gmEtiOT Hmhitman. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1800. PREMIUMS. We have now sent out every premium ordered for new or old subscribers up to January 16th. Subscribers failing to receive their premiums, after due delay, will please inform us. Smith’s Dictionary op the Bible ; and Lange’s Homiletical Commentary are offered as premiums for new subscri bers. See advertisement „ SECOND WEEK OF PRAYED. Wednesday, 4 P. M.—Rev. Mr. Cook man’s, Twentieth and Spring Garden. Thursday, 4 P. M.—Rev. Dr. Wylie’s, Broad below Spruce. Friday, 4. P. M.—Rev. Mr. Giesy!s, Green above Fifteenth. Saturday, 4 P. M.—Rev. Dr. New ton’s, Chestnut above Fifteenth. A Fact.— The Pittsburgh Banner of last week says: “Mr. Baldwin is doing more to extend the New School Church in and around Philadelphia than all the Old School Presbyterians put together are doing for their Church.” “ The Rubric” Series. —We have an ticipated somewhat in the article of this series, published on our correspondence page this week. The expose which it makes of semi-theatrical performances under the patronage of a Church,-which thinks it a sin to use anything but Rouse’s version of the Psalms in public worship, should have appeared even earlier. Long’s Monthly Letters. —We give one of these letters on our fatnily page. The author deserves praise for the inge nuity of his contrivance to interest and instruct the young in the family and the Sabbath-school. Those who wish to know more about them are referred, to the advertisement, and advised to try them for a year. Givers seem to be confined to a select few in the Presbyterian Church in England, as well as among ourselves. Dr. Hamilton, in the Presbytery of Lon don, lately stated that the £9OOO con tributed to the Church Building and Debt Extinction Fund in that body, by the churches of London, came from 170 out of the 4900 communicants connects ed with those churches. The Assassins are not out of Wash ington yet. Senator Wade, of Ohio, was visited at his rooms on the 10th of January by a man who pretended to be 'seeking the Senator’s recommendation to a situation. Mr. Wade, not knowing the mao, declined; soon after which the stranger drew a knife upon him, and would have done him violence, but that he had fortunately armed himself with a revolver, which he put at the head of the intruder and drove him from the house. Senator Wade is one of the most uncompromising Republicans in the body. Asylum fob Widows and Indigent Women.— This is one of the oldest and most truly Christian charities of the city. Its building, located in Cherry near Eighteenth Street, has accommo dated over seventy inmates during the year The anniversary exercises were held last week, when it appeared that the increased cost of living had acted unfavorably on the finances. The defi cit was $5500, and it was found abso lutely necessary to make use. of that amount of the invested funds of the institution, notwithstanding the practice of the most rigid economy. We trust the funds will not remain long in this depleted condition. Day oe Prayer for Colleges. —At a meeting of officers delegated from a number of tbe New England colleges, held in Providence in October last, it was decided to recommend, to the churches and colleges that the first Thursday succeeding the 22 d day of February should be observed hereafter as the day of prayer for colleges. If this change iB made, the day will still be the last Thursday of February, ex cept in the few eases in which tbe 22d is the last Thursday; and then it will fall on the first day of March. This will not happen more than five times during the remainder of the century. The change is, therefore, a slight one, while it entirely prevents the undesir able coincidence of the public holiday and the day consecrated to prayer.— N. Y. Observer. * THE ANTI-SABBATH MOVEMENT, W 0 notice that, as intimated a week ago, bills to authorize the running of cars on the Sabbath in our cities were simultaneously introduced into both branches of the Pennsylvania State Le gislature last week. The following scene took- place on the reference of the bill offered in the Senate on Thursday the 11th';— Mr. Donovan introduced a bill authoriz ing passenger railway cars to run on all days of the week, which Being referred to the com mittee on Viceand Immorality by the Speaker, Mr. Donovan requested that itshould be re ferred to the Railroad Committee. Mr. Nichols said hiscommittee (Railroad) did not transit, i,' » The Speaker said it would be referred to the committee he named, because it had re- THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1866 DEDICATION OF THE BRAINERD MIS SION CHAPEL. It gives us great pleasure to notice an aggressive spirit of our Church, and record the march of church extension in this city. It is not merely in one direc tion, but in every part of Philadelphia, that our Church is laying foundations for the future. Last Sabbath afternoon, Southwark witnessed the opening of the tasteful and commodious chapel, which most appropriately bears the name of the honored and veteran pastor of “old Pine Street. Several years since, Mr. George Pear son, an estimable member of that Church, who loved the gates of Zion, and was ever constant there, in appreciation of the fact, that evangelization can be made permanent, only by the agency and work of local churches, left as a legacy to the Master’s cause, a lot on Greenwich street, east of Third street, 80 by 200 feet, " for the erection of a Presbyterian Church, and such other buildings as usually appertain thereto, etc. It is upon this lot that the chapel, dedicated last Sabbath, has been built, for the accommodation of the Brainerd Mission school, and the ultimate use, as a lecture room, by the church, which in the order of Providence, will soon follow, as the elements in the neighborhood' are gath ered and focalized around the school as a centre. It is not quite four years since this school was established uncfer the guidance of Mr. George F. Work. On the 29th of March 1862, its first session was held, with six teachers in the second story of the Shi filer Hose House. .With the changes incident to all schools, but. with steady prosperity and God’s blessing, the school has advan ced and grown, maintaining regularly two sessions every Sabbath. The incon venience of location, and the narrowness of accommodation, necessitated the movement which has resulted in the erection of thedhapel, under the auspices of the Missionary Association of “ old Pine street,” and mainly Ry the help of the same generous men who so nobly aided in lifting the debt from the First Church of Southwark, a year or two since. The chapel, built of brick in the rear of the future Church edifice, is 45 by 70 feet, neatly and substantially furnish ed with sittings for 500 children. The cost of the whole, with furniture and library complete, was nearly $lO,OO0 — the exact figures, $9,871 40. The dedicatory services were most interest ing. A historical report was read by the Superintendent, Mr. Randolph’Sailor, and addresses made by Rev. John McLeod, Dr. Brainerd; Rev. J. Car land Hammer, and Others, participating in the services. A deficiency of $2500 of the amount necessary to pay thO cost of the whole, was promptly»contributed on the spot, in response to jibe appeal of Dr. Brainerd, who proved himself as felicitous here, as he always is, when ever he opens his mouth to speak. There are many hearts that unite in saying: “ God speed to this enterprise.” May many more of Christ’s children and churches be provoked to like good works for the Master. OUR SABBATH-SCHOOLS. Annual Festival of the Sabbath school of the Wharton St. Church This joyous yearly gathering took pla< e at 2 o’clock, ft M., of Thursday, January 11, and was in every way an occasion worthy of remembrance. From the annual report of. the Secretary, it appears that during the year 1865, the school had raised the very creditable sum of $485,13 for charitable purposes.' AmoDg other contributions made from this sum are the following:— American S. S. Union, ■ Pres. Pub. Committee, “ Home Miss. Com., ♦ “ Education Committe, Philadelphia Bible Society, . “. S. S. Asso’n, Soldiers Orphans’ Home’d. We are glad to mark so great liber ality, and especially glad to observe the tokens of such loyalty to our denomina tional committees. We say this in no sectarian spirit, but byway of commen dation for what we believe to be the duty of all our churches and Sabbath-schools; a duty, however, which some are slow to discharge. There- were present at the festival about six hundred scholars, with a cor responding representation of teachers and -parents: and, we were informed, that none were admitted except such as had been for three months attending the school. We were further told, that 1000 or 1200 children could be easily gathered into the school, if they could be accom modated. But, spacious as the school rooms are, they are already filled to over flowing. Such success, considering the brief space of time since the Church has been organized; is really wonderful. .Abundance of good cake, oranges, boxes of confections, &c., were distribu ted to the children. Addresses were made by the Rev. Albert Barnes, Rev. S. W. Crittenden, Mr. Godfrey of the S. S. Union, and the pastor. Several beautiful hyms were sung with good effect by the children. All present agreed that they had a good time. West Philadelphia. —The anniver sary of the Sabbath-school of the Wal nut Street Presbyterian Church, (Rev. Dr. Butler’s) on January 7th, was a de lightful occasion. The school, in its older and younger departments, was out in full force; 4be> exercises flowed without friction; the singiDg was frequent and of India, and Mr. Hill, of Missouri, were capital, representing the paganism of the East and the wants of the West; the distri bution of more than forty prizee-books to boys and girls, who had committed to me mory the entire Gospel of Matthew, was a happy feature; and the report of ten of the members of the school added to the Church the past year, showed that the labors of the teachers were not in vain. The Second Mantua Church had its S. S. anniversary on the 14th inst. Ad dresses were made by the Rev. Messrs. Calkinsand Butler, and all went off finely. This young enterprise is growing, and needs immediate increase of accommoda tions. It should be helped by our good people in the city. Those who are labor ing there are worthy of fresh aid. LETTER FROM REV. HALSEY DUN- Rev. John W. Mears —Dear Bro ther :—Being about, in my present bro ken state of health, to seek relief from the roughness of our winter climate by a resort to the more genial latitudes of the West Indies, will you permit me the privilege of a little -space in your columns, for the following acknowledgment in be half of both myself and my Church, 'in which yon have always manifested so deep an interest. In the first place, I desire to make special acknowledgments to the great Head of the Church, that He has in His ever watchful provi lence over the Church, sent to us the Rev. S. G. Spees, D.D., recently of Dayton, Ohio, to abun dantly more than supply my “ lack of service” in the pulpit and in the pasto ral work. This I regard as . a special kindness both to myself, in my weakness, and to the Church, to which it has been >tny privilege for eleven years to minister. Secondly. I desire to make acknow ledgments of the great generosity and liberality of those who have so. readily and pleasantly responded to my ap peal from my sick' chamber, in be; half of the ground-rent fond of oaf Church, which, in the losses sustained by it through the recent national troubles had become a threatening burden to us, and the removal of which, by their timei r aid, is now practically guarantied. To wards the removal of this burden an l bar to our prosperity, I gratefully ai - knowledge the following pledges, viz: From Mr. John A. Brown, of Phila., $5OO O' From Messrj. Matthew W. Baldwin & Co., of Phiadelphia, From Mr. Enoch _Ketcham, sheet- iron merchant, New York, From Brethren of the Pastors' As- sociation of New York City, a I pledge bearing interest from Janu ary 1, 1866, of 3000 01 The first two of these gentlemen ref sponded, as is their wont where their judgment approves, immediately, kindly and liberally to my application; the third did not wait for my application,, but, un-, solicited by myself or others, sent me check for the above named amount while of the deep sympathy and tende fraternal interest and ready response o the Brethren in New York, I cannot sui ficiently express my grateful sense. Ap'd the more would I acknowledge tfyeir ready and very liberal response, bee their pledge was given with the sciousness that, in consequence of inability, they were adding tq, their already overwhelming pastoral bard ms The reward of all those who have thus generously com to our relief, will be the consciousness of ! having secured the ultimate entire i'ee dom of this Church from all pecun ary burdens, and the establishment, by the continued blessing of God, of its financial future beyond a peradventure—what qaa been pledged, will, undoubtedly, ere long, secure to us the still remaining de ficiency. Besides the above, I take great pies sure also in acknowledging the receijt of the following sums, generously volui teered towads defraying the expenses cf my contemplated visit to the West-In diei, viz Prom Mrs. Susan Yan Auken anl B. H. Yan Auken, Esq., of New York, each one hundred dollars; from Jameß S. Gary, proprietor of the Alberton Cot ton Mills, Maryland, one hundred a nk fifty dollars, very generously and unos tentatiously presented to almost a stran ger, who hereby takes pleasure in ac knowledging an unextinguishable debt of gratitude to him, as also, to the others above mentioned. May it please the Great Physician to grant their desires in restored health and enlarged. usefulness of their $lOO 50 50 25 25 10 61 Ever obliged and grateful beneficiary, H. Dunning. Baltimore, January 8, 1866. The Unitabians of New York and Brooklyn have inaugurated a series of Sabbath evening public services, to occur during the ensuing Winter and Spring. The introductory discourse was delivered January 14th, in the Cooper Institute, by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, D.D., of Boston. Rev. Harvey D. Kitohell, D.D., of Chicago, 111., has been elected President of Middlebury College, Yt. He gradu ated at that institution in 1835. Rev. Theodore Monod has reached Paris. He collected some $5OOO while in this country for the Paris Evangelical Society There were about 60 members of the late Southern Assembly at Macon. Miss Rose Terry, the poetess, .according to tha S. S. Kmes iB a relative oiben Terry/hero of Fort Fisher, and is a faithful r. 't' l OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT. RRESBYTERY OF ROCHESTER. This body held its annual meeting in Brockport on Tuesday and Wednesday of the present week. Rev. O. H. Barn ard, of North Bergen, was elected Mod erator; Revs. B. Bosworth, and E. B. Yan Auken, clerks. The previous Mod erator being absent, Rev. J. P. Petti bone, a returned Missionary from Con stantinople, was called upon to preach the opening sermon, in which he gave a most'intelligible and intensely interest ing account of the work accomplished by the Gospel in Turkey. The reports oh the state of religion within the bounds of the Presbytery, indicated a good degree of prosperity during the past year. Quite a number of the churches have been refreshed and enlarged, while, at the same time, it has been a year of unusual changes. It is a remarkable fact that some eight or ten of our churches have either changed their pastors, or are now destitute. Rev. Hiram Dyer was received as a member of this body from the Presby tery of Chenango. Rev. Augustus C.' Shaw was dismissed to join the Presby tery of TJtica. Benjamin P. Miller, a member ef the Union Theological Semi dary, and of the church of Holley, was received under the care of Presbytery, with a view to licensure for the ministry. ( 'He graduated at Hamilton College in 1862.; enlisted as a private in the army; rose to be a captain; served to the end of the war, and now resumes his studies with reference to this holy work, to which he had before consecrated his life. Rev. Dr. Shaw and Rev. C. P. Bush, of Rochester, were appointed clerical commissioners to the General Assembly; Dr. Ralph Thacher, of Brockport, and Frederick Starr, Esq., of Rochester, lay cbmmissioners. George W. Parsons, Esq., of Rochester, was also appointed Commissioner 'to Auburn Theological Seminary. The semi-annual meeting of Presbytery is to be held in Bergen, in June next. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AT LE-ROY. The Sabbath-school of the Presbyteri an Church of Le Roy, under the admira ble superintendence of Mr. S. H. Parme lee, is in a very flourishing condition ; whole number of scholars, 310 ; average attendance during the past year, 255 ; amount of money raised by the school for Sunday-school and mission purposes, $471; total amount for the past three years, $1846. The Christmas festival was held in Starr Hall, and was largely attended. The children were abundantly feasted ; and a huge Christmas tree was loaded with fruit for little hands to pluck. We may add that the Teachers’Meet ing is well sustained in this school ; the pastor, Rev.. C. 0. Kimball, attend ing, and aiding in its exercises. There is also a very interesting and profitable monthly concert, held on Sabbath eve ning, under the direction of Dr. R. Wil liams, which seems to keep alive the in terest of the congregation in the school, as well as to quicken and encourage the teachers in their blessed work. We could speak also of the growth and prosperity of. the church. Last Sabbath there were added to its com munion on profession, and five by letter. Others are coming. Some conversions have recently occurred, under the faith ful labors of their excellent minister. jon my wn REVIVAL AT BERGEN. The spiritual interest id this place, to whi.ch we have before alluded, has gone on for many weeks. A part of the time preaching was maintained nearly every evening, mostly by the esteemed pastor himself, Rev. H. B. Gardiner. Some thirty persons are thought lift have passed from death unto life. Ten were Recently received to the church. A DAY IN BUFFALO. It was bitter cold. We were sur prised, however, to see the Sabbath con gregation in the old and honored First Church, about as large as on milder days. We thought many persons would make the intense cold an excuse for ho vering around the home fires. This church seems to be maintaining its an cient prestige, under the able ministry of Rev. Dr. Clarke. The congregations are large; the seats all rented; more needed, and some talk of enlargement. This church is sustaining, wholly or in part, two or three mission schools, one of which embraces some three hun dred scholars, for whose accommodation it is intended soon to erect a neat and commodious chapel, at an expense of about three thousand dollars. About two thousand are already subscribed. In respect to the North Church, we were very sorry to learn that Rev. A. H. Plumb declines the call recently ex tended to him. The church had become deeply interested in him, the congrega tions were growing under his ministry, as he supplied them a few weeks, and great hopes had been raised in respect to his usefulness among them. We wish his valuable services could have been secured for this important post. Rev. John Allison has been preach ing for two years in Buffalo, as a Meth odist, and has been a leading and a pop ular preacher in the denomination. He is about to chaSge his relations, having accepted a call to the Spring Street Congregational Church of Milwaukee. His Methodist brethren evidently would prefer to keep him among themselves ; but he as evidently prefers to go another way. CHURCH IMPROVEMENTS at MARION. The Congregational Church of Mari - of builders, painters, paperers, and the j like, and comes out almost as good as new. . After extensive repairs and im provements, it was rededicated on Thurs day, the 4th instant, with appropriate services. Mr. Merritt Gaily, a licentiate of Cayuga Presbytery, is supplying the pulpit very acceptably; and a new in terest has been awakened in its Sabbath services. S. S. CONTENTION AT AUBURN, The Cayuga S. S. Teachers’ In stitute, conducted by Ralph Wells, and R. G. Pardee, of New York, is to be held in the First Presbyterian Church of Auburn, to commence on Wednesday, 24th instant, and continue three days. It will doubtless be an occasion of great interest and profit; and the friends of Sunday-schools in all thp legion are cor dially invited to attend, and get the benefit. , PERSONAL We are glad to learn that Rev. Dr. Ellin wood is now thought to be rapidly improving in health. He has been for many weeks residing in his “ own hired house” as Clifton Springs, and resorts daily to that admirable cure for treat ment. His physicians say he is doing “ splendidly,” and there is hope that by a year of entire rest he may be as well and strong for work as ever. His in numerable friends, and the friends of Zion, especially in all this region, will greatly rejoice in this prospect, and pray that this fond hope may be real ized. The good people of Lima have been remembering their excellent minister, Rev. A. L. Benton, in a donation, to the amount of some two hundred dollars; and they are also moving, with good prospect of success, to get him a par sonage to live in. At the same time there are Hopeful indications of spiritual quickening. The generous are always blest. ALMOST A COLFLAGRATION. The new and beautiful. chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, of this city, came near being a heap of ashes last Monday morning. Floor, carpets, seats, and ceiling were damaged to the amount of some twelve hundred dollars, before the nascent conflagration was suppressed. It is supposed to have taken from some Christmas evergreens trailed too near the stove pipe—thoroughly dried there by, and easily ignited upon the kindling of fires in the chapel, for some purpose, at that time. Fortunately it was dis covered in time to save it from the worst. Genesee. Rochester, January 13, 1866. OUB WASHINGTON LETTEK. Washington, D. C., Jan. 13,1866. The friends of justice and equal rights are watching with - some -solicitude the action of Congress, on the bill now be fore that body, enfranchising the colored men of the District of Columbia. There are strong hopes entertained of its final passage, but I am afraid it will not be by such a majority as will give the President to understand that his refusal to sign it will not prevent it from becom ing a law. In writing this, I do not mean to say that he will veto the bill, though there are intimations to that effect, but in doubtful cases, it is always best to “make, assurance doubly sure.” The President is understood to be in favor of a qualified suffrage for the negroes of the District; the test, to be ability to read and write, and also the possession of a certain amount of prop erty. The bill offered by Senator Wade, in the Senate, provides that each voter shall be able to read the Constitution of the United States, and to write his own name, but does not set forth any prop erty qualification. The House bill offer ed by Judge Kelley, of your city, does not prescribe any qualification whatever, simply amending the present election laws of the District, by striking out the word “white.” While the President may sign the Senate bill, if passed, I do not think he would attach his name to the House bill, even if it succeeds in getting through both Houses. In his conversation with Mayor Stearns, of Boston, it will be remembered he admit ted that he was in favor of qualified suffrage for the negro, and intimated that, .if he was Governor of his own State of Tennessee, he would strive to promote it, and, if possible, secure it. Before reaching the Presidential chair, Andrew Johnson was known to be in favor of qualified suffrage for all classes, and I believe his opinions on that subject have undergone no change. In the House, the suffrage question has been the main theme of debate during the week. • I cannot say that any very able or remarkable speeches have been made, either for or against it, though it has already been handled by the-Democrats, the conservative Repub licans, and the' Radicals. The ablest speech in its favor was Judge Kelley's reply to Mr. Boyer, a Democrat from the Montgomery District of your State. It was, by no means, one of Kelley’s best or happiest efforts, for he spoke on the impulse of the moment, without any preparation, but he demolished Boyer completely, and even carried the war partly into the enemies' domains. Kel ey, is, per aps, the- most popular and dph -P ® asin g delivery and boldness in and always Becure ‘him an attentive SLfaring. -He scarcely m 5 rltes his speeches out, as the shTa y w fi f l] the t m 7 bers do > butposses «ng a well stored mind, a retentive mory, and quick apprehension, trusts the occasion, for a sufficient supply of words, in which to convey his ideas. Notwithstanding this, however, he is a most careful and industrious student, seldom approaching a subject without first understanding it thoroughly in all its bearings. With the exception of Kelley, none of the leading Republicans have yet spoken on the suffrage question ; I mean such men as Stevens, Bingham and Banks. We shall probably hear from some, or all uf them next week. The Democratic mem bers, in consideration of this question, have disclosed the fact that they have lost none of their old hatred and preju dice against the unoffending negro; nor are they cured yet of their heretical doc trines about State rights and secession. ' Their ideas have not yet expanded be yond the conviction that this is “ a white man’s Government,” and that the negro is sprung from an inferior race. The House of Representatives of the Thirty ninth Congress is marvellously scarce of anything like ability or talent on the Democratic side, and were it not for the aid- and comfort they derive from the course of such miserable demagogues as Henry J. Raymond, among the Repub licans, they would make very little noise this session. Raymond started out well, voting with his party for the Thad. Stevens Committee on reconstruction, but he became frightened at the anathe mas of the New York World, and hastened to put himself on the record as a “ conservative,” Republican, which he did in his speech replying to Stevens. The trouble with many members of Congress is that they want to secure a renomination and election, and they act accordingly. If they see their district going against a measure, they soon find it convenient to oppose it. Raymond was elected from a Democratic district, simply because the Democrats were divided, and ran two candidates, and he knows he cannot secure a renomination if he acts with the radicals, as -they are called. There has been very little discussion in the Senate during the week, but a number of important bill.s and resolutions have been introduced, whose considera tion-will call forth considerable debate. Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, delivered a very able speech on the relations of the late rebellious States to the General Government. Very unexpectedly he took the radical view of the question, much to the delight of Sumner, Wade and Wilson, who crowded around him during its delivery, and congratulated him on its conclusion. Heretorore Sena tor Howe has been ranked with the con servative Republicans. He is an able lawyer, a cool, deliberate debater, and an agreeable, though not an eloquent speaker. Reverdy Johnson, Senator from Maryland, attempted to reply to him, but instead of meeting the argu ments of the Wisconsin Senator, he launched off into a labored discussion of State righis under the Constitution. Senator Trumbull’s bill to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication before the courts, to gether with his bill for the enlargement of the powers of the Freedmen’s Bureau, are among the most important measures introduced into the Senate. The former is intended to throw the shield of protec tion over the colored race, North as well as South, and is the first step towards granting them civil and political equality. The latter will correct all misunder standings and feuds arising between the Freedmen and their employers, and bring- the ex-slaves more completely under the protection of the General Go vernment. Both these measures will be passed without serious opposition. WHO READS AN AMERICAN BOOK IN ENGLAND? We have heretofore noticed the “Life of John Brainerd,” by Dr. Brainerd of this city, as one of the most valuable publications of the day. We are glad to see that the work is appreciated in Great Britain, as well as at home. In the London Wesleyan Times, of December 18th, we find an analysis of the work extending through four columns. We furnish one or two paragraphs - . “This beautiful specimen of trans-Atlantic typography (if we should not say ‘ electrotypy’l than which, perhaps, nothing more finished m the same branch of art has been prepared to enhance our own Christmas and New it ear s Day festivities, ought to be as welcome among the . Evangelical Churches of Great Britain as in_ those of the United States. 1 ' After this rapid outline of the contents of this volume, it is superfluous to say that it is full of interest. On some accounts, it will naturally be read with more eagerness is America than in England. The reason is. that Dr. Brainerd has, been wisely careful to make it historically accurate, clear, full, and satisfactory. Regarded from this point « view, his notes and connecting statements and remarks will be highly, appreciated by bis countrymen, and especially by the aea ®l®mation which he adorns and serves. The omission of some collateral particu lars, and the casting into a narrative form <# Home series of documentary illustrations, would enchance the charms of the work to English readers. Taking it' as it is, however, we ought to feel thankful to the author for the rich entertainment afforded us. In of place, he admits that he could have maio the matter of his extracts more had he used them as the woof of his off 11 warp, and, • from occasional specimens,. lo which his powers of narration, of illustrate 11 and of moral, have been permitted to pw' we can readily imagine what would huf been the result had he digested the whole. 1 his materials into a continous story. I™!- manly books oontain a finer photograph 01 former times than his lively picture of tlie systen, practiced by the I ) ils rlUi Fathers. Evening Bulletin. Sailor’s Magazine and Seamen* inend- for. January, 1866, appears i D 9 very neat, new cover, and with new iH* s ” trated title pages.' SO tVa’l street, N«* York.
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