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T. J. Jackson (search for this): chapter 2
R. E. Lee. General W. H. F. Lee. His affection for Jackson and Jackson's love for him were very touching. To JacksonJackson's love for him were very touching. To Jackson's note informing him that he was wounded General Lee replied: I cannot express my regret at the occurrence. Could I have diJackson's note informing him that he was wounded General Lee replied: I cannot express my regret at the occurrence. Could I have directed events I should have chosen for the good of the country to have been disabled in your stead. I congratulate you on thleft, I have lost my right arm. Hearing soon after that Jackson was growing worse, he expressed the deepest concern and sae ever prayed in my life I have pleaded with the Lord that Jackson might be spared to us. And then his heart swelled with emay to weep like a child. He thus announced the death of Jackson: General order, no. 61. Headquarters, A. N. Va., May 1l see that we have to mourn the loss of the great and good Jackson. Any victory would be dear at such a price. His remains says in his paper: The crowning excellence of such men as Jackson and Lee was their sincere Christian piety. The remark mad
Christian (search for this): chapter 2
men to Christ, we saw his eye brighten and his whole countenance glow with pleasure; and as, in his simple, feeling words, he expressed his delight, we forgot the great warrior, and only remembered that we were communing with an humble, earnest Christian. In July, 1862, he had issued a general order to the army in which he said: Habitually all duties except those of inspection will be suspended during Sunday, to afford the troops rest and to enable them to attend religious services. The doundless as were the wants and sorrows of his race. It were an easy task to write pages more in illustration of the Christian character of our great leader; but the above must suffice. If I have ever come in contact with a sincere, devout Christian —one who, seeing himself to be a sinner, trusted alone in the merits of Christ—who humbly tried to walk the path of duty, looking unto Jesus as the author and finisher of his faith— and whose piety constantly exhibited itself in his daily life
William G. White (search for this): chapter 2
dent, a Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, and Librarian, who shall constitute the Executive Committee of the society. At the meeting mentioned, the officers elected were: R. E. Lee, President. J. T. L. Preston, Vice-President. Wm. G. White, Secretary and Treasurer. John S. White, Librarian. In compliance with a resolution of the meeting requesting the Executive Committee to take measures to procure a supply of Bibles, and to obtain from the congregations of the county funds for the purpose, it is respectfully requested that you will make, at the earliest and most suitable occasion, a collection in your congregation for this object, and cause the amount to be transmitted to the treasurer, Mr. Wm. G. White, at Lexington, and inform him at the same time, as far as practicable, how many copies of the Bible will be required to meet the wants of the congregation, as the constitution provides that each congregation shall mainly conduct the work of their distribution wit
J. E. B. Stuart (search for this): chapter 2
Chapter 2: influence of Christian officers. No army, with whose history I am acquainted, at least, was ever blessed with so large a proportion of high officers who were earnest Christian men, as the Army of Northern Virginia. We had at first such specimens of the Christian soldier as R. E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, D. H. Hill, T. R. Cobb, A. H. Colquitt, Kirby Smith, J. E. B. Stuart, W. N. Pendleton, John B. Gordon, C. A. Evans, A. M. Scales, Willie Pegram, Lewis Minor Coleman, Thos. H. Carter, Carter Braxton, Charles S. Venable, and a host of others too numerous to mention. And during the war Generals Ewell, Pender, Hood, R. H. Anderson, Rodes, Paxton, W. H. S. Baylor, Colonel Lamar, and a number of others of our best officers professed faith in Christ. Nor was the example of these noble men merely negative— many of them were active workers for the Master, and did not hesitate, upon all proper occasions, to stand up for Jesus. Our Christian President, Jefferson Davis, w
Walter H. Taylor (search for this): chapter 2
ction He has imposed and produce future joy out of present misery, is my earnest prayer. I saw F——yesterday. He is well and wants much to see you. When you are strong enough, cannot you come up to Hickory Hill, or your grandpa's, on a little visit, where he could ride down and see you? My horse is waiting at my tent door, but I could not refrain from sending these few lines to recall to you the thought and love of your devoted father, R. E. Lee. Mrs. Wm. H. Fitzhugh Lee. Colonel Walter H. Taylor, of his staff, relates (in his admirable book, Four Years With Lee) that he carried him the letter which told of the death of his daughter Annie, along with important official papers, and that the stern soldier suppressed his emotion until he could dispatch the business that was then most pressing; but that on going into the tent not long after he found him with the letter in his hand, weeping tears of loving sorrow. In a letter written not long after, he thus alludes to his gre
William White (search for this): chapter 2
er as to advance the high object proposed. Having, however, been encouraged by your kind assurances, and being desirous of co-operating, in any way I can, in extending the inestimable knowledge of the priceless truths of the Bible, I accept the position assigned me. With many thanks to the society for the high compliment paid me by their selection as their president, I am, with great respect, Your obedient servant, R. E. Lee. Rev. Dr. Pendleton, Col. J. T. L. Preston, Committee. Mr. Wm. White, The following paper may be appropriately introduced here: At the meeting of the Board of Managers of the Rockbridge County Bible Society, on the 12th inst., for the purpose of imparting to the organization greater efficiency—in addition to other important measures adopted and in substance since published— the undersigned were appointed a committee to prepare and publish a minute, expressing the deep sense which the managers and members of this Society have of the exalted worth
William H. Fitzhugh Lee (search for this): chapter 2
refrain from sending these few lines to recall to you the thought and love of your devoted father, R. E. Lee. Mrs. Wm. H. Fitzhugh Lee. Colonel Walter H. Taylor, of his staff, relates (in his admirable book, Four Years With Lee) that he carriLee) that he carried him the letter which told of the death of his daughter Annie, along with important official papers, and that the stern soldier suppressed his emotion until he could dispatch the business that was then most pressing; but that on going into the tewrote many touchingly beautiful letters, full of the consolations and hopes of the Gospel, died while her husband (General W. H. F. Lee) was in a Northern prison, and on his return General Lee wrote him the following: camp, Orange county, April 24He may ordain. May He guide, guard and strengthen us, is my constant prayer. Your devoted father, R. E. Lee. General W. H. F. Lee. His affection for Jackson and Jackson's love for him were very touching. To Jackson's note informing him th
William Brown (search for this): chapter 2
General Lee manifested the deepest concern for the spiritual welfare of the young men under his care. Soon after becoming president of Washington College, he said, with deep feeling, to Rev. Dr. White—then the venerable pastor of the Lexington Presbyterian Church—I shall be disappointed, sir; I shall fail in the leading object that brought me here, unless these young men become real Christians; and I wish you and others of your sacred profession to do all you can to accomplish this. Rev. Dr. Brown, editor of the Central Presbyterian, and one of the trustees of Washington and Lee University, says in his paper: The crowning excellence of such men as Jackson and Lee was their sincere Christian piety. The remark made by General Lee to the Rev. Dr. White was made to us upon another occasion in a form even more emphatic. I dread, said he, the thought of any student going away from the college without becoming a sincere Christian. At the beginning of each session of the college he
J. L. Clarke (search for this): chapter 2
t cause for which he pleads. Facts and principles bearing on the question are to-day very much as they were five years ago, when the mind of this great and good man was moved so impressively to put them forth in the following circular. Although now resting from his labors, his works do follow him! Shall they not, in this and in other forms, effectually plead with all to be alive to Christian privilege in this matter, and faithful to duty therein and in all things? W. N. Pendleton, J. L. Clarke, Committee. J. W. Pratt. Lexington, Va., January 14, 1869. The Rockbridge County Bible Society, whose operations were interrupted and records lost during the war, was reorganized on the 5th of last October by representatives of different churches of the county, in pursuance of a notice given through the Lexington Gazette. A new constitution was adopted which provides for the reorganization of a Board of Managers, composed of the ministers of each church and one representative from
Peabody Russell (search for this): chapter 2
give you and them strength to bear this great affliction, is the earnest prayer of your early friend, R. E. Lee. Dr. Orlando Fairfax, Richmond. On the death of his personal friend, George Peabody, General Lee wrote the following to Mr. Peabody Russell: Lexington, Virginia, November 10, 1869. My Dear Mr. Russell: The announcement of the death of your uncle, Mr. George Peabody, has been received with the deepest regret wherever his name and benevolence are known: and nowhere have hMr. Russell: The announcement of the death of your uncle, Mr. George Peabody, has been received with the deepest regret wherever his name and benevolence are known: and nowhere have his generous deeds, restricted to no country, section, or sect, elicited more heartfelt admiration than at the South. He stands alone in history for the benevolent use and judicious distribution of his great wealth, and his memory has become justly entwined in the affections of millions of his fellowcitizens in both hemispheres. I beg in my own behalf, and in behalf of the trustees and faculty of Washington College, Virginia, which has not been forgotten by him in his acts of generosity, t
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