G resbßierian Namur. - ITTSBUIRII, SATURDAY, lIJGIIST 9,186 t. 'Thanks.—The undersigned feels con , strained to return thanks to the Hon. ROB satz MoKNiewr, for the prompt and able manner in which he gave his aid at the General Po3t Office Department in Wash ington, recently, when application was made with success, to have a fair construc tion of the Postage law restored, by which the Minutes of the General Assembly are charged periodical instead of book post age-6 cents, instead of 13, pre-paid. ALEX. T. MaGILL, Stated Clerk General Assembly. Board of Publication,—By request we make the following announcement : The Committee appointed by the last General Assembly to examine, the affairs of the Board ofPublication, will convene at the Booms, 821 Chestnut. Street Phila delphia, on , Tuesday, 16th of i September, at 10 o'clock A. .M. "-All persons shall have full opportuni ty,.'either in,person or by writing, to pre sent to the Committee any objections or doubts tbey may' entertain in regard to the plans and operations of the Board." Byorder of the General Assembly. CHARLES C. BEATTY, Ch'n. EXPENSIVE CIURITY. Mutual Aid.• Associations might be so managed, and perhaps sometimes are, on' a' small 'Seale, as to be a great benefit. Of ten, •if not ordinarily, however, they, are exceedingly expensive. The following sta tistiesiwe derive from the Secretary's re port" read 'at the annual session of the Grand'Lodge of the Odd Fellows of Penn sylvania "Gontributing Members, 38,564; Am't of Receipts, $206,522.54; No. of Broth ers relieved, 5,078 No. of Widowed Fam- Hies Relieved, 441 ; No, -of Brothers Bur ied, 325; Amount paid for Relief of Bro thers, $32,988.65; Amount paid for Relief of Widowed Families, $7,694.38; Amount paid ,for. Burial of Dead, 819,349.75 ; Amount paid for Education of Orphans $272.40,; Total Amount paid for Relief, $110,305.17. 1 " Here is a large statement of good'deeds, butte% a large cost. The Society's actual remeipts from its members was $206,522.- 24 ; out of this it paid for Relief, $llO,- 305.17; thus showing an expenditure of $56,217.07, for- halls, regalia, and other thigs connected with the keeping up of the' Society ; that is, out of every dollar contributed, 54 cents nearly is expended in benevolence, and over 46 cents in keeping up the machinery. .NEW PRESBYTERIAN PAPER. In another column we give the Prospec tus of the Presbyterian Guardian, to be pub lished at Louisville, Ky., ,by Rev. GEO. FRASER. We have no personal acquaint ance with Mr. FRASER, but we know well_ some of the gentlemen who endorse hini, and hence we welcome him as .a eolaborer in maintaining truth and righteousness, and in spreading abroad knowledge. The principles set forth in the Prospec tus, and 'the purpose which is declared, meet our .hearty approbation. Kentucky, needs a sound Presbyterian journal. The True Presbyterian is an utter misnomer. It meets the wants of no Christian Church. On professed 'principle, it leaves Christian families uninformed on subjects of vital in terest. All families need to know much of th& affairs 'of civil government, much of tiki transactions of social life, much of Art;Literature, and Science—much of all these which they should have through a re ligious, channel, and imbued and associated with:a Bible spirit and Christian tidings. Such information so furnished, is promised in titelorthcoming weekly journal. It' is understood that'Rev. Drs. BREWS.- INRIDGE, HUMPHREYS GREEN, and oth ers,.will be occasional/contributors to. the Guardian. We hende expect some able dissertations on subjects of living interest, giving value to this new applicant for pub lie favor. `REV. m;isas. HOYT, AND BROOKS. We mentioned last week, the reported arrest of lien, two Presbyterian clergymen, the former of Louisville and the latter of St. `Lois. The Ppeskiter, which is in a position favorable to a knowledge of the facts the case, thus speaks OU Saturday last, by order of Col. BUR BANK., there was an arrest at the Hamilton and :Dayton Depot, in this city, of Rev. JAMES H. BROOKS, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of St. Louis, and Rev. Dicatas,A. HOYT, pastor of the First Pres toyteriari, church of Louisville. They were placed in: military custody, at Newport Bar- ; racks. They, had been. spending some time atiDltr, VALLANDIGHAkes, in Dayton, and at Judge CLARK'S, at JUNES' Station, near Hamilton. Their trunks and persons have been ex rained, and,what has been found unfavorable , to their loyalty, or implying aurthing,like treason against the Govern ment, we are not able to learn. 1 4 4 Qf Mr. Horr we know nothing, except what was ,disclose 4 in his late,dontroversy with Pr. 13REOKthRIDGE. As to Mr. BROOKS, we presume he has Southern sym pathies, as the result`of birth and educa tion,but he is not an : advocate of Secession. Huss taken the oath, of allegiance, and• no min who knows him wonhl, believe that he would violate his obligation. We do not know any thing of the reasons of Ms arrest, hilt we will venture that, when his ease is sifted, it viii be found that he has been ~untlty only of indiscretion, and that he will be as able to - see it as any one, and as iioynpt to,:avoid . its repetition as could be desire* The authorities do well to take into .oustody any minister whose coupe as, such as to weaken the cause of the gnion." Wer i add our, approbation of the last re mark of the Presbyter. - A clergyman, be yond all other men, should be free from .any just charge of a course of conduct, or ,of the utterance of language, tending to the injury of his country. Ministers are non oombatanti. They depend, upon the law f or: , tooten ; soli:they shotld uphold the Ihe'ititik d inistiators ofTaw, that 113,,, the 4:l4Ornment tha THE IRISH PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS SEMBLY. With this ecclesiastical body the Presby terian Churches of this country are closely 'connected. The Presbyterian Church of the United 'States was founded in good part by ministers and people from Ireland, the Scotch-Irish, who came, hither from Scot land through the Synod of Ulster. And up to the present time some of our most excellent men look to Ireland as the place of their nativity. Irish ministers visiting this country have been welcomed to our firesides and our pulpits. And when our ministers have visited Europe, the Irish Presbyterian Church shared largely in their sympathies and inquiries. For many yours an annual interchange of correspon dence took place between that Church and our Own. And not unfrequently were applications made from that country for aid in building particular churches there. Within the last few years two or three delegations have visited the United States, and presented the claims of the Irish Church upon our Christian benevolence. These brethren re ceived a warm welcome, and obtained such substantial responses as drew forth their grateful and abundant acknowledgments. All this was done notwithstanding the fact that our people knew very well that the Presbyterian Church in Ireland received a large sum yearly from the British Crown, called the Reqium. Donum. On several occasions the Irish Assembly, 'in its correspondence with ours, undertook to lecture us pretty severely on the subject of slavery, and to intimate pretty, distinct ly that there was much unfaithfulness on our part with respect to this great evil. The Southern section of the Church resent : . ed this as an unwarrantable interference. So strong were the anti-slavery sympathies of the Irish, that a few years ago, when the late Rev. NICHOLAS MURRAY, D. D., and the Rev. W. L. BRECKINRIDGE, D. D., were delegates from our Church to theirs, the last named gentleman was received very reluctantly because of his residence in a slave State. We hence had good reason to look for sympathy from that quarter now, when the slave-power seeks to over turn our Government, and to found one having slavery for its chief corner-stone, and for its aim the conservation. and 'per petuation of slavery; and when this same slave-power disrupts the. great Old School Presbyterian Church in the United States. Consistency' on their part, to'say nothing of any higher principle, authorized this ex pectation. And there were other consid erations which should have availed with them, among which was the fact that so I many of the sons of old Ireland are battling manfully and making the greatest sacrifices for the defence of the Constitution and for . the preservation of the Union. However much Tories and. High-Churchmen might favorthe cause of rebellion, either covertly , or openly, we had every reason to believe that Irish - Presbyterians; from their oppo sition to the domination of slavery and their , love of freedom, - would give their sympathies and their prayers most unmis takably in •behalf of the Government and the - loyal churches. How this expectation has been, disappointed, will now be made apparent. At the late meeting of our General As sembly, in Columbus, Ohio, it was stated that the Rev. ROBERT WATTS, of Phila delphia, was about to visit Ireland, which is his native land; and be was appointed a delegate from our Church -to the Irish Presbyterian General Assembly, which was seen about to meet. A friend has sent us a copy of the Banner of Ulster containing an account of the reception of this brother by the Assembly, and' the speeches made on the occasion. Mr. WATTS was introduced by the Rev. Prof. GIBSON who visited this country some four years ago, and was most cordially received by all our people, and even lionized to a very considerable degree . in some Places. Prof. GIBSON, after having reference to the wonderful growth of the Presbyterian. Church in the United States, and compli menting Mr. WATTS very properly, thus re ferred in the most studied and uncommittal manner to our national troubles ".He, (Mr. WATTS,) came amonget them in a day of solemn, visitation in that great Continent.. Deeply ,did they sympathize with their brethren there in the fiery trials through which they were now called, to, pass, and, from which they prayed they might ere long come forth purified and-re- ; . fined, and fitted all the better for the great work to which their ChurChes and ours were called—even the evangelization the world. Whatever might be the colli sions of parties among themselves, and , the speculations of politicians In, either hemis phere respecting the issue of that terrific strife in which they were now, engaged ; the members of, this Church, associated with them ; by the strong ties of Christian fra ternity, stronger than those of lineage and of blood, would hail the opportunity ,pre-, rented by the presence of their commis sioned delegate, to reciprocate their saluta tions, and to tender the assurance, of their, sympathies and prayers. (Applause.)" Mr. WATTS then came forward and spoke of the affection borne by the American , Presbyterian Church: to the Irish, and of the strong reasons existing for such a sen timent. ,He then proceeded to an enumer ation of the 'churches, members, ministers, theological schools, 'contributions, and mis sionary operations of our Church, pre viously to the rebellion, and expressed'his strong hope• and belief that, the rebellion would be speedily subdued and our politi cal union be preserved.. And toward, the close he read the action of our General AS sembly, in. 181.8, on the subject of Slavery and its reaffirmation in-1861. The speech of Mr. WAiqt was long, able, and instruc tive. He walk: followed in a brief address by the Rev. br. DILL who, at one time, visited this country and was successful in securing large contributions for the Church in Ireland. Dr. DILL did not make the Ipasteallusiou iti)this address to our nation &VOW dr utittr ork i VvQll l -; itYrtilitifl*fror PRESBYTERIAN BANNER---SATURPAY AUOUST 9,.862°f • the bold, and high grounds taken by our churt_th against rebellion. At the close of his address, he moved the following reso lution, which was passed by acclamation : " Resolved, That the Assembly gladly welcome among them their esteemed bro ther, the Rev. R. WATTS, not only as one brought Up in the bosom of this Church, but speciraly, as the t trusted delegate' of -the Gerretal Assembly of the Presbyte, Flan Church in America ; cordially recip rocate the fraternal regaris ' conveyed in the communication from our American brethren just read; have heard with the deepest, interest, the statements of their brother respecting the state of religion in the American Church,, and her self-deny ing efforts to maintain, and extend the bles sinus of the Gospel in her own andin for eign lands ; heartily rejoice at the bright ening prospects of a closer intimacy 'and probable ultimate union among the differ ent members of the great presbyterian family in America.; deeply sympathize with our Trans-Atlantic brethren in the great fight of afflictions,' they have been called to endure by reason of the present war; exhort the ministers of this Chtirch; together with the members of their respec tive, charges, to continue instant in • prayer to who ruled' over the' nations, and who bath the hearts'of all men in Ids hand, that it may mercifully please him to turn the hearts of the contending parties into thoughts of peace, that so the• effusion of human blood may - be stayed, and tranquil ity .restored to that distracted.land ; that the; Moderator. be requested to .convey.; to the respected delegate, the expressions of our fraternal• affection for himself arid for the Church; he represents; and that a' letter' embodying the sentiments ' ' eontainVd these resolutions .be' prepared, and, when si b c , ned on our behalf by the Moderator and . 'Clerk, transmitted to the General Assembly; of the Presbyterian Church in. America.' But the erownino• aet is "that of the Moderator. The Moderator then said, (addressing' Mr. WATTS,) I feel happy in being the, or r , gan of this Assembly in .conveying to. you the thanks of the Meeting for the important information you have communicated,,und` for the lucid and effective manner in which that inforniation was brought before us. 'I am understood as merely speaking:for my self upon one point, and for the rest. of my, brethren in all else. I alai to be under stood as speaking for myself When I say that I . express here 'no opinion between' North and South. What. I do express, both in my Sabbath services and in my pei titions to the'alhrone of Grace, is-my earn: est desire .that' God - wouti restore , peace to your distracted country; that, that organi. nation of free religion, which you' here so well described, may go onward and =Ward, embracing still 'more: and' more of your ex panded country as your prairies are filled up with inhabitants, a& your 'vast forests' are cut down, •till you' carry our Presbyte Tian system of worship through every corner of your land, to the glory. of God., I think I may say both in my own name, and in that of my brethren, that I heartily return you our tbanks, and I trust.that you may be spared many years to that Church' Which has adopted and deputed you to be her rep resentative. (Applause.) ' . ;s And this is the ,sympathy of the Irish Presbyterian , Church I No word of cheer for :the right and freedom. '‘ No mention' of the . memorable acts of our:Assembly in 1861 and 1862, which make great stand points in- her history. No -congratulation , concerning the waning power lof slavery; once so abominable in Irish-'eyes. Iti`Short; nothing is said that might not lea.ie been. said and would not have ,been.sajd,in thc, present posture of affairs,' , eoneeming the General Assembly of the So-called;.Cianfe& crate States of America. ruitlleasing • - to know this ; it is painful toy contemplate this evidence that anti-republican. senti ments have such power ever even. :Irish Presbyterians', while , they feeds upon royal bounty We` thaV•rminy ministers and 'larcm nunabers - of the people are with us, heart and soul. But ,the proof; is mani fest that some: are; against ; and in :thi number are those whom we have loaded' With favors.' We deeply regret this festetiOn of decided coolness toward Consti tutional law and human (freedom ;, but it our duty to spread it before' the churches, that all may know'what we are to eipec in that "quarter, 'and how' it bectiines - us'to conduct ourselves. Well, theitime is_not ; distant when this folly, and ingratitude will be.made manifest. The day shall declare it: ' Our'trust is in God. %He will preteet the y cause of truth and righteoniness. From an AristOcrach And those affiliated with Aristocracy, we need expeet no favor. • TEE ALIMENT SEMINARY AND 'ITS PRO . FESSORS. ' On our first' page we giie.tbe address, of. Rev. • SAMUEL 3. ; WILSON; D.D., of the -Seminary, to an immense Meeting of the' citizens of Allegheny County.' The as semblage was the largest mass of human beings we ever :beheld. ,It was called to consider the crisis of the: country; and 'to urge the speedy Taisirig,- or recruits/ The' Divine blessing was invoked by ReV.' W. D. Howler), D.D., - , Hon.`..Tudge xxrzs presided. Speeches were made by Gov. OURTXN, Ex-Governor J_OEMSON, and many others. -Professor Willem - to the call, as any true' Presbyterian minister might' be expected"" to do, at such a ,time. His remarks, were received, with great favor, and. are destined still to , do fpod. On no ordinary occasion, could we a p:.: prove of a teacher in 446 of Our Seminaries i r're ascending the platfo and addressinc , a secular- meeting on the subject Which it had convened to discuss. Common question's' of government, railroads, bridges,- &c., have their importanee, but we leave them . to others. Ministers are called with a holy calling. Gad', s, Word prescribesfiheirduty, • and the: manner and spiritih which. it—is to be perforrne,d ' In that''book'lie find' that there were Oicaslioup in which God's Ministers, though consecrated. to the altar„, yet took an aotivaipart in,the preservation, of tiler country and imtitutima i s. A vase ,has„novi l ioeourred*, to %us, Godi wise providence,'and.7we - rejoice that; he puts it into the heart' of many 'of hid servants at the altar to stand forth as his heralds to instruct and Incite the,people, . !and to be,, like mosEs; 'intercessors forlorn, We have a. special pleasure, just now in presentingthe,4', sound, spirited; Seri ptutal, and truly loyal addr it e i ss, ef Prof. Wlr:sotc. Our loved and honored Theological Semi nary needed a manifestation of its patriot ism. One of its venerated ProfesSors, as our readers are p4rifully aware, has_prOved sadly derelict in,,regard „to loyalty,, Be will not condemn his country's foes, nor justify ,her cause, nor Commend' enlistMent to her sons, nor pray for God's blessing upon, her. arms, nor,. teach pupils that it is the duty of the Governinent to suppress a great rebellion and en force the laws. Well, we leave that. Pro fessor in the hands of the Seminary's guardians."'Happily we have four other' Professors, good, men and true. The ad dress we publish of one, has the cordial approbation , of the,. others. ;:'• Its sentiments are 'ihe teachings of the Seminary, -Its spirit iS 'that Which wilfbe inculcated by the four 'As :Sy the remaining one, fait: ing es - he does to put forth the sentiments of his Church, disqualified to give in its fullness the instruction which circum stances deMand, Prevented by his long cherished opinions frem meeting duly ;the existing crisis, we hope,. we earnestly, wish, that he will quietly retire. But if he should not, we'rneY, still confide in the other Professors. ELLIOTT and" lAcoßus, and • Wnspiv, inCrParrorT, are nameeknown to the Churely and the , civil. community. They are right;* trustworthy, ‘ . and. ardent. See in the addreSS of one' `of them, the mind of' the font Take this as a speci men Of the spirit and patriotic teachings which' 'are to pervade Allegheny Theologi cal Setninaryz; ; ;Th..ey will not accord to the Southern States their claim th'at''" Seces sion is reVelution," and that it hence ,may be justified a : T. lrey will teach that ,Scces sion,in The case before us, is rebellion, and must •be suppressed. The=Government of the country they will sustain in word. and .„ deed, with 'prayers, worldly goods and . life, not in the way of its laying doWn arms and yielding to the demands of traitors, and thus avoiding destruction, but in the way of repelling arms by arms, and patting down' , br-the sword the ' , wicked 'against its existedce. The:Direiteri of the Seniiikary,“who are ;the conservators of its purity and'guardians of its interests; will, we are'confident, , sus: -tarn the four , whatever ;they May deein be th6i dUty' relative to the one. Let, the fountain bey pure.. Every, young minister, and aged one also; shouldhe above concealment, at such Atirtienethis, above evasion, above/suspicion. THE NEW 8001 'ol` DISCIPLINE. Last ;ireek we noted the theetiog, in this city, of the General Assembly's Committee, on alterations in the Book'of 'Discipline: Thii subject has been_ before the churehes for several years. It has been foi'four or five years in tt!,e ,hands of a Committee. It is now 'prepared, as-we suppose, for a final report to the Assembly; to be there acted 'on, - amended if needful, and sent 'clown 'to: the Presb teriee for' their action Previously, however, to the ,meeting of „the, Assembly, the'„,new Book will be „printed, and 'a copy sehe to ;each , working, for fife most rrart, mOrning, rddri, and nighf—perhaps too tnueh in a hurry for the Mitgaitude of the task, yet conscien tiously and earnestly aiming to do their work well Dr. M'GILL is a member of the Com mittee, and-has done a favor in furnishing this statement:' General View "el the PreibYterian Church for the Year Ending May,. 1862. Synods in connexion with General As sembly 35 Presbyteries-- .. . 175 Licentiates - 363 , Candidates for the Ministry 044 Ministers ' ' 2,859 Churches 3;686 Licensures • 94 Ordinations 88 • Iristallationsll7 , , 'Pastoral relations dissolved 99 .Churehes Organized' Ministerefeceived' from other denom inations 12 llinisters, dismissed to . other denomt nations Churches received from other dencoat inations ''' • 9 Churches dismissed to other denom- • inatinns - Ministers Accessed • ChUrcheS dissolved ~ 14 Members added onexamination........ Members added on certificate' 6,816 Totarnumber communicants reported 363,289 Adults:baptized 2,282 Infants baptized 10,372 Amonnt contributed for Congrega tional purposes ..$1,242,163 Aniciiiit contributed for the Boardi... $819,026 Amount contributedXor DiSabledMin isters'• Fund - $10;735 A6ount contributed for Miscellaneous • purposes $138,712 W i hole ' amount contiibUted $1,710,636 The; following ministers haie died-dur ing the year': ' „ NAMES. . P.R:Egi - YTERIES. - CharleaH..Skillman, Albany. B. Coleman Smith, Genessee lyiver Abel Caldwell,, City. J N. Lewis, Hudson. John. Dorrance, , Luzerne. T. S. Ogden,, Corisco. „ Lewis CheeSeraart, Philadelphia. J. 13., Ripley, 1)o. , . 'John H. Stash; Cent. Philadelphia. Archibald Tudehope - James Scott, ; Philadelphia 2d. Allen D. Campbell, Ohio. Robert ,Johnston, Beaver .erames W. Mclcennan, Washington. H. G. Comingo,- , Steubenville Thornas.McDerniot, ,Wooster. James Peregrine, Madison. Ithamar. Pillsbury, Rock. River. W. M. Scott, Chicago. John McNulty, - Winnebago.,. ,Timothy Stearns, lowa. _ J.. W. Jacob, .Transylvania. -• Total-reported, 22. ALEXANDER M'GILL, „ Stated Clerk Of General Assembly The foregoing statement needs some ex planation. ` The Synods, Presbyteries, min isters,.and total, of communicants, embraCe those in the Southern ;Secession, the num bers being taken as per. 'the:. reports last published in the Minutes. , Ifence if that organization shall be recognized, as it may be before long, our roll must be eipurgated, and -greatly. diminished. . • - The additions of . communicants,-the baptiams, licensures, ordinations ; oontri „ butions, &c., are summed up from actual' reports, 'and belong to the Assembly as it , would be, if the .Southern Secession were stricken -off. At !least 'so we under stand 'the tables. - TEE - NEVILYORI OBSERVER, ON SLAVERY: Gar ,contemporary is, exceedingly an moyed by our intimation,. two weeks ago, that it' had a slight leaning toward the continuing of slaver3r in the land, and, with " a few-seemingly - kind remarks toward the . " editor of the, Bdnner," it uses some very hard terms. -We shall not retort-the per 4 sonality: . It is in bad taste, and undignified.- We have to de only with the journal. Our langintge • was :- "While,.the editorial re - 7 marks of the.:Observer are a slight indica-, 'Mon of the milder form of Northern pro slaveryisra."' New 'to become irritated at so very mild an expression—to cal " slander "-arid " stiamatisino" and "false lights," ,and " violence to the most Sacred . obligations,'shows a sensitiveness which seldom belongs - to - - somitt - skin ; unless perhaps' it he one which has been but re cently healed. A: well established charac ter, a'consciousness of , entire rectitude, is not do . very easily excited' to - so high a de .: gree. , We have longibeen acquainted with the, Observer ? and -have been so deeply imbued with the Iverk• common sentiment that it was . ' a little pro 'slavery, that we may not have done it juStice, in its modern exhibi `,ti-Uns. Its long and,. ardent advocacy of, 'compromise measures such as, would not only have continued,slavery where. it was, but have sanctioned its extension to new territories, often 'looms up before us in reading its More reeent articles.'' We - know - that ,there is a wondrous change Observees :tone shim the' -4reatrisingrin the. North.: Slavery made,a, new revelation of itself in the violation of ' official oaths, 1-in the attack on Strinpter f • and in tb% Plunder of arsenals'and mints. The tone of many a paper and martya, man sit as' ,changed. by this :display of its : native =character; and we were delighted, and not disappointed either, at finding the Observer a zealous advocate for the Union, when so ataa,iied,,,,and by such a:foe. But there are many goods,TJnion men who are somewhat Pro-slaverr still, 'and we often :see - indica " tions'thitt . everthe ©/server is Ykelioittly lin&ed. We Cannot remember that Our con temPorarywenfat,all Into; eestacips at .the - abolition of slavery in' the District, at the prohibition of its extension into the !Terri= it:tries, or it' the emancipation part '"'of the Confiscatien bill. It Seemed to 'di thatits notices,,p,f,thesc things were rather ,histori : cal thatretithusiastic;-;,t • The •partionlar- ease " before- its:when we Made the" sadly abVie` quoted, was Observer' ! s• sympaliiy,with. • the " - Union as :was party. cry. This we ' stated, and , eve said: that we .could• not ap `Prove of a=restoration..of the slavery power to 'a-suprenlaby in the Government and U. - S. Court, and in the control of-the Terri tories. If we were - wrong in finding in the Ob server evert :":a• 4 'stigiet I in dication of the 4tiedieiaArViir'of ALEX. T. M'GILL 4e regret that we made the statement. We rejoice to say,that_it is one of the zealous advocates of the ' prosecution of the war against the rebels, to a complete and entire victory. We are pleased also to know that it approves of the President's plan of grad ual and compensated eniancipation. So far, it and we go heartily together. And now, if it will come out enthusiastically in an article, with such power as we know it can wield, lauding the Abolition of slavery in the District and Territories, and the prohi biting of it in any new State, and advocat ing and urging the strenuousa enforcing of the act giving freedom to all the slaves of rebels, we shall then conclude that we were in an error in, our remark; and ,That :now it is not pro•slavery. EASTERN SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NSWENGLAND. TOT BOARD OF ALDERMEN have voted $200,000 for the construction of an iron clad' Monitor for Boston harbor. Soiß' friend of education, of the ."edito rial persuasion, has. given $lO,OOO to, the Universalist College near Boston, to endow the mathematical department. THE AIt,MORY in Springfield, :Mass., makes,l4;ooo stand of •arms a month. In, a short dine- it will be able, with the pri vate shops in operation there, to manufac ture 35;000' guns per month. 'The other armories in New-Etwland will each be able to furnish'the Government with 200 guns per day. Our firearms are better than the best Ehrope can afford, and we shall soon be making them at the rate of 600,000 per annum. REV.' , MR. BRADLEY, ' pastor of the Episcopal Church in, AtigtiSta, Me., says the Portland Eastern A 9 3 1214, has announced :his intention of resigning,,his pastorate. The gentleman in question -is a native of Charleston, S. C., and , his sympathies, known to be with his.,native State, have Undoubtedly led him to resign. TEE 'number of applicants for admission to Yale College for the ensuing year gives a very:gratifying indicatiorCof its prosper ity. In ,sPite of the war and the conse quent withdrawal of the Southern support which was, formerly , So large 'an item on the College rolls; a larger nuinber if applica tions for admission have been made, during the preseni week than have ever been made before at this time of the year. On Monday and. •Tuesday there .were , ninety applicants for admission to 'the Freshinen class, and twelve or fifteen to higher classes. As,,about ,one-haff of t ! he appli cations are , made in conimencement week, 'the indications are that the new Freshmen class will be the largest ever admitted to any college in this country. The exercises ; of Commencement Week at Yale were well begun by an excellent Baccalaureate , sermon from President Wool sey, on Sabbath 'afternoon last. Elis text was Proverbs : 21.—c! There are many devices iA a man's heart; nevertheless, , the counsel,of the Lord, that shall stand!' tlis inbjeet, as shown by the text, was . " the 'Power of God' working superior to and by means' of the lives of men!" He illustrated, his point by referring to the state of our country, which has . `gone on:in boasting-'an'd pride of its own, 'until God has now shown his hand, and that he means to work out a,_great matter ; by the agency of this war, - .irrespective -of • the petty plans and purposes of men.'• it was a sermon well fitted for`i class of men going forth to the world in these days of trial, and was listened to with the closest atten tion throughout, HEW-YORE THIS week has witnessed a favorable change in(the rates -of- foreign exchange, and the premium on gold, owing to in , creased, exports of produce and the expec tation. of a large demand for our bread stuff& and provisions during ,the current , year. The latest news, from Europe gives an unfavnrable account of the crops in France. - ,Those of Great Britain also do not, promise anything beYond _a fair aver. : age, which, will necessitate large import& iof grain - from foreign Countries into Great Britain. The important - bearing on ogr future exports during the 'fall, froin this estimated deficiency in the grain crops, of . France,' - is made apparent when we state that France supplied Great Britain in *the year 1859 with ninety-two per cent. of all the flour, and thirty-eight and one-half per cent. of all the wheat imported into'Great Britain. i n ythe y ear 1861 Great Britain received from , the United States siity-four per cent. Of all thb flour' • and thirty-two and one-half of all Abe wheat imported there. It is Itherefore reasonable to 'eipect that `we Shallifind an outlet' in, Edrope for our dyer whebning supplies' of grain'-this'year at profitable , prices, which; will add to the floating •capital and wealth of 'the country, and' enable 'us to supped with ease- the heavy taxes , and expenditure 'necessary to put down this - rebellion. ' The exports last week were 84;134A - 14i , which; With a few exceptions, were the largest weekly exports ever shipped from this port. ' This amount brings the total' sinee Jan. lit to nearly the same . as that of , last year; the figures being 675,712 ; 622= this -leer, against 476,- '177,434 in 1861. MR. WILLIAM HOWLANi),. of r this city, has undertak.en4O4aile:a company of young Men ,- .who'* are deterred from - eikliating, 'by the inimoral, tendency of cainplife. At a preliminary meeting held in the lecture roomof the,' * lihirteerith Street Presbyte rian church, (Dr. ,Burchaes,) a few even ings' since, several of. the . young men of then Sabbath SChbolr of',Whielr Capt. How land,is an oflleci, enrolled their names. THAT `well-known. and patriotic merchant Mr. A. T. Ste*arywill, in the course of a few weeks,:reMoVe his retail' department to the vast New Iron Building - ' on Broadway, Ninth ami t Tenth Streets. At first it ,was the"intention: to'rent out sonic of these buildings,hut kr. Stewart has since decided to occupy them all himself. His business during the past year has so increased, not withstanding the depression caused by - the l war, that his accomodation.s, - especially for the'whaesale braiach, hive' not - been =as grtra will remedy this difficulty. The capacity of the up-town .buildings is equal to that of pin old store, between Reade and Cham bers Streets ; the new stituation is in every respect eligible for the specialty of ret a il trade, while the other store down-tow n which is conveniently accessible to the commercial Centres of the city, its p n b_ lie biiilding,s, and" the Government ware houses, is admirably adapted to the whole. sale trade, to which it will be henceforth devoted. These goods now finding place i n the new store came from the Government warehouses where millions of dollars' worth of merchandise, Owned by Mr. Stewart, are frequently in bond at the same time. H e has imported it during the past few months, and the warehousing system has enabled him to draw it out as was needed for the market, or reship it when unsuitable to the trade. He, therefore, bad at com k i k d a sufficient amount of goods to fill 'l store at once. Thus, notwithstanding any po ss i. ble interruption of foreign commerce, M r . Stewart's immense stock will supply hi s dry-goods trade for some time to come, ;even though his business should be greatly increased. DR. WILLIAMS, of New-York, has deliv ered a potable diScourse, with the title : " God timing all national changes in the interests of ,his . Christ." It is character ized by all the copiousness, power of thought, anfibreadth of view for which this preacher is famous. It is also rich in his torical illuktration, and apt scholarship, and enforces .grand lesson with noble and patriotic arguments. New-York: Old don & Co. ' 7. PHILADELPHIA THERE has never been a season in this community in which labor was more abun dant and better - pairthan - at present. In many branches of bitsinesb the demand for munitions of war has-largely increased the amount of Work; reqUired, while very few have suffered= from the operation of the war. In all trades theloss of a huge per centage of the best operatives, who have been drawn off on military duty,'is severely felt. Build ing operations are 'active, and the craft seems to be fully occupied. -I'danufacturers of machinery and iron workers generally are pressed beyond, , precedent by their or ders. So much labor was drawn to, Gov ernment service last season that stocks were allowed to run low, and the filling of orders was frequently delayed. All the machine shops seem now to be fully_, employed, and machinists of any capacity are in demand. ' The mercantile community seems to be flourishing as prosperously as the manufac ture* and there is- but little perceptible `diminution in trade. The prospective ap pearance of the tax-gatherer is having some effect on the entire business community, but as the, burden will in the end , inevi tably be laid ,on the shoulders of the work ing classes,* 'effects on the traders will be but, temporary. In a few years even the war tax will be au accustomed burden, and, with good crops arid, no "panies, l.7 will be borne uncomplainingly. IT is gratifying to see the deep interest which many of the 'pastors and resident ministers of this . city manifest in the spirit tud welfare of.our soldiers at their several hospital S.-. Messrs. Wylie, Sterrett, Ladd and Crowell have .recently returned from visits to Yorktown, -where they, faithfully labored among the suffering, and this week, the Rev. W. W. Latta, with two ministers of the Baptist Church and two from the Reformed Presbyterian, have gone on the same errand of love. It will gladden the heartsnf the Men& 'of the sick and wound ed ,soldiers to knoi that their souls are thus 'eared for by those who are competent to administer to them the counsels and con solations of religibn: Mns. RAPpRIS, from . Philadelphia, Mrs. Samson, from Maine, (her husband is Col onel One of the regiments from that State,). accompanied by Mr. Sloan, also a resident'of Philadelphia, are doing an im mense amount of good. They visit the differetk iegitnents and hospitals, and take oranges,' %lemons, jams,' wines, and many other articles palatable to the sick, which onlywnmen can think ot'and their tender hands' administer. Theyare spending their time , and' fortunes in alleviating the suffer ings'' of -the sick and wounded soldiers. God. speed them in their errand of mercy. Prospectus of the"Presbytcrian tuardian. The'undersigned propoie to establish in Louis ville,. tentucky, a Family Religious Weekly News paper; to be entitled as above. The main object of the publication will be to convey the message of salvation to its readers. It. will be devoted primarily .to the interests of [Christ's Kingdom ; to the doctrines and polity of the Presbyterian! Church; to Christian Missions; to Education; Public Merality; and Philanthropy. '• particular attention will be given to Family Religion. ,The Scriptural duties arising out of all the, relations' of life,,social, civil, and ecelesi estical, recognized-ht the Word of God, such as parent 'Find' child; master and servant, Govern ment and:oitizen, the Church and its members, will in their due measure be discussed and urged uporplhe consciences of men. The children will always find &column devoted to them especially, [A 'ffithimal.y of religions - intelligence, of secular news, 'foreign and domestic, a price current, to -1 gethef*Witgticultural, scientific and literary matter ewillte inseried, so that those who see no ,other piper may leve a view of current events. The paper will jneulcate on the members of the Presbyterian o.hdr - dii'the duty of adhering to its Communion, and sustaining its 'institutions. It is proper to f sthie distinctly, thaetbe paper will bear a true allegiance to the 'Constitution of the United States, and sustainithe Government in its present, struggle for the life of the nation. Yet, this Titre of the plarCwill not be pursued in such a manneras - to `o3.efeie iiii'mainpurpose, which is to produce an old-fashioned Presbyterian, Re ligious and FamilY Newipaper. The been has not sought this work. It has been set before him by his brethren, after extensive &inference among themselves. lie ap peals, therefore, to all Who approve of the object to lend it their support. The first number of the paper will appear early in the month of Sep tember. TEEns.-7Yearlyin advance $2.00; at the end Of six months, $2.50. GEO. Fickanit, Edito; and Propriet il o,t All letters - on business or'Otherwise; should be eddy - eased to Rev:Geo. Friteer; touisville, KY- It is proper for us who, are cognizant of the facts in, the ease, and;dwho are personally ac quainted the Rev. r. Fraser, to state that he undertakes the "important work announced above •at our instance. Itfwas not sought by him, _but: he was requested by us, acting in this behalf, after much consultation and an extended correspondence with brethren, to devote his time and energies to the service of our Lord, as editor and {proprietor a religious newspaper. In sayingtliere is great; need-of such a paper as he -propses to establish, we ive expression to the views of hundreds of thebestt and most intel ligent men in, the Chirch. Mr. Frasef has our entire confidence, and we commend hint:and hisonterprise most cordially -to the Chriatian public. Laborious, prudent, earnestly devoted to the interests of the Church and country, he -has also, in our opinion, the judgment, ability and information required to make a useful and interesting paper. We be- Speak for him the support of all true and good men. E. P. lIIMPRItET, , STEPHEN 'MIKES, L. IV. GREEN, 0. BEATTY. A.lAttiss.