Ik* Jkmilg THE TEACHES TAUGHT, DAILY, to my froward little child, Am I pointing out the better way, Teaching to be humble, patient, mild, Ever fbr a heirt renewed to pray. But how often, even while I speak, Conscience echoes back the warning word; Do I ftr myself these graces seek? Is my ceaseless prayer, ascending, heard? In thewory faults that I reprove, Angrily, perchance, with look severe, Mingling harsh rebuke with little love, Mine own errors, imaged forth, appear. And if they the infant breast defile, Odious jh their leastconfirmcd degree, How much more the measure of their guile Shows matured and,fully ripe in me 1 Oh, I am unworthy to fulfil This exalted trust, to me assigned; Who am I to curb tbe rebel will? Who to re-illume the darkened mind? Yet I may not lay this trust aside, Nor refuse these souls who claim my care; Though mere guilty, their guilt I must chide; Hurt myself, their wounds I must repair. But how should it calm each angry thought, And lend meekness to parental sway, That, while these to me for stripes are brought, I deserve to suffer more than they I —Hymns and Meditations. ONLY ONCE. “ Stop a minute, James; we’re making up a skating-party to go down the river to-night. We shall build a fire on the island and have a grand time. Come; go with us.” “ No, George, I can’t. Father says I must skate on the canal. It isn’t so wide, nor quite so good skating I know, hut it s safe. “ Nonsense! The ice is at least two inches thick, anywhere, even in,the thinnest places.” “No matter. I can’t skate on the river.” << "Well, then, come to the canal. You can skate out to the fork, where it joins the river, and see us all. Will you do that ? “Yes.” “All right, Be there at seven.” James was ready with his skates at the time appointed, and about to leave the-house. “ Where now, James ?” asked his father. «I’m going to skate awhile on the canal, father.” “Well, its a bright evening; but don’t stay late, and don’t go on the river.” Just then James’s little sister Marion, who was ready to go to bed, shouted after him, “ Stop, Jamie ; give me a kiss,” and holding up her rosebud mouth, in a plump face from which the laughing eyes were shining, she received his good-night kiss and he went out. As he passed the window, he saw, through the half-drawn curtains, little Marion kneel ing by their mother, at prayer; the father had laid his paper down, and sat, reverently listening while the child’s petition went up to heaven. It was a beautiful picture. Poor Jamie! With what different feelings would he have looked upon it had he then known what waß to happen within the' next two hours. He crossed the field before tlie Lsuae, and. ■was soon on the arid gliding Swiftly to ward the river, from which the sound of merry voices already reached his ear. And as he wheeled splendidly, just at the entrance of the canal, the boys saw him and came bearing down upon him like a fleet of swift ships before the wind. “ Hurrah! Jamie ?” cried a dozen of them as they joined com pany in the canal. There they amused them selves awhile, racing, leaping, skating back wards, and cutting all sorts of fanciful figures on the ice, until George gave the word, “ Now for the island 1” and with loud shouts they shot out together upon the river. All but James. “ X must leave you now,” he said. “ Oh, James, don’t!” cried several, at once. “Now see here, James,” said George, “ What’s the use of bring so set. Go down with us this time.” “ Father sai£, ' don’t go on the river.’ ” tt HT.II *»«* **\nr Ttmi Tra npon nrt river two or three tunes* Look at your marksand James now saw that in the ex citement of their sport, he had repeatedly rushed out of the canal quite across the channel of the river. He wanted to go with the boys. He didn’t really think there was much danger, and the discovery that he had already unwittingly broken his father’s com mand, did not help him in this hour of weak ness and temptation. The boys all clamored for him to join them. James slowly glided out of the canal—stood still a moment —and the tempter prevailed. “ Well, I’ll go down this- once; mind you, only once," and he darted like an,arrow to the front, for he was the best skater in the company, and soon was far in advance of the rest. Alas! Hone of the boys knew of the mur derous “ breathing-hole ” which had opened that day in the ice in the channel, and now lay right in James’s path, waiting to receive him; and the first notice they had of its ex istence was a cry of terror from him as he plunged in. All was confusion among the boys. But George, more self-possessed than the others, hurried to the shore and shouting cheerily, “Hold on, Jamie ! I’ll help you out,” broke off the limb of a tree as large and long as he could handle, brought it on, and tried by carefully creeping towards James to put it within his reach. But the current was strong ; the water was bitterly cold, and -James, who had been urging his friend to make haste, mow began to lose his strength and become benumbed, and before the limb came within his grasp he said, faint ly,' “ Oh, George,! can’t —hold on any longer —ask father —to forgive ——” and went down with the tide. An horn? later, the men at the mill below, who had i>roten the ioe above the barred outlet of the dam, and were watching and waiting indk&e&aHdh bftheir ihoumfuPwirk, lifted James f s,bssf Oht of the water, and hqme. Boys, I have sOldoni told you a very sad, story, pat I am hoping now to impress upon vour young Htafts, the lesson of obedience to pareH^^^flddpiythat'it' sff&HAever be forgottefl. if yottar© Over tempted to disre gard a kitfd'fefcVr’w commands, or his advice; —even though ’'ft' he “only once”—while you pray for strength to resist the tempta tion, remetpbpt, Janiie. It is true that dis obedience 'to; parents is not always nor in deed often followed so speedily by such sad consequences, but Wf , know that the smile of God will r,?f|! only upQn those children who- obey then: ; pt«enta “in the Lord.”— LEAPING FROM JOY TO JOY. '-• J ■ -• ■ ■ ■ The following touching instance of- the power of grace to cheer and soothe in the most trying circumstances- is taken from the recent volume, entitled “ The Link and the .Rivet,” published' in this country by R. Car ter & Brothers. It gives a vivid picture of thfe extreme ..degradation and ignorance of thfe very lowest classes of London; poor, and., of the appropriateness and efficiency of the “ Bible-women” movement in meeting their Wants. It seems as if this extremely simple Christian agency, in which the poor are en listed in the rescue and elevation of the poor, were about to solve one of the most perplexed and threatening social problems of the age, and to show that the foolishness of God is wiser than men:— Listen to the story of a poor widow, who had once crept out to a mothers’ meeting. A visit was paid to her by the lady superinten dent one bitterly cold afternoon in February, and the portrait is sketched by her: “I found her in' a back kitchen, which once was used for a wash-house. The pavement of the back yard came nearly to the top of the window, and so obscured the light, that I could at first see nothing hut a speck of fire in one corner of the room. A large bed stead filled the tiny place so that it was hardly possible to get in. I groped my way towards the fire, and when near enough., to,. hedr the feeble tones of the inhabitant ox flus dark.abode, I only recognised her voice, for I could not distinguish her features. She was sadly bent with pain from rheumatism, and had also bronchitis, which hardly allowed her to speak; but I will give you the substance of her answers to my questions, spoken in short, interrupted sentences. - , “‘lt is Miss ’s voice—l know it; oh, how good God is! I have only the hit of fire you see in the grate, and I; was just praying to Him to send me help ; for you see the damp on the walls.’ ~ v “ I looked, and the walls were damp, and in places wet to the touch, from the ground, nearly up to the ceiling. I asked how she lived. “‘They wont allow me anything from the House, because I’m not old enough, but they ~ will take me in; and I would go, as far as I am concerned, hut what would become of my three little children ? The youngest depends on me, he is only seven; the two others have each got a little place; the little girl (only nine) nurses a baby, and her mistress likes her so much that she has taken lief info her house altogether, but I wash and mend her bits of things every week. And tbe little boy is gone to a greengrocer’s to run errands, and they heard of my situation, and have given him his meals. So you see I leap from joy to joy.’ “‘What do you take,’ I asked, ‘for yotir cough and pain in your chest?.’ ‘“I have not Had anything to-day but a halfpenny-worth of tea-leaves, and that seems to soothe my cough and chest.’ “ Only a handful of firing saved from the day before, and only one halfpenny to spend for herself and little child, the whole ,of that bitter cold winter day; and yet not one mur mur, hut all thanksgiving to God for every thing He did, and exclaiming at the end, ‘I leap from joy to joy!’ Oh, well might I learn a lesson from this humble, bright Christian! Shall we, surrounded with all our comforts and luxuries, ever murmur or complain ? As I walked home that after noon, I' was KiimnieOr; to tffihirtast, wnn aar~ my superior privileges and comforts, I could not feel such faith as this widow, hidden in her = damp, dark, hack-kitchen, resting so peacefully on her Saviour’s love, that the deepest poverty could not shake her faith in Him. I was filled with joy to witness the strength and reality of vital religion. How rejoiced I should be if all who do not know what true Cristianity really is could see such a picture as this.” WANT OF RESPECT TO SUPERIORS. Does it ever strike you how little respect is shown by the young to superiors? You see it in our* seminaries and colleges, you see it in our Sabbath schools, you see it in the social circle and at the dress party; you ob serve it in the familiar and even flippant mode in which age is addressed, or more fre quently perhaps, in the contempt with which both the better classes and the lower as you walk the streets; you observe no shrinking from the presence of age and superiority, they rather bear themselves with the greater pride; you mark it in families, where often times the mother or the father is set aside and voted “a bore,” when a young friend drops in to make a call. The results of this negligence are met on every hand; in every form, and in all the grades of society ; so often indeed, that the exceptions strike you with so much surprise as to call forth ac knowledged commendation; And this is not the fault alone of these unhappy and ruined creatures; they are the victims of parental indolence and inattention. Can you expect aught else from those who from early youth have been consulted about their. dress and called on to state their preference for a semi nary or Bchool or college, who have been seldom or never checked, who have been al lowed free intercourse with irreligious and profane servants, and to mingle with street companions whose language and habits would suit the lowest taverns? This is no exagge rated picture of the character and bearing of a large number of those who are. to mould the. habits and character of the coming gene ration. The nation is suffering from the result of this want of parental-restraint in our fami lies; suffering from the general disrespect with which the high officers of state are re garded. Hide it from ourselves as we may, there is no deep feeling amongst us of re spect and honor, much less veneration- and love, for those, who, in the providence of God, are set up as the governors and chiefs of, not a petty kingdom, but of one of the grandest empires, as to its resources, which the God of nations ever set apart under one government. There is not, I repeat, a defer ence to authority anywhere, The tone, the general tone, is low, wretchedly low, in this respect. How should it be otherwise? I myself lately heard one of the leaders of popular thought in the land profess that man heeds no government, for the reason that God has made him to govern himself?—Dr. Fast-Day Disooursei i - t '"‘ JUSTICE AND FORBEARANCE OF WASHINGTON. - His subordinate generals might, in the glow of their occasional triumphs, be tempted tjito Caballing and sneering; but, in the day - of reverse and gensrsl opterjes, even a °~ ratio Gates turned, not in vain, to the justice of the'man he had- sought to sappoint cr protection.- -The account pf-Waahingtou’s demeanor, on hearing the news of General St. Clair’s surprise in Ohio, by the Indians, lightens up, as by a sudden flash, the myste rious depths of Iris profound character, botli bringing into relief the and fairness which made his "soldiers and his °^ en I '? ur " muring officers rely on him in his adversity, and also showing that the apparent equabi lity of his temper was a carefully trained ahd fostered virtue, not a defect of nature. It was while at dinner on a winter s day, that he was called out to read the despatch. He soon returned, apologized for his absence, and attended to his wife’s evening visitors with his customary courtesy. At last, he was left alone with his secretary, Mr. Lear. For some minutes, he walked up and down in silence; at length: ‘ Yes,’he burst forth, ‘ here, on this very spot, I.: took leave of.him; I wished him success; and honor. I said, ‘I will add but one word; beware of a surprise.’ He went off with that as my last solemn warning thrown into his ears. And yet; to suffer that army to be cut to pieces, hacked 5 by a surprise—the very-thing I guarded him' against! 0 God ! 0 God! he is worse than a murderer! How can he answer it to his country? The blood of the slain is upon him—-the curse. of widows, and . orphans!’ This torrent cams' forth I’appalling. 1 ’appalling. His very frame shook. He sat doWh On’ the sofa once-'more. He. was silent. He at, length said, in an altered: voice, ‘ This must not go beyond this room.’ Another pause followed—a longer one—when he: said, in a tone quite low, “ General St.' Clair shall have, justice. I will ; hear him without prejudice ;§ he shaHhave full justice.’ And from ington St. Clair had justice. “ The unfortu nate general, worn down by ago, disease, and the hardships of ;a‘ frontier campaign— assailed by the press, and with the current of popular opinion setting; him— repaired to his chief, as to a shelter from the a fury qf so many-elements. Washington ex- ! tended his hand to one who appeared in no new Character; for, during the whole of a longlife, misfortune seemed ‘ to have marked him for her own.’ . Poor old St. Clair hobbled up, seized tbe offered band in both of .hisj and gave vent to his feelings in an audible manner. He was subsequently tried by a commission of government, and proved to have been unfortunate .” The world, in this case, and probably in many others, only wit nessed the results of Washington’s delibera tion ; it was merely by an accident that we know of how severe a struggle this generous foi-hearanee to san;-unsuccessful liebteriaht was the issue.— Christian Remembrancer. : NAYAL ASSAULTS UPON LAND FORTS, The New York Evening. Post abridges, from Captain Halleck’s work on Military Art and'Science, the following facts, which will help our ; readers to appreciate the nature of the late victories obtained at Hatteras and Port Royal:— In 1814 a British fleet of four vessels, car-: Tying ninety-two guns, attacked Fort Bow yer, a small redoubt, located on a point of land commanding the passage from the Gulf into the bay of Mobile. This redoubt was garrisoned by only one hundred and twenty combatants, officers included; and its arma tTanrvt--u,-a-g. .ctth qll pianna some of which were aliibst entirely useless; and most of them poorly mounted “in batte ries hastily thrown up, and leaving the gun ners uncovered from the knee upward,” while the enemy’s land force, acting in con cert with the ships, .consisted of twenty artil lerists, with a battery of two guns, and seven hundred and thirty marines, Indians and ne groes. His ships carried five hundred and ninety men in all. This immense disparity of numbers and strength did not allow to the British military and, naval commanders the; slightest apprehension “that four British ships, carrying -ninety-two guns, and a land force somewhat exceeding seven hundred combatants, could fail in reducing a small work mounting only twenty short carronades, and defended by a little more than a hundred men, unprovided alike with furnaces for heating shot, or casemates to cover them selves from rockets and shells.” Neverthe less, the enemy was completely repulsed; one. of Lis largest ships was entirely destroyed, ana eighty-five liien were killed and wounded on board the other; while our loss was only eight or nine. Here a naval force of five to one was repelled by the land battery. Again, in 1814, a barbette battery of one 4-pounder and two 18-pounder guns at Ston ington, repelled a British Abet of one hun dred and thirty-four guns. During the en gagement, the Americans exhausted their ammunition, and • spiked their 18-pounders and onJy\ one of them was afterwards used! Two of the enemy’s ships, carrying one hun dred and twelve guns, were engaged during the whole time of attack, and during much of this time bombarded the town from a posi tion beyond reach of the land battery. They 1 were entirely too far off for the 4-pounder gun to be of any use. Supposing the two 18-pounders to have been employed during the whole action, and also all the guns of the fleet, one 18-pounder on land must have been more than equivalent to sixty-seven guns afloat, for the ships were so much in jured as to render it necessary for them to withdraw. The British AbM twenty killed, and more than fifty wounded. Ours was only two killed and six wounded. ' ' The fleet sent to the attack of Baltimore, in 1814, consisted of forty sail, the largest of which were ships of the line, carrying an army of over six thousand combatants. The troops were landed at North Point, while six teen of the bomb-vessels and frigates ap proached within reach of Port McHenry, and commenced a bombardment which lasted twenty-five hours. During this attack, the enemy threw “fifteen hundred shells, four hundred of “which exploded within the walls of the fort, but without making any impres sion on either the stOngth of the work or the gamsoh,” and the British were compelled to retire with much loss. - In 1815, a squadron of British ships,.sta tioned off the mouth of the' Mississippi for the purpose of a blockade, ascended the river as high as Fort St. Philip, which is a small work capable of an armament of only twenty guns in all. A heavy- fire of shot and shel}s was continued, with but few and short jausesffor nine and nights, but mak ing ho impression either on the fort or garri son, they retreated to their former position' at the mouth of the river. ’ OUR NAVY AND ITS CfAIiIANT C.OMMO - DUJDNT. " TnE jiamo of Commodore Dupont will hereafter stand side by side with those gali ant worthie| ;who; have -piade ,oiif. nayg » rjqus ,in former, times. He has long been iilf, show’ bfs Skill, :whiMhe’b'asdtfne ; ln : a'-sighal'maftnerinhis successful bombardment of Forts Walker and Beauregard at?the.'entrance .?to Port Royal harbor;. It is accounted a ddngerous expe riment for woodemwalled ships to attack forts ;or earthworks, : as it generally conceded that one gun dn-land if equSlWfife on ship board. The ConfederateiGeneral Ripley in his orders*- summed'Up Ms instructions with this declaration: —“To giffeiup a position on shore while the enemy is afloat, is totally and absolutely inexcusable.” : In spite of all the disadvantages attending such attacks, the brave: Dupont wenf reso lutely to work to bpmbard, tbe enemy’s works, and in his letter, tp Capt. Fox, Assistant„Se r . cretarv of the Navy, modestly declares that: he pfan&tplwerpne/’ A We have no . doubt the enemy thought so too, when the terrific shower of ,exploding;.§heils fell upon them, knocking their guns about in the wild est confusion. 4 qf-anchoring his fleet pnd blazing %orfesi he kept his sMp's iK motion*, thus securing ;the uke-of-both his broadsides* which kept the guns from heatingfhy-the ailterndte .fifeei; and enabled the. men; to workto greater Mvantage in their quarters. A fort on shore-is a lafge station ary object; Snff may. bei&pawywihere, While; a shipiiscomparatively'ii, small-maxkyaiid by keepingiit;Woving;f.the]eneMyisguDiiers'were presetted ? from accurate range, thus disappointing HOhi, Ripley, wljo tbe ar.tillefmtsi just J how to fire, arid where the shot would do most 'execution. : 4 The repoyt sayp that .enemy, felt cpnfi dent that ne could annihilate the fleet'in ease it„ should attempt, to. ppss the forts into the harbor. • When Commodore Dupont's fleet had descrihed. the a, circle ah.out the fpits thr,ee, times, heepijhg "dRt eJeyrifio.panr nonade, and was about to. pass . the fourth time, without showing- signs, of exhaustion or defeat, the Confederate^,thought it time; to leave,. and. they, did so. in a inpsf precipitate manner. Dupont’s plan of the, engagement was laid down after a careful’ ireconnoispan.ce, of ther enemy’s works and .position. It combined all the points wbichjgf eat’ commanders have endeavored, to secure, yyizp„seoupt^and r su perior destructive, oppcoitjfaities for their own forces, with, surprise, derangement of, plans, and inferior destructiveOTpQfimniiestp the enemj. - ' • -id Tnis attack and itsiuceeSsfid results is one lof tKe most JbrilliSnti victories,, ever achieved by our navy’ and must tend to ele vate in the eyes of all nations. —Scientific American. • , , DRESS PARADE. An evening or two since, we saw several regiments on their respeetiye grounds, at what is styled “ dress-parade ;” the day hac been cloudy; just at this moment the sun looked brightly through a rift in the. clouds, and threw a flood of | brightness; oyer the, scene. K Each regiment -was formed- in two lines, drawn with military precision; as the light fell upon their- thousand ; glittering bayonets, they presenter-above their' heads a fine of the'most spotless, White; jthen, .as they changed the position of the weapon to a charge, the line ifbpm. ahpye, . the dart mass of men to their fronts the rays of circle formed in the movement, uni tied; again into one long’bright linr less white, the whole formingont. most fairy scenes on vrkiehjthe eye could rest. Qne finds it hard; tp, jbefieve that such a scene, so. much hkei, the moving of the wing of that angefwhftfs. clothed in, light,;|s really the solemn waving of the wing of the angel of death.— phn&ticin: Advo cate. - ' ;- ■' SCtEwIIFIC/ ' : v ■■ An Asiatic, ' FibeAh'm.— An American gentleman, W; S. Liffhgston, residing in ShangKae,' Obina, aftV the capture of the Peiho forts by the English troops, went out to visit -the-• Dsfithle-'^fiiefc , -iSM : ' : Wdhgirt' i 'aTSrary „with him averytffiripufteUe' l It is a jOhihese musket, or, as-they a jingalL A'lai-ge number of these had 'teen laid down by the Chinese to form a corduroy road, and Mr. Livingston- dug one uf and brought it with him. The barrel is a feet long and weighs 22f fi>s.,' the whole, weight of the l gup being -28 It is a matchijntek, thecock carrying a slow match which is! thrown down iltto' thei pan of powder on prilling the triggerJ the match .being lighted before the aim is taken; It is carried by two infen and fired byia third. The Chinese;'doubtle® used •* these muskets for hundreds of yeafsp while English and French armies were' fighting with hows and arrows phut western civilization in'this as ih so many; otherirespedtsp has passed 1 by that most conservative ofjallj nations; 1 and a Chi nese jingall is a primitive and very inefficient weapon when compared'with the arms now manufactured and us^dlnliEe'United States and all European countries. The Chinese were the first y?ho cdpstriicted; cannon with iron bands shrunk upon them for the purpose of strengthening th^m, at,the brepcb,; The Chinese built vessels with water-tight bulk heads, hundreds, ofXyeai-s., ago., This has beeh l ponsidex;e^hy quite-a;mo dern invention. Efforts for"Cotisn.— lmmense exertions are made in England to extend tip; area of cotton cnltiyation; 'Ships Jarett mffi machinery have 1 beeri' despatched to ~~W estern Aftica) and Canadian 1 - colored / people are soughitfitb:bereiribviei thiffleif as cultivators. A Consulship has heen establislira by ? the au thorities at Abeokuta, and T. C. Taylor, Esq., has been pommiftsionedrtoiitheiposLfioni ; : The, celebrated traveler, Captain Richard F. Burton, has been appointed British .Consul: at Fernando Po. The isle and port of Lagos have been acquired by the British govern menh . These movements may proye.Africa’s opportunity, "while they exhibit strong, evi dence of fhe sagacity and energy .of pur trans- ; Atlantic neighbors/to develop and profit by the commerce , which|-the..western..an<i I central portions of the continent are destined to pour’ into the lap of. civilization; . The.. United States pursues a policy which is repelling: and discouraging to Africa. ‘ * The ¥ ew AND CESIUM. —M. Bunsen, in' ®e PTiijdh Ghent, ;states that pie equivalent of rubidium i 585,36. (H=), whi&h is more than double that of potassium.’ It is piore electro^positi've than potassium; and iti decomposes- .cold water. Qsesium is named From cmsius (sky-blue) on account of tbfe' ray which it produces in the spectrum. Its equivalent is 128;4,_ ranking by the; side of that of-iodine and gold, ' aiid is' ; b«nc of the very.highest.-> Tins/metal is; less; rubidium; bbt-iFfs'-generally^ •found along, with it ; the richest sonrco of it; yet known is the mineral watery of Purkfieiiu. Run'seri states : that probably all the saline mineral waters contain, rubidium, in the con-, ditibn of a chloride. Ho useful application has yet been made of these metals. Colonel Gowbn, our enterprising coun tryman,.has succeeded in ralsihg eight war steamers, one fifty-gun frigate,' three corvettes, twelve gun. ! brigs and several smaller craft, in the harbor of Sebastopol. Allthese have been raised’ehtife’axid flbated. •—Scientific American. ‘ THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN GENESSEE EVAHGEjrIST. A, Weddy Religious and Family Newspaper, Published every Thursday, at Ho. IBM Chesinut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Devoted, to the Promotion.ofSound Doctrine, Correct, and Elevated Moral Principles, and Pure Re ligion, as Taught in the Constitutional. Presbyterian Church in the ... , ~. United States. JOHH W. MEARS, - - - - . Editor. Tin; American Prese vtbkianwus commenced fire years ago,, by the Religious and Literary Association, of Philadelphia; and is still in "their hands. One year ' afterwawlEjTH®'Gßi«toßE»-Evangelist, ffir toh years. ‘ published in Rochester, N* X*) Was united rwith, and' merged in, The American Presbyterian. The Synod of Genesee publicly and cordially endorsed this union, and the united-paper continues tb circulate in the for mer field of the Evangelist, • The field in this part of the country hasprovidentially opened; to, a large extent toour paper, , and'pastors aha people are-more harmonious' ana ;: niore ! deeply interested than ever in' prompting (circulation among 'their congregations.' 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The services, of som'e of the best religious writers in the church have been secured. to its. columns; and. a Foreign corres pondent, of character and ability, will shortly.be en f.’he external appearance of the paper has been greatly improved by;the substitation/ounew fonts of typefor the entiresheet, .thus securing, legibility ;and beauty in a very high degree. r ’ As a Religious Teacher, The American Presbyterian will inculcate pure morals, an,d- sound Scriptural doctrine; i particularly a true and firm adherence.to, the Standards of the Pres-; hyteriah'Chiifeh as being in all tlieessential and ne cessary articles; good form's pf sound words and sys tems of Christian doctrine this it will endeavor to do in a catholic,and kindly spirit towards all, with a readiness to recoghize.the image of'Christ in every, one of the fent branbhPs of his church, cultivating union dn spirit,,and prepared to eVery saf#ahd hb norable movement' tOwards'union in form. ■ It is impossible, and would be unwise and contrary, to' the spirit of Scripture, to divorce religion from citizenship and the social relations of life. 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Those who are in the slightest degree acquainted with its columns, need not be informed of the consistent loyalty of its posi tion. : And it will continue .earnestly, and fearlessly to, advocate the’more thorough and' every-day applica-, tion of the Christian pririciple of the country to the concemß and xelations of social life, of business and (of politics. On the question of slavery, it will, unhe sitatingly maintain the position of the whole Presby terian Church in/1818. - *T. i. : ; ' i-'Y 1 :'Y? tbs Monthly Concert,, mil contain asummary view of tlie state ot religion in foreign lands for* tlie preceding month, so that our readers ; trill be;: thorougHly.'ln formed and enabled to join intelligentiy in the great movements of the Church for the spread of the gospel. . _ " As a Family Paper, It .will present every week a freehand pleasing va riety of-instructive matter, original 1 and selected; the main feature of which will be, a narrative illustrating effectively some moral principle or religious truth or .duty,:for)the: benefit of tbs'younger members of the family.;; What ,ia relished .by them, will not fail to please those of all ages. ■ - ' . Great; pains.will be. taken; to .sift out . the truth from the" accumulated mass of despatches and letters upon the absorbing topics of the day. Every" event of lm portanqedn Bie great struggle! now mak|ng;,its. deep mark m history, will be noted; important documents, speeches aud- sermons bearing upon the issues before us, will .be reproduced in whole or in part. So that a file of our paper will; be found to contain a brief and reliable history of the rebellion of 1861. : Endorsements of Religious Bodies . Our paper, is growing rapidly in ifSvor.,with the. min istry anil intelligent laity of our Church. : We are cori stantly,receiving the.most cordial expressions of ap prove of our course. We quote the action of three Keligious bodies to the same effect. , : SYNOD OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1860. ...... “ Resolved,' That Synod has heard with pleasure of the accession of Rev. John W. Mears to the Editorial department ofthe. American Presbyterian. ‘‘Resolved, That Synod has,.entire confidence in. the American Presbyterian, as a Religious' paper, advocating the principles, and tending to promote the welfare of our denomination, and would cordially re commend it to the patronage of our Churches.” PASTORS’ -ASSOCIATION, 1861. • “Resolved, That this. Association .regards it as.a, matter'of the highest importance, that the American " Presbyterian should'be sustained," and its circulation increased,, in- our churches, And that it will cordially co-operate in any,proper, measures to that.end.” .OTLgINGTON PRESBYTERY. 186 E “Resolved,,That Presbytery express its entire con fidence in the Ambbicas Presbyterian, andsympathy with it, as conducted bjLtßevv''JdHf : Wjtf£Ahk,;'iind ‘ do most.cordially commend; it to the families of onr churches.” To Mail Subscribers, $2 per year, in advance. - sEityr Subsmibkmjs receiving .tkeir’.papet through a carrier, .60 cents additional. ’ Form copies will be sent to one for a year or SEVENDdLiARS.' “ 'S~ - Tek Copies will be sent to one Postofficefor a year, for FIFTEEN DOLLARS. 1 Twenty-eocr .copies will be sent to one Postoffice for a year, for.rHißxx-.iw;o dollars. . - , Forty cepies will, be sent to ,one Postoffige for. a year/ffoV Fn^bbLiiAßsi I .' \ : . ' Td’secure the reductibn, the money must invariably be paid in advance. " , c, Church Sessions desirous of introducing the paper generaUyamong.-ftoir congregations,rand- othersiwiSh a supply , FbR THE .ARMY, wDi; he inbthesr good work, by; the khoVe rates. . , All papers will be continued after the expiration of the year, -unless expressly orderedtobe discontinued, and such orders should be by letter, .and not by returning a paper. To secure a discontinuance,; all arrearages must be paid. : ; Remittances may be made directly by mail at the risk of the publishers,, and,reeeiptswili be returned- in the papers. . ■ . AByERTISEMEIITC , . ' The American' Presbyterian wilt devote a limited space to advertisements Of an approved charaeter. If will fpruish. jan; , excellent medium ,to advertise; every thing of use or imprest to,.the,family.- ,'JEfc ism family ? paper, generally used by the household, and "circulates • largely ataong the'intelligent familieSs'i it ali sections off - our country, especially in this city; and at the North and West. . _ Six gents a line will .be .charged, fqr the first inser-. tion, and roijß cents for each subsequent insertion. Annual advertisements one dollar a line per anum. , B@s“ All communications intended for this paper, on business,-should be directed to. j,- ’ JOHN W.’ HEARS,, y Editor of American Presbyterian, ;- i '- J ; . -Philadelphia, Pa. As a Religious Newspaper, Secnlar Hews. TERMS. CLUBS. , FINE GROCERIES AND TEAS, THOMPSON, BLACK & SON, : N. W. comer of Broad and Chestnut Streets, * PHILADELPHIA. rTTTHOLESALE and Retail dealers in fine Teas, iV V Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Fruity Spices, Pickles, Preserves, ana every variety of choice Family Groce ries. Goods delivered in any part of the city, or packed securely for the country. sept2o ly r : SILVER RLATINGr. SAMUEL SMYTH, No. 1386 Chestnut Street, op posite the U. S. Mint, Philadelphia. '■ Electro Silver Plater on Albath and Nickel Silver Metals, Britannia, Copper, Brass, Steel or Iron, where all orders for Plating will be promptly attended to. All Plating warranted to be done according to order. Re-plating done for use of hotels and private families warranted to give entire satisfaction. sep2o R.. S. WALTON, FASHIONABLE HAT AND CAP STORE, No. 1024 Mabkei Street, PHILADELPHIA. Umbrellas always on hand. octlO ONE PRICE CLOTHING (604 Market Street) made in the latest styles and best manner, expressly for retail sales. The lowest selling price is marked in plain figures on each article, and never varied from. All goods made to order warren ted satisfactory, and at the same rate as ready-made. Ou r one price system is strictly adhered to, as we believe this to. be the only fair way of dealing, as ail are thereby treated alike. , JONES & CO., »epl3 ly 604 Market st., Philadelphia. WILLIAM S. YOUNG, BOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTER, No 52 Forth Sixth street, '.t-., ~ Philadelphia. UNION ENVELOPES AT MAGEE’S, Union Envelopes at No. 316 Chestnut street. : Union Envelopes at Magee’s. Union Paper at No. 316 Chestnut street. Union Badges at Magee’s. Manufactured and for sale, wholesale and retail, at MAGEE’S Stationery Store, No. 316 Chestnut street, above Third street, Comer of Hudson street. ORIENTAL NOTE PAPER & ENVELOPES. Just out new style Note Paper, colored border, with Envelopes to match. S 3”. Storekeepers supplied at the very lowest prices. Orders by mail promptly attended to. • - Handsome Show Cards put up with each lot, at ’ MAGEE'S* ' 816 Chestnut Street, above Third, corner of Hudson St., nearly opposite the St. Louis Hotel, late Franklw House, Philadelphia. TO PARENTS: AND GUARDIANS. THE. Committee of the Young Men’s Christian; As, sociation of Philadelphia, to bring young,men, who are strangers, under moral and religious influences, earnestly invite parents, guardians or others, who have sent, or are about sending their wards, sons, or friends, to reside in Philadelphia, to make the same known to theundersigned, when prudent measures .wfllibeliakfliv by Christian young men, to make the acquaintance of the young strangers, introduce them to the Reading Rooms, and other privileges of the Aasociation, anc' bring to bear upon them such influences as may result m their everlasting good. JOHN WANAMAKER, Cor. Sec’y. Rooms of the Association 1009 and 1011 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Will Editors please do us the favor to copy. THE FIRE IN CHESTNUT STREET, Letter from Theo. H. Peters & Co. Philadelphia, January 19, 1660. Messrs. Farrei., Hehbing & Co., ■629 Chestnut Street* Gebtlemen: —We have recovered the Herring’s PatentCbampionSafe, of your make- which webought from you nearly five years ago, from the ruins of our building, No. 716 Chestnut street, which.was entirely destroyed by fire on 'the morning Of the 17th lust.’ So rapid was the, progress of the flames, before we could reach the store, the whole interior was one mass Of fife. The Safe being in the back part of the-store, and surrounded bv the most combustible materials, was exposed to great heat. It fell with the walls of that part of the building into the cellar, and remained imr bedded in the ruins for inore than thirty hours,- The Safe was Opened this morning in the presence of a number of gentlemen,; and the contents* comprising our books, bills, receivable money, and a large amount of valuable papers, are all safe; not a thing was touched by fire. . Respectfully, yours, ~ - TJie above Safe can be seen at our store, where the public are.invitedto call anil examine it. ' FARREL, HERRING & CO. No. 629 Chestnut St. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY. Buildings, South-East Comer of Walnut and Fonrtti Open from 9, A . M-, to ii, P. M. Incorporated !S5O by the Legislature of Pennsylraoia. Capita!, $500,000. Charter perpetual. ' '■ Insures lives 1 during the natural llfe or ftr short terms, grant! annuities and endowments, and makes contracts of all kinds de> pending on the issues of 1I&. Acting also'ae Executors, TrasfeetL and Guardians. i Policies ofLife Insurance ironed at the usual mutual rates of other good companies—with profits to the assured—at Joint Stock rattt 20 per cent less than above, or Total -Abstinence rates 40 per cent less than Mutual prioe. , SAVING FOND. Interest at S p«r cent. allowed for every day the Deposit remains, and paid back on demand In gold and silver; and Checks fernisha as in a Bank, for nse of Depositors; This Company has First Mortgage!, Seal Estate, Ground Boat, and other first-class Investments, as well as the CarrUal Stock. tr 2 the seem Ity of depositors in thls old established ALEXANDER \VHILLDIN, President, SAMDRI WORK, Vice-President ... ■ Johs OJ Sms, Secretary. '-V- 1' .It.’.* Jobs s. Wbsot, Treasurer. , BOARD OF TRDSTEEB. Alexander Whllldln, J. Rdgar Thomson, : ' SsjJTSied.Work, Jonas Bowman, i JohnfQcFarr, William Howard, - John Alkman, TownsenA'X’lfc* 4 ' Samuel T Bodine, George Nugent, K Harper, - Albert Oi Roberts, ,H. H. Eidrldge, , . R. H.Tormsend, M. D.. MEDICAL EXjUfINEHS. "V”" J. F. Bird.M.D, J. Newton Walker, M. D. at the Company’s Office dally at one oWOt p, |L ' - Reh.flWy, ... E;IiI H.OLBtE N*3 paO LD /WHO RESALE AND BETA! EBTABLI.SH.jjtEIifT, ' No. 708iJtarket Street, bat. 7th ASth, south side, F BIX AD SXF.fi IA tro WATCHES,, ;JEWELRY, GOLD .PENS ; HOLBEHS, Etc Every variety of ALA’RM CLOCKS for wand ***&?% ft®#**. All at lowest cashprices, ■; : Wttha practical experience of 25 years—lT years in bis present location—-the Proprietor is afcaHtimesprepared'ttL furnish war 1 (noted Time-Keepers of the best quality and in all styles. Above named arUclee atsotrepaiired with great care, and warranted.', fnl-lyf Boto & bates, BANKERS ANDDEAUEUS SB KLIW o*!»£BA*V% BANK HOTM AHD SEECIE. 18 SiQUTH. THIRD; ST., PHILADELPHIA. >. . TWO. DOORS ABOVE MECHANICS’ BANK. - -i Particularatteutionis given tothe collection of Notes and Drafts. Drafts on New York, Boston, Baltimore, kc., for sale. Stocks and Bonds'bought and sold oit. commission at the Board,of Brokers. Business Paper, Loanson Collateral, &c., negotiated. feb.,lo—lyr NEW NATIONAL LOAN. OFFICE OF JAY COOKE & CO., //'• ' ; BANKERS, NO. 114 SOOTH THIRD STREET.- PURSUANT to mstriictions from the Secretary. of' the Treasury, the Subscription Book to the New .National: Loan of Treasury Notes, bearing- inte rest at the rate of seven and threertenths percent, per. annum, will remain open at my office, NO. 114 SOUTH THIRD STREET, Nntil further-notice, from 8 P. M., till 5 P; 'M., and on Monday till- 9 P. M. __ These notes will be of the denomination; of Fifty Dollarsj One Hundred Dollars, Eve hundred, Dol lars, One Thousand-Dollars, and Eve Thousand Dol ■laisi-andr.aie all datedl9th of August, 1861, payable n gold in three years, or convertible into a twenty-, six per cent, loan, at the option of the holder. 3ach' Treasury Note has interest coupons attached, which,can be cut off and collected in gold at the Mint every six months, and at the rate of one cent. per. day Oil dach-Fifty Dollars. , Any explanations required by the subscribers will be cheerfully made, rand they. will,.by: !the:;plan;adopt-J ed, hi saved fiom any. trouble by writing.setters,,the. undersigned reporting each subscription to the Trea-' su.ry Department, from - whence-the Treasury Notes will be gent to each subscriber as.soon as possible ■- Payment of subjcriptions'may be made in .Gold ni- Checks,-oT Notes of any of our City Banks. *• * ' JAY CObKEI subscription agext, ‘ No. ,114 SOOTH THIRD STREET.' EDWIN CtINT-08, JB RTJ S H EMPOR I U M, A r o. 908 Chestnut Street. YialSiaßEiritoM^rtl i ; -i;;]:' -vsJj-, .-5 - : i&i sep.29 —lf (Jayne’s Hall.) Provided TFamßy an Insurance on your iife ? DtJTY MADE EASY. INs vran ce OFFICES NO. 16 COURT STREET, Brooklyn, NO. 16 WALL STREET, New York. MUTUAL, WITH A CASH CAPITAL OF $125,000, Invested in Stocks of the State of New York and First-Class Bonds and Mortgages. DIRECTORS: A. A. Low, Thomas Carlton, W. H. Cary, John T. Martin, I. H. Frothingliam, John Halsey, J. S. T Slranahan, John Sneden, Thomas Messenger, J. Milton Smith, Samuel Smith, Harold Dollner, Henry E. Pierrepont, A.'B. Capwell, Abr.B. Baylis, Nehemiah Knight, Peter C. Cornell, ' -Edward A- Lambert, John D. Cocks, : ..... JamesrHpw, H. B. Claflin, . %.*B. Wyihari, ; ’ S. B. Chittenden, George A* Jarvis, Theo. Polbemus, Jri, . Samuel Perry,; ,- f . J.E. Southworth, .' 6. E. Howard, Czar Dunning, George T. Hope, John G. Bergen, Charlies A. Townsend, Lewis Roberts, % Cornelius J. Sprague, Walter S. Griffith, losenh W Green M. F. OdeU, .• • -■ .. ■ • Walter s. Griffith* President. L H. FROTHINGHAM:, Treasurer. GEORGE C. RIPLEY, Secretary. A. B. CAPWELL, Counsel'. ; . ‘ „ , >, 1 ' ' , fO. L. Mitchell; M.D., Brooklyn, Medical Counsel, g TE wART, M.D. , New York. Diyidendsipf profits declared apnually and applied immediatelytp reduce the amount of annual premium. Premiums payable One-Jialf id cash and one-half in a note at 12 months, which is not in any case subject to assessment, dmt-is-a penßSUent.-loan' omfe-polwj' to be paid only by the application of profits, or de ducted from the amount due when the policy becomes payable. -The cash part of the premium maybe paid annually, semi-annually, or quarterly, in five, ten, or any number of years, or in one sum. _ Policies, the premium on -which is payable in five annual: payments, may be surrendered at the ex piration of two years, and the Company will issue for it a paid up policy for Life for two-fitths of the original sum. If at three years for three-fifths, etci And ou the same pririeiple where tW premium is payable in ten or any other number of yeagajg , Policies issued for life or for any term, of years, and on the participating dr non-participating scale, at rates as low as any sound mutual or 'stock company. Premiums on short term and non-participating poli cies are payable in cash. Endowment policies issued, the sum payable to the representatives of the party at death, or to him or her on : attaining 45, 50, 56, -60, 65, or 70 year of age.— Also all forms of Children's endowments .and annuity policies on the most favorable terms. This Company, has adopted aiprinciple-intend ed to prevent the lapse of auy policy, and to secure to th.e-assured in every case, all the assurance which their payments will provide for. Our members need not apprehend;. therefore, that their inability to pay the premium at any future time will involve the loss of what they have paid. A ; Our prospectus and other publications will be sent gratuitously to all who require it. i. Jv jj; • Ontxi Ae-nnta wfiTitqfl, ,-and will with. on the most liberal terms. TARRANT'S SELTZER APERIENT. THIS valuable anti popnlar Medielm: hasimi versa!fy received the most favorable Tee<Mmfendations of the medical profession and the public, as the most efficient and agreeable ' . -. SAUNE APERIENT. ' It may be used, mth the best effect, in Bilious and Febrile Diseases, Costivehess, Sick Headache, Nau seaj Loss of Appetite, Acidity of the Stomach, Tor pidity of the Liver, Gout, Rheumatic Affections, Gravel, Piles, and all complaints where ... A GENTLE OR COOLING APERIENT OR PL’S ; GATIVE IS REQUIRED. It is particularly adapted to the wants of Travelers, by Sea and Landj-Residente in Hot Climates, Persons of Sedentary Habits, Invalids and Convalescents. Cap taihs of Vessels, and Planters will find a-valuable ad dition to. their. Medicine Chests. It is in the form of a Powder, carefully put in Bot tles, to keep in any climate, and merely requires water poured upon it to produce , a delightful effervescent beverage. ' • ■ Numerous testimonials from,: professional and other gentlemen of the highest standing throughout the .country, and its steadily increasing popularity for a pries of years, strongly guaranty its efficacy and va luable character, and commend-it, to the favorable notice of an intelligent pubHc.'' ’' :.. • TARRANT’S : ' Cordial - Elixir of, Turkey Rhubarb. This beautifiil preparation froin the: True Turkey Rhubarb, - has the"approval and sanction of many of our Best Physicians as a valuable and favorite FAMILY-MEDICINE, And is preferable- to any other form in which Rhu barb is administered, either for’ Adults or Children, it being -combined in a Tiianner io jnake it at once palatable'to the-taste and efficient in its operation. . TARRANT.’S " : Improved Indelible Ink, For marking Linen; Muslin, Silk, etc., has been proved by many, years' experience, to ;be the best, most permanent, and reliable preparation ever offered to the public. ; The superiority of this Article is acknowledged by all,..and purchasers and dealers wiU find it to their interest to give it a preference oyer all similar pre -parations. ; ! Manufactured only by : , - : JOHN A, TARRANT & GO;, Druggists, . No. 278 Greenwich St.> Cor. Warren Sti> .'New York. And ffor -sale by Druggists generally.- ly FB; OIT ®© J G B A FB4Y! . I.VSTRtJCTIOjr tf:tM»lfeir aad Importßßt System of : Short-liandWrittn& firva »AY AN 1> EVENING, S. E. Corner of Chestnut and Seventh Streeis, BETANT A SIBAX7O2PS XZBCANmS CCiUSGE. lw>no«rapliy is ft-phnoaophtcal wethod of Writing the KngUdl Ifiogunge, with an japhabet compoaedi Ofythe simplest toetrlcißl signer whlph accurately represent the sounds of spoken words. It may he wrUten sSz times « ferit AS the ordinaiy is ‘ eqnally and vary easily - . leernedt ILtlSfiD Irersally to be one of the most useful scienttßo znveuUofiS of the agejiby.every oDe ted-with its prfnclplee. * TheMigruilbrtbesoimVlsAreso simpteandsmalL A)ccnpy scarce aoy puper at^all; Theie*s a page iii a JJne ln a aheefcl —**• AnUt will FponiiQld -the'BibleTeoxnplete. , ThereVawordln a dot!—a thought In a stroke! AjpgU to mark sorrowl—a scniWb fbr a joke I In tboaghfSj be they simple or. wise* ; ' Are.downing momentaßWoon as «iey rise. - HTfiA#S: MAHtriippE FHOEOGRAPHY. iffl, copfons En- Krared lllustrationa and Kxerclses—Leina-esneclaUv arraDtrec! ro as te_glTB the fullest Instruction to those shomn iottiw the as- an oral teacher. Price,Tnrpaid. by mail. 60 cents in SffiEV/nf- 00 • I ” r « d , , ajso,the repoktek’S • SSSfJrSS^T ! : Iteporttrand Teacher jf. Phonography, B. *. Corner Chestnut A Fhllada. JAMES BERRY, i i R C.H A ETTA HO R, §^P t >4sw , iteU. S. Mint,) oetlly ' Philad’elpTim.- DEC. 5, 1871. 768 £*srw-iyf EFFERYESOENT
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