Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
The Sick Soldiers.

NSale SA
Gems have been actively engaged for some !.
past, in providing supplies for the Hos ,
pitfalls and Camps Of the Southern Army +; :
and this commemorate and angelic spirit mas
been greatly accelerated during the past
week, by the appelsand efforts of q distln-
guished and able sS-Chapiain from New Or
learns, DIR. REID, who comes as the repre-
sentative of the Army Committee OF the
Young Mems Christian Association of the
City of Richmond. This Association, at the
very commencement Of the war, voluntarily
assumed, in the absence Of other regularly
appointed agencies, the humane duty Of look
ing after the health and providing for the
necessities of the SEX and needy soldiers OF
our army. 1t established two general Hos,
pitfalls, for the reliefo Of the distressed, coming
from every State in the Southern Confedera-
cy, and contributed to their needs with a
brothers hand, and a brothers welcome"
They have performed Herculean work IN
this department of Christian and Patriotic
enterprise, both in the expenditure Of means
and the kindlier administration of personal
sympathy and blessing, and continue to do
so. But they need help! And it is with the
hope of rendering this aid, that DR.. Reid
has without compensation, agreed to present
the claims of the%ssocistion to the syrnpa-
thies of the southern public.
On Sunday afternoon he addressed a large
audience in the Commons Hall, and in his
own empassioned, mastery style, won the
confidence and enlisted the sympathles OF
every nearer, in behalf of the afflicted and
wounded soldiers in our army. We wouic
shun the man who could hear his affecting
accounts Of the suffering among our troops
and of the heaven-inspired philanthropy
which ministered to their relief, whose hear
and purse were not stirred thereby. W
verify believe there was not such an one i
all that assemblage.
On Wednesday evening, at the request {
many citizens, Dr.. Reid delivered a Lectur
in the Baptist Church, on "the Religion
bearing of the present conflict" The Lee
ture was largely attended, and the auditory Ell
lightened by a learned, intellectual, as we'll
truthful disquisitien on the f~anatical, Codes
Bible-p~rofaning characteristics of the nortl
!, ern people hat have brought on this vi
!, natural strife and deadly conflict. His luc
g but brief exposition of the illogical sylogis
d of yankee theologians upon the letter of Pa
to Philemon, plainly demonstrated tn at lea1
: ing, reason, religion and the Bible itse
were impotent in restraining them from
e. demoniac work of Frustrating :" whatsoe'
h was good, whatsoever was lovely, whatsoe'
was of good report"-no matter how higl
endorsed by heavenly authority, if it stc
in the way of their demoniac ~fanatical schem
As We regret we have not room or time
in say more of the gifted speaker and his 81
to limatei subject. Suffice it to say that
IS. latter was worthy of the high genius, st
lg, ling piety and exalted patriotism of the
Sc, mer, and won an appreciative resting p
na- in the hearts of his 4rSatrt-ss that will sea
ish ly be forgotten. We are glad to add tn;
very handsome collection was taken up
the close of the Lecture; and further,
additional contributions, as Hospital sto
have been made by our citizens to forN
u to the Army Committee Of the Young NJ
Christian Association at Richmond, Va.
if others desire to send anything to this
~ ISOLATION, free transportation will be G
by sending the packages TO either of the
lowing gentlemen in this City:S. H. Yo
J. M. Towles, P. T. Pescud or Jno. G.
liams.
DIR. Reid left on Friday for Charl
where he will probably remain over Sun
From thence he proceeds to Columbia
c., and to other points on his way to
home in New Orleans. We bespeak for
the warm.hearted reception of every 81
-. ern man, and advise every body to go
hear him. His graceful, empassioned OF
.nor ry, his learned and classical diction, his
th;S diery sympathy and enthusiasm for his
ota fering brethren in arms, aside from the
mission in which he is engaged, will
cans pensate for giving him a hearing.
and
UNHAPPY MARYLAND.--The telee
which We from time to time publish, tn
m entioning the names of prominent &c
p men who have been arrested, give no
rect idea of the real state Of thing
-. Maryland. Refugees of standing and CT
ter, who have escaped into Virginia, !
"6"A sent that whole families are sometime