Ml U -t UWM i- 60SPEL HINDRANCES. Wblch r tb Greater lllndrnaces to tfc Spread of th Ooapcl Professing Christian or Men of the World A Sermon Delivered by Rev. John Ohitm tiers, Yesterday Afternoon, In the Pres byterian Church, Broad Street, Below Cneannt. rSOIAL B SPORT FOB TJIB BTCMIKO TmJtORAPH.I I am perfectly aware, my brethren, that in investigating a subject like this, we must press closely upon the hearts and consciences of men. J am equally aware that I lay myself open to aevcre if not unkind remarks. My object is idclity, and the accomplishment of good only. I believe that the truth must be told. Every body will admit that it ought to be told; and that if told kindly, freely, and fearlessly, the jood results would be id proportion. But we must be perfectly satisfied that tt is the truth, and the truth only; that tt is not conjecture or the offspring of prejudice, or that which has icsulted irooi a non-Investigation of the subject. The question before us, then, this atternoou is a vital ouc. It Is a great moral question, which involves the present and future good of man. That Christianity does not make the progress in the world that it should, is anunquestionable fact. We mourn over it continually. It is the lamettHtion in the pulpit, and throughout the press, and everywhere. Why is it? It is a lair question. Is it less important, or less valuable than the things of this world that do make pro gress? tor we are making progress, wonderful ud rapid progress tu uiany tilings. Tho whole world, civilized and uncivilized, are maKlng procress in some of tuo arts un doubtedly; and especially in the art of killing each other. It is perfectly wonderlul ! Wecau kill more meu now at one broadside than we ould tilty years ago with a d.)zen. So it is with everything else. Look at the inrtuoRce and progress of intemperance, and murder, and theft, and defalcation. Why is it? The Bible is represented as coming from Uod it is esta blished; it is divinely beyond the power of con tradiction; it has weathered every cape; U has outrode every storm; it has stood erect amid the wildest tempest that ever raged. When the vengeance of Mature seemed to bo uprooting -creation, and the wrath of man blending with it to overthrow the God of nghteousue-ts and of truth and submerge trie Bible, it rose on the very topmost wave of the seas of wrath, and made its way to the Bhore in safety, while tliey had been attempting lis destruction. The Bible has withstood ah opposition. The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ has alsu, since the days of tho Apostles, maintained her position in part. For the first century it was wonderfully perfect; but of late years, you may say what you please, Christianity has not, nor is not ruakinp- the progress she ought. Our nation to-day i9 five hundred per cent, worse than it was twenty years ago. Investigate it if you please. Don't take my statement. Men may profess great attachment and love for their country, but 1 believe in that practical attach ment and that love of country that endeavors to better the condition ot the people. Elevate them in every point of view. Bring them up fro u their degradation and sin, and bring them into iellowship with the Father, and with His Son, Jesus Christ. The majority ot the wicked is enormous. Why is it? It is owing to the moral influence of the men of this land, one against tho other. Take the members of the churches ot this city, and how many truly religious will you have out of seven or eight hundrei thousand ? Aly brethren, you will never be aroused to activity until you see where you actually are, nd the dangers that surround you. We may uppose that we are very safe and comfortable, nd that there is no danger; but the rumblings of an earthquake are beneath our leet, and it must and it will burst with frightful fury, and it we are clustered under the shadow of that innniltAin without, nrfnn.rattnn. Ita llrmirl tinmn and fire will sweep everything before it; but if we are prepared, we may withstand its fury. We are disposed to blame the world for being wicked. We do not always stop to ask; Why is it so ? We blame the Sabbath-breakers, the drunkard, the manufacturer of intoxicating liquors; we denounce the folly and vanitv of the people of the world. It is done from our pulpits and the press. Is it because these things are wicked that the Church does not make sufficient progress in the wot id? Who are to blame ? Who stand most in the way of the progress of the Gospel? We that call our selves Christians, or the men of the world? Let us look at the record. I desire you should look at it calmly and quietly. Alter considering this subject with great care, I am constrained to the conclusion, and it is xny solemn belief, that those who profess reli fnousness are the ones that stand most in the way of the progress of the Gospel; and if the case cannot De made out fairly from the facts with which, wo are surrounded, then I must necessarily change my view. The Apostle Paul, in the 14 h Epistle to the Romans and the 15th verse, makes this statement: "But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with tby meat for whom Christ died." There is not an ungodly man, or a non-professor ot religion in the United States, or uoon the elobe. to-d&v. that will do this. It requires a professor of religion, and no other, to do it. The Apostle, in this very passage, addressing himself to the members of the Church, says: "Let us not, therefore, judge one another any more; but jHlge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jcbub, that there is nothing unclean f itself; but to him that esteemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean." You have pone into the market, and have purchased there meat that had been offered for sacrifice, and brought it home, and it has been dressed, and you have eaten it. A non-informed and an unenlightened man saw you do that, and he followed your example, with 'this difference he ate it, as he supposed you did, to the glorv of an idol. He saw you do this thing. He knew that you were a Christian, and professed to follow the teachings ot the Hible, and was a believer in the Lord Jesus Chrlt-t; but he was not informed, he had not the light or knowledge that he ought to have had, and your conduct influenced him to commit a direct act of idolatry. It may have been per fectly harmless to you, but then you have the intelligence to discern between the two, and the other had not, and jour conduct thereby be came deleterious and destructive to him. But let any other ldolator In the city of Rome, or Coriuth, or Athens have gone iuto the market and bought meat that had been offered as sacri fice to an idol, it would not have hud a bad influonce. That is what they all did, and what they were expected to do. But it is the conduct of this follower of Jesus Christ which is censu rable. In another passasre, 1st Corinthians, viii. 11 Paul says, "And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died." You recollect that in the fifth chapter of Matthew, the Disciples and all the Church are called the salt ot the earth and light of the world, and that this light is to.be put on a can dlestick, that itmoygive light to an in tne Louse. Tou. as a merchant, as a tradesman, as a mother, as a man or woman of business, ara to give light to all that are In your house. As a minister of the Gospel, and as the eldership of the church, we, as such, occupy the position to eive liuht to every individual connected witu the congregation. And so it is with all the other believers. The father and the mother are the light and the salt in the house, aud their influence is to be followed. They can destroy tho progress of Christianity in their family a thousand times more man any one in the world Let the father become enraged and profane i tmme of God. Tho children will stand hor rified; and If that man should repeat profane iunwnfti?e. or It he Indulged in intoxicating liquors, it will have a detrimental influence noon his children. The grand object and aim of ' the Chjifitian'8 life, our Baviour informs us, In THE DAILY EVENING TELEGflAPH. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY i eoniMction with this world, mark you, Is this! i I J J jour jigm, yuui rii, lhuvp. 'shine before yon that they may see your good works; not evil deeds, nor evil words, nor evil conduct, nor impure words or conduct, but that they may see your good works. Who are to do Thos who profess to be followers of Christ. The followers or Christ, for 1 make a distinction between the prolessed follower and the fol lower of Christ. Ike follower of Christ does this. But then there are so many who profess to lollow Christ that do the very opposite. They are Just like other people, and their iniln ence is crippled and destructive, and can be nothing elc. If we ever realize the amount of responsibility that rests upon us the ungodly will tall out, and the progress of the Gospel will be preat. The fact Is, brethren, the meu of the world are impotent to hinder the progress of the Gospel, only as they are aided by professors ol religion. That may probably sound harsh to you; but, nevertheless, it is true. Peter pre sents this in a very strong light. He speaks very decidedly upon this subject In his first letter. He says: "Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstain irom tleFhly lusts, which war against the soul." Having your conversation, etc. Do you ex pest the ungodly man, tho man of the world, to do this? No. It is the real follower of Christ who is expected, and who docs do it. There is a grand distinction between the man of the world and the godly man. On the ono hand, the men of the world are doing Just what you expect them to do; they are worldly minded; they are full of vanity, fashion, and amusement; they are in the midst of every sin and folly; riotibg by day and by nlrht; turning day into nipht and night into day; running after all the vanities of the earth. Where Hre the followers of Christ ? What are they doing? You cannot go into a place of amusement, perhaps, in thisfor any Christian country, that you do not find large numbers of prott ssors ot religion. You meet a worldly man in the street; he tells you this. They have piayt d a game of cards or billiards, or drank brandy with him, and laughed over the seri oumtss of men, and ridiculed tbe idea of men attempting to stop the cars running on Sunday. This is doiic. The preachers in your city have preached in taver ot violating God's fourth com mand. What is the effect of It? Is tt not throwing obstacles in the way of the progre-s of the Gospel? Do youSjnbt know does not every man in tho community know that as you lessen the popular respect for the com mands et God, you lessen tho popular respect for nil other law 1 There is not an intelligent manor woman hre, or in this city to-day, that does not know that this is the fact. If all Christians, therefore, stood up fully and rerfectly to the duties devolving upon them, how different it would bel You will find, am oner other things, that some men will say that tor this reason it is that they have not made a profession of their faith. What reason ? 1 see public men drink intoxicating beverages; I see a worldly man sit at the card-table; I sea a worldly man drive out on a Sabbath afternoon, havinir bis family with (him, for the air. Why t-hould the Sabbath air be more invigorating and healthy than any other day ? I have not heard from even one of those Sabbath-breaking ministers the single suggestion that Saturday afternoon should be set apart that every man who employs a hard-working man should give him the half dav, and not "dock" him, but give it to him. Let him have every Saturday tor pleasure, and see whether the air would not be as good on Saturday as on 8uuday. They do not do that. The professors of relieion are very inconsistent, and for this reason the men of'the world say they do not profess Christ. I think that reason is abused. The question for jou solve is whether you will obey God and live, or reject God's offer and die. It is not with my conduct that you have to do. You are not to become followers of men, but of Christ. I am fully aware that men are disposed to look at the followers ot Christ, aDd notice if we are weak or circumspect. If they see a member of the Church breakine the Sabbath, what have you to expect. Can Christianity progress pro perly ? It the whole Church in her glory stands up as light, and shines before them, that they may see your good works, theu Cnristianity must necessarily flourish. Is it not absurd and cowardly for a man to select a bad man and uphold him as a pattern ? Look at the good men. You know men and women ot God, who, as the Apostle says, Come out, and are spread abroad, aud live according to the precepts of the Gospel. When you can bring the whole Church of God up to that standard of living, all will be well. The power of deliverance from the dominion of sin is wanted in the Church, and not in the world. By the Church, I suppose you all un derstand my meaning. I mean all the believers everywhere who profess to take the Bible and live by it. That is what I understand as the Church, the Church about which people talk. It is a great pity that they have allowed them selves "to run into anything of that sort the Bible does not justify it. The Church is to gl ve all diligence. This is the rule by which we are to live, acd by which the Christian must live, and until the Christian Church does live according to this rule, the condition of Christianity will not prosper, and progress will be made only as she does live by it. We are then to give it diligence, to add faith to courage, and courage to knowledge, aud know ledge to temperance, and temperance to patience, and paticucc to godliness, and godli ness to kindness, and kindness to charity. These are the things embraced in this rule. It Is the jule of addition. Multitudes in the Church, instead ot living according to tnis ruie, live according to the rule of subtraction. It is a notorious fact that Christians are a little while engaged In this, and a little while in mat. xiiey Jan to hand in their contriDutions, and after a little while thev bo out. and vou hear no more of, or know anything about them. They take no interest in your Sabbath School, anu neuce you see mem in the world ol tasnion and amusement, just as you see worldly men. Go into the churches of the eity in which you live, and see how much they are interested in iue cause oi unri6i. uo among tne reading members of the Church, and see if they cannot give you a Detter account of the topics ot the day than they can of the cause of Jesus Christ. See if they uro not more familiar with all the iashions, follies, and vanities of the world, than with the sublime aud grand doctrine of God's truth and holiness. Look at it yourselves, and then tkink it no wonder that half the time of men and women is spent in reading that which is no manner or form of importance to them, and the other half taken up with tho vanities of the world. Is it any marvel, then, that Christianity does not make progress? One of the most formidable obstacles to the rapid spread of the Gospel is the worldliness of the professing Christians. I have partially alluded to this already; but there is a most extraordinary worldliness, and it is increasing it is cursing the Church. The members of the Church are becoming as proud as Lucifer. I intimated to you this morning that in many of our churches the pews in the gallery are not let. The people are too proud to go up there. I don't say this is the fact, but this is the stateraeut. Look at tho enormous expenditures of money tor maculfl cent places of worship. Take that extra, unne cessary money irom the Church, and pay the preachers, for they are the worst paid men on God's earth, while they are the hardest worked men in tho world. Do you know the average pay of the ministers of the United Staies? It is three hundred aud sixty dollars a year. That is true. I do not say that people could not give more. Some think if a minister does a whole day's work of toil, that he no more deserves compensation than he deserves to be hung. 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B BROWNE, Presldnnt Kobkht I'ATTEBgQH. PeerelaT and 'Treasurer HARD RUBBER ARTIFICIAL win. Arum, leIurmttT. etc trauHiurTedf irom are UiellKhteitt ui. in tou A not pu my j,i u v tMl KIXK mAnntnA hv hk Tl n (tori Bratas !!-.. IWrti Hajri,ft4ilay l.lbWi. Address w. KIM HALL A CO.. . , . Ve. 639 AK0II ti treet, fitUadelptila. raiopbleUfrce, vmui .. mnA ill hlnnln-l UilrnilU Iaian . 18G1 FINANCIAL. p E r J N G Y L V A f 1 1 A STATEJiOAIT. PROPOSALS FOR A LOAN . or $23,000,000. AN ACT TO CSBATK A LOAN FOR THE REDEMT-ION 07 IES OVERDUE B0ND8 OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Whereat, The bonds of the Commonwealth and certain certificates of Indebtedness, amounting to TWENTY-THREE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, have been overdue and unpaid for seme time past; And whereat. It la desirable that the same should be paid, and withdrawn from the market; therefore, Section 1. He it enacted by the Senate and JToute of Jicpresentalives of the Commonwealth of I'enn tylvania in Vcneral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted bv authority of the tame. That tho Governor, Auditor-General, and Htate Trea furerbe, and are hereby, authorized and em powered to borrow, on the faith of the Com monwealth, in such amounts and with hucIi notice (not less than forty days) its they may tleerri UiOSt expedient for the interest of the Hlate, twe!v'lree millions Of dollars, and iHHue certificates of loan, or bonds Of Hj3 Com monwealth for (he same, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, pnyable semi-annually, on the 1st of February uiullHtof August, in the city of Philadelphia; which certificates of loan or bonds shall not bo subject to any taxation whatever, for State, municipal, or local purpones, and shall be paya ble as follows, namely: Five millions of dollars payable at any time after live years, and within ten yearn; eluht millions of dollars paya ble at any time after ten years, and within fif teen years; and ten millions of dollars at any time after fifteen years, and within twenty-live years; and shall be signed by the Governor and tstate Treasurer, and countersigned by the Auditor-General, and registered in the books of the Auditor-General, and to bo transferable on the books of the Commonwealth, ut the Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bunk of Philadelphia; tho proceeds of the whole of Which; loan, including premiums, etcotera, received on the same, shall be applied to the payment of ttie bonds and certificates of in debtedness of the Commonwealth. Section 2. The bids for the said loan shall be opened in the presence of tuo Governor, Auditor-General, and State Treasurer, and awarded to the highest bidder: Provided, That no coi tifl caie hereby authorized to be Issued shall be negotiated lor less than its par value. Section ii. 'l he bonds ol the State and certifi cates of indebtedness, now overdue, shall lie receivable in payment oi the said loan, under such regulations as the Governor, Auditor General, and State Treasurer may prescribe: and every bidder for the loan now authorized to be issued, shall state in his bid whether the same is payable in cash or in the bonds, or certificates of Indebtedness of the Common wealth. Section 4. That all tvustees, executors, admin istrators, guardians, agents, treasurers, com mittees, or other persons, holding, in a fidu ciary capacity, bonds or certificates of indebt edness of the State or moneys, are hereby authorized to bid for tho loan hereby authorize to be issued, and to surrender trie bonds or certificates of loan held by them at the time of making such bid, and to receive tho bonds authorized to be Issued by this act. Section 5. Any person or persons standing In the fiduciary capacity stated in the fourth sec tion of this act, who may desire to invest money in their hands for the benefit of the trust, may, without any order of court, invest tbe same in the bonds authorized to be Issued by thrsoict, at a rate of premium not exceed ing twenty per centum. Section 0. That from and after the passage of this act, all tbe bonds of this Commonwealth shall be paid off In the order of their maturity. Section 7. That all loans of this Common wealth, not yet due, shall be exempt from State, municipal, or local taxation, after the Interest due February 1st, one thousand eight hundred and slxiy-sovon, shall have been paid. Section 8. That all existing laws, or portions thereof, Inconsistent herewith, are hereby re pealed. JOHN P. GLASS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. L. W. HALL, Speaker of the Senate. Approved the second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. JOHN W. GEARY. In accordance with the provisions of tbe above act of Assembly, sealed proposals will be received at the Olllce of the State Treasurer in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, until 12 o'clock M of the 1st day of April, A. L. 1867, to be endorsed as follows: "Proposals for Penn- Rvlvnnln. MtntA T,nnii " TYaiihii rr llnnaflmAnt Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United Slates of America. Bids will be received for 85,000,000, reimbursa ble in five years and payable In ten years; 88,000,000, reimbursable In ten years, and payable in fifteen years; and 810,000,000, reimbursable In fifteen years and payable in twenty-five years. The rate of interest to be either live or six per cent, per annum, which must be explicitly stated in the bid, and the bids most advanta geous to the State will be accepted. No bid for less than par will be considered. The bonds will be Issued in sums of 860, and such higher sums as desired by the loaners, to be free from State, local, and municipal taxes. The overdue bonds of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be received at par in pay ment of this loan, but bidders must slate whether they Intend to pay la cash or la the overdue loans aioresaiu. No distinction will be made between bidders paying In cash or overdue loans. JOHN W. GEARY, Governor of Pennsylvania. JOHN F. HAHTUANFT, Auditor-General W.n. KEMBLE, State Treasurer. N. B. No newspaper publishing the above, unless authorized, will receive pay. 2 7 TEN PEIl CENT FIRST MORTCACE BONDS. TIic Hamilton Gold and Silver Mining Company of Nevada. This Company, based trpon s large and valuabl DroneitT in tlie Mammoth aud North Union lUxmctn i.ye'eounty, ftaie of Nevada, oiler Bonds bavins; Ave years to run, bearing Interest at tbe rate often per cent, per annum, pa able ball yearly at the olliue ot the liompauy, 'ibese securities form a first claim on the entire asset of tbe Company, and are exchangeable tor ordinar stock at tbe option of tbe holder at any period duriu tbe five years , For particulars and further information, apply to tbe Fecreiary or the Managing Director, at the Olhceot't be Company, Kca. 3ti and 31 fKlSNiiJLlLLLNCia, No. 430 WALNUT Street, PRESIDENT, HON. ALEXANDElt HAMSEY. BKCKETAEr AKD TREASURES 1281m CO!.. JACOB ZIBOLElt. pa S. PETERSON & CO., No. 3D S. -THIRD Street. tiOVEKSJMF.XT KKCUHITIES OP ALL HINDS, AM STOCKS, ItOXDS, ETC., BOUGHT AND SOLD AT TUB . Philadelphia and New York Boards of Brokers. COJHI'OtINO INTEREST NOTES WANTED. DRAFTS ON NEW TOHK 25, A lwftyt for e la uaa to luit puicluwera, jt 20 jnt 1 A i FINANCIAL. RATIONAL HANK OF TIII HEPU1JLIOJ Kom. 849 mid 811 CIIENNUr Street, PniLADBLPHIA. capital, soo.ooe-rci.i, PAID.' DIRECTORS. Jos. T. Pulley, IWilllnrn FTVlpn.lSnra'l A. B1ptaa. I dw. . Orne. USKiiod Welsh, I Kiwi, A. ltoyt, Nathan llllles.lB. Rowland, Jr., Wm. H. Kuawn, PREHIDKNT, WILLIAM 11. RHAWS, CAHIIIF.R, JOSF.PH P. MIWKORD. 1 .11 Jro REMOVAL. R E M O V A L. To accommodate our continually Increasing ness, we havo token the commodious room, KMJIHSD BTUIIY, NEW LEDGER BUILDING, S. XV. Corner SIXTH and CHKSB8UT 8 (Entrance on Hlxtti street). Into vhlcb we have removed, where we shall b pleaneu to see our many patrons and lrlends. J. M. BEADBTREET A SOI. J. B. Brookk Biiperintendent Philadelphia OtUca. rhlludelphia, February 2, 1W17.; 2 2 lm R E M O V A L. E. N. THARP. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, MOVED 10 No, 32 South TniUD Street, COLLECTIONS miide on all parts of the Unite Stated 2 21m4p DTJEER A SEAHS REMOVED TO NO. 4 l'ltUNKs 8trm.-DKKI-.lt bKAHM. tormerl oi GolrtNmlih'R Hall, Library street, have removed i No. 412 PRUNE ssirei-l. between Fourth and Fitt slreelH, win-re tney will continue their .Manufactory ol Gold Ulmlnn, Bracelets, etc., in every variety. Also lliesiile oi line Gold, Silver, aud Cupper. Old Gold and Mlver bought. January 1, ls7. 1 193ra ROOFING. OLD BI1 INGLE ROOFS (FLAT OK BTKKP) COVKR t.U WITH JOHN'S ENGLISH KOOFINU CLOTH, And coated with LIQUID GUTTA PKKOHA PA J NT, milking them perlectly water-proof. LKAKY GRAV1-.L ROOFS repaired with Gutta Percua Paint, and warrunteit for Uve years. LEAKY BLATHi ROOFS routed with liquid which becomes as bard ft slute. TIN, COPPER. ZINC, or I HON coated witu Liquid Guttapercha at small expense. Cost ranging from one to.two cents per square foot. Old Board oi bliingli; Roots ten cents persquiure foot, all complete Materials constantly on hand and tor sale by th PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA ROOB ING COMPANY. GEORGE HOBART, 11 2 6m No, 2S0 N. FOURTH Btreet. O O F1 I IV Gr OID NIIINOIK ROOFS, FLAT OR STEEP roiKltl.l) W H Il ( l i l t 1-KH II A HOOP IX4.-4 I.OT1I, unci coated with LltUIl 4jillTT. PKKCIIA 1'AINT, making them perlectly watea Drool. LEAKY GRAVEL ROOF repaired with GutM Ferclia Put tit. anil warranted lor Ave years. LEAKY SLATE ROOFS coated with Llqnll Gutta Percba Paint, which becomes as hard as slate. ForTlN,4'4PIEK,y.IN,and IRON ROOF4 this I'uint is the tic ii ultra ol all oilier protection. It forms a perlectly Impervious covering, completely reslHts the action of the weather, and constitutes a thorough protection ugalnst leaks by rust or other wise. Price only trom one to two cents per square foot. TIN and GRAVEL ROOFING dorie at the shoru-Nl notice. Material onnntnntlyon hand and for sale by tbe aiAMJIOTU ltOH 4'OMPANY. JtECKLESN .V EVERETT, 1 21 6m No. 30-4 GREEN Btreet. LUMBER. "1 RAT SELECT WHITE PINE BOARDS J-OO I . AND PLANK. 4-4, 6-4, o-4, 2. t'4, 8, and 4 Inch CHOICE PANEL AND 1st COMMON, 16 feet lone. 4-4. 5-4, 6-4, 2, 2S. 8. and 4 Inch WHITE PINK, PANEL PATTERN PLANK. LARGE AND SUPERIOR BTOCK ON HAND.' -iRfV7-BUILDIN0' building" J-OU I BUILDING! LUMBER I LUMBER! LUMBER 4-4 OA ROL1N A FLOORING. 6-4 CAROLINA FLOORING. 4-4 DELAWARE FLOORING. 6-4 DELAWARE FLOORING WHITE PINE FLOOKJLNU. ABH FLOORING. WALNUT FLOORING. BPRUCE FLOORING. ,J BTEP Boy itDS. RAIL PLaNK. PLASTERING LATH. 1867 -CEDAR AND CYPRESS BHINGLKH. MINI) l:K!IAH RTTTVrST th BHORT CEDAR BHINGLE8. COOPER BH INGLES. FINE ASSORTMENT FOR BALE LOW. No. 1 CE OAK LOGS AND POSTS. No. 1 CEDAR LOGS AND POSTS. 1867 LUMBER FOR UNDERTAKERS! , LUMBER FOR UNDEKTA K KRni itPH tlJIAil, IVALfHUf. AINU .PIJNE. RED CEDAR WALNUT, AND PINE. 1867 -ALBANY LUMBEROPALLKINDt ALBANY LUMBER OF ALL KIND . i ..t avi, c- , IXjX j L . BEASONE1) WALNUT. DRY POPLAR, CHERRY, AND ASH. OAK PLANK AND BOARDS. MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD. AND WALNDT VENEERS. 1867 CIGAR-BOX MANUFACTURERS i CIGAR-BOX MAN UFACTUKEKH. BPAN1BH CEDAR BOX BOARDS. i QPJ7 SPRUCE JOIST! SPRUCE JOIST! J-OU i . (SPRUCE JOIST! BPRUCE JOIST, FROM 14 TO Kt FEET LONG. FROM 14 TO iU FEET LONG. 6CTE1U.UK NORWAY SCANTLING. MAULE, BROTHER & CO., 11 22 6mrp No. 2500 SOUTH STREET. J C. PERKINS, LUMBER MERCHANT Successor to B Clark, Jr., NO. 324 CHRISTIAN STREET. Constantly on hand, a lame and varied assortment Building Lumber. 624 . IfcjtffUi ll(L ,. - '. ' I w aUriui;,,,,, ,,,-J yM&$ rpHE GENUINE EAGLE VEIN, THE CELE JL brated PBKWTON. and the poie bard GREEN WOOD COAL, Igg and Utovt ;.m to Hl parts ol tbt city at J-60 per ton superior UCHIOH attt is. Each ol the above articles are warranted to glva per fect satisfaction in every repect. Orders received at No. 114 Houth THIRD Street! Buiporliun.Mio 1314 WASHlNti'lOM Avanu. US t "ROBERT SHOEMAKER k CO, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, MAXUFACTUJiEIiS, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS H Taints, Varnishes, and Oils, No. 201 NORTn FOURTn STREET. 128 3m CORNER OF BACH.
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