1862. fritobgttrian -AND GENESEE .EVANGELiST. JOHN W, YEARS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1862. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN TELE INTEREST OF THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT No. 1334 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. TEE NB—(in advance). By mail, • - By carriers, in the city, PREMIUMS Any clergyman procuring us two new subscribers, with the pay in advance, is entitled to a third copy one year, free. Any person procuring three new 'subscribers, with the pay in advance, can have a fourth copy free, for one year. For Five Dollars we will send two copies of the paper and a copy of the Quarterly Review, for one year, to new subscribers. Any one procuring new subscribers is -entitled to Fifty cents for each one secured and prepaid. tligtouz Notelliteutt. Presbyterian. Presbyterianism in Scotland.—The Presbyteri an ministry of Scotland comprises, in the Established Church, 1173; in the Free Church, 790; in the United Presbyterian Church, 526. The last of these denominations (the United Presbyterian) is in a flourishing, state. The Presbytery of Edinburgh alone has fifty-four congregations, with a member ship of 24,288. Three new congregations were or ganized in this Presbytery during the past year, and 2776 persons were added to the membership of the churches. Besides labouring in Scotland, this Church has successful missions in the foreign field, and is exerting itself much to extend Presbyterian ism in England. The Rev. Drs King' and Macfar lane, well-known and able ministers, have left large and deeply attached charges in.Glas,gow, and accept ed calls to new and promising congregations in Len d on. —Presbyterian. Revival at Prinoeton College.— The Presby terian, of this city, states that every unusual state of religious inquiry and awakened amdety prevails, at the present time, in the College of New Jersey, at Princeton. It pervades all the classes of College, and has extended to the permanent residents of the town. It is, evidently, the Spirit of the Lord which is thus moving upon the hearts of the people : and when we take into consideration the great influence which consecrated talent and education , may haveon the Church and world,. there should be earnest prayer, on the part of Chriatians, 'that this may prove to be a genuine and thorough work of the Divine Spirit. Ordination and Inatanation.—The U.P. Pres bytery of Philadelphia recently ordained and instal led Rev. I. H. Hanna, pastor of the Fifth congre gation In this•city. The Moderator presided; Rev. F. Church preached, from Col. i. 27, Dr. Cooper charged the pastor, and - Dr. Dales the people. The occasion was one of great interest. Chanting in Preabyterian Chturiluw,&.4.- respondent. of the Pert/ hire Courisi states anis-in the East church and in Kinnoul church the ancient practice of chanting the metrical version of the Psalms has been introduced, and that the change has been giving " extreme satisfaction." CongTegational. Revivals in New England.—The New York Evangelist groups together the following facts as showing the developinent of a new spiritual life in New England. • Of the mission church at Stoddard N. H., a wri ter says, in Ihe Congregationalist: "For some year or two past a few have given pleasing evidence of having " passed from death unto life," and have united with the Church. Five years ago there was no 'male member of the Church resident in the town. It bad no officers. But one family in the town of 1,000 souls at that time was known to maintain fa mily prayer. Now the male members of the church are six, from whom two devoted, efficient deacons have been chosen, and eight families are known to :worship God by the.daily reading of his Word and prayer. Since the present year came in the church has held prayer-meetings every evening but one, when a severe storm prevented. They have been holden in families in different parts of the town, goodly numbers being in attendance and a readiness shown by all the brethren present to take part in prayer and remark." At the present dine are* of the churchei in Wind ham county, Ct., are enjoying what all very much need, a season of refreshing from the presence of God. A work of grace has been in progress for some time in Westminster. For nearly a year the pastor has been laid aside from ministerial labor. During the warm season a: little girl about ten years of age often visited him, bringing him a bouquet of flowers. He improved the opportunity afforded by her visits to converse with her upon the subject of religion. Finally he wrote a* letter upon: the sub ject. Soon after - this' she came to him inquiring what she should do to be saved. Through his in structions she found .the Saviour. Then he began to labor with her companions; and so the work has gone gradually forward. In West Woodstock, in both the Congregational and Baptist churches, God is renewing his work. Several are indulging the hope that they have pasSed from death unto life. There is also an interesting work of, grace in West Ashford, under the labors of Rev. Mr. Kinney, who is supplying the church at Westford.—Boston Recorder. •A New Churoh.—A new congregational church edifice, has recently been dedicated at Union city, 'Mick. The Independent thus speaks of the origin of the congregation •—" They trace their origin back to a farmer missionary, who, a quarter of a century ago, left his pleasant home in Central New York, and e.ttnie into the wilds of the West with the same spirit and intent as the Pilgrim Fathers, to lay foundations for Christ. He pitched his tent there, became a nucleus of a good - church and society, through whose influence the community were moral and prosperous, saw several precious revivals, and a house built for the Lord,.and theft confirmed the value and sincerity of his faith by a triumphant death. He has been gone for_more than twelve years, but his memory is still fragrant among the people where his bones repose as the memory of the Just. They love to speak of their new and beautiful house, 'long needed for their increasing congrega tion, as the matured fruit of the seed he planted. Andover Seminary and Prof. Shedd.—Con eiderable opposition is made to the contemplated removal of Prof. Shedd, from Andover to New York. The Boston Recorder says in the course , of a strong protest: "Many particular friends of the Theological 4 9eminary at Andover, regard his pres ence in that Institution as highly important to its present prosperity and future growth and usefulness. From the time of his inauguration he has been gaining influence over his pupils; and over the minis ter; with whom he has come in contact, till he now wields a power, - the absence of which from the Sem inary would be likely to be severely felt. For the sake of sound learning in the ministry, and the wider diffusion of a hearty, steadfast, and bold evan gelical faith, we sincerely hope that he will not re sign his present place. The call which brought him to it, now seems to us to urge that he should remain in it." Editor Charitable Bequests. `-The will of Caroline L. ariffin, now admitted to probate, leaves $lO,OOO and 400 volimies of books selected from her library, to her pastor, Rev. 'Francis Effingham Lawrence ; to St. Lake's Hospital, $5000; to the Sabbath School of the Holy Communion Church, $3OOO. Among other items of intelligence from the South; it is stated that "the consecration of Rev. Richard Wilmer, Bishop elect of the Diocese of Alabama, was appointed by the Presiding Bishop of the Pro testant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States to take place on Thursday, the 17th nit" in Rich mond, Va." If this be correct, Mr. Wilmer has, ere this, been consecrated to the Episcopate of Ala bama. $2 00 per annum 2 60 " Praying the Lord for a Chaplain.—A soldier dressed in the uniform of a Zouave, lately rose in the Alton Street Prayer meeting and thus spoke : He said he had come on purpose to ask prayer. But he wished to first state some of the circumstan ces under which he appeared in that meeting. *.Tfe had been here before, but it was some time ago. It was when his regiment, the Fifty-third New-York State Volunteers, was encamped on Staten Island. They had placed over them a Roman Catholic chap lain, though two-thirds of the regiment were nomi nally Protestants. • There were but few really pious men. They had rio privileges, and the services of the Romish chaplain were very disgusting and dis tasteful to the large majority of the men. It *as found that not more than fifteen or twenty of the men could be induced to attend upon the chaPlairf.s ministrations. The consequence had that he left the regiment ; and since that, the men had been without any spiritual adviser. He had endeavored to maintain prayer-meetings in the camp, the regi ment being now, at Annapolis, Md. But he must also say that every obstacle had been thrown in the way of their holding prayer meetings by their staff officers. If the prayer meeting was to be held at 3 P. M., then there was sure to be a dress parade or dered by the Colonel. • Or if their prayer-meeting should be at SP. M., then it would be roll-call at the:same hour. • So it was that they were 'met with continual opposition. A few Christians had done all they could to maintain religion and religious ser vices-in the camp. But it was hard to get along prosperously without a chaplain. They wanted some one to lead them. He had done all he could, and had acted in the place of the chaplain. His special object of prayer was that the Lord would give a pious, godly man as chaplain to the Fifty third New-York State Volunteers. For this he de sired the Fulton street meeting to unite with him in fervent prayer. The Zouave then led in prayer for the object which lay on his heart as a bin 4en of desire, and was followed by a stranger in the meeting, in prayer for the mule object, praying with uncommon fervor, that God would be pleased to send them a man after his own heart, who should break to the men of this regiment the bread ofaife. Ten Tracts for Soldiers.—The Committee to award the premiums of ten dollars each, bequeathed to the American Tract Society by the widow of Col Alexander R Thompson, whofell in the Florida war, for ten short "religious tracts best adapted to the soldiers of the United States army," tultvecreeelyed t they nave whichn - ey nave selected the following, as in their judgment best entitled to the award, name ly: "Show your Colors," by Rev. William M. Thayer, Franklin Mass., "True- Courage," by Henry L. Boitwood, Lawrence Mass.: "Sentinels for the Soul," by Wm. R. Duryee, Newark, N.J.; "The Soldier's Best Fiend," by a clergyman in Canada: "The Soldier's Trust,' by A. M. Smith, Mauch Chunk, Penn.-; "Take,Care," by Rev. Dr. Tryon Edwards, - New London, Ct. ; "Halt;" by George F. Davenport, Huntingdon, Penn. ; " Maj. Sander son," by Rev. J. K. Lyle, Lexington, Ky. ; "The Soldier's Talisman," by Mrs. E. N. Horton, West Cambridge, , Mass.: `.`The.Dying Soldier," by Rev. Charles Hyde, Ellington, Ct. . The Committee haVe been pleased to observe in all the manuscripts submitted to them a truly pa triotic spirit, and a deep and tender interest in the welfare, temporal and spiritual, of the brave men now under arms in defence of the institutions of our country. Teachers for the Contrabands.—About forty individuals have sailed from this city to Port Royal, to instruct the eight thousand contrabands at that place. Of this number twelve or fifteen are females, who will become teachers in an industrial school. Agricultural implements to the amount of three thousand dollars, articles of clothing, and various necessaries have also been taken out. A door ha now been opened for something prae tied to be done for'the colored race, a channel has been made for benevolent feelings towards the op pressed. Something can now be done for their ele vation besides mere talk. We have ahvay : s :bad a deep sympathy for the" oppressed, but the difficulty has been to ascertain what could be done for their relief. We hoPe that God is opening away for their elevation.—Boston Recorder. The Missionary Cause in Englartd.—For foreign missions during the past year, 1,764,0(X) Church of England members• gave. $575,000; 772,- 000 Methodists g74.ve $406,000 ; 607,000.1ndepen dents $261,000; 380.000 Baptists $90,000. This amounts to for each Baptist '24 cents ; for each Churchman 30cents; for each Independent 40 cents; for each Methodist 50 cents. Death of President Felton.;—We regret to an nounce the death of Dr. Cornelius C. Felton, the learned and distinguished President of Harvard University. He died on Wednesday of last week, at the residence of his - brother, S. M. Felton, Esq., near Chester, Pennsylvania. His loss will be deep ly ,deplored by his many admirers and friends througheut the land. He was one of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Southern Prisoners.—Religions services, for the seven thousand Southern prisoners in Chicago, were inaugurated on Sabbath afternoon, the 23d ult., by the Rev. tragteS Pratt D. D., of Trinity Church. The service will be continued so long as the prisoners remain among us.—Chleago Record. .Congress.—On Tuesday the 4th, the ""anniversary of President Lincoln's inauguration, chaplain Sun derland of the SENATE, opened the services with a suitable prayer. The confiscation bill, including in its provisions the emancipation of the slaves of rebels, was to-day before the Senate, Mr. Cowan of Penna., argued earnstly against it. In the Iloosz, John P. 'Ferree of this city, was declared entitled to his seat, in op position to the claims of John Kline. On Wednes day the sth, Mr. Merrill,. of Vermont, continued the debate in the SENATE on the confiscation bill, speaking earnestly in its favor. On Thursday the Episcopal. Army Miseellaneous. j9 l lO FtWO. Ainttiritt..-"xttoitttitiattiii:titt:;l,...i.it.i . ;:titt4ttliltii:o.. President•surprised both Houses of - Congress and the public generally, by sending in the following : MESSAGE ON EMANCIPATION Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and HOW of Rep resentatives: I recommend the adoption of a joint resolution by your honorable bodies which shall be substantially as follows:. • Resolved, That the United States ought to co-op erate with any State which may adopt gradual abol ishment of slavery; giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, pUblic and pri vate, produced by such change of system. If the proposition contained in the resolution does not meet the approval of Congress and the country, there is the end, but if it does command such op-. prove', I deem it of importance that the States and people immediately interested should be. at once distinctly notified of the fact, so that they may begin to consider whether to accept or reject it' The Fede ral Government would find its; highest interest in such a measure, as one of the most efficient means of self-preservation. The leaders of the existing in surreetion entertain the hope that this. Government will Ultimately be forced to acknowledge the inde- pendence Of „Some pert• of the disaffected region, and that all the'slave States north of such parts will then say—The Union for which we have struggled being already gone, we now choose to go with the South ern section. To deprive them of - this hope sub stantially ends the rebellion, and the initiation of emancipitioucornpjetely deprives them of it as to all the Stateginitiating it. The point is not that all the States tolerating slavery would very soon, if at all, initiate emancipation ; but that while the offer is' equally made to ell, the more Norther* shall, by such initiation; make it certain to the more South erni that, in no event, will the former ever join the latter in their proposed confederacy. say initia tion, because, in iny judgment, gradual and not sud den emancipation is better for all. In the mere finan cial or peeuniary view, any member of Congress, with the census tables and Treasury reports before him, can readily see for himself how very soon the current expenditure of this war would purchase, at a fair valuation, all the slaves in any named State. Such a proposition, on the part of the General Government, sets up no claim of a right, by Fede ral authority, to interfere with slavery . within State limits, referring, as it does, the absolute control of the subject, in each case, to the State and its:people immediately interested. It is proposed:as a matter of perfectly- free choice with them. , In the annual message last December I thought fit to say : " The Union must be presented, and hence all indispensa ble means must be employed." I said this not has- Ally, but deliberately. War has been made, and continues to be an indispensable means to this , end. A practical' reacknowledgement of the national au thority would render the war unnecessary, and it would at once cease. If,' however, resistance con tinues, the war must also continue, and it is impos sible to foresee all'the incidents which May - attend, and all the ruin which may follow it Such as may seem indispensable, or may obviously promise great efficiency towards ending the struggle, must and Will come. The proposition now made is an offer only. I hope it may be esteemed no offence to ask whether the pecuniary consideration tendered would not be of more value to the States and private per il:ins concerned than are the institution and property in it, in the present aspect of affairs. While it is true that the adoption of the proposed resolution would be merely initiatory, and not within itself a' practical measnie, it is recommended, in the hope that it would soon lead to important practical - re sults.. In full view of my responsibility to my God and to my country, I earnestly beg the attention of of Congress and the people to the subject. restricting the press to the publication of newsMhich had received the approval of the Government, filled the public with 'anticipations of speedy and great movements, especially on . the line of the Potomac, which were not at all realized. General Banks, it ie true, crossed over on the .26th of February, with view to permanent occupation, but he is not re ported to have accomplished;anything further. Ge neral Burnside's force is at Roanoke Island, and is employed mainly in reconnoitreing the waters of Al bemarle Sound. General Viele is making slow ap- Preaches to Savannah, and at kat „accounts, , had erected a battery on Bird' Island, in the Savannah river above Fort Pulaski. He now has two batte ries'or forts, constructed with the most extraordi nary labor and pains, to command the river; one on Venus Poiet, Jones' Island, classically named Fort Vulcan, and the other above mentioned, which was commenced February 20th in the night, and ; put in a more than defensible eondition by daylight of the 21st. Savannah, however, is being strongly rein forced and fortified, though the cutting off, without a battle, of the great stronghold Fort Pulaski, must shake the confidence of the rebels in these.clefences. Indeed, it is said that the wealthier citizens are leaving Savannah as rapidly as possible. Reports place the number of:armed forces collected for the defence of the city at from 'twelve to twenty thou sand Men, many of whom are raw recruits. We hear nothing of operations against - Charleston, and the movements of our forces in the West since the sur render of Fort Donelson, have been apparently of very little consequence. The roads, probably, are even worse than they were, and the disabled mg tion of the gunboats may have prevented their, af fording the needed co-operation. Thus, from the 16th of February. to the time of this writing, nearly three weeks, the movements of our army and navy so far as heard from, have had no peculiar signifi 7 canoe or; brilliancy. ' The secondary results of those.great and success: -ful movements have, however,been quite as great, indeed greater than'the immediate. 'rhnsurrender ClarksVille and Nashville, and finally the aban donment of Columbus, the rebel stronghold on the Mississippi river in Kentucky, are more important events than the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson, and may be regarded as parts of the latter events. When Fort:Ddnekson 'was , surrenderecli• -they were virtually included in the surrender. And'the seem ing inaction and partial movements and slow ap proaches.and mysterious orders of the Wir Depart ment are, we opine, but a part of the grand strategy of the war; they are feints, like the , reconnoissance of Columbus, which excited so much expectation before the expedition up the Tennessee and Cum berland rivers, and which was regarded as -a silly and inexplicable movement by the North, when our troops and gunboats came back to Cairo withofit striking a serious blow. The deep strategy of our leaders, culminating in such brilliant and vast suc cesses, clearing one State entirely of rebel 'armies, laying the capital and half of another State at our feet, and opening the way fOr our gnnboati :to two others in less than thirty days—all this has given our military leaders a prestige in our eyes which makes it easy to trust them, and absolutely shames us out of any attempt at criticism. ticou i fii may I happen before this sees our readers' eyes -to fill their souls with anew burst of enthusio4o, , and to give new occasion for praise to the God of battles and, the Almighty Guqrdian of ourrßepublic. , Position anti Movements of our:forces as 'known on Friday last the 7th inst. Gen. Banks' 'column was at Charleston on the 6th. Bunker Hill had been occupied the day before and Smithfield 7 miles northwest of Charleston was occupied on the 6th. The -York of rebuilding the Baltimore and Ohio Rah -load, now entirely inside of our line, is pro ceeding rapidly. A despatch from Cairo to the Chicago Tribune, March 6th, states that our pickets at Columbus were driven in by the rebel eavhfry on the pre.vions day.- The woods in the vicinity of the town having ABRAHAM LINCOLN been shelled, however ; , theenemy discreetly retired. The , despatch. further states that heavy firing was heard at Columbus atour o'clock yesterday morn ing, as though in the direction of New Madrid Mo. i i a The rebel army at that place has been largely sein forced from Columbus nd Memphis, and is stated to number forty thousa, men. Disloyilty. in New Stlik Oity.::--The Havana correspondent of the .No Yor Ex/arms, writing under 'date of March 1;= states that United States Consul Genetal at that rt, Mr. Shtifeldt, haidis . , . coveted that certain -NO ' York' Merchants are in the habit of shipping I water proof musket caps, saltpe tre, pow - der packed, in torn mid white beans, and other cerealS, to agents pfthe rebels in Havana, to be reshipped by them toisome Southern port by ves sels running the blockae. Consul Shnfeldt hawall the names of the , pirtied, and.has despatched-them, with the'necessary docnents, to Secretary Seward, so that proceedings can ' had 'against the traitors. t e . , • Captnre of Pottcm.+The steam-gun boat Saxon arrived at Boston, March, reports that the steamer South Carolina has capt ed the rebel steamer .Mag- : l . nolia, while running the lockede of Mobile, with 4_oo biles of cotton. - 1 ' - The engineer attemp to blow -her up, but, only succeeded in killing hi If. The Magnolia is a large side-wheel-steame _ An English steamer, ! e .Labuan, and schooner the British ,Queen, ~...,,h ~..0e sphooner. Virginia w t e Adams have been, cap `y t i tr i biockading aqua dion recently. The ouch. The Crowning I) star"---On Wednesday March 5, commanderloo is official announcement of the Evacuation-of - Coln bUs ly Bishop Polk was received. It took place on e , 3d, and was doubtless hastened' by the armed re irissance &Com. Foote, the day previonS. That. o'er say's the Place was abandoned in baste : " the rebels leaving quiten number of guns and carraig , munition and stores; a large quantity ,of_ shot l a d shell, a considerable number of anchors E and he.remnant of the chain lately stretched across' t river,. together with a large number of torpedoei " Most of the huts, ten troyed. ti "The werks are of very of formidable tiers of lia and on the land-side. six abittia " 01111 m-reception .of this :-pewii4 the.Prars. of this city observes, "..Thus ththoasted Western lianas, sea of the rebellion oruphieS to dust without a struggle;..and a new fh' k is given to the con& deuce of the people ' of e South in the wisdom and power of the corispi ' is. The moral influence move this retrograde ove int will be as great as if we-had driven off the fo s -of the enemy after a terrific battle.. It . will regarded in .the whole Southwest as the crowningxlisazter of.thit long series fill ~in defeats which have fill. in quick succession :up on the , rebel arms, in Al , 43ouri, in Arkansas, in Kentucky, and in Terme New Qpinion of the Nitorthern Power.—Grad , ually light is breaking inopon . the minds of the braggart, the duellists, andithe violent people of the South, who have hitherto) regarded 'themselves as e f, in'sore posseasion of the b very, strategy, niilitaly training Nad military quill' es of Ll:di - nation. • Hear what the Mobile Register - ys of their late reverses. " We must;make up Our- minds to bear a certain amount of disastcr.. It ts impessible' that stick a war as, this should be &career of uninterrupted suc cesses: IV.c are engagid With an ;me* who • mar shals the most mojestiemi,l4Fry strength thatmodern times hare witnessed A assails .us along land and coast frontiers of near AM ',thousand `Miles . 41.4 4 -, , Compareßiehnionitittd .Watshville says the Press, ode a city m the , 'ands of the rebels, the other a city in the hang of - the Federal troops. "Drunken men reel and' umble into the gutters, sprawl over the aidewalk4brandish knives and 'Pis tols, and oftentimes indulge in those deadly conflicts which . fill our prisons with;'' candidates for the gal lows." This is Richtner4 'freni. a rebel point of 'view. 'Nashville, on the other hand, is quiet, peace ful, and orderly. " The' rebels admit," says an authority, " that the Hesaturs' have ncit committed a single outrage, while the: conduct of. their own troops was outrageous. Thus it will always be. Wherever the flag of the' Ifnion floats, there will be law, order, and protectio 4 Wherever the rebels are in authority there m tbe disorder, anarchy, and rapine.' J Ron, Andrew ohnson has formally been ap pointed Military Governor of Tennessee with all the ti ~ poivera', duties, and'futi dons pertaining to that office, during the pleasure' f the President, 'or until the loyal inhabitant's oft at'State shall organize a civil Government in acc',O aiisce with the Constitu tion of the-United Statea. t - iriercler to the exercise of those dilties, it becameicCessary,to first give him a Military possition, and hnce the President nomi nated him a brigadier gempral. .This appointment the Senate, March 4th, unhesitatingly confirmed. !iirt,-,t1i . i . .i',..: - -4., : - J!ist..i:p . ',E,. , , Publication; Cause. 'THE Treasurer of the Passerrzaux PUBLICATION COMMITTEE would ricknowledge the receipt of the fol lowing donations, from January lat to Februery 28th, • CM= Fourth Avenue Church New Hanover, N.J., 2d Pres. cliiireh, • • • Rev. Henry Bushnell; Central; College, Ohio; Elizabeth,N.J., sd.church,, . . Delhi, Ohio, Presbyterian church, Norwalk, Ohio, • . " New Plymouth, 0., • " . Rev. E. D. Holt, Chatfield, Minn., East Hawley, Pa„_PresbyteKinsi Church, - ` c ` • " Delaware, Ohio, - , . • -t '14 4 :41 `:-.416 , 44 Jos. Sr'Harris, Pottsville, ?1, 14 . .- Troy,New York, Ist Presbyterian church, Corning, $.4 ic Chicago, Illinois, 2d •• "' A. M. Hull, ,Bingharapton Jefferson, Wiaconsin, Presbyterian church; Franklin, N.Y., '• " f` , New-Berlin, N.Y., - 4 ' • " Market Square Church, Gcsitiantown, Pa., Btitternutts,N.Y., Presbyterian church, . John L. Knight, Esq., Wabash, Ind., . Harrisburg, 'Pa.; Ist church; Sabhitth School, Toronto and. Clinton (Indiana) churches, . • New Richmond, Ohio, Presbyterian church, Ruggles, Ohio, " Poplar st. church, Cincinnati, Ohio,' (in part) H. D. Clark,.-Lima, N.Y.,. • . Peoria, Illinois, Presbyterian church,. Rev. Win. B.'Evans Washington, D.C., Old Duquoine, Presbyterian church, Elmira, New York, - Ist " • Lockport,. Ist church Sab. School, (i n par e, -• South Bergen, N.J. " - • • • Batavia, N.Y.,Presbyterian church, - . Portland, Wis., - • " - " . . Tionesta, Pa, " " Griffin's Mills,N.Y., ConOgational church, Panama, N.Y., Presbyterian church, Newfoundland, N.J., U: Fairton Garland,- P,a. Fort. street Church, Detroit,,,Mich., West Nantmeal, Pa., Preskyteritin Church, . Willoughby, Ohio, • `c• " Huron, N.Y., Lafayette Ind., '2d West-Durham,-N.Y. Cairo, N.Y., Durham, N.Y.,'is " Presb'y of Erie, Pa., by 1). S. Clark, Treas., Mrs. C. H. Case Southold N.J . • Total for January" ; and • February, . $7ll 90 WILLIAM • HILDEBURN, TREasumn. PIIII.,6ELPHLi t Marell 1, 1862. , and Auarters 'were des- eat strength, consisting -ries on the water-side, iended by a ditch -and $27 81 15 00 00 10 00 3.00 10 00 "s`oo 200 6 00 2.00. 30'00 16.00 20,00 7391 11 20 6 00 5.00 200 36 . 132 1025 200 5 00 810 6.00 00 82 50 11 88 5.00 10 00 80 00 6 60 500 12 00 • 7000 300 , 44, Ackno*ledgtiment Or Moneys received at the Office of, the Pistunnt.- mu. Haan MISSIONARY Socikrr' , from SepteMber 28th, 1864' to March 1, 1862. ' New J . er s ey—Fairton, Donation of ReV. J. - •t- Boas, . . . $ 500 • " Newark, 2d Pres. church, M. C. coll., by E. S. Ward, Treasurer tz . . . Newark, S. Park Pres. ch., by S. P.~ Smith,' Treater. 44 00 Rockaway Pres. church, by - 3. R. Bruen, Treasurer. 25 25 Pennsylvanis,—.Allentown Pres. church, by W. S. Young, Treasurer. 37 50 Catasauqua Pre.s. church, by . • Rev.' Cor. Earle, . . 70 00 it Coudersport 'Pres. chur, by Rev. .L H. Parsons, . • " Ellenboro Pres. church, by • Rev. E. W. Beebe, . 4 11 it East, Hawley Pres. church, byßev. H. Van Houten, 25 00 " • Fairview and Manch'r Pres. ebs, by Rev. A. Thum, Farmington and Nelson, by • • Rev. F. Rand, : . 56 00 Franklin Pres. church, by • Rev. J..l.yons, . .28,00 Harford Pres. ch, by Rev.A. • Miller, . . liones43ale Pres. ch, $134'25 Sabbath School, 25 00-- 159 25 Jeffersonville,., . 10 00 Staingvige, . 960 Mi P, ontiose Pres. church, bal. of coll'n by J. Lyons, Mountain. church, Delaware. Water Gap, by Rev. H. S., Howell, . . . "-Northumberland Pres'. ch., M. C : , • coll., by Miss H. Jenkins, . . Reading Ist" Pres. church, by M. W. -Baird,. • Sparta Pres._ church; by O. N. Chapin, . . • trlyases 'Press church, by J. Blakeslee, . . West Chester, Legacy . of Is abella McDonald, dec'd r by Robert Cassatt, Exe - tutor (less tax), Philadelphia—First Pres.. church, Jos. B. Lapsley, . . . " Calvaiy Prestryte'n chureh, John A: Brown, $lOOOO M. W. Baldwin, 30 00 • F. L. Bodine, 20 00 E:Taylor, 10 00 D.C. McCammon, 10 00 B. J. Hughes, 5 00 G. 'W. Gray, 5.00 A. McElroy, 5 00 - Box Collection, 89 12- Clinton street Pres. church, by Miss K. M. Linnard, North Broad street church, ThOinas Potter, $5O 00 B. D. Stewart,. 15 00 A. Whilldin, 10 00 •Mrs "Gilbert, .10 00 • Rev. E. E. Adams, 500 H. rt. E. 100 Sabbath School, 30 00-- 121 00 .`First' Pres. church,. (N. L.) - by Rev. T. J. Shepherd, " Western Pres. church, Mrs. Dr. Smith, . . . " - Market Square Pres. Church, Germantown by Dr.liel fetistem, . . • " Tut: "6i Mob :P.R. R. bonds and stock, e I aw ar e -- Port Penn, Miss .S. B. Clew , ver b . . . . " Wilmington, Hanover street fres. ch. Sabbath. School, by J. P..MeLear, Esq 80.00 Total, .' $2402 90 • -ROBERT ADAIIt, CORRAPOIDING SECRETARi. March Ist, 1862 Warriageo. Oa February 25,th, by the itev. Thoutav Fmtinerd, -Fgxmriiteß - 4itEbY;44l - issr ; fflratho. OBITUARY. THE funeral of 1.)0111. SAMUEL MERCER, was attended on Saturday last, from the "residence of his brother-in-law; David C. lic,Cammon, :West - I.,ogan square. For a long time he was 'connected with one of our Presbyterian cangregatioas. He exhibited in his life the most gentlemanly bearing, the most guarded moral deportment, and the, finest affections of domes tic and `social life. In the service 'of his country, he was wise, brave, and patriotic. It will be pleasant to his friends to, know that his last words. expressed ;the confident hope of the mercy of God only through Christ the Saviour of the world. ativievtiotetuto. WINDOW SHADES, Damask, Lice,- and Muslin Curtains. Cornices', Bands, Gimps'and Fringes. .VI :Spring, , Hair, and Husk Mattrasses; Verandah Awnings, improved styles. . , Old - Furniture re-Upholstered and Varnished. Furniture Slips out and made to fit. Carpets cut, altered and laid, at W. HENRY PATTEN'S, West End Curtain and 17phoistery Store, No. 1408 Chest nut street. mar 6 tf TEENOUNT SEMINARY, NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, POR-YO.UNG MEN-AND BOYS, THE Summer Session. of four raimths, commences .APRIL 8, 1862. ; The situation is high, healthy and beautiful. The Seminary grounds comprise about ten acres. For circularg, eddies's JOHN W. LOCH, feb27 tf Principal. H. A. DREER, Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist, No. 327 CTIO4STNIIT STREET, Philadelphia. Vegetable, Grass and Flower Seeds of the best.finality. 'Fruit and Shade Trees, Evergreens Grape Vines, Strawberry plants, Asparagus Roots,:etc. " Dreer's Garden Calender for 1862," r published for gratuitous . distribution, will be forwarded to' all applicants, by enclosing, a stamp to the above ad dress. feb27 3m Drawing and Painting . MARY SWIFT, ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPH COLORIST, WILL re-open her Studio nt the Southeast corner of Chestnut and Seventh streets ? where - former :Pupils and others can receive instruction in Pencil and Cray on Drawing 5 Oil, Water Color, Pastel, Monochrome tic,'Grecian, and Pearl Painting ; PhotOgraph Color ing.; and Aerial Perspective, etc., etc. Orders received as usual for. Painting Drawings, etc. Visitors always welcome. feb2l 3t .Gools WHOLESOBIRBREADi IeTAN RIPER & CAMP having added very largely V to their facilities for, the manufacture of UNFERMENTED AERATED BREAD," are now prepared to supplythe demand Promptly. The Bread is receiving the most favorable recom mendations from the most eminent Physicians and Chemists, and is proved to be more nutritious and more wholesome than other Bread, and is invaluable in all cases of Dyspepsia. , The process is perfectly cleanly, and is worthy the - attention of the public, who are invited to call at the Bakery, corner of Broad- and Buttonwood streets, at any hour of the day or night, and witness the method employed. Families will be regulary supplied at their houses by leaving their address at the Bakery, or by handing in their orders at any of our Agencies in the different parts of the city. feb22 tf THOSE interesting CARD PHOTOGRAPHS are made in great quantity, and of superior quality, • -REIMER'S • GALLERY, Second street, above Green. atjan y The Presbyterian Sabbath School Visitor, Is :A MONTHLY PAPER, Prepared expressly for use in Presbyterian Sabbath' Schools, BY TIIE PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION. TT is printed on beautiful paper, and embellished in - the highest style-of art., while the reading matter is entertaining and instructive in the greatest possible degree. Its terms are prepayment, WITIIOUT POSTAGE. For one copy, one year, • - •$0 2.5 ten copies, to one address, - - - 100 it fifty 7,i . . 450 " one hundred copies to one address, • 800 There is nothing_gained by paying postage through . the Publishers;Pennsylvania. -- The postage at-the Office of Delivery is Three cents each copy per annum, when paid in advance. " POSTA4E PAID. Fifteen copies to one address, - - $2 00 Twenty-three copies•to one address, - 300 Thirty_ " - 400 Forty 44 ". a - 500 Fifty tc " - " - ' - 600 Seventy-five " " " 9OO One hundred " " , " - 00 As by lair the packages must at least weigh eight, ounces, orders for less than fifteen copies cannot be sent postage paid. - Packages are delivered free of charge in New York, Troy, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville. Orders sliciuld' be sent to - PETER *A:LEER AGENT • - feb22 3m No. 821 Chestriutstreet, Philadelphia. ; hia. . • , 11 50 SCHOOL FOR PHYSICAL AND. MEN TAL -EDUCATION, • , BOARDING AND DAY PUPILS. THIS School has two peculiar features,viz.: HEALTH, as &primary object, and INSTRUCTION' by ,Lectures. Young ladielbnly are received as boarders. The school is'designedao give them as complete and finished an education as;:-can be had in any - Seminary or Female College. Pupils may commence any time. Apply for,terms, it the School, No. 1432 S. PRIM SQUARE, 'or address, WM. •AL 'CORNELL,' A.M., M.D., Principal. Miss MARION . A. &mum, late of the Female Semi nary at Harrisburg, Pa., is Assistant Principal. Dr. C. has'also a Department for Boys, in separate :rooms, where they are fitted for Business, or College, or:Military, or Naval Schools.. Miss Clara. F. Sher man, of Boston is assistant teacher in the School for Boys. Both Selools have a PRIMARY DEPARTIIENT, in which pupils are received at a reduced price. In strumental Music, Latin, Greek, French, and German are taught by competent instructors. nov2l =ZIM REFERENCES.—Rev. Alfred Nevin, D. D.; Rev. H. A. Boardtnan, D. D.; Rev. H. S. Clarke, D. D.; Rev. Albert:Barnes, D. D.'; Rev. J. H. Jones, D.D.; Hon.' Alexander Henry ; Pion. Richard Vaux; Wm. H. Allen, L. L. D., Philadelphia Pa. A.ll. Vinton, D. D., New York City. ReV. David McKinney, D.. D., Pittsburg, Pa. - MANUFACTURER OF FRENCH 'CONFECTIONS. , Hasremoved to 836 CHESTNUT street, below Ninth. (Under the Continental Hotel.) .WHERE he invites his customers, and others who love PERE and Goon Confectionary,—heus;ng nothing but loaf sugar, and having his drying rooms heated with hot air, thereby avoiding all dust, etc. Also, always on hand, fine GmArEs,.SwEer ORANGES, Pius, Ross s, ALMONDS, ETC. A fine assortment of Etifict BOXES . , FRENCH GLACE FREITS, ETC. (1012 Ont ARECENT Graduate of Yale College is desirous of a situation as a PRIVATE. TUTOR, in a Family p.r otherwise. , " A. young man intending to enter Yale or any other College, will receive special attention for - a - mod era te etinripensation. The best references given concerning capacity and character. Address or call upon R. S. DAVIS, No. 29 N. Tenth street, Phila delphia. : febl3 2t YOUNG LA a, u Buildings new and --M-7 . "'Velt located. Accoinmedathins desirable, and Charkfrioderate—A...few,in rp For infiirmation, address REV. THOS. M. CANN, A.M., Principal & Prop'r. Catalosme.svcan be had at the Music store of J. E. Gould, No. 632 Chestnut street i or; .at the office of the "American Presbyterian.' - dec2 ly THE POPULAR REMEDY. UMELLE'S COMPOUND. SYRUP -OF DOCK J - is the most popular medieine,L because it is the best Couou Sven e, the best Blood . Purifier, the most potent Invigorator, and the most soothing and speedy cure' for pains in the lungs and spitting of blood. For sale by the proprietor, F. JIMMIE:, No. -1525 Market St and by all Durggists. Jan 23 tf• R.. S. WALTON, FASHIONABLE HAT AND CAP STORE, 'No. 1.02.1..11.Aux.wr STREET, ' PIIILAIMPIIIA. 17:mbrellas.always on hand. cal° REMOVAL. . • lAIKE.S DEALER 111 Fine Teas, Coffees, and Choice Family • . Groceries.. Has removed to the S. E. corner of : Eighth and Walnut strsets, Pltila delphia,, a few doors from his fOrmer 'location, where he will be happy to see his friends and customers. Goods carefully packed and forwarded Co the coun try. SILVER PLATING-. Q.A.NuEL SIkIYTII, No. 1336 Cheitnut Street, op posite the U. S. Mint, Philadelphia. Eleetro Silver Plater on Albata and . Nickel Silver ketals, 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 THOMAS H. McCOLLIN, Plumber and Gas-Fitter, S. E. CtiRNER ELEVENTR AWE RACE STS, PEEILADELBRIA. IT AS constantly on hand, or furnishes to order, fly draulic Rams, Water-Wheels, Windmills, Lift and Force Pumps, Stationary Washstands, Hydrants, Bathing Tails, Lead, Cast and Wrought iron Pipes, 'Sheet Lead;,-and all other articles in the trade. Port able.thas and Water Works put up on the most ap proved principles. All work done on mederate terms, and warranted tox,iire satisfaction. % • .N.B.:—CIIEMICAL TORE, or LEAD BMX - MG person ally attended to. jan3o ly Monuifiental Marble Works. North Twelfth street,. above Ridge avenue. Phila. MONUMENTS, HEAD it PO9T-STONES, POSTS, 4EC at the lowest cash prices Superior French Confections, Manufactured by AUGUSTUS TILLMES, No. 130 Chestnut street, Plisladelphiq. Din up neatly, in 1,2, and 5 pound boxes, without extra charge. Also, a large variety. of Box BONS, suitable for 'Holiday presents. A fine Selection of Fs errs and pi-RAPES constantly on hand. (decl.9 Gm. BALER in the eelbrated EAST FRANKLIN, Max: MOTH VEIN, LOCUST MOUNTAIN, HICKORY, AND 1 SPRING MOUNTAIN [Lehigh] COAL, WHOLESALE AND RE'rAit, YARD-304 N. ..13RoAD ea, Ist above Vine,' Wist side, Philadelphia.' feb6 6m .THE WEST CHESTER:ACADEMY; At West - Chester, Pewisylvania, ITELIN two hours ride - from Philadelphia, by 1 1 1' the Pennsylvania, Central or the West Chester - and PhiladelPhia Direct' Railroad,viaMedia, com .menc.ed its Winter - Term of five modths, on the first instant. Boys _and young men prepared thoroughly for College or. Business. German, French and Bpan ish taught by native resident teachers. Nine gentle man of ability and experience, constitute the corps of instructors. "Military Tactics" have been intro into the &hoc:a for the berte4 of, those pupils who lux DES* to avail themselves Oftlieir advantages. Cataloguesinaybe obtained at the office of the AME Ricilf PRESBYTERIAN, or on application to nov2l WM. F. WYERS A M Principal. NOW OPEN FOR VANSANT, CHARLES FINNEY, S. DOTTER, Sacramental - ta r. 4 11C* 4. , 11 • Q' t l ,O •- Especially suited fox Communion k Puzposea For sale by STAHL to mmutt, S. E. corner Tenth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. A Pure caul UnaclultetYtterl Article. dee26th ly E . . O. T.IIOIIPSON, MERCHANT TAILOR, N. E. COIL SrilgVnt Altb iiirkuguT sTrterrs, Philadelphia. THE design of this establishment is to meet the wants ' of Gentlemen accustomed to, or desirous of hay. ing Clothing made to order and measure. Suitable selections can always be made from large varieties of material on hand for the purpose. [jan3o ly NEW STORE. No. 183 South Eleventh street, above Walnut. C. W. CLAEX, 'VENETIAN BLINDS and WINDOW SIIADES, Cords, Tassels and Trimmings. Best quality wort at very' low prices. Repairing promptly attended to. Branch Store and Manufactary, Second street, above Walnut. Blinds for Churches, Halls, and Libraries, made in the most substantial manner. nov2l BUY YOUR CLOTHING READY MADE, OR MADE TO ORDER, AT BLOAN'A, No. 806 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Also, GentS' Furnishing Goods, and Flannel Shirts in great variety. deel2 Stu F ! . H. .ELDRIDGE, AGT., .Fashionable Clothier, [Formerly of Eighth and Chestnut streets,] HAS taken the Store, LJL No. 628 Atenx.r,'T sTnet-r, Where he is prepared to furnish his old friends and the public in general with • CLOTHING, • Ready Made or Made to Order, in the Bat Style, AT MODERATE PRICES, As he buys and sells exclusively for Cash. rdees ly - CHEAP HAT STORE ! . TEMPLE OF FASHION!! HATS AND CAPS Cheap for Cash, Particular attention paid to bespoke Hats. Been 13. ONE PRICE CLOTHING (604 Market Street) made kJ , 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 warrented satisfactory, and at the same rate as ready-mad e . °arose price system is %trinity adhered to, as we believe this to be the only fair way of dealing as all are therekLtreatell alike. _. HENRY S. TARR, MANTJFACTORES. Carved and Ornamental Marble , Works, No. 710 Green Street, above Seventh", Philadelphia. Having erected specimens in almost every cemetery throughout this State and supplied , orders from nearly every State in the Union, I trust to receive your influence and patronage for' the above establish ment. I aISo contract for Vaults, Sarcorhagis, etc. I have many references throughout the ULion, which can be seen on application. tar Carved, Ornamental Statuary and Monumental work of every description. apl3-1V FULL WEIGHT; WITHOUT PAPER. WILSON'S 'DANDELION COFFEE IS the best and cheapest Coffee that can be used, and is - entirely different frbm any other Dandelion Cof fee that hus_yet been offered to the public. • Persons who use it once will continue to use it, as, in addition to its peculiarly rich and delicious flavor, one half the quantity is - sufficient. It 'is . prepared from a receipt which the proprietor used for years in England, with great success, and can be procured at WILSON'S Tea . Warehouse, No. 236 Chestnut street; or at every gro cery and tea store in the United States or Canada. N.B.—The Dandelion Root used is -imported 'by the proprietor from France, and is of the finest descrip tion. The green Dandelion Root.for sale. Cash or ders from the country promptly attended to. 'decl2 OLLOCK'S IMPROVED.DANDELION ; COF• FEE. , litade from the best Java Coffee ? is -recom mended by physicians as'a superior ! nutritious bever ar for. General Debility, Dyspepsia, and - all Bilious disorders. . . Thousands who have been reluctantly compelled to abandon the use of Coffee, will use this without inju rious effects. -One can contains the strength of two pounds of ordinary coffee. For sale at the corner of EIIGIITEENTIi and SPRUCE, and all Drusts and Gro cers, and by DI-ow & Co., No. 232 North SECOND Street. Price 26 cents. noyl4 ly R. NEWELL'S. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, .• N0..724 ARCH STR EET, PHILADELPHIA.. rI ATE of the largest and most complete Galleries in the United States, where the best pictures known to the Photog - raphicart, at prices no higher than are paid for miserable caricatures. The proprietor, a practical Photographer, attends personally every sit ting—and allows no picture to leave the gallery unless it gives perfect satisfaction. Daguerreotypes and Am brotypes of absent or - deceased friends, photographed to any desired- size, or taken on CallFaßS, life size, and. painted in Oil, by the best artists. At this Gallery pictures can be taken in any weather—as perfect in cloudy days as when the sun shines. Persons visiting the city,, are respectfully invited to examine our spe- Cimen.s, which for price and quality defy competition. gin InstruCtions given in the art of Photographv."Sit R. NEWELL, Gallery of Art, No. 72-1. Arch street, Philadelphia. C OWE ENDATION, From Colonel James Page. ‘,‘ Having occasion for a portrait, I procured one from Mr. Robert Newell, of the city of Philadelphia, aminiature in oil colors, under the new process dis covered by him, and-take, great pleasure in expressing the satisfaction given me, not only by the accuracy of 'the likeness; but its artistic finish in all respects, and recommend• him;to the patronage of those disposed to encourage the beautiful art,"--.lamF.s PAGE. ' [decl2 decl9 y , 4-TENRY C. BLAIR, • YHARILACEIT•TIST - , - , PRESCRIPTION. AND FAMILY MEDICINE STORE, B. W. corner pf Eighth and Walnut streets, PHILADELPHIA. • ' (EstablishOtil.B29.) TIRE 'undersigned having resumed the entire control J of the business, will* glad to see his old friends, and the public generally, and will ende:ayor to serve them with courtesy, and fidelity. deer? , • - •• ' H. C. BLAIR The , Cheapest and. pest-Hair Dye in the .World. • , • Nt.V.EA, FADES ^Os "HASHES TTPHAM'S Hair Dye, 88 cents a bok; three boxes BUJ for $l. The best in use. Try it. Sold only UPHAM'S, No. 403 Chestnut Street. feb2i Sm WTAR TMES.—A reduction of a Hundred Per Cent. Snperior Colored Photographs for $l. Arehrotypes at alliirices. REAMER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, jan-3 ly Second street, above Greer. 40 N. SIXTH STREET (Between Market & Arek) BOURNE Aquariums KYD . Fern Cases, Manufactured and for sale by William Perrin, No. 144 N. Sixth street, (Odd Fellows' Hall). MARB_LEi,v_articp-