Standard, Volume 4, Number 25, Madison, Jefferson County, 10 April 1835 — Page 2

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senses. Uonce they have test died, an,I tint. .00. with all cood conscience, tnough you rejoice

enen too that your conscience. has not the burden oi men 71llit, p. ll?,,t i, aw i3 t ie church to te ieionnt-u i i . i ...... ,1? You hive admitted that testifying aensi error wul not do You declare vour -utter incivduiity as to an prospects of relief to our divided, struggling church, from the measures prospectively proposed by vour re-pected brethren ct the AC and lesumom, p 07. What then is to be done? Let the Old Schou houl Presbyteries airugu the c pnts ict them bo brought before t:ie proper trm-m; among the 1 i?t to extent ih' or (h wwrt In evcrv case where (he Oil Will he rhanrc of heldinu thorn cm be legiiimat-.uy iixed en any 9iv with our whole hem is he onht not to man. we i o in elf church." p. ua -1. And you b..v eral Assembly also to be on ill.e pledged the lien side V truth, in i!i first caso brought f.driy before fail, then vou will "denounce that bndv: or it thev ; :rt,. com! n. p. ' TO.' T!,; would ....! ve:v well if w i 1! d r-Q v.ew o ! ioo j !ain!y the matter, brui-ht f.,irvour retreat. Bat you have dlsch-scii Vour wav csi '. to i-. us i'i The outlet is t oe iou: a ids ly before thai body ha; 'nonce, t'ia!. Iov von How l: it charge ( leiie ru:;.. t r e of i.eresv h: never been s;l Atsctably. iu 5-.-.c!i a mtrme bodv to take regu! .r cogn'inct It. C.' !t n single instance ? And with so many peeuhar even that was connected V-t"SO!':d -d Joc.d circiliu--;m a:;d dis'vissionate lcs lai.Lc to render a cirsion of it a.r . ! ca i, V I :v. f T. lvSt the do.asiuns ' ti!e ;!"cr.d Assc or years, of w'.urli tai Oi. liae "05t loadiy coirplain- !, f:s -r tic 1 fini a n ii i i. i . vor i reT e thu ! i scurceiy one n : a u.nnnev wiac!. decision, cn il : c n 1 r..,.-t.f ' d of a e. : ri:s." ea i, J.:... I, i. i'-iore i;.e i St . u:.;;. r e ;,5ure -Wl.cn euch an a?; ct a v 1 cr and highly c.eit:r-ii i; an unfiVi i .lie n ecpuoi. they did bring bv '.' h church, maPcrs of j ;: t A:: !: idtCib :y of the lea.:ard to e. and loir r " co:-ep...u wi.ieli ?:md p; dress ought to i cr trisi."2er.ieiit wis on :l br t:cen otituincu uhl have bi-e.i - ,i . matters were so t; theerics. cr ir.-d: ... ., , 1 1 r S e ir r iv in1, io e r e eel I--: -1 .-. .m (pn siio de-mi;els. ddo most to tr.stiro t..- ir r. iccti-T.. n. 'some Oid School men n.tvl it n comp! an f the vomeral A ;sAct and Tv's'.in.of.v than to do i ( ..- to ;.;;tv as r:.---e-S.amd 'id School princ would ia.re f red betii r ft?,:;: had. liter, ?na;-:.tCi "A number of the ic.a.i eve.! ;), ,., i.u i e ' s1 oi.. .- .u li.e- V lOie . . ... i Asseml within the 1 .st four ycas. were re:. and trrdv brou ra Old Schoe.l d.i ro -out bv ct:r hu 1!.i.-:i o the in;il pai'y tl.cinsclvc-s," p. C.i-'.r4 . Here then we hie ye.uv iew id tdiu eh u-.l-mer. snd measures; r.r.d ,f the jita-pcr mod-? i f ref am. Tiie Oid Sch., el-men mut '-arraign tie:- culprits" ntut bring -the Cv.se Ihiily bob. re the Assembiy;'" uncot.-.iected with "peculiar pe rsonal or h eal ir-cu:nsta;.c-s;" unmixed with "highly exciting matters;" unimclvcd with any -i:;eaies or dem tnds. questionable or i.iadmisibie" ia the oprihn ef the ri-' Jevf." p nilahcn, in P,-i:uh,rt. and then the Assembly );:! do their d .... cr tiieso r.-.-o raUs will complain ! Why hive iaa tin mode rat eg done their daiv, ar.d showed the Old School bow th;s lhh.gcaii be done? Why have they not brougl: fore the Assemble, some of the few frirhi b-dv-en tics of their acp:.untanccunconnected witn pecuiting circumstances so ,J l;..r personal. ,i md ex. that the Assembly might hav uvea , ;;t leas', one ''calm and disp iss'on t "tlnd it much more easy decision. Truly, they i write aT-u.st the Ac! and Tcsrmony. "then to do r u a v as me'U.hv as vt t.-ieir rcspecuve i res nes. he .ce -e-l ney and roi k ire 1 1 So sav. --J.0 let a church, witu a sc:. ptitr.il ere an ulimrable form of government, alone, t her own reform," p. I'd.'. O vesl Le; the "alone" ehe will "work her own vtfam! indeed sh we-u.d. it a m ' ri'y ot her n ters w ere s jaa.i. v i lU.t.li i.K ii. the difucu cou ie'ion ia a ereat it i can the cvjiiSt.t ite-n m :,!. exist, when Recording t-iye of the minister are ot.lv i- s wl wh:c; sound, and ef course otio-ierrd) 1vj h ol two thousand totally corrupt? lou tell us "The Act .and Testi iV is cr, f ss d- I ly a thilure." p. B"5. Wnonnd.- this co yourselves? And what liiiht hid vo'i t. essiou but ! e ) to CO i Itssion aoottt it: lou and. i no Ac: nod i st. - monv i; is vi.videtl tne ranks r.l t;a;U,u c!ioo! ;ne:i. j ib. 'Not at uii. If has divided tiie (ill y.dt.ml from I : ' ;" -o.u .ms n.. o.. i..i.i i...-..i .. gm you ouo. -it r.ne Act nnd l ostunony) h is . iii.tu tne he iris and inouti.s oi tunr most op -n ponc-iits with rejoicing," ib. Ties is another b -:- j ut-i iyr. Aotlm.g nas yet ccured wh c.i gr -.veiled tne j "New Seliool S) deeply ns l'ae .ct and Tvsdmonv. i - - , , j s ) deeply as t li is the mhculous vond-tion of th n: e men at which they iauah. When a man attem-'is to sit on two 00,S. i ir.c-v are not; ...li.:..'. .:.. i nun. hiS com l tien always raises a Luga at la own Pc:j;iou auiiiit tint resistance to unconstitutional acts cf the General Assembly may be a duty. Are the tcts of ti.e Assembly specified in the A --t and Testimony so Ui.c.'tisUtioii d and d .e,lrra i r.s to make resistance a duty? To this q-iesti-.n the sners of that document alarm and you deny; and there is no earthly umpire between you. Bat h.j.v cm vou feel yourselves "all but excommualc ttcd f er our disseiit." (p. 111.) when you hid "no doab;"' thai your " :cavi and fv-elins were those of a lirgi majority of the church?" p. GE This r.pp;eh m-ion teiust h-ive arisen from one d' two causes. You either admit th tin ; doctrine that a sound minority can, by divine right, escomuimiic-i'.e a c.irnpt m ,- j.-.r.ty-or vou :n!v see, what is tl; me thin'-. that cither the New School or )'..! Sclioul must go out; ami tint tie n you wall not be permit. ed to have le.iowship whli j:l,er. Is not this ii.e t the cascll e state of 1 After elk gentlemen, ou h ive eivrp. --,,:iv good advice by which 1 hone many will profit. You s:v. page 12, '-Let all wf rerd!y love the Presbytia i-'n ennrch, and cordially ci rvnr r ; times and order in par ty let M. - in them come tort t. U..J, vi , ..... 1. 1 ... v ,io. i I'uru an show liie-mscoes Amen. I Ins is just wlut ti,.-; framers of the Act and 1 estmiony desire. 1. and sho:c lit m etres. t them come J.rth But, ren!!?mm, before you ee.mr fr, an,j lOV. yaunrlrts, I would advise you to 'pee-, OUi ' and look at the "really small hostile juno of uhr putizuis"' whom you have ireaied watii so much moderation. 1- Tri I'i.eologic d S-mir.aiy at Auburn, with a 1' nine ieiahs of i s Uar.i,i

2. Rev. S. S. Beman, D. D., with all his satte-

lites, south and norm. 3. Rev. C. Finney, and all his revivalists.

i-v -tx t- t i - -t ' i . (. The Rev. J Mi tors of the New York Evangel- j ist. the Philadelphian. and Cincinnati Journal, the j S. R. Telegraph, and all their retailers, with the! thousands who feast from week to week, on the pre- j c "ens portions of their iu-.l dieinUy and neic mens- j I no Key. r. Dumcld, ami all who apn.auci hi's work on regeneration. j i he Rev. .l. Lo.d,ttt.o, and h,s tnenos m the sch ne oi unman ;.mui, umu.ie -uio cnauimg - mount; T iC IvOV. r viiwu, ... iiv endorsed n:s printed con ts;t;oii on Atonement, rc. among whom vou wall see S(ime men who ami nign in toe esimiation oi i;ic tiiiU'cnes: i.e. .11. Hall, &C. At the sight of the Act and TcsI ti' a-:. v. .Mr. ILU gaii to publ sh u:!;ox oxy in u::d !.. c; but took care to exclude treni n:s pul pit those Lveiiiie-.J who had s'gned that document! 'i'lais jrovi:i j himself to be a ..'). ilirc sou of the New S ;.. 1. 10. Ti. e Rev. V. A.Ross, and his pur nolile ('ut.-i.::i t f Marion Co'lei:e Dr. Nelson and President Galhd;,r. 11. Tiic M-iryville Seminary, and at least fuiui".f.l.s of l,cr Al.anni. 1-. Lane Seminary, and all her "sisters of charily," ia O.at ida, Marietta, Western Reserve, Jacksonville, Rli.-mif; and New Haven, Connecticut. Reiicw these troops, "enikmen. nnd beiiold vour n . v s: 0. 1! ie pintv). , C Peihatis, vca; mav bad it pn i.ovt other to 1 .main l amous;'. while you ex"lo come forth and show tin mselv; s. should ;;ou. however, -'come eaa.,. i s me ; !i tine !! p a.h'.v return t lie compliment; in thr subscribe mxsc'.f. A viLN i'LE.MAN. WARY INTi'.LLlGLNCIh Rr.v. Pssi an; Ai.rx AM.e.K Dr; iv. who. for some an excellent Scottish ne, suceessfuHv labor;lri:il.. India, h is been attacks, to return with I. It is stated in two ed in the ea-ie of God at (.' cons in d ! ! v t tre.t b:s 1 ;milv to h's native: 1. iters of his wife, published in the Philadelnhiaii. i .? i:e l .il neie-ii on beuiLT obi L'eel to leave a sphere f i ,bor in i:i which God has peculiarly blessed him; d.sp iis .tion is of tie,.', who ir.nv raise him ut ep to resume his i d.ots at "vdeuiia or elsewhe re; for go wheio he will, his cleats are fir Christ in Slit . tion ('! immoiiii soios. r.en tney cin.e w.-s unable tei sit i:ii; and his wiio and hat Kct 1 - one of I q,ey a iehiiv. is eh loom weias m ... o' But l. oee oi to reco' ai d improved . W; 0 1. hopod tn .t the salubrious air of Scolove P.- means id restoring them all to a. a; in Asia .Minor. oirs. rr-clmei-;i at Constantinople, dated Ju.ubhshed in the N. En.-d md Sneciu a leu; Iv'll tator. says: Mr. and Mrs. Perkins left us fbr Persia two months s'nee. I hae spent the last night at 1 Rev. Mr. Goodeli's. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are st(pp;;-.cr in Mr. Dwig'it's family. Wo have a very lovelv Circle rd' missionaries. Indeed, I have enjoyed a ran? combination of every kind of privilege; . -ooirl, ir.'e'dorUi d , .and reli-jiou Nom week we must bid thcSvj friends farewell, and go to Broosa, with or.e nss-vi e. We will be alone, in a gre;t citv, cen!a,;iing neiily tw ice the population of Boston, and not oue Englishman there; and we tea-, not one to whom we can exiend the endearing till' of Chns'ian friend. ccrpi a pious Armenian, w!o will be in our employment. Mr. S. has visited th? citv. an pect pi appeare describes it. as wry ne , ases. and oulv tnan is o',0 "Evcrv pie s le." The poop!: d very kind, and tr plcascet with our

4. Rev. Absalom reters, it. u , nev. r . l . an, ; our terrestrial regions. kj mat l nau means to proRev. A. Ballard, ami all on whom they directly op-' vide for these myriads instruction, and to push on orate bv p daver and money. j the work of the Saviour! Thanks to the Lord of all Ucv. Alii( at Jinnies, and his admirers. ! grace, mv operations have increased, arid 1 am now

11 O m iv we oe dows!" T wise as serj.-ents, and harmless as ue missionary wo is a great, an arduis end res ionsible wet' i. . . . j-'.i e-.:? jar us. uue m leae:' s idiid ' itii a re us ey hiswisdjtn. and slre:i'Ttlien us bv i y arm. We sh -.11 be happy if we live rence io his dorv. and nnkethis the nreaaar tier tl.v,vir'i i;f.. l,ii.-.r ,1 iv i mi Mr. -c; t - . dated Aug. 1 1. states . i;j.;t i: and his l ne and his Wi e ne sit, v arrived at tiroes:.. nd opened a Lnncasterian school, containing ; ehrd us. and 'a.dning the cordi lei.ee of she tieoideJ .,it.,sw,ir: i'Jn;.i;f!:tix. !:i 11." ..... . . I .1 "I -. f.: me t i. v-iiront:i; Wo I'm 1 a let ier from .Mr. Asa Dodee dated at Bey roof. March 1. addressed to pious Physicians in the rnuod St .toi r.n ii.no,ii.;,-.,.i ..f.Lrir'i.r.n,,,,. - . j t...v . . , ii ,uv t-iii;yv i i u,v ii io,vMii;,g missionaries ; which lie ures en the following .,,,,,,,,,!... i -n .... .. . , ...1" . , ,;v...uu.-, i . i 1 1 u i i iiee'ie:; ;i 1 o.i country is crowded already. 2. Thouh they may be in many vravs useful at liome. out of the line of i tiietr proiess.on. thev chii "euerally be more useful - .". . 7 j abroad. Their' exiensivenraclice will dve them ! more opportunities of imnartim reliniotia instrnci il.m .l r,.n,,mi ... 1 c. : r, 1

we should have one of she best houses and as many : P'"Pi -y "-oneeuoii oi Mimaoic and suuame children as we could teach. But the missiomriej I W0lkp' Cf-l,L'c,;,liy di as :uc connected w ith edare afr.dd we shall so f ,r g ihi the confi.lence of the ! l"'all()l1' 51,1 ,lie binguages spoken in the Presipoople. that the fears and envv of the di"nitari- ' 'ncy, is kept m Calcutta, which is supplied prinvvdl'i, ov.dtod I :, ,.,-ini,ni'n,aJ;i;..n ( - ! ctpally from Engl md and the I'mted States.

...... ...... v.v.,...,-v. ... iiu; siv.iv ..iiu nioei. uii.e - iveei- ; i is i . - , i ing, not the full, but those who are perishing fr ''-'do, lias ordered two complete sets of the books, want of the bread of life. 3. They will frequently i maps, sehool-app aralus, eVc. published by the Amerbave access to lhose whom InVotrv" b is i.hi-.-.l 1..". i iran Send sy School Union, for the use of the Emr-

vond the reach of other m1. Thev

would often he tlie means of restoring health anil 1 ''tngnage. A large supply ol the same publications s iviug life among their brethren. j -rics of which, of all sizes, from N to :$."!) p.iC'tapluia for Savncn. llew .losiah Brewer has i ges, includes nearly 100 volumes) Ins been orderbeai for several years employed in missionary la-!01' 'r the book establishment in Calcutta, which boms in .Smyrna." Finding himself ndcived from a I li:ls !lCen mentioned. Of a sel which was transmitp nt'on of his cares, he commenced, gratuitously, I about a year ago, one of these gentlemen writes, a series of labors, more than a year nL'o.tTor tlie ben- j . '11S h"cn constant use by the pupils of severefit of American and English seamen. The Ex. I al ''.stitutions in this city, and, at the request of LaCommittee of the American Sea men's Friend So. ! .v Bryant, I have this d iv surrcndeied it for the use

ciety recently voted him thanks for bi-i u.ct labour.,. and reauesied that he would continue his efforts for the ie benefit of seamen; and he is now placed on the st as a rc'oi'.ar chaplain to seamen, imdpr the patronage of ibis Society. lu r. Chariot (,'iitzlaf is still actively c-imiTcd jM

dillusing in Ohin i the know ledge of "tiie Gospel, ,e, Pnses ( Christian missions may seem to some and European learning. In a letter published in ) "''"d-S s'icli results as these claim a more candid the N. Y. Observer, dated at Canton, duly 1, lsijlj anJ '"'elbgeiH consideration for the subject linn is b- s:vs: "I have written a treatise on the" Trinity a i col"mon,.v bestowed upon it. It is Christian ener- . ". .... - ' i .... ..I. : i ... .i i . .

sae.cii ol tiieat ii; it ia n, and commenced the u:neral d scrip'ion of the Chinese Empire, of which 1iie first volume will perhaps be published before the end f this year in London. 1 shall like to have il republished in America ; and, if this meets you there, you may talk with some of llifi publishers on the subject. The two Chinese works just now mentioned tire in the press. The hfe ofour Saviour is nearly printed. Several other of mv Chinese es says are ready feir distribution ; and 1 have ordered soxcral thousands to be struek off. The next work

will be a history of the Bible, a treatise of Faith,

and, if I can manage it, a general Geography, with an atlas, to give our celestial friends some idea of our terrestial regions. O that I had means to prograce, my operations have increased, and I am now ready to employ more than 20 printers; yet I fear the funds will very soon be at an end." from the National Gazette. LITERATURE BRITISH INDIA. I iiere is no part of the Pagan world that oik-is i go fa;r a nrosnec.t of mnr.d and intellectual inmrove ment as the vast continent of India. The inlluencc of E:udjfh refinement is established in ihc Presiden-1 cics and is fast pervading the allied and lmlcpcn ; cent provinces. J ne Enmesh language is becomin; jmc mraiiuin oi eaaciuion ;o i no mm- icr ran us oi soCiotv. and the way is i.renninL' for the iutrouiiclion Gf j,s seienre nnd l:terati!rt anion r xho. wiiole of the mnlnj j)00n m:ie of Ilmdoshiii 3luch progress has in abolishinti some of the most savasie and ancient rites ot their superstitions, and much . i.i i r. .i ii . i i . . 1 1 ; i cr is to iiu r.opau 110m i.ao emigiiieiu o aim igorens administration ot Lord IjOPtincU. the present ( :i!Vornni- It ner. 1 . ' i o i- i (. nristian nussionar.es irom Europe and the I in- j tec! Stales occupy, withou! molestation, conspicuous posts in the no;tiiernmo?t province of Lahore, the I southernmost of the Canutic, on the opposite coasts of Bengal and Bombay, and in impoitant parts of the ! mieruir. Through their influence, chiefly, colleges d schools for the natives have been established, ; ....v. ...v .-..-"''a "-"o"'" "-' , s.n,..en.In Caleulfa there are tlivee newspapers printed in j Iii-lish, the editors and most of the natrons of which : are nanves. That language is taught in all the high- , i i . , . , p : et schools, and its acquisition is sougut as mdispen- i S i i,e fo :m hi .tii r . W r:o , !.- r - m . rL-1 ,1.-. 1 1. m,.-. 1 A remarkable instanc of ardor in the pursuit and diiUision of knowledge was lately witnessed in the case of a son of the hereditary Dewan or prime minister of the ancient st ate of Sanger. Not sitislieel with the stores that were opened to him in his own .Mahratta tongue, he became a proficient in the Ilindee and Prrsian. When the British Government appropriated funds ' for the s the suj-port ot native sehouls at Samior, he vol- . . rili- ..t.....,l.,r,.wJ . - ,.c .. .1 .i; '. ' tint .I.IY I.IMliU.illVU liiV JIVr IV V.3 Ul M 1 1 II I C .1 1 O 1 .S O I 1 C i:ou mat were neioie mm. ;mei not tmv supermien- . i .1 i . .... i .... i . i..... - . - .1 . i . , , . , . i ura on; scnoo.s. eui ",iu up a v. uer oi ms mansion (.j.,,,. s: s himself. Lord Benlinck. after his return from 1 a visit to S iHgor, sent him an official iuviti.lion to , repair to Calcutta, and prosecute the study of the ', ihighsh. The young lndi--u;(who is about )lidI : i .. i i : ... 1 1- r . i . .v.. . . i . i i in .o.me-ei mm.-en oi me ouei, anu in tne oegmmng , of the last year arrived at Calcutta, with ''') or id followers, after a joiuiie v of l'dUO milts, lie im'U!'!ll;;!,''.v commenced tne smuy ol langhsh, under . 1 ' . 1 . . 1.1 , i TV t ' 1 . a tutor, and is bent upon carrying to ii:s countrymen the fruits of his studies. A seminary for a thorough course ol literary. seientiiic ami mor..! in.-iruclion flourishes in the Island of j Cevlon. one of the professors in which is the Jtev. : Mr. Eckard, favorably known by his character and .1.. r.tit ! i v. .o as a ii.hi.wi oi ...e imiaeieipma oar. vn i siuueiiia in mis insiiiuiion at tne last dates more i than one hundred speak English beside their native iainul. which is the veinacuar mneuo often or!

twelve millions on the Commanded coast, to whom d,,ctrin;p he1,1' 5111,1 ,ho "casures adopted, by minthe Ceylon pupils are becoming muddied lo be I lers of the Presbyterian church, whether as inditeachers. The sacred books id' the Hindoos pro-1 viduals or judicatories, to the test of our ecclesiasti-

lea lo teacii science as well its religion, and die one branch is as fabulous as the other. To demonstrate, therefore, the true astronomy, geometry, natural philosophy, vVc, is an infallible, method of overturning their degrading idolatry. A new scheme has been commenced in Calcutta for the encouragement of education, and the circulation of useful books. One of the gentlemen eniged in this project is Mr. Trevelvan, a secretary of the British Cabinet in India, and a zealous promo41 , . 1 . 4 .11. . j 1 II 1 t l liranehes arc established in the most important towns in the interior, that the facilities and encouragement may be direct. A monthly list of these publications is printed and circulated. That issued on the 1st of October last, gives the lilies of elementary works, in all the branches of a thorough education, in the J.-ighsh. Anglo-Asiatic, and Asi atic languages and dialects, together with the requi site mathematical and philosophical instruments. "c""os ,'10 unporied works, such as are likely to 1)0 m extensive demand will be printed. Efforts : riVP ,H'.-!1 ni.U ,v Willi vt, .:-., vilpw Ivnt ri..t l..i,.tv ; , . . .-, .. ...iv.,. Pr,Hb tl) print all the Oriental languages m tlie: ; Loman character. : In the autumn of two nrintintr messes - j I o i i "'fro sent trorn this city, on the order of an English ' rrciitlfmin in Calcutfa. A lott.vr l,:.a nut Iwi... vp. r .....v.. ..... v., : ce;VCl! from him, iu which he states that one of - ,ilcln 1,as ,:e!l P'Jrchased by a native Prince, who :i... . p.,.,v .. . ! 'osiues ai me oistance oi chiu miles in the interior, wl,cre llC was auotit to establish a newspaper and a : ys'cm of education for his people. i An I'm.iish nhvsician in Lurk now. tliA mnifnl of ! "lilitary and the natives who are learning the I of the numerous girls belonging' lo the free school. ! ,l cou,J liut li;lvc heen sent Io any institution more j ,ik 1o lerive benefit from it." ' fch facts as these are highly encouraging to those who fake an interest in he mora 1 adv mceI rl10"1 " our race. Chimerical and wild as the enV " ,a '".livening ,Ue eojie ol iniiia to seek lor light, and il is Christian philanthropy which is striving lo supply it. Catholic Ba.i.i.aox i- Amkrh a The accounts which are received from the new world are cheiingIn the United States of Nurlli America, the Catholic religion is making great progress, and the Uonmn Propaganda is amply rewarded for its exertions. Several new episcopal sees are to be estabj lished ihcrc.--Letter from Koine.

THE STANDARD.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, S:io. A Beautiful Ear. The Ladies' Book describing a beatiful ear, says, it ought to be neither "too high, nor Mo low, nor project too far." "A handsome ear ought not to be either too large, or too small, too muscular, or too cartilaginous, too crisped, or too j-,., ()(J re.1 or (o(j v n There -,', i, hnt link. ,lmil.t i,, ,i.;. correct. Psalmody. A new edition of Psalms and Hymns, adapted to public worship, and approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, has been published by George Fleming, with several improvements, which enhance the value of the work; also an excellent collection of. music, entitled, Evangelical Music, or the Sacred Minstrel Harp edited by George Fleming and J. H. Hickok. This we have had time to give but a cursory examination. The pieces selected are those most generally approved, and of sufficient vaiietv to be adapted to all occasions. For the Standard. WHAT 1H)ES IT MEAN! : writer in the Southern Christian lh raid, of l-2th li M.trch, li; who subscrib'es himself KNOX," j sp-aiking of the necessitv of doin sc OmethiUfr for me !;.-storation ot confidence "anions brcthret ti ot the sa.ue faith,' in the Presbyterian church, iavS: , "Th tlire0 I'f,1 Assemblies, at Philadelphia, 1" "l' , 1 Ihe VK Y"?' N. V. lv.-anseh.st, Charleston ( bserver, Jlera d. anil T.do.r-.,,,i, ';.,; ., , .-,.. , ..... .... t. . .. '. . .. . . .. J ant. nave lot been able to do it I presume 'Jv.nox -' is no ereat friend of tl 'elective ali'mity" system, from his clustering together materials so very different in character, and some of them reciprocally repellant. What fellowship has the Southern Christian Ib i-ild :i !,.',! m, connromisin s i ind ably conducted (did School paer, with the Southern Religious Telegraph, a proC -. . 1 . no paiav paper, but in reality with the . New Se! ioo!.' And what alliance ever subsi-nd tei ween .r. r.iy ana tne Mamlard ! It has been IV T-T . 1 1,1(3 policy of the Philadelphia!!, which is conduc1c'd by Br. Ely. to persuade the church, that 1 there exists no material difference of views anion: i Vi sbvterian ministers; that New School-men hold 1U) ,i0c:rine.s which mav not. be read l.u: ue hmuih e. luiiii- i cd' into the most agreeable harmony with our ! Co:ifession and Catechisms; that the alarm raised by Old School-men about error, unconstitutional measures, and the like, is a mere humbug, origin- ! ated by a few contentious epirits about Philadel- I ph:a. The confidence which the Philadelphian has hit aerto laboured to (establish, is not. "nni..' l.r.-.t'i. r,,n of the name fuith," but anion profess, ul Pi eshyterians of cvu-y faith. The Standar. uir from aiding in an attempt so foreign to sound rinnplo always honestly and promptly brought the i in sian.ifv.iv.;-, auu n.ts iew eu me prosperity ml h.-l in1.,i-pts nf' Hi. fiiM-t emrci asi lf oen, i :or n.i, . - . 1 .... : F 1 V r c.oa, nor on wipruicipwa commence, n l may use . . . , , . " , me cxpie.-cioii, nut o:i tne cor.iiai reception and consistent maintenance of the system of faith and practice, embodied in our public formularies ami in coni'ormitv with the Holv Scriuture The Standaril has sought to establish confidenc "among brethren of the same faith, md has regaiueuwu.i an eye oi uisirust, tnose onlv whose ij "... . - . . . . morality iiermhs them to adont. in the most solemn aitd aflecting circumstances, a systci i , ,,i doctrine and order, from which thev der.art after wards ml libitum. In this respect, the Standard has not aidt.d, but opposed the Philadelphian. What then, does "Knox's"' odd looking classification of papers mean: ? o B For the S nurd aril. WHAT IS TO BE DONE! No. II. In my first No. I showed the unconstilutionality ofthe "Plan of Union," adopted by the General Assembly of U101 the advantage that been taken ot it, to throw large numbers of Congregational Ministers into the Presbyterian Clmreh and the bitter fruit that has followed division, disunion and disorder. Now for the remedy. 1 can conceive of no other than to da w.'tf Ac compact entirely, and establish a plan of correspondonee on other, and constitutional principles have alreauy shown good reasons, 1 trust. why the original plan of union should ceaso to exist. lam far from wishing, or proposing, non-intercourse. No. but I would have the system new-modelled. Drop the correspondence by delegates. It is expensive, wasteful of time, and useless if not injurious. A friendly letter, with a copy ofour minufes, would abundantly suffice for all the purposes of friendly christian intercourse. We have never yet been able to raise funds sufficient to cover the expenses of Commissioners from distant and feeble Presbyteries. On this- account, very often, such Presbyteries arc unrepresented in the General Assemblv, where they have a right "to both a voice and a vote. Why then throw away money in sending delegates to ecclesiastical bodies, to merely say "How do ye do," and "We wish you well," nnd then return again when it suits the convenience of the delegate. And who are those we semi! iot always original Presbyterians hut very frequently some Congregational nun, locale.! in the West, who longs to re visit New Faigland, and for this purpose first ploughs with some of his brethren in the Presbytery to which he is appended, to be sent as their Commissioner to the Gener al Assembly. This being granted, his next cdfori -embly. This being granted, his next cdfori io oe elected a delegate ty the Assembly, to -ome of the Neve Faigland Associations. Put this second step in the process is not so readily readied as i.s the first because there are probahly some, eight or ten it may be, have come on with precisely the same views. And now there commence.-? a system ot eleclioneerin-r; get I i n g so no . , to espouse their cause stating their desires, and the necessity of tlie -ase, lo as many as they can safely reach. I Fpeak that I do know. I have been

several times at the General Assembly, and know that this was more or less the case at the times I was present. The preparing, giving in, and counting oi'thc ballots for this purpose, unnecessarily consumes some of the time for business of the General Assembly besides, there is reason to believe that some of our delegates, who go to tin; east, return with notions neither salutary for themselves, nor the church that confided in them. Further, the term" of this correspondence are not equal. Every one of the six New England bodies with whom we correspond, is strictly Concresa-

tional. I hnd there were ight Congregational delegates, from New England ecclesiastical bodies, in the last ( i.-neral As-emblv. We sent four to attend their meetings. On neither side have the delegates a right to vote, but merely to deliberate, But here is one special point of difference. In the General Assembly, questions of deep import, both of doctrine and discipline, are discussed and Wided on, and these decisions are obligator v. Not so, in the annual meetimra of the New Kn.'in.l A.snei.it;nnj nnd i'niii'n,n, v., o-,,.,. j: cipline or doctrine come brfore them for their de cision. They are merely nhiry Imdu s. No acts of theirs are authoritative. There is scarcely any thing to formally deliberate on- No judicial decisions to be made. Who does not perceive, that in tin- ?a imcrations ot our General Assemblv there may. bv a few individuals, be exerted an inlluencc, even 1- tl.nao n-l.n liar., nn vnw .1 ,.,.. ... .1.. i direct the final decision. It has rarelv fade. ut that some of these delegate-shave been in each o our Standing Committees, and on Special Committees, on important questions. Renorts of Cnm-mittee-s, w most gene alte-raiion. know, are not alwa avs iuloptetl but ally they are, and that with but little One rati: in the fivnuiillrn t:i.A xU.-.r.. ; i ne ik i.-icate nas ms vote; may materially ciiaiiu'c i the character of a rejM.rt. This matter has never i been sufficiently considered; otherwise, tin- J'lau would long sine, have been changed. The sooner now that it is changed, the better. ! But we must take some1 course to prevf nt the too irreat facility by w hich Concre-iational minis- ; ter.s are transferred into Presbyterian ministers, in ; full standing. As the case now stands, a Congre- ( gational minister may be dismissed one day from i ;in Association, and the next day be received into ; lull membership in some Presbytery; or some six or eight young Andover or New Haven .tu-bnis. may be licensed by some Council and in a fewdays, by calling on the Newburvport IVesbvierv or New York dd, can get ordained as Presbyterian ministers, and, with etc an pain rs. present tliomdves to the Prt-b rehvtenes ot tlie WcSi. a f.-w r, . ' ; after. What folly! Why not act as wisely and 1 v 1 'ulo!,c ly as we do in receiving ministers from See the "Reirulation relatin? to P,e-- ! eign .Ministers and Licentiates, adopted in moo." Digest, pages C!.:o -jej. wish every one thuj feels disposed to read ami ponder these remarks, : would, in connexion, read the "regulaiioiis' re- . ferred to. Wc confess we are not able to see why i we lay such restriction upon mi a is ters eominer. j for instance, from the (i en oral Assemblv of the ! .-iiu..U or couanei, and yet afford such taciliti. .-, ' ' - .....ivuvn 11 the r davs I,.retotore. in lndeuomhoi! t.ri n .;..!,. - 1 i and ' ! . ...v ,r practice as relates to church government and I order; imbued too, most probable, with a heaven ot false docirine. A foreign minister, in pre sc;:I ting himself to any ofour Presbyteries, must be able to present to them something more than '-a ': ",ere -"il'cate ot good, standing." Tins will no; .... jMi i. r . iiTt.1 rnr i'A i r,, ; . ., i.v ,, be snhicient, '-unle.-s corroborate d bv such m ivate , ' 11 " i i letters, or ot.ier codateral testimony, as sha'l fullv .' v- ' . ; i v uic rtuuieii i.c.iv ! and sufficiency ot his testimonials."' Tin n i ,,.vt(-r" hull enter into a tree conversation with j him, in order to discover his soundness in the i ,al,a' a" experimental acquaintance with reliSiu; auu eein sat s neu on iiiesp so vera artiI - cics, --t.iey sunn proceed to examine lum on the learned languages, the arts, sciences, t'trolzi. church h rcn lnstorv and irovernmenti and -'i!. imon the w hole, he appear to be a person worthy ot' encouragement, and who promises usefulness in tlie I church, they shall receive him a a minister, or j candidate oti probation he fust adopting our i standards of doctrine and discinhn.e. and -....,. ! ing subjection to the resbyterv, in the Lord. 'Du riiiir this state of probation, ho may preac! i t: ; gospel where regularly called , either as a stated or general supply; and if an ordained ministe I j portorm every part of the ministeri.il function-. ; except that he mav not vote in any judicatory. accept a call for settlement." And ia this state of probation, he must remain, in the same Presbytery, one year at least; and when ihe Presbytery are fully satisfied, they must lay his case before either the Synod or the General Assembly, and leave their approbation, before the person can be considered a minister of the Presbterian body. Long i xperionce has tesied both th -necessity and utility ot' the "regulations" referred to in the case of foreign ministers; and stubborn and oft-occurring facts clearly shew that no less necessity exists for the application of these regulations to Congregational ministers, ihan iu the case of those from foreign lands; especially, too. when these latter are, as is almost uniformly the case, Presbyterians from some branch of the church ol Scotland, whose formularies of doctrine ami da-- ! cipline are the f same wnn our own. .u red v , rea . 1 ... son and common sense would sav, that if a (inference' were to be made at all, the stricter regimen ought, in ah' conscience, to be applied to those of a d:f ro-t th tiomitaition from ourselves. E.pial justice ;o others, as well as a due regard to our own ruirily, unity and peace, loud I v demand an imnarj tial application of these "re-ulalions" not only to ministers from Europe, hut to ministers of a dillet -ent denomination, desiring to come amongst us no matter w hether from afar oil", or near at band. Were this regimen adopted, numbers that would otherwise come in and trouble us, will seek more congenial situations; and such ass will submit to the regulations, and then be received , won M le much more likely to accord with u -; in all things, than upon the present plan many now do. Should such a change be once effected, as is low pro-