REV. DAVID M'KINNEY, Editor and Proprictor. REV. I. N. WKINNEY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR. TERMS IN ADVANCE. fir MAIL $1.50 DILI MUD IN /Min 07 711.11 ....... 100 For "...'wo Doi,Leas, we will nand by mall eerenty nurabere, ad for ONE DOLLAR, thirty-three numbers. Pastore gentling us SITINTY 1113b6CriberA and upwards, will thereby entitled to a paper without charge. Renswaleshouldbs prompt, a little before the year expire' Bond paymente by eafe bands, or by mail. Direct all lettere to REV. DAVID MIIINNEY, Pittsburgh, Pa. [Selected.] Longings. When Bhall Ibe at rest ? My trembling heart Grows weary of its burden, sickening still With hope deferred. Oh, that it were thy will To loose my bonds, and take me where thou art I When shall Ibe at rest ? My eyes grow dim With straining -through the gloom; I scarce EIMEn The way-marks that my Saviour left for me ; Would it were morn; and I were safe with him I When shall Ibe at rest Hand over hand I grasp, and climb an ever steeper hill, A rougher path. Oh, that it were thy will My tired feet might tread the Promised Land I Oh, that I were at rest t. ,A, thousand fears Come thronging 'skei ine, lael. I fail at ladt. 'Would I were sire, all toil and danger pia, And thine own hark might wipe away my tears Oh, that I vrere at testi like some I love, Whose laat fond looks drew•halrmy Only, Seel:nit:lg to plead that eitlittr 'they might stay With me on earth, or it with them above. But why these murmurs ? Thou didet , never shrink From any toil 'or weariness for me. Not even' from that:last deep sigony ; Shall I benetth.my little Wale Mak t No,. Lord, for when I am Indeed at. rest, One taste of that deep bliss will quite efface The sternest memories of my earthly, face, Save but to swell 'the sense of being blest. Then lay on Itte whatever orals I need. To bring me. there. I know thou °snot not be tlnkind, unfaithful, or untrue to met Shall i"not toil, for thie when thou for me didit bleed? FtIMMO. Payer-IllettingS. Your notiee of thee meetings, in a' lite issue, interested me. I have had some ex perience in them,ltid believe them' to be both practicable and profitable. They were district prayer.nieetings. None but mem.: bets and their families or guests, were ad mitted. The public were not invited to attend. There was therefore less temptation on the • part - of experienced members to show off their superiority, and less trial -to inexperienced members. The members were familiar' with each other, and none were admitted who'had not the confidence of all. t The names of all the members were written on one 'slip of paper, and those of the male members' on separate slips. Bach member in rotation a -nested a subject for religious conversation on the next evening, which was always: founded on a portion of Scripture ; each one being called upon in the order in which they sat around the President of the evening, to say something, if it should be only to read some other verse or passage in the Bible on the same subject—the member 'who gave the ques tion being the last called upon to speak, lle less the pastor or another nuniEtter was pres ent, who was allowed to make the closing re marks. Bach finale member in rotation, conducted devotional`exercise's of praige and prayer. The slips' on which 'their -names were written *inn used by the President for this pitipdge. They were kept together in a small book. The person whose' name was uppermost, was first called upon, if present, and his name was then put to the back; if absent, it. was allowed to remain till he should appear. 'The one who Ailed the meeting on one night; presided at the next meeting. The meeting was - Opened with an invoca tion, all sitting, then:praitie, then a chapter —that Perhaps ontitaining the qnistion— then prayer ; then another Member or two led in 'praise and Toyer; then the Presi dent stated the question, and put it "round,' closing with asking some of the Shorter Catechism, or. Children's' Catechism, for the yoUnger members. Before diduilseion, the question for nett night was stated, the per son who gaire it being - generally' - prepared to do it at elide. Such meetings aitheSeareregularlflield among the Covenanters, and much of their superior Christian training maybe traced to them. They are essentially nurseries: of the Church, and fester intimate friendahips among its inetribers. They need not super sede the public prayer-meeting in the church, or monthly concert Sr praYer. They train the members so that they have no difficulty in conducting Publie 'devo-7 tional exercises,. or even exhortation: Thei are the educating power of the church, drawing them out, as the word education literally means. Theibsence of thetpublie is an. important 'element in their constitti tion. Two or three neighboring' families; that, are , suffioiently , tirnite to, know what each can do, an&who will not laugh at each other's failings; or make a show of, their superiority) are Sufficient to 001311118110 6 such a meeting. They ought never to consist' of more than ,twenty members. I was a member , for a time 'of , another Society, leseformal in its-nature , and very useful, which might be adopted with ,ad vantage by Christian ;neighbors iluring the long evenings of Winter. We met, alter nately in each other's houses, and -after a little friendly chit-chat, , tea was introduced —not all the paraphernalia of a loaded supper , table, but ,simply tea, light bread, cakea t tand one or two' preiserves, which were discusse&with a most-agreeable , seciality ; when the.bboks were laid the table, and the head of the family''commenced re ligious exercises,followed by one or two others; then a chapter of the 'Bible, pre viously selected, was read, and made the subject of remarks by each one in-rotation. The meeting was. then cl i ased by praise and prayer, after announcing the chapter' , for next night and the 'place of meeting: ' This was azdelightful way of spending theeted: ing, very profitable and . very suitable fOr Christians. Therought never to be , pro= traded to a late hour, seas to interfere with tr . ) family:worship st home, Far the Pres*Wien Banner S. Christian Commission. /0101(FIS DiftY LL NATIONAL IN'ci; 101tAiSZ: T o the and Churches of all Denominations throughout the Loyal States : The U. S. Christian Commission respect fully requests celleetions on National Thanksgiving Dey, Angst 6th, in aid of the work of relitiving stud benefiting the wen of our army'and armynairy. .A.bont'wie thousand .11ilegat4 mintOere and laymen; have-been sett-forth , in all, and altdisVessr thousand:6oos of stores and publictitiW° For the 'Presbyterian' ikinuer, i .:,:.:..::...'•'.%Artrit.r.+- :o:,,i,t.ij.vitTH4 •' : - ,:.. VOL. XI., NO. 47. distributed by them, in the various military departments and naval stations. At Gettysburg, not far from three hun dred delegates labored, and about one thou sand boxes of stores were distributed by them personally to the wounded. The following noble, unsolicited letter from the Surgeon-General, the 'highest mil- . itary authority in. the army, will show the value of the, special work on the battle field : tr. S. 'ClikiSiIAN COMMISSION. The following letter from the 11. S. Sur geonzGen eral , affords gratifying testimony to the eminent useftibiess of this noble en terprise: SURGEON-GENERAL'S ()PRICE, Washington, D. 0., July 20, 180. Dear 'Sir beg that you *ill accept' my most heartfelt thank'` for the "'devotion to the service of the sick and' wounded , sol:j -dieis at Gettysburg, manifested'by the Christian 00=108100 4 3,nd its'agents Owing-to the military necessities of the occasion, the , anffering' would , have bein 'much , ereater .than it was "hut for the aid. afforded' the medical , officers' byllie.benevo lent:individuals who bailie to their &islet and). I trust you Will oonVey My thinks to: those of Your body who hand Vritirthe Melt ieal Department at .Gettysburg, and assure them how highly I value their labors. Begging you to .accept,. 4rarmest ao- , Itioir:ledgnienti; your own service in the cause of, humanity. Believe me, yours sin= oerely, Wiraum.A. H4MITDDTD, 'Suroton-Geiteral. George. H ;Stuart, Esq.,. Chairman •V. S. Christian Commission, PhiladelphiajPa, Tentittioniala are not neoen ary to finis the - well 'known - efffeieney of' 'the gepirki work of , the Commission. Comaft-relief,' and instruction 'haie 'bedrigiVeif to dreds oft thebsandk nfultitedea of lilies have bdeneavedhythntinfelykiTiend'erid' the Gospel thas# been preaebed iiitiltiftfabe of eager"lititeneisti "the Gird `of ''God and good religions reading matter have been largely 'distributed,' and thouiande of our brave then have been hopeffilly converted to God. Liberality on the day di' rej'oicing for God's favor and bill; natibnarkiedeetises may enable us to , extend this great work. Contributions tdaY be sent - JO§EPEC ALBRthil, ESA., Treksurer, No. trWond Street, Pittsburgh. for thellesbyteritoi Baniier. Judge' 110. " I think that is the cruelest woman I ever knew: She ought to be whipped al most to death herself." Thus spoke one neighbor to another, on hearing the screams and cries of a littlesirl in the nest door. Do n't judge too hastily. You have seen my meek, mild Willie; when he was little, he had just such spells of screaming— enpugh to make others think he was nearly killed, and. all .I could do would not stop him for an hoar; whipping was of no tr. And I do not helieve Mrs. L. is whipping.' her child. • . • "Yes she is—l know she:is; and all the neighborhood across the street say she is a mean, cruel, woman. lam going directly to ask her if she was whipping her child.' She passed through the door and knocked at Mrs 11• 1 8. • ." Mrs. L., were you whipping. your little girl?" " No, I was not. ;bhe was crying without any apparent , reason, and she would not cease; so I shut her in my,froom,” Wal l Mrs. W. was just censuring-you very severely *for whipping her sw much, and I was telling her. she did wrong to judge yon 0, as did net believe you were correcting her with,the y 4", " No, Mrs.. whipping 'does no pod, but harm. She has been sick; and as she has been recovering, she is so very irritable I find it almost impossible to, live with••her, Her disease seemed to affect her nervous system more: than any other part, and shb is naturally. a very neryons, delicate child, and now, at times, ~ seems to be perfectly frantic—does net know What she is scream ingfor, and sometimes I cannot step her. I tried whiPping at, first, and:found it only injured the child and did no good:; and have not punished her for two weeks in that, way." Alrs. M. refurped home. What were the mother's feelings on, being:charged with* such crtielty to her child ? Never! could a mother love a, child with ,more anzipus, , tender love. Did she ;not strive :against many, many difficulties in trying to do ler, duty,? • . Let us, look in upon her for.a moment. Poverty seems :to ha their lot. the mother, , a small, paie-fiteed woman, Jet with a look of quiet firmness around her mouth—lines of care and ,suffering,on ler. browyears of, . sickness had left her weak and frail—ad verse circumstances had placed . ,her ,now. ;where, she must depend upon, herself en tirely for the care of her t ohildren and her household duties—four little ones, and her strength almost . failing her. Many'morn ings of late while her work lay around her unfinished, she sat down and taken-her little daughter upon; her lap, soothed ; -her, then talked to her, and with her of the good , children ; in the Bible—told her stories, and all the, time endeavoring tpiimpress upon, her young .mind (for Axe was but three Summers) the. Saviour's -love to such little ones, and the need she - had of his, love in her heart. And, often has.- she . bowed her head and wept over her -wayward child. Can she help but; feel crushed under all her trials, and feeling the unjustness of such judgment ? Must, not she trust in him who bath said, " As thy' day, so shall, thy ;strength be," and pray also that he will grant her *grace rand wisdom , togruide , and teach , her little ones aright, -and. im . plant , his Spirit in their hearts, causing them to become his own children? la The next . metting of sytioa . is approaeh , ing,' ant it is 'now time to recall guggds! tion Wbich you made subiectiient to the isix meeting, in 'regard' to Jbe"inbjeiits"whioli. 'inightuibst profitably occupy its - UW(4i; I tions. There is a growing inipreiiiii*•that ',there' is bit little business of a judicial' na ture deniandingour care, and 'that our frinn-' flow as'-it court Of review is happily nearly 'gone. If' this 'Were - the , 'only business of -Synod, it we're better to leave the poWer of `calling our meeting in the bifida Medhiater, onlr +AA the `amnia - of business ' • • lorfit al=duMee uneilieispoWtiP attendance on the part of members. The same thing might be said of some other routine business in the hands of Synod. A few members from each Presbytery could manage it for the most part without the presence of .the rest;- indeed this business is usually transacted by a very few.of the members. Still we believe there is work for Synod of a useful nature, besides its judicial and routine-business. It-might be very profitably employed as a season of Presbyterial -conference of the ministers and elders of the Church, on -the state of religion within their .bounds, or•in general. We respectfully suggeet, that-the first business .of Synod •be a codference on the-state of; religion, in which each 71.113 M., ber of SYnod Wall be called upon in rota tion to say or, to , read something which he may have previously preipared on: the state of religion, or make a- prayer, or give otit a hymn, each exercise :not , to exceed 'Ave minutes. In. this way the united.gifts and. graces of members would be'called into ex ercise for the benefit of all. The Commit= tee on -the Narrative would thus be better prepared for theil-iidrkouid . .the church in Which the Synodtmects would -probablrbe more edified,,than, our churches, have usu., ally been by its sessions being held in *their. Otir which the-public Are inot usually wick in-' 'terested, and are less-irofitedonightke vantageously,to the' business itaelf, beput, thiiiugli in leis time by the'appoininient of committees and by speakers being limited' in' the Presbyterian Banner Synod. Oa a, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1863. to time. . • Ia this' warthe harrassing work. of Syrt od, by which , . , our Minds, are' distraetek would be reduced, ands instead' of being teiTuilted Our' Ministerial: studiek by jtidiniallmd , routitie we should be rnitlyeaided- and' Itleili6d'ily our 'religious aUd'sobiali conference. By all ' , means tlie .. religioink : tonfer. enees . be lexteindedr , the midst imilortidt, thiags , set most , peotainetitly forivard; and if ministers will 3 talk, as "Some' ef think We , have,4 fresetiritisie-right to 'do, give us something- useful 'to talk' about.• N. - - EfROPEAN CALBSPONDENCE. Revolation at Madagascar—The King ? and Tel Eth Advisers—French intrigue—The Maori Priests— Plot Againat Christians—The Death of.the-King and , 4 Red E,yea "—The Queen and Constitutional, Government-- 2 P7 °verity of Chriatianity—irah Aaaembly—A House of Charity "in Zoittlon —Other Raftegel for the Honielesa—A "Pasifer Clergy "—celibacy vs. Katrimony—c' Founda don *hoots " = Free Church Me n derator and Ma i:tete Marriage—Memoir of Dr. &i,efchild Ana l:vied—Personal Reminiscences—His Freaf"ekin, AssociatifYie—gehn Wedgy—Anecdotes- 2 1Es Co tenOorariea—Hia " Precep" for We Fulitit--His Success—Has Closing Days-r-EisExeemple: LONDON, .A 411,1863. Of the DIAVAGABOAR REVOLUTION—of which I had not the data, last week —I now proceed to give a succinct and authentie account. The facts are remarkable. Mr. Ellis was saved from assassination by T64801i of the warning of' his friends, and , the provision made by the Prune Ministei for hia safety. King Radama, who had protected - the Christians• during the times of persecution, and .even since his accession, was friendly to the spread of Christianity. But he never a:Voiced himself a Christian,; tie was im pulsive; unprincipled men thiew their snares around him, and he plunged into scenes of midnight •profligacy-and dissipa tion. He indulged in strong, drink, and under its influence he signed a treaty with M. Lambert; a' French — adventiter: Me' was alio 'superstitious- about dreams and spiritual agencies. Mr. Ellis thinks be had lost his reason from bewilderment and alarm. He had consented to a - bolish nearly all' the duties on which revenue was raised ; he excluiled froth his council the nobles ,and. most eipe.rienced men ; he• relaxed or dis continued all efforts to Suppress crime. He, was surrounded by heathentay;ori,t, ,, es,, ivrtolola him, asa message - limn his dead ancestors seen in vision, that if he did not stop " the praying," with& great calamity would seen befall him. A- kind: - of pre tended freney,,as.an =epidemic, had- shown itself in the country, and the leapers, dancers, &c., were they who saw the visions. The guardians of as idals, the Maori priests, seem to'hilVe instigated all this, and used =bribery for the puipaiie. It was then proposed to aSsisSittate a;fitttribet of the Christians, in order to stop the progress of their religion, and' also to kill the chief nobles, who opposed the King'sproceed ings. To shield the intended murdeilers, liberty *as given to 'anybody to carry'arms, and if anyone was killed, the slayer was not to be punished 2 After this resolve, the ' nobles and-lietids.of tte'peoPle, iu number• one hundred, went to the King and sol emnly remonstrated • he reaffirmed his ,re solve. Another day was spent by them in deliberation. Their. troops were assembled, and" every'` avenue of the cityleenred, prevent the eau* of the -King'siredifibere, about thirtyin number. A nunther , of these were :taken and killed. the rest remained, with the .King. , At last he.consented to surrender them; if' their lives were sPared; and penal - servitudif for life initiated. FBut in theveourse of the discussion he avowed' himself an, autocrat. a" He alone was ereign ; word was law; his person was sada ; his person thwaseuperbitarally , tected, and he would severally punish the opposers of his will. This led the nobles to determine that it was not safe for him. to live, and the died by their 'hands the next morning, within the Palace. The Queen, who was alone witleliim; . .usedieVery effort to save him but •in vain. Hit 'ad visers; the Afsaa were %lab put to' death. In the forenoon= the toblesoilefit.to the , Q•ueen offered her the cream, on 'con.' senting to reign itecordingtothe • ,bases—indicating a near approach;to "-con stitutional government." Mr. Ellis , and i his associates regard the change very, hope fully " The word: of the Sovereign is not alone to be law, hut, the nobles, and beads of the people,, with - the 'Sovereign, IWO to make the la " 3P4rfeet liberty and, protection guaran b d' to teed to foreigners, who are o ient e the laws. " Friendly relations 'are tnbemaintained with all.other nations. " Duties are to, be levied, but commerce and civilization are to be encoura.ged. "Protection hand liberty to teiteli' and *Literally, red eyest--5 sort, supposed to search out Vierithing, injurious, to .givalptivattoinformaitotil fo:.the ringed- tat tooMMtpsoll.4loo, Adyfpe: - ) TlOCelAstaffleisfipA lkoakti - tt 10110441ki ,Citneflittge4iWOM - ' t~g promote the extension of Christianity are secured to the native Christians, and the same are granted to those not Christians. " Domestic slavery is not abolished ; but masters are at liberty to free - their slaves, or to sell them to others. " No person is to be put to death by-the word of the. Sovereign alone; no one - is to be sentenced to death, till twelve menlave declared such persen guilty 'of . the crime to vihiish the la* accords the punishment death." Mr. Ellis"says that be and his compan ions were sent ..for, an hour after, the se— eeptanes of these, terms, to salute the Queen, who assured them of her friendship to gin Engllak :and, her dee:its - to encourage* Weir 'Work: Writing hie pdeseript , ofr June. lfith,. he says 'that leitrything Was going on, well. The ; new Queen had writ-, ten to Queen Victoria, and to the. Eniperor,, of the `Fienati, announcing 'bar iceessuip, and her wish to; Maintain *Unimiatied, friendly 'relationi„ 4.llibe'effteers hark e4-` awined the treaty With Oer';, dully agreerkto it. ‘,ei am well, s ays Mr' Ellis, " strong Torbrig: `tta friO' felt:. since `iej: Our; tit4ifo`niz peels de* to vestOn eigetto joitacitionliani ever." THE THIEH AEEEHHEY-hatEmettbis week at Belfast : The .Rev. J. Rogers, of, Cum ber, is the new Moderator,: Deputations from the Free, E. P.i.endWelsh Chprckes; have attended. Thee standard, of ministe rial support , is rising: Mr. MeNaughten, advorratea the establishinent.of •a -Spstenta dna blund. , ‘c rfol - Anobic Offitnity," bi 'Greek ktreetiSiihn".Siyitard; 're' a .redent develop merit -Of London- , rihilanth'reiiy. It is 'open all the year round, is nekilylidfiraya. filled; and, is in-many-reepeets.turique - iirits char acter. It. ol)finsl 1 a'aoort!toithiof the higher as well as thFro . wcr -pleases, who 7my be suffeiini frniirdistresi . and destitn tiony ThelolloWitig faitltrul Lion of its desigti;-.. s -,. It opens its doors od giVitii• temporary board and lodging to !deseriing,:pertions - pin distress, and its :assit.ta499.9 o t 0 1 1 1 Y.PIP-Tb9:: butis accepted by clergymen r ,Dissenting itittiiiiterti, and governesses, as well, as by Servant-maids, artisans, and fabdiers. "One of its - `pecalier-, features is •that, while it 'bakes no distitietion as to sect, or sex, or even -44ountry, it .yet detnands•a trustworthy Certificate of good character, as cone ..of the titles tuadmission,•the only•other,titles be tng.friendlessness -and =destitution. Thus, while excluding inveterate vice and profii gam, it saves its inmates; and, particularly the women, from the dangers of- such pro ithSCUOUB places of resort as the casual ward or the nightly refuge, and; its shelter is not.given.for a night or day, bit-for:2a time • reasonably, sufficient to enable those: Who seek it to recover themselvesi, - and be gin the world anew,. , During the 7ear1862 it Airs assisted' 698 pereeini, of 4611112 weie men, 416 women, and -St eliiidieji, Patients discharged front "the hetSpit:oS i be fore they abiC to begih VOA,' fied 'here a lioffin'untir they' can reeliet:-" themselves and obtain' employment; friendlessggin of, good character fida: - `'protection from the' clanged of the 'Landau. streets ' until Mut. tious- ire' providedlor -their Ntridt emigraiits who-are hreaking•up their homes and ttirn ing•their effectrinto money, here await -the time of, embarking The House is capable of•adconittiodating; at one time, 36. women, 2 families, and 24 men or boys, and4lie in stititioicould net , possiblyproduce a better proof 'szir t, nefininees, than the register Wllidh !fa '-leepf of its - libitis and thei.i eases:' 'To' Wire this 'falling , : rather" ihan'l'd waiyas:some charities wait, until theylinte fallen, is the.great,object of the House of. Charity." Therehe is a Register kept of cages admit-, ted and - relieved. It is written in the petit rantiterieffaot'iVaY;linctiet"lslull of pathos, as the folle*ing'willshOw : " It' reeordcr fat iiitinee; the - residence at the - Idolise if' 'a Youitg:eleigyinail" Who - iiii in difficulties through want ofremploysietit'; of-a - governess whe,had, lost her situation and was homeless - of the children, of a newspaper editor in bad health and out of, I eniiiloythenti pla'ced t here by their ' nidtfiee While . she' Went into 4 an hospital td'leirn` nursing: It Ea; recntdedthat a-clerk who' had been out of work for ten tionthg,• aed -was,in great distress, here •found a ,refnge until 'he obtained employment; that a . chemiit, riiined`by the traudnlence . 'of - a -partner," placed his wife here - while 'he ' sought a situation; :that an exiled Pole, being, with his, six phildren,and - p, servant; turned into the strcekty hisjandlerkhers, - found a l'oineintil he was enabled to eiii • grate-te 'QUeenshind." Iliniiredir of such`' -eases might be cited. Theithosttrintirfirdlie class of persons admitted inlS62, : was that of - Seriant-maidp,ek whom therewar 35/3- bl:it 'theres-icel6'32 aiiiiiiiis - andlitikirers; 12 • mation't;- Voilliekeclfeits,, and '31111414 1 , 13 goi lernueges,--120' n'ecilletoUint,lvdtesSidaktinic' andshoptometii 13,blergymen and students,- and 17- clerks, tutors , and - schoolmasters `besides others. If in institution like this, 'hair Vast oillS",iiPaii tit, is lt iniistifive; it has 'tillici'vast - cliiinele"tiliqiiiblid support;'' -and; to .securn.tthai• Support,- it probably - needs: onlfto be•kaieWn that it is now ieore- . s ly wanted. , One if its claims Is, that,a, ; irecemmendation for admission leacee,ptable, : ffroin'any reSitonslble'pe,iion,Vtethei 7 he is a 'stibieritier to the iiiittitition' or fiet:' ' leLr -deed, -it • appears '% to.; he 'as -'liberal in..its . ;patronage as it is catholidin itsprineipleii." • Idight'lliere,not he need ,in other eities,for :such ' instituticins ? This install, " 410 n-differs widelyfronr the"nightly'refuges for the poor. Most of rthe latter -are.-con- • Elected , , with Reformatories .• and -=Ragged , i ISChools, and ever now -they have heen , de- ;scribed by the present writer. There area ihowever; others,;such•listheTtistitutioli;for - the Homelets--Pocirvin - Whitecrosts; Street, one of thumdst miserable-parts ofiLondon. 'A clean .and. wholesome ,bed is, provided, and € a.-portion-of bread, is giveneheeee , 'Added on the Lord's, day. Another is -„a ,Nightly . , — . , ~. , Refuge, founded by the late phi- :lanthropie Lord Pinney Stuart--in, his,- days the, great patron and, friend. of expa,- triated and starving Poles in London. :t • i has done great good. Pering* thelseasens,, of 1861 - •=.42, there were, 6,785 persons re n lieved ;,'and it 'appears from. the, eiastaoled table that,, many of the' respectiible 'chimes who seek shelter in the House of Charity, are frequently reduced to the necessity, of seeking it even here and - the list of in mates }tie-hides artists, chemists, clerks, en , ,gravers, schoolmasters; and, surgeons,,Whilt the Jtpplicants come ,from every .. _ 4, 9o,r t x in Atiliiid' . and`. film *toitl ii fsie • = an t #14 .04 ißpio '' ln ais eserving aces ic i . ing; i en ,. deavors also to procure situations for the destitute, andaometimes helps with money. During the last season ' 15,000 cases were relieved temporarily; besides 558 select cases permanently helped, of whom 122 maid •servants were provided with situa tions. To dhow what vast and seasonable good.may be, done, at comparatively little expense, it is , worthy of record that the expenses of the two institutions just de toribed:are only about £l,OOO a year: . A Fourtn.crtori Sodom for the sons of poor Episcopal clergymen, is 'valuable in its -operationei and at the same time brings to . light,, in connexion with voting-paper appeals sent to subscribers, some of the anon:4lles' of a rich Establishment. The ttisidenei'juttnoarit'AciVa'rd'a poor clergy =in 'Mier Men Whoareaf'firti . class talentsfind the =prizes-1 Of 'life elseWhere— ip the; CiVil f ,Servicaat lunnaor abroad, the pmeat A r a:lent-sitar at Oxford,„if ,he has the bratut; pluck and perseverance, may beedifieq" Telldw* deKis'College,"orie of the tuaaa of , fitiallj Bithep ana ArchhishOpi iThercoare at Enkenhea and in Cumberland the Colleges of St. 'Arden and St. Bees,- where economy and wantuf means to go to the Universi. AA" iitriflents. These inatiirt tioris-giVe*Ood- prietirial fielding, arid for ministeriabworkl thevappear. _to ,me to , tee hertprju - many : respects than the costly 13 RiveTsit40 ,- 'Welk in. :that direction are lamentably 41eficieut.! Ent-many. men who lairfo'olYfrivateifo.r.PlOcratfd)who can:live little, f hope , of , promotion and! patronage, entering::the Church •by the, subordinate Collegek(which cannot give Degrees, and whose• a/ulna are ranked only as !‘ literate persons,'!) tend 'What,. ,without ou.snesspmay_beeallada panperrelergy. If we bed; nt unmarried clergy, their; poverty 'would , probably, be:sogioroughlyiecognised 'at an ,acknowledgedand necessary fact; that in ;tliciln'ttg 'run -ito-,would : :probably: produce ; little 7 on no result: • l'u; that- case, the par eon's house -would; not, be, as, it is now, the. instant ; resouree of the -needy.: ,Thit the ; English; nation., that , she has' not i a feclibate 7 is : one of the vmy,highist featules'. of, the social system, as. Mr. „mow trio)* singa so, pleasantly ”Sbeebiddher wedded pastorslhomes every. village rise, , Gladdened,by Oildyen's guilelisla mirth, And'brightinaternal eyes ; That. is the rudeitt 'pease* In - hiefattliest. *ales may set - Row beautiful and-1314st' £ thing A Christian house maybe."_ The 'rising up, ;however, of a <class of . clergy without any independent 4ncome, is very serious.l" While'men of-withal - position birth ':and eduoation," 'writes the Lon dap, 'Review, "are shrinking , :- from going into orders, men deficient' iri rank and for tune-are=ciowding into the How eVer inen argueras to the impropriety of; and inveigh against theimprudentmar riageu or the, poor elergy,,it is a fact that we have a great array of those who, once lidi tor_ Chi tk4ieinfeil4,- -4 .ll l ?"`Tielt" obtained it, are The folloiing•arcread•illustrations of the; state ment, with •additional • reflections by the Review -" We •know- nothing more ,absolutely heartrending than :the cards which lie twice every year upon our table, detailing instan eiS cleribal destitntion, and ioliciting the most pitiful terms the votes and inter est' oilmen and women no whit better than the applicants.. We copy one, such card taken at random fionaa, heap. : .It was lit terallY the fiiit•thiii, ogee to hand among a 418ien YOur• Votes and 'interest affinarianatlfrecfneeted , by the! itev. • - ; vicar of . - ,`nil behalf of his ---,-, aged nine years, the fourth of , en surviving children, all entirely depen dent on 'the father; Whoie net . income is £4 l 4s'Pei• - • (film? 'Fro" the .O°lllE4 paper to which we have alluded, to have been used on the- -16t1r- of this-month, for St. Johnii , Featidatton' [it is not too .14(ip,aullseribe and to vote,] fre'OOPyr aitienlaii Of - dares of I candidiffee?' - • aifNo: The father a:cliritte in His income 41 , 030. He: flee "had to meet heavy expenses incurred by •his wife's-long, illness Hc, has ten, children, seven of, whom are - dependent on him.. 'r No. The father an incumbent . .Hafrbuilt ;a church; parsonage, and schools. , For 'some years he glorified no -income ;from his present living. He ifvelinehildren, nine, of whom are de pendent on him. —. The father , a vicar. In noine 4104. lie, - ,h a s ten children, all de , peidn4 him'" 61,6 a these gentlemen has. recently lost, Wife; another has , had heavy Medical, hills;' one thes been,a hard-work-- ing London . plergyrnan for twenty five; Years?, another 'ls -shout to. vacate [ presenfiuraey, and has seven children; all dependent upon What can we say to such. eases, Z, Xf, they are discuas,ed in 'Company„it is generally.the unmarried men -who will condemn, and ,the married, The will tiympatl44 and excnse. , Everyone can see the .wrong: It s -needs , no discern ment to say,.' The cassis - clear as4aylight. 'Such .M . en .1)0 no „right to marry. They "should never lave l gene into orders at all ; andVein' ' - orders ,t hey- la, h OU ave-re mitiniut celibates.' O f they should • and yet we have, observed that., those, who insist upon judging, -,most the inifinders are _men whin. have, known the force af, temptAtion, and ,hags,, escaped its danger ,hyn :happy, marriage." Folindation-SehoolslOr..the. children of clergymen are extending' in this country. , diedit-of the Wesleyan body, it< as ',sista parents with a -yearly' allowance for 'each child , the family a minister, and iup till the. age in thh ease ;of, girls 'of and!: for.theirltons - at Itingwoold.f and else • Where, board.•itud , edneatidn are 'provided for The -non-:Episcopalians either in,Britain or America, :have no "reason: to .boast as -to-the , great- things done for the 'support-of:-the- ministry.' Trtie, the-stan dard is-rising!; lie as an 'average it is very -inferior to, what inight-be ind-ought to be done. Every year's.-increase -rebukes the parsiniony of theiorevions•year, The -Mod drator'ollhe Tree Church Assembly dwelt ~Eitronglyon the-subject•of ministerial "sus-1 tentation, -in -his , address with 'which he closed•the last-General Assembly, and ex pressed both astoniehnient' and adiniratiou ,of the woman who ::could s consent ..to. say Yes," to a 'proposal of marriage -from& minister; This was proioeittive of "laugh-. *411 . 415." .13ift there was Sobertruth thatObrie. , iti!,th WY: gyagsSft. avi t opolkoxii2, 1 1 4 4 1 42 a n ' Ill e al v i txer iati cu coutiting e cos o e tie as SOll WHOLE NO. 567. a minister's wife, and endowed with a good private fortune, accepts the educated, godly young minister as her husband. Thus poverty is kept from the door, money be mimes a consecrated thing, and good is not only done, but stimulated in others, while without carping care as to bills unpaid, the pastor can ascend his pulpit, or go forth amen. , his flock, intent only on the one grand theme, and the glorious work as signed him by a Loving Master. TxrE ef the late Dr. Liefehild, an eminent Congregational minister, and written by his sonos a voluine , of rare in terest and excellence. Its title is suggest ive of its contents : "John Liefehild, D. his Public 'llliniatry, Private' Useful ness, and Personal Characteristics, Found- ed -upon an Autobiography." • Anclit was my happiness to know this • excellent. and venerable, Aninister of Christ i to have re ceived various, tokens of his friendship, and to have been_ acquainted with his work rind Ministry in his 'latter days; when he Was flii - nister - at CraVen Chapel is the West End of London. , En was tall in stature; with a noble and commanding presence-- leoninein aspect,, but the lion need.); so) - in repose- - -siie When - he was roused and raised to "the . height . of his argument" 114§ . pulpit.' He Was Singularly free from sectarian bitternesiq and=dkept - clear Of questionrcthatediVide and Seperitte trunhrethren. He tiled in stir: ring tinies he had T:iublic• - spitit, and Was aibilaithropiat. Itnwas"hern it Bareeti in' Iliddlesex:;• about , twentforiiles North west of Landow He describes. his father as." the - principal: Methodist in. tire place:" As-snch he was honored n; with a`visit".from , 'JohWesley, when young Liefehild *as .seven years old.' :'44 I remember," he says; `";beingipartieularly strudewith the personal neatness' of -the ;preacher , as he came' out of hin carriage.. Ric coachman -also , attracted' `my notice fir he seemed; to• be hill 'Master's 'valet 1 . 16- elatrinbre, his clerk'When'neceSsary, and t. 4•1 converse, 'and`-even'to argue with people. ..1-heard• that on one occasion 'an individual, whci Wes( one of •• the* class •of =captious •queationersi addressed' himself to' Mr. , Wesley with' an 'air of •irri pertinent curiosity. The preacher had 'no. time to - spare, and furthermore `• ltne cessary to cheeklinnolande of this kiadlfori the' future. He therefore gravely ",asked` his; questioner, Can you read - Greek ?' "No sir, I cannot;' was the reply. Oh, then,' rejoined Mr. Wesley, my coachman will be`able to - say! This reminds me of another servant of:'Mr. Wesley, who •pes tered him with repeated-requests that his name should'he inserted in his journals' designed • for postfiumons publication. His - master assured him-'at last, that he should nothe.forgotten. After his death, the servant surviving him, found-hiraself noticed in connetion with'the. record of a 'sermon preached by - him in 'the open air, in Summer time; somewhat,after,this fash ion : thegoiiu ieeffing Liimselt afarnifttoi. ^ , fell 'last asleep !' Ands, he gave hin "at once a rebuke and a questionable imniortal ity." Liefehild; Jesi,a yontli i .was oecasionally local preacher among the Wesleyans. In 1804 - he entereethe Independent Adademy at Hoxton, London, and in 009 became pastor. at Kensington—the West End of I.ondon. The church people at Kensing ton, were much pleased with him—they were, in the days when Dissent was unpop ular, astonished to find that it was possible to be both a -DiSsenter arid 'a -gentleina.n. The Vicar soon beoame his friend, and he was on -intimate terms with Wilberforce, ThOrriAS Noon Talfourd, and Charles Loyd, the intimate friend of OElia") Charles Lamb. He always'regarded the - delivery and th'e preparation of 'sermons' as'of equal iniport once, and. the following is-his quaint," pre cept for remembrance," as to the , xnanner in which discourses should be .preached.:_. '‘.Begh4 low, Piocied Take` fire, Sloe higher, • • ' 13e.selt- posfkese4 Whili most inipreiiid.'''` This "precept" was thoroughly' observed and adhered. to by Dr.-Liefehild. He *as not one who . aimed . to preadh great' 'ser mons on public occasions----satisfied to be. common-place ; at other , times. The matter of display - in the pulpit was;foreign to ;., even his " preeept"' Was' carried out, from the noblest aim, namely, the - nitration' Of , the people whom he addressed; he. was thoroughly in earnest,, original in, eoneep .tion, and'aliva:o, did his best The dose of his simians alWays deeply seleniiii ing, 'weighty and impressive. What - he sought, that his Lorttvodehsafed to eminent, usefulness.. He. " received. into alfurelat ellowship two thousana persons the fruit of his own ink:" Heliad-faie taste; foree. -He disliked the - " sensation" Obeid. ' nuntington? the Higher-Calsiin ist, seems to have ,disgusted him in_ 4 . is early you*, and' even It sttlimd Hill's ex centricitles atade - 'l;llll,decline an invitation to become a colleague or assistant to tha remarkable mid. • ' , He was Very 'Cheerful; arid"hopeful ;-`and the- centrtist'in this' respect' between'himself and his friend; the celebrated Jsilin Foster, is thee sketched:by the- writer of the Me , moir On, the:other hand, although my father also knew the world to be indesCribably de; praied,' add his own generation to he 'un queiitietiably had, yet he hOped and 'believed he could make it somewhat better. His dejected friend looked down into'the abyss .orblackness, and there fa c ed his hopeless gaze; liehiniselt also glanced into the black abyss ) , but, then quickly rallied his eye to . .thellitidity heavens. The Tornier saw every man as 'he` realif was ; the latter, every man as he religiously might be. TheL one saw world :wrapped. in gloomy, night with out its glorious stars; the other lookedlov ingly upon the "glorious ' staili,',and half ;forgot the {gloomy night.- The 'One` alto zether ehdnued uncongenial :society; the other entered it and tried to make it con, genial. - Both hated with, au almost pas, , sionitte hatred the paltriness, the seek ; ng, and the duplicity so frequently dis played all arettud them, and sometimes in l'their own circle; but while Foster :men- , tally anatomized and morally anAhematined an unworthy Leifchild w.ould :simply M ark that Mari, coldly"pasihiM and :g,o' eagei' expectation"cif !distaveringbAter:stieeimene -of - humidity; llg , _79stef-wast , disappointed; lre:disfairedrp if Inglithec was disanoirgte4he a stilliltomt 4g8, 1 kftn e Ntagld thtif,teibg Ciiiirworld, his hest TRE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER Publication Office OiAnTTE BUILDING:B, 84 Pura Sr L 11 - rTEratniGu t PIIMAIMPULt, Sours-Wvtl Con. 07 7rz I D Onmesirall ADVERTISEMENT& TNIIMS IN ADVANCI. A Sieere, (11 Date at leoe,) one Insertion. 80, oesioveip# rabsoq uent locution, 40 cents; cacti dlne 1341nAlealftle, , A Sqnare per piercer, 114600 ; each line onto A REMOTION made to adve - rtlestn BUSINESS NOTICES of Tyr lines or ler, ELEA 'sob ad atonal 1120;10 onto. REV. DAVID AltErffirilit*. PRoPattroie AM) plan was to keep aloof from it. The minister of Bridge Street Chapel was equally conscious that he had: net come into a good world; but seeing thathe uttott live in it, he would work, in it and . for it he would preach to it, he would 'thunder' lit . it, he would expose its basenesi to and then persuade it to religion inid - virtue: He would denounce. it, but he *quid not doom it; nay, rather, he would show-it the path of recovery, and, paint with .prOPhello touch the dawning of its - day of brikliengifils —the dimly descried light-of its - renewal to holiness, and a reign of ,parity and sight eouiness, to be established -the ruins of iniquity and impiety I" Tolerant as he was, 143 phs,seesed *graii firmness no lord=deneon. to' taker liberties with hiiii. He was' both.-rill spaded and beloved. In ,the, privatoleir.! cle and among those in whom , he had , eon fiderkce-----innlading his spirittial children:— have seen him the ;happiest of i4eb;!hin, eye teaming,; and Ilia facerediantivitli!the. benignity of Christiair , liive. ,He'-retired{. from the London ministry iii,M5,3.0r484; : , he then took ehargtstusrualler church at Brighton for two years ; he then :returned to 'London; preaching' ;find aftei a season erdecline; and it'brikhesitn-' set4his tiour, :ekulfaiit and full 'bf hunibln, thankful; and . triumphant, he tired into rest, in' Mine, 186.2 Once I entereif hiiiiitu4 oh his marrzdgg~e day. His Wiferialelbse to his freihness Ydutlifrit airentionivaiitili t diant there,' tiltWigh were ,66 -, :,*(3 brow of each, and age was fait. Happy'ivis only domeatin stiiiol 9- '(aiC far- iis:l was, that - his - beloved“ partner wad away several years before himself; '— It is - a personal - pleasure - to - me, and a benefit too, .thos. i tn recall _bilk ; features,, his looks, his words, and his example. this 'brief record may, peilaps, help to ani= . nab - SOlrli k linttiiii,e'rs wile' read and prettali; - and labor after" end( apostolie model. For, " As 'a bird tiuoli foritlAndpArment tries-1 To tempt, her new-AFtlfq....offspripg„ to titeltkylpo ;, He tiled . such AlltifeAlto brithtertifoßtia;ocind , led thetbulit" Prayer and Deliveranae, - Tliei father - of. the present ofArrac homey was, in 1851, killed in.froziCof Abeokuta while making _war upon its in habitants. His son sWore vengeance, , and has, for twelve years, een rain g, iia warriors (female as well as - mile) to frialit3' it sure and terrible. 'Reeently the'tim~s to` execute his pu rpose: to. within, six mileB of : Abel: l 4oA. ,:nuyl - Abeeittians, though it .seemed., ho elects,. deteimined te fight to the' lait.The Clips:' tiara converts lunolig*tliemare so`''nuineidns thatvtheir quota of wildiers-L---Orgittiledirt it? 431 Pat v ia-LLi seen hudred... For;' sixteendays the attack was hourly expeet, _ _ In the meantime, the tives-gave themselies t'o : priyei foi , deliiei- ance. 7At length it •carne7. The • Dihoiniary soldiers, apparently filled With. fear; l sod= denly and, without any kopwril 0emp,, , f194, leaving Abeokuta unharmed, The Chris: tians ascribed the deliveratibe to the hand of God. The following' is . eral translation -of a- prayer uttered by a Christian, weptio.:, , . . '.'.o Lord Jesus, iikt, up thine„arm ; lift up, lift, up, 0 Lord; Lord "Yesui'Our'ite.. deCtrier, , lift, holy' imi; us* ;from -the cruel* Dalioniiatis!• - • o , •L'Ord - Jesus, : remember what, they-have doge.•tot, • thy saints in Li li agar:how much, innocentr blood they abed. 0 Lord, Lord, deliver us, that' we may not fill into their c haiide; tfinu hest sent thy messengers With-thy" holy Word; we Crostini thee,', OiLordidur God, do not forsake :us. : Thou hmstyd - eli.r- j .„ eied thy people Israel from the ; 451;1.41 1 ,0:f Pharaoh, and halt overthrown his army„ foll 4 0 , 5 7 , pleT ;from' thee hand "1 of , Sennafiltirilgt Who .` blaspheme& thy , -'holy tomb." „.D.e alabt ree•c• m.9"erllPi 0 Lord; TeP,lPMber - #4. o 4 l l roll avi remember thy seryaotEcrenissiberoUr-chila dren. 0 Lord Gnd;ilelii•O r i is'roi - thyair Son'a sake: Arnen'."" ' •'‘` An' eye witness remarks ="-Most' these sentences' were: repeated , `•' ' thrice, es is- the case when - veers sa, offered up in an agony. f . sat,ln dark place, many hundreds or Witirtors peek: ing, -along - without observing inevbfit Tbifer:f beard seVeral saying 'ikon; GodiWillisito. • liver us " , ; Preach the Great,Doetrinez., W.aaeed have no fear thaktielealyilJ become so . svise that the, truths Jig,fikayn iv reveliition * ea t p i t Subdue and save them.' - Tee'Virg i tdir appointed-means-of ianpressiug and--moving the hearty. ,oft, , swojc oirinsAndl atm the s soul ; the word . ifilin §pirit y the fire atif Ithit this ta tikcein pieces,can illeAvitteßiklr heal the :broken;heartedi;:ana insitirntioydt and hope in' the bosim ). gf : :pcniteppeilge,44,, and love. And preaching, to htiv i e pret, most base itself on these trithsihrid Be,sdas' tainedFand - aiiinata hy thotit: Their are, and' everhavnibeei;•the geedi.)efibintitil'oE 1 power in.theipulpit - ,and•theininistry ofaloc;';' angel -PAN be wg.4-4 1 # ,4, 1 93 1 kt dispgpse~ - with them, or Substitato anypirtif pee. in • Will. ' 'Goa' wilt tioi c hfeirti miltrrr that - ides hig -4 instrumentality foi: thi;conowitiinOlorrefela: 4 l it is summarily comprised:lin' his :rivicalotj. truth, and it is only as the preacher Isithf,,,, fully and boldly wields that truth ; W in,- ing with the'srals or meivtliat map at pest Gtidz'tO biess him with his and make the word dispensed- by littler , _ wisdom - Cad povief;tinto _ The Bab4atk -Mot, , The Sabbath . School is: the 4 , lntesBiyeet;... the Church." If this wo, theikitgigasit- , . . design is to prepare its fir usefulness in and this can onl. be done by bitildinelipiiri'ilieTennidatien j OV personal religion; Theiteaoher is pastor 011ie elfn. ministry *tot', make it* 1 ,114 , 430,.. lead' his_ pupils to 'Christ. Npthing j fitsztt, of•this result will Wairatitihe' of such`-a•sYtiteiii, wake good litPelleiliiir 4 to be au auxiliary of the-Olitir4itfPChiiewl' The, teaeher:s bounden duty %Ito ward this result, pursue this end,rlexusikl i gt,,, what the diseouragements, and leave_ hie *Fork with God., t : Itti 410411:ii-r 4 ,./.1, bon ! fa , % .0 , -.1 0 wt s , - .. --!'.., . .. • , to hie g ory. - • - 2•MM ti.J k! ~. ME OM
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