The New York herald., 1877-07-05

wanted by the congregation and would be
But 30 were once installed his living was secured
whether the congregation remained or not But With
Mr. Gespio was driven out also ministers aud church
Church which body in is47 united with the
Associate Presbyterian Church. and they together
The nexs great secession from ihe EstaOshsd Church
IN lS43. when such men as DR.. Welsh, the Nod
orator o the Gener.i Assembly, then In session In
Edinburgh. DR.. Thomas Chalmers 470 other
ministers walked out oil that Assembly and OF the
National Church forever. Tho Marquis Of Butte
the Queens Commissioner al that time, and DIR.
Welsh read protest against the off, repeated inter-
terence oil the State with the Church and The perse-
cutions TO which many OF MS brethren mad omitted
unjusty THIS protest. signed by eO3 members OF that
Assomby, the Doctor lad ON the table before the
noyn ooumissloner, unu snen wakeu out followed
6y the sguers and many others And thus sprang
INTO being tue Free Church OF Scotland II was
noble protest For those men clt churches
aud manses ana Incomes ot the aggregate value OF
81, 00o, oU0 sterling. and without pound church
started OIL In tho name OF thes God to gather BOTH
They Withdrew TO hall Al Canon Mills aud there
organized, with Dr. Chalmers Moderator, and
adopte1 constitution oy which they have been gov
erned since The success OF the Free Church OF
Scotland has been slnpsy marvellous. Within a gen.
eration they have secured IN Scotland $50 churches,
where they had not one 10 synods, II presbytcries
ana s57 ministers who supported out or common
fund raised ny the churches which gives to each
lister average salary per year OF f2o5 together with
parsonage and grounds II also haa MISSIONS India and
Africa and other parts OF The world. II has schools
and colleges snd ssminariss In Edtnburgh, Aberdeen
place Christcndom Recahty, however, the British
Parliament has released tho Established Church OF
great council now in session at Edinburgh may pre-
pare the way for the union those bodies OF
the same family The three grea. churches of Scot.
1900 ministers, the Free Church has 90o the United
Presbyterian Church has LOO the Reformed Presby-
terlans have 40 anu The original seccders 20.
THE rREsBYrERIAN CHURCH ~ IRELAND.
Presbylerianism entered Ireland shortly alter the
in Tho North THO Irish people we're not so las.dous
as The SCOTCH and tueir ministers ~ hrs received ord
naon from .ns p'ssops & 9 The Ansiean Church, and
services, aud the members were admitted to all the
privileges and emoumenls OF the Episcopal Churcn.
During the that prevailed iu The reign OF
Charles l. many OF ther ministers were elected from
their hvings Tor noncon ormity TO the Establishment
Under Cromwell aud the Conlmonw wealth. however they
we're restored The attempts OF Charles III TO
establish episcopacy In Scotland drove many Scotch
residents 10 The north OF Ireland and by their presence
u new impulse was given TO Presby terIanisn IN that
country. When William Prince oil Orange arrived In
ireland these Scotch and irish Presbylerians rallied
oil the most heroic on record Their Church received
from him the reginn donum fund, which was subsc-
quently increasod by other gifts, SO that ministers oil
that Church receive from this fund average salary
oil f70 per annum When the Irish Cuurch dis.
Administrations this donation was cut of, So that Tho
Presbyterian Church IN Ireland IS now entirely free
from state patronage lts grown mas not peen very
seven presbytcres and 600 minister's 9U5 schools aud
9625 scholars and teachers and l07 900 church MEM
bers aud its contrbut ions tor and eduoution
amount TO moro than fl0, 600 year. The total
raised for all purposes last year fl42. 720 beng
drawa OF the Parliamentary grant to above
sSustontation Fund" was started, which fund last
year realized an income OF f26,4
PREsByrERIANIsM IN AMERICA.
II Is singular act tnaI PreSbyteranism. Methodism
and Roman Catholicism should have been introduced
into TINS country by rlshmcn In the seventeenth cen
turylhe year is not definitely hxed--a young Irish
man named Francis Mackenzie introduced Presby tcrian.
ism into Maryland, and thence IT spread into
Pcnnsy lvania and Virginia. About the same :me or
In 1896, II was Introduced into Now Jersey, Now York
and New England II has never had a healthy growth
q GhOup L I'M baa In
Boston since 1857, or permanently since l7lS New
Jersey and Long Island received 1t kindly, and tho
Oldest Presbyterian churches In the land found In
N. J. rhe churches OF The denomination were SO
scattered that an organization not effected until
1716, when synod was formed.
Tho controversies which were raging IN Ireland
is27 and led shortly after to tho secession oi tho
Associate Presbyterian Church The revival under
wheleid led to further secessions and divisions into
Old Side and New Side churches. Yale College had
been tho gs<at educational lnsttutsn OF both sides
Doorc they became Old or Now. But after the dvis-
ion tho New Side started Princeton which has become
the leudpg re'DytorIan college the land In 1853
the two sdes becanc one and continued pros
per until the war OF the Revouou when It's progress
ory the Presbyteriaps OF America last year reared
monument IN Fairmoun. Park, Philadelphia, was
prcsiden OF Princeton College at the time oil tine Rev
oiution-176s-94--and ho and Richard Stockton aud
BENJAMIN Rush, alumni OF the institution,
Doctor represented New Jersey Tor SIX years
la the Continental Congress. In 1883 General WASH
lngtOD anu tno Congtces were present tho
mencement OF the college, and Washington contributed
htty guineas toward repairing inc college buildipa
But the trustees spentthe money In procuring pc-
turo OF the Father oil his Country By Fcale which
Was placed, u Is said In tho identical iramo IN which
the British kings portrait formerly rested and was
hung IN the truslees' room ir the college In 1865 Dr.
James McCosh became president OF this inst,t utou
and during his term not oniy has the college been
pared but several buildings hnvo been erected
and the gifts and donations to It exceeded mill
ion dollars thrceiourtns OF which have been tn gen
erous offerings oi tho late John q. Green, OF New
York.
GROWTH AND DIVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HERE
In 1909 the scotch Standards winch had been used
uni the fortunes Of war decided that America should
be an independent republic, werc revised TO lit them
10 the new political Conditions. W.th the coming Of
peace the Cnurch grew again rapidly, and in Jew
years tho old synod Of New York anu l'hade elphia
was divided, tor greater convenonce into The synods
OF New York aud New Jersey Philadelphia, Virginia
aud the Carohnas and over these General Assembly
was constituted The W cs, minister Confession OF Faith
slightly modified, was adopted, aud the Longer aud
Shorter Catecnisms, WITH bat one alteration, aud tho
the Scottish form. This latter has been revised
In the matter OF representation IN the higher judca
remain with the Presby crian Church OF America just
they from the hands OF the Westminster AS
sembly u couple OF centuries ago.
Toward the close OF the last century aud beginning
OF this, l70o 70 lSO3 wonderful revival OF religion
spread along the Cumberland Mountains III Ken lucky.
Ministers could not be graduated from the colleges Of
The Presbyterian Churcn IN numbers large enough to
supply the spiritual wants OF the people, The Presoy-
terry Lexington therefore, took untrniucd but pous
formed societcs. Tho synod OF Kentucky reu sed TO
sanction this ion and exercised discipline tho
Presbytery. The res ut the OF tue Pres
bytery pnd the organization OF the Cumberland Pres
bytcrian Church la l310. This Church bas now
twcntysix synods, liz prcsbyteres, 693 ministers
ana $4,000 COMMITMENTS. Its SUNDAY schools
contain $4,000 pupils aud teachers, aud its
contributions last year amounted 10 s350.0O0
The vaue oil It's Church property exceeds
s., ,260,0oo. This body stands on middle
ground theologically between Calvinism and Ar
miniansm They reject the doctrine of eternal,
unconditional eecon aud reprobIio and believe Ia
the unversay oil the atonement and the final
vation OF the SAINTS In their system OF government
they have Incorporated Methodist itineracy with
Presbyterian settled pastoraies. Their itincrunts
tIayei aud preach Oh GREATS and stations where
tied pastor could not be supported They have nvo
colleges AID number oil seIninaries ana vois and
their greatest strength Is III kentucky and Tennessee
In 1872 the Synod Of tho Associate Prcsby tor ian
Church united with the Presbyterian Church, except
very SINAI! part which until recently scpa-
rate existence The united Church has, with the i-
pulse gwen. increased rapidly in numbers aud in educs