score of pike heads, made by a solitary
armorer working in a stable in a back
yard ; a dozen or two of revolvers, and
a cigar box full of cartridges, stolen, one
guesses, from some of the sweepings of
one of your arsenals ; a score of volumes
on drill and some fragments of books or
pamphlets on the warlike science; such
drill as could be done after work hours
in a drawing-room, or in a bog in the
darkness before, at, or after midnight—
that, and an unlimited stock of ignorance
and impudence, is about the sum of the
great rebellion which a dozen policemen,
without the use of any implement - but
their fists, have already made an end of
—abolishing it completely, " entirely,"
as they would say.
And really it was time that the sparks
should be trodden out. They had smoul
dered long enough. Nobody of any
common sense in this country ever
troubled himself about the thing in the
least degree ; but it was far better for
the mAny -fools who were being led
astray, and the handful of rogues who
were at the head of the movement, to be
shakeu out of the 'dreamy sleep into
which they had fallen, and set to work
in peace. There is no doubt that a good
many idle scoundrels in your country
have made all the profit that is to be
reaped by the business. Beyond 'ques
tion " the head centres," and tail cen
tres, in New York, and elsewhere, have
taken good toll of the money gathered
weekly from their miserable dupes. The
wonder is that so much money, visible,
hard cash, should actually have been re
mitted to Ireland. The Government al
ready has its hands .ou upwards of
£5OOO, which they have intercepted;
bow much has been received by " the
centres" and circumferences in America
and in Ireland, and of that sum how
much has been retained ? The great re
bellion of 1865 is not likely to get so
far as the cabbage garden in which the
last so ludicrously terminated.
CATTLE PLAGUE
" The cattle plague" is the next sub
ject of interest. Day' by day it spreads.
Sheep, pigs, and even, they say, horses,
are also liable to the infection. It as
sumes very serious importance. Around
Edinburgh, the mortality has been so
great that butter has already risen 4d.
to 6d. a pound Butcher meat is also
rising to famine prices. And as yet no
cure bas been even suggested with any
thing like a reasonaple hope of success.
Each day brings a record of new cases,
and of new'places where the plague has
broken out Thousands of suggestions
are offered by newspaper correspondents,
but their very number goes to prove
their w'brthlessness. We are under
God's chastening hind, and we must be
still and know that he is God. Mean
while the admirers of a liturgy are shut
out from the possibility of all public ,
gayer. The Archbishop of Canterbury
is out of town, or Was. The Queen is
in Scotland. One cause or another hin
ders a new prayer from being yet made,.
and so, as far as the Established Church
of England is concerned, the people's
mouths are gagged and bound, and they
are prevented from giving public utter:
ance to the general cry of their hearts in
the great congregation.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Last Sabbatk, a clergyman of the
Chuich of Englald was preaching.a very
earnest, able, and eloquent sermon in a
church close to mine. Towards the
close of his discourse, he suddenly
stopped and said, "I feel faint and can
not preach." He fell, was then Carried
to the Vestry, thence to St. George's
Hospital, and died at four o'clock in the
afternoon of the same day without 'hav
ing ever uttered another word. He was
in the Prime. of life and looked well, I
am told. Here is a lesson first of all
to me, but let the voice go across the
Atlantic and preach once more the, old
caution, " Be ye also ready."
CHOLERA-THE SEASON
There is a fear, moreover, lest cholera
also be among us. It has raged with
fearful violence and . virulence in the
East. It has literally:decimated Con
stantinople ; and after the.' plague, the
fire has fellowed and licked up many
acres d houses. On to Malta, to Gibral
tar it has come. It hag landed on the*
French coast; and bey.ond all doubt, it
is more or less prevalent in the south of
France, and 'it is creeping northward,
us-ward. We have had one or two very
decided cases at Southampton, but
hitherto that is all. Every day now
we may look for the setting in of cold
weather, and then there is less likelihood
of the disease making headway among
us. For up to this .time this has been
an entirely .exceptional summer both
here and on the Continent. 'I found it
nearly as hot when I lauded at Liver
pool a% I had left it at New York.
They have had it exceptionally hot too
all over the Continent. It has been a
rare season for the Vine. The vintage
is reported as most remarkable, both
as to quantity and to quality, and the
heat still continues"; rivers are dried
down to below the very dryest dry
marks, the Moselle is lower than it has
been for thirty years past. Snow has
been melted higher up on the Alps than
ever befete has been seen; long droughts
here and
. there have burnt up the, pas
ture and /put man and beast to sore
straits for water. By this time of the
year Mid long before it, every tree in
London is usually, bare. Bat the leaves
are still upon the trees in and around
London. A fine old pear tree in the
garden, under my eye'as I write, has on
it old fruit, old leaves, new leaves and
blossoms. So- that , oar summer and
autumn are very ' exceptional. Still
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1865.
London is very healthy, the deaths this
week having been about a score below
the corrected average for the increase of
population. The alarmists say, this
weather portends a fearful outburst of
plague—cholera is sure to come. We
are in God's band, and there we are
safe.
CHURCH-OE•ENGLAND CONGRESS AT NOR-
The Church Congress, as it is called,
i. e., a gathering from all parts of Church
of England mihisters commenced its
sittings at Norwich yesterday.. I regard
this as another sign or the times. It is
a disturbance of the old dead level of
the Church of England. These gather
ings are now become annual necessities.
It is an embryo General Assembly, let
us hope.- Deans and dignitaries meet
and mingled for a time with plain " pres
byters" as they call themselves, and the
Archbishop of York preached, what
from the reports seems to have been an
excellent, earnest, evangelical sermon
at the opening and in the Cathedral.
And mirabile dictu, " The Times," had
a pretty full report of the whole pro
ceedings with a list of clergymen pre
sent, occupying more than a column of
small type ; even the sermon was decent
ly reported.
OPENING OF THE ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN
COLLEGE
Last night I went to the opening of
our own Presbyterian College. I think
I told you that we have only two regu
lar Professors, Dr. McCrie, son of 'the
Dr. McCrie, who wrote the life of John
Knox, and Dr. - Lorimer. In addition to
these two regular professors there is a
resident tutor, Mr. Hunter, and there
are occasional lectures, Dr. Duncan
doing a good deal in that way. Last
night, the winter session was opened by
a lecture from Dr. McCrie. The subject
was, " The Christian Ministry is not a
Priesthood," and it was earnestly and
ably handled. A good audience assem
bled in the hall, consisting of some of
our most influential laymen, and many
ministers from other denominations.
After the lecture, it was announced that
there were sundry brethren from the
sister churches of America, and so we
had four short, pithy, brotherly speeches
from no fewer than four American Pres
byterian divines, Dr. Jacobus, Dr.
Wylie, and another whose name I did
not- catch, besides the. Rev. Dr. Bliss,
President of the Syrian Protestant
College. at Beyrout. The audience
seemed greatly delighted at the unex
pected presence of so many dear brethren
from America. and the joy appeared
mutual. Each of the speakers expressed
himself as having been greatly gratified
with Dr. McCrie's introductory lecture,
Dr. Bliss offering, if it ,should be printed,
to circulate it by the hundred.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW
The only organ in the newspaper
way of Presbyterianism in England, is
a paper now called The London and
Edinburgh Weekly Review. It is edited
by Mr. *Peter Bayne, who succeeded to
the editorship of the Witness., after the
death of Hugh Miller. Mr. Bayne left
the Witness to edit a paper called The
Dial, which prophesied and promised
great things. He soon left The Dial,
hoWever, and established The Weekly
Review, which widened out to embrace
.Edinburgh, is now, as I said, the only
newspaper published in England that
even sto.much.as notices Presbyterian
ism, except in the veriest incidental way.
The Witness is now extinct ( and after
various fortune's, dr. Drummond, who
most ably reported for The Witness
almost from.its commencement, hiis now
joined the staff of The Weekly, as sub
editor and reporter. This is a great
accession. And we, may . now look for
at least respectable printing and getting
up, which hitherto we have only some
times had. lam sure you will join me
in wishing long life and prosperity to
The London and Edinburgh - Weekly
Review. 1
ITEMS
P. S.—lt is just pOssible th at the name
of Dean Close may be known in America.
He was a great man and popular, once,
in Cheltenham, where he had a charge
in the Church of England. He usedrto
fight fiercely against horse-racing, against
tobacco, against strong drink ; he was a
popular and always acceptable orator at
all public meetings, and his name, as one
of the speakers, would have filled Exeter
Hall at any time. Mr. Close was dubbed'
D.D., and created Dean of the Cathedral
at Carlisle, with nothing to do but up
hold his dignity and consume his.£lopo
a year. The Dean has just issued a
pamphlet on the daily cathedral services,
which has by no means raised him in
the estimation of his quondam evangeli
cal friends. He confesses that though
once opposed to the daily musical cathe
dral service, he has at least read himself
into a change of mind, and now thinks
it a very admirable thing, and goes on
to .express his wonder that in Carlisle
there should be no more of an average
audience than " five or six old men and
women." It is surprising, certainly; bat
to me the surprise is that there should be
found so many. I once heard a mag
nificent " service" musical, perfect, in
Salisbury Cathedral, and was the solitary
component part of the " audience."
Canon Stowell, of Manchester; with
Dr. Hugh McNeile, of Liverpool, have long
been known as two of the most unflinch
ing and able opponents of the papacy
among the Church of England's clergy.
Your readers will learn with sorrow that
e r
Canon Stowell, is dang rously ill. He is
one of the few men in the ranks of the
Church-of-England cl rgy whose loss
would be bitterly felt ty all classes and
all denominations in this country. God
spare this useful and valuable life to us.
The Free Church of Scotland, has, of
late, suffered much by the heavy hand of
death. I could fill this sheet with the
names of beloved and honored brethren
in the eldership whose loss will be very
keenly felt in their own neighborhood,
but whose names would be utterly un
known to your readers. Suffice it to
chronicle the fact.
The arrests on behalf of the Fenian
conspiracy now number about 190. Of
these, only eight were made in England.
The money is reported to have been
almost wholly gathered from dupes in
America.
A paragraph, said to have been copied
from the "New York Herald," has been
going the round of our newspapers, giv
ing a list of names and of the amounts
subscribed by influential individuals in
this country to the Confederate loan.
Among them, Mr. Delaine, the editor of
the Times, figured for £lO,OOO. A lead
ing article in this day's impression, (Oc
tober 5,) gives a flat contradiction, and
in very severe terms ; to the assertion.
The editor never invested a penny in the
loan. Another contradiction appears for
Mr. Beresford Hope, whose name figures
for £50,000. Ike never possessed a
single farthing's worth of the " stock."
The Hon. Evelyn Ashley also denies the
charge in the Times. The whole mat
ter is a pure fabrication. The truth is,
I believe, what of " the stock" was held
in this country was held by individuals
as a simple investment of money. I
know personally many gentlemen who
bought in as a mere commercial specula
tion when the stock was for sale at a
very low figure, and who laugh at their
loss.
I must stop, or you will think I am
preaching heresy, and trying to make up
by quantity for quality. The weather
remains unchanged—sunny, hot and dry.
No rain has fallen for .many weeks. All
things look parched, bare and weary.
Yours very truly,
PHILADELPHOS.
LONDON, October, 1865.
FROM OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPON-
DENT.
WASHIRGTON, Nov. 4, 1865
The past week has been barreA of any
exciting or memorable eveut. We have
had the Tunisian Embassy as the guests
of the Government, and the usual cere
monies and courtesies have been gone
through with, bUt everything has been
of a strictly formal character. At a
time like the present, the President" and
the various heads of departments are too
much occupied with more important,
matters than the the feteing and feasting
of such heathens as• the Tunisians.
MEETING OF CONGRESS
As the tide for the meeting of Con
gress draws near, the important ques
tions which are to come up for decision
are receiving greater attention. Every
body is inquisitive as tO what action will
be taken on the admission of the_ mem
bers who have been elected in the late
rebellious States. As in all similar
cases, most persons have formed their
own judgment of what ought to be done,
and not a few have concluded that
events will be as predicted by them.
When Congress meets, you need not be
surprised if some persons are disap
pointed in its action with reference to
many of the subjects now under popular
consideration. There are indications
that the old evil of our political history,
the spirit of compromise, will have much
to do in deciding the admission of the
Southern members.
THE CONGRESSIONAL OATH
The great barrier to the admission of
these members is tie well-known oath
of office, passed iu 1862, which all mem
bers of Congress, no matter from what
State, are required to subscribe. That
oath, it will be remembered, provides
that no person, shall be eligible to any
position of power or trust under the
United States Government; who has, in
any way, voluntarily aided in the rebel
lion. I am informed by Southern men
now here, that not one in ten of these
gentlemen who have been nominated
and elected in the South, can, conscien
tiously take the oath. In South Carolina
there is not a man who can be put forward.
as eligible for Congress under existing
laws,, and the same is true in nearly all
the other States, with the exception, per
haps, of Virginia. The first thing to be
done, therefore, prior to . their admission,
is the modification` or abolition of this
oath. The Democrats are in favor of
abolishing it, entirely, the " radicals" are
opposed to disturbing it in any manner,
while the majority of the Union party
incline towards a modification. It •is
altogether useless to predict, which of
these theories shall prevail, but some
change must be made in this oath before
any Southern Congressmen can take
their seats.
THE ORGANIZATION OF. THE HOUSE
Considerable time has been wasted in
the discussion of the question, whether
or not, Mr. McPherson, the .Clerk of the
last House of Representatives, will place
the names of the Southern members upon
his roll. Should he do so, the only re
sult would be that they would have a
vote in the organization of the House—
the election of Speaker, Clerk, etc. After
that their right to a seat must be decided
by the majority of the House itself.
Now it has been ascertained upon care
ful calculation, that should all the South
ern members be admitted, and all vote
with she Northern`Democrats, they would
be powerless for harm, being in the minori
ty as against the solid vote of the Union
side of the House. So far as the action of
McPherson is concerned, however, no
friend of the country need entertain any
fears. He has no intention of placing
the names of the Southern Congressmen
upon the roll. Looking upon the mat
ter as he does, as one beyond his con
trol, and with which, as an officer of the
House, he has no business, he will not
be coerced into it by either promises of
preferment or threats of displeasure.
THE PRESIDENT
has been engaged for sometime on his
annual message. He is a man who
keeps his own counsels very closely, and
the most inquisitive have been unable to
obtain , anything that might foreshadow
the action which he will recommend to
Congress. The pardon seekers, in the
meantime, are unable to have their cases
settled, because the Executive admits
very few visitors, and those only having
bUsiness with him of importance. Not
withstanding this, the city is full of
penitents, and any morning you can see
hundreds of them wending their-way to
the White House, only to meet with dis
appointment. J. M.
SYNOD OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Narrative of the State of Religion, Reported
and Adopted October 19, and Ordered to
be Published and Read in, the Ohurches.
The task of presenting our Annual Narra
tive of the State of Religion within the
bounds , of the Synod this year, is by no means
an unpleasant one.
The year now closed has been eventful. It
has brought to the loyal and devoted people
of our churches some sorrows, as in the shad
ows and tears of that great one, the death of
the beloved and revered late President of the
nation. But it has brought to them great
joys also, especially in the triumph of the
cause of Government and freedom, and the
close of a war which, with all its burdens and
bereavements, they sustained as a holy and
patriotic duty. And at its close, as at its be
ginning, with a considerable advance in
strength and prosperity, they are still firm for
the righti and looking trustfully to God for
the overthling and sanctifying influences of
His grace, both upon themselves and the
whole country.
Our five Presbyteries have sent up their
i
usual rep is of the state of religion in their
churches., The picture which they present is
one whos ight is not unmingled with a few
shades of arker hue. But the light pre
dominate and the Incentives therefore to
gratitude nd-joy exceed those to sadness and
despondency.
One ofithese reports speaks of " a want of
fifith in Clurist as the great obstacle in the way
of the - Church's progress," of the "limited
supply" to meet the pressing demand of the
church for laborers, and of the ill health of
two of the most active and able members of
Lthe Presbytery. Another records the absence
of any "narked seasons of revival, as in some
' places and in former years," and the want of
harmony in one of the churches, expressing,
howevet., the hope.that the " breach will soon
be heahld." Another mentions the fact that
" all ow/pastors find occasion for alarm at the
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general pint of worldliness manifested - even
among ofessed disciples of Jesus, and that
in almo t every community intemperance,
profanit. Sabbath breaking, and kindred
evils ar widely prevalent." While yet
another epleres the 'prevalence of the spirit
of indifference amongst our members, and the
increaseof worldliness and sinful indulgences
on the part of the impenitent."
These are the shades from which,- trusting
that even they may be so toned by
,the grace
of God as that light may arise in the midst of
theut, we would turn to the bright side of our
picture, and contemplatp with grateful joy
the prosperity and, blessing with which in
some degree the Master has visited most, and
in a large degree a number of our churches.
In the matter of material prosperity there
is reason for rejoicing.
.One Presbytery,
Philadelphia Third, reports two beautiful
chur * ches, Tabor and Olivet, completed and
furnished without debt during the 'year; the
laying of the foundations of another impo
sing edifice, Oxford street ; and the freeing
from debt and improving of several. Another,
Philadelphia Fourth, reports the Completion
of a church edifice in the flourishing town of
Vineland, New Jersey, and progress made in
furnishing another, Kenderton ' which for
some years has been in an unfurnished con
dition. 'Another ' Harrisburg, speaks of large
amounts having been contributed for the ex
tinguishment of church debts in two churches,
earligle and York, and of a spirited enter-
Oise in the erection of a tastefhl andrcom
modious house of worship, the church at
Williamsport.. While another, Wilmington,
alludes to the erection of one or two commo
dious'chapels by the churches of that city for
mission. Sabbath schools and missionary opera
tions.
In addition to these items it is worthy of
note that in the matter of ministerial support
there has been gratifying improvement. And
in that of collections for benevolent objects,
especially the causes recommended by our
General Assembly, though some of our
churches,—be
it spoken " to their shame,"—
are still delinquent, a marked and pleasing
advance, many of our churches having this
year exceeded the largest amounts ever reach
ed before : in someeases, indeed, as in that
of the .First Church of Harrisburg for the
cause of foreign missions, double these
amounts. The regular contributions to the
cause of Foreign Missions are in excess of the
last year by about one thousand dollars.
And those to Home Missions by about four
thougand. "Itis cause for profound thanks
giving," says the Narrative of the Philadel
phia Tird Presbytery, "that a single Presby
tery have'been able to offer to the Lord during
one year the sum of two hundred thousand
dollars."
It maybe •noted also that our churches have
generally enjoyed the regular means of grace,
that the attendance upon the ministrations of
the word has been ,at least/ as good as the
average for some years past, and in some in
stances better ; and that the interest of our
churches in Sabbath schools and Bible clas
ses is not diminishing but increasing. Some
new schools have been organized, one of
which at least, that of the Oxford street en
terprise, promises to be the foundation and
nucleus of a flourishing church. And in
Wilmington, our churches there have "gird
led the entire city with appliances for in
structing the young and training them for
Christ.'
But the brightest lights in our picture are
those which gleam from the record of the
doings of the Holy Spirit in some of our
churches. There has been indeed no general
and all-pervading revival of religion within
our bounds during the year. In regard to
such a work our ministers and churches are
in, a state of 'hopeful expectation, and we
trust earnest prayer. But upon some of our
churches the Spirit has been graciously pour
ed, and most blessed results have followed.
The Presbytery of Harrisburg reports "in
teresting cases of. conversion," especially in
the Church at York. The Presbytery of
Wilmington reports considerable accessions
to a number of its churches, and the return
of the Elkton Church with its pastor—both
being lately in connexion with the United
Synod—to its former fellowship and home. In
the Philadelphia Fourth Presbytery, the
Wharton Street Church closes its first year
with an addition to its membership of eighty
eight. But the most interesting and encoura
ging record is that from the Philadelphia
Third Presbytery, which is so lucid in its
language and cheering in its statements, that
we think it better to let it speak for itself, and
therefore incorporate a portion of it in our
Narrative.
" Our people have listened to the preach
ing of the word with increasing interest and
solemnity. The attendance upon the weekly
meetings has been growing steadily, and our
prayer meetings have been unusually tender.
Teachers of Sabbath schools and Bible clas
ses have been praying and laboring for imme
diate results, whole classes in some instances
having been converted. The disposition to
visit from house to house and converse per
sonally with the ungodly, has been more gen
eral than in previous years. The interest in
many of the churches has called for special
services during the spring months, which
have been blessed with many conversions,
and the stimulating of, the faith of Christians.
The Lord has added to our churches at near
ly every communion during the year. About
six hundred members in all, two-thirds of
them at least on confession of faith, an aver
age among the churches reporting to the
committee of forty-three to each church. The
majority of these are young persons, many of
them children of tender age, every one of
whom. so, far as known, has proved faithful."
A remarkable record surely for these days
of dearth and deadness. One full of light,
and of encouragement for hope and effort on
the part of all our churches in all our Presby
teries. •
On the whole the additions during the year
to the churches of our Synod number some
hundreds. To some extent there have been the
usual ecclesiastical changes. One candidate
for the Gospel ministry has been licensed.
One licentiate ordained : four pastors have
been dismissed from their charges, and six
installed. But the somewhat' unusual fact
is recorded, that but a single ministerial mem
ber of the Synod has been removed by death,
Rev. Nicholas Patterson, of the Presbytery
of Wilmington. With this exception, all
who were with us last year are still among
the living to praise God, and the most of
them to labor and toil in His service for the
edification of the church and the salvation of
men. May such, like the great Apostle to
the Gentiles be ever able to say—
For me to live is Ch,rist, and to die is gain!
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM T. EVA,
Chairman'of Committee.
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
By the President' of the United States of
America :
A ,PROCLAMATION
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God,
during the year which is now coming to an
end, to relieve our beloved country from the
fearful scourge of civil war, and to permit us
to secure the blessings of peace, unity an&
harmony, with a great enlargement of civil
liberty ; and
Whereas, Our Heavenly Fither has also,
during the year, graciously, averted from us
the calamities of tbreign war, pestilence, and
famine, whila our granaries are full of the
fruits of an abundant season ; aid
Whereas, Righteousness exaleth a nation,
while sin is a reproach to any Motile ;
Now, therefore, 1, ANDREW JOHNSON,
'President of the United States, do hereby re
commend to the people thereof that they do
set apart and observe the first Thursday of
December as a day of national thanksgiving
to the Creator of the universe for these deliv
erances and blessings.
And I do further recommend on that occa
sion the whole people make confession, of our
national sins against Fl is Infinite Goodness,
and with One heart and one mind implore the
Divine guidance in the ways of national vir
tue and holiness.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this twenty
eighth day of October, in the year of
S. - l our Lord one thosand ,eight hundred
and sixty-five, and of the independence
of the United States the ninetieth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President :
WM. H. SEWARD, See. of State.
THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN COMMIS-
A meeting of the new American Christian
Commission, initiated at Cleveland, was held
at the Bible House, New York, week before
last. Twenty-four members of the Committee
of Sixty were present. The objects of the
meeting were to organize and locate the cen
`tra.l office, determine the planfor work, per
fecOu system for providingg the necessary
funds, elect officers and appoint standing com
mittees. •
Rev. Dr. Durbin presided. A committee
of seven was appointed to report upon the
organization, and the following report of the
committee was submitted and adopted :
Whereas, The American Christian Commis
sion was formed at a convention of Evangeli
cal Christians, held in the city of Clevelana,
Ohio, on the 27th and 28th of September
last ; and
Whereas, The authority for its organiza
tion, and the general principles for its guid
ance in its proper work are set forth in the
resolutions and suggestions adopted at the
convention.:
Resolved, That the American Christian
Commission, invoking the blessing of Him,
" without whose` Spirit nothing •is strong,
nothing is holy," do now proceed to organize
and to engage in the great and good work re
sponsibly devolved upon it.
Resolved, That this Commission appoint
an Executive Committee, to be intrusted with
the following service: -
1. The instituting a correspondence with
individuals and local benevolent institutions
of our land and other lands, to receive infor
mation showing the moral and spiTitual wants
of the country, and also the best methods of
labor now in operation for saving the perish
ing, correcting social evils, and, as far as pos
sible, extending the kingdom of Christ.
' 2. The diffusing their information with the
design of inciting and aiding ttie efforts of
our brethren, and of increasing the various
gifts and labors in the extension of the Gos
pel of Christ. .
3 The offering of themselves as a medium
of communication between the various sec
tions of the Church and the land, and between
individuals seeking to be employed in doing
good, .or seeking laborers for particular fields
of service.
Geo. H. Stuart, Esq., of Philadelphia, was
elected permanent President, and Chief Jus
tice Chase, Rev. Drs. Kirk and Durbin, Vice
Presidents.
Rev. W. R Boardman was elected Record
ing Secretary of the Commission, and request
ed to act as temporary Corresponding- Secre
tary. The following gentlemen were then
elected as the Executive Committee. Rev.
J. T. Duryea, Chairman;'Rev. It G. West-
on, D.D., G. H. Stuart, Esq., Joseph Storey,
Esq., Jay Cooke, Esq., Rev. Dr. Fowler, Wil
liam Reynolds, Esfi., Rev. Bishop Janes,
Rev. S. H. Tyng, Jr., Rev. Dr. Kirk, Rev.
R. J. Parvin, Mr. Sutphen, J. Chamberlain,
Esq., J. W. Mclntyre, Esq.
New York was chosen as the location of
the Commission.
Funds sufficient to carry out the objects of
the Commission were pledged.
NEW COUNTRIES have wants and habits pe
culiar to themselves. In our widely extended
and sparsely settled territory, medicines ready
prepared are more employed, and are, in fact,
a greater necessity than in the old countries.
Dr. Ayer's preparations have given the pub
lic more confidence in this class of remedies
than had ever been felt before. Physicians in
stead of discarding them, really favor the use
of such ready at hand antidotes for disease,
when they can be depended upon. And we
want our readers to know that in publishing
J. C. Ayer & Co.'s advertisement, or any
others of like rdliable chaarcter, we think we
are furnishing them as useful information as
any with which we can fill our columns.—
Louisville Courier.
MARRIAGES,
DICRSON—BOOS.—On Thursday evening, Nov.
2d, in the Presbyterian church at Fairton, N. J.. by
Rev. James Boggs. assisted by Rev. Ohs/ries F. Diver,
of Cedarville, Mr. David Dickson.rif F'hilarleipbia, to
Miss Mary M. Boggs, daughter of the officiating cler
gyman.
DEATHS.
OBITUARY.
Died at Pike, Wyoming County, New York. on the
sth nit , EZRA SMITH, aged 68 years.
The subject of this notice had resided in this town
about forty years. As a neighbor and citizen, he en
joyed the confidence and esteem of his fellow men in
an eminent degree. In the sacred and endearing re
lations of domestic life, as husband, father, brother,
he was honored and trusted and loved; and his remo
val by death causes the deepest mourning and afflic
tion. Strong and true in his principles, a stranger to
angry resentments, kind and gentle to the erring,
ever ready to counsel and aid the unfortunate—he
held and wielded an influence that few men attain to.
As a Christian, he was humble, devout, active, perse
vering. With him religion was a living principle, the
deepest and highest of his being—a principle for
which he lived and wrought, and in the rich consola
tion of which he died.
- . • - • -
He had been for nearly forty years a member of the
Presbyterian church In this place, and for the most
of the time one of its officers—at first a deacon, but for
several years past one of the elders. in this sacred
and responsible office he was true and faithful, the "be
loved elder," working more by love than fear; ever
seeking the wandering and leading them gently back
to the fold. The young loved and trusted him, for he
was their true friend—ever winning by precept and
example into the paths of virtue and religion.
His death is a sad loss to the Church, and deeply,
mournfully do we feel the bereavement: bat our
prayer is that his descending mantle may rest upon
those who shall illustrate his zeal and devotion to the
cause of Christ.
fpniitt ltotitcs.
nr- The Twenty-second Anniversary of
the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theo
logical Education at the West will be held at the 2d.
Congregational Church in Norwich. Conn, on Tues
day and Wednesday, the 14th and Isth of November.
The session of the Board of Trustees will commence
on Tuesday at 3 o'clock P. M., and the Annual Dis
couse be delivered in the evening by the Rev. Ray
Palmer t D.D., of Albany, N. Y.
Individuals who desire it can be furnished with ac
commodations during the Anniversary by applying
to the Committee of Arrangements, Rev. M. M. G.
Dana, Chairman.
By order of the Consulting Committee.
T. BALD WIN, Secretary.
New York, Oct. 28,1865. 2t
I Jr-F rench Evangelical Chnrch.—The Rem
D. Coussiest. Pastor, will preach, D. V.. every Sab
bath, at 10% A. M. and 7% P. M., at the Hall.-13:E.
corner Spruce and Seventh Streets. The public are
cordially invited, to hear the truths of the Gospel
in the pure French language.
This French Church established in this city in 1860,
has continued services since thatitime, and now. with,
Bev. Coussirat as the Pastor of their call from France..
has great promise of usefulness.
Contributions for the French Evangelical Church
will be received, as heretofore, only by Mr. C. Jaoot,
109 South Second Street. The benevolent will please.
to take notice that this Missionary Church hasno
connection. with any other French Church, and we
return our thanks to the Episcopal and the Presby
terian Churches of this city for their support.
HALL'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN 4WAIR
RENEWER has proved itself to be the mostperfect
preparation for the hair oder offered to the public.
It is a vegitable cOmpound, and contains no inju
rious properties whatever.
IT WILL RESTORE GRAY HAIR TO ITS ORIGI
NAL COLOR.
It will keep the hair from falling out.
It cleanses the scalp and makes hair soft, lustrous
and silken.
It is
p a splendid hair dressing.
No perld REC OM MEND E Dg.ouId fail to use it.
IT IS AND USED BY THE
FIRST MEDICAL AUTHORITY.
41EirAsk for Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer,
and take no other.- R. P. HALL Jr CO,
Nashua, N. H., Proprietor.
' For sale by all druggists. -1006-61 a
A COUGH, COLD, OR SORE THROAT,
REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND SHOULD BE
CHECKED. IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE,
Irritation of the Lungs: a Permanent
Throat Affection, or an Incurable
Lung Disease
IS OFTEN THE RESULT
BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES
HAVING A DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE PARTS. GIVE IMME-
DIdTE RELIEF
For Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrah, Con.
snmptive and Throat Diseases,
TROCHES ARE USED WITH ALWAYS GOOD SUCCESS
SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS
will find Troches useful in clearing the voice when
taken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the
throat after an unusual exertion of the vocal organs.
The Troches are recommended and prescribed by
Physicians, and have had testimonials from eminent
men throughout the country. Being an article of
true merit, and having proved their efficacy by a test
of many years. each year finds them in new localities
in various parts of the world, and the Troches are
universally pronounced better than other articles.
OBTAIN only "BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES," and
db not take any of the Worthless Imitations that may
be offered.
Sold everywhere in the - United States, and in For
eign Countries, a.t. 35 cents per box.
BOlitinaL
AYER'S AGUE CURE.
FOR Tab SPEEDY CURE OF
'ever and Ague isnot the
IY consequence of the
lunatic pc ison. A great
iety of disorders arise
im its irritation, in mala
is districts,among which
Neuralgia, Rheumatism,.
it. Headache, Blindness,.
,il uic h e , Earache, Ca-
Pain
Painful Affection of the
•- Cot Para lysis,
and
Spleen, —gsterics, a.n in the Bowe ls ,
and Derangement of th e a ct/e ach, all of which, when
originating in this cause put on the intermittent type,
or become periodical. This "Cuss" expels the poi
son from the blood, and thus cures them all alike. It
is not only the most effectual remedy ever dikovered
for this class of complaints, but it is the cheapest. and
moreover, is perfectly safe. No harm can arise from
its use, and the patient when cured, is left as healthy
as if he had never had the disease. Can this be said
of any other cure for Chills and Fever? It is true of
this, and its importance to those afflicted with the
complaint cannot be over-estimated. So sure is it to
cure the Fever and Agne. that it may' be truthfully
said to be a certain remedy. One' Dealer complains
that it is not a good medicine to sell, because ,one
bottle cures a whole neighborhood.
PrepAred by S. C. Avaa & Co., Lowell Mass., and
sold by all Druggists.
;ermittent Fever, or Fe
and. Ague, Remittent
, er, Chill Fever. Dumb
ue. Periodical Headache
Bilious Headache, and
ions Fevers, indeed for
whole class of diseases
linating in biliary - de
,gement, caused by , the
1 aria of miasmatic coun-