Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-16

eff nothing else, the word of God shou'u
be placed in the hands Of each soldier. This
cun and this should be done. We desire and
we pray for the salvation, temporal and eter-
nal, Of the soldier. The Word of God is the
sword of the Spirit. Read or preached. it is
the appointed instrument with which He kills
and makes alive. When we have placed the
Word of life and salvation in the 'oldcr's
hand, VIC can consistently pray that the
Blessed Spirit may Use it to his salvation
Many, many Il soldier far from friends and
home ha. been led to jesus from reading His
Word in camp, and hundreds more may, and
doubles. will be ere this war is closed. No
one Of US can cssy conceive Of the power to
restrain from vice, The frequ'nt sight and
tduc4 even OF the Bible. though unread. 1t
reminds the son that it is the Word Of his
fathers God, and bis mothers Savior. 1t re-
minds him OF Sghbalhs, and sermonS, ani
PRAYERS. aud cxAoriions and tears, Of Heaven
and Of hell, Of a soul unsaved, and Il God I'M
reconciled. What then shall wc say of its
frequent reading! ., if our youthful srmics
are saved from tho corrnptions Of the camp
it must and will be through the influence of
the Bihe placed in the hands Of our s. lliers
What Christian, what citizen should not take
deep and lively interest in this work? a
Testament, at least-and let tha! Testament
be a neat and tasty one, that the soldier will
prize-l not a Bible, can be placed in tho
hands of every soldier Of the Confederate ar
mics. The number Of destitute can be ascer.
tained, and the chaplains, and, where there
are none, piou, soldiers cdn be found to dis
tribute them 10 ta:h ene. Nothing Is mora
oa4y Of accomplishment,
Tie soldiers, sut prcicssufs TO rtsrec;'
and will read tic Eito, have spent orc
month IN visiting Ike yar!oua cnca'npmcnts
in Tcnncssrc; Miss; and North Alabama.
preaching to The soldiers and ssccraning facts
TO lay before the public. heard from the Of.
fcers, and learned from tic lips Of the sol
diers themselves that they desired the Bible,
and that those who had one read it. Young
men told me that they have read more Scrip
ture since they have been in camp, tLan ever
in all their lives before. have had soldier
offer me his last dollar for u Bible, aye, bor
row the money that he might make sure oi
one-a nice one-that might be sent buck to
his mother or father, stained with his blood,
should he fall in battle. Said young SOL
dier to me, at the close ola discourse, Sir if
you will send me Bible, promise you that
will read it, and" he added with deep feel
ing, as he pressed my hand, 81 will read it
for nv SOULS sake" o! What would we not
do or give, to place II Bible in that young
mans hand? Some mother or father prays
for him, doubtless, but he has been sent to
camp without Bible And his case is the
case of the tens Of thousands.
"It is related of soldier wounded in one
of the battles of the Crimea that he was car
ricd out Of the field TO die In few minutes
an officer saw tho man weltering in his blood,
and asked him if he could do anything for
him. "Nothi,lg, thank you Shall get
you little watsr!' said the kind hearted Of
iicer. No thank You; | am dying" "Is
there nothing l can do for you? Shall
write IN vour friends % 81 have no friends
you can write to. But there is one thing for
which would bo much Obliged. In my KNAPP