The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-09
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At thu meeting Of the Coiportage Board, at
the First Baptiss Church. en- Thursday evening,
several very interesting reports were received
from Celportsurs vt the varieus euca,npEaehts
| in this State. As si cIsssss o. tho community
are moro CT lees Interested In all that pertains
70 sho spiritual ccgafort and well being Of our
solaiors, wA VIZ present brief extracts irona
several Of these reports:
DIR. j. g. CioptoL writes .Tom the Lynch
burg enoanpmsnt /" To-dey I had de-
iighffgl visit 70 tho camps took my stand at
the tent of pioas soss.:er, AID for moro than
an hour the sold'ers focked c-o-nd me and
bougat TestaIneats ard other rc,is sious books as
fss- cs could sell them. Gre young nan
remarked that he would have Testament if
!; ha had to soii bis ceat 10 enable aim to 31y
ore. Another bought Come 70 Jesus," and
aiteE reading il aeat il bone 70 3 friend whom
be hsd left behind. All tgeat nns with tee
greatest kindness aad rnanifesc deep interest
II religious EstteFs.o
Rev. ". G. Aargraye, Of Isw:sburg, writes:
! have bean busy, day and night iooking
stfer tae volunteers, and an happy TO say thst
up &C this time have heea able to supply all
os then VITA tho Word Of God. We have
aos III the ljslg s-ssa ti,is eernty {Grosa-
briofj six eoElpGn.ea, and there are ncw t@o
Eore Or their wsy 70 Gen. Wise. ., that the
LORD may smile uppn cur Southern Confed-
erscv."
Mr. c. F. Fry writes fror Winchester:
~ hsFe been a0re two weeks laboring mostly
amorS tue sick, distributing Iestamen.s and
Tracts, and holding religious con7ersatior.-
On visiting TIE hospital, two OF the SICK sol-
di0Ts asked me to prey for them. After road
ing portion Of Divine truth and commenting
upon It, bowed down and invoked upon them
the blessing o. God. Never SHAH forget how
earnestly they prayed, ana how tho te2rs
flowed down tte,f checks as thay thanked .ne
| for the interest l hed manifested in their be-
ha!f. How grateful ] feel for being priv:,osad
TO engage IN lahoring for thu souls of soldiers
so noble and brave"
| Mr.. NJ. D. Anderson, of Aqus Creek "I
frd the soldiers eager 10 have books and in
/ q few days have distributed auiobg them 10
| Testsments, 22 Bibles, and 40GG pages of
Tracts. | an greatly pleased with the work"
/ III. i. y. Cr.G.iG, matthias Point 81 ind
| the soldiers anxious T. have good books,
pecially small copies Of the New Testament.
| Many a-e pious and consistent Christians"
! Nj. J. W. Williams, MGStnoWs county "I
| have moraing and evening services, weekly
| prayer meetings, end preaching every sun
| day. / am out Of Tracts, aa! aln very anx-
! ioas TO have supply IS speedily possible
| Oar men are al wsli."
1
vory pleaCaat goisS among tde soldiers dis
| tributisg to them printed truth. They are, in
many cases, delighted to have books. [ End
many who are piou9. One company seemed 70
| be composed almost exclusively Of religious
| perso1s. As soon as ! can visit e regiment,
| Il passes away 70 some other point. and snoth-
| er takes its place. so that / have not much
chance TO get scqusinted with the men,
/
! D.
Euribut, whose gu8uceessf1l attempt t. get re-
| leased from tho clutches Of the law in this city
is noticed elsewherS IS shetohcd by Wm. S.
| BasSioTd "as 3 bold, andaciore nan, q bitter
enemy OF sae South ard her Institutions, an
Abolition writer known to the North and 70
! Europe for tho past twelve years, and whole
| sale elGndeTer of Southern men. In person
! ana mannaEs, he has ali inc appearance Of 8
gentleman. lie IS u fne scholer, & mar Of
very superior talents and accomplishments,
aud Of very insinuat!ng address--al Of which,
| taSsn into consideration, nske5 hin, far more
daagerops tbaii III ordinary Inen you'd be-
II is not likely ne Will be Afforded an op-
portunity TO become DANGEROUS for some tine
10 come, as, when he leaves Richmond, he goes
F. to Charleston, ,. ..
Telegropkic Netes Aqencu.-Mr. VIM. II.
I. Pritahard, the General Teisgraphio News
| Agent Of the Southern press, has established
! his principal Office in this city. Ho car bo
found a, the Telegraph once during business
| hOnrs