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tITTSIIIII9II, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14, 1864.
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REMOVAL.
THE OFFICE OF THE 1 -BANNER" HAS REIN RR
MOVED TO BINdERLY'S BOMBINGS, 2 140. 7 THIRD
isTRNET—BECTWEZN WOOD AND MARKET—NEAR
MAREET.
COMMENCEMENT IT WASHINGTON.
'he exercises connected with the Fifty-
Eighth Annual Commencement of this
lonored Institution, began with,the Bacca
laureate Sermon, of the President, Dr. J.
W. - SCOTT, in the 'First Presbyterian
church, on Sabbath morning; the 4th inst.
It was founded on Prov. xvi : 32, and was
one of the B;.'s happiest efforts. The ap
propriate theme was " Self-Control."
In the evening, the Rev. W. D. How-
D.D.,•of PittSbilrgh, delivered" a most
able and eloquent sermon to the'Society of
Religious Inquiry, upon a subject peculiar-
Iy suited to the:times, - viz.: '"The Domain of
the Pulpit." ~The text was the great com
mission itself, Matt. xxviii : 18-20. The
mission of the Christian minister, and the
manner of fulfilling it, were the leading
points of the discourse. The relations of
the pulpit to the primary object of human
saltation, end also to the morals of society,
and to-the mutual obligations of lulers and
citizens in the State, were thoroughly and
profitably, handled. The • best .compliment
to the distiOurse is the earnest desire for its
publication, which, we understand, is likely
to be gratified.
The Orator for the Literary Societies
failed,' through ill health, to he present.
The evening of Tuesday was therefore oc
eupied with the usual valedictories and re:
sponges between the graduates arid the So
cieties. Messrs.. WEILLS and MEALY
represented the Class—the former of the
Washington, and the hitter of the"Vnion
Society—and they were severally replied to
by Messrs. SNODGRASS and DRIVER The
diplomas of the Societies were delivered to
the graduating members, together with an
appropriate address, by the Rev. R. V.
DODGE.'
The following was the order of exercises
on Wednesday, the• Commencement day:
English Saints tor 3 —Jon N C. S. W.EILLS,
Washington, Pa. Greek and Latin Salu
tatory—J. PERRY- IRWIN, Mercer, Pa.
Philosophical Oration—JOHN T. OXTOBY,
Wheeling, West Va. Pbilosnphical Ora
tion--- , JoHN M. MEALY, Cfaysville, Pa.
Meanness and Sublimity of Human Na
ture—C. B. NEWTON, Lodiana, N. India.
Necessity of Trial—Hanynx B. KNIGHT,
Newcastle, Ohio.- Our Dread of Misfbr.
tune--Buar PHIEMPS, Uniontown, Pa.
National Dignity—R. H. CUNNINGHAM,
Rostraver, Pa. Oharacter—The True Gen
tleman—S. C. KERR, Adena, Ohio. Vale
dictory Oration—The Unfought Battle—
& JOHN M, MOOARRELL, Claysville, Pa.
In addition to the foregoing, the follow
ing.young gentlemen received the degree
of A. 8., viz : A. A. KUHN, New Texas,
Pk; J. D. STORES, Marion, 0.; WM.
R. THOMPSON, Taylorstown, Pa.; J. T.
NoORE, Valley Grove, W. Va : D. T.
WATSON, and J. WISHART WILEY, both
of Washington. The addresses of the
speakers generally were marked with alear
thought, happy style, and graceful and
earnest delivery. The large and intelli
gent audience gave their undivided atten
tion to the last.
The degree of A. M. was given to the
members of the Class of 1861. The Rev.
Roizryr B. W4LKErt,.of .Plaingrovs, Pa.,
received the title of D.D. That of LL.D
was conferred upon the lion. DANIEL AG
NEW, of Beaver, Pa., Judge of the Su
preme Court of the State; and upon the
Rev. CHARLES HODGE, D.D., of Princeton,
N. J.
This College, like most others, has suffered
in the way of -numbers from the war and
the times, but its opportunities remain, and
its work is earnestly and faithffilly done.
The important ,subject of union with .
Jefferson College occupied the attention of
the Trustees, who adopted a paper upon
the'subject, and ordeire - d it for publication.
The proceedings of the Alumni on the
occasion, which we 'also publish, show in
I,ke manner how deep and'vpowerful a hold
this subject has taken upon the friends of
the Colleges and the public mind generally.
The subject has come to a solemn crisis,
and we cannot but hope that, whatever die
couragcments may e34t, all concerned will
rise to the responsibilities which. now sur..
round them. -
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF 'TRUSTEES OF
WASHINGTOisi COLLEGE.
WHEREAS, The Syhoti of Wheeling,-
with which Washington. College is connect
ed, and several other Synods of the Presby
terian Church, in October last, made a for
mal and earnest proposition to the Trustees
of Jefferson and Washington Colleges for
the union of these two Institutions, upon
some equitable basis, accompanying the
said proposition with an offer, pledged by a
responsible person, of fifty thousand dol
lars, toward the endowment of the united
College, and further proposed that the
question of the location of the College
proper, rendered difficult by local interests
and feelings, be left to the decision of a
disinterested and impartial Board of Arbi
trators, to be chosen jointly :
And whereas, the public mind seems now
more than ever, not'only to approve, but to
demand such an union, for the sake and
claims of education in this region of coun
try
Therefore, this Board deem it due to
themselves, and to all concerned, without
the slightest design to reflect on any other
party, to make known the fact that, at a
meeting shortly subsequent to the recep
tion of the proposition of the Synods, they,
by a- unanimous vote, accepted the said
proposition with its conditions, agreeing to
abide by any decision of the question, thus
fairly made; also to declare that after a
confereuoe of a committee appointed by
this Board, .with a like committee of the
Board of Jefferson College, op the subject
of the proposed union, which was fruitless
of success owing to the declared unwilling
noes of the Jefferson Based to submit the
question of location to the judgment of any
persons outside of their own body, or in
any way to imperil the interests of Canons
burg in regard to this question, or even to
negotiate, at all, except on "-the admitted.
condition that the College pro Per, shall be
located at that place, we are still, as me
have from the first been, willing to adopt
the proposal of disinterested
,arbitrament,
as originally made, and to join asking
such legislative sanction of 'a settlement so
made, as the nature of ithe ease may re.:
w ire; enalurther, to" set ';p;.: forth le -the
deliberate judgment of this Board, in har
mony with the public voice, that the inter
eats of education, as well as of the State and
the Church, would be promoted by the
proper union of these two Colleges.
Resolved, That in order that the attitude
of this Board, in regard to the question at
issue, may not be misunderstood, the Sec
retary be directed to report the foregoing
statement to the Synod of Wheeling, and
also to publish the same in the Presbyte
rion Baniier.
Resolved, That the Board approve the
action of the Faculty and local Trustees in
proposing to the Faculty and local Trtiateeß
of Jefferson College to unitein an effort to
obtain a portion of the State - agricultural
fund, on condition of-a union of the Col
legea, as calculated to facilitate that desira ,
ble end, in ,the .manner, proposed by the
Synods.
PROCEEDINGS OP THE ALUMNI . 01‘ WASH
INGTON COLLEGE.
The .antinal meeting of "the. Alumni As
sociation of Washington College convened
in the College Hall, Sept. 7th, 1864; at 2
o'clock P. M and was opened with prayer
by the Rev. Mr. Carothers, of Indiana
County. Pa.. - •
Dr.Wishart, the Secretary, being absent
in the-army, Win. S. Moose was chosen
Secretary - pre tem.
The election of officers being first in Or
der, on motion, Dr. J. I ,Bruwnson was
chosen' President, and Dr,' John W. Wish-
art, Secretary for the ensuing year.
On motion of Roy. F. A, flatchinson,,a
committee of resident Alumni, consisting,
of Dr. Brownson, David S. Wilson, and
Wm. S. Moore, was -appointed to commu
nicate with the ' class of 1840 relative to
the procurement of 'a epeaker for the quar
ter-century reunion of :.said class at the
next annual Commencement.
On motion of Hon. John H. Ewing,` the
same committee was authorized to procure
a speaker to deliver the next annual Ad
' dress to the Association. •
The ReV - . Francis J. Collier, of Canons
burg, appeared as one of a committee ap
t o nted by the Alumni'Astiociatien of Jef
ferson College, and presented the follow
ing series of reseltitions, adopted by that
body, touehing a union of Washington and
Jefferson Colleges s - .
.Resolved, That the good of the commu
nity, the cause of education;-the welfare of
the country, and tbe best interests of. the
kingdom of Christ, imperatively demand
the union of Washington and Jefferson
Colleges.
Resolved, That it is with, profound grat
ification that we learn'that a plan has been
agreed upon by the officers of the- Colleges,
depending for its consummation upon the
appropriation by -the Legislature of the
State, of a liberal portion of the fund for
Agrioultural Colleges and other use.
Resolved, Thai in view or the fact just
stated, we hereby respectfully and earnest
ly petition the Legislature of the State to
take early and liberal action in this behalf.
So far as we can understand the case, jos
tice does seem to de nand that no small part
of the funds in The bands of the Legisla
ture for distribution, ought to be appropri
ated for the benefit of this part 'of the
State. ,
Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed to present . these resolutions to
the Alumni Associaticm Washington
College, and, in connection with a commit-
tee from that Association, to the Boards of
Trustees of the CollegeS, and to the Legis
lature.
Under tbe last resolution, the following
gentlemen were appointed :
Rev: George P. Hays, Baltimore, Md.
ReV. Francis J. Collier, Canonsburg, Pa.
R. B Patterson, Esq., Greensburg.
Mr. Collier was heard at some length in
explanation of the circumstances' under
which the resolitions were adopted, stating
that the action of the body he represented
bad been characterised by the utmost har
mony and Unanimity, and giving the most
ample assurances of friendly and fiaternal
feeling on the part of the Jefferson Alum
ni. These friendly, regards were, most
heartily reciprocated by all the Alumni of
Washington present, and the most cordial
concurrence was pledged in the project of
union on . any fair and equitable term's..
It was made apparent, however, by ex
planations and remarks of several gentle
men present, who were fully cognizant of
the whole subject, that the Alumni of Jef
ferson bad labored 'under a misapprehen
sion in declaring that " a plan of union
has been agreed upon by the officers of the
Colleges, iDe =the true state 'of the case
being that a joint application was made ti
the Legislature by some of the local Tru.S 7
tees and Faculty of each College for a
lion por=.
of the land donated by Congress to
the State for Agi:lcultural Colleges, on con
dition of the union of the Colleges, with
simply the expressed opinion, that by the
success of this application, the prospect of
union would be brightened.
A free and full interchange of opinion
Laving been had on the subject the follow
ing'preamble and resolutions were unani
mously adopted :
Wrixuxas, At a meeting of the Alumni
of Jefferson College, on the 3d of August
last, it was resolved, " that the good of
community, the cause of education, the
welfareof the country, and the best tnter.
ests of the kingdom of Christ, imperative
ly demand the union of Washington and
Jefferson Co - lieges ;" . and whereas, it is un
derstood that committees of the Wards of
Trustees of the 'two Colleges have lately
been aPpointed to confer on the subject of
union, but after - trial have failed thus far to
' agree upon a plan of union; and whereas,
a wish has been expressed at this meeting
in behalf of the Alunini of Jefferson. Co
l.
lege, by one of their number acting as a
member of a committee, appointed for that
purpose, for our cooperation in efforts to
bring about the desired consummation :
Therefore,
Resolved, That inasmuch . as a suggestion
has been made through the papers, of a
Convention of the Alumni of both Colleges,
to assemble at an early day in the city of
Pittsburg for the consideration of the
whole subject of the union, this Associa
tion heartily approves such suggestion.
Resolved, That a committee.oonsisting
of Dr. James 1. Brownson," Hon. R. It
Reed, and Wm. S. Moore, be'appointed to,
cooperate with the Alumni of Jefferson
College in calling such a -Convention, and
to take such other action as in their judg
iment may be proper, to further the pro
;posed object.
Oa motion of A. W. Acheson, Esq , the
roceidings of the meeting were ordered to
e published in the Presbyterian Banner,
ld in the several papers of this place.
On motion of Mr. Ewing, the meeting
journed.
Closed with prayer by the Rev.. Mr. Col
er. JAMES I. BROWBSON, Pres't.
Watt. S. _Moore, See'y pro tem.
TIM SIGHING OF TIIE PRISONER.
In nothing, perhaps, has the diff6rent
1 drit which actuates the two parties to
to present war been more strikingly die
' 'eyed, than 'in their treatment, respeet
•ely, of the prisoners that - ham been taken
r each, in the varying fortunes of the
4t inflict. Rebel prisoners, confined in
.torthern camps, have been treated- with
•1 Try kindness and consideration that ha
d anity demanded and circumstances per
)! itted. Large license even has been si
ll wed to those who sympathize with trea
►n, to add their contributions of luxuries.
lid
Intp9riluities, sqc asitene of %a. Own
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soldiers possess, to the already ample pro
vision made by the Government for the
health and comfort of its enemies.
Our own soldiers, on the other band,
captured for the most part whilst contend
ing gallantly against superior numbers, and
entitled to every attention which brave, but
unfortunate, men had a right to expect
from foes who, had been accustomed to
plume themselves upon their f 4 chivalry,"
are languishing and dying in Southern
bastiles, whose horrors baffla the power of
description, and the brutalities of whose
guards and keepers are . too revolting to ad
wit of detail in our columns.
Public attention has been directed anew
to this painful subject by the- recent pub
lication of the correspondence- between
gen. BUTLER. and Major Our.n, the re
speet,
tve Cothmissioners of exchange. The
rebel authorities propose to exchange man
for man, and officer for officer. Gen. BUT
LER. declines this proposal, iinlesa colored
soldiers shall be embraced in it The Con
sequence of this disagreement is that hun
dreds of our brave soldiers have perished,
hundreds more are now - languishing and
dying; under the rigors of confinement in
Southern prions. - •
That all soldiers who enlist under our
flag are entitled to its protection, is unde
niable. Yet is the subject involved in
many difficulties. There are many who
contend that our, honor and dignity
would not be compromised by tweed. ;
ing to the rebel_ propositions so—far as
white soldiers are concerned. Our suffer
ing brethren would thus be released from
all the untold and inconceivable horrors
and brutalities, under, the effects of which
they are daily perishing. There would
still remain in our hands 'a large balance
of rebel prisoners, who weeld be as, ample
.
a security as. any we,now possess, for the
proper treatment of co`ored soldiers who
have been captured by the enemy. But in
the judgment of others, this would be 4n
unwise precedent, and would sanction a
discrimination a3ainit our colored soldiers.
The eiindition'of the heroic defenders of
our country, whose treatment , at the hands
of the Confederate authorities will be' one
.of the blackeit pages in all the history of
this atrocious conspiracy to overthrow the
Republic, deserves the, immediate consid
eration of our Government ; and we trust
that measures to effect their release may
be speedily adopted and successfully car
ried out. „ -
BETHUNE'S LEVITIES. ON THE CITECIIISII.*
Some time ago we noticed the appear
ance of the first, volume of the late Dr.
BETHUNE'S "Expository Lectures on the
Heidelberg Catechism." Now we have be
fore us the second , volume, replete with the
same research, argumentation, fervor, and
pointed application. The brilliant plat.
form orator, whose spontaneous eloquence
received the applauses of vast popular asL
semblies, is no less at homoin discussing
the most.abstme doe,trinesor the plainest
practical truths. These two volumes are
valuable bequests to the Church from 'one
whom the Church loved and honored while
living. In them he, being dead, yet speak.
eth, and he will speak to distant genera,
tions. They 'are a= repository of theology
from which most valuable stores can be
drawn by the minister and the layman who
would be well instructed in things pertain
ing to the' kingdom of-God.
The rule of the ReforMed Dutch Church
which malces it obligatory, on pastors to
expound the Catechism containing its sys
tem of faith, to their people, is a most ex
cellent one, which might be adopted with
great advantage by other branches of the
Presbyterian family If it were, we are
persuaded there would be <•a: better under
standing of the Word of God, and greater
soundness in doctrine than exist now. • Doc
trinal instruction and practical teachings
might thus be harmoniously and be
blended, and, the effects would be
most beneficial.
In this place it may not be itriproper, to
remark, that we do not understand why it
is that our own "Confession of Faith,"^ in
whose praise we so 'often speak, is not a
text book in all our Theological Semina
ries. 'Why is it that this book, containing
our authorized exposition of the doctrines
of the Gospel and Church polity, is made to
give place to s3stems" , of theology on
which ,the imprimatur of the: Church has
never been placed. We would not by any
means make this the only text bOok.on The
.
ploy and Church Government, but it cer
tainly should be made a text-book. We
have known young men who, during their
entire theological course, had not so much
as read the whole of our Confession of Faith.
In the Seminaries •of the United Pres
byteriart Church, the Confession of Faith
is made a part of the regular studies; and
we hope that the time is not far distant
When it will be 80 in our own. Church.
*EXPOSITORY LECTURES ON THE HE/HELDER°
CATECHISM. By George'. W. Beihune, D.D. In
two volumes. 1864. New• York ; Sheltion t Co.
Pittsburgh: Davis, Clarke 4-
STILL OMER, EXAMPLES.
Our readers have not forgotten, the rec
ord w. made a few weeks, ago ,of benefac
tions to Colleges and Theological Semirvi
ries.~ A few more instances have come
under our eye, and merit a place upon the
list. -
GORDON COLBY, of Boston, ;has• given
$ . 50,000 to WaterA ille College, llfaine, on
the condition that g.;100,000 more shall be
raised, and that a majority of the Faculty
shall hereafter be members of Baptist
churches. About $47,000 of the $lOO,OOO
has been already seated—
A permanent endowment of the Presiden
sey, of .Dartmouth College, N. 11., has re•
cently been raised by a. subscription of
$30,000 in Nevi-York, and over $17,000 .
has bien secured to the- College elsewhere,
by subscription.
The corporation of giddlebitry
Vt., have voted to raise immediately one
hundred thousand dollars. A fine start
has already been given to the subscription,
upwards of. $20,000 having been secured,
and a few months will doubtless see the
work completed, and: new - life and vigor
be given to this most respected institu
tion.
Thus we are vovoked unto good works
by the examden of those who.do.not 'count
their anhiey dearer tnillent-than theititOrfl
eats of education and religion. These ex
amples should, have especial influence now,
when the friends of education in Western
Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Western
Virginia, are called upon to consult for the
establishment of an institution of the high
est order, to realize the wishes, and to meat
the demands of this populous and wealthy
district. Others can give liberally : shall
not we?
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
We mentioned some time ago, the intro
duction of Episcopacy to these Islands,
through the influence of the King, and the
evil results likely to follow. The bishop
serit'out from En.land and the ministers
accompanying him, are of the most ultra
High. Church stamp. They have studious
ly kept themselves aloof from the Ameri
can missionaries, by whom these Islands
have been delivered from heathenism..
Ai:4.mo! it begins to appear as if they had
poisoned the mind of the King with regard
to the politioal condition of his people, and
led him ,to attempt a revolution, which
may lead to great strifes and, calamitielj.
A Constitutional Convention
t had been
called, but the King and his advisers were
not willing to wait' for its action. The
liiteA pews from the Llands is as folloWs :
"King, Kamilia.ineha, on, the 13th‘or Au:
gust,,,after au excited speech, abrogated
the , Sandvrich Islands "Constitution of 1852,
and declared the Constitutional Convention
dissolved. This arbitrary act is regarded
as a regular coup d' etat by the King, and
if submitted to by the -Hawaiian ,people,-
will render the kingdom nearly an absolute
monarchy."
The responsibility resting . _upon these
whit havU disturbed the. peace o.t.this-Peo
ple, will be fearful. It will be remembered
that matty'of the best Men the English
Establiehnienti cipPostd strongly this in
cuision into a country for which Episcopa
_ .
ey had done Lotbing, and. where, it wss not
likely to aecornplish'iCtich:good,
LHERIOAN BOARD •OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
' The frienda of Foreign Milsions will re
juice to learn, that this Board will be, able
to announce at the Annual Meeting, that
thelnancial year 'has closed without debt;
and having a small balance in the treasury.
Fears were entertained some time ago, that
the year would close with a heavy balance
against the Board ; bid the Circular-issued
in July aroused the patrons of the Board
so as to produce the' happyresult just now
attained. The whole amount eontributed
to this Board in the year, is a little over
$500,000.
This statement should stimulate and en
.
courage our own ehure,hei to increased ef
forts, in behalf of the Presbyterian Board
of Foreign Missions. The outlay of the
Board, owing to the price of gold and, the
high rates of exchange, will necessarily be
beyond all former precedent. But our ,
Church is abundantly able to meet, and
more than meet, this increased expenditure.
And the General Assembly, at its late
meeting, pledged the Church to sustain the
Board in these trying times. Pastors and
Sessions will no doubt keep this in mind,
and bring it before the people with more
than usual earnestness.-
FIRE TO THE DISETING OF THE SYNOD OF
ALLEGHENY
The Rey. Dr. REYNOLDS writes us:
Members of the Synod of Allegheny
who may attend the meeting of said Synod,
to be held at Meadville on the 2.211in5t., by
paying fall farato Meadville over the Atlan
tic and Great Western, and Erie and. Pitts
burgh Railroads, will be returned over said
roads free of charge; on presenting a certifi
cate to the Effect above named signed by tbe
Moderator, or .one of the Clerks of Synod.
This arrangement extends no farther south
than Newcastle. Whether a like arrange
ment will be - made froni Newcaitle to Pitts - -
bargh and intermediate, pOints, I do not
iknow.
"Members from south -of West Green
ville, by taking the train over the Erie and
Pittsburgh road,"-which leaves the latter
place at 5-:o'clock` A. M., may arrive in
Meailville at 12:10 P. -M., by the mail
train over the A... and G.W.. road, which
leaves West Greenville at 10:50 o'clock
A. M. ; or, if they choose. to dine at West
Gieenville, may take the Express train
from Cleveland; leaving West Greenville
at 42 :56 c'eh ek P. M., and arrive at Mead
ville at 1:45 Mock P. M.
"'A committee will be in attendance at
the church in which Synod is to 'meet,
from the tittle of the arrival of fEe Express,
to direct members to the families by which
they will be entertained:"
The•• Alumni Convention..--In accordance
with a suggestion made in our columns a
short tine ago, a convention of .the Alumni
of Jefferson and Washington Colleges 'has
been called, to meet in the Lecture Room
of the• First Presbyterian church .of Pitts
burgh on :the 27th of this mouth. The
call will be found in anorher column. We
hopethe attendance will be large, and that
some practicable plan to secure we reault
so much desired, will be proposed.
Valuable Edition of the llible.—The Board
of Publication of the... United 'Presbyterian
Church rias issued. a bandstnine edition of
Bagsteris Polyglott Bible." This is the,
very beat reference Bible for general use
ever published. For sale at the United
Presbyterian Book Store; Third Street,
Pittsburgh, Pa. Price $l.OO.
Death
. of Rev. natio Beatty. Magill,
'This young brother, son of the late Rev.
TIIOMAS F: iIIAoILL, of Urbana, pdstor of
the church of Birmingham, Iowa; died on
the 27th of August. An appropriate obit
uary notice is in our hands, which will ap
pear next week.
Tito - BOUM of Colportage will meet en
Tuesday, the 20th lest, at 2 o'cloOk:
JAMES CAR UT HER S, Preet.
For the Preebyterian Banner
EDITORS OF THE BANNER :-I see by
the .Minutes of the General Assembly, page
492, that the Synod of Pitts'burgh is tt
meet on Fridq.y, October 28th. Is thin
correct ? My impression was, that - the
meeting was to be on the 2lst. Would it
ndt be a good idea to propose a meeting of
the Alumni Of -Jefferson and Washington
Colleges; in Pittsburgh, on Thursday pre
ceding the meeting of Synod ?
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
AND MINISTERS.
PRESBYTERIAN.
d School,—The oundition of our church
es in New-Orleans is deplorable. Cannot
something be done to place in them loyal
p..stors, that the ministration of the Gos
pel may be again enjoyed by the loyal
members that remain, and also by the
strangers who are now beginning to crowd
that city. Five of our churches there
have been abandoned by disloyal pastors,
and all of these, with the exception of one
now occupied by the military authorities,
are in charge of. elders and trustees, who,
though some of them have taken the oath
of loyalty, are in an overwhelming majority,
syinpathizers with the rebellion. letter
from New Orleans says : "There are still
in these churches many meinbers of un- .
doubted loyalty, who are anxious to , have
the churches opened to ministers of ap
proved loyalty, butt all applicatiens of this
kind have been refused by the disloyaP
church officers. The charter of each. of
these Presbyterian churches expressly pro
vides that these churches shall be
by the doctrine, discipline, rules, and regu
litions of the Presbyterian Church of the
United States, and that the officers of the
church shall have no power to establish any
by-laws and regulations inconsistent with
the constitution' and lawa of the United
States. On 'the strength of this charter
the loyal members of tb.e churches demand
the appointment of loyal' ministers, who
are In connection with the General Assem
bly. of the Presbyterian Church of the
United States."
Our church on Harrison Avenue, in the
city of Boston, 'so lona without a pastor,
has at length secured one and received_ a
large accession to its numbers, as is.evident
from the following: " The. Oak Place Con
gregational church in Boston, which has
tor several yows' worshipped in the y edifice ,
formerly
,oueupied by RA...v. H. Ar. Dexter's.
congregation has disbanded its organi
zation, and united with the Presbyterian ,
ehurth, ,Harrison Avenue, and their pas
tor; Rev. J. -P. 13ixby, is to become the
pastor of the Harrison Avenue church.
He stated in his first sermon to the united
congregation, about the middle of August,
that two-thirds of his theological instruc
tionhad been Presbyterian and one third
Congregational."
The annual report of Calvary church,
Son Francisco, (Rev. Wadsworth's,) as
given, in the Bulletin, shows, the receipts of
last year to be sl3 ; Boo..'.Six thousand
dollars were paid to the pastor as salary,
$2,084 for music. The present floating
debt of the church is $9,500. In the esti
mates of income for the coming 'ear, $lO,-
704 were Expected from pew-rents, and
$2;700 from collections.
The Larkin Street Presbyterian church,
in San Francisco, formerly connected with
the New School, has united with the Old
School:
The Rev. Loyal Young, D.D., ofßutler,
Pa., preached an able Eermon on the Na
tional day of Humiliation; Aug.. 4, which
was published last week -in the Americab,
eigzen of that place. Bat few men have
shown such devotion to their country as
,
Dr. Young , in the gift of sons to its service
in the army. •
United.'--Rev. Wm. Hutcheson, pastor
of the United Pre§hyterian church of Mid
dlesex, ,Butler. Co., Pa., has raised.a com
pany of 150 for the heavy artillery service,
andhas gone into camp along "with his men.
LUTHERAN.-
Notwithstanding, the prevalence of war
and the high prices of labor and materials,
the - work of church-building is going kor
ward briskly:in the West, and more par
ticularly among the German Lutheran con
gregations. In the' Wisconsin Synod a
new and beaUtiful stone church was re
cently' dedicated Town - 13, near* West
Bend; in the 'charge of Rev.' Fait= ;Vol ,
berg—while the cornerstone of another
was'laid* in HartfOrd, Vt7is. Five or six
others are in progress of et ection in the
same'Stare. In the five . branches of the
Joint Synod of Ohio, there are a number
which will shortly be completed. Two
were lately consecrated-one in .Findlay,
Hancock Co:, Ohio, in the charge of Rev.
M. Durlng, and .the other in Sharpaburg,
Allegheny Co , Pa., in the charge of Rev.
F. M. Dethlets. In the Synod of Missouii
and adjacent State's 'several have been re
newly consecrated—one in Laporte, Ind.,
in the charge of Rev. F. W. Traixim.
This is a bea.utlful brick Gothic structure,
45 by 84 4 feet in size, - with a tower 120 - feet
high; St. Peter's' church, St. Louis Co.,
Mo., in charge of Rev. Pastor Sektwenson ;-
nne in Monroe County, 111., under the care
of Rev. J G. Birktuan, and one at Hamp
ton; Rock Island County, in charge of Rev.
F. Doescher.
BAPTIST.
A letter from Rev. E. Kincaid, Baptist
missionary in Burmab, dated Puma, May
12th. 1864, acknowledges an appropriation
of $5OO for printing additional copies of
the 'New Testament,: in the Burman lan
guage. The books will be, he says, of
great serVice, particularly to the numerous
native assistants, in traveling among the
villages. He says : .
"The number of our native preachers.
including pastors and evangelists, Karen
and Burman, must be nearly two huudred ;
and, besides these, there are a large num
ber that may be (idled lay-preachers, who
spend more or less time in the course of
the- year among their acquaintances and
relatives, reading arid teaching the things
of the kingdom. All these ' •as the
preachers should be supplied With a port
able New Testament. Nearly all the Karen
preachefs read and speak Burman fluently.
Many of them have often spoken to me of
the great importance to them of a Berman
New Testament. In view of all these
facts, we propose -an edition of three thou
sand copies in the small type, and probably
five or six thousand in large type. '
" I have-three schools, one in the town
and tw.oln the country, and have never had
a Burman New Testament, and could not
get oae to use in school. Among my nine
'native preachers, only two have a cppy of
the . New Testament to- carry when they
travel among the villages, in their preach
ing tours. -But now-we hall be supplied,
and many hearts will be made thankful.
.* * * * *
" It is a - noble offering, for a noble -pur
pose. When I think of all my .dear na
tive land has been ()ailed to suffer, and is
now suffering, and of the vast sums they
are contributing fertbe relief of sick and
wounded soldiers and for the redeemed and
suffering colored race, I am the more struck
with the present efforts put forth to aid us
in this fir•off heathen land.P .
.
The gratification glitch an- es from this
announcement is mingled with &Ming - of
Wender that. itin - VOW of 'fan:willing-411d'
Christians of Burmah with a full supply of
Bibles should have been so partially done
at this late day. If differences of opinion
among our Baptist brethren stand in the
way of efficient cooperation in this work,
we wish it might be taken up by the Amer
ican Bible Society. Surely it is not fitting
that such a body of Christian churches and
such a host of zealous preachers should be
left any longer to languish for the want of,
the Bible.
EPISCOPAL
A curious case is reported in the Bom
bay papers. The Episcopalian congrega
tion of St. Jan's, at Colaba, have no
steeple to their church, and a wealthy.
Parsee, named Cowasjee Jebabgeei, an
avowed heatheni for the mere love of arch
itectural fitness, offers to put up a hand
some steeple at his own expense. But a
scruple has arisen among the parishioners
whether it is consistent for a Christian con
gregation to allow 'a heathen to build their
steeple. The iaturday review '
gently
ridicules the excess of scruPulosity dis
.played. It says of this Parsee steeple
" lard though it be of digestion the
stomachs of Christians in India - are not
usually very nice; nor do we see why a
church, which has an established bishop
and an established clergy supported out of
the revenue paid ‘by the heathen popula
tion of the country, can pretend to have
any . compunctious visitings of ,conscience
when a wealthy" holthen'offers to assist
their poverty by putting a decent roof over
their heads. After having accepted church
es end clergymen, it is of no use raising
difficulty about steeples." t
Bishop Stevens, of. Pennsylvania, has
been, for,aome time dangerously ill from
congestion of the brain.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The. Rev. Dr: Keogh has been " re-
lieved from the discharge, of the duties
of editing the Pittsburgh, Catholic. Dr.
Keogh will be always remembered by
those who have come in 'contact with him,
as a gentleman of kind and agreeable man
ners:
In a pastoral letter to his diocese, pub
lished in The Festern New-York Oatholie,
of the 13th 'Bishop_ Timon presents
statistics worthy of serious attention. They
evince great energy and devotion . on the
part of the Papists in pushing forward
their Church enterprises. The Bishop says
:that when be came to bis diocese be dared
not estimate the number of Catholics at
more than. 20,000. " They bad," be con
tinues, "no institution of charity except a
then very small orphan asylum in Roches
ter. There were scarcely any Catholic
schools; and only sixteen churches, gene
rally poor and miserable, were to be found
in the diocese Now we have seven Or
phan Asylums, several noble hospitals,
eighteen convents, very many schools for
children, and 17,845 Catholic children reg
ularly attending our Catholic schools;
some 3,000 more occasionally attend,making
the whole number of children in the Cath
olic schools of this diocese, above 20,000.
About 140 churches, many of them noble
and bbautiful, supply the place of sixteen
generally poor frame churches that existed
when the diocese of 'Buffalo was created,
and yoir present pastor appointed its 'first
Bishop. There are now more than 200,000
Catholics in this diocese, though its total
population has increased but very little
during' the mighty Catholic ten-fold in
crease of the last sixteen years.
For the Presbyterian Banner
Coll for a CoiTeniton...
To the Alumni of Je f ferson, and Washing
ton Colleges
The undersigned, representing jointly,
though uno - ffieially, the Alumni of Jeffer
son and Washington Colleges, and believ
ing that they express a dish very common,
if not universal, among the sons of both
Colleges, do hereby invite their brethren,
the Alumni, of both, to meet in convention
at the city of Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, the
27th day of September, inst., at 4 o'clock
P. M., in the Lecture-room of the First
Presbyterian church, to take such action
as may be deemed advisable, to further
the consolidation of the two Colleges. It
is earnestly hoped that all the Alumni, who
possibly can, will be present at the pro
posed Convention, as it is believed that the
question of' union will probably be 'decided
within the next few weeks.
10 behalf of ;en Coll'e.lln behalf of Wazh'n Col.
Boyd .Crumrine, IJames I. Brownson,
..
Francis J. Collier, t Win. S. Moore,
Alonzo Linn, Thomas MeKennan,
D. H. French, Jno. H. Ewing,
Jas. G. Dickson, W. McKennan,
A. 6. M'Clelland D. S.
.i Wilson,
David ArKinney,,, A. T. - Baird,
Robert P. Nevin, • N. ,Ewing,.
A. Williams, R. R Reed, - '.
Thos Ewing, Jas. Black,
J. P. Penney, Marcus Wishart,
Jno. M Kirkpatrick, David - Reed,
Jacob H. Miller, iThos: C. linear,
James P. Sterrett, 'Marcus W. Acheson,
_ .
John M. Kennedy, J. M. Gallagher,
Sas..l. Kuhn, S. J; Wilson,
W. G. Hawkins, Jr:, J. S. Morrison,
T.. J. Bighorn, A. P. Morrison,
Algernon S. Ball, Wm. R. Childs,
David W. Bell, 0. H. Miller.
James Veeeh,
3 - amns Allison,
IL _Patterson.
The unde.rsinned approve the object of
the proposed Convention, and unite in the
above call. J. W. SCOTT,
Pres. Washington College.
D. H. RIDDLE.
WM. SMITH.
The -Western Theological Seminary.
In the report of the Trustees to the Gen
eral Assembly last Spring, it was stated
that provision had been- made to raise ne
cessary hinds for extraordinary expenses, to
grade and pave streets, as also to supple
ment, during these expensive times, the
salaries of the Professors. The Presbyte
rian of last week says, .that " since the
meeting of the-Assembly, very earnest ef
forts have been made to add to the funds of
this Seminary, and we hope with great anc
cosi)." We hope so, too; and we will not
doubt that when these wry earnest efforts
are made, they will be met with success
from the liberality of those whom the Lord
hay so greatly blessed. But we have not
yet heard of any such effort having been
made. It ought to be made without delay.
There is need for promptness and activity
by those whd have charge of this matter,
and of a liberal response from all. Let
the thing be done at once—and done effec
tively:
This Seminary is in- the midst of us:" It
has the confidence and love of a our
churches and people; and it is doing great ,
good. It ought to receive, especially from
the wealthy, large and generous benefac
tions. It has no agent to solicit or 'collect,
but let the large-hearted and willing come
forward and offer their gifts. This `hid:
tution has merely a fund to pay the inade
(pate salaries formerly promised to the Pro
tet•sors. It has no, resources to meet this
now indispensable addition to the Profes
sors' salaries, and the occasional and con
tingent expenses for paving streets, repairs,
taxes, insurances, &o.
There is really needed for these and oth
er necessary purposes an immediate addi
tion to the funds of fiftythotitind_dollars:
Cannot this be secured
For the Presbyterian Banner
it ought.to be, and con Le—if the
representations and Efforts are made. Iv f ,
have read of numerous and large contrii,ii.
tions to Colleges and Seminaries az [l , O
Bast. Princeton bas of late received ; 1 4 .,
sides smaller donations, thirty tlaimon.l
dollars from Mrs. Brown, fifty titer‘s,a4
from the Messrs. SreWaTrS, and thirty.ilit,..a
tbousai d from Mr. Green. We rtji:le e i n
this deserved liberality toward our
Institution. But will we not emulat e thi s
example, in gifts to Allegheny ? 11, re
are means, and we will not doubt there is
also liberality. There has been of 6te
great incretse of wealth to many a t h e
Presbyterians of Pittsburgh,
and the surrounding country. Let them
present their thank-offerings to the Lind
in this cause, where it will be permanently
useful.
We have heard. of two or three persons
offering to give five thousand
each on et ,.
tairt conditions, and no doubt there a re
others willing to do likewise, when the t e .
cessity is known and the call made. Let
such persons send in their names to Mr.
Sevin; the -Treasurer. Let the proper .4)_
Visitations
,be.niade, for it is important that
this be dope befere' the inauguration of the
new Professor. A FRIEND
For the PrmbYtorion Banekr
Be-Inion 'of Prtsbyterialis.
A meeting, iu answer to a notice lead in
the General Ast,enibly meeting in .Nev,siik,
New-Jersey; of the friends of the speeds,
reunion of the Presbyterian Obureh w as
held in thelecture-room or the hes
byterian church of Newark, May 26, 1.540-1,
at half-past .2 o'clock P. M.
Rev. Dr. Septimus . Tustin was called to
the. Chair, and Rev. T. N. Haskell appoint.
ed Secretary.
The meetinc , ° was opened with prayer by
Rev. Dr. S. R. Cox
Rev. Dr: Monfort, of Cincinnati, offered
the following resolutions, which were adopt
ed unanimously.:
1. Resolved, That we are fully satisfied
that the difficulties which divided the l'r e r,.
byterian Clirch in 1833 have to far passed
arrac, and that the two branches are Low so
nearly one in doctrine, in policy, and in
spirit, that the time has conic to d,sensa
and initiate measures to promote an ut garl
ic union.
2. Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed to prepare and report a paper too
this subject, for adoption at au adjouraed
meeting
Rev. Dr. J. G. Monfort, Rev. L. Merrill
Miller, Rev. T. N. Haskell, Dr. A. G Mc-
Candless and C. Falconer, M. D., were up
pointed• this committee.
The friends of reunion met May 27, 154;4,
at 8 o'clock A. M., according to ad j ',urn -
men t, in the • lecture-room of the Tim d
Presbyterian church.
Rev. Dr. Monfort, on behalf of the CVM.
mittee appointed for the purpose, reporred
the following paper, which was uneDiattJue
ly adopted, and the Committee was direct
ed to have it blotted and published. Th e
Committee was ,binned
directed to seed aelpy
to the members of the General Assembly m
session at Dayton. The Report is a fol
lows
NEWARK, N. J., May 27, 1864
The ministers and ruling elders of 11 e
Presbyterian Church, iepreEented by the
General Assembly now in session in this
city, feel willed upon to express their confi
dent conviction that the tiwe has come
when measures should be initiated to pro
mote the reunion of the two branches of the
Presbyterian Church, which were separated
in 1838. The qiiestions over which they
differed and
. divided have mainly passed
away. They adopt the same views in op
pasition to slavery. There is now no dif
ference Of. opinion in regard to the propriety
Of Ecclesiastical supervision in cunductiug
EduCational and Missionary operations.
After having been separated for more than
a quarter of a. century, they adhere alike to
the old Constitution. Their ministers and
ruling elders receive and adopt the Confes
sion of Faith' in the use of the same pre
scribed form. Whatever differences in
doctrine may have existed at the time of
separation there is reason to believe bave
mainly passed away. It is believed that
the great majority, in each branch, "sin
cerely receive and adopt the Confession of
Faith, as containing the system of doctrine
taught in the Scriptures," and approve of
the same Government and Discipline. On
this basis we may- reunite, mutually re
garding and treating the office-bearers and
church courts of each as coordinate ele
ments in the reconstruction.
There are difficulties in the way of re
pairing the breaches of Zion, which must
be -met and overcome by well-considered
methods, and in a spirit of forbearance
and prudence. Reiioion cannot be accotn
plished,nor is it to be desired, wit bout the res
toration of a spirit of unity and fraternity.
We 'believe that this spirit exists and is
constantly increasing. That whichithould
first engage the attention of the friends of
leiinion should be to find out how far uni
ty of sentiment and kindness of feeling
prevail. Where these exist, they should
be cherished and strengthened by meeting
together, for the purpose of interchanging
views, and'using means for final union.
By way of ascertaining the views of the
ministers, ruling elders and churches, and
of calling out, organizing and concentrat
ing public sentiment, so as to open the way
for organic . union as speedily as possible,
we propose the following measures :
-1.. We recommend to Presbyteries and
Synods the appointment of corresponding
delegates to attend .the Presbyteries and
Synods of the other branch, as a measure
adapted to develop and promote the spirit
of union.
2. We recommend union meetings of
Presbyteries and Synods, of the two bodies,
wherever practicable, such as were held by
the Presbyteries of St. Lawrence and og
densbur g; as furnishing the best meant of
ascertaining how far a spirit of kindness
and confidence has :been restored, and to
what extent a desire for reunion prevails.
3 We recommend that church Sessions,
Presbyteries and 8064 that are in favor
of re union, take action on the subject, and
express andl publish their views.
4. We recorumtnd conventions of the
friends of re-union, at important points, to
be composed of ministe-rs „ruling elders
and others, to consult
,together and to de
clare their views.
5 We respectfully regnest the conduc
tors of the religious journals of the two
Churches to open their columns to the pub
lication of communications and-reports of
chureb courts and other meetings, in favor
of re-union.
6. We would recommend to all concern
ed, to discourage the organization of weak
churches of the two branches, where only
one is needed and can be supported, and
especially where missioeary aid is required
to 'sustain them, and-we commend the un
ion of such churches where they exist
7. We recommend; in the language of
the-General" Aseenably of 1863, at Peoria,
" Tha4 the ministers of the two branches
of the Church :cultivate .fraternal inter
course, the free interchange , of views, and
in all suitable ways, encourage and aid one
another- in the appropriate work of the
ministry; and, that , the members of tho.
one or the other branch conne6themselves,
with existing congregations of eitber,„rath
er than give their influence and their aid
to . bodies whose principles and' focal Of' governent are foreign to their own.'
8 We earnestly recommend to all, to seek,-,
by prayer to the fl or . the Church. that
the'Divirie bleeeiWizery rest upon sly.