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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 <minister and Sas..
sion, for' examination: '
" The alterations from - the Committee's
I ,iaork,of previous years, are l impurtaht. At
:our :request we have•alitatement of them.
' tlt is. a'= follOws-: 9 -- • -
PRip*GO, July 29, 1862..
w;--Pprva l
`the chief labor last.
Week was expended the folleWing
and' emendatinne' of their report..
- Ist., The relation Of . hiptiied ,yoUth.te
'the Church, The old liook, was.. entirely.,
restored in, thiS" by 'a : vote of
. 8,
to 4. fkint only so, tlie l Opnintittee tea;
,two s tepstarthei in
,the. direction of iia
:teachings; first, iu sijeAikicugo 6 .Y., 91 1 ,-
10m:eh Sessions todeal faiffili.illY."aw.l par- ticularlykwith sezch members'; and .
requiring - pareh6„,*hen With:
Children
in
children tO_"haVe these
included id,their certifieatos of dismissiOn,
as members of the',Chnech by haptierii;
'cOnneeted ,with this sub~eet; ,they
expunged :'‘(.bac,4.- Aber"' doetrine; of
"release from: Church at,tbe:will'l'4..r one,
who n ICS . bp' was .mistaketi Conver-
Sion. "Instea'd' of thie, the Bpeaion : ,are
thorized,to', consent for a, time to the- wish
' - of Members, to, abstain front the
Snpper,:thrtingt(feeling ofn.riWorifilriesS. ;
9lso, under ciertain;COnditione,' the, 'jells Of
partienlar,
~churches may 'tiame,S,thn't cannot be, legoutited for, :,And,
direction is
,giVen how . to deaf. With 't,:lioso
who break off.','lrie r gularly . to . other
:ChurclieS:
3d. third teithre'of the repert ras tic*
amended, is the arrest of testimony oi;tbe
. evidence etSapts l., i.n the PieSiiyterjr,. when
the eaSe ? "origniates.la the `the_
iPre4);IIOy affirms the jndginen:t
r Of :the'
Session.; or the Synod, Whoithe'seSeion
and .I",real4tery.,,..diSigr l ee. when a
'ense,eri t gmig,es the, PfesbYtery,tke,,i,ll4-.
mate finding of 'the facts„ Tenet be in the,
Synod`;so that tie Preneral.
be alWayi a court of errors. tbe,
last appeal. 'This - is,designed to keepeffoin
the jnilicial'proeeedinge of the Assembl
'the Mafia of evidence: in detail; which' is
always"h . :44o4oY listened and is
often,SO
4. I ,i4').`eattide of ~Appeals ,ie somewhat
not rigidly confined ,
„to judicial ',oases, the' liberty of:appealing,
as often": as,„Any one may 'think - 4 , general
. `iiijury'.,i t edniie;las been taken away.
b. The two ch'apterson 4 'Aciiial Preeeis" .
lave'been recast; making a better arrange
meat,;, and g4anting apa . "
guitieS..atid possibilities of 000tusio2
Justice.
' On the whole, the Oommittee feel hope-.
4)21 tl,4l:"tle report is neivriiideAnore,
by
he- .
.;' and -therup ~.:
no means ferifeet biimalr , wisaoirc
M
.ban make.
, there important ,step
Chas het., ,
Been made t hanat any previous. eet;
li) n preAucin inst `such forninlariee„,ais
the Church lie desired: „
_ In, additipti to the laborious reConsidera
tion or .the Discipline; kilns fnijitTn4i
eatories 7ere,atuended j and entarg6B—st*ie
den additional rues being ineOrporate l ci, l the
present rules'heing rearranged, arid various
ambiguous or inconvenient rules being meal
fied, so as to render them a coMplete Man
ual, easily studied, and' prinnptly enforced.
like`gonimittee",iereoo tys'in
, UT. . fuN , . session >,
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.