194 —AND— GENISI#'EVANGELIST. PHILADELPHIA, DEC- 3, 1863, JOHN W. MEAItS/ LJinisters receive our paper for $1.50; Home Missionaries for $l.OO per annum m ad vance. Fifty cents additional When delivered by carriers. SEW ■'PREMIUM OFFERED., The large-sized handsome photograph’ of Hummiston’s Three Children, copied And en larged from that fouhd in the hands of the dead soldier at Gettysburg, worth $l.OO, will be sent by mail, postage paid, in return for a new Sub scriber paying full rates in advance. SOTES OF A VISIT TO WASHINGTON. (XHsreijsum , . . - An incident which occurred ,in our evening visit to, Judiciary Square Hospital with Dr. Smith, impressed us' much. After holding prayer meeting with such as were able to attend, we went to a ward containing very severe cases, some quite hopeless. Here we sang'‘and prayed, standing in the centre :qf the room. The hymn selected was the favorite, commenc ing: 1 1 “ A beautiful land'by faith I see!” To hear the weak voices of the languishing soldiers join in the chorus: “ Will you go 1” as we heard them coming from one bed and another, was touching indeed. We, trust, the brief interview, which was not |nishect without some personal conversation/ contributed some what to prepare them for their change. In our enumeration of the Presbyterian Churches in the city, we come to the “ Western,” which is situated near the President's House, one or two blocks south of Pennsylvania Avenue. This was in avery feeble - condition Until the present excellent pastor, Rev. John N. Combs, took charge of it; it has. since considerably in creased in numbers, and the whole interior of the building has been handsomely refitted, frescoed, &c. The congregation is engaged in measures for inesting thddbligations incurred in these improvements, and deserve the sym pathy and aid of their brethren. The Sixth, or Island Church, situated m that part of Washington which jis quite surrounded by canal and river, is under the charge at pre sent of Rev. Mr. Morris, a man of superior abi lities, from Ohio. The church is in a feeble condition, though there are 100 names on the roll. The First Cqlgred Church wito 98 members, is in charge o(, Key. W. B, Evans, and has given recent proof of some •degree of vitality. The existence of most Of these churches, in cluding the last named, in Washington, and of a half-a-dozen or more outside of the city, Js due to a large, extent, under God, to the per severing labors of one pastor whom we need scarcely name. Dr. John C. Smith can count twelve churches in and around the city, with whose origin He has been more or fess identified; It should not be forgotten that he nearly lost Ms life some years ago, by an accident on the railroad between Richmond and Lynchburg, while seeking funds to erect one of these church edifices. He put his whole heart into the work, as he does now in labors for suffering** soldiers, and as he does in every good work he undertakes, being animated by a zeal that can brook no obstacles. • NUMEROUS OBJECTS OF INTEREST. One can scarcely step out of doors in this capital of a nation engaged in a great and suc cessful war, without meeting some interesting object. The streets of the city are military roads. They are pounded and ground down to a vast bed pf dust in diy weather* by tUe incessant tramps horses and by the long trains of army wagons. In fact the dust, at times is Intolerable; You can .scarce draw a breath free of it. You lie down at night half smothered with the cloud of dust that rises from the disturbed bed clothes. You plunge into it over shoe top at the crossings. One might well wish himself in grimy Pittsburgh as. a place no dirtier, but far less suffocating than Washington in dry. weather. How did we rejoice to find ourselves onde more in incom parable Philadelphia, a gem of neatness and purity contrasted With either of the twp cities; The evening after our arrival home a refreshing shower sprinkled the dry’ streets; involunta rily, our thoughts turned to parohed, smothered, Washington, which had been growing, drier/ dustier, and ’more insupportable, every day of our visit there;; we needed the rain in Phila delphia hat we could have Spared it with all our hearts to the afflicted Washingtonians. THE STONES OF THE MONUMENT. There is somethin# melancholy in the'silence and desertion of the unfinished, Washington Monument. It is an index of our disturbed national condition. But tales do its sculptured walls tell | what testimonies do they hear against the treachery of the South; What texts out oftbeir own mouths to quote against them l The stone shall Cry out of the wall and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. A large number of memorial blocks' with various inscriptions, await the further progress of the monument, being boused-in an adjacent building. Among,them wefind the block pre pared by the General Assembly which met in 1852. It is a.large block, with the simple state ment just made, and,an open volume plainly executed on the surface. Many of the bldcks are of a deeply interesting character, from their origin, inscriptions or general appearance. The Sultan of Turkey‘lends a marble slab with gilt inscriptions oh a blue ground. The Mayor and Commune of Paros and Ifavos send a. pure white slab, A dark' block of fine-grained stone comes from China; it is covered with charac ters interpreted by Dr. Parker of Washington as a glowing eulogy of Geo. Washington; ano ther comes from Japan, with a JapaheJe inscrip tion. Greece, “ the ancient mother of heroes ” sends a block from the ruins of the Parthenon. The city of .Bremen sends a very rich, dark colored marble, highly polished, elaborately or namented and inscribed in gilt. The Pree Swiss Confederation also send a stone. But the group of blocks from the seceded States, including Virginia, Tennessee, Missis sippi, Arkansas and Florida creates a peculiar and very sad interest. Here, in indelible char acters, carved upon stone, the state of Louisi ana volunteered herself as “ ever faithful to the Constitution and the Union.” Here “ Tennes see,” carved on a block of magnificent native marble, declares that the “ Federal union must be preserved;” The Continental Guard of New Orleans sends an immense dab, bearing the name of evejy active and honorary member of the body carved and gilt, Pfominent'ln the list, stood the name of one who attained early and bad eminence among the betrayers of their • country—-David E. Twiggs ! To see that per jured name blazingin gilt among the volunteers of a tribute of respect to onr Union, was almost too jnuch to bear. It was as extreme and melancholy a caricature as w 9 have ever seen. The monument itself has reached the height of lts feet, out of the fivb.hundred propbsed ! ih the plan. The walls are fifteen feet thick ’at t£e base. The work has been suspended since 1867. Many doubt whether it will ever be resumed. Howeyer it may be delayed, we cannot think that a woyk so nobly begun will be totally abandoned. ; Editor. Thanksgiving Day was. well observed by the churches and people of Philadelphia. The glad notes gf victory from Chattanooga pro claimed through the morning press, gave a pe culiar zest arid'joyousaess'to tHe services,'and thanksgiving was poured out of full hearts to that God and Providence, that but a few months ago gave us. such a happy Fourth of July. Many of the preachers quite exceeded their wonted fetvOr P?wer in'reeording the divine favor to our arms, more'marked than at any thanksgiving! during, the course of the war. The decisive character of the victory of 1 Get tysburg, and the providential interpositions by which the fortunes of that memorable field were turned in our-favor,* were prominent topics in many of the discourses. The day'was unusually brilliant, and all things combined to make it one of the gala days of our national existence We believe that impressions were extensively made upon the popular-mind favorable to a sense of depen dency upon the (}od of nations. 1 The crowded state of our columns renders it impossible forms to do more than allude to some of the discourses, large extracts haying already appeared in the daily papers. 4 Mr. Barnes preached on the 124th Pssrim, commencing; “If it had not been the Lord who was on our sMe'j’iiand treated of the Object of tbe war; the Bearing of the Events.of the year upon it ; the Interests of Religion as involved in these events; their bearing upon the Return of Peace and upon the objects of the war. It was very calm, erudite, analytical. ' The coil-! gregation was large. ' , Dr. Brainerd preached on 1 Tim. iv. 4: Every creature of God is good, &c. He enu merated thA causes for thankfulness, and spoke in glowing, patriotic terms, and with sagacious insight, of onr progress in subduing rebellion. He said: Our protracted war has given the hot blood of traitors time to cool, worn out their re sources, crushed their pride, and made the na- : tion more resolute to annihilate that system of oppression which gave origin, and bitterness to the conflict. Mr. Adams preached a sermon of unusual power and rhetorical splendor, His text was Ps. Ixiii, 6: My mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. The ideas, gathered by contrast, from David’s suffering condition at the time, were* Home, Country, Church; Under God, we had to thank the heroes of Gettysburg for our homes and country. He said; On Cemetery Hill, now consecrated forever to the memory of valor and sacrifice, were con-' quered more fears, prejudices, political obsti nacies, and schemes of treason, than ever fell before in one sirgle conflict. A dead revolution. lies in that immcrtal field. * * * * We hail Italy 1 We say “ God speed ” to Russia, id her act of emancipation, which/with our own, is a glorious twin birth of libertythe new Gemini in the Zodiac of the political hea vens! God precipitates the world into light ! Who can stop it ? . ' At Buttopwood Street Church, the congre gation united with that from Coates Street, and Rev. T. J. Shepherd preached from Ps. c. 4 :'Enterinto his gates with* thanksgiving, Ac. Among other, grounds for thankfulness, he enu merated the gradual and steady clearing away Of misconceptions at home and abroad as to the principles underlying the straggle. He showed how against the principle of State sovereignty or Secession the nation is the necessity -of national integ rity; and how against, principle of race-, in equality or slavery the'/hation is asserting the obligation of national freedom. Be showed, too, how all, not wilfully and utterly blind, are fast coming to see that here is the very core of the opgojng struggle. - Rev. W. W. Taylor, at Olivet Church, showed the jnstifiableness of the war, with the view to console the .people in their losses, to encourage for future efforts, and* to give the true ground for confidence in prayer to God for his blessing on the rebels. He dwelt on the great glory and blessing hf Victory in such a contest. , , ‘ THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. An immense audience assembled in the evening at the call of the,,Christian,Commis sion to devise means For theYelief of our starv ing prisoners at Richmond. Bishop Potter presided. Among the distinguished persons present were Hp n John Brough,: Governor elect of Ohio, and Hon. Henry D. Moore, State Treasurer of Pennsylvania. The enormous sum of $12,000 was subscribed, and tbe amdunt was receiving large additions at’last accounts. THE CHURCH OF YORK, PA. The rebel occupation of York and the assess ment upon the citizens last summer, we are happy to notice, have not materially affected the ability or disposition the brethren there to contribute to the great objects of benevo lence. The Presbyterian church is reported as contributing $3OO to the A. B. C. F. M. in 06- tober. PSALMS OF DAVID. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Wm. W. Keys’ praisworthy attempt to give the churches using the Psalms of David a. book of suitable tunes, is successful, at least, to the extent that a second edition of the work has been called for. The hook has already been highly com- , mended in these columns.' See advertisement of Wm. S. Rentoul on the 3d page. THANKSGIVING DAT. SHALL THE SOLDIERS' ORPHANS HAVE A HOME? The volunteer's first and last thought on en tering the army, especially if he be in humble circumstances, is for the welfare of his family. His ciying thoughts go forth anxiously and tenderly toward those who now AreHerever de prived of a father’s care. If he me morial of the dear ones about him in the dying hour, like Hummiston, the New York Soldier at Gettysburg, he will hold it before his fadingtoyes as the object he cares’ to look" upon; ;He ought by no ipeans to ibe left to die, without; some assurance from his grateful country, that these orphans will be amply provided for. out of her bounty. He has earned it a thousand times over, by his martyr death in her behalf. He has a claim upon us for his great services, his heroic self-sacrifice, his successful resistance to a , rebellion that would have extinguished our national exifete tence. He ,dies that we may survive, and that all on earth which we hold dear may be pre served and perpetuated to us. “Consider,” says Mr. Everett in his Gettys burg oration: -. . ' " Consider what, at this moment wpuld he toe condition of the United States, if that noble Army of the Potomac' instead of gallantly and for the .second time, beating back the tide of invasion from Maryland and Pennsylvania, had’ been Itself driven from these- well-coDtested heights ;' thrown back in: confusion on Balti more ;, or trampled down,, discomfited, scat tered to the four winds. What, under the cir cumstances, would not have been the fate of the Monumental City, of HafrikbUrg, of Phila delphia, of Washington—the, Capital of the Union, each and every one of which would have lain at the mercy of the enemy,, accord ingly as it might have pleased him’, spurred only by passion, flushed with victory, and con fident of success, to direct his course ?” 'What, kind of thanksgiving, day, if Any at all, would we have celebrated ? Where would, have been the elastic spirit of joy, and buoy ancy of hope, that marked the devotions of that day 1 ■ Add yet the very victories which won. for us so much peace and happiness, such religious privileges and domestic security, darkened at the same time many a household, and, bereft • : .: ; ‘ ; j;... r ; . many a company of little ones of their natural support- Let the nation promptly adopt them, as her own and generously pay .to them toe tribute that, cannot “penetrate-.the honored graves” of their fathers. Espeqiaily-should Pennsylvania enlist heartily in this work, Oh her soil the critical victory of toe war was won. Her heights of Gettylburg were stubbornly held against the rebel invader, at the cost of many a household’s peace,.and happiness, Many a- family group since that great day of carnage and victonr have ceased to hope and wait toe glad '■ hour; of ' the father’s return. Widowhood and orphanage have brought deso lation and gloom over their prospects. -In onr soil Are interred their earthly hopes.' And how shallow and hypocritical will all toe funeral honors and eloquent.wofds spoken over their graves appear, if their little ones are left to pine and starve for lack of mental or bodily provision. , We call upon Pennsylvanians to undertake the work of providing for the fallen soldiers’ children. The dying Hummiston, fallen upon our own soil with his children’s portrait in his hand, is an appeal to us that we .surely dare not resist. He has given those children in charge to his country; but especially to us. His touching attitude on that memorable battle field is an appeal in behalfof all his comrade’s children thus bereft ■ Here among us, it is proper that the first response to that appeal should be made. Organization and action are demanded; what large-hearted man will begin? SERGEANT HUMMISTON’S CHILDREN. i Dr. J. F. Bourns is desirous of paying an early visit to Portville, N. Y. , near which place the surviving family of Sergeant Hummiston resides. He will convey to the family the relic found on the father’s person at Gettysburg, aqd which proved the means, through the American Presbyterian, of identifying both the soldier himself and his family. The good doctor is‘ desirous of carrying something.substantial to the family; but although some seven hundred of the beautiful photograph copies of the children’s portraits have been disposed of, the proceeds are small qnd aqcuniulate slowly. Those therefore who desire to aid the doctor in making up the sum of say $5OO at onee, for this end, arp invited to contribute; they can leave names and anionnts at this office. The children are attendants upon the Sab bath-school of the Presbyterian Church, (N. S.) Portville,: and are in humble circumstances. The postmaster of the village is the correspon dent of Dr. Bourns. We hope to .hear from Rev. J. G; Ogden; Pastor of the church in the Village;: in a few days- 4 - poetical Illustrations of the shobt- • ‘ER CATECHISM, A poetical contributor to OUr coluiShshas pro jected and is busily at work upon a novel and praise worthy undertaking: the expression; in lyrical form, of the sublime truths and phases of thought conveyed in the Shorter Catechism. So far as we have seen' his pieces, they,are full of. noble conceptions, show trne poetic and lyrical power add reveal a mind deeply in sympathy with the system of truth to be illustrated. If the'plan is carried out as'begun, doubtless the result will be to invest with a new 'S- , . charm, that venerable monument of the wisdom, soundness and theological ability of' our fathers'. We shall commence the series next: week. We have on file another article on “ Hearing the Word;”. The writer, Dr. Cornell, expresses a wish for the name of the correspondent who dissented from his views on Expository Preaching in our lapt number. "The meeting together of the rich And the poor,” will make a series of perhaps three articles. It is on a subject never more im portant than now. • j “The soldiers’ scrap-book” is a new de partment suggested by a valued correspondent, who will contribute regularly brief articles calculated to attract the attention of the soldier and to. promote his spiritual interests. As over a thousand copies of the paper go every s-week to the army, the .arrangement Will strike erery friend of the soldier , with favor. One Thousand Dollars were : raised at the Dedi cation of German Street Church last Sabbath for furnishing the building:' The house in the morning was filled to overflowing. Stillmanß. Allen, Esq., and Messrs. Fxrz and Ferguson, of, Boston, are authorized col lectors for this paper in every part of the field. They will not interfere with our local agents. W. A. Gatley, ,of Washington, D. CL; is our agent for the District of Columbia. He may be found at Ahe pf 9th and I streets. Awto®? letter frQUMjjir London, correspondent is on file and will appear in onr next issue. OUR PUBLICATION CAUSE. On the second Sabbath of this month, Rev. Dr. Fowler presented this cause to his church in Utica in ah instructive and eloquent sermon, and very earnestly commended the effort to raise a permanent capital for our Committee to the generous support of his people. ■The result was a subscription of $835 for the Fund of Fifty Thousand Dollars, in addition’ to what was given in toe plate collection for the current ’ purposes of ' the Committee. The amount will probably he made up to one thou sand dollar A Last Sabbath morning, the Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler presented'the cause to his people, stating what had already been accom plished, and what the Committee purposed to do under the action of. the last General Assem bly. , A collection was then taken qp; and, we lea m, that the to the $50,000 Fond has already beengenejpusly commencedamong his people. . In Philadelphia the Fund has re ceived five suhscriptiohs among others, which range, with but one step.wanting—toe $4,000- all the way up from five hundred to five thou sand dollars. G. A. H. GOOD FOR THE HARD TIMES. A friendly ‘-'raid” was jWently made upon toe parsonage of the ,Marple Presbyterian Church, of which Rev. B. B. Hotchkin is pas tor. The -surprise wah complete, and spoil of great value was—hot taken, but left, Mr. and Mrs. H. were decoyed away in the afternoon for a visit/and returned, 4o find both the house and barn in possession of the invaders—a large party making themselves .very much at home. Coal-bin, cellar, ; grocery closet, and granary, were all at their will,, and very satisfactory work of it they made fqr all parties concerned, “ Queen Bess,” the occupant of the stable, in cluded. As the; affairljjpcurred the evening be fore Thanksgiving, one of the most tasty, of its details was toe placing of a table in the cellar, and covering it with a tegular orthodox Thanks glving dinner, cqp-fl-pfA-T-wMch, translated, means from tuikey to mince-pie—-and lacking only an escort m one story and a fair experi ence of the virtues of anthracite, to make a feast worthy of the palmiest of what the Irish man called the only saint’s day in New Eng land, St. Thanksgiving. . ■- HOME MISSIONS, A Missionarytikrrit out.”—-Church Debt ivr, moved—Struggles to build a house for the Lord, , ' ■. A missionary in Michigan writes as follows: My first quarter’s A*? this year should have been sent in the first of this month ; but on that day I was turned out of my house ou very short notice by Jite,; apd being unable immediately to get domicil, my family and gdods scattered pvAmisctfously, I have de layed writing you till to-day. ■ M A missionary in Wisconsin writes: “l am not permitted to say all I would wish as to the spiritual condition; of my people., I< bare no reyival to report, he conversions. Yet I can but feel that something has been. accom plished during these three months. " My Sab? bath audiences have been well-sustained in numbers, -while the prayer-meetings have wit nessed an increase in attenc&nce, and I hope in interest also. ...... The Church Debt that I found here, I have labored unremittingly to throw off, and though some said; “he crowds too fast,” and others, “we cannot do it now; yet the,, subscription paper vyas started, as before-reported, binding only when filled. - E very dollar has been cheer fully pledged, even to the extent to relieve me frbm the $25,00 I had pdt downjto encourage others; We count our debt' as good as paid, though pari of the money is yet ;to he collected.: . The most doubtful subscriptions were among ther/lrsf paid, and that 'yS^ailibping na&ed/o.rv This movement on removing my objections to installation here—-I accepted the cat! voted last August, and I have'been form ally indueted into the office of pastor here.. , My people seem more united :and .strong, since for the first time in their history as a church they can say, "out pastor.” They are doing for me most nobly and generously. Their “donation; visit,” given the 25th in'st., was a most gratifying . testimonial. It iB fully $l4O, and there is not more than $5 that is not either money or what is just as good. The brethren; all feel encouraged and begin to .hope for bet-, ter days. ' --- The following, letter is from a brother in lowa, whose-people have been struggling all the year to complete; a .church, edifice. Since; this letter was written, f the house has been completed and dedicated. But if some good; mdh would a bell, or furniture for the, pulpit; or communion furniture, he would be doing a,commendable work:? .: i ; . ■ As the Lord in Jlis gpodness has permitted me to continue my , la%>r- arfother quarter, I, am called upon at its expiration to render my ' As a gbher&l'thing, I have labored, as during previous,quarters; preaching regularly at my five different points or stations. In-thA letter part of Mareh; as our society was desti-' tute'of-funds for .prosecuting the work on the house of worship, I went io Chicago to solicit some : aid. It wasah unfavorable time,- as an, object of the kind had just'been presented' there, and a number of the more - and benevolent w,ere absent from the city. However we received there, and at. Freeport and galena, which-1 took on my retuk; about one hundred, and twenty-five dollars. This sum, though comparatively— tenbouragedour people and enabled them to ‘prosecute the work. They have been going in the strength of it and some two hundred which we raised among, our selves, for a considerable time, ; The building is now- enclosed and being plastered. But our funds are again exhausted, and we are, making an effort to' raise more at homeland anxiously looking for some frbm abroad. Two. or. three, hundred more will complete the work and leave us in debt to no ono but our Church Erection Committee; It' is a hard struggle, but hitherto the Hotel hath blessed us. Our. Sabbath congregations are as large and attentive as fortherly. At this place they.seem to bl. somewhat on the increase. Our Sabbath-schools, of which there are three, on my field, are perhaps more fully attended than ever before—the interest seems as great. We have just received pn order on Mr. Post, S &. Missionary at Prairie du Chien, for- a do nation of a twelve dollar library from,.Mr. Fanning of New York. This lam confident will be a very great encouragement to-our Sabbath-school, and will he very gratefully received by all. We have trials and self-denials here, nu merous and sometimes great, but I have usu ally too much to do, to spend much time in brooding over them. - We are obliged to take them as they come. May the Lord give us grace to'bear and profit by them. ■ DEDIOATIOI OF THE GETTYSBUBG OEME- [From our own Correspondent.] From Baltimore to Gettysburg I had the honor of a seat in the car specially set apart for tliejCity Councils of Baltimore." ; iv ' Provision had been made for the ntmost’convivi ality., It was evidently a holiday excursion. There was evidently mo conception of the dignity of the time and occasion. - ' ....... Nearly every one of those city fathers abandoned himself to indulgence in drinking, card playing, occasionally diversified with a scrap of Hamlet, or a stanza of Don Juan. But thp most offensive thing to good taste and decency were the parodies of Hyinhs and Sunday school anthetns sung, , reminding one of that foul indecency perpetrated by jthe Legislature of Ohio just before the outburst of the rebellion, when,the members of the lower house, Waiting just at the close of. its session for the final act of the Senate to adjourn, spent the, last three. ■ hours in singing such hymns as “ When I can read;" “ There is h land of pure delight;” “The Christian's home in glory and amidst' Mceupings, blasphemy, ■the rattling of paper and bottles, arose the songs of, mockery! Was Belshazzar .more guilty? Was there no'need of such judgments as have fallen on us ? ‘When will men cease to be beasts, and bear with' thein, everywhere, something of the true 1 dig nity of manhood 1 ' THE GATHERING, So different from the great'throngs which I had seen here immediately after the battle 1 Then all were, seeking their wounded and their dead ; then nearly, every face wore a touching expression of grief, resignation■ or. despair. .Now,, indeed, there were many, assembled; bands of music, banners, military processions, distinguished men—the ob served of all observers—but'the palpable absence of earnest, Hearty enthusiasm. There was little patri otic fire in Gettysburg or ih the country around it; therefore the whole affair had well nigh been a fail ure from, the absence of manyofthose large-hearted,' conscientious,'religious men, from whom this war receives its moral dignity. THE ORATOR AND ORATION. It had never been my good fortune befote to see Mr. Everett. I had expected to see pome of the feebleness and trembling of age, butwas gratified to find the orator'venerable and indeed,' but hale, bright-eyed, and with a voice.;so full and strong, that eight thousand persons in the open air could hear every word. . , / The face and head of Mr.' Everett are strikingly intellectual and classical, and he has the look of a 1 man'who had given his whole life to philosophical' pursuits <and studies. His manner was most self possessed and dignified, and in the nearly two hours of his,speech there was not one break nor discord in theevenflow of his sonorous oratory. - The oration waj faultless in taste and utterance; and occasionally and moved many to tears. It had the ring throughout of the .true metal, and folly defended the government, and vindicated the righteousness of our cause. .There was expressed in the strongest manner the certainty of our final tri umph and the destruction of slavery. - The, tone of-the oration waa, devout, and Christian; as, if Mr.; Everett, in approaching the confines of another world'had caught some of its solemn echoes, and began to reflect upon us some of its light. One of the most thrilling and eloquent passages of this kind does .not appear in the' press reports ; where, speak ing of those:who havP ministered to the wounded in Hhe : day of "suffering, and of the reward of such, memories: “But,” said fie, “there is a higher benediction in waiting for you. For remember him who lias said, Inasmuch as ye did it unto on 6 of the least of these my Brethren,” —and there, as if the expression was, forced fr,om him by an inspiration, that must find utterance, with uplifted hands, and a look ofawe and wonder, he exclaimed, “ Great God! who is this that calls us his brethren ?—inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it unto me.” Asif the very repeating ofthe text had forced from him the recognition of the divinity of the'speaker. Ifhowever the-'expression was in-; voluntary, as of one deeply moved, it was the voiee of the human soul,; revealing its profound yearning, for an infinite Saviour, in those moments,when we become conscious of what wo might do, what we can suffer and enjoy. - As a great effort of one of the most distinguished men of the age, I do hot think it will add' much to the ’ renown of Mr. Everett. It shows him to be indeed a true patriot, a man of heart; but there 1b in the-production little : of that breadth of vision which will give it power in the future, and few of those great find splendid thoughts, which, like precious gepns in a crown, no tqne ean dim nor the dust of ages cloud their radiance. , , THE PRESIDENT. At the conclusion of Mr. Everett’s oration,' the President of the United States rose and made a short address. He had pone of the manner of an orator., He put forth in few words one thought that we ail needed in this scene, not only to dedicate this ground to holy graves, but “ to consecrate ourselves anew to freedbm 'and our country.” It was evident the moment Mr. Lincoln rose,'that he .was the idol of all that throng—his unselfish and generous-devotion to the country had him' the hearts of the people. ; ; < More anon. FBOM OtJE BOOHESTEE OOEBESPOKDENT. A DAY AT . CANANDAIGUA, si-" ; Auburn is not the “ loveliest village of,the plain,”: Goldsmith to the contrary .notwithstandirig. Thafc is, regarding all thisJe vel country ag one vast plain,- it is dotted, over with villages, -most, of them so. thriving, so picturesque, with streets and.dwellings, and lawns, and gardens, and shade trees so fine-, that the one last seen always seems" the most beau tiful v " : : Canandaigua,or “ Kanadarque ”as it was first -called; is one of the oldest settlements-of Western New York. in 1790: it contained, a, population of eighteen families, with one hundred, pnd six souls. It was not until twenty years later that the mentof Rochester was really commenced.' located,. as that village is at the head of Canandaigua Bake, upon a beautiM rise of ground, overlooking those placid'waters; its principal street a broad straight avenue directly up from the Lake, its lower portion being devoted to business,-arid its. upper end-to fine residences, with broad ample grounds around them —its physical features are all that could be desired to make the place beautiful and attractive. was once the “ County seat ’’ for all this region of country. The courts were held there; the most eminent lawyers of am early day resided there. It gave theplaee a sort of prestige, which it has never entirely lost, It has always been the residence of eminen t and able men. Here that acute, subtle jurist, John C. Spencer, once reigned, as a sort of legal king; Tall, straight, light com plexioned, with finely- chiseled features, quick, penetrating glance, but rather cold-and austere manners, he reminded one, by some considerable resemblance in intellectual characteristics at least, of another John C.—the great Carolinian and father of the present rebellion. In his best days he had no superior, in this part of the country, in legal erudition or acumen. TERY. „ J.J. But he had oftentimes more than his match be fore a jury, in another and very different man, Dudley Marvin. He too was tall, bat dark-featured, and a little stooping. He too had- a mind that worked like a steam engine, but in a way of its own. Many a Criminal called him “learned in the' law,” but the profession did not. Studying men more than books; keen, ready, witty; and jovial in the highest degree, he possessed a sort of fascina tion which made him almost irresistable in the social circle or before a jury. Marvellous stories aVe told'of ' his successes, even when law and evi dence were all against him. Gifted, yritty. man 1; His life was almost deepest tragedy and comedy combined. '. How his power of fascinations became a, snare to him ; how be went “ down ” for a time; and how he was finally res cued, by the kind intervention of a dear friend; and how he was strangely converted to God by reading sermons for tbe instruction of a Christian assembly; and hdw be'appeared like one' clothed andi in : his right mind ; and how he died in the triumphs of a Christian faith. We should love to write a long article upon this interesting theme,, except that other matters must command a consid erable portion of..our space. The First Congregational Church of Canandaigua was organized in 1799; and has been strong almost from the beginning. If has.had seven pastprs, not one of the first five exercising the'functions for a longer term than five years, showing an unsettled state of things much as in very many other churches when they are in the new and formative Condition. The second,on the Bey,, Henry,Channing, but he turned Unitarian, and did not remain but. three years. And his ’successor, Key. William J.- ; Torrcy, by some subtle influence, was led astray in the same manner; and bis ministry too was shorty only four years. All tjiis was previous to 1817. There must have been some strong minds well anchored oh the truth, even at that early day, among the laymen of- this church, or it is most probable it would have been carried by those apos tate pastors over to the side of error. It is an index, perhaps a clue to. what the church has been ever sines, intelligent, stable, reliable. We know, we speak not our own sentiments alone, but those of better, and unprejudiced judges, when we assign this church a place among the first in the land. It now has nearly four-hundred members. Among the later pastors, Rev. Ansel D. Eddy here! exercised his ministry a little over eleven years, from 1824 to 1835. And here Kev. bj. I». R. P. Thompson, now of Cincinnati, was settled from 1836' to 1844 —and beloved with ah almost idolatrous, at-, tachment. And here Rev. Oliver Ellsworth Dag gett, his worthy and accomplished successor, has been ministering to an attached peaple almost nine teen years—ever since January, 1845. We did not ask his leave; and yet we are vfery' much inclined to say a word about his style of preaching; first giving due notice that we are partial—we, are prejudiced.) We don’t ask any body, to receive,our judgment, even ‘ ‘ for what it is worth,’ ’ unless he choose so to., do. ' ’■ ■' Bqt there is a certain fascination about the man something so manly, so thoughtful,’ so scholarlarlyi. so frank and noble in his sentiments; and in the' very tones of his' voice, that, even with a certain' languor, at times, of manner, which; some would’ call ease, and others almost call indolence, we’ greatly admire the man, the minister, and the ora tor. We like his theory of preaching. He thinks it should mostly be extemporaneous : and, as would be most naturally supposed, in this the doctor ex-’ cels. : Hebften goes into the desk without a scrap of paper, even for a brief outline 1 of thought.® It is all in his head; and all in> his Heart; all thought out, all planned perfectly, and then ponred out hot and strong. And these are the sermons which many of his most cultivated people do most admired Would that we had many ministers who could “so preach the word. ’’ . - . V # - But the time would fail to tell-of all the attrac tions of this beautiful toiVn—its superior sdmety, its, fine Female Acadamy and its excellent school for boys; its little'steamer plying on the lake; and busy' all summer as it could he.with excursion parries* one after another. We might also speak of other emi nent men. One of its chief hankers,, Henry B. Gibson, has, just gone to render up his last account, fie leaves a large vacancy in the business.trad mo nied circles of this region. He was not an eminently religious man, but a shrewd and sinceWfliater of all shams and hypocrisy; s ~ ' DEATH OP HRS. CHARLES. G. FINNEY, This event occurred suddenly in Syracuse on the morning of Friday,-Nov. 27th. She was returning from the East;' waA taken suddenly ill between Utica and Syracuse; stopped at the latter place and was soon gone' to her, God-and Saviour. Her dis ease was congestion of the brain; her age sixty-four. This was Mr, Finney’s second wife.,. She was for merly a, Mrs. Atkinson, and resided in this, city," where her husband, was one of the leading millers. She has, however, been married to Mr. Finney many years; has aceoinpahied.Mm twice in his visits to the old world; and has aided him greatly in evan gelistic labors, holding meetings for women and' children wherever he has gone to preach. She was: highly accomplished, of pleasing address, and de voted piety. She will be mourned by a large circle" of friends. , . Genesee, - • Harbaughl Heaton, By H.Hkrbangh;D.D. 12m0., PP-.290. 1 , U - f •;> . Heavenly Recognition, by the same. 12m0.,,pp. 288- Heaven our Home, by the same. 12mo, pp. ,365. These elegant volumes, issued by Messrs. Lindsay and Blakiston of this city, are repub lications of very popular, works which several years ago stood pearly alone upon their sub lime and delightful -topic/ and which won for their author an - extensive and well-deserved reputation. /Theyjare marked by extensive re search into Ancient and , Biblical • learning, modern literature and science, by bold flights of fancy within range of Christian ideas, by ingenuity; earnestness, attractive style and an exhaustive* treatment of their subject. The first volume discusses fully the question of the. Locality of Heaven, the Intermediate State, (which is negatived) and the sympathy between Heaven and Earth. The second treats of the heavenly recognition As regarded by Pagans, as universally desired, in the Light of Reason, among the Jews, in ;the Teachings of Christ, among the Apostles, Fathers, Theologians and Poets; answers objections to Recognition and shows the practical effects of the doctrine. The third considers Pagan ideas of Heavenly Hap piness, Foretastes of Heaven, Degress in Hea ven, the Heavenly Place, the Glorified Body, the Spirits of Saints Glorified, the Beatific Vision, the Worship of Heaven, Infants in Heaven. MacDonald. My Father’s House, or the Heaven of the Bible; a Bo’ok of Consolation. By James M. MacDonald,*D. D., Minister of the Ist Pres byterian Ohnreh, Prineeton, N. J. Fourth- Edi tion, New York, Charles Scribner, 12mo. pp.37(>. ’ The public have admitted this volume, as well as those preceding, among then-favorites. Dr. MacDonald has written with a more direct regard to the needs of the suffering. «Nearly every phase of the great and exhaustless thdme is presented in a practical light, and the afflic-. ted will not seek for comfort in vain in its well stored and sympathising pages. For sale bv J. B. Lippincott & Co. . Able jo Save; or, Encouragement to Patient Waiting. By the author of the'Pathway of !iT’ PP-280, red edges. New York, Book st d Br °' F ° r sale at the Presbyterian - . This elegant little volume is a companion to one already noticed and commended in these columns. “Able to Save” seems designed more especially for thWick, and while it does not strike ns as equalling in intensity and depth the “ pathway of Promise,” it is full of comforting thoughts, .skilfully-presented, in passages of moderate length, interspersed with many ad mirable pieces of poetry, selected from sources not readily accessible. In fact it combines without seeming to design it, the prayers, hymns and meditations which we find in more formal books of devotion, ail brought together in the most simple and unobtrusive way. Pittenoer.— CjArje.'’ Daring and Suffering; a His tury of the great Railroad Adventure. By Lieut. Wm. Pittenger, phe of the adventurers. With an Introduction by Rev. Alexander Clark. Pbila ; delphia, J. W. Daugbaday, Publisher, 12m0., ‘ pp. 288. ' ■ •' * ‘ Probably the most extraordinary book to which the war has given rise; as the adven tures themselves were most daring, the trials endured most severe, and the object sought and nearly attained so stupendous. The object was, by privately cutting the railroad on which Beauregard; then at Corinth, depended, to cut him off from his supplies and to isolate East ‘ Tennessee from his support, so that Gen. Mor gan could, by prompt movements, have occu pied that country. The failure of the attempt, the suffering of the daring men and the barba rous condemnatio#and execution of eight of the party,, with , many -profoundly interest ing and touching views of the interior of rebel dom at that time, make up a volume that can not fail to secure readers. It is handsomely illustrated and is uniform with another thrilling book issued by the same publisher on the war“ A Yankee Prisoner loose in Dixie.” . r . Holland. Letters to the Jokeses. By Timothy Titeomb, author ,of„ Letters, to Young People. New York, Charles Scribner, 12m0., pp. 347. •. Fof sale by J, B. Lippincott & Co. Already ii the Very titles of these humorous, pleasantly satirical papers one discerns the sagacity, and readiness of the writer. Mr. JefferSbn Daws Jones, Politician, is admonished concerning the immorality of his pursuits and their effect upon himself and the country; Diogenes Jodes is warned of his disposition to avoid society; Washington Allston Jones is addressed upon; ‘‘ the policy of making Ms brains marketable,” and so on. These are noble effusions, noble in their zeal and elo quence for the welfare of men, no less than at tractive for the play wit which never ceases to ornament them: For* sale by j. B. Lippin cott & Co. 1 : Holmes; Soundings from the Atlantic. •By Oliver Holmes; Boston, Tickner and Reids. I2mo„'pp. 468. For sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co. : ! ’ This rather profound title dwindles on ex amination to a rather shallow joke, the volume being made up of papers first contributed to the Atlantic Monthly. They are full of spicy interest, and some of them convey admirably well a great ampunt of information, especially those on the stereograph, sun painting, &c. Lpirq. The Thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius Antoninus. Translated by George Long, Bos ton, Ticknor & Fields. 12in0., pp. 303. For sale . by J. B. Lippincott & Co. ;; if he Emperor Antoninus though not a friend Christianity; was regarded as a remarkably pure and virtuous pagan. His thoughts pre sent mahy sound views, and show a considera ble degree of light in one who kept aloof from Revelatibni That Revelation exercised no re direct influence upon his opinions, cannot he demonstrated. A- life of the Emperor, and an essay on his opinions accompany the thoughts. Taylor. The sacrifice consumed. Life of Edward H. Brewer; by Jeremiah Taylor, D. D. Boston, Henry Hoyt. A kind memorial of a interesting youthful soldier in the Army of the Potomac, who fell a victim to disease. Claude the Colporteur. By the author of Mary ' ’ifoweih New. York, B. Carter 'St Bros., 16m0., pp. 316; . A. ; graphf(»lly told story of a youthful col porteur’s labors, trials and successes. It is full of-life and interest, and is such a book as a child of ten years would devour with eager ness. It is beautifully illustrated and forms a handsome, volume- For sale at the Presbyte rian House. -. MAGAZINES AND PAMPHLETS The Atlantic Monthly for December con tains some good poetry, but the list of prose articles is not very attractive. The Thirteenth volume, commencing with January next prom ises to present many features of peculiar ini terest Robert Browning will furnish poetry* -Nathaniel Hawthorne will print his new Ro mance in the Atlantic, Longfellow will give us some cantos of his new translation of Dante’s Divina Commedia. Mis. Stowe will commence a. geries, of Sketehes—House and Home Papers, ‘and Agassiz will continue his scientific articles. T HE Continental Monthlt for December. The Magazine of Foreign Litera ture for December. pfnri ‘if: m €>hmchss. Presbyterian. Rev,Di. Xyon received by Express, iSfov. 16th, from his son, Assistant Paymaster Geo. A-Lyon, connected with the iron-clad Hickory. Chair taken from Jeff. Davis’ residence in 'Jackson, Mississippi, on the capture of that place by the Fed eral troops subsequent to the surrender of Vicksburg, jit was presented to Jeff Davis by the citizens of Nashville some years ago,' and is' swell made and very substantia) piece of wofk. and in*an excellent' state of preservation; We may presume that in this very identical Chair mady treasonable designs were formed and consummated in the mind of. the arch leader of the Gazette *. An Example worth Following.—Tbe Christian Herald says: Rev. J. H. Scott who is preaching to aPreshyterian Ohnreh: in Mineral Bidge, Trumbull Go., Ohio, less than a year and that has only 31 members, has just sent ina.list of 34 subscribers to the Berald. Thisjsjhe largest list, in proportion to the membership, of any church in pnr field. We give Bro. Scott the banner. Who will contest his right to retain it ?' \ Ministerial Movements -—Rev. H. A. Edson, of Niagara Falls, has received and accepted a call to the pastorate of the Second Church in Indianapolis, and will'soon remove hither.—Rev. Geo. B. White, of 'Marash, in the Southern. Armenian Mission of the 1 American Boafd, has returned to this country to recruit his health. He will soon visit his friends ‘ in Indianapolis.—Rev. W- K’ Couch has been com pelled, through ill health, to resign Ms charge of the Church of BUieottsville, N. Y., and has removed to Westfield, N. Y. s, 1 Synod of Michigan.—We have just received a copy of the minutes of the Synod of Michigan. It forms-the most, complete document of the. kind we have yet seen., ; The appendix contains, besides the usual matter, a list of Presbylerial acts and changes, aiull Roll of the Synod, succession of Moderators, Stated Clerks and Permanent Clerks, Rules of the Synod, Statistical. Summary; and on the cover, a list of the Committees, officers, time and place of next meeting, and time of meeting of each of the Presby teries. : The Stated Glerk is Rev. Wro. S. Taylor of Petersbnrgh, DEC. 3,
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