.',s)reshßttriart ,fanner. PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 186 ser Out Pritadi Who are kindly acting as agents for the Banner, and to whom, previously to the receipt of this number, $1.25 has been paid in advance, will regard the same as in full. Hereafter, as now stated, the, price will be $1.50 in advance. If„paper should be as costly as is now indi .cated„ a further advance on our part would be needed. But we hope for some decline shortly, so that the terms now offered may • be .adequate. . The first of January draws near ; and re newals,and new subscriptions, are earnestly retthested. dark Bareett.—The Presbyterian church at Decatur, bad., was destroyed by fire, on „Sabbath, November 166. The Etre oc- Jaurred duriag a saeratnental service, the 'piStar; 5 1 ,i4C". THOMAS ELnocx, aided by "Re;i. W. M. DorrinnsoN, officiating,. It was caused, probably, by a defective flue, the r,ocif becoming ignited near the cupola, and rbbyend the reach of all efforts through =the , ineans , at hand. The building was a 'frame, forty feet by sixty. It cost $2,200, and had' recently been farnislaed.with a bell nosting,sl7s. All is lost. :;. The ,:congregation have already, as we learn, r ;resolved to 'rebuild, using brick. 'l'4Y,lio - Weirer, need assistance from abroad, • and this is a proper case in which to call upon , their, neighbors for aid. Who will voluntarily share in the burden ? Send to S. MOSES, Eeq. , Monmouth, Adams County, or to this office, for use of the church .at Decatur. INCREASED EDITORIAL MIENGTR. Itey. r i.etAo N. 141oKINNY.T, late Profes sor :of the Latin Language in Jefferson College, is our 'Junior Editor. His 'attain ments, comparative youthfulness, eia devotedness to the work, will give as amine to our friends that the Banner is destined to still higher excellence and an improved adaptation to the public wants. E t sPeolally will the young find it more in accordance with their tastes. The Eastern guremary .and the Literary Notices are 'un'der. the care of our Junior, while his pen and judgment participate in :'eurniahing matter for other columns. The i3annex will be as good as it can be made by our united efforts, aided by able con tributors. '';l•Simue of our readers may'remember that early in the Banner's history we spoke of seeking, in due time, an augmented edito rial efficiency, by either, a transfer of the paper, or obtaining a coadjutor who might be'our junior in years. in pursuance of this purpose we had, for some time, very important aid from Rev. JAMES ALLISON. Mr. AATO'N finding that pastoral duties required—hie undivided energies, retired. The place is now filled, as above indicated. . Wit solieit the, continued, confidence of the Christian, public. Our principles re main uuchanged. More vigor will'be in f& tied into our columns. Experience is teaching' wisdoin. Senior and Junior ark,conaecrated to the making of the Ban iidr;just what Presbyterians wish to have, air ivehannel of intelligence, a defender of their faith, and an educator in their house- CHANCE OF TERML =MI Our friends, who have spoken, say, raise tlu3 : price of the Banner, rather than dete riorate its' quality. So we greatly prefer. Presbyterians deserve a good paper, and tbei are both able and willing to pay a reascuaNe price. Printing paper has raised about 50 per dent, and is still going up. Food and rai iiient have - advanced:' Labor tends upward. And very heavy taxes are imposed. Hap pily as labor and its products advance, the means of laborersrand-producers improve. Hence' the price of newspapers may well participate.in the general elevation. • 'The !sec ular papers are , adman el ng their pricesi-4orne on their subscriptions; some n 'advertisements; some on both. Of re journals, some have suspended • spinajutve increased the terms of subscrip tion ; some which had always been receiving $2, $2.50, and $3 a year, and had made can afford to maintain 'the 44,riiipes,as, being high enough, already. Some even of the Methodist Church papers hsure.advaneed their terms 50 cents. ("We have - oncluded, for the present, to off&Alie following'terms : We Will abolish the club rates, and fix tha t price at, ,one dollar and -fifty cents, if paid, in advancer 2. Pastors,, and others, sending us twenty ittb:ipribers'or iipWard, will receive a paper grs l iitonsly, as-heretofore. To r ,persens who do not pay in ad vance,- the' price will be two dollars 'at the eld Of the third month, or two dollars and .filig" - eents at the end of the year. . )1 4 7 ,,, Any,. congregation which will supply 4tiftYlanti(it in its connexion, shall have ilopies(at an average of one dollar and tioen 4J4e Cents each. That is, five persons can pay each $1.5 . 0, and then every sixth copy Willbe, a gratuity to the widow, the father less, or the poor. - , `We' do snot like the .credit system, for snail " amounts: Many excellent persons, liklweVer, are a little inattentive to small , matters, and they are not pleased to bare their paper stopped. Such may consider it but equitable that they shall, after our waiting ; three 'months, pay us the two dol. lard?' "Be assured, however, that we greatly prefer the prompt payment on theadvance Mine? trave the matter settled up at once. f••• ghp , ,,prOposed , adv a nce , in price is, not gortgrttened to the „increase in the cost eficroductien. But we allow ourselves to d'o'Wlfull'ettitre in bearing the burdens of akid would hope for - and emsgitly, eitlicit aft inpreapis,ip esrsubsorip : 10$, ;There : Are: thetuutada , of lie' **a paper. - IBM 7: TILINKSGINING SERNONS-CLERICAL INFLU ENCE, On Thanksgiving day it is usual for evangelical ministers to invite their con gregations to assemble for worship; and the sermon is much occupied in noting the bounties of Providence. It is also made an occasion for discussing social subjects, and for uttering patriotic sentiments more freely than most people consider to be be coming on the Sabbath. Our ministers in Pittsburgh and vicinity improved the occa-. sion and discharged the duty. The people also observed and enjoyed the day. Shops were mostly shut. Churches were well 'at tended in the morning, and the streets were joyous. We were not, as are the journals in some cities, furnished with analyses of the sermons. We could hear but'one. It was excellent, but we took no notes. We see,in the New-York Times, copious notes of a large number of sermons, deliv ered by ministers of that city. The Phila• - delphia Press, in like manner, devotes many colutins,to the uttered of 'the ex cellent sentiments uttered there, from Christian pulpits... Of ministerial influence in, social affairs, we spoke but recently. It is not limited to one day in the year, nor does it emanate Onlifrom the pulpit. But still, thanksgiving sermons are a part of it. The Press; in an editorial alluding to the Philadelphia sermons re-produced in its columns, says: " We give our rolumus this morning to the Doctors of Divinity. Thanksgiving Day belongs to the religious'professioo, and it is proper, that we should hear what •its teachers have to say. These reverend gen tlemen have a vast influence in moulding public opinion. Their ministrations appeal to the hearts of thousands. The exponents of God's Holy Word, their influence is a source of consolation to the sad, and com fort to the weary and faint-hearted. In despotic countries we too often find the clergy an echo of absolute power, the slave of an arbitrary lawlessness; but in free America, the minister of God speaks from the hearts of all who follow his holy calling. It is a noble thing to see -so much union and harmony among these mighty leaders of public opinion. Loyalty to the country is loyalty to God, and we welcome these holy ministers of his will as powerful adjucts to our mighty cause. It is proper that the pulpit should. occasionally speak, even through the press, and we give the pulpit of Philadelphia an undivided audience in our columns this morning." This is a worthy testimony. And hap pily we are able to affirm, that the Chris tian pulpit is but seldom, even on days set apart for public assemblies by Governors and Presidents, made the place for discus sing personal or party politics. The minis ter appears as the servant of 'God, the friend of his country, and the instructor of the people. His theme is taken from the Divine Word, and lie applies it for man's benefit; not as man is a politician, but as he is a citizen, a subject of God's king- j dom, and an ,heir of immortality. SYMPTOMS OF ECCLESIASTICAL UNION. To dwell together in -unity is one of the blessed enjoyments to which the people of Christ are entitled. Why is it rare ? It is because all do not possess, with sufficient fulness, the Spirit of their Master. A forced union is not happy. It is when men think alike, and feel alike, that prox imity produces joy. When men are far from home and sur rounded by strangers, they get over an cient differences, and love one another. In such circumstances, we have seen Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians as sociable as if they all belonged to one family. , On this principle our brethren - on the Pacific coast, as it seems, are being drawn togeth er. We find the following reported, as part of the proceedings of the Synod of the Pacific, at the late meeting : " The Rev. E. B. 'WALSWORTH, a dele gate from the Synod of Alta California, (N. 5.,) was introduced, and in frank' and warm tertns be expressed the fraternal re gards of that body, and its desire for a closer union with us. " Messrs. A NDERSO 4, WOODBRIDGE, VE EnErt and HAMILTON were appointed to prepare a Minute in relation to the mat. mer, who submitted the following: "That Synod has with very great ple-as ure heard' the statements of the delegate from the Synod of Alta California, and does most entirely reciprocate its sentiments of fraternal regard, and at the same time expresses an, earnest desire for 'an ecclesias tical union of the two bodies at as earl:) , a period as may be. "Synod desires this organic union— " 1. Because the two are alike Presby:- terian in faith and practice, adopting, ez animo, the same Confession of Faith, and the same form of Church Government. • 2. Because the union of the two bodies would promote the strength and efficiency of the Presbyterian bianch of Christ's Church on this eoast. 16 3. Because the prayer of Jesus, 'that they all may be one, would in so far find a fulfilment. "4. Because we know and love the brethren of that Synod, and we are assured that our cceleslistical connexion with them would be profitable and pleasant. " The above Minute was unanimously` adopted!' This, in connexion with , the union of the two Schools and the Congregationalists, in the support of a religious journal, is a favor able symptom of the existence of a strong fraternal love. SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-DR. WIL- SON'S LECTURE. Rev. SAMUEL J. WILSON, D.D., Profes. sor of Biblical Literature in the Western Theological Seminary, lately delivered a lecture on the State of the Country, in the Sixth. Presbyterian church, Pittsburgh, which. wascurnerously attended, and highly edifying. The reason for selecting the church as the place Of assembling, was to aid the congregation, by the wiled tickets, to, defray the expenses of church repairs. A handsome sum was - received, and so much pleased were the audience that they arranged for its repetitien, in a city ball, for the benefit of the Subsistence _Commit tee.. A minister does lvell to.take up a popular and exciting. subject, when; like ett. Witsort, ice can"czluli % t It in ifs"re . 4 PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1862 ligious bearings, commanding the respect and absorbing the feelings of his audience. Men possessing such gifts should embrace opportunities for bringing social affairs un der the guidance of religious sentiments. Dr. WiLsolv has, for some month 9, been acting pastor in the Sixth church, and his labors have been greatly influential for good. The congregation, never very large, had become scattered, and the enterprise was likely to become a failure. Now, the large and substantial house is handsomely fitted up, and well filled every Sabbath with worshippers; while many members have been added as communicants, both on certificate and examination. Those who adhered to the church in, its difficulties, and sowed'in tears, are now' reaping with joy. VALUABLE CITIZEN DECEASED. Gen. JAMES Invm, of Centre County, Pa, for some time. Navy Storekeeper at the Yard in Philadelphia, died on Friday the 28th of NoveMber. He was over sixty years of age, and -had always enjoyed vig orous 'health, till within a few months. He was a `man of great . benevolence, and irreproachable moral character. HO' 'Was, for many years, an, active politician, a can diclate for Governor, a . . member .of Con gress, &c., but always maintained, unyield ing integrity. '•We knew him' well, in' his earliest manhood, and ever onward. Gen. I..avnt was long a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church, Bellefonte, where he was the steady' friend and supporter of his pastor, and among the fliremost in ev ery good work. He was greatly instru mental getting-. up' the Farm School of Pennsylvania, to which he donated two hundred acres of excellent land. He was twice married; first to Miss' JULIANA GREGG, daughter of Hon. ANDREW GREGG, of Centre County,.and after her deiease, to Mrs. CURTIN, relict of Dr. CONSTANS CURTIN, of Bellefonte. Be had no chil dren. He,will be had in lasting and hon orable rememlirance. The President's litessage.—This important document we Present`toour readers entire. We, have no time for thoughtful coMments, and hasty ones are better avoided. It is worthy a careful reading. To think is every man's privilege; and to . speak also, if he will utter words of wisdom. The Message presents to us a subject of the deepest practical importance; and la bors it with more than usual zeal. The President will find his plan to fall far short of a universal suffrage; at first, But truth often lies deep. And correct idea. 'on emancipation are worth digging for. Many theories may yet be presented.. ,We our selves have one which we had written out briefly, but we defer to our Chief Magis trate, for the present.' A good plan is wanted, and then prompt and• effective ac tion. We want a plan on which the nation can unite. A measure so vital to the coun try should not be decided by a party vote, nor determined by . a bare majority. Synod of Baitimoro.—This Synod held its meeting in Harrh.liurg, Pa., Oct. 21st. Winchester Presbytery was not represent ed. The other Presbyteries, Carlisle,.Bal timore; Lewes, and Potomac, had but twelve ministers and 'four ruling elders present. So small an attendance is unusual, and to be lamented. Harrisburg is on the ex treme Northern side of ,the Synod, but it is easy of access by railroadi. The Pastor al letter which was adopted, urges upon ministers and elders the importance of punetually attending ecelesiastioal meet ings. A series of resolutions was adopted, de ploring the state of the country, calling the people to repentance, and urging the sus tentation of the Goiernment. The paper on the , State of the Conntry, which was adopted.by the last Generat Assembly, was " heartily and cordially approved." Out Eniapean Letter gives a more cheer ing, ,view of Ebglish feeling toward us, than do.many of the political writers. A large portion of the Aristocracy are against us, on account of our Republican institu tions. Most of the wealthy 'merchants and bankers are ,angry with us, on accouni of trade and money. Some of the religious men of name oppose us still; because of our alliance with slavery. But the Queen, and a few of the politicians, a.',d a'very large portion , of the masses, are favorable to our cause. Any interference in our- affairs, which, might tend to an war, would be-ex eedingly unpopular. Our people have reason to be displeased with the 'English, for the desire so extensively ,manifested to see us divided into,separate governments, and thus weakened and diminished in the society'Of 'Nations but still we must not fail ( to' diacover. among them Botha kindly feelingsoind to give them any credit. they may deserve., , Who Made the War, and for What. Pur pose TL--We of the Norih,. most of Us, ,an swer unhesitatingly c The' South made' the war, encl.:they meant it to befor the conser vation ,and extension 'of slavery. But as this is not obvious to every one? we iluote a paragraph which we see attributed to that leading Southern paper,, the Richmond Ex aminer. It is urging the contribution of slaves to labor in the camps and on fortifi cations. It says-: " As the war" originated and is carried on in great part fur the defence of the slaveholder, in his property, rights, and the perpetuation of the institution, he ought to be first and forMnost in aiding, by every means in his power, the triumph and suc cess of our arms. The slaveholder to remember that for every , negro he thus furnishes he puts a soldier in the ranks." The " Pacific,?' of San Frititeisco, Cal., formerly ,a Now-Sehool paper, has hecome the organ of = the Congregationalists, and of-the. Old-Bohool NeW-Sehool' liyteriaus-a r x, a cr: Response to the Synod of Pittsburgh.— Rev. Dr. JEFFERY, Stated Clerk of the Synod of Pittsburgh, communicated to President LINCOLN the action of the Syn od of Pittsburgh on the state of the coun try. The following is the President's reply : " EXECUTIVE MANSION, Wasllingto➢, " November 22, 1862. " REV. WM. JEFFERY :—Dear Sir—l am instructed, by the President of the United States, to acknowledge your favor, enclosing Resolutions of the Synod of Pitts burgh, and to thank you, and them, for these expressions of patriotic zeal. " Your obedient servant, "JOHN G. NICOLAY, ".Private Secretary." ECCLESIASTICAL. Rev. R. L. STANTores'Post Office address is changed from Chillicothe, Ohio, to Danville Ky. EASTERN SUMMARY. NEW-ENGLAND. REy r H. Q. HXN . SDA,LE y 738 lately in stalled as associate pastor with Dr. Hewitt over Ahe Presbyterian chUrch at Bridge t _Conn:'' Ve'understand 'that the sen ior pastor retires' from actike Service, and voluntarily gives;up hj.s.salary. Ray. SAwitrEC'D. BdwicEn has resigned 'the pastorate Of the OOngregational church Winthrop,in Me. His : short. ministry of two; years -is said to, luve been ,greatly blessed. Twenty-four have already been added to his church, and about twenty more express a hope in' the Saviour. . THE, ANPOIrEft. CppqznrioE held its fourth- semi-annual meeting on the 12th inst.„ with the Evangelical Church in North Andover.' These'reunions of sod's people are spoken of as highly refreshing. TEE-MmuT.Es of the Convention of Ver moot, for 1862, contain the , following statistics respecting the Congregational Church in this State: Number ofchurehes, 193; pastors, ,72, : stated supplies, ;86; destitUte, 33=which leaves two churches not accounted for. , Rumber of members, 17,391; absent, 2,8571;- additions, 646.; removals, 532-L-leaving a net increase of 14. The infant baptisms are 281; Sab bath,SchoOl scholars, 15,647.; average con gregations, 23,906. • THE folloiving, 'from a Boston exchange , of last weekwill' be interesting to, all who feel for the spiritual welfare of sailors " For several years font or •five of the evangelical churches in Chelsea have-held conf• renee and prayer-meetings alternately on. Sabbath evenings at six o'clock, at the Marine Hospital in that, city, fOr the'benefit of the inmates. Capt. Bartlett, of the )308- ton SeamanisL Friend Society, is unretnit: , ting in his labors at the hospitak visiting: from room to room, holding a meeting on Thursday evening, and taking part* on Sun day eveningmhen other, engagements allow him to , be present.: By a 'recent arrival: from • the Gulf F tliere has been a large- in crease of -invalid-seamen, and at the meet ing last Sabbath evening about 150 were: present, including some from: the naval hos pital, situated near by. Capt. Bartlett gave a brief account of his seafaring life, and was followed by Capt. Burwell, of helsea, with whom huonee sailed before the mast: Both bore impressive testimony to the value of a Christian bofie, addressing the sailors present as those only , can "who:have had ex perience in • seafaring life. The: meeting; was one of unusual interest." • THE LANDLORD . OF ,TEiE TiP-TOp Ifouse, with one or tivo. attendants, reaebed the summit of Mt. Washington, in a sleigh last week—the. first ascent in this Way , ever made. They found . =the house. encased in M. SAMUEL ALLEN, of Shapleigh, Me, has six sons in the army, two sona ; iu-law, one grand-son, and nephews in ahundanee., Two of Mr. Allen'A sons, are captains, one an orderly sergeant, and the rest are "high privates." All but• two are in different re giments, • RHODE ISLAND CREDIT is good- 'She has just sold six hundred thousand dollars' worth of her bonds at ,'a premium of °ie.r eight per cent. Though small; she"is rfeh. THE Boston, Trgveler, in an, article OR the advance °in the price of paper„ says : 'We are told by many of the largest paper man ulacturers that the question is not merely as to price, but whether, at any price, the quantity of paper required can be supplied, so limited,has become the supply of stock. This should call the attention of the emu= munity to the saving of rags and paper, large quantities of which havebeen wasted. Old paper answers for mixing . largely with, rags, and if this is generally saved, instead of being wasted or destroyed, it wih3 afford much relief. Old Paper, the waste and sweepings of our stores and houies, now commands six cents a pound, and when it is taken into view:lint the newspapers cir culating': ie tb,e' , COßlnumity, will average ailoVefiltden pound,rather more than, an ounce each, every- 6,rie will see that a large amount of wastage is made here Which may easily be saved._ Fracrixients,of paper equal in quantity to one printed newspaper sheet, will sell for three-eighths of a cent by the Poun4l, and old 'worn-out newspapers are in demand for wrapping paper and other purposes ' at fifty to sixty-two cents a hundred. ID these times 'every, piece of paper as large an,n bank bill, as well as rags of' tbe smallest size, should be saved. In many liaises and sliops a great deal of paper is wasted in va r rious ways., * Voubtless many familia waste enough by burning in kindling firtis in the course,Of a ye,a'r„sufhcient to pay"for snp plying themselves With a weekly, and, 'per haps, even a' daily newspaper. THE BosTprr copotEhar . AL journals pub lish statistics of trade, which show that the business of that port me not diminished by the,war. Twenty:l-bur more ships have ar rived there than last year at this time i and two hundred and fifty more sehoonersfrom fo,reign ports. The export trade has also. been very a9tiye. WE W-YORK. . AN INTERESTINO army and nosrotai meet ing,in behalf of the American Tract So ciety, was held on ,the evening, of the 23d ult., in Dr. Rice's Church. From the re port of Rev. Dr. Stevenson, the Secretary of the Society, we learn that,: during the ptist Year, about s*o,ooo were spent by the. Society in circulating about fifty millions of, Publications among the soldiers 'and in otherwise 'nontrillnting to their. spiritual ''lt stated thit 'since the beginning of the war, the Tract Society had added to its former supply of works, two hundred distinct publications especially adapted to the wants of soldiers. The state ment of the Sanitory Commission was also confirmed, to the effect that the number of wounded and sick men in the army hospi tals of the United States amounts to 130,000. TUE FULTON STREET DAILY PRAYER MEETING still attracts attention. The fol lowing statement recently made by a hos pital chaplain at one of the meetings, will be read with interest : " I have never before spoken in this meeting, and now I must say a few words, and request your prayers for myself and the men under my care. lam the chaplain of the hospital at Fort Schuyler. We have nearly two thousand beds, and sometimes they are nearly all full. The men are cotning.and going. • Some recover soon, and are sent off to their, regiments; 'others fill their piaces, I have instituted' prayer meetings. There is much religious anx iety among the men. Many express hope —say, twenty-five or thirtv i ---that they have, lately passed from death unto life. Our, prayer-meetings are very interesting, and nearly one-third of the inmates, of the hos pital attend. It would, be sure to move your hearts if you, could ,see those men come into our meetings. ' Some come in on, crutches--some on sticks and canes—some, with bandages around their heads—some with broken, arms and some with broken legs---some blind--some Biek—too sick to be, aut. of bed, but credping into, the the t prayer-meetings,, because they are so auxtous on the subject of religion that they cannot stay away. They long to know, how they can be saved. ,They long to know how they can have religion. They ask for religious reading with ; . an intensity of in terest Of which you can _have but very vague conceptions. I. have come, for re •ligieue reading. to-day; and I am in .this meeting to solicit your prayers, in behalf of these anxious men." , Tin New-York Obserrier, in noticing the recent erection, by the citizens of Brook lynOf a spacious and Cornmodiousbaild ing „ci• the forsaken and;-homeless children of their city, speaks of this humane insti tution as follows "'This is indeed" Home?, The lava tory is here as well' as the dormitory ; the chapel 'e.s school-`room; the hos pital aide by side with the nursery. Shel ter, clothing, food, warmth, care, sympathy, love, mental and religious instruction, are all abundantly furnished. ' There were fiftY-sis in the institution , ten of whom were in the nursery. Eighty-five •little ones .have enjoyed the benefits of this Home,' 'during the present year;and eleven'have gone from it since the rst of JanukrY, into good families, where, they have found fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters. Besides these little ones in the ',Home,' this Society has under its charge two Industrial Schools, where one hundred awl thirty children are clad, taught and furnished with one good meal ,a day." PHILADELPHIA. THE FIFTH ANNIVERZARY Of the SOH- O= Street Prayer-Meeting, .was celebrated on th 4 23d ult. The old church was filled in every part, and the varied, proceedings evinced the deep and abiding interest taken by the Christians of Philadelphia in this imp:giant meeting. THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN Asso- CTATION, of this city, also celebrated their eighth anniversary on the evening of the 24th ult., in Concert Ball. The room was well filled, many persons being obliged to stand• in the aisles, for want of seats. From the annual report we learn that dur ing the past year, the sum of $3037.93 has been 'collected, of which there has been ex pended for books, tracts, and hopital stores, $2,704.15, leaving a balance of $333.73. There have been distributed 26,450 hymn bobks, 8,450 religious books, 586,250 pages of ti:aots, 300,000 old pamphlets, and 31,- 000 old.religious newspapers, besides other artides donated, amounting in value to not less .than 45,000. ' The operations of the commission extend, by ) nieans of other committees, over the :whole Union, and the sick and wounded of every battle-field have been visited. It is also in contemplation to plaCe on record the name and disease . ofeiery Penusylvania soldier in every hospital of the Union, for the convenience of parties inquiring for their sick and wounded friends. ~; The treasurer's report shows that the total receipts of the past year, including tbeibalance on band at its beginning, have beeti;54,219.22, and the total expenditures $3,53.81, which includes the, operations of the Amy Committee. 'The report also alludes in affectionate terms to i he retiring President of'theassa eiatitre, Mr. George EC Stuart, who will,remain as honorary President. It also welcomes his successor, Rev. George Cook mauin equal terms. Direotory of Ifospitalo. The.attention of clergymen, editors, and others, is respectfully requested to the fol lowing notice, which is of interest to, all who have friends in tht army, and which it ia,therefore desirable should be widely published : DIRECTORY OE THE HOSPITAL The Sanitary Commission have estab , Bahia an office of information in 'regard to patiehts in the Hospitals of the Diatrict of Colninbia, and of Frederick City, Mary land: By a reference to books, which are corrected daily, an answer can, under ordi nary circumstances, be given by return Mail:to the following questions: Ist. Is [giving name and regiinent] at present in the hospitals of the Dibtiiet or of Frederick City? 2,(1.. If so, what is his proper address? 34.` What is the name of the Surgeon or Chhilain of the hospital ? 4th. It not in hospital at preient, has he'ricently been in hospital ? inhospital, 'sth. If so did he die and at what date? 6th.' If recently discharged groin bospi , tal, was he discharged from serviee? 7th. If not, what were his orders on leaving? i The Commission s prepared aleo to fur.- nigh more specific inforthatiOn as to the condition of any patient In the District boipitals, within twenty-foire"houre 'after request M do en, from, an officer' of any 'of itacorresponding somettes. - • The office of the Directory will be open daily from 8 o'clock A. 31 to 8 o'clock P. M., and accessible in urgent cases at any hour of the night. The number of patients in these hospitals is about 25,000. If found to be practica ble, the duty here undertaken locally by the Commission will be extended to include all the general hospitals in the country. FRED. LAW OLMSTED, General Secretary. ADAMS HOUSE, 244 F Street, Washington, I). C., Nov. 19, 1862. For the Presbyterian Penner A Card. To the numerous persons who have giv en their names as subscribers, and espe cially to the brethren who have taken an active interest in obtaining lists of sub scriDers to the monthly proposed to be published under the name of Messianic Withess, I tender my sincere and cordial thanks. To them a brief statement is due. There has been obtained a subscription list which would pay the expense of pub lication of 1000 or 1200 copies. I believe that it would not be difficult, by an effi -cient agency, to double the present list. But the income from 2000 subscribers, at the low price of one dollar with an ad vance of forty per cent. in the cost of pro duction since the Prospectus - was issued, after paying the expense of publication, Would leave but a small balance to meet losses from delinquent subscribers and oth er contingencies, and nothing for the 'edi tor or for contributors to the Pages of the work. I have not proposed to undertake the publication, unless it can be put on, a pecuniary basis to make it in all respects self-sustaining, and'to assure the continu ance through a course of years of a work of such character as to supply' a want not met by any of the existing, periodicals. For the 'reason indicated, aid for other reasons of a personal kind, the project is deferred for the present. December 1, 1862 The New Judges. The commissions of Hon. James P. Sterrett, as President Judge, and Hon. B. H. Stowe, as Associate Law Judge of the Oyer and Terminer, Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas, were read on Monday morning, let inst., by the Clerk of the Quarter Sessions, after which Hon. M. Hamp ton, President Judge of the District Court, ap peared' and administered to them the oath of office - prescribed by law. The commissions bear dateHov. 3d,,1862, and their: terms of office' will expire November 3d, 1872. Judge Sterret has alriady given evidence of marked ability on the Bench, while Judge Stowe is yet untried in that capacity. He carries with him a high reputa tion as a lawyer, and will no doubt fully realize the anticipations of his friends in winning an honorable distinction upon the Bench. —Pitts: burgh Gazette. lortign Nthls. Intervention in our national affairs is post pound, as we noted last week, if not abanciOneld., , • The proposition of France is in these words, sustained by some argument: " The Emperor has, therefore ' • thought that the occasion has presented itself of offering to the belligerents the support of the good offices of the Maritime Powers; and Rile Majesty has charged me to make the proposition of this Gov ernment to her Britannic Majesty, as well . as to the Court of Russia. The three Cabinets", would exert their influence at Waehingtim, as well as with the Confederates, to obtain an armistice for six months, during which every act of war, di rect or. indirect, should provisionally cease on sea, as, well as on land, and it might , be, if neces , sary, ulteriorly prolonged." Russia replies in substance as follows_: . " After reCalling the constant efforts of Rus sia in faior of conciliation, Prince Gortachakoff says that it is requisite above all things to avoid the appearance of any pressure whatever, capa ble of chilling publiC opinion in America, or•of exercising the susceptibility of that nation. We believe that, a. combined measure of the three great Powers, however conciliatory, if pre sented in an official or officious character, would be the cause of arriving at a result opposed to pacification.. If, however, France should per sist in her intention, of mediation, and England should, acquiesce in her course, instructions shall be sent to Baron Stoeckel, at Washingeon, to lend to both hie colleagues there; (the French and English Ministers,) if not official aid,' 'at leket moral support." Great Britain answers: • - Majesty's Government have, however, not been informed up to the present time, that the Russian Government have,acceded, although that. Government may support the endeavors. of _England and France to attain.the end proposed. But is the end proposed attainable'at the present moment by the course suggested by - the Gav ernment of France ? sucte ii , lthe question which has been anxiously and 'carefully. exam ined by Her Majesty's Government. _After weighing all the information whieh has been-re ceived from America, Her Majesty's Government are led to the Conclusion that there is no grannd at the present moment to-hope that the Federal Government would accept the proposal sug gestal, and a refusal, from Washington at the present time would prevent,any speedyreiewal of the offer. Her Majesty's Government think's, therefore, that it would-be better to watch 'Care fully the progress of opinion in America, and if as there appears reason to hope, it may befound to have undergone, or may undergo, hereafter, any change, the three Courts might then avail themselves of such change to offer their friendly counsel; with a greater prospect. than now exists of' its being accepted by the two contending-par ties. " Her Majesty's Government will communicate to that of France any intelligence : they may re ceive from Washington or Richmond, bearing on this important subject." ' ' ' • .1( arrietr4 • At the. Huron House, New Brighton,'Pa., on Wednesday evening, Neve&per , 26th, by Hey. Alexander Cleric, Mr. J. Hohlruns to Miss Hair_ wag STEELS, both of Wayne ConitY, Ohio. November 18th, by Rev. Dr. Maclean, ,Presi dent of Princeton College, at, the residence of oharles S Oideri, 'Governor Of New-Jersey l Joan Macrmaz.w.Tr., of Allegheny City, to Mani: L. Sisni, of Princeton, N. J. , • . On the .6th of ' November, at I$ 's Rotel, Pittsburgh ; by Prof.: Samuel' oWD.; Mr. C. MATFIXT to Miss RACEML ,Bs..aoaasoN, both of Candor, Robinson:. VeraslAngtott Co., Pa. , . . . By Rev. Wm. Hunter, on the f .2oili inst.; M. JOHN ALBRILT PERGDOON to Miss MAR/A. Jams, daughter of John Holmes, Esq., 'all of Beaver , , . • , County,' Pa. In Hollidaysbuig, Pa., on Tuesday mornin g , ' November 26th, by Rev: D. H. Barron,. HoSINO TON HAMMOND, Esq., to Miss RiazAinit-..W Mo.' LANAIIAN. On Thursday: morning; November 27th, Prof. WILLIAM L. Manna, of ~ A lbany, N. Y., to MlBB MARY LNNT, of H oll idaysburg , On November 11th, by Rev. 5.0., ,to4emiias, D.D., Mr. Eininum if:mum Domuntis ,to M i s s llanAn WADE, of Beaver COunty. ' .OENOVeMber 20tb, Mr. W: Puiini to.Miss'Euzim M.; datfgh-! ter of 'Mr. LIAAO Orrsror,: all , of Allegheny' County, Pa. . , , ' On the 6th of - November by Rev: D. Paul, at his residence in, Mansield, Ohio, Mr:limmar A. GAnaprr to Miss:CEA:aims LE,rarinpusa,both -of Holmes 'County, O. , - , At Jacksonville,' Contre'Connty, Pa., Novent her 26thi,liy. Rev../. Patterson, Mr, 14.entrts HILTCHISOA to HE L EN oE : ' EMI E. D. MAdMASTEE. November 27th, by Rev. W. F. Hamilton, Mr. JACOB S. HAYDEN, of Sierra County, Cal., to Miss ELIZABETH A. Szairil, of Fayette Co., Pa. bituarg. - - EANNORNOZNISNTS, GRATIN; ADDITIONAL REMARK% FITS CMS A LINZ, Nl= RODS ItSVO A LINZ.) DIED—In the hospital, before Richmond, on the 7th of June, JOSEPH WOOD STEWART, of Butler County, Pa., aged 23 years. DlED—October 6th, NANCY .TANE, aged 6 years, 3 months, and 23 days • and October Bth, MARY ELIZABETH aged 12 years, 3 months, and 0 days ; children of Peter and Rebecca. Rings. DIED--November .23d, at NIL Pleasant Hospi tal, near Washington City, of typhoid fever, JOHN C.,eldest son of Rev. Samuel and Nancy G. M'Clung, in the 19th year of his age. His father arrived in time to see him a corpse. His last words - 'on boine were, "The Lord is my keeper." He was kind. He leaves behind many weeping friends. ' T. DlED—September 23d, 1862, of consumption, in Newton, lowa, Mra.- - ELIZA'I3PITHI/OEFSEL. A few months previous to her death,' we fol lowed to her grave babe nearly 2e year old. Shelf:ft behind ample evidence that our lose was her gain. She died happy; and while her lips could move,' she spoke to her family and friends,.at7oand-her; te'stifitiig to all her desire to them in .heaven. Mrs. A. was a daughter of Wta..M'Onlmont, .Esq., of Nittany Valley, Pa. DIED -llEdenbori', Pa., 'of disease of the heart, on the I.lth of October, - Mrs. CARISA W., wife of Mr. Augustus Culbertson, the ,6f/th year of her age.. ' ' ' • Mrs.. Culbertson:. had been for'many years a, consistent and worthy member of the Presbyte rian church. - She had , long been afflicted so as to be in a great measure deprived of waiting upon God in the public ordinances of the church ; but her afffietion,though. severe and painful, was endured with exemplary patience and fortitude. Her life was' an illustration of the promise, " My'grace shall, be sufficient for thee She leaves an affectionate:husband, Ave children, and many friendi to mournher loss; but they have reason - to hope that she has entered into rest, and "'Shill be fOrever With the Lord." DlED—Near; Slate : Lick, Pa., on Sabbath even ing, October 26th, after a lon affliction, Mrs. NANCY, wife iif.Tohn Boyd, Esq., aged 61 hears. and 8. tacinths. - • • . Tliadeparted, is.fielieved, was a trtte Chrm tian.. She made a-Professiere of religion in early life;>and was 'received into the church of Slate Lick, daring the 'Pastel:ate of the Rev. Sohn Redick, of blessed memory, whose ministerial labora she enjoyed for thirty-six years:of her life. From youth; it was her custom teread the Word of God regniarly and. systematfeally. It was always 'her' wish and her joy to •go to the house of Odd Whenever the congregation assem bled. And4lthongit' she lived several miles from the Manse of worship, and: for many years had beens, constant sufferer , yet her seat in . the Sab bath and week -day meetin gs,was seldom vacant. Thera, ton, it was ever, her delight to see- the children Which God had, given. her,. And. thus. she sought to .train. them. She likewise con stantly entlotiwore4 to impress -upon them that while they ..enjoycd. the ,lneansof grace, it was their dutytc ; improve thetealso... Next to mak ing -her owa Peasm.vrith God; the great desire of her heart, and: continued prayer to God, 'was, that she might see alkher children savingly con verted. BM she is gone,. andyet Ave:Woulet say, ",All is .well." 'She' served her God, and he :has takers her-from.all her trials' hete; 'tti - ehatipy hotesin sgleriotrtmisi. ':: :l4. lll4isisedarlahhe au& whieh die in the lerd." —ln Darlington , W' 281/ of-Aliguot last, 18" - A ll 11111r8daY, the itfliMS ' ; a ged 53; Mr_ .. fW lliams went out in the morinog, ' bwirialrhionegh, iloot:t.e...?aokiiosuhall7:giaiitea:thetufesyrriholiirtursscees'o,PF7:,iv,se,ihth":4l:aets: and Ili one of those joecritt hi . ' e attreptio- toone 0.; which L a d. eCr t p ili sa. 74 .t o v v y grain roller, - , o pole, he 1... go 8 roller '-` X " L ' o wEl: Omni ; the passed..over hie , bod stantiy. Y-P aI.M I Wed. him i n _ • Mr. l'ir.,was ,Baling Fader in the Piesbyte rian ekarch. of ,Great Island, 7 -Presbytery of Ilerthemberland4. Pa. - He :was berardn: Belle fonte, Jima , 19th, :1809, and wig. brought , to a, knowledge of the truth INF it inn Jesus, when about twenty-three years of age. Possessed of active business habits, and peordiai%exe-OlitiVer ability, the church Saw the advantage of Using the talents God had given him, asli fit qualidea tion for the `eldersh4p;Und he *as Ordained to that office in 1845 or 1846. . , was a bito friend of the Chumlt he loved ; yet in the'eatholiefty of hia spirit, he would' aid and CoFiperate with 'other Evangelical cher:eh: l eo.. Those who' enjoys d the kfriteie s of his 'friend ship here; knew hiss to be a consistent Christian ;. a kind and benevelent Man; a friend of the widow, the fatherless, anti thewityfaring. His deeds of benevolence were dens witi4nt, Ostenta tion, nail l he ever disowned any as due to hintself,, asoribing all the good that, was in. him to the; race of God alone.. The members of the Northinnberland Presbytery, withouidoubt, have las', memory embalmed among them, and, know betterthan,we do here, his valuezin the- Church: of Chriet• He removed ,to Darlington,, 1148,, in 147; where he had since r esidedizaital - tillere he continued ,to) cherish hia former) deep 3 interest in -the. Prospet'itm of; the emitter of ?Christ. ; He had 'often expreased to his-.lam ily. a prefer ence fora sudden death, !rather than to-havothat event'preeeded by a long and - painful sickness and during the past, Simpler 'lte- had 'an un usually; War 'view 'of ' the!'nelirner i s of death_ Our - heavenly Either seemed f, hares4egarded thmedsh of 'his Servant'in hiS ) ileatk, 'though the matutera of it was Moat' 04 and thing to his family left behind.. ems. - • • —ln S p r ingdale„ , Alleglieny , County, on the Atb. of November, intim 25th yea r o f his a Jane G. ge; DAN,ID,,onIy sursivingeon of Matthew Maeleam and this notice Was, naturally, of a retiring disposition, bid, 'possessed of, a high toned Moral sentiment. 'Seldom have we known one soliee from idle and frivolous expressions, and so scrupulously exact ba giving to all their due lie was a kind and; dutiful san &tree timiate brother ," and a,eammunit ~,ft4lifu' 1 frie c rd l , 111 the ,4, r e4eoted for hie' ~- M emlY de portineut ancfmte itloved for his natural gr kindness and modesty: His health had been. somewhat impaired for nearly,two years, though , he had engaged in his ordinary laho r, iune t when his friends persuaded him tietise*Wiolizhig." : Yrtiiiithat. time heigrtauellrgrew;wOr saibAtwas , colafined. to his room (mire feW wnoks,l bed but two days.f. r, !: • N ; ' Altlfough:not wprolininr of l religion,- the writer his reason to believe that , for' sale' months, he had Veen . earnestly •iiitittir' ek the way of life; and before gavo eiinit'arting evi dence that he had not sOught in vain. Thus' our dear '4/end has passed,away ; not from the roar and strife of thehattle field, but, WiflLOeft ei from the tiniet chamber of his earthly home, as we huntbly trust, to that t...."t z ,„ land *horn sorrow stranger', and *here tears ; ws neyer Bo IN B .
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