The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-09
PROsPE CTUs
For publishing Monthly Periodical in Wash
ington, D. c., called
THE NATIONAL RECORDED.
OF RELIGIOUS AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.
BY l.. d. JOHNSON.

THE National Recorder" will contain sixteen quaro
Il pages, with a single double cover for dollar
year
Whilst giving due attention TO the miscellaneous read
ing Usually found in periodicals. of this kind it will be
mainly devoted TO the following objects:
First to give information of all that may be done in the
Legislative aad Executive Departments of the Gener
Government relating TO the interests of Religion.
In the Legislative Department il will embrace the
spirit all that may be done Congress this subject
including the services of Chaplans IN the House and
SENATE with bret sketches of the sermons that NAV be
delivered tefOre Congress.
In the Executive Department it will embrace all thai
relates the Chaplain service in The Army Navy.
Military Posts during Campaigns, d Military and
Naval Schools, IN gong vessels and receiving ships
Homes Asylum> BY the facilities for obtaining infor
nation the Departments in Washington, and by
POndence with Chsplans, we shall be enabled to pro-
dUce much that Il interesting 10 the puOlic.
The second object will be TO collect Statistical infor
nation and publish, under the head of each State and
Territory all that ales the general interests of Re-
gion. This will embrace The number of ohciallyrecog
nised clergymem employed pastors Otherwise the
number of church edhces aud church members together
win the humber added annually 10 each distinct church
organization. We shall enter upon such plan of
respOndence viii enable 10 reach this information
with more than approximate accuracy, together with
many ether facts Bnd statistics relating 10 rel
tiers which never enter into the "sehedulesp OF the
United States census
The third object will be TO notice all that is new and
interesting in Literature and Science omiting be-
slow special attention upon the series of Lectures annH
ally delivered and the scientific Developments
known at the Smithsonian Institution also. the Coast
Survey Ofce tn National Observatory, and of the Sci
enhc Arts" al the Patent Once. We shall furnish
of Literary Conventions and
and also OF such books and periodicals intended
promote popular education
IL will be readily that the whole pFactica value
this work lies in the complete accomplishment OF the
objects proposed To effect this, shall need the kindly
cooperation of three classes of men-edors clergy
and respected heads of all the institutions of nee
and learning in the United SAFES and for each class
have distinct proposition.
The first number of the Recorder will be dated Jan
uary, 1s50 but, il will contain, among other things
important memorial 10 Congress, which should FIRST
placed in the hands of every clergyman of every or
periodical N
It's characIeT) earlier date intend the
first number early in December We therefore
spec fully propose TO all ergymen who will send
with their address, dollar that will send them the
Recorder years, numbers for year al
the hrst number only to all who will enclose four Anei
stamps.
To the editors of all periodicals and newspapers-ex.
cepiing those which only political and secuar--who
will give this Prospectus one insertion, snd send US The
num0er containing we propose TO advruse the name
aud locality of their paper throhEh one
year. For Presidents Principals OF all Literary insli
iuons who subscribe fo' the Recorder we will inser,
and place Of their institution, s proposed 10
editors.
Address National Recorder, Washington, D. CT
The RELIGIOUS RRcoRDRR-We can freely commend
TO The patronage Of The religious public the paper
which the prospectus appears in anotheg column the
edIOr, Dr. JohnsoI, having been from
of them the reporter aad OF the weekly abbdh
RecaebcS winch have appeared in the Isfekgeaeer for
several years past and both his character talents
highly appreciated by the class of city,
q well as by ourse lves--Nat IateAieenesy. $40