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PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1863
The Western University of Pennsylvania
has issued its Catalogue for the year ending
June 26, 1863 The year now closed was
one of the most successful which the In
stitutiOn has enjoyed. The total number
of students was 166. Regular collegiate
classes are now formed, and Pittsburghers
have the opportunity of giving their sons
a classical education while retaining them
as boarders and lodgers at home. The at
tention paid to the French and. German
Languages, and to Military Tactics, are
important features in the instruction. •
Fellowship Illeetings.—On our first page
we give, as furnished by a correspondent,
an interesting account, from JOHN BROWN
of"Harldington, .of the Fellowship Meet-
ings of olden times. It may be read, with
profit. And there are places where such
meetings might still be held, greatly to the
edification of both the aged and the young.
In mar day the Church does not make 'sift:
ficient account of social religion. We are
not altogether in favor_ of the. Class Meet
ings 'of, our Methodist brethren. They
excellences; but evils 'also attend
them. Could not somethin,:: be devised to
preserve, and even to excel, their benefits,
and,yet avoid their objectionable features ?
Christians might find out some way in
Which social influences .would contribute
greatly to their comfort and advancement
in knowledge, •and growth in grace.
VICKSBUIIG
The falfof Vicksburglitiy be considered
thus far, the' evPnt. of the war. It gives us
substantially. the command of the Missis
sippi river. Port Hudson must soon fall.
Having that river, that inland sea, as Mr.
(lAratoubt called it, the Confederate terri
tory is divided. To. keep 'it open will re
qtiire'a strong military police, but we have
. the gunboats all ready for the service,.and
more in building if more are needed. New
Orleans being possessed and the navigation
of the Mississippi being maintained free
nod-safe, an immense amount of trade must
return to its old channels.
• Gen. GRANT deserves well of his coun
try. Our Western heroes have shown
their bravery, and their capability of en
durance: The rebel hope of buying Wes
tern sympathy at the price of the free nav
igation of the river, must now perish.
The Mississippi is a bond of union. Let
that bond be held by us most tenaciously,
RETALIATION.
There is very great 'danger of war de
scending to savageism. And the danger
is greater in a civil war than in any other,
unless it be a servile war.' There have
been already several instances on bath sides
in our present war, of executions of al
ledged 'traitors and spies.. Retaliation has
been threatened on each side; and now
there is danger of its actual commencement.
We see it stated that at the Libby pris
on, Richmond, on July 7th-, two of our
captains out of seventy-four who were
there as prisoners, were selected by let to
be shot in retaliation for the shooting of
Captains WM. F. CORBIN and T. J. Mc-
GnAw, by Gen. BunnslDE, at Sandusky,
Ohio, on the 15th of May last. The lot
fell upon Capt. 11. W. SAWYER, of the
N. J. Cavalry, and Capt. JOEIN FLINN of
the Indiana Infantry.. They are to be kept
in close confinement till a day shall be
fixed for their execution.
Unflinching firmness and great wisdom
are needed in the authorities at W.;shing
ton, to maintain the right and avoid cru
elty. Government has notified the rebel
authorities, that if these men are shot, the
retaliation will be severe.
PATRIOTISM OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC.
At the celebratien of the Fourth, at
Brooklyn, by the Young, Men's Catholic
Association, the orator of the day, EDWIN
JAMES, after having 'condemned some of
the measures of the Government, is rep rt
ed as having proceeded thus
Do you believe that this great republic,
• this national consolidation of States, can
ever be restored ?" is the question now
*upon everylip.. A considerable party in
this country, anemany of deserved influ
ence, from their, talents and their position,
advocate "peace." He ventured to differ
from, them. At this juncture the demand
for peace should not come from the North,
nor be canvassed, while one single rebel
holds. a sword within • his grasp. " Lay
down your arms," he would say to them,
and he will be the very first to put an end
to this internecine struggle. We were at
peace—why are we not at peace now ?
The North' has not waged the war for any
:purpose of aggression or conquest, but it
has heen forced upon us in self-defense.
You,_ the South, had the Constitution and
the lams, the Ese`cutive, the Congress; and
the .courts were controlled by yourselves.
You were dissatisfied with legal proceed
ings and constitutional remedies. You
heve grasped the sword, and brought the
horrors and the guilt of this civil war upon
the country. You have aimed at the.
destruction of a. Government by which
your interests have been protected and fa
vored. You have severed the bonds Of the
Union, an d canceled thi compact which se
cured peace. Youltred upon the flag, the
sacred shield of our nationality. You
seized the national forts, and plundered the
national arsenals: You' cried, " Havoc,
and let slip the dogs of war" on the loyal
citizens of Western Virginia. Yon poured
your armies into the peaceful valleys of
Tennessee and Missouri. Yon have dis
aolved the dream of peace and happiness
which slumbered over half the Western
hemisphere. You have caused the widows'
tears, and the orphans' suppliant cry. The
cry for peace is to•come from you, and you
only. This is .the language which, he
thought, should be addressed to .armed re
bellion.
Mr. JAMB rejected the idea of 44 subju
gation." lie thought the thing waviin
praoticablel and that , those *bp used the
word bad forgotten all the lessons of his
tory. But be said "an ignoble peace would
be a national degradation."
A VISIT TO GREENSBURG, PA.
Au occasional notice of a country church,
or•a village church, may possess something
or general -interest; and as editors occa
sionally ramble a little, they may be per
mitted to talk, (if they can do so wisely,)
about their visits. •
Greensburg is the seat or justice of
Westmoreland County, Pa. It is about
thirty miles from Pittsburgh, on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and we, on the 4th of
July, took a very pleasant ride thither.
We tarried with our valued friend, Rev.
JOSEPH SMITH, D.D.,. till Monday, occu
pying his pulpit on the Sabbath, and aid
ing him in a sacramental service. The day
was fine, and a large and attentive congre
gation were present. About one hundred
and fifty persons participated in the com
munion. The congregation retains ' the
good old custom of presenting themselves,
literally, at the "table." They rise and
come, as invited and willing guests, at the
call of the Master. The custom, tows , has
charms. There re in it an appropriateness,
and . expressiveness_; and to many it-bas somesweet reminiscences. It carries, in
these -Western regions, the advanced-Chris
tian back to his first , love, and recalls his
early vows, and makes him think of all the
way in which, the Lord has led him.
The Presbyterian church at Greensburg
Was organised about the year 1.800 ; the,
first record 'of a stated preacher for the
place being the appointment, by, the Pres:,
bytery of Redstone, of. Rev. JOHN BLACK..
A sketch of the life of Mr. BLAOK. May, be
found in. Dr. Er.moTT's Life of Macurdy.
The next preacher, and he was pastor of
the congregation, was Rev. Wikr. SPEER.
Mr. SPEER became' a member of the Pres
bytery of Redstone in April, 1803, and ac
cepted.calls from the congregations of Unity
and greensburgh, which churches composed
his charge during the residue of his life.
He died April 26th, 1829.
Mr. SPEER was succeeded by Rev. ROB
ERT HENRY, the next April, he accepting
the same charge and continuing in it dur-,
ing his life. , After Mr. HENRY'S death
the. congregation of Greensburg became
much agitatedby the,Old and New Sand
controversy.; so much .so that: it dixided.
The Old School portion then united with
Mt. Pleasant congregation, and:called Rev.
JAMES BROWESON , who was their pas
tor from Nov., 1841, to Jan., 1.849.
'Rev. Wm. D. MOORE became the, next
pastor in the United charge, but in 1851 he
resigned at Mt, Pleasant, and, soon after
wards left Greensburg, removing" to the
South. The. New School, brethren in
Greensburg had now pretty generally re-,
turned to their old connexion, and the con= .
gregation thus strengthened, settled Rev.
DAVID KES NE.DY. This relation was dis
solved in 1855; and in the year following,
that is, in 1856, the present happy, connex
ion with Dr. 8141ITII was formed. Under
Di. SMITH'S ministry the church has, en
joyed it precious revival and become greatly.
strengthened. The, present number of
communicants 'on the list is about two hun
dred.
Greensburg-is beautifully situated. The
streets, buildings, fixtures, &c., indicate
taste, ease, and comfort. - There are about
twelve hundred inhabitants. The court
bailie is a fine building. There are ten or
ganized congregations, having nine chtirch
edifices. Several of the churches are brick
structures, sufficiently tasteful, and capable
each of accommodating four hundred or
five hundred worshippers: At this rate,
you will say, two or three churches would
contain the whole population, So they
would if there were no - worshippers but
towns people. Greensburg, however, is in
the midst ,of a •well settled country, and
the denizens, from miles around, flock in
on the Sabbath; to attend at "the Lord's
sanctuary. •
It. is, on some accounts, to bp regretted,
that people do not unite 'more numerously,
in forming religious societies. They could
much better erect comfortable churches,
and sustain their pastors, and Contribute to
works of benevolence. But these divis
ions into small societies, are not an Unmit
igated evil. People are thus more happy
in their freedom of choice, and the popu
lation of a country or town is more.eotn
pletely interested in sustaining religion's
ordinances, acid even rivalships have some
beneficial influences. .We love freedom in
religion, as well as in other things. It is
a favor bestowed upon. Zion, and when used
"wisely, in a spirit of love, it results in ben
vfits.
HOW .GOVERNMENT REWEE'THE NEWS
OF VICTORIES.
Every wise man will, in the light of
Christianity as well as of patriotism,
be desirous to know bow "the powers"
who represent him and rule over him, re
ceive tidings of God's providential dispen
sations toward the country. According as
the rulers of a people conduct themselves,
so may that people es.pect to be dealt with
by the Ruler of nations. Hence the first
qualification' in a ruler is a righteous spirit.
He should be a good man, in• the. Christian
sense of the word. " A good man obtain,-
eth favor of the Lord."
On the arrival of the tidings of the re
cent successes of our arms, under General
GRANT, a large number of the people of.
Washington sailed upon the President and
his counsellors, and receive gratulation&
We give the President's speech in full, as
we find it reported, and some extracts from
othei speeches :
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
"Fellow Citizens: I am very glad indeed
to see you to-night, and yet I will not say I
thank you for this call; but I do most sin
cerely thank Almighty God for the occa
sion on which you have called. [Cheers.]
How long ago is it—eighty-odd years--
since; on: the Fourth of July, for the first
time in the history of the world, a nation,
•by its representatives, assembled, and de
clared as a sellevidenettruth that' alimen
are created equal.' [Cheers.] That' was
thetirth-day of the United States of Amer
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.--WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1863.
ica. Since then the Fourth of July has
had several peculiar recognitions.
The two most distinguished men in
the framing and support - of the Declaration,
THOMAS JEFFERSON and JOHN ADAMS
the one having penned it and the other sus
tained it most forcibly in debate—the only
two of the fifty-five who sustained it being
elected President of the United States.
Precisely fifty years after they
,put their
hands to this paper, it pleased Almighty
God to take both from the stage of action. ,
This was indeed an extraordinary and re
markable event in our history. Another
President, five years after, was called from
the, stage of existence on the same. day and
month of the year;
. and now, in this last
Fourth of July just p&ased," when we have
a gigantic Rebellion, at the bottom of
which is an effort, to overthrow the princi
ple that all men 'w ere created equal, lye
have the surrender of a most powerful pa
,
sition and army on. that very day, [cheers]
and , not .only so, but in a succession of bat
tles in. Pennsylvania, near to us, throigh
three days, so rapidly 'fought that they
might be called one great battle on the lst
2d and 3d of the month, of
,july,; and on
the 4th the cohorts of those who OppOsed
the, declaration that, all men .are Created
equal, turned ' and run. [Long and
continued' cheers.] GentleMbi, this is a
glorious theme, and the occasion for a
speech; butl OM not prepared'ed make one
worthy of the'.oceasion.: I would like to
speak in terms of praiSe due to the many
brave officers and soldiers_ who have.fought
in tho cause" of the Union•and liberties of
the country from the beginning-ofthe war.
There are trying, occasions,, not daily in
success; but: for the want of success. • 'dis
like to mention the name,of one single offi
cer lest i. Might" do Wrong. to those I might,
forget. :Recent events bring up glorious
names, and. particularly ,promiitent: ones,
but these I will ,not „mention. • Haying, said,
this much,.." will now:take the ixtusie.'.'
SECRETARY STANTON
" Paid many flattering; compliments says
the reporter, " to .Gen: GRANT, also to Gen.
MADE ": He eoncludeci thus
"The
,saine strategy, the same'`- bravery,
the same indomitable zeal, whieit'have
driven the. enemy. from: the Wok's of the
Mississippi, and the,_banks of the Bisque
henna, will, in a very Short period, drive
every armed rebel from the - field,apd every
Copperhead to, his den.':'
" Alluded to the time when he first
. took
command of the Western army, two years
ago, Since' then GRANT, had been :under
his Commend. He had fought fifteen' hat,
ties and won fifteen victories: Er was in.
Vicksburg on "{the Fourth; ..he will u in
Port Hudson td4riew or next
SEbittfliit SEWARD:S:,
Remarks are reported at great length. A:
portion of theni were as follo*:
" When I saw commotion uprising into
civil life, I thought, it consistent with,'the
duty of a patriot and a Christian Co. ayert
the civil war if it was possible, and I tried'
to du so. If this was weakness, I found
what seemed.-an instruction ezcusing_it in
theprayer ofnur-.Sa.viour,,that the cup, the
lull bitterness of which was understood by,
himself alone, might :pass.. .But. I found,'
also, instruction ,to duty in-his resigna-,
tion : Nevertheless not my will but thine
be done.' , When it was clear that without
fault on. your part or, mine the, civil war
was inevitable, I then thought it consistent'
with the duty of a patriot and a Christian,
to take, care that the vier should be beggn
not, by the friends of the Union, but, by its,
enemies—so that in maintaining the: Union
we should not only maintain the cause of
our country, but should be 'maintaining it
in righteous-selfdefence. Aggression, un-'
just aggression, is in every case ieeknese:
Self-defense in a righteous cause is :the'
strongest attitude that an,:individual or a
nation can have. The weakest nation may,
resist a povverful adversary,- while it, men;
pies, an attitude of self: defence. -Powerful
nations have been ruined in inakinc , an nu
- provoked attack upon one infinitely weaker
than themselves. Ithought, further, that
it was consistent with my duty as a patriot
and a Christian to do.what was in my pow
er to render the war as:light ip its -calami 7
ties and es short in its duration as possible.
Therefore, I proposed to retain on the side
of the-loyal- States es many of the States
which were disturbed by the elements of
sedition, as could. be .retained by a course
of calm-and'judicious Conduct. I would
have had,if possible, the insurreetion. eon
fined to the seven original so-called. seceded
States. When all these conditions had
been secured, so far, as was possible ,to se
cure them, I thought still farther that it
was consistent with my duty, as a patriot
and a Christian, to combine.the loyal States
and consolidate them into. one party .for the
Union, because I knew that - disunion had
effectually combined the people of the dis
loyal States to overthrow the Union. I
thought that this could be done only
through the sacrifice- of individual, and
State, and sectional opinions, intere.sts,
prejudices and ambitions.
"A.nation cannot be saved from., death
whose individual citizens lack the virtue to
make these sacrifices.
cg I said the country shall -be saved by
the Republican party if it will, by the Dem
(wrath) party if it choose, 'Without Slavery
it is possible, with slavery if it must. Once,
engaged in the contest, I was 'prepared to
demand as I have demanded ever since,
that no treasure, no amount of human life
necessary to save the • nation's life, should
be withheld. I thought that the , war
might be ended in three months—in Mit
months--iira year--and I labored to that
" But, as you will all recollect that it was
the people,'and not only one' man, or any
combination of men, that could bring it'to
an end,•then or ever, and the people could
only do it by showing so much zeal, deter.:
mination and consistency as would not only
keep envious, or interested, or ambitions
foreign` nations aloof from the battle, but
should make it- their obvious interest to
frown upon and discourage the insurrection:
We failed to make that exhibition, and so
the war has been protracted into •its third
year, through the encouragement and aid
the insurrection has receivedirom the fears
or.* listlessness of portions of our own peo;
ple, and the influences of the enemies of the
republicund of human freedom throughout
the world It was doubtless ordained that
it should be so, and therefore it may be be
lieved that it-was best that it should be so,
although we may be allowea to indulge our
sorrows over the augmented sum of mise
ries which the war has• inflicted upon the
land."
A recognition of the Divine hand in-ev
ery occurrence, is a duty, whether it be in
favors, or in chastisement.
la a hot Bummer when there, is most
.
thirst, there are fewest - brooks. So ot: many,
people's eliarities—they are rarest when
most wanted.
,
GENERAL 'ffALLECR
THE ME.
The Jordan, the Euphrates, and the
Nile, are the three famous rivers noted in
the Jewish records. And the latter, that
is, the' Nile, stands among the most dis
tinguished in the Greek and Latin classics.
In many respects it was a wonder, and in
one aspect it was singular. Its source was
unknown. To trace it to its origin was one
of the. grand efforts of the ancients; but
all efforts failed, from long before the days
of Jumus CAsAn, down to the present
generation. Now the mystery is solved.
Two British travellers, SPERE and GRANT,
report the discovery.
Africa has been the subject of special
exploration;- during the present
,century;
and . the hardships' which have been en
dured by travellers, are , wonderful. Many
have lost ,their: life, but others have still
renewed the toil. , -•
We' take ,the - , *following from the 'New-
York Independent
Explorers within the last decade have
moved. up to its (Afcica's) centre from the
East West North and South. They have.
gathered aroUnd a common region,, Whence
flow to their several points of the compass
the Zambesi Eastward- .Nyissi Southward-
Niger, West Ward ; and Nile, - Northward.
It is like the 9arden_of Eden in itself and
y in the four great rivers , that goout froin it.
So complete had beep these surveys that
these gentlemen found the:problem Om- ,
inated of roost
,of, its unknewn quantities.
•In fact Captain SPEKE , oh a Previdite,fonr
ney hither with 13411trom, the : famous vis
itor to Mecca, had seen thelae which be,
now -re-visits. But he had itimek its
Southern could .not follow its
shores to. the 'Northern outlet, because el
the hostility, of the, Marais, who dwelt
,along its ..Southwestern ;horder.
then about four_ hundred and eighty Miles
South ,of Gondokoro, the uppermost trading,
,pest 013 the Nile, though. travellers, had ex:
plored .a hundred milcs 'further . South.
This left less thin four hundred miles . to be
accounted for. And it is this kriot Which
he_hasnow unti - ed. , T
To.do required,abatidaot patience, no.
less...than ,other
,qualities. They. ieft the
FA* African„ coast-L 7 near the opening of
the Red Sea—October, with a
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1860
.large, body porters, interpreters, and,
-guides. They .year, ie reaching;
Kaseh, the capital
~of the kingdonicalled
Karagwe that Mints by, one 'of' its corners
against the West :shore. of Lliel4ke.Nyanzi
at its Southern end. This kingdom occu
pies , a shoulder of the Eastern watershed,
two hundred miles broad and six thousand
feet.above the sea. It, is studded With de
tached conical hill*, one, . of , whiA :attains
.the height of ten -thousand feet. These
• • • a _
are the modern and *real Mountains of . tho
Moon. Two sources of :the, Nile rise
this- territory,:-the_ chief, feeder . of Lake
Nyanzi, and another lake Called litita Nzigi.
Here • are also the - head-Waters of ',the
that flows Southward; and was ,ez
,plered. 13i.1, : iyiNGSTONE, and, those :of * the
lake that feeds the Zimbeii.
On the7l.st-' of January; 1802; ;Ple:43v-.
oilers moved Northwest, , going through, the
kingdom of'Raragwe' to that,o.f . Ngandi,
This. - cotintry' lies along the Nyansi !, and
occupies: full half of its Northern 'and
Western shorai. , „They had thus, avoided
the.warlike Masai. f on, its Spnthern:Shor.es o
and Were in thq long , snught territory, He
was. detained in this kingdom over fiv(%
mouths, find,`"was- over a year •in °reaching
the - lake. He found the. North shore on
the equatorial line. Kis- a ,hundred and
fifty miles long •; and more than that wide.
It , ts .a shallow bed, fed •-by what SPxxu
calls rush-drains—small ; - half-stagnant ;
water-courses. At the middle., of the
Northern boundary the parent stream issues
in a current four hundred and, fifty feet
wideileaping over elan twelve, feet high.
It- is thus .born—full-borm÷worthy . of its'
mysterious ..fame. What must ,have been
the fe.elings of the.explorers as they =stood
by- that lake I , The secret hidden from a
hundred generations of, curious inquirers .
was theirs. • • _
6. They were the first that ever 'burst
• • Into that silent sea."
They have felt the oppression of the
hqur as they saw,the Mighty; flashing river
poiring in majestic breadth' and volume
down 'that precipice. That which , Hzuo-
Donna. had looked at and mused uyion—
beside Whichi•JOßEN; • and Homiu, and
PLATO'haa ittiked—in which Mosus was
ciadled--Lwhieli t scholar,- conqueror, and
king had alike and: vainly essayed to re
duce, was before their- nyesr Through the
future, - 'their names were secure. f; SPEKE"
is 'no - bad, naive to. fill" the sounding trump
of fame. It has long belonged to the so
norons family. They doubtless thought of
that and a thousand ether flying fancies as
they stood there. They -now sought to
make their way down ;the river to GOD
tiokiani. The hospitable King of the
Ugandis transferred them to his Northern
neighbOrs, the Ungoros. They were akin
to the two previous nations, though less
'cultivated'. The Ugandi, he declares, are,
tithe French"' of the region, in their
'sprightliness and in their good taste, in
manners, dress," and houses. The begin-'
ping and end of•the great river seem to be
honored with races superior to their brethren
Yet their eiViliiation is like the old minia
ter's religion, " nothing to brag of," 'since
one of the kings rejoices in 3,000 or 4,000
wives, and kills 'a man every morning, and
- another takes especial pleasure in fattening
his wives . and children so that they cannot
walk, while .the ,Ungoro - delight in the
Adamite, if not Preadamite, style of ap
imrel;--being naked, end, to their shame;
'not ashamed: The .Ungoros transferred
them to the North Africa tribes; where
the languages of South Africa cease. These
dialects, it seems, are of one genus from
Cape ToWn to this side of the head-waters
of the Nile. The falls and bends in the
bend.prevented treeing, t all, the way
down, shough. he followed it for a hundred
and twenty,five miles. Here, it' makes a
great bend to the West and passes through
Lake Nzigi. SPEKE took the chord of the,.
river for seventy miles, leaving GRANT to
'follow, the river and explore the lake. .He
struck it a few marches above Gondokoro;'
which place he reached the 15th of last
February.
From these and previous: explorations,
we learn,: according to. Sir -RODERICK
-Isitmonrsort, in his 'discourse before the
Royal Geograplitial - Society :
1. That the
,true center of Africa is not
a mountainous, sandy desert, as was for
merly supposed, but a great, elevated,
watery basin, often abounding in rich
lands, its large lakes being fed by numerous
streams from adjacent rictges, and its
waters eftcaping to theses by. fissure's and
depressions in the higher surrounding
lands.:... •
2d. That.,thexise or the Nile is due, not
to the. inpltii%"af:l3Ji.Ow' these bighar`
chains—for 'no snow•mountains
but to the fall of equatorial rains on these
spongy upper basins, the periodicity being
determined by the pagsage of the sun ever
the equator.
3d. That the reason of the unity of the
Nile as 'distinct from all other African riv
ers—it having no inlet for 1,700 miles—is
due to the fact that the flanking higher
grounds, ranging from South to North, do
not afford, as elsewhere, lateral valleys
which lead to the sea.
4th. That the inhabitants of the central
region are much more .civilized and ad
vanced than those who live to the North,
on the banks of the Nile—the latter being
naked barbarians, and probably the An
thropepbagi of HERODOTUS, who have been
in all ages the impediment to explorations
up the fiver.
sth. That the languages of the East,
Centre, South, and West of Africa haS a'
common basis—so that one who Is `versed'
in any Of thein can traverse easily all the
tribes and' that these Northern barbarians
are ;he only exception to 'the< African,
tongue'.
The 'Sixth and last,- and to many" the
worst, brit really,the Best' conclusion that
he draws that there are , no gold, minei
there., So the natives will - hive' a' chance
to grOw"in'enitire and Ohristianiiy when.
our missionaries Shane-have. immanently
OCcupied What these officers transiently saw,
without distitrbancefrom .the flood-tide' of
'the:vicee' of
'
• Thus the river that wee . More connectel
with the history of the- Bible frenr ABRA."
fl AN to Christ than .any, other except the
tiny unnavigableand' - jordan—thate Us'
alinoit the only link :Which. connectal the
Biblw with the moderi2"werld' of commerce*
and inter communisation, and that y.etniore
strongly' unites the Bible *with thegOldest
'continent 'and' the hitherto, ' basest: of king
doins May'-yet be them_eans 'Of -'bringing
the l iateat .fruits of the workings "Of.:the
Divine - Word-and Spirittuthose with whom
• it , ssias , se an eiently ,united.
MEM
EASTERN STJAMARYI
•
THE REGENT meeting of ibe Genval As.
.Massachusetts is said to have
been bigbly`i:btereSting. The minute 'pre
zented by the Cointnitiee en the 4tate of
the Country was patriotie:audaarnest, and
was unanimonsly adopted: Wetotice that,
the evenings were:generally set' apart for
the.fdisellsaion of special' stibjeets, of rag=
interest. One of these was ' TAP lndi-
Respotisibilityof Christians gt This
' Time: =Rev. .Albert Barnes, the delegate
froniqiie Net Schoolbody,'-participated
this ,dtscuscion, remarking} amongother
things.:- • • _ -
" There is at the presenttime.a great in
clination : to , -throw off responsibility, but,
whatevev isr accomplished is an, individual
• work.... When .God makes a flower, he makes
it with , his own, band, as a personal work * .
And so everywhere.
_The coral islands are'
the . of. the ;animalculm.
The , plaiting of 4,101 , a.c0rn
ual work , No'inan can &All : thingsicqual:-
ly well, 'and; God . 11.as.'wouderfoIly consti:
Anted meni-so that in all'necessary employ-,
ments there is ,co lack,
" We all have, duties for which-weare re
-Sponsible 'to God, •:and which cannot be
thrown oft ; There, area. great, many men
,who cannot be;iiersuaded'to become work
,ers in , the. Sabbath School, and in. tho'
.prayer-meeting, though-they are personalty.
responsible for what.hey might there accom
plish.: , It is ,not, , ,possible ,for parents to
throw` off upon Sabbath Sphool teachers
their respnsibility to bring up their
dren in• the fear , of =the I‘ord.
_lt is to be
remembered, also, thateach man is to give,
au - account-.of himself - to Christ. It is a
:personal thing- to, The pain„the,
row,, the anguish,, the anticiptions, •is - tbe
same to each person as if there were no.'
body eke - lA.the world."
AT TFiR LATE meeting, of the Vermont
North.weetern Association of Congiega
tionalists, the followmg queition was:die
cussed, viz.: Is it.for the interest ofreligion
that thepastoral. relation should exist in
,
our churches, or shall' we adopt the itine
rant System ? The Vermont ark:wide
says, in regard to, this
" The. result' Of the whole:agitation was,
very earnest protest on the part of th e
Consociation against that continual shift
ing of . the relation:between minister and
people' which is becoming so fashionable,
and which, Doke few ministers do much to
encourage, by bolding iliemselve,s aloof from
settlement, Unless - the call comes fro&
lust about such a- °hunch as they think
their abilities should cOmmand or , their
peculierUharaeteristies best qualify them to
serve it used to be Supposed that the
Master of the• vineyard could and would ar
range these things-better than any one else
Could do 'it for him. But that, like many ,
°Wer ideas of the olden time,:seem now-a
days to be getting decidedly'out of date."'
AT A LARGE and intelligent council
which recently assembled at- the request of
the First Baptist chureh at Newport, R 1.,
to give advice in a personal business case
mvolying_serions difficulties, the unanimous ;
opinion was given that " aebnrnb has a
right to investigate , the Mime of any one
of Sits' members, BD far as it is npderstoed
toaffect )il3 4 ,lllbisd'and Christian character."
We' can see no good reason Whyany doubt
at - all should be entertained on such a sub-
THE Boston WatclAm,an, under the head
of " Sum.mer Reljzion," remarks
' 44 'A kind of religiousness gists in many
churches which is dissipated- by Summer
heats, and becomes`.invisible 'and iiipalps = -
ble', but crystallizes a,giiin:into ItS old, forms
on the apprOaCh of Winter. Iti could hard=
ly endure - the . fires of Martyrdom, for all
vitality is lost before the coming-of the . dog
days It forsakes the:social ineetings
the Summer months, finds a .single• service
'on the .Sabbath burdensome, and throws off,
all restraints in excursions:to the country.
It disbands Sunday Schools,._ shuts up
churches, and never looks for a revival in
the Suiniesr solstice. It is an spinning
fact that many professing. Christians , lay
aside all religions activity at the incoming
Summer, and seem to consider spiritual ,
`sloth an inevitabluresult of -bodily relaxa-
The' above is suggested = by the usual .
Summer departure of city residents for the
conniry, the mountain,. and the iiea-side.
The temptation to remissness in attention
to personal piety and social : religious du
ties, is strong in the cases' alluded to ; but
still, ChtistianS should and can act con
sistently, with ,their profes sion, eyen. , while
seeking for health and innocent recreation.
.
El. '0! fliifuit,'='editor 'of the -
Zion's Serail,, of Boston, has been elected
MIXSI
II IS KNOWN that the question of the
removal of the Spring Street Presbyterian
- church and the Market Street Reformed
piktch,,chitreh, has been for several years,
agitated, and that one of these churches'
had actually secured lots for building up-:
town: ' The' Observer -informs us <thaat a a
•
prayerful reConsideration of tyt k question of
,duty heti resulted •in the deterniination to
remain where,they now are, where God hai
blessed; his Word and ordinances so signally,
in years that are past, and liberal minded,
men have come forwardand given liberally
to secure the accoMphshment of this pur
pose, establishing, both churches upon what
is hoped will be be , a permanent basis."
~
' - The lower wards of the city should not.
be neglected by our • own and kindred
branches of the Church. The, people
should be provided-with the- soundest and'
most wholeaomn religions instruction.
A NATIONAL Sabbath Convention is ap=
pointed by the Sabbath Committee to meet at
Saratoga, N. Y.jon Tuesday of next-month.
The following
,programme of the proceed
ings we take from - an exchange : •
".An introdUctory discourse on ''The.
Sabbath as a religious institution,' will be
deliveied' on the Sunday, evening before 'the
day, of the Conyentien,, by, the Right Rev..
C. P. Mellvaine, Of 'Ohio. - Essays on the
following.thetnes, will be presented by the
following eminent scholars : Rev. Philip
.'Schaff, DD, of Mereeisburg Theological
SeMinary . : The Ameriean Sabbath—its
eharaeferisties nd history. Willard Par
ker, M.D., Professor in the College of Phy
sicians and Surgeons, New:York : Sahbath
Physiology.' Rev. Henry B. Smith';
Professor in Union Theolodroal SeOin4 l 7:
The Philosephy of the Sabbath. 'Rev.
,William R. Williams, D.D : The Connex
ion 9f the Sabbath with publio morals.:
Rev. Mirk Hopkins, D.D.; _President of
Williams College : The 'Relations of the
Sabbatti to' Pres Institutions."
•
kr WERE WELL for, our country if our
officers in the: army and navy were all ani-
Mated with the Christian spirit whieh char
acterized thalamentea gear -Admiral Foote.
Shortly before his death, his case was Bug
.gested to the Fulton Street Prayer. Meeting
as a subject' for prayer. The'-gentleman
who offered the"suggestion, idcompanied it
with the following interesting remarks
" Let me, mention a few reminiscences to
show the kind of man for whom I ask you
to pray. Some time ago—years ago—l
met. Mei; having in My hind the tract, the
'Life, of Miss Patterson, daughter of Com
modore Patterson: 1 said to him, a perfect
stranger, that it was a very, interesting
tract. said he, t I knew it is; I fir
nished the matter for that tract myself.'
Finding . that he was Christian, I said to
him : have a little prayer meeting at my
house every ,Thursday, evening; I should
he happy:to see you there' 13e thanked
me for the invitation and remarked :• y .1`
have, a prayer meeting every Thursgas
evening in,the- Neu Yard for seamen, and.
I never Allow -myself under any eirenm:-
stances to he away!' , ' ' '
- ; -
,
FRIENDS or, moraritie, and religtow
will be interested in the following gara
President of the University of Michigan,
and will probably accept the office.
A MAINE PAPER mentions that at a re
cent county conference, the Rev. Dr. Car
ruthers, of Portland, related an incident of
a good old Sootohman in 'the home-land,
who had been listening to a prayer which
may bare been very eloquent and impres-
Sive to otherti i but the honest old Scotch
man " could n't see it." As the worthy
Divine, who bad "delivered 'the prayer,"
passed out near his unedified hearer, the
good old gentleman nudged him, with the
inquiry, " Why did n't you. ask the Lord
for something I ) " The paper relating it
thinks there was a whole sermon in that.
THE Sswrou CLASS at Yale numbers 122
—the largest class that has graduated from
this institution for several years, having
entered with 175 members. Forty-five
izaalre:law their profession; Sixteen divinity,
ten medicine. The average weight of the
clessli 148 pounds;. the average age twenly
-two years. The shortest man is five feet
three `inches; the tallest six feet two inches
and a half; the.youngest is nineteen years
old, the oldest twenty-nine. •
Travaer says the flour trade of
Boston beconie, so inipertant that five
thoUsand harrels will be requiredthis year
for - every buSinesS diy, or one million five
hundred thousand barrels this
SEVENTY THOUSAND ,DOLLARS in postal
currency .have been. sent to Washington
nfrom - the :United.-States . sub-treasury at
'Balton, to he destroyed andsubstituted.. by
the newlssuusoon to be printed.
'BOSTON'; PAVER saye - "The
capture of fishermen by 'the rebel cruiser
Tczeory, is an 'outrage upon civilization and
the' recognized customs of warfare of a
Charieter quite as base` of the raid of Mont
gOiery. ' The people of our fishing towns
deriend almost entirely for' subsistence upon
the proceeds of their dangerous and but
;`moderately productive toil, and as `Tion
ceinbatints, they have always in liar times
been free ,from interruptions and seizure.
Not only has this been soin our wars, with
England; but-during the wars befween Hol
land and England, fishermen were'-gener
ally Allowed to piratte; their l 'avoeationa un
"wined. In the war of 1812, the - com
manders of - Britigh ships` of war gave
itasses Aniericau fisherinen. The first
'ship`that displayed the Stirs and Stripes
in the Thames was laden with oil, and the
-whale fisheis of Nantucket, during the
hostilities of the - previous Seven, years, were
allowed to go and return' from the fishing
grounde at pleasure. ' It 'remains for men
Who are our oivn countrymen, men who a
feW'short 'months ago themselves sailed 'un
der the Stara and - Stritekand some of whom
were officers-of `a - navy bound and proud to
.prOteet and‘befriendAmerican - seainan on
every: sea, to initiate a warfare's° contempt
ible. in faint of profit 'to themiekes, and
entirely without benefit to their own Cerise."
THE FRANKLIN_ 00IIHT,Y BANK, at
Greenfield, Mass has voted to invest half
its capital in United States bonds,.. to be
deposited with the treasurer of thel•Urlited
States, in, exchange for the new national
eireilating notes, to tbe . extent of eighty
per cent,. , of
,the amount of .the bonds.
The vote of the shareholders was, 540 to 15;
-THE Versitire; Vt.,. copper mine bids
fair to egial the best mines of Cornwall.
It has a vein of copper ore averaging twelve
feet in thickness, from which .over 2,049:
4ons of ore were raised and , sold hist year.
Excavations have been made to the depth.
of over 500 feet along the vein of ore,
which continually increases in quality as it
is penetrated. • .
XEW-YORK.
graph from an editorial notice of West
Point Military Academy. The Christian
Advocate and Journal says:
" The faculty is a body of able and effi
cient men, thoroughly in earnest, and they
seek to make the institution all that it is
designed to be. Intemperance 'is strictly
forbidden, and the last three classes all
took the pledge of honot to abstain entirely
from all intoxicating drinks, and have kept
it. The sale of drinks is prohibited in the
town, which is goiernment' property, and
the prohibition is rigidly enforced. Twenty
five graduated this year, furloughed to the
18th of July, then Jo report for service.
A weekly prayer meeting, originated years
ago by General Howard, is kept up to this
day.' .
REV. Da. Noll, the diitinguished Presi
dent of Union College, completed on the
25th ult., his ninetieth birthday.
GOLD ions (meted on Monday at 131-1.
Flour, $5.40@5.'60 for State, and $5.75 for
Ohio
PHILM3ELE'tiu.
THE EPISCOPAL RECORDER of this city,
ever orthodOx and candid, :the follow
ing in regard to the, judicial treatment of
the heretical Colenso:
"'However defective may be the judicial
apparatus of ouroWir Church., that of Eng
land is far more inconvenient and compli
cated. ' At present, it seems doubtful
whether there as any process by which
BishoP'Colenso can be' put on trial. The
evils of this are double: .. the first place,
the prosecution, in its regular•sbape, seems
to be spending its strength in ineffectu7.lly
attempting, first one court, and,then anoth
er. In tie second plaCe, those courts are
employed in passing extra-judiezal resolu
tions. Were it not:for-the doubt whether
a' judicial remedy can be found, - nothing
could be ,naore irregular in this view, than
the course of the Upper Rouse of Canter
bury, who may have to judge the, case, and
yet who pass in advance resolutions as to
the defendant's guilt. As it is, we sup
pose we must accept this result IS the best
that could be obtained.
i .Apart•from its ir
regularity, it certainly s important in giv
ing the sense of the English Episcopal
bench as to the errors hi Which-Bishop Co
lenso bas fallen!!
- A NovEL MODE of lighting has been in
troduced at a Baptist church just built in
Philadelphia: r There is no gas burner in
the audience room. In the panels of the
ceiling are circles of ground glass, two feet
in diameter. Above each of these in the
loft, is an argand burner, and over the
burner a powerftil reflector. The effect is
just aboutthe same as if there were thirty
full moons shining in the ceiling: The
light is not- sharp and intense, but abun
dant and mellow, and not painful to the
e)Tels - - •
THE CASE , of- the 'Girard heirs has just
rbeei deeidedin the Supreme Court, in fa
vor of the devises made, to the eity, in the
will, of ate testator, Stephen, tfirard. This
decision reversed ,tbe judgment 'in the
Court below. -
For the Presbyterian Banner.
Earnest Appeal for the Christian. Commis-
The' folio - wing''nervously patriotic dis
!
patch from George H. Stuart, President of
the Christian Commission at Philadelphia,
:has just .been. received by-the Army Com
' 'mittee of Pittsburgh :,..
.
PunanimPßlAi July 10, 1863.
We have sent over three hundred dele
,gateS'te the battle-field, and have refused
as many More: Wehaire been sending two
to three . hundred bqkes daily. A special
delegate goes with each lot of stores to see
them through. A delegate just from the
,
field says • the suffering is iinmense. The
.. . .
number 'of wounded is 'very ,
great. Every
house IS a hospital; they extend twelve
Miles. MoneY to buy battle:field stores is
Very much needed.' We are haying and send
ing fihrward as fast as possible. i Our dele
• ,
elites with their stores, were on the field a
day and a half.before any other agency.
For four days and nights' our men worked
necessarily without Sleep. They have even
, ,
stripped off their own shifts to put them
upon the wounded: Very Many lives have
been saved by them. Stir up your people
to have their share in this good' work.
GEO. H. STUART.
' Money and stores are now greatly need
...ed So/diers' Aid 'Societies, - and all per
sons who `feel for our wounded patriots, are
earnestly requested 'to 'send storei to W.
P. Weymen, No. 79 - Sinithfield 'Street;
money' to - JoSeph Albre,e, Treasurer,.No.
71 Wood Street.
lebtowledgment.
The .foilmaing, contributions to the Board of
Colportige have been received during the months
of. May and June: - •
Ir .
M'lceesport cong., Redstone by, to'far
. nigh religious reading 'to the soldiers,
through the Christian Commission. ~ $27.00
East Liberty cong., Ohio P'by, for do. 25.00
Blairsville cong., Blairsville P'by, for do. 40.40
Sewickley cong., All'y City P'hy, for do.. 43.65
Mrs. Mary. Jeffrey, for religious reading
far soldiem - . 4.00
The• Savings bf Johnnie's box, for do 1.03
The Savings of Ellie's box, for do 65
Clarksville cong, Beaver Pliy, for d 0..... 8.00
West Lebanon bong., Saltsb'g P'by, for do. 2.50
Elderton con‘ - " ." for do. 5.75
hfiddlesex cong, Clarion P'by, for do MO
A few friends in Congruity cong., for do.. 2 - 7 . 5
Oak Greve cong.,-ClarionPlpy l f0r,ezi0..... 2.00
Bethel cong„phio P'by, for do 43.00
Amity tong Allegheny P'by, for do 8.00
Crossitoada cong., Blairaville P'by 6.2:5
Congrhity 'eon., " " for do. 0 . 60
Sharpsburg cong., Allegheny. City P"by... 25.54
Union' (song., Allegheny Presbytery.. ..... . 7.00
Harrisville along., " ". . 5.00
Bridgewater cong., AlleghenY City P'by.. 31.34
NeW Providence cong., Redstone Irby 5.00
George's 'Creek tong., .-a. , a 7.00
•Rehoboth cong., -, ", .. "
53.30
Sewickley cong, • ..,
!t . SC 4.50
Mt.. Carmel cong„
_Ohio P'by 2.00
Miller's Run cong., " " 11.00
Bluffton cong„ 'Synod beNortien Whine. 4.33
New Lancaster oting., same Synod 2.32
Plum Creek tong., Saltsburg Irby 8.66
Beaver Falls cong., Beaver P'by 11.00
Westfield conga, a a 5.00
Slippery Reck cong, a a 5.00
North Sewickley cong., " '' " 2.00
Bethesda conic., Clarion..lrby 6.00
Sharishurg song., Allegheny City P'by... 25.54
Long Island along., Ohio P'by 8.75
• $463.76
F. G:'.llAn.' Treasurer.
Sohn Caber:tam, LOrarian,,
Gnat'llejoiriag . at St. Laois.
Sr. Loma, July 10,-4 grand demonstration
is in preparation for ,t6-niorrow night, in honor
of 'the recent 'gloirions victories, Bast and West.
All places of ilusineis will be closed at noon, at
the request:of the`Mayor. and general rejoicing
will be the order of the day, Thousands of flags
will be thievii to" the breeze, and the city prom-
Imes to be bathed in a flood of light in the eve
.
ping.
' Nagle* at Harper's Ferry.
-$511;3143d0r 1 Nailee, with troops
from Poster's North Carolina - command, has
been assigned to a eominand 'at Harper's Ferry.
4fint
tor the Presbyterian Banner