Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-26
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Books md Tracts for sOldlers-TO tb,
Christian and Benevolent.


BRETHREN AND FRIENDS The Presbyt terian
Board of Publication, though embarrassed
by "the times" has, to some extent, supplied
one hundred thousand soldiers with religious
reading, within four or five months past and
they now wish to do large work among the
soldiers congregated upon our soil.
Their work among soldiers must neces-
sarily be gratuitous and we must depend
upon you for means to enable US to carry it
on and it will be a small and great work,
ilst in proportion as you supply us with the
means for its prosecution. We have done,
and will again do, all we can in the way of
grstuities. Ordinarily the Board pays the
colporter's salary and expenses from the
contributions made to it, but in this instance
the Government pays it, for the Chaplains of
the army do our colporters' work, free of
charge, and we only pay for the books and
tracts given away, and muchis thus gained
by us.
Arrangements have been made to put our
publications into the hands Of Chaplains as
fast as they are ordered, and they will be or
dered as fast as the means are provi ded.
The Board has about ore thousand differ
ent publcations-books and tracts. OF these
a few are denominational, and they will not
be ordered.
The Soldiers Series, of one hundred and
twenty pages, in twelve tracts The Soldier,
Pocket Book Suitable to be carried in tht
| pocBet; MemoTiSt; cheap editions. of oul
practical works, and all our Catholic tracts
will be admirable for their service; and othel
suitable works will soon follow from the
press. Brethren, here is the precious seej
and field whits for the harvest. We NAV
never have such field again for our truth
but Satan will possess it if we do not
Already tens, soon to be increased to hun,
dreds, OF thousands of our countrymen, many
of them your husbands, brothers and sons
for the most part young men-have beer
thrown out of the family circle and beyond
the sacred influences of the house of God snt
the kindly restraints of home, and mother
and wife, and sister, and are exposed to al
the evils and vices incident to a camp life
and preparation for bloody conflict with
their fellows. They are dependent upon
Christian benevolence for their religious
reading. And l am informed that they de
your every thing of the kind they receive
with avidity.
! Now, my brethren, remember that these
poor fellows dwell continually in the face o.
death, and (sad thought) many, very many
doubtless, will soon fall, and their spirits ap.
pear before God in judgment. What we dc
we must do quickly. Your money and
prayers is what we want, and must have
very soon, if we do any thing for these men
/ 0epu me 9li 90 Poi @lOi 9GU, pOO, P1UU, anC
the work will go forward at once, and to the
full extent of the means we can command
| While individuals forward their contribu
tions, may not churches feel it their privilege
and duty to raise special collection for thil
objec2
These publications may be had at A
Davidson's, for private distribution.
| Forward all money to me, at Goshen, Ky.
or to care of A. Davidson, Louisville, Ky.
/ NJ. G. KNIGHT
For the Board of Publication