' , ,ki.14 .A. ..'i 1''....6 .. r '"Vii:s',6.4 - '.'....ii:...:;...4:::'.*atiiii . ri ,PI I IIBBIJRZ!I t agnitY, NOIIIIIIIEII- 2, 1861. ...a4 - z~! r:l 4 /arAlaninerischnoedior our, office the ;' Right" to use Dick's dlocounlent and 'Dispatch Patent, all, or nearly alt, bflut subscriber's now have their papers addressed to the* regularly by a 81:491a4firtiniqut inu.chine, :which fastens on Vic-white margin a small colored '"addresa stamp," or /411, iohnreon pppoifri their namePlainly.prinledifollowed by the date fly, to which they Tiavepairtfor their papers—this biditcauthl&feed by an Act of Ckmjyrees: The date will always be advancedpn the receipt of subscription money, i curia gccordance with the amtnent so received, - and thus 014.iinkciady and valid receipt; securing,to every one, and at all times, a perfect knowledge of his newspaper as so that if any error is made he can immediately de tee_kit and helve it correoted 7 :a Loon alike valuable to the snsblisher • and lubleriher,ns it must terminate all painful usisunderstandings between them, respecting accounts, and thus tend to perpetuate their important relationship. . 0 . 1 . Those in arrears wilt please remit. • oil , lerAelnir qUilidall;-11.1).—This brother, 'whoieapPoiiitinint, to the Office of Secre t t a r t' f. Board ta of-the oard of Domestic Missions of 41,1,4 A New t School ; Presbyterian ,Church we neticed` Isomeatime ago, has accepted' the office, and 'will preach hih farewell - sermon to 'the people of the Third Presbyterian ohn' next Sabbath During Di. KEN IPA-EOl, re,Sideneo in this eity,,the church, of which he-was pastor prospered greatly an der,,his,labors, and he made many friends ~,I s upong all denom,inations, all ,of whom greatly regret his departure from a field of t 'gitat usefulness and' inucli promise. ;,The American Theological Review for Oc t Kinher,:is o,,very able number of one of our best Theological Reviews. It, hdi the fol. r lowing articles : L The Homeric Doctrine r . of the Gods; IL The 11,ife and Character ' ‘Etirinons ; 'The Will in its Normal "mid Abnormal States • IV. The Constitu : tionalkty the Sunday, : Laws; V. The MOralo Aspects of the Present Struggle; VI. The Calvinism of the Church of Eng land ; VII. Theological and Literary In telligence;, VIII. Literary and Critical Notices of New Books. Edited by Rev. HENRY B. SMITH, D.D., Profespor.Union Theolo"g4cia,Seminary, New-York. Published by W. 11. ELL, No. 5 Beekman Street, New-York. The Christian Obserter.—Our readers will • =remember that"' this paper, published in PhiladelPhia; by the Rev. 'Dr. CONVERSE, of the New-School Presbyterian Church, was suppressed some time ago by the Gov , ernment, en account of its treasonable ten dencies; .Last week a half sheet of the paper was issued in which there was a long , errunieratitin of the causes leading to its first" establishment, of the work its has done, and of the circumstances attending its suppression. But the proprietors an inounce its suspension fur the present on the ground that the. freedom of the press has been seriously interfered with. • This we take to be a roundabout way of saying that unless treason can .be tolerated the Observer cannot be published. On the whole, we have come to the conclusion that • -it is best to support the Government even it we should be compelled to do without the Observer. Board of Coiportage.—The.Annual Meet ing of the Board of Colportage will be held at the , Rooms, on Hand Street; net Tuesday, the sth inst., at' 2' o'clock P. k. A full attendance is requested. The fol lowing are the members of the Board : SYNOD OF PITTSBURGH.—Ministers-L-- 'Samuel M'Clung, David M'Kinney,D.D., John M. Hastings <Wm: D. Howard, D.D., M. W. Jacobus, Richard Lea J. R. Hughes, A. C. M'Clelland, Geo. Marshall, D.D. Elders—Jas. Carothers, Isaac Mc- Junk - in, Wm.,Qatupbell, J. D. M'Cord, F. G. Bailey,, WHI. Bakewell, Luke Loomis, .Richard Bard. SYNOD OF ALLEGRENY.—Minsters—E. E. Swift, B. C. Critchlow, R. L. M'Aboy, James Allison, L. L. Conrad, Wm. F. Kean, W. M. Blackburn ; L. Young, D.D., D. A. Cunningham. Elders—J. W. John ston, James R. Lawson, J. R. Wilson, John Reynolds, Robert McKnight, T. H. Nevin, B. It; Bradford, James Schoonmaker, S. S. Spencer, S. McMaster. JAS. CAROTHERS, President. POSTAGE STAMPS AND SMALL NOTES. The old style of postage stamps have now become utterly useless to us. Please do not send them. Denominations larger than three cents are of but little value to us. We can use :but a few• of them, and our Post Master will not exchange them. Please do not send these. Th:ree, cent stamps we use to a large ex lent,: hilt they are , accumulating, and we have much trouble in disposing of the mar :Send 'these only for change, under a One, cent stamps we can use, both on letters and papers, and as these are not abundant'we can use all that are likely to be sent The time was wilen our Post Master ~would take'stamps Off, our hands, but that time is past. Hence our requests. &mail Notis, of sound hanks in Penn sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey,'- ; New-York, and the New-England States, we can use. Please send us these, when gold is not convenient, for sums un der five doilax , s. • Princeton Tlt 010 ioal Seminary.—A ' eor 'respondent of the 'Boston' Recorder thus .Bpda:a of the new PrOfessor of Church Histgri in this honored Seminary: -The corps.of new Professors'recently or gartized by the General Assembly is, for the ,first time, coniplete. The recently elected :Professor, Dr:; MOFFAT, was, on "Tuesday last, installed in the Chair of Church History. This appointment is im mensely popular .with those who were un der •his instruction in Nassau Hall, and is beginning to bemith others, as they have opportunity to listen to his splendid ke tures. Having almost insurmountable oh • stacks to overcome early life, he has Fished his way, by merit alone, through - various stages of influence, till he has been - assigned this Chair. History has always been , his favorite puratit,—his life's study —44 which, both -sacred and profane. he - few'equa4. ' While hie'. lectures, thus Air, are ., on the;philoSophy of history—the tracing - of all eventeto the great: Source—and - the 'searching for the very springs , which - move -all action, they are so simple , that, •ithey, - -May be understood by the vleretet And. When one listens to his glowing -Sentences, his- riot' !land mellifluous rlan guagei combined with depth Of thought antil nextensiie research, he is carried on the rap °Verona wingS of ,eloquence whithersoever ntiti speakeriwilleth. We can •be the more tiiu'the iloss 'of One whoin the a win:rle-Worltb delighted toy orior,!When -IttasiSttnliatientaisscir I May his fife' Wpre cintania‘thel'srglitofal6giblatfte#. IN 1111NINTERS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS. The influence of the ministry on the e.eu timents, character and condition or a cow' munit), is immense. Man has a conscience, and the development and culture of that conscience belongs to those who officiate in sacred thing,s.` _And conscience has to do with a very large circle of social affairs. It is to take cognizance of every thing respect ing whith God has spoken: The whole Bible, then, is but the limit. of the subjects on which conscience acts; and hence nought but the Bible can. justly boun I the functions of the minister. Bible subjects,Biblesen timents, and Bible sipirit, are his direc tory:and gUide. The ministry thus may well; by hehl, responsible, to a great extent, for thezeonditiob of society. We,`know that there are ten thousand other influences at Work, besides thirs,nrind some of 'them are antagonistic, and,,pntyerful ; but still, it is the teachingstof the ministry: which made men, in a great measure, what they are; or it is thnwant `of teaching, or a defect in teaching, which leave men to the action of those other influences, and ,so .causes their character to be fixed where it is found. The Scriptures, as we have- stated, treat of all social subjects—of husbands' and wives, parents and children, masters and servants, rulers and people. They treat also of the dealings and intercourse of men with "each other; as to character, person, and property: On all thesesubjects, then, 'm in their oral . aspect, miiiiiters are to ex pound and apply the Scriptures, and so in fluence society in its thoughts and ways. The foregoing remarks being correct— and they will hardly be disputed—the min istry are entitled to a large share of the praise or blame, for the present condition of the country. If Southern ministers had dwelt adequately upon the rights of serv ants and the duties of masters; and if Northern ministers had taught, fairly and fully, the rights of masters and the duties of servants; and if ministers, both North and South, had given due 'instruction 'on the obligations of an oath, and the sanctity of law, and the duty of patriotism, and ,the sin of interfering with the social and polit-• ical prerogatives of our neighbors; and if all this had been done in the clear light' and sweet spirit of the Gospel, the war now upon us would never have come. Peace and -love, forbearance and kindness would have reigned triumphant. We have heard much about the preaching of Northern ministers, as producing the'sen timent and conduct which brought, on the' war—have heard, possibly, far more than is true, and yet it is not all untrue. And so also it is charged, and as ve believe 'right fully charged, upon Southern ministers, that theywere the leaders in diffusing the war spirit among the people. An intelli gent writer in the South Carolina Presby terian, said that they, (that is, the movers in Secession,) would never have dared to make the declaration, only for the sustenta tion they received from the ministry. And so also iu the Middle States, and -even in the good Old SehOol Presbyterian Church, the ministers are not free from responsibil ity. Our conservatism was so fixed, and our dread of the charge of political preach ing was so paralysing, that scarcely one in a. hundred of is dared to tell the people what God said about servitude, and about government. Hence •the masses, uneduca ted as to true social sentiment on these subjects, and uninformed as to Gospel pre cepts and principles in these relations, were ready to yield to the other influences around them; instead of being able, as Christian patriots shoultl-be,.to either quell a threatening storm, or to guide its course and modify its fury. And now that we have waked up to the importance of handling neglected subjects, there may be danger of our •going too far. True, the principle of " a word in season," is to direct us in the choice of, topics for sermons; but the. effectiveness of ministe rial power, of which we speak, is not only, nor yet mainly, put forth on special occa sions. It belongs to systematic instruction, the implanting of prindiples,.the education and care of a people from year to year, from childhood to manhood, and thence to old age. It is ip the general character of preaching and teaching, that there is put forth, the minister's great influence in so cial affairs. DR. LORD'S FAST-DAY SERIRON.-- T ANOTIIER WORD IN THE BIBLICAL REPERTORY. In the Biblical Repertory, for October, two pages are occupied in reviewing a Ser mon preached by Rev. J. C. Loup, ,D.D., of Buffalo, New-York, on the late, National Fast. We transfer them to our columns, believing that many persons will be inter crested in the brief notice of the senti • ments of the preacher, and also in hearing again from the Editor. "Dr. Lotto was extensively known as one of the most conservative' ministers of our Church; that is, as one of the most zealous opponents of abolitionism, and one of the most determined advocates of South ern rights and,principles. He is only one instance, among thousands, of a thorough change, not perhaps of opinions, but-of po sition. The men most opposed to the anti slavery agitation at the North 'are now most prominent in their opposition to the pro= shivery rebellion at the South. The Whole status of the question has been changed. Since Southern politicians, have thrown off their allegiance to the Union and Constitu tion, which they had sworn to support, and have, by false representations and by ap peals to pOpular passion, goaded the ma jority of the people in some of the States to open rebellion, the reason, the con science, and the rpligion of the North, have, united in denouncing this rebellion On the language of the Hon. REVERDY JouNsoN, of Baltimore,) as the most wick ed and insane known in modern history. The distinction of parties is forgotten in this great quest-Son of National life or death. Those at the North and West, who dissent from this judgment, Who stand ,aloof; front this great National movement are utterly insignificant in number :and weight of chsracter. The all but universal conviction is, that, there can now =be but two parties, patrints= and traitorsctliottelbr their 'coiantry , ands'tbose against it. - , •upheaving! `of:Nationality, this - universh.l -rising of - the people in favor of ,theirinsti nutions 'and government, has - -`the force of an irresistible tOrrent. It is , not wonder ful, therefore, • that it'should<<threaten to carry individuals, 'and -even bodies of men, beyond the bounds of -wisdom and justice. In our bumble judgment, it' did carry-the venerable AssemblY , of our Church, at its recent seSsions, , beyond'the ;limits of its Constitutional 4tuthority. It - dema,nded that the Assembly should -deeideS-ques whfahritThicit.ne more right .tti , decide - 7 -tbaul the4itle An; a e;Mtested istAtlite, The IMIM members of the,,Assembty might have a strong conviction that , the title of right vested in ono party, and .thatthe other was sinning against honor and justice, in dis puting his claim ; yet no one would pre tend that the Assembly, in "virtue of its prerogative to rebuke all sin, could decide the legal quest,* of:ownership. So they had the strongest conviction that the alle giance -of American citizens is due to the Constitution of the United States, any thing .'in the laws or acts of a particular `State `'to the`' contrary' notwithstanding. . - 'Bat- whether this theory of our political union is correct or not, it is not the prerog ative of Clinrch Court to 'decide. Yet 'the As.sembly was driven,' by the patriotic spirit whicwwas'aroused within and around • `them, to decide that question for all under its spiritual juriadiction. There is a like danger , nolv ; re fear' that' `the May be driven to Terget the true Sod legitimate object`of - the war in which we are engaged. It is a delensive,''net ,an, 'aggressive war. It is a wur fOr, preservation, not. for subju gation or change. ' God has given our rulers thewisdoni . and ;gr a ce to announce tO:the world that It is a war net Tor the Overthrow of the Constitution, not for 'the,abolitiee of Slavery, nor an abrogation of the Constitu tional rights of the separate States, but for the defence of the'Oeir l eriimmit and for the integrity 'of the inStitUtionS Which we are 'all pledged to. support.' 'Di. Lonie . s ,ser mon is one among many siniler indieations, that some - of - our `molt'" - conservative men, men who have prided theinselves as being the special, friends of the South, are is danger,of making this an anti-Slavery war, a war to subvert , and not to suppert, the Constitution. This, we think, 72. grOaily,to he deprecated unjust and impolitic. We have no, right, to abolish Slavery, ex cept as an act of con*pation of the prop erty,of rebels, or, as art, act of imperative necessity for self-preservation. ,Of „such necessity for an act which would probably lead to the u r nutterable.horrors of servile in surrections, which wOuld, consolidate the South and divide the, North,; and ,which would involve the . negroes in imminent danger of extermination, there is at,,,pres ,ent no such prospect as to justify the „se- Yious proposal of any such measure. Suffi cient unto the day is the evil thereof. Let the future take care of itself', Slavery. is undoubtedly,'doomed in the border, ,Statm, Which take part in the rebellicin. It Cannot exist in the rear of the armies of, the Union; not because ,of any act of .emanci pation, but because of. the inevitable inset curity of property iti„slavei under such Cir cumstances. It is of the' last importance that, the country should be, right and „that it shoUld be united. It is united at the North, and West as, one man, as . to right 'and, necessity of suppressing rebel lion and 'sustaining the _Union, Constitu tion, and Government of the, country, ; and thousands in the South earnestly, pray, for our success. 'Beyond this, we have no • common ground to, stand , upon." Oar• readers will here perceive • that the Editor of the Repertory, while sound in hie' own views,' and bold' to declare his soundness is" yet determined to consign the Church to silence, or rather to condemn her because she has spoken what is admitted to be truthful. HapPily the great body of our ministers and elders feel it to be their duty to be right on the question of civil government, and to maintain the right, not only individually, but ministerially and ec clesiastically. Where the Scripture's lead the way, they fear not to follow. Hence not only the Assembly, but Presbyteries and' Synods, with, wonderful unanimity, have declared it to be a religious duty to sustain the'good government which God. has given us, and under which hehas enriched us with blessings. The. Church, has been protected in the enjoyment of entire , freedom and peace. She has had her Bible 'her 'Sabbaths, her ordinances ; her ministers; her schools, her printing presses, and her edifices for ,wor ship. Every protection she needed, and every privilege she couht.enjoy, she has had. And in her members and their Tami lies, she has had prosperity beyond . all other people. In no country under the whole heaven has he granted to his chosen, a better inheritance than he has vouch safed to us, under the civil' Constitution and the laws. Surely the Church is bound to recognize his hand in the bestowment; to pray for the Government and those who ad 'minister it; to pay tribute cheerfully, , and to sustain the country' by all appropriate means. What Gcd,'s will is, in recird to the con tinuance of Slavery, ! is not .yet made mani fest.- Certainly it should at once be re duced to the principles and precept's of the Gospel. If so modified that the _master while receiving a faithful service, slnUild render unto his .bondsmen things which are just and equal," God-might long per mit it. We trust that he - will look upon the land in his comPa§sion, and lead uS io do right, and remove' the rod of his anger, and deal with us in mercy. , - DAY OVTHANKSGIVING; G-ov CURTIN, of Penusylyania, has is sued the following Proclamation, appoint ing Thursday, the 28th of '`.the .present month as a clay of Thanksgiving PENNSYLVANIA, SS':' .14 'the - name and y the authority of the Commonwealtitlif renri*lviuniti, I, AN DREW G.:•"*tiTiri;' :Governor of said Commonwealth- PROCLAMATION:• s• VHEREAS, Every • good' gift is 'from above; and cometh • 'down .to • us fromt the Almighty•to whom! it.is 'meet, right, and the bounden duty of"every' people to render thanks for'his mercies; therefore,l, ANDREW G. CURTIN, GOVOTDOr of the Commonwealth of Pennylvania, do recom mend to the people of - this Commonwealth, that they set apart PrtlinsriAv, the 28th of November next, as a day of solertin thanks giving to God, , for having prepared our corn and watered our furrows,'and blessed the labor of the husbandman ; and crowned the year with his goodness;in the increase of the ground and the gathering in of the fruits thereof, so ,that our barns are filled with plenty; and for having looked favora bly on this Commonweaith,and strengthen ed the bars of her gates, and blessed the children , within her, and made'men to be of one mind, and preserved peace in her borders; beseeching him, also, on behalf ef these United States, that our beloved Conn try.may have deliVerance from those great and apparent dangeis wherewith she is corn passed, and. that `th - e'brave and loyal , men liow. battling in the field for her life may , hava. their! arms miide 'strcing and their blows heavy;tand .may' be 'shielded by bis power;and` that he will mercifully still the out:raves obi perverse, violent, un ruly, and rebellious people; and. give theta eleanohearts, and renew a right spirit with in them; and , give them 'grace that they may see •the error of their ways anti bring forth-:fruits meet for repentance; and here after; in all ,godliness `and honesty; obe diently walk in his holy - commandments, arid in submission to . the just and manifest authority of 'the Republicl 80' that we, lead ing a quiet - and. peacefulklifemay contin ually 'offeil lin to t.hinv'eui sacrifice' of pritise f , [L.s] Given under my band and the greateal of th S ate, at Harrisburg, this sixteenth day of. October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the Commonwealth the eighty-sixth. A. G. CuaTIN By the Governor : Eli Secretary of the Commonwealth. We trust that this will meet with a most hearty response front all our people. Not withstanding our many calamities how great are the mercies and blessings be stowed on us ?, And if in time past we had rendered thanks unto God for his dis tin4uishing favors to us, and, if we IM4I walk.ed irk the way of his commandment 3, as we , ought to have done, the judgments that have come upon•us might have been averted: THE SYNOD OF PHILADELITIL ON TRISTITE OF TILE COUNTRY. Those who remember the opposition to the action of the late AsSembly on' 'the state of the country, in and around _Phila delphia at the time, will be gratified at the evidences given of a change in sentiment by .the brethren of that section of the Church. 'bib Avina. resolutions were introduced into the _Synod of Philadelphia (0..5.), which has. just ended its sessions at, Easton, by 'Rev. D. V! APLEArt; D.D., who ticcom panied:them with a brief and:patriotic ad dress: The - resolutions were adopted imart imoualy, the members of the Synod ih taking their;vote expressing their earnest: ness bY ; rising to their feet In View of the continuance of the de- ' plorable civil war, brought upon' our coun try 'by the infatuation and wickedness of a portion of our fellow citizens, with the avowed determination to destroy this gov ernment, which is the noblest 'monument of ' • - . statesmanship and patriotism the world'has ' ever Seen; or is ever likely to see, the Synod of „Philadelphia feel constrained as' .. they stand in their lot, to place on their records and Piiblish the following resolution's, yjz.: !Resolve'd, That . 'we cordially concur' sin the sentiments'' of the resolutioni adopted - by the late General Asseinbly of the Pres -byterian Chureh, on the state of the'countri. Resolved; 'That we express our 'abiding •and` unwavering attachment to the Gonsti= tution and Government Of our country as liequeathea 'to' its by our fathers, and our determination' to labor and . pray for 'the :speedy, effectual and unconditional sup ' pression of'the 'present most groUndless, - cruel and Wicked rebellion in the history of any people; and for the integrity nnd per • petuity of 'the union' of the ' . States,,under which, as a : Weldon and'a Church we have 'so greatly Prospered. Missignaries Sailed.—On Saturday,.of last week the' ship Po-Tang sailed from New- York, taking out, among other passengers, the ReV. Messrs. Jirrv.mi, ROBERTS,,and GEORGE, with their wives, missionaries of our Board of Foreign Missions to• Siam. A number of clergymen •and others were present; to bid them God-speed. The part ing religious services were very interesting. EASTERN SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NETV-ENGL,4iVD NOTWITHS'iANDING: the greatinducement . offered,to capitalists to invest, in valuable _stocks at low :figures, and in> Government securities-at high rates of interest; a large amount of work has been done in this city during the year in erecting new buildings of various descriptions, caused mainly by the fact that both materials and labor have ruled at low rates, and that, as a cense - . Auenee, a Most propitious time for improv lug this dais of properey had arrived, .which is, likely to continue to the end of this fratricidal rebellion. THE CENTENNIAL' ANNIVERSARY of Christ Church (Episcopal) in Cambridge Massachusetts, was celebrated on Tuesday. The Boston' Traveller says " "Rev. Winwood Seargent was'reetor of this' church 'from 1766 to the trdublcnis times'prece'ding the American Revolution. 'During: this Struggle divine services livere loraittedy the building at one time having ;been 'use.d' as barracks for' American sot- " But; when the wife of General Wash ington joined him; in= December, 1775, the chtirch, after being••properly prepared, was for a short time used , for 'its original pur p3seilthe,:Liturgy 'having 'been read -by a Colonel in -the American' army. Christ Church was probably itsed for religious worship , oicother occasions during the stay of the Anierican army in Ca.mbride. "-It was not till 1790 that attempts were 'made to 'reestablish divine:'service inithis -church. , -For many years the rectors' of EpiscopaVchurches in Boston officiated as they •had , opportunity, and th.e differen't persons in :the intervals anted 'as lay fea.d :era.- The venerable William Jenka, of-this city, served the parish. in this ca pacity fbr eight years." - • TIIOLLEGE LIBRARY, at Nevkilaven now contains a number of valuable archae ological monuments :and inscriptions—some Of them the property of the 'American Oriental Society' :there deposited. 4 geti tlM:nan connected with the College' favors the independent with the following, ac count of .'several of these inscriptions, which willinte,reat, all who are engaged in historical researches: Within a - •,few 'days past, a marble slab having erigraved,upon ic an ancient „Greek inscription, 'has been received ,by the 'American Oriental Society , and depoSited With their collections in the library of T t his remarkable stone has already, been: known to„schelars., It, was found by Hornerev. toer I... Morgan, Inis: - 24100 : afy of the American, Beard r in ,a gar den ,on, the site of the. ancient Daphne; near, Antioch, in Syria, as place, long cele brated foi" the Worship, magnifieently,,cou= dueted, of Apolle and .grternis. 'Elf An ; tioch has been compared to Paris," says Mr owson, Daphne may be called its VerSailles." In, addition ,•te these recent gifts, the College has for many years ,been in , the possession of, two - sepulchratinscriptions in honor of children, obtained from Kula, in Asia Minor, near the 'town of Mmonia, and riot far freni Philadelphia. They were ob tained by Rev. Josiah Brewer, the mission ary, n living - at Stockbridge, Massachu, setts. The dates on the one 295 and 301; on-the other 309, which helong.,to , the era.of Actium or. of ,Augustus, and ,'corres ; Pond..,to A. D. 264,-270 .and 279- respect ively. A few months go one of our Country men, Viti-Ildw — a3;d, C. L., . who 110 long been, reinient in India as In specter of Schools under' the etuploy of the British government, presented 'three Sanserit inscriptions, cut on stone, to the , American Oriental Society,.and they have likewise been recently deposited with - the Society's Cabinet 'in Newliaven. ;These inscriptions are less ancient, than those from - Daphne and Beyroot, but; for` other reasons,tre of partiMilar interest. TlieYare duPposed . tb ditef, from the eleventh f - dr tivelftili le4iitilry: of the hiieti an ;era. tTh 65, were found near Benares. Such monu ments, away from India, are exceedingly rare, even in the museums of Europe. The largest and more important of the three was discovered near the side of a temple which was in process of erection, where it had been brought as serviceable building _material. When rescued it was about to be buried face downwards in one of the walls,' where it would have been' much more completely obscured than in the chimney-piece of the ,Beyroot monks. Two of the inscriptions have been printed, with an English version ,and notes by Dr. Hall, in the American . Oriental Society's 4ournal, vol.. p. 498.., It may not be known generally that the Society has a font, of Sanscrit, (the only one in this country,) as well as other oriental type, by which it is constantly able Jo render: importantaid to the prosecution of ,philological science. Thu portraits of IsaacTouce,Y and Thos.' H. Seymour, which the Legislatiire of Con neeticut has ordered to he ,reMOVed from the State House, have simply been taken Out of their frames. The Jatter <are left banging upon; the walls, perhaps ‘to pro voke ' inquiry and point a moral. 'The Comptroller has been.. instructed to return the portraits to the places they formerly occupied Whenever he is satisfied of the loyalty of the ex-GoverooLs. HEW-YORK TUE STEADY INCREASE in the pros: perity of the loyal States 'since the begin ;tang of September, owing to the large amount of cash expended: by Government since that date, ;becomes more marked in its results each succeeding week. Among the most prominent, 'evidences of this im-, provement in the , general, business of the city,. we note that the, average daily ex changes at the New-York Banks',,Olearing lionso, for the week ending Oct: 12th, mere $18,9D6 . ,802' "aa•ainst $13,707,671 for the week ending Aug. 24th, which includes -the date (August ,19th) whieh tbe loan was taken hy the Associate Banks. The hank exchanges are the fair :index, of the' amount of business transactions which take place daily in the eat} of NeW-York, and their increase or decrease defines:acciirately the , proportion of increase Or :decrease of our • trade. 'The bank balances 'desig,ttate the amount of specie; whieh the trade of the city regnires to carry on its vast do ,mestie movements, when there no for eign drain for specie. Our •readers will readityperceive the importance to an intel ligent merchant of the knowledge of- these daily bank exchanges and halancea, beeause they enable him to judge : understandingly of the relative movements ‘in the trade•of the city. For example, it is- apparent from the ft4res 313,707,671 of August stud $18,990,892 on'n - Octeber 12th,' that the daily, transactions ,of New-York.,„ in , the - week ending October•l2th, were. forty per rent. 'more than they were during the week enditto• Anonst 24th, and from an exami nation of each daily and weekly statement of, the Bank Exchanges since that date ; it appe,ars that • there has • been a gradual ''steady, progressive 'increase, natural to - a healthy state of trade, and , clearly traceable to the stimulus and confidence given to the business community by the immense Gov ernment disbursements' of cash- - THE COMMODIOUS and adthirably con trived budding on ,Illackwell's , Island, de voted by the city to the accommodation of persons whose errors in'd.ieate a necessity for penitential reflection, is at present occupied by seven hundred, and six.ty 7 eight convicts. Five hundred _and sixty-eight of these are malts, while the number of the women does not exceed' two hundred. -•- ' The highest grade of crime which incurs the restraints of this Institution is man slaughter, and the -term of 'durance in no ease exceeds ten yiars. Cinly one of this .-reat number 'of evil-doers is held for that period, and he has yet a prospective TO.; deuce of eight ycars. NEARLY all of the daily journals Make . a common cause on the Herald, and darkly hint that its editor in Foit Lafayette would be the right man in the. right place. The Ishmaelitish Herald, in turn, mingles, in the - battle with the 'cheerful gusto of a IlooSier in a Western free fight, and, after calling attention to its triple iheet,warns its "five hundred thousand:'" readers against its treasonable contemporaries, and demands that " the philosophers of "the Trib.une!! and the little villain " .Ray mond, of the Times shall be forthwith sent to:Fort Lafayette. Thus the squabble goes on. Crimination is met by recrimination, old,grudges are revived, and hard names are "bandied back and forth ; and, if the ad vertising columns ,of the journals , are not by these means filled, it won't - be the fault of the quill-drivers. ' RUMOR says that a new literary weekly is soon to be started in this city, under the editorial management of Mr. Charles F. Briggs, and 'that soine -of the prominent Writers of the eounti-y—Mr.'Jimes'hUssell Lowell, Mr.. Oliver Wendell: Holmes, Mr. Henry T. Tuckerms.n, Mr ~ J ames T. Fields, Mr. Edinand , (/niney, ete.--have agreed to contribute to it. ',lie general plan of the publication is to be that of "The London, _Saturday Review.. , Tun Atoniumalgtivr of a new magazine in thii war time is a notable event The program of the continental Monthly, how ever,'has gone forth, and. the magazinewill appear 'early in Deeemberfrotn the-press of George P. Putnam; of this city. Charles Gr.• Leland undertakes the 'editorial ;Char€7e, and, will bring to his ; task an ample store of talent and experience. We infer.that the Gontin.6nterwill be' of the prOgressive sehooi; and' that it will be thormighlypatri otie is sufficiently indicated by the follow ing passage from its prospectus : -; ." In polities advocate, with all tl3e ' force at iteconituand,-measures best adapted to preserve. the oneness and integrhy of these United , Statee. will never yieldto the idea of any disruption of this republic, peaceably or otherwise, and it will discuss, with honesty:arid 'impartiality; that must Abe, done le ElaVe - , ; Ita.. Oftr,sce,g ingipwT, is :nearly ready;_to open-in:this city ; a large GuttAFactOrpl jae 1- willEemploy - A.tre Ili - flared :Workmen ' , in 'the manufacture of the army SpringfieldlUtis ket. The'bitildny , is erected, and the neces sary works are being Rut,iin, l so , [that the • eStablishment willthe ready`: for full,:epera tion- within thirty' days. • '2 . " *, T HE A i *nICXN * i PT 7:. 866 .*;,, of ha , :me vF,pe44e4 ; one tViowliaxvi dollars per mcinth, irionths;l:for ;the -I .A:ritry aid . Noy r e3r troops Witlyukni4°A,:ctilsA4 716 i, co MIONIMIw an prising twenty-five thousand volumes. Of these, 600' Nl,ere the Soldiers' Camp Li brary," and 400 'the " Soldier's Pock e et Li - brary," each consisting of twenty-fiv vol umes. Besides,the above, they have ,supplied them with tracts; books, handbills; and :pe tiodicals,, in English, German, French, Spanish, and other languages, to the amount nt of about four millions have _, of pages. two hundred and 'fifty' regiments shared in these appropriations . PIIII,3DELPEfIA. ---- • NEARLY all the conventions of the Protestant Episcopal Church have pre ferred to be' silent 'ori the' national crisis, on the ground that ,epelesineti cal meetings. have nothing •to do with But the Board.of Missions, which .met ion October 9th, :at Philadelphia; could not well `avoid the questiOn, what ought . ' to be:':dene with those domestic missionaries, who 'had disclaimed any Xurther connexion with e Church of -the United States. Some Mem bers so much dreaded any reference to the secession questien,'that they wished to take no action on the sybject at all; but a nmall majority tbought it worth,while to announce , to those who had disconnected themselves from . the Church .that the Board would .'no longer pay their salaries. Tim MEETING OF, TOE EPISCOPAL CoN.. VENTION of Pennsylvania; in this city last week, was a notieable event in the history of that denomination, inasmuch as it -re sulted in the election of-a.successor to the late Bishop Bowman, Assistant Bishop of the _Diocese. The •Rev. -Wm. Baeon Ste yens D.D., of this city, was chosen to this of after several ballotings. THE Standard says of the late meeting of the Synod. of Philadelphia : The meeting of this" Synod was opened with a,sertnon on.Thursday , evening last by the Rev, W. R. Bingham, ,on Matt. xrvi : 56. The theme which the preacher evolved was the solitariness rof Christ in accom plishing the work of redemptien,. ind ;the presentation of it was, very interesting and impressive. The Rev. John Farquhar was nlected Moderator, and , tha,Rev. _Messrs. Dale and 'Ladd were -eontinuedus Clerks On Friday, the relationship of the Sabbath School .to the , Church drew forth an ani mated, lengthy, and profitable *discussion. In the evening; the Rev. Dr., Jones ten derly, and effectively urged the. Claima-of the fund for disabled ministers, and was followed.by the Bev. Martin,late Mis sionary in China, who pleaded in earnest and eloquent terms in behalf of, a world perishing for lack of : vision.- • The , last half hour of each session of Synod was appro priated to, devotional exercises,: an.dulthe effect of, this happy'arrangement _was:very perceptible. • A Soldier's First Experience in Battle; , [The - following frOm 'an officer in our army, the son of an excellent r4nister our, Church, wilt: exhibit the feelings with which our brave soldiers make their first acquaintance with the battle field.] We went through our thr6e month's' pro bation as quietly and peacefully, most of , , the three months' volunteers acefully a did; „but we 've'seen the shells bursting around.us, heard the roar of cannon and rattle . of runs , ketry, and smelt the smoke of baitle at last.' . Our company was just collecting from the picket posts for the usual morning' drill on. Wednesday, when 'we heard the heavy boom of cannon at Harper's . llerry„ . This alone did riot, distarb Us ranch, for we have grown accustomed, to hearing " cannon to right of us, cannon to left of us, cannot, in front of us," and "nobody hurt" except Some - rebel haystack'or rebel barn, on which our volunteer batteries frequentlY practice their raw recruits. But presently the firing grew heavier, and as we listened we could now and' then distinguish the patter ing fire of the skirmishers, and then the thr—r—r—rd of a whole battalion, and ,we felt that company G must button rip their coats and gird on their belts, and await, the summons -that we felt sure would soon come. And come it did in the shape of a railroad engine that, reined up at our head. quarters with orders 'for our company to get on and steam back to the Ferry. Ar rived on the bank opposite the town, we began to appreciate, that we were at last entering battle. Right at 'out feet thun dered a couple of 12-peunders, and right overhead, on -the 11Iarylarid- heights, a couple of the Rhode Island rifled guns,; away across the Shenandoah we could see the shells of . the. enemy burst ing in mid-air, in a puff of smoke, while the volleys of musketry coutimied over on - the Bolivar Heights, behind the Ferry. We soon received' orders to' croSs, which we did, accompanied by one piece of artillery. As we marched up the hill 'Out of the town we began to'rneet the worinded and the dead, and as we mounted the crest of the hill we saw on the road ahead a caution playing heavily on the enemy. After crossing -topiece - of road which was completely commanded, by, the enemy's .cannon, and toward which they were di recting , their shells, (which happily for us burst prematurely above our heads,) we met Col. Geary, wounded as he - was. He made us an exciting and enthusiastic speech. He told us of the hard fight that he had been sustaining, but that he trusted with our timely help, and the help of God, to gain the victory. > Giving him three wild cheers, we deployed, as skirmishers,_ and ad vanced to clear a line of woods on the right of our position. But the enemy did" not wait for us ; we dashed into the woods and emerged on the ether side just hi time to see the enemy's cavalry flying to' the shel ter of another wood, at some little distance. We were adVancing toward this also, liter ally oheying Col. G-eary's last worcls to us, " Your only command will be forward," when he sent word ,to;us, to,fall hack to the edge of the wood and hold It; as "lie wish to 'all r once." awatching the.who Here we.reste d, ene m y;'. remained:Just out of reit& of :oni'Ertftelds, occupying some Old outhouse s .r Oil the left, and partially covered by: the" Woods on our right. And then it was that the most thrilling incident of the whole day ,fook place., .1 suppose that*the enemy thought, that when' we retired under cover of the woods we hSd rare-lied. altogether; for our gray uniforms (their color improved for :2 1 !F,OOsei by. three ~ , month's wear,)' blended coMpletely'with.the trunks of the trees. They were further deceived by a rally of the company adjoining us to the left, Where they made a hayonetoharge. Probably the' ,. Confederates thought that all our line had rallied there, frown theof guns and the 'hurrahs affitertesihat arose :"`from - that. dread close." „However - this - - . may be, we had not:waited Imigbefore two . Rebel officers boldly emerged from the Woods on the extreMe righi* . our line ,and advanced close to the edge, of'the woods Where Compauy .A. wad stationed, so close, that the eldest - one Was heard to say, as:he made 'the sudden diticeVery,' '67 ----A T L_ r, 'the woods are` full of, soldiers ! "° " l" Cried o* picket; the -4 d6 i hesitated is he looked around and sawhis"i l etre.at'cut off, and no t h~n lefelktit te sUrreti'.der 'lake a da sh umn„tne reag,w4oße course 4a.ypper `iffel 'tti - `Olie hit e - at* the For the Presbilerian Banner dred and fifty yards, and for the cli,ta r of :six hundred. Ile hesitated but a meat—his companion beckoned hi,, and they thrust the spurs into their ste , ands ran the terrible gauntlet. Never 'Shill I forget the thrill th at r through me, a.,1 saw them lean forwa r th, their horses' necks and fly along, with a r ,. allelline of fire flying along the edge or r i i woo asall the line of skirmishers R ini:es ,. ively discharged their guns. The spli n ,, r. of the feiteiS on either side of them flea . and)the dust.arose before and behind th,. t as that leaden hail hurtled around rt,' and still they :dashed on unhurt. E v , r looniest I expected to see those noble hr, r ,: fair neadlong, or their gallant rider:. from their seats, but on they went. Usti , just:us' life and* liberty were within their reach—just as a lane turr n . away toward. their lines,: the younge r , ; lieutenant, went, down, and his riderk,,, horse broke away and dashed up withi n lines, a noble prize. The other—a land dark man in, blue uniform, and whom ; afterward learned was Col. Ashby ; a ginia cavalry officer of some reputatio n _ turned away and escaped, but only gall o p, without the reach df our bullets, and th, t recklessly turned and seemed to be watet ing the , fate of his comrade, while we, Con: pany G, leaned on_ our rifles in she. mortificatien, and, yet with admiration, ar .; withal a kind 'Of satisfa. ction—a feelinz poetical,Ljustice--that such courage had i t . reward: That .was . all the battle ou right wing; CoMpany G just got an oli2 l of the battle fever to give it thirst f: : more. 'They behaved beautifully; not man shrank: At dead, of. night, at signal of a big fair we quie.tli withdrew, crowed the river, d:. persek'to „our :posts and: fell into the d rontine.as quietly , if. our first fight been bit a dream. 'tours, &c., Piesbytery of ,Toledo. The Presbytery of Toledo held its thin; s emi-anneal meeting at Vinton, on the 20 1 1 . of September, and.was opened with a st r . mon by:ll.ev. Lnther.Dodd, the last Mode rator present. ; The• members were all p r , ent except. Pro. Kirk,iwbo, since the la.- meeting, had removed beyond our hound. The sessions of PreSbytery were all plea , . ant,and.fraternal. A considerable porti, :a of our time was spent in devotional exer• cues: , From the ; reports .from , all parts of th field, it was, made ,very,ananifest that tll,- sad calamity, that had,befallen the nation has absorbed the attention of all classes c: people to an extent that leaves but HUI.- thought:for their spirituality. -;Mr. A. H. Forbes was ordained to tf, fall work of -theininiStry as an evangelist Rev.. John Steele preached the sermon: Rev. Luther . DOA presided, and asked the constitutional.questions, ana Rev. Alexan der Caldwell gave the charge. Rev. - jaMes Kirk was dismissed to the Presbytery of Ohio. fine f"flowing is the assessment for Com. rhissienei's fund to General Assembly : Toledo;s3.o9 ; 'Salem, $3.00; Corinth, F. 2.- 50; NeWfort, $6:00; Vinton, $9.00; Bk.: Grove $2.00 Montezuma $4.00; Souii • Ridge, $2.00 Millersburg, $1.50 ; Shiloh, $2.00; Sand ' Prairie, $2.00, Rock Creek ;- West Irving, 12.00. A'Gernian 'church was organized durint• the Summe:r, and measUres were taken the .organization of another, if the war should be`open Presbytery adjourned to meet at West Irvington - the third Friday of April, 186:, ax 7 o'efock'P. M. ' J,ORN STELE, Stated Clerk Atlinwledgme,nt. The following contributions to the Board o; Colportage were received;:. during August and October; • Elderaridge tong., SaltsburgPresbytery....s 6.26 * Lebanon " " E. . 7.8 f Ilanehester Gem an ecing., Allegheny City Preihyte ry . 7 Rev. Wm. Jeffery, D.D 5" Lima coug., Findley Presh'y, Sandusky, 2.09 Little Grove eong., , Findley PIT, " Leo T ORN CULBERTSON, Librarian PERSONAL: - < :Cul.. 3dviard D. Baker, who fell while fighting at the head of his brigade, on - Mouti4n - of last.week, at Edwards' • Ferry, on the-Potomac; was a native of England. ,He .studied, law at Springfield, Illinois, with .Judge Logan,-and commenced practice in that ;,eity. Col. Baker commanded the ..Fonrth„ Regiment of twelve months' Illi nois volunteers the, Mexican war, and commanded the brigade of Gen. Shields, afterhis fall. He was distinguished in the Gordo_ battle of Cerro , and - led the New- York troops in - at bloody engagement. Fran 1849 to "1.851, Col. Baker was a , Areiiiber of Ciiiiirens, front -Illinois. Soon _after, he removed ,to California, where he practiced law, and took a prominent part in politics. Removing to Oregon, he was last year elected to-.the 'United States Senate, his term, ex.piringkin 1865. Senator Baker in -trodnced President Lincoln. to the people on the occasion Of, hisipanguration. After :the war broke, out;: Senator ..Baker com me.nced. in this on . ,the' . 2lst of April, the organization of a California regiment. He ; was tendered a commission as Major . General , but declined.. -Heheld State ~ commissiw. as ,Colonel, and • was acting Brigadier r General for three _Regiments at the time of his,death.f; Colt-Baker leaves a widow and several children. One son was - • • .attached :t0„ itis ; ,igigade. - He was about fifty-three _.years of age. Wit. 'Mauston' has written a: letter to the Richmond Equirer, declaring his full sympathy,:with- the rebellion. He says that he epposed secession until Texas voted herself 'mitt of the Union;;lint that since that iiirdhe has obeyed the will of his con stituents, and has " performed all the act , of aqdintifal and. loyal -atizenef the South ern "Confederacy.' Sam's influence, how -O'er, has departed. " Nartll,lo, .1782. 7 ,011 the Earl of Sur rey's rising, in Parliament, to make his o- Lion Ministers, he happen ed to espy Arnold,. the:, , American secerli»y General - in the,:gouse„ sent him a rnessac.e to depart, threatening, in case of ref' "“ to ‘ move for , braking .up the gallery, -Which' the General answered that he No introduced there" by a me , mber. To which Lord : Surrey replied, that he might tl 'that condition stay _V' he would prom , ": never' to enter it agtiin. With which Gen- Arnold complied. :This is the second in sta'n'ce of public diarespect he has uwt With : the ISitig haviii b heen forced to en' -' Rage is royal wor d' not to employ or Pt* sion JitiVreirr`a - for treachery. which 'is' Vier 'Odiotts."-- Curium, p• The Maieltiteileii .4i„;4l6abi l iiister has pre sented .koTthe Coiitniaratintriif Greenwich nospitel;_the, - gold w tch worn by Lord Nelson - fit the * battle7nfr, Trafalgar, and this relic .has' been' pla.aed for exhibition in the Painted alail,:nr a : ease eon t a i n i n 0. the et'" and waistcnatokorti by the decease% hero: . 11 the memorable engagement, and whic h Were :'presetited to the -COmmissioners tr Highness Prince Albert. Brigadier `General Midis I'. Stone is a tive of Iliiiikchusetts, and his first military. career bears date 1841, when he e ntered ea . In 1845 1 1 _e stood seventh" eLaiS i numbering forty-fie:, 1n;4. 4 #1;i: of thit4ear" lie was breveta . l We'emid o'f' Ordnance, and POT the Presbytenan Banner. 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