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Contributors to The Banner. Rev. It. C. llornady, Atlanta, Ga. ec J. M. Wood, Newnan, Ga. “ J. S. Baker, Thomasville, Ga. “ D. P. Everett, Orange Hill, Fla. “ N. M. Crawford, Penfield. Ga. “ J. 11. Campbell, State Evangelist. “ J. R. Graves, in the Army. “ B. F. Tharp, Perry, Ga. “ W. N. Ciiaudoin, Albany, Ga. “ R. J. Mays, Florida. “ A. E. Dickinson, Riciiinuiid, Va. “ W. D. Mayfield, South Carolina. M. W. Philips, Edwards, Miss. Oc baptist fanner. MS Wx® fMH ■ M .T “Holy Bible, —Book Divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine.” ATLANTA, GFEORGFIA: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 18.G2. Special Notice. Having sold the entire interest in The Banner to brother Jas. N. Ells, 1 bespeak for him a continuance of the patronage here tofore extended to the paper. He is prac tically acquainted with the newspaper business, and is a gentleman every way qualified to furnish a good Baptist paper. I shall continue to contribute to the columns of the paper, and will labor and pray for its success and usefulness in the future. Brother J. J. Toon, of the Franklin Printing House, is entitled to the credit of the typographical execution, as far as the presswork is concerned. I allude to this for the reason that no paper in the confed eracy is more neatly'printed than this. Hereafter, those sending money letters to the jtapcr will be particular to address them to The Baptist Banner, and not to me individually. This is made the more imperative as brother Ells will have the entire control of the financial department of the paper. We hope the brethren will labor to increase the number of subscribers, and that The Banner may longwave in our Baptist Zion. 11. C. llornady. The establishment known as The Banner and Baptist has been purchased by the undersigned, who will continue its pub lication in this city. We have no new promises to make— simply recording our determination to do our best to furnish the reading public with an acceptable home paper. The editor will be assisted by several able writers (including 11. C. H.) who will favor The Banner with their productions ; and nothing will be left undone to retain for our paper its present fair prospects. 'Thanking our friends, new and old, for their cheering words and liberal patronage, we to-day take a fresh start in journalism, resolved, under Heaven’s blessing, to know no such word as ‘ fail.’ J ames N. Ells A Co. Passing Away. 'The voice of universal nature proclaims that all things earthly are fleeting and Iran sitory. We look at the landscape clothed with beauty, ornamented with flowers of the fairest hue, and rich with verdure ; but, yet a little while and winter will invade the beautiful fields and hills and valleys, and, with a relentless hand, shroud in gloom the gorgeous scenery. We behold the sky drawn above us as a magnificent canopy, dyed in azure arid beautiful with pictures of fl >ating silver ; but as we gaze upon the beautiful scenery, the world, awhile radiant with beauty, is mantled in darkness. Man looks upon these changes in nature and seems unconscious of the fact that he . too is as perishable as they, and seems heedless of the warning voice that tells him * Dust thou art, an*d unto dust shaft thou j return.’ Although journey ing to the tomb, j he wastes his priceless time in seeking the applause of a dying world ; and if a few i moments of renown are given him he risks his relinquishment of an eternity of happi ness, and speeds recklessly on to encounter | (he wrath of an offended God. He mounts i the highest pinnacle of earthly greatness, | and from its dizzy heights looking dow n 1 upon the conquered world beneath him, for- i gets the fleeting nature of his fame, and the j solemn lesson taught him by his own mor-| tality. Yet, while he is enthusiastic in his efforts to magnify his greatness, a change ’ comes over the scene —and falling from the high eminence he had attained, he, once the recipient of such honor, has receded from | our sight forever, and stands before the judgment-bar of God, repenting that while, upon earth he neglected t«» secure heaven. s«b BAR’xssa basssb. If we examine the history of man we will find that it is not a mere theory, but an in controvertible truth, that worldly prosper ity is too fickle in its character to authorize the zealous effort of pursuit or the constancy of a hope. We read that a fair young queen, upon whom all the blessings of fortune were lavished with profusion, born to the enjoy ment of all the rank and splendor of the world, lived to lament that she had ever beheld the light of day; and, falling from a monarch’s throne to a captive’s cell, with mournful truthfulness, did heart-broken Alary say, ‘ The world’s false greatness has no charms for me.’ Time would fail us to give the many melancholy instances of the fall of proud and lofty heroes, of whom Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, or Al exander are not the greatest. But although as an individual, man’s prosperity passes away suddenly and leaves no traces of its grandeur and magnificence behind, are the great empires, governments and countries of the world subjected to the same law of decay. Behold Spain upon whose throne was seated two of the most illustrious rulers the world has ever seen, who raised their country to the highest state of honor and glory; during w'hose reign events trans pired that concerned not only particular nations but the whole universe, and will have an influence on the destinies of nations yet to come. The empire which threatened the demolition of England with the ‘invin cible armada,’ is fallen. Superstition has entwined her iron bands around the once enlightened people of Spain. Man, to perpetuate his deeds, rears the lofty monument and erects gigantic pyra mids ; then contemplates, with satisfaction, the magnificence of his achievements.— Soon they, too, will pass away. Is there nothing that will survive a burning world ? Yes. God has implanted in the frail, earth ly building an immortal soul. It will never pass away. Death will come to break the prison door and give the soul—the child of immortality—its liberty. The waves of eternity will bear it over surging billows to the land of rest and eternal bliss. The Christian enters the tomb to leave the per ishing things of />arth, and to enjoy the bliss of an eternal heaven. u- » Our Name.—Throwing our colors to the breeze, we will henceforth be known,hailed and designated as ‘The Baptist Banner.’ While glorying in the name, and determin ing to battle, when necessary, for the tri umph of reason over error, in denomina tional contests, our columns shall never be charged with bigotry, unfairness or preju dice. On all questions of doctrine or polity, both sides shall have a fair hearing. Arrangements are in progress which will soon enable us to announce a list of con tributors to the Literary department of our journal, embracing the names of several ladies and gentlemen who are favorites of the reading public. All who would favor the development of home talent, are solicit ed to extend the circulation of The Baptist Banner. Autumn.—Of all seasons, surely that of autumn appeals more eloquently to the heart and more fancifully to the brain than any other. Just loosened from the hand of summer, September starts on his youthful journey to burnish with brightest gold the sheen of dreamy October. With the going of November, the flowers have passed away, save here and there in some sheltered nook a timid bud may’shed its bloom, like better thoughts in the recesses of man’s rugged heart; and the sere and yellow leaf of the ‘present month speaks in a yet unwritten but powerful language, the dying out of the living, the passing away of life. There is a poetry in the autumn winds and autumn flowers as they pass together, sighing and dying, that appeals with pecu liar eloquence to every mind and to every heart. Pregnant with lessons of inestima ble worth, ’tis well that even among the lowest and lowliest creatures on earth there are some who, spite of wish for gain, him- ■ ger for bread and thirst for fame, can step 1 (aside from the busy haunts of men, to learn wisdom and to love her teachings. We have made arrangements to have in ! leach number a special department of origi-, nal and selected reading suited to the wants ,of our Soldiers, and those who have rela-1 Itives in the army can not confer a greater , benefit upon them than to send each of them a copy of the paper. We will send the paper to soldiers at $2,50 a copy, be-1 • cause we ar3 particularly desirous that our brave boys should have the means of|, spiritual improvement in some available ■ form. Take Notice ’ lUe can not—we do not—we not Take individual change bills in payment for Thf. Banner. They are useless to us here, and if our friends send them, it will only incur post jiige in returning them. Send us bills on some 1 Bank, or Confederate notes. Those sending un- , current money will fail to receive the paper, the , money being held subject to their order, and in which case they will { ’ease er»'k»se stamp to pay; ! postage. The War. A report is in circulation that Burnside has been superceded by Hooker. Somebo dy who ran the blockade says he saw it in the Northern papers. A telegram to the Advertiser & Register from Okalona, the 3d, says, we learn from official sources that the Yankee force at Bo livar, Tenn., consists of three regiments; at Grand Junction, one; at Davis’Mill, one. The force which advanced from Grand Junction last Friday morning, numbers 80 regiments, comprising 35,000 men. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston has taken com mand of the Confederate Western Army. His headquarters fur the present are at Chattanooga. One Way to Do Good.—Dean Swift once, when asked to preach a charity ser mon, went into the pulpit and selected the text, “He that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord ’ As his sermon was no lon ger than his w.e herewith place it be ‘ fore our readers, viz : ‘lf you like the se curity, down with the dust.’ An association of ladies in our midst, called the Dorcas Society, is now doing much good by preparing garments and oth er necessaries for the indigent—and ourcit ■ izens have an opportunity of aiding the good work by contributing their means i through this medium. It is generally con ceded that one woman is worth half a do zen men in the distribution of alms and i the apportionment of relief. The sedulous, laborious, pains taking charity of the gentle sex accomplishes more with the fragments ; and remnants that else might be wasted, than man’s blundering gifts, made out of whole cloth, can effect. High Prices.—Prices for everything convertible into food continue to rule high in this locality. Those who little re sponsibilities to meat are now paying, in the market, live cents a pound for . beefsteak, ditto for mutton, and forty cents • pork. Salt, at one dollar a pound. Butter, $1.50 a pound. Other things in proportion. What will the very poor peo ple do ? r Disguise it if you please, but it doesn’t take a very wise man to see, just now, that sellers generally rate their produce three times as high in paper money—we mean Confederate money —as they are willing to take in specie! This thing will have to be stopped, if serious trouble would be avoid ed. Our people, as a whole, are peaceable and law-abiding—but even forbearance sometimes ceases to be a virtue. Let mat ters go on thus a little while longer, and nothing could induce us to stand in the shoes of some traders, in town and coun try, who openly assert, by their actions, that ten dollars of Confederate money will buy no more meat and bread than five dol lars in gold or silver. We were pleased to meet with brother W. F. Wells, editor of the Louisiana Bap tist, who dropped in to see us, on Tuesday last. He was on his way to Virginia, hav ing in charge a large amount of clothing for the Louisiana troops, contributed by the citizens from Bienville parish. Brother W. was looking well, and we were pleased to hear that the prospects of his interesting journal are flattering. The Evangelical Pulpit.—The eighth number of this monthly has been received. It contains an impressive discourse by Rev. C. D. Mallary, entitled ‘The Vibrations of the Christian’s Heart between Earth and Heaven,’ and a selected sermon, ‘Thy Hid den Ones,’ by W. Jay. The ‘Pulpit’ is published by Messrs. Wilkes & Marshall, Forsyth, Ga., at SI.OO per annum. Success to it. Sudden Death.—Miss Hattie IT. Green, daughter of Mr. W. E. Green, died very suddenly on Sabbath morning last, at the residence of a relative in this city, with whom she had* been boarding. She was i out visiting the previous afternoon, in usual [good health, complained of feeling unwell at tea-time, and at four o’clock on Sabbath morning was a corpse. The deceased was attending the female College, and a tribute to her memory, from her fellow-pupils, will i be found in the appropriate column. Municipal Election.—At the election in this city on Wednesday, Hon. Jas. M. Calhoun was re-elected Mayor by a large majority. The following gentlemen com pose liuard of Aidermen : Ist Warn—l. E. Bartlett, S. B. Oatman ; 2d Ward— J. E. Williams, E. K. Rawson; 3d Ward—J. G. Kelley, F. D. Thurman ; 4th Ward—E. R. Sasseen, Jas. Noble; sth , Ward—C. W. Hunnicutt, P. Brown. < Death of Judge L. W. Crook.—The Dalton Times announces the death of Judge L. W. Crook, who departed this life on the 2t;th ult., at his residence in Dalton. The deceased was a native of Spartanburg Dis trict, S. C., but has resided in this State since IS2I. He was an able lawyer, and devoted to his profession-.- Ordination. At a call of the Baptist Church at Union, Warren county, Elders L. G. Steed, T. B. West, John J. 11. Harris—together with the pastor, brother J. H. Stockton —met on the 26th of September, to ordain to the work of the Gospel ministry, brother Jo sephus Hillman, whose ordination was call ed for by the Mill Creek Church in Glas cock county. The order of exercises was as follows: The ordination sermon was preached by Elder L. G. Steed from 2 Corinthians ii., 17— ‘ For we are not as many which cor rupt the Word of God ; but as of sincerity, but as of God in the sight of God speak we in Christ.’ Examination of the candi date by Eld. T. B. West; ordination pray er by Elder John J. 11. Harris; imposi tion of hands by the Presbj tery. The charge was delivered and Bible presented by Elder J. H. Stockton. After which the right hand of fellowship was extended by the Presbytery and church to the candidate. [For 77ie Baptist Bannor.] Army Colportage. We feel under many obligations to brethren and friends for the interest they have taken in the work of Army Colportage, but we hope they will not permit what they have done to interfere with what they in tend to do in the future. We have four colporteurs now in the field, and as their salaries are falling due, we must have mon ey to pay them. Will not the brethren send us money at once, so that wq can go on with this great and good work? We know you can spare something for the spir itual benefit of the soldiers; and we urge you, by the love of country, and especially by the love of Christ, to help us. Several ’ of our brethren, who subscribed at the Bethel Association, have not paid, and we earnestly request them to send forward, one half to the undersigned and the other half to brother M. T. Sumner at Marion, Ala. We would also call the attention of the brethren to the importance of forwarding money to send The Banner to the soldiers. They will read the religious newspaper, and many of our brethren can spare $5 or $lO for this purpose. Brethren, will you help the soldier on his way to heaven ? H. 0. llornady, Local Agent Army Colportage, Atlanta, Ga. [For The Baptist Banner.] t Then and Now. Richmond, Va., Nov. 20, 18G2. 1 Twenty months ago when large armies ’ were being gathered at various points in j the South for the defence of our homes, and when among all the tens of thousands there was not to be found a single colpor teur, the Baptist Board in this city deter- 1 mined to give its entire energies to this de partment of Christian enterprise. Then it seemed to many that such labors would be , in vain. Many would inquire coldly, “Do you think it possible that the soldiers will read what you print, or that they will have any disposition to hear the, Gospel?” This was the feeling in the hearts of many pious ministers even. Thus, though appeal after appeal was sent forth, it was very rare that any response was received. Now, everywhere men of all classes have their attention turned to the soldier’s spiritual necessities. Over $40,000 have been contributed into our treasury, with which millions of winged messengers have been sent forth on their mission of love and life. Hundreds of pious men are flock ing to the army to tell the glad news of a Saviour’s love. Revivals of religion, pow erful and wide-spread, are being enjoyed in the camp and hospital. With glad hearts Christian people are exclaiming, “ Behold what God hath wrought!” Surely there is enough in this wonderful change to encourage all to engage in such labors of love. Let this subject be agita ted in our churches and around our fire sides. Let the Word of God go forth on the printed page and on the loving lips of faithful colporteurs, and greater displays of converting power will be realized. A. E. Dickinson, Superintendent Army Colportage. Abbeville, Miss., Nov. 22, 1862. To the Baptist Banner : Through brother S. H. Ford, L. L. I)., of Louisville, Ky., I learned you were still in existence, having stemmed the flood of this cruel war. In the army a religious paper is seldom found; but when one makes its appearance, ’tis carefully read.— I have been acting as chaplain for about ten months, have held two meetings of consid erable interest, baptized thirty-eight, and witnessed the hopeful conversion of many others. My labors have been greatly bless ed, and for it to God be the praise. Other chaplains in our division (General Price’s) have held several interesting meetings, and their labors have been abundantly blessed. We are in great need of Testaments ; can you inform me how a supply can be had ? I should like to read your paper very much. It would be read by the soldiers < also. If reading matter could be had, gam- . bling and many other vices would be meas urably counteracted. The work of the chaplain is an important one, and can be ' seen by noticing the morals of the different regiments. The army regulations are def cient in regard to chaplains, and should be ( corrected. Let me know how Testaments can be obtained—the price, expressage, &c. 1 Yours in hope, G. W. Rogers, Chaplain 3d Miss. Infantry, 1 Ist Brigade, Ist Division, ( Army of Tennessee, . Abbeville, Miss, j Terms of The Banner and Baptist i three dollars a year, in advance. ' j Coffee. A lady friend of the Huntsville Indepen dent sends the following extract to that pa per for publication. When coffee is selling at the present exorbitant prices, it is neces sary that some expedient should be resort ed to, to circumvent the coffee speculators in their unpatriotic design to grow rich by speculating in an article which has almost become a necessary of life. Let our lady friends try the dandelion root: EXTRACT FftOM “ ROUGHING IT IN THE BUSH.” By Mrs. Moodie. The first year we came to this country, 1 met with an account pf dandelion coffee, published in the New York Albion, given by a Dr. Harrison, of Edinburgh, who ear nestly recommended it as an article of gen eral use. “ It possesses,” he says. “ all the fine fla vor and exhilerating properties of coffee, without any of its deleterious effects. The plant being of a soporific nature, the coffee made from it, when drank at night, produ ces a tendency to sleep, instead of exciting wakefulness, and may be safely used as a cheap and wholesome substitute for the Arabian berry, being equal in substance and flavor to the best Mocha coffee.” 1 tried the experiment and found it quite clean, without depriving them of the fine brown skin which covers them, and which contains the aromatic flavor, which so near ly resembles coffee that it is diflicult to dis tmguish it from it while roasting. I cut my roots into small pieces, the size of a kidney bean, and roasted them on an iron baking-pan, in the stove-oven, until they were as brown and crisp as coffee. 1 then ground and transferred a small cup full of the powder to the coffee pot, pouring upon it scalding water, and boiling it for a few moments briskly over the fire. The result was beyond my expectations. The coffee proved excellent—far superior to the com ’ mon coffee we procured at the stores. For ■. years we used no other article. Experi ence taught me that the root of the dande ’ lion is not so good, when applied to this \ purpose, in the spring, as it is in the fall. ' The time of gathering in the potato crop is the best suited for collecting and drying the ' roots of the dandelion. Those who want ( to keep a quantity for winter use may wash and cut up the roots, and dry them on boards in the sun. They will keep for years, and can be roasted when required. Sensible lalk. —ln noticing the fact that the investment of treasury notes in Confederate bonds is daily increasing, our neighboT of the Intelligencer goes on to say that capitalists begin to see the advantages to be derived in such investment, and are crowding the Treasury Departments, as we sec by our exchanges, with their applica tions for bonds. For ourself, we have wondered that any man, who holds Treas ury Notes, and does not wish to use them for any immediate purposes, should hesi tate in applying for Bonds for them. Cer tainly the bonds, should peace be proclaim ed within a year, will be a better paying investment than any personal or real estate at the present enormous prices. Every man of sense must know that the present fabulous prices paid for real estate are the effects of a redundant currency and the fears entertained that it will depreciate after the war. Some are so alarmed at the financial future, though successful in their specula tions, that they seem to be willing to give any prices for property, to get rid of the Treasury Notes with which their pockets are lined. Too late will this class of men find that they have made a great financial mistake; that the true policy of capitalists, or those who have made money by the war, was to sustain and not to depreciate the currency of the Government. We care not how much this class of our peo ple lose by their folly. In their cases, in less than two years, the adage will be il lustrated, 11 come light, yo light." We advise our citizens to follow the ex ample of the ablest financiers and financial institutions in the Confederacy, and invest their surplus capital in Confederate Bonds. At the present inflated prices for property, undoubtedly this will prove the most prof itable investment. This is the season for ague and fever, and we understand the disease is quite prevalent. Ihe scarcity of quinine has been so great that a number of substitutes for Peruvian bark have been suggested. We are informed that simple cotton seed tea is equal in every respect to the quinine, and that it has not failed in a single instance to effect a cure in the many cases in which it has been used. In the South, where Cotton is one of our greatest staples, the virtues of its seed ought very easily to be proven, as there is no difficulty whatever in procu ring them m abundance. Surely it is worth a fair and full trial. A Princely Present. —‘ P. W. A.,’ the Richmond correspondent of the Savan nah Republican, says: It is reported that John Fraser & Co., of Charleston, have made a present to the Government of a splendid war steamer, completely armed and equipped. This patriotic house has heretofore rendered most valuable service in the great struggle in which we are en gaged.