Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-30
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
CoLPORTAGE AMONG TIE SOLDIERS.


journee.
CoLPORTAGE AMONG THE SOLDIERS.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. TO- 1851.
Permit me 10 invite your earnest attention to An en-
through which the soldiers Of tho Confederate
army may b. supplied with the bread OF eternal Ife
WHAT HAS BEIS DONE.
For five months the Blptiss Of Virginia. through their
Executive Board located 10 the City Of Richmond have
been sending pious Coporers among tho forces within
the borders Of the Old Dominion. We have explored
the destitution and far We could have sought TO
supply it. We have published upwards OF sven hun
dred thousand pages Of Tracts sdped to general dstr
button among soldiers These publications have been
received with great favor BY the public They are In
course Of distribution BY pous soldiers and chapans a.
we'll as by the colporen who ara aborng in the various
encampn ne. frequent application hs'ing been made
for hymn Book suited 10 soldiers, and there eelos
none, little yclams entitled "Hyuns for the Camp
was compiled and published 70 tupply the lack and Is
nov gu!dug shs worship Of tbous,nds she but for 10
might DO dehared from The psssufs Of 'rens The songs
Of Zion CD the fsd Of STRIFE We have also Secured the
publication Of 10 goo copies Ct the New Tcstarnsnt aud
hope soon 70 have 20 r,sny more At cur DISPOSAL "
impossible 10 tell sss smob, Of good Which esa already
been effected b The he giving pages POT IN Circulation
plop, soldiers hate 5isp cssssd Us thst lhelr psfu.a
hss auost tss6u,iess6 the esnps shfsare Bang con-
5sftcd ard stimulated 70 ncfassd tscf and thp ungod
1, r,es,sd fohi vice snd ed 10 GEEK 'a1 Inheritance
arors Che Sincuiedh The 5cft5 coleortfs u or eU'
psy bold prayer tisstngs, ots ohs professors Of fe
goo, tnssge 10 CONDENSATION on perscoe feDpen WIN
and thus In some issttntss hsye been abe TO awaken
dep and seLetl Interest In fcsatd TO spiritual things
At,sy.sd bssriIur0s
Tboupb 20 much hs, been DONE the "fells still
White unto the harvest" Ffom statistics before as We
are led 10 believe that thousand nj the Coz
federate soldiers In Virginia are destitute OF copy O.
q ,d's inspired word. In some reghent we nave iound
ONLY one third supplied, while In others ont-saf are
destitute esi there great lack OF other r. goas
rdog ,,eh as NAV be fouad In the books and tracts
which VIC arc sending out. With SO much leisure and
nothing TO read not strange tina. our soldiers should
40 oyfuy receipt and carefully improve what Is sent
them Oh, II 1t was meet for crimson sinners TO have
crimson savior" how nc claim to have been wash
al in His blood IL by our neglect We seal up that foun.
tain for Gin and ucceanness from lheso defenders Oh
our soil and ibsresg
"wE HAVE NO CHAPLAIN"
The Confederate Congress having reduced the salary
of chsplAns to $50 per month onethrd OF Its original
auoun many Of the best men IN this position have found
IL necessary 10 resign as they could not support thelr
families on go snal sum. Ii Is highly probable that
y lehsl. Of the regimen are without the services
of chaplain Thus it IA that in many appeals sent 70
a, for aid ser making mention Of the vast Dc satuton
"a sick dness by which they are surrounded our cor
- spoudent adds, and we have no chaplain Ho" SAD
ba. the verJ Tower OF our Southern land should Do eK
DO3ed 70 tCmptallOHh PeSs@'b "'sSS"N
| spiI Lua guide.
The work represent, proposes to see alter these sob
@ then that this ,ss 81 s Cue Ss,
one attempting 10 supply THE lack Of service, should be
sustained that il should not cease, until If possible, oil
IT forces base been brought to tho blessed Emmanuel
state God with US and God In uF."
GREAT HELP To cHAPLAss AND PI0Us SOLDIERS.
Almost every day brings US an appeal from obsp.
lain for books and tracts. They inform that The dig
tbuton OF tie plated pig, and private ,fjr's The
most e.c'ise WY OF doing good to the sodier-that
many will read trAc. WHO will no: bear sermon
Many prsaes 10 tho Ianks, aud seversl officers Sre
asking TO be supplied that they too may the bettela-
b,r for the souls Of their comrades II funds
sufficient might very readily have hundreds, Il may
be thousands OF such colab0rers 10 the Confederate
army. But TO supply these, AID at tie same time
tinue the service oil copofters large and liberal
contributions must be made. Shall the quiste means
be wthhtlig Surely what has been said Of man may
b, most truly said Of mans money that is real worth
IL the smouut of good done by IT, And where can
We do NOR good by gifts than by sustaining this
el9rpfiss?
WAT or THE WORLD ARE DoIxa
Immense bsing given by all classes for pro.
curing food and aiment for the army. In ZONE rstan-
ces rrsgous have given tens OF thousands to this
noble OF ject Shall OF the world be more coLcern
Cd and make greater sacrifices for the soldiers body
than christians make for he souy am happy TO be.
eye that the christian community have been as ready
as any class give sccordDg TO their ability, for
ring the comforts OF LIE for hermy Noby have christ
ians rallied to the call Of their country, and many OF
them have joyfully taken the spelling OF their goods
others have given ali they have towards mni;terpg TO
tie temporal necessities Ct Bot is il not mini.
testify inconsistent for us give literally the nmpo
raj and 80 little 10 the spi,u, wants Of the soldier chen
We profess TO believe tina. The latter Infinitely more
important than the former? Besdee, others vii see
that the soljirr ia fed aud clothed TIE Government
would do that but il We the disciples OF Jesus Neglect
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