194 aotericut V 10,4414.641% -.4.ND GENESEE EVANGELIST. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1862 JOHN W. MEARS, ?BAYER HEARD FOR OUR BRAVE SOL BIERS. THERE is no question about it, the brave ,yoUth who have gone from our: congregations, and who have been made objects of frequent prayer in the pulpits and praying circles of the church, have been 'protected to a wonderful degree, from the casualties of battle and the perils—still more forMidable—of the camp. We have conversed with several of our city pastors whose young men, to the number of thirty, or forty in each charge, have enlisted and are now in the service, many of them having undergone the exposure and peril of the campaign before Riehmond, and some of them connected with regiments famous for their bravery and sufferings in the week of battles ; and , so far as we have heard but one has been killed, very few have been ,wounded, (none mortally) and we have heard of but one or two who have fallen victims to difiease. The case of Captain Orr, of the 61st. Pennsyl vania, Company H, is worthy of special notice. This brave officer is connected with the congre gation of the. First Church, Mr. Barnes'. He volunteered in the three months' service, immedi ately upon the President's first call for troops. We happened to be in the church on the mem orable Sabbath after that call, when solemn' requests for prayers from mothers and. ‘ relatives of men arming themselves for the dire conflict, and from the' volunteers themselves, were read and remembered by. the Pastor,in the devotions of the days A serious and ?ppropriate request from Captain Orr was among them. The pray er was heard as regards the three months' service, and -the ,Captain returned in safety. Again having'offered his services to his country, we bear of him acting an heroic Peirtirtho thickest' of the conflict, and coming out' unscathed, with scores and hundreds of his'comrades in arms fallen at his side. Surely this is encouragement to pray for our volunteers, and enceuragement for, such as are the objects of spepial Prayer to enlist. We quote from. an : aepountof the terrible battle of Fair Oaks, which we find in the Press of this city. It is a portion of Saturday's fight that is described, after the first line is broken by the enemy and the lamented Colonel Rippey of the 61st had fallen with many of his officers and men. In fact companies H. and G., with the broken remnants of a few other companies, num bering 170 men, were all of the regiment that could be rallied, and of thane Captain Orr took command. General' Sumner's opportune arrival had just occurred " Gen. Couch now ordered the 30th Pennsyl vania to form on the road facing the woods, while the Ist U. S.Chasseurs and the detachment of the elst, under the command of Capt. Robert L. Orr, of Company li, were ordered to form line in a newly-ploughed' ivheat-field, :facing the woods towards 'the left; our detachment to form on the right ofthe Chassettrs. We had scarcely-reached our position, and had not yet got fronted, when from the woods in front, `not ten paces off, burst forth a perfect shower of fire—a oloud of balls— from the enemy, who were there concealed, over 8,000 strong (as was afterwards stated by some prisoners we took). All immediately"fell on their faces. During the confusion attending this un expected onslaught from the concealed foe, some horses, belonging to the officers of the Chasseurs, broke through the second platoon of Company. 11, throwing it into confusion, and injuring one of our men for life. The first sight that met our eyes, after the smoke cleared away, was Gen. Aber crombie, dismounted and bareheaded, with sword inland, and the blood streaming over his lace from a wound in the head, which has since hap pily proved to be slight. Capt. Urban, his ad jutant-general, was also unhorsed, and both were gallantly cheering on their men. This, however, was scarcely necessary, for no sooner had the con fusion attending the first movements of the on slaught passed away, than in an instant our men were on their feet, and poured in a withering and telling volley along the entire line. A rail fence bordered the verge of the woods immediately in front of us. Down on their knees,.behind this fence, our line got, and sent in volley after volley on the astounded enemy, who expected no resis tance at this point. They outnumbered us 3to 1, but so well directed was our fire, and so steady was it kept up that we threw them into confusion; and broke their ranks. Three several times did they charge on us ; one time, getting within tin yards of the fence ; but each time were they re puleed and driven back with many'a vacant , rank, as 4 view of the field testified next morning, for they lay in heaps` along our entire Vont. It was here we proved to them that the 61. at was not all gone yet i but that, some were left to avenge 'their colonel and their comrade& Bravely did that little band sustain their well-earned reputation, and prove themselves true sons of the ' Quaker City.' [II and, (31. are all Philadelphians.] Reci ted by the gallant example of their brave leader, Captain Orr, who'extorte.d the enthusiasm and admiration of not only his own battalion, but also of other regiments on out right, and who, after the fight was over, cheered , him again and again; and. well he deserved it,Tor by his diseretion and , courage, we were enabled to, take the enemy at his weakest point, and at the right moment, and to pay, with fearful interest, for the slaughter of our brave comrades during the afternoon. Cap tain Orr is a native of, and well known in, Phila delphia, having beeri connected with the local military of the city for a long time as lieutenant of the old'corps of Independent Grays. Ile was with that company in the three-months' campaign, in the old 4 nth,' under. Colonel (now General) Frank Patterson, in which regiment he had DO superior as an efficient officer. During ourglori otis triumph, he was nobly sustained and seconded by Captain Crosby and Lieutenants Ifaldeman, of Company G, and Wilson, of Company - 11. " By dark we had driven the enemy entirely out of the woods, which "they had entered with nearly eight thousand troops, expecting to find no opposition, and then fall on the rear of our division and. capture or destroy it entire. But in this they were most terribly mistaken. The rail fence, slight as it was, proved a good protec tion, and doubtless saved many a life." Superstitious men do not fear God, but are afraid of God. THE NEGRO IN WAIL SHALL negroes be employed by Government in time of wards not a new question in this country, although the presentaphappy disturbances has • .1 given prominence to this discussion in the Con gress lately adjourned. In glancing over the pages of the American archives, it will - be seen that in the very first 'days of the conflict with Great Britain, when the colonies were all slave-holding, each party in the contest endeavored to employ the African to the detriment of the other. Editor. One week after Washington, at Cambridge, as sumed the chief command, he wrote to Congress, that he fonnd his, various regiments both goys and ltegroes. At a Council of War, held October Bth, 1775, at his headquarters, and at Which were present Major-Generals Ward, Lee and Put. nam, and Brigadier-Generals Thomas, Spencer, Heath, Stillivan, - Greene, and Gates,, the :follow inc., query was proposed by Washin.7ton. " Whether it will be advisable to enlist any negroes in the new army; or whether there be a distinction between such as are slaves, and those who are free ?" After a full discussion it was agrbed to reject neirroes altoo•ether. o ~,,, The announcement of the deciiion, operated un favorably and the blacks finding that their ser vices were undervalued began to desert to _the enemy. General Washington, 'writing to Con gress under date of December 31st, 1875, says "It has been represented to me that the free negroes who have served in the army are very much dissatisfied at being discarded. As it , be apprehended that they may seek employment in the Ministerial army, I have presumed to ,de part-from the resolution respecting them, and have given license for their being enlisted." Finding that -the Americans enlisted negroes and used them in every possible way to annoy the Kings forces, 4ord Dunmore, in Novemher of the same year, as Governor-General of Virginia, issued a Proclamatien, in which he declared all negroes ;free that were willing to bear arms for Great Britain.: In an address reviewing this proclamation, and written at Williamsburgh, Virginia,•the writer says, Should there ,be any amongst ; the negroes weak enough to, believe that Lord Dunmore in tends,to do them a kindness, let them further consider, what -must be their fate should 4he English prove conquerors. " Long have the'Americans, Moved by Compas sion, and' actuated by sound pal* y, endeavored to stop the progress of slavery. Our. AssemblieS have repeatedly passed acts laying heavy dutieti upon imported negroes, by which they meant altogeth er to prevent the horrid traffic, but their humane' intentions have been as often frustratecliby the cruelty and covetousness of a set of English. mer chants, who prevailed upon the King to repeal our kind and merciful acts, little indeed to the credit of his humanity. Can it then be supposed that the negroes will be better used by the English, who have 'always encouraged and "up- held this slavery, than by :their present masters, who pity their condition, and who : wish in gen eral to make it as easy and comfortable as possi ble, and who would were it in their power, or were they permitted not only prevent any more ne groes from losing their freedom, but restore it to such, as have already unhappily /oat* I" • Dunmore, witlfa zeal not surpassed by d:eneral„ , Hunter at Hilton Head, commenced the raising of a regiment of blacks, at Crwin's Island, in Elizabeth river, but the attempt to dress the.. slaves in red coats and maintain them in an or:. ganized body proved a failure. Indolent, unclean= ly and irregular in their habits, a malignant fe-,, ver crept in among his " Ethiopian Corps," as he styles them in a communication to the Brit- ish Secretary of State, and " carries off a great many very fine fellows." As the French a few years before had learned that Indians would not march in platoons, but at all hazards would walk in single file, so the Brit ish discovered that an .Ethiopian 'is indisposed . to endure the rigors and activity Of the disci T plined soldier. But, throughout the Revolutionary straggle, there were formed bright exceptions to the in ertia of the mass and history records the " vim'-' and acuteness of Africans who .rendered signal service to the British , as well - as the American With a heroism, akin to that of the Charleston pilot, Robert - Small, a negro offered his services, to Pennsylvania's brave son, familiarly"called the " Quaker General," or " mad' Anthony Wayne," and at the hour of midnight, amid the' explosion of bombs, successfully guided' him - within the strong fortification of the enemy at - Stony ,Point. While, then, we apprehend that Government will be led by past experietede, and that we shall not see many negro regiments, we believe that the black man Can be made of inestimable ser vice to our artily in the conflict that is uponus. labo;rets . „ inured to the climate and to toil; they may saye to the Government an amount of pbsidal expenditure, by white men,equivalentito many regiment& The adoption of the old policy of the Revolution, to employ them whenever available to us, and to deprive the ,traitor of service, will take the strongest: sinew' out of the w. monster. Rebellion, and - conduce to the great end before its of conquering a peace. '.4l# 131:141ATi±:4tp4:; . 741.48k0g;,. '.?-•-:. r.i"..',.! .WE sorrowfully recorded last week, the death : , of our friend, associate arid brother, the Reif:: Dr. Wallace—and,gave utterance to our estimate of the low.whicii that death inflicted'. Inrtitor funeral services,.held at Green Hill church;in this eity,on Tuesday afternoon; the 29th that estiMate was shown to be the estimate of his:, brethren in the, ministry; whilst the very large , attendance of Christian friends evinced the ap preciation of his life and death by the community in which he'had lived for many years. Addresses were made by Messrs. Barnes and. W. W. Taylor, and Dr. Jenkins, assisted in :the services by Messrs Brown, Dowling, Mears , and. Dulles. To one point, : not touched upon in our tribute to his memory; attention, was called. Dr. Wallace had been Manifestly _growing in grace. This, had been frequently. noted by his intimate associates for month4pa4: „is now recalled with peculiar satisAtion, since he has gone from us. The services were solemn, appropriate and in teresting. The burial was in that beautiful city of the dead, Laurel Elill, at the still hour of twi light on the 'Cloie of a bright Summer day. There rests the body until the resurrection of there- deemed. The spirit, with the multitude of the redeemed that have, gone before, - awaits in joy that hour of the consummation of the Church's atintriran fruilltttriait and Orittort (.6vitirgeliot. " THE SPIRIT OF '76." WHEN Congress was deliberating over the ar ticles of Confederation, for the young Republic in 1776, the men to whom were entrusted the destinies of the country, had no scruples when they - deemed it needful for the country's good,- to keep secret their doings, until the proper time for disclosure- came. They did not affect the dangerous liberation of' that mad generosity which would transact, all public business, even that purely , executive; with open doors; and thus communicate, without scruple, the most impor tant matters of state to 'foreign powers, which, in their negetiations this country, take good care never, to' reciprocate such ,uncalculating pro digality .of communication They knew, that there wean book whit': taught them there was a .time to be silent, as well a time to speak. It did not Shock the .republicanism of these early Senators of our country, to print'but eighty copies of their 'plan of confederation; and 'to bind - them; selves, their secretary,,and their printer, alike, to an inviolable silence as to the contents of the paper,and to lay all under an injunction to fur. nish no person with a-copy. Had they pursued any other course, in all human prohability, the effort at confederation wotildlave failed entirely . : forlthere were con , flieting interests to'be reconciled,.so diverse from each other;and habits of thought and action so very diffe.rent; among the men there assembled,' from the Northand from the Sonth; that theSe, added to the` gloomy aspect of American affairs, would have been quite, sufficient, had the public been , invited to partake in the discussion, effectually to close the door against the possibility of calmly, and wisely reconciling -differences. As it, was, though the plan was submitted in July, 1776, it was not until after repeated deliberationi that it was finally adopted, in November, '1777: Griswold's Republican Court. When news - cf the Boston Port Bill' reached Charleston, expresses were ..sent over the State to call a general meeting of the inhabitants, They came, and it was easy to induce them,to appoint delegates to a. general Congress; but then came propositions io instruct them,how far they might go in supporting the Bostonians.' join( RUTLIDGZ rose in 'all his Might; his subject was " instruCtions — tv tha i4resentedines," but full authority to ,:exercise their discretion, and :a pledge to the men of New England, that South Carolina ~would, ,to the death, stand by all her delegates provided for her. I Some one in opposition, asked what should be done if the delegates made . an improper use of this large grant of power ? - With an energy of manner which was in itself as forcible as'an ar gument, the clear sound of his voice rose above the listening auditory, and rang out in his short words, full alike of decision and honesty, " HANG THEM l " - Griswold'.Republican Court. " I DO g 0 I,ITI'LE" WHAT Christian has not said this Ida so little good I My - usefulness is so small ! " Did this sense of uselessness excite to renewed induitry, zeal, activity, the oftener it were felt the letter. Bat, for the most part, it is an ut . terance of discouragement. The view of little gooddone in the past leads to doubts of the fu ture. " If, after years of attetipting, so little is effected,: why try?'lt is of Jib' avail I have done so 'little in the past, that'l shill do little in the future. lam not usefuL I cannot he use fuL " Thus Christians first lament, then donbt, then despond, and , finally , yielding to despon dency, fulfill their own fears and truly do, very little good in, the world, This is so wide spread a source of loss to the 'cause of Christ, that it claims attention. The plain Christian man or woman, is lamenting that he is doing so little as a Christian for Christ. The Sabbath School teacher is grieving that in his class he sees so little fruit of his labors: The parent mourns that he does not'see his children converted.'' The Pastor greens over' the truth that seems lost upon dull' hearts and leaden ears. Desponding,' the sinews &their 'strength 'afe . cut; and their hands hang feebly down., We would ume on these who thus speak and thus despond, a thought or two. Itkis quite, true, douhtlessi l that, yoripmve done no great things for the cause of Religion' and of Christ. .But, low 'many are there Who • have done :eriat things. The nuMber'of such' is very have not smell. Themass of us have not the opportunity, or the ability, to be distinguished: In hnman warfare, a few are eminent;:the thousands are unheard of, save in theogregate„ as so many men. If, then, lam not' the archiever of great things,4 is no ,great wonder. Few men, are. I may not;be one of the few to whom Providence has bpened the path to high deeds iirthe Church.' I may be' illiterate, or poor ; br sickly, or of ' fee ble speech; or lalor under weights that keep me' down in a low sphere. ' shin then despond . ? By no means. It is required of a man according to that' which ie hath and not according to that which he, hath not. If you despond you lose the :little power which, you- have and are good for, nothing. Nay - worie than nothing. It has been said that" a defeat depend¬ on the number of men killed, but' the number of ' men frightened... So in;sod's army ;--a Christian fall= ing out ,of linebrings , weakness to the, cause. Resolve, little or much, tondo : font best. If You, have only 4 one talent, and that a light one,' so , much the More e,are.ful should yoube not to bury it. Put it Ont at usury. , See if you cannot do jig a /1104 'more. Then, you may be doing more than you think. In fact, the ljtost useless Christians often fret least about their uselessness.,:Are you sincerely, grieved that you, do so little for, your master ?1 . Your sincere desires for usefulness are not un seen by him. Poieibly, the example of your 'fi delity in the > church, in the prayer-meeting, in the Sabbath sehdol; in , the 'family, is having a.' weighty influence upon others. In just walking to the prayer-meeting and sitting there attentive ly, seriously, prayerfully; many a one is strength ening pastor and people: In 'faithful labors in the family and in the Sabbath school, seed is sown. "The husbandman waiteth for the'pre cious fruit of the earth;and hath long patience for it," says James. So must you have patience, 'and 'faith that;the seed, sown is not lost! A godly'life, is always an influ s ence. is like a star, ever, radiating light. You may be doing more than you think. Do not despond. Seep on. Only, do better if you can. Encourage yourself with the thought that, &ran if a feeble member, you are a member of a great organization. You are one of a great army —part, of a gloriotis, 0M:4,, advancing move ment. Gather. from this thought, (which is a fact as well as thought). strength, courage, 41,r spiration. What, despond because you are not 'eminent ! Never I Do not thus contribute a mite of feeblems to the church. The little cor al worker under the. Waves might ask, "To what purpose de Ltlpijabor and butt myself a tiny s_epulchure, to be ever washed and worn by the salt sea, and to be lost in this'da:rkness ?" But, is he not one,of a host and by their,united building, will notanistand emerge from the waves, crowned with the palm tree and trodden by man ? You 'tire part of a grand advancing Kingdom.. Know, this ind be strong to do your Above` all, • God is with you.:' Look to , him. Do all you can. Be it much or little, he will guide, aid, bless sand crown you: ' ' HOSPITALS IN THE SEAT OF 'WAR. C==!! HAmo just returned from a visit io our sick and wounded in ;Baltimore AnnepOlis and Washington, a few notes and incidents may be acceptable to your readers. The patients: are principally from ,General McClellan's array, and sufferer's in the campaign .before' Richmond, who have been removed, to ,thesc , plates i and ilfsi to New York, •Philadel.: 'phia; Ciunbeilati‘Frederick . and Olaryville; (a new hospital lii4rouji in the hails'above Curiaa berland) as fast as, transportation could be had. Most of them arckitt iz eon lefieent The se verer cases havetarminitted„ and the snfferers, repose, peacefully Ali the, graye. ,The simple wounds are-lie '* g, and the Well are wilking,or. limping, or : th gOn crutches about - the yard:' Only some' 6 the more terrible nonipOtind fractures, or a smallproportion of low fever cases, attract the sympathizin g sister to the'bedside of i the sufferer`; perhaps two or three in a ward, But 'though , the yroPortiou is ,small the actual number is very great: For instanee, though, there are but two or three n a ward confined to• bed, there are now eigh wards-in the general hos pital at Annapolis and more than four times that number at W in ton. Few who have not visited a large 'Ge eraf Hospital have any idea of the amount of ffering it contains ;'suffering for the' Most t - part borne' with utmost heroiSm. Among 7 or 8000 patienta I only isn" et two ornm bier's • and they croaked without cause. 11l Baltimore, t eihouses of secessionists, and , some of the firsC ' „hotels, are converted into hospitals ; and.^onrc virounded heroes repose, as they ought ;to do, ii. palaces. The General' Hospital at Annapolis located in the buildings of the U. 28. Naval school; ,and the ' College i buildings- were 'being.. fitted •tiP to accommodate 700, or 800, 'in addition to the :1400 now there. In Washington, the houses Occupied by Deuglas and Breckinridge, and others ewned by secession ists, liaAre been - converted. into hospitals • and. ,there, as also ill Philadelphia and Baltimore, large Wooden buildings have been erected for the purpose. -Berne of these having been injured by a storm, quite'a number of the chnrcheshave been ., occupied'for hospitali. 'A floor has been laid on the backs of the pews, and the whole space of floor and , gallery occupied with beds. These are fine airy'eheerful_ leggings for poor fellows who have just come from the mud and filth of the open fteld. :, When they first - arrive, and look around ,on:ithet,Stained glass windows, the neat iron bedsgsultettnetomfortable beds, with white sheets, aJditipiiilfransquito nets, thetables - be side the beds with bdoks and papers, and cOrdials, . and flowers, and' see tadies waiting on them, and hear their ,gentle inquiries how they can make them comfortable, they are quite overcome, and many of them melt into tears. Even the wooden barracks are greatly superior, in a sanitary-view, 1 to the accomthodatien afforded a sick man;in a boarding house. • In the cities, the attentions of kind.Ohristian friends supply those thousand little delidacies 'which no Government raiions can possibly inelude: Our soldiers fortunate - enough to lie in Phila delphia; Baltimore, and :Washington, have every attention possible. 'The medical officers in corn Nand are gentlemen worthy of their, position, and thonah.- among so many::assistant neoroes and nurses,.soine will.firove incompetent, it is known that' proof - incapacity or unfaithfulness en 'mires instant removal, It is in the field hospitals afar from female syniriathy, or in port hospitals .among Secessionists, Where the sympathy is all ,or chiefly with the enemy, that.our sick need the care and kindness ortheir friends and in such places they are reached and efficiently relieved bye the .Phristiamteconmission. While I was at .Annapolis <last week, ,two men were brought in who had gone - tc few rods beyond the hospital wall, blitekberryheg,: One'.had three bnek-shot holes in his skull; and the other had been' pois ened by a man . who asked him to drink. Such is the sympathy of theie barbarians= for our sick and wanuded,,soldjer „There, howeyer, Mrs. Judge 'Brewer and, her :family, ' NM Governor Bradford, and,a few other loyal , Christian,ladies went . to work, and. b'efore the:hospital was estab lished:took,'eare:of our siek, cookedforlhemin their own kitehens, - and ast their own expense, and .now'fake charge of the kitehens'of the loyi diet patients, and personally Superintend the, preparatiOnnf Chalk lain, is a devoted servant of Him Who went about'' doing good ;„apti: the surgeon y in pharge, Gehty,.is :: ! .gent,littian , of rare , ' executive ability,- and has. his city of the sick.in:perfect Order—. post-dffice,, readintroomi laundry,-medic al and" eidinary stores, s nurses, and .all admirably ar-, ringed. Chaplain. Ambler; 67th PenniYlVania; also faithfully labors in his regiment and in the , General Hoipital: Rev. W. W. Parker'is now there assisting the_ehaplain in behalf of the Commission. We have thirty boxes of stores and, books there: :While there, Iwitnessed,4 may Bay,' the eon,: version of a noble young man, wounded in the' arm. The chaplain visits eaeh bed weekly, and if the occupant igl i aat of doors, leaves. trace in' his bed. He left in this young. man's bad a leaf with the Hymn, • . We"re going home to heaven above Wilfyou go?" He came in, took up the tract,.read.it, took out his pencil, and wrote "By the grace ,of • God I'll try .t o . g o "—signed his name, and . company, and regiment, and. handed it in to'the chaplain; - froth whorn I obtained the tract thus endorstit. I `SAW flied stand` in prayer-meeting next'eve ening, heard s him say, "I am not ashamed of Christ; but int heartily ashamed of myself for being so long ashamed of Him" Surely this one instance is worth all our pains and cost of tract distribution. In reply to my inquiry, another fine grenadier of a Michigan •Regiment said, that he felt. no anxiety about himself during the five:. days he was engaged; as he was a believer in the good doctrine, that God foreordains all things, whatso se. ever comes to pass, and had committed the psalm book to memory in his childhood. Hav ing lost his knapsack as most of the wounded did, in the retreat containing his little Bible with the psalms, I supplied that deficiency. Our Chiistian soldiers take greatly to the Psalms. Further incidents next week. - • (FOr the American Fieshyterian.) A WOEirlil;: NEWPORT NEWS, VA., July 29, 1862. - Editor .American Presbyteriaq w DEAR Bacrraza.:—Excuse my freedom in ap pealing to you in behalf of nearly five hundred sick, and-wounded soldiers here, who are the ob- • jects °flu) , special care and attention. , On en tering upon. the duties assigned me. here last, week [ fOuiid three'hundred men with but little reading matter of any ,kind. Since then, we have received one hundred and forty-four from the tobacco prisons at ltiebinooa,• many of . them. ; . entirely destitute, ,not.unly 'of reading , matter, but almost of every thing. We have, made them as comfortable, aei we can, and it seeins to•many a •• paradiie compared with the place they hiiie left They represent the rebels who had them in charge as heartily sick of the war. Nov if iou can send me . a;Thiindie l of Yditi iier•for tliPod, of 9ieSepoble soldiers who hays,, fought and ble(rfor (AT •01._litrY.1 .may be meaos ofgrest,good. The, benesolentare : t4 •terest themse,lyes in thisbehWtot the worlc.viill not be•done;. as we, have no finds -for the pur pose. "And then I wish you to personally 'ask the publishers of good books to aid us in fepu lag a U.S. Hospital Library at this place. If it were , necessary to arouse the sympathy of benevolent hearts` I might state many interesting faets, constantly. ,con2iing under my notice. It is only ,a day or two since I; found a sick man who was so much interested, about •his soul he could only say a few 'words and weep, now be is rejoicing in the is of everlasting life. Ano ther is interested to tell me how wicked lie was before he enlisted, and how changed he is now i`that his hear(has enlisted in the service of the captain of our salvation. Trusting, my brother, that you will be able to aid,me in , providing for ,the spiritual, wants, of there afflicted soldiers .I lam as ever., - . Yours, for:God and my Country, • , • .W..W. MEzon,„ .12fospiial;Chailain [We Ihearthy second :this appeal."lt is but one , of many:that , came to our Presbyterian House, addressed to Us arid t - cr' the 'Presbyterian Pribliea tiou Cemtnittee. not our friends enable riS to meet such calla? A small supply of books lately sent to POrtsmouth, Hospital, by the Committee was most gladly;received by the dhaplain. Whilst some Hosititals are well supplied, others are overlooked ; In our own city we have a great field of effort—nearly twenty hospitals: • 'Donstiens.sent eitherto us, or to the Presby terian 'Thiblioation - Committee, will be applied, according to the directions'a thedonors. is, no reason why our people shbuld'nof use I their" own organs in doiug.goOd.l7---D. Ainer'icaai Pr4b,yter7tin.) THE LORD'S; Wiimit---ta,- - viuor Is IT? • , Oua " Army of the PotOM'ao, " so long prepar ing, so ticirOughly trained; lb well appointed, so proudly : ,..and doubtless so justly, pronounced one of thrifineit.annies that, was ever led against an enemy,:found•iteelf one month ago, in front of, the. xebel.Capital; met by. an army which was able"to . prevent its triumphant advance; and com pel it, to.retiratowhat is indeed claimed to be a better position, but 'which, at least is farther from: the goal, having suffered fearful loss, only infe-• rior to that which inflicted, there to wait, throUgh, weary weeks , of summer, until it can be"' strengthened andpreparad for another fierce, and desperattand, we hope, th,e final struggle. Why must that noble army—nobler in its patient eaduirtince, and bravely upbearing under disaster, than easy victory could .have proved it = int why, xnust the nation of which that army was tha pride, suffer this bitter disappointment; this hiiiirfAiickenitig deferring ',of 'ita hip's? Was. it, perhaps,, bepanse that army was our prlde,,and our boast, and lg trusted, in it, f end. its. leadcrimore than ~ :Did he, and they, and we-all, need tO : bennbled and chastened, and , taught to ; look ,more directly, more simply, more, constantly,- to God ? Did Ckid Mean to' compel us, ancl'thime who publicly represent us, to acknowledget:ginl more and, more explicitly ? ' ' • 'The yointg commander of that army ; ' since, • such great, responsibilities were rine,ipeoted)y, laid. tipon him, has mkt! m a it'hecoming ,•ackno,w3, lecigments. of God ' -°'ithe f3olo, : ,mitroy Juid ,og tiattlesi , ':' according to his vain immortal phrase: H . *); .done so in admiribleiordersi,'enjoin , : lug' Akio the alniydub inispeottoe God's holy 44; and fof His iacriill'oiklizian s cos:f arid• he hiur d ins so` (is .were sat en edlly infoimed) iii lbws;", • extlyOstoil to . a friepd r 1 of hi; habitual sense ARO of divine upholding, and slesirefor eon stink remembrance ..in the prayers;or hrin tian countrymen. , _ls it not strange, that- irabe.,very crisis of hi; oWn sindliis army's historyiis.the two thrilling; ; Aid' otheiwise admirittoli'ltdclrosSes to. his army -one issued when" lie 10'-fiiit placed them in fieo -. c:fltitimend; an the 'caliefiller that blo . ody week of `battles, . by wbii lx Oey'itebieN;ed 4,eir. Few w9rd 'of • acknowledgment of„l , ipmdetiqtt .mention -; of. His .E44457:7 11 9 . TP 8 90, 1 440# of His providence? ;.• • •• 4 ' • •1: cannot that': has ,, folr• gotten God. I trust . that bicheart 'truly feils What his pen failocdt.tio qitter2 l 'ft has been Sig ggsted thut May have p*posely: refrioinio from religions' eiiressions;'..lest'they shOuld'te taken for cant, or . for hypeerisy, or because he felt that such expressions had been spoiled of their proper significance by. the desecration Of them in the' manifestoes of the rebel leader against whom God and his country had sent him. would fain choose the most avorable iinterpre tstion, but the most favorable which has ceeurred to me does not relieve my mind from the ittipreS sion that such an omission, on the part of 'a Christian commander, addressing, the army of a Christian people, at so solemn and momentus a crisis, is " a grievous fault," slid likely to be " grievously answered, " under the. providence of Him who - calls Himself " ajealoss and who •solemnly says, will not giielmy glory to' another "z=it Gad who; boil* stiodthein • . •;1", , • 17IZZEMEI positi3n and excellence, will 4 , hebooves 1140 insist upon being duly, acknowledged. by . . ; those who depend upon His help and .favor, fer, the 'success of their cause. I join not the outcry that some have raised against this General—the censure of his delays, the ridienTW'O'fliiirStrategY, the criticism hiS plans. lam not competent to criticise the plans of an educated military officer, and I protest against the preialent tendeneY to hasty and 'harsh judgments of tbe men who " stand be tween our loved licimes - and the War's desolation," venturing their lives, and' their dearer reputa tion, in the 'cause of our country. In respect to the remarkable'emission to which I haVe referred; in the later addresses to the Armyy`of the Poto mac?' make no judgment Of their author's motives. I pronounced no censure upon shim -- bit I de fear that " the. Lord our God," " jealOits, now as ever, for the honor.of His name,selerunly, regardful; now as ever, of what is 'due to.-Him. from His servants; is, displeased at such -nfailure toncknowledge Him, and is.'chastenineoitr Gen. eral for it. May; his future furnish an illustra tion of the truth ',that ".whom the Lord loveth; He` chasteneth,"' - fiCtfng them thus l for the ,gle rioui work, to which He hath choSen them.= GTuE•Orifiqs ‘ Ol..Of our correspondent. is . a fair one. la quite profane that Iv desire . to,' avoid, the appearatee of _cant and' hyYoerisy may . liavO. led tOn'negleet these iaild other'nrilifaiY : orderi. gat 'Goa must be`a4aw-' • , ~ • =1" - ledged. ' Nor should we leek at this as the sin of an in diviilual: Our sin, as a peOple is that we do not sufficiently aCknowledge .our entire, dependence upon God. We must acknowledge him. We must see and; know that . all our help comes from him. Christians have grown greatly, during our •trials, in'this grace of submission looking to God. Yet they have not all learned the lesson ; irbilst the irreligious masses around them still beast, and still look only to human' strength for deliverance. Sdnae trust in ahariOta and some in, b[orse,s burive will - remember the name of , the Lord our, God 7 " Wait on ,the Lord; be of good ,eourage, and. he,shall strengthen thine heart ; wait, I, say; out the Lord I "I—En. • GERMANY, THE USE HE TELE APOPItyPRA and its pub lication as a pertion of the Scripture with - the warning, to be sure, that "it is not equal to Scripture 'hut useful for reeding, " are warmly maintained by many Lutherans = and other pro fessed 'Christians in ,Germany. Even catechisms quote passages of the Apocrypha as proof teats T Dr.. Ebrard is ;against this false estimate of the book, while Dr. 'Hengstenberg and Stier defend their use by the people. This controversy having extended over .a period of ten years, has not been without, fruits. Resolutions have been passed at:clerical confer ences, that it is the duty of Christendoin to give to' the world the Bible bound up by itself and without the Apocrypha, as it is forind that - the . warning printed every Bible, "that the Apo. crypha is not" equal to the Holy Scripture; but useful for reading, " has not the desired effect of keeping up the distinction between Word of God and, word of man, - The,Elberfield Bible-Society resolved,in December 1.853, for the future, to circulate no Bibles ' , With the Apocrypha, either gratuitously or at reduced prices; a clause was added, that, for the present, on express demand; Bibles With the Apocrypha Would be sold at' he depot at full cost price. In proportion as the confessinnalism, or high Lutteranism, Makes progress in a country, the. demand for "entire" Biblesis . the: more ,fre quently heard. Not so much -that the, Apacry= pha is so ;very particularly wanted, as that the " foreign" nr " mutilated" or " defective" Bibles,' as learned and pious 'men •are not ashamed to call the Word of God, are refused. This -re firial does not at all come from the people, but from the clergy' and schoolinasters, 'Who want to, stand well with their superior& On inquiring, " Whp told you that the Bible was defective P', the invariable answer is, t . " the pastor or, the schoolmaster.", One distinguished divine of this class adVised his‘people lately from:the pal pit, that itanyvagabcind came into the parish— meaning any colporteur of the British or Edin burgh Bible Society—offering Mutilated Bibles, they oiight to hunt the dogs on him. No' doubt this was an outbnrst.ot what the aid Lu- . therans of the church militant call' their " first, love." Tit REVIEW:—Our Old School •neighbor, The Presb,yterian• Standarcl, says, in noticing'the last number of the Presbyterian Quirterly Re view ".On the cover, of this number it is intimated that its publication has been delayed by the ill ness of the.editor, who it is stated has improved in health., The incertitude of ,all earthly things is shown•hy.the feet that while we write, scrrow ing friends are engaged in preparations for his funeral; and thus the. labors of Dr. Wallace in connexion witklhis , learned journal are brought to a close. " apolOgy is' presented for the length to Which tbe . first article has been carried. ,Its title is !,The *adjustment of Christianity,' and we, do, not hesitate to say, that it is • one of the most valuable papers on; the great tptestion raised by scientific Men in opposition to- popular Christi,: anity, which has appeared in any journal on el.: ther side of the Atlantic. Our chief objection to it is the factthat important points have been passed over, rather cursorily, but the object of the author was to present the whole subject in a Condensed aspect, and this.he has, done in a ma* telly production, which,extends over eighty-nine pages. The article maphohad in pamphlet form at the Presbyterian House, 1334 Chestnut Street. Churl f tWO. AN ,EX -AMPLE WOtTIIT OF A correspondent of the Bergl4, and R econ i er writes very goad 'things of the Church at Oxford, Ohio:. He says : "In order that every,meniber the church may become acquainted:wit4aod Teel a deeper responsibility for all its Operations,, eve haVe our annual eonovegational meeting, not simply to elect a Board of Trustees, bit alio to hear a fulLreport of bae,year'n doi4,4ind to con sult about and vote upon various matters Of gen eral interest to the chureh.' snoh a - meeting was Iheld in our church last Monday., In the xeviov, of the_past year it- as most ,gratifying ,- tu,know that - death 'bad not invaded- our ranks, neither WOL=II AUGUST 7, has dimension nor dissatisfaction, but all were i n the unity of the Spirit and the bonds of p eace. Whilst we felt that tba graces of many had been increased, thirty-six were; reported as added to our number, mostly by examination. The con gregation has also so increased-that pews could "ialiifiiiiiishkrto all who have applied for them, so, that one, of the. items. of buiiness was to de , vise some method of-better pacEng, if there was any. Arintlitir-special'ttem waithe report of the Treasurer, which was very full and accurately kept. The amoutt received during the year exceeded by $2OO-all the expenses of every kind, , and was applied to an old.debt.sf $4OO, the s um usually carrie4,over to, the tic xt,year. This debt was several months ago voted a nuisance, and its removal determined upon, and the $2OO not paid was immediately advanced by-the Trustees, an d the new year cOmMenced free from debt. The minister !dry paid-up to date—a report most re. freshirki to the congregation. " The collections for benevolent objects show ed a corresponding advance. ..Z.Totwithstarxdin z 'the extra . calls the past. year, the regular objects were ~ alPpiesetited 'aid responded to. The in crease per cent over the previous year is as fol lows Amer. For. Cline. Union Home Migsions , Bible 'Came Edoea.tiow.Cause Foreign:Nig - " The agreoste; increase, was 51 per cent. Several other matters .of interest were attended to AmOnzthem,e a vacation of four weeks was ,‘-! • given to the ,pastor, and a social gathering, is the- , fiirm:of a Church Picnic, was decided upon to be 'held - some time in ,the month of August." TECE HOLY LAND.---The Rev. H. S. Osborn, in connection with Rev. Dr. Lyman Coleman, is preparing a large and: splendid map of the Holy Land, ten feet long and six broad, containing all the verified places of 'Scripture' and scenes of in terest most aCeniaaly delineated. Although s. O large, it is, by an ingenious - Contrivance, arrang ed. for: eibibitiOn on a frame of only two feet, handsomely furnished with' rollers so that, upon the plaSof a dierama, any part may be exhibited, or, hy unhinging the rollers the-whole if desired. All the Scriptural places, the classical, and many of 'the 4nodern sites care indicated by black,blueand yellow letters re,spePtively ; every authentic ruin, - castle, forest or mountain range, together with the rivers and geolegioal features, are indicated, making the Amp the most valuable work of, the Irind.for the student, for the Sab hath-schoor, the library or the pastor, that has yet 'been published: :The , work--is nearly com plete, and * l ath Rev. , Dr;-Coleman's Biblical At las, pow on Publidation•Qommrttee s catalogue, trill be aniostiidnable addition i to those methods of Bib Hal Study. sari, Tile Evgnge dist, " has resigned' the.cha4laincy of the First, Minnesota-Regiment He: hasisettn.a, good deal of service, and may be looked tipim-as a " vete ran!! His date regiment, though Wparticipant in nearly every 'struggle of the week of battles On the'Peninsula, is yet good 'state of effi ciency, and reports six or seven hundred men in the ranks. ,At the battle of Bill Run, a year , ago, through ,the carelessness of some one who mistook his baggage for, thatof an officer, and forwarded', it to,Centreville,,, Mr.. Neill suffered the loss of valuables to the amount of $3OO, to say nothing of fifty'of his best sermons. What a sacrilege, if they Were- torn up to light secesh segars duritig the enemrs long occupation of the battle-fieldl the withdrawnl of such faithful, conscientious, and able men as Mr. Neil from the.chaplainey is a public loss;, yet, considering the length and the dangers of his service, we think he is entitled to a most honorable dis charge." We are happy to state that - Mr.:lleill has been appointed one, of 'the Heapitar , Chaplains fur Philadelphia. He thinks that he'cin be of more service to the men when the Hospitals than when - . itt the field and engaged, in active service • SHARON CaIIYROH.77-Thp Sharon (Ohio) Prei , byterian church has._ been lately repainted and refurnished, and greatly improved in appearance. It is now.a neat, .house of,;worship, conunodiou.i and pleasant The Rev- John 'Hussey is pastor. in conjunction with the church at Leekland. The. metnhers have exhOited, good taste in alt they have done .and indomitahle energy. The two churches: also reeentlY made their pas tor a substantial v'i'sit: Arreki.AT PA - M.—Rev. F. A. No ble was ordained and installed paitor of the " Houser of give St.,Paul Minn. on the , r 7 16th inet,: Sermon by,.Rev, John Mattocks, of the FirskPreshyterian eltureh; ordaining prayer and, charge:to tla6- pester by, Rev. Marcus Hicks, of St Cloud; charge' to the people by Rev. it. B. Bull; of Stillwater. - gittv fubliationo. . Evanv Sabbath School Superintendent as least, should be acquainted with Henry Hoyt's list of helps of - various kinds in the work of in struction, "and =of books for the Library. He has just issued in qhf fornier "I+Arr x ANP Wonlin,or questions upon Ephesians and Jame , a - little : Manual which shows Marksofgreat care and skill in `..the preparationw hich 'II a much to facilitate the introduction of these epl;- ties to the more: advanced classes ; of the Sabbath School. I . the line'of library -.books, or relig ious books, for :the young' generally, we bave " 'Uncle Jabez,'! a very remarkable and skilfaily written story, in 'which Christian simplicity and eha.ritiare well contrasted ` with the utter zneatines and i aoallms ness of avarice_ . "`Rose Darling " it a goOd• story df, and for, a large class, somewbt neglected by writers of juvenile books---servant girls. Fors frileLby W. S. &A. Martien. considerably talked of in some circles : this city, Dr. Wm. Morris by name. has written a volume of - 1/9 12 mo. pages with the title WHAT IS MAN. It purports to b' :published by the " Scriptural Knowledge Soeie ty,Y another name we presume for the compan y' of annibilationists whom the author has gathere. 'around him. The single notion of the annibila.- „ ti fto •-the wicked does not appear in half its de formity and objectionableness until we come to coa -1 cider the method by which it is sustained. TheY ,who are,feceiving the terribly perverted exposit -lons nf Scripture which the book contains, must bc suffering a general breating up of the foundation• of belief to say nothing of the undermining € their - common sense. The pions sentiments all - fragments of truth floating' through the argumer cannot countervail, the destructive tendency, ainterpietation Which so wrests and breaks simple force of Scripture itself. We deplore it': effect of Ch . * heresy upon some minds in our 0 01 and other :Evangelical churches in this city. 7 per cent 50 tt " 42 " 117 " 45 CC Ct
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