OM STEM SIETHY COMMISSION
From U. S. &nit ry Bulletin.
PAID AND. 'UNPAID AGENTS.
BY REV. J. A. ANDERSON.
The Other`-day, 'a prominent and influen
tial agent of the Christian Commission ex
preased himself to the effect that the agents
of the Sanitary Commission, in being hired,
only felt called - upon to work so many hours
per day, and at a slow gate per hour; while
the agents of the Christian Commission wotk
for nothing save love for the soldier, and, by
consequence; infused more soul and vim into
their labors than do the paid men of the
Sanitary Commission. The idea was, that
because Sanitary agents receive a scanty
compensation, they -cannot be expected .to
labor With such a purity of benevolence, nor
with such an enduring celerity, as do agents
who receive no compensation.
It is somewhat singular that when any
given objection against the Sanitary Commis
sion reaches us from one section of the coun
try, it is speedily heard of from many and
distant sections—which suggests to us that
somebody takes pains to spread the objection;.
and as this allegation is coming up from
different quarters, it deserves a moment's
attention.
The qualifications of au agent are found in
his heart, mind, and body—not in his purse;
and are neither lessened by his acceptance of
a stipend, nor increased by his rejection of a
stipend. The question of compensation has
nothing to do with his fitness as an agent;
neither is he by the reception of pay debarred,
in the most remote degree, from acting upon
the broadest principles of humanity, nor from
being im.pelled by the truest motives of strong
pulsing charity. If it be asserted that no
genuine benevolence _can be exercised except
by agents who, are unpaid, then it instantly
follows that the noble bands of Christian
ministers, who are confessedly among the
most effective and brilliant philanthropic in
strumentalities of the age, are devoid of that
benevolence; for, though as a class worse
paid than men of the same abilities in the
other professions, yet all of them receive pay,
and are enabled by that pay to devote them
selves to the grand work of the glorious
Emanuel. But does any one affirm that
because thereof, their charity and humane
ness cannot be as pure and throbbing as if
they received no pay? The best of books
declares the laborer to be worthy of his hire;
and the . oommon experience of mankind con
firms the declaration. There is a vast differ
ence between laboring for money under . the
guise of benevolence; and laboring for bene
volence, though money enough be received
with which to defray ordinaiy personal ex
penses. If it be-intended to allege that the
agents of the Sanitary Commission work
simply for money, or chiefly for money, and
not chiefly from true, motives of humanity;
then, we simply and emphatically declare the
allegation to be false in fact, and unjust to
scores of men who have resigned ample in
comes, and continue to reject offers of reve
nues double the amount of those which they
receive from the Commission. Or, if it be
intended to affirm, that because they receive
pay they will not or do not work as heartily
as those who are unpaid; it is only necessary
to say, thaf the sufferings of mangled Ame
ricans, or the totterings of emaciated vete
rans, thrill through a kind heart irrespective
of the pocket which walks about with that
heart; and that our agents are selected with
special reference to their benevolence, energy,
and endurance, and that persons who do not,
on trial, display these qualities, are dis
charged, is known to all who know anything
about the matter. -
The assiimption that an agent who is paid
does not work so vigorously or with such
laudable spirit as does one . who is 'unpaid,
affects scores of pastors who go to the front as
volunteer agents of the Sanitary or Christian
Commission quite as much as it does our per
manent agents who . paid; for each of
these volunteers recei i,Js compensation, if
not from One.of the Commissions, from the
congregation which, in granting him a leave
of absence, continues the payment of his
salary during that leave. The question of
compensation simply narrows itself down to
the organization through whom the payment
shall he made, for in both cases the common
charity of the country is the banker who fur
nishes the mears; and the difference between .
the two methods is, that in the one case the
charity of the country empowers the Com
mission to pay the agent directly for doing
army work, while in the other case it em
powers a. congregation to pay a minister for
his pastoral work, Ind the congregation loans
his services to the Commission.
In the first case you can procure trained,
disciplined, and skilled lahorers—men who
know what is to be done, how to do it, and
who will not shrink from either manual labor
or tedious routine ; in the other case yOu must
rely upon the efforts of gentlemen, who, in
most instances, are compelled to return to
their congregations just about the time they
become familiar with army life and acquire
fitness for army work, and who will do manual
labor or perform menial services only at their
own option.
As to the preference which business men
would give to these two' systems there can be
no doubt, for it is a law of political economy
that trained workmen and the permanent
assignment of the same men to the same
thing, is true and large economy; -while, from
what has been said above,
it is evident that
no excellence accrues to the motives of unpaid
# agents 'because of their being unpaid, which
does not equally accrue to paid agents in spite
of their bei6g paid.
But enough with abstract reasonings upon
a point which is clear to all, and agreed upon
by all disinterested perions. We not only
affirm, bat know that facts will sgbstantiate
this affirmation, that the agents of th 6 Sanitary
Commission are as warm-hearted, as keenly
alive to suffering, as quick-witted in affording
relief, as patient, energetic, and cheerful in
the plrformance of unromantic duty, and as
enduring and courageous under field hard
ships, as are the agents of the Christian
Commission or any other organization. And,
furthermore, we are' beset with the general
impression that this, and scores of other ru
mors which ate swept through communities,
will, upon thorough investigation, be found
to have received their first announcement by
friends of organizations which are jealous of,
or antagonistic to, the Sanitary Commission.
PREMIUMS FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
Our list of new names is receiving con
stant accessions. In some places the Him
hers are doubled and evett trebled. Wher
ever pastors take a personal interest in the
work, the results are in the highest degree
encouraging. The Synod's list now numbers
about. THREE HUNDRED, leaving two hun
dred names yet to be procured. May we
not look to those brethren and church ses
sions in the Synod who have, as yet, (lone
little or nothing, to fill the deficiency?
We print again our offers of premiums
for new subscribers. Ministers and Home
Missionaries who, from lack of means; find
it difficult to procure important recent theo
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enrich their librariesrbenefit their people,
and enlarge the circulation of the paper.
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choice of JOHN HUSS AND ILLS TIMES, 2
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we have sent away many copies to all parts
of the field as far west as Minnesota. Of
Shedd's History, but a few copies are now
remaining. To this list we have added two
recent publications of great importance;
viz.:—
LANGE'S GREAT HOMILETICAL COMMEN
TARY, a perfect library in itself, and the
best aid in Scriptural sermonizing any
where to be found. It is one large Bvo.
vol., containing an immense amount of mat
ter. Also, the Publication Committee's
last valuable work
diLLETT'S HISTORY OF PRESBYTERIAN
ISM, the only history of the Presbyterian
Church in this country extant. Should be
in every-minister's libriry.
Either of these works will be sent by
mail post-paid, on the receipt of FOUR NEW
NAMES, with the pay at full rates, in ad
vance.
ASSEMBLY'S DIGEST:—For Three new
subscribers, paying as above, we will send,
post-paid, a copy of the Assembly's Digest.
THE. DIGEST. WITH JOHN Huss, OR THE
HISTORY OF DoCTRINE.—For a club of teti,
paying club rates in advance, we will send,
post-paid, both the DIGEST and JOHN Huss,
or SHEDD'S HISTORY, as, may be preferred.
CHILDREN OF THE BATTLE-FIELD.—
This elegantly-illustrated piece of music,
the words of which were first published as
a prize poem in the American Presbyterian
and which has been sung with great ap
plause, especially in Western - New York,
will be sent, post-paid, for a single subscri
ber paying in advance.
LIBRARY OF TEACHERS' AND SABBATH
SCHOOL Booxs.—A library of over eighty
books for Sabbath-School purposes, em
bracing many of the works of A. L. O. E.
John Todd, Ellen Montgomery's Book-shelf;.
late issues of Martien's, of the American
Tract Society, New York, and of the Publi
cation Committee, will be sent, free of ex- •
press charge, for TWENTY-FIVE new names
paying.at full rates, or for THREE CLUBS of
ten each, at club rates, in advance.
* It should be understood that pre
miums are awarded for bona fide subscribers
only—not for names paid for by the person
seeking the premiums.
War No premiums given for Subscrip
tions of Ministers or Home Missionaries,
unless they pay at . full rates, the terms
being as low as practicable already.
POVERTY'S FALSE PRIDE.—A religious co
temporary says very justly—" The idea of
respectable employment" is the rock upon
which thousands have split, and shipwreck
themselves and all who depend on them.
All employments are respectable that bring
honest gain. The laborer, who is willing to
turn his hands to 'anything, is as respectable
as the clerk or draper store-tender. Indeed,
the man who is ready to work whenever work
offers, whatever it may be, rather than lie
idle and beg, is a far more respectable man
than one who turns up his nose at hard labor,
wearies his friend' with his complaints be
cause he can get nothing to do, pockets his
benefactions without thankfulness, and goes
on from day to day a useless, lazy grumbler.
Two sorts of persons are to be alike
avoided—those who offer you an explanation
of everything, and those who care not for
full explanation of anything.
THE PUBLICATION CAUSE,
The Treasurer of the Presbyterian Publication Com
mittee would acknowledge the receipt of the follow
ine donations from December Ist to the 31St. viz:—
For General Purposes.
Syracuse, N. Y., First Ward Church $36 73
Vevay, Ind, Presbyterian Church • 8 as
Watertown, N. Y., First Church 43 65
Union Mills, Pa., Presbyterian Church 6 00
Mt. Sterling, 111., do 38 50
Deerfield, Mich., do 4 75
Petersburg, Mich., do 6 75
Manchester, Mich. , . do 12 00
Grand rapids, Mich., First do 8 80
Farmington Centre, Ohio, do ' ' 3.88
Germantown, Pa., Market Square Church 30 00
S. S. Wharton s ' reet Presb. Church, to constitute
Miss E. 13. Clement a corresponding member.. 30 00 0
Johnstown, Ohio, Presb. Church 3 00
Do. do. 'Rev. Edward Garland 5 00
Panama, N.Y., Presb. Church 200
.d.lCenduelLy Abolitionist 10 CO
New Albany. Ind., Second Presb. Church 38 95
Ann Arbor, Mich., First do 4 (k)
Pike N. Y., do 5 50
Manchester, Ohio. do 20 00
Cerro Gordo. 111. do 5 60
Orange, N. Y. First d 42,
le' 50(xi
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Camillus. . ~ iii. - 665
Lafayette Square Church. New York 77 92
Tcronto, Ind., Presb. Church 4 10
Clinton, Ind., - do 3 00
Central College. 0., do 8 00
Butternuts. N. Y., do 20 00
Ovid. N. Y., do 10 85
llnadilla, Plainfield, and Stockbridge, :Mich.,
Presb. Churches 17 90
Dubuque, lowa, Second Presb. Church 9 60
Kew Albany, Incl., Third do 20 55
Hastings, Mich. C. T. Bryant. 71st Ohio Vols 5 00
Stony Creek, Mich., Presby. Church 17 00
Olivet•Chureh, Lansingburgh, N. Y 100 00
Horse Beads, N. Y., Presb. Church 10 50
Cash, Philada., First Church 2 00
New York, (Church of the Covenant,) Wxn. B.
Dodge, for illustrations 35 00
Watertown, N. Y., Second Presb. Church.... .... . . 15 40
Newark, N. J.. do. do 26 00
Rockford. 111., Westminster Church ' • 9 84
Total for general purposes
For the $50,000 Fund.
New York, Fourteenth st. Church, J. H..Reid...sso 00
Brooklyn, N. Y., First Church. A. M. Earle 50 00
Brighton, Mich., Presb. Church 8 75
York, Pa., sp.muel Small 900 00
Panama, N. Y.. Presb. Church 5 00
Rochester, N. Y., Central Church, Wm: Alling...loo 00
Do. do. do. H. Churchill.. 50 00
Do. 10. do. . Cash 47 52
Newark. N. J • 525 00
David A. Smith, Jacksonville, 111.. 500 00
Baltimore.• First (Joust. Presb. Church, (add'l) 7 00
Total for ocelot fund
Total for general purposes
Total $2150 79
WM. L. HILDEBURN , Treasurer.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2d. 1865.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1865
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LANGE'S COMMENTARY.
MATTHEW. PRIDE `45
A COMMENTARY ON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
Critical, Doctrinal, and • Homiletical, by John P.
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Homiletical hints suggest themes and parts forser
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The A.merican Edition is undertaken by an associa
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It gives the original entire, without omission or alter
ation, and at the same time valuable additions, which
give the work an Anglo-German ohmmeter, and make
it more useful to the English' reader.
The First Volume contains one-fourth more matter
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are already in course of preparation by the Editor.
The Rev. Drs.
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Lange, under whose supervision the original Berman
edition is published, and who is hiniself:the large&
contributor, is regarded as one of the ablesl divines of
this country. * * * Under the editorigl charge , ,of
Dr. Schaff, valuable additions and suggestions hie
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