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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 5: Bible and colportage work. (search)
ffecting remarks in reference to his son, who had recently entered the service, and spoke of the solicitude his wife felt, and of some of the efforts she had made in his behalf. Rev. J. B. Jeter publicly thanked Brother Clopton for his speech, and remarked that he had promised the superintendent of colportage a tract, and that Brother Clopton had furnished him with a theme, A mother's parting words to her soldier boy. And in a few days the tract was written and printed. A. E. D. Elder J. A. Doll writes: Scottsville, October 2. We have a gracious revival here, going on among the soldiers and citizens. One service is held during the day in one of our hospitals, and another at night in the church. A goodly number of soldiers and citizens have already professed conversion, and the prospect is cheering. A private letter from a soldier who was in the Maryland campaign, published in the South-western Baptist, says: I had my Bible in my right breast-pocket, and a ball stru
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Appendix: letters from our army workers. (search)
ant of the Ninth Regiment and the leader of the band, who was a recently converted educated German atheist, and these two agencies became very operative and interesting. The band, under the generous impulse of its very skilful leader, led or accompanied all our music in public service, and thrilled my soul by many solemn and impressive suggestions as very few church choirs and church organs have ever done. Since our separation how often has my heart longed for the instrumental music of Professor Doll and his accommodating band. I gave notice that on the night preceding the national fast (March 9) I should preach to the brigade on profane swearing, and requested that special efforts should be made to secure the attendance of every swearer in the command. When I came out of the pulpit, a bright-faced youth said to me: You ought to have pretty near every man in the brigade. The night appointed arrived, but a hard rain was falling. I got General Gordon to go with me and to make an