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REV. DAVID MiKINNEY,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
[Original.)
In Memory of I. Frank Laird.
And thou art dead, all! can it be,
My brother, oh! my brother ;
My bleeding heart in agony,
In moaning anguish, sighs for thee,
My lost, my loving brother.
The twilight hour brings no relief,
The morning dawn is sad,
Sinoe that gray morn, in hope's belief,
I sought thee, not in saddened grief,
Nor dark presentment clad ;
But filled with visions bright and fair,
Of meeting thee, my brother.
Alas I they said thou west not, there,
My hopes were turned to dark despair,
Buried with my blether.
I 'd thought to soothe thy aching breast,
Tirtend with sister's care ;c"
This; was my yearning, lone request,
Poured forth Wagony's unrest,
,My brief, my simple prayer.
it inks denied; mysterious Heaven,
In nervy oheer my soul
My fragile frame is well nigh riven—
To stranger ones the task was given,
His dying hands to fold.
Ah t strangers took thy sister's hand,
When seeking thee she came
Amid a sick and wounded band,
Like thee, the noblest of our land,
Dying unknown to fame.
A stranger market! thy„sol4ier's Lrave—
A loyal youth itrrt, thou ;
Thou gav'st thy life, thy home to save,
A patriot, young; Ana brave,
Thou art an angel now.
Moro, 311., Novembrr, 1882.
Instructions to ,:ltev. &urge Constantino,
lissionary to ireete. : ,
Two'imeeks ago we noticed the appoint
.
went of Rev. Mr. Constantine, a native of
Greece who was educated, partly, in this
oduntryi as a missionary to his native land.
The instructions delivered to the Mission
ary, by Rev. Robert Baird, MD., Correa
pouding Secretary of the Foreign Christian
Union, we take from the Christian Warki t
as follows :
DEAR, r BROTHER :—As you are about to
leave us for your' field of labor, the Coin
initte'S desire to' say a few words to you in
the way of counsel and direction, which
they` beg you often to read and seriously to
consider, after you shall have arrived on
that field.
T. Your' work will be among the Greek
people ; we hope in the kingdom of Greece,
and, if theßaviour will, at Athens itself, the
capital of that kingdom. No mission could
`he mere'interesting, so far as relates to the
'o4entry in which it is to be fulfilled, mikes
be to the land of Palestine; for it is one
'43 which St. Paul, the greatest of the Apos
'les,.'spent several years, visiting its chief
cities, preaching the glorious 'Gospel, and'
; , founding and edifying the churches of
Christ. The labors of that distinguished
Apostle were not confined to the people of
what is the kingdom of Greece at this; day,
but extended, as we learn from the Acts of
the Apostles, to many of the Greek aides of
Asia Minor, of Thrace, of Macedonia, and of
Thessaly. So, too, it may be' the will of
the same Saviour whom St. Paul preached,
and who> guided all hit iteps, that you
should preach -his Gospelcand make .knoWn
his salvation, to the 'Greeks who reeide in,
•some of those countries, rather than to the.
inhabitants of what is now called Greece.
2. Nevertheless, it is the desire .of the
Committee that you go first of all to Athens,
nd make trial of your gifts and of the work
-'at that important city. It is the capital of
Greece, is already a considerable city, and
13 destined to become f'ar more so. To,say
.othing of the prestige which attaches to its
awe, and the historic associations !hit&
aster around it, as the renowned home of
the Fine Arts in ancient times, and for
::es the centre whence radiated the light of
science and Literature, not only for the Ulu
,. illation of the Eastern Roman Empire, but
also the Western, it is evidently destined to
exert an immense influence upon the oivili
otion and religion of the Greek , race, now
becoming restored to national life after long
ages of slavery and degredation. Indeed it
would seem that that interesting city is
about to perform as important a part in,
Greece's restoration and regeneration as she
did at its primitive colonization and civili
zation. It is at Athens that the Monarch
and the Court reside, and where the Gov
ernment has its centre. It is at Athens
that we find the - University of 'Otho, with
more than forty Professors, more than six
hundred students, and a library of more
than eighty thousand volumes. There, too,
is the most important of the seven Gyinna
aim or Colleges of the kingdom. There is,
the best, if not the only, Theological Sem
inary of the Greek Church, worthy of the
name, in Greece. In its neighborhood, (at
the Piraeus,) is the chief Military. School
of the kingdom. In Athens is also the
principal Normal School of the country.
There, too, is an able staff of editors, and
there are published not less than twenty
periodicals—semi-weekly, , weekly, monthly,
quarterly, and annual—which have a large
•
circulation in that small and poor, but now
populous country. Athens is the sacred
city orthe Whole Greek people of Modern
times. Thither
.the wealthier Grenic ,fami
lies of Constantinople, Solonica, Smyrna, as
fondly Shope to send their sons to be'educa
tedlo those of Hermopolis, Patras, and
Nauplia. Haw important, then, that the •
many hundreds of young men who are pur
suing their studies in the city that still
bears the name* 'of the Goddess of wisdom
and idarning,,Awhere she had so long her
splendid, shrineY but where a civilization
that ie ,Christian in name, and to some ex
tent in reality,: has taken the place of that
which was -Pagan, should find there the
blessed Gospel' of our Lord and Saviour, in
it* purity 1
8, But whether Athens will be your field,
of labor, or some other city or district of
GreAce, 7 „orpome portion of old Macedonia,
or some other part of the Turkish empire
where tI3A Greek population is numerous,
is a queition Which cannot be determined by
the Committee, "Providential guidance, and
the contee;4, 9f Dr.,Fking, Dr. Kalopothakes
and other. Alen& at Athens, after you have
reached that city, anii, ascertained what can
and what cannot , be chlnothhere,must, under
*Aihem!, from Athena, en#-. tla at 4 ia o l l, ,
in
ditek, of Minerva, w hose roc tsmpla,
the Pierikindit, " Drowns the ..eterepolie,
VOL. XI, NO. 11.
God's blessing and in answer to prayer, de
termine the path of duty for you. We can
not doubt that the Saviour will lead you in
the way in which you should go, and con
duct you to the place where he designs that
you should labor for him.
4. Wherever you may feel yourself called
to labor, after having taken all the appro
priate steps for ascertaining the will of God,
the Committee's advice is : Enter upon the
work with the whole heart, and pursue it
with faith and zeal, humbly imploring every
day and every hour the blessing of the
Saviour, the influences of the Holy Spirit,
that your labors may not be in vain. What
those labors should be, the Connaittee can
only say : let them comprise every thing by
which you ean impart the knowledge of the
Gospel to the Greeks; conversation with
the people, in all suitable places; visitation
of families wherever practicable; the read
ing and the distribution of the Sacred
Scriptures and good books and tracts ; hold
ing of little meetings for the expounding
of the Word of God, and the preaching of
the Gospel; formation of Bible Classes, and
Sabbath Schools, wherever it can be done;
the preparation, by translation or otherwise,
of suitable :books for children and grown
people, especially the former, and the cir
' oulation of same. In a word :Do every
thing that can be done with prudence and
wisdom to promote the salvation of the
people among whom you go to spend yoiir
life. The seine duty would we enjoin upon
your beloved companion, who quits her
home, 'her kindred, and her country to ac
company you to your field of labor, and to
toil with you for the salvation of the Greeks,
and the glory ofChrist. May He go with
with you, bless you, guide you, and keep
you both, and make you a`blessing for many
years to thousands, " that are ready to per
ish."
MAGG E
Seek in all possible ways to do good. At
tempt nothing, however, that may appear
of questionable propriety and expediency.
Do not go forward, When you cannot see
your way clear to do so. In all such eases,
let doubts have a proper influence.
5. You have a great advantage over most
of Missionaries. You go baok to your na
tive country, to a people whose language,
manners and customs, superstitions and er
rors, you are familiar with. You` know the
nature of the religion of the Greek Church;
you are not ignorant of the` Character and
influence of the clergy, secular and regular,
of that Church. You are aware that much'
wisdom and prudence will. be• demanded for
the work which you are going to attempt.
That wisdom and prudence, with every
other needed grace, must be daily and earn
estly, sought,from on ligh.
6. You go in a good measure supplied
with the books which you will need,, and
those things which Will be necessary to en
able you`to commence the *chic of house
keeping, but you - will need to Use all proper
economy to enable you to live with comfort
on the very moderate salary which the
stress of the times compels the Committee
to give you. We - have no doubt that You
and your excellent wife will not be wanting
in this tespeet:--Thii Financial . 'Secretary -,
will see that you be previded with funds to
carry you to your field of labor, and 'will
regularly remit to you, in menthly drafts,
your salary.
7. The Committee expect you to write
fully and frequently in relation to your la
bors, and_ to eery thing which has a bear
ing on your work to the Corresponding
Secretary. At least once a month` such a
report will be desirable.
8. And now, ,commending you to the
Lord and, to the Word of his Grace„the
Committee, the Board, and the Officers of
the Society, would say to you : Go in pekoe,
in comfort, and in good hope of usefulness,
and of hapOness in being useful; and may
Christ, our Lbrd.and yours, go with you, to
protect and bless you, add make you the
means of doing much for his kingdom. and
glory. And when your work is done, may
you - be received into heaven, to meet many,
who shall be brought to the knowledge of
Christ through your labors, and to praise
arid glorify Him that sitteth on the throne,
and the Lamb forever' and ever.
For the Presbytarian Banner.
To the Ministers'Eldero, and Illemberkeflthe
Churches in the:Presbytery , of& Redstone.
The 'undersigned was appointed Com
mittee to have the general supervision of
the subject of systerbatic beneficent contri
butions. in the bounds of your Presbytery_;
and to endeavor to have each pastor or
Stated Supply, with the elders, carry into'
practice in ,their respective chnrches the
following resolutions, passed unanimously
by the Presb,ytery at, their stated Fall meet
ing, in October last; the Substance of which
was solemnly enjoined upon' the- cburches
by the list two General Assemblies, and
reenjoined by the Synod of Pittsburgh at
its last meeting.
" Resolved 1. That each church in this.
Presbytery that has no fixed tithes for tak,
ing annual collections for the five, Boards,
and Disabled Miniliters' Fund, be enjoined,
Ihrough•their Sessions, to take their collec
tions, on the days named by the. General
Assemblies of 1861 and 1862, viz.: for
Domestic Missions,. the First Sabbath in
November; for Foreign Missions, the
First Sabbath in January; for Education, ,
tke„First ,Sabbalih in March ; , for the Col
portage Fund, the First Sabbath in May ;
for Church Extension; the First Sabbath
in July; for Disabled Ministers' Fund,-the
.First Sabbath in September.
"Resolved 2. That all otherchurches in
the Presbytery be requested, in order to
test the power of simultaneous action, to
change their times to 'harmonize 'with the
above, if thought advisable to do so , by
their Sessions:.
Resolved 3. That at the stated Spring
meetings of Presbytery, each church,
through their representative, shall be
called upon, when making their statietical
reports, to give a specific reason for an
omission, if any occurs, why no annual
contribution has been made to each of, the
five Boards 6f the Churcb, and Disabled
Ministers' Fund; and if no .sUfficient',iea--
son 'can be given; the disapprobation of
Presbytery shall be stated and recorded.-
And in case any l fihnrcluis notrepresented,
it, shall be' the duly of the Committee bay
ing charge of this iihole subject, to ascer
tain what' hes been done, if anything,' load
report the same ;to Presbytery at its .stated
Fall meeting.
I should be klod if ,each., minister ,and
elder would immediatelitake steps to carry„
into effect, in'- their 'resPentiie churches,
the,forigoing.-resolutions. 0 u We !trust that:
no Sossion, of any.churchinAho bounds of,
this Presbytery whether they,have a regu
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PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, NOV EMBER 29, 1862.
lar pastor, or only a stated, or even only an
nccasiooal, supply, will fail to give the
members of their church and congregation
an opportunity, at least, to contribute year
ly to each of the six above-named objects.
Let us try, brethren, to report to the next
General Assembly a contribution for each
of the Boards, and Disabled Ministers'.
Fund, from every one of our churches.
Why should any of our churches appear
on the Minutes of the General Assembly
as, havinc , given to a part of the objects
only We believe that there is no church
in this. Presbytery that will suffer a defec
tive report to go up to the Presbytery, and
thence to the General Assembly,, if we who
are their ministers and elders do'our duty.
The brethren will remember that it is no
Part of my duty to receive' contributions.
I should be glad if each church Session
would report to me what they have done'
since the above resolutions were adepted,-
or what they have made up their minds to
do.
It ministers, elders, and members too,
will out this out of their papers, they can
preserve it better for future use.
IL F. WiLsoN, Committee.
McKeesport, Pa., NOv. 20, 1862.
For the Presbyterian Banner
Presbytery of New Lisbon.
The Presbytery of New Lisbon, at its
late meeting, recommended its ministers to
hold meetings this Fall or Winter, in their
respective congregations, continuing at,
least for a week, consisting of preaching,
and pastoral visitation, as follows
Messrs. Hays and J. B. Miller, at' Beth
el ; Messrs. Stratton and Hays; at Veer- ,
field ; Messri. J. B. Miller and Gaston; at
Palestine and.Clarkson ; Messrs. Todd and
Swan, New Lisbon and Yellow Creek;
Messrs. Speer and. March, Canfield, New
ton, Rehoboth and Concord;. Messrs. Gas
ton and Laverty, Glasgo* and East Liver
pool; Messrs. MaaMaster'and' Pryse;
land, Niles, Liberty and Coiteville; Messrs.
Dickson and D. M. Miller, Long's Run'and
Bethesda; Messrs. Dundass and . •D. M.
Miller, Middle Sandy and Alliance ;
Messrs. Dalzell and Dickson, Hanoverton
and Madison; and Messrs. Stratton and J.
By Miller; Pleasant Valley.
'ROBERT FLAYS, Stated Clerk.
Per the Presbyterian Banner.
Afflictions of the llissionaries in-China.
DR. McKINNEY :—We have just read a
letter from China,dated August 22d.
Speaking.'of the eath of the ,Rev. Mr.
!aayley,, by, cholera, it says : " After ago
nizing sufferings be was perfectly. easy, and
in a`delightful franie of mind, being per
fectly resigned and willing, whatever might
be the issue ;' gave many affectionate and
touching..messages to all around; urged
sinners to repentance, and those who knew
Jesus to live' nearer to' him and not to be
afraid of death. He had not one single
doubt or fear, but went quietly to his
"Mr. Gayley was perfectly well .when he
went to Sentai (as preVionsly arranged,) to
meet Rev Mr. Mills,
' his brother-in-law,
who, with his family, were removing to
Tano• t' ohow. Just beforeletiving, Shanghai,
Mr. Mills had been afflicted by the loss of,
his son Hugh, aged nine Months, of chol
era infaikttim: Mills:hadian attack
of cholera, on, the boat, ,and was supposed
several titnes . to be at' the' point of death,
but had recovered -when• Mr. Gayley met
them at Sentai.., There they were detained
by the sickness and death ~of Mr. Mills'
other 800, Charles, by the same deadly dis
ease, cholera. Mr. Gayley was attacked
soon after his return hoine, and hopes sVere
entertained for a 'few diystof his recovery.
Everything thatl.the energy of love and.
despair could' devise was tried,,but in,vain.
The letter also speaks of the death of
Mrs.'Smith, of the `Episcopal' Mission, by'
cholera, after but' a few ;hours' sickness.
Dr. M'Cartee, from Ningpo, of the Presby
terian Mission, was sojourning at the ho,use
of Mr. Smith at the time r but no human
skill could avail. ' The' death of Mrs. Bon
hommes, of 'Mr. Hall, and- Theresa' Hall,
all of cholera, are also spoken of.
Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle (the latter a sis
ter of Mrs. Gayley,) of the A. B. C. F. M.,
were on a visit at s Tungebow. Mrs. Doe
little had just recovered from a long and
dangerous illness.
Little Fannie Gayley,. •a. lovely child
of twentymenths, died. a few days afterJier
father, also of cholera.
Yours respectfully, L. G. S.
Per tbe Presbyterian Banner
It Won't Pay.
It won't pay 1" Such was the response
that I received from a piling man whom I
had just invited to accompany me to the
prayerjmeeting. was .at atime when, in
the town of .13 the Spirit of God was
leading many souls to repentance; and
among the new converts were several yoong
Men, - meinherti at 'the tinia tt et' the 13--
Institute. The pious young men of this,
and the other schools , of the place, with•
their teachers, in conjunctions with some of
the young men of , the town, had, for some
lime,lenstained a weekly evening prayer
meeting, where they. hid found much joy
- to their own , souls, andladibeen the instru
ments of leading many of theircompanions
to seelothe "Lord.
It was to this meeting• that I had just
invited myyoung friend to go, when I re
ceived his answer, -"It won't pay!'
He persisted in 'thinking it , would not
'pay, and acting accordingly,' stayed away
from the place of prayer; but this young,
man had largely •miscalculated , when he ar
rived at.his conclusion, " It won't pay."
What, now, , let us inquire, is the reward
of 'prayer ? Let us see if it does really
pay to pray.
ity prayer we secure in our favor the,
might of omnipotent power and infinite_
love. We lay hold oftthe arm of the Lord.
God , has constituted prayer a means through
which' he will bestow his richest spiritual
blessings; an established,antecedent to the.
conferring of his ?favors j• ,It has pleased,.
the Allwise , and benevolent Father , of mer
cies to make prayer a principal condition
on which he will'bestoW•thelgood things of
his providence and his grace; and he has
bound himself, by his, promise, to reward
abundantly all.who call upon ",Ask,"
he says, "and it shall be given you."
" Every one that asketh, received." Christ
":if ; ye shall : ask , aoything in my
piime,lw4l,l• do it." Ihe,reward of prayer
is, not of',Merit. ,We do net, tlm„per-,
formance of , ,,this,duty,,ealn, the blessing
yet the veracity ,of ,Pod 0 - RWo4:for :the,
result ; and we do thus, surely lay hold upon
his Almighty arm.
Though not itself strictly a power, 't is
the sure means,
by the will of God, of
bringing the whole force• of Divine power
to bear in the sinner's favor, even to the
securing of salvation ; for the Spirit help
eth our infirmities, quickeneth our appre
hensions, reneweth our wills, and reveildth
unto us the Way, the Truth, and the Life,
through whom alone any Man - ..anay twine
unto the Father. God the -Rply Spirit
woricet'h in, us, leading us th2;s7,ls Clod the.
Son unto. God the Father. Thus their - 0-
ing soul, through the power and goodness`
of God,'is brought into the joyous pretience
of a reconciled God.
Prayer is the gift of. God, s sod ,we only.
truly, pray when the. power of Q(4 worketh
in us. How sublime the thouillt that the
Spirit of God dwelleth'in us,'"irod.inCivith':
us to' will and' to do; and'iOnot thislaii
.exeellence and an .honor worth striving:l
for ? ,' i. , , 7. , ° ,4”
Prayer is the echo of , the piylneloyft ,
i
vibrating upon the heart, Anil ; tifiihe th'
sweetest melodies' of the Soul . / :43sWering'
tones' of :faith, and love, ; =' ' -
I do'not baieve that any nil ein for any.,
considerable length of time, periernitthe'duty ,
of oecret prayer, statedly, con ti i tinously, and
earnestly, without becoming. a ciildof God.'
Ile Wilt either soon abandon', 16.43kractice
bee use of its irksomeness, cielle'will 'Oita
it, and embrace. its precious sWortunitieS,
for the. sweet intercourse wbiO T ,it : agoras
his spirit with the spiritualaind unseen
God.
the-
Divine'
then, the means of a t ipunng gm
'
Divine faior, fellowship; and ltite; of it- v i
taining.the highest i honor,;exeellence, and : ,
joy;; doesit.not.pay, to ,pray-?
R. D. S' - "
For the I:roftbyterio4,..ltapoor.'
. 1 4 1 / 0 4)
WILITT.RI ter , " KEER DEATEL-41Ep,91f HAYS;.
Dear-friends,foh! cease yoUr Weeping, ;
Sinco Jesus, died to:saveq!
Think not that I am sleeingl
In the cold and silent
But when this:frame—this ortal
Shall and a cradle there,l,
lenok Up through yon trigh4ortel
Where Gad and angels aft•
And know that He will guide' me
Safe to that heavenly rest";
From grief and *xi hfde me,
And make me aver lilest.'2";.
.I see my ransom clearer
As the. parting hottrlrannear,
And His presence seetnetkiparer;
I have nothing now to t ftia!
•
What, ,though in pain I languish•
As helpless Imre T lay ; y; -
My Saviour soothes my anguish
And takes my pain awl.,
Already he has takes.
The burden from my scnd`V
soon f . shall sleep to wakeitk e
Where he shall make.nie
This pain has niuelt of sweetness
Since Hehhas made it bleist:
'T isthus he giveth meetness
For entering into rest"! '
Oh, could I, speak the blessing
That atrills my spirit now,
'T would lift the weight that's pressing
On ea,oh dear heart arid brow.
Oh, 'do `-
But trust this Rea,venly Yriead,;
Wait for a brighter 'morrow,
Then pain and, grief shall end
Oh, seek his heavenly blessing
And make him all yen'. trust,
Each fault'to hinioottfessing;
For he ispureinitjuat.
And oftentimes, to,brighten
Youf Pilgrimitge,'l'll come
And sing, wlfen God BElllr-lighten
Each to his heavenly home! ,
I pray thee,- grraoiei r te Tather,
That : l ., at last:may ses
The angel reapers gather
These'dear oriei all 'to Taxa.
li),ii,or-,00 . - c,qo:gsgjitiNi)slict. 7.
A ; Lae ; Visit to lheExkillitioa----Eambers frop t „ First
to Last:— Whk Wore- Were Not' Ther'e=The Oeat
Lessons 1. Taught—Mr. Gilfillan's ,Sermon= d
" Conp,nar,ciat Millennium" ; : and the Christian's:
Expectations Contrasted- 7 Farewell Glances—
Tosinania, Australia,-QueenslanWelth 'Gold
—The Mediteval coart— Italy- T -Ooc,k r fig ping in.
Stone—Possible Intew ---
elations“ 2:enot?ife 'Cap
tivaGibson andtStorey--Cardinetl Viiemarei
Rust Phrenologized,— Outside thecExhibition, 7 The
,Open-air Bible Stall—pistributioa.,otlk 'Sort"
turOs in Many Toriiiiii:;-.Tew's 'Eayei: "fa i r then&H
Frayert-ineelin,q fp' uAnseiica,' 'Spain, zaiirLatica
shire.
LONDON, :0dt:441862,
A LAsTiVisrr .hae been -paid. by • ine this
, nrenitto the InternatioiuttEkhibitioiratßen
•sington:' -The hunibers who_ have` repaired
to ' this.LlNforld's • Fair-this. -retnarkable
speotacle and this most suggestive littidy--
lave been about .six-millions. Of norms
many of these went' again -and-again,' and
the total therefrom would -necessarily in
,
nbade these, so that .it in not • the maw , 'that
this -vast Multitude of sfpqrate
have entered the-buildmg. Still-theinUm
ber of .visitors has been ininiense; and
-would have .been far -greater, butJor two
causes : first, the"distress
,LanoiShire, -
I from whence in more 1 prosperous `tithes a
large number-of - artizanS would' have 'come;
and secondly, (aliis I for the war; the'-slain,,
and , the mourning survivors,y the lawful
conflict in America.
This,, Exhibition has been at once
„" a
sign
_of national I peace , With all ,the
an impressive lesson l astchthe independence
of all the nations, a, eew ,bond , ,of union,
among them, ,a ;chronicle of human ;prog
ress, a- practical rebuke to .the elr„pectation
of a commercial millennium, and an:elect
ing, monitor of 'our, : mortality.", „These
truths have beert,brow7ht out ; in au admire.
ble sermon by a most worthy Congrega-,
tional , minister f,at Aberdeeo r ,thgt, Rev.
Thomas -formerly ,a. lni.esigtkarY:.~= i n
Xhina. I wish , that,l had- more ti epace, to
l give,estracts from, it at length:4l Among
the preacher's remarks are thepfellowing :
‘‘ While-we deeply,regret that unsay other
nations are not : equally: favored witliTour
selves,'we.-are bound ; to be, very grateful'
ler the national peace of which I,the_ Exhi
bition is so ,goodlyia sign. The,scheme of=
such an Exhibition.could not be,conceived
or carried out, except in a Mime of puce._,
The war with ; Russia, .the
.dia,or l iany, ; sirctilar,„calantity, would„h§ve
lheenifatal,to a preposalike ‘ this, __.l44l,the
war with . .4' M ri.ca,,twit.ll,Yoillioti-ffotwereceeb
wtttent4y,threatsnodyeetually.taccurred; the.
. Our Ethibition was :regarded- by
many es,the pioneer and; precursor of Mil
sut.what a fantastic.dreath
thia. " peace.,,.
is :net so - lathed."'
lie world evangelised; mman nature' re.'
!deemed ana , dieenthralled by the. irresista , i
ble gortitha,,Of 'la universal ,emancipatioh,
fronp the bonds } (4 . .! 8 0 1 .,ck t .,5at.a.4 11 #4
Esq
:the tabernacle God fivith ,men-4444d,
‘atia, willvitra'c'e'sae, and shall
theiebe Veilde' • so - long as
the] MoOltivetidnreth..! 'Word& 1101•37eryt
.interesting-,7 I saamylriOdiSr,
_well as .4 1 #cl?PtiV)Cr to , rtPe r uP,,T4y ,
Of the peen's, orations, and . sere/9ns, to
*IAA that ' Eihibition - gave birth: '''We
were 'airitireTtliaVthe Exhibition bell had'
rung:out wai,Tand , rung in peace., •Butithe
grase haitaeargely grown -on its site, when
France. 444, England had cOsibinsd to fight
acrainse that war it was
Arid •thie'the' , lneolianical-'arid :Material
progress {:on' we= had been i.,platiting
onreelves,Ao ttAigh of the, good.:tirne. cow
rag, ,only .rendered. war more terribly, des
tructiie of 'hithan property Ind'life: The
'Russian War' ended, follbied in -• 4104 -
vieeemiotfilPtlie rebellion irViiidianialc-'
ting4he;-:eleven years 'which , lave : elapsed
since the:first • - pxhihitiony one ,of the most
hloody'Reitiotis *the annals et, the nations
:A:na passing now with our freed ' the eom-,
itiercitiPphilanthrOPiit, '''We see tubes of
, wriiughti=irotai they iare I .guns, Armstrong
and Whitworth guns,..the deadliest of all
.deadly.. weapons,', And. th en . i t s is added ;
weightily, as Lo the : contrast let'ween the
mere secular and ,commercial expectant of
a' peaceful'miillennitiii, and 'the Christian's
;well grounded lope of a , real
World's du
bilee the ,smile , of a Father, known. ,
to all* andby his Son, and, one song, pm,.
Pley — ingctli, to_ glory - Of his' aatee
"'Oak friend' the - philanthropiat has utterly
lost heart. , • Not- so :the r true Christian. He
can fall back on ; the:grand old
hoc* of'lkospel i provisions, promises, and
prophecies.,_ And, leaning on this strong
Staff of God's' own' Word, he can
his hopefer, linfrianity. - against; Armstrong
Ironsides; ^ American wars, andlall
„the, grim signs : of .the, times... .On the
,strongthof His W o rd who., cannot lie: or
repent,'hrist is firmly
confident that' he ) will Ybe '<inell all war,
Suppress alltrithe, and banish all misery ;
and; .this .' by-the, tiword:of hisJ mouth ; and , the
,brightipss of.his,p , ppaing
,Yertiff l ecting,pdeed, is, -this Exhibi
tion, **tory when "
visited, as it has been
by 'Myself,' on; one ' . of ite closing days, as
a memorial our mortality." tte;
multitudes Who, were .In. the yigor, of youth
and .the drat Exhibition,'
.are now " cold . and low" How
MOM
year 1862 would have seen no. Exhibition
but one which would have made angels
weep."
Speaking of the Exhibition as "a chron
icle of human progress," the preacher ob
serves:that other animals stop with their
first constructive efforts, man is ever ad
vancing from one stage of progress to
another: And so in - the Exhibition,
ig every article of manufacture or mechan
ism on which , we look, is thivulmination of
.a long history. * * Such an article is
well called trophy,' for it is indeed the
fruit of victory—of victory won after a
long etiuggle against 'Mental indolence and
material stubbornness,,,
many' of the`illUstrious and truly great who
were , the Minders 'of:that first spectacle, in
cluding the founder of both Exhibitions,
" Albert the have passed away.
Wellingpon f , .clel. : ,,,,gpnerals, , ,statesmen, se
vens, are in the' tomb; and so, - looking for
toorf;iil 'to another - such a manifestation of
;the worldrs materialistic, artistic, scientific
progtess,,tee may well doubt.whether our
eyes shall rest on it, and we may be certain
that the eyes of tens of thousands of re
cent 'visitants - shall' he quenched in the
'darkness - of the grave. - But shall=- we
despair ?• No Let Mr. Gilfillan give us ,
the closing t lesson-here
" Thus thinking of the dead might: we
,not be tengl i ted to say,.since the grave so
quickly devours Us and all our works, what
profit is there in all our lahor which we
have done under\ the surf? With one of
-old• we might.turn away from the Exhibi
tion, and say: ',Then I looked .on all.the
works which ,rny hands had wrought, and
on the labor which I had labored,to do,
and behold all Was vanity and vexation of
spirit.' ; if the. grave is.a man's final
rest and:long home,= this is the miserable
conclusion:;But, like the late, Prince, we
believe in .the e Lord Jeans Christ and have
through him a hope full of immortality.'
Then our works on earth shall be such, and
'done in such a spirit that they , will follow
us into ithe hater land. Let any man, be
he prince or peasant, only do his work as
the servant, of the Lord Jesus Christ, and
whether he Work in field or' in factory,
iron, or an paper; in thought or things,
with hrain'or muscle,. that inan's.workwill
live and follow him into,eternity."
FAREWELL GLANCES , were - giiren by
too days ego, to, the interior of the Inter
national *xhibition..,ilhe crowd was enor
mona=over 64;600. It would be almost
iinpossible to pinli one's way through the
great nave; or even along the transepts and
leading! galleries.; Around the "Kohl :
Door; "-Star of -the, East," and their
nor elate* in the jpwela and precious,stones
exhibited, the accustomed throng' gather
all day 1"
a ay ong. letme take'your read
ers into some coniparatively unfrequented
regions, and end with -one .or two .of those,
which are always nearly. filled with spode
tors.
Here is Tasmania—once in the days of
transportation of_animals, known and noto
rious as' " Batany,i" now as Tasmania,a fine,.
•flourishing colony, and lo its , .products are,
all. around. Next comes, Australia,
with
its three chief cities photographed before
our eyes—Melbourne, Sydney, and Ade
laide. gerpg - the`iiUbUrbs, of Melbourne.
You see•PietaecUthe 'grand Cricket match
which came off .last.year between .the All-
England elevett'unll the• Victoria eighteen,
the eleven winning the day, and sent home
laden with gulden spoils. Next we visit
ilneenslabd==add, ViCtoriwwaY well reiard
this Isolony as &bright , Jewell in ler crown':
Climate andrsoil excellent ;,,cotton, maizeo
arrow root,
,precious woods, the fruit, of the
vine, spices of variputiOrinds„ wool in rich
est' and pureet 'ffeecesL-all" these tell of a
grand fixture.
.But we may not linger-; so let us give a
glance at the gold -which is now being
broug4 out from, the, quartz rocks of
,Mer
ronet4sl4eriu Wales. Bright nnggeks,are r
here; of gold arse fuseTand Mould=
ed and iif'StiChpreVioidness;'
that any wearing these ' buttens . on. his
coat- orriwaiatooat iwouldilbecpretbyeAluus
WHOLE NO. 531.
being garotted on some dark November
night, for the sake of the spolia °pima.
Then here is a bar of gold 65 ounces
weight—genuine and pure.
Pass we next into the Mediaeval Court.
Here you see the. Ecclesiological Society's
hobbies—fonts of marble, altar screens,
Ste. ' architectural places, and memorial
tombs: Of this Department' I may say,
that it is not to be compared for a moment
with the "Itenaissana' and other courts
of a kindred character; and which form a
permanent attraction and subject of quiet
study at the Crystal .Palace at Sydenham.
Now let us go up' stairs and visit the
Picture Galleries for the last time. We
have passed mnder,the doorway over, which'
are,splendid,specimens_of stained glass by
English manufacturers. And looking, in
to the' Swiss picture gallery, and remem:'
bering what a short time remains, as day
light will soon fade, we , say, ," not there,:
but rather the Francis and English galler- •
ies." But what is this , We, hear ? The
clanging tocsin bell, ringing, us all out:
It is '4inly - a quarter` pdskfouir., and at'half
past'four the building in inbes - elOsel'
may notienter. the'Picture Galleries to-day ,
at all, The, people:• are hurried. out by; the
polite, yet .pressiug , policemen, in crowds,
and I must be content with my past inspec:
tions of those grand pictures, of modernj
artiste of Prince and England.
Down' stairs there is no pressure:put on
the people,,but multitudes maketheir ways
to the vaxious exit doors. I will not be
balked of a rapid run through Italian
and 'French Courts. Here in the former
are Gibson's tented Vettus, and his Cupid,
withtlainted butterfly on his - breast, ,and
his, quiver ,at his, side. Hero is ; ' Zenohia
Captive," once Palmyra's warlike severeign,
who was at list conquered by the Emperor
Aurelius, then passing fier last daYs in
splendid captivity; andras I looked*on her,
college days came up at once before me,
when I used, with eager, yet feeble, hand,.
to t strike the, lyre. I. used to sing a lament
over Zeziobia, of which I remember the
first stanza ran as follows : •
" With quivering lip, and clouded brow
Behold a fallen Queen,
Musing.in sorrowing hopelessness
O'er all she once had' been`;
Then to' thellorious 'past slie turns,
And mark her flashing eye t
As thronee and glittering - palaces
'ln bright array lima by. '
sc Flintily that dream is clferished,
' Once morearound her roll
The shouts of• myriads that proclaim
A 'Queen ,without control ;
She starts,! tis gone! away, • away
The glorious vision's, fled,
And sceptreless•she looks upon
The city of the dead !" '
Well; Sculpture has triumphed glori
ously in this EXhibition, and ones •'of the
laurell crowned is• your own American
Storey, whose " Greek.. Slave " in :the> first
Exhibition was so admired, and the latest
production of whose chiisel was• sold a
weeks age . for three thoUsand sitifieas.
The Roman Court is,
as might be ex
pected, rich in beautifulstatuary; some of
it-eeelesiastic int* ,aawniatioiAalthough
in strange (?) contrast an Italian sculptor
has given to the .ivoild a first rate entabla
ture in carved stone, of " Cockfighting"
in the farmyard. Two chanteeleers are in
deadly conflict, but one of them is on his
back, and spurring in the face of his semi
triumphant foe as best he can, game to the
latit. Was this meant as a sly satire on
the quarrels of the - Cardinals and priests at.
Rome; or on the_ difference of Moningnor
Merodi,, the Pope's
• Minister. at War , : _ (!)
Cardinal Antonelli,-his Foreign Secretary?'
Of course it couldn't, be meant to apply to
two "Lord Deacons'" an independent
church, or to.two.ptigelistic, theologic an
tagonists in a Presbytery or Synod!, " The
poor benighted Italian sculptor never had
an opportunity of studying either the one
or the other, and besides could he,.even if
naturalized in England or the United
States, have ever seen such a " cock-fight ?"
Leaving this knotty point, and the still
fighting cocks, what is this Igst object
which meets my eye ? to be sure ;
I didn't recognize it at first,: for,, I am ap
proaching it from behind. It is, it must be
my old friend's, Cardinal Wiseman's bust,
not of marble,
hd
but of plaster,only, and -
/ow within !
He got it put up not far from
the glasS case which contains his "13reivi
ary; that is, his "Bible," beund in Russia
morocco as red as his own red' hat and red
stockings,- and clasped with silver clasps—
at least the clasps look like silver, but per
haps they are only electrotype and " 13TUM•
magein.' Now I have studied the Cardin
al's forehead and face, but here to-day I
have the first opportunity 'of 'studying his
occiput. = I turn back to my, Phrenology at
once, and apply its principles , to .the back
and top ,of the
. garainal'a,.(plaster).head.
My conclusions are as follows ~ F irst, The
Prow/ religion; self-esteem, very large ;
'love of approbation, ditto, the viorai
'region, rather deficient: Secondly-=-Thilo
progenitiveness, iokere—no "love for
children," except for his ".clear Irish chil
dren," who lately shellelaghed the " Gar
ibaldians " in' Hyde Park, and 'whom he
.
warned 'only after the shindy. was over,
and they 4found , themselves fined, or.sent to
prison. Poor man !
,his lack :
.of philopro
genitiveness,may possibly beexplained, be
cause, as a Priest and Cardinal, he is mar
rzed only to - the Church, and may not` know
the sweet charitieS of home, wife, and
prattling ones. 'climbing on the , :fither's
Imes: So much for • the phrenplogy, of the
Cardinal's occiptit. Professor •Donovan
with all his' Skill, never.took' this j ,backl
view of things. It is a new invention of
my own. But; not to dwell on it, lest I
should be supposed to waist Prize-Medal
asa discoverer," or" honorable mention "-
l_whewthe results of,the juror'sarbitrations
are all Published. 1 Shalt oill add—tak
ing one front glance at our t ' ardiriel; so
rotund, unctious-looking and pertly-; and'
remembering'Whet,a - fine table he keeps at.
Golden Stinare;' and in 'a word, how,
if he
.is not "-the friar of orders gray,"..whelived,
"on strawberries or hawthorn, berries
have concluded that . if ever his head should*
fall under the manipulation of the &de- .
brated Negrn Phrenologist' Who*was repre-'4
sentedas lecturing before his black
and: sisters , over a white man's sknlkSambo,
.would certainly find somewhere, on the,gar
dinal's •cranium the famous bump of " - him- .
take-eare-of-himself"
•
•
Outside'the Exhibition ; the ipeotaele of
the multitude departing on foot and by,
every kind of conveyance, is very ,striking
evening draws 0 4. ' , Bat there Ur. one
olgaqe . and e aPPcta4e_ . gmtiksie w4ioll, haa
been guile an at t auct"‘‘it'hyriositie"
mani":eirargera . froin'afdif I
refer,. tor) the 4 Bibleestand the
Cromwell Road, oppOsiteAthe eastern dome
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PROPEUTOR AND PIIBLIOND3
and corner of the Exhibition. It was
opened there in consequence of the refusal
of the Royal Commissioners to give apace
for it within the building. The refusal
was greatly condemned and regretted, but
it has been overruled for good. First, by
the indignant protest of the Christian pub
lic, and especially-A* the-Committee of the
Bible Society. Two book-eai*instead. of
one,< filled with various editions in many
tongues, of the Scriptures, were sanctioned
within the building. And secondly, the
Bible-stand Wn.reared in the open air,
where there was f*itility given to it such
as was not possible—along with ready
access—within. Thirteen men, several
speaking the Continental tongues, were em
ployed—four of them recent Hebrew con
verts, full of zeal - and' - love. The front of
the stand - presented ^-a' wooden canopy, over
which were written texts in English; then
underneath were seven compartments cor
responding to seven diff e rent languages,
and from' each of these, New Testaments, or
lekions thereof, - and also, separately, the
.Boll' 'of Psalms, have been given away.
Since-the 9th of June, When the statidewas
opened, up to-the close of the Exhibition,
there_ ,hang been distributed,3 2 0,00 00Q of
41 •
Scriptural cards and leaflets, and ; rom
1 2 0,000 13"9,099' Tefitaineas, Pointers
,
Gospels and . Epistles. They have been
joyfully and thankfully , received. ,Not less
than 2,000 Jewe—very. many of them for.
eign Jews—have come to the stand, and
have either asked for or received these
sacred books, and yortions in the Hebrew
tongue: Directnonversions- are known to
have been, thus accomplished ; in connexion
with Christian converse, private inter
views, personal striving, and by the power
and grace of the Holy Spirit ; and the seed
has thud been scattered Alining and by the
seed of Abraham, in and over many lands.
The, expense of this great work of Scrip
ture free distribution has been• all defrayed
by .devoted Christian . merchants and others
in London, although it has cost a sum . of
.0;000. It was the result of strong faith'
and Christ-like Compassion in tlin hearts of
two yeunk - metriwho 'originated - the Daily
Tinyei:lieetilig 'fie Crosby Hall; in the city.
Onecof these was indeed n "-prodigal son,"
but saved, in the :very crisis of his sins,; by
his , mother's God and Saviour. Ever
since—and I know him well—he has wes-
tied' with God in prayer and stirred, up
others to do the same, and "expecting
great things, he has done great things."
This . Biblestand- work is an illustration
very .signal!
LAST Wednesday was observed as a day
of Special 'ilumiliation - and' yrayer, at
Crosby Hall, (city,) on account of the
AmeriCan war, the distress in Lancashire,
and the imprisoned Christians of Spain. I
was present at thn evening meeting.
For the' Presbyterian Banner.
Testimonial of Respect
At a 'meeting of the Senior Class' of
Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., No
fenibef 11th, 1862, the following 'reffolu
ntiona were Unanimously adopted:
WitEREAS, It has pleased God, in his
wise providence; to remove by , death our
esteemed friend and late 'classmate, Robert
K. McJunken, 140th fleet P. V.; there
,fore, •
Resolve I, That in this dispeniation of
Previdence we have.lost one whose manly
virtues endeaied hiin to us all, - 'and whose
high intellectual attainments and lofty pa
triotism won our admiration.
Resolved, . Plat while we deeply feel, our
own loss, we would tender our heartfelt
sympathies to the bereaved relatiies of
the deceased, in this time of sorrow and
affliction. •
Resolved, That-as a mark of respect for
the memory of the departed, .we wear the•
usual badge of mourning for ten, days.
Resolved, That, a copy.. of these resolu
tions be sent, to his family, and also to the'
Presbyterian Banner, and Pittsburgh 0a-
zette, tii•publication.
1
JOHN Minzoon, '
W. B. NOBLE, Committee:
S. M. GLENN, .
Showing.: Piety, at, Rowe.
Yon tell- me a man is changed by the
:converting and ; renewing grace of God.
Is he ? Let me look at him. It is some
thing that I'maY nee him , with the Bible in
his hands It goes'as confirmation, that, I
behold him on his knees. It hell:m.43lo'ov
idence, that rimer him speaking, hill pub
lic yews _in covenant, with Grndtii,nd his
people. But I would rather visit
sensibly in his home; whether he is gentle
and self-restrained, when he used to' be
petulant afilTiffi;t4blii7; - * t hether he is mon
arch of all beluirveys, tirl the servant and
minister Ofall; lives' to receive the incense
of thelamily homage, ;to. bc.saved;trouble,
and, to gilar,d,h,is personal comfort, andenti
venienee from interference and restriction,
or to, lavish thought and toil, andvare'tifoon
the ' . `iVelfare. , Of all the dependent-
Let Me' line* are his an_ f. icintidett offi in
ihe'honie ? he eager to liftr;liff r 'the
honsehola burderui=froin the 'trailer fork at
his; side, andiidjiistltheinto,hie4own'hiciad
er shouldeii: ESPeeially; has he beneline,
Seriptiitalquid meaning phrase, a'niirs
ing father , to the-little &fie 'there! Are
they only - they= playthingS'oPhis iidle'ino
nients; With , 41inai he frolies'"as-'*so
'kittens when he is , good-lintured,'-and: leas'
upon as so many i 3 tins - Ming blocke to' be
kicked out atithe.viay when the fieiiiioody
,arid, hasty 1,, or are, they., young plants tot be
watched ..and„nurtnred for the garden, of'
G-Od, youthful' learnere to be tautht the .
way` of e, early pilgrims whose feet he is
'to `lead nitialhis own in the path in'h'eav- -
,en ? Show.. me the . evidence-' , that lie; has
discerned and ,acceptcd his most,privileged
and responsible calling of nurseryman for
:the great Husbandman in thii
little e plan-
Cation of immOrtali. I wish' to see
kneel with hiS right arm around' hig eldest.
born,, and .the left on the 'brad le' ffi Iti
. babe ;. to hear him--with. l .a, t i tg„, which; be
shall feel, ! because it is pajwitAlE t ing
:study and effert, and yet
"for loves' sake
`shall net feel - k&a.
' iy=borne4'-ireadinpind expoundi ngleyWng
liearereitherway bf ;triitir ,andlealvation.
If hie, Axe
,ert, is" not turned ; his i children,
it is, not turned , - to. Christ:—Nev.
BMMKEZI
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make leaat,noise. I ? u,e p o p w en , t i ls row
4 ~:i- a tApal tat ' i tliey aie 'draclpii wgrk,
in a
i 8114111c r iflia - 1 1
)14 4r Itrta ll l iWait;cibut hOctilat
f.go‘tree site 'quietly initheisteragaThimagtee
k Men to stir.—Belden.
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