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William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 5: helps to the revival-colportage. (search)
aven; and the camp becomes a school of Christ. From the very first day of the unhappy contest to the present time, religious influences have been spreading among the soldiers, until now, in camp and hospital, throughout every portion, of the army, revivals display their precious, saving power. In one of these revivals over three hundred are known as having professed conversion, while, doubtless, there are hundreds of others equally blessed, whose names, unrecorded here, find a place in the Lamb's book of life. And in 1865, in reviewing the blessed work of saving souls amid the bloody scenes of four gloomy years, the Board said: Millions of pages of tracts have been put in circulation, and thousands of sermons delivered by the sixty missionaries whom we have sent to our brave armies. If it could be known by us here and now how many souls have been saved by this agency, doubtless the announcement would fill us with surprise and rejoicing. Hundreds and thousands, we verily b
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 10: summer of 1862. (search)
gy, Oh, Lord Jesus, thou art coming nearer to me. Also, at the end of each stanza of the hymn (which was also read to him) commencing, Just as I am-without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bid'st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, he exclaimed, I come! O Lamb of God, I come! Speaking again of his friends, he said, Tell my father that I died happy. His last words were, Father, I'm coming to thee! Then the Christian soldier sweetly and calmly fell asleep iLamb of God, I come! Speaking again of his friends, he said, Tell my father that I died happy. His last words were, Father, I'm coming to thee! Then the Christian soldier sweetly and calmly fell asleep in Jesus. This was witnessed by about twenty fellow-soldiers, and the effect upon the feelings of all was very marked. Said a Roman Catholic who lay near the dying one, with tears in his eyes, and strong emotion, I never want to die happier than that man did. Said another, I never prayed until last night; but when I saw that man die so happy, I determined to seek religion too. It was such evidences of the power and value of faith in Christ that made the truth effectual in the salvation