GATHERING IN THE 'FRUITS AT
NEWTON, N. I.
The following interesting letter is
taken from the Newark Daily .Axlverliser,
and announces the ingathering into the
Old School Church, of part of the fruits
of a Reviyal recently enjoyed in that
place, in connection with the labors of
Rev. E. P. Hammond. It may not be
inappropriate to mention that unusual dif
ficulties and discouragements were met
by Mr. Hammond in Newton, in spite
of which the work went forward, reach
ing such blessed results as are chroni
cled in this letter :
NEWTON, N. J., April 10, 1865.
Mn. EDITOR : -It will doubtless interest
many of your readers to know some of the
results of the revival in this town, which has
already been noticed in your paper. Yes
terday, the Presbyterian Church received
into its communion one hundred on profes
sion of faith. Of these, forty-eight were
adults, many of them advanced in life, many
heads of families, men as well as women, and
two over seventy. Of the remaining fifty
two, none were under fourteen, and less than
twenty under sixteen. The' session of the
church had determined, out of abundant cau
tions, not to receive at this time any under
fourteen, and of such, we think, there are at
least from twenty to twenty-five ravingly con
verted,. and some eight. to ten adults, who,
for various reasons, did -not apply for admis
sion at this time. There are several others
under deep impressions, and as the work still
continues, I fully believe that not less than
fifty will unite with our church at our next
communion in July. This is in addition to
what is doing in the Methodist and Baptist
Churches. In the Methodist, there have
been some forty-five conversions since the
revival began, a few in the Baptist Church,
and even some in the Episcopal among those
who attended the morning Union prayer
meetings. It is safe to estimate among the
fruits of the revival two hundred, saving con
versions, according to all human appearances:
in a population of not over two thousand,
having already a . good proportion of church
gi members. This is a very large proportion.
The scene in the Presbyterian Church yes
terday was of the most solemn and impres
sive character, and will never be forgotten by
those present. The whole lower floor of the
chruch, would scarcely, even with close
crowding, hold all the communicants; fifty
more could not have found seats; the elders
had to sit on the pulpit steps. Of the one
hundred admitted, sixty were baptized . ; arid
by a very marked, but wholly undesigned
arrangement of those baptized, the first was a
venerable looking man, aged seventy-eight,,
with locks as white as snow, and the last, a
grey-headed man over seventy; the whole
scene was moving and melting in the extreme.
After partaking of the communion, all the'
communicants bowed their heads for a few
moments in silent prayer;'you would have
heard a pin drop, and evidently the Spirit of
God was there ; not the most sceptical, could
have doubted it. During parts of the service
there was much sobbing and weeping among
the unconverted, and many could be observed
in vain trying to stifle their convictions: we
all felt and saw/with our own eyes the mighty
power of the Spirit of God.
This revival has many marked features:-
1. Deep feeling, but an absence of what is
ordinarily termed excitement. 2. A spirit of
earnest prayer on the part of Christians, and
while there was a great deal of personal effort
and conversation with the impenitent, yet a
deep feeling of humility, and dependence
upon the influence of the Holy Spirit. 3.
-The unusually large-number of adult converts;
and among them many intelligent, active,
business and professional men and several of
both sexes who had led profligate lives. In
some of these cases there have been extraor
dinary manifestations of the power of the
Spirit in the work of conversion, without any
direct human agency, either in preaching,
prayer, or personal appeals. 4. Constant
earnest prayer by Christians that the preach
ing of the word might be blessed, and as a
consequence most powerful and pungent
sermons, attended, too, with the happiest
results. •
GENERAL LEE.
About this captain of treason the indepen
dent does not exactly echo the watery gentle
ness of Henry Ward Beecher, nor of the New
York Obserer—i. e. if we correctly understand
what the latter does mean. Witness the fol
lowing from the _independent :
" Already the revelations of the conflict are
being forgotten, z. a well-defined sympathy
is bestowed upon neral Lee as one who
might rightly claim the epithet chivalric, and
deserving considerate, not to say respectful,
treatment. Much will be argued in his favor
from the supposed reluctance with which he
assumed the character of traitor and liberti
cide—from his -professed determination to
fight only for the defense of his native State
—from his submission and apparent desire to
prevent unprofitable slaughter; and much
from the very success with which he baffled
our incompetent commanders, whom he easily
surpassed in audacity and personal modesty.
But there is nothing here from which to
fashion a hero, while behind the dramatic
front of the unwilling partisan lurks the
damning fact that Robert Lee deliberately,
intelligently broke his oath of allegiance to
his country, used the training she gave him
to compass her destruction, became, if not
the accomplice, the tool of men who sought
to establish a despotism over all this conti
nent, and to secure forever 'their - Rower to
steal, work, torture, barter, and breed for
sale their fellow-beings. At his door lies this
catalogue, and with him we also link Belle
Isle. What can relieve him from the awful
guilt of the Confederate prisons, who, if he
had had a heart—for he must have had the
knowledge—would have protested, as a mere
soldier whose trade was war, against the in
fernal treatment of our unhappy prisoners?
who, if his private protest were-not heeded,
should have published it to the world, and,
that failing, have flung away a sword which
could not be wielded in support of such atro
cious villainy and indescribable cruelty?
shall we so easily forget the testimony of the
hospitals at Annapolis? These horrors were
not beyond the immediate inspection and
elignizance of the rebel leader. In the James
river, in full view of that capital of which he
was the bulwark, in the streets of Richmond
itself, the horrors of' starvation, exposure,
filth, agonizing outrage, wanton murder,
flourished and ran riot. Here the miserable
captive, surveying his attenuated frame, could
cry: "I may tell all my bones: they look and
stare upon me." Hem men rotted, and froze,
and housed vermin, and died raving of hun
ger, and wandered idiot skeletons, neither
knowing themselves nor to be known by dear
est friends. What little finger did Robert
Lee lift against this nightmare of barbarity?
There is no record that it cost him an hour's
thought or a moment's repose."
So much for the independent. In this con
nection we place the following pithy suggei
tion of the Public Ledger of this city :
" Was Lee magnanimous in surrendering .
to Grant? is the last question which is trou
bling the Boston journals. - The greatness of
mind involved in that act probably arose as
much frotn the strength of Sheridan's cavalry
as from the innate nobleness of soul of the
rebel chief. It may be great virtue sometimes
to accept a necessity gracefully, especially
when it is such a bitter one."
THE LATE GREEK CHURCH SERVICE
IN NEW YORK.—We have before noticed
the complaisance of Trinity Church, (Pro
testant 'Episcopal,) in New York, in ad
mitting a Russo-Greek priest to perform
the service of his church in one of its up
town chapels—a privilege which would
have been unhesitatingly denied to any
non-episcopal clergyman of that city, kit
which, with the written permission of the
Bishop, was cheerfully accorded to this
Virgin and Saint-worshipping foreign
ecclesiastic, on the ground of a fraternity
on the platform of the episcopate. The
Freeman's Journal,' (Roman. Catholic
organ,) of that city, is enjoying itself
mightily over this practical concession to
the Popish doctrine of sacrifice. The
following paragraph puts the case in a
way which is more amusing to its Popish
readers than complimentary to Trinity :
The service said in Trinity Chapel, called,
to humbug the uninformed, " the Greek
Liturgical worship," and "Divine service
according to the Greek rite," was'simply, and
in all its parts, what we, Catholics, call a
Mass. It was a consecration and adoration of
the Body and Blood of our Lord, transub
stantiated, by the poor Russian, priest's
words, from the elements of bread and wine !
It was a service full of prayers to saints,
praying for the souls of the deputed,
i and re
cognizing the worship of relics and of images !
By the way ! Did papa Agapius show his
exeat to poor Bishop Potter ? Did he show,
-moreover, any document authorizing him, in
the name of the Schismatic Greco-Russian
Church, to do what he did ? We know it is.
impossible! Poor old Trinity has been hum
bugged, as so - many vanity-stricken tuft
hunters, in social life, in this city, have been
humbugged by bogus " Counts' and " Mar
quises 1" But Mass has been celebrated in
Trinity ! That is a fact that cannot be gotten
over!"
• DEATH (34 , BISHOP DELANCEY.—This well
known and much resp_ected prelate, the Bishop
of the Diocese of Western New York, died
at his residence in Geneva, on the' morning
of the sth inst.. The event was not unex
pected, as he had for some time been laid. al
most entirely aside by physical infirmity, and
was in that condition of health from which
death may, at any" moment, be expected to
ensue. His loss will be very sincerelyrinourned
by the Diocese, although his place is regarded
as well filled by his recently consecrated As
sistant Bishop Coxe, now, by this event,
made the full Diocesian.
FOREIGN Srall'ATHY.—ln Montreal, on the
reception of the news of the murder of the
President, all the flags of the city' were placed
at half mast. The profoundest sorrow was
evinced, and leadin. , men united in-a request
to the mayor that he would call a meeting to
express the public horror at the event. A To
ronto despatch of April 15, says :—" The news
of the tragedy in Washington caused a profound
sensation here. The flags of the. American
Consulate,. custom house, shipping in the har
bor, and city are displayed at half-mast.`-Stores
and places of business owned by Americans are
closed. The feeling of grief of the Canadian
people is intense, and it is contemplated to
give some public expression to it:" A St.
Johns, New Brunswick, telegram of the same
date says :—" The announcement of President
Lincoln's assassination caused great excitement
here. The 'sorrow is universal. The vessels
in the port have their flags at half-mast." In
Haliiax the demonstrations of sympathy were
of the most decisive character. The Goland
Lamb, a sneaking blockade-runner and pirate,
was in the harbor, and on the reception of tile
news, she was instantly gaily tricked. out with
rebel flags. As soon as the. Governor heard of
the insult, he ordered the masts to be stripped
of them,. and they were torn down by the naval
authorities. The Parliament of Nova Scotia,
then in session, adjourned when the event was
announced, and the flags on the public offices
and buildings were raised at half-mast. The
Governor sent the following message to the
Council :
"GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HALIFAX,
April 16, 1865.
" My DEAR SIR
:—Very shocking intelligence
which has just reached me of the murdei of
President Lincoln by the hands of an assassin,
and my'sense of the loss which the cause of
order has sustained by the death of a man
whom I have always. regarded as eminently up : .
right in his intentions, indisposes me to under
take any public ceremony such as I had con
templated in my intended visit to the Legisla
tive Council this day. I beg, therefore, to no
tify you of the postponement of that visit; and,
perhaps, - under the circumstances, men of all
parties may feel that, the suspension of farther
public business for the day would be a mark : of
sympathy not unbecoming the Legislature to
offer, and one which none could misconstrue.
"Relieve me to be, my dear sir,-most faith
fully yours,
RICHARD GRANSELL MCDONNELL.
" The HON. EDMUND KINNEY, President of
the Legislative Council."
A LATER ARRIVAL, with Southampton-dates
to April 4, has the following: "The American
Minister at _Lisbon had demapded satisfaction
for the firing upon the Niagara and Sacramento,
and requested the dismissal of the Governor of
the Belem Fort, and that a salute of 21 guns be
given to the American flag."
Still later dates say that the demand was
complied with by Portugal.
DRAFTING AND RECRUITING IN THE LOYAL
STATES TO CEASE. — Secretary Stanton, under
date of April 13, issued a notice that the follow
ing measures will be put in force by appropriate
orders immediately to be executed, viz :—First,
To stop all drafting and recruiting in the loyal
States. Second, To curtail purchases - for arms,
ammunition, quartermaster's and commissary
supplies, and reduce the expenses of the mili
tary establishment in its several branches.
Third, To reduce the number of general and
staff officers to the actual necessities of the ser
vice. Fourth, To remove all military restric
tions upon trade and commerce, so far as may
be consistent with the public safety.
The Secretary states that this notice is is
sued after mature consideration and consulta
tion with the Lieutenant-General upon the re
sults of the recent campaigns. This is an
unmistakable indication of the views of our
highest military authority respecting the virtual
conquest of the rebellion, and the nearness of
its formal conquest.
DOES THIS ACCOUNT FOR IT 7—The following
advertisement was published in the Selma, Ala
bama, Dispatch, in the monthof December last;
in consequence of recent events, it is exceed
ingly suggestive:—
ONE MILLION DOLLARS WANTED TO HIVE
PEACE BY THE FIRST OF MARCH.--If the citizens
of the Southern 'Confederacy will furnish me
with the cash, or good securities for the sum of
one million dollars, I will cause the lives of
Abraham Lincoln, William H. Seward, and
Andrew Johnson to, be taken by the first of
March next. This Will giie us peace, and sat
isfy the world that cruel tyrants cannot live in
a " land of liberty." If this is notaccomplished, -
nothing Will be claimed beyond the sum of fifty
thousand dollars, in advance, which is supposed
to be necessary to reach and slaughter the three
villains. •
Every one wishing to contribute will address
box X, Cahawba, Ala._ •
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1865.
l'atfitigtutt,
THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH'S
WORK AMONG THE FREEDMEN.-Our readers
are aware that the Freedmen's Mission
of the Reformed Presbyterian Church has
been in successful operatiOn for more than a
year in the city of Alexandria, 'Va. Besides
very flourishing day and night schools, reli
gious services were conducted regularly on
the Sabbath and at other times, and a num
ber of Freedmen who had been members of
churches, attended upon the ordinances with
great interest. An application having been
made for the organization of a congregation
in connection with the-Reformed Presbyterian
Church, a commission of the Philadelphia
Presbytery was appointed to take charge of
the subject, and after careful consideration
the organization was consummated on the
evening of Monday, March 6th, 1864, Messrs.
Lewis, Tait, and Miles being chosen Ruling
Elders, and ordained with prayer, after
giving satisfactory answers to the prescribed
queries. They 'are all men of intelligence, ;
excellent moral character, and, as far as man
can judge, of genuine piety. Let the Chtirch
rejoice as she welcomes this new organization
to our sisterhood of congregations. 'lt is the
first church we have had composed of colored
persons, and the first, also, of emancipated
slaves. We trust it is the forerunner of many
more.—Banner of the Covenant.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA:—A' late num
ber of the Pacific says The Rev. Mr.
Eakins, of the Presbyterian Church, went
down on the last steamer to labor at Los
Angeles. There is a good brick Presbyterian
Church in the city, and it is high time that
that large place and extensive region were
filled with earnest, evangelical ministers."
STRANGE DOINGS IN SOOTLAND.—It Will
surprise many who have known the spirit
and practice of Presbyterianism in Scotland
in the long history of the past, to see the
changes that are now taking place. Professor
Lee has introduced into old Grey Friar's
Church, in Edinburgh, the use of a Liturgy.
Others are with him in stoutly contending,
with probable success, for the use of melo
deons and organs, or othef instruments of
music, in conducting the worship of God.
Rev. M. Nicholson, of the Tron Church, in
Edinburgh, also, has introduced the practice
of chanting part of; the service in •public wor
ship., These ministers and congregations
belong to the Established Church of Scotland
—but the, spirit of these innovations is
spreading itself in other Presbyterian bodies
in that country.— Western, Union Presbyterian.
CENTRAL PRESBYTERY OF PHILADELPHIA,
: O. S.—Affairs-in this-Presbytery are, on the
whole, encouraging. Two churches report
their emancipation from debt, (amounting to
about $7,000) duffing the, past year. Two:
new preaching stations have been, authorized'
and occupied since • the present year com
menced, one of which has already a..flourish
ing Sabbath-school.. Attendance in the
churches is good, and• in some cases, large
additions to the membership are reported.—
Standard.-
THE BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, PRESBY
TERIES, Old and New School, meet the pre
sent month; one at El Paso on the 25th, the
other at :Pimtiac on • the -27th. A call has
been issued, signed by eight ministers and the
same number of ruling elders, inviting both
Presbyteries to adjourn to a Union meeting in
Bloomington, to continue through the 28th,
29th, and 30th—the last being the Sabbath—
and proposing . a programme of exercises.
The latter consists of prayer, religious confer
ence, diScussion of plans for a general re
union, instruction of commissioners to the
sssembJies, preaching, Coinniunion
of the Lord's Supper.
THE OLD SCHOOL ASSEMBLY AND THE
SOUTH.—The Cincinnati Presbyter says, in re
ference to the approaching: meetingof the G-en
eral Assembly of 'its branch of the church :
"Our Assembly has as yet taken no action in-re-
Sard. to the secession of the church in the
outh. To this day the seceding Synods are on
our rolls. Many will oppose any effort to:purge
our statistics. Many will desire to let the
church South return on terms which would
be ruin to our. peace. We have many South
ern sympathizers in the Northern and Mid
dle States who are ready to pass by rebellion
as a venial offence. Let our loyal Presby
teries express their views, and forward them
to the Assembly."
Referring to.the project of a reunion be
tween the Old and New School churches, 'the
Presbyter further says::-" There is a mreat
work before us in re-establishing our church
in the South, which should com.nand the
attention of the; Presbyteries as it-will be
sure to- come before the Assembly. Reunion,
or perhaps a spirit of reunion, in advance of
organic union, can furnish a thousand minis
ters for. this work. Our, Board of Missions
should be instructed not to commission men
to labor in Places where there are weak com
peting churches, but to send every available
man to the South, and urge the churches to
large benefactions for the object."
THE LATE DR. J. N. CAMPBELL'S CHURCH
IN ALBANY, N. Y.—ln the notice of a recent
sacrament service in this church, we see it
stated that a large number were added to the
fold, and it`was an interesting fact that seve
ral of those added were children of the con
gregation, whose early lessons in piety were
received - from the pastor gone, to be de
veloped and ripened under the influence of
him whom the church has called to occupy
the vacant place.
REVIVALS.—These continue. On Sab
bath, the 2d inst. thirty five persons, on pro
fession of their faith, were recieved to the
Third,(Rev. W. Mc Kaig's,) church in Cin
cinnati.--Prom Donaldson, Ind, the
Pastor writes to The Presbyter that God has
visited the church there with the outpouring
of his Spirit. The Church has been much
revived and encouraged. There have been
received on examination twenty-three per
sons. The good work still goes on. This
church three years ago was a missionary
church, receiving aid from the Board of
Church Extension. They now contribute
largely to the Boards, and pay their pastor
between $4OO and $5OO for half his services.
They lend to the Lord and receive their own
with usury. In, Venice, Ohio, a Divine re
freshing ha's been experienced, as the fruit
of which thus far, twenty one were added to
the church by profession on the first Sabbath
in the present month. Benton, Ohio,
has been the scene of an extensive work of
frace already noticed in this paper. We see
it stated 'that fifty two have recently been
added to the church on their first public pro
fession.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO. —ilere there his
been a truly wonderful work of grace. From
an account of it sent by the Pastor, Dr. Camp
bell, to the Presbyterian Banner, we take
the following:—OUthe last Sabbath of Feb
ruary it was obvious to myself and others
that the Spirit of-God was moving upon the
congregation. I announced the communion
for the second Sabbath of March, and set
apart the week previous as a week of special
religious services in the sanctuary.
An inquiry meeting- was held on Wednes
day of that week, and some twelve persons
appeared. These meetings for conversation
with inquirers, were held every evening of
that week, and on Saturday the number had
increased to some fifty persons. The com
munion was deferred till. the neat Sabbath,
and the meetings continued day and night.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Spirit of God descended with amazing
power upon the people. The entire town
and neighborhood was pervaded by his in
fluence. The people dropped their worldly
business, and pressed to the sanctuary to
hear the word. Many hard hearts were bro
ken and subdued during that week. Old
sinners who had long treated religion and the
house of God with indifference, were seen in
the sanctuary day andanight, weeping over
their sins. The Session held a meeting every
morning: during the meetings,, to examine
and converse personally With applicants, and
ere the' Sabbath d r aWned upon us, one hun
dred-and one persons were entertaining
hopes, and were received into the communion
of the church. No effort was made either in
preaching or conversation, to induce persons
to Connect with the :church ; but powerful
and pungent appeals were made -by ministers
and - Christians, to • the ungodly to - become
pious. In the largest portion of the cases,
it was_ no. sudden impulse sprung
_upon the
feelin.s during-the meetings; but it was the.
result of serious thought and reflections - for
weeks previous, increasing upon them more
and more, and culminating in the providence
of Grad during these - continuous meetings.
METHODIST.
ItEvrvALs. —Among those reiNed' in our
Methodist exchanges, we notice the continu
ance of that before mentioned in the old John
Street Church, New York ; also revivals in.
Carlton Avenue Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. ;
SUugerties;. N. r.; Gilboa, N. Y.; Bethel,
Conn.; Durham, Conn.; St. Paul's- Church,
Jersey City; Hudson City, N. J.; Clarksburgh,
N. J. Pittston, Pennsylvania; and Saranac,
Michigan.
The " Republic of Mexico" and the Emperor
Maximilian have each a Consul at San Faan
cisco. General McDowell recognises only the
former.—Gen. Weitzel found and secured in
Richniond 28 locomotives, 44 passenger and
106 freight cars.—The U. S. steamer Shu
brick, with Colonel. Bulkley, and a party of the
Russian American Telegraph, operatives, left
New Weatminster, British Columbia, on the
18th ult. for Sitka. Col. Bulkley was cordially
received by the Governor of British Columbia,
who promises all the asdistance in his power in
surveying the route, opening roads, &c.—
Mrs. Lincoln, accompanied by Senators Sum
ner and Harlan, left Washington on the sth
inst. to join the President in
.;Virginia.—A:
company of rebel pirates, disguised, as refugees,
came on board the steamer. Hariet De Ford
while,. lying -ats Fair .Haven, on the Patuxent
river, and overpowered the force on board,
compelling the engineer . and - fireman to steam'
up and proceed-down the river.. After landing
the captain and passengers, they made off with
their tatit,tirei in which several people of color.
were liw.l.ilded-Gov....Curtin, left on the 6th fOr'RiChniond; Petersbiirs, and places ad"
Jacent,ltca endeavor , . to' secure- the removal of
sick any t kutlerl, Pennsylvanians to their own
State.--- bra,ss""batoi toriiterly belonging
to the 1.6t1i. Virginia (rebel,): .whoi-arrived- at
Wasrmgton en the 6th inst., took the oath of
allegiance, and afterwards played a nrimber of
'airs suited to their. changed position, such as
"Jordan is a hard road to travel," and "Ain't
we glad tc get out of the wilderness."—Mo
bley, the noted robber and murderer, and right
hand man of Moseby, was shot by a Union
soldier on the sth inst.,' riot far from Sandy
Hook, Md. His body wq r s tied to his horse,
said to be a thorough-bred. animal, and thus
driven to Geperal.Stevens' headquarters.--A
pre-concerted plan for binning Newbern, N.
C., was - brought to light orr the 2d inst. An
attempt-at the execution-of it was made, but
failed after doing some partial damage. A
rebel officer, known as one of the conspirators,
is now in limbo.—Great suffering exists in
same'' parts of Western Lbuisiaua within the
rebel lines on account of the scarcity of.bread
stuffs....ezale-tasuftcieacy of forage has forced
the removal of the cavalry'to Texas.
*dal, Itinitto.
. litQlr- Philadelphia Fourth • Presbytery
Stsindiadjciurned, to m'eSt; in the Presbyterian louse,
Monday, 24th inst., at. 1234: .o'clock PI M.
'I. J. SilliPliblitD, Stated Clerk.
. .
4 / 4 - Philadelphia ,Tract.' and Mission So
eiety..—The ninety-first meeting in behalf of this
Soniety, will be held in
_meeting
Third Baptist Church,
Second above t:atharine street. (Rev. J. H. Peters,
pastor,) on Sabbath 'morning. Z3d inst„ at 103. o'clock.
Several addresses will be made. Public, invited.
JOSEPH 11. SCHREINER.
929 Chesnut street
ear. The Annual Meeting of Female Bible
Society of Philadelphia, will be held •on the
evening of the lath of April, in the Lecture Room of
Calvary Church. , in Locust street, above Fifteenth,
commencing at 8 O'clock. -
Inteeestirtg:aildt*.Sesmay be expected, The friends
and [berg of , theSeciety, the members of the
several Auxiliaries, and all persons interested in the
cireali t tiou of,the Script ores, are invited to attend•
The Treasurer will be I,resent to receive subscrip
tions and donations:
sir- Auburn Theological Serninary.—The
Anniversary Exercises nt this In4itution. will com
mence on Monday, the Bth of May next; at 2 o'clocli.P.
M., with the examination of the ChISS6r ivhich will-he
Continued through Tuesday 'and Wednesday. On
Wednesday , ' evening,: the Annilal Address to the
Rhetorical Society will be delivered by Rev. George
N. Boardman, of Binghamton. The Boards of 'Com
missioners and Trustees meet on Thursday, at 9
o'alodk . A. M. At 2 o'clock' P: M., the sermon befoic
the Alumni will be preached by Rev. S. M. Campbell,
D.D.,
Of Utica.
. In the evening of the same day, Orations will de
livered by members of the Graduating Class, conclud
ing with a Valedictory address by Prof; Condit.
The Annual Meeting of the Western Education
Soci,-will be held in the Chapel. on Friday morn
ing, May 12th, at
.9 o'clock. -
4 / g. SAMUEL M. HOPKINS, Clerk.
Aiy- 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 credentials of the Com
missioners.
c IIDWIN F. HATFIELD, S. Clerk.
us 18 J. GLENTWORTH BUTLER, P. Clerk.
.414.- 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.i at 7 o'clock P. M. Statistical
Reports and Collections for the Assembly and Presby
tetial Funds will be called for at that Meeting.
G. W. ELLIOTT, Stated Clerk.
-Daily Union Prayer Meeting, from 12
to 1 o'clock, in the Hall. 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."
ita-FrenehEvangelicalChnrch,—Thepal
pit of this Church is now supplied by the Rev. N.
Cir. a Pain]. of Dr. Merle d'Aubigne, for fifteen years
a missionary in Canada. They have services tines on
the Sabbath in Dr. Barnes's Sunday-school building,
corner of Seventh and Spruce streets. Those of onr
readers who understand French might find it pleasant
to stop in occasionally, and they may contribute to the
Frosperity of this mission work by advising' 'their
rench acquaintances to attend , services. Morning,
1034, and 73/2' P.M. • •
PLUMBER
STEAM MID GAS " FITTER,
~,T; ,W.' RICHARDSON,
27 South Sixth Street,
ABOVE. CHESTNUT, PHILADELPHIA.
Hydrants made and repaired. Baths and all other
Plumbing Work done at shortest notice. Halls,
Churches, Stores. Dwellings, fitted up for Gas, and
waranted to give satisfaction. Country Work attend
ed to. •
3. J.
HOMMOPITHIC PHARMACY,
N o . 4S N. NINTH S'ItEET,- PHILADELPHIA.
Importer of German Homceopathic Tinctures,
Lehmann £ Jenichen's High Potencies, Sugar of
Milk, and Corks. Sole Agent for Dr. B. Finko's
High Potencies. 9774 y
far tly
dC the Eabie.s
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Loom o'er the fashions which old pictures show,
AS they prevailed some fifty years ago;
At least that phase of fashion which conveys
.Eints of those instruments of torture—STA-IS!
And then compare the old, complex machine,
With that which in these modern days Is seen;
No more by steel and whalebone is the chest,
Or side, or liver, terribly compressed;
No more are curving ribs, or waving spine,
Twisted and tortured out of Beauty's line
For skill and science both unite to show .
Row much of health to dress do women owe
In Mu. SIIRREISN'S CORSETS, ladies fine
The laws of /Theta, with Pasliion'e taste combined
Bulporting equally eac h separate part,
They cramp no, action of the lungs or heart;
And no injurious ligature is placed
To mar -the flexure of the natural waist;
Their fit is certain—and,-what's safe to please,
In, fill position* there is perfect ease;
• The figures of the young they help to form,
Aiding and not repressing every charm;
Irregularities of shape they hide, •
So that by none can slight defects be spied,
*hile e'en a figure, which is understood
As being "bad," may by their help seem good;
And matrons wearing them a boon will gain,
Their early symmetry they'll long retain.
Insuring comfort, grace, good health, and ease,
These Samaxsx Corsets cannot fail to please ;
One trial is the only test they need,•
For then all others they must supersede;
Fashion's demands with usefulness they blend,
...find so are trulyivssx womex's Fnmero I
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tak%.o‘a.s.
Tax, ‘.Na.
c . A.N.‘s wNavce., 'Mrs. SNave
va.roa.'s Q,Nt \\i‘X‘ o 2., fin'SsZNS
efam. be oNato.:\x‘a,%.% ut her
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.IPhilapiesi:aad , F.lotehee on the Face.
Freckles, Salloyanes.s and all roughness of the Skirl,
removed at ofite - by the Atse4if " UPHAM'S PIMPLE S .
BANISHER." ..Price 50,cents. Mailed to any address
for 75 cents, by S. C. UPHAM,
-
' 25 South EIGHTH Street.
.
Philadelphia; Pa.
MATTRESSES.
J. C. KING, -,
Wholesale and Retail Manufacturer and Dealer in
Palm Leaf, Cotton and Curled Hair
MATTRESSES.
No. 27 South TENTH Street,
Philadelphia
THE GREAT FAMILY ECONOMIZER!
THE BEST AND ONLY RELIABLE CLOTHES
WRINGER.
NOT . ONLY A PERFECT WRINGER,
BUT MOST
EXCELLENT WASHING MACHINE
The " UNIVERSAL" is the only wringer with COG
WHEELS, for fuming both rolls together, which
POSITIVELY prevent them from wearing outas ALL
Wringets without COG WHEELS WILL DO, as years
of experience have proven.
EIGHT SIZES FROM $8 TO $45.
"I heartily commend it to economists of - time
money, and eontentmenC" DR. BELLOWS,
- Pres. U. S. Sanitary Commission.
"It saves loom- and time, saves the clothes, and has
more than saved its cost." REV. Da. KREBS.
"It is indispensable in a well regulated family."
R. S. STORRS,`Jr., D.D.
prononce it one of, if not the vim/ best, labor
saving -machines ever invented ,for woman's use. It
cannot be too highly recommended."
SOLON ROBINSON. Ed. N. Y. Tribune.
"After more than four years constant use in my
family lam authorised to give it most unqua/ified
praise, and to pronounce it an indispensable part of
the machinery of housekeeping."
Rev. HENRY WARD BEECRER.
"It is a clothes saver, a.time saver. a strengthsaver.
Buy none no matter how highly recommended with
out cog wheels. Our own is as good as new after more
than four years constant use." ORANGE JUDD,
Editor American .Agriculturist.
E. L. BIURNHX.N.
979-1 m No. 27 SOUTH SIXTH Street,
Manufacturer's •Agent for Eastern Pennsylvania.
CHEESE,
From Jackson and Coon's
CELEBRATED RERKIM.ER COUNTY DAMES
PRIME GOSREN BETTER.
Also, Seibold & Bros.
SUPERIOR FRESH TOMATOES.
L. D. BASSETT,
New Market House,
TWELFTH and MARKET Streets,
060-tf - Philadelphia.
SLEEPER'S UMBRELLA MANUFACTORY,
3002 Market Street, above Tenth,
PEISYTMAI
Heroes for the Truth
Shepherd of Bethlehem
Cannibal Islands
Pilgrim's Progress -
Kenneth Forbes
The Wilmot Family _
Daisy Downs
Irish Stories, for Thoughtful Readers
Arnold Leslie; or, The Young Sceptic
Alice Barlow
Voices from the Old Elm
Frank Elston
Why Delay
Frank Netherton
Martyrs of the Mutiny
Money; or, The Ainsworths
Hannah Lee; or, Rest for the Weary..
Abel Grey
Uncle Jabez
The Little Shoemaker
Poor. Nelly
Stories from Jewish History
Martyrs of Bohemia
Johnny McKay
Old Humphrey's Friendly Appeals
Nature's Wonders
The Lost Key
Ellen and Sarah
The Gant Killer
Romanism
Little May; or; Of What Use Am 1?...
The Lamp and Lantern
Cheerful Chapters
Margaret Craven
Stories for Village Lads
Matty Gregg
Three Months under the Snow
Daybreak in Britain
Cottage by the Stream
Far Away
Martyrs of France
Isabel; or, Influence for Good
The Children of the Bible
Frank. Harrison
Margaret Browning
Rose Cottage
Paul and Harry Fane
Katie Seymour
Mackerel Will
My Brother Ben
Sabbath-school Libraries will be selected, if desired,
and the books of other publishing houses furnished at
their rates.
Lessons for the Little Ones. L essons adapted
to the Family and Infant School. In mue
sli% 30 cents.; in boards 20
Hall's Shorter Catechism, with Analysis and
Scripture Proofs 25
Boyd's Westminster Catechism, with Analysis,
Illustrations, &c. Muslin 60'
Boyd's Child's Book on Shorter Catechism - 25
The Sabbath-School Hymn Book 25
Do. Cloth - .35
Do. Cloth gilt 45
The Sabbath-School Bell. No. 1, per hundred,
$25 . ; boards 30 Off
The Sabbath-Sehool 'Bell, No. 2, per hundred,
- $25; boards 30 00
Coleman's Text-Book' and Atlas or Biblical
"
GeografiltY 200
, -
THE CIIIIRCIE PSALMIST.
12m0., plain sheep, large type 1 75
• 12m0., roan. embossed 200
12m0., roan. embossed, gilt edges 2 26
18mo., sheep ' '- 115
18m0.,-roan, embossed + 1 25
18mo., roan, embossed, gilt edges • 1 50
18mo:, sheep, with Confession of Faith and
Catechism 1 25
18mo., roan, do. do 1 35
32m0., sheep
32m0., roan, embossed
32m0., roan, embossed, gilt edges
12m0.„ super Turkey morocco, gilt
18mo., do. do. - do
32m0., do. do. do '
18mo., super Turkey morocco, v 4 lt, with
clasp 358
32m0., super Turkey morocco, gilt, with
clasp 2 50
THE SUPPLEMENT is also issued separate
ly in muslin, at 23
Presbyterian Publication Committea,
N 0.1834 CHESTNUT STREET. rig ILA DA..
York,—,d. D. F. RAND APB .
Cincinnati—WlLLTA SCOTT.
St..Lonis' —S. W. McINTYRE.
Chicago—TOMLINSON BROTHERS.
Indianapolis—TODD & CARMICHAEL
DR. ANDERSON'S WORK ON TR SAND
WICH ISLANDS.
ASPECIAL arrangement has been with the
aid of private liberality, by which the volume en
titled, "the Hawaiian Islands: their Progress and
Condition under Missionary Labors," may be sold for
one dollar,-
1. To Students in Theological Seminaries.
2. To Students prepiring for the Ministry it. Col
leges.
& To those who would present the volumes to Min
isters of the Gospel.
On the above conditions the book muy be had at the
Presbyterian Rouse, 1334 Chestnut I. Or i can
be sent by mail from Boston (free of cost,) should one
dollar and twenty-eight cents , )ccornnanv the , order.
Address, MR. O. N. CHAPIN,
Missionary HOLVC, Boston. Mass.
FREEHOLD INSTITUTE,
A BOARDING-SCHOOL Ois BOYS,
The facilities of this institute are ample for tho—
roughly fitting boys for business or for college.
Special arrangements have been made for boys
from 9to 12 years ot age. Sessions enrol:llene May
3cl and September 13th, 1865, and January 3d, 1866,
continuing 14 weeks each.
For hoard, tuition, utc., 3800 per school year of 42
weeks; one third at the commetir. , tern_
If - desired pupils can remain pt the Lan during
vacation. For further information spy ly to..
C. BALDWIN, A_ M.
City Reference, Rev. E. E. ADAMS. D.D.
0011ce, No. 206 k.Fift4street, below Walnut
The LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY (the
oldest manufacturers of fertilizers in the - United
States) again offer for sale this cFlebr.teti 172111 J
uniform in quality and at lower once: o.l:in any •^l , sr
fertilizer in market. Twenty-five y.ars' 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 Tafeu (a sub—
stitute for Superphosphate and Guano) from bones..
blood, offal, night-soil, and Peruvian Guano, gravrel
fin e. Price SSO ton. . .
Pamphlets containing directions for use. priees7,
etc., may be obtained free by addressing a letter to
the office of the Company.
66 CORTLANDT STREET. New York.
PAUL POHL, Jr., Agent for Philadelphia.
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 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.
COIVEYAREII AM REAL ESTATE Gift
OARHARTS BOUDOIR ORGANS!
CARHART'S CHURCH HARMONIUMS L.
CARH.A.RT'S MELODEONS L
'Unequalled by any Reed Instruments in the world
Also Parmelee's Patent Isolated Violin Trams
Pianos, a new and beautiful instrument. Sole agent,
H. M. MORRISS,
728 Market street'
PHILADELPHIA
4tily
PUBLICATIONS
OF r".
FOR THE SABBATH-SCriOOL.
(Liet to be continued next week.)
FREEHOLD, ISONM 0U TR CO. '..T:
HENRY S. PARMALEE„
CONVEYANCER,
PHILADELPHIA
50TH SEMI-ANNUAL CIRCULAR.
POIIIIMETTE! POUDRETTE ! I
TITDI UNDERSIGNED
JOHN GOOD, UNDERTAKER,
921 SPRUCE St., Philadelphia, Pa.
W., G. BEDFORD,
No, 53 NORTH TEETH STREET, PHLADA