Hi - , JAMES ALLISON, 1 PROF. ROBERT PATTERSON, j 5111(Irs • JAMES ALLISON & CO., Proprietors. TERMS IN ADVANCE. Dv MAIL, (Singly t.r In ClubH,) DttIVIREgi.CN inmate OP gag CITIES Pastore rending ue TIN subscribers and upwarde . , wIU no thereby entitled to a paper without charge, and another extra paper for the second ten ; ie. Renewals should be prompt, a little before the year sin : tree. Direct all letters to JAMES ALLISON & CO, PITTSBURGH, Pd. for the Presbyterian Banner Equanimity, MESSRS. EDITORS :—The classic pagan ism of ancient Greece, having fruitlessly employed the beautiful auroral light of Platonism to elucidate the true nature and obligation of moral theology, at length turned away, as in a temper of mingled hopelessness and pride, and engendered its celebrated rule of life known as Stoicism. This model rule, it is well known, was sys tematically set forth and vindicated in the doctrines. of Zeno. Yet what a marked contrast is presented between the crucial regimen of the Stoics, as exemplified in their lives by the noblest of them, and its Christian counterpart, the equanimity of faith ! The former, indeed, looks rather like a caricature or cold shadow of the latter. The Bible honors a well-regulated tem per with the laurel of victory "Se that ruleth his spirit is better thau he that taketh a city." With what admiration do we contemplate the groat triumphs of do qua nce and diplomacy,. and especially at this juncture, of our patriotic) arms 1 Our sol diers (may God bless them I) who have borne the national banner over many a red battle ground, always aloft,' are justly honored with our warmest panegyric*, And yet, ac cording to the illUstrious Bible sage, a prowess, superior to that which is demon strated in martial exploits, is exhibited by those ordinary people in the walks of life around us who excel in the steady govern ment of their tempers. I propose to indulge in some reflections upon eccentricities of temper, and to sketch some of the injuries resulting from them to society and religion. It is a singular fact that many , good people, some of whom have displayed a serene equanimity under the most painful trials incident tolife ' are wont under ordinary circumstances to ex hibit the reverse of a pleasing, equable temperament. When a man presents himself in an agreeable manner to his friends.and neigh bors, he is understood to tender through the act that conception 'of his character which he wishes society to •entertain ; and he thus obligates himself, in a moral sense, to maintain a corresponding frame of mind in all his subsequent social intercourse. He does not, it is felt, mean to practice .de. eeption ; and accordingly his affable de meanor is taken as an advertisement of the genial contributions to its pleasures 'which society may ever expect from him. He has now shown a sample of his social properties, and as an honorable man he can not palm off, after this, inferior wares upon• the community. As a gentleman, his boner, requires him to be consistent with .imself, and that self he has now adver tised as agreeable in its mood. Any fan-. cied right, he might claim, to sport testy . umors at his pleaskure, is forfeited by the oluntary pledge now given. It is sad to reflect how often social life ss wounded by a wanton disregard of these ibligations. By way of example: my talented friend the Professor met an ac complished married lady recently, at an entertainment given in his neighborhood, ith whom he maintained a charming ,l ear versation, daring meatrof th - e - e grew enamored; as the hoiris pregressed, of her beautiful manners, cult:staid intelli gence and refined tastes. Indeed so agree ably excited did he become, that at the close, when they had risen to depart, he seized an occasion, to congratulate himself o a bystander, within her hearing, upon the delightful friendship he had formed, -Mich, he added in his fine enthusiastic ..anner, promised him a'fortnne of refined .njoyment through its cultivation in the uture. But this pretty compliment was nappreoiated; fol. the very next time he .acountered his fair acquaintance-r-who it eems actually values herself upon an in ; °pendent capricious deportment—to his stonishment and chagrin she haughtily epellod his cordial advance, passing him n a frigid manner and with a reluctant eeognition. It is perhaps superfluous to dd that the Summer glow of feeling which armed the Professor's breast at her ap roach, was transformed instantly into a ery Winter of insulted sensibilities. The ilenetio and selfish aro sometimes the most greeable people in the world ; but snob eautiful phenomena in their lives are like limpses of sunshine breaking through urky clouds, and serve only, by contrast, fill the mind with deeper shades of re et when contemplating their characters. On the other hand, what an enduring harm is bound up with the possession of a aim, cheerful equanimity I Do you need safe friend as a counsellor, your heart in tin ctively recognizes in 0 a disposition o inviolable sanctuary, of true friendship. here, you feel sure, is a confessional at hieh you can unbdsom your troubles, even iviat ones, without apprehension of ex osure or ridicule. In fact, is it not so, hat the silly vexations which so often sta on themselves, with little show of reason, as tickets along the, outposts of the soul, are ispersed merely by the sight of your friend's beerful countenance, like ghosts at dawn ? • nd in respect to greater sorrows which ave settled down in the secluded depths f the heart; their weight immediately 'mimes less oppressive by your confiden ial disclosures, for, you feel sure, the re iable and beautiful strength of your friend a now enrolled in your service and pledged. divide all the burden with you. And h, how this estimation and trust are aug ented, if, in addition, the virtues of re gion adorn the character of that friend ! r then you detect an ability in him, avail do for you, to deal with the profound 'tal griela of the soul. "A faithful riend is the medicine of life." A variable temper may inflict, however, yet deeper wound on religion than it is apable of visiting upon society. I will ,elate a ease for illustration, as one among thers that will present themselves to the , fleeting mind. The people of God were ommemorating the sufferings and love of hrist at the sacramental table. At the me time, a boy of sixteen sat in an ob cure side pew, unobserved among the spec , tors, intently watching the sacred scene. he words of the minister and the simple ut impressive ordinance carried him back imagination tb the " upper chamber." is youthful fancy, perhaps the first time his life, painted for him a thrilling con eption of Jesus offering " redemption 'irough his blood." He seemed to hear dressed to himself the melting words, This is my body broken for you." An ewonted sorrow suddenly wrenched his aine, and tears welled up in his sad young yes. Through the flowing drops, as rough a lens, he now gazed at the eatu 11200 2.50 VOL. XII. NO. 26. estly ` pleading pastor, and at the elders who, with grave and saint:like faces, were slowly moving down the aisles, bearing the sacramental emblems. His troubled mind hastened to and fro between the past and present, until, by the association, pastor and elders seemed almost transfigured before him. Soon a strong purpose . started-up and engrossed the mind of the 'blubbering stripling as he looked on, and thought thus within himself: " These men how holy and good they are—the very pictures of Jesus and his Apostles; animated always, I am sure, as the minister has told us, with sr dent, love and deep concern for our never 7 dying souls P J. will put myself in. &dr way to-morrow, that they may instruct me all about my salvation. ' Alas, soon he met, as he had desired, one of the elders, but he found in him now a man whose features were transformed and trimmed down: into sordid, griping cast of a sharp d.ealer's. The poor, distressed lad had expected to meet a meek and loving friend, upon whose countenance •the holy. Sabbath . light still, lingered; but instead, he encountered a bustling man of the world, who carelessly noting him, thrust him aside from his path; much as he would thrust aside a dog, whioh has no soul. How mournfully suggestive is the laMent of prophecy, I was' wounded in the house of my.friends!! Wayside iteditations., - „ • IN•-THE WILDERNESS. A Strange march wag that of Elijah, from the courts' of Ahab to `Horeb, the Mount.of God' - How gloomy the prospect as he lay dovn • underneath the juniper tree in the wilderness, wishing that he might die. He felt all alone, helpless and despondent. But as he slept, God's angels were around him ; and. when he awoke, there was the pitcher of water and the cake baked on the coals. He its and was. refreshed ; and the strength of that mysterious meal: sustained him until he arrived at the Mount of God. And it is a long and wearisome march that lies before us, as we take-our way. from the court of this world to, the heavenly Mount. - Nire grow weary and foot-sore, and hungry arid thirsty.on the way. We become dis couraged and disheartened, the journey deems so long. All the light seems to fade from the world's pleasant things. We feel all alone, in our great sorrows, ,and the night gathers thickly and heavily around us. We east ourselves down beneath the juniper tree, in utter abandonment of woe, and wish that we. might die. And ,as we sleep on, in our heavy thoughts,'perhaps invisible messengers are all around' us. We awake while the ,stars .are yet the watchers of the night, and find a cruse of water and a cake baked upon the coals. We eat and are refresird„and sleep again. At dawn, as the star pickets are withdrawn, and the great sun is rising in the, East, we eat again, and under the refreshing lam ems of that heavenly food, we go on un til the journey is ended, and we ascend the Mount of God. rir.—Tnv. nun ' man. . e ....,, 9 1 , , ,it• t. kik isB ; o4 - kai. ti*E4t4A, 'ma iu 1 s Sisriitshads*, p,feagul deatiroyeir,litio is henceforth fo waYlay roan in all the paths of la. • But until Abel's early fall, death had 'been but a looked-for fearful change. But it must come. We go with 'Abel from the altar of burnt sacrifice to his lowly grave. He hagallen ly-the land of vio lence. The tree had blossomed at the fall —here is the ripe fruit. We kno* not the circumstances. It, may have been at early morning, amid the dewy' flowers, and cool shadows. Or it may have 'been at the close of day, at the hour of evening sacrifice, and his freed spirit have ascended to the pres ence of God with the savor of the. sacri ficial lamb. But it was death I Strange and mysterious change I That matchless form that had moVed in grade and beauty so, express and admirable, now lies prone upon the green sod in quivering agony. Like the prostrate column of some magnif icent Corinthian temple, that stricken form is Magnificent in its , fall. It lies there in its matchless -beauty, not like the dying Gladiator, with contorted brow, and huge muscle writhed - in agony, but a very Apollo in beauty and 'grace; and symmetry, with the sweet smile of innocent slumber, Wreathing his countenance. And so death.eame at last. But it came first, not to the old and weary, but to the young and hopeful. How did Abel die ? Did visions of beauty and glory chister around his soul as life waned away ? Was the cross uplifted before his vision, now be coming indistinct with the dews of death, and were the dim echoes of a message here after to be heard upon earth, wafted as sweet music to his soul—" To-day shalt thou be with me in , Paradise ?" . Was Ste phen's prospect opened to him, and heav en's blessed glory revealed? We cannot tell. We but know this, that his was a blessed death. His life was such as God approved. His sacrifice was accepted, and all was well. And so-the first death was calm. and peaceful. "Blessed are the" dead which die in the Lord." Dying in faith is to live forever more. " Weep not for him that dieth— * For he sleeps and is at rest; And the couch whereon he Roth, lathe green earth's quiet breast" 41 ' • ETA. , Almost every body rejoiced last Fall in the hope that. Jefferson and Washington Colleges would soon be united. They are confessedly too near together. They draw their students from the same part of the population, at least mainly so—the Presby terian, Old, New, and United, but chiefly from the 'Old S chool—and it is a heavy burden fdr this part of our people to sup port two Colleges, as first-class Colleges must now"be supported. Hence, it is not surprising that both these Colleges have a feeble life, yield an inadequate support to their 'Presidents and Professors, and offer inferior facilities, in some respects, to our young men in pursuing their education. And their future prospects, remaining apart, are not hopeful. The small success of all past efforts to endow them, may be accepted as proof conclusive that no ade quate endowment can be obtained in their present separate existence. But let them be united, or let each take the rank of an Academy, and let the strength of our Pres• byterian people be concentrated on a new College, to be placed at Beaver, cr some other equally central, and suitable place, and to bear some honored Presbyterian `name,and we might ; hope to use a pot. ruihttrian. • _ • • Ex.-PASTOR Por the Presbyterian Banner For the .Presbytertan Banner. The College (tuition: PITTSBURGH, lege soon nobly endowed, - giving its in structors a liberal support, offering, its students advantages equal to those of Har vard, bringing together our young men to form friendships of inestimable value, and making it needless for any of our families to send their sons away to some ;distant College for their education. > Let the Col leges become the College. It matters, to nineteen-twentieths of us, but little; where it is -placed. We think it makes a great matter that our College should be a strong one, one, worthy of - our place flid history in the West r and one in the highest meas- ure tributary to the cause of sound educa tion and religion. For one College, for the College, the handsome . offer ' - or $50,000 would no doubt soon be followed hy.similar and perhaps even larger, gifts. There are liberablearted men amongst us, .to. whom God has given, -liberal means, who. could be greatly interested in the establishment of one College, but who feel that it is vain and hopeless to., try to support two, seven miles apart, and looking to the same people for.students. ,Can we bear to think that a movement, so well begun last Fall, is to-end in vain ? ' - The only serious, difficulty of a general kind, that, seeing to stand in the .way of such united action, is, the differencein our views of ecelesisstioal control. As this idea:has, heretofore been framed into,prae tical measurea, , it must. be confessed, that it is objectionable. Giving to ourfSynods the nomination of Professors, and =the adjust ment of College questions, .sometimes%of College difficulties, certainly has not worked well in many cases. It does, not work well for the Synods, as it woulcl,be easy to show. It would not he easy. to construct plans, moreover, that would suit the-United Pres byterians,, the_ New School- Presbyterians, and ourselves, if we must proceed on the idea of giving these 'practical queations to Synodical bodies. It was,a. - great, and al most a fatal error, as it seems to me, to throw. such, matters on _the tables of our Synods. It would answer every: essential purpose, if the only official relation of the Synods to our College, were made to consist in their electing the Trustees, and this only when vacancies occur by death or resig nation. Then leave all purely College matters to the Trustees, just as in non-e> clesiastical institutions. Thus the ow, great purpose would be seeured—thats , .of keeping the ,College and its funds. and teaching closely in connection viiitlrthe%iv bag Church of Christ,. for all- the long ages oome.• And .as several ..Synods now cover the ground formerly' occupied-by <the old . Synod of. Pittsburgh, and moreover, as it is extremely, desirable to have the mope , : ration of our Presbyterian brethren of other denominations, and, especially the United Presbyterians---substantially the same peo ple with ourselves--let a simple arrangement Mr made, by which each Synod represented in the College shall, in its turn, fill the place that becomes vacant from time to time, in the - Board of Trusteea. This ward should elect the Professors, &c., without instruction, or any official - ac tion w4tevier, on the part of the Synods.. Tkeffimcid4wekld Pave, all the influence. 'Atos* — reilttites, by tba ilinple plan °Pe ecting the Trustees when vacancies 'oc cur. The College would ever be Presbyte rian as far as needful, and a .permanent bond of union between brethren of the same faith and order. And= all its influence would be catholic, high-toned, and such as would invite the' confidence of Christians of every name. But unless some;bond qf, or ganic and vital union ,can be, formed be tween ..the College and the Church, it is quite safe to predict that-no-adequate en dowment can be obtained., The .men to whom we must look for such endowment will not give their means, at the risk .of seeing—perhaps from a.• better World—that their gifts have been perverted to the sup port of Unitarianism, as at Harvard ; or even. of Arminianism, as at Carlisle' and Meadville. He has not read history well, who is not afraid to entrust large pecuniary interests, for the support of :religious and ed ucational objects, in the hands of any close or self-perpetuatini , corporation. Let this view of the methottof construct, ing an ecclesiastical relation between, the College, and, the Church, be kindly -and `carefully considered. It is believed that it will be found to be free from serious objec tions, and to offer good ,ground on which all well-wishers to the College may meet. - For the Presbyterian Banner. Our Chuteh the Southwest, MEssna. EDITORS :—Allow me to Con gratulate you on your accession to the editorial chair. Long may you be the hon ored medium of communicating good news, and other good matter, to the churches ! - Allow me. now to transmit, through you, something very like a complaint. „I hope none will receive it ,as an impertinence: Some people have a way, of taking offence if we point out a defect of theirs, and try to defend themselves by declaring that we have not done it in the right spirit. But I will:not believe our brethren will receive my effort so unkindly. I ,only mean to point out something that we may do. I have' been in the army in Tennessee and Mississippi nearly two years. I have seen, the efforts-thaPothers-are . making, at Memphis, -Vicksburg and Natchez, to set forward their denominational interests. The only Old School minister at Memphis was Dr. Steadman, reputed disloyal. Other Prebbyterian property, aside from his church, was being seised : and appropriated by other bodies; and recedly I have heard that the Congregationalists contemPlate or ganizing a church, and occupying Dr. Grundy's late church edifice. I shall .not at all blame them for it, if they do.. If we, neglect opportunities, and.let.our property lie around loose, we cannot particularly censure those who pick it up. I am not aware of any attempt on our part to do any thing there, though the field has been open to us ever since June, 1862. When I was there I could do nothing. Iliad .only a regimental appointment, and could not get another, though I sought for it. A person of another- church was a sort of superin tendent of chaplains- there. Perhaps he did not' ask to have me appointed to a hos pital. Roman Catholic and vicious officers also stood in the way. A great Freedmen interest is in and around Memphis: Other bodies are at work for them, and 'doing good;' and so, of course, will get good. We, I believe, have no part in it there. Why ? As we come down the river we find mis sionaries and schools' planted all along, as far as below Natchez—not one of them all, so far as I am aware, of thuOld School Presbyterian Church. I am: in a hospital here, and have an opportunity' :to labor in the town, which I have done t 6 the utmost of my ability. I belie soon: toorganize a colored Presbyterian church #: twenty-five or thirty members, and to ordain them some colored Ruling Elders. I have no express authority fiom any Presbyteitfor Board, to do so, but shall " take the rotionsibility." , I have a kind of hold upon 4.10 Presbyte rian church building here; hitopt,a satis factory one.. I am told that at Natchez 'the ministers` stick to their places, and not -leave when we' came in, as Mr. Rotherfor.d.did here ; and that they pray for.fLons, rulers,", "our country," peace, &c.;,:leaviii the, worehippers to say amen with' 'aSiirdeittal' application they Amy choose.Wllt bright' to be done there I do not 'kneiwt---evidently, something. 4 What is the cause that ourithOrch *so neglecting this field ? The United Pre sbyterian, United Brethren, ''.Methodists,` oOngregationalist and Baptis wire at work. It, cannot bop' think; because. we are waiting or -the. As sembly to -meet and order so , ;.ithibgl.; -. for we have a Board of Domestib 'lsibhsVidte competent to get authoritytioin Govern ment and-do soinething. Call it bethat we' feel indifferent to the Freedrhert'slitet i vita ? Can it be that if-is not true f in .o'ur' Church, that - the poor— hale the Gospel! preached to them ? will believe it. And-yei I desire that all of 'ns L ehoilld ask these gnestions. " J. W. P. wish somebody4ould give you` what would Send ten copies or the .ffetfiner t to me for my hospital. - [O r i g inal:] The Othet ,gde, We dwell this side of Jordan's stream, Yet oft,there,comes a Shinincheam, . , Aorosiefrom yonder shoie. Whilst vision's of a holy throng, • And sound 'of harp and seraph gong, Seem gently wafted o'er. The Qther Side! ah, khere's ihe, place . Where saints in joy'past times retrace, And think of The Veil withdravai, they clearly 6 - life That all on earth had need To bring them oafelytkoAneff The Other 'Side ! no sin ist re To stainlhe robes the blest nas wear, •Made'white in-JeelisAblood';‘ - • No cry of grief-- ; -no, voice, ocAofi. • To mar the Reece 4:heir •spiiiiiikno!w— . Their constant peackwith God. The. Other Bide!' its-shore.*hrighi, is:radiant with the golden4iget: Of Zion's city fair; And many dear ones, gone'sefore, Already tread the happy shAre seem to see them, there.. The Other Side I Oh cheeiing sight--: Upon its banks, arrayed iryptite, For me a loved one waits. Over the stream. he calls tditie— “ Fear not, I am thy guide toibe,. ' - Up to the pearly gtts.” • . The Other Side, Ms well-k own voice , And's:War, bright face wilinie rejoice.;.. • • irse We'll meet in fond s . ulbrice!. ., He'll leadme on upti :ilt. laclf.p 4 ... pikbn bed, oh in our Mink *. s• Before the 4iiour'S face. - • The Other Side ! the Other„ Side 1 ' 'Who would not, brave the swelling title , . Of earthly toil and care, To 'wake one day, when life is past, Over the stream; at Mime at last, - With all the blest one's there. ' S. L. C. EUROPEAN ,CDRRES.PONDENCB• Ma. CArap, member of Parliament, - who has ere now visited: the United "States ; and who has a. very friendly feeling toward. America, has lately addressed his constitu ents At ,Sterling. 114 referred to the in creased supplfof ~cotton likely to be ob tained-from various parts of the world, and referred to the Southern States as the best cotton-field, and to the success of the ex periment of " compensated labor." He also said that slavery:and its perpetuation by the South, were intolerable and disgusting. It is the growing opinion of many. in this country, that the. Southern Cimfederacy has made up its mind to arm the slaves, is Mr. Caird says,:" as a last resort." Mr. Caird spoke of the irisfi exodus, as follows "It seems to me perfectly reasonable that the people should fly from a rate of wages equal to eightpence per day, to a country where they can earn from 5s to 68 8, day. The facility of commu nication between this country , and the Northern States of Amerieti: is now so rapidUnd great, and the extension of eduoition among the people' of Ireland is so considerable, and has made them so well informed on what is going on in other quar ters, that this flight seems very reasonable, and to be iir.pected. But such an exodus - is matter for grave consideration to this country. In ten, years the population of Ireland-has decreased upwards of two .ntilliorta decrease equal to nearly the whole population of Denmark, about which so much trouble is made -at present. These men are going, not as soldiers, but to la bor, and to many: As amazing that there should be rOom'for such vast numbers asTeave, not 'only these Miami's, but many parts of Northern Europe, for "America,. Yet to one who has visited that country and seen the fertil ity. and great resources of the 'Kelley of the Mis sissippi it need be no wonder. That rich .coun try, open for immediate cultivation without the cost of clearing week' and underlaid with coil and iron, could - I , 4th. facility absorb from ftfty to sixty millions of people." . _ THE DANISH . QHESTION has been ' - the subject of a well-written letter from Profes sor Max Miller, an • eminent Professor' at Cambridge; and a German ` . - He is out and_ _ oat German' in his symPathies, and dame' Schleswig:as well 'as Holstein, for Girinany. He wishes the Dtike,of•Auoustebberg to be ruler of . both Duchiei. The Time s -has a leader in very able. and temperate _ leader reply, Written by one who knows all the facts of the case. The father - of the Duke parted with his " right" -fora large sum of money paid by Denmark, and at all- events Schles-- Wig was not at aq,l.,foA included in that family's claim; The" German smaller States are chafing greatly under the high-handed:conduct of Prussia and Austria in setting their troops aside,:snubbing the Duke of Augnatmibeig,. and kepping back the flood of the German national party, which longi for the coi guest and annexation of the Duchies But both Powers 'have spent large 'sail' of money; blood else) hasflowed freely. Prin3- sia is moiv. selfish in the business than Austria, and discords are sure to prevail, however the matter is issued. The 'suffer _ tngs of the Danish array from inadequate numbers and constant watehings, have been great. The loss of officers among the Aus trians, in pressing on the retreating Danes, has, been very-great. JOHN Owtttortz4err, ,both_, of the, Evangelical and "High" School, while. greatly flot- WEDNESPAY, MARCH 16, 1864, LONDON; Pg& 20, 1864 tered" by the recent decisiort which has virtually endorsed " Essays and Reviews," are yet doing their utmost to gimlet the alarms of the laity, and to calm their own fears. With the true spirit and ittstinet of officials, they " stick. to the ship' at. all hazards. The Recdrd has always been a turning paper! It supported the Free Church majority in - the original -General Assembly of the Church 'of Scotland, but; as, soon as Dr. Welsh headed the. glorious exodus of the Free -,Protesting Church of Scotland—folloisring:him down the hill. to the. Canonmills, as with Chalmers, Coil ningliam, Buchanan, Guthrie by 'his side, emerged as Moderator from the East dbor - of St. Audrew's parish—then at once thirE'van'gelipal .Record basely turnetVits back' thelictdy-which was ` guilty'of leaV ins 411iti. Establightnent, - and thus - alsb re. linking the, EVabgelibal-slaVes of the:Eng) Erastian Church. Singular 'enongli; thatprOprietor of , the Record is a •Secitch inaiwtifestin,'of Robert , Haldane, thirScot; , tlith . A4nOtilittand Baptist,-ane.its lead in4 'editor' is ebtfilai 4 41'44414** sttidtrqtretaltigrip.ll. Thae,; with iheir leading , reviewer i lAlso A Presbyterian, take upon , -theta 'tolehampiort Evengeliem and •the Churoh in.Otie, and are guilty too often of imputing evil 'motives to all' who differ from ,their pattictlar views; and of' finding here " where it was, not taught , or in • teridedi 'The'Evanqlical party have thus been victimized by poor and narrow minded organ. kalif of 'them despise anti disown it, but they have no other paper to setuP‘aS a fair re,presentative - of their more mianly - and lealthyviews 'and sentiments. The Record' 'used to '`declare that all who Iteldlbapkismal-regeneration were heretics the cof the - Gorhean decision, Which left that dogma. as '`'a question open, iu the Sense that any - one holding it was as-good '.a ChnrelutotwaS' he 'who denied' it *Since . ' this decision was given, ;the Record,- while 'still objecting •'to the doe trines,-takest 'good care' to condemn it as 'iii `)considering - a 'stumbling' block sttinerelle-to make people dream• of . n Free Ohl:tech-of England. SO is it and will it, be: as. to. Stanley; Williams, Wilson, and the '''Easayista ' —all rarnehurchmen, and soiet-thena•:be; denounce them, as usual, of course; but the " Church'? must stand. NeVertheless many Evangelicals are shocked exceedingly., I had a< conversa aria with;, a clergyman of this school, last week.. He - is.a Calvinist, and a devoted, •Ite looks with horror, tit, "the flood " now - eoming in of virtual infidelity,. regards the2cenduct of the Bish Dp'of London as, bad in ieference to,Stan ley•and Essayiim, and *dares that if he. had, been minister of the Qhnrch ofSeot iand in'lB43', he would hive," gone, out" - with the Free . Church party. Neverthe less Bich a man, if-he Wished to 'leave the Church-.of .England- tormorrow, and even if he l tsrols. such a decideJi :courec,, would not knew with What body , ,tor, range himself., PreshYterianiern would come nearest to his yel'l have no haitafion in say ing, that from his habits, preposseasions, and edi . icatioiit a ,as .as.,front..l4o Liturgi 7iTiiedirctions, he' would find himself a stranger, .azid not "At home:" Men like this, - . and there are. many such, deserve sympathy, father- than blame; they at least are honest, and.tnie .rs, to the theology glical itefor of the - Anme incon sistent in 'their " theery" as to, a modified meaning to be attached to the 'Baptismal !ServiCe. It will .require time to mature the inner growth ef nascent, longings for liberty and` truth together, so, as to bring on the day when both shall becoine tangible and prao fiord realities. The Evangelical laity of the Church of Eirgland have been largely trained to Christianliberalityin the way of constant gifts to philanthropic awl religious enterprises—ineliding that noble Institu tion, the Chuich Missionary Society. They have wealth enough, and will enough, if a great crisis &life, and the - _clergy lead the way,lo sustain 'an Episcopal Free Church' of-England; But the Bishops and digni-' taries would shrink from such an extreini ty ; the National Church gives status in society, and its prelates,-,are peers of the realm. Meanwhile while the fuiure is dark, let us bless. God: that so very many godly ministers of, the Church—not rich in this world's goods—and a goodly pro portion of them - found" in our cities and towns, in district ehurohes.supported -en tirely by, rluntary support—are doing great things in scattering spiritual dark ness, and bringing large numicers into the light of life. Aspirations after freedom in judging of doetrine, - as•wellas . in 'administering disci pline, are growing rapidly in the Chirch of England. The State " collar ruffles the neck 'of the "fair heifer"- that wears it, and especially _since the late decision. _Tt, was lawyers that came to that-finding which restored the heretical Wilson. and Williams to their , parishep; the two Archbishops re ealeitratedin vain. The 076urch, Standard therefore exclaiinS: "The great - want of the Church is a- tribunal adequate to 'the' trial of -erring cle'rgyrnen,.and .the - vindica tion of ecelesiptical law. This has been clearly shown =in connection' with the pro, - ceedings taken against Williams and Wil son. The question was one of orthodoxy, not of criminality,-and the onus probandi rested on: the Episcopal - and clerical prose enters. Unfortunately the ease failed not so much tom want of- evidence, as there is no Suitable machinery for its exhibition; The Church is and should be -the.. Chancel lor-(is this .a :hit at the Lord 'Chancellor who, read the- adverse, judgment of the Court of the. Privy Cony:will) as-well as the custodian of its own breed, while the pow er-to'enforce obedience as well as. to exact _penalties, frompeccaut ecclesiastics, should never have been withdrawn. -In a national communion great latitude of opinion must of necessity :.be permitted, but on matters of essential verity, 4 one Lord, one: faith, one baptisni,' should - be insisted'on." All this isa Mere begging of the question as is the statement that." the ;incumbent of a benefice, is paid to teach a certain theology, andhe cannot justly teach-its opposite." To break the fall of the poor gvangeli eels, the Standariigcits-on to say that "the peccantclergymen have only escaped with the skin of their teeth," and quotes the Lord Chanceilor f s words (which as Matters stand, sound like mockery) 'that only " a feW short extracts" from Essays and Re views were ,nrider consideration, .and if therefore, the book or these two essays, be of a mischievous and baneful tendency, as weakining'the foundations of Christian be lief, and likely to cause many to offend, they:will,retain, and- be liable to that con demitatien, notwithstanding this ono judgi• WHOLE NO. 598, zaent who willventnre.on the costly exper iment bf,teeting the two essays 2 No one will ialieilie'fittempt. ' • ' ' • •}Thy ' • the anodised tree; '* ' • • t grkt itaill,b/Oeding t 14 7 110 is He?' y the eyes, so pale and, dim,. • • 'Streaming blood and writhing lintb, - By:the:flesh, the scourges torn, By the crown of twisted thorn, By the side se deeply pierced, -' 1 1•X the:PO;(10d burning : thirst, By the drooplug death-dew'd brow; OrMan l 't is thou 't is thou! • , ;;;Pound. up:On the accursed tree,- Dread and whoAs..he? , By` he sun at noonday pale, .. - 7.Shiveringrocks, and rending veil; f-, ,By,earth that trembles at his demo, 'ft•lV yonder saints who burit their` tomb„ Cll3y.,Edin ' promised cre , he died • '• • `lgo the .felon at his side ord suppliant knees we bow, 0e:00d - 1 1 1s thou.! 'Vis thou I : ?". ` , l o:f Hope, ;i 11" - `.• • 4 Irearjusg that Converts. . 44 t :3 .. • a We- lifted up, will Arp.pr„allAtis unto me."—John xii : 82. others_preidli-' ing may please, ainuse,.ii - ccentertain ; but the love of. Christ: 'attracts, astonishes, draws, breaks, melts; subdues, and chantes the heart. St. Pant knew this, , and deter mined to preach:" Jesus Christ ,and him orueiled." In the light of his-dying 'Saviour's cross; the sinner sees and.' feels:":thei exceeding sinfulness - of ,sin," the height And depth of the love of Christ. There, and only there, he beholdSlis sin atoned for, his guilt 'can celled; the law magnified;lnStice 'satisfied; God glorified—" just in + jtistifying the-un godly who-believe in Jesus!' There he is conquered, disarmed . ovon hy the love of Christ In a moment, the prayer of faith ascends, the tear's - of 'penitence fall, regen eration of heart is effected,•eonseeratien of himself to, God is niadel " I am the Lord's" ---he *comes " a .new creature in - Christ Jesus..". - . - What made the preaching of Berridge, and Hill, and Whitefield, and Wesley . so efficient to the conversion of souls, but that, the love-of -Christ was the buiden of their theme ? They glorified Christ in their reaching, a nd the Holy, Spirit glorified their Preaching in the conversion of mul titudes now With' thein " before the throne' of God and the Lamb." - Never shall I forget seeing the late great and good Rowland Hill, of,London now in, the city, of God, preaching in amarket town in,England on its'initrket day; Like the-Apostle - Paul, standing on the ste,pg at Athens, MT.' Hill was mounted, in the midst of.tbe market-place, in _a, lumber wagon of, a finmer from the,country, a man, standing_ at his baek holding up an umbrel late protect his head from the rays of the Summer sun. can yet see him as then and there stood and preached, for -upwards of an hour, the,love of Christ to the thou sands gathered. around him.. What volume , of yoice, what vehemence, what emotion of, heart; 'what - earnestneas, what tears were hisl' Not an inch of the high-born -gen tleman,- his - ripe icholarshivhis - faf-spread" fame,,or any -one thing that .was Rowland. Hill's, could be seen, but only the "radiant glories of the Cruel - fled One," in the " greatness of his love to man." • To gee such another sight and hear such another sermon I would go far. Oh that our pulpits all may be filled by men• posses sing the spirit of Hill, and his mantle fall on the ministry of the Gospel throughout the land and world.—Christian ' Treasury. Important Inquiries. Are, you • a decided Christian ? Have you been born of the Spirit ? Is there no doubt upon this point ? Have you made your calling and election sure ? You should do so. Do you indulge in any known sin, or neglect any known duty ? This is a dark sign ; "be* are of it, How do you feel toward perishing min uets.? Can you see them perish without sympathy or concern ? What are. you do ing to convince them of their danger ' and lead them to Jesus? -What have you done for your relatives—your near neighbors ? 'What have - you done W . -day ? What are you going to do Are you pray i ' for grace and gifts, with a. view to do good? That you may watch, for Souls, and labor for God ? _ Were you ever the ,means' of converting one soul to God:? Did - you ever praY that you might be ? Do you use the means that are , , likely, under the blessing of God, to convert souls ? Which has most of your thoughts, affec tions, and - money—worlitly ornaments, or the conversion and salvation of Sinners ? Do you: know anything of travailing , in birth for sinners, until Christ be formed in them ? I3it your heart's desire and prayer to God,that they may be saved? Are you willing to make sacrifices ,fiar Christ ? Can you cheerfully giie -up your time, your money, your ease, and yourmany indulgences, for the good and salvationnf souls ? The Power of Good Sense. Few agencies are,. so powerful as,good sense. . It is penetrating and - hating - % its infittence-=---it inspires respect, and When we find' itiwe , no more doubt of die wisdom , • and ultimate Success of him who, pbssesses it. Neither individuals , nor nations can be, truly great without, it, and England's strength, for instance, lies mainly in that strong characteristic of its people; also, the excellent woman who governs England has often given proofs of it herself. .Some years ago, Queen Victoria chose .a remote and secluded glen in the Highlands of Seotland, and had a castle built there as one of her Summer resorts. "Balmoral is situated in a rough part of the country, and among a rough population, and the Queen`„ sew_ at once that she must bring to this spot other habits. and a different mode of life from 'what she had in her other pal. aces, if she would enjoy the wild'beauty - of that wild spot; so she• inaugurated-a style of dress unknown till then) but so sensible, that from its perfect security and true ecru fort it has become general the world over: Thin shoes, so injurious to health' and so universally worn by ladies, have been sup planted, through her example by , strong ones—walking is easier, not so fatiguing, and in damp weather no more dangerous, now that our feet are protected by two or even Three soles' thickness. Then again, that most convenient part of our clothing, the colored underskirt, has replaced white ones that could not keop white, and : both. these comforts we os e,to tl;in judgmont, the g,oed sense, .of a gpochAwtxt vi 4n. sa‘ THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER. Publication Office IfAZETTE BUILDINGS; 84-701' %PKPr:Mao' rePA MUTH, ENGLISH & 00., 23 Norm-STE Br, Paula, PA ADVERTISEMENTS: PAYMENT IN ADVANCE. TRANSIENT 410 1 13011/13EMENTS, 10 COTS A- Lox -for eactalutertiOn. `A It Itberal zilductlon to those who e:deir- -the largely. . STEOIAL Stinoss,, ext7B A Li* . EDITORIAL NOTICES; O.OARDS, on decond page, 2$ CENTS A LIN E ; ' !; ' cisercrAss ?muesli, - 6 - 101.risli A LINE. "er be forgotten as &fig as Jineral boot,' sod “Balmortil skirts ' are in Me. The Germans call, that:virtife' ifenschenA• erstaad, as it.comes fro - i ons, thorough knowl edge of human nature) , the„ French call it seas cg4itnityk, indicating its 'importance in the 'daily ebtninon occurrences of life. ' admire - genius; 'we feeldrawh toward lovd linei3s of, character; we court, power; in our most -worldly hours we. long, may b for honor and fame, but on good common, sense we rely—him who betrays it; we trust.-;::-Examiner. The -lope of, the Rightopust f' Behold, I see the heavens opened,; and the Soni of Man standing on the tight hand of. Gotr—Ste'phen. I Ave fought the' good'lght, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith hence - faith 'there is laid up for me a crown. ilf,fightednsness."—:Paul. ' :would rather die for iiesns' , Christ , , than.rula to the utmost ends of the : earth*" —l9natius. „f!tI„ bless me worthy ..Lor4 k . that. thou ,bast thoaglit worthy to have fart in 'thg raiiebarsof i y'martyrs, Ynilltuituf of thy Christ. For this I bless thee f I bless the I glorify thee!?--Pp/yearp.. 4 ‘oh, how: I ilong, for that blessed mo ment, when this poor, unworthy creattirc, thellast and least of all my 'Master's serf vants, shall be called to put off this load of sin and corruption, and to 'mingle with that harmonious host above, doing homage with them in the blessed .presence of my glori ous Lord 1' Augustine. ",O,my heavenly Father, thou has rer vealed. ,to me thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ!"l have preached him, I have con fessed him, I love him, and I worship him, as my dearest Saviour. and Redeemer. In= to thy hands,' commend my spirit. God of truth, thou has redeemed me." —Luther. " Rejoice with me; I am going to_ $ place of everlasting joy. In a short time I shall be - with the Lord jesus."--arcola maiadius. '" I long to be in heaven, praising and glorifying God, with the holy angels. 'lsis sweet to me to think : of eternity. lam al, most, there. L long to be there."—Brain erd:- "3 cannot tel the comforts I feel in my soul; they tire past expression. The con solations of God are so abundant that he leaves me nothing to pray for.. My prayers are converted into praise. I enjoy a heav en already in my soul."—Toplady. "Oh, what prospects are before me in the blessed, world,. whither I am going!' Will you not share my joy and help me td praise, that soon I shall leave this body of sin and death:behind ) and, enter on the per fection of my spiritual nature Sweet affliction, now it worketh glory, glory."--- SaM26Bl Pearce. "I have no more doubt of going to my Saviour than .if I were already in hiS arms; my .guilt is. - all trinsferred . ; ,he has can celled all I owed "—lsabella, Graham. is well well forev_er: I see where ever I turn-my eyes, whether I live or die, nothing but victory. lam cradled in the arms of love and mercy. I long to be at home."—Lady Huntington. "There is". nothing .at ail melancholy in the 'death of a•• Christian.. I feel very hap py in the prospect of death."—Sarah, Lan man Smith. ".1 see, indeed, no prospect of recovery, yet my heari refoiceth in in); God and my Saviour. Such transporting views of the heavenly world-is my Father now indulg ing me with as no words can 'express " .Doddridge. "My heart is full, it is brimfull; I can hold no more. I now know what that means, the peace of God which passeth all understanding.' I cannot express what glorious discoveries God_hath made to me. Row lovely, is the sight of a smiling Jesus when one is .o.ying."7—janeway. The Water-Carrier's Cry. Perhaps no cry is more striking, after all than the short and simple cry of the water carrier. "The gift of God V' he says, as he goes along with his water-skin on his. shoulder. It is impossible to bear this cry without thinking of the Lord's words to the woman of Samari " If thou knowest the gift of God, and who it is that saith unto-thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of Him, and he would have giVen thee living water." It is very likely that water, so invaluable and so often scarce in hot countries, was in those days spoken of as now, as the " gift of God," to denote its _ preciousness ; if so, the expression would be exceedingly forcible to the wo man, and full of meaning. The water-carrier's cry in Egypt must always rouse a thoughtful mind to a recol lection of the deep necessities of the peo ple, of • the thirst which they as yet know not of, and of ,the living water which few, if any, Eave yit offered to the poor Moslems in that great city ; and make him wish and praifor the time when the sonorous cry of " Ya aatee Allah!" shall be a type of the cry of one bringing the living water of the Gospel, and sayittg, "Behold the gift of God !"—Ragged Life in Egypt. A Word about Chairs An eminent physician, speaking of our chairs, remarks that they are too high, and too nearly horizontal. We slide forward, and our spines ache. The seats should be fifteen'or sixteen inches high in front for men, and from eight to fourteen inches for childrenk and women. The back part of the seat should be from one to three inches lower thatithe front part. This last is very im portant. The depth of the seat from front to back should-be the same as the 'bight. The chair-back islikewise unphilosophical. The part which meets the small of the back should project farthest forward. Instead of this, , at that point there is generally hollow; this is the cause of much pain and weakness in the small of the back. The present seats produce discomfort, round shoulders and other distortions. Prayer Before Rattle.—Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that luxe so power : help us, 01 Lord our God :-for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. 0 Lord, thou art our God; let no man pre vail against thee..-2 Chron. xiv :11. And in thine hand is there not power and might, so. that none is able t t o withstand thee ? 0, our God, wilt thou not judge them? For we have no might against this great nom, pally that cometh against us; neither kno* we what tto do - ; but our eyes are - uport thee,-4,_Chrou, xx„: 6-12-,
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