. ®«w JriMim. DU. BOURNS Dff POETVILLE. (.Prom sra Ole&n paper.] Mr. Editor :~ Vour readers are already familiar with the Story of Sergeant Humis *ON, who was identified by means of the ambrotype of his children, fouqd. in his hands on the battle field of Gettysburg, and of the agency of Dr, Bourns, .of Philadel phia, in the matter. The Dr. camefo Port >yille on Saturday, Jatitiary 2d, 1 $64, to present the precious tello in person to the As soon' as ’pdsilibie after' his grri lf*l, accompanied of the ctidtih' Kf which Mhir HtU&isiion is a by Htey. J. Hi ii’incent;* bf whtf )£ 4at( f providentially in Portville, and Mri f :&l u T.' 2 Warden, he visited; thehuinble home 'of the family to disOharge-thia sadj yet ’pleasing .duty. ■ ‘ : ' lf; ' ; ‘ li i;;» I His coming had, of oourJe,-been F ly looked forby thewidow and- her and the Dr. was greeted*‘by thenf witb'ia warm-hearted welcome,; When the'rfelicj stained] with the blood fiof her, own husband, Was presented, to. the .'wife, her hands shook like *n- aspen leaf, ibut by a strong-effort she retained heir .composures: The children were-mnoh interested; ;by some-New Year’s presents, kindly; sent .them by Geo. H; Stu art, Esq., of Philada. ,... Wei talked: awhile, and ~then it, was„snggested # as the; hand of Gp4 f waa so apparent,in, all.the, eyenta.that, led tojnoh an,nnus]ialmieeting, that weunite in a. prayer of praise; for His wonderful kindness as shown hy., His, strange proyi-; dence. TVfe all .knelt,, little Freddy among the first by the side of his new-found friend, and joined in an appropriate and touching i prayer offered by .Rev. Mr, Vincent. It rwas a aoene. .for somej master we believe, that angels.and the God of an gels looked .down upon with interest and de-. light. , On . the next day, a union meeting was held in the Presbyterian Churoh, at whioh several clergymen sad citizens from piean •were present.. . Ifeyfas. an qooasion.ofj great in tereat. to all presen tjand ; the. house; was. filled to ita. utmostcapaeity. After.devo tionai exercise jan, address of weloome -was made by the ,ffetor,df' the churoh, Rev. I. 0. Ogden, in .substance, as follows: .. il I have, the, pleasure of introducing, to the audience, Dr. Bourns, of Philadelphih, Land, of bidding him I ,'in behalf ofthiS'aS- Isembly, a cordial and hearty welcome i to Portville. We assure you ) .Bir.,ihqugbbere ; tofore personally a stranger, you were not wholly unknown. You r generous deeds have heralded and proceeded your coming,! and it gives us all great pleasure to see yojr face to fa'ce to-day, and to welcome you to our midst. Would it were in therpower of my poor wbrds to give expression to the, strong feelings of respect—-I had'almost said affection—which N I ain sure swell up in the hearts of, all this audience towards; you. .The.deep interest yon have taken in the family of our brave townsman who shed his life-blood to defend your State from in vasion and pillage, has touched a respond ing chord in all tour- hearts. Suoh distin guished philanthrophy is so rare in this world, that your exhibition of it deserves and receives our warmest admiration and approval. We welcome you not only for the interest you have taken in the family of our soldier, but as in some degree the representative of the many families all over the land who are in similar circumstances. The people are just begining to realize what a debt of gratitude they owe to those brave men who have fallen on the bloody battle-fields of the war; and the larger debt of sympathy and support, if needed, that is 'due .to their fa milies, and we wish by to-day’s-exercises to deepen in our minds the impression of this. How much they think of their families, and what a sacrifice they make in leaving wife and children at the call of their country, we may loam somewhat from that touching incident of the dead soldier at Gettysburg, who, as life was slowly ebbing away, was gazing fondly upon the pictured faces of his three little children soon to be orphans, and thinking of their mother soon to be left to widowhood. The love of a parent for his children, and the love of a patriot for his country, are among the strongest emo tions of the soul, and both were fully de veloped in noble-hearted Humistoo. His body, mouldering beneath the sod, attests the one, and the blood-stained ambrotype the other. The strong love of that dying father for bis children has reached across the intervening months, and is the real cause of this assemblage. Truth is stranger than fiction. That ambrotype found in his hand, through your indefatigable exertions, led at length to his identification, and has brought you this long journey to present the precious •relic in person to the bereaved family. “But I must not protract my remarks. 'The oooasion, the cirumstances under which ■we meet, are full of interest. But the peo (> have assembled to listen to you, not to s, and so, again bidding you a hearty wel me, I will no longer stand between you d the audience.” Dr. Bourns replied in a happy, graceful inner, expressing his heartiest thanks r his kind reception, and proceeded to late in a graphic manner the .incidents nnected with his finding the ambrotype the possession of Mr. Schriver of Grae lberg, Pa., and the manner in which, by a itice of the incident published in the MEKIOAN PbhsBYTERIan, thefamilyofthe ad soldier was discovered. His narra | tire was listened to with the greatest ia- Merest by the audience. At its close Rev. Mr. Ohamberlayne, pastor of the M. E. l Churoh, Portville, offered the following preamble and resolutions, which, after be ing seconded in abta and eloquent speech es by W. F. Wheeler, Esq., of Portville, and Rev. J. H. Vincent, of Illinois, were; unanimously adopted, Whereas the. occasion of Mr. Humis ton’s death on the battle-field of Gettys burg, has been so ordered by an over ruling Providence, as to draw towards his fatherless children the,sympathies ofajjar triotic public, and thereby awakening srich an interest in’the ChOdreh of the deceased soldiers of our country-as will probably result 'in . some measures ;for "their - perma nent.iWelfarjSj; -4-84, whereas, Dr.. l|oumis, by his disin terested and philanthropic services, has been mainly instrumental in securing ririfee' fiegiilyedi Ist,7 That the.sincere thanks : c^S? B .oqdhaoa)whiohthis iwar-hae Sesolved, .2d, -That, while Sve as Chris -iaan ;Mt “ the •HimthaPwaa teady top'erisb/’ May nomp .npqriCDr.BouraspwejiHMliemulateiMs.ex-; .PWPte Jjs clqfoff, whicjr r the,qlyffien of o,ur brave and noble : soldil|rS l&veupon tis bntbr&d i aS' i thdse i claims' urd/ i! frj?s s §uch ! % ' : Kw4dential : ’ ; ttn(l touching i appeal i tondur: sympathies ;as. ti*?; dearth. scene which this gathering, cpmme.- r , mprates, V . '"7• u -* The following is a brief .outline of Mr. Vincent’s .timely and. pertinent remarks There are some little incidents which fall out in life, which havp pp- much human tenderness ahd beauty in them/ that their sirriplri’riarimtiveAfrikrisn'resporisiWedrcll in-every hPSrt: ' 1 Whit leye has not moist ened iOterthemimple'act ofthekind T heartr - pd woman.at: the grave,- ,of r a c -in. New Orleans, who, asshedrew, riear’tne open coffin, said: “iiet‘ i the l kiss !-hiiH l for : his mother.” Alb o Ver «th#dand. faas ‘been told-the story ofith&idead soldier whp, nyas found .on the thp ambrotype .of Ms ihre e .children' in his tn ¥ !chil-“ ’dronbCford-lfiie.• :; 0: -’ c'-M:j--> 1 ' We are met to-day? to: sympathize with them; to talk together about thesingular. providence which has in such, a beautiful' way provided for 1 their riuppriri. ' Though from a :; distant-’"Stalp;'l ; am- glad'-tojoiii) 'you-iti'lthe 1 services'.of ,tiiiB;tPe^siop«; !£ lfc, belongs to ns in Illinois, ; as much ,as? to you, to sympathise with, these children, to' trace God’s hand" in i the f biattei'; aiid’ if ! a sphere of Work’iiS behalf' bFotherJorphaned-' PnePis to be ppChed iip/ii wiilibe-"«buih'de-j light-as>Wellras dutyfitoieoTpperateln'.Uial!, work: r-,,.. ' ■ In. creation, see" ,Gbd’s wisdom''and power displayed hot'only among tihegreat and - massive - facts of-thei -.uniyerse;.*biiti; equally so iii What men calhftiifes-ijittle, things, - , The telescope repeals God’s grand movements in tbe heavens,' but; by tbe'mi croscope we see’ his thdughtss'rif beauty and lPve in tiny flowers arid drops’ofwa ter. In times of war we see Godls.splen did purposes in .the defea^pvictories, re-, volutions, which take place;“but oil every battle-field, in every hospital,if Here occur little dence—touches of human and tenderness, which are. ,npt;::iioticed in re ports of commanding officers, but which are delicately beautiful; 1 Slid poiht'usto'- God’s wisdom and' care. - Sach ad evefat is; the one 1 connected with, our meeting,.to day. \ -A: So in the practicalresults of great strug gles we find indirect riffortri/rioMe' ofiWMch are small enough whenvie'wed separately, which prove to us i that. ;He who-jp,erupts, tbesevil, elicits from it, a -thousand.indirect and simple benefits, while he makes , tlie whole contribute to some rriore iiripoßmg result. The' establishment of our mation upon a foundation the solidity of . which even Europe dare not doubt—the emanci pation of the slaves—the breaking up of corrupt political parties—these are some of the grand results achieved by this war. but I believe there has been awakeUed in the church by the war, a sympathy with the suffering she did not sufficiently feel before. There may be less concern abriut dogmas in our religion—hut there is more humanity—more Christ-like pity'than be ' fore. See the hands of men, women, and children at home, busy for the soldier’s comfort. See the tenderness displayed in our hospitals—see that noble Christian Commission working like’a Christ among the people—breathing its benedictions— scattering its benefactions everywhere. It cheers the dying soldier, sustains him in suffering—goes with light arid fire to his cheerless home, and brings gladness where sorrow dwelt’before. We have needed more humanity in our religion. -1 believe one of the results of the war will be the increased susceptibility—the enlarged sym pathy—the greater practical benevolence of the church: You remember Aben Ben Adhem who asked the angel if; his name was among those whom the love of God had blessed. . The angel said," No,” Said - Abenj “ Write me then as one that loves 1 hisfellow men.” “ The angel wrote and vanished, the next night The angel came with great awakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blest, ‘ And 10l Ben Adhem's name led all the rest." The man who puts himself at Christ’s work of charity on earth, will soon be led to. fuller sympathy with Christ, even if at first he holds Mm in too light' esteem. ’ So God works great results and little results, and who can trill which is the more important and sublime, the great or the little ? And who can tell what may spring from tMs little incident that has thrilled the heart of the nation? It is already proposed to provide in every State a fund; for the relief? of soldiers’ orphans. Hu ; miston, while dying, lqoked at his children till a film grew over his eyes, arid his hands dropped in death. That last linger ing look was a rich legacy indeed. It iriay lead to the founding of asylums for thou sands of orphaned ones over the land. It reminds me of the South American hunter who, as he climbed the mountain, caught a herb by which to lift himself up. The root gave way. On root and ground hei saw silver ore glittering in the sunlight; Lo 1 the silver mines of Potosiwere open-! ed. So may the deed of this dying sol; PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 21, 18 64. dier open a mine of treasure which (while, it enriches nohe) shall distribute its factions wherever’there are soldiers’ wi dows and soldiers’ orphans. Dr. Bourns then read, to the audience the; subjoined Poetic Gem, composed by Geri. W. H. Hayward, Of Baltimore, and sent to him to be used for the benefit of the Hrimiston family. It is. now for the first time published- -• It is, as will be fea- : dily -perceived,; thesupposed thoughts of theidying soldier. ' !Let me gaze upon this picture f I Whilst mj Hfe-blood;from. me .flows, , :On these aearloveA happy feces,- Efe'iii dfcaiß fiiy’eVe lids'clOsei 1 ; s»lif hpas(U . ii ;.,,. . . ;sTotmi£[jons"cbtuilitnuy; . ( "~,l ' ” ;M nfri%'l6 , &y : ®eittri t i < ldwri’treß|ffieBi '-• i i :: - ;4nd-WBs fteul afelidje.;,, . ~.. : jHSere cold-gromi'dlyibg, :■ The ,earth ; my. last,lone.,bedj ,; t ~ iNo fiierid l to my firing,* ? “ ’ 1 Or 'khW-m'e when I’ni'ntoai . For my ,cliildreh yearns with care;. ' ■ ’ That:we all.mttylmget;togetlser,'u ui r ’ / In happiness,onee,more< : ThatarOuiid'the’pbaceml fireside,' < r EiridHeaverijwiuiineirefetorKi.f r r, But:lfed,>mynnlsegrow.weaker,; Bi'the gibrirf imrbrcriri sW =■- r Still, d recognise itheifeatores- ■>; <’. Of my.Kt^e.poy—ds.he,l,. ' My boys!—my darling;dtmghter! . Let none their , . ’ From this pdot-'riveiq' bWeding heart; i•' OhjcheaKriLyidring pr»y(irj . ;; . > . . . My God I protect the,mother, ’; irir/ - : I .dip lalope; Bbs&mgMne; >; ~: No one ,tp shed,s (ear. | nr Sorpe.Btranger’a.handjwiU fipd me, ~ And a grave fpr me prepare:. Onjmy Iwesst %Sey’iFjpffioe this picture, Eet TM me, The,Slai9 3 ana : StripeS i f ldVel r;; Idiea.lh:ion.soldier,: rest .above. The flowers will blqom as t aweetly O’er the Unknown soldier’s grave, ’ 3 ' With hia heart-loved idofa uearihim, And,thq,Elagfhe ; dled . .. . . , No srorie Wifl'teirjße'story, ~ V '* Of 'the-stranger nfeatlithUisod; f r. > r Where so .p.eac«dq)ly he plumbers, NnKn'own—save .unto Gedl'. Thus ended one ojf the. most interesting .meetings everheld in 'Western New York. •It is the design of the J)r. and his friends in Philadelplxia, to turn this most touching incident to a larger account than simply bo provide for the famiij; of ’Ser gearit Humiston. It is hoped that interest , enough will 'be awakened in'this subject, to secure a fund to aid the families ,of de tceased soldiers all over the land. It is proposed that eaeh State cafe for its orim war orphans and widows. It would be a remarkable illustration of the wonderful ways of Providence, if ffom the 'iittle'Wrix brotype found in the dead soldief’s handsV [^hould*spfingt^! g®eatpatklrial : Small-b’egiiiriirigs often gro 'te a grCrit conclusion; ■ i ". THK : PATRIOTISM OF OUB TIMES. Patriotism ! So mribh has the word r been abused and maids''the cover'ofsClfish aims and purposes; that some have .actually become sceptical as to , ; t.he-. .real existence. fof such a virtue. Yet jt does erisi iri .ail : its pfiritine purity, aridifiourishes"ris!lriku riantly to-day as ever. To prove it, I will mot go back to days of Grecian or of Roman heroism; or even to the days of our revolutionary stuggle, whrin such men' as 'Joseph Warrrin/'its first victim, fought and fell in freedom’s holy cause. I only ask you to behold with vision clear and unobscured by.party film, what is and has Been for the last two years transpiring around you; aid yori will find as' noble instances of true pa triotism as ever adorned any era in; our world’s history. You have not forgotten (or if you have, coming generatipns never will) the heroism of that man, who' early in the insurrection transformed thri flag Of his country into a comfortable, and kept it Upon his bed until the time arrived, when at the risk of his life, he with Ms own hands hoisted it upon a staff, which had treiribled with the fluttering of treason’s banner, and thus wrote: “My child, my loved one,-and you my brothers and sis ters, lam satisfied, lam now willing to go home to God. lam ready to lie down with my fathers of the heroic age.” Neither can you so soon have forgotten the heroism of that citizen of Charleston, S. C., of military arid ricieritific attairiments, whowhen tempted by promotion to enlist beneath the Confederate banner, responded: “You cannot buy my loyalty. I love Ca rolina and the South, but t love my country better; ” Finding him faithful to the flag he loved, he Was made to feel the power' of" his* enemies. He was- thrown into a miserable, damp, ill-ventilated cell, and fed on coarse fare; his property con fiscated, and. his wife and children beg gared; Poor man ! he sank beneath his troubles, and was soon removed from the persecution of his oppressors. The day before Ms death be said to hia wife;: “Mary, yon are beggared because I would not prove disloyal.” “ God be thanked for your fidelity,” replied his wife. “They have taken your wealth.and life, but could not stain your honor, and our children shall boast. an unspotted name. My husband, rejoice in your truth.” She returned to her friends shortly after his ; death,-openly declaring her proudest boast i should be, “My husbaud died a martyr to his patriotism.” “Tell my wife,”said the dying Major Bamum/of the New York 12th, “that in my last thoughts were blended my wife, my boy, and my flag.” He asked of the physician how the battle went ? “ God bles the fla—!” and expired with the prayer finishing inaudibly with his closing lips. Who Ahall say that the age of he roism has passed ? The great struggle of the country, while it has revealed the baseness of many, from whom better things might have been expected, has also brought to light some of the grandest exhibitions of the' pure love of country which the world has efer seen; Not a few of these have come from the common soldiers of the army (God bless them—“brave boys are they!”)— men who without the tempta tion of rank, gain, or power, have gone rnto the battle-field from pure and lofly principle.. In one case, as a female rela tive hung over a fearfiilly wounded sol dier, She tould ; not hrilp exclaiming, “ Is it worth;alltlriß?” The-poor sufferer turned, Ms eye rfollupon-iher and marked empfrasis,/’Yes—yes-rit.f?.worth it.ail.'i”- Said one ■vwo.Jiad extensively vjsitrid otit hosfifa& V 'met with a sol dier, Mcfc-’df'WWtoileti, who regretted that he; had gorie .into war; not one who; used the coward’K.plea, that ,he ,had qn-, Aured enough fiwnis couritry;” ‘ SaM‘ ano|thrir, fof: rif .tbe; woundedjrM ? |^^ii^ifrpm s she hominy-to, theJapses egn.- nejrgp beknowp.. In’ the of .tnrise who some' ! of ! thbir I ; fesmll'- i fidftlririgs/ : tori “WiH 5 time: c Britnot riirian among^lallsthe.jMtfreretß .yras heasdltOrSP,:- she‘ uriiV-ersal se^flmnt,waS,'thai"iiadf thfey a thbrisaritf IrVfes th^ i -Wdui'd-’ ; all : bri a fireet^ i: terideredrto'tffie-Enion'nndt'he.rest oration; Says, Wni., .Jennison, Esq, one of the Defroit" committee .appointed to look after the Michigan 2tsh, wburi’ded in the recent battles ) Philadelphia: i‘ H any man desires tor bnhealed qf- sympathy withtraitprsia. compintp this pool of blood arid wounds, and lsok at th'ri’se' bjriySf cherirfui' Sefriridelri of tbe TJniori. li l%igW( , ;i>Ot-;hriarfi a single mnr mer.” 7 Says rßev: Geo. Huffieldi; Jr.', pn-: gaged in a.rfmilM anission .near. Gettys burg : “Words 'cannot describe the forti tude Of thriapmhji:’ 5 ? lt is a& great 'ari their ieCariP? (ffrCTMiS! great’ ins Suffering as in- : J 9; M.. Goop&fa Obituary gf -oetjdr Ferry, EIGHT® HORAE—THE CROWN, giyenryourself, for the time your country. If you are like'jthe majority of those wjio now .make up ithe hundreds of thousands of our armies,yipu have done it iri that self-eon seeratirig-spirit r whip]^eonstitutes the high est earthjy, ,qf,. patriotism.. ! Others have given 'their sympathy, their influence, their votes, and their money. When the question came to you, What will' you give?” your .mind swept past, all theqe lesser form 4 of coiiriecration, .and you said, .“I will'giye^rii^se!/'.” Still,' yori have some personal ambition —some thoughts of noble rewards Which’ centre in yourself. You would be either less or more than human, if 1 you had not. You .seek the apUmbatjon of your countrymen, pmd" ’’yd i/*rrituiri ’home, Bear throriiK lifri the honors Of fidelity and bravery. Ur ifyou should die on the field;' you wish your name to live on the brilliant roll pf the’saviors of the nation. Spme months ’ago, at the tiine of the smali' fighis on the up'per Potomac, iirime diately following the battle of Aritietam/I was sitting vfith a friend who is known in all our armies'arid all'our land as the 1 sol dier's friripflj when a telegram was handed in. He opened and read it; handed it to 1 me, laid Ms face ori Ms hand and grbaiied aloud. IfVas from a field officer in a re giment near Harper’s Feny, rind read, — “Tell that his son has just been killed while fighting nobly for the country.” ' • I accompanied the receiver of this de spatch in Ms sad mission to the bereaved father. The shock came upon Mm like a s weeping ; but when time brought composure of did find satisfaction in the hoUof which adorned the memory of Ms son, especially as he knew that son to bp. a-praying Christian, and believed Mm ready to meet God. This last was the great consolation, without which the other would have been poor indeed. ' But with this last as the’main comfort, he could re joice in the illustrious record of his srin on the list of our American “ Legion of Ho nor.” Soldier, let me commend to you just those views of a noble personal ambition which, are presented in this case. Look at it from the Christian stand-point—the only point where the ‘ view sweeps over three worlds, and takes in thri true idea of im mortality. When you" think of reriown for yourself, you always think also of the pride wMch your friends will take in it. If you ever think of the possibility that your mili tary career may set in shame, the darkest thought of that ignominy is that those friends will blush rit the mention of yOur name: r ", r: ' - But if those friends take the Cbristiari view of this matter-—and what other view will bear the test Of sound reflectio'ri ? they can never exult in any reriowri which you bring with' you from the field of war, or wMch 'may be srint home shorild you die, so long as there was no laurel for your liro w as a soldier of the cross, arid no hope that you hrid gone to receive onri honor from the hand of God. True, they would feel that it was better to die bravely in the assault, than to be shot as a deserter or hung as a traitor, and from such thoughts they would strive to gain comforting re flections ; but the highest glory of all earth ly fame is powerless for comfort, if we are compelled to think of those who should be our pride,* as disowned of heaven, and dis- The ambition which stirs your heart, has belonged to all ages in which soldiers have fought, for a country of which they were proud. Every generonsgpyernm«nt> has provided, stimulants -and, rewards for • it. The,Romans had crowns of distinction - as the reward-of-the highest acts of hero- , ism. After a victory, the armies were as - sembled -. to witness the distribntion of theae .rewards; Ih .thepresence of- those ‘ the general in commandpiaced the 1 the ieafia .of .tbgse f whohad iWOp „they t yere - Ecasfopp, reg@rd§«l as th,e. lpftif&t honors’ of! the nation.- sThe ambijSpii for this liopor yas. then. the highMt.lnmtement to soldieriy yirtue. and a snstftimng support under soldierly endu rance* tlndp|;heir earnal natioiisaf ry, the. spfscr shaking in death,' feeling thht rife, earned .the meed, asked,Jbr.ofiiy this,-*- ttGtownme. andlet me~dis.” • Soldier, yon can appreciate this feeliiig, ifor you understand the soldier’s ambition. Then ihake it' thpatepping' stone ‘ofthe in finitely hlghbraittbitidn wfiichwbuldgtesip the crdvm y 6f life. ! What the prospect of a militaiy coroiitltion was ; to the Roman istotbe’ Christian' warrior ih the strifefdr' heaved! • It is ah incitement to faithful warfare, and’a support of the spirit uh'der : ah its 'hardness and perils. God presents it. bbtere' you' in -that : light, '“'Be ~ thou ;faitiifbPiffiftd ! death, and I wilf gKrh-ifeei a CFO'wd l 6f ,; life.’’ -■ This'is your first and great strife. It ' requires-' a higher order of heroism and self! sacrifromg consecration' than : belongs to any “earthly warfare. Ih the litter'yon' khowybur foe, nridyonr are- bf the saiheorderwith : his. ' It is muscle ’against mnsblc, and steel against steeh ' But the other is agaiaSti both' seen f^d' ! iifiseey foe&*-not alone' foes of iffesh andbloodi'hut the rultersdfthe this frdflcL’ You are often in' ; company where it requires more stiiid ; faithful fbr Odd,'than toTiish tothe assault in the face of a,‘blitzingbattery. Me lesser ainbitidns of earth bear you Meroidilly threUgb this last. Inspired by such ambition, you would not “give your plac'd to indthdr ;' yOu-Wouldnot fling away the opportunity for'the" brilliant're-' cord-which you pant to achieve:' So let the holy and heavenly aspiratidhi stir your soul to be’fdremdst in the warfare against Sin, and in the fight of faith. ‘ This alone is the forever'sanistified ambition; and only* this can beautify and sanctify even .so no-, ble an impulse, as th at winch has thrown you into this breadh between our country and political ruin. If the oMßoman re wards were revived, you ? wbuld *not be pushed out of your chance of wrestling fort the mdrk of distinction:' ‘ In the striiggle'for the iniiiiortal life, God does contihue to hold before you the same reward ds ever. In that strife, see to it, brave soldier, “that no man take thy crown.” B. B. H. Peterson. Poems. By Henry Peterson. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott&Co. 12mo, tinted paper, gilt top. pp. 203. There are pleasing pieces of lyrical com position in this volume. Several of them are upon patriotic subjects which are han dled with grace, force and the right spirit. An ingenious .plot forms the foundation of the long poem—“ The Rivals.” Mr. Pe terson however, is not in any high sense, a poet or a teacher of mankind. His book must be classed with many others in .-this lime which give a transient pleasure but make no lasting impression. Sargent. The Temperance Tales, with a Prefatory Sketch of their Origin and His tory. By Lewis M. Sargent. A new edition, Vol. 111. Published by the American Tract. Society, Boston. 18mo, pp. 255. It is a good service the Tract Society is doing, in the republication of these sto ries, Wo trust the times are not so changed but that some of the moving, startling and reformatory effect which they produced on a former generation, may be felt in this. The present volume contains: A Word in Season; Well Enough for the Vulgar; Nancy Le Baron; Too Fast and Too Far. Chaplin. Black and White; or the Heart not • the Face, _by Mrs. Jane J). (J ha plin. Boston; American Tract Society. lSrno, pp. 174. ■ A most touching and skilfully'composed story, designed td make a favorable im pression for the African race in this coun try. • The incidents are claimed to be true in the main. Pleasant Tales in Prose and Verse, with Illustrations. 18mo, pp. 224. • The Children’s Guide. By Rev. J. S. Sewdll. 24m0, flexible covers. American Tract Society, Boston. New York: for sale by John G. Broughton. Far A wav; or life at Tanna and Samoa. Prepared for the Committee by the author of‘‘Money,” “The Barclays,” &c. Phila delphia ; Presbyterian Publication Commit-, tee. 18mo, pp. 151, illustrated. Price 40 cts- Missionary life, its obstacles and; sacri fices;, present some of the most attractive and poetic aspects in the South Sea Islands. Nowhere have the vileness df • ’ powSf of the Gospelbeen exhibifed-pn a grander scale than ahibng' itibSe remote aUd balmy regions" of the Pacific, - The Publication •Committee having recently published a handsome yplnhie on the .Pejee Islands, .now follow it with'cine of deep and varied interest, on those. nobler specimens of ha inanity the.^amqans.. It most prove a voritei yrijh .ihechildrem StenmißAi- Tracts/ No. it-. ■■ The: Parables ; of our Lord. ..ißubhshed byS. F. Hotchkjin, . Claymont, Bet' 32m0, jpp. 40. Price 10 cents For sale-at. the Presbyterian Bobir. ; Store, 1334 Ohesten^: -30.7 j-.-r; : - airan ged tei tbe steer in. which ini Scripture Without - note .or - comment A ; good:little tract: for soldiers. . Hammond. , TheCbiljPs Guide to Heaven, by/EdvratePaysonHamihon'd, author-hr ; “liittle QnesTin: tha Fold,’ ’ &o; Boston : .... .treatise, is a report of an ad dress, deliyqred!-by Mr, JHammopd before one lJnite- Children’s mectingsdu ring the pf- ’OB, when it is believed that 'hundreds of in tender years were led by the Spirit to accept ed Christ. It is in fom4 direefe lull of tenderness, illustnu ting, the way- of. -salvarion by many ample narratives, one. Qf .yhich, “The Kohleman and the Serf,” was transferred, to oar col ninns. It. shpuld bp widely circulated among the children, to whom Hfr. Hammond seems to have a.special and blessed mis sion. , , PEB»H>ICALS AND PAMPHLETS. The Amebican Pi Rsvibw fort January, .1864. Hemy B.’ SiUith and •J. M. Sherwood, Editors.- Contents: The Latin- Patriarch ate, by Dr. Philip Scbaff The Epistle of Barnabas, Translated from the Codex Si naiticua The- Regnla Pideij or:the Gos pel ofiohnvby Tayler Lewis. Education in the Presbyterian Church, by Pisher of Hamilton; College. The The<|gy of for Preaching, by Dr. Skinner. The BbhemiaU Reformation, J. M. Sherwood. Renan’s Life of Jesus, by Henry B. Smith, D. D. Criticisms on Books; (23 pages.) Theological and Litei*, tery r Ecclesiastical Record, by Dr/ Hatfield..,. Several! .of the; leading articles will; be read; with' deep interest, while the Literary department is unusually full and satisfactory. ' : .7 i ; A laudable effort has -been inaugurated to put the Review in the hands of such 'stodinteah theplogy, and:jtHßisteES, as-«re finable to ptebUre themtelves.' 1 It is' pro*. posed byDrk.AdamS,Prentiss;Crosby,and Kendall, a committee of the Y. Clerical iLSSOCiation, that one