THE BUTTONWOOD STREET SUN DAY SCHOOL' FESTIVAL. The seasonwhen many of our Sunday' schools liave usually made their anneal {excursions into the country, last year, found our State invaded by the rebels, and pur city threatened 1 with devastation. In jbonsequence of this, tout few excursions were made. Now that God has blessed •four efforts to drive back the enemy, and bas crowned the year past with such rich mercies, a number of our schools (during (the holiday week,) have given the LjßclnriittS, instead of the excursions Christ- As far as we have heard, proved to toe occasions of HHRpleasure to the scholars, and of ad- to the interests of the schools. - of these delightful entertainments il|ga£|iteld on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 29th, by the Buttonwood St. Presbyterian Sunday-sohool, (Rev. T. J. Shepherd’s.) The Sunday-school room was handsome ly trimmed with evergreens and flowers, and the walls were tastefully draped with the stars and stripes. On each side of the pulpit there was a beautiful' Christmas tree, heavily laden with flags* flowers and fruit. The latter consisted of large cornu copias tolled with Whitman’s best confec tions, one for each scholar. Upon the pulpit platform there were arranged tables, groaning under “piles” of oranges, cakes, almonds and raisins. Over all, was old Santa Claus, looking down evi dently as much pleased as any other one present. To add to the brilliancy of the scene, the shutters were shut, and the room was lighted with gas. The members of the main and infant schools, together with some of the pa rents and friends, tlfco were present as spectators, erowded every seat that the permanent forms, settees and chairs af forded. Under the efficient leadership of Mr. Chas. H. Davis, four appropriate hymns and “The Star-spangled Banner” were heartily and excellently sung by the scholars. The first of the hymns was composed by the pastor expressly for the occasion to the tune of “Daisy Deane.” It read as follows: With joy we remember how Jesus, our Saviour, Once was born a little child on earth ; How the angels appearing in glory to shepherds, Sang the Child-king’s more than royal birth. Chorus. 0, the pleasant time of Christmas has come to us again, With its gifts, its kindly greetings and its cheer; Let the-song that is sweetest be sung in glad chorus, By the voices that welcome Christmas here. With joy we remember how Jesus descending To this dark earth from his throne in light, Came to fill with the sunshine of Hope and of Heaven, Hearts and homes long fill’d with Error's night. Chorus—o, the, &c. With joy we re.raember how wise men to Jesus, Offered gifts the richest and most rare; How with gold, myrrh and incense they owned him theiriSovereign, v. And proclaimed Him the world's Lord and ■>- , Heir! Chorus—O, the; &c. We too, with the angels, O Jesus, would praise Thee, With the wise nien, homage to Thee pay ! ■Hear the song, in Thy worship, we, children, are singing ; Take the hearts we offer Thee to-day ! Chorus—o, the, &o. Interesting Christmas addresses were made by Rev. E. E. Adams and the pas tor. The superintendent, Mr. H. B. Lin coln, made a happy speech in presenting the pastor with a drum full of candies, bidding him to drum all unto duty, and to enlist many young recruits from the Sun day-schools into the army of the great Captain. But perhaps the most interesting part of the exercises occurred in the intermis sion of half an hour before the singing of the last hymn, when the trees were stripped, and the tables unloaded, and When the children ate what they could ' there, and filled their pockets with what Jremamed, to be eaten at home. They (gave satisfactory evidence that they thought the provision good 1 The teachers and friends all felt amply repaid for all their labor and expense in getting up.the festival, and we are sure all the scholars have a greater interest in their Sunday-schools now. than ever before. , ' 'Such success, we should think, would • .justify a repetition of the festival when jperry Christmas comes round again. CELEBRATION AT OLIVET SABBATH SCHOOL. * On Tuesday evening, the 29th ult., a children’s concert was given at Olivet Presbyterian church, for the benefit of the School Library. ‘More than an hundred of the Sabbath ■ School children had been in training for many weeks, under the care of an able in .gWtfdtor, Mr. J. R. Gaut; and as the fruit their patient, drilling, were regarded t with a complete success. 1 The church was handsomely decked with evergreen wreaths and trees, and overhung with “ the star ■spangled banner.” Three brief addresses varied and enli vened tfle exercises delivered by the pastor, Rev. E. E. Adams, and by Gov. Pollock. The “Planet Chorus” and the “Merry Workers” seemed to create the most pleas ing sensation, hut great animation was given to the Union Song by the waving of an hundred little flags, and to the go venter’s patriotic allusions, the boys responded not only with their flags but with loud cheers. The recess was beautifully enlivened to ■the gratification of a house full of specta tors, by the presentation of a silver-plated salver and two goblets tO ! Mr. Gant, by the hands of Mr. Chance, the. S. S. Supe rintendent, on behalf of the Teachers. It was intended as ; a token of respect and gratitude to one, who, by many hours of la bor had so greatly benefited the children in the acquirement of musical knowledge and skill. Mr. T. A. S. Wilson presided at the or gan, assisted by several other instrumental and vocal amateurs. 2ND REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PHILA, Sabbath-school Celebration. On New Year’s evening a delightful Sabbath-sehool Festival was held in the Lecture Room of Rev. W. Sterrett’s Church, Philadelphia, The writer reached Church about o’clock in the evening, and found it already filled to overflowing. The front of the room was tastefully deco rated with flags; before these were two •large tables, on which- some twenty or thirty large and ornamented cakes awaited the attack of anxious boys and girls. On a stand between these, stood something covered with a large white cloth; which seemed to be under the immediate care of Gov. Pollock, who, it was Whispered, had been called in for a special service. In an adjoining room were stores of nuts, raisins and candies, which seemed inexhaustible. During the evening, these refreshments were at suitable intervals distributed to the well-pleased children. Not less than 300 children and youths were present, and the good order observed throughout, gave proof of the respect entertained by the children for their super intendent and for the occasion. The sing ing was led by Mr. Robb, and was spirited, while no one could fail to be struck with the appropriateness of the Psalms selected for the occasion. Soon after the opening of the exercises* Mr. Jas. Colville on behalf of the teachers, in a very neat and appropriate speech, presented Mr. Alex." Herr, the superin dent, with a handsomely-bound Family Bible. Mr. Ken’ evidently has more than an ordinary hold on the hearts of the teachers and scholars of the Sabbath sehool of the Second Reformed Presbyte rian Church, and the occurrences of the evening showed clearly that he is well fitted for his responsible post. To three of the teachers, presentations of beautiful photograph albums were made. About 9 o’clock, the cover was removed from the table mentioned above, and a splendid set of silver attracted the attention of all. Gov. Pollock arose and in the name of the “Young Communicants’ Class,” pre sented the set of silver to Rev. Mr. Sterret The address of the Governor and the reply of the Pastor, were listened to with the greatest interest by the whole congregation. Were Mr. Sterret to inforn the readers of your paper of the origin, organization and object of this class, called “ The Young Communicants Class,” he would doubtless confer a favor on many of our Pastors and people. Rarely have I seen so many bright happy faces, and such cheerfulness, combined 'with such propriety of behaviour and good order, when so many children have been not only assem bled, but crowded together. After the exercises were over, Mr. Kerr, Mr. Thos. Carriek and three or four others dropped into the session room, and sending for Rev. W. T. Wylie, who is at this time presenting the cause of the endowment of the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, added between thirteen hundred ($1300) and fourteen hundred dollars, ($1400)-to the subscrip tion; informing him that this was to be followed up on -the next Sabbath, by a Congregational effort.' Mr. Wylie seemed well satisfied that he had been detained for this meeting. Two hundred'dollars of this sum was a contribution made by the Sabbath-sehool for this cause, and as Mr. Wylie observed, well deserves mention throughout the Church asa noble example to others, A member of the sth Church* Philadel phia, Rev. A. G. McAuley, Pastor, who was present,:also gave Lis name for $5OO. No one who was present will sooh forget the festivities of this delightful occasion.— Indeed as Gov. Pollock remarked in his address, "Religion is a continual festival.” The Pastor of such a flock and Sabbath sehool, may well thank God not only for what he himself is by God’s grace, but for what God has enabled him to do. That God.jmay ,hmg spare Pastor , and. people, and cause tjjem to abound in love and good -works, granting them many PHILADELPHIA, THU USD A returns of such a glad New Year, was the silent, earnest prayer of Died on Wednesday morning, Dee. 23d, 1863, Charles Walter, oldest son of Henry D. and Virginia Meats, aged 12 years and 9 months. The suddenness of the stroke by which this darling and noble boy was removed from his widowed father and motherless brothers and sisters was so great that they yet hardly know how to measure his loss. On Monday he was attending bis duties at school; on Tuesday he was somewhat ill, but not alarmingly so; Tuesday at mid night he walked without. hesitation the floor of his chamber; atsthenext,moming the boy, who had scarcely been regarded as very ill more than two hours, wasacorpse. Oh I with what heavy hearts did they who had been preparing to greet him amid all the joys and festivities of the Christmas season, make ready for his burial. Oh! what a stricken house was that, where, all Christmas day, lay in dead silence, the marble form of him who had been expected to make the house ring with his merry laughter, and gladden all by his affectionate and brotherly participation in their joys,. Man proposes but God disposes. Our consolation is the hope that he had a hap pier Christmas in the presenoe of him who was born a little child, and who sought and blessed little children, as types of the cha racter required for admission to his king dom. - ForwCharley Was a conscientious boy. Marked changes in his character were ob served to be taking place not long before he died giving the best hopes to his Chris tian friends. He observed faithfully the religious duties a departed mother taught him, and instead of being ashamed to be seen at prayer reproved others for their neglect. He was most.considerate of the comfort of others, and thoughtful beyond his years. As a student he won the deep est affection of his teahers, whose attach ment to him was of uncommon strength and who mourn his loss almost a||jLeeply as his relatives. Brighter promise for the future in talents and readiness of ac quisition was perhaps never buried in an early grave. Many are the fond, and to human view well-founded hopes, of the future career of his boy which the father saw lowered with his coffin never to rise again. God bless and sustain him, and enable him to draw consolation from His Spirit and profit from his deep loss, while he says with the Psalmist, “ I was dumb,, and opened not my mouth, because thoii dids’t it” HOME WANTED FOR A MISSIONA- One of the most faithful of the missiona ries of the American Board’in China desires a ,home for his son in a Christian family in this country. The boy is nine or ten years old, healthy, amiable, and promising'' The father-would appropriate a sum of money annually towards his support, if necessary. A home in the country is preferred. Does not the heart of some intelligent pious head of a family in suitable circumstances incline towards the dear child of an honored ser vant of. God, and may not, a warm place he found for him in one of our genial homes ? Further particulars may be learned at this office. SERGEANT HUMMISTOR’S CHILDREN. This very elegant large sized photograph has been improved considerably by several of our city artists so that the blemishes on the original plate are no longer reproduced in the new picture. We are filling orders almost every day to those procuring us new subscribers and sending- the full pay in ad vance. Copies sent by mail prepaid. CHRISTIAN LABORERS WANTED POR The U. S. Christian Commission has made extensive arrangements for Christian effort among the Armies of the Union during the winter. The soldiers them selves are erecting log chapels, for which the Christian Cpmmission is furnishing roofs. Earnest Christian-men, ministers and layinen, but especially ministers, are greatly needed to labor for periods of six weeks, as delegates of the Commission. Any person, properly qualified, wishing so spend a term: in the service pf the Com mission will please apply, with reference, at once, to GEO. H. STUART, Chairman, No, WBamk St, A Compliment to American Cove nanters. Prof. Goldwin Smith, a very decided and able advocate of the North in England said of our battles: "Yesl on those battle fields the Covenanter is once more encountering the Cavalier; and;.l think that once more the Covenanter mil win; and that once more ; will he save li berty from tyranny, and progress from the woist of all reaction. Of two great efforts to drag the English race back into slavery S°l H 0:?? • ■ grAve„ at Marston Moor, and the other at"Gettvs-' burg.” ■ J An Observer. IN MEMORIAM. RY’S SON. THE ARMY. ANUARY 7, 1 8 64. CORRESPONDENTS’ POSTAGE. Correspondents are* notified, that by the recent modifications of the postage laws, copy for newspaper publication with one end left open, can be sent at the rates of printed matter. Take the precaution to tie rtp your bundles with a fine strong piece of twine, so that the manuscript will not slip out of the open end, and write on the face of the wrapper: “ MSS, for the Press.” A jtwo cent stamp will then generally suffice the conveyance of the package. .’/SSL Those correspondents whose com riunications are needed promptly, would do Well to pay letter postage, and close up thiir manuscript as heretofore. 1 —\ iHOIES TO OBK READEEB. pggT’The making up, of the contents of present number, is not entirely to our ! or our purpose in regard to future bers. We hope to improve considera ble in the next issue. delays have thrown us bock a single day in tbe publishing of this nimber. We shall, by leave of Provi dyce, Jptum to our usual mailing day nyt week. jjWb send out a number of extra copies totpersons not subscribers in the hope that thpy will become such. It is very desira bly that new subscribers should commence with the yeaiv We issue a large edition tojaccommodate those who may subscribe hereafter, with back numbers. j -™- , - (Publication Fund.-— Pottsville has the honor of being the first Church of the Synod of| Ppnnsylvania, to,, send in its appor tionment of the $Sp)O for the Publica- Filnd, assumed aimfciivided among the chjfti-ches bv the Synod. Other churches ais. raising their quota, but Pottsville is the first to complete the work assigned it. The Pastor'sent for a few of the Commit tee’s JBooks and Tracts to show to those cailed upon, as specimens of what had be&i done, and was to be done with their contributions, and the money was soon forth coping. Reformed Presbyterians will be in terested to know,„that Rev. J. S. Scott of Madrid, N. Y.,,has just published an ear nest and able essay entitled: The Strait View on Psalmody, or the One Hundred and fifty. Single copies can be had for 10 cents, or twelve copies to one address for one dollar, post-paid, by addressing Mr. Scott at Madrid, N. Y. ‘3 1 Hfrlilililffr EMicfii&TfoN to Delaware. It affords pleasure to state that, under the auspices of the Delaware Improvement Association, a tide of emigration is setting toward Delaware, embracing an intelli gent and enterprising class of settlers. The peach crop has been large this year and prices high, and many have made five and . ten thousand dollars, and some forty and fifty; hence there is a great demand for peach farms. In Canterbury several farms have been sold, a saw mill is in process of erection, and a subscription is being circulated for a thoroughly Union add Anti-slavery Church, composed of and Gongregationalists. Union principles are in the ascendant, and slavery is dead. There is a:bright future for the little Diamond State—or as it will desert to called “ The Garden State.” Circulars may be obtained by sending, with postage stamps enclosed, to L, C. Lockwood, Canterbury, Kent Co., Dela ware. The Christmas and New Year Holidays have been very generally observed both at home and in the army. Most of the campaigns have ended, and some of the armies have gone into winter-quarters. Preparations are being made for the approaching draft to fill the last call for troops. Efforts are-being made in some places recruits by offering extraordi nary-indviohraeiiits to those wishing to enlist. THE WAR. Virginia.—An expedition to co-operate with General Averill, consisting of two regi ments, of infantry, four hundred cavalry, and a battery of six guns—a. force numbering 1400 men in all—under, the command of Colonel George 'Wells, of the 34th Massachusetts Infantry, have returned to Harper’s Ferry without the loss of a man, after penetrating to Harrisonburg. Ya. " When Gen- Averill had finished his work; and Col. Wells had accomplished his diversion, strictly according to orders, the latter found himself confronted by.from 7000 .to 10,000 of Lee’s forces, with Gen. Rosser’s brigade and a part of Stuart’B cavalry in his rear at Front .Royal. Bjt,clever strategy and forced marches Col. Wells.epcaped the former and avoided the latter forcM, and reached his post with his men and munitions unharmed. He made a march of fbrty-threo miles in thirty hours. So desperate seemed the chances of the expe dition, that ..the rebels of Winchester offered heavy hets.-that not a man would return. One hundred rehflprisoners were brought safely off. Oapt. Thomas Wilson has been appointed Chief Commissary of the Army of the Potomac, in place of Colonel H. P. Clark, resigned; 'Brigadier-General Kelly reports from Har per’s Ferry that all his columns have returned; safely, bridging in 100 prisoners, 100 horses, &c., All hS plans have been promptly execu ted, .with a single exception. • .'...Jt.has.been.ordeijeAthq.t’.only.onepqssenger "ffaili~l eaveasliiiigtoif daiiy fbf'the’Army of the Potomac, namely, at 9.45 A, M. Other 'trains ars csoiusivoly &r freight. Sutlers can accompany their goods provided their passes have been countersigned the previous day. Gen. Robert 0. Tyler sueceds to the command of the division recently under Gen. Corcoran. On the 27th of December, President Lincoln paid a visit to the Army of the Potomac. North Carolina. —lntelligence from New bern states that the new oath of allegiance has been administered to a number of rebel officers and soldiers who have recently come into our lines, by which they accept the pardon offered by the President. They bring intelligence that a large number who are still in the rebel army will do likewise at their earliest opportu nity. They also state that the Wilmington papers announce the arrival at that port of blockade-running steamers in great numbers. A refugee who reached Newbern says that twenty-three vessels had arrived there the night before he left. The plan of leasing out the abandoned plantationsjn Eastern North Caro lina, as adopted by Hon. David Heaton, super vising agent of the Treasury Department at Newbern, is proving a great success to the department, as well as of great benefit to the laboring classes of both colors. The North Carolina Times heartily endorses President Lincoln’s recent proclamation, and advises the people of th'e State to accept it. It also copies and endorses a remarkable article from the Richmond Whig, which con tains the following significant paragraph: “ Slavery has slabbed itself to death. It has sinned against the light—committed the unpardonable sin—and must die.” The Raleigh Standard and the Raleigh Progress are very severe on their criticisms on Jeff Davis’ message. They publish President Lincoln’s message and proclamation with favorable comments. Dispatches from Memphis state that the guerilla leader, Forrest, has been committing some marauding depredations on the line of the Charleston Railroad. Gen. Grierson’s cavalry is in quest of Forrest’s band. Tennessee has furnished 33,360 men to the Federal service, among these are 7,960 negro troops. ' The rebel army in East Tennes see will go into winter-quarters. The Department of Kansas.—An order has been issued creating the Military Depart meet of Kansas, including, Fort Smith, and as signing Major-General Gurtis to the command. No action has yet been taken with regard to the Department of the Missouri, nor will there be until the Senate shall have considered the nomination of Gen. Schofield to be a Major- General. Affairs along the Mississippi —The guerillas along the river have been very quiet since Gen. lillett’s Marine Brigade has been in the neighborhood. The brigade has captured during the past three weeks over fifty prisoners, many of whom are officers, and upwards of 100 mules and horses; Items- —A meeting of loyal citizens of Florida, preliminary to re-organizing the State government was held at St. Augustine on the 19th of December.—The general agent of the lowa Bible Society reports that he has visited seventeen thousand seven hundred and ninety nine families in that State destitute of the Bible, and that he has. found them with hardly au exception, opposed to the United States Government. A Rebel Defeat hear Fort Gibson.—Ad vices from tbs South say that a fight occurred on the 18th nit, near Fort Gibson, in the Cher okee country, between one, thousand Rebels under Quantrell, and about six hundred Fede rate under Col. Phillips, of the Indian Bri gade. The fight lasted several houjs,jjncLrer suited in the complete defeat of the Rebels, who were scattered in ail directions, leaving fifty killed and wounded an the field. Our loss was small. The rebel leader Forrest has crossed the Tennessee river with one of tbe largest supply trains of the war, including 1800 head of cattle, and every horse, male and wagon he could find in West Tennessee. ‘ The last cold spell of weather has extended over the whole country. At St. Louis the mercury fell to 26 below zero. Everywhere west of the Alleghenies a severe snow storm has ta ken place. The first anniversary of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was celebrated in Boston by a salute-of one hundred guns. Death of Archbishop Hughes.—John Hughes, Archbishop of New York, died at his residence in New York, on Sabbath eve ning, January 3d, 1864. Bishop Hughes was bora in the North of Ireland, in 1798. He was ordained priest in Philadelphia, in 1825, and was settled in a parish in that city.; In 1830, he accepted a challenge from the Rev. John Breckenridge,.a distinguished Presbyte rian clergyman, to discuss the question: “Is the Protestant religion the religion pf Christ?’ ’ The controversy was carried 'on in the news papers for several months; and attracted so much attention that the articles were subse quently collected in a volume* which had, for a time, a wide circulation. In 1834, Mr. Breckenridge renewed the encounter by pro posing an oral discussion on the question: “Is the Roman Catholic religion,.in any or ufalT its principles and doctrines, inimical to civil or religious liberty?” Mr. Hughes imme diately came forward as the champion of his creed, and the debate, which was published in book form in 1836, was ,regarded with great interest by the public of both parties. In 1837, Bishop Dubois, of New York, having demanded, on account of age and infirmity, some relief from the cares of the episcopate, the Holy See appointed Mr. Htighes coadju tor. He wes consecrated in New York, Ja nuary 9th, 1838; and, about two weeks after ward, Bishop Dubois was attacked by paraly sis, from which he never wholly recovered, rln; the? following, year, the. Pone; appointed Bishop, Hughes administrator of the diocese. In 1841, the-school question came.up, which brought the -Bishop very prominently before the public, Throughout this exciting contro versy, Bishop, Hughes .was the animating spirit of Ms party. In 1860, -New York wm raised to the dignity of an Archiepiscopal see, and Archbishop Hughes went to Rome to re ceive the pallium at the hands of-the Pope. The first Provincial Council of New York was held in 1854, and attended by seven suffra gans, the new, bishoprics . of Brooklyn and Newark having been created the year. Soon after its dose, the Archbishop made another visit to Rome, in order to be present at the definition of the dogma of the immaculate conception. ■ ' At the breaking out' of thewar, Archbishop Hughes, distinguished by his coraial support of the Government, was commissioned as a special ambassador to-represent the case to the; Catholic sovereigns of Europe; and the result of his visit to the Emperor Napoleon has been made known; • _ _ ■ As the champion and chief of his Church in this country , his loss will be' universally mourned among Roman Catholics; Summary.—La&'rence, the fearful desolatfonof this town' in August last, when Quantrell’s barrd-mhrJferad'iSttof its.best citizens, and destroyed or carried off'nearly $2,00Q,0C9 of property, it is new to be i’i' pidly rising again. Several two and three-sto ry brick blocks are in progress, and many more are in contemplation. Statue of John C. Calhoun. —lt is said, this statue has recently been destroyed: by a shell thrown into Charles ton. A rtificial Limbs. —lt is said that four left legs to one of the right, and about four right arms to one of the left, are required to re place the amputated limbs of soldiers. Arctic Whalers. —Twenty-four of the Arctic fleet of whalers have arrived at Honolulu, averaging each 1,160 barrels of oil and 400,000 pounds of bone. Whales were very abundant during the latter part of the season—the water was perfectly with them. Hundreds of vessels could easily have been filled with then without perceptibly diminishing their number The Rebel Loan in Europe has gone al most out of sight. It is now asserted ths nobody has ever bought'any of it in good faith at all, except so far ds shipbuilders, etc;, have taken it in payment, and’that it has rained several of them. The quoiid'sales have been fictitious ones gotten up by the rebel agents to secure quotations and a market, but the plan has failed. Foreign. The steamer City of Baltimore brings Euro pean news to Dec. 23d. The rebellion in India is increasing: in importance. The British have sustained heavy losses. It is asserted that the Archduke Maximilian will not risk his head in Mexico, and that Napoleon is looking for ano ther candidate for ‘‘royal honors. A revolution ary manifesto hasbeen placarded in the princi- pal towns of rtUiigary, announcing the estab lishment of a General Committee to maintain the independence of Hungary. The Commit tee is to assume the direction of affairs under Kossuth. Tbe Austrian Government were taking great precautions against this revolu tionary movement, but it was asserted, never theless, that general agitation prevailed in regard to it. Europe-—We have .European news to the 22d of December. Lord Lyons, in a message to Bari Russell, has predicted the terininiation of the war in America within three months. Napoleon has made a pacific speech in response to the address of the French Senate. The new French loan is to be raised by public subscription. The business of tbe new rebel Minister in, France-is to notify Napoleon of the recognition of the Empire in Mexico by Jeff Davis, and to beg the recognition of the con federacy. by France in return for this valuable service. There is no change in tbe Schleswig- Holstein question. Denmark will not forcibly oppose the Federal execution. The King of Denmark will withdraw his forces from Hol stein, but will not acknowledge the execution. In spite @f the ministerial explanations, the Prussian chambers, have voted an address to the King, and refused to vote the proposed loan. Twenty-two thousand Swedish troops headed by the King, are in motion, in whicl direction it is not stated. fjrsf&s. October 12th, Mr. Wm. Houghton, of Cambridge* Msbb., aged 89* He wasthe-father of the late Hev. I). C. Houghton, D. 1)., former editor of the American Pres byterian. In this city, November Bth. Mrs. Maria Slocum. wife of Mr. F. O. Gilbert, aged 38 years. Mrs. Gilbert was a native of Massachusetts, but was well Known in this State as an accompUshedCnristian lady and a supe rior teacher of youth. 'She:labored most successfully -for several, years; in theT’emflle Seminary at Harris burg, making the impress of her own dear and decisive character upon the minds of many pubils, who now hold the foremost position in society, and who derived their highest views of life and duty from her example and instructions. More, recently, she had opened a school for young ladies in this city, with every prospect of increased ana long-continued usefulness. She n&d also taken charge of the infant Sabbath-school in the Clinton Street Utiurcb. Her illustrations and modes of address were so happily chosen that the little ones were equally delighted ana profited by her instructions. They were impatient for the-Sabbath, morning to re turn,that they might hear the words of life from the lips of their beloved teacher again; and they carried home sb many just impressions and wise precepts from the school. room that her counsels were quoted as sa cred authority iu many households where she was not personally known..; i She made a profession of religion in early life, and grew up With the high and consecrated purpose of living tor the good of others. She chose the work of instruction that she might impress her own generous and exalted motives, upon the most susceptible of minds; and she did much, by her example, to give dig nity and sacredncas to tne teacher’s profession. She regarded. it as a holy mission, to be undertaken and sanctified by prayer, and fulfilled in the highest exer cise of Christian faith and love. She wan called in the midst of her usefulness and her hopes, and so suddenly as to leave no word of.farewell. Bucher faithful life waa a continual preparation for departure, and it is for the Master to say when his servaut’s work is done. On the evening of the 9th of December, 1869, near Eastbrook, Pa., Mrs. Majjy. Stunsahd. in her 88th year. The following facta concerning the deceased were obtained from the family: Mary. Hodge was born in September, 1776, in County Derry, Ireland. She united with the church in her youth. She was married to John Stunkard in 1804. They were both members'of the Irish Presbyterian Church. In company with her husband, she came to this country in 1820. They-’ settled in Allegheny Co., Pa. She there united with the A. R. P. Church, under the Bev, Moses Kerr. She. with her husband, remove*' to Mercer, now Lawrence Co., Pa., in the fall of 1825 The deceased united with the Ref. Preß. Church of shannock in the fall of 1826, then under the care of Ret Robert Gibson, in which chnrch she remained up the time of her death. She was able to go about the week before her death. : She said to her son the Sabbath week be fore she died, “I shall hot 4 bee insny more Sabbaths. ± have no desire to live, though death ia a terrible thing. God has been very kind to me, though I am very un worthy.” She added—“ There is room left for me be tween your father and uncle, find f mnur h* hur-i^a “ when Bhe got past speaking,” adds William, in his account of the matter, “I said, —Mother, do you know that you are drawing nigh your last end? She nodded her head. I says—You still trust in your Saviour? She nodded her head. She died without a struggle.” Thus passed away, from earth to heaven, one of God’s dear children. She “came to the grave in a full age—like as a shock of corn cometh in its season.” *| The last time the writer visited the deceased, before he was called, to see her on her death bed, she was en gaged in knitting socks for the so.diem—thus manifest ing her interest in and contributing her share towards the Struggle now going on in our country, thus doing her part towards putting down the rebellion. Mftml ffiiiiw* Sudden Changes. To Avoid the Dangers consequent upon what is termed a slight cold, use an effective remedy at once, one thatj whilst it destroys the disease; strengthens .the system and tenders it le liable to a re-attaclr.. Such a medicine is “DB, BWATNK’B COMPOUND STItUP OF WILD CHEF In thousands of casetfit has proved a medyfortbe following* dwaaes SEVEBE COBGHg, 'j : ■ CONSUHPT ASTHMA,.. .BLOOD-F BHOXCHITIS, WHOOP SORE THROAT, WEAF PAINS SIDE, BREAST, Ac., LIV For thirty years ithae beena s' in* the most obßtinatecasea, af* and .'treatment had failed. n genuine “Wild Grubby O only, by Dr. Swayne fc Son, r Philadelphia. GRAY HAIR ■» RESTORED. NO DYE, GRAY HAIR RESTO BALDNESS PREV '* ED * CRAY PAIR RESTORED. BALDNESS PR’ • BST BALDNESS PREVENTED. evented, baldness prevented. LONDON H> LONDON " COLOR RESTORER AND DRESSING. Thißdi- HAIB COI - OR RESTORER AND DRESSING. / rert "«l. 'OnlyVS is- s « sms* Pastor. ,10Sf f PITTING/ tKB COUGB, * HEP.VES, 8B COMPULIXT, ,<andard remedy, euiv ■*t all other remedies Vhe original and only ■OMrouifD” is prepared rfo. 330 North Sixth street
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