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fIITIBMIOII, TEDnIDIT,".APRIL 6, 1864.
fihe Ehtirgemeit of_ the thinner, of which
*ties has been
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place next week.
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'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.