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JOSEPH S. BAKER— Editor. VOL. X!V. TERMS PER ANNUM. “£f~ The Christian Index, publish ed oil Friday in each week, (except two in the year), will be furnished to each sub sc.nbei at 50 cents, in advance; or •'ft! .1 uol paid witltiii t!ie year. Evorv Agent, (and all Baptist Ministers Kre particularly solicited to become agents,) who will procure and pay lor live copies ol tins Index, shall be entitled to a sixth, as a Compensation for bis trouble. Delicts on business, or communications 1 bin.st be addressed to ike Editor, post B Advertisements may lie insetted on usu- | hi terms, at the discretion of the Editor. ■ rlSagJgl? s£r3 *rTr For /Ac Christian Judex. Rev- James MaikiiiglU. 1). D. Minister of the Pnsbyterian church of Scotland. The name of die above individual is L mdrai to the literary religious public in America as null as in England, Scotland, am! Ireland. To many ol die readers of ine Christian Index it may, nevertheless, he •interestin'; and piolitablc, to peruse a short .sketch of Ins I ill* and u tilings, as fur- j nished piiitcipally f'rinii Ii- most cm client ! hook styled, .Yew ‘Frans/idiim of Ihe j . i/Mutu/ical F/nstles, with a Commentary and Ao/o,” Ac. (I’ltila. E l. 1835 ) l)r. Markltiehl was bom on the 17th day ol Kept. 1721, at Irvine, a sea-port j town on tlte frith of Clyde in Scotland.— J In his literary i ourse, be graduated at the 1 University ol Glasgow, alter whieti, be out to key den in Holland, to prosecute I the study ol Theology. Oil hi- return i Itoin Leyden to his name town, be wa> licensed by the I‘nsbyury ol In me to preach. In this rapacity lie sm>u distin guished llimself as a se.lionu and divine in me I'rcsnyier.au elinieh of Meollaud.— i’lie University ol 11 Imhurgii <.outcried on him the degree ol Doeloi Divinity. lie was eleeteil Moderaior oi the General As sembly ol the cluurli ol Scotland, in 17nfl; i and ill 1777. he was eiertid one ol die ministers ol Edinburgh. Heir he <*• > llll u- ; lied in the discharge oi his mmisiei tal dunes mini his death, wlneli occurred in the TO-n ; year ol his age, on the morning o| die 13ilt day of January , I Slid, His biographer says: ‘'ll may he oh sen ed, in general, that his reputation loi ] [sound eiiuiasui, extensive knowledge, ami j clear clueid.iiion ot die sained writings, is lapidly mere.ising among elnisii.ins ot etc- j IV denomination ; anil he must beackitowl d to have been one o| the most intelligent, : jmlictotis, and eatidid expositors el the j scriptures, that ever appeared.” lie is eharaetet Ized us, “a v ci.eiuble lather who 1 iauked among die iiio i eminent divines tlial the cluucli ol Scotland Inis procured.” ••’l'liu eomilienlary on die Aposiulicul Epis- j lies, was ilie lesnUofihe unremitting labor of almost thirty years.” Read t young j ministering brother—just notice what loi* ; I-i\vs.—■ • 7'/i e uul/lor while (-put//using It, , U'tis set .tool less limn eleven hoars every dm/, employed in study : and before il came to the /n ess. Ihe whole mnnuscript I ha l been written no less than free lions i with his oil'll hand.” .See Ins lilt- pi lixed j to his emiimeniary . The reader must led linn Dr. Macknighl uas ail exliaordinaiy man. I know ot no volume ol lhe kind equal In kis cofiillil'Ulu ry on tlie Epistles. I could wish every minister in America had a copy of it. lie was a I’iesby leriaii, it is tine; but lie was learned, able and bo.,esl, in expounding tlie word of God. When die controversy on Baptism is got ten up, our I’lesliy tertan brethren in die | ministry, many of them, will mil the pen- j pie that Baptist ministers do ‘ not have! enough of scholarship, or character. <>r j something else, to entitle them to their no- , nee in an urgnm lit. lloiv often have we, as a deoniiiiiiation, been spoken of as ‘*a niultiiude. ol most illiterate beings.” Our expositions are weak —we know nothing of Greelv—nothing of Glntrch History nothing ot Biblical Littsraluie, Ah:. Aic.— Now this way of doing tt|> an argument | will answer the purpose ivilli a certain or- j der ol intellect; but the iu'elligimt. intlc pt lulent thinker, will mil he satisfied in dim j short order. But what shall we do when these little e,lilies throw out these little taunts at us little preachers ? IShall we return instill for insult, and ridicule for rid icttle ? O never, never—il is the work ol little heads and bad hearts. What then? Why, reader, we can probably do no lift ter than to ask them to read their own able, learned and honest Dr. .Macknighl. O, this is unmerciful—’lis bieaking iheirown heads with their own sticks. Well, ue can’t help it; they must not pul such slicks into our hands and then provoke us to use them. Reader, just as soon as you have five dollars to spare, purchase Dr. Mac knight's book on the Apostolical Epistles, and then turn to the follow ing places and 6ee whether I quote from it garldiitglv, 1 shall turn to every place where die Apos tles mention tlie subject ol baptism, begin ning al Romans (j: 3, I. 5. V. 3. ‘‘Our baptism teaches us that we have died by sin. For are ye igiiuraul, dm: so many of us as have by baptism be come Christ s disciples, hare been baptiz ed into the likeness of his death,” (ver, 5 ;) have been buried mu'ei the water, as poi sons who. like Christ, have been killed hi sill, verse 10.” -4. Note. ‘-Buried together with him by baptism—Christ’s baptism was not the baptism ol repentance; lor he never cmii mintd any sin; but, (as was obseived in I Preliminary Essay 1, at tlie beginning.) he I submitted to lie baptized, that is, to he bu ried under the water by John, audio he raised out of it again, as an emblem of his future deaili and insurrection. In like man ner die baptism of believers is emblemati cal oi llieii own death, Initial, and resur rection. .See Col. 2: 12. Note 1. Per haps also ii is a commemoration ol Christ’s baptism.” i he reader w ill allow me here to remark, dial 1 have In aid Piesbyleriaii ministers :i sort as well as .Methodists, l 1 ‘I polar lioPoaptnJc Ciiiisi by i miners mg nun. 1 will admit that 1 hare never heard one lam;d for learning say il. Dr. Macknighl, a> well as Dr George Campbell and .Mr. Wesley on die Oih oi Romans, does uol call it in question. Indeed die Dr. does nul contradict any where, die view which he lu re gives. The next place mentioned by die Apostles is I Colt. 15 i 291 h fits. •'lose v. hat shall they do who are baptized for die dead, if tin dead lise not ail ?” (Jo tins ver-e, die Dr. makes the follow - ing, w idi oilier observations: “Olliers un derstand the w ind baptism here m ils ordi nary meaning. Em baptism being an em blematical representation oi tlie death and huiial, am! n sum ciioir, not only ul Christ, but id all mankind. (Rom. 0: 4.) ii was fit ly in.de the rue of initiation into the Chris tian cluucli; ami the person who received 11, thereby publicly pioiessing Ins belief ol the resurrection ol Chris:, and ol the dead, migni wiili the greatest propriety he said In haw In c II hajiliz- and lor the dead, dial is, loi Ins belief in the iesurrti-tiu:i of the the dead.” Here I imriuili that. Dr. Maekuight ideally asst Us that the ordinary meaning of the word i-, immersion D Idilnws Ihen that ail min i meanings are extiaoidiiitirv — not miliiiaiy. lie slates also, what all Baptists ennliiid tor; “that baptism is an ’ mUeinuir ol i cpri seutution of the death, burial, ood resurrection of ( heist, anil all mank ml.’ The next place is Galatians Ii; 27. “l or as many ol you as have bet'll baptiz ed into Christ, have put on Christ.” “In ihe i xjiie.ssuin, -1 have put on Christ,’ liter • i- an allusion to the . y mhoheal me vvlneii, ill rue iiisi age usiiaffy accompanied baptism. Tlie person to lie baptized pul oil ids old clothes before lie w ent into die water, and put on new or clean raimein u belt he tame out of it,” Ate. Ate. Ephesians 4 : 5, “One I.ord, one lailh, one bapl sill.”— 1 •\ e rdl serve cue I,otd ; have one and the same objects ol faith; and have proles.-ed that lailh by ON IX EOltM OF BAP TISM.” I huii; eu pliasizcd the last words of die Doctor. Kenri.aiANs 5 : 27. •• I hat he might sanctify and cleanse it, with die washing of water by the word.” The Doctor’s translation is:—"That lie might sanctify her, having cleansed her with a hath oi water, and with the word.” His comment on it is:— "'J’/tul he might sanctify her, and lit her for becoming his spouse, having cleansed her emblematical ly by baptism, as brides rue wont to be cleansed, with u bath of tealcr anil with the word, bout the superstitions id Juda ism and heathenism.” Cocos ians 2: 12. “Buried will? him in baptism, wherein ye are also risen w ith linn, dirough the lailh ol tire operation ol God, who hath raised him from the dead.” The Doctor has the follow ing remarks O on the above verse : “Chr.st begun i is ministiy with recti v ,mg baptism from Joint, to show in an em j blcmatieal manner that he was to lire, and to tie mised again from tlte dead. And af ; let Ins insurrection, lie commanded his dis ■ ciplcs to iniiiate mankind into his religion : la baptizing them, as lie himself had been I baptized, to shew that although they snail ; die like him, through the malignity of sin ; ! yet as certa lily as he rose Irom the dead, |in licms sliall be raised at the last day, j with bodies las lull, and like unto liis glori ous body. Wherefore liis disciples having been baptized as he was, and for the veiy same purpose, they are fitly said to be bu ried w ith Christ iu baptism ; and in bap tism lobe raised with him.” CoLOSsiANs 3:1. “II ye then he risen with Christ, seek those things which are above.” In ms iinroduetory ohset vatious on this chapter, the Dr. says: “The Apostle iu the 12th verse of tlie preceding chapter, told the Colossiatts that they had been bu ried with Christ in the water ot baptism as dead peisoiisin token of their relinquishing llieir lormer principles and practices; and lira’, in baptism likewise they had been rais ed out of lie water with Christ, as an un hlem and pledge of tlte resurrection with him to eternal life. If then ye beiiscn witlt ('ltlist, in baptism, seek those tiling w Inch are aiiov c. . lIroRKWS 10: 22. ” having our hearts sprinkled ft out an evil conscicrii'e, and onr bodies washed with pure water.” The Doctor observes on ibis expression “belli:’ cleansed, not in the body by tlie legal sprinklings, hut in the heart from tlte terrors of an evil conscience, bv repentance, and by tin; blood of Christ. Being wash ed in body w ith the clean w ater of baptism, FOR THE BAPTIST CONVENTIONS)!'’ THE STATE OF GEORGIA. PEiXFIELD, GJp JULY 17, 1846; whereby we professed our faith in Christ.” 1 Pkijiu 3: 21. -Thu like figure wlieretuito even baptism doth now save us, (not the putting away ol lhe tilth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God.) by the te surrectirm ol Jesus Christ.” The w ater of baptism is here called the aiilelypu to lire w ater of the Hood, because i the flood was a type or emblem ot baptism in ihe three following particulars ; 1. As by building lire aik, and by inter ing into it, Noah showed a strong faith m the piomise ol Cud, concerning his preset valiun by tlie very water which was to de stroy the antediluvians for their sins, so, hy ftivic” puts.'lk-m to Iv-Jiurii-d in io, ua ler ol baptism, we show a like latth to Cod’s promise, that though we die a -J arc buried, he will save us from death lire pun ishment of sin, bv raising us from the Head at the last day. 2. As the preserving of Noah alive, du ring the nine months he was in die flood, is an emblem of die preservation ol die souls of believers w hile m the stale ol tin dead, so the preserving of believers alive w hile buried iu thu water of baptism, is a preliguralioii ol die same event. 3. As the w aler of the deluge destroyed the w irked antediluvians, hut preserved Nouti, by hearing up die mi, in which lie was shut up till the waters were assuaged, and lie went oul of it alive again on the earth, so baptism may be said to destroy llio w ieked ai-il save the righteous, as it prefigures boili these events; the death ol the sinner il prefigures by ihe burying el the baptized person in tlie water; and the salvation of thu righteous by raising the baptized person out ol the water to live a new life.” If we had not given the name at tlie head of this arliele, would the reader have sup posed il.nl the above commentary w as writ ten bv one ol the most tal/mlcd expositors in die I’reshy let inn church of Scotland ? We are so accustomed in hear Irom the small critics of the present day. tlie above views denied and abused and ridiculed, that we w ould suppose, if we did not know to the contrary, that no truly learned and , sensible mail ever did hold and propagate siieli sentiments. The prejudices ol eda--| cation, oCeluriau lecling, and a w ant of learning, carry many persons into tlie most; glaring inconsistencies and übsuidities, in i order to sustain a favorite creed. Dr. Maekuight, on tlte moaning of lire wold baplsim. seems lu have uiiilen as il lie did hot know iiuv one laid views differing from his own. If the above views were to fall into tlie hands of any one who did not know that Macknighl w rote them, lie would not hesitate to afliim that a Baptist must have been tlte writer of them. .MONADEDIMHA. For the Christian Index. Tint ‘Tit!lire and Imporlaiicc of a Isitful life. No. 4. Faith not only enlarges the sphere of our hopes, ol our affections, ami of our daily usefulness ; lint, it enable us to go forward iu the work ol lhe Dord, to ad vance from otto degree of strength to anoth er, and to prove “the exceeding greatness of His power to ttsward who believe.”— By “patient continuance in well doing” and an humble trust in Providence, we re ceive tlie highest blessings and privileges of this life, and the strongest assurances of liappimss in the next. A cairn depen dence upon God, gives us a Imly I.oldness iu approaching Him, bids us “( pen our mouths wide” in Ills presence, an i r xp.eel great tilings from him. “ The siiiugili ol Israi 1 will not lie,” neiilrei is he “slack eon eeriiing Ids promises.” Who that ha- i . , liie earnest and trustful supplications of Du tliut, pleading with all the strength ol i spirit, and all the humility ol a inuilal, ha; not fell that there is a po ver ami i fli mey granted to the devout exeicises off. ,to which few have attained ? God icmmci Ids fears, strengthened Ids ptirposis, te hewed Ids energies, and lailliltdlv pres tv- . him iu the midst ol dangers. Wn i o m look back upon his own obscure life, .i.T recount Ids blessings, without say ing, !u. little have l trusted, and yet how wood; i fully have 1 been upheld? How gnu, have 1 sinned, and displeased God In doubt, and despondency*, anil yet lew patient, how kind has he been tome? While we frighten and disquiet ourselves. He calms our fears, turns our teslless tlrought;'. into profitable channels, and consoles, and pre serves us when our sms art ready to de stroy us. Again, faith purifies out motives, am) show s us the vanity of every degree of hu man trust, null seif-suflieieitey . God will he honored by the instrumentalities lie e.on desceiuls to employ, and, spurning all our religious pride and parade, will leach as that v.-c are nothing in His tight, and that lie can work gloiiously and poweiiully in the hearts of tin u, without us, Moses said, must e f-Aeli om water out ol this ro, k ; God was displeased with him, ami dishon ored in the sighi if the people, and Mo.sis ! afn i |r ts irrnmg miracles forty years, iiij(d lln ih wd.liit while die trustful, s-ingas l/ ‘antd Joshua took his place, and led the Kjieuple into tlte fruitful am! extensive land f” Canaan. Onr molivi-s must he pure, TU’d the glot y ol the cross of Christ (must jl c more afractlve, and satisfying to us, than J; 11 the splendor and honor of this world. Bui, again, faith gives us boldness to j fvl hmmiiiiiy in all its degrees dis ..ice am. misery; to attempt to comfort, nd re.ieve ; to meet repulse without il)s 'miragement, and success without ’pride ; e hrve.-t ihe present litnif with saeredness nd interest, by making it useful, and to (ill or futon with the light and wari.mli which \t,is id mmwwr&mMWfr Agam, lailh lifts the heliwer above th</'“ ; erpii xirg anxietii s, and petty cares, \v lf u enslave unbelieving, fares brigk/'ii and poiisli ids character. Mid make it sttb seiviunt to tlte higher and more important duties of life. DEDTA. For the Christian Index. Estrods from o MS. Volume of “One Hundred Maxims, Illustrated in Minia taie Sketches and assays.” iMaxim XI.— * Kttxit Expcciatiniis arc geiirr ally ‘Disuppoutcd.” Oitl A.— advised his son. Turn, lo etitb his desires about the future: said he, “it i wrtmg ns well as dangerous for a young man to expect more happiness or good luck I urea Iter than lie now enjoys: future ih eds of renown or stations of honor should not < image Iris thoughts, for they will wry ma- Fii-diy inlet lore with pi esent business and D: it> ;■ disappointment hereafter. The world's a curious tiling, rom.aml so you'll laid heiore you become as old as I am.— Just take it easy, hoy. ami Ire smisfied with it as it comes, then it can’t woist yon verv badly, lie moderate in your desites, ex peel no big things, and then if they should happen l to fall to your lot, which is not of ivn the ease, you’ll he the heller able lo rel ish them and to benefit yourself and others by a proper use of them. I tell you, Tom, lew njeii live in palaces, and those lew me gjmerjly less happy than the humble eot lAeer* around them.” | lvTrT"iiJf.ixajP r | ) liseomsea^E ; ’' n, '.' s lllal '“ lie tuitieipalinu. Not one can r jAfiiil who has not some favorite scheme i his mind, by w'bielr he expects to arrive I some slaliiin of liottor, or usefulness, or vestlllt; and every day’s uhseivalion and xpeiience show that disappointment ami nhappiness vre the almost univeisal eou (jitenees. The good old plan ol ‘taking ,ie world easy as it comes,’ as old A. — ;It isod his son Tom, is the best, tho only nrtoin method ot insuring moderate desites, uni of preventing disappointment and trou de. It is far ire Iter lo lie a happy poor join, than lo be a miserable rich one, and t: is best of all to he satisfied with ihe pre bent station, and not Del the soul ahum ris ing liiglur. Hear die experience of one : •‘When, young, life’s journey I began, The glittering prospect charmed my [eyes ; I saw along the extended plain, (Joy abet joy successive rise: But soon I lon ml ‘iwas all a dream, And learned the fond puisuil to slum, In re lew can reach tlie purposed aim, And ‘.housands daily are undone.” T. M. JS. For the Christian Imlix. Jiiimlcriul Instruction- When W ill. Carey and Mr. Morns were ; uiig luiinsiers, they’ used lo visit the i ,u Robert Hail regularly for the purpose |ot iiouig instructed. On these occasions ‘■ iy Milled to him the outlines ol the :er ’ “ ~s which they had preached, and the old gentleman criticised freely. Would it ’ , oi be well if other uiiinslcis would follow : 1 r example ol these worthy men? By ; i ll means yoimg inini-lt'rs might be sai ed t.oiit many mistihq* ami errors, I have , ■ n liiotiglil that ministers might assist ; ‘ all olltci m llieir studies and labors tum.ii j i,tore titan they do. When sew ral reside it the same region, they might ImM stair u i mieliugs in lie’ll to trie advantage ol ail par ties. The business should lie to lerite old leseioiis, lo choose new ones, to give hints of advice. Ate. Thus llieir minds might In- trained to oiderl v tlmikiii.’, an I impro per habits or notions might iiu eonei.ltd before confirmed. To avoid mipiopi is m. s one of the number should be llieii modera tor ; nr il ihere should he a wise old broth er among them, he should he recognized as the moderaior and teacher. Such meet ings would not he altogether uni ku the au eic-ni schools of the prophets. DISCIPLE. For the Christian Index. TEMPERANCE -To- 3. It is said of Dr. Johnson, “ilia! this c, le bratc-d individual, in 17l!7, abstained entire- ly from fermented liqumi—a piaetiee to which lie rigidly conformed for niv’ty years together, at different periods of his fife.” Again, tlie doctor himself says, “By ab stinence fiom wine mu! supp -s, l obtained sudden and great relief; arid had freedom of mind resumed tome, which I have want ed for all this year, without being able to find any mean- of obtaining it.” “It often happened,” says the biographer of the great Luther, “that for several days and nights lie locked himsell up in iiis study, and took no other imuiishnr tit than bread and writer, that he might tho-more ttg'.ff j -:'!:pl''‘ll“ *.’e’ f’,’- - /if'Ssts.A’ ’^•t t “Demosthenes, the great orator of Greece, tisi and no other drink than vvalet.” “Sir Isaac Newton, when cmnposino his celebrated treatise upon optics, confined himself to bread and water.” By his ah slineitce he attained the age of eighty-five. “John Locke, 100, died in tlie seventv third yeat ofhisage; his common drink was water.” Bayle died at sixty-five; his drink was water. “Euler, tlte famous mathematician, who attained ihe advanced age <4 seventy -s x years, was strictly temperate.” La Place was temperate to abstemious ness ; he lived to he sevcutv-cight. Reflections: If we would have onr chil dren imitate these worthies, if we would have the succeeding generation w ise, use ful and longlived, let us preach Femper ance. If l’hilosophets, Mathematicians, Ora tors, dte., felt under obligation to abstain from tlie use of strong drink merely to ad vance their individual pursuits and promote their own physical health, ought not en lightened chiistiaits of tins day to feel under a hundred fold greater obligation to advance the Temperance cause, as one of the grand preparatory measures for the pievaletice of Divine Truth. PAULDING. i For the Christian Index. Dtutoii Todtl- Prayer vs. lilac Fill. A lady >/! lire jJeaeon's acquaintance was aiHieted with occasional seasons of w hat is commonly culled “lowness oj spirits.” On these occasions, it was quite common for her to attribute her feelings to atleia ige nient oi tlie liver. A lit! heaving a sigh and exclaiming, ” Well, I think my liver must j be nul ofordei.” The old mail had more i than once iiiliuiulid his suspicions that ill was a spiritual rather than a ph\steal dis otder; still she persisted iu her views. At length, one day, when Iter liver, a usu al, was “sadly th ranged,” the Deacon! proposed a remedy that lie said he had no j doubt would do much more good than her usual dose ol “ blue piit.” “Go, now,” says he, “and icad over tite lourteetiih chapter ol lit. John, and then pray rann stly for a heller spirit, especially for alt humble flame of mind; and if you are not better, then vail me ‘ no (lector,’ and welcome.” Oil she went, lor she hud a good deal of confidence in the Deacon. In about half an hour, site came hack, with an agreeable smile, asserting, most unhesitatingly, that “ Prayer and the fourteenth du.pt er of Cl. John wits a fur better rem d'/ than blue pills.” 1 believe tlte remedy is likely lo become popular ; for it was but the day alter that 1 heard an intimate acquaintance of that ludv say that she hud h.eti trying it with mark ed success. E. D. For Ihe Christian Index. LltxtNOtoN, G.i., July 4th, 1810 Mr. linker. —l have been requested to publish lliiough the columns of your vultra hie paper, an account of the Examination and Exhibition ol lhe students of Walnut Grove Academy, which is now under su pervision ofMr. James D. Randle. The Examination ami Exhibition con jointly occupied two (lavs, the 1-t and 2nd lusts.; the lowerelassesTivingexamined on tlie first, and the higher classes on the la>t day. I'ii si, the lower classes. —lt is a vity picvaU tit fault in almost ail common schools, to tax the memory ol children at the ex panse oi disregarding llieir understanding ; hut here- il is not so. The small: si oi those who were examined, seemed to understand tlie main objuvt ol llieir studies, knew w hat application to make of them, ami from a strict examination proved to all who were capable of judging, that their studies had been familiarly illustrated to them and brought within jlte limits ol llieir youthful coinptehi n-ion ; llieir own little ideas wen* t night lo shoot insteal of clogging llieii minds with that which was to them mete jargon. I can ussuio you ilia’ the small children u-’quitted themselves with honor, P> , ’’.r,isiii:R—liENJ. J3RANTLY. and proved that they lutd been ptoperly taught, which redounds no little to the pto fessional credit of llieir worthy teacher. Second, ike higher classes.—No one need ciueitain any fears for those who con stitute the fiist classes of this institution.— They me not taught text btjpks only, and their use and application, but they are taught gentility, politeness and elegance of behaviour. Their deportment towards their superiors in age or literary acquire ment is worthy of admiration, and demands in return, the respect of al! lor them. To wards each other, all formal restraint is dircy.'u cc’.Jc jji.ilne, tjrey i,qe-'U to be as one lamily of children, all hiving thtrir” preceptor, who cherishes fo*lheni almost paternal afit'Clion; and he it said lo tho honor of the higher classes, no students could .have been much better prepated fora thorough examination than they were. The performance of the young ladies who art* members ol the musical depart ment of this institution, must have excelled by far the most perfect point of perfection, to which tite most anxious parents could have wished them to arrive. Miss Helen Richards has tho charge of this department. The Exhibition was good. All acted theit parts of the different plays w ell; and the w hole was well conducted. Several ad dresses were deflected by young gentlemen who were not members of the institution, to wit; Mr. Bell—subject, “Temperance”—Mr. Edwin Randle— subject, “The influence ol Education”— Mr. William Strong—subject, “Education” —also an address on “i he unity Govern ment” was delivered by him who now begs leave to subscribe llimself Very’ respectfully, Joseph Hunky Dumpkin,jtiii’r. ('lose Communion in the Presbyterian Church. A circumstance ocilined during the ses sion ul lire iwo Assemblies us the Presby terian church ul Philadelphia, lasi week, which must I’orevt-i silence iho cavils of tiiai church against whai they are pleased to term ihc ‘.7u.se communion’ principles us die IJupiisls. ihe “I\cvv Sellout 1 As* is uibly at an early Mage ul their seas tan p .'seu a t.i ..;1111.u.i v ,• ; | hiellneii ul the “Old Sellout” in the cele bration id the Lord’s Supper. The vote of the “Mew School” was sent to the Old School Assembly’ in a kind and courteous manner, and, under the lull expectation that it would he cheerfully responded to. When the invitation was read, the Rev. Hubert J. 15 reck in ridge took a decided stand in opposition, and made a long and laboied argument in opposition to the pro priety ul acceding to it. He was followed by I Jr. ALT ai land, Wilson and others on ike same side. Rev. Di. Young, and Rev Air. IJachus urged the expediency and the Christian propriety of meeting their breth ren at the tabic ul their common Lord.—- Alter a long discussion, w hicli occupied a portion ul iliree days i .e lolluwing Minute was reported and adopted as a final dispo sition ui the “vexed ijutsiion.” ” The Committee on Devotional Exer cises having repotted to this General As sembly a ciiiiiiiiiiiiicatioii 1 1out a similar cuiniliiuee nl the General Assembly in ses sion at the First i’reshy lerian church, rep resenting dial the said Assembly has author ized its committee to confer with the tout mittcc ul l!iis Assembly in relation to a joint celebration of the Lord's Supper bv the two bodies, it was ordered, that the committee rcspectlullv acknowledge and reeipiucalu the courtesy ol me cuinuiunica lion, and say in reply, that while this As sembly recognize the above meintioned holly as a blanch ol the church ol out com mon Lord, and lor ibis icasoii would, as individuals, under appropriate circumstan ces, unite with our brethren in the celebra tiun ul ditine ordinances yet, as this As sembly has never in its corporate and ofli eiui capacity united w ith any inner eeclesi* j ttsiical body in celebrating the Lord's Slip | per, n judges it inexpedient to institute a j new mage at tiiis time.” The “New School” is acknowledged by I heir hrelhreu ol tlio “Oiil’’ as “a branch of the Chinch of our common Loiil,” yet they refuse to sit id the table of their com mon Lord wi.lt them. Let the cavils against “close communion” llaptists cense. Christian Secretary. Tnc sensible fool —Jl curious .I hirxdolt . Alplionso, king of Naples, had in his court a loot who used to w rite down in a book n l the folii sol the great men in his time that wen; at court. The king having a Moor in Ins huiiteholtl, sent him to the Levant in buy horses, with leu thousand ducats. Tins the Idol marked in his book as a pttie piece ol folly. Koine time after, the king called for the book, and fount! at last his ow n name, with the story of the ten thousand ducats. The king, being somewhat moved, asked the reason why Ins mine was there. ML cause,’ says the jester, ‘you have committed a piece of folly to give your immey to one you are never like to see again.’ ‘Hut if lie does come hick again,’ says the kino, land bring* me the horses, wiiat foily is that ill one I’—- •Why, if ever ho does comeback again,’ replied the fool, ‘l'll Hot cut your name, an:/put in his.’ i50.29-