VreshLittrian 'tlanntr. PITTSBURGH,' 'WEDNESDAY, JULY .8, ISM $12,00, received from Cambridge, Ohio, is sent in Panners to hospitals in Memphis, Tenn. Dente' C o for re . — At the recent Com- Mencement of Mt. Union College, Ohio, the degree of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. T. C. HAKXBrtourv, Agent of the American Bible Society for Eastern Ohio. 'OMlnutioll.—On.the evening of Thurs day, July 2d, the Presbytery of Allegheny City ordained Mr. THOMAS X. Oltß, and installed him ilastor of the Central Church in thakeity. , The sermon was;preached by ROT. Pa..SwirT, Rev. J. ALLISON de livered the charge to the pastor, and Rev. Di. WILLIAMS gave the charge to the pee- , ple„ The church is 'homogeneous., and has a fine field of labor, MUM, Hearty Thanks are due to Cur Heavinly`Father, for the great deliverance ~ wrought for. ow *ate, and f,or the, bright tokens he now affords of returning favor. We may well rejoice in the success of the army of qen. 'MEADE, and in that of en. GHANT. it is both duty and,a privilege to rejoice. , 'gut let the praise due to the. Lord, be hambly.rendered. His providence has brought victories. And we need still more victories, and wisdom also to use them aright. Pride, on our Part, boasting, self-glorying, becomes us not. .LORD, TO. THY NAME, GIVE GLOSS. The Theological - quarterly Review.—The July number of this journal, Appeared promptly, and preSents its readers with much valuable matter. The contents are L The' Heidelberg Catechism'; 11. The Aristotelian and the Modern Place of Man in Zoology; 111. Donner on the SittleSs Perfection of Jesus; IV. The. Crown of Life iri r JAmEs 1:12; V. Prayer and Med teflon ; VI. Coleus"' on the Pentateuch ; VII. Examination of the Latest Defences of Dr. Hickoek's Rational 'Psychology; VIII. The General Assembly at Philadel phia; IX. Theological and Literary Intel ligence; X. Criticisms on Books. The article, Heidelberg Catechism, is by Professor SCHAFF, and will be read with much interest by those who wish to be in formed respecting; the doctrines of the Ger man Reformed Church. The 'Stagrite (AnisinTLE) is tiMde to appear far more correct in his view of man, than is Cup. vans, DARWIN, A GASSIZ, HUSSEY, and other Physiologists and Naturalists of mod ern times. Our Quarterlies do a good work in the defence of truth; and should have aliberal patronage. College of liew4trsey.—Tho Annual Com mencement took place June 24th. The graduating class numbered fifty-one. This College' bas Buffeted much from the war, many of its.students having been from the South.' An effort is,now in progress to in crease its endowment. Dr. ATWATER re ported the securing of $85;000, as part of the $lOO,OOO desired The Alumni Ad dress was delivered by Prof J. S. HART, of Trenton. Among other things; Prof HART mentioned as a noted fact that up to the year 1880 the Alumni of this Col lege had furnished about one-third part of of these who had `formed the chief law officers of the General,Goverument. One of the Alumni and one President of the College were-signers of the Declaration :of Independence: One had been President and two Tien - Presidinbi - Of the United States; forty ? seven have been Senators of the United Stites; seventeen, Voreign Ambassadors; eight, Judges of the Su promo Court.of the United States; twenty six, Governors of States•;. thirty Presi dents of Colleges, and eighty-eight"-Profes sors in Colleges, Theological. Seminaries, and Law Schools. - Rev - . IT. :*EST, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Rev., DANIEL IRVING, of Morristown, N. J.,. -Rev: ',CHARLES J. inOwN, of Scotland, - received - the degree of D.D. AMERICAN NETRODIRIL Methodism is ':110W ninety-seven years 'old. Its progress' as been wonderful. It is adinirably . adapted to the wants of a large portion of society; and its operation upon other branches of the Lord's Zion, is great ly beneficial. The N. Y Methodist, in speaking of the approaching Centenary of American Meth odism, says : In- , three more years; American- Meth odism will have completed the first century of its existence. The names of its earliest preachers----Wass, EMBURY, BOARDMAN, PILLMOOR, ASBURY, and Cox E—have be come historic, and will be held in grateful remembrance for generations to tome. The completion of the hundredth year of the existence of the Church which, under the blessing of- God, they founded, will doubt less be an occasion for the grateful recogni tion of Divine favor, and of thanksgiving for the spiritual blessings enjoyed, by the thousands of sus and daughters of Meth odism in the New World. " The times are auspicious for the rais ing, in 1866, of snob a monument of liber antra Methodist laymen as will be a per petual witness of their devotion to and- love for their Church .. Bishop SIMPSON closes his well-considered address to the Laymen's Convention in these words We are ap proatbing the hundtedth year of Method unitin Amanita. Oh ! I wish, it could be, that jtustas the _hundredth ;year was clos ing, and we were winding up the first cen tury ,of American—Methodism; I do wish it were so that the, doors of the General Conference would .be ;thrown open to you, and_you could come in, and sit down beside your brethren. I , would hail you most cordially. .1 would say to you, Now lay men;,build.a monument worthy of the cen tenary, of:Methodism ; bring your, money, and endow your theological schools and uni versities, and-let-there.he one.grand-trium phtuOi jubilee over,. the, completion of the first century, of American Xe.thodisili.'", 011URCII lIIEMBERSIIIP AND BAPTISM The status of our baptised children is a question of much interest, and that of our duties toward them is immensely more so. Such subjects claim Our attention unremit tingly. We find the following quoted in the Christion Instructor: "INFANTS AND THE CHURCH. The question which we have to deter mine here is • Into what Church is_a child introduced when it is baptized in infancy ? Reference is made to the. Shorter Cate chism, and because it is said in ques. 95, But the infants of such as are members of the visible Church are to be baptized,' an attempt is made to persuade us that it is into some particular vi.sible church chil dren by baptism are introduced. But . the Shorter Catechism teaches no Such doctrine. It tells us what the status of the parent must be---he mutt be a member of -the vis ible Church—but it says -.nothing at all about the church into which the child is introduced. -This is the question which meets .us DOW, and it must be• determined ere we proceed farther. So far as we are aware, almost all Protestant and evangeli cal divines give the same answer- to this question ; and that- is—it is the Church universal. -Dr. DICK says (Lent. 89)`: . ' Baptism (hies not introduce us into the particular societyOf Christians by whose ministry it is dispenSed, but into the Cath olic (or universal) Church! SiMiler statements' are made by many others to whom it is not necessary more particularly to refer. What the Church universal is, the Westminster Confession of Faith (Es: tinetly explains. (See eh. 25,, see. 2.) Says that Confession, it consists 'of; all those throughout the world that profess the true religion, together with their chil dren.' It is placed in opposition to all sects and parties. Partimilar churches are members of this Church, but they are and can be no more. This,-theri, is`the Chureh into Which infants are baptized. It is not into the Presbyterian, the Episcopal; the Methothst, or the Congregational Church that a child is baptized but into the aid versa! or Catholic ChurCh—that Which ix made up of them all-Lthat 'which consti tutes the family of God upon earth. If any one should ask for proof of this from Scripture, we are prepared with snail proof, It appears to us that the formula of - baptism given by our Saviour is 'a -substantial proof of this: Baptism in the' name of the Father, Son, and 'Holy Ghost' Is there anything denominational. here ? Could' there be anything so general, So universal, and yet embracing BO much of the Gospel as the Trinity does, and the 'doctrines which naturally and • necessarily lbw/Troia it ? Does it not secure to'the child all the blessings belonging to me,mbership in the Church of Jesus, as long as it is a child, and . yet preserve, the power 'of attaching himself to Whatever denomination he thinks proper, when he arrives at the mature years of manhood?, 0, blessed Gospel, thou hest bestowed on us Many privileges and bless ings, but thou, halt not 'forgot' to give a portion to the Want and suckling I Thou art on the one` hand a Conservator of his Privileges while a miller end thou art en the other a defender and protector Of his liberties -when 'arrived at *manhood. Be sides, if We . suppese that baptism is an in troduction into' a denominational` church; and not into the Church- universal, this would involve the change of.a practice' common to--Protestants. 'Baptism is ad-- ministered only once. Where a min passel from one denomination to another, no gone thinks of administering baptism anew to him.' A'Preabyterian becoming are EPisto palian would require to be' baptized again, because he had only, received a Preabyte rian sprinkling. So with other, denomina: Monts. Hence it is that Roman Catholica, and perhaps some Baptists, act chnsietently in repeating tlierite to every one who joins their communion. They -consider 'them selves the only*true Church. We think, then, it is plain, both from 'Scripture and reason, that the Church into'which an, in fant is introduced by baptism is the Church' univers&j, and, not,, any- deneminational church—Hal. * There is much :truth in -this, but. the.re is alsn'some error, or, it is truthiatProp:' erly stated. ..By the Tingnage used, the imPlication is very Stroig, if thething is not. fully asserted, that, the, child horn of believing parents, trbaptism -made membei: of , theohurch, While,. by the Scrip tures, 'and lithe Presbyterian Stkndards of Faith the child 'of 'believing parents is by his birth-right, a Member ,of the visible_ Church. ‘That.this is,so, by our Standards, the sentenee gquoted= above affirms "The visible Church consists of all thosethreugh= out the world that profess the true religion, together with _their children!' And such. Scriptures - as' this proveit : "Else were ymir children unclean; but now are they holy": " Tlip"prOmise is to you and yotir childre;i." And the law of Circumcision evinces the same blessed doctrine.' Bap r tism, then, does not, introduce, believers' children into the Church ;.it .bu t seals and confirms their membership.. - ft , Baptiam is, properly denoMinatad the'ini tiatory, ordinance, in, reference to athilts converted from the world. The Spirit.of God , :.convinces, enlightene, :toad 'renews' them. , - They' receive Christ as'offered in , the Gospel. Being thus introduced into the invisible, the true and spiritual Chureh, they have a right ,to •membership in, the visible Church; which. right:-is acknowl edged, and they are introduced to its print leges by baptism: - And if they have infant children, those Children are, nett Ming to the covenant,, brought in with their parents, and, have a right to the same sign and seal. : As to the` question : -To what particular Church does' the baptized child belong? the answer ,is easy. He belongs to the Church of his parents. The ,right of eiti- L zenship, and the duty of allegiance; , in civil affairs, are determined by lineage, birth place and residence.i The child who is born in France of .French parents re.gis; teredythere, and still resident there:Os-4 eitiien, without any - specifie act of his own. So, is it in the Church where the parents . are members, - and have conseerated and trained, theii chilkbe it in ,the Presbyte-, rian Church-or elsewhere; there the child has his rights and privileges, and there his allegiance and service are due, as he ad vannea to manhood. But neither the born member, whose, right •was sealed in. his fancy, he being .now.grown to manhood, nor the converted-adult,- who has =been ins traduced by hiptiam, is beund to abide' perpetually in _the' lieitienlar church with which he is toneqteA, :,X[ 4 4,'. l .P..absfor goqd PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1863. cause, change his special relations; though he is bound never to separate himself from the visible Church of Jesus Christ. Hence the remark above, that baptism "secures to the child all the blessings belonging to membership in the Church of Jesus, as long as it is a child, and yet preserves the power of attaching himself to whatever de nomination he thinks proper, when he ar rives at the mature years of manheod," is in appropriate and may be, injurious. While he was a child he belonged to the specific denomination where his parents had their rights and obligations ; and his arrival at the years of responsible action finds him there entitled to privileges and bound to the performance of duties; and the "bless ings" he has as belonging to a , particular church or branch of Christ's family, and the "power" of changing his visible. con-' nexion, for cause, belong to him as a frant.. _ It is wonderful what -effort men will make to get elear of their:obligations to their Lord and Master. Much as he bless= es them, and easy as is his yoke, and e3f tensive as is the :freedom ~he; grants, still, they-will , not have.him to reign over them, And 'sorry are we that many .Protestant , elfuteheN are so reidy,to release;theii born members frail) their;: bcinda:: They, treat them as " outsideis,'":yetlo be.,introdneed, or yet to: attach theinselyes. They treat them 'as aliens. . They' deal , withi• them thiy do With the children of 'strange:is:: And doubly sorry are we to ibe, even in the Presbyterian ,'Chureh, such Does she wish to banish the feeling of .re, 7 sponsibility? Would she sue:herself the: trouble: of> traininec.her . ehildren:-=-4f watchL" . ing; care, instruetion, discipline' ' 9, why is it that — She - would ealt"abff i lhe children whom= died .has given .her- 7 -the members Who are :her: strength, and her., hope; and :Joy?' `'" • .* =I Among - the moat remote of, our xeminis ceases,.. yelative to national ,affairs„are our sins against the Indians - and 'the Negroes. , Of` the follow-of these, we propose' 'to utter 'no* a -fewswordS. • We can trace• back, to ,lboyhoed, when we reed first the history of .our'COunt6, 'an'd when our mind was filled with horror •at the recital of Indian barbarities, the 'occur renee of the thought,- that, bad ei the In dians' Were,they were wronged, and and that God would yet judge. this nation. And. never since have:wet-at:en elearrof -the im-; presszon., OUr fathers drove' the Indian from his 'valued home; 'and- When he 'at tenipted to defend it, they took his Much has, been said in palliation, of, the, , conduct, and much even in- justification, but yet, the iniPreasiorrof au •invasion and a wrong; remains Conscience is' ink otitis:. fled. The 'kW . of foie Wea:not - kept' The 'Golden • Rule was not observed: -T - Andt to, this day, treaties ,withtlieslndians,arenot equal; and when made, are not' faithfully executed: The people are defrauded,• and are, by wrongs done them,provoked to evil. deeds. " The most horrible outbreak of the 'ln dians, in'recent times,'was that in ,sota,' about a year age. Several hundred of our, citizens, men, wemen and children, Were cruelly_massacred. The. Indians;,ew ever, were soon conquered,: and many' of them were captured. The:pristnere Were tried, by. a military commission, and Con : , demned to death. Titlityridne, werehung, - , and,a large number are still retained under „ sentence. Some time ago, we spoke.l)fia' revival -of 5 religion- among' prisoners'. i Tbere are still indications "of ben efit=, • • • .c. BiBl l OP- WEIPTILA):-:of - 41-ina,aaota, 'in:- a letter dated may fith,-which-weisen quoted , : 'in the N. 1' -Observer, says V` "During the Winter' ers who were dendeninerte die have'been _regularly visited at Mankato Mi. j - thi: man, and alsO - bY the t'resbyterian'inieSion.i rates. '`Many et: theheprisoners, I believe, are - innocent. There 'were. °ricers win' were present at the trial, Whe'ao Doe hesi tate to eipresi their belief that'there`weie ienoeent men 'ainong'those l who were 'king. WEIS not present_ at the trial, end only= speak of' what olliCere , .These prisonere.have learned : themselves In.,read, and,writewitheut any, teacher, except , ; a 'fellear T irisener. They, talie;,great delight, le prayer. They :are,eonAtantlY, singing songs of. Prai.#ee:;l-believe many of their are o hriatiaaa-4: *1 K 1 .4. aia Y°M4g, 'men, and in, that state of ; mindwhere ,they 'would; be docile and teaehable. Go - v. 7 eminent, proposes to,incareeraterthem — in, some prison at the South. It will onlyhe a slow death., No..lndian.,eansliye under it., ;.1 hive written to the Department urge, them ,to r create a -reform selicoh i for,„these men, to learn thetnthe arts Ot civilization, so that:, when..; dispharged..stbeY PaY blessing to . pepple.'hetiher„ my_ prayers. prayers will be heard or not,' T irt9t:,±oll:,, The people.here think, rae,mad to plead dia, ; r I do for theed inc ri. ter-the guiltyMily- i derers who .massacred those I love, r I,could not plead., They, deserve only depth.:. Rtit surely, we must, speak outplainly of our own guilt. I dare net he silent, I *now, this Indian systelmi., jielie7n that, God, will hold this, nation accountable ,lor;its robbery, and, blood.. ; The day - will comae., when history will write such as plain stery these= things which are.now glossed. oVer by lies, as will appal those who read it. : Pray for me, and, ir, yon can :say one word awaken tne,peeple Anieri4; to the_ enormity of this' guilty Indian sy4t9*, pray you help die. ' It is now,thre.e years since,l first asked for its reform.'„ never be reached until the people demand it. They will ,never deinand it until they 'fear God. If I sbonitt.tell yeu an, I 'knew Of it's iniquity, you would hardly betieve me. I shall work, and if 46d spares my :life - this' system slialtbe refoimed. In •the mein time, God helper, I "ahaif oontinue to work and 'Toy for ills salVatien' of one of the meat' hapless heathen races on the earth." • '"' Our sins against, Ake vami regarded as in reality, national sina: They: •tiave : 7,eitieted long.; .All 4, lopaiderAg circumstances, are more aggravated inflattec4 years: Wt , have beett , fdlingmxily)-difi'ofi our We,pr:af knorP Aolit sibriimiqistf,Aait iVe4P:Orf , con tr ig% -t°,o4/9n.Ffilkne' A NATIONAL =SIN. We trust that Bishop WHIPPLE'S efforts to have our Indian system reformed, will be successful. Let it not be said that we are now too much engaged in other things. Now, when God's heavy band is upon us, is the time for us to turn to righteousness. PROGRESS OF ROMANIC% Roman Catholics are wont to boast great ly of their increasing numbers. We think their boast is unfounded and vain. Still, it may be worthy of notice. It may incite Protestants to greater activity. If Roman ism shall get ahead of Protestantism 'in this country, it will deserve the triumph. Here there is a free course; no Stateyelig ion, an open Bible, free schools, no restric tion• upon church building,, access to the ministry for whoever will.. - We see the Boston 'Pilot quoted as try ing:to,,proye .euporior progress e ,by iTz England statistics , v of births, It claims that ,the. 4 ' native stock. of New-England is fapidly- diminishing."' According to: the " Birth RePoit," - Whibli it:quotei, there' ere born in Massachusetts, in 1861, of irneri;• can parents, 16,07 ,children, And of .for, eign parents 16;125,• leaving' a- balancei of 28. on the foreign side: r" • It then , Comm Opts fashion CL Thus Tun thye enrrents ; Abe-' rish-stream . flowing with great health, , • -strength, and purity , and tho old Puritan race slipping rapid ly under the four Yie96. /11" starrtlin g fad: It . is impossible to deny it. Our peepl, 'Came:4l4re' with nothing; look ' at, the grip The settled Puritan and fiis vices . , and' away before the emigientirishinin and' his • This is notinventiono ours;' , l 'is a fact ,_attested by the: stii,tistiewor State; and,by.the t ,statigieti .of .the-:Medical. 't faculty 'the Statelt- Wei: have then2 . -the ifmajority. By, the ;report of -1861, we have it in the clearest: reanneri Il none , 'but . purely ,- Puritan,births-were ' , given,. in • Oat: tepturtiiit :would appear, that we :bait a ear—, 'prising majnrity. Thank Odd we have , .. not decreased '; in . the. „land of our .adoption There was; mid- there jstpt i detaitable nee ,tional and" religiousAigotrybeforeus.- But. 'whatiihavolheys-effected, , against ,thi3•4ionr, emigrant ;Catholic ;of Ireland ? .We..have `spread our faith;, we have spread..ourselvds. and, nothing can:-restrain fus. , - 4Y:e, are -new, greatly ;::predominant, in. births. --How long will-it take us to be equally -predomi 'Dant, in every : thing else-?- Not long . • The ,Catholicising And Hibernicising of the land, and 4 -Ahe disappearance of the Puritan, are proceeding with swiftness!! - . Wnare rither surprised at the - excess'of ihs - - 'from t'foiein-he " • " .4asSathilietts ; but this fact is ,proof brosiants' not T '• : are pe rishing. befge - Tapists..., Many 'nf these: foreigners., Protestints. Many. `also nf fife , immigtant Papists, especially of iradaigrints:'froii the` - confident, 'abandon their religiok when they come Wtere, freedom gives them. the choice of a . better.. Maaiy also of the children of ; even Trish Cathelics„.4ndou ,praCticaily the Eomishi Church. f. • r TkrV'whole subject is 'worthy of h netieni t eepdefillY in view of Uhristinii'dn-.. ty. prev dense by b.L n w r tt g .; • .t c. • shores, myriads TeCPievk A ' 3 Ped con ;version; :and le has gbica me the , fall , use of all prnper instrnmentsiitles to operate - up on them and their 'DutYis MOORES& OF FREEDOM. 'll be‘ae r ethat. • It wi in our news columns, the Missouri Constitutienar Conventien has passoa , an oidluanao of ;FREEDOM. Ordinance lasitofbeneeeptedhy a:tnifority •:.of ibteB; at -a State eldetion, before''' be- . )soniera.Y)arl Of the : COnsiitation. ,Of this;. ?approval there is .. hut little doubt. 4 Then, all persons born' in Missouri. after July 1870,J will be ' abiehitely free'•' MI ehildreny'of slaves*Who - may die - • " at thatd 'date, under twelve years.age; Will be servants till they reach the ago Of twenty three years.;-: all *laves between the` agestof "i,Nrelve=and forty,"Will be servantri till inquiries ,don i,ellriiing to' whiali anlainswar:lhas; been !reefraid. 'emumunicati Iftillowingc• in-' Airestiagdiietir: ;lie is * , bachelor-, lives into . .,cemxtionrfamily; fan d mil a price for, kibia - , board' i taki n g. ostr3, : rof.,,hinteelfrl pri o el- , .;pally;:evem to mendingehisf, OWn stockings: i'Aillhile•habitssare. of isim;ilartkindrt IBesis ~nat'..a.intember of 'any tioh&elr,.. and' mikes tr 33 o 'pretension. to religion;ilet he. its a sonMi, niorala. l an d, of, -religions ;property; bo:otie - Jiows ;bid , hum-3 qtaelfkhow, much hevpo'Sseases, hut the is not 7.4llppOs* . to te,moalthy: ,eincl,h&nnataer,cif :.',gtwitift...•ke is oneEot. getilthotiftend: , There. :severaL,benexpleottsoeletiee.to ilbe ;eriegnlarly 'I giVesi ; I one; hundred ,dol- Nisisitoniee every 7sio- , ..ationtha ,:or: , there Ablokits. Jalways ready Ao_ give ; to every good: eanie: .1:11is charities ..ofteuitemount totsl,2ootann:tially,•and some- Alines moredctuhan.ithisd*He-,isii says 'his potion 4. very . , mall ) ~and this is I 1 4 0 1 140414. 1, can saybilhinionr,clept, that =he i ,is lanai's man as it is gonventent: to, have in ‘ ll 4% , ,rmallnitYr- * ,0 40 ) ~o , ,, ' soistikifgt•AtO• . .ProxY l ,l4.,Vailm.o3llmlB.o - 13047pyipg = A Icratiaim , inetliem4ratc7smoii‘and)Rel. /plea& tho rem :;5.'., Y1 rn "'hie w,ere ..a.:ponsummationvierAajrly most devontlyito wishedi; Rad jt 38 88011, *newt; that a,large ential - :breibrepi'Pedobaptista and*Baptiets, have their. hearts set on . its accomplish- . ,men t. "'May ; kheieybe,no„toonice stickling for terms,,syd,eianding out fer„first slyeTl4oB, on eiter In suche"iideayerstehott ohm:: ati °' 3B !t.PAPPA btfOrgbilk9ii! 7 09,ve ikst land farthest,Aowar4 Winton ,gri n ciple is not, sacrificed, : are swat : . praise-. Worthy." •. ; ":" . Tax RSV'. Cg. Rzza Oray.xLAND, who ~has been foriforty,'years : * city missionary, in Beaten,and ! gene rally. known ::as " " Father_ ;Cliveland,".6Oreaohed,-last week, in the , ..qpringfiel4,otreek-elfurih, :a-,sermo n .in commemoration .of hie annetytfirst birth; .day. He...infused into his die:go:arse* flit , anthviger, rfkrely_fotind in one•so' ld • ..Tun NEW ORGAN for the Music Hall, Boston, is 47 feet wide, 18 deep, and 70 high; contains 6,500 pipes, 86 through stops, and hat four manuals, it weighs be tween 65 and 70 tone; and will cost com plete about $50,000. IT IS SAID that Hon. Thomas H. Sey mour, of Hartfoird, is the recipient, from the Emperor of Russia, of one of the thirty copies of the history of his coronation, lately published in Paris, at a cost of $250,000. NEW-YORK. A 001t111U3PONDSNT of the Evangelist" writing of the late meeting of the Reformed Dutch Synod , says: • • . . " A rambling debate sprung np in the Spica on a report which alluded rather de-, preciatiugly to a pastor who had left his eharge..and joined the army as, a soldier. The Whole subject was finally dropped, but enough leaked out 4u the .debate, to show that4hi„leading 'men of the Synod were . oppoled featpre of. the Conscription mite pastors of chprphes sub jeut to 4raft.. S'ome Fere in favor of meet ing the. question squarely and boldly, and it looks as if ,it might come up -before the, Synod, closes." • .„,_. The Christian intelligencer observes, in regard to this statement': - "The writer .was misinformed. The re pork,referred to was the annuV, report of tlii-ltoard•Vf Domestic Misiti r cini.. it !nide no ,stich deprecating allusion as charged. It simply stated that' one' of the missiona ries of the Board, while underits pay and without its knowledge, had left his post and enlisted in the army as'a, private. The debate that ensued was on a motion to strike out of the report all reference to the' cave. -Nothing was- 'Said 'about the eon sciiptitin of minigteis:";'' -Tan OnsMivsit in ail, obituary notice of Admiral Foote, who died recently in New-York City, sags' • " During and shortly befOre his 'death,' he manifested his" characteristic nobleness character 'by Urgently:request ing that Oniiiinidnie Dupont Should . * as- : siitea that;hili appointiiienti was" made-entiicely without his soliiitaticip, 'mid that obeying orders accepting it. He' was 'sustained lij a .calm and . peaceful hope of heaven,titit illustrated in-his death the triumphs of Drina giace; obtaining in his last hour his greatest • Tip(leii:itgaGrmozz takes the fOlo,wing iatvepiiton:• toclie i rtaing,viewa 'elepresied by .DriO , Witylitueln ;hi% Areotnitly Nrokle'ihe — aiipiel. It • 1. • AT I " r • fi,Dr.,.Waylandis.boOk is based upon the ) sAate of,thiegs in Congregational and ,Beitist Ohurches of New-England.. He .thiiluKthat An the *and g,geeral taste,, elegance, , llityPry,tiqp, a regard:fox . the pro -Pl7oeB, Pf ; lifer Alive eepplanted She faithful prwhing .of. the ticepel,.aniA 4he preacher has .heiieree, or aimed, to, hecersok a, polished esehiii . krigher than an ~e arnest . herald of ,the,orose. • How this may b4s„in..the East. , ere. tiker . we Ao.. pot haply,: tout, it is cer tai,i4.eot-, the lase Arr, ihe".Prktoh. Church. kuvffi.o l 4 cArKainiste , r B ) whateyey, have, are, as a ber4 t faltful.to, the ,cotemiesion they bear.. I,,The Gospel is proclaituptwith fidel ity and simplicity, ,and if sinners perish, they perish without excuse. Of course, among hundrida of preachers there, must be ,seirielybo protest ,about the things.4mn nee*, with religion, rather than, Issieb, warn * exhoxt,, and entreat, according to„.the New. 1 14 . 4preept,ides r of f apibassadwror... Chrisf , ; , but ,Aerm . ere - eAceytions. The general rule.ip..the other way." Tax Christian intaligencer. has the fol. leviinem regard to the recitation of the creed in the Reformed 'Dutch ghtireh : 1‘ The. Gene* . Synod,.' during, recent ;ilefflA9.! l l !gave on tar! €I II §X.I99PROka of it: 8 :90/490/YeSPePtiPg tal....ProPnet.Tl9t_rel `attn.* creed alnud i by the ; body of NMI.. t intinicis4a at they Lord ' s tat 4 As the. Bev. br Gokytoni v4Lo read the form of ad firlinistiatien,,began .-th e , Apostles'. : -Creed, its members 4, §ploil ; began 'with ,him its landilAtkrecite_tion, according to former cus, 'tom, and in conipkianee wi th the language 'hf the established form. We suppose that 14w be disposed to question ,the high ituthority of tliiii'-liefrtting Pieereent, and 'Vepat that ere. long: it-w-illl. mire to:be the ufage.in every church withinvor boneiday i . • : • . ' talfoTll theyfollowitigthel.Baia it•iit't in regard 1134 lately madeOitY ig The clergy of Philadplphip,..of all, tic nominations,,; iftinherl.cfniKpr,ope thund j . 44l h P id, t l OLl o _ o l#44,in. flit% church - 6 f Ahe .i*PhaPYnsoP..,•liond.fLyt AeTTR,F72.,NPvin 11119.eau0,1P01(?-034ry and aditraffraAhreathimAhe,vyarmeiApatriotipm an4dS9WagNwPfe Tii1 43 . 1 )9A liPnber :iiuep. j feel pg. ael t gatintred from the, speeches' was that, in view - of the pricinini, 4 rmliN fr4 l ,tk.'flPfgY, otith9.:( 4 litY 4E40; not Qff men, to tender. tb 'worydn. ches,.shoilder „the ninsket,_ or .4, any way whi9.4 hiP•illddm,c!RP 'dictate, rends Ail meet AGA: Ad . f l igNIPS.4l€",-imPi&."Fa_ 1 . 1 qn4tA and malignant fOe,, kid .preventing tia,a, longer pesepratiol of the . soil ;of th State, by the tr ead. pf invadpie. ,Thpy feel. that ihoy .could ,not ask members .ofr :their, congregaiione- and other citizens; to rally ,to thp i dpfpnce their homes, _rinless they shoul d fl pt 1411 the way. They dlalared .they.,:arara , . sat moved , primarily ~ to demi:RA*4,4)i the moral inflneneeit might exert hi arena. ing . ottiirtija . patriotio and manly exeitne, butt .the; deep conviction ~tlno-, it „A.m. their, 4.14 as it was their desiie, not only to premitk, : amt Arab :fill; :to_ pledge t ,thenr, , m uoe, fhivmrvicm of. their,conntiy".;;,. ] AT TlENtrelfdoicoolpiniviion of the Seeend'' Itifoligedithalgh . .ebureh' 'of Philadelphiv bf ithieVll44o9: - De• Witt Talniageiii pint= nineteenopirebne were admitted. to. the #riiileges rot f the eh u re h 82 !date and foie on eonfesiiiotr:'lTitetzniiet *leBei 7 -iierris leads of.-Sudill*itindelniry ,tirourinent penile - if IMMMI • " • For me Presbyterian Banner. gu PPi ieg Presbytery of * i the Stdcalirg:` At the June meeting%of the Presbytery . of, Saltsburg, the-, following supplies were: appointed : _ Warren—Kr. , GrAves, , Fourth Sabbath of. July. .Mr. -, P , . ,, Orr i ,lSeeond Sabbath , of August. Mr, J. -E. • 'Caruthers Fourth Sabbath of. August.; Dr: Donald;lon,. Pint: Sabbath,.: of 11. September .: Mr. Kennedy; Third apbbattoet September. Zyuarß ball!. in July. 14.r..J. E. Carutheric,First. Eiathath 4rlSpargtn,yearbir... Satliath ja -A;ngnet : Mr. Irwin', 11`ifth, Sabbath in August. Mr. Bollman, Second Sabbath in September. Ventre—Mr. McElwain, one day at dis cretion. Saltsburg (during the absence of the pastor in the Army of the Cumberland,)— Mr. F. Orr, Second Sabbath of July. Dr. Donaldson, Third Sabbath of July. Mr. John Orr, Fourth Sabbath of July. Mr. Irwin, Second Sabbath of August. Mr. Mechlin, Third Sabbath of August. Mr. J. E. Caruthers, Fourth Sabbath in August. Mr. Kuhns, (Er. Lutheran,) Fifth Sabbath of August: Mr. Morgan, First Sabbath of September; to administer the Lord's Sup per. Mr. Townsend, Second Sabbath of September. At the same meeting, Messrs. John Orr, T. D. Ewing, and B. Sloan, were licensed to preach the Gospel. W. W. WOODEND, Stated Clerk. Per the Presbyterian Banner. ,MENPIip3 ) 'Tenn., June 24, 1863. MESSRS.' EDITORS :—For more than twelve months past, this city has been oc cupied by the Union forces, and as it is a point of much importance, the news re ported from here, especially if' pertaining to military affairs have by your readers no doubt as well. 'as others, been looked after and read with deep interest. Illjty I not hope to awaken the interest of some of them while I make an appeal; not in be half of the "Army of the Tennessee," but in behalf of ismall company of the great Sunday School - ariny stationed at this post. At the breaking out of the rebellion we bad four Old School Presbyterian church es in idemPhi s s. " Two large and flourishing ones, and two smaller and of later orgapi aation—all of which hid regular pastors. One of these, at a very early period of the war, went out' as a Captain in the rebel army, and was not long afterwards, forbad and unchristian 'conduct, not only snspen ded from the ministry,, but also dismissed from, or coniPella . to, - resign - his position in the army, anorit now, I' believe, at the head of a company of roaming guerrillas. Another has, within ,the past few days taken a trip, northward; whether for the improvement of his health or the benefit of his politiasl iipitern lam n ot ' able to say. All personalinrisilemiliting in our lines, are, in aceoidance 'with Gen: Iltilbert's •Order, No. 65, supposed' o have taken the .oath of allegiance , • te, t ; he United States • but in several instances, by some means, passes have been obtained to go North with out copplying with this order. A third one ta Northern man, too, by the • way,) who from,the outset has been an un aompromising secessionist, still remains here, and• appears to have a flourishing con gregation. Whether he"has taken the I oath, or whether - Gen. nilburt has ex •empted him, Ido not know. As a general gale the niost, bitter secessionists here are Ithe ones who receive Federal official favors. Of the history of the other, the Second Presbyterian Church, and its pastor, Dr. Grundy, your readers are perhaps all more or less familiar. Suffice it here to say, that owing-to political and other differences, the ehurch bicarne divided, and •by the action of a committee of the Presbytery, Di:. G. ceased to be its pastor;.,and iince s the wan-. Teflon of the city 4,•thelln:ton r. 131, it is .as a Presbyterian `church, entirely .broken up, and is now 'olibied by no particular. denoinination • lit ivies r by the name of " Union Chapel" Services are conducted in it regularly, principally by the Chaplains in "the - ,hospitals: The, church is' usually pretty, well filled. 'Many officers and sol diers, attend; . ,also, a few old ,resident Un ionists, and , more , that haie lately settled here. There is iliac) a Sabbath School eon ;fleeted with it; and though I have di graiied, it was for the iiirpose of 'speak ing of it that I undertook to write this communication. , Tfic - Behoo, I fiad zlitilltbßPrganised; of- I fivers 0114tred:..Ate; a number of chil i dreh gatlierisd'beiej and, also, a goodly soldiers ettend4-siUe* regularly, and some oceasionally = and we already have two Soldiers? Bihle Classes. We have 'a, sufficient number of 'ewer and earnest men and womenie In fact we think, ;we bitieall:the'nekiresary braterial for doing a gokidcAirotiyeicept We have no betTeiw bOokes-Of any kind, and no &Udall; bufthein"viith. All our •mon hisullowed" up in the Maeliiffone•oteecessiini.- Will not some one+esibe rmsy -had this; and who has of tbietwbild's goose'" erkiuglr, and 'to spare," bit) , r`and:send no a steal- library ? We lxiclFe for very small children, `and siirdelflir thdee farther adiariced. The 'soldiers would also welcome some saitable , readiyigniitter: A - riapir which could be disaibiated Icr , the children.' every Sabbath;' Would' be a great heiV. Thiti-iit i - thitan Ilibbath We ds not-cl i nini i ae ( Pregbyterilin`f tint 'its far as the writeenu 1314 that par ticular Xidtlittiliall' fiat ignored:' Ind we hopiY yet`. at' "fOttre dat i qo' SO the Second'Presb~ft an churth '. o~ id his, againb ciiniqatte at, nista heiL ortlniFireist. fainilk, of , Presbytelitins• of"the ilERII! A: We' want the' hcio4 slid $4(10; tiot y. -? - 39% c riot i llArj . tlieik:itereP Pr" wet hadimsiiay•Aiylititfflcir' or kothleircittiole vidiessedtWP Ibid *ilerstgneeetare - ' of= A. P. Bttrditt-aint'oo:. : l will 'lie ceived• and Nthfcdirlipiiiiiiriitedl.44...":"*- , t . 1 ' Akapf:Oimtnizrii; J.!!:'' ;.: rPr-P 0 ItiriV/MWri siamor'. • -,AThilralkylory of 411egiony • Kett atoßwll. iCriekion. the 23aLof • JuseLL - . thicanelting, 'AK ilVvjtrOottOW was; ordain eilv and • initialled! zoo"- faster- of :Bull - ' , ,s Rev. LW/IPAiiiiridson•was • nmietiieduf#om :the Presbytery of Washington. -grillsfroan the elittrehesuf.Portersvillwend/iit. Nebo were, placed in his hands, fright Committee lwag' ,ll, PPointed , to install '.ldist Wet these .ehurches. • hin' t ; • . Mr. liospaiduto Ipreaoh :the Gospel. , ..e.i•Juttni „, Mr.!: John . W. Petterkiikilieentlite, was iieceisred from this RailabyferrotAllegheny .. A call fismilthei:tltiteh .of Plains •wasTlaeed and , Whenr he bad .passed throngle %We liana& trials 'with ap probation irreshytery • appointed ;hie ordi untionrand4ritallation as pagstor of Plains obnrch i t tostake place' on the SendedVnes 'day of rSeptertiber. Si • The. ,- .paatoraVielation between Rini; J. V. Miller .and _Westminster ,shuifaii, Was dissolved. t The following 11,4131!Art.ttall 2aupplies was .*dopted qv; pti3 f!, c.: ; 3 .Leesburg -- -Learr. to `obtain supplies. till :next meeting. -;•;!) • Westmitister-Firitt *(Sabbath tl i tr. , MoPholwriwav•Third Sabbath ef4nly, Thiid Sabbath in August, MT. jacksonv , Piltic Sabbath in August, .Mr. Ogden. Thialteabbath in September, LMr. Pherrin:‘ This:kneating.- of Presbytery-was a fall one, atutit'ewharrnoniow3 and pleasant, and - in- these nkipeettii lust such a'ineeting as we :are accustomed- to' have iti - this-Presbytery. '4' J. R: , CouvrEß,43tated Clerk.