e g . f 1 a : tsigtertan am fIITIBMIOII, TEDnIDIT,".APRIL 6, 1864. fihe Ehtirgemeit of_ the thinner, of which *ties has been _already ,give 4, wilt take place next week. - MT 111 'That war should bring in its train a host onivillaat it should not only desolate the districts which may chance to be its more. immediate .seat, but that it should bring upon the entire land its blight and anise, its woes and tears, its material and its spiritual injuries.was to have been ex pected, for such ,has been the history of hu man strife ,irk all past ,ages. But that in the midat,ilf all its sins and sorrows, there should'apting up and bloom and ripen such an abundant fruitage of human sympathies 'and 'Christian charities , as the existing war has largely manifestaii—so rich a harvest from so rank a soil—was not - an expecta tion justified by past experience.- We - may challenge' fhb pages of, history to produce a record that shall compare with that of the present contest, for the' amaz ing forbearance displayed in the beginning toward the insurgents against atovernment so beneficent—for the reluctance with which a nation was dragged into a war with those .who, were striking , at its very andiforthe alaority with whish the masses respondedito — the call of their country upon than . , thoigh the lives of thousa.nda upon thousands of the best and bravest must be the sacrifice. But a still more distinguishing feature of the existing struggle is to be found in the vast expenditures, both of pecuniary means and of personal efforts, from the very commencement of the war, and throughout every portion of the loyal States, to relieve the 'wants of our brave defenders, to miti gate their' sufferings on the battle-field and in the hospital, to soothe the last hours of those who have fallen as martyrs in the strife, to provide for the soldier's helpless family in his absence, and should he fall, to cherish--as a sacred , legacy—the widow and the fatherless, bereft of their natural supporter and. protector. Bright, indeed, is the page, and without a parallel in his tory, that will record a nation's gratitude, thus nobly manifested. Nor does this briof summary embrace all that is distinguishing and peculiar in this regard. The apiritual *ants of the soldier have never before, amongst any Christian people, received solarge a share of atten tion. For the first time, indeed, has any systematic effort been made to meet these wants; and the history of this effort and of the success which has attended4t u will be not only a novel, but a soul-cheermg char acteristic of the annals of the war. Whilst then we mourn,- as all must do; the bloodshed, the sufferings, the waste of life and property, and the fearful evils of this causeless and wicked rebellion, let us not forget its brighter aspects, nor cease to praise God for all that has already been ac complished, throngh the Divine blessing upini be efforts of those who love the gov ern_ment of their country and the kingdom of their Saviour.. • By means of the Fairs lately Field in 'va rious parts of .thec country, contributions have been poured by hundreds of thou fiends of dollars into .the treasury of the sanitary Commission. Nor has the move ment ceased. Our own and other cities will soon prove that the sympathy of the people for their suffering defenders, is not yet exhausted. Large additions will be made to the amount already contributed. In this just out-pouring of liberality, the Christian Commission ought not to be for gotten by, its friends. In no sense, the ri val of the Sanitary Commission, there are yet considerations-which <especially com mend it to the fostering care of _those who cannot forget that the soldier has not only a body to be oared for, but a soul to be saved. - A new reason for an inoreased sup port to the Christian Commission is to be found in the fact that, whilst the ranks of our army are being rapidly filled up by new recruits, the number of army chaplains is less than heretofore. The field for Chris tian labor amongst our soldiers is therefore more extended, and demands immediate and continued care and, cultivation. And now, as another campaign is about to open, as many'of our sons and brothers will assuredly pour out their blood upon the battle-field, or languish in , the hospital, as there will be many of these who long for the kind visits and counsel of Christian friends, and as all our soldiers, the strong and healthy as well as the sick and wounded, deserve our Christian care, shall we not open our hearts and hands to both these Associations ? Let us not wait until the emergency is upon us. Our ac tion, if prompt, will be doubly welcome. THE DOMESTIC MISSIONARY FIELD. In the providence of God an impious,' A and most interesting' domestic missionary field is now open to the American Churches. This field compridia California, Oregon, the Territories of Washington, NeW Mex ico, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Nebraska, and a large part of the States of Minnesota, lowa, and Kansas, together with the great extput of country recovered by our armies from the rebellion. Never before has' there been.sueli an opening, or has such, a loud :.call, been heard. The American Churches will•be false to their mission if they fail to occupy the ground 'thus laid at their feet. • The demand upon our; . own branch of, the Church of Christ is peenliarly imperative. In former times our Church -was in the vety udvance in laying the fonndationS of Zion's kingdom in the newly settled parts of this woodland; and for her to decline to go forward, now, or to lag in• the Tear, would be umktorthy :of her past history. Moreover in 'ate reoovereii part 4 Of 'the South is a large PresbYterian population to be gathered up, to be instructed ip the right way, to be made loyal citizens, and also to be made faithfulibllowers of Jesus Christ. Though they have gone out from among us, many did this reluctantly, and many were compelled to do. so. Where anything of the spirit of loyalty to the Government or to the Churclr,yet remains, it can easily be revived; and even those who have, in their madness, seceded from both Church and State, are not-yet beyond the reach of the Gospel : it can make even of such unlikely material as this, good cit izens and also good Christians. We would like to see our Church in possession of at least $lOO,OOO, to be expended as soon as practicable in evangelistic labors on the Pacific slope, in the ;vast Territories which are peopling, so rapidly, and in the re claimed portions of the South, where re bellion- has committed such fearful devasta tions, and where the ministrations of the Gasper are so much needed. But difficult as it may be to obtain the money, it will probably be far more diffi cult to secure the men for the work now so imperatively needed. ,The old evangelist -of Apostolic :times, and of the days in _whioh_onr_Chuich 4as planted_in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohie, Kentucky, and the South-west, - has almost disap peared. Ee is now but little more than a historical.personage. This ought not t 2 be, so ; it must not continue to be so, if our Church is to occupy her place in the ag gressive, work to be done for Christ in this country. 'No calling is higher than that of the.true evangelist who goes everywhere, in destitute places making known the un searchable riches. of Christ; and no minis terial work is crowned with greater or more beneficial results. Just now the Church looks, and most properly, to the young men about to leave our Theological Seminaries for volunteers to, this wide-field. They have d‘dicated themselves to the work of the Lord, and he has now through his Chureka work for them never surpassed in promise, and which must be done by the ministers of-some Church. It our Church fails to do it, some other Church, will do it; if our young men will not enter in and take possession of the land, some other young men will do so. In such a time as this, it is a respon sible matter for any young minister to make decision as to his place of labor. Let not the names of MCMILLAN, Slum", FINLEY, or GIDEON BLACKBURN, be forgotten by onr young men. The authority of the Great Master, and the bright examples of men of a former generation, call them to this service with an urgency not to be neg lected. Is it too much for us to suggest to our honored Professors in our Theological Sem inaries the propriety of bringing this mat ter directly before those who are about to go forth from their instructions to preach the everlasting-Gospel. No greater glory could accrue to these institutions of the Chun& than to be permitted to send.out large numbers from their halls, this Spring, to engage in a work second to no other which man is allowed:to do in this world. HE BANNER FOR TOE CHRISTIAN 'CON- MISSION The Christian Commission, whose labors are most unremitting, is calling loudly for supplies of all kinds, and especially for re ligious newspapers. Every day we have calls for more Banners for the army, which we are, unable to gratify, because we are just now sending in that direction all that our means will justify. It is needless to say, that the Banner is highly appreciated in the army; of this our readers have al ready bad most abundant evidence in the frequent communications published in our columns from visitors to the army, chap lains, and agents of the Christian Commis sion. GEORGE H. STUART, Esq., Presi dent of the Christian Commission, in a let ter just received, says: " We would be glad to send ten thousand copies of the Presky- Yerian Banner to our brave soldiers, had we the means." We trust that this appeal will not be unheeded. 'No other kind of religious reading matter can be secured as cheaply as the religious newspaper; and no other religious reading matter, after the Bible, is so highly prized by the soldiers. • Churches and individuals can make con tributions to the Christian Commission for the ,Purchase' of additional copies of the Banner for the army, or it can be sent di rectly to •us, with orders to supply the Com mission to the extent of the money furn ished, or to send the papers to any address selected. Onr Church in ,thc South.--On . our first page will.be found a very able article by a most competent author„ on this subject, which is of so much importance to our Church. Already, as our correspondent says, not a few of the • ministers who cast in their lot with secession, are returning to occupy churches within our lines, Without any change in their sentiments. It , is evi dent to every one, that , this can only be • productive of continued injury to the Church, and of treason to , the State. An other thing reqniring immediate attention, is the fact that some niscrupulous perions are seizing upon church property belong ing to the Presbyterian Church, and are organizing in such places churches of other denomination& This has alreidy been done in Memphis and 'Vicksburg. As a . matter of course, the Government will not sanction, permanently, such operations; but difficulty and bad feeling may be saved by the timely attention of the Board of Doniestic Missions and the General As-, sembly. Home and Foreign Record, for April, gives the following contributions to the different Boards, of our Church in Febru ary ; Domestic. Missions, $10,786.59 ; Edu cation, c 10,240.12 ; Foreign Missions, $20,- (190.1.1-i Publication, 551.0 : sales dur . PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1864. ing the same month, $7;576.29; Churoh Extotoien, $1,032.85 ; Disablei Ministers, $1,421.20. The ligard of Foreign Missions marks the following "Signs of Promise " Mr. DODD writes at IFingpo, that r a meeting of Session would soon be held at Bao-ko-tah, where there are three applicants for baptism' Mr. MACKEY writes us at 001 . 600 : g There are several inquirers, and one young man under IBIA'S instruction, who hopes he is a Christian s Our Scrip ture readers [native assistants] at Kombe report an unusual , interest, and theilmeet ings well attended. A letter from NJumbe [another native helper,] received yesterday, speaks of a large attendance on his meet ings, and much interest—some pi.ofessing a hope that they are Christians.' To Our -Philadelphia Substribors.—Proba bly some inconvenience will'he experienced at the first by our Philadelphia subscribers, under the new'irrangerbent for receiving their papers by mail, owing , to a want of proper understanding of the Post Office lay/ of delivery. All that is necessary for our subscribers to do, is for. each one of them to go to the Post` Office and pay fif teen cents . in advance, taking .a receipt for the same. This will insure the delivery of the paper at their houses fel; one year. And when thecarrier ears, the receipts for payment of postage can be shown him. It will only be necessary to do' this latter once, if the carrier understands his business. In this way our readers will get, their pa pers more regularly, and cheaper, than by the old plan. - The Family Treasure.—We have received ` the-first number of this new monthly issued by the Rev. Dr, :MCKINNEY- and his son, Rev. L N. MCKINNEY. '• It contains sixty four pages, double column, fi4ea. with thep logical, histerical, literary, and, household reading, from the pens of the Editors and, various -contributors. The Editors and Pro prietors have entered upon this work with great energy, and will spare no efforts to make a successful Magazine. For terms, see advertisement. NEWS OF. TIE OIITT,ROHES AND MINISTERS. . PRESBYTERIAN; Old Sthool.—The Rev. 'John N Campbell, D.D., pastor of tbe First Presbyterian church of Albany, N. Y., died on Monday of last week, after a short illness; from a violent attack of pleurisy. Dr. Campbell was an able preacher, a faithful pastor, and of wide and commanding induence. As a member of the General Assembly he was extensively known. The Rev. John W. Grier, father of .the assistant editor of the Prabyterian, died at the residence of his son, in West Phila.. delphia, on the ,25th ult. Mr.' Grier was a highly esteemed member of the Presby tery of Newcastle, and was for many years a Chaplain in the United States. Navy. Among the patriotic soldiers_ An,the Union army are many sons of Presbyterian ministers: The Rev. Loyal Young, D.D., of Butler, had a son severely wounded a year or two ago, and, so badly' , injured that he was discharged. But. last week two more of his sons rushed to their country's aid in this hour of peril; and left in the 100th (Roundhead) Regiment of. Pa. Vol unteers. Rev. J. J. Bulloek, D..D., pastor of the Franklin Street Presbyterian church, Bal timore, was arrested last Friday by our military authorities, charged with harbor ing at his house a rebel Colonel named. Smith, from Kentucky, who is a relative of the Dr. Dr. Bullock is married.to a sister of the rebel Gen. John C. Breckinridge, and has' from the outbreak of the rebellion per sistently refused to pray for the success of the Union cause. The Rev. W. H. Van- - Doren has re; moved from Richmond, Indiana, to Chica go, Illinois. Two volumes of his Commen tary on Lukerwe understand, will shortly he put to press. At a congregational meeting of the Fifth Presbyterian church of Cincinnati, held on Tuesday evening, 22d inst., Rev. J. B. Stewart, of Chicago, received, a unanimous call to become their, pastor. - The Rev. Moses Russell, pastor of the Clifton Presbyterian church, :Ohio, :died on :the 22d inst., aged 52 years and 22 days.- He was the child of Christian parents, the youngest of a numerous and pions family. He was the son of a plain, godly man, whose whole library consisted of the Bible alone, and the Shorter Catechism, his re ceived exposition of its doctrines. His.lit erary education • was received at Miami University, and his theological under the tuition , of Rev. join) Galloway, and in the Seminaries at South Hanover and Alle- Mr. Russell • was an able minister of the New Testament. His mind clearly com prehended and' his soul delighted in the contemplation of the distinctive doctrines of grace. In his preaching he almost en tirely discarded metaphysics, and never in dulged in vain speculations. His sermons were rigidly systematic, at once instructive and edifying. But few men could excel him in deducing the obligation to holiness of life .from the doctrines of Divine sov ereignty and salvation by grace, those stum bling-blocks to the " unlearned and nnsta,` The venerable Dr. Spring preached- the tenth sermon in a series by different pas= tore in. St. Paitl's church, .N. Y. on the_ Communion Id Saints, which the lifethodiet mentions with glowing commendation, - as throwing .the " -. weight of his ripest and deepest experience into the scale for the closer outward Alli Cal of Protestantism." . , . Liflyette College, Pa , is enjoying a sea .son of revival—almost every student in the , college is , ready to express anxiety on the subject of religion.' Rev. Leander H. Long, -formerly of the Associate Refornied Ohgroh, but for several years pastor of the Presbyterian chnroh in , Urbana,Ohio, was released from that pas toral arge on the 4th• nit., at his own re vied. The True Presbyterian says : " We are gratified to hear that God's Spirit is being poured out upon some of our churches in Kentuoky. Rev, D. P. Young has quite an interesting state. of things in his church at Georgetown. Over twenty have already united with the church, and the interest is still increasing. A meeting of much in terest is alsoin progress in the church at Paris, of which Rev. D. 0. Davies is pas- - tor. Sixteen have already united with the church. The Fourth church in Louisville has just closed a meeting of some interest, some ten persons having been added to the church. There is a growing interest in the First church, New Albany, Ind. A number were received into its membership on last Sabbath, as also, some by letter. The daily prayer-meeting continues. A friend writes'us that at the last Communion of the Vine Street church, St. Louis (Dr. M'Pheeters'), sixteen - persons were added to the communion of 'that church. In Shel byville, the church of which Brother Steed is pastor, the Lord has, in like manner, been blessing with showers of grace. An esteemed.brother in Missouri, thus writes of religious matters in that State: It gives me great pleasure to be able to inform, you, of most'prectius works pf :grace in the bonds of Palmyra-" Presbytery.. I have just rani-fled from a meeting at Ashley, in Pike County, where the Lord has been greatly blessing his people for a month or more past. r There have been in all about ferty hopeful oonversions:'" The Rev...W. M. Rice has been - called to the pastoral.• °beige of the Fourth Pres byterian church of-Philadelphia. New School.—The Buffalo Presbytery, on the 7th inst., itolemnly set- apart the Rev. Benjamin F. Randolph (colored) for the Office of the ministry. Mr. Randolph has been for some time, past the Principal of the ,colored school in Bn&le, and it is sta ted that he has been , highly esteemed, ma .0. teacher. HO'now proposes to devote him self to a chaplaincy in the, Corps D'Afrique, soon as an opening shall-occur.. It It is understood' that Rev. Byron Sun derland, Chaplain of the U. S. Senate, has accepted a call to the 'pastoral-charge of the American Chapel in Paris. Twenty-sevei, thousand' of the $50,000 proposed by the last New' Behool. Assembly to be raised for its Board of PubliCation, during . the year, have been secured.; and it is supposed thtt'the remainder will be pro vided previous to the`meeting of the As sen:Lbly in Marl United.—At i'late meeting o? the Board of Directors otthe Moninotith Theological Seminary, the-President and Secretary were authorized and irected to prepare a memo rial to the General Assembly, expressive of the views of the Board in relation to the propriety of establishing uniformity in , the number and length of terms of study in all the Seminaries_of the church, and of requi ring students to complete the entire course before lice:more The Board regards it as a serious evil that so many licentiates fail to complete their course of study at - the Seminary, either not attending at all after licensor°, or so irregularly as to receive scarcely any benefit. The Board believes that this evil - nrybe remedied in the way indicated above; The Secretary says : "The Treasurer's boeks reveal the -unwelcome fact that there'is now due to the Professors the sum of $718; that is, all th% salary ,of the year now closing, and $llB of the pre ceding year. It would 'thus appear that we are 'virtually asking our professors to pay over sixty dollars a. year for the sup pert of the Seniinary." At a late meeting. of the Presbytery of Philaielphia, a 44 Pastoral Letter" on the non attendance of members at Communion service, was adopted, and 2,000 copies in tract., form ordered to be published for dis tribution among the people. Presbytery ileaffirmed its action of last year on the subject of Psalmody, and or dered the semi tole forwarded to the Gen era! Assembly.i The Instructor says: " The memorial is long, we will not re-produce-it here, suffice it to say, it is decided in its, tone that something should be done, and that speedily!? CONGREGATIONAL. The First Regiment of Mississippiln fantry,Corps d'Afrique, having ei,ipressed a desire that Mr. G. N. Caruthers should become their dhaplain, a Council of Con gregational ministers was called, in Vicks burg, Feb. 41h, 1864, composed ap,follows Rev. S. W. Magill, of New-Haven Associa tion, Connecticut; Rev. 4. A. Hailey, Presbyterian and Congregational Associa lion, Wisconsin ; Rev.S. G. Wright, 141is sissippi American Missionary Association; Rev. S. F. Porter Elgin Association Illi neje ; Rev. Jeremiah Porter, Chicago As sociation, 111. :.The ordinationtook place • in the Presbyterian church ! Sabbath even ing the .7th ult.—the first Congregational Assooiation in Tennessee. METHODIST. Rev. Samuel E. - Babcock, of the Pitts burgh Conference; for many years pastor of several of the' M. E. churches in Pitts burgh; died at Wellsville, Ohio, on Friday morning of last week. Mr. Babcock was atone time editor and proprietor of the Evening Chronicle, Pittsburgh. The latest statistics of the Methodist Episcoial Church are .as follows : In the loyal States the_efective preachers number 6,000; superannuated preachers, 864 ; preachers admitted during- the year on trial, 374 . ; trideling'preachara lonitedl22; local preachers, 3,156. There'are 822;845 zucznboN, and 100,541 probations. The Methodist, Episcopal Church has 9,430 churches, at a probable value of $20,830,-' 554,.-and •2,853. , parsonages, estimated at 82,790,150: Sunday Sehooli; 13,008.; of ficers and teachers, 146,947; scholars, 834,..= 175, and 2,444,884 volumes in'-libraries. During the past year 91 preachers died. SECOND ADVENT. Rev. Joshua V. Rimes the notedßoston Second ; AdVent preacher, has. removed to Buchanan, Michigan, where he continues the publication, of his, paper. , The present dispensation, in , his view,is to end Some time between.l4.72end 1175. .He consid ers the present Napoleon oner of the chief _ characters foretold in -prophecy, who. is >to gain yiewer over all nations, and especially over the ten-horn kingdoms of England, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria; Egypt; Greece, Syria, T,nrkey, and. North Africa. Tor the Presbyterian Benner. Span Bible' Dittionary. Menne, Ennui:tn.: 7 4 am glad to notice the *timing tone in whit* you speak of Smith's Bible Dictionary. It is an unsafe work, inclining to the lax view of the su pernatural in Scripture, and requiring " to be read (as Dr. Miller used to say) with, loaded pistols." "Learning" and mod ern research" are terms misunderstood by many readers, for novelties and crude spec ulations which claim to be discoveries• and improvements upon Divine Revelation. A truly sound and safe Bible Dictionary fully abreast of the times, is yet a great deside ratum. And a discriminating notice of a book from the press is truly refreshing. J. For the Presbyterlaztßanner. A Burplie. A quiet surprise party, representing the ladies of Dunlap's Creek, called at the parsonage on the 9th ult.., bringing some $B3 in cash, which added to, donations„ is cash and supplies 'from several gentlemen and ladies, - makes $l3B. Of this, $5 was remitted by a regimental surgeon,, in the Army of the potonatio: On the i.2th, a gentleman from. the congregation of Me- Olellandtown called, bringing in coli and most excellent supplies r pome sl2—making in all 080; a very kind and well-considered contribution from , the belovqd people of my charge. They do not claim this to be an act of liberality, so much as of justice to meet , the exigency of the times,.in, making good their enaagement of support,to one whom they have called,-to labor for them in spir itual things.; May the Lord grant that they be boun tifully refreshed Irom the wells of salve tion, who have thus refreihed the spirit of their pastor and ids family with this addi tional proof .of their kindness,' - Literazy . 11. Appleton & Co., will publish, in a few days, Herbert Spencer's new work, entitled "Illustrations of Universal Progress" • Charfes Scribnir New-York 'will soon publish - a critical epitome of " Travels in the United States:"-from'the time of the French missionaries to. that of Anthony Trollope. It is by H. T. Tuckerman, 'and -will be 'called " America and her Commen tators."' &sane* also announces, " Chap lains 'of the Revolution," by J. T. Headley • Rrv. John Pierpont, who will be seventy nine, years of age on. the 6th of April, 1864, and is yet in good health and in the perfect vigor of his mental faculties, has just completed - a work of almost as great labox. as,Johnson's Dictionary. - In Novem ber, 1861, he Inan, and in= March, 1864 he finisheili a Digest of the Decisions and Instructions of the Treasury Department to Collectors of Customs contained in fifty four folio volumes, which).- he has reduced to one. - RCM has published a cheap edition of his " Vie de. Jesus, 7 . and has written a pm faCe to it, in which himself from the charge of irreligion. He says history is a science; just as chemistry and, geology. ltenan is not alldwed to lecture at the Col lege of France, and has taken a private class of fifteen theological students in He brew and Sanscrit at his lodging& The most remarkable answer to Renan's book is by M. Salvador, a learned Jew, who insists that Renan has mistaken the meaning Of. many` Hebrew phrases and traditions. Varieties. His neeitallied.that the yield'of gold in Australia for the last year -will - show a de crease of 6700,000. The amount as stated for 1863 was really about £5,845,784, and for this 'a writer in Wictoria says, £1,3'00,- 060 went from the Australian banks. A carious diseovery has ',Wien made in the ISle of Man, where it has Men ascertained that certain old, guns, -long used•as posts on the quay at Peel, were rifled. Govern ment has ordered them to be transferred to Wonlwich, where they -are to be, preserved as the earliest specimens of rifled ordnance. . A company of Boston capitalists are erect. -leg buildings in South Boston,' for-the ex tensive manufacture of plate- glass, a com paratively new business in this country. The sand to be - used in the manufacture is to be- brought from --Berkshire 43ounty, and four hundred workmen are expected over .from England in-a few days. The influx 'of 'gold into India, especially, in Bombay,is producing the most singular effects upon the natives. Late accounts state that they play with Coin like children, purchase to please their 'fancies at enor mous rates, and have given up the use of earthen vessels, having hrass and copper instead. The women have thrown by their former cheap ornaments; and now shine in . gold.and The severe rains in Australia have flooded and' destroyed vineyard, gardens, corn arid hay fields., Humes built in comparatively. elevated pots -have been swept away, or rendered uninhabitable: Many. persons, expecting-the waters would rise no higher,. delayed to remove their-,furxiiture,. and so rapidly, did the waters increase that they had, to be -rescued by boats. The loss of property js estimated,at near a-million dol lars. The . - old Copper .money of -Sardinia is to be withdrawh from circulation at the Fend of February, to 'hp- replaced by a bronze coinage of ime,_ two, five, and ten- centime pieces. the circulation of coins of very small'value in any Country is indicative of the poverty of the masses. ~ Travelers tell us that in the-Italian cities there are in credible numbers of places of refreshment where a meal can be obtained for a cent, and thousands are unable to pay more thgh this. - ' ' United' States Christian ,Commission. The. Army:Committee of Weetern Pennsylvania presents the following report; for the month. of March, 1864 Rev. I. 0.-COrloo, of CloYavilre, Pa.; Rev. N. _ B. Critchield, of New Lexingtom Pa.; Rev. D.. W. Townsend, of "Parnassus,' Pa.; Rev. • Alex. Donaldson, of Rider's. Ridge, Pa.; R. J. Chris,. well, of Calcutta, Ohio ; Rev. D. M. Miller, of , Alliance, Ohio : ; P. J. Caldwell, of Canonsburg, Pa., have gone as"dilegatets to the Cumberland Array. Rev..W. 14. , Taylor, Mount 'Tswana, Pa.; Rev. Josiah .Thompson,-- Clinton, P g . ; R ev ., A. H. Brown, Garretsville ; Mr. Samuel Pollock, Tail. rentum, Pa., have gone as delegates to the Army of the Potomac. - The Treasurer SoknOwleilgee the foil Owing do - nations, received in March: • • , _ - School No.-1, Nevr Sheffield, , Seaver c0...$ 9.00 - Citizens.or Zelienople,,,Butler co 24.77 Soldiers at Camp,Copeland • -, 9.00 Ladies'Soldierti'AidS'ociety,Witiehater,O. 16.00 Society - of,Potomao Army • 6.00 Celeb'n at West Union ch., Dallas, ,W..V. 26.60 Soldiers' Aid Society, Belleverriori,.pay , ette co - - ' 25.00 Soldiers' Aid Society, Elder'a Ridge,' In diana co • 5.00 U. P. church, Steubenville, Ohio 5.00 School District, No. 1, York tp., Belmont, . Co., Ohio ' ' * 63.25 Choir of Central Presbyterian church, Canditaburgh, Pa • 50.00 Collections from citizens of Penn town- SAMUEL. WILSON ship, Allegheny county, by C. Bravely, as follows: $4 3 Unity School District, Penn township..... , ...... ...... 46.25 50.00 Bleb. Hill " Jefferson " " 28.70 ...... Hebron Adams 41 ...... 15.25 Monroe " " ..... 7.25 Washington " " .• .... 12.00 Laurel Point " " ..... 16.75 Quincy ti +CI 20.00 Total amount from Penn tp; $280.50. Mrs. J. P. Lyon 20.00 M. J. Bowman - • - 1.00 Citizens of Wayne tp., Lawrence.co 5.00 Citizens of East Liverpool, . 7.00 Citizens of Hookstown, Pa ' 8.00 Presbyterian church, Lawrenceville, Pa.. 41.00 Maria J. Sloan, Limestown, Clarion co-. 1.00 J. Carry Sloan, t'" • ... 1.00 J. L. R • 5.00 L. —, Dilll3lfiall, Ps - 1.00 Festival, North Argyle, N. Y 20.00 Lenicksbnrg and West Mahoning.Ald ciety, Pa - 7.50 Miss Addle Wall, Mingo city, Pa: 10.00 Concert G. M. Colo's Singing Class, Wells - 'vile, Ohio ••: 8 00 W. IL Farris • - 12.45 Cash .20.00 Pupils of Franklin Sohool, 30.00 Mrs. T. J. Hunter, Lawrenceville, 10.00 Wolf Run congregation, Washington co-:, 7.60 W. T.• Dally, Laing, Ohio • ' 1.00 Amity and. Ebenezer Soldiers' Aid Soe'y- 30.00 From Christian Commission, irkt,shing7- • ton county 425,80 'Contributed as follows— . • Proceeds of Concert for Soldiere' Aid ciety, Washington . 400.00 Buffalo Soldiers' Aid Soeiety. .. . .. . 15.00 ' 6 Ten-mile Soldiers' kid Soillety...„•, IQ.BO Miller tritibletion The following contributions of stores haie been received during the month of March :. 1 box-of hospital stores, frdm the Ladies' Aid Society, ,of Brie, Fn.: - 1 box.do., from Ladies' Aid Society of Monnt Piessati4,_Westmoreland county. 1 box‘dd., from Ladies' Aid Society Sonth Buffalo - District:No. 2, Freeport. - 1 box of clothing and books; from Ladies' Aid Societrof Beaver, Beaver county. 1 box of hospital stores, fro:11,801am' Aid So ch3ty of itimersburg, Clarion county. 2 bra and` 2 pigs of sundries, - froth Soldiers' Aid;Society of Canonsburg. 18 bxs•and bbls of fruit and vegetables, ram ladies of. Uniontown. 1 box of hoapitallothing, from Ladies'. .Aid Society of Union church, Adams township, But ler county. 1 package of sooksjeom Miller's Brill Aid Bo clet 1 . . Iboxx of fruit, from Ladiest,Aiti. Society of Ri mersburg, Clarion county,, 1 box of hospital stores,: from Undies'. Aid SO ciety of Rostraier, Westaioreland °Minty. 2 bas'of fruit and I- do'. of clothing,--from . Sol there' Aid :Society of Buena; Vista and vicinity, Allegheny county. ' 1 boi of clothing and. 1 do of fruit, from Sol diers' Aid gochity of - New Texas, Allegheny 1 box of hospital stores, from Soldiers' ciety of Monongahela city. 1 box of do from Soldiers' Aid Society of Liv-, ermore, Westmoreland county. , 4 1 box Ofliospital. stores,' from of Zillion ople, Butler county: • - 1 - box do., from Soldiers' Aid Society of Elder's Ridge, Indiana county. 1 box of clothing and 1 do, of fruit, from La dies' Aid Society of Wayne township, Lawrenae County. 1 box of hospital stores, from Ludwick schfxd, -Greensburg,' Pa. 1 box d 0.,. from Soldiers' Aid Society of Som erset, Pa. 2 gallons of wine, from Soldiers' Aid Society of Canonsburg, Washington county. 1 box of clothing-, from Miller's Run Soldiers'. Aid Society, Allegheny County. 1 box of sundries, from Stewartseille Soldiers' Relief Society. 1 box of books from Dr, Prestley's church, Pittsburgh. ' . - lbox of hospital stores, from Penn township Soldiers' Aid' Society. box of clothing, froin gd Presbyterian church, He.v. Dr. Howard's, Pittsburgh. 2 pkgs, from 2d D. P. Ohtireh,pittsburgh. 1 Vox of sundries, from Freeport; 'Armstrong oounty. • 3 boxes from Soldiers' Aid Society of U. P. congregation of Pigeon creek, _Washington county. 1 box of hospital stores, from Soldiers' Aid So ciety of Buffalo, Washington county. 1 box of hosPital stores, from School districts Nos.. 6 and 7, North Sewickley, Beaver county.- 1 box hospital stores,. from Itickery„Grorre school Ho. 12, Westmoreland county. I box hospital stores, from Charles L. Stream er, Smioksburg, Indiana county. 1 box of eggs, from Mr. Frank Van Gorder. 88 jars ofjelley, from Mrs. R. Miller, Sr: 7 pkgs,, from Mrs. A. M. Wallingford. • pkg of socks, from Soldiers' Aid Society of Robinsonlowaship. 1 pkg, from a Friend. - ' 1 pkg of boolurand papers from Miss Gamble. 1 box do. do. do., from Mrs. A. Bidwell. 1 pkg do, do. de , from Mrs. M'Kee. 1 pkg do. do. do., from Miss R. Howard 1 pkg do. do. do., from Miss 8. Esker. 1 pkg do. do. do., from Miss R. P. Phillips., 1 pkg do. do. do., from Miss M. Hare. 1 pkg do. do. do., from Capt. W. Dean. Also contributions of booktrand clothing:from Mrs. C. Dickey, Mrs. A. Minnis,,Mrs. J. D. Hays, Miss Gray; Mrs. 0. M. Graham, Dire. M. Lytle Mrs. J. Hart.' 13 boxes from Christian Commilision, Philadel .The following articles have been sent to the smiles of thi West during the past month: 396 muslin shirts, 864 flannel shirts, .506 prs, flannel drawers, 597 Ann 67 dressing gowns, 227 , t0we15, 640 prs socks, 148 blankets, . 127 pilloWs, 210 pillow cases, 112 handkerchief, 54 housewives, .90 pp-slippers, 450 bandages,. 60 rails of butter, 25 pOunds of lint, 123 sheets, 22 bed. ticks, 420 large library books, 20,480 small soldiers' do. 49,970 pages of tracts, 196,800.pageis of papers, 1,385 Psalm books, 560 Testaments; 750 Catechisms, 4,000 copies of Creed, 790 Magazinei, I 675 llymn'books, • 25 reams - writing paper, 1;200 'envelopes, Besides the abOve articles, we havelurnished the extra 'Diet Kitchen which is attached to our station At Camp gopeland; with all necessary ar ticles for cookibg, such as stoves, cooking uten sils, plates, keives, forks, &e. • Last week, in Order to, make the men that were being removed from VAnip"PoPeland to the Bai ted States Hospital in-this cities conifoitable as possible, we: furnished them with a clean suit of under-clothing, And the beds to which they were removed with clean sheets anci,bedding, as it was impossible for the hOspital to obtain the needed erticles without delaying The removal of the men from canip, and thus - expoie many of them to death. t We have also sent to Nashville, direst, a lot of cooking utensils and kitchen:furniture, ‘ for the establishment of an extra-diet kitchen to, be , at tached to the Cumberland Hospital,, ,the largest' one in Nashville,. As‘the -work of the . oot:omission it increasing, and the.• coming. Spring battles make it im perative on us to have a large supply of Stores at sill 'our Stations in .the Cumberland .Army,•the Commission looks to all the people of God, irho love the eause'and their count-ti; for . asaistanot; All stores - may.be sent to W: ,, P. , :Wayman, Nu. 76 Smithfield. street, Pittsburgh. All donations to, Joseph Albree, Preen rer, No. 71 Wood street, Pittsburgh:.., 11XIMITIVE CHAMITTICE. Eon. Robert MlCnight, Joseph Albree, W. P. Weyman, Robert C. Totteni , John R. hiTune, Jo seph Nortte. Connellsvilto ,Rallroad.—The President of this Railroad advertises for proposals to oon struct this road. from,Connellsville to Comber land, a distance of eighty-seven mil* In. sod time .61106 at- one. mile elicit 370 cans of fruit, 938 pounds dried fruit, 20 quarts muisky, 365 quaris wine, 19 cans of soup, 11 cans of beef tea, i 75 pounds of tea, 1 75 do coffee, 798 do , sugar, 21 do 'chocolate, 45 do cornstarch, 16 do farina, - 261 .do butter, 15 ' do rice, 46 quarts apple butter, 120 dozen eggs, • 1,400 oranges & limons; 100 pounds crackers, 22 cans ormilk, - I , 20pounds prunes,- 5 barrels potatoes, 2 4, onions;_' . 3 delegate tents,- 3 mess'ettwes,• 12,960 feet of lumber, kegs!nails, 4 boxes glom, 10 gallons ink, 590 pens, 1,020 lead pencils. MEE Presbyterial. The PRESBYTERY OF THE WEsT ER ,. SERVE stands adjourned to meer at 1 :F on the Fourth Tuesday, (2Gth) o r o'clock P. M. Church assessment for sioners' and Contingent Fund, nine c f ; -1 ' member. . WM. CAMPBELL, Skated The PRESBYTERY OF RICHLANh adjourned to meet at Fredericktow n, EoGi e O. .on the First Tuesday (3d day) of o!Clock P. M. Ministers, elders, and vacant ehurehes,v well to keep in mind that unless they i their Statistical Reports and their Commissioners' Fund, no Statistical Rep,„ be made, or Commissioners' sent to the Assembly. JAS. ROWLANh f The •PRESBYTERY OF WEST VIP,Gp• will meet at Fairmont, on the Fourth The„;' of April, at 7 o'clock P. M. Seseional tec-. and Statistical Reports will be called for, T. A. EWING, Stated cite,. The PRESBYTERY OF NEW LIM N meet, D. V., in the Presbyterian church i t lem, on the Fourth Tuesday of April n e o'clock P. M. ROBERT HAYS,xt.r The PRESBYTERY OF BLOOMINGTON 'neat at Towanda, on Tuesday, April 2qth, P. M. R. CONOVER, Stated Cl. .r: The PRESBYTERY OF HIGHLAND 6 t 5 adjourned to meet in Burlingame, ea Mgr, the-21st of April, at 7 o'clock P. H. Stag, Reports and Sessional Records are reci ll , r , be presented. J. G. REASER, .The PRESBYTERY OF FAIRFIELD IQ Its nest stated meeting at Ottumwa, on the T Friday (15th) in April, at 2 o'clock P M. S. C. WOUNE, Stated Pier. The PRESBYTERY OF ST. CLAIEsvu will meet in St. Clairsville, on the Fourth 1: day of April, at 11 'o'clock A. M, J. B. GRAHAM, Stated Cler'i The PRESBYTERY OF STEUBENVILLE - hold its next stated Spring meeting in First church, on the Fourth Tuesday ,April, at 2 o'clock P. M. ROBERT HERRON, Stat e d c• The PRESBYTERY OF OHIO Gill ri q , Centre church, on Tuesday, April 26th, o'clock A. M. Sessions will please send Reports. W. B. McILVALKE, 6. c PRESBYTERY Alexander, S t BYTE Ri C on th A e Fourth meet in West (26th day) of April, at 4 o'clock P. M. ALEX. MoCEIRRELL, Stated Clerk. The.PRESBYTERY OF MARION will m e ,. r the church of Brown, on the Second Tuesirt (12th) of April next, at 7 o'clock P. M. M EIT S, here will stop at Eden Station, on the C. C. s, R. R. H. A. TRUE, Stated Cleez. The PRESBYTERY OF CLARION stand, s jottrned to meet at Greenville, on the last Le day of 4pril (26th), at 11 o'clock A. M. J. H. SHERRARD, Stated Cler'. The-PRESBYTERY OF REDSTONE will z. in Elizabeth,• on the Fourth Tuesday of (26th) at, 2 o'clock P. M. R. F. WILSON, Stated CerE The -PRESBYTERY OF ZANESVILLE meet in Newark - on the Third Tuesduy of Al: at 7 o'clock P. M. W. M. FERGUSON, Stated Cieri The PRESBYTERY OF CHICAGO stamli jaunted to meet at Lane, on the 'Second Tue;.i of April (12th), at 7 o'clock P. M. W. W. MARSHA, Stated Clem. The PRESBYTERY OF CEDAR will mre: Mt. Vernon, on Tuesday, the 26th of April. a P. M. • ' E. L. BELDEN, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF VINCENNES hold its next regular sessions at Evansville. , t. ginning on Thursday, April 14th, at 7 1 2 on P. M. The PRESBYTERY OF PEORIA will lic;. next stated meeting itt the church of Ilear . y. ra the Third Tuesday (19th) of April, at o' :::., P. M. , ROBERT JOHNSTON, Stated tiler. The PRESBYTERY OP CARLISLE will its neat stated meeting in the Presbyter church of Hagerstown, Maryland, on luesi the 12th of April, at 7 o'clock P. M. A. D. MITCHELL, Stated Cle:;: The PRESBYTERY OF SCHUYLERViII in Prairie City ; .HI., on Thursday, April 14. 1864, at 21 o'clock P. M. Commissioners' P.: nine cents per member of each church. THOMAS S. VAILL, Stated elm The PRESBYITRY OF ERIE will me: west Greenville on the second Tuesday April, at. 71. o'clock P. M: The PRESBYTERY OF BLAIRSVILLE meet - according to adjournment, at Congrurv. the second Tuesday of April, at 2 o'clock JAMES DAVIS, S. i. The PRESBYTERY OF DUBUQUE r (Deo Volente) at Epworth; the Second TLE, , of April (12th) at 3 o'clock P. M. JOHN M. BOGGS, Stated Clc-r'z The PRESBYTERY OF lOWA will Vi stated Spring meeting in the Presbyterian t• of Burlington, at 7 P. M. on the Second Ic day of April (12th). GEO. D. STEWART, Stated Cleri The PRESBYTERY OF SALTSBUII G adjourned - to meet at Glade Run chard] 01 Second Tuesday of April, at 2 o'clock P. M. W. W. WOODEND, Stated Clerk The PRESBYTERY - 9F HUNTINGDON r:. hold its next stated meeting in the Bellefc:;: Presbyterian church, on the Second Ttie. , , (the 12th):of "April, at 11 o'clock A. M. ROBERT HAMILL, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF TOLEDO will meet tr. Toledo, Tama County, lowa, on Tuesday. I-. 12th of April, 1864, at 7 o'clock P. M. LUTHER DODD, Stated Clerk. .The PRESBYTERY OF WOOSTER will 11 , 1 i its Spring. meeting at Fredericksburg, on t:.! Third Tuesday of April, at 11 o'clock A. M. JOHN E. CARSON, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF ALLEGHENY stani; adjourned to meet in Butler, on the eecor.l Tuesday (12th) of April, at 11 o'clock A. 11 . J. R. COULTER, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF BEAVER will meet a Slippery Rock,. on the Second Tuesday of April at o'clock A. hi. D. C. REED, Stated Clerk The PRESBYTERY OF ROCK RIVER a:' meet at .Middle Creek church, on the last TUO . day of April, at 8 P. M. S. T. WILSON, Stated Clerk 6irrtnt gets. The War.—The war news this week, thout'' interesting in itself, derives its chief significeev from the -circumstance that it affords so me.* indications, in varrous quarters, that monieraw events are about to occur; and the public awn t,ion , in directed, with increasing anz i o t, to Sonth-west, to Kentucky and Te_nuessee,. The attack upon Paducah was mentioned 1,4 Warr additional particulars have been re' calved. The attack was made lky Forrest, )Irucl• 25th With 7,00(1 men, formed in line of battle tico and a half Miles long. The surrender cf the was demanded and refused. The fight rag e ' : all the afternoon._ The rebels massed their trial'' and 'assaulted' the fort four times, bet Wltc' pulsed. Their sharp-shooters fired from Wh inge; upon our troops. The garrison and g" • boats. tired upon the buildings, knocking the' s down and setting them on fire, While the i t;^ a was going an, parties of the enemy plund ii e e . stores and Carried or horses. A captured , geon says that Forrest intended a surprise, • felt fully able to 'take the fort. The City B. J. M. EATON, S. t.
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