The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-18
PRosP EcTUs
For publishing Monthly Periodical in Wash
ington, D. c., called
THE NATIONAL RECORDER
RELIGIOUS ANDLITERARy INT


| By l.. JOHNSON
pages, with single double cover for one dollar
year
Whilst giving due attention TO the miscrrsneou. rend
ing ually found Ia periodical, Of this kind II Will no
NANNY devoted 10 the following objects:
rr 10 give Information of all that may be done in The.
Legislative and Executive Departments Of the Ger
Government reianng To The interests OF Religion
/ IN me Legislative Department il will embrace The
PHI. OF an thai may be done in Congress SUBJECT
inciunng ae services Of Chapa.ns the House and
Nun nf'eI sketches OF the sermons that may be
IN the Executive Department it will embrace al ,haE
y, %';,a, 9 ch"Piun >etVice IN The Army NJ Navy
~ hiary Posts, during Campaigns, AT Nj iIary and
senooIs, III sea go ny vessels and ing ships
Home or Asylum BY facilities for ob.aininy inf,I
aio al Tue Departments la Washington by cores
ponuenee WIN ChsplHhs we shall be enabled pro
'uC Gf 'huc' lnai Is Interesting Ia The pa lie.
The seco. OBJECT will he To collect Statistical infor-
ahu 70 publish hnder the head Of each STATE ard
h oty al hat &c nies to the interests OF Re
hsion This Will embrace the number OF ficiay-reeog
ep yrsgy men employ AS pastors or Otherwise, the
na~Oer OF church I'd fees and church members
win The number Sddrd annually each csnet churea
oigahSahNh' We shall enter upon su"h plan OF
as VIII enable us 10 this informal
WIN more than Approximate accuracy, together with
many fther facts ana statistics relating gious mat
,ers which never enter into the Schedules Of the
united States census,
The third obieo' viii he notice ali that is new and
increasing "a Lrora:urr and Science omitiins 10 be-
SLOW special attention upon the of lie ci,rss annu
any delivered and the scientific deve opIsenis mace
known al The Smithsonan Institution also the Coast
survey Obce, tn National Observ atoty and OF The Sci
en,ihc at The Patent Once we shall furnish no
uccs OF Literary Conventions and
io also OF such books and periodicals are intended
10 promote popular eduesno
VIII be readily that the whole practical va ue OF
ms work lies ~ the complete Rccolnp shmrnt of Tie
ooects ptlosed To elect this, shall the kindly
G. operation OF three classes editors clerRymeu
and he respected heads OF All the Institutions of science
and learning IN The United ses, and each we
nave dIstInct rroposlIon.
The FIRST number OF the Recorder will be dated
uary, Icy but, as will contain among other thsh2
an important al TO Congr which shou Id nPS H.
placed IA the hands Ofevey clergy every leet tr
ms periodical will be neither sectaran potcsI IN
us character AT earlier date, intend 10 ia the
hrs number Early In December We therefore re-
spec fuly propose TO all ergymen who will send Us
with their address, dollar that will send them The
Recorder two years two Numbers for one wear or
me hrst number only 10 all who will enclose JotT iT
stamps 49, N
To The editors Of all periodicals and ne uspapers-ex
cePng those Which are only political aud secuar-whO
viii give tsis Prospectus one Insertion send Us The
husF containing H. we propose advertise the mans.
ana locality OF their paper cover through one
year rot presidents or Principals OF all ersry Insti.
uuons VINO Subscribe ior the Recorder we will insert
ue name and place Of their institution proposed
editors
Address National Recorder, Washington, d.. CT
The RELIGIOUS REcoRDkR.-We cen freely connend
o the patronage OF the religious public The paper OF
which the prospectus appears in another olsmn the
.dh0r DR. Johnson having been from CONNIE nj
d them the reporter aHd writer of the weekly SabboA
Reuetos which have appeared in the haieissnesr for
several years past and boh hi. Character ana
IRE highly appreciated by the class OF our civ