AMERICAN PBESBTTEBIAN ,
Gooatitatioiial Presbyterian Church.
PUBLISHED EVEBY THURSDAY
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN HOUSE,
1834 Chestnut Street, (2d story,) Philadelphia.
&ev. John W- Hears. Editor and Publisher
OHEISTIAE ENTEBPBISE.
Our age is full of the excitement of bold
and great undertakings. The activity and
energy of naen, in. every department of
life, are aroused as” perhaps they, never
were before, since the days of Columbus
and Luther. From • love of adventure,
from' scientific ardor,' from the selfish mo?
tives of commerce, from personal ambi
tion, men are ready to undertake almost
any thing. They ascend the frozen sum
mit of Mount. Blanc, they penetrate the
unknown regions of Africa, they explore
the icy seas of the poles, they build great
works, they meet natural obstacles with
triumphant exploits, they make the subtle
elements, air, water, light, electricity, their
servants, they bring the ends of the earth
together, they invent, they improve, they
plan, they execute. The business, scien
tific, and literary world is full of enter
prise.
While there is much' to interest us •in
this animated scene, it presents also much
to excite the fear, the pity, and even the
repugnance of the true friend of man and
child of God. Looking beneath and be
yond the seemingly splendid results of
WQjldly activity, how much of the narrow
est selfishness does he deteet in itp moving
principles. How strong 'and prevalent
is the grovelling motive of covetousness 1
How are the souls of men wrapped up in
self-interest! How reckless of any life,
any treasure, any knowledge, any distinc
tion, save in the present are the mass of
those who make up the busy worid. Attd
how the poor are crushed and wronged as
they contribute their humble and indispen
sable share to the splendorus, the pleasures,
the achievements of the great!
But.the thoughtful man looks also be
yon’d’the apparent successes'of thd-present.
Mere worldly .success,he knowsisbut tem
porary. The of the selfish
worldling, and of the neglecter and opposer
of the tnith,-pass awaylike the tower of Ba*
bel, the hanging gardens of Nebuchadnez
zar, the splendors of Tyre and Babylon, the
heathen terqpJes-of Greece and: Borne, or ;
stanS in desert-loneliness dike the : Cyclo
pean ruins <ef BaalheerftnndfhPerap -amfe
Egypt, or.disappear like that great embo
diment of utter worldliness and
ness—-the East India- Company, in a ter
rible: and bloody revolt.: States - and em
pires founded in selfishness, aud upheld
by wrong -and: oppression; however mag*
nificeat and prosperous for a time; are
doomed under the just.government of G-od,
and must break off their, sins, by righteous
ness, at pass away. , The proudest com
mercial metropolis must yield to this-law;
corruption and fraud will be punished;
"worldly aims exclusively.governing. its p.o
dicy, will-draw upon, it the curse of God,
.and its wharves will one day, by-the or
>der of his Providence, be deserted, its po
pulation will disappear, and alt the natu
ral, advantages it can offer for trade will
mot avert the judgment of ita desolation.
Does Christianity discourage enterprise
’then'.? Or are the Christian, nations of the
-world enterprising in spite of their Chris
'tianity, and the heathen, stupid and un
ambitious in spite of their heathenism?
The idea cannot for a moment be enter
tained. What then is the real relation of
Ttrue religion to business enterprise, and
-secular activity ? In truth, it opens
channels and removes obstacles out of the
way of man’s active tendencies. It re
strains the barbarous nature, and trans
forms the savage instincts,- and introduces
into the.intercourse of men, those princi
ples of justice without which man has no
encouragement to labor. But while it
thus furnishes and consecrates the ele
ments of civilization and the conditions of
human enterprise, it forbids man to regard
these as his supreme end. It admonishes
him not to allow the-spirit of worldly en
terprise to become the Master Passion of
his soul. It aims to cool the blind fever
of excitement in which men so generally
live and labor. It holds before us a sphere
of life infinitely higher and more import
ant than the present. It whispers in' the
ear of the excited pursuer of this world’s
good: “ What shall it profit a man if he
gain the whole world. and lose his own
soul ?” And again: “ Take no anxious
thought, saying, what shall we eat? or
what shall we drink? or wherewithal
jShall we be clothed ? But seek ye first the
ifrtpdnm of God and his righteousness, and
stU«these things shall be added unto you.”
Once attain tho point of subordinating
all things, to tills kingdom of God, once
beoome Christ’s, then' this whole matter
of worldly activity will fall into its pro-
New Series. VoL I, No. 3.
per place j all things will be yours—the
world, life, death, things present, things to
come. Then with free sweep, with lofty
hounding purpose, but not with reckless
ness and 1 ' wild excitement, we can push
oar worldly enterprises; which are no more
■ worldly, and exult* in their'success as for
the glory of God, or submit to their fail-"
ore as-none-the less for his glory.
- Enterprise is of the very essence of
Christianity. Divine life and energy dwell
in the religion of Christ. It ever forgets the
. things which are behind—its past achieve
ments* and? presses towards unattained ob
jects beyond. Like leaven, it still works
towards-the circumference. It presses
with its-benign influence towards every
tribe, and' nation, and individual of our
race. What sufferings has it not enabled
its~;diseiples to bear, what dangers to face,
what toils-to undergo* what adventurous
journeys-to undertake into unknown re
gions,- what discouragements to overcome,
what wonderful successes to accomplish,
from the days of Paul to the age of mo
dem missions, in every region under the
face ,of‘ heaven I The Church of Christ
summons- her members to enterprise in
' her behalf.. It: is enterprising men that
she needs,. She rejoices when any of her,
true sons shows power to lay oot and
execute • vast worldly, plans, the fruits of
which, he has beforehand consecrated to
Christ: .Site rejpices when.new, and wider,
and bolder schemes of usefulness than. any
kno,wn:intbe past ure wjsely entered upon.
She rejoices at eveiy fresh development
of. executive talent, at every new adapta
tion of- means to the changing necessities
of. time and place, at every proof given'of
,a fuller understanding of the grandeur and
the difflou-ltyof the , work of converting
the. world.. - ...
i Such a. spirit of Christian enterprise has
been showfa by the Bishop of Londbn, in
his-proposition, to raise, during ten years,
(the'great sunr of on'e million pounds - ster- ■
'ling, for the evangelization of the metro
polis!: It-is shown in-the manner in-wbich
some of.our laymen.- in:this city aveem
,ployingr.their great wealth for Christ, in
clc arc f indebtedness -in of
i the oity, particularly in: neighborhoods
most needing these evangelizing infhiences.
! It appears in the energy with which de
| nominational enterprises necessary to the
| healthful development - of each branch of
the church are being prosecuted j iathe de
termination to leave no department of the
church’s work unrepresented on inade
quately endowed. In religious.Jiterature,
in home and foreign missions,. the same
enterprise appears; and in eftpiag with
the peculiar exigencies, religions, moral,
and physical, to free and to.,bond, to the
nation present and prospective, brought
upon us by the war, the Christian church
of our country has shown, an energy,
promptness, and liberality, worthy of her
best days.
Especially are thoae-who-hpid prominent
places in the church, orrwho,possess great
wealth and influence,- called to cultivate
Christian enterprise. Witb.them it main
ly rests, whether the Christianity of our
day shall be enterprising, Surely such
persons cannot, ait-this-period of quicken
ed thought and high achievement in the
world, rest content with, pursuing an old,
out-worn routine- of service, with giving in
the old measures, and without reference to,
new and higher opportunities I Nay 1 it:
behoves as many as believe themselves al
ready to be liberal and enterprising, after
every fresh, step which they have taken,
to be willing to forget the things which
are behind, and to reach for those that
are before; to inquire again and’ again,
what greater, nobler, bolder work have I
the ability or the opportunity to accom
plish still for Christ; in short, to carry
into their Christianity the very spirit
which thrills and prompts the busy world
to its great undertakings. The church
dare not slumber now, nor be content with
her present position; the world must not
shame her by more zealous endeavors, and
more rapid advances after perishing good.
The world will not be content to.outiStrip,.
but will turu-to crash her, by- its secular
ism, its science—falsely so-called—its ma
lignant opposition.- Christianity mast
prove its divinity by leading and over
mastering the world, or it will fall, like
the obsolete systems of paganism, unno
ticed amid the tumultuous rush of the peo
ple after learning, wealth, and empire.
What then, let us ask, are the particu
lar works which a spirit of Christian en
terprise in our church would incline as at
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,,
this time to undertake? We answer: it
is plainly demanded-of Ustfo' complete at
once, the endowment of our Publication
Committee;: we need-to give a> more ear*
nest and liberal -support to the pioneers
of our church in' Home Missionary fields,
and-to consider, and'wisely, an<b energeti
cally enter upon, the vast field-opening to.
Christian influences- among whites and
blacks in the returning States of thfcrSouth;
the destitutions ofovrr great cities; anftespe*
dally of the -Northern part of this- city,
and of the. colored-population among us,
demand' onr individual chnscfees
must inquire what- they are doing, and
what more they can ■do in the world of
evangelizing the inreligious population
around them; our whole church needs- a
powerful impulse in ■ behalf of Foreign
Missions, such as -wiH make us ashamed
of what we are now .doing/ and bring us?
into more vital connection with the work:-
Last, but not least, the- church should 1
respond to the indications of enterprise
given by, its own press. This- is a work
in which the hnmblest may engage, as well
as the wealthy and great.- They should
give liberal support and wide circulation
-to. those organs which maintain the inte
rests of-Zion conspicuousiy.'among the de
velopements of secular enterprise. They
should sustain an influence'' which pro
mises to be a' fountain of holy enterprise
among themselves.
FBOM OUB BOOHESTEB OOBEES-
A FEW DATS AT WATERTOWN,
But first we must get there. And this,
as the storms were ragiag- dn all this ,
region but a ,few days ago, was no small'
matter. We came along well'enough on,
the. New York Central HaiMay until we
cached. Home. . The east and-west roads
were not so badly drifted, and the snow
was not so deep; hut turning,-.northward
we have seemed to have started on an
Arctic Expedition. With three heavy
engines, however, and a light train, and
few passengers, we made out to get
through without ’any serious detention.
if has T>een : an umqirref '
The gale ‘6f the first and seoehd days of*
the year, Which seemed to sweep over the
entire country, came down with such fury
on this village, as to upset chimneys and
unroof buildings, as though tie furies were
holding grand carnival. Half of the-roof
of the Lecture jßqom of the First Presby
terian Church was tom fronuits place, and
deposited in the street; • bat strange to
say* the rest of the edifice-was uninjured.
On the first Sabbath'of the year also, the
storm was still raging with', such violence
that many of the churches remained closed
through: the - day. And on the second
Sabbath, although some ,days of compara
tive quiet had there was but
little improvement. The snow -was falling
fast, and the howling .winds were driving
itfuriously in every direction, so completely
filling , the air that one could see but little
way, while many of the-streets were piled
full of drifts,'.which leidea serious embargo
on all locomotion. I>b was the most 1
wintry scene our eyes have looked upon in
many long years. Those, however,, who
are jealous for the- reputation of these
northern regions, telS us that the storm is
most unprecedented! They.would not have,
us think, for a moment, that these four
days are a . fair, specimen of their winter,
-•weather. And we are entirely willing to.
-believe every word, they say,-knowing
that, as one swallow does not make, a
summer, so one storm does not maka*a
winter. ; .
In spite of storms, this body carried on
their annual meeting, and a large ontnber
of the members were present; in the First
Presbyterian Church of Watertown, on
Tuesday, January 12thV It was- opened
with a sermon by Rev. G. W. Mackie, of;
Adams, after which Rev. A. T. Young
was appointed Moderator. ' >
This Presbytery is not large, and ; is,
sadly depleted just at the present tmiejby
the loss of four of its oldest and ajjiest
pastors. We. have before spoken of the
death of Bev. Peiffr -Snydevy who
for sixteen years the able,, acceptableland
beloved minister of . the Second Presby
terian Church of this .village ; bu t-we, had
not realized how suddenly he was oijled
away, He died on the.morning of the
holy Sabbath, jrtjst as we doubt.not ho
would have chosen to die, if he had had
his way. He preached, as usual oh the
preceding Lord’s day. He was in the
street, much as usual, and attending tQ : the ;
POHDEBT.
PRESUSTERY OF WATERTOWN.
January si, m 4,
duties-pfJpS'qflflihg, until Thursday, three
daym.bnljj the grand release came
from ail wSrdly tbfl! He died with harness
on.. • '
The ii&tistiffilxl ciurch are still feeling
the feenly. We doubt if
itini^ed L ©four best
such a hold on {fie*
respect, and 1 the affection
of a people as-3kfr. Snyder bad; here. And
the fact of their beihgs engaged' in the
enterprise of bufldihg a new churcfr makes,
the lose nfiore'-severe. They regarded
their patstdr august themftH- tc carry the'
enterprise through. By very strenuous
effortp, the' lending- consider
able hid> they had raided JI’SSOtM). 1 A\ new
and ‘ more desirable' locatSmy as- they
judged.wus selected' for' th£*new' ediffee.
A, neat tasteful brrek'strueturscfiftyfeet bjr
seventy;> with Lecture "Rooisv* upon tfee
rear, was commeneed. ; The"walls' were
nearlyup, when winter dtopped>the work,
and assi&removed tS# pastor tQririsever
;Sasting,rest. We should have' ordered
Otherwise, but in the eMf we shall know thht
it wis'better just as it fei • The Ghuroh and'
have both J passed strong' reso---
litionijpf respect for' J th'e i deceased, 5 and 1
aad condolence for his afflicted
&Nily. fe
l^(s^'FHfecCquKOEli two- arein deep-
For twenty-erven years; the-
Bi&i Jaofflc Brayton has -served therm se
so pleasantly?; bO * acceptably? J
thdt'lhey have scarcely bdda discordtetr
or a jarring note stf all that - tiine?f
and! they had supposed that- 1
eontifisb to serve -them in tßbsame'deHgM
ful maaoer for a long -time to come: They
regw3sd him as a “fixture,* 1 'a part' eft
themssves. The .idea therefore of ar
changiffi-shocking to themjj almost mon-
Mr.--Brayton never fcati-any other
c)iargfc, He came here a« young--man, >
diregjjy.from.the Seminary/succeeding his
brqtltesjn-law, B.ev. jGteo. Sr-Boardman,
noiyuf Cazenovia; and has grown gray in
He has buried'ibd< fathers,
hapfieedthe children, and gone In and out
before, them with the grace of=a perfect
geatlhigftn, and a Christian pastor All
love Mot, an 4 he loves them. THeiidea of
?*fersf p'sp : ful tp mis'/tas’ well $•
toNSbrn. ' *'■’
his health is not geod | and his
wife's-health such as absolutely to require
somemhange. It is for her-sake, more
particularly, that he feels constrained to
breakup, and remove for the*-present to
Albany, where' she may be among her own
friends, and entirely free from scare. The
bestlwishes .of this entire"cbnamunity will
tenderly follow them both wherever they
go; \and many prayers will ascend for
theijp? speedy . restoration to complete
and.for their continued .prosperity
and usefulness. The pastoral relation,'
between Dr. Brayton and the First Pres~
bytefian Church in Watertown was for
mtliy and by mutual consent dissolved on*
the> lSth day of January* 1864. Next;
Sabbath hp preaches his farewell sermon*
4tfid here we may add, that £his church
hp&hjid but three pastors-r-first, the Rev.
Mr*; its organization in 1868.
GongvefftUional Chureh to 1821, when
a Presbyterian Church, and
Rfev. Geo. S. Boardman. became the
.pastor,-and-served in that.capacity until
IBSI. Mr. Brayton succeeded him almost
1 at’once upon his leaving*,and has remained
until the present time.
.The Second Presbyterian Church was
organized in 1831, and has had four
pastors; first, Rev. James R. better
knfowm as an eminent.teacher, now residing
at Geneva; second,. Rev. Marcus Smith,
now preaching at Collamer, N. Y.; and
third, Rev. W. E. Snox, now the able and
well known pastor @f the large Presbyterian
Church at Rome; and last* Rev. Peter
•Snyder,*wnow member of the General
Assembly and Church of the first bom,
whose names ace..written in' heaven. On
whom the maatie c shall next fall does not
yet appear.
OTHER CHANGES.
Tfcside these t wo emfiieift pastors, Mr.
Sitycter, taken away from
t^pKurehes.of this Presbytery, Rey. Jos.
irutaliUd; who ifas been for twenty years
minister of the church in Chaumont, has
stdfete'd so much from ill-health in the past
he* has been constrained, to ask
f<fr a dismission from his charge; and
Prlsbytefy has at this session dissolved
relation. He has also received
tb‘‘the State Prison located in Clinton
Gojinty, His ; residence new is Danne
plgra, St. Lawrence Co., And- Bev. Chas.
Genesee Evangelist, No. 022.
W. Tffeadwelt, who. has been some ten
years pastor of the church in Theresa, has
1# his charge; and is suqceeded.by Rev.
Samuel I* Morrel, who' has served for
some time; as chaplain of the. 35th Beg.,
N. Y. ;.Vplmiteers. Three, or four more
(good pastors- are tfrefeforrtvißited wft&tf
the bounds of this Presbytery, Where are
the men ?
3 : The follouring-'appmntmenf&'weTe made
jby this Presbytery—Rev. Enos Wood, of
Evans Mills, delegate fto the next General
Assembly; Rev:- Geo. MMde, of
Adams, Solon Massey, lay
delegate; Milton Glarke, alternate.! Dr.
Bates was re-appointed Commissioner, to
Auburn Theological * Seminary, and'> Rev.
W. Mackie, Commissioner in place oft Kev.
J. A. Canfield, who *has removed beyond
the bounds of Presbytery, and therefore
resigned his unfinished- term.. Dr. Brayton,
in consequence of hte contemplated' Fe
rn oval, resigned the offices of Stated
Clerk and Treasurer OfiP'resbytery, which
he has held for twenty? years, and the
duties of which he most
aeccurately and acceptably, and Rev. R.
G, Keys, of Watertown? wfcs appointed,im
bis place. Rev. A. T. - Young was ajg>-
pointed “ Presbyterial Agent,” according:
'to recommendation of-the last General
Assembly, to look after "the interests ;p£
' Foreign Missions.
Watertown is a delightffil«place, of some
ten thousand inhabitants. It enjoys a fine
water-power; is engaged in
manufacturing; is Surrounded with a fine
agricultural region, its staples being.butter
andcbeese. The village has also a good
.Academy,, under the chargprof.Rev. Geo.
TfpVfc LL. D., who ; wa^ i: :a long tiine the
.able and successful principal of, the large
institution iu r Fiankßn,-N'..Y.; it
Is Lightedwith gas, supplied with ample
.water-works; is tastefully laid out;
amply ornamented with fine;dwellings and
shade..trees; well supplied', with "hotels,
churches and other public buildings; and
better than all has an intelligent Christian
population. Happy fs he that hath his lot
among them.
We judge also that a good degree of
briskly that many towns : t have already
filed their quota, and all ihtend to do so,
without any draft. And ITncle Abraham
may depend upon boys to
stand by him until th eight is dohe’ and
well done. Genesee.
Watertown - K T., January, 14th, 186|^
iPBATEENAL NOTICES PEON NEWS
, • . • PAPER SOUBOES,
| The-following are some of the notices
of our recent enlargement taken from last;
week’s exchanges. , Tlfse Press of this city,
speaks in the following cordial manner:
The American Presbyterian- —organ
of, the New School bvaneh of that numer
ous denomination—has wrought a change
in its form, size, and file general complete
ness in all its departments, that makes, it
one of the very best religious journals* in
the country. It is sow a handsome, large,
eight-page paper, beautifully printed, and
evincing a degree of vigor and newspaper
enterprise that cannot fail to increase its
circulation and influence. We congratu
late its able editor and publisher* Bev.
John W. Mears,, upon this auspicious
change and improvement of his papen ‘
The Moravian, of this State says*
The Americas Presbyterian* edited
by Rev. J. W.. Mears,.. at Philadelphia,
comes to. us this .week'<m an entirely new
dress. From- a sheet it-has been
chaiiged into a large double sheet, con
taining a,; great variety ofrpxeellent arti
cles. It is . always a welcome-exchange,
and we wish, God-speed toitmits enlarged
form. rsr
The Delaware State Journal! says :
The American Presbyterian, a reli
gious and family newspaper in the interest
of the Constitutional Presbyterian Church,
edited and published in Philadelphia* by
Rev. John W.Mears, made its appearance,
in an enlarged form, and otherwise, innch
improved. We congratulate the editor
and publisher on this evidence of his pros
perity. ■'
The N. Y. Evangelist says:
The American Presbyterian, oar
Philadelphia contemporary, opens the
year with enlarged dimensions. It is ably
edited by John W. Mears, and we wish
for it increased patronage,and usefulness.
The Christian Herald of Cincinnati
says: . -"
Our excellent contemporary in Phila
delphia has commenced the New Year in
a new dress, and in the quarto form. We
rejoice in this evidence of enterprise and
prosperity on the part of our brethren.
Rev, J. W. Meara is still the able and ef
-Bseat editor of the American Prbsryts
TERMS.
By mail $2.00 per annum in advance.
“ “ 2.50 “ “ after 3 months.
By carrier 50 cents additional for delivery.
* CLUBS.
Ten or more papers sent by mail to one
church or locality, or in the city to one address,
By mail $1.60 per annum.
By carriers 2.00 “ “
To save trouble, club subscriptions must
commence at lie same date, be paid strictly in
i advance, in a single remittance, Tor which one
; receipt will be returned,
1 Ministers and ministers’ widows supplied at
club rates. Home missionaries at $l.OO per
annum.
Postage. Five cents quarterly in advance, to
be paid by subscribers at the office of delivery.
man, and we extend to him and his newly
dressed paper a cordial Western New
Year’s greeting.
ELDERS ELECTED.
The people* of* Green Hill Church, Rer.
p P.ytor, on the evening of
ders—Col KM. Gregory, of' the. 91st
Pa. Yols., now at home on furlough, and
George W. Simons, a very liberal and
active member of the church.
Colonel Gregory is one of the noblest
and bravest officers* which our city, or, in
deed, any part of the nation has sent to
the war ; He haw- boldly fed his men in
the desperate conflicts of the Virginia
campaign, and has- himself received two
severe wounds, from* which, however, he
has entirely recovered j Though nominally
a colonel, he has been ■acting' as brigadier
general for a year anymore past; and 1 will,
we trust, be elevatedt to’the honor as well
as the responsibilities-of the position.
Colonel Gregory's sentiments* upon* the
cause of the war and* the only effectual
means of suppressing.'the* rebellion ace
such as to inspire confidence that his share
of the work will be thoroughly done. He
: recently declared to has+regiment, which
with himself, have reynlisted as vete
rans. that they must nohoeme homefmally
:natil they .had entirelydestroyed slavery
!in the rebellions States/
Coldnel Gregory is a: warmiahdintelli
i gent adherent of the denomination to
which he belongs. BO* has enjoyed *
ilarge experience in the ofWe of ruling el
der, having occupied the* position, we are
told, fqr sixteen years in. the Central-
Church, Cincinnati. Wetrusfc it may con
sist with the designs of* Providence to
spare his life for a long career-of usefulness
ihi the future. Green Hill Church may
congratulate itself upon, the secession of
these excellent men to.itasessionf and we
may expcct the higher eodesiastical coun
cils* of the . church to profit: by their : pre
sence.
Messrs. Gregory and* Simmons, were
duly installed in Green Hill Church on.
Sabbath afternoon-last. The pastor, Rev;.
Mr., Robbins, preachedthe sermon, and:
John W.' Mears. 7 V ;V •
THE GOVEfiNdiuraP OF DTOIA.
Our Kolapoor correspondent, whose
rery full and valuable communication re
ceived last week, appears on page eighteen,
closed his letter just previous to the death
of Lord Elgin, then Governor-general of
Hgdia. Later advices have informed-os of
and of thfc appointment of Sir
John Lawrence in.his place. This ap
’pointment has given great cause Of re
joicing to the friends of missions in India,
and is enthusiastically welcomed by our
i correspondent “Watchman” as one of the
recent indicationsuf progress in the-king
dom of Christ. Hie regards Sir John as
one of the “Princes in Christ’s train.”
• The British Standard, organ of the
English Gongregjrtidnalists; speaks as fol
lows of th| appointment:
The list two* governors-general have
been, in- Spirit and policy, an improvement
upon ailf their predecessors, bat the new
governor, is. an-, unspeakable improvement
even upon them. Although, Lord Elgin
was a well-disposed, a sober and a virtu
ous nobleman, he was yet bat slenderly
acquainted with the Gospel of Christ;
and, although not an enemy, he was not a
decided advocate of missionary movements.
Now, however, all this is changed, and in
a wonderful manner. By Ms removal, the
way has been opened for the appointment
of the very best man in the British Isles
for the high office of viceroy. If any man
■beyond another has claims to the honor on
the ground of incomparable fitness, it is
Sir John Lawrence.
A PAPEE POE THE ARMY.
• In the month of February, we propose
issuing a paper especially suited for dis
tribution in the .army and navy. Contri
butions of suitable matter are invited from
our corespondents in the field and at home.
Orders for copies to,be sent to chaplains,
hospitals or individuals, or through the
Christian Commission should be sent to
this offiee without delay. Terms, per
hundred, $8.00; less than a hundred and
over ten copies, four cents each; single
copies, five cents. Postage and trans
portation/ except when sent through the
Christian Commission, extra.
OBITUAEY NOTICES.
We shall hereafter be obliged to charge
for any notice of a death, beyond the sim
ple announcement, (which will be gratis,)
at half our regular rates, or five cento per
line. Nine words will count s a line.