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 <duty of giving
thanks: for , victory. There is not enough
of-religion in ‘our national affairs. God's
band shairld be recognized in every event;'
Taw should guide all:our condupt',
:;Board of Publiestion,—We invite atten
qqn to the new publications of this Board;
and especially to the - Marriage Certificate,
afid 'this Certificate of Reception. These
are; mainly for the use of pastors and
chnroix Sessions. The New Edition of the
Itithail Penh of Digsiplino is rash 'worthy
of aunties.
..,..irhe,Publications of the-Board are .for
sale at the Presbyterian Book Rooms, Hand
etre*, Pittsburgb, ,
Chaillit—Every wise parent, en 7
deavors to make home the most delight
fuPpliCe to 'his l children. Ease, security,
plenty, peace, :love, should reign there.
Ode of 'the: home charms is music
good, musical 'instrument sayes .to home
and virtue, many a son and daughter.
Then those who can .raise the _means,
furnish their home With a good piano, or
Melodeon.
Our advertising columns .will direct to
syhere iketruteents and music can be ob-
Mined
`Army , filiplaina.—lt is painful to know
at ;a • very large , proportion of our reel
'Dents are without chaplains. According
to lari,,every regiment is entitled to the
service of; one of these important officers
The soldiers' parents, brothers wives the
Christian press also, and Christians who
hive "it voice in public matters, and the
whole eptirrnunity, ettould insist that our
bra* devoted, and exposed soldiers, shall
hWe, ,irt Avery regimen*.,th_eservi oe s o f a
goo Iphaplain. - -See letter . Otiour &rat
Theolastaat
stitUtion' lies ;suffered exceedingly by the
itedidfints 'Of-the war. The youth' of Ken
,
tit Icy - have been engaged in the conflict
beyond those of any other State. Ken
tucky,.blits been a battlefield-the scene of
the operations of armies, and guerrillas ever
since the ontbrek 'of the 'rebellion. The
Seirninary, his lived in the' midst of diffi
culties. Its professors have been faithful
both to their country and,,the Seminary.
Theirpens have fought battles for the Tin
iOn ; Personalli,lbey have attended
tipheiri)rofissorial labors., '•
:rilift i prospect now is, that Kentucky will
have,operfe.et freedom from invasion and'
alsitnt;.:ilad.that the. course of instruction
it tlie~' emin ' try will ` not be interrupted.
'.4elAt/i' Animal Session - will com
mence Sept. 29th. See particulars 'in the
Directors'.-Advertisement. '
Theological Seminary of the North West:,
The Pi fth 'Snout& Fession of this Institu
di!? will b 'opehed on Thikridai, 10th Of
SePienibei . the igcture-Room of the
North Tresbyteriau chunk bbioago, at
whieh,:tiaih' Dr. CHARLES: ELLIOTT will be
inititgurated as Professor of Biblical Liter-
Piegeide, and an address will be
del s y, cl 4 4 e4 i iit u llft v inT r the presence of the Board
ot—DiA'994lortitrlg..tatil the,.new building is,
oduiplened;ireoms , itt the basement: of the
be tiaed for recitations and
and lodging will be furs
istaidnnt's : at ,two dollars and a
half per we:eicparid on arriving in the city
they *ill obtain definite information as to
'llaeoit at, 'Mr. floLmEs' - Book
Sicire; - W 116 Soutti Clark Street. '-' •
' WESTERN,THEOLOGIRAL SEMINARY.
.1
The' nc,...,s.essiott of the TheologiCal
Seininary,ata i llegheny will open on Mon
day, September ,14th. The stackents will
assemble ' - at't P. AL, in the 'chaPel: The
°toning' deliiered'by Pro
feSSOPWlLii).4,:on Tuesday'` morning at 10
~ 1 0/I c f
q.PJ9 43
-Mho course of ibstructiow. will be com-j
piete:; 'The Professor:eleet; Rev Dr: kr-
ty4T - iii,:'having declined, the Department
of itidaCtie!TheOlog7 - by Seys.
Drs. JACOBUS and WILSON. The.; former
will lectureto,!the;Senior Class, and ,the
latter -to the Middle Class, throughoritfthe
term. -
Rev. DinELtiori.wilt deliver :a course
of lectu'reS'im Paiteral Theology andldoral
Science 4u,allditiou to his own 'breed!!
- 11 Ati•ctus.. P4i7+,
awards, the - .aipointuient .of the last
Oiltiqtl,-Xssembly, is '< Lecturer Extraor.
Praatioat Theologyi":
Aitiniiil!ieikts are made for a '
course ' of
itistrtotton octttien, by an experienced
Wessor, -,thezDepitrtment.
tit,' is itettlito- be r desired that students
bylpi43its4r-thii- opening exercises: ''r The
deopari nmponseii at the Seminary may
be brought wiihin,slpO r and .. should not ex
ceed sl2o—Wortbs. 8014:lents who are in
.rteeal l ean t r.enuilre,..the ; requisite aid:un-:early
Jilipliitithint in leithar of *4*Prfifessors.
:C.- - ,
PEACE AND RECONSTRUCTION.
Peace must come. The sword will not
destroy forever. We &Ail have peace—
peace by separation, peace by subjugation,
or ies by reconstruction. In which of
the , aye would we have peace come ? If
by separation, then we may take C. L:
VALI ANDIODAM and FERNANDO WOOD,
and others of that class for leaders, and ob
tain the desired end at once. If by sttytt
-9 ation, we may follow the lead of WENDELL
PHILLIPS, CEIARLES SUMNER & Co., and
be involved in slaughter, we know not how
long, nor with what foes yet to arise, nor
when, nor whether at all, the end shall be
attained. If we would have peace on the
principle of reconstruction, there is
,a strong
probability of soon attaining it by a hearty
and vigorous sustentation -of- the Chief
Magistrate whom Clod has given us. And
in as much as we and our readers generally
have sustained his originally avowed pur
pus-21W eft- it , at 1 1 .6t 7 h. ...A 1,..-
ingly turned aside therefrom, to the right
hand onto the left, let us for a few moments
talk the matter over. •
Mr. Lptcout, in his inatiuural, and, his
first proclamation, and his first message- to.
Congress, made the declaration fairly and
unmistakably, in' accordance with his offi
cial oath, that he would. , recover the prOp
.
erty ; stolen from the United ; States, and
conserve the Union entire, and maintain
the Constitution, and enroree the laws
Congress also madea declaration of similar
import. This Mlwas the end and purpose of
the waging of the war, by ‘i the powers
thUt be."
Mr. LINCOLN s view's, and, as we believe,
those_ ivjel men of all
parties, both in and out of Congress, are
expressed most clearly and emphatically
by-Secretary SEIVARDI in dispatch No.
3 . to Mr. DAYTON, U. 'S: i Minister at Paris.
This - dispatch was, of coarse, submitted to
Mr 7 LINCOLN, and
.110 approbation,
both >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." <Let Northern Christians!
pray iii r these words; , and Southern Chria.,. ,
tans pray it(these words. Lord, give
peace—in thine own way; on thinCewn
terms; _a righteous - peace. < And -let,
iterate the - eri; - defend night; and give (3 , hd4
. • ;1; : • 4 Vri
no rest till he shall hear and answer. Ver
ily, God would hear speedily. Such prayer
would prevail.
Such thoughts we often have, and we
have tried sometimes to lead our fellow-
Christians in presenting them to a throne
of. grace. Just now they are forcibly re
called by.an article we see quoted from the
'Raleigh (N. C.) - Standard, of July 31st,
and supposed to have been written by Hon.
R. S. DoNNELL, Speaker of the House of
Commons of that State. The writer argues
strongly for peace. He says : " The one
great desire of the :people of this part
of the State is peace; peace upon any
terms - that will :not degrade' us." He
then makes several sUggestions, but adds
" I propose nothing definite," ; He then
appeals to . the friends ,of humanity, to pub
lie men and statesmen, to use their utmost ,
efforts to attain 'the end desired. . 14 And
lastly," he adds; t 4 I would" appeal,to the
Ff9f9Prrs of our holy re
li g ion to ptisy_ sanstantip.wwithout dicta■
tion hf terms—to Ali:nighty •GA for- an
honerable . peOze.." ' •
When such a sentiment conies, from an
eminent. Southern statesmani may we not
think that ,God's Spirit, is actingl And
shall not wilalso'be. willing to • commit the
case to' God Thec.e is yihere the Minister
Sheulif clesire,to place it;
: and
where all Chrtstans should, ask to have. It
deCided. Godis . ;,just; , . and 'good, • also.
Wec 4!,f" , • the. North = are Ails. They i - of
ttic "South are 'his.: The' 'negroes
his. 'Allart:te - use his appointed
,means.
for ascertaining, and "for hringing : to pass,.
his will. • 13q, prayer, as=.realkvas legisia
tioil and' thOliiilgli"110011ge to his ordained'
nitians'-4p,Ver : f l a t zrAtlitattratit,
°cis, and 'for an overruling providence.
Here:then, ,:whprft Christians, differ so dia. ,
metrically in regard to terms-,.'and yet ser.
earnestly 'desire the'same 'thing,. should
they not pray for • that l onething, and;
leave the' terns to' God ? Each, believes„
that he is right. 411..confess.thafi God is,
just,: .1. Surely. tthen..we 'may:all pray--piaj,
submissively'—prayAvithotir-Vicgd4en, of
1111PORTANTANFORNITION
The Piestyt6+ gives" the .. followini nal
ece
" Correspondents, and .others who write
to ,us,on business, w4l, do us.the favor to see
to it. that !ley pay, soffiCient postage on,
their letters. According
,tfi the new.Poit
Office reonlation--ihich we 'ittblished, re
cently for thelnformation,ofpur readers,
for ,all ~letters 'which we receive with in
sufficient postage paid on them, .we .are
charged double—that, is the stamp or stamps
, put on by the sender, are counted , as noth
ing, and vie are charged doub e the amount
originally, due. In as large-,a correspond
ence as an. editor, or, publhher has thisitind
of tax becomes rather
. burdensome.„. Our
only defence hereafter will be,
,in such.
cases, topay no, attention whataver to let—
tersof this kind, whether on business or.
conUnnications tor the j'resbiter, unless
our own intareetos inunlved Correspond
.
waite-paper and others writing, on
ptvp Cosiness, may aS look .to
this Mater and: save what. postage they ,to
-
Webad, :ourselvis,,thoughk. of, calling
the attention.'of eorrespondents to thisrhav
ina lately suffered' considerably in the man
ner indicated.-- The' words of our contem
porary we ; ;
INTERNATIONAL • STATISTICAL CONGRESS.
Among the many improved Ineans'of
leeting and diffusing,; knowledge, is the..Trk
ternational-Statistical-Congress. This body
is coMposed,.net of the representatives of
Societies, but of delegates appointed by
th4ir respective governments. ' The ses
sions are. triennial, and have been held at
'Paris, London, Brussels, and Vienna. The
Meeting shortly to occur is to.sssemble. at
Berlin, Aprussia) September 6th. Most of
the:okyillscd,'powers ! ,send delegates, chaos
ing,alwa,3iti men of eminence. The 'discus
sines embrace the' material interests` and
resources of the nations Of the - world, the
Arts,. Sciences, ;igriculture, Population,
&O . ?, &c., ; as connected with human
,pro
gress.-' -
President LINOGLIsf his chosen; as the
repi•Cselifaiive of the tnifed 'States,at,the
approaching session Of this Congress,.
SA.muEL B, RUGGLES, of New-York, Mr.
RUGGLES sailed for 'Europe on the 22d of
August:", be, a worthy representri
tive of his country., . „
EMS
Colated Pritagers —lt was antibipated, in
the employit4 dt=negro soldiers, that seri
odscclifficriltioS ecenr. The time of
4104ity''aPPrOaehes, of 'these
men,.w,ereAaken . prisoners,:
„on, Morris and
Jamesdelands, near. Charleston, and in ac
cordance:with Conledetate laws, are claimed,
by Governor '434HAm, of S.
dealt i With a eeniding ; to the . enactments of.
that State: Our Government basuffirtned
that colored men iir:our service must, when
captured by tbe enemy, be treated'as other
ciptives, and be dialy,cachariged Let the
Government be fully sustained in„this pm-
Minutes , of the General Assembly.—The
Assembly's Minutes ihr 1863 are published.
The work is done neatly, andos we sup
pose, witkOe usual_ high degree of accu
racy. The Stated. Clerk has, in; accordance
.with a:vote of the' Assembly, abbreviated
the statistical table. tail niiw; the names
of ministers and'elrarehes in *the Sonth
had been reprinted from the. reports Jest
received,—some of them dated April, 1866,
and others; 1861 L This ''years the
names' f - the' Southern SYpods and Pres-'
hhe a riegare eiVen,,but-no,details are added.
Our, re °giant' ,brethren are thns. not „cut off
,perManently. , ifrom',' our connexion. We
merely' -suspend . the- enumeration:: The,
footings of the'figure' 'column's in the table
'may hence be, taken for the actual number
'of ministers, Alturehes, &c,. whieh
bold themselves in-connexion,witk the As.:
sem biy, 0•s • " 7
4 r, •10 — ; !:.1` t•-•
Muskingum College.—This institution has
a Collegiate, a Preparatory, a Female, and a
Normal Department. The Catalogue for
1863, names three graduates, and a total
attendance of eighty-nine.
PANTHEISM exerts some little influence
in the land of the Puritans, though.its ab
surdities are too palpable to gain -much
credence among persons possessed of com
mon sense. A correspondent, of the Evan
gelist in noticing this system and its prin
cipal New-England advocate, Emerson, re
marks
" ' The world,' says Etnerson, 'believes
in • great men: They are its necessity. It
must have them.' The Hindii,sage of Con
cord against these postulates may fear no
ceutradiction: But his great men'find
DO' place in any . Christian mode of esti
mating character. - : Carlyle adores muscle,
and thinki Hercules the highest type of
EtaSpien rocalide Mitlagip ae
the ehleiLvirt*nd writes with contempt
of "the 'Christian graces. - His great men
-
are impudent egotists; whose Self-hood' is
their being's end and aim, He `has done
his best to''commend arrogance and applaud
effrontery. The Pantheistic philosophy
Cin do-no better. • Its 'disciples and advo
cates, true to their diStorted notions bithe
Divine, dab:tiler assumption all the, value
Of in tri Usic merit. They dwarf divinity
to the stature of huinanity, and the'n With
facile logic,make each a partaker `of what
ever belongs to the' other?'
THE Manchester Unitarian Herald, in
an article on' lite differences between the
Orthodox 'Ch'ristian and the Unitsrian,
makes the following statement, the truth
of Whici'mostl:of - oar 'readers will readily
actualt - ,
1.111 r) g
"The theologi' of Orthodox 'ereedg and
.
the theology of Unitarians have not one
feature, in common. With regard to the
method' of proof, the authority appealed to,
the dOctiines believed, and tho, course of
conduct recommended, they are wide as the
Poles a:minder. Their teachings about GOD,
CHRIST,. Salvation; the' Bible;'i3eav-
en and Hell, are in-every respect idifferent.
Henee, these two systems ire mutually ex
onels true, the other Must be
false; if one party is right, the other'Must
be wrong: ° TherEs is no possible room for
compromise Iletiveen them."
MEI
.. , Am'OOIIitS'POND:ENT of the Evangelist,
writing from Bennington, . deplores the,iu r
juries likely to result to Nov-Englund
froth the'Sitii . #st'eb or her sons to the
taut West He says;'
"It has struck me with considerable
force, since.my sojourn. in Bennington, that
the time isreoming when, to see the Yankee
enterprise of which we,;have been reading
in history so long, you will havelo go West.
It is the young people•of all countries that
are enterprising, and who push ahead, and,
those of this place are-so enterprising that
they push off about as fast as they are
born, to the West, or anywhere,: only so
they get away ; and between, this:drain of
the young nn one sideand , tlae influx - of the
Ililesians <on the,other, : it is plain that New:.
England - is going to cease to' be New,
England, without considerable of a. twist
of ; the wheel which. •brings things, about.
portion - . of : females- -in the, congrcgatiqns,
and in, the .absence' of young people,.: and
and even of, children. Sabbath School and
choir consist of men and
,women in ad
vanced life, wearing spectacles, and getting
hard of hearing."
, , PirtsoliS engaged in the oil business in
Wt stern Pennsylvania,' may be, interested
in the following item. , ,from au Eastern, ex
change : ,
Prof. - - Abner Morse; of Boston; writes
from r Swanzey = • to,- the N. E Historic-
Genealogical Society, that in searching
With success for more traces of the ancient
Northmen, she• has ascertained> 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. '‘
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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..