1.862. trican Vuollitrian -A N GENEIME' EVANGELIST. • 301111 W. NEARS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1862. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A'WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY Nzlif SPAPER, IN THE INTEREST OE ERE ()constitutional presbyterian PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT No. 1334 Chestnut 81 0 Philadelphia. TERMS--(indvance). Py mall $2 00 per annum. By carriers, in thacity, •2 60 14 _ PREMIUMS, Any clergyman procuring us two new subscribers, with thepay in advance, is entitled to a third copy, one year, free. Aft} ; procurint thief!, new 'enbierihersi with the pay in advance, can have a fourth copy free, for one year. - - For Five Dollars we will send two copies of the , paper and a copy of the Quarterly Review, for one year, to new subscribers. Any one procuring new subscriters is entitled to Fifty cents for each one secured and prepaid. tligiono „nttitligture, Presbyterian. eynodioal Iteetings.--Thi;i is the period of the year when the Synods of the different Presbyterian Churches, are aeountomed to hold their annual ses sions. ' Some of these have already convened, and others will do so during this mouth. Synod of New Jersey (0. S.) met recently';, in Rahway, N.J. According to the Standard, "there are in the bounds of this Synod 197 churches, 222 Ministers, and 24,212 communicants." The meeting was largely attended, and quite har monious. Resolutions were adopted on the state of the country, declaring that the rebellion was a griev ous sin agaiiist God; that in the present conflict of our Government with this rebellion there can. be but two partial—the Mends and the enemies of the Go vernment; and therefore all who in any way sym pathise with or uphold the rebellion are involved in the guilt of its great sin ; and that the war was to be regarded in its eontindance and calamitous pro portions as a token of God's displeasure, as . well as a rebuke to our nation's want of repentance for its corruption, pride, self-confidence, Sabbath desecra tion, forgetfalness of God, and oppression, espe cially of the colored race. Synod directed that a memorial be sent to the President of the United State!, requesting the'ap pointment of the 3rd a Thursday of December as a day of humiliation and prayer. Mr. Rankin, fl.om the Foreign Missionary Board, was present and stated that a debt of $20,000 is ilnininent, owing to the increase of foreign exchange. The Synod of Philadelphia, of the same, Church, aid in Jersey Shore, Oct. 23rd. • It passed a resolution approving of Dr. Break rsdge's paper, presented in the last Assembly; and another Mating that it is the solemn duty'of Minis &no to pray at least once on the Sabbath in the pub lie Services of the' Sitnetqary, for the President of the. Unitad-States, for the National Clengreos, fur theleovernors and Legislatures of the States, and for all invested with civil and military authority, tiiat i 9od will endue them plenteousli with wisdom iMgrice to meet their responsibilities in promo- Ong ithe. interests of our beloved land. the. narrative on the " State of Religion," Sfntbh the eaUbes of a low State of religion are men *ea the' injuilons effects of war, and the progress of intemperance. Tlie• Synod of Ohio, - in connection with the 11. P. Church, met in Steubenville, Ohio, Oct. 7th. This is a new,Synod formed, out of four Presby tenei of the Ist Synod of the West. About fifty dolma* were in attendance. Reports of Presby teries were read, and communications received from the respective Secretaries of the Boards of Home and of Foreign Missions. The report of the former was considered of an encouraging character. r The Secretary of the latter Board says that " In carry ing on the Foreign Missionary work of our church, this Board has in present actual service twenty-six laborers, besides a large number of native teachers, eolpoiteuts and other assistants: The General As sembly at its last meeting appropriated $24,200 to carry on this work and in almost all respects, in almost all our missions, God has signally smiled-on our work." Resolutions of a very decided character on the War, etc., wore adopted. These specially recom mended the duty of sustaining the late proclamation of the President. Methodist. Return of Bishop Simpson.—Bishop Simpson arrived at Chicago, Wednesday evening, October lath: The Bishop returns in good health. He stopped 'on the route at Placerville, Carson City, Central City, Golden City, and Seneca, at all of whigh pladmi helireached. He rested also at Salt Lake City and , Denver, Colorado, where he did not preach. Escape of a Methodist Minister. —Rev. H. Stevens writes to the rOtabutyr Advocate an affect ing amount of his escape from Charleston, Va., af ter its capture by the rebels. He came through the mounnans with the army, not deeming it prudent'to remain aurlonpr: " I left everything behind that I,had except my life, my family, the clothes I had upon my back, anda.msll bible, hnoribivic, and discipline., I took the eistraiaetital oftelier' and cups belonging to the , church, and wrapped ACM together with a small American flag, and will} no witness but the stars in the heavens, amid many tears, buried them in the earth. I then adjusted my books, and set the house in order as well as I could, and knelt down where. I had often prayed, and committed all to the kereping of the good Lord. I 'did not, , however, pray in much faith, for I was care the rebels would confiscate and destroy it all. As I passed the chttrohyhere I had tried to preach for eighteen months, I sat down upon its steps and wept. I ne vem before knew what it was to feel perfectly cheers. leas, friendless, and hopeless; and yet I lost no con fidence in God, net. in the justlie and final success of our cause. Southern X. Z. Chux4 rrOPertY. —Rev. J. B. Logan asks, in the Central Advocate, the ques tion; What shall become of the Chur ch property now liOld by the Methodist Episcopal Church South in oink that Chill& is found disloyal to the Govern ment of the United States, and her constitutional life torfifited, her property confiscated, etc? Actor dint tabe net of Congress confiscating the proper ty przetot .114046n:said property would, as other rebel property, be appropriated to the use of the Government.„ 14.„, doubts whether the Govern ment will donsidor it equitable to appropriate to its own use, regardle ss of the claims of the M. E. Church, property which was obtained in the `wan ner in which this was. - He suggests the following as the itldbeiitoliill6ll' motive ' 4 destiOtil-4lii ease ohs propeity of the rebel Church should be =fit oiled; there will be found,aniong itsmembers hum: diikthatolgst,culy,Ohriotiatta and loyal to the do militant of the 'United States.; salt enough to save the property. And to those slavery is tot an insti tution, that is to them above all things most sacred; but as to all Christians, it is an unholy thing to them, that which cannot be in keeping with . the Gospel of Christ, therefore there is nothing to pre vent a re-union in tie Methodist Episcopal Church of all the loyal members who have not forfeitedlife and property. And in case there should , be a con fiscation of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, all her loyal members and property,would,vibrate to the Methodist Episcopal Chunth."—Methodat. Editor. Re-Baptism Condemned.—The following pre amble and resolutions were adopted at the late tie-S -alon of the Rook River Conference : " Waxame, In certain parts of our work, per sons who have expressed a dissatisfaction with their infant baptism, have been re-baptised by local preachers ; and, whereas, this practice has been re commended by members of this conference, there fore, Revolved, By the Itqck River Conference in con ference assembled, that we, as a Church, believe in the Validity of infant baptism, and that re-baptising is not only inconsistent with-our faith and practice, but contrary to =the Word of God. A Strange Explanation of Gezteral Neltaizt's Baptpon.—Rev..Mr. Talbot, the 'old friend' o f den. gelson, and whom, it will be recollected, he baptized within fifteen minutes of his wanton, violenttursea, alluded thus confidently to the effect of the ceraMOttry in his funeral address : " When I was called:to attend him, at his request, I found him rapidly passing away. lat once spoke to him, and found him conscious that he was dying, and I found that the instruction must be brief.' I asked him of his belief in Christ our Savior. I ex horted him to forgive every human being againat whom he had malice, and he did. I repeated the Apostle's Creed, and asked him if he would be bap tized in, that faith. He replied, Baptize me in that faith, quick I now I for lam going l' He turn ed his face full upon me. sprinkled.the dropwof the bright new birth upon the brow where clustering human honors gathered,. and breathed a fervent prayer to God that his Spirit would seal to his soul the beautiful sign, and give the warrior forgiveness, rest. Conscious to the last, his repentance was as deep and fervent, his contrition as overwhelming, as I ever saw, and his last audible words were a pray er for the forgiveness of his sins. I did baptize hilt into the faith of God and his Son Jesus Christ, and into the holy church I received the dying confessor. Back again, at last, and in that holy church whoie breast is broad enough for eighteen centuries to lay their hoary heads upen, humble as a child, he found a place to die 1" Episcopal Clergy in New. Orleans.—The fol lowing is a list ofEpiscopal clergymen now stationed here : Rev. Dr. Leacok of Christ parish ; Rev. Dr. Goodrich of St. Paul's .parish; both Englishmen, and of course, in consequence of early prejudices, desiring the dissolution of the Union ; Rev. Mr. Hedges, who has' a son an officer in the celebrated Washington Artillery ; Mr. McCoy, a native of New York ;' and Mr. Jessup of Jefferson City, also a pa. Live of New York. Till within a few days we had Rev. Dr. Hawley here, but being suspected of being toeloyal,,he was forced to resign his charge, and has:gone North. Daring the reign of secession the whole service was said, and of course the President of the rebel states was prayed for instead of him of the United States. But after Gen. Butler came here " to restore order out of chaos," evidently by a tacit agreementthe service has been mutilated by omitting all before the Litany, by which means the prayer for the President is evaded. Yet these men have taken upon themselves vows, at the' time 'of their ordination, to do their Master's work according to the canons of the Church, for which - they claim apostolic succession.—Detta. Agent for the Army and Hospitals.—The American Tract Society: has expended $40,000 in furnishing the army sand navy with its' publications. To systematize and facilitate the4r distribution, which has hitherto been done mostly by chaplains, the Rev. Andrew Culver, of Philadelphia, has been commis sifted," and is devoting himself to the work in eon.: nection with , ministering to the comfort of sick and wounded in hospitals, and in presenting their wants to the public. His present address is Wash ington, D. 0. Religions Interest in an Hospital—A speak er in the Fulton street meeting, in a recent address said, there was considerable religious interest in the , hospital on David's Island, in the neighborhood of New York city. He gives the following account : "There had been a rising religions interest among these marl for:some time past. He had been a wit ness of its commencement and progress. It had been remarkable for one thing, as a feature of it. It had been most manifestly a moving of the Holy Spirit upon the minds of, these men, and no human influence. " You know," continued the speaker o " there are from two thousand five hundred to three thousand men upon this island in hospital, and that this is a Government institution, and intended' to ` permanent. "I was there last evening. The meeting was exceedingly solemn, and, deeply affecting. As soon as we entered the place of prayer, it was , manifest that we were in the presence of earnest men. "The meeting was conducted in the usual'vray, opening with singing, and reading of the Scriptures, and prayer. Then opportunity was offered for per sons to speak who wished to do so. More than a score improved the opportunity offered, some telling nf the good work of grace which the Lord had began in their.hearts, and some asking for the prayers of Christians, and some expressing the joy which thcy experienced in the confi4ence of their hearts that Christ had been revealed as a Saviour, and that their sins have been blotted out. More than twenty per sona lied sought opportunity to - speak and could not obtain it. "As a measure to allow all to 'express their de sires, the leader said, We cannot prolong this meet ing, for the hour has come for closing it; and as many have tried to speak and could not, as many have asked for`prayer among those who have spoken, and as many perhaps desire to ask for prayer, all who wish to be thus remembered at the throne of the heavenly grace may rise.' a To our astonishment, more than four hundred `arose. It was an affecting sight. Most of these were young men. Some had been sick and were now- convalescent. Some had been wounded and were now getting well. Some came hobbling .in,on crutches, and some had to be brought in, being 'misted by those who were able to help them. " But in one thing all were alike. All were ant ions on - the subject of religion. All were concerned about th'eir salvation." Sylode of ;the Gennah Reformed Chuyeh. The Eagtern Shfod -of the German Reformed Church In the United States, einbracilig some MO congregations and a - communicant member ship of nearly 70,900,1 s now bolding its 116th session in Chambersbiarg. The Western Synocl-.of this' Church includes about 400 congregations,- and over 30,000 communicants The two Synods are repre sented in a General Synod, which meets ont;43 in - three years, and is the highest judicatory of the Church. =Christian Intelligen r. ' The Heidelberg Cateohism.—The Heidelberg Cateohisar the doctrinaleymbol of the German forma and other Churches, was prepared undpr the direction 'of Predetick ra., the EleetorOi. Prince pf theljahstinitte in Gerinany,.lo , ' Unions and glivitr Episcopal., Army. MiScellateous. linttitalt:4-tfoltrOirittati. , 0 i.At:ott:-,tra-tqfliot. nus, two of the most eminent - divines of the day, and was formally adepted arid - published in 1663. Such was the favor with which this work was re ceived, that in a short time it became the doctrinal symbol of the Reformed Church in Germany, Swit zerland, and other countries; and has remained such to the present time. The German Reformed Church in this country propose' to celebrate, in an earnest and becoming way, in January next, 1863, the three hundredth year of the existence of this important doctrinal formula. Appropriate and deeply inter esting papers have been and are still being prepared on the most important subjects connected with the character, and history, and - bearings of this time , honored Catechism, such as " Frederick Prince of the Palatinate, under whose auspices the Catechism was prepared;" "Heidelberg and its University, with special reference to the time and the'cireumstanees of the formation of the Heidel berg* Catechism ;" " Ursinus and Olevianus, the Authors of the Heidelberg Catechism;" The The ology of the Heidelberg Catechism :" " History of Catechization,", and " The Heidelberg Catechism in America." There are also articles being prepared on " Zwingle and the Swiss Reforiners," and on other subjects connected with the history of the Ger man Reformed Church: Among the contributors Are Dr.. Ebrard, Dr-Ullman, Dr.,Krummacher, and Dr. -Herzog, of Germany, and Rev Drs. Nevin, Schaff, Romberger, Harbaugh, and. Kieffer, of our own country. These productions will be read at the proposed celebration.on the 17th of January next, the exer cises continuing for several days.: it is expected to ,be an occasion,of 'great interest, and one never to be forgotten. Among: other things, it is proposed to raise at least $30,000 as a ter-centenary free-will of fering for the further. endowment of Franklin and Marshall College.--.Thid. • oJtitl Camp Philadelphia. -- The rendezvous near Haddington, for the drafted militia from the East ern counties of Pennsylvania, has been named Camp Philadelphia. About eight hundred tents of the Sibley, Wall, and common pattern, have been pitched, and there are now encamred some five thousand men from Pike, Lehigh, Bucks, Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Montgomery and Chester counties. The fine weather has attracted a great many - visitors, including the friends of the .drafted men.. The borders of the camp are occupied with vehicles, and there is the usual: amount of business carried Oil idbOall& The air resounds- with the notes of the drum ; and altogether the camp pre sents a cheerful scene. • Up to a late date but few companies had. been or ganized. Colonel Todd has not pressed this matter, his instructions being to render the circumstances of the men as pleasant as possible, and, where practi cable, to consult their preferences, allowing those from the same neighborhood to unite in one com pany, when they will be mustered into the service. After* camp has been regularly instituted, strict discipline will be enforced, a provost guard estab lished, and th? sale of injurious commodities pre vented. The organization of companies has been somewhat retarded by recruiting officers present in &dug men to volunteer. The New Loan.—The intimation that gained credit a few weeks ago that the five-twenty year six percent. loan would be offered at less than par, is now authoritatively contradicted. It also nnder stocid,that:the,xeceipts of the deposit of gold will be discontinued, an& that the whole effort of the Trea sury Department will be direetedloplacing the five twenties *above par as rapidly as possible. Jay Cooke, who is acting-fer the Government in this city, for the sale 'of these-loans, is Making iood headway, the takers being daily more numerous as the fact.is more generally known that no discount will be sub mitted to, and that the funded debt is so much less than it was represented and generally believed'to be. The Wei of October 28th, to various parties, were about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. These bonds are now sold at . their face, and bear in terest, which is payable semi-annually in gold, from the date of purchase. The Aspect of England seems to vary with every steamer. Mr. Gladstone has made another speech, in which he told his hearers to remember that the difficulty had arisen from slavery, which was a legacy from England to Amexiea. Sir G. C. Lewis, the English Minister of War, has been speaking against the recognition of the South, whose independence had not yet been ac complished. The London .Daily News compliments Sir G. C. Lewis for his remarks sgainst the recognition , of the South, regarding them as ministerial in significance. It says they will go far'to still the rising clamor, of reckless and thoughtless men. It adds, " notwith itanding Mr. Gladstone's statement, the 'Govern ment are of opinion that Jefferson 'Davis has not made the Southern States a nation," and, until he has, England Will certainly not interfere. Premium on Gold.—During the war with Na poleon, the highest premium on gold in England was 1.411, and it was held at that pricarom Decem ber, 1812, until March, 1813. England survived that struggle, and we will survive, ours, at least if the premium on gold is any indication. It was up to 36 in New York on the 17th ult., and now ranges from 30 to 32. Movements in Northwest Arkansas. —Our army which routed the rebels Oil the 22d, at Mays ville, is not .reposing, on its' laurels. In less than a week, on the 28th, Brigadier-General Herron, with the Ist lo7iia Cavalry and 7th Missonri Cavalry, at tacked a rebel damp, four miles east of that place. Our force was about 1,000 strong, and the rebel force 3,000, coemanded by Colpnel. Cravens. —After a sharp- engagement of an hour, the enemy ;was com pletely routed, leaving all kis camp equipage and a few wftgons. The loss oftie enemy was eight dead on the field. Our loss was five wounded, one mor tally. General Herron pursued the rebels for nye:- ral miles into the Boston Mountain. IHavetrader Convieted.--Alb'eft Horn, indicter, for being engaged in the slave trade, and whose trial has been in progress in the United States Circuit Court, in New'York city, was found guilty October 29. He will be sentenced in a day or two. British.rebel steamers, the Anglia and Scotia, were captured on the 27th ultimo and taken to Port Royal. The two steamers, with their oontraband cargoes are valued at one million of dol lars. Another British steamer, the ifinntlkaho, was run ashore and destroyed. , . The British steamer Wachuta, captain Gilpin, was brought into Hilton Head on the 16th of Octo ber, a prize to the gunboat Memphis, captain Wat.:' nongh. She was captured after an all day's chase, off the coast of North Oarolini... In the endeavor to escape she threw overboard the greater portion of her cargo, and scrstrained. her engines as to be una ble to make steam. She is believed to have been loaded with arms and ammunition. The Wachuta . is an iron steamer; built in London, and will prove a valuable and useful, prize. Advims from`Bermuda state the arrival there of the' rebel steamer Herald, from Oharleston, with eight hundred bales of cotton, and Prof. Maury as, a passenger: The pirate Alabama has been pursuing her de structive career. News was received at Boston Nov. 2, of the recent- capture and destruction of the ship La Fayette, of NewHairen ; barques Lamplighter and Laurettiiofitoston ; and 'schooner Crenshaw' of New York, by .captain,Semmerc The:brig Amanda oriNt6. ll ,,N4S.ca.ptirvi reicased Open her, dip- tain giving a bind of $6660, payable to Semmes on the conclusion of peace with the rebels. Captain Semriaes informed the :prisoners that on the 10th day of•Pctoberheeaptured the ship lona wanda, of and from Philadelphia for tiverpool,with passengers on board, and ;retained her five days, and released her for a-bond of $BO,OOO, payable as above. He also captured the ship lifanche-ster from New `York 'for Liverpool,: and lirig Diunkirk from New York for Lisbon, and burned' them; putting their crews on board - the Tonatociada. Gen: MitchelPs double attack on the Charleston and Savannah Bnilroatl, took place, as we*: soon heard through rebel channels, on the 22d of Octo ber, and was fully as successful as the number of men despatcheil would, warrant, 7.4500, . Among these were included ,two regiments, who fought, with .great. brayery and under heavy losses. The rebels were drivenfromtvic chosen P - sitions, acrosspoeetaligo river, whither our troops did not venture to ; follow them, as the , bridge was destreyed. General Brannan therefore ordered a retreat, which was conducted in a most orderly Man ner ; the regiments retiring in successive lines, car rying off their, dead, and wounded, and ;leaving, no arms or ammunition on ttin e field. Another party, on hoard,fif the .patroon, ascended the Coosawatchi river, and,,landed within two miles of the town and railroad, Arrived there, they corn tnencedtearing up the ( 41s, , • Imt bad , senrtlyen gaged, in the worki-ivlten 4 l3Ong Aain of Caps came from the direction. of SiOnnah filled with troops. This train was .fired into t by our party, killing the I engineer and.a number of others. Seieral of the soldiers jumped _from the cars while they were in motion, and were wounded. One was taken Olson er, thirty muskets were.eaptured, and the colors of the Whilmy Swamp Guards taken from the color bearer, who was by our fire. The work of tearing np the rails Was not eicomptished . in time to prevent the onward *glees of the train, and our Men afterwardi completed the job, also cutting telegraph, and, bringing *ray a portion of the'wlre with them. CClonel Barton next, atterripted to reac h the railroad inidge; for the purpose of firing it, but was unable, as it Was protected by a battery of three guns. Fearing'that his retreat might be cut off by the enemy's cavalry, he gave the order to retire to the steamboat; whigh was done successfully. We captured also two calsanAnfammunition and 7 pri soners in the other fight.. 'Our losses are stated at 15 killed, 106 wounded 4,4 two missing, 75 of whom were Pennsylvanians: correspondent of the 2inies says the enemylefeNs or 20 oftheir the field. He twits'oni'Ssee very Muck aboveilil figures just given. -tr,"; General Wool has been arresting eitizens of un questioned loyalty;. in Baltimore ; for freely,critici sing his movements, which they regard as more le nient towards secessionists ;than they should be. The parties have since been released. , Proposed Expedition to T 0405 . - 7 -" Occasional" writing, to the Press, on pr ? lrrO,ll . ,anks' recent de parture to New York city, rays "The attention of the Government of the United States has, for a long time; ,been earnestly directed towards Texas, and the importance of extended mi litary operations to restore:the Pederal authority in that State has heen strongly and persistently urged by several delegations of loyal TeXans, under the solemn assurance thata large Portifin of the people 'of Texas are only waiting for an opportunity to re turn to their 'allegiance, and' establish, isithiif their boundaries, one or nu.ir free Sidles, - thui putting under progressive control and eitilized oultivation the entire empire which its independence of Mexico nearly. t hirtY , yturs ag4;and : was sealed - to the - United States in Ifi‘44. , To accomplish this vast design will Undoubtedly be tile object the expedi tion under General' Banks. Only two weeks ago an expedition also looking towards Texas,. after first clearing the Mississippi , of rebel Obstructions, was entrusted to Major-General Jan A. Meelernand, of. Illinois, who is -now in the Western 'States ear nestly engaged in its organization. The concurrent movement on the seaboard, headed by General Banks, and looking to the same object, after having been long and favoMbly considered by the military authorities, has now been fermally'deeide.d upon." Such expeditions appear to us very much like tri fling with the most stupendous realities. What bu siness have we to 'send immense armaments 2000 miles off, when` 150,000 rebels are within a day's march- of Pennsylvania, and Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, , Savannah, and Mobile are nnsubdued, East Tennessee still in the hands of rebels, and the Mississippi bloCkaded at. Vicksburg? Unless these points are also, and firsi, to receive attention;the other scheme: irrelevant to the great business in lai d ; Oro - -A4 alf Reported Army Operations in Southern Ala-. brun t —A rePort comes by way of Columbus, Gra., 'that General Butler liad lauded at Pensacola, with 7000 'men Pensacola lies but a few miles east of the Island, upon which is ForiMorgan, the only one of the rebel forts at the entrance to - Motile ;which is now garrisoned ; Fort ",Gaines, on the other side, having been some time since abandoned, as it was. believed not to be tenable against an- attack from light draught gunboats, which could enter the chan nel north of Dauphine 14and, between that and tte Mainland. Ifis quite . Probable that Art Morgan is to be assaulted by land 'as well as by wuter,, and Pensacola would be the - nearest point to occupy un til the combined forte is ready to commence opera tions. . What the Rebell Think of the .Pioolama tion.--During Stuart's late raid into Pennsylvania, Hon. A. K. McOlure t , of Chamhersborg, entertain ed a large nuMber of rebel officers mid soldiers under his roof, and had a fra and protracted talk with them on the great (pre ns of the day. , They ac knowledgedlhat the S . th was suffering severely from "the ' blockade, and: a stagnation ` of industrial interests, hut expressed: heir - stito.en dive- oV;s6litirdshiti Vet ''reliMiuliatinith it hide pendence to return to the Union. They cOnfeSsed, alaMhat the Prtxlamation affec ted them more vitally than any movement Yet made by our Government; 'that it threatened them with great perils, • and their cidef_hope tbat•the -divi sion of Northern sentiment would make it:inopera tive. This last hope, says the Watchman a ail se ,Rector; may have some substanthd foundation. There are those; it' the North who haie as`-great an antipathy to the freedom of the blacks as the South ern masters. Throughout the entire war' they have had little to say on the guilt of secession, bit much of the constitutional right& of the South which they feared the GOvemtnent would imterfere with. 'And now that the Word hal; been 'spoken, and the Presi dent has declared 'fieedom to all slaves in ,the rebel i States after the first of. January, they show a warm er sympathy with the rebel masters than with our own Government. In Washington,,;-9a war feeling gains in strength evertday. The apparent victories of the peace men in two or threestates, de . not have any effect here, except to, ./n*ase the ardor of the friends of the (leverrithent. ll loyal "men feel that the war must be prosecated'with redoubled vigor, The President says openly that 'we Must finish the rebellion with the Fall„ Winter,. and ,Sprifig own paigns. Theie will'be short'Fall cainpaign, then a winter campaign, and perhaps six Weeks of, work in the Spring. The 'Work must be finished bk diet time, and doubtless 'Will . be.—Corr. CongkegdeiOn , Latest.—Ender investigation has shown that our city has filled" all the IPreirident's requisition for troops, and blot*, by ibrthiteeirc it is therefore de claredpuncrfatokthuri. :—.-46,44my of rthe Potomac is steadily pressing the enemy: General McClellan had possession of Snicker's Gap on the 2d.—Rumors from the Southwest have reached us, stating that Mobile is in our possession. Scpticial Notirto. The Monthly Concert of Prayer for Mo thers *ill be held on Wednesday, the sth instant, at 3 o'clock, in the Sdnsom street , church,, above Eighth.' Ladies having' husbands and sons in the are earnestly reguestedlo attend. HOKE-MISSIONS. PRESBYTERIAN Rooms, 150 Nassau Street, New York. The Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions hereby, acknowledge the receipt of the following con tributions during the month;of October 1862. Presbytery of Portage, Ohio. Holbrook $l, Rev. H. L. Hitehcoek $l, Rev. H. Lee 'sl, Rev. H. Bingham $1; Rev. A. Y. Tuttle $l, Rev. E. C. Sharp $l, , U 00 Ist Congregational Church, Harpersfield N. Y. 60,0 Lafayette Avenue Presb. Chh. BrooklYn N. Y. 403 52 Blakeman 'Esq. New York, ' 15 00 Presb. chh, Wilmington, (monthly colt) Del. 50 00 , , " Windham Centre " " N. Y. 400 ' " " - Harlem, - " 18 84 ISt " " Brooklyn, balance " 20'00 ISt Congregational 'church; Volney, 4 4 2 60 Mrs. Charity H. Case, Southold, L. I. ' 8,00 Presb. chh, Greenville, (monthly coll.) N. Y. 6,00 " - 'Tionesta; Pa:, =.40•-00 2d " / Madison,. Indiana;' _ * ' f 1 60!00 "J. C. B." New York, ; City, . 500 lst Presb. Stamford; Conn. 125,00 2d " " Durham, N. Y. l / ' • .26'45 J. A. Hall, Watertowni Wis. ' s'oo Presb. church, Pierceville, Wis 1 62 Mrs. C. A. Mar* panto% 5.90 Mrs. H. S. Vettum, ' " Ilfs . - 00 Presb. church ; -Mt. Clemens, lifie 6 h. 10 00 Rev., C.. G. Clark, Ann Arbor, " 2 00 2d Presto-. church, Mendham„ N. 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The Gold Pen remains unchanged by. yearsof con tinued use, while the Steel Pen is ever changing by corrosion and wear ;' therefore, perfect uniformitYof writing is obtained only . by the use of the Gold Pen. The Gold Pen is always ready, and reliable, while the Steel Pert must be often condemned and a new one selected ; therefore, in the use of the Gold Pen there is great saving of time. Goldis capable of receiving any degree'of 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 Stoel.Pens.. See- The Pends mightier titan the SwertV' 'in another column. - mar2o 6m .adintrtiot tniAO• TO RENT, VERY CHEAP. D QMS'brifirst;'keeonl, and'fford floasy at`No'' . 731 ..Lt Walnut street. Apply to the Janitor on the pre misesi Oy to the owner. - Rent $5O a year.. nov6t.f COAL I COAL I !=TO FAMILIES AND MA NUFACTURERS.—Buy your Coal of A. S. 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There willalwitys be found' in them: new,. fresh and charming music,-suited tit every taste, to the ability of every performer, in con., vement form, and to be had for the USUAL PRICE OF BINDING. What is the price? For only ThreeTollaris 400 pieces of music durablY bound in two handsome volumes of 200 pages each can be had ! Certainly the cheapest and best collection of -Music ever pub lished. - Brie& of each volume,. in, boards, $1.50 in cloth, $2.00. Mailed, post-pani, on receipt-of ihe price by the publishersi OLIVER DITSON k CO., Octlo tf 217 Washington street, Boston. WILLIAM F. GEDDES, Plain and ,Fancy- Printer, No. 320 CRERTNIIT STREET, 3L (Over Adams' Exisress) Pamphlet's, Conatititioits, Circulars, Cards Alin. hiOdot „Bills of Lading,.: Law end•Cugto,ge 'House Blanks: eic: • ' ESPECIALLY TO TIE LADIES. 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FEMALE COLLEGE ' -competent to teach all the higher branches of an English Educa tion, including . music and ,drawing, may be. secured as public or private teacher 'by timely application to this office: sept 4 4t - A C-A,ll D. undersigned takes pleasure in announcing to P r IE the patrons of the " American Presbyterian," iinethe public in general, that the CLOTHING ritenufrietiried; eithei ready-made • or special order, is from-Materiel of the • ;VERY BES.T FABRICS, and warranted to give satisfaction. 0 The prices are marked, in ' • PLAIN FIGURES, on each garment, and in all cases, uniformly low. TERMS CASH, EDWARD T. TAYLOR, For CaAaLEs STOKES, No. 824 Chestnut street, Phila. KOLLOCK'S DA-NDELION COFFEE. THIS preparation, made from the best Java Coffee, is recommended by physicians as a superior NUTRITIOUS BEVERAGE for General Debility, Dyipbpsia, and all bilious disorders. Thousands who have been compelled to abandon the use of Cof-. fee will use this without injurious effects. One can contains the strength of two pounds of ordinary coffee. Pries 25 cents. - KOLLOCK'S LEVAIX :.The purest and best BAKING POWDERknown, for, making light, sweet .and nutritious Bread. ani Cakes. Price 15 cents. lb anufactured by M. H. KOLLOCK, CHEMIST, Corner of-Broad and Chestnut streets, Philo, And, sold byraß Druggisti and Grocers. - mar 27 tt saeramental ' ' ' - • 47 -7- 7, k i A _Pure and Fie Unadulterated. A7fiek, 4- • Especially suited for Pommunion. Purposes For sale by • STAHL & MILLER, S. E. corner Tenth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. -&e26thly GEORGE J. BOYD, 8.9311011 X, No. 18 South Third Street, Philadelphia, (Two doors above Mechanics' Bank.) TVEAI - IER. in Bills of Exchange, Bank Notes and Specie.. Drafts on New York, Boston, Balti more, etc : , fo - r. sale. Stocks' and Bonds bought and sold on commission, at the Board of Brokers. Busi ness Paper, Loans on CollateraLs, etc., negotiated. Deposits received and interest allowed.. jag E. O. 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Stooks and Loans bought and `sold on commission, and Business 'paper ne4ociate4, • Refer to Philadelphia and Commercial Banks, Philadelphia,; Read, Drexel & Co., Winslow, Lanier & Co., New York; and ,Citizens' and :Exchange Banks Pittsburg r febl3 tf 1000 ---- AGENTS - Waited. 1-, .11181 if Wimmut Motown A good' reliable Agent want ied.on -overy town, to take the entire control, for his neighborhood, of one of the BEST and MOST PROFITABLE articles ever presented to the public.' The right man or women can make from $2O to $5O a' week-easily. For circular with full, de scription, addreas JA.COR .LEWIS & CO.; 82 and,B4 Nassaii,St 1 " New York. A New Work on rractioil Relit/14 ° /ESTHETIC VIETY: I ` l ' BY REV. WM. BACON. '- The character of the work can best be seen the following RECOMMENDATIONS : From Rev. ALBERT BARNES, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. "I have read with as much care and attain I could bestow on it, a work by the Rev. Willie con, entitled "2Esthetic Piety or the beauty am liness of the Christian Religion." The design I work, as stated, by the author ( pp. 23, 24,) is to 1. That. the Christian Religion is essentially tiful and lovely. 2. That Christians should strive as much as ble to attain and to exhibit all the excellences religion. 8. That sinners as well as saints should cant examine and correctly estimate the duties and of Christianity, and thence-be led to adopt aim tice them in order to secure all the happiness to theywill lend." • No one . can doubt the ittOrtance of the tit thus discussed; And in my judgment the air& discussed them in such a way as to be eminentl ful to all-those who will read his work. • The pi the church would be of a higher order, and the .pineas of Christians would be much greater; would follow .the counsels addressed to them' book ; and it would be for the eternal welfare of who are notnow Christians, if they would, as the 1 suggests, so examine Christianity ; so lay - aside aii, judice; so yield themselves to the conviction of trni as to embrace the Chriatian system and practice V their liveS. I think that the book is adapted to elekt o find the faith, and increase the piety of the Church;:i. that its tendency would be to convince all pern i aie . ell that the Christian religion ia"worthy of all accip:Or quf tion," and is the richest gift which God his eon °' red on mankind.—l have known the Rev. Mr. }lke"' ..- „.,,• for-many years, and in such circumstances ails , ?,'-' show ' what manner of spirit he is of,' and I have' 13i utmost confidence in his piety, his zeal, and his j "eii fr sire to do good to the world, and commend this wy,O. —the fruit of the reflections of many years, and ~1:, to result of a desire to do good when he is unable ea. bet _p licly to reach the Gospel, to all with whoin''4irn - ay name may serve as a sufficient commendation of iii 6 a , work to induce themlo examine it 'for. themselvesJ ALBERT BARNES. . 4 )t "' From Rev. Minx Horaws, D. D. L. L. D., P -- sident of William's College, mid of the A. B. C: M. - - - " Yonryork. on !‘ /Esthetic Piety" I have no sitation in• commending for its judicious design, . clear discrimination of the elements of Chri character, its -forcible ,commendation of them, A its full reference to those passages of Scripture , •.. which they are sustained." MARK HOMIER. , r , From the Professors of the Auburn Theologi.,,i -,.. Seminary. „ _ - '" I have read your work on /Esthetic Piety with 1. entire approbation and unmingled gratification. If - is full of sound common sense, suggestive thought and, scriptural truth. It cannot fail to profit those who, will, attentively read it. lam glad that while yon are disabled from all labor abroad, you are able to diveri your own mind, alleviate the pains of your long eon-, finement, and render yourself widely and permanent_. - . ly useful by producing such works." . Enwix HAL.T For Sale at the PRESBYTERIAN BOOK STORg, July 17—tf •-n, i:.• PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATIo in r, COMBUSTEE. MEMORIAL OF REV. WM. 'S. 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'By nnifiji. • post-paid, at - the same price. td I THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND. rf Id " One of these little books should be placed it hands of every soldier in our army."—Evangelis . 1 1, ".We know not when we have seen a book b suited 'to the end."--Sunday-School Times. ;" 1 rr° '"-'' n' } 15`C'enfsi "by Mail, the ague - . - - ' ' . 0- . —.- SAB N BOOKI Price 10 Cents. gy Mail, 18 Ceuta. ...i , Iter Examine it. our , . ;.P.3" THE CLOSER WALK frENR A Practical Treatise upon Christian Sanctifies Its:aim is to show that the great want of the CI at is a higher standard of piety, and to stimnlat? people of God diligently to seek it. It is abe , be read by Christians in every walk of life. la , Price 60 Cents. - upi THE BIBLE ON. BAPTISM. itli pl A. small work, Showing that Immersion as th',' mode of Baptism, is `i r by • NOT A BIBLE DOCTRINE: feelin In Muslin, 15 Cents. In Paper, 5 Cents. less ? an' bars LEAFLETS FOR THE THOUGATY 'a nd BY REY. ALBERT BARNES. In packages of 24 Leaflets, 12mo. 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