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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army 1 1 Browse Search
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War 1 1 Browse Search
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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 9: State of religion in 1861-62. (search)
select only a few extracts from newspaper reports, which illustrate the condition of things during the summer and autumn of 186I. A writer, speaking of the religious services in the Fourth North Carolina Regiment, says: There are four ministers of the Gospel attached to this regiment. Sabbath before last a most solemn service was held at Garysburg. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered to the Christian professors of the regiment. The services were conducted by Rev. Captain Miller, aided by several other clergymen. The thought that it would probably be the last time in which some would participate in the ordinance, and that before another opportunity occurred they might be on the field of battle, affected every mind, and gave great tenderness to the meeting. I have spent, says Rev. W. J. W. Crowder, most of the time for several weeks among the soldiers, to whom I gave about 200,000 pages of tracts, and had conversations on personal religion with over
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, chapter 7 (search)
ny with the Bible, especially as the President of the Christian Association in Fredericksburg had given me a fine lot of Bibles. A writer, speaking of the religious services in the Fourth North Carolina regiment, says: There are four ministers of the gospel attached to this regiment. Sabbath before last a most solemn service was held at Garysburg. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered to the Christian professors of the regiment. The services were conducted by Rev. Captain Miller, aided by several other clergymen. The thought that it would probably be the last time in which some would participate in the ordinance, and that before another opportunity occurs they might be on the field of battle, affected every mind, and gave great tenderness to the meeting. I have spent, says Rev. W. J. W. Crowder, most of the time for several weeks among the soldiers, to whom I gave about 2,0,000 pages of tracts, and Lad conversations on personal religion with over 2,