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Dustax 2 June 8,-1864.
EDITORS your ac-
Ir sceptre
to tho editorial sceptre—a
these days can bear to be mess
;tit the most far-reaching of earthly
- ,. l . w „,permit me to say, without either
y o u or enaltiug unduly my native
r t . ; n if - ttyour desire to obtaininformation
' , clued is indicative of a eomprehen
:%,.the duties of your office that augurs
future of the 'Banner. My
f'r the
makingthisstatement not
for are
'u t dis covery. They are the result of
`;,;,!honed observation and impartial in.
-nth in America and in Ireland.
- w e t Ire land both at home and
i; and the result of my observation
there is no nation under heaven
lEoraughly identified with the great
3! now waging between Chrtst and
and that there is no nation on
.
tw. fusing a more powerful influence
r thn ;rest nations of Protestant Chris.
an_
theirdependonoiee, than this
' 1
, 6 ' teuerald Isle." Ireland is emphet
-,':v the recruiting ground.of the Papacy.
Lere that Rome raises and trains her
..-!:yr the onsets she is making upon.
10 ,,:decational, religious and political in
lice.-ea of Great vita p` and America. -
t be policy of Rome to keep Ireland
sacred a 4 a grand reserve for this purpose.
e i r needs miss lrelandio narieis the fountains and the nucleithe
of
ii ieinc, a dn—
fouutaitt of supply for both.
iaca you visit Philadelphia, just take
o r stand opposite the College of St.
"c3.lries Borromeo, on Logan Square,
in the faces of those young men,
to be the future priests of Amer
env come forth from Abe choke
.
annos and foetid atmosphere of Don's the.
!O breathe the air of freedom. Per-
I am that you will need no cicerone
in", , rin you of their birth-place and
Well, you are but contemplating
, I ,c,.;etert of Roraish Seminaries in Amer
.;,.Were you to make the Circuit of those
~ t ieeiJou, you would find that the great
4 i; of the students are young Irishmen.
What. is true of Romish Seminaries in
amt:rica, is true also of Rothish churches:
itey arc sustained chiefly by Irishmen.
7t , came of Rome might survive the se
ceiion of all the French, and Italians, and
Garaians within her pale in America, but
cuald not survive the 'loss of the Irish
'tur:Les. These are no mere random
:Ile , cuts. The• truth of them ie no
t-,rledged by Rome herself. Her organs
hire more than once proclaimed , the fact,
I ‘.a: were it not for Ireland, the priesthood
a America would come to an end. Amer
,9cuoh:ow, will not make good priests.
,1a i cr Frenchmen and Italians, they are
a ) holy fur thew Oleo, or the office
t.r, holy for them. Irishmen, to their
:yr or their shame be it told, make the
pricpts for, operating in a Protestant
the policy of Rome in her treat
:,:t of Ireland is determined by her for.
as well as by her very genius.
lot have often heard of the beggary, as
711 vs of the beauty, of the , t Emerald
bit , " Well, whilst Rome has had little
tH;di with the beauty, she has had much
t; do with the beggary. The beggary of
her e .nstitnency is an essential element of
In Irl.h popsy, hot.h , domestic and fereigp.„
,1 notion, in Order to be subservient to the
ieerr,,s of Rome, must be an ignorant
and in order, to be ignorant it must
par. To serve her purposes, therefore,
P:4 , lcavors to make and keep Ireland a
of mendicants, This may sound
I:fane:3 in the ears of an American; but it
vrertheless 'true. Educational institu
:i.t, Led manufactures bring wealth and
;:ph: and social elevation along with them,
Rome sets herself against both.
iii,pser she has power to vevent it, she
CI. oat allow the humanizing agency of
?12,14ti0u, or manufactories, or commerce,
those whose , souls she has en-
Renee., whilst Ulster will compare
:47Qtably with any part of the civilized
:0 respect to wealth, intelligenee and
uali.tercial enterprise, the other provinces
no either utterly stagnant, or are only
:-...tolpi,cing the rave. Throughout the
:o.JA t. ad west of Ireland, Rome has
supreme, and the result is, that
people, with the exception of English,
"ieoteb, and Northern settlers are almost
tnrereaiiy destitute of the spirit of eater
ynte. We have, in feet, throughout this
lrra, a state of things very much
,akin to
attt exists at the headquarters of the Pa
tt,t, in Italy, modified somewhat by the
ttci!e, religious, and commercial influence
rj a email percentage of Protestentism.
You have evidence of Vottte's industry, but
i 4 an industry which manifests itself not
the erection of factories, or the organi.
•vion of commerce, but in the organization
religious orders and the erection of ea
eletiastieal buildings of the most massive
Lroi costly description. For the erection
ct these buildings and the support of these
ori , 2r.i, tax and toll are levied on all classes
her hapless constituents. The priests,
;7,zi, with, the terrors of purgatory, or of
Ltil itself, besieges the rich on' their death
':i-, and the poor perpetually, in sickness
al , l in health, from the cradle to the grave,
sad taxes the 'present generation for the
Of their ancestors. The only product
!' this absolutely exhausting taxation is
I . g increase of the priesthood, the reli
-'144 fraternities, and the aforesaid xnani.
.at edifices.
It may seem inconsistent with this rep
lt,Entation, that Father Daly was one of
leading projectors and promoters of the
( ; , 1 1 way Atlantic Navigation Company en
terprise, inaugurated and abandoned within
11 5 past year. There is, however, no in.
easistonoy in this seeming departure of
Father Daly from the policy of Rome in
Ireland. The priesthood will advocate
say scheme which will enable them to make
the impression that the interests of Eng
taad anti Ireland are diverse and conflict
'9g, and thus secure to themselves snffi
eltlt political influence to hold the balance
of power in the hand that holds the crozier.
• 11. 41 told by those who have studied their
Polley and watched their movements, that
the Ultramontane party do not desire the
r oerthrow of the'British rule in Ireland.
They desire, on the contrary, theoontin
'4ate of it, as it gives them, whilst British
f 4,
" 41. 404 are manageable, an amount of
Political power and financial relearn which
they could never expect from any other poli
.41 Gem peat or alliance. Their politteal pol
'°Y, therefore, is to raise the temperature of
political excitement and hatred of England
le) not exactly to the boiling point, but to
'tolut 210°, F,arenheit. That this is their
hie is el from the tone of the Irish
fe m
el Press—for there is a Rebel Press
'ere, as well as in New.Yorkor Baltimore,
Richmond. This Press regards the
PriesthotkVai el:ending in the way of the
Peat Fenian Brotherhood and its aspira
tions, and denounees their disloyalty to the
tottional cause. Rome is too sagacious to
!elm her hold upon the "British treasury
for the impalpablel
g.or.ea of the - Fenian
Drotitarhood.. •
eq
Whilst I wrttrof Rome and Arelandimy
ttart ie gthaikerloe.„, I have never
hvered Itt ;ay faith of the 'ultimate issue
+ 0 4)
rt s AtittrAtait a o ttlitt
4 1 4-
VOL. XEC. NO. 42.
of the war. I have nevar met a man in
Ireland who could defend the South, either
in regard to her object or the\mearis adop
ted for the attainment of it. The friends
of the North are watching, with deep in
terest and heartfelt sympathy, your mighty
struggles to put down that fearful con
spiracy against free government, and lollow
your armies with their prayers. I like the
plan which Grant is developing, and pray
for his success, I need not add that I de
plore the carnage on both sides • but if
ever a nation were justified in lifting the
sword, surely the North need not blush to
lift her head in any presence.
We have just heard: of Grant's forward.
movement compelling Lee to retreat from
Spottsylvania Court House, of Butler's
ability to maintain his posititm, and of
Sherman's put suit of "Johnston, and are
awaiting with breathless anxiety the next
arrival. B. W.
• : Vor the Presbyterian Benrotr. ,
Letter From a 'Christian Commission _ pelegate,
CHATTANOOGA, :1:01111., June 2,1864.
Mr. Jos. Albree, Treas. Ohris:
D.P.4lt SIR take a pleasant afternoon to
oonimunleate to you tome - account of my
actions since last wrote from Nashville.
I arrived there on Saturday afternoon, and
was not allowed to >be idle long, but was
sent the same evening to take part ;hi,a re
ligious service in a- large barrack. On
Sunday I had four appointments to preach
given Mg, only three of which I managed
to fulfil, distributing, at the same time; pa
pers and tracts. In the Morning and after
noon I preached to soldiers, and in the
evening to a-set of men employedin
way at the river wharf. - -At this last ser-
vioe I was assisted by another delegate, and
it wathe most encouraging.of all, though
thatnlass of men is considered amongst
the most wicked in the service of govern.
ment. But they heard with quietnees i and
many of them sang with spirit,
On Monday morning Iyisited a building .
devoted to the user of the East Tennessee
refugees. It was a. sad spectacle.' of, Misery
that wee displayed there. I was in• com
pany with another delegate, but we could
not do much :, the field is mote for
some Christian woman, inasmuch as the
refugees there are mostly women and chil,
dren and many of them sick.
While at -this work and making two vis
its in the city, it was arranged that a party
of delegates should- proceed to. Chatta
nooga, and farther if found advisable after
that. I was included in that number.
Passes *ere procured: for us by Mr. Ewing,
and at six o'clock in the -evening we took
the hospital train going in that direction.
I May perhaps do well to give you some
$lOOOllDt of this train, which has since that
being doing admirable service. It is com
posed of about seven cars. First behind
the locomotive is a car full of supplies for
sick and. wounded. Next a car with, ar
rangemente for cooking and for the conve
nience of the parties belonging to the.
train. Then come three ears that seem to
be the ne plus ultra of invention for the
convenience of sick and wounded men.
There are three tiers of couches arranged
as in Woodruff's sleeping cars; but each
conch is a separate stretcher, on which the
wounded may be carried in and out.
When in ;place, the handles of. these
stretchers rest in stout India-rubber, tins,
by which are held to' their: place and
at the same time have . a most easy motion.
These ears have. been fitted up, as I un
derstand, by the Cincinnati branch of the.
Sanitary Commission. .After these ears
come two ordinary passenger cars. This
train has been in constant use since I
first saw it.. I met. .a man to-day with a
broken arm, who said he rode from Remelt
to Chattanooga in one of the eolith cars
with as perfect comfort ac he could lie any
where in bed. The only thing to regret is
that there are not thirty, instead of three,
such cars for the present emergency.
There was some delay about our starting
from-Nashville, and our motion WO rather
slow. But. we got to Chattanooga on'the
following day at 12 o'clock. On -present
ing ourselves at the rooms' of the Christian_
Commission, we found that •preparations
were made to send us further to the front.;
Some were feeling unwell, and did-net put- .
sue the journey ;- but I was one ~of tin=
who started again in the afternoon and
moved on to Ream. We started about 4
o'clock and in the`morning found
ourselves ,at Dalton 4mly,' bet reached
Resaca in'the afternonn. Kim ire found.
ourselves in the - midst of wounded and
dying men, with few to 'attend to their
wants. We found several delegates there
already, in a tumble-down log barn and
house tonther, which was•the Commission
headquarters. I may mention Mr. Smith
and Mr. Lloyd. Immediately .we were all
busy with-them in making anddistributing
tea end coffee, and water, washing wounds,
and Making ourselves useful, generally.
We were well supplied with Materials, of
the eating kitid, but there were no new
elothes , on the spat. Moreover we had to
make shift with the poorest cooking': and
drinking utensils. Everything of tin or .
iron'that would hold was brought
into use, and vessels the most inadequate
had to be used- in all kinds of offices---:
sometimes the same vessel even, in a way
quite shocking to one so recently 'from the
modes ,of well regulated- society, as were
some •of us. We had before us,the.common
spectacle of wounded men laid in places'
without comfort, and compelled to wait
long for the, most necessary services. It is.
.leasant to say that we saw also the common
spectacle of their Courage and endurance
under such suffering. ,
The next morning Mr. Smith selected
three of the delegates present, myeell
among the number, to go to Kiagaten,
ihieh was then the immediate front of our
army. The railroad. was not at our service,
so we had to walk.. I was quite willing to
go, as this was leading me nearer •my
brother, whom I hoped to see. But I felt
as though we were, giving up a field where
we were certainly needed, for something'
uncertain. We walked some twenty-three
miles that day, each having a lift, however,
on a horse that Mr. Smith had. • This
brought us to a plantation house 'about
three and a half miles . from Kingston:
We slept- on the porch of the house.
About 2i (Meek in the.morning the 1000-
motive came along, blowing its welcome
horn. We felt like making-the night ring
with our shouts of welcome to it. It was
one of the most brilliant features of the
campaign up to Kingston, that the camp of
the army , has hardly been pitched before
the übiquitous locomotive comes sounding
on behind, building its bridges, spider-like,
as it goes. The soldiers appreciate this;
and. 'it is grand to hear the cheers that
start up all along the immense line of 'the
army as soon as the steam-horn is heard in
the distance; and when the life-like, ma
chine moves grandly past their camp, they
about as if it were a "a chief so proudly
advancing," 'Or a mighty . President to
review and encourage his army.
The next day; Friday, May 20th, we
walked on to Itiugston t introUnd that:the
whole okay . was. resting fOr 7 few da ys a
few miles ''on, and the - railroad' Wail
ready busy bringing up its' millions of ra-
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1864.
i ms. Before long also arrived members
of the .C.hristian and Sanitary Commis
sions, with abundant supplies for the sick
and wounded.
At this point I enjoYed a delightful
reunion with my brother, who is on the
staff of Gen. Baird. I spent the day with
him, and part of the time, - too,, with my
old friend; Alex. M'Olurg, on Gen. Palmer's
staff. t the request of thy brother, kind
ly neon , ed by Gen.-Baird, and with the
advice ,f Rev. Mr. Smith, who is our
chief *h. re, I spent a week with this Di
vision, hid 40 the third of the 14th
Army 1 orps
•
On - abbatli, -May 22, the troops were
still lying quiet. I offered to conduct re
ligious services for the . persons belonging
to Gen.ll3aird's staff, which, with servants,
orderlieli, escort and wagoners, made a cc,
siderahle company, The offer was cheer
=fully accepted for an hour in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, in the - -morning, hearing sing:
log went to find it, and stumbled on
a ikofitahle service, conducted by. an army
chaplain. After that, going on a little fur
ther* the sauna of a trumpet-call for Wor
ship? f6und a chaplain not well, who
made n preach for -him.. The gathering
of soldiers was largeitind attentive.
On Itllonday, May 28d, the ,march began.
I marcled • with the Division till Saturday
evening; eBl o'clock. This Divisiciii.liaz
been held in reserve and been employed'
watching ‘trains, and 'thus has seal little
fighting--tiene,at all while I was with it;
so that .1 fou44 no opportunity of exercising
the duties of ry - commission, except in the
ease of two lertions that fell sick. The
last day's march brought me within three
miles of:_the Rai hospitals, and it seemed
not a propitious dike for returning. But.
I'-had for. several days been waiting to,
seize the first opportunity that would offer,
and just there - Iblind 'an empty train re
turning to Kingston',.then tienty-five-milea
distant, and well guarded; so I took ad
vantage of,it, arriving at Kingston on Sab
bath afternoon.
=There briefly state My opinien, that
While one Call be useful in the front of the
army, that position does not afford the-ad
vantages one. has here at Chattanooga*at
Nashville ; Yesterday I saw a 'number of
wounded-.that two . _days ago were at the
fretnt. r A' delegate there may have seen
them once ; here delegates may see that
every day, and minister to thorn with more
successive effort, and therefore more sue
cessfnli - This reasoning is fortified by the
thought-that ten times the number of dtk
egates we have could:find more than enough.
to employ them at Chattanooga and Nash
ville. . Here I dm. the sole spiritual minis
ter in a (limp hospital containing .about
two thousand patients. Kingston'may now
be added as a depot cf wounded. Lutist
add that my views appear singular, here,
and, no one agrees with them—least of all,
'Mr. Smith; and so the current is still on
to the front, whither. Mr. B. himself has
.
gone, and every day some new delegates.
This is great weight against me. Mr. S.
is entitled to have hiti opinion in this mat
ter respected.. I do not apply_ this reason
ing to the emergency of a, pitched bittle.
Yet we may reflect that it is hardly wise
"'fir delegates to leave large parts , of an in
viting and useful field, unoccupied, to run
on after the uncertain contingency of. a
pitched battle.
I. fume up to Chattanooga on - Itigriday,
taking the whole day for it: Next day,
having reported fore work, I was assigned
Division. No. 8 of U. S. General
*Hospital
at thin place. I have already given_ you.an
idea of the work there. Tuesday, and
Wednesday I worked with Rev. Mr. Belt,
who had been laboring'there before but
Thursday (yesterday) he left, so I am 'sole:
occupant., I work very much as. I did at
Camp .Copeland, but under, pleasanter ans
pices,ias the management is better. Dkr
ing ace day I visit as many as I Carti and
in the evening hold service in',
,'a" tent
chapel. - The attendance - there averages
soma sixty or seventy a-night, and there is
considerable religious interest ;.it is chiefly
among backslidden Christians. -
Messrs. Spargrovo, Wade and 'Frazer are
here and.in good -health; also, Caruthers,
Steel and' Sharp, - ina all are well.. 1 ,
I f i nd I have strung out my report to
twice the length expected. Perhaps,
after wading through so much; you will be
* glad to hear me-say that I feel inelirkel to
legit suffice for any other I might be ex
pected to make. -
With much respect,' truly yours n
Christ,' SAMITEE• T. Lownrit.
For ,the l'reabytarian Banner
Nora' Hints :—For Families.
27. Pay ..your preaelter;'school teacher;l
and tax colleotai, On the first presentation
of the bill your ?teacher, boasuse - his
calling forbids him to harass you, lest he
jeopardize Ids moral influence. - over you;
your leacher, because he is dependent on
your R atrona g e, and has not the benefit. of
transient patronage; the tax -collector, be
cause he has power to ,distrain on your
goods; and you.shonld not fore° hi 4: to the
painful 'duty. Do . these, and you mit be
'trusted to manage your = affairs with wis.
dom. .
28. It Is F act the fear of real 'wants or
necessities that makes us so unhappy, as
pride tOf heart, the paxent of our imaginary
wants—producing dissontent, ' fretfulness,
and uneasiness.-
29. Better have a contagions disease in
your family,. than riches which are the
Fruit of dishonesty, faud; or oppression_:
as a Consumption, they will eat out the
peace ef your family.
30., If your neighbor produces a finer
equipage, or, piece of furniture, than your
self, do not attempt to rival if you
need
,it, and duty assents, get it because
you can afford it. • -
31. Respect your domestics, and they
twill reSpect themselves. Yon will avoid
much' trouble, and be the gainer. The law
of love, written on the heart,-and the law
of kindness, enstamped on the lips, will
subdue the stubborn wily when mines of
wealth and armies fail.
32. If you have a family of children, be
eirefal 'of your deportment, words, acts,
and temper-, •as children believe their
parents are the best example. Nen are
unreserved.and wit out their real character
in their families, but in company' and= in
public are cautious. When your - children
grow up, you may discover Milts which
'have sprung from seeds . you have sown, to
.
your sorrow: - -
63. Never speak — of 'the - faults - of. your
neighbors in the presence of your young
children. , . -
84. To learn a man's inner character if
proper, I would 4nquire of his domestics.
85 Never, in the - presence of your
child, make invidious comparisons of As
behaviour with that of other children; nor
present, to them any human example to fol
low, only so` fitr as, that model follows Christ
—the perfect example?
36. Never correct your child under the
influence of passion, nor spare the rod be
cause of its cries tears.:
87. Bettefnot run in debt for family or
personal expenses ; bit) . mcriaten you
- peed. .py paying as you go, can pre
vest diesppohionent .and chagrin, misun
. .
derstandinip; sad unpleasant wpm= of
too many or too high charges, and preserve
old friendships.
88. Soft words and manners, and kind
actions, sincerely flowing from the heart,
will command the respEaand admiration
of the most hardened.
39. Be careful of passing a joke on
the person or mind ofyour friend : it
may silently strike, pier6e and wound,
like a sharp 7 pointed instrument, and you
not know it until too late; destroying the
peace of families and the : friendohip of
ye Beware of namin4. i
-4aron..
ou - r child for a
livingperson, except a rilative r you may
have occasion for regretAefere deatk (m
-ourn. kNI; 4 ' , •
41. Don't change your z lawfut.namo to -
obtain an earthly inheritance,. It is pride
and vanity to ask it, ari(Venbtervieney to
accede to it
42.. A man who marries a woman merely
fox her wealth, is seldpursaspromptrener- -
getic, Andustrions' and Ifenntlidk h his '
dealingsas before. .;-:•*!.t.sc-,. , :•., ; .'7. ...
43. Never ,betray, in t i,t)talr -,presencs, a
preud`salisfactigri. atthe . emaxt,,,w,itty, and,
- .
sometimes impudent - sayar of pur youpg
childiem - ' '''' •••'"'''''''
-.. .44... Man and wife s'lllitildaltive;but ono'
system in correcting M training . their:,:
children, and should n'oppsitoseor (t1)% 1 .
tradici each other, ~..„..i-40#4":1 4 .
l i r
4b The best system pat a family, to in
sure peace, order and hippiness, is to have
the family. altar prop&iy reared and at
tended. This leads tiV. phe observance of
the Sabbath, produces tinier in the family,
regular rising from and retiring to rest,
regularity in meals ensign the hours for the
children to attenthschotol.. - --- .'"' - •
46. Next to a fall Ituet'llut '91574, silt , '
respect : - +he best
relian( a., A.
The eh
Amid. o
Yet thi
To hum
The sai
He Bap
0 burd
Is meetl
The me
• As malty 4 oire!
0 ! 0;7001 affections ar; ut poor to this
• - 1 ) Which voila ;from above!
They, racattarfrailtietve nge and Mei and miss i
But, this one : thought gives everlasting, bliss—
. 1 As many gel love.!
:: • : 1 ' ';!,.. - r- , .., . ' '.. .; :
As many as 1-love,!
Theseloved ones'aielia . bearers of the cross,
"
Their Chri Rtri-faith to prove;
All earthly is in is op' tl m but loss, ,
When Godsayil---aleati rolls them every drpss—
As many es lore!
..
As many as love! • '
When life, work, psia,lanil waitin all are o'er,
Our earth-tre'd feet shall move
Up golden Streetscelestial shore;
And we shall dui '; . ?saints forevermore-- •
. . `As Mawr - love!
•
For the Preabytirlati Banner
Colleges and College Education.
M.BURS. EDITCMS :—rerrait me to crave
a small space in yout columns, to present a
few suggestions on the above topic ; so far
as it relates to the wants of the West, and
especially of the Ohio valley.
An official or general connection with .
liberil education, in different localities in
this Valley,- for nearly three lustrums, has
neceisarily, often brought the subject up:
for cionsideration. What is now proposed
to be said• on the subject will have accom
plished_ the'yvriter's object., if it shall shape
the prevalent discussion of the subject of
Oellegtis, to such an end or purpose as will
lead the great Presbyterian family to inn
guraie and fix, a policy on this subject, at
mice highly liberal, eeonomical, and worthy.
'of the peat reputation of that family of
Christians. =
The.pertents of the times, if they, mean
any thing reliable, mean tkis : that there
is 'a day, perhaps not very far in the dis
tance, when the scattered members of this
family will become a more substantial one;
at least one in,every substantial feature pf
an organism eompacteefor the purpose of
educating the rising race, and bearing the
banner of the Gospel to the foreign field.
-if so bright a consummation deserves to
be -regarded as ever worthy,to be' made At
matter' of hope, or prayer, or:effort, we sub
mit whether there is any preliminary step
which could be taken thereto ' at once,
more fraught with good results, and less'
endamiging to the proper charities, self
respect, and mutual forbearance and vene-,
ration now already-due from one - to
the other, of all these intimately related
branches of our Zion. Upon what platform
Can NVe,oonie together, from. time to time;
'more in keeping,with the innate propensi
lies of our very Presbyterian nature, than
this ? By what mode of association can
we be better brought within the power of
our natural affinities as Presbyterians, than
that whose business it is to cherish Latin,
and Greek, and - Bound science, the very
handmaids of Christianity, that stood at her
waiting,' in' the days of Knott and Buchan
an, to aid -in making our Presbyterian
Church what she became and what she now
is, under the Grace of Christ'? Let, then,
some thoughts he premised before the plan,
already darkly hinted at, is fully propoun-
To a lover of sound learning,.the retro
spect of collegiate history and learning in
this valley, as well as the present survey
of it, presents some facts not `cheering=
fads. and views whieh might' be` modified
or radically changed. -
The first fact its, that there are,in. our
Profeasions, end - out of them, in what ought
to be a strong reserve corps for political
emergencies, far too few meu, of rigid men
tal training, such ag a young man must at
tain by a well-ponducted Academie or Col
legiate course. Men cannot become sound,
enlightened and correct thinkers, without
previonsly-formed habits of - study; 'and
they are hence totally unfit to be guides of
public sentiment.
The second fact is, - that of those who
have enjoyed ordinary opportunitioi for'
pursuing an Academic course, 'few excel..
'This is by no means wholly the fault of
the pollen himself. 'The 'aid furnished
him, the Appliances at, his command, the
time allotted him, may all have been' too
scanty; or the stimulus itself maY:have
beim imperfect. The truth is, that of the
few.'whe do excel, the, larger part, by over-,
working themselves in - Professional life,
make some amends for
the
they ought to
have had 'through the medium:- of - an ad
viewed .course, of Andy before they entered
4 011 14. 0 toils and anxieties of public life..
The third fact is, that our people are re
allY'behind in the. means and appliances
for, obtaining advanced seholaralup. Ad
vaneee great and steady have been made in
other departments, but they have all out-
stripped the advance in this. So much so
is this, that it may well-he doubted wheth
er there is a College in all this valley,
which, as compared with other advances, ie
at all as good as it was thirty years ago, as
compared with the state of other matters at
that time--t-in the matter of giving-:a sound
and thorough training in the principles of
Science and Literature. Nor is this whol
ly the fault of the self-d.enying men who;
ter thirty years 'past, have been devoting
themselves,. likeniartyrs, to a - work, whose
benefits a covetous and money-getting age
has been enjoying r without appearing to
have any care srd requite it. _The fault is'
lit' the age. All theie Colleges are doing
good—some snail. - They are still the lights
of this yalley—till the_ home-lights it hat.
Some tierform better.work than others, in
some one department, and vice ver'4a,.. But
none do what they ought.
Now the plan to remedy 'all this, whieh
we propose to the Presbyterians, so far' as
their lot goes inahalnattir, is. briefly and
substantially ea follows: a•
Tot them combine theitmeaus and their,
efforts to proinote,soundleariiiing on some
such, basis as this':` 'let. Takeliemdeoll'ege
already 'exisiing—iay Jefferson, which • is-,
I belieVe,:the oldest, and has, perhapi, the
beat literary atmosphere, and themost Al
leist
qipoin or 1. a"ourrien o n otleg
than three years, at least One-third of Which_
is devoted to the review of Ancient Litera
ture and the English Language; one-third
to the: advanced study of *Natural Soi
enees, including Mechanics and Astronomy;.
and one-thtrd to Philosophy and Belles
Lettres.' This is merely a rough sketch.
Let this Institution alone confer all degrees
above the`Ant, and let there; be a degree
lower than A. B. if desirable.
2d: Let such other Colleges as exist in
this valley, under denominational. control--
e.'," of Presbjteriaris, of -any sort—be
taken under the patronage of the entire
Presbyterian family surrounding._their
calities, and modelled so as .t o. have the fa
cilities-and appliances necessary for confer
ring a better -general ,edneation,
and thorough Academie drill in Ancient
and Modern Literature, and, Mathemati,oa,
as, Well as elententaryinstrnationin Udine
,and philogoihy. ' *
- Let theie Institutions 'each be managed
by a Beard of Trustees,: appointed. accord ?
ink; to a pro-rata of. their strength, and to,
serve for life, during good behavior, or for
a term of years.
It (locum to the' writer that this systlfut
is feasible. And if feasible, it would' he
highly econoinical. Besides, it is suffi
ciently Presbyterian to 'seoure orthedox
views, so far as students at College—riot
prosecuting - Theological studies -- need`
them. It would, perhaps, in'the course of
time; reduce the actual number of Institu : - ..
Lions . now in the valley ; _buknot-necessari
ly so. But be it so or not, it would, invest,
each - one with, a warmer atmeiihere and
'would inevitably tend tasecure tore funds.
The moneyed friends of education would
have surer giaranties that these now sick-.
ly and poverty-stricken Institutions would .
live, and, therefore, be encouraged to:con
tribute more liberally of their meanslo
their endowment and support. !These
thoughts may be extended at some :other
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Strange that harp of thousand strings
S'holald keeP in tune so long I"
Not very strange, then, if once In. a
while it should get out of tune--especially
when overstrained. We . - probably
overstrain ours about New Year's last. At
any rate r the chords began to give forth
very unmusical_ sounds, and continued seto
do. We Were pronotmea sick. -
We:consulted' our physician, who barely
let us off without "' cupping," -put us'upon
" milk diet": forthwith, and prescribed
going "to tine country . For us to hve
upon milk diet was no
.partiettlar sClf
denial, as we were always fond of milk--
from a child 3 but as to going to the °pun
try, hew could we, with the " care" upon
us, if not of all the churches," at least
of one, An . which we always,...saw—or:-at
least thought we saw, enough work for too
men?
Weeks had passed, -when it was ~kindly,:
proposed,: on the part .of our elders, that
we should takO a trip. to .the army, in , the
service of the U. S. Christian Commission
= they to provide supplies. for_the pulpit
during our absence. Why, was not named:
Maybe they thought we might do some
good—maybe they thought it would do us,
some good; probably both. " Don't know •
whither the. Doctor' would allow us.",
" May be Wwillbe-juit the thing for yon
I will see." _
In, due season we <are in the Doctor's
office. " Well, Doctor; what's - .the chance
for your fixing us ;by= middle of April
or first of May, for a.six.syeeks%trip. to the
Army of the Potomac -"dust the thing
—I don't ask anythiag. better' Tor you !"
" But we don't propose to go for - a rest, but
to work." Very well, it will be a change
for you.'," So- our mind was, made up.,
" But, Doctor, what about the milk diet' .
and tonics—shall we continue them to the
hour of leaiing, and'then turn right about
to 4 hard tack and fat pork ?'" "Live;
just as you do now, until you start.; but. as
soon as you gain the eastern slope of the
Alleghenies, eat Oat you aluiose, except
ing rich food and over•quantity:" As to"
- the forma; 'think we complied '
-bit as to
the latter—especially after we had.acquired
our army appetite—would n't like to'be so
positive.
By 12th of April, Airlift hard work,
preparations are all ectinplated: Com:,
mission, badge,. grey - shirts, gum ""and-woollen blankets, and the needful XX.for, :
expenses, are all on hand, L and at - 8 F. M.
we heave our .pleasant home, our little
daughter pleading, "J'alre.back your thitge,
pa, ; and, don't go tease, her
younger sister sang,
,
Dadire gone to the war."
•
How it rams! If we had , known, ; in
omnibus would`"certainly `have -,.. been or=
dered: There; one foot phinges into deep
water—bad *tot a sick man - But we are
at the depot; .and here are. our, good elders
—"all of them—come to. see their pastor
off. - A thing not to halre beenjexpeotad,
'surely, especially'nsuch a' night, but all
the - More grateful to our feelings, and an=
other evidence that we are kindly.rimemi
bored by third - . :IVe try fora berth:in the
`sleeping car.weAeedeclaleep 7 -but on that
night perhaps as , many -failed to 'secure
berths as gained then; and we, were among
the failing. We turned to the paisenger
cars only-to find the iiress nearly, cif not
quite, as great. • At length, ltoweyer„ we
were fortunate, enough - to secure ~ a front
seat briniediately before - .a hof.itov,e •and
directly in the dratt'of an open- windcki—
bad again l Bu t 4
. What valet be eared
' Must btr endured."
Not to be more tedious iu our ?dare
tory e .ut 4. • _ •
WHOLE NO, 611.
phia and Baltimore, we reached Washing
ton City safely, expecting to ga directly
"to the front.' But just then a telegram
was understood to say, " Send no more
delegates to the' . 'front at present "—and
thus, "for the present," we are' halted;'
And; now,:if the reader wishes it, and
we' shall feel like telling him, he may, per
hips, by next week, learn.somethingof the
Delegates' Home, U. 8. C.O. Rooms,) and
Five :Days in Washington. 0-
Translated from the French for the Presbyterian Banner.]
India—Slavesand Bramiis.
We have, in the'cbstrict of Pathan four
slaves whotave'arriVed at baptism only in
poising through the fire. The physical
eonstitution:of one of them has been so in
jured thereby as to leave no hope of a com
plete restoration. Dragged ,one day into
the jungle; he was there pitilessly beaten
and-left for'dead. tWo days after, some of
our-people passinrby: the: - theatre 'of this
violence found liiii:there-Stiit breathing
and had much trouble-in transporting him
hither: Since thou, we have baptized
and,liotwithstanding his'state of weakness,
, t he is _one' of thode who, from- motives of
,conscience, have believed it a duty to-re
' fain and 'put c thems ly,esat 91114. - dispesi,tign,
"heir former Masters. ' : -Such
91priglitness Oughe'to ,
disarm those
'persecutors; but there haErbeen nothing of
it. Those of his ,fellow-servants that ,he
seeks to evangelize, are, like himself, daily,
übjeci to all Setts of trials. thie,,tuaiter
retrenches aeevery "Moment spart of their
,talitnent, already so miserablWthey are de•
prived of all the comforts which they may
' succeed in_ prom:trips ,for- themselves; and
several have been
,cruelly whipped at dif
ferent times. Bat thanks,he rendered to
- God, nothing his prevailed to film them
from the, right , way which they have en
tered. Of lie one, perhaps, can' it be af
firmed bitter than of them, that they aecom :
psi' the p,recept, "in your patience pos
sess ye your souls." _ -
But Wit is one of the - glories'of the
Gospel to be thus preached' to the poor,
the rich end the_ great are not, thereby de.
prived of it. The. ; native Christians of.
Trava'incor; belong by their" birth. to all, the
social oPisses: - Amorig them „are found
someancient Syrian Christians, or of St.
Thomas, ; -Oita numerous in fhis ;part of
ndia; others are:ofNlahometan origin
there are, }Duthie of all castes, dhogans,
Sendras; Maim, and finally some Bromine.
Wet shall only 4peak here of the last. To
pass frofirthe slaves to the , Bramins, is to
',leap : at ii.single bound all the degrees of
l'the ROW, scale in India; but therein lies
the elocillenee of the contrast whieh we
' wish to set off.
The most getteralletaracteristics of this
haughty caste: are , well known. -Sprang,
aecoOing to the Sbasters, from the brain
of .Brama, the Bramins give themselves to
be the Only depogitaries, interpreters and
dardiaus of thereligiowrtraditions: By
this title, they claim all sorts of privileges,
both temporal and spiritual ; and. have F,O
well Succeeded in making , these pretensions
to be admitted by all the other castes, that
-no heathen Hindti would' dare
,to dispute
them, -
To these, traits common' to -the whole
easte, the Bramins - of Travancore, who are
, defsignated more. often under the name of
' Nambouris, join some peouliaritiee which
• are their own. Regarded as din-nobility
of the country, they possess the greatest
part of the_coltivated soil and live almost
all on their lands ' which they very rarely
part with, Of a darker color than the - rest
of the population; and endowed generally
with A majestic, figure and bearing;they
,mightNiispense with wearing the celebra-
ted braminieal cord as they-would still be
recognized among all. But ; disdaining by
principle all - industry and all cominerce,
they generally pass their life in idleness,
and except 'in - cases where an attempt is
made to injure their:privileges, they occu
py themselves but- very moderately with
the things .which are, passing around them.
-Thus, the miesionaries are seldom exposed,
like thoso in-other parts of India, to being
-faced ; by them in public disdussions, the
month full of abuse, or--at least of subtle
arguments. They are generally unacquaint
ed
withithe sacred literature of Pinch/Ism,
and many of theta do not even'know how
to Ireadi - Their women,-subjeet- to - an al
niost'complete reclusion,- are, if possible,
still more ignorant. They are ,never seen
to eome, out of their houses, in, order to re
fairie the temples or the bith, 'without
being sheltered under a large parasol which
conceals theia from the public gaze and
`Without being preceded by a woman of in
ferior caste, charged ..to give, notice-to the
passengers to move out of the way while
they pass. -4 " 1 " 11
It is estimated that there are about 14,-
000 Nambouris distributed in. Travancore
and the neighboring :kingdom,_ of. Cochin. :
'With such manners as have been - de.
scribed, it is easy to compiehend that the
Bromine of Travancore offer but little' to
the grasp of the preaohing of the Gospel.
But Christian charity is as persevering as
it is ingenious, and the effects of faith are
horny contagious. In spite' of all the oh
staeles, tbe enclosing wall which sursti
pe
tiOn, pride and sluggishness have, raised
arbrind the Nambouris has heen'obliged, at
several points, already to give way to the
omnipotent force of Christ. Almost: all of
the Christian congregations of TravariCore
count in their ranks at present some rem
-sent-Alves-of this nobility of `the country.
Baptism is seldom-administered .to. cer
tail] nurnber of, neophytes without the des
igoation of ancient Bramirt being tacked to
the_ names of - several of them,' and tbe
means of which'-God has made use , to
_attract them to his Son, are often adinira
ble. To a conversion of this sort we shall .
devote the rest of .this
theln ' oeurse of the list year,. the Rev.
Mr.:Peet, 'Mavelikara had the liappiness
of baptizing whole -. -Bremire family. Let
ua allow him to, recount himself ;the ; partio
ulals of this fine victory of the, faith
•
'The arenabra Of these Neophytes," he
says, "were originally from Tinevelly,but
had ovine along-time ago to settlein Tray=
encore.: The' famify is_.composed; of the
father, mother, three , adult married sons,
and three other sons atill children. The
wives of two of the eldest sons are now
living at bonfe with their parents:
tt These people enjoyed in the country
an excellent reputation. From the :very
minutoinquiries-which I have been obliged.
to make, nothing has resulted which
_was
net to their advantage. Since their con-
Version; some have not to say of
.them, as formerly of St. Paul, that 141
had...loSt. _their senses, but , otherwise noth-_,
big but praises. 'The; mother palsied for'
being a remarkably pleasing woman, very
eharitable.-and in speaking of =the eldest
sen i -ovenciiinci his' baptism, he is- always
called Wydeya-,Katti-,_which ajgniftee the
good young •
In a 41Malipoilt of view, to, the moth- -
`el. is owing - the - oonverainn _
therAwhele
:family. This isliinanlas never learned to
read;. but she has --
and an uncommon
" In her ohildh
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one of their peregrinations, a man of the
lowest caste had approached : 1 '"Y1 nearer
than he ought, and the yoling I let es
cape a cry of horror; the nit! '3ontent
ed himself with making a ;..mans of which
his con:Tani% does not remember the pre
cise terms, but which left in her mind the
idea that the distinction of castes was but
an imposture. 'This impression, once re
03ived, was never effaced trom her memory.
Alter her marriage, other events made it
more vivid still, and finally 'led our pres
ent sister to be convinced that the whole
Braminical system was but a gross tissue of
fables, ridiculous, indefensible, and above
all, fatal "to souls. But what can replace'
it ? The poor woman, having now no faith,
no hope, no God, fell into a state of mel
ancholy and despondency, so that finally
her health became affected. Bat this even
was to her a gain. Her husband, who was
tenderly attached to her, becoming alarmed
at this state, sought for its cause, and at
the Solicitation of the invalid, consented,
two or three years ago, to repair with her
to Trayendrum, the capital of the kingdom,&
in. order to confer there:.on - religion with
the Most celebrated Bramin doctors of the
votintry. But, after some conversations,
these doctors, grew angry, and had no other
ssairirnents - than threats or Attie, and fin
ished:bytaving an order given to them to
quit the City.
"A short time after, the 'husband found
himself accidentally, as people of the world
Would say, brought in contact with some ac
tive Christians, They spoke to hint of
their faith,. and gave him some of their
books. It was for his wife like a ray of
light shining suddenly in the midst of a
dark night. The ten commandments chief
ly Struels the Attention of the family; some
other portions of the Holy Scriptures, then
Buns/Ares Pilgrim's Progress, strengthened
them impressions, and, one day, in the
midst of - the domestic circle, the mother
declared:that she had found at last that for
- which else had been so long seeking in
vain.. All of the adult members of the
family; influenced soon by her, or rather by
the Spirit from on- high, declared them-
Belies likewise convinced. They then con
suited one ofmy worthy colleagues, the
native pastor Kunneet. He instructed
them,.prayed for, and with them, and the
baptipm'whieh we been able to ad-
Minister to them, after an examination as
cOnscienitions as satisfactory, shows
been
what power-the work of grace has been ac•
complisliedin'their souls.
"It was not, moreover, without passing
through the erneiblo of temptation that
they were enabled to'join us thus publicly.
The tb#e eldest sons were exposed to it
first. They were noticed one day as they
were entering the missionary house ; before
eight hours' had elapsed, the noise of this
event bad spread" afar, and in twenty•four
hours aplot was laid to snatch them from
our'influence. Some Bramin's of the neigh
borhood: brought against them an accusa
tion of ;theft. They werein consequence
summoned to 'appear 'before the magistrate
of the district. Having heard of it, I
chargedi them.'with .a letter for this func
tionary 7but on the way, theywere stopped
by some Bramins, wbo shut them up, and
pease(' the whole night in endeavoring to
turn them from the faith. The next day,
kowever r they had to be conducted to the
tribunal.:;,There, the magistrate, a man
wholly 4(3441 le s HiThisgs,,,Apened my
letter, and burnt it, pronouncing - against
Christianity and against me the grossest
abUse - ; ;then, threatening the three broth
' ers with the Most terrible chastisement, he
had them Conducted to prison ; but there
the suit , was. stopped. The accusation of
theft tias'so devoid of basis that, though it
cost him much, the Hindu magistrate
saw hiniself i some' days after, forced to set
them neliberty.
- "'From.-this- moment the whole family
solicited more earnestly than it had yet
done, the privilesse of baptism. This was
not to give proof of a mediocre courage.
To' break with a whole past, with preju-
Aloes so long rooted, with so many worldly
advantages, in' order to embrace' the 're
proach ,of Christ!. The only dieciples of
the Gospel in the place of their abode, stir
'rounded Mahometans and Heathens,
only:those • persons. who are acquainted
with heathen India can comprehend all
that:they had teAndure: The disciples of
the false prophet having uselessly attempt
ed to make them embrace the Koran, deri
ded them, saying that they were going
simply to change one idolatry for another,
and in the end showed themselves the most
ar . dent Of their persecutors. Thus tracked
and, eignalfzed to' the animadversion of all,
the poor - people did not dare to leave their
house during the day, and made, in corning
to us, along: circuit which obliged them to
- walk a whole , night!'
For the Presbyterian Banner.
The. Presbytery of. Clarion
Held its usual June leeetina. ° at Oak Grove
chnrch;on last Tuesday 21st. There was
.an average attendance of ministers and el
ders and a large concourse of people from
- the surrounding "country.
Rev. James S. Elder preached the open
.
ing Sermon. Cor. iv : 3. Pres
' bytery Was immediately after sermon con
stituted Before transacting much busi
nese hOwever, we were invited out to a
grove Where the ladies had prepared a
sumptuons dinner.
After dinner, business was resumed, and
transacted with rapidity. A long, but in
tensely: interesting letter was read from
:Rev. Hunter Corbett, now missionary at
:Touches!, China. Just one year ago this
young brother was ordained by the laying
'on 'of the hands of this .Presbytery; now
he is as far, froirus as he eau possibly get.
Rev. Montgomery was appointed to re
ply to thia letter on behalf of Presbytery.
' Itev. John'Wray, and elder James Pat
ton,` 'gave interesting reports of their at
tendance:at the General Assembly.
Messrs Lawson and Sherrard, who bad
been out delegates of the U. S. Chris
.. as _
Chris
,t Comatission, being invited, addressed
.Presbytery inregard to the work in which
they hed been engaged. •
The 'following resolution was adopted,
viz.: . t .
Resolved, That Presbytery commend to
the attention, of the Superintendents of all
our - Sabbath Schools the plate suggested in Kit Corbett's letter, viz.: that each Sab
bath &hoot scholar irt.our bounds be invi
ted to eontribute,one cent each week for the
support of a, school at Tunchow, China.
Money raised 'for" this object should be
sent` to Wm. Rankin, Jr., Esq., No. 23
Centre Street, New-York, the object for
'Which it hes been raised being stated.
The `time of _the Pall meeting was
front the third. Tuesday to the
first'Tuesday of September.
J H. SEIERRARD, S. C.
lett little girl of :six Summers was
sinking.softly to eieeß in the darkened