The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-09

| VIII toil Jou. CoHe years ago CneTe
was in that village bright boy, who by the
wish of his father, was to be trained Cath
olic Priest. The lad did not like it. He
demonstrated. The influence and power OF
the Priest we're called in. The boy argued
and resisted. He was an upbeIevcr. Final
ly, Bible fell into his hands. He searched
it tor arguments against the Priest. He
found Gods Law there, and he was convicted.
He found Jesus there, and was converted
Immediately he began to pray and study. He
went from house to house. He preached Je-
sus, and him crucifed. And now he publishes
in that village, weekly literary and relig-
lous newspaper, that is scattering over Sa-
voy.'
In many cases the Bible is given into the
hands of men who are trihers or scoffers,
but change comes over them. They 60 to
tho Bible. The spirit makes the truths etfec-
tual. How many such cases. You remem-
Der the soldier in the Crimean war, who in
the presence of the colportcur, lighted his
pipe with a leaf Of Testament that he had
given him. Sadly the good man turned
away. About year after this, the same
Colporteur entered IN Inn in ardistant re-
glon. The parents were in great sorrow
over tho death Of this soldier son. But, said
the mother, he died in peace through the in.
fuence of a little book he brought from the
Crlmean war. On producing it, it was the
very book he had given fo that young man.
There was the leaf gone. There was writ
ten the day and the place it was given, with
these remarkable words, First despised,
abused-then read, believed, and / have
found salvation.' And then the name of the
young soldier
And now Mr.. President, ought we not to
pray tor our brothers and our boys, who have
gone to our war. They may be, some OF
them, triners or scofers, bat they are in dam
ger. They may meet the deadly disease, the
cannon shot, the furious foe, the, iron storm
They have gone to defend your Stars and
Stripes, and where that waves they may fol-
low to the death. They need Saviour.
Thank God that in this hour of trial they
have Bible. Between thirty and forty
thousand Testamemts and Bibles have gone
they are valued.
Oald one OF the boys on receiving Iesta-
ment.
Give me the whole Bible.
But have you room ?
l had rather leave my socks than to leave
any part of the Scriptures behind!
We hear that these Scriptures are read,
Men who were trifers at home, are studying
these Bibles. Men who were thoughtless at
home, are heard saying, Boys, let us pray
to Cod
Near twenty went from my own congrega.
tiou, some Of them tearfully asked our pray
ers. The shock of changes, the weight Of re-
sponsibility, the possibility of this deadly
strife, all stir the depths of their manhood and
make them sober How easy Tor them now
to become Christians. Already We have in
teliigenee hhat these young soldiers from
New York have found the Savior in the camp.
Pray pray that the Spirit of the Lord
may meet our entire host. That on the ten.
ted field, that in the midnight watch, that
in the battles strife, Gods Spirit may show
them Jesns That they may hear him say
ing to these troubled souls, Peace, be STILL
Thy sins be forgiven thee.'-Dr Ne,oeN Of
Boston