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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)
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
The Daily Dispatch: June 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
00 men in killed and wounded, while we only lost five on our side. Our loss was from the Nottoway Cavalry alone, whose horses, it seemed, mired in attempting to pass from the attack of an overwhelming force to the rear of McGruder's redoubt. The object of the Federal forces seems to have been to fall upon the force at Yorktown, and in their route were compelled to pass McGruder's lines. The battle lasted several hours, and the discharges of cannon were heard at this place very distinctly. Our brave boys were following up their victory when dispatches were sent out. We have pretty much the same report from two sources--one direct from the scene of action by a perfectly reliable party — and both tally so nearly that their truth, with some slight modifications, may be received with perfect confidence. You may expect to hear of more fighting in a day or two, as the battle fought to-day was not more than 12 miles from their stronghold at Fortress Monroe. Soldier Boy.
The Daily Dispatch: October 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wanted (search)
Religious Reading for the soldiers. --The Baptist Colportage Board has on hand a large assortment of Tracts, a portion of which have been written especially for the soldiers of the Confederate army. They have been pronounced by the religious press of the South to be excellent. We would especially call attention to the following:--"A Mother's Parcing Words to her Soldier Boy;" "Soldier's Great Want;" "I am a Soldier;" "Volunteers Wapted;" "Bathel." Besides the above, and many others designed for the soldier, we have a large supply of the best Tracts ever issued by the American Tract Society such as "Come to Jesus," "What it is to believe in Christ," &c. These have been reprinted in the South. We would also call attention to our "Hymns for the Camp." a little volume of rich, spiritual, old fashioned song. Within a few days we have sold hundreds of copies, and are receiving orders from various parts of the South. Resides the above we shall soon have a supply of large
The Daily Dispatch: October 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], The militia. (search)
Religious Tracts. --We are indebted to the Rev. A. E. Dickinson, General Superintendent of Baptist Colportage, for a recent publication of the Baptis Colportage Board, comprising a tract, entitled "A Mother's Parting Words to her Soldier Boy," and "Hymns for the Camp." The Baptists are exhibiting great zeal in supplying the army, through their publishing house in this city, with a vast number of religions tracts. The leisure of the camps affords an opportunity for reading which soldiers embrace with an avidity that persons employed in other occupations have little idea of. There probably never was before and never will be again, such an opportunity as that which now exists, of placing before the minds of the multitudes now in camp incentives to preparation for that life whose twi-light shadows, heralding either the day-dawn or the darkness, seem ever hovering over the soldier's path.
The Daily Dispatch: October 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Cherokee Nation Passes an Ordinance of Secession. (search)
Religious reading for the soldiers. --The Baptist Colportage Board has on hand a large assortment of Tracts, a portion of which have been written especially for the soldiers of the Confederate army. They have been pronounced by the religious press of the South to be excellent. We would especially call attention to the following:--"A Mother's Parting Words to her Soldier Boy;" "Soldier's Great Want;" "I am a Soldier;" "Volunteers Wanted;" "Bethel." Besides the above, and many others designed for the soldier, we have a large supply of the best Tracts ever issued by the American Tract Society such as "Come to Jesus," "What it is to believe in Christ," &c. These have been reprinted in the South. We would also call attention to our "Hymns for the Camp," a little volume of rich, spiritual, old fashioned songs. Within a few days we have sold hundreds of copies, and are receiving orders from various parts of the South. Besides the above, we shall soon have a supply of lar
The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ranaway. (search)
here 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 by rising from their seats Quite a number, from ten to fifteen, stood up, and since we have been assured that not less than twenty are seeking the Saviour. Never have I known religious reading to be so much in demand. They read and then go to their comrades to recommend what has been of so much service to themselves. One soldier bought eight Testaments; two others asked for that delightful tract, "A Mother's Parting Words to her Soldier Boy," stating that they desired to send it by mail to their mothers.
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
Interesting fact. --An influential chaplain in the Confederate army states an interesting fact with reference to three of the tracts published by the Colportage Board located in this city. The first tract was prepared by Rev. Dr. Jeter, of Richmond, the other by Rev. George B. Taylor, of Staunton. Says the chaplain in his letter: "From the tract, 'A Mother's Parting Word to her Soldier Boy, ' eight precious souls date their conversion to God. The tracts, 'Are You a Soldier?' and 'I am a Soldier,' have resulted in the conversion of five."
The Daily Dispatch: May 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], The campaign in Western Virginia. (search)
rd heavy firing in our rear, which the infantry quite as hotly returned. We soon learned that the enemy, who had escaped Heth, had been following us up all day, and were attacking us with a much superior force; but, all praise to the gallant heroes of Donelson, under Wharton and Hennshall, they were driven in a perfect run from the field. During this engagement the men were exposed to the hottest fire, and I will say that I never saw men, both of the infantry and artillery, bear themselves more gallantly. Col. Wharton, Major Hennshall, and Capt. Peter Otey commanded the infantry, while Lieut. Edward Norvell and O. Serg't John B. Langhorne commanded the rifled gun, which did such execution. Where all bore themselves so well, it would be doing injustice to particularize. The loss of the enemy was 211 killed and wounded, while we lost but one man killed and twelve wounded. They left us to bury their dead, which enables us to speak with accuracy as to their loss. Soldier Boy.