resbigterian inner. --- PITTSBURGH., NVEDNEtDAY, ?ARCH 18, iti3. We liublish in an another column a letter from an 'ltalian Protestant to his brother in this country. We have the authority of Rev. Dr. BAttto, and others well informed in regard to the circumstances of the CER iiiNt family, for stating that assistance tendered in accordance with the request of the letter, will be worthily bestowed. Evangelical Repository and United Presby terian Review.--The March number con tains, along with the usual amount of mis cellaneous intelligence, the following lead ing articles. -The Final Cause of Redeem ed Man ; Amendments Proposed to the Metrical Version of the Psalms ; Religion Abroad; "his Own Place." Whether the changes proposed in the second' article will be generally acceptable -to' the readers' of the Review, we cannot gay ; to us, however, they. appear 'eminent . ly judicious. They have respect to the fol lowing particulars : The removal of obso lete.l.- wards; the completion of defective `measures:, the correction of redundant Measures ; the change of ungrammatical forms; the construction of the verse to some -degree of harmonious proportion; and -to an alteration of the translation Where the sense was obviously obscured or •incorrectly presented. TRIVERANCB AND ANTI-ShAVERY. .Quite a number of the friends of Tem perance are also ardent advocates of Ewan- Cipation. This arises from the fact that both causes. are 'eminently humane and Scriptural. And it may be observed that those who are reasonable, and those who are fanitical on one of these subjects, are also so on the other. The manifestation of feeling, un either.or on•both, is determined, very much, by each _individual's natural temperament. A "-Layman " asks us,. and . presses an answer somewhat ardently, " Can a member Of 4 . Temperance Society, who is also a Christian, justly find fault with an anti slavery citizen, who uses Christian and Con stitutional means for the removal o f slavery?" This queition, like many others which refer to social conduct, depends so much upon the meaning attached to the terms used in proposing it, and so much upon the circumstances of the action, that a categor ical answer cannot be, given. PAUL teaches us that some things are lawful which are not expedient; and that, in some circum stances, even meat which has been offered to idol, may be eaten. But no man must eat, or drink, or do any other thing, with offence. And " Layman" must know that what one man would call " Christian and Constitutional means," another would say was t'un• • • ve .1 .11 1 II emperance ; but, what is temperance, and how is itlto be promoted ? And so most of us are Anti-slavery; but how is slavery to be treated, ameliorated,"removed ? Where all are equally free to answer these ques tions, and where we are bound to live to gether.in peace and unity, and where coop eration, in many things, is essential to hap piness, it becomes us to be tolerant of each other, and modest in the uttering of opin ions, and to avoid terms of reproach; and especially so where we find our neighbors to be 'as intelligent, conscientious, patriotic, and Christian as we are ourselves: . For our own 'part, we are teetotal in re gard to both Temperance and Anti-slavery. We " touch not, taste not, handle .riot." And we have used, and still use,. every " Christian and Constitutional memili' ; ' in our power, which we can believe to be, . upon the whole, beneficial,. to suppress both intemperance and slavery. There are those who consider us cold and indifferent. We may regard them as.fanatical and injurious. But why reproach each other ? Why quarrel, and become aliens, and refuse to coOperate, in those things in which we can agrees Truth and humanity . often loae much, by the quarrels of their friends. And in regard to us, as citizens of a free State, and , of the United States, there is a vast difference between Temperance and Anti-slavery. Temperance, or the means of intemperance, is within the sphere of our social and political power. The people of t'cp usylyania, for instance, have the matter wholly within' their own barids, to the extent of the State boundaries. They can choose legislators; Send up' petitions, enact laws, enforce laws. So they have, treated slavery, to its utter extermination. Aad - so, if they pleased, they might treat intemperance.- And , so to treat one'and the other, was, and would be, Christian and Constitutional. Bitt=deithei Christianity nor the Conkti: to on gives, ;as tlie right thus to treat eitkex. l iptempera Ace and slavery' in other Statesi =Weluive , nothing to do with their legislators, laws, or institutions. Neither has Congress any 'tight in`" the premises. We,tintir elect our Congressmen, iiut we canna - instruct them, beyond their poWer, to cot, nor ought we to send up petitions askiig them to do:what they have no an thority=to.do. "All things whatsoever ye would that mett , shnurd do to you, do Ye even so to thenik:,7s a very gompreh.ensive ,precept. ~It 4pn . braoes the .servant o as really as his master; it 'binds the Pennsylvanian; is firmly as it does the Virginian; it is a rule for us, as much as it is for our neighbor. An 'll#llo4,'eoneeientious and !self-fiii trns I,Obilq iiYaßae of this : precept, would a dd . 2 %."4 tolpeace and good •will; and we are mraek,mistakeli, if it would not make us Bird More effective promoters 'both of Teniefiliiie and 1 4iit4711,very 6 , 0 ly Nind niak,tiiiik that we , have an. swerga.,,iiii queSti9n. rather indefinitely. We Jim* however,thei lie will find in our remitikil bit dt)Si?tiftirrtil , ituth i and some, thinfilofiVa r ' O f jailitato* to the I mes. n- -. rf , r.::— . ~ REVISED 13001 i OF DISCIPLINE. The General Assembly which met at Lexington, ky., in May, - 1857, entertained an OVEnTunE from the Presbytery of Philadelphia, praying the Assembly to take measures for the revision of our Con stitution, in the forms of judicial proceed ings!' After some discussion, the Book of Discipline was committed, " for revis ion," to the following committee : Rev. Drs. JAMES H. THORNWELL, ROBT. J. BRECKINRIDoE, JAMES HOGE, PIARLEs HODGE, B. P. SWIFT, and A. T. iIIoGILL, ministers; and Messrs. GEORGE SOARS WOOD, WM. F. ALLEN, and H. H. LEA VITT, ruling elders. This committee presented a printed re port (which we have not before us) to the General Assembly 'Of. Is6o, at Rochester, N. Y. The 'report was discussed 'and re comOiitted; R.ovs. Win. D. SNODGRAss, WM. M. PAXTON, E. T. PECK., and. JOIIN YEOMANS; and Messrs. T. C. i!ER RIN, SCOTT LORD, and . H. A. CLARK, be ing added to the committee: ' In 1861, at Philadelphia, a verbal re port was made,.that-.9Wing to the sickness of the Chairman (Dr. THORNWELL) ,and the disturbed state of the Sountryi nothing had been done. The committee was then ordered to meet in Pittsbargh and act, "the members who might attend to be regarded .as : a quorum. • • - • Dr. BREOKINRIDGE, from the commit tee, presented to the. Assembly of 1862, at Columbus, 0., a 'printed report. The re vision had been made with great care, and much ability; but still, the committee itself was not 'quite satisfied, and, with the report, tendered the--advice, that final' ac tion be deferred another year. Several suggestions were made,. when, finally, on the, recommendation of the members- of the committee, the 'committee was ordered to meet again in. Pittsburgh,. (on July 22d,) to complete their work. - Rev. Dr. BEAT TY, and Mr. REED, elder, were substituted for Mr. PECK and. Mr.-PERnIN, and the Stated Clerk was ordered to have three thousand copies of the Revised Book print ed, and sent to the ministers and churches. The committee met as directed, Rev. Drs. - McGmr.,, HOGE, HODGE, SWIFT, SNODGRASS, PAXTON, YEOMANS, and BEATTY; and Messrs. LEAVXTT, LORD, CLARK, and REED, being present. Sev eral days were spent in the revision. The result was printed and distributed. The Book is now in the hands of the constiti ents of the next General Assembly. The important step is likely to he taken, next May, at Peoria, 111. Commissioners should go up, not with opinions,unalterably fixed, but with enlightened premeditation, pre pared 'to deliberate intbiligently and to adopt wise conclusions. We, as being a portion of the Presbyte rian press, will re-produce some of the pro 4osed alterations, and add a few thoughts consideration. The first, and by far the most important thing handled by the committee is, THE STATUS of our BAPTIZED, but not commu nicating MEMBERS. The present Book - of Discipline, Chap L, Sec. 6, says : "'All baptized 'persons are mernbeis of the Church, are under its care, and subject its government , and discipline and when they arrive-at years of discretion, they are bound to perform all the duties of church members. The report of 1862, says : " All baptized persons, being members of the church, are under its government and training, and when-they. kayo arrived at Years of discretion, they are bound to perform.all the.duties of members. Only those, however, who have made a profes sion of aith: in : Christ, are proper sub jects of judicial prosecution." The report for 1863, says : Ail baptized persons are members of the the church, are under its care and sub ject to its government and discipline; and when they have 'arrived at the years of discretion they are bound to perform all the duties of church members. It is the office of the church; therefore, to use' all theproper means, in dependence on :Di vine grace, for bringing them to repent twee and faith,- that they may rightly perform their duty?! We have italicised a few words in each of these extracts, to indicate the 'points which demand attentiOn.. The report for 1863, it may be noted, agrees in doctrine 'with the present' Beek ; and adds a declar 7 ation of the duty of the Church. The re port for . 1862 differs, as seems to us, in two' very important respects from our doctrinal Standards. 1. While it affirms, thoncit rather ob liquely, the churehteembership of all bap tized persons, it really denies the practical ness and distinctive visibility' of that hie- In triostthings; all the people of a modern Christian conkregation, are 'on an entire equality. All are bound to render a pecuniary support. , ;.All have a right to be present at .worship. „All orderly mem bers of a,congregation , inay vote - for trus tees and pastors; and'in'many, if not most, places, for elderii also All children and young people, the upbaptized as fully. as the baptized, have a .right to the sermon, the Sabbath School, thecitechisingi; the restrainti----to • every-ecclesiastical elite' 'and benefit Which belong to " The' only-things specially ,and distinctively, be-. longing to church membership .are, pline, the Lord's supper,.and baptism for , children. Now, while one continues diso bedient to the commend, "This do, in re membrance of me,"wuregard him as vol 7 untarily living in sin, and we.,hence justly refuse him - baptism for his , offspring; and if we yet . proceed to deny him diaiiipline, we treat him as an alien'. We deny - liff membership, What is there then, ecclesiastically, in infant membership 7. Isoit thus only <a name==--a mere nullity to the year's 'of discretion, the Chihli* of' _a congregation: are on a perfect equality as to rights, priv 'lieges, and treatment, by. Oke clych.. If the treatment. 4.tomontinueiht tically, theoretically, and by our written law, do we not thereby repudiate what lies been a fundamental doctrine in relation to baptism? 2. The report of 1862 differs from our Standards by its implication that disci pline, (its language is " judicial prosecu tion,") is a mere punishment. Our Church doctrine is, that discipline is reformatory ; for edification ; a means of grace. And this is the teaching of Scripture. It is the doctrine of Jesus; taken up by-the Holy Ghost and shown more clearly to the Apos tles. Discipline, then, being Divinely in stituted and a means of the soul's salva tion, why should it be denied, ex profess°, to a portion of our Church members They deserve it. They need it. If right ly adminiatered,it would be a great bles sing. The report uses net the word disci pline. It says, '‘Judicial prosecution." This term is, with some Orions - , odious. It was unkind to use it. It is auextreme which is-abut seldom resorted to, in - the treating of any offender& A wise' and timorously . faithful Session Will but very rarely need: to proceed to such an e;tremity. • The manner of dealing.with the baptized who neglect the communion table, is. a Mat ter of immense importance:'' It should be treated by persons wiser than we. We, enter. not into it, ..except . to say r that it should receive early attention.. It , should be conducted with great kindness, -and with earnest but sweet importunitY. And there should be _ranch forbearance. Chil dren should also be taught by their pastor and their parents, that it is their duty, their privilege, and their wisdom, to cone to the Lord!'s table very early, even in the morning of . youth. - "Tesus : accompanied.his parents to, thefeast,. at- twelve years of age. Children may be taught thus earlY, and may have learned, and may ;believe, and re pent, and love, and obey.. And the prom iseis to them. And the Lord claims them —claims their heart, and claims them at the harids of:'their parents and the hinds of the Chureh., God's plan is the Wise plan. Youth is his timeete learn his truth, accept his promises, and obey his precepts.• Then is the favored season for making Four. calling and election Sure. On this subject, we 'feel exceedingly'selicitous, A. mistaken, and very injurious, phrase ology of some ministers and , people,' may' here be noted. They speak of joining . the church—so,many, or such an one, ",joined the church.". This does very well for Bap tists, who . detty infant membership; but it is utterly iinproper, is proceeding from the lips of Presbyterians, when the persons al luded to had, all their lifetime, been really, members. The use of this language has become so cominon, as to induce our young people to think that they are not church members, and hence are 'free from the re straints of membership. Let us reform our `phraseology, and adapt it to truth = his love to the Saviour, sealed his covenant' engagements, confessed Christ. . Infatti, tnembershili we maintain ; and all the rights : of membershiit, discipline in cluded. Connexions' are great matters with travellers. , Many a man's patience is sore ly-tried by their failure.' But fretting - adds nothing to a man's Comfort or credit;; and hence when an unpleasant necessity overtakes hina,4t is wise for, him to look out for the• ", bright side," and seek. some compensating benefit; The_railroaci train which left Pittsburgh at 2 o'clock T. M., on the 10th, lauded its passengerssafely in ChicagO t bn the :next day, at 'n o'clock ; - about an hour after fhe train for QuinCy had departed. :4k:rib:Mbar of us Were thus left to paas twelve addi-. tional hours in waiting, as best we' could; and also subjeoted to , 'de,tention ,at this' place for several ;other ,hours. We were also made to cross interesting 4 parts of Ilii nois and Missouri by. night, and, the latter by an inferior train., - My.time, - however, - in -Chicago; -we§ nor -lOst: I soon - found my goodlriend; once 'a, correspondent of the &diner; Rev...W, HARSHA • and under his guidance found, .Rev, Drs.._Lonn.and HarisEY, Professorsin the North-western -TheologiCal Seminary, also the locality of the Seminary `rooms and other things of interest." Chicago is wonderfulsplace: The first born, of white persons, , ,upon its soil. are still living ,:= and' yet it has.a population' of 1:40,000: Sbme of its streets` rival Bread= edifices. rankln New - York- any o rank !anion& the best, ~on=the continent. The amount of its _trade 1. will not - pretend to tell, lant it is especially int grain;pork, beef and lumber, and in iron, 4.1 dry goods and grocerlei ol Last, sewnit packed 60,090 hogs name than did-Cinein:: flea; and more beef. than any :city -in : the Union. Chicago river, which, Withlis i two branches; 'divides the city ,into , f isfortA, `South, and West, affords seven mike oiln terior na,vigatinn, and 4 ,, Nharfage of-four = teen miles, a large part of Which is ecent= pied. " A.` canal' Of only eightiffiet left froirc the lakopesses :vessels drawmg five .root, and oat off`.lumber ; of ensesite, to, the Ail:lois, river, ,and.theneo , to: the Missii-• sippi,i and wherever ,a market , maybe - had; ThoNiertatiOn of Chicago '!:trk the South western extremity of ',lake Michigan is peculiarly faY, O 4 lllO to trade. It brings Alt, the Northern and Eastern great-lakes, thus far West and South Wellaid'and other dinals, in Camida, it his:heOen to the St Lawrence 4tfantio. 3.th e. canal to thet, it z_eaolies. All ;parts ands places on the Mississippi , 13,i3di.Mi:Siotrri . rivers: •By its numerous railitids it daises trade from the East,and South:Apt' and distributes ,in ail westerly directions.- It is emphaticallyfsz dento fbandrits :Ntiiret size, and .the aninuntv of-Lite , hi/sine:4s,, eke' not now to be measured ail predicte9. 'Tiast' Year ten . thtiliand' were lIMMMII EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE ST. JdiEPH Mb Mareh'l3 1863 erected, and a still larger number are con templated for the current year. The grain houses of Chicago are among its wonders; and the manufactory of Mc- CORMICK'S reaper, and the refinery for the juice of the Sorghum. Thousands of barrels of good syrup are now produced, and some excellent crystalized sugar, from this plant, to which our Western soil is admirably adapted. The prospect is that soon the country will be relieved from its dependence upon the South and slavery, for sugar and molasses. The Seminary for the North-West, which was, by the ,liberal donation of Mr. Mc- CORMICK, and by other means, to have sprung, into manhood in an instant, seems to be destined yet, like most things good and.great, to pass through the gradations of infancy, childhood; and youth. Of the four Professors, one, Dr. 'Rico, has re- Signed ; another, . '. Dr. Scorr, has been palled to his rest; the others,-Dr. LORD and. Dr; 11A.LSEY, live and, labor. The present classes are. formed of - twelve stu dents: We are rather surprised at the fewness ..of the number when we think of the vast population of the West, the.great need of ministers, and the excellence of the Professors. Princeton had- but two Pro fessors and . a Tutor, when „ik was ten years old and Aurnhered seventy to eighty young :men in its classes. The Chicago Seminary is, however, a ~necessity:. " It will flourish, and be a blessing to the churches. The Seminary, Library. has now six thou sand volumes. The , library roorn'tand reci tation rooms' are in'the .basement of the North Presbyterian church, and are com fortable and given gratuitously. Twenty thousand dollars. -are. lately pledged, , in New-York, toward the erection of Seminary buildings. The twenty Wes of land 'ten dered to the institution .atqfirst,.llave - been forfeited by a, ,failure Ao-,comply with the conditions; but there:As a Dv , tender 'of five acres of the sainngrounds, and a pros pect that ,the other fifteen- will, also' be given. Every friend' of-la,. numerous and well trained ministry, for' the Church and country,. has a deeP interest, and should feel it deeply, in this Seminary.. - It is not a rival to our beloved institution in Alle gheny. It is a co , laborer in the great work to which we there are pledged—a 'work quite too, great for us abine,•or for . - any two, or even five Seminaries. Prosbyterianism in Chicago never has flourished—neirer has been duly cultivated. We have but two chute:hes in `this' vast population; when we ought, even by the number of our people who''iniinigrated to the city and helped,tohQd,it, tehave had at least six. The New, School have . seven, and it is said that a majority of their peo pleare School, by birth and ,education, but were 'induced to enter New-'School gadizatiene which they foiind to exist, and to be conducted with enterprise. - is, ill airily, avast plain, most prairie. It is of very great fertility, The rich qsoil is. one toot: to five feet deep.' 'Much of 'it is too level, though it , is all susceptible of, drainage. The improyaments. are mostly poor. Much of the land is waste. Capi tal and enterprise have here a vast field, St: Joseph,. where>= I write, 'la. a, small place,, but destined to a great growth; It already Ban the Missouri navigation,- and a.. railread East Two' other railrOads ,are in, 'progress. on the great route. West 'wards and muat flourish. It shorild , ,bn oe oupied by the servants of Christ—preneh-, , era and people. . D. Dic.K. Washington ,College, Semi-An nual Exaniination' of students of Wash ington Colyegs;Pa,ii illeountenenMondity, .March 234,-1563,at 2 orefoek.P Examining Committee on`- behalf of Trustees—Rev: LOYAL YOUNG, D D., - Rev: ,Ituitx.§: .1. BROWNNON, D.D., Reir. O. V. MIKANI C. 111.4tExt• - and:Dr. AiliNNAti. . 'rite Board Trustees .will meet Wednes day,'Mtireli 25th al 2 o'clock. Contest "betvriefi Literary 'Societies on Wednesd4 evening March 25th.. ; : 5 . THOMAS VKFNNAN; 1-Seoreiwy -Board' of Trato-es`.' ft:,•l „ : • ~:410004-Collegt.+The:Heard of !Trustees. `l.B64atlO:ti'elbekl A. aM..-L.irteetitig : to be Meld in - the litiygr Hall. T4f Taaegi#o' Mdtesk ,Rey. :Rmpx4, the College Chapel at 1.1.. cf.eloek•A.-Dtzi:len' the.' same day 4 The Anttaal'eentest: between • tll e we :Liter4ty, Sbeleties, will teheld in the - acme .place, on Wednesclq, March 25th. Ex.;. er'elkesttol-eintimetioe at -1-'eelock.T:' N . .‘; MbOtrittOirdie, • ; Seey Beard of ECCLESASTICAZ.`', ` " r., Ybtriict clisitlairkdriii 81S1 RcklifiStit Volunteer Tof~ntry~ his gest' Mies . : ad 'ares§pror'tlie , - initosT;of Pdep Ciht6;' `;'.. Veiete:ltere. 'CAiiangeiiaefide -Live " made t 6 , hiiedlgt. Y.'e 1 4 .1111pil stlyikifed for:S time: 4 ban . • M=MM!MEM ; (1;. 7 , ° 5 th e , i a re 3 brekjan Aaki#r• Dedication, On the-p2d df. Fehinaiy, a new hotise of Worship 'WO "dediCated to the service, of 'GOd by theyffe'sbyteritti Dubuque 06.; Rev. fOr assiithd!Or(lla 'oCcasion. The house As not filly', completed !` but is in oonditiOn to be need ? and with thiatibiqiption'raiieW oirt , thei".ootetaidnie 'free from debt. ° this hureh` isserved for the present in Oitiei- - ...ten with-tlic churchat EftWeith,'bi, the T.;.oaison!' • Ali ' ) on thelOtli! of Thibitiary,.o3eatiti. Tel and heitinddioes house of worship was., `dedicated to God hy,the'church'• if .tackson". County, ToWa. The l 'chniCh is supplied by'the-Rev:;M: kota;' My.'" W? Otirion. Mr. l 1 0 — ady, CoilKiitiollalfilinister of Malluotcf).. ta, atioiated. ra ' I 1MM11111 , ...'.... EASTERN SUMMARY. NEW-ENGLAND. WE lIAVE many cheering accounts from the Eastern * States of outpourings of the Spirit. The following in regard to the re vival at Andover, Mass., is from a letter published in the American Presbyterian : " I have good news to tell you of the spiritual condition of Phillips' Academy stationed here. There is a glorious revival in progress, which is not confined to this school alone, but has extended into the other seminaries of the place and also into the town. The converts number about thirty, and the number is on the increase. Three regular prayer meetings are held each week, together with many Special ones. If a body of Christians happen to he together, they at once, if circumstances permit, form themselves into a prayer meeting. Almost infant ,voices are , heard in our songs of praise, and 13,01316 of those most hardened in dissipation,lave been. re claimed, I held a meeting in my room, not long;since'.. It was filled to overflowing. The leader took his stand, in the entry. As the students kept floCking in, the opposite room Was thrown open, and soon filled; and the stairs leading up and down were also filled. It, was a precious occasion. Many rose and asked for, prayers. ,Two-thirds.of the senior class are ,professing 'Christians, _ and one-third intend to enter the ministry." i THE HARTFORD Religious. -Heral d ,a adverting to the refuSal of the NeW-Haven West Association; at a late meeting, to Or dain and ,installa 'candidate for the minis try, on :account. off_his unsettled,' and un- Seriphural — views of truth, - remarks - - "Such eases of error, and ofdevotion - to 'the' faith once delivered' to the , 'Saints,' have of late years been rare in Conneeticut. it is not often in the 'history of Nevi-Eng land Congregationalism that'a maW`who is skeptical presents himself for the office of the Chriatian ministry, audit is net, 'often that hell :fond to be so to such-a-degree that Consociations 'refuse to ordain - him. The -occurrence shows that there may be error where it is not suspected, and that there 'are 'those set for the defence of the truth, who are faithful to , their appoint.: ment. Far distant be the - day when, through fear or favor; the professed guardians of the truth shall fail to uphold the sacred inter ests of Christianity:" Titi FOLLOWING from the, Watchman and Reflector, is., worthy of the attention of newspaper contributors 'generally : ":We not uncommonly receive requests, in regrd to articles sent to the 'Watchman. and liqflectoi• for insertion : :Please pub; lish this in yotir next Week's paper:' When this is not done, the expectation seems to existin some minds that the favor forwarded' will have a place without delay, Now we ask our friends to reineMber that we cannot expand'our columns at will=-that certain matter alwaYs takes precedenbe of any that may be Sent, `as" being already on hen& or - in type and that news and strict-, ly current matter must be published,. even to the exclusion of editors' platittidea— and finally, never 7 tb conclude` that What is sent us for the printed page is 'either re-' jetted or unacceptable, because of some needful delay in its aPpearance' NEAP-YORK. .' le — remembered that, at the - great , public meeting held by the United ,States Christian Commission at ashington, on the 22d ult., one of °Ur most.< highly - es teemed Major Generals declare& that the chaplaincy system had , proved a failure-- but email proportion'of the„reginients being 'adequately provided for. In order as far 'as possible to remedy the evil complained of, the. New-York Committee of the Commis sion <propose :the following plan,' "earnestly requesting its immediate consideration by 'clericalhodies pastors; and churches ; , and respectfully urging the promptest aetion?.? "1. The'voluntary enli&tment of at least -one minister of the Gospel, of talent, posi lion, and approved aiLiptatiOn to - this cial service, for each brigade of the say= 300 in all-during a period 'of' two or three months each. Every - city' or large town can spkre one pastor at leaSt, and the !best one, for this - nOble — WOrk;' his - pulpit beingisupplisd by his ministerial brethren -of the same,or.ef different ,deniiiniinations in rotation, or otherwise, Each consider able ecclesiastical body 'can' thus detail a repre'sentativefor the army. .Eachwfolunteer... chaplain roarbe eompanied by , a layman.from , his-own:or a (neighboring congregation. under-appoint ment. as a delegate of the'Uhristian Coni-* mission, who Shill aid in the .diStriblitiont of the.' Scriptures; : tracts,: newspapers i • camp ancl. hoipital stores, and in ' hold g meetings,: or ;visiting the sick an& viounded:i " The service thus. proposed :should be ; 'gratuitous ; the:Christian.Commiilion 'will defray all expense& Of4paster .andrdel. egate going to, returning: from, and while on ;the field; and.lurnish..all ineedecl pubii ...cationia, stores, and other Itneans ortiseful-t; I ; ..ic~wtii 'be~T' • ' The lilan vprotiosed•• 0,1 6 0olfed f adopted 44 f 1 : 0 , ( 0 1 ,44Aci• • • ; • .Tara followiii , Trinritin- exchilift,`mst 13ei•Iiiidtahly • padered : ',"by . those, -6Wr Proiestaiit; chsrphca , wh,o: have .the control „ , -oft Aft wkilcio,of, sanctuary, and who emitomeird!lifertrartietic execution • 'Wai t ' to alinolii'cleq , other ioiiiidera: •44 , < ict . .1 < - ,v; Tirnon, of Buffalo, has issued ~ o ft pastoral to hisdiocese, inotliich he treats ~4)1; many matters, of. and aong .:others the music 'that' is sung in the F ;eilinrohesp.ifhi 9h.: be 'says hae Yeacha a s ;;point. of a mpiopridti, th tit d'imeitdi Ifis,' iti = Aeffereride, ;Musical •flbSrishtis ?vire spervioe; havei always been , i'eprehetide,d fn Ali& early: ages 'di ftheiOhnWihr:Tatil Will :as ipresent.:chfirdif74o, :thel Pope ,issn'ed• edict :60 ttihichl these, wbrdi' of; liarJNissbus are , quoted`i Leltthe . 00c1espoRdeivith our holy ottoP:be voomposed. of ; Jaigt dieect :your.: minds' ''tO" Chrigtiau f , :thoughs. liPermitznia m it thestrioahnod, ulatione. Let it excitidn - yotetrue iliftro* for your. sins! " • ~.1!...A? : e ruat7 o • •): • .!.s! of four,perene viefe 'admitted:On...professian-ef fikith*th k e ; North Ahurch, N. ...rejloftSvhich Rev: ;Drr,iffatilehF;-is pastor'. Flt Sve n. theae : .46treftfaiilli ere of the SahhattriiihieoleiH • ifid l i.tisliiiii;%chool of - the SlitirCe 'wife - 6466E5. It is delightful .ts il lOicoloktopßhers. and ~pupils n tiitedly> l °neer,. ing ,the,tshho - oltof .Chrietl (fw. ; li tind l e r ar e o f hi m ! ; • • ~ : .; . • 3 41-4; art,s frr f • Ts ' th e of titgera-street church, N. Y.; has received =I a call from the Madison-avenue Presbyte rian church of the same city. THE PEOPLE of Flatlands, E. T., says the Brooklyn Times, have a cheerio c a ustom of doing good to men, and particulrly to those who minister to them in b..ly things, which in these days of selfishnt is graheiti fying to witness. The pastor of tr Dutch Reformed church, Rev. T. S. Doo little, had occasion a few weeks since to go out West on business. On his return, with his wife, he was met at the'depot by a friend, and taken unchanged garb to the parsonage, whither gathered a host of friends including his brethreri•in the ser vice. Everything. seemed 'changed ; all was new. The house had, in his abaci:tee, been thoroughly refitted and furnished, from the, larder to the attic; and to all was added the agreeable sum of SI3D in cash. There were no formal' speeches or other matter's, but in:good, enerons Saxon, 'the 'donors infornied3he recipient thee, ; after the hour of midnight, the house and all:it con tained belonged to hint. ONE, of the late Dr: Spencer's parishitinz , era in , Brookljn, New-York, met him ,hur riedlyurging his, way down the street, one day • his lip was set and there was some-. thine , strange in that gray eye How are you te-day, Meter ?" said pleasaltly. Ile .waked .as from a. dream, and replied soberly, ". I am 'mpti . ;It was a new word for a mild, true-hearted Christian;, .but he ; waited, and with a deep,.:earnent voice went on :"I,found,a;widow•.standing by her. goods thrown in. the street ; she could,:pot pay tbe month's : rent; *eland lord turned her out ; and, one of, : lter chil dren, s , going to die ; ; and that man is a member. of my church! „I told her to take her 'things., back: again I am,pn ,nay may to see him V' DURING . the thirty .- days'.fiked for the redemption of stamps -at the New . fierk office, 4,832 packages, of.overBs - each, and valued in the aggregate at. 5288,697:63, were , received. Of• these; about .8;800 packages have been examined, and minted, of the value of about $186 ; 000. = `Gov) was quoted on Saturday it' - 158. Superfine flour sold at $6.5004710 -PHILADELPIII:4. THE Instructor,'of this city, takes mop= tion, it seems, to the amendments proposed by the Evangcilral Repo's! . .tbri on the sub jeCL,cf 1-!salmody, to Which, we allude another column. It thinks : that "a little ten much has been.,attempted,"- and,-Sayn; it.`The Church is jealOns,of of the-old'version, and justly sO,•and will not consent - to any change etcept the - re moval of positive and manifest blemiShes. The version has much of the quaintness of the -best literature of two-hundred years' ago, and we would not liaireAhis quaintneis marred - by any Modern PatchWork,'' for that: would.ibe to ruin the Integrity of the ver-' sion as , a whole." - •-' • The Instructors evidently r hewever,ln favor of riblnei4rovement in the old After continuing at name :length. in the - above strain. of oriticiem, it <concludea thus • • - • • - * ( g tut, eaough. We are pleased with the effort „Itis‘in the ;right direction, and the siihicet needs only; to Isi, kept., before ,the, attained" Ix :A LATE anniversary sermon; Rev. E. Adams, pastor' of the North. Broad' Street Presbyterian church, After noticing the chargeinad`n bY `dialoyal persons,to the, effect, that and ;ministers who`are • - zealous in favor of the 'prosecution' of 'the war, are noterionaly, destitute` of religious' aeal, 'made the pertinent \re ; (c We know that thereverse is trne. The annals of revivals during the past year demonstrate tntthose who read 'then:e t that - attaches have been most bleat wherein the sPirit of freedom and of 6, whole nationality —of 'loyalty to 'the Governinent-has been • Warm, constant and 'unrestrained. , ;'litt'n : work of. grace going' onnow In a neighbor-4 - ng church:is proof offParhat I say, and .vival in Wilmington, - moat almost ever Inown, - wasiin- a chureh dietin guished for- its outsPokeriattaebinent tothe• great for which the free' States are at war. -The same is true of- - chttreheS in- New-England and: Ohio; and , in States far ther westward., ;•Weareliute that the Spirit of:.,God, , does- net desert -men for leYalty;W: • the- powere that be. .Ile c- does not - "depart' from those wheloVe 'thepoor, en&labor -with a right spirit for the liberties of , iiian."- Itz v. eiIARL*SA SMITH, D'Jj. his re "signe4„-thnpa.storal,cliarge of, the Western, church of Philadelphia.:; THERE WERE in PhiladeltAtialast-,year; 15,74x1 births, marriages,anil'ls,o97' - There Wein - 2;530 ''hirtha than there were an' 7:$01, and 629 , deaths More=then during the;piiriOd last named. Min . . . ,:. ~• , lain:be& Italy: ~, , ,Ito..v.axa, Feb: 14; VMS.. ', - • , - Mx ! Dsis .,. AiiVisceit i :ji . :lll.erei,n" 1 . (6 1 7 for* yonl that ;ciii 3 fil EV tOth 'tali. :,1 rlaiiiii'lT your kind,li teeKiiiiistiticriesttak i i i e' of :•iliett!'‘ tionsolitioil' 'to ''ii . 'sill; a kniiir that 'you .ati4l all;the fainily'ara tir . gond`litialth: . We thank :yetekited)i fiir the - $7/ you . wereiriiiii) tlinnug,ti' te ohli us through An dieli'lloitano..,. this litf indeed a'great help •to.. tis.."lrtitill will k'utif,',` by . my letter, the ;debtifiiiir father ickleipon himself to' pay fo'r 2 th i ti rWitiiiiitiati I dr :thtzreh'uf - eli; and the school; he lviik antistrained to borrow n>. nay from two. pr f.fifeetibisons,' iiiiicli'stim he mnsamiet&rn - o the 17th of May. One of the •tiboba lieitinitt 'ttbld nut to ,a Jesuit, who boiighi nfirelk fitle sib iiiivirrte‘ have it in Ids power.tio perstqte us. - But we trust :tin God-ass:; St Matthew says;• c h hap. • 1 0-13 imiti ilf , A st.i n ix,A s sa y s i n 'te xv : ~ 2. . ,-, ~ 7. .. -, 4L2,..,._.;?14.,,i , , i 's V o l kriPeat iliiit ws . To.turfi mon,T,T•rilfm, a 'youi'llina''vie'llofto. ytif 46h"4+01‘,1'3141 'Nei. "flit'l*''' tleitoi- oartin_rotofiliti • 44,11Ait roniti'difti WV. 'gill iDat i B igeti" . y*i in lint 'kiiayaiii,:•nrciFiet ..tOur°bentifirefor., in d favin this -atedits. `,1).050 1,4 11::".. Eli . i No l / 2 etiiii :fifigr OnitkOesi. iii'ilifiVidiffeit 'tie Jesuit, ; ,00 'e .entrscit , miii,i(tii Jesuit .entry tii','ildirdioti iiii."ranuipf inform - 34ff grit iliret; illeillii,P4itidelflaiiii alreadrUn" estiblisliior'lli. nisil,..(l4„,,tik,til ~t o 'Which *l' ithill':s Widely oifitePai.-= ee l One Of the- iiiiiiifiletililioifilktiltiCaldgi, two tionths-therillnliaineress thin:27 meta:fed itil thid= 'MN' oonikutVii:. hie advocate has "mire p'efisiki*ilifik e'v'en; 'Atoll ' ihe.Tffeurikbr.thtfaSeliiiii. -Ire* oiapx,..,ts Au, .ai"B - O.liOA - whiiih. irift 'iluillibt le ltfit , iitote coim •• tokinliliiiii4svit iikii.t .be liy t'ilicknviiiiiri oolifiOtel n d *ma w ,. & K. ; 06,..,: h .. 'e, r,,e rt , .. • .'. u 4 i. . ms Togliatti, lifeileli'ii gobetkery, • genCYdligt- eill3eMia, 'WU" - iia 4 .l A theteam time i'oat b aMatei.:' TliPs ii661:1:411 e 4 evening school for• children 411 6 , but as the = ME MEI MM' MEM country is very poor, he will nee.; „ help. We have a judge, at Gicagia, who,L gre at influence, and who has done deal of good to the people of our eoaritr:. he protects and defends us against the nits. This good man happens to be an timate friend of mine. Well, now, I will give you some jar,,, , mition respecting our missionaries. Th e ,, are our brother Giovani, and our brother in-law, Jean Battista, who arc at ;tpolj they have a little department for and they distribute some thousands. ' Where the Bourbon Kings have always held the people in bondage and darkne, and. one dared only read and speak n.lll suited the interests of the Jesuits, n ud a n has changed, and God has been pleased to open the eyes of the people, and quicken their understanding to distinguish ri2ht from wrong, and good from evil. It is his will, also, that before the end of the world, his Gospel shall be known every where. We fortunately live in a period, where th e true light has mightily progressed ; ar,d we must always have faith in such passkzes as John xi :25-27. Joseph and Andrea are in Lombardy, where they also find themselves per secuted by the Jesuits, to such a degree as not to be even able % to find lodging in any hotel.or public house; andthey are under the neve:. sity of taking,shelter in prisons for self-pro tection. But they, nevertheless, fail not to distrib ute the Sacred Scriptures. Jean Battista, the son of Andrea, is from Suisa, and i 3 n ow in Piedmont, where he occasionally meets with brothers in faith, as also stron 7 opponents. Thus, my dear brother, we trust in you and your assistance. You will. not- fail to -show my letter to our Ainerican:brothers and sisters. so that they may help_us—in- our need We pray to God, for them. I close my letter with kii t cf - tepualig,*yourself and family. Yoar affectionate brother, ', STEFFAN() CEELEGIIINI. - PRESBYTEETA 1 NOTICES. Tye. FRP_ BYTERY OF FORT WAYNE stands adjourned " to meet at Bluffton, on the First Tues. dat (7th'dity) of April next, at 7 o'clock P. NI. Sestsioital Receids, Report of Settlements, and Comniissiduera'. Fund, will be called for, from each eungregation. W.. M. DONALDSON, Stated Clerk. - -The PRESBYTERY OF BLAIRSVILLE will meet . actodiding to' idjotirnment, at Unity, on th e Second Tie r sday,of - ;April, at 2 o'clock P. M. The attention; of the congregations under the care ,of Presbytery .is called to the following =lea :` , Ist. - That hereafter, Treasurers of congrega tions,:in rcq.ioiting Congregational Settlements, it there , are arrearages, shall be required to re port..w.hother they, nave on them books claims seffielent .to,meet those arrearages. 2d:' That the Board of Deacons or Trustees in each charclebe required to call a meeting of the congregation 'days before the Spring meet ing of-Preabytery each year, and make a full statemeut-pf thefitiancial condition of the con gregation te gat& meetinif. - lAMBS DAVIS, Stated Clerk. /: • • . • The PREBBYTHRY OF HUNTINGDON will hold itameit,...stated'meeting in the Presbyterian ohnigi. of 41.t.tkoz!a„ . pn the Second Tuesday (14th dei) . et Aprli t o'clock. A. M. Statistical Repicria will be called for; also, a report from each eongiefotiOtt 'as to wll4ther the pastoes ealary:hate.beeri paid: ROBERT'HAMILL, Stated Cleft( The OF SA LTSBURG stands <-4 adjciurn rone , Indiana, on the Second ••I ;= ' - yOr ApriVat 2 o'clock P. M. Sessional: Reectids ; Statistical Reports, Written Narrntilres , land-Gortgregational Settlements, will be called fora;- ; -•- W. W. WOODEND, Stated Clerk. The , pRESBYTERY:OF PEORIA stands ad journed meet at' Lthristown, on the Third Tuesday {2lst day.) =of April, at 7 o'clock P. 31. , • .ROBEE.T e IPANSTON, Stated Clerk. Tito - PRESBYTSItt OF ALLEGHENY stands adjourned in - Harrieville, on the Smut' TneadaT (14th) i tif• . 4 - di, all o'clock A. M. - : 0017L'ITA, Stated Clerk. TiOldlll . , j l#* it: OF CEDAR will meet in Ilia Tuesday (28th) of April, at 7,3 1 oNileekT VR: getisional Records, Statis tical Reports,cand•O§V'ritten Statement of Set tleakenP, With. Pasteolll, t -be presented. Ia,IBELDRN, Stated Clerk. The t 'Pß:EBldYblifie'iiF HASBASKIA is ap ;pointed to 6 6itiliSidlifeenville, Bond County, on the , Setond • Frithrif ':April, (10th day,) at 11 o'clogk A. M.- 4 . - WM. H TEMPLETON, .. _ The TREE 0 . FAIRFIELD will nieet"at OraileOiderwllleY'"Washington Couniy, lowl►i44ll, Second Ffiday (10th) of April, at 7 ° l l,Pck:P;flL..ti . • . .B!se..wctrlTE, Stated Clerk. Vite'PRESBYTEILY OF. CLARION will meet !at Pisgah, , bn 'the datt.Tuesday of April, (28th,1 at I.llo'iilock A4 - let. llesedons •will please send Narratives on the State, of Religion to . Rev..l. S. "Ilder; 4tnestone, .1 1 'tkrat least ten days before the meeting of pre:6hp, ery. • The following' is the eleassment for Commis sioneis? Rehoboth, Callous ?bin : - Concord;.•Brookville, Pisgah, Beechwood, , Itiokin.g„Leatherwood, Greenville, and Bethesda, 'elob:s 4 .9o ; ; - ,Perry_and ,Academia, each $ 3 . 00 : Richland, Rockland, Greenwood, and lit..ETabor;` each s2.oo`;' Middle Creek, $1.2 1 ); OnlaGroVe;• New - Bethlehem', Tylersburg, Rich sardniijle, - Mt, Pleasant; Punzutawney, and Elk .oe, each , $1.00;' Mt. Vernon, Reynoldsville, and 4111 - Creek, each 60, cents. ' ' JOHN H. SHERRARD, Stated Clerk. The ,P,REARYTERY OF - ERIE will meet at Mesidillke„l*. on, the Second Tuesday of April, (14th:),111, 7f o'clock P. , Syttiatioal Reports C audalesiliatillienords will be presented. • - • ,J. M. EATON, Stated Clerk. :ThCERBEIBYTERY OF DUBUQUE will 'meet i(D.7.4.4,14itt1et0n, - . on the Thirdlitesday (21et) of; AJpuktit..7.i'cicick P. M . There . I* oar iiageti Independenco, nn the arri, !al of the EastefertitlitiNi convey member& tti the 'place. - . ' JOHN Ihi. *RIGS, &it:a:Clerk. ..:. „, Th e 4.l4EtitTi 4 -- 0/1 - ) 1 1181301R RIVER Will 'meet' , in 'Pliitiiing,ntb_p•N 4 T. : , ~pilL. Thursday, AprilVeltria 7 . P. M.' lleatilongil Rep will be "cal/W6ittlltima'all thli'iiiiiiiaiiti:' ' Ms in !lon . . If; D OBRili l 3,'Stitted Clerk. .tii: . r :•>7—..--€,.1. . i .;. t=ti . • The P. M B ICTRRY; , .OFAR,D i S.TONEE will meet at C6riiielliriille'4;the, Fsist.h.Tuaiday . of April, at 1 2 inioilt P:M.",eti4regilimpal. Settlements, Statistical Reports ; 'Phia; for Commission ers to General: ssembly 4111 be, tidied for. Seed. nnnlfill send their:Narratives on the State of ' R .,94 10 t 1 ,4 0 ,7-44%, 1 - 4. 1 c).. Itosltorougli, New Geneva, Pa. - -. .. • 1 ' By olider:OPPßigr. ' • - 2 1. ; ' / * 3°113 i m ..i'MICOIL, Stated Clerk. ... • -:. ...401 1 t l, .... 1T1c........ ; , ; . :1 ,,, - ' • Th.t 4,4OBrPRVIOF iIIGALAND, Kansas, 114 stand ' a4i MiefStiA Carlyle, on Wednes ,l4,e ill', . 4.0 - I* aldelf.. P. M. Sessional Iteetullsit be' ' ' z.,:'' llid.' eiainination. s ;•'''' /'' '14:414. tICASHER, 'Stated Clerk. -.. - v.:s.r. , - tsi tokil-i Theme PAWITarittIYI42IF next stated in,setirggliit. the. Presbyterian - church iii ?fit • Pieiet', 'on' the . flenond Tuesday of IC** will hold its iiinil;' 04th, diiV,) 'at 7 WM: ' Statistical Reports and •eSessional IreoeAsilik i rut, be presented..:ll .;.4.: !,,.GRO..D.•}3ItRWART, Stated Clerk. . '_Lft-,r, z, •• . ~. ..--;----;-, • THE JRRSRS'ERY 0! W.OOSTER will boll lis neitYated meeting on the Third Tuesday LA' APl'llani tliel Firs — t'eresbyteria n church of Woos iter: at 11 erelebk<All hi. ' , it: Atiaestato entotrir Commissioners'. Fund : Dalton, i 1 , 3 - 41 i: .14_ . _soder,. 10.4 - , :trnity, 11.25; Apple - ,_ l ;i4 9 ,ttio., ;,_,MiAc r a b nit, 4.18 ;, Hopewell and ' u mor ulduiElitlinesville, 1.58 ; Berlin, 2.7 0 ; Ungrlitss—; 2 : 701 ;1M:416pol; 1.80; West Salem, g ze 1.36 ;t4eatittierille, 1.50; ;reason"' 5.50; Chip glinia74C-Auld tilton, • Marshollavine, 5.85; bi t " Raton, 8.16 ; Wayne 2.07 ; Chester, 1.18. 4 JOHN E. CARSON, Stated Clerk. Stated Clerk
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers