The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-06-26
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.


attracting general attention among Congrega-
tionalists and many Eastern journals, is the
present status and tendencies of the New Y ork
Independent. It's claims to being any longer a
religious paper are generally ignored. Says
one of our cotemporaries;
THE Round Table, the Springfield Repu6-
EcdR, and the C0ngretiondhst, deny this
claim. They admit that the Independent is an
able political and Womau's Rights Journal
But it welcomes the contributions of writer's
who reject that Christ whom the churches
worship, and that Bible which the churches
revere. 1t openly advocates practices which
most Christians regard as demoralizing, and its
Editor in Chief takes every opportunity to
sheer at doctrines which are vital TO the Evan
gelical system.
COLLEGES of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.-The Committee on Education, re-
ported the following institutions of learning to
the late General Assembly, viz Cumberland
University at Lebanon, Tennessee, having bet
ter prospects than ever before; Lincoln Uni
verSity, at Lincoln, Illinois McGhee College;
Bethel College; Cumberland College, at Soma
ma, California Waynesburg College. In add
dition to these, four Female Colleges, and
three Academies are reported.
Prof James Matthe,cs, of Center College,
Ky, has received and accepted an invitation
TO take charge of the Academy at Logansport,
Indiana.
Reu. j. G. Lr7caa, late of Logansport Ind,
has received and accepted call to the First
church of Oxford, Ohio
Kitto's Dictionary of the BiJle-In prepar-
alton, an illustrated History of the Holy BIZ
bic. being connected account of the remark
able events and distinguished characters con-
tanned in the Old and New Testaments, and in
Jewish History during the four hundred years
intervening between the time of Malachi and
the birth Of Christ, including also the life Of
Christ and his Apostles; the whole embracing
a period of four thousand years. With notes
critical. topngraphical and explanatory. By
u -: af- EEi,-sinisss ard Fellow of
the Society6 Antiquities, author OF Cyclic
media of Biblical Literature, History OF
Palestine, &c Edited by Alvan Bond, ID.
D., formerly Professor of Biblical Literature,
in the Theological Seminary at Bangor, Me,
and for more than twenty years pastor OF the
Second Congregational church, Norwich, Conn.
Complete in one royal octave volume OF over
700 pages, embellished and illustrated with over
100 full page engravingS and colored maps
No definite time can be set for the delivery
b. Adams, agent, Portland Z. U.
The assembly and Re-mion.-The vote to
Law the minority report on the table by no means
exhibits the strength of the party in the late
Assembly. who are ready for reunion on the
basis of the report of the Joint Committee.
The PresbyteIies of Indianapolis, Ogdensburgh,
and Chicago, whose representative voted no,
are as sure to approve the report as any Others
in the Church. The probabilities are very
strong the same will be done by the Presbyte-
ries of PotOsi, St. Louis, Upper Missouri,
Holston, Monmouth, West Jersey, Hudson,
Fort WAYNE, Wooster, Huntingdon, Iowa, and
Missouri River. If this shall be so, there will
be eighty-six Presbyteries to twenty-eight.-
We fully believe that every Presbytery, except
those of the Synod of Kentucky and the Pres
byteries of Baltimore and Lewes, will heartily
20 into the union. There were but two or
three votes against the report, adopted by the
Assembly, which report Is as strong, Tor the
union as the action Of the New School Assem-
bly,. After such vote, we should expect
every Presbytery 70 adopt the basis of the
Joint Committee, were 1t not that there Is
reason to believe that there are those, especial
" in the border States, like DIR, I. Smith, of
Baltimore, who spoke in one direction and
voted in another,-PreSbyter.
Per. Henrv NILS, d. d., late Professor Of
Biblical Criticism in Auburn Theological Sem
mary, died at Auburn, New York, June 10th,
aged 81.
Death of hrs. Ha,ces-We recorded last
week the sudden death Of the Rev. DIR. Halves
of Hartford. His lifelong companion, and
the mother of his six children now all deceased,
survived him but a short time. She was taken
in with the same disease and died on Tuesday
the 18th inst, so that even in death they were
scarcely diYded,
Rep GEORGE H. Calhoun, ID. d., died a
Coventry on the eth inst. He was 70 year
old-Oue year older than DR. Hawes-studiet
at Andover at the same time, and died thu
same week.
The Central Church of Allegheny Or
Hodge's) has made contract for completln:
the new house of worship. 1t is expected tina
the whole will be completed by the first o
October.
LGaden,oood Female CoIlegs-The Court il
| Missouri has decided that the splendid pro
pertv of the Underwood Female Seminary
mt st. Charles, Mo-, belongs to the Presbyter
in connection with General Assembly.
DIR. Hall, of the Irish Delegation, is bus
man in these days He preached last Sabbat
in Philadelphia three times, and addresse
two large Sunday schools,
THE Board of Domestic Missions, 70. S
North held their Annual Meeting in Philade
phia, June 18th. The Presbyterian says;
The meeting was unusually large and IL
teresting. 1t was known beforehand that
proposition would be introduced to create al
other Corresponding Secretary, coordinate
and two distinguished brethren were spoken {
as likely to do the work, and accept, if elected
/ II was urged that the measure would increas
not only the working force of the Board, bu
its efficiency.
The whole discussion was animated an
pleasant Every one seemed to be actuate
by the liveliest interest in the cause, and to
DESTROYS of doing something adequate to tn
magnitude of the home missionary work in OF
Church. Ii was rejected by large majorit,
The Boards system OF District MissionarlC
was urged by the Western members. Th
system places a competent brother in ever
Western State to act with the Synods an
| Presbyteries in these districts-to survey II
ground-ascertain the wants-stimulate ii