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6 enjoins upon its followers, so that our light will shine in very truth over e\ery portion of our almost boundless Republic. The prospect, finally, is that, overwhelmed by the irresistible power of truth, and drawn near by the saintly life of our com municants, a large number, if not a plu rality of American Protestants, will re turn to the Church, their true and only spiritual mother, from which, without any fault of theirs, they were unwisely sepa rated by their too impulsive forefathers. What a glorious future, then, awaits us ! And how true are those memorable words of our Saviour : “ The harvest, in deed, is plenty, but the laborers are few. Yes! if there is still any serious obstacle to the rapid growth of the Church on American soil, it is the want of sufficient laborers in the vineyard. Give us a suf ficient number of Priests who, animated by a holy zeal and a superabundant charity, are willing and ready to sacrifice not only their earthly goods and comfort, but also, if necessary, even their health and their lives, to the inviting and urgent work before them. Give us a still more active and efficient Catholie press, and tjien let the Spirit of Darkness do his utmost, let the thunders of opposition roll ever so fearfully, let the storms of oppression and persecution howl ever so dismally, let the waves of tribulation and affliction run ever so high and cover with foam the little bark of St. Peter, it will only help to draw still closer the silken bands of that communion of saints in which we be live; it will only assist in bringing about and completing that final triumph of our Iloly Mother Church, which has been promised her by llirn, who, eighteen hun dred years ago, laid her foundations upon a rock, and said: “Upon this rock I will build in)' Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” ► , [From tlie N. (). Piravume end other papers.} LITERARY AND ART ITEMS. The celebrated Dr. Newman has in press a volume of “ Miscellanies,” drawn from his Oxford sermons and other theo logical writings. A Dublin publisher has brought out unabridged editions of Moore’s “Irish Melodies,” .and Scott s “Lady of the Lake,” with portraits of the authors, for the price of one penny each. Anew edition of Scott's “Demonology and Witchcraft,” with illustrations by Ouikshank, has .just appeared in Lon don. There will shortly be published in London a volume of Scottish scenery, con taining a view of many of the places of interest visited by the Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied by an essay on the characteristics ot Scottish scenery. The illustrations are taken by a process discovered by Mr. Joseph Adam, who has been engaged many years in bringing it to perfection. By this invention the photographs have the appearance of the finest line engravings, the middle dis tances being as clearly defined as Lw the pencil. The spring exhibition ot the New \ork National Academy of Design is now open; also, tlio 45th annual exhibition of the Philadelphia Academy ot T ine Arts. Os the latter, a local critic says the display is unusually good, and is conceded to sur pass that in New York in almost every particular. At the recent National Con vention of Photographers, in New York, it was resolved to hold yearly photo graphic exhibitions. The Baltimore Leader says J. R. Johnston is off for a itour in jEurope and the Last. W hat has become of his large historical painting of Lee and his Army going up the Valley of the Shenandoah? Nehlig is putting on canvass the story of Capt. John Smith saved by Pocahontas. L&uTit Thompson’s colossal bust of Bry ant, for Central Park, lias been success fully cast, His statue of Gen. Sedge wick is ready for the foundry. Kimtze has finished a has relief, illustrating a pa - sage ic Tennyson’s “Idylls of tlie King.” A Handsome Monument.— A monu ment to the memory of the gallant and gifted George Burgwyn Anderson, late Brigadier General C. S. A., who died in October, 1862, of a wound received at the battle ?of Sharpsburg, has just been erected in the private burial lot on the North side of, and immediately contigu ous to, the Memorial Cemetery. It is an Imposing and graceful shaft, with highly appropriate inscriptions and devices, and lends additional attraction to the already charming place. No sculptured marble is needed to commemorate the name of such a man as George B. Anderson was, but we arc glad, nevertheless, that sacred affection has provided so beautiful and fit a monument to his memory. No purer gentleman, no nobler or more chivalric spirit, sleeps beneath our dear native soil. Rafe'gh, (A 7 , C,) Sentinel. (&&€C) Ax , L. T.BLOME &CO.. PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. AUGUSTA, GA., MAY 30, 1868. TERMS : One copy, one year, invariably iu advau.ee,....s3 00 “ “ six months “ “ 160 Single Copies 10 c * 3 To Clubs. —To any person sending us a Club of 15, one copy, one year, will be given. r lo Clubs oi 20, or more The Banner will be furnished at the rate of $2 50 per annum, aj . in all cases the names must be furnished at the same time, and the cash must accompany each order. K g - Dealers will be supplied on liberal terms. -—♦ All Communications, intended for publication must l<e directed to the Editor, Ilev. A. J. Rtan ; a.cd all Business Communications to the Publishers, L. T Blome & Cos., Augusta, Ga. • A few Advertisements will bo received, and in serted on liberal terms. Agents for The Runner of the South : General Traveling Agents.— Capt. M. J- O’CONNOR Lieut. W. A. WRIGHT, E. F. SAMUELS and W. B. FITZGERALD. Charleston, 8. C, —EDW. LEE, and Capt. -TAMES ARMSTRONG. Savannah, Ga.—E. M. CONNER. Macon, Ga.—C. J. CAREY. Atlanta, Ga.—T. C. MURPHY and W. J. MANN. West Point, Ga.—P. GIBBONS. Greensboro’, Ala.—A. H. WILLIAMS, Beacon office. Outhbert, Ga. —G. F. BUCHANAN. Manning, S. C.—ARTHUR HARViN. Columbus, Ga.—JAS. RYAN. Nashville.—W. C. COLLIER, A. RETLJFF. Knoxville, Tenn.—JAS. MALOY. Pine Bluff, Ark.—JOHN P. MURPHY. General Agent for Florida. —J. EVANS FROST. Jack sonville, “ Mercury” office. Cflarkesville, Tenn.—J. W. FOXON. Montgomery, Ala. —W. J. RYAN. Jacksonville, Fla.—C. C. BISBEE. Huntsville, AIa.—DAN'L O’C. MURPHY. jggj- The paper can also be obtained from news and periodical dealers everywhere. Specimen copies will be sent to any address, on application. i Back Numbers —All the back mim ! bers of the Banner can be furnished | subscribers. ! Agents Wanted. —We want Agents | in all parts of the country —good, relia -1 ble, active men, who will take an in terest in extending the circulation oi 1 The Banner, of the South. i - Special Notice. —Father Ryan ear ; nestly requests that all business letters in regard to the Banner of the South, |bo directed to the Publishers, as he has j not the time to devote to their considera j tion ; and that only contributions to the ■journal be seut to him. II is other duties, so many and pressing, do not give him time to answer half the communications he daily receives. — Memorial Day in Charleston. —The letter from “ Survivor ,” giving ail account of the Memorial celebration in Charleston, is rather late. However, it will be interest ing to our readers for the tribute paid to the valor of the dead sons and living daughters of Charleston, “ Survivor ” is a gallant soldier of the “ Lost Cause,” and ids contributions will always find a wel come place in the Bainer of the South. The Banner in Charleston. — Consider ing the great scarcity of money, the im poverished condition of our people every where, and the general stagnation of every branch of industry, the success of the Banner of the South has been wonderful. The people of Charleston suffered more, perhaps, than those ot any other city in the South, during and immediately after the war, yet our circulation there is very fair —for which we return thanks to our friends, and especially to Mr. Ed. Lee, our Agent. In this connection, we take pleasure in announcing to our Charleston friends that Capt. James Armstrong, Jr., of Gregg’s old Regiment, has consented to act as an Agent for the Banner. Acquittal of the President. —It may be truly said now, that the Impeachment of the Pri sklent is dead. On Tuesday last, in the Senate, the vote was taken upon the second and third articles of the Im peachment. charges, and lost, whereupon the Court adjourned nine die. thus ending the unhappy and shameful affair. The whole country should rejoice at this result; and it is to he hoped that another such dis grace will never be put upon this unfortu nate nation. mmmm m sis H The Republican Convention and Nominees.— The National Republican Con vention assembled at-Chicago, 111., on the 20th inst.,- adopted a platform of principles, and nominated General U. 8. Grant, of Illi nois, for President, and Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, for Vice-President. Foreign. —The debate in Parliament, on the Irish Church, was again resumed on the 23d inst., the suspension hill being un der consideration. The debate terminated with Mr. Gladstone’s speech, and a division took place on the motion that the bill have its second reading, with the following result: For the second reading 314 Against it 258 Majority 54 The announcement of the vote was re ceived with loud and prolonged cheers from the Liberal benches. A motion was then made that the House go into committee for the consideration of the bill on the sth of June next. The mo tion was carried without a division, and the House, adjourned. ouFbooT table. Life and Campaigns of Gun. Robert E. Lee. By James D. McCabe, Jr., with Steel Plate and Maps. (Issued l>}' sub scription only, and not for sale in the book stores. Residents of any State in the Union desiring a copy, should address the publishers, and an Agent will call upon them.) (Trade Mark.) National Publishing Company, Atlanta, Ga.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Sr. Louis, Mo. We are indebted to the energetic and courteous Agent, A. Winter, Esq., for a copy of this valuable and interesting work. The name of Robert E. Lee, like that of Jefferson Davis, has become endeared to the Southern people, by its association with a cause which they deemed holy and just, and which, though lost and buried with their hopes, still lives in their memories and affections. And not only is the name of Lee and his glorious deed-; dear to the Southern people, but they also win the respect and admiration of those of die North. To preserve the records of his deeds, therefore, was a labor of love, as it was a work of necessity. The people want it to hand down to their posterity as an lieir loom of the Lost Cause, and as another evidence of the justice of that cause—the evidence that the best and truest men of the Nation were its support ers and defenders. The volume before us supplies this want. It places within the reach of all a biog raphy of the noble old soldier. It is evi dently prepared with great care, and is written in an easy and agreeable style. The narrative commences with some of his family history, then taking him from his birth, follows him up to the close of the war, made so brilliant by the glorious achievements of his genius and military prowess. The battle scenes, inarches, and retreats, are graphically and, we believe, correctly described, as they are principally obtained and condensed from official re ports and other documents, while numer ous maps enable the reader to compre hend the situation more thoroughly and accurately. The frontispiece is a handsome steel en graved portrait of the General. The typo graphical execution of the work is excel lent, the type clear and legible, the paper good, and the binding ornamental and durable. Altogether, this Life of Gen. Lee is worthy of the high encomiums which have been bestowed upon it, and should find a [dace in the library or parlor of every Southern family. It is a glorious record of a glorious man and a glorious cause, and no patriot should be without a copy. Mr. Winter is now in our city, and w ill bo pleased to receive subscriptions for the work. It can be procured in no other way, only through the Agents, and those who want a copy should avail themselves of the present opportunity of procuring one or more. Abraham Page, Esq. A Novel. “ Pity the sorrows of a poor old mail.” — Than. Moan. u The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of right eousness.”—Prov. xvi. 31. (Trade mark.) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott- & Cos. 1898. We are indebted to the author, a citizen of Natchez, Miss., for a copy of this work. It bears the impress of a cultivated mind, but contains religious views which, in onr judgment, are so much at variance with the light of reason and revelation, that the general interest and good effect of the narrative are seriously interfered with. It pnrports to he the manuscript of a Southern gentleman, Abraham Page, Esq., edited by his executor. “John Capelsay. of Natchez,” who contributes a preface to the book, in which he says: “ There are only two things I would ask the reader to remark about his “ Life. ’ The first is, his perfect freedom from a de sire to be thought learned, or over wise, and the second is the tone of quiet humor which pervades the whole work. And 1 would say to the reader, about the more pathetic parts of the book, as Mr. Page once said to me about a touching passage he was reading in another’s writings: ‘You are fortunate if you understand that, for you could only do so by having an affec tionate heart yourself.’ ” We wish that these were the only two things to remark in the hook, but, unfor tunately, we fear “the Executor” has not observed the except ion to the general rule which he has thus laid down, as lie will find that in Mr. Page’s dissertation on Christianity in general, while conversing on the -abject of religion with his beloved wife, Mary (page 221), there is a very egotistic and dogmatic spirit apparent; and he lays down his views, his belief in the so error of “a temporal organization to corres pond with the spiritual organization,” and the assertion that “every true disciple of Christ is an heir of God, or member of the spiritual Priesthood" —in other words, a Church within himself. In short, Mr. Page, in a half dozen short pages, very 'complacently, and, in our judgment, self conceitedly,proceeds to demolish the whole structure of Christianity, and to set, him self up as the arbiter of religious discus sion. Apart from this fault, the book is pleasantly written, and is evidently in tended as a hit at some of the opinions and practices oi the age. The story is well told, but the dissertations are too long and dry, and it is to be hoped that the author will remedy these defects in his next edition. We regret lo have to find fault with our author; but, differing so totally with him in his religious views as we do, oor sense of duty, us well as candor, compels us to condemn what we cannot approve. We should like to notice tm.* work more fully, but at present are too much pressed for time and space. Perhaps at some more con venient season we may be enabled to do so. In the meantime, the author will accept our thanks for this copy which lie has sent us, and the kindly sentiments expressed in his accompanying card. A Catalogue of Standard Catholic Books, published by Kelly and Piet, 174 Baltimore Street, Baltimore. (Trade Mark), Kelly & Piet, Printers. 1808. This is a valuable catalogue, and Messrs. Kelly & Piet will accept our thanks for it. Jt embraces a list of their publications, which contains a great variety of religious and school books, pictures, etc. They have, also, always on hand a large supply of religious articles ; besides the publica tions of other Catholic publishers, domestic and foreign. Second Annual Report of the State Nor mal University, 'Wilmington, Delaware, (State Coat of Arms), organized Novem ber 10, 1866, incorporated January 23, 1867. 11. &E. F. James, Printers, 225 Market Street, "Wilmington, Del. 1868. Flie Report before us contains a list of the officers, members of the societies, and catalogue of students of the College, accompanied by a colored physical map of tlie 1 nited States, and advertising pages. This is a College for the co-education of the sexes, and in tlie list of students we find the following from Georgia: Clara Rut ledge Milieu, Thomas Austin Milieu, and William Henry Cornwell. Savannah. The Spiritual Combat, or the Christian Defended against tlie Enemy of his Sal vation. “And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things; and they, indeed, that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorrvj>tible one”: 1 Cor, ix-25. Boston i Patrick Donahoe, P.) Franklin Street. A Treatise on Piiavkr; the great means of obtaining from God Eternal Salva tion, and ail the Graces of which we stand in need. Translated from the Italian of St. Alphonsm Liguori. by the late Rev. Nicholas Gallon, D.D., It. C. College, Maynooth. Boston; Patrick Donahoe, ll> Franklin Street. Tin. Imitation of Christ ; in ‘our nooks, by Thos. A. Kempis. Translated from the Latin by the Right Rev. Richard Challoner. D.D., Boston: Patrick Dona hoe, 19 Franklin Street. We have received from i lie enterprising publisher, Mr. Donahoe, <>.; Boston, copies of the foregoing works. They contain a great deal of excellent e- iritual reading in a small compass, ami should find a placv ff every Catholic family; yes, with all who call themselves Christians; for the virtue that is in them must reach every human heart, willing to be led to God, and effect an incalculable amount of good to the reader. They should be read carefully, prayerfully, and frequently, and their happy influences will soon he felt. ——• 9 PERIODICALS. Packard’s Monthly. —This is an Ameri can Magazine, devoted to the interests and adapted to the tastes of the young men of the couutry. It is published monthly hy S. S. Packard. 937 Broadway, N. V., at $1 - *,> * per year. Thb Rural Southerner. —This is t.lw title of anew and well-edited periodical, published at Atlanta, Ga., by Miller & Bailey, Economical Job Printing Office, at $1 per annum. It is devoted to Agricul ture, Horticulture, and Home Literature, and bas our best wishes for its success, as a valuable addition to our home Agri cultural Literature. American Stock Journal and Farm ers’ and Stock Breeders’ Advertiser.— The Stock Journal is published monthly at Parkersburg, Chester Cos., Pa., and con tains a great deal of valuable information to farmers and stock raisers. It is edited by N. P. Boyer & Cos., A. Marshall, Asso ciate Editor, and the price is $1 per annum. Atlantic Monthly. —We are indebted to Mr. Quinn, of the Literary Depot, for a copy of this monthly. The articles on “Our Roman Catholic Brethren” are ex citing much attention, and will repay perusal. The Carrier Dove, or Mecklenburg Female College Magazine. —The Carrier Dove is a beautifully printed and interest ing little quarterly, published at Charlotte, N. C., and edited by the young ladies ot the two Societies of that College—the Themesian and Philotechnie. The motto is ,l Sann Dieu, Ricn v —a very good one, hv the way ; and the pages evince considera - ble talent and industry on the part of th. editresses. The number before us lias r very neat engraving of “The Milk Maid.” The price of the “ Carrie » Dove"' is $1 per year, or six copies for £5. Death of Hun. W. S Oldham.— Thu New Orleans Picayune announces the death of Judge W. S. Oldham, one of Texas’ ablest, most devoted and distin guished sons, who died in Houston on the oth inst., after an illness of about three weeks. The deep respect felt for his character, and the extent of the loss sustained by the community in his death, were made signally manifest when it be came known that lie was no more. There was a meeting of the citizens, presided over by ex-Gov. Lublock, and also a meeting of the bar, at both of which as semblies fitting resolutions were adopted. The deceased was buried on the 9th, in the Masonic Cemetery, with the service of the Episcopal Church, and the rites of Masonry. Judge Oldham was a member, we be lieve, of the Federal Congress for Texas, and was one of the Confederate Senators at Richmond in ISGo-4 and 5. He was an earnest patriot, a true friend, an able lawyer, and a successful editor—having conducted the Austin g Gazette for several years. He emigrated from Arkansas to Texas about the year 1850. He was known and respected in our sister Bute as me of its foremost citizens. The Word “Money.”—Prof. Whit ney, of Yale College, in the New Eca lender , thus gives the history of our word “ money : ” England by the Normans of William the L onquerer. The French language and rive it. along with most of its oilier stores ot expression, from the Latin, where it has the form monc/a, and signifies primar: ly mint, the place where money was cob ed, and then by transference the eoin siainp, mint-mark, and the coin stamped, or minted. Rut why does moneta mean “mint in Latin t For this reason. I lie Romans tnought they had reason to be grateful to their goddess Juno for cer tain mom7i#/tSj|Which she had given them in crises of their history, and accordingly they built a temple to Juno moneta- Juno the Monish*.r. In the said temple it chanced that for reasons of state conve nience, ot which no one is now c ignizant, the Roman machinery for stamping mon ey was set up; it was made their place oi coinage, their mint. Hence the names for mint, and coin, and money, in most of the tongues of modern Europe; they go back to a bit of popular superstition, and to the accid mat location of a machine tor stamping metal in a community which was irt the time one of the most insignificant in Europe.