1862. 6 1iN,rtvcicau Vrtiotigitician -AND-, GENESEE EVANGELIST. JOHN W. MEARS, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1862. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN THE INTEREST OF THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT N0.,1334 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. TERMS—(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 ne,w subscribers is ,entitled to Fiffy cents for each one secured and prepaid. . dist: utiellitract. Presbyterian. The True Presbyterian. —The first number of this new journal has made its appearance, and very hand some in externals it is. The type is new, and the paper fair and smooth. Rev. Dr. W. W. Hill's paper, the 'Presbyterian Herald, has been sold out to this new and monstrous undertaking, under which loyal Kentuckians and Old School Presbyterians must smart with shame. Its ye* , first number breathes a spirit towards those opposed to it in its own branch of the church, which is inexcusable in any claiming the name of Christian. Its attack upon the editor of the Presbyter, Dr. Montfort, by name, is scarcely less than brutal, and reminds us of the virulence of secession religious journals to wards us of the North before the closing of mail fa cilities. We remember, too, with what outrageous rudeness the leading editor of the True Presbyterian, when editor of the Presbyterial Clitie in Baltimore, attacked one of the oldest, most esteemed and most useful of the Presbyterian pastors of Washington city; Callon, non ankutn mutat/ From the article on the Standard, we quote the following as fairly exhibiting the spirit of this journal, which we think cannot be long-lived without breaking up the Old Sohool body. "The Standard, and its whole class of co-labor ers in the work of pressing on our General Assem bly, in the direction taken last spring, to the front line of the ecclesiastical anti-slavery movement, may as well understand once for all that the Presbyterians of the border slave States have not only no sym pathy with, but will keep no terms with the insti gators of such a movement. Whatever reverence they feel for the pious men of 1818, they cannot regard the modern abolitionism—even though it seek to hide itself beneath the utterances ot 1818— in any other light than an atheistic humanitarianism which, unless lc ept out of the church, will lead, step by step, to utter spots* , from the faith as it has already done so extensively in New England and the Northwest." Generous Benefaotion.—Governer Gamble, of Missouri, who had been a resident of Norristown, Pa., for some time, left for his home in his old State, a week or two since. His residence was in the northern part of the borough of Norristown. Before leaving for the West, the . Governor deeded the entire property to the Presbyterian Board of Domestic Missions. The estate cost six-or eight thousand dollars, and in good times would be worth about ten thousand. The gift is a noble and gene rous one, and in aid of a good cause.—Palbyterian. Rev. W. I. R. Taylor, D.D., Reformed Dutch, of this city, has been chosen a Corresponding Secre tary of the American Bible Society, in place of Rev. James H. McNeill, who seceded and became editor of the North Caroliv .Presbyterian, some months ago. Missionary Items. The Work in Turkey.—" G. B." in the New York Observer, writes from Constantinople March 11, as follows—" A painful ease of persecution has just come to our notice. A Turk, in Angora, who for a year past has been reading the Bible, was sud denly seized by his enemies at the commencement of Ramaza.n ' and thrown into prison. Advantage was taken by them of the absence of the Governor of the place, and the increased fanaticism of the Turks during the long fast,• to get him into their power, and there is much reason to fear that he will be tortured to death before his case can be laid before the proper authorities. The Protestant col porteur in the place has also had his life threatened. "The converted Turks at the capital,who werein duced to leave our missionaries and join the Propa gation Society, begin to show symptoms of discon tent, and refuse to put on the straightjacket of Eng lish High Church formalism. One of them, who recently went to Malta to receive deacon's orders, finding that he must now stand up in the pulpit with bound hands and tied tongue, and can neither commence nor end his service with an extempora neous prayer, keeps, himself aloof from the Propa gation missionaries, and last Sabbath opened a serf vice in his house, where, in gown,' and with a par : tial use of the Prayer-book, he held forth' pretty much after his own fashion. "The Pera church, orrather some of its members, have addressed a letter to tho Bishop of Gibraltar, praying to be taken into his Bishopric." Ifolapoor, in India, now 000upied independently by Mr; and Mrs. Wilder, is an interesting and im portant field of missionary effort. The city con tains 44,000 inhabitants. The nearest stations are seventy miles distant, and the country of which it is the natural centre, is thronged with cities, towns and villages, ranging from 25,000 downwards, in numbers, all unvisited with the light, of the Gospel. We have recently seen a letter addressed by Mr. W. to the*CoMmittee in this country who have the in terests of the mission in charge. He earnestly presses upon them the necessities of the field, and asks to be reinforced. Mahratta Mission-CASTE IGNORED—A case is mentioned of the triumph of Christianprinciple over caste prejudices. rA person of very low caste, a Mang, who feared that those who• had become Christians from the higher castes still retained so much prejudice against the Mange, that they would not be received to the church, proposed to give a trial dinner, and said if the whole church would come and partake of it his doubts would be removed. "At the time appointed all the Christians and their families, and one inquirer, went to the dinner thug prepared, It is cause for rejoicing that the .trial came so naturally, and was so nobly endured. This step was not taken blindly, or by imptilse ; but with a full knowledge that persecution, bitter persecution, would follow, and it came. Two families were sepa rated, temporarily, and the neighbors of the 'defiled' Christians, would give them 'neither fire,• wood nor water, and would no doubt have driven them from the 'village, had _not the fear of the authorities re strained them from using violence. The Christians, men and women, have born these severe trials with out a murmur, rejoicing that they are punted wor thy to suffer for the name of Christ." Syrians turning Protestants. Mr. Jessup wrote, February 8, from Beirut, as "latest news: " " Two hundred and fifty persons have come out as Protestants in .llo,ms. Two of them are priests who have doffed their black robes and opened shops. They cry loudly, for a missionary. The case looks promising, and. 'we hope to send a native helper there at once. Our native brethren in Tripoli speak of the case as one of great interest and importance. The Greek Patriarch has sent on men to stop the work, but who can withstand the Lord ? Pray for these inquirers." Editor Chaplains for the Army.---According to the let ter of the Secretary of War to the House of Repre sentatives, there are four hundred and seventy-two chaplains in the Union army. Of these there are from .$2 00 per annum. • 2 60 " New York ..97 Ohio 44 Pennsylvania 64' Illinois - 46 Massachusetts 19 Indiana 30 Maine 11 New Jersey /1 New Hampshire 6 lowa 12 Vermont 1 Wisconsin 11 Connecticut Michigan 13 Rhode Island 4 Kentucky 16 Delaware 2 Missouri 9 Minnesota 2 Virginia 4 Kansas 4 Maryland 3 They are divided among the various religious de . nominations as blows " Methodists. 124 0. S. Preabyt . 24 N. S. Presbyterians q 94 Unitirians 23 Co!igregationalists 67 Roman Catholics 22 Anscopallatip 68 All others 9 ilaptists_ _ 43 Total, i Observer. Emancipation in the Washington Pulpits.— The correspondent of the Watchman and Reflector says: "The clergymen in this city eschew politics in the pulpit. No matter what rages without, their pulpits have the calmness of death. An exception to this remark is the eloquent young pastor of the E. street BaPtist church, Rev. J. S. Kennard. On a recent Sabbath he preached an eloquent sermon to his people, advocating the removal of slavery from the District, and advising the church to accommo date itself to the advance of Northern ideas and men. He plainly told there that there would be one Baptist church in this city representing the ideas of, freedom and etteiency which characterize the North ern churches, and they might be that church or not. The world moves." Unity of the Hutuan Race.—A course of lec tures on the "Unity of the Race," delivered in Washington, by the Rev. Dr. Thompson, of the Broadway Tabernacle, has attracted large audiences and has left upon many minds impressions that can never be erased. Dr. Thompson has done his work well. His investigations have been comprehente and thorough. He is a great admirer of Agassis; but in regard to the speculations of Agassiz touching this subject, he has shown that the Cambridge Pro fessor, has failed to gain over to his side the leading minds of Europe and that the most effective refu tations of his theory in regard to the diverse sources from which the races of men have originated have been put forth by the savads of Paris. The truth is that the unity of the human race is a Christian doctrine ; and the science of France has established this doctrine in our time as clearly and- completely as it did in the eighteenth s cen*y. Again and again has this doctrine been' diseussbd in the scien tific schools of Europe; but the. final result has always been a confirmation of the saying of Paul on the Hill of Mars, at Athens, that God has made of one b1043d all that dwell upon the face of the earth. —Watchman and Reflector. Spurgeon still Prospering.' An English cor respondent of the Christian Chronicle • writes that Mr. Spurgeon is as successful as ever. His church numbers at the present time 1942 members, the sta tistics for the past year being as follows Increase— by baptism, 367 ; by letter, 42 ; total; 439. De crease—by death, 13 ; by dismission, 14 ; by ex clusion, 1; non-attendance, 30 : total, 58. Clear increase during the year, 381. The Church Journal, of New York, has fallen under .the displeasure of, the Bishop, for alleged excess of freedom in criticising the Bishop's position on the proposed division of the diocese--the Bishop opposing and the Church, Journal favoring the mea sure. All notices of the official appointments and acts of the Bishop are withheld from its columns. J. M. Ditaler, Womelsdorf, Pa, writes to the ,Lutheran Obserper as follows : "A meeting held at Straustown, Berks county, of seven weeks' continuance, resulted in the conversion of some seventy souls; most of them married peo ple, from thirty to seventy years of age. He says, It was the most gracious and powerful revival have ever witnessed.' Meetings were also held. at I Womelsdorfand Shaferstown, with the Holy Spirit's presence in the conversion of souls." Shady Side.—The following, from the corres pondence of the Evangelist, gives a view of minis terial ex.perience which, painful and disgraceful to. Christian people though it be, should not be suppres sed. "It was the writer's good fortune and distin guished honor to receive a call to a very delightful charge not a thousand miles from a certain 'midway' point on a celebrated railway connecting Detroit and some point on Lake Michigan. He had the plea sure of sacrificing some hundred and fifty dollars to get to the field, and to ' board round' several weeks until he could exercise the right of a free man,-and find a house for 'himself, and set up housekeeping on his own account, wifluirit i iiy Serious obstaeles from invasions of private rights. He alwals had the privilege of purchasing his provisions of hii church members at full priceiand over—a few bus hels of oats of one of his Elders at six cents per bu shel above the market value. "He then had the distinguished honor of relin quilling one hundred dollars salary at the year's end, because the pew-holders were rather poor pay, and nobody had time to bother himself about it• It was his pleasure often to be out of funds for weeks, and to state the difficulty to church officers, and get not a word in reply. " And when in one of those afflictive providences that call away from so much pleasure, he received a call to another field, in consideration of the plea sure previously enjoyed, he had the delight to re ceive a deliberate' proposition to throw off half a mona's salary to satisfy the people who would say ' You have been off candidating,' though this charge had been expressly denied; then to pay off, a note was given, which remains unpaid to this day." Encouraging —ln one of the recent reports of Fulton ,Street ineetiPg we fintithe following It is a very encouraging feature of these times that so many churches are calling for prayer. Many pastors have come suddenly to the conclusion that there was unusual seriousness among those commit ted to their charge, and have been surprised to find. - how many were really inquiring what they shall do to be saved. A gentleman said of one of the pray er-meetings in a Brooklyn church that many were all at once inquiring the way of salvation. There are about sixty hopeful conversions. The work of grace seemed to come in answer to the great week of prayer. Some began• the week of prayer by at tending the morning prayer-meeting in Rev. Dr. Buddington's church, and all at once it was found that great numbers in their own church were ,corn ing to the Saviour for salvation. Army, Miscellaneous. AintritAit-,, Ittolitltriailtoil- ..I.l.titti,it .it:i.tt^:ol,ltot. ittri .ge ) Allef • Congress.—The Confiscation bill is still discussed in the Senate, but no vote has yet been taken upon it. Mr. Wilson has given preliminary notice of a bill to amend the fugitive slave•act. It secures trial by jury and other safeguards to the fugitive from bondage. The Senate has also passed the bill to make no distinctions of color in persons carrying the mails. In the House, the National Tax `bill has passed by a vote of 125 yeas to 13 nays. The Senate bill abolishing slavery in the District of. Columbia was considered, all other bills before it on the calendar being temporarily laid aside, and Mr. Thonms, of Massachusetts, made a speech on the general sub jects of emancipation and confiscation. There is a prospect that this important measure will soon pass, and with the " emancipation resolu tions" to which the President has already affixed his signature, constitute the first steps towards the overthrow of slavery. The Senate amendment to the Naval Appropria tion bill appropriating $13,000,000 for iron-clad steam vessels was concurred in.. The amendment making an appropriation for finishing the Stevens Battery was also agreed to, after considerable debate. Reference was made to the recent victories, in a resolution introduced by lqr. Arnold, of Illinois, ex pressing gratitude to the Almighty for the recent triumphs of our arms, and tendering the tanks of Compress to Commodore Foote, ,oenerale - Pope, Grant, - Buell and Ifalleck, and to each officer, sot dier and - sailor for their gallantry, energy, endur ance, patriotic suffering and devotion to the coun try. It being suggested that other names should be added, Mr. Arnold consented that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The bill abolishing slavery in the District of Co lumbia, was passed in the House on Friday last, by a more than two-thirds vote. It now only wants the signature of-the President to become a law. There can be little doubt, therefore, as to the result. The National Capital, at least, is to be henceforth free in the truest sense of that word. It can never again be under the control of the' arrogant slave-power. Slave auctions and slave pens are no longer to exist almost in sight of our halls of legislation. Proces sions of the chained victims of slavery, weary and sorrow-stricken, are no longer to march through the Streets of Alexandria or Washington. Freedom has been proclaimed in the. District, and we trust will soon be proclaimed throughout the land to all who are enslaved. Military Movements. The recent victories at Island No. 10 and Pitts burg Landing are serious blows to the rebellion, and indicate that its complete overthrow is not far dis tant. The capture of the Island, with its eleven earthworks of great strength, erected with the high est engineering skill, its seventy cannon and well filled magazines, was effected by the combined cour age, ability and energy of Commodore Foote of the naval, and General Pope of the land forces. The litter with great labor, cut a channel twelve miles in length through the peninsula formed by the bend of the Mississippi,-.ferried his troops over to the Tennessee shore, and got in the rear of the rebel forces there, captured the most of them, and com pelled as a necessity, the surrender of, the Island. The results of this brilliant movement are stated in a recent despatch, as follows:—"We have taken 200 hogsheads of sugar and several hundred barrels of molasses, 80 cannon, 400 wagons, 126 horses, 60 mules, 6000 stand' of arms, -30 pieces of light artil lery, and great quantities of blankets and clothing. The total number of prisoners captured 5000— one Major4cwalgllialr.all),,aiml—three Brigadier Generals (Gault, Walker and gchaum). Tbe pri soners are being embarked as rapidly as possible for Illinois. We also took 56,000 solid shot and im mense quantities of ammunition."' A desperate battle was fought on Sabbath and Monday of last'week, at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., between the rebel forces of Beauregard and John son and our own army, under the leadership of Buell and Grant. The accounts which have come to hand. are to some extent unreliable, but enough in telligence has been received "to make it certain that it was not only the ' greatest battle ever fought in America, but one of the greatest in history." Our forces were stationed in the form of a semi circle—the centre in front of the main road to. Co rinth, the left , wing extending to the Tennessee river, and the right wing-resting - on a point to the north called Crump's Landing. At 2 o'clock Sab bath morning, the preliminary skirmish took place half a mile in advance of our lines. The main body of the rebels advanced, and at 6 o'clock the attack had become , general along our whole front. At 10 the, entire line on both sides was fay engaged. The contest on both sides was for death or victory. Foot by foot the ground was contested, the fortunes of the day wavering, and the enemy having succeeded in capturing two of our batteries and driving back some of our columns. The enemy was manoeuvred with great skill. They tried to break our eentre, then our left, then the centre again, and again the left. While the fight was hot, one of purgun-boati came up and did good service. At night the rebels fell back, having failed in achieving decided success at any Point. In the night General Buell's troops arrived, and were immediately sent to the advance ; and the rebels were also reinforced. The battle Was opened by the rebels next morning (Monday) at 7 o'clock, and in half an hour it raged along the whole line. The:enemy labored desperately to find some weak point in, our lines; but he found the task hopeless. Suddenly both wings of our army were turned upon the enemy; and he began to fall back, retreating, linwever, in order. He was driven be yond our lines, and made for Corinth, harassed by our cavalry. And so ended the great battle of Pitts burg Landing ; TheArws .pngage4.*tbe ktpttle are. estimated ° at 70,006 - on eachsiile. General Sidney Johnston one of the rebel leaders was killed by a cannon ball on the forenoon of the second day's fight and Beauregard htui his arm shot off. Quite a number of valuable officers on our side, are either killed' or wounded. The defeat of the rabbis however.was decisive, and it is roported that Corinth has fallen into our hands. Widely varying and Contradietory" statements of 'the_ Pittsburg battle still come in, so that it is almost imPoesible to furnish a completely correct account of it. Sufficient, however, has been reported to show that it was a'bloody affair, in which both the rebels and our forces fought with desperate energy and obstinacy. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Times estimates the forces engaged as follows "Asnear as I can estimate the entire force en- gaged in this conflict, I have set it down at the open ing of the battle as being about sixty thousand on the rebel side, with a somewhat smaller number, say over fifty thousand, on ours. This morning witnessed-an addition to our troops of about twelve thousand men, while from the testimony of the rebel prisoners taken to-day, the reinforcements to the enemy were about eight thousand men, more than half of whom had been left-at Corinth when the troops moved from that point on Saturday eVe mug last s " The intricate knowledge possessed by the enemy of every foot of the contested soil on which the battle was fought, gave them-a greater advantage than was awarded us by the trifling increase in num ber, but on either side the battle was fought with a desperation which iconld-not have believed to exist in the minds of men, unless in eases of strong per sonal grievance. The determination appeared even under the most galling fire, to be victory or death. The Mississippians, on the side of the enemy, were the ruling spirits, and they well deserved to be set down as amongst the best fighting men of the day, "There is no need of endeavoring to deny that this is the battle of the great rebellion. No harder fighting •has ever been in any contest which has ever taken place is this or any other country. Soldiers stood at their guns and fed them with car tridges hour after hour, from early dawn until sun set. Offioers have been present wherever their pre sence could afford encolungement to their men, and privates, musket in hand; lave, hungry, thirsty and worn, fought with an emend perseverance which defies all descriptions" '; • He speaks of our lost as near 1000 killed and 3500 wounded, while that of the rebels is considered one-third more. , Occupation. of Huntsville ' Ala.—The following despatch has been received by the Secretary of War : . Head_quarters of Third Divzsion,l Ituavq .Ala” April 11. j After a forced march of incredible difficulty; leav ing Fayetteville yesterday ; at 12 M., my advanced guard, consisting of Fixrceia's brigade, Kennett's cavalry, and Simonson's battery entered Huntsville this moraine at 6 o'clock. The city was taken cmpletely by surprise, not one having considered the ma , rch practicable in the time. We have captured about:pm° hundred prisoners, fif teen lecomotives, a large amount of passenger and box and platform cars, the telegraph apparatis and office, and two Southern mails. We have at last succeeded in cutting the great ear tery af railway gemruunivitzokt between the Southern .1 States. {Signed}, . 0. M. MITOITELP, lirigaditi:-General Commanding. [Huntsville is the shire town of. Madison county, Alabama. It is on the Memphis and. Charlestmi Railroad,one hundred and:fifty miles N. N E. from Tuscaloosa, and one hundred and sixteen •miles in a southerly direction from NaShville. Skirmish - in the Mountain. Department. Wheeling, April 13.—Tb the. Hon. Edwin M. Stan ton,' Secretary of War.—A despatch just received from General Milroy, of Monterey, under date of yesterday, states as follows : ' " The rebels, about one thousand strong, with two cavalry . companies and two pieces, of •artillery, at tacked my pickets this •neorning, about . 10 o'clock, and' drove them some two Miles. " I sent out reinforcements consisting of two com panies of the Seventy-fifth. Ohio, two companies of the Second Virginia, tin companies of the Thirty second Ohio, one gun of Captain Hymen's battexy, and one company of caialry, all under Major Web ster. " The skirmishing . 4 'Ltd,* for a short time, but the rebels were put to flight with considerable loss. t fr sidewerethreemen of the Seventy-fifth Ohio bad wounded. `'The men behaved Aly." (Sign . pd) 3. C. F_RE3rONT. Mabr-Generai Commanding Information received recently from Yorktown shows that the Rebels have a force of 60,000, which is rapidly being added tki - by troops from the neigh borhood of Richmond, trhieh is one day front York town.by railroad and river, they having four stea mers and sixteen transports in use, and by the time the roads are in condi* for the Union army to move, the Rebels may )e able to_zneet them with 100,000 men . ~. , The flower of their aiiny, with the best arms,are in a strongly-intrenched position. Previous to our troops occupying the present position, the military authorities had no means 'of ascertaining the extent i of the Rebel works. I eimation obtained through deserting contrabands nd other sources show that the enemy have nearly 00 guns, some of them of the largest calibrtr.--- Rebel General Johnston, with some of-his foreeS, , 'as arrived and taken com mand in person, showin ' that they intend making a desperate resistance on advance of our troops at every point Their intrenchments extend entirely across the Peninsula, fitan the James to the York River. Stirring news from McClellan and his army in this quartet are soon expected. The Re-Appearance of the Nerrimae.—The Merrimac made her appearance again on Friday the 11th, and captured three small craft without any interference on the Pei of our fleet.; She made some manoeuvres in order to change the position of some of our vessels, butdid not succeed. It is sup posed that the object of the enemy is to get by our batteries at the Fort and the Rip Raps, and go up to Yorktown and take pert in the important strug gle now going on there. It is confidently believed that preparations havelieen made which will effec tually dispose' of the Merrimac in the fight which must soon come off., She manifested-great reluctance to enter into our trap," and it would have been the height of folly ,for 4.ll,Olonitor to have left the important point which NC his been Set to watch. Items.--It is reported that the Rebels have left Fredericksburg for Toritown.—General Beaure gard claims that the battle at Pittsburg Lauding was a 'victory for the rebels.—General Sigel has retired from his command for a time, on account of ill-health.—The rebels are strengthening their works at Yorktown more and;more.—Another attempt is soon to be made to construct:the Atlantic telegraph.—Late iiiteLlig,ence says that Port Pu laski has been'surrendered to our forces.--Gene ral 0. M. Mitchell has gained possession of 100 lads of the Memphis and Charleston railroad. Sytri "Unfermented Bread." PIIIIW)ELIIIIA, 4th Month 3d, 1862. - To MESSRS. VAN g & CAMP .7 4 .6ENTLEnsW-:- . .1n. lay f bakei.s' Bread has seldom-bnen used, for we. e -our own better ; but since the introduction of rtur, UNFERMENTED BREAD, we have steadily used it not only with satisfaction but . with delight, for we &insider it the VERT BEST BREAD we ever saw or tasted:. Your apparatus and process, of manufacture, which I have carefully examined' is siclies always to'ensure a most Wholesome and aiticle. You will please acceptawaineere thanks for giving to our citizens this inpst perfect Siarr or Lim In my opinion,' your success is decidedly certain. Fent Respectfully, SILAS S. BROOKS M D., Professor Practice of Medicine in the Hoinceopa thic Medical College of Pennsylvania. The Pnzsurrzny or Noma Mlssounz will meet at LaGrange, on Friday, May 2, at 7i P.M. Wi W: WrcrPrvi, apl.o 4t Stated Clerk. The General Assembly of mar PRESBYTRRIAN CHURCH in the United States of America, - will meet in the Second Presbyterian church; of the city of Cincinnati; Ohio, on Thursday, May 15th, 1862, at 11 o'clock.. A.M., and be opened with a Sermon by the Rev. Jonathan B. C 't, D.D., the Moderator of ABBe i the last General .11% , The Committee on9l ons willmeet, in the lecture room of theAhtutVen . the same day, at,9 o'clock, A.M. , - Bywisr F. RA trzELD, Stated Clerk. HENRY DARLING, aplo tf . . - Permanent Clerk. Commissioners and. Delentes to the GENE-: BAL ASSRItIrTILY OF THE FRASBYTEREAN CHURCH - 7 to meet in Cincinnati, May 15th, are requested to send their names to the undersigned as son as-prac ticable, that they may..bo.advised of the places as= signed to them before they leave home. Any who do not send their names in season, will be provided for, on appljeation to the committee of' arrangements, at the' Lectitrißoom of the Second Presbyterian Church. • J. P. STARR, Chairman of Com. Cincinnati, - April 1862. - Notice.—The Annual Meeting of the PEULADEIe PHIA. HOME MISSIONARY Soarrry will be held in the Presbyterian House,, No. 133.1!Chestnut street, on the Fourth Tuesday of April, the ,22d inst., at 4} o'clock, P. M. The Annual Report of the Executive Committee will be read, and officers for the ensuing year elect ed. ROBERT .Aaklß, Corresponding Secretary. aplo 2t April 7, 1862 Important Fads. Constant writing for siz months done cheaper with our Gold Pens than with steel ; therefore, it is economy to use Gold Pens. The Gold Pen remains unchanged by years of con tinued use, while the Steel Pen is ever changing by corrosion and wear ; therefore, perfect uniformity of Writing is obtained only by the use of the Gold Pen. The Gold Pen is always ready and reliable, while the Steel Pen must be often ccniemned and a new one selected ; therefore, in the use of the Gold Pen there is great saving of time. Gold is capable of receiving any degree of elasti city, so that the Gold Pen is exactly adapted to the hand of the writer •, therefore, the nerves of the hand and arm are not injured, as is known to be the case by , the use of Steel Pens. See The Pen is mightier than the Sword," in another column. • mar2o 6m aTtiagtO. On April 7th, by the Rev. Thomas Brainerd, DD.; Mr.' HENRY BETZ to Miss MARGARET RANAGHAN. ~' . THE . PUBLICATION CAUSE. TIDE treasurer of, the PRESBYTERau: PUBLICATION COMMITTEE would acknowledge the receipt of the fol following' donations from March Ist to 31st i 1862, viz: Madison Square, New York, Pres. ch., $270 21 Vienna, Ohio, 44 it 600 Carbondale, Pa., " " 20 00 Calvary, Philadelphia, " 162 28 Colchester, N. Y., 41 te -7 00 Pine Grove, Pa., " " -3 20 Poplar street church, Ciuncinnati, 10 00 Olivet church. Chicago, 14 83 Sehaghticoke, N. Y.. Pres. church, 25 00 Meridian, N. Y., " " 3 00 Rev. T. Williston,- Reedsburgh, Wis., 2 00 Seneca Falls, N.Y., Pres. church, 12 55 South Orifrge, N. J., " 11 28 Hanging Rock, Ohio , " " 32 00 Plain Congregational church, Ohio, 5 00 2d Pres. church, Cincinnati, 65 25 New Duquoin, 111., Pres. church, 4 00 Newark, N. Y. " " 15'00 Whitehall., N. Y. " " 9 78' C. S. Haines, Newark,' N. J. 20 00 1 _ . Total, February and March, $697 24 WAL L. EILDEBURN, Treasurer. apl7 It Philadelphia, April 1, 1862. . AIitEERICAN BOARD. • RECEIPTS AT PHILADELPHIA, FOR Nov. a DEC., 1861 Philadelphia— ' " Calvary eh., M.W.8., $4OO 00 " " " Mon. Con., -.92 33—5492 33 " Pine street ch., Mon. Con. 35 39 " Tabor 'Mission, - 1 49 N. Broad street Sab. School, . 30 00 " Walmit street eh., Infant School, 500 " J. D. L., $10; J. D. L., $10:00-- 20 00 Gibson—Rev. E. A.., 2 00 Hartsville—Neshammy church, J. L., 6 00 York—Presbyterian church, 229, 64 St: Georges, Del—Pres. church, , 60.00 Wilmington—Hanover st. ch., Mon. Con., 64 48 Bethlehem, N. J.—Pres: church, 2 00 Beverly, " " " 13 31 Fairton, " " tc 20 00 apl7 lt Total, - . $96164 -I 1 ALIVEERICAN . _ Life Lisuranee and Trust 2 Company. riOMPAITTS BUILDINGS, Southeast Corner of Walnut and Fourth Streets. - Authorized Capital, Paid up Capital, Incorporated 1850, by the Legislature . of Penna. Insures Lives during the natural life or for short terms, grants annuities and endowments, and makes contracts of all kinds depending on the issues .of life. Acting also as Executors, Trustees, and Guardians. Pohcies of Life Insurance issued at.the usual mu tual rates of other good companies—with profits to the assured—last Boxes January, 1861, being 43 per cent. of all.premiums received on mutual policies—at Joint Sto'ck rates, 20 per cent. leis than above, or Total Abstinence rates 40 per cent, less than Mutual price. Also, a NON-FORFEITURE PLAN, By which a . person pays for 5, 7 or 10 years only, when the Policy is paid up for - LIFE, and nothing more to pay; and should he be unable, or wish to discontinue sooner, the Company will tissue a PAID UP POLICY, in roportion to the amount of premium paid, as fol lows On a Policy of $lOOO, At 5 Year - 7 Year 10 Year after payment Rates. Rates. .Rates, of 2 An. Pratt's, fors4oo 00 $285 70 $2OO 00 I ." 4 do " BOO 00 671 40 400 00 " 6 -do s " - 857 10 600 00 " 8 " do " - ALEXANDER WITILLDIN, President. ' SAMUEL WORK, Vice-President. Joint S.4 , WlLsozr, Secretary. BOARD Or TRUSTEES: Alexander Whilldin, J. Edgar Thomson, Hon. Jas. Pollock, Hon. Joseph A 114 sort, Albert C. Roberts, Jonas Bowman, Samuel T. Bodine H. H. Eldridge, George Nugent, John Aikman, William J. Howard, Charles F. Heazlitt, Samuel Work. MEDICAL EXAMINERS. J.. . Bird, D 3. D., J. Newton Walkey, In atteMance at the Company's Office daily at o'clock, M, feb 22tf. The Only Periodicals rtmusyrED THE AKERICAU SUNDAY-SCHOOL; UNION. -" The Sunday-School World," A 'Monthly, Religious Newspaper, 16 Pages, quarto, for Sunday-School Teachers, Bible Classes, Parents, and all who are engaged or interested in the religious training of the Young. Ouly lwenty-five Cents per-Annum "The Child's World," A new, cheap Illustrated paper for Children and Youth, • supplied Monthly Semi-MOnthly. Only $6 00 - per 100 cppies Monthly; and $l2 00 - per 100 'copies, 'Semi-Monthly. Specimen copies furnished gmtuitously, on (post paid) application to • , TTE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, No. 1122 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, or No.• 509 Broadway, New York. aplo 8 t ST. Sunday!School, TheblOgical and Tract Depository. MIN American Sunday-School Union and Ameri - ..1.. can Tract Society; each' maintained fur many years depositories of their xespective publications in this .city; these are now united under the care of the subscriber, and he has added thereto a select assort ment of the publications of the various , evangelical denominations with those of private publishers, which - are sold at publishers' prices. Catalo.uges and specimens of Sunday-School papers sent on application. School Books and Stationery. Address -J. W. McINTYRE, No. 9 South Fifth Street St.'Louis Mo. aplo 4 t fILOAKS, PALETOTa AND MANTILLAS,— • Ladies in •want of the above articles will find it to their advantage to visit the old established house of Mrs. HENRY,_ No. 88 N. Ninth - street, below. Arch. All the latest Paris styles always on hand, at prices that astonish everybody. • W.. A large assortment of Ladies Morning Wrappers always on hand, at the lowest market price. aplo Sin $500,000 250,000 LOUIS A CARD. T HE undersigned takes plenre in announcing to the patrons of the "American Presbyterian," and the public in general, that;the CLOTH) I NG manufactured, either ready-made or special order, is from material of the VERY BEST FABRICS, and warranted to give satisfaction. The prices srq marked in • . . PLAIN FIGURES, on each garment, and in all cases, uniformlylow. TERMS CASH, EDWARD T. TAYLOR, For CHARLES STOKES, oct3l No. 824 Chestnut street, Phila. WAR TIMES.—A reduction of a Hundred Pet Cent. Superior Colored Photographs fol. $l. Ambrotypes at'all prices. REIMER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY,.. jan2 ly Second street, above Gren. .S T . EE L • For Churches, Schools, Farms, Factories, etc., etc THESE Bells are made from aII AELOY OF - STEEL, by a new process that enables the propri etors to sell them at one-half the price of others, and at the same time to furnish a VERY SUPERIOR Bell. They are not liable to brenk, and are war ranted. For _particulars rela tive to Size, Keys, Hangings, Prices, and warranty, send for a Circular, to the Manufactu rers, BROWN & \V HITE. No. 20 Liberty street, jan2 New York. Composition BELLS', HENRY C. BLAIR, PHARMACEUTIST, PRESCRIPTION AND FAMILY MEDICINE STORE, S. W. corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, PHILADELPHIA. (Established 1829.) T HE undersigned having resumed the entire control of his business, will be glad to see his old friends, and the public generally, and will endeavor to serve thein with courtesy and fidelity. decl2 H. C. BLAIR WINDOW SHADES, Damask, Lgce, ahelftialin Curtains.. GILT Cornice, Bands,Gimps and Fria es. Spring, Hair, and Husk Ivlattrasses; .Verandah .Awnings, improved styles. Old Furniture re-Upholstered and Varnished. Furniture slips cut - and made to fit. Carpets cut, .altered and laid, at-W. HENRY FATTEN'S, West End. Curtain. and Upholstery Store, No. 1408 Chest nut street. - marB tf H. A. DREER, Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist, No. 827 CHESTNUT STREET, Philadelphia. Vegetable, Grass and Flower Seeds of the best quality. Fruit and Shade Trees, Evergreens, Grape Vines, Strawberry Plants, Asparagus Roots, ete. ca Dreer's Garden Calender for 1862," published for gratuitous distribution, will be forwarded to all applicants, by enclosing a, stamp to the above 'ad dress. feb27 R. S. WALTON, FASHIONABLE HAT AND CAP STORE, _ No. 1024 MARKET STREET, - PHILADELPHIA. Umbrellas always on hand. odd° GOOD WHOLESONE BREAT). CAMP having added very largely V to them facilities for the manufacture of UNFERMENTED AERATED BREAD, are now prepared to supply the demand promptly. rThe 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 ere ployed. Families will be regulary supplied at their houses by leaving their address at the .Bakery, or by banding in their orders at any of our Agencies in the different parts of the city. q feb22 tf A. S. DOTTER, DBA.LER is the celbrated EAST FRANKI,In MAN MOM VEIN, LOCUST MOUNTAIN L HICKORY, AND SPRING MOUNTAIN [Lehigh] COAL,WHOLESALE AN'D RETAIL, -YARD-304 N. Bno•su sr, Ist above Vine, West side, Philadelphia. , - feb6 6m Family, Boarding School, FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS, At Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylpania. THIS" School was established Eleven years since, by _1 the Rev. M. Meigs, formerly President of Dela ware College. It has been conducted on a generous system of expenditure, and uniformly filvored with a high degree of confidence and support. The' course of study is extensive, thorough and practical ; including the usual -preparation for Colleges, and the various branches of a substantial English Business education. The studies of pupils will be conformed to theirfuture vocation, so`-far as it may be actually determined; or reasonably anticipated. The Principal gives his undivided personal attention to.the School, and is aided .by educated and experi enced assistants. The ensuing Summer Session will commence on Wednesday, May 6th . , and continue Twenty-one weeks. Circulars, containing references, names of patrons, and full particulars, will be sent by mail, on applica tion to the Principal, REV. M. MMUS, A.M. Pottstown, - April 2d, 1862. ap3 tf Just Published. "T-TIE BIBLE READER.": THE " WORD METHOD" APPLIED TO THE BIBLE. fr HIS work is constructed upon the_princle famil 1_ lir to many teachers as the " Wolin METHOD." Several elementary books on this plan are in exten sive use in this country and in England. By it the child or adult is introduced, ay oifos,to:the knowledge of words as signs of ideas, instead of acquiring a knowledge of letters as the elements of words. In the proper use of this method, a competent know ledge of the art of reading can be obtained by children or adults in a`very few days or weeks at most. And the advantage of it is specially obvious for Ann us, who have neither time nor patience to endure the te dious and seemingly useless process of alphabetical and monosyllable instruction which is usually adop ted. "THE BIBLE READER" is published in a cheap form, for general use, at 16 cents; The TABLETS, which are of use in teaching large classes, may be had in sheets for 4 c'ents each, or on cards for 17 cents each. bar A _Circular, explaining and illustrating the principle, and containing the opinions of eminent teachers and philologists, will be forwarded upon post paid application. NM- Samples of the Book and Tablets will also be. furnished by mail to teachers--especially of Mission and Adult Schools-who will mint fifteen cents for payment of postage. • Published and for sale by THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, No. 1122 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, and No. 699 Broadway, New York. aplO 4t HUSBAND'S CALCINED MAGNESIA is free from unpleasant taste, and three times the stren_gh of the common Calcined Magnesia. A World's Fair Medal and four First Premium Sil ver Medals have been awarded it, as being the best in the market. For sale by 'the Druggists and country Storekeepers, and by the manufacturer, THOMAS J. HUSBAND, N. `W corner Third and Spruce. 3 3m THOSE interesting CARD PHOTOGRAPHS are A. made in great quantity, and of 'superior quality; REIMERS GALLERY, Second street, above Green. at • - jau2 ly The Presbyterian Sabbath.:Sehool Visitor, A MONTHLY PAPER, Prepared expressly for use in Presbyterian Sabath Schools, PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION. IT 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, WITHOUT POSTAGE. For one copy, one year, - - - • $0 26 " ten copies, to one address,- - • 100 " fifty i; " • 4i , . - - 4 50 " . one hundred copies to one address, - 800 There is nothing gained by paying postage through the Publishers in Pennsylvania. The postage at the Office of Delivery is Three cents each copy per annum, when paid in advance. POSTAGE PAID.' Fifteen Fifteen copies to one address, - - - $2 00 Twenty-three copies to one address, - - 300 Thirty 44 44 Id - . 400 Forty 44 if 44 • • 500 Fifty - cc ii • cc 6 00 Seventy-five " " ,i • - 900 One hundred " " 44 . . 11 00 As by law, 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 shOuld be sent to PETER WALKER, AGENT, feb22 3rn, No. 821 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. SCHOOL FOR PHYSICAL AND MEN; TAL EDUCATION, IiOW OPEN FOR BOARDING AND DAY PUBIS. THIS School haS two peculiar featares, HEA LTH, asaprimary object, and hsraucrrox by Lectures. Young ladies only are received as boarders. The school is designed to give then' as complete and finished an education as can he had in any Seminary or Female College. Pupils may commence any time. Apply for terms, at the School, No. 1432 S. PENW Swims ; or address, WAL M. CORNELL, A.M., Principal. Mrss ALtaioN A. .SLocult, late of the Female Semi nary at Harrisheig, 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 Schools have a PRIMARY DEPARTMENT, in which pupils are received at a reduced price. In strumental Music, Latin, Greek, French, and German are taught by competent instructors. nov2l -RErnasxcts.--Rev. Alfred Nevin, D. D. Rev. H. A. Boardman, D. D.; Rev. H. S. Clarke, D. D.; Rev. Albert Barnes, I. D.; Rev. J. H. Jones, D.D.; Hon. Alexander Henry; Hon. Richard Vaux ; Wui. H. Allen, L. L. D., Philadelphia, Pa. A. IL Vinton, D.'D., New York City. Rev. David McKinney-, D. D., Pittsburg, Pa., MARBLE WORKS. HENRY S. TA.RR, MANUFACTURER OF Carved and Ornamental -Marble Works, No. 710 Green Street, above Seventh, Philadelphia. Having erected specimens in almost every cemetery throtighout this State L _and supplied orders from nearly every State in the Union, I trust to receive your influence and patronage for the above establish- ment. I also contract for Vaults, Sarcophagis, etc. I have many references throughout-the lition, which can be seen on application. Mir' Carved, Ornamental Statuary and Monumental work of every description. apl3-ly THOMAS H. McCOLLIN, Plumber and Gas-Fitter, S. E. CORNER ELEVENTH AND RACE STS, PHILADELHHIA. 11011 AS constantly on hand, or furnishes to order, Hy draulic Rams, Water - Wheels, Windmills, Lift and Force Pump's, Stationary Washstands, Hydrants, Bathing !Pubs, Lead, Cast and Wrought Iron Pipes, Sheet Lead, and all other articles in the trade. Port able Gas and Water Works put up on the most ap proved principles. - • All work done on moderate terms, and warranted to giVe satisfaction. N.B.—CnnuoAL Worm, or LEAD BURNING person ally attended to. - janBo ly Monumental Marble Works. CHARLES I+INiITEY, North Twelfth street, above Ridge avenue. Phikt MONUMENTS, READ ft FOOT STONES, POSTS, &C., at the lo*est cash prices. E. H. ELDRIDGE, AGT., Fashionable Clothier, [Forinerly of Eighth and Chestnut streets. H AS taken the Store, - - No. 628 limn' STREET,: Where he is prepared to furnish his old friends and the public in general with CLOTHING, Ralik Made or Made to Order, in the Best Style, AT MODERATE PRICES, As he buys and sells exclusively for Cash. [decs 3y E.`'o.' ritOMPSON, • - MERCHANT TAILOR, N. E. CON. SEVENTH LND WALNUT STREETS, Philadelphia. THE design of this establishment is to meet the wants of Gentlemen accustomed to, or desirous of bay ing Clothing made to order and measure. Suitable selectionscan always be made from large varieties of material on hand for•the'parpose. Dane* ly NE PRICE CLOTHING (604 Market Street) made kJ in the latest styles and best manner, expressly for. retail sales. The loirest selling price is masked,in plain figures on each article, and never varied from. All goods made to*order warranted `satisfactory, and at the same rate as reatty-made. Oar one prise system is strictly adhered to, as we:believe this to be the only fair way of dealing, as all are thereby treated alike. JONES & CO., 604 Market st., Philadelphia. igep 3 ly NEW STORE. No. 133 South Eleventh street, above Walnut. , • C . W. CLARK, ITENETIAN BLINDS and WINDOW SHADES, V Coids, Tassels and Trimmings. Best quality work at very low prices. Repairing promptly attended to. Branch Store and lianufactury, Second:Street, above Walnut. Blinds for Churches, Hills, and Libraries, made in the most substantial manner. nov2l Superior French Confections, Miumfaciured by AUGUSTUS TILTAIES, H 9. 1302 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. 1 11T.up neatly , in 1,2, and 5 pound boxes, without extra charge. Also, a large variety of Bo s BONS, which cannot be excelled. A fine selection of vrturre and GRAPES constantly on hand. [deel9 The Cheapest and Best Hair Dye in the World. NEVER FADES OR WASHES OUT. TJ PHAWS Hair Dye, 88 cents a box, three boxes for $l. The best in use I7PHAIC. Try it. Sold only S, No. 403 Chestnut Street. feb - REMOVAL. JAMES It - WEBB, _ DEALEIMIN . Fine Teas, Coffees, and Choice Family . Groceries. Has removed to the S. E. corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, Phila delPhia, a few doors from his former location, where he will he happy to see his friends and customers. Goods careililly packed and forwarded to the cella" try. 131 EY THE de 15 ly
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