The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-12-02
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Synod of New York contemns the General As
sembly-Our readers will remember that Prof
Eaton, an elder ia Dr. VanDykes church,
Brooklyn, has heretofore been refused admis-
sion TO the Synod of New York, because he is
Signer of the Declaration and testimony
Contrary to the directions Of the General As
sembly, his PreSbytery Nassau admitted him
without exacting from him written acknowl-
edgement aud recantation of his errors. The
Assembly at Albany was informed, by brother
Munson. of that Presbyterys disorderly and
rebellious conduct, but emphatically refused
to turn the Presbytery' Commissioners out
of the house or in any way to notice the Pres
bytery's fragrant violation of the Assembly or.
ders in permitting Prof Eaton to take his seat
Embodened by the leniency with which the
Assembly treated the direliction of the Pres
bytery of Nassau, the Synod of Neto York
lately enrolled Mr.. Eaton without question:
A correspondent of the Free Christian Com
mOaredhh thus writes:
On the making up of the roll, a call was
made for the elder from the First Presbyterian
church, Brooklyn, (Dr VanDyke' 81 where
upon the irrepressible Prof Eaton arose and
announced himself the ruling elder from that
church. Prot. Eaton being a signer of the
Declaration and Testimony" had been ex-
Guided from the Synods of 1866 and 81, but
the session of the First church has resolved
that no other commissioner should be appoint
until he was accepted or constitutionally de
posed from office for cause. Well, the Stated
Clerk looked at the Moderator, and the Mod
orator looked at the Clerk, and then his eyes
wandered over the assembly-no one arose or
objected, and the Professors name was re
corded, and business proceeded smoothly and
cOmplacently. Thus ended this farce, and thus
was the General Assemblys orders in council
trampled under foot by this venerable Synod
Missouri Presbyterian.
Progress of the Roman Catholic Church.-The
Synod of New York, at its late meeting, after
full discussion, in which Rev. Drs. Hall, Muir
ray, Paxton, Prime, Wright, Wines, Van
Dyke, and others participated, adopted the
following wise and emphatic resolutions:
l. The recent and increasing aggressions Of
the Roman Catholic church upon the civil
rights of the people of this city and State jus
THY and demand the distinct ana emphatic pro
test of this Synod representing, as it does,
large portion of the population aggrieved
by these aggresSiOus; and we do hereby give
respectful and considerate, but, at the same
| time, an earnest expression OF our deep con-
vietions that the common rights of the com
munity at large are invaded by the public pro
cesSionS on the Sabbath day, in the streets OF
the city, of Roman Catholic societies with
music, disturbing the worship of Christian
citizens and impeding them in their progress
to and from their respective churches. Such
professions are escorted by the paid police OF
the city. who are thus employed in protecting
those who are engaged in the known violation
Of the civil law.
=. The grants of money by the municipal or
by the State government for the support OF
Roman Catholic schools aud other institutions
are appropriations of the property of the whole
people for the purpose of religious sect, and
are therefore IN opposition to the fundamen
tai principle of our system Of government,
which recognizes no form of religion to be
aided by the State.
8 The practice of those parents in our con-
| gregatiOnS who place their children in the
schools of the Roman Catholic church, is one
against which We solemnly warn all our people,
and especially in view of the fact that it is
publicly alleged by one of the distinguished
teachers of that church that seven out of every
i ten TOl6cldul uuucT luclT Uc
come Catholic.
4. That we recommend to all our ministers
TO bring before their people from time to time,
in such manner as to each of them shall ap.
pear wise, the whole subject of Roman Catho-
| lie aggression, and, by enlightening the public
mind as to impending dangers, seek to avert
them and make the country more thoroughly
Protestant and Christian.
Rev. A. Mitchell in Chicago-As this young
minister once labored in the Third Presbyte
rian Church in this city, his many friends viii
be glad to hear that he is doing good work il
Chicago, to which he has recently moved frou
New Jersey. A correspondent of the Ere,
Christian Commonwealth says
"Mr Mitchell, who has become the pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, of this city
has evidently gone to his work with ungloveC
hands, That Church has been filed with
large number Of men aud women who consid
cred the theatre, opera or minstrels, and thu
Church services, only as alternate incidents il
their lives. Mr.. Mitchell takes another view
of the matter, and has since his arrival, an
uounce his very Scriptural view of the relation
of the Christian to worldly amusements.
he was an old man his views would have beef
sneered at. but being young and extremely in
teresting, he has produced a marked impress
sion on his worldly flock "
Rev. George M. McCampbell, has resigned tn,
charge of the First Presbyterian church a
Alexandria, Va.
Rev. W. B. Browne, of Wabash, Ind, ha
declined the call from the church at Ceda
Rapids, Iowa.
The Presbyterian church at Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania, has extended call to the Rev
Frank B. Hodge, of Oxford. Pennsylvania.
A Valuable Gift-The Union Theologica
Seminary, of New York, has recently receives
a donation to its library of great value Tn
family of the Rev. Dr.. Field. Of Stockbrdge
have presented to that institution his entir
collection of pamphlets, together with quite
number of other rare and valuable volumes
The volumes of pamphlets, which make NOR
than half of the whole number, were gath
cred by DR.. Field through long course G
years, and means of an extensive Acquaintance
both in Massachusetts aud Connecticut. Mos
of these pamphlets are the production of Ne
! England writer's, and include among theI
some of the most noted discussions concernin
the Halfway Covenant, HopkinSianism an
kindred subjects Nearly all of Dr. HOP
kius works are to be found in their origini
.. editions while the writings of Hart. Hobar
Todd, Moses Dickinson, and other not les
eminent, are included in the collection.
The collection, as a whole, is more selet
than most of its class. 1t contains less
; mere occasional discourses and more that al
D of permanent value.
National Christian ConventiOn.-The Nations
. Christian Convention, which closed its tire
I days session in N. York, Thursday, Novembt
; | l9th, concluded, as the result of its deliber,
I ton on the question, How TO reach the masses
I | thnt the nrinci nal reason why the Gnsnel hs