E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the map of Chambersburg. See 32268-h.htm or 32268-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32268/pg32268-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32268/32268-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/burningofchamberpp00schn THE BURNING OF CHAMBERSBURG. by REV. B. S. SCHNECK, D. D. * * * * * NOTICE. Since the appearance of the first edition of this work, kind friends and strangers from abroad have been prompted to send contributions for the sufferers of our town, sometimes specifying who shall be the recipients, sometimes leaving it discretionary with myself, and sometimes designating the particular denomination of Christians to whose most needy members the gifts should be applied. In order to afford an opportunity to _all_, to avail themselves of such methods as may be most acceptable, I will here say, that contributions to the General Relief Committee may be sent to the Treasurer, _G. R. Messersmith_, Esq., Cashier of the Bank of Chambersburg. Those wishing to make the pastors of the different churches (all of which have suffered very greatly) to be the almoners of their bounty, can send as follows: First Reformed Church, Rev. P. S. Davis. Second " " (German), Rev. B. S. Schneck. Presbyterian, Rev. S. J. Niccolls. Lutheran, German (without a pastor). Money can be sent to Rev. F. W. Conrad. Methodist, Rev. Mr. Barnhart. United Brethren in Christ, Rev. J. Dickson. Roman Catholic, Rev. John Gerdeman. Bethel (Church of God), Mr. W. G. Mitchell. THE BURNING OF CHAMBERSBURG. BY REV. B. S. SCHNECK, D. D. Single copies sent by mail, free of postage, at the usual retail price, 40 & 60 cts. By the dozen, in cloth, $5 40 (If sent by express, the receiver pays charges--if by mail, 72 cents per dozen copies added to the above price,) or 6 12 By the dozen, in paper, 3 60 Postage per dozen copies, 40c., 4 00 By the hundred, in cloth, 40 00 " " " in paper covers, 26 67 _No books given on commission._ Agents wishing to canvass particular sections or counties, can apply to the author at Chambersburg. _Agents wanted_ for a number of counties in the eastern and western portion of Pennsylvania, and also for Ohio, Indiana, etc.