.4t,sbgterian ()*ltittr. PITTSB URGB,INEDNEBBAY, FEBRUARY N,1863. 110/r Having vurclksed:Por our dice the ° Right" to use Hick's Accountant and Dispatch Patent, all, or nearly an, of our subscribers new hare their papers addressed to them regularly by a singularly unique machine, which fastens on the white moryin a small colorer? ntktress stamp," or label, whorennafter AfSthair name plainly/winter/Jo/loed by the (late up to which they have paid fnr their papers—this being authorised by an act of Omyrehs. The date wilt always be ado iced rt the receipt of subscription money, in exact accorthrhee n.i, h the d ot.unt so received, dud thus be an ever-ready and edit/ receipt; or.CUritly to every one and at alt times ' a perfect knowledge of his newspaper ac count, so that if any error is made he can immediately de tect it and have it corrected—a boon alike valuable to the publisher and subscriber, as it must terminate alt painful weimnderstmulinge between them respecting accounts, and bus tend to perpetuate their important relationship. S o o Those in arrears Witt alease ree Unity at Danville.--A. writer in the Uni ted Presbyterian asserted that the Semi-. nary Professors at Danville were " widely at variance," on the subject of the rebellion, PrOfe4sor STANTON says : " Not knowing the writer, and .never seeing the United Pp'esbiterian, it would be vain to conjec ture to what he refers. Ira will be of any service to him, however, as he speaks of ''the rebellion,' I will volunteer this piece of information—that the. four Pro fessors of the Seminary are a unit in the_ sentiment, that our Federal Government should he maintained against rill foes, the Union preserved, and the rebellion put down by the military power of the nation." , revival, HANNIBAL, Miss Feb.' 9, 1863 MESSRS. EDITORS 4-4 have just returned from St. Joseph; Missouri, where I have been witnessing a most glorious 'display of God's power and grace: The work com menced with the " Week of Prayer." For the two weeks that I -was assisting brother Fackler, there were from three to five hope ful conversions daily. The whole number added - to the church from the commence ment of the meeting, up to the time I left, was seventy-two. About eighty had like wise united with the -Baptist church. I find, on my return, a much revived state of things in all the churches of our city. There have been some hopeful conversions., and I trust this is but the beginning of a great work for us. The Lord pour out his Spirit upon our whole country. A. P. F. —Presbyterian. The igast Thursday in February is at hand. Many of our readers will receive this num ber of our journal on that day. 'Tip weeks ago we called their attention to the subject for which the day has been set apart. We always pray for our children and youth, but on that di) we specially entreat God to blet our , youth who are in academies and colleges: They are, by their advan tages of education, indicated as the teach ers-and leaders of ,the generation now ad vancing, mid of that about to advance to the activities of life. Soon they will be our merchants, bankers, statesmen, and ministers of religion. We ask God to bless them—to make them wise, prudent, pious—to oonvert them, and give them hie Spirit. And God hears, prayer. Ministers Deceased.—ln another column we note the death of Rev. JOHN MaDow- ELL, D.D. I tie died on the 13th inst. On the same day Rev. ELIAS HAnnrsoN, of Alexandria;Va., died, being in the 75th year of his age. The Presbyteiialt, says of him : " Dn. HARRISON had been for many years pastor ,of the First Presbyterian church in Alexandria, and >had filled this position with great acceptance and useful ness. *He was a man of quiet, unobtrusive manners, of blameless life, and diligent in the perforMance of all his duties as a min ister of Christ. His memory will be cher ished by his numerous friends, and by the church to which be so long Ministered the Gospel." And en the nest day, Feb. 14th, as we learn from the Presbyter, "Rev. SOHN SHEARER, after one week's illness, depart ed this life, at his residence at Pleasant Ridge,,Ohio, aged 73 years. Brother SHEARER was a member of the Presbytery of Cincinnati. Having been infirm for a number of years, he was without a charge.. His end was pekoe." Rev: MOKAY, whose obituary notice is in' another column, died a month earlier. His , period of labor had been much more brief than that of thg . others just nathed, but it was long enough to in volve-'a great responsibility, and to lay up much - 'treasure in heaven: The servant who is always faithful, and, diligent to the end, has the reward. • CONGREBB--THB Bin BILL. The 'present Congress has now but a few days 'in which to finish up its business. The Members of the present House will 'cease to be , the nation's representatives, with the night of March 3d. It has been a most industrious body. Its acts. exceed in iniorta'nee those of any of its prede cessore *since 'the first. For good, or for evil, their influence will be abiding. ,It has been our pleasure to approve, substan tially; 'of nearly all .its At present the members are working with great diligence. The Bank bill, from the Senate, was adopted'in the House, on Friday, without . amendment. It is re garded as •an Administration measure; though many of the President's party friends opposed it. It provides for a uni ferreiistem. of banking, and a currency of nnifollii value, thioughout the Union. Banki are to purchase United States stocks and ileposit the bonds with the Goverh ment,• The. Government will then 'give them - ninety per cent. of .the y amount, in ' circulating notes; having blanks to be filled by the- banks which shill issue, them. Security is thus given to the bill holders, and ihalcapital is a loan to the Govern menfr':The circulating notes are to be so .the . banks that they shall be prom ises to, pay, and shall be redeemed on de mand, in lawful money of the United States. They de also-to be:, receivable 'for all dues to the United States, except duties on foreign imports. Thee bill seems to have been drawn with 'great gatik, ,It is a most important meas ure, aneirhoileitry operated, will be an, immense benefit to the Government and the country, NEW TRANSLATION OF THE EPISTLE TO TH ROMANS.* We have no objection to an educated Christian' exercising his talents, increasing his knowledge, and stimulating his piety by studying the original Scriptures, and rendering them in his native tongue. And when he has so rendered them he may publish them, provided he has made a worthy translation. And there is no good reason why the student and expounder of Scripture should not have a untiier - of such translations by him, to compare with the authorized ver•iou and the original Hebrew and Greek, when engaged in his investigations. lint to the common read er, who cannot test the value of the trans latiOn by eithnining 'the' original; and to . the devotional' reader always, ,we reem - mend the good old English Bible, and it. alone. That translation is sometimes called King*JskEs's. It was made ,by a large body of die most learned and pious Men, who employed, conjointly, years of labor . on their work. It has now stood the test of centuries. It is , * received_ by-English speaking Christians of every name.' It is a suredirectory of tbith and 'practice. Let none tempt themselves to awsndering from the truth, by trying to gratify a prurient curiosity in the use of private interpreta.- Lions. • • It is then not to commend the use of Bishop O,OI,ENSO'S book that we * notice it, Our object is: rather the reverse. - We would warn the unwary. And here - we inay remark, that it is not every error, in either faith or practice, to which we think it wise to direct the atten tion of our readers, even in . the way of warning. With some things they should not be , troubled. Some things are so ephemeral in their nature, that they spec dily die if let alone. Editors, like pastors, sometimes do much injury by giving prom inence to Satan's agents and duices. But we cannot alwayt leave such unnoticed. Sometimes we must lift up the standard. It is when the enemy would come in like a flood. Bishop COLENSO'S works have produced a great excitement in the Christian' world. It is not by the anther's superior talents .or learning; nor yet by the newness of his heresies.. It is rather because that from so unexpected a quarter ; from a high digni tory in an Evangelical Church, there should proceed sentiments so injurious to Revela tion. And the verl i excitement hat given to the Bishop a factitious importance. His work on the Pentateuch and Joshua, is the more infidel; that on the Romans is a Translation and commentary, and is the more heretical The former, by the bold ness of its assaults on, the veracity of Scrip ture, exhibits its poisonous spirit, and will • be the more readily opposed and hence the less injurious, the latter, by its plausibil ity and its flattery of man's natural pride, will be the more likely to gain an entrance to the heart, and hence is the more dan gerous. The book before us, that is, the Transla tion and Commentary, professes to be made for a people not yet far. advanced in civili zation, and to be calculated to favor Mis sionary labors. And the author, certainly addresses his statements very much to the untaught ire Divine things, that' is-to the natural heart,and to the understanding which is not, under the guidance of the illumi nating Spirit of God. The translation is, in a good degree, lit eral; but neither in dignity, .spirit, nor faithfulness, does it come up to the com mon version. The Commentary is deeply erroneous. On chap. i : 16, it says : " Salvation is wholly of God, wrought by his power, ,be stowed-by:his'love, of his own free srace in the Gospel, and therefore to •be meekly and thankfully received as his gift, not ar.: rogantly claimed as a matter of right." This sounds well, and would predispose us kindly to -receive farther instructions. But the author does not mean precisely what evangelical Christians usually mean' by those words. This will appear in the examination of the work. And even in this seemingly fine statement the enlight ened soul perceives an essential want. There is no allusion to Christ and his cross; nothing of regeneration by the Spirit. Bishop COLENSO'S teaching in regard to the' allana recovery of man, is summarily stated by him, thus : " As by the disobedience of one man , ' Adam,l the many,' the whole race, were rendered sinners,' inherited a sinful na ture, and, as they come to years of con sciousness, sinned actually, more or less, in thought and word and deed—' so by the obedience of one man,' Jesus Christ, shall the many,' the whole race, be made eright eons!" - And again :- " The 'good tidings of great joy for all mankind is this Divine an nouncement, that the whole human race are looked upon and dealt with as righteous creatures, in Jesus Christ their'Head. The curse of their sinful nature has been taken away altogether!' "By the free grace of God in. Christ Jesus they shall receive; ev erY one of them, a justification of Ate!" "The present life, withall its blessings, is one portion of this gift of life. The resur rection life, which they will all Share in, is another portion of this gift. But abovp all, the spiritual life which all men now pr take of, each in his owp measure, is another sign of that righteousness' which God has given them." He teaches that "the right eousness of. God," the "Grace of God," " justification," are given to every human being. Space will not permit us to give all the errors of the book, in quotations. That work, with their refutation, we leave to our Quarterlies. Let it suffice that we briefly s s * ST. EATL ° S EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS : Newly; Translated and Explained from a Miesiormu Point of View. - By the' Right' Reverend Colenso D.D., , Biehop of Natal. = New t Foit: D. Appleton i t Co. Pp. 281, 12mo. For sale by R. S. Dave; Pittsburgh. PRESBYTERIAN BANNER---WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1863. note a few more of its dangerous features, by way of warning. The divinity of Jesus Christ is ignored. He is often spoken of as the . " Son of God," but Divine attributes, names and titles are not given to him. He is spoken des "a man." The word " at.one-ment" is used,, but 'not as the result of vicarious sufferings, ransom, satisfaction to the law, price paid. Justification is not represented as found ed upon the righteousness of Christ. Regeneration and sanctification by the Holy Spirit, are' net, taught. • The Divinity and Personality of the Holy Spirit, are ignored. The doctrine of a Trinity - of Persons in the Godhead, is hence suppressed. The book says : "The three expressions are used as synonymous, Spirit of. Spirit. of Christ,' Christ! But it, would not be right to force this'faet into a prod of the doctrine of the Trinity, which is not niece- Barfly involved in it" In another place the book says : " Let it be noted that what. the Apostle speaks of here, as ever, is 4 the grape or God' himself, and the gift (of righteousness) by'grice, which God hiin self, our Father, sent us, by the one man Jesus Christ. ' 'All things are of God!": We have found no direct denial of the doc trine of - the Trinity, nor of the Divinity of Jesus Christ, nor of the Personality of the Holy Spirit; bit neither do we find affirm ations of these fundamental:truths, on occa sions where it would be roper; nor are there ascriptions of Divine attribUtes;'acts, and names to the Son and Spirit. The book is, hence far more seductive and dan gerous than it mould be„i£ it had come out with flat denials of these great truths. _ Bishop COLEISO denies, in his comments, the endless punishment of the wicked. On this sobject he labors considerably. He, affirms that the heathen, as, really as Jews and Christians, possess " the righteousness of God," " the gift of righteousness," 44 spiritual life." He teaches that there is a purgatory, or a place of purifying, where these who are unfit for heaven when they die, are prepared, or rather, prepare them selves, for that holy and happy place. And he believes that there will ha a final resto ration of all. He also intimates that possi bly some of the'glorified may fall but he does not press that matter. Whether the fallen angels are to be redovered, we do not see that he teaches;; bat much of.his argil -merit against endless punishment, applies to their case as strongly as it does to • that of human sinners. (See pp. 175-183.) Our readers will be astonished at the thought that a Bishop in a Protestant Church, with , the Bible in his hands, could embrace and utter such errors. He could not, if he took the Bible for his supreme guide. But this he does not do. He Claims that =his own mind is the still higher and better discoverer and judge of truth. He says, _when speaking against endless punishment: 44 Our hearts, taught as they are by God's Spirit, instinctively revolt at such a dogma, as a blasphemy upon the name and character of the High, arid Holy One, and refuse to believe it, though a thousand texts of Soriptifre should he pro duded, which may seem, at first sight, to assert it.' (P. 175.)', Thus he treats - God's Word, and surmounts all difficulties. His heart revolts at _the teaching, and he re jects it. , In other , places he says: " God has given this Light of the inner'man to be the very guide and ,polestar of our lives." " By, that Light, the sayings and doings,of good then, the acts of the Church, the sayings and doings of her fathers:and councils, the Writings of Prophets and Apostles, the words recorded to have been uttered by our blessed Lord himself, must all be . tried." A man , who thus sets up the.light within him, his own understanding, the. impulses of his own_ heart, as the judge of Divine things, will surely go astray,; and no rejec tions of truth, and no extravagadoes of be lief, on the part of such an one, need cause astonishment. Such an one would seem to haVe his place among those o'f whom Paul speaks who are given over to strong .dedusion. The Commentary is, in the main, low Arminian, having . the Rationalistic, Unita rian, and Universalist cast which we have noted. It should . be avoided. There is nothing in it but what is in other heretical books, and what those who earnestly con tend for . the faith -delivered to the saints, have often met and vanquished; but 'still, being a new book; some may be tempted. Let no man become familiar with perver sions of God's Word, any more than with, transgressions of his law. a Ifsinners en- tree thee, consent thou not." DECEASE OF PL MtDOWEIL. Rev. JoriN MoDowzra, D.D., died at his . residenee in .Fhiladelphia, on Friday, the 13th inst,' in the eighty-third year of his age, and the fifty-ninth - year of his' ministry. To eulogize Dr. MoDowzra, to our senior ministers and elders, would be a work of supererrogation. They have long known and admired him. Many of them had a personal knowledge, havipg seen him .and heard him at the examinations and Direa tors' meetings of the Princoon Theolog ical Seminary, to which he belonged from its first organization ; in the General Assembly, where he was often ,a member, and, for many , :years the Permanent Clerk. Our remembrance of him goes back to the first year of our SetainarY life. His per sonal acquaintance we made in' our early ministry, and, his . friendship we enjoyed onward, without. interruption. And we can, without the slightest reserve; speak of him as a good man—good in the sense of amiable, beneficent, reliable, Sound in'faith, upright in conduct, zealous in the ,yvork of the ditipiatiy, turning many to righteone !ness;loiding the' inquirer, cheering 'the mourner, dispensing; happiness 'to- all . around. - Dr. MoDovntr,r, was a native of Laming ion, N. J. He entered the world in the exciting time of the revolutionary war, and he has left it amid the storms of a second struggle for national existence; himself eminently a man of peace, though sealoui in his country's cause. He exercised his ministry first, we believe, in Pennsylvania, then at Elizabeth, N. 3., then in the Cen tral.church, Philadelphia, and.then in the Spring Garden church, Philadelphia. The latter church was, under Jesus Christ, em phatically, his own. About the, beginning of 1846 he commenced it as a new enter prise, with about eighty members, mostly persons from his former charge, 'and they, too, of its less 'wealthy portion. By his own exertions, mainly, funds were ,col: leeted, to the -amount of $40,000, for the erection' of the edifice. His pastorate there has been sixteen years, and he has left the , codareautien large and vioorous, .with over three hundred communicating, members. Dr. MoDowsuls success., at Spring Garden is worthy of special notice in this, that it `proves what 'a laborer with his whole heart in his work can do, even late in life. He was within some three of four of his threescore and ten years, when he undertook the task, :and see what he accompliShed, • • • ' "Dr. McDifiVELL was in a high degree: successful in winning men. Several times his'pastoral charge was favored with bliss fiil•revivals ;• and we have seen it stated. that about ivrelVe' hundred persons gave ,hopeful eVidence of conversion under his preaching, by entering into communion in churches entrusted to his paitoral care., , The deceased was, for a large portion of his life, a member of the Board of Trus tees of College of . New -Jersey ; he was also a Director.of the Bible Spciety, and a. member of our Own Board of Domestic Missions, in which•he long acted as Vice President, and`then as President. In all these truth, as ; in 'every other, he was re naarkable for promptitude, diligence, and fidelity. It was a veryrare thing for him to, be absent from a meeting, and never would he decline a duty. In church Ses sion, in Presbytery, and in Synod, he was the preient member, and the working man. In the pulpit Dr. - MoDowELL was not the - brilliant star; but neither was he the occult, the pale, the eccentric, or the wan dering star. His preaching, was Always sound, instructive, and evangelical. As a pastor he was preeminent. The funeral took- place on Wednesday morning, and was attended by a very large Concourse of people. The services were Conducted by Rev. Messrs. BARNES, SHIELDS, SEMPIIEI'7, and Prof. GREEN.' The fathers leave us. The juniors be come fathers; to be . followed by another race. May every generation become wiser and better. We record the excellences of the departed as examples, and would exhort the young to make far higher attainments, and to accomplish" greatly nobler deeds. EASTERN SUMMARY. NEW THE DALT, lately extended, to a Rev. Mr. Collyer, of Ohicago,•by the notorious Park erite '! Congregational Society," hasbeen declined. We presume, however, that the members of this pseudo-Christian Associ ation a% in the main contented — with the Sunday orations of Wendell Phillips and others of the same school. The, following quotation ffont a book of f 4 Prayers "- prepared by Parker for his Sitriday Servioes, is surely sufficiently lati tudinarian to . ' satisfy the "most zealous de nouncers of religious bigOtrY. It _reads thus ' - is „ is 0- Thou.iniinite one, who art Four Pa the,r and our, %Blether, too, we thank thee for thy loving kindness and thy tender mercy whioh.are,over -all thy works. We thank thee for the schools of: the people where.thou instructest thy children from day to day. We thank thee for all the gfiod there.is in the Churches called after tliy name; we bless thee for all the vari ous-denominations on •the earth, thanking thee that their several faith—Whether Hea then 'or Greek, or Jew or Christian—is to them of such infinite worth.” The writer in the" Evangelist., who: furn ishes the above quotation . , gives another so replete with cold..blooded blasphemy as scarcely to be read without a shudder by those who reVere and. love the Saviour; and yet as the writer remarks, three thou sand people can be found in Puritan Bos ton who listen frcim 'Sabbath to Sabbath to such impious addresses to the Great jebo vah:. "0 Lord! above all 'others do we thank thee for that great and noble man Thy Son, whom in.-days.of darkness thou rais mist up; and through his genius didst in spire us with so much : of truth: and justice and philanthropy and tuith in thee. —We thank thee for sentiments of noble,plety which_ came out not only in his speech, but in the - daily, works of. his handsome. life ;* we bless thee that his 'words and the memory of, his life have, come down: to us to kindle our aspirations, and to Stren both en our faith, in man !" , WE TAT.. /from the Recorder the follow . ing interesting , intelligence respecting the Seamen'o Friend Society : " The American Seamen's Friend Society in connexion with the. Boston. Society, has four hundred and fifty sailor, missionaries afloat. Each of • them is furnished with- a library of religions books designed to ~be loaned out to the ship's company,.. These, libraries contain , between forty and fifty volumes of, bound books of .the,. oharaoter published by the Traet and Sabbath. School . . . Societiesonalung in,„all. more ,t.han twenty thousand volumes. "As only five of our men-of-war have chaplains, the sailor missionaries find a wide and effectual door Open for their works. " More than' two hundred conversions have been reported in connexion with the operations of these sailor missionarieS, and numerous letters 'have been received ex pressive of the highest 'approbatioU of this method of labor for the spiritual interests of seamen." IN ANi3WEIt to,an-article in the indepen dolt, by. Rev.'T. L. Cuyler t iu which O. maintains the impropriety-of attempting, 'Mid the irnioiiihility of sriCaeasfullYaCeorn plishing the taak of committing topiper two well-digested discourses in every week of the year, another writer in the same .pa per furnished the following : " The venerable Dr. Benjamin Trumbull, of North Haven, the great historian of Con necticut, who died at the age of eighty, left 4,000 sermons, all written out on ruled paper, perfectly pointed and fit for the press, neith er short nor of an inferior character. He ever wrote two a week, for he would not o s o e t rm h o is n . 0 w He o wo r o o d se , m a wfoeudr hisin 15 t h r e e a m c h o r a n n i ng old, own grass saw to the wants of all his people, attended ail public meetings, and was better read in the history of his country than any man of his day. But he spent no time in smoking cigars, nor in unprofitable gossip ing. Allow me to relate one anecdote of him, to show of what stuff . the old New-En gland divines were made A man called on him in the midst, of haying, and said he had heard that the Doctor would mow more grass in a du than any man in Connecticut, and he had called to make trial with. him. The doctor said he did not need his help, but if he was a-mind to take hold he might, upon one condition, that if he gave .out, first hashould have no pay. • The man consented, and took the lead. The doctor was soon upon his:heels with his sharp scythe; the man saw his fate and pressed on; but the sweat came and the doctor's scythe came:; the man held up to ask some question ;- the doctor said, on, sir, no time for talk here ;' the mati pushed and pushed ahead, and after two rounds> in the lot he was over the fence, and that was the last that was seen of bitu. Such a minister could write . .out his two sermons a weekand live out all 'his days I" , .With •all becoming respect for both the great historian and-the defender of the two-written-sermons system, we think Mr. Cuyler has unquestionably the better of the argument. TILE Watchman and _Reflector says that one of the most evangelically useful men in Boston is • Rufus Cook, Esq. ; " Uncle Cook," as he is familiarly called. Denom inationally, Mr. Cook is a Methodist, bat he labors most successfully as a canvasser en behalf of Sabbath Schools, without re: gard to sect, only that in- them "Christ and him crucified' be taught. Daring the last year over eighteen hundred children and more than sixty adults were, through his instrumentality of ' Bible and book presentations, gathered into the Sunday -Schools in Boston and its surroundings." NEW-YORK. THE. Observer, in a lengthy article on the death of Rev. Benjamin C. Cutler, D.D., late Rectal. of St. Ann's Episcopal chirch, Brooklyn, says : 64 Like his ,yet living predecessor ate St. Ann's, Dr: Older was a noble specimen of an Evangelical' churchman- He. knew and felt that in the Church of Christ, ,not to be evangelical is to be: false to the Head ;of the Church.; and to fight under the flag of moderatism, or any other half-way sys tem of Christian doctrine, is to surrender the great vital ,prineiples of the Gospel 'itself. He.held in deserved contempt the rules and the prejudices that restricted others of his own communion, while he with a large sympathy and , broad catholici- ty found a brother and co-worker in every man who would, labor with him to build up the Redeemer's kingdom!' WE wourAs have the truths of God's Word presented with clearness and simpli city,so as tobe intelligible, to all; but we would at the same time have the great doc trinal themes of, the. Gospel discussed com prehensively, logically and profoundly—in a manner demanding'upon the part of the, hearer the closest possihle. attention, and the most vigorous exercise', of the intellec tual powers. The following from the Christian Advocate is worthy"of notice, as bearing upon this subject:, "Dr. _Curry, of the 37th Street church,, is supposed to be:a very speculative preach er, and one haid to be understood.; but this is a mistake. The other morning he, said, on, rising to. preach, ' am going to preach a very metaphysical sermon on the subject of sin, but if you do not understand it :I will not;be responsible for you. It will .not be because I am not clear, but because, you are, tee, lazy to think.' In the after noon he went into the Sabbath, School and said, Ohildren, ,many say you do not TM derstand my pre.aehing, and I am come to, see. This morning I preached oneof My hardest sermons; if you Understood that. you can un derstand , almost anything I say ;' To his delight, and the astonishment .of othera, the little fellows,hy the aid of his interrogations, went through the intricacies of the subject. People are lazy noW a days; they want.the,truth throWn at them is sep arate links, with amusing gyrations. Is it not the duty.of the preaehers to teach peo ple to reason consecutively .?" THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY i 8 doing a great and good work. During the nine months ending with 1862, it - issued 932,- glitst, September' and October, its issues 000 Bibles and N Testaments: During Au were at the rate rate of six thousand a day, for- every secular day. Since the commence ment of the war, more than one million of Biblei and N. Testaments have been fur nished to the armY. . THE FOLLOWING regulations respecting the season- of Lent have bean lately issued • by Archbishop Hughes, and may be inter-. esting our readers`: 1. All the week day? of lent,,from Ash-. Wednesday till, Easter-Sunday, are fast days of precept, on one meal; with the.-al lowance of a moderate collation. 2. The precept .. of fatting .alto that of abstinence from the use of flesh meat. But, by 'dispensation, the use of flesh meat is allowed in, this diocese at the principal meals on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays of Lent, from the first. Sunaay. until. Palm Sunday. 3. The use of flesh meat is, not allowed on Thursday. next after Ash-Wednesday. 4. - The abstinence from flesh meat en Palm Sundaf, and on the Tuesday following Palm ;'Sunday, which has hitherto been observed in this diocese, is dispensed with. 5,„ There is neither fast nor, ifistinence to be observed on Sundays of-Lent.. 6. It is:not allowed to use fish with flesh meat at the same meal. • - 7. There „is no prohibition to use eggs,, butter or, cheese, .provided the rules of qUantity prescribd by the fast be complied • 8. The Church excuses from the, obliga tion of fasting (but not of abitinenee from flesh meat, except in special eases of sick ness or the like), the following classes of persons : Lit, the infirm; 2d, those, whose duties .'are of an exhausting Or laborious character; 3d, persons who are only attain ing theik growth ; 4th, women inTr ega ii. cy or nursing infa.nti4; sth; thoie. wio'itre enfeebled by old age. From the abundant supply of eggs, but ter, and cheese, and the great variety of dishes prepared from these articles which we noticed at this season last year at Rome, we can testify to the agreeableness of the seventh regulation, and the good-natured heartiness with which its privileges are embraced, even at headquarters; and we presume its benevolent provisions will not lie despised here in our own country. We must do our Roman Catholic friends the justice, however, to say that in what they regard as matters of conscience, they are as scrupulous, to say the least, as the mass of their Protestant neighbors. PROFESSOR HOWARD CROSSBY, of Rut gers Theological Seminary, at New-Bruns wick, N. J., has accepted a call from the congregation of Rev. Joel Parker's church, of this city, Dr. Parker having been called to the pastorate of a, church in Newark. The'total cost of the Central Park, New York city, to'theArst of the present year, is $7,362,426. The enhancement in value of the real estate (and its consequent cor responding increased taxable yield to the treasury) in three wards outlying - the Park, has been so great'as to pay the inter est on the whole cost of the Park to the Ist of January last.. - `t The colored men of Western ,New-York are moving ,to organize a regiment from among, themselves, headquarters to be at Buffalo. It is salt that ten . thousand col ored troops could be raised in this State without' ranch expense or delay, PIBLUMELPMA.. ;QT the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tenth Baptist church of Philadelphia, in Dr. Kennard's historical sketch, he re-' marked-that this church had received dur ing its history 2,375 members, of whom 1,450 had been by baptism. Of these twenty'had been - sent forth as preachers of the Gospel., MRS. DEBORAH DUANE died on Thurs day last in. Fhiladelphia, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. . She . was .the -grand daughter a Dr. Franklin, and as, for forty-three years, the eldest of, his liv ing descendants. THE CITIZENS of Philadelphia have con tributed' 8100,000 to furnish refreshments to the soldiers passing through that city. IN A LARGE MERCANTILE, house in Phil ' ,adelphia the porter,. a man 70 years old„, sets a salary of 0.7, a week; and his son, a clerk in the same store, has $2,600 per • year. HOPEWELE HEPBURN, for many lears an Associate trudge of the District Court of Pittsburgh, Pa., .and a lawyer ,of en& nonce, died ;in 'Philadelphia on :Saturday, 14th inst. ; - ECCLESIASTICAL. Rev. HENRY R. AVERY, of the Presbytery of Oregon, .has accepted. an invitation to settle in -Pancheco, Contra Costa County, California. Rev. JAiiis Woons has been constrained, on account of continued feeble health; to resign the ' - charge of the Presbyterian 'church in'Heildsburg, Cahforina For the Presbyterian Banner. Rev. William McKay. This servant of Jesus Christ died after a linger - big illness, at the residence of his brother, near Wellsville, Ohio, on the 19th of January, 1868, aged 36 years.. .. The subject of this notion was born in Madi- . son Township, Columbiana County, 0., July 7th, 1825. He was in his early years a youth of irre proachable life, distinguished 3 beyond others of the same age for steady habits and serious thoughtfulness.. His Haier was long a Huling Elder in Yellow Creek church, and a member of Session at' the 'time his son united With the diurch, which was irr the year 1845: Alr.-MeKay. pursued his Academic course at Jefferson College, Pa., - and - his Theological studies at the Westein Theological Seminary, Allegheny City, Pa., ,ancl wai3 licensed to preach the Gospel by. the Presbytery of New Liebon, under whose 'care he was at the time of his death; Owing to ill health and other causes, he had not as yet taken a.,pastorate. If, in the providence of :God. the way had been openfor this - widened sphere* of - usefulness, he couledeilbtlesi have become one of our most'etE.cient pastors. As a friend, he was warm-hearted- and true, and yet ever, faithful to the erring : . seeking , 'to reclaim the straying to Christ, , rather, than, suffer sin upon any one. His knowledge of the Scriptures was.eitetisive, and his pulpit perforthances stantiateff by a direct appeal to the 'living' oraclei." In.-theology, he wad strictly a Calvin ist of _the, school of Paul; who not 'only held to the truth, but that truth in the, of it. . Many families Tellaw Creek Congregation will mourn his loss, when , deprived of ins inter.: course 'and prayers. For weeks Previous to his: departure he seemed much detaohed from bur.; rounding scenes and persons, though at: the' time in his usual health--living e ss he seemed, much in - the. invisible realities, to which ..he has since been' called. Arid, his dying expe rience Proved beyeb`d doubt. that his . heart was' with his treasure laid up 'in heaven. His end, like his life in general, was peaceful and holy and all who witnessed the last days and hours of his life may well say,l, Let me die the death of the righteous, and let lay last end be like his." leatucky Loyal; Hon. J J Crittenden has written 'a . letter to Gov. Robinson? afgentucky, counselling tuoder. ation. He says:: "Fight the proclaination with resolutions and the rebels with bayonets."—Ex change paper. . - • Such counsel was worthy of the venerable statesman of Kentucky, hilt we are sure that Gov. Robinson did not need it. We 'will fight -the proclamation with resolutions and in every other constitutional way, but we Shall not, in fighting it„go outside of the Constitution for *weapons to do any thing to weaken the righteetts warfare waged for the quppression of tire rebellien.—Lou istrille Journal. • ' • Teiritory of'.Arizona µ The Semite has pissed the bill, organizing the Territory of Arizona. It only awaits the signa ture of the President to become a law. This, territory contains one hundred anditiventy thou sand:squire miles, and is, therefore, larger than. three , States of the size of Ohio. • It is said,. by those who have spent several years there, to con tain more and richer silver a`nd copper mines than any territory under the Government, Gold is also found in many "parts of the Territory. HOstile Infilans have heretofore_ Prevented:exten sive operations in the mines, but with a govern ment such as is about to be established, they will be fully developed. It is, asserted', by-persons who have had opportunity to form'a correct judg.: ment, that the richest silver mines of the world are found in Ariiona. There are fifteen hundred troops now there, and, it isprobable the :number, will be soon,largely, increased. • • Wasiiingto R. . - • , .. , . Feb,l9.—The' Secretary of the Navy has re-: plied to the. Rouse resolution asking for informa 7 Clop concerning, the prize cases, embracing all those, in the .courts at, Bosten,,. Nevr-York and Philadelphia. Reports were given for 141 cases' in court at New York, in 50 of which the final deetees of distribution have been made, 40 °aims have been appealed, and- the remainder are in process of adjudication, of 90, cases at Philagiel phia--;the final deereeS of distribution have been made in 29, 8 liaie been appealed, and the re mainder are still in-Court; 78 cases are repoited before the court at Rey:West," and final decrees of c endemnation- have, int•thictylour•initanoes reached the Navy Department, 12 cases have been appealed, and the anent , undecided. I . • No reports of condemnation at Baltimore or Washington are given. A few were sent to Bal timore. The statement of a New-York journal of Wed ntsday, that the Provost Marshal General had prohibited the sale of newspapers and ordered the agents back to Acquia Creek, is without foundation in truth. No prohibitory orders rel ative to the sale of newspapers have heen issued from the headquarters of the Army of the Poto mac. Both of the New Orleans members of Congres s are regarded as reliable supporters of the Ad ministration on all vital points. The rebels are still at work with great indus try on the fortifications on the other side of the Rappahannock, apparently determined that no effort on their part shall be wanting to make a crossing of the river at least difficult. They have thrown twenty-one lines of breastworks, opposite Falmouth, on the low grounds near the river, and are continuing them along the bank in front of, fredericksburg„ Jackson's forces are said to be two miles south•of that ciFy.. The Richmond Enquirer's leader says there has been*, intention, or pretence of an inten tion! to mediate at all on the part of France. The South wanted no French mediation whil e hostilities still go _on.` {This•we regard as a mere ruse, intended to Prevent us from preparing to - meet the blow.— %Ens.] The enforcement of the rebel conscription act is driving many citizens from Alabama and Mis sissippi to the North. One of the results of our Murfreesboro' victory Was the capture of the Confederate tannery in that city, embracing a large amount of hides arid partly tainted leather, sheep pelts„ etc., amount ing .0 Some '700,000 pieces,-and.worth more than $1,600,000. • Gen. McSinstry, convicted by Court Martial of " Negleckand Violation of Duty," has been die ndised &obi the service: of the United States. Feb. 20tb.—Simon Cameron has just addressed a letter to the President, fully declining the Rus sian mission, amt intimating that he may serve his country in a military capacity: Gen. Clay therefore-returns to St. Petersburg. The Senate - bilrfor the issuance of letters of marque and•reprisal places all the power in the hands of the President to make needful rules and regulations. "The Constitutiontl Convention of Western Virginia have accepted and sent to Congress the constitution as amended- by Congress, and also the resolution asking a. compensation for the slaves emancipated in Western Virginia. foreign Pius. Every late arrival brings -confirmation of the gratifying intelligence that an immense change is in progress in English Opinion, relative to the efail contest in tlie United States. The Aristoc racY are stillagainst the North. This is owing to political and social sympathy. And many of the leading journals area yet bitter. This is be cause they are sustained by aristocrats . But the , . • Masses of the people, that is, the poor and the middle class, the laborere, -- the artisans, manu facturers, and many of the merchants, are de . eidedly in our favor. And a few of the nobility 'are with thein, as are also the Queen and one or two, of her Cabinet Minister& Some very large meetings have been lately held, with great en thusiasm TJ,s secures, pretty certainly, the non-intervention of England ; and, hence is a powerful check to Napoleon's schemes. The , change hap , been zradually progressing, as the real cause of the controversy:has been be coming better known; but the main moving power has been the President's PrOolaraation. The SeCessionists; and their English sympathiz ers, had most industriously propagated .the be lief, that slavexy and emancipation had nothing to do with the war-;• but. the Proclainationis dis sipating • that idea ; hence, if the President's riolity is not doing much good at home, it. is of immense benefitabroad. • - BaLrrax, Feb. 81.—The Canada i 'from Liver pool on the 7th inst., via Queenstown on. the Bth, arrived at this port at 11. o'clock this aeorning. She ha; 18 passengers for Boston; also .149 Lan cashire operatiies, who were Sent - out by Miss Burdett Coutts. f The London Bays it'is reported that the of fer,. has been renewed which was "cede two months ago by. certain parties Paris' for a negotiate loan of five rn - Mons sterling for the Confederate government, on a basis of cotton, at five cents per pound, the holder having the option, after a k certain perio of exchanging his cotton for Con federate 'bonds at 70; bearing 8 per cent. inter- The Pri_nce of:Vales has• taken hisseat in the }louse of Lords.: The ,Queen'a speeeh has been delivered in Par liament. It contains little of importance, except the following paragraph: Her Majesty has abstained froni taking any step with the viewkinindueelt cessation of the conflict between the contending partici; of the North Amer ican States, because it has not yet seemed that any such overtures would be attended by any probability of success. Her Majesty has viewed, with the deepest ceneern, the deiblating warfare still raging• in those regions, and has witnessed with heart-felt grief ,the severe distress and suf fering.whioh that war lifts inflicted upon a large class of Her Majesty's subjects, but which have been borne with great fortitude and exemplary resignation. i It s setae coniolation to Her AlN esty to be led to the hope that this suffering and distress is rather- (*finishing .than increasing, and that some renewal . it employment is begin ning to take place in the Manufacturing districts. In the House of Lords ' the question being on an address reply'to the Queen's speech, Earl Derby said he had no objection to make to the course of the Government in regard to the Amer ican war, but. he regretted that they had not joined with France in an attenipt, however hope less, to effect.such an armistice and cessation of hostilities as would lead - the two parties to reflect on the miseries and' ho - pelessiess of the war. He ended by approving of the course of the Govern b ent in American affairs. J. N. S. • - Wengrow has been taken after a sanguinary battle, and ihe insurgents dial:tented. - - _ It is asserted that Prance has asked Spain to send back the troops to Cochin China. Spain replies that she Will'respect the` treaty she non 'eluded with that country. . ' ' Sftrial Nikes. A COUCH' COLD DID- IRRITATED THROAT. If allowed: .to! progress, reenitiserionti Pulmonary and ItiOnchial affectiolo, often.:tirnea iri'o3;.ble. • BROWB'S BROAIO TROCITE2 . reach direitly the affected partsgive almost instant re lief. Bruirtcurria, Airrocclind Okiaarta they are benefi cial. The gOodeffeets nuirdetni : frein the use of the Trachea, . , and their extended - use, has caused them to be counterfeited. the genuine Bummes TECIPMS7 eareo plaid ttga ins:worthless imitations. Obtain only Which have protect their efficacy by a test of many. years. Poetic firsamits and Bnionai- shoidd 'ruse the Troches. 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