Vrecchgterian Xialtner.
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1862.
The Board of Domestic
late meeting, elected Rev.
D.D., President, in place
DOWELL, deceased.
Rev. logiah 'Smith, 11.1)„ died at Colum
bus, Ohio, May 29th, in the 48th year of
his age. Dr. SMITH was an excellent
preacher, and one of the most amiable of
men. He had been, for some years, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church in Co
lumbus
$73740 was the amount deposited with
the Presbyterian •Annuity Company, dur.
irig the Secretaryship of Dr. LEYBURN, of
the Board of Publication. The interest of
this sum, being $44.26, was the annual pre
mium on a policy of life insurance for the
benefit •of ,the family of any Secretary of
that-Board, who might, die While in office.
, flift. to Princeton Theological Seminary.—
We see it stated that Mrs. BROWN, of Bal
tiniore; - has just signified to the Trustees of
the Princeton Theological Seminary that
she wishes to give them thirty thousand
dollars to erect a building for the use of
.the Seminary,to be called "Brown Hall,"
provided they will proceed immediately to
erect it, and will complete it for that
amount. .No doubt but that the conditions
will be aecepted,"As the institution greatly
needs' additional room for the aceommoda
tion of the students. The donation is pro,
vided for in the will of Mr. BsowN, to be
available oz Mr. B.'s decease; but Mrs.
B. now tenders the money.
THE BOARD OF PUBLICATION.
We see by the Presbyterian of June
20th, that this Board, at the Annual Meet
ing, adopted resolutions conforming its ac
tion to the advice of the last General As
sembly. This was of course to be expected;
and We would hope that the Board will
work in real earnest, and endeavor in the
most efficient manner, to carry out the As
sembly's measures of reform.
'Two members of the Board, Rev. Dr.
finAnDMAN, and JoeErn B. MITCHELL,
Esq., tendered their resignation in letters
which are ,published. This is to be re
gretted. These brethren had, served in the
Board' from its organization, twenty-five
34arif ago. They had aided.in carrying out
the A!szembly's poliey, in all changes here
tufore made, and, on the theory that the
Board is the agent of the Church, they
should have found no difficulty in serving
Zion still.
Dr. Ent.t.Es does not resign his member
ship in. the Board, but he declines being
appointed on any of the Board's commit
tees for action. One remark the Doctor
makes', which may be quoted. He says
" I feel no grief in being deprived of the
very .inconsiderable perquisites of office."
Our good country parsons who regard a
five dollar note for a wedding-service, as
quite a considerable" perquisite," will won
der whilk,a man's regular income must bo,
'who esteems twelve hundred dollars but a
very inconsiderable perquisite. They will,
however, rejoice in this indubitable evi
dence that their good brother's temporal
comforts will not be diminished by the
want of his salary as editor to: the Board.
Several things in the .
.;Presbyterian indi
eatediseatisfaction with the action of the
Asserably: " Cool, sharp' criticism " is
threatened— It is mow ar turn to call for
peace and acquiescence in the decision Of
the "powers,that be.", We think the As
sembly is,now near about fight; but if our
brethren 'farther investigations are
needfdl,they can lead the way.
PREIdO.NI
We do not know that it is our duty to
give much of a str9non, every week, to our
readers. Occasionally we try brief& to ex
pound a text of Scripture, or to stice 'aitd
defend a Christian doctrine, or ,to announce
and refute a heresy. And we present our
readere, alwayti, with a few good religious
ariiclee'froni our' correepondents, and with
some edifying selections. Preaching be
longs to • the ministry who have,,access to
the pulpit. It is the business of pastors.
They
,are set to this work. To them the
Lord las ' entrusted the spiritual `edify
ing of his people; and congregations have
called them and sustain them for this
veep thing; and it behooves us- to believe
that they do it well, and that their work
does not need—to be,supplemented by any
interference of ow's. a '
Our business, is NEWS—religious news;
social news; political news in, its bparings
up - on morals and religion ; news of social
events to - be communicated through a reli
gious channel and 'in connexion with reli
gious matters, and in. a 'Gospel spirit.
Matters just occurring, things of living in
tereht events: which bear upon the welfsre
of the Church, and of society, are the sub
. s
jects for us to narrate and diecuss. Thus
we < can, ,aid the minister, and instruct
the people. Thus we may touch upon
'thiiigi which the pastor will take up and
tiesat moms fully; and thus we may cointau
i
pieute much knowledge which,lhoUgh of
great value; Aoes not belong to the ,:pulpit,
'ad thus "also wer.inay administer some re
tukee„ltillfgi *linings, and incite to du:
two, ''sihaistera May neglect through.
dolicaop or avoid for fear if the charge of.
self:siaciag or of joeiaotialify.
We 40. - fe, sur mode of preaching, to
g,ll,etperktp,the,Pastors; and, as we think,
not without smile 'success. And we regret
that we caanot be much more efficient in
o aid; making our journal far
Mori. valuable; Wand second, by having it
to enter weekly info - "many more of their
accomplish the first, they
~ii iewh i f f'by their pens
ig% n4e r P grr
and in atialaing the Anigi}t
advance us very greatly by their personal
Activity and influence.
SLAVERY HAS NOT A DIVINE 'WARRANT.
"Modern Slavery destitute of a Divine
Warrant," is the title of a sermon recent
ly preached by Rev. SAMUEL MoFARREN,
D.D., before the Presbytery of Blairsville.
Missions at their The sermon is published by request of the
Jam MACLEAN, Presbytery ; and it is well worthy of an
of Rev. Dr. Mc- extensive circulation. Presbyterian minis
ters have been sadly defective in their pre
sentation of the Divine law in regard to
superiors and inferiors. The relation of
master and servant enters largely into the
system of Scriptural teaching. It is prom
inent in two of the ten commandments; is
minutely provided for and regulated in the
writings of MOSES; is spoken of by the
Prophets, and by the Saviour, and by the
Apostles. And yet, when do our people
hear a Gospel sermon on the subject! We
have several times remarked, that
,minis
ters are deeply blameable for the present
war. If ministers, all - ministers, North
and South, Eait and West, had made the'
people familiar with the true Scriptural
doctrine on the relation, the rightaand du
ties of master and servant, slavery> would
not have been what it is, and abolitionism
would not haVe had the prevalence and
power which it has attained; and enmity
between different parts of our country
would not have arisen to such a height; and
conspirators and fanatics would not' have
had such a lever with which to move the
body politic; and the present disastrous
war would not have desolated our own fair
heritage. '
In the blame which we here impute to
the ministry, we ourselves share largely.
It is true that we did not preach " politi
cal", sermons, on the subjebt, nor fanat
ical sermons, producing alienations and
provoking strife; but neither, except very
rarely, did we attempt to present the teach
ings of God's Word. Slavery was not in
our congregation, nor near us, 'nor likely to
be near us. Politicians claimed tie sub
ject (politicians wOuld, if they, could, con-
fine 'King JESUS, his ministers, and hi's
Word, within a very narrow sphere, here
below,) and we, though in theory resist
ing the claim, yet practically have altriost
conceded it. And-our brethren generally
did the same. We did' not duly estimate
the' fact, that 'a
part of our Chitral was
deeply involved in slivery,,ath was also a
part of the civil community of which we
were constituent members. Unhappy re
sults are .upon us, which, we and all others
doing, in the spirit of Christ; our full min
isterial duty, would have been avoided,
Dr. MOFABRAic well, proves, his .preposi
tion that Modern Slavery' is destitute of. a
Diiine warrant; and yet he adthits that
slavery had, among God's' Chosen 'people,
both Israelites and Christians, an existence
in Bible times. This is not necessarily "a
contradiction, but it has the appearance of
a damaging:concession: We may escape .
from it by maintaining that " Modern
Slavery" has ingredients not pessessed by
the ancient; but this plea is ,weakened
when we admit that'the Apostles tolerated
a worse system of slavery than that which
exists in our Southern States.
We prefer the broad ground : There is no
Divine warrant for' slavery.. SLAVERY
is not sanctioned in either the Old or the
.New Testament. SERVICE is sanctioned
under both diepensations. But we do not
agree that Bible service is slavery, or that
slavery is a proper term to apply_ to that
service. To grant that, does a Wrong to
God's Word, and to humanity, and to our
argument Sladery, in the common and
proper use of that term, is more than in
vdluntary serviee'; and more than heredi
tary _
bondage. is a peculiar- kind -of
bondage. It is a condition of huthanity
in which, in addition to a .hereditary bon
dage to labor, its 'subjects are, ,by ,social
regulatiOns, deprived marital f.rights,
and, of parental and rights, and'nf the
right of mental ithprovethent. S•uch de—
privations constitute the distinctive feature
of slavery; and such we .do- not find to. be
sanctioned in any - part of fled's word..
The utmost right 'there granted to thin,.
over his fellowman, is a right to .tndinary
service or labor, which ,service ,is to be_
equitably compensated. n f.
And we cannot see a difference " between'
the system of slavery and the Wolding of
slaves under. that. system," such that the
one they be sinful and the other innocent:
We Would about as soon believuthat a
tem of theft was very wrong but'.that se
tual stealing might be right or that the
system of 'polygamy was utterly wicked;
but that a. Matt ntight hold and *use , his
seven wives and be - laineless, Suppose
that BxtatiriAst YOUNG should becontecon-'
winced that his -system. was wrong,. could he
innocently hold and ..ithe all his wives ?
_Certainly not He is bound in , right, in
stintaneorisli to separate himself all
of ,them; but the one
_first married, But
muss he expel them from his house ? By.
De means. It may 'be his duty to give
some of them, or all of them, a home; to
protect them',and Preiide for thew They
may, live with him as servants, as sisters„
or.as friends; but not as wises. - Se also ith
regard to slavery. The . system is ,wrong.
It is sinful and no than may, hold his fel
low man ai a slave, for a single hour.
cumstanees may be such that he may, and
even should held him east' servant. In the
eye of 'the law the relation may be master
and alike,' brit in the eye of God,' and be
tween the perm:tea thernSet4es; tied" in re=
gard to ,rights and obligations, the,relatien
is, and must be practically, nothing heyond
that - `of maiiter and , servant as regulated in
.theXel`Testament Scripture
,Sentherpers are Much pleased
_to, fincl,
any thing in - Scripture which seems to
sanction slavery; , and especially are they
delighted, when it as accorded to them that
slave is, a synonym fee '" servant." They
can then go on".trinutpliantly„, Annawatt
had slaves, '1 bominfthe 'house and bought,
t1:0 nthedy" " °fettle ieathen shall - In ,
Dien slang an aitsitivapand 54' 1
shall take them as an inheritance for your
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1863.
children after you, to,inherit them for a
possession." " Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbor's wife, nor his man-slave, nor his
maid•slave, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any
thing that is thy neighbor's." "No slave
can serve two masters." "both he thank
that slave because be did the things that
were commanded him "1 " Slaves, be obe
dient to your own masters." How they can
quote passage after passage, from Mosus, and
the Prophets, and JESUS, and PAUL ! But
no : the word "slave" is not there; and
the thing in controversy is not there; and
we grant them neither the one nor the
other. We would use Script Ural language,
and we accord to men the Scriptural , right
to their servants; but we, insist that the
servants also shall have their rights,. in ac
cordance with Scripture.
The service which is approved of in God's
Word, is not slavery; and_ slavery, modern
and ancient, American and. Roman, is deed- .
tuts of a Divine warrant.'
PRESIDENT,: LINCOLN AND TEE. PUBLIC
MEETING. AT ALBANY, :N. Y.
We, this week, PresenVour readera with
two very able papers, on a deeply intereit
ing political subjecti partly from a regard to
the important bearing ofthat subject: Upon
the national life.and libertyiand partly bel,
cause one of the ' papers carries the' signa:
ture of the President of the,,Vnited BthieS.
The first - paper-contains resolutions,drawn
-up with greatmare and pasied unanimously,
by aVery iarge Meeting of the most promi
nent, political party in the greatest State hi
the ; Union,, and may he taken as a fullinid
well defined , exhibit of .Democratic 'senti
ment, in regard to the presentwarAnd the'
powers of the General Goyernmeut. -The
President's answer is- Pointed,. clear, and
able and "reiard it as one of tHe . beat'
written pipers Which has bornu his 13igna:.:
tnre.
The pri2teiples. embraced-in- the resolu
tions are held by every intelligent' freeman,
and the principlis put forth and dwelt upon
by the President are also correct, and very
nearly the iame as those of,th,e reiolutiona.
They are . demoeratio,-republican, patriotic,
such asheeome the Chief Magistrate of-an
intelligent and free`people, and the
dent has our, thanks fortheirntterance.
And yet neither of the - papers is . perfect.
And no utterance can be made . perfect;on
the subject treated. . There 'are" einem , :
stances, conditions, limitatiens,,which vary
the mode,. character, and, duty of popular
and of executive action, which cannot-possi
bly be all clearly .expreesed and''defined.
The admitted general principles being the
same, every case has something,peculiar,
affecting the character and the necessity of
action. `One'individual, 'or journal, even
with the utmost malignity ; may be entirely
harmless and left to neglect and
_scorn •
while .another,.doing the very same things,
may be deadly dangerous and demand im-
Mediate repression., In Ude community, or
one state of a domnienity, '"the same
,words and "deeds which are. the freeman',s
right, may, in, another community, ,or ~in
another condition of the community r be ex
ceedingly dangerona, callingfor the prompt
intervention of the highest - power . ".". is
well to haye good principles, clearli.defined
and -deeply rooted ; ; =and to , have_ constitu
tione and laws-; 'but,' stillive , need honest
and wise magistrates In' ) execute the laWs,
and intelligent '
both stimulate and resgain the Maglotratek.
,And even then, as intiinated,` every case is
to be judged by itself: ,
The -ease , before the - Meeting nail the
President,-, was that of, yon,q.UV4.4AN:
ouniAti, (end...back , of it the ,suppression
of 'the 'Chicago - ' , Win:es; and - the' interdict
;upon - the circulation of the New-York
World, in General' 13 : 61tNiiiVeti district:)
And what are the ~ factis relative to: ,Mr.
1 :VA1 LAMDIGiIth ? If,, he, a citizen., -of a
[ 1441 State, far from= the seat 2 of war, was
in his'e*nhonse ancrt,eile the . dead - of
night,seized by a militar y Y foree, ; carried to
a distant, Tiede, tried: by court martial,
:and ( baniehedato anenemfs ootintry, anus
-ailthe-sMeeting iftty;-Vor words ad
dressed to a irubliiMeitiuy, in criticism*
the coural,pf the Acitr,tinastrution, a 4: in.
.comieranatimi of the .orders of a Opnerai,",
'then an immense wrong was done. • But if;:
as the Preoidents4s,;he wasdriested "'be
cause he was laboring to pretent' the"rail-. 1
ingtrobps; to: cncourve dee - crams from
the army"; " f leas' damagisy . the
_army ";,
'was warring: upon themilitary"; aiid`
this conductiva*edirecti and real, and .not.:
merely `constructive and:inferential,";,:and,
,if .in Mr.. YAL,Liktrolose.m's dietrict;the
common sentiment was such that.:there'
"could be no civil process to stop the= evil;
and no judge and jury` toPuniah the ,
thenthe arrest was not only right but,
,praiee-worthy. '. : Now,'' who Shelf deterniine .
the facto ?, .The ,Meeting• and the
dent agree,on principles, but they differ as,
`to their appliCation, as to 'circumstances,
to the Ueeissity . Ofthe mode of' action; innd
hence - ai to the righteousness oftheiyiesta'
And the prudence, as, well as. the ni t utes
sity and legitimacy,of the arrest,, depeude,,
very - greatlylnPou theeircuinstincei of the
case and the'oentiiiketits`Of 'the , It
may be that this arrest, (and the Warping
to the journals).wes,
thing needed ;. I .needed :to check- inpipieqt
treason, „ to preservea''United • North, to:
Maintain orir armies, and to bring"tiiiimph
to our s • or; t may prove to hs e, been
a very wrong thing ; the deciding cause of
;
r .Nerthern division and national disselution;,'
or; Of iv' change rof 'tidreiniatration;ne - •.conk
,promise yOjiln,
ration, : and extension ,of slaYeifylor st
may, as the tropical gnst,-whicitlashes they
waves into afrgyrk o 9l/ tEl ,l 4: l , B opi and 4 3
love of country, like! the” 7 Power :of -attrae=,
tioni may restore to 'the pnblic; 'quietness ,
•
andooet, .
, What"
we *ant isl l tan intelligent ceirumi
, i •• .d
,nity; true ‘patriotisn,Apd• p. lie
Ineesiotfoafthtife hotteetytcothe.Proitident,
there can hardly be a doubt. HIS mistakes
are hence to be borne with; not in.silence,
but without perturbation. We have no
apprehension that he will do any thing,
or permit any thing which will, in the
slightest degree, injure the legitimate free
dom of speech or of the press. Our coun
try is suffering immensely more from the
licentious use of liberty by individuals,
than from the repressive power of the Gov
ernment. The public may well watch one,
but it will be wise in not cherishing the
other.
We are glad that the Meeting, and the
President, are equally determined to put
down the rebellion ;,and we hope that the
'President; will so far defer to public senti
ment, and that Democrats and Itepublicans
will so far,defer to hilt', and to each other,
that •there: may. be a harmonious coopera
tion in the use of the most.effeetive means
to suPpress'Ull treason, North - and South,
and, all disunion, and to give us a whole
country, executed laws, and 'a righteous
peace.' ,
SELECTING CANDIDHEL
Electiene should be, free. kvery citizen
should be unconstrained in the, exercise of,
choice, when civil rulers are to be:chosen..
The. theory,,lowever, _may
_be. perfect free
dork, while ;Tarty Titles may ehabba a •few
to 'exert -tyrant's' - power: - To' Vote
against hiYperty, even when the Party has . '
selected a > man,many; voters,
not, among the. things predicable. 'Renee.
it becomes-good men ; ;and especially party
DAP who are'' niU'allproper
fluenee inthe selection of, Candidates 'for
•
office, A nontinatzon is, with the „ ,dcmi-,
nut Tarty, almost ; equivalent to an election.,
This 'remark' ' addresses •'the
Christian :," 'He believes -' that "He that
ruleth over men shonld be just ruling in
the ienr . ofGodi ) He is hence liquid be
lore God, to give much .attention to all
proper means of bringing suitable men, be-
foie-the treeple. Delegates to nominating ,
•On4entio las should be the most
upright, ,and Jecerruptalire Men in the
community; Politics arc not beneath
Chiistiam: They- belong to
• tely - -Good' mdn'must iiOt, permit p .
pria o -
goo to . beconinn lout and mean business.
1 Aire„make these reniailM: without `'any
specific -allusien to late Couventionsi and,
certainly- not - edndemnatory•ot. the Conien=
thin of last Week;itt Harrisburg: : , Judging'
by j 4" eiriidfdates for' high
(Aces we would say thiit the wise and godd
prevailed. Judge Wow:maul), the monli
neo.fir Goiernor, we have ; known for many
years, on' the bench; on '•`the Temperance
platform; and 'the social circle. He is=a
man of _much ;ability; and sterling integ
rity,- and a;Christian. Judge I,,owrit!,.who
is nominated for - another :term in ; the
Su
preme • Court; is -known in this , com :
munity as a religious Man an able: jurist
andjuile4ble in his integrity..
If tho.nominating , TConvention which is
to meet in our own'City,bre the Ist of 'July,
shall give us 4andidateS of .equal wad,
and , we could name such among the men of
their :own, party, they will deserye
commendation frcin'the people of the State.
They :will thereby secure to the State a
good Greverifor and a goad Supreme- Judge;
Aicheyer side inaiprevail in the - Obtofier
election., ;
- EASTERN SUIdittALRY. , .
NEW ,ENGLAND.
rk '
• Qurrzfai. enthuSiiiitie • meeting was late;
•ly held in,Buston in behalf of the Amyl
-Anin Congre:gational We quote Ahe
1 1 6116viring'Irbie'thii.t&ldreas of Rev 'Dr.
Bacon, of New Haven ` delivered
occasion- • I,
cc Congregationalism-,mightibe regarded
"eithermslv , principle % operatingin the coun
try. or whit particular form', of.ecolesiastical
order,;- ;:the? - former r it is'parochial, re
publican', where the people inanage,!their
own , -affairs under ; , -.Christian, principles.
=This, May:, prorerly called t,h.e• , - American
Church: ; :rThere is;:the Eughish,,filio Dutc h, .
the,Gallican Church, but here isAthe Amer
ican, a local ivelfigoverning, Teeglefitafiti,gal
organisation;;-the ; leaven, which theßuri
taris infused •into•our national life worksits
snaturiliresults i land , there , is a,:teudency to
develop congregational life. anA. power.
'know•that a , lodal Christian, , ergenizationiis
- a church but there , is•a, difference,in the.
English:ll,nd American ' , languages. Thus
in England the Church is the ecelesiasti
cal,establishment of the country, a church_
.113 the' editice r i'asky,-it litilditfuntif - : to' tell.
11 • h there i
We ea a building aa k hes a
hank iv. itl a - churck`wheikliernia4Oluiri3h
it, and `this is, proper.: ' 'We *fish, to hold
propagate the idea th,at -eiery:
. ganized, assticiatica Christian s bit Church
an'd has all the inherent rights efla OhUrph
names 'ari"of but "little",donseciu4ned if
:Ale, people - transact their : 6*n affairs, thowie,
their Cokn v ministers, etc.: they iire':Con:gre : '
'gationalitits: this eihencs; enjoys '
'own ' xiseer effectually' ft'utsion
'the farnl
church and ;.` body . of a - Congregational'
we believe - and truar?'
LI , • - , • • • ,„•,,
1 3 , EvenuR 1 1" 8 ; 1 !. A 6l .P 3 Wl 4l ,:sit I"°*Pl.l7l of
the bleadvilletTheological School, has been =
iteleeted-'byr:Alie- Corporation: of , :Hariard
College for the vacant Profeisership of'Dt.
vanity in the latter institution The the
ology. to ;be inculcated by", Ricf., rPtibbins
wilhof .00rirse be :llniEarianjan x its ohar-
,w A i,I T ER the Chirxstuzn Tfri4pse,a4
C• r huricla Aelvocao, 41w :
"If* any of your.'readers, hiveTever (
ticed`i, the Englisliplergy are atitaysispoken!
of 'curthe- Rev: ) . not-simply, Real; 'thei-lajah":
iniffatb-lipokenunt:fis;the Rt. 'Re - v4 bueherwin_Nsw-England,l,l,l s the de-,
- riomirrational clergy.aresimply, Rev. ;; ,Mr.
sArld 'many sections of, the
ehurchl,fthis 'practice aleppbtainek... ; But is
it rrght - .. - 2 Does shot 4goodAaste no less,
tliliatieverenceJJ dernandAhat-; the shall be
• pnit beroie 'in speaking, of clergy
, Maul' 'Wheirlort sartlieitevArzilvwn,;
Lyon speak . Oflim far`' mores,dignified
why =than =where you any , simplis:Rev: :
Brown: :Seemed asvif , Zomething, had
been clipped' , from "the-ititle.;. Lam, i , aware;
that utagevbafotho rule_ in these Anatterti, ,
istit-I believe ./goodirsage would 3.add-4/46 to,
illetiAn alb cases! eiceptAhodd off direci adv
C1;61403.7 ofteni thought thatothis a one i
of the ways in which the clergyparetsefuilar-_
ized in New-Englaid. Give every man4his
title and give it in full ; let the clergy have
the before Rev., and thus preserve to them,
if possible, that dignity and reverence
which belongs to those who minister to the
hi;zhest wants of the soul."
The Boston Watchman regards the above
as a nice illustration of the mint, anise
and cummin ' of a religion which, like the
old Pharisaism, is always strict on forms."
For ourselves, we greatly prefer to omit
the The. It is a saving of time, ink, and
breath, and no injury to grammar or
dignity.
IN THE JUNE Horne lifistionacy, Rev.
Cyrus Stone, who has been lately laboring
at Beechwood, in. Massachusetts, says of
this place, that until he went there a few
months since, there had Yeen no regular
preaching for more than two hundred
years, though the =place <embraces a. popu
lation of 'fire hundred. In Cohasset:and
North Scituate, very few of the people
had attended churcy anywhere daring their
A•WRITEit 'ire the Watchman and
fiedo; ielbi of an openly Wicked man 'who
died, in Connecticut, a feiv.years ago, quite
suddenly. The. Universalist preacher. of
the place ..officiated at Ale funeral, > The
Scripture read was that generally, used on,
such oceasions.bythose.ef bis views, the fik
teenth_chapter of first Corinthians, selected
from, the fact that.. the word '.' A's in it,
which, for a theory -so hard,-prished for
pieta-texts, : is no light consideration, even
though the; conn exion. and parallel passages
are fatal to Universalism. -Prayer followek
in which occurred la frequent repetition of
the words, ".Thy servant,, the, : deceased!'
After the service, some boys were overheard
talking together.
Bill," said--one, ,addressing his
conipanion r a shrewd-looking, rustic, youth,
what did yoithink that 7"
f Think it's prettyniee deetrine, Why,
we can:: do: what we please, and-then go
right to heaven-, just As well as the -biggest
saint that• ever:lived; That 'a whet I :call
first rate „
Thaes so I" responded -his interrogk
tor: •
- 4 ‘ Buti" continued, the, other, " there was
.
one thing that puzzled- me, and that was
when , the minister ~kept, saying „in. his
prayer, f , Thy servant, .the , 4eceassd," and I
thought of what ..a! cheating; swear
ing,- Sabbath-breaking, 'ungodly,man, Mr.
had .1 been, , could n't . 'help won
dering whom the minister waapraying to t"
THE CHARITABLE COLLEOTIuNIF in St:
Paul's •(Episeopalynarigh in BOston, a the
past, year, have been $8,398, besides paying
`off a debt•of 'sB,ooo, and a gift of $l2OO
to 'the' pastor.
SOME OF THR.PATIIIABOIIs of the New
Harepshire pulpit -are the - following`: - Rev.
Peter Clark, of 'UpPerGiltrianthik, tige:d 82
years, lean in the'tainiatr3r about 53 -years;
Rev. Enoch Place of Strafford,aged- 77
years, been in the ministry 53 years; ReV. l
Nithatiiel'Berry, - of New Durham, aged 74
years, 'bSen' in the ministif47 years ; Rev.
Thomas Paikins, of New Hampton, aged
80 :years, beik in the
.ministry 47 years;
Rev 'Joseph Boodeyr of New Thirbam,
aged' 90 years, been• in the 'Ministry 66
REV
. - . GM'
R -
- A.
LL:. iN
) f ' W
"cester'
* — ees., has' in hii . posseasion a eopycfthe
481 *blfs ,Ciieehiim irarslatq into
. et4 l end Greek by; o he,)fthe Tenoired
Assembly of Divines composed' the
?rizinal.
a 4 e. •
• .THEi.- Boston ..gocviiir,,o,yB : .,tli i t ! four
hundred. : persons lte 3 Npesnt;l7,,Wn: c°n"
verte&during4 h e ,religious : .revive) now in
progress in; r 4averhil,f.
:Tule" ;it 'ininititure rebellion; *ssysmin
eielitinge*atirelaseit
his
but: Dr.
Lord refUsee'to:tearry his theory into pret.
Bytripathy. for, fthe!in
btlfrgentZ: ." - Thentienion class, it seems,. de
eifed ,-,
' the . , Commencement.
;:fotiittne
,iternes..of 'several of their
. iii•the'lirmy, and' RIO the names of
. i.Ceetitly..:eipelled :frt . = the : College._
;TheVaiitiltykdemuired, • and -a committee,„
3 who'jn 'aciebedaticeiwithr a , votO of - the 61E488 ' .
lifigtetig the' Programme. with - 'Abe - above!
7 1tluiiiiiiiiiiiltideV,'Vres:":suspended till a week
qsfiatoriinivnifonient!!. The 'class:request- 2
•=ed'ithhilbe eotio c n should be resei dedi ou,
'the' . illiolecioltitur 'included in the; sen ten ce,,,
ancl l l6 - rthreirrdays4heyiiefneed- to' 'attend..
tifte'r: - an appeal :to the,
I VrtintiitiilhYiiviitittrthey were so ," atitured" :
attezided. , :te - tOotlege ; eatertl
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isiden'taf thia'Stitte Wh o' 'irlaver
Or'w]krAiy enlist
Oi'veluntioilit: any Of the cegliointa of this'
State, and shall be'luinerabli.dieohitiged.
therefrom, and who are now, or may 'become!
tiattirlized citizens .of the United _;States
birAdmitteil .to . vote: at All election in,
thiS State on the:saine terms, de,natikeiws•
!:eitiuene of-this etate.'? .
•. .
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v it
thallittiSty dos slice; it §birped'Ueitlectrd:
',noleatc than 'thirty snicidety-idnt which
'Willi': the aPiee"e'foity:eiglit
t.. • • ;f:
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onaption,of,tbalntinition . O:of mar; whi eh.
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tipereuSerOtteeptki,ii: c..
Reibu , has' i
" 'fbeasteids ontlof 7 the :' limb of the'
great elm tree on Boston Common :which
• ii•res 4flawn; off"aiome "two•.3reare•ii;ge,.one of
rlifideli" isle be offered to•Preaident
; forrthe White House atVaehington :
N. 45 oWitaliolialbeen /sea thfi
Springfield, for some trine; and the
inOrCasing..
itoiv abblit'90;000:::'"on 70„,: ;.
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`are 'iniCktisr,'iteit4 iht Ship.
merit. .) 7; 13 i • - • PI :
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ijobberoiif ••
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esßiitifitnif (Jiritleylidnee No= ,
'f'dothibg- T for : Woo
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P held
.o4,"faiiitsk4ukoigi
03
94 1 P Rigk le At 81 O* *Eti f n .;
hat we will hail ;itli 2 o 7 tittafaction the
earliest practicable period for the introduc
tion and establishment of a salutary peace
—a peace founded on the full ascendancy
of law and rightful authority, rend guaran
teed in its permanency by the removal or
the sufficient coercion and restraint of what
ever causes tend necessarily to imperil the
existence of the Nation and to endanger
the preservation of the Union ; and until
such a peace can be obtained, we hold it to
be a sacred duty to ourselves, our children,
our country, the Church of God, and also
to humanity at large, to prosecute to the
end a war forced upon us by an imperative
necessity, and waged on our part not in
hatred or revenge, but in the great cause
of Constitutional Liberty and rational self
government."
Rev. Dr. George junkin, in his address
before the above body as the representative
delegate of the Old School General Assem
bly, incidentally alluded to the civil strife
in which we are now engaged, maintaining
Ile practicability of, and expressing his
confidence in, a restored Union. The follow
ineparairaph is Worthy of the 'Christian's
as Well as ofthe patriot's thoughtful con 7
sidaraticin
"^ Charity is the bond of perfectness, and
charity dwells in the, bosom of God, and,
blessed be his name, in the bosom - of thou
sands in ,the-rebel . armies ; and from her
own eternal home on high will she descend
the skies, and expel many a demoncspirit
of: hate , from the temples, which thelSpirit
of love had- consecrated _and ,will consecrate
wholly to the , Lord... Yes, brethren ; at_ the
close of this• conflict, brought on by fierce
ambition and wild fanaticism, we: may look
for a glorious revival .of that religion which.
is Love. It must;come, it will come. But
it 'can't comnuidess in answer to the,pra,yers
of God's believing , people. Let, then, the.
Dutch- Church and the-Presbyterian Church
—let all Churches, and >all holy mew and
women in them, seize with the strong
grasp` of .an earnest faith- the promises of
God, and secure Such an outpouring 0, the
Divine Spirit, that there shall not: be room
enotigh.to -receive it. Let the nation. get
down on its -knees .before : the -Lord-of &b
-eak, and beseech him to hasten -the dire
eonilot-to its final close,- in.,the utter ABB
natnfiture and breaking up of the. great reb
el armies ; then—and. I have , hope of it
till then—the- people of the South—the
people,.as contradistinguished. from the oii
garay--will rise and express their real
opinion in favor of the Union."
COiiSI3)EniBLE EXOITEidiNic has been
occasioned among the inhabitants of the
villages along the line of the liarlem Rail
road, by_the aTrengement,_ lately made for
the running of .a Sunday -Excursion Train
through their midst. The opposition to
.the measure finds. expression in
meetings, memorials, -.resignation -of em
pioyees, and in other ways. The laws of
our, country forbidding travel:and labor on
the , Sabhatk should'.be shouldenforced with - vigor.
WE'CoPi' the following from the I*lli.
gencer, in regard te ,the Felton, Streei
Prayer7Meeting:
" The meeting hos had for a week past
an increased attendance, and has been full
of interest to all present. For --some time
past one of the - rules of the Meeting has
'been very much neglected: It is made the
duty the leader to invite the Meeting to
earnest - prayer for 7 the unconverted who
may be' present, whether they are awak
ened or unawakened. This •rule,. for
some reason, the leaders' have neglent
ed.' The , consequence was, the , ' meet ,
jugs evidently declined, and the' -inter
eat fell off. On returnine to the , due
obliervance of the' rule, •we were, surprised
at the effect. 'lt was soon asmrtained.that
we had -awakened' many? anxious pertains
Tiesent, and a tender and earneat 'spirit - of
prayer was poured out apon 'the meeting."
(High Chureh,)
in an article on RomiskOrdinat,tlin,,lkery
plainly evinces its , pieference, ofitomanism
0 Presbyterianism. It says
' / 4 That the Church has neVer reeoiniised
ir.ordinatien valid icept 'dal given
I,hy Bishop , that she h a s - always adinitted
without Trieits°lind % deacons
`ordained' that she
never admits Presbyterian or other non- '
`Episcopal ministers iiitheit ordaining them'
just as if they - lad r beennii* laymen; 'and
that in her _plinal as vrel as in her Canons
she express* reeognition of val.
idity to . 0,136 WM' have ,had 4 Episcopal
benseeilition Or' 'Ordination ;' all :this in:
gravel the erili t eire - 4he 'would= be:
,glad 'to admit their Piesigtirl'ail Mende to
their pulpiti and'altareif they dared , and
Who ;hive such lie exaggerated 'holier' of.
Rome that they cannot'refinizt'froiri trying
•z ,
tn persuade otners and themselves t h at sue
is not a bliin'oh aild',:thht' her 'Ord
ale a - '' z'
=ll
Rummnimpars-
0014 0 .4,1 9!kur4) fhgt . dki'; Rev.
Biehop Mood remarked -in ' his address
;!." I We .comel to pay the. laste.trihnte of re-.
)40trtO the memory Otour deceased friend.
thrift' t• he,ihaer
; lefe bid:And -..him•fai bright..example.:,The.
inererif'Godivialbestclived on our deceafied
friend iren• remarkiblei , inanner.-,,, His mind
vas fixed on 'eternity: it Ile , received, from
his.spiritual guide the forgiveness -of his ,
sins. He . partoolo of the body and blood of
Christ, and in partaking: ;thereof receiyed
tonsolation: Haring thus prepared himself
for' eteinity, he. sunk into thedirks of.deathl,
He! is.Astill:L um:ler .the:, influent* :.ofi oni
prayers. %Let, us ; pray, for him .thatigo(
will reward , him).for , ho;good . deedge!l.
.
It'' is -a sdumrof oonifcitlo: thelProteA •
.
roso
. s ?
need le ;)o**, t.q.slnYr.e-17P.,Y5`r:BIOPtuat
guide " ifor-4even -,theideolaration;Ar &it
•
forgi venese'l of ;hisisintrVp•in& !het ifk. °Om
fOrte4:l g l tliklikafteV her
• ,
4 a,. - -7 17 1 '4 o •
lea,ves world he is. itlit %eienaentt
the ;.“ , n 1 7 , -; • lit"..aft
those . fie for Ake:,b,,t, : Owe .
'even' iii,parti:-.oftbattreisird whiehA4
promised to the righteous:` :.'n ;
• :
Tim eShinsiTre Oirti'oT: tot theADentnal.:
l i itkibytetiairehtrele, of + iladelphia (Di
plandlif Fee& hundr.ea
'to' aid -the Aineri&nefiiiudgy Sithog):
Bust eia&k. for.ttuu- tisorrtotik lc 7.c
, Ir - t.;7l7f.tu ;Jur; sera I c..; •.;
tq.,TWAI4.MIPTVE 109).R4114-.:401111in.#6'.
1 . P14111 44 11 04, *Mr
" • 0 r A 1: (la c k l ! er . the PielhYtellef Bea ns
• Noble • Cagregation.'
4.:* e . iiiting• f orge. Second Piiiitryterian
• •,-..s •4 •••• • • • •,
cong1•130-tiolk 50,7PittablArigh;,Ielkin tics,
. 1 4..turkltooiiii:?filieohirrell'617 ate %Vening
"otth'e'iStil 1111114;
regt:
3414 , t 1 3 4 11 3 t
"Y el %,Mljed; iliell4444titaa4 do
EU
ER
I?afth- 'se
hereby tender to their beloved pastor, Rev.
W. D. Howard, Da, a respite from the
active performance of his duties, as such,
until the first Sabbath of October next,
and trust that he will accept of it, as a
slight testimonial of our affectionate regard,
and of our high appreciation of his devoted
labors among us, during the past fourteen
years, with the earnest prayer, that, by the
blessing of God, he may be speedily restored
to his accustomed health and strength."
A second resolution was passed, by which
the pastor was " relieved from the trouble
and expense of supplying the pulpit during
his temporary absence."
Dr. Howard has recently been very ill,
indeed his health for some two years past
has, not been good ; and his people have
thus, without any solicitation on his part,
generously afforded him this protracted va•
cation, in the earnest hope that rest and
travel will restore him to his wonted health
and activity. He will spend the Summer
in travel and rest in various parts of the
country, and it is fondly hoped, not only
by his own people, but by his numerous
friends in this community, in which he has
so long and acceptably labored, that he may
return to his responsible post in the Au
tumn, fully recovered.
The large and influential congregation
which Dr. Howard serves, has in this act
shown at once their liberality and their
wisdom; and we doubt not that this gener
ous treatment of a long-tried and faithful
pastor, will result as much to, their profit
as it dim to their honor.,
• . -
But not satisfied With giving their pastor
.. •
this vacation and supplying his pulpit in
his' absence, the ladies of the congregation
presented him with a splendid gold watch
and chain, and a purse of money amounting
in ail to nearly $250 ; and the gentle Men
presented him with a purse of $2OO. He
is therefOre furnished not only with the
tiMe, but with the means of travel.
Whilst such generosity on the part of his
people must be inexpressihly - gratifying to
Dr. H., it reflects the highest honor on
themselves.
,Pittsburgla jime 1883.
The Presbytery , of fiew Lisbon
Held a meeting in the. Church of Yellow-
Creek, commencing its sessions on the 9th
of this Month. Its opening was rendered
solemn - -by- an occurrence, .which, at the
present time, is not , uncommon. As the
delegates :arrived at the_chnrch, they saw a
large , procession,- preceded by a group of
menin uniform r itearing the United States
flag: When the. train came nearer, it
proved , to be afutteral. A young man, Mr.
PhilipiticKeitzie; was being :borne to his
resting , place. He :had died- in the army,
among strangers, without tunother to sooth
him by her presenee, or a ...sister. to cool
his fevered brow;:end wet his parched
tongue.' His remains-bad been brought to
theresidenee of his widowed mother, and
were now
_being carriekto that "bourn
whenee„no
,traveller returns.' Never shall
'we- forget 2 the looks of that heart-crushed
moiliefas t alleattuid heeide the grave of her
- heard the -earth rumble - upon his
efiffin, and assisted by the arm of her only
surviving son, -utoved slowly away.
After' the rites' of interment were over,
the hour -for the , meeting of the Presbytery
'and.- - -it was opened with a sermon
by 1-ev. Vm. G. March, of Canfield.
-Mr.'William C.. Falconer, -a student of
the Western Thiologieal Seminary, was
licensed to ,preach- the. GI:I3Ra His lec
ture and sermon exhibited "no:irons grasp
ethought, were with animation
and'poiver, and-Were listened to with marked
attention.
• Presbytery-lesolvedlereafter to licence
no young 'man, 'except in extraordinary
ilases, until' be. had completed his full
'cam' at the Theological Seminary.
)1.- • At . overture was presented, asking
Who hair the control ofthe church build
°lir- different congregations, in re
gard to the' granting of permission for the
use of the''same, ler purposes aside from
49: rk.gulai religious services of the con.
f" • 'This' paper received the fol
loWnsg;answeri; .t:i
anaisie.vto-tlieviestion in overture,
- as to' who 'hia ;the nitutrult of church build
.
lngs sevetaVeangregations, and the
right of granting perniisainnf for the use of
the s..?ate r fof e. purposes. s apart„ from the re
ervice9 :trit congregation, the
;96 ... liiti . i* is orksipave presenttlie follow
`. Ts'e ',Chiral' of-Christ is a
LePo'44lldi 1 .t0 0 ;!,!; . abitigtei the Head of the
Ohureli; Christ; bee' the entire power of
agul,,ating its own affairs. This principle
riot only to "things' more strictly
seculars of
1 18 4 0,hur0.: iiiiinal',iiuthorities of
tale ChUriffi 4 lhasieNlie riglif.and should
Always, have the actual power tot'enn all
Atin t "OW riding
the_
9 are , Inc
hOittie! The',idziiission of
any
.'other prineipla *mild' be eminently
dangerous lui
•pty. Of die" Church.
The world'l'llnild not le" adinitted to con
:trol, is . ikinile.or - in part, the possessions or
An order of Christ's 'holy kingdom."
It was ordered that candidates Who, upon
:recommendations of '.Pre' . sbytery, had
peeived aid , from tile''BohOtariihipa of the
j Ohniob and had j abandezied i preparation
,for peniinietry, Presbiterien Church,
tifign to retrind, with in
terest; to Preabitery,' an - tinisnes convenient,
the amount they had received:
After the transaction iff is other
items Of Itisinessilltabyteif idjourned to
meet in the ebulili Cortsville, on the
last Tuesday-- ellepiembhr _next,. at 12
o'clock M ! '6 mtvi
• •:*.w.• 4,1 .r fi , talyft 4.4 •
=I
2 ,
nF fro4l, , r•
t. * ti V. • CAL •
f '
. '
lli k ilit blill4T'W2 o ;sifaiibeetoreleased, at
;request; -from Ili charge
1 . 4 cif th e Weatinitiatei; ohiccreh;
p
d . h '
.to-t.he n 88 •
?` l Telliiiiship' of the , '"Atisbytery of Dublin,
1 , g rtetiadi whore hilo s itliknr - reaident. •
DbplD .T. ti m irs.ba f%;..7.14.44.1.i0r Hunt.
e •.f.e At . ire,P .13 ° P 12 ..?"'"`RA
ingdon Pregbytery, has sax'
,ypticarora, 'the
§ i "l9iTAFtr Si ,
.gars7;.,-WITOW-7074.9.NrWEIR."11:,_re
oeivedi fro him.? ITAti tad PrAPYterian
,C41:131001 44f1agr..e.11446.4L.PA/avde,e/-
.p.hiseand has asuepte4-c90,14}y r.E.L
--;ttAmitiAßYeAby§eriau ctiitmk t Oit l
city
oxi gaßtalmlq l P.ttia- , •-a 1 . '7,14 Jeze
dliff•set: A r Aploa,.a,lictentiat l ptphe Fres
riAlifterY',°f P. .f ie lqil,2l,4l4 4 ile f c*pted an in
mutation to 'churches of
4.atoidia an ;Ton xytd2E ka,six months.
(84 1.11 44rcE , 13. is; WaliViitiStriiire ,' T in.
litis s zolicB4l:auxima as : st, licentiate Of
the Preehrery! re'
set ted apimndlttig#.4 "..fiatiPlY, for one
YSi..AhEl4Mll4rrf9liatflte"' lowa.
-MTV.Dwirmix i bialuarleqtailicentiate °`
~,, t the, P iailir sip 66 Beaver, has' , accepted
tgainimitaleott to soppt n iSer one year, the
.6
AfFl:1311-Pc D gi - TO ( P•a,liMiflittee:of the Pres '
tb30.617 i Pt mt l ilicagPiza9oB6o a call tiff the
church at flhatoyeri •
For thePralbyterian Banner.
MEI