ttrtrtgono3fittt.
FROM OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT,
TUE GREAT WATCH FACTORY OF THE WEST.
ELGIN, ILLS., DEC. 1867.
• DEAR Bonn :=—A change of climate and lo
cation necessitates or produces a great many other
changes, as of clothing, diet, health, temper,
modes of agriculture, varieties of friiit and shade
trees, &c., &c. The Eastern farmer who comes
out to the prairies cannot expect that his old
rieties of apple and pear trees will pro;lnce here
as at home; he cannot depend on having his
winter-wheat " happed up" snug. and warm from
the frost by a goad warm wrapper of spow, as at
home, for the prairie winds Sweep it all before
them and drift it into every lollow. The change
of only a few of .the " conditions" of life, com
pels a change in almost all the methods of liv
ing. As• an instance of this, it may be supposed
that watches made to keep time in the' ore 'equa
ble climate of Europe or-our-Atlantic coast will
hardly serve thateed ;with the same accuracy on
the prairies, whet() a fall of 60° in one day is by
no._ means unknown.. The .need ,of watches, the
exi:tansion of whose works shall•,more closely
compensate each other, in a
_word 'which shall
more nearly approach.itt *principle the chronom
eter ,which runs in the Arctic and the Torrid
zone alike, was:at once felt though not itt once
met.
Experience, too, has shown that the manufac
ture -of watches on: a large scale can be carried
on here With.'sticeesstandiprofitythat the hand
made watches imported from Europe, and made
of piecespurehased from various factories by the
watchmaker, cannot compete in aconracy with
those, made and pet together in the manufactory
itself, where the greatest care can be exercised
to secure a perfect adjustment orall the. parts.
This hu3t fact has been abundantly demonstrated
by the success of the Walthani Factory in Mas
saehusetts.
• The , enterprising 'energy in busitiess matters
which characterizes this/part of 'Ate world has
been brought into , pray to f3ilpply 'this milt, and
in supplying it, to make use of all the wisdom
which the experience of .Others 'has putnt the
disposal of the public. - In the town kipecified:in
the date of this letter, and which some Mileg
from• Chieago, a National Watch Factory hiis
been established and is now operating, with
marked stteedSS:
Elgin is `a very' pretty place, situated on the
Fox River, and on tato lines of the. Chicago .and
North Western Railway. The site of thia 'town
slopes' up. gently from - the hank of the"river,
which is spanned hy a very tasteful lion bridge.
The inhabitant:El are 'in very large measure New
Englanders, And:the CongregatiOnaliSts and Meth
&lists • predominate. The only 'Preihyterian
church—Rev. D. C. Cooper, pastor—was Fortner
ly a Reformed Presbyterian, but is now an -Old
School church. The possession of a considera
ble Water-power--n rare thing in Illinois—of
itself contributes to the iMportance of the.Plice;
and, to the 'numerous mills already in existence,
a brass foundry will probably soon, be added.
The watch factoryis situated at a point farther
-
down the stream in the middle of a spacious
.
meadow. It is built of granite and of Dundee
brick, Whidlfipproxiinates Somewhat to the for
mer in cOlor. On one side runs• the stream of
the Fox River, on the'othet the Railroad, while
beyond the latter a graielly, timber-clad hill
rises to the level of the Upper Town of Elgin.
Close by, a spacious boarding-house for the use
of the employees of the factory is being finished:
it is built of the same material as the faetory
itself.
The factory building is very tasteful in its
architecture and somewhat irregular in outline.
It covers quite 'a space of ground, but the erec
tion of additional buildings will soon be render
ed necessary by the growth of the business. I
entered , a business-like room, where I met the
Superintendent of the works, and on being intro
duced by Mr. Cooper as connected with the AME ,
RICAN Pazinvntatax of Philadelphia, I was
cordially. received, and we were shown over the
entire building. We first entered the machine
shop in wliich all the machinery needed to make
the different parts of the watch is manufactured.
To order this from an ordinary machinist would
involve a great and continual outlay, 'without en
suring satisfaction in quality. The other watch
factories could : furnish it, but would sooner sink
it, into the 'depth of the sea. The wearing away
off "so many Points and edges in the 'work of cut
ling, -planing and drilling the metal of the watches
.must of itself give a good deal of enoployment to
this department.
From this we passed to the screw room, where
the variously sized screws are made. Each ope
ration of cutting, heading, threading, notching,
polishing, &e., requires a separate machine. And
the work to be performed requires the greatest
dare on the part of the operator, as the screws
are so figs as only to be clearly distinguished by
a magnifying glass of some power. I was shown
a small bottle about the size of those used by
the homeopathists. It was not full but it con
tained over 8000 Anished screws, and was worth
far more than its weight in, gold. The iron wire
used in this manufactory is imported from Eng
land.
To carry your readers as we were carried
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1868.
through the several departtnenfs would Only Weary
them. Among the tnattera irlich interested us
most, was the manufacture of the dials, which
are made of a white, pasty compbund of various
metals, imported from England. This is placed
in a little copper saucer of the size required, and
carefully smoothed, and then subjected (a dial
atu - time) to an intense heat of a curiously built
furnace, in which the workman was obliged to
keep sight of the calcining, as a second too long
would destroy the work. The is removed
after the dial cools, by chemical dissoluticiund
the dials are passed to 'the marker. They 'are
then ruled off with mathematical accuracy,
dins being run through the spot where each ntim
ber is to be placed. The hole for the insertion
of the hour and- inindte pifot, as' also toxin . for
the insertion of the second-land dial, ire' 'cut
with lathe, 'and theeritire lfitteYitilof the 'dial
is then added. This' iS antiehy'fiaiiridith Won
derful ekactneis evert . to" the Inscription
National Watch 'Fiettc l ir,tiithieh . thin nti
inch in length aft&
the impression of ftne'st typejti t 'Yotticsoti'd - Nunl
dry. " The ruled Tnea t are - ttem l 6Viii' ind ll the
'3 • - • •
lettering"is burnt in `by a *con& course of the fur
naee.
Aswe pasdeir
doubly lined with 'rows of pia Offin6.;Y, *here
lifter an
polished, I was struck with the perfcct
r
new, neatness an`4l o r der of 'the e4tablish ent.
Nothinetris"at loose ends - or out of plane : eyery
thifig,-neaea for the p&Abction'Of 4,14 W‘Ork. or
the' physical comfort Of r the worl4m n -4;is
hand: every person ae:eined 0 - kno'vr ;just_ What
he or she—the: in 'the; inajority:Lhisl
to do, and to:'do it with perfect preciSiOn. .8o
perfect is the division of 11bOr, tliat in tultiy .
stances the filing a notch in the :'bead of i'scre`i
or the ratchSt-Work on a 'Wheel' is the Sole busi
ness Of one "
e'mpl'oyee. Tt was iicitiobable, to%
that while most of 'tlie ethilloYdei Were lhdies
the superintendents and care=takeis were 'Men 'is
experience has shoWn, 'that, hciwever competent
woman May bee,onse to manage a machine while
in good running ordei, l she'bithiiitleiin to fir it
wlien mit Of Order. "
Foll4:Acing the `course 'taken by the wooden
Cases, each containing apartments for "the niate
rials for ten watchesotrteaeh_of which receives
the contributions of the department as it passes
through, we at length - reached the topniost'toom of
the building, which is lighted from 'above, and
where these septifate pieces attain to that organ;
ic unity in which .they were complete, with: the
cardinal addition , of,. Philadelphia made main
springs. ..Theaedast, are the. lbest ,id the market,
being made by iimold l'renehman in_th& et • •
City, and the Companyiprefer to purchade them
rather than toanake and! se, nn inferior article
from their =own listablighmeet.. The etnployees
in the rooms below this last'ininabelping , to make
watches , but know: mothing of . •'watch-makingl
They eacludo the we'rk.iet .bitore them and are
paid to do it. They know that lt contributes to
the fulness' of 8010 e a's yet iinconipleted harmony;
but they know,nothing of. how that harmony..is
brought about. But in, thin last , room, a;higher
knowledge is required, and.a .skill to adjust dart
to part, to see the essential unity of,. purpose un
*der variety of feria, and: with that purpose' in
view, to adjust the Various parts 'to .each other.
Who knows how each; of us ;may contribute: our
separatec,note to the - diapason. of the t i harmony of
God's order by doing i just what is'set bete us ?
Who knows in whatidivine'methodd the Church
of the future may be built up, 'through faithful
ness to God (not tradition,) in the sects of, the
present.? ,
But • to, return : as the entire , watch is :here
completed, it is subjected, 4co 'severe tests of )
:keeling, !being taught to run: in any posititin
whatever, and in any temperature: It. is 'Wed
upside down, chilled with kb, heated Aiy steam
power, until thoroughly 'disciplined -in its duty,
and fitted and made ready for use, in a way that
suggests God's deali'n'gs with His children in
making them to day " I have ,learned whatso 7
ever state lam therewith to be content." When
at last they are sent forth, all yokes inthe West
unite in confessing their excellence and, their
thorough adaptation to all climates and circuit' ,
stances, not excepting the crucial test of
way travel. The 'Company manufactuies several
different kinds of watched, each `possessingr its
own special excellencies, and. each made in no
cotdance. with _the lstest discoveries rof. the art.
An application to the Company itself :will secure
a circular, describing in detail the Brocess of
manufacture, and the various excellencies which
characterize each. •
As I went through the works, I was struck
with the necessary results, to the individual
workman, of our modern division of labor. Of
old times every man did everything for himself,
and in our daps each man does a single thing
only : he files a 'notch in a screw., and leaves all
the rest to his fellows.- TO the. political econo
mists the thing is all correct : production being
the chief end of man, any system which enables
men to produce more and better workmanship is
clear gain. But to the inoralist, whOie 'end is
man not things, the matter'has a different,aspect.
The varied activities of the ruder 'stages of civ
ilization exerted a beneficial influence upon the
mind; the man who did many things did' node
of them well, but they made: him a many side'fL
man and developed the powers of his intellect—
!" greater gain than outward acquisition. The
tate weal of a man " consiktthliot tit the ab'un;
dance of thing that he potiiesiOh' i *ut k in what ,
he is. Is it OM for a magihafheihoira spend
all tire waiting days of his life in notching the
head "of-a.sazewel Is there or is there not a fatal
compensation connected with the advance of
manufactures ? Do we not buy commodities
with men ?
But there is another aide to the question. Ed
'motion Inay begin.herg,lorim - finished elsewhere;
NOW cf' 1 11 r sod di
, - true'e_b_ation s lays o oel
;elopes some One'irp `eoiairfaenity: in ni,lir - TohAng
the rest up to the sale point.- And ao, pirhapS,
we are in mereyOrdamed to bp one-sided in" liis
world, in orderthat hen we get to the room in
the top of:the house)whleh lighted fi'oniabnve,
the poor iMpeifeotion of our work
_below may
contribute to . the tiiity'anq fUlness of-soMe great
harmony "above. I niefahera haie'not 'the
same office." ,
Elg,in has"untither4nialikahle mercantile
in
stitution-the Milk'fantory," which is alsna con
densed meat` and 'coildeiased coffee"Taetory, •be
sides Makin.' iat:crealii or cheeie i its tbe *Cada
may call for. The milk. is.:parcliasad &Zap", the
neighboring farmensies44a t evoid paying for that
furnished ..`f ,4 11, 1f4 13 ,t'lle'4rr o 4/i qual
ity as . welt. as vtanti y is taken, intoconsideration.
A glass, full : is : set aside
_and • according to the
amount of, cream peAnee.c) ; by this, the whole
quantity is paid for /. The Milk is then warmed,
boiled,and„ e tranefmr,ed to a .condenser,_wilich
driVes Off sutierfluois Water Jana leaves the' milk
of the 'density bf atlsiok, sweet :cream. Tart of
this iti'packed
the mainirp,it,is sent in' by -rail te,Chicago; "and
sold .through the,itreete to hpuse-keepers,'WhO
dilute it to Suit their tastes.. They know exactly
how'much thq are 'getting, While 'the cost
of 'transportation' as the milk, is redac t ed'ib
a .much snlallerciVies. The factory is very
clean and neat, flo : : with spring -water and
waithed ad libitum. The :meat condensing pro
cess is a patent ',orie,ANthieh redtteds cow to
stnall t ?'omPaai. -- The redult 'given is in thin Vakes
of the look . and feel, of glue. when laid on : the
tongue . the first.taste is &shish, although, no,:aalt
inured in its preparation, but in a little theliavor
of the' meat is perceptible,, as the thin cake
away on the as .if it Were' candy
So muoh for Elgin. Next week start,' for
Niinnesottr, and hope : to , tell you something of_:St.
Paul,rMinnehaha and _Minneapolis. -
Yours &a
"-AMERICA AIbSOME MIREIIONE.
• -
It is certainly inrespik'ofenthusiaim;'b4the
_plain indication' -of promisesfacts, that promes to this
land a iirh-eittificnt influeddeldr 'Christ. 1 1`6 ,
this
glory she is Suinmened if she Will' heed the - call ;
to this high prikilege Set apart" if she prc not
disobedient to the ' Bite te:it.-
tain,this, AmeriCa nine. 11p,rapir lip Chris
tian—Christian in reality l as well as in name.
Her'. whole heart and Character must be convert
ed.to Christ and hiertruth. And
who are to do this work but Christians ?, And
what Christiansbut Arneriean Christiana? this
is the great work, before the •Anerican Church:
to impart to the growingnatiodal,life the form
'and complexion of -the Gospel. The security of
republican institutions depends upen this; but
that is Second' in idikortince. to the silvathin of
thp,
. 1 7
.41
When Americaovith her'irist. area, her free
and , intelligent :people, her'weidth arid her power,
shall be trttlY 'ail a henibly i devOted'•i&Christ, She
will greatly accelerate the redemption of earth.
Her influence will -radiate itrall-directions; will
reach and permeate ,all.peoplcs;search out
and warm . witli;iti ciiieiit4lpresence - the remot
erit'and Most iiticared-for ooi rier of - human wretch
edness: This national glory Worthy Of oil'
anipirations. To be foremost in Christianizin,g
theworld' , is a• "glory drat by itsbrightneiis-'veils
from 'vie* material splendor, commercial superi
ty, and Political chieftaincy. It is an - ambition
iviliCh 'ennobles those who striiggle attain it;
a - glory whose realizatiOn will endear all nation's
to Us, and- ren devour Mune sacred - to Millions.
Moreover, in becomillg thcirolighly Christian,
America will . ittain the trnesegnel ils - history.
Not compelled, late' some, to *acelinett,s,re in
Shadowy incredible traditions,' nor in the recor(6
of lust and War; tlii4lfition- Wail born- of parents
who were persecuted for righteonsness' Ratite."
On a diatant Shore,' in'theolariness of the forest
sitiere-'a cruel spirit had by it's eirit Children been
worshipped lindiatnibed, did'' these parents
,cora
niitakthe eite-of the God of nations the infant
the ocean had rocked and the heaiens had coin
forted. And now liehold'the benefit of its early
baptiem I A ititicin covering i'dontitiene, Whose
cities and "villages continUona from ocean to
ocean, are in multitude as the forest they have
displaced; a nation that in every fibre of its
body, in every pulsation of its heart, is consecra
ted 'to, and energized • by, the life of Christ ; a
nation to be garnered into the eVerlasting King
dom of Christ. Is there "a possibility of 'Buell 'a
glory for ns? Is aught being done to Secure a
destiny 'so 'desirable ?
In the midst of the pioneer settlement, remote
from comfortable and surrounded by
inclemency and. LirdShip;.you observe a min not
less earnest than his comrades for a purpose un
like theirs. :Educated, adapted `to the ' refine=
ments of life, able, if he should try, to get. on in
the world, he is separate from earthly _weal.
Settims beat and ins Fglaku urn hint till his
cOinplexido.deeperes into a forstist Severe
haft4iis b i le., Hands and wears lib streto. ,
And what brings this cultured man to - this dreary
distance? And what reconciles him 1.1) .
life ? Yonder log hut is the explanation. In
that his heart abides. There he lifts up his voice
and declares his messages of peace. There he
gathers the rude and the weary around him and
points - toll, land free from burning sun and frees
nog bfast; Neither hunger nor thirst.
Unitinial fire is just taking root
in 'the ;Oil, he is trying tOlegraft , ieto it the'
chltranteintehrist, that it 'nay fill the land with
beittity:and4ith Messing. That is The man wbo
is doing, tfibie towaiiis the' perpetnit of -our na
tion' than &any !of 'our politieal dcktOis, and has
a truer sense of whit the country` needi than
they inity 'dale' to' claim. That is . the 'than"
lacst delii , lita tilt:mar; aiid'WhoitCtleotisands t will,
in the ftitUre-nation,iide up and bless,--thelii=
loved 'and heroic Koine 11fisSionary. To him,
bnme'eirangeliittion is 'it ifibjeciPleither less ec,_
ibved than it to yen: in)! hi:Other
iu C i lirikt; 'More iiiteriiblY, bitterly:real.
It iitibjkt that .einfiei }the kieriienche 'and
'time eetailisinost'skared
fectiOni liar Vent ' i ge'Veiliheleas, It man
objeaVfor . *hid' 'he stiiiet(patiently,`marieully.
It; is' arl'Objectiwbrelailistiiiiii ltiticinl deep iinrithr;
and 'Ohara' . l* To 'at'tain= - this
he''-gatliera' { uP inahluitird, the
blefiliittgif of hinnWatitl — the dearest 'piiSileges or
life' into" one 'sfierifiOiitl help'‘und - ' 'be'-
helds their noninnie tii 7 indies'on - the 'Ott& of Goa.
HOW . life the Mister b'd
Christian brother, extend to the Home.)fis
siouary,'Yedr-most;teiider: and affection.
Mite him to feethathis`de;r4onlo Chrlst`can
net' take . m T
hirCini'til iursnitef.yliiirlilv e •
•
ronind him ever With !e'Onailenee - abd`wVhilinip,a,
thy.; Ceeie ;Yet to remember lifin 'A 'the &retie
of giace; not from him `6'n;
faitigng of Wet you can spare for his support.
Enconrage himand sustain him; for in 'his Sue-
Ceis i we atinin national integrity, and peace, aiicl
honor; '
an bis civerihrow we aretun.;
p D e cor
ruption, and disgraCe,•and death. '
If God be for us 'Who' Can .
God be not with . ns, whither shall "we turn for
help frOin the evils that thr4iten us?
San
TPf ,
• '*
1 :"
a •-
ON THE ! WING:,.
s. •
lIIATHILICTHE WISE.
Eitop*on4m.--Laesßro, Nathan : t the i ,ivilie,..
Drathatle: P'oetn l Goithold - Ephraim Liesl4:
Translated by-Ellen B. PrOthingliain..'Pre.ecled
• by, a, brief aceoust •of the, Poet. and T his works and
followed ; by , an Essay, onili e,Poeni, by, Kong Fieph,
er. 46irno. - ` pp. 25b. boards, - gift top:
New York : Leypoldt cfti Ho 3, .
- This is the third serielef r eitinshatiniaS of
"such teat foreign poems, as are yet: little
ktioWn to English'readers. Previous issues boti
tallied King - Renee datighter Sala' the Danish,
and 'Frit:likes Sage; the national Epic of Sire.
den. Volunies 'soon to follow, will contain selec
tion§ froM the national Epic of Finland, Cal
deron's'Life is a Drain, Tasies Aminta, &.c.;
This is &literary enterpris4 which addresses itself
especiallito the' scholarly arid' eultitated whose
thanks are' due to - t' heehigh-idned ;and Venture=
.
genie publisher® and their coadjutori,*the imedess
of `whe e work must"be einn' paratively liinited,
while it place at-the reader's disposal a tiewlind
constantly , enlarging stock , of ideas.
-Nathan the Wise is, perhaps, the richest in
thought, and broadest, in enneeption of any of
the 'series 'already issued or forthcoining. At tie
Saineiiine; it will "be hitineopen to' the most se
rions and - insiiperable objections. It is, in fact,
the great literary einbodiment of German latitu
dinarianism ;„its object being to set forth the reli
gions spirit which is conceived to be at the bot
tom of all irelVlcaiii sincerely embraced;
. which,
once-possessed, renderi . it immaterial whit form
of religion is embraced, and which leads -to the
tolerating and-honoring-of all forms alike,. or of
no form at.all, where the essence is supposed to
be present. The three religions presented are
the Jewish, the litoharomedan and the Christian,
and one of the most interesting characterSaPpears
to have no particular faith at all.
A work whiehlhuSdenies the exclusive Claims
of Christianity,must set down as opposed ; to
evangelical and Scriptural religion.i. but -„it his
been furthermore warmly disputed_ whether. - Les-
Sing did not design the positive disparageMent of
Christianity, asf compared with the, other two
fornis, and espenitillithe 'antler
Was much - in Conpany'withlhe noblest dpgeiinetts
of the Jewieh race in ,Germiny in' hie day; his
Chief and truly admirahle character, Nathan, the
one who shows by far-the noblest and Most truly
religiou.s traits of eharacter is a Jei; baladin,
the:representative of tie illalititninedan 'faith;
comes next, while his eharactersii are
the poorest specimens on 'the Pitt. Iteadeia can
see what arguments
• have been used to defend
Lessing from this'eharge, by consulting the able
analysis of the play at the close of the volume.
While this most - powerful and sulitle"preduct
of German freethinkingtniiit, be set down audeci
dadly anti-Christian, it must not be thawed, With
the godless ebullitions of bald Unbelief. Les
sing's statement of the,esseneeef religions prin
ciple---self-renunciation—is so correct, and , his
illustrations of it so suhlimely beantifill as _to
command theassent' atutadmitatiOn
of the Christian' reader. Whit We liaVe:fo Obje'C't
to is, that serious and' econiinon'ereriiian of
incapacity for recognizing those historical and
practical
,proofs by, which the,rel:tgion of the... B
ible vindicates its original claims to the great reli
gious ideas of humanity—ideas which Leasing
here shows his capacity to appreciate, illustrate
A. C. S.
It/ l I
11.111311111
and enforio, but not to credit to their trur,
torical source.
~t,tttrstsa or I Lfrx is Sort, .4:43PiNts, or
from the Journal and Writinal of
C
Caughey. With an Introduction by D 0 ,;.! tit
D.P. New York : W. C. Palmer, Jr.,
Bvo. pp. 477.
.tbotous,raos.wr QuivEs, painted. with th e , : „ i
• truth/and- winged br faith and love,
from the private papers of Rev. Jame,
with an Introductiew:;by Daniel Wise, P.D.
pp. 477. 'Same as above.
.Jost of our readers are more or less far n iii,
with the name of the author of these volumes ao
a prominent anti taccesetfl revivalist in the M
E. Church in this collet/ and in England. \y”
are indebted to" the volumes for a fuller revela.
tion of - the man and his methods, showing biro
to be well - worth the Study of 'all preachers arpi
all Christians seeking to increase the efileie ne ,
of ; the means in ass t : for
_the advancement of
ktngd`om.`:the'ffrst volume contains a
miniber'of }Hi set;noris and extracts from hi e
journals and lettars,reiealing the workings of' hig
from day today, while engaged in conflict
for:the souls,
,of his hearers,
,niid giving a v er y
portiaitiire 'the inner lifeof a revivali‘t
The Second volume "'Arrays from my Quiver,"
shows= us hoW he 'dealt - 4 , 11th 'she external obstacles
which impede the..prog,ress. of-a revival, and how
vigorously. he ,grappled,ferithi the objections of
enemies, oPpoSers and crities 4, - The objections
Considered 'are 'tolhe
hi notes .lettere 'and 'nelipeper 'tacks, while
engagedin the' work. • ; -
There is great frestimut, vivacity:and novelty
in the style, and 'though the metier. would bear
the most unsparing and wholesale pruning there
is'rrifieli that is in altigh "degree valuable and
instructive: - ' ht viould do the staid and sober aloi
arguitentfftive class of Preaahers much good to
come. in coatact With' WM beat on_ the same great
ends, but employing means so widely different
from their , own. I4pr: lutist ilTr. Caughey's effee
titreneki be diSparttg,mtbyOliesing him with those
whOiiripeal Only to the ekeitable among hearers.
His writings show , no little acquaintance with the
best,,,preachers, as Chalmers„ and with the best
English .literature... So ,that he is not wanting
in "stringth'of sentiment:and ;weight of matter."
„
S. T.C. Wazgie and Wattie, or Nothinc , in Vain.
13y S., T: C. 18aio. Pp. 192.„ Philadelphia :
P. Skelly & Co. • - -
-The:instinct of -these publishers of Sunday
school:book& is 4drucost invariably correct. This
little volume is oueor the qlsoicest of their issues,
It illustratep, zislibilities of usefulnes
even in the :ciase of it',erippted child, the hump.
bkelted "Vanie,"j'aUd is full of touching and
excellent Ilessont to the young:
' Little Marys Legacy, or the Gim
-.)116jz By Fanata.llatahall,„Aothor of " Broth•
, pp. 105. Published ai
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timid child is made the means, in
this Storj, of the redlamation of a wild gipsy boy.
She Pews awar 4 .LthaLlesth of the young Chris
tialk,,but the boy rernains - qr - Mmig y , by 3 pions
• arid useful life r to the excellence of her intleeuce.
X beintiful an d effective' story.
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,firmerly,Wrchttnt. Founder and Proprie
tor of Puft's 'Mercantile College of Pittsburgh,
Pa. Tirentiih' Edition,- Enlarged and Revieci,
Neat York': 'Harper/az Broe. BTo. pp. 3 , 0.
. The high commendations which this book has.
receiyo
.from ezcehent j business authority, ie
twenty editio pa and its comprehensive scope, eat Ca
at to the favomble ieoird of commercial students
and their 'instructors;' as well as to that of busi
ness men generally,' It is very handsome and
complete.
BOORS ,REcEITED.
MOTLEY. HiStOiy of the Netherlands: From the
Death 'of William the Silent-tothe Twelve Year;
Truce---1609. By John Lotbrop Motley, DC. L,
corresponding Member of the Institute of Franee:
Author of the Rise of - the Dlitch Republic. In
Four Volnmes—Voi. III; with ,Portraits. Sve.
pp. 598. New York: 4arper. Jr Brothers. Phil
adelphia: J. B. 'Lippincott' di.. Co.
CtrarLiar. Stories of the Gorilla' Country. Narra
tedr.for Young. People' By- Paul. Du Chaillu,
Author, of " Discoveries l in, Equatorial Africa,'
etc.; etc. With litiniereus Illustrations. 1210,' , .
Pp:29l NeW York: '42garper At Brothers. Phil
adelphia J.. B. Lippincott , dteo.
PAL3IPULIETIS ANA. PEIZIODI , CALLS4
FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT of the New York
city Mission and Tract SobletY ! With brief notico
of the'Operations of other ocietiect,'Church and
Sabbath-School Directories and- Statistics of Pop
ulation,-&c. 30 Bible Rouse, New York. Se'-
PP-..1 5 2, '‘, L, • : ,
doonment. well WarthY the study of the phi
lanthropist, the patriot and" the Christian. Whir
the "combined energies of thil:picitts men and wo
men of all denominationi in - that great and wi.:k
ed,vity are aaeotnpliehiog 3et the wants Of
the classes not reached by,specifinohurel efforts.is here described. It is biave and - bold work for
Chriet io . come faCe. to -faeb,-) as the visi!ors and
officers of this - Society /hire: 'done, with the
abounding ,wickedness of the-great metropolis and
to grapple _ with, it in, a iiudiy, • yet earnest hand
to-hand
,cenflict. kb7ow "net how far tl e
achievements. of this Sticlet4f are to be regarded
as repreienting the total activity Of the NeW York
Churches in meeting the last4problem. The re
port shows that in the - employ ,of the Society
itself there are .46 missionaries and 393 Tract
distributorn, that' about Sts' 060 Was contributed
durind• the y6r the reviler funds of the So
eiety7besides, $27,000 towardwbnilding a Mission
Obipc/, that , 6s2- persotis have been led to unite
with churchesand 1448&,,indtt. ed to at
tncl
,cliTch. The pamphlet ffii two illustrations ,
elevation'showing's, side andgran plan of the
new Olfiet: Chapel, No. 63 -Second Street. The
President of the Society is . Rer:Thomas DewiL.
B.B.; Vicer:Pre.sident, 4..11. Wetmore; Treasurer.
Morris K. JessuP ; Superipktvient of Missions ,
Rev. George J. Mingtns.
,The statistics of poi, -
iilualion,
clittrehO, evangelizing
age:tees in New York eiti;'embodied in the lte
port, are of the ,highest valith and interest.
THE TAMMY TREASURE' an Illustrated Month
ly, Re.v. W. T. , /itindley, 141ri i p, E. Babb. Rey
A. Ritchie, Editors. January, 1868. Vol. V
No. 1. Cincinnati : Elm street Printing Con)
pang.