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May, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 6
the facilities for printing in the South during the war, we may safely assert that never were the soldiers of a Christian nation better supplied with such reading as maketh wise unto salvation; and certainly, never amidst circumstances so unpropitious to human view, did fruits so ripe, so rich, so abundant, spring up so quickly from the labors of God's servants. Earliest in the important work of colportage was the Baptist Church, one of the most powerful denominations in the South. In May, 1861, at the General Association of the Baptist churches in Virginia, vigorous measures were adopted for supplying the religious wants of the army. The Sunday School and Publication Board, in their report on colportage, said : The presence of large armies in our State affords a fine opportunity for colportage effort among the soldiers. These are exposed to peculiar temptations, and in no way can we better aid them in resisting these than by affording them good books. To this department of
July, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 6
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 believe, have in this way obtained the Christian's hope, and are now occupying some place in the great vineyard of the Lord, or have gone up from the strife and sorrow of earth to the peaceful enjoyments of the heavenly home. The Evangelical Tract Society, organized in the city of Petersburg, Va., in July, 1861, by Christians of the different denominations, was a most efficient auxiliary in the great work of saving souls. It was ably officered, and worked with great success in the publication and circulation of some of the best tract reading that appeared during the war. More than a hundred different tracts were issued; and in less than one year after the organization of the Society, it had sent among the soldiers more than a million pages of these little messengers of truth. The Army and Navy
March, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 6
a year he reported: We have published, of thirty different tracts, over 5,000,000 pages, more than half of which we have given away, and the other half we have sold at about the cost of publication-1,500 pages for one dollar. This gentleman continued his labors in this good work throughout the war, and furnished millions of pages of the best tracts for army circulation. The soldiers' Tract Association, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was organized and went into operation in March, 1862, and became a valuable auxiliary in the work of colportage and tract distribution. By midsummer it had put in circulation nearly 800,000 pages of tracts, and had ten efficient colporteurs in the field. Its operations steadily increased to the close of the war; and besides the dissemination of millions of pages of excellent religious reading, with thousands of Bibles and Testaments, two semi-monthly papers were issued, The soldiers' paper, at Richmond, Va.. and The army and Navy Herald,
1863 AD (search for this): chapter 6
mns, and a large number of religious books. Our policy has been to seek the cooperation of chaplains and other pious men in the army, and, as far as possible, to work through them. How pleasant to think of the thousands who far from their loved ones, are, every hour in the day, in the loneliness and gloom of the hospital, and in the bustle and mirth of the camp, reading some of these millions of pages which have been distributed, and thus been led to turn unto the Lord. In his report for 1863, in the midst of the war, he says: Modern history presents no example of armies so nearly converted into Churches as the armies of Southern defence. On the crest of this flood of war, which threatens to engulf our freedom, rides a pure Christianity; the gospel of the grace of God shines through the smoke of battle with the light that leads to heaven; 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 s
1865 AD (search for this): chapter 6
hool 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 believe, have in this way obtain
Mi. D. Anderson (search for this): chapter 6
which has brought joy and peace to my soul. If God spare me to go home, I expect to devote my life to the public proclamation of the gospel. Rev. Joseph H. Martin wrote from Knoxville: While I was opening a box of tracts a soldier said, Some of those tracts were given to our regiment at Chattanooga, and never before in my life have I seen such an effect on men. Many have given up swearing, and I among the number, through the influence of these silent but powerful preachers. Rev. Mi. D. Anderson says: I met a young man wounded, and began to talk with him on religion. He said, O sir, don't you remember that at the camp-meeting at-- you spoke to me on the subject? Do get down and pray for me. He has since been converted, and is an active co-laborer with me. An old marine who had weathered many a storm, and was lying sick in the hospital, seemed astonished that I should urge upon his attention the claims of the gospel. How is it that you, a young man, should be so concerned
Soldier Boy (search for this): chapter 6
fforded them a fine field in which to labor for the souls of their fellow-men. Some few hesitate to take a Testament, though they will accept a tract. One man positively refused a Testament but took the tract, A Mother's Parting Words to her Soldier Boy, by the reading of which he was deeply moved and became a true penitent, asked me to pray for him, and finally died in the triumphs of faith. To a young man who felt himself a sinner I gave Motives to Early Piety. He was led to Christ, whom ile passing through a hospital with my tracts one poor, afflicted soldier wept piteously and said, Sir, I cannot read; will you be good enough to read some of those tracts to me? I read several, and among them, A Mother's Parting Words to her Soldier Boy. Oh, said he, that reminds me so much of my poor old mother, who has faded from earth since I joined the army. He wept and seemed greatly affected. Rev. George Pearcy, writing from Lynchburg, Va., says: I collected from Sunday Schools and
James Buchanan (search for this): chapter 6
story of this little tract is the history of thousands of like character that preached silently but powerfully and successfully, in camp and hospital, in tent and bivouac. The following incident is a simple, truthful, and touching illustration of the good that may arise from the humble work of a tract distributer: Richard Knill did not become a subject of the grace of God until he was twenty-six years of age. A sermon preached by his pastor, in which various extracts were given from Buchanan's Christian Researches in the East, had a powerful effect on the heart of Knill, and he resolved to prepare himself for the work of a missionary. While he was considering the question of future duty, opportunities for usefulness, presenting themselves in various directions, he was not backward in improving them. On one occasion he heard that a military company of a thousand men were about to be disbanded and sent to their homes. He resolved to distribute among them the choicest religio
Jesus Christ (search for this): chapter 6
all was to turn the thoughts of the soldiers not to a sect, but to Christ, to bring them into the great spiritual temple, and to show them thest results, and with a zeal and self-denial worthy of the cause of Christ. One year after these labors were commenced, Mr. Dickinson said th the light that leads to heaven; and the camp becomes a school of Christ. From the very first day of the unhappy contest to the present tiing to you. While languishing in the hospital you gave me a tract, Christ found at the lamp post, which has brought joy and peace to my soulfew tracts to a sick soldier, and while reading one on The Blood of Christ, he became so happy that he shouted, Glory to God! Another said, felt himself a sinner I gave Motives to Early Piety. He was led to Christ, whom he publicly confessed. A soldier said to me on the street, n a refuge to me from the storm, for I now feel that I can trust in Christ. The history of this little tract is the history of thousands o
S. A. Creath (search for this): chapter 6
. Dickinson, says: I am just from a pleasant tour among the hospitals in Mississippi, where I found 3,000 sick. They are greedy, yea ravenous, in their appetite for something to read. Under the labors of your colporteurs there has been a revival of religion at Quitman, and there is also a revival in progress at Lauderdale Springs. The surgeons have been especially kind to me-at times calling my attention to certain cases of the sick, at others making appointments for me to preach. Rev. S. A. Creath, Army of Tennessee: I am still following up the army, trying to be of service to them. At Atlanta I saw 3,000 sick men. Started to work this morning before sun up, and by 9 A. M. had distributed 20,000 pages of tracts. Several have professed religion, and the Lord's blessing seems to be on us. I have been a month, wrote a colporteur from Richmond, laboring in this city, during which time I have distributed 41,000 pages of tracts. I preach almost daily in the hospitals; and a not
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