1862. anarrizan Writobgirviau -AND GENESEE EVANGELIST. JOHN W. HEARS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1862. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN THE INTEREST OF TUX • Constitutional Presbyterian Church, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT No. 1334 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. TERMS—(in advance). $2 00 per annum. 260 " By mail, - - By carriers, in the city, PREMID'MS. Any clergyman procuring us two new subscribers, with the pay in advance, is entitled to a third copy one year, free. Any person procuring three new subscribers, With the pay in advance,-can have a fourth copy free, 'for one year. For Five Dollars we will send two copies of the 'paper and a copy of the Quarterly Review, for one year, to new subscribers. r' Any one procuring neiv subscribeis is entitled to Fifty cents for each one secured and prepaid. 1 1" tligiouo Baptist. Laying a Coiner-Stone.—On Thursday; Sept. 18th, a large congregatiOn assembled on;Forty-Sec ond street, tolay the corner-stone of a new Baptist church. The 'edifice when completed, will be occu pied by the Forty. Third street church, by whom the new house is .o be erected. 'Appropriate reli gious services were held.-1 4 4 Y. Examiner. Methodist Returned to the I. B. Chnrcl—Saturday, 'Apt. Bth, in. thel)hio Conference, at ZanesVille, the parchments of Rev. James L. Grover, who left the M. E. church a few years ago• in good standing and joined the Protestant Episcopal Church, were restored to him, he being repre sented as dissatisfied and tired of his absence from, and desiring to return to, his old home iu the Meth odist Episcopal Church. He was also recommend ed for readmission into the Ohio Conference. He was readmitted. Brother Giover is Chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary, and will probably continue in that position.— Western, Cr/pi:Wan Advocate., No Admissions. The Cincinnati Conference is over full, and not one was admitted on trial at the late session. If there had not been• nine chap lains in the army service, it is difficult to tell ~what would have been doge by the stationing power.— A Methodist Regiment—The 73d Illinois Reg iment, which passed through Cincinnati to Ken tucky, has a large share of Methodists in it. Over one-half the privates are members of the Meth odist Episcopal Church; seven of the captains are regular itinerant ministers ; the Colonel—J. F. Jaques—is a Methodist preacher, and the vener able Rev. John S. Barger, of the Illinois Confer ence, the Chaplain, is known by thousands of our readers. In the private ranks of the regiment are twenty-five Methodist preachers.—lbid. Foreign. The English Dissenters kept St. Bartholo mew's day with wonderful unanimity on the 24th of August. They just topped the mark in time, hay ing by that, day raised their Bicentenary fund to 401,856. The Episcopal clergy generally paid only the usual attention to St. Bartholomew's day, though in some , places able sermons were preaohed touching the Bicentenary celebration of it.- A Model Regiment and Chaplain.—Rev. E. 0. Pritchett, late of Geneva, and formerly pastor of the churches at Westernville and Oriskany, is now chaplain in the Regiment of Engineers commanded by CoL Steitart, of Geneva. The Colonel, who has returned' for his health since the Peninsular cam paign, has delivered addresses in Central New York and elsewhere, for the purpose of increasing his regi ment to 1500 strong. Col. Stewart took occasion to speak in the highest terms of his chaplain, eulogizing his personal brave- Ty, as well as official faithfulness. Three things the Colonel said his regiment set their face against : the use of strong drink, profane swearing,. and running from the enemy. For the first two offences the mili tary rules-have been rigidly enforced, until they have been nearly or quite discontinued. The abiount.which Col. Stewart gave of his regi ment in this partoular, secured him at oncesome 90 reoruits in the vicinity of Rome, the largest propor tion tieing from that"town, and almost without ex ception men of unblemished morals, and many of them members of churches. The Roman, Oitixen, says truly, speaking of the above regiment, that the grand specific for getting good and rapid enlistments, is a reputation on the part of the army already in the field, for thorough discipline and Sound morals. Those two things would go far towards securing victory and imputing general confidence in our cause.--Evangdist. Both Sidec—The 'favorable and unfavorable as pects of camp life, in a religions point of view, were put in constrast by two statements made recently in the Fulton street Prayer-meeting A young man remarked, on rising, that he was Connected with the army. In the course of his ad dress he said that, while there were very many good Christians exerting a religious influence in our army, there were also very maw young men who seemed to have lost all control of themselves in re gard to the vice of swearing, and, short as their time of relaxation was, they managed . to spend much of it in that other detestable vit—gambling. He urged the'praying people to be cestaeless in their prayers in behalf 9f these young men, whch , while in the hourly expectation of meeting death, were but fitting themselves for scenes of everlasting woe and misery. A reverend gentleman present, who had himself been connected with the army, said that we were very:much inclined to think that the young men Just alluded to were of a class low,in their ori gin, add habituated to' lives of vice and immorality. He wishdd to say, to 'them that such was not the case. , On another occasion an officer exhibited the other side'of the picture. He left the city for the war nide than a year ago. •The first night, after reach ing the cam p i n wasbington, he sat down and thought over ,the excitements of the day and read a chapter in his Bible, and afterwards kneeled to pray, upon seeing which; ,twe others in the same camp also kneeletiAnd silently prayed. He said that on per ceiving this, he felt assured that his petition for the prayers of this meeting had not only been presented, but that God had answered them both to his own and others' good. He further stated that he had, through all his troublei, ,endeavoured to live and act consistently, and in doing so, God had blessed him. He further stated that he was now on the eve of returning to hisregiment, and asked the sincere pray ers of the meeting, that he Might °b . T grace be so sustained and enabled so to . atit that his companions should see and know that he was truly a child of Editor Army. God, and his example be the means of effecting their conversion. This gentleman is a Lietitenant in a company of the 2d Regiment of N. Y. city, which took part in the battle of Bull Run, where he was taken a prisoner, and had been thirteen months con fined in Richmond and elsewhere, and had only just returned. Works and Prayers.—Beforo one of the reg ular prayer meetings a few days ago, the students of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary scraped one bushel of lint and raised one hundred dollars for the wound ed soldiers. It is stated that under the late call for nine-months' men, seventy-seven students at this Seminary have laid aside their books and volun teered in a body. Well Done.—A correspondent of a New York paper, writing from Frederick, Md., says : " The Pastor .of the Germ . = Reformed Church, the Rev. Dr. Zacharias , had the courage to pray on Sunday for the President of the United States, in the presence of a number of rebel officers, who took no steps to punish or rebuke him. " To this the Editor of the Standard adds: `' We are glad to hear this good report of our es teemed friend, Dr. Zacharias. Hie heroism was alike creditable to his piety and patriotism, and should be regarded as a rebuke to some timid, time serving ministers who are unwilling or afraid to re member their Government at the Throne of . grace. It appears from the report before us, that the fear less and faithful Pastor, 'ln the evening, had among his hearers,- General Stonewell Jaeksop,_who _ slept soundly' through the services.' Dr. Zach arias some years since, invited us to preach the ded ication sermon of his new and beautiful Church ed ifice, and as we did so, little did we dream that it ever should have in one of its worshipping assem blies the leader of a host in armed rebellion against the constituted authorities of the land." Jo t tots 7„1 twos The Battle of South Mountain and Dirket vine Gap—for there were really two—were fought and won by Burnside and Franklin, respectively, on Sabbath afternoon, the 14th: Burketville Gap is close to the *Potomac river, and its possession by our forces, necessitated the rebel movement viestward in order to obtain safer crossing. It was a most deci sive Victory. The rebel loss is computed at fifteen thousand killed, wounded and missing. We took between one and two thousand prisoners, and lost in 'killed and wounded about three thousand. Subsequent Operations. The despatch to the Associated. Press thus speaks of the movements of Monday, the 15th -" General McClellan was pushing them with a vigor most destructive to the enemy. He pursued 'the enemy on Monday morning with his reserves and a large body of fresh troops. The enemy took the road - towardi the river, at Harper's Ferry and Ship herdstown, and he was pursuing and shelling their retreat, causing great loss. In several contests on Monday, where' they made a stand, ofir troops charged on them with such vigor that th* fell back from, point to point in great haste. Theattles and advantages obtained on Monday are thought to be 'superior in importance to those of Sunday. Dray ton's South Carolina brigade is entirely gone, either killed, wounded or prisoners. The 17th Michigan, one of the new regiments, did up this brigade, first with bullets, and finally with the bayonet. General Howell Cobb was wounded and taken prisoner.'(?) General McClellan was pushing on them last even ing, however, very close, and had already sent to the rear 8000 (?) prisoners and 4 batteries. CIL Stroge, 19th Virginia, and Col. James, of the 3d South Ca rolina Battallion, were killed on Sabbath last, and their bodies lift in our possession. The South Ca rolinillitgaile was-very_rongt • earilf--- Hatch, commanding. General Keyes' Division (who is sick), was slightly wounded." A Boonsboro' despatch Sept. 15th, says : " This morning, at daylight; General Plea.sonton, with the Bth Illinois Cavalry and Captain Fitshell's battery, started after the enemy. .At Beonsboro, he came up with the 9th Virginia cavalry, with a battery, acting as the rear guard. The Illinois cav alry charged after them through the town and two miles out on the Hagerstown turnpike, capturing two of their guns, and killed., wounded, or captured about thirty of the cavalry. "General Richardson's division being on the ad vance, took the road from this place towards Sharps burg, two and ahalf miles from which town he came up with the enemy, in large force, who occupied a long ridge of hills. They showed a line Of battle one and a halt miles long. The afternoon was spent in ascertaining the position and force of the rebels, not a sufficient number . of our troops haying come up to bring on an engagement." A despiktoli to the World from Frederick,* Sept. 16th, says : " General Hancock's brigade made .a charge up a hill, 'and captured a battery of sin pieces, Howell Cobb, and 900 of his Georgians were captured. Cobb wounded.. The 18th Virgikda regiment was taken entire, and fragments of many other regi ments. The mountains are full of straggling, starv ing, and demoralized rebels, who are giving them selves up as fast as they can find their wayinto our lines, Seieral regiments of new troops were in the fight on Sabbath, and behaved with great bravery. The 17th Michigan, out only two weeks, fought till their ammunition was exhausted, retired to the wa gons, refilled their boxes, returned, and made a ter rible charge over a stone wall and into the timber, almost annihilating Drayton's South Carolina Bri gade." . Battle of Tueiday and, itrednesdiy, the 16th and 17th. The absence of official'despatches from the Commander-in-Chief, leaves it doubtful, at this writing, whether airy decisive victory-was gained by the desperate fighting of those days. •• Jackson re inforced Dee with the army he had so successfully used against Miles at Harper's-Ferry, and' McClel lan probably had to meet a larger force than that routed by him at South Mountain, on the Sabbath. The battles were fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland. That of Tuesday is thus described . :— There was considerable artillery firing during the day on both sides, resulting in our having,about forty men killed and wounded. Among the seriously wounded was Major Arndt, of the Ist New York artillery, who was struck in the side by a piece of shell. The clispotition of the troops for the impending battle was as follows:—General Sumner's corps, with. General Banks' divisien, to occupy the centre; General Hooker's corps, with the Pennsylvania Re serves and Franklin's corps, on the right ; Generals Porter and Burnside on the extrenie left, with the view of, turning the enemy's right flank. General Pleasonton supported the centre with 2500 cavalry and four batteries. General Hooker, in the afternoon, crossed Antic tum creek, and took a position on the bil s facing Sharpsburg, and •three miles tirthe right of Seets ville. His troops got into action about dusk, which last ed two hours, during which the enemy were driven about half a mile with considerable loss. The Penn sylvania Reserves, who were in the front, suffered much. The night was occupied in getting the troops into their respective positions, while ammunition trains and ambulances were forwarded to the different com mands. On Wednesday, a great battle was.fought which led , to many exaggerated reports, and of which no official statement has yet appeared. Hence we re gard it, like most of the severe conflets of the war, a s indecisive in its character, except so tar as it weakens an enemy remote ; from his base. anxtriratt Ttrolt#tgvian At the 'dawn of day (says the despatch) the battle was renewed on the centre and right, by General Hooker and General Sumner, who, after a sharp contest of two hours, drove the enemy about one mile. ' The rebels, however, rallied shortly afterwards, and with terrible loss regained most of the ground. At this time the fearless and undaunted General Hooker received a shot in the ankle, and was car:. ried from the field—the command of his troops de volving upon General Sumner. Gen. Richardson, commanding his division, was severely wound o ed at the same time.., General Sumner determined to retake the lost ground, ordered the troops to advance, which they did with a will, driving the rebels before them with great slaughter. They not only retook the ground, but drove them a quarter of a mile beyond. . In this, action General Mansfield was shot through the lungs, and died soon after. The troops nnder Geneials Burnside and Porter had not been idle. They drove the rebels from the line of the Antietam creek, on the main, road to Sharpsburg and having built a bridge (the old one having been burnt by the rebels) occupied the oppo site bank. The loss he - re was considerable. To get possession of the ridge of hilig on the, right and left hand sides of the road, from which the re bels were thundering away with artillery, was a task not easily accomplished. General Sykes' brigade carried the ridge on the right hand side; with, the assistance. of General Sum ner, after considerable trouble antrioss,_the_r_ebels running in all directions. It was now 5 (Nock, and all the enemy's posi tions had been carried except the one on the left hand side of the road. To do this dnty General Burnside was Assigned. The artillery opened and infantry advanced. The point was carried at a charge, but our troops were forced to retire before a superior force.. The rebels knowing that if they lost this ridge a complete rout of their army would be .the result, fought with great desperation. - Darkness now overlooked the two armies, and hos tilities ceased as though by mutual consent. The battle lasted from 5 o'clock in the morning until 7 at night, without a moment's cessation. The conduct of the troops, without exception,was all that any general could wish. Several . regiments .of new troops who were in the action for the first time, behaved admirably. • Further accounts show that while the action of Wednesday was not final in its character, yet the advantages were most decidedly with our troops. We wrested new and strong positions on rugged - hill-tops from the enemy, on the right and centre, but on the left,. the height. gained by Burnside could not be retained. At night our men bivouack, ed on the hard won fields, and in the morning, the rebels sent a flag of truce asking leave to bury their dead, (?) which was granted and our troops engaged in the same sad attentions to their fallen comrades. Friday the 19th, at 8 A.M., General McClellan telegraphed that the enemy had abandoned his po sition, leaving his dead and wounded behind. Two hours later he announced the triumphant conclusion of the series of battles as follows To Henry W. Halle*, G-enetal-in-chief Pleasanton is driving the enemy across the river Our victory is complete. The enemy is driven bank into Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylvapia are' safe. GEonal B. McOL - RTLAN, Major General. Full Account of the Great Battle of Wed nesday.--From the correspondent of the Press of this city we take the following graphic account of the Battle of the Antietam. , . As soot as it' as light the contest commenced, Generals. Sumner and Hooker upon the centre and right ordering out their artillery and opening upon tkeAvemv with a furious_ fire of shot and shell. lt was'not much after five ore when the enemy be came aware of what was going forward, and began firing in,..reply. Although not so hea,,vy a* on the day before, because not near so many cannon were engaged, yet the intensity of the battle showed that earnest work was going forward, and aftera an our or constant practice, in which neither party seemed to have the advantage, the impatient Hooker deter mined, by a bold movement, if possible, to gain the day. _ . Bayonet Charge of Hooker's Corps.—The charge which the gallant General ordered was one of the most brilliant incidents of the battle. The enemy had three batteries, numbering in all some twelve or fifteen guns, and, mounted ori a range of low hills. To the left of them was a skirt of woods which ex tended to the rear, and a little stream ran to the right, ' These cannon played a conspicuous part in the contest, and were a great annoyance to the Fed eral troops. One of the batteries especially had poured a most raking fire into the troops on the left of General Hooker. Hoping to drive the enemy from their position, he drew up his command in line of battle. The first division was to charge the bat teries, whilst, the second supportad it. Generals Patterson and Grover addressed their soldiers, telling them that by all means they must keep up the great reputation they had won upon the Peninsula. The men answered with a shout, and the word of command being given, every. bayonet was levelled, and with teeth clenched, they rushed up the slight ascent. When within a few paces of the enemy's guns they halted and poured a mur derous volley into the gunners. Then with a yell, worse than any Indian war-whoop, they rushed pell mell among the cannon, bayoneting and knocking down all who resisted, and driving the artillerists. away. For the tithe the guns were in our possessions, but ;unheeding this, and listening only for the shouts from Hooker and Grover, and invigorated by' the calm courage of Patterson, they threw themselves upon the rebel troops who were supportinethe bat - Aeries, and caused them to make a brisk retreat. The supporting division of the charge, commanded by General Stoneman, advanced and occupied the ground which their comrades had captured, holding it against any flanking movements the enemy might make. The officers- who led, and the men who, made this heroic charge ; deserve the highest praise: Hooker and Richardson Wpunded.—ltwas while leading his corps in their gallant' advance upon the enemy's guns, that General Hooker was most severely wounded in the foot. Yet, even with this, she wished to remain on the field and take part in the battle. It took airiest main force to make him consent to be borne away and have the wound dress ed, and. with a sad heart he was carried.off by his attendants. General Richardson, •of Sumner's * Corps,' was also wounded at the same time. The Federal troops Driven Back.—Hooker's charge had driven the enemy over half a mile, and seeing the danger at that part of their line, rebel reinforcements were at once hurried to itsassiStance. They bore I*.J . lookeris columns for tie moment, but StonemiTOtne to their aid. The right now seemed to be thiTgreat point of interest: Sumner and Franklin brought up their corps and joined in the conflict. The scene was;most terrific. Hour;after hour the fight continued, but the enemy had con centrate!' too strong a lorce, and our line was borne back, but not, however, until we had secured the cannon.:. Sumner Vietarious.—G-eneral Sumner, after the troops had been repulsed, determined thatif possibie tenemy should be again driven back. He gather all the reinforcements he could, and taking ad vantage of a slightlull, he rallied the men and rush ed upon the enemy. The result was even better than Hooker's charge. The onset was so effective that the enemy's lines were again broken, and fall ing back, they retreated far beyond the place to which they had before been driven. Sumner and his successful troops held the ground thus won, and planting their standards resolved, to maintain them there. Yet all this was not One of the best brigadiers. o Mansfield, was shot through t the arms Of those who were _The Battle on the Left.—F , contest hardly commenced o Sumner and Hooker. Here; of the Antietam creek, ,and, nothing could be done therts, what they were expected to d. attack, Burnside and Fitz-. The contest across the' stream on its lianks, was severe, att fight; the Federal troops en river at several points, and their coverts in the woods. thrown over, and; the main h I pied the ground, which the e regain; The loss on both si Sykes and Sumner.--Afte the road• running to Sharpiburg leaves the Antic , m creak, it crosses between two ridges. Upon t. se ;"the:. enemy had posted themselves, and it beta • neceasary to drive them away. They had artille , and some slight entrenchments. A feint was ii ~ e!towards the hills to the left of the road, and w.. i the enemy were engaged in preparing to repe i Generals Sumner and Sykes briskly advanced , e attack of those f,l on the right. i There was a s ~ Struggle,,and all was over. Sykes on the le 4;117 Sumner on the right, like General Wayoe,thefamous capture ai li of Stony Point, in 1779; met vit tre , tre of the hill-top, the rebel's , fleeing in , * eations. n • was a most important success *gave the Federal army possession- of a comm 'l4llll, from which they could annoy the enemy the only remaining position which they held, - to I4on the left of the road. . t Burnside Ascends the Hi the laSt rebel stronghold, G dered to capture it. At abo after, the Federal artillery storm from the post just take and under its cover Gener vanced. The hero of Rol charge, and they, rushed u 1 the time successful. This l the rebels, however, it was 1 ed, and after contending Ili eral troops drew of. At 6 having lasted all day, perf of course, the skirinishes a and the fatigued army r The contest has not yet b Union and rebel•.hOlding night found them. The Result—We have although not .without a Numerous e wounded high as fiftsen thousand tured, wagon trains hay emy, completely defea down the Shenandoah lan for this signal favor Capture and Reca; —On Monday mornini days cannonading, a di , needed in capturing on under Colonel Miles, Martinsburg, under GI airy, who cut their we.; captured General Lc with a number of pr. and worn of our t I A dial that Gel at Harp etra+ Gene day er thousan the guns by the s ddeni road b • about a no don of the Govern Few rec tions ye A Cha, ' The to be o upris.n. people z e and as thoul unpor good bi b not but ofl the conk nial lines, it is their - - Policy not to be unrea sonably severe on the a. •rs of the good old Con stitution • and Union - i -ir ' little sister'' Mary land." , .. _ Escaping to Cana , A letter from ., Niagara , Falls village to the Ne ' ork Post, says: .. "A week or two ag*.le sixteen Ba4tinwreans , attempting to escape, - arrested, and, in accord ance with Secretary S In's orders, 'sent to the nearest ,military stati. Lockport-L -to be drafted `for the'war. Indeed, evading squadron has al ready furnished thirty orty soldiers to, the Union ... exmy. " Information has s' ada that a scheme .is'` this State, which sho cowardice. A. nun:the 'ded, if drafted, to e. meet at a certain pi signals, their presen sons on the opposite dy been paid to hav:4ts reedy and row over at night for the fugitive - ,,t will be a risky undertak ing ; yet such is the (if that some pestle have of the draft, that they their : livesto escape it, and its enforcement • nevitably be attended, with 'some singular advent along our northern'fron . tier. , , "It is estimated t 4me dozen:skedaddlers have escaped to Cana, y s wymmlng over Niagara river." , Russia and. the ' meeting with gxeat claims of the serfs a iffys " Certainly Rossi process. Great who on the part of the needed, and much it. There are p ro , . whose position • : ~ der IL, Empero i Lincoln, Prosid, , ri Isitions are even war has not yd se one can assurers forth. In both ease the trouble R 000,000, less or ntor , tail States Wit 41' , black or eoloied pool the great bration by Rini' and kis ago , k been postPo (18 to a futari country. , A. ;#;:ti:ttfti.....'fittitg.cli,'o,--,, lthnut ,misfortune, the war, General lung, and died in yjng him from the er to the left, the :rly as in front of l ads held the line ,was carried, r he troops were told and advanced to the I hn Porter leading. land among the trees after a protracted ded, in crossing the eve the rebels from ridges were at once 'es advancing, occu my could not again yas considerable. This eminence being erafßurnside was or -1 five, o'clock. or a . little cried • with a perfect y 'Sumner and Sykes, urnside's troops ad c, drdered them to tithe enemy, being.for emg the last post of est: stubbornly defend nearly , dark, the Fed en o'clock, the battle quietness, excepting ngpicketers, reigned, ea from their labors. 1-renewed Co r day, both 3 position in which last hieved a great victory, is.f of many killed and „on, and some say as , '-oners, have been cap ::. a cut off, and the en will no doubt, be forced Jey. God bless McOlel has dam his country's i :e of Harper's Ferry, !ept. 15th, after several on of the rebel army sue , ices' at Harper's Ferry, those which had been at, ral White, except the cav , • rough the rebel lines, and street's ammunition train tors. 'Our I ti iSei in killed or eight thousand )aroled. —" It is reported Bull Run scene nurendered to the es Ferry on Tues-_ Lundred and four ters. (?) Nearly all some days before The rebels left so to destroy the rail three killed and tded. by the rebels was icourage the rising Linst' , the National ras an utter failure. m and the deser overbalance them. If the I+ess writes: Iderate visit seems ity. The ' grand :I'm the enslaved s been a grand fiz and it would seem r their cause more a•special term of that their advent d disenthrilment, and if thei value rs and accessories their more :range received `hdie from Can foot in' Wayne county, in some boidness as well as persons there have (led to the Niagara river and There, 'hy precencerted 1 be wade known to per da shore; who have ahea This great nation is fr cuitie,s ,in adjusting the Dr. Robert Bair . . )rising •througha fearful . d prddence and patience •or and his ministers are 'ring the country through two men in all the world ljr,. `ng than that of Alexan `,ltussias, and Abraham iced - ! States. Their po • e ; for, although civil t all he ne Inieneed in _Russia, no it y not on any day burst ave lies at the bottom of th of 23,000;000.or 25,- fxv eople ;in the Erni -00, 00, ox, thereabouts, of it is significant fact that he font 'rig of the empire • hmen, o e thousand years 1 frooLthe 26th of A_uguei on amount of the state of The subject of this brief notice, has passed from us, in the prime of life. Recently bereaved of a fond parent, on whom she lavished all with the her affectioswith, greatest self-denial, and tor whom she denied her self other relations i the shcick was more than her fraitnaiure could bear. • From that period, for more thin three years, sh,e gradually sank. Her best friends could not diaguistN the fact, that the consumption had marked her, as, a victim. • • Miss Ramsey was born in Bombay, May 28th, 1834. When only two weeks old, her mother died with Cholera. After a few weeks, her father, then a Mis sionary, returned: to this country for his health. The care and education of Miss Ramsey, chiefly devolved upon her aunt, whose love and fidelity were strongly reciprocated. Miss Ram* - possessed an excellent mindiholding the pen of already writer. She was, freqUently,. a correspondent over the signature,'" Getteva,'". in our religious journals and magazine& She had a love of books, which her father had cultivatedido`that she often assisited him in his studies, reading the scrip. tures in their originals. - In, early, life, she manifested so great;eligions sen sibility, a cultivated'conscience, and love o s • , that her family b4heve she was early cote .. ' o* . God. Her charecter was most unselfish, "generous, affectionate, and benevolent. 'She alwaySMinifestedii. even in death, a stiongloVe. for her 'ohnollri'Sisb.: bar-Relidotclass,--and.the_so u l s of ' het companions, many of whim were converted by lei ifillience. But her zeal exhibited itself in the more modestand un obtruSive forms. For months she doubted the speedy issue of hex sickness, and rather shrank from its dread reality, not on account of the future, so much, as the leaving cherished friends and , the associates of her youth. Naturally: timid, she often expressed to the writer doubts of the genuineness of her hope.. 'Yet to .all, she constantly manifested a 'sweet and unwavering trust iti Christ, which grew stronger and brighter, as she neared the eternal world: Some three weeks prior to her death, the writer asked, Have you Any doubts?:." None now, " said she. • Do:you feel will ing to leave, yourself in Jesus' hands, cheerfully sub missive to the allotment 'of his Will? "Ali, yes, " she replied, " very precious are the promises to me, I know whom I have believed. • Is the love of Jesus the Attraction ofheaven,, and is his righteousness your brilymerit ? " I think so, " she answered. She often 'remarked, it would be a great privilege to see Jesus; - and enjoy;his everlasting presence. , In such a frame; of mind, with a plac i d trust, she left the world, triumphant in that dying grace, which, we are assured, be bestowed on:every believer. Our dear friend endured , with a martyr spirit her extreme suffdring:s in unmurmuring submission. We follow her into our Father's house and rejoice she' has gained the goal before us. Yet while we sor row, it is'not without, hope, Tie sweet to:think of jesns, When loved' ones leave our side, And pass into the•quiet skies Forever to abide.-' AiuttiAl Religious Notice.— Rev. S. Bonhomme will preach in the French Congregation, Northeast cor ner of Sprneeand Sevent,h streets, on Sabbath morn ing, at 10/, and Sabbath evening,. at 7/ o'clock. Service also on Thursday Evening, 25th `inst., at 7f o'clock. , Synod of Pennoylvania.—The Synod of Penn will meet in the Central Presb'n Church, WWilmington, Delaware, on the third Tuesday-the . 21st of October', at Ti P.M. 'The following-,is the order of exercises : 1. The responsibility of the Church for its chil dren and youth. Rev. E. J. Richards ; alternate, Rev. J. •G Hamner. 2. The relative position: of courage in the circle of Adams: 41.1pArusq, Rev. Cornelius Earle. - - 3. The perpetuation of the revival spirit in the Church. Rev. i/ohn 14cLeod-; alternate, Rev Wm. Sterling.. . • 4. America the special field for the American Church-7a lesson from the times. Rev. 13. J.Wal lace, alternate ' Rev. C. P. Wing, D.D. 5. The appropriateohere of the Pulpit. Rev. Albert Barnes; "alternate, Rev. Frank L. Robbins. 6. The duty of the Church to create and conserve adenominationalliterature. Rev. T. E. Robinson; alternate, Rev. T. J. Shepherd. - W. E. Mooiu Synod of Western Reserve.—The next meet ing of the Synod will be' holden at Freemount, Ohio, Octoberl7th, at 2 o'clock, P.M. By order of Ale, Synod, - XuNornow Brrrs, •- Stated Clerk. Vienna Ohio Sept 10th. 1862 The Third Presbytery of Philadelphia stands adjourned to meet in the WestNantmear church, on Tuesday, the 7th day of October, at 2 o'clock, PM. J. G. BUTLER, Stated Clerk. Philadelphia Fourth Presbyter) , stands ad journed to meet in Catisauqua First Church, Sehond Tuesday of October, (14th) 71'o'clockT,M. • . T. - J. SICEPEIBRD, Sept. 8, 18'52. [sepll 3t] Stated Clerk. Notioe.—The Synod of 'lllinois will meet in the First Presbyterian Church, in the city of Quincy, on the 2d day of October at 7 o'clock, P.M. GEORGE C. WOOD, . Stated Clerk. • Jacksonville,Pls, Aug. 29th, 1862. Important Facts. Constant ;writing for six months done cheaper with our Gold Pens than with steel ; therefore, it, is economy to use Gold Pens. The Gold Pen remains unchanged by years of con tinued use, while the Steel Pen is ever changing by corrosion and wear ; therefore, perfect uniformity of writing is obtained only by the use of the Gold Pen. The Gold Pen is always ready and reliable, while the Steel Pen must be often condemned and anew one -elected therefore in the use of the 0 -id Pen there is greatsavink of tune. Goldincapable of'receiving any degree of elasti city, so that the Gold Pen is exactly adapted to the hand of the writer •; therefore, the nerves of the hand and arm are not injured, as is known to be the ease by the use of Steel... Pens. See " The Penis mightier than the Sword," in another column. mar2o om liteirtist 4nto, ALADY exPerierieed in teaching English, French, and Drawing, desires a situation in or near the city, either with or without board. Good references given. Address, " TEACHER," Box. 941 Philadel phia Past °tee. sep2s it PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY. 2 CHRON. VI: 34, 35. Thies Sermons by Rev. Samuel Haler. 1.-7-5! The Righteous ,War of a Christian People." 11.--" National Prayer." nr.=:-'f The Union:Prayer-Meeting." 48`pp:t Bvo. Prize Theta. For sale by THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, sep2s,lti , No:1122 Chestnut St, Philadelphia. Treemomat Seminary. 4 ,NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. r FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS.. The situationt is high, healthy and 'beantital amid ten acres of ground. THE FALL AND WINTER SESSION, • Commences Septeniber 16, 1862. For Circulars dress, JOHN W. LOCH, Principal. sept 4 4t. MRS. MARY S. WILCOX'S 10ARDING,AND , DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, , Corner of Hermay.ond Hain Streets, Germantown, Will re-epen SEPTEMBER cirmilars max be had at' No. 1.084 "Chestnut street, or at the Semi ;nary. • , 1!1, • - 4 .trag2B tf • MEM ANNUAL .MEETING OF ,THE AMERI CAN BOARD OF , COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS will be held at thePir,at , Church in Springfield, Mass., commencing October 7th, at 4 P.M. The following ,Railroad Corporations have consen ted to give FREE return 'Tickets to persons who pass over their Roads in going to the meeting: Androscoggin Railroad. 13uffalo, New York and Erie Railroad. Connecticut, River Railroad. Camden and - Atlantic Railroad. ..,,,- . • Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zanesville, Railroad., Cleveland, Zanesville and Cincinnati Railroad. 3 Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. • East,Orit Railroad. Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad. Hartford, New Haven and Springfield Railroad:,, - ,; Housatonic Railroad. Lackawanna and. Bloomsburg Railroad. - ;Milwaukee and itloricon Railroad. Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad. Norwich and Worcester Railroad. New Haven' and Northampton Railroad. New London Northern Railroad. Ogdensburgh Railroad.Pl Providence and Worceriteinlailroad. Picifie Railroad; St. Louis: Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad: f Rittland•and Washingtoa Railroad. Terra Haute and Richmond Railroad. Troy and Boston and Western Vermont Railkoktd. Vermontand Massachusetts Railroad. • • Vermont Valley... Railroad. Western Railroad, Albany to Worcester. W.orcester and Nashua Railroad.. • WM:Caster and Boston Railroad. Catawissa RAroad. VI Cleveland and Washington Railroad. Pennsylvania Railroad. • Peru and Indianapolis Railroad. Ohio and Miississmpiltailroad. Pittsbargh,:Fort .13 Wtyne'and Chicago 401;oad. • .•-• •• • St. Loni 'Alton arid - Chicago Railroad, Atlintiemid'Great Weitern Railroad. ." Vermonteentral and Vermont and Canada Rdilroad Rutlaild and. Burlington. Railroad. ' Arrangements be mule for the entertainment of the friends of the Meml4rs of the Board, Missionaries, and all others who intend to be present, are requested to inform the Committee of Arrangements, by letter, on or before the 23d ,inst., addresged to Rev. S. G. BUCKING HAM,: Chairman of Gmieral Committee. P.B.—Persons attending the meeting, who have not received notice of their place of entertainment, will please report themselves to the Committee of Recep tion, at the Chapel of the First Church. [sepl.l. 4t WINDOW SHADES, Damask, liace, and Muslin Curtains. G ILT Cornices, Bands, Gimps and Fringes. GSpripg,..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, Wes End Curtain and Upholstery Store, No. 1408 Chest nut street. . mar 6 tft- GEORGE 'J. BOYD, BANKER No. 1.8 South Third Street, Philadelphia, (Two doors above Mechanics' Bank.) DEALER in Bills of Exchange, Bank Notes and Speeie. Drafts on New York, Boston, Balti more, etc., for sale. Stocks and Bonds bought and Bold on Commission, at the Board of Brokers. Busi ness. Paper, Loans on Collaterali, etc., negotiated. Deposits' eceived and interest allowed: jag , RUSSELL, No. 22 Noaru SIXTH STREET _AM N.A i kart 4,22 d Imported FINE Coral, Lava, and Carbuncle Jewelry, in Etta scan and. plain:mountings. Silveiware of every desciiption,.warranted equal to coin. Plated Ware— Tea Sets, Calle Baskets, Castors, Caps , Knives, Forks, eta. ,Repairing carefully attended to. n0v2,3 ly Collegiate Institute for YOUng NO 100 ARCH STREET, PIiILADELPWA, Rev. Charles A. Smith, D. D" Priteipal. , . The eighth Academic year begins on Monday, Sep tember 16th, 1862. Circulars specifying terms, &c., will be sent, and additional information given, on application.,,the Principal. . ` - Letters may be direete, iik: 1889, Post office' Philadelphia. ' - , ' July 10 ly: .31 SYRUP OP WM* JUMELLE'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF D.Qp.g. Is , the remedy now more extensively nsed than a* / • other, for the cure of Cou4hs, Liver. Complpip,.. Spitting of Blood, and Pains m. the Breat4:::,Al; blood purifier and invigorating SPec.ificyfaitai , tive in cases of physical debility., and deribui-igriiir ! Lion, it has no eqUal. ' . Sold by the Proprietor, No; 1626' 4arket street, and at allDragiests. pay* tir - W T% W. • - • • -.AptiKfxr ; Wilson's Tea Warehouse, No. 236 Chestnut street, ' ' W. T. I#ll,BON, - • Proprieto. Tea end Coffee oitcaie` loweiOiholesale pricerfe calm. Orders frolif„.the;:ethintllr promptly: attended, Stated Clerk, At Pottstown, Montgomery County i-enn-sywania. THIS School was established Eleven years since, the Rev. m t .Meie, formerly President:of peitt ware.College. , . The course of itudYitfiktensivei thorough and prat-, tieal ; including the usual.4ireparation for Colleges, and the various branches of a substantial English B.u siness education. The studiei of pppils; will be coif=' Formed to their future vecatien; so far as it ' may be actually determined, or , reasonabir , antieittated..— The Principal gives his undivided Rerional attention to the School, aniiTittided. by expifinentied assistant!, in all the de partments:. • - - - • • The ensuing .Summer Session will, commence on, Wednesday, MAY 601,' and continue frrenty-one weeks:, Circulars, attaining referenceS; names of patron!, and full particulars,d; 18ii will be sent by.ma il , on applica- tion Pottstown, 'A 4 to the P pril yincikill, Y . IL My/IGS' 7 , A.M. .2t CHEAP HAT STORE • • TEMPLK.II.I I "-:FASHIO:N!V7 ItATS AND . C APS all/10r -40 N. stixillir ; • (Betwei; 41. Particular attention paid to beapoie l itatia: . @oat Superintendents, Teachers, and Com mittees ' - ABOUT making selections for Sabbath• School Li braries, should send for the SELECT DESCUI4' TINE CATALOGUE of J. C. .GARRIGUES ot CO. • 148 South Fourth street, Philadelphia,. Pequit* The cataloghe will be sent free on, application. july 10 ty. SAMUEL WORK. • • WlLLuit. McCotrowi KRAMER & RON Prrissinua. 'BANKING-HOUSE ` ' OF ' ' WORK, MoCOIT,Cir No. 36 BOUT: THIRD STREET, PHILADILISIA. , TIE,A.LEBA. nnosriipt Bank Note' and Crum Southern and . Western Funds .Ptught &Atha most"favoiable terms. ' • ' Bills of Exchange on New York, Boston,,Pittsborg, Baltimore, Richmond; . Cincinnati, Bt. Loris, etc., etc., constantly'for iiide. Cilllectiiinspromptly made on'ell accoili • Ne p6ints in theillnitedStates and Canadiii: • ..Deposits received, payable; on.demanil,,iiinteiest allowed as per agreement. Stocks' and Loans bought' end toild''ilii'econiniiiisibn, and'Bniliness•Taper negociatea : • {. Refer' to Philedelphia , and Comm:vial Banks, Philadelphia ; Read ? Drexel & Co., Winslow, 'Lanier New York ; and Citizens and end ExChinge Banks, Pittsburg:"• • ' '.feblB tf ' A YOUNG LADY; • Of the highest reipectability, and amiability; a mem -bar of the: Presbyterian Church ; and GRADUATE of the PEicxsilVANLi FEMALE COLLEGE, DOMpetelat to teach all the:higher branches of an English Educe lien; including . music and drawing , utay be secured , as ptiblic or pvate teacher' .by timely application to ;his office. 't r:J • sept 44f Family Boanp4"ikhool, FOR YOUNG- MEN .0i) BO'S, Mill A. R D. T r riltiVitriditraigned .1 taketipleasum amnigi...olig to 1. :the -patrons of the " American Presbyterian , '" and die public in general, that the , mannfiletared, either ready-made-or special order, is from Material of the, Y,ERY BEST I'AtRIC and. 'wind to 'give satisfaction. , • Thej*cskrireMarked in PLAIN FIGURES, = bp e,iehig•atment;:.andin all cases, uniformly:low. S 'CASH, ) `EDWARD T. TAYLOR, FOE-CHARLES STOKES , if°. 824 Chestnut greet, KOLL° S D DELION •J,C,; - O , F F E • rrIS .piiparation, made, from tho.best Java Coffee, is recommended by physicians as a 'superior NUTRITIOUS .BEVERAGE for General Debility, DYBPe.I 3 bilious disorders. 'Thousands who have be CoinPelled.to abandotrthi use of Cof fee will usifthis 'without injurious effects'` r can contains the .strength of two pounds of ordinary coffee Price 25 cents K01.11,00E28 LEVAIN. • The purist and-best :BAKING POWDER known, for making , sweet and nutritious Bread and Cakes. Price 15 g.enti. Manufactured by ROLLOCE, -0/ 03115. r. Gorier of Bread' and Chestnut' streets, And sold by all: Druggists and Grocers. . -mar27 tf ,0 Alf 17LL D R PHILADELPHIA: Sacramental Pure and Unadulterated Article, Espeoially suited for Communion Purposes For sale by STAHL & MILLER, S. E. corner, Tenth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. dec26th ly WILLIAM F. GEDDES, Plain and qlaney Printer, No. 820 CHESTNUT STREET, (Over Adams' Express) Philadelphia Pamphlets, Constitutions; Circulars, Cards, Bill heads, of Lading, law and Custom House Blanks, etc. ' mar 27 tf Lge-Sisa Photographs in Oil RE much superior to 011 , Paintings, as likenesses ARE picturess, if made by skilful artiats f such as you find at REIMER'S, GALLERY Second street, above Green. Made' irectly from liymg persons, and from small Daguerreotypes; Ambrotypes, or Photo graphs,, when personware deceased. jan2 ly REMOVAL. 7Aji W • • r DEALER UT- Co ees, and Choice,Fam V Giogqies• . Hai removed to the B. E. cdrner of Eighth and Walnut greats, Phil a delphia, a few doors froin his former location, where hp will be happy to ; friends mid customers. careldly - Olioked and forwerded to the coon. 'q7,7 ST. LOUIS .SundayrSchool, Theological and. Tract • Deposito r y. 4 American Sin:idly-School. Union and Ameri .- iTcan Mid Society, each. maintained for many feiradepositoriea of their . • ctiie publications in 'thie city ; these are nb ,;:iolder the care of the subscriber, and he has id, es". ereto a select assort 'n Lent of, the publications of the, various evangelical AisnoMinations, with those of wiTtite Publishers, which are sold at publishers' prices. • Catalouges and specimens of Sunday;Sehool papers smug* applitatiep. • 2 . • School and Stationery . :likddress • J...INICeLIiTYR:E, No. 9 Suuth Tiftlrlitred4ll4:. Louis life. • , . sPIO tr. - . ' . TWO ICY'S 0 N . : T A.. 1 ji , aarD:wAmarr STREETS, Philadelphia. . , THE design of this establialiM4i is to , meet the wants ---•• of:cow...Leh accustomed to; or doth:oos of hay ' iiig cl9thir% disde to order and measure. can always be made . 04:41aig8 . ..yatieties of material on hand foi trlie ptixpose. , • Lian3o ly -,. . • - • , iiltetilitißl4)-80GE; . .. - Airr., • ratabloitable plothier, • [Formerly of Eigh* Arid Chestruit streets,] ErAS, taker the Store, I ! • • No. 628 Mears". STREET, Whare he is prepared to furnish' his old friends and ' the pablic in genral with LOTHIN ' ff, .4; • • ;.Feady,;sll,l4l-01.7.kade to Order, in the Best Style, , AT MODERA'TE PRICES, 4A - he burr and jells exclusively, for Cash. [decs lv Ogarzll, L - A DIES' INSTITUTE, '' • 4lt iimMINGTON, DELAWARE. atrxxEs. LIMITED TO THIRTY. Building' New and Conveniently Arranged. Spicious Grounds for Exercise. Charges moderate. NIZT EiBEISION COMMENCER THE FIRST MONDAY Ix : BurrEasEs. Yor infOrmation b ad.dress . . . , Rsy. THOMAS. ,CiNic . • • Principapind Froprietor. 'et''datalcignes can .be had at t h e Music'stores of LE. Gadd, and Lee & Walker, Chestnut street; . or st the 'office, of the "American PresbytArian.". tf MIcCOLLIN & RHOADS, AND •'GASs7PITTERS, No 1221 MAR,EET STREET, confilantlx;on band,' fiirnish to order, Xi Hydraulic . ..Mau* Water Wheels, Windmills, Lift Mid Forceffnmps, Stationary• Washstands, Hy grantai,Bathing Tubs, Lead, Cast and Wrought-Iron Tipes,,Sheet Lead, and all other articles in the trade. "datable Gas and-Water-Works put up on the most 7 approiiad'Principles. • • All work done on moderate, terms and warranted to •. i gpie satisfaction. W oss, or Lien BURNING person ally a to. ttended • •, sepll tf THE BILTER CEORD; A:Comanion to the "-`llimie.Cire' le." . • 7: ColleatiOli 'Of litiorite kkt; AS7thig s,: Ballads, Duets . und Quartettes, ; ;Pianoforte Accompaniment. book has appeared that) will. so readily as this commend itself to the favorable attention of the .admirers of home and social melody. " The Home 'Circle,'" a most admirable compilation of. pieces for the pianoforte, finds a fit - companion in this superior collection of words withpiapo accompaniments Songs that bavebecome as liousehold words in nearly every community,---melodies that have wound themselves around and *engrafted'themselves upon thousands of •innsical souls, together. with . many new candidates for public favor, not so well knownbnt which when known will b%appreciated, are all here. Every one having a piano anal. -voice will nbt fail to look at this book. One look will: convince them that it is just what they wait, and having purchased it and given it a more thorough examination , they . will be ' fu ll y'satisfied that " no piano is . complete without • Price' . in Cloth, $2, in Boisido, $1.50. • -. l 4 l gedijVate- L ., ''t • . 7 • ' SQW4,CO., Publishers, ; !aabiligtcm,St7eet, Boston... EilM;S=2X=l tiaTlNGi'oo, xo 1.31 , gUrpt4lll ST"( Above Walnut,
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