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• For the Preebyterian Banner.
Religious Association in the Army of the
Cumberland.
MESSRS. EDITORS :-L-TllO following is a
copy or the constitution of a religions asso
ciation which it was my privilege to assist
in organizing while in the Army of the
Cumberland, and to which I administered
the saoratnentof the Lord's Supper for the
first time. It was drawn up by the mem
bers themselves, and I send it to you for
publication, in the hope that you will think
it worthy of its space. A number of chap
lains and delegates of the Christian Com
mission, to whom I showed it, have ex
pressed a desire to get it in printed form.
It may prove a valuable help to both, and
it will afford our Christian people at home
a more full 4i:inception of what God is
doing in the army.
YOUrs, truly, D. W. TOWNSEND.
Rules, and Declaration, of Faith and Cov
enant of the Christian Association of the
Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
PREAthILE.,
We the undersigned, members of the Third
Ohio Volunteer ()ovally, being desirous of
promoting the cause of Christin our midst,
do organize ourselves into a ,Society to be
called the Christian Association of the
ThiroOhio Volunteer Cavalry, and we do
adopt the following as Rules,Declaration
of Faith and Covenant, by w hich we are
to be guided in our labors as an organiza
tion
RULE I
The officers of this Association shall
Bousist'of a Moderator, a Secretary, Treas
urer, and two Trustees, to be chosen by:
RULE IT
ft shall be the duty of the Moderatoi to
preside over and preserve ordei at all meet
ings of the Association.
RULE 111
It shall bo the duty of the Secretary to
keep a 'correct record of all the business
transactions of the Assooiation, arid to hold
the same in readiness for inspeotion by any
member thereof.
RULE IV.
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to
receive all moneys of tho Association, and
to expend the same as it may direct.
RULE
It shall be the duty of the Trustees to
maintain a general supervision 9f the affairs
of the Association, one of whom,.who shall
be designated, shall set as Corresponding
Secretary.
RULE VI
The quarterlY-meetitigs of this Associa
tion shall be held on the first Saturday , and
Sabbath of April, July, October, and Jail
nary ; and if at any time, in the provi
dence of God, we are prevented fiom hold
ing the meeting at the time above men
tioned, it may be held on any Saturday and
Sabbath that may be convenient; and at
those quarterly meetings the ordinance of
Baptism and the snorament -of the Lord's
Supper may be administered to such per
sons as may desire it, provided a duly au
thorized minister of the Gospel is present
to administer them.
RULE VII.
*
Any' person - toy - eppiy tnitit o
this Association at any of the Thursday`
evening prayer meeting, except the two
preceding the quarterly meeting, and may
be received on probation by vote of all the
members present, and if no objection is
known to exist, he may be admitted into
fell communion at the quarterly meeting
succeeding, by subscribing to the Declara
tion of Faith and these Rules, and enter
ing into Covenant with the Association.
Rimv, VIII.
Any member who may be moused of
misconduct, may be tried before the sum
b,ed Association or before the Board of
Officers, as he may elect, hut every case
must be referred to tbo Association, for its
final decision, which shall have power E 6
reprimand, suspend or expel, 'as in their
discretion the ease may demand.
RULE IX
These rules may be amended at any of
the quarterly meetings, by the consent of
two•thirds of the members. present, notice
being given at one of the evening prayer
meetings two or more weeks previous.
ifEOLARATION OF FAITH.
We believe in one God , the Creator and
Ruler of the Universe, existing in a divine
and adorable Trinity, the Father, the Son
and the Holy Ghost, each possessing Di
vine perfection. Wo also believe that the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testament
are his revealed. Word, and constitute a
sufficient rule of faith and practice; in
tho fall, and consequent lost condition of
the whole human race - ; in faith in the
merits of a crucified and risen Redeemer
(the Son of God,) as the only hope of sal
vation; in the necessity of -a change of
heart as effected through th; truth by the
operation of the Holy Spirit, and that the,
observance of the ordinances , of Baptism
and the Lord's Supper, together with the
Christian Sabbath, are of perpetual obli
gation in the Christian Church; and we
believe in the resurrection of, the dead,
and a general judgment, the endless hap
piness of the righteous, and the endless
misery of the winked.
COVENANT
You do now in the presence of God,
and of angels, and of men, solemnly avouch
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,
the ono only living and true God, to be
your God. In deep penitence for your
past sins, and forsaking all, ungodliness,
you do now give up yourself, soul and body,
and all that you have, to be the Lord'e, prom
ising by his grace to walk before him in holi
ness all the days of your life. You receive
the brethren in Christ as your brethren, and
you promise to Walk in communion with
them, wherever in the providence of God
your lot may be east. You promise to
watch over the members of this Associa
tion with all Christian tenderness to wel
come their Christian watchfulness over
you, to submit to the Government of Christ
in his Church, and to the regular adminis
tration of it in this Association, as'long as
you remain in it. You promise to pro
mote the public social worship of God
on the Sabbath, and nt Such other stated
times, as this Association may appoint, by
your presence and influence, and by your
means according to what God has given
you. Von en ;a l e to live 3 life of prayer,
and to maintain daily intercourse with
your Saviii in secret prayer. And final
ly relying upon God to aid you, you prom
ise to live n I , utoblo, Christian life, corn'
mitring tilu keeping of your soul unto
God, as net., a f4irtifol and all-powerful
Protector.
. ,
[On the admieskin oftyperson, the mem
bers here arise, while thiirespohpe:hiread.]
bBPONSE OF THE ASSOC/AMON.
Wo f thou, the members of thie, ASIIOOIIO
r
Lion, do traloome youintn' our ciommunkk
and 4enowship, ;We weleomoi you r . Eis
member of the - body of Ohihot and Co
worker with him, and fellow-traveler with
U 0 to that glorioaa home that god, our
pf,eri,a.tt - .. -.... 4. - n:.itti
VOL. XII. NO. 40.
heavenly Father, has provided for his chil
dren. We promise, by the grace of God,
to watch over you with meekness and love,
and by counsel and prayer to help you for
ward in the way to heaven. And we pray
God that we may live together as brethren.
glorify God on earth, and finally join the
Church triumphant above, there to unite
in the presence of God and the saiuts for,
ever. Amen.
For the Presbyterian Banner.
Letter From a Christian Commission Delegate.
0 1 1ATTAN000A, Tenn., June 2, 1864.
Mr. Jos.. Albree, Treas..rr•er Christian
Commission, Pittsburgh :—DEAR Six
The month of May has gone. During these
days of heat, even among the mountains, I
am reminded that fans are exceedingly
good things for 'the poor fellows who are
lying in our hospitals. Could you not
prevail upon the Sabbath Schools .to fall
upon a system something like this : that
each' scholar shall give one fan—a•palm
leaf--for the comfort of the sick and
wounded 7 Let every Sabbath School in
the country resolve to aid the Commission
in this truly benevolent way.: The idea
was first suggested to me by one of the la
dies in the diet kitchen at the General
Field Hospital, in which my principal la
bor is exerted for the present. By the
way, the benefit of these kitchens can
never be over-estimated; How much of
comfort has been. secured, and life saved,
by pro'per and judicious diet prepared by '
those. who understand how. such things
should be done, Cannot be known. The
work and the stores of the Christian Com
mission gain the hearts of the army. The
Christian people who live amid the plenty
and comfort of home oannot know the
gratitude shown for their kindness by the
sick, until they come and see for them
selves. lam sorry that surgeons should
ever prohibit these kind offices, or place
any hindrance in the way of alleviating the
sufferings of noble soldiers who have per
iled life for the sake of their country.
For one week I was sick in Dalton; but
notwithstanding the desolation of war—
the rows of emptied houses from which
even the windows seem to have- been torn
by the ruthless storm of pillage—there are
some good people still in Dalton. I was
kindly
_eared for in the family of an old
gentleman who came from Massachusetts
in 1822, to aid in the mission to the Cher
okees. This is not the time to tell you all
that I heard from his lips in regard to the
toils, the success, ` the wrongs of that mis
sion, nor of the despotism, and cruelty, and
"seizing" practised .there while the army
of Johnston held possession of the place.
Let it only be said that .a Delegate of the
Christian Commission experienced, the hos
pitality of a Christian in Dalton.
How much we find here to awaken our
sympathies and force tears from our eyes
It is only lately that the surgeon in charge
gave me a number of Bibles, Testaments,
and other mementoes. They all look well
worn, I am reminded that, with all onr
care, men sometimes die here, of Whom we
- know nothing, and we can never give in
telligence to their friends. The other
I night I bent over a young man for half an
hour,. frying to find out his name—his
power of speech vas; " Well, to
Att014419. th :e books,.& o o4l•DAgr l " 4.-- IL- 1- Ik.:
mats now dead." las nothing:
-known 'about them or their friends ?"
" Nothing." And as I stoop to examine
these relics, 1 think how precioui they
were to those who once possessed them, but
have new left them; and how much the
friends would be delighted if these little
things could be returned. Here is an am
brotype of a young lady who seems to be
blind of an eye. Here is a card—on one
side written, " We will 'not forget you ;"
and. on .the other side are fastened three
curls of hair, and under each curl I see
written a name—" Maria—Frank--Ar
thur." Shall we, ever know who wrote
this? Here is a little Testament, marked
" Henry Lilly, August 31st, 1840. Pre
sented to - Joseph Lilly by his mother,
Washington City, September 19th, 1862."
Another : "Carlos Andrews—presented by .
his aunt, B. Clark, 1862." Another:
44 George Dunham, 1863--presented by
his aunt, Chris s tenia Craig." Another (in
ladies' hand) : 44 A.ceept,•this, with much
love, from your affectionate wife,
Mary J.
Naseu;" and fastened on the leaf by a rib
bon, is a braid of hair. Here, again is a
rebel's Testament, "Captured at Jackson;
June 16th, 1863, by A. T. Williams, CO.
H, 76th .0. V. 1." These are only a por
tion; but what-plemure it, would give me
if I couldretirn them to their owners.
Brit thoie are exceptional eases. - Oar
correspondence is immense. Here, for in
stance, to-day ) I find five hundred wounded
men just from the front near Dallas ; every
one wants a sheet of paper and an envelope.
Some wounded in the right arm-get me to
write for them. Their friends want to hear.
Thus thousands of letters, are . sent- by the
Commission..
_
0 that the people kiew how the work of
the. Chlistiau Commission Is needed and
appreciated ! Now,. in these eventful
hours, is the time to send on the stores, or
it may be too, late.
Per the Preabyterian Banner.
'Wayside Meditatiop.
XL THE CROSS...
Christ's aadress to Peter at the 'Bea of
Tiberias was prophetic, net only of Peter's
future experience, but of the general expe
rience of us all. " When thou west young,
thou girdedst' thyself and walkedst whither.
thou , wouldit, but When thou shalt be old,
thOu shalt stretch , forth thy hands, and an
other shall gird thee, and carry thee whith
er thou wouldst not." Here are set forth
Peter's ardent self-reliance in the past, and
the fearful sacrifices of „the future. He
had delighted to push hii bark over the
sea of Galilee, and with sinewy arm and
bold heart, confront its most fearful storms.
But to the pre-seient eye of the Master,
the fiery cross loomed up on the sky of the
future, and sacrifices and self-denials strew
ed the pathway that led thither. Peter's
life and heart experience were Sketched in
those few nervous words..
In these words,_ too, the Master speaks to
us all. When young, we would gad cur
self and go whither -we would—walk in
paths that seem green and bordered with
flowers, to our inexperienced eyes—gather
flowers that seem immortal, but that wither
in our hands. But if we look through the
proper medium, the cross looms up in the
dim distance. And as we advance and
strive to do our duty, and go down into
the midst of the battle, that cross mink
planted at our very feet. And how rugged
its _ outline I How painful the crown of
thorns I How sharp the nails I
The cross is beautiful as a symbol now,
since the Elder Brother has borne it to
, Calvary, yet sets before, us a multiform
deatb, 77 deaLyh_hylslow, torturing. degrees,
`aknianitif, us experience Not; until we
•stand'on - Nteuat Zion, prtlie aide of the
094 i CitObesi,Ver, - • known what ;
varied df erneifixio i n -the 1166 'attd'
daughters of Zion have endured here be
low.
SPARGROVE.
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, '1864,
XII.-PAS4NG OVER. JORDAN
I look down from this little eminence,
and see the highways and by-paths throng
ed with a mingled crowd of pilgrims.
They are of all ages, and of all conditions
of life, yet are they all. rapidly nearing the
dark valley. I look a little farther, and
the Jordan flood is rolling its deep,. sullen
tide through the gloomiest recess of this
shadowy valley. The multitude are con
stantly arriving there, and are struggling
with its billows. I see there the old patri
arch, with his whitened locks; 'the strong
man, with his eager hopes of life; the
young maiden, radiant with the 'dew of
youth; and the little wailing infant.' Some
are going down to the swelling wade, with
cheerful words and strong unwavering
hope. They pass lightly over the ; crested
billows, borne up by an unseen hand, as
they look steadily and joyously to the other
side. Others shrink shudcleringli from
contact with the icy flood, striving in vain
to strain their vision through • the mists and
shadows that hang over the flood, as they
sink in the deep waters—no•
-hepe—no
light—no peace--left alone in the time of
their greatest need. - 1 -
There is a preparation for passing over
Jordan. There is One who has gone over'
before. us. He has filled the - valley with
light, for his people, and he noralialins the
troubled waters, that they may go over in
peace. By faith in Jesus Christi by an
humble confidence in his name; byserving
him in godly sincerity, we may; be pre
pared for passing over the flood. Instead
of tear and terror, it will be a triumphal
passage to the good land. The t Jordan
wave will be parted hither a.nd thither, as
it was for Israel, when they took possession
of Canaan, and the change will be blessed
and glorious. ETA.
• For the Preehyterian Banner.
Plans and Prospeetrof the loialiesion for
the Future
In this state of things the Board, having
these valuable improvements on land,
wisely concluded, instead of atteMPting to
follow all these bands, to keep up these
improvements and open them to the or
phans and indigent as they may be found.
There are now in , this , school thiqy-three
Indian orphan children, many of them gtite:
advanced in what goes to make up a good
_education. And when sufficiently trained,'
the purpose is that they may go back to
their people, and become -instructors to
them. The wisdom of, this plan commends
itself at once. To commence a mission and
school for each of the sixty different bands,
our Board. could not think of for is moment,
with their presetit means. They have nei
ther men nor money, but this institution
may extend its benefits to each of these,
tribes, and at a very small comparative ex
pense.
Besides economy in men and money, this
institution has .the advantage of 'carrying
the heathen children out from under the
influence of their heathen friends And. par
ents.', Great trouble is 'often felt in this
respect.. The parents and' riends, ignorant
and ungrateful, are unwilling their chil-.
dren should" undergo the:restraini and dis- :
cipline 'of the school ; and should the par-:
eatsyield, they' feel 'that inirlngsithe ms- -
naVithistiesnmdoloymelcnitlrt - Mit -rgattnirtb
t i em. Vidor this impression, they often
make high demands of the missionaries,
which if not met, the children are
away in disgust, and a bad impression goes
out which is slow and hard to remove.
Another advantage of this school is, the
ready introduction ot the English language.
In schools made up entirely of one tribe,
years of patient labor is not sufficient to
break down their own barren and defective
language and to introducedthe !English.
There are now in this school, over thirty
scholars, all speaking the English. These
all become teachers to the new ischrs,
and the strange ones coming in from differ
ent tribes soon yield to the common lan
guage. This is' a great advantage. So
long as they speak and think in their own
language,, they can never arrive at any em
inence as scholars. Their language is not
capable of much research, and there are no
books and: translations prepared in them.
The introduction of the English would
go far to put down the tribe wars and fends
which so much prevail among them. Noth
ing unites people so much ,as language.
But seldom do. we hear of those bands
speaking the same language going to war
against each other. Did - one common lan-,
guage prevail, it would do much to correct
misunderstanding and di fficultiesi and lead
to confidence and brotherhood.
It is much to the advantage of this
school that, for a country so new, it is our-.
rounded by an excellent class of white citi
zens, who in most instances are, friendly to
the children and school, and will take pains
to promote the good of the children.
When out of school they come in contact
with the whites--:•-they, may be' learning
that which is useful and profitable:
These considerations, beside many others
_which might be mentioned, do, as me think,
strongly recommend this institution to the
confidence and support of all who have any
regard for our fallen race, especially to the
friends of the American Indians. ; And we
cannot see why our O-overnment should not
be willing and anxious to lend a.streng
helping hand. A good share of the"civili
zation fund, as it seems to us, could not be
better applied than to support this institu
tion, and it seems to us a strong and earn
est application should be made, to the De
partment. If half we have 'heard about
Commissioner Dale's goodness and kindness
'to the Indians be true, we think: he: would
be glad of a chance like this to for
ward so good a cause.
I will here venture to make a, suggestion,
or at least raise an inquiry. I think it can
do no harm. It is the idea of endowing
this as a permanent institution under our
Board, for the good of the Indians I Do
not be surprised. It could be done, and I
believe it ought to be done. What has re
ally been done to establish a name or a
place, on this Continent, for the poor Alm
riginees And what could be more fit than
to establish, on a firm base, a literary in
stitution for the benefit of the few who re
main ? It is n remarkable fact that it is
found by calculation that this institution is,
within a few miles '
at most, of the very
centre of the United States and its Terri
tbries, and might there not be a monument
erected, a stake set here, that would honor
the dead and benefit the living? One hun
dred thousand dollars, carfully invested,
and the interest spent under direction
of our Board, with the buildings ankim
provements here, would do much to raise
up for these people a native agency for
good among themselves, that would be of
great value.
There are hundreds of individuals in our
own beloved Church, who, with -a single
stroke of the pen, could "do all this, and at
the same time do themselves a great good.
For they would not only find that' rr it is
more blessed , to give,, than receive," - but
they lintild find there is " a giving which
yet 'inereaseth, and a withholding more
than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty."
S. M. Imam.
EUROPEAN gEUIRARt
CPRF.PARED FOR THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.]
Tut General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland began its annual sittings on
Thursday, May 18. Lord Belhaven and
Stanton, the Lord High Commissioner,
held a levee at Holyrood Palace in the
Morning, after which his prseession was
formed in the manner usual before. the
royal mourning, and proceeded to St.
Giles' church. The retiring Moderator,
Dr. Clark, of Glatigow, preached :the
_sermon - before his lordship in St. Giles'
church. The Assembly having beep duly
constituted after his lordship's t arrival
at the hall, Dr. Craik moved that Dr.
Pirie, of Aberdeen, be appointed Modera
tor. The nomination was received With
loud applause, and, being seconded Mr.
Niven, of Balfron, was unanimously agreed
to. Dr. Pirie took the chair. Ink usual
formalities havicot been ebniplied. with - and
the Lord High ComMisMoner's:iaddress
having'been replied to,by:the Moderator
in suitable terms, the various - COMmittees -
were appointed. A lettglidia:;Prinpipal.
Talloch', excusing himsaiff-lenZaedoh.ntof
illqess, making a reaidepbc abroad lieces.:
sary—from attendance eh/ dales.
of clerk, - and suggesting that,the — Rev,
Story, of Roserteath, bp appointed interim-
clerk, was read; and Mri Story: was, on the
motion
,of Dr. Lee, appointed; It was
agreed, on the motion of Dr. Crank,' sec
onded by the Barl,of Selkirk ; that - an ad
dress of .eongratulation be presented, to the
Queen and the Prince'and Princess of
Wales, on the birth of a son , to the latter:
• THE General Assembly :of the Free
Church of Scotland 'opened - on the same
day. The retiring, Moderator, , the Rev.'
Mr. McLeod, of Snizort, laving Preached
the usual sermon and constituted the As
sembly, nominated Frine t pai Fairbairn, of
Glasgow, as Moderator for the :year to
come. The motion was` 'carried by accla
mation, and the new Moderator took: the
chair, and delivered his .opening address.
Mr. Geo. Meldrum wasr appointed' depute
clerk,of Assembly, in room of the late Mr.
Jas. Crawford; Mr. Patrick•Dalmaloy was
appointed law-agent ofithe OhurA—that
office having also been. held, by Mr. Craw
ford. Notices were given that; on: the re
port of the committee.on-tbe., appointment
of professors, Mr. Laughton of Greenock,
Dr. Forbes- of Glasgow, and Mr. - Islay
Burns of Dundee, would each be proposed
as colleague and successor to Dr.dlether
ington,' of Glasgow Free Church 'College.
DR. LIVINGSTONE writes to the 'Cltristian
Work, detailing his trials and.safferings,
chiefly occasioned throtigh the jealousy of
the Portugues4. Missionary life in Africa
-appears to be as full'of 'peril as at any for
mer period. The following from his pen
introduces the reader -to fresh scenes of
missionary labor : • "
"Having thus given a rapid sketch of
what was done in the way of preparation,
we must advert to that which gladdened
our hearts in the midet of our labers—the'
formation of the Oxford and. Cambridge
Mission, and the arrival of good Bishop.:-
Mackenzie and his companions , in the be-,
ginning This a source nf no
ordinary siakfaotion
new the successes of, the i.es onithe east,
coaitrand - reiart,i'Ve -
was ever contemplated. By -our our canny.'.
Scotch folks little good was expected from
what they called a High Church: mission.
In the - little,. experience I have had with
those to -idiom the epithet has been ap
plied, I have seen a little more attention to
forms, rubrics ' .er,c., than we who have-been
born and bred in the Kirk were accus
tomed to, but can respect; inside of all
beat 'very,loving, earnest Christian hearts,
and I take the-heart to represent, the real
man, On coming up the river with this
mission we forted that the Portuguese of.
Tette had, with the sanction of their gov-•
ernor, followed us into the . field, which, as
will be remembered, they previously durst
not enter, and, with the help of a maraud-•
lug tribe, were fast depopulating the coun
try. About two hundred slaves were taken
to Tette weekly, and Sent up 'the river
aboie =that village to buy ivciry. These
were not the only agent in the' depopula
tion ; another slave-hunter, called Marian-,
no, had a thousand,muskets, and 'slaves to
man them, in hii forays. Ms captives.
were all -sent to Qaillimane. Others en- -
gaged in this sad work; for it is.well known
that any one may become a slave-hunter on
his own account , who can -muster a few
slaves and muskpts. No notice is taken of
his deeds by the authorities till - lie is rich
enough to yield a good fine; this being ex
tracted, he is free ito begin his old work
over again. A drought ,of one season,
which never before caused, loss of/ life, had
such an effect on the spirits of the terrified;
panic-stricken inhabitants, that, as a re
sult, we have: the lower Shire valley, and
the heights on the east of the cataraets, al
most entirely depopulated. Such numbers
of skeletons I never before -saw.
"But leaving this painful subject, and:
the conduct of the mission in circumstances
in which no mission was ever tried before,
and in the discussion of which at home the
good bishop has not always had ; fair play;
let us look at the disasters which have be
fallen this band of faithful - men, with'a
view to the, avoidance of similar mis
chances in future. Bishop Mackenzie was, a
noble:-.character, and, with an .4etive,
ring Martha of a wife, would have-been. a
perfect missionary bishop. But in every
thing that regarded comfort, or ease, or
safety, he was totally regardlegs of self.
He secured the admiration ofsthe:Makololo.
- They were lately overheard expatiating 'on
his goodness, and-it was add,ed, 'He would
not be carried, and don ' t' you reniexidier
how he-stood up to his middle in a •certain
stream, handing over the women and chil
dren. By Sebitinie, had he not died we
Should all have been living' with him, and
by this time have knolirn the Book.' 'But
this exposure to wet and damp, of-which
previouS to his - death'he had as much as
ever we read of in Elliott's—the apostle to
the Indians—labori, 'involved-almost cer
tain death. It is not so disagreeable' as
ducking'in England, for one may allow 'his
clothes to. :dry on him with rather pleasure- 1
ble sensations; but let there be half an
hour'kreet, and fever is sure`to foltow. - No,
one ekii'llire in the lowlands without 'con
stant activity; hence, when we heard of
the loss of :the' bishop and the withdrawal
of his' ennipaniOns to the Shire ialle4 we
entertained the gravest apprehensions, and
these have been painfully realized iii: the
less Of:ethers. Plaspeets look 'verr die
couraging ; but the new Mabel) seems to
possess a large amount of. that -caution
which his brave, loving predecessor lacked.
Some too, of the constituents of the' SO
tiety:have withdrawn, as if they had ex
pected =so much money and soa many souls
converted to order. The losses on, the west
coast were for a long time excessively,:
were; still men worked on, and now they'
see' the reward of. Weir- labors.t The popu
lation being swept off, and thern_being no
hope -of securing the; cooperation:, of the
-Portugnese-statespen in tlce:SupprAision of
evils against Whicli they hiwn ,ninde laws,
nor any prospect of the restrictions being
removed from the mouths of the rivers, the
expedition retires. After doing one's duty,
the only regret felt is, having ever given
the smallest credit to Portuguese nobles for
desire for the civilization of Africa, be
.eause, with half the labor and expense on
the Bovuma, even, we must have left an
indelible mark of-improvement on a section
of the continent. fossibly, too, our re
moval , may lessen tlik jealousy wideli was
most unreasonable nursed ; We hoped that
in our success they, too, would be benefited.
But on Bisliop Tozer arriving, the calico,
which is not intended for trade, but is as
much currency laere as money with us,
Was charged four pence per youTE weight, a
duty whieh is simply .prohibit*. How
ever, ; events may, in the good priNidenee of
the' Almighty, arise which may` - stultify all
our forebodings, and.the coast, from Cape
Delgado to Delgoa Bay, instead of being DB
heretofore a Portunesels)ave c preserve,'
may enjoy the good flae - e'oming yet, when
man and man, the world o'er, shall brothers
be for 4' that. ' Thy kingdom . come."'
. .
- A Tuitrif LETTER : of the 16th, , says :
' ‘ o The ' telegraph has -already transmitted '
abroad.-the ' summary 'of: the remarkably
speech delivered. by :thee ' 41hr: -
eign , ,Affair§doxing the- dlsnnssii? .ork , , : klie'
; budget,, - Ho: revealed a very
„,t it poitani
.floint---that the negotiations on"tlie Roman"
question, which had been 'broken off since the
ministry, of Count Pasolini, have :been re
suMed on the basis of Emperor',o letter to
, 31. Thouvenel in. May 1862 That a
per doen:
ment spoke of the impossibility of' ma
.
Cent foreign occupation of Rome, and stated
the' right of the Ronians to participate in.
the affairs of their country. On those two
principles_ the Italian Government is, per accord-with thakof Frande. They.
may thCrefoie serve 'is the starting point
for serious nevotiations, as M. Minghetti
declared in the7Ohambtiki -:'' ,
A MEETING of workmen has just taken
I place in Turin for the purpose' of thanking
the-English poople ,fer their, reception of
Giribaldi. The portrait .of -the; General,
and of Victor Eiaunanuel, were placed side,
by side, crowned with 12E41'4 and-surround
ed with flags in the national colors. Vic
tor Emmanuel was preSent at the 'meeting,
and all eyes were repeatedlyturped to the
seat he ()coupled. The proceedings lasted
two hours, 5,000 persons being prefent.
The following resolutions were .unani
mously adopted :=---" The.lneeting, consid
ering, that the. English:peciple by the recep
tion of' Garibaldi have done homage to the
. .
virtues of the great citizen; and ,to the
principles of liberty and the unity of Italy,
to ivhfch he has devoted- his life, thanks
the,English people, and 'especially the En
glish , operative.s. The meeting offers -up
the, most ardent vows for the liberation of
Rome and Venice, and desires the,lthis ob
jeet.may be obtained by
,legal Meetings,
and by properly employing all the active
forces , of the nation.:: The .meeting decides
that the address -of the English 'workmen
shall: be engraved upon strine, andfultimate-
Iy be sent to Jteme.' - 1 .
Victor' Einmanual listened; it is said,
with interest to the various speeches that
preceded these resolutionsf in some of which '
his government was, nai t 'alwayi treated- '
with much-tenderness. , At the elbse of the
pyoceellingS he nevertheless said It is,
nttllisto hear IfejsAok, la
'KUM teen --,,i,..,....i.c_...,....,, -. .00---,..--,
[Selected.] •
The Two Prayersil
Two white hands on the breast
And labor's - d one;
Two pale feet crossed in rest
. The race is run.
Two .eyes with 'coin-weights shut
• All tears to cease
Two lips where grief is mute,
Anger at peace;' '
$6 pray we in our pain; mourning - our lot,
But, Gocl,in his great kindness answereth not
Two hands at work addresSed
Aye, Wilds praise,
Two feet that never'reet ' -,.;,
......, Yalking in his ways;
Twoeyes that look above
Through all their tears ;
Two lips still breathing love
Not grief nor fears : •
i t
So prey 't e afterward low on our kn e,
* Father forgive those erring prayerti k
Church Extension—FourttO• nn { nal Circular.
ST. Lotus, 'June 9th, 1864.
To Sessions Of Presbyteriasi Churches :
—Dear Brethren:•-,-As the first Sabbath of
July, has set apart by, the•Goneral As
sembly ,for the- Annual collection' for- the
Boint of L'hurch Extension, allow us to
prefient nfew facts Ancerning the work en
trusted to the Board with the earnest re
quest that they ma be laid before your
people at the appointed time or as soon
thereafter,as,possible. .. -‘•
*-; istC•'The=applicetions on Ile to-day are
- ,fdefithilirflie.thoniand dollars in advance
of the funds to meet them.
2d. The 'applications received since April
lst, 1864, exceed by t , one-third the numbor
received during the same time last year,
while the amount of k aid asked for is more
Aar' 'doUble. ' . '
r ' 3d: The "00 - st `of Church building has
risen one 'hundred: per .cent. i two years,
having risen, in that time froli $1,127 to
6: 2 , 2 & 4, ... • ''. - • '''' -
~,Ath. The pre s ent is a time of great trial
to `OUT hausefe's,s - chweites:: ) , Kitlynii the
1 bond of nsinctualY . they can searcetir re-
sist the divisiie , influences now t i go abtind=
ant. - The drain of
.war tells •Ifearfullf.on
such little flocks, wherei_the loss of even
one efficient man greatly cripples if Aloes
not scatter thent. The 'high, price of-ev
erything bears heavily on the membere of
such frontier, churches; who hay - Much to
bnyand•Attle.to sell. , The ealemes of those
who minister, to our houseless ellurehes,-al
ways seantjr,have . nevi:become so inade
quate, that many of them must leave their
fields or secure. the'sanctuary that brings
increased stippert. . - -'
repair
sth. In:lsm:tie locatities the time to pa
the •ra,yagos of war 5ee19,49 4 -have come,
white in others it appears to be hear.
6th. Increased - aid must he given, or few
houselesi - churches can now obtain Sanctu
aries. Last year the7. - aid granted by the'
Board, ;payable when it completed the
house'ffee from debt,: aYraged about _one
seventh of the cost ofthe , stru `
re. This
but is nbt'enough,tit it can' only aflegiate
-1
ly: increased by increasest -Co ributionss
Donations can be sent, to David Keith;
Treasurer, St. Louis, Mo., or to any of our
Receiving Agents. In -behalf ,of the
Board, - Yours fratonally,
7:` • :: f•. , . W, 00;f8edretary.
•'.
For tbe Presbyterian Banner.
Yoe 'Young.''
I was not a little, orprised i ,and* puzzled
by a statement that I'sawlra - paper, some
time since. 'take fok'granted that it
,was true ! phut
,oddity entitles it ,to be,
r conside,rpd a ~phenemenon. An eligible
congregation was vacant atadesiions of oh;•
taining- a pastor. 7lt'beekine, of - course, a
scene of " candidating.P- Among the com
petitors was a preacher whe appears to have
been:aaeept i able in hisnlpitmnformanees,
and, so farsi Ippeirs,livapeets, save .
one. NO fault was' tonne._ dis
courses, or his delivery, or his looks, or his
clothes or his wife or her dress. Indeed
WHOLE NO. 609
it does not appear that - he had-a wife; and
that makes it the more strange that he was
objected to, for somehow there is a special
attractiveness in a marriageable minister.
Well, what was the objection ? You give
it np ? -I'll tell you: he was too, young.
I haVe heard this objection raised against
a young Physician or Lawyer, starting in
their professional work. But what sort of
a congregation must that be, who confront
ed a candidate, for the pulpit with such an
objection ? ft must. be a - very peculiar
one • that is certain: Givens an experi
enced Doctor, and a well - practiced Lawyer ;
is the common sentEmOntT blit,,for a pas
tor, give us a young man, the younger the
better • it is more jnteresting • it pleases
the youth of the church.
; Congregations - - like to have the dew of
the morning :. ' The homely phrase is some
-times .applied to the ease, "We want to
- hate the' out-come of him." Some congre
,gations have lived, for years, in thii joyous
region of expetency, and have had from
'three to five pastors in as many years. If
:,this r-ont-come comes out, 'the - -pr raising
Yolulg* preacher, 4- ,heard r of 2 elsew ere ; if
it, does reit, Ike- heap! ) of it ) C. 9,t 41p , In'
ieriher eisie o i eion rap,t tn‘ ow. ,
I.: WAIF - id; al'toAirelirile-y4itig m e an ibe Ministry. - , The 15rophiti: , dad not lite
forever: . Thanks tothe Read of the;Chureh
that he calls and, qualifies and commissions
them, to this good work. But it is 'worthy
of ,serious
consideration, whether the church
does not make them old before their time,
and deprive herself of the benefits of their
experience and labors, along before their
competency for usefnl - toil.has begun to de
oh -
, .
ne. J:F.M.
Evening Prayer.
I come to Thee tonight,
In my lone closet where no eye can see,
And dare to crave an inteivietv with thee,
Father of love and light !
If I this day have striven
With thy - blest Spirit; or have bowed the knee
To aught of earth,„ in weak idolatry, • -
I pray to belorgiven.
Ifin my heart has been
An unforgiving thought, or Word, or look,
Though deep the malice which I scarce could
brook,
Wash me from, the dark sin.
If I have turned away
From grief or suffering which I might relieve,
Careless the cup of water e'en- to give,
Forgive me, Lord, I pray.
And teach me how to feel
My sinful wanderings with . a deeper smart,
And more of•mercy and of grace impart,
My sinfulness to heal.
Not for myself alone,
Would I these blessings of thy love implore,
But for 'each penitent the wide earth o'er,,
Whom tholi halt called thine own. *.
And for my heart's best friends,
Whose steadfast kindness 'o'er Any painful years
Hai watched to . soothe afflictions, griefs, and
tears, •
My warniest`prayer ascends
And now, 0 Father! take
The heart I oast with humble faith on tbee,
And cleanse its depths from each impurity,
For my Redeemer's sake.
1. s .eeause am a rai. erirarem-e,
and of what other's may - say, of me ?
" Whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and
of my words; of him shall the Son of Man .
be. ashamed."
.2. Is it because of the inconsistencies of
professing Christians ?
(c Every man shall give an account of
hiniself
3.. Is it because I am not willing to give
up all to Christ ?
" What shall it profit a man if he shall
gain the whole' world, and lose his own
soul ?"
4.. Is it because :I am afraid that I shall
not be accepted ?
"Him that cOmeth unto me I will in no,
wise oast. out
5. Is it because I fear I arn too great a
sinner ?
"The blood of Jesus Christ- cleaoseth
from all sin."
G.. Is it because I am afraid I `shall not
" hold out ?"
ear these.
" He that bath begun a good work in You,
will perform it, unto the day of Christ
Jesus. '
7. Is it because I am thinking, that I
will do as well as , I can, and that God ought
to be satisfied with that
"Whosoever shall keep th.e-whole law,
and.yet offend in one point, he is guilty of
all."
8. Is it because 1. am postponing the
matter, without any definite, reason ?
"Boast not thyself ofto-morrow, for thou
knowest not what ix daymay bring forth."
Professing Christians . are sometimes
heard to speak of the sacrifices which they
make in the cause of religion.* Sacrifices,
:forsooth - What if these persons had livid
in the early ages of Christianity, when -to
avow oneself to be the friend Of Jesus
Christ; subjected them to the losi of prop
erty, of liberty, and of ? Then, if
they had boldly profeesed the. Christian're
ligion, and as a consequence had been de
spoiled of their 'goods, kiven from their
;homes and immured in. dungeons they
might have talked of sacrifices. But now,
in this nineteenth c'enfary, and in this
- Christiin:landiwhere religion is popular, to
speak of the `sacrifices ::which. they make in
the cause
; of their Redeemer, is almost
ridieulous. Do they lePrive theinselves of,
the litiuries of life that they may have the
more 'to give for - the upbuildings of his
kingdom'? . Do they 'lose the favor and '
patronage .of valuable friends by espousing
his cause ? Do they encounter, the jibe
and je,ei of the ungodlyleCause they, are.
his? And do they. surmonlainatural diffi
deuce and disinclination- by addressing un
converted sinners on
; the subject of their
salvation and faithfully rebuking sin? They
ma y perhaps deo - these, :things, and if they
ao, these are the sacrifices which they
make, and 'Of which they,
; speak. But
many do not deny themselves even as 'much
as this. -
Observes, Dr: - Livingstone, the English
missionary, and explorer of Africa, who,
like the Apostle Paul, for the love he bears
to Jeius, has been - " perils of waters, in
perils-of robbers," in perils of wild beasts
wad wild mon, and been subjected te pri—
vations iof the severest kind : " Nought
that I have endured do I regaid in thefight
of saatifices, 'for do - net - think that 'word
ought - ever to be - applied to anything we
can do for Him who came: down from
heaven aad died for us." And yetif some
persons abstain, from sensual gratifications,
poMps, and vanities, give a tenth of their
earnings to the Lord, attend church all day
on a stormy or sultry Sabbath, and appre=
priate one evening:during the week 'to re
ligious s_oryiges- = weliglitthem speaking of
the f.ksaolifices which they maker"
'1 Da we. expect "to reach heaven; without
making any sacrifices 7 gf Shall we be car
ried to the skies on flowery beds of ease 7"
,What sa , s the Master ?' "If an
- 7 .ifyrnna o't the Ages
Malang Sacrifices.
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will come after me, let him 0 : -. 11inself,
and take up his cross daily an, mc!‘
"He that loveth his life sh',!l do'
BREVITIES.
Religion gives to virtue the sweetos
hopes, to impenitent vice just alarms,
to true repentance the most powerful con•
solations; but it tries above all to inspr
men with love, sw,otness, and pity for mar -
kind. . •
DeMOSI'EMS was once urged to speak o
a--great and sudden emergency. "T a ,
not prepared," said be, and perenaptcr;li
and unyieldingly refused. The law of i. -
box is equally binding on genius and in P:i
comity.
Men sometimes think that the high, dal,:
cliffs of sorrow will darken their path
life forever; but soon the green and undo.
dating mdadows spread far away in pastor:lt
beauty, and the daisies bloom along th
banks where the willows hang in bondin
gracefulness.
When thou believest and comest to
Christ, thou must leave thy own righteous
nesslehind thee, and bring nothing with
-tkee,biiethy'ains. _ You must leave behind
aallryoif 4191iiiess, -- thrties, bumblings, etc.,
and bring nothing but your wants and rills.
cries; else, Christ is not fit for thee, nor
thou for Christ.
Blucher, the greatest General that PruF
'sia had, won most of his battles by his
nificant motto—Forward. " Forward" irt
his councils of war and "forward" i❑ thl
field of battle was his constant watchword ;
and he suited the action to the word. Th
promptness and energy with which ha
planned and executed' gave him the nick.
name of ." Marshal Forward."
11 you once begin to tamper with the an •
thority-of the Bible,
,you have no ground.
to stand upon. Four feet arc alrrat?,l
gone. Your treadings have already slippeo`.
To - .give up miracles and prophecy, and all
that is supernatural in Christianity, aro(
attempt, notwithstanding, to retain what i
natural, is impracticable and preposterous.
The natural portion falls at once to th)
ground if the supernatural be removed.
A Noble Anover.—ln a sermon preached
in England by a minister from Baltimore,
he stated that he was Once present at '4
slave auction when a smart, active colored
boy was put up for sale. A kind waste!,
not wishing him to have a cruel owner,
went up to him and said, "If I buy you,
will you be honest ?" The boy, looking 115
him earnestly, replied, "I will he h onest,
whether you buy me or mot."
A Scotch reformer, lately 4:leeeasod, wa.s
so fully impressed with the idea of con
stantly keeping before youth a high stand.
ard at which to aim, that on one occasion
he delivered himself on the hustings O.
the 'following original and stirring senti.
menu: "If I were a, chimney sweep, and
.had a•son, I would bring him up with Out
ambition to sweep out Mount Vesuvius.l
There are thoughts that lie and glitter'
deep; tearful pearls beneath life's sea, also
surges still and .:rolls sunlit, whatever itr
may hide. Common woes, like fluids, mix
all round. Not so with that other grief.
Seine j ruourners'loal the air with their
strucli — fin — iorliAes. 'Tarr teats rano'
fast, but the deep spring only wells. -4,
Mardi.
ffir., Webster once replied to a gentleman'
who pressed him- to speak on a subject of
great importance : " The subject interests
me deeply, but I have not time. I have
no time to master the subject so as to, do it.
justice." But, Mr. Webster, a few words
from you would do much to awaken public--
attention to it." "If there be so much.
weight in My words as, you represent, it is
because I do not allow myself to speak
on any subject till my mind is imbued with
it."
No man ever yet became truly great—
astonished, instructed, or greatly benefited
the world, immortalized his o.lllC—who
was not an earnest, indefatigable, and per
sistent worker. Alexander Hamilton once
'said to an intimate friend, " Men give me
'credit for genius. All the genius I have is
.just. this : when I have a subject in hand I
-study it profoundly; day and night it is
before me. I explore it in all its. bear
ings; my mind becomes pervaded with it.
Then the effort which I make is .what the
people call genius. It is the fruit of labor
; .and study."
It' is . said of Sir Walter Raleigh, that,
•when:bUsilrengaged one day in the Tower,
upon. his-" History of the World," his at
tention. was - directed. to a quarrel under
neath-his
t window. He sent out to learn
the cause'; but the accounts received from
'bystanders were so hopelessly conflicting
that he laid aside his pen with the reflcc
tion, .;'f What a dreamer I am, to think.
that Lean write down accurately the story
'of the world, when I cannot even learn the.
"truth of an occurrence that happens before
my own eyes and ears !"- •
" I owe my success in life," said Henry
Clay, 4 ‘ tecone single fact ; namely, that at
the:age of twenty-seven I commenced and
continued for years the process of daily
reading and speaking upon the contents oi .
:some historical and scientific book. These
off-hand'efforts were made sometimes in a
eorn--field, at other times in a forest, and
not unfrequently in some distant 4rn, with.
the horse and ox for my auditors. It is to
this daily practice in the great art of arts
that I am indebted for the primary leading
impulses that stimulated me forward and.
shaped 'and moulded my entire destiny."
011.Preaching,—I toyer suffered myself to
.criticise it, but acted on the uniform grin
' ciple of endeavoring to obtain from what f.
heard all the edification it afforded. This
,is:a principle I would warmly recommend
to my young friends in the present day•;
for nothing can be more mischievous than
for learners to turn teachers and youtv.:
hearers critics. lam persuaded it •is often
the means of drying up the• waters of
in the soul; and sure I am that. an exact
method of weighing words and balancing
doctrines which we hear is a miserable ex
change for tenderness of spirit and the clew
of heaven.---j.: J. Gurney. •
Twenty-seven.—Cicero's first great speech
in defence of Roseius was made at the ape
of:twenty-seven. It was at the same ag ,- -
at which Demosthenes distinguished him
self in the assembly of the Athenians.
Dante pulllished his " Viti Nanvi" when
just twenty-seven. Bacon began to form
his new system of philosophy into some)
form when about twenty-seven. Burns
issued his first publication in his twenty-.
seventh year. Washington was but twen
.ty-se,ven when he covered the retreat or
the, British troops at Braddock's defeat,
and was appointed to the command-in-chic'
•of all the Virginia forces. John Quincy
Adams was appointed by Washington, in
1794, Minister Resident to the Nether
lands, thus commending his public life at
the - age 'of twenty-seven. Napoleon was
twenty-seven when he led the army into,