M. C. Thompson was appointed to preach at Deca Sabbaths during the year. t semi-annual meeting of Presbytery is to be at No he 2d Miami church, on the 3d Tuesday of October 1. M. N. R. JOHNSTON, Cler OHIO PRESBYTERY. io Presbytery met in Middle Wheeling church on il. No business of public interest was before the co installation of Rev. A. M'Farland as pastor of Mid congregation. The committee appointed at last me sbytery to ordain J. C. K. Faris, reported that he w nd installed pastor of Muskingum and Tomica cong the 6th of December lasr. om Londonderry congregation on Rev. J. A. Thomps ted and accepted, and the installation is to take pla t Wednesday of next October. AFFAIRS ABROAD. A AND PRUSSIA.-Last month the reports from the ere quite warlike. The proximate cause of controvers posal of the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig, whic powers stole from Denmark, under the pretense of r he Duke of Augustenberg, who, they affirmed, was the etor. But, having succeeded in dispossessing Denmark us determined to hold them both. Austria would giv wig, but will not yield Holstein which she herself holds ssia wants is a sea-port in the Northern Ocean. This i diate ground of quarrel, but there is a deeper one Protestant, and young-only a century and a half old om; Austria is old and Popish. They are rivals; and à lean the smaller German States, which will be absorb or other. nce so much of Italy has been gathered into "The Kingy," the recovery of Venice has become a passion with The people are even urging the Government to fight for vernment fully sympathizes with the popular feeling, ntest cannot much longer be delayed. The certainty ith Prussia would unite Italy with that power, is the n why Austria shows reluctance to push her controversy ia to the last resort; and yet, if she engages in war t will make but little difference in this respect, if it be reported, that her two enemies have entered into a henever the war begins, Austria will have two great on her, and here, again, is the secret of her concessions y and the Protestants. She cannot afford to lose their e day of war, and it is reported that she will have it. ole war, is not far off in Europe. AFFAIRS AT HOME. ESIDENT AND CONGRESS. Andrew Johnson still uses t to carry out his "Policy," which is, substantially, to the true friends of the late slaves, and put up the late rs and rebels. He has succeeded in winning to his ause it has all along been theirs, every copperhead in the in addition a few ignorant or pliable Republicans. The spute is as to the terms of entire Southern restoration.. in favor of admitting them without effective guarangress is not. The existence of this controversy brings ther evidences of the imperfections of the Constitution al instrument. The radical question between the high parties is, whether the legislative power resides wholly s, only partially checked by the President's veto power; rse, whether this Government is in part a monarchy, ithin its range, absolute, or half republican; for, if the as the power to make peace, as he has undertaken to settle the terms of the re-admission of rebels, then in t important departments he is king; more of a king King of England has been since James II. undertook by of the pardoning power to nullify the laws of England. ncy of the Executive to exalt himself by doing even civil cal things as commander in chief, was seen in Lincoln d we heartily sumuathized with Wade and Winter Davis Vivi igis Din in the naus vi much use as its friends anticipated. Still, the M their side, and will plead their cause. There a y efforts making by many denominations of Northe or their education, and some even in the South. OBITUARIES. isbon, N. Y., on the 9th Feb., 1866, MARY SMITH, a memb 'res. Congregation of whieh her father, Mr. John Smith is a sed was in the 34th year of her age. She made an ear faith, which she maintained with great constancy throughou fered with a consumptive ailment for upward of three years b se. During her illness she read the entire Scriptures nearl ad died, as she had lived, in the faith of her Redeemer's right n the hope of a blessed immortality. . edar Lake, Dec. 21, 1865, JOHN R. DUGUID, in the 32d year o disease was consumption, that fell destroyer that almost alway its victim. He was preceded across the Jordan but a little over eloved wife, a most excellent and Christian lady, and but a few rother, a young man of very amiable character. J. R. lingered me upon its banks, when he passed over to unite with them in ng of Moses and the Lamb. These were all members and ornattle congregation." Help, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth." COM. BOOK NOTICES. bert Carter and Brother, 530 Broadway, New York. LING BLOCK. By Alice Gray. pp. 246. RE BIBLE. By the Author of Doing and Suffering. pp. 312. both interesting of their kind. The first illustrates violent temper, and the proper treatment of it. The ins the pictures found in an old Bible, furnishing usee lessons. We recommend both to our young readers. Davis, Clarke & Co., Wood Street, Pittsburgh. VOL. IV. JULY AND AUGUST, 1866. MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE REFORMED PRESBY SESSION XXXVII. ROCHESTER, N. Y., May THE Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Chu to adjournment, and was constituted with prayer Members were ascertained, and are as follows: Ministers. J. C. K. Milligan,* J. R. W. Sloane, J. H. Boggs, J. R. Thompson, J. M. Beattie, *Not present at the constitution of the Court. † Ordai |