1862. Antrvirau problintian --A N D GENESEE EVANGELIST. JOHN W. MEARS, . . . Editor THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1862. TEE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN THE INTEREST OF THE 4 •er ' Constitutional Presbyterian Church, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT No. 1334 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. TERMS—(in advance). I!3 , mail, - - • - 00 per annum 14, carriers, in the city, 260 " 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 i n 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. Presbyterian. Deposition of Mr. Chinequy.—This noted eon :vert from Roman Catholicism has been deposed by the Presbytery of Chicago, for contumacy. ' Dutch Reformed Items.—There are in the Ditch Church thirty-one Classes, answering to the Presbyteries in Presbyterian churches, including the 'Missionary Classis of Arcot, in India. To these will soon be added a Classis in China, where, as in India, the missions are prosperous, and native pas tors will soon be placed over the mission churches. k 'With a view to meet this exigency the Constitution, in its application to such churches, is to be so.modi 1' fled as to dispense with the attendance of a deputation from another Classis, whena candidate for licensure, or for a pastorate, is examined. These Classes—the .thirty-one in the whole Church—have an average of nearly fourteen ministers in each, and each Classis is entitled to a representation of three ministers and three elders in the Particular Synods, answering to 'the Synods of the Presbyterian Church, and to the , game number in the General Synod. Hence a fall .General Synod would have nearly two hundred mem bers. A singular fact is presented in the last report 'id' the General Synod, namely, that there were 422 • urchgs and 418 ministersconnected with the Synod, being a difference of only four, and yet there are now 'ibout eighty churches vacant, sixty of which are 'weak, and need aid in supporting the ministry. The 422 Dutch churches have an average of about eighty lamilies, and one hundred and twenty communicants each, and raise about three dollars for benevolent objects, and more than seven dollars for congregatio 41a1 purposes yearly, to each communicant. The contributions for Domestic Missions the past year exceed by about $2600 those of the previous year, an encouraging fact in these troublous times, while those for Foreign Missions were somewhat less than they were the year before. Two very pleasing facts were, however, stated in connection with missions abroad. One was that the Hon. Mr. Harris, - Milted States Minister to Japan, had added one thousand dollars to a like sum given b, the native churches in the Sandwich Islands, to aid in building a mis sionary chapel in Japan ; and thus has Mr. Harris, a shrewd, practical business man, familiar with .• issionary efforts and prospects in Japan, fully and rongly endorsed the good cause there. The mis- sionaries are engaged ,in preparing elementary books tbe Japanese language, in which foreign merchants ;residing there give them countenance and aid.-- ^lllr. Charles Collins, Jr., a licentiate of the Phila delphia Classiq was ordained as an evangelist on the 29th ult. He has labored in Norristown, Pa., and ;elsewhere, already.---The ordination of Rev. Cy rus B. Durand, and his installation as pastor of the 1, church of Preakness, N. J., took place on Sabbath, ;June 22. • EPISCOPAL Strange Qnalifloations.—The Rev. Dr. Seabu ry has recently been elected Professor of Biblical *Aterature in the Episcopal Seminary of New York. editor of the Christian Times thus rather iron ly refers to ,his peculiar qualifications for the ;t 1. The editorship of the paper which, with most ility and daring, opposed the principles which Dr. )r always held dear—the extremest standard ar of the extremest wing. The most emphatic defence of the whole doe ,of the " Tracts for the Times" which has ever offered in this country. The pressure of the notion of an "universal meration " nearer to heterodoxy than had been aupted by any other writer of eminence in our ,union. The most vehement of all the assaults made on highest judicature of the Church in a great case ecclesiastical discipline, in which the ties of affin and of personal affection might well excuse a is, but could not justify the bitter denunciation of less partial, in venerable station, and having on it side the moral feeling of the land The fullest vindication of the rightfulness of iean slavery which has been published by any 'thorn clergyman. Return of Bishop Nollwaine.— This distin ished Bishop has recently returned from Europe, I was welcomed in a convention of his diocese in ion at the time of his arrival, in Mt. Vernon, io. He made an address in which he briefly re -34:1 to the state of the country ;orhen he left it, exceedingly kind reception, and' the numerous 'ions showered upon him by our brethren inEng- He had' no need to think or 'wish for any ,. Everything was planned for him by loving :ts. He expressed great thankfulness that dur his absence his health had been remarkably id—nothing but slight colds, which did not pre it him from attending to the business upon which went. He assured the members that the Press England was not a correct expression of the feel of the people towards us. He was happy to the great change in national affairs from what were when be, went away during the dark irs of the " Trent " affair, and hoped that peace dd soon be restored to our country. Congregational. A Patriotic Tectimoni.—The General Associ m of Massachusetts, during its recent session at • Bedford, passed the following resolution : This General Association or the Congregational try of Massachusetts cannot allow itself to ad . without putting on its record an expression of seep sympathy with the President of the United - ;14 in this day of our national trial, and without tering to him, in the name of the Christian peo whom we reproserit, the assurance of our earnest l constant prayers—as well in the family and in closet as in the great congregation—that the ler of nations. and the God of all grace, may so w him, and all associated under him in the car on of our national affairs, With the spirit of in and the love of freedom, and with confidence everlasting safety of well-doing, antrao further lural cause and anus with his'continual help, •eason may speedily be bellied, rebellion crushed, slavery abolished, and so `the work of rightousness be peace, and the effect of righteous ness, quietness and assurance for ever.' The Congregational Union of Canada.—The New York Evangelist says that " The annual meet ing of the Congregational Union of Canada, was held at Hamilton, C.W., commencing on the 11th and closing on the 16th of June. Rev. A. J. Par ker, of Danville, C.E., presided. He is one of the oldest and most venerable of the Canadian ministers, and is said to have studied theology in Dr. Hopkins's woodhouse chamber. Additional to the ordinary business, was a prearranged recognition of the two hundredth anniversary of the ejectment of the 2000 Nonconformist ministers of England from the State Church. A well-prepared article by Rev, W. T. Clark of Guelph, setting forth, in brief, the history and the sufferings of the Nonconformists, and an other, by Rev. T. H. Marling of Toronto, were placed. in the hands of the Business Committee. In addition to these articles there were several ex temporaneous addresses, among which was one from the venerable Dr. Burns, who represented the Cana da Presbyterian Church. Dr. Burns must have well-nigh reached his fourscore years, and yet his mind lacks not in memory or fire. The United 'States was represented in person by two delegates, who made reference in their addresses to the great struggle now going on in our country. Such re sponses were drawn' out as Showed that the hearts of all present were with the North. All through the meeting the deepest sympathy was expressed for our welfare; and prayers were frequent and earnest for the removal of the cause and the termination of the war- Methodist. Methodism in Rhode lidand.--From a recent address upon The History of Methodism inßhode Island," delivered at Providence before the Rhode Island Historical Society by Rev. S. W. Coggeshall, we condense the following particulars :-- "The earliest Methodist church edifices in Rhode Island were those of Warren, 1794: Cranston, Lip pitt's, 1800 ; Bristol, 1805; and .Tewport, still standing, 1807. The Warren was the first Metho dist house of worship in the world with a tower and bell. Others have since appeared. "There are now twenty-three churches in the State, six of which are in Providence, with an ag gregate membership of three thousand two hundred and fifty-six. The Methodist population of the State is estimated at upwards of ten thousand. This is probably the smallest relative proportion which the Methodists have in any other State in the Union. The reason of this is that they are much less needed in this State than in any other, Rhode Island being better supplied with the means ofgrace and with church privileges than any other of the United States. This was shown by statistical facts. These twenty-three churches own nineteen church edifices worth $164,000, or an average of $B6OO, being more than four times the average of Methodist churches for the whole United States. Also six parsonages, worth $13,200, which is double the average of the 2600 parsonages in the whole Church. The average salaries of the preachers in the State is $660, with a furnished house." Miscellaneous. Churches -in Nebraska.— A correspondent of the Northwestern Christian Advocate, says : "In church operations but little has been done in Nebraska, and yet if we reflect that with its im mense territory it contains only one-fourth of the population of Chicago, we shall arrive at a different conclusion. The Methodist Episcopal Church has eighteen ministers in conference, but over twenty have pastoral relations in the territory. Five church es have been built. A brick seminary, three stories high, has been erected at °respells, and presented, partly finished, to the Conference, free of debt. A. number of lots have also been donated toward the founding of an institution of higher grade. The membership of the church, including probationers, is about 1500, or one in twenty of the population. The strongest church is in Nebraska City, which, under the labors of Rev. T. 'B. Lemon, was favored with an extenaiye revival last year. The church. in Omaha is in a favorable condition under the labors of Bro. Hart. The Presbyterian and Episcopal churches are also actively in the fteld. At. Nebraska City there is a neat Methodist Protestant Church. Foreign. Religions Progress in Germany.—A corres pondent of the Wesleyan Journal writing from Ger many specifies some things in which he thinks there has been decided progress of late in that country of religious changes: The importance of hallowing the Lord's day he says, is more deeply felt. There has been a reaction from Luther's idea of the Sabbath to Anglo-Saxon view, and the more spiritually minded in the German Churches are beginning to see that they must take a high, ground on Sabbath observance, or be content to have no Sabbath at all. The Areue' Evangelische Sirchenzeitung said to be the " most live religious Jonznal in Germany " has published the results accomplished by the New York Sabbath Committee, and asks for "similar efforts to secure in the German cities a legal or civil Sabbath." Though tlds reform is advocated not on the ground of the • binding obligation of the Lord's day as' a positive institution of the Scriptures, but rather on that• of mere expediency, it is never theless indicative of a change for the better ; and the time will =doubtless come when the right view will'be taken. The same writer refera to, the unu sual efforts, which are being made to supply the German people with a popular religious literature. The education of the' masses and their instruction in religious truths is occupying the .attention of many divines who hitherto have had no other employment for their pens than in elaborating the deep th f emes of metaphysics. Several societies have been formed for the express purpose of circulating cheap religious books. The Revival in. Samaica.—lt is stated in the Baptist Missionary Herald that the fruit of this great awakening in this island is still appearing. During the last sixteen months one minister has bap tized 187 persona and restored 65, making a total addition of 247. The aggregate increase for the year is computed at 11,521 which large edition;is to be chiefly ascribed to the revival. The Popes's Alloontion.—The recent allocu tion of the Pope canonizing the Japanese martyrs is supposed by the Christian Intelligencer to be in tended !! to buttress up the tottering temporal pow er." Some of the Paris journals strongly criticize the aforesaid utterance of the so called vicar of Christ. The..,Presse says that he does not address as he should, the whole Catholic world in expressions of peace, charity and reconciliation, but merely occu pies" with politics and material interests." " The Pope-King denies the people and separates himself from them. He braves the great Powers all of whom have recognized the kingdom of Italy, and abuses "the defenders of the liberty and independ ence of nations calling them coneocters of frauds and fabricators of falsehoods,' who defend ' unholy dogmas,' whose wickedness is only equalled by their stupidity,' and who' would ,suppress God Him self,' " Such excesses of ideas and language can only excite profound pity : thez also have the effect of afflicting especially sincere 'Catholics : in fact all those who have not made of religion .a party instru ment." This is strong language. It is thought that the issuing of this docnment in which the tem poral power of the Pope is so blasphemously assert ed has cut off all hopes of an amicable settlement Of the questions of difference between him and Victor Emanuel. lattritattltfOlrettitt : litt '4.tint,Oft,:ttattitliot, Desire for the Gospel.—Dr. Krapf, who is now in Africa, under the auspices of the United Methodist Free Church Missionary Society, in two letters to Mr. Eckett, the last dated the 12 of Feb ruary, announces his arrival at Zanzibar, and gives an encouraging account of the prospects of the new mission. At the capital of the Kauma territory the chiefs gave Dr. Krapf and his German colleagues a truly fraternal welcome, exclaiming with the hearti ness peculiar to the people, " The country is yours l •You can come and teach our people whatever you like ;we shall welcome you l You may build hous es and do whatever you like among us." The Dr. then selected a site for the missionary station, and' returned to Zanzibar, where, at the date of his last letter, he was planning.the formation of a station in the Usambara country, at which his English breth ren would reside. The British consul at Zanzibar was giving to the missionaries all the assistance in his power, and systematically " uses his influence to have the country thrown open to every kind of le gitimate enterprise, civilization, and Christianiza tion." He was warmly in favor of the mission on the Usambara mountains, and evidently regards Dr. Krapf as an ally and a friend. 10• . ,i,t,0it'...: .. ..i1 . .-000-, Congress.—Several members have left for their homes to aid in procuring the necessary enlistments for the army. Senator Chandler, of Michigan, made a violent assault upoti`the Government in re gard to the conduct of the war. He said that " the great crime." of dividing the Army of the Poto mac could not be ascribed to Mr. Stanton, but lay between Mr. Lincoln and General McClellan. "If that great army had been commanded by that arch traitor, Jeff Davis, there would not have been a movement which he would not have ordered since the Ist of December." Mr. Lane, of Kansas, re proved Mr. Chandler for language so innappropriate at this time, and the subject was dropped. On Tuesday, July Bth, the House passed a bill providing for the trial of State prisoners, and autho rising the President to suspend the operation of the habeas corpus act. On Wednesday and Thursday the Senate was en gaged in a great struggle on the new Militia bill, by which the President is empowered to call out the, militia for any, period he, may deem expedient, (three months is the limit at present,) and which; provides for the enlistinent of blacks, and the eman cipation of such slaves as may enlist, and, when slaves of rebels, that not`only themselves but their mothers, wives, and children be set free. On Friday, the House.passed a stringent Confis .. cation Bill, the result of conferences between the Committees 'on the two bills previously reported, and insisted on by the House and Senate. The Pension and Tariff Bills were also finally passed. The gift of League Island, in this city, for use as a Navy Yard, was accepted. The Senate was engaged in warm debate on the Enlistment Bill. The raising of black regiments is already authorized in the Con fiscation Bill, passed as above. A special, despatch to the New York Post, from Washington July 12, says : " The President to-day sent for the members of Congress from the Border Slave States, upon whom he urged his plan of gra dual emancipation, and hinted strongly that if it was not adopted, a general emancipation would come, under less:pleasant circumstances." The Army of the Potomac is universally re presented to be in good spirits, and in fighting trim. Reinforcements have arrived, and the commissary arrangements are perfected at the new base of ope rations, called Westover Landing. The Press says that Burnside is marching to the relief of McClel lan, and that the army of Pope, a hundred thousand strong, - will soon be moving Southward. General Mitchell has paid a visit to Washington, and it is surmised that the genius of this brilliant officer may he brought into play upon the great field, of action in Virginia. The rebels do not look upon the recent battles as a substantial victory. The editor of the Richmond Examiner bewails the heavy Confederate loss, which he sets down at twenty thousand killed, wounded, and missing. A skirmish took place July sth, near the left wing, which resulted in the defeat of the rebels. We took 1000 rebel prisoners, and three small bat teries, and our cavalry followed them up till they passed beyond White Oak. For the last two days the rebels have shown little disposition to fight, and on the 6th relinquished their ground and batteries almost without resist ance. President Lincoln visited the Army of; the Poto mac at its new base of operations, on Wednesday of last week. Our transports have been fired into on their pass age up the James River to Harrison's Landing, by rebel batteries on the shores. The rebel pin-boat Teaser, was captured July 4th, by the Maratanza, in the James river. Full descriptions of the obstruc tions in the river above Fort Darling were found in her. The crew escaped. The accounts brought by the Presidential party from the headquarters of the army of the Potomac, give a cheering view of the condition of affairs in that vicinity. It is represented that the entire losses on our .part in the recent battles, do not exceed 11,000. Strag glers are constantly returning. The enemy's loss`, there is no.doubt, is exceedingly large. The Press dent reports that the lois in killed, WoUndecl, and. missing will not exceed fifteen thousand for all of the late battles. The Richmond papers are taking a serious view of McClellan's new position as contrasted with the one he abandoned. The Examiner of the 7th says : In enumerating the advantages secured ; to the enemy in his present position, his superior facilities of transportation must not be omitted. Whilst our ammunition and store's must be wagoned a distanoe of nearly thirty miles, his steamers and transports are running up to the very doors of his tent. For the benefit of distant readers, we may here properly say Something of the character of the country to which, suddenly and unexpectedly, the scene of war has been shifted. Ten days ago, when McClellan be leaguered Richmond,, with the exception, of about five miles of the Chieltahoininy low ground, he 'oa cupied the most barren, and at the same time, the worst watered and most unhealthy region of Eaa tern Virginia. Agues, hoop-poles, and whortle berries have been always the only sure crbps of the country within a radius of ten miles aboUt the Seien Pines, taking that point as a centre, and but two living streams cross the Nine-mile, or Williamsburg roads, between Richmond and Bottom Bridge. On these two roads, with the Seven Pines as their-head quarters, the"very pick and flower of the Northern army was concentratedi and here, for weeks, their vigor and numbers melted away, under the influence of miasma, bad water, and a Southern sun, but by this hasty' trip through White Oak Swamp, MC- Clellan has emerged with thinned ranks into a more genial land. A broad, fresh river flows before him, while his tired and hungry hordes *ill find bound less suppliesin as fair and rich a valley as the sun shines on. The country of the lower James river is the garden spot of Virgina. Nowhere does soil bet ter repay the toil and skill of the husband-man." The hopes that had been, entertained by the rebels of the entire overthrow of our army are thus relin quished : " If the first official display of our success =has not been fully sustained by subsequent events, and if the public expectations which. were thenraised to such a height arelo bereduced,yre believe that our people can bear the disappointment, without wait ing to hear the facts drop out through the slow and forced confessions of those in authority. If Mc , CieHan has effected , a communication with the river, why was not this fact boldly and sincerely announced, instead of trifling with the public mind by reports of surrounding portions of his army in triangular swamps and.in the' eighborhood of mill-ponds, and other false and vague, 454ries,i,ntencle4 Areak.,the fall of public expect4ions And.again : . "The scene of activeoperations has been removed to such a distance front Richmond, that it is diffi cult to obtain any news of the incidents of each day, but from what is generally understood or the situa tion, it appears to admit only of the severe alterna tive of an immediate' assault upon the enemy, orthe falling back of our lines." They claire to have 4600 prisoners. it is reported that General McCall, ofthe Pennsylvania Reserves, is in Richmond. According to their earlier accounts, the battles at Mechanicsville and Gaines' Mills were most signal victories fl; them. At Coal Harbor, and on Saturday at Ga ett's Mills, they admit a repulse. They admit tit . goed generalship of Mc- Clellan in bringing off las army in safety by way of 'White Oaks Swamp, and acknowledge themselves terribly cut up in the assailt on our lines on Tuesday, July Ist. Rnlistments.—There 1 8 an uncertainty as to ; the best, means of raising th new, levies, though the disposition of .the masses is undoubtedly such as to, warrant the expectation of prompt and abundant response to the call. :14ew York, Prof. Peissner of Union College is atithO ' r ed to raise a regiment lz which will, include maliy students. An immense and most enthusiastic ince ing was held in Hartford, July 10, at WWII the wt. e crowd seemed prepared to enlist. Legislaturestalpities are voting extra t ) bounties to volunteers .:, n the other hand, many are inclined to favor d.rafl,ing as a more equal meas ure The employment , ilf multitudes just now in the harvest fields may dclfy ,the completion of the quota; but it will be ra4l. Later accounts exhibit I eat enthusiasm among r fr the people, especially York ; and in New England. Mass meeting have been held'all over the country and inimense sums subscribed by indi viduals, towns and legi4tures, . as bounties for enlistments.: - ‘ , ~ From the proclamation of the loyal Governors we make a number of extnwill : • Governor Morgan, of New York, says: " This •appeal is to the State of New York; it is to each citizen. Let it cone, to every -fireside. "We cannot doubt that the insurrection is in its death throes : that alruigl*, blow rill, end its mon strous existence:" Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island; "We are confronted by a bold, unsciuplous and unprinoipled enemy in the field, in`great strength, who, with almost barbarian ferocity, makes Niai on our government and cnirinstitutions; whO'would destroy our liberties; and. reduce us to the condition of serfs'of a military (lea-1306m." " Let no consideration stand between , us and the duty we owe to our country. Let'no sacrifice be thought too great to be offered on the altar of our country." Governor Holrook, of Velinont "It cannot be necessary to more than barely re mind the citizens of Vermont that the crisis of the rebellion has cony, and that by hesitation and delay it may be allowed to linger and invite foreign inter ference in its behalf, or by - such a new, prompt and powerful rally to arms, as the loyal people of the country are abundantly able to make, it can be crush ed and annihilated." Governor Buckingham, of Connecticut : "The rebellion, contecnlin with the desperation of a hopeless and wicked cause, must be met with equal energy. Close your r?anufactories and work shops—turn aside from your farms and your busi ness—leave for a while your families and your homes—meet face to face the enemies of your liber ties." Governor Olden, of New Jersey : " The period of enlistment, which is for three years or during the war,will be rendered brief by all unitedly performing their high duty. While the waning ranks of the rebels are furnished by conscrip tion, let it be our boast that we defend the nation by heroic volunteers." Gov. Bradford of Maryland.: " Men of Maryland, I look to you with confidence to be among the foremost in responding to this call. There are reasons why you should be. You are, as it were, the natural, body-guard of the capital of the nation. If this diabolical rebellion ever makes another forward movement its first step will be upon your soil. Conscript levies and hired substitutes can never stand before volunteers in such a cause. The crisis is at hand—one (pore effective blow and the rebellion must crumble. ' Gov. Tod of Ohio::.. ," On the 4th inst. I had the pleasure of meeting ing.the Governors of many of the Western States, from mikom 1 learned that their constituentiare'de termined to spend their hut man and last dollar; if necessary, to crush out the unlwly,rebellion, and thus demonstrate to the crowned heads of Europe, who seem to. be doubting upon the Tnestion, that-the Amer ican people are able to maintain the- glorious govern ment establisited for them by their fathers, and de sire no intervendonfroM any, varter." Vicksburg:—There was a premature report of the capture of this place on Monday'of last week. The.recent attack commenced June 26th. - After a bombardment of two days, eight of Com. Parra gut' s fleet paiied the batteries-and • t001t. , , position above the city: It is reported that the Comniodore was wounded in this daring passage. Meantime Gen. Butler'has set a large force of negroes at work upon the narrow tongue of land formed by the bend of the river, opposite the point of which Vicksburg lies- They were to dig - Rt. neTr 7 s,3o.- straight channel fir `the river at the-base thrs tongue, and thus di vert course'entirely nwa7:fi:orn the' obstinate city. Ought not those professors'ok the humanities, Lon]. Palmerston, and the Timeito' have been *stem suited ? On the 30th, the, bombardment was con tinued. The city is occupied by the military. Gen William's has planted:a field battery opposite the city,which causes much' annoyance to the rebel Naval.—The fleet',of vessels tying until let* at Nassau, 2.1 P bound the Southern States, have met; with a miniberpf serious Tnishaps. Her B. s. ship Greyhound hadSeiied upon ' the Ovieto, built in England for a man of war and at that time under command of the pirate Capt. Semmes. The steam er Cecile,Nvith munitions of war, for Charleston, was wrecked ; while the Nashiille and Kate bound for North Carolina were chased back. . . The case of the Emily St. Pierre, retaken from one of our prize crews and.carried to England by the rebels, has been the subject of lengthY cor,reVond ence between Mr. Adams, S. minister, and the British Government. Mr., t Adams utterly, refuses to be satisfied with the i eFslise:s 1,1114 r forth by their government for yefusing pirestore the vessel to us, and refers the whole inatt6tethe authorities at Washington. The Monongahela, gunboat, was launched from, the navy-yard in this city on Thurs day of last week. The ]Loney Market has been in a state of extra ordinary excitement.: On Wednesday.of last week a premium of 17 per cent was paid for:gold and for eign exchange went up to:to 28§ above .par: ' The effect of this movementlias been ' almost to stap - all trade in foreign. goods, and .to inflate the prices of stocks which had sunk 4 -after the retirement of Me: °Milan from ilithmond. • Rebel Movements in Tennessee and Ken tuoky.—On §unday morning, the lath, a body of 3 or 4000 Georgia and Texas guerrillas attacked our troops at Murfreesboro, and. captured the 11th Mi chigan regiment, with Generals Duffield and Crit tenden, and other officers. The 3rd Minnesota being strongly posted, repulsed the rebels in these charges, at last accounts were successfully retreating. Fears were entertained tor the safety of Nashville. Morgan's cavalry were threatening Lexingttm, Ky. Lebanon, in the central portion of Kentuc ky, had been burned by the rebel marauders. General Pope's army is moving South from Warrenton, which is below Manassas Junction. On the 12th, General Hatch's command entered Cul pepper, and drove out a body ,of rebel cavalry. parriagto. ON the 10th inst., at 8 o'clock, A.M.; at the Wal nut street Presbyterian church, (West Philadel phia) by Rev. J. G. Butler, Mr. IL J. josYsToN and Miss S. M. Moss. flatko. IN Memphis, May 23, 1862, KATE, wife of A. J. Wllll%, and daughter of Frederick and Margaret Myerle, of this city. Friend after friend depart, 'tis true ; but, oh how seldom does -death smite so many hearts and sunder, so ' many precious ties. Not ; only does he who looks about in untold anguish upon his little baud of motherless ones 'feel that this once happy home is, left unto him desolate, but many others sadly feel that they this day have lost no common friend. Home was the charmed circle in which she' moved without a rival. No bpot but felt the magic of her skillful hand and the warmth of her lovnig heart. That home has loat its chief delight Each NEIGHBOR, too, feels her loss. No act of kindness was too much, no self-denial too great;for her kind heart. The Church of which she was a member has ''lost a faithful friend. Her ever vacant seat and the absence of her ever valuable aid in every good word, will often remind us that the Church has lost a valuable friend. The pastor and his family truly feel that they have lost a sincere •fiiend. She studied their wants, and many a house hold comfort still testifies to her thoughtfulness. Alas, for us that she -is gone. The- poor have lost a friend. Her ear was never deaf to the calls of the destitute, the abode of poverty has often been made to rejoice through her kindness. The sick have lost a friend. The midnight hour has often found her watching by the couch of suffering, ministering with anxious tenderness to every want. And there are those far away who watched her childhood's growing loveliness, who will mourn in sorrow that she is passed away from earth. In the death of Mrs. White, who has not lost a fflend? Surely a pure and lovely spirit has gone from this tempest tossed world, to rest in the bosom of its God. Methinks that first to meet her in that happy place came leading on a cherub band her own bright boy, who twelve <months since passed away, leaving her mournning bitterly. 0, call her not back to earth, .for heave_n to her piadouble blis% . E. S. atirextiotmento. Superintendents, Teachers, and Com mittees ABOUT making selections for Sabbath-School Li braries, should send for the SELECT Dascare- Tryo CATALOGUE of J. C. GARRIGUES & CO. 148 South Fourth street, Philadelphia, Penn'a. The catalogue will be sent free on application. july 10 ly. A New Work on Preetical.Religion. iESTH,ETIC PIETY. BY REV. WM. BACON. The character of the work can best be seen from the following RECOMMENDATIONS: From Rev. ALBERT BARNES, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. "I have read with as much care and attention as I could bestow on it, a work by the Rev. William Ba con, entitled "'Esthetic Piety or the beauty andlove liness of the Christian:Religion." The design of this work, as stated, by the author (pp. 23, 24,) is to show 1. That the Christian Religion is essentially beau tiful and lovely. 2. That Christians should strive as much as possi ble to attain and to exhibit all the excellences of this religion. 3. That sinners as well as saints should candidly examine and correctly estimate the duties and graces of Christianity, and thence be led to adopt and prac tice them in order to secure all the happiness to which iit the i will lead." -; one can doubt the importance of the subjects thii , *scussed: And in my judgment the author has discussed them in such a way as to he eminently use ful to all those who will read his work. The piety of the church would be of a higher order, and the hap piness of Christians would be much greater, if they would follow the counsels addressed to them ii, this book; and it would be for the eternal welfare of those who are not now Christians, if they would, as the author] suggests, so examine Christianity ; so lay aside all pre judice ; so yield themselves to the conviction of truth, i p as to , embrace the. Christian 'system and practke it in their lives. I think that, the book is adapted t elevate the faith, and increase the piety of the Chu ch, and that its tendency would be to ,convince all ersons that the Christian religion is "worthy *of all ccepta= tion," and is the richest gift which. God ha confer red on mankind.—l have known the Rev. )51 . Bacon for many year* and in such circumstanc s as to show ' what manner of spirit he is of,' and I ave the utmost 'confidence in his piety, his zeal, an his de siieto do good to the world, and commend t 's work =the fruit of the reflections of 'many years; and the result of a desire to do good when he is unable pub licly te,preach , ,the Gospel, ' to all with whom my name may serve,. as a sufficient commendation of the Work to inducethem to examine it fOr themselvei." 'Frorn:Rev. MARK Halms, D. D. L. D., Pre sident of William's College, and of the B. C. F. YoUr work on " 2Esthetic Piety" I have no he sitation in commending for its judicious design, its clear - discrimination of the elements of Christian character, its forcible commendation of, them, and its '&11 reference to . those - passages of Scripture by which they are sustained." - Kum .11orims. From the Professors of :the Auburn Theological Seminary: - • - " I have read your work on /Esthetic Piety with entire approbati"n and umningle gratification. It ia full of sound common sense, suggestive thought an scriptural truth. "It cannot fail „to profit those wh wilLattentively read it. Lam glad,that while you Ar disabled from labor abroad, you are able to divert your own mind, alleviate the pains of your long con finement, and tender yOurSelf widely and permanent ly useful by producing such works." ,EDWIN HALL. "If lave read your last - volume. entitled " 2Esthetic Piety"' with much' satisfaction: The cultivation of this department of Christain , Character deniands at tention. Your book has, my cordial approbation, as it furnishes desirable help ta the many who are in need of a Manual on this subject. I rejoice dur ing your long confinement you' are able to use your pen for the good of the Church." . J. B. CONDIT. "I have read with interest and profit the work on " Asthetie Piety" by Rev. WILLIAM BACON. "The very discriminating and full analysis of the chris tian character it contains, classes it as an aid to self examination with the best - extant works on experi mental religion; and the exhibition of the reasons why piety is too often presented in an unattractive form is full , of admonition to all Christians. As a work, not for,popular reading, but for closet contem plation I wish:it might be put into the hands of every church member." SAM. X HOPKINS. "I have; yet been able only to glance at it"— '.rEsthetic }Piety.' But I have read enough to disco ver, that tis an excellent.work of its kind, skilfully adapted to recommend our holy religion even as a mat ter of taste; to show the groundlessness of the impres sion, (Whence so much aversion to Christianity,) that it is "unsightly and forbidding." At the same time lam glad to „notice, that you do not lose - sight of those higher, considerations, which would make it an imperative 'duty, and the true interest of sinners to embrace the' Gospel, even though it should be offen sive to the ; nice taste of the cultivated and refined." • ' E. A. Huxrixevox. For Sale at the PRESBYTERIAN BOOK STORE. July 17—tf, R. S.' WALTON, -FASHIONABLE HAT AND CAP STORE, No.-1024 MABEET • Sir.rwr,' - ' Umbrellas always on band. The Presbyterian Cominittee of Home Missions acknowledge the receipt of the following contribu tions during the month of June : South Park Presb. ch. Newark M.O. $5O 12 "A member" of the Presb. ch. Middletown, • • ‘, " New York. 25 00 Presbyterian church, Grand Haven' Mich. 28 47 " Howell, " 12 00 Synod of Ohio, 43 75 Presbyte,ian church, Corunna, Mich. 5 00 " " Rattan, lIL 10 00 Nauvoo, " 500 ‘g " Parton and Scott, Wis. 828 " " and Cong. Warren, Ohio, 60 22 " Youngstown ' " 37 00 Rev. S. M. Sparks, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. bal. 20 00 Presbyterian Church Pleasant Prairie, Ills. 12 00 4( , Neoga, tt 7 00 - '' " " RWILVIU, New York, 875 _Rev. Walter Mitchell, Marysville, Ohio, 30 00 Ist. Presbyterian eh. Kossuth, lowa, 15 25 Y Presbyterian ch. Plattsburgh, New ork, 8 00 '2d " '." Lafayette, Indiana, - 94 55 13th St. Presbyterian church, New York 52 17 Ist. Presbyterian church, Mendham N. J. 100 00 A. Champion, Esq. Rochester, N. Y. 500 00 .Presbyterian ch. Three Rivers, Mich. . 81 00 Ladies IL M. Soc. of the Presb. church, Seneca Castle, N. Y. 20 00 Presbyterian church, Wellshorough, Pa. 14 00 lst. Presbyterian church, Pembroke, N. Y. 18 00 Presb, church, Beekmantown, ' " 500 " " Whitehall; -44 5 00 _... . " " Vassar, , Mich. 5 00 " H." of the Ist Presb. ch. Brooklyn, N.Y. 50 00 Synod of Ohio, 87 50 High St. Presbyterian ch. Newark, N. J. 58 70 Ist Presbyterian church, ProoklynN. Y. 5 00 Presbyterian church Markin City, Kansas, 1 25 " • " Ohio,j " 125 " churches Liberty add. Newtown, Ills: 10 50 Total, $1469 76 EDWARD A. LAMBERT, Treasurer. Riphardeon's Newl Method for the Piano-Forte. An Improvement upon ali t other Instruction Books, in Progressive Arrangeuient Adaptation and Sim plicity. Founded upon a New and Original Plan, and Illustrated by a series of Plates, showing the Proper Position of the Hands and Fingers. To which are added the Rudiments of Harmony and Thorough Bass. BY NATHAN RIGHARDSON, Author of" The Modern School for the Piano-forte." This. LAST and BEST WORK of its distinguished 'author, is universally admitted to be superior in Ex cellence to all other "Methods." "Systems," and '`Schools,?' and THE BOOK THAT EVERY PU PIL NEEDS for the acquirement of a Thorough Knowledge of Piano-forte Playing 1 It is adapted to all grades of Tuition, from the Rudimental Studies of the youngest, to the Studies and Exercises of Ad vanced Pupils 1 Teachers and Scholars can order this work with perfect reliability upon its being, inevery particular, all that it is represented to be. Two editions are pub lished, one .adopting American, the other Foreign Fingering. Whed the work is ordered, if no prefer ence is designated, the edition with American Fin gering will be sent. life'Be sure tl4t in ordering it you are particular, in specifying the "NEW METHOD." Price $3. Mailed, post-paid, to any address. Sold by all Music. Dealers. The Attention of Housekeepers TS called to our large stock of the 1 UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGERS, they are the only reliable WRINGERS in the market ; it is easily fastened to the Tub, and never works loose ; it has no Wooden Screw to break, no Rubber band to stretch and no Iron Frame to rust the Clothes; they are manufactured in four sizes, and sell for $5, $6, $7, and $lO, They are reliable and warranted. Call'and examine them at WALCOTT & BURNHAM, July 10 4t 627 Chestnut St. 1 e Co t egiate Institute for Young Ladies, N N. 1530 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, Re . Charles A. Smith, D. D., Principal. T e eighth Academic year begins on Monday, Sep teu r 15th, 1862. C rculars specifying terms, &c., will be sent, and add tional information given, on application to the PH ipal. Letters may be directed to Box 1839, Post office, Philadelphia. July 10 ly. THE GOLDEN SHOWER. A Second Volume to " Golden Chain." A CARD. N answer to numerous and urgent requests from Superintendents and others who have used the GOLDEN CHAIN " in their Sunday Schools ever since is first publication, (May, 1861), the author has the pleasure of announcing that he has now completed a second volume to that work, of the newest and choicest music and poetry. The new volume is entitled "THE GOLDEN SHOW ER " - • REMOV A Ti. . E. G. WHITMAN & CO. . KAWITFACTUB ! ERS OP - Fancy and Plain Candies, Chocolate Confections,Gum Drops, Mixed Sugar Plums, etc.,etc. Also, dealers in Foreign'Fruits, an brilliant - ' colOredMe - Works. Having removed from Second and Chestnut streets to r3lB at I lISTIV7JT ST.ft . BBL 0 W FOURTH, I rhere the public will find`pure Confectionary and an psortment of Fire Works, not surpassed by any es blishrnent in the city., ju26 lm PHILADELPHIA. cal° HOME MISSIONS. " Big Spring, Published by OLIVER DITSON & CO. 277 Washington Street, Boston. julyl7 tf. NEARCZE/rTG AL,ONG. The children are entlerinir from mom All who have been " chained" to music in their schools for the past year, and now desire a " shower" of new Melodies, may be gratified by enclosing Fifteen cents for a specimen copy, to WM- B. BRADBURY, 421 Broome St. N.Y. PRICE OF GOLDEN SHOWER—Net Cash, Per hundred, in paper covers . . . . $l2 00 Per hundred, in board covers . . . . . WM. B. BRADBURY, 421 Broome St., NY. IVISON, PBINNEY Sz CO., 4.3 & 50 Walker St, NY july3 W T. W Wilson's Tea Warehouse, No. 286 Chestnut street, W. T. WILSON, Proprietor. Tea and, Coffee at the lowest wholesale prices for CABIL Orders from the country promptly attended ju2,6 tf • GEORGE J. BOYD, BANKER, N0..18 South Third Street, Philadelphia, (Two doors above Mechanics' Bank.) DEALER in Bills of Exchange, Bank Notes and Specie.. Drafts on New York, Boston, Bald more: ete., for sale. Stocks and Bonds bought and sold. On commission, at the Board of Brokers. Busi ness Paper, Loans on Collaterals, etc., negotiated. Deposits received and interest allowed. jag . , CFERAP HAT STORE.! TEMPLE OF FASHION!! i HATS AND CAPS _ Cheap for Cash., 1. 40 N. SIXTH STREET -'' (Between Market & Areh,) . - - ' • BOURNE, Particular attention paid to bespoke Hats. [decl2 1 (1 RUSSELL No. 22 NORTE SIETE( STREET Am . jean and Imported FINE Coral, Lava, and Carbuncle Je•svelry, in Etru scan and plain mountings. Silverware ,of every description, warranted equal to coin. Plated Ware— Tea Sets, Cake Baskets, Casters, 'Cups, Knives, Forks, etc. Repairing carefully attended to. - nov2B ly The Cheapest and. Best Hair Dye in the World. NEVER FADES OR WASHES OUT. PHAWS Hair Dye, 38 cents a box, three boxes U for $l. The best in use. Try it. Sold only UPHAM'S, No. 403 Chestnut Street. eb 7 6m THE undersigned takes pleasure in announcing to the patrons of the American Presbyterian," and the'public, in general, that the CLOTHING manufactured, either ready-made or special order, is from material of the VERY. BEST FABRICS, and warranted to give satisfaction. The prices are marked in " 15 00 PLAIN FIGURES, on each garment, and in all cases, uniformly low. TERMS CASH, EDWARD T. TAYLOR, For CHARLES STOKES, No. 824 Chestnut street, Phila. HENRY C. BLAIR'S, PRESCRIPTION AND FAMILY MEDICINE STORE, Eighth and Walnut streets, Philadelphia. (Established 1829.) NONEbut the best Medicines dispensed. Prices uniform and reasonable. Persons residing in the country can have their orders faithfully and promptly executed, no matter how small. Physi cians supplied with pure medicines and medical pre parations. jul2 tf DANDELION COFFEE. THIS preparation, made from the best Java Coffee, is recommended by physicians as a superior NUTRITIOUS BEVERAGE for General Debility, Dyspepsia, and all bilious disorders. Thousands who have been compelled to abandon the use of Cof fee will use this without injurious effects. One can contains the strength of two pounds of ordinary coffee Price 25 cents. The purest and best. BAKING POWDER known, for making light, sweet and nutritious Bread and Cakes. Price 15 cents. Manufactured by Id. H. KOLLOCK, CHEMIST, Corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, Phila, And sold by all Druggists and Grocers. mar 27 tf OIL CLOTHS FOB. SALE BY THE MAISTFACTITBER, AT No. 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia. No. 49 Cedar Street, New York. The Stock consists of Enamelled Leather Cloth. Carriage Floor Oil Cloth. Table and Stair Oil Cloths. Stand Covers and Green Curtain Cloth, Floor Oil Cloths, from. t to 6 yards wide The style and quality of these goods are not ex celled. Will be sold to dealers at reasonable prices. feb 23-1 y THOMAS POTTER, Manufacturer. Sacramental A Pure and Unadulterated Article, Especially suited for Communion Purposes For sale by STA AL & MILLER, S. E. corner Tenth and Arch streets, Philadelphia.. dec26th ly WILLIAM F. GEDDES, Plain and Fancy Printer, No. 320 CHESTNUT STREET, (Over Adams' Express) Philadelphia Pamphlets, Constitutions, Circulars , Cards, Bill heads,Bills of Lading, Law and Custom Mouse Blanks, etc. mar 27 tf Life-Size Photographs in Oil ARE much superior to Oil Paintings, as likenesses and picturess, if made by skilful artists, such as you find at - REDriIER'S GALLERY, Second street, 'above Green. Made directly from living persons, and from small Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, or Photo graphs, when persons are deceased. jan2 ly REMOVAL* SAXES R WEBB, • DEALER TN Fine Teas Coffees, and Choice Family Groceries. Has removed to the • • S. E. corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, Phil a delphia, a few doors from his former location, where he will be happy to see his friends and customers. Goods carefully - packed and forwarded to the coun try.. .8 T . L 0 UI 8 Sunday-School, Theological and Tract Depository. /ME American Sunday-School 'Union and Airicri -1 can Tract . Society, each maintained for many years depositories of their respective 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 ofprivate publishers, which are sold at publishers' prices. Catalonges 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 tf E. O. THOMPSON, MERCHANT TAILOR, N. E. con. SzvErm AND WALNUT STREETS, Philadelphia. THE design of this establishment is to meet the wants of Gentlemen accustomed to, or desirous of hav ing Clothing made to order and measure. Suitable selections can always be made from large varieties of material on hand for the purpose. o=3o ly E. H. ELDRIDGE, ART., ' aghlonable Clothier, [Formerly of Eighth and Chestnut streetsj AS taken the Store ~.. .At). 628 MARKET STREET, Where he is prepared to, furnish his old friends and the public.in general with CLO-THING, .Ready Made or Made to Order, in the Best` Style, AT MODERATE PRICES, As he`buys and sells exclusively for Cash. [decs ly WINDOW SHADES, Damask, Lace, and Muslin Curtains. eIILT Cornice!, Band§ Gimps and Fringes. Nil Spring, Hair, and Husk Mattresses; 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 PATTEN'S, West End Curtain and Upholstery Store, No. 1408 Chest nut street.: meet tf. A CARD. KOLLOCK'S KOLLO OK'S LEVAIN J. BUFFINGTON, ORGAN BUILDER 131 S. ELEVENTH ST„ Above Walnut, .PHILADELPHIA - 1 4, ,4 0 , 183
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