not to be blamed because the nation has taken it up and will sing it. Dr. Bush nell’s chief objection is, however, to the borrowed music, which is, in fact, the air. of the national anthem of Great Britain. . It is a deplorable proof of mu sical poverty, that we can raise none of our own. THE AMERICAN BOARD. BSD OF THE I’l.V-VN’tTAI, TEAK. In a' few weeks, the accounts of the Board for another year must be closed. Do the friends of missions realize this fact ? Especially, 'do they realize that, in order to prevent an embarrassing in debtedness, the most generous contribu tions will be needed ? True, the donor tions received within the first ten months of the curruent year, (Sept. 1, 1864, to June 30, 1865,) advanced upon those of last year $35,904; but the legacies have receded $2£,908; so that the actual gain from the donations and legacies, prior to July 1, 1865, was only $9,996. It is hoped that, owing to the dimin ished cost of exchange, the necessary expenses of the year will not exceed $530,000. As, however, the donations and legacies received during the first ten months of the year amounted to only $331,495, it will be seen that a very large sum is to be obtained in July and August. Will it be obtained ? It can be. (1.) The receipts in July and August, 1864, were $191,622, to wit, in July, $62,807, in August, $134,- 815. (2.) If some of the friends of mis sions shall feel constrained to diminish their contributions, as being less able te gratify their benevolent desires than they were a year ago, others, surely, can sup ply their lack of service. The “ willing mind” will overleap every obstacle. The reasons for closing the year with out a debt are very strong. (1) An of fering, spontaneous, cheerful, and suffici ent for the present exigency, cannot fail to be well pleasing to Him, who has given us our victories, and restored to us tjie blessings of peace. (2.) It will be pleasant for our churches to be able to say, in coming years, “ Much as we did for our country, the heathen were not forgotten. The men who periled their lives in our behalf at home, we made our con stant care ; but none the less did we care for those who periled their lives in ou'r behalf abroad.” (3,) If the next year shall begin auspiciously, our missionaries will be greatly encouraged. All through this terrible war, their hearts have trem bled for the ark of God. They have felt for us, and they have feared for them selves. Let the word go forth, “ The Board is still unharmed,” and it will give them new strength for their work. (4.) If our churches shall show them selves equal to this emergency, it will be greatly for the honor of our American Christianity. In civilized lands men will say, “ The vitality of such a religion is beyond question.” In heathen lands men will say, “ Such a faith is destined to conquer.” It will be a great mistake, however, to suppose that the raising of nearly $200,000 is to prove an easy achieve ment. Prior to last year, such a sum ' was never obtained in two months. But three things will make success absolutely certain. If every congregation shall have contributed withinthe year; if every church member shall have contributed within the year; and, especially, if every church member shall have contributed according to his ability, a deficit will be impossible. This then is the problem. It is commended to pastors and laymen, in the confident belief that the appeal will not be in vain. YINELJLO CHURCH. Vineland, N. J., July 14, 1865. Brother Mears :—Permit me to ac knowledge in the Presbyterian the re ceipt of the following contributions for the church in Yineland, from brethren in Philadelphia:— A. Whilldin, . $lOO John A. Brown, . . 100 M. W. B. & Co., . . 50 Dr. E. E. Adams, . 25 Samuel Work, . 25 Benedict Stewart, . 25 W. E. Tenbrook, . 25 George E. Taylor, . 25 S. E. . . 25 P. L. Bodine, John C. Farr, M. R. P. Thomas Potter, I. B. Stevenson, W. E. Tenbrook, W. Whilldin, W. R. Stewart, James Earl, Isaac Ashmead, George Simons, Peter Simons, Cash, Cash, In making this acknowledgment, I wish also to express our hearty thanks to these brethren for this generous assis tance. They have relieved us from all our embarrassments, as we are out of debt excepting to the Church Erection Fund, when all our reliable subscriptions are collected; whereas, without their timely aid, an incubus of two thousand dollars indebtedness would now, and per haps for years to come, be resting upon us. While we are truly'grateful to you, dear brethren, for your kindness, we trust as you watch the career of this church in the future, you will find no reason to distrust the wisdom of your benevolence, in contributing to this enterprise, as to a true branch of the Lord’s great work in the worldj giving to which, I know you regard as something more than a duty, even a privilege and a pleasure. Our thanks are also due to Brother Adair, and heartily given, for his faithful pilotage through all our difficulties. Yours, very truly, S. LOOMIS, Pastor. For the American Presbyterian.! THE EVANGELIZATION 0E AFRICA. On Tuesday, July fourth, we cele brated once more the anniversary of our National Independence. Countless flags told of “Liberty and Union.” The ringing of bells, the ascending rockets, and joyful sounds told of Peace ! Mil lions of men, women and children, for the first time, joyfully commemorated the day. To them the long-prayed for year of Jubilee has come! While vast expenditures for bounties and for the relief of wounded soldiers, will no longer be called for, there are two noble enterprises which should re ceive our generous aid. The intellec tual and moral culture of the Freedmen, and the Evangelization of Africa, pre sent wide and promising fields of useful ness. The two are intimately related to each other. The millions of freedmen should be speedily taught to read the oracles of God, and aided in securing all the blessings of liberty for themselves and their posterity. In elevating them, we shall promote incalculably our nar tional welfare. But we must not forget that Africa is to be evangelized, and while we aid the Freedmen, let us not forget the perishing heathen in Africa! The quickest, cheapest, and mojjjj|ef fectual way of evangelizing Africa. Wby aiding pious colored men to establish a Christian nation on that long neglected continent. For seventeen years the Republic of Liberia has maintained its independence. The elective franchise, open to all its citizens, after a residence of one year, has been wisely used. Their Presidents, Roberts, Benson, and Warner, have been excellent men. Sixty churches have been organized. The slave-trade has been broken up for five hundred mileß. The young Repub lic deserves the sympathy and aid of American Christians. In training the freedmen we must awaken and develope the missionary spirit. We should courage young colored men to become missionaries in Africa, and we should cheerfully aid industrious laymen who may desire to remove to Liberia. A colony of Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and a continent has been leavened. If colonization from Europe has planted Christianity in America, why shall not colonization in Africa elevate that be nighted continent ? In behalf of the Pennsylvania Colo nization Society, a collection from each church is solicited on some Sabbath in the month of July. Donors of three upwards, and pastors taking up a collection, will be entitled to -the Colonization Herald for one year with out charge. Thirty dollars will consti tute a Life Member. Letters and dona tions may be addressed to Rev. Thomas S. Malcolm, Corresponding Secretary, No. 609 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. LETTER FROM REV. S. SAWYER. Greenville, East Tenn., July 8, 1865. Mr. Editor: —Many thanks to you and to our Philadelphia friends for send ing us so many copies of your valuable paper. As Dr. Converse, through the Christian Observer , did us so much harm in all this region, we trust these copies of the American Presbyterian may prove a most excellent help in building up the churches desolated by the slaveholders’ rebellion. They are gratefully received, and their influence must be important. The New York Evangelist is also finding its way in large numbers among us. The Central Christian Herald, too, has something of a circulation in certain localities. The New York Observer will find very few subscribers in this region, as, from its sectional policy before the war, it cannot deserve our confidence. The Christian Observer, as revived by Dr. Converse at ' Richmond, will find no welcome in East Tennessee. Dr. Ross, Dr. Eagleton, and a few other broken-down rebels may speak honied words in its favor, but they are labeled among the fossils of the past, and, having led their friends to ruin, they will find few to trust them in the future. They have a sad time of particular and general repentance before them. The Fourth of July was a lively day in Greenville, Jonesboro, Rogersville, and at other places in East Tennessee. Rebels were not allowed in town; they had no part or lot in the matter. If they ventured to show themselves, they were«driven clear outside of the corpo ration. They had begun to think so many rebels were pardoned, and such general good feeling prevailed over the return of peace, that they would be un disturbed by any one, and in a little while, perhaps, find their way back into power again. But the spell was com pletely broken on the Fourth. So many of them were whipped and booted through every street, that hundreds are offering their property for sale, and have made up their mind to emigrate to some other State. Rebel preachers are par ticularly alarmed, and we are looking for a general stampede of them. They go with the mark of Cain upon them, to be wanderers up and down the earth. You will hear from me again soon. Yours very truly, / Samuel Sawyer. 3 25 2 $551 00 THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN. THURSDAY. JULY 20, 1865. Chiriqui Images. We have had the pleasure of examining a quantity of gold re ceived by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., from Hon duras, in payment for their medicines, which are extensively sold throughout Central America. Among massive crosses, bracelets, and chains, are the rude images which have been taken from the graves of the Chiriqui chiefs —birds, turtles, serpents, bugs and reptiles done in solid gold. Our well-known townsman, above named, informs us that they require their remittances from foreign coun tries now to be made in silver and gold.— Lowdl Sentinel, Mass. Dr. Beale’s Denservo—English Opin ion.—We have just seen a letter addressed to our townsman Dr. S. T. Beale, from a re sident of London, England, who sends for ten dollars worth of Dr. Beale’s Denservo, and says: “Every one on this side of the water who has had the privilege of a pinch of it, thinks it the best he has ever seen— and so do 1.” The Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions acknowledge the receipt of the following contribu tions during the month of June, 1865: Ist Congregational ch., New Berlin, N. Y.... $lO 00 Pres. ch M Huron,,Ohio 25 00 Society of Inquiry, Auburn Theological Seminary, N. Y 22 20 South Pres. ch„ Brooklyn, N. Y 65 00 Little Girls in KnglewoodFemaleSem.,N.J. 1 25 Pres, ch., Englewood, N. J 107 50 Westminster Pres, ch., (bal.) Brooklyn, N. Y. 21 00 Congregational ch., Masonville, N. Y 5 00 2d Pres, ch., Lafayette. Ind 253 95 Pres, ch., Vinton, lowa 10 00 Ist Pres, ch., Brooklyn, N. Y., (in part) 226 00 Pres. cb„ Poughkeepsie- N. Y 56 60 First Church, Beedsburgh, Wis 2 50 First Church, Geneva, Wis 31 47 Pres, ch., Chatham Centre, Ohio 22 50 Greenville. N. Y 7 00 Pine Street Pres, ch., (for Bast Tennessee) Philadelphia, Pa 78 99 Pres, ch., (Sugar Hill) Weston, N. Y 5 00 German Pres ch., Milwaukie, Wis 25 00 David Stevens, Esq , New York ; 25 00 Pres, eh., Southhold, L. 1 21 20 ... Southold, L. 1., (for the Freedmen) 12 00 Pres. chs. of-Bethany, Hebron, Gosport, ana Vandalia, Ind 25 00 Pres, ch., Mason, Mich 16 85 ... Danville, Mich 9 22 Lawrens, N. Y 10 00 Jamesville, N. Y 10 00 An Sable Forks, N. Y 10 00 ... . Texas Valley, N. Y 12 50 ... Lowville, Wis 180 ... Arlington, Wis 2 50 ... Steven's Point. Wis 6 85 Ist ... Hoboken, N. J 58 00 Prairieville, Mich 10 50 Plane Street, Pres, ch., Newark, N. J 25 00 S. W, Brewster, Esq., Hannibal, N. Y„ (for the 50uth).......... 50 00 Pres, ch., Williamson, N. Y 10 00 2d ... Belvidere, JN. J 47 00 Green Hill, Pa, (additional) 10 00 Brandy Camp, Mrs. Lydia A. M. Little. 100 00 Calvary Pres, ch., Philadelphia, Pa?, Miss Utto's Bible Class 6 00 Calvary Pres, ch., Philadelphia, Pa., (for East Tennessee) 71 86 Pres, eh., Catasauqua, Pa., (for East Term.)... 24 54 ... Mitchell Ind 10 00 Carthage, N. Y 20 00 Elizabeth, Ills.. 6 40 Rev. J. W. Cunningham, Napierville, 1115... 10 00 Pres, ch„ Greenville, Ohio 13 70 ... Butternut Valley, Minn 500 Clinton, lowa 30 00 Synod of Ohio, Obi#;’.... 306 25 Pres. ch„ Pike, N. Y 11 25 Ist ... Jordan, N. Y 5 00 Trinity Pres, ch., Manlius, N. Y 10 00 Ist Pres, ch., Hastings, Mich 11 00 Mrs. S. Christie, Salem, Pa. . 'v w J. B. Sheffield. Esq., Sangertris, N. x. 100 00 Pres, ch., Effingham, Ills 15 00 Walnut Street Pres, ch., Philadelphia, Pa., (for East Tennessee) 100 00 Mercer Street Church. New York 10 00 Pres, ch., Kinsman, 0hi0.... 58 00 Northeast, Pa 50 50 ... Cherry Valley, N. Y 75 00 WestNantmeal, Pa la 00 Cedar Street Pres, ch., Philadelphia, Pa 16 90 Battle Creek Church, Mich 50 00 Marshall) Mich 5 00 Total $2,523 78 EDWARD A. Treasurer, Rooms, 150 Nassau Street, New York. T. S. M. A Labor of Love. —Miss Clara Barton, daughter of Judge Barton, of Worcester, Mass., who has obtained repute by publish ing a list of missing soldiers, and by her he roic deeds to the wounded in battle, and even under fire, left Washington a day or two since, on a government vessel, with a party for the purpose of inclosing the area of ground at Andersonville where so many Union prisoners perished from want and ex posure, and of putting up head-boards at their graves. She believes that she has a suitable list of the deceased, and has accord ingly obtained seventeen thousand head boards for the purpose. HOME MISSIONS. MARRIAGES. STALEY—YOUNG.—On the 6th of July, by Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D.D., Mr. Augustus Staley, to Miss Mary J. Young. PARKER—LEWIS.—On the 6th of July, by Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D.D., Mr. James Parker to Miss Mary Lewis. DEATHS. MACDOWELL.—At South . Ryegate Parsonage, Vt„ one on the 16th and the other on the 26th of June, infant children, twin daughters of the Rev. W. J. Macdowell, of the respective ages of one and ten days. • OBXTdART. Near College Comer, Ohio. May 3,1865, in the 39th year of his age, Mr. Samuel Steele Elliott, at the house of his father, in Union County, Ind., where he was born. Blessed with pious parents, he had early devoted himself to a life of usefulness in the service of the Saviour. With Christian ardor and perseverance, amid many difficulties, he completed, in ISSO, a colle giate course in the Univerity of Indiana. After spending years of earnest effort in the State of Ten nessee, and also in Academies at Cambridge City, Ind„ and at Monroe and Morning Sun, Ohio, as a teacher long to be remembered with deep respect by many pupils, he placed himself under the care of the Ohio Presbytery of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, (N. S.) with a view to immediate preparation for the great object of his earthly ambition—the work ot the Gospel ministry. But God had another mission for him—a mission of bitter self-denial in bearing the cross of attiotion. Signally, if not too sadly, is the declaration verified, God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, neither are His ways our ways,” and amid all our confused speculations, it is a relief—our true and only relief— to say. “ Even so, Faiher, for so it seemed good in thy sight.” ♦An attack of neuralgia in thespine arrests his ener getic career, and he is henceforth the prey of disease, grievous in itself, and all the more harrassing by rea son of its long continuance. Bor more than four weary years, it fluctuates between various degrees of inten sity and prostration, during which, for awhile, he is permitted to rally with sufficient strength to go about, but only on crutches and with great pain, until finally, victimized with painful and loathsome tumors, he is rendered for many months the object of almost'unre mitting attention from his wife, who, with a little daughter still survives him. But signal as was his trial, no less so was his pa tience. He was a wonder unto many, not only in view of the dismal peculiarity and weary length of his affliction, but especially in view of his re markable patience throughout, and cheerfulness even in the midst of acute suffering. At times he would converse with great liveliness, and during the greater portion of the summer, he took part with us in our prayer-meeting, although havine to be carried in a chair, and compelled to sit the whole time in a position ofgreat constraint. Although never known to utter a murmur yet he seems to have experienced great difficulty in getting his mind fully reconciled to the thought that his work on earth was really at a close, so much did it appear to him that he was yet scarcely more than on the mere threshold of usefulness, and that all his previdus efforts were nothing more than preparatory, and that, too, not for passive, but active duty. The prospect of yet standing in the sanctuary to preach the Gospel he could hardly give up for a moment, so deeply was his heart engaged upon it. But denied the privilege in one way, it was, never theless, his in a way, perhaps, more humble, it is true, more grievous to the flesh, and with less of worldly honor, but also none the less worthy, and none the less owned of God; for to him it was given to be a witness for Chri3t along the crowded thoroughfare of adversity, and illustrate by the thrilling voice of ex ample more eloquent and forcible than any tongue overflowing with words, the aivine sufficiency of abounding grace—the never-failing value and victory of precious iaith. And now numbered, as we confidently trust, among those who sleep in Jesus, what a sweet rest—what a freedom oi holy.vigor—whit a beatitude of eternal health .is bis! “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we look not at the things which are seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” J* L. A. £sTRea»« \ aP St wa *st. State / } \ n? || whether erect / ! \ /? $1 or stooping. UJ | \ /" f# For Vest. — f \ \ 1 y Same as coat. [ ; I Jr- For Pants.— S*-—J— —y / V Inside seam, \ 1 ft fj and outside \ I y/ I from hip bone, \ [ Ji i 4 around the \ /