Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-09-13
4" The Advance"

for public favor in that denomination
is to be it cannot fail of deserved |
success. 1t is published as a large
double sheet, and in arrangement and
general typographical appearance is
a credit to its publishers.
Rev. W. w. Patton, d. d., resigns
the pastorate of the First Congrega.
tional Church in Chicago to take edi-
torial charge of the paper. He is |
one of the ablest men in the West, |
a racy writer, with considerable ex-
perience as correspondent of lead
ing secular and religious journals
He has just returned from an ex-
tensive tour in the old world. Is
man of keen observation and varied
culture, and brings to the editorial
chair unusual qualities to ensure sue
cess.
A stock company has been formed
and fifty thousand dollars of stock
taken to start the paper. This stock
is to be held only by those who are
members Of Congregational Churches,
and the journal is to be conducted
strictly in harmony with the funda-
mental principles and polity of that
denomination.
The immediate occasion for the es-
tablishment of ." The AdUance" we
understand to be the detection of the
Independent from the principles of
Congregationalists. Many of their
public bodies both East and West
have passed resolutions condemning
the course of the latter paper, and
there has been a growing sense of
the need of another first class nation
al newspaper to represent the inter-
ests of their churches. The Congre-
gationalist and the Recorder Of BoS-
ton have lately combined; making a
strong and able Congregational Jour
nal for the East, which also circulates
to a considerable extent at the West
but this one paper though enlarged
to it's present size, and made the yehi
Gle of expression for the ripest cul
ture and the ableSt minds. cannot
meet the needs of more than three
thousand churches, and especially Of
the rapidly developing Interior. II
seems really, as the editor of the I'D
rance says, almost audacious to think
of establishing a national newspaper
SO far West as Chicago, but We mus
remember that that city is alrcad,
the great centre of broad terrific
ry, and that with the completion Of
the Pacific Railroad opening the IA
West to quick communication wit
the Atlantic seaboard, of which radi
ating lines of communication, Chica
60 is the focus, her Importance will
be greatly enhanced, and her facil
ties far gathering and diffusing il
formation greatly increased. Chicag
is now the commercial metropolis O
the Interior and West. She is a
ready the centre of the operations 0
the Benevolent Societies in that in
mense region. She is surrounde
with Gordon of schools, colleges an
seminaries, which give her iterar
and theological influence and max
her well suited for the home of a p
per that aims to take the advance
advocating those great principles TIL
must mould the civilization of tt
newer states if they became prepare
for the part they must play in deterl
lining the destiny of this nation.
1t seems thus that the occasion, Il
time, the place and the controlling i
fuences of this paper, all conspire
assure it's success. We would
glad, did space allow, to give o
readers the substance of some of t
most significant articles that enri
the pages of this first number, b
must be content with abiding to o
or two of the leading ones.
The first page opens with lengt
paper from the pen of DR.. ThompsC
ofNew York, entitled, "Magnanimi
toward England" In this artic
the remarkable confession of err
with regard to American affairs,
Gently made by Earl Russell, is us
as an argument for a like genera
and magnanimous spirit on the p;
of Americans. Coming from the +
Of one who by recent travel in FL
land is qualified to know the state
feeling there, and who has suffered
much as most for our country in {
late war, having lost a promising s
in the army of the Republic, the S
timents of this piece are worthy
thoughtful attention of al, and es
cially of those who are led by
noisy defamation of interested d,
agogues to cherish animosity agai
the British people and governmt