Standard, Volume 4, Number 21, Madison, Jefferson County, 13 March 1835 — Page 2

THE STANDARD.

From the Presbyt.-rian. Advertisement Lxtr.voepin.vry ! We copy the fallowing from the daily papers. uXotice. It appears by an advertisement in the morning paper ,!,at , , , , . - meeting w ill be he'd tms evening in the Second Presbyterian Church (Dr. CuyleiV) corner ..r ti .,,j" Arrl dreeis. at 7 o'clock, at which

ti, fi.limvlr.-r miestion will he discussed, viz: 'Is the i Ronnn Catholic Religion in any or nil its parts or principles tinf .vourable to civil or rebcior.s liberty. "The Utv. Dr. IVown.ce ot .Now ioik, ana me Rev. John MM f ... civ .tt. meeting. r-.Iltmn .T ,n urwioi .Tnorl deems It ii iiilti lO Calllioil , the members of The Roman Catholic Church, bot'i elerev and laity, against attending or taking a-iv parfin the proceedings contemplated by this advertisement. It is with i-eg-ct tint he beholds gentlemen profcssii::; to be ministers of the meek aid lowi.. t .. l . ..., ,-t L, i i nremvstinn stVlllld be ,-, , - , - i- n ,,,,r , . r,. i -h to thpir like that of tlieir D vine faster JfJ flocks, the Gos-nlof pe.ee ad ch.;.., , wid among men n.i.i MJ ,l."L' " . , . . IV jcsus u.,.!-. 1 - . . . K,":f,l.,,.''!" irV ,v,J,dod to iniune the worst Url itU h;i il, li H-i.mivu ,;onJ exc-i1c ji !tr d iil-,,.!. and pt.ssiblv A t,. c'r.,v.,"rf ,m'rM-p vd rio' such as have disI lc rrr.-.ccd other cities. C.ilhoiics are no parlies to this proceed in 2, and he a ruin cuiit'ons th jiii against attendiuc or rep' ii:n to any misrepreso tion or ridi cule that may be (;:" red. t I'll am is Patrick. Kr:;icii, Bp., &c. John Iluxlus, S-h tv."' Feb. 13th 1S33. , . . t Tl-n Tit vtre: d 'Tn! emcn ount to know, thru j iic?e ui . u . .7 f - , free-born Anvrican citizens, whether Protestant or Catholic, wlo hold tlieir civil ldierty as dear to them as life its-' f. are not to be detcntd by auihoritative injunctiivis, o: calumnious ir.sii.uations, from a temperate discussion of a question involving such impotta.it in'eiTsts. xVe know that at least some members of the Catholic communion did attend on that occasion, and received now light as to the tendency of their own religion. -Every one that doeth evil hatetli ihe j ?ght, neither cometli to the bght. lestliis deeds should be veprov, d. But he that d-eth truth comet h to the hht. that his deed may be made i . .i T - -i . :. . nvintlest, 1,'ial 11. ev are wiongni m iou. ,., i . 1UI W O S l i "J i i nui;lii.?, a-lici.iii i v.tii: , . " i ' , " i th' be the sune "cut email, who, not lone atro put)1 ! : .! T 1... II l.r. r....t -"1.., hsl.ed to the world, the following sentiments rcspec tmir i res' iteiianisui : 'The f. - T-. . . . Hi I iii t 1 5 1 1 Itn II 1 l i II iriil c i nil li vji h cori. noi i in niii.c ine anu nai it. i lu im-ii" , . . , . . - , . , , ii , In which th'e Presbv.ei'i ms had the phtic d ascendaecv, without using it for thc purges ofpersccu- ' ' ficn' ' , . , . . ,. . . -It trere is no sing e instance in all h,,tory in which 1 irsbytiriars did not persecute, when they hrd t ie power. hoi i 1 al ii ics alio i roiesiains : iiien. ' . ' ' , . I know not on what cror.t.o you can e.peci us 10 believe (i,;it th.ev would not do the sime again.11 With you.it was the nominal light of' every man to read the Scripuire, and judge for himself but woe to that man who dared to exercise this right, when Prctshiitcrians had the political ascendancy in any country." And is this the same Bishop Kcnrick who by h;s silence, sanctioned such statements made by his ''Secretary?" Has the Bishop ever censured one of his priests, who l itelv published in the Catholic Herald th it "Pr sbyterians would wade through blood"1 to establish iheir ascendency, and slanderouslv attributed the sentiment and the very words to

-. O. rw ,l 7 In ,t-,c nil 1 1, c ,,,t ' i ii i. Mr. Pemn'cl 's evidence on the Convent trials - ..r.V ... ,1,0 '. ' That Roman Prelate who, according to the ac count of the Superior of the L'rsuline Community has "20 000 rilest Irishmen at his command to tear down the house"' of the Bostonians, told some very extraordinary things when giving his evidence. 1. He said, no Jesuit could be a Popish Bishop. John Carrol, archbishop of B dt imore, used to boast that he was a Jesuit. Mr. Dubourg was a Jesuit. Mr. heve.us was a ..esuu ..r. . m..o,s ,s a Jtsu- i it. Ail tne recently m inui.icuneu riee.cn noman I t ' l 1 . I . i -

a i nni-rioiM p'l'ii -ni" 1 ; ,m .ne linn;.; iu uq twiiiiiii-ii.h.u iii aiii. vu uie i me reiauve temperature tne expression may tie ted nor "intended to excite hatred and ill-will, and , following .Monday the power of his .Spirit was seen j allowed) of tlieir own remarks. The preceding lead to scenes of outrage and riot?"1 ! and felt, and has continued to be felt. Many of I strictures of our brother, concerning our excepLet us hear then no more puling about "peace : the most careless were made to bow before it." In J tions to his previous representations of thc Luand charity, and :ood-wiil among men.11 "Plnjsi- ' relation to one, lately the most hopless, he remarks,! llieran Church, have impressed anew this lesson cian heal thyself" j" is sitting at the feet of Jesus clothed and j,, j pn our mind. W e had supposed our remarks ful- ' i , . j c c i- i I V as complainant as his, althoucrh he entertains a I Ins right mind. .Many professors of religion have ; - . t i .,- . ii.- i i ii I i di lerent opinion. In order, therefore, to avoid

rrelates are Jesuits .Mr 1-en wick a. o sa tiai.p graee ; plain and powerful preaching, convers.i-

no one oiiv suu..iu,i,.1.- xmi. a,c " l - 'iii - . T ... 1 1 3 i..i. T :. 1 nere i a pip r ",l ""i tu" ! peruuenueu anu eonen oy jesmis, lor no men out j . i , ii i r i .i Jesuits could vom t toitli sucha perennial stream of j

jotniM.me nirpuuue a u,.u r-oeei ui?go.-e,. j y sluiiib"rs beneath the green clod of a neighbor- i we are reauy to admit witn our editorial urotner, .Mr. Fenwick declared, thtt he wished every Papist j inS churchyard Already its ravs nve been spread ' that in realit-v ,!lp-v inculcated views very much should possess a Bible, in spite of the anathema j extensively" over onrown co..ntrv--have even reach-1 resembling the A. We might quote scores ol of the Council of Tre.H.of the cursesof Popes Pius, j cd the chores of Africa iho nl f I,I1-, md ! Lutherau divines establishing tins point. The m n,i r.rerorv md I,;, nn nrohihi u.n "d the snores ot Africa, the plains ot India, and 1-"" testimony of Dr. Mosheim alone is suflicient. His Leo and Oregon, and h s own rrol . b turn 3. , etrated lhe ,vaste Wl(,3 of ollr Uestcm furesl5. h accuracv, a, a historian, is admitted bv the Mr. Fenw.ck alti.med, hat ad 1 ..p ... believed in , ,s situated in one of the most interesting portions ! learned of all christian countries, and his acquainthe solemnity ot an oath by whomsoever adtmnis- j ofour clmrclt, and should claim a special interest tance with the doctrines of his own church will tered, or under whatever form. .Now yve assert, j m t!ie ,,r;ivers 0f every Christian. May the Lord : not be disputed. In Vol. IL p. 329, of his Elethat this declaration is directly opposed to all the ; Cany on Ins own w-ork, and hrin-i in any to the knowl-i menta Theologian Dogmaticie, this author recwiotis, rules, decretals, and bulls of the Roman I edge of himself -who shall be& witnesses for him marks: "We deny that Christ is present and is Councils, Popes and Authors, w ithout an exception :; ; "ii, a ... c i. ; ,.. ivi c , received in a physical or material manner. But

,tnu nioiir, u.iti hull lui-ic is noi ii i apisi 111 Boston, or any where else who would not laugh out right, if he heard a Protestant say that lie believed Mr. Tcnwick told t lie truth. In our estimation, it is of comparatively minor importance, whether Mr. Buzzle be acquitted or convicted, but it is of momentous consequence the United States that if possible the abominations of Fein de Convents, and thevill any of Roman Prel ites and Priests should be faithfully disclosed. We only wish that we had tlv opportunity of propounding some questions to the Superior, and to Mr. Fenwick, We guess, that thev would not wricsjle out of our grasp-and wetiust that Messrs. F.nlev and Mann will remern ler that the authoritative and universal law of Popish Priests and Nuns is this- "Swear and foreswear but never betray a secret I"1 Mr. Fenwick is am-pb-proof of all tli.it we h ive ever s.ud rosjecting tne worthlessness of a Papist's oath. Pru'c.-trtrd Vindicator. Sunday chools mid tc Worl .- F.xtracts fiom sn att eb: in tho Chns'ian .Advocate and Journal, ii, . t vi .-ii ii,,, ii - i l,v Rev. Dr. Ohn, of K .i.doljV M,cm college, ir-, t'"1'''-

One of the most interesting fea,.,res of the Sun-1 him." Lev. xiii. 13. "Thou shalt not oppress an we think be cannot fail to perceive that, the diday school enterprise is its rt hdion t.. the triumph hired SPrVant , that is poor and needy thisdav vines of our church did not inculcate the ideas ..r . I. l. ...... 1. ..,. t,t,..., ;., il,., ..! 1 - ,,u'1) i;.r.,ll ..,..;.., .,..,.! l. .I . i ... n..

id the Redeeniei s kingdom in the conversion of the world. So intimate is the connexion beuven tin se two obj -cls, that as fir rs human agency is j concerned, the general d.llnsion of Chtistianiiy seems to be dependent um;i the moie thorough religions Iraininj; of ( In' dliood and youth. We may confeit-ii'ly believe th it a wiser and better generation of (.'hriii iii? is risin nptol.onei the:r Saviour.

Under the old system, when the religious education ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. of children was mostly neglected, not only did the'Bring ye alt the tithes into the storehouse, that natural heart unchecked bring forth il5 luxuriant there mav be meat in mine house, and prove me harvest of fn Hies, but principles were imbibed and now- nerewhh Eaith thc Lord of IIosts, if I will habits formed, which operated as positive and pow- , , . . i . - j i r i , not open the windows 01 heaven, and pour you c-rful obstacles to conversion and subsequent useful- ' 1 - nesa in the church. Men often entered the house- outablessin? that there fha11 not be room enough hold of faith mere novices in all that belonged to! 10 receive it." Mai. hi. 9, 10. their new relations to God and their fellow crea-: ,urcs- ! Lutheran- Observer rs. The Standard Our ,t, C cl,l :f1..n ..::. ..! '

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j I.IZ:'' C ) v M. Lutlier," .I ' tions of religious truth are hid deep and early in an aPP?nded foot-note, containing some very set- J . .

the heart. The moral and intellectual powers are , imbued w ith the Christian doctrine in their earliest movements. The conscience and the underslanding are educated under hallowing influences, and borrow their sure lights from the gosp -1. Children , ... .t. -l i i:c i i... .i...:. i i.. i ... f , , -- ' come mio uie cuuicii ouaiioeu in men k on euu, . j principles. for cntering af QUC, upon a ,ona lifo of lightened, active, and j usefi pie,v. ithe misery from winch they were : transferred to the vineyard of the Lord, they have 'ill i i I . 1 , ! already learned to venerate and love the great en-, I terprises of Christianity, and they become Christ i- ; ans, mm bu-rs, anu iiiiioii.in, unuoi ciciimaiuucos mosi i.uor.iuie 10 greai anu lasting nse.ume I hese opinions are sustained by tlie hiMory ol , i ,i i . ' ,, u ' , i our own and other denominations. It w ill be tiiiiiiu ; that those churches w hich have ensured most zzA- ; ously in llie suppoit of Sabbath-schools, and emi brace in their communion the largest proportion of members who have been trained in these institu - incnjt;t i a nun umc uvcn inmivu in nv-c:v, . ... . , , r . . , tions. are distinguished for their active niely From tac Presbyterian. ' IM eres it.vg season in jf.ei ersox COLLEGE, PA. j Mr. EditorThe readers of the Presbyterian :

and thc friends of Zion will be gratified to learn r-v sn.au matters, sometimes: we Munk very ditthat the Lord has been passing"thniigh several ferently of the notice in question. He thinks it a churches in Western Pennsylvam i with the reviving n treat we don't think so. We intend, however, influences of his spirit. In his cheering visits lie to act according to our previous intimation, and has not passed over Canonsbiirg, the seat of Jell'c-r-; debate the matter no more. As the Observer has son College. Tlfs Institution, now numbering i,oth the articles of tho Stands,? an.1

ti irtiiuia vii nut il i iiHi i v. u iiitvi iuiii SMiiin-in;?, 10 a i., ..r 1, !..,! .,.,.1 .1,:.... .-,,,Ji.. ;.. ., j vine of the Lord's own planting, it lias been -fosail l i ; tered by his providential e; ; 1 iii- i -i , r arp. aiHl Horn is rnmmencemcnt 1, as been one of the richest clerical fountains in our land. ( )flen has the writer listened ' .. iil, il, ,,!'..,., ;.,t,,.ot i.. it ..-..ill... Pr.i.-I.loni ..1,11., itiui mi nun" ii.il iisi i . iij.,,,iii iimiii. ijii i , 1 I i I . .- J) .; 1 j . I j lie ii'is ni.in.u mi. mi iinii; hi i iu,ivn iac luvt.uiir : " una Riiinuu ,.imi ii,-. in .limn, .v i'.:ii it. His eve has kindled with new brilliancy : his ,,fart ",mvn an lie.i he was told of the in- ' '"f ms ,flS ,,Iu t,,;lt -VC:'.r ' ,e of the Lord came down with power and about tur-l r i i tv students were made the subjects of renewin"j , M my f hc?Q me mJ filhfu, ,;i,!pri. ; . G() tlfvjnPVnuL Since ,h:it titne there have , , r r , . . been several seasons ol refreshing g enioved. But'

during the present session the Lord lias p art ieular- j mences his explanation, which we hope our readly manifested his presence. The work common-j crs will understand. Solar, however, as we can ced at a communion season which took place on j iParn the individual opinion of our brother, on tl e .1. .1 1 f I I .1 i- I 1 ... 1 . 'IM ri'i I 1 '

uie uiira oauoain 01 wecemotr i. si. i ne 1 liur day preceding had been set apart by the Synod of Pittsburg, as a d iv of fasting, humiliation and prayer. It was observed in this place. A friend in re- : lation to it, savs, "There seemed to be much sear- ; ching of heart and prayer among God's people in the College and towm. I can testify that there j have been among them more love and meekness ; and prayer than I have ever seen before.11 The ; Sabbath passed away without any special tokens for i good. But the Lord did not suffer the ordinance .,( ,,o 1,., .,.1 - J : :. . .1... I V . , l"lu,"'u" ll,L'.v j d,uS and been lic;,r(i ,0 say . "Our former hopes we count but loss, And nail our glory to (lie Cross."1 Such is the power of the living Spirit; such its sacred influence. Between thirty snd forty in the college and several in the town, who not lon.fr ami

looked unon Christ as n root out ofdrv moi.n.l h:1v.it,0Pe,h:lt ,1? 1,0 lls the favor to introduce into

ing no form or comeliness, now behold him as llmj ch,ef among ten thousand, the one altogether lov ... The n:v.n nm.,!,,r,l -r tl, -il.o .... tion and earnest , fervent pr.iyer : 1 1 bus has the Lord been nourinr new oil into 11S V of science nn(i K,,m which was Vlh. e1 )v ,,,e venerable Dr. Mc Millan who now silent-! X 11 12 STA . I A It I. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 18;."). . i JNew ork Observer, and Protestant Vindicator For a few weeks past we have sent our pa- ; per to the N. Y. Obs., and Prot. Vindicator, with .ho rem.t "n)Pco evn,,0 " Will ,i. ......... , uncitive editors of those papers inform us, whether our P Week'' isits ar acccPtab1 or whether, in their estimation, they are worthy of being returned?

r, AI Tl . , is vndi r (the form of) bread and wine. Equally Queries to Church Members. Have you paid groundless in the charge of consubslantmtion, ,,r your minister any thing during the last quarter, or the belief that the body and blood of Christ are six months, or year! ; changed into one substance with thc bread and wine. Do not your minister and his family need bread' A" tllePC Pim'0,ls differ very far from the doc- , , ... ",, , trines of our church. The celebrated Lutheran

iai, i.iimrni tu ouioji-an v e a von and ' .' jour lamny: ana are tney not dependent upon you for the means to obtain them? Is not the laborer worthy of his reward? May , ... .1, : i i .i i i- , , . ,. you with impunity 'rob the hireling ot his wages!' " Ihou shalt not dctraud thy neighbor, neither rob thou shalt trive him his hire, neither h, II .ho

protested against them. go down upon it." Deut. x.xiv. 11, 15. "And I Again, we must inform our brother of the Standwill be a swift witness against those that oppress aid, that he has certainly fallen into an error in tbo hireling in his wages." Mai. iii 5 j asserting, that Dr. Schmucker, in the 1 iblicalTheIs not tiod now cursing almost all his churches ?'";.'. &.c' """y maintains the .necessity 0f a .. " ."un belief 111 impanation, to genuine Lutheranisni." On with a curse, because you have robbed his ministers a careful examination of the article in the work reof their duet? "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ferrcd to, we find that Br. S. merely adds to the

reaiier3 , , ...... no, recollect, that

some months since we noticed in our editorial revere remarks against Calvinists. In our notice, we said that Lutherans diiFered ieast of all Trotestants from Catholics, inasmuch as they held to the doctrine of consubstantiution, which we thou-ht not a very great improvement on tratisubsfantialion. Uur remarks crave sreat otlence to our brother of ......... .w , T , , , . , . Lutheran Observer, who denied that consul "iatbn, or impanation, was taught in the Evangel'cal Lutheran Church at least, he called on us to substantiate what he thought our unjust charge. T i - , i - In attempting to comply with this request, we made quotations from a work, published under the inspection ot the accredited teacher of Theology in tl EvanreIical Church, snfficient. as wp .ho.,h. . .. , , to support the position we had taken. e found 11 tllat lae consultant ia I, on and injunction were '"deed rejected, but what we regarded, and still regard, as the substance, is taught in the translation . of Storr & Flatt. At the close of our remarks, we ! intima'.ed that we should not longer continue a i logomachy which could neither be interesting nor i " . i jiroiitable to the great majority of our readers. : This last notice of ours, the Editor is pleased to regard as a retreat. Men differ ia opinion on ve- . , - . . . . i .... T , y. , . . , , . ! Creed of the Lutheran Church which we ,hink j ieac,,eh i'ie uocr.ne in quesnon, may appea- m i ollr columns; we think it due to our brothel to ! pnmnlv with this rpiiint. It mav. nprlnns ho v.i-,. I . . ........ v. .,i, uitii ii'icult for us to see a nice distinction between . i i ...... i . I... i- 1. 1 - . .i uotaiiiiu ojui'ij-; um c iraiihiv coniess, mat II that which we call consubstantiation is not found n the quotations below, we don't know what it fc; , ,,. ., ... , , , and we are willing that the Editor ot the Observfr ,, . , . should have the opportunity of n.ak.ng out apian COlie' on ,hc 6round of our "orance. After inserting our last notice, the Editor compoint in question, our own views would acco d with his. But, this has nothing to do with the authorities which he has cited to sustain the creed of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. ".Remarks. In reviewing these remarks by our brother of the Standard, we cannot help observing that there are certain lessons of practical selfknowledge, for the attainment of which editors and controversialists seem manifestly to enjoy peculiar facilities. Among these, one of the principal is, that writers are seldom impartial judges of .t . . i . . . ,- i , all similar misapprehension, we have resolved to drop the personal aspects of our editorial inter course; and offer only some explanatory remarks on the subject at issue, which we regard as due to the cause of truth and brotherly love. We repose entire confidence in the sincerity of the editor's declaration, "that he would not do injustice to the opinions of any'" and therefore repeat the Lis column? ovir explanatory observations We remark, then, that we called on the editor to prove either consuhstantiation or impanation that ,ln ha;1 acrTofi3 to the necessary authors, his and the Lutheran church iii.triitlii.iti.. ,,wiiii.i tun i nit rz 111111, iu,ti uii im I lid not use therVrwi consuhstantiation and impanation, but actually rejected the ideas literally conveyed bv them; whilst should any one ask, how is he present! Our answer is, We know not. We commonly call his presence in this ordinance, a sacrameti'.al presence.'' This mislit seem to be an attempt o leiine"W mode of his presence, but by this word we mean nothing more than that we arc ignorant of the mode. It has been said, we receive the Saviour, in, under, with, the bread (in, cum, sub pane.) These three words might signify three 'nodes: but the use of them all in conjunction, is intended to indicate, that we do not wish to determ;.,,..i, ., , r n, ....... pre sence. 1 tiose tneretore, err, who assert that we believe in impanation, or that Christ is in the bread and wine. Tor are those more correct, who : charge us with believing sunimnation, or that Christ i- -i-.i virn.i iiivine oi me ,.iitn century ( i eftinrct . in tii; Loci Theologici, Tom. V. p. 5.3, expressly says: IVoque est localis inclusio corpoiis in panem, ne-TJ'-.rst i'panati,nvnu- est consultant iaiio." " ioi.-i iiieieion- " e ,it;i ee w i u our nroi ler oi lie Stantiinl, that the old Lutheran doctrine very much resembles consiihst.nitmtirm A imnanminn ""'"'".v ueMgna.e i oy uiese terms, nut r.c.u my

exegetical discussions of Storr and Flatt, the explanations and proofs of the doctrine riven bv several distinguished divines of the Lutheran church; whilst the only point which he himself maintains, is, that thus explained, the doctrine is not chargeable with contradiction against the dictates ot' reason. As to the truth, of the doctrine he seems designedly to abstain from ex pressing an opinion. His language is "L'y these remarks, we wish merely to prove, that there is nothing in the nature of this doctrine which canjustify us in reacting it, if taught in Scripture, and that as in the case of the Trinity, the only question is, have the inspired writers taught it! And tin's question has been fully discussed in the preceding paragraph of our author, and in the extracts from the work of Dr. Reinhard, Vol. II. p. J3S. In a work since published by Dr. S. he has reduced to system the views of the Reformers and of the Protestant churches on this subject. We should be pleased to copy the whole article, but have room only for the heads of the classification. We merely add, from personal acquaintance with Dr. S., that he himself embraces the view here designated as the third. I. "The first view was that adopted by Luther and the major part ot'lhe Lutheran church in the sixteenth and seventeenth and earlier part of the eighteenth centuries; as also by the Moravian church until the present day," viz. (p. 21S.) I. The bread and wine remain in all resptcts unchanged: but the invisible, glvr. ifu d body and blend ,,f Christ are also act'talhj present at the celebration the eucharisi, and exert an influence on nil tlutse who re-cen-f the brt ad and wine; not indeed present in that mi nor with those finperties whirh belong, d tn the Saviour's body on earth, such as visibility, ta igibility.e. for these il no longer poss, , but present with the into and elevated properties which now belong to itsglorifhd state." II. "The second view of this doctrine is that, which was early entertained by some Lutheran divines, and in the last century became generally current in the Lutheran church. It was also Calvin's view, with this exception, that he confined this supernatural influence to believers." That thc bread and wine remain in all respects 711changtd; that the glarijii d human nature of Christ is not substantially (essentially) 'resent at all, but only injluentially, efficaciously, or virtually; that is. bu a special supernatural it jluei.ee ixerted on all communicants, at the time when they receive the brt ad and wine. III. "The third view seems sometimes to have been maintained by Melanchthon, and by some of those Lutheran divines who were tenure! saeramentarians, and is received by not a few theologians of the Lutheran Church in Europe and America, at the present dav, viz: "That there is no presence of' thc glorifud human nature of the Saviour , citlur substantial or injimnlial, nor any thing mysterious or supernatural in tic lucharist; yet that whilst the bread uil wine are mere 1 1 symbolic representations of the Saviour's absent body by which weave remind) d if his sufi rings, there is also a peculiar and special spiritual blessing, bestowed u the divine Saviour on allworthij communicants, byivhie'i their faith and Christian graces are conjirmcd. IV. "The fourth opinion is that which was miantained by the distinguished reformer Zwinglius, and is generally received by his followers in Europe and America, as also by the great mass of Calvinistic churches, viz: That there is no presence of the human nature of the Saviour if any kind in the holy suppi r; nor any peculiar spiritual influence ennncclt d with this ordinance, other than that accompanying thc truths, which i' symbolically rrprescnts.,' "After a protracted and unprofitable struggle, the Lutheran Church has long since settled down in the happy con viction, that on tins, as on all other subjects not clearly determined bv the inspired volume, her sons shall be left to follow the dictates

of their own conscience, having none to molest them or make them afraid. In the Lutheran church in this country, each of the above views has some advocates, though the great body ofour divines, if we mistake not, embraces either the second or third." We doubt not, our brother editor will be pleased to find from these statements, that the Lutheran churches of the present day have adopted pretty much what he regards the truth on the subject ot' the holy supper, and that as they, in this country, have a presbyterio-congregational form of government, they are just as far from the Komish church as any other denomination of Protestants." For the Standard. Messrs. Editors I have lately been looking over a paper written by Dr. Witherspoon, called "Ecclesiastical characteristics," in which he shews "a plain and easy way of attaining to the character of a moderate man." I was much struck with the resemblance in some particulars between men of this cast, in the Dr.'s day and our day. He lays down a number of "maxims" to guide those who aspire to the character of moderate men. I will transcribe a few of them, w hich you may publish if you think proper. Maxim 1. "All ecclesiastical persons, of whatever rank, whether principals of colleges, professors of divinity, ministers, or even probationers, that are suspected of heresy, are to be esteemed men of great genius, vast learning, and uncommon worth; and are, by all means, to be supported and protected." The Dr. commences his illustration of this maxim, by saying "All moderate men have a kind of fellow-feeling with heresy,- and as soon as they hear of any one suspected, or in danger of being prosecuted for it, zealously and unanimously rise up in his defence. This fact is unquestionable. I never knew a moderate man in my life, that did not love and honor a heretic, or that had not an implacable hatred at the persons of heresy-hunters." Maxim .1. "It is a necessary part of the character of a moderate man, never to speak of the confession of faith but with a sneer; to give sly hints, that he does not thoroughly believe it; and to make the word orthodoxy a term of contempt and reproach." Maxim 1:4. "Ail moderate men are joined together in the strictest bond of union, and do never fail to support and defend one another to the utmost, be the cause they are engaged in what it will." It seems to me that things somewhat like thes' are witnessed in our day and our church I' might be well, Messrs. Editors, if y0u ynild acconmanv these extracts with poien r. i-arks. PILGRIM. j We cannot coincide ent;-e!y with our brother j Pilgrim. However appU'ahlo the above characteristics may have been in Dr. Witherspoon's day, we would be very loathe to apply them to all, or even a majority of those who are now known as moderate men 111 the Presbyterian Church. We hope and believe "better things" of them than to

! say, that "all moderate men have a kind of fellow feeling with heresy love and honor a heretic never speak of the Confession of Faith but with a sneer, ice." W e have personal knowledge of x least one moderate man, who moved his Presbytery to rebuke a New-.-chool man for speaking of the Confession of Faith with a sneer. En.

: For the Standard. ON MARRIAGE WITH THE SISTER OF A DECEASED WIF E. (Continued.) 1 2. Another objection is founded on what is technically called the livirate law, in Deut xxv. j-u. "If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall r.ot marry without, unto a stranger: her husband's brother," (margin "next kinsman,'") "shall go in ' unto her and take her to him to wife," iVc. It will ; be observed hero, that this law does not embrace ' the case in question, except by implication; it does, ; not say, that, in any circumstances, a woman shall marry the husband of her deceased sister. It pro- ; vides that, under certain re-trictions, an Isra lite 1 sho'i'd marry h.s deceased brother's (or kinsman's) wife. Put the objection either supposes that this suspension of the law of incest, in a particular cas,-, indicates that the law in Lev. xviii. is not ol' a ; mora; character, and therefore, not universally . obligatory; or it must regard it as a rcpeul of tho : law relation to the degre e of affinity implica'ed in this particular case. The objection, tie rt. f ire. ! may be viewed as assuming two things, which must he proved before it can possess any validity. ! First, it takes it for granted, that no law, of a mora! character, can, in any case, be dispensed with, by the Sovereign Legislator. This is unI doubted ly true with respect to those moral statu'es, which are founded on the Divine perfections, and on those essential and permanent relations, which sut s;st between God and man. Rut the prfcep'-.-i of the moral law are obviously to be rtb rree to two distinct classes: such as, in the strictest sense j of the term, are de nominated moral, and such as are Usually termed jiosiive. The former have been' just described, as to their foundation: they arc co- ! eval witli the existence of man, and form a nerriei 14' I tua! rule of conduct, suited to the constitution and j perfection of his nature. The latter are founded , on, and are appropriate to thc circumstances in which he is placed, and are ot" more recent enact- ; meiit than the former. Rut the lat'er, no less than the former, are obligatory , as soon as revealed, and upon all to whom they are addrt d. The oV.i- ' gat ion binding Abraham to offer up his son was j as peremptory, after the command was tdven, as 1 any precept of the law of nature, or perpetual I moras law. lhjt as precepts of a positive kind dcI pond for their authority and force, o: the revealed j command of God, and have reference to the parti- ; cular circumstances of the creature: so tin- . uj preme Lawgiver may repeal them, or suspend j thei-i, in whole or in part, without inconsistency with his own perfections, or with the essential i sturt and permanent relations of man. The law of incest, having bee n published posterior to the fall of m. ui, and havinir reference to the circumstances of human society, in the present life, is a positive law; and as it relates to men's conduct, or j manners, it is at the same time a moral law. V.ring positive, or relating to the particular circumstances of man, in his present state, the supreme Lawgiver could suspend, or repeal anv part of it, if in his perfect wisdom, he should see lit, without any inconsistency ; and He alone, let it be remembered, is the judge, when, ami how far, it may he dispensed with, and none beside himself, has authority to make the dispensation. If, then, to meet a certain exigency, God has dispensed with, cr for a time suspended, any statute of the law of incest, it does not follow that the statute, thus temporarily suspended, was not moral prior to its suspension, or that it will no' he so still, after tl o term of its suspension has expired. Every law of God, intended to bear on the conduct of a mora! agent, is necessarily moral, whether positive or not; ami absolutely obligatory on all to whom it is intended to apply. But we have already seen.iti tiie course of this investigation, that the law of incest is viewed by God himself, as extending itobligations to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews, and that he actually punished the former for their violations of it: consequently, the first thing assumed by thc objection is not only destitute of proof, but it is even incapable of it. The objection assumes, in the second place, that the statute forbidding a man to marry his brother's widow, is dispensed with in the levirate law. There is a single excepdon made in a well defined case; and as exceptions prove the existence and general application of the rule, so this exception proves the unsuspended, unrepealed existence and obligation of the prohibitory statuteThe exception could only have place, when a man died without either male or female child to perpetuate his name in the genealogy of his family, and to succeed to the family inheritance; and when a brother survived, who was willing to marry the widow, and conform in all things 10 the provisions of this peculiar dispensation. It was necessary that the genealogies of the several families should be preserved, anil more especially that the family inheritances of the tribe of Judah should be kept unalienated, and the genealogies distinct, until Christ should come, and the gospel dispensation be established; at which time, this singular exception to --uc general law for regulating marriages, ceased, because the reason for making it had cisr,i' 1 appears, then, that the law was not, as the objection supposes, suspended; but that, for special reasons, an exception was made, in a defined case; and moreover, that the exception no longer exists; that the law is moral in its nature; obligatory oil all in every country, where the law is published; and finally, that the exception, so far from impairing the force of the law, only renders the evidence of its existence and authority the more strikingly undeniable. 3. Another objection has been raised against the existence of a divine law prohibiting marriage with a deceased wife's sister, from the assumption, that Mich marriagiiK aru uniformly happy, rV.