tittratp 11,otict4, BOOKS sent to as for Notice, will be dull attended to. thee. trona ptablimbeps in Phil.. d o lphin, New YOllll3 &co, Mil be len at on, Philadelphia °Megan South 10th rat. l belou Oheitiawls in ears of Joirepb IS. Wilson, Eso. POLYGAMY .AND SLAVERY. Published by Henry B. A.:knead, Philadelphia. Pp. 82, 12mo. This work is an effort, under the semblance of seriousness, to invalidate and render ridiculous the argument of Dr. Ross in favor of the " Di vine right" of Slavery. The writer, quoting to some extent from Bishop Coleus°, of Natal, in South ifrica, applies to Polygamy the course of reasoning from the Bible which Dr. Ross applies to Slavery. Men are likely to judge of the correct ness or incorrectness of the application, very much according to their previous sentiments on 'the subject treated of. The author's, name is not given, neither are we told where the pamphlet is kept for sale. TEM ORIGIN AND I PROORREIS OF 1 1 4*IONT8M. This is 'a brief 'histories'. 'outline of a fanatical - people, whoare giving some trouble to the coun try. It is an Bvo. pamphlet. of 28 'pp., by James Powek., , If. D., of Elizabeth, Pa, and is for sale .at the'book stores in Pittsburgh. TEM PLEVEN, TRE tO9i, AND TEE ANVIL, for crx ct r• • • , r 'November, present a i`riactitY,ef inetruetive mat . ter, useful to ,the farm,r and mechanic. :;he Standard Edition. There is still a great deal being said and written, on the subject of the Ameiican Bi ble Society's movements, in' endeavoring - to ix a Standard Edition. In the Synod of Wheeling, the discussion was somewhat ex tended. Their action we have already pub. fished: A. very excellent speech on the oc casion, by Rev. Dr Wines, of Washington, Pa., we, now present to' our readers They will find in 9 it ,11111C13 , valuAle information. In our ietutriks rubjtct, we wish not to diminish the interest of the Christian public in the Society; but we entreat the, Society to restore to us the Ac cessories to the texts and to return to the old reading in the few instances in which the meaning of the text may have been altered. Ma. Monanarou :--In approaching the tiiisellS short of this subject. l feel a sense` of oppretaion arising out of the sacred nature..and vast reach of the interests involved in the question before us. Itis a question concerning the wisdom and propriety of the proceedings of a Society which , the most of us had learned to venerate from in fancy; a Society which has done and is dolt g as much for the diffusion of saving truth among men as any other single association in ex' , stence: a Society which has printed and put, into, circu lation three or four times as many copies .1 the Bible as existed in the whole world at the c.• m mencement of the present ccntory. Wii , m this century opened, there were not tour trullim.s topies of, the Scriptures on the globe; since thon, at least thirty-five millions have hcer. issued by Bible Societies, and aminoonsiderable proportion of this vast number by the American Bible dock ty. It is, therefere, natural that we should "Be to ber faults a little Niue, Be to her : virtues vet y kind." Indeed, as we follow her beneficent pathway through the lapse of nearly half ¢ury, sane tified, as it is by holy influences, and luminous with the radience of heavenly truth, how can we think .of her but ; with. respect ?' Bow can we speak of her but with kindness? What emotions can we feel, toward her other than those of love, of gratitude, and .of admiration ? • But to err ie human. The wise and excellent and honored brethren in the management of the Society are :not infallli,ble: They do not claim infallibility. They know their liability to error. They are also magnanimous. They have no such pride of opinion, no such petty vanity of consis tency, as to vlingto an error because they hap pen to have fallen into it. I know, personally, a majority of,,the., gentlemen composing the CoM mittee on :'Versions,;` I know the. worthy gentle, man whom they employed as Collator ; I know well the_venerable Senior Secretary of the Socie ty; and•Lknow, that better or truer men do not tre n d the earth or breathe the air. ..Let them be etnivt 'need that they have 'in any degree crossed the judgment and the wishes of the Christian public of these United States, in what they have done, and I feel confident that they will be not only willing but anxious so far to retrace their steps as to meet the known convictions and desires of their constituents. Neither the Committee, the Managers, nor the Society can have any in terest, distinct from the interests of the com munity; nor can they desire to adhere to any line oPlioliey repugnantto its sentiments, when those sentiments are kindly and .oandidly madif known. And it is with the view of contributing something to the enlightenment of the Society in this respect that I have introduced the resolu- tions now before you. And whatever may be the fate of the resolutions, the result will give light to the Society, and serve as a land mark for its guidance. If the Synod reject the resolutions, that will be an indication that the action of the Committee and the Board is approved, and it will. encourage and cheer them in their work If, on the other hand, the reaolutions are carried 'by a large majority; or by :a unanimous vote, that would be a clear manifestation that so far as this Synod constitutes a part of the „American Church:and public, its voice is s gatnst what .. they. have done, and it will help , to swell the influences calculated to induce them to Undo it. Now, Sir, what is the intent and purport of these resolations ? They affirm, in substance, four proposition, viz.: 1 That the best interests of .humanity are in volved in the Bible cause; that, the American Bible Society is the best agency for the promo tion of . these, interests in one specific and im portant relation; and that, consequatly, we deprecate the issue of Bibles by denominational presses. 2. That the sots object of the Bible Society is to print and circulate the version in common use;'that it necessarily - has the right ta ascertain j In entering;on that part of their report which what that version is; and that to this , end it may ' relates to the accessories of the text', the Commit rightfully collate standard .editions, remove: dis- tee remark that they here tread on different crepancies, and thus secure, as far as that object j ground, and certainly they have trodden it in a is attainable, by human effort, a correct and puree very - different manner. The, Alterations in the text. text are comparatively few and cautions-" But 3. That in its - efforts to secure this legitimate here they have scattered their emendations with -object, the Bible Society has stretched its power a full hand. They have re-caet, or, in different somewhat beyond the due limit& and has, taken'. ways modified the summaries of the chapter&lrom `liberties with the text and its accessories, not the beginning to the endof the Bible. Among oth -called for by the Christian publi& and not war- er grounds alleged for thi& the Chief is the desire ranted by the terms of its Constitution. to remove comment. And a singidar mode they 4. That it is due to iteelt; to its constituents, have adopted to . accomplish this object. They io-the peace of the Church, and to the best inter have simply replaced one set of ;comments with sets of religion, that it partially retrace its another. The comments removed were made by' steps, and undo that part of its actions which fifty-four of the most learned and pious men in is in violation of its constitution and repugnant i Great Britain, and have acquired a: enerableness ' to the feelinge and wishes of the Christian com- and authority from the sanction of the entire annuity. . Protestant Church, in all its branchea, for two In regard to the first and second of these propo- 1 hundred.and fifty years. , • The comments substi-' sitions, I apprehend that there can be no differ- ! .tutedr were .made by one man, and revised and ence of opinion among the members of this Synod. sanctioned by two other& all threb worthy and ex-r We all . love and value the Bible cause, and w e a ll cellint gentlemen, I admit; yet it will be haid to esteem the utmost ihiportanee to the interests convince the Christian public of the superiority .of truth and religion, to have a pure text. , of the later to the earlier. annotations. It is idle The first edition. of King James' Bible was to pretend that the summaries of the' tranelatort printed 1114611. This edition contained copious were comments, and that the summaries of the .summaries of the chapters prepared by the trans- revisers were notscomments. The latter, no less lators, but the other accessories of the text were than the former, analyze the Chapters, state their few; The marginal refereinies, .especially, were main, topics, often give brief expositions of them aneagre, the translators having been restrained functions all of the 'commentator'; - functions, too, in this matter by one of the rules• laid-down by requiring learning, judgment, piety, and skill, in the Kitts. 'Nnmerons typographical were an eminent degre& The only difference is, that discovered in this edition, which were corrected the Society were authorized to print the coin aubsequent editions, into which, however, . meats of the translators, while the publication of 'fresh errors 'of the same kind were continually the substitute is a violation of an implied con- creeping. kieneral revisions of the version were tract. Under the delusive plea of excluding corn exeoutedat different times—one by John Canoe, „meat, the words "Christ" and "Church" have die in 1664, who introcintrd numerous marginal refer r - appeared from the Old Testament; so that we ences ; one by Dr. SeittergooChll67B, who, in might almost say, with Mary, " They have taken like manner added nanyparVel, texts; one by 1 away my Lord, and I know not where they have Bishop 'Tennison, in 1701, in Whicht Dr. :Lloyd j laid, hitn." • affixed chronological dates it 'the bbad of the :r The natural and necessary corelleryto all th?s columns, and added a further collection of paral- is the fourth and last proposition affirmed 'm the lel Scriptures; and at a later period, one by Dr. I resolittions, viz.: That it is the duty of the So- Paris, in which numerous corrections were made of the words printed in Italics. But the most thor ough and important revision was by Dr. Blaney, in 1667 This .was. made under the direction of the syndics of the. Clarendon press, at Oxford. Five editions, of the highest authority, were col leted, iecludit g the original edition of 1611. The r,-vision embraced punctuation, Italics, a more full trautf.ation of Hebrew names in the margin, mar ginal references. and, to a limited extent, the con tents of the chapters, in which, however, only changes of minor importance were introduced. The revision occupied between three and four years, and was sanctioned by a learned and com petent Committee of the University. This is the last general revision and collation of the English Bible made in Great Britain, Blaney's edition hav ing been accepted, as the standard, ever since its appearance. Nearly a century has elapsed since I that revision. No person practically acquainted with the press, and knowing the great liability to typographical errors, in so large a work as the Bible, so often reprinted through so long a peri od of time, could fail to recognize the propriety and necessity of a new collation and revision. Nor could it he matter of surprise to such an one, that in the six copies collated hy the Society—the original edition of 1611, the Society's-Royal-Bye. edition, and the London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Edinburgh ,editinns—no less than twenty four thousand discrepapcies, till, it is true, minute in character, and of minor importance, should have been discovered. The Bible 'Society did well to order the collo tion The correction of errors, the removal of discrepancies, the attainment of uniformity ; in a word, the restoration of the text to its purity—all this constituted an object of the highest import ance' and it fell within the legitimate province of the Society, to, undertake the execution of it. And tins, in point of fact, was obviously all which the Board of 'Managerial intended: This was all that the rules laid•down for the guidance of the Committee contemplated. These rules required that the comparison should embrace orthography, capitals, words in Italic, and punctuation, and nothing else. There is no allusion in them to any of the accessories of the text The rule was made imperative in regard to punctuation, that the uni form usage of auy three, of the copies should be followed. Had the same rule been made impera. tine in regard to the other points named, and had it then been faithfully observed, no voice would ever have been heard in opposition. But, unfor tunately, a discretion -was lodged with the Com mittee in respect to orthography, capitals, and ,Italics;, and if, for any reason, they saw fit, they were authorized to disregard the uniform usage of all four of the British copies. And, practically, as we-shall see, even in the matter of punctua tion, the rule was not always carried out. I come now to what according to my analysis of the resolutions under discussion, constitutes the third' proposition contained in D them, viz.: that the Society,. ,throngh .. ,,its Committee, has trans cended e just power, and taken (from the best motiv.s. beyond doubt,) unwarrantable liberties sou, the 'tt xt and its accessories. Let us examine bricily into this matter. I will not detain the Sy ford by going over all, the points in the Society's Explanatory Pamphlet; but will 'confine' myself to the most important of them. 1 In regard to words. Here the Committee tell us of four passages, in which they have changed words to make the version conform to the Hebrew. True, they say they have but re stored the words employed by the translators, but as the se welds are found in none of the recent copies. and as the Bible Society is authorized to Print only "the version in common use," they shoild not have ventured upon the changes, slight- and unimportant as they are. In Matt. xii :- 41. they have taken a great liberty. They have, on the authority of-the Greek original, in serted the definite article before judge-A - eta, so, as to make !he passage read, "shall rise up in the judgment," whereas lax the copies read, "shall rise up in judgment." This is a palpable altera tion of the version. The translation of the Com mittee is probably correct; but that is not the question. It is the principle involved which im parts impnrtance to the case, and' gives oecasion for }At 111 The right to, change the version in one instance, implies the liar to change it in a hun dred or o thousand ; is e. to an en imited extent. This is a`prinCiple that can never be sustained 2. Capital letters. The ninth rule, regulating the proceedings of the Committee, required, that when the term Scripture or Scriptures related to the whole,volume of inspired truth, it should be gin with a capital ; but when to some. Particular portion, with a small letter. The rule said noth ing of the word spirit; yet the committee stretched the rule so as to make it embrace this term also ; and wherever they conceived the word to.denote the third person in the Trinity, they commenced it with a capital, wherever they con ceived it to be used figuratively, or to denote a cieated spirit, they commencea it, with a . small letter. They give in their pamphlet a number of instances, merely as specimens of this class of corrections, and the inference is that such cor rections are nuinerous. Now, sir, I contend that neither the Committee nor the Society have the right to do, any such thing. The word spirit cm curs hun-liede; perhaps thousands of times in the Bible. It is often difficult 'to determine whether it mean a created, or the uncreated spirit. To sit in judgment on a question of this nature is to assume, not the function of a pr,inter, which the Bible, Society is; but of an interpreter of Scrip ture, which the Bible Society is-not. -8. Punctuation.- The rule,on this:point admit, ted no discretion ; the uniform usage of any thrie copies collated meat be followed. Yet it appears to have been violated in ,numereus cases. The -Committee admit that they altered the pointing in 'five Oases so as to alter the sense,' viz.: Rom. iv : ,1 ; Cor. xvi: 22; Cor x : 8--11; Heb. xiii: 7 ; and Rev. xiii :8. They, express the belief. that these are.all,the cases where the 'sense is affected by changes• of punctitation; other% however, may think differently. Now, to change the punctuct tion sotia thereby to change the sense is to act the part of a commentator, ; which is certainly no part of the legitimate functions of the American Bible Society. 5. Parentheses. The Society has removed many of the parentheses found in " the version in common use." They allege two reasons for this: first, because they mar the beauty of the page.; and secondly, because inmany . cases they have- the force of commentary. ,These - reasons are objectionable on two quite different groundi ; the first on account of its triviality and, the second on account of its importance—that is, the principle involved;'for if the use of, the paren thesis in a given_case has the force of oommen - tory. the removal Of it must also have the : force of commentary ; and ip.re again; therefore,:.the Society apPeare -in the character of expounder of Scripture, which lies altogetlier outside of its ap . propriate sphere. 6. Brackets. Th'ese occur but once in the Bible. They enclose the lilt clause of 1 John ii; 28, which in all editions - of the authbrized version are Printed in Italic letters. The Socty has' re moved the brackets, ,and changed. the. Italia to common type. This is not comment,. but criti cism; and the .Society here appears under the character of a critical emender of the sacred text. It assumes and exercises a power, with which the Christian public, whose - oreature and agent it is, never intended to clothe it. THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADS OC AT E . ciety to recede. Ido not say, for lam far from thinking that the Society ought to undo all that it has done. I believe that, in its collation, and revision, and correction of errors, it has done a good work, a work for which the American Church ought to be deeply grateful. I believe that it has produced a Bible with a purer and more correct text than that of any previous edition. But the recognition of the high merits of this standard edition need not and ought not to make us blind to its objectionable features. I think the Society ought to recede, and I think it will recede, from all those changes iu words, punctuation, capitals, parentheses, &0., which affect the sense of the version in common use. And especially I think it ought to restore, and will restore, the old head ings of the chapters, which, in the language of the resolutions on your table, . 6 express the cher ished faith of the Church; which have turned the thoughts and the hearts of milliOns of read ers to Chriet and his cross; and which, in ten thousand times ten thousand instances, have an swered the anxious inquiry, 'of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man ?" ttt Nabitv. For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. A Mother's Influence; Du. Melfasm.BY :—Dear Sir :—T w s deeply impressed with a short article I >ro d in the - Banner and Advocate of Oct 2etth. It: was this : " Read the biographies of our great, and good men, and, women, and, not one of them had a fashionable..mother." It is an idea that 'ought to sink deep in every mother's heart. But what can a moth er do ? Much. She holds the bow that speds the anew. The mother should be the first teacher to her own little one. She can explain the mysteries that come thick and fast upon its dawning intellect. To her, its thousand questions, ws , y ? how? when ? are addressed. The teachings of a mother enter into the soul. The impressions made on childhood are kiting. If they receive a bad impression,'' or become gnarled in any way, they will hear that blight forever. Oh, mothers! trust not such an important work to careless or uninterested persons.' "Let no unskillful hand play upon that harp where the tones are forever left in the strings." Early lead them to the Bible, as did Eunice of 'old. Tell them the stories of Moses. Joseph, of the Hebrew children, and the Babe of Bethlehem, until their eyes sparkle, and their cheeks glow from excite ment and interest, and methinks, I hear -them say, Oh, mother. ! are all these 'pretty stories surely in the Bible, and when can I read them for my own self? Perhaps some will say, that is too little a business for me. Too little business for you to do all in your 'Over to train your own child for the skies ! It has bcen said (and wisely, too, I think) that "she who )(As the cradle, rocks the world." You do not think it' too small a business to make fine clothes to adorn its body; and }et the mind is as much superi or to the body as spiritual things• are more important than temporal things. That kind of training which will best enable us to say, in the last great. day, Here am I and the children which thou bast given me, is of the greatest importance Youre respectfully, LIZZIE. Sprang Hal, Bradford Co., Pa For the Presbyterian Banner and Advorate Narrative of the State of Religion in the Synod of Wheeling, 1857. "'Watchman, 'what of the night? Watchman,• what of the night ?" This is a question often asked by those who feel a deep interest in the prosperity of Zion. It is asked by us, as we meet together from sear to year, in 'a Synodical capacity, and we long to hear the watchman re ply, "the morning cometh." In surveying the field especially committed to the watch and care of this Synod, we hardly find such progress made , during the past year, as to indicate the imniediate presence or speedy coming of the morning; but we are encouraged to hope that the darkness is breaking away,,and that the early twilight rays are faintly appearing in the distant, h orizon. In a temporal point of view, God has dealt graciously with us, withholding his judgmentsfrom. us, and blessing our ministers and people with gen eral health and prosperity. .§o far as hnown, death has not, in a single instance, entered the ranks either of our ministry or eldership. As regards the administration of the means of grate, • we believe 'that our ministers have en deavored faithfully and untiringly to diaCharge the responsible duties that 'devolve upon them; preaolting the pure Gospel of the Son' of God, un mixed 'with worldly topics of 'an exciting nature, that gratify itching ears and morbid tastes; visiting their people from house to house ; cate :ohising the children and youth in thei - i respective ,charges ; and condUcting social meetings for in 'struction and prayer, both in the family and in the sanctuary. A few of the churches in our bounds are re , ported as temporarily vacant, though hoping in due time to`secure pastors, who shall break unto them the bread of life. A few others are reported as consisting of feeble congregations, scattered over sparsely-settled neighborhoods, and hence' able but seldom to enjoy the ordinances of God's house. But in most of our churches the Gospel is statedly preache.d. Several which were weak and isolated, have been united, and have settled pastors; and several others, that have hitherto been parts of charges, have, during the past year, bebome single charges, and now enjoy the undi vided labors of a pastor. There'seems to be the kindest state of feeling existing between the pastors and their several congregations, and general harmony among the members of the churches. ' We are happy to state that the attendance upon 'the means of grace is encouraging.. A few of our churches - complain of thin audiences and listless , hearers ; but, on the other hand,the majority re port large and serious assemblies' upon the 'Sab' bath; and not only are professing Christians very 'generally diligent and faithful in directing their feet to the house of God, but the impenitent are more regular mid numerous than heretofore 'in their attendance upon the*Sanctury, 'and more.tfe riously attentive to the words of truth. • In a few of the churches there is no weekly prayer- meeting ; but in some, of, these instances this neglect is explained, and perhaps in some degree palliated, by the scattered coridition of the families composing these churches. As a gen ; 'arta thing, however, weekly prayer-meetings are sustained by our churches, with more or less in terest. In some instances, they are reported 'as well attended, and as exceedingly Solemn and in teresting ; while inothers, there is but little in terest felt in them, find's people seeming to for get that he is a prayer-hearing and prayer-an swering God, that he will be inquired of by the house of Israel, and that habitual communion, with him in the social prayer meeting is ' a most effective means of quickening and strengthening the Christian groces. From the time of our Se-, view's ascension until the day upon which the Holy Spirit was so wonderfully poured out, the Apostles « all continied, with one accord,: ; in prayer and supplication." Nor can we, brethren, expect a Pentecostal season,,unless professing Christians imitate the exampe of the 'Apostles, and unitedly; and statedly, and fervently pour forth their very souls before God in the social meeting for prayer. Nearly all of our ohurches re port, that Sabbath Schools and Bible Classes are in •efficient operation among them, and that there is a. slight increase in the number of scholars. ~.In; u few instances,' the remoteness of families fiom the sanctuary renders the formation of these Schools iMpracticable, at least in the judgment of the churches concerned. We are gratified to find that in addition to the study of the Scriptures, the Shorter Catechism is also a text-book in moot, if not all of our Sabbath Schools, and that it is quite common to reward with the gift of a Bible every child who thoroughly learns and recites the whole of this valuable compendium of truth. In the Presbytery of Washington, two hundred and fifty-two scholars, in seven schools, have perfectly recited the whole of the Catechism, and received the above reward.' Aside from the tender lambs of the flock gathered in our Sabbath Schools, there are also many persons of more mature years, and of:both sexes, who are formed into Bible dlasses, and who prosecute the study of the Scriptures with zeal Find interest. ' ; , The Presbytery of St. Clairsville reports that, in the bounds of some of its congregations, Mis sion Sabbath Schools have been established, com posed of children who could in no other way be brought under the influences of the Gospel. This is a commendable effort, and if the example were followed by such of our churches es have fields of this kind to occupy, it would doubtlees result in unspeakable good. There is reported, in our bounds, a gratifying attention to family religion. While many Christian parents seem, alas nut to realize the value of the souls of their children, and make but little, if any, effort to discharge parental duty in trainieg them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, yet such is not the case with all, or even with a majority. In most of our households the family altar is reared, and Christian , parents endeavor faithfully to impress religione truth upon the hearts of their children. At the 'same time there is reason to fear that those who are least neg lectful of this duty, are still behind our pious an cestry iu this respect. There seem to be two causes for this—Tiro; the feeling that the Sabbath School renders careful. andAabitual - instruction on the part of parents unnecessary ; and second ly, the fact that religious books especially adapted to the young, are so cheap ;arid abundant; that children may be instructed by . means of them, instead of orally ; but these are great mis takes. The Sabbath School and the reli ligions: book are, indeed; powerful engines for good, and many a ebilch of godless parents is saved through their instrumentality. _ The family is a Divine institution,' and the parent a Divinely appointed teacher, whose responsibility cannot be tranferred to the Sabbath School teacher, or the religious press. Our .Presbyterial narratives show that infant baptism is generally, if not universally, observed in our 'churches. Having thui briefly reviewed the means of grace and the ordinances of religion, as enjoyed among us, we, may ask, Have they produced the results that we might expect from them ? Have our cilturches been increased by accessions from the world, and have our members been built up in the faith ? • As regards this latter point, the Presbyterial narratives already reviewed, show that there ap pears to be an .increased interest among profes sing Christians, in the ordinance of religion, and a more faithful attendance upon them. ,Such being the state of the case, we may fairly infer that a growth of grace on the part of God's peo ple has been the result... As As regards the increase of our churches by new communicants, our Presbyterial statis tics show that there have been eight hundred and thirty added on examination, which is an excess of one hundred and sixty-eight on the year before. Of this number, many are precious youth. who have been gathered in from the nurs ery of the Church, the Sabbath,School. The recommendations ..of • Synod, at its last meeting, respecting the use of means for the pro- Motion of a revived state of piety, •have been very generally observed by our churches. In some instances, these efforts seemed to be followed by no perceptible results In others; an increased seriousness, a greater _zeal, and a more elevated tone of piety among professing Christians, was evident. In a few instances, : a:precious work of grace followed..; In the Presbytery of Steuben ville, two churches are reported as having been blessed by the special manifestations of God's Spirit. In the Presbytery of Washington, seven churches are reported as having enjoyed revivals of religion, during the progress of which upwards of one hundred and fifty persons found peace in believing. Some of these were young men, who are now turning their attention to the Gospel min istry.: While we rejoice in these manifestations' of God's favor, should we not mourn that they have not been more powerful, and more widely ex tended. "The Lord's hand is not shortened that it cannot reeve, neither his ear heavy that he cannot hear." He is more willing to give the Holy Spirit to theta thatask him, than earthly parents are to give good gifts unto their children. And if we receive, not the gift of the Spirit in full measure, it is because we do not truly desire it, and strive, after it. We may rest assured that if we are but faithful and unceasing in the use of all Scriptural means to promote revivals of relig ion, God will own and bless:our efforts, and grant us copious effusions of his Spirit. As regards the liberality of our people, in sup porting the various benevolent entexprises of the Church, two of the Presbyterial Narratives con tain no report 'Whatever on the subject: From the reports of the other two Presbyteries, it is evident that there is no plan"of systematic benevo lence in any of our churches; at least, none is re ported. It is a source 'of regret that our members contribute for the spread of the Gospel too much upon impulse, and without a realizing sense of their stewardship. The Gospel plan of benevo lence, is for each one to give according as the Lord bath blessed him. Giving is not simply a means of doing good on the part of the giver, but it is also to be viewed as a means of grace to the giver. That such map be the case, all parsimony must be avoided, and a self-denying Spirit of liber ality, viinced. On referring to' our Presbyterial statistical re ports, we find that in one' of our Presbyteries, there have been'no contributions whatever to the important object of Church Extension, though the other beneVolent objects of the Church have not been neglected. The remaining three Pres bYteries report, contributions to all the Boards of the Church, and to the Church Extension Com mittee. We are happy to state that the benevo lent contributions, in the boinds of the Synod, diming the past year, exceed those of the year before, by the sum of $3OO. .Besides contributing to our usual - channels of benevolenee, the Presbytery of New Lisbon report that they are, in part, supporting a domestic mis sienary in the town' of Alliance, whose success has been most cheering. Respecting the - general observance of the Slab . bath, we are sorry not to be able to report im provement. While Christians recognize the sanc tity of the Lord's day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holY of the Lord, honorable ; yet among the community in our bounds, there is too much desecration of this holy day. In particular, we regret to hear that one or two railroade, which pass through portions of our bounds, are in the habit of running trains upon the Sabbath. Against this, we most solemnly protest, as indi vidualeand as a Synod. We consider the Sabbath as one of the chief butiarks of religion. Its deSecration greatly imPedes the. progress of Christ's kingdom, and its abolition would be the abolition of religion, morality, and good order. Let us, therefore, guard this sacred" institution, and strive to extend and' perpetuate its blessed infineni3es. ' , Upon the subject of Temperance, we are sorry to state that there is, in our bounds, not only no advance, but sad 'symptoras of decline. Among the members' of our churches, there •is far too great, indifference and supineness in this import ant item of reform and outside of the Church, le' find still more indifference. The temptations ;thrown in the way of the'people in the form of dram - shops, are multiplied, and intemperance, with its terrible train of evils, is, welear, increas ing. Such are the different items of intelligence, with regard to the state of religion in our bounds, gathered from the PresbYterial Narratives. There is, in them, much to cheer us. ' We find an inereased interest Cat the subject of religion, and au increased attendance upon the means of grace. There'have been mare revivals of religion, the additions to our churches 'have been more numerous, and the contributions to benevolent objects more liberal, than.the year before. At the same time, we cannot but feel' that greater blessings have been kept back, because of our want of faith and activity.' When our Saviour, upon a certain occasion, was visiting his 'own country "he did not many 'mighty works there, because of their unbelief "- Is not this just the 'state 'of` the' case with us? We are, as we humbly trust,, his own people; and yet, our un belief has prevented "many mighty works " from being dene among us.' Some works 'have been done, but have they been " many ?" Have they been " mighty ?" Brethren, let us cultivate a higber standard of faith, and let this faith manifest itself in fervent prayers, in consistent lives, in untiring activity. Then shall the windows of heaven be opened, and a .blessing Ae - poured upon us, such that there shall not be room enough to receive it Then shall righteousness flew through our, bounds like a mighty river, " the streams whereorshalrmake glad the city of our God." The following '.action was taken by Synod, in reference to Co suggestion of the Synod of Alle gheny, respecting a Union Meeting, to be com posed of - the ministers and elders of the four Synods of Pittsburgb, Wheeling, Ohio, and Alle gheny, and to be held, in the city of Pittsburgh, in the month of November WAIMEA% The Synod of Allegheny has deemed it expedient to invite a meeting of the ministers and elders within the bounds of the Synods of Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Ohio, and Alle gheny, to convene, in Pittsburgh, on the evening of the last Tuesday in November next, and termi nate on the evening of the following Thursday; htisinels of the said pleating being, chiefly, to consider rthe subject of 11:revival ditreligioMiniour whole Church, and especially within the bounds of the Synods uniting in this Convention ; there fore, Resolved, That this Synod heartily approves of the aforesaid meeting, and recommend attendance upon the same on the part of all the ministers and elders within our bounds. After a vote of thanks (unanimously and cor dially passed,) to the citizens of Wheeling, for the warm•hearteu and generous hospitality with which they have entertained the members, Synod adjourned, with singing, prayer, rind the ADOS tolie. Benediction, to meet in Washington, Pa., on the third Tuesday of October, 1858, at 4 o'clock P. M. E. C WINeS, 1. Committee. J. I. BitowNSoN, J For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. Synod of . Pittsbnigh—Continued, REPORT ON THE STATE OF BOARDS. The Committee appointed to take into consider ation the present state of the Boards of Domestic and Foreign Minsions, and Education, desire. to lay before .the Synod, the-following statements and ref olutions : The Lord seems to have a controversy with his people. Worldliness, self-reliauce,'and formality, have too much prevailed in his,Ohurch. • She has not been wholly negligent of her duty, but she has failed to come up to the full measure of it; and what she has done, she has been too'ready to ascribe to her own wisdom; liberality and en ergy. In danger of covetousness, he his shown her the uncertainty of earthly riches—in dancer of confiding in human agencies, he haS taught her that without him she can do nothing; in dan ger of pride, by terrible'and afflictive providences, he has humbled her in the dust A few months since, we .received the ,painful intelligence, that in the bombardment of the city of Canton, one of= our promising missionary stations was broken up; much. property, and the results of ten or twelve years' missionary labor destroyed. Shortly after this, tidings immeasur, ably more sad, reached.us from India., Owing to the revolt of, the Sepoys against the government' of , the East, India Company, the Mission of our Church. in Northern India, which was the oldest, largest, and moat prosperous of all our missions, was suspended, though we hope not finally. Mis sion property, to the amount of, at least two hun dred thousand dollars, perhaps a much larger sum, has been swept away ; our missionaries have` been stripped of all their personal property ; their dwellings, churches, and school-houses, have been consumed withifire; they have been driven from their fields' of labor by a merciless enemy; many of them have been shut up in fortresses, for protection front the wretched heathen for whom they had labored and prayed ; all of them were Axposed to perils.and privations, of which we elan have no conception; And, alas ! some• of them, we have but- too:much reason tolear, have per ished,• under circumstances ; uthe imagination of chills our blood and sickens our hearts. Simultaneously with these disasters, which have overtaken our Foreign missionary enter ' prise, calamities have fallen upon our own coun try, which render it much more difficult than it would otherwise have been to repair these losses, and have tended greatly to 'embarrass the other benevolent enterprises of our 'Church. Notwith standing a bountiful Proiidence has given us a season of unexampled fruitfulness, so that there is now a greater amount of produce in the country than ever before, owing to the embarrassed state of the finances of the nation, the mercantile and all other business interests are paralyzed. Many of our more wealthy and liberal People have been overtaken with serious, pecuniary losses, or en tire ruin, whilst multitudes of those who de pended en their daily toil, have been thrown out of employment, and thus are unable to render their accustomed assistance to the beneficent en terprises of the Church. Owing to these things, we have learned, with regret and alarm, that both the Boards of Domestic Missions and Education have been obliged to curtail their operations ; and not only so, but the Board of Domestic Missions has, in some instances, been obliged to diminish the appropriation to their missionaries one-fonrth, and the Board of Education has been able to for ward but one-half of the annual allowance to their beneficiaries. In view of these things, your Conunitteereeom mend the adoption of the following resolutions, viz.: Resolved, That we are called upon by the aspects of Divine Providence, to humble ourselves in duet and ashes, and plead with God to appear for our help and deliverance. Resolved, That the churches under our care be earnestly recommended to 'observe Friday, the 20th of November, ,as a day of fasting, humiliation 'and prayer; and that on the subsequent Sabbath a special collection be taken up for the immediate relief of our Boards, and to be divided among the Boards in such proportion as each Session, may determine. Resolved, That while we have heard; with the deepest sorrow, of the extraordinaryr and sore aftliction&of our missionary brethren in India, we render thanks to God, that through'his grace both they and their native converts were enabled, tinder the most violent -threats, and as we have reason:to behave, in some instances, even in death, to testify to the excellence 'of our holy religion, preferring to relinquish their life to renouncing their Saviour, and who are now numbered with the great army of martyrs - above. Resolved, That we learn, with great satisfaction, that though the contributions to 'the Boards of Doinestic Missions and Education have decreased in some 'portions of the Church, within the bounds of our own Synod they have increased; quite a number of churches having contributed which had not before, and some 'others having increased their contributions. NARRATIVE OF THE STATE.OF RELIGION, dO The Synod of Pittsburgh to the churches wider our care, send greeting in the Lord. In present ing this, our Annual Narrative of the state of reli gion within our• bounds, we would gratefully record the tender mercies of our covenant God, vouchsafed to our churches, in the preservation• of the lives and health of our ministers, elders, and people generally. These have been mani festly a precious care in the Lord's hand, and yet withal we are solemnly admonished by the re moval of many from the active ministries or the Church militant to the gracious rewards of the Church triumphant, that our days to labor for Christ are few, and that what we would do, we mast do quickly and in earnest ; for soon we shall be called to give account of our stewardship. From the Presbyterial' Narrative, we gather the tokens of' the Divine favor toward this part of God's heritage, as expressed 1. In the general peace and harmony which prevail. It would verily seem as if the God of peace had peculiarly fixed his dwelling' in our Zion, and the blessed Saviour had realized to us hie parting benediction, "Peace I leave with you. May this doctrinal harmony, and sweet Christian fellowship, and brotherly love continue and abound more and more in all our churches, that all may be constrained to say, "Behold how good and how please - lit' ifia,for brethren to dwell together in unity." 2. In the earnest diligence and faithfulness with which the Gospel is preached, and the duties of pastoral visitation, Sabbath School, Biblical and Catechetical instruction of the young are generally performed, and in the generally good and in many cases increased attendance on these means of grace whieh marks the history of our churches. The great and good Shepherd's man date is in some measure heeded—" Feed my sheep ; feed my lambs." We would affectionately exhort paitors, elders, Sabbath School teachers, and heads of families, to inc-eased fidelity and zeal in this great work of training for God and heaven. 3. In the continuance, and in some places the increased interest, of social meetings for prayer. It is matter of thankfulness to God that he con tinues to vouchsafe to his Church and people, to some extent, the spirit of grace and supplication ; that there are some to stand between the porch and the altar and cry, " Spare, Lord, and give not thy heritage to reproach." But yet withal we have to lament that so few comparatively are found in our churches to unite thus in calling on God, and that so many praessing Christ do hab itually restrain prayer before him, and do thus deprive his cause of that testimony which should • be true in the living example of every professing Christian, " Behold he prayeth." 4. In the hopeful conversion to Christ of a goodly number in our churches generally, and the special revival of God's work, and the large 'in- gatherings which mark the history of some of them during the past year. For all these special tokens of God's presence in these refreshing sea- • sums, we would give thanks. Nor would we despise the day of small things in the gently de scending and healthful dew of his Spirit, where by our thirsty hills are refreshed and made fruit ful in righteousness, and Christ's kingdom is made to come with silent power, though not with • striking observation. • - • 5. In the general increase of ministerial sup port and liberal contributions to the Boards of our Church. It is a most gratifying and encour aging fact that our churches are waking up to a more enlightened and Scriptural' sense of their .obligation honorOod with their 4ubstance, that "thoseNho preach thn - Goipel," whether in :the domestic or foreign field, "should live of the Gos pel, -" and that none should he compelled to go this spiritual warfare at his own charges. Thus are the Men of our Israel beginning to hearken to the counsel and - promise of God, " Bring ye all the tithes into the store house, that there may be meat in my house, and prove me now here with. saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a olessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Shall -We not hope, dear brethren, that ,e will increase yet more and more in this excellent grace of giving to the Lord's treasury, notwithstanding the present pecuniary embarrass ment and bankruptcy, resulting from worldly ex travkgance in the country; of which we are sorry to say that many professing Christians are not guiltless. In adopting measures of retrenchment and reform, let none he found robbing God of his own, and leaving his cause of human salvation to suffer in this day of special need, when the rage and violence of the poor Indian Sepoy has been permitted, as a rebuke for our sin of withholding, and as atrial of our faith, to make such havoc of our missionary stations and property. Amidst the many and , loud calls from every department Of Christian effort to save a perishing world, it is a most encouraging' fact, which we delight to report to you, that already many churches are increasing their contributions, notwithstanding all the pecuniary pressure. But, dear brethren:, while we have thus much of encouragement in the state of religion within our bounds, we have also many things over which to mourn, and on account of which we would humble ourselves in the dust before God. .1. In the comparatively small number who yield their hearts to God, as made alive from the dead by his quickening Spirit. How many are swallowed up in worldly schemes of wealth, of honor, and of pleasure, whose burthen of inquiry is, what-shall we eat, what shall we think, and wherewithal shall we be clothed ? or how shall we amass a fortune or make , a display ? utterly re .gardless of the counsels of the Saviour : " Seek ye,first the kingcicim of God and his righteous nees." Many prolesSors: of religion seem to be deplorably carried away with worldliness and vanity, instead of being dead to the world and alive unto God and thus the Holy Spirit' is grieved and his gracious influence quenched. 2. In the increased manufacture, sale, and-11130 of intoxicating liquors; that 'destroyer of our youth, and bane of society. 'Distilleries and taverns are multiplied, and the fruits of the earth, God's good gifts to men, are perverted from their ,legitimate use to a poisonous beverage, which is destroying men's lives, and filling the prison of hell with the wailings of, perdition. Peradven ture this may be one of the reasons why Geci.has such a controversy with our nation in the present distress of our commercial affairs. We rejoice to learn from,some of our reports that the friends of temperance , in some of our Presbyteries are beginning to wake up and gird themselves anew to the work of temperance reform. 8. 'ln the lukewarmness and indifference of many to the obligations of the Sabbath, and the open profanation ef. :that holy day by others in the community; the duty of hearing the Gospel, of studying and obeyingthe Word of God; of seek ing God's blessing by prayer and supplication, in the closet, at the family altar, and in the house.of God ; and to the claims of Christ's kingdom in general. It is painful to witness such multitudes in all our borders setting at nought the authority of Christ, and neglecting the great salvation. 4. lit the withholding, by so many professing Chrietians, and- so • many of the congregations on our list, of.all contributions of theirstorldly sub stance from the Lord's treasury,, to the embarrass ments of our Boards, and the hindrance of the great cause of evangelizing our 'sin-ruined world. Over these, and other evidences which might be named, of the power and prevalence of human corruption, the spirit of worldliness and yanity, and the manifest lack of the •life and power of godliness in our congregations, and in the com munity around us, we are called to weeping and lamentation that we should confess our sins and the sins of our people, and importunately pray for the gracious return of God's Holy Spirit Brethren, let, us humble ourselves before God in view of past unfaithfulness, and pray for his for giving mercy, and for the out-pouring of his Spirit on all our churches, that Christians may ba revived, sinners converted in great multitudes, and . glory dwell in our Zion. Presbytery of. Schuyler. The Presbytery met at Galesburg, 111., on the 12th of October, and was opened with a sermon by Rev. W. McCandlish, Amongstthe business transacted, was the following, which we copy from the Knox .Republican: Rev. C. B Bristol was received from Blairsville, Presbytery, Rev. John M rshall from. SL ' vile Presbytery, and Rev. Chimney Leavenworth from the Presbytery,of Rock River. Rev. S. B. Smith was dismissed to Kaskaskia Presbytery. Mr. James. IL Brown was received as a li centiate from the Second'Associate Reformed Pres bytery of Illinois, and was appointed to supply the Ellison church. Mr. Brown is Professor of Languages in the Monmouth College. Mr. Isaac B. Moon was received as a licentiate from Logansport Presbytery, and appointed to Bushnell and Shiloh churches. The pastoral relation between Rev. W. McCand lish and the Westminster church, at Quincy, was dissolved. Mr. McCandlish enters immediately upon the supply of the churches of Vermont, Astoria, 'and Ipava, and may be addressed, Ver mont, Fulton Co., Rev. P. W.. Thompson, principal, Rev. D. Mon fort, D D., alternate, Col. Thomas Geddis, prin cipal, and Dr. Charles Rays, alternate, were nom inated as Commissioners to the next General As seMbly. Prairie City was chosen- as the eplace for :the next stated meeting , of the Presbytery; and Tues day, April 13th, 1858, at 11 -o'clock A. M., the time. The pastoral relation was dissolved between Rev. P. W. Thompson and Ipava church. Mr. Joieph H. Marshall, licentiate, was dis missed to the care of /Rock River Presbytery. Presbytery adjourned to meet at Camp Creek, Tuesday, October 27th, 1857, to receive a call for the pastoral labors of Rev. Chancey Leaven worth, and install him as pastor of the said church. ADVERTISEMENTS. a RTEMRSIrRODGERS & CO., 211 BANNERS, AND DEALERS IN GOLD, SILVER,' .BANK NOTES, EXCHANGE, TIME . BILLS, AND CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. Collections Aimee in all the Principal Cities. INTZNXOT PAID ON max DEPOBITS. Corner :Fourth and Smithßeld Streets,PITTSTIRGH PA. EASTERN EXCHANGE. New York, - - - - 2a 4 pram, Philadelphia, - - - Ia 2 prem „Baltimore, - - - WESTERN EXCHANEE. 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Orders from any part of the"eauxitry will be promptly at tended to by addressing the subscriber. Money may be sent by mail at our risk. Also, a good supply, of stationery. PORN OULIttitTSON„ Librarian. Art 0 T E filL lILLW JD EL I NARY...- 1U POTTSTOWN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENN'A. The scholastic year of this institution is divided into two Sessions of eighteen weeks esch, and commences on the last Wednesday in September. At the close of the lir st tiveve weeks there will be a 'public examination of the pupils flu their various studies, and a recess of two weeks given. As this arrangement will give to the pupil the entire eighteen weeks of unbroken time, and exclude the months of July and August, it will, it is believed, chessetly promote the health and comfort of the members of chool, and Secure all that could be desired in the way of mental Cal tin*. TERMS. Boarding, tuition, fuel, and light, per annum, $llO.OO Instruction in M Session, 60 00 10Q usic 6. Ancient and Moderit ' Languages, eaoh, " 8.00 Plower Painting, ,c 10.00 Pencil Drawing, " 6 00 'Washing .371.6 . per dozen, or ic 4.00 Books at city prices, or for,use of books. ‘c 75 Bills payabl e $5O in advinceTorlhe Session. ati22-3mo wolig 'Principal:` I p em 5 pram : ltsburgh suspended Bank Gard. roN „pit AT PITT9I3IiItt;II, eIIARTL.r.t I HAVING A FACULTY (.>1 TEN TWO HUNDRED AND ; , 117E,V STri) , DAILY ,11 7 , ..N1LA2.CE, wad the Schuot LARGEST AND MOAT Tituitrrt - Gil COLLEGE OF n TIIIIEE SILV Lit 1: AL , Awarded to this Collsge, by the (1110 a i c hi 7 „,, sylvania state Faits, in 1.855 nail leiu;, and Ornamental Writing. IMPUOVED SYSTEM OF iitlON;li , Taught by a practical busintas man, who put;ll,l,-;; lar work on hook-keeping as early as Thin ft: Commercial College is rook-kerpiLg taught 1, having an equal amount of experience in ta:t Business Practice. TERMS, de. Full Commercial Course, time unlimited, - - Average time to complete a thorough Courst. ;. Can enter at any time—review et pleasure, bear, ; , $250 to $3.00. Prices for tuition, and boaru-1 city in the Union—its great variety ,Jf business, n,„ 1 „ the cheapest and most available point in the United for young men to gain a Business Education, and ettsib nations Specimens of Writing, and Circular, sent free ot Address F. W. JENS - fe2l Pittsburgh, h a 4 - IL E. 0 ILO E. it HI A. 1...10 S E D.: r ity CHESTER COUNTY, PA. The Winter Session, of five months, will commence ti. Wednesday in November. Expenses,for Boarding, Fuel, Light and Tuition it 11, dish branches, $BO per Session. Ancient and Modern &ages, each $5. Lessons on the Piano, and nse of lini ment, $l5. Painting and Drawing, each $5. or the t.;.• went of $BO, will include the whole. A daily stage connects with the cars at Newark.. 1),,. allao at Parkeaburg, Pa Address J. M. DICHRY, or Oxford,Bept. 20, 1856 SAMUEL DICHNI or; VITIE INVITE TIME ATTENTiOq 'r the public to the PHILADELPHIA HOUSEKEEPING DRY GOODc where may be found a large assortment of all kin:, Dry Goode, required in furnishing a house, thus the trouble usually experienced in hunting auch in various places. In consequence of our giving o Lt . tention to this kind of stock, to the exclusion or and fancy goods, we can guarantee our primp and to be the mostfavorable in the market. IN LINEN GOODS we are able to give perfect satisfaction, being the XSTABLIAHRII LIMN Smut rx vm arzy, and haring ; for .mote than twenty years regular importers from of;the best manufacturers in Ireland. We offe: large stook of FLANNELS AND 31II8LLNS, of the best qsalities to. be obtained , and at the vere . • Prices- Also, Blankets, Quilts, Shootings Tickicz- . mask Table Cloths, • and Napkins, Towellings Uit Enekabacs, Table and Piano Covers,Damasks and M - nsana, Lace and Muslin Curtains. Dimities Ftrtn , Chintzes, Window Bhadin i Ts, La., Le. JOHN V. COWBLL a SOIN S. W. corner MIEBITTUT and SEVENTH Fv aTtlito-tf WORN A. 'RENSHAW, or (Successor to Bailey & Renshaw,) 258 Liberty Street, Has just received his Spring stock of choice Family Gri-tt l lee, including - 150 ht chests choice Green and Black Teas; 60 bags prime. Rio Coffee; 25 do. do. Lagusyra Coffee; 85 mats do. Java do. 4 bales do. Mocha do. 20 barrels New York Syrup; 6 ithdc..Lovering's steam Syrup; 12 do. prime Porto Rico Sugar; 50 bble. Lovering's double refined Sugar; 25 do. Baltimore soft do. do. Also—Spices. Pickles, Sauces, Fruits, Fish, Sugar-Cur, Hams, Dried Reef, &a, do., wholesale and retail. Catalogues turnisbed, giving an extended list of stock. aplB4f D" s MERCANTILE COLLEGE, PHILO H.A.LL, 76 THIRD ST., PITTSBURGH, PA., The oldest ,and most ~ xtensive in the Union—the only one of toe kind in the State acting under Legislative Charter. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. His Excellency, the Hon. James Buchanan, President of the United states. Hon. Judge Lowrie. Hon. Judge Wilkins, Hon. Chas. Naylor, Hon. Judge Hampton, Oen. J. K. Moorhead. P. DUFF. (author of Duff's Book-Keeping,) President A. T. Hownaze, Superintendent, with four associate teachers et Book. Keeping, all trained for business by the Principal. J. B. Descen t (author of Duncan's Penmanship,) with en eistant Professor of Penmanship, Duff's System of Accounts, (220 pages,) contains nearly double the amount of exercises given by other Colleges ; the superiority of which is attested by upwards of four hundred students, after ten to fifteen years' successful practice it business, (Circular, p. 19;) yet the process of teaching is e perfectly matured and simplified by the experience of the Principal, that students usually graduate ire half the time required in other Colleges, saving from fifteen to twenty dollars in board. No time is lost with capricious "new syr tems," or waiting for the teachers to write out manuscript exercises. Pr's BOOS-HwaTum, Harper's new enlarged edition, (re cently awarded two First Premium Silver Medals by the Pennsylvania and St. Louis State Pairs,) 0.50, postage 2ect DlnTeB Sr AMBeAT Baia-BEEPING, 51 00 postage 9c. DITECISE BREMEN AND ORNAMENTAL PENRAFERIP, crown quarto, PA, mailed postpaid. This splendid Work has just been awarded two - First Premiums by the State Fairs of Pennsylvenii and St. Louis. An elegantly-bound copy is presented a ec ery student who hereafter gratuates in the institution. Por sale by the Book-sellers. Specimens of Mr. Duncan's Penmanship, and the new edf- Lion of the College Circular, just issued 2 mailed free Sir.. Address all letters to the Principal. OLBERT , s IGNITJECLOPM MAla UFAU-TORY, 553 South FOURTH street, below Cbeetnot FIRM ADKLPHIA. Envelopes, Die Sinking and Engraving, Dies Allem az ►elopes Stamped with. 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Orders sent by Express, or as per agreement spl4-ly BOOTS AND SHOES, BOOTS AND silos& :‘-.Limits ROBB, No. 89 Market Street, betweer the Market House and Fifth Street, would call the attention o; his friends and customers, and all others who may favor his with their trade, that for the future ha will be found at to New Shoe Store, as above, with an entirely New Stock of Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers; Palm Leaf, Pedal, Tustin. ant Braid Hats , Lc.; consisting in part of Gents' Fancy Opere Boots. Congress Gaiters, Oxford Ties, in., d - e.; Ladies', Mines and Children,' Fancy Boots, Gaiters, Ties, Slips, vets beautiful; Boys' and Youths' Dress Boots, Shoes, Tiee and Pumps. tlis stock is one of the largest ever opened in this dry, and anthraces everything worn by the ladies of Philadelphia gni New York, and, he trusts, cannot fail to please all. Great care has been taken fin selecting the choicest goods. all e: which he warrants. He also continues to manufacture as heretofore, all le scriptions of Boots and Shoes , and ids long experience o: over twenty years in business in this city is, he trusts, a suf Solent guaranty that those who favor him with their custn will be fairly dealt with ap264 THE DI flr I. MR ACJIDEBIIir—THIS DN. STITIITION is under the care of the Presbyter} ai Zanesville, and is located at Washington. Ohio on the Ss , tional Road, half-way from Wheeling, to 7.anesville; and only three miles North of the Central Ohio Railroad Tie surrowading eountry is hilly and remarkable healthy A large, tasteful, and convenient building, has beer erected and furnished with suitable apparatus; the under signed devote their attention entirely to the institution , and all the necessary arrangements have been made for educating young men on the most approved principles . The course of studies includes an English and Classical Department, and is extensive enough to prepare students for the Junior Class in the best Colleges. Strict attentier will be given to -the comfort, manners and morals of the pupils, and- they will enjoy the advantages of a LiteretJ Society, a Library, and a Philosophical Apparatus. Very small or backward boys are not received, nor will and be permitted to remain who are either immoral, indolent or unwilling to form habits of diligent study. On the other hand, we invite young men of good character and studious habits, who desire a good education to fit themselree far business or for teaching; and especially pious young 26 preparing for the Gospel ministry, whose presence sod in fluence we highly appreciate. Traits or Turrtos.—ln the Classical Department. 81 11 M per Session of five months; Senior English Department. $10.00,, per Session of five months; Junior English Depsil ment, $B.OO, per Session of Eve months. Titition fees must be paid in advance. Rooms and board ing will be furnished by respectable private families. at 'zoo per week. The Sessions commence on the 'first Mori day of May and of November. BEV. J. E. ALE.XANDER, Principal, J. Y. McKEE, A. 8., Aaaistant- 9 1 - Y IV H. N. on aiP RON LOOKS OF 110 .•' WORLD, are only striplings in cost, ($6 to fff made gunpowder proof, $lO, and less at wholmalej test which they have endured is unparalleled. The peat' eat lock-pickers in the world, stimulated by the offer of a laige premium for several years have sought in vain for a clue to pick them. They not only bid defiance to alllgb pickers, but the offer of Two THOUSAND Dolt msus for click ing is continued to .fune, 1857, with ample guaranty. ''The world is challenged for a competitor to produce a lock ei equal value, for five times its cost,whether it is wed far the specie-vault, night latch, or desk. S. B. WOODBRIDGE, Perth Amboy. l'i•J• ItH AD TH B. Woonanno; :—You IS. have been awarded ar honorable mention, with special approbation. for barglar proof Locks and Night Latches. They were considered by the jury to merit all that you claim for them, ae being the cheapest,' and at the same time,the safest and most durable Locks on :exhibition, and a valuable acquisition to the con munity. Yours, truly, Saranac BRITOORT. Commissioner of juries, Crystal Palace, Nov. 1654 jyll2-powl.y" WEST TROY BELA. FOLINDEY. Established in 1826. j BELLS. The subs [ cribers have constantly for sale an es BELLS. sortmont of Church, Factory, Steamboat. Looms BELLS. tire, Plantation, School house, and other Bells. BELLS. mounted in the moat approved and durable mauler. SELLS. For full particulars as to many recent noon te: BELLS. merits, warrantee, diameter of Belle,wpaceercuPfr° BELLS, in Tower, rates of transportation, etc.. send furs SELLS. Oireslar. Bella for the South delivered in New BELLS. York. Address A. NI mNv.F.r.rs SONS, Agents, Tr 417.. N mvltc w,>.tq rjrl,ll E LINDERSIGNE.D HAS BEEN AP POINTED Receiving Agent and T.reasurer. for the 10 1 ' lowing Church enterprises, in the Synods of PITTSBUF 6I/ ' ALLEGHENY, WHEELING. AND OHIO, via The General Assembly's BOARD OF DOMESTIC SIONS; the General Assembly's BOARD OF EDUCAT/ 02 .; the General Assembly's CHUITH EXTENSION COM3HT . TEE, (St. Louis); and the FUND FOR SUPERANNUATE D MINISTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. Correspondents will please address him as below, statise distinctly the Presbytery and Church, from which coutribw• lions are sent; and when a receipt is required by mail, the name of the post office and County. As heretofore, monthly reports will be made through tht Presbyterian Banner and Admen te and the Howard Pero:9* Record. J. D. WILLIAMS. Treasurer, 114 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh. Pit my 23 "ROBIN B. SIOVADDEN AG SON. 95 ItiAßSE ir el STREET, Pitt burgh. 4iPAiPrn in Stisitehaqi, Wail. and irrar,. .i 4 ti F 111 COLLEGE .30IIIINAL OP MEDICAL kiOIENCE, a Monthly Magazine of forty-eight pogo , conducted by the Faculty of The Eclectic College of volt' rine, is published at One Dollar a 'fear, payable in advance. Comniunieations for subscription, or for specimen numbers , should b, directed to Pr. C. U. CLEAVELAND, Publisher , . " Tztriterenfh Strest, Ontia4Pefi ~~;.~, ~ CM oc2 f
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