geeXinuer. PITTSMIEGL UMW 10E18; 1861. , bave in our °fag' a RowE SEWING MACHINE, for sale. It has not been unpacked, and the manufac tur,rs assure us that it is a first rate arti ele. Price 'sss, from which a slight reduc tion may be made. Mattoon Seminary, 111.—:The Catalogue of tho first session of this Institution shows an attendance of 104 pupils—females 66, males:N. It is under the care of Rev. D. P:blcFarland. RIM James N. Brown, B. 8., of Kanawha, Va., died at Lewisburg, Va., on Sabbath, Bth inst. He had left his home to attend the sick bed of a son and daughter, both of whom died ; . .when be was taken sick and followed them speedily. Other particulars we have not seen stated. Rev. R. L. . Stanton, DX., accepts, as we 'learn on good authority, the appointment to Danville Theological Seminary. The selection, on the part of the Assembly, we regarded as excellent, and we rejoice that Dr. STANTON responds favorably. Danville will have three able Professors, and , will afford very desirable facilities for students. The 'church at Chillicothe will be sup plied by Dr. 8; till September. The Sick ant Wounded.—Read the com munication, co The Christian Commission, and its Work in the Army," and make the response which benevolence requires. We have . peaee and safety in our homes, and the enjoyment., of our patrimony and the fruits of our toil, through the labors and auffetings of our soldiers. A ministration adequate to the wants of the sick and wounded of these brave men, is among the first of our social duties. to that Purpose is this Waste ?—This is the title of a most admirable discourse preached before our Board of Foreign Missions, by the Rev. JOHN M. KREBS, AD. In this discourse Dr. KREBS an- Myers most effectually the objections urged by a sordid spirit against the expenditures of money and men in the work of Foreign Missions. We would like to see thin ser mon distributed very generally among the members of our -Church. For just now all such appliances are greatly needed to keep alive what little missionary spirit we have, to say.nothing of an increase. Let pastors be on the alert, that other things do not lessen the missionary interest and the Missionary contributions. Fords" Mittioat.—The communication, in another column, from the Mission House, is an earnest appeal to the Christian. Let not the work decline. God blesses the la bors of our missionaries. Many souls are made happy, and are being prepared for eternal joy. And who shall tell their value'? The money we give does not con vert men; but it feeds and clothes those who communicate a knowledge of Jesus, which knowledge God makes effectual in contersions. And we are to contemplate not only im mediAte conversions, but the long line of influences by which we are making Chris - tian nations, where myriads of myriads will be the number of God's sons and daughter& Then give. "Give liberally. Abound far beyond last year's gifts. God wilt bless you in your giving. LORD BROUOII4I. This remarkable English scholar and statesman is now in the eighty-third year of his age. In health, intellect, and attain meats, he, is one of the most , wonderful men of his own generation, or of any age. He has travelled most, extensively over the fields of literature, science, and philosophy, Making large acquisitions'from each. But he is no longer BRAY BROUGHAM of his early • days. Most of his late productions, vines that he is but a feeble refieptioif of his former self. This is completely` demonstrated in an address lately delivered before the Social Science Congress, in which he could rise ,to Aoi higher conception . of the great conflict in which our Government is engaged, than that it was an inglorious struggle, marked by a " thirst for vengeance," and by "the prevalence of epidemic falsehood and elan der" He is..so blinded aristocratic feelings that he can see nothing to admire, in the heroic efforts and sacrifices our peo ple are making to sustain the integrity of • mir r nation. We are a Republic, and to put it.clown, Lord BROUGHAM, like many other of Etighind's great ones, can affiliate even 'with Slavery. While England does not claim even an insignificant island in the remotest ocean for which she would not go to war with any nation on earth, rather than part with it, Lord EROUGHAM looks upon our efforts to retain territory absolutely indispensable to us and to maintain a principle vital to our , oational existence as a " miserable war." Pity; that this once great mane can in his old Age 'condescend to. retail the babble of *prejudiced abusers, which he would have scorned 'in his better days. This, however, is additional testimony that England, as such, hears' us no good will. Among her people we have many friends; among her statesmen a very, few. All, accounts ltresent the,Queen as decidedly PALMBROTON and RUSSEL are cer tainly, adverse to us. And the great body of the .aristocraey, of the manufacturing and 'commercial interests, and of the Es- Church, aiie,yery decided in oppo- Aitiontis and in sympathy, for the rebel- Therartlinot-imluilArsi•of republican • 4 ~• institutions. P. TILE TEMPERANCE CHB IN GREAT BRIT AIN AND IRELAND. The use of intoxicating liquors in the United Kingdom is immense. The people .of England, Ireland and Scotland consume imillions upon millions of gallons. But the land , is not without hope. The Temperance cause met there a stern opposition, but it got a footing, and has been making ad vances. There have been fluctuations there, progress and 'retardation, as in our own land; but, upon the whole, we note pro gress. When Father MATHEW, the Apostle of Temperance in IRELAND, was at the acme of his successful labors, it seemed as though all the people would become converts. But Satan's kingdom is not to be destroyed by a rush. It has too deep a hold in human depravity, to be quickly extirpated. And the best of men will tire in their labors, and the holiest and warmest enthusiasm will subside. Drinking habits have recov ered some of their losses in Ireland. But still, a rich gain is left to sobriety. When Mr. MATHEW commenced, his labors,, the consumption of whiskey in that country was one and a half gallons per head of the population, per annum; whereas, by the Official return of last year, it was only a little over three-fourths of a gallon per head. This, it is true; is a large average, but it is a reduction of about one-half in less than a 'generation ; and it affords a reasonable hope that the reform has taken root, and especially as many of the Rev. Clergy, both Protestant and Romanist, are the ardent and active friends of the cause. In ENGLAND, the ministers of 'the Es tablished Church—some of them—are awake on the subject. On. May 2d they held a conference on the Temperance ques tion, in London, at which Rev. Dr. CLOSE, Dean of Carlisle, presided. Some'excellent resolutions were ably advocated and unan imously adopted. The following are of the, number : " L' Seeing that the evils arising from the drinking habits of the people are so widely extended, and exercise such a per nicious influence over every effort for the advancement of the Gospel at home and abroad, they appear to call upon this meet ing of clergymen for special' nd extraordi nary efforts to counteract them for the good of the Church, and for the glory of God. "11. That , considering the influence of the clergy, and the force of their example in their respective circles, it appears to this meeting that their adoption and open avowal of the principles of total abstinence would be one of the most effectual means of checking the deplorable evils resulting from the drinking customs of the day. " 111. That this meeting suggests to the clergy the desirableness of establishing parochial associations for the promotion of the principle and practice of total absti nence in their several localities—incorpo rating the temperance movement with their other parochial operations; and in all re spects using- it as a means to the moral, social, and spiritual good of their people." Liverpool, at a public meeting, in contemplating the monstrous anomaly of allowing the nefarious liquor business to be prosecuted on the Lord's Day, while the sale, of articles needful to life's comfort must, be suspended, it was resolved to send up a petition to Parliament, embracing this declaration. " That the glaring anomaly of legalizing the sale, on the Sunday, of an article so inimical to the sacred objects of that day, whilst traffic in useful things is most properly forbidden, is a reproach to our National character and consistency; and the interests of our Christianity demand its immediate removal." In SCOTLAND, also, labor is being per formed, and is producing its fruits. In the United Kingdom it is stated that there are now at least -four thousand Tem perance Societies, and not less than three millions teetotallers. Thirteen large Tem perance Associations employ forty paid lec turers, and have a united annual income of $llO,OOO. The movement sustains three newspapers with a united circulation of 25,000 weekly, besides periodicals cir culated among the young; and there are also two quarterly reviews with a joint cir culation of about ten thousand. No work can be carried on without la borers.; and laborers must have sustenance, and money, is the sustaining medium; and to procure this, liberality, principle, and organization are needed. AMU CHAPLAINS. . Much has been lately said about the un fitness of some or many of the army, chap- lains for the responsible duties they have assumed. This alleged unfitness has been the cause of much apprehension and grief throughout the country; aid with good reason. For Christian parents naturally and properly feel anxious about the char seta. of the religious instructors appointed for their sons while in defence of their country. And Christian ministers feel a great and tender anxiety about those who go out from their churches to the army, lest unfit chaplains should be appointed to serve them. But the Congregational Theological Sem inary .at Chicago has taken the matter up, and after careful and full examination has published a report. The main fact de duced is as follows " The conclusion to which the Seciety of Inquiry has come, after a careful analysis of all its reports, is, that two-thirds of all the chaplains now in the army are men un fit for their place. " If this is a discouraging statement, it must be remembered that it has an'enconr aging side': for the fact that, after an im partial scrutiny, a full third of the chap lains of seven hundred regiments are be lieved to be faithful Christian instructors, has nowhere a parallel in the history of armies?, But subsequent revelations have proved that this statement is somewhat exagger ated, and, that the'proportion of unfit chap lains is considerably less. However, the fact stares us in the face, as.the Independent says, that hundreds of chaplains in the army are chaplains only in name—not clergymen and not Christians—and that :they are utterly unfit °far the' , soleinn PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURIM. Y; JUNE 28 - , 1862. responsible places they hold. This' arises partly from the hastnwith which our great army was necessarily gotten up, partly from the favoritism manifested by regi mental Colonels in recommending improper persons, and partly from the difficulty found in securing the services of pastors in this department _of labor. But still, with all these drawbacks, no army of equal size was ever as well - supplied with religious teachers, books, and papers, as is our oven at the •present time; and no army ever had in its ranks as many pious and praying men as ours has to-day. PROFANITY. The sin of profanity is condemned, by the laws of decency, the laws of the coma try, and the law of 'God. It is a senseless, useless, and outrageously wicked habit. It brings down the displeasure of God, and is productive of great and fearful ,evils. Ministers preach against. it ; the press de nounces it, legislators multiply statutes against ; female modesty and purity re buke it; and the Lord abhors ,it. Yet it is to be feared the evil is increasing great ly, and that it will spread still more rap idly through our cities, villages, and neigh borhoods, as our soldiers return from the army. For, alas, this unholy practice is alarmingly prevalent in the campots it al ways has been in large armies. And not a few of our political speakers are greatly, addicted to using language bor dering on blasphemy, at times, in , order to give what theyconsider a happy snd strong illustration, or a telling anecdote. But probably no man of note in our day ap proaches, in this respect, the famous PAR SON BROWNLOW. Of his patriotism no one has a higher opinion than ourselves. Nor can anyone have a profounder gym pathy than ourselves with him in:the per secutions he has suffered, and in the losses to which he has been subjected. We ad *tire his determination, his boldness, and his unshrinking fortitude. But we do protest against his irreverent language, which is now sown broadcast all over the land by means of the public press. Let the press cease to copy and circulate the profanity. Mr. BROWNLOW , kas once 'a 'minister in the Methodist Episeepal Church, has, been a member of, its. General Conference, and is now, we believe a local preacher in the same denomination. So we have seen it stated. He is a man who professes to fear and honor God; but certainly, his speeches contain much that is highly objectionable to every Christian man, and every 'Christian community. We have not yet seen his work, but we trust that it is free from the terrible famil iarity with the language of the bottomless pit, which abounds in passages of his re ported speeches. If it is• not, no amount of ardent patriotism or personal suffering that may be detailed in its pages, will atone for its irreverence and blasphemy. TILE PRESIDENT AND. THE NEW SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The late New School General Assembly passed a series of highly loyal resolutions on the state of the country, and also adopted an address to the President of the Knited States. These were transmitted <to the President, and the following felicitens re ply has been given 1 DEPARTMENT OP STATE, Washington, 9th June,lB62 To the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United . States,-holding its annual session in the city of Cuzcinnati: REVEREND GENTLEMEN :-I have had the honor of receiving your address to the President of 'the . ,United .States, and the proceedings of your venerable body on the subject 'of . the existing insurrection, by which that address was•accompanied. These papers have been submitted to the President. I am instructed to convey to you his most profound and grateful acknowl ments for , the fervent assurances of support and sympathy which they contain. " For many years hereafter .one of the greatest subjects of felicitation among good men will be, the signal success of the Govern ment of the United States in preserving our Federal Union, which is the ark of civil and religious liberty on this continent and throughout the world. ,All the events of our generation which preceded this at tempt at revolution, and all that shall hap pen after it, will be deemed unimportant in consideration of that one indispensable, and invaluable : achievement. The men of our generation, whose memory will be the longest soli the =most honored, will be they who thought the most earnestly, prayed the most fervently, hoped the most confi dently, fought the most heroically, and suffered the most patiently, in the sacred cause of Freedom and Humanity. The record of the action of the Presbyterian Church, seems, to the President, worthy . of its traditions and its aspirations, as an ina portant branch of the Church founded ,by the Saviour of men. . Commending our yet distracted country to the interposition and guardian care of the Ruler and Judge of nations, the President will persevere steadily and hopefully in the great work committed to his hands, rdlying upon the virtue and intelligence of the People of the United States, and the can dor and benevolence of all good men. I have the honor to be, Reverend. Gen tlemen, your very obedient servant, WILLIAM IL SEWARD. TIE BEVY DR, GRUNDY; The Rey. Dr. Grundy, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian chumh in .Maysville, Ky., has been fore several . yeard- pastor of the, Second Presbyterian church of Menipbis, Term. Our readers will be, glad to receive the following report of him, lately given by a gentleman from ••Memphis to ., one of the editors of the New-York Evangelist, in Nashville "He named, especially,a Presbyterian` minister, a parson GuyKoz,:(belonging, as we understood, to-ifie 'old GlausnY, family in Tennessee,),whose•faith had never failed, even in the darkeit times. The secession ists had turned'him out of his church, but his friends rented a hall for him, where he still preaches 'to large audiences with a boldness that defied persecution. / And whew the United States get possession of Menlphis,' said the gentleman, getting ex- Citeld; - /ive are going to build lira a chiirch five stories high, and he shall preach in every story of it. Such courage deserves its reward. He who has dared everything in the hour of danger, will not be forgot ten in the hour of victory." We hope that time will reveal the fact that some other of our ministers in the Seceded States have continued as true to ,their country as has Dr. GRUNDY. EASTERN SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NETEr-ENGLAND THE INDEFATIGA.BLE BARNUM has ex tended his exhibitions to the modern Athens', as thi people of Boston delight to have their city called. He has not yet opened a baby, show, but no doubt this will come off in due time if sufficient encour agement be given. But he has a dog shoW, in fill blast, having nearly one thousand dogs on exhibition. No less than, one thousand dollars are offered in premiums for the best -specimens of the different species of the 'canine gems. The dogs are kept separate from each other, but not withstanding ,this the vocal music served up by them is anything but harmonious. THE SWEDENBORGIAN% of the United States have just herd their forty third an 'niversary in this city. This , sect of, error-. ists 'does. not make much headway. in Massachusetts they have but fourteen so cieties and nine hundred and eighty-seven members; while the whole number in at tendance at their places of worship is only one thousand six hundred and twenty-nine; and the children in' the Sabbath Schools number but fdur hundred and sixteen. THE 17TH or JUNE, the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, was quite gen erally observed as a , holiday in' Boston and vicinity. There was a parade of three military companies in Charlestown which also passed through State Street in their route Dodworth's New-York band added to the attractions of the occasion. Many public buildings were dressed with flags, and some daring fellow put a flag ,Upon the lightning rod, which overtops the, modu merit.- The Cathelies dedieated their im mense church, on Bunker Hill with a ser mon by Bishop Rosedrans, of Cincinnati, brother of the General. The Bunker - Hill `Monument Association : held its 'annual 'meeting, showing receipts of nearly $l,BOO, as admission fees to the ascent of the mon ument.:twelve thousand persons' having - made the ascent during the, year. LYNN; Mass., was never fuller of life and industry, than now. A large number of workmen and workwomen, and families from other towns, :have ..moved in within the past six months, for the purpose of seeking employment, which they have ob tained. The population of the city has largely increased this year. ALMOST all the factories in Lawrence, Mass., are in operation, some running whole time,and some only apart. Manufacturers throughout the country have, as a whole, suffered severely by the rebellion. A. few, however, have made money, while a large ,majority, if they have not lost anything, have not more than paid expenses. As soon. as the Southern ports are open, cotton must fall in price considerably. > in the meantime, manufacturers will'confide their cperations within the narrowest limits. THE-ancient town of Plymouth, famous -as being the landing place of the Pilgrims, has been visited with a remarkable ; work of grace, which includes about three hundred hopefal. conversions in _the town ; ,many of ,them are whole families taken from the Unitarian 'Society. The most hardened have been reached in the broad sweep of the Divine influence over the Old Colony,. HEW- YORE: . . TUB A N _KS ANDCAPI AL MT% h Ave been less : inclined to grant loans since hist Satur day, owing to an uneasy feeling caused by the advanee in, gold and exchange, the large exports of specie to foreign countries, and the proposed bill of Mr. Chase, to make the Government paper money $300,000,- 000. The rates for money accordingly, are advanced, and few call loans are - made un der 5 per 'cent., excepting therefrom of eourie l ,"the established commission, ft;ms, who are still, supplied with all they require at 4 per cent., and have some loans run ning at 3 per cent. WouKmEN are busily engaged in pre paring the Merchants' Exchange building for the purposes of the Custom House. The tin dome will be replaced by one `of .glass, and the interior of the building will be restored to its original design. The front entrance will remain as at present, but there --will be - only, two in Hanover Street, two in Exchange Place, aid' one in William Street—the superfluous staircases having been removed. The three sides named will be'surrounded by an iron pick et-fence,"five 'feet in height: There will be a cart-entrance, as also' a place of exit, in the rear-basement. Government has a' ten yearelease of the building, with the right to'reLlaie or Purchase it. The rent of the building will be the interest on its 'Cost— about $2OO per day. It will not be ready for Onatom. House purposes until Sep tember , THE NEW-YORK DIRECTORY contains, this year, 158,186 names. The Directory of last year, contained 152,825, which was an increase of 2,522 names over those in . any previous directory. So that it would seem that through this year of "horrid war," notwithstanding a large falling off in foreign immigration, and the considerable nuniber, o active business men and me. chanics off ‘ at the war, whose names would otherwise appear in the directory, there yet been a considerable increase in the population of the city. THE -.E.IiPORTATION OF GRAIN from this port continues, with little abatement. The nuisher of vessels now receiving cargoes is about hundred. A few days ago, there were one hundred and thirty loading, hut several have just sailed. Last week, no less thA ,siFteen large ships left port, ear rying au aggregate of nearly 1,000,000 bushels: -R - re Pnonmarr not -generally known that within the past year three or four Sunday-schools have been started by Jew ish synegogues,,in this city.: It is to be particularly noted that the sessions are held on, the Christian Sabbath. Mr. Pardee, well ,known by his connexion with the New- York Sunday School Union, stated, recently in an address in Brooklyn, that he had just ,corne from the , celebration of the first an 'niversary of the Jewishßundiy School As scheiation, held that day. He had been quite minutely consulted by the Rabbis in terested in.the movement, to get the bene fit of his experience, which he gave, of course, joyfully. Mr. Pardee also stated that, among a number of prizes given on this occasion to meritorious pupils, was a Bible containing both the Old and New Tes taments 1 What this means, or what it will lead to, it is difficult to say. Of course, the intelligent admission of the New Tes tament into the education of the Jews, strikes, directly at the distinctive faith of that sect. REV.: W. C. DuNcAN, D. D., of the Baptist Church, who was driven out of Now Orleans, last Fall, on account of his Union sentiments, and who spent the Win ter and spring, in this city, is about to re tura to kis former field of labor in New Orleans. Dr., Duncan is among• the most eloquent and successful preachers of his denomination. Ox LAST SABBATH evening week, an exceeding/y interesting missionary meeting was held in Dr. Potts' church; on the occa sion' of the departure of two of the mem bers of this Church Rev. Charles H. Lloyd .and wife, to labor among the Zulus in Af rica. After prayer by•the Rev. Asa Smith, D, 'Rev. Mr. Lindsley, who has spent tWenty-ftve years in this mission, and Who will soon return to it, made an address de scribing the degradation and superstition of the natives in Africa, and the many obsta eles that a ndssidnary has to 'contend with in seeking their elevation and conversion to Christ. He spoke also strongly of =the joy which this service brings to, the sionary's heart, declaring that in the twenty five years that he had spent in Africa, where he had been compelled often-to sleep in the meanest huts . with all sorts of do mestic animals, he had never fore one mo ment regretted that he had consecrated himself to this service. Mr. Lloyd made a brief address expres sing the tendernesi'of the ties that bound liimto the Church Nand friends that he was leaving, but saying also that instead of making a sacrifice he felt that the highest Ininor that could be conferred 'upon him he was enjoying, in, going as an ambassador from Christ to the benighted heathen. He' was 'fulfilling also the long-cherished. desire <A' his heart in going to-Africa : this was lam own chosen field to which; he was led by the providence and the grace of God. Rev. Dr. Potts followed with. an affec tionate farewell, and in prayer commended the young missionaries to the care and , blessing of God in all their future circum stances of peril, and trial;. and labor. Mrs. Lloyd is the. daughter of Dr. Wil lard Parker, an- eminent physician of this city. She leaves all the comforts of a most cul tivated and refined home, to dwell in a hea then land, and labor for the salvation of a avage people. PHILA;D.ELPIIIA. THE PEOPLE of this city are making the greatest exertions to secure the location of the Naval Armory at this place. To secure this, a bill was passed at a special meeting of Councils, making an appropria tion for the purchase of League Island, to' be presented to the Government for naval purposes, and signed by the 'Mayor. The Mayor and Committee of Councils left for Washington for the purpose of properly laying the subject before the Navy De partment, and urging upon our Representa tives at Washington the great importance of the acceptance of thiti proposition. Philadelphia presents a better field for the establishment of a first-class navy yard than any other city in the country'. The Islind s.l contains six hundred acres, Of whit kt hundred and nine are high and googland, and the rest MaTsh, which can easily be filled up - and reclaiMed. Enough space is now offered to contain all its new foundries, rolling mills, and other establishments for the preparation of iron plates for the navy, besides the decks, arsenals, barracks, ship houses, workshops, etc., of a great naval station, such as there is not now to be found any where else in America. , THE YOUNG MENIS CHRISTIAN -ASSO CIATION is untiring in its efforts to supply the sick and wounded of .our soldiers, wherever found, with proper nursing, food, medical attendance, and religious reading. To these ,Objects money is freely contrib uted, and what is more, direct personal attention is given: = All honor to them, and all praise to the noble self-aenial of:the lidies of PhiladelPhia for their devotion to the relief of our suffering heroes. Young and old vie with each other in their, offer ings of all that money can procure,' or gen tle hands produce ;' and; not content with this, many go yet farther, and give the soldiers the genial effects of ,their syrups, thetic visits. Wives,, sisters and: daughters seem determined to be as ministering an gels to those whom the horrors Of war have thrown upon our hinds; and their zeal' proves their labor to be one of love. There can be no better way to show their patriot ism than this, attended, as it is, with so many grateful results. And in- this gond work the Jewish ladies are cogperating most heartily and liberally. Tun REV. NA.THANTEL WEST, D. D., formerly of Pittsburgh, hasbeen appointed by the'President,. Chaplain of the 'United States hospitals in this city. Por. the Presbyterian Banner. Tito Christian Commission and its Work in the Army. The:intense and universal interest which is feitin regard to our brave soldiers, who have been suffering so much from eiekness and wounds, while protecting our 'homes, and defeSding our Constitution and our laws, han'led to numerous efforts to alleviate their hardships, and minister to their wel fare. ' The United States Sanatory Com mission has done incalculable good, the Philadelphia Ladien i 'Aid Society has been. operating with great efficiency, private' benevolence has been largely at work,- but BUY there has been so much to do, that it seems almost as if nothing had, been dene. Leiters from the scenes`of viitifite,-aidllie" accounts given by soldiers who have re turned, are confirmed by observations made personally by those who have 'Visited our camps and hospitals. With the design of meeting the emergencies which have arisen, the Christian Commission , was formed in New-York, about the close of last year. It has been operating, in the West by the Army Conimittees of Young Men's Chris tian Associations, in St. Louis, Louisville, Chicago, and other places. Its representatives have visited our sick, and mounded, and dying soldiers, and while they have tenderly supplied whatever benevolence coujd suggest or supply to mitigate pain and heal 'disease, they have spoken the words of Jesus to, the suffering, showing the impenitent the way of salva tion, and soothing the fainting spirit of the believer. Of late, attention ;has been di rected to the army in Eastern Virginia, and several persons have been sent there with a supply of such articles as the sick and wounded need, and a large number of tracts-and books. It is designed to accom pany the relief of the body with.' benefit to the soul; and that the good work may be carried on without interruption, persons well qualified for the purpose are now sta tioned-at places of particular importance. At Tortress Monroe, Mr. A. Simpson is deleting his services to the Mill Creek and Chesapeake hospitals, the Rev. Mr. Sloan and- Mr: Joseph Ogden are giving their at tention, to the Yorktown, others have been visiting the White House'and the advance. It is.proPosed to send a deputation to the Valley of the Shenandoahi , and any other localities where it may be practicable and requisite. Connected with different evangelical churches, one spirit animates all these brethren; and in the works of faith and labor in which they are, engaged, they find that they can °Operate With entire har mony. In order, however, to give proper attention to the great object, more persons are needed, and a larger supply of articles to distribute. Before the recent battles at Richmond, the hospitals contained about five thousand patients, and the number is now probably very largelyincreased. Owing to the mast and rapid additions ftmade, the accommodations provided are deplorably inadequate. Many, of the wounded, after the recent battles, have been, for days with out beds, or doffing, or shelter. Even,in the hospitals, a few loose ,boards on the bare ground, with a.soldier's blanket, have formed the only resting place for sick, and wounded, and dying men., The nurses, generally convalescent soldiers, kind and wellipelined as they maybe, have not the strength, or experience, or capacity to at tend to the poor invalids.• The physicians, exhausted by.the over . whelming pressure, can scarcely discharge their professional responsibilities. The • chaplains are with their reginients, and only a few of them make short and unfreque.nt visits to the hospitals: Thus,,those who at their own 'homes would receive the tender est care, are suffering from the , want- of many of the common comforts of life, and while not only willing; but earnestly desir ing to receive the instructions -and and consola tions of the Gospel , there is noone to " care for their souls,' and when. the body is laid in the grave, no funeral rites ,render due honor to the dead, and remind the living of, the solemn hour, when." the spirit must return to God, who gave it." - - . Sueh is the condition.of those who. have sacrificed and suffered, so much ,for 3 .their country's cause.. The Christian ComMis pion is endeavoring to do for bOdy, a = nd soul what is, so urgently needed. Simply to let it be.known that it requires the means to carry into effect its truly benevolent, Ob ject, is certainly all that is required. Fath ers mothers brothers sisters, usbands friends, who have in the army those in whom you feel so, deep an, interest, do you desire .that there should the something done for them, in such circumstances as these ? Then, by your liberal contributions, enable those who, without compensation of any kind; devote themselves to this, work, to al leviate their sufferings, and give,„con4ort to their souls: Contributions garments,.. clothing, wines, jellies, biscuit, and other articles for the sick, may be senkto.the , -rooms of the Young, Men's Christian Association, No. 1,009 Chestnut Street, donations in money, to George H. Stuart, Es ~,Chairman of the Christian, Commission, No. 13 Bank Street, Philadelphia. ;= rtt ,: ; Bar the Presbyterian Banner. _ Boarnot foreigalliesions.—Nore Zen Wanted to-be Sent Out. More men should be sent out to if we would' keep up the'present staff'of labor ers in that field—to nothing of enlarg inge our 'Missionary 'force in a country, where' many more men are' greatly needed. More men should be Sent to Siam, if we would,6fficiently occupy, a field well open to our dhureh, and oneln:which we might at once employ three tiraei as many laborers as are now on the, - gioiiitd, - and thus carry on'bette'r the work alining the Siamese, and eminence efforts for' the 'Cochin-Chinese, Cambodians,. and Laos, who are accessible in`Siam`. And what shall be said'of China? HoW litany men ought to'be sent' there? The 1, 0 000 000 of Chinese Who may 'be reached from Canton >have now4oUr men Mid' our Church, and yerhaps a score : of mein . from all branches of the Church. Cheh-kiang, a province 'of nearly the same number of square miles as 'Ohio, 'has a pop ulation of over 26,000,000, and has proba bly a dozen missionaries, including"our five brethren in Nirtgpo'' The province of Shantung, about as large as Virginia, has 29;000,000 of sonk and less than score of missionaries,ineluding our three brethren in I'll6g -chow. In many pro vinees, there . are no missionaries; China lies just opposite our country, across the ; 'Pacific; and remarkable proiidences fir late years have called our earnest attention to its peOple. Ought we not' to send every man there, who is qualified for the work, and who is willing to go? Among the Ja-. panese we have one good man, and in all there ire: about halDa-dozen missionaries. We say nothing now of Africa, . nor of South Ainerica, except that4n, both these fields of , labor more men are needed. Few indeed are the laborers. Earnest is the call for prayer to the Lord,Of the harvest. A few brethren ask, our; ChUrch to send them out. Of thosereferred to in , the An meal Report as under appointment, it is now, Ascertained that some will be prevent ed from going abroad, and others will be deleYed by_ reasons not, referring to the Board; but others will - be ready to go at the proper time. Within the next two or three =rag it is expected that one of these brethren, will.be sent to japan, two to China, one to India; and perhaps others will be ready to be sent in the same peridd or at „'a not, much later day. We are glad and thankful that some new men are tobe sent:out. But we earnestly wish our Christian friends' to understand the case just as it stands. The usual sources, income— leaving here - out of view„citr*niarge,gifts received last year—and`asfecially'theitsual collections of the churches, as these bav e been bade of late years, do not justify t h, Committee in sending out a singl e be man ; they are not even adequate t o the support of the missions in their o x i, t i n : • force.—See what is stated on this snh• in the Annual Report. -- Jett Why then do the Committee send out more men ? Why incur the risk of debt', Why. venture beyond the actual gifts of th e churches 7 Instead of answering th e , questions directly, let us ask our Ch r i st i an brethren to place themselves in the sion House, in the room of the Executive Committee. There let them consider f or whom it is that this Committee acts. It is for two hundred thousand followers of t h e Lord Jesus in our churches, most of thp, iEi comfortable worldly cireumstances,.' of them possessing wealth, while ry many have given but little and sour ~f them nothing, in 'aid of this cause. It i s further for the venerable Chief Court o f our Church, whose expressed judgment is that we' are called upon, "in the exercise of a more liberal• benevolence and a high er faith to 'send forth these new laborere Then, still standing in the Committee-town, let our brethren look out on the perishin g millions et- them listen to the calls of Provide t let them-ponder the eternal destinies of themselves. and their fello w men-;.let,:them try to see and to hear t h e blessed Sayiouri as he also beholds his p ep . ple in this land and the others whom he must bring into :his fold from these mix. slow , / larids—and then let our brethren judge concerning the duty of the Exeeu. rive Committee. For this once, if never again, the members of this Committee hare felt constrained to go forward. We cannot but holw,and . telieve, that their course in this , respect: will be approved ; yes, an d that justified by the liberal gift.; of the people`of God during the year now passing over.us; • - We would feel grateftil if this little state. meut of the ease might receive the particu lar and ;timely consideration of our breth. ren in the ininistrrof the G-ospel. Mission .Hottie, , Jtw,•l9, 1862. 'For the Presbyterian Banner. MR. EDITOR the _Banner of the 21st inst., you notice the comments of th e Pittsburgh Catholic on the Report adopted by the. Reformed Presbyterian Synod, on the , State of. the Coon try. That Catholics ate the last persons who can consistently charg e t Protestants with intolera.nce, you have made manifest. Some, of your remarks, however, would. seem, to , imply. that the Report was liable to the- charge of illiberality. Yon describe the body to which the Synod , belonged, as "the :least liberal of all the branehes of the Presbyterian family." And you add, after a quotation from the Cath olic, that "Instances of illiberality on the part' of Protestants are on:.; record. But mostly it was the illiberality imbibed from Romanism." , . 1 had, not thought that 'Reformed Pres byterians :differed . from .other Presbyte rians in the Aand,, in, holding that the Go - vernment should: discriminate in favor of Christianity. It - has been contended that it does:'so;= and sthis is sometimes set forth as its e.xcellence. The difference between the: Synod and other bodies, respects the fact as:., to whether the Government does :this—not the prinoiple.that it should dis criminatev. And' even this difference dis appearspn,so far as your own General As sembly is concerned, as will appear by the folloViing,,which was published as part of a deliverance at the late meeting.: _ " There is not , ;that clear and definite recognition of a. 4rsonal Jehovah in the Constitution of. the .United States, which oughtAoicharacterize,,the , organic law of a Christian nation. As a necessary conse quence of this, there is not• the slightest reference to Jesus Christ asthe one Media tor between God and man—a fundamental truth, the recognitiontof,which must neces sarily underlie all...eur claims to the title of a Christian nation, but a truth not referred to in a solitary instancein any of the feeble recognitions of a Superior Being in our public-documents'' ' . Certainly this doesmoi•greatly differ from the declaration by our Synod, that the United States Constitution ‘'puts false religion on an equal footing witinChristian ity does not recognize the existence of a Supreme Being, the moral dominion of our Divine Mediator. over ;the nations, or the duty .of nations to submit thenaselires to her,authority and law." Let Presbyterians contend for great truths, and let Papists sneer if: they please. Yours, &e., Allegheny, June , l9, 1862. For the Presbyterian Banner A Pastor installed. The;last Thursday of May was an inter estingzday to 'the. church in Schelleburg, Pa. .The scattered flock was gathered in ,;to their pleasant .sanctuary, and received one of . the Saviour's ascension gifts, in the perion of Rev. William Prideaux, at that time installedlus their pastor. A member 'of the Carlisle• Preibytery presided on the -occasion. The Rev. W. A. Fleming, late 'of Lewistown, Illinois, preached the ser :mon and delivered the charge to the pas tor. .lie-Rev. D. D. Clark, of Hunting don Presbytery, who served the &hells burg church during a pleasant and profita ble pastorate of six years in the early part of his ministm delivered the charge to the congregation: He was listened to with tearful interest, and we trust the appropri ate and solemn charge will not be forgot ten. Kr.- Prideaux enters on his labors under pleasant and encouraging circum stances. His people recently manifested their affection and cordial reception of him as' their pastor,'by a bountiful donation, and many acts of kindness. May he long be spared to-this little flock, and be wise in winning'souls to Christ. R.F.S. For the Presbyterian Banner. icknowledgmpit. it - RhiTph:—Permit me, through' columns, to acknowledge the kindness and generosity of the people of Richland con gregation, Clarion Presbytery, toward their pastor. - On SaturdaY, June 7th, quite a number of thempame to his residence, laden - with the good things of this life. Theidid not even forget to bring a little of that " the love" of which is is the root of, all evil." :What evinced their good sense as well, as their kindness in bringing a donation at the above mentioned time, was, first, that their pastor had but lately commenced house-keeping; second, that the .iiresbytery of Clarion was to meet on the following.Tuesdiy in Freedom, the place of their pashztr'i residence; and, third, that every thing,' brought was in. place, and val uable. • MAY their eiample be contagious, so that many other congregations may imi tate their generosity. s It ,is also due to, the congregation of Rockland, which forms a part of the same pastoral charge, to say, that they have greatly encouraged the heart of their pastor by. the ,a d they have rendered him in bhildjhg :l ll parsonage. - S. P. KIIMAID. THOS. SPROULL
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