Litchfield enquirer., 1862-12-04
WHOLE NO. 1959
"GONE TO THE WAR"

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 From many dear home circle throughout our own loved New England, from the entire North East and West has risen up vast multitude at the call of their country, and girlng on with strong hands, and bod hearts, the armor of war, they have gone forth to the defense of jus- tice and truth. The minister of Christ has lelt his dear home flock, the superintendent and teacher, the loved Sabbath School the church members seat which was alrnvs filled is now vacant. the brothers voice that we often heard in prayer and eXhortation, We hear no more :; we | look about our congregations on the Sabbath, and miss one here and another there, another 1 wonder, and so on.
 | We pause a moment to ask the question; Where are they? From the vacant seat in tho l sanctuary. from the unoccuped chair in the household band and the saddened hearts there, comes back to our souls the response-gone to the ar01'. Yes. the field of conflict holds them to-day while wait in vain their coming! The farmer from his harvest tul. the merchant from the couninr-room, the mechanic from hs shop. the rich, the poor. the learned professor. the earnest student, yes from all classes and ranks we may say. gone 10 He ,rQr. We think of them by day. and in our dreams at night they finger; their names we often speak. And why have they thus gone forth ? What has called them tn thor to sufItr and die? Duty summoned they oheyed and there they stand today. the champions of truth and defenders of our rights Yes they are toilin~ and suffering for us and let us not cease to- pray for them, and send them religious books papers and tracts, to cheer and bless them. and to remind them that they have hnGc place in onr hearts.
 "Gonn to tho war"--and may nercy return. On. then. let Us ha faithful to them, and if they perish there. it will b" precious to know that we tried to do them good.
 Let those in our churches that remain now do dl"ble duty nt hoa,o. There is work to be done hero souls are rcrishing /; let us awake to more earnest effort
 God is calling, humanity entroatng; let us go forward.
 Let us live for something. yea for Christ and immortal souls It is no time to sleep or be idle now! We are living in solemn time it becomes us to he up and doing. ACTION IS the word then let us right on" in Gods name.
 C. N.N. NEW HARTFORD, Cow.
 
 LovE AND LIrEEATURE,-'ihe following is literal copy of a letter sent by a widower, not thousand miles from New Preston, of an age to exempt him from military duty, through the Post Office, to a young lady of his acquan- tance. The names only are fictitious:
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