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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army 7 1 Browse Search
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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 5: Bible and colportage work. (search)
by all denominations, and had ample means for supplying the armies with every form of religious reading, from the Holy Scriptures to the smallest one-page tract. Its officers, editors, agents, and colporters were among the most faithful, zealous, and successful laborers in all departments of the army, During the period of its operations, it has been estimated that 50,000,000 pages of tracts were put in circulation by it. The Presbyterian Board of Publication, under the direction of Rev. Dr. Leyburn and other ministers of that Church, entered the field and did faithful service in the good cause. The regular journals of that denomination, a monthly paper—The Soldier's Visitor—specially adapted to the wants of the army, Bibles, Testaments, and most excellent tracts in vast numbers, were freely sent forth to all the camps and hospitals from their centre of operations. The Virginia Episcopal Mission Committee heartily united in the work, and spent thousands of dollars per annum in
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 7: work of the chaplains and missionaries. (search)
nsiderations, to aid us in this blessed work by your presence, your sympathies, your contributions, and your prayers. March 24, 1863. The address and the efforts put forth were very effective, and the number of chaplains and missionaries was greatly increased, and the estimate put upon the value of the services of a faithful missionary was greatly enhanced, until even the most irreligious officers of the army were anxious to have the services of the faithful chaplain or missionary. Dr. Leyburn gives the following from the letter of a distinguished gentleman: There is a marked and perceptible difference between the morale of a regiment furnished with a good chaplain and one which has none. The men are more orderly, better contented, and really more efficient. Now and then I meet with an officer who appreciates all this, and even some irreligious colonels seek the co-operation of a good chaplain in their desire to render their regiments as efficient as possible. The denomina
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Appendix: letters from our army workers. (search)
fession, I am not able to state, though the course of some indicates a declension from the solemn vows made while in the army. Yet I cannot believe that all or much of what I witnessed was mere enthusiasm or hypocrisy. J. K. H. From Rev. Dr. Geo. W. Leyburn, Presbyterian Missionary. Appomattox Court House, February 14, 1867. Rev. and Dear Brother: I saw some little of the revival at that time, at Fredericksburg; and I had a last interview with General Jackson, which made a consideou any material for the pages of your hook. You are welcome to make any use you choose of my testimony, though I might prefer somewhat to revise it, in case any portion of it should be quoted. Believe me very fraternally and truly yours, G. W. Leyburn. From Rev. Hugh Roy Scott, Episcopalian. Baltimore, January 28, 1867. Dear Sir: I saw in a paper some days since that you were collecting materials for a book describing the religious history of the Army of Northern Virginia. I