Vreshgttrian 'ohanntr2
PITTSBURG', WEDNISOIT, TES.IO, 1854.
70 tOIL SOURS
When, some twoleurs age, 1. ceased con
nection With die - !Presbyterian Banner, it
was - my expestation that this retirement
was ifinal. My intercourse with numerous
readers mid patrons had been pleasant.
All my relations with the gentlemen of the
religious and -secular press had been of the
most agreeable kind. And- in the varied
work itself I Ind taken real delight. But,
as 1. skew, interpreted the whole aspect of
sny life, my duties Seemed to lie in another
direction.
Yet, scarcely had I returned to the ex
elusive work of preaching the Gospel, when .
regrets how many quarters were expressed
that I had not continued in my =place as an
editCr of this paper. And-ever since, from
time to time have I been solieited , to return
to my place and work in furnishing Chris
tian- families with a newspaper suited to
their desires and wants.
All this had not been antieipated, and
until within a few weeks I had not the least
thought of acceding to wishes so often and
so kindly expressed- But, at last, without
any voluntary suggestion, thought, or feel
ing on my part, the way-was prepared for a
return to associations and duties from which
I had supposed - myself forever separated.
And .after mach meditation and prayer, af
ter consultation with ministers, elders, and
members of our churches, so far as circum
stances permitted, and after receiving their
unanimous and cordial advice to enter.the
field opened •to me, I consented to sun
der my pastoral relations to one of the
.most delightful churches in the whole land.
To pact from such a people, endeared by all
the varied and tender associations of nearly
sixteen yeare r and between whom and my
self naught had ever occurred to mar our
harmony or diaturbour mutual confidence`
and affection, is no small sacrifice. It is a
trial from ,which my heart would have
shrunk, had not the voice of my brethren
in the ministry and in the Ohara, so far
as it could be heard, called me hither.
Oar predecessor, Rev. DAVID MCKIN
NEY, D.D., after a long and iirduous ser
vice for the Church in 'many ways, and
also in this department of Christiad labor,
retires with strength and actiVity undimin
ished ; as does his associate, Rev. ISAAC
MCKINNEY. They have our best wishes
for their continued health, happiness, and
usefulness. Dr. MCKINNEY has, for many
years, taken a leading part in all the move
ments ,of our Church; his influence has
been widely felt; and he is still able and
ready to aid in every good work.
We now- enter upon . our work, fully
sensible of its great requirements, but also
looking up to our Father who is in heaven,
for his help, and earnestly desiring the in
dulgence and cooperation of the, readers
and patrons of the Banner, and of all the
friends of our Lord and Siviour Jesus
Christ.
It is, to me a source of the highest *grati
fication to be able to say to the public that
Prof. ROBERT PATTERSON, formerly of
Jefferson College, Pa., but .now of Centre
College, Danville, Ky., is- to be associated
with, myself. He bears a name familiar
for half a century to the people of Western
Pennsylvania. He is ...an accomplished
scholar, a forcible and polished writer, a
man of the highest integrity, and at the
same 'time the gentle and modest Christian.
When Ctn. JOIN 'MORGAN invaded `Dan
ville, Prof. PATTERSON had the honor of
being pointed out to him, - and &ought
before him, by MouGAN's own brother,
as the man who had done more than
any other in that -place to " corrupt
the minds of the young men with
Union sentiments." Such testimony to his
loyalty, 'art be regarded as of the highest
order, especially when , we remember that
Dr. •Bortartm J. BRECKINRIDGE lives in
that town. Just so soon as the Professor
can be released from his engagements with
the College will he enter upon his new
duties.
It will be our unite& aim and effort to
make the Banner such a religious
_newspa
per as the advante of the world, the prog
ress* of the Presbyterian Churth; grid
the growth of all Evangelical Churches,
demand and merit. Our endeavor will be
to build up the Church; to instruct, com
fort and encourage the people of God; 'to
show the evil of sin and the beauty of holi
ness to diffuse the light of Christian joy
and hope in every household. to which we
may welcomed: To do this,' we will
seek ta promote aoirad doctrine; to, 'oppose '
error, to aid in the advancement of hulaan
knowledge ; to relieve. suffering ; to incul
cate kinitness atid.:Christian love; and to
assist, according to our measure of ability
and in strengthening the hearts
of all hiyal. people in this 'day of our nit
times triat, and in suppressing, at whatever
cost and for all time, an inexcusable and
wicked rebellion, which has no parallel in
the retarded history of the World:
To this work we have given' ourselves.
Your favor, consideration, encouragement
and patronage, we ask. Wh a t we will de,
we prefer not to promise ; what we will
striveio do, we have told you.
In behalf of myself and 6911eague,
give yoe't)teee,,eur mantis:tins.
TEE PRICE OF TIE BANNER
Was lately ad' anoed by our predeeestiorjtri
$2.00 per annim.lt should li4ve been'
done long before, aid . is, try" no means too
much, even if it he eaough., , We purpose,
however, keeping it at 11100, and shall ever
strive te make it worth much more than
that. The price of paper, which la -,,by far
our most costly:tem of expense, has been
fully doubled rinse- the war commenced.
Ink, coal, type l -conOsition, and, in-fact s
everything which'. atilt into the cost of
.TAMES ALLISON
''a.ljournal, have increased in like proportion,
'while the money ‘ke receive for the. Banner
does not go near so far, nor :buy near so
much as it formerly did. We are glad tn.
find that most of our subscribers fully un
derstand all this, and, being unwilling to
ask in our busineis what-they would'be un
willing to grant in their pan, cheerfully ac
quiesce in an advance so altogether•necee
Sary. No one, we feel sure, would be so
unreasonable in these times as wish.our
paper at or below cost_; .neither, did we sell
at such unprofitable rates, would he like to
see advertisements crowd out the reading
matter, a course we would be compelled to
adopt in order to make up any deficiency.
Secular weeklies; which are chiefly made
up of transfer matter from dailies, can of
ford to sell somewhat cheaper than wertie
.eause they hive no composition bills to pay.
Rut every line of the Banner is each week
set up fresh, exclusively for it, 'and at 'fib
advanced price ; and we sell it at the very
'lowest rate which will afford us a fair living
profit. To that we think we shall be' enti.
tied from our subscribers, for we intend to
devote our whole time, effort, and whatever
ability God has given us, to their profit,
edification, and entertainment. We pro
pose to spare no labor or expense in order
to make the Banner a' first-class religious
weekly, filled to the brim with valuable
and interesting original and' selected mat
ter. So' eon as paper is cheapened sit;
eiently to warrant the change, it is our de-`'
Sign to enlarge the' paper, and add newlea•
tures of interest.
\ We think it better to make 'this expla
nation at the very outset of our editorial
Career, because we have already a. few 'let
ters on hand from persons inquiring if
they cannot have the Banner at such and
such rates. We beg to assure them that if
we cozdd make they reduction desired, and
nue, we should be glad to dose;., Indeed it
would then be our interest to do se, but
we will first have to doublenour cirenlation
before any departure from, our present
prices would be justifiable.
We should be very sorry to -lese any .of
the Banner's old subscribers from inability;
or indisposition on their part to, pay the,
advance. We would much rather work the
harder to please, and make all readers so
well satisfied that 'they shall think ate
Balmer cheap at s2.oo'a year:
We are well aware that these are rather
perilous times to embark in newspaper en
terprises; but with the •Divine blessing,
and the generous aid and hearty God.sPeed
of our readers, we trust -to weather safely
the storm, and .come out into the broad sea
of prosperity with our ".13anner" aloft and
waving.
DEATII OF REV. FREDERIC' NOM.
This excellent man, whose name has
been long familiar to the Christian Church
in Europe and America, departed this life
on. the last.day of the Al year. His Sick
ness bad been long and severe, but the sup,
port of that precious Gospel which he had
proclaimed for, so many years j failed him
not. He was a brother of fh i e celebrated
Rev. ADOLPHE 31.01410 H, who after.4the
Vath , of CHALMERS was pronounced by
MERLE D'AUBIONE, to be " the most elo
quent preacher of France, if not of this
evangelical world."
Ra. FREDERICK MONOD was one of the
young men, who while students at Geneva,
were brought to ,a knowledge of the truth
as it is in Jzsus through the instrumental
ity of the HALDANES. In 1820 'hibecame
associated with . his father as one of the
pastors.of the Oratore, the principal Prot
estant church of Paris,,where le remained
until 1849. Then in cons,equence of the
Latitudinarianism, Unitarianism, and Ra
tionalism of the established Pr9testante
Church, he, along with some other of - the
evangelical clergy, separated themselves,
and formed the Free Church of Fraud°
In taking this step he acted in ppposi
.
tion to the will of 'many - ot . his friends.
His brother ADOLPIIi did not gii with, him,
but remained behind...in the; National
Church, believing that with all
. its 'draw
backs, be would still be 'able to exert a
wider influence for the Truth, while retain'.
ing that position, than if he cut himself .off
from all connection with the great body of
French. Protestants. Two = other -brothers
also--Horitacm, pastor of TvlarseilllT, and
WlLLlAlkdealined tufollow him. , _Even,
his own son, Joaw,• a pastor of NismeNleld
back. Hence the act of going out from
the National 'Church' was one . of vobittary
exile: It involved the Most painfil sepa
ration from friends, but:so much: the more
was it a' proof 'of his signal.devotion "to
principle. He was the oldest Protestant
:pastor in Paris He bad heen in that posi
tion twenty-nine years. Had he remained
one year-longer he-Wo.uldhave been entitled
to a perision from the French Government
for the rest of his life. ' .
Thns_he`abandoned'lor the sake of the
•
truth a high position, a magnificent : church,
and a salary of three - thousand dollars;lo
labor among . the huMble, AO worship in a
most uninviting edifice, and to depend for
support on the voluntary recompense given
by the people. - .
In a few'years he undertook the ereetion
of a suitable house of worship, and appealed
to. Christiana in England and America for
aid,With this object he visited this noun
tilt in 1857, but owing to the financial em
barrassments then prevailing, his pentiniary
expectations` Were not "realized: But: in the
great revival which was then prevailing
throughout the - country his „spirit was
Igreatlyrefreshed. And his isou-whe swam
panied" him, and who 'up to this time bad
been unmoved by the GOspellins brought
under its saving power and converted to
God. This jmn afterwardi stidind theology
at the Western Theological 'Seminary, was
licensed , by the Presbytery of , Allegheny
City ;
,and labored for, several yCar_s„withf
great-acceptance among the ,FrenchProtes
tantsz.ttt Kankakee, Last Summer he
(et for hi;zne in Paris, . owin in. the"
PRESBYTERIAN 43ANNER.---WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAI?,Y 10, 1864.
illness of hie father, that he might:receive
, his , hiessing before his departufe, aid dose
his eyes when his spirit weuld asdlind up
to God".
THE CIIRISTIAN COMMISSION.
The Second Anniversary of this noble,
organization was celebrated in the -Acade
my of Music, Philadelphia, on the evening
of the 28th of January. The attendance
-was very large, and the spirit of the im
mense assembly was eminently Christian
and patriotic. This was. right. For, after
much observation in the camp, in the hos
pital, and on the field, we are fully per
suaded that among all the benevolent and
deserving agencies at work 'for the benefit
of our soldiers, no other renders so cheap
'ly or, so effectually the very aid needed by
''the sick and wounded at the right time, or
the instruction ; religious and moral, such
'as is needed, by the souls of all. Since its
organization; it has - dtribited nearly one
million dollars worth of hospital
,stores and
reading matter, by, voluntary . unpaid agen
cy. In addition to thiS„lt has sent many
ministers of the Gospel to our different ar
mies, who• have preaehed the Word' with
great acceptance to vast multitudes, of 'our
brave men. And pious laymen ; have la•,
boied under its supervision-with .most hies
ied results. Ma.nywho . ,stilVlive will thank
fully make mention of the-Christian Coin
'mission as long as life remains; and tail
who have passed into heaven, will praise
God throughout all eternity for . that
vicur whom they.were led to , :know and love
through this means. • ,
The exercises were introduced with
prayer by Rev. - G. , W. MusaaAY,x,
This was followed by the reading of the'
Annual Report, which ga..ye the 'following
exhibit of the work done by the' Central
office in Philadslphia, and the branches at
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago,, and other
places ;.
Cult received at the Central Office
and Branch Offices '.dnring :the
year. , - $358,239.29
Value of stores donated 385;829.'07
Value of 6cripluiew contributed by
the-American Bible Society- ' 46;67166
Value:of Scripturee cOntritiated' by
the British. and Foreign Bible-
Societi 1,677.79
Value of railroad faeilities contrib'd, 44,210.60
Value of telegraph facilitiee " 9,390.60
e
Valuof delegate&•services - • 72;420.00
T0ta1..., - • $916,837.6.5
Cash expended inpurchass of stores, , •
publications, delegates' expenses,
"' .265;21.1.:28
Balance on hand - at , CentralCfricei -",-
Ist January,lB64.;. • -43,547.41
Balance on band, at Branch Offices,
Ist January, 1864 - 49,486.60
•
. , .
christian ministers and laymen cosi-,
. .
misstoned tcc minister to .iitan on
battle fields, and camps, hospitals,
• and ships,during the yoar .. ... , 1;207
Copies of S,tures distributed.— 435,715
Hymn' nd It's Im-books distributed.. - 371,669
Knapsack books distributed' ' 1,254,601
"Library books distributed . ' 39,713.
Magazines and pamphlets 120,492-
Religious newspapers distributed.... 2;931,4.60
Pages of tracts 'distributed - 11,976.722
Silent Comforters:. , distributed.. 3 285
• ,
Powerful and stirring . addresses were
then made by Bishop JANES, Rev.
J. 'R. W. TAYLOR, D D., C.' , EDDY,
- E. N.' KIRK, D. D:, and Generals
BRIGGS and HowAub. ,the
etoceedings magnificent Bible was pre
sented by Dr. ALFRED NEVIN on be
half of the clergy of • Philadelphia to the
President, of .the Commission, GECOiGE H.
STUART, Esq., as a; token of their apprecia
tion of his services in this great and good;
work. Mr. STUART Was -d Reply affected.
He made a few:remarks ; and then called
upon Ex-Governor PorLocK &- reply
. in
his place: " 'This the Ex -Governor did Most'
happily, - thongh called rpoik.se gnigettly.
•
The effect of this meeting should be. to
give a new impetus to contributions of
money and stores to the purposes of the
Commission, and also to 'call forththe
prayers of . the pions that the blessing of
God may continue
,to rest, upon its efforts.
THE FIRAIISTION OF THE ENEMY.-- `
• Very much has been said and, written of
late about the failure food and-the de-:
Predation -of the currency as convincing
evidences of the waning pewei of the re
bellion. 'And so they are. But iti„gre is
another, and itill'more decisive proof, that.
the rebellion is hastening to .complete .ex
haustion, -though its - death throes may be
violent beyond parallel.- We ref, te,the fict,
of the want of men to fill up the rap les.of the,
rebel army, Mich less tolincres t se its ,num
hers. • ;Turning to the census- of-'1856' we ,
find tabular statements of thirUges of the
white porinlatinn of the several State's. 'lf
the draft, embrace the whole -white male
population between tfifteen and fifty ,yeare
of age, the following figures ; wili give some
notion of th'e resourdes.•
The' "Nilite . ' population of ' the'several
States now held under rebel eontol,
tween the ages of .fifteen and f fifty , Team , is
follows,. in round:sumbere;aftep adding
about twenty per cent: for' the average in
orease from 1850 to 1880 :
!
Alabamaa. ; , 71
..... .
`'.... t . ..... . . : / 50:poxi,
l atiorgia' ' 2974000
M~sataaippi... Nio;bob
North '-Carolina : ; 11, 0() 600
Soiith•.Carolina - • • ' • • - 3:80100
'Virginia • ,509,000
- Total 1,637,000
Western Virginia iedneei - thes i e figures •
At • " ' '800,600'
,The parts of North:Carolina held by us; •
"eVr 7 . 5 r9 00 ,'
Mississippi anrl:4lahEima held hy us, at_
least " 1:06,00b:
• : ' ; - -
Deduciing, this sum from the preceding, , v
leaves ....... ". . 1,162,0P0,
Say one-half of Ads number are woman, 681, 000
This number- is the completnent..of males
between the ages , of-filteeh and fifty; and be
fore any waste andlosiibythe We'lie2
duet. from .it those killed and iireetireiabti,
Wounded. in ; the various battles of the War
-wasted by sickness , and,:exposurethe:
multAudes that have emigrated to ' the
.North; to the West indiei, to Europe-
product is left much -beiOw the ordinary,
eitimate, - .
But .this number is to .be stiltredueed , byl
woodier large .-poroentio•u'rof kuceitutota' for
,thea acle,
7 ' ' 4 x^, - .
siderable part of all populations from doing
effective service in the field. It is a very
liberal estimate to allow as remaining fit
for service as *soldiers, three hundred thou
sand, which includes the soldiers already
in the field; and many think it should be
reduced nearly one hundred thousand.
This should stimulate us to fill up our ranks
at once, that this wicked rebellion, which
has devastated the South and filled the land
with mourning, may be entirely and forever
quelled in the Spring campaign. The
heavier our forces, the greater our unanim
ity, and the more cordial and enthusiastic
our support of the. Government, the shorter
;will be the conflict, and the less will be the
shedding of blood and the sacrifice of hu
man life. -
REMBER THE. SOLDIERS.
This is a season of the' year whenjvcry
patriotic heart is anxious , to do something
for the comfOrt and :relief:of .the bodies
and souls' of our 'brave- soldiers. -Willing
hands are busy' pieparing food and'delica,
cies for and *CI/lAA 'Let these
labore.be.eontinued ;. they
\ are.needed now;
and will be needed hereafter
But We must remerfiber that soldiers have
minds as well as bodies, and that the for
mer need care as well as the latter. .Only
those:who have heen Aorifiped. to the routine
of camrlife 'for rhea's; particularly in the
Winter' season, O linye
. any proper, esti-
mate of the craving of the mihd for knewl
edge. How eagerly is every scrap of book
or newspaper devoured,l, With what_ anx
iety is the coming=of the postmaster looked
for Men will read there who never read
at borne. But the soldier Cannot be encum
bered; with weighty books ; they are too
burdensome to be carried, and must be ieft
hehind. The"tract is good in its place . ;
but it, is not enough. The soldier needs
more 'variety. Hence, the religious news
paper supplies a want which nothing else
can fill. Its freshness , . and its variety- at
tract , his attefition, awaken his thoughti,
'and draw out hiiaff,etions.. The testimony
of chaplains--is unanimous in favor of the
importance ,of- the newspaper for the hospi
tal and the camp. . -
_,At present we are ?seeding a large num
her of - Bannei•s' to the camii, v at the lowest
price possible, but we would he glad ,to see
the number quadrupled. Here ; is an oppor
.tuniti for ouvreiders 'to confer a - benefit on
the = soldiers • a very small expense.
Churches and individuala can centrinte
to the ;Christian Commission with diree
4ons to have the motley expended in sup
plying 'the .army With the Preiliyterion
Banner, or they"-can send the money di
rectly to uS, and we will faithfully apply
irto sending Banners to the' army through
the - Christian Commiasion, or to any eorps,
regimenr, or person in the army that may
be designated.
THE NEXT CHEER -lISSOBIL
The-meeting of • our General Assembly
•
May p will be of considerable interest,.
because- 4 the iinportanee•of at least three
subjectsthat will comalbefoie that body:,
The first, the Revisi4'` of ..the . Book of
Discipline, - has alread 'occupied considers.
ble time and'attention; and is worthy (dell
the study .rand care which can - be given it.
; The sesond is tlie New Hymn Book, con
cerning which initiatory steps were takest
'at the last meeting.. This is a matter in,
which both ministeis.and people.feel deep-,
.Iy interested, and. concerning which they
certainly make;` themsclies heard.
The; Committee already appointed is:an
able one, and The action .taken:
lac received the , general. commendation
of the- - Chtirch--so' far as ally expres
sion or intimation haS;heen giyen. What
ever may be lone, deliberation, and, careful
inquiry .wiil,be necessary , s.
The= , ;third concerns the State of our
phurChei in territory reclaimed from rebel
contrer This is a subject ivoighty,
portanee,..-concerniog - which our Church,
must legislate, and act. Jtist,now there are
MultitudeS-of , Snoh churches unoccupied by=:.
.pastors, aiid the peOPle'round about 'have
none tO break,tO;theni the bread of life„,
'Already, loud and ;earnest calls etime , fromi
some of , themlfor - ministers; and'th - e• rage-
Ur, administration of the ordinances of
`house:, The people' ihOformerlY oe.
cupied them, have been ‘ greatlyllessened in
nuMbeip.andfdeeply :impoverished:-::Piety
has declind;'and.‘wickedness h;s fearfnllyf
increased 'So that this ground will he
a great Measure missionary, requiring- hard
!labor and muelreirperliturcfor,its proper
cultivation. But our 'Church Millet not draw
haek;'ehe i innat'44lhei‘parCirf the great
work now before.all the American Chorohos,
'DONATION' TO THE "CHRISTIMV 001111111SSION:
The ,foljowing from the,rubasienaries of
7our BoardLat.Fattehgurh i lndiaite. Mr: G.
,
EttrAlr; betetid. with inOrefit
'' `UTTER URH, Dec. e1;).863."
My r Dgti: " :—I have much
Piastre in i nendini you an order on the
Vreastirer of the - treihiterian Board of
1 -FOreigif ifissionS s Al: l :seVenty
l+tis odefribited r by . _ the . following ind vide
Owen, lt. S.go
lerten' 'A: Brodh4d; F. Johnson, B.
Whaiff;4nd E H Sayer, givid , "
ten d6llars. We - "Sand' it to' yon as the
LQhairrnaii` of the Christian 'Opiumisdiorq
your tiolleagues to , spend
it as yon:lday beEit, in relieving the
*ints..lOf the noble soldiers and sailers . Who
are fightitig"the of:our country :" "
40 , not''be unihteresting to you to
hear when and how the' teeney . was raised.
1 1 'Our annual meeting ' met last weekin this'
pines; a d havin g learned by telegraph
that Mr. titiC l 3ll4 - ,OtiV.good President; had
aPpeiniathe. day of November as a
'day ;of thankagiVini for the vietdries vouCh
safed to ,=our armies, we resolved to - observe
interetting service was held at 11 e';
clock, ' 4.. *Wen conducted the
:meeting, and We. all !united in praise and
thanksgivii*te,the god of battles for whit
he had'done, 45rr uis as a 'people during the
year
In the evening we ;met' in one of-ourhonses. A nuniherpf speeches were mad's;
iu which the dwe lt up the' causes,
Ifor which, might :Ai he
to e
grateful, and expressed their heartfelt sym
pathy with the administration, and all loy
al men, in their efforts to put down the re
bellion. A letter was written to Mr. Lin
coln, thanking him for giving us the op
portunity of uniting with our fellow-coun
trymen throughout the world in the observ
anee of the day, and assuring him that the
request made by him to his neighbors at
Springfield—" Pray for me"—was .daily
remembered by us. It was further resolved
that we would send a contribution to the
Christian Commission, and here is the re
sult. It.is a email sum, for we are few in'
number, and our means ate limited, but we
pray that the blessing of God may go with
it. I will only add that we have read with
deep interest of the noble work in which
you and your colleagues are engaged, and
sincerely trust that none of you may grow
weary in well-doing; while our beloved
country has need of your services.
names
arebehalf of' the brethren whose names
are Written above, I am,_ very, dear sir, very
sincerely yours, E. S._ FULLERTON.
Western*TheologleaL Seminary.—The An
nual Catalogue of this Institution reports
Resident Undergraduate, - 1 . ; Residen
Graduates, 3
.; Resident Lieentiate,•l; So
nior Class, 44, Middle, 38; Junior, 27
Total, 114.
The Exaniination beg,ins April 18th.
Address before the " Society of Inquiry,"
by Rev W P Ba!ED, of Philadelphia,
Tuesday evening,.April path. Address by
Chairman of the Examining Committee,.
Wednesday, April 20th And Wednesday
evening, APril 20th, addresSes by the
graduating ()lass, and farewell address to
them by a member 'of the Faculty.
The health of the students and Faculty,
we are pleased to learn; has been remarks
bly good'ihe present session. And' the 4-
tendande of the Students upon their appro. %
priate duties has been.highly exemplary. "
Young Nen's ` Mercantile Library Associa
tioli -This Associationbas been affording
ing the citizens of. Pittsburgh, AlleghenY,
and vicinity, some rare entertainments this♦
Winter,in bringb3i before them suck no
ted lecturers as" Dr. HOLLAND, JOHN B
_.tiotton . Prof.'AGASSIZ, and Prof. TUFA
'This - yireekProf. BiOnAnns is deliv
ering an. Interesting series of lectures on
the,Philosophy • and Chemistry 'of the At-
MosphOre.
An liapOStet.—Aulergyinan in the, int&
rior of Ohio, informs that a woman who
passes under different names, has been lin
posing on,many ministers East, and West,,
representing herself:to be - a member othis
church; and to be in distress bacauge Yiif
-
the sudden Foss of inoney. Let ininistepi
and others be on their gnardagainsksueh
a person.
The Home and Foreign LL Reeeici.--Thie in
teresting monthly gives the'following ag
gregate of contributions to the darefent
Boards Otthe Church in December: Do
mestic . Missions, $15,342.44; Education;
$2,868.4; Foreign Missions, 316,526.11;
Publication, ; Church Extension,
$1,143.63 ; '
, Disabled Ministers; $1,658.68„
Our Army CoympolidelliseryWe .
arc highly
favored with the amount and character of
our army correspondenee.. And if at -any
time we' de not publish the letteri of Cur'
brethren from this quarter,it is because;of
their delay in Jeaching,, us, so .ths.t, they
have .beeri'anticipated. by others.
Our Market Reports are prepared exolusive
ly for the Presbyterian Bannfr, and may
be relied upon,as absolutely correct... :This
is a ,matter whielvsbould be duly appray
'elated by our country readers.
Presbytery of. Nightly Cify.—There will
_
be :a special
_meeting, of this Presbytery on
Thursday the 18th- of this month, at ten
o'clock A. MP, in the el aiel Of •the'Western
Theological Seminary. - '
Letters. 7 —Our friends : are requested - to
obierye, the change of : proprietorship
the Bannery and to direct letters 'to
`JAME'S ALLiSOI * St Co, Presbyterian Ban
• .
ner Pi ttsburg h Pa:
NEWS 'OF TEE. CHURCHES
AND MINISTERS; "
~,.:-,-;.,, P RESBYTERIAN- i ;,- , .„, . .
`OldiSchoot- 4 110 Presbyter,' of einein=
nati, says Pr.. W C. Andersen re=
ceived: - ..telegraphic • dispateh . , from'
eh iirelr iir - San , Trancisco;annonneing the
failure (irp. health,:-id we' *suppose) of the
young ' :minister supplying 'his place; and
asking forlia , immediate . retTlin to Califor
nia. He expects' to' salt from ' New-York
for San Francisco in a - . Ver y, few daysHe
leaves Mrs'. Anderson for further medical
treatment, with much,fear-aszto-thepreser
....vatiOn eller. sight." ,
..The Rev. R. of Red
;Mills, N T.,Llias received. a calltolice First
PreebYteriini aural' of 1 esvinirypert, 4 Mas.,!:
sichusetts; "and removed , :thither. .Carree:
pondents will please notice. the 'change. of
address. -
4 Mr:. Richardson_ was formerly pastor= of,
"the ; NOrth Presbyterian church of bhioago:
The Rev :" Jacob Belville, of Eiartvi
. .)Itteks County,
,Pa , has received and:
z..cepted a call to thechirch of Holmesburg,
At his, own request, : ; his 'initallatiod,
has been postponed until after the Spring'
Meeting of Presbytery, by Which time ;he
elpeets to remove to his new field of labor.
, At, a- recent ineetbg. of the congregation
oPthd North .Presbjterian chtirchi,of Phil
;adelphia, a unanimous call - to:the „pastorate
'.of said church was extended...to die %Reit
=Robert4aylor, 'of the Second Presbyterian
oyareh, Germantown D r.
7
M'Pheeters' pastor of the Pine Stieet
. -
church, St. Louis, has been allowed to ro-
Sriine his duties, by-permission of the Wes
idea. . was suspended by mtlitar %u.
thority more - than - a; year: ago, on suspicion
of tiant'of loyalty. ,
~ ,I lecentirthe Fixtt-l'resbyterian =church
'Of Denyer, Colorado' Territory;*as dediea ,
ted with appropriate ceremonies. 'This is
the first P.rotesiant church which canilay
ATLyclaim{to althitectural propriety.; in that'
new, grossing , and , important eity:.' The
ieiter i tlie-;loiv:Ai - 0314R. Dity,'where
labors have been greatly blessed. At the
close of the sermon, the President of the
Board of Trustees made the following state
ment: Total cost of the church when com
pleted, $4,375.00 ; amount paid, $3,000.00;
amount due, 81,325 Upon an appeal be
ing made to the audience by the pastor,
the deficiency was at once subseribed, the
Governor of the Territory leading elf with
a goodly sum. All success to this new
church in that blatant part of our land.
The Presbytery of Susquehanna met on.
the 2611 ult., at the Second church, Wye
lasing, accoring to appointment, and in
the absence of the Moderator, was opened
with a sermon IT the Rev. J. A. Rosseel,
of the Presbytery:of Winnebago, who after
ward sat as a corresponding member. .
wOwing in part to bad travelling, and
the unpromising state of the weather, there
was a. smaller meeting than usual. The
two oldest members were both absent, (an
oecurrence which, it fwas remarked, no
one present had ever witnessed since
their, connection with the body,) to`
Rev. C..C. Corss, who since the meeting of
Synod ill Wilkesbarre has been nearly dies
bled with rheumatism, and. Rev. J.. Foster,
who 'had not recovered from the severe ill
ness.which kept hire from that meeting.
alia, the Preshyterylad the pleas
ure of, receiving the Rev. Robert, W. Mc-
C_ormick, from. the Presbytery of Ogdens,
burgi and the -Rev. Andrew Montgomery,_
a licentiate from the Presbytery of Hudson.
The church of Terryto*n was received
•upon the report of a committee appointed
at the list : stated ,meeting to visit that
place. - -
The Rev. Jaines Gordon Carnachan Was
appointed Commissioner.to thenext Gener
al Assembly,' and the Rev. Halleck Arm
strong, Alternate.. Hiram Stevens Ruling
Elder in the church of Stevensville, was
also . appointed, and Bezaleel Gates, of
Rome, his Alternate..
Presbytery adjourned, to. meet on the
ith day of March next, at 2 P. M., in the
.Collegiate Institute,- - Towenda -Pa -
Rev. Dr. Stead Man ofthe First Presbyte
rian church, 'IIX Memphis, 'haeheen ordered
South from that city for disloyalty:.
. New School.—The Third Presbyteiian
church of Pittsburgh, destroyed by fire last
Autumn, will be rebuilt on a lot secured on
Sixth Street, and in a style of archiieciure
worthy of such a' liberal' and enterprising
_people. !The pastor, Mr. Johnson, has
been greatly blessed in his labors , since his
location here.
•
denomination is Refornied.—Thismaking
most commendable efforts toward the en
dowment . of its; Theological Seminary in
Philadelphia. The Sne'Cess so far has been
gdite encouraging. By repOrts received
from'. the Northern, Philadelphia, and Ohio
Presbyteries, it is ascertained that,,, with a
little more effort, the entire amount could
be *secured at once.
United —The past month has leen
one of encouratement to, the 'Board :of
Foreign Missio S. The contributions,
,amounting to over $9,000, hafe about met
the immediate demand, but need to be con
tinued it, once. to provide for moneys that
were borrowed abroad during the yest,..year
by order, of the Assembly, on ; :condition
that the funds Tor their payment shOuld be
invested, and be thus at the call of the
Board when needed,.
Rev. B. L. 33aldridge, of Leavenworth
eity;v 'Kansas, writes ,Its " Thereis >mere
interest just now in this eityon the subject
of religion , than .has ever been before. We
hive been helding > daily > Union - rirayer,,
meetings since the Istof- January, and the
interest is inereasing."
German Reformed.---At-a late meeting of
St.. Classis in Crawford ,County,
Pa., a letter wash received front persons re
siding in the - town of Butler, Pa., asking
,
permission'to organize's:German. Reformed
Church in, that place. The petition was
granted and arrangements for this purpose
made: - -•
'METHODIST.
A great indignity was . repently offered to
Bishop Ames, in New Orleans.' The,Bish
op, shortly after his arrival in the„city, was'
announced to preach on Sunday, the rith
It • - the McGehee M thod• t h
u e
on Carandolet, street, and , a large audience
assembled to hear him. But the pastor
and:stewards. of the Church were different
ly minded. .Having possessipn or the
building,, nothing short of a military order
Could have prevailed on >them to afford ,the
distinguished Northern divine hearing,
was .not :,even` invited. into the pulpit,
but. ; was. permitted to sit in,the audience, in
most unclerieal fashion, while•the Itev._Mr. 6
Davis,conducted the ,services.
• The 'village •of Hawesville, Ky., on the
Ohio river, about -- 150 miles below -Louis
,Tille,,viidelY-known is a very Wieked
has within': e few* weeks' past been visited
by,ti gracious 'outpouring of the Holy Spir-'
it, adding aboitt 60-to the Church. - 'New
,Year's eve, when holding
the meeting was attended'with great' Pow
'
er number of tlie leading;citizens of 'the
place Casting in their lot with the people
.of God.< At about- one ceelook - in - the mor
,
Staunch infidel, but respectable ert-'
izen, -whose praying wife, long it member of
the ;M chnich;had exercised remarka
ble faith in hie return to God, that night
started - ffothhis seat far the niter of prayer
7 --fairly-'Threwing - himself .into the arms
Of the miniatera abjurina-his hitherto in
fidel course, and' crying to God for Mercy—
jein'ed the M.l.'eliliroh, and'Went'down to
his house justified:" The •ca.sels "the More ,
`'initicable from the fait.' of his course
the treatment- of religion; and 'the great
faith of his beliiivingivife:'
• • BAPTIST
Moses G: Buck, late o Bueksport,
recently , bequeathed $l,OOO to the firat Bap
list 'Society that shall organize in the- first
school districi in that' town upon -:airopen
communion Platform, -
Rec. B s,lll7Caughey,-a Uniteti , Presbyte=
;Han Minister, twit received - into the Baptist
-Chtrokihy -entire , immersion,. on the: last
Sabbath' o£lB6B sai .
The First Chnrehi'ire - Nwport,
claims - 4o' be the . oldeSt - Baptist-Ohnrch'ott'
this'eoikinent.:t -;
-There ,. -are *six Biptist- Associationx. , :iir
Minneseta Ohnrches'i 75* pastors; and
-2 1 '7Q0‘4nernbers:'
ask mew' bens° .- , mroriship'. hair ' , recent:-
ly , ,beeri' dedicated at;€l - randfßaPidr, Nish:
Eider Knapp has been: inhering there, and
forty have*nnited.with the Chinch by bap.'
tism. k }W
EPIStOPAL,
0 0 4siderahl;:i,401teutent has been caused
in S&: church; Piitsburghibecause of
the 'refsßart& theltactor, Rev Dr..Yan Den=
fan ti) deli & iitlth the
gy of the diocese in protesting agai nst th,
views published by Bishop Hop4ins o n t L:
subject of slavery, just previous to th e i alc
State election in Pennsylvania,
art
the Vestry sustain the Rector, and part op .
pose.
Rev. Richard Henry Lee, Recto? of
Episcopal church in Washington, P a ., ha :
'published a card, in which he express rp.
gret for having signed this protest.
Rev. W. H. Milburn, the blind pread,
T, has recently left the Methodist and
ed with the Protestant Episcopal Church,
Christ Church, in Lexington, Ky., 1 ,4 11 _
in a week alley the public announeenie,,,
that a debt of $9,000 remained on th e
church, raised the amount.
_The Missionary Bishop of the N o , t , b.
west has just completed a visitation
three weeks, riding "in a miserable sta ge
day and night; with only two opportunities
to change one's clothing, or to get a
night's sleep, and those two at distances
600 miles !" He expresses the wo n d er
whether Eastern brethren appreciat e th e
toil rind discomfort of such labers. Bistio;
Talbot has completed a similar tour of .R et , s ,
ttiOntlis among the mountains or Nebraska,
New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and Idah,..„ a
clerical visitation• unequalled, it is believ e d,
excepting by Bishop Lieber in India ae,'
Bishop Mountain, Canada.
Bishop'Odenbehner, of New Jer sey
1,1
recently ordaining a candidate, is spoken r
as hiving, 'it a certain point in the ser v i„, *
"reverently placed the stole over the eaudi•
date's shoulders."' The stok, perhaps so „,,
of -our readers need to be informed,
sort of professional scarf commonly w om b.,
Romieh.priests in Catholic countries. r' t
Christian I'oms has no sympathy w it i,
such Atlininer,Y, and aOcs ter chapter ani
verse fOk the Bishop's proceeding. Wh ert _
upon a corresiondent suggests that per.
haps Eph. iv : 28 contains it—" Let hiz
that stole , "
• CONGREGATIONAL
.
The catalogue of Andover Theolovied
SeminarY•for 1863-64, has just appeirel,
and from it we glean the following f act ,:
Students—Residents, 6; Senior (dlas.s,
Middle Class , 13 • Junior Class,l7. Total
68. 'Of' those. 54 are from New-Englaal,
.and 38' froth Massachusetts alone. A LI _
herst College' sends 14; Williams, ll ;
Dartmonth, 9'; Harvard, 7; Yale, 6; Mid.
alebury, 5,; 'Oberlin, 3; University
Michigan, 2; and HaverfOrd,
versity of Pennsylvania, and New-YR;
Free Academy, one each. Six did L:
'graduate at any-College
The distinctive feature of the course
study at : Andovei is, that it concentrate,
attention, as far as possible, upon singl',!
.departnients in succession. Thus, while
other Seihinaries the different branches
study are 'eictended in parallel course
throughnut the three years, here, the
year iadeihted — to the study of the ficr;--
tures in the original Greek and _Hebrew:
the second, to Systematic Theology ; aret
the third, :to the o . departments of Ecclesia,
tipal HiStory and Sacred Rhetoric. Er. , -
getical studies;- however, are continm , l
throughout the entire course.
The Trustees "'of the Seminary hare
elected Rei.• J. 'Henry Thayer, of the
Orombie: Street 'church, Salem, SUCC;`,S',O7 tb
Prof. Stowe in the Professorship of Bibliei
Literature.
UNITARIAN,
One of the most eligible pews in " Stine
Chapel," of-Boston, -was lately sold at
• ,
auction,,, 4ina: so .spirited was the rem
pe,titiotk. fontit.. f that, it- brought five thou
sand four hundred dollars. It belonged to
eri estata„,an& was bought by one of the
trkett?! This chureh is one of the
oldest and Wealthiest in Boston, of which
the Rev. Mr. Foote is rector. It is tuz
fifth church in order of organization in that
city, dating, 1687, and formerly calico
"Kin& Chapel " .((after King George
and was originally Epiadopalian. In
Rev. Mr :Freeman became rector, and dor
log his ministry both he and his eongTega
, don hecatue 'Unitarian, and various altera
tions were made in the liturgy, resultinzia
theamission ot the dodrine of the Trinity.
Thus ;the first Episeopal,church of 800 toa
became the first Kinitarian church, and still
buses the altered liturgy. This church boo
-lately received a magnificent present of
some ..elaborately-designed windows, prn
eared in Europe at the expense of one of
the members ,of the. church, which attract
the attention Of all interested in such works
of, art. ''Weloubt 'there ..has ever before
been sold' a. single pew in, any church in
this country at so high a price.
Literary Items.
Tht mini* of . Oliver Goldsmith has at
last received due honor in his native coun•
try. On the sth of January, Mr. Foley's
statue' of the . poet, was inaugurated by zits
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Carlisle,) and
acoupany 'consisting of the Lord Chau
eellor, the j'adges, the authorities of Trin
ity College," and`' most of the distinguished
residents of the Irish Capital. When the
green drapery which Covered the statue
was:withdrawn, Carlisle, in an eloquent
address, characterized the poet and human
ist so dear to English Literature. Apropos
to, the locality -of the .statue he said :
"'Rem, in front of his own UniverE•ity,
*hen he was the obscure sitar—but when
he'has given
,occasion to every sitar since.
to feel proud of, his position--even
where we are-fold that he was laid prostrat ,
by bis brutal tutor Mi. Wilder—the gNi-
Hest of the city—rank, amiability, talent.
and beauty are gathered around the tir ., !
•
statue' to pay honor to his genius, Won.'
London has „ereetelia'single statue in tea
open al..y r to.pny of England's mighty bards.'
A ,ponipaniork statue, to Edmund Burke,
PiePege4-.Y be erected by the City sl
Dublin, doubtless soon be eli"
cuted.--r.
In relation•to the higher edurtional ip
tereeta -of Liberia, President Roberts wrou
to_ a gentleman. of Philadelphia lam
very much' gratified at the effort I observe .
you Are in:skint?, Y.in Pennsylvania in favr
of education in laberik by proposing either
to:endoi4or;atlany rate to raise a saieien:
fdrid toreupport.a professorship in Liberia
COII4:Mr at:least. five years. *
r .sipeeiely -.hope -that you may not oil
nieceed - juqendowitig a professorship, by‘:
that' the liberality of Pennsylvania Intr:
extendAtithe'endoviment of at least two , I
three scholarships-to-aid the great eaty , e
African civilization and enlightenment. t
am ; glad to .iity that,- so far, the College
.Succeeding as - well - as could reasonably
expected. ‘, There are now eleven studetv -
College proper, and thirteen in ti
, preparatory' &pertinent, all giving eneoi , i ,
aging.proofs of commendable progress.
4. gtittittitian has been at the trouble
counting the number of words used by o'
most eminent authors: lie has found, !`.
instance that the Whole works of Corr . /0'
contain only 7;000 diffeent words • ail t.L ,-
plays nimtaiti - but 8* di/I"r'