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earthly protector ; that our fervent prayers will be offered in her behalf, that she may have grace to bear this great loss with Christian resignation. Resolved, That this repg?t and resolutions be entered on the minutes of this Associa tion : that they be published in the Chris tian Index and Banner and Baptist, and that a copy be sent to the family of broth er Hudgins. D. H. Walker, ) J. G. McNorton, | J. M. Stillwell, § D. H. Moncrief, j st B. Langford, J 5 s ; The liord is my Helper 5 A THANKSGIVING DISCOURSE, Preached in the Second Baptist Church, Atlanta. BY W. T. BBANTLY, D. D. Text : So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my Helper. [Hebrews xiii., 6. There is a sense in which every person, whatever his moral character, must say, < The Lord is my Helper.’ Without His help jou could not have left your beds this morning ; without His assistance, you could not have come to this place of prayer; but for His aid, the red fluid on which life de pends would cease to circulate through the veins and arteries of your system. The foo<| which you eat, the water which slakes your thirst, the atmosphere which supports your respiration, are all the gifts of God. At the close of each day every rational being.must say, ‘Hither by Thy help I’m come.’ But it is not in this sense, so gen eral that every man, be he saint or scoffer, must make the expression that the apostle employs in the Scripture before us, his own. He is now writing to the Hebrew Christians, and his words must be limited to those who have the experience and the faith of these primitive believers. It is obvious that no one can say ‘ The Lord is my Helper,’ in any such sense as to afford him comfort and satisfaction, unless he has confidence in God. But the question which I wish to consider more particularly in this connection,is: Under what circumstances may a nation, engaged in such a struggle as that which is now taxing the energies of this confederacy, say ‘ The Lord is our Helper’ ?—and say it not doubt ingly and hesitatingly, but with all the boldness which the apostle authorized the Hebrews to employ. If I ask the politician whether he believes that the Lord is on our side, he tells me that he has no doubt of it; and in proof, points me to the manifold successes which have attended our arms. But success is not always to betaken as evidence of the Divrne endorsement. As God often allows wicked individuals to prosper in this world, so He has permitted wicked nations to tri umph in the wars which they have under taken. He may use the wicked as the sword with which He scourges the righteous. Others, again, infer that we must have the Divine approval on account of the profound conviction universally entertained of this faot. But this is, surely, in tho absence of other evidence, very insufficient premises from which to draw such a deduction. In the individual the wish is father to the thought; and what is true of the individual is true of the nation, also. We must, therefore, have better evidence that God is propitious to us than the belief of the people, however oordial and united. We can not have any tion of His favor, and we must therefore inquire whether—from what God has been pleased to reveal of Himself, and from what we know of the circumstances of the country—we have any reason for hoping that the Lord is our Helper. I. Before we eansay God is our Helper, wo must have a righteous cause. We have to do with a Being of whom it is writtefl, ‘ Righteousness and judgment are the habi tation of His throne.’ It is idle, it is impi ous to expect the blessing of a holy God if our cause bo not righteous. This war grows out of the persistent efforts of the abolitionists to destroy the institution of domestic slavery in the South. Had they not succeeded in placing their candidate in office, there would have been no war.— As l think that our system of bondage, when administered on those principles prescribed in R •velation, is contrary neither to right nor to Scripture, 1 believe that our defence of the institution is just; and that the result of the war will secure a better protection for both master and slave than has been heretofore enjoyed. Again : In tills war we are tightii g for those very principles for which our fathers, ami the fathers of our enemies, fought on Hunker's Hill ami Sullivan's Island: the right of a people to govern themselves. If the cause for which Washington drew his sword was a just cause, if the cause for which the patriots of the Revolution shed their blood was just, then is ours a just cause. Prior to the commencement ot the present hostilities, those politicians in the North who are now moat clamorous for blood declared that there was no authority in the constitu tion of the United States tor holding, by coercion, States which were determined to •sam m&immm, amb break the compact. All Europe, prejudiced as it is against us, and learning the whole history of this controversy chiefly through Northern sources, denounces the incongruity between the practice and the principles of those who are waging this cruel war against us. Thus it is that by the testimony of our enemies themselves, when not yet carried away by passion, and by the testimony of observers whose sympathies are not usually on our side, our cause is just. [I. Before we can say the Lord is our Helper, there must be a devout recognition of our dependence upon Him. In dealing with nations as with individuals, the Divine Being proceeds upon this principle: Them that, honor me will I honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Amidst such forgetfulness of God, amidst abounding national transgressions, I rejoice to recognize in the country a general ac knowledgment of our dependence upon His almighty arm. Some of our most eminent generals are men who fear God and keep His commandments. Our rulers have re peatedly summoned us to implore His aid- This sanctuary is thronged now with those who come here to cry, in view of the vic tories with which He has recently crowned our arms, ‘ Bless the Lord, oh our souls ! ’ May we not hope that whilst ‘we are thus with Him,’ He will graciously consent to be ‘ with us ’ ? 111. If we would have God to be our Helper, we must be careful to put away from us whatever may obstruct the bestow al of His benefactions. ‘ When a man’s ways please the Lord, He maketh even his enemies to beat peace with him.’ What is true of the person is true of the nation. If on these days of public prayer we can honestly inspect our hearts and repent of everything which we there perceive to be offensive to the eye of Infinite Purity ; if we can ascertain and reform the deficiencies with which we may be chargeable in the treatment of our children, our servants, our fellow-beings in every relation, and at the Cross of Christ can have the pardon for our: sins, we muy hope that a mersiful God will be our Helper and Friend. If God be our Helper, it will-follow : 1. That we have a work to do for our selves. The idea is that of auxiliary, and not .sole worker. The husbandman must say ‘ God is my Helper,’ but he must still work—must prepare the ground and sow the seed. Though God' is our Helper in the work of conversion and sanctification, we must still strive to enter in at the strait gate, must still seek if we would find. — If God is our Helper in this time of nation al struggle, we are not authorized to inter mit a single effort. God helped Gideon— but his motto was, ‘The sword of the Lord and of Gideon.’ God helped David—but still the stripling must take the stone from the brook and use the sling. Though God be our Helper, it becomes us to use all the means by which we can hope to achieve success. 2. If God be our Helper, we have an Assistant who combines every qualification which wo need in such a character. Do we need knowledge in such a person?— Ho knows the end from the beginning; can not be surprised by any occurrence. Do we need, sinful and erring as we are, mercy in such an Assistant ? —God knows our frame and remembers that we are but dust. Is power requisite ?—The name of our Helper is Omnipotence; with the jaw-bone of an ass, Ho can use one man to slay three thousand men; Ho can make the stars in their course* to fight against His enemies, or compel the sea to give a safe escape. With such a Helper, we are * Surer to prosper than prosperity CouUt hare assured us.’ 3. If God is our Helper, we can not promise ourselves exemption from those calamities which are a common lot. God was the Helper of the man who wrote our text; but he must nevertheless experience dungeons, stripes, and shipwrecks. God helped the Hebrews; but they must wand er for forty years in the wilderness. lie helped <ur fathers; but there were seven years of fighting before the victory was achieved. Though now He be our Helper, wc may have many years of trial before we reach the promised land —many hard-fought fields before we reach tho Yorktowa of our conflicts. But, on this day ot national jubilee, I would not throw a shadow over your hearts by any gloomy presage of what may be.— j Whatever may yet occur, the past, at least,! is secure—no disaster in the tuture can be reave us of its renown. No subsequent defeats can eclipse the splendor of those achievements which have already immor talized this struggle. There are Great Bethel, smd Bull Run, and Manassas, and Oak Hill, and Lexington, and Leesbarg, and Belmont, and Shiloh, and Vicksburg, and Williamsburg, and Seven Hines, and Richmond—one, two, three, four, five, six. seven times—and Cedar Creek, and Rap pahannock, and Manassas again, and Rich mond in the West; and there they will remain forever! They are consecrated by the blood of patriots, and they can never be S forgotten. For these we come to lift up our gratitude to the Giver of victories. * Win, stateful heim, the pa*t we own; Tlx future, alt lv u* unknown. * We to Thy guardian care commit.’ THE GRAVE. Died—ln Richmond, Va., of typhoid fever, on the 9th of July, 1862, W. T. MITCHELL. The deceased was a citizen of Taytor county, Ga. In obedience to his country’s call, he left home in May last, to join Capt. Wallace’s company, 45th Regiment Georgia Vol unteers—carrying in his bosom Christian, as well as patri otic, sentiments. Bidding farewell to paremts, wife and children, he offered himself a sacrifice for the land of his birth and choice. He joined his company at Guinea Sta tion, marched thence to Ashland and Chickahominy—his noble regiment covering the retreat of General Branch from Ashland to the latter place. His vigorous body, thus ex posed to unwholesome miasmas, contracted the fatal mala dy, and in thirty days his spirit passed into the 1 bouse not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.’ He exhibited much of the grace of patience in his illness, no murmur escaping his lips. He familiarized himself with death, expressed confidence in Christ, and lamented that he had not discharged his duty by following his Saviour in His ordinances. His dear wife, his father, and the writer were with him, to soothe and mollify afllicting pains while far away from home and its endearments. Thus passed away the Christian soldier—the parents’ darling son—the wife’s devoted husband—the children’s do ting father —a brave defender of hiscountry, and a shining moral light in the community. Let surviving friends neith er murmur nor repine; for God is too wise to err, too good to do wrong. Let us bow in humble submission to Heaven’s mandate, knowing that ‘His own soft hand shall wipe the tears From every weeping eye; And pa:ns, and groans, ami griefs, and fears, And death itself shall die.’ B. L. RO3S. [Christian Index and Macon Telegraph are requested to copy.] idFell, in defence of his country, before the enemy, in the late battle at Manassas, on the 30tn of August, 1862, Ser geant REUBEN WILLIAM PYLES, only son of Lewis Pyles, of Cnatto iga county, Ga. —aged twenty-seven years. The subject of this notice was 1 orn in Abbeville District, South Carolina, and emigrated to Georgia in 1852, where he remained until 1880. He then returned to his native State, and engaged in business until Charleston was strongly threatened by the ruthless enemy, when his patriotic soul could stand off no longer. He attached himself to Captain D nald’s company, which joined Moore’s Battalion, and marched to the scene of action. His health failing him in 1861, he came to Georg a on a sick furlough, spent a few weeks with his fattier and the writer, and then returned to his place on the coast. He marched, with his comrades, to Richmond, before the desperate fight in front of that place. From thence he followed his commanders, through blood and carnage, unhurt, until the notabl- day of the 8 th of August, when he fell at his post, gallantly defending his country’s rights. Sergeant P. was an amiable Christian gentleman. He was converted and brought into the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, under the labors of Elder Win. Newton, the writer and others, in company with fifty-two others, in August, 1852. For eight years he was an exemplary member. He is gone to the bosom of Jesus; gone from the baftie field and the roar of cannon, to the peaceful fields of the heavenly Canaan, and to the sweet music of angels and glo rified saints —where father, sister and relatives may meet him, if in Christ they be found. S. M. PYLES. Died—ln Danville, Va., on July 7, 1862, Mr. VALENTINE FLETCHER —aged thirty-three years and twenty-three days. The subject of this notice wag born in Pitt'burg, Penn sylvania, on February 14, 1829. He wag a man of very I tender feelings, kind in disposition, and ever ready to assist ! in the alleviation of the wants of the distressed and needy. !He emigrated to Tennessee in 1852. In 1854, he came to s Snow-hill, Ga., and married Miss E. Addie Chambers, daugh ter of Eider J. R. Cnambers—with whom h > lived until hs left, in the commencement of tho present cruel struggle, with the “ Cobb Mountaineers,” to the seat of war, in the defence of his country. Mr. F. was remarkably kind and tender to his compan ion. He has left a Christian willow to rai.um hor loss ; bnt thanks to the God of all Grace, she has a solace. I herewith transmit a port’on of a letter received by s'B - Fletcher from the army chaplain, who visited her hus band in hie last illeess ; “ Dear Madam :—Your husband had every attention du ring his sickners here. He was visited by me. and often spoke on the subject of religion. He died etrovg in the Faith, trusting in the atonement of our Saviour; ami you may, if faithful, confidently hope to meet him In Ileiven.” 8. M. PYLES. Died—At his residence, in Heard county, Ga., on the 9th of August, 1862, Brother T. H. SMITH, in the twenty-sixth year of his age. Brother Smith was received into the fellowship of the Cet.tral Hatcbee Baptist Church In the year 1852 or 1858, and was ordained Deacon in the year 186(1. From the time of his connection with tho Church, he maintained the char acter of an humble, pious and useful member, being always found in ills place, and ready to do his part. Beloved brother, farewell. Tho* fallen in the vigor of manhood; thou hast fallen with thine armor on ; thou hast fallen, beloved by friends and relatives, and honored by ail who know thee. . When the summons came, he was ready, and fell asleep in Jesus, leaving behind him a heart-stricken wife, two little fatherless daughters, nn aged mother, several brothers and sisters, and many friends, to mourn his loss; but consola tion to all weeping friends, their loss is his eternal gain. W. H. I). J. ELIOT HAYGOOD. To rescue the mernnfy of the lovely from oblivion, is ever a pleasant task. And the chiracter of J. Eliot Haygood. when we consider the affection and respect he manifested for hla parents, the love he eutertained for his relatives, i the amiable morality of his life, and the kind regard he ex hibited for the feelings of those with whom he came in con tact is >-uch as to ciiitm our admiration and to deserve a re -001 and. It requires a character more than ordinarily lovely to excite the love he excited, and to create the chasm in a social Wicle that his loss created. And it must have been a walk of more than ordinary rectitude, and a conversa tion of extraordinary blamelessneas, that called forth from his fellow-soldiers the eulogy, to ihose into whose kaeptnv his languishing body was committed—“that he was a mem ber of the church,” when such, in truth, wag not the case As early as eleven, indeed, he gave evidences ot conversion, but had never real y united with the peop eof God, A let ter written shortly before his death expresses regret that he had not joined the church, and Jn such phrases as tndi ate a real cha; ge of heart. < n his death bed he professed to be a follower of the Lamb and a soldier of the Cross, and wished ihat, he had previously followed his inciiuati -ns and become a member of an earthly church His very last words were such as a Christian only could utter in sinceri ty. Addressing his young friend Hendon, he said, “Dear Press, I am now in a dying state, and I know you are one of my best friends I want you to abandon your wicked ness and meet me in heaven. Vou mast remember what l now say, and be a good boy.” Evidently his spirit was prepared, by regeneration, to i soar away to the regions of ete nai bi as i He was born J.ily 1818, and was named in memory of tlie eminent and godly Apostle to theludtans, Rev. John Eliot. In ISI, when a student of Mercer University, he urgent- j ly petitioned his father, by mail, to permit him to join the i ranks of his country’s defenders; and when permission was j granted, he hastened to j In the Oiarke County Rifle*, now J just eighteen years of a*;e. On the 4 h of September, 1861, his company left Georgia, was received in the 8d Georgia Regiment, I’onamouth. and participated In the b.ttlea of Chb-kahominy, South Milis and (he seven days fight around Richmond; and es peciaily at Malvern Hill, where Kliot narrowly escaped j death, being, as he ex pres ed it, '• spared by the grace oi i God.” In the inarch from Drur>'s B uff to Manassas, he was ts- 1 ken sick, and diefi, of typhoid fevr, at Sa eu. Fauquier i county, Va., on Sept. 4. 1 r6'i just oue year from the time he left ids native State. His last hour, were soothed by the! a;ret kindness of the ia lies of saiera, who were stiuck by ] his atniab e and uncompUlnlng deponment; and atnonc ;• his company these were many whose hea, ts clung to him j with the warmth of true friendship—such as native worth j only can arouse. They, too, evinced tboir love by deeds of j kindness. tiia comrades represent him as a model soidier, ever; cheerfully obedient ud uncomplaining ; mid ait the !ia U-, rhips of oimp life. His le-tersto his parent* breithe the' war me t love and a he .rt softened <>y re ivious prim pies, i which is the only solace they pos.trss in their deep - ffliction. Eliot p ss,ssed artistic genius and as early a* five years of age attracted attention by his stilt In drawing. Very creditable specimens of his ta ent at pintimr remain; aud had he lived he might have attained distinct on as an artist ilts memory deserves to be embalme in the kiude-t -e --coltecd ns of ail who knew him; and his example uee ves to be imitated by ail y-uag men. A. Jn< son Hay good, ttie o ly aunri' log chi’d of bruter and sister Havgood, was baptised In Macon ■ n the SUi inst. [Chrittinn It.dcJe. Oct 15 Several articles received too late for insertion iu the present number, wiR appear iu the next. ‘ Hamilton, Marklcy & Joyner, DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, DYE-STUFFS, PAINTS, OILS, ETC., Concert Hall building, opposite Georgia R.-R. Bank, ATLANTA, GA. 025 ~~ A. C. Vail, -SIGN OP MILLEDGEVILLE CLOTHING STORE- Empire Mouse , Whitehall Street , ATLANTA, Ga., Has a large assortment of READY-MADE CLOTHING, and a large variety of Fancy Articles generally. £c_2s S. D. Niles, Fire and Life Insurance AGENT, [Corner of Whitehall and Alabama streets,] ATLANTA, GA. Oct 18 Hughes, Hagan & Cos., Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of ENVELOPES, ATLANTA, GA., Havißg their new machinery, propelled by steam (in the Franklin Bui ding), are prepared to fill all orders for ENVELOPES. Oct. 1L PF* J. B. Tlppin, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in_ Foreign and Domestic DRY GOODS, Block, on WhitehalljStreet, ATLANTA, GA. Btacli & Root, IMPORTERS and DEALERS IN DRY GOO DS, (Whitehall Street,) ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Oct. 11 3m John Ficlsen, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF SEGARS AND TOBACCO, Snuff, Pipes, Meerschaums, Segar-Cases, Etc., WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA, GA. Oct. 18 3 m D. Mayor. J. Jacobe. J. Kapp It. Mayer, Jacobe & Cos., AUCTION and COMMISSION MERCHANTS, For the sale ot Merchandise, Real Estate, Stocks, Bonds and Negroes, Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. 18. ___ 3m E. M. Edwardy, wholesale and retail dealer in Groceries, Family Supplies, AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Oct. 18 3m A. C. Wyly & Cos., WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Corner of Walton and Peach-tree sts., ATLANTA, GA. O 25 J. T. Porter, WHOLESALE GROCER. AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, Marietta St,, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 025 Thomas F. Lowe & Cos., General Commission Merchants, (exclusively,) For the sale of PRODUCE, and all kinds of MERCHANDISE; Negroes, Real Es ate, &e., &c., (In Daniels’ Block, Peach-tree st., and Winship’s corner, ditto,) ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Thomas F. Lowg. J,ssr Lowe, of Lawrenceville. John C White. W. Powers. White & Powers, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS, DEALERS in PRODUCE, and FAMILY SUPPLIES, Marietta Street, Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 18 3m Robert L,. Crawley Jk Bro., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, (Franklin Building,) ATLANTA, GEORGIA. October 1, 1862. _ Gen. I. R. Foster. J. L. Queen. H. R. Fowler Foster, Queen & Cos.. GROCERS, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ATLANTA, GA., Keep constantly on hand all kinds of PRO VISIONS and Family Supplies. Ruv and sell all kinds ot Tennessee and Country PRODUCE, ?,ud sell Goods consigned to tlie best advantage. Oct. 11. Perino Brown. Thos. P. Fleming. M. L. Licbtenstodt Brown, I'D mini; & Cos., FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMISSION MERCHANTS, (Masonic Hail Building) Deeatur|St, ATLANTA, GA. Advances made on Sugar, MolasseiJJ M 00l and other Produce. Special attention given to the Texas and Georgia trade. Ocn H 3m Anderson, Adair & Cos., WHOLESALE GROCERS, PRODUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, (Whitehall Street, near Georgia R.-R Bank,) ATLANTA, GA. Oct 11. j Pease & Davis, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS I *j PRODUCE and PROVISIONS, AND COMMISSION MERC HANT 8. j (Winship’s irou-fiout etore, Peach Tree st.) ATLANTA, GA. P. P. Pease.] f L - B - DAVIg Ant business entrusted to us will receive prompt attention and returns early made, w e ask oui friends to give us a call when in onrcity. Aiy duce consigned to us will receive every ! our market can give. Also we can make purchases : to the very best advantage, as we are always pos ted in reference to the market prices. February 15, 1882* Wanted.) \ FIELD OF LABOR (one or two Churches - f\ and a small School), in & healthy locality, j Satisfactory references given. Address Elder 1 E. B. Barrett, Irwinton, Ga. Oct 18 RAILROAD GUIDE. Georgia Railroad & Banking Cos Augusta to Atlanta .... 171 Milbs .... Fare $5 60 GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent. Morning PasseAger Train. T*' A ., . (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.) Leave Atlanta daily at 10 A M Arrive at Augusta at 5 04 P M Leave Augusta daily at.. 4A V M Arrive at Atlanta at 5 32 P M Night Passenger Train. Leave Atlanta daily at 7 16 P M Arrive at Augusta at 5 8 q jf ’ v; Leave Augusta at 4 no p aa Arrive at Atlanta at *. 206 A M This road ruus in connection with the trains oi the South Carolina and the Savannah and Aucusta Railroads, at Augusta. ” Macon and Western Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Macon to Atlanta.... 104 Miles.... Fare t 4 50. ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent. Leave Macon at 10 00 a. m Arrive at Atlanta at 4 00 p. m Leave Atlanta at 11 00 u. m Arrive at Macon 4 55 p. m This train connects with Central, South-western and Muscogee railroads at Macon. Western & Atlantic Railroad. Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,...ss. S. ROWLAND, Superintendent. PASSENGER TRAIN. , Leaves Atlanta, nightly, at 7.30, P M Arrives at Chattanooga at 4.51, A M Leaves Chattanooga at 5.00, P M. Arrives at Atlanta at 2.30, A M EXPRESS FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 3.00, A M Arrives at Chattanooga at 2.50, P M Leaves Chattanooga at 3 15, A M Arrives at Atlanta at 3.38, P M ACCOMMODATION PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta at - * - - - 2.00 P. M. Arrives at Kingston at - - -700 PM. Leaves Kingston at - - - 530A. M. Arrives at Atlanta at - - - - 10.50 A. M. This Road connects, each way, with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville & Chatjtanooga Railrcad at Chattanooga. Atlanta and West Point Railroad. Atlanta to West Point 87 Miles Fare $8 50 GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent. MORNING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 2.45, A M Arrives at West-Point at 7.35, A M Leaves West-Point, daily, at 12 46, P Arrives at Atlanta at 5.30, A M EVENING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta 6.00, P. M. Arrive at West Point - - - 11.22, A. M. Leaves West Point - - - - 2.00, P. M. Arrives at Atlanta - - - 6 48, P. M. This Road connects with the Montgomery and West Point Road at West Point. ADymiM School \otice. jgp Miss ANNIE SMfTH, a graduate of a Southern Female College, has just opened a School, for girls and small hoys, in the base ment room of the Second Baptist Church in this city, and respectfully solicits a share of public patronage. For testimonials of scholarship she refers to Prof. U. W. Wise, Pres’t It. D. Mallary, and to Rev. H. C. Hornady. Atlanta, June 6, 1862. NUK ER UNIVERSITY, PEN FIELD, GREENE COUNTV, GEORGIA. FACULTY. President —N. M. Crawford, D. D. Professors —S. P. Sanford, A. M., J. E. Willett, A. M., Win. G. Wood fin, A. M. Theological Seminary.-— Professor NJ M. Craw lord, D. D. DEPARTMENTS. 1. A college course of four years, equal to that of the best colleges in the country. 2. A theological course, of three years, design ed for those who are preparing tor the Gospel Min istry. 3 A scientific course of four years, Including, with some additions, all the studies ot the collegi ate course, except the ancient languages. 4. An academical department, embmcingallwho are not prepared to enter college. COMMENCEMENT AND VACATIONS. The Commencement is held on the second Wed nesday in Juiy. There are two vacations, dividing the year mtd two terms. _ Fall Tctrn begins on the first Wednesday in Sep tember, and closes on the 13th of December. Spring Term begins on the iourth V ednesday in January, and closes on Commencement day. S. LANDRUM, Seci’y Boaid Trustees, July 26, 1862. Savannah, Ga. Janies Mcl’licmon A Cos. UAVE opened next door North of BEACH & ROOT’S Store on Whitehall Street, a new and select Stock of BOOKS AND STATIONERY, Together with an endless variety of fancy arti cles, such as, ENGRAVINGS, GOLD PENS AND PEN CILS,, WINDOW SHADE SAND GILT CORNICES , PICTURE FRAMES „ WA L L PA PER , FIRE SCREENS , RICH CHINA AND PARIAN VASES , PARIAN FIG URES, dr.., dr. Foreign Books imported to order. Teachers and Merchants supplied at Charles ton prices, freight on ly added. Mf*Picture Fninics nutue to older. Remember the New Book Store oj jas. McPherson & Cos. l rankiin I*rnlinj. r Home, ATLANTA, GA. Having purchased ot Messrs. Wood, Hanleiter, Rice A Cos. their entire establish ment, favorably known as the lrankiin Printing House, we would respect fully ask a continuance of the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed on them, and promise to use every exertion to render entire satis faction. Our facilities for the printing sn [binding of BOOKS; and for genera n ! a reliable S tu<* Printing and Bu.dv.y ■ Material now on hand, and w ill oe kept for the purpose of suppling any demand. O ne V 1 J. J. TOON & CO.