The Covenanter; Devoted to the Principles of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Volume 12 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...Oct. 24. By cash from Rev. A. Stevenson, collected at farewell meeting, New York, per J. A. Long, ....... $5.00 Nov. 1. By cash from Craftsbury congregation, $48.87; from Mrs. Ruth Gilfillan, do., $3; total per Rev. J. M. Beattie, ... 51.87 From Hugh Parks, 555; Martha Parks, $1; E. and T., $1; all of Miami congregation, per llev. J. B. Johnston, ... 7.00 From Pittsburgh and Allegheny congregations, per Rev. T. Sproull, 88.00 4. From Robert Jordan, of St. Paul, Min. Ter., 353; James Aiton, of do., $-1; and from Walnut Ridge congregation, per Isaiah Reed, 314; total per Rev. J. M. Willson, ... 21.00 7. From Rehoboth congregation, Iowa, per George S. Carlisle, . 45-00 VILLIAM Buowu, Treasurer of Foreign.Mi.tsion. Great Reduction in the price of the latter publz'catz'on. L. Scott 8: . Co., New York, continue to publish the following leading British Periodic'-als. The great and important events--Religions, Political, and Military--now agitating the nations of the old woiltl, give to these publications an interest and value they never before possess-tlt They occupy a middle ground between the hastily written newsitems, crmle speculntions, and flying rumours of the newspaper, and the ponderous tome ot the historian, written long after the living interest in the facts he records shall have passed away. The progress of the war in the East occupies a large space in their pages. Every movemert is closely criticised, whether of friend or of foe, and all shortcomings fearlessly pointed out. The letters from the CRIMEA and from the BALTIC in Blar-kwooil's Magazine, from two of its most popular contributors, give a more intelligible and reliable account of the movements of the great belligerents than can elsewhere be fmunl. These periodicals...