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THE SIIFFEAGE . TROUBLE IN ENOLAND.
The British people, as represented by
their politicians and journalists, are in trou
ble, of course, but not about the American
war or American cotton ; these are settled.
Nor even about the 'United States debt and
oneinevitabie bankruptcy ; that they have
-given up. Nor even about their own debt,
under which they have been groaning and
growling for a whole century, for they find
the exchequer in comfortable condition,
getting the mastery of the monster with
such ease as insures a near enough victory.
Taxes, also, are remitted and accommo
dated nearly to the satisfaction - of the
payers, and with this most of the stan
dard grievances are wearing out. There
is but little left to them that everybody
can understand well enough to talk
and growl about except the cattle plague
and the suffrage question. Not that,
they know anything about the Rinder
- peat worth knowing, but it serves well
in its way. for gossip and gloom. The
seffrawris skitter, because a tougher and
more enduring- topie of partisan eonten
tion: They have it just as we liuve it
among ourselves, with a difference of
coke', which is, however, a great relief in.
the American debate, for it groups all the
disabilities that can possibly be given as
ground for refusing the franchise. The
opponent of the extension here is not
bothered to define upper, middle and
lower classes, and fix the boundaries of
fitness by lines so vague, with the reasons
which rule them. He is not bound to
take up the intelligence, the education, or
the property qualification. The subject of
our debate is settled with a word—he is a
nigger, and this country was . made for
white men, or, more accurately and per
tinently stated in the language of ex-Attor
ney General Black, "this Government is,
a white man's Government ;" allowing
the negro the right of country, provided
he will keep Ins place in it.
The English disputants have no such
ready and obvious argument, no such short
cut to a conclusion. They have to find,
or make or believe reasons for every shade
of opinion they hold, and for all the com
plications in the entire tissue of the discus
sion. One party, the Radicals, who go for
manhood suffrage, simple masculinity and
maturity, thought they had a good thing of
it, an easy well-beaten path of argument to
travel, as followers of all the revolutionists
who have extended political liberty and so
cial progress ; but their breadth of liberalism
and universality of sympathy got into diffi_
ulty, when J. S. MILLS suggested that their
whole argument was good for nothing, unless
it included women's rights, and changed
its war cry from manhood to humanity suf
frage. Another party would put the fran
chise upon educatiOnal limits, reading and
'Writing being the tests, but they are an
swered that the recent educational move
ment in England has brought any amount
of real incompetency up to that standard,
a.nd that in itself it is no proof of brains on
the score of ability, and totally ignores, be
sides, all moral unfitness. If fitness is re
quired, it is clear that it can neither be de
fined nor applied in practice. Not a propo
sal of this sort has been made that does not
break down under the weight of its own
consequences.
The — question got itself a hearing at the
last meeting of the British Association for
the Promotion of Social Science. In the
statistical and economical section, LEONE
LETT, the well-known author in finance
and statistics, went at it with figures and
estimates, and such facts as might be made
to agree with the figures and estimates, but
without an idea of what he ought to prove
by these very pliable agencies. He seemed
to be satisfied with cipherings. He tried
the problem by the disqualifications of rank,
occupation and moral and educational quali
ties, but quite too many electors were left.
Then he tried it by income, rents, and. all
that sort of thing, and after exhausting the
simple rules of arithmetic, he concluded
that he had found nothing by the process,
and therefore he earnestly recommends
that "self-mastery and unstained charac
ter" be made the requisites—for the poor,
he said nothing of applying this gauge to
the middle and upper classes.
The trouble with all but the radicals is
that they desire, or profess to desire, to get
.a Parliament which shall fairly represent
every type and variety of national charac
ter and interest. But to effect this they
must balance and harmonize classes andinte
rests. Mr. LE"tri calculates the working,
the middle, and the upper class t. - 5 stand to
each other numerically as 64 : 32 : 4. Here
the force is, with the lower class, out of all
proportion, and England's interests and
established policy are too ticklish to be
wholly surrendered into unpracticed
hands. An election under universal
suffrage would be nothing more nor
less than a grand national strike by
the laborers. A ten or eight-hour system,
for instance, would play the very mischief
with " the workshop of the world." More
over, the European "balance of power"
has got terribly out of repair, and it will re
quire all the brains in John Bull's head,
unembarassed by the members of the body,
to checkmate Prance, Prussia, Austria and
Russia, in the redistribution of dominion
upon which they, have fairly entered. Con
servatism in England has too much to con- -
serve to surrender its welfare to the hard
fisted masses.
The ftgures of the Professor also show
that the classes pay taxes in the inverse
proportion of 4 ; 18 : 88 ; so that a fraction
less than two-thirds of the voters, on the
manhood System, pay but one twenty-fifth
of the taxes, while the upper class, who
would be but one twenty-fifth of the voters,
pay nearly seven-eighths. No balance can
thus be attained, and radicalismaonly stands
for ruin.
The manhood, system prevalent in the
Northern and Western States of our own
country has not been anarchy; nor is it
chargeable with much blunder or mischief.
Why need it be feared in England ? For,
the very reason that it is feared, and hon
estly feared, as a working system for the
South. Then it means the commitment
of the functions of government to men
wholly uneducated —to men who have
never yet governed themselves, or their
households, or ever thought Of doing SO.
All this frightful, incapacity is the crime
charged by the people of England
upon the late slave States. But, behold,
when the same question is brought home
for their own solution, their plea is in effect
a confession that they have so lin-bruited
their own lower class that they are now as
incapable as our negroes, Slavery, indeed,
"is the sum of all villainies," but its sub.
jects were very recently savages and
heathens, while the masses of their do.
minion had as early a start in civilization
as the nobility and gentry who now report
them under the designation of the den.
yerotts class.
" The situation" is just this: Europe
tumbled down upon .us all the social evil;
and political difficulties of history. We
have triumphantly met and mastered all o!
them that are of any high importance with
-out the help of mother country, except tin!:
one question of negro suffrage—a trouble
which in the far milder form of manhood
suffrage England is wholly unable to dis
pose of. Well, let the "lords of human
hind" - wait a little till we can fairly under
take that also, and we will show them how
to organize liberty and order, 'how to esta
blish self-government, and give everybody
the power to take care of himself withoui
mischief to the community.
WE must again return thanks to Sir. H. Gor.
man of Adatas - Express , for late Southert.
papers. •
iiIE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
SIXTH DAY'S
„SESSION.
The House of Clerical and Lay Deputies re
assembled yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Morning prayer was read by the Rev. Dr,
E. F. Berkley of Missouri, and Rev. Dr. Win.
Payne of Schnectady, New York.
The minutes of the previous day's session
were read and approved.
Rev. Dr. era*, the president, made a per
sonal explanation for the purpose of correct.
ing a mistake, which he had inadvertently
made last week. In .a conversation between
Dr. Vinton and the chair, the latter had de
livered an opinion not then of any practical
consequence. The matter referred to a ques
tion 'of order wherein the. Doctor, was right,
for, upon examination, the chair had found
that no such , thing was known in general par
liamentary law as a substitute. It 'existed
only positive enactment of such 'a rule.
This AlconSe had adopted a rule in regard to
substitutes and a substitue could only be
offered in conformity with that rule.
The order of the day being the reception of
reports of committees, the Committee on the
Consecrtition of Bishops, throng* its chair
man, Rev. Alexander Burgess of - Maine, made
the following report
The •Committee to whom was referred the
'memorial of the Diocese of Indiana asking the
Consent of the Rouse n the election of the
Eight Itev. Joseph Cruikshauk Talbot, D. D.,
to be assistant bishop of that Diocese, and mes
sage No. 3, from the House of Bishops, com
munication its sanction to the act of that dio
cese, respectfully report:
That evidence has been laid before them of the
inability of the Bishop 'of Indiana to perform hie
hpiscopal duties, and consequently of the need of
on ossistaut bishop, and also of the unanimous elec
tion by the convention of Indiana of the Right Rev.
Bishop Talbot to be assistant bishop.
The committee further report that the canon per
mitting change in the jurisdiction of a domesttc
missionary makes him eligible to the office of dio
cesan bishop of any organized diocese within the
United States, but does not provide for his transla
tion to be assistant bishop of any diocese.
The committee refer the matter to the considera
tion of the House, that it shall be recommitted with
such Instructions as shall relieve the committee, or
otherwise acted upon as the louse may judge best.
By order of the committee.
ALEX. BURGESS, Chairman,
Mr. Burgess explained tile action of the Com
mittee, and .stated their conviction, so far as
demanded, that Bishop Talbot would. fulfil
'the duties of, the office of bishop of the Dieeesu
of Indiana in a worthy manner. By reference
to the canon, it would be seen (page 39 of the
Digest) that " any bishop or bishops 'selected
and consecrated under this section shall be
entitled to a seat in the House of Bishops, and
shall be eligible to the office of diocesan
bishop In any organized diocese In the United
States ;” and subsequently in ninth section of
the same canon : " When a diocese entitled to
the choice of a bishop is elected as its dio
cesan and missionary bishop," etc., providing
the course that shall be pursued afterwards.
Both these parts of the canon, and these were
all the parts that applied to the subject, spoke
of the election of a diocesan, and not of an
assistant bishop. The committee had believed
that they could not report otherwise than
they had reported, feeling that where it• is an
exception to the general rule, the distinct
language of the exception should be followed.
lion. Ezekiel F. Chambers argued that there
was nothing either in the letter or spirit of
the cannon to forbid the election of a mis
sionary or diocesan bishop to the position of
assistant bishop. Re moved to recommit the
subject to the committee.
'lcy, Dr. Clarkson moved that the House ap
prove of the election of Bishop Talbot to the
ssistant bishopric of Indiana.
Rev. Dr. Stubbs, of New Jersey, maintained
that the election of Dr. Talbot to the Diocese
of Indiana should not be confirmed by this
House, on the ground that such election of a
missionary bishop to a diocese was oppesed
both by the letter and spirit of the canons Of
the Church. A clergyman was chosen for a
missionary bishop on account of having pecu
liar physical as well as intellectual qualifies.
tions, and some of the bishops would not have
been selected for the Territories had it been
supposed they would afterwards be transfer
red to organized dioceses. In the nextplace,the
six years experience of Dr. Talbot in the
Northwest would be lost to the Church if he
Were now removed from that field of labor.
Again, the missionary bishops were, like the
Apostles, bishops at large. They did not take
local dioceses, but appointed Timothy and
Titus bishops of cities. so the Church designed
her missionary bishops to follow the Apostolic
constitution. It would have au injurious effect
to tempt the bishops to leave their fields of
labor for dioceses of smaller size, and of
greater convenience and_personal comfort.
Rev. Dr. Cummins, of Illinois, said that any
man who had spent six years in arduous and
assiduous labor, as had the candidate for this
bishopric, could not now justly be impeached
On the ground of physical incapacity. The
Rouse or ilishops hailunanimously_given their
consent to the transfer of Bishop Talbot from
the Northwest to the Diocese of Indiana.
Dr, Clarkson corrected the Rev. Dr.* so far
as to state tuat the committee in the MAIMS. of
3318h0p8 had unanimously reported in favor of
the proposition, but that the Rouse had not
yet acted upon it.
Dr. Gumming atUlecl that It wag prordind by
the present action to establish a precedent for
future reference.
nog, l Aubßles, of Xew York, made some
remarks on the question.
Key. Mr. Martin, of Indiana, referred to the
portions of the canon bearing upon the sub
ject. He added that Bishop Talbot was
known to the DioCese of Indiana, and that a
man who bad been so successful in the North
west would be warmly welcomed there. As
one of the clergy, knowing the wants of that
field of labor, he eloquently and earnestly
urged the confirmation of the appointment.
- Dr. Clarkson offered the following:
Whereas, Although the language of the canon
does not specially authorize a domestic missionary
bishop so become an assistant bishop, yet inasmuch
as the canon does authorize such missionary bishop
to become a diocesan bishop in express terms; there
fore,
Resolved, As the sense of this House of Clerical
and Lay Delegates that the case of Bishop Talbot
is within the airil of the canon, and that he is,
therefore, qua ed. to be Assistant Bishop of In
diana: •
And resolved, That this House does concur in and
give consent to the election of the Rt. Rev. J. C.
Talbot, D. D., to be Assistant Bishop of the Diocese
of. Indiana.
Rev. Mr. 011iver, of Kansas, and Rev. Alex.
Burgess, of Indiana, also spoke on the subject,
the latter taking occasion to explain his posi
tion. He said the question was not whether
the transfer was prohibited, but whether it
Was permitted by the letter of - the canon. The
permission might be implied in the spirit of
the canon, but it was not expressed. He stated
his intention of voting for the resolution pro
posed by Dr. Clarkson.
Dr. likare expressed himself in. favor of the
resolttliOn, but not in favor of the preamble.
The preamble and resolutions were then
adopted.
Rev. Alexander Burgess, from the Commit
tee on the Consecration of Bishops,. to whom
was referred message number dye of the House
of Bishops, respectfully recommend the pas._
sage of the following :
Resolved, That the House of Clerical and Lay
Deputies concur In the netePtalice by the House of
Bishops of the Rev. Richardd - Elooker Wilmer., D. D.,
as a Bishop, and in the consent of that House to
his Episcopate in the Diocese of Alabama upon the
fulfilment of the conditions specliled in a message
received from that House.
Mr. Fells B. Brunot, of Pennsylvania, ad
dressed the House as follows
Mr. President: Looking upon this resolu
ton of the House of Bishops as an attempt
upon their part to do what we would all
rove to do, to aid in the reunion of the
Church as we long to have it reunited here
—to looking upon it as a Sign of that spirit
which should always prevail in these Houses—
I would desire with all my heart that I could
have silently retained my seat and voted for
the resolution. But it seems to me that it is a
'aproposition by a simple resolution to entirely ,
brogate some of the most important canons of
the Church. It proposes to set aside entirely
the canon which provides how and when a
bishop may be consecrated. It seems to me that
in approaching this 'subjectyou must either
consider that the Diocese of Alabama is and
has been constantly a diocese of this Church
and in connection with this Church during the
past four years, or else you must adopt the
other alternative of assuming thatthe Diocese
of Alabama has been estranged from us and
has had no connection with t e Church in the
United States, and that this action in the elec
tion and Consecration of a bishop has not been
by guy part of the church of the United States.
whichever of these phases of the ofindtiell is
to be assumed by us and by our Right Rev.
fathers, who have already acted in regard to
this subject, as correct, requires that we shall
go to our canons, that we shall as far as is
practicable under the circumstances of the
case, follow the letter and the spirit of those
canons. It is impossible at this late moment
that the usual proceeditigg can be carried out
and the necessary testimonials received and
adopted. lint there is a portion of the canon
which provides how this thing shall be done
during the recess of the General Convention.
If we assume that the church in Alabauuthas al
ways been a part of this General Convention,
but that owing CO circumstances they have not
had it in then• power to send the necessary
certificates of fitness to the different standing
°organ, and to the different eedestastical
authorities of the several dioceses then wish
ing t.o recognize the Bishop of Alabama as a
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
we must have the omission . corrected as far as
it is practicable to do so. I would be glad, sir,
if the. Secretary Would read the canon to
which I refer. I believe it is canon lath,
section 3d.
The Seeretary then read as follows :
"If,during the recess of the General Convention,
the Church in any diocese should be desirous of the
consecration of a bishop elect, the standing com
mittee of the Church In such diocese may, by their
president, or by some person or. persons specially
appointed, communicate the desire to the standing
committees of the churches in the different dioceses,
with copies of the necessary testimonials, and if the
major number of the standing teunnittees shall con
sent to the proprosed consecration, the standing
Committee of the diocese concerned shall forward
the evidence of such consent, together with other
testimonials, to the presiding bishop of the House
of Bishops; or, in case of his absence, to the bishop
who,according to the rules of the House of Bishops,
is to preside at the neat General Convention, who
shall eunillillniCitte the same to all the bishops of
this Church In the united Wales, and if a majority
of the bishops consent to the consecration the pre
siding bishop, or bishbp aforesaid, with any two
bishops, may proceed to perform the same, or any
three bishops to whom lie may communicate the
testinonials.
On motion of Judge Otis, Of Illinois, the fur
ther consideration of the present subject was
postponer] for the present for the purpose of
nominating a committee to nominate a Board
of Missions.
Judge Otis then nominated the following
gentlemen as a committee to confer with a
committee Of the House of Bishops to nomi
nate a Board of Missions Rev. Drs. Howe, of
:Pennsylvania; Clarkson. - Of Illinois ;_ Whar
ton, of Massachusetts; and Messrs. Hunt, of
New York; Demill, of Michigan, and. Battle,
of North Carolina.
The ballot being dispensed with, the above
named gentlemen were unanimously ap
pointed as the committee.
The consideration of the former subject was
then resumed,
Mr. Brunet resumed the floor. lid Said that,
assuming that it was impossible for the terms
er letter of the canon to be complied with un
der the then existing circumstances, the pro
per mode of procedure for the Church now
was not to set aside her canon because of these
irregularities, but to demand that so far as is
yet ',Tactical - de that canon should be complied
with. It was probable that the Church. which
elected the bishop of Alabama was to be con
sidered still a part of this Church, and that
they might supply all the omissions of the
canon which had occurred; and, in that case,
there might come to the presiding bishop trout
the various Standing committees a certificate
of assent to this
Here
complyingwo ul d
occur a difileult e
y rn as n e o c re i h n eil y
with the canon which no human legisla
tion could correct There would be no
thing left then for the presiding bishop
but to receive his brother of Als;bama as
one of the bishops of the Church. On
the other hand, if the assuMption was'
that the body electing Bishop W timer wa
not a body properly authorized and entitled
to makethat election, then we would have to
go back to the fact that the standing commit
tee which existed in Alabama previous to , the
usurpation, and which made this election,
shall call a convention as during the recess of
the General Convention, and shall at that con
vention elect the Bishop of Alabama, and shall
proceed, as far as practicable, to comply with
the letter of the canon. The speaker thought
the latter a more becoming way of accom
plishing the reunion Of the Church. He deemed
THE .PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1865.
it of double importance that, at this moment,
the Church should leave no single item of the
letter of her law unoomplied with—and why 7
Because it was here attempted to unite:the
Church by a sort of patching up; because it
was attempted] to be „proclaimed by high
authority on the floor that the Church never
meddled witlrthe questions of the day—such
as temperance ‘ slavery, and religion. It was
attempted to UMW lack our Southern broth
ern with the impression still in their minds
that Mason and. Dixon's line was drawn
through the Church. But it was not in the
Church.
Judge Chambers called the attention of the
speaker to the fact that ha Was wandering
from the question.
Mr. Brunot disclaimed any such intention,
and proceeded. He desired to promote peace. If
our Southern brethren came back with the mis
taken improchiOna which he had just noticed,
there would be created a volcano which would
explode with double force again.
The following message from the House of
Bishops was received,
The House of Bishops informs the House of
Clerical and Lay Deputies that it has adopted
the following
The Committee on the Admission ofnew Dioceses,
to.whora was referred the papers on the subject of
the Diocese of Pennsylvania, beg leave respectful
ly to report that they have examined the same and
and them correct, and recommend the passage of
the following resolution: .
R 0.69001, VIC House of Clerical and Lai Depu
ties concurring., thatthla House convent to the di.
vision of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, In the form
and manner set forth in the memorial from Western
nusylvania and the resolution of the Convention
fi
dr the Diocese. . B. B. SMITH
H. B. Wilit4 , LE,
• J. 0, TALBOT.
, Mr. Win. Welsh, of Pennsylvania, said that
he supposed the mistake of his associate dele
gate (mr. Brunt) consisted in his imagining
that there were canons bearing upon this sub.
pct. FOr himself, the speaker saw no such
canons, and that was the difference between
him and his colleague. The present was an
unusual case ; one which had never been con
templated or legislated for. A part 'of the
country had been in a state of war (individu
ally he called it rebellion, but, as a deputy
from the Church in Pennsylvania, he called it
war), and one diocese found itself without a
bishop. Being unable to reach the Church at
large, it selects a man asguardian of its affairs.
The war ceases; what now is to be donel
There is no legislation bearing upon the situ*
tioll ; it is one that wed never contemplated:
And, inasmuch as there was no canon having
reference to the 'Matter, it came under the
Gospel rule ; and, whenever the Church, could
free itself from the banns of law and come
under that Gospel - rule, kneeling down, in
frayerful spirit nt the Saviours feet, he
elt that a solution 'of the question would be
arrived . at. He suggested that several moments
les devoted to prayer, and that the convention
might then proceed in a renewed spirit.
Rev. David Keene; of Wisconsin, moved that
so much of the report Of the Committee on
the Consecration of Bishops not yet acted
upon by the House be laid on the table.
The motion was not agreed to.
Rev. Dr. Vinton. of New York, , said : The
question before the house may be properly
charaeteriaed as one of importance, though
not of vital importance: It was my painful
duty at the last convention to interpose ob
jections to the consecration of Dr. Wilmer to
the Episcopacy of Alabama, and this upon the
high principle of duty to the Church. My ar
gument at that time you will find recorded
on the pages of the journal of the convention,
and which, it appears to me, states fully the
question which now is presented. I will read
it as it is there suscinctly stated, presenting
the true principles in issue here:
Whereas, CBllOlllB of Title I. of the Digest enacts
that every bishop elect, before his consecration,
shall produce to the Rouse of Bishops of the Protes
tant Episcopal Church of. America, from the con
vention by whom he le elected, evidence of such
election, and front the House of Clerical anti Lay
Deputies. in general convention, evidence of their
approbation. of bis testimonials and of their assent
to nis consecration:. and
Whereas, It is further enacted in the Canon afore=
said, that if durinthe MUSS of tile general Con
vention, the church in any (Meese should be de-
Strolls of the consceratioe ere 'Whop-elect, the
standing committee of the church in such diocese
shall condnunicate.the desire to the standing com
mittees of the churches in the different dioceses,
together with the copies of the necessary testimo
nials, for the consent of tke major number of the
standing committees; and
Whereas, It is further enacted by the Canon afore
said, that by the aforesaid requisites no consecra
tion of a bishop shall - take place during the recess of
the general convention; and
ereas, The dloceSe of Alabama having become
vacant by the decease of the Rt. Bev. Nicholas B.
Cobbs, D. D., on or about the loth day of the mouth _
of January , tile convention of said diocese did
nominate, by election, the Rev. Richard 11. Wil
mer, D. D., of Virginia, to be bishop of the Dio
cese of Alabama; and
Whereas, certain bishops of the Rrotesant
Episcopal Church of the United States, to
wit: Bishop Mead, of Virginia; Bishop Eliot,
of Georgia, and Bishop Davis, of South Caro
lina, proceededduring. the month of October,
isci, to ordain and consecrate tile said
Richard H. Wilmer, D. D. to be bishop of the Dio
cese of Alabama, without the rerisite testimonials
of canonical consent either from the House of
Clerical and Lay Deputies in General Convention,
or from the major number of the standing commit
tees of the churches of tile Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States, in direct violation of
the aforesaid canon 13, thereby , giving mission to a
bishop and attempting to give jurisdiction in one of
the diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the United States to a bishop by irregular and
schismatical procedure, In contempt of the consti
tution slid canons of the. Protestant Episcopal
Church in the 'United states; therefore—
Essoived, That, the Rouse of Bishops concurring,
this General Coneemion of the Protegtaut Rehires
pal Church in the United States of America, pro
nounce the action of the Bishops of Virginia, Geor
gia and s'outli Carolina, in their consecration of.
Hichardli. Warner, 80, to the Episcopal see of
the Bishop of Alabama, to be, Irregular, lineation&
cal and schismatical, and that his jurisdiction in the
Diocese of Alabama is void and of non effect.
statement,- I presume, is a fair statement
of the case before us. The facts here
stated are undisputed. There is one addl.•
tional fact which the message from the House
of Bishops , brings to our view, and which is
not stated in these resolutions, (and I admit
that is a very important point,) that before
the consecration of any Dishop the Church re
quires his oath of conformity to the doctrines,
the discipline, and the worship of the Pro.
testant Episcopal Church to the United States ;
and if this be diamond With, then it is nova
dispensation of the canon, but it touches the
Prayer Book—it touches that higher law of the
Catholic church which has been embodied here
in this sacred order for the consecration of
Bishops, that before, any Bishop shall be eon-
Secreted to that high apostolic office he shall
make the vow. required of him.
The speaker inquired whether this vow
(which included a profession of loyalty to the
lilted States Government) had evet , been
taken by the present Bishop of Alabama. On
the contrary, it was affirmed in the message of
the House of _Bishops that it had not been
taken.
•
' The question then was: Should there be 'a
bishop acknowledged as Bishop of the Church,
in conformity with the requirements of this
Church 1 Accompanying this message the
House had received an extra judicial a.dnioni
tion concerning Bishop Wilmer. If he ob.
jetted to that admonition, Bishop Wilmer
would ask what right had the House of Bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal Church to edam
nish him, and he might send back the decla
ration, "I will not unite myself with a body
which has thus insulted me." But there was
a way, the speaker thought, of determining
the question. If the Southern Church would
consent to regard the act of secession, and all
the acts done under it, null and void and
would give the date at which. Bishop Wilmer
entered upon his oillee, and request his ewer.
mation, the convention might properly con
firm him. This would require the diocese
ana Bishop of Alabama to confess that, they
had been wrong. it required that majesty
which comes from prayer alone for them
to make the admission that they, had. done
wrong; that their acts for the last four years
had been wrong. If so, there is fraternity and
union, But it they come here with a par
ticle of assertion that their acts have been
right, then they meet with opposition. Let
their action be preceded by an oath of con
formity to the United States.- The Convention
might violate and re-enact its canons, but it
could not violate the oath required in the or
dinal for the consecration of bishops. Much
as he desired to press to his heart again the
old friend, he could not do so by a violation of
that oath, or a sacrifice of his duty to God and
his country.
Governor Washington Hunt, of New York,
said that hi approaching the Subject under
discussion much calm and kindly feeling was
required. He did not propose to revive any
discussion of our late troubles either politi
cal Or ecclesiastical, but to deal with facts. A
number of Southern States halpaesed acts of
secession and established a government,
which during its existence,, Was the de/ado
government of that portion of our country.
What then was the aetien of the Protestant
Episcopal Church In that, Southern country
They conformed their acts to the government
which wielded authority over them, as the
Church had always done. He believed that
they Committed an error I..forming 9. garla
rate ecclesiastical organization, but necessity
required such an organization in. order that
the spiritual wants of tile people might be
supplied. Under thin state of things iiisliop.
Wilmer had been elected. There were two
modes of procedure for the convention in
dealing with the facts coming before them. .
One was to stir up animosities. This
the other to extinguish forever those senti
ments of hatred which ought never to have
been engendered. For his own part, he pre-'
ferred the latter. The most that could be said
of the election of a bishop in' this instance was
that it was an irregularity, arising out of the
existing condition of things. But, because of
the establishment °frith° government which
lately existed in 'the - South, it did not follow
that everything done by authority of that go
vernment was void; the causes, heard and de
termined in the courts of the South were not
rendered void because of their determination
during the time in which that government
ruled, Neither were the acts of ecclesiastical
authority to be rendered nugatory. The work
of political reorganization had been accom
plished, and he trusted that the generous and
just Action of the House of Bishops would be
enstained at this time.
Rev. Hiram Stone, of Kansas, advocated the
propriety of sanctioning the course of the
Mouse of Bishops. He contended. that by a
policy looking to the welfare and union of the
whole country nothing could be lost to the
. Church. lie trusted that the Church would be
once more united, and his only wish was to
assist in pouring oil upon the troubled waters
and welcoming the return of the spirit of peace
and good fellowship, which, howeVer, was not
to be gained by the continued agitation of this
question.
Rev. Mr. Oliver, of Kansas, stated the ques
tion tO he whether the church should be bound
together by a rope of sand ne by its canon law.
Be complained that' the House had heard
nothing from Bishop Wilmer on the subject
with which his name was connected.
Rev. Dr. taarksOn announced that a letter
from Bishop Wilmer, addressed to Bishop
Hopkins and others, bearing on this subject,
had been received.
The reading of the letter was called for.
hey. Dr. Hare, of Pennsylvania, stated that
the matter proposed to be read comprised a
pastoral letter from Bishop Wilmer, dated
September 23 or thereabouts, to the clergy of
his diocese, giving . a copy of an application
MI his part to the Military commandant to
know exactly - what were his orders, and a
copy - of the Summary and peremptory reply.
Of the eelninandant. A second application
and a second reply of a like character are
also given. The papers were addressed to
Bishops Hopkins, Clark, Coxe, and others.
.Rev. W. D.lLlarlow, of Tennessee, said that the
Bishop of Alabama had cognizance of the ac
tion ox this convention, if the telegraph had
performed its duty, and that he had already
signified his intention of conforming to the
requirements of the Church.
The president, in ruling upon the call which
bad been made for the reading of the matter
received from Bishop Wilmer, said that it ap
peared to be a mutilated document, and there
fore was not the letter in its entirety.
A deputy inquired by what igh t any gentle.
man withheld a portion of the paper.
Rev." Dr. Clarkson explained that in answer
to the deputy from Kansas (lir. Oliver,) who
said that this House had no Information from
Bishop Wilmer, he had stated that a letter
from that gentleman was .a possession of a
deputy ! Dr. Hare had then submitted to the
secretary the matter which he had received,
and it had subsequently been withdrawn. The
paper, when produced before the House of
Bishops, had, created a marked degree of
unanimity, and the speaker believed that,
when read, at the proper time, it would occa
sion the same state of feeling in this House.
The several papers above referred to being
called for, were read.
Dr. Goodwin contended that it was shown
by, the letter that the Church and its Bishop
Ya Alabama could not have done. otherwise
than they did; and for the reason of its being
unavoidable, members should not quibble and
raise little scruples. Those doeuments showed
the spirit of the man most interested in the
pending resolution. It showed. 'that he could
resist the civil authority, even when backed
by the power 'of the sword. But why did not
that gentleman resist the authority of the
Confederate power 1 The House had no evi
dence that the men of the Church in the South
*MAW under duress in that particular; but it
• was known that they went with allthelr Marta
into the work of the rebellion. He deprecated
the course of Bishop Wilmer, as shown by his
pastoral in refusing to pray for the President
of the United States and the regularly consti
tuted authorities of the land. litatOry showed
that when the Apostle Paul was commanded to
pray for all in authority, the empire of Rome
was nothing but a military despotism; yet
that fact did not prohibit him from praying
for the ruler of the land. He did not believe
that the prayers of those members of 'the
Church in the South were offered under com
pulsion. But, even if that was not the case,
they werainexertsable,inaSmuch as they Made
no endeavor to secure the consent of the'dio
ceses of the Church, North and South. It was
no excuse to say they could not 'have secured
that consent ; they should have tried. In this
connection the speaker stated that, previous
to the consecration of Bishop Stevens, a com
munication was gent to every Southern dio
cese., It was not a sufficient excuse to say that
they belonged to a separate Church. They had
no business to have any such Church. He be
lieved it would lie more for the peace, honor,
and solidity of the Church that Bishop Wil
mer should signify his intention of returning
to this Church before action being taken. He
would not say that We convention &cum not
Make the first advances, but he believed that
it would be very magnanimous for them to
overlook what had occurred. ,
In answer to what had been said about the
manliness of the other side, he thought that
our manliness was fully equal to that of the
church South, and Hite was to be treated with
courtesy and propriety it would only be be
cause he could vindicate his own dignity. As
to the talk about " gentlemen," he found no
such , word in the Scriptures,
In - closing, he expressed his regret that as'
Bishop Wilmer was in telegraphic cony:mini- '
cation with members of the convention, he
laid as yet failed to let this body know any
thing of his mind. If he sentcany information
on tat point the fact would probably be of,
consequence in determining the speaker's
vote on the question. The disputed pOint as
to whether canons had been violated, aepend
ed for its decision upon the fact of whether
the Southern dioceses were in or out of the
church.
Rev. Dr. Kerfoot offered the following;
Reeolved, That the House of Bishops be respect
fully requested to communicate to this House any
and all the information they may have touching the
case of the Diocese of Alabama and the Right Rev.
Dr.
By general consent the pending motions
were set aside for the present, in order to
allow a vote on the resolution.
The resolution was then adopted.
The further consideration of the Subjeet was
then p_ostponed until Thursday, at la o'clock H.
The House .then adjourned till to-morrow
(Thursday) morning, at 10 o'clock.
To-day Is Set apart for the consecration of
Rev. Charles Todd Quintard;Rof Tennessee, AS
bishop of that diocese. The services will take
place in St. Luke's Church.
Meeting of the Synod of the Etrangell•
cal Lutheran Church of East Pennsyl
'Santa.
[Special Report for no rms.]
RaoTow, Pa., Oct. 6,1865.
The above Synod held its twenty-fourth an
nual convention in Christ Church, Rev. Dr.
Greenwald, pastor, at Easton,Pa., commenc
ing September 27th and ening October ad.
The attendance was large, the proceedings
harmonious, and the business transacted of
much importance. The synodical discourse
wag preached by Rev. L. E. Albert, and was
characterized by his usual earnestness and
ability. Rev. E. Greenwald, D. D., WaB chosen
president of the body; Rev. E. W. Rutter, se.
Cretary ; Rev. 21.. C. wede—c•—• a, treasure, , .
Among the items of business of genera/ inter
est are the following:
AMNIONS TO SYNOD.
Seven new members were received from
other bodies, viz.: Rev. D. P. Rosemnoller,
from the Synod of Pennsylvania • Rev. A. W.
Lentz from the Synod of Central Pennsylvania;
J
Rev. J. Q. Waters, from the Pittsburg Synod ;
Relr. Uriel Graves, from the Franckean (N. Y.)
Synod; Rev. T. Stork, D. D. from the 'Mary
land Synod; Rev. S. A. K. Francis, from the
West - Pennsylvania Synod - Rev- Il. ' gOhitidler,
from the Allegheny Synod:
DELEGATES BROM . OTHER BODIES
Rev. F. W. Conrad, D. D. from the Synod of
West Pennsylvania ; Rev. B. M. Sehmucker,
from the Pennsylvania SynOd ; Rev. P. Aen
stadt, from the Synod of Central Pennsyl-
Tani& ; Rev. G. Diehl, D. D., from the Mary
land Synod Rev. Dr. MUM., froln the Me.
lanchton Synod.
.GERMANTOWN ORPHAN HOME
Bev. H. Wendt, superintendent, urged the
claims of this noble charity, and, in response,
received in cash and pledges the handsome
sum of Is?,170.
A visiting committee to the institution was
appointed, consisting_ of Revs. J. E. Graeff, L.
E. Albert, and E. W. nutter.
STATB OP THE. COUNTRY
Resolved, That, as a Synod we deem it our duty
wed privilege to record our deep and hearty grati
tude to Almighty tiod for the restoration of men
to our beloved land, in the sudden and complete
overthrow of the rebellion, against which we nave
borne testimony ni past synodial deliverances.
Re,golved, That we accept it as another illustra
tion Of the retributive justice and udgmeni Ood,
that the iniquity of Slavery, whichlay at the root
Of this rebellion, has been smitten to extinction in
the death of the rebellion, which had been wicked
-1- inaugurated in its interest and promotion, [lto-
Ported by Rey. Prof. Id. Valentine.] 4
VMS PRIETEDTrax.
Recognizing in the recent national convul
sions the hand of God, leading four millions o
bondm en in our land to the inheritance of
freedom ; and believing that these millions of
beingsreduced by long servitude to a condi
tion of most abject and deplorable ignorance
and degradation, make an appeal to us for the
wattle of mental and social elevation, which
we dare not disregard; therefore
Resolved, *That we regard the "Pennsylvania
Freedmen's Belief Association" as worthy the
special svmpathy and Co-operation of every patriot
and Christian. and that we will commend to our
people any authorized agent who may come among
us for the purpose of soliciting contributions for the
attainment of the philanthropic ends aimed at by
this association, Elleportea by Rev. T. Mork, D. D.)
ORDINATION AND LIOISIO3DIVE,
Rev. H. M. Rogers and Rev. Jacob B. Keller,
by the solemn act of laying on of hands, were
duly ordained or set apart to the work of the
Gospel ministry. Three young men were
licensed topreach the Gospel for the term of
one year, viz : William H. Steck, Junius B.
Riemensnyder and Edmund J. Wolf. Rev. H.
C. Sebindle, unavoidably absent, it was re
solved should be ordained in his own church
at Mincrsville, (Pa.,) and a committee was
appointed to officiate on the occasion. The
ordination discourse,
which was able and elo
quent, was preached by Rev. George Parson,
of Milton.
'HOME NIMMONS
,Tip.aolned. That we will most heartily eo-operate
with the Home Missionary Society of the General
Synod, in planting and sustaining missions in the
principal. centres of influence in the West, in token
of which, in addition to the sum eVected in Christ
Church, Easton, we appropriate 'MO from the
fends of Synod; and that we also cordially invite
the agent of the central society to visit our Churches
and collect funds for medal points.
Resolved, That the Mission Committee of this Sy
lied be instructed to advise and co-operate with the
Itrecutive Committee of the General Synod's Mis
sionary Society in the work of home missions within
our bounds, with the provision, that in cases of con
flict of opinion between the two committees, the
the cosumittee of our Synod shall have the control
of the missions.
Resolved, That we hereby instruct our delegates
to the next meeting of the General Synod to advo
cate such changes in the constitution of the Home
Missionary Society as will limit the membership
thereof to those who co-operate with the society.
The llome.Missiontiry Committee for the en.
suing year consists of one from each confe
rence viz.:ev. E. W. Hatter, Philadelphia;
R Henry,H
er..E. L. Lebanon Rev. Geo. Parson,
Susquehanna.
Eight missionaries were supported by synod
in the home field during the past year.
From the report of the treasOror of the past
year s 11ev. S. Sentinan, it appears that the fol
lowing collections and disbursements were
made during that time by Synod: Synodical
purposes, $388.25; foreign missions, *877 ; home
missions, $1,36/.01 beneficiary education, $2,-
112.2.0.,4
CATAIV/SSA CONMZEGATION
St. Matthew's congregation of the town of
Catawboa, Colunibia county, newly organized,
and constituting part of the Bloomsburg
charge, prayed to be received into connection
with this synod. It was received.
EnThougthera rprAys CottEGE.
Rev. J. R. Dimm, the visitor of synod to the
above institution , . made report. The college
is located at Selinsgrove, the county seat of
Snyder county,. a quiet, neat, healthy, and
Strictly moral village, on the west bank of the
Susquehanna, Ally miles north of Harrisburg,
containing about 1,500 inhabitants. The col
lege Wine° le COMMedious and pleasant in all
its arrangements. The principal nev. S. Ho
mer, is a gentleman of high ministerial and
intellectual qualifications. The course of in
struction is thorough, and embraces all the
branches taught in female institutions of the
higliestorder of excellence. The last year has
been'one of decided success, 112 young ladies
having been on the catalogue, exhibiting a
gratifying increase over former years.
EZEGME!
Resolved, That no minister, nor church-council,
is obliged, either by the spirit of our Christianity,
or the genius of the Formula of our church govern
ment, to issue certificates of " good and regular"
standing upon demand of "heady," arbitrary,
ea pthous members.
Rasoieed, Tlmt any minister, or church-council,
who issues certificates to such malcontents, perverts
the legitimate purpose of their provision, destroys
the etnciency and Intent of discipline, fosters in- -
subordination, pays a premie for iscord, and
puts the harmony and unity or Zion at the mercy of
selfish men, 'who smart under the truth, anti lift
their heel against the righteous authority of the
Church of Christ.
Resolved, That It Is the duty of ministers and
church-councils to administer tile discipline in the
spirit of the Master upon all wilful and habitual,
schismatical and rebellious members, and thus
maintain .the sanctity and authority of law in the
churches. [Reported by Rev. M. G. Earhart, from
the minutes of the Allegheny Synod.]
ReBeired, That it is the sense of this Synod that
any member of our churches who habitually neg..
leers and absents himself or herself from the preach
ing of the Gospel and the ordinance of the Lord's
Supper, and fails to contribute, according to his
or Her ability, to all the necessary expenditures of
the church, without being providentially prevented
from doing so, for the space of one year, is, by the
force of the Formula oflnscipilne of the Evangellea
Lutheran Church (eh. v., see. iii., and ch. va. sec.
BiiBiiended; that is, mot entitled to a certideate
or honorable dismission, or to vote at congrega
tional elections, and their names should not DC in
cluded in the number of communicants reported to
Synod. [Offered by Rev. R. A, Fink.)
BOUNDARY LINO.
Rev: lifesSrs. it. Huber, J. Xi, rut% and RI A.
rink were appointed a committee to adjust
the boundary lines between this body and the
Synod of Central Pennsylvania., to report at
the next session.
LlTintaY OF GENERAL SYNOD,
The committee (Rev. M. Valentine, chair
-maw appointed at the last meeting to exa
mine the proposed liturgy, submitted by the
General Synod to the District Synods, reported
odrerseig to its adoption, as not coming up to
that high standard of excellence that 1S desi
rable. But, as a good liturgy is a great deside
ratum in the Chtirell, the General Synod is re
quested to renew its yet unsuccessful effort to
furnish one of more excellence, and better cal
culated to effect uniformity of worship in the;
Lutheran churches.
PASTOR'S FUND
No application for relief having been made
during the past year by any persons entitled
to it, the treasurer of this body was instruct
ed to transfer the funds in his hands, collected
for this purpose, to the treasurer of the Gene
ral Synod's Pastors , Fund.
DELEGATO TO THE GENERAL SYNOD
were elected by ballot, as follows: Clerical
-Rev. T. stork, 13. D. C. A. Hay, D. D., E. W.
Rutter, B. A. Pink, E. Greenwald, D. P. and
P. Porn. Lau—Col.W. F. Waonseller, Henry
S. Boner, A. O. Stein. Martin-Buehler, Charles
Kugler, and Albert Hummel,
DIRECTOR 9 IN THE THEOLOGICAL EEMINANT,
at Gettysburg, were elected by ballot, as fol.
lows: Clerical—Revs. J. Graeff, S. Sentman, A.
C. Wedekind, J. 11. Heck. Lay—,T. J. COOltrau )
Charles Kugler.
VISITORS TO FEMALE SEMINARIES
/Aitken:Me—Bev. Henry M. BickeL
4iuscittehanua Female College—Rev. E. A. Sher
rette.
THE MIINCY CHARGE.
On hearing the statements of all parties in
terested, Synod recommended that the Mue.
cy charge, in Lyeoming county, be not di
vlded but remain intact. The members of
the "Old Mother" Church were adyised to
abandon tbeir organization, and unite either
with the Nancy or the Hughesville congrega
tion.
MISSION AT DENVER CITY; COLORADO.
In humble reliance on the great Head of the
Church, Synod established a mission at Den
ver City. In Colorado Territory, and appointed
Rev. L. M. Koons, of Pottsville, the missiona
ry—an appointment that has given much
satisfaction, and affords a favorable angury
of success. Synod resolved to sustain the
mission by collections in the various churches.
INCREASE OF BENEVOLENCE
Rest/bed, That it be regarded the duty of all the
pastors of this Synod, publicly and privately, to
urge their members, in obedience to the plain re
quirements of .God's word, annually to appropri
ate a definite proportion of their income to the
can se of Christ, either by givin a certain pe ea nt
age of all their rem g
ipte, or the income of a certain
number of days in the year, or the products ors
certain portion of their farina, to lay the amount
thus realized by in store, in order that when God
calls for it it may be ready; and that they con
scientiously determine what proportion of their in.
come they will thus give to 4 ZiOd, according to the
rule God himself has laid down, as Re has prospered
them, or given them the ability'.
Resolved, That each"pastor be requested to state
in his report on the state of religion," at each;
synodical meeting, what, in this respect, he has.
accomplished • [Reported by Rev. E. Rubet.]
Br DOWMICNT BUND
liev. Dr. Conrad' addressed the Synod with
much power in badif of the more complete
endowment of the Theological SembiaSy at
Gettysburg, and received a few subscriptions.
==!
Whsreas, „Recent events have had the effect of in
creasing the evil of intemperance in the land, and
the cause of Christ and the cause of temperance go
hand in hand ,• therefore,
Resolved, That now, as heretofore, we express
our determination, in practice as well in theory,
to Promote the cause of temperance. (Offered by
C o F. W. Waiegonsellar.3 •
BIINEBIOLSRY EIMICAMON.,
The report of the chairman of the Educa
tion Committee, Rev. A. C. Wedekind, is one
of more than ordinary interest, It states that,
during the year, eleven beneflelarieB were sus
tained on the funds of the society, of which
number two have completed their theological
course, and are now present to be invested
with holy orders. There is a balance in the
treasury of nearly one thousand dollars. Se
veral new aplieants have been added, who
are now 'prosecuting their studies at Gettys
burg. The demand for pastors was never be
fore so urgent. Many vacancies exist, and
the number - of theological students does not
at all keep pace with the demand. The altars,
more than the gates, of Zion, are deserted.
The committee earnestly invoke parents, like
Hannah of old to devote their sons, prayer
fully, to the - Lord's service. Each pastoral
charge should aim at having at least one can
didate for the gospel ministry at the institu
tions at Gettysburg. Synod resolved, that in
the ease of those beneficiaries who have
availed themselves of its funds to procure an
education, ostensibly with a view to enter the
ministry, but who have subsequently aband
oned this purpose and entered into secular
pursuits, legal steps be taken for the recovery
of the money.
sTA.T.g OF RBLIOION
Rev. J. H. Heck, chairman-of the committee
baying in charge, the parochial reports and
accompanying statements, presented a lengthy
and able report. Whilst political and national
affairs have served as an element of division,
the churches of this Synod have, nevertheless,
in most places, firmly maintained their
gyound, and even made encouraging aggres
sions on "the world, the flesh, and the
Now congregations have been organized, new
houses of worship erected, old ones repaired,
corner-stones laid, burdensome debts liqui
dated, and liberal things devised. The reli
gious training and education of the children
and youth has received much attention. A
laudable zeal in behalf of the Sunday-school
has been manifested. Catechetical instruction
has been faithfully imparted, and the attend
ance on the means of grace has been most en
couraging. The brethren Speak hopefully as
to the future.: The report alludes feelingly to
the condition of the tutored people, alas, too
much neglected by most of our pastors. " The
pastor of the church in which we are assem
bled (Rev. Dr. Greenwald), and his eongrega•
tion have set us, in this particular, a noted
example in supplying the colored people of
Easton with preaching and Sunday-school in
struction. It would argue well for the state
of religion within Our bounds, a year hence,
shouldit be reported by many of our minis
ters that they have organized Sunday-schools
and churches for the benefit of this much de
spised and long-neglected race, which, in the
future of our country's history, is destined to
play such an important part."
THEOLOGICAL BEAIINARY, OtTTYSIIIIRG
Rev. A. C. I ,Vedekind, chair Man of the dire°.
tors of this body, reported most encouragingly
as to theprospects of this institution. The
efforts of Pr. V9nrad to raise an additional
00,000 for its more complete endowitient have
been crowned with much success ; and the
" General Howard .Projessorship," prosecuted
by Rev. Dr. Brown, likewise promises, at no
distant day, to be established.
ISXMAITB 01tVELJ,T7 Hotfgli
Rev. Dr, Hay reported the condition of this
institution, located at Middletown, Pa., to be
of the most 'flattering kind. The institution
maintains and educateg tiventy•five Orphans,
and is preparing to receive twentplive
tional ones, the children of deceased sailors
and soldiers.
lam FaiV.liutter i ttie secretary, returned
the thanks of the Synod to the pastor and eon.
giegatiOn of Christ's Church, Easton. and to
i vi m te id i s t t a . Mam e b w e eB re
the Citizens of the town nen.. o AnY. for the
etlie
generous hospitality .i
during their
manor Ac . .. 1 to by the pastor loci, Rev. Dr. Green-
Waki, when the Synod Adjourned With sing.
ling and _prayer, to meet at Danville, Pa., on
the last Wednesday of September, 1.8.66.
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Are fully guarauVeed.
THE BEET FITTING SHIRT OF THE AGA f 8 " The
improved Pattern Shirt," made by John C.
Arrison, at the old stand, Nos. 1 and 8 North
Sixth street. Work done by hand in the beet
manner, and warranted to gi Pe satisfaction.
His stock of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods
cannot be surmised. Prices moderate.
FOR ALL PRACTICAL WOIIR, requiring a beau
tiful, durable, elastic and uniform stitch, the
Willcos...t. Gibbs Sawing MilObbleS
Are regarded
Superior to all others.
Aar ATztnIENT NEwSPAPER.—The library of
Peter Force, of Washington, eempriSing fifty
thousand volumes, has been sold to the New
York IlidoriCal Society. Amongit4eirlosities
of literature is said to be the only Copy of a
printed newspaper containing an account of
the discovery of America by Columbus, which
Was published but a few months after
event. The paper is necessarily a stupid affair,
for it contains no notice of the Brown• Stone
Clothing flail of Rockhill 86 Wilson, Nos. 603
Miff COO Cheetilltt Street, above Sixth.
Wwcom Gums
Sewing Machines
Are recommended
• By all who use them
.1107 , 110U511 GRAras, CaoIOS FRUITS, COMM*
ao.—The mirst tempting stook in this
city, at A. L. Vansantls, Ninth and ClieetnUt,
Roasted Almonds, Chocolates, and a hundred
other delicious things, adapted for the season,
can now be had at his counters.
LACE CIIIITAINIS DONE UP, mended, and put
up at the window, all at about the same price
others charge for washing only. Upholstery
work of every description done tutthout delay,
at W. Henry 'Patten's, 1408 Chestnut street.
THE NEEDLES to the
- Wfficox & Gibbs
Sewing Machines
Are Short, Straight and
Self-adjustable
Or Des.—Charles Oakford &a Songs
Continental Hotel, will open on Wednesday,
October 4th, the most beautiful stock of
latlical, MigSeal, and children's hats, ever of
fered to the public. .The trade SUppliod.
UPECOLSTRItY Worm of every description (lone
immediately on call, at Patten's, 1408 Cheetnut
street.
FIVE•TWEGWTY GOITYONB, Gold and Silver, and
Conipound-intered NOtea DM, bought at
best market rates by Drexel & Go., 3-1 South
Third street, mad=
GrINTLEMBN are requested to examine the
stock of elegant new styles of silk, felt, and
cloth hats, which will be opened this week at
Charlos Oalrford & Sons, Continental Hotel.
Sava You taken a house, or do you want
your old house put to rights, and quickly,
upholstering done, carpets laid, furniture
varnished, and bedding put in repair, slips or
covers made for furnituret Work entrusted
to W. Henry Patten, No. 1408 Chestmit street,
done at once. _Positively no delay—no disap.
pointment.
DIC3OIIIPTIVE ranlpillOta, containing "price
lists," testimonials, references, a°, are mailed
to any address, free of charge, by the Willcox
& Gibbs sewing Machine Company, OIECO No,
720 Chestnut street.
HAUS DYE! HATE DYE!
BATCHELOR'S HAM DYE is the beat in the
world. The only true and perfect Dye—harmless.
Instantaneous, and reliable; produces a splendid
Black or Natural. Brown; remedies the 111 effects of
Bad Dyes, and frequently redone the original
color. Sold by all Druggists. The genuine is signed
W. A. BATCHELOR, 51 841tCLAX Street, New
'art. Jaglawf-ly
laiL,,v,•mutvsuJ , --
THE OYSTER.
BY TEE BARD OF TOWER itn.LL.
The noble oyster let us singe
The oyster plump and fair,
Whose home's a palace rare,
Exceeding that of any king,
"Mother of pearl" is spread
teneath,-and overhead;
True pearls, most rich, oft deck his etit
But then, alas! he don't feel well.
Though he does not his thoughts reveal,
Bay not. aeandat Vendor,
That sentiments tender,
An oyster has no right to feel!
Though his heart's pretty hard,
On the word of a bard,
TO his shell-home it clings so tight
That dispossession kills him quite.
Mankind, sometimes, from home to stir
Are nigh as unwilling,
If, till winds grow chilling,
They to purchase warm sults defer;
And oysters, when laid bare,
' Hate not the outer air
Mere than does he whose steps ne'er found
Tower Hall,where garments snug abound,
Our assortment of Fall and Winter Clothing
fresh, fun, and complete: and lave daily additions
enable us to add all new styles of goods as they ap
pear and keep our stock unbroken, notwithstanding
large and rapid sales.
Gentlemen can•be suited at once, with-ready-made
goods, of the best labrica, equal-in style, fit, make,
and materiat to any made to-order, at 25- per cent.
lower prices. Those who prefer can have their
goods made to order In the best manner; with a
large stock or piece goods to select from.
TOWER RALL,
No. 518 MARKET Street,
It BENNETT &
FASHIONABLE SOCIETY ENDOR9ES IT,
AND ALL ARE UNANIMOUS IN ITS PRAISE.
miasma THE HAIR SOFT, GLOSSY, AND• LUXURIANT,
z... - Tyrurrions AND ENTIRELY ViiiETABLE.
REEFS TUE SCALP CLEAN, COOL, AND.REALTRY:
"London" Gray "Hair Color Does Restorer:"
"London" 'Hair Color Restorer."
"London" Hair "Hair Color not Restorer."
"London". "Hair Color Restorer,"
"Londoh"Changed"Hair Color Stain- Restorer."
"London" 'Hair Color Restorer."
"London" without "Hair Color or Soil Restorer."
"London" "Hair Color Restorer."
"London" Dyeing. • `Hair Color Any- Restorer."
"London" "Hair Color thing. Restorer."
Cleanses the scalp from all impurities, causing the
hair to grew where It has fallen off or become thin,
siligle:hottlea, 75 emits: six bottler*' bold ny
Dr. SWAYNE & SON, 330 N. SIXTH Street. it
CHILDEEN'EI CLOTHING.---THS LAHGEPT
and best assortment in the city, at M. SHOE.E.4.-
KER & 4 and 6 N. EIGHTH St. oc4-12t•
A CARD.
TO THE GENTLEMEN OF FHILADELPHL&.
We are prepared to prove to the full aattsfaetlOn
of every one that a gentleman can be WELL
DRESSED at no greater cost than It BADLY
DRESSED.
That in reality there is nothing saved in wearing
miserably-cht garments, and making the wearer
look ridiculous and act awkwardly, when the same
amount of money invested will secure elegance and
gracefulness in style, and accuracy in lit.
With our large force of excellent and tasteful
cutters, we can at short notice suit the mostnartieu;
lar; and from our fine assortment of uncut goods,
please the most fastidious. Our salesrooms for
Ready made Clothing also present great attrac
tions. Please call.
WANANAKER R BROWN,
Popular Clothiers,
S. E. corner SIXTH and MARKET oSreets.
Special Department for Custom Work. ee27-tr
THE liEw LOAN.—The Secretary of the
Treasury having placed a new Issue of the deser
vedly popular FIVE-TWENTY LOAN on the Mar.
ket, we would beg leave to call the attention of in
rectors to it. the bonds will be. dated Novemberl,
1885, and bear interest at the rate of SIX PER
CENT. IN GOLD: and can be had in either coupon
Or registered, as purchasers may desire.
We are prepared to furnish these bonds in
amounts to suit at best market rate, and if desired,
will receive the various kinds of dovernment Geed
rifles in exchange at current rates.
DREX - EL do CO..
34 south THIRD Street
WOOD .SAWS' AND HORSE; SPLITTING,
chopping and Boys' Axes for sale by TRUMAN' it
131141 - yr, No. 53.5 t fight Thirty-five) MAUILET
btrcet, below Moth.
EY& Kill§ AMP CATAitittr. SUCCEBSPIMLY
treated brJa ItIAAGI3I - Jti, - P•1
519 PINE Street. ArtlSol 1 eyee Ineerted.
charge for examination. sul7-tr
BUT Yom WINDOW EiIIADES or the only
manufacturer of Ape shades in Philadelphia, REL.
TY, DARRINOTON & 00,1 14; Chestnut street.
WINDOW SHADES• — We are receiving every day
from our factory, new styles of opaque window
shades. BELTY, CARRINGTON& CO., 723 Chestnut
street.
All-wool and Union Reps Itrockatelle. Damooka
and Sattin Delaines, at the curtain store of -WELTY,
CARRINGTON & CO.
New Importations of Lace Embroidered Curtains
at ERLTY, CARRINGTON it C 9.
KELTT, CARRINGTON dp CO., Importers of Piano
and Table Covers, Hoßands and DamseßS.
Kityrr, CARRINGTON & Co. are receiving some
choice new patterns window shades, rusticbordere,
and other styles much admired. Call and see them
at 723 Chestnut street. se2o-Wolm
TSffi ComrLExtox AND HAlR.—Bald
Reads and Bare Faces covered, Gray Hair restored,
Light Hair darkened, Weak Hair strengthened,
and Bushy Hair beautified.
Also, Pimpled Faces cured, purified, and made
soft, smooth, clear, land beautiful by the use of
CHAPMAN'S CELEBRATED RECIPES.; Mailed
free to those wishing to give them an honest trial
These Recipes can be obtained without Charge Cy
return mail by addressing
THOS. F.
OVINXIST AND PERFUMER,
golB-mwft2tlW4t IS 31 BROADWAY, Wew York
COFFEE-ROASTERS, OF SEVERAL STYLES
and sizes, and various kinds of Coffee Mills, for sale
by TRUMAN & SHAW, No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five)
MARKET Street, below Ninth.
JONES'
JaNns'
OLD ESTABLISHED
ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE.
004 MABEET STREET,
ABOVE SIXTH.
One-price Clothing of the latest styles, made in the
best manner, expressly for Retail Bale&
Lowest selling prices marked in plain figures.
All goods made to order warranted satisfactory.
The One-price P/stem is strictly adhered to. All
are thereby treated alike.
JONES,
604 MARKET STREET,
ocb-et ONE-PRICE STORE.
THE REFINEMENT OF THE not Is In a
good Complexion. Nothing so much gives coarse
ness to it as a skin studded with Morphew,rimples,
and Black Specks. ant ria of ilicutA disfigurations
by the use of " EMAIL DE PARIS," which Mrs.
D. Jr. Dowers, Wile Vestvall, and Miss Western
morn fQr rgipwapg all foreign deposits and dis
col orations, and rendering the skin -Adis, sort,i.gd
transparent. Sold by all first-class Druggists, Per
lumen, and Hair-dressers. oe2-111WStf
lar PRIORS RBTMORD.
W WANAMAKRE & BROWN,
&B. Popular
Clothin g
itar- House,
air OAK HALL, B. E. eon SIXTH and MARKET.
MARRIED.
RANDALL—CROTJT.—On the 10th inst., at the
Cathedral, by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Wood Edmund
Randall to Miss Emma Crout, all of this city.
SLIVER—SCHOVIELD.—On the 10th Inst.. by the
Rev. Ai Longacre, of Trinity IC E. Church, Mr.
W. A. Miyer, of Baltimore, to Miet Fannie M..
youngest daughter of Lane Schofield, Esq., of this
eity.
[Baltimore papers please copy.] •
TIFFANY- - TOMLINSON.—Oetober 10th, by the
Bishop of Minnesota, William L. Tiffany and Lydia,
daughter of the late John Tomllneoa, at tbe house
of the bride , e mother.
DIED.
FORD.—On the morning of the oth inst. Ernest
Romain, infant son of Joseph T. and ilenriette W.
Ford, aged 11 months and 14 (Jays.
Relatives and friends of the hmilly are invited to
attend the funeral from the residence of his grand
mother, Mrs. H. W. Womrath, Elm Hill, Frank
ford, on Thursday. 12th inst., at 10 o'clock.A.M.
SHELMERDINE.--Snddenly, on the 9th inst.,
Jennie Richardson, daughter of Edward K. and
Annie L. Shelinerdino, in the 4th year of her age.
Funeral item tile residence of her parents, No.
684 North Twelfth street, on Thursday morning at
10 o'clock.
CROCKETT.—On the 9th inst., Joseph Crockett,
in the 430 year of ills age.
The relatives and friends of the family, Kensing
ton Lodge, rio.
Ste
A. V. M. and the NOrtherli
Liberty 1105 C and gleam Fire-engine Company, are
respectfully invited to attend ids funeral, from ills
late residence, No. 951 New Market street, on Fri
day, 35111 lust., at 1 o'clock P. 91.
bOOTT.—Ott the morning of the 6th hilt, Sallie
it., wife of Wm. 11. Scott, and daughter of Wm.
Carpenter, Esq.
Her relatives and the friends of the family are
Invited to attend the &nem!, trout the residence of
her father, lilt Romee street, on Thursday after
noon. 12th Inst., at 3 o'clock.
WAYZJE.—On Sunday morning, Bth inst., Charles
S. Wayne, son of the late Caleb P. Wayne, in the
50111 year of ills age. -
The male friends of the family are invited to at
tend his funeral, from hie late regidenCe. NO. 1=
North Fifteenth street., Cia Wednesday afternoon,
at ai.4 o'clock precisely. Funeral services at the
Church of the Intercessor, Spring Qarden street,
below Broad street, at 9 o ' clock.
• **
FASSlTT. — Saturday, theith dust., of puewuoula,
Limon L. Fassitt, in the 48th year of his age.
The relatives and male friends of the lamily arc
invited to attend Ills funeral, from the residence of
his mother, No. 833 Arch street, Wcdaesday
osmorn
ing, the 11th inst.., at 10 o'clock, without farther
•otice
__ • l
notice.
POULSON.—On Saturday . morning, October 7th,
Lydia Ann Poulson, wife of John C. P 011194111 and
daughter of George and Catharine Riven, aged
37 years.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi
dence of her husband, No. 813 Walnut street, on
Wetitneinia i r afternoon, the 11th instant. at t o'clock.
To procee toWharton-street Methodist Episcopal
Cnureh.
MOURNING GOODS-PRICES RE
DUCED.
Gray razed striped 'No'hairs, reduced to Me.
Black B...rathea, reduced to 62.34 u,
Black Australian Crapes, reduced to enac and id.
Black striped Alpacas, reduced tone.
Black Poulin Barrita, reduced to 41.
Black Poplin Busse, reduced to $1.25.
Black Poplin Pekin, reduced to Mani and VA.
Black and white all-wool Plaids, reducpd to ‘ Cialac,
Black Cashmeres, reduced to UM.
BESSON & SON'S Mourning Store.
oc4 No. 018 CHESTNUT Streik.
V.YRE & LANDELL ABE orßzi - ge
FALL GOODS.
Magnificent Silks and Shawls,
Winner!, with Sllk Chain.
Wimp with Cotton Chain. •
Richest Printed De Laing&
Lupin's Marines. New Colors,
Saint Bernard Square ShOMPIA
Or "THE
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' ROME,"
The fullowing COMMITTEES are announced for
the WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRY EFOODS
DEPARTMENT, viz
MRS. S. P. GODWIN, Chairman.
MRS. H. STERLING..
MISS CARRIE P. ELTOI(,,
MISS NELLIE CLAUMORIV,
MISS A. E. ST. CLAIR,
MISS MAIL ANDERSON,
DIM RACHEL MAIM,
MISS ANNIE EISETIEREY
13A1SPL P. GODWIN, Fr, G. STERLING,
EDWTH HALL,
RICITA'RD WOOD, a'As. R. oh.MPDRLI.,,
JOHN W. THOMAS, .TOSEI'II B. GODWIN.
IN TESTIMONY of our approval of the object,
and in sympathy with the poor
SOLDIER AND OA/LORI
Wiio IS now destitute and disabled, we hereby pre
sent our
and the amount unlaced to our names, to he Great-2
NATIONAL. E'AM,
TO BE HELD AT THE
ACADEMY OF MENIC,
OCTOBER 533'1886,
tO be applied, by the Committee controlling the
Wholesale and Retail Dry Goode ifipartment, to the
fund for the better establishing and perpetuating a
NATIONAL HONE FOR THE SOLDItit AND
urEßEgla, J, WM. HOFMANN *too
JOHN B. nil - Bus it co Ea
HARRIS, SHIRTRIDGE & CO 100
FARNHAM, KIRKHAM CO 100
LEWIS, BOARDMAN & WHARTON.- . ... 100
.71:41N F'ABNUM - 100
D. & C. HRLLY 100
GEORGE B. REESE, SON ,& CO 100
JORDAN, DIARSR it CO
WOOD, MARSH & HAYWOOD MO
JOS. RIEGEL & H. S. FISTER 100
JAMES, KENT, SANTEE & CO
IaARRFrsoN, BLAKEMERE & CO 100
GEORGE W. REED & CO 100
ROOD, BONICRIGHT & CO
TRTIMICK, STOKES & CO by
JAMES R. CAMPBELL & CO 100
j'CiiINEFI., BERRY &CO 1. 41111141111118 000 /00
E. R. TAGGART
A. H. FRAN ciScts....
Yourre, 2,2001ir & CO
LEWIS & co 100
§, T. AUGE & CO 100
VANCE & LANDIS - / 011
EDWIN HALL h CO 100
JOHN H. WILLIfORO & CO
BARCROFT & CO
JOHN W. THOMAS
I. Z. YOUNG & 13-LTENIUS
FIENNERS & ii6VMSI
HENSLEY, SCHOFIELD & CO
WILLIAM WATSON & CO
GUSTAVUS ENGLISH
P. B. HUTCHINSON 60
PRICE dr rA/1144 - g 50
AD/CYZ O. rtztt.MAN 00
WHITE & SPARHAWK • 50
CHARLES E. MORGAN & CO 50
SIBLEY, MOLTEN &
JONES, WARMER & CO
BUSH & KURTZ
BITER, PRICE CO
FRIES & LEIIMAN
CHARLES B. WILLIAMS
HOLLINGSWORTH & HEWERS.... 25
STOUT & ATKINSON,,,. • •••
ELLIOTTB & MCCOWN
J. E. TEMPLE
WATSON & JANNEY •• 25
DUNCAN & CO
J. R. CASBELBERRY & CO
W. & H. It. ItAIGITEL.• • .
ALFRED H. LOVE
BRYANT FERGUSON
ADAMS, ATKINSON 8c CO 10
C. E. CLAOHOEN
WILSON, ANDERSON & ONRNEA.... 10
JONES'
METtPEY HALE •
TOTAL
CERTIFICATES OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
will be issued to each donor when the Autograph
Subscription is closed
THE AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
sin the hand); of the.Chalrman, Aro Xorket street,
where subscriptions are earnestly , solicited
Donations in goods or money may be sent to
SAMUEL P. GODWIN, 309 MARKET stree.t, or
to H. G-. STERLING, 239 and 211 North THIRD
Future contributions In goods, money or sdbscrip
ton Will be acicuowlea througll USA tlt4BB.
SAMUEL P. GODWIN,
Chairman and Treasurer,
H. G. STERLING, Secretary.
iw• AN ArrEAl. TO FIREMEN AND
crrth'tNg GENERALLY,
STRAND FAIR 1N AID OP THE SOLDIERS
HOME RACE ARD CROWN STREETS.
• The Lady Managers of the Soldiers' Home intend
holding a FAIR. in the ACADEMY OF MUSIC, for
the benefit of the Home, the last week of the present
month (October), and they appealo the well-known
liberality of the citizens of Philadelphia for dona
tions of money and suitable goods, so that it may be
made as remunerative and attractive as possible.
The "Home" has been in successful operation for
about two Years, but since the return of peace It is
found entirely too small to aceammedate the 111 ,
creased number of applicants for admission. It is
not right that the brave spirits who periled life
and limb in the service of their country, and who
now return to us with loss of health and limbs,
should he compelled to beg or starve, or and An asy
lum in tile almshouse 118 paupers, and this Fair has
p
been projected in the hoe that a fund of siiffielent
magnitude may be raised thatall such as are found
de Ne r th g
roatdp r bne r fit y oar e h f lhome may be re-
The Fair will be made as attraetiVe aft pcipettde,
and the
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
which was so successful at the Sanitary- Fair, will
also constitute a special feature at this; and the
well-known generosity of our firemen is appealed
to to lend a helpin hand to this worthy led, the
Committee being fully satisfied that it is on y neces
sary to let them know that their aid is needed to in
sure on their port a liberal response.
DOliatiOns will be thankfully received by either of
the following Committee
MRS. R. P. 'KING Chairman
No. ntoykuar, Street.
MRS. EDWIN^RAL
Seventh National Bank.
MRS. O. B. ANDRESS,
No. 128 N5)014% Street.
NES. WM. VINYARD,
Dell-Winn No. 738 COATES Street.
cokittilr — FaßAEHOll* --
GRAND FAIR,
AssEkillVit BUILDIN.G,
TENTH and CHESTNUT.
South Penn
United States Hose 6
Falrtnouut En 4
l'elansvonma . 7
nopire Hook and Ladder 4
spring Garden Hose 4
Cohocksl nk Hose 6
O°A Will Engine
Pole open from 6to 10 , r. M, every evening, ex
cepting naturday, when the pone will elzse at
o'clock precisely.
agrCONTENT FOR A SPLENDID
TEA•SERVWIri of the GRAND PAIR, As
sembly Bui/dloge,Titli.lls and dill IST!kI Strecta.
—lt was the intention or the committee to place
this Service at thu.dispoeal of the members of the
surer:x.l cliu relies-of our city exel udvel - A but at the
request or several' parties we have concluded to
throw the eonlogt, open, and allow 011YlVerson to be
voted for. The.persen receiving the- taghesk nuni
bee of votes wiltreeelve the !Sea Service—exalt vote
costing SO eentia. ooll-2trs
WT-INE GREAT
C:b.:tin:an& for Public and Private Schools
will be la attendance at the Soldiers' and Sellers'
Borne, earner oflitACE and CROWN Streets, every
FItIDAY AVTIERNOoIkt, to receive Money and Ar
ticles far the Pair, to be held at the Atm. - lenge_ of
Music thatober 23. A. UMW /11,W,
litorner gratefully acknowledges the receipt
of fifty dollars from the Ladiea' Aid of Buckingham,
IlucEseounty., Pa.
ItarMERCANTILE
lustitUtiOn eolltatiVi over Thirtyglve Thou.
Sand VOlumes. About three hundred foreign and
tlPUtestie Yea:Meals and Newspapers are regularly
taken; has numerous chess tables, &C. The ItOOMS
are are „ day. and even i n g. The price of the stock is
annual duet 011ie" 3 i
or• for subscriptions hay
fugs all the prlyueges of Ole Library,? Eer year is
charged. T. MOBRIS
eli-nrstuthstuat President.
. . . . . .
THE 010ECTORS 01' THE
dicKLUElrit OIL COMPANY
CENT. day declared a dividend of State Tax on the Capital Stock, clear of State Tax,
Payable on and after the 16th inSt., at the office Of
the Company. PitiaDELPHIA. BANK BUILD.
IN GS, Tratietr 13001 ts to close Ilth and reopen 18th
Inst. G. E. FRYER, 809retary,
I'utLADELPIIIA, Oct, 10, 1000, ocll-43V,
LADIES!.
tazwrixagnii.
WM. H. HURLEY.
AIITOURAPHS,
MEM
100
/04
""U Eil
lIIIE=3
PZI
tiaianiial:' ` Elie
tset o •the prey:Airi g q,.. 11 :
GI
there, and claims are 'meat anon the syti'' l ,
those who are ever ready to relieve dhltp;;'
members of the Pennsylvania Relief Alio!),
and others are invited to•attend.
MRS. C.
MRS. WILLIAM. WISB/I,
Seereter
OFFICE OF TEM PETRONA
P-wr COMPANY,
rititabittrit bet.
Notice is hereby given thatn, ow:did rnee,
the Stockholders of the Petrone 011 Campo.;
be held at their oftlee, No. 5241 WALNur .;;
Nooses Nos. 21 and 22, on WEDNESDAY,
no, at I: o'clock. M., for the• speend mo m
Teduelmtp, capital oiooh of themald comp.ti,
aye re,l tbottaiiid dollarS tot, bile butir:
seventy-five thousand dollars..,
ocii-Iwbt
IW—GRAND FAIR, AMEX,'
BIITILDING MONDAY EVEN
gA ' .llll.ikTlf 801100 t. OP No
itAPTIST CHURCII.—A choice Selection
Amery, Soaps, Brusher', and Fancy tined,.
splendid Fire Horn, weighing 50 cm., to be POled
oc7-8t
rjrTHE SIXTH ANNEAL mewri
of the AMERICAN CH 11110 li MEWS tONA
SOCIETY will be held In the Church of the I
Trinity on WEDNESDAY EVEN INii, the
inst., at 7,1 j o'clock. The report will be ri.:l4
addresses ellvered.
oeia,
Pe—NOTICE—A OPECIAL REVaI
of the Stockholders of the POCRINu
AND EAST SANDYOIL COMPANY will III! Is;
the cane of the Company, 619 WA La
Boom 4, on TUESDAY, Oct. 17th, at 12 n'tleek
for the purpose of reduein3 the Capital Stock c
Company.
The Transfer Books will be closed from ne•
to thelBth Inclusive. By of der of the Board 0,
rectors. 10e9-Bt3 S. S. WALLMAN, St,
pr. OFFICE ma WALNUT IiTRE
OCT. Bth, 1885. , -.An Annual Mertinv
Stockholders of WESTERN OIL COMPANY.
choice of Directors, and any other busines4,
held, ;it their office, at 12 o'clock noon,on Finn
the 2hii otoetc•her 1885.
Per order E'JANUEL HEY, Presik
A. Paw . SMITH, Secretary.- oe9-111w1
OFFICE OF HONEY•IIRM
•••••A COAL COMPANY,.ROO WALNUT bk.
PIOLADELPRIA, um.. 10.
The Board of Directors hare this day ilelan,
dividend of THREE. PER CENT. on the c:4,,
knock e y m u : cop,paay, v 3,000,000• payable on
After 16th instant, clear a Utak TA*.,
Transfer nooks will be closed until Itlth
S. .11CHEN EV,
oell-wfm tit
111 W" OFFICE !SENECA .01f,
PALSY, 10 NlEueLia.byrB^
l'iliLAlrEtolliA, Oche, /•,,
In compnanee - with the reeolunr,n -,
stochllolficre' Meeting, on i zt i Vrt , th ,
Directors have thirr.dgol
M AARE 'l ir [;ll7 .'t
FORTY (do) eTtlern .11
every there of stock of the Seneca qn comu
ule on or instantf lust. Tranhier
be closed on 15th to all St ask
on which
assessment has not been paid,
bell-121. IV. C. STILES, at., Trouguro
orriem ot i rmlAxente.
ga r- FIRE INSURANCIt COSWANY,
DirlLAteitaill A , Octehers
The Dlrectvre Iwo thi., 'lay acetate,' a 4110141:
Of 4EYEN DOLLARS tIRSII`,4 I.
sitAitt for the last tit mouths, whiell will 611
to the Stbekholders or their legal reeresentatly
on and after the 19th Inst-jsleur of all {area,
0a10 , 9t A, Ci Ls CHAWITItIIi Seerchiry
W..—rox ow /lc E.—PUBLIC MALI
Stock of the , Whigheny and Soli d !
Iturt 011 Company," l the shares of the StoeleuThl
sold
fiekleciell Day their Ili 91!BBlal!Ilf, WI!
gold at the PHILADELPHIA hMillAiiti h. 1!
o'clock. November Ist, by M. T11031.1*. By no
of the Board of IBrectorte. OWAti .1,..10M ,.
061048 V roam'
OFFICE OF THE FRANJUI
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
PHILADELPHIA, Oct, a: D6l .
At a meeting of the Stockholders held pars:Hal
charter, on the 24 ifiet,, cite following-114mM 44
tlemen were ejected' to Burro as Dliecten f+d ,
ensuing year:
Charles N. Rancher, Edward C. Dale,
Tobias Wagner, Deorge Pales,
Samuel Grant, Alfred Fltier,
George W. Richard/1i Francis W,
Isaac Lea, rOter NcOat,L.
And at a meeting of the Board of Dire.OBBI, I
this day. CHARLES N. BANCKER, Est ~ Wait
elected President, and EDWARD C. DALE, Es.
'Vice President. a. W. MGALLIsTER,
0c10.3t gegretary pre Lee.
W.MERSEY WELL OIL COMPAN
—A special meeting of the STOCKHOLIJE
will be held at the Board of Trade Rooms, NM Si
CHESTNUT Street. on THURSDAYMEM
°
at 3 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of COnblderi
and actingupon a proposition made to the Board
Directors, by Dr. A. G. EGBERT, to cancel an I
debtedness of the Company to him, and donate Ga
anammting, together, to 1$0,000; and to add tot,
property of the Company one•sixth of the Honig
Well, with the same interest In the hit sit Whiell
well is located, on the Hyde .It, Egbert Farm; Ali
twenty-I've acres in Yee to the Mimie region, a
twenty-five acres on the Alleg d- heny river.
The Treasurer's report an accounts will he st
Mated, W3l. M. B A RLO W.
Beeretary and Treasurer.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28. 1885. sefiechaal.h
lgrz' OFFICE CA.LDWELI, OIL CO
PANY, 21635 WALNUT street, Seca:
.I!limAtnY.Lrltit.., Oct, 6, IV.
Notice is bercby given that the Amid Nvell ,
of the Stockholders of the Caldwell Oil Rump,
'
will be held at their Office No. 218;4 WALNI
Street, on WEDNESDAY , the 18th day of 4Jetob
1865, at 12 o'clock IW., for the purpose of elect!'
live Directors to serve for the ensuing yeart al
for such other Duchess as may be. inothcht 130;.).
them.
Transfer books will be closed at 3 o'clock P.N.'
SATURDAY, the 14th, and reopened on TllO
DAY, 15th of ocpper,
007418th CITAS. M. drrEtt, SeeNt4rf.
Iligr OFFICE OF THE COSMO.
WEALTH OIL COMPANY. No. Si
CHESTNUT Street.—TO DELINQUENT STOC
HOLDBM; 1p accordance with sections 16, 17, It
18, of the act of July 16th, 1863, notice Is hurt
given that trial§ the assessment called for st
meeting of the Board, held August 28th, 1565, 8 4
approved at a meeting of the Btockholdere,lm:
suptember 41,b, MS, be paid on or before
11
day of October, 114. a buillelont number of oluu
will be sold at public sale, at the oMce of the
pany, to pay said assessment with accessory sr
incidental. expenses.
By order of the Board.
IWOFFICE OF THE FRANKIN
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
PIIIIIADELPITIAI ()Meer ;1 ; 54 '
At a meeting of the Deere Or Directors e t
Coanheia this day a semi-annual aleidefel
PERCENTNT. and an extra dividend of
was declared on the Capital e:tao
payable to the Stockholders or their legal repres..
tailves oh mid after the 12th Md.
J. w alcALtinP.ll.
Seeretary pre ten
NOTICE.—EMPIRE COil'
&ASWAN V OF MICHIBANA
Notice is hereby given that all stock In ;Waren*
ny on which the Instalment of cmc dollar pee AM.
called April ascii, lam, and due May 201 h, fas, is!!
paid, lor(vito hr said default, and that morn
to she charter a>:.l 4-lated of the eonlollllYllTr
be sold at piddle auction on FRIDAY, 710th clutch ,
1865, at 12 M., at the °Mee of the Secretary of 8
Company, No. 4183 WALNUT Street, rhilali
phis, unless paid on or before that day.
By order of the Beard of Directors,
J. 15 a XCATETI•Lr2 Se. r etite.
Phita.. Sept. .19, 1866, eeso-wfilldO es
gar - dinERACAN FREEDMEN'S At
commiss/OR.—A.ipubile Is DP
go rate this Commission
_, will be held at the A(..xl!
31. Y OF MUSIC on WEDNESDAY KW.
October 11th. Bishop Mcllivaine is d pr
side, and addresses to be delivered by N.n Ar 000
Reward, ,Bishop Simpson, Rev. Henry Ward 0'•
cher, Rev. ReIIOWA. Win. Lloyd Gar it. r,'''
Geo. H. Stuart, Esq., and others. Tickets (w"
charge)) may be obtained at the rooms of the 01.6
sylvania Ireednien , e, Relief Association. II
WALNUT Street; aria of T. B. PUGI4, SINTii
CHESTNUT anctOr It4t
Exercises commence at 114 6 4 elnek. nt,
_ -
OFFICE OF SLIPPERY ROI.
ICPETROLEUM OIL. COMPANY, Md.
lUT Street, (Room 5„. third sto
O ry.)
Plim.axoss,rots. at. 9, V.ll
A S.Deeinl Meeting: of the
above company will no bet+) on SAI
the 14th inst., at 12 o , elaek- M. to take sr'
towards the reductionor the canna) Stock
00,099, Ole actual paid In capital.
By order or hoard of ThilletOrPh
oelo-St* 44 , E0. Itr PY,IPPLE Seeretert.
-
egg 2.• PROVIDENT LIFE AND THUS
COMPANY, No. gill South THIRD
Tenth mo. 9,. OM,
In accordance, with a tesolullon of the Itelt
Directors the third instalment of TIIN Dc,h.te
($1.0) PER SHARE of the Capital Stoc k of the MO
named Company will be due at this office ou ilt
day of Twelfth month. Interest will be allowed .,
payments in acWallo.6 of that date.
coeS-6t SAM'L It. SHIPLEY, Pres-Wet.
Mr' OFFICE UPPER 'SIAN! ) 01
COMPANY, No- 1415
CHESTNUT Si'''ll
The Directors of the UPPER ISLAND w.
PAN Itai.h. tills daY declare Stockvde»cl o ,C rl ' hh
PER CENT. os the Capital or the c
instant. State tax, payable on and al tee Ng ,;
Transfer !Cooks of the CondoolY,
be closed on.the 12th knetant, and opened on :la •
instant.
WILLIAM OETTY. See p re o ta t ;
PIFILADELUITIA, October 9th, 1815.
IerOFFICE OF TUE MEHRai 4 0
AND NAN:DAT/4W POMPAN Y.
October it 1
x4.,.......PUTA. •
tilleStockholders of this Cdtlipany are hot
d that, to pro-vide means for extetnina..,
Battened and other improvements of the
the 11cte4 of Managers• tu
have tieterml.., ,
to all persons
the
enall appear the 1 4t
the hooka of the Company en the ido• instant. ti t'
closing of transfers, at 3 P. M. of that day,
privilege of subscribing- for new S'Ale/C St
the extent 08 one share of new stock for ey'l li3T i
Shades then eleisahe in that' bll4
holder entitl e d to fractional par., of 6.6 .l“iivc,
Love the privilege books eribing ter *
The slibsetiptionwill opir.) on the 113 , 1, 1
and close on the 30th of Novemher at 3 V. ) , .', 0 1, t
• " IV "°4l: will not participate. in the Noio,,
dividensi. Payments will s Wiptlfed il, pt 11l
• Ten per cent. at the time of,..anScribi.F;
balance on the 30th day of November atl_,,,.
after time only will Cm new curling' .
id
issued.
Hill WO
Stockholders not paying ea above I -
right to the new stock. Tiwtse who desire l* „
pate payment will be alloweiLdiscount ca. li t
amount of their subseripMon at the rate
of
per cent. per annum. r e•ose , !:
ors-ict SOLOMON T• ._
ligr OFFICE 2ETNA
PANY No.. 3.44 WALNUT et rect
rtitramseina, MTh ~,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GWEN that ay
the INTNA MININU COMPANY
menu are due and unsid herehy „u
felted, and will be sold at Piddic O. ‘ 4 ,, , i c at
TURDAY. October I.Bth. 1865 a t, .1.4 '; m anna ,
the Orme Of the Secretary Of
eording to the Uhaler and
deemed on rcr be:tarot ed. diSt.N• • unoei,:,•l
BY order Of the Direetnrat
se2B-27t
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ffrocitHof.l)Stitg (11.FHF, plill.talr.
PiIIA STEAM-SKIP POW: COMPAN Y. i4l
transaction of important Oasincsa u 1... b ° ':.,,
the Office. No 126 North DY.LAWANit ki,l,,
on WEDNN6I) . AT, the I insoovit.Datirt.,l.4°,..4',
(noon.)
Offyft, r 01,4/
SellettOr ad T,
iiEblitY L. ELI A
ALEZR. GARltia
J. M 4
DAVID B. HILT.
Seeretaa.