The alum cloth was intact, and within its folds
were the ashes of Professor Rouse. The ashes,
which were sufficient to fill a pint measure,
were collected, deposited in an urn and turned
over to his relatives.
Tlie Presbyterians Coming Together.
It looks like organic union between the
Presbyterian church of the north and
south.
The meeting at Philadelphia, reported
elsewhere, is as significant as it is interest
ing. The enthusiasm, the deep and earnest
feeling, manifested at the slightest chance,
means that the last vestige of sectional feel
ing is gone, and that, in its place, lias
come a profound love for the union—as
broad and enduring as the union itself.
It lias been the wonder of the country, if
not the reproach of religion, that the last
elements to yield to the. re-fraternization of
our people arc the religious organizations.
When all other bodies wiped out the traces
of sectional feeling, the churches still had
tlie old-time antagonism and refused to
come together. ■
It looks as if the Presbyterians were go
ing to lead tlie way to full and perfect
reconciliation. It is to be hoped they will!
Possible Kepubliran Combinations.
