7fi l leortlaantots.
CHRISTIAN ,pomgissioN.
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ELOQUENT APPEAL PRISM AN OFFICER IN
TUE ARMY OF TEE POTOMAC.
• .
An officer appeals to Ministers—Few
Chttplains—kNo Tents—Revival Prayer
Ilfeetinge— Soldiers Deserve the Best
P.rellehers —Preaching over Graves—
An Audience in their. Grave Clothes.
Since the memorable message of Cor
nelius. the Centurion 'to the' Apostle
Peter,we have seen nothing of the kiad
so noteworthy as the following letter
from an officer of high position in the
regular army, at the head quarters of
the army of the Potomac. 'Whether
'we consider the position of the writer,
the force of the arguments, the ferVor
of its spirit, or th. r e i novetty of. a soldier
pleading with ministers` of` Christ to
give the gospel, to the army, we Must
be deeply impressed by ,It was read
to the Executiie Cointriittee 'or . the
Christian COmmissipn on the day that
a proposal to supply' over 'two . hundred
chapel tents, at a cost' of 04000 was
under consideration. We need scarcely
say that the decision to supply them, if
the church would raise the means, was
unanimous. Mr. Morris K. JeSeup's
plan of asking each church to buy 4
tent, to be inscribed with ifs` name, was
siinultan'eonslY, and . without conSulta
tion, propoSed and acted on by the
'rehbyterian Chilidli'of Tuscarora . -Pa,
and the Thompsbn Tuscarora :Tabernacle
is pow on its way to Nashville. Thus
the Lord has been preparing soldiers to
.ask for, and the. churches to give, the
means of grace. Let , every church,
send on speedily its camp chapel tent,:
and every town an able preacher for
six weeks to Occupy it.
SE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION ITS
WORK.,
. r"
Having held official positions in the
old both East and West,4ltieli. ititioNtred
' very
,extensive observation, and,
'laving' never been in any way cQn:
ected with the Comraisidon, my dilin
lons.,9encerning it, f are perfectly inde
is endent) - 'they are presentedon my
.wn responsibility, _in the_ hope _that
hey may help ; the to form a
;WA appreqiatim,of their duties and
heir privireges .
'connection with the
oitinnder consideration.
AN OPEN DOOR.
e advantages which the army Qffers
urfig lethiktp• a field U 1 r stian
lab or* are unparalleled. '
At 'vtibt expense sve send missionaries
o preach the gospel in China and India,
`ate& to t e people, weary _lnca's Must
le spent in the study of the language.
t,er, that is 'acquired; 'through
55
erablo difficulties, the missionary sue
eeds in collecting perhaps Atl. audience,
ere and thereof,' childrep, : women and
' of by-;no - Means' the most
class.snt. The good work one emi
eritly of faith,and patience. :„The city
saStor has an audience .alike composed,
5f different classes and grades 'of Mich
ariety, that on niany subjects it is
cult tp 'address More. than aismall per
centage of the audience directly at the
• :to time. Then,there are ,many,who
p
too - youncr, anii - many othCrsto'oPld,
to afford mill probability of successful
fruition of the. eeed, no rilittei s how -
earnestly it - may have been scattered,
All, whether young or old, and of
=very class, are more or less'preoccupied
lgy the various ocCapations and eicitc
orgat of qty life . ,. , tending to preclude
editation on divine 'things
A 13E LEOTED 'CIONGRIGATIODI
If that pastor, visits the army as a'
delegate of Christian Commission,
.e mar end of - the line to
the vther, and throughout ; _ the entire
astit_ Y he will find but one stYle, of audi
ence; and that of the best pci,ssible
asp, in this—it consists almoir i'xclu
skelygotvoltn#loß. c liLvßOAsiti3Oood
aferage - iiifellrgeribel' "aie not " ereencti
dad ; are not harrassed by family cares;
;they are provided for; they have aini
ply to obey orders when they colicei,aild,
in the interim, have to endure so much
wearisome •monotony, that-many who
would not take the trouble to attend
church when at home, would now gladly
I 'sten to anything or anybody.
-,`The soldier's •life, though not favors
'." e for reading, is, very conducive to re
ie
-
ection. ' The drum beats, 4nd he
:
wakes, or gets his rations, or goes to
d, as the case may be, until it beats
gain. Without . need. . fez further
ought or care, he, is (in winter quart
s,) "asif he were a boy again." Their
e is thus favorable both to attention,
d reflection. Of similar age, with
mi - non pursuits :avid dangers, they
ve common tastes and feelings.: What
adapted to one suits all. ---
'la!. The soldiers are willing to hear 4het.ruth,.
' avc have never attended a meeting
C
id by the Ohristian OMITLiEIgOtI. that
as only half full. As a rule they axe
Overflowing, even where they are, held
- evening in the week.
,ems impossible to have meetings
[lie in the uniform style .so coin
n the churches North. Always
he first few meetlngs'a spirit •of
interest is awakened, taking on
a raoter Of what is termed a re
.
~ I think, 'is attribu.table to the
\at the majority of our soldiers
flee been under the influence of
I-schools or Christian hoines, so
he buried seed has only to be a
watered, and it springs up with
Ibness that is truly.reviving
. ss. It matters, not how profane
•reverent they fatly have - behome,
with the soldier as with the sailor, the
memories of home and the Sabbath
school are very sacred, and eventhough
nothing that is said may in ; itself in
interest them., there is always 'One cer
tain clue ; let.itbe something which , shall
awaken •their early •-associatienti, and: i
their feelings are immediately, enlisted.
They will never "go back," as they
term it, on their " bringing up." ' , •
At home, should they, be .addressed
on the uncertainty of life," , youth:
and growing strength form a', - neveri
failing shield on which these admoni
tions are received, but •here,`teneh 'that
point ever.so'delicately, and> every word
brings up visions of dead comrades and' .
hair breadth escapes;to stipercede any
argument on that. question. Death is
to them as much a reality as life is.
The condition of the soldier exhibits
an advantage for the reception'ef truth
like to that which grows out ofbereave
ment. So long has he been absent from
those lie. loves, fie begins to' think of
them, with those who were dead long
Ago; and a 5 at midnight hour, beneath
the silent stars, ,he keeps his lonely
Watch, he comes, more than other men,
to feel the want of something to lOve
thiS yearning mood; the soulis very
apt to feel after God. Many fats have
1 met with of soldiers coming off picket,
much "wiser:and much happier; than
when they went on. • ,
11o* then is it we have 'been 'acctis
tamed to consider the life of the soldier
so conducive to proflagacy ? Because
it is so. When the tide, of feeling,
rising in the soldier's breast, is • not
taken at'the flood by kind.' counsel and
Christiansympathy, it bursts' in Scat
tered foam and 'dissipation. When re
flection but 'starts" accusing voices, its
spell must be !broken by loud , oaths, the,
troubled spirit must be soothed by drink.
Therefore is it that most urgent'efforts
should be made to surround the soldier•
With every possible religiowinfluerice,
, seeing he is so easily saved from so,
In the absence of these privileges
the men are, week after week, and p6r,
haps month after month, lying' crowded'
in winter quarters, the intolerable ennui
relieved only by a mutual. exchange of
,nll-the garbage that the vilest - may have
scraped :from" the filthiest kennels of
human depravity .; •
..alhe,fearfnl corruption; thus engen
-dered is truly appalling, rendering the
atmosphere too often totally 'fatal to:
the last spark of .youthful _virtue.
Tithe Christian Commissionfails to cla
the work it contemplates; it
_will be left
undone.
Daring the, winter , it is jrapossible to
have religious services in .the, ,open- air,.
Yet there 18 not a tent i'A''the GOVern
meat service; to iny knowledge, 'pro•
vided for this purpose. '
A REVIVAL AT EVERY cruPx.r,
I cannot conceive or 'anything in
which' a benevolent Christian can make
such - a good investment for, Christ as
the army. I have never seen one in`
use,anyw,here, but, it VeCanle, not only:
the occasion of deep awakening„:bataleo
inevitably a centre firound - cihiclic in va
rious camps adfoining, a - work of grace
would commence.,
Besides one' or'two tit 'each' Corps
Hospital, there should be one . for-every
Brigade - in the army. • .
There is no other source , ,, except the
Commission, through which reading of
,any kind, except daily news, will reach
theAoldier. In no other way, but by
an Organization of this kind, recognized
hY,the"churcheS and by the Government,Can chapels,'Christian laborers, and re
Jigiotia' reading, be Provided in any
mkasure ; as under' no other circumstan
ces could the necessary transportation,'
passes; and mail facilities be obtained.
SCARCITY OF CHAPLAINS.
Are there not chaplains'commissioned, on
purpose to do this work Yes, but with'
some of the regiments Only _ln "the'
Fifth Corps, 'Which 'suppose is as'Vell'
,
;supplied as any in the army, there are
to , day thirty-seven regiments which
have no Chaplain. ``Then, as in every
'other-corpsi' there is"a brigade.of artil
lery, there are independent batteries,
division. hospitals„...base—hospitals,
ambulance trains , wagon trains, and all
the various headquarters, none of which
are alleVred'chaplaineat any tuner For
all this work there are only six dele
gates aidtwo chapel tents.:'; - Besides,.
suppOSinethere . was a Superfluity of
chaplains, 'what could they do,,conipar
atively
* without chapels, books,-tracts,
&c. 2 ~'.ln the Second Corps there.are to
day thirty:eight regiments without
chaplains, besides all the separate eom
mands in it detailcd.aboVe. 'this
corps there .are now ,
.but three working
.delegates. 4911 the regular troops that
have been in the Army of the Potomac,
with the exception of one regiment,
have been totally without chaplains
even to bury their dead, and within a
hundred miles of Washington have been
less, cared for than the recognized heathen.
There is a base hospital near,City Point
for many thousand patients.' Shall that
be supplied with ohapla,ins by.transferr
ing ;them from the few regiments which
have ihemll
So far as the magnitude of the opera
tions of the 'Commission is concerned,
it would seem that the, presence or ab
sence of a few chaplains, more or less,
81:tonld scarcely be taken,into account.
ADVANTAGES
,OF A DELEGATE OF THE.
CHRISTIAN COMMISSION
Th'e delegate of the. Christian Commis
sion has many advantage& * *
He is subject to no restrictions 'elecept
those made in the division of the 14bor
by the Commission. If he is not well:
received in one place he can walk a few
steps, further on to another camp.' A
missionary in P'ekin would meet With
just about as much limitation. Ho has
no Military ;orders; to give, or; to obeY. -
He is understood to be
. working for the
good of the soldier, - riot 'for'pay; this is
a free passtb theloldier's heart.
PHILADELPHIA , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1864.
He comes full of fresh enthusiasm,
which, is exceedingly refreshing, and
,encouraging, espeeially to the sick sol
dier. =lt does him good to see the clean,
smiling face' of a Civilian, and; he likes to,
tell him ofhis many, adverrtut;ce r itseems
.! kso 'neighborly. Then comes' the mu.tu4
al sympathy,,.follOweeby the' gracious;
word dropped into„ the open heart ; of
the grateful..siOlelier,-whnis made hapj
4)ter for the coming week by the friend-'
ly interview:. -
If the delegate happens to come•frenx
the same county ' , as some of the. men,
they feel just like school.boys when.Tisi- 1
ted -by a relative' from their, distant;
home. The effect is more cheering than
,any grown up peoplis, at home will - un
derstand.
THE BEST MEN" WANTED FOR• THE WORE.
The kind of cleleqates most needed' are
not good readers of sermons. The real,
main work of tne• Commission must be
&one by steady, bard-working, faithfUl
Christian men. The most desirable
-combination for a, good delegate would
be a happy faculty of extemporaneous .
discourse, with cheerful conve r sational
qUalities. There are in. :the army, a
large number of officers .and men of
very high.intelligence, who prior to-en
tering the service Were accuatopied,
the best- pulpit talent'in'the icountry.
For three or foniyeari-they have heard
but a few occasional sermons, and would
seem to 'receive- a new life,= could they
but hear pnce.more the inspiring words
of their old- pastor.
why.',canhot the b'esi men -in, the coum
try visit' the army' occasionally,' and en=
courage:the brave m.en—in .. the perform
ance of those duties they once urged
zthem- to undertake ? Are they ,not de
-serving of It?. `Would Our. eomfortable
brethren at hOme be -tlitia 'Making `a'
greater sacrifice for us; - than we , are
making them :?' ,
for the very deSirable
that our Chriatianbrethren Who are ea
ger for young men to enter the , army,
'should; as far as: possible, ~ s hare their
burdens after they are in it; land thus in
-our common. cause Manifest a common
sympathy of-phristian patriotism,
The church, which sends its pastor-`as a
delegate to - the army will not lose an AtAing.
The advantage is a mutual one. The
Change . ,is often very beneficial to:ifie
health of the delegate. It opens to
,a new world, enlarges his' knowl64 l e
,man, of a 'thousand -things - , 'Which die
failed . before-to comprehend, furnish - els
him with a 'ney'V ,field for,,illastration,
and quickens his zeal for,the salvation
of men.
`'He preaches over graves here, and'he
feels that men are mortal: He , exhortS
men dsily w•ho' come here to die, and ,
they sit before him in their graye
:clothes. • • 1
The prayer meetings in the army'are
not tame, formal, weekly, meetings:;
they areas real as life and death, for
sincerity and earnestness. I can -.com
pare them only to the ; old Fulton' Street
daily prayer-meetings• daring the great
revival r ancithey mast eontrilmte to the
The Holy Spir - it-_sCernsto,'be 'secretly'
_
workingiin fanticipatiOn.of the co-opera 2
tion of God's
,servants. Both at City
Point, and neater the front, sinners are
coming: to Chria; letray she,ep,
but as-doves„flocking to their windoWs.
uNPREcEVANTED BAArtl&ESii FOR .toxPEE
.
During the ensuing winter the 'field
;Will be 'fully availaWq;," seeitsfipe,flir,
the harvest, and waiting, only for ',the'
church to enter the sickle. ,:From *hat
'I have seen, there is an univer
sal eagerness for religious truth in ”the
army which is,. beyondh. precedent.
This is a*ork.which demands no mean
offering. It;deserves 'only . the
money of the - church, but a` liberal Con
tribution Of its., best . .talent and of ,its
Most faithfuipastors, as.the demands of
the Commission may require.
' . H. ,`:IT S - A
ITEA.That4STERs ARMY POTOMAC; Nov. 21, 1864.
, - This record is .designed to: he, complete,lso
far as•Tegard's •thd•Preshyterian:Church, of
the vatious , branches,- in our country.:-Ith
portant chanies.in other denominaiions are
also given. ' • • •
David, D. D. Ref. ' Dutch. 7 -4estreed,
pastorate of 24.1 , R.:D...Cbi1reh,
Atwetir,- Doti& J, Pres 0: 8:--.ordairieit
and iri§6lled . tedOr
ber 25::
Colt, S. s'., Pres. 0. S.---resigned pastorate
at Pottsville, Pa., Nov. 10.
Everitt, Benj. &, Fred. O. S.—installed pasi
tor at Stroudsburgh; Pa. Nov. 17.' :
Gordon, D, M.', Un. - ires.:=installed
4th Un. Press ChurCh; Philadelphia,,,Nov. 10.
-.Efelu4,, , J. 8., Loth.—acccpted call to Lan=
caster Ohio. ,
-=Hillman; TV. G. ' Pres. O. S.—Dastalled
Lexington; Ohio, Nov. 3. •
Huyssoon','..ta*e,s,Ref. Dixtch—ipstalled pas
tor of:lst 'Holland. Ref. Prot. Dutch Church,
Paterson, N. 4., Nov. 22. • •
.11,00, - EL, 34g 'N. S. -transferred from'
Rock :Hill to' Carrollton:Ill.
Junkin, D. Pres. G. S.—iistalled
pastor of North Pres. Church, Chicago, Ill y
Kessler, Raph.ael, Pres. N.' S.--installed over i
the Churches of 'Mt.' Pleasant, and Union- i
dale, -Pa., Nov. 15 and 16. •
,Luce, Aixdriev, Pres: N.:S.--iresigned chap-,
laincy in. 24th Mo. Vol; Inf. •. • .
Mallenry,-9?. Ern: Tres.—resigned
torate 'at Covington;. N:` Y., Nov. 15. : •
McEinne,y, Isaac, N Pres. O. S.—died
Sewickley, Pa,„ Oct. 20; aged 36 years. •
Mitchell, Pres.. O. a—orclained and
installed, over 0. S. Pres., Church, Harrisburg
Pa., Nov. 15. . .
Nickell, J. H.,'Curab. Prep.—died at. Saleth,
Nov. 20. . ~"
S. J., Pres. 0. S.—transferred from
pastorate at Chambersburg, Pa., to 2d Pies.
Church, St. Louis, Mo.
Pollock, Geo. C., Pres. 0. S.--ordained and
installed pastor at Lyon's •Farms, N. J;, No
veMber
' Prideaux, Pres 0. S.—installed over
Little Valley Church, Pa.., Nov. 17.
Schroeck, Frank, Pres. N. B.—in Stalled pala
tal.. of Holland Church,, Milwaukie, Nov. 17.•
Sherwood, 'Nathan, .alef: Dutch—called to.
New Prospect, ,N: Y. .
pres.—calledto Lisbon,
Wisconsin. • • .. -
'LEAL PRAYER-MEETINGS
MINISTERIAL RECORD.
Advtrtisentents.
PENNSYLVANIA
Imperial Oil Company.
~ 'PICE,
NO. 119 (SOUTH FIFTH StREET,
PIULADELPHIA.
Capit,al - $1 . ,000,000.
200,00'0 , SHARES AT $5 EACH.
- •
RESEA L
D'CAPITAL,
•
PRESIDENT, .
PXANDER IC McCLURE.
DIRECTO4S,
4.. K. McCLII.P . A
THOMAS A. SCOTT
D. K. JACKMAN, -
J . . 4 O.BOMBERGrER,
JOHN M. POMEROY,
OSHA -
PETER B. -SMALL.
SECRETARY ;
JAMES M,SELLERS.
.TREASURER;
ELISHA W. DAVIS.
This "c9tri . panY itfts
j 911-. A I'R43R..LAND
..„ ,
in fee; on Allegheny river, impaediatoly:oppd-.
site Oireity, and'adjoining Latortiii,;.'with 110'
rods front the riier, 'Eta:7 5 rod
Lay's Ea*
_
the Oii agent for.this land,-
itisuresthe Company; ,that it:' will 'sell in lots'
for $lOO,OOO, reserving , the oil right which is
• -
worth $lOO,OOO additional. Immediate reve
nue willbe derived for the` dompan yfrom the sale,
of these lots ;. and the Company have two .good
ngines with complete fixtures to operate im
mediately for OH. The territory in. this im-,
Medil i te locality has never .failed to produce
profit bly. •
I ONE HUNDRED ACAES, ,
in fee simple , in-.t.4e celebrated Cherry Ituri
Distriet;iinmediately - adjoining , (sherry 'Ann
PetrolOm - Company, whose stock is ;now worth
over 01). per -share. The Conipank now have
offers, which will be accepted., for ' sinking
Weill, on lease, without any coat to the Corpo
ration and ono-half the proceeds to go to the
Company - The Curtin and St: Nicholas Corn
panieS•are in; this immediate locality,•and their
stock l!now commanding .a large premium.
In addtion, the Company has
1
.. .
40 ACRES,
in fee4p le, on Cherry Tree Run, which
eraptie - WO Oil Creek, and in , the ; best pro
ducing .ection of the Oil Territory; and
100 ACRES,
b. fee sinildo, on Walnut Bend, five miles
above , .'e' 'mouth of Oil Creek, and not over
two mi es from' the celebrated lt,eed well, now
produci .g over two hundred barrels per day.
,Also, n • . ,
THE LEASE OF THREE TRACTS OF
LAND.
1 . - 1
two Ori On Crefk, each producing over ten
barrels/ per day lof•-heavy oil, worth now $2l
per bailrel. The Company-now receives three
fOurths- of the pr coeds of the , last named well, •
and one-half of he other two. Each of thrse
tracts will be eveloped by 'the Company by
sinking additi nal wells, and the engines and.
. .
fixtures are now on band to do it
' The officers of thiS Company mean to•piose
cute the developMent of tlie . se lands most ener
, • -;
getically, and they have entire confidence that
they will yield very large dividends on capi-,
tal atock.
§ubsCriptions must be made promptly,
as more.than one-half of the stock is already
engaged
Subscriptions will be received' at 419 office
of the Company. - ' :
' r'Xt,OSPF,crrtis
COTTER FARM OIL CO.
'CAPITAL' STOCK, - $1,000,000.
DIVIDED INTO 200,000 SHARES,
•
AT .$5 PER, SHARE.
Subscription Price, to a Limited Number
of Shares, $2.50 per Share.
:STOOK ISSUED. FULL PAID.
$50,000 Cash Appropriated as a Working
Capital.
The Property of the Company consists of
thef 11
o ototng : !
- The: fed ample 0f1,366 acres, known as
, :the , "Cotter Farm," on Big . Broken-Straw
Creek,.and on the line,of the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad, one and a half miles west-;of
Garland„ Pittsfield township, Warren count;
Pennsylvania. This land is situated in one of
the -best Jacalities in : the ,neighhorhood. It
takes:in the . whereyalley,for . fiVer a mile-in '
'tent, giving - a 'fiontage - on "Brciken . LStifetW
Creek of over two miles. It also extends
northward oiler the ,bliiff•iinttitkes in a con
addable portion of the itlbec'Eye - Riin, a tri
butary of the Broken-Straw. -Broken-Straw
Creek - takes its:rise-from the. east - side- of the.
bluff,. which ..gives rise, to the. celebrated Oil
Cl l 4l4eldidtlie west It is navigable,from
the Cotter Farm to the Allegheny River, a
distance of ten miles, and thus-affords facilitiee •
for transportation . by - Wet to Pittsburg. As
Mentioned' before; - the ' Philadebphiaa and. Erie
Railroad runs directly through the property on
the bank of, the creek, and thus it is brought, in
ConimUnicatiorlioith thegreatbib'inarQs,
New York attil Philadelphia. The bluffs rise .
,from 400 to 600,feet, in, some places xery ab,-
,ruptly... There is a datn•built across the creek
about midway . on the 'pro - perty,
mense,,waterpowerto one of the:finest and, best
Constructed saw-Mills - An 'the country. •• This
mill at present saws 6,000 feet of lumber Tier
day with one single upright saw,.., A'gang .of
saws canbe - added at a small, edit, and the mill ,
be made capable of yielding a_ravenue to the
' Company at - once 'equal 'to r ah 'ordinary
ducing well: The. bluffs abound with pine,
'hemlock, etc., in--such quantity as to keep the.,
mill running for several Years. In addition to
the mill - there
avery'substantial and large,
frame house, several smaller ones, barns; sta-;
bles, blacksmith shop, carpentershop, etc.4-ild
short, • everything that' an experience of e„
~, en.t.t3it are residende•taught thelate 'owner"
to be necesea on the flat`
ie good farining is alearer-ror-,,,,,,_ T ___
pose, and is from 150 to-200 acres in :extent.'
The farinabounds with.:clioiCe. spots for drill
ing, and with facilities for the purpose, such' .
- arre -- w - nrher lands possess. The ravines' which
intersect,andform breaks betireen and throligh
the hills, end which are favorite localities for
wells, -have fine streams, .which will give suffi
cient water power to enitliell'a&w..l .
as saving the expense and delay in obtaining,
k
engines . ..•.A derric - caikbe built near the saw, :
mill, and. 'gearing attached, thus making the
Mill-to answer- a doublepurpose. The ." shows"
&toil are-equal, - and - in. Many plapes sbperior
and more numerous,: to those observed in what
• has proved to- be the best •; in. Oil
Creek. • About two miles from the Term 'cher
the bluffs; the Hosmer 911 Corepany, of
delphia, are drilling two wells on. the H.osmer
Run, which empties into the:Breken-Straw: at
Garland: . -. Thais 'wells are - giting the most
gratifying evidence of the existence'of
great quantities 'and hatee 'established - its
Bence that:region beyond ; a doubt. The
Cotter Farm is situate.-about 10= miles nearly
due north• of the now celebrated Tideoute;
the Allegheity, River. , ,
2. The fee simple Of 1,167 acres on , the North
Salmon • Creek; Tionesta._ township, Fortest_
County; 1". just border; 01
,Venango,
county. ;: - This,land, -as in the ease of the Cotter
Farm;-takes-in the -valley•as Well•aithe bluffs.
on both:, sides, :antr is- . traversed., , by numerous
ravines. and little streams. running into the
Salmon CrElOc-":.T.heevidences : of Oil cannot
be excelled,-in'fiet, are, se .marked; and the
formation of. the land-ie ad favorable to the
•ex
istence of Oil, that every - oil-Mari visiting the
'region Says, ." - Salmon Creek is bound to equal'
the world-renowned Oilpreek; and the, specu
lating public` have shown their 'faith.iti it by
leasing or buying every. acre of land frOm this
Company's territory to the mouth of the Creek
.l;•about five.miles , -as as
'up and dewn the-
Tionesta 'River for several miles .- This pro
perty is situate about 10 miles east of, .the
Allegheny River. It abeunds • with the - best
description-of Timber—Pine, Cherry, Hem
lock, &c., which can be made to yield a hand
some revenue to the company. The develop
ment of the country is rapidly iirogzessing. A
well is being sunk half- a mile from the pro
perty, two others two miles from - ,iti and the
Tionesta. River is lined with them on each side
four miles—one at the mouth of. Salmon Creek,: .
now yielding - oil, 'and'all of them giving such
indications while,thilling that have heretofore'-
only accompanied the sinking of the best wells
On Oil Creek. In addition to, this, the coun
ties surrioniadirig . Forrest county-.—north, south,
east, and-west—are all yielding.nil, and give•
great Strength - to the suppeoSition that Forr est•
county is in :the centre of.aninunense begin of
Oil underlying that whole region of country,
' A. competent supetintendent‘--Mr; Frank ,
0. EverS, *he has had 'four, years! experience.
in the business—haS been appointed, and has
commenced . ciiierations on the lands of the,
companY. • - .
A. limited' number of shares will be sold at
the above mentioned . subscription price, $2.50,
per share, Whiah will be full paid, and $50.000
applied immediately to the development of the
propekty. • • -
From the above Prospectus it will be seen'
that the "Cotter-Farm Oil Company" offers
nnusual induceMents to these 'wishing to in
vest in Oil Btecks. The extent of the property
owned. by - -them,- . over four = square miles, -the'
Well-known productiveness 'of the surreunding
region, and the facilities 'possesed by them for
the immediate developement of their territory
at not More than two-thirds' the , usual` 'Cost,
warrant the . Direetera in asserting, :that- the
"Cotter Farm . Oil Company" will soon place
itself among the first dividend paying oil stock
companies in the.country. • •
. ,
Subsaription books are opened, .and, sub
scriptions to the Capital•Stoek of the Com
_
panTreoeived•at their Offices Nos. 23 & 24
Washington Buildings, Third street, below
Walnut and at 'the Office of
$250,000.
s front on.
OF THE
OF PHILADETIFHIA
- PRESIDENT,
ISAIAH LUKENS, M. D
VICE-PRESIDENT :
WILLIAM M . STEWART
TREASURER,
*l.l - 1.4A4 D.
_SMITH
' - SECRETARY,
B. J. HARV.S6N, 31. D
PHILIP H. BRICE & CO.,
305 Walnut Street.
MILTON CLASSICAL INSTITUTE'
Milton, Northumberland County, Pa.
SCHOOL YEAR—Opens on the FIRST MONDAY of
SEPTEMBER, and closes the last of June. Pupils
received at any time during the year.
LOCATlON—Healthful; surrounded by some of the
finest scenery of the Susquehannah; accessible by daily
trains from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Elmira
&c.
COURSE OF STUDY—Is intended to prepare for
business or college; special attention given to such art
desire to become Teachers.
MUSlC—Special advantages are offered to those who
wish to study Vocal or Instrumental Music.
PHYSICAL CULTURE—Constant attention is given,
to bodily exercise and the formation of such habits &s
-will secure and preserve good health.
' BOARDING—A few pupils will be received into the
family with one of the Principals ; others will be directed:
to private families where. pupils are subject to the
.rlper.vision of their teachers.
DISCIPLINE—Parents who VviAL to find, under the 'name of boarding-school, a house- of-refuge'-for wErul
and vicious children, need not apply, as idle, immoral
or Wayward pupils will notbe retained in the institution.
- Male and Female Departments' are connected in tho
institution. • . •
For further information, apply - to Rev. W. T. WYL.T.R.
Or F.:11.• BANCROFT, A. M., Principals, for catalogue%
also to the editor of this paper.
REFERENCEB--The patrons of the school
Rev. T. W. Wylie, D. ID., Philadelphia ;
Rev. J. B. Dales. D. D., "
. • George E. Stuart, Esq., "
Thomas Wallace, Jr.,
B: T. Bodine, Esq.,
' Rev. J. I. McLeod, D;
Rev S. L. 14 enny, - •
COAL, AT FIRST COST.
COST PRICE TO. STOCUO.T.!DESS,
50 per :ton: .
,
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
OF COAL-OF -THE , BEST QUALITY.
Stomas, each entitling to one and a half tons, at coat.
every year, for Tiitirr years, and to cash Dividends o f
Profits from: the- sale of all surplus coal, may now be
obtained at sp, payable half on subscribing,-and hal fall
January 5 lie:a t of the mutual
BEAR MOUNTAIN "COAL COMPAN
Office 124 South 'Thitd.:Sttoet,
Opposite Girard Bank.
- STOOK. CAPITAL. $500,000 ,
In 62,500 E4;az es.
• Reseri , ed Working Capital,l2,soo Shares..
;Subscriptions of 4 Shares, $32; of 10 Shares, 100 o
20 Sharos,4l7s; of 50 Shares, $425; of 100 Shares, $826;
of 250 Shares . $2OOO. ' '
:.Each Share entitlesthe holder to receive, every year,
one and a half tons of Coal, at coat, for 20 years, and
Caah Dividends every,sur menthe, of the Profits from
the sate of all Surplus coal:. • • ' • • •
Stockholders; who do not • want any coal, may have
their proportion of coataold by the Company for their
especial teneSt, - the 'profita being paid ov:-r to them
independent of the regular cash dividends, to which
they are also entitled.
• The Company% possesses - large and well:buil Coal
Works at Donaldson, (near Tremont,) Schuylkill coun
ty, Wi extensive g and timber rights, an
cellent double Breaker,. Slope ; Works , large. Steam
Engines. Railroads, and all otherMhchinery sad Ap
paratus la fall operation,
Capable of Mining 96;000 tone,.
to. be emended to 150,000 tons per year. The. Coal is of
the best quality; 'chiefly of the Black Heath alid'Frim
rose Veins, which,-with" - several other valuable coal
veins, extend within: the lines of this Companyl for
-- `—•-miles in leneth. A 'branch a the Reading Rail
road estenus-,,--u.... mss. Company over which
the coal is daily sent to tar' kreu. .
Stockholders may order .their .Coal arty
ustialiizes, viz: 'Lump Coal, Broken" ' 'Egg, Stove and
Nut Coal, 'all at the present cost' rice• of $7.50 per ton,
delivered at the house, within the usual distances ot
the - Company's Yards, in
,the Northern, Middle and
Southern portions ofthe city. ' • - - nu m
Subscribers. of Steel;
--c'Firrtlretilare and subscription, apply at tbe •
'OF.F.ICE, , NO. rl.2li7South 'MlRO...street, second floor,
- Opposite Girard Bank.
''The Company-end all its alining Works are clear of
Debt, and' all operatiens -are carried , on on the cash
,principle. • ; • :;.;.; ; ';
BOARt j OZ- DIRECTOBO
nt E. :
Wm. Schmoele, Preside LI P. King;
William 1"
Ford, • : .1: R. Solunoele; '
D. M.. Wolfe , 7 , ; A. B. Jarclen, Secretary .
" jfint viotgling.
CLOTHING, .
S. E. ec;r. Seventh and. Market streets.-
.
JONES' CLOTAING,
S.. E. cm.. Seventh and Market streets.
JONES' CiAOTHING,
S. R. am:. Seventh and Market streets.
THOMAS 'CATiRICK' CO
eratito Sixttit.natate
pup.* ptkr4iik, nsixiaLt,
.SUPERIOR ORLOKERS;I 3 ILOT• AND SHIP BREA-I
SODA, SIXAR: s and plc-NICE
JUMBLES and GINGER NUTS;
A. PFE'S; SCOTCH AND ,OTHER, • GIIKES.. - .
..grptind'Oreeker irk any , cittantity: Orders prom
aileaL ' . de/84y
HOLIDAY-i:PRESENTS
.
SUITABLE FOR GENTLEMEN,
AT -
Mclntire. & - Brother's,
[FORMERLY HILL & EVANSA
NO •
1035 CHiSTiilirt StREET.
Th'e largest assortment in the city, at very Lois prices
HANDSOME SILK SCARFS,
'HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS,
SILK, HANDKERCHIEFS;
(very large).
ALEXANPRV,S KID GLOVES,
SCARF' PINS AND RINGS,
SLEEVE . BUTTONS, --
STUDS AND BREAST PINS.
The most p.ensiblepresent a gentlemands a
FINE SILK -UMBRELLA,
. TO BE HAD AT
Mclntire ~.& Brother's.
. .
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING,
Ready-made and made to order.
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING,
Ready-made and made to order
FiSHIONABLB CLOTHING,
Ready-made and made to order.
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING,
Ready-made and made to order.
PERRY it CO.,
Nxtensiye Clothing House s
Nos. 803 and SO Chestnut street
407