A. H. BYINGTON a CO., PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. y ,NUMBER_933--NEWZSERIES, NORWALK, CONN.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBERI‘es, 1865. ‘ scan Siltwapsm, gained V to final @2105 and gutnntadmnsl guttlligcm. gleam», seam, figuration, antenna, bandwidths is 131m. VOLUMEXLVIIIuNUMBER 48. NORWALK GAZETTE. OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING. A. maximum: a; co.' ' , A, B. BrmoTON, J. B. ELLS, G. N. Erma.~ ‘ Subscription $2.00 per year in advance. Advertising Rates. One Square, one insertion, 31 00 “ two insertions, 1 25 “ three insertions, .1 50 “ one 'month, 1 75 “ two months, 8 00 “ three months, . 4 00 “ ‘ six months, '1 00 “ one year—with paper 15 00 T110 :3 data, one year—with paper, $5.00 . h s diticual Square, per year, " 800 as half column, one year, 40 00 — Ono Column, one year, . fifteen lines, or 100 words,make asquare. Fraction- al parts of a square charged for as a whole. Year y advertisements payable 1st of January &July. l'early advertisers restricted to the business contem- ' JLu‘ed at the time of contract. These terms will be inflexibly adhered to,” ‘ IFESEIIESE'-DIRECTOBXL. _ s. RIOABD, Prof. of Vocal & Piano Music, ALSO TEA CHER OF THE Fenoh and Spanish Languages, Engagements made with parties for Sorrees. - rianos 'I'uned a. Repaired. _Ofllce at Whitney & Beckwith’s Photograph - Gallery, Norwalk Ct. MADAM S. RICARD, French Dress Maker, OULD inform the Ladies of Norwalk, ,2 ;‘ ' .. that she can be found at her residence, Ilstdoor south of Mr. Robert Ells, on River St. Havinglseveraljysears experience, and of late» with adam she has no hesitation in thus introducing .‘iherself' to the Public. Dresses cut and made .130 order, plain and machine sewing and Em- . ,broidering, &c., executed with neatness and dispatch. tf29 James E. Barbour, M. 1)., 1 Physician and Surgeon, Ofiu atthe Residence of Sherman P. Fitch,Esg. ' WILTON, CONN. <Q>~ References : ' .Samuel Lynes, M. D., Ira Gregory, “ J. A. MC Lean, “ } N orwalk, Conn. "If . "Dr. 1:. rownnn BIRCH, Physician and Surgeon, Office at the Drug Store of E. Blackman’ . No. 11 Main Street, Norwalk. 32 _" o. s. noanOon, , Fashionable Draper & "Tailor, _ _ and . i . .GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING 'EMP OBIUM l ' Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. . S. E. OLMSTEAD &G0., _ ‘ ‘Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Flour, Feed, do, "1 i ; 14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. E'I‘NA IN SURAN GE COMPANY, 0f Hartford. incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. Capital and Assets, $3,128,820 ' ' Insure against loss and damage by Fire on Terms adapted to the hazard,and consistent with the laws of compensation. GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent ”3. . For N orwalk and vicinity. . A. chanson or also. ;‘ N o. l_ Gazette Building. " , OULD respectfully announce. to the ' public and their Old customers, that they have recently made extensive additions to their ‘stock of goods. we are now prepar- ' ed toofi‘er an assortment not to be surpassed in-lt‘alriield Count , inquality or price. We .I‘I‘would call partic or attention to our stock of -. :Wat’ches, which is larger than ever before.— We have a fine lot of Ladies’ Swiss Watches, ingold cases, at prices varying from $20 to W5, which we can rccommendas bein cor- rect time keepers. Also, Gentleman’s atch- es, in silver and gold Cases, at any price from 31‘ to $-00. We buy of the best importers in New York, and altogether for cash, so that 'our fuel. ties for selling cheap could not be greater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and lateo Wares was never better thanat pres- “ent, and comprises all of the latest styles that are manufactured. A. JACKSON do BRO. , .Groceries Cheaper than ever FOR CASH! THE subscriber would inform the public - - generall ,that he still continues to sell the best of ‘roceries, Provisions, etc., at his 591d stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as the cheapest. He offers great inducements . to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort~ ment of groceries of the best qualities as can :be-f‘ound at any store in the country. We would invite the special attention of all to his stock of COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS, which are of the very best quality, and will be sold cheap. The public are invited to call and examine and judge for themselves. A. MOREHOUSE. IMPORTED GUTLERY, j .Aud Silver-Plated Ware. ’1‘HE Subscrioer, while in England, recent- _ly, made arrangements with the Shef- fied Manufacturers for the sale of Thomas Harrison’s celebrated Cutlery, and has now onlexhllntion and sale at his Store opposite the Post Office, a large, and one of the most complete assortments of Sheffield Cutlery . "ever-ofl‘ered'in this Country, including Car- “ying- Knives and Forks; Bread Knives; Butter Knives; Table Knives and Forks; Pocket Knives of every description, inclu- ding many curious styles; Scissors, &c;,&c. Also, just received, an assortment of beau- tilulSilver-Plated Ware, made by a new patented process, by the same House, and is the first lot imported into this coun- . try. Call and examine for yourselves. tf46] JOSEPH SHEPHERD. Business Change ! WATERBURY & DUNCAN, WOULD announce to the public that , they have purchased the Carriage Ma- king Business formerly conducted by Mr. Edson Beers, and connected it with their Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es- tablishment. They are now prepared to exe- cutein the best. manner, and with greater dispatch than ever before, anything in the lin of I arriage Making and Biacksmithing. Carriages mndeuto . order, ”Trimming, Repairing, &c., done by experi- enced workmen, with dispatch. WGood Carriage timber taken in ex- change for work. ' CABINET MAKERS, a c emorest of New York, 1 . We keep on-hand a very large assortment of and Painting, A G.&G-.M.__Ho1mes, Greceries, ’ l‘lour, Provision, ac, Méin SN:::valk, Conn ' J. FERRIS.‘ REAL ESTATE AGENT, LICENSED CoNVErANCEn. . ' :50, ESTATES' OR- SALE from 1-2 to 100bundred acres each, price, from $800. to $100,000, with buildings thereon,Stores and buildings to let, Rents collected. Office in Tolles & Ely’s Drug Store,South Norwalk. Notice for sur- veying, may be left at the Gazette Office. 1:. only-ram) a. soars, 14 ARE now prepared to offer to the public the largest and .best assortment of ‘ Good furniture, comprising every-article usually kept in a Furniture Store, ever Offered in Norwalk, which will be sold . _ , ; AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES. Our customers and the public generally who want anything we keep, will find it to their interest to give us a call. Spring Mattresses of 3 or 4 different kinds, very cheap. Hair Mattresses, made to order, and old ones made over as good 'as new. « . UNDERTAKING- Ooflins of every descriptiom-furnish shrouds, * Norwalk 7-; (4 Lil. llllllllllll Efllfllll, ' monwnnn some, Chartered Capital $500000 Paid up Capital $100,000 Wu. C. STNEET, President. ' GEO. R. Cownns, Secretary. EBEN. HILL, Treasurer. ' Norwalk, Jan 1st. 1864 1y All... over $23,000,000. ' ‘GEO.1R. COWLES, ' IS AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies _ for the following INSURANCE COMPANIES. Home, of N. Y., Assets J an. ‘1, ’64 $3,286,270 .Etna, .of Hartford, “ ‘ » 3,128,820 Phoenix, of N.Y., .“ “ 722,219 Home, of N. H., “ “ 500,000 Norwich, “ “ 390,501 Lamar, N. Y., “ “ 389,375 North-American, Ht‘d“ “ 384,010 City of New Haven, " “ 330,419 Merchants, Hartford, “ “ 301.443 Western Mass, Pittsfield, “ 236,424 Hampden, Springfield,“ '“ 200,000 People’s, Worcester, “ “ 405,593 Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, with assets of‘ $13,000,000. At So. Norwalk application may be made to WM. T. Cnaw. . . SWORDS’ . llllllll .lllllllll South Norwalk, Conn. I‘HE subscriber has opened a Clothing and Furnishing Goods Store in the store formerly occupied by J. F. & C. R. Bennett, at the crossing, close by the depot, and in- tends to keep on- hand and for sale as good scarfs, carriages, and eve thing necessary for the interment of the e'ad, and at very low prices. We are just completing another splendid Hearse, which will give us two Hearses equal to any in the State, which we shall use whenever our services are required, without extra chaage. . .' E. QUINTARD do SONS. N orwalk, March 15th 1862. NEW FURNISHING STORE, NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST. East Side of the Bridge. I HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest assortmentof . - . - Heusehold Furniture in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tete-a-Tetes, Card Tables, Marble top ,ier Tables and Center Tables, WaSh Stands, , . . EXTENSION TABLES, CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds, Looking Glasses, Picture Frames, and everything else in the Furniture line cheap for Cash. _ airing, ‘ - ' and by experienced workmen. .. . Undertaking, . I have on hand a large assortment Of COFFINS, of the best materials, and 'will furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every-. thing necessary for the burial 'of the dead, done promptly have as good a Hearse as there is in the county; and will attend Funerals in neigh» boring towns, without extra charge. ‘ -- - ELBERT RAYMOND. Norwalk, Sept. lst, 1863. ' 44 . ‘VERTORTY VARIETIES and sizesoi _ Cooking Stoves and Ranges;-. over thir- ~fty varieties ._-and sizes of Par-lorand Office Stoves, not excelled in‘beauty of desxgn,vper- fection of operation, or variety, by any Stove in the State. Manufactures Tin, Sheet, Iron and Copper Wares, deals in J appan, Brittan- ia, Crockery, Wooden, and Silver Plated Wares, Stove Blacking, Coal Hods, Shovels and Riddles, Brass Kettles, Sausage Cutters, Matte, Brooms, Bells, Fire Place Grates, Sad Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit Jars, Fluid and Coal Oil Lamps, Stove Castings, in fact, all that constitutes a well filled Kitch- en Furnishing Store. Books, describing pl‘lll ciple and management of Stove, free. Lar gest assortment of Pumps in the State. at F. H. NASH’S, 1v4 South Norwalk,Ct. » Hammer’s Champagne Ale. 'EHE attention of the public is solicited to the superior quality of H A M M E R ’ S Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale. This Ale isbrewed fresh at ,all seasons of the year, and _its keeping quality, especially of that brewed during the moat excessive hot weather, is guaranteed for any length of time. For sale in Barrels and half-Barrels, at Selleck’s Packet Oflice, N orwalk. JEHIEL GRUMMAN, Agent for the Sale of Hammer’s Champagne . Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2 Norwalk Machine Shop. THE subscriberwould respectfully inform Manufacturers and others using machi- nery,in Norwalk and vicinity, that he is pre- pared to do all things pertaining to a gener- al machine shop. All orders for the making or reparing Ofevery description of machi- nery, attended to With promptness by expe- ricnced workmen, Having added a steam Engine, (in addition to water-power) to his works he fiatters himself that he is well pre- pared to do all kinds of work, at very short notice. ISAAC CHURCH, Jr. Machine shop, just back ofthe Post Office and Horse Railway Building. Norwalk, March 1st, 1865. 11 WILLIAM B. SWAN! SADDLER e HARNESS“ MAKER, ADJOINING Danbury and Norwalk R. R. Depot, Norwalk, ~-Conn., keeps con- stantly on hand, and ry descriptio'r‘ of - Hameswme *Wters,'1'rarruss. will make to order cve- outfits, Trunl e,,Valises,Ca_rpet; ,Bags, etc. All in wan". io’f' aiuytliin’g‘ in’hls line,will do well to give him a call. Orders for any kind .Of'5WOrk premptly executed. Repairing done neatly and Ch eaoly. and at short notice. . , i iEMOVAI. Saddlery and Harness Store. Office Building.) former stand and is now located as above, where he will be glad to execute all orders in hisline in the best and most satis- factory manner. A new stock of Goods will be on sale and special attention paid to Repairing. STEPHEN SWAN N. tfl4 VSHTON, Marshal, and all other kinds of Salt, at S. E. OLMSTEAD & CO‘S. Baker’s Patent, Fire; Banks. ,.i;,HE.subsoribers have for sale, all sizes of this simple and excellent -..i»u.vention for keeping fires, without consuming coal. Just the thing for these times, when coal is $15 per ton. Call and see them. H. M. & J. T. PROWITT. cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I , STOIBSJEA‘I'ERSRANGES, .19 . ‘ : l I; . g I, 1 ., H i ‘ I a . or Clothing Also Sadd er s ardware and, l-iNISI-IING EM-PORIUM, of A. Kmrpel, will continuethe Business in all its branches at, (Opposite Horse Railroad Depot in Post' . .. . .‘ iOnable Syle. HE Subscriber has removed from his and cheap a stock as can be found in the town. All kinds of - Ready Made Clothing, (or made-toorder); also Cloths; Cassimeres, .Vestin .&c.,- Hats, Caps, Gloves, Umbrellas, Trunks, eather Bags. &c., &c.,-—'in fact ev- erything in'the line. The patronage of the public is most respectfully solicited. - . W H. SWORDS. South Norwalk,.December 1st, 1864. 49 . ROBERTSON, BROTHERS, PRACTICAL BooKnINnEns, AND MANUFACTURERS OF PHOTOGRAPIIIC ALBUMS, Plain and Ornamental Jobbing, ' No. 3 Gazette Building, Norwalk, Conn. @‘MACAZINES, MUSIC doc, done up in the best styles andOLD Books rebofind. nocuorvsamns. New Auction" &' Commission . S '1' o B E 5' . THE undersigned have opened the store ‘ in James’ Block, Norwalk, 1st door frOm State St., for the purpose of transacting a general . . AUCTION & COMMISSION BUSINESS, and are prepared to dispose of all kinds of wares at liberal rates. N. B. Second hand furniture, carpets, &c., specially solicited. . f NASH & MOREHOUSE. - EDW. A. B. NonTnnoP, GUN m. 5008 SMITH, And Bell Hanger, SAACS’S BUILDING, (next to N orwalk Hall,) Norwalk, Ct. Jobbing of every de- scription. Particular attention paid to re- pairing Guns, . Pistols, &c., Mortice, Rim, Cabinet and Trunk Locks. Saws filed and set. Sewing Machines, Clocks, and Pumps repaired. Platform and Counter Scales put in order. 1 Skates repaired and madeto or- der, &.c., &c. , ' - tf44 Hardware, Cutlerly, ac” AT SOUTH NORWALK. ' THE Subscriber would inform the public that he has purchased of Mr. Chichester the old established Hardware Business, at SouthNorwalk and will continue the busi- ness at the old Stand. He intends keeping always on hand, a large stock of Hardware, Cutlery, A ricnltural Implements, Mechan- ics’ Tools, ire Arms, Builders’ Hardware, Paints, Oils, Varnish, and all other artictes usually kept in first-class Hardware Stores. It will be his endeavor to meet the wants of bin customkrs,and merit the patronage of the public. 15 WM. S. FITCH. Notice. THE subscriber having taken the old Horse Shoeing Stand, at the foot of Mill Hill, is prepared to do Horse Shoe- ing and all kinds of job Blacksmithing, on themost reasonable terms. He also carries on the Carriage Business at the old Stand occupied by his father for the last twenty-three years. . . J OHN SHEPHERD. Norwalk, Aug. 29th, 1864. - tf35. CARRIAGE MAKING. HorseShoeing 8t Black-smithing. LYON a. AHERN, “7>OULD announce to the pa lie that they have taken the old stand of Capt Henry Lamb, Main street, where they, are prepared to execute .n the best manner and greatest dispatch anything in the above line. Carriages made to order. and Horse Shoe- ing, Painting, Trimming, Repairing, -&.c. done by experienced workmen with dispatch. Mr. WM..E. Burns-has been ’en aged as Agent» and Foreman of the‘W‘o‘od-s op. AUGUSTUS LYON, WM.AnEnN. Norwalk, Jam, 23d,1865. 1y87 i - _ 1. - ~ 4‘— ~ "-09:02: . - HE- Subscriber having purchased the -. CLOTHING AND GENTS FUR- the old Stand No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk. The Public are respectfully invited to call and examine the large and varied asort- ment of Ready Made Clothing; FRENCH CLOTHS. CASSIMERES AND _VESTINGS, which he will makeup to or- der at short notice and in the latest Fash- E. GUSOWSKI. No. 3- Main Street, N orwalk, February 15th, - 1865. 1y10 NOTICE. CHEAP OIL to be used either in Fluid and Kerosene Lamps. Call and exam- ine the article for yonrown benefit. War ranted not explosive. W. B. SWAN. Fitch’s Home for Soldiers. 'l‘HE Trustees are new prepared to Ieceive . applications fromhthose entitled, and wish to avail themselves of the benefits of theinstitution. Applications may be made to Hon. MongAfi MORGANS, Presid’t, Stamford, JOSEPH . OYT Stamford . CHARLES BROWN, Darien, ’ €333,323; Wn. A. Comes, do ' and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in ' The Closing Scene. * nr Tnonas BUCHANAN READ. Within the sober realms ‘oflcsfless trees, The insect year inhaled the dreamy air; Likesome tanned reaper in his hours of ease, . _When all the fields are lying brown and bare. The gray barns looking from their lazy'hills, o’er the dun Waters widening in the vales, Sent down the air a greeting to the mills, 0n the dull thunder of alternate nails. All sights were mellowed and all sounds subdued, The hills seemed further and the stream sang low As in a dream the distant woodman hewed His winter log, with many a muffled blow. Their banners bright with every martial hue, Now stood like some sad, beaten host of old. Withdrawn afar inr'l‘ime’s remotest blue. 0n sombre wings the vulture tried his flight The dove scarce heard his slghing ' mates com- plaint ; , ' And, like a star slow drowning in the light, The village church-vane seemed to pale and faint, The sentinel cock upon the hillside crew— Crew thrice—and all was stiller than before ; Silent, till some replying wsrder blew ,Hls alien hem, and then wos heard no more. Where erst the jay within the elms tall crest, , Made garmlons trouble round her unfledgdd young; ' And where the oriole hung her swaying nest, By every light wind like a censer swung; Where swung the noisy martins of the eaves, - The busy swallows circling ever near— Foreboding as the rustic mind believes, An early harvest and a plenteons year ; Where every bird that waked the vernal feast Shook the sweet slumber from its wings at morn ; To warn the reaper of the rosy east ; pm. All now was sunless empty and folorn. " ' Alone from out the stubble piped the quail; " '; And crashed the crow through all the dreary ‘ gloom ; ' ' Alone the pleasant drumming in the vale, Made echo In the distant cottage loom. There was no bud. no bloom upon t he bowers ; The spiders moved their thin shrouds night by night ;‘ - The thistle-down the only ghost of flowers, Sailed slowly by-passednoiselcssly out of sight. Amid all this—in the most dreamy air, And where the woodbine shed upon the porch Its crimson leaves, as if the year stood there, Firing the floor with its inverted torch. Amid all this—the centre of the scene, The white haired matron, with monotonous tread Plied the swift wheel, and with her joyless mien Sat like a fate and watched the flying thread. 'She had known sorrow. He had walked with her, 0ft supped, and broke with her the ashen crust, And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir this thick mantle trailing in the dust. While yet her cheek was bright with summer - bloOm, Her country summoned she gave her all ; And twice .wnr‘bowed to her his sable plume- lie-gave the sword to rust upon the wall, Re-gav‘e the sword, but not the hand that drew And-struck for liberty the dying blow ; Nor him who, to his sire and country true, Fell mid the ranks of the invading foe. ' Long, but not loud, the drooping wheel went on Like the low murmur of a hive at noon ; Long, but not loud the memory of the gene Breathed through her lips a sad tremulous tone'. At last thethread was snapped—her head was bowed Life dropped the dlstafi' through her hands serene; And lovingneighbors smoothed her careful shroud, While death and winter closed the Autumn scene. . c * The above is pronounced by the Westminster Review to be unquestionably the finest American poem ever written. «Op-s .For the Gazette. Salary and Health. , Senex has very frankly taken up the sub- ject of ministers suetentation at just-that point, at which I suppose all the dimculty lies. . Speaking of the right and wrong of pas tors vacations; he says: “If pastors and people are agreed in this thing, whose right is it to complain? They ought to be best judges in their own affairs, and take their own course nnmolesied. It looks very much like busy-bodies in other men’s matters, for the old correspondent in Norwalk to come out with railing accusations ainst a class of men who do more war for less pay than any otherclass of men of equal learning andabi ity. (Something might be said of the average ability of ministers as compared with other men ;but we waive the inquiry). ~ , ‘ > » -- ”Let us anyliZe this: question, “If pastors “and people are agreed,-4Senex may not know . but Howard does; how. the peOple’s consent to, the closing up of a City church,duriug the summer months, is obtained. I speak from some experience, and (I also am an Elder. Paul did not chose .to claim any privilege on account of his Ofllce, but he could, as we learn from" 2d .Cor. XI. and onward). Ikn ow that in some cases a pastor with a board .of session arranges, such matters according to their own views; and if the formality of a call‘for a vote of the church is made ; it is only as a form; very many members see it so; and knowing that their no would not be heard either give an aggrieved Yes, or stay away Suppose they are agreed, he asks whose! bu- siness it is. I would ' ask this. Pastor—not "with rail-ing ; but; with a deep sense of the Weight of the inquiry.;‘Is there not a third potty? You say I perverted Ezekiel, Icaunot see it ; or I should retract ; and I shall be ve- ry much obliged to Senex if he will shew where or how it is perverted. .Did not the Lord, give direction. in. this matter 'of the watchman, and was not His honor and glory identified? Before you entered upon your profession, did you notzstate that you believ- ed you was called to engage‘in this work by =the Holy Spirit. And in accepting an inviy tation, to become the Pastor for anypeople, is is not a part of the. fermUla, to declare that it is a call from the Lord. If the Lord has appointed one of his ministers to labor ip a particular field,it:is aomebody’s business; besides their own. The circle of a single church does not circumscribe apastors influ- ence, and I still say that unless he can in his conscience and with the view of doing God’s will, (that is the work he professed to undertake.) more acceptably to him by giv- ing himself up to the enjoyment of travel, than he could by taking a dozen of his eer- king. This, any',and every city pastor could do; and probably for the benefit of all par- ties. Thc fastidious part of the city congre- gation will be gone, and'the country parson will find himself addressing audiences that Will appreciate plain :ipreacbing. In- this mannt r the city minister will fludzthe kind- est attention tohishealth and comfort ; -and if he choose to take them with him) the com- fort of his family Now those who know me best will exonerate me from the charge of meddling withother meua matters. You say The embattled forest, erewhile armed with gold, mono and going out to some “country cous- . ~ ins,” and send him'into the-city, and thereby secure perfect relaxation from sermon ma- “if you would understand, or. be; made to understand the exhausting offset of con stant mental !abor, I could easily convince you. But as you evidently have not the remo- teat conception on the subject,I waive it,and reply to your charge of Treason.” Civil trea- son ls the highest .crime,‘against the civil community. And the degree of its turpitude is proportioned to the perfection or imper- fection of the law; and the authority of the law maker. I refer again to the fact that himself, and he declared that “it is enough for (he ment, that he be as his lord. and the. dimple as his master.” Did He, even under the almost tropical sun of Palestine ever leave his post ? Is it not treason for you ? But this is my masters matter. .He has ap- pointed a state ministry'in his church and devolved upon that ministry a work that may well absorb every faculty of brain, bane, muscle and heart. And be instituted a plan of sustenation for that ministry. And our dear Elder brother pledged ourFathersfaith— fatness for their support—they being found in their proper way. ,, This is the condition, They must get in the right path, before they make a weariness of their work, your reflections upon half- starved ministers as far as there is truth in it, should have its full weight. It has been my privilege in the course of more than half a century of active life, to make acquaintance with a great many ministers, and some of them in as straightened circumstances as was comfortable, add even some such as was un- comfortable You may know of two hun- dred a year that have broken down for want of sustentawpglf these men have not used " such funds‘lflfiiime to their hands, to buy pi- "anos, or pier glasses, or chairs that cbat more than a dollar apiece, or gold watches, or gold frame spgcks, or other costly furniture or ap- p_arel,,.6r’if'they have not indulged in luxuri- ous living, then those concomed willbe clear on that score. Now ifthe provisions of their settlement, would not provide the things necessary to feed and clothe their families, as well as the shoe makers, and tailors, and blacksmiths and school teachers are provi- ded fen-they have just‘ cause to blame the congregations for neglecting them, and their proper cOurse is to “shake the dust fiam their feet” and leave such congregation. If the agreement was for an amount that when paid would have been sufficient, and the people do not pay, let him take the same process the-blacksmith or shoe maker would do, col- lect it' by law. It is a money matter and should be dealt with as other money matters. But can’that minister who has entered into a mOney arrangement to attend to the spir- itual interests of a congregation, go with any confidence to claim any thing connected with Christ’s promises. The whole transaction has been in direct violation of his specific direction. There was a reason why the Sav- ior would not allow his disciples to cumber their persons with extra clothing, or their minds with worldly care. They were going out on the Lord’s direction as to their sus- tentation. The hearts of all the people to whom they weretogo, were .inubis hands, and he would be sure not to let them “break down,” while they were at wbrk for him. Going out to their work under his eye, and he seeing them obedient to.his direction, and owning the cattle upon a thousand-hills and knowing all the fowls of the mountains, God will never allow those who put their trust in him, “to want any good thing.” Having done his work,.in his way, they Will then be privileged to come to him and “tell him all they have done, and alltbey have taught,” and his promise, is their guarantee for their support. It is not likely he will send it to them by ravens,“and very probably he will put the money into their hands with which to buy must If the things necessary, and there is no‘ violation of this plan, for a con— gregation to assure any pastor that they will see that a support as good as Christ. would have claimed, shall be provided for him. This was the plan when Christ ascended from Bethany. He gave specific direction “teach- ing them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you.” - It was Christ’s plain direction that those he sent to preach (it only refers to such) should not cumber themselves with any pro- vision of their own for future want, and Sen- ex knows that this plan was acted upon for three centuries. = .. I would ask who had the right to setgaside the practice and substitute Constantines plan. I suppose Senex will claim that it may be expedient for the church in the eighteenth century to do that which Christ forbade in the first. Iwould ask is the carnal heart “more or less” enmity against God now than then? Is it more or less a sin that men be- lieve not on Christ ? Is it more or less true now than then, that those who will follow Christ, must take up their cross daily? Is the man who is in Christ more or less, a new creature now than Pauls, or Tertiliau’s, or Chrlsostoms time. We noed to cut loose from all of uninspired additions or alterations of Christ’s plan. When we do that, the ag- grieved spirit will returu in mightier power than on the day of pentacost. Then there were but an hundred and twenty; the spirit being with them, wielded a power that was soon felt through all the then known world. There are half as many millions now, and the Spirit can infuse the same energy into all. What may be the result ?Those that then ministered in spiritual things, received all they neededin temporal things from thos e who felt it to be a blessed privilege. The support of faithful pastor is now, as then the “greater blessing.” The reason it is not now go Considered is because it has become a dol- rlar'and cent concern. The blight and mil- dew of man, has shorn the church of its strength. She is not now fair as the sun and. terrible as an army with banners. What welwant now, is what they wanted and waited and prayed for then. It was sim-' ply the gift of the Holy Spirit. We want uses, but in his indwelling, soul-elevating in- fluences. He is unbiquitous and can fill fifty million hearts, just as easy as one ' hundred and twenty. The churches of to day may, if they will fall back upon pentacoatal practice, enjoy pentacostal blessing. The continued influence of the Holy spirit in the hearts of all would produce such a state of feeling as Tertilliau describes, when he says“the ehn's- tian: look upon oursefoes as one boky, anima- ted by one soul.” J ulieu the apost ate writing to the chief priest of Idolitry, says“take care of the poor. For it is a shame that the wick- ed Gallileans relieve not only their own but time of our party.” you claim to be called to your posts by Christ . it now, net in his tongue of fire-Impetuous- _ The reason why such a state of~feeling is not now manifested is because the Holy Spirit is grieved,andcannot dwell with any satisfac- tion in the hearts of those who have ignored the plain plans laid down by the rightful law. giver, and substitute those introduced by Satan, while ASAN ANGEL or LIGHT; in Con~ stantine and other abettors of his successful (for the time,) attempt to undermine Christ’s authority. Thus destroying a government as fartranscending any civil government, as the glimmer of the New Jerusalem pales, man made villages of Lapland. HOWARD. ‘ -<.>. . The Tables Turned. One evening, not long since, a number of old shipmasfers chanced to meet at a social supper, and after the cloth was removed we went in for yarn spinning. And among our :number was a Captain Richard Nutter, and a finer man or better seamau never trod a deck. At legth it came his turn to tell a story, or, what we preferred—and what the res'thad done—relate some incident of expe- rience in his own life. “Well, boys,” said he as he rejected the wine, which was at that momentgpassed to him for the first time, “I will give. you a bit ofthe early part of my ocean life, and it is a very important bit too, for upon it I have built the whole of my subsequent manhood.” We prepared to listen to ~Captain Nutter with the most profound attention, for he was not only anold seaman, but one of the most successful commanders in 'Our mercantile 'marine. We listened and his story was as follows. ' “I was very young when I first entered on shipboard, and at the age of fourteen I con- sidered myself quite a sailor. When I was eighteen I was shipped on board an East In- diaman, fora long voyage. There were six of us on board of about the same age, and we had about the same duties to perform. The ship—the old Lady Dunlay—was a large one, and our crew was large in proportion, there being fifty-two all told. We ‘bOys,’ we were called, meésed together, and in all other respects were separate from the crew just as much as the officers were, Our captain was a. noble-hearted honorable man kind and generous, but yet very strict, Of course we youngsters found plenty of occasions to find fault with him, and very often were his di- cisions arrained before our mess and con- demned. In fact, we should have reversed many of his judgments if we had had the power; but as he was commander, and we were only foremast hands—and boys at that —-he had his own way and the luminous de- cisions we came to, were consequently of no avail, and lost to the world. Now We boys had learned, in the course of our travels, to drink our grog as well as any sailors. We could toss off a glass of rum and water with as much grace as any one, and we claimed the right to do so, not only as a privilege but as an honor to which a life upon the ocean entitled us. But even in this respect our captain differed from us.— When we could get on shore, we would in- variably indulge in our cups and not unfre- quently would we come off, or be brought ofi‘, in a state anything but sober. I said ‘we,’ but there was one of our number who could not be induced to touch a drop of any- thing intoxicating. His name was John Small aud he belonged in one of the back towns of the State of New Jersey. Now JackSmall not only refrained entire- ly from drinking himself, but he used some- times to ask us to let the stuff alone. He gave that job up, however, for we made such sport of him jhat be was glad to let us alone. But our captain had sharp eyes, and it was not long before he began to show Jack Small favors which he did not show to us. He would often take Jack on shore with him to spend the night, and such things as that, while we were kept on board the ship. Of course all this created a sort of envy on our part, and it ended in a decided ill-will towards poor Jack. Now in truth Jack was one of the best fellows in the world. He was kind, obiiging honest, always willing to lend a helping hand in case of distress, and as true a friend as ever lived—only he wouldn’t drink with us, that was all. No—that wasn’t all. He learned faster than we did—he was a better ~ sailor and learned more of navigation. But this we tried to lay to ,the captain’s paying him the most attention, though we knew better at the time, for we had the privilege of learning just as much as we had a mind to. The truth of the matter was, we first loved the idea of bein g ‘old salts,’ better than We did anything else, and we spent more time in watching for opportunities to have a spree than we did in learning to perfect ourselves in the profession we had chosen. It even got so’at length that Jack Small was called upon to take the deck sometimes, when the ofl’lcers were busy, and he used to work out the reckonings at noon as did the captain. Yet Jack was in our mess, and he was a constant eye sore. We saw that he was reaching rapidly ahead of us in every usefull particular, and yet we would not open our eyes. We were envious of his good fortune, as we called it, and used to seize ev- ery opportunity to tease and run him. But he never got angry in return. He sometimes would laugh at us, and at others he would so feelingly chide us, that we would remain silent for awhile. At len'gth the idea entered our heads that Jack should drink with us. We talked the matter over at our mess when Jack was ab- sent, and we mutually pledged each other that we would make him drink at the first opportunity. After this determination was taken, we treated Jack more kindly, and he was happier than he had been for some time. Once more we laughed and jokes with him in the mess, and he in return helped us in our navigation. We were on our homeward bound passage, by 'way of Brazil, and our ship stopped at Rio Janerio, where We re mained aweek or so. One pleasant morn- ing we six youngsters received permission to go on shore and spend the whole day ; and accordingly we rigged up in our best togs and were taken to the landing. Now was our chance, and we put, our heads together to see how it should be done. J sck’s first desire, as soon as he ‘got ashore, was to go up and examine the various things of interest in the city. He wanted to visit the churches and such like places, and to please him we agreed to go with him if he would go and take dinner with us. He agreed to this at once, and We thought we had him sure. We planned that after din- ner was eaten we would have some light sweet wine brought on, and. that we would contrive to get enough rum into what he drank to upset him, for nothing on earth could please us more than to get Jack Small ' drunk, and carry him on heard in that‘ shape, for then we fancied that the captain’s favor- itism would be at an end, and that he would no longer look upon our rival with prefer- ence over ourselves. We had the matter all arranged, and in the meantime we paid Jack all the attention in our power-so much that he at length signified a willingness to go anywhere to please us provided we would not go into any bad place. . ' Dinner time came, and a most capital diné ner we had. best hotels, for the prices were no higher there than at placesoi lower repute, and, in fact, not so high, for those low places fleece a sailor most unmercifully, The catnbles were dispatched with becoming gusto, and then the wine was brought on. “Ah. what have you here ?” asked Jack betraying some uneasiness at the appearance of the glasses and bottles. “Only a little new wine,” I replied, as care- lessly as I could. “Mere juice of the grape.” “But it is wine nevertheless,” pursued be. “It isn't wine,” cried Sam Bratt, who was one of the hardest ‘ltS Old Neptune ever cracked. "No,” chimed in Tim Black, another of about the same stamp. “It’s only a little simple juice. Come, boys, fill up.” . The glasses were accordingly filled, Sam Bratt performing that duty, and he took good care that Jack’s glass had a good quantity of sweetened rum in it. “N 0,” said Jack, as the glass was moved towards him; ‘if‘ you are going to commence thus I will keep you company with water,- while you remain orderly, but I will not touch wine.’ This was spoken very mildly, and with a kind smile, but yet it was spoken firmly, and we could see that our plan was about being knocked in the head. We urged him to drink with us—only one glass if no more. We told him how innocent it was, and how. happy this social glass would make us; but we could not move him. “Then let him go i” cried Tim, who had already drank some. In fact, all but Jack had drank more or less during the forenoou, “Let him go. We don’t want the mean fel- low with us.” “That’s it," added Sam, with a ’ bitter “off he goes. If he’s too good to drink with his shipmates, we don’t want him at all.” “You misunderstand me,” said Jack, in a tone of pain. “I am not too good to drink with you, in the sense in which you would take it. But I do not wish to drink at all.” “Too stingy—that’s all,” said I, determin- ed to make him drink if I could.‘ But Jack looked at me so reproachfully as I said this, I wished I had not spoken as I did. “If you wish to enjoy your wine, ‘mess- mates,” said Small, at thesame time rising from his chair, “you can do so,but I beg you will excuse me. I will pay my share of the expense for the dinner, nevertheless.” “And for your share of the wine,” said Tim “for he ordered it for you.” “No,"returued Jack, “I cannot pay for any of the wine ’ “Mean 1" cried two or three at a breath. “No,no,messmates,not mean, I will pay for the whole of the dinner—for every article you and I have had in the house, save the wine.” And as he spoke he rang the bell. He asked the waiter who entered what the bill was for the company, without the wine, and after the amount had been stated, he took out his purse to pay it, when Sam Bruit, who u as our acknowledged leader, caught his arm. - “No—not so,” said Sam. “You shall not pay for it, for we will not eat at the expense of one who will sneak out of a scrape in this way. We want nothing more to do with you unless you take a glass of wine with us." “Very well,” said Jack; and as he spoke I could see that his lip quivered, and that he dared not speak more. Returned towards the door, then, but be- fore he reached it Tim Black ran and caught him, at the same time exclaiming : “May I be blessed if you go off so, any way. ~ You’ve commenced and now you’ve got to stick it out.” We had selected one of the . -_ This was the signal for us to commence: again, and once more we tried to urge Jack to drink the wine; and when we found that urging Would not do we commenced to abuse and scofi‘. We accused him of trying to step over us on board the ship, and of all other bad things of which we could think. For a while the poor fellow seemed inclined to let his anger get the upper hand ; but at length he calmed himself, and stepping back to his chair, he said : “Shipmates. will you listen to me for a , moment ?" Silence gave consent, and in a moment more he resumed : “Since matters have come to this pass, I have resolved to tell you what I had meant to keep locked up in my bosom." We had always thought, from Jack’s man- ner, that there was something peculiar con- nected with his early life, and we were all attention in a moment. “My story‘is but a very short one," be con- tinued, and I can tell it in a very few words.- From the time of my early childhood I never knew what it was to have a happy home. My father was a drunkard l Once he had been a good man and a good husband, but rum ruined all his manhood and made a brute of him. I can remember how cold and cheer- less was the first winter of my life to which my memory leads my mind. We had no. fire—no food—no clothes—no joy—no, noth- ing but misery and woe ! My poor mother used to claspme to her bosom to keep me warm, and once—once I remember—when her very tears froze on my cheek ! 0, how my mother prayed to God for her husband ; and I, who could but just prattle, learned to pray, too. AndIused to see that husband and father return to his room, and I remem- ber how my poor mother cried and trembled. “When I grew older I had to go out and beg for bread. All cold and shivering I wa- ded through the deep snow, with my clothes all in tatters and my feet almost bare. And I saw other children dressed warm and com- fortable, and I knew they were happy fOI they laughed and sang as they bOunded along towards school.” 'i'hose boys had sober is: there. I knew that their fathers were no better than mine had been once, for my moth- er had told me how noble my own father could be if the accursed demon rum was not in his way; but‘the‘fatal poWer Was upon him, and thOugh he often tried, yet he could not escape.‘ ‘ . ‘ ’ . “Time passed. on‘ and I ' was eight years old, and these eight years had been years of such suffering as I pray GOd I may. never see another experience. At length 'one cold morning, in the dead of ‘ winter; my father was not at home. He had not been home through the night. My mother sent me to "the tavernto see, if I could find ' him. I had gone half the way when I saw something in 'the'road; [I "stopped. and a shudder ran throngh‘ me, ‘f'o'ij' it looked like a human form. ’Iwent up to man‘s turned the head over and; brushed the snow from the face. It was ' my father—and he was stifi'and cold 1 I laid my hand upon his pale brow, and it was solid, marble. He was dead !” Poor Jack stopped a moment and wiped his eyes. Not due of Us spoke, for we had become too deeply moved. But he soon wenton‘. , “I went to the tavern and told the peo- ple there what I had found, and the land lord sent two Of his men to carry the frozen body of my father home. 0, shipmates, I cannot tell you how my mother wept and groaned. She sank down upon her knees and clasped the icy corpse to her bosom, as though she would have given it life from the warmth of her own breast. The. two men went away and left the body still on the floor. My mother wished me to come and kneel by her side. I did so. “My child," she said to me,—“you know what has caused all this. This man was once as noble and happy and true‘ as man can be; but ,0, see how he has has been stricken dowu. 0 promise, here, before God and your dead father, and your broken-hearted mother, that you Will_never never toUch a single drOp of‘ the fatal person that has; wrought for us all this misery.” “O‘sbipmates, I did promise then and there all that my mother asked, and God knows that to' this moment that promise has not been broken. My father was buried, and some good kind neighbors helped us through the winter. When the next spring came I could work, and I earned something for my mother. ' Not for the wealth of' the world would I break the pledge I gave my mother and my God on that dark, cold morning. And even had I made no such pledge I would not touch the fatal cup, fer I know .tbat I have a fond, doting mother whowould be made miserable by my dishonor, and I would rather die than bring more sorrow upon her head Perhaps you have no moth. ers. and if you‘bave‘,perhaps they do not look to you for support, for I know you too well to believe that either of you onld over bring down a loving mother’s grey hairs in » sorrow to the grave. That is all shipmates. _ .Let - me gO' now, and you may enjoy your- selves alone for I do not believe that you will again urge the wine cup upon me.” As Jack thus spoke he turned towards the does, but Tim Black stopped him. “Hold on J ack,” cried Tim, wiping his eyes and starting up from his chair. “You shan’t go alone. I have got a mother, and I love her as well as you love . yours, and your mother shall not be happier than inine, for by thelove I hear her, I here swear that she shall never have a drunken son. I will drinkno more.” “Give us your hand Tim,” cried Sam Bratt. I will go with you.” “I waited no more, but quickly starting from my chair I joined the other We and are long the whole. five of us joined with Jack Small in his noble life plan. .We called for pen, ink and=paper, and made Jack draw up a pledge, He signed it first and we fol- lowed him, and when thedeed was doneI know we were far happier than We had been for many years; The wine upon the table was untouched, and the liquor we had drunk during the forenoon was all gone in its ef- fect. : Towards evening we returned to the ship. There was a frown upon the captain’s‘brow as we came over the side, for he had hover :known .us-to come off from a day’s liberty . sober. But when we had all come bver the side and reported ourselves to him, hiscoun- tenance changed. He could hardly believe the evidence of his Own senses. - ‘ Look here boys.’ he said after he had ex. amined us thoroughly,‘ ‘what does this mean.’ ‘ Show him the paper,’ whispered I. ' Jack had our pledge,and without speaking he handed it to the captain. He took it and read it and his face changed its expression several times. At length I saw a tear start to his eye. 0 - “Boys,’ he said as be folded up the paper, ‘let me keep this and if you stick to your no- ble resolution you shall never want a friend as long asIlive.’ " ' ' ' ‘We let the captain keep the paper, and when be had put it in his pocket he cams and took each in turn by the hand. He was much affected, and I know the circumstances made him happy. From that hour our pros- pects brightened. Jack Small no longer had our envy, for he took hold and taught us navigation, and we were proud of him. On the nextvoyage we all rated as able seamen and received full wages, and we left not that noble hearted captain until we left to be- come oflicers on board other ships. vJack Small is now one of the best masters in the world, andiI believe" the rest of our party are still living honored and respected men. Three years ago -~we all met, the whole six of us—at the Astor House in New York,~:nd not orsof us hal broken ourPledg. which we made in the hotel at Rio. Four of them were commanders‘of good shipabne was a merchantin New York, and the other was just going out as American COnsul to one of the Italian cities on the Mediterra- nean. ' You know why I do not drink with you, and of course you will not urge it upon me nor take my refusal as a mark of coldlfcls and disrespect. ' .‘Q.. The New ,York Citizen says of the great pianist ; Gottschalk,having led the ca~ reer of the Wandering Jew, and exercised all the vices of that dark and shadowy per- sonage, has been driven from San Francisco for seducing little school girls ; a business at which he is adept. He practiced it with rare patience in Philadelphia, and has three or four timebarely escaped with his life. ——It is stated on the authority-of" Paymss- te.‘ General Price that since the commence— ment of the war the Pay Department has paid out the enormous sum of one thousand and twenty millions of dollars. With all ex- penses of paying the disbursing officers, with all defalcations and losses of every kind, it has only cost to pay out this amount three quarters of one per cent— $6,650,000.00. .... ”._-_w-..__.-~............... .
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