1862.
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GENT.SEEAVAITGELISI'.
JOHN Wt 1E41M,,
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1862
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Dr, Piturter's Disloyalty.-The committee ap
pointed by the Old School Presbytery of which Dr.
Plumer is a member, to report on the difficulties be
tween him and his congregation, presented two pro
positions, one was that the Presbytery earnestly re
commend Dr. Plumer to resign; and the other, that
the pastoral relationship be continued and the disaf
fected parties be refunded to,the amount of their en
tire outlay. On the motion to adopt the former, there
was a tie vote, and the moderator, Rev. D. A, Cun
ningham,deeided in the negative, which according
to the terms of the report secures the passage of
the second' propesition. The Pittsburg Banner is
not satisfied with this result, and asserts that the
Doctor is not sincere In his loyalty, It uses the
following language :
" Dr. Plumer claims to be loyal to the Govern
ment ; he neither speaks nor acts against it, and he
pays his taxes, etc. He also affirms that he is a
Union man, strictly and eminently so. He wishes
all the States to be united -under one Government,
and the Constitution to be kept by all inviolate, and
the people to love each' other, dwelling in harmony
and peace. He desires the country to be as it was
five or ten years ago. He cannot pray for the me
Bess of our arms, nor give thanks for the victories,
because arms and victories produce alienations ra
ther than fraternal feelings; men cannot be 'coerced`
to love , ; swords and bayonets , can never pin toge
ther these States in a happy and enduring Union."
OupPression of the True Presbyterian.—
Notwithstanding the efforts of this paper, to avoid
polities, it has in some way or other come under the
law of the civil or rather military authorities, in
Louisville, A correspondent of the Presbyter,
Cincinnati, is responsible for the following ;
LOUISVILLE, KY., July 14, 1862.
Editors of .Presbyterian : —On Sabbath evening as
Rev. Stuart Robinson was entering church to com
mence the evening services, he ~was waited on by
Mr. Bligh, one of our police, and taken before the
Provost Marshal, who informed him that by order
of Gen. Boyle the publication of the True Presby
terian mint cease for the present. Mr. R, expostu
lated upon the injury to him in a husiness point of
view, and the manifest unfairness of thus summari
ly stopping a I?eligious newspaper, but all to no
purpose. The Provost Marshal informed him that
his orders were peremptory. So the matter stands
at pment. There are good prospects of a loyal
Presbyterian paper being started here shortly—loyal
to the church and loyal to the State. The paper,
however, has been allowed to reappear.
The Committee on Education of the Dutch
Church reports, that " There has been received
during tha,past year for educational purposes, from
the churches, $5335 57; from individuals, $2 108
92—making a total of $7444 49, being $lBBB 89 less
than the amount received last year, and $2337 65
less than received the year next preceding. .
During the paid, year there have been eighty-nine
beneficiaries under the care of the Board. Of these,
thirty-one.have been pursuing their studies in the
Theological Seminary at New-Brunswick, thirty-one
in Rutgers College, one iri the Grammar School at
New-Brunswick, two in the Holland Academy, and
one in Union College.
Union <of Presbyterians in New Brunswick.
—At the late meeting of the Synod of the _Presby
terian Church, the Rev. W. -Elder submitted the
Report on this subject. It recited the previous pro
ceedings of Synod, the correspondence with the
Synod of the Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick
in connexion with the Church of Scotland, and it
recommended Resolutions to the following effect—
we have not a copy of the minutes at hand :
1. that this Synod heartily reciprocates the desire
of the sister Synod for the interchange ofgocsi offices,
not only as tending towards union, but as an obvious
Christian duty.
2. That this Synod is not impressed with the exis
tence of any insuperable obstacles in the way'of
union, and woUld be pleased, through its Committee,
to confer with any Committee of the Synod in con
nexion with the Church of Scotland on that subject.
3. That the Convener and. Committee be re-ap
pointed, and instructed to prosecute the business
entrusted to them.
These resolutions were` received by the Synod with
the utmost cordiality, and unanimouily adopted.
Methodist.
Growth of Methodism in the West. -•- The
North W. Christian Advocate makes the follow
ing statement
The outgrowth from the Old Western Conference
since 1812, exclusive of what is on slave territory,
is ; Animal COnterences, 25 : traveling preachers,
3,269 ; local preachers, 4,538 ; members and proba
tioners, 475,959 ; and an aggregate value of church
property, in °b itches .and parsonages alone, of $7,
764,495..
The contributions front the above conferences to
the cause of missions in 1861, , amounted to $99,778.
• Bat a few years since, and the entire territory
now occupied by these conferences, was an unbroken
wilderness, the pasture-field of the buffalo, and the
huntifig-ground of the Indian.
Baptist.
PreSbyteriktaism "Among thnßaittisti.—The
N e w yerleeetiespoudent of the Boston Watchman
and Reflector* the'last number of that paper says :
" At a late meetibg of the New York Conference
of Baptist ministers, one of their number was ap
pointed to write an essay on Church Government so
far as set forth in the Scrititures.- In connection
with this ippointment an allusion was made to a
recent agitation of this subject. This expression
referred, no doubt, to the interest elicited in the
Philadelphia Conference by the discuAsion that was
started by the , &my' of. Dr. Jeffery. Be„ was re,
quested to pUbliSh his 'essay. Ala .imposing to
enlarge it, and will, probably, put it forth in the
form of a volume.
We have had an opportunity of lemiing some
thing of his position by seeing a portion of the manu
script. The distinguishing feature of the work is
not, in the main, a new position, but rather, the use
that is made of an admitted truth. That admitted
truth is, that in the apostolic age there was only one
church, in a city or a community. That church
consisted of one or more congregatiqns ; several con
gregations being governed in common by one Pres
byter; (Elder or Bishop;) and each congregation
was superintended by one or more members of the
Presbytery,(or eldership,) these presiding officers
being severally equal in rank. These Presbyters
severally governed the respective congregations in
accordance with the joint ruling of the entire Pres
bytery or Eldership. The administration of each
was subject to appeal by, the members of the con
gregation and to review by the Presbytery.
"The great practical aiin of the essay is to follow
out the.se principles in application to our times and
circumstances. ,And here Dr. Jeffery will certainly
come athwart some of our common opinions and
lunges. But let us give him a hearing. He has
approached the New Testament as an earnest man,
a fearless inquirer, seeking the old way,' and has
been led to some conclusions he did not anticipate.
In such an attempt, with such an aim, so accordant
with the spirit of our martyr fathers; 'let us stand by
him and encourage him to do the best that he can.
When the book:is published if we cannot refute or
modify his positions, • we will accept and sustain
them. ,
Editor
Missions.—The fourth Quarter
ly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Bap
tist Missionary donvention of the State ofNew York,
was held in Utica, July sth. Labors have been
performed at thirty-five stations and out-stations,
where 1389 sermons:have been preached, 450 pray
er-meetings held, 1549 religious visits made, and
1277 children and youth instructed in Sunday schools
and Bible classes. As the effects already developed,
fifty-six have been hopefully'converted to. God, of
whom thirty-seven have received the ordinance of
Christian baptism
Pious Naval Officers.—A clergyman of Chicago
recently remarked in the daily meeting, that there
was one`fact full of interest to him, connected with
this war, and one which marked the overruling
hand of God's providence in honoring them that
honor Him. He bad been credibly informed that
five out of the' seven flag officers of our navy were
pious Christian men. As if by a miracle, God had
given one of them New Orleans against every hu
man expectation, so much so, that a person who
knew, the defences of that place, as a friend, advised
him not to undertake " a hopeless task." Said he,
"I have been sent to take New Orleans, and God
helping me, I mean to do it." Another was the
hero of Forts Henry and Donelson and of the Island
No. 10, and another had apperently, at least, just
saved our grand army of the Potomac. Our people
and our rulers had not recognized ;the fact, as they
should, that God rules the surgings of this strife,
and will punish besieger and besieged until His
name is honored in high places, not with paper pro
clamations merely, but by the strict observance;
of His laws.
Soldiers of the Cross.—lt was stated in the
Boston meeting that in a neighboring city two vol
unteers of the United States army requested pray
ers for themselves, last evening, that they might
become soldiers of the cross. After the meeting
closed, several of the brethren held a special season
of prayei in their behalf, and before the close of the
meeting they both professed to give theinsehres to
Christ.
Ong individual present, who has just enlisted in
the serirke4of - his - canary, - aid - tßitt — bniadTu — st
become a soldier of the cross, and desired prayers
for himself, that he might be faithful in both
A brother stated that he saw in the ears this
morning, a wounded soldier, who lately returned
from Richmond. He asked how he felt in battle.
He replied that he, was perfectly cool, and was con=
Mont of victory. He was anxious to get back,again
to renew the fight. He said that the rebeit `could
not stand the'-bayonet.—that they would run. This
is the only way that we can defeat them;
The question arose, Are the soldiers of the cross
as valiant for the truth as these men are for their
cause ? Do Christian soldiers charge bayonet
upon ,thee army of aliens? Are they confident
of victory ? If they do the aliens will flee as do the
rebels. Christian soldiers should learn wisdom from
martial conflicts.
Resignation of a Chaplain.--Itev. Thomas B.
Hudson, formerly pastor of the church at Union
Springs, has, resigned 'the chaplaincy of the 75th
New York Volunteer& The climate of Pensacola,
where ,the 75th is stationed, does not agree with
Mr. Hudson, and he returns considerably debilita
ted, though able to discharge the duties of his office
up to the time of leaving. The religious condition
of the yegiment (recruited, principally in Seneca,
Cayuga, and neighboring counties of Western New
York) is very encouraging. The weekly, prayer:
meetings are well attended* the soldiers, and. Mr.
Hudson has preached regularly to his regiment on
'the Sabbath, occupying the Episcopal churCh.
Churches Nei York City.—The New York
World states on the authority of Trow's -Directory,
that there are 305 churches in that city, as fol
lows
"Baptist, 33; Congregati6nal, 4; Dutch Reform
ed, 22; Friiinisi - 3 ; Yewish. Sinagognes, 18 ; Lu
theran, 7 ; Methodist Episc44l, 34 ; Afriam Me
thodist Episcopal, 4; Methodist' Protestants, ; l;
Presbyterian (including two Mission chapels), 48 ;
United Presbyterian, 6 ; Associate Reformed Pres
byterian, 1; Reformed Presbyterian, 5 ; Protestant
Episcopal (including seven Mission chapels), 62
Roman Catholic, 31; Unitarian, 2 ; UniVersaliSt, 4;
Miscellaneous, 20. " Some half d6zen Mission cha
pels are not enumerated; but as several of the fore
going churches will probably ere long be sold out
and closed up, .the number `may stand as it is
—305."
It also gives the following table
Cities. ' Population. Churches. No. , tq Pop.
New York t ' 805,651 305 Ito 2641
Philadelphia, 565,529 275 Ito 2056
Baltimore, 212,418 170 1 to 1249
805t0n,177,718 112 1 to 1588
Brooklyn, which has a population of 266,661 ;
Newark, which has 71,941, and Elizabeth, which
has 11;567, have each been represented as hiving a
church fot every - thousand inhabitants ; we have not
the exact' figures at hand, and, therefore have not
included theni.iri our table. —N. World.
Calling themselves Presbyterians.—A writer
in the German Reformed Messenger, complains of
certain members of his church, that they are in the
;habit of calling themselves Presbyterians. He says,
lady whom I met' in the West, and who, was from
York county, Pa., was asked by me, after a com
munion, to what Church she belonged. - " Presby
terian," was her reply. From observation, it Ap
pears to me, that those of our people, who speak
but little English, are most given to the habit of
mdling•themselves Presbyterians. •
It is a pity, that they possess the spirit of their
Church so little, that they even do not know her
name; or if they do, they have so little love for her
as to seek refuge under a false name. This ignor
ance is the reason why so many of our members join
the 'Presbyterians in the West,
Christian Association.-- Mr. Ballard, of the
New York .AsSobiation, has, at the instance of the
London AssOciation, addressed a circular to' every
Army
Miseellaneoum.
. . . . ,
, , ~. .
AtititiOitAitiolittitiiii4ifi • .
41 titi#u itilititteli#:4-.
kindred body in this country, containing the following
questions :
1. The number, names, ages, and avocations of
delegates'appointed by your Association.
2. The date of your organization.
3. The population and staple trade of your loordity.
4. The number of your members. -
5. Your particularlelds of labor.
6. The classes ofyoung men most effectually oPera
ted upon` y you. '
7. Any suggestions as to the means of making
more effective the agency of Christian Associations
in the welfare of souls and the gloxification of God.
8. Any suggestions as to subjects, pro Per, in your
opinion, to be brought under the notice of the Con
,
ference.
9. Any speeds]. communication which Your As
sociation may desire to make to the Conference.
Our Association 'expects to be represented at the .
proposed Conference; and we shall be happy to
cooperate with sister societies, in the United States,
in any way which promises to prove how united' we
are in the earnest wish that our joint labors may be
owned of the Master, and made fruitful of good.--
67eristian intelligencer.
Foreign:
The Waldensian Synod.-- This ancient body..
met May 20th, near La Tour, and transacted busi
ness of considerable importance. The - Table repor
ted that M. Best had been solemnly admonished for
•g.4p,..certain.wAtino- of "a stjin
fortunate inchtterence in respect to the great Teri
ties which , form the foundation of the Christian
Church, and of the Waldensian Church in Pardon-
The tmbject of education was earnestly discussed,
and particularly the question, Whether their'schoolS
!Should be put on the same platform with all the
other schools of kingdom, or maintained as they
now are.
This matter was not decided on account of difficul
ties in the way which required further considera
tion. It was reported that Mr. Lennox, of New
York, and his two sisters had contributed £232 to
wards, the purchase of, a building in the village of
Perrier, to be used as a: - ,church and school; and
also, that James Burns, Esq., of Broomhill,.and
John Henderson, of Park, in addition to their noble
donations for the Waldensian Theological College at
Florence last year, had generously given' this year,
the former ,f6OO for the church,—the latter £5OO
for the schools connected with the college, all of
which he hoped would be finished in September
next.
The evangelistic operations of the. Synod, were
reported as quite flourishing. The centres of evan
gelization are 18 in number-3 in Upper Piedmont
—Courmayeur, Aoste, Verres-Chatillon, Carema
3 in Lower Piedmont—Pignerol, Turin, Casale and
Pietra-Manazzi ; 3 in Lombardy—Milan, Brescia,
Bergamo ; 3 on the River of Genoa—Genoa, Nice,
Favale ; 3 in Emilia—Bolcigna,-Reggeo, and Mode
na; 3 in Tusatny— Florence, Livoune, and Isola
d'Blba ; and 1 in Sicily—Palermo.
The presence in the Synod of eight Bandois,, and
their statements, added much to the interest of
what was quite a hammnious meeting.
(.1 ittotir *two,
The New War Programme. --- General Hal
leek arrived at Washington July 22, wider appoint
ment of the President, as Commander-in-Chief of
the armies of the Union. and. to remain at Wash
ington. This will give usawhat was a great deside
ratum,ll a competerit military Person at the head
of our affairs in that department. Meanwhile Se
s,retary_Stanton-lasissuali-ia-tlao-name-of--tlxe--Pre--
sident, the most, warlike order that has yet appear
ed ; directin& military. commanders within jilt the
rebel States but North Carolina and Tennessee,
first : an Orderly manner to seize and use any
property, real or personal, which may be necessary
or convenient for their several commands, for sup
plies, or for other military`purposes ; and that while
property may be destroyed for proper military ob
jects, none shall be destroyed „in wantonness or
malice. Second; That military and nayal Comman
ders shall employ as laborers, within UndTrom said
States, so many persons of- A.fiican descent as can
be advantageously used fdi military or naval par
poses, giving them reasonable wages for their labor.
Third; • That as to both property and persons of Af
rican descent, accounts shall be kept sufficiently ac-
curate and:in, detail ; to show quantities and amounts
and from whom both property and such persons
shall have come, as a basis upon which compensation
can be made 'in proper cases; and the several
departments of this,Governm ent, shall attend to and
perform their appropriate parts' towards the execu
tion of these orders. • '
Further:Orders, dated ginly23d, require -thelin
mediate arrest of all disloyal male- citizens within;
reach of .the Army of Virginia, and their removal
South in the event of their refusing to take the oath
of allegiance, and to give security for its observance.
Death is threatened as the penalty of an infraction
of the oath. Communication •with the enemy is
prohibited under the same penalty.
in . hlissouri the entire militia is summoned out
on six days notice, to crush the guerrillas. No arms
are allowed to be • sold or transferred; and a sworn
report of the anoe 'eh hand be :made by all
dealers, •with , a.. view to their appropriation by the
State.
There is significance in •these•directions ; the war
will cease to be one of comparative forbearance to
the guilty, which is another name for cruelty; to. the
loyal and innocent. Our armies will be less encum
bered with baggage, and can:move with:far greater
alacrity. The rapid movement of a portion of Pope's
forces to a point within - , thirty - five miles of Rich
mond; destroying: fourlpiles railroad track and
quantities of rebel stores, and throwing the entire
country into a panic, without the loss of a man, is itA
single instance of what is likely henceforth to he the
character of our movements.. •
Ou " is neadny 'Of lastWreek it was computed that
48,000 vohintiers had enlisted under the new levy.
Our iron-clad. , vessels will be ready for action in the
early Fall ; the New bymeides, builtat this port, is
within a few days of completion: The rebel army
or the West is broken up into guerrilla bands. That
at Richmond was terribly eat up in the late battle&
McClellan has been reinforced by General Burnaide
and General Stevens. His army has ,recovered
from the fatigues of the late movements. We shall
have before us henceforth a more distinctly comiv
ed policy, and one more likely-to be followed with
permanentresultsin binding everywhere and indis
,
solubly the;cause of the Union with that of huinan
liberty. There iT thgrefore every reason to expect
the Divine favor and.the ultimate and complete suc
cess of our arms
To show the diabolical earnestness of the rebels, a
single instance may be given, as found in the Charles
ton Courier, and copied in our secular journals :
" The conscript law is being- fully enforced in
Texas, and the Government had summoned every
man between thirty-five and forty-five to organize
for the defence of the State. An order has been
extended for every, family to -leave Galveston, it
having been determined, as.in the case of Vicksburg,
- to defericl it to the last. This Orcier has been `com
plied plied with except by sdme'Severt families. The par ,
ties being suspected their homes were searched;
when the Stars and Stripes were discovered, inten
ded to be hung out when the - Feder:As takelhe city.
All those guilty of this treason were taken out im
mediately and hung."
As to the practical value of the,order in regard to
the services of slaves, General Levu Wallace, at
POughkeepsie, N.- Y, said in' a recent speeek that
" Oil theinarch to Keutphi4 he eouldlia - ve obtained
for the asking three times as many stout, able-bo
died, willing black men as!he had white men in his
entire division.
A part of the new pri l amme is a general ex.
change of prisoners, whic has been agreed upon by
General Dix and the rebe authorities.
„ .
War Meeting in Pi 't , delphia.—An immense
gathering of the people • cdr place in Independence
Square, on Saturday afte i oon last, to express their
confidence in the' Clover ent, and their determina
tion to sustain it in the prosecutioni of the war.
Speeches were.delivered onathree stands.* great
audiences, while many co d not get ; near enough to
hear. There was but one piritand one sentiment.:
that the war must be pro ented more, vigorously,
and with a cessation of ' ; timed leniency . towards
incorrigible rebels. „The s ; timents nest, applauded
were such as grappled m it directly with slavery,
and proposed the trnost s ; wary measures towards
that species of property. Judge Kelley said that
the war was not only, _to .. carried into Africa but
that Africa is to be earrie' into the, w,a,,r. The fav
orite speaker was Rev. J. alter Jackson,,pastor of
St. Paul's M., E. Church,
.. the Southern part of
the city, and an early grad
,ate- of the Philadelphia;
High School, where he distinguished .for his
ability as a writer and ep- ker. „Rev. J. Wheaton
ginith, of the Baptist Ch eh,„ opened the meeting
at the principal stand wit . prayer, and aft erwar d s
made a brief address. Ad i sign were also made by.
Ex-Governor Pollock, Hen. W. D. Kelley,, Isaac
. a .v.h.0,-Estr, — Derilel DOngherty, Esq.,
_Colonel
Small (who is•sufferieg froraythe effects - a,” wound
received in a, recent engagement), Captain Powers,
Rev. M. Oliver, chaplain to. General Aber,c,rombie's
Brigade ; John W. Forney, Est.,. and others. Mr.
Forney said that he ,had• just been traveling with a
gentleman who had lately ;represented our country
in one of the courts of Eurgraa,.and. , who had,just
returned from a South *glean tour, who told him
that the Northern portioa of.the United. States was
even now the happiest an rettist prosperous country
of the world.; and that dap civilized,nations which
were suffering from the.war, the North was actually
suffering the least I • .. - .
Forty-two thousand, dollais additional.were sub
scribed on Saturday to the Citizens' Bounty Enlist
ment Fund. Amongthe iames we find two of our
clergy,:_ Rev. Dr., Dluxtehet, $3OO ;, and Rev. Mr.
Barnes, $lOO. These art noble examples. With
the subscriptions of the, Pennsylvania and Reading
Railroad Companies, s tI4 sum , total, Is $200,-
000. This, added to the City subseriptim of.half a
million, would give $lOO It) each of seven thousand
men. There would seems be no reason tO,doubt
that our city's quota of 5000 men will be made np
without a resort to drafti . - . - ••
The' War feeling has een slowly „but surely
and steadily rising in: our State. Recruits are `re
ceived for nine and twelve! months, — as .well as for
three years or the war, bi'Governor Curtin,'under
the authority of the President. A great'war meet
ing was held inPittsburg July, 24th, at which 20;000
persons were present, • and great enthusiasm i pre
vailed. Immense bounty subscriPtions and appro
priations are being made all over.the State. The
city councils.on the 24th voted half a =lion for the
purpose. The' Pennsylvania R.silioad subscribed
$50,000 ; forty citizens and business firms (litchi&
ing.M. W. Baldwin $2000;11homas Potter. Single
ton 'Mercer; F. J. Dreer, C.; Sherman & Son, and
many others $lOOO each, A. S. Whitney & Sons,
$3000,) subscribed another $50,000, and provision
was made for a mass meeting on Saturday. Lan
caster county votes a bounty. of $5O each, and Ches
ter county appropriated $30,000 for the same pur
pose, which ninety citizens have pledged themselves
to pay. The Corn Exchange Assmiation of this
city undertakes the expense,of raising aregiment.
The Rebel Gan-boat Arkansas; armed wit
twelve rifled sixty-eight " pounders, came out of the
Yazoo river, on Tuesday, Jily l5. She encountered
first:the Tyler, s
e
Carondolt and ram Lancaster. Al
,
ter a running fight of ten miles the Carondolet
closed with the rebel, and both vessels, grounded,
.
fighting side by side. The rebel being outside, sue
°ceded in getting off. The Tyler steamed ahead,
maintaininga' running fight until the fleet was
reached: Our transports tieing in range, prevented
an effective fire from our gun-boats, the Arkansas
succeeding in getting to' Vi3ksburg under shelter of
the batteries there, to appearance much injured.
The total Union lois is twenty-seven killed and
wounded, and among these are the engineer and
pilot of the Tyler. CommOdore Farragut's entire
fleet is below Vicksburg. ' Slight damage was done
to our vessels. As they went down past the Arkan
sas, each vessel poured a broadside into her. The
rebels acknoWledge that one seven-inch steel-pointed
shot went through* the Arkansas, but assert that
this is the only damage she sustained. A recon
noissance next morning showed that the Arkansas
was undergoing repairs ; btit she lid 'not appear to
be in, any danger of sinking. ' ,
Guerrillas have been committing great ravages
on the Tennessee river, within General Mitchell's
lines. On Tuesday, the 22d, they entered Florence,
Alabama,. burned all the warehouses used for com
missary and quartermaster's stores, and all the cot
ton in the vieinity. They also seized the United'
States steamer Collima, used 'for conveying army
supplies, took all the money belonging to the boat
and passengers, and then burned the vesseL, Tim
property destroyed is said to, have been of great Val
ue. A small detachment pf General Mitchell's army
was captured. The rebels then proceeded down the,
Tennessee river to chickasaw, Waterloo, and
. the
vicinity of Eastport., and burned all the warehouses•
which contained cotton. Another band of forty.re
bels attacked a wagon train near Pittsburg I.4ndbig,
agd captured sixty wagons, conveying commissary
and quartermaster's stores. •
Guerrillas are making Kentucky and'Tennessee
the scene of their operations.' They have even
threatened Nashville and Louisville, and have cross
ed the Ohio, and occupied, r a brief period, the
town of Newberg, Indiana: l ' 'Henderson, Ky.,
they blOckaded the Ohiiiiiiref; Morgan, who had
captured the town of Cynthiina, Ky., about fifty
,
five miles south of Cincinnati, was pursued, and
overtaken on the road to Owensville, some forty
miles further 'off, by otii Cavalry. After an hour
and a half's fight Morgan's 'forces were completely
scattered and the cannon and horses captured by
Morgan at Cynthiana, were retaken, as was also a
large portion of the,stolen property. The rebels
lost twenty-five killed. The Union loss is twenty
killed.
Curreney.—Gold ;reached a. premiuni of 20 or
204 last week It is now receding. :Postage stamps
are freely circulating as currency, but the Govern
ment issue, to be legal far sums less than $5,
is not yet issued. It iiithe on paper better adept' .
ed for currency use ,tind without gum. Stocks are.
low. ‘. U. S. 6 1 s of • '01; sold .down to 98 7.3 4 11 to.
102/. , r , •
Increase of the LiteratiLie.of the Country.
,
—ln the last decade the 'riewaikaper.and periodical
literature of the country his atoitil in numbers .
and circulatiOn. The tigu'rea 214 as
NEWSPAPERS ANiiii6DICALS.
Number. • 'CircidatiOn:
2526 426,409,978
4051 ' 927,951,548
Year.
1850
1860
Baltimore. T!ie second branch of the City
Council has rejected over and over again
sition gassed' by the 'first branch,trappropriate mo
ney as a bonntyfor volunteers. They were elected
in secession' times, It is With extreme difficitltii
that the police, can prOt4tctli4a against the
nant mob. They haie siiiee•iesigned.
Ex -President, P.m/ died. 4
on the 24th ink aged 80 yenia.
An English Steamer Captured.—The Navy
Department learns that the blockading fleet recently
captured the Tubal Cain, a large English iron steam
er, off Charleston,.while attempting to run the block
ade. She was heavily loaded with'arms and ammuni
tion. The prize has been ordered to New York.
Gordonsville has not been occupied by our
troops, not certanly for any length of time. Jack
son and Ewell are there, and at Louisa Court.Honse,
with 30,000 men. Twenty-eight of our cavalry were
captured on the 18th, as General Hatchma,s falling
back from Orange Court }louse to Culpepper, before
a superior force of the,enemy.
Rey. Hiram Eddy, chaplain of the Third Con
necticut, and'llev.'G.. W. Dodge, of the New York
Fire Zonaves,'"captured at 'Bull Bun, were released
from Salisbury, N.. C., and brought'to MeClellan's
camp ou Saturday'list. . t
Nyezial feticto.
' Important Tants. --- Constant 'writing -,for.six
months done che,aPer with our Gold Pens than with
steel';'therefore, it is economy to use Gold Pens.
The Gold Pen remains unchanged by years of con
tinned 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 condemned and a new
one selected ; therefore,. in the use of the .Gold Pen
there is great saving of,time.
Giact i_s,cap able of receiving any dgree 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 notinjured, as iiknown to be thn
case by the use, of Steel Pens.
See The Pen is mightier than the Sword," in
another column. , ' mar2o 6m
: 7• :. : , :• , , ;1 litPi.qp,E.
On the 21st inst., in , the North Church in_Hart
ford, ConnectiCut,, by Rev. Horace Bushnell, D.D,
J. L. NOYES to ELIZA IL WADSWORTH, both of
Hirtford, Connecticut.
At the Olivet Presbyterian church, on the morn
'rig of 'Tuesday, the 22d inst., by the pastor, Rev.
W. Taylor, Mr: ROBERT W. Thorn! to Miss
ANNA M".'JOHNSTON, all of this city. ,
Aduttiotmtsto,
YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE,
WiLMINGTON DELAWARE;
NUMBER LIMITED TO THIRTY.
Building Hew and Cmrveniently Arranged.
Spacious Grounds for Exercise. charges moderate.'
NEXT SESSION COMMENCES THE FIRST MONDAY IN
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Principal and Proprietor.
Catalogues can be had at the Music stores riti.T. E.
'Gould, and Lee & Walker, Chestriut street ;
.or at the
office of the "Anierican'Presbyterian:" july3l tf
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•
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The publishers, in offering this new work; beg leave
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in churches of every denomination.
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five of the work. Asample copy foiwarded,Pbstpaid
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Ri'ohaidson's New Method for the
Piano-Forte.
An Improvement u s pson.all other tnstruction Books,
i Progressive A l .ini . ,tirre - AdOtation and Sim
. ' • Founded apinr:ti New and. Original Plan,
• and Illustrated by a senesi.'of Plates, showing the
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Which are added the Rudiments of Harmony and
Thorough Bass. •. :
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Author of " The Modern School for the Piattolforte."
• This LAST and BEST WORK of its . distinguished
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Teachers 'and Scholars 'can order this work with
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TN answer to. rinnierinis and urgent requests from
1 Superintendents 'and 'others who have used:the
" GOLDEN CRAIN " in their Sunday Schools ever since
its 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 SHOWER : "
All Who have been chained" to' inusie in their
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A New Work on Practical Reli'gion.
- ESTHETIC PIETY. - •
BY REV. WM. BACON.,
The character otthe*ork can beat, be seen from
the following
RECOMMEINDATIONS
From Rei,. Adm. - Banas, pastor of the First
Presbyterian' Church, Philadelphia.
"I have read with as much care 'and attention as
I could bestow on it, a worksy the Rev. William Ba
con, tentitled ".esthetic Piety or the beauty . andlove
liness. of the Christian Religion." The design of this
work, as stated,"by . the author (pp.2B, 24,) is to alio*
' is That' the Christian Religion is essentially beau
tiful and lovely. c.
2. That Christians• should strive as- much as possi
ble to attain and to exhibit all the excellences of this.
religion.
8. 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
,
willthey lead."
No one can doubt the importance of the sUbject
tlins discussed. And in my judgment the author has
discussed them in such a way as to be eminently uses
ful to all those who will read his work. The piety of
the church would be of a higher order, and the hap
pineis of Christians would be much greater, if they
would'follow the counsels addressed to them in 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,
as to embrace the Christian system and practice it in
their lives. I think that the book is adapted to elevate
the faith, and increase the piety of the Church, and
that its tendency would be to convince all persons
that the Christian religion is "worthy of all accepta
tion," and.is the richest gift which God has confer
red on mankind.—l have known the Rev. Mr. Bacon
for many'years, and in such circumstances as to ,
show what manner of spirit he is of,' and I have the
utmost confidence in his piety, his zeal, and his de
sire to do good to the world, and commend this work
-=the fruit of the reflections of many years, and the
result of a desire to do good when he is unable pub
licly to •preach the Gospel, to all with whom my
name may serve as a sufficient commendation of the
Work to induce them to examine it for themselves."
ALBERT BARNES.
Frs:mi. Rev. MARK Homos, D. D. L. L. D. ' Pre
sident of William's College, and of the A. B. C. F.
" Your work on Bathetic Piet?' 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 full, reference to those passages of ' Scripture by
which they are sustained." MARK HOPKINS.
From the Professors of the Auburn Theological
Seminary.
" I have read your, work 'on /Esthetic Piety with
entire, approbation and unmingled gratification. It
is full of sound commonsense, suggestive thought and
sci;ptu truth. It cannot fail profit those who
will attentively read it. lam glad that while you are
disabled from all labor, abroad, you are Able to divert
your own mind, alleviate the pains of your long, con
finement; and render yourself widely and permanent
ly useful by producing such works."
_
"I have read your last volume entitled " /Esthetic
Piety" with much satisfaction. , The cultivation of
this department of Christain character demands at-,
tention. Your book has 'mY cordial approbation, as
it furnishes desirable help to`the many who are in
need of aMannal on this subject. Prejoiee that dur
ing your long confinement you, are, able to, use your
pen for the good of the Church." 3. B. CONDIT.
"T. have read with interest and profit the work on
"lEsthetic Piety" by Rev. Wruxot Ricox.
"The very di'scriminating and full analysis'of the aria
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
fortmis lull of admomtion to all Christians. 'As a
work, not for popular reading, but for closet contem
plation I wish itmight be put into the hands of
every church member." Simi,. M. Horams.
"I have yet been able only to glance at it"---
Asthetie PietY.' But I have read enough to disco
ver, that :it, is 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, thatlyou do not, lose. ,sight of
those higher ,eonsiderations,.which would make. it, an,
imperative' duty,' and the true interest of sinners to
embrace the Gospel, even though it should he offen
sive, to the nice taste of the cultivated and refined."
E. A. HUNTINGTON.
For Sale at, he PRESBYTERIA.N BOOKSTORE. ,
duly 17—tf
- REMOVAL:" •
• E. 7, G. .victirriii.Alf it' C 0.,.
MANIIFACTURERS'OF
Fancy and Plain Candies, Chocolate Confectioni,Grn
• Drops, Mixed Sugar Plums, etc:, etc. Also,
• dealers in Foreign Truits, and brilliant,
. colored Fire Worki.
Hiying removed troth Sehond and Chestnut streets to
318 CHPISTNUT ST.. BELOW FOUR/H,
where the publicwill find pure Confectionary and an
assortment of .Fire Works, not surpassed by any, es
tablish-merit in'the city. ju26 lm
7 7 . f7i W • T
Wilson's Tea Warehouse,
No. 236 Chestnut street,
; • - • W T. WILSON,
.. Proprietor.
Tea and' Coffee at the lowest wholesale ,priees for•
CASH. Orders .from. _the country promptly attende
to.' - • • - ju26 tf
The4Lttention of Housekeepers-
s'ealleeto ottr large stock of the l
UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGERS,
**are the only reliable WRINGERS in the market
it Ars ; easily. fastened to the Tub, and neva-, works
lOoSe,;it has +llO Wooden Screw to break, no Rubber
band le stretch and no Iron Frame to rust .the Clothes;
e In
they diannfacturedin foul- sizes, and sell for
t, 55,,-*6, *7, and - $lO,
They are reliable and , warranted. ;
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VENETIAN BLINDS and WINEQW SHADES, Cords, Tassels and Trimmings. Best, Oh,
h work
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Branch Store and Manufactory, Second street, above
Walnut.. Blinds for Churches, Halls, and Libraries,
made in the most' substantial manner.' nov2l
The '= cheapest and Best Hair*P.: lll.
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NEVER FADES OR WASHES OUT.
TTPHAM'S Hair Dye, 38 cents a box, three boxes
U for . $l. The best in use. Try it. Sold only
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feb27 6m '
A OARD.
THE undersigned takes M e asure in announcing to
the patrons of the American Presbyterian,"
and the publicrin general, that the
• C L () TR I N
manufactured, either ready trade or special order, is
from material of the o -
VERY BEST 'FABRICS,
and "warranted to give satififaCtiOti. '
:'lll; , ptices are marked in
•: 'PLAIN FIGURES ) ,
ori eaaCgarMefit, and in all cases, unifciimly low
TERMS CASH,
EDWARD T. TAYLOR,
For CHARLES STOKEEI,
octal No: 824 Chestnut street s Phila.
KOLLOGIVSI •
DAN:DELION, COFFEE.
THIS preparation, made from the best Java Coffee,
is redommended 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.
KOLLOCK'S
The puree, and best BAKING POWDER .known,
formang light, sweet and nutritious Bread and
Cakes. Price 15 cents: 'Manufactured by
M. H. KOLLOCK, CHEMIST . ,
Corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, Phila,
And, sold by all Druggists and Grocers. inar27 tf
OIL CLOT.IIS
FOB SLIM BY THE vANIIFIOTITICER, AT
No. 220 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
The style and quality of these goods are not el%
celled. Will be sold to dealers at reasonable prices.
feb 23-1 y THOMAS POTTER, Manufacturer.
Sacianientl
4 - ;47!
Unadulterated Article, 71:*:
Especially'suited for Communion. Purpoises
For sale by &PAUL & MILLER,,
S. E. corner Tenth, and Arch streets,
dec26th ly
WILLIAM F. GEDDES,
Plain and Fancy Printer,
320 CRESTNICTT STREET,
(Over Adams' Express) ' Philadelphia.
Pamphlets, Constitutions, Circulars,. Cards, Bill
heads, Bills of Lading, Law and Custom House
Blanks, etc. mar 27 ti
EDWIN 1T O,LL
A RE much superior . to Oil Paintings, as likenesses
171 and picturess r if made by skilful artists, such as
you find at REIMER'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,
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DEALE R w
Fine Teas Ceffees and Ckoice Family
Groderies.
Has removed to the
S. E. corner of Eighth arid Walnut struts, Phil:
delphia v 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 court.
Sanday-School, Tteological and: Tract'
Depository. .
•
nrillE American Sunday-School Union-and Auteri
.l_ 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. •
Catalouges and specimens of Sunday-School papers
sent on application.
School Books and Stationery. Address . 7
J. W. McINTYRF,,
No. 9 South Fifth Street, St. Louis Mo.
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Philadelphia. tr
THE design of this establishment is to meet the wants
of Gentlemen accustomed to, or desirous of hav
'mg Clothing made to order ,and measure.
~Suitable selections can always be made
from large varieties of material on
hand for the purpose. Dna° ly
ELDRIDGE, 'AGT., •
Fashionable Clothier,
[Formerly of Eighth and Chestnut streets,]
TTAS, tiken the Store, x
No. 628 MARKET sTREET,
: Where he is prepared , ico furnish his old friends and
the ptiblie in generawith
CLOTHING',
Riady Made or .made to Order, in, the .Best Style,
As he buys and sells exclusively for Cash. [decs ly
WINDOW SHADES ,
tainisk, Lace, and Muslin. Curtains.
G
ELTCorllkes,
Bands, Oimps and Yringes.
•• Spring, Hair, and Husk Mattrasses; T" erandah
Awnings, improved styles.
:Old Furniture re-UpWohitered and Varnished.
:Wurnitum;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. ' • • mar 6 tf
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First Volume; 1857—Fehy 12th,' Nof 24 ; - Feby 26th,
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