1862. A: ii . ,liitAn ....wrio.ijltiiiit.4 -AN D•-• GENZSEE E*.oiNGELIBT. JOHN W. MEARS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1862 TER AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A. WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN THE lEVERES'I' OP TEM Constitutional Presbyterian Church, PLIBLISHED ZVERY THITASDAY, AT No. 1834 Chestnut St., Philadelphi s a. TEEMS—(in advauce). $2 00 per annum, 250 " By mail,- - By earners, in the city, PREMIUMS. Any clergyman procurnif us two new subscribers, with the:pay its advance is entitled to a third copy one year, free. • Any personprocuving three new subscribers, with the pay in, advance) clan have El 'fourth, copy free for one year. , , For Five*Dollars we will send two copies ofthe . paper and a copy Of the Quarterly Review, for . one year, to new subscribers. Any one procuring nen subscribers is entitled to Fifty, cents;for each one-secured and prepaid: .i.'tlitip . 4.#::-..„ ; !::#144 . 40.4z,t, .Presbyterlaih , The Seven. Wise Nen.—The Synod of India. : na, Old-School, met recently iia Greensburg, and in the cour se of -its sittings, Rev; P . D. McMaster offered aPaper on the state of the Country, which very properly recognized the fact that slavery pro pagandism and domination was at the root of all our troubles, itudpried upon the National Government the exertion of its whole, power to withdraw the nation; frntu, all support of the Institution. The yeas and nays being called, , the paper was adopted by fortyrsix-,to seven. Whereupon the seven nays drew up and signed a formal protest, setting forth that it was not the province of Synod to determine the special National sin, nor bad it any right to say whilt, ought to be urged on the *rational Govern merit ; thatlt being a political question, the, matter was in direct contravention of the Constitution of the Church ; and finally, that its tendency was to divide and distract the churches. This protest was signed by David Stevenson, J. J. Smythe, Robert Marshall, Henry Deniaree, James M. :Campbell, and Charles Axtell, and was admitted to repord. The Synod took , action, on another subject. The Committee on the Minutes of the General Assembly reported, cordially approving of the action of opan inecorrespOnderice and fraternal intercourse with our own and the Assembly of the United yiesby terian Church, whereupon the *same conservative brethren, Rev: it J. Smythe alone 'excepted, con federated together, and voted—No. -,New ,York Evangelist. Baptist. • The Sew Vegsion of the Scriptures, The New York .Examiner, a Baptist paper Published in N ew York city, contains in a recent issue some ape' - cintens from theuew veraion of the;Bible;which is being prepared undeil‘.the auspices of the Bible Union of the Baptist denomination. As an illus tration of the engrafting of a.sectarian notion upon the 'words - or Scripture, they arc utirivalted. • Air - - instance, ",John the' Baptist," according to, the learned revisers, becomes ".John, the Immerser I " The great multitude which " went out to him," were "krenterBed" in the ilfordary,,confeSsing their sine The greatest 'stickler for immersion could not possibly object to the 'prominence which the word at least has in the following passage "But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducws coining to his irnmersion, "he said to them : Blood of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath? ,Bring forth therefoie fruit meet for repentance; and think not to say withinyeurselves, We have Abraham foeour fatheik for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to• raise up children to Abraham'. And now the axe is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree that brings not•forth good fruit is hewn down, and 'east into the fire. I indeed' imiterse you in water unto repentance; but he that comes after roe is mightier than I, whose sandals ram not vierthy to 'bear ; lie will immerse you itt the-Holy Spirit and fire. Whose fan is in' his hand, and he will tho 'roughly cleanse his thrashing-floor. and will gather his wheat into the garner ; but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenehable. Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be immersed, by him. Bnt John sought hinder him, saying: I have need to be imniereed iby thee, and dolt thou come to met And Jesus nswering said to him : Suffer it now ; for thus it lecomes us to fulfill. all righteousness. Then he suffered him, And Jesus, when he was immersed, 'went up straightway from the water.; and 10, the heavens were opened, o him, and he saw the §pirit of God descending as a 'd7e, and coming upon him. And 10, a voice, out of heaven, saying : This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. The Committee on Revisien 'are producing an excellent Baptist Bible, but not one, we think, which will ever suppifint in, the 'affections of the religious world, our prespnt excellent version. The Freewill Baptists.—The Freewill Baptists of the States recently held their General Conference at Hillsdale, Michigan. Thi.4 conference is held' once in three years; and embraces the whole deno mina don. There is a Agrger and flourishing Freewill Baptist College at Trilledale, wherei large number of students are being educated. '- The following are the statistioti;of this denomina tion in the United States. There are 31 yearly meetings, 142 quarterly meetings, 2285 chuiches, .1033 ordained preachers, 186 licensed preachers, and ,58,055 communicants. Maine contains the largest number of the denomination of any State in the Union, namely, 13,336, and New llainpshire, the next largest, namely, 9934. In Vermont there.are 2842, and in Massachusetts and Rhode Island there are 4580. There are none in Conneeticut. Whole number in New England, 31,704 ; which leaves only. 26,351 for all the rest. Episcopal. Clergymen Restered.—The General Conven tion of the Protestant Eplicopal Church, at its re dent session in New York„passed a canon, by which the bishop of a diocese, acting with the approval of two of his neighboring brethren in the Episcopate, and with the approval also of his council of advice, 'Vow clergymen and four laymenj might restore to the exercise of his ministry, a clergyman who at a • former time had abandoned the church and joined himself to another communion. lan& restoration had been preiiouslY forbidden by the canon. In accordance with this canon, Bishop Potter, of New York, recently restored 'to the exercise of their "'priestly functions," the 'Rev. Dr. J. N.' Forbes, and the Rev. WM. G-. Byer. The former of these: gentlemen was at one time rector of St. Luke's church, in New Yorlr. city, but in 1849 joined the Churcb of Rome, in which he oultinued a minister for ten years. Three years ago he;returned, to Ate cemmunioh he had left. , Dr. Forbes is an Alumnus of ColUmbin College, and of the General TheologicaFSeininary in this city, and has always been held fin ;high esteem for his ability, scholarship, gentlemanly bearing, and great conscientiousness. Mr. Flyer left the Episeo 'pal Church some years 'ago, and became an Unita rian. He returned, however, after a brief period,' and has since been residing in aneighboring village arut been a regular attendant upon the services of the Episcopal Church. Editor. Bishop Polk. ---Bishop Polk (though still girded with the sword,) on a late special occasion, ordained Mr. ..Alexander Gordon Bakewell, who has since beelines a chaplain in the rebel army. The ReV: Mr. Bakewell is a near relative it is said, of a for=, mer clergyman of that name belonging to the Dio cese of Western New Yoik:—Corr. of the Gospel, Messenger. lirgin'theirleaso.—Tito'Episcopal Recor der: Claims that the disloyal clergymen of the Epis copal Church, recently arrested in New Orleans, shmild be released on the following groupd: These clergymen are made by our law subject Sadicially to Bishop Polk and his convention alone ; and, in case of their deposition, they have no relief by appeal to the• general:Church. Renee the alternative presen ted to them was ministerial degradation on the one side; and military imprisonment on the other." In answer to this plea, the Independent says The sum and substance of which is, that if, with 'their ' eyes open, they chose, to follow Itiihop Polk as their leader, casting away their loyalty to the Government by joining a rebellion, and their leYarty to the Mark:by cre - aiTing a soliasnaMiey deserve, the same treatment which Bishop Polk deserves, neither, more nor less. -Their Philadelphia advocate niusf.find some better argument in, their behalf before he will help his clients out of their difficulty." Army. A Prayin . Regiment.—A correspondent of the Wesl(yan ifotaTal, thns describes the' Sixteenth New Hampshire Regiment It is the *raying .regiment of. New Hampshire, The Colonel is Rev. and,Hon. James. Pike, Presiding Elder of;Concord DiStriet. The Adjutant is Rev. L. T. ToWnsend, a recent graduate of Andover, and pastor of the M. E r Church, at Salem. N.H. The, Chaplain' Rev, Prof. Manly, late-of the Female College at Sanborn ton Bridge. Occupying other positions in the'regi-, ment are one Friewill Baptist clergytnam,.oneliap tist, and one Methodist local preacher. Many 'of the captains, officers and' privates of the several com panies are praying men. They have three regular prayer-meetings & week at the Colonel's headquar ters ; and I was informed that they were largely attended and highly interesting: A regimental temperance organization has been formed, called the Townsend Ilegree, in honor 'of Adjutant Townsend, who is a very active temperance marl. No intoxi cating liquors of any kind are allowed' within their lines ; even sweet cider is prohibited, on the ground. that it is a temptation and.a stepping -stone to worse things. Among the surgeons is Dr. Campbell, of Northfield, who is also a, member of the. M. E. Church. The Lieutenant-Colonel, Mr. Fuller, has had active service during the war. Major Davis is a graduate:of West Point: Freediztents. Wehools.—A correspondent of . the Oristian, Recorder, writing from Fortress Monroe and Hampton, communicates, spine interesting par ticulars about the Freedmen's schools in that vicin ity. After the' advance of the army last spring, a church and school-house were built out of the ruins of the court=house "'The work has now spread to Yorkt New- •in smoothing, down obstacles, and in interfering-only part News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, and m a measure deter pined upon by the two parties. has Veen attended With great-success... The school "Weshould na, in fact, believe ourselves called in Hampton being first organized, iafirst : in advance-. r uken to debide„but to propose a solution of the r , , "-iltuantiul- - Aitry 7 .. ficulties which hitherto have sLreic l aed a mamm a . Peake, a, free eolored,lady. The present teacher is , tion between the belligerent parties. W - 6fild - rsat; ChAlesy. Day ; from Rentral New'York,‘aided, by j moreover; an agreement between the three 'Courts several assistant?, It now numbers five hundred in respond , sufficientlY to their intentions? Would it the two,departments." „ • . not give to their step, character of evident imper ils describes theeierciSesuf a Quarterly.ffehear- tiality ? sal, and says that "the order was • excellent ; the 1 "Acting'in concert; theywould combine the ClA examination very ' Satitifaetory, showing quite a ditions best suited to inspire Confidence. The Go filcility. at reckoning. teVeral of the teachers are vernment of the Emperor, by the consistent tratii colored. , tioris of French policy towards= the United States ; •" Those who have had a year's opportunity as ex slaves,are in good., condition,, morally, educationally and phYsically—niany _of .them signally illustrating the ability of the colored tan to take care of him self when ' turned loose on the continent." ' New Brunswick -Theological Seininary. We have received the Annual Catalogue of this institution., fioni which we learn thatit contains in all, forty :nine students,' who are distributed as fol -Ic;Nis Senior , class, 18 ; Middle class, 12;.Junior class, 19. , The year is divided 'into two terms, the first be ginning on the 20th of September, and ending oar DeceMber 24th ; the second beginning on - January 6th; and ending on the third Tuesday in May. This arrangoment affords opportunity for those who de sire it, to engage in benevolent Works during. the The . Faculty is composed of the Rev. William. IL Campbell, D.D., LL. D., Professor of Biblhialpte rature ;, Rev. Samuel M. Woodbridge, D.D, Pro fessor of Pastoral Theology and Ecclesiastiatd His toryi and Rev. Joseph F. Berg, D.D.; Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology.—Claristfan gencer. , • • , - Decrease, in the M. E. Chnrch.—The Afet dist says,: " The statiAtics of our church-member ship for the' year haA 'been i gathered ,up., They ehoW a total in societpof 942,906, which is a decrease from last year of 45 1 617. The number of deaths is set down at 10,522. Of the'" 942,908 iii society, 843,401 are members,' and 99,506 - are - prabationers. The decrease of menibers is 22,045—0 f prbbatioriers it i5 . 23,563;2. Tile heaviest lass it 'Mites, is in those conferences which extend into territory wader the control ofthe rebels. In the'conferenees of the Free States thousands of our.•members have enlisted in the army.: The older and more prndent recruits have doubtless taken pains to preserve their menibership while away, but the younger, who form much the greater i?ropor dons have likely neglected it. +, Sabbath Reform in New York. - 7 - It is not easy to exaggerate the extept or the 'importance of the'reform in the observance of the Sabbath in. this city. A short memory will recall the peziod when our streets, seemed to resound with the sounds of pandemonium when the holy day was appropria ted. withoutlemonstrance to news-boys, grog7shops, theatres, concert saloons, and " the devil's owni" of whatever title',or trade. Now for the most part, it is as orderly, and, quiet as a country village, and the numberless sources of temptation or disthrbalic,e are shut up altogether or withdrawn from' public - view., The influence on morals is so obvious as, to be the theme of frequentremark and of general gra tulation—the more that the reform has been so effected and guarded as to 'promise permanent and lasting fruits.—Oor. Boston gecorder. The New President of; thp American Bible Society.—The Hon. Luther Bradish :was recpntly elected to fill the place of the late lamented Freling huysen, as President of the Bible Bwiety. He is said to be eminently qualified, for 'the Post: cotemporary thus refers to him ; " He has long been distinguished for his administrative and executive Went, and as presiding officer at public meetings he has no superior. Thoroughly acquainted ;with par liamentary* rules t having a commanding presence and dignified cburteoue manner, he discharges the Nisbellaneom Altifti . oltit :::',7l'tt#lblttiitiV duties of a President with great ability and I:lr,opri=l, Y. " Gov. Bradish is a member' of the Epismipal• Church, a man of warm Christian sympathies, and beloved in every relation of life. • jAis otot'iz ftto. , • Foreign Intervention is at length openly pro posed, as we learn by the' Africa,. which arrived at Halifax on the 26th of • NoVember It is exactly as we surmised—the French Government is the.origi nator-of the theme, 'Russia discourages it, and Eng land will not move now, without the open:support of Russia. We have; long regarded the French Government as utterly uriscrnpulous, though the ripen mil.' generous sympathy of the best of the French people, has acted as a restraint upon its movements. The English Government, on the con trary, has stood between the aristocrats and cotton lords, who aree o elamorous for intervention, and the mass'of the people who are, our fast friends, and so has kept up a kind of compromise attitude; besides having' the good • sense till* see that war with the North would be a very'fonlish thing indeed., The original' proposal of France - to Russia has not transpirea r ; the following appears in the paper of the French minister - of Foreign Affairs, ad ih:essed to the 'French. Ambassador at the Bri tish court: " The sufferings of a nation towards, which we hive alwayS professed sincere friendship,, would_ bave._sufficed to excite the sincere solicitude of the Emperor, el , eii liatnie - OlirsOlyes - not Suffered . by the counter blow of these events. Under the in fluence of the intimate relations which extensive in fervour.% has multiplied between the various regions of the globe, Europe itself has suffered , from the consequences of the crisis which dried up one of the most fruitful sources of public wealth, and which has become, for the greet 'centres of Jabot:, the cause of most.sad trials." Says the Minister : " Neutrality l instead of impo sing .upon ...the Powers the attitude which might reseMble indifference, ought rather to make them of service to the two parties by helping them out of 'a position which seems to haVe no issue." „ After, arguing that .no progress has been made• towards settling the dispute by force of arms, the Writer piofesses to see, in the present inactive state of both armies an opening for an armistice, against which there would be no strategOal objection& The late elections are Construed 'as the triumph of the peace party. The document continues: "The favorable dispositions towards peace which are beginning to manifest themselves, in the North as well as in the South, might, on the other hand, second steps that might be made •to recommend the idea of a truce, "The Emperor has therefore thought that the occasion has presented itself of offering to the belli gerents the support of the good offices of the maritime powers and hiS Majesty has charged me to make the proposition of this Qovernment to her Britaimic Majesty, , as well as the Court of Russia, that the three •CabinetewOuld exert their influence' at Wash• ington, as Well' as with the Confederates, to obtain an armistice for six - months, during which, every act dhort or ihdireafahould 'provisionallicease, on sea as well as en land .and it might be; if neces sary, olteriorally prolonged. "The overtures, I need not say, sir, would not imply, on our-part, and judgment on the origin or the issue of;the struggle, nor any pressure upon the negotiations which might, it is hoped, ensue in fa vor of, an armistice. Our task would consist solely England, by the'community of race ; Russia, by the marks. of friendship she never_ ceased to show to the Washington Cabinet. Should the event not, justify - the hope of the three Powers,and,should the ardor of th,e struggleoverrule the wisdom of their coma . oils, this attempt would not he the less honorable for them. " They-would have fulfilled the duty of humani ty, more the especiallyindicated in the war in which excited passions render , all direct attempts it negociation . more diffieult. It is a mission which international la* assigns to neutrals, at the same that'it prescribes to them; strict _impartiality,: and' they could, never- make a nobler use of their. Mu place than by endeavoring• to put an end to the strug gle which causes so lunch suffering; and cornpro miges such great interests throughout the 'Whole world." The reply which Lord. Russell causes to be made to the French. Emperor, firstyeeitesthe . substance of the Emperor's proposal, _and continues as follows : " Stich is in .substance the proposal of the GO vernment of the Emperor of the French, and I need hardly say it has attracted the serious attention of 'Her, ajesty's GrovernMent. ' "Her Majesty is desiions of acting in concurrence -with France Upon• the:great questions now agitating the'World, and upon none more than on the contin genciei connected with the great struggle now going on in North America. , " Neither her Majesty, the Queen, nor the liri tialt nation willl - Soonfintet the noble and emphatic manner in which the Emperor of the French-vindi cated the laws of nations and .asaisted the cause of peace, in the instance of the seizure ofthe Confede rate .Commissioners orrhoard the Trent. " Her . Majesty's .Grovernment recognizes with pleasure the design ot arresting the ,progress of war by friendly measures, and the benevolent views and humane intentions - of the Emperor. . • " :Mei are also of 'opinion that if the steps pro- Posed were to be taken, the concurrence of Russia would be extremely, desirable. • Her Majesty's Government have however, not been informed, up to the present time, that the Russian - Govertinient have agreed .te co-uperate with Engl and and France on-this occasion. `.`, Although• that Government may - support the , endeavors of England. and France to attain the end proposed, but is_the end proposed attainable, at the present moment by the course suggested by the Go vernment of France ?. ",Such is the question which has been anxiously and carefully examined by Her Majesty'S Govern ment. After weighing all the information' Which has =been received from , - America, Her Majesty's Government is led to the conclusion that there;is no ground at the present moment to hope that tlie Federal Government would accept the proposal suggested, and a refusal from Washington, at the presentlinie, would-prevent any speedy renewal of the offer.' " Her Majesty's G-o#enattent, thinks, therefote, that itWould be better to watch carefully-the pro gress of opinien in .Americ,s, andif, as there appears rease'n to hope, it maybe found i to have undergone, or May:under/9 laereliftel., anycliartge, the three Courts might then avail thenisel*es"of such change to offer their friendly counsels with' a greater pros pect thee now, exists of its being accepted by the two cOntending'parties. •`‘ 11 - 6r , Maj(isty's Government will coma Unicatu to;thut of France any intelligence thei may receive from Washington or Richmond, hearing Oil 'this • , , • , - The Jdgrnal of St. of Prince Gortscha,ko Hugs; which in subs calling the constant • ciliation, Prince Ger, i ) site, above all things, , pressure , whatever; s opinion in America,. , ity of that nation. measure of *the threl iatory, if presented ter, would be the ea, sed to pacification. persist in her intcn should acquiesce' in sent to Baron Stoe, '.l both his - colleagues , Ministers, if not el port. ) 1 , 1; 4 • 1 d r i ' as turg, contains the reply , to noted' Drouyn: del' g as follows :—After re f Russia , in fairer of con off says that itis'requi :cl the'appearance of any. I ) :of Wiling the publiii' 'melting 14ii) , ,suseeptibil.. , leliott , that, a combined , ,sOoweis,.howevir'concil il *jai or'offacions charac-1. ~ of siiOttat , wresult pima-- lliotitirie-; if,-`France should% i tifta' ediatien,f and%ngland ! aurpa, instructions shall be atiVirishington, , lo lend to fre, tite ; French and Englislb t is aid, t least amoral sap -11. 3 . iind.—A 'an'd' long try- , AL ) ',has succeeded since Cl .1 - e , Ilan. "'We cannot Init it efoittid the =6thatid: n of 4cl Ai: lc in g to Riehiriond a t , lef , I °Rowed up vigorously i 0 enth Monntain andlhe (gibe4o rebel army to inter ir 3 , ii, e must spend' precious ( ,and gathering up ' bur' ,rat tile; sad then laYiegu- 1 l i wh` h is now being fortifiea i 6; o negroes alai ebnseripts: 'lv , 'rf building' at A.Oquia ' vern'ent by Way oft-Fre seine Supposed. Dis-• ers of 'General Sigel at eneral 'Kelley at New that'Jnelikn bad with henandotilt'VUlley,'and unond froth' Ein:nside's The Advance a', ing lull in military theof removal Geni think that our .anti of the proper modA hard one to solve. the advantages bit AntietaM, there w( rupt, bnr passage. time in changing oi strength for anothei Jar siege to Richmo in earnest' by thousl It would.` em froml Creek that dericksburg not patchea'from"the - h Fairfai Onttrt Creek, Neveniiijr *awn his forces fro gone to aid in prote advance; , e 01, The Southwest+ active for a consider robels hold Murfre Nashville ; Tuliaison is frequently being i movements. Generti a c.lespatch "Near s .: pears to be still in bitter disappointta . e' footless raid into,F anti rapid exit there; ; victorious ,Corinth, SPrings , or any . part army were at LaOra(re, ' sissippi State line, .at 4, I be . areiting upon Genciral Mississippi army, wit,i s a t . t boats, was expected., t leg bu,s,,Kentucky, this 7,4 well organize& systematic mi the East, West, and.centr perhaps important, co-op coast: Meantime the .. t.el Hudson, one Mississi fa the . Orleans, in order to ob darn Farragut in any att great 'descending flotilla f 1 Railroad communioati4n. ville, was completed NE)). A ree,onnoisatiee was .4 Lavergne, on the'2,lth 41 _.l engagement to* place., IN The army of Creneral al miles above Holly Spri gs. On Sunday night, N -ell less than ten fires in Atile night fourteen; shOiring,tl ries. aro tie„ (114 fly) ,' ,'4f Louisianais in 3 fair Igered under theviaoMis A joint land and rival,' xi Southwest of New Orl ` as was 'very "auecessful.„‘ e. mending, officer,. follelv ously, and defeated them 11, battle, with, great lass' p tions of war, at . Lab die Railroad, 50 miles wes of ers were chiefly of the i !' C which was =noosed ;f ti Sven loyal' Noir Orle us st in a Vermont regiment we rebels some tbie backj and, Military Governor hep oration, calling upon .el and SecOnd Cong • :• . 1 al choose Representativ:: to 1 £l. E the 3rd of December tlx tion. TheYirst and , Cities . of New Oile:ins ali.l r .1 orSt. Chlitles,.St...L ',`::s. ' Baptist., St.. Mary, '.':( .t.. POnielike r Terrebonpe, Plaquemines, made ri, ; . Quite a developmen General Butler's tor., alleged to be the . .,:prO. New Orleans. Bg& abroad,•lteverdy John set matters to right's, restitution of the spec!: identical lot of coin : '.New•Orleans by J. D. for the Rebel _ Goverg..i tution, been shipped t Our Government had ; manage Ne,Orleanizi renee. . I . , The' Coast --Voui 4 t ted to take Newbern, ber, but were repulsed. in this dipartment4ie 'iv The - Latest---TtLeird week, Nov. 26, Geile big .CI4PBI and ?Ai 1114th,with seven day*? 1.04'. 'Only orie l tent/ *aii; one to the offigii wagons to each rag! back towards Grenacl ing ofr the rails, ad retired. The iron-clad Pon on the 29t11* 'paring. it 'New On ascent, as auppesid; victory over the, ieb: announced bk Gener were pribably Mit Im• a brilliant and's . • my at Snicker's Gap ic ar powe r is, at f the Congress opened is ses , President's Message the s he has yet preSen to' C length for his plan ; g rads singamendments to' e• Col At :milling to these, , ;early 1900—are to be allo to plan. Nothing is sa of h tember 22d. Items. Southern wife of the Govern°. in Richmond, being and having a- son in t can Government ha , i the French Financ other French sal with the enemy, th strangely enough, oo in a sort of .protest, I '!tot of Belt --70ve,r4200 urn service in this city, P strongl.,43 eße ing'ba Agen dete Forei mioist flat efenee ere lom Novi i l . tt '..';'. (ii fin, to!trH,,..f tt.a;tt.#iliof. ies have also heen in od. InVennesSee,.the 34 miles Southeast of 35 miles further Soutb, as a . centro rebel Novemberf9th, dated, .‘." This, Generi ao notwjthstanding the in the South by his , and his compolsory. eneral Grant with. the s not , oemipied Holly issippi 'force. 'His inessee, near the Mis iants. All appears to lernand,, whose traps erful flotilla. be Alm he vicinity of. Colum .n probably a grand and meat:wilt be made on if the rebellion,, with, ive movements on the Is are fortifying Port 1.59 miles above New -the fleet of COMIIIO to co-opeyate, with.p the .01ernand. .orn Naihville'ards overn, 65v, ber, and'a brisk had several wounded. a occupies Hudson, 7 r 23rd, there ereno , w .his, and ore Mon presenbe of day ineend• _ to be entirely re-con- . tcy'orGitio.,4i ;lion to Berwick Bay, n the 26th °October, 1 Weitzel, Ale 'conr lie rebel ,forces vigor that. day in a pitched gnrua,Zand Muni- e, on the Opelousas capital. The prison .nt City !,' . .ltegiment, elite of ..fiet , Orleans. iers, whir had , iiiilisteU taken prisoners by the Pouted. , las issued a prochr electors of the First tricts of Louisiana to gress, and'ippointing , y of holding the, elec fistricts embrace the ette, and the parishes Bernard,. St. John the Ascension; v, and the celebrated by Slidell. n made concerning e of Certain coin: certain foreigners is used 60131#4 complaint sent down there- to recOmine74Fd - the • turns 'out , 414, *this ed'from the.bank of iv, to make Putbluises d ha5,.0298* resti la for that purpose. let • General Butler untteceasaiy rebel troops attemp , the 18th of Npvem- Lions from tht rebels li Wednesday of kit man left Memphis, rant,,forces moved on the Holly Springs wed tp evdry twenty h company, and six e rebels are ,falling up the track, carry the bridges as they Iftisra ratic as of ent, , tear burui at Fortress Monroe squadron :was : for the . issippt Hill, .Arkansas, is The forces engaged .g - General Stahl had .einent wiai the enii- 1 Cur e.-- u 1 en Nov. t on Monday., The statesmanlike.paper ss• He argues at inancipation, Rropo tuion embodying it. Y years—till *RI States adeptiiikttte roclamation of. Sep- d, recaptly arrived thern *sympathiser rniy.---Th e Mend 'ed from: its capital esker, and several in correspondence Consuls, including, crwin, have united .t appears, to , *.a th e'RatiOliftik9t edWaietAoOW . . . Obitiary. Ws copy, from:the St. .T.iouis "Deinocrat,:' of the' 14th ult., the following notice of the death of Mrs. HANsin PArrEssoN, formerly of Frankford; in this county, where She was born, and, resided for more • than forty yeara. The deceased Was alnember of the Rev. pt.: Nelson's, &arch, St. Louis, in which city 'she hid resided. for more than'tvienty-five years. "Our paper of Wednesday, contained the'simple notice Of the decase on the previous diV, ofMrs: pah Pattersom Funeral services were held on Wed nesday afternoon, at the 'house of her sontin-law, George K. Budd, Esq., after which her remains were attended by , a nuM . ber ;of friends across the Iriver, to be thence conveyed to Cincinnati for interment, in charge of her brother, Peter Neff, Esq., of that city. " ifirs. Patterson had beena resident of our-city for twenty-six years;" and had large circle of 'friends' among our citizens. She was a most amiable woman`, and a codistent and exernplary . :Christian. She was' alnember of the First Presbyterian Chureh, in. which she attended upon public -worship with great constancy'' andtaithfulness, and:was regarded: y her pastor and fallow-worshippers, with •more than ordinary esteem and veneration. She had been a consistent professor of the Christilh faith far everlalf a - century, and is believed to , have been one.,Of the earliest Sabbath-' school teachers in America " Who can estimate the amount lfgood accomplish-, ed by such a life? • ' The applatisesi of the world' are wont to be given'te,those who act - on more conspiMions arenas,;'but many of our readers Will'agree with us in the wish to honer, by a. modest, tribute,,,the memory of this godly woman,'whose quiet, and peaceable, and, happy life among' us; las just dosed. ' • There is no danger of over-estimating the Value of such, lives. ,We do well to -study such, characters. Mrs.' Patterson was a person of whom those who knew her, Willbereminded, by man3rpassages in Salo mon' charming description of the virtuous woman,' whose priee he wisely declares,to above rithies.! • 2 She openeth her mouth with wisdoni and in her tongue.is - the leiv of kindness. She looketh well Ito her houkehold, and eateth not the bread of idleness. - -- - . `Her children arise up, and call her blessed. Favor is deceitfdl, and 'beauty is, vain, but a woman thai feareth the Lord, she shall he praised.' "idrs.P. was sustained dtuing her sickness by a stead fast hope in the Savior of sinners, inwhota t alone she trusted. for, salvation. She was anxious to ,depart, she said, and be with Christ, but; she added; I will Wait patiently :Cod's will, and she did. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.' '" ffptrial folizez. Third Presbytery: of Phi'midge... , An -ad jommed meeting,of this'Presbytery will eheld atthe Presbyterian R,OOMs, on Tueiday, December 16th at 11 o'clock, A.M. J. 'G. Burma, ' .-'• Stated Clerk: Notiee.—The Annual Meeting of the LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS ASSOOIATION be held in the Pres byterian House,, on the FArst Tuesday of January next; (thd,6th) at 7k o'clock; P.M., to elect Three members of the Executive Committee, !Lull - to tran sact any, business that may be brought , beforUthe pocly.• , S. T. BoniNE, • d 5 tf • President. , . Ntinsfield's Dispensitor:y,says that Most of the • , Sarsaparilla of the shops is inert'and worthless. Dr. Ayer m'his writings on• this drug states:that not only is it inert as found in the shops, but•&rids° are most of the preparations from it, *or bearing its name. He shows, however; that this fact arises fronithe'use of worthless varieties, or 'unskillful preparations by in competent men 5 that the true Medicinal Sarsaparilla (Sarsa Smilax off.) of the tropics, when freshly gath- • ered hi the bud, is'one of the most' effectual altera tives we possess. 'Combined with other substances of great alterative power, like lodine, Stillingia, Dock, etc.,'it, makes Ayer's Comp. Ext. of Sarsp.,which we have reason to believe is one of the most effectual re medies for lioniors, skin dieeases; and fOr purifying the b100d . ,, which has ever yet been found by anybody. —Benoort (Me) ME'RetrltY. ' d 5 tf • arrEs,Y - will be held- at the.Westmiuster church; Buf falo, CM the Second Tuesday of DeCeraber, at 4* o'clock M. - • 'TIMOTHY ST/LLltiNi' " Stated U2O tf Dunkit*, Nov. 15,1862 Important Facto. = Constant writing for. six Months done 'cheaper with our Gold Pens than - with Steel ; therefore, it is'economy to use Gold Pens. The Golsi 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 ehe Gold Pen. The Gold Pen is always ready and reliable, while the Steel - Pen must be often condemned and a new one selected; therefore; in the use of the. Gold Pen there is great' saving of timc., - • i Gold stapable 'of receiving any degree of elasti city,'so that the Gold-Pen is exactly adasited to the hand of the writer ; therefore, the nerves of the hanil'and arm are not injured, as is known to be the 'case by the use of Steel Pens. See " The-Pen Is' mightiei than`the rSivord;?;::in another column. - • • mar2o 8m . y.... : ..a4 e vit.,r,ti. lc ieuto. ! ‘1 New •-and Attractive 800k5.1.. 41.'• • , '• • • ; „ THE SECOND ROOK OPIOO PICTURES. Beautifully printed' ina - BPund-in ClOth,- - - -80 cts J3LINtIiANCIS and ids VELVET PRINCIPLES 4.,eapil.al hook to prtiaiotepeace and goodwill among 'Boys and Men. • • - - -* - - - - - . 86 cts - • THE HILL MILLS. • Conveying lessons of importance on some of the Dia ' ties of Common Life. - - - 85 cla SUNDAY-SCHOOL -IN THE: MOUNTAINS. The llistory and Results of R,Sunday School effort in a Destitute Neighborhopd. o. - •-, -• 25 cts . SUNNY MADGE, * The h .of the 'EI- Household. -- - - - 80 cts PEASANT .AND HIS , illustratill_,Pie l ß,isiog*Of Four Boys, seasonable book. Profusely- 85 cts and for Bile by the. • '. • SUNDAY-SCHOOL triflON;* 'deo 2t •;• No. 1122 Chestilitstreet;'philitilelioltigt;: • • .• - ; 'Rug • Issi l ed. • , 7.,5:4 NEW E • rirELL i'REPARED, A.TTRiCTIVE, RICH A;ND 'CHEA.P.. THE norisQlcr OF GIFTS FOR THE,.; HoziZ,P4X§,: r . JAY'S Etrit . 42NH EXEROISES: $1.25,'010th: TESTAMENT Alin 'PSALMS, with Notes, two double Ma s, and Tables super royal octaybo y .sl.26, cloth. TESTAMENT, _With • Isfotes, rocket Editaon. 70 ; cents, cloth. A PRESENT SAVIOUR. 'AO cents. ..”tcpssanz I • CHEREILYIT with OHS. :85 t eentit. 'THE WOODAL&S NATIREATi I witittluts. 26 cents. 'HARRY. THE 'SAILOR Bole ? withentei. 25 cents. . BROTHER BEfr," with, Cuts. 80 cents. t . THE NAUGHTY GIRL WOW; with three - engravings.: Bf, Cents. • •.( . My PicToss Boos, with silty engravings. 20 de. STEPS UP THE Lennsa; three engravings. 26 cts. GRACE Assort.; three engravings . . 26 cents:- .11.sawin Mons; two steel engravings: 60 cents.. BIBLE ATLAS AND GAZETTEER, super-royal octavo. The Atlas' contains six fine large maps, prepared with Care from the most reliable sources, and 'covering ihe whole,ground of Bible geogrephy. • . , • FOR SOLDIERS. • • . 4 . y .. HE SOLDIER FROM HOME. 8 cents. ounsaes MANUAL OF DEVOTION. 6 cents. Cour, TO JESUS. 8 cents, paper. t 8 ceitti, flexible . • • • • • . y. • ••• CHRISTJo:eau . • • . , • •Solus*,q(o iOR THE. NotOmt.t. troCOl6., ' THE AMERIditH TRACT SIadDITY:' : • ,• ''' 150 Nissan street4lie* York. • • .929,Cheatatitt..otkoo4:!Pitilodelphia. H. 11'..THHIS4LL, Dist. Seely . • C D At ISIT E ..• and ` Photograph Galleries • IS . os. 1626, 1628 and 1680 MARKET STREET. ALL work from this establishment is warranted to be of the very fittest quality,sand Io give perfeCt aa tisfaction. . n 27 ly lIIHORS, interesting CARD ,PHOTOGRAPHS are 1. "Inge Avast quantiV; and of sepeirior - Tiality, -" • . REIMER'S GA L LERY, f ' :. • Second street, above-Grree Superintendents, Teiehers, < and• Corn- mittees A BOUT making selections for Sabbath-School 4i braries, should send,for the SELECT DESCRIP TIVE CATALOGUE of • J. C. GARRIGUES & CO. 148 South FoUrth street, Philadelphia, Penn' s. Te catalogue will be sent free on application. july 10 ly: ' • The Westeni Stove and.' Tinware Depot PREST ON ' & , NAHOOD, • 1718 MARKET SUM; PIIIIADELPHIA, . Manufactwers and Dealers in,all kinds of Stoves, Tinware, Hollow-ware and- House . Beeping Articles in General. XXT. ail S keep on'hand an assortment, of the most I'm- i' V roved Patterns, such ailver's. gas Burn . ers for Parlor, Store, and Office use, and a variety of patterns for lads and Bar-rooms. We also have a large stock of Gas-burning' Cooking Stoves, with all the latest improvements. Heater and Range work attended to. All kind's of repairing promptly atten ded to. PRESTON & MAHOOD, n 27 em 1718 Market street, Philadelphia. ,NOTICE. THE present "Terms of Sale," of the Presbyterian Board of - Publication, will be discontinued at the close of the year 1862. • ; • . After January Ist, 1863, no discount fro:Mil:he-Ca talogue Prices -will be allowed, except to• Booksellers, , to whom' the Board is prepared to offer liberal induce rhents ; to Xinisters, including 'their , Families, and Theological Students, 'to whom 420 per cent. willitie given on purchases for:their own use only. • / ;For further information pleaskaddress W. SARGENT, Business Correspondent n 27 6t Phila., Nov. 1862 TEN DOLLAR, SABB.ATH-SOHOOL LIBRARY. One .Ifunclrecl Volumes i from 36 to 298 Pages each, Bound with, Cloth Backs; Gilt I t etterings; in'a Bo:z, with 16 Catalogues, for Ten Dollars. ' • rptiE PRESBYTERIAN BOARD 01? PUBLICA • TION—No. 821 Caksrxur STREE'r, Philadelphia —are now prepared to supply a cheap Sabbath-School Library. The set contains books from 36 to 298 pes, bound uniformly, with muslin backs andpaper sides,-lettered in gilt, and niimbered: from 1 to 100. Sixteen Catalogues;are furnished with, each Library, which is, packed' in a ,box, suitable for a Case in Schools, not already supplied. Catalogues will furnished:on application to n 27 a , WINTIEROP SARGENT, . Business . Correspondent. PenitsylvaMa iffilitary Academy, AT WEST CHESTER,, (For .Boarders ri1l:11S Institution, I Vhich has had a most auspicious opening, provides, as required by its charter / a, Printery School, and Collegiate, Scientific and Mili tary Departnients of study, under the conduct of tried and competent Professors. Military system, order, and precision, are constantly observed. A graduate of the. United States Military Academy, Of high.-clasw-standiug and large military experience, devotes his exclusive attention to the Mathematics, Engineering, and Military branches; A battery of six brass guns, furnished, by the State; is daily used in field practice - . ' The moral and religious training and personal ha bits of.Cidets are carefully attended to. n 27 8m Col.. 'THEO. HYATT, Pres. P.ll. A. A X . XEILIG • • . d WWatchmakerallJeweler, V" c / „ No. 836 VINE STREET, (Near. Ninth) ..L'HILADELPHIL. All kinds of timepieces repaired, and Narranted. An assortment of Spectacles on hand. n2O ly FAMILY COAL. • - L*ltl MILIES supplied with the best LEHIGH and SCHU YLETIIL COAL, at 115 North BROAD street: , Ciders left at S. Miller's 1.507 Poplar or at Culltnai-153.43 Arerowstre . • ' attended to. n2O fan ' MILLER tt COLLINS. first-class arti cle, either Schuylkill or Lehigh, can rely on getting just weight, and being accommodated on the most fa vorable terms at IcIARRIOTT & JENKINS, n2O 6iip. ITERY DESIRABLE 1 1 ' _ IN- STYLE'AND' PRI CE, Suitable tor the . season. n V ERCOATS:AND kJ -BUSINESS SUITS In great variety, .- • ANAMAALER''& BROWN, V V • POPULAR,,CLOTTUNG .HOUSE , • OAK HALL, E. 'pQR. SIXTH - AND, MARKET STS. ' . PECIAL DEPARTMENT • • • k` ,FOR CUSTOMER' WORK. f, n2o' It . ; IDIE ATTENTION OPAINISTERS - AND JAYMENi Is ''requested to the fact that we here published '''" TEE NE GEDIST IN A. muuisomE OCTAVO VOLUME .OF 633 PAZGES. Thi; foruis ,A COXPLE7 . HISTORY of all ihe ACTS AND TESTIMONIES of onr GENERAL ASSEXELY, ineluding those of the Original SY is''ob, which previ ous td ""the formation of the General Assembly, was thelhighest J‘dicatory of the Presbyterian Church:. ,THE ,DIGEST is, so arrang,ed' and indexed as to afford every convenience for reference. Odr'minis ten and laymen should own it. It has been prepared for then with great labor; 'and 'should be an their hands. Nowhere else einthey get the information here reduced to order. , PRICE, Sent by mail; post-paid, for this price: Order from PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE, N0.,1334 Chestnut street,' , Philadelphia., For sale by, A. D. F. RAmnotrit, New York`; Wm. SCCITTi Cincinnati ; Wm. Tomumsb.w, Chicago. W. P. CLARK SHOES AND UMBRELLAS, 1626 MARKET ST. 411 kinds" of Boots and Shoes._of my own mann failure, or made to order. A' good assortment of Gum Shoes. Ugtbrellai repaired. Pinking iri aNa riety of stiles, at Tow prices. „ , n 27 6.rn FAMILY COAL OAL COAL. UNDERSIGNED constantly receiii ; COAL prepared th a great deal of •e expresslyfor Fa: pse, and our' . nds who wanta Ninth and Wallace streets LIENTLEMEN'S W.I.NYBR CLOTA[NG, - $3;oo. UNITED STATES FIVE-TWtNTIES, Twenty-Year Six Per Cent. Bonds, PAYABLE AT THE OPTION OF THE GOV: ERNMENT AFTER FIVE YEARS. I am instructed by the Secietary of the Treasury to receive atilisercptions for the Oove LOAN AT PAR The filtered to Commence . from Ride Of Deposit._ Thus avoiding the difficulty Izeretanie experienced by requiring payment in GOLD of the interest frpm • A Fun Supply of these 'Bonds' Always on Hand. • JAY COOKE, 81tBSURIPTIVN oct23 3m - 114 South Third Street WILLIAM F. GEDDES, ' and aney Printer, No. 320 Cursiiiiiik S'IREET, (Over Adams' Express) Philadelphia Pamphlets, Constitutions,. Circulars, Cards Bill. heads, Bills of Lading, Law And •Custom r House Blanks, etc. mit27 tf TO RENT, VERY CHEAP. ROOMS on first, second, and floors, at N 0.781 Walnut street. Apply to the Janitor on. the pre mises, or, to the owner. _Rent $5O a year. noyet P. & E. H. 41.TILIAXSON, SCRIVENERS AND CONVOYANCERS, nov6 ly] S. W. Colt. Rerx AND, SEVENTH STS DR. CORNFe.LL, 1482 Soirrn PENN SQUARE, hav ing relinghished, GENERAL Practice, after twenty years' experience, now preseribesfor all Chronic dis eases, eT ms oencs—such as Epilepsy, St. Vitus Dance, Neuralgia; Diseases of the Throat and Lungs treated by isi:C.thetios 5 Skin Diseases,:Hurnors, etc. Offtee-hours till 3 o'clock, P.M., everyday. nl3 tf Work,' iffeCouch & • Co., No, 38 South Third Street, . , PHILADELPHIA, icrAvk: for sale on the most •favorable terms, Uni ted States Government Loans, in sums of $5O G and upwards, the interest payable in old. nl3 3m HOVER'S . INK MANUFACTORY. :,No; 416 .Iteoz,§TREEP, PHILADELPHIA. rill:17 reputation of HOVER'S Ink and Fluid are tbo L. well and widely known, to need a recitayand the publit can rest satisfied that no effort of science and sidllshall be lacking, to render this HOME article equal to the wants of the AMERICAN public. Orders addressed to JOSEPH B. HOVER, Manufactu rer. 4 nl3 ly CHARLES STOKES'S FIRST CLASS `'ONE PRICE' READY-MADE CLOTHING STORE, NO. 824 CHEST NUT STREET, UNDER THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL,. PHILADELPHIA. DIAGRAM FOR SELF-MEASUREMENT. •... For Coat—Length Ai& of back from 1. to 2 ' . audfrola 2io 3. • - = .. ' Length of Sleeve :...—. . (with arm crooked) 4-- --- ____. 't - from- 4.-to 6, and '. .. around the m oa t• -prominent part o '' the chest and' aist. 0 2 0 01' State whether erect or stooping. . ' For Vest s --tame ea coat. -I For Pants In ' side seam, and out side from hip bone; around the waist and hip. A' good 'fit guaranteed. • o.fficers' Uniforms ready-made - always on band, or made to order in the 'best manner and on the most reasonable terms.' Having finished many hundred Unifcirms the pat Year for Staff, Field and Line Offi cers, as.well as for the Navy, we are prepared-to ex ecute orders in this line with correctness and des patch. • The largast and most desirable stock of Ready- Made Clothing in Philadelphia always on hand. (The price Marked in plain figures on all of the goods.) A department for Boys' Clothing is . alsd maintained at this establishment, and superintended - by experi. enced hands.' Parents andothers will find here a most desirable assortment of Boys' Clothing, at low prices. Sole Agent for the "Famous Bullet Proof Vest." CHARLES STOKES, Proprietor.' .E. T.' TAYLOR, Principal Salesman. nl3 tf -ESPECIALLY, TO ME- LADIES. NIUE advertise no new fact, but one that is NOW 1(1! MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, worthy of .yottr•attention, being „ • An Attractive Plan of Economy by which the annoyances of " hard times" are a measure forgotten. • - • .Do 'not Lay Aside ' . :the garments purchased last season, because they hap pen to be faded. or of unfashionable colors now. w • I. You Cali - Save „ by Having ..“.. ng them.EATOTATED AT A. TRIFLING- EXPEYSR. SHAWLS of almost every desCription,,and CLoARs and DRESStS Of VELVET , CLOTH, SITX, REPS OR POPLIN, MERINO, DE LAWS, etc:, etc., .can be succesfully . Dyed or Cleaned, ig many eases so as to; approach their , original per- We have now the LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE Steam-Dyeing and CleaninglEitablisinnent in 7 - _this Country, where wero.Voloy NATIVE •aid: FOREIGN ARTISTS of pre-eminent s.b*ll and ability, so „,tltat wefeel justified • An Experience of Nearly Forty. Years, in claiming for our Work an excellence that is UNAPPROACHABLE ELSEWHERE BARRETT, NEPHEWS & Proprietors of the Staten Island Yang Dyeing; Establishment OrrioEs--47NortittEIGHTH-Street, Pltßadelphia; anti 5 and 7 ,JOHN Street:, New York. oetlet Sacramental •-; • - 4 rk' A Pure and .• 44*- -1-wt , 1 / Unadulterated Article, , Pspecisdly suited, for aounn.union Purposes. For sale by SUM & MILLER, S. E. corner Tenth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. dee,26th . ly E. 0 THOMPSON, MERCHANT TAILOR, p. - COR. SEVBRTH AND WALIIIIT STREETS, = • • • ' a. THE design of thiS establishment into meet the wants of Ountlernen accustomed to, or - desirous har ing Clothing made to order and measure. Suitable selections can always be made froin, large • varieties of 'material on ' ' hatid 'for the purpose: [jan3o. ly SYRUP, OF DOCK. • - rbm - FILL - os. COMPOUND SYRUP OP DOCK Tp•the reinedy now, 'more extensively used thanany .L othsr, for the cure of. Coughs, Liver Complaint, Spitting otßloOd, and 'Pain's in the Bieast. As a blood purifier and invigorating specifie,`a,s a restora tive in cases of phytheal debility and nervous irrita tion, it has no equal. Sold toy the Proprietor, F. JVMELLE, No. 1525 Market street 'and, at all Druggists: july24 tf ? lA/ TIMES.—A redaction o£ .a Hundred Pe tept. Superior Colored. Photographs for $l. Arnbrotypes'at all prices. at RElltißß'S PROTOGRAPiIiC GALLERY, ian2 ly Second street, aboveSrean.