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The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ranaway. (search)
Religious revival at the Rockbridge Hospital. --We have been permitted to make the following extract from a most interesting letter written by Mr. J. C. Clopton, who is now at the Rockbridge Alum Springs, laboring as Colporteur among the 700 sick soldiers there, in the employ of the Colportage Board located in this city: "It is simply impossible to describe what is going on here. I met with a soldier yesterday who was deeply anxious in regard to his spiritual interest. He invited me to his room where I found two others in the same state of mind, and with these three inquirers I had a delightful season of prayer. Deep sobs and big tears of penitence arose from these anxious hearts as they kneeled before the God of Heaven to confess their guilt and implore mercy. For some days our prayer meetings had been increasing in deep and soul-subduing interest till yesterday; we ventured to suggest that all who desired to be especially remembered in our prayers should manifest it