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[Selected.]
My Cross.
It is not heavy, agonizing woe,
Bearing me down with hopeless, crushing
weight,
No ray of comfort in the gathering 'gloom ;
A heart bereaved, a household desolate. •
It is not sickness, with her Withering, hand,
Keeping me low upon a Couch of pain ;
Longing each morning for the Weary night,
At night for weary day, to come again.
It is not poverty, with chilling blast,
The sunken eye„the hunger-wasted form ;
The dear ones perishing for lack of. bread,
With no safe sheiterfrom the Winter's-storm.
It is not slander, 'ic4h her Ova longue .
'T is no fl presumptions sin' against my God;
Not reputation lost, or friends betrayed;
That such is not my cross, I thank my God.
Mine is a daily:aroaa,,of petty cares, -
Of little duties preating:pu toy heart;
Of little troubles hard to reconcile,
Of inward atriiggles, overcome in part.
My feet arelreittfr in their. tally rounds,
My Mart isiteary its' daily care,
My sinful nature often dab rebel:
I pray for gitiOe ray daily dross to bear.
It is not heavy, Lord, yet ott I pine;
It-is not heavy r burt is everywhere;
By.day and night eaohohour my•mewl bear.;
I dare not lay it down—thouteep'st it .thera
I dare not lay it down. I only ask,
That, taking up my daily cross, ; I may
Follow my timter, hittablirvatep stop,
Through clouds and - darkness, unto perfect
Rey. A. B. Clarke.
A relative and intimate friend of the'late
Rev. 9:.13. Clarke, furnishes to the relig
awl press the following obituary notice.
Qur acquaintance with the deceasedenables
us tea add •our•crwn testimony in faltor of hie
excellence
Rev. Albert Brown Clarke was horn in
Soholl2h:erg, Bedford CO. Pa.
.Hisparents
were posseseed of great excellence. His
father was a man of unusual intelligence,
integrity and energy. Theircharacter is
seen in the ample education which they
gave their eight children.
Our Brother was graduated at Dickinson
Oollege Pa., ; and received his Theoligical
education at the Western Seminary, Alle
gheny City. He gaii.e 'himielf to - Christ
and connected' with''tho`"Church while a
student at College, and, until the day of
his death, he continued- to adorn the doc
trines of God our Saviour 'in all things."
He had a clear and well:balanced mind—
s eorreet judgment, much practical wisdom,
unbending integrity, and' steadfastices' of
purpose. Few men, too, are charecterieed
ley more self-control, -dignity, courtesy and
kindness. As a son, brother and friend,
he was a marked example, and who
have eijoyed hie friendship have felt the
attractions of his manly charabter.` Tuthe
exalted work oPther usiotatly - Of the Gospel
he earirdevoted 'hithself, 'anti in 'lig Berrie.:
and success. he' thigha' the. rcirtird' of his
highest aspiratiens.' 'As' a Preacher., and
pastor,'While his health cetitinued, he was
among the most` forward and faithful,- and,
with the ehurcheif and 'brethren; who knew
him well honored and beloved: Wherever
he preac hed, 'commanded' attention; and
won popular favor: As :a.littlpit speaker
he was clear,' methodidal, soripthral, 'earn
est and practical. He never aimed at the
graces of ornament or oratory; but , tb int
struct and persuade his hearers---he Sonititl
to " wake them -to righteousness, to'•wiii
them to Christ." He delighted "to`de
clare
the,whote counsel of GOti," and to See
his °barge grew? in itutabere, spirituality
and efficiency. In "seasonsofsicktiess mule
sorrow, he had a epeeist , talent for 'setting: ,
Here, his delicate appredititiotr, . hi 'tender
sympathy, hitt Chrietian experience
courageous faithfulness were often striking.;
ly and sweetly ,brought out. The people.
of his charge can testify as to the vein° of
his ministrations in the pulpit, in the
prayer-meeting, at the sacramental serviae,
and in many a sick-room; and season oft
sore bereavement....the record -of these' is
embalmed forever in many hearts.
He was twice settled. His first charge
was the church of Lig'ottier, a, large .and
important field. Here he established JlM
eessfully a Rennie Seminary, and grew, in
personal resources, (ttid in public favor and
influence, until his feeble; health - obliged
him to withdraW. , He acted.for nearly a
year as financial agent for the -endowment
of Washington College, Pennsylvania. He
had invitations to one or two important
fields, about the time ,he-wasoalfed. to the
church of Altdona. Here ho 'spent his best -
days—for the -building tip and. efficiency of
this church,,le devoted his ripeexperience
and final effortsi:and aroundit were gath
ered his last prayera and loiies, and in its
order, and : harmony, - and strength, and
love, he realized the tokens , oflis Master's
presence, and *Oust reward of a faithful ,
servant. Noneiknow better than the peo
of this churoh, that to his seal' nd toil and
tact, they are, under God, indebtedfor their
fine church and parsonage. With liberal
views end feelings toward other denothina
tions, and oftert, , ootiperating with them,
Brother tgarke witclintelligently andleen
estly a Presbyterian, t devoted to her doe- ,
trines, polity, and hencielent organitiae
tions. l " •
In the Presbytery of ;Huntingdon,. no
one stood ,deaervedly higher- than he'did.
"As a member of our Church ~Odurts,",
writes one of the-.oldest members, 5' he was
highly esteemed and very useful. :416 did
not speak often dr.ever long. but lie opin
ions when expreseed Were judicims, and
carried great weight - with them. 11,e,nrae
a wise counsellor embarraseing oiregm
stances, and, more than once, has he: Bug-,
gested the course lrhieh settled a, difficulty,
and satisfied all parties." .
Wherever he resided :he labored for the
welfare of the community. ~lar public bod- ,
ies and business, his clear prectioal mind
and large-heerte4eae prepared him to take
a leading fgt., the School 13pardp, in
the Gas _and oCetnetm7 companies, itti,the
Library Assoniation, and in everything
conducing to t h e p o wth,,eonvenience, and
comfort of the town, he maifested, AS all
know: an earnest Antereet.
Jim ,Rev. Oliver, of the Episcopal
church, himself belayed by the • whole com-
Winith justly says, " this , pommuitity
• r. Clarke needsmo (Mato praise hitteedil
ory.,-; it is embalmed their hearts,. All
Seel 490i* deplore his loss. ;fte , wad em
pbaticolly a Christiana gentleman. Earnest
7:11 - T - 611/purizt,4,„ 3'ga:pur.,
VOL. XT. NO. 51.
in the discharge of his ministerial duties,.
full of compassion for the miseries of man
kind, and attentive to the best of his abili
ties, to relieving them. He was ever awake
to whatever he conceived to be for the public
good. To his friends affectionate and kind,
and to those who opposed his wishes, or
threw any impediment in the way of efforts
to do good, he was generous•and forgiving.
Fully appreciating,ip4earnestly enforcing
upon the attention . ; . "
flock over which
the Holy Ghost - had . made him overseer;"
the doetrinen, worship,, and discipline of
the Presbyterian Church, he also extended
the right hand„ of fellowship "to all who
,
in every Place call upon the name of Jeans
Christ." And this was no Mere outward
show. It was from his heart! And in
doing so ,'he, manifested no selfish or self
interested. spirit ; but - the overflowings of
that love which`bound him "in the bonds
of the everlasting covenant," to the "whole
faMili of God." His end was peaceful,
calm and.safe. -. He had no
,distrust, no de
spondency, but with a calm and full resig
• nation to the will of God, and the full
assurance _of his love, he fell asleep in
Jesus"_
The , Presbyteiy of Huntingdon, at • their
meeting last Spring, in Altoona, appointed
a committee of. three to wait .on Brother
Clarke, and ieadei him their warm . and
united coadolence. in his affliction, and
their earnest prayer for' his restoration -to
health.
At a meeting of the, congregation held to
consider his request for a dlssolution of the
paste* relation, 'the: subjoined resolution
was passed unanimously
Icesolve` d, ; That we cheerfully bear wit
ness to , the ability, faithfnlness, and alfee
don with which he has disoharged his du
ilea as a minister • of the Lord. Jesus Christ.
In
,atpther resolution they eapressed
their sympathy in his trial, their hope of his
restoration, and tender him and his family
the present use of the parsonage.
Thus, after a life of twenty years' useful
ness and honor, our dear brother has rested
from the labors of earth, in the sweet and
satisfying teriice of heaven, - aged forty-six
yeals, leafing a wire and ftve children.
Mitylhe dod 9f, our brother be their God:
For the Presbyterian Banner.
Army Correspondence.
NASHVILLE, TWIN, Avg. 18,-1868.
Mzsens. EDITORS i—ltpturning fre,m
visit of two weeks to ' the army oe Gen:
smiie things strike the as'WorthY
of Mentioirte your readers. •
." And; the army is a grand :field fon
missionary labor. The soldiers. are ready,
to hear, and are impressible, while the
Chaplains are rejoiced to have the assist:
ante of -brother ministers in their ardifons
work. I was permitted to address hun
dreds of soldiers almost daily, and three
times each Sabbath, and never preached to
more interested - and interestin; audiences.
New trials and fierce , temptations come up.
on'men' in War,lind , they need . the presen
tation of truth in . new relationsito some ex-
tent. Great questions 'connected' with the
'eouliar ingitntids_obha-Senth-augLiau...
andarmies in wax andin
enemy's` country, ure constantly pressing
upon their Minds, and they need wise and
Seripthral instruction'upon these turflike
questions. And I thinktbe army are'pre
pared by, their former training, and by 'the
preience of , thei Holy Spirit, answer to
the'preyer of the loyal':North; to hear and
weigh` argument upon - such points. •
The:urgent need of , bringidgull possible
-good infinetties to bear upon the army; wilt
be feltf most painfully by =any Cbristian who
spends a few days among the soldiers:
Our I - army is? sinking `tin' moral !charaCter
daily; dieply, !featfally. If (Ind do not in=
terthre by some more potent agency than
yet is felt, vast numbers of Our 'brothers
and sena will return a curse and• a disgrace to
their country and families. in some of '
regiments and among the officers Very gen t
orally; drinking to- inteftekitioif prevails to
a'sad I'extent - . In the'-railcars , and at' the
hotels. -w and down! .this way; three .men lout
of four,you meet are Soldiere-,---' drinking is
almost universal ;', r there seems to be no ex
ception anieng - the " shoulder-strips,"
though I know there are; few. Profanity
add obscenity! ! flow in '' one"continuous
stream: 'from': many 'I 'do not exag- .
gerate-theliorrible= wickedness 'Which pre-;
veils "in many ct the coinpanies, - vihere trav
ellers 'are of , necessity thrown: There = are
some regiments with geod , !chtiplitins and
pious officers,•which'prOtentla far different
; yet Oleic . are rather the exception
in the of the - einnberiand.
'Against this current of vice; note' what'
agencies:are at AVOrk;- a nd their value.
First in timpertance is the Chaplaincy
System. The chaplain is the.pastor of the
thousand`Men! committed to his spiritual
recognised: as their commissioned
and therefore authorised 4 teacher, counsel
lor; and refirover. He iii:ermatiently with
theini forms theik acquaintance personally,-
becomes the channel'of communication
mean the mete* MilitarY commanders and
the" sinningyet repenting"bop; who has in-'
cuffed some punishment from the stern
laws of an army. He . writes . letters for ,
some, aud comforts all who are suffering
calamity. ,No, one else can gain a tithe of
the infraAdele' over the men which the good
chaplain' has:' ' And - 'hence the griixt hope,
of- our army is' the Olaptancy dllieem:
But alas not above one-third of the.regi- -
mcntsn ,this,army have chaplains- actually
'on the 'ground with them. This is, a l most
-deplorable state of things, and shonlil not
be
alloired- - !te• - continue. The Ohrbitiar
preis all over the land, and the Christian
peoplein every neighborhood! where - a sre,g
irnent has =been recruited, now without. a
chaplain, should cry aloud and' spare not, ,
should - raatiod,-tenionstrate, plead' and 'de
mand, until the autherities are compelled `
to. assent and secure ° a 'optiitiud' officer for'
the auginient The . . friends . : and' relations
of the met in- the ranks, aided by the press.
can accomplish this. Shall it he done ?
The conetant precence •of a chaplain,
even though he he not the most perfect)) ,
fitted forliialvork, has a marked effect
up
on the religions -bearing of the men. 'Of
ationt• fifty- regiments with whom' r have
fetiied•a brief acquaintance in this army;'
oneAltird nearly are blessed with good men ? !
andistieh is their poiver
that I .&uldagenerally tell . by -
p;itrthe' absences or Ptes; ,
through'ill.um
runce.oflptofanity, ite., whither a ohaplainl
was on =handl ,
Yet to secure the full affect • of this'
agency ,there is need of some improvement
is the class of tlien - ...ww secure t4e, chap;
lainckee, aoliki,afacoßt,to,one4e)2oo:4i
ha things IligtepAttittliegi, ';-I,gemeiss
;ally found the Mall who waa*bola declare
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAIV
the chaplains a bore and•a nuisance, was
equally bold to drink, play cards, and
swear. This opinion is worth nothing.
He will say with equal flippancy;that "re
ligion is played out." He'objects to chap
lains because they reprove him.
" I hate Mioaiah, for he prophesyeth evil
of me," said an ancient soldier and officer,
end so is it now. And further, even good
men who go down to the army as visitors,
are liable to misjudge and undervalue the
Chaplain. His duties are constant and
perpleiing, and it is no possible that he
keep up regular meetings as, at home, nor
can he maintain month after month that high
excitement which the visitor feels, and won
ders at the Chi Plain for not exhihiting„
plans and labors for the welfare of 'the sol
diers. Here even the good Northern Chris
tian wbo spends a *week in camp, is liable
to go home, and do' the .Chaplain a. great
wrong by speaking of him as a "poor
stick," " a dumb dog," when he
may be doing A, good, and in the long run,
a great work for the regiment.
But after saying all we can in defence of
the Chaplains as a body it is, true a great
many men obtained the position who were
unfit for it—men who • 'could get no position
at home, Who licked some spiritual qualifl;
cation for usefulness_ any where, and who,
least of all, 'Were fitted for the
self-saerifieing and responsible position of
army Chaplain.: These men, ,after doing
vast harm by bringing reproach, upon ,the
*bole work, are dropping out of the rank l e,
and Einewthey will diatippear. All 'men of
influence in and out of the army, 'should
labor to filltheir places, with men of ster
ling worth. When this, the most important,
of all things for the salvationV . the. army,
is accomplished, : a brighter day will dawn t
An additional and most efficient agency
' for the welfare etthe army, is found in the
clerical delegates of the Christian Commis
, 4
sion, and other ministers , who go to spend
a few.days or weeks inpreaching to the sol
diers. This is a good work and capable of
wide extension. Full congregations eanbe
secured, almost, every evening in Summer,
while the army is in camp, and all day, on
the Sabbath—intelligent, attentive, awe;
ciative congregations. And if this agency
Were made invariably to 'eniiterafe'with i the
Chaplains 'and strengthen - their bands, its
benefit - would be invaluable. There is no
reason why •it sheuld not he r thus.- Bat
there is a danger here; and I hope it is
understood and guarded against more than
ie was tome '"months ago.; It is this : Able,
energetic, warm-hearted preachers going
dowirfrom the North to . spend a few days
or weeks,'. feel a fire in their bones, and
ninsVpretufh in season and out of s'eason,'
Whether the Chaplain agrees or disagrees;
and Sometimes without consulting• him at
all; - install. - themselves in • his. pulpit and
preach to his congregation. Now 'whatev
er Paul might have said of suck an act—
perhaps he had the magnanimity to over-:
look it are not all Penis. When every
Northern preacher will Put' himself in con
fidential communication with - the Chaplains
and-help = gird • them 'up in their -toilsome
Work, a better time - inn - 1A Mme` iujitee
„
The`-third .agenoyierreaching the sol
diery, Without' which both 'the-(preceding
Would "be shorn of much of their power, is.
that of religions. printed truth. Some
Chaplains 'have told Me that if it were not
for the supply of reading matter
them by the Tract Bociety,Christian:Com
missien and other sources, they would re•
-
sign in despair. And I' can well believe it,
,from the avidity with Which they gener
ally receive this truth, and the influence
its perusal evidently exerts..' Yet some
evils are connected with this formef good
doing, which should be remedied.. The
Chaplains, where 'they are= intelligent and
faithful, are the best :almoners of the
Church's bounty in this line generally.:
They know the characters of the men, and
what truth is adapted 2.t0:.-their eases, :and,
how- far the promises of the men to-read are
to be relied upon ; while strangers, who.
have but'a few'hours4or days to work, are
liable to press books upon men by the
spore or , the hundred, rinder,tbe impression
that the more truth is distributed,' the
more good is done. It is.'etiay to 'scatter
a--hundred dollars - worth of honks in a brig-.
ade in an hour, but the men who see - them
thus profusely . thrown about, are tempted
to consider theni as of little worth. Even
oiodcrbooks and papers may be' motile too
eheap.
Thecirenlation , of religious papers, and
the papers. local to, the home of the regi-,
Ment, , very useful. And letters trete.
bome—good, earnest ~And,
letters
haVe a potent influence over the men.
Said a Chaplain, _"'lf every one of ply boys
could get - a good, long letter from home
weekly, he could be saved." Let mothers,
wives, sisters note this, and immediately
write, and regularly 'hereafter, to their
loved ones in the army. And let prayer
be offered incessantly for the army and
may ill over the - North, from' every pulpit,
OW, fatally altar, and closet ; and even then'
I fear for'our , army. • But there is hope,
and the right exertions will gradually , work
an improvement I think it has already
enmmenced. Will all the readers of the .
Banner aid in the good work, for the - sake
of the brave men in the field; for the sake':
of theirfaniilies at home, for the , buildinel
up of the Church of God,and for the salve-,
don- of the ,nation.- "Righteousness exalt•
-
eth a nation."
Yerxsin behalf of
m the .,es n r ld r ! vß ery v , soN,
.Cor. See,Ainer. Tract Sodiety.
B.
We Publish a-letter froin key. W. W.
Wooden d, pastor of the Presbyterian church
of Saltsburg, Pa., twho' is new with the
Army' in Tennessee, is a delegate 'of the
Army beiamittee of I'ittsburgh
NASHVILLE, July 28, 1863.
Mi. Joseph' Albree, .Treasurer 'Christian
Commission, Pittiburgla
Haring been engaged in the service of
the Cinittniiiien for several Weeks; as Siiper
intenden‘of the'the preaeliing department iii
and around thieuity,.indliaving
Opportunity of .diseerning ' the spiritual`
wants of brive soldiefs, I wish to ednii
muniiiate the -results of '54 obiervations:
This' is a`iiideleld,' and white with the
harritit.- The ialdittra in '..earnps and balk
pitals 'eager: . to have the Gospel'pkiiiche6 -
to theni,Und thegreif diffeerilty is 16 sup=
ply-them: Last Sabbath 'we - Oiaolled
twenty difkrent: points; ralthoUgli `Vie had
'bit tiro ordailiedlilainistertr andmix-theo
-I(4o9itstatii!-14.010149 81:qtAt Aufil* r . o
taro appreoista. by officers and so diefs.
The congregations are large and attentive.
In the evening we introduced street-preach
ing, having secured the prigilege of hold
a service in the public square,
occupying
the court house steps as a rostrum. We
had a most solemn and 'delightful meeting,
attended by about' one thousand persons.
Our daily prayer-meeting is:largely attend
ed, and much religious feeling . is mani
fested. We have also public services every
night in the barracks, where a nice chapel
has been fitted tip for our'own title. The
permanent citizens of Nashville are desti
tute . of public means of grace, and,religion
seems nearly forgotten.., A :young lady,
who had been a professor of religion for
years, but seems now to have ainfost aposta
tised, reniarked to ine, that " - *hen'thewar
began, religion- died." I met an aged lady,
a member of the Presbyterian church, from .
her youth, who had not imard . f . sermon for
a year. The South, in my cieruen,Will,.at
the close 'of' the war, bootee mast -Mis
sionary fteld,• where churcheteittausf be` Tit
organized, and new ministertogrovided.
It is.. mazing to what an extent the.people
are giving theinselves up to card playing
and frivolity. The negrees seeip to be the
only elate who arti - trying,'to — keep up even
the forms of worship. Sn strong are the
,prejudices of :the whites, that -.even when
we preach in.the streets, they "retire ; from
their front dOors,lest,they should seem to
listen to us. The only exceptiOns are' a
few &Milks of Northern extra:et:ion. Aitiong
them-:we find. some noble ! opal:rains- of
active piety. I met a girl a few days Ago,
only fifteen, years z of age, a. daughter of
Capt. 11., whose example is wertity'of imi
tatien: She ,was 'warmly's:welled to her
Saviour, ea- woe anklet to adie
Seeing - the <little " contrabands" - pinning
at large uncared for, she asked:her -mother
if, she .might ~not take a few, of• them into
her chamber 'and teach thon. She corn
it:Untied-a. little tichobl, Hein the mantel:'
piece for nlilackhoird,;and taught her: lit
tle--blaok'diseiples the-ralphibet• At the
close of >one week, more ,than one hundred
crowded her room to overflowing. By
.nd
vice of her mother, she selected forty from
the numher and - e'tiiifined',lii'atitintion to
them faithfully foil ve ,
weeks. At
the close of thictime, through . , the influ
ence of some slaveholderi, the - commanding
officers closed her school, end almost brae
the 'hearts of 'her' little Since then
the little children she was tinehing visit'
her almost daily; briiiging floWers and ether
tokens .Of 'their elfeetion. ' • '
went to theltewn where this lovelygirl
was stationed, with a' large box of delicacies
for the hospttalti. I settglit in vain 'for
Christian ladies to distribute 'them ; brit
when at het I-attnie' to Lizzie, she'Willingly
agreed to perform the Work' and Send me a
full ' account of her stewardship when all'
had'heen disposed of. She also made an
appeal in behalf of the entering contra
band' women. and 'children, which I deem
worthy 'of the attention of our Northern
friends. Multitudes of these people - are
gathered . bite our : camp's, - who .tire sine:tit
naked, and AM - I:4lted i ine 'if
-Coeamission NAlNovot - - 1 •-;
cheap' rd'l'ares triterz-It'n'eerga
her we had nothing 'of Ilia kind, r
Would use my influence to have the* pro:
vided. May God- bless this tivieee
whose heart seems so open to the calls of
hunianity, unit raise up 'Many such in our
Churches I Very truly yours,
W. W. WOODEND.
EUROPEAN CORREOPONDENCE.• . .
The " Reply r froin-America-to.ftlieh and French
Niniatera—Dr. Thomas Rtnph, and secession—
The -Address"' of Sadlitrte Mitilitere 0 aehris
tianB througiffna the. W.Oricri-,T-Rengarits thfre.on
—What it the Divine 7--The "Morning
'Journal" andtheSaitliern' i jlinistirs/nieivi6
of: Mondrahs at-Oaltein,--Francia Joseph Warn-
ing the rrassianKing- 7 -The
,Perils of the Pruf-
Sian Atena;44,s:lPtuleian #hinie
.Remonetranee fro n
ping and,rondon_ Popery—The Fathers of,the ,
"Oratory," anditSiolenßon--.A.Widdin Oemetell
and Concealed Bariale—ileeile:of Datknate 'and
Death—The :Que t en, and.: flernaany---The ;Prince. r
and Piinces in the North—" Worn put" from,
~.Pubiiiitkoitiecript."
Lazirnow - i , 2h0 , . B', 1888.
.
F rirE Answzn of the • - Amerteateleints
tem to the address
,sent from the , Mambas
ter Conference, (at which the address, sent
to English ministers by French Protestant
biethren was dulerdorsed,) has' been -re
ceiVed in this c ou ntry. I presume many
of youvelericafreaders have had-copies of
it sent to them for signature. The ad
dresses from Franceisnd England were nn
doubtedly dictated by fraternal feeling, and
at' ilia same time by:faitlitiiliiesS to a sense
of 'duty and obligation. Mom than this,
it was and is felt that *-deliverance for the
slave; cannot . some from; a`
Southern Confederacy. I haye 'read -with
sincere regret an analysis, of, a, Defence of,
the South, in the Sputliern
Review, in - which - ln — W - riter - dlaithe a " Di.
vine 'right ".for. 4 ! secession . fitliat GodistiAl
said to them, (the'Scutherns,), 44 .Come out of
her my,people," and that Abraliqn Lincnln
4 4 'hardened his neat and would snotlit the
people go." The South it iii.-Lendersed
long let the truth be spoken and.. borne
with, by Northern apologizers— which
would not " let the.-people , .go;;" :that is,
the sons and daughters, ,of Africa in bon
dage. It; was because Linooln's election
said to the South, " Hitherto - shalt Thou "
go"and no-further," that ""secession-"'be
came a fact, And mhile.the i Preeident.could t
not proclaim freedom to . the slaves in loyal
Steps, his Priiclamatish:ot free all Awes
who were in Stateir which , had keiolte'd.
In truth, we in Hfiklank who never could '
endorse Garrison or men of that stamp, seei
as the Banner has..seen and-acknowledged,
that 13 lavery-,7as the American .ministerif
replz . saya—was , "the inspiring "use .of
this gigantic reb ellion."
Ifesiaes all thiii,'we'A)A in extensive 'cir
ciliation `in' "this eountry, an `'..kddiess to *:
Christians throughout the World; (and
" in the name , of our Holy:Christianity,") ,,
sent forth lay, Southern ministers . of almost
every ideriomination, in which, while die
°lathing " 'the 'spirit of colitievirey" and
" inspiration," 'Ova.'
feallion Of as to slaverinollesira what 4,..
ever 4pressed to abandotriOutaAitiun7,,,
elation of the desire and asd n elfort!to l obtaiß ti
slave emancipation as onafidea , ,
of ` name of
ireagins4 toed; blind fir* Upon )
a sthousandunquestionablerevilsX
Ose of, the appeals iw;this, doflumestilSiti
that " the moral and riligions mteresisi
the Saiith.thight to be, appreciated iamong
Christians of all And
men wdiffer froth those;;Whe
emancipation us a measure of ismieveleice,M
even while having ".all the facts
system of slavery in its praetical opcirsition
lEEE
SE PTEMBER 2, 1863.
before" them I They claim to have done
great things .for and among the African
race—hut have they not endorsed slavery
lies f proclaimed 'it as a Divine arrange
ment; and announced it as "the corner
stone "of their Confederacy? Do they not
sripport.the laws that made a slave's evi
dence—as to murder—against a white man,
and he a murderer, worthless ? Had they
even repented of their sinful silence in not
protesting against laws which forbade the
slaves to learn to read the Word of God,
although they may listen to the preaching
of the Gospel ? ,
This " - Address " states in a " note,"
that'the whole number of communicants in
the Confederate Stites is about two million
and fiftythounand of these; one million
five hiindred and fiftv , thotisand are whites
-one-third of the adult white poptilation—
and'five hundred thousand colered,commu
nieents-4hat is, enefOiirth of the . adult'
black °population
As -to signitures is stated 'that' only a
limited timelier'of names Was solicited, and
those appended represent , more or: less
every ancessiblenection of the
,Confedeitcy,
and
,nearly every denomination of CWis
tiann. Of the signatures,' 24 are of 'Bap
tist ministein ;- 1 or" Disciples; " 17
Methodist-Episcopel ; Methodist Prot
estant ; , s,,,Protent,ant ; Episcopal ; of Pres
hyterinns, of the Union Theological
Seminary; - Virginia, 14 of the Theological'
Seminary, South Oirelina,:l2
effthe UnitedvSytiod,-and 4 Assciiiate ite
formed;l.-CaMberlimpPresbyterian: There ,
is besides, 1 "'Anthem" signature —that;
ef, * the .President ..of : Roanoke College, Vir
ginia --=and A . '".`Gernian Reformed clergy
loan. • I do 'At` helieve thai-this Address
. , Address.,
will tell on the' inds of-Christian• people -
throughout Enrope,'Who are dead against
Slavery as a system, and who, conscien
tionsly believe that it is the= will of
,God
that negrii enianciPetton (gradUal, if that
seems sheidd be earnestly and openly'
set` before them ' hoar by the American
Government: - and - the Christian: people.,
Peace,patched up. on ether terms, would'
shock and grieve beyond expression. The
Glasgow Moriiingßeraid is rather toe
linish in remarks o n 'the Aniericen min-'
inters' "Rep& :"
"I'erhaps'areduloin Pertinns may now be
somewhat shaken in their confidence when'
they have upon record that mot-with the
elergy ; any more than with s , lr..l.iincoln is
the slave of the South such favorite as he,
appears' to be in British circles The pre
servation of the Union—the integrity of
the American territories—is the first ob
ject,: and if. this is secured the clergy of
Northern America give us no. ,reason to
her*, that they will offer a very decided
protest against the repOsition of' the slave
in his pristine state of bondige. The
reverend framers of the address ,even take
the ~,prectintion of entering a preliminary ,
protest against the idea that they are so
wedded to the cause of slaies as to pre
feftheir 'enieneipation to 'the assertion of
Nathan, supreniady. They do not won
der; they say,...ae . --4- 1 -j--='-' 4 -7 - 44_
• • fife - clergy ofTCrial - Britorn,
ayea en,,,in looking upon the struggle,
in which the Americans are engaged seem
olnsiveljr• in its relations to the four Mil
lef Africans';' but' 'they would' hai's
their aorrespondents to understand that the
intemts of the Southern bondsmen must
be kept in subordination to more important
-considerations. We . haVe said that the
tenor of the Aznefiblin - iiiply - rirould almost
countenance. TOM ; that it had
been, framed subsequentlyto the, ebullition
Of Neither'', haired against the &doled
popnlation Nei-York'biat the date 'WWI
us that it *as drown up more than a Month.
before the New-Yerk riots, and if the black , .
race Waaludd in solittle estimation before
these' frightful demonstrations of popular.
passion, ': there seems but little reason in
cenclide tliatheir prospeets have iniprbied
since thailbloody earnival,- either with the
laity or the clergy. Infect, we should be,
disposed to, say that the slaves and their,
hopes and 'interests are fast sinking in
Northern nympathiee aniidst the conflict
and clash of more 'serious` and- ibiorbing
elements. We "cannot say whether it was
merely by may of a grim- joke or no, that
the Federal General Morgan, packed off a
black man from New-York after the battle
of,Bull RIM ' with the 'advice to go to' Eng
lend, where they were very'fond of colored
poople brit "we will-:not be- Surprised to
discover ere long that American clergymen
hold hut little in common with A the great
bulk of British Dissenting ministers,: upon
[ the 'greet question of 'emancipation. If
liberty comes to the blacks iseconsequinice
of the war which they :and , their country
, i
mee ere pursuing. with reckless i nsanity,
they will not quarrel with it—they, may,
oven make it weleaene ; but if the breaches
of"the - State'ean be - healed with the en
sliived ix:green left out of 'the calculation
there is no 'reason to conclude that the
Northern clergy will vehemently oppose
such an ixrangement."
117.. EMPEROR oa•AUSTRIk , aUd ' the
Sing of Prussia, have had a recent inter
view- at4sistein. It is officially announced
thei the question of the Confeder- -
.
atiohvias diseuesed,'and that the various
Princes •havoilieen invited' to ' meet ie:oon
ferenee. 'prussieand Austria. ' hnve long.
Veen contesting for the superiority. in Ger. :
But 'the real i'sUjectior the 'inter
vieWlialr'to'conter abeit 2 Politili'airaiiii arid'
aThits bearings.Bs has beenssabiy saidiin
a.morning liondon paper : : "Beforms-in the.
Oastoms may, want- tor a season-,but the
Polish questien snit ,the question- / .of Gel"
man defence will not `' is strange Seel
the'6iiiparatffilY younegiipefor of Avis'-''
tria, irPrinceqhrought -up in *therraierrowese.
doctrines of Wennese : Priests, endtwomen,
rousing iiimnelfl,te .a, consciousness of the
Statics' l
dangels and ,the apedesiaity - ,,0f
'SVC - rang - thern - by wise,
,and - eiluiageOrni
p;Olidy ;Paid% the old King of Pritsiiiii who'
remembers every _disaster of*lngiti*aey,
from Jena tothe present day, eau seemly.
be , Madeto enderstand by. the lexannpran-,
ces of hip - subjects and that , the:
safety of the monarchy: is now at
s tak e A , • .
appears that theßismarch , partit lxlwitys,l
harry out the King, and never -/e*ve
fer.an hour, alone. Yet, it would Seem as,
ifs s aMeeinesalrall:pener4ted' his
Both doriiimitia'Airsiiiiitent'and m'reign`men
anti& increase. - It seems' certain, and' was
plainly by the. Austrian Emperor,.' hat
it : was impossible ; for Austria to agree to
ithe views shout POland to which he had
egnititteiniiiisele It is 'true: that'GSSl
°Wan 'Aristrian Troiinee;onee belonged
tri , Polinkind that all,:Foleis wish to be ,
instependent , ;let Austria .felt; it, her
'duty to iupport the remonstrances of the
MEM
WHOLE ZiQ., 5
Western Powers, addressed to Russia.
Though herself, like Prussia, bordering on
the insurrectionary districts, she has not
made conventions with the Russians, as the
King of Prussia has done, to perpetrate
acts such as is proved .to have been done
by the Prussian military authorities. While
Austria is not prepared to go to war in sup
port of the six points," or to `permit to a
French army a passage through its territo
ry, yet there is no doubt that the Emperor
of Austria gives his whole influence to the .
demands of the other Powers, and he has
plainly told the King that if war enmes,
the whole blame will fall on' the' pride and
obstinacy of the Russian Cabinet.
The Convention, some time since, framed
under Bismarch influence, between the
King of Prussia and the Czar, is now com
ing to light, and excites great indignation,
all over Germany, and will irritate the
French 'people Very greatly. -'..That conven
tion -stipulates ilhat -the Trassien, troopi
shall commence oporationkin:the territory
of
. tini Kingdom of. Poland, Itta;etni as eir
onmstances render necessary the-withdrawal 0f..4e itifSidert - forces frout.the frontier ;-
in . other words, that Whereon the'Ciai
not : strong enough to represi. his rebellious,.
subjeits, Prussia shall step in and do it for ;
her. ' • .
The French Emperor is Alms given an
excuse for war `'on Prnasia, which may
bring upon it, terrible diiasters. The in—
fatuation of the King is indeed deplorable.;
All Europe denounces the _Convention as
scandelons," and - for Prussia to attempt
to Carry it out, is little short of madness.
" Are these men blind," says the Times,
44 to the signs of the times, -deaf to the
voices of warning sounding in their , ears,;
can they,not see that one. of the greatest
inducements to an anititioas Buonaparte to
make a Enropean'war; is the prospect of
hiving 'Pringle' far an. oppOnent? - . The re
wards of .victory . over--Russia alone, would
be small indeed, and we know that In:1855,
Napoleon did not think it ,valuable enough
to warrant a continuance of the war, The
reconstitution is - no doubt an " idea," but
the realization. * of it would be. glorious..
Bin the French Einperor is now old and
prudent enough to look for something more
solid— Do M. Von Blamer& and his Col
leagues, believe that Prussia. can stand be
siOe, Russia in a, Continental war for the
Maintenance Of such a government as ex
ists in Poland; without danger to herself
and Germany ? Will such .tempting.
pottnnities to realize old schemes of ambi
tion; he neglected by the French ruler and
his.army ? When Prussia is caught in the
flagrant crime of hunting down= the Poles,
in whose behalf all European States, great
and small, have protested, can she stand
without, a friend in the world, except . her
distant and powerless tempter; what likeli
hood iathere that France will-forbear from
Making her pay the cost of, any campaign
on Which the emperor may. decide ?,
'Tis but a few days Since that an Impe
rialist pamphleteer wrote as, follows :
"-Prussia must renounce the tunbin
lifilitins,-...-4e.
-desire - - tsi:low whether ;Prussia is with
them or against.themi.KingWilff - PV
forget the teachings of history, and;:foree
France to another Jena; as the forerunner
of. another. Friedland,? Well may the Aus
trian Emperor, and as a German Prince,:
be disquieted when such things are uttered
in Paris, and.at the-same time, the towns of
Prussian monarchy, are reproaching their
own government with its offences. What
must be the 'state of a kingdom, when with
the greatest - dangers threatening it from
without, such addresses _its that front .the'
Town Council of .Stotten are directed to
the 'Sovereign.? When the chief men of an
important city - in a hiyal Province, expregs
their opinions by words of bitter resent
nient, the.stati of the less sober and , pria
dent masses may be well
JESUIT POPERY is carrying 011 • its'
schemes in London, and a disclosure has
just been made which has excited , much
indignation. • A gentleman publishes to
the world that his son, who was the lead
ing scholer'("Caritain") of the 'Westmin
ster school, and on the - eve-of being elected
to a studentship at Christ Church, Oxfyrd,
was taken one day_to pee the" Oratory," .(a
place, dedicated to Popish uses, and with
resident "Fathers ,") and inticiatced at one
o'clock in the afternoon to a R. C. 'Priest.
He was baptized at--9 o'clock: the same
night! Thus, in a space of about eight
hours, a youth is .harried into , a•change of
religion, which will be - fatal to his pros-.
pects, and without the knowledge of hie
father. The - indecent haste of this lore
meding, and•the total disregard of all lion
orablerespect for a boy's weakness and his
friends' feelings, are quitelaid enough ; but
it, is also true that the ceiemenyof baptisin
was hniried with the.`knowlodge'and Con
sent of 'Father Faber, - the Superior of the'
Oratory, for the express: purpose of pre-
venting any interposition, of parental ran--
thority. The gratoriens acted in. direct
disregard of a father'si . authority. That
father,:llir. Harrison; after learaingkf what
had been done, offered to' 'enter - his son at
one ..of the Halls at- Oxford, that he might
take a degree And 00JaPete.ter an Indian
appointment, but the Oritoriii i ns 4 in oraer ,
to retain their victim , made e'eounte.rinaie
and` Offered the boy ',,190 a year 'Ailie, liked
to join the OfatorY. Theri his father sent
him to/mend a -portal at the. sea-side, and
endeavored to -prevent his having opportik
pity of visiting the , Oratory. But. Father
Faber sent him money, - Eind brought him to
Maori. The youth became - a " - Oka:
Wit," against his 'father's expreeeeaprohibi
tion, andhas resided-ever since in the Or
atory
It isa eese like this," says the Times,.
"which gives f all the sting to the otherwise
intolerant attacks Of bodies like the Protes
tint Alliance.' If" (as if that "if" Were'
possible "to such` a system of nefarious•kid-'
napping,) "
_the Roman Catholics ,:could
confine, themselves to the. propagation of
religious opinions , without interthringwith
the plain duties of social Rua - dot:natio life,
641610 i be lifilo do so undisturbed by '
any.but a smaffseetionofenthusiasts. But
Englishmen will not-have their dWiestieb
and private relations interfered with for
any religious scheme whatever,"
- ThnlYinealidds: "We interitinailerfect
lY the theory of these persons ; 'they conceive'
thetkiselves - the.-tigehts.of a 'Society which-
derives from a supernatural source un.incle-,.;
pendent authority to override in ite„aunrin
serest any other tiri'or duties than its pan,
We 'have nothing fedo with the ih'eolokical
t-E
aspect of this.syitteini bunglialibinii hive
a 'ready way ' of• settling these -I(ittelitionii.l
Theyi bbliovel the -- nelations . and dill*? of
• 4411, ge more AlPPert:alA4pa , pprAwytti,
than any theological system, and they are
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Psoritzing am) Itarimutit.
justly'and honestly intolerant of any set of
men or principles. which •disregards. these
evident and homely duties. So long as
Roman Catholic priests neglect the ordi
nary obligations of.gentiemen,.oo long they
must expect to be treated with what Amy
seem an unreasonable or bigoted amount of
suspicion."
Not long since, -the Oratotians got- per=
mission from the Government to 'set apart
a piece of land near Sydenham. They
" consecrated" it, and use it , to bury ar
ties under " outlandish names " —that p
is to
say, they first entrap, then, when the vic
tims die, they inter them, not in a portion'
of a pu :blic. cemetery, here,: , in common
with others—ChurClirtieu •and Disstinters—
thefiraper wanes of the deceased must be
registered; but in ; their own inclosure. It
is something not,:mtteh; better in-its way
than the conduct. of Napoleon. who first
caused to be shot to decals by night the nu;
fortunate' Duc D'Enghein and then buried'
Mtn in the! same ditch .of the fortraia
Vindennee where, he - perished.: But :thee..
wicked, cunning plotters kill the soul,
spread a dark pall over it, worse and blade*
than any funeral, pirering, over the fx)ffia
and corpse, and.ill around; and in Bromp
ton especially, they tske'adiantage of their
ponips and shows, their -High Masses arid'
offering of incense, with their female agents -
'thread among the poor, and fit instrumento
busy among women of high degree, :to
proselytize and pervert.
•
TAB Qqvagf. leaves. England , this day. for
a month or five weeks'' sojourn at Sale Go
tha, in Germany, amid scenes associated
with-'past visits thither, 'along with the
Prince Consort:
THE PRINCE OF WALES had been at Hal
ifax, in -Yorkshire; - amide - great popular
demoistrations.` After returning to To:in
dent he started atonic Northward, - and yes
terday evening' reached a • Highland .lodge_
not far from. Balmoral. The Princess and,
her husban,d had a warm welcome from the,
people of Edinburgh. It was her first visit
to that magnificent -aid beautiful city.
Therwill remain =sometime among the
hills. :They have loser' almost -dragged
about to, death by the incessant public
engagements-- the Princess at last fairly
obliged to be kept from the excitement
forced upon "her. .7.W.
P. B.—ke foundito be almost a ipeoifle
in cases of diptheria, received into the
month in small ptiftidns."Cream is strong
ly recommended by the liedicial' Timis . as
almost er quite as peat :ura
e-liver oil ' for
diseases alba chest.
The, Oornhill Magazine _ quotes with ap.
probation the experiments made on himself
by Dr. Dalton, an American Physiokigist, and
his conclision from theice, that about 2
lbs. of Solids and 8 lbs. of liquids per day is
the proper quantity—at least when a dietis.
used consisting of bread, meat, .butter,
coffee and : water." This says, the earnlnil
seems to approach pretty pearly the, aver
•
age kir__the -ritniriihment of ldult.males.
From what bas'been already sttitgull-ilialA ---
be inferred that women,--.acr — oranarr
circumstances, require less of-this-pourialk
too
consumed. my manyt ,, espeililly when ,
the, habits ; are, indolent, the meals_ In nr
ous, sweets indhlged in, and fresh air and,
exercise practically abjured ?
uoitUe Rseeyit e ?il* Baser.''
$4lllOlll
A question exceedingly alitiiiilt to .an
tiler, has arisen, now "that the Church is
convinced of the dangers attending the
perusal of • worki- of fiction,' even as. they
are ',Lfound our, best, selected -Sunday.
School_ libraries.
„The appetite for , such
works grows With 7:bit it feeds ,Inoint old
when indulgedin, webot Ceti 'loss a'
for hilitorieilizid'allieinidieid
ingy but they become absolutelyi:dietaggeful.
";Truth; is., stranger than fietiou g r-Aukdalfct
more interesting to ..thc,
properly presented,,'Whi e hit
aim of liken* teaohlira "grid anthers*, tic.
quire. a
History may be made highly interesting:
if discussed by-some-onevossessed of tact
and, a thotkingitinidwletige. %the .subjebl;
pleasing or striking :incidents-being. node:
prominent,,alpkistrany, child
,would ; aatibe
adestr o- A morel ud'whatPre-
ceded lunl`failiyirid Would be ' } squall ` hell'
rethemberedi Tor •
of 'the English prisoners in thoc Blabk.loter
at ; Calcutta; or :tho massacre Stt. BDiFti4o. l -;
omew's day. The .coldness with. which ,
Elizabethof 'tngland *died the
sad' of 'Charles - after thls
,ierrible event, '
will'be -. remembered ` with tittlsfaction, to the
praise of . that Queen, ~by every Protestant
child. A sketch:of what was
. trangpiring
in other , parts of the world, at- that time,,
and 'the OonnexioW.Of 'evente, , aa Well as the
&e
din:Mid probitly` t be reirieMbered.
lie-have known i'boy of - fiAccil kak ear' '
gerly for more information ' whenctadvtltat -
the • grandfather of• one .• of his mateshmad,: .
ed an e x pedition of ,
Ittontrecl-durieg
last war, when the • ConqUest, of the Oina'dia
was one, of the measures- of otr!-...ev,ern
meta; He had read fieta of this ' nature,
hilt they ha& made 'no imPriesiciu.' Chil
dren, no more than'adultimcni - bi l eipiefild
to regard and inanimate di qu%
sitiOns With other than indifFercnoe.
Its is "'Well ..that this orthiset,ilms, b een
bioache4. Betoxii the , - idyeutof laze
novels, Humes Hietori BiLikriarkair, '
in's Ancient History, The Bridede'
Treatisei, Mason?Ei , BeltiCnawledgei
bigne's History of the mo t
read.by
•thc7 ol Ag e 17014) R terPILTi
aPfis4Sc
r
As for , f
tineetoiy bOOklittongf3rforndecTmi ro,
can - liie'df no acoouTnt , and thitinilheir oth
initiriesiouc , ere 'the 'most lasting:4nd ibiux
portaat. is: a. 8., •
Life's Happiest' , Periedloy gifts
his evidence on this disputed point. "Re ,
thiie;lolly*:,
There - no irldesitife a thlit i r664 '"
rieneedhke anhilas-undsummifholh
thestinm; I Meaniostheniminfor alireeebfnor
usaftgo a wa y ^ Aß tlie.bricrisiminalitessaurr)
dinners with,ns,....sA4,optpti4ol4l at.
night , tired diFV,,haiPX , LTglitcheAtleYS`nd ta t
a lre:ast .
trikifFairdiline iliererthiPlither hasitig
used for a boat,. tiliqtrinaltgorkle idomsrirttlif
all-hands out .2 aipla
it, it. man news. experieneas a
or of after fourteeiC:as a%oes fo
less Mate ' eises
un „ m -
ing;*hiiirthe,Ansationqs,iims46liiitt.o
!Nothintis mereistintifid-i6 the worl&of
inorleAbapltheigniatiunnuin , talentaletlikis.
a little child in religion.—J. J. Gurney. '
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