Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-30
Bible Presentation at Camp Garlic.

Bible Presentation at Camp Garlic
We give below the speeches of Revs.
Mcclure and Trucman, at the Bible Presen-
tation on Saturday afternoon, at Camp
Garlic, short account of which we gave
Mt the time.
] Mr.. Mcclure said:
Officers and Soldiers of the First Virginia
; CaU0lry: 1t affords me great pleasure 10
appear before you to-day, on 0ehai! Oh
! the fair ladies Of the City OF WheeIlng'
I / need hardly say for them, that you are
engaged in just and righteous canse-'
cause worthy the time and energies ana
( lives of the best men in the land. Among
ali the governments that have e&lste" from
the beginning of time down to the present
moment, not one can be found superior to
our own for not one has given the right
| to enjoy life, liberty and happiness, IN tue
/ same degree. And among all the rebel
/ lions that have stained the too moody es-
] cutcheon of the worlds history, not one
i can he found more causeless in its origin,
more unnatural in its character OF more
grossly wicked, than this that IS now
/ shaking our once happy land from its cen
ire 10 It's verge. Ii there is such thing
MS a lust and righteous war, which do not
doubt. then we have justice and righteous
ness on our side III this great struggle Tor
our national existence.
| We have now come to II period in TINS
great struggle, when every man must ne
| come identified with some party. nc
that is not for us is against u.s. The DOC
trine of neutrality is now, what it ought to
! hive been from the beginning, an exploded
humbup. Men may still claim the right OF
uriyate Judgment, hut If they utter senu-
ments, or perform actions, by which they
rive aid and comfort to the enemy, they
Should be Mt once branded as traitors and
treated accordingly. The time is past
when men can be allowed to feed at the
uublic crib, while they nre laooring to
overthrow the Government.
But more than q Just cause is necessary
10 the successful prosecution even OF
righteous war The Great God who relgns
over all, demands of us nm undoubting ac-
acknowledgement of his authority. and An
implicit dependence on his power. The
iis-ne of a rebellion that once occurred
among the people of Israel, clearly illus
trates aud establishes this point. inc
tribe of Benjamin deeply degraded by their
wickedpess revolted, aud while they could
only nring 26,7O0 men into the held YET
they twice repuiscd the grand army OF
7
lloss to Israel Of 10000 men. The cause
Of Israel, like our owu, was to maintain
good Government in the land, and suppress
rebellion. and every bible reader knows
that their sad repulses were owing solely
to want of an implicit acknowledgment Ut
Gods authority, and an unwavering de-
pcrdcnce i'll him, together with the neglect
OF individual and national repentance
Jehovah is supreme in his sovereignty and
will compel men to acknowledge his au'
i,Lority, or suffer the consequences OF theil
own folly.
Burh0w shall we be instructed in refer
cncc to these things? Here is God sword
1t tells us what we need to know i'll order
that we may be efficient officers, good sol
diers. valuable citizens aud good chris
tians. What so aPPropriateas this,to sym
boiizc our acknowledgment of this author
i,v nnd our denrndnncr on him. rs tht
God Of battles? Its sacred truths vii
give couluge to your hearts aud strength
to your hands in the day OF battle. They
will comfort the sick and wounded. encour
age the weary and the Responding, anC
soothe the last moments of the dying.
In the name of the ladies of the city OF
Wheeling, some of whom are bound TO yo'
by near and ten der ties, now present u
YOU. through your worthy aud esteemed
Chaplain. this Holy Bible, and this Hymn
Book, aud ask your acceptance OF their OIL
fering. Receive this little offering, no: a!
Il costly boon of wealth, but as kindly
expression of the feelings of those who APP
preciute your neutrality-suspicious. VIII
you in all your trials-Nnd devontlY hOP'
for the success of your arms.
In this sacred volume every officer hAd
soldier mas ~ common interest-an interes
not of property aloue-but of far highe
and more lasting character. Receive then
these volumes, as n slight expression o
the kindly Sentiments of the fair donors
and when you go to the tented field. nu'
ara far from home and friends, and all tina
the heart holds dear, look upon this me
mento, and remember those whose warm
est svmpathies and earnest prayers are still
your own. And when you come to NEE
the enemy, ms every soldier desires to do
and it may be to sacrifice your lives upon
the altar of your country, ponder well IT.
sacred truths, for they will give to you
hearts the courage of Judah's Lion, an'
nerve your arms with the strength OF TN
Omuiuotent. Let this sncred volume b
borne before you, rs the Ark of the Cove
nant was borne before the hosts of Israel
the badge of your faith, because it IS tho
Word of God-the emblem of your cans
in its purity and its everlasting duration
and with right upou your side, and :
proper dependence up1n the God of bat
Ties. YOU must and will at length be crown
ed with victory.
Res. David Truemau. the Chaplain o
the Regiment, received the Bible aud spok
as follows:
REV. n:-TLe ladies of Wheeling
whom you represent on tue present occa
sion, have, by this weIl-timed act of chris
tian benevolence, greatly augmented on