THE YEkli--110ME VIEW.
The review of the state of religion in our
own country, for the entire year, must neces
sarily be very general in its character. The
field is too vast, and the time too long, to
allow particulars in the space which we can
occupy.
The events of the past three years and
more have been working out a new problem
concerning the religious condition of a people.
The question on trial has not been, what is the
natural effect of war upon the state of reli
gion in the nation where it is carried on?
The past ages have settled this question.
War is, in its nature, perilous
. to religion.
Amid wars of the ordinary character, especi
ally when they engross the public anxiety, a
• eep decline of religion is an almost certain
onclusion.
But our ease is without precedent in two
espects. First, a war has been forced on us
-hick in its issue involves the triumph or
he defeat, for the time being, of some of the
oliest principles of redemption. We may
e thought putting the casg over-strong, but
e take our stand upon it reflectingly, and
n say no less. The Southern Rebellion,
iolitical and ecclesiastical, has sought to
OA terweave with the holy texture of Chris
',unity the vilest wrong which is ever done
a defeat the designs of redemption toward
he present and eternal condition of men.
is triumph would stigmatize thename of the
.rocs more foully than a like triumph of open
eligion.
In the second place, the whole ground
a ecupied by our armieo, has been converted
nto a missionary field. History has no par
allel to this, that a great militant army should
be closely followed in all its campings, march
'ngs and battles, by another army of Chris
tian laborers, to outflank Satan on the field
which he has hitherto claimed as indisputa
bly his own, and send home from the war
more spiritual influence than it bears away.
We do not say that all this has yet been
accomplished. We only say that such is the
iffort ; that it has been prayerfully and ear
nestly inaugurated, bountifully supplied with
means, pursued in constantly enlarging mea
re, and that God has set upon it his seal of
probation in glorious measures of success.
The problem which this nation is working
t, is whether these unexampled features
war can so counteract its natural antago
to religion, that religious progress may
;ported during the months when the ex
ment and indignation of war are most
:rase. It is only by taking these things
the account, that we can form any fair
mate of the religious history of our coun
during the past year.
le first few months following the outbreak
he war, were a time of lull in our religious
)erity. The nation was surging between
3 and indignation. The storm had burst
a torrent from the clouds. Few were
, and still fewer thought of the high and
:al issue into which God had resolved to
the contest. The political compact had
violated, the authority of the nation
Id, and through treachery, fraud and
l treason, the effort of its destruction
The political state of the case was
runt, and religious progress was for the
t checked. During the year 1863, the
mild was more than regained. The
rat has now just closed, if we take into
;count all the belongings of religious
wity, has been a year of increased pro-
REVIVALS.
has not been pre-eminently a year of re-
The confession is humbling, but it
be made. We cannot in faithfulness
:al any cause for humiliation. Still we
to say it has not been a year of extra
dearth of revivals. We have been
, over our files since last January,
special reference to this point, and as
wit, we are confirmed in our previously
belief that the church has enjoyed
Ler average amount of special spiritual
)ns. In our columns of religious intel-
Je we find them recorded every month,
almost every week. But few of them
'hat we used to call sweeping revivals.
sally, from ten to twenty accessions to
Lurch are recorded, but in some instances
larger numbers are hopefully converted.
L latter cases are generally the result of
" special effort,' and and are often a re
ing in which the different denominations
Le ground shared. But cases are not
mg in which quite extensive revivals
enjoyed under only the ordinary minis
is of the church.
thing in this connection is worthy of
—the evenness with which these infiu
have spread themselves over the
It would require a close calculation
stermine what State or what large district
suntry has been most favored. Coming
I to particular localities, the wet and dry
as are distinguishable ; but a wider extent
iiew makes the revival record of one part
he country, substantially that of another.
s same thing may be said of the measure
Llessing enjoyed by the different denomi
tons. If, in these tokens of Divine favor,
one of the evangelical churches has been
Lcially distinguished, we should be at a
to name which it is.
sobably the most satisfactory revival ac
its of the year, have come from the army.
Ily chaplains, (and things have at length
e around to a:point where this character
be ascribed to most of our army chap
;l) and delegates of the Christian Com
lon have had their hands full and over
sg, with the work of preaching to
nse and solemn audiences, conducting
Ay meetings, praying with the anxious,
welcoming converts to the fold. We
)se the scenes of the last winter in the
of the Potomac are fresh in the me
of our readers. Men in their winter '
ers rolled up log chapels, some fifty in
and begged for preaching. The
tian Commissionspread its great preach
snts at other points, until nearly seventy
L of worship stood within the limits of
Lrmy. And such scenes as took place in
• rude tabernacles—whose heart has,
.to thrill at the recital? Churches sent
their pastors—the great and the humble
-to preach to thronged audiences and,
in the midst of revival, by day and by
three, four, or six weeks, and then re
overdone in the great harvest, to push
ew laborers to the field. This continued
the movement of the army, interrupted
ibor. Multitudes of brave soldiers who
since sealed their Ratriotism in their
there obtained their preparation for
In more or less measure- the same
snces were enjoyed in other armies of the
We rejoice to know that the Com
are now on the alert at every practi
point, and ready to renew the effort at
soints the first instant there is any respite
the more immediate activities of war.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
has been noticed, at home and abroad,
to of the wonders of the present state of
in this country, that with the drain of
and material toward the lines, the ex
and filling up of the territories and
States receives no perceptible check.
rejoice to record the same thing respect-
ing the enterprises of the church in following
up this tide of emigration. We do not mean
that these enterprises have met the necessi
ties of the case, or come anywhere near meet
ing them. We are often ashamed for the
church, and alarmed for the future, when we
contemplate the scantiness With which the
means for an early spiritual moulding of the
new settlements is doled out by those to whom
this most solemn stewardship is entru6ted.
When we think of the immense influences
which are so soon to radiate from ' those
regions, and be felt in thrills which• shall
reach our extremest bounds, we find no words
to express our sense of the atrociousness of
lukewarmnes.s in the Home Missionary work.
Still we are able to record good things in
this respect, of the past year. It has been a
year of advance—an advance whose ratio will
not be exceeded by that of any former year.
We know not whether this is true 'to the
extent named of other denominations than
our own, but we believe that the increase of
effort has been general. Our own church is
just feeling in their strength the incitements
of our new Home. Missionary system. In
deed, so slow was the transition from the
former modes, in some parts of the field, that
the past was the first year in which we were
well settled in the harness. We are not ad
vised ofothe exact figures or statistics, but we
hope to hear our committee report to the
next Assembly an advance of one hundred
per cent. all around—upon the new territory
occupied, the influences exerted, and the re
ceipts of the treasury. And no worthy reason
exists why the incoming year should not yield
the same ratio of increase.
In this connection, the personal explora
tions of our very efficient Home Missionag
Secretary, are worthy of special notice. It
was a long and patient investigation of locali
ties in detail, extending through six months,
and conducted with reference to the remote
influences, as well as present wants of the
fields for occupation. Such an exploration by
such a man, was greatly needed to enable the
committee to act with the highest efficiency.
An acquisition of no small importance has also
been made in the appointment of a general
agent to operate permanently on the Pacific
Coast. .
Germain to this subject, is - the restoration
of portions of the territory reclaimed from
the rebellion to their former ecclesiastical
connections with the North. Our columns
have recorded the return of an entire Pres
bytery in East Tennessee, to our church, and
the progress of further movements in that
State in the same direction.
CIiCURCII ERECTION
• New church edifices have risen over all the
loyal parts of the country, but not in an un
usual number. The papers of the various
denominations have recorded the dedication
of churches with about the usual frequency.
The year is probably an average one in this
respect, and the denominations have exhi
bited their enterprise in this direction in
nearly equal degree. Our own church has
been distinguished for individual munificence
in the erection of churches in new and im
portant locations, and in relieving from the
embarrassment of debt churches previously
built.
We may be pardoned, if we speak with
peculiar gratification of the record which our
own city has made for itself. The past is the
second year in which a single individual has
given us one good church edifice a year each
one (when the last is finished, as it will pro
bably Soon be - ,) complete, beautiful, and• ap
propriate. Large congregations are gather
ing into them, and hundreds in our city are
are there folded, who might otherwise to-day
have been shepherdless.
Side by side with this we place another en
terprise, one of the finest conceptions in the
history of our church. e refer to the
plan proposed last spring, to sweep off the
entire church indebtedness of our denomi
nation in Philadelphia. Each church need
ing assistance was first to raise within itself
such amount as it could, and then to receive
from a general subscription the required bal
ance. 'The matter was taken in hand by
gentlemen with whom to say is to do, and
at a single meeting called, for the purpose,
the whole supplemented fund was raised by
a few persons, one subscriber contributing
$lO,OOO. One effect is already visible.
Churches, lightened of years of depression
and .precarious existence, have sprung into
vigor, and taken hold of their work for Christ
with new life. We believe the plan has been
fully carried out, and that not a dollar of
debt now rests on a church in our connection
in the city of Philadelphia.
We also notice it, as a feature of the year,
that among all _branches of the church,
and in the country at large, great havoellas
been made of church debts. The pecuniary
state of the country has favored this, and it
is also the natural result of the enlargement
of the spirit of Christian liberality Probably
in no previous year have our exchanges
chronicled with such rapidity the clearing off
of these incumbrances, or so often appended
to the notices of the dedication of new
churches, the comforting words, "free of
debt ! "
BENEI'OLENCE
The most distinguished progress of the
year has been in giving, yet increasing. The
people of the nation seem to be growing rich
under the enormous exactions which our na
tional necessities lay upon them, and the church
is growing rich upon its increased liberality to
the cause of Christ, or in answer to the calls
of humanity. Add to the support rendered
to the standing Christian enterprises, what
has been contributed to the Christian Com
mission, and otherwise to the relief of men
in the army and navy, to the freedmen, to
the succor of refugees, and a vast number of
other special charities, and the lowest esti
mate would give ten dollars in benevolence
now, to one before the war.
We should be glad, if it were in our power,
to record that the ordinary enterprises of the
church'had received their proportionate share
of liberality. Not that we would have one
cent less given to the extraordinary calls, but
'we ere sorry that, in the midst of so great a
revival of Christian benevolence, the treasu
ries of our long-established beneficent institu
tions have felt so sparingly, the expansion.
There has been increase L—such increase as,
under ordinary circumstances, would be called
great, but not such as is in keeping with the
times. Occasional instances are really laril
liant, among which we may notice the comple
tion of the $50,000 endowment of the Publica
tion Committee of our church, thus putting
under full headway one of our most important
instrumentalities for, evangelization. That
apart, the rate of increase of contributions
from our churches for the permanent church
enterprises has hardly reached fifty per cent.
This we judge has been the average ratio of
increase of the denominations generally.
GENERAL ASPECTS.
Not that they are of minor importance,
but because this article is already long, we
pass over Sabbath-Schools, Temperance, and
Christian Catholicity, as separate topics for
review. The first, so far as facts have come
under our notice during the year, have been
well sustained, but present nothing striking.
The second is in a fresh struggle for revival
on the original Christian platform in some
parts of New England, elsewhere so-so The
last, as is well known, is gloriously on the
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1865
•
advance. The eclesiastical meetings of the
year have furnished abundant testimony that
churches mainly homogenous are longing
for closer union, while denominations too un
like in doctrine or pOlity to expect, fora long
time to come, organic unity, are adopting
such inter-denominational fraternity as secures
beforehand some of the most valuable re
sults of formal union.
1 Taking as a whole the elements of religious
prosperity, we should be ungrateful to char
acterize the year which has just closed as
leSs than prosperous. In many particulars
the advance has been marked, and of such
kind as gives promise of permanence. In
others, the church has well held its own, and
in nothing has the last year, as compared
with its immediate predecessor, shown a de
cided retrograde. We have seen times of a
much higher spirituality and wider diffusion
of the revival spirit. In other resnects, we
know not when we have seen the church in
better working condition, or occupying higher
vantage-ground than now. Revivals are the
great want of the hour. Everything else is in
order for increase and expansion. We offer
this review of 1864 in the midst of the great
week of prayer. Let the heart's strength be
given to the supplication that 1865 may be a
year of the right hand of the Most High !
ATISISTERIAL RECORD,
• MONTHLY.
Abeel, G., D.D. Ref. Dutch.--Dismissed
from 2d. R. D. Church, Newark, N. J.,
Nov. 29 ; cause, ill health.
Blakely, Abram., Pres. N. S.—Pastor at
I.,awrence, Kansas, died in New York,
Dec. 19.
Boyer- Benjamin, Ger. Ref.—Died recently
in *est GreenvillePa.,_a,ged 73 years.
Buckley, Edwin A., Pres. N. S.—lnstalled at
Plattsburgh, N. Y., Nov. 5.
Crothers, S. D., Pres. 0. S.,—lnstalled at
Greenfield, Ohio, Dec. -3.
Delo, John A. Luth.—Pastor at North Hope,
Pa. died Nov. 1.
DoTpenschmidt, Charles, Ref. Dutch--In
stalled-oVer German church, Hudson ; N. Y .,
DO. 11.
Duncan, John R., Pres. 0. S.—Died recently
in New Cumberland, Ohio.
Hair, G. M., Pres. 0. S.—Accepted call to
Alexandria,
Ready, John F., Pres. 0. S.—Ordained and
installed pastor of 2d church, Covington,
Ky., Dec. 20.
Hill Man, TV. G., Pres. 0. S.—lnstalled at
Lexington, 0., Dec. 3.
_Hooper, P. 'S., Luth.—lnstalled over Mar=
tinsburgh_ pastorate, (3 churches,-) Bedford
co., Pa., Nov. 27.
Jones, Martin P., Pres. N. S.—Accepted call
to East Whiteland and Reeseville; Pa:
_Heiser, James R., Luth.—Dismissed from
Dixon, 111., removed to New Brunswick,
N. J.
Kline, David, Luth.—Accepted call to Spruce
Run (Clarksville, P. O.) N. J.
Koutz, W. P., Pres. 0. s. 7 —Dismissed from
Ist church, Monticello, Ind., to take chap-,
laining in the army.
Loughead, S. D., Pres. 0. S.—Accepted call
to Carlyle, 111.
Lusk, Win. Pres. N. S.—Accepted call to
Huron, N. Y.
McClelland, Alevr., D.D., Ref. Duteh.—
Died in New Brunswick, N. J., ; Dec. 19,
aged 68.
McCoy, John, Pres. O. S.—Called to Smyrna,
Del.
McLaren, Wm: S., Un. Pres.—Resigned
pastorate at Caledonia, N. Y., cause ill
Mann, Joseph R., D.D., Pres. 0. S.—Re
signed pastorate of 2d Pres. church, Prince-.
ton, N. J. ; cause, ill health.
Mattax, George N. , Cumb. Pres.—Died in
Waynesburgh, Pa., Dec. 6.
Patterson, R. M., Un. Pres.—Resigned pas
torate at Brownsdale, Pa., to give his whole
time to Union congregation.
Peairs, H R., Pres. ,O. S.—Accepted call to
Kenton, Ohio.
Randolph, A. F.—Chaoged his ecclesiastical
relation from Cumb. Pres. Church to Lo-
gansport 0. S. Presbyterian.
Reed, Alerander,Pres. 0. S.—lnstalled over
Central Pres. Church, -Philadelphia, Dec.
11.
Roberts, W. C., Pres. 0. S.—lnstalled as col
legiate pastor with Rev. Dr. Magee, of 2d
Pres. Church, Elizabeth, N. J., Dec. 1.
Savage, John A., D. D., Pres. 0. S.—Died in
WaukeshaWis.,Dec. 13, aged 6a.
Sayers,L. T i. , . Currb. Pres.—Died in Waynes
borouh, Pa., Nov. 14.
Smith,James C., Pres.'N. • S.—Accepted call
to Romulus, N. Y.
Stroble,P. Luth.—Accepted call to Bruns
wick, N. Y.
Tobias,Daniel S., Ger. Ref —Died recently
at ebersburgh, Pa., aged 60 years.
Waldo, E. F.,'Pres. N. S.—Transferred - from
' •Pardeeville, Win, to Wayland, Mich.
DATED STATES CHISTRI COMM
MONEY
Cash Acknowledgments for the week ending Decem
ber 21. 1864.
Thanksgiving Contributions of Public Meetings,
Societies, Individuals, &c.
Citizens of Mereersburg, Pa., and vicin
ity, per'T. C. Grove, . . $43 15
Collection at Lyons' Hollow, Pa., per E.
. .
G. W. Snyder, . . . 21 00
Citizens of Montoursville, Pa:, per Rev.
A. M. Crei&hton, . . . 43 50
Citizens of Jeddo, Luzerne county, Pa.,
per Rev. A. P. Goedecke, . 65_ 00
Co ß ll r e u c d ti e o n n ba a u t g G h, reencastle, Pa., per E.
. 108 00
Collection at Bridge Hampton, N. Y.,
per Thomas M. Gray, . . 32 00
Meeting in Nunda McHenry , county,
111., per James McMillan, . 13 30
Citizens of Croton, Delaware county, N. •
Y., per Rev. J. M. Adams, . . 80 uo
Friends, in Frenchtown, N. J., per N.
D. Williams, . . . . 32 00
Mrs. J. Lewis Corwin, Mount Hope,
N. 00
Rev. J. I,ittell, Mt. Hope, N. Y., 5 00— 800
Mrs. Henry Hodges, Chester, N. J., 2 00
Mr. Hodges Hunt, Chester, N. J., per
Rev. James F. Brewster, 1 00-- 3 00
Collection at North Pitcher, N. Y., per
Rev. E. N. Ruddock, . 13 00
Citizens of Millersburg, Pa., per T. N.
Robinson, . . . 23 45
Citizens of Halifax, Pa., per T. N.
Robinson, . • • . 24 05
Citizens of Berrysburg, Pa., per P. N.
Robinson,
. . . 15 '7O
Mrs. SaAahOlinger, Duncansville, Pa.,
per My. S. J. Berlin, 5 00
Collection at Palmyra, Pa., per W. S.
Emery, • • • . 2 30
Collection at Spencer, N. Y., per Rev.
G. W. Huntly, . . 8 50
Collection at Dunmore, Pa., per Rev. •
Thomas R. Townsend, ? • . 35 00
CHURCH COLLECTIONS, UNION MEET
INGS, dm.
UNION MEETINGS.
Meeting of Reformed Dutch and Pres.
churches, Metuchen, N. J., per Rev.
John B. Thompson, . . - . 38 00
Meth. Epis. and Pres. churches, Mau
mee City, Ohio, per. P. C. Holt, • 40 45
Pres. and Baptist churches, Chateau..
gay, N. Y., per Rev. A. M. Millar, 50 00
Meeting of churches, Mifflinsburg, Pa.,
per Rev. Mr. Herr, . , . 39 00
Congregations of Sherburne, N. Y., per
E. Curtis, . . .
Meeting, Mount Pleasant, lowa, per J.
H. Wintine, . .
Meeting of Lutheran and Reformed
congregations, Ickesburg, Perry coun
ty, Pa., per Rev. J. T. Williams,
Union services, Hightstown, N. J., per
M. S. Morrison, secretary,
Meeting of the churches of Hyde Park,
Pa., per 0. P. Clark,
First Ward Meth. and Pres. churches,
Syracuse, N. Y., per T. R. Porter, . 50 21
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES.
Ladies' Chris. Com. of Cedar street
Church, Philadelphia,6 00
. .
Y, per Mrs. J .
.. J
• 13 10
P C : I n k ! c i
v ,
hhh church,iGt r e o , v eslyarna.de,u
Syracuse,
.40 00
J. 0. Fillmore,
N. Y., Per Rev.
Church, Jasper, N. - Y., per J. It. Pren
tice, .• . . . . • 31 00
Church, Baskenridge, N. J., per J. C.
Rankin, . * ~, . • 18 00
Church, Lower Mount Bethel, per. W.
Sargent, . 12 50
Church, Mount Joy, Pa., per James A.
Patterson, . • . , . 19 00
First church, Newton, N. J., per Salta.
Johnson, . . • . 155 00
U. P. congregation, West Hebron, N.
Y., per Rev. W. R. SicKeO, . 34 00
Seventh church, Philadelphia, per Al
fred*lVlartien, Treasurer, • . 622 00
French church of converted Belgians,
Robinsonville, Wis., per Rev. Henry
Morell, , . • . 10 00
U. P. congregation, Somonauk, 111., per
Rev. W. Moffett, . . . 65 25
Church; Walnut street, Philadelphia,
per. H. E. Rood, Treasurer, , . . • .. 44 60
First church, Borough of Darby, Pa., .
per Rev. S. W. Crittenden, . . 18 20
Hanover street church, 'Wilmington,
Del., per J. B. Porter, : . 100 50
Central church, Downingtown, Pa., per
• Rev. M. Newkirk, Jr., • • 100 00
Church, Paxton, Pa., per Presbytevian
Board of Publication, . . 101 25
Church, Bridesburg, Pa., per Rev. J. B.
Davis, . . . • . 33 75
Church, Jamesburg, N. J., per Rev. W.
M. Wells,.
. . . 21 75
Central church; Wilmington, Del., per
Rev. G. F. Wiswel], . . . 85 00
First church; Stillwater, N. J., per Rev.
T. B. Condit, . . . . 111 00
First church, (N. 5.,) Downingtown,
Pa.,per G. Heins, . • . 40 00
Secon Reformed'Pres. church, Lisbon,
St. Lawrence county, N. Y., . 32 00
First church, Altoona, Pa., per Charles
J. Mann, Treasurer, .- • • 41 - 75
Church; Montclair, N. J., per W. S.
Morris, Treasurer, . . . 150 00
German church, West Granville, Wis.,
per E. Iludobe, . • . 7 00
U. P. congregation, Howard, Steuben
county, N. J., per Rev. Mr. Robertson, 5 00
Reformed Pres. congregation, Washing
ton, 111., per William T. Eaken, . 32 00
METHODIST CHURCHES.
Unionmeeting of churches, Pottsville,
N. Y. add% . . 27 50
Sabbath school, Weston's Mills, 16 00— 43 50
Per Rev. Isaae G. Ogden.
Church at Philipsburg, N. J. 7 50
Three Friends, Philipsburg, N. J. 7 50— 15 00
Per H. M. Morton.
Ladies' Aid Society of church at Eas
ton, Pa. per W. Hume, . . 50 00
Ch. at Saranac, N. Y. per S. W. Brown, 20 15
Court Street church, Binghampton, N.
Y. per Rev. M. Blakeslee, . . 25 42
Ch. Janesville, Pa.per Rev. Josiah Forrest, 32 90
Church at Greenfield- Centre, N. Y. per
- Rev. John Thompson, . . 40 00 '
African church, Bordentown, N. J. per
Rev. E. Weaver,. . 25 00
Church at Centre, Perry co. Pa. per T.
,-.
,
N. Robinson, . . . - 20 85
•
Front street church, Trenton, N. J. per
Rev. Mr. Vannote,. . 20 00
Green street church, Trenton, N . , J. per
Rey. J. S. Heisler, . . . 15 00
African church, Burlington, N. J. per
Rev. Thos. Gould, . .5 00
First church Long Branch, per Wm.
Franklin,. . . 23 00
Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church,
Johnstown, Pa. per Rev. E. T. Jones, 9.00
BAPTIST CHURCHES.
Free church Harrisburg, Pa. per It. N.
Lambertonl3 25
Church, Peekskill, N. Y. per Rev. Mr.
Townley,.
.. . . 14 50
Fifth church, Phila., per T. Tolman, . 260 00
Liberty church, Susquehanna co., Pa.,
per Rev. Mr. Tilden, . . . 5 00
Upland church, Delaware co., Pa. per
J. G. Crozer, . • . . 38 41
Church, Canton, N. J. per Rev. W. E.
Cornwell, . . • .. 9 00
Church, East. Smithfield, Pa. per James
Parker, . . . . 6 50
Union church, Rehoboth, Mass. per J.
$. Metcalf, . . . . 4 00
Church, Meadville, Pa. per Jas. Waters, 16 . 00
Church, Warsaw, N. Y. per S. B. Nixon, 3 00
Church, Pleasantville, Pa, per G. M.
Spratt, . . . . . 4 00
Regular Baptist church, Jersey Shore,
Pa. per Rev. W. F. Cowden, . . 102 00
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.
Church, Jamestown, N. Y. per A. Hazel-
tine,; . . 51 74
Church,Easkinton, N.Y. per S. Gilbert, 25 00
Church, East Granville, Mass., per A.
Geeke, . . . 17 00
Church and Society, llartwick, Vt. per
S. N. Duane, . . . . 17.57
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CECURAMES.
Quarterly cairn. from Trinity church,
Sabbath School,Sharon Springs,N. Y. 13 08
St. Peters' Mission church, Gilpin, per
John Forthmer, . . 5 00
St. Paul's church, Troy, Pa. per Charles
C. Paine,. 11 10
. .
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
German congregation, Fort Madison,
lowa, per Rev. W. T. Strobee, . 6 00
Church, McAlisterville, Pa. per T. N.
Robinson,. . . 11 00
Church, ,Fordaboro, N. Y. per A. Van
Alstine, . . . 76 00
Salem congregation, Bernville, -Bucks
co., Pa. per H. Gratz, . . . .16 .00
REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH
CHURCHES.
Church, Harlington, N. J. per . George
Kershaw, . . . . 40 40
CHURCHES ,UNCLASSIFIED.
Church of Hev. M. T. Hill, Constable
vine, Lewis co: N. Y. . 13 00
Church of Bev. L. W. Briutnall, Mallet
Creek, Ohio, , . . . 12 00
Congregation, at Heu.velton, N. Y. per
Robert T. Conant, . . . 10 00
Church at Highland, Kansas, per Rev.
S. M. Irvine; • . • 7 50
Upper Strausburg Charge, per Rev. E.
II: Wilson, ' . • . . 12 10
Congregation. at Galway, N. Y. per Geo.
Fisher, . . • • . 30 00
GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Ladies' Christian Commission, Cohoes,
10 N. Y. per H. B. &Gilman, . . 217 25
Mr. Rodeheffer, Company 0, Sixth Vir
ginia Regiment; . . 4 00
Jas. Crisliolm Allegheny on. Md. 1 00— 5 00
Robert Marshall, Jr., New York, . 25 00
Ladies' Christian Commission, Milton,
Pe. per Miss.Dereckson, . '6O 00
Miss Susan Warner and Sister, Island
' near. West Point, N. Y. add'l, . 100 00
Pacific Chris. Commission, San Fran
cisco, Cal. per Sather. & CO. . . 4730 00
Proceeds of Bale of silver contributed by
citizens of Nevada, per Rev. Frank
lin Rising, Virginia City, . 3210 48
Societies at Sidney Centre, Delaware
co. N. Y. per Rev. A. C. Smith, . 11 00
Ladies' Chris. Com., Poughkeepsie and
Duchess co. N. Y. - per Mrs. G. B: Lent, 500 00
J. Carroll, Blairstown, N. J. 5 00
.R. Talmadge, M. D., Enfield, N. Y. . 5 00
Mrs. Col. S. M.:Bowman, Philadelphia, 550 00
Mrs. Sarah Burns, Meadville, Pa. per
S. D. Culbertson, . • 5 00
Friends in Farmers' Valley, Wis., per
James Brooks, . . 12 80
"Little Helpers," Sunbury, Pa. per
Jane F. Wilson, . . 5 00
Mrs. H. Reneman, Chambersburg, Pa..
per J. Dickson, . 5 00
Christian Commission, Portland, Me.
per C. Sturdevant, Trees. . . 700 00
Christian Commission, Troy, N. Y. per
F. P. Allen, Treas. 150 00
Ladies' Society, Bovine, N. Y. per Mrs.
Rev. J. B. Lee, Treas.
Collection at Broadalbin, Fulton co.
N. Y. per - 11.. G. Hawley, . . 15 00
Ladies' Aid Society, Phelps, N. Y. per
Mrs. P;rowning, gee. . . . 20 00
Ladies' Chris. Corn. First English Lu- •
theran church, Harrisburg, Pa. per
Mrs. Henry Felix, Treaa: . . 109 90
Rev. F. W. Conrad, Scotland, Franklin
co. Pa. . . . . .
Sab. Sch. St. James' P. E. ch., Eckley,
.Luzerne co. Pa. per Rev. Pet. Russell, 10 00
J. W. Davison, Frankfort, N. Y. 5 00
"Cash," Quincy, Adams co. 111. 1 00
.
"Cash," . 3 00
. . .
Jos. A. Kidder, Peacham Vt. . 3 00
F. G. Patton, Point of ilecks, Va. per
W. R. Clark, . . '.O (
.
Ladies' Chris. Corn. Buffalo, N. Y. per
Mrs. Edward Bristol, Treas. . . 16 '
Sunday School Union of M. E. ch. per
Rev. Di. Wise, Sec.. . )0
American Reform Tract and Book So
ciety, Cincinnati, Ohio, • l7
Collection in Miss M. M. Alle,n's school
at Pottsville, Pa.. . 20 00
Tract Soo. M. E. ch. per Rev. Dr. Wise, 100 00
Army Corn. Young Men's Chris. Asso
ciation, 13oston, Mass. per J. Story,
Cash, . . . . .
Rev. T. C. An,derson, . . 100
David Baker, . • .'1 00
Miss L. F. Baker, . 3 00—
per John J. Baker, Hope, Somerset
co. Md.
Ladies' Chris. Corn. of St. Jude's P. E.
church, Philadelphia, additional,
Penn'a Railroad employees,
.. 97 20
Miss L. C. Griffith, . ' . 500
Baptist church, . , . 11 00
Miss M. Brown, . . . 10 00
Citizens of Harrisburg, Pa. .36 63
per R. A. Lamberton, Harrisburg, Pa.
Ladies' Chris. Corn. of 0. S. Presbyte
rian church, Fairview, Erie co. Pa.
per E. J. Moorhead, . . .
Mrs. Wenley Mentz, Philadelphia,
Mrs. Wagner, Liverpool, Ohio, .50
F. Almbidinger, Ann Arbor, Mich. .25
German Lutheran congregation,
Hannibal, Maine, . . 500
Rev. C. Beecher, Hannibal, Me. 100
"J. S." Syracuse, N. Y. . . 100
German Lutheran congregations -
of Llewellyn and Minersville,
Pa. per Rev. D. Sanner, . 11 60
German Lutheran congregation,
Trenton, N. J. . . . 3 10—
per Rev. S. K. Brobst, Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. Budd, Charlestown, N. Y. 100
Miss M. Tiffany, . . ~ 1 00— 200
Clarkesinirg Branch of Reformed Pres
byterian congregation, per John Cald
well, West Lebanon, Pa. . . 38
St. Michael's P. E. c. Trenton, N. J.
per Rev. Mr. Appleton, . . f
Friends in Clarksville, N. J. per C.
Massenis, . . . .
Collection at Middletown, Del. per A. T.
Scott,.
Proceeds
.
. .
Proceeds of a Fair held by three young
ladies, per George K. Wardle, Phila.
Collection at Three Springs, Huntingdon '
co., Pa. per S. McVitty, . .
A Friend. Titusville, Pa., . .
Ladies' Aid Society, New Britain, Pa.
per J. D. Scott, . .
James Bayard, Phila, (additional)
Ladies' Chris. Com. Sixth Presbyterian
church, Phila., per Miss Webb, Jr., .
Rev. G. Westfall's Congregation, Stel
ling, Pa., . .
Collected in McLean, Tompkin county,
N. Y. perßev. Mr. Curtis, .
G. P. C., Rochester, N. Y. . .
Mrs. Alfred Ames, Madhan's Mills, N. Y.
Methodist and Presbyterian churches,
, Brownville, N. Y. per H. H. Kellogg,
Tress., . . .
Mrs. Janvier,
Mrs. Henry, . •
Miss Beatty,
Mrs. Calderwood, .
"N. H.
•
Saharanpiii, Northern India, from Mis
sionaries, per Rev. Dr. Newton, .
Presbyterian church at Tuscarora, Pa.,
(being part of the $6OO raised at Aca
demia towards the Thompson Taber
nacle,). . . •
•
Rev. D. N. Lewis, Essex; N. Y. .
Citizens of Orton, Delaware co., N. Y.
per Rev. J. N. Adams, (additional) ' .
"Cash," . .
"A Brother," per C. A. Votey, Phelps,
Ladies' Sanitary Fair, Dryden, N. Y.
per Mrs. Van Valkenburg, Secretary,
Thank offering, Schellsburg, Pa. 45 75
do do Bedford, Pa. 31 00=
Per Rev. B. F. Sample, Bedford, Pa., .
Societies at Londonderry, Vt.,' .
Baptist,. . . 17 46
Congregationalists,. 9 34
Methodist,. 3 70-
Per Rev. E. F. Rugg, . . .
Rev. 0. L. Tarry, McGrawville, N. Y. .
Sabbath School of First Presbyterian
church, Manayunk, Pa., per Rev. A.
Culver, .
Rev. A. M. Bartholomew's charge,
Adarnsville, Ohio,. .
.
Chazy, Clinton co., N. Y. . .
Ladies of West Chazy, N. Y. per Rev.
A. J. Day,. . . •
Rev. j. Farms, Phelps, Ontario co. N. Y.
Bequeathed by Miss Sallie T. McDowell,
Mifflin county, Pa., per Mrs. Jane
McDowell, . .
Ladies' Christian Commission of First
Society of New Jerusalem Church,
Phila. per Rev. B. F. Barret (addl.)
W. N. Sherman, East Greenwich, R. 1.,
Exhibition and Soldiers' Aid Society,
Peru, Bennington co., Vt. per Mrs. L.
B. Hapyard, Secretary,
Ladies' Christian Commission, United
Presbyterian church, W. lortright,
Delaware co., N. Y. per E. Kippey,
Treasurer, . .
R. H. 8., Broome county, N. Y.,
Christian Commissionof Tenth Congres
sional District of Indiana, per Charles
McCullough, Treasurer, . .
First Presbyterian church, Wheel
ing Va., .. • . . 75 35
Second Presbyterian Church,
Wheeling, Va.,. 81 85
Third Presbyterian ch., Wheel
ing, Va., . .
English Lutheran Mission ch., .
Proceeds of a public dinner given
.
by, the ladies of FoFt Union,
.....
Hancock co., and vicinity, 135 35
Rev. John McCormick, U. P.
church, Harrisville, Va., . 25 05
Presbyterian ch., Bellair, Ohio, 19 00
Methodist Congregation, Mor
gantown, per Rev. B. Isen, .
Presbyterian church Hallidays,
Hancock county, . . 70 00
Mrs. Clark, Taylor co., Va., . 2 00
Baptist church, Wheeling, . 5 00
Rev. A. Vincent, Shinnston, Har
rison county, . . .20 00
Rev. Geo. W. Hensley, Troy, Va., 30 00
Presbyterian ch., Fairview, Va., 40 00
Proceeds of old paper, . . 7 44 562 79
Per R. Crangle,Treas. of West Virginia
U. S. Christian Commission,
School Girls' Fair, Kalamazoo, Mich.,
per "M. 0. F."
Ladies' Aid Society, West Finley,Pa.,
per R. J. Hunter, Secretary, . . 45 00
Christian Commission, Oregon, per W.
S. Ladd, Treasurer, . . .
E. G. Heyley, 33d Ohio Regiment, per
Rev. Chaplain McCabe,
:Mrs. J. P. Streeter, Scriba, N. Y., .
'John F. Young, Philadelphia, .
LS;dies' Christian Commission, Second
U. I'. church, Phila., per Mrs. Dr.
Dale, (additional)
Mrs. S. Holmes, East Greenwich,
R. 1., . . .50 09
Mrs. Louisa Mumford, " . 5' 00
Young Ladies' Circle, " . 2 . 00
A Lady, . . 100
Coll'd at Rev. B. D. Ames Lecture, 11 20—
John C. Farr, Phila., (additional)
Ladies' Christian Commission, First
Presbyterian church of Southwark,
per Mrs. S. C. Upham, Treas., . 57 00
Contributions received at the Washington Agency,
as follows:
Protestant Epis. Mission, Georgetown, 4 00
St. John's church, Washington, . 136 79
Collected by Rev. 0. P. Pitcher, . 211 40
Marion Township, Ohio, . . 68 00
FirsrPresbyterian church and Sabbath
School, Onondaga Valley, N. Y., .
First Religious Society, Onondaga Hill,
N. Y., per Rev. H. M. Higby,
Connecticut Union Club, Washington,
Soldiers' Aid Association, New Hartford,
Connecticut, . . 44 00
W. B. Palmer, Augusta, Michigan, . 133 00
Pres. church, Seneca Falls, N. - Y., . 60 25
Orwell, Oswego co., N. Y., per Rev. J.
L. George, .
Bryon Hammond, Hillsdale, Michigan,
Donations at Alexandria office, 81 31
do.
isms
Distribution, 308
Sundry snialt‘ums rec'd at office, 18 59
H. Richey, . . 20 00
THANKSGIVING COLLECTIONS.
New York Avenue Pres. church, 266 58
Wesley Chapel, . 53 43
McKendree Chapel, . .21 SO
Gorsuch Chapel, .. 6 00
Ninth Street M. P. church, . 24 30
Trinity church,. . 79 00
Calvary Baptist church, . . 38 20
Bridge Street Pres. church, . 72 92
Christ church, Georgetown, . 27 00— 1,485 36
23,815 44
Amount previously acknowledged, 956,061 41
3655 35
90 75
_Acknowledgment of Stores received by the U. S.
Christian Commission, for two weeks, ending
December .22; 1884.
Philadelphia—Spring Garden Presb. ch. 1 box.
Fifth St. M. E. eh. 5 shirts. St. Stephen's M. E.
ch. 1 box: Mrs. Stoddart, 12 pads, 4 pillow-cases.
Edwin Ford, 2 gross portable inkstands. Mrs. M•
A. Warnick, 1 box. Penn. Relief Assoc. 1 barrel,
4 kegs. Mrs. Herring, 12 pairs woollen socks.
Germantown-Ist Presb. oh., per Mrs. M. D.
Pease, 1 package. Mrs. Bayard. 1 package.
Bridesburg and Whitehall—Soldier's Relief As
sociation, 1 barrel, 2 kegs.
Tcnoanda-1 box.
Wakesbarre-1 box.
Sunbury--" Little helpers," per Miss Jane P.
Wilson, 1 cask.
Fannetsburgh-1 box.
Honesdale—Soldier's Aid SoNay, 3 boxes.
Baiki—Ladies' Aid Society, per Miss M. R. Ma
,
hollan, 1 box.
Muncy—Ladies' Aid Society, per Mrs. S. J. Life,
Sec. 2 boxes.
St. Ciair—Ladies' Chris. Cora., per M. Stobeg,
1 box.
Churchtown and vicinity—Lathes' Aid Society,
per Mrs. Lucy 0. Jacobs, I box, 1% barrels.
Port Carbon—Ladies' Aid Society, per. Mrs.
John. Hubner, '2 boxes.
Mount Pleasant—Ladies' Aid Society, per Ellie
F. Stone, 2 boxes. -
- -
Osceola—Alert Club, per Miss F. IL Bosart,
1 package.
Scranton—Army Com., per R. A. Henry, 1 box.
L o assville—Soldier's Relief Society, per Mrs.
George R. Smith, 1 cask, 1 barrel, 1 half-barrel.
Pottsville—Aid Society M. E. ch. 1 box.
Letoistown—A few Ladies, per Miss Elizabeth
Hoffman, 1 box.
Hartsville—Aid Society, per Mrs. E. Nichols,
Sec. 1 box.
Trenton--. 1 box.
Hammonton---1 box.
Itaddonfie/d—Ladies' Aid Society, 2 boxes.
2 3zterson—Market St. M. E. ch. 1 box. Baptist
ch. 1 box, per Ladies' Chris. Corn. per Miss E. W.
Rogers, See.
Upper Pittsgrove-1 box.
NEW YORK.
New York—Braneh U. B. C. 07; per Rev. U.
Bishop.
Buffalo—Branch 11 S. C. C., per John D. Hill.
Albany—Branch 11. S. C. C., per Wm. McElroy,
1 barrel, 1 box.
Utica—Branch U. S. C. C., per Dr. D. W. Bristol,
2. barrels, I box.
Dansville—.ll. T. McNair, 1 box.
Buskirk Bridge—Per G. M. Houghton, 1 box.
Buffalo—Ladies' Chris. Corn., per Mrs. D. S.
Austin, 3 barrels, 5 boxes, 1 keg, and 5 boxes,
11 barrels, 1 keg, shipped direct from Buffalo.
Gansvoort—Reformed Dutch Sab. Sch. 1 box.
Townsendville—Per Mrs. E. Hohworth, 2 boxes,
1 barrel.
10 00
5 00
10 00
10 00
10 00•
1- 45 00
Moore's—Blaekman's Corners Sab. Sch. 2 bar
rels, 2 kegs. Citizens, 1 barrel, 1 box, per Rev. H.
E. Everest. .
Elmira-1 box.
New York—Carlton d 5 Porter, 1 box.
Boeing Valley—Ladies' Aid Society, per Rev. J.
B. Lee, 2 boxes.
Rome—John Irwin, 1 barrel.
West Hebron—Aid Society, per Miss 3. M.
Robinson, 1 keg.
Dansville—William S. Hall, 1 box.
Greenwich—Reformed Dutch church, 1 box.
Ovid--Aid Society, 1 keg.
Spencer—Aid Society, 1 keg.
Milton—Aid Society, 1 box.
Poughkeepsie—Ladies' Chris. Coro., per Mrs. C.
W. Tooker, 3 boxes.
Croton—Citizens, per Rev. J. N. Adams, 1 box.
Oineinnatus—Family of G. S. Dwight, 1 box.
North Western—Aid Society, 1 box.
Portaille-1 box.
IL-- 76 75
I- 30 50
Salem—Aid Soc... per Mrs. David Hamley, 1 box.
Westonville—Aid. Society, per 3. McK. Brayton,
1 box.
Andover—Aid Society,' per Sarah Van Allen,
1 barrel.
Hebron—Aid Society, per Mrs. William Reed,
See. 1 barrel.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington—Mrs. Lafimer, 1 box
Boston—Army Corn. Young Men's Christian
Association, per L. P. Rowland, 68 boxes, 25 bar
rels, 2 kegs.
Lee—Ladies' Chris. Com., per Mrs. Martha Gale,
2 boxes.
East Hampton—Aid Society, per Miss I. A.
Terry, 1 box. .
CORNECTICIIT.
New Preston Hill—Aid Society, 1 box.
Hartford—Aid Association, per Mrs. S. S. Cowan,
5 boxes, 3 barrels, 1 keg.
RHODE ISLAND.
Bristol—Soldier's Friend Society, 1 box.
Pawtucket—Aid Association, 2 boxes, per J. W
King, of Providence.
MAINE.
Dresden's Hills—Aid Society, per Miss C. C.
Alley, I box.
Oincinnati—Branch U. S. C. C., per Rev. A. F.
Marley . , 2 boxes, 2 packages of reading.
Hope—Mrs. A. M. Baker, 1 box. Misses Whit
tingdon, 1 box, per M. J. Baker.
1 box, containing 109 housewives; 2 boxes of
twine; 1 box of pads; 1 keg of pickles; 2 kegs of
onions; 7 boxes, 2 barrels of miscellaneous stores.
GEORGE H. STUART,
CHAIRMAN U. S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION,
NO. 11 Bank street, Philadelphia.
WEATHER STRIP,
AN ECONOMICAL, EFFICIENT AND COMPLETE
COLD, WIND, RAIN, DUST OR SNOW
From the sides, tops and bottoms of Vestibule, Front
and other Doors, Sash and French Windows.
67 78
No. 119 SOVTII TENTH STREET,
For Heating Bath Rooms, Bed Booms, Parlors.
Offices, &c.
MOILB ECONOMICAI, AND CONVENIENT THAN
8 55
18 50
Entirely Free from Smoke or Smell.
KirlAfter six years' experience, can guaraateetheni
;Pigottly satisfactory.
No. 11.9 SOUTH. TENTH STREET,
Total, $979,878 85
JOSEPH PATTERSON, Treasurer.
STORES
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW JERSEY
MASSACHUSETTS
MARYLAND
UNKNOWN
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MANUFACTURED, SOLD AND APPLIRD BY
Charles Burnham,
PHILADELPHIA
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Charles Burnham,
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