Vreshgterian. °§aniter.
fITTSBURGII, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1864,
REMOVAL.
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be removed from the Gazette Buildings on
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INGS, NO. 72 THIRD STREET, BE
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fice.
From the gentlemen connected with tho
Gazette we have always received the great
est kindness; and we part from them with
regret. In our new location we will be in
the same buildings occupied by the United
Presbyterian, and the Christian Advocate,
with whom we expect to interchange many
pleasant courtesies. At first, the change
may be , a little inconvenient to some of our
•übsoribers and advertisers, htit the boa
lion is so central that it can be easily found,
and its advantages will be admitted by all.
Please remember. our office will be, here
after, Bingerly's Buildings, No. 72 Third
Btfeet, between Market and Wood—near
Market.
PROFANITY. AND VULGARITY.
Profanity is a sin before God. The Lord
will not bold• him guiltless that taketh his
name in vain. It is also an offence of
which the civil law takes account, and
which it punishes, while vulgarity and
uncleanness of speech are revolting to all
purity. From them the , pure must turn
away in disgust. Neither profanity nor
vulgarity can be tolerated where decency
and ordinary politeness hold away. Yet
these two vices have long been great pests
and disgraces, especially in this country
and in England. They have been two in
struments of Satan, employed most vigor
ously to oppode and retard our Protestant
. Bat probably we are. quite safe in saying
that never were piofanity and vulgarity so
common and so utterly shameless, in this
country, as at present. We are shocked at
the awful blasphemies which fall upon our
ears as we pass along the streets. So.dar
lug and heaven-defying are many of these
oaths, that every one who hat' the fear of
God before his eyes, is ready to tremble
for their author when he remembers what
God has said. And the use of foul, val.:
gar, and indecent language has become so'
bold and unblushing, that the usual re
traints are powerless. The presence of the
aged, the reputable and. the pious, is
disregarded. Even female delicacy and
purity, have bat little effect in staying
these vile utterances. So distressingly
prevalent are these odious vices in public
conveyances, that many' dread to subject
their wives, daughters, and children, to the
risk of suffering their insults, though often
not intended by those guilty of them. Al
together they are a most unmitigated abom
ination—a disgrace to our country and race.
The seed of these evils has been long
sown; they have been growing for years.
These are the natural outgrowth of our duie=
regard of God and his Word in our busi
ness, in our social life, and in our politics.
And now in these great national convul
sions, these sore evils have been, along
with many others, fully developed. They
are brought to the homes of the people by
the ungodly from the army. Wicked men
hasten to imitate the example set them.
While the drunkenness which just 'now
curses the land, destroys shame, deadens
conscience, and 'hmboldens to profanity and
vulgarity most wicked before God, most
disgraceful to human kind, and most de
structive to all good morals.
To remove these evils will not be easy—
time and labor will be necessary. Those
who abhor them and dread their preva
lence must denounce them, and must guard
against all approaches to them in their
own conduct. - Parents must instruct their
children to fear God, to reverence his
name, and to be pure in speech. Teachers
in our Common Schools, in our Sabbath
Schools, and in our Academies, and Pro
fessore in our Colleges, can do much toward
stemming this tide of iniquity. The press,
both secular and religious, may be made a
powerful agency in effecting reform in
these matters, as well as in other things
The pulpit must speak out. God's violated
law mast be uttered. The people must be
taught the greatness of these sins —how
the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against them. And prayer must go up to
God that he would have mercy upon us;
that his anger may not continue to burn
fiercely against us; that he would bless the
means employed for the removal of profan
ity and all indecencies of language; that
he would save us from universal corrup
tion. For after all, it is only tpe Gospel
that can remove these and all other grievous
evils. The Gospel can silence the tongue
of the blasphemer, and the licentious con
versation of the depraved, and nothing else
can effectually do it Let the Gospel be
brought to bear, in its full force, and in all
possible ways, upon the karts and con
sciences of the masses, and at length these
and all other abominations will be destroy
ed from among men.
THB GREER -CHURCH.
This Church, on account of its antiquity,
the extent of territory it embraces,-and
the importance of ,some of the nations
within its ecclesiastical jurisdiction, is of
ten mentioned in newspapers and other
* modern publications. It may be well for
readers who have not access to standard
histories, to have some general idea of its
origin, tenets, and wide bounds.
The Greek Church declared' its indepen
dence of Rome, and became separate and
distinct in the Ninth Century, having Con
stantinople as its principal seat of ecclesi
astical authority. The alleged cause of
separation was the Controversy respecting
the Procession of the Holy (West, which
had bee:} started as far back as the Sixth
Century. But for centuries there had
been great jealousy between the Sees -of
Rome and CSnetantinople, as to their re•
speed-re claims to superiority. And it is
not unlikely that this had at least as much
to do with the division as any theological
differences. Hence the Greek Church
is so named in contrkdiatinetion to the
Latin or Roman Church; and sometimes
it is pilled lb? Eagan ? in 00004 from,
the Western Churoh. It comprehends in
its bosom a considerable part of Greece,
the Grecian Isles, Abyssinia, Libya, Ara
bia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Cilicia, Palestine,
the whole of the Russian Empire in Eu
rope, a great part of Siberia in Asia,
Astracan, and Georgia. So that the
Greek Church has a much wider extent of
territory than the Latin, and it is with
great impropriety that the Church of Rome
is called by her members Catholic, or Uni
versal Church.
The theological position held by the
Greek Church has varied in some particu
lars, but not essentially, as the centuries
have passed away. Wherein it differs from
Romanism and also from Protestantism,
will •be interesting to all.
" The Christian Review, for April, con
tains a translation of an authentic, as well
as recent, explanation of the theological
position held by the Eastern or Greek
Chuich in relation to the leading points
of difference with the Western or Roniish
Church on the one hand, and Protestant
ism on the other. The Greek Church
claims to be the original ecclesiastical or
ganization as constituted under the Empe
ror Constantine; and to bold by the decis
along of the first seven General Councils,
while it charges 'the Roruish Church with
the offences of heresy and schismatic seces
sion and usurpation. Its principal points
of difference with the latter are arranged
under six heads : The Procession of the
Holy Spirit from the Father only; the re
jection of the Doctrine of Purgatory ; the
Communion in both kinds; Triple Immer
sion in Baptism; the use of Leavened
Bread at the Lord's Supper; and the Pope's
supremacy. It professes to be anti-Prot
estant in holding to the efficacy of both
-Faith and Works in Justification, the Real
Presence of Christ's body in the Eucharist,
the authority of Sacred Traditions, and the
Decrees of the Church, the rendering the
Worship of Veneration to the Cross and
Relies, the Obligations of Religions fast
ing and Penance, the Seven Sacraments,
and the Prayers for the Dead. The East
' ern Church also allows the priest to marry,
but forbids second marriages. They allow
no instrument& music in the churches."
BY GRACE - 7 - TllBOilfill BETH.
Grace and faith are related to each other
as the cause and the means of man's salva
tion. In the former we behold a manifes
tation of infinite love; in the latter, an il
lustration of infinite wisdom. Whilst faith
is " the pillar that supports our hope," grace
is the broad and firm foundation upon
which that pillar rests.
By graces for thus only could salvation
be provided for us. In our poverty, we
could not purchase it; in our weakness, we
could not achieve it; in our unworthiness,
we could not merit it. Wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,
as in ourselves there could be no help, so
for" usthere could be no hope, were not sal
vation offered to us freely. In various
phraseology is this cheering truth conveyed
to us. "It is the gift of God ";
.again it
is, "without money and without price";
or, " freely ye have received"; and still
again, "by grace are ye saved". The deed
of conveyance may be couched in different
terms, but the precious boon is the same.
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable
gift. And they who have been made par
takers of that gift, can never forget that
theirfialvation is all—by grace.
Through faith : then is there something
for man to do. The withered arm must
be stretched forth`: the sick' of the palsy
must arise and walk. To him that believ
eth all things are possible. Victory over
every foe, endurance of every trial, perse
verance unto the end, all things are possi
ble. And yet the conquest over mighty
and innumerable enemies is gained by
one who is - utterly destitute of strength.
Strange paradox. So helpless—a worm, so
transitory—a vapor that appeareth for a
little time and then vanisbeth away, I can
yet do all things.
Not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.
Divine strength made perfect in human
weakness. He worketh in you both to will
and to do. The golden thread of grace—
the silver filament of faith- 7 -intertwined
into one cord of love to bind and draw the
roving heart with bonds that never can be
broken. Endlessly diversified as is the rec
ord. of Christian experience, in one thing is
it uniform : salvation is all by grace
through faith.
ARMY DELEGATES WANTED.
GEORGE H. STUART, Esq., has tele
graphed to the Pittsburgh Branch of the
Christian Commission, asking for six, good
delegates to be sent to the Army of the
Potothae'immediately.lication can be
made, personally or by letter, to JosErtl
ALBREE, No. 71 Wood Street, Pittsburgh.
Here is an opportunity for great useful
ness, and an urgent call to duty, which will
no doubt be promptly met. Nowhere else
is there a wider opening for the warm
hearted and zealous Christian minister or
layman, than in the. Army of the Potomac
at the present time. Our brave soldiers
welcome the delegates of this Commission
as they receive to others, and listen to
their instructions and entreaties with . an at
tention most encouraging. While to the
exhausted, the sick, and theoyounded, they
carry the food. and restoratives so greatly
needed by persons in their condition, they
also deliver to them the loving message of
salvation.
In this connection it may be proper to
call the attention of the churches, and of
our readers in general, to the claims of the
Christian Commission upon their prayers
and liberality. It is doing a work which
no other organization can do. The cheap
ness with which this work is done is most
astonishing : so that everything contributed
goes directly to the benefit of the soldier.
Hospital stores of all kinds, and large
sums of money, will soon be demanded" in
a way that cannot be denied. Our armies
are now filling up so as to be more power-
ful than ever before, and an active and vig
orous Fall campaign is about to open. As
a matter 'of course, large numbers of sick
and wounded will soon fill our hospitals,
and delegates and stores of every kind will
be needed in the field. Let the contribu-
Lions flow in at °nee ; let there be no de-
Jay • that the Conizehlaion may be able . to
meet : eVe1y.0141,4 44, way . be : wade ,upon it
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.--WE DNESDA Y , AUGUST 31, 1864.
OUR CHURCH IN KENTUCKY,
Kentucky has people as loyal to the Gov
ernment as any in the country, but at the
same time she has within her borders as
determined traitors as can be found any
where. Also our Church has in Kentucky
ministers and people whose loyalty to the
Church cannot be excelled. But at the
same time it cannot he denied that in Ken
tucky there are those who call themselves
Presbyterians, who desire greatly to intro
duce another schism, and who are laboring
zealously to induce our churches in Ken
tucky and other border States to separate
from our General Assembly. In reference
to this matter, the last Western Presbyte
rian, a monthly published' in Louisville,
Ky., uses the following language :
" It becomes every day more and more
apparent that it is the fixed purpose with
some of the , members of the Synod of
Kentucky to effect a division of the Pres
byterian Church in. this and the border
States, unless they can carry the whole
Church with them into the Southern Gen
eral Assembly.
"The pretext for this is the action of
the late General Asciembly, at Newark, on
the subject of 'Slavery, and also that of the
two previous Assemblies on the state of the
country. The real cause of the . whole
movement is, no doubt, a political sympa
thy with the rebellion of the, Confederate
States. The astonishing part of the whole
thing is, that those who entertain, as we
think rightly, the beautiful theory con
cerning the Church as distinct and separ
ate from the State, should be the first to
determine their Church relations by their
political preferences."
This new secession movement is already
creating much feeling, and awakening pain
ful apprehensions in the minds of many
of our brethren in that region. Their
condition is one dernpding our sympathies
and our prayers. Their safety depends en
tirely on planting themselves firmly on the
ground taken by the General Assembly.
It must come ,to this in the end. There
can be no half way measures in loyalty
to either the Church or State. Nor can
there be any permanent peace between the
friends and enemies of human liberty.
PROF. I. I. HODGE IN PITTSBURGH AND
ALLEGHENY.
Prof. HODGE, during the three weeks of
his residence here, has won a very high rep
utation as a preacher, having filled the
pulpit of the First church in Pittsburgh in
the absence of Dr. 2AmroN. We have
heard him twice, and have heard of him as
often as he has preached : and the impres
sion made upon us is 'that which he has
made upon the very large audienees he has
addressed, that he is a man of uncommon
power in the pulpit. -His texts are such
as, " Ye will not come to me that ye might
have life ;" " Come, for all things are now
ready ;" " Stand fast, therefore, in the
liberthy &e. He preaches without notes,
with great freedom of speech and of man
ner—often glowing and fervid in his tone
and delivery—always logical and theolog
ical, with great power of analysis t and
great clearness of argument and illustra
tion. We should say that the simplicity
and godly sincerity, of his discourses, with
the massive compactness of . his matter, full
of • Gospel, sentiment,. and tender, direct,
pungent appeal, had wonderfully captivated
his hearers. •
We rejoice in the accession of Prof.
Honor to our beloved Seminary, and we
kUow that the students of our church will
feel the advantage of such an example in
the pulpit and such instructions in the
Professor's chair. •
German'lleformed Messenger —This paper,
which is the organ of the German Re
formed Church, lost its fine building, steam
presses, fixtures, and a large lot of Church
publications, in the recent conflagration at
Chambersburg. We regret to miss the
Messenger from our table, but hope to see
it back again in a short time. The Rev.
Dr. FISHER has been instructed by the
Publishing Committee to haie it published
by contract until the Ist of January, when
it will probably be removed to Philadel
phia. The Messenger is owned by the
Church. The whole loss to the Church, in
the paper, presses, fixtures, books, etc , is
estimated at $40,000.
Disabled Ministers' Fund —Next Sabbath
is the time appointed by the General As
sembly for taking the annual• contribution
for the " Disabled Ministers' Fund," in all
those churches which have not some other
regnlar'day for this object We trust that
this will not be forgotten by, pastors and
Sessions. Every congregation should con
tribute to this fund. Our disabled minis
ters are worthy of our liberal support and,
tenderest care. Let nothing be lacking to
ward their comfort. Vtre believe all thatis
necessary -to secure a sufficient sum is to
give the people an • opportunity to present
their benefactions. -
Jefferson and Wnshington Colleges.—A
communication respecting a union of these
two Colleges will be found in another col
um; to which the attention of the Alumni
of both institutions, and all the friends of
education in this region, is particularly in
vited. The suggestion it contains is of
high importance, demanding immediate
consideration. .
Death of Another Iliniatot—The Rev.
ROBERT JOHNSTON, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Peoria, 111, died
on the 19th inst., frun a violent attack of
dysentery. An extended notice of this
brother beloved has been furnished - us,
which will appear .next week.
Board of . Colgortage.—The, Executive'
Committee will meet in the usual place on
Tuesday, the th day of September, at 2
o'clock P. M. , JAS. CARUTHERS,
The Presbytery of West Virginia
Held si pro-re-nata meeting at Clarksburg
on the 16th inst. The pastofal relation
between the Rev. W. Biggs and the
church of Morgantown was dissolved.'
Biggs was dismissed to the Preabyteri'-of
Chillicothe.
It was With sadness that4yur little Pres
bytery. parted with its oldmit member.
Oar prayers attend hini to his new field of
labor as pastor of the, Chillicothe chtiroh.
President
For the Preqbyterian Banner.
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
AND EMSTERS.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Did School.—The Post Office address of
the Rev. J Condit is changed from
Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pa., to Wash•
ington, Washington County, lowa.
The Post Office address of the Rev. W.
W. Laverty, formerly of Wellsville, Ohio,
is now Morgantown, West Va.
The Post Office address of Rev D. X.
Junkin, D.D., is for the present changed
to Chicago, Illinois.
The Rev. John Thompson, of Smyrna,
Delaware, has received a unanimous call
from the Presbyterian church at Pottstown,
Pennsylvania.
The Presbytery of Sangamon, on June
29th, 'lntl, dissolved the pastoral relation
existing between the Rev. John N. Brown,
D.D., and the First Presbyterian church of
Springfield, Illinois.
The old -Bell in the First Presbyterian
church of Morristown, New-Jersey, was
cracked a few days since, and hai been
thrown into the furnace to be re-east. It
came from England some time during the
reign of Queen Anne, and must therefore
be a century and a half old,. asthe Queen
died:in 1714. The first organiaation in
Morristown took place in 1714,
In this venerable church, it will be rec
ollected, General Washington, during the
Revolution, while his head-quarters were
near, communed on a sacramental Sabbath,
according to his request, modestly ex
pressed. He was not " High Church." .
The Rev. Lewis C. Bayles, pastor of the
Eighty-fourth Street Presbyterian church,
in New-York city, but lately supplying the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian church of
San Francisco, died in San Francisco on
Monday, the 15th of August, in the 26th
year of his age. Mr. Bayles had been but
a few years in the ministry, and was a man
of more than ordinary promise.
The Rev. Drs. Spring and Krebs have
been spending some time at Saratoga.
Not one of the eight Presbyterian
churches in New Orleans is open for pub
lie worship.
The Rev. Robert Irvine, D.D., lately
called to the Wesfminster church, Phila
delphia, from Canada, has entered upon
his duties. This is the church which
grew up under the labors:of the Rev. Rob
ert Watts, now of Dublin, Ireland. It is
composed moktly oflrish and Scotch Pres
byterians or their descendants. Rouse's
Version of the Psalnis is still used in pub
lic worship; although our collection of
Sabbath School Hymns has been intro
duced in the Sabbath School. This church
is-located in a part of the city which is
rapidly filling up, and has promise of in
creased growth and usefulness.
New School. The Broad and Green
Street church of Philadelphia, after vari
ous mishaps and fatal accidents, is at last
completed. It is one of the finest aura
es in the country. The method adopted
for illuminating the church i.S" peculiar.
The lights are elevated to the ceiling, and
by the aid of poiverful reflectors, the church
is lit with, perfectness and with economy.
The pastor, Rev. Dr. Adams, .will very
shortly return from Europe: his health was
broken down under severe labors, and his
congregation pressed from him the accept,
mice of a furlough.
CONGREGATIONAL.
A letter-writer says : " The very small
remnant of Dr. Cheever's congregation on
Union: Square, New-York, is threatened
with another division on political grounds,
as the Doctor vehemently preaches up the
election of Fremont to the Presidency, in
his Sabbath sermons, while most of his re
inserting followers are in favor of Lincoln's
reelection." '
Rev. Moses Halleck, for fifty-five years
the devoted pastor of the Congregational
church in Plainfield, Conn., exerted a great
influence on the educational as well as the
religious character of that town. He was
an eminent teacher as well as preacher.
Bui2.dredg of young xnen—among them
Wm.- Cullen Bryant; Rev. Jonas King.,
D D.,
~of Athens, Greece ; Rev. James
Richards, one of the founders of the Amer
ican Board and one of its earliest mission
aries to India; Wm. Richards, one of the
first missionaries to, the Sandwich Islands ;
Rev. Pliny Fish and Rev. Levi Parsons,
also missionaries—enjoyed his teachings.
His sons, Gerard Halleek, formerly edi
tor of the N.ew-York Journal of Commerce,
and Win. A. Halleck, of the New-York
Tract Society, are well known. " The
Mountain Miller" is a simple narrative of
the life and character of Dea. Joseph
Beals, the miller of Plainfield, written, by
the Rev. Wm. A. Halle& In 1831, 140,-
000 copies of this tract were issued. It
has since been translated into various lan•
guages and multiplied by millions and
scattered over the world. Who can mea
sure the wide influence of Dea. Beals or of
Pastor Halleck
METHODIST,
Dr. Loomis declines the Presidency of
Genesee Collego, made vacant by , the re
moval of. Dr. Reid to the •editor's office of
the Western Christian Advocate.
Bishop Thompson sailed in the Persia
on the 24th of July, for Liverpool. From
England he will go by the overland route
to India, for the purpose of visiting the
Methodist Missions in the Bast. He ex
pects to be absent about six Months.
The following are the statistics of the
Gerinan Methodist work in this country:
Numbei of traveling preachers, 233 ; of
local preachers, 224; of members, 22,088 ;
of churches, 344 ; of parsonages, 13.0; of
Sunday Sel3ools, 410; of scholars, 19,229.
The German Methodists last year raised
for missions, 814,791.28; ior, the Tract
Society, 3701.72;- at the fifth collections,
$1,505.74; for the - Bible Society, 61,006.
39; for the Sunday School Union, 8529 94;
and they take 12,770 copies of- the Chris
tian Apologist. The work was begun in
1836, with three members; the next year
there ware seven ; in 1840 there were
824 ; in 1845, 3,349 ; in 1850, 7,970 ; in
1855; 13,736; in 1840, 21,677:
LUTHERAN.
The Lutheran and Missionary gives %he
following interesting, account of the labors
of the Rev. Mr. Ressler, in an adjoining
county
• " Some months ago, the Rev. G.,Bassler,
of Zelienople, owing to the increasing du
ties of his position as Director of the Or
phans' Farm School, resigned the care, of
the English Lutheran church in the vil
lage, of which he had, been pastor from its
organization., -,nearlY tw.enty:Swit,yogra,zg,,o.
This resignr.tion, which bad been tendered
before, but refused, was finally accepted by
the congregation, in the prospect of obtain
ing a successor, recommended by their
pastor, in the person of Rev. J. Sarver,
who was already favorably known to the
congregation and the community. Brother
Bassler continued to serve the church un
til recently, and, after a long and useful
pastorate, has the satisfaction of giving
over his little charge to a brother, who will
labor in the same spirit and for the same
high end. So far, however, from retiring
from the work of the ministry, be has al
ready made arrangements to preach a por
tiOn of his time at a destitute polo% in the
yicinity, and will aid, so far as health al
lows, in such other pastoral work as may
be possible in his situation.
" There are now four ministers laboring
in Butler County, where brother Bassler
once toiled, solitary and alone, as a travel
ing missionary."
EPISCOPAL
The Rev. Arthur Cleveland Cot, D D.,
has been elected Assistant Bishop of West
ern New-York, on account of the impaired
health of Bishop .Delancey. The new
Assistant Bishop is a son of the Rev. Dr.
Cox, of the New School Presbyterian
Church, but is a High Churchman of the
,most ultra. kind. He' is an accomplished
scholar and' a fine writer. Formerly he
was pastor of a church in Baltimore," but
his staunch Unionism after the madness of
secession broke out, was not acceptable to
a part of his congregation, and he left.
At present he is pastor of the church in
New-York City to which the Rev. Dr.
Haviks formerly ministered.
ROMAN CATHOLIC,
The installation of Archbishop lkl'Clos
key took place on Sunday, August 21st, in
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, and was attended
with great splendor . and magnificence. The
ceremonies were under the direction of the
Rev. Francis ikleAlirney, and consisted of a
procession of boys, priests, bishops, arch
bishop under a beautiful canopy, and bear
e.s of the various insignia of his holy
office, down the south side, and on reenter
ing the cathedral by the main door a Te
Deum was performed by the choice. The
archbishop, being seated' on his throne,
received the homage of the clergy, after
which mass was celebrated by the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Timon of Buffalo, assisted by priest,.
.deacon, and sub-deacon, and the archbishop
preached his inaugural sermon. The ca
thedral, was crowded in every part.
For the Presbyterian Banner
Rev. James W. Mclean.
The subject of this - notice was born in
La*rence COuntyi - Pa. Both of his parents
were pious, and he was dedicated to the
Lord in infancy. When a child, his fath
er's family moved ,to Carroll CoOhio : ,
where his father, the Rev. James Co,
preached fOr twenty years ; the first part'of
1 the time to the Presbyterian chnrches of
WitYnsburg, Bethlehein; and Stillforls, and
the latter part; at Waynsburg. and New
Harrisburg. •
• When sixteen years of age, he united on
profession_ of faith
.in Christ, with the
church - at •New Harrisburg. In thg Fall
I ofJBs2 . heUommenced his classical edusa.
tion at New Hagerstown Academy, OM,
Skid afterward entered Richmond College:
lii' 1854 he removed; with ayounger broth
er, to Scotch Grove, Jone's County, lowa,
and commenced an improvement on the
Wild prairie for hiS father's family; whith
er. they afterward followed, and where they
Still reside. In May, 1856, he entered
-aeffertion College, and continued in the
regplar course, until his graduation in
1859.* While in ...college he was -distin
guished for his faithfulness and accurate
- scholarship ; winning for himself an excel
lent name among his classmates and teach
ers. Ha graduated with honor. On the
same year or -his graduation at college, he
entered the Western Theological Seminary,
and was taken under care of the Presbytery
of Ohio, By this Presbytery he was li
cenied to preach the Gospel in April, 1861,
and after having cpmpleted his lull course
at the Seminary,, he.-was: ordained as an
evangelist in April, 1862, with a.view to
labor as a Domestic Missionary in the Lake
Superior region. He labored:there during
the Summer of' 1862, and in the Fall of
the same year became connected with the
Synodical School. at . Hopkinton, lowa,
preaching on alternate Sabbaths for the
Wayne Presbyterian church,.. Jones Co;
On the resignation of Bev. J. Allen, at the
close et the. Spring term of 1863, he was
elected President of the school, where he
continued to discharge his duties until the
call for the hundred day men broke up the
chool and drew him into the service of the
ectuntry. At the earnest solicitation of the
company, .he was elected Captain; and he
went forth, not so muchler the purpose of
bearing the sword of war, as the sword of
the. Spirit; yet it was With the distinct un
derstanding that he could resign - as soon as
an expected commission for chaplain reach
ed him from,the Ninth lowa, Infantry.
As soon as hie company was in camp at
Davenport, he immediately, instituted com
pany prayers and, Bible cies§ instruction.
. Every action showed that the: spiritual
good of 'his men was nearest his heart.
Concerning the estimate in which he was
held by his company and students,, let one
who-was both under him as a student and
. soldier, speak
Our worthy captain, Rev. J. W. Mc-
Kean, of Scotch • Grove; departed this life
at twenty-five minutes past 2 o'clock A.M.,
on the Ninth inst.- We mourn his loss as
that • of .a
,father, - endeared to .us by the
strongest ties of :Christian love and fellow
:ship. He was beloved by us-as a teacher,
admired as a : standard bearer .of the : cross
of Christ, and. a friend who had . long
:Watched our growth in grace, as well as our
advancement in. the study of science. He
was a model of Christian piety, and I have
often, heard it - remarked by :students and
others as ; well as noticed'it myself, that he
:was the most meek,-mild, humble, gentle,
kind, and, affectionate man -iti all :things,
and at• all times they ever had:seen." . Ev
ery one: of :his ministerial- brethren will
-bear witness to the truth of this eulogium.
-After his regiment reached Memphis-he
remained only a short: time in camp, and
after a brief- illnesss quietly gave ,tip his
spirit to God who. gave_ it. During the
time he was confined. to his - bed, he never
murmured,,aliliongh he said he preferred
to recover if it was the will -of his Master.
Atone time,. while he was quite feeble he
said to his attendant: "..I have nothing to
lose." - Ills'watcher said "to die is gain."
Very soon he answered in a firm, decided
voice, " For to me to live is Christ, and to
die is:gain.": Thus fell,: asleep another fel
loWer of. Jesus: on the 9th of July, 1864.
“Death should come
Gently to oneAtf gentle mould like thee
So light winds, wandering thro' groves of bloom
Detach the delicate blOssorns from the tree,
Close thy Clear eyes'oaltly and' without pain,
And we trust in God to see thee yet again," -
During his residence in Hopkinton we
can bear witness to the truthfulness of the
"estimate of his character already
,made.
He was Jike his kaster J. almost without
guile; gentle, filled with noble impulses,
and diligent in the pursuit of his one great
object. Each day found its task accom
pbsbed, and each morning was he ready for
the new- , .duties of life. His course was
brief, but not aimless.. He lived to some
purpose, and,_the, brightness of his exam
99ktiPiteito iDAW:l4ll4.,t4ethearts
of many of his associates. We have a
right—it is our duty—to imitate good
men, as far as they imitate Christ. The
heritage of a good example is a rich lega
cy to the Church on earth.
"A fault never cloth, with remorse,
Our minds so deeply move, •
As when another's guiltless life
Our error Bosh reprove,"
We all most deeply sympathise with his
aged parents, who have almost run their
race on earth, and with his brothers, so
dear to him. May they all be comforted
by the assurance that he has finished his
course with joy, and gained the prize. In
this severe affliction may the Saviour pour
the oil of consolation into their wounded
hearts. J.A.
„Hopkinton, lowa.
Slavery in Kentucky.
MESSRS. EDITORS :—The last number of
the .Danville Quarterly Review, edited by .
Dr. Robert J. Breckinridge and others,
contains a very candid picture of the hor
rors of negro- slavery in Kentucky. This
picture is specially valuable, because it de
scribes the evil in its more mild develop
ments as exhibited in a border State. I
send you a few extracts as specimens.
1. " What remedy do we propose," says
the Review, " for this.great evil ?" "It is
the full and free communication of the
troths of Christianity and the Bible itself
to the riegro race." " This is a duty as
yet scarcely at all performed to any appre
ciable extent."
2. To show the necessity of such " a
remedy," we have the following : " The
low and exposed moral condition - of the fe
male slaves * * * is a point of vital im
portance. In this matter we are peculiarly
guilty. We have given no attention what.
ever to their training. Not a virtuous idea
has ever been inculcated—not an admoni
tion given. The laps e from virtue has
never, in the slightest degree, disturbed
master or mistreas, or even young mistress,
upon whom she has waited. * * * The
character of the unfortunate girl has not
suffered in the least. She is neither more
nor less esteemed than before. * * * The
whole matter is- passed by with as much
nonchalance as the birth of a calf or a colt,-
perhaps more. The poor girl is undegra
ded in the eyes of all around 'her,"and of
course in her own eyes. She has no char
acter—she is conscious of possessing none."
"Now all this must be changed." " Woe,
woe—ten-fold and unutterable woe to us, if
we are found delinquents toward them in
this behalf. Better, as a nation, we had
never been born."—Pp. 306-308.
3. Such is a glance at the practical work
ing of Kentucky slavery; " which," says
the Danville Review, " regards the negroes
equally as chattels with the horses and
cows of the field; which tears them from
wife ace children—nay, denies to them
the right of marriage, and forcibly. with
holds the right of learning'to read God's
Holy Word," &c. &c.
4. We sometimes hear from Northern
men loud praises and glowing descriptions
of the good fruits of the Gospel, as it is
permitted to be presented to the negroes
of the South. Let us hear the . Kentucky
testimony,on this topic:
"They" (the negroes) "are, in some,
churches, allowed an obscure corner in the
house, which a few of them creep into, as
if ashamed to be seen there, and where
they may gather up a few of the crumbs
which fall from the Master's table. Many
more of them have to rely for all their re
ligious instruction upon native preachers,
wholly, or nearly wholly, ignorant of let
ters—blind leaders of the blind; some
times men' of notoriously bad character."
"Their readiness to attend upon a native
tninistry, in crowds, and their unwilling
ness to attend upon the preaching of white
men, are notorious. It is useless to say
they must, or ought to, attend upon 'the
same, ministry with their masters. The
answer is, they will not do it. An intelli
gent native ministry they must have, and
it. is our duty to provide it for them."
"This must be done, or the negroes will
remain semi -heathen, however many of
them may crowd the native meeting-houses,
for long years to come." "Let us do our
full duty to the heathen abroad; but we
are unspeakably guilty if we neglect those
at home . for whom Christ died, and whom
he has placed in our very families to be
brought up in his, kingtom for him."—
Danville Rev., pp. 208-9.
This, be it remembered, is a description
of the church-going and evangelized among
the slaves ! What then must be the char
a3ter and morals of the rest?
5. After this fearful portrait of the sys
tem, it may seem needless to allude to its
moral effect upon the whites. We have
space for only one extract:
" The prosperity of a country depends
upon the industry of its_inhabitants; idle
ness will produce poverty, and when slave
ry becomes common, industry sinks into
disgrace. To labor, is tcrs/ave—to work, is
to work like a negro ; and this is disgrace
ful;-it levels us with the meanest of the
species; it sits hard upon the mind; it
cannot be patiently borne. Youth are thus
tempted to idleness, and drawn into other
vices. This renders them like those they
ape, nuisances of society. It frequently
tempts to gaming, theft, robbery and forge
ry., Since-every State must be supported
by industry, it is exceedingly unwise to ad
mit what will inevitably sink it into dis
grace—and that such is the tendency of
slavery, is known from matter of feet."
This is quoted from an essay by the
Rev. David Rice, one of the earliest min
ist9rs.who settled in Kentucky. 'The re
viewer adds : " How accurately has Mr.
Rice daguerreotyped the moral condition
of the Slave States in this extract." "It
will be hard to-defend slavery, as -an actual
and practical institution, against these
statements of its characteristics."
I have only to add, Messrs. Editors, that
these are, not the slanderous miarepresenta
tions of infidel and fanatical abolitionists at
the North ; but the sober statements of
Christian men, under the pressure of unde
niable truth, as displayed before their own
eyes. W.A.
per the Presbyterian Banner.
The Fnion of tho Colleges.
MESSRS. EDITORS : Will you please
convey to your readers the following sug
gestion; upon a subject of deepest interest
to the public mind, at the present time,
and already much
discussed in the Banner
It comes, as you will see from evidence
placed in your hands, from a Trustee and
Alumnus of Jefferson 'College, on the one
hand, and a Trustee and Alumnus of Wash
ington College on' the other, .whose general
views are concurrent, .and who are alike
anxious for a consummation, not more de
manded by public opinion than by a true
regard to all the great inter ests represented
by our two noble but struggling Colleges.
Oar suggestion is simply this, viz : That,
as the difficulties in the way of union are
understood to be local; and as they seem
to be an insuperable barrier in the way
of an equitable and satisfactory adjustment
by the Boards of Trustees, of themselves,
the Alumni of the two Institutions should
therefore take up the subject, and, in some
way, rally and concentrate public sentiment
so as to compel prompt, fair, and efficient
action, on the part of those who have the
power in their hands. In the want of a
better method, let there be, at an early pe
riod, aloint meeting of the Alumni of both
Colleges, at Pittsburgh, to consider the
whole project of union, in Oita bearings;
and: if possible, with ,kind * and fratternal
Far the'Preabyterien Ruiner.
feeling, recommend a scheme which sh:111
do justice to all parties and interests. The
call for such a convention might emanate
from an equal number of Alumni or the
two Colleges, residing in the city where it
shall meet. Aod there arc obvious reason;
why such a call should be put forth very
soon, if at all; the most pressing of whieh
is the known purpose of the generous o r.
ferer of the efidowrnent of fifty thouN a
dollars, to withdraw his offer within a 16 7
weeks, unless the present aspect of thing s
be changed.
In a common cause,
Yours, &c.,
Chart& Dedication
The 13th and 14th inst. were happy
days to the new church of Salem, t , p ar
out upon the prairie," in the Presbytery of
Toledo, Tama Co., lowa.
In the solemnities of the oceatdon, the
devoted, elf-denying and persevering pa s .
tor, ltev. Luther Dodd, was aesisted by
Rev. J. D. Mason.
The Dedicatory Sermon was preached
from the text, Luke vii s—" He lovc.th
our nation and bath built us a synagogue."
On the Sabbath there was enjoyed a de
lightful communion season.
- The house was well filled on both days
with an attentive and deeply interested
audience. A very few years ago, and this
entire boundary was an undisturbed prat ie.
Now there are beautiful ;arms around, and
herds of cattle and sheep luxuriating in
the richest verdure.
Two Presbyterian families from West
moreland County, Pa., first pitched their
tents upon this—then wide wa;;te—i. e,
Messrs. Wiley and Townsend—and others
have gathered about them, until now they
compose a happy church of about thirty
five members, worshiping under their own
vine and figtree, and eating the pleasant
fruits thereof.
Their church is a neat and substantial
frame, painted white, and handsomely situ
ated at four corners of the roads, a mouu
ment to the Redeemer's praise. May
growing numbers ever worship there, and
in the beauty of . holiness. J.D.M.
Acknowledgment.
The following contributions to the Board of
Colportage have been received since the first
of May, 1864:
lat eh., Allegheny City, for sending re
ligious reading to the soldiers $112.#3
Butler cong., for same 37.85
Bethesda cong., for same 7 00
Middle Creek cong., for same 9 00
Oak Grove cong., for same 6 00
Bethel Gong., for same 39 00
Plum Creek Gong., fer same 8.10
Brady's Bend cong., for religious reading
for soldiers, per Christian Com'n c 00
Freeport cong., (one-third) for same 35.00
Slate Link cons., do., for same 20.90
Union cong., for same - lO
Muddy Creek cong., for same 20 00
Round Hill cong., for same 10.00
Valley cong., for same 120
Blairsville sting., for same 40.00
Cross Roads cong., All'y City P'by 5.100
Sbarpsburg cong., " " 20.09
Amity congregation, Allegheny P'by.... 11.25
Concord cong., " " 00
Coal Springs cong., " .... 200
Centre cong., - " " 8.50
Corinth and Monroeville, " 0.00
`Clinton cong., " " 4.00
Harrisville cong., " 8,75
North Salem cong., , " " .... 15-00
Pleasant Valley °tong., .... 11 50
Scrubgrass cong.,
S.slem cong.,
Sandy Lake cong.,
Westminster eong., ;‘
Beaver Falls cong., }Waver Pby . .
Clarksville cong., "
Pulaski mug., it -
New Salem eoug., Blairsville P'by
Callensburg cong.,
Concord cong.,
Coal Springs oong., Erie P'by
Concord cong.,
Scrubgrass
let ch., M'Keeeport, Redstone P'by
Sal). Sch. scholars of WKeesport tong..
Long Run cong., Redstone P'by
RphOboth cong.;
Sewickley cong.,
Appleby Manor eon., Saltsburg P'by... 3.50
Crooked Creek c1ang.,2.15
Lee.chburg eong., " " 5.14
Parnassus eong., 5.9 a
Bluffton tong., Ft. Wayne P'by 4.00
New Castle, cong., " . 5.8
Children's colleen in Sharon eong., 111. 1.50
F. G. BATLEY, Treasurer.
John Culbertson, Librarian.
FOR THE MONTHLY CONCERT.
Syria.—The Christians a the ancient
town of Sidon, under the labors of the
Rev.-Mr. Eddy, have just completed and
dedicated a house of worship. The church
is built, of stone, and will seat about two
two hundred persons. Its cost was about
$2,009, most of which was defrayed by
Hugh Tennerit, of Glasgow, and the bell
was the gift of a friend in the city of New-
York. But here, as in Beyrut and other
towns, Christians experience the most bitter
opposition from the Jesuits. They visit
from house to house, warning the people
against the missionaries, and hesitating at
no falsehood which may create a prejudice_
Theyeven went so far as to affirm that the
Protestants taught that if men only be
lieved aright, they might practice all kinds
of 'iniquity with license. Sad is the sight
of men working thus earnestly for sin and
evil. May God in messy confound their
labors, open their eyes and lead them to
work for Jesus and the truth, and help to
build up, not tear down, the beauteous
walls of. Zion.
Smith Africa.—A missionary writes from
Shiloh, that 'not less than fifteen, churches
had been erected in the Eastern district
alone of the Cape Colony within a twelve—
month, all of them for the use of the
Koffirs.
Western, Turk - ff.—Mr. Green, writing
from Broom, mentions; among other dig
culties to the progress of the Gospel, the
following : Speaking in reference to An
gers, one of their out-stations, he says,
"We have to encounter Papal fanati
cism and cruelty. The hatred of God's
Word is mono. '' the strange things in this
fallen world. Three years, since, the Pa
pists predicted that we should never suc
ceed in 'loosing a stone from the foundation
of their Papal structure. But they proved
themselves false prophets, as events have
clearly shOwn."
India.—The Bombay Gum, dian tells us
that the whole number of converts, con
nected with all Protestant societies in India,
Ceylon and Burmah, in 1862, was 49,688;
of these, 13,490 belonged to the Church of
England, 20,950 to the Baptists, and 2,517
to the Methodists.
Greece. --Dr. Kalopothekes, missionary to
Greece and editor of the Star of the East,
in late letter writes : "And now you.
will, I hope, rejoice to know that the edi
tor of the Star of the East has been chosen
almost unanimously President of the Edi
tom' Association. Such a revolution in
the opinion of those who looked upon him
as an outcast of the Greek Society, I never
expected to see; and yet God has gracious
ly permitted me to see it with my own
eyes ! It is his doing, blessed be the name
of the Lord. This post has placed me in
one of the most important and influential
positions, and my daily prayer is that God
would-enable me in use it aright and 'for
good!' '"
Ilaly.—Daring the year i 863, not far
from 28,000 copies of the Word of God
_have- been. sold in this stsonghold of fit,
'III3IIIBM. The, principal sales have been
in the northern part of, Italy. The ma
taryllaya.beenielia:aes2 i the past yeai)
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