The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-23
0sPECTUs
For publishing a Monthly Periodical in Wash
ington, D. c., called
THE NATIONAL RECORDER
OF RELIGIOUS AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE
BY L. d. JOHNSON

THE National Recorder )" will contain xl, en- quauo
year.
Whilst giving due attention - The mlsceaneou- real.
ing uHly found in periodicals. of this kind will be
mainly devoted 10 the following objects:
First 10 give Information OF al thai may be done in The
Legislative and Executive De- artmenls Of the Gener
Government relating TO the inieJests of Religion
In the Legislative Department will embrace The
spirit OF all that may be done Congress this subject
including The services of Chapia,ns Ia the House and
Senate with bret sketches OF tie that may
de ivered heiOre Congress
In the Executive Department il will embrace all thar
relates 10 the Chaplain service in the Army d Navy
at MILITARY Posts, during Caijpagns, at Mi ilary aIlI
MAYA schools III sragog vessels and receiving ships
IN Navy lar6S Hospitals, II Sal ors' y d ieIS'
Home or Asyums. BY the IA iItes for Oh aiming infr
nation at Tue Departments in 4shingOn and by
pondence with Chapains. <hall be enabled TO piu-
duce muct that l. Interesting Il The pa lie
The secoDd object will be collect Statistical infer
matlon and 10 publish under head of each Stat"
retrOry, all thai tn general interests OF Re-
Igon This VIII embrace The lumber of ccall
missed ceTgymen employed pastors Otherwise the
number OF church dhces and CHURCH members together
with the number added annual each distinct church
organlzauHn. We shall enter pom such plan of
respOndeHce as VIII enable US reach this information
with more than approximate accuracy, together with
many ether facts anu statistics eating rel gous
ters which never enter he schedules" Of the
United states census.
The third object will he lice all that is new and
interesting IA Literature and ence, oming be-
STOW special attention upon III, series of L.
known AT the Smithsonian Inc SnIOn also. Coast
Survey Office, tn National observatory, aud the Sci
tees of Literary Conventions Teachers A. sociat $
and also of such books and pc dodicss intended
To promote popular education.
IL will be adily thai whole practical value
this work lies in the compile; accomplishment Of the
objects proposed To eject th shall kindly
operation OF three classes d,tors cieTgymei
and he respected heads Of all he institutions of ci
and learning the United aBs and each class we
have distinct proposition
The hrst number OF the ReCDTder" will be dated Jan
uary Ie5e but, ii will ain among other hIngs
an important memorial to Con- cess, should first
placed IN the hands Of every rgyman OF every or
this periodical will be neither ecaran political In
Its characerl al earlier intend j.. ue the
hrst number early In Decsmht next We therefore re-
specially propose 10 all ymen who will send u
with their address, dollar Ia Will send them the
Recorder Two years lvl plumbers for one yenr I
the first number only TO all w4b will enclose four leue,
stamps.
10 the editors Of all period nls and newspapers-cx
cepung those which are only L9hucal and secuar-wLo
Will give this Prospectus Insertion fnd ssn The
nunlger containing u, We pTOpp.e sdvt naII
and localIty of their paper through one
year For Presidents Principals of all Literary Insii.
tuIons who subscribe TO the Recorder We wi in,crl
Address National RecOrdeN, Washington, d. C."
THE RELIGIOUS REcoRDER-We can freely commend
10 The patronage OF the religious public new paper Of
which the prospectus appeat another column, Ihr
eduOr, DR. Johnson, having be, from nruI
OF them The reporter AID wrlEs Of the weekly SaJLdh
RsristoS" which have appea - in the ItAigenCtr tor
several years past and DOh nj character sn1 ens
highly appreciated by the rail- Ous class OF our civ
as we'll as BY ouTselves.-Ndt llteHigeHcer go