
eral times, having his'.face at Oile tinie to
ward;the, congregation, and at another
fronting the Crucifix. - This closing cere
mony seemed 'Co me_td savor entirely too
much. of Ronianism. As - to the crucifixes,
candles, &c., the 'Lutherans maintain they
-are f .justifiable; as emblems'and suggestions
to the mind of important. religious. truths.
And they ignore all thought.of regarding
with, anything „like adoration, the' images
of the :Virgin' and 'of :the saints,- they keep
in their churches. -But .is it , not true
that intelligent Roman Catholics will say
the, same, or- nearly, the same, in regard to
these very things, in their own churches?
I am . satisfied,' that ibnt few, .if any, of
even the higher. ,Church- Lutherans view'
them as do the ignorant manses in the Ro
mish, Church; but the tendency of these
symbols - t aut' images is; to say. the least,
very dangerous. s , •
Ort,Tuesday,,l reached COblentz,-taking
a Rhine steamboat at Mayence, for =Ems.
~ 'I was ruuchpleased withthe scenery of the
Rhine ' but it fell far short ofmy expecta
tions., In manyrespeetri, that of our Hudson ,
greatly surpasses it., There is- no part of
the Rhine that equals ins -sublimity, and
varied beauty, that portion of the Hudson
which 'risme near the'Catskill Mountains.
On the Rhine, you see on either side high
hills, but you have no picturesque moun
tain scenery sucluras-we haie, on even our
little Juniata. The ".Seven Mountains,"
near. Boras, scarcely afford. an exception to.
this. Were it not for the old castles and
other rnimi,' , eri&itheiCbeentifnl. villas , of
modern, date which Continually appear on
either ;side,.)of the Rhine, and.which are
extremely. .i attractirva :mould pronounce
the. Rhine'. far'..lessAntereatiog than even
the 'Ohio:. About :coblentz, however, the
scenery is romantic , iand strikingly beauti
fuj,:independent of•ancient ruins and mod
em !embellishmen is. • !
.0n Wednesday ' , reached Ems, with the
appearance and arrangements fon_comfort
of which, I was. delighted . . Thence 1: pro-
seeded-to Ostend, my present locality: •
The President and the Border -States,
* * Shortly: before the adjournment of Congress,.
the . • President I invited the Representatives and
Senatortiftwu the Border States to a conference
on ptilfitS aulirs, and especially on Emancipa
titi•.oo.llLiNiiew he 'had put in writing;. After
the readung t sl his paper, and' some eiimisst non
versuPl4:sithey retired, and responded in writing.
His dc.sa•e'was that they should • recommend to
. ,
their States the speedy passage of laws providing
for the t,raiuemancipation t il emancipation of the slnves. He
elosva ilia paper in these words:
dttnitnantoonntry is it; great nsril, demand
ing the loftiest views and boldest student to bring
a speedy relief. Once relieved, its form of Gov
ernment is saved to the world,itsbel,ved history
and ekerished memories ,are vindicated, and its:
happy future fully assnred, and rendered incon
ceivably grand. To you more than to any others,
the privilege is given to assure that happiness
and swell that grandeue;and to link your own
names therewith forever.
The replies are patriotic. Thelzhajerity dis
sent, partially, from the President eßinancipa
tlontpoliei; but they assure him tliat they " are
ready for renewed efforts, and even greater sacri
flotie;•;yea, any sicrifice- to rave; the country."
They affirnii.hat they "ivill'never consent, in
any' Wer'ent4 i4'finite with -tie Soinithern Confede
raay i" if Congress will Perform. its "duty, they
will urge their Statet9ix - ia . Pi;OPle to take the prop-'
osition:into careful consideration. The:Signa
tures include Criitelliin, Davis and Wickliffe, of
Kentucky; Wilson,, Carlisle, PheApa,
_Thomas,
and others tier other States. Th e minority as
sent corditliii tO the Presideni'siltropOsition.
Gen. Pope and Ohl Army Orders
With . Gen. Pope's address, on assuming com
mand of the army of Virginia, we were not much
pleased.
,ilis,9piers Nos. 5,6, and 7, are ad
mirable. „Thear,kook like infusing vigor into the
war. Thitpfirpcse of bottling the inhabitants of
the.,couptry, in the rear of the army, responsible,
is !mist, just. If the, army shall. , regsrd their
persons and houses , as sacred, they are boundin all
righteousness to keep the peace, and do no injury.
The substance of _these orders is as follows :
General Order No. 5 directs that, as flas
16
practicable, thestroops of his command wile-
sist upon,the . country in which their opera - uns
are carried on—supplies being taken by the offi
ces to ' whase' department they properly belong,
under tlie forders of the . commanding officer of
the troops for whose use they are intended, and
proper vouchers being given to the owners, pay
able at the, conclusion of the war, upon sufficient
evidence being given that such owners have been
loyal (aliens of. the 'United States since the date
of the vouchers: General Order No. 8 directs
that hereafter all movements of cavalry shall be
made ; without supplypr, baggage trains, unless
.80 stated specially in the order for the move
r/tient. ' Two days' cooked rations will lie carried
on . ..the 'persona of the men, and all -neighbor
hoods. will be laid.nnder contributiomin the man
. nei ,speciftedi in the preceding orderi General
Order No. ,Tie,dimeted epecially to the people of
• the ..Earieendhoh:Valley and other regions where
thecarmy they ()Petite. It warns them against
meddling With the 'railroad or telegraph lines, or
guerilla depredations, or the murder of strag
gling soldiers, or any. other lawless proceedings,
. and enumerates the punishments which they
may expect, Se:* fear of which will probably be
sufficient to prevent a repetition of the flamer
lons outrages-which haveheretofore been sub
t mitted to. ' -