Standard, Volume 5, Number 4, Madison, Jefferson County, 5 November 1835 — Page 3
New Flax. The Rev. Geo. Clayton, of Walworth, England, prop:. -ed to his congregation each to give a farthing a day to the cause of mis
sions.
adoptee
proposition tork
a nd
1 bv other congregations in Great P.riti.-in .
If it was adopted l.y every christian in Anicric? what aa immense revenue won 1.1 be collected The heathen would Ides.-; God. to all eternity fo the plan."
degree of sound and varied scriptural knowledge, and of uniform, am! well disciplined, experimental, an 1 practical piety,
! Will, h we have regarded, (we believe) -without en y, 1 but - certainly with rjrateful ph-isor:'. .May it not be that the editor 1 "f '' Journal is, in a great measure, a strait" r to the c'.iu ch- ! cs of which he speaks; to some entirely. We have no v fully done vv ith this t ipir, in its ptoent form, trl with tin: editor , , of lite J ,nrital, in relation t i it. For ou.srk-es we would
lo.iow alter the tilings which make fo. peace, and tlrii;- . hereby one may edify another." Hot c -lificatiun and p:.ice must go hand in hand not to r separated.
3. The Freshytcry of Madison consists of I I membersanj h ue under their care nineteen clinches and throe licentiates-. Presbytery moreover report, that on the ;ih day of January, they received the Rev. Win. W. Martin from the Presbytery of Yinc.'iines, and the Tiev. George Bishop from the
I reshyterv of Oxford, and on the same dav they disnii-red
As I li;ive taken the liberty to notice the evil, 1
perhaps it will be expected that I should mi xgest a remedy. And in the absence of a better, I would respectfully be- brave to propose the follow! as
Unappropriated, reserved to meet new claim 700
the Rev. "Joshua T. ttussel to joi.i the Presbytery of Loots; ' ,!ic 'at Occurs at present.
Onto ru;:Dte.i. P.Erosnor.v. This is the name of a new monthly, of 10 pages; edited by James M. Mason, M. P. of Cincinnati.
V. S. Bkaacii Kank at Cincinnati. The Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company wind tip the business of this Rranch. The Panking house and lot have been sold to the Commercial L'ank.
The following Report was written by the 1 ue lamented Rev. Tho-ias ILinr., and is, perhaps, the last effort of his pen. It was adopted by the Presbytery at their late session. p.kport
, Of the Committee appointed by the Prc: Very of 1 1 lia na pI ol.s, at their meeting in April, ItfoS, to answer, at ihe next stated ineetieg, the foliovvii;; ipieiies: j 1. hat is the duly of a chuicli Session, as to re,-i iving J parents to membership, u h i, as t'icy profess, fmtn pi int: iiilT : refuse to present their children f.ir baptism ? 2. hat is Their duty (tint of the Si ssion) in relation to parents already members, who, although they acknowledge the , lll"-v -v,t " ?!ect, for years, to present their children to receive this seal of the L'o cnan; ? ; In answering the first inquhy, the Committee deem it nr. j cessary to preface their reniaiks by a reference to such par's of : our acknowledged standards as have a bearing upon the ques;tion. In litem the visihle church is said to -Vo,.jsr flf all those, t'-r iogliottt the world, that profess the true religion, loj gether v. ith liu-ir children.' Con. chap. -jo, sc. Nearly in the same words, is the visible rlmr-h ,Wc, i'w.,1 :.. i ,..
-ns 1 HEOI.OniCAT. F.HIXARV. 1 lie Setllt- j l.J; and in Frame of Gov. chat). rc J it u I .1.,.
nary at Columbia, South Carolina, has secured j "v I'a"'''!a'' church consists ..r a number of professing chris. 1 iI.uk. with their nlt-snrii.. v.a. mm. it.. -s.c, -a,.. .. i ...c
lion- v 61( 000 is n ,,.-r.oor,o.,t fii - A f. ',n dir.. ! .. . '' ' . V. . " "' " " T "or
... , . . ..,., ... ; fjivioe woiiup an I i.tiitlv . 1,12. 1
Wa;i ix Texax. Hostilities between Mexico and Texas have co nmenced. tren. Cos, at the head of 1,100 men, declares that he will collect the revenue ami confiscate the property of the rebellious. The Texians cry, "Liberty or death." Volunteers from the I". States arc living to their assistance.
ide; and by an act of the Iat'enei3. Assembly, thechurch-
eof Port William and Ve ay w-re attached to this Presbytery; and on the Jd of this month, the Rev. Win. W. Maitin to join the Presbytery of Salem; and Mr. David V. Smoek(a licentiate, to put himself under the care of the Indianapolis Preshvteiy.
1. The Presbytery of Crawfnrdsville consists of fifteen members and have under their enre thirty-two churches, and one candidate for ttie ministry. Preshvtery moreover report, that on the 14th day of June, they installed the Rev. Samuel 'I. McNi.tt pastor of the church of Roekville; and also on the third day of April, they installed the Rev. I.ouncelott G. Hell pastor of the church of Frankfort; on the. Ilhhof May, they ordained Mr. Caleb .Mills to the office of the ministry, as an langelist; on the Oth day of October, they received the Rev. James R. Wheelock from the Presbytery of Indianapolis; ami on the same day, they received under their care the following newly organized i lunches, viz : Deer Cieek, Mount Pleasant, and Clinton. f. The IV hytery of Indianapolis consists of nine members, and have under their rare twentv-t.vo churches. Presbyter,moreover it port, that tut the Till of April, they received the Rev. James McKcunan, a ad on the 16th of June installed him pa-tor of ttie church of In lianapo i; that no the jsth of August, the Rev. Thomas Parr, pat-tor of the church of Roshvil'e, was removed by death, and on the 8lh of Ann!, they recalled the license of Mr. l'bnrr II. Cox.
i,et tne ci'ions, oi every town and village-, whore there i.s a post oiliro, ami arrivals on the Sabbath tm-ptand lake the subject into considera-
1 h- spirit
mis of t
"'- !'; ""iu-iat our nower to ..--.-
Tot a', jt io.OOO
oi conenunic atio:;s from our foreign
'WnaryInstiftMions is, iii the language, of oni f'l"',;';,.ri r;vinz fun.ls, an.l makins a
on
South
l r.Y. Th
port ot its prolessors. than -2000 volumes.
The Library contairs more ! standards
The 1jLixl The Dairy man's Daughter, lias jus ?eit printeil in raised letters, for the blind. It i.-
one of the Lest that could have lieei
lected
The Receipts of the A. 11. C. F. Missions from August 1st. to October 10;h, amounted to $1(,-10..-
L. L. D. has been conferred upon the Honorable John M'Lean, by the Wesley an University.
JP200.00-.) sterling has been given by a foreigner, as a legacy for the establishment of a national university, at Washington.
l he honorary degree of A. M. was 1
ferred by the authorities of Union College, tioon
attersoti, a printer. Ine -N . V . -imencan
serves tite honor!
John Pa
sivs, he
Ihni.tcAL Hi
1
nr.Tor.v
-We
juer Jo. ot tne Iiepertory-
e just received its content.- arc;
Dr. Green's Address, Address delivered to tin Tiieological Students ot the Princeton Semi nary , ". J., at the close of the semi-annual Lxamination in May. 1!'.3.j, by Ashbel Green, D. D. Dr. Woods on Depravity. An Essay on Native Depravity, liy Leonard Wools, D. D. Protessor oi' Chrisiian Theology in the Theological c-'eminary of Andover. Natural History of the Tible. IJiblo Natural History: or a D; script ion of the Animals, Plants, and Minerals, tif-ntioned in the .Sacred Scrip-tttr.-s, with copious references and explanations ol t.-xts. Ry Francis A. Lving,M. D.
New T
ii'-ory of Lpiscopacy. l. A Discount
on the Apostobr Oiiict
delivered in St. John's
Cb.nrch, in the city of Providence, and State of
l-.lrvie Island, November loth, lii.JJ, on occasion of the Ordination of the tlcv. James C
tniond. Py Alexander V. Griswold, i-ishop ;o Ivistf-rn Diocess. -2, A:ivertoa Ileview
seopacy tosted by Scripture," in the Hi
ll i ot of
E
heal Repertory for April. ir,:r,. Ree, and M nhrson's Visit. A Narrative ol :e Visit to the American Churches by the De-
Plius di-tinciively do our
n-r.igir.2e the visible cluach-mcmber-hio of the
children, the off-pring of piol'essing jarcnts. And in fnl' consistency with these statcmcts, baptism i dcclarei) to be "a sacrament of the .New Testament, nrlaiurd by Jesus ( brist :'' and to be adminbtrred, "not only to those' that do I aettitlly prof. s faith in, and ohe .ience uc.io Cnri-t, but also the infants of one or both believing parents, are to b baptized.Se.' Con. chap. -, sec. !, ( ; also, I,ar. Oat. ( J. !(;.,, lfiti; Short. Cat. Q. 'J !, '.K't ; also, the w hoa-Tib eha .. of the Diiecto-.y for worship, on the adiibnistiation of Pap'im. ia hich ntiplies wholiy to the children of professing parents; and in chap. ), sec. 1, Pirec. for won-hip, it is stat. d, that chil ben b"ir within the pale of the visible rhiir- !), ami dedicate I to Cod in baptism, are tin ler the inspection and govriO'iT'iit of tlie church, vvc.' 'his is sai l in connexion wiih directions how a ehur.-h scsMn are to act in relation to a Imitting such bapiW.-d chil Iren to partake of th- Lord's Supper; an 1 in P. ok of Pis. chap. l,s. c. (i, j ts cxpli -itiy stated tii u u All liaptiv-.ed persons are members of the church, an- under its cate, an I subject to its government or discipline ; an I when they have arrived at the years- of !i-cre:i:m, they aie bound
' to ocihum all the duties ol church niPmlerf.'' The members of church s.sions have ail soiemnly declared their sincere reception and ndopt'a-n of "llr foioi-ssiou ol V C011- Faith, and apprav.il of our form of Go eminent and iliscip-
luc an! liave soenituy promts-d to l.iithtuUv peiform all Ihidittiec ronserpienl upon these acknowledgements. Vour Co'iimiu. e do therefoie at once a-'mi the scrlptuia'ity and authority of our standards; anil in view of the portions --io-ted an I ref-rre 1 to, we tliiuk ii a plain case, that it is "iiicon-s:s-cnt with th" avowed principles an.-l establishe I order of the Presbyteri to church, lor Sessions to receive patents to church-inem'.ers'-ip, w ho are from principle opposed to infant b iptis.n."" It is virtually piitlio! what we claim to he an "or-li-natiee of Chris',"" upon the looting nvrelv of li unan opinion and expediency. A p.'-.cei-ding highly derogatory to the Kingly chancier of Christ, and of course to the nature and vali-h-
iv oi ini- onuu.il. e. it i a.so cai'-iiiateii to have an iii'irious ehect upon those parents who i clieve. in and practice infant baptism, by weakening in their minds a s?nse of the importance of the ordinance and the obligations conseijueiu upon it. An -1 we apprehend that already the number of aflmiss ons of such parents as deny ihe duty of infant baptism, Iras had a share of inibiei.ee in producing that care -ssio ss and neglect of ibis duly, '.vi-,i h is manifesting itself more and more in the churches- ot our deno-ninntion. Kxtren. cases may be conceived ot, in uhich it might be duty to admit patents with s ii h seiuphs; l,:.-t, ;n our opinion, sm h cases, if ever occurrinv,o"ght to involve in them the strong mora! probability, that otherwise such par-'tit ir parents would be entirely excluded f.om visible church-incmheidiip with e.tiy deuoniination ol evangelical chii -tians. And even if sach a case should seem to occur, a chureh s-ssi-m ought n-it to n t .1 -linio-lv ihereon. Ai'.i i'nt the advice and apptoh-Jtion of the Presh.-terv. In these conel-.i-ions we do not include the ca-e of mothers, who would ela.lly avail tlirnise'.vcs of the privi'eg-, but who-e hiisbaiuU, fr-m w hat ver cause, decidedly n-f.:se their ronscu. Neither are these principles inten.led o 1 e applied to parents who have hereto,!-- been received with such scruples. Ion"
one
as
as you can. We will do ail in
t in seen ri nsfor them a inrl ieicim
a itn if i.e. ! t- . J
lion; and if thev disatmmv-o tbo n - t, ,!.... ..,. , " .," n: "l0,v I'wer presses can bfl
r , ' ., " 1 -t!-"!'"')." V.V 1 l'-"T -nissioti... the Lord assist-re-oic t.iat tnev will not call unoa the no-f mas- t m'r us. we wi send rt, -n j..
i . . '" in. iii-v are leaoy m
increase t.ie nuiiieerti;.,-;,,.,,,- nciahiishtrnoiTi.i
t ci v fr s-l.,tr.--.-i....- .. .1. S II .1 .
.s iu. iviicr.-ci i tpers i .-1 tiie oaa'iata t iiemsci ves, and wi'd, so far as pos.-ible, diseotinlenatiee the
stereotype. !osi nderic
I,
fig missionaries, native
1 1 K el, ii i.irj i.e.. , -
practice in others. I do not nretend m dirtn-o '.;,..,..-, ., " " ' ' "etent opera ion as dis-
i - ---s...... . iic'iiii-i-, aim i s i c . i - , . .
luim, uui merely suggest llie i lea. 1 venture to
ti.einseive.-
it
presume tnat very few, in opposition to public opinion thus expressed, would bo seen exiiosin '
to the odium which would naturally
topping over the bou nds of de
cency and morality thus set. Messrs. Editors, if these few thoughts find a place in some corner of your paper.it is hoped -some one will second the measure with amend-, menls. If not, let them pass and be forgotten with the good intention of the writer. Axothep. Lavhax.
s-.i t.ie conversion of perishing men
every means to render this So-
OIIS eiT.'CtUld for tht ditrnairn of"
uivino irittli, to God .
While such are the operiin-;?; while the numbor of devoted iitc i cms "crating tliemselves to foreign fields is so limited, and .) nh is tmki .r its inroads npnii them; while inteliige;-Je from very quarter
ll"ys Till" r.t'.ss to lie imlixttriixtiUp mirilinrti fr
?
easy to solare portions
their efforts, an, I access
of th'
FOREKJN MISSIONS. The following is a summary of the 20th Annual Report of the Prudential Committee, of the American Board of Commissioners- for Foreign
earth s popo.atbri: and while God is pour
ing upon us the bnu!i;j..s of his Trovidnce. and enlarging the hearts of his people, tbe Committee dare no; limit their ei'brt- to raising a sum less t.ian 000 for foreign and pagan lands the current year. Many of thp proposed appropriations may be ti-sefu ly incroa-o.L shotilj sufficient means ! e Cimtnbu: !. Resides raisin" th:s sum. the So.
The Executive. Committee of the Ameriran
at :. : i .. m . t. : i . . ' T . s: : - i
s.r---u)iis, ic.t.i at a meeiiiiu ai i ai.tmott. vin u n- inrtt em ini w on .1 ireni i at tn. , ni m ,
For the Standard.
, itUlKhU K)R I-IHIEIGN TRACT ciety s current evpenses wliiclinmst he m-3t preDlSTRlllUTlON. ' vious to April 1.1, will probably be not less than
iv'iOJioo, ;ind th- whole amount now in the Socie
ty s i reasurv is lu;r 0 - ;vn
J lie (.Olmillttee Tits! tll lt nr. r.lT,rt r.-. tl.n nf
but the ob-
proJJ'ered aid
peciaby do
men, imt there are claims also fmtn f,rti"-,i l,ii,h OM Ulp vo-operation ol Cirrrinicn in pre-
have been adde1, the ,t year, ta the number of our ! ?n,i ,,lf Committee cannot but believe that it is in SPnn:,5 t,1P !,jpct to t!l"ir own and 'neighboring
inaktnn; tho number f ilies.-nnts oi-bt in ! uu nnsi!;uis ot rus corininiliitv vigorous- r ' ti iLatuirif Atactics, cmtrcncg,
nan ai a nii-riiii-; ,u i aiiiuiun , Allium- a i tn- i -v m i u UU1U t : (Mil i ;U UIO l.lf',1 Of (1 01 II r t - '".-!-' 1 - would be glad to insert the whole report, ' an' tIlinS to retard tbe circulation, in our own , 'J e (7(Mm"i!:,'e"n,s t!l:lt noefiortoi . - , i country, of the Society's $Uu,d,tnl Ki-a-fnUral fo- '" ' oclpt.v Agents will be wantin r: olong. II,,, summary, however, con- or pf it, sma!,,r pt.bl.ca, ions "ccomp u.ied joct cannot be accompli,!,.,! ,VW ; g.i to rejoice the hesrt and double the ! )V Christian rfitrt and n-atcr for the sanation of "f'hefrltnds 'fHic camp gnwrally. Es
mo. We
but ii is too
tains enou
diligence ol every I hristian.
The, g.ner il
all. l ive ordained mtssionaiies, ;i ries, male and female, have .'i".l.
i I nine assistant oiissiona- i lJ to sustain each of these nofic f ulcrnrisrs
I initeen nrdame.'! mis- ; As tne result ol l n format ion obtained bv corres-
Lailirslssoriatiois, and iudirid'ia's, male and fe-
, in collecting, personally contributing, and
sionartes, three i.iiysicians, lour printers, o,,,. teacher, .and ; pondence with otirseveral Fond -n .Missionary In- - . lt"""li,-t" mticli as is within their power, twenty-six married and single females, I'm tv-cv en in all, have , st jt m ions, and wiih the laborers at the sever il s'i- ' r al! il umst Im a motive, that the 'night' which accuse,,! into the f,cld The sun, ol ?l.-,.M0 P) has been ; ,ions , ,,.,,1, t; 8ocieIvV ,!hei-to ,,,. "111 close opportu j, ics for such efforts 'comclh; le-eived.and ,lf.y-'-.l()-Npch.d i ,,- rcce,,,,-, howcv er, , ivp,u ,h Co;nmttop ilr,.'u nim .UO!II v ofo-iinio- ,!,ilt .eeding their wav to eternity, t ,,ugh cx;T,bng tliose ,d the ,.re,avl,ag year by n.or, tnan . , yy.,,.,,,.,. , !. , ,v,st !,!.,!, 1 without so much ai a Tract to toil then, ofChri:
','. a i., it rt: i mi un.e inoic in an ran ;ts large as vv er ;oe , , . - . ,
tcev
itere net w ith the raiovvo
rin - iples of the
, h
pntition f-ivn the Congregaiional Cnioti of Eng- ! '. ' lind and Wales. l',y Andrew Reed, 1. D. and aw'tlxt
.1 ames .Mat.if son, I. I). Finney's Lectures. Lectures on Revivals of Religion. Ry Charles G. Finney. . Jenkvn on the Atonement. On the Extent of
the Atonement in its
Tn; voivo
l nt red net ion , 1 tor o;' th,. i.-t
'v T
Relation to God and the
ini)!.s W. Jenkvn. With an
lieRev. Daniel L. Ca-r
:-sbterian Chinch, Ficoklvn.
ft
Sr.-iT-:i ami Ri-rru ( "nrn.'-nr.s. The ininience i these church'-, in f.vorof the truth, is not gen-
Ei'itor of the Ctncinna'i hem iniu.-tice in the foi
ls sut-i ct. met iiiaiiel i'T res,), ets aim to train no il.eh
in the nurture an ! admonition of the I,oid. ' They
now tube distuibed on tl-.is bead, '.-owe-, r iuipiovi-
dcr.t.y tiy may have been received. Vet as the faith and ! ii m-hipof ihe rhtircli is pledged to them, so -ve conceive it cannot, it cght not to he violated. In icard to tho.-c parents w ho acknowledge the duly of if int bapt.su, and yet neglect its pei for, nance, we coni-e'n e tin-,-cg'eci to b of so much tn iguitude in its bearings upon tire
p.. vv nig "i i, u- i.im.p u, alio tne spiritual interests o! hoth
I -1 - ' -'".-I' ". ... . .j'.in uu- sin-, 11 notice oi p rrv
I i-i.urcu scs-i m. .i-.il when toe mil, ler measures nf nrivaie
and n- hl-c instruction and admonition fail tocorreit Ibis sinful
ol
averige receipts nf th three principal foreign missionary fori- ; eties o (neat lri;aiu. To our or linaiv r 'ceipts were adde I ' s l-,li.'l 11 p' u'ed at our disposal bv the Ihhh-, Tr ict, and Sab'iath School societies of our cnnniiv. Tile number of our missions is .', embracing 7S station-, or 1 1 more than were reooned last year. One hundred and four ti datuc.l missionaries are connecte I with these mission , of whom s veil are regularly edu-ated physicians. There, a in also y phvsi a ins not ordained, S printers and book-bindi rs, Mil o,herma!e ass'i-tan's, and I -7 inai ried and unuiarii -il female assistants; making a real ol .'itH niissioiiaiies and assjt.-uit niissiouaries, sent fro-n this c aim'ry, an I under the li'nection of the Hoard. There are aiso i native jireaciieis, and ol otlier native a-sistauts . The eiiurch 's g uhi red among the heatiien hv the missions of the Hoar I amount to 11; contain, ng 2I!17 members. In the school-, there arc '21 ,1 81 pupils, receiving, in a greater or less legtee, a Cm isti m education . Seven languages have been reduced to willing by the missionaiies of the lioard, and hooks have hern po-p ire-1 and prune. I in them at the expense of the Hoard. The lai gaage of the Sand wich Islands, in particular, after hring reduced to the nvsi si npie. form of writing, has been enriched bv the New-Trstameul, and portions of the old, and by books illustrating the elem-'utary piinciples of the most us f,d sciences. The germs of future colleges of sanctified learning have been planted in a number of the missions; and in ( 'ev Ion, a college, in fact, xists already, containing 1 .'10 pupils, more than three fourths of w hom jive hopeful evidence
of piety. We hav e eight piiniing estalilishm-Mits and to t.vo of these typ . and stereo" vpe foiiu h-ii s ha-, e been ad. led the
past year. Measures have also been taken to secure lo China the benefits of inetalic printing as soon as p s,ili. These pi'iuting establishments possess the means of printing in nineteen different language, spoken by people for vv hose special benefit our missions are desi ;ne.', aod spoken, too, by inure th ao 1,0,III) 1,0 Id of hum in heings. The pages punted last year were, about (),00i),l Kill, and ihr amount of printing since the commenci unenl of our operations, ia 111 languages, not far bom II l,bd ,bM of pages. The missions ol the Hoard greatly need that as many as. ".II oidaiued mis-iona lies, and nearly as many lav teachers, should he sent to them during the present autumn and the
comm. 'tee vvouM venture to appoint aa I sen I lel.i ailltis number, had they the suitable men at command. They need also live or six fast rate men, of apo-to'ic spirit, t place in the central regions of Asia in Alghamsian and Thibet, to lepoil the intellectual an I moral condition of those counlneto the chinches, and what can be done to pour the gospel day upoa the darkness of their long dismal tuglit. For the Standard. Tni; Sa ;,r..Tii. "Remember the oabbath day to keen it hoiv."' are the first words of the fourth
no. ii mi-- oiici-iy oiirg-ii to attempt to rc nut to loreign stations clurimr its current year. They therefore, at their stated meetine:, Octola-r 10, li!.;., u na niniousl y R itsoi.vr.ri. '(, in asr s:il!icic:il contribution!) shall nrcired, thr J'ollowiiig apjtrojn-iatioiis l,c made during II, e Society's curre it year, ending April lo, 1'd.r-, and that the same be remitted, under the direction of the Finance Committee: viz. To China, the Chinese heii)"- the written Iane-uar-o of from one-fourth to one-third of the human family, for the use of missionaries, of the American Hoard of Commissioners fur Foreign Missions, and of Rev. Charles G ut.lalf, Learnr Ala, and their coadjutors, iuchidingaid in preparing; Chinese metal iyp", 1.000 To China, for the use of missionaries of the Protesiani Episcopal Church, two having recently sailed for China. 7.--i) To Singapore and Indian Archipelago, there being-at Singapore a stereotype found ry, two presses, fonts of typ.; in Chinese, ."Malay, Arabic, Siamese, Javanese and l.'ugis, and gretit faciiities for interc itirse wiih ad jacent countries I ,."00 Tracts and books recently distributed at a Chinese fune
ral, To Siam
and who will forget that all we do for their salva
tion will be vain, without the superadded blessing ol the Holy Spirit in answer fo prevailing prayer. Ry order and in behalf of the Executive Committee. J.ioIES ."M;LX0R, Chairman. William A. Iltllork, Cor. Sec. (). ilaslnnui, Vis. and Fin. .Sec. New Vork, October 20, lfJ33.
i: use oi I ,ie -Vmerican a :it ist imssio
. i s- . , , w.iere are now, or are expected soon to arrive, founts of type in Siamese. Chinese and Enc-lisb; a press, and live mission families, i;,0() To Sia'it, for use of mission ot American Foard of Commis.-ioners, 1000 To Ihirniah, where are a type and stereotype found cry; four presses printing in iiurmeso: a press and founts of types just procured for printing in Karen and T.tling, and several Karen Tracts
From Z on'i Advocate. Ki:xEi;r-K-roi:T, Sept. 21, 1835. Hrothir Wilson As the institutions of the srospi-l are designed for the spiritual and eternal well-being of man, it is highly important to all who attend the house of God to remember that the gospel wil! be either "a savor of life unto life or of death unto death." I send you the followintr remarks taken from the Christian Remembrancer: the title of the chapter is, "It is throng!, grace that all ordinances are rightly used and become beneficial." It may probably i.e useful lo some of your readers. 1 remain yours atl'vctiona'tely. . . . , Rr.t-in: '-M.T.xrrn. ' As there ,s a ta.etu of speaking with srace the t Hill's 1 lilt fs CI. tl-Mr, ., 1 C..I I .1
2 oiM) i -, on j'l uii am.-, so mere is a tal-
I 111 HI Hearing Willi .-T iro t lot tl.r .1
rect ived with edification. We ....ii. -1 ...
aim uewan a customary
"his is sharply reprehended in
-tril-lt
t hingr mnv be
may too often seo
IJ It liiudi" nf 1 Ut'iririrr
which, insiea l of cnhv.-nin.'r d.-.-.d,,. i r.-
-' 1 iiis-it-ciu in warm, ng. fixes ,!, C(1-j: ias-t.-a.l of promoting the lib" of (.o i Within, only co-ill ,,,,; the life nf tb
lf'si, UllOllgilOlll. 1
lvek.,i.: ;;o ..'.
"Some are tor hearing a variety of preachers; otnersa multitu !e of sermons- not for profit, but tor pleasure; ot to n"r.-st, and turn the ,;coures into spiritual nourishment, but to satisfy the hurry and bus;!,- uf nature, whirl, ,lnt love patient
tin- who. e amount appropriated supposed lo have "' "" "l;aml? labor ol the soul. been expended the 1 ,st year. ' -MOO ' l! "'iir onl.'' ;ui" oaniien-l this, and that, and To Orissa, for the use of Rev. Amos Sutton, who i ""'r l"'(';u' however excellent and graciou?, recently vi-ited this country, and of Ameri-an 's poM- employment, indeed, which requires very baptist and English General' Jk.ntiVt missionaries. ! I,MU st'n,s;.' ;u,(1 ,!''s; -r'lC' Inform. To set up two mi.-iMoa families having sailed with .Mr. Sut- i Ul(ln'1 l(,rt '' he extollmgone man above ton, and. a reinforcement being now oxm-etcd from ! a1n(i',rr' an,i to ' r,':l '-v fo 'VrrA and abuse for
England. This is the -Holy Land' of India, the 1 - l , - m 'u P.or xvon" -i another, is? all of
site ol the temple of Juggernaut,
1 racts recently distri! lrawad.lv; many eliic
iited ,a a sim
leiil nritive distributers, and
died, 11,000
tour ti p the
who is 'Cud of -0,!lin- ,1,,1rt' 'he viiem s.-s of carnal nature,
i i ..: . . . . - it-i(-i-.(-ivfrfTiTiiT i'iiii,i"i.-i .... . ti
commandment. In explanation of these words.it K0,,s -i"oig Hindoo deities.' an.l which 'is annual- ' - - .,;,, , i ' '- a". ' i i .. ..- : - - i i f i -ii- y -. . - ,i Ol Ii Ci lla, V IV Olf ', . innertitiieif ..,.!,..., I
rai.y appreciate! Journal, we tl.itil lewiitrg ( Xract.
. The . . does t lie say?
fiir-re ate doubtless some in the Prrshyf-taran church, who j waul I biic.g her down from the elevated and liberal position, I uhich she has ocenpie 1 for a century, to a level with the fi.e or six secession ciuueh- s of Scotland, who have put np such barriers to keep out 1 eiesy, that they have ha I little loom to x;?.nd, and who have been aci-S".-totned to divide upon almost every c.isrrcj arcy of opinion, however unimportant. These I'fT tits ta chaec-e th p ,!i -y of the Presbyterian clunch will be likely lo fad ; fur in t'n: nrt!irhri;. intr liigrnrr, piety, numler.', ciiil tr, 'h.f;nrr of ,e Dutrk rind Srntrk churches in the I nitri Stalf.', ic.'io ha -r lirn mosi tenacious fur sltadcs f h' li'f mid r'fciioicV!. Peri!,: jrriins see Utile ti enri. The Editor of the New York Christian Intclli-
cer.c-er Protest ant iutch) remarks on tie." above r.s fillotcf; Vv e nave it a lie .7 'd th 1 ia-t p"rt of tbe sentence ourselves Sr. then the -edi"-r cv. cathedra (fiom his editorial seat) in "the elevated a.-i I libera! ivo-iii-ai which the Presbyterian clunch occupies"" looks d-e.vi: upon tl-.e Reformed Dutch Church, and t ae branches ot the cotch church so low in the sc-a'e of inteli;riice, piety, iulbience, and immhers, in connection with Teen Oithodoxv, "vi iihout envy," perhaps with pity. We can only say that we have no reason "to commend 0111 selves," thai we dare not "compare our-elves with ourselves," or with vh. rs, but looking to thr standard of the divine law, and the r -qois tmns of divine peace, we feel our need of more of all these. As to our piety we f.-el that God is peculiarly our j-idjo. au'l that we need continued and increased supplies of lbs Spoil to niovv in rjiaee, a,id brar fruits unto linn. As to o ir i 1 1 il lence v.e leel tliil it has been in limited extent as to
tne f,e! I we occupy and s, aniv as to the measure in that field.
in it-i 1, l ieu lueie iiolui 10 in' a resort to a regular process
cisi-ijuiue tor this, as an oil n.e against the church of Go,', of! no small arrmcav ati-.n. !-ey particular chinch of our denomination ow es it to hcr-!-'!' to her divine bea ', and to ihese enin membeis, not to iiih-r t-its s;u upon them ; but to proceed in the due use of means villi t! em, until either they are convinced, humbled, and reformed or exclude,1, bom the privileges i f ti e church
l ie iir anances ana or tei ol winch they have contemned and lie J -eted. In rop.f n niiu- with the foregoin? view, tbe Cntniniltre offer tl-.e lollowinm ics.v'uiions for th-- considt ration of Ibis Presbyery, and their adoption, if app.ovcri, viz: 1. Remind, That, in the judgment of this Presbyfery.it is neiti,cr,onslitutioiial, nor expedient for rhuich sessions to receive into membeisbi i parents, w ho object u dedicating their children to Co i in the ordinance of baptism, exi pt f,, xeiv particular cass; but not ev en in these, until the advice and consent of Prr s'.vtery h as been obt lined. "-J. Risohrd, That the, undue delay by many narent, .in
presenting tnetr c uulren lor Daptism, aniountiui: in some cases I fP;ij!v n0 0m
in an aunosi total nega-i i, is a va ry reprenensio e ncnlectol a solemn duty, and fraught with much evil to the church, in i. connexion and couseipiences. Therefore, church srssioiis a e hen -by enjoined to pay more especial attention to such, when
thev exist. And when instruction and funnily admoniiio a ,
fail to correct this sinful nrlect, then let such parents he dealt; with in a regular process of discipline, until they eithei become I ref-irni 'd or are excluded, f- r this their neglect and i, fusal t ; obey an oifiinance fif .lesus Cluist. i. Rrst, rd, That in addition to the annual rcpoit of each con-reatiiin, K, he presi-nted to the spring meeting of the Presbytery, church sessions aie hereby diiected to forward a sepaia te rc port, in which shall be exhibited in two classes, the number of parents in communion w hose chiliben are nut baptised. The fu-t class to contain the number of parent, vv ho have heretofore been admitted w itli a knowledge, that, on principle, they could not present their children for baptism. The second class to contain the number of parents vh,.. fiom iudiffen ncy or other causes, have neb-ctcd this duty. F.et the number of children Mousing to the parents of each
compared vv iih our bear's de-ires ; but it has been a field not I elass be abo given. 'Ihe object of this resolution is to excite
without the bi"S-m nf the I,or i ; it has in continuance, bio-ight for'h fruit unto eternal life. Where our church has h-en knee n, our crmr ciinless,,(;v lwx hi-en to cherish a pro.pIvtrug spifit. hut on tiie coniiarv a defect in vigorou-ly employ-in-; srnptural means in Christian kindness and open iiitegnty in enlarging our borders, anil ailvancinp nur deuominatioiial iulerest. The records of our great relir,(mB associations, as the 15 hie Society, Tract Society, &-. will testify that the Reformed Dutch Choi' hli. is i'ioii. men origin cr iady and coiuiiiually
yielded arcorilnig to their muubers, a lull pioponion, rd' co-operation and contribution. Our numbers, in dee. I. ,,, (,ur ;i,., of limited extent, are coinpaiatively small, but noi. ;, confidence in the love of tlie doctrines and outer of our rlmrch b is prevailed, peace and ;-i;ctiu ss as the 1 1 nil ol these has been spread in the midst ol o. The '.'sought of our Inure I extent anl number., lias reficslied us in our hippy union, w hen vve wit, esse:! the a rc; la" ion - which have -n - nvul-e I r-1 lurches of larger i '."it aa 1 greater nuoihers. We are satisfied with tne coii:j,ai.y in uh:. h vve have bet u reacr.l. An aitu le n. get he employe I m ti a.-ieg tc.e sahuai y lullaenee vv hi'di vv as excite 1 by tiie branches o! the sgce-sj.in chuicii upon the, in-(er-'!s of '-. anr.ehca I tiu'ii, an ! vital g a liiaess in Set a,. '. Soul r the s ill in Ihe eaiiv oij mizati-.-n of ihe Pies'", i. , ; ,,,
church sessions in futuie. to be more careful in their Admissions.
and to exercise a more w atchf d care over "ail the llo. k, over lh." which the Holy (Jiiosi hath made them overseers." All of which is respectfully submitted.
"b
in I us coo. 10 v ,
derived i .been r g church"
win t.:. .- i-'l s..ira,i i,i it. , ",.si have ibsf-v.
. i lo
In ,
u;:po;rp of i.vdiaxa synod.
The Synod of Indiana rcpoit to the Ceneinl Assembly, that they have uu ler their care live Pre-byteries, consisting of lifiyfive members, and having uu lei their care llo chinches, .'1 licentiates, and "J candidates lor the ministry, viz: I. The IVe-bytei-v of Salem consists of right member-, and have under tin ir care tv cut y churches, one licentiate, ant one candidate for the ministry. Pieshytery moreover leport that on the 1 1 si of Nov. last, they 01 r!a inn I to the inioistv , as an r.vangelis!, i;. P. Humphrey; that on the !bh day of this month, they received the Uev. Simeon Saisbury from the !cstiyteiyuf West I, -ington ; that on the Hhh, the' dismissed the Rev. .Michael A. I'omlcv, to join the Presbytery ol 1 ,ou-
j isv illp; ;.,u reo-ived under their care, as a candidate f x tiie : ministry, Mr. Knock Martin.
j '-. ! be Picsbvierv of Viur.cnnes consists of 'J incan'aern,
: aii ' "' ' 'ua. i- their t are t enty cliurche , and one candidate
i l' ' 1 , . ,.. try. Pic hytviy imiieover report, that on tiie !lth
'!a i O. .a, l..to, they received the I!e,v. if gh Pa 'ton
tioiii the !'i --sbytety of Mnhlenburj, and hson.-.l the He v. Isa.i- Vcci to oiii the Presbyteiy of Madisun.
is asked, ill the Shorter Catechism, "How i.s the Sabbath to he sanctified!" Answer. "The Sabbath is to be sanctified I v a holy restinc- all that day even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days, and speiid-inc-the whole time in public and private exercises of Cod's worship, rxcept so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.' These words form a part of the standards of at least live branches, of the Presbyterian church in America. Should individuals, acknowledgiivr those standards, examine ihci. conduct strictly r them, they will doubtless find something which
needs reformation. .Many things are done under the common idea of ncccssilii and mcrci', which are
Things which niigdit cither he done
before, or omitted till rl'ler the Sabbath. So far as respects individuals, it is far private consideration and amendment. Tut what is matter of public practice, is a proper subject of public remark. It is not mv intention at present io discuss the moraiiiy of the Sabbath, with the obligation to keep it holy. These things, in a Christina community, should be taken for granted. My object is to call the attention f my fellow citizens ami Chrisiian brethren to a subject which certainly needs public
rijorinalion, and mat is lire ciaijoattb i,u;.i. it is a matterof great notoriety, that thousands petitioned the National ( iovernment. to put a stop to the profanation of the Sabbath, by prohibilin-j the transportation and opening of the mail on that day. Ilut instead of granting the petitions, the profane practice was sanctioned by authority, in our na
tional capacity. What then can be done! I answer, much, very much. It is a common remark,
Iv visited by half a wii'.';o.i irf pilgrims, speaking a'l
the languages of India, from Cane Comorin to the
this were the whole ihrit is to
in '
LlOOO on and Southern
innii ntai ns of ( 'ash mere,
i' or the Tamil!
India; two new stations having been formed on : the island, and one on the adjacent continent; two1 presses, with numerous schools, and many qualified native disiributrrs. ;boi For the .Mahrallas; a sterotype founderv having been recently established at, iSomhav, and tours for
it would not
rat
o fiiuihl
wis!, that one's
vain.
in reiiirion, '!ife mi'ght
to be tic
r be spent with tihilo-oti'iers."
To hear fir amuse, no: t or criticism,
ligrited with flowery language, to be charmed with action, person, manner, and voice, may be well enough in the theatre nr the senate but to attend upon Cod, to hear bis word as for one's life, to be tilled with the solid importance of divine things,
Tract ,!istlibllti,.o b.do.r a ,,in, nbiert nf tl, ' ""' '"".' "-:1,t ? "Tt Ot COtlliO.t
mission. " 1 1500 ;' ngthut the experi.Micr; this is quite an-
Knr.V.rW". ,; f.,r i.co nl" Allinn nf WW. ! tv",u :" 'UCll UOtn IlOt so IllllCll
em Foreign Mi-ssionary Society at, Lahore, a sta tion far distant from all other mission?; and a large reinforcement being about to sail, accompanied by a press, lOdil To the Sandwich Islands, where there are three mission presses, nearly twenty native printers, and ."0,000 scholars. " " 1000
engage thr carnal mind or ear, as the soul. The one i rank abuse of a sacred institution, and perverted to lull the soul to sleep, in carnal security, under a notion of a religious engagement, the other is finding, in the true and gracious use of the means, the advantage which the Lord intended by them, . t is better likewise to hear one sermon
!,,. i.. .n.,. ;. . i .. i . ... i
. i. .- .11-1 i i il u uu ii in t tl I l I, I t il ( , IT ,0 I I o Sana; an Arabic nress recently established . , . , ,. - 11 i ' "lu" it Pevioot 1000 il" n"'n n, alter of it into prayer, than to To the .Vc.vW, for Tracts in Svriae, r,00 !'"' P!';se,U at N ve . or .-iv, in a day, as some To Smyrna, (including .A:500 for 'the use of Rev. I ',:lVL Uen aml not f M" at t S al.'1'd' Josiahlaiewer ) for Asia .Minor and Mission stations i ' " auy ' h;-".. I he d.v.ne hie ol a at Sco andTrebizond; .Mr. lloman Halb-rk being ! c!"1;l' consist in mere hearing, any ., ,- ; 1? i more than his natural lite in always eatinsr: but
HOW 111 ins luuiury in iiiiir-iiit- umniani o rc in, . ,. , . ; . 1 - 1 . Ill if I Tost i o rr nn.l 111 liri n m 11 er ,i-l. o I, 1.
s- r .'....... ...ii lis urair, .ic- ci.
thai no one is obliged to accept an appointment
which involves him in this evil. Put, whatever may be said of the officer and his view of duty, I an, very sure the citizens at large are not obliged lo call for tin ir letters and. newspapers on the Lord's day. It is not uncommon, in some of the towns and villages, to see a crowd about the po t oii'tce, on a Sahhak evening, receiving their letters and news-papers, and either sitting down or walking the street, reading them; and this may be seen, too. in places famous for temperance, moraiiiy and religion. Those things ought not so 10 be. When, as individuals, we violate the moral law,
the Armenian and other languagis, 1,'J00
To Creecc, for use of mission of Protestant Episcopal Church. Press located at Syria. 'tJreat demand for books and Tracts,' and extensive facilities for distribution, lToO To dreiee, for use of Missionaries of American Foard of Commissioners, 500 To Constantinople, for Tracts in Armenian. Modern ( I reek, and in L'ebre w-Span ish for Jews in Turkey, 1000 To Russia, for use of Tract friends in St. Peters-
much nourishment, into the very trams and
strength of his soul. "Faith must be mixed with this, and with all ordinances and sacraments, otherwise the outward man alone acts, while ihe inner man is asleep or dead; so that "which should have been for welfare only becomes an occasion of falling." "low have I heard, not how muc'iV is the best inquiry. Our Lord directs us to consider it well, where he says, "Take heed how ve hear." Ami if we re
flect that Cod's word is a savor of life unto life, or
in them that do hear; surely
l.n.-.rli I,, t, '!,!..,.-(,,,- iro on. i n,ui n-lin-nv!iicl'
.1. ,.;;,"., ..I. ,1.;. s. ' P. ! of death unto death.
II. 1" fill. Ill I - IIW1V ,"lltl,si'..,lt,ll,. i. 111 . , i .
.ii i i- . i- . , in 5o so e mn an aii.ur we ougnt to prav belore u-n peasant having been known to reluse a irac;,, ' , . . - '-"'- " 1 - ' hear, to watch unto prayer in hearing, and to miv To Cermana. f, the u-e of Lower Saxonv ! ;ii,!' an1 Pr:lv,r w'!!:!t we hve "'J. '
Tract Society, lliinliiirg. .f'700; Tract Society at liarmcn, $.100, Prussian Tract Society at Rcrlin, .vj.TOO; urgent application having been nceived
may turn to our good and not to our sorrow."
VIVA At Liverpool. August :j0, Hon. V. T. Pakuv, Minister to Spain. Hev. l obf.rt Whitk, of the Synod of Philadel
phia, Sept. 'JOih.
In (ieauga County,
eiiKsriti!, Aug. I7th.
O. U
JoVATIIW Wl-
t will be quit unavailing, at last, to ;
J ovcrnment sanctioned it.
ay,
Irom each station: nuicli opposition encountered, and cheering indications ol'ihe revival of evangelical religion, I. 00 To I'rancc, for use of Paris Tract Society and of Auxiliaries and French and Ameiiean Christians co-operating with her: particularly to. aid in circn-
latiig standard e angelica! volumes, -circulating j TAX-VAIll) Ft Ml SALI-l. Tracts, in Spanish. lbOO j f il sell, on .,od terms, our TAN'-VAlin, in the To South Africa, for the use Of the Soillh A IV t- W V town of Point Plcnsant, I'lermnnl county, hio -J5 call Female Tract Society, at Cape Town, ill con- j miles ahove ("incinnaii, he Ohio river, ton.-ther with two lieetion with American Missionaries, -JOO . ll improvcl Pots, roniainini; three and a half acres each, ,. ,i, ii .,.,.. ;.,ll,. 1-, tl,.,.-- lino I slmiis, haik-house, and all necessary too, for tie busi-
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I Missionaries in the West. Indies and Canada in i "' :,N" ;l ."rVm; , , , '"' . 1 aonlv to .-. IJ. Iol i.vm
i train circulation, i. ..v m ,.- 'vf..,d, ().,io. I To JVar'ti American Indnt-ts. for tif-e of A ire-: ic to !... s:,.,. . . i.,,.,i,,,n i. s .ia w io. in,- v.irri or mu. as
i-i.ti .. f.-ritist Foard, especially at their pies? in . ,i.,v-
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House. l'or fnrerer particulars r, on On1 preniis s, oi to Jo in
m, iv best sua the porch i "- tOctober J: 1 - ..". .1. .V; S. . .M'
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