theshpitrian 'g)anner. PITTIRIRSII, WEBNESDAY, SEPIA, iB6: Jacobin' Notes on the Gospel by Matthew, have teen published in' Edinburgh, Scot land, with high 'commendations. Over thirty thousand copies of this excellent work have been sold in the United States; and it is dastined to a still widening field •of influence. liiiraYette Ceileggi P Ltilt is the lot of thii institution to'ht, again deprived of it Presi dent., Aev. G. W.., McPuAn, D. D., has resigned, , and is'about being associated with Etofessotig. D. 'SSNDERS, D.D., in the Inifitute, Philadelyhia. Lafity• eitedo Hein I . o;urider ' the' care of the Syn od of - Ph ladelphia.._„i ---TWIMITIDI fur Tivivrji L the ecfreett prandial by Rev. W. N. BiLacit• Bt.R.Ny - at:Eriej Fa., August 6th,, 1863.. Tlie sermon : is truly' patriotic and Christian. the lawfulheas of a defensive war, jt i 3 a i sd,,.gre propriety, and as to sentim'ent , l -and words. We quote: 't The condition of slivery in the several States will remain just the same whether the 'revolutiOn succeed or . fail.' There is not even a pretext for the complaint that the disaffected States are to be conquered` by the United States if the revolution fail for the rights of the States, and the condi tion of every latimati being in them, will re main subjik.it exactly to the'same laws and forms of administration, whether the revo lution shall succeed or whether'it shall' fail. In the one case, the States would be feder ally connected with the new confederacy; in the other they would, as now,'be mem o hers of the States; hut their con stitutions and laws, custorns;habita, and in stitutions in either easeivill remain the " It is hardly necessary;'-continued Mr. SEWARD, "to add To TftIiiNCONTESTIBLE STATEMENT the further 'fact that the new President, as well as the citizens through whose suffrages be 'edebe into the adminis tration, has alivays'repidiated 'all designs Whatever, wherever imputed to him and of disturbing:the system of slavery as it is eirsan andlaws.__LThnettse, however, =would' not on fully'presentia, were - to - ornit to say that anytsuch - effort on his -part would be unconstitutional, and all'his , actions in this direction would:.be/prevented by theiudi cial authority; even tho Ugh they were as- Bente& to by Congress an& the People." , On this declared ground ihe'Government; and, the'pcople went in for the war. They would suppress the rebdlion and restore. the Union, using: whatever force might. be needful to this end, guided and limited all the while by the demands of justice, liu-' manity and magnanimity, and hy the Chrii tiakieligion. - Peace then,con the principle of a restored Union, is that 'at which we aim. How is it to come ? The armed power of the re bellion must be broken. And 'it must be broken by battles. 'But there may be other contributive means.' And it may be high time that: the people were discussing the means and terms--lbr 'The terms tendered may be one of the most effective` means of obtaining the thing desired. ' • lie l gotiations with the rebel GovernMent is one of the means suggested. We do not favor it. Possibly our opposition springs from pride and here the good rule brings to our Mind; at once, the thought that the Confederates have, some pride`alio, and that • the magnitude of their concern, and their pluck, entitles them to the reSpect implied in a formal treaty And it is not unusual for a discomfited jbe to surrender on condi- - tines... Life is saved thus. Yea, a victory may be thus gained, which otherwise would be lost. And even a culprit, sometimes, is` prom ise&leniency, or pardoo, , tin condition of his yielding peacefully. Onr niters are to the decision of this - question, and to them we leave it.. A proclamation of amnesty is advised. This Mayhe a very proper Means to adopt, after a'few' decisive'victories. Just now `it would, t we fear, be worse than. use less, The enemy is yet 'too strong and too Proud .to accept df generosity,as a-gratuity. When' the right time shall beam we should rejoice to hear a truly magnanimous tender of release from ,penalties incurred, con serving, •however, the majesty of, the - law, and'the demands of general justice.: A A return of the States, one by one, the nation-allowing to theni all their Qonstitu tional rights, is suggested as a proper, and as the most likely mode .Of restoring the, Union. The Government will do well not to hamper itself by any minutely prescribed form. The principle 'of a restoration" is, we trust, Rattled in the e mind of the Ad ministration, as before stated ; but; under this principle there is . room for .much Nati ation, an to the oircumstances. 'The gen- - eral feature of coming in by State's, not under formal treaties but by a prOper, re turning to ,heir l auiies," exercising their rights& and, submitting to thelaws, ,strikes us most favorably. • - • We have an example in point, in the ease of Missouri. That State had a Seces' !sin Legislature and, governor, who passed the.ordinance and endeavored, practically, • to' carry the • State - out of the' nion. • Fifty thenstind' Men Were raised to this end, arnf, •U fi' PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1863. tr.•ops were introduced from other States Battles.viere fought by them. The State was, for long, the field of slaughter. But there was a convention of the people, which revoked the ordinance of secession; and which deposed the traitor Governor and Legislature, and appointed another Gov ernor, and authorized new elections. The rebels were driven out of the State. Con gressmen were chosen; and were received at Washington. Senators also. Another Legislature was chosen, and affairs went on under the old Constitution. Thus ' the State was restored. West Virginia is also an example, in part, of State restoration. And Tennesiee is now in a 'transition process. Delegates to a State . Coevetion have been chosen in about half of the coon ties. Measures are in progress 'for the election of State officers, and Congressmen. The Congressmen will, take their seats in thti national emplane:Aolth° whole thing will. go on as or old. Thus will Tennessee be restored. The work' is also beginning 'in Louisiana, which already has' two' repre'; sentatives in pongress. 'lt is likely soon to be initiated in Mississippi— 4orthCtArt , olina, is also agitating the question.. : No conditions were imposed on Missouri when she returned to the Union; and; we pre; sume none will be exacted 'of any other State. There is nothing, and there need be nothing, unless it be a want of yfisdoto, on one side or the other, to;prelzent' the whole South, from thus returning; State by State, to its ditty and its privileges T4ui will be Peace`and ReStoratigin, What -then-frhall be,done-withithose.-Who. haul_ taken uP arms against their country ? Pardon -the masses; ami S r i/I),Na tJe eon spirators and leaders to the `laws they liaye broken, these laws to -be righteously et forced. What shall, be.donewitli forfeited property ? Let ,it follow •the' pardon,. or the conviction; of its owners. --' Whit still be done with the'Prooliini- tion and the slaves?' Submit all thii alaq to the decision of :tae; constituted courts. theae:' eball decide: that 'the Proclamation' is , 'Constitutional, as we lieve it is—that is,'as a"'war - meaSute and, of course, while the war lasts 7 -then all those who have obtained freedom' under:. it, will • be, adjudged forever free., and ,those who remained with their- masters wilkbe still slaves, and subject to State laws.. - klut let the eourts'deeide both as to the' ceniSti- tutionality of the document and the statics of those who shall claim .under it. .Pro vided.alivays, that slaves who have entered the service of the - United Sicitei; and-those who have thrown off their chains in virtue of the Proclamation, shall never be re turned to bondage. If it shall be made to appear that any such - belonged , to loyal masters, let the masters be compensated.' There'may be, yea,' must'be,. many diffi: culties in any measures of peace; and resto ration which can -be adopted.: We coil& .f . Allik.tionito the plair which we favor; and could:': arguineat in respoUse. • But we stop for the preserit., Our readersknowihat;e do not preten to dictate opinions for, them.: We but suggest topics .and.• thoughts, and leave them tci reach conclusions; • under' their own responsibility - ;PER SUBMISSIVELY. . , - - The Saviour in teaching - his disciples to pray, told, them to say " Thy will ,be done!' God's will is always right.; and it' will , always be executed. " His counsel shall stand ; and he will do all his pleas: are." Do'yOu ask : , Why:9etuaray at ill? Because God has e:siloinelf r phiyprz; and hp cause he will teach 'by f his Spirit, and will produce in us 'desires :agreeable "to his will;" and because" Inc makee Prayek a means' of inestimable benefit. When we pray, "Thy will be done," we pray submissively : The Saviour does not Mead to teach us, ny his prescribing these' words,, that we bust bave no desires of our own ; nor that we must' suppress, our de. sires. Far from .thie,' is the Case. We may tell God all :our wants.. Aud,we.bay plead with him. We- may reiterate our , petition. We maY, Yea, we will, if we are " God's elect," "cry`unto him day and . night," under the pressure of a strong de sire. But , will. be submissive. We have, proceeding from Jesus, the most earnest prayer ever uttered-the'pritier in Gethsemene—the idtense desire , iterated thrice in the . same words ; and still .con ‘‘ eluding,: Not as will, but as . thou,' Sometimes in prayer - we can have a vei definite idea of what ia'agreeable to God's will, and in such cases we can be just as definite in the use of words. .At other times we may be very uncertain as to what would be for God'S glory, and.for , our goad, and for our neighbfir'S benefit,' and for the' general welfara:' In' some ., cases, we our fellow-(hristiatis may differ.exceedingly, in desire; and if, we would be_ definite •Ner and they *would'ask God to do predisely. oppositathings. This is the case at eat with Northern and'Sonthern Ohrietians, in the United States. Alt : most earnestly desire.to be delivered from the national .ea !amity which now lOW's' so' heavily bif 3 the land. Ent hew? One 'aide "Di vide the nation ;" the other says : Re unite the nation." One cries: "G i ve ,us . the ,victory;" the other, With equal: em phasts, cries: "Nay, Lord, we are right; give us e the victory.", What Shall Ged do for these his: earnestly; bat ,d'i'versely prep . ing children And can he do anything, while' hey. aye' thus dividedf Now, sap pose they unite, and pray one and the same' praier. He has promised that: if two agree as touching anything - they 4hor . psi; be win,do ,for them. Let all say : '.',Thy. will be done." the exist ence of Petroleum' in -:Bristol County, in such prospectiire quantities that when art shall &ave . furnished a cheap method of re fining :it Taunton and other plitoes may light their streets and workshops without drawing from thv ocean - or the 'oil wells of Pennsylvattia.”., Anoin fifty thonsaUd dollar's have lieeti subscribed in .Boston for the purpose of organizing.eolored regiments in the South and Southwest. A SERIOUS miss by fere 'occurred in East Eosten,:AUgust '3l. It commenced in the Atlantic Works, where the Monitor turrets are constructed.' The building,.with, four "nearly'ftnished turrets,' are greatly injured. The'destriction of theliaarbinerY will cause much delay in finishing work for the Navy. The loss is estimated at $30.0,000 ; about half the amount being covered by insur ance. IN HIS LAST letter from " under the trees," Irenwus, of the 'Observer, mentions, that,, on, the Sabbath previous, the little rural church .near which he temporarily resides, contained among those aesem bled for "Worship some ten or a dozen ministers, Most of whom were, from the, city of New-York. Among these were Dr. Shedd, of the Brick church c and Dr. Rice,. 'of -the sth livenne and 19th Street, the fOrnier of whouirpreached in the morning,- and the latter in the afternoon. We quote ,from the letter the following in regard to 'these clergymen and their sermons: " Dr. Shedd-isqua- intellectual preacher, philosophical x instructive. and convincing, holding theattention lay hia'eloie reasoning, and carrying the heater's convictions 'by, his cregular .Sytteinhtie,' approaches ;the citadel of. the heart through the understand ing. 3, Dr. Rice preached with a-marvellous combination of simplicity with poier, un folding the Gaper with great Clearness, and:bringing it with practical application directly to the oonsoience and heart—. His audience are held in fixed, solemn atten tion, and go away, deeply impressed. * * * Our,twor preachers of last Sabbath are perfect models of success in the two modes , orpreaehip g . Both are masters,: teachers , Both have been Professors in Theological Seminaries, Both of, them may well be sindied, young Preachers, as,ex amples of the rower of perfect frainingrtnd experience, in the manner of exhibiting Divine truth. le would' be.n great tiiisfor, tune, if Dr. Shedd:Should lay aside his man useript :it would be as great a pity for. Dr., Rice to. carry his into the pulpit," AHCOHDING to the.Exantiner, the..N. Y. drigiOifihe Baptist Chureli, there-is but • EASTERN SUMMARY, NE W-ENGLANII. =MI NEW-YORK. little disposition among American Baptists to make any concessions on the subject of open communion. It says : " We have yet to hear of the first Airier ican Baptist church in which a vote could be obtained for the practice of what is called open communion, or of the first Amer ican Baptist pastor who would deem it safe to preach a sermon advocating such coat munion." The majority, however, of intelligent Baptists in the United States are, we thick, strongly opposed to the Bible Revision scheme; and large numbers are in favorof a reunion of the Baptists with the Ameri can Bible Society. A New-York corres pondent of the Boston Baptist organ, the Watchman, says of such a refinion This were a consummation, certainly, most devoutly to be wished ; and it is,well known that a large number of Most influ ential brethren, Pedobaptists and Baptist's, have their hearts set on its accomplishment. May, there be no too nice stickling for terms, and standing out for first overtures, en either Oda_ In such ondaavara to hail allenatlons among brethren, -114ysilto move first and furthest toward, reunion, Where principle is not sacrificed, are most praise worthy?' IT Is SURELY a matter for regret that so many of our city churches are closed dur ing' the warm season. It appears that a laigeinUtuber than usual of the New-York churches were closed daring the month .of August. ,;In adverting to the subject, the Observer says : the Summer we stated that we had the names' of several clergymen, who were willing to sripply vacant city pul pits during the hot weather. This announce ment induced several .clergymen more to send us their naives; but not one congre gwion'oppliod for a supplyr 9ur,‘ In tel lig@not (Mee' wan therefore of,no tan tO preaehers or churches Still; we ,are not disposed to recede from the opinion that every Christian church, in city and coun try, ought`to be open every Sabliatli'day in the year for the public worship of GodTt ought to be '"a howie of prayer, piniehing or not." 31 t - AN EX - CTIANGr. says, of the revival-work Connected with the labors of Rev.; Mr. Hammond, in New York , State : • • In Rochester, - aboitt nine hundred - on one - Sabbath ',United with the iratiow; churches. In 'Utica six hundred conyerl• sions 'are reported. fn Auburn over 'one hundred united - With the chum - lies at the last. communion, and a large number are expected to unite.titthe next." ' As WAS TO '4E-ExpEctEi); there has been tio lack of applicants+.43 the!"'COmnis sion on. Claims for damages snstained,dur jog the late riots-in New-York City. The Maims already ftle„d call for nearly two mil- HOS of dollars, in sums of from ten to two liiindred thousand dollars. The Exananer, in an,artiele on . the Riot ,Clainis, says "Not a few claim remuneration; for :the loss of business; many for watches or jew elry taken. from them by rioters, or lost in the, crowd ;,_ some for ;wounds received ; numbers : for depredations too trifling to be even. i mentioned. There„,..are claims for damage by chancnshots, by mistakes of po lieCuten, for grounds trampled by soldiers, _for damages occasioned by being:protected ; for fenbeir BOWS; papers, ,. wastF.tuoA; woman as $lO,OOO for the loss of , her husband -another rates her helpmate,,at $B,OOO. a Of all the claimants, the Orphan Asylum is one of, the most • reasonable--- about $75,000. , It is probable that not more than. ~half these claims ever ought to be allowed. , ,The sheet—with many : exceptions, of ,courise-n -is.a. sickening display of mortal meanness and cupidity. It is a pity that there are men enough in New-York, mean enough ; to try to get a . :million dollars' , gain from such a public misfortune. And, the ; most vociferous will be found to be , individuals of the very class that favored and instiga-, ted the riots." . - AT TTLVLATE annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese o'f Western iiew-York, a special`committee having been appointed to, take. into. consideration .that portion, of- the Bishop's Address which re lated to the drafted clergy of the diocese, tbe_following report weS'presented: 44 After due consideration of the subject, the committee are of opinion that,the seve, ral parishes of the. diocese ought promptly to contribute a; , sufficient 'Sum ; ;toF pay the commutation permitted by the law, and thus extionerate.the _clergymen whose names have been drawn, from a service incompati ble with their ;; high and sacred calling. Except, for such as. May be dismissed for legal causes of exemption, we can perceive no., other practicable , method of securing their release from active military duty. We deem it scarcely necessary to,advert to the various considerations , which .forbid that the ministers ctf,tho:,Churchishoubl-be come- engaged ass - armed soldiers in the con flicts of war., It would bp a:spectacle dis honorable to the Church, derogator { ,to the ministerial office, and detrimental' to the cause of true- , It is ha to be doubted :,that the laity of the , diocese will cheerfullyand promptly respond , to a call for such pecuniary aid as the emergency seems, to require:'. THE Power of confining the nominations to vacancies in the 'West Point Military Academy, is regarded hyMany as exceeding- Iyobjectionable. -Hon.-Henry Barnard LL. D. 'of New-York, in an address •to the Teaehers' Convention, in Chicago, re marked " - "The half of all the appointments made under the present system have broken, down within the first year, from the. want. of preparation, and vigor, ;and aptitude of mind.,:,Out, of four thousand young 'men who have' entered the Academy, less than two thousand- graduated, and_of these grad- uates< not one !half proved ; asserviceable to the country as, those whom a 'selection .14 open Competitive examination, wenld have, sent ti:) the institution." A REPORTER of the Yew - York . 'Nethi, in speaking of the treatment of the rebel pris oners confined on David's Island, says : " Their , relatives and friends . int Dixie may rest assured that they are ae,Well off as their. injuries permit, and ,much better than they could, possibly be in & any sort of a hos pital, military or otherwiso t n,tbe Southerm States: We found them :will ; furnished, food—three meals a .day, and eacellant in, quality, and free to wander over the entire island without question?' : GEN. SCOTT is spendink the Stnamef ) as usual at Coszen's Rotel; West Point. It is said 'that- he is tingaged in' preparing of ids life awl thitesk- I I TziF. TEE PRicE of Gold, on the 28th ult., was quoted at 124, and Exchange on London at 137 per cent. Superfine State and West ern Flour sold at $3.85@54.45 per bbl. THE HONORARY DEcIREE of D.D. was recently conferred on Prof. E. D. Saun ders, of this city. TRH FOLLOWING Government Prizes were sold lately in Philadelphia : the prize steamer Kate Dale, for the sum of $15,- 800 ; and the captured brig Lizzie, for $9,500. Five hundred and twenty-seven bales of captured cotton were also sold at an average of sixty-two cents per pound. DR. J. JANVIER WOODWARD, of Phila delphia, assistant surgeon in the army, is writing a,medical history of the war, which will embrace a large amount of matter of great value to the scientific world. One volume, which includes Dr. Woodward's experience on the Peninsula with the army of the Potomac, and his practice -in the Surgeon General's office up to July, 1862, i, been - vcp ?tete . cl. The xpeact "rot Uralc i which will bring - the medical history of the war" up to July, 1863; Will be' completed sometime during the coming year. The operations of this humane and pa triotic institution I have had opportunity to observe. Its benevolence is demonstra ted by its beneficence ; its kind intention, by its good deeds. Soldiers sick, wounded, and dying, have participated of its benefits. Its provisions and officers contemplate the welfare of their Sonia as well as the relief of their suffering bodies. By its age , .cies, it has been prompt in attendance, and lib eral and. judicious in its ministrations, amid the sad and terrible scenes that follow the bail._ Ti la As kelpef of the faithful Qh a plain . in those scenes of suffering, as well as in the 'routine of his - ordinary du ties in vamp , anct hespital. Chaplains, sur geons, and the *hole army, appreciate the kindness of the. Christian-people extended to the needyr f and suffering through the Christian Commission. - I am the more solicitous to offer' this public tribute to the efficiency of the Com: mission, because some remarks formerly made, on. what I deeined, and still deem, dmpractieable proposition, lave been supposed to imply a doubt as to the useful ness of the institution. close this brief and sincere testimony with 'the sentiment with which I closed tliOse remarks, the wish and prayer, that the Christian Commission, as the almoner of the Christian people, actin+ , within its am ipte and appropriate Sphere,'may extend its usefulness to the utmost boundaries of its liberal aspirations. This devoted servant of Jesus Christ, died, after a lingering illness, occasioned by a decline of vital powers, at his resi dence in Columbiana County, Ohio, on the 27th of July last ; in, the fifty-eighth year of his . age. Mr. M'Cartney was born in s Columbia County,- Pa., in ,the year 1806. , Being favored with pious. parents, ,he was early dedleated.to •Godaribap_tism, and._trained up :in,, the nurture, ,feay, and admoni tion of the Lord. . When he was sixteen years of .age, he made a • publie profession of religion , iit. : the congregation of 'Derry, then.under the pastoral care of Rev. John B. Patterson. About, this time he began to. entertain a desire for.a liberal education, with a z view • of entering the :Gospel minis try„,!, In the year 1828, he commenced his classical studies under the direction of. Rev. George Bcott, pastor of Mill Creek church, Beaver Co., Pa., by whoin_he was in troduced into Washington . College. He graduated in this“institution in the year 18A2.. ; He studied, theology in the Western Theological Seminary; and - was- ; licensed by,.and.first settled- in, the. Presbytery of Washington. Shortly after his settlement in. West Liherty church, lie was married to Miss., Maria J. Stewart, daughter of Mr. Thomas Stewart, of Claysville, Pa. Mr. M'cartney afterwards labored in the Pres bytery. of Steubenville, and died in con nexion with the PresbyterycfNew Lisbon. Mrs. M!Cartney died five years ago.. She had children, only one of whom sur vives their parents. Mr. M'Cartney possessed a clear and dis criminatinbw mind ; he was an accurate and sound theologian, and an earnest and vig orous thinker. His Preaching was doc trinal and instructive; and had it not been for a bodily infirmity under which be la bored, his ministrations, by= the. Divine blessing, would hiiie .been' eminently - suc cessful. This thorn in the flesh, which in such .a-special manner interfered with his usefulness, was a dimness of sight. Whilst prosecuting hiso studies in the Seminary, his sight begarc.rapidlY: to decline. He was soon unable to read; and in a period afterwards, be could not recognize the face of his most intimate friends; :This defect of sight, by Cutting-him off from access to books, and by disqualifying him from be comieg acquainted- withthe people of his ebarge, was &aerious - nbstaele to his success in, the ministry. On aceeunt of this de- ." 'feet of vision for the last few years he had no regular' charge, "but always when his health perinittod, he tras:.eager for an op portunity to preach the unsearebable riches 'of. Christ:. Although the deceased was long -r=ender the chastising providence of 'God; he continued to bear his affliction ;with.resignation and, fortitude:3 He cow plained.not of his hard; lot, nor of the heavy hand which was pressing so severely upon hiin. Amid all hisweritnbles, he was cheerful and social,! realizing that " our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh 'for us a,rfarinore exceeding arid eternal Weight .of glory!' ; Mt. M'Cartiley wiaremarkably coniicien- Hops in his fiecittiWry traienicticiins: He appeared to'have einbiaced thoroughly, and to have acted , upon, the precept of the Apostle, " Owe no man 'anything." As an instance of this conscientiousness I - may cite an ...exempt°. Whilst preeeeliting his studiek for the ministry, lie'' obtained aid from 'the of the' Church 1-ind in the disposition of his prepirty,, although 'his .pecuniary C i rOtinettatteisiVere 'liniited, and he,had it'daughteVand' relatives to whomh e £ might , ha ttCbegnitatlietl- his assets, yet he'' donated-to 'the - different Boards of the Churelittlie-fnll amount of what he had.' &meetly received ' Thee deceased was- Ito good neighbor, a Constant friend, and a': hatable; and. devoted - Christian: His end was.peacet' With. a , firm trust in his Sa viour's : righteousness;" be sank into the arlini.'of 'death: His body rests- in the Bethel grivey,ard, in•thebleliiied' hope of a gitiriousiestirrection. R. H. '‘ ' - PHILADELPHIA. For the Presbyterian Banner. The Christian Commission .Toniq F. MCLAREN, Chaplaii TOth Reg. Pa. Res.,' sth A.C. For the Presbyterian Banner. Rev.- William D. ll'eartitey..