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CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, i to 2 FREE CHRISTIAN COMMONWEALTH,LOUISVILLE AND RICHMOND, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1870Richmoml. Vol. XLIX. No. 34. Lonisrille.-Vo- l. V. No. 45.

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Contents of the Religious Department.Article. EDITORIALS. Aitthort. Page.Communications JAa Important Scheme JTSe Last DeBperate Effort JOeau Hanley as a Preacher JMissions in Madagascar

CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUMCATIOMS.

Letter from Jerusalem Berrtas. .1

North Alabama Presbytery. ...Rev. W. II. Senior. .4l!e;ief Fund for the Families of Ministersi iulilreu of the Kingdom of Heaven A. H..2The Hebrew Commonwealth

POETHY.

The Three Marys Mary Magdalene M. T. B..2I am the Wav, and the Truth and the Life S

Wane Up Utile Bessie 3

SELECTIONS.

All This for Me S

A Small Audience 2

A Touching Story 8

From Grace to Glory 2

Short ServicesDragging the Halter S

A Good Daughter JXne Evangelical Alliance '

THE HOME CIRCLE.

The Little Brown SeedThe Lost JewelsA Cunning Dog JA Manly Answer -I Can t Atford ItSowing and Reaping 3

RELIQIOOB INTELLIGENCE.

Amelia, C. H. Rev. T. W. HooperRev. P. Pier-so- n

Rev. T. Smythe, D. D. Dedication of MlKermon Church A New Ctrarch ProposedSpring Port, Miss Columbia Seminary Endow- -

ment, 4c , cDkaths and ObituariesKcci.ksiasticai. Noticesadvsbtihem kht9 m

COMMUNICATIONS.

THE QUESTION IN ISSUE

We have on hand several communica-

tions on the action of our last Assembly,in eivine instructions to its Committee of

Conference appointed to meet the committee of the Northern Assembly, Frcmthese papers it appears that the course ( four Assembly is eenerally approved. Wecannot publish all these articles witl"out filling our columns with controversialdiscussions, which, we think, is not desiredby our brethren on either side. We would

gladly comply with the requests of every

one of-- them, if our views of duty to thechurch would permit; we reluctantly say

" io excellent brrtbren n they sendus such able communications, as - we haveon this question. Is the discussion nec

essary ?

If the Assembly erred by instructing its

Committee of Conference, or if its Committee prefer to meet a Northern Committeewithout instructions, the error can be correctedby our next General Assembly. OurPresbyteries will have ample time before

the next Assembly to examine this Question

of Instruction, and advise their commission-

ers of the course they desire to have takenin this matter.

Are the relations of our General As

sembly to the Assembly distinct-

ly understood ? The inquiry is suggested

bv letters on the subject. What are the

facts?Our Assembly does not consider the

Northern Assembly responsible for what

has been said by individuals, A. B. or C,in debate on its floor, or in the newspapers.

It complains of no private wrongs. Thedifficulties in the way of conference andcorrespondence are the public organic acts

of the two Northern Assemblies, "now hap-

pily united," as courts of the Lord JeusChrist. According to these acts, whichstand prominent on their records, we are"rebels," "schematics," and "blasphemers!"

They come to us as such and ask for con-

ference and correspondence!

In reply, our Assembly accepts the invi-

tation to a conference, and appoints .an

able committee and virtually instructs it to

say, 'we cannot agree to the official corres-

pondence for which you ask as long as you

declare the members of our Assembly to be

rebels, schismatics, or blasphemers,' for we

ure not conscious that we ever committed

these crimes, nor have we ever been provedguilty of these things. Our self-respe-

therefore, and due regard for the honor of

the church, which we represent, forbid that

our Assembly should correspond withyours in the position and character in

which you have placed u before the world.

We will formally interchange delegates

your equals in character andonly as peers,standing in the church of God-I-

their overture to us they do not inti-tima- te

that we, as an Assembly, as an

. organic body, or that our preceding Assem-

blies, (whatever some of us may have said

in debate, or in the papers) have passed

anyjudgmentonthem or their deliverances.

We have in our forbearance abstained

from every act or word that affects inju-

riously their good name. Our position and

course in our relations to them have been

in marked contrast with their course as a

General Assembly toward us. Hence the

propriety of removing the obstructions to

correspondence, contemplated in the ir.structions given to our committee, which

could have been done as well by the last

as by a future Northern Assembly. But ifour Assembly has erred, there is no occa- -

sion lor controveisy-correcte- d

next May.

--the error can be

AN IMPOETANT SCHEME.

A circular from the Rev. Dr. J. L. Wilson is published in another column which,

we trust, will receive thoughtful considera-

tion. The importance of making provi-

sion for the families of pastors and slatedsupplies after their decease, or inabilitylontrer to labor, i3 appreciated, Ihe planwhich is proposed in that circular is, we

are aware, liable to criticism. But it is

the result of long and patient study on thepart of an able Committee, and it has been

approver by the General Assembly as thebest plan that has yet been devised for theaccomplishment of this important end.

We trust that it will be heartily enteredinto, and fairly tested by our Church

and. we think, that it will be found to

work well. Those who engage in anysuch plan should, of course, take hold ofthe enterprise under the direction of their

branch of the Church. Some editorial re

marks respecting it, for thisweek's paper, are necessarily deferred.

THE LAST DESPERATE EFFOBT.

The efforts of the Northern press to.. . ,i n y tprove that tne ooutnern rresoytenan

Church has complicated herself withpolitical matters, are really amusing. Ifnot convincing, they at least show a good

deal of ingenuity. One of these efforts

consisted in publishing a resolution adopt-

ed during the war by Union Presbytery,in East Tennessee, which made a man'sviews on slavery a condition of his ordina-

tion, and ascribing it to the SouthernChurch. In doing this, they over-

looked the fact that Union Presbyterywas a New School Presbytery that refusedto acquiesce in the union between theUnited Synod and the Confederate Assem-

bly, and is now in connection with theNorthern Church t A political deliver-

ance of a Northern Presbytery does not

prove that the Southern Church is a polit-

ical Church.The next effort consisted in publishing

an extract from the Minutes of the Assem

bly of 1862, commending the unanimity ofthe Southern people in the great strugglefor civil and religious liberty then goingon. But in view of the clear definition ofthe position of the Southern Church in rejpect to their relation to the State, and topolitical questions made in 1861 and againin 1866, the force of this argument wasentirely destroyed.

The last argument which we have occa

sion to notice will probably afford occasion

for merriment. Every other argument to

prove the Southern Church equally guiltywith the Northern in thematter ofpoliticaldeliverances has signally failed thus far.

But here is proof positive which "no inge

nuity of sophistry of Dr. Palmer or anybody else can set aside." It is simplythis : that a portion of the endowmentfunds of our Theological Seminaries was

invested in Government bonds, as beingthe Eiost secure mode of investment thetimes offered. The credit of the discovery

of this conclusive argument belongs to a

correspondent of the Philadelphia Presby

terian. It is ouoted approvingly in thePresbyterian Banner, and is as follows:

"There is one evidence of the complicityof the Southetn Church with the rebellionthat we have not seen alluded to of late;one. too, which 'no ingenuity of sophistry'of Dr. Palmer, or anybody else, can setaside; whicn cannot be ruled out as in-

cidental declarations,' or 'chance references.' or covered with 'ambiguity of lan- -

or anything of the sort. Theirown records show that the Southern Presbyterian Church took stock in the rebel-

lion ol the most substantial kind. Theyshowed their devotion to, and faith in therebellion, by large contributions of money,of funds of the Church to aid in the prose-cution of the war. In the Minutes of theirAssembly for 1864, we find reported audsanctioned by that Assembly more than$150,000 invested in 'Confederate bonds.Over half this amount was of the funds oftheir Theological Seminary, and the re-

mainder, the funds of their different Boardsor Committees Education, Foreign andDomestic Missions."

If this proves an interference of theChurch in civil affairs, and its complicitywith politics, we must be contented torest under the charge. But if our North-

ern brethren can adduce no better evi-

dence of our guilt than the above, is it nottheir duty to acknowledge and retract the"false witness" involved in it?

MISSI0HS IN MADAGASCAR.

The London Missionary Society is

sending out sixteen missionaries to rein-

force the existing mission of twelve agentsin Madagascar. Eight young men havealready sailed, and the remainder will be

sent out at the earliest possible period.About twenty years ago, ten of the sons ofthe Malagasy nobility were brought toEngland and educated in Christian knowl-

edge, and ten more were similarly edu-

cated by the missionaries at the Mauritius.They are now the governors of Madagas-

car, and the present Queen was broughtup in the home of one of the missionaries.According to recent advices, a form of gov-

ernment and institutions are being estab-

lished nearly akin to our own constitu-

tional government, such as trial by jury,&c- -

DEAN STANLEY A3 A PEEACHER.

On Sunday, the 19th of June last, theRev, Dr. Stanley, Dean of Westminster,preached a sermon in Westminster Abbey,on the death of the late Charles Dickens,one of the most popular novel writers ofthe age. We notice his sermon as a speci-

men of the religion of many who would beregarded as "liberal Christians," andwho would think it uncharitable to beclassed with rationalist, who make no

pretensions to evangelical piety.

While the vast congregation, assembled.. ..1,on tne occasion, waited in suence, tue

service was commenced with the music ofSpohr's beautiful anthem " Blessed are

the dead that die in the Lord' which was

softly played on the organ. The Dean took

his text from the parable of the rich manand Lazarus. " There was a certain richman, which was clothed in purple aud fine

linen and fared sumptuously every day.And there was a certain beggar, named

Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full ofsores, and desiringtobe fed with thecrumbswhich fell from the rich man's table;moreover, the dogs came and licked his

sores.

In his introductory remarks, the Dean

noticed "the extraordinary power andof his text, in this respect,

like the ceremony on the previous Tues-

day, 'which consigned to the grave' the lamented and giited being who' had for years delighted the generation to' which he belonged ; and if the Scripture

of the day, and the incident of the week

' direct our minds to the same thoughts,' and mutually illustrate each other, the

attraction becomes irresistible and the' lesson which each brings is doubly' strengthened.'

The parable, the Dean says, ' is a par-

able of parables. It is the last of a groupwhich occurs in the fifteenth and sixteenthchapters of Luke, where the story is takenin each case, not as in the other Gospels,

from inanimate and irrational creatures,but from the actions and characters of men.First comes the story of the good shep-

herd, with all its depth of tenderness : thenthe story of the indefatigable searcher withoil it dpnth of earnestness : then the storyof the prodigal son with all its depth ofpathos ; then tne story oi me unjust oien-ar- d,

with all its depth of satire ; and lastof all comes this story of the rich and poorman, drawn irom me vaiira amenjoyment and suffering in the streets andalleys of Jerusalem. It is a story of reallifeSo real that we can hardly believe itis not .history. It is, nevertheless,, .V taleof pure fiction. Dives and Lazarus areas much imaginary beings as Hamleor Shylock, and the scene ia Abraham'sbosom and the rich man in Hides is

drawn from popular Jewish conceptionscurrent at the time."

In this btief extract, the Dean gives us

a specimen of his skill as an expositor.

The story of the rich Man and Lazarus is

"a pure fiction." How could he know itf i, KMinn? ire savs. ' it is a tale of

real life so real that we can hardly believe

it is not history." And did not He who

uttered it, know it to be true history of

many a rich man whose great object in

life was to gratify his passions and appe-

tites ? Worldliness in the form of self-iu- -

dulgence was the sin which sealed the

doom of Dives. He did not live to glorityGod ; he is not described as a transgressor,o nmrana sender, , uniust.- or as one who

was outwardly wicked but merely as an,i,.o-,iHl- man. God was not in all his""O jthoughts or plans of life- - He was rich

nprVifttiS honestly so in the estimation of

the world, and he had a passion for display

heva3 "clothed in purple," the color

worn by princes, "and fine linen," aud

thus gratified this passion. He had an ap-

petite for the richest viands : he " fared

sumptuously every day." He could have

said: "What harm is there in this? My

wealth is my own.'' He was also so kind

to the poor beggar, as to supply his daily

wants from the broken food removed from

his table after his meals. Was not the

fatal sin which doomed that rich man to

the torments of hell, as indicated in -- the

parable, ? He lived for

himself and not for God; for the sensualpleasures which wealth couH KVCure, andnot to glorify Gid ln.theftW oi to lay

ud treasure in heaven. Was not his sin,

the prevailing sin of thousands at this day

the sin that will seal their doom forever in

the retributions of eternity ?

But the Dean, it appears, saw nothing

of all this in the parable which he took for

his text. He speaks indeed in fitting terms

of the power of the great Divine Teacher

to instruct men by parable ; and then passes

in silence over the sacred lesson taught byhis text, to eulogize the novelist.

" Such" he says '' were the gifts, wield-

ed with wondrous power by him who hasjust passed away." . . "Suchwashewho lies yonder ; by him that veil was rentasunder which parts the various classes ofsociety. Through his genius, the rich manfaring sumptuously every day, was madeto see and feel the presence of the Laza-rus at his gate. The suffering inmates ofthe work house, the neglected children indens and caves of our great cities; thestarved and ill used boys in ren oVe schools,felt that a new era of sunshine was pour-

ing on their dark systems, that a new in-

terest was awakened in their forlorn anddesolate state. And this was because anunknown friend had pleaded their causewith a voice, which ran through the palaces

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of the great, as well as the cottages of the J

poor it was because as by a magician'swand, tnose gaunt figures were made tospeak for themselves to those who hardlybefore dreamt of their existence."

AVas this, indeed, the moral influence ofMr. Dickens' novels? Or, is it merely asketch from the imagination of the preach-er who has so high an estimate of thegoodness of human nature, that he canhardly think it proper to preach the doc-

trines of faith in Christ, or repentance, orof regeneration by the Spirit of God. Ifwe understand him, he teaches " that there' is even in the humblest and worst of' mankind a soul of goodness and noble-- '

ness, a soul worth redeeming, worth re- -'

claiming, worth regenerating; he Dick-ens labored to tell the rich and the edu- -'

cated how tnis better state was to be' found and respected even in the most' neglected Lazaius; he labored to tell the' poor no less to respect those better placed' than themselves."

The Dean appears to take a better viewof the human heart than the apostles andprophets, who never tell us that there is a" soul of goodness and nobleness in theworst of mankind," or even in the best.But we are glad to learn, that he regardsthose who have all this goodness as inneed of reclaiming, and even regenerating,though we find nothing in this sermonsuited to produce the conviction of thistruth in the minds of the thousands wholistened to him on that occasion.

We would not depreciate anything goodin the Dean's sermon. But his effort toeulogize the works of the novelist, placingthem on a level with the hallowed instruc-tions of the Saviour, appears to us little orno better than an open rejection of theGospel. Rationalists, Universalists andmodern skeptics will, no doubt, approve ofthis phase of religion, which by assumingthe name of Christianity may captivatemany and prove more injurious to theChurch of Christ than open infidelity.

Nor would we detract a word from any-

thing good or praiseworthy in the life orwritings of Dickens. It is not for us tosay that he was, or was not a Christian inthe primitive sense of the word. All wecan say, is that we do not, learn that hisfaith, or his habits of life were those of adisciple of Christ.

The editor of the Herald of Health, in anotice of his death, gives in the last num-

ber of his journal the following account ofme. dickens' habits.

' In many respects, his habits were suehas would promce longevity, iie washearty in mrcT;.r; he had a compact,muscular system, dnd was exceedingly fondof athletic exo, cites. He walked manymiles every day, aud believed in bathing,water-cure- , animal magnetism, and prac-ticed it on his friends.

" But, on the other hand, he did not be-

lieve as we do, that temperance in living,and full control of his appetite, were ab-

solutely essential to health of mind andbody. A particular friend of his writes:

" ' At Gad's Hill, his habits became moreconfirmed. He drank more often. Hisliquors were of the choicest kind. Winesof the rarest vintage were stored in hiscellais. Highly spiced beverages came tobe liked, and he was vain in his skill in com-pounding them. The cider-cu- p of Gad'sHill a drink composed of cider, limes,brandy, pine-appl- e, toasted-apple- lemon-pe- el

and sugar became famous as a spe-

ciality of the place. A friend of mine whospent a day aud night at Gad's Hill lastyear, a gentlemr.n to whom Dickens feltunder great personal obligations, and forwhom he may therefore have emphasizedhis hospitality, describes his feast as a con-tinued bibulous festivity from noon tillmidnight. There was the cider-cu- wefound, on arriving at 12 p. m.; sports inthe open air till 2, when came brandy andwater ; a long wulk through the fields till6, when curacoa, with other liquors wereserved; dress; dinner from 7 till 10o'clock, with every variety of wines ; andthen pure spirits or various compounds ofspirits, until bea-tim-

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"Now, almost all physicians, whenspeaking of the causes of apoplexy, tell usthat most conspicuous among.them are

brain-labor- , mental-exc'temen-

fatigue, physical exertion, and, above all,stimulating drinks ; these and a stomachoverloaded with indigestible food, are ex-

citing causes which almost daily destroythose already predisposed to apoplexy.

" Dickens" h.mself felt that he was usingup his life-forc- es too fast, but, unwilling torestrain his - appetite, or mistaking thecassesof ill health, he attempted to remedythe difficulty by greater exercise, whensuddenly the dtoth-blo- came. To whatother conclusion can we come, if we applythe law of physiology, than that the mostfamous literary man of the age who oughtto have lived a score of years longer, whoought to have ripened into a granderman than he was, and crowned his liteby richer contributions to literaturecut short his days by excesses at thetable and oyer the cup ? It is a sadlesson to teach over the grave of oneso loved, and mere than once we wouldhave stopped our pen, but it would notstop. And now that our duty is done,

the seeds of thismay we not hope thatlesson will bring forth fruit an hundredfold in the rich soil of humanity ?"

For the ObserTer and Commonwealth.

I N FOE M A T I 0 N GIYEN.AN IMPORTANT ITEM.

Five Dollars will greatly help to or

ganize and sustain t Sunday School in themountains of Kentucky. There are more

applications from poor and destitute neigh-

borhoods at present, than there are meansto help. Many can give the above amountand not feel it. Others can feel it, whenthey' give. Let both respond.

taum in KAYTF.SS.' 1 'Grayson, Kt., July 26, lS7o.

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LETTEE FROM JEEUSALEM.

Continued from our !rtAfter a short period of communion with

Gethsemane and he thoughts and emo-

tions which it awakens, I turned away tovisit another point, a place of frequent re-

sort by our Lord, and from this fact, andthat it commands a splendid view of Je-

rusalem and the surrounding country, andthat it was the scene of the Ascension, isever of thrilling interest. Slowly we passedup the long and somewhat difficult ascent,stopping to enjoy the fine and unceasinglybeautiful views of the city. The landalong side the Mount of Olives is dividedup into small lots, enclosed by commonand sometimes broken fences and in astate of rude cultivation. A few olivetrees are scattered here and there. Soonwe draw near to the summit. Here, thereis a little Arab village. Among the mostconspicuous of the hou&es is a sort ofmosque, with a minaret or more properlya tower of considerable height in front.

As we approached some of the Arab in-

habitants appeared. One of our touristparty, the Rev. Newman Hall, of London,had gone to the Mount of Olives this same

Sunday morning, and was walking aboutbetween thi summit and the village ofBethany, looking about for the most probable point of the Ascension, and was en-

gaged in solitary meditation upon thethoughts which this most interestingplace awakens. While here, he was setupon by Arabs and an attempt was madeto rob hia. He first gave them some sim-

ple articles and being still set upon, tookto his heels for safety. Hut tor his nearness to Jerusalem he would have beenrobbed and probably hurt. A short timebefore our arrival at the Holy City,,a bandof Arabs were prowling around Jerusalemengaged in beating and robbing all defenceless persons they came across. ATurkish soldier taking a small command,went out from Jerusalem and placing themin concealment at a certain point, went off

into the haunts of the robbers, and was

soon undergoing the not unfrequent andnot very delightful process of being beatenand robbed. On making a given signal,his command flew to his relief and securedthe party of highwaymen. I mentionthese incidents, although breaking intothe thread of my narrative to show thepresent political state of Palestine and thecountry 'almost under the shadow of thewalls of Jerusalem.

Hence, wheD the Arabs appeared atthe village, desiring to be free from thedemands for "buckshish," and not tohave our meditations disturbed by theirpresence, we withdrew a little way towardthe city, yet keeping near the summit andsat down under a clump of two or threeolives. A clear, dazzling, Eastern sky interspersed with large white floating clouds

spanned over U3. Jerusalem far enoughaway to conceal her deformities, and nearenough to show fully her domes, minarets,steeples and battlemeuted and turrettedwalls lay like a great white pearl in thedistance beneath. Away to the southstretched the plain of Judah wherein andalmost in sight is the village of Bethlehem,and en this side and near the Valley of theGihon, the Hill of Evil Counsel. Towards

the north lay the plains wherein are thetombs of the kings, Nebi Samuel, or thetomb of Samuel, the village of Anath- -

oth, where rises Mt. Scopus, through whichruns the road to Damascus, and over

which in all probability approached thearmy of Titus at the seige of Jerusalem

What thrilling thoughts come rushingthrough the mind as from this interestingand hallowed spot, I look out upou theHoly City and the scenes around and thinkof the far ancient, the long and diversified

train of history that has held its solemn

stately and eventful march over theseplaces. Far back beyoud the twilight ofcivilization, the altars of Baal held undisputed sway upon Moriah and Zion.

Then came the conqueror David, subduingthe city, making it the capital of Israel,and causing it henceforth to be eternallysacred and interesting. The institutions ofMoses are set up. The law is read and expounded. Thesmokeof sacrificial victims

and grateful incense ascends from the altarsof the true and living God. Yearly thetribes of Israel gather at the annual feasts

at Jerusalem from all quarters of the land,

Long files of white, splendidly robed andmitered priests, the successors of Aaron,and the anti-type- s of the great HighPriest march in solemn procession. Thegolden temple of Solomon rears its glitter-

ing crest upon Mount Moriah. Now and

then there appears a prophet, sometimes

in the person of the lofty, evangelicalIsaiah, then the denunciatory, lamenting

Jeremiah, then the gorgeously-visione- d

DanieL Pagan kings and armies also

appear upon the scene. The land thatflows with milk and honey, and the capi-

tal of David and Solomon, with its far

famed temple, are too rich a prize to es-

cape their covetous and ambitious natures.

The walls of Jerusalem yield before the

numerous, powerful and determined

hosts of Nebuchadnezzar. The Most Hi-,-

withdraws his presence from the splendid

structure of Solomon and suffers it tomeet i:s devoted doom the true worshipon the appointed mount ceases the holyplaces are defiled the palaces of Israel'skings sre desolate, her habitations razedto the ground, and Israel's people, thechosen of the Lord, seemingly forsaken,are carried helplessly away to a far distantheathen capital and into a shameful anddistressing captivity. Henceforth theJewish nation seems to awake t: a truand correct appreciation of their Deity,and of their revelation, and idolatry for-

ever ceases among them. They scatterthroughout all civilized lands, carryingwith them still the conviction that theyare the elect of God, their far superior re-

ligious truth, their deep religious training,and their indestructible peculiarities. Inthe course of time, in the providence ofGod, each and every one of their far scat-tered synagogues ia to become, after themission and work of their Messiah, and thesetting upef His kingdom, a centre wherethe gospel is to be preached, convertgathered, and the Church successfullystarted on her way.

But now the seventy years of Israel'sappointed captivity roll away. The divinely, yet unconsciously elected Cyrna,gathers his rssistless legions before the highvast walls of proud Babylon. Her kinghas been weighed he is fonnd wanting.He has proudly afflicted the chosen of theMost High now comes his visitation, andthe hour of his doom is at hand- - He laaroused from the stupor of his shamelessrdve'..

"The Mede is at bis gate,The Persian on his throne."

Emancipated Israel returns to her be-

loved land and city-- The temple goes Dpagain on the same old hallowed spot enlightened and chastened priests serve atthe altars of a purer and more highly es-

teemed faith, and the presence of Israel'sGod is manifested in the shekinah as ofold. The footsteps of Providence seemnow to grow quicker and the sound thereofmore distinct, as if some grand event Uapproaching. Sufficient in the way ofdireqt promise and plain description andin the way of type and shadow has beestgiven to form in a nation's mind a clearidea, a firm conviction, and a desire andexpectation of the coming of the Anoint-ed. The prophetic period closes. With thepassing centuries, passing revolutions, time,,and again, change the political relations of'Israel- - A mighty power in the West,whose capital is on the banks of the Tiber,preparing to exert her vast influence iacivil and religious history, spreads herconquests, gathering various and diversenations under the rule of law, order andcivilization. Israel again changes her al-

legiance and acknowledges the Romansway, evidences of which are scatteredover the land in the shape of roads, whichthe destructive influences of time, havenot yet been able to efface- -

Berytus.To be Continued.

EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

The committee of Arrangements for theGeneral Conference of the Evangelical Al-

liance has announced in a late circularthat

The Conference will be held in the Hallof the Young Men's Christian Associationin the city of New York, commencingSeptember 22d, and closing October 2d,1870.

A social meeting to receive the Dele-gates will be held on the evening of Sep-tember 22d, at seven o'clock, and the Gen-eral Conference will be organized at 10o'clock A. M., on September 23d.

Christians in sympathy with the prin-ciples of the Alliance are cordially invitedto attend.

The evening meetings at the CooperInstitute and Stineway Hall will be by freetickets to reserved seats.

Tickets, entitling to a reserved seat forthe whole ten days' session of the Confer-ence, will be for sale at the AssociationHall on and after September 1st. Theywill be furnished in the order of applica-tion, and the number ibesold is lim-mite- d:

price $5.The committee Wa. provide hospitable

entertainment for all delegates comingfrom foreign lands, and for ail our owncountrymen who have consented to pre-pare essays for, or to address the Confer-ence, and of whose coming timely noticehas been recieved. Auxiliary Alliancesin the United States will provide for theirown delegates, and, if convenient, willalso contribute to the general expenses ofthe Conference. The Secretaries of theAmerican branches are requested to for-

ward before August 15th a certified list ofall duly accredited delegates, that seatsmay be reserved for them.

Each auxiliary or local Alliance willsend one delegate, and one for every fiftymembers the whole delegation not to exceed ten in all.

H. B. Cilapin, Secretary.Howard Crosby, Chairman of the Com

mittee of Arrangements.

Welsh Congregationalists. The Oongre- -gationalista of Wales are appealing totheir countrymen in the United States foraid in erecting buildings for the Congre--;ational College at Bala, North Wales.Phere are twenty-fiv- e Welsh Congrega

tional churches in New York, thirty-seve- a

in Pennsylvania, thirty-thre- e in Ohio.twenty-fou- r in Wisconsin, and twentymore in other States, and their pastorshave mostly been educated at Bala Col--.lege. Congreoationalixt.