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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,
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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.
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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