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GENESEE EVANGELIST.
PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 29, 1863.
JOHN W. HEARS,
Ipg** Subscribers who are in arrears and
liable to 60 cents additional charge on their
hills, are notified that this charge will be re
mitted to such as pay an additional year, ip ad
vance of the present.
THE STOOD OF FENNSLYLVANIA Iff THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
It is a memorable incident in the history of
Synod of Pennsylvania, that it was called to
spend its twenty-sixty session in the Capital of
the Nation. It brought forcibly to our minds
the double victory that within the past .few -
years, had been achieved in that city both in
church and state; by loyal citizens and office
bearers in the one, and by loyal Presbyterians
in the other. Had it not been for the fidelity,
firmness and Christian manliness of a handful
of our brethren in that city, when in 1857, the
Synod of Virginia, convened in the very same
Assembly’s church, sought to consummate their
secession at Cleveland by sweeping the churches
of the District with them 1 into the movement,
there would have been no place for the Synqd
of Pennsylvania in the churches and families
of that community to-day. The Convention,to
form the new Southern church was also ap
pointed to meet in Washington; but the resis
tance of loyal ministers in the District averted
the calamity and disgrace, and compelled the
plotters to go to their natural place, and form
their schismatic church, with "Slavery exempt
from discussion ” as its chief comer-stone, at
Richmond, As firmness, courage and patriot
ism at the opening of the rebellion, saved Wash
ington to the North and to the Nation, simi
lar qualities kept the Presbytery of the District
clear of connection with, traitors to the church,
and at length drew them northward into a
mutually happy connection with the Synod of
Pennsylvania.
Very appropriate and instructive were the
remarks of Rev. Dr. Sunderland, who on Thurs
day evening favored the Synod with his own
reminiscences of the meeting of the Synod of
Virginia, and of the attempt then made to dra
goon the Churches of the District into the seces
sion church, and how it was foiled by the resis
tance of a few determined men. His own part
in the good work he veiled so modestly as
almost to do himself injustice.
Highly appropriate, too, was the resolution
offered by" Mr. Adams, setting forth briefly the ,
joy of the Synod at the.peculiar privilege of
holding its first session in the District of Colum
bia, under free institutions and amid a free pop
ulation. A religions body could not consis
tently appear insensible to a step in human pro
gress so important and cheering as the libera
tion of the National Capital from the legalized
existence of human slavery. Its presence has
been like a choke-damp around the very altar
and hearth fires of the republic. The world is
the better for the removal, and the Synod could
not refrain from recognizing the Providence of
God in the happy event.
It is little to say that the visit to the Presi
dent was most satisfactory. Arranged by Dr.
John C. Smith, into Whose experienced hands
the Synod surrendered itself with the utmost,
confidence and content, the whole .interview
passed off well. The members; of the Synod
and their friends, moving two abreast,' passed
from the church, along I Street into the Avenue;
a procession of perhaps two hundred persons.
Arrived at the Presidential Mansion, we were
ushered into the great East Room, and the
President being engaged in official business, we
were detained sotne twenty minutes or more.
Excellent impromptu speeches, were made by
Rev. Dr. Brainerd and others during tbe inter
val, while the President helped us through the
tedium of waiting, in bis own characteristic
manner, by sending us word that' we “must
fall back on the Old Testament and imitate the
example of Job. ” When Mr. Lincoln appeared,
the company gathered in double ranks around
the entire circuit of the room, and Dr. Smith
advancing, introduced the Moderator, Mr. Aik
man. Mr, Aikman said: , ,
We are not here, sir, to make you a speech,
that would seem indecorous. We come as a
company of Christian ministers and ciders re
presenting Presbyterian churches in Pennsyl
vania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey,
officially, as is most fitting to pay our respects
toyouas'tbe chief magistrate of this nation.
We feel that we are thus doing not only What
is personally most pleasant to us, but that we
are performing a religious duty as ; we show our
reverence for one wbomGod has made to us a
minister of good. But beyond mere respect,
allow,me tti assure you that we have a deeper
feeling, even one of affectionate regard. You
have been so much on our hearts in the place
of prayer, that you have become connected
closely with all that is most precious in life,
■ with home, kindred, and country. Receive
our reverence and, if you will permit it, our
affection.
Dr. Brainerd was then introduced, and said
in substance: 11 My brethren have accorded to
me the privilege of age in appointing me to this
service. We wish to say to you, Mr. President,
that we have confidence in you. Wo rejoice
that you are enabled so well to meet the .extra
ordinary responsibilities of your position. We
feel that all that mankind have gained in the
struggles of six thousand years, is in your
hands, to conserve for future generations. You
hold a position more important than that of
any other man in the history of : the world.
We desire to express our gratitude, that Pro
vidence, in this crisis, has placed the reins of
power in the hands, not of a heartless honey
combed politician, but of an honest man. We
owe it to your patriotism, your integrity and
your firmness, that Pennsylvania can be here
in this capital to-day, and that it has not passed
under the control of another and a foreign
power.”
Rev. E. E. Adams was also introduced, and
,said a few words, when all eyes were turned
upon the President for a reply. He had been
Standing hat in hand, with averted looks, no
speculation in his inanimate glance fixed upon
the floor some yards in advance, and no indi
cation of his thoughts appearing among the
deep lines of his forehead, or upon his spare
and swarthy countenance; his whole attitude
not without dignity and ease, yet somewhat
disappointing to his eager friends. But the few
manly,' hearty, golden words that, soon came
from his lips, seeming to transform and illumine
his whole countenance as they passed, dissipated
in a moment these thoughts. Changing his
position slightly, pausing for the proper words
while the muscles of his lips stirred, at length
he said:
Editor.
Your words have so exactly accorded with
my own views that it seems unnecessary for
m ! e to add any thing in reply. I do, indeed,
feel that the most important duty ever given to
man is laid upon me. When I reflect upon
the vastness of this territory, of the millions
now inhabiting it and to inhabit in the future,
and of the institutions of liberty and religion
that' have grown up in it, and that are now to
be maintained, I wonder that this responsibi
lity is laid upon me.' There is nothing in my
past history to prove that I am a great man.
I feel that it is so ordered of Providence that I
may feel the more my dependance upon Him,
and upon the sympathy and prayers of the no
ble churches of which you, gentlemen, are the
noble representatives. I feel my indebtedness
to your denomination and to all the Christian
denominations who have proved so generally
loyal. ...If God is with us we shall succeed; if
not, we shall fail. I do not know that any
thing further need be said.
Tears were in many eyes ere these brief ut
terances ceased. They were so modest, so be
coming, so exactly responsive to the thoughts
which had ju3t been uttered, so devout in tone,
and, withal, so courtly, and they had so changed
and even beautified the speaker’s countenance
in the utterance, that the warmest friends of
f the President were struck with a sudden and
higher admiration and a stronger confidence to
wards him.
Among those presented to the President,
was the venerable Dr. Naudain,'elder from
Green Hill Church, and formerly United States
Senator from Delaware. The President prompt
ly recognized him, recalled a fact in the early
political history of both, and corrected Dr.
Naudain in an error of a single year which he
made in assigning the date.
The opportunity given to the members of
Synod by tbe arrangement of the business
hours, to visit-places of interest in and around
the Capital, was extensively improved. In
those rare and 'golden autumn afternoons, when
the very air seemed charged with-inspiring ele
ments, how did 1 the grand and wondrous asso
ciations lately' gathered around ‘ this historic
and heroic region crowd upon the soul 1 ' How
the capitol city itself seemed to have risen into
a sphere of new life and energy under the ma
gic touch of freedom and Northern enterprise!
How like citizens of a great .republic we felt, as
we trod that free soil, on which the shadows of
the magnificent capitol may now rest peace
fully. The sound of the slave-auctioneer’s
hammer and the clank of the fugitive’s chains
are superseded by the cheerful tumult of that
useful Northern institution—the street railroad.
The signs of a stupendous conflict, yet as if
waged with the calm confidence and thought
fulness of a consciously great and beneficent na
tion, were oh every ’ hand. Long trains of
army wagons, each with four horses or muleg,
lumbered through the city day and night, or
camped in immense corrals on the outskirts.
Yast hospitals 1 lay in every direction, astonish
ing the ■ visitor with the perfection and elabo
rateness of the system, the careful and tender
regard to the patients, and the almost miracu
lous cleanliness of every part. And the entire
city sits secure amid the encircling fortifications.
Every height is crowned with great earthworks,
with ditch and abattis. and bomb-proof and
rifle-pit and garrison,- and a thousand guns
pointing their muzzles towards the foe. Some
of the members climbed the heights of Arlington,
looked upon the former mansion of the rebel
General Lee, and saw the hill sides of his con
fiscated estate, burrowed and ridged with earth
works, and the level spaces used as parade
grounds for the national troops. They stood
beneath the starry banner floating over the
lawn in front of Arlington House, and be
held the haze of autumn twiliglt gathering over
the national metropolis at their feet The
white walls and etherial dome of the Capitol
rose grandly in the distance. The unfinished
Washington Monument, the Public Buildings
the Presidential Mansion; the various camps,
corrals,' and hßbpitals, with’the Potomac in the
nearer landscape, joined to form one of the
richest, and most profoundly suggestive scenes
to be found on the broad earth.
It remains to belaid that, as guests in tbe
families, and as strangers in government offices
an d in military lines, we were uniformly treated
with courtesy andkindness. N oth ng occurred
to mar the agreeable associations of our visit -
And the prevalent rcbg ou tone of tne Synod
was higher than vrual Rarely have we seen
a Synodical communion season so much en
joyed by the brethren Happy impressions
were brought away, and the sessions of the
body held in Washington will be remembered,
with profit, as long as we live.
NATIONAL FREEDMEN’S RELIEF ASSO
CIATION. ■ 1
This Association has recently appointed
Rev. William Smith of this City as Agent for
Philadelphia and vicinity, who is fully author
ized to collect funds, organize auxiliary Socie
ties, and receive contributions of clothing, books,
&c.; to aid the freedmen who are very destitute
and in danger of suffering from hunger and
cold the coming winter. Any contributions
may be sent to Rev. W. Smith, 906 Hutchin
son Street.
On applications received from the clxnrehes they
serve, the following ministers were commissioned by
the Presbyterian Committee’of Home Missions at
their last regular meeting, thirteen-Of whom were
under commission last year:
Rev. W. M. Martin, Columbia, Cal,
‘‘ Geo.E. \V, Leonard, Pleasant Prairie, lowa.
“ M. Waldenmeyer, Nauvoo, 111.
“ Chas. S. Le Due, Hastings, Minn.
“ W. Jones, lowa Falls, lowa.
“ It. H. Dexter, Pavilion, tv. Y.
“ D. A. Abbey, Apaiachin, N. Y. ,
Oeo. R. Carroll, Wyoming,' lowai r '
“ Armon Spencer, Williamson, N. Y. '
“ E. D. Holt, Chatfield, Minn.
“ Thos. Reynolds, Shipman, HI.
" Daniel Higbee, Washingtonville, N. Y.
.** H. Lyman, Marathon, tf. Y.
1 A. D. Moore, Danpkm, Pa. , .
“ S. W. Crittenden, Darby, Pa. ! .
“ A. C. Bishop, VVarrensburgh, N. Yi ; ■ '
“ C. W. Wallace,* Coslocton, 0.
“ E. Thompson, Hartfosd, 0.
HOME MISSIONS.
§ f n’filrgtniiut it ltd m teitplissi
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYNOD OF PEffff-
SYLVANIA.
The Synod met in the Assembly’s Church,
Washington, October 20th, and was opened
with a sermon by Rev; E. E. Adam 3 on Cor. 6,
19 and 20: Ye are not your own, For ye are
bought with a price.
Rev. W. Aikman was chosen Moderator.
There were sixty-nine names on the roll.
The principal acts of the Synod were as
follows:
North Broad Street Church, Philadelphia,
was chosen as the next place of meeting.
The committee appointed to convey to the
President the action of the body at its last meet-;
ing on the State of the Country, reported that
they had performed the duty assigned them,
and'ha'd received the following reply through
the Secretary of State.'
PRESIDENT’S REPLY.
Department ox State, Washington, T7th
September, 1863. To the Reverend John C.
Smith, D. JD., and others, Washington, D. G
Reverend Gentlemen :' —Several months ago you
delivered to the President of the United States
resolutions which were, adopted by the Reverend
Synod of Pennsylvania in , October last, on the
subject of the civil war with, which it. has
pleased God that our country should be afflicted.
I am now directed by the President to acknow
ledge the reception of these resolutions, and to
express his grateful appreciation of the patriotic
and devotional sentiments they which utter in
language which, while it is earnest and fervent is
admirably adapted to impress them upon the
minds of the American People in a crisis of dif
ficulty and danger. The delay which has acci-:
dentally attended the execution of this duty on
the part of the President has not been altogether
unfortunate, insomuch as I am now able to bear
testimony which 1 hope will be gratifying to the
Synod, that the conduct and proceedings of the
very, religious community it represents, since
the adjournment of the Synod, has perfectly ac
corded with and fully sustained the resolutions
which in themselves are so distinctly worthy of
approval and commendation. I have the honor
to be, gentlemen, your very obedient servant,
William H. Seward.
VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT,
In pursuance of arrangements made by a com
mittee appointed for the purpose, on Thursday
morning at 10 o’clock the Synod proceeded in
a body to the Presidential.mansion and were in
troduced to the President in the East Room, by
Rev. John 0. Smith, D. D., chairman. Brief
addresses wore made by the Moderator, Rev. W'.
Aikman, and by Rev. T. Brainerd, D. D., and
Rev. E. E. Adams, members, of the committee.
The President briefly responded, recognizing
the hand of Providence in liis elevation to liis
preseht position at this crisis, and his dependence
upon God and upon the sympathies and prayers
of “the noble churches of which the Synod were
the noble representatives.”. After which, the
members of the Synod took the President by
the hand and passed out, most favorably and’
deeply impressed with the unaffected manners
and devout expressions of our chief magistrate.
. . FOREIGN MISSIONS. ■
The committee, through Rev. John. McLeod,
Chairman, reported a 1 very great increase in the
contributions of the churches to this-causc; the
aggregate being some $3OOO .greater' than last
year. Whereupon it was
Resolved, That this Synod looks with satisfac
tion on the increased number of our churches
making contributions to the cause of Foreign'
Missions during the past year, and also the en
largement of contributions 'in many of the
churches-; and also that Synod recognizes with'
gratitude the marks of God’s continued- blessing
on the work of the Ameriaan Board, as indicated
in the various reports at the late meeting at
Rochester; and we would urge upon our churches
a cordial response to the resolution for raising
the sum of $500,000 for the current year, be
lieving.this to be in harmony with , the .present
ability and duty of the churches sustaining the
Board.
DISCUSSIONS.
■ Rev. Dr. Brainerd, according to appointment, r
argued,the question: As if in-.accordance with
the Gospel for a Christian to take up the
sword under arly i circumstances? taking the af
firmative, which,; he . supported with ability,,
clearness and force. Rev. J, G. Hammer [read
a carefully prepared, able and valuable paper-on
the relations of children: of believers to the
church, maintaining and urging the position' of
our st ndards tl t they are members and should
be treated as such. Rev. T. J. Shepherd, alter
nate, spoke upon the Duty, of the Church to
create and conserve a denominational Litera
luie Rem rk were also made by the Seere-'
tary. Rev. J. W. Dulles, when the following
preamble and-resolutions,were adopted:
• W HEKIiAS the General Assembly at its last
meeting resolved, to- ■■ enter at once upon ener
getic mea urc* for i<n* ng the Sum of $50,000
to be apportioned according to some judicious
plan among our churches, aud that this fond be
employed by the (Assembly s) Publication Com
mittee m y eem to tiiem best for the further
ance of the great in terests they are prosecuting;”
therefore . ,
, Resolved. I. That the Synod of Pennsylvania
heartily approve this action of the General As
embiy and ge to r ise of the sum proposed
not less than $2u.000.
II Tl tRe Me* rs. Dulles and s Adair 'and
John B. Stevenson, .Elder, be ; a committee .to
apportion at then - leisure this sum of $20,000
anlong the'Presbyteries add Churches of Synod,
and to give the churches’ timely notiee of the
amount apportioned;to each.
HOME MISSIONS,
rßev. R., Adair,; Secretary, .reported that of the
2.7 churches in Philadelphia. 3d Presbytery, 14
had contributed; of 24 in the Philadelphia 4th.,
15 had contributed; of the nine in Harrisburg
Presbytery, six had contributed; of the 15 in
WilmiDgton Presbytery, 9 had contributed; and
of the 9 in the District Presbytery, 1 had con
tributed.
Other churches not noticed in this statement
were> reported as contributing' through other
channels, or as having made up their contribu
tions since the report was made out.
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* THE ASSEMBLY ,S MINUTES.
So much of the Assembly’s action as refers to
Sunday-Schools and , Sabbath Observance, was
adopted and ordered to be entered upon; the
records of the Synod.. , ,
The entire action of the last Assembly ou the
State of the Country was read before Synod
and a large audience on Thursday evening, and
adopted by the body. , ; ; i
CHAPLAIN HOWELL,
The martyr death of this esteemed meinber of
Synod in the battle of Gettysburg, was made
the subject of many touching remarks'and de
served testimonies of affection and regret on the
part of 'several speakers including Messrs. Aik
man, Root, Hears, Stevenson, Adair, and Brain
erd, when it was
Resolved., That in the death of the Rev. Ho
ratio, S. Howell, slain by rebel soldiers while
standing on the steps of the hospital and while
in the performance of his duty as Chaplain to
the wounded and dying, is a fitting illustration
of the wickedness and cruelty of the great re
bellion ef to-day. - ... „
Resolved. That the death of this beloved bro
ther is a solemn testimony to the truthfulness of
the utterances of the", Synod asserting its devo
tion to our country’s cause.
Resolved, That this Synod wishes to hear testi
mony to the mode*t worth and earnest fidelity of
Rev. H. S Howell s a man and a minister of
Christ, both as past(jr, and as a Chaplain, ob
taining the approbation and admiration of his
fellow officers | '
Resolved, Tha f them resolutions he published
and that a copy be-transmitted by the Stated
Clerk to the bereaved* wife of Mr. Howell as a
token of the deep and prayerful sympathy of
the members of this Synod.
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN.
The editor placed Ahc hundred copies of the
paper at the disposal -of the Synod, which were
accepted with a vote of thatfks. On motion’
of Rev. E. E. Adamsiit was
Resolved, That the Synod renews its cordial
endorsement of the American Presbyterian
as the organ of our body, expresses its gratifica
tion at the earnest and unfaltering loyalty of the
paper to the country (and to the principles of
freedom during the Existence of the rebellion,
and recommends it "in all the families in our'
congregation's as an | excellent religious paper
and as a bond of union and medium of intelli
gence among the churches./'
FREEDOM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
On motion of Mr. Ad&ms fit was
Resolved, That y/o regardtit as peculiarly fe
licitous that the Synod of'Pennsylvania is al
lowed to hold its first - session in the capitol of
the nation, at a .period when, in the good Provi
dence of God, ejvery citizen of- the District en
joys complete personal freedom.
.A j
■ sundry/items .and resolutions. *
The following persona-being present were in
vited-to sit nii corresponding members: Rev. Dr.
Mills, Secretary of Education, who made some
earnest and; highly acceptable remarks on his
cause; Rev. E. H. Gray, Baptist; Rev. J. Mor
sell, Protes. Episcopal.; Revs. E. Phelps and J.
Thrush; Meth. Episc.;\ißev. W. W. Winchester,
and David Root, Ooqgregationalists; Rev. Dr.
S. Tustin, and Rev. M. L. Berger
Reformed Dutch.
Resolved, That there he appended to- the
Minutes of. Synod a list of , all ministers and
ruling elders connected with the body with
their churches and post-office addresses.
Resolved, That the Stated Clerk be directed
to furnish every ■ elder with a copy of the
Minutes of Synod.
The usual' vote of thanks was heartily given
and the Synod adjourned on Friday morning at
10.45 o’clock. f
No sessions were held from two to 7£ o’clock,
P. M., thus giving the; members opportunity for
visiting the objects Of interest with which the
city is both surroundeil and filled.
CHAPLAIN STEWART'S LETTER.
Camp Rappahannock Station, V
\ Oct. 13th, 1863. }
Dear Editor: —At the close of my last letter,
the opinion was exposed, that a moral crisis
had been arrived at the army—the period
come, when it must be decided whether, God or
satan shall have all; or at least the leading
sympathies of our soAliers. Satan had become
unblushingly bold aid arrogant over his too
manifest success ; and as a result, God’s chil
dren rin, the ranks.wore. being, stirred up and
combining their energies in* a manner not hith
erto, witnessed. I"'
.For.,the satisfacticjp of-your readers, this
theme of such deep/injterest to every thoughtful
mind, is here again adverted to, and additional
evidence for hopefulness and courage adduced.
So far as the writePs knowledge goes, chap
lains are being stirred up to an unwanted
degree of interest, earnestness and boldness in
their most difficult, yet most important work.
7n many interviews and salutations with these
fellow laborers, the language of eaine tness, of
devotion and .not unfrequcntly of triumph is
heal'd., Those, urtheir respective regiments,;
who\love the Saviour, are coming out more
distinctly and boldly the Master's side: and
combining their encrgeS for their own and other*
good. \Many heretofore unmtere°ted le giv
ing evidence of ,concernJfor these things.
In-our\6th Corps we have been- holding
chaplains Wetmg each Monday, for consulta
tion, con biition of effort and praver These
meetings opened with a sermon after the
usual mannei of church court* From twelve
to twenty chaplains are m attendance repre
senting nearly every evangelical denomination
of onr country; and from almost every Northern
State. Never ha* it bum my privilege to par
ticipate in meetings more full of
heartfelt mtcre t and abounding in cheering
and soul strength nmg influence* The great
est harmony. and ondness of spirit prevails.,
All feel and speak of the terrible-pressures of
wiekedm ss yet of late that God s p ople are'
stirred up and strengthening their hands. All
seem to believe we are approaching a great
crisis in the army God nd S tan are con
tending for the ma tery vet no dependency,
but hopefulness the ultimate triumph of
righteousness. w n
Every day's experience rfnd observation con
firms me in the belief, that !no instrumentality,
save that of the regular chaplain, is suited to,
or able to meet the e growing want* and suc- :
cessfully grapple with this abounding wicked
ness. : All know that without the regular pas
torate, the church would not; and' could not
■ prosper or extend itself. Even more iinportaiit
would it seeia that regular, authorized laborers
should be in every regiment. Chaplains, it is
true, have and may occasionally prove incom
petent or faithless, as also happens in the pas
torate. , ’’ ■' 1 1 .
At our last meetinit was ascertained upon
inquiry, that in our 6th Corps, there are 3*7
.'regiments, and twent; r-six chaplains. Whether
this be a fair average throughout all our armies, ;
datp sufficient are no at hand to decide: ' The
design of this inquiry was to adopt measures
in order to have regular preaching in all the
regiments destitute of chaplains, until, if possi
ble, the proper authorities be induced to obtain
[for each lacking regiment; fit persons as spirit
ual guides. Two brethren were accordingly
designated for each , vacant regiment on the
following Sabbath. Nor are we without hope
that each regiment id our corps, may ere: long
be blessed with an earnest and faithful chaplain.
While thus magnifying our chaplain’s office,
let ho one suppose, we thereby intend to under
va ue, or would in the least lessen the impor-
tanee and usefulness of anyone, or all other in
strumentalities operating for good to the phy
sical and moral condition of our army. Far
from it. Many of them we highly value.
Nor because, in former letters, we have felt
compelled indignantly to censure and,as strongly
;do so still, the ignorant, unprovoked, and unjust
assault made, by Gen. Howard, and a few mem
bers of the Christian Commission in New York
upon the chaplaincy; that hence we stand op
posed to, or lightly esteem the United' States
Christian Commission. On the contrary, not
a day passes without my having occasion to
bless Gocybr the existence of this immense and
most benifieent association. , Thanking also an
All-wise Providence, that He has raised up
one with largeness of heart, means, skill, energy
and perseverance sufficient to conduct with;
such marked success, so vast and growing a
means for g'ood as the United States Christian
Commission. ‘Without its beneficent and timely
aid, our chaplain service would by ho means
be so successful. Her delegates come to us
fresh from our homes and Christian friends, and
by their presence and aid, cheer us in our toil.
The reading matter so furnished, puts
weapons into our hands with which to combat
the enemy. And her numerous stores of com
forts and delicacies, always at our command
when within reach, assist usmiich in comforting
and cheering both the souls and bodies of the
the feeble, the sick add the wounded. For in
all my extended knowledge of and acquaintance
with chaplains, is there one who does not cherish
similar sentiments. We all Tejoiee in, and Wel
come this and every other aid in our most diffi
cult, yet abundantly hopeful work.
Concerning our- late and present
andrecedings, our marches and countermarches,
our stops, starts, skirmishes, &c., you'get as
much through the daily papers, as I would be.
allowed to write.
THE DEAD SOLDIER AND THE DAGTJER-
EEOTYPE.
«An interesting and touching relic from the
battle-field of Gettysburg, is : in possession of J.
F. Bourns, M. D., No. 1104 Spring Garden St.,
Philadelphia. It is a Melainotype, or Ambro
type on iron, of three children j two boys and a
girl, and was taken from'the hands of a dead
soldier belonging to the Union army.' He had
been mortally wounded, and crawled to a shel
tered' spot, where his body was, found, with the,
picture -of his children so placed within his
folded hands that it met his dying gaze. There
was no clue to,his name or regiment, or his
former place of residence, but his grave is
marked, and it is hoped that he: may he identi
fied- by the picture of his children, i
The little ones'have all interesting faces, and
would seem to be ninej'seven, and five years of
age. : The youngest is seated on a high .chair,
with his brother on his right hand, and his sister,
on his left The little girl has a plaid dress,
and the gldest hoy a jacket of the same material.
The miniature‘has‘a flat gilt frame, and may
have been sent from home in a letter. On the
frame, faint but traceable, is the inscription:
“ Holmes, Booth & Haydens. Superfine.” Our
exchanges, by .copying this notice, may bring
some comfort to a widow- and orphans, by giving
them intelligence.of the hero’s last Testing-place.
Ur. Bourns wiH give further information to
those who desire it. I.
•SUFFEEIJKGS AND EEDTJEAEOEOF OTJB
. ; ■ SOLDIEES.
The following letter from a Philadelphia sol
dier was handed to us by our friend Alexander
Whilldin, Esq. Mr, Whilldin says: “This
shows the spirit of. our soldiers. This young
man. has been in the Army of the Potomac
since, the beginning of the war; was with
McClellan ,on the Peninsula, and Burnside and
Hooker afterwards, and has been in some
eighteen battles. You see Ms spirit still; With
such material in the, ranks we must, by God’s
help succeed.”
The letter is dated Annapolis, ; Sept. 24th
and is as follows:
Mr. Whilidin '.-—Bear Sir:—- 1 suppose you'
are surprised that I have not nnswered any
kind letter you mayhave senttome; but when
I inform you that I have this morning arrived
here from a long Visit to Richmond, I airi sure
you will not blame me. I was taken prisoner
on the stl» of July and marched 170 miles bare
foot; sometimes getting only pint of flour'
once in three days. They took away All our
clothing except such as was required to be worn
for decency’s sake, and ' otherwise treated us as
only the " Chivalry ” know how. I need not
tell you how glad 1 am to get into Uncle Sam’s
hands again, and how sick I was of “mine host’’.
Jeff Davis: ! ’ ;
I lost 23 pounds of flesh and blood while
there, and am now just strong' enough to get
along. I intended to try to get to Philadelphia
when P came here, but you' can gueSs my dis-'
appointment when I learned on my arrival here’
that there is little prospect of getting home
without the aid of a citizen’s'suit, a thing I'
should not like to have to resort to. There-is
no pfospeet of an' immediate exchange, and I
shall not have the opportunity of paying off the
dark debt I anticipated in the present forward
movement of Meade, ' ’
MOETHEEN EMIGRATION, TO DELAWABE,
Canterbury, Kent. Co., Delaware,).
Octoberlsth 1863. j
' Several families from the North that will
support Presbyterianism have already settled
Here, or are expected soon. Those who wish
to join them this fall are Requested to come be
fore the first of December, as the writer ex
pects then to go td Philadelphia and New
York'; to organize a Ryesbyterian Emigrant
Aid Society; and may be absent during most of
the winter. Those who come this fall will have
the first choice of eligible properties. The en
terprise promises large success,'and good ser
vice will be done to the cause of our country:
and Christianity by aiding to. redeem this
State, and strengthen the stakes and lengthen
the cords, df our beloved branch of the Church.
' ' L. 0. Lockwood, Agent.
P. S. Circulars can be obtained by .sending
postage-stamps.
Many- of our readers will be interested to
learn that German Street Church will be re- ;:
opened for divine service within 1 a : couple of* 1
weeks. 1 A fuller notice will be given in our next
week’s paper.
A. M. Stbwaxt.
NORTH AMERICAN FLORA IN HAMIL-
TOST COLLEGE.
We are glad to learn that Dr. Goertner has
recently deposited in the Cabinet of Hamilton
College, the famous Herbarium, collected by.
Dr, Sartwell of Penn Yan, N. Y., and well
known in scientific circles as a very complete
and very valuable exhibition of our Flora
Americam.- The purchase of this Herbarium
was made through the liberality of Hamilton
White, Esq., of Syracuse, If. Y., who enlisted
heartily, with the enthusiasm of a true patron
of science, in Dr. Goertner’s plan for securing
this important and unique addition to the edu
cational facilities of Hamilton. College.
Dr. Sar.twell’s Herbarium is the result of fifty
years of correspondence. It contains about ten
thousand samples of plants, in sixty-two large
volumes. Among the more unique or useful
specimens are 451 Mosses, 225 Lichens, 341
Sea-weeds, 612 Fungi; 515 Ferns, 314 Grasses,
200 Ericaceae. All the samples are skillfully
cured, labelled, and classified, with a statement
of the habitat of each plant. The volumes are
also indexed so ingeniously, that by. referring to
them, any living plant may be easily named
and described. The practical value of such a
collection must be very great to students in
botany, and to all who are desirous of botani
cal knowledge. •
The friends, of Hamilton College owe a large
debt of gratitude, which they will not be apt .to
repudiate: First, to Dm Sartwell, for con
senting part with the’results of half a centu
ry of studious industry. Secondly, to Hamil
ton White, for responding so nobly and spon
taneously to this appeal in behalf of a good
cause. And thirdly, to Dr. Goertner, for bis
watchful care, courtesy and efficient zeal in
ministering to the growth of an Institution
now dear to the lovers and befrienders of Chris
tian education.
The value of the Sartwell Herbarium is
greatly increased; by its present association
with Professor Hoot’s extensive collections in
Mineralogy, and the donations made by Col.
Jewett in Geology, Judge Barlow in Entomo
logy, Dr. Peter Parker in Ornithology, and the
Smithsonian Institute in Concholqgy. With
these branches ot study so amply illustrated,
Hamilton College is fairly entitled to an en
dowed Professorship of Natural History. In
creased attention to this study is demanded by
its conceded importance, and invited by the
large facilities for illustration which need the
services of a Professor wholly given to its
pursuit.
gjjjftw fttMifatiw.
Annat,s of the Army of the Cumberland, com
prising Biographies, descriptions of Departments;
accounts of Expeditions, Skirmishes, and Battles,
also its Police Becord of Spies, Smugglers, and;
prominent rebel Emissaries. Together with An.
ecdotes, Incidents, Poetry, Reminiscences. &c.,
... and Official Reports of the Battle of Stone River,
By an officer. Illustrated with steel portraits,
‘ wdod engravings, and maps, Philadelphia: J.B.
Lippincott & Co. Large Bvo. pp. 671, gilt.
The ■ character of the volume before" us is
amply set forth in the title, which we give in
full. A more captivating topic could scarcely
be found by a military writer. The army of the
Cumberland will bear comparison with any other
in the marvels of endurance exhibited by its
soldiers; in their heroic achievements, in the
vast importance of the objects it has gained; be
sides .being more fortunate than many in the
noble character of its leader, and the fekill, cau
tion and determination he has shown in handling
it. There is scarcely any point of interest in its
history or its component materials left untouched
by the writer, and a great body of valuable
facts have been industriously collected which
will be found useful to the future historians
Ample justice is done to "the army chaplains,
Protestant and Romanist. Many curious liter
airy memorials of the rebellion are preserved, and
perhaps nowhere is there so full a revelation of
the remarkable workings and developments of
the army Police System as in this '■ volume. It
is. full of instruction as to the whole art of war,
in-all the departments ‘of-a great army. - “The
reader will get a clear idea of the vastness of
army cost in the'sketch of the Quartermaster’s*
Department, and also in that of the Commissary
and Provost-Marshal. The number and cost of
horses, of rations, the wear and tear of army life,
the thousand daily troubles and, ills to be over
come, — all is here brought home to the family
fireside. The Artillery sketch gives the num
ber of shots -fired at the battle of Stone River,
number of horses killed, the cost of ammunition,
&e. The chapter on the Signal service explains
in a lucid and agreeable manner the operations
of that branch.” Many interesting anecdotes
and incidents'are narrated which are claimed aH
authentic, and with very few exceptions, original.
The execution of the volume is substantial
and elegant, .reflecting credit on the Philadelphia
press;, it would he an ornament on any . centre
table. .■ . ;
The profits of the work are to be devoted to
the laudable object of erecting a monument on
the battle-field of Stone River.
The Great Stone JBook of Nature. By David
Thomas Ansted, M. A., F. E. S., and F. G. S., &c.
Late Fellow of Jesus. College, Cambridge; Hono
; rary Fellow of King’s College, London. Philada..
Geo. W., Childs. 16ino. pp. 322. Illustrated.
One of the most ■ clear and comprehensive
works on Geology which 1 has yet been issued.'
Its style is graphic, lively and illustrative. No
thing new is presented, hut the ,mode of presen
tation is novel andin a high degree entertaining.
Yet the presumptuous tone of many naturalists
is re-echoed in this book, which asserts boldly,
or rather takes for granted as conceded points,
the unbroken uniformity of nature’s laws and
the existence of a numerous pre-Adamite race.
“Nothing once existing has entirely disap
peared,” says the writer on the first page. No
thing less: than infinite knowledge would qualify
one to make such an assertion.
Fhowbr, Frtjit,, and Thorn . Pieces, or the; Mar
ried Life, Death and Wedding of the Advocate of
the Poor, Fifmiap Stanislaus Siebenkas.,, By
Jean Paul Friedrich Richter. Translated from
the German by Edward Henry Noel, With memoir
of the author by Thomas Carlyle.* In two vol
- nmes. BostonTicknor 8a Fields. 16mo. pp.
.. 361, 345,,beveUed edges. For.-sale by J. B. Lip
pincott & Co. . ,
Jean Paul belongs to the order of grotesque
writers—not to the chaste and disciplined school
which finds its perfection in the blending of the
classic and romantic tendencies. But; he is a
prince and master, perhaps we; should say, a
giant in his Sphere. Sublimity, tenderness, and
power, shine :;broadly on his pages, and gleam
through, his bewildering eccentricities.. Some;
times one is reminded of Stern, sometimes of
Carlyle, and sometimes of De Quincey, In the
two volumes before us, the object of the author
is difficult to divine, unless It be by turns to as
tonish, to distract, to befog and then suddenly
to light up/the way-with golden of
quiet sunshine and. glimpses of beauty and ten
derness, which again are lost in a perfect wilder
ness impenetrable ;to ordinary effort. “The
First Flower Piece” conics in with little or no
c " t
connection, hut .is the most sublime protest
against Atheism that has perhaps ever been
written.
Carlyle’s Life adds great value to these vol
umes. It reveals a, remarkable picture of stub
born resistance to the embarrassments of poverty,
and an elasticity of purpose in the face of long
continued neglect, rewarded at last by the ful
lest acknowledgement of the l great merits of
Richter by his cotemporaries. This almost mi
raculous triumph over difficulties is worthy of
being studied by every young man commencing,
life with no resources hut his own head and
hands.
MAGAZINES AND PAMPHLETS.
Littelu’s Living Age for October 10th con
tains: Heinrich Heine; The King of Dahomey
at Home; Bathing Abroad and at Home; Marie
Antoinette’s Necklace; Annexations since 1848;
England’s Neutrality; A French Eaton; Laird’s
Iron Rams:; Mr. Church's Picture of Icebergs;
The Late "William Mulready; Poetry; Short
Articles. Weekly at $6 per annum, including
postage. Littell, Son & Co., Boston.
Walker, Wise & Co., announce for Nov. Ist,
“ The Farmer Boy, and How he Became Com
mander-in-Chief.” With an Introduction by
Wm. M. Thayer, author of the “Pioneer Boy,”
“ Bobbin Boy,” &e, : I2mo, fully illustrated. A
very interesting and instructive book for the
young. The well-known name of Mr. Thayer on
books of this character is sufficient to insure a
very warm reception and a large sale. Also, to
be issued at the same time, —Vol. IY. of the
famous “ Spectacle Series," entitled, “ Moscow,"
with thirty beautiful illustrations from original
designs coming, from Russia. The success of
the first three volumes of this Series—of which
twelve thousand volumes have been sold—is suf
ficient guaranty, of their beauty and worth.
Many of the Reviews have noticed them as even
superior to Jacob Abbott’s hooks for the young.
fjtaw «#r fitowte.
Presbyterian.
Western Synods and Presbyteries.—Madison
Presbytery ordained Horace Bvxhndl Jr., Sept.
29th, - fiis‘father preached the sermon. Mr.
Bushnell has charge of the Church in Allensville.
Rev. John Gerrish was dismissed to the Presbytery
of Saginaw, and Rev. E. Black to the Presbytery
of Logansporfc. Rev. E. R. Martin was received
from the Presbytery of Bloomington. He succeeds
Mr. Gerrish at New Washington.—Trumbull met
Sept. 35 and 16th, also Sept. 22d. Rev. W. C.
Clark was dismissed to the Presbytery of Cold
Water, Mich. Mr, Thos, Roberts, licentiate of
Hartford North Association, was received and
ordained as anEvangelist. Mr. Henry C. Hoismg
ton licentiate from the Presbytery of Cayuga ob
tained permission to preach in the bounds of this
Presbytery. —Ripley met Sept. 8, and 9th: Ar
rangements were made to advance the interests of
the Assembly’s Committees on Home Missions and
Publication within the Presbytery.—During the
late sessions of the Synod of Minnesota the church
at Hastings was dedicated, clear of debt, to the
service of God. The members have waited seven
years to be able to make this unincumbered dedica
tion.
Mr. Sand ford H Smith, licensed by the Presby
tery of New Brunswick, New Jersey, has accepted
the call of the church of Red Whig, Minn., and is
to be ordained and installed October 27th Rev. C.
N, Matoon, HD., of the Westminster Church,
Rockford, 81., has received and accepted a call to
the Church, Monroe, Mich., and has already entered
upon his charge. j
Rev. S. T. Sedge, H. D., late of Albany was
installed Pastor of Payson Church, Easthampton
Mass., October I4th.
Mr. Wm. J. G. Nutting of Auburn Seminary was
ordained at Unadilla Mich., by the Presbytery of
Washtenaw Sept. 23d. ,
, Lane Seminary.—The gentleman who contri
butes $lO,OOO to build the new library Hall, is
Preserved Smith, Esq., an elder of the 3d street
Church in Dayton, Rev- Dr. Spees.’ His is one of
the largest individual donations yet made to the
cause of sacred learning in the West. —Christian
Herald, 1
The South Church Brooklyn, Rev. S. F. Spear.
I). I).. Pastor, is engaged in an extensive work of
repairs add alterations to cost $15,000. The main
audience room is complete and was opened last
babbath. Dr. Spear has been pastor of this church
nearly 21 years, and has received 1286 persons to
membership. The Fourth Church," Albany, late
Dr. Seelye’s have extended a call to Dr. Spear.—
Evangelist. .
The Synod of Susquehanna met at Guilford
Centre, Oct. Ist. Resolutions urging the effort of
the Publication Committee to raise $50,000 were
passed, *
The Synod of W- Pennsylvania at their recent
meeting adopted a paper on Home Missions, in
which they say:
1 Especially would we press upon every Pastor and
every Church the vital necessity of a contribution
the present year in behalf of Home Misssions.
“The self-denying kborers at the West, occupying
destitute but most impootant fields, must be sus
tained. The increased cost of living renders it es
sential to their proper efficiency, and to the faithful
prosecution of the work, pf Home Misssions, that
the benevolence of the entire Church be called forth.
To this end we would‘earnestly recommend that a
collection, however small, be taken up for this ob
ject the present ’year in every Church within our
bounds, however weak.”
Rev. S. D,, Chapin has been released from the
charge of,the church at Ann Arbor, Mich., and has
the chair of Intellectual and moral Philosophy in
the State University at that place;
Olivet Chapel, Wilmington.—The corner-stone
of a chapel to bear the above name, for the erection
of which liberal, provision has been made by the
Hanover St Church, was laid by the Rev, Win.
Altman, the pastor, October Bth. Addresses were
delivered by Hon. Willard Hall, Rev. Mr. Kellogg,
pastor of the Ist Church, and Rev. Mr. Aikman.
The Gazette says;
. Judge Hdl spoke of his great gratification in
being able to participate in these services. We may
be permitted say that not the least in terete ting part
of the occasion was the Judge Ypresence. The af
ternoon'was very stormy, and his presence there to
perform his part showed an energy and spirit very
remarkable in one whose years are considerably
more than four score, and an example which puts
to shame multitudes of young men. Judge Hall
was followed by Rev. Mr. Kellogg, ; of the, First
Presbyterian Church who handsomely congratulated
Mr. Aikman on this, evidence of the prosperity of
Hanover St. Church and extended the good wishes
ar d congratulations of the church which he repre-
OCT. 29