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hien of Colleges.
1. Colleges of Jefferson and Wash
o approved themselves the in
of great good, no one is dispose(
No better proof of their useful
Id he demanded, than 'the fact tha
their alumni are' found
oo positions in both Church am
,100 wog - flout the length and breadtl
1.11.,1 • But we here ask a question
e ourselves have so often beet
II 1 1 , 1 are two of them so contigu
prim l :"? Why should there be two
substantially under Presbyteriai
i n the same Chartiers Valley
;.even miles of each other ?
card this question seriously askedh:
.erians and other friends of educe
'rem the East and from the West
he North and from the South, am
.er have been able to return an an
which would be satisfactory to ow
it i or even to ourselves. We have
leard the question answered ina wad
ld deem satisfactory to a disinter
.nd reasonable man. The truth its
ie individuals most influenced b:
interests can see no need fur' morn
ie of these institutions. The oiti
Canonsburg, whose. convictions aro
;t profound of the vital necessity t(
:at public of a College in his owl
.own, can see no need of another
.en miles off, at Washington. Not
dweller in Washington see an 3
•eason why there should be a Colleg(
seven miles of him, at Canonsburg
is to be another within the corpo
of his own borough. What end
subserved by these. Institutions, ir
separate capacity, which could not )3(
• attained it' they were united so as tc
one strong
.and glorious College i
mfidently answer, none—except it
3 gratification of some private prejw
which had better at once be buried
those families who feel themselveg
their College, and dependent 'upon
their livelihood,' would bettered
• than worsted, by the union..
We have been convinced for yearg
the great masse of the friends of
Institutions, in this re g ion, were
ly in favor of their union ; but recent
more than verified our convictions,
Le Synod of Wheeling, when it wag
iced that one individual would give
thousand dollars, upon condition of
union, not a few shed tears of joy.
of Jefferson vied with alumni of
ington, in expressing their . earnest
3 Ihr the moms ,of the movement,
College was then represented by mem•
of its Board of Trustees. Among Om
1, there appeared to be no difference of
The'excellent President of Wash
on, with a disinterestedness which it
table to his heart, warmly seconded
scheme; although he could not shell
• that its success might deprive hilt
.. exalted position which he-now fills
have indubitable evidence that th(
interest and unanimity prevailed
the subject was presented in th(
of Pittsburgh. Nor are we permit
to doubt that the Synod of Allegheny
ld have entered into the movernew
a zeal not to be surpassed by her sister
is, Then when we consider that the
;term and elders composing thosettbtei
Is aro the true index by which we an
mauve the wishes of the masses of th ,
ids of the Institution's in a-vast regioo
country, who can. doubt that the Prev
Irian population from which both Col
must expect their support, both as t
oy and students, is overwhelmingly i
• of their union.
.ow the point we make here is, that
,T responsibility will rest upon the head
those who, in total disregard of the wit
an interested people fo'vnanitnously ea
satd, will lend amr influence, to defeat
'meat so universally desired, and pron
results of such incalculdble advantag
if this much-to-be-desired nide
ild be defeateli ; we are much mistake
hose College officials, who are charge
its defeat, ehall not be made to feel
ir sorrow, against themselves and the
liege, whose interests they have so ail
alp misunderstood, the crushing weigl
that wise public opinion which they ha ,
unwisely disregarded..
11. But we do not urge the union mere
Cause it is earnestly demanded by tl
oat bulk of the friends of the two Inge
ions. We are ready to -show that f
ion would cure great evils and be prod;
' great good, and that hence the t
mil is reasonable.
Let us suppose that Presbyterians v
lets in this region were able and will'
fully endow — these two Institutions,
hat they could be manned _with able .Pro
fessors so amply supported that they could
be permanently retained l thus putting each
College on an equal footing with Yale Col
lege, or Union College in the State of New-
York. Who dries not see that this would
be a useless, if not a reckless, waste of
money and the time and labor of able and
useful men ; all of which could in many
other ways be expended with greater ad-.
vantage to the cause of God and humanity ?
Vet this, and nothing less, must be done,
iF they remain in their separate capacity,
or the, cause of sound education in this re
gion must suffer. For it is certain that
two starveling Colleges, dragging along a
precarious existence, can never fill the
Place of one well-endowed, permanent and
efficient institution.
It is notorious / however, that the friends
of 'these Institutions are either not able or
nor willing to give either one of them an
ample endowment. We could have no bet
ter evidence of this fact,.than that at this
late day of their history, sucli is the ex
treme poverty of both, that each may be
said to be struggling for a bare existence.
And thus will it ever be, unless they are
united so as to concentrate on one Institu.'
tion the energies and liberality which are
now divided between the two, but for the
most part lost to both. The friends of
either Institution living contiguous to it,
have not endowed it; and if we seek aid
from abroad for the endowment of either,
men, instead of giving us their money, be
gin to ply us with that puzzling question :
What is the need for two Colleges, under
Presbyterian influence, within seven miles of
each other ?"
The difficulties against which both of
the Colleges are struggling, and must ever
struggle unless they are united, are palpa ,
ble to the most casual observer. Lord Ba
con lamented that in his day such was the
poverty of the I T niversities of Great Brit
ain that it was difficult to retain distin
guished men as Professors, because' they
could obtain compensation much more
liberal for their labor* other employments.
But not only is there a continual drain
upon the professional talent of those two
Colleges flowing toward ether and better
endowed institutions ; it ‘ is even worse , than
this. If I mistake net, the facts are in.the
possession et• the editors of the Banner,
which bear me out in saying, that Profes
sors have been oompelled to leave one or
perhaps both of these Collegere v beoanse the_
'Prospect of a oomfottable Flivelitocid. for
then/ 091 ) 1 0N 'ma families` was rat from co;
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VOL. XII. NO. 36
fain. The highest order of talents cannot
be secured for these institutions, and re
tained in them, in the present condition of
their finances. Their union would be the
sure remedy for this and other evils.
M. A word here as to location. • Inas
much-as both the editors of the Banner, as
well as your present correspondent,. are all
Alumni of Jefferson College,' we. might
have no difficulty in, deciding the question
of-ipeation in favor of Canonsburg. And
the people of Canonsburg would agree with
us, that their own village is the best possi
ble place for the one college of this region.
On the other hand, the people of Washing
ton and the Alumni of their College,' are
all probably fully convinced that no other
spot presents so many advantages for an in
stitution like the one in question, as the
borough of Washington. But let me sug
gest that the great people who look on at a
distance may take a different view of the
matter. What the people want is one first
class college; and the location is to them,
at most, but a secondary matter. And if
Canonsburg possesses any overwhelming
advantage over Washirigton, or Washing
ton over Canonsburg, is it too much to
suppose that such overwhelming adVantage
would be discovered by a judicious and dis
interested committee, such as would be se
lected by the trustees of both institutions,
to decide upon the site of the united Col
lege ?
But we contend that it is not necessary
to locaic the whole establishment at the one
place or the other. Why not so arrange,
the matter that we will have a first-rate
classical school, and a school for the! study
of modern languages at the one_plade, and
the College proper at the other ? It is our
opinion, that a first-rate classical sel!iool is
as muoh a matter of real necessity in this
region, as even a first-class College oi Uni
versity. It mightbe determined thitt the
College proper should be located at the ope
place, and at the other a first-rate classic al school, and an agricultural school in which,
along with husbandry, the students 'might
be taught mathematics, natural 'sciences,
and the modern.languages. Then, -if after
such a division as this, the two town could
not otherwise agree aslo which pail, each
would have, we see no reason why they
might not refer the matter solemnly to
God, and determine it by lot.
The fact that the 'two branches of lan •in
stitution, controlled by one. Board of Trus
tees, and under the direction of one ,Preid
dent, would be seven miles apart, 'so far
from being an insuperable objecti6n, is
nothing unusual.
IV. But supposing every attempt at uni;
ting these two institutions to fail : whatithen.?
Answers to this question have already been
attempted. Your correspondent, " John,"
suggested the locating of another Collu,e
at Beaver, Pa., to be amply endowed: and
the reducing of Jefferson and Washington
to the rank of first-class Academies, to
.be
feeders to the proposed College. TO this
scheme we offer no objection, if a sufficient
guaratee is furnished, that we- will not•
then' have three poverty-stricken Colleges
instead of two, as under the present regi
men. -
The co Friend - of Education," then, as
if antieipatirvg this one doubt, suggests the
idea of attracting certain portions.ref the
endowments, of the existing Colleges to the
new institution, and concludes that, this,
'and the $50,000 offered on the conditional
union of Jefferson and 'Washington; and
160,009 more l and as much more mo4ey as
mut& be obtaited i imaCcon - stittitol-au
piiieidOviiiient for a first-class College at
Beaver.
Again, we have information from a
source, which is entirely reliable, that if
such an institution were to be located at
Steubenville, _as your correspondents' pro
pose to locate at. Beaver, the people of
Steubenville and vicinity would erect for it
buildings to 'the value of $30,000.; To
this also we have no objection, if it would
not result in any way compromising the
interests of that . very supeilor Female Sem
inary which already exists in that 'city.
One grave objection, however, obtains
against all, these schemes. Their success
must depend upon the harmonious working
of so many diverse elements, that the prob
abilities of failure - will be greater than in
our attempts to unite the two existing ' Col
leges.
At the risk of rendering confusiOn of
counsel doubly more confounded, we will
offer another suggestion, which we think,
being simpler, may be more practicable; and
promise better success. If the proposed
union should fail, it is not probable ;that
both institution should be equally charge
able with: its defeat. On the other hand it
is not at all improbable that one of them
might be altogether blameless in the' whole
affair. Why then punish the innocent
with the guilty ? If it be made clear then
that one College• is willing to accede to the
demand of the 'public as .to the union,' it
appears evident to xis that the better plan
would be to concentrate our 'energies and
means on that College, and give it an am
ple endowment, then .its present rival
will be compelled, from its .very little
ness, to hide itself under the overshadow
ing wings of its all-powerful neighbor.
Then the union would be, after all, accom
plished. *
For the Presbyterian Banner.
etter from a Delegate of MS Christian Com
mission.
STEAMER GENERAL BUZIA April 28,186 g.
Mr. Joseph, Albree, Treasurer U. S.
Christian Commission, .Pittsburgh:—When
I received from you a commission for a term
of service in the Army of the Cumberland,
you requested a report of my labors. " At
Nashville, Tenn., Bro. Townsend who had
been commissioned at the same time, and
libored generally in conjunction with me,
reported in part at the middle of the term,
and I authorized him to say, that what he
had written would answer equally well for
me. Since then, the general tenor of, our
service, performed all at the same Station,
has been so nearly the same as before as to
endanger the aspect of staleness in any
thingjdditional that might be said in that
'train. W bile the minutia of. occurrences
that take place in the experience of dele
gates are so numerous and so diversifie4,
"that. if they should be written every one,
I suppose that even 'the world could, not
contain the books that should be written."
A few things taken almost at random
from my impressions and observations in
the work, must suffice for this - communick
Lion. First of all, the work itself is inter
esting beyond expression—at least by such
a pen as mine.- It is difficult to conceive
how a man with the " mind, that was in
Christ Jesus" could ever;. grow weary of
labor in it. ,The delegate often meets a
warm-hearted soldier, as faithful to his God
as to his country, in whose eye stands the
tear of spiritual emotion while he is told
of "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,"
and gives the grateful assurance that in the
midst of multiplied temptations such in
strtititithis will enable him more boldly to
ti stand up for Jesus." And when, after
asking some noble,. manly fellow, "Is'your
heart right with . God r he receives a neg
ative reply almoit uniformly, it is,,e*pressed
in stalk of o=o4 and With such
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1864.
manifestations "of gratitude that any one
cares for his soul, as to beget a joyful confi
dence that the bread cast upon the waters
shall be found after many days. In re
turn for such questions and counsels, also
for the. gift of Testaments, Byron Books,
other little books for soldiers, and religious
papers, I have heard, " Thank you,, thank
you sir," with a frequency and warmth of
utterance surpassing my experience in all
the previous years of life. To no other
class of persons is it more easy and delight.
ful work to preach " the glorious Gospel of
the blessed God," than to the soldier,
whether in the barracks, camp, hospital or
even the military prison.. In the last
named place, generally the attendance is as
numerous, and the attention as close and
respectful, as anywhere else. An incident
in my ex.perienee:there, may be admitted
to record,
i by way of showing the high es
timation n which our COIIIMISSIOII is held
by those who receive its benefactions and
blessings. "
At the close of a discourse in the prison,
one day, a very pdrtly inmate, of in& coma
rtanee, and, with a bandaged :neck stepped
forward and presented me with five dollars
for the Christian Commission. When I
said, "'I trust I may regard you as a Chris
tian brother," he replied, "No; I did pro
fess religion when a boy,' but after Ward had
reason to believe myself mistaken as to my
experience.: but for a good • while past I
have made no , pretensions that way. But
my musings here during the past three
weeks have deeply impressed me with the
conviction that nothing else than_ the re
ligion of Jesus can reach and relieve the
wretchedness and sin of man, and that no
other organization is doing so much :to ap
ply it where it is most needed, as the Chris
tian Commission." Just as he said; this,
an armed guard approached him and said,
" Captain, your case is coming up for in
quiry we will go to Court." I found that
he was Capt. J. A. Thornhill, of the 9th
Tennessee. Cavalry, and had got into a quar
rel with his Colonel, in which they had
mutually shot each other.
In the Penitentiary where convicts un
der State laws were impriSoned, we 'Were
allowed to meet and address them only on
the Sabbath. Every one who .was permit
ted and able, would come out and listen
with an eagerness that seemed awful, and
receive the papers and other reading mat
ter as cordially as soldiers do. Not one of
them seemed satisfied unless he coOd also
have the privilege of grasping the preach
er by the hand and thanking him for his
interpst them, and also for his message.
Having addressed them only on two gays,
when they learned that I would be there
no 'more, they seemed as sorry as would
have been reasonable - to expect,' had my
stay been among them for as many years.
In Hospital-work, the sensitive -heart is
deeply stirred by the' distresses of brave
men .who suffer so much for the support of
their*Government. And yet
. it is highly
gratifying, o find that in almost every in
stance it is borne without a murmur or a
Word of regret for having engaged in a war
which brought such troubles upon them.
If anything like regret was expressed, it
was only because they were so long pre;
vented from taking part in the glorious
Work of their cotintry's deliverance from
rebellions usurpations; or that they had
not improved their time of health and com
fort in securing peace with God and laying
hold on eternal life.
duly, Aigip
iaiareery.able to artiettfate;and evidently at
the door of death, said, in broken accents,
" My, father and mother, my wife and daugh
ter, are all in glory, and I am a poor,
wretched, miserable sinner, lingering here
on the borders of earth. When the last,
died, she told me to meet her with .Tesus,
.but still I have no interest in him." As he
grasped my hand with almost convulsive
strength, on being asked , if I should pray
with -him, he exclaimed, ".0, I would like
it very much;" and while I prayed, the cot
on which he lay, quivered like an aspen
leaf.
But it is among the. thousands of refu
gees from East Tennessee, North Carolina,
Alabama, Georgia,, and Mississippi, that
the delegate sees wretchedness of the very
darkest typ.e. Perseented at home for their
Union proclivities, and stripped of all their
property, unable to buy provisions at fam
ine prices, many died of starvation. - Oth
ers by the thousand have struggled through
to Nashville, and, some still farther on in a
Northern direction. When they are crowd
ed into such houses as can be obtained for
them, in the proportion of ten. to one that
could with safety breathe the air, they - are
largely smitten with measles, followed by
cough and general decline, from which very
few recover. Whole •families of, from five
to ten persons have thus been carried to
the grave in the course of a few weeks, and
scarcely one 'has not been constrained to
bury the dead out of Sight. 0 with what
untold, untenable *ails of agony does the
so-called Confederacy sound the knell of
its coveted nationality as it dies in the very
act of struggling into birth !
Of the gratifications enjoyed in our 'Work,
that of Christian brotherhood among the
delegates, notwithstanding the great variety
of their denominational connections, is fax
from being the least. Never before-had we
so good an opportitnity to " behold how
good and 'how pleasant a thing it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity." Many
a brother ,whose acquaintance was formed
within the brief period will be viewed
again and again on a bright spot of the
tableau of memory while she performs her
office. Nor brethren only. Sisters, too,
in appropriate departments of the same
blessed work, vie with the delegates and
even excel them in their self-denying de
votion to toil, and in their happy influence
on the grateful recipients of their servi
, Of3S. . •
With Mrs. Dr..Tohn Harris, a Philadel-
of world-wide reputation for self
sacrificing
zeal respecting the welfare, tem
poral and spiritual, of soldiers and all oth
ers who suffer in any way in consequence
of "this cruel war," T formed an acquaint
ance that will be regarded as one of the
joys of life. Also a gratifying acquaint
ance was formed with Misses M. E. Moor
head, H. S. Lathrop, and L Shaw, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.,
(who are doing a toilsome
but noble work in the " diet, kitchen " of
the Cumberland hospital) and with Mrs.
Capt. Horner, acciedited agent from. the
State of lowa. With some Of these a few
of us had the pleasure of a hasty drive to
" the Hermitage," and saw with no common
emotions, the grounds, the vault,the mansion,
the parlor, and portrait (taken eight days
before death) of that heroic man, who, in
the opinion of all leyal Americans, would
have crushed in the laud this fearful_rebel
lion, had it been his lot to have filled the
Presidential chair just before the incoming
of the present administration. A lady of
our number, by special favor, was-admitted.
to the private room in which he died, con
taining the bed on which he breathed out
his patriotic soul to God, and a stand sup
porting a well-used Family Bible, open,
and on it his glasses lying as he left them
almost nineteen years ago. Was it won
derful 'that . she , - came out with cheeks.
bathed in tears that would not cease to
flow
But by all delegates in - our department,
should be regarded as guilty of criminal
. omission, if I failed to mention the main
spring of our comfort and efficiency at the
Nashville Station. Rev. E: P. Smith, of
Pepperal, Maine, the General Field Agent
of the Commission for the whole •Army of
the Cumberland, is remarkably qualified
both by nature and grace, for the critical,
responsible, and influential post which he
fills so faithfully. His accomplished lady,
also, in chargetof a household varying from
twenty-five to ;forty-five, some of whom are
coming and going daily at very untimely
hours, never seems tdfeel pur annoying en
cumbrance, elicit: tho Ugh weighed down;by
prolonged dom&tie affliction. She .wnfild
always address ;:kind word to. delegates, or
turn upon their a beaming countenance,
which made their labor light, and thn very
place seemed hortne-li ke.
Respe.oting - F.i R. Ewing, their active as
sociate in-the Business Department of the
Commission, irbear to record my-impres
sions, lest. they ~ hould be set down fto the
score of partiality to my own county, his
native place andfiome.,
In short, if -t .eople df - oun'eongrega:
tions could b. •.e.,9
tearful' eyes, w. ,:ilteen;th; channels of
supply for this • 6f human institutions,
would be Wideried:and deepened:to a glori
our extent.
In conclusion, have only to say that
during, forty daysp within the drmy-lineS
(two of which were wholly taken up in
travel) I preached 81 times, prayed 64, of
ficiated at two funerals, distributed 30 Bi
bles, 374 TestainentS, 70 SOldier's Hymn
Books, 560 small 'books, 100 pamithlets,
2,465 religious ,papers, 12,000 'pages of
tracts.
I now return home with feelings of over
flowing gratitude:4o' my- congregations and
to God, for the privilege of a:first vacation
in a pastorate of a - quarter of i.eeritury.
ALEX. DONALDSON
. .
Less , -and Moro.
Two prayers, dear Lrd„ in one—
Give me both less ind more; .-
Less of th' impatientlworld; and more of thee,
Less of myself, an all that heretofore .. ,
Made me to slip I ere willing feet do rimy
And held me back f m where I fain would be—
Kept me, m=Lord, from-thee!
All things which mosk I need ' - •
Are thine ; thou Wilt bestow
Both strength and shield, and be *my willing
guest;
Yet my weak hea4kes up a.broken reed,
Thy rod and staff doth readily forego,
And I, who might berieh, am poor, distressed,
Arid seek, but have not rest.
How long, 0 Lord, hey( long?
So have I cried of late.
As though I knew not What I well do-know :
Come thou, Great Master-Builder, and create
Anew that whichris igine ; undo my wrOng—
Breathe on this waste, and life and health bestow ;-
Each plant Of grace make grow.
Hear thou this prayer, -and then—
Wh4 then?- My soul shall wait
and ever pray--41l prayers, dear . LOrd; in one—
Thy will O'er mine in all this mortal state-
Hold regal swaY. To thy commands, Amen !
Break from my-waiting lips till work is done,
And crown and glory won! ' - •
For the Presbyterian Banner.
The Reflex Influence of the Mission on the
Whites.
()rine& co r - 7- • ;
... . .
to show th eat good had resulted to t owe.
Indians from-what was long known as the
"lowa and Sac Mission:4We will now
pursue the work of the. Mission a little
farther, and see some of its benefits to : the
surrounding whites. These are a part of
its good fruits, and a pleasing return to
the Church and people of God. True
godliness and philanthrophy are ' like
leaven':-they diffuse themselves in every
direction, and are as valuable in one three
tion as another. In every nation, he that
feareth him and wcirketh righteousness is
accepted of him.
The Mission was established long before
the Territory, or State of .Kansas; was or
ganized, and it turned out to bein the
north-east corner of that Sfate, about five
miles from the eastern and ten from the
northern boundaries. Hence it - is only
ten miles south of the fortieth parallel.
There is perhaps no finer farming country
than the region in which the Mission is
located—a soil unsurpassed in fertility—
high'and dry, with springs of living water.
The prairies are large, but interspersed
with timber. The Missouri River is near
for commerce, and the country is tapped by
a railroad landing at §t. Joseph, Mo.; and
Atchison in Kansas. Over, this region the
great line of travel westward te, Oregon aid
California—commencing in 1849—and
more recently'to Pike's Peak lay, hringing
to the view of the enterprising traveler
this inviting countay. Like a city set. on
an hill, it could not be hid.' As soon as
the Indian titles to - the land were extin
guished in 1865-6, these lands were ea
gerly sought, and taken up by an enter
prising and resolute class of people. The
Mission was a point of attraction to which
the more thoughtful and Pious, who had
regard for churches and. schools, drew as
near as they could.
A church had been organized as early
as the'year 1842; made up of the Mission'
family, and a 'few of the natives who had
become pious. The Mission has always
been favored with regular ministrations - of
the Gospel, and white neighbors, like
minded, soon swelled the church to over
fifty members. Not content with these
advantages and,. in accordance. with the
spirit of the times, they had an eye to edu
cation, and a view to the good of coming
generations. Encouraged -by influences
from the Mission, they took. the .idea of
laying early and deep the foundation of a
literary institution which, with. God's
blessing, may be a vast benefit to this whole
region. Thefollowing notice and history
of this young - Institution is found in the
Hole and Foreign Record for 1861, pages
222-3
icAs early as the Spring of 1857, a .
school was' commenced in a log cabin, and
has been, kept up with increasing strength
ever since. Qtr log cabin soon became
too small, and it gave place to 'a comforta
ble frame building in the Fall of the same
year. This building, with the green&
(about ten acres,) and all pertaining to it,
was tendered to the Highland Presbytery.
Presbytery accepted the offer, and styled it
g The Highland. Presbyterial Academy,'
at the same time appointing nine Trustees
to take charge of the Institution, and with
a request_that the said. Trustees obtain from
the Territorial =Legislature a, charter, that
they might, hold, the property as a body
corporate. In the Winter of 1857 and
1858, a liberal charter was obtained under
the name of the ?Highland University.'
The nine persons originally appointed- by
Presbytery were the persons incorporated;
and thdir sueeessors, elected three each
year by Presbytery, perpetuate by the
terms of the charter the existence of this
Board. The charter also provides for the
higher judicatories of the Church taking
of the Institution, should they see
at to do so.. -Since the charter was ob
-taied, anew edifice, forty by sixty feet, of
brick, has been erected, and is now finished.
It contains one large chapel room, two
large school-rooms, - two recitation rooms,
an apparatus and library room, and a com
modious entrance hill We have- also,
mainly tlirough the liberality of Mr. Len
nox, of New-York, -an- apparatus worth
nearly seven hundred dollars, and' the In
stitution is unencumbered with. debt."
This was written, more than two years
ago. Tin:Lep since bave been terribly try
ing, and - especially on institutions of learn
ing. 'Some have been crushed out, while
many have been suspended; but'this in
fant college has; with the good hand of God
upon it,'been able to
-keep above water and
even make some improvement. The Board
of Education. has .lent an helping hand.
The school during the year past has. num
.
bered as many as sixty studentiat a time.
Under the Divine blessing, we confidently
rook for abright future for this young in
stAution—it .maybe long after its . present
founders and friends 'are dead; and after
many trials, and perhaps reveries, ‘ but its
success cannot bo reasonably doubted.
From this Mission as _a. starting point ;
agennieii:4ipluia;
ge, two Mier'. Missions and imirove
ittents for= lemma' I:ibex boarding schools,
were commenced. One among the Kieka
poos and one -among the Otoes. These
provements still stand, though the Mission
and school work has been suspended ; but
we may venture to hope they have been in
some' way an advantio.e to these tribes.
from the Mission,.preaching has been: ex
tended to the whites in different directions;
with more or less success. The church in
Oregon, Mo was organized by an agency
From this Mission' The church in Savan
nah, Mo;, and the 'church in- Richardson
County, Nebraska, have been strengthened,
from here, and the church at Dellevue was
organized and is now ministered, to by a
brother connected sixteen -years with this
Mission.
_Many other points have received
help and encouragement. .
The highland -Presbytery,. now extend
ing over Kansas and part of Nebraska, 'had
its origin in this Mission, and was made up
entifely of missionaries of our Board.
N`OW if in view of these small -com
mencements—small as they may be at the
present—we consider that the.country .is
yet in' its. infancy; that it is in a formative
condition; that it is early seed time with
us; `thad as yet not one_ hundredth part of
the resources of Kansas and Nebraska are
developed, and that a - dense and busy pop
ulation must one day swarm over these fer
tile plains and mineral regions, our
_Church
and her people may be thankful for what
they have been permitted to do.
-When peace and security shall have re
turned to our nation, as they will one day, and
when nations shall learn "war, no mere, but
shall " beat their swords into plonghsiares
and their spears ;into; this
central part of .our. great Continent must
rise to a power and influence not inferior
to any on earth. Ana now we venture to.
hope that then it will be seen that the,
grain of mustard seed planted at the lowa
-Mission shall have beaome a " tree so that
the fowls of the air cam, and lodge in the
branches thereof." . S. M. IRVIN".
A. D. F. It
[PREPARED FOR. THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.]
• THE MatoEs of Capetown, Grahams
town and Qrange Free State have issued the
a ally if the diocese of Natal " : Brethren
in Christ—We think it our duty to inform
you that, after long and anxious delibera
tion, we have come to the conolusion that
pur Bishop has not been charged falsely
with erroneous teaching, that he has open
ly proclainaed opinions which are at vari
ance with the belief of the.Chureh in all
ages, and of our own branches of it in par
ticnlar, and are, in our judgment, subver
sive of the Christian faith, In consequence
of this it has been the painful duty of the
inetTopolitan r with the advice and consent
of such other Bishops of the province as
could conveniently be assembled, to de
prive him of his office as Bishop - of Natal,
unless he shall 'within a specified time-re
tract the false teaching which has been
condemned. Should he, byAlod's grace,
be led to see the grievous errors into which
he has fallen, and to renounce them,
we
shall have won back,a brother to the faith,
and your Bishop shall he restored to you.
Should he refuse to do this, - he will no
longer have any authority from Christ or
his Church to bear rule.in the Church of.
Natal, or in any way to minister in divine
offices; and the deity will be released from
their vow of canonioal-obedience to him,
and will not be at liberty in any way to
recognise him as their Bishop. Let us
earnestly pray to God that he may be re
covered, and .yet again uphold that faith.
which he once pledged himself to maintain,
but which of-late he has sought to over
throw. We are' not unmindful, brethren,
of the sorrows, and anxieties, and perplexi
ties 'which • have &nine upon you, through
the - falling away from the faith of your
chief pastor.. 'lt is our desire to bear you
continually in remembrance before the
throne of. grace, that,. not being tossed to
and fro by, every wind of *sin doctrine, you
may stand last in the faith which is In,
Christ Jesus, as that faith has been held
and taught by the Church from the begin
ning, and may walk worthy of the. Gospel
of Christ. It is possible that your Bisb.op
may return to - Natal before receiving the
metropolitan's judgment. If so, you will
remember that the. sentence does not take
effect till the 16tla of April next, when the
period for retractation will- have expired.
THE LAST negotiations with reference to
John Wesley's Chapel, City-Road, London,
have now been completed. City-Road
Chapel was built upon leasehold land, the
lease of which has been more than once,
we believe, renewed; and, on the expira
tion of the existing lease, the l►roperty
would have fallen into the hands of the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners; the corpora
tionk,„of the city having an annual claim
upon it tilrlB67, after which it would have
been alienated from Methodism. Some
time since, the freehold was purchased of
the Mcclesiastical Commissioners on equi
table terms. This purohaie was not effect
ed, as maybe imagined, without difficulty;
and the trustees of the " Cathedral of Meth
odism," and, indeed, the Connection gene
rally, are under obligations to friends, in
high Tuirters, who facilitated what might
otherwise have, proved impraCticable. No
otheeloss of a property that the Connec
tion could possibly suffer could have been
for a moment comparable to the of that'
Venerated spot where' the remains of Wes
ley and his, early coadjutors lie. This ca
lamity has been averted; and after some
delay in the later negotiations with the city
authorities—a delay which has been worth
£1,200 to the trustees--the'premises are
now, so far•aa. it is - possible to secure prop
erty for any purpose, secured to Method
ism forever. In addition to the liberal
subicr,ipdons of the trustees, a.speeial fund
was raised, as some of our readers will rec
ollect, for the enfranchisement of the prop
erty. The subscribers in that fund will
now see with pleasure their intentions fully
and" finally realized.
• "And we trust that
the place will henceforth be kept up in a
EUROPEAN SUMMARY,
WHOLE NO. 608.
style worthy of its grand and venerable as
sociations.
IN THE introduction to his address, at
the recent Annrversary of the French Prot
estant Bible Society, Mr. Guizot, the dis
tinguished statesman and author, said :
" GENTLEMEN Your Society, and all
the Bible Soaiefles in the Christian world,
are in our day put to a severe lest, and pre
sent a grand' spectacle. - Everywhere, in
Germany, in. England, in France, the at
tacks' against the Bible renew and raulti
ply theniSelves. The authenticity of the
greater part of the writings of which it is
composed, their dates and their authors;
are contested. What is of still greater
gravity i their divine inspiration is called in
question. What iejthe effect produced by
these, attacks upoq Bible,Societies in gen
eral, and your, own included ? Ate they
'discouraged, or rendered lukewarm, or even
embarrassed by them? Not in the, least.
On the contrary, they redouble their zeal
and activity. Look at what is now taking
place in. Germany, in England, in France,-
in Switzerland, in, the United43tatei; and
•in Prussia - -Every ` day the labors of the
Bible Societies' take a'indre eiteit'ded de
"velopraent; Uveryl day their missions and
their publications l are spread , more widely
abroad.. The more the Bible ia contested,
the greater the number of devoted defend
era who arise to affirm it and to send it
forth. The .Bible renews itself through
trials, and ite battles lead but, to new con
quests.. This, is not a faet_peculiar to our
times. 4 For nineteen centuries the Bible
has sustained attack after attack, and has
passed 'through crisis after crisis, which
have always had the same results. In the
fifteenth century, at the time the revival
.of pagan antiquity filledathe world with
surprise and admiration, the Bible: was
neglected and thrown aside—almost dor
mant.. At that period with what book
did those who wished to awake faith and a
Christian spirit in the souls of men, arm
themselves? With the Bible! A. second
time Rome and Greece were conquered by
the Bible. •It was in the name of the Bible,
and to restore its empire over all hearts,
that the reform of the sixteenth century
was brought about, and the spirit of Bibli-'
cal faith had a still greater in; this
reform than the spirit of liberty.: Two
centuries later, at the close of the eigh
teenth Century and in the coroMencenaentlif
our own, -the Bible was again subject, to
fierce attacks; it was dained and :seemed
greatly weakened. What then occurred ?
Bible Societies were formed; Bible mis
sions were spread all over the earth; treas—
ures of life and of money were spent for the
_l3ible cense; and it has reappeared more
powerful than it was before it received_
those shocks."
INSTIGATED, periqips, by the example
of France, in her recent efforts " to-restore
the Latin race to power in Mexicoi7 Eng,
land seems disposed to secure a foothold
for the Anglo-Saxon in Ce:ntral America.
She has long desired a cotton-producing re
gion, more promising of results and more
accessible than " her Indian possessions,
whilst she also covets a good transit route
across the Western continent to her domain
on the Padfie coast, and to her Australian
colonies. Captain Pym, of th; Royal
Navy, has just secured from 'the Govern
ment of Nicaragua the -right to construct, a
railroad, across the isthmus, the funds lor
bi h • • • • u• -- •
• "
ig •ra a +me,
may soon Prove to be rivals also in the ef
fort to effect aledgment upon the Ameri
can continent, and to secure the largest
share of the rich commerce of the Pacific.
Tan POP.r. addressed an , Allocution to
the Emperor and. Empress• of Mexico, in
the chapel of the Vatican, before giving
them the communion, -in which he says :
" Great are the rights- of the people, and
they must be satisfied; but greater and
more sacred are the-rights" of the Church,
the spotless spouse of Jesus Christ. :You
will therefore respect the righti - of the peo
ple and of the Church, and' thus labor for
the temporal and spiritual welfare of your
subjects. N.
For the Presbyterian Danner
Army Chaplains.
MESSRS. EDITORS ,:-Some time ago,
there was an article in the Army and Navy
JouAal, in which the editor treated this
subject kindly, but acknowledged himself
puzzled:•by the "flat contradictions " of
the, authorities which he quoted., He is
not alone in his perplexity. I think I un
derstand the occasion of the haze which.
surrounds some. honest minds, attempting
to judge of this class of persons fairly.
In courts and in inquiries, weighing the
evidence is generally thought necessary
and helpful to a- just decision. This pro
cess embraces the w4ighing of the wittiesses
too; that is, their opportunities for obser
vation, and, their disposition toward - the
parties are items which must be • thrown
into the scales. A general may not know
half as much about a - chaplain as many anoth
.er man does; and his title conveys no weight
to his opinion, if his judgment, like Fal
staff's discernment in the dark, springs
from " instinct."
-The editor says : "A General officer, in
conversation with us not. long. since, de
clared that the chaplains in his department
were a set of time-serving rascals, fopder
of luxurious ease, more grasping, not only
of less use, but far more injurious to good
order and good morals, than any other men
in his command." The editor adds :
" Upon repeating this statement to another
gentleman who _.had seen a great deal of
army chaplains; he expressed his amaze
ment, declaring that those with whom he
had come in contact were holy men, the
magnitude of whose labors would never be
known; till the last day reveals their mercy,
hiving kindness, and Christ-like self
sacrifice."
Though modesty might diselafin some
what oI the glowing ardor of this eulogy,
yet any one with half an eye can see that
the fablio of the General's statement, warp
and woof,•is libelous and false.
Look on this picture, and on that."
The General's is, like those of irapatleue
artists, innopentof perspective, very decided
in'its outlines, and very dark in its filling
up, without a ray of light, or a tint fairer
than India ink. The "fiat ecintrad.ction,"
between the General arid the gentleman,
need not have puzzled the editor. They
looked with different eyes. Hence carica
ture and monstrosity in the piatiire of the
one, and the " human face divine" in - that
of the other, are drawn frOm the same
original.' Weigh.the.witn.esses.
And the honorable.title of General will
draw attention to his unhandsome utter
ances, and perhaps gain for there some,
credence. It is not a Colonel-4e might
be mistaken ; not a Captain—he might pre-
varicate ; not a private—he might lie ; it
is nothing less than a General. Well, it is
some comfort to know that this is the, only
GGeneral who has spoken such hard thing!.
And, besides, there is internal evidence in
his speech to convince any candid mind
that, it is not the expression of - a calla and
sOber convietion, but the excited utterance
of intoxication, either throUgh anger or
drink.
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I presume there are no persons who feel
and lament the delinquencies cf cLaplains
more than they do themselves ; but justice
to the churches, the country, and the Sa
viour's cause, will not allow them to appro
priate the untrue and discourteous epithets
of this anonymous officer.
Yours, truly, J. F. MaLmtEN.
Re Strong
Be strong to HOPE, 0 Heart!
Though day is bright,
The stars can only shine
In the dark night.
Be strong, 0, Heart of mine,
Look toward the light!
Be strong to BEAR, 0 Heart!
Nothing is vain ;
Strive not, for life is care
And God sends pain;
Heaven is above, and there
Rest will remain !
Be strong to nova, 0 Heart:
Loye knows not wrong;
Ilicist thou. love—nreattavo even >
were not long
:Dad thou - lovti heaven,
_Thou wouJcist be strong!
ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR
BREVITIES.
We may well regard the first stirrings of
human emotions as ktoly—regard them as
the firstlings for the altar of Qod.
The book of Psalms is a chamber of holy
voices, echo answering echo, deep calling
unto deep, with the enthusiasm and rapture
of adoring ecstacy andlearful love.
Decision of Charaeter.—A strong will deals
with the hard facts of life as a sculptor with
his marble; making them yield to his pur
poses, and conquering their stubbornness
by a greater stubbornness of his own.
llMltility.--1n the school of Christ the
first lesson of all is self-denial and humili
ty; yes, it is written above the door, as the
rule of entry or admission, " Learn of Me;
for lam meek and lowly in heart." And
out of all question, that is truly the hum
blest heart that has the most of quiet in
it.—LeiOton. •
Good out of Evil.—God suffers a Christian
to be wronged, that he may exercise his
patience, and, commands the Christian to
forgive the wrong, that he may exercise his
charity; so that a wrong done him, may do
him a double courtesy. Thus evil works
for good.
11Spiniti0118.—Oh, how I long for• that
blessed moment, when this poor, unworthy
creature,, the last and least of all my Mas
ter's servants, 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 glorious Lord !
Value of Monients—Spare moments are
like the gold dust of time ; and Young was
writing_ a true as well as a striking line,
when he' taught
,that " Sands make the
;mountain, moments make the year." Of
all the portions of our life, spare moments
are the most fruitful of good or evil; they
are the gaps through which temptations
find the easiest access to the garden of the
soul.
Inflaence.—One pound of gold may be
drawn- . into a wire that would extend-round
"our 5.116.% .
g• a line r and cast its influence into
eternity. Though donein the first flush of
youth, it may gild the last hours of a long
life, and form the brightest spot in it.
Work while it is day. The night cometh.
Holiness Essential. Holiness is that
which God supremely requires in all his
commands. If there were any thing more
noble or morally excellent than holiness,
we might have expected that God would
have required us to pursue that supremely,
and holiness subordinately, But he has
expressly commanded us to pursue holi
ness supremely, and every thing else in
subordinttion to it.
Reputation in lift.—The two most pre
cious thinks on this side of the grave are
our reputation and our life. But it is to
be lamented that this most contemptible
whisper may deprive. us of the one and the
weakest weapon of the other. A Arise man
will, therefore, he more anxious to deserve
a" fair name than to possess it; and this will
teach him so - to live as not to be afraid to
die.
Live in Earnest,—lt is a serious thing to
live. It is the course of an endless exist
ence whose future will be influenced by the
present and the past. It is that which
must receive a shape and perform its work
by us. " To.be or not to be ?" id not the
question. We are; and must exist forever.
The life that is within us will continue,
and develope itself evermore. It must
thou be of momentous consequence to us
how we.live.
Trust in God.—To trust in God when our
warehouses and bags are full, and our tables
spread, is no hard thing; but to trust him
when our purses are empty, but a handful
of meal and a cruse,of oil left, and all the
ways of relief stopped, herein lies the wis
dom of a Christian's grace. Yet none are
exempted from this duty; all are bound to
acknowledge their trust in Him by the
daily prayer for daily bread; even those
that have it in their cupboards as well as
those who want it : the richest prince as
well as the meanest beggar. Whatever
your wants are, want not faith, and you
cannot want supplies.— Charnock.
Our Work.—lf we would do much for
the welfare of our fellow-men, or if we wish
to be- useful in our Master's service, we
`Must do our work as we pass along in life.
Each hour has its appropriate duty, and if
that duty is negledted the opportunity of
'usefulness is generally lost forever; for
each succeding hour brings also its appro
priate work, the doing of which demands
for itself all our power of action. And yet
how often do we defer present duty, vainly
hoping for a more favorable time, or for
more propitious circumstances—forgetting
that the duty deferred is seldom done, and
a more favorable opportunity can never
come. To the Christian there is always
some present work to be done for the Sa
viour, and he will never be so well pre
pared to do it as he is now, just when
Providence places the work before him.
Heaven's Attractions.—The wheels of na
ture are not _made to roll.backward; every
thing presses on toward eternity; from the
birth of time an itnAtuous current has set
in, which bears all the . sons of men to
ward that interminable ocean. Meanwhile,
Heaven is attracting to itself whatever is
congenial to its nature, is
.enriehing itself
;by the spoils of earth, and collecting within
its spacious bosoru whatever is pure, perma
nent and divine, leaving nothing for the
last fire to consume but the objects and the
slaves of concupiscence, while every thing
which grace has prepared and beautified
shall be gathered: from the ruins . of the
world, to adorn the eternal, eity, "which
bith no need 'of the sun, neither of the
:moon to shine-in it; for the glory of God
doth_enlighten it, and the Lamb is the
light thereof."—Robert Hall.