session. The daily presence of a few lingering
representatives of that vanishing race in the’
streets of the city is indeed almost the only thing,
to remind one that he is now quite on tjie veijge
of civilization.. , j .
As yet the churohcs of Omaha are in their
early youth, and are not strong. Scdtpejy any of
them are as yet provided with houses of worship,
although several are now engaged;in building},
among which, I am happy to mention our own.’
Under the care of our able andbxcelh
Pimmick, for nearly six years its'.pastor, our' or
gan ization has become one of 'largest andJm.ost
influential congregations here. It has indeed sup
fered greatly from having, never possessed any
place of; its‘own ;- but t/he foundation
of a fine edifice, tfhicb trill c6s,t theni ; s2s.iooj[)’ , to
$30,000, comjple.fced, is now laid,,an,d,it'is
expected that the, walls will be‘ raised fynd dip;
house enclosed. before winter, andi thcPeongrega
tton find a’ temporary but welcome hbtne in-' ih'fc
basement; \ Wk look for a lairge Uni ab’le’
at Omahaj whose influence in tbi? growing
rapidly rising, s,t»te : shall: do muicJ^tfladvance pur
denominational interests'there..-. Itiisjihowover,>a
very great, and; I mUy bonimou mis
take, in our tto ‘put"old until
they can.prqcjt jjastsuch an fidiic,eias ibey.yijpuiji’
like. It is., thftial.nio.st. ,certain way. to nageir; be
coming ableyimi;’ •
The Congregational church here has just ’dis
missed ifi-pastor, Rt>V/Mrfß6sh,'' , (wh‘o’'goeS
Illinois).,it frh quest .of/hjri luerijssor.
Directly
lowa bluff, but some four.miles distant, because
of the in terveningLbottom jiff the fionrishing town
of ‘ivV- ./-Hoi;-10 wvYi
-' Council Bluffs. >; ,D- 1 ..
Not all yo'jir, readers toe 'perfiaps ia.yirt£re' * that
this is not the. (Original, ,place ’of ; that name, ,so
called bcqauke. of the’celebfated ’dOu&cil'of Lewis
and Clarke |w(tb Indians.
miles above, at a place now, hailed Rort-Calhoun;
while this placri/was /Caßed” Kariesville, and Was
settled .chiefly by Mormons, whom,indeed,
many are still found-in the Surrounding region.'
,! The Bluffs,”
that vicinity, is a town of some considerable.pos
sessionsij.ahqi of'great,'expectations.''; l l^'pi , qb'ably
numbers finin' three, to !fpur;itbousa,ad people and
has a verylbusyand thriving; -look. SoonJ how
ever, five i'mportdjii' lines Of railway will Converge
here, and a .magnificent bridge wijl .connect .them
with the Nebraska ■ shore/' This) it is believed 1 ,
will make'of the'plajje a .large, an'dt important city!
At present we .are Without -a-churchi; but not
now, I anfhappy ! to' "say,yilhout d'Bißipj>; here.
Rev. George-L-; Little, .latq.of Godfrey, 11,1., and
well known among us, both Os a preacher and an
educator, has rpmßyed and will in the App
tumn open aFemale-Seminary of a: high order,rr
an institution**mach,needed in region*. /With
enlightened liberality, the I citizeqshave. ; ramed',{tlfe
sum 0f‘56,000,-which they-donate to Mr. Little,
by way of : enriduraging / his hudcVtiikirfgi" 1 "With
the. aid -of fchis generous snm, Mr- Lr-will proceed
at once to the-erection' of suitable buildings for
the .proposed enterprise. . It has every prospect
of 'being, a complete -success. . Meantime, our
brother ,vjfll etigage' heartily' ih thfe prpniotiori hf
our missionary wprk ia this .important; region,
where so many pointe require? immediate atteh'-
tion. "We need yt least two orVthrh'e ypUbg add
energetic men;at,points.contiguous.-to Omaha
and the-Bluffs,' to constitute there a' Presbytery.
No more jpreimisirig' fields of lribor/are to brifoiind
in the,whole land. - .W-hp-wiUlgb,■ < ‘.i.
I will ndt'spetik further at this time of
servations during,,'this trip, /It/'has' been full of
interest to .myself) and has.deepened.and broad
ened my impression of the vast and pressing-heed
of pursuing, with new,,faith and zeal, ’ thayemk
of planting the institutions .of! the .gospel in these
youthful,' but arid 'fast growing commu
nities. Our own beloved Church, .has. ,no, ffalr.er
field for the l exertion of her b'es.tfpbworSi-und: none
which piomises "greater or spefedier resiilt-s. May
she worthily appreciate her opportunity and just
ly estimate her obligations in this-particular.
” ‘North'West.
BOSTON—LYNN—NEW HAVEN--*YALE COL
LEGE. ' '/ ■" •*"
Newburg, N. Y„ July 27, 1867.
This old summer resting place has been reached
'after a circuitous route; by way of Boston,'Lynn,
jtew.tiaven and'tyew York, and here we rennun
awhile,'preparing ,by repose, for another year’s
uninterrupted,' happy labor. '
,Our route jrojij>Philadclphia ; J» Boston was a
‘Voyage on 'boat'd steamer Norman;'Captain
Orovyell,. one of ‘the fejgular liners. /Tim whole
luffair iwas.gotten up in magnificent,style ,j .a goo.d
boat, good company, weather the best of the sea
son, somewhat sultry on the ’river, under our
awnings, then-fresh upon the ocean;'but'the sea
as tranquil ns .is at all compatible'with'Old Nep
tune's rough'{nature I ,'who gave J rippleS' ‘and
foam without pitch or roll,and on the-last after
noon' ihd' night, ! a breeze, that" filled 1 the
sails and brought >JS.iUp»t<». i: Lbng,JVharf,
some hours ahead-of timej'We landing earlyvFri
day morning, the 12th,after 42' hotirs.from berth
to berth. . , ■ .... ,-T
Lynn stands'almost in- sight of-Bunker Hill
Monument, 11,,'miles sppth'-eastj. % e
growing city of 20,000 orBOjOOOpeople; (stretch
ing for miles arduiid a charinitag: shofel that?lodks
° •>:,r ‘/i, r i ffir •
iorth on Massachusetts Bay; hayingvN
after an unrivalled drive of four miles, SfW^'btfd
quai-nt old Marblehead six miles E., every inch
furnishing a gdod bathing.'place, with red rocks
and black rocks-for children to climb - and''fisher
men to*throyr their lines/and hotels and board,
ing houses for those who seek - the coolest, clean
est and- healthiest- localities! for. a summeriss trip.
. It is-trUe, the: staple basinet of Lynn .is of-a
lowly nature, but if .fine dwellings; in the, midst of
fine gardens, and rich lawps, rwith| streets,-full, of
family; carriages;.can:speai?,i it .must, he, a fpr jnore
remunerative trade, 1 than-its!namesake, mhiistcrial
prbfessiopj and if.pne 'trill visit l 'fihb’ manufafctd?
ries, the,'clean/and decent'dressihe of the wor'k
men.wjill elpyating,imp^esign,..of vshoe
making;labor. • . ]>.)?•'-;ir
' As for 'Boston, the peo"of' a<‘p4sfeing -traveller
will riot ktteriipt to its 'KistoVy or ! hi£
tori,to}qdaii)ties;'/excepi (jo record; ’the profound "im r
prgssippf B^ade, i pfl ; one,,pf ;i the .a.'JtMt
sight ofßaneuil Hall,.and- the old iSouth.-Ghurch,
of' the Comraort-and Old Elm;'arid 'the-places
whereon.ee sthod.the birth-place of.-Franklin and
the ! home-df- Hari6o<Sk , / , of' J thte'?StEite Hotise;*wit)h
tHb hld' , fa£iily.'fp , liderices*'bf B®aht|n' street. 5 arid
the,pjagnificent.?i!fphts.,aij!i pitep .pfjjm,agnjifip|snj;
stores, iin.thp centre,of ,thq;city.,? , i;
- -I-will- not, ihowcvor; 1 omit!,-Pemberton i Square)
with Its 1 barrier hriurie, so* ■riupreiteridißg'/sfrid. ‘iiul
sign'alledj'thatytb s find'ii/ Vou. 1 xfidit'b&'direbted'fo
the ypry, and .even,then, thpumodep^,letters
spelling Missionary House,” qut,jin.fh,e brown
s trine door-way; ‘miglit almost escape your-notice!
of pdWerj the
table bf ; the/Prudential Con>ipit'te6)jWith‘the chairs ,
occupied ;by ( Jihe different members, ymprig tlipin
Albert. Barnps, qnp^wpuid-think ofi.the council
room ;of .some,great monarchy; or-empirej but' only
t 6 dwblly ‘ebfchttsitotifealiy , 1 -oh the power ,
going forth'fto'rd Ohambe^tb'sbttle'and'm’ould
I >:!.:} ■>': iwoijuii t aiui-')
tae.atjatp and ,/niake.,.that, state better
a# happier i-i-t-i -»,f c'.t-i- Ui i.c/.T
a- ,5m 1 ;- U;
- ; The utmost politeness our party received from
the'gentlemen'we metyiDf I .’'|)lafk;‘the ,i beiy , Pb'r’--
eigti, 1 Eecretkry; D^r!' Worcester, who gifted us
yrith. p’ppies. q£ translations,, in, jthp
garian and Sandwioh-Islandiidinle.ctSi:,..
~; ..J ; , CO.WMEJrCEMKJiT .4TIYALE,., , w ; ']'
New-H-aven, we fouud, had inot -been standing
still fotr the''labt fifteen"yehfs v nbr'fof the'la'st seveb.
Neither w’asdoßegbthe'same/ihstiyution. * Through
•her princely donations, .new;, massive ,an,d,~stately
buildings, have been erected -for. .Libraries.-and.
Alumni; and -‘the- prefservitionvof .-art!; also feo ac
commodate th’e -new‘department#
.puced tp r make plqi
tion ;to develop its ipOweriaind.'gaiii! a; universal -a'c
quairitabce with nature. ' *• "»<• ut--"-
1 But ;Comtneb<!ement , 'w'hs ! the.p‘eridd ! b'f'time and -
the centre of events,., at which wq .aim.ed ( jn ppr
mov.pinentSj anff sbme,;of; the usual, annual;exer
cises came within our fqbsefvation. Too latei for
the AlumiJi' meeting- ‘Ob' 5 Wedne'sda'y; which 'was;
enriched !by an-addreds-’fromlDr. ’Wm. AdabiS on
f r llhe;TJ-Se’ of 'Life/'’ 1 -Which He 1 ijerie
.voieiit action)'and which was of/ hy some,'
in-the higbestfterms pf eulogy, we. in j tibie
for; a gathering of -the; inem'bers.Of theivenerable'
Society! of> Brothers; in-Unity J; Some reminiscen
ces of the | ptisV-were-felated ! and w^rm 1 .pipressiops i
of interest’ in’hei; behalf wjefe made by ,'gr'^dgates'
of, variqp^.'jela's^es,,a|hd the .initiatory [steps w'erp
.taken*for a centennial celebrition of :her origin,
•in 1768 i */On Wednesday evening, the' Phi'Beta
W'as F d l elive , red 'by S'enafpr Ferryjjcif
Con ueprient,' arid surely the genius-pf oivUizatibn;
and peneyplence wap .gratified, when the. avails of
learning- and eloquence; were contributed ‘ to;-the'
cause of public justice/-and 'the-'necessity and*
duty Of'moral virturi in priblic measure's'and ppi- :
yate,practice',' werejen forced wifh tlie.ardor and*
sincerity of strong.jconviction,. .
i Commencement . Hay followed the*'old,- time
honbred programme; and yet; there wari a!&Orfe
ripss( about every thing, that 1 ' struck cofdly to tlie
memories of. those,, who renjejbljefed the crowds
jUppp-the College,green, and.the rushing.Jbr seats
toiCeqtre Churchiand theObmmeneement.dinner.
Still; you might discern the friebdly greeting and
the bbzziug about, ( übdeif' tlle tent-,/during, tlje
intermission, as eyes met and, recognized others’
eyes, apd bands Were stretched' and crossed in
warm-hearted salutation:- *
The ! l old trees'-ha'd grown ! a J older an'd
more' uidbrageojis over the College campus ‘’djid
(the city green,, and old.faces had,,gathered, the
significanticrowdoot ofi timSe, and some old-heads
hnd entirely disappeared. Our- dear, old, wener
lable Ex-jßeeSiilentfßay Will be* seen, no:more in
public;! though still hale enough- at ninety-four to
be"visitied, 3 even, { hy,'d'^whole 1 -claiki' President
Woolsey gainS'fript'in'fiesli,. howeyer much learn
ing apd reverence may grpw about his name. J),r.”
Bacon,;though retired* from' the pulpit, is* still ,at
! w6rk in the Chair,'and as We -saw him 'good-ha
turedly picking tip the 1 and, pitching
them, after retiring orators,;aU,unconscious of.fbe
sweet honors that , fell from fair, hands, no one
could* ! fail, of imputing to him a ; well-preserved
youthfulhesS 1 of hekrbi 1 o.
1 Tile 'mtisiij Was L eloquerit as' usual, and ‘in 'the
afternoon, all, that Presentation Hay bad spared,
crowded together tb hear the honored graduates,
looking more' like the ancient days than dny other
point presented. ‘Of "the'few orh,t’brS, completely
,(Mid favjplhbly heard, the Latin Saluthtbry by
!pf Newton,' IVXajss.,. jwas yery|heat and japprgpWf?-
dt, was ,w#llfic6mmittedjand r gpaQefiilly'and ounfgl-i
teringly, delivered! /'<:■£,'-> H an*.
The “Yeto," by Brown, of New Haven,- 1 was
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, AIHIUBT «, IBM-
a piece of vigorous thought, of a very high order
of composition and welbspoken.
‘f Milton in his Old-Age,” by-ißurnell, of Illi
nois, was well done, but, making Borne allowance
for peculiar Interest, the oration ;of P< Brinberg
Porter/ of-Wilmington, Del., putting)composition
and oratory together; came with; the highest unc
tion.!- Mb.-- ; P.-is a poet, and hence,(perhaps, the
choice -of! his? subject, “ Sir Philip -Sidney,”.-to
whose character and talents he. did no. more than
justice, when, -in >clear, language, -he held him
forth as ia patidm scholar, soldier,- statesman,igen
tlernan, andiChristiau/ failing !not‘to-;reeitb >that
touching-incident,’of his re fusing?-fhe water;
When - mortally » Wounded on • th'e. i battlefield,' be*
cause a poor soldier, who was carried by/ldoked
imploringly at tbe;-cup ! Rut whilst? partiklity
was pleased'withiAhis. performance; it-wari doubly
gt4tifie'd'atnh , eaging'hthers pponounceJ the? same
judgment'of-itscmeritsland congratulate those who
felt mbst ribnebrnedi f *; - - ‘ <■ ‘.'••ots 1 ■?
This Vifeit'-tO'ril’d Yale was reffieshiug.;- hivigor?-
atingfo-ue'senbAsuto-' seei crowds cf youth; coming
frirward'-tentake i our?; places;- -prepared. to vearry,
evefy thing-goddi further onWard,?fchari they may
havfe 'left<wr-hand. And as -the of'our
multitudinous' 'schools- come;ffoTtb/ ®fvgraduhtes
and degrees, who -will nbt bo gladioLthe- profepect
of»prosperity; that -under iGodj ninst? still' Attend,
advancing’ yearsij-i convinced n that
bo 'interestishall) arise! for- which! strong bands-to
■uphold''-wilb'beJ lno 'iperilsf Crilne/.-froB?
■Whichfritrorig)i«ibts;<will be-.wabtingrtovdriliver?: ,
f .-iAs'foriNewbubg; her-everlasting jiveriandpro
tecting-lhiils’ are-still the 1 same;-presenting) the
Same, imposi-rig: sceneiy-;-arid; yielding-.,the";sain.e
healthy air. Lately l looked ;dow-n-and' out upon -
the‘prospect, arid-'-aela soft-mistj-came dowh'/and;
Covered )tbe -mountain' ‘heads! and, crept down ?the ■
mountain -sides, 1 it' serimed some -new -shape of ere
atioDj'and'reminded me of-tbose mysteriousiriitor;
ble s chislin'gs/f .where'; a sweet-1 face is: i dejteeted!
wrapp/ed, in home - gossamer i vaily told- ithewonder ■
always;is;‘how theLvail wasimade! •. L. .li .r- ' ,
V-! Hi:?--- i - Ii: 5 7N/no ur;?iW;.!W:-TA'SS,ORvj-( f
~~ “ ' ‘ “ ' ' ' LJ ''i 1 ' * ' ' J -' ;
■)'!/
. ;.,. i ßi;pi'lTr.OP JHE CLERGY,.
ged withppt.li.enefit, of .clergy/.”
|The. first three words ,qf. the senienbe seem
sbveW en'otigh, but the last /pkrt ’of 'it b'oti
veytß'Tb'm'hiiy-minds hiiM'dea 'thkt'tho'intrim
(ti on' of ith'e ?!L/egiril!atur« i was: to ihcreas'ei iiu
definitely; .thielp.uni'shtpeQt of; the, culprit; ;by
him, v ., - j: . n ,,, , ~ ipj ... .
Cut off ejen in tlie blossom-of, liis sin, -,. ,
, Tlnhousei’d, disappointed, unanel’d.
ih::.V • : -v’ ,■>.{ ... v >
to other world,.after breaking bis neclj:
with a haVter'i'rii this one 1 . ” ;’’ ,!I ‘ M ■■
" Such;' however; * wris iiot , ‘tKe ’ff’esigti bf- the
jfbariiere of?‘bbe ! sentence, 'dor? did “ benefit -of
•.clergy/’ refer iniiany, way tp:itbos&spiritual;
,fljLini^tratiqn(3i I 'which.,/thes ..cpldest; form,.of
charity would not : deny to the 'condemned.-;
Behefit 1 /<?f‘clergy'* wris'a privile”ge''.fdtiild'ed
fipon the exerapticin which ‘clerks in ' orders;
originally' claimed from (the jurisdictionoof
•eecalaiyjudges,, [Basing-tbe.ir.elaipa i u,pon„the
jnqt.-gnine gnpi,nted i , (aq.d.dq
prophets, no harm,” and. theoretically,
hifps/'6n the ‘preSunied'ifnpbssi'bil'ity'b'f' rrienl
•whbse' 'eallirig i't was “to wait upbn'God v eoti-;
itiiiually” committifig any serious crime, the,
-.plergy,,in the days,,wb e P-j uB ticc 7Yap;hfimß
ered by superstition, procured that, no mas
ter how heinous the offence of which they'
'had-'bberi acCused/t'hCyfwere to’be ankwera-;
/ble to their pwa> ordinary,-only, notirto*
fhej.king’iS- justices/,..^,;.clerk ,arraigned;;or
corivibtpd before'a secular judge,'fiad but to
(declare Sybb and what 1 fie was,'bis d'b'clriVa
tibn 'being' backed tip, if ■hecessary/'by'the
'demand of hfs -bishop, atidhe -was-disohariged
irito -the- custody of the -ordinariy.jfWthQ was
supposed to -proyide.aom.e, s.u^,eicn ( t, punish
ment for him; ,or else to deliver him by
“ purgation 1 ' The latter prbbbs's 1 was mbrit
frequently adopted; it consisted in the-ac
cused taking oath*before?the,ordinary-that
-he--was-innocent, and a cer-tain- number- of
other pqople upon oath, that
they* believed, hi^statemenj;.'
way.tlle dlergy
complete immunity from punishment for
their crimes, and as these t were neither.fcw
ribr their privilege gave rise td Ht/ueh
eompl'a'int by those whb'bad to smartiwhere
‘the clergy were set free, -and still more, by
those whom.the clerical delip.quentSjbad quf,-
raged. The offensive assertion qf the privi
lege in ( the /ease of the clergy map whom
ALBecket refused'to allow'to be tried 1 at 'cbni
moti law ibroiight aboutithe-Gonstitution'.bf,
••CJarendon,-arid .ultimately the death of the
.arclibishop; ~.;r
of Clarendon-, by wbiqb
the clergy were admitted ,to be liable to pro
cess "ai colnmdri iaw,' became in this respellt
•a dead-letteY, and the benefit of clergy sur
vived -and. increased ip-rtbe blood -of “St.
-Thonjas of Canterbury:” fl'lt was npw ex
tended to laymen/who,, chose,to clai,m it, and
no further .evidence of clqrkship was rieces
sary jth l an that’fhe claimant should be able
to Tead or write. If he- gave these (proofs,
-he was given over to'thecordiriary, whoiput
; him to this -purgation,;or laid.upon him some
, eeeleqiastical pepanee,,.ps in,the qas.e of real
clerks. As this vvas. applicable in*
all caieS of capital felony arid' there was no
•limifto the iumber'bf ti'fties'it iriight be en
sjoyed,'the worst eviil-doers in the 'country
. got off scotdree?—at . all events, they savqd
their/ueckp—and the. peace of the co.mmu
riity was disturbed' accordingly. The solemn
farce of purgation became/ in many cases,
'too?ridiculous’to?*be-gone' through, or elsri -
the ordinary would- riot-igLve. himself the
, trouble to yitness it; and as the- altjerpative
punishment he was empowered to a,wapd was
fbr'-tKe Offe'Erces* or aerial cierks/it-fijllSwed,-
as, si: matter of.praetice, that. a lay-ruffian on
receiving benefit of the clergy was ipso facto
discharged of. his crime and its consequen
ces.,
The abuse pf the privilege becani'e sofia
grant l that 'a statutd of Edward 1., called the
Statute of'■Westtriinsterithe First, provided
that clerks convicted of felony, and .deliver
ed t^ ; the ordinary,were not allowed to go
free without purgation, “so that the. King
shalTndt iieed tb p'royide dhy dtber remedy
therein:”’ 1 ■ iA* statute ih the ‘25 'Edward HI.,
reoitfes rithel complaints of sundry prelates
that : the; secular, jgdges, had actually hanged
clprks ? , f “in,p i of the* franchises, and
in depression jurisdiction of Holy
Church aiid j^bbs I 'bri” 'tb "direct'thalt “ all
ihKniier of CoriVicted before'the se
cdlar'.judgfesiiofl.tr.eteon! or felony .torching
ftbyj .-Otheri than he king,. shall hqve the
Holy Qhurch/'.and »be giyen
up’ to the ordinary. The AfcbbiSbop of Can-
the r same ti me
safely to-iebp’and clerks',
“iso > '-that,n oc bldirk*.': .courage ;S,o ; to
d,efjaul,fc ofj correction.;;’’,' a.prppiise
roiteratedjby another, primate to Henry iY
" It' may'easily be that
this promise was eVddbd.'’‘Hot only did’tfie
ordinary ex-officio- incline; io • the: imerciful
side,,ihut.be.found, it ino.iligbtrmatt.er,,-Jo r.er
i ce^%lPWis ,hj ;WAV I t 9:i n jf:'spd. l kpe ; p,ip,lf .the
scoundrels that-.were./‘admitted to clergy.’.’
Favoritism ; piso .had : frfe£ ' ys£ej' arid the
TVbrst cfiViiitials mi^ht‘ be dbr'bad' with !im
punityj'iwhilb offiendehd'm -smaller j-thibgs
werejundergoipg pg..nishmen;t.i .Hy : 4 Henny
c. ,13i, it l ' ; >yas,;prder,e,d he,n,ejfit
.of clergy should be atlb.wed b.ut once to per
sons hot in orders'; afid 'all 1 wh'bYeebiife r d I t!h'e
benefi t- w’ere'to’ he’ bran ded 'With* ‘a 1 iron
onlthe b'rawn of the. thumb with - the;:.lbtter
weEeumuirderers,fpn.d: 1 .T.. , ,if, they
W(Orp feippS'Of, p leBS degree. r.Th.e bfandipg
ys/as to be done/by the jailer in the open
court, 1 ' before 'thb convict wak* delivered to
thb: bi'diWai'y. EighUyears’hffierwafiis, When
a master ,wa’s murdbred fey bis sesrvantumder
cipcumscan,GCB:that .excited much popular jn
djgngjtiqjq,‘advantage,-yya.s taken pass,, an
act to deprive all'tavmen who should th'efie.-
aftbi-' 'hfurilbr' their/ masters of ‘the : BeWbfit of
j cter]gyy- - ai'.j!.2 • -?v;i ;■ . ill V. ! !ii
.'iiHehry''Ylll; dealt;the bardestiblowsthat
the. institution received; ; until.,,qiiite ,modern
.times., A statute passed in tjiefourthiyear
pf his reign took ayay crergy ffom ail niuf
defbfis;''arid from certaiii felotiS/liiiie'ss'tbey
-were actual c\ir)i.a , .^okatn6ert‘S : Jonrrtid. • i
fhjjEtiisi'ißfttte.
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F'ilh
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Stationer, Card ' l Engraver and Plate Printer,
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NeirTork. ' ■ ■■ maHiS-Dm
ELWEL L ’ JS lIE FECT.ORT,
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727,and 729 Arch Street. ■
Barges and Weddings furnistied. Ornamental Con
fectionary, Pyi'amids, &c.', ma'de'toiiifder. ! " ‘ ,
wall papers,
GOLD, VELVET AND PLAIN.
The Finest Assortment in Philadelphia. ;
Linen Window Shades manufactured. All new de
signs, sl,:sl v5Qi $2,.58, iand with Silk
Trimmings. Fine White Linen
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JOHNSTON’S
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HOME
Life Insurance fomn’y,
258 Broadway, New York 7
Assets, ?1,500,000 .9000 Policies in Force.
Its Principles, Fidelity.
A»VAYFA«ES.
An organfiatfoH Btiictly firef class.
Assets proportioned to Actual liabilities, as largeaa any company,
old ornew.
All the not profits go to the assured/
Dividendg'are .declared ,and : paid apha^lly.
All its policies are hem-forfeiting in ’the sense that, its members,
under any -circumstances; get all' the 'assurances that they have
paid for. , . . <,
One-third the annual premiums loaned permanently on its poli
cies.--. - - •- , , -/',
Its members aw* not limited as.to residence or travel. No extra
gfreniium is charged‘therefor or permits required.
All the formsotLife and Annuity Policies issued.
85“ TheHOME has declared and paid dividends annually, to its
assured-members since its organization. Last dividend 40 per cent,
applied immediately, which is more than 60 per cent, four years
hence.
Officers and Directors.
WALTER £j.
I. H. PRQTH T W fyjTVMy' Treasurer. ' 1
' G-BOr(VRIPLEY, Secretary.
-Ui ~ • . W. J.OOFHN,. Actuary.
A. A, LOW, A. A.’ Low & Bros., 31 Burling Slip, N. T.
I. ROtHINGHAM. UnionTruatCovN.Y.
J, s. T. STRAW A ffAN. Prest. Atlantic Dock Co.
IHOS. MESSED GER, Prest. Brooklyn Bank. - t
SAMUEL SMITH. £x -Mayor city of Brooklyn.
HENRY E. PIEREEPONT, 1 Pierrepont-^laco,^Brooklyn.
A. B. BAYLIS. Broker, New.York.^
PETER C.'OOBNELL' Merchant; 80 Wall street, N/Y.
WALTER‘S. G-RIFFITH, President, Brooklyn.
JNO. E. 000K3, 1 Preat: Atlantic liig. Co.
/Qlaflip, A.Co., 140 Church street. N. Y.
8. B. OHITTEWiJIMrS. B. Chittenden & Co- N. Y.
JvOR SCUTHWOBTH, Prest; Atlantic Bahk/N.-Y. ;
Brooklyn Savings institution. .
JNO. G. BERGEN- Folic6 Conit^issiouer.'
LEWIS ROBErtTSn: Ll ACo.,:IT South'rtreet, N. Y. ■'
»T, MARTIN? 28 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn.;
HALSEY, A'Co., New York.
THOS. UARLTONj Methodisljßpok.Roomn, N. Y. ,
HAROLD DOLI.NER, Dollner, Potter St Co*, N. Y.
Ai7Bi ; OAsPWELLi Attorney a/nd Counsellor,’N. Y,
NEHEMLAH KNlGHTi.Hoyt, ( Sprague A New York.
EDWARD A. LAMBERT, Merchaot,« johAstreet, NVY.
JAMES HOW, Pr.dei Union White Lend Co.,- Brooklyn. ~ •• •
Leß. WYMAN/Merclmut, 3S Burling Slip,-New York.
GEO. Al UARVaS- Brest. lns. Co.,New York.
Si E» HOWARD- Howard, Sanger A Co., New York.
GEO. S. STEPHENSON, Importer, 49 South street, New York.
CHASi A. TOWNSEND, /Merchant, New York,
JOS. W. GREENE. J. w/.-Greene A Co n N. Y.
RUPUSS, 'VYull atreet, New York. \
J.'W, FROTHINGHA'M, frothlngbam '& BAylis, N. Y. 1
ED WARD'D; DELANO,.New York.
E. LEWIS, Jr-» Valentine A Bergen. Brooklyn.
AGENTS IN PHILADELPHIA,
ESLEB & COLTON, Cor. 4th & Library sts.
ijeS-ly ' Agents Wanted.
INSURE YOUR LIFE
I| c MMJOI,COIJPAII
AMERICAN
OF FHITj A DEI.PHIA.
S, E. Cor. FOURTH & WALNUT Sts.
Insurers in this Company have the additional guarantee of the
CAPITAL STOCK WIU paid up 'IN CASH, which, together with
CASH ASSETS] on hand .amount to
, $1,516,4618L
Income for the Year 1866,
$766,537 80.
LOSSES PAIL LURING THE YEAR AMOUNTING TO
O£ja3,QQOOO.
L.osseS Paid Promptly.
, LtVILENLS MADE jANNUALLY,. thus .aiding tbe insured, to
pay premlkibs. '‘' * ' > - ’ ‘
-• IastLIVIDKNX) op ail Mntm&l Polices in foree January Ist,
1807, was
Fifty per Oent.
of tbe amooßt iof .during the jrqor, 186&
i Its Trustees .are well known citizens in onr midst, entitling it
to more consideration than those whose managers reside in distant
cities.;' - - : i v -
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3; Edgar ¥homs«n,
George Nugent,
Hon. J awes Pollock,
L. M. Whilldin,
1 ’ Mingle,
,Albert>€. Roberts.
>.r ALEX. WHILLDIN, President.
GEO. NUGENT, Vice-President
: JOHN C. SDHS, Actumy. ,
j m JOHN S. WILSON, Secretaryand Treasurer..
-CHARLES G_ ROBESON* AssJetant Secretary.
dWD W|: MSCB4NOE pOMPAIIY,
• PHILADELPHIA.
CASH ASSETS, ...... $300,000
Office, 639 S. E, Cor, Chestnut and Seventh
! ' ! ' ' Streets.' -
■" " BIRECTORS.
U Thee. Craven. ' , Silas Ycrkas, Jr,
Enrfnan Sheiipard, Alfred S. Gillett,
- Xlioe. Mac Kbllar; f N. S. Lawrence,
Suppler, . Clias. I. Dupont,
■ JbokvVT. 01aghorD r . ■■ 1 . : Henry F. Keiuiej,
Joseph.Elapp, M.l).
Incomsfor tb«- year 1866, ,-.- - - - . $108£&4 72
Losses paid and accrued) - •» ■ - > . - 47*094 00
' ' ' •' 1 THOMAS- GRAVES, President.
• ALFRED S. GILLEXT r
s . JAS- B. ALVGRD, Secretary.
STMiOT ECONOMY IN MANAGEMENT,
PROIIDEYf UFE AND TRFSTCO.,
OF PIIIZABEEPEIA.
OFFICE Ko. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET
Commenced bnsineBs.7th.md. 24 r IS6S.
! i to ; extend the benefits of Life Insurance among members
of the Society of Friends. All good risks* of whatever denomination,
solicited 1 -
BOWLASTO PARRY) SAMUEL R. SHIPLEY,
- Actuary. President.
; "WILLIAM.. C. LOSGSTRETH, Vice-President,
THOMAS WISTAE, MJD.,
MedicaL Examiner.
- The in addition to the- security arising-from the ace
mutation, of premfome, gives thainsured the advantage of an actual
paid up capital. Att tMprofits of the Insurance are divided amcmg the
insured.
Life Policies and Endowments,in .all the moat approved forms
Annuities, granted on favorable terms. fe2B-ly
OGELSBY & HODGE,
GAS AH) STEAM BITTERS,
No. 4 South Seyenth Street,
PHUADZLPaiA.'
t (H.A,OftELSBT,
Gas Fixtures of all'kinds furnished. , Couaatrywork promptly
attended to. j&l work warranted.'' * Apr2&-tf
William J. Howard,
Henry R. Bennett,
IsaaciHazleburat,
George W Hill, ’
John M. Chestnuty
John Wana maker.
J* B. TOWNSEND,
' Legal Adviser.
j; J. M. (HODGE.