A Message from God.
A New Year’s Discourse preached at the First Pres
byterian Church, Washington Square, Jan. 6,
18J7, by
Rev. Albert Barnes.
JUionographically reported for The American Pkesbttkrian by
M. L. Simons.
‘I have a message from God unto thee.’*—Judges, Hi. 20.
It is not necessary to my purpose to explain the
circumstances under which these words were used ;
nor is it necessary at all lor my purpose to vindicate
the conduct of the man who useU them, or t'o inquire
whether the act which he performed was iu any
respect a justifiable act.
Whatever message to a human being through die
Bible has been presented to the world, may be re
garded as a message of God addressed to eacn of us,
by the permission of ILis providence, or by his direct
command.
A message from God may be brought to man in
such a way as to matte him turn pale and tremble.
And it may be hardly conceived possible that a mes
sage should come to us directly from God —where
we are assured it came from Him —without malting
us turn pale and tremble, when we consider the
source ol the message and when we ponder in regard
to its meaning. We may imagine what would be
die emotions of those in ancient times, to viihom God
sent His messages, to whom he had directly com
municated His will, and to whom He communica
ted 11 is will by angels sent forth lor thaj, purpose,
as in the case of Abraham, of dacob, and of Samuel,
and of Noah, Isttiah and Daniel, and Elizabeth, the
mother of John the Baptist, and Mary the mother
of our Lord.
It is not necessary further, in order that the mes
sage should come, that it should be conveyed by the
instrument ilily of an angel, or by the voice of God
directly speaking to us. V\ liatcver there is in the
Bible that is appropriate to our circumstances, to
our time of life, or to our cliaiacter, may be regarded
as a message from God to us. For the Bible is
given fur the human lauiily, to he adapted to all the
circumstances and'conditions of human life; and
whatever there is in the providence of tiod that at
(ixes to us any manilest lesson as springing from that
dispensation of His providence, may he regarded as
a message from God to us. •'
With this understanding with regard to what con
stitutes a message from tioil, it is no presumption
for me to come before you on the first fjhbbath of
the new year, and say, 1 have a message from tiod
to you.
There are several points to which I wish to call
your attention, in regard to that message, which
seem to be appropriate to the occasion.
1. The lirsi tiling tiod commands each one of you
to remember is, you are mortal! You remember
the example of the prince wno directed the servant
who each morning should cull him, to say, “»Sire,
remember thou an mortal i” Hie great truth which
lie desired not to forget was, that he should die.
So, it is not improper to say to each one of you here
present, that tiod comuianus you to bear in remem
brance that you are mortal—that you are to die —
and after taking such views of tile as shall be con
sistent with that thought, to form such plans of life
as may be proper to form in view of tliat fact and
no Ollier.
Now, that God directly issues this commandment,
and that He desires it shall be kept directly before
your mind, is apparent-from the Scriptures, and from
the evidence occurring under His providence.
1. From tbe Scriptures. There is no one subject,
I may venture to say, to which there is so frequent
reference in various forms iu the Bible, as the subject
oi Death —so much so as to make that book very
repulsive to a large class of persons not desirous of
contemplating the Bubjeet. Among other reasons,
doubtless, lor neglecting the Bible, is this one: that
it is a book so serious and soleiipi, witlf
on dying, on the judgment, ana on the iTiture state.
Now the Bible seems to have been communicated
to man with this idea in the mind of the Great Au
thor, that there would be a proueness in the mind
of man to forget it. So, in the Bible, it is presented
in such varieties of form as to secure the attention
of men to the fact that they are mortal, and are to
die. The Great Author thus acknowledges the fac£
that there would be such disposition on the part of
man as to make this subject very distasteful; that
there was no other subject from which man was
more d sposed to turn away.
Naturally so, it is made more so by the nature of
their pursuits, planß and hopes in this world. Death
cannot be well made a subject of pleasant contem
plation : tbe grave is u cold, dark, cheerless resting
place. Then men are unwilling to contemplate the
thought that they arc to pass away lrom this world,
and stand before God to give account fur-the deeds
done in the body, with a view to the sentence that is
to determine their everlasting condition in the future
world. Hence it is, that in the Bible there are so
frequent afffSbs on this subject, and so constant
references in regard to the fact, Man is mortal.
2. i lie same fact is true in reference to the design
of J'rovidence to keep this before the minds of men.
Call to remembrance, my friends, how often you
have been appealed to on the subject by the example
Of f'riendH and companions of other years. Bring
before your minds, lor asmoment, those Who started
witli you on the journey of life, your sclf&bl mates,
vour playmates, your college-mates, and remember
how many of them have lallen on -pur right hand
and on your left, leaving you to pursue your journey
without them. Call to remembrance the evidences
which are occurring at all times in the world, adapt
ed and designed to keep this truth, " You are mor
tal!” before your minds, Recall the frequency with
which you have passed a door veiled with crape,
hecall to your remembrance the number of windows
that are bowed, and tbe indications of mourning in
a congregation like this, and the funeral trains. I
ask you, how far can you go in your walks within
either the city or the country without coming on
graves, tombs or monuments, in the place where the
dead repose? You remember that Washington
Square is an old burial-ground, and full of dead men’s
boneß; ■. nd tliat whenever you passover it, you are
passing over the bones of the dead. Now. by these
things, designed under the providence of God, He
intends to keep this truth before our minds, We are
mortal 1
Then look over the evidences of the past. Take
the past > ear, and see how God has endeavored to
brill*; this truth before your minds. There can be
very few here who have not been reminded, by death
coming into their circle ot friends or relatives, that
they themselves are mortal. Here we stand at the
beginning of a new year. Our friends had started
with us the last year, and now they are gone; we
shall see them no more in theland of life.
11. God commands you to keep II is laws. Thatis
the message 1 have to bring you to day, as the rule
of life -and the guide of your conduct. It is not im
proper to bring that up at the beginning’of the year,
to remind you of its importance; because there are
so many laws that guide and influence us in life,
irreconcilable with the law of God—as the law of
fashion, of honor, of trade —in reference to which
we inußt make comparison between these laws and
the spiritual law that is to guide our hearts. At the
beginning of the year, it iB not improper that I, as a
■messenger from God, should lay this command
across your path to guide your feet.
You may judge the importance of these laws in the
Divine mind, comparatively, by the circumstances
under which they were given. It was not a trivial
affair, it did not occur under ordinary circumstan
ces. It was not in the stillness of morning, nor in
the evening; but when God wakened up a great
tempest around Mount Sinai, which was all ou fire.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1867.
And there were thundering*, and a voice, and a
sound through the midst of the lire, accompanying
the giving of the law.
Now, as a part of my services this morning, apart
of the message I bring you from God, it is not im
proper I shou d remind you in a few words what
that law is, thus given to you. Our Episcopal
brethren, with great propriety, read these laws in
every morning service, and they append, with great
propriety, at the close of each one of them, “ Lord,
have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.”
The law of God is addressed to you iu these
words: —
Thou shall have no other gods before me.
Thou shall not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above,
or that is in tiie earth beneath, or that is in the
water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them : lor I, the Lord thy
tiod, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy
unto thousands of them that love me, and keep mv
commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God
in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless
thattaketh his name in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, that thou keep it
holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thv
work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the
Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work;
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man
servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor
the stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days
the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all
that in them is, and rested the seventh day; where
fore the Lord blessed tbe Sabbath day and hal
lowed it.
Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days
may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee.
Thou Bhalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s bouse, thou
shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man
servant, nor his maid-servant, nor hiVox, nor his
ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor’s.
Now, that is the law of God, the law of God un
repealed ; the law of God binding on nations, on
kings, rulers, ana all princes and legislatures, and
on all the people. It is the law of God bindiug on
you—each one of you a 3 an individual—to be ob
served in all fi lelity and honesty, through all the
days of your life.
Perceive how -pacific it is; it is not general.
Thou! thou shalt have no other gods before me!
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image!
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy tiod
in vain ! Thou remember the Sabbath day, to keep
it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy
work ! Honor thy father and thy mother! Thou
shalt not kill! Thou shalt not commit adultery!
Thou shalt not steal! Thou shalt not bear false
witness ! Thru shalt not covet any thing that is thy
neighbor's!
This is the law of God as addressed to all men.
This is the message which I bring liefore you this
day—that this is the law of God, and tliat it, and
each rart of it, is binding upon each individual of
the human family.
111. In the third place, God commands you at the
beginning of the new year, to repent of your sins. I
need not say tliat this is G-.d’s commandment, that
it is a commandment which he addresses to the
children of men, to consider.they are guilty of violat
ing his laws, and on the presumption that all the
children of men are guilty, in having, in one form or
another, violated that law.
The message of John the Baptist, appearing at
the beginning of our dispensation, was " Repent ye:
for the kingdom-of ,heaven is at hand.” The mes
sage Of our Saviour was, Repent 1 A ml*tliat this He
designed for all, even lor those who think themselves
not to have grave sins, is pointedly illustrated in the
New Testament.
There were present on one occasion with the Sa
viour, some that told him of the Galileans, whose
blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. Tiie
Saviour said to them:—“Suppose ye that these Gal
ileans were sinners above all the Galile ns, because
they suffered such things ? I tell you, nay ; but ex
cept ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
Now, my friends, we have together commenced
the new year as sinners: and some of us, it is to he
feared, as impenitent sinners, that h ive not yet ex
ercised godly sorrow on account of our sins. What
is to be done in regard to sin ; and what is the pro
priety of exercising repentance in regard to sin at
the commencement ol the new year?
In regard to what lias to be done, you cannot
change the past. That is fixed as the throne of
God, and is not to he reversed. The thing done
canuot be undone; but the record of it is eternal,
and God can call it up at any moment. What can
be done in regard to it ? Very much'of the wrong
you have done .through your sins cannot be repaired
by any power of yourself, and will not be done by
any power of God Almighty. It is a fixed fact in
its results. The man that has murdered another
man cannot by repentance recall the dead man to
life again. The m«n who has led one astray from
the paths of innocence, can' ot restore i-mocence to
that deluded and degraded one. You cannot go
back and change those evils.
What can be done then in regard to sin? These
things may be done: You can exercise godly sor
row in regard to these sins. You can bring those
sins before God, imploring forgiveness. You can
do another tiling. There are some evils you can
repair. Though you cannot restore the dead man
from his grave, or restore innocence to those made
guilty, yet if you have ruined a neighbor, you can
repair the wrong. If you have cheated him. you
can acknowledge it and make reparation. If you
have defrauded the government, there is a conscience
depository in the government to receive money in
acknowledgment. If you have slandered a man,
you can go and face the wrong you have done, and
attempt to arrest its progress in the community.
There is another thing you can do. If you cannot
repair the wrong to the individual; if the man you
have ruined is in the grave: if the young man you
have made an infidel cannot now he reformed, you
can do another tiling—what Saul of Tarsus did.
He had persecuted the Church, and though he
could not recall the martyred one* from the grave,
after he had sent them to eternity, he could yet go
abroad every where, proclaiming the trutli of the
gospel which he had persecuted, seeking to save
others from death by referring them to the Saviour.
So, though you have done evil in the way you can
not repair, yet, by a life of piety and devotion to the
truth of God, you may endeavor to extend truth in
the world where you have spread error, and save
thousands from wrong where you have ruined others.
This may he done at the commencement of the new
year. And why?
First, because. God has given that year to you that
you might have a longer term of probation. God
could have cut you off at any month or day of the
year, and you would have gone unpardoned into the
eternal world; but He ha3spared you, among other
purposes, for this one —that you might have a day
of grace, an opportunity for repentance of your sins.
You have made an experiment on this subject of
the things of this world, and it. has not produced
any great benefit in you. No man lias been ever
.benefited by profaneness; no man has got great
.good:out of evil in any way. You have made the
experiment with regard to the service of the world,
the flesh and the devil.
Another reason why you should begin the year
with repentance of your sins is, to check the forma
tion of bad haßits that might ruin you. It is a sad
thought that there are many young men in this city
who are already in the wav of forming bad habits
which may lead this year to their eternal ruin: but
which, if checked at the beginning of the year, will
be to their everlas ing welfare. That had habit has
not yet seized so strongly upon you, that it may not
be broken off. It may have been gaining strength
for months past. You can hardiy tell when it began.
You can see that it is growing upon you, increasing
day by day. By the end of this year, if you live, it
may have become so riveted upon your soul that
nothing can ever detach it.
Now, at the beginning of the year. I may venture
to Bay there is not one 1 am addressing who cannot
break off a bad habit; and hence I call upon you
with a message from tiod this morning to repent of
vour sins and break oft' from the evil habit which
you may have formed.
IV. The fourth thing I utter to you to-day as a
message from tiod is to believe in Jesus Christ, to
exercise faith in the Saviour. I come to you with
that message from tiod. Do not doubt it is a mes
sage from God addressed to you at the beginning of
this year.
Hear what He has said: “He that believeth
and is baptized shall be saved.” That is so.
Hear also what He says : “ He that believeth not
shall be damned.” That is so.
Hear again: “He that believeth on the Son hath
life: he that believeth not the Son shall not see life,
but tbe wrath of God abideth on him.”
• Now, to whom is this said? To what class of
persons is it addressed? To no particular class of
individuals; to tile old man, to the middle-aged
man, to the young man and to the child. Is it ad
dressed to the deeply depraved and degraded in the
world ' 1 Is it adiftessed to the poor ones ? It is
addressed alike to the degraded, the poor, the igno
rant, und to the gay, the rich, the learned, the pros
perous, the mourner, and the sell-righteous, aB a
message from God to each man. A message from
God addressed to you at the beginning of the new
year to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. I cannot
doubt that this, is a message God addresses to you.
Why should I make it prominent on this occasion,
at the beginning of the year, as a message from
God? I will tell you. The saddest thing, my
friends, in the remembrance of the past year, is the
remembrance that you are not a Christian,.that you
have not laith in jesua Christ. The saddest thing,
1 say, is not that you have been disappointed, that
you have been thwarted in your pleasures, that you
have been sick, that you have been in danger, that
you have been called to part with beloved friends,
to part, may be; with property, that the world has
been very dark to'you in reference to your future
prospects, —the saddest thing is, you have passed
through another year without faith in the Son of
God; entered on a new year without knowing that
you have given your heart to the Saviour who died
for the children of men.
That proves another sad thing for you—that the
prospect that you'will ever become a Christian is
diminishing rapidly. Year by year, day by day, to
all human appearances, the prospect is dying out
that- you will ever be a Christian, and ever give your
hearl to the Saviour.
Time was, in the recollection of most whom I ad
dress, when the name of the Saviour found a re
sponse in their hearts; when, as little children, they
loved to read the story of the birth and life, and the
sufferings of the Redeemer: when they listened with
interest to the school-teacher, or minister, or pa
rent, wonderfully telling that Jesus was born, and
lived, and suffered, and died ; when the cradle-hymn
was sung by their mother, and their hearts were
tender, and their eyes were immediately suffused
with tears, with thinking on tbe sufferings of the
Son of God. Oh, that these things could be re
called 1 Üb, that y<sfr hearts may be awakened this
morning to the feelings you have had in oilier days,
to the old intereßtyqkjiave feltfin the name of Jesus,
iti the birEh or-tli@*Bav'tour, In the work of thT
Saviour, in tile death of the Saviour 1 But that,
alas I is all gone;, and perchance, while I am talk
ing to you in this manner, with this sincere earnest
ness, you may be smiling upon it. When I recall
the scenes of childhood, of the Sunday-school, you
may think it unworthy of your attention as a man.
I say, it is worthy of your attention as a man.
You were right when you were a child; you are
wrong now. Yon were right when these things
drew tears from your eyes; you are wrong now, when
your heart is dry and hardened. And what I say
is, these things are growing worse and worse, year
by year ; that your minds are less impressible than
a year ago. Tbe dark prospect this morning is, you
will go through life’ year without knowing Christ,
and enter the next world an unrepentant sinner, for
ever unpardoned.
V. Tiie fifth message I have from God this morn
ing is, to prepare to die! I cannot doubt that is a
message from Godto you. It is so often mentioned
in the Scriptures,." Watcii,.for ye know not what
hour your Lord doth come!” tiod speaks thus to
us, “ Prepare to meet thy God!” It is a direct
command addressed to the children of men. “ Pre
pare to meet thy God!”
Why should this be brought before you at the be
ginning of the new year? I need not dwell upon
the cause; the thing itself is right. You should be
prepared to meet God 1 I feel that something is ne
cessary lor us to prepare to meet God— to enter into
the eternal world.- - You have your own views on
the subject. Some, by morality, honesty, amiable
ness, think they may be prepared to meet God.
Some foolishly imagine that if they become rich, or
acquire fame, they will be saved. There is some
conception of this matter in your minds. Take your
own standard. I ask you if the thing you think ne
cessary to be done is done at the beginning of this
new year ?
I beg to call your attention to another tiling—the
possibility that this year may close your life. It is
not a pleasant thought. I say, the possibility ! No
man can doubt the possibility that before the next
new year he may be in his grave. But there is ano
ther thing— lhe probability that you may die 1 You
say the probability is a very slight probability. So
it may be—yet not so slight as you suppose. When
you go to the actuary of a Life Insurance Company,
tell him your age, and ask him to state what is the
probability tligt you will die during the year 1807,
and what amount of premium you will require for a
definite insurance on your life, lie will state, with
very great accuracy, the probability. You may die
in one year or auother, in rive years, or in one hun
dred, but the average probability can be accurately
foretold.
VI. I have one fact more as a message from God,
and that is, that you are ihvited to repent. He
invites you to come to Him to secure eternal life. 1
need not refer you to the Scriptures. “ Ho, every
one tliat thireteth, come ye to the waters.” ‘‘The
Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that
lieareth eay, Come. And let him that is athirst
come. And whosoever will, let him take the water
of life freely.”
The past year may have been one of darkness.
You may not see much in it to look upon with plea
sure. There may have been scenes of trouble and
sorrow through which you have passed; yet, with
the brightness at the beginning of the year, that
darkness has passed away, and the light streams
upon your path. The most beautiful object in crea
tion 1 know of is, in these frosty mornings, the clear,
bright diamond in the East, just at the break of
day,—that large, beautiful, bright morning-star, that
seems so happy, bo jubilant, so. joyous, in the view
that the darkness of the night iB passed, and that it
is lighting o.i-the day. The dark night is gone, the
sun is about to rise upon the earth, and those scenes
of darkness are to pas 3 away. So, my friends, at,
the beginning of the new year, if the last year has
been an unhappy one with you, if there are cold
shadows resting upon it, there is a bright star for
each of us, gloriously rivalling the brightness of the
morning-star, leading on the day of the new year:
and under the auspices of (hat bright light that
arooe upon each of us to-day—that, joyous, jubilant,
exalted beauty—you enter upon the new year.
God in His mercy guide you with the star of day,
lead you to this life in the beginning of the year,
and, under liis guidance, make you to be led in the
path of life until you have reached the light, of eter
nal day, and rejoice with the angelic hosts above.
MARRIAGES.
ANDERSON —LANE.—December 4th, by Rev. H. Augustus Smith,
Mr. EUGENE 11. ANDERSON, of New York, to Mies BELLE
LANE, of Philadelphia.
NIEMANN—GLENDINNING.—At Mantua, in the First Presby
terian Church, on the 10th met., by the Rev. H. Augustus Smith.
GEO. W. NIEMANN to LIZZIE, only daughter of R. GLENDIN
NING, all of Philadelphia.
DEATHS.
THEODORE PRATT. —ln Washington. D. C-. January 11th*
THEODORE PUTNAM, son of Rev. Lewellyn and Sarah Putnam
P ratt, aged 1 years.
OBITUARY.-
Died. at . his late residence in Juniata Co., Pa., January 7th, the
Hon. JOHN BEALE, in the 69th year of his age. Early in life, the
deceased espoused the cause of truth and righteousness, by a pro
fession of faith in Je3us. He creditably filled several places of
pnhlic trust in his County and State. In later years bis aim and
efforts were to live nearer to God. and he did it. As death approached,
he gaye a free expression of his hopes. They were founded on the
infinite merits of Jesus Christ and through Him he triumphed in
the day of his death. Sleeping in Jesus, he will arise to life im
mortal.
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prices.
Subscriptions received for the American Presbyterian, of Phila
delphia. and all other leading Religious pipers. Also, for the
American Messenger, and all the various Children's Sunday-school
Papers, and the same promptly supplied. .Please address,
O. D GItOSVENOR, Sup’t.
75 STATE SfKEBT. Rochester, New York
THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND REMEDY!
DR. J. POLAND’S
WHITE PINE COMPOUND
Jb now offered to the afflicted throughout the country, after having
been i»rov-d hy the teat of ileven years in the New England States,
where its merits hnveh as well known a* the tree from w*
in |>art» it -enve* its virtues.
The White Pine Compotmd
Cures Sore Throat. Colds, Coughs, Diphtheria,
Bronchitis. Spitting of Blood, Pulmonary
Affections generally. It has a remarkable
Remedy for Kidney Complaints, Diabetes,
Gravel and other Complaints. For Piles
and Scurvy it will be found very valuable.
Give % trial if you woid learn tlie value of a ; o
" GOOD AND TJUED MEDICINE. ;-t.
_ It is Pleasant, Safe and Sims* h ...
Sold by Druggists and Dealers in Medic ne generally,
lot 8-3 iu’ •
•A Cough, A Cold, or A Sore
Throat,
BSQUIKES IMVEDIiTK ATT CTIOII AHD BHOCID BH
dirrfflTfr,. If allowed to continue,
Irritation of the Lungs, A Permanent
Throat Disease, or Consumption,
1S OFTEN TnE RESULT.
BEOWIPS
BRONCHIAL TROCHES
BATING A DIRECT INFLUENCE TO THE PARTS,
GIVE IMMEDIATE RELIEF.
FOR BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CATARRH, CONSUMPTIVE
AND THROAT DISEASES,
TROCHES ARB USED- WITH ALWAYS GOOD SUOCBBB.
BINDERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS,
will find Troches useful in clearing the voice when taken before
8in" : n" or Speak ng and reli vinsr th-i throat after an unusml ex
ertion °if the v.t al orgam. The Troohbs are recommended and
iirescribed by Ph Rician* and have hid testimonial* from eminent
men throughout the country. Being an article of true merit, and
havin' proved their efficacy by a lest m+ny years, esich year finds
them in new localities n various par sof the world, and the Troches
are unHer*aHy pronoun* ed »etter than other articles.
Obtain only “Brown’s Bronchial Troches,” and do not take any
of the Worthless Imitation that i. ay he offered.
Sold every where.
EVAN 0, ASHTON,
DEALER IN
PURE LEHIGH "
liOCUST MOtTWrAIN
Co a 1 -
COMMUNITY’S COAL DEPOT,
Conner Broad it) Wood Sts.
10S3-ly
Restore Your Sight!
USE
** DR. J. STEPHENS & CO.’S PATENT
CORNEA RESTORERS
RESTTQRIRS GP TH6 EVESESKT,
They will Restore Impaired Sight, and Preserve to the Latest
Period of Lile.
SPECTACLES RENDERED USELESS.
The most eminent Physicians, OcuFsts, Divines, nnd the most pro
minent men of our country, recommend the use of the CORN BA
RESTORERS for Presbyopia, or Far or Long-Sightedness, or every
person who wears spectacled from old age: Dimness of Vision, or
Blurring; Overworked Eyes; Asthenopia, or Weak Eyes: Epiphora,
or Watery Eyes; Pain in the Eyeball; Ainaur#**.*, or Obscurity of
Vision; Photophobia, or Intoleiumc of Light; Weakness of Du*
Retina and Optic Nerve; Myodesopia, or Specks or Moving Bodies
before the Eyes; Ophthalmia, or Inflammation of the Eye or Eye
lids, and Imperfect Vision from the effects of Inflammation, Ac.
Cataract Eyes; Hemiopia, or Partial Blindness; Sinking ot the Eye
ball, Ac.
They can be used by any one with a certainty of success, and with
out the least fear of injury to the eye. More than &noO certificates
of cures arc exhibited at our office. Cure guarantied in every case
when applied according to the directions enclosed in each box, or
the money will be refunded. Writk for a Circular — Sent Gratis.
Address DR. J. STEPHENS A CO., Oculists,
(P. 0. Box 926.)
Principal Officcat 840 Broadway, New York.
AS-DR. J. STEPHENS & CO. have invented and patented r.
MYOPIA or CORNEA FLATTENER, for the cure of NEAR-SIGHT
EDNESS, which has proved a great success. 1048-Iy
DO YOU WANT REAL GOOD FRESH TEAS? If so. call at
WILLIAM INGRAM’S American Tea Warehouse, 43 Sooth
Second Street, below Market, for Fresh Green and black Teas, oi
the latest importation: consisting of 'Hyson, Young Hyvou, Impe
rial, and Gunpowder Teas. Finest Japan 'iaas imported. Black
Teas of all grades, from 80 cents upwards. Coffee from 25 to 40
cents. Remember Wil. INGuAM, Tea Dealer, 43 S. Second Street,
Ihiladelphia.
WALL PAPER
AND VINE WINDOW SHADES MANU
FACTURED.
Beautiful designs, as low ns $1.50, $1.75 and $2, with Fixtures.
PAPER HANGINGS, Gold and Plain DECORATIONS, neatly
hung, by practical workmen, at
JOHNSTON’S Depot.
[The No. is 1033] SPRING GARDEN Street,
Below Eleventh.
WILLIAM YARN ALL,
IMPORTER AND DEALER IN
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
Ho. 1232 CHESTNUT STREET S. E. COR. 13TH.
7
SUPERIOR REFRIGERATORS,
WATER COOLERS,
FINE TABLE CUTLERY
FAMILY HARDWARE,
' * IRONING TABLES, Ac., &c.
NATIONAL
BANK OF THE REPUBLIC,
809 and 811 Chestnut Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Capital, $500,000. Fully Paid.
DIRECTORS:
JOSEPH T. BAILEY.
Of Bailey A Co., Jewelers.
EDWARD B._ OBN K,
~ Of J. F .& E. B. Orno, Dealers in Carpetings.
NATHAN HILLES;
iT .., / president pf.the Soeoqid National Bank.
WILLIAM ERVIEN.
Of Myefs A Ervien, Flonr Factors.
OSGOOD WELSH,
Of S. A W. Welsh, Commission Merchants.
BENJAMIN ROWLAND, Jr.,
Of B. Rowland, Jr., A Bro., Coal Merchants.
SAMUEL A. BISPIIAM.
Of Samuel Blsph&m A Sons, Wholosale Grocers.
WILLIAM A. RIIAWN,
Lute Cashier of the Central National Bank.
FREDERICK A. HOYT,
Of F. A.-Hoyt A Brother, Clothiers.
PRESIDENT,
WHiIAM H. RHAWN.
C'SIIIER,
JOSEPH P. ? MUMFOKD.
BANKING HOUSE.
GEORGE J. BOYD,
Ho. 18 SOUTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
(Two doors below Mechanics’ Bank.)
DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
5-20 s, 10-40 s, 7-SOs, 6s of ’Bl,
and All other
STOCKS, BONDS, &e.
BOUGHT AND SOLD AT TIIE BOARD OF BROKERS.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
TRRUSSES, SUPPORTERS.
BRACES,
And all other Surgical Appliances
of the most approved kinds, infinitely superior to all others, a*.
No. SO North. Seventh Stx-oet-
Ladies attended by Mrs. Dr. MyCLENACH AN.
Male Department hy a competent Surgeon.
CLEMEHT SMITH & SONS
FURNITURE WARE-ROOMS,
Respectfully inform oor friends and the public that we hav.
opened an establishment at the above place, where we will man,,
factnre ali descriptions of Fine Cabinet Work. Many years’ e.v
perienec in conducting the manufacture of one of the oldest an.
largest establishments in this city, has given us the advantage of
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE ani SKILL in the ART o
DESIGNING ani MANUFACTURING FINE
CABINET WORK, on the most
’ Reasonable Terms.
For character and ability, we refer those who may favor ns to :i:
undersigned gentlemen r
3. C? FARR, sal Chestnut Street.
S. R. HILT, N. E. coiner Fifth and Walnut.
W. E. TENBROQX, 1925 Chestnut Street.
H. P. M. BIRKENBINE, 31th and Bearing, W. P.
THOMAS POTTER, Arch Street.
ANSON JEWELL, IMH vine Street.
SAMUEL WORK,
STOCKS, LOANS, COIN,
AND
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES,
Bought and Sold on Commission,
No. 129 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
(Second Floor, Entrance on Dock Street,)
PHILADELPHIA. •
248 SOUTH SECOND STREET,