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PITTSBIIRGD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 180.
Ilonotary.—Rutgers College has conferred
the degree . of,D s cooter of Laws on Rey. Dr.
RIDDLE, President of Jefferson College.
fromW. E. McLaren„ recently returned
from South America, has been engaged to
supply the pulpit' of the Second church,
Pittsburgh, until the first of October.
Indianapolis Female College.—The elev
enth Annual Catalogue of this excellent
sehool,,ptese' nta to us a long.list, Of pupils,
tha notide ora full Course of Study, &0.,
&ed. The Great. West attends well to men
.•
tal•unfrovement.' • '
who' was suspended, from
tho ministry by the . PresbyeerY of Chicago,
has: been received ,intoL.the. Synod of the
OsisAlssohlfruh,'lately:boccembledAtt.Ham
ilia. 1%4 'iiflthe'Presbytery of 'Chi-
This defect in Chris
tian, courtesy
,and..Pliurch. order, is ,t 9 be
regretted.
;3(
titi? State if
RegAoF read; Is ftir
ni§hes ,noe,teic" for..grateful praise; and it
also , direots AO important duties. We are
setvants - otJeftrOblist and thia. Report
sum 112016" latio . rivf 10pr. The" " Nar
4,criiiAcitaVaitiSet intimating, to
public d°9-
meats. • '
Doseise •of Rev. , Driationusi—Rem: .
W. WO ua NS , 0.1):, ' died - it ilia residence
in DinVi'lle,',Pa.; se v ere
illness. Dr. YE6DIAREI 11411 abort! 'ihree
score years of age, And ; one -9f
prominent ministers; of ,our...Ohnroli
bad bass several' years paktnr t in - Danville.
He was a • good aoholary an (instructive
praseber, an able write!, and .indefatigable
in ineidstry. ' - •
'Maier Detelliiitli—.Died, in this city, on
filatiiiiiikyl2ttritieeilfter an illness of sef
eail 11: 1. `Neuhaus, 'a Inentber
of tlie-Piesliytarii.ilf 'Cincinnati. The de
cenilerivits a native OfPoland, and`of Isri
elitiih deSeest". E,O.d abmit 58 years. He
his labored kkebristiaii ImiSsionary among
the Xelvs iti all the 'four quarters if -the
globq Eirh'is le ft a helplege faiiiilWwho
will req‘ere; and doubtless reeeiveitbalym
pathies' and support of: the Philiytatan
Church.-:=Preibyter.
.
Another Sabbath Repulse .- We have heeiji .
surprised to, learn that Gen. 14Nits
dered' an assault on Port Iledeoe On the
Sabbath. On Saturday„Tune:•lethi she
mitde his arrangement and on tlielkith'e&
vanced one. thousand choice men on tke'
enemy's woilcs. They were repulsed, vith•
a loss of seven hundred. God has frowned:
upon Sabbath desecration. In nearlyetiery
instance since' the war c - ommenced, the
attacking party, on that. day, has been
feated. , ,
KIM Dr, purtan, whose name was very
prominent during the years of excited con%
trovetsy which led to the disruption, of the
Ptesbyterian Church in 1838, hasleased
from the active duties of. a pastOrade... Re
had filled the 'office for just foitipleatra
in the same church, in the city of Troy,
N. Y. Week before. iast he resigned his
charge, and was succeeded by Rev. Mr.
VINOZNT. ,During his ministry, 1,840
tnembers.had been' reoeived .as eommuni
°atilt of the ChurCh,andfrom the number,
twenty-six , young men had gone forth to
the .Gospel ministry„ :The influence put,
forth by a man of talent, who , is.oonsecra
ted.to his Ministerial rwork, is wonderful:.
The - New `Postage ' LaW.zwtlie • new, or
amended, postage' law goes in , operatton
to-day (,iuly 1st): Regietered • Weil, in
closing-money, are to ehargedo cents
inateEid of 5 cents,.. Under this newfipa
pers continue to pass without charge in
the county in which they are printed, but
no preference is given to circulation within
the State. Tbe, prices established now,,
are, for newspapers:
Weekly, per quarter, - - - 5 cents.
Semi-weekly, per quarter, - -10 6 '
Tri-weekly, per quarter, - -15 "
Daily, per quarter, - - -30 ‘'
Magazines, not exceeded four ounces in
weight, are rated as folloWs :
Semi-montbly, per quarter, -
Monthly, per quarter, - -
Quarterly, per quarter, -
DEATH OF ADMIRAL FOOTE.
Rear Admitid" AmonEw H. FOOTS, one
of out most distinguished naval officers,
died iat New-York, June 26th. He was a
native erConneetieut, arid was appointed
froinihii Statile the navy of the' United'.
Statee.• gp entered the United tat ser-,
vice in 1822, and was consequently in the
service nearly forty-one years. He was made
a corrimander in 1852.' His total sea ser-
Vice Was nearly twenty-one years, and he
perfoinied nearly eight years shore duty.
On the breaking out of , the present trou
bles, he was in clomp:Sand of the Navy Bard
at Brooklyn. He was soon promoted to a
eaptainej, and assigned' to the command of
the Mississippi flotilla. , While engaged in
the duties of that position, he worked with
such zeal and energy as to seriously impair.
his physical powers. He achieved the bril
liant victories at Forte Henry and Donel;
son, and at Island No. 10. The severe'
wound he.received at Fort Donelson finally
compelled 'him to give up his command.
About sr-month since, he was assigned tb ,
the 014' and` of the South Atlantic block=' dingAnadron, in phiee of Admiral Du.
Nail!. A few days after, he was attacked
with the illness which terminated hie life.
FOOTE is the first of our distin
011:64‘444,pommanders whom we have
14iii40 pilot li d commencement the aomencement of
tge ii'ar'sN a dil l uot die as the. result of
bet*. ?He was a man of great 'beheio- I
Anne, and a decided Christian.
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TIIE COMAS AND TEE EPISTLES.
These two portions of the New Testa
ment are often contrasted, and the prefer
ence is given to the former, as the more
plain and easily understood, and hence the
more valuable. We are afraid that injury
is sometimes thus done to the Master's
cause. He spate as never man spate, but
we do not find that be claimed any prefer
ence to the narrations by ,evangelists, of
his discourses, over what were to be the re
cords of heavenly truth by the same wri
ters, and by others, when • they would be,
taught by the Holy Ghost. And that he
taught all things which
, shoitid belccoarn,
is not to be claimed by a ny. _ He e;pressly
told, his disciples that there wern• many
things whioh..they were not ,able ,to bear,
in'.the Childhood of their faith, but Which
the:Spirit . ipt truth should afterwarda teach
thnm • and 'after" his departure, theY d not e
attempt to preach nor to write , till, they,
were endued With . ..that Spirit.
To say that the'lloSpels are more easily
understood than the Epistles, is partly
•.
rest and partly incorrect. • They are adapt- .
ted to the uneducated mind, They are the
teachings addressed to Mat* .children."'
Hence there •is in them e.'dealint with
first principles, and sit4z : .
plicity which charms heginneniii in re)igion.
But there is,also in, the. Gospels, the,,high r‘
est tind the deepest truths', respecting:ocl
and 'Jesus, the trinity 'and the oitOWeintitit;
electicn, regenerations iProli:ih.
reotion and glory
J ,
briefly, but they, all,are, are 3 tw.,ll
be-taken on trust:- %They: are m0i1:403%U
proM in en tly =The • intrili • irr •di
render is l'44.pi l tie .
erition Pf dutie s, and.promiseca,ca nd - 1
tives -4,gnednesarand fainni,o l l.l*4o l Lps
truthi•towdeep for the)"..ohildiedfirto
fa 6aia ; 14 .'but intimated , sud left'
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to_ .insphood.: flottLio'
then know they were to. tknow..iattexwardp.‘
The truths to whieli havolsiludedi:as
being` briefly .. stiiiiid;'lo-'-cike:•Gbita,l4 - cskiv
the thin,qs of 't; 7 4t,, l whl'eV:lki,i,i.4o,r,l.Eii.
Spirit would take - the,:stinstles.
This the: Spirit diilafter thatqahrist was
risen 'andhad tkitieidedi saitirpluy the apps=
tics were tatiglitiftlile , Spiiit'itifil'irlide-iol
un d erStan'd ;:go' #I6Y pttiOolfdinsti.wrote to
the church,egt2 l.- Theleiiiii trielipistle's: •
.
• The °° B Pelih 404. a re ti'xts;
and .the Epistles. are Abe sermons ; the ex
pcieitoriixsAlfe eiontieiitafieg - ;The epistles
are- the insg4t.Ofit'liy tfie::oliildien of
God hive l theirgrOwth,,,and attain' to
man
hood.' ',Let us then., not- separate things
mbith •Gimi• bath joined.. In lour: churches.
there are Aida' WEp need. conversion;' and.
those" whO need and efeii yeer t 'hut'ific food'
f or ; „KW",
.ohildren,
.11tf.4,6 - f4te
&mils , : !Wilk not tittit.his abildreig should be.
iliisys wbabes.'?‘ itedosiinalheitliroirth,
and'lrali'provided therefor ,: ' Let niikkisteks'
then "nee ihe whole Itoisid tik and • 1414
Olt to: perfocoOloP: -- " to of ,t
atatttre.of the fulness of •Obrist."•:,, 4- •
TILE NEW 4111D . 00 SCHOOL.
:The Assembly of ;1862; at golumbus,
Ohio, inaugurated measures for an exchange
of . Delegates, with the New School Assenv-
Tbs . :plan was happily carried out
,by
theilate
As of ihe two bodies The
fraternal;spirit manifested was truly °beer
ing; so much so that we never thought of
there beipg any sinister motives imputed
by any on!..t. to either body. .1:11t thqe are'
still persons, it seems, who are not:perfeetly
posseese4 of that charity
no evil. The AmericasePresloytevian, - the
Philadelphia 'Organ of thii Assembly,
comments on the arranged: interbonfife be :
tween the two, bedies l
_node!. rather
repulsive- heading, " Oreat 80911.24111,114--
moved." Of course the , blemo.worthinessie
impited to the . 0;d1Solool;: for eiiiiAiittlipt:
a ndso lol3 B,?Rtiii4Wi s tge
Their long artiole 'contains ; some,,xeryig4o
remarks, but. the; : : passige shows
espirit adapted to 'aWake caution : '
' " True . there remains a strong eonta
tive, rather Aitfuetive‘ elemiNit in 'the
other :Aiiiaelat43 , : „There 'are ihoae' who
dread contact with'whit they'regard as tire
fanaticism, sectdarisit, humanist', or what ,
ever they may chareeterile it; of our "NOW
Scheol ' body. 'And - the
minded' of that Assembly are . perhaps 4,4
yet sure Of controllireg its' deliberations and
directing its decisions' otrquestiona' 6U:ba
lks morals and general interest. Itetice,.
naturally enough, they seek alliance with
us. They `would'strengthen themselves
and their cense in their oviii'body by open
ing communication with 'ourselves. They
seek to bring their body in line•with ours
that it may Me things in the same light
and catch sonic of the Seine:l3oldt.
pretty sure that f the liberal party in'
the Reformed Dutch Chnreh ate seekiug
strenghen themselves by the same expe
dient. • Is it not•felt that our'branch of the
Church in many -respects- has realized the
best and most suitable conception , of Pres- ,
byterianism, the most abreast of the times,
the moat certain to secures broad and last.,
ing success ?" -
This, we said, is adapted to awake - I:kw
.
tion. Some of our younger brethreti .
their zeal for unity, ; nem disposed at orien"
to amalgamate the , two Assemblies. The;
above will give them an inkling of the kind.
of spirit they would thus embrace. Is there"
such a pally '4? the Old School?resbYterinn :
Church as la intimated,? : . And ere
the movers of the intercourse Posseased . of;
such designs ? And were they Aim: dated)
by the base motive of thus gaining strength
to carry out their deliigns ? We thini - not.
We regret that there shOuld exist iM it!
sister Church a spirit capable of attribatini
to conduct so honest, kind :ind Christian ) .
- an end so 'sinister ; but exist,
and since, as .. fhe seniors among its > too well
know, it is chronic, our juniors should be
informed of it. We do not wish them to
resent it, nor to retaliate., We but wish to
give them information3which may be Useful.
• • :! e tarn
'St. Lents Ireiltyterj....uat ;elk, .meeting
of
:144 ,in itPliti ll 4 1 freeCN 3
Wit s, Violent retaiatanftto the au
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.-WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1863.
thority of civil government, without ade
quate cause, is, by the teaching of Scripture
and the Standards of the Presbyterian
Church, a sift against God; and, whereas,
our fellow-citizens now in rebellion against
our National and State Governments, among
whom are found a number, of -our- ; own
Church members; have never experienced
any wrong or grievance at the hands of
those in authority that could justify a resort
to armed resistance to - otte established Gov
ernment; and, whereas, it is the duty of
thoie who'rule in the Church to'guide the
Bock in the way of truth and righteousness
and 'Wain them .against error and sin';
therefore, .•
Resolved; That we;' the ;Presbytery of
St. Louis, acting tipon alisensir'of duty to
the churches Over.whichtwe rule, •thi hereby
earnestly entreat and ivarn all, members of
'our churches to abstain from , all 'participa
tion in the' presen t rebel itm,.or from' giving
'countenance and encouragement' thereto:by:
word , or deed, se ouoh , participation, eourite
•nance or'encouragement-involves sin agairiat
-God, and will expose thdscengaged therhin.
'to!the penaltieer'of ecelisastioal , dead line:i
I Dt..lloPitsTElts was rit,itietifitit. Elif,
.14 .'asked to be relCasel
• ;.:• kyr.*
°nine: • r..
'We. rejoice . ,t0 , ',411/1 !our - bmttikeP4f S t
LOUIS' sii . eakinebut tigainst•thc!rebellibnv,
z• cAt t;c- , Y
r.lov 11;_i___Ztv r :•. , r• ', 1 1 i., , , , ,;,fyrit,
.. : BAII , MN JD • - . 71: k . c..fi,-
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Tip' •: 1 " . • • •'t" 1 11 :* ffrt'vrWrri 1174,1 Le; i .:1 f; rii . - 4 -
; 446trixmx;0411yzysTiolit,of_Congrw
itional oborobeadeoonnecti6o6; iwas: lat4ily.
held_' at! , 'Hartford: r TheN stiff:4ot'. rOligiiin
4 .
iraelre_PfeiStted P ie l . diee43#rajging: Thier'
:11aPliireii:* ilisika t e ? jji: WO' : 1044 Al,
iii;44; -.1 7 )i , 04 , 41,:1ii death, , Af33oiii, plisip.,
. 11 (1.11 ' anyl.gre . pli , gosed:to l iiitte . Moo loisok .
away• bY:Pk"-FV-ThePrkmittPPAPP(4lPPd
last. year, ° n ,the qooakiop or . kinsootopuwai
observance of :Infant‘Baiotiomliforivr kedlio,
fdileot s ; -i. i •,.• xgrpir::;l l' sos•c77 t 1...•-.:i
- c - • • .44 vi " ....13,„016 t o , uv ..”. ;..
"Teat •thens, i tre Azgl ci ,, oro4otin• tim
Biiatje... Irk . 1862 `theti:irerk 6 plinr9Mo in
1
wlkich Amy
. (yrprodminfet t .Mptirpp, r i .:
in L MorAt,loo tl'l ef° 3ot2(4 l ,o, .1 3 b0Miiiii, 1 1 1 .-
ihiP- tatel. tik9FA'*?l..t?•:9lPl9-811awkjik
hi", life6iilogs, • ill - oonirr,V9 11,4 ih*E.:I4PT..;
eivakdi 3 Orh; in:Ofil*O ofiii.Nt4 cri . iß,
five....pm.,of..l4 4 4lpAllei:An . ,tite itke,;
there were Vity.,61011,1 : ly,M:l)o.iiied :ten,
and I.Twarli An , 1 80 , 4'4 1 4,n / one, On?. JJap:
flise - A;ovii s tionti Vi ere. 18 iiiiesOliiiiidi , io.
wli,iotst6ere l jukt . *i pot r b6ma,Mitionl,ii; ye,
ye6l6..,l:llo,tactseem t, five,,i6f6Ot bilt j
tionmehoii*, opoiiA.lo evotir a ylko'llireil . ....00m l ,
taii6icipitiL.;: A, prpieit.thrilivti POPM
1, ;
t0;11,111101pd. . Pl,iOiiipili:4o.
646` - io . .blittne:iiii _the' falling oivaio _the.
.
prootwo of this :prilinattee. . •Tho.ropptt. of
this P 0 # 1 9# 4 .1.-,vt97 itTong Yenrgeq , .f.#? Ni! 7 i
P04, 4 9.ce a,"4 PoPC O 4Y .41044/4aPtiglo;.
THE CHRIETIAtt PEOPLII4MitdOirei are
represented h'aviig taken 'ilk/Inman&
.3,.••• ;.• • • .
able:interest iri`the,relig2o t utt i r"rii U . fth`l
soldiers Who ..went ; ~& out IfA
correspondent, of , ,the , •;floston e itratchtsoh i
writing from ihe'arinfi Rites: it !)hierinkcline
count of -the? religion's .
fro: .;i n
• 3 !1,.' ':••••1
degree . to • the impu* thfty,
and continue to repeive ;froadiaionttt He.
mentions thie cteut ihifrnittri .
M the st/Witti thir e pogio"Ortiligiiititria4ti'
mgs.A goo • yary . wun orwar e
..,.an
the soldiers wcrc,,tron ragetlpirt,Aher,rri;
also, to.. give .attentiOn , to; tle.:.iniporfant
concerns of religionoi ;•" , ... a
• • - to•:.•• . .Ijl
A. coprvtliTioN ,ofr *PO
ters and ohurcheslsotalownatitioshlre; siss:
held lately 'at' Coinfokii." l The - fallidivitigte"x
tracts 'from a leCtpe•idifies'leafto 116 8 Conj.
• ; • ':1373
ventibe" . by absent' EmptErp.,ate,yprpkt
of att , ention;y ;
6 ‘lll' is Plain 'that the 4;holokir . ; of the
future Mist be . litotail, in the.seaselgatall.
science" iir'lilie - mytbfbeli?g opeel':to`;*.the
freisi'litvaitigation,'": rut , while - we hold
fait-te the Weial,'we'. l iiitst. 4 (ake iiiire .- That.
we do not emphasize' irtiMitioiigly.l'lreie; -
I s think, ,, haii been - burderroi. , kWe - haie
printedlonr i liberal.)- iw..ettpitalrOntaking it
the-centralfirord-ofionr: pet' phrase; .',Pure
and LIBERAL Chfistianiq i :s leaiing the,J,
# pure-Christianity ' - in common , tjpe. We,
must reverse this and put our ‘ , Oure.Chrisz..
iianity '• in Capit'als , beforelve lean ,do Dui.,
true :work- as -a.branch., of,. the Church 'of,
Christ. Those who fancy that ' liberalism '-
is 'going to save the' t world, are• doomed to,
diiiappointment. - Liberalism' itself needs:to
be saved, and no' smalli - part of our. Provi
dential mission,, as ,I view, it, is to _do what
We can through' God'ia .grace and, Chriec,s
truCb; to help turn the free.tliought of this,
age intti,likuktiitt! eAandelii, to„aid in; bapi
..a
tkeipg,le itrAb4be I pit, of . Chiiiit,,,and `in
ecuieintriiiipg.:#, to t' ' Father ' s _ servic4 ,fii
the:miliiibiiiii.o , ''',.. i :kOdete within and
arizr4.: l lk..)L'. r . ,#:!).,:,...present, with you,' A
shoproViiiint to?ay s _ org i . O 'this directioii.
fa.l laug..to see, the', fill ; strength • of our
*Ai eirei, to 'the - Itigli ;s4ol:llp,ormlAr,orlpf.
Clidetien`redemptiou ," . ' ': •
; •
THE GREATEST ma i oonlintion evozir
assembled'in New Hampshire; gathered at
Concord on ` the 17th' la. Empress 'the
devotion of the people tO the 'lTnion.. The
number present was estimatedskat`•2s;ooo:i
The procession was ne'arly, two miles long:
Hoi. Montgomery .Ilikir ? ,, , gfu v llntler, Gen.
H i nnii*ti, and' ot i beri: were *elm'
• e t.31.7C-
V.f.f.ttkr.
-. .r. - . -- -.. : 1. .0 -....,•; 4 1 :,e.: . ;....,- P'.:i. , i
•.• , 4 1 11EVIDwrORKeno! a: . : 4 t, C• 1
AT. ' ... ".1 ,' J • .‘.? • ..• ft 7
\-: :'A . ' L ATE ' Sipsiorr• ori4l lyforisa
Dutch Pastoral dionvelitisir . nii iilieCtet:-.
ing .. discussion, took play* : on.:•.tite..l9kt - :
jest of the early and thorouglii indootrhuP
tiiiii - of the youth 'Of- the Piiirolf :41 ! jibe'
ifs d'elberg qatt;obioni. We iiipiii'i• iiiiiig
s l :4o.frOhe' . ..iF,Pflech,..ot .04111:**INWA
:the` Convention; remarking ; that what he;
•mays;of the' HeidelbergMateohistinis •nmi
rieilitlf"trinf Of die Wistininster:•ithid.: 414
iiisisto' - ietilieearlier Abe : viny: befit
' 13 i 4 0 6 :?f,- . O I 4PINI* 6 XI could. be:i..0.50"14
,tbe longer would .; its i
ts mpression -Ist% We
'the faster would .siLeentinient , beAnsiorpio4
rated' into the very i licify . ..o the . 4lisllinie
Therefore i." was inat ')A4 . 44i s ": l lliii i
parents and:Saidmi,th . E4tinattiteingti . *ivjA
take.the Heidelberg betB.6l.iiiat.iit...iatifflY.:
beginning', 'laying itiinitii inriadili mid iti
beauty and' its power loiiinaciii: ; „* lifil;',iii;
eradicable lines . .ntbi l `ll4( .. tisiii4S -1 of noltil
drat'. Let thent:s§odyilti,let theta commit
it to memory ; Aet , irbw•iiplained , lucidly
by the. paator.laa iiirlmk ted' Sabbath
School :teaOliiii liii ibir i irwinildleiive 8:
sinvle"bui giareiciorgli.;i ' than ' : W 4 OTtiif
liiiititeir . lirer - ni‘4ll alhe l likliVititat
4 41, P 4I fforij it i t 9o i * E he4 lll l 6 li
k
way.'"
THE CHURCH BUILDING forinerly
pied by the congregation of Rev. Dr. Krebs,
and lately purchased by the Roman Catho
lics, was, on Sabbath week, consecrated
with all the pomp of the Romiah ritual as
the Roman Catholic church of St. Theresa.
Archbishop Hughes, in his sermon on the
occasion, remarked- that the church had
.been heretofore, occupied by it "respectable
denomination," but inasmuch as they had
•not the priesthood, and did l oot. celebrate
mass, all their preaching, and praying, and
ordinances amounted to nothing—did not
avail with God.
kt •is 40 ,be• feared that the -"ApytorPil
movement " result' titifavorably to 'the
cause of Protestantienilirthe lower parCof
the city. Tliii:ittieit' f ieWg'the case if
Protestant Chrii i iiiifrniCtill7 kilt do their
duty. The g4ilener peint4na.„thet, !ta .
means in part of remedying the The
churches must be thillik . opcu to l„ . h
pews—notthe gallery, nor ;those,,
in . any other:,particular„...portiort ;
house, so thak the - -poor , witatfaccapy
pews ,will bp,separate from atherartbat
the pews minit_bp ; free, just as „ ;they,
are in the. down-tow.n, Methodist chigglit 3 4Jk
• THE _. 11 . 7 . .1:13
4.40 , ~ , i .tf- 7 - 3 n7=*:4, t.)s.“
pteasea earn that, answer to the re.
• • ..
mons trances /ail certaint citizens-oft, New?
ft
Yorlu l itgairistlihe-t. of ret4irm.
regiments oli-'the n 'Salatath, the r _to toiling,
4.t0
resolution 4 rs Adopted ,by the; Pommon.
I,ro
Council,
" That - in . einfortnity with the sprit ot
• 174 , , .‘u
the laws and;customs Of the State, and with,
the exprißed%riVifi'4f,ilie'lligliiioltiili l tally;
authorities, thiNifaigeinefiti'lbr, Oa t ;TOr 7 t;
mal receptionatidteViS - vi - eriegitnelits re
turning from kite ttetebe restricted
War - a - asv , -OP-;! •
Tin /rii•Zejil wE iti - nonViiii"7"; 'the criti
'4 -
dams it aeems.la -have" received 'for its
obituary notice' of • - Stoneirall Jack on, rep"
marks,c c,o
"‘Wiithaire;beenrelihrged-ititik'Speakiii`e
f , 00Nilli t "?1: tba gave "man But if some
recentintelligence be type wlich we ;bear'
reported l :frOm,thei.4l3.'elitwgild;.Rer,rerit
standabtiidantly3jUstified.,, , ,-•The , :ifferald of
Progress, a
§pitipiiiiiliitipatter - o . rifili. City"
SaYit' s SioneialVilaak,
.4tbolitiottist eince„hic cU, - aib,. 'hi'd
)oboraottii' -. Brownii philan 7
thrgiisU. What will our critics say now 9 "
(3. 4ABAiV. pastor oft the~
Twenty , thirdatreetlieftinnedDuich.churclr'
PrPAPillslY , Oh9§.4
Professor of 401i041,AtekOuTeoin..Je:
Theo l ogical I,SeNiitai:7! s at New-Brunswick,, :
ON
THE first?in June
gbb - at the
minion tilervica t in one, Reformed ' Thit<' church - fa tip - the 41tidstiir zßivett
;Wag
madi - iiitt,te - - - thaiNiatialtyi,intkeiseivebyi the
particifitVtit three
iretieralibk`6 l .ergy,taitnrcielbat , 'Clinitilii - ivlttighz
iiritt-6(ridqs ttpwitidi.,-
of itici_liiittilietttlifidfferly;" - ydara::- -, `` , The 4 l4rA'
mon on the oe - dadipn'twas pietieheitbylittf
MatlidiTrli,odf NelV-1f4.14`;' - agedlaeloehtir4ine;i.
thit! - Yonngest" of•=titegranp,AcTheedeet§ierr
die* , - Utit'l*''VetilatgOZ'atttplatree of aged
iwooti4ifiliin :444' region - •
!tenting inehra 4teictifele oftgral-hatied men-
as is Very raiYery to be gees i , •
•
AT almanquanneetirieofithifr,Preshy.
teriafiliii,forfeitt BadiityjalelY held
'4;
received ,as ietegril part of , the Society
The,following Ne•quottk'from.:the,, : repJy
ef.the;redigt-Tei - . - centenaryf Convention'of
thiGerMad*.fbrifica'
chiaiu and , .of .thecWostialastar ;Confession-,..
have, gobditeasea , %te feeiatenteeives- i ttnited, :
by-• , bonds:‘,of•nd; ordinary-tenderness, and,
Stretigth..,..tr.,Bithtbv.theiri.:eaternakbistory
atidthy. - their,inn.en- constitution-liand a epoai l7
omy,l'ireitheyqilacedincloseland rft-f
lationsittinteach rbther, they,
in tiniacyt of t -theae fralationa,...mitylhave,:heea,;],
ym; ,inaages - t i aba, wkore\-fieqaeptjiiattiki
cordially acknolledgedtduring t ,the,periool
- pfithejr, ,, oetirthon Tearrter..„4rnglOsi.th - aa.
litblbeetralitc.CthatetiMe,•*hy.sboxldAttpot,
fie,tfivived)antlaherishedinoreXAMlT than
evett? , l4tritt.:titte that our respective church-,
,
es: are?notitfok,Asteretchronologiaajty
ao. - •,thcy f ttrace their s ; atirity„ ,Zto' . ?the ; , ;_sanie,
geographiCal?sfitherland,:. ; Bat t.theyi : :are
andi, ,, that::-in . the .• elosect.::seneo.
Not aisters;_in'iww,ltut Buell an to.ct. is. 10.
wonder-that they ao_ dkert c discern, inaaeli!
Otherlthe z untaistaktableiineaments of. their,
.comition•t„paternity,, and, -diseerniag-,Aheeei .
feel*toutually drawW•together !by:strong itt.
horitsympathy, , Who shall chid i e they! f9r
elierishing :thitt, pyntity; - or yielding to.
its sacred' ttratition ?'
REV.:.:Ni r eILLIA.2I.I4OEx.wEE has: been,ri;
calmed; -,from United . •. , Presbyterialk
',Chuickby thwPresbytery - 9r:R.tinacjaiphia,
and,:.futs accepted -- a •Cait.itOtitliq,Fifteenth
Presbyterian'. Chart* in the eity,of,
delphia.
••• • , 11": '• Z:$111
MM=
ttie
. .opt
„, )," - zeif
'. l.l 9. lle ggf -, : I •-, •
(Taal llniu'u'Lzelitiz ofThiladilphia has'
!aplioitittedie onmiiittee 'for` the ittrpee! of
;sesiitAgcheneiiiblriieeharged - soldie-re and :
•sdataa'n Ic i erototeiti emplOyineni.- The. move::
meat les nuait'praisawurthyone, and must
edninfeiid to"publie faitror: •
3: I
- I
• . For thO Proolk,Baturr.:
?: aiiittj4 ..)r
$lllO. State .1.4004i:1..
of die'Pfitib3itericss
rent tUr Milted Saks OrllOsi,,
Churches under the i
r' ruse: ,
PIALP.tua, P
0 0.4% ), VIA
ellet • Father
44 1 fivip a tiictotir *pirs;Ohi4r,
.141M44;puiiiimat i O r A te . .4.lprta4,9t:Che:
biOnitea,pertaining to.this:46#kpoure'or,
:our.Znon, : though turhttlent;,w4jitilkregeti
in *eland we have turned, witkiiipp
ingeireinto yonr apki.aug State ;
:t4a i atetylfiatuen of. yoer faith;:. and the,
:pramintiAirltal religion among IDa.,. And,
ner..o44l,n . „eareful, examinationet, there=l ief 011
the several;, Preabrottle";
hi#o . l l e,ep ,laid. before oe,.we,gliAPY
kw* 4141 tit . iiaa - dOne with you,and
hpw,4.1188,,:4Aed :the dear,.of faith" "'to:
luso g r .. *O. of the: ,world; and"
thereby altiphiWe i .troaible,'" cans!) great
joy rtntoakthe,brethren.” W
ity may ietiitire us to 14 . before yoy eii
dedaf batTekeliajn our spiritual her};.
tayge t ;prA#ol:amhpanta of, tbe-worlika
eallirLE".l)9P
l tl k e Vq.gdetT c of •fici'B
- an- tr°,ol° 4r ?
you in fervent aupplioatione for the•Lcird's
MEE
=I
restoring hand. And most heartily also
shall we joy and rejoice with you all, in so
far as we may speak of mercies and blessings,
giving all the glory - to an ascended Re
deemer, and a sanctifying Spirit.
The several report*, with marked uni
formity, refer to the fiery civil strife through
which our country is passing, upon no less
an issue than
• the existence of our match
less Government. They tell us, in grateful
terms, of the spirit of unhesitating loyalty
which pervades the masses of .our ministry
and membership. • They speak of ••vacant
plaees,. alike in the family and the Church,
as well as of diminished working force in
the Sabbath School, and other insitrumen
talities of usefulness—nay, even , of:fresh
graves , and =desolated hearts, by reason of
'the-joint *all , of , patrietism and piety, which
has led forth our young , men and stroeg r by,
thousands -to the , deadly conflicts , of battle.
Many - of them , ,lament the prevalence of
dull religions feeling, and a consequent
.neglect of -Divine erdinances, as a result, of
the intense . ooticern of oiarpeo'ple in , behalfl
of :their imperilled civil liberties.; and still.
more speak of the in crease'ofintereperanee,
profinity,i 7Babbath-brealcing;:lindr lawless..
neapindehtfieoopreekui of_ the prevailing ,
excitement &of kithe l publics leindot: Others
tel I , lis, .with :gratitude; howahe 4 , 4uretyq . oft
the ('belle belle icovenantld his -overruled; :this'
greafffghtiofiiafilictiort,n.using itlfort the
huniiliatioli - ,of s'Ood?!3 folioele,tetirringi
th'ereby;*libe; hidden' :springs, of, Christian'
ell/11.43 , 1in .behalf..of the bodily hand; spiritv
ipasviants of-the army and, nivni andkeiloksi
irk arspinitliif mityerAhose , , returtis, !hi*
been largely. eeeiriire,tbe conversion °fleet.'
dierdTeven: amidst the aemptatieine of.the f
eardps; ag "fell _as' in - thirbaptignn of SeviVal
upon] tbe , ehurbhis ;at hom °I, ~ Adlininite:lzi
regarding theepresent ere/aisles...one:of ,eini., ,
Mintitrialilia ., whidh:lthetliordt;iel"imiiier:'
itirbjr , ctierrible Ahingetimirighteousness.f.t..
It isgo , be•leared; alai; that I not :only-does .
inignity:' , lbound; but that.therioVe ofmany.
is waxiiag cold: .I„ , Yet we cannot :,doribtAhe
pledge , both. (if, promise • andrfothistory,.
t hit' ." wheel theien e my , ' shall come lin- like a:
flood, Ithe Spirit of :the Lordrshalldift.up ra ,
Standard' against ih i ar.',',; ,- 1 -We omizieelf you, -1,
l'N.
brethren ; atz sueh Ai., ti mei to be ,t` steadfast .1
4
andeunmovitble, iflwayp..-abonudingf in, :the
ivorki oftheirierll4. Nor% would five daill
alsd-.with&ut asisumitigAcivoiatrol4ourpo- :
litical .- opinimis--na inbuleateola ai,.olirisi;•
tian , obligation,ithati purezabdpsfularged .pa-:
trietismi which;, rises:; aboVeipartisiinship,
and," not onlyPfcirewrathilbutladshlor,con4
science" sakep, , setiurits,..fidelity. toe thepow
erelthats bel.'olehich it..are ordained-of God. 7
In: this ivreoonlylihey 'the-apostolic snjunc
tioni, whi oh 'eays, , li Put, them in,min d -to be
subjeceto•principalities andipo.wers,to obey
'., magiiitratiny .to - to,every-i...g00d
work.lfia Aivi , ...hop;.; uktyi *lke hopel-thet,,.. fir
' . 'fidelity.(4h lillwy.ourixelationso whether.:;aa
loyal , iiititens Ofrthe Stateror "Aeirs-nf die
' p' romise, 4 " ,ryoiri .. may( bee";-blameless' and,
' harinless,- the sons of God,lwithout,rebrike,
', in:the midst obia'croeked an diperverse • na-.
tion, among whom ye shine as lights - , in the
' world - Y , .:!Bils !IR/ )11>•i., i! -
44 '' :• I
3 - ePasaingliti: review; iii the first plaim '
•-the
,
:, gelferdteonaitilin of the ofitirelteti;?we Ire
inipreilseitiniih = itheeihtitimin'iling ilf - sit:
!'; yers - iti'lititt pritsperi A t---' nbw exciting
t rit''''
pretineiote, iendrirtd 6 ln aka tkitrdliifgr.l ei
'- 'f hope.-• Pro& thrcPiesbyteii - es eat"
i eye o ...,
braced Aithin the•lieterof 41in' atrotioug r
' hellion indir i desollitifig Lthe -Southern 'por- <-
ticiiiiteoir "Wenn tryvwEr dhiere received no
' - tee; >We i• only'?' from
roper , know s .general.
sources `of fr_informatioir • ethatf.the , terrible
retriblitlon 'Which•hai.fo ' llOived thbOr'elent
, legs 'Wort to destroy; without , cause, a 'good
, gtivernuidnq his 'fallen no'wliere with grea- -
, eridifeister :thane:l4*Kr' the' Chtircht•and:its
i inetilitions. ,, .When,' , Jaik : we , itioye, i . ire'ither
g0. 04a , 0 , i,
'Provident% . f-. tketp. , hei dello aloud'
shall Abe .lieattered;:Ahericallfiwilli.defibtleas,',
be' louder ' - than " eter)beforft - for midland
, prayer; for the supplyor thefilimiPelinfthe'
tritkvof ihesetailedesolatbitis.:a Ourbreth-•
iela timated 'nvaii. , the 'lbilider Of the•rebel
&Mee - and 'peVuliarly.:exkdellir the tfiairt
of ' these slimes; tell' uslofloolitical;-alid , tea:
alai' affinities' triaphired 'in ..bitterness; kid!
, of strife:arid alienation in itlO'Ohlirehik . and
yetlipeak, - tvitlogratitude,lif.the - sovereigne
grade which 'has, to so large , an.extent, held'
' the swap- of , forbearance tin Abtaellowship
of •the• •GOSpell; - 91 1 bekbhavelini - swarmest .
sympathy and prayers for 'their -preserve-,
tion. , - FIB many other poitions .of the
Chureh,there_haaleen akar* oriess excite-
Meet r emWrritetip ; —loosenin g somewhat
' the boucle ,Of
. t e inioe b'et:sreen fasters jind,
people aVilrell'as among the pabire'llieint.'
Selves ; though here,riki,' in view of the
' turbtilSnertif the - limes ; there sig 'Ad Maid
plainer' tethe vision' of faithc, , thari , rtha' t , o' f
1 the `gentle Imre' 'alba! "great •Shepliirdsof
'the 8 hees i " :.: '''' lAI/- , - -, .ib:
... , l'i '; 0 . 't% '-: 4- ~ ( 1 -,a4 .. r , r- t•
~. r or . I most part, narmony Prevails
threiMaiiit ciiir ocanniuniCi. The vini'd'or
life'Ws* Inle.l . ,pientite'd in our clibOeka...
titina Slit' Vora Alkali' accnstomed ' flaelitY
and ?po!ief."lffith CoMparatiVely few 'ex=;;
ception ,ii
.. s iligriiiile‘, have waited upon the''
messaged of ii4vatien in greatly increased
numbere. 4 ''Tlie ' Prayer Meeting, pastoral
vii!atikiii;!iiiid 'oateehetiarinstrneti 011 000-
tiaiii i1i; . 68 8410y8ilk i 8;164egiatt if ie *or:
SHIP ilf -t ihe'Thir'd's - hdrise,''iiitli 'tie 'Moat
'eircotOrigiigiesnlis. ' SabbiitlCSehtioliand
Bitili'llagsel; those efficient 'atiiilliiiie to
•pireital laborii for the religioifibiguiition
of the ming, and oterating ireikily-iiiit
illid'Ofitrch"and4 Andr' its cjit taVt and
Aar fu nyalry,,vnileiVeie4kin#' etHi
l
;fitiliBi . herd g iapeci' the affections *of :Gil's'
.people;AlEr 'gradatilly Vailiiiiiiag' Mare ' 'aid'
mete ,af ilief.Mitiiitiesl' The- Connitendit--
hlii,'piiiiitiOn idea', lidiiiited r bf eninie paiters '
4lid arorthrffbi l idejitadlyialP, of RreaCh;
li.• tr • . a . .. er e t id r •• •, , a
hg sennons ,,
. 1
_pin, ren nn youth, at
isiiitable iiitervelkluid ill a' • aole'adupted to'
itheir'neSOilick'M hailed' By the Assembly?
.di ( One - Cif the mosChOpeful signs( Otiihele2
: some prcgress. Neither should', we fail fe d
.notice with - eatisfillitifin` r the manifest im
prove.men.t,;in: the siiinomit, and , inAhe
.prompt payment et'il!'!ilicire" miler* espe
cially itilliii* df'ilie - juitailatiir expense • of
living,:ini well 'as thel'imel,.'efforts, imb
many piiiiteis,ii liciriadate•.ehilich deliti?
w. l46 khlit !Waif% 'ridimaiied ' the list iaof ' Obri • j an- ithifility, aid: hindered aft
cause of Phrist.., Bob all/ilifkiii bright iii
itti4e'. foliiiis; l it:Vitimikiee'imt ,to' be dilly
eitefail.'r Yetit itinsit",net Xleigolail
'alit as eter liefifele.ianeiv Mph than Wifet.:
'the Chitral.' iitii: coniiii3C - iiiith' the"Siiarld-1
We'inust 'meet Litlas. an .. armed 'foe; i b ilie
heresies - "of its naultiforfit?thibelfif; Aft'iti
mitold t irofatiail A ottlie 'DOHA i laii in its
hostility pa•the cfropiand:Orblirn - of the Re=
dernier, in itainaidioiniekalitei to corrupt
sound doctrine aid oidei,ein ate arts to eel
duce the .diseifaliiiiiakeirvit pithl,''andin
the maligianrW iirlikiildeleit''obstilicts
the Asiandi ef - MAW.* the hearte ".if the
impenitent. ' Oiir - '4• 'll Bt . be - eeea'
'
ing. •th ir -via ' ; mist sever '
tire. ()lir
*orb' for - tiler .Iffastito 'built hot' ea - While
the difhiite: ..: t. • ... • • - A, . ~.
' t TtirmOit.., lo # . m general 'sketch
ie. a 'ffioaja'llahitmlitr'' ilaiimty,...o666 A '': 2 4
Yie:pirkeiak :Of !..-the't linkelt' 'til t Wortqetial
ff,e4...w? " a,l43.,:*ei.'ijtli"4l.rii?Oilkureciotifi
mantfesittione! IffintileelNNa a in_
deed letneet T ;l4:' 1;6.04 terthri u di 7c
.8 preys
=I
knee of:coldness in Divine things. For
mality in worship,- a spirit of' worldliness
among professing Christians, outbursts of
vice and crime in the community, indiffer
ence to spiritual interests on the part of
the unconverted, and the consequent re
duction of admissions to the communion of
the Churi3ll,_ are the burden - of these cop
plaints. We need not remind you how
Much thiiyiinlily of iinfaitlifillniss, on the
part of ministers; Ruling Riders, and, prin
vete members, or how naturally theyansway
to declension in faith, seal, and prayer,
Yet lamentation. itself is profitable, both as
.the evidence and means of return to a for
-
Aiken Father. 11.ot until we, are brought .
i to.ety; " Will,the Lord east ,off forever ; ?
omd.arill he.be favorable no more,? ;
isi his,
:mercy clean gone forever ? '. detbo ....MI,
,pr,ounse fail. forevermore ? hath ) .o3k4.,eur t
',gotten to be gracious ? bath he, ;in . . ; anger,
I ihekitp,: his, , ender mercies ?" will -we be
Iled,,,tr,nly,M see :our " infirmity,' aid Ain.
li". zexnember„the years of the right band. of
,
,th
f . Itatt intf,sr ‘ larger proportion than for
several yearsAmis' ti. are the reports of an op
posite.:oharailter..if Ind proof is unmidtaka
lleithat Be. whose' coining is noiseless as
.theowindelnisldescended, .according to the
qmmiiiie;(intmthe beans of rnany,Who have
i brought the,;tithes ,-in to c the; storehouse.
'The:Hearer atoprayer. has "iteverficnsaid• to
Aber seed , of , Jaciob, seek ye= me .in vain-Y:
Perhaps the3God 4 of, all grace:has , beeu,, all 4
,tbaelvilile ; ,by ; means :of the,. clouds., and;
.dirknetlit of , his :displeasure, drumbling. .his
49wss def.cchildren; thatin ;their ,extremity; ,
.tkey.‘might find'av , raftike, ' in` gt.therhidings
of , his;powerM . .,.. , lt: heat illeiist: tceitain that
hiscovenarit . : hastlie,liot , ,,broken, nbr al
tekedgthe think! that Lia egone, out- of- his.
litsilior- has le,: snffeselAieffaithfulness to'
father, • .'; .. -', - : ,. :431:i-t , -i. ....,1 . ''.! :,
; lernifl;itlrsthatlwillan Wier, iris- clear
tiiiit&Sittrwatikvfies 3 flielollreittlyrrevind
dlitinetheipasr Wiliterz '" . SymytMetridf iti.;'
elpient , TeVival 'tett wide-spree ever, ithe
'lait'd,c,ilike 4n7 the' older Ohurchef; and in'
ilidielluPplied - by the toiling' itissioriariei:
of our ' , Domestic Board. The' people-seam
to have: been Amoved - id- morelfervitet and
United; priiyeriliiii 414 - butportriikrof the
Spirit:? Ministers' Cf . /Jibe :Wei4P 4 live ref.'
Nave& 'fresh ictinctiorifiloth•the HoliDnel . l
The'. ordinary Y IlieliiiS its-of' ; oiled' halrti)ifethi 3 '
need:With' unusual humility' .iind eiliffilitit
nest'. rthe'eakiremities 'and gloonPottwut'
haVe 7 shtit up' the faithfill; , who h ay& sigheil , t
and'oriad `frier theprefalent tabotainationS; .
tOqhe sole-resoit of the utercy-seat, and
God has not 'only set 'a' mark'upon'' their
fori.heada" for -preigervatiouV : but .1 fok_ 'their
sakeir.has . also ' , opened sitlie. - wind ows -of
helifen;- and poured 'out blessings" upon: his
desolate v heritage. Many `- 'of • the : reports'
lead is' te infer/and not It
. fcw:cottiiestir,
declat!e,:- thee , ' the - obserVance ' of) . the' Mrst'.
week' 'of 'January,- in 'spacial 'piitjregi :fdr the'
conversion" of the-whole World;ciii. abbbriti
' ancewith - the . 'recimirtisndation . of `thelitt.
Assembly; and' in conceit iiithEvaligelical
Christians bf ' oni own androtherAitiidil bat
been' largelythissed; to 'thiiend. ' , Whilst
the hearts got f Gtarsi: people Taeie , thnsi •en
larged 'UP ylleitithiir coven an t;einnhehalf of•
all. nations, ifklhael!gracionsly -pleitißd 'him'
td:'iretnilf 210 1 .1 itliswer4 • of
. :Milviitidnw tO
thettsielvesiw the* zehildteriff f-liild f , theitst
ne'igh'bors: - ir The Oict.4otiireyfit , ' d'or•ithei
youth oPbollegert, setniniirtet, an schools;
so'laigi3ly: attended titvipitst,j)reitralwith`
Divine favor, '"was 4:sBe - ere& is-asthil, laid , .
more , than -:one . Presbyterf { assoiiitie -tit:
with , th'esb .gratioue•viiitations,Vtaisfitiihr.'
ing again:tow the' Lord 'delight:it:6ll46ot
the 'faith of' his Ichoseu with the fitlfilment.
of the Promise, ."I will pour, my Spiral..
upon thy'seed o and my blessing upon thine'
offsPring." . Besides the numerous Praia
byteries; 'which speak of undevelopedTle:'.
vivals, and of unusual accessions` to , thttii
membership, others record special Ilia
powerful awakenings ; and large;-ingather?
ings into some of. their ' churehes. L;' We
Mention' particularly, as sharingi'More pi
garin•-these thlesied fruits, the Ptesb*riee,
of ‘Sahuilei, New-Brunawick, Steubenville;
Washington; Long =lsland, Wear:Jersey,
Allegheny, 'Luzerne, Passaie, Elizabeth.:
town, Huntingdon, Carlisle; Newtoiv:Hud.-
eon, •Mehawk, Richland, Saline, Ro4hestei.
City,- and' NeW-York.'-'•Speaial'mention is
Made of the converting• power of theSpiriti.
as m anifested , i it the Synoditial , Cademy at.
'4Eteriesseo and Westbainsteri Synbdical :Col.'
lete, , :-8.8 • well as the .Stenhetiiriclie'.lierna%
Seminari.wi Othei 7 itsititutibtsi n have' been`
blame& tol &tom:ooziest itiiike piiitizter:. -
'lining ''Sich liii4illeen '. 416'de/tinge 'd,fi
1
Diiiiia rt ipaiiii 3 at - libink' On !:Wvrbe fiel
'thanglairfrea' io - 1411:41 that'emila l i tokens',
iiiiiielkeiti giiiii in the foieign'field; The
Board' Of , Fdieigi'MisitiOnairifoims ite that:-. 1 1
t liii id i niebeti,indiktheiinalre, 7 (included inl
ail . '',liridlY eideidisi fields' oriiiifileiyiei . .l
ministers' og the GOiiiie!,:assiatiebridil 1
teen male - aitd, Seventy/one fetritile-Worfirs.
from this'.-onnitry, inntinety-seien'-ngtbie
bellieiii,y•ltailiarnearly.'4lPe'lljoyed • enetine- :
agtug-IpOdfief the,nolfailitit. ' The - Piesl',,
bytene,aiif'Ledianit = .4ia , siiiin. ffoe, dill
gencia and.vidiecess in their wirk, ' , the - Ugh
a Miditlielt - discouragetoefitt.-
The bieth
redbf the Presbyteq'bf ,Ilingpii; in . China,
*lido& hibois hive been
• • 43C largely blessed
:fly thelirittliiie,yeare; 'tell us of special im
pfediiients and, itlitng'er's,,grOwing out of the
reit'ielilillietek thohgh their. faith' is Steed
. '
bZt. present :tile's williniVe'Alifiliate
asiligir '' TWO' ' sfieiii" wall' iiiitifude,
;allifgibribelfidelity bi - lheiiiitiiie ,converta,
whi,
_ii.th 1i . ,! few "exceptions; liitie nobly'
..arithabSoll 'their perm:tenth:mg; and remain•
itpie ;id' the litiirm by eliiiiithey'are calle • ti.
Thi-Prs,e: sfifteltof West Afriett Atiibreeiee
within' its - limits- thil'Aillubiie .- of s llbeiitt, '
rli' vaitgaithen' teirtdry belides; 'Air
nish ii giatV ffi lieibetinift.'l itiii-'4.ay'inaf
leitidinkinhoofe:inidietheir siiiiimai(on--•
the "piegiolie'er 6iiiiliimi.iia l aid' (Ukiah:
`knoilded'glrarniniethe fe-Oaptiiiitalfiloiiii;
mainly through the influenim3.6ftabXs
Schools -the salutary effeet;' , 'ef 'IV ;fin
and ci vilized mittleMente upon 2 the '4idirTagti
lIMIS 'lll.llfre l 4frieltle-idial eeltedillii ' the'
d ir'tiki 3 godper 't • th' - '
maces a ' e sta one '
Mount 'Cdffee?""Viiieyabkii6T-ray_lo3filiiiisdf
sad: IP4oitioati. 'They' eiky that 46Godlifilf
tqli 4 d'tlidtif'tiitii gloribis retitiltii liiiiiieV
Of 'these! statidzi4 and quite i nuinbielietire
i behtlieldesT tci • the ;ehfirclimi;Niiiile ttitlO neiv
ffjr',Tdeifilihre'seeut le",RVeuifte frac. piivilekea;
i n tt 4 f . i'eri s fif silr.theeg&r i las' powei" tit,
foigtve minuets tiirongiettieltbniag bleed
df`q , kritit: ,, - ,Aiidlhne‘e dee;'tliat2liiiilst
tloi•wciik of-the fbhuteh 'IS theimialitlit home
amid'
rfa . ls 'road; °legated inialnlifethettol
y
Spirit " of' promise iii r neiter Jiititheldi ill the
wayl - of lijs own Isoferialitcl ' - ' -" r ' •
It is• • to ' •1 i
. .proper, now, consiuue this nar
iiiive with a; brief reference ' to 'the
~
OU'igutioa; and prospects of the Church id
relation to the
~greit. work before "hiti:
Progress is a fundamental law of' her rerj 4
life'. I.qe, pferefo,te, an infallible test of
her prosperity .':' A, li,iiiii without growth
'cleat needs 'he 5i614.. • A' mind, stationary
in: ' knowleagelifil 'thought,'
_is deeined 'to
iinbagty:
_I . A - V 'lei tn ' siiiiittatty- f i
#44.!,` f...47: , 0 4 1 . 1 41.hiati tva*e •velitii'd,.*
l'GodaiirdAir*pik'oepohieg,:ilir'egt'oft4:l('''peliterfa&fierPliteiikil6l3;lev°l3l;4gilliiteall:l;'ll4-::-
ligion throughout the world. The Saviour's
words are a rule for all ages, with only the
modification of times, places, and circum
stances. "But ye shall receive power after
that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and
ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Je
rusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost parti of the earth."
We counsel you, brethren, in view of these
things; to remember your high vocation.
Besides the surpassing interests at stake in
your own behalf, the example of your ac
tions, words, and spirit, are a great power
for good or evil, especially in these dis
tresising- times. • As " the light of the
world," to shine - in the lustre of the Mao
4er's glory ; as " the mit of the earth" for
.moral-preseriation ; as "living epistles,
known.and.read of all men," your attain
qients in godliness are ti - sacred trust for
;yourselves, kir others, vidfor Christ. We
.beseeoh,you, therefore,lo be sober and vig
ilant.amidst manifold temptations; to be
diligent• in cultivating piety in your own
hearts, and ,ever to.remember that " ye are
not your own; for ye:are , bought with a
price."
With like earnestness .we remind you of
yottr•relative duties. %inn . hi/feeling, eo
dperition in effort, end mutual prayer for
eacht Other, well become " the household of
.1310;" One of. whose primary obligations is
tthif of 14 StriVing• together for the faith of
•
the: Gospel." Let the ministers of the
- tord'weep betweitithe porch and the altar,"
thet"the people may be spared, and the
heritage - of the sanctuary be not given to
reproach';' and to' " win souls," let them
not fail with all diligence to teach the way
of salvation," publicly, and from house to
.hoSse." Lt the elders "rule well," not
forgetting to "'study the peace, unity, and
purity of the Church," as they have prom
ised, and be ever ready to sustain the hands
of their Tiastors'in every good work. Let the
deacons " be found blameless " in their mis
sion of love, that they may "purchase to
themdelvesa good degree, and great boldness
in the faith which is in Christ Jesus." Let
the people remember the admonition which
says, " Obey them that have the rule over
you, and'submit yourselves ; for they watch
for'yOtrr; souls as they that must give ae
count ;•lhat;:they may 4'o It With joy, and
not with griet".• In sudh • " charity, which
is the bond:4ft . 'perfectness," not only may
the; tiiiity 'Of the hody of Christ be pre
' seriJea, , btit. thelLord," as in Pentecostal
times; will "iiddlollitiOhureh, daily, such
as should . lie ithiedi" Insteid of alternate
revival 'and diseletielen, we might then
hoie, by tie ebiaffisual effusion of the Spirit,
lettiee ZiOtO , arise and shine, her light
being. /einzini• aut, the glory of the Lord
risen upon her." '
would we fail, in this coa
ttail:tit "iii'urge uPon - you at more hearty,
vigorous, wilted support of ' . those ap
proved,Bogjims of beneficence, through
whOkeliatiefeli oiii hive for Christ may so
effeettiiilly.'lWir.'Oni' Finn Govern
ment iofe' oolleettinelOr the poor,
and ofhisiTioiendie"' among the " ordi
naiier listablisheaby_Christ, and the-birec
toii*'WOrship prescribes " a collection
for' 'MI) tpoor , . of other purposes of the
Chirelk," as: (if the' seve ral ' acts of wor
-1-
thh r house'ot ttoo, .upon the Lord's
day.'"'Eireirnacre direct. is ,the inspired
day of the
weel‘ let of y on lay by him a
stOtt, Vale& prosp ered It is
neeyn thikbilii that the Gene**Assembly,
•fiee manly years `of' preparation; 'adopted
the , ';aelieuie " Systematic Ben eiolenee'
wive among its, which 'fouti&t .
the Anty priviviettpon the principle of
devotion to Christ, and substitutes the free
noon the' - discipins, under direct and
resininsliiity to the - gaiter, for the
pressure z.O outside' .l btoinai4eikey. We
nig.; self-denying fidelitite;*i-cibligation
upon yetii tonscierieek irk-beie . that the
!treeing. of 'beneficence bay' low freely,
nitaiiinfl,fie - caiise of the Lord'*prosper,
thin 'one' or, the' Divinely appointed
yOni"oirU t grnirtle:kif.' lud of
the ejoirititel::*wer, atu!prugress of the
Chiitiiiil s only "be thit watered,.
kothein'f i ' who inisiesielit, be watered
AU; "(hod k nish cleceriiil
„ , .
,
reiiidif with unfeigned
/Rahare 'did. iberal benefaCtions of our
cherehini anikpCoPle,through - the Christian
CS - sfiniMaion, a nd other agencies ,for the
teMriail ielief s of the defenders of our Gov
> ;w,hether we* or - land, and par
-I,ir;An'fareiiw; and
olltiek?r,l4l.i 'eXl 6 4,Ao,.commead pa efforts,
re
as;theie iiy necciihty,,ii time to come,
Vittefiff We ieent,
,p r ityer for a - Wising upon
We would not havei - yen relax your
,infereiiikia;the maims - .4;if the Bible, and
otL ithleh we, have recommended in
!Arai* Brit we feel that the several
Boards of Charih - Mike , a peculiar
ap
"Peal_ to. Torii ,merest and
aupport,, i n the
- P* .erit isuicirgenej ; - I s h‘DOlnd of Church
Exteia s sien;‘".pressed` ' more than one
hniidratrapplicationaforiiidi a the erection
of ftlibrilses? Dr iroirs , hip;-by weak .
chitroheig-Lthe *Card of PtibliWea; which
,hatildready; teacliet - nikirei . haie Ur a mil
lion `cif 'soldiers andnailorif,“lith its evan
gelical publications—the Board of Educa
tion, with ar diminished number of eandi
dates,.owing to 'the' delay:as of the war,
but rejoicing the missionary
zeal 'of thoii Under they'-Ydate—the Board
of DOniestie Misaionic with'in ever widen
ing work,Xed yet without any thing likea
commensurate supply of means -=and, most
ihe Board of Foreign Minions, hin
deredAi the c o st of' 'exchange";with other '
countries, 'owing £o' the'lime - or:the Cur
4-ed WaSid yet calks”; ai 'nen* before, to oc
capi fieb4; nditte " - the- fidmi
fnent g grcunallieady
nrder all'these '•to the
Clintcle for %%lied and' enlarged support,
theii`earriest pliadingire hear the
video; of ihei Lord. must
law l o"to' 4 ,iitcr 'high 'iespciflibilities. We
not "slninber whiff - it" the countless
milliaris of our fellow -Men' are passing 'into
.aiiijnblested eternity, * withOut the Gospel,
which has - brolight`t, the - joy' of`salvation to
mirrhearts 'arid haines.
In the absonika og &her 'agency to give
information fC:theipeople, and thereby ad
.vance these greatititereate we respectfully
urge, upeC":piitiiiti and iiies4ionit such meth
ods rintheiVridgiiients-ini4 apprOie, in order
to' itinkilV irpessible, with a
cdprof thet Bodge and Foreign Record,
in
whintlhe
-o perations of each. of these
re
- Let" the people
ktOw: the work to which they are sum
ntiniiid; with its ‘trials Ind aucCesses, and
then- meet the• a
con iiiiimation of loiterers in
tho ~cial'-iejoice in the re
viati
good-and faithful ser
et.
'-'" ow " the God of peace, that brought
agstiirftiotAil the dead 'our` Lord = Jesus, that
'She i i herdl,iittlie.sheep,.thieu g h the
btiiiiirl'of the deveniutt, make
y kiii l ie p r esktit'efeq - goimi l worle to do his
well
p reitid litiiiiii'elghtPthidtkolejileii s Christ,
t°" * l4) fir, be"'efo l fkitireief-and ever.
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