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The Death of DR.. Candlish.

The Scotch papers are filed with biographical
notices OF DR.. Candish, who died on Sunday night.
Catcher 10 h., at twenty minutes before II, aged
81 years. One of them. in giving record of his
last illness, says that serious change took place
IN his condition on Saturday evening, aud that
death was momenarily expected. DR.. Benjamin
Bell, hls medical adviser, and one OF the elders OF
ms congregation, was in attendance from midnight
Till early on Sunday morning, aud throughout the
whole OF Sunday the members of the family kept
watch at the bedside So great was his state OF
prostTatlon on Saturday evening, and up to the
time OF his decease, that he was unable to speak or
recognize his relatives, and slight motion of the
head was the only indication that he understood
the remarks of those around For some hours
previous to his death, he was in state Of semi
consciousness and passed TRANQUILITY away at about
quarter OF an hour before midnight. During his
last illness he spoke with perfect freedom of his
approaching departure. Astounding strength and
comfort sustained him in his closing days. pray
tor me, he said | don't desire deep experiences
or great raptures. just wish to rest on facts
the facts that Christ died and that Christ is mine.
A writer 10 the Edinburgh DAILY ReUieU says: =
The great intellect continued clear almost to the
end and his comfort and peace of soul never for
moment weakened. If the mind now and then
wandered for little toward the close, it was in
tancled occupation with college or pastoral work,
but ever returning to the prevailing and welcome
thought that he was going home and that it was
very near. The fears of the act of dying which he
used IN former years to express and which he
shared with many of our best men, never came
near him-and SO the grand old man iell asleep.
London Christian World.
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Separate Churches.-The report made to the
Synod of Mississippi, of which an abridgment may
be found in this paper, deserves careful considera
ton. The same view was ably presented recently
in some editorial articles in the Southern RreS6y-
terrain. The Christian Htelligeacer Dutch Re-
formed) of New York, OF last week, has an inter.
esting editorial notice of the american Missionary
Association, which recently held its 9th Anniver-
sary in Newark, New Jersey 1t has conducted
extensive operations in educating the freedmen, to
which this article refers. 1t then goes on to say
IF to these agencies we add what has been
done for the Freedmen since the war, by denomi-
national and other voluntary institutions, the ag-
gregate results are without parallel IN the history
of popular education. The State of Virginia has
yiven nearly one hundred thousand dollars In land
scrip to the Hampton Institute, and Is successfully
pursuing its excellent system OF free schools, which
were adopted in 1870, for children OF both races,
without discriminating between them.
We are particularly gratifed to observe the har-
mony of views upon this whole subject, between
the statements OF the annual report OIL the Assoca
ton and the carefully prepared address OF the Rev.
Dr. NJ. ID. Hoge, of Richmond, Va, before the
Evangelical Alliance, at Its late meeting In New
York Both of these documents insist upon lib
era system of education tor the negroes, and urge
the paramount necessity OF thoroughly educated
ministry for the African churches In the South
The tendency OF the colored people Is to separate
church organizations of their own and this tacI
entorces the plea for the best possible religious and
theological training Tor their future teachers and
preachers. Their profound religious susceptible
ties their plastic condition in this transition peri
cd, from ignorance and dependence into knowledge
and independent ecclesiastical relations, together
with all the trials and responsibilities incident to
their sudden possession OF the rights OF citizenship,
have brought these questions OF their intellectual
and religious elevation to the front. AT last the
North and the South are taking the one only right
view, aud are rapidly moving to Its accomplish
meAt. Upon the success OF this work, during the
present generation, depends the future Of the col
ored race in this country. And, as Dr. Hoge said,
The Church which secures this kind OF lnstruc,
ton for them is their greatest benetactOr.
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Present Duty.

The way to make easy times is as clear as day
light
Let every man or woman who owes money pay
it at once, if it is possible.
Be willing to make sacrifice in order to meet
promptly all your engagements.
Stop srumbling at the faults or mistakes of 9TH
ers and attend faithfully to your own affairs.
Deal fairly, lenienty, and cheerfully with all
persons who owe you or are in pecuniary trouble.
If you are out of debt, thank the Lord; and
then 20 round among your friends, and. enemies
too, if you have them and render them all the as
Sistance in your power
Don't hoard your money; but loan it or use it
to relieve the needy on the same principle as you
would give bread to the needy in day Of famine.
Do what you can IN every way to relieve pecu
mary Distress to check the current of financial
embarrassments and restore public confidence.
If you are bank officer or director, don't be
cross minute Smile, as Christian duty, from
morning till night Give an encouraging word if
possible, to all, and by all means strain every nerve
to help all who need it.
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Professionalism as DR.. Brownson Sees it.

There is no Roman Catholic Review we read
with so much interest as Brownson s from the fact
that there is no one which is so bold and unfinch
ing in its statements, and so fully an exponent of
the last phase of papal development 1t leads the
van In the Roman march, and what it says alone
ito day, hundreds will be repeating tomorrow
When, therefore, 1t denounces Professionalism In
all its forms as anti Christian, as denying the au
hority OF truth, and under no obligation to regard
it, and free to resist it when it says that Protes
tants are fighting for 1.-The emancipation of the
human mind from God, for liberty to treat truth
and falsehood as of equal value, as equally indit
ferent, or to deny all real distintions between them
and, therefore, between right and wrong, we
know that these assertions will be repeated in the
lesser Journals and become the fixed belief of ia
naticai Ropanists. 1t may serve present pur
pose In sharpening the zeal of its partsans to al
firm that Professionalism is more than heresy,-it
Is apostasy from the Christian religion, and total
denial OF It's principle that lit is not Christian
at ALL but the negative OF Christianity and of all
religion" but such language opens a poor pros
poet OF future peace The following language is
even more explicit: " 1t is obvious, then, that to
carry on controversy with Protesants, as if they
were Christians simply erring as to some portions
OF the Christian faith, can effect nothing. 1t
seems to us much more important to strip them OF
all Christian pretensions, TO deprive them of their
prestige by showing them up In their utter naked.
ness as downright in6deIs. Inddels they are, and
it is of nottle importance to let it be seen that no
man can be Protestant and at the same time
Christian or follower Of our Lord Jesus Christ.
If Catholicty is Christian, if reason is au.
thoritative in its own province, nothing is more
certain than that Professionalism is 10 no sense
Christian, and that persons living and dying Prot.
estants cannot be saved 1t does not stand on the
footing of ordinary heterodoxy it is no more
Christian than was Greek or Roman paganism. "
If this Quarterly Review simply represented an
individual, we should not make these quotations.
but we regard it as faithfully rejecting the ruling
spirit Of the Church of Rome since the Vatican
Council. - Churchmdn.
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Controversy.

In the able address of the Rev. r. Payne Smith,
D. D., Dean of Canterbury, before the Evangelical
Alliance on unity consistent with diversity he says:
Truth and the Bible are nowhere valued ex-
cept where there is discussion and debate and con-
troversy about them. Go where there is that true
mechanical unity which some men profess to value
so much, where it is the ChuTch's business to set
tie what is the faith and you will find all practical
value of it gone Wherever men value the Bible
they will search it for themselves; will form opin.
ions about it, will discuss it; and often, it may be,
misunderstood and misuse it. So all things capa-
Bile of being used are capable OF being misused.
1t is the necessary result of the impertecon OF
nature. But where there is no controversy and
divergence of opinion it is because the truths Of
Revelation are put aside from mans transient life.
Unless we would wish the Holy Scriptures thus to
be as though they existed not we may well be con-
tent with the existence of rival denominations.
They are the result of life, and without them there
would be the torpor of DEATH
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have been eontented to let the matter lie
quietly over for the action of the bodies to
whose decision it rightfully belongs, very lit
tie would have been said by our papers in
the South, certainly very little by this. But,
no; they opened their batteries forthwith,
and our people were told that every thing
now had been done, and more than enough.
And though their ASsembly's paper said
nothing about organic union, these religious
papers, and, so far as we can recOlleCt, with
out single exception, were pleased to carry
it straight to that point, and TO say that moth
ing more was necessary, or would ever be
done They have never informed us what
their committee of conference was for,
or what it was expected to do One
of them claiming at least to speak for
the Presbyterian Church, as well as most
others has been on this point dictatorial and
even insolent. OF course the Southern pa
pers would not give place by subsection for
an hour to any such arrogance. 1t has not
been in itself pleasant work, but they under
stood their position and duty better than to
allow our churches to be manipulated for a
year in this style, and themselves all the
while as timid and quiet as a set of peeplng
church-mice. They have very faithfully
given their assailauts what their aggressive
spirit so fully deserved-a good raking fire,
fore and aft. We are gratifed to find the
aggressors have at last concluded to let the
matter alone. They are now agreed that
nothing has been gained by their recent
movement, but the contrary. Experience
does sometimes teach people.
Now, then, we too say let the question
rest. Only we are thoroughly and earnestly
in favor of the appointment of committee
by our next Assembly. This has been our
view all along. 1t is, so far as We can see,
not only right in principle, but it is the only
course by which this matter can be brought
to a clear decision. 1t is to be hoped that
two committees composed of judiciOus Chris
tian men, meeting together in the fear Of
God, and under circumstances favorable for
calm and careful survey of the whole ques-
ton, may be able to recommend measures
which shall result in much good. No Chris
tian man can take pleasure in cOntempla-
ting such scene of estrangement, or hOstil-
ity between two large churches. Let the
trouble be fairly, honestly searched for, and
plucked up By the roots. A full and free
conference will at least let the whole world
see clearly and exactly where the diff
Guilty lies, and what the parties are prepared
to do respectively for its removal.
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geligiuns gutelli9eufe.
FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
The Presbytery of Chesapeake.
A correspondent writes:


1.-THE Presbytery of Chesapeake which met at
Leesburg was one of the most pleasant have at.
tended for years. Business was conducted with
dispatch, the discussions we're earnest without &C
rinouy, aud everything passed off tremendously.
There was preaching morning and night to good
congregations.
An overture from the church in Washington
city was adopted, recommending the appointment
OF a committee by the Assembly to meet the COM
mittee of the Northern Assembly, without any
view to organic union, for the purpose OF estab-
fishing fraternal relations between the two Assem-.
bles.
The most notable feature of the Presbytery was
the ordination and installation of Mr. Cannon, as
pastor of the church at Leesburg. All the examl-
nations and the trial sermon OF the candidate hav-
ing been cordially sustained. The services of the
occasion were conducted In the presence OF a
crowded congregation. Rev. P Harrison presided,
rehearsed the previous requirements OF the Pres
byterian church, aud propounded the constitutional
questions, and offered the ordaining prayer Rev.
w. u Murkland preached the installation sermon,
Rev. DR.. LIE Fevre gave the charge to the pastor,
and Rev. DIR. Bullock the charge TO the people.
There was one act of the PTesbyterY which will
probably again call upon them the censure of the
Synod An applicant for admission TO the Pres
bytery was received, in his absence, on his cetlh.
cate of dsmission from the Presbytery OF West
Hanover No special reason was alleged tor this
disregard of this injunction OF the General Assem-
bly, and the Synod OF Virginia requiring the exam
nation of the applicant.
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Ouachita Presbytery.

Met at Pleasant Grove church on the 9th OF DC.
tober. There we're present eleven ministers and
FIVE ruling elders.
Rev. Thomas NJ Boyd was dismissed to unite
with the Presbytery Of Knoxville.
NJ. B. Shaw, licentiate, was dismissed to put him
self under the care OF the Presbytery of Louisiana
R. B. McAlpine candidate, was dismissed to put
himself under the care Of the Presbytery Of Con-
cord
William H. Crawford, licentiate, was ordained
as an evangelist to the full work OF the ministry
of the gospel.
The reports from the churches on the state of
religion showed that, whilst there was respect
able conformity to the externals of religion, yet
there was generally want Of inward vitality
Complaints of GOODNESS and worldliness came up
from nearly all the churches, showing that the
standard of religion is not what it ought TO be; and
that many who profess to be dead to the world,
and alive unto God, are really alive to the world,
but Indifferent to the service OF God and the sal
walton of souls.
The next stated meeting of Presbytery was ap.
pointed to be held at Tulip on Saturday, the 2Sth
Of March, 1874, at u NJ.
M. j. WALLACE, Stated Clerk.
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communion of saints--that is intolerable.
That would be ga sacrifice of truth and
violation of sacred obligations" Such,
alas is Bishop Potter's religion, and that OF
many with him; and it is just in this way
that schism is made in the Church of Christ.
The mere fact that there are differences OF
opinion in some things, and different organ
izationS where those opinions may be most
comfortably and peaceably cherished, does
not constitute schism. But when these
points of difference among evangelical Chris
tians are so magnifed into essentials that
one part refuses to recognize other Chris
tians and other churches-there is the very
core of the sin and the shame. " These be
they which separate themselves" We are
thankful in the belief that both in the
Episcopal and Baptist communions, where
this uncharitable and schismatical sentiment
has chiefly prevailed, it is becoming to an
increasing number an eye-sore and a heart
sore, and that circumstances are shaping
themselves for some effective righting of this
great, unseemly wrong.
Since writing the above we find that the
Rev. DR.. Adams, of New York, has come out
in the New York Evening Post in letter to
Bishop Potter in reply to his criticism on the
Dean of Canterbury. Among other appro-
pirate words we find the following:
1.-The real question is this; Whether fidelity
to ones ordination vows as a minister IN the Epis-
copa Church torbids the belief that outside oil
| that Church, there are other Christian Ohurche'
whose ministers are ordained In accordance with
their laws and methods, and as such, In suitable
places and times, entitled to Christian respect and
recognition? He who answers this question at
irmativey will of course. hold himself ready to
specify the peculiar canon and VOW OF the Anglican
Church which enacts this prohibition.
Soul stirring and sublime was 1t when vast as
sembages, composed OF men from every nation,
and kindred and tongue, and people, with full,
honest voices rehearsed together their common
creed, believe in the Holy Catholic Church and
the communion of saints, accepting the definition
of that Church as given by the Episcopal stand
ards all who profess and call themselves Chris
tians' If peril we're In the air there would be q
necessity for warning from every Christian bishop
But when no such necessity exists, tor any man to
volunteer contemptuous criticism upon good mel
and true friends OF ecclesiastical order meeting
together to confer on the highest and hottest inter
ests, and this coupled with cenSure on the absent
and the dead, is something which causes utmost
pain and grief to the household OF God.
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Bishop Cummins Resignation will no dOub

Bishop Cummins' Resignation will no doubt
be the subject of good deal Of comment 1t is,
we believe, the first time that Bishop in the
Episcopal Church Of this country has taken such
step. Under the condition OF the case as pre-
sented at this time, we iorbear any remark prefer
ring to await its further development The mate
rial points, however, which are involved, are Of no
small Importance, and belong to things in which
all Protestant Churches are interested In the
meantime the daily papers give the following.
1.-The reception of the circular letter Of Bishop
Cummins, of the Diocese Of Kentucky announc-
ing his withdrawal from the Protestant Episcopal
Church has created profound sensation here
among Episcopalians. Private letters from him
intimate his intention to continue his Episcopal
Office on the basis of Bishop Whites prayer book,
Bishop Smith, senior bishop, will be written to, to
return at once to Kentucky to continue Episcopal
authority. Bishop Cummins' withdrawal, it is
thought, will create some complications in the
Kentucky Episcopal Church.
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To Correspondents number of articles on
the relations OF the Northern and Southern Pres
byterian Church have been received during the
summer and fall, which in the Editor judgment
it was not best to publish. None have been kept
back because they differed from views he had ex.
pressed, nor have any been inserted because they
agreed with them. AS indicated in another arti-
Gle, it is not his expectation to continue the discus
sion OF this subject farther at present, if those on
the other side are content to let alone
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Wilmington Presbytery

Met at Beth Car church, in Baden county, N.
@ on October ID Rev. ID. B. Black was chosen
Moderator, and Rev. S. II. Iser and Elder James
A Kelly, temporary Clerks.
The spring meeting will be held in the First
church of Wilmington on Wednesday before the
second Sabbath in April next at II P. NJ
Lcentiate s. Henry Bell was dismissed to Sa.
vannah Presbytery.
Licentiate 7. G. johnson was received from the
Presbytery of New Orleans, and, at the request
of Clinton church, was ordained to the full work of
the gospel ministry
A committee was appointed to organize church
at Newport, Cartaret county, N. @.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

THE MEMORIAL PULPIT. 1t is proposed to pub.
lish series of volumes with this title, and one will
appear every six months. The present volume is
CHURCH LIFE, as treated in q number of short and
excellent discourses preached by Rev. Charles S.
Robinson, D. D., in the Presbyterian Memorial
Church, New York city Published by A. s. Barnes
Co., New York. Price 81 so post paid.
We are indebted to Starke Ryland, of this city,
for our copy.
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On Sunday afternoons, says Augustus Hare in his
Records of quiet Life, my mother would take
her Testament, and fnd some sheltered seat in
Lime Wood, and there she loved to teach her child,
who always felt that no number of church services
could do him so much good as one Sunday after
noon thus spent with her who sweetly instructed
him down in her heart,
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Rev. Dr.. Plumer's Paper on Family Govern
ment.-It was our purpose to publish this paper
read before the Evangelical Alliance, but we are
unable to find copy. 1t was referred to in the
report made by the Net0 York Tribune, as well as
by other papers, but was not published 1t will
no doubt appear in the volume to be issued by the
House of Harper & Brothers.
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Death of Rev. J. Il. Kaufman.

An exchange gives the dates Of his useful life
and the incidents of his death:
He was born at Bainbridge, Pa, April Sd, 1926
and graduated at Dickinson College in l84S, and
from Princeton Seminary in 1858 After spending
six months in the Sunday School work in New
York city, he accepted call from Baltimore in
October of the same year. He labored in Georgia
from November, 1860, to the spring OF 1866
Then he came to Govanstoyn, near Baltimore
where he labored until May, 1871, when he accept
ed the call of the Presbyterian church at Maawan,
n. j.. where he has labored since with much sue
cess. For some months past his health has been
failing, despite summer months recreation 10
northern New York. Hs had, however, attend
ed Synod ana retnTned,n iime Cor his usual Sab
bath services. On Satba,A morning, October,
10Th, he accompanied his wife and two little
daughters to their pew and assembled the pulpit to
conduct the services. 1t was noticed that the tone
of voice in the opening prayer was more feeble
than usual, and this feebleness increased he read
the first hymn,
80 could | speak the matchless worth"
He proceeded however, to the fourth and last
verse, but of this he was only able to finish:
Soon the delightful day will come,
When my dear Lord will call me home,
And l shall see His face:
On reaching this line his strength seemed to give
way, and he sat down, leaving the hymn to be sung
by the choir, after which he again led the congre
CATION in prayer, pleading with special earnestness
for the widow aud the iatherless. His voice be-
came more and more feeble as he continued, and
as he said Amen. he fell partly over, in stroke
of apoplexy, supporting himself with his arm
upon the pulpit He did not rally to consciousness
again, and died about nine o'clock on Monday
evening His family, including two sons who had
been sent for at Princeton, were about his bedside
The funeral services occurred on Wednesday, Oc
tober 30th. The church was appropriately draped,
and the Presbytery Of Monmouth led the funeral
cortege. The attendance was large, and marked
by every demonstration of sincere. sorrow. Just
as the remains we're being lowered to their last
resting place in the cemetery, beautiful rainbow
spanned the Eastern sky, and the Rev. Mr. Simms
made touching alluson to it as the bow of prom
Use that Gods presence would be with his people.
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The Record is the name OF small religious
monthly" published in Knoxville, Tenn, Rev. P.
D. Cowan, of JonesbOrough, being editor, assisted
by others, who are also ministers in connection with
the Northern Presbyterian Church.