Vresbgitrian Xiatmer. PITTSBURGH, VEBNESDAY, FEB, S, 1864. Convention for Amending the U.S. Constil thtioil.=-The Proceedings came to hand too late•for this week. Defarred.--Several articles prepared for this week are laid over for want of room. Among them are the acknowledgments of receipts for the Boards. • Rev. Alexander Clarke, of Clarke's School ! Visitor, has become associated with Rev. T. H. SrocKToN, in a pastoral charge in Phil adelphia. It always gives ,us pleasure toy l note the useful employment and honorable, advance of our editorial brethren. The' School Visitor is a well conducted and! highly useful journal. A Question. : What would our brethren, ministers, elders, and church members,' think of the publishing' of a Monthly; Magazine in Pittsburgh ?---say A pages, hvo., neatly gotten up, truly Presbyterian,' doctrinal, practical, social, literary. Price! at say $1.50 per , annum. ' How many pay-, ing subscribers could be had ? If you think it worth while to give your views,' address • DAVID WKINNEir, " Dliteegtaatioe—is the title of a large pamphlet which advocates " the blending of the various races of men." It tries to argue from revelation and' nature the pro priety and the benefits resultant, of an ad mixture of races, the white and the black, 'the Irish and the African. Health, strength, beauty, and many-excellences are to come 'from this general intermarriage and admixture. We have not had time to read enough to ascertain how much of se riousness there is in the author's mind. He conceals his name. The work may may be had of H. DEXTER, HAMILTON & C0.,113 Nassau street, N. Y. The Biblical Repertory,—The January number of thi,s highly-valued Quarterly has reached our table. It is rich. Contents— I. The Union of Church and State; IL DAVIDSON'S Introduction to the Old Tes tament ; 111. The Late Rev. JAMES HOGE, D.D.; IV. Can God be Known ? V. SEtztVs History of Christian Doctrine.. Short Notices. Literary Intelligence. We'again commend this excellent work to our readers. Ministers who have it not, are destitute of knowledge which every Presbyterian pastor should possess. ' Every true Presbyterian—reading and thinking men—would be benefittcd by its perusal. Washington .and Jefferson Colleges.—We are sorry not to be able to announce some advance toward the Union of these two in stitutions. A correspondents on our first page, speaks of the desired event rather despairingly. We must confess to some disappointment of expectation at the little progress made, or rather, at the absence of progress. If the Christian public really' desires a union, as we believe to be the fact, and if the same public furnished the funds: which endowed, so far as endowment has. progressed, both the colleges, then, to press the Trustees of both, is the public's prerog) ative. A Call "from Illomphis.—We have a letter from Memphis, pleading earnestly for an Old School Presbyterian minister. Who wrill go? 'Let him correspond 'with Mr. I ANGus C.AmPunr, of that city. There are four Presbyterian church buildings in I the place, bat one of which is used for worship, and that is controlled by Govern mot: The preathers, of course, are of different denomitiations, being the chap lain& Oar Old School brethren -are .very desirous to have a pastor of their own. Some help would be needed 'for a little time. Our Board of Missions should at once .; send a wise and able marrinto that country, to aid in resuscitating churches and obtain ing preachers. The True Presbyterian.--We give to our Louisville contemporary its own chosen name, though we regard it as utterly a. misnomer. We speak of it now, to state that Rev. ROBERT MonatisoN has retired, leaving Dr. STUART ROBINSON solo editor. Dr. ROBINSON remains still in Canada, whither he-fled on account of his sympathy with the rebellion. He has abundant leis ure to write, and he forwards his editorials by The paper is published once . in two weeks. We regret that the proposed orthodox paper in Kentucky-has not come into being. The delay in the enterprise is owing to the fewness and feebleness of the churches in the State. One Synod, and that so awfully distracted by the war, can hardly be expected to ,sustain a weekly journal. Another Minister Gone.—We haye just learned that Rev. GEORGE W. THOMPSON, D.D., Academia, Pa., entered into his rest, on the 28th ult. Particulars of his sick ness and death we have not heard. - We knew Dr. THOMPSON well. Often did we take sweet counsel together, and go to the house of God in company. He was one, of the most devoted laborers, and most successful pastors. Genial in spirit, always courteous, cheerful, lively, hewas the life of the social circle, and ever welcome. Ins preaching was entertaining, instructive, powerful. A's a:Presbyter, he was punctual in his attendance,- active, pleasant, and al ways about as nearly right as falls to the lot of good men. The deaths of Drs. - Ox,Aitx. and THOMP SON is 'quite a steoke on the Church. They were. among the best preachers; the prime of life; in the zenith of useful ness. Why is it ? " Thy will be done Good manners require.ns 'to say, " Good bye," "Fare ye well," when a separation from friends becomes necessary. And sep arations do take lilsee. To them, all, sooner or later, must submit. Now, for more than eleven years we have paid weekly visits to our kind readers. The .publication of the Banner has never tailed, fora single week. On two occasions, caused by our removal fibm Philadelphia to. Pittsburgh, it was one day ,late;"and- twice, perhaps, it was detained a day by the breaking of the press. But a number never failed. A change has come. Suddenly, un sought, unannounced, unexpectedly, we stop. But in this "we " the Banner is. not meant. It is only the- editors. The Banner will .live. • We trust that it will flourish for generations. Sustained by abler hands, guided by wiser heads, imbned with a deeper piety, may it be a guide to God's people, till the millennial day. Our work has been very pleasant. We labored assiduously, but never greiv tired. We have had annoyances, but, how small : they were, compared with our consolations ! We hence give up our chair not from wea riness nor dissatisfaction ; nor yet fr . ont conscious feebleness. Neither.do we retire' from a wan bof support. Oar receipts from subscribers have been - larger since the com mencement of our 12th volume than they were in any four consecutive months for several years—quite enough larger than last - Year to meet the' increased expense of paper and wages. Thanks to our friends. Why then retire . ? you ask. it is in accordanee with an original-purpose. We entered our work as proprietor, publisher, and editor, with a determination not to carry so.largd a task into the feebleness of age; and.now that in opportunity has come to us, unsought t vigorous though we feel, we yet' embrace it. If the call had been to give up the labors of- proprietor and pub ,lishet, and continue thoSe -of editor, we would gladly ht. hearkened: But it was to give Up the three responsibilities togeth er. Hence we retire; hoping, however, that God has something for us still' to do. We are permittc ‘ d -to introduce, as our successor, Rev. JAMES ALLISON. Mr. ALLISON is no stranger to our readers. For some'years he was our correspondent, over the signature, " Sigma." For other pars he prepared the "Eastern Summary," and most of the " Book Notices," and occasion= ally an editorial. He is .well acqUainted with the Banner's business. He is sound in the faith, a good 'theologian, a thorough Presbyterian, a sprightly writer, a close ob server of events, industrious, energetic, possessed of business tact. He will go to the work con amore. Pittsburgh, Pa Mr. R. PATTERSON, now Professor in the College at Danville, Ky., formerly Profes sor of Mathematics . in Jefferson. College, is to -bo co-editor and co-proprietor .in the Banner. Professor PATTERSON is well known to the Christian community in this region.• - He is a gentleman of devoted piety, an enlightened conscience, and much learning. He is also a - good writer, and able in the defence of the truth. Our junior editor who,, though in "deli cate health, has rendered most acceptable aid, retires with the senior. He has, since October 1862, prepared the Snmniary . of Eastern News, and written the Book No flees, and made the Selections. Our young friends, and their mammas too, will long remember -him. Almost every good article they have foniad, for a long time, in the. Youth's Column, has been of his choice:. His heart was in his work. Of our associates in bringing out the Banner, we speak with . esteem &I'd. love. The foreman; JOHN M. liitivrx, wrought on the first paper we produced in Pittsburgh. H FINDLEY IRWIN, compositor, began with us in May, 1856; and JAMES M. jawnr, book-keeper, in September, ISSB. These all continue in their positions, and help us to an assurance that our subscribers will be well served. N. M. POINDEXTER, compositor, entered in June, 1857, and still occupies his post. We regret to break Con nexion with men always faithful ; but we shall have the benefit of pleasant remin iscences. _ Brethren, old and young, one 'and all, give `us your prayers. We have served you faithfully. Though in weakness, and with mistakei occurring, still in. sincerity . and love. May Go Tess you, with all tem poral prosperity, and all spiritual consola tions, with zneetness for heaven, and with a crown in glory. - Grace, mereyand peace be with you. Brethren, we, Senior and Junior, say to you, most affectionately, FAnE'ELL. Every man should be a model: But there are some men upon whom the obliga tion is most pressing. The father, the pas tor, and the editor 'should each be as near to perfectness as may be within the resell of humanity. Of the editor we new speak more partic ularly. His influence is f.m. reaching. II : is not so great upon the individual as is the father's ; and perhaps not so great as the pastor's; but he reaches such vast mtg. titndes as to * make the aggregate of his good or his evil to be vastly beyond that of the others. The editor of a daily, 'or a weekly, journal, reaches tens of thousand's; often he reaches hundreds of thOusands. He gives inforination. He selects facts, colors facts, suppresses facts. Where.men take but one newspaper, they, their', wives, and their children are deeply within the editor's power, as to their sentiments and social movements. You know how it is in politics; and you see it also in religion.. ..In politics every man should read two or more newspapers—should have something able on each. side. Who ever 'heard of a just Judge and an impartial jury giving a verdict on the hearing of but one of - the attorneys? How then cap you decide on a pnlitioai jupstion when you : read but one PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, FEBRITAR Y . 3, 1864. VALEDICTORY. A NOBEL ZAN. paper, and that produced by an editor deep ly, bitterly, and for pecuniary gain, one sided No man understandiany political question who reads only a one-sided news paper. The editor will lead him astray. He has not, and he cannot have, the full facts needful to a correct judgment. In religion, so "far as sentiment is con, cerned, readers have an advantage. They have the infallible Word of God to guide them. To this test they can bring the ed itor. And still, the editor of the religious paper has a wonderful influence. He gains our confidence, and the confidence of all our household. Then, he visits.us weekly.. Advocates our religions faith; tells us of Christian experience, points us to the way tending heavenward; cheers us in our sor rows ; elevates our -hopes. He grows in our confidefice. 'He gets posgession of our hearts. Hence the man who furnishea our paper should be thatCughly, orthodox and entirely truthtulr But we began our remarks by saying that the:editor should be u 'Model man. We said so, because he transfuseg himself into us, and espeoially into- the young of our households. They catch lis.spirit. They adopt his mode of thinking., They imbibe the peculiarities of his feeling. His mode of expreising Aought, his style of writing, his energy, vivacity,, conscientiousness, or the want , of these, or the opposites of these, are:transferred. The full grown man can not escape 'some influence. The young are deeply affected. Both may be unconscious of what is occurring; but an . effect is ear tain. - The editors of our journals, and 'bap& cially of our religious journals, should be our. wisest Men, our best men, our most perfect •men. They are really, to a great extent the MoDELS after, which our chil dren's minds, tastes, activities, conscience, style of thinking' and wilting, are formed. • Theta,selecting your newspapers, these daily or weekly visitors to your honse, -take a look at their editors, and ask yourselves : Are these the models to which I, as a wise Christian parent, would have the mind and spirit of -my child.conformed ?* These remarks , apply foieibly to the se lection of a pastor,'and also of a husband or wife. • RETROSPECT. . it is well, occasionally, to. look batik. We may be made Wiser thereby. - - We May . be brought to a deep repentance. And we May, too, have our gratitude wondrously expanded; and all know that the Lord loves a grateful heart. We thank God for his goodness.. Ha has given to THE BAN NER a - duration beyond the predictions of even wise 'men, an influence which none thought it could ever obtain, ancl a prosper ity which demands of us unfeigned thinks. Blessed be the Lord. - .• It is now elepen and one-third years since TELE BANNER was. established. It .was re garded by most -men, by even intelligent and good men, as an experiment, wild, if not reckless. Some allowed it six montbs of life ; others, twelire months ; a few con fided in the hands and mind which gave: it being. And God smiled graciously. His Providence said, let it live and flour= ish • let it be a guide and a light. Blessed be God.. TILE BANNER was commenced in Phila delphia, as a " Cheap Paper," in the Au tumn of 1852. " Cheaptiess ":was strictly subordinated to goodness; and was predica ted - on .a circulation of 30,000 to 40,000 ; which number it was.supposed the Assem bly's influence could readily . obtain.- When the Assembly declined to aet, private en terprise As. consecrated. Two good farm ers ldnt, without interest, perpetually if need be, $lOO each. (That money .is now returned.) No Other person offered aid; and none was asked. The - paper. wasmom-, meneed.at $1; on a sheet of 24x36 inches, and with a composition of.ynaar 100,000 ems. It was afterwards enlarged, the priee continuing the same. In the Autumn at 1855, it was -removed to Pittsburgh, and further enlarged, and they price - put at $l.- 25. Recently, the rise in paper and wa ges, and all other - things, has made a far ther advance in price necessary. The prin ciple was that the people of God are end,» tied to a truly go©d religious newspaper, at the lowest rate at which it can be produced. On ,"this principle we commenced our inves tigations, in 1849, and our publication in 1852; and from it we have never varied. And God has given us success. Blessed be God.' THE BANNER AND THE CHURCH. We, have sustained Presbyterianism, in doctrine and order, with entire heartiness, It has been, to us, no trammel. .Its bonds are not fetters. It is a well , fitting gar. merit, which chafes in no - part. It con strains.us not, in thoughtovord, or deed-- that is, in it' we feel perfect freedom, out volitions being in accordanee with its inles. To erect THE BANNER we left one of the most delightful pastoral Charges. We un dertook it, as we would a foreign mission, froin ci sense of .duty: We heitee 'gave• to it a heart's consecration: We itiished good—to instruct, to cheer, to_ train, .to help pastors to' produce an intelligent, active, earnest, law-abiding, God-serving people; . happy in time, and fitted for a blissful immortilitY. We were determined not to ".make again" of God's Church. And we have not made a gain of it ; though, even at our low rates, we could - have man aged to save - Money. But - We never drei ;from the paper alien the interest on, our in vestment; no, not the full "average Of our family expenditures. Still, we have'had a. joyous toil, and, what we call, a great pros perity. We give thanks. Blessed - be God.- THE BANNER AND POLITICS With. politics, that is, with partyismi have not meddled.. Still, we have taught that, a participation in elections, and in all civil affairs, is a c . hristian duty. God, by Taking the people of this land a free peo,.. plc, has laid . Ahem under ,respdhsibility., Chriitians are the very men who should at tend to, .yea, who should lead politics. God's ministers and the religious press, should teach the'fundamental principles of goiernment; the equity, morality,. social rights; and the people should conserve, ad minister, and purify the social system. These are Scriptural principles. God has revealed and sanctioned Client, and on them we have spoken and acted. VIE'BANNER AND SLAVERY During the first half of our existence we said but little about slavery. 'We then, as now, regarded it as a sin against Grod,- horrid sin; _but a sin, as We supposed, to be . extirpated by the Gospel.- We thdefore taught those principles and inculcated that spirit which would undermine it, eradicate it;, and we were cautious to say nothing which would , needlessly excite prejudice, and exelude us from the locality of the evil. We wished our newspapers,' tracts,. books, all filled with truth and aboundin& in love ; and our teachers, doctors, lawyers, ministers, educated to freedom, samples of excellence, and ovided by the Master's 'spirit, to find perpetualaccess to Southern minds. We etill-believe that we were right. . Since access to , the South is pre cluded, and since the circumstances forced upon the country have plaftd us under varied responsibilities, we have not, been reticent The Banner was the firit . ,paper, in modern :times, to present to: the . publieq, our Church 'action of 1818 ; and it has maintained, unequivocally, <that slaiery, 'thit is, Southern`slavery as sanctioned by law, is a sin: Service is, no sin. It is right, when regulated by Gospel principles and precepts. 'Our feelings against slavery are intensified by the war;-but our views of its immorality are as before. The thing is a sin, - to be repented of and abandoned .at once. But we have not taught drat' the civil ruler is entrusted - with the sword,, to 'punish sin Romanism is a sin; but, not • the literal trword but "the _sword of the. Spirit, which is the Word of God," is the weapon ordained for its extirpation; atd, more yet, it is not the civil magistrate, but the minister of religion who is the ordained .111.41$11801VING SERMONS: of God, to be the operator. And.uo we!' We still receive, occasionally, a sermon ?say of slasery. God has not commissioned preached on Thanksgiving day, Noveniber President''Lritoordv to punish the "sin of', 26th, 1863 Nothing can be , more appro. slaveri. Thai would be asOrry mixing of f , priate than the giving of thanks to -God. the temporal and spiritual power. That The holy angels praise God; and mueh would ,be Church and State with a yen-, more should meri. Bliss .to, man - is not geance. It would be a real Papism. Mr.' only a gratuity. It is favor bestowed upon Ltisiaor4l is too good a man to assume such the unworthy., - Rig bounty in good things a prerogative. To.judge of -sin, and to ex- to' those who deserve nought but the inflie tirpats- sin, is the;work of evangelists. Let, tions of evil - • then, ministers, let all Christians do their God. deals with - men in judgment, as duty in the Gespet Let them" speak 41113 'really as in mercy: His hand is in each; truth, l 'andsiaak it "in lov&" The coon- in the . evil -as truly as in - the g i rd. "Is try's arms, we hope, s will soon suppress the there evil in the city," asks e ltt- pwphet, rebellion's " war power." Then let the " and the Lord bath not* done it?" We. Cherch again advance, and fully possess should note God's will and purpose in the land; and make it freedem's home, by 1, each, and from both we may learn wisdom Making its,inhabitants to become " the' and derive benefits ;• beeanse God means sons of God." -- all for benefit, to those. whom he loves.. But -THE BANNER AND THE WA 4 R,. thanksgiving is our, present theme, and we We entered into the war with sadness; l direct attention to, two sermons thereon ; but not with hesitation. When Seceision one preached in Pittsburgh, the other in came into being, we at once denounced it. Philadelphia.- When treason became a fact, we said; Sup- THE PITTSBURGH SERMON. press it. E,nforce the laws Preserve the 1 " THE PRESENT crowned with Goolness, country's 'unity. .1).o so, at any eipense: 1 the FUTURHfuII of Hope,"- is the title of a Make no compromise With_traitors in arms ' discourse by Rev. W. A. DAVIDSON, pas- We have sustained the Government - heart-' for of the Methodistchurch, Liberty street, ily, - though we have hot approve 4 of all Pittsburgh. Mr. DAVIDSON,o possessed of eptiblip measures. - We condemned the- a noble spirit , of patriotism and an' ardent early haste, because, .being" unprepared for desire for human liberty, enters into his the-fight; weniust certainly suffer damage. i Subject enthusiastically: Among other And we have condemned delays sirice, be- things, he gives. thanks for " Anit.anim cause they.have been, needlessly protracted, I laticoilv, a wise, faithful, honest;and emi and have caused, great losses and sufferings. neatly conscientious. President The -see- We have condemned the selfish Contracted- and WASHINGTON of his country. Raised tress of parties and partyism, because these ;_ up for the times as MOSES was for his * waste the nation's strength. We have * * He planted his feet on' the ' , eternal pleaded,for the use of means adequate to principles of truth and "justice; and there the end because it is thus that God ,hi stands to -day, firm as adamant!' works. We did believe, ai we have several i Speaking of the -Future, Mr. DAVIDSON times intimated; and we etill believe, that. says : " Slavery and rebellion ! two .of the the- Government could have utterly broken most unnatural; most inhuman, most un down the military power of the rebels with- godly things that ever cursed this or any in eighteen months from their attack on, other nation Tit is peculiarly fitting that Sumpter. The country had the strength, both should be buried , together-in themsenie and the Government should have, used it: dishonored grave. And when their funeral Still, we support the -Government. It - is rites are to be performed, this nation,, in: the duty of every 'man to support law and stead of chanting a requiem,' shall ode order, against rebellion-and disintegration. brate a jubilee; instead of weeping, there And we do notknow that the Government, shall be Shouting"- in any Other hands, would have been ad THE PHILADELPHIA SERMON. it has;"TRIAL AND DUTY" is the title of a ministered more- successfully than . .. beep. by the President now in office. Party, sermon preached by Rev: J EDWAADS, men, and sp,eoulators,„And aspirants, would D.D., in . West .Arch' Street Presbyterian Street church,Philadelphia. The text is hav m e a L ed or n d ny gi Lre p si e d a e c n e t to - 6ountry hyatthasel*3 Esther iv : 14.—" * * And - who knoweth —peace on righteous principles; and to whether thou art come to the kingdom for this. end may he.bless= our brave soldiers;" such a time as this?" The preacher makes and. especially may he give wisdom, strength, a beautiful recognition of God's previdence.' firmness and energy to the President of theist) ,c For of him, and through him, and to him United States, that righteousness may tri-_ are all things"th 1 - f Happy are the peop e o umph -- whom God approve& All things • shall work -for their good. He Will interfere at the precisefime of need—eien when every thing seems to he :against thera—and will effect their salvation. - Therefore let 'us make. God our friend. Let us ever do what is pleasing in his sight.. Let us. not think that. because the enemy is wicked, and is almost exhausted, we are therefore safe, and may, become unrighteols in our demands, vindictive, oppressiie, exacting. Our ene my may repent, and God may pity - Min, and'may deliver hiin, as he delivered the feeble Jews Let as,never forget, that. GOD WEIGHED. IN THE BALANCES. •GodrepreSents.his equity by the simile of a balance: RE - LaßAzin..was weighed in the ; balances, and found:wanting; was, cut off.. 'IIOW would it-be with this nation, if God should. adjust hia-scales, and•test us by the equipoise of rightaousness ? Would we not be found wanting.?: We are in the habit _of adjudging`the rebels -to• be great sinners, and ottrselves as coniparatively righteous. " They have taken up arms' against their Government. This is their crying sin. This justifies: the : war against, them. Bit . God looks ai other sins•besides rebellion.. - -Now suppose that God 'should cast the enormous Southern sin of slavery.into one tide•of the balaneei, and, then place somee - s pliblie Northern sin's in the other side, and , so =test the two peo ples, what Would be the result?. Look it the thing truthfully Look at it in the .light of -Scripture. Suppose he should threw .=Sabbath-breaking; into-: the scale. Behold our tillers at Washington. Turn your ary eyes . -to even Bostonthe inilit .ptrades,,the feasts, the apaeches; the salVos of artillery, on -the - 41, orcrfs "d.4y; riit.Pßso Moo ithat Elm* „into ,• the ;shale the sin of having a Unitarian fora Chaplain in Congress—" denying the Lord that bought them." What so . heinous in God's sight, as the denial of his Son? Then see the " raffling "—gambling=at our Sanitary Fairs for the army; and the drinking, dancing and gayety at Washington, and in all high places. _Think also of the vast multitude of other sins, and of their hein ousneis; and estimate the result, if all should• be, put into the scale. Note also that God will not tolerate in his own favor ed family what he patiently bears with others. Such thoughts may lead to.humil ity, and . penitence r and avert the Divine anger. OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. The letter from London, for this week, 'did not arrive in time to appear in full.- We regret the delay; and-yet we wonder at the regularity with which that corres-' pondence has reache4 us. Never has our veined friend failed to ( write, and,never has the mail, by land or'sea, Jost ene - of his let,' We bequeath to our successors, and to the readers of the Banner, a rich inherit-. anee in the " gobd will" of Rev. JOHN WEIR, of London. - Dr. WFTt feels like" be hinging:lo the_ editorial of the ,Pan ner. His, letters are a feature in our jour nal. They are not excelled by those of writer from abroad. The correspondence is - now very expen siVe, owing' to the high rates of . exchange.. The par value of the pound sterlingis $4.84. We usually, before the *a; bought 1 at $5. For our last draft we had to pay $8 per pound sterling. Still; we wo.uld continue the cnrrespondenee. We trust that.there will be no risn,in . the rate of ex- *, change which will male the dropping of it a necessity. •We bid , " Good-bye': to Dr. Ept, with profound einotion, and the highest esteem. In heaven may we meet, *to join in adoration and praise to Rim who has honored us with'a position in his earth ly service, and 'is fitting us, we trust, for an 'inheritance with his saints a ave. In speaking otwhat the natiolislo , know and do, in orde! to an ultimate triumph and an honorable peace, Dr. El4Auns says;: I.:Our first.axid great duty is to -God. It is time to.,seek the Lord; and the earlier in .our affliction thO 'better 'for- us. We should know him and. recognize him, in these - events . we Should honor him- and turn .to him in sincerest, heartiest 'homage and obedience. Not that the State should now or ever, establish religion and enforce its lorms by civil pains and penalties, but that, as a people, whose organ -the. State is,. 'we- alltuld be humble, , paniteixt, devout. .Let us confeas,the State to'be God's oidi mance, and thst;g i religion; no -less' than morality and knowledge is necessary to good government.' Let' it be confessed that religion has a civil value and redounds to the good of the State as well as the in .dividttal ; that it is unpatriotic to be wick ed ; that he is a bad citizen who is a _bad man. When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.' * * * We can never do without religion—less now than ever. Nor will mere reputable professions and common-place attainments in piety snffice. Personal piety, high, firm and aggressive is the great duty of the hour. .Mighty be, !levers men:who live by taitknf the Son of God,' men mighty in the Scriptures, men of priniely might in prayer are called for to be pillars in a shaken Church and to: be shields and swords to an, imperilled State. We glory in having a righteous cause, but it were even better for us.to be .a righteous nation. * * * *. * . "2.. Second only in importance to this is our duty to be &yeti. Public 'attention has .quite recently been directed to this word as one that is unsuited to our land and to these times. * * * The word is as-apt as it is legitimate. It imports the presence, the righteousness, the wisdom and beneficence of LAW in the -land, and it-breathes of that good citizenship which, submits to Law in its requirements and up holds it in its ministrations. Law is sn promo ; not passion, not-interest, not expe diency,-not faction; not force. This is the creed and this the hotarof theloyal•man— . Let us be loyal. Loyal to that Constitution which _enshrines - our national life. Loyal to that .policy and to the specific enact ments which our people pronounce in , the -name and strength of the' Constitution, through their Representatives.. Loyal -,toy the distinguished citizen who has .been duly, that is,_ in all and the - only. forms known to us,.called to be President. of• the United States, .and> who has thus-far ad ministered public affairs with such pure ness, wisdomand energy. * • "3. In the third place, let us 'learn to appreciate man. The religious, the. Scrip tural estimate of man is-the true one. He is God's special handy- work. • Divine limning has shadowed forth in him a Divine, portraiture—he is made in the image and likeness of Gisd. ffeis the : Object of God's „special care and hive. He'is now far : fallen' from his first estate, of honor and excel lence, he is involved in a great-catastrophe; sin has entered into. the world and death by sin, to jar man's relationships, embitter `his pursuits, dash his joys and madden. his -heart, yet, as offset and cure for all this sin and misery, a mystery of mercy, a Glorious' Redwription, is •revealed. ' For , God SO loved the world that• he gave his only he gotten Son, that whosoever believed' in 'him-should not_ perish bu.t . .. have, eternal life! The soul of -man, undying as its Divine original, has susceptibilities and ca pacities which eternity alone can fully de velope and God alone can fill. * - * " The negro.is the proscribed one of our day, and it is in reference to him that our duty of a= catholic - philanthropy specially binds: It is for us to recall that he is made in God's image, that he is 'endowed with immortality, that he, equally with any, may be, a subject of the grace .of Christ, and a pattaker of the glory that shall be re vealed! He can receive the Holy Ghost. He can belisie -on the Son of God. He can shed the tear of true penitence. He canthrill_with the love of God shed abroad in his heart, and can iejoicein hope of the glory of God. He .can- reach heaven,- '.with abundant eqprance "to Rs. society, service, triumph anrblessedriess. * * "4. In the last place, such a time as this' demands that we-be in earnest on our country's behalf, that we-be consecrated to our country's seriice and• salvation. Never yet have we indicated "a, hearty and an ade quate estimate of our country's. worth and our country's danger. Do we indeed re member that our government in its form and spirit is a near approach to.that Divine model which was given to' God's Israel, as most fitted to make ready a people pre pared for - the Lord,' and to enshrine the only faith that saves, and that it is, -as-it . has ever been, the wisest and most benefi cent government in the world-?" We love to <get -hold of such a sermon. There:is thought in it. There is conserva tism. It holds to the true foundations of liberty. There is. progress •here—progress in building- upon those true foundations. There is patriotisin, and ihere is Chris tianity& There is: truth_ and love. There is that which preserves a country, and saves, the soul. It honors God, and directs - to those ways in which God will graciously glorify a people. " Politics "of this kind, "-at such a time as this," bectime the pul -pit. Sentiments thus" Scriptural have a _proper utterance when they proceed from Heaven's Ordained messengers. • SERMON MY DR. LORD. After the above wait in the printers' hands, we received sermon preached in 13uffalo, brew-York, November 26, 1863, by Xouri C. LORD, D.D. Time and space require that outnotice of it shall exceedingly brief, though its merits are of *the first order. Di. Louis's text is, Ps. soli 20— " Shall the throne of iniquity have fellow 'ship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?" The "iniquity" of the rebellion is made most'clearly manifest We wish the sermon - could be read by everyman, North and rSouth ; read calmly and, prayerfully. Dr. LORD is. RO "fanatic, no ultraist. But he is decidedly anti-slavery, and strongly for• his country. Such preaching as the sermons of Drs. BuwAsus and LORD can not but have a. happy influence.. There is so much of Gospel, truth in them, • such a respect for law; so devoted - a patriotism, such deference to the Divine - will, that every hearer and 'reader must afterwards be more, a patriot, and more a, Christian. Books of the Board of•• Publitatioa.—Our Board'sbools are always excellent They are choice treasures, and especially are' we pleased with those intended for the young, 'We_ have now before us "Aunt -Betsy's Rule, and how it Worked;' also, two beau tiful tracts of devotional" character "Morning Sacrifice," - Ind '" Evening Bac 7, Ham!' Call, at the Book Rooms, St Clair Street, and obtain them. . Life of Archbishop litighes.--=—This diitin gnished Prelate of thew. Roman Catholic . Church is likely to live long in the memo ry of the'American-people. He was a man of very superior talents, and, we, should suppose, in social life, of much atdiabili We, once hear ,him in the .pluliiit" and once in his otal debate willi . :Dr! ;ion* BRECK.:- INRIDGE. He was calm, clear, and attrar. tive. We have before us a pamphlet e a ll, d a " Life." It gives a very brief sketch the Archbishop's past, but narrateswit4 .some, fulness events connected With Itii death and burial. It is published by T . B. PETERSON SG BROTHERS, Philadelphia. For sale by H. MINER., Pittsburgh. EASTERN SUMMARY, NEW-ENGLAND. A MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT, on it; arrival at Boston from the seat of war, 04 Sabbath, the 17th ult., was received b y a military escort, and, at the State R ou , e was welcomed by a speech from 0-evern6,' Andrew. A salute as fired on the Corr. mon, and a dinner was given in Fanc a o Hall to the reement. The sin of slaver,. has cried long and loud to Him that in righteousness, and the North is deal t , less suffering with the South for its cox. plieity * in this heinous social wrong ; but the cry of other sins besides this di, tingnishing National one, has gone n . to provoke 'the indignation of thej. mighty, and, among these, by n o pleats the least is, the flagrant and oft-, peated . vidlation of the Sabbath by t h e constituted authorities of the country The Christian public should frown . upo n such instances of Sabbath desecratio n as that to which we have just alluded. If ae would 'confidently . expe,ct the Divine Ides. ingmpon our efforts to suppress this sicked rebellion, we must honor -God by resp ect . ing and observing his sacred ordinances. AN ,IMPORTANT family breach has ce, onired in ...Boston. At an anniversar; meeting of Abolitionists, January 2 , „ t i:, Wendell Phillips; as, pnblisted, and W m. Lloyd Garrison, the more than twenz: years leaders of the nitraists, came selves to loggerheads. Speaking of- - the President, Mr. Phillip said " Either the North must rise in Ole opinion of unanimously crushing the Pr o . idemt into—submission or we must hare a different leader for the next four yea rF . ,, Mr. Garrison, in .taply, referred to Phelips' recent remark in Music flail, thy; the President's character was a sun bright that we could not see the few upon its surface, andto-night the g,entienna had spent an hour in blackening Mr. coin all over, styling him a hypocrite., ready to sacrifice the honor of the North a sham peace. ANQVISR, QtFARREL, Of some duratinc, is waxing stronger and stronger. It re. lates to , the errors of Charles Beecher's book on the Atonement Mr.• Beecher nies,. not original sin, but, original Iva. nes. He holds, 'says the Congregatiowg. ist,, that, " Adanx 'was born as we are—not, as cm monly supposed, holy, and then. Ellin z. He' fell "before' he was born here. 31r. ..Beecher combats the Idei:that the races fell in, Adam, as not supported by Scripture, u not valuable, as a heavy load to piety, and an-incubui to faith." God says, -.Adam was made in the image of God." An errorist of Mr. Beecher's east has gone so far as to be properly classed with unbelievers. NEW-YORK. WE LATELY gave credit to an announce. merit in the New-York papers that rain: and othevspecies of gambling were not to form any part of the programme for raisin,: money at the approaching Sanitary Con:. mission Metropolitan -Fair- It is to be feared,:notwithstanding, that the hopes of those 'Who oppose this species of immorality may after all be ,disappointed. The Mana gers of the Fair have, it appears, formally advertised the contemplated introduction cf the lottery system as a prominent feature of the enterprise. Itis possible, however, that in thus publicly braving and outraging the feelings of the Christian community, the managers may _overreach -themselves and. fail in the, accomplishment of their ~ ob ject by provoking _a recourse to the laws of the State framed for the prevention of the practices complained of. The Observer. after quoting from the Revised Statute of the State of New-York on the subject, con cludes with the following pertinent re marks which. iaay not, we trust, be lost upon the- Managers, nor upon the enlightened public. Our contemporary says '` Under these statutes it is plain thar the - Managers of the Fair have already ad vertisediheir pnrPose tO . vielate the laws, and this advertisement is itself a ground for action. It is the duty of the Grand Jury to prevent the violation of the law which-is proposed by the Managers. And if this should - be neglected, the persono ofrering any goods whatever in a raffle or lottery shall - forfeit three times the value of- the article so put up, and ten dollars more' A piano valued at $5OO is to le raffled for, or an affghan, or a shawl, and the lady who offers - it for that purpose wilt be compelled to, pay to the oversee: , of the poor $1,510 under the preee's ,of law I- This is a plain case, and wL . n we refer to the Art Union, a popular ins::- tution, beneficent and salutary in its hate:, tion, Which was broken up by the action the law of the State, the Managers of z l,- ] Sanitary Fai*will see the danger of for:- ing this illegal and immoral practice on the community.' Mx liwwEla, one of the Managers the American Bible Society, New-York, is a late address!before the Berkshire ConntY Bible• Society, !stated that the number Bibles and Testaments printed and issue/ .by the, parent Society during the past year , amounted to 1,200,000; of which had been given to the army, and 300,0 had, been sent within the rebel line- AMtmg other items of interest he mo tioned that the. Society's buildings and grounds are now worth $300,000; and that Of this amount not a dollar had come free: the general contributions - to the Society' but that the whole was secured by prir'' sitbseription,.for that definite purpose. EVE lINDERSTrAND that on Sabbath last. Week . Barnura's Museum was opened for the entertainment of a, pleasure-seekiv.; and God-disregarding . populace. The firm'; pretext for this shameless profanation of th'' Salkatif wat4 ) 'the raising of funds for
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