The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ation of colored persons, chiefly with a viewto supply the wants of the colored population of the Free States,and also to meet still further the claims of Africa. The Presbyteriangives information of the progress of this enterprise, and statesthat the Presbytery of New Castle has resolved to establish such aninstitution, with the name of Ashmun Institute ; and measures havebeen taken to secure a charter from the Legislature of Pe
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ation of colored persons, chiefly with a viewto supply the wants of the colored population of the Free States,and also to meet still further the claims of Africa. The Presbyteriangives information of the progress of this enterprise, and statesthat the Presbytery of New Castle has resolved to establish such aninstitution, with the name of Ashmun Institute ; and measures havebeen taken to secure a charter from the Legislature of Pennsylvania,and also to raise the sum of $100,000 as an endowment. Thirty acresof ground have been purchased for the site of the school at Hinsonville,Chester County, Pa., and a Principal has been selected—one whoseheart has been strongly drawn to the mission field of Africa, and whois believed to be well qualified for this post. It only remains that we add here, the Census of 1850, reports thatthe different classes of Presbyterians then had 4,584 church edifices,capable of accommodating 2,040,316 persons, and worth $14,369,889. THE PRESBYTERIANS, NEW N E grand principle which those whoare usually called The New SchoolPresbyterian Church strenuously con-tend for, is, that Presbyterianism inthis country was not originally con-structed on any foreign model, but thatit brought with it a liberal spirit, readyto conform to the spirit of the times,and to the more free institutions whichwere always expected in our own happy land, evenfrom the landing of the Pilorim Fathers. And inaccounting for the separations which have morethan once marked the history of Presbyterianismin the United States, they attribute very much ofthe evil to the prevalence of a dominant party ;who, whenever they were able, were resolved onmaintaining a rigid system, and to expel thosefrom their midst who claimed more liberty thanthey possessed. It is contended that there neverwas a period in the histor
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