and water; some of them having served .ms in Castle Thunder and Libby. The rebel fires have destroyed the business lion of the city. One fire swept close by iby, but, as if by a special providence, it spared, to become a prison for the rebels imselves. enclose you a leaffrom Jeff. Davis' garden. What wonders are now being wrought • fast history is now being formed This )le slaveholder's rebellion is fast winding Let us " Praise God from whom all trigs flow." In Christian love, WILLISTON JONES, Delegate Christian Commission. HAMMOND'S MEETINGS OF LAST WEEK. Tuesday afternoon, April 3, the chil meeting was transferred to the But .od Street Church, Rev. T. J. Shep pastor. The church was crowded in part. Quite an interesting incident place at the meeting, illustrating the ience of the work wrought through Mr. ,ond's instrumentality, even in cases might be considered unpromising. At the open-air meetings, held in Newark, a year ago, a professional gambler, tor of a gambling saloon, came with press purpose of scoffing at the meet- He was arrested by the Holy Spirit, fined at the inquiry meeting, and the day sold out all the tools of his infainous 1. Subsequently he made a profession ligion and. joined Rev. Dr. Fish's church. 'e were, as usual in such cases, abundant ictions that he would not hold out. But is meeting he made his appearance, as a tried soldier, with his right_ arm perma- Ey disabled in a sling. He was an inmate lestnut hill Hospital, where he had the notices of the meetings in the papers, with difficulty obtaining a furlough, had ten miles, out of personal regard to Mr. and from interest in the work, to the tonwood Street Church. Here he was aced to come forward and tell his story, rich he did in a simple and impressive tanner. The spectacle of this rescued man, t once a soldier of the Cross, and a sufferer i:n• life for the flag of his country, was in a teigh degree touching ; many heard it with ears. At this meeting the Spirit of God was pre nt with great power, and at times the whole audience seemed melted, and yet as is often the case in the first meenting Christians were scarcely prepared for the work, and, as a con sequence, many were suffered to go away who would doubtless have gladly remained if they had been spoken to in time. At the meetings of the two following days, this difficulty en tirely disappeared, and nearly the whole au dience remained for prayer and conversation. Already the pastor speaks of the delightful results of these three meetings in the conver sion of the young of his flock, and in the general quickening of his people. On Saturday afternoon, a farewell meeting for the children of this part of the city was held in North Broad Street Church, which was filled with the little ones. It was one of the most interesting occasions we have ever witnessed. Mr. Hammond had requested the children each to write upon a slip of paper a text of Scripture containing some reference to the Saviour, and hand the slip to him. Among the verses brought in at this meeting there were no less than one hundred and four teen little letters from those who felt that they had found Jesus in these meetings. Mr. Hammond hesitated about reading them, but their language was so beautifully simple and clear, and there was such a fresh and delight ful aroma of child-piety about them, that the brethren present upon the platform encom - aged him to go on, and the children joined in the request with great earnestness. We don't know how we can better exhibit the ef fects produced . upon the minds of the ekil : _ dren and youtlis—ni -eh, remethigs, mail by printing a few of these letters which we have requested Mr. H. to put into our hands for the purpose. And we do so with the greater readiness as the reading of similar letters has frequently been found productive of great good. WEDNESDAY, April 6, 1866. DEAR MR. HAMMOND went to your meet ing on Friday for fun. I came home after the meeting was over, and went back in the evening, and I felt that I was a great sinner. I stayed to the inquiry meeting, and Mr. Taylor came and spoke to me. He asked me if I loved Je sus. I told him that I did not. Well, I went on Saturday, and it passed awaylike the day before. But yesterday afternoon there was a little boy came and spoke to me, and that went to the very depth of my heart. I can now say, for the first time in my life, lam happy. I felt a great change. Oh ! who will not come to such a dear and most pr.( 'us Saviour I Now I can sing " Jesus is mine. I love to pray and read my Bible as I never did before. 0, if only one or two of my friends, yea all of them, would come to that dear Jesus I would feel so happy. 0, do pray for my dear mother, that she may find Jesus, and my two brothers, that they may not go on another day in their sins. I have got four tickets to come to your meetings, two to-night and two to-morrow, one of them is my mother. Oh pray for her most earnestly. Your affectionate friend. April 7, 1865. 34. HAMMOND t—l am fifteen years old, and 1 want to tell you how I found Jesus. On Monday I went to the meeting at the cor ner of Broad and Green streets, (for the first time) on purpose to make fun. I made fun of every body and every thing all that afternoon, and thought every body was a fool for believing such stuff. On Tueiday I went to Mr. Shepherd's for the same purpose; but soon after I got there I felt what a great sinner I was, and I could not make any more fun - that day. After you were done preaching, a little girl came and spoke to me, and her words went to my heart, and I know now that I have "found a Friend, Jesus is mine." I used to think I was happy, but now I find that I never was happy before. These meetings are so precious that all the time you are in the city you will see me where you are. If you were to go to Germantown, I believe I would follow you. Ido so like the inquiry meetings; I like them better than the preaching, because I can tell the boys how I love Jesus, and point them to Christ who suf fered and died on the Cross to save all sinners. I wish every body could sing, "Now I have found a Friend, Jesus is mine," or, "I love Je sus, yes I do." I must ask you to pray for me always, so that I may remain faithful and meet you in heaven at last. You DISCIPLE. P. S. I forgot to say that now I find that I was the fool for not coming to Jesus before. PHILADELPHIA, April Bth, 1865. :-I DEAN MIL HAMMOND want to tell you how I found the Saviour. When I first came to your meeting, Sunday a week, I did not care much about finding Him. Mr. Adams came and talked to me, but I did not care much about finding the Saviour. Of course I cried as I saw those around me doing; but that was not coming to Jesus ; found crying did no good. I got my mother to write me a note to get out early from school on Monday afternoon, and I came to your meeting; but the next morn ing, when I met one of my little companions at school, I told her how the people went around asking little children if they loved Jesus, and she laughed and made light of it, and I laughed too ; but Saturday, when I came away, I felt very much impressed, and that night I prayed that my heart might be - clothed in righteousness. I think God heard my prayer, for I felt so Imppy. I felt like a new person. I trembled all over, but I was happy. I wanted to tell somebody. So I woke my sister and told her; but I did not want to tell my mother until I was sure my sins were all forgiven me; but when I did tell her she said nothing could be so precious to her as to know; that I had found the Saviour. Will you pray for me that I may always cling to the Saviour, and look to Him for everything, and ask my little friends to pray for me too, and pray for my sister too? I feel like singing all the time now, since I have found Jesus. lam so happy. I wish you were going to stay longer in this part of the city. I love these meetings so much. I love all those who have found Jesus, but I love Him better than any body. A little friend of mine tells me she is happy in the love of Jesus. From your little friend, thirteen years old. Mr. Hammond then spoke to the children about the use of Scripture in times of temp tation, referring to the example of our Sav iour who met Satan again and again, with "It is written." He compared the texts of Scripture to those leaves which it is said the birds of the east place all around the edges of their nest, knowing by instinct that they are poisonous and hateful to the serpents who wish to destroy their .% oung. He pic tured the serpent winding up the tree, and in vain endeavouring to reach the seeming-15)N defenceless young, baffled on every side by the hateful leaves, while the parent bird on a neighboring' limb, pours forth her song of praise for the instinct by which she was enabled to protect her tender brood. Taking the slips of paper with the texts writ ten upon thme, Mr. Hammond read them one after another and dropped them around him on the platform, like so many protec ting leaves around the nest threatened by the great serpent the devil, thus affording the children a double and very vivid illustration of his meaning. Three hundred and thirty children and adults arose to signify their hope in Christ or their desire for the prayer of GOd's people, about fifty only being of the latter de scription. The adult meetings held during increasing audience eve nings were attended by a constantly audience and frequently the tokens of the Holy Spirit's presence were very manifest and delightful. Over a hundred arose at one time to express a hope in Christ, or a desire for his converting grace. On Sabbath afternoon, the first children's meeting in the Tabernacle Baptist church was held and was attended by an immense concourse. Mr. Hammond was in his hap piest mood; many workers were at hand to fbllow up the impressions made, and on that day and Monday almost all the children and youth remained-to the inquiry meeting, scores of whom seemed calmly to give their hearts to the Lord. On Wednesday the meeting was held in the Western church. THE CITY CHIMES OF VIC TORY. —OH Monday of last week, after the usual service, the bell-ringer at St. Stephen's Church played on the bells the following tunes: Hail Columbia, Star-Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle, and the Virginia Reel. REJOICINGS AMONG- THE COLORED PEOPLE. A meeting of the colored people of this city was held at the Philadelphia Institute on Wed nesday evening to give an expression of their feelings in regard to the recent victories of our army and navy, and to make arrangements for celebrating the capture of Richmond at an east) , date, at which it is hoped to have a general procession of all the civic associations among the colored people of this city and vicinity. The part taken by the colored troops organized at Camp William Penn, whose regimental colors, presented by the people of Philadelphia, were the first to float from the dome of the rebel Capitol, is truly an event of which our people may well be proud. .After several elo quent addresses, the following resolutions, pro posed• by Sergeant-major A. M. Green, were enthusiastically adopted:— Resolved, That to God alone belongs the mise, the honor, and the glory of this the grandest and most significant military achieve ment of the war; and as we have viewed the war auth a _reault_of-eur dsparttrre from - Hint, andour disobedience of .his just and merciful demands upon us as a nation, so do we regard this returning favor vouchsafed to us as an evi dence of our acceptance with Him on account of the sincere and earnest desire on our part to put away from us the great and crying sin of slavery, and the evil prejudice resulting there from which has robbed tens of thousands of the men who have so nobly fought our battles of the dearest rights of nature, their birth-right, for no other reason than that God has made them of a darker hue than theAnglo-Saxon. Resolved, That we would have rejoiced at such an event had there even been no colored troops present, since we love to see the majesty of good and faithful laws asserted and enforced for righteousness sake ; but when it is acknow ledged that to the vigilance and enthusiasm of Philadelphia colored troops, Pennsylvania, the old Keystone State, is indebted for the glory of haying first entered the "deserted village," Rich mond, and first set foot upon the polluted floors of the rebel Capitol, and flaunted the old " flag of the free" from the crest-fallen flag staff of the defunct despotism, we ask that our friends bear with us awhile, until we take a shout to ourselves, and join with us in giving.three long and rousing cheers for the Union, the Presi dent of the United States, Grant and Farragut, for our army and navy, and for the colored troops who have so nobly sustained our honor and patriotism from the first hour they were permitted to confront the enemy, down to this latest triumph of our arms. Resolved, That the first entry of Union troops into Richmond is an achievement which, whether considered in the light of a bloodless victory or one wrested from the hands of infu riated rebels, with bayonets reddened and smo king with the blood of dying heroes, claims the admiration of all true and honest men, and as it is the last, though not least, of the many acts of our colored heroes, we ask for them, as for ourselves, their kindness in the name of God and our common country, not social , but full political equality, when the last rebel shall have grounded arms and acknowledged the superi ority of the Federal power, and the justice and honor of our cause. DEDICATION IN POTTA DELPDIA. —A church of Gernians was organized in this city early in 1864, and has since been rapidly improving under the energetic pastqpte of Rev. A. Romig. A new church ediMe for its use has been ended on Corinthian Avenue. near Girard College. On Sabbath morning, the sth ult., it was solemnly dedicated to its sacred use, Rev. Drs. Schaff, (preacher,) Harbaugh, Dahlman, and the pastor partici pating in the services. Dr. Bomberger preached in the afternoon. The entire ser vices were conducted in the German lan guage, which will continue hereafter to be used in the regular worship of the church. The cost of the building was about $13,000. It is neat and convenient, having an end gal lery which contains a sweet-toned organ. It has a good basement apartment for Sabbath schools. The Emperor of Brazil has appointed a "Board of Health" to investigate and decide what proprietary remedies should%be admit ted into the country and what excluded. After some months' session, they have re ported, condemning them all except Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.'s preparations. Three of those they recommended the Emperor to admit for the benefit of the public health, while they hold the fourth, Cherry Pectoral, under ad visement for further information' respecting one of its ingredients -- morphine—which, while so extensively employed and so highly esteemed as a remedy in this country, is scarcely known in that.—Boston. Herald. THE A ' A '' C ' ll' SPAY, APRIL 13, 1865. The Treasurer of the Presbyterian Publication Com mittee would acknowledge the receipt of the following donations from February Ist to March 31st, 1865, viz: FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. Elmira, N. Y., 2d Presbyl erian Church $4O 15 Muir, Michigan, - " " 600 Ypsilanti, " " 25 00 Aurora, New York, First " ~, 33 82 Harrisburg, Pa., S. S. " " .. • 13 .31 Manitowoc. Wis.,- " .. 5 50 New York Mercer Street Church 5.5 16 00 Goodland, Mich., Presbyterian Church 1 00 Bainbridge. Indiana, ' 900 Newark, New Jersey, C. S. Haines 30 00 Reading, Pa., Presbyterian Church 23 00 Norristown. Pa., ' 43 05 Bergen, N. J., First " ~ 120 55 Washington, D. C., Rev. W. B. Evans, 10 00 Orange,. N. J., W. Bradley 5 00 St. Loms, Mo.. First Church, Mrs. R. S. Hart_.s 00 Youngstown. Ohio, Presbyterian Church 12 00 Cortland, New York, , ' " 11 00 " " Canist et), 5 00 Mason, Michigan, Rev. IL Kittredge.. 2 00 Delaware City, Del., Presbyterian Church 30.50 Port Penn, " " 38 55 Church of the Covenant, New York - 191 00 Erie, Pa., First Presbyterian Church 40 00 Howard, New York " " 800 Pleasant Mount, Pa., " .., 8 00 Delaware Water Gap, Rev. E. J. Pierce 5 00 Philadelphia, Pa., Calvary Church 98 32 Wilmington Central S. S. for East Tennessee 23 25 West Nantmeal, Pa., Presbyterian Church 13 00 Philadelphia, Pa., Clinton Street Church 76 76 Lafayette, Ind., Second Presbyterian Church 120 75 Sturgis, Michigan, ' " 10 30 Eekford, ' " " 425 Tekonsha, " " 3:00 New York, N. Y., Madison Square Church..... 430 50 Cape Vincent, N. Y., Presbyterian " 4'oo Elmira, N. Y., 2d Presbyt'n Church, additional 3 00 Geneseo, N. Y., Second, Presbyterian Church 26 00 Williamsport, Pa., • 40 00 Utica, N. Y., George Walker $25 00 Troy, N. Y., Sylvester Norton ' 100 00 Keokuk, lowa, H. Robertson 5 00 Chicago, Illinois, Rev. J. A. Wight 5.00 Kensington, Philadelphia, Presbyt'n Church 200 00 Fredonia, N. X., Presbyterian Church 21 07 Newark, N. J. S. H. Condit 35 00 New York, N . Y., Treadwell Ketcham 100 00 Philadelphia, Pa., George W. Mears 20 00 New York, N. Y., Rev. T. S. Hastings 25;00 W. F. D 500 Ambrose S. Wight. U. S. Navy 3 00 Newark, N. J.. S. H. Condit 63 27 Philadelphia. Pa., Olivet Church 102 00 Penn Yan, N. Y., Rev. F. Starr, Jr 50 00 Kalamazoo, Michigan, F. W. Curtineus 25 00 The Philadelphia National Petroleum Company is without doubt the most promising or ganization now issuing a stock at twenty-fivacents per share. Its affairs are managed in precisely the same reliable way as were those of the Philadelphia Mutual, and we are confident its stock is equally as good. The operations of-this new company are not confined to apy particular locality, their land consisting of 192 acres in fee simple, being situated in parts of Venango and Warren counties, where oil is found in the largest quantities. This property embraces Sugar Creek, Two Mile Run, French Creek, Pa tohell and Cherry Tree Run, and developments close to it have resulted in the famous Maple Shade, Coquette, Kunkle and other heavy yielding wells.. In every 'respect the Philadel phia National comes up to the standard of a good oil company, and we advise those about : buying oil stock to examine its prospectus. Subscription: books remain open at the bank*, heuse of HARPER, DURNEY & Co., No. 55 South Thdrd ,Street. where stock can be had at the popular price. twenty-five cents per share. ;ler - Philadelphia Tract and Mission So ciety.-The ninetieth meeting in behalf of this Society, will be held in the Mariner's Bethel. F, ont . above Christian street, Rev. Joseph Perry pastor, on Sabbath evening, 16th inst., at 7 o'clock. Several ad dresses will be made. - Public invited. tGr-The General Assembly of the Presby terian Church in the United States of America will meet on Thursday. the 18th of May, 1865, at 11 o'clock, A:M., in the La Fayette Avenue Presbyterian Church of the City of Brooklyn. N. Y., and be opened with a sermon by the Rev. THOMAS BRAINERD, D.D., the Moderator of the last Assembly. The Committee on Commissions will meet at 9 o'clock A. M. of the same day, in the Lecture Room of the ChurCh..to _receive the-oredenti-As-of-dtt"Ctria nits-kw:fen. I it The Annual Meeting of the Milwau kee Presbytery, will be held in the First Presby terian Church of Milwaukee, on the first Tuesday of May next. (May 2d) at 7 o'clock P. M. Statistical Reports and Collections for the Assembly and Presby terial Funds will be called for at that Meeting.' G. W. ELLIOTT. Stated Clerk. Xi - Daily 'Union Prayer fleeting. from 12 to 1 o'clock, in the Hail, No. 1011 Chestnut street. Walk in and give a few moments to God and your soul. "Prayer was appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give, Long as they live should Christians pray, For only while they Dray they live." Stir' To our Lady Friends in the Churches in Philadelphia and elsewhere.—The Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church of Manayunk take the liberty of solicithig your -kind co-operation in a Fair, which they intend to hold, to commence on EASTER MONDAY, April 17, 1865. The proceeds of the Fair are to be appropriated toward making necessary repairs and improvements in our Church-building. The roof is decayed we have no basement for Sabbath-school or prayer meet ings—having to use the audience chamber for these purposes; and our building is so uncomfortable that in cold weather the attendance at public worship is materially affected. We are now laboring to remedy this state of things. To accomplish the necessary work, $3OOO or $4OOO must be raised by us. We cleared over $l2OO at our Fair last Easter—without resorting to lotteries, &c. Will you be so kind as to contribute an article or arti cles for our Fair? At our last Fair articles of clothing for children and adults, were in much greater demand than we could supply. the following named ladies have generously con sented to receive and take charge for us of what ever yen may please to contribute in articics or in money:— First Presbyterian Church—Mrs. Win. L. Hi) leburn, 1713 Spruce street, and Mrs. Wm. G. Crowell, 510 Walnut street. "Old Pine Street Church"—Mrs. S. Davenport, 333 South Fifth street, and Mrs. Samuel Work, 1021 Clin ton street. Clinton Street Church—Miss K. M. Linnard, 1133 Spruce street, and Mrs. J. H. Dingee, 1023 Clinton street. Calvary Church—Mrs. Levi Taylor, 302 South Tenth street. and Airs. Wm. S. Adair, 212 North Seventeenth greet. Walnut Street Church—Mrs. Dr. Butler, Chestnut street, above Fortieth street, and Mrs. Rev. Charles Brown. Spruce street, above Fortieth street. North Broad Street Church—Mrs. Rev. Dr. E. E. Adams, 1702 Mount Vernon street, and Mrs. S. S. Townsend, 1723 Wallace street. Western Church—Mrs. Rev. J. S. Willis, 1708 Filbert street; Mrs. Allison, 24 South Eighteenth street, and Mrs. E. W. Tenbrook.l92s Chestnut street, Central Church, Coates street—Mrs. Catharine Weeber, 119 Coates street, and Miss Elizabeth Ran, 716 North Second street. Cedar Street Church—Mrs. Rev. R. A. Mallery, 1510 Fitzwater street, and Mrs. G. Fairlamb, 1131 Catharine street. N. L. First Church, Buttonwood street—Mrs. M. A Magee, 237 North Third street. WILMINGTON, Delaware—Hanover Street and Central Churches—Mrs. Rev. Wm. Aikman. Co-operations by ladies in churches not here men tioned, will be most thankfully received. For further particulars address Mrs. Rev. A. CULVER, President of our Sewine. Circle, Manayunk. A lady of five years experience as a teacher, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. desire, a situa tion. either in the city or country. Letters and testi monials &c.. can be seen at the office of this paper, 1334 Chestnut street. Address g, L. 9:36-Ina 2129 West Delany Place, Phila. 01Nee, No. 206 S. Fifth Street, below Walnut THE PUBLICATION C I.USE. Total for General Purposes $l6Ol 24 FOR THE $50.000 FUND. . Total for Special Fund Total for General Purposes $2385 58 WM. L. RILDEBURN, Treasurer. 'PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 1865 gptriai •gnitro. JOSEPH H. SCHREINER. 929 Chesnut street. EDWIN F. HATFIELD, S. Clerk. J. GLENTWORTH BUTLER, P. Clerk SITUATION WANTED HENRY S. PARMALEE, CONVEYANCER, PHILADELPHIA Coat fit Comilanio. X'I 3 ILADELPIIIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY, STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. TWENTY-FIVE; CENTS PER SHARE FOR FULL PAID STOCK. Capital 300,000 Shares at $1 Par Value. WORKING CAPITAL, 100,000 SHARES, OR $25,000 Each subseriber . to the stock of this Company enters upon the "ground floor," as it is called, or becomes a purchaser of the property at cost, and shares all the profits. The stock is, therefore, issued fully paid at • Twenty-five Cents per . . Share , enabling all who wish to secure an interest at a small cost, with excellent prospects:of speedy and large re turns. The assets of this CoMpany consist of one hundred and ninety-two acres of land in fee simple, two leases near Sugar Creek, and one lease on Cherry Tree Run with half the Oil, with half the Oil of two leases free of expense to the Company, which are on - Two-Mile Run. . . , Tract No. 1, is situate on Two-Mile Run, in Sugar Creek Township, Venango county, about two and a half miles from its mouth, being part of the Ray farm, and contains twelve acres of land in fee simple. The Two. Mile Run passes. through this property, and it is all low bottom land, and is well adapted for boring purposes on every part of it, the highest part being not over fifteen feet from the level of the creek. The celebrated Runkle Well (which has produced over forty barrels of heavylLubricating Oil per day) is within one mile of this tract. Within the last few (days there has been a well struck, from which the oil is running over the con ductor,covering the ground and water inane creek with oil. It, is expected. that when it is properly tubed it will yield over 100 barrels per day. There are six new wells now going down on the adjoining property with fine show of oil. The Lumberton, Two- Mile Run, and Scott Team Oil Companies property are all close to this tract, Sugar Creek (upon which is located the celebrated tSuear. Creek Oil Company,) is not over one and a half miles from this tract. Oil Creek is within one and a half miles of this farm, and it is the opinion of practical oil men that when this property is properly developed (which this Company intend to do immediatelyi)it will be second to none in Venango county. . . Tract No. 2 is situate( in -Cherry Grove Township, Warren county, and contains one hundred and sixty live acres ,of land in' fee simple, not far from a flow ing well. This tract isll timbered with hemlock, cherry and pine and eon sins coal, lead and iron ore. Tract No. 3is situate i Sugar Creek Township, Ve nango county, about haTmilefrom a the Sugar Creek Well, and contains fifteen acres of land in fee simple. le This property lies on a branch of Sugar Creek, which is considered the heart of the best Lubricating Oil in the district of Pennsylvania. It is.not over one mile from French Creek, and two miles from the Alle gheny, River. The properties of the ,Sngar Creek, Junction, Sugar Dale and Malrath Oil Companies. are within a mile of thin tract . .. The ComPanY intend to develops this property steno°. Tract No. 4 is a lease on the left branch of Patchett Run, between the Allegheny. River and French creek, in the centre of the oil avenue that now runs through Penang° county, and about one and a half miles from the Sugar Creek Well, now yielding about seventy barrels per day:: Tract Tract No 5 is a lease near the above, and about half a mile from the new well just struck of about thirty five barrels per day. The Company intend to push the development of the abova witheut delay, and sink a well on this property as soon as possible to have the work done. Tract No. 6is a lease on Cherry Tree Run. in Ye nango county, about three-quarters of a mile from the town of Cherry Tree. The Big Tank Company have struck a well close to this property of about 130 bbls. per day. 'Several other wells are going down above and below with fine show of oil, and the celebrated Maple Shade, Jersey and Coquette Wells, are within two miles of this tract. The Company also intends to sink a well on this tract, believing it to be one of the best located tracts to make a lirge yielding well. The stock of this Company is really worth four times the subscription asked.' Examine our assets and see for yourself. Subscription books are now open at the banking house of HARPER, DURNEY & CO fro: c 35 SollTrm. THIRD STREET. PRESIDENT, 0. H. P. CONOVER TREASURER, TOBIAS DURNEY SECRE7ARY, ISAIAH BATES, JR. Bisttilauttnto. CARHART'S BOUDOIR ORGANS! -CARHART'S CHURCH HARMONIUMS CARHART'S MELODEONS! t et r omm ispat i .-- L. Une q ualled by, any Reed Instruments in the world. Also Parmelee's Patent Isolated Violin • Frame Pianos, a new and beautiful instrument. Sole agent, H. M..MORRISS, 723 Market street. THE UNDERSIGNED Offers to the public the Richardson Premium Circular Ends Air Tight Casket and guarantees to disinter and bring the remains of the soldier from his s grave on the battle-field to his native home, free of disagreeable smell or no charge for the Casket; and at one-third less than he can furnish the Metallic Cases. The Rich ardson Air Tight is.so constructed that any one can make them air tight, and save the expense of employ ing others to do it for them. JOHN GOOD, UNDERTAKER, 921 SPRITCE St., Philadelphia, Pa. 50TH SEMI-ANNUAL CIRCULAR. POUDRETTE! POUDRETTE I I The LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY (the oldest manufacturers of fertilizers in the United States) again offer for sale this celebrated manure, uniform in quality and at lower prices than any other fertilizer in market. Twenty-five years' trial by thousands of farmers prove its superiority over all other fertilizers for Tobacco, Corn; Potatoes, and Gar den Vegetables. The Company manufacture also Bone Trifeu to sub stitute for Superphosphate and Guano) from bones. blood, offal, night-soil, and Peruvian Guano, ground fine. Price S5O ton. Pamphlets containing directions for use. Prices, etc., may be obtained free by addressing a letter to the office of the Company 66 CORTLA NDT STREET. New York. PAUL POIEL. Jr., Agent for Philadelphia. EARLY GARDEN SEEDS, Extra Early Peas, Early Daniel O'Rourke Peas, Early Tom Thumb Peas, Champion of England Peas, Early Cabbage, Lettuce, Beet, Celery, Radish, Onions, So. FRESH AND GENUINE. Also Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes, Asparagus, and Rhubarb Roots—all of the best varieties WHOLESALE AND, RETAIL For full list, prices, &c., with directions how to cul tivate, see DREER'S GARDEN CALENDER, FOR 1865. Mailed on the receipt of a postage'stamP. H. A. DREER'S SEED AND HORTI CULTURAL WAREHOUSE, 9 82 4 m 714 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. W. G. BEDFORD, CONRYINCEIABRIALISTATIAGEIT, No. 53 NORTH TENTH STREET, PHLADA 4tirt gublitatim. JUST PUBLISHED " BY THE PRESBYTERIAL NIBLICATIOI COME. ZULU LAND; LIFE AMONG THE ZULU—KAFFIRS 12mo ; pp. 351; richly illustrated. Price $2. "This volume is among the best of its class and will reward pernsal."--Presbyterian. "This work is not a missionary's journal, nor a discussion of the comparative claims of various missions established in this attractive field, but a popular treatise in which the novel and striking features of the country are made familiar to the reader."—Springfield Republi can. • " Mr. Gitut is not only a devoted missionary, but he is a man of superior talents, and an ex ceedingly interesting writer. This work on the Zulu. Land introduces us to a country and peo ple comparatively new. It is full of valuable facts and graphic descriptions. The Committee have issued it in a very neat and attractive style."—C7tristian Herald and Recorder. ""The aim of the book is to condense and combine both valuable facts and pleasing inci dent—embrace enough of the popular to please the common reader, and enough of the scien tific to give the work a place in the library of the scholar."—lndependent. " le abounds in maps, cuts and illustrations executed in the best style, and every way the book is well deserving of a wide circulation, and, at this season of the, year, would be a very fitting and, we are sure, acceptable gift book."--Christian Instructor. " It is a good work to place in our Sabbath school Libraries in the place of semi-religious novels."—Vermont Chronicle. "A new and interesting field for narrative and description opens in the portion of South Africa treated of in this beautiful volume. The fifteen years of Mr. Grout's sojourn among the Zulus have been put to good purpose. The mature results of his observation, reading and scholarahip are told in graphic style. The thorough acquaintance and sympathy with his subject which a devoted missionary is, of all other persons, certain to acquire, is abundantly shown in the Partitive. His own experiences as a pioneer missionary; the history of the people, so far as kpown ; the geography, topo graphy, geology, fauna, flora, climate, nocturnal heavens; the appearance, manners and cus toms, language, superstitions and character of the natives ; missions among the Zulus and pre sent state of affairs in Zulu-land are ably and instructively treated by the writer. The volume forms an important addition to our knowledge of the human famity, especially in its relation to the gospel as an aggressive power."—Ameri can Presbyterian. The book will be sent by mail, post-paid, for the price, $2 00. Order from Presbyterian Publication Committee, N 0.1334 CHESTNUT STREET, PRILADA HAPPY VOICES. NEW IiIYIINS AND TUNES. 'WITH Many Popular and Sterling Old Ones, FOR THE HOME CIRCLE AND SABBATH-SCHOOLS, This book has been prepared with the utmost care, and is believed to be one of unsurpassed excellence. The tunes are such as children love to sing. More than half of them have the charm of novelty and fresh ness ; and the others are old and endeared favorites. The hymns are adapted to all occasions, and are of unusual variety and excellence. The aim has been, not only to delight the young, but to do, them good—to win and guide them to their best Friend, and cheer them ~in His service, and draw out warm hearts and happy voices in His worship. The volume contains 244 Hymns and 160 Tunes; 176 pp. square 16mo. Price $35 per hundred in boards, $3O per hundred in stiff paper. Liberal, dis count to the trade. AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, 150 Nassau Street, New York. 929 Chestnut Street. . H. N. THISSELL, 985-St District Secretary. FREEHOLD INSTITUTE, A BOARDING•SCHOOL FOR BOYS, AT FREEHOLD, MONMOUTH CO., N. 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