BOARD OF PUBLICATION. PUBLISHING HOUSES, 821 AND 1334 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Letters relating to donations of books and tracts, the appointment of Colporteurs, and the general interests of the Board, to be addressed to the Rev. WILLIAM E. SCHENCE, D.D. Corresponding Secre tary, No. 821 Chestnut street. Manuscripts, and communications concerning matter offered for publication, should be sent to the Rev. JOHN W. DULLES, Editorial Secretary, No. 1334 Chestnut Street. Reports of Col porteurs, remittances of money, donations, and orders for books, to be addressed to Mr. WINTHROP SARGENT, Superintendent of Colportage and Treasurer, No. 821 Chestnut street. Subscriptions to The Presbyterian Monthly Record, and the Sabbath-School Visitor, and payments for the same, to be addressed to Mr. PETER Walker, No. 821 Chestnut Street. Working of the Board of Publication. The work of reorganization in the Board of Publication is going forward with notable success and harmony. The Board is large, numbering forty-eight, but it contains no "dead heads," all are working members, active, earnest, and intelligent men. A happy harmony has characterized the meetings of the Board and its Committees, as well as freedom in discussion of measures proposed, and the result has been great unanimity in conclusions. The entire work has been divided into five branches, and entrusted to as many Committees, each caring for its own department and reporting its actions for approval at the monthly meetings of the Board. These Committees are (1) The Publishing Committee, to which is given the examination of all manuscripts for books and tracts; (2) The Periodical Committee, having the oversight of the periodicals of the Board; (3) The Missionary Committee, with the charge of the colporteur work, gratuitous distribution and Sunday-School work; (4) The Business Committee, with oversight and charge of the business and property of the Board; and (5) the Auditing Committee, by which bills from all of the departments are examined and approved for payment. These Committees cover the ground of the varied lines of labour with which this important Board is charged, and, as these lines in many points touch and intermingle, the two Secretaries have been made members of all (except the Auditing Committee) so as to keep each informed with. regard to what is the state of business in the other Committees. These Committees have all organized and commenced their labours. The only unsettled questions are in the Business department. The Board has two houses, each with a business of its own, that of the late "Old School" at 821 Chestnut Street, and that of the "New School" at 1334 Chestnut Street. Until new buildings are erected on the latter site, where the Board will have its future home, it is not possible to combine entirely the business and stock of the two concerns. With this exception, the Board is now practically, as well as legally, an undivided unit. To Dr. Schenck has been assigned the office of Corresponding Secretary, with charge of the Missionary department, colportage work, grants, and those general executive duties associated with that post. Mr. Dulles is Editorial Secretary, with the duties which the title indicates. The two secretaries, as far as their other duties will permit, will visit our ecclesiastical bodies, to represent the Board and receive and make suggestions as to its work. A Building Committee, composed of admirable material, has in hand the preparation of plans for the Board's Publication House. It is desired that, without the needless expenditure of a dollar, a building shall be put up on the site of the "Presbyterian House," (using all of the present building that is valuable,) which shall be adapted to the work to be done by the Board and afford apartments for other Boards, and also be a credit to the Presbyterian Church. To those not familiar with Philadelphia we may say, that the lot on which the present "Presbyterian House" stands is on Chestnut Street, directly opposite to the United States Mint, and that it is one of the most desirable in the whole city. Indeed we could hardly point to a more satisfactory location should we search the city with that view. The sale of the house of the " Board," at 821 Chestnut Street, will afford sufficient funds for the erection of the rear building and the central connecting building, and those will be first put up. For means for that part of the structure fronting on Chestnut Street, the Board will look to its friends. There are those, we are very sure, who will not hesitate to strengthen this arm of the Church's power by aiding in giving to the Presbyterian Church in the United States a House of Publication suited to the position of the denomination and to the work it has to do. Good Results. It is very pleasant to receive such letters as one which recently came to us from a Domestic Missionary in Iowa, and which tells of the good results immediately following the grant of a few books to his Sabbath-school. Very gladly would the Board help every Home Missionary within the bounds of our Church in the good work of building up Sabbath-schools, if the churches would but supply its treasury with the means so to do. This Iowa brother writes as follows: "I desire to acknowledge the kindness of the Board of Publication in helping us, in our need, to some Sabbath-school books. "The little amount that we could raise by great effort was insufficient; and had not the Board, through you, supplemented the amount by donation, we would still have been poorly off. Our Sabbath-school has greatly increased, and, I doubt not, much of the increased interest is from the library. I know that this field is not without many just like it in the bounds of the Church. While they all need the missionary to break the word of life to them, they also need a religious literature for Sabbathschools and the home circle. There are many so poor that they cannot buy shall they then be left without books, or shall the treasury of the Board be so aided that they may receive from it supplies? The missionary needs these helps, that his work may prosper. My prayer is that your Board may be remembered by the givers of the Church, so as to enlarge your work." 66 An Excellent Volume. The following notice of one of the Board's recent publications has been sent to us, unrequested, from a gentleman of high literary standing. This is but one of many warm commendations of the book we have heard: 'MARGARET GORDON; OR, CAN I FORGIVE. By Mrs. Sarah A. Myers. 'Another, and the latest, of the excellent Sunday-school books from the gifted pen of Mrs. Myers, whose popular books are found in almost all our Sunday-school libraries. The book sets forth the Christian virtues of forgiveness and humility, and these are lessons needed now as much as ever. There is much silent, uncomplaining heroism often found in the faithful performance of what are sometimes called the minor duties of domestic life, and in this book this is the teaching of the story. Many of the story books for the young leave the readers to draw their own moral lessons, but in 'Margaret Gordon' the scriptural, devotional, and practical reflections of the author recall the attention to the moral uses, the noble ends, of the discipline of duties faithfully performed. They are sermon stories on the domestic and personal virtues, and just such as are needed in every library, especially in these days of general reading, in which the young folks are giving themselves almost exclusively to the light sentimental novel. We need some books like 'Margaret Gordon,' that shall serve the more solid and more useful purpose, of giving lessons that shall better fit the reader for the Christian conduct of life." We will only add that this book is not a fiction, but is founded throughout on actual occurrences within the knowledge of the writer. This is particu. larly true in regard to the singular discovery of some stolen articles by the blowing down of a tree, apparently the most improbable circumstance related in the volume. Andres Dunn. The story of Andrew Dunn has done good service in opening the eyes of Roman Catholics in many lands. In Spain its circulation has been blessed, and by it men have been led into the true way of life. The Board now issue it in the Spanish language as Andres Dunn, especially for use by our missionaries in the Spanish speaking lands of South America. 72 pages. 18mo. Price 15 cents. $16 17 DONATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE MISSIONARY FUND OF THE PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION, SINCE LAST ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Phy of Albany-Johnstown ch 22 17; New Scotland ch 14; 1st ch, Bethlehem 10 Rapids 11: Fairview and Solon ch, "Rev C P 26 08 2 35 Sab 59 45 13 50 11 30 Phy of Bureau-Camden ch 6; Camden ch Ply of Cedar-Wilton ch 7 58; 2d ch Cedar Pby of Cincinnati-Reading ch 9 45; Springdale BOARD OF CHURCH ERECTION. Corresponding Secretary, Rev. H. R. WILSON, D.D., 30 Vesey Street, New York. It is known to most of our churches, but perhaps not to all, that by the act of the late General Assembly, the Boards of Church Extension and Church Erection were united in one, under the name of The Board of Church Erection, whose seat of operation is at No. 30 Vesey Street, New York. At the first meeting of the Board, held June 13th, the following officers were unanimously elected, viz: Rev. J. Few Smith, D.D., President, Rev. John Thomp son, D.D., Vice President, and Rev. H. R. Wilson, D.D., Corresponding Secretary. At a subsequent meeting held July 11th, Nathan Lane, Esq., was elected TreaIn future, all moneys intended for this cause, should be sent to Nathan Lane, Treasurer, No. 69. Wall Street, and all other correspondence to Rev. H. R. Wilson, D.D., Corresponding Secretary, No. 30 Vesey Street. surer. As the Board enters upon its new career of usefulness, it is earnestly desired and fondly hoped, that it will not only retain the hold which the old Boards had upon the churches, but that, with greatly renewed zeal and increased liberality, it will be sustained and carried forward in its efforts to build up the waste places of Zion, and establish the Lord's house on the very tops of the mountain, that both the valleys and the hills may be made to rejoice together before the Lord. To enable us to do this, we must mainly rely upon the voluntary beneficence of the churches. DONATIONS TO THE BOARD OF CHURCH ERECTION, JUNE 1870. Pby of Missouri River-Brownsville.ch $10.00 Pby of Bureau-Millersburg ch 18; Coal Valley ch 8 Pby of Zanesville-Madison ch 18 00 Pby of Hudson-Hopewell ch 10 00 26 00 Pby of Ncosho-Fort Scott ch "a penny a day" 7 00 |