The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-13
THE NEW YORK SUN.
THURSDAY MORNING, JuEE IA 1861.
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them ss the Ao.er Of tbs American army.
They are strong, vigorous and hardy p,opis
Injured to labor and tod, which our psop,s sc,-
don are; and though our hot ane o. ger spirits
may suit better In a sudden aud desps enter
prise, yet In the way IN which wars ais now
csrfisd on, you must look for parma mont advAn-
tsgrs only from that p.tient and Psrssvcring
temper which u the result Of labor. Ths New
Englsnders are cool, considsrats and s,nsibls,
whilst We are all fire aud fury. Like thsir
climate, they maintain an equal tsmpsrAturs,
whHseas We cannot sAins but w burn. They
have uniformity and stability Of character TO
which the psopls Of no othsr states have aay
pretepsiots; benco thsy mut snd will always
preeervs their ihhusncs in this great en- pire.
Wsrs II not for The drs vbsck, and dissdvanta,
ges which tho Influence Of their popular op'n-
iops on the subject ofgovernmsnt have on their
army, they soon might and probably would
tivs law 70 II.
A Wines from tie Camp "A gentleman
sid he had Just come from The see, Of war. Aud
be had seen much sh.s wss very encouraging. LIE
had ros sspsc,sd 70 hod religious feeling ., nood
AIDS on the camp grouud. But so II Was. War
tsd stirred up tbs religious symp,thiss OF tie men
Toe effect OF tho near prospeos Of death make mta
remember ,hs carly Instruction of oshsr days.
Scenes Of smsztng rs,g ous iassssst are Witnessed
90 the comp ground. He stsssd shaa he went i.so
,ns hos, ,itsl whsrs thsrs had bssa only ous dsssA
gu, Of 800 ossss. asd ssoshsr wAss there had bss.
four dssths oxs Of go oasss Of sick res, Oos u
thsss IVES young mar, who died with The small
Iox. Whtn hs was completely ovGooms with the
disssss, and his hssd % swollen shsa he could ma
see on, Of his eyes. he was 10 scstAcy of Chris
taa triumph. And he sosrsd away 20 his rest In
heaven on more Than golden pinlors. His death
was . vivid manifest Ntion Of whAs grace can Go In
dying hour.
The Drummer Bcy.-A gentleman told the
ss0y Of little drummer boy. Ne went on the
sh'p 10 FORTRESS Monroe, with his regiment. Aud
Just u evening, overcome with the fasigus Of the
dsy, he had lain down upsn the deck, and had al
len 70 sleep. The dsws swGe fallirg. The C,loasl
cane . ong and shook hin BY shs shoulder, sad
LID him he wUu.a take cold II he continued 10 lie
,hse, and sdvissd him 70 so below snd 20 10
bis rest for tlo night. As he wAs gs,urg up, bis
bible fs'i on, Of bis pocta upm the deck. He
picked u up ard pplsced h. Some kind hasd--
perhaJsa mo'her or Sunday school ssschsr, hsd
,ivsu him shA, Bible.
He went below nd prepared himslf for his bed
When already he koselsd d,wn--msny i,udy
.ikirs n IN standing srouod-he put his hands 10.
h,r IN ,he s.ti.rde Of payer, and poured out his
h 'Ar, ,ilsn,ly 70 Ged. He hssdsd noe the noise
., ovnd him. In . nonens all that noss vss
buahed--shs company beiag ovmswsd By the core
duct Of the boy-spd rsvGs.sly Stood silsn, uusu
he hsd Aoished his prayer.
7Ae Drummer Boy killed. d.-Anothsr gsrtlsms,
sross and said that father had dropped iuso store
in sis city and rslsssd 70 shoss present. the cl,cuu
stances Of his son, litss drum boy setting such
Ia N, L..
"But," said the speaker, " word has coms from
tho rgimsns this morning, AMI that fs,hsr had
GONE inso shs same Store 'o ay the. his son, the s
Vie praying drummer boy, had bem killed In the
lAis hsssls." thrill tfteaGfal sympathy instantly
passed though the mestirg.
FRoH rHk CAMr.-Rev. G. HAYES, chap
lain Of the 9Th Regiment Of Massachusetts,
Volunteers, rofsrs 70 the religious condition OF
the camp, as follows:
~ am happy TO say that the practics 10 which
have referred In ono or two OF nv letters has
very sensib'y diminished. In soms of the tents
are found the words No swearing allowed
h.rs," In others, q scrap cut out Of tho Good
Ners entitled Don't swear, is pinned up.
am in hopes that we shall bs entirely delivered
from that curse. Oar meetings are we'll attend
ed and much liked. Last night Bro. J. M. Nc.
CARTER Of the Philadelphia Conference was
with Ms at q little prayer meeting, and gAye the
soldiers much encouraging and Instructive al.
vice. He to be Chaplain TO tho 1i,h Penn-
g lyanis Regiment, under Col. JOHNSON. Bro
DADMUss mslodsons make MELODY throughout
the camp, and the boys coming aud looking ia
the door OF our tent, a. they are being sung by
our many good tingsrs, gives a voiy familiar
look TO the scenes
FoRkIGs RELIGIOUS ITEMS. .--Som, tina
since. allusion vas made In these column, 10 a
remarkable religious awakening among body
OF Armsnians resident On the shores of the
Caspian. We continue to hear most sncoara.
ging accounts Of Its progress. The swaksning
resulted mainly from the Psrusal Of the word
Der Of thcss interested to read or to hsar The
word Of God increased, thst they have been
obliged 10 meet In three different places, In or
der 70 accommodate those who come.
THx sARBArH SCHOOL SocIsrY for Ire
10 d held ITS annual meeting In Dublin last
S.ek, ,hs Fari Of RoDks In the ehA,. The
oisl Lumber Of .chools reported 10 2.705 Of
'ei olsIs, 233. 800; and Of grstuitous teach
Hr, II. 302. Tho Bible Is read by 1853 968, Of
~hom G. 1926 are adults above the age Of az
teen. Within two years there bad besn an ia
cr. ass of 81 ichcols 1888 scholars, and
$50 teochers in the province Of Ulster, which
u ascribed to the late rsvivals.
The BIEHoP or VICTORIA, In referring to
DE religious condition Of japan, used the FOL I
lowing language ut the recent meeting Of tho
Bhtish and Foreign Bible Society As 70 the
prospects Of Jspsa, I au, think,
aging feature In ths tolerant spirit Of the
Japsnsse laws. (Hear, hsar.) II 10 q fAllacy
and dslusion TO suppose that japanese law q
ssssntdany psrsscuting systsm towards other
religions. believe thsrs ls no other country
scarcely In tho world whore the various re-
hsion. that have effected . lodgnsnt are
viewed with - much tolerance ~ Will b found
IN Japss.
A MosI,s MI.lcsAar sccurr has jas.
sssn formed In order TO carry the gospsl mors
directly TO the vast numbsrs Of Mshommsdans,
Tor whom as yet little has been done. Work I
has been begun among the Bsdouin Arab
Eribes, and much encouragement received al.
Issdy. Through the efforts Of Mr.. 6KKSE, Her
astssty's Consai at Alsppo, ssysral Of
!nsss .n wanssring tribes have bean In.
,sttle dovS quietly 70 agricultural pursuits.
nong thess there is an sxosllsnt opening for
Missionary labor. Mr.. SkEHK has already a l
number Of native Arabs fitted and prepared to
'ntsr on the preparatory stagss Of the work.
TIE AWAKENING IN TIE ORPHAN-Houm In
LIbcrfisld continues to attract much attention.
in the one side, stand ssvsn Of the evangelical
ps.tors u Eibsfeld, who have bean constantly
'iaiting the institution, and are most intimate
y acquainted with the whole case. Thsss
asrgynsn testify that the most marked fsa.
lures obesrvabls among the children have ben
orow Tor sin, and crying 70 God for mercy.
Many q the very worst Of the children have
been % thoroughly changed that thsr whols
eceduct and character axs somsthing quite nsw.
Ths sven pastor. above nansd are ssAtsd
y II rsbsls and exciting to rsbsllion, bscsuas
lhsy, mi . most temperate spirit, nsesly com.
plain o. nAgistrstss intarfGing IN wkat be-
ImU q tbs church alone.