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BUROII 3 VEPNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 1863.
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Reading Seraions.--For somo good thoughts
on this
object note a paragraph in the
letter of our European Correspondent.
Dr. Dalf.—We reg . ;,et the necessity which
compels this dovottil missionary to leave
the foreign field. .He returns to recruit
impaired health.
•The Western Theological Seminary is now
open, and students are arriving. The In-
troductory Lecture was delivered by Prof.
Wrt,soN, on Tuesday morning. The pros
-1 peat is faiefor large ao6essions of students.
Rev. Br: Munk, bearer of the address of
four thousand seven hundred English and.
French pastors to this country, proposes to
present the address t 9 the Christian people
of Pittsburgh, on Wednesday evening at "ff
o'clock, in the First Presbyterian church,
Wood Street. All are invited to attend.
N. B.diSeveral pastors in Pittsburgh
have been consulted, and they advise that
the above be substituted for the usual
• Wednesday evening meeting.
DECEASE OF REV. C. C. JONES, D.D.
The Pregbyterian gives some particulars
relative to the death of Rev. C. C. JONES,
D.D., a former Secretary of the Board of
Domestic Minions. He died at his resi
dence in Georgia, on the 16th of Maroh
last. We knew him well and meet plan
antly. He was one of the most amiable of
men, and of the most 'devoted of ministers.
For the temporal comfort and eternal sal-
vation of the colored people, he labored
with intense desire and great efficiency.
We of the North thought him mistaken in
some of his views in regard to what would
be of the highest benefit to the black race,
but he claimed that living among them
from his . youth, he knew their character,
wants and capabilities far better than it
was possible for us to know them. Hence
our opinions he set down as mere theories ;
his own he regarded as truths founded on
knowledge.
Dr. JONES' health had been delicate for
several years. It was on this account that
he resigned his Secretaryship in the Board
of Nigliiioll.S. For some two or three weeks
before his death he was quite feeble, but
not confined to his bed; and until the
day on which he died, was wont to ride on
horseback. On the• morning of that day
he attended worship in his parlor and took
breakfast with his family. The forenoon
he spent in his study. In the afternoon be
lay down, and died so peacefully that the
moment of life's departure could not be dis
tinctly observed.
Thus we pass away. Why be deeply
troubled with life's cares ? Why suffer
alieuations to arise, or to be protracted ?
Our Lord bids us cherish his spirit, and
love one another, and be ready for a bliss
ful union above.
DECEASE OF REV. A. B. BROWN,
Rev. ALEXANDER B. Baowx, D.D., =-
President of Jefferson College, died at his
residence near Canonsburg, Pa., on the Bth
inst., aged fiftyfive years.
A good man has finished his labors and
gone to his rest. Dr. BROWN entered the
ministry early, and though not very aged
at the time of his decease, he accomplished
a vast amount of labor, both as a pastor and
teacher. In the Presidency of Jefferson
College, he succeeded his venerated father,
Rev. MATTHEW BROWN, D.D., a chair
which he filled admirably. •
- The following is from an intimate friend
.of the deceased:.
DIED-At his residence, near Canons
burg, on the Bth inst,, Bev. A. B. BROWN,
D.D., ex-President of Jefferson College,
aged 55 years.
The announcement of 'Dr. Brtowles
death, though not unexpected, will be re
ceived with sadness by a large circle of the
friends and former pupils of the deceased.
Pew ever depart from among us more truly
beloved or more deeply regretted. The char
acter of Dr. BROWN was one of singular beau
ty and excellence, most appreciated by those
who knew him most intimately. Diffident
and unobtrusive, he shrank from all exhibi
tion, and yet manifested firmness, conscien
tiousness and courage in the discharge of
duty. As a pastor, he was loved and re
vered by the people to whom he successive
ly ministered. In - his preaching, there
was a remarkable combination of sound in
struction and exquisite taste—qualities
which would have adorned the highest
spheres of pulpit influence. In his friend
ships, he was genial, affectionate, constant,
and unselfish. His life was especially iden
tified, as,a Professor and President, with
Jefferson College, which, underohisadmin
istration, reached a high degree of prosper
ity. Increasing bodily infirmity made the
resignation of his office indispensable. His
latter years were passed on a farm, and in
ministering to the church at centre, which
is but a few miles from Canonsburg.
In his religious experience,Dr. BROWN
was constitutionally predisposd to despond
ing views, and never enjoyed the comfort of
full assurance, nor shared in the raptures
which some possess. But his whole life
attested the reality of his piety. In his
last days he rested in a peaceful trust and
_ hope, and 'departed tranquilly, retaining,
till a few hours before his death, the clear
and vigorous aotinga of his mind, and giv
ing characteristic utterances in regard to
his family, the College, the country, and
.the Church which_ are embalmed in the
memory of his friends.
It is, a melancholy satisfaction to his
surviving relitives to know that his disease
proved, by exam ination, to be beyond the
reach of medical ail', and that all was
done to alleviate what could not be cured.
His remains rest in the secluded grave
yard of Centre. He has left a stainless
reputation and,tipautiful examp l e, as a pre
cious legacy. to his household and friends.
The memory will long be fragrant as Lab
anon, to a wide circle," by when' he was
loved in life and mourned in death. ;
D. H. It ;
[We furnished slips containing the above
to the ; daily papeVe in time for ,:tbeir issue
on Tuesday morning.]
TEE NEW COMMANDMENT.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye
love one another.—Jzsus CHRIST.
A new commandment I write unto you, lie
that loveth hie brother abideth in the light.—
THE APOSTLE JOAN.
The commandment which enjoins mutual
love, is, we should think, an old command
ment. Men had it from the beginning. It
belongs to (‘ the law and the prophets."
" Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,"
is a written precept since the time of MOSES.
What then is there new in the command
ment as given by JESUS. CHRIST, and as
written by JOHN ? It is not new in that
it enjoins love to the brethren; for the
term neighbor embraces all the human
family.
The newness lies in this, that the com
mandment enjoins a higher love. The old
commandment bade us love our neighbor
as ourselves; the new commandment re
quires us, that is, it requires Christians, to
love each other better than ourselves. Is
the thought strange to our readers? It
ought not to be strange, either in language
or emotion The unregenerate may think
it strange. They may reply : " This is a
hard saying. It is enough to love others
as ourselves ; but never can it be required
of us to love others better than ourselves."
Here then we join issue with the objec
tor; and our appeal is to the revealed
Word. The quotation from JESUS CHRIST,
at the head of this article, is imperfect.
Many mistakes are made, and some of them
are sad ones, by taking only part of a writ
er's or speaker's words. The whole sen
tence reads thus : " A new commandment
I give unto you, that ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one
another." The point of newness is present
ed in the words which we have italicised—
"as I have loved you." Now, how did
Jesus love his disciples—we among the
number, if we are truly his ? Did he not
love them better than himself? Was he
not rich; and did he not, for their sakes be
come poor, that they through his poverty
might be rich ? Did he not humble him=
self for them, and endure hardships, shame,
and reproach ? Did he not make himself a
servant for them ? Did he not become sin
for them; bearing their sins in his own'
body ? Did he not lay down his life for
them? And was not this loving them
bettor than himself? The new command
meni\ then, enjoining love as Christ loved
us, is clearly this, that we shall love our
Christian brethren better than ourselves;
or, with a higher love than that which the
old commandment requires to our neigh
bor.
And this, strange as it,may seem, is eon
sonent with reason. God is infinite, and is
to be loved, not only better than self, but
supremely—with the whole heart, soul,
strength, and mind. Our neighbor is our
equal, and is therefore to be loved as our
self. The Christian is a regenerated
person,. renewed in the image of God, a
temple of the Holy Ghost, a partaker of
the Divine nature; a higher love is there
fore due to him. JEsus CHRIST also owns
him as a friend, & brother, a joint-heir;
and hence, for Cmun's sake, he is to be
regarded with a-superior love.
And this all corresponds with the tenor
of New Testament instruction. This was
the lesson given by our Lord, when he
taught his disciples to wish one artother's
feet. And this is the import of such
Apostolic injunctions as these: "Be kind
ly affectioned one to another with. brotherly
love, in honor preferring one another."
" Let each esteem the other better than
himself." " All of you be subject one to
another." By love serve one another,"
And it was this spirit, this new command
ment, which induced the converts of the
day of• Pentecost, "as many, as were pos
sessors of lands or houses," to sell them,
and with the price received to sustain the
brethren who were then there as strangers,
"as every one had need."
In the actual manifestation of this love—
this preference of the brethren to ourselves
—we will be guided by the circumstances
in which God may place them and us. If
we are diligent and honest students of God's
Word, if we cherish the spirit of CFIRIST,
if the same mind is in 'us which was in
him, we are not likely to be in any distres
sing straits, to know what is our duty; but
if, at any time, there should a doubt' arise,
let it be solved by inclining to the side of
liberality in thought, word, and deed. We
are.in very great danger of being deficient
in love; while there is but very little like
lihood that we will ever love too tench.
I NEW EMPIRE.----LOIJIS NAPOLEON.
LOWS NAPOLEON, Emperor of Prance,
is regarded as the most astute politician of
the day—able to keep his own counsels and
divine those of others; competent to scheme
and under-scheme; ever ready to pronaise,
decree, and bargain, and then wise to` ex
plain, interpret, vary, or raise difficulties so
as to have a reason to modify or retract, and
thus get out of unanticipated difficulties.
It may be possible,- some times, to know
what he wishes to- do, and even what he
means to do just at the -moment; but what
he will do, is not easy to foretell.
NAPOLEON 111.11 . 98 made it very clear
that he wishes to divide the United States:
It is also,pretty Ranifest that he meant 'to
set up an empire on the Gulf, whose centre
should be - Mexico. But what he will, seri
ously strive to execute, is not yetdeveloped;
and whether he will prosecute his,purpose,
depends on circumstances. Se has already
conquered. a large part of Mexico, and an
nounced as Emperor, MAXIMILIAN, the
brother of the Austrian Emperor. But the
acceptance on the part of irtfiXIMILIAN is
made to depend on guarantees; on the ap
probation of other Powers; on tho consent
of the' United States ; on the acquiescence
of his family in Austria, &c., &62, so that
NAPOLEON has . abundant room to execute
his policy, or to vary'il,, or to abandon the
project, just' as circumstances may impede
or favor. - -
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1863.
If England can be induced to cooperate
and Russia to, be neutral, the way then is
clear. The Southern Confederacy will then
be established, with MASON and DIXON'S
line for its Northern border; and the Mex
ican Empire, under MAXIMILIAN, or some
one else, will be made a verity; and other
things will be arranged as best they may.
Or if England and Russia will both agree
to neutrality, and if Spain will cooperate,
the programme, slightly modified, will still
be executed. (We of course speak on the
supposition that the Southern people can
be still led by the conspirators—a thing
which .becomes more and more doubtful, as
our armies make advances and gain victo
ries.)
The contemplated Empire is meant to
have the City of Mexico as its Capital, and
to embrace all of the present Mexico, and
all of Central America, and all of Texas as
far as the Sabine river. It would thus be
bounded on the South by the Isthmus of
Darien, on the West by the Pacific, on. the
North by , and on the East by
the Confederate States. It would possess
rich gold and silver mines, and one of the
finest cotton regions. And it would have
the Confederate States in alliance, and
separating it, by a long distance, from the
United States.
• Such is part of a grand scheme, partially
developed. Can it be made a reality?
That, of course, depends upon an overrul
ing and all-controlling Providence. But
God works by means. He uses man to
control man. Selfishness meets and com
bats selfishness. Ambition interferes with
ambition. Jealousy often defeats combi
nations, and breaks up cunningly laid plans,
and prevents the accomplishing of evil
purposes.
As the plot would work immense evil for
the United States, we are deeply interested
in looking for means of relief; and we ex
pect it, by the Divine favor, from three
sources. Ist. Russia has a longing eye
upon Turkey, and the French becoming
deeply involved in .a war with the United
States would be her opportunity formoving
her fleets and armies, and possessing her
self of Constantinople and the Dardanelles,
and then of all of. European Turkey. NA
POLEON knows this, and will feel the re
straining influence; and may thus be in
duced not to prosecute his plans.
2d. England, however cordial PALMER
STON and NAPOLEON may be, is exceed
ingly jealous of France, and could hardly,
by any price, be induced to acquiesce in a
scheme of French aggrandisement so im-.
mense as that to which we have alluded.
She may, and probably will, restrain NAPO
LEON.
3d. The masses of the Southern people
have yet a lingering love for the old Union.
They glory in the flag and the Constitu
tion. The productions of the North and
South have a inutile' adaptation to each
other. Mountains, valleys, rivers, rail
roads, Bse., designate us as one country.
The ties of blood, and personal friendships,
are many and strong. The Confederate
power is rapidly collapsing, and the North
is becoming more united.
A North cordially united and enthusias
tic for the Union ; proved such at the Oc
taber and November elections, and proved
also by the prompt addition of three hundred
thousand men to our armies; and, added to
all this, a few more decided victories, would
make Russia still more our friend than she
is; and would open the eyes of England to
see the entire justice of our cause, and the
monstrous iniquity of all combinations to
disrupt a friendly country; and would en
able NAPOLEON speedily to discover that
generosity, magnanimity, and-all the nohle
ness of his nature require him, having. freed.
Mexico from the domination of a faction, to
withdraw his armies, and leave her to regu
late her own affairs with perfect freedom.
It is for us—and we think God has given
us the
,power—to put down the rebellion,-
and conciliate the South. Then will the•
new Empire become an abortion, the Pow
ers of Europe will discover the justice of
our cause, and the Western world will have,
ENDLAND AND AMERICA
A. LETTER TO AN ENGLISH FRIEND OR
the American War, is the title, of an anon
ymous painphlet of 24 pages. It is respect ,
ful and well written. It ably advocates the
National cause, and puts some well pointed
home-arguments to the English, especially
when it compares Ireland and Romanismf'
to 't the South and slavery!' Note a few
of the writer's remarks. He says
" We have the South and Slavery: You
have Ireland and Rornanism. The Korean
ist priests correspond closely to our slave=
holders in one respect,,in their power over
the ignorant masses of their people. They
also have an intense di,slike of the govern
ment of their country: Now suppose Ire
land to be in rebellion---southern Ireland.
Ostensibly it is for deliverance from Eng
lish oppression—for independence; too
long has Ireland borne the hated yoke 'of
the Saxon ;' but really it is a rebellion in
the interest of &maniere, and it enjoyit the
sympathies of bigoted Romanists in other
lands, even as our southern aristocrats are
honored in certain European cireles of so
ciety. The Irish rebellion is countenanced
by priests and bishops, and it enrols the 43-
norant masses in its ranks, led by snail,-
tious leaders after the type'of O'CONNRLi;
like our poor white trash' in the South;
who are followers of JEFFERSON
It: is a rebellion without adequate cause;
it strikes deadly blows against the ,Queen's
good government, and yet it demands to be
let alone ! All it wants is separation from
England, and independence—that - is all
And it wants this for no other earthly reit=
son than because the spirit of Rornanisni
is hostile to the enlightened_ policy of
the British nation. In this case what
would you do ? Would you counsel the
Queen,to let Ireland go ? Would, you come:
to terms with the bishops at the head.of
their armies ? Would you yield up to de
struction. the property, and to, death or
banishment the persons, of loyal people in!
Ireland? Could you thus< counsel your
Sovereign ? Never? You would call forth
the military powertOf the. Kingdom to put,
down the. - - rebellion: You would not put
money or life in the scale against the integ
rity of the nation. Your public men would
not express their sympathy with the reb
els, nor your Timessneer at the efforts made
to put them down. Your religions news
papers would not feel unable to see any
thing to be gained by such a conflict,' nor
would they look on both parties as equally
to be pitied,' or perchance to be rebuked
with a self-righteous severity. The com
mon voice of England and Scotland, and of
all that was loyal in Ireland, would require
the rebellion to be put down at any and at
every cost.
" You would not. wage , the war against
the Roman Catholic religion, however,
though you might feel assured that it was
at the bottom of all • the trouble, the real
cause of all the calamities. You would not
destroy the Romanist churches, nor over
throw by military force the superstitious
ideas of the bigoted people; but you would
at the same time rejoice that the war against
the rebellion tended greatly to weaken the
attachment of the Irish people to a religion
that brings upon them such evils, and de
stroys in their hearts the feeling of loyalty
to-your admirable Queen. In honest truth,
you would do very much what we are
trying to do. You would stand for your.
Queen and country.
"And yet, you might counsel Her Maj
esty to let the . Irish go, to recognize the
kingdom-of Ireland, with almost infinitely
less of sacrifice and of the 'risk of terrible
evils, than we should suffer in consenting
to a Southern Confederacy. Ireland lies
across an arm of the sea, from England ;
you could be separated. But there cannot
be two Governments in this land. We
must be one nation, whether its policy. be
anti-slavery or pro-slavery. No peace be
tween the Union and.the. Confederacy could
stand long." •
TRUE- PATRIOTISM.
GERRIT SMITE, Esq., of Peterboroi, N.
Y., was, in his earlier life, an ardent advo
cate Of Colonization. For many of his later•
years, - he was a devoted Abolitionist. Now
he is an uncompromising friend of the
Union. His country occupies the first
place in all his earthly loves. In a speech
at Albany, in August last, quoted with
hearty approbation by the N. Y. Observer,
31r. SMITH said:
r" To go for our country is to go for all
her domain—to be unseetional—and to love
her with that Jewish love for Icrusalem,
which took pleasure even in her stones, and
favored the dust thereof. He who is a
true patriot will never giverup any portion
of his country, even to secure the abolition
of slavery. To go for our country is to go
for her chosen form of government—for
her Constitution—not to prate for it, for
the very purpose of aiding the enemy, but
to favor it for its great principles of justice,
liberality, and equality. But •the most
effective way to go for our country is to go
against her. enemies. We must stand by
the Government. Not to stand by the
Government is not to stand by the coun
try!'
In illustrating his position, he proceeds
I have said we must insist on the un
conditional submission of the rebels. Our
opposition to the rebels must also be un
conditional. We must make no. conditions
on behalf of the Republican, Democratic,
or
_Abolition parties—must make no condi
tions. If the rebellion, triumphs, let all
else die ' for all=-family,' wealth, party—all
would be worthless without a Gauntry.
The rebellion must be put down at whatev
er cost, or at whatever sacrifice. The Re
publican or Demoorat who is intent only on
helping his party; is in league with the rob;
els. Are there abolitionists who will not
go for crushing treason unless Government
Shall pledge itself to prosente the war until
slavery is abolished? Let me say to them,
I have no sympathy with you. I know
you only as enemies of my country. The
true doctrine is—let come what may of
Temperance, of Abolitionism, of Republi
canism, of Democracy — the rebellion must
and shall be put down. It is not now put
down, only because we have not been as
earnest in putting it down as the rebels
have been in putting it up. We are, in
this war, to be brethers. We are to know
no man by his party name, but only as anti
rebellion. men. In the course of my long
life I have bad something to do against in
temperance and: *slavery ; but since the
bombardment of Sumpter, I have been
ready to work with all against rebellion—
to work, if you please, with the greatest
drunkard on my right and the greatest.pro
slavery man on my left. If abolitionists
refuse to work with me, without some
pledge for the abolition of slavery, it is
little to their credit that they allow the sin
of slavery to blind their eyes to the greater
sin of rebellion. If, as some say, slavery
and rebellion are one, then put down rebel
lion', and slivery falls with it."
This is tine patriotism • entire Unionism.
Mr. SMITIE occupies the" broad platform."
of vrhich WO have often , spoken. It is a
platform which all Christians should oecn
py:, It puts country above party. It makes
the maintenance of law, the paramount so
cial duty. Whatever else, of an earthly
nature, maybe, or may not be, the rebellion
radii be put down ; and union for its stip-
pression must ,beunder the Government
WASHINGTON COLLEGE; PAS
It has been our privilege, several times,
to be presen . oat Commencenient exercises',
at Washington. This year we could not
attend We are, however,. furnished', by
ono who = was: there,. with the following
notice
The Annual Comniencement of this in
atitutiou Was held on the 2d inst. The
Baccalaureate Sermort of the President,
Dr. John W. Scott, was preached on Sab
bath Morning, the 3.oth ult., from 'Ps. cxliv
16—` . Happy is that people whose God is
the Lord" It was an able exposition of
national prosperity, and its dependence on
Divine fa,vor.
' In the evening of the same day, the liev.
D.' W. FiSher, by limitation, delivered the
annual sermon to 'the Society of *Religious
Inquiry, talking as hislext 1. Thes. v : 21--
" Prove all things hold fast that which
is good" To a neat style iiiid graceful de
tivery, the preacher ttdded a logical analysis
of 'the text and much weighty thought,
bearing upon the right use of reason in
matters-of'religion s with a highly salutary
application to the case. of educated hung
Owing to the failure of the Literary So-.
defies ts:seeure a speaker, Tuesday-even
ing was occupied with the valedictories of
representative members of the graduating
elicis to their respective Societies ) and.
resporises> on behalf of the Societies.'
Messrs. P. J. Curnmings and J. H. Sharpe;
both of Ohio represented the class . ): the
former- of the Washington and the latter, of.
thet-Union :Society; and Messrs. F. M.
Woods ' of Missouri, and S. J. M. McCar
ron, of Pennsylvania, under-graduates,
responded. The performances were highly
creditable, and the audience manifested
great pleasure.
The audience on Commencement day
was large, and the performances were
marked with more than the usual average
ability. The order of exercise was as. fol
lows, viz : English Salutatory, by M. S. C.
Kinkaid, of Morgantown, Va.; Latin and
Greek do., by R. D. Wylie, Washington;
Philosophical Oration, (Intellectual,) by
H. M. Aikin, Washington; Do, do., (Nat
ural,) by S. A. M'Clung, New Texas, Pa.;
Eloquence, by J. Henry Sharpe, Steuben
ville, Ohio; Firmness, by, P. H. Pitkin,
Milfordton, Ohio; The Promise of Prog
ress, by T. R. Ewing, Kent, Pa.. ' The
Brightest the most Fleeting, by J. F.
Jones, Valley. Grove, West Virginia.; Ty
ranny of Fashion, by A. E. Smith, West
Carlisle, Ohio; Actors in, the Theaire of
Life, by C. P. Dunaway, Merrittstown, Pa.;
Time, Faith and Energy, by P. J. Cum
mings, Woldhonding, Ohio; and the Vale
dictory by H. S. Walker, Clarksburg,
West Virginia. The honors of the class
were given in the following order, from
first to fifth, viz.: Messrs. Walker, Kin
kaid, Aikin,.M'Clung, and Wylie. Messrs.
Kinkaid, Ewing and Cummings were ex
cused from delivering the performanceS as
signed to. them.
In addition to those named as speakers,
the
,degree of A. B. was conferred on
Messrs. J. B. Ewing, Allan A. Hough, J.
A. Patterson and D. S. Smith. The class
was greatly reduced in size by enlistments
in the army, fifteen of its members having
thus devoted themselves to the country's
service. Of these last, two have died of
disease, and two have fallen in battle, the
last of whom was the gallant Captain David
Acheson, son of A. W. Acheson, Esq., of
Washington, while at the head of his com
pany, on July 2d, 1863, at Gettysburg.
The Trustees of the Ccillege conferred
the degree of A. M. on the members of the
class of 1860, and also on Robert Sherrard,
Esq., of Steubenville,. Ohio, and J. D. Bar
rett, of Washington ' D. C.
The degree of D. D. was conferred on
the Rev. J. H. Morrison, late Moderator of
the General Assembly of the Presbyteriiia
Church, and that of LL.D. on the Hon.
Humphrey H . :Leavitt, of Cincinnati, 0.
The College maintains its high character,
and withstands nobly the trials of these
times of war. -* ALUMNUS.
CHRISTIAN 'OFFICERS.
Religion can live even amidst the strifes
and destructions of the battle-field; and
give the sweetest of consolations in times
the most -trying. A writer from Gettys
burg gives the following incident, after the
battle. Thousands were there, dead and
dying; and friends sought friends to ad ,
minister kind attentions, but before much
could be done, a movement was ordered.
In the press of the occasion, it is stated,
" Major General ifowAnD, in command of
the Eleventh Army
.Corps, hastened to the
bedside of Capt. 0-afiFETH, of his staff,
between whom and the General a strong
personal attachment existed, to take his
last farewell. He closed the door, and
after a brief interchange of sympathies,
the General took his New Testament and
read to him the fourteenth chapter of John..
He then knelt in prayer and commended
his wounded friend to his covenant-keeping
God; and rising from his - knees, clasped
him in one long, fond, Weeping embrace.
Thus the heroes parted. One went to seek
the rebels against his Government; the
other died in a few days in perfect peace;
cordially..= acquiescing in God's will, and
firmly relying on.the merits of his. Saviour."
EASTERN SUMMARY.
NEW-ENGLAND.
THE AMERICAN. BOARD OF FOREIGN
MISSIONS, which has its headquarters in
Boston, is the oldest Foreign Missionary
Society in the United States. Its total re
recipts for the financial year ending Sep
tember Ist, are stated at $380;500. The
closing of the accounts may vary the
amount slightly. It is thought that the
year terminates with the tregury free from
debt.
The Annual Meeting of, the Board is to
be held at Rochester, N. Y., October fith.
THE &wry-BEomm Anniversary.of the
New-Hampshire Missionary Society was
celebrated at the close. .of last month.
Ainong other, items of interest reported,
we notice that nearly one-fourth of the re
ceipts of the. Society during the, past =year
was from 'Female Cent Societies. It was
stated also that, since their orFanization in
1805,
,these auxiliary Associations have
paid into the treasury of the. parent State
Society the sum of $60,000. How much
might even children accomplish toWard the
evangelization of the world, were they to
give eacha cent, a Week to missionary and
other religious purposes.
AT THE LATE meeting, of the fleneral
Asiociation -of New-Hampshire, quite an
earnest discuision took place on' the ques
tion, Ought persons to be licensed to preach,
who do not intend to devote their lives to
the work of, the, ndnistry, but intend to
give- the main part" of their energies to'
sonie'other calling. The Verniont Chretti
cte'portS,- -
re that the discussion this
,
question, it was asked ;
Where is,there any, authority for such
action of ministerial bodies ? How can
licensure be given consistently with the re
quirement of the Scriptures that the min
ister shall have one main purpose How
can it.be done without degrading `the pro
fession of the ministry ? On the other
side it was asked, if You take ,men already
in : the ministry, for Professors and Presi:
dents in Colleges, because .thu , have - ob
tained a fitness for these positions in their
eperience there, will you out off ~the pos
sibiliv of a .young man's obtaining this
fitness by 'refusing him the opportunity fo
improvement
,as well as usefulness, which
even occasional preacking _of the GosPel,
would give hinP!
A. RnormParrAr. (JECURCITI has been or
ganized by the Connecticut 28th regiment.,
in service under Gen. -Banks,. and has
adopted a constitution according to which
the administrative council consists of the
pastor and five lay. members; and the' Bible,
is taken as the only : rule of faith imii prac
, time:. Forty-eight individuals united in the
outset, .belongingto six'differentileuomina
tions, the Methodist Episeopal,.. Methodist
Protestant, Baptisty:Presbyterlari, EpiscoT
pal, and Cougregational.
TILE LAST independent contains an inter
esting article on Daniel Webster as an
orator. The writer, Rev. T. L. Cuyler,
disputes Mr. Greeley's denial to Webster
of a place among the greatest orators of
America; and well shows, what we think
very few have ever doubted, that the Great
Expounder possessed to a degree surpassed
by no other, the essential elements of true
oratory.
The following incident is related by Mr.
C., showing Webster's own estimate of his
speeches, as compared with that of others.
Having been once asked by afriend of the
writer, "Mr. Webster, which of your own
productions do you place first r" he replied,
" My friend Mr. Everett prefers my speech
on Gen. Jaeksorf's protest. The mass of
my countrymen probably prefer my reply to
Col. Hayne. But I prefer the first speech
I ever made at Plymouth Rock."
NEAP-YORK.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION of Sabbath
Scheel Teachers of the State of New-York
was held lately at Troy. No less than five
hundred delegates, clerical and lay, were
present. Three days were occupied in the
deliberations of the Convention. Much
enthusiasm was manifested, and a new im
petus was given to the Sabbath School
cause. There was reported, from over 500
towns, an aggregate of 3,118 schools, 49,-
730 teachers, and 346,451 scholars. Much
destitution, however, remained to be de
plored. The number of children in the
State who cannot or will not enjoy the priv
ileges of the Sabbath School, was estimated
at half a million!
IT IS SAID that Dr, Shedd has concluded
to resign his pastoral charge of the Brick
Presbyterian church, and to accept the
Professorship which was lately tendered
him in. the New-York Union Theological
Seminary.
REV. HAILVEY NEweoitin died in Brook
lyn on the 30th nit., aged sixty years. He
was well known as a contributor to the re
ligious press and as a writer of, books for
the young; and was especially distinguished
as the author of the valuable " Cyclopmdia
of Missions!'
THE FOLLOWING is a list of the distin
guished diplomates who recently made an
excursion in company to the lakes and riv
ers of New-York :
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State; Baron
Gerolt, the Minister of Prussia ; Mr. Mo
lina) the Minister of Nicaragua M. Tag
sa.ra' the Minister of Spain; Lord Lyons,
the British Minister • Baron Stoeckl, the
Russian Minister ; M. Mercier, the French
Minister; M. Schleiden, the Hanseatic)
Minister; M. Bernatti, the Italian Minis
'ter ; Count Piper, the Swedish Minister;
M. Astaburaga, the Milian Minister.
THE WHOLE NUMBER of Visitors. at Sara
toga during the present season is estimated
at upwards of thirty thousand.
IT SEEMS that the President has deter
mined to fill the cadetships at West. Point
that are left vacant by the operation of the
rebellion, by the appointment of deserving
young men from the army. Gen. Grant
has received orders from Washington to
send in the names of soldiers in his army
who are of the proper age and qualified for
the position; and examination of candi
dates are being made by Gen. Sherman.
JOSEPH P. THomPsoN, JR., son of Rev.
Dr. Thompson, of New-York city, has been
commissioned a first lieutenant in the Sec
ond Regiment United States colored troops,
under Col. William Birney, son of the late
James G. Birney.
EMIGRANTS numbering one hundred and
seven thousand have arrived at New-York
since January—just double the number who
came during the same time last year.
THE PRICE of Gold on Saturday last was
quoted at 129. Superfine State and West
ern Flour sold at $3.95®4.45 per bbl.
PHILADELPHIA.
ACCORDING to the decision of Judge
Cadwallader in the recent habeas corpus
cases of drafted men, " the right of Con
gress to pass the conscription act is legally
and constitutionally derived from that clause
of the •constitution giving Congress the
power to raise armies, &c., which is distinct
control over the militia."
ADMIR,AL DiT_PONT having been offered a
public dinner some time since by distin
guished citizens of Philadelphia, respect
fatly declined the honor proposed. In- his
letter of reply, he alluded in the most com
plimentary forms to the officers and men
under his command, iho " won in battle a
foothold on, the. coast whence the rebellion
had expelled every vestige of the national
authority, and held-that coast for four hun
dred miles with a grasi of iron, which the
enemy strove in vain to break, and which
foreign nations were compelled to respect!'
And for himself, he says " Even if pass
ing events. have not already vindicated me,
I can await the verdict of history, and in
the meantime shall bear with me the grate
ful recollection of your kindness!' - -
UPwAittis of six million tons of coal
have- been received at Philadelphia since
the beginning of the present year.. This is
a net increase of one and a quarter million
tons-over the tonnage of the corresponding
period of last 'year.
-Sir= the first of the year, about four
million gallons of petroleum ; :valued at one
million dollars, have been - shipped =from
Philadelphia. This is claimed' to be an ex
.
cess,over the combined shipments of New
Boston and Baltimore.
For the Presbyterian Banner.
Plains.Chnrch, Pa.---Ordination and Installa-
t on.
On Tuesday Sept. Bth, Mr. John W.
Potter was ordained, and installed pastor'of
the Presbyterian church of Plains, by the -
Presbytery of Allegheny. The ordination
sermon was preached by Rev. W. W. Mc-
Kinney, son of Rev. Dr. McKinney, editor
of '""'the" Presbyterian Bantzer: . .Rov. Mr.
Kean, of Freeport, presided `proposed the
constitutional questions, and made the or
daining prayer. .P b ev. J. H. Potter, of
Baltimore, Md., brother of the newly cre
ated pastor, delivered the charge to the
pastor; 11,ev. Loyal Young, D.D.,'of Butler,
delivered the charge to the people.
Mr. Boyd ? Principal of the " Wither.:
spoon Institute," at Butler, was ordained
as an Evangelist, at the name time, Dr.
Young making the ordaining prayer.
Mr. Potter takes charge of Plains church
under very encouraging circumstances.
The congregation were not only unanimous
in entering into their part of the engage
ment, but hearty and earnest. They seem
much devoted to their young pastor. The
attendance at church has increased about
one-third since he came among them. Ten
new pews have been put in, and they are
all about taken. The attendance at the
evening prayer-meetings is remarkably
good. The meetings are solemn, and some
sinners are inquiring for the way of salva
tion. We hope the Lord has a great bless
ing for them. -
This ehureh seems to be renewing its
age. The ladies of the congregation have
encouraged the pastor by raising fund to
paper the walls of the church . , and carpe
the aisles, so that Presbytery was gratified at
the improved appearance of the sanctuary.
Dinner was also furnished in the church- -
yard, by the ladies, for the Presbytery and
all the large assembly present, estimated
by some to be near one thousand. The
church was crowded to overflowing, and
quite a congregation was still on the out
side. After the wants of all were supplied,
more than twelve baskets full remained
untouched.
A most excellent spirit prevades the
congregation—a willingness to do anything
that will help forward the good cause. It
is cheering to the friends of this old Zion
to witness her present prospects. All that
seems needed now is an outpouring of the
Spirit from on Sigh, till this field not only
shall blossom as the rose, but bring forth
fruit abundantly, to the praise of God's
grace. For this we hope both pastor and
people will earnestly, believingly, humbly,
determinedly and perseveringly pray to the
Hearer of prayer.
ONE Wilo WAS PRESENT
For the Presbyterian Banner.
In Memoriam.
Extract from the minutes of the Union
Literary Society, on the death of Henry M.
Graham, of Young's Battery, who died at
Fort Delaware, July 22, 1863:
WHEREAS, God, in the mysterious dis
pensations of his providence, has seen fit to
remove flora this to another world our for
mer friend and 1 -fellow-member, Henry M.
Graham; therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Gra
ham, our Society has added to her list of
losses _another of her, noblest spirits; one
whose aspirations were ever after the pure,
the noble , and the good.
Resolved, That while we mourn the loss
of one whose rising star of manhood pointed
unerringly to a bright and promising life
of usefulness and honor, yet, this offering
being required, we rejoice in the fact that
it was laid upon the holy altar of our free
dom; and we would bow in humble sub
'mission to the all-wise will of Him demand
ing such a sacrifice.
Resolved, That we tender to the bereaved
relatives of, our deceased friend our heart
felt sympathy and also ask them to rejoice
with us in the consoling hope that he, hav
ing left us here, now enjoys a life of im
mortal vigor and unending bliss in that
world where death and sorrow never enter.
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions
be forwarded to the family of the deceased;
and for publioation,_ to the Reporter and
Tribune, and the Presbyterian Banner.
A. A. Surm a
S. T. M. MeOARRELL,
GEO. Dal v rat,
Comnittee.
TVaslaivon College, Aug., 1863..
For rho Freelgtoriau Stamm
Ordination.
At an adjourned meeting of the Presby
tery of Washington held at Frankfort, June
76th, Mr. D. H. Laverty was ordained to
the office of the Gospel ministry and in
stalled pastor of the church of Frankfort.
In these services, Rev. W. B. Keeling
preached the sermon; the Moderator, Rev.
R. S. Morton, presided and made the or
daining prayer ; Rev. S. P. Grier Pave_tbe_.._
charge to the pastor, and Rev. J. E;gleson 7
D.D., to the people.
At the same meeting Rev. - J. T. Freder
icks and Rev. R. S. Morton were appointed
a committee to install Mr. Laverty at the
churCh of " Three Springs," the other part
of his pastoral charge, which "was done on
the following Monday.
For the Presbyterian Banner.
In Memoriam
Extract from the minutes of the Union
Literary Society, on the death of Capt.
David Acheson - , 140th Penna. Vols., who ,
fell JUly 2d, 1863, while gallantly leading
his men in the terrific battle of Gettys
burg
nnusAs, God; who reigneth, Lath
called upon us to recognise the mysteriola ir
dispensations of his providence, in that Blify
siddenly • summoned from the sanguinary
battle-field of 'Gettysburg to the eternal
world our former fellow-member and bro
,
ther Capt. David Acheson; and;
W'HEILEAS, it is but fitting that we, as a
Society, tender some tribute of respect to
the memory of the honored and the brave
whO have gone out from our midst, and
who have battled and fallen in defence of
Freedom's holy cause; therefore,
Resolved, That in the_ death of Captain
Aeheson, we recognise the blood-sealed
pledge of that uncompromising fidelity
which prompted him to • abandon those
peaceful pursuits that bid fair to wreath
his brow with
. : the highest of literary hon
ors; to bid adieu to that home hallowed
in its endearments, and to those friends
and . relatives
.who regarded him as their
model of true nobility, that he might draw
his' sword in defence of all that renders
home sacred, and affords security to friends
—good government.
Resolved, That in his death, the Union
Literary Society has lost one of her most
gifted and highly-honored members; Wash
ington College one of her noblest sons;
his native town one of its most promising
youth's; and from ample testimony we may
add, his noble regiment one 'of its bravest
and most' idolized captains:
Resolved, That, although we would not
alloy the 'sanctity 'et , deznestie grief bf the
intermingling'Of onr sorrow, yet we ?would
humbly ask the privilege of moistening the
green lough of remembrance with the tear
of heartfelt synipatby.
Resedvect, That while we mourn our loss,
are rejoice in the' hope, that =his was but a'
transfer; fromrthe armies' cirthe Union to' ,
the armies of heaven; and hencii his ins
calculable gain
Resolved, That copies of these resolu
tips be forivarded_to' the tinnily of the de=''
ceased ; to Regiment' Headquarters, 140th
Penns Vols.;` , and' for publiation,-to the '`
Report& aitd Mbune, ofi Waskiagteie-
Pa.;'and to the VreskVteritin'Atnner.
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H. M. "
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