Treat Selah B., Boston, Ms. Warriner Francis, Chester, Ms. Waterman Jas. H., Pewaukee, Wis. Wheeler Orville G., South Hero, Vt. Willard John, Fairhaven, Ms. Willcox Wm. H., Reading, Ms. Wolcott John M., So. Britain, Ct. Ms. Woodbridge John, D.D., Chicago, Ill. Wright William, Buckland, Ct. Yeaton Franklin, Fryeburg, Me. Youngs Christopher, Baiting Hol- Zelie J. S., Redwood City, Cal. TO STATE AND DISTRICT SCRIBES. We should like a few kind, but earnest words with State and District Scribes in reference to their and our work in gathering, arranging and publishing the statistics of the Churches, and the list of ministers. Their and our work will live in history; and they and we desire to have it thoroughly and well done. 1. In printing the statistics of local Conferences or Associations, each on a separate page, why not have the column rules equi-distant on each page, so that the spaces shall be the same for corresponding columns on each page? Some do this now, but half or more do not attend to it, and thus subject us, and especially our printer to great annoyance, and more than quadruple the liability to mistakes. We wish to print from the figures and letters of the State Minutes. To do this we are obliged to cut off each church, with its own figures, by itself, in each Association. Then we arrange all alphabetically by States and not by Associations, as we find them in the Minutes. If now the column rules of each Association are equi-distant, when the churches are thus cut apart and arranged alphabetically, then we can put each in its place, one under the other, all the figures coming in straight columns—“additions,” under additions—“ deaths,” under deaths, "totals," under totals, &c. But when they vary, some a quarter and some a half an inch, and some even more than that in the aggregate width, it is very difficult to adjust them without copying, and this is a labor that no one would care to undertake more than once in his life. It only wants specific directions from the Publishing Committee to the printer of the Minutes, and this difficulty would be obviated with no additional cost or trouble. 2. We entreat our local Scribes to ennumerate, either in their alphabetical place or in the margin, all the churches of their district, known to exist. It is not only due the particular delinquent church, but it is due the churches at large. Comment as severely as is necessary upon the negligence of such churches, in not reporting, but do not drop their names from the record. Do as our Canadian friends have done, as seen on page 96, but retain the name somewhere. 3. Do not send your lists of churches to the State Scribe, much more to the printer, "helter skelter" in their FIRST LETTERS. It is a small thing to arrange in strict alphabetical order twelve, twenty, or fifty churches, but what do you say to the work of rearranging twenty-five hundred when many of them reach you with the A, where the L should be, and S is where W should be, and so on. And let it be remembered that if you put "Colun.bus before Columbia," it is wrong. You say this is a little matter. True, but many "littles make a mickle,” or if you doubt, once arrange the forgoing fifty pages. 4. We again urge the importance of full reports of all resident Congregational ministers, and of all known Congregational Churches. We are annually advancing in all the particulars above named, but there remains much yet to be done. He is a benefactor and a blessing to posterity, at least, who helps us in this work. We want our army roll more complete, and the figures which represent our positions, work and success every way reliable. 5. Be kind enough to send "Congregational Quarterly" three copies of State Minutes, as soon as published, as we must use up two with our scissors, and then we want one perfect copy for correcting errors, and for the shelves of the Library. Books of Interest to Congregationalists. LYRA COELESTIS. Hymns on Heaven. Selected by A. C. Thompson, D. D., author of "The Better Land," "Morning Hours at Patmos," "Gathered Lillies," &c. Boston: Gould & Lincoln, 59 Washington Street; New York: Sheldon & Co.; Cincinnati: Geo. S. Blanchard. pp. 382. This beautiful volume, with its precious contents, must be welcomed by many a devout reader. We know of no one to whom the work of selections, on such a theme, could have been more appropriately committed. There is a method in the book not commonly found in works of this kind. The leading topics are thus arranged: "Where is Heaven? What is Heaven? Who are in Heaven? What are they doing in Heaven? What is the way to Heaven? What is it to go to Heaven? Who would not go to Heaven? How soon in Heaven? How long in Heaven?" Under these are appropriate sub-divisions, and various and charming selections under each. Many thousands in this day of our great sorrow would be comforted by reading "Not lost," "The one wanted," "My own dear son," &c. &c. MYRIAM. By Marion Harland. New York: Sheldon LECTURES ON MORAL SCIENCE, delivered before the THE CANON OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES Examined The question this able author attempts to solve is, "What constitutes our Bible?" The book is intended as a sequel to his Theopneusty, a work with which the Christian public has long been familiar. His argument is twofold, and called by him "The method of Science and the method of Faith." In this volume the author confines himself to the first method, and has brought together a great amount of testimony, evincing great diligence and perseverance in his efforts. The result richly repays his toil; and the common Bible reader, as well as the student, will find abundant instruction on the great question propounded. The translator needs no indorsement from us for his part of this work. SERMONS PREACHED AND REVISED BY REV. C. II SPUR- He is too This volume contains twenty-two sermons on a variety of topics, all of which are treated in the celebrated preacher's usual rich, evangelical method. well known to need commendation from us. At some future day we intend to speak at length upon some of the peculiarities of this justly renowned preacher, which not only give his sermons great power and wide acceptance now, but will secure to them a perpetuity long beyond the present life of their author. 66 The American Tract Society, 28 Cornhill, Boston, among its other excellent books, has just issued The Moss Rose, by Rev. P. B. Power, Worsting, England, 62 pages," fragrant and attractive; "Maple Hill, or Aunt Lucy's Stories, 110 pages," that will charm all young readers; "Fragrance from Crushed Flowers, 112 pages," full of sweet poems, with here and there short extracts of prose. All tastefully printed and bound. Just the book for New Year's presents. Editors' Table. IN common with other publishers, we are deeply feeling the great depreciation in our currency, and especially the great increase in the cost of paper. The question, what shall such a publication as this do, which does not pay the printer and binder in prosperous times, in such emergencies as these, would seem to be an easy question. Shall we stop, or diminish largely in size, or increase our price? These are questions which we have considered and discussed much within the last three months. We at length unanimously (that is, two of us,) agreed to answer these three questions in the negative, and go on at the old price, diminishing this number a little, determining however to make it up in the subsequent numbers, if possible, and ask our subscribers to aid us in another way than by paying two dollars for one copy, viz., let each induce his neighbor or friend to take a copy also. Every one can get at least one. That is the kind of aid we now especially need. A pastor sent us the other day a note in the following words: "To Congregational Quarterly, Esq.: :Please answer fairly to your name and character at the call of" (and here are five names) "for the year 1863, and receive the enclosed green back as your well deserved reward, from your humble servant." But two of these are new subscribers, and that pastor some time since preached his semi-centennial. Or it may be that many of our friends would prefer to do as a goodly number did last year, help us by helping others; sending us two, three, five, or ten dollars, to enable us to send one, two, four or nine copies to home missionaries. A lady subscriber writes, "I have concluded to discontinue the Quarterly for the coming year. I herewith send you two dollars to furnish two copies to two needy home missionaries." This is an admirable mode of doing a great kindness to those needy men, and their families no less, who have not the means of supplying themselves with any of our standard periodicals. With five hundred more subscribers this year, we should go through without embarrassment, and what is better, greatly increase our influence. We send with this number our little bill against those who have not as yet paid. Such will be kind enough to enclose with it the one much needed dollar, if not two, one from that neighbor or friend, or for that missionary, and return them to "Congregational Quarterly, Chauncy street, Boston, Ms.," as soon as practicable. The expensiveness of this number, being about equal to the other three, makes a heavy draft upon our resources. We cannot expect that those who have not notified us of their intention to discontinue, will put us to the trouble and expense of printing and sending this number to them, then they either return or decline to pay for it. We believe we have a permanent and appreciative, though not a large subscription list. Although Dr. Clark is not with us as of old, and Mr. Quint is still watching over his favorite "Massachusetts Second," and Mr. Dexter sojourns for a little while in Europe, we shall nevertheless hope to meet the reasonable expectations of our patrons in our next issue. We have the promise of help from both our living co-laborers, and ere the July number is wanted, we hope both will be in their loved fields of pastoral and editorial labor. The article entitled "Practica! Steps of Christian Union," comes from a very active and much respected minister, and his views on some points touching our polity, though shared by some others of our de nomination, are not according to the views of all. The discussion is timely and able; and the opinions of such brethren are entitled to a fair consideration. We may have something more to say on these and kindred points at some future time. We can still furnish back volumes at the old prices,-$1.25 bound in cloth, and $1.00 in numbers. We have occasionally a remittance of twenty-five cents for the first, or statistical number of the Quarterly. That is not by any means either an equivalent for its value or its cost to us. We always sell it for THIRTY-FIVE cents, and relatively it should be even more than that. Congregational Quarterly Record. 11. Mr. HENRY J. BRUCE, at Springfield, Ms., as Missionary of the A. B. C. F. M., in India. Sermon by Rev. R. II. Seeley, of Haverhill. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. E. Dickinson, of Sudbury. 17. Mr. SAMUEL H. LEE, over the Porter Evangelical Ch. in North Bridgewater, Ms. Sermon by Rev. E. N. Kirk, D.D., of Boston. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. S. G. Dodd. 17. Rev. GEORGE N. WEBBER, over the First Ch. in Lowell, Ms. Sermon by Prof. Phelps, D.D., of Andover. Installing Prayer by Rev. Amos Blanchard, D.D., of the Kirk Street Ch. 19. Mr. CHARLES DUFF, over the Ch. at Meaford, C. W. Sermon by Rev. Jos. Hooper, of Owen Sound. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. A. Lillie, D.D., of Toronto. 24. Rev. JOSEPH W. BACKUS, over the John Street Ch. in Lowell. Ms Sermon by Rev. John P. Gulliver, of Norwich, Ct. Installing Prayer by Rev. J. P. Cleaveland, D.D. 66 25. Mr. JOSEPH KYTE, over the Ch. in Mechanic Falls, Me Sermon by Rev. Felix Kyte, of Lumberland, N. Y., father of the pastor elect. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Elijah Jones, of Minot. "25. Mr. C. R. DAGGETT, at Bangor, Me, as an Evangelist. Sermon by Prof. Shepard, D.D. Ordaining Prayer by Prof. Pond, D.D. "25. Mr. D. C. FRINK, over the Ch. in Melbourne, C. E. 66 25. Mr. EDWARD N. RAYMOND, at Hinesburg, Vt., as an Evangelist. Sermon by Rev. C. C. Parker, of Waterbury. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. C. M. Seaton, of Charlotte. 66 Barber. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. J. T. Cham. berlain. 2. Mr. GEORGE N. MARDEN, over the Ch. in Boxboro', Ms. Sermon by Rev. A. P. Tenney, of West Concord, N. H. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. J. Dodge, of Harvard. 2. Mr. AMERICUS FULLER, over the South Ch. in Hallowell, Me. Sermon by Prof. Shepard, D.D., of Bangor. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. D. Thurston, of Lit hfield Corner, Me. 66 3. Mr. EDWARD B. FURBISH, at Portland, Me., as Chaplain of the 25th Maine Regiment. Sermon by Rev. Dr. Carruthers. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. S. H. Merrill. "3. Mr. S. S. GARDNER, over the Ch. in Bellows Falls, Vt. Sermon by Rev. E. E. Cummings, of St. Johnsbury. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Mr. Grant, of Saxton's River. 66 15. Rev. CHRISTOPHER M. CORDLEY, over the Central Ch. in Lawrence. Ms. Sermon by Rev. Leonard Swain. D.D, of Providence, R. I. Installing Prayer by Rev. C. W. Wallace, of Manchester, N. H. 15. Mr. EDWIN N. LEWIS, at Danby, Ill.. as an Evangelist. Sermon by Prof. F. W. Fiske. Ordaining Prayer by Prof. Wm. Beardsley, of Wheaton. 17. Mr. JOSEPH S. FISHER, over the Ch. in Providence, Jamaica, W. I. Sermon by Rev. C. B. Venning, of Chesterfield. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. S. B. Wilson, of Brandon Hill. 19. Mr. ELISÉE CHARLIET, in Broadway Tabernacle Ch., New York, as Chaplain of the 119th N. Y. S. V. Sermon by Rev. T. S. Hastings. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Absalom Peters, D.D. 21. Mr. GEORGE STRASENBURGH, over the Ch. in Sarnia, C. W. Sermon and Ordaining Prayer by Rev. A. Lillie, of Toronto. 22. Rev. CHARLES H. PIERCE, over the Second Ch. in Millbury, Ms. Sermon by Prof. E. A. Park, of Andover. Installing Prayer by Rev. T. C. Biscoe, of Grafton. 22. Mr. WOOLCOTT CALKINS, associate pastor with Dr. Hawes, over the First Ch. in Hartford, Ct. Sermon by Prof. Phelps, of Andover, Ms. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. J. F. Calkins, of Willsboro,' Pa. 28. Mr. LUCIUS H ADAMS, over the Ch. in 28. Mr. J. E. TWICHELL, over the Ch. in "28. Mr. JAMES L. PATTON, over the Ch. of Clarksfield and Bronson, O. Sermon by Rev. M. W. Fairfield, of Oberlin. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Henry Cowles, of 0. |