D. 31'NINNE 1 J. ALLISON B. LITTLB DAVID M'KINNEY & CO. Editors and Proprietors. „TERMS IN .ADVANCE. 8141 OLE BOOSORIPT/ONS 51.50 iv Slims 1.25 ' ~Draresnan IN,stTI t-or}Ts*CTlB9 2.00 !..".WO DOLLARS, we willseend by mail , seventy number , P for B ONE Ditu.aso,ttiiih-ttiree numbers. ' Pustors sending us illrpsyr subscribers and upwards, wilt tiforiby entitled to a paper without charge. liesewsls should be prompt, a little before the year expiree Send Out , uterttatrq sal hands. or by LORD. ;1 • ' Direct all lettere to DAVID M'XINNET & (10., Pittsburgh, Pa. Pdr the Preebytetlan Banner. ) Irreverenq Dpring Worship. irrons:—Not long•sineeras sisting a, brother in the exercises of .a com munion service, during the prayer,. after serinon < my attention was• arrested .by' snap z sttap, snap. The eye soon detected . the cause of the snapping noise. A:great magy, people were looking at their.watches, the opening and shutting of which ,pro 4,need the sound. Next service we had a rTpetition of the same; aud indeed during all ,tpe exercises, the Tutor was no more, prompt in following .my sermon with a prayer, than the people were, at the• mime time, in drawing forth, springing open, and snapping shut their watches. - Now, all this was, a new part of worship to me, and I ventured to mention it to my brother. " 41k 1". said he, ". you noticed it, did,you? aotioad it at first, but ,now I have .got ,used to it. My oldest elder is proud of knowing the lengthof every ser mon that- he has beard in the last thirty yearnomii he always looks at his watch in time of prayer. ;I suppose others follow his example.' , Some,further conversation revealed the fact that this elder was not very spiritually minded, ,and that the pastor and I were agreed, as to the irreverence and chilling influence of his habit. It was also agreed that I, should write to. the Banner,, and , ask. your opinion. Let us- hear, please, wont you? •P4i.nL. [Strict , attention is due to all theparts of worship. The conduct referred to is very unbeeoming, and deserves the reproof ad minikitered. Andlet we must wiyut word palliative .of the habit of those Who note time's progrdss. If the sermon or prayer is im long as to, weary the worshippers, or if it is unedifying, we-are not to think it strange if we witness symptoms of nneasi ness.. We advise our brother ,elder and his neighbors to get'watehes which'will reveal - the time. withou " "snapping,"or otherwise abandon, a habit which is both.anuoying and irreverent.—Ros.] In Ide,moriw One B. WEBSTER, a graduate of New -Jersey College. and a 'member of Princeton Theolo.ifical Seminary, died at his residence in Chester, N. H., on the Mornitig of.tho:.26th inst. At a meeting of the .students of the Seminary, the follow ing 'resolutions .were adopted : WHAREAS, It -hail pleased 'God to re meve, by a 'sudden and •mysterious dispen sation, our.beloved fellow-student, Om B.` WIIBSTER ; therefore, Resolved, That while we rejoice in the As:mat:toe of his unspeakable gain, we can uotobut mourn for ourselvet the loss of. an earnest co-laborer and warm-hearted friend, and for , bliesohurch thus deprived of the service,cof , one whose high attainments as a man, escholar, and :a Christian, promised to render him an 'effective laborer in 'the Master's vineyard. I Resolved,: That we 'deeply-condole• with the; soirowing:family bereft of a faithful sone:and a .noble brother i and while .we mingle:our tears with .theirs, would unite our: prayers also, thatl affliction may work trut,for them and us , a , " far moreux, deeding %Ad, eternal weight of g . lory." .Resolned4 That these resnluttititts besent to the,family of - the deceased, and that they be also published in the Presbyreridn, the Presbyterian 4 Banner, the NOW. York Ob servo% Statilthibßrinzeton Standard. • lbehidf of Sethinary. J. D. TAMMY, Committee. D; KELLOOa. Princetozi Meg &m, Feb. 4,1862. Poe • the Presbyterian Banner. Tie .Presbytery of Bloirsville. This Presbytery, at their meeting at .ooss-Roads,,,Ja.n. 21, 1861, received the Rev. T. M. MoClun„l7, from the ,Presbytery fat Ohio, and installed him pastor of the „iphproh of Cross-Roads. At their meeting at New Alexandria. on the sth of November; 1861, they ordained 11/les:are. T. F. Wallace and Wm., Cunning ham as Evanfelists—tbe former to labor as a missionarTin•South America, under the care of our Board,of ForeiguMissions, and the latter to serve as a Chaplain in our army. Ia these services, Mr. Hill preached the sermon ; Dr., Plumer, by request, de livered the charge to Mr. Wallace ; and Mr. Torre-nee, the oharge ; to ;Mr., Cunning ham JAMES DAVIS, Slated Clerk Acknowledgment. MESSRS. EDITORS :—The pastor of Glade Run church and, the Principal of Glade Run Academy, with their families, desire,, through the columns' of the Banner, to ex press their thanks to the congregation for their valuable donation, made on the 23d ultimo. unexpectedly, about ten o'clock A. M., the quiet routine of the Academy was disturbed by the arrival, one after another, of wagons and sleds, causing the exclama tion : " What can all this mean ?" How ever the suspense was soon removed. The Principal, with his family, teacher and stu dents were invited, to meet the congregation in the church. 0:1004g they not only, met the congregation, With their pastor and his family, but long tablos neatly spread and richly ladened. After all had feasted on the good things prepared for the Occasion—thq, meantime, enjoying a rich feast of social interaOufige— the ,13&1 Psalm was read, the'' 344 hymn sung, and prayer offered, the congregation dispersed, leaving behind them many tokens of, their, r kind regard; such as clothing, fuel and food, both for man and beast. God, grant that while time endures, the church of Glade Run may remain a united and happy people; 'and may the bell of their unpretending Academy only cease to suminon her students to their recitations, When the voice of the last, truMpet shall bave cited us all to appear before the bar Ood; Qur, ,prayer is that from the church and the sehool, streams may constantly, flow which eht4l make glad ,the city of our God. Menhir to Clergymen. °mos dr AMERICAN TEXPORANCE UNION, Vebruary 1, 1.862: REV. gilt, is universally conceded that nothing is so destructive to all the best interests of men as intemperance, and that whatever we may do for the good of the soldier, is lost upon him, if he falls a prey to this enemy. The temptations to drink ing intoxicating liqueri in camp life are so numerous, and to the young and inexperi enced at times so irresistible, that there is ti'eall for strong counteracting influences from all who feel4or his welfare. A series of short, ,attractive, and, instructive tracts have been prpgated to turn his eyes from the ou 0 of (Waft 'and df thole; some 200,- Per the PreabyteiLan Banner N. L For'the. Presbytenan Banner . . . . . .. ~., - . ... . . .. . . . . . . . .. . „ ~. . ~ . . .. .. . . .. . . . , \ .. . I ilr'r . 1.. .;., ;,...,...... ~ ~, ....„ 1 .... -. . f Z. .. . . . . . ••• . . , . , . . . . -," . • • . . . VOL , X., , ; NO. i 23. 000 have ,been sent forth , in packages' of 1,000 to a regiment, and they have been teceiied with gladness, and .we believe, to the`good of many. 'BSit the gifts of indi viduals most friendly are exhausted, while the work has but commenced. The moral and religious interests of. our patriotic army should have a place, you will allow, in eVery pulpit; and would each minister lay this subject' before his people, and take a collection for the object, it would soon give us alli f he funds. we,doirs. Will you not, Dear Sirs, consent, to do it ? We are Sure it will deeply interest your own hearts and the hearts of Your people, especially where young - men have gone forth from your midst to the r fight. In no case have we failed of success, or of , receiving both the thanks and contributions of the people. But übiquity is not ours, and we must ask you 'to do the 'work for us; and however small,the collection you may take , and will forvirard i to.us at No. 10 Park Bank, it will be gratefully received and faithfully appro.. priateo. Should your church or cougrega tien designate any particular regiment which they may wish supplied, one thou sand tracts will •at-once be forwarded to it. In behalf Of our' patriotic army; I JOHN MARSH . , Cur. Sec. A. T.U. For the Presbyterian Banner. Our Soldiers and 'Sailors and the Board of Publication. While providence of 'God has recently in some degree limited both the means ,and the, opportunity enjoyed by the Board of Publication: for carrying forward the work of colpOrtaae in its usual form, that same providence has opened a most extraordinary and promising , field, for a, time,, among the defenders of our country on the laud andthe sea. The Board has eagerly availed itself of this opportunity, and, has been doing among.them noble and blessed work. It:has prepared! a " Soldier's Library," containing seventy choice and suitable vol umes which it furnishes for $l5 in cash. No better library for a regithent or a camp can, be found. It has published for sailors a manual-en titled " The Sailor's Companion," at the price of fifty. ,cents, containing religious reading, hymns„ prayers, burial service, for use at sea, and other matter adapted to the needs of a sailor's life. ' This' hss received the warmest,:commendation of chaplains and pious. naval .oflicers: A Jarge number of ships have been furnished. with copies of this volume, and in every c ease they, have been Most . gratefully received. ' It has published an admirable little work called" The Soldier's Pocketßookp mhich has been received in all the camps, and by all grades and kinds of soldiers, not only with eagerness, init with enthusiasm. Of 'this; 60,000 copies in English have already been issued, and the ery for. more is daily toning to the Board from all our camps. Its 'price.is. five cents, or $5, per ,hundred. An edition in German has recently been issued, and is now beginning to circulate among the German soldiers. The - 'Spirit of God has signally attended and blessed this little work in numberless instances to the, conversion of the impenitent, the edi fieation of Christians, and reclamation of backsliders. The Board has published a;great variety of tracts suitable for the :soldier's °reading, among them one Tackage 'entitled " The Soldier's Series," price ten cents, of which many thousands have gone to the various camps. • Also a card, ;suitable for use in hospitals and elsewhere, entitled " The Sinner's Resolve;' which has been the means of doing great ,geod among the,sick and wounded. Of the " Sabbath -School -Visitor," large packages have been sent to the camps, and. it,is earnpety,sought - and Tea 4 by.the sol diers. The " Social • Ps'alniodist, " a little work at thirty-five cents, contains the., choicest and most familiar hymns and tunes, and has been. an.essential aid-inipromoting singing in the army, especially in the. prayer meetings and.ublic services. Of all these works-thousands upon thou sand& have, through the. Christian gener osity. of friends of the , soldier and the . sailor, =been.given to them-without charge. It isbelieved that, since this war began, the . Board has been graciously permitted to place a printed o f fer ot salvation in the hands. of at least 250,000 'individuals of these classes. The work still grows greater and greater The opportunity only •widens before us from day to day. During the month of January larger quantities than ever , -of books and tracts have .been sent to Port Royal, to Hatteras, to Fortress Monroe, to the camps all along the Potomac, to the hospitals around Washington, Baltimore, and elsewhere • to Western Virginia, to Kentucky, to Missouri, to our various navy yards and ships, and indeed almost wher ever soldiers and sailors were to be found. Chaplains, pious officers, and even pious privates who are engaged in these labours gratuitously, send us their thanks for sup plies already furnished, and 'invariably beg for yet more to be cent. We would like. here to. insert extracts from many letters, bat conot. One min ister in Kentucky, who is engaged in this work for the,Board among the vast armies there collected, wrote, a few.days•ago—" I have •supplied about forty,, thousand men, with- the .aid of several Bhaplains. Gen. Buell has .kindly given me a general pass to enter his lines at pleasure." And then he urges the Board to send on large sup plies. I A Methodist chaplain, at or near St. Louis; writes I have distributed all the books, and nearly all the cards sent me. They are joyfully received by all. I have never yet found a man to refuse any of the reading matter,:and all seem anxious and very thankful for the books, tracts, and papers." A laborer, now making distributions among the soldiers in and near Cairo, Illinois, writes:—" This place and adjacent outposts should be thoroughly supplied. .with our publications. I .could most• usefully dis tribute at least eight thousand of the 'Pocket Books,' and of 'our other publica tions in proportion. But whatever is done shoidd be done quickly." The last remark is solemnly true. One or more great bat tles may soon put thousands of these sol diers beyond the reach 'of any offer of sal- vation. Such is the work in hand. Such are the growing opportunities. But just now, sad to tell, the means for carrying it forward are entirely exhausted. Early in December an appeal for aid Was sent out in religious newspapers and . by a circular. Many gen erous responses were made in the shape of cot iributions to the - Distribution Fund. But 'so incessant and importunate have been the demands for books and tracts, that the money received isull expended. The Fixecutive Committee of the 'Board, a few days ago, voted away the' last remaining Must 'the Board cease from this blessed work among the soldiers and sailors 7 , Will not the pastoys of our chnrches make our need known to their people ? Will not individual Christians, without waiting for their churches, send us such help as Goa may,incline and enable them to give.?.:, - PITTSBITGV. - I :SA.TITIMAY.;.:FEB,AUARY .. 22S 18624 Remittances should be addressed= to Tames ,Ounlap, Esq., Treasurer, 821 Chest nut Street, Philadelphia. W. E. SHENCK, Corresponding Secretark P. S. Churches or individuals sending contributions, may have :books and tracts scat to particular regiments or companies, in, which they are specially interested, by giving us a name and, address, to which we may forward the package. EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE.:- The Jews in Italy—Good Tidings—The Man for the Work—Ragged School Appeal--Marvellous Statistics and Fruits—Distress, in Lancashire— Wealth of Lancashire—Rewards of Enterprise and Industry—Specimen hifen Was/Oanism and Congregationalism—A Scandalous Clerical Im posture in Lancashire—" Sighing" for Presby tery—The Prince of Wales—Canon Stanley his Companion in Travel—Broad Churck Tendencies —Another ResignatiOn of a Rationalist Clergy man-Literature and London Writers—Mark Lemon and "Old London"-,Dog Stealing— .Religiaue Book and Tr:act Society for!Scoilancl— John Bright and a. Visit to hie Birth place., LONDON, Tan 25, 1862. Tap Jaws ITALY are • &in& fresh indications of their - interest in Christian- ity. A - letter has just been issued " for. private circulation, by This Rev. Ridley - Herschell, of Lonion. This worthy man is of the seed of Abraham, and has three brothers, each of whom, like 'himself; is a Christian minister in this country. Mr. Herschell states that a year ago he visited Italy with a view .of•aseertaining 'the con dition of his. brethren of- the House of Israel in that land. He foun:d -that the Lord had .prepared the hearts of many, both in Rome and Leghorn, besides other places, to hear' the Gospel of his grace. He was thus persuaded . that an able and spiritual missionary would 'become a bless inc.: both to Jews and Gentiles. Irnme diaely after his return to England, the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel among the Jews," sent forth Dr. Mayer (formerly a Jewish Rabbi, and the facts of whose , history and conversion are peculiarly striking;) to' Leghorn. He left this country,with ;Many fervent prayers for the success, of his mission. These prayers have been answered, and a remark able blessing has been" vouchsafed, in the hearts of many 'Gentiles as well as Jews, to confess Christ as theirGod'and Saviour. The wealthy Jews,at Leghorn warmly wel comed Dr. Mayer, and' have continued to come : to him focinstruetion—his kno7ledge of Jewish Literature enabling him to meet their questions, and to solve their doubts. The lEnglish.clergymen land Dr. Stewart, the minister of the Free Ghureh of Scot- land, unite in, bearing ,witness to the ; zeal, prudence, and Cliristian character of the missionary. A number of the Jews are about to make a public profession of their faith in Christ, and Mr, Ilerschell is about to go to Leg horn to ; officiate at their baptism. -It is hoped that Geneva also will become an im portant station, where it is proposed that Professor Davidson should take under his charge some of the .young 'converts from Judaism,- and train them as Evangelists for Italy. "'Thus," says Mr. lierschell, "'we trust that by God's-blessing the bringing in of the Jews, may ;become life from the. dead , to many in Italy. If the noble army of mar tyrs who in former days laid down their lives for the Truth in that land, could now address us from their heavenly _mansion, 'how would they urge' us to spread , the knowledge.ofr a free salvation throughout liberated Italy--to. the Jew-first, and also to the Gentile." THE RAGGED SOIIOOL UNION is now making an appeal for special help for its multiplied and multiform operations in and around the metropolis. In 177 Ragged School Institutions there are ,207 Sabbath Schools ' with 25,264- scholars in attend ance; 161 day schools, with 17,340 schol ars; 216 evening ,schools, with 9,84? scholars;`and 104 - Dadustrial Glasses, With' 3,774.pupi15. There are' 386-paid teachers (all, zealousin their work, and witlspecial aptitude,also,) in week-night ,schools and in Industrial Glasses and Refuge§. There are 404 paid Monitors; 2,972 voluntary teachers; and Refuge's, 'where 698 'in mates are fed, lodged, - clothed, and edu cated. Upwards of 700 • boys and girls have emigrated to, the Colonies. In March last, 1,215 boys and girls received prizes for having remained in their situations, with good `character,' upwards of twelve months. There are 88 parents' , meetings, attendance 2,307; 86 penny banks, 28,- 193 depositors; and 56 clothing Clubs. The eight Shoeblack Societies in London eraploy an average of 331 boys who, during the year 1860, earned £4,447, or upwards of £l4 each, boy. They cleaned, during the year, 1,115,289 pairs of boots and shoes. - ' Ragged Schools are like missionary sta tions in low neighborhoods, having in many cases connected with :them,- Industrial Classes, Clothing Clubs ' Penny Banks, Mothers' Meetings, Libraries, Readina Rooms, and plabeS of worship for " tee very poor ;" thus diffusing light, health, , and peace, amongst abenighted and along neglected population: - DISTRESS in the:manufacturing, districts, from the partial running or entiresstoppage of mills, is increasing Large numbers ,of ). • work-people are left destitute. They are, as a class, painfully improvident, and, with happy exceptions, lay little by in Savings' Banks or otherwise for " the rainy day." ilence want of employment pauperizes and ilegrades. It is now clearly. admitted that, independent altogether of the American, crisis lithe mills have' been producingtoo much for demand at home and abroad. Our. Colonial markets are glutted—in eluding also China. A. collapse would have inevitably occurred some time, and , probe ,bly this very year. I have been recently among the Lancashire districts. In some' places the diatress is far - greater than oth ers. - Blackburn it is very severe, and meal, bread and soup are being distributed daily. At Manchester, a Poor law (addi tional rate,) has been put, which alone amounts to £75;000. The wealth Of. that city and the surrounding district is enor mous. Taking in a circle of thirty miles, there is, I am assured, more wealth and a laraer population than even in London I'' have had opportunities of seeing re markable men who have been, under God, the artificers of their own prosperity. Thus there is at Bolton a man, - now grow ing old, "Ji, poor boy among the hills " once, who was early 'brought under the powerof the Gospel by' Wesleyan 'Metho dism, and who rose, from being a lad in a cotton mill, ,first to be manager, then ~a joint partner, then sole proprietor—buy ing out the interest of his partner, and bringing into the firm his two sone, both of (Whom are now living-in princely mansions, gittring their children a first-class education, and also dispensing Itheir large bounty to the relief of temporal distress, and to the 'spread of the Gospel at home and abroad. In the =manufacturing districti, :Wesley's followers are very oumeroue, and as a body are wealthy and , influential,-although com ,prehending many of, the poor, whointheir turn climb .the leader and become pros perous. The system is adinirably adapted to the tastes of the masses, and has largely ennobled 'and elevated them. I .find'many Wesleyans .largely free from sectarianism, and many of them carryinto.practice the principles' 'of the Evangelical Alliance. They are also getting a better educated ministry, who, however r No not 'cease to preach the old message ;Which fires, and woes, and subdues—full of, Christ and jus tification by his blood=regeneration by the Holy Spirit—and holiness as the fruit of real faith. The Cengregationalists of Laneashire-are ,also a powerful body. As indicated in my last, they are about to celebrate the 1662 exodus of the Puritan clergy of England, by raising thirty new chapels and schools. 'Many of this body live in palaces, and are owners' of magnificent cotton mills, and .print works; they take fatherly pains to' do good to the people undeF their. charge. A great -.scandal has been agitating the Lancashire Congregationalists, in connex 'ion with ,a youngpinister ot popular gifts, whose claims to the Degrees of " Doctor of Philosciphy," and "M. D.,". as'well as other self-exalting claims; have beenAliseoveted to be fictitious. le had 'iikuired :great power and influence over.aßlackbelrecon gregation,. which, even after t his exposure and condemnation by refereee.expointed by themselves, seem still to. -ding ''to him-- stirred up, by, artful letters from hinrin his temporary retirement. y Mr. Binney, of London, was at one time likely to have ' this young man as 'his assistant at the Weigh-House Chapel. One of- the..minis- , tars of Manchester had, without-inquiry, endorsed him with all his titles, and even, now is his quasi-defender to the great in dienatien of •Mf.'Bine:ey and his brethren' generally. The Congregationalist Patriot' has -been full of letters, •and- , one of the writers signing himself_" .A. Pastor," ,sighs for Presbytery, in order that; there might be pOwer to adjudicate upon cases like this, and to save-churches from b'eing duped by' impostors.. • TILE PRINCE OF WALES is to be accom . , panic& by the Rev. Canon Stanley, in his: journey to Egypt, Turkey, :arid the Holy Land. Canon Stanley.was as a' -youth, the. favorite pupil at Rugby,,of, Doctor Arnold,. and was his biographer. 11e is , more "Broad Church" than ever, and his com mentaries on some of the Epistles, indi cate decidedly erroneous views on the great:. point of justification. , This journey with-. the Prince . is soen,.to be followed by a Bishoprick. Stanley is not so heret- 7 , ical as Rowland Williams'' (Whose, case ' has just been concluded 'befoin Dr:Lish- c ington, who will not ; give sente4ce•fer.some time,) but ,the,,hatredo-the milder of the b °Broad School 7 te , cloginatic,,teackings„,t6 0 az4 full-orbed Augustinian, .Paultue .tp,u , i, makes them`io sympathize''with the Fin and= last developments and to catisetheni to • regard suits.before thei_Ecclesiastical Courts '' as persecution: :Another,clergymari who adopts these views,. has followed the exam- . pie of Mr'! MoNaught, of Liverpool, and resigned hii ministry in the Church of - . England,-still.retaining its membership,' paying, the ,Church the left hand oomph- . ment that there is, no comm.unity where there is such freedom ofthought. Alas ! , the mass of these new heretigs will hold fast, their places, and their 113116i1de is ever increasing among the higher 'clasees—- - pecially at Oxford-- 7 where the. Evangelicals -. , are at a decided ,discount., 40 LITERATURE is not very thriving, al though by no means unproductive or idle. One third of the .penny And halfpenny , publication's 'which sinning' into 'existence after the repeal of the - paper duties, haVe ceased to exist. .Dr: ' , Charles 'MackaY is delivering a lecture with the eccentric ti tle of "The valuables of ,thoughts and things; of sentiments and commodities; and on the market price of the invaluables." Mr. Mark Lemon, editor of Punch, is 'de livering lectures, illustrated by striking pictures of ,the manners, customs, -build ings, bridges, churches of-London .in the olden time. ,He -.is a fine ,specimen , of a portly John Bull, good humored, witty-and accomplished- He has ,broad shoulders, an ample waistcoat, rink, gray hair over t a massive head, and discourses very pleas ingly. His-lectures will be a standing en tertainment at the Gallery of -Illustration, Regent street, during, this Exhibition year. Mesrs. lirubner & Co., have issued a catalogue' of 800 works on chess. The Royal Lademicians are preparing'to OPen their next annual exhibition at' night, to, the masses,,mid, at low prices. Thee new . Exhibition Buildings are making, rapid progress at Kensington. Mr. C. Went worth Dilke, SJoretary of the Royal Corn -missioners, and the great helper of the Prince Consort in works of art, including the exhibition of 1854. as well as in con nexion with the establishment_ of the-Roy al Horticultural Gardens, has been gazetted a baronet of the *Unita Kingdom. The Messrs. Chambers have pnblished.the'49th part of "The. Economic and Comprehen sive Dictionary of the English Language;" and also continue to produce a first class Cyclopedim." Two LADIES have been before a magistrate —the one having caused a riotatthe, door; the other, bringing with her a crowd` who raised the cry, 'r:Giver the lady herdog." The lady thus assaulted took charge, at first, of the ,dog, and, afterwards: considered that he was made a present to her., .This illustrates not only human folly, but also what general'value is attached to d'o'o,,a of the Skye-Terrier (Scottishybreed in Lon don. They are: faithful, as , watch , dogs against thieves, but are often themselves .stolen by dog-fanciera, and.then sold: again to ladies and others, Thus we have had -the droll caricature of a gentle Man about to go to the Colonies, wishing to buy one of those dogs from a man on the :.street: " What, sir," says, the, dog-thief, "are you going abroad?' " Yes r "Then, sir, I could part with my dog. He's quite an annuity to me!" THE RELIGIOUS BOOK AND TRACT °TETT, for Scotland, has, 'during the past year, maintained• its efficiency and increased its. agents. Men with-high qualificationa as Colporteurs, have , been, • found in numbers; they have met with a most cordial. recep tion from the people, and their services "have been very often manifestly and greatly blessed, both to—individuals and families." The staff of Colportenrs now numbers one hundred and twenty-four, ex.= tending into every county in Scotland; but there are still many districts either inade quately or not at all occupied. The great end the directors have in view, is nothing less than the, evangelization =of Scotland; especially of the rural districts—to comma., nicate thus the glad tidings to ,every fam ily and' individual _accessible, to them, and thus to make the Society a National Mia sionary.lnstitution: • Whileltheyse/tßililes and other books, they distribute-tracts. gra tuitousli. They study to make their con versation profitable, and on suitable opea aims they. read and_ pray with the families visited,` and 'hold district prayer-meetings., The. sale of-Biblew duiin„,c , the year 1861; has been upwards of 80,000.eopies. About . 700,000 periodicals have been disposed of; 5,190 _of, Richard ;Weaver's ";To You,;; 1,946 of " The Pilgriin's - Progresa;" of " AnitiouS ;" 1;704 of " Come to Jesus," &c. At tite Glasgow Depository alone, there Were sold '42,384 books; and 1,248,946 Amts. Grants -of tracts were made to the extent of 110,971. There are now eighty small shops in Glas gow, which' keep a constant supply of such works as the Leisure Hour, Sunday at Home, Christian Treasury, Sabbath School Messenger, Good Words„ Family Treasury, and many similar publications. ' Dr.' Nor mond McLeod is the editor - of Good Words, the best of all the periodicals for the happy -blending, in a religious way, of the secular and: spiritual. He thus'endorses the Tract ova d• Book 'Society movement in. Scotland : ADELAIDE PLACE, GLASGOW, November 20, 1861. "hf Assn Sin: —I think your colportage system admirably adapted to meet the wants of 4.148" country, especially where the population is neattered, as in the-Highlands, or migratory, as in our mining, and manufacturing districts. Many 'a man will purchase a book or periodical, when they are offered for sale at his fireside; .their prices stated, and their contents explained, who would never think•of resolving to purchases :hook, save some money: to do so, and then dress him- "self in . his Sunday clothes and proceed to a book- seder'sshop, there to expose his wants and Igoe raincel I 'am convinced that by colpoftears ,essi the masses=even in otirAbift, much more ;In sostratairvillagei,ltanatrand glens—be .suipplied with, a fireside literature: "Another immense good which the colporteur 'does is by his Chriatian word and counsel, drop , . ped here and there, like living seed, not by a ;professional man like &minister but by a 'fellow ~worifmani, among:his own comrkdesin rank and 'tad& The celperteur has thus manifold oppor , Mmities. of doing good, being able to enter, the ,00ttage stall hoursand, in every_ season. "At my last Communion,. oun t 2/...;my most hopeful' converts -- wati brought 4itt-?Xf;:darkness, through the teaching , given hintlbY yi colpor tear, M. 8.,wh0 is himself a wonderful instance Of the power of God's grace. Excuse this 'hasty note, and with cordial ,thanks for your success, I remain, yours very Only, "N. MeLson. “Rev. Williamtßoyd.” ' 44 P.S. Colporteurs are, needed in the High lands more than in any part of Scotland, but the utmost care will be: required to select men . of diarity and prudence, who will rigidly keep aloof ,from'all pasties and,facttons." 'The report-.concludes by calling attention to the special.and, successful , introduction of the co/portage system in England and . Ireland. ;Mn. Bxucrnr is very quiet as to politics it; this moment, and confining, himself to the care of the unemployed at Rochdale, in Lancashire. i and also in pursuing'the busi ness of the firm, in which he and two broth= ers are:partners. havehad this week an opportunity_ of hearing, at Rochdale r a great deal - AA& the Man and his antecedents. I %lie-house in - which he was born, apd4hehlfliislather—a Quakeriwho rose `:fomalzeing . .a:paor , lad emyloyed `in an old spiunktigjastpry (which was pointed out to t i t° .bea cottPnlapinner himself. Jacob irlgikt;i'be father, was described.to me by Qtrieteilo knew - him well, as a most benevo lent and excellent-man, , as well as- possess ing great,busioess talents. _He retained his Quaker simplicity to the last. ..He had a largelimily, most of whom are dead; three sons survive, Of whom John Bright is one. :They are jointly engaged, not only in dot ,ton-spinning, but also in carpet manufae- tare and both businesses are, in ordinary • r times, profitable. Even now, they are em ploying men and girls to the full capacity milli 'and ;iorks.. 'Mr. John Bright. retains his Quakerism and attends the little Friend's meeting-house in the town every ,Lord's day. His brothers, I believe, go to no,place of%worship, and have, I.fear, sympathies with the Chartism, whose basis is that Secularism, of which:Gino* jaceb Holyoake is the Apostle. He is sometimes their.guest,tand I suppose it is by their in fluence that a.Library and News-Room are kept open at the works during the whole,of the 'Sabbath—thus encouraging (while probably keeping some from the public house) the - total:neglect of the house of God. Mr. Bright; I believe, respects re ligion, but I can scarcely suppose him to be an enlightened or evangelical believer. Re , has rendered great Oldie service—is a real orator of the school of ' Demosthenes— ;rather 'that of Cicero—and at the same time otten .mars his triumphs by a> hectoring bullyina accusing, UEI-English tone of speech, which produces anger and reaction. Nevertheless, he is one of the men of 'the times, and .is. a very necessary portion of the material whichgoes- to make up the stable structure ofa nation. J.W. P. S.—The French Finance Minister's proposals indicate a peaceful Imperial pol icy as a necessity of State. An awful colliery aceident has occurred at North Shields, buryino• 21b men and .boys., The Queen< is deeply affected; she •weeps for thewidows and. orphaned ones. The Marriage Institation—lts Value and, Sacredness. The marriage, institution is of inestizna. ble value to the best interests of civil .soci , ety, and to the higher interests of the Church of God. The' happiness of the race finds its chief • source: and its highest realization in this relation, an the relations which• spring from it. One design of marriage was to create and proniote this happiness. "It is not good for man to be alone," said its Author ' and hence a companion suitable • was niade for him, to complete his being, and share his .joys. How perfectly this end is" attained where its 'conditions are faithfully observe.d, is.seen in the' conjugal tenderness, • parental affection, • filial love, and fraternal attachment` which exists in -well-regulated families.- And the existence lif,:these - affections in, their strength and, sweetness is essential to the comfertiand the peace. of society when the members of the family, pass out into the wider relations of social and civil life. Without them the most civilized would become what. heathen • nations are---•lsh maelites, every man's hand; against his brother. • The preserimtionand'proper training of children can only be secured in the family. The constant care, watchfulness, tender nessi ana patience; so essential in conduct ing children through many years of infan tile feebleneSsund, the diseases inbident to childhood, are•only-exhibited , in their Tull nelis•hy parents in married life. Thelarge proportion of children born beyond the en closure of the family circle, who die in infancy from.neglect , and disease, attest the indispensableness of the institution to the preservation of the race. Equally import ant' is the family for the training of chil dren in right habits. industry, economy, benevolence,' are not natural graces, and they can only be acquired as fixed habits of action by long years of •exereise under the _example and authority of affectionate •par ents; and this example, authority; and af fection are found alone where the F erriage In stitution' is faithfully observed. Another special benefit of the marriage institution. which w ‘ e need , now, ands for the want, of which ww.are,sufFering the direst national evils, is that snbordination to rightly -constituted authority, taught wisely - and successfully' only in the well-regulated family. The first lesson learned by the child is obedience, and then, though.a-diffi cult lessen, ibis, easily 'wind where gen tleness and love are mingled v 4,44 command, Taught In`infancy; and practised in youth, requiredin unnumbered act®, it grovirs with•advancing•years, , and becomes at length - a fixed habit. Thuxatetralued up thossi who will, become go,od,citizepe when they leave the family carob; to take their part in WHOLE NO.' 491. the duties of a broader sphere, and are called to submit to the government' of the State. Not else could the , youth of a na- ' tion be trained to yield a.voluntary obedi ence to law, and no, government ,but that-of the sword will restrain those who have been lawless from youth up. Not one of, all' the thousands' who, as culprits, crowd our jails and penitentiaries for flagrant via lations of law, can look back upon a youth spent in cheerful and loving obedience to parental authority. The order; peace, and safety of society thus depend upon the fam ily institution to an almost unlimited ex tent. The fearful unhingement of our civil relations as a nation to-day, the stupendous rising up of millions against lawful author- ' ity, and the disregard of oaths of fealty vol assumed, could never have occurred, if thetcluty of 'obedience to legitimate' au thority and the sacredness of law had been thoroughlytaught and practised in all. our families - during the past fifty years. The crowning value of the family ittsti: 'tution seeti in its essentiality to' the pro gress of true religion in the world. Chris tianity, with all its manifold blessings for. time, and its hopes for. eternity; can; only,; prosper, where tlielfuties , and viattetliona of the family covenant ‘are understood -and re garded. The history of eighteen centuries' produces no exception to the,statement:. The family and. the Church have walked_ hand in hand' down through the past ages; side by side *ill• they :walk in the more glorious future: An institiltion lying at the foundation of human happiness, essential to the preserve tion , ,of the race, and vital in its influence . tn`train up nations in habits of industry, economy, • berievolence, and obedience to fur,. and without• which even the pewers of. Christianity make -no advance, cannnt be a human device. Its. origin is Divine, `itsnature sacred, and God has enforced its duties and responsibilities with the most solemn sanctions. ' The words of the'institution show that He designed marriage as a privilege and a boon to each member of the human 'race. A man shall leave his father and mother, however dear, and cleave unto his ' wife; and the union, so intimate and- precious when formed, must remain indissoluble and perpetual. "'What God bath joined. to gether let not man put asunder.' To se cure this he devoted one command 'of- that law written'with his own hand-upon Mbunt Sinai. In the enactments for his chosen people Isiael,.he denounced fearful curses upon' Violators, and ever since has vis ited -the breach of the 'marriage ccivenant with the most dreadful .perialties which men can suffer' n time; while the teachings of- the New Testament , show with 'impres sive emphasis• that transgressors of its sanctions have their -portion with flagrant sinners in -the world of awards. The sa credness with which God invests the insti tationrand the sacrilege . of • rudely tamper ing with its solemn covenant, was often ex hibitedin. the holy .Word, where the Spirit of inspiration compares the union of `hus bandiand wife to that higher union between Christ• and his Chtirch, and .represents the union in the persons of the Godhead as parental and filial. ,As the marriage institution; is 'of such inestimable value and sacredness, the 'du ties connected with it and arising out of it should be performed with serupuleus' fidel ity. That which God' ordained in: Eden and guarded .at Sinai, that ,which Jesus. sanctioned(' by his presence and sanctified by his blessing, may never be treated as of small account. Husbands and wives have , Divinely-imposed-duties which they may not disregard, and God-given , rights of which none may deprive"them, except for* crime, without violating Divine law. Par ents should " train up their children -in the nurture and admonition of the Lord," - and children should " honor and obey their -parents." -Neither parents' nor , children :may cast off. these Divinely-imposed obli ' gations -and responsibilities, 'nor may any one rightfully interfere -between them to contravene' the laws of 'God. Whosoever shall separate . by violence' husband and wife, parent and , child,' or prohibit parents from teaching, or children from learning to read the Wind of God, 'tramples upon God's -ordinance and - upon the dearest rights of man and the sweetest joys of the human heart. And 'this 'truth is applica ble to the whole brotherhood'of man. Ail are entitled' to the privilege of 'marriage; all who contractit are responsible for the discharge of its duties.; all parents should teach their children ; all children should obey their parents; all should be permitted and enabled to read the Word of God. For all, learned or illiterate, white or black, bond or free: God ordained the marriage institution, and definedthe duties of the family; =and no-- one can trample upon the rights of these united in marriage by the laws' of God, or 'forbid' the duties which he requires of parents and children, 'without heinous sin against God and cruel tyranny against his brother. May the day soon come when the sanc tity of the marriage institution will 'be .everywhere• acknowledged, and its bless ings, accorded to '• all now in bondage:— , Americanliessengeer. [TrEirslate.d from the French.] - • Vork of the :Spirit. EXTRACT FROM XRUMACECER. The raven voice of the old man some times so imitates successfully the voice of the dove," that it requires a fine and.prac ticed oar to detect the raven's voice in such Melodious sounds. Even mental conflicts, and states of feeling occur, in which the Holy Spirit has not the slightest share, and which must be ascribed entirely to na ture, and not to grace ; , and yet so strongly resemble the operations of the. Spii:ll, - that the clearest sight is oftendeeeived, and the nicest discernineutifrequentlyibaftled. J. After Jephthah'had scattered-the. Ephraim ites (Judgei he took posse's siert of 'the passages of Jordon. ' The Ephrairnites, obliged to cross 'the 'rivet' or perish in. the desert,- approachedt tie r ford; and were,put to the test; for, all of them were required to pronounce the word Shib T boleth ; but they said gibbpleth, "'for they could not frame' to pronounce it right and were slain." - What s, serious andimportant truth does that scene present to us I Before himlwho holds the ford, beyond .which lies the Canaan. of God, all may depend, upon ..an apparent trifle ! -On