Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-04-10
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We fad tie following il th'
'.Southern Christian Advocate o
1e lib inst:
CEN. SraNGwALL JAcEscN AM
he BinlE SocEgY.-A few week
nee, at a Bible Meeting of CHRIS
ians of different denominations IN
selma, Ala. among other contribu-
ifions, several were made amounting
% $50, to make the wei kE.wn
| nj highly esteemtd CHRISTIAN End
,a.r.ol, MAJ Gen.J ackson a Lie Ia
! ector of tic Bible Society CT the
jochiederate States. Wien Rev.
Mr.. Bolles, the Agent, nosiiicl
l'sen., Jackson Of tie TACT, lie M
isweled ia a let.cl expressing Lis
pious interest in tie work OF tie
society and inc.osing a handsone
donation to It's funds. His biief Iet-
ter, is appended.
ilEA3QUAKIERs VALLEY DIS. Va.
/ July 2lst, 1862. +
Re-. E. 4. Ecl,es, Ayeat u. S. II
/ c. s. A
DEAR SIR: gratefully acknowl-
edge the honor conferred upon me
By a portion Of Gods people, by
Constituting ne q Life Director ot
tie Bible Society CT the Conilder-
ale Status Of America.
j 1t is a cause III which | feel
deep Interest. and my earnest
prayer is. ti.at God will make thi,
inialt Bible SOCIETY tie means,
not only of giving His blssed
word 10 oar own people, but Of
stndns il freely to the rcnotest
nations OF the Garth.
Inclosad is check for $50 =
Please acknowledge its reception,
and aelIcVs M ID o2,
Very truly,
Your f.ioal4 AID brother in Christ,
I. J. JACKSON.
"Personne, tie entertaining Ger
respondent OF tie Chagl ,ston Cox
rier, devotes Al entire letter iii a
late Issue to the genl 9ai subject oi
religious teaching, services and
influences iii the camps; remarks
that Gen. Polk is Bishop, Pendie-
ton a clergyman, iilli Il religious
author, ald Jackson a digl.iIary
OF the ChugcIl; Tat all OF these
men have been eminentiy SUCCESS
fIl Ill whatever thcy have under
taken; have passed unLarined
through tie dangers that have
envi.oned them, and are living
illustrations Of the truth that a
fighting Christian IS IS terrible to
lis enemy lis lie is gentle to his
friends. Of Gen. Jackson, 6spc-
cially, he says:
Gen. Jackson never enters a !
fight without first INVOKING Gods
blessing and p ot>ction. The
dependence CT this strange man
upon the Deity seems never to be
absen; from his mind. and wat
ever he does or ssys, it is always
prolaeed BY Gods blessing"
III one q his Official Dispatches,
he comncnces-'By Gods tossing
we have to-day defeated tie enc
my" Said one OF Iii; officers to
him the other day-"Well, Cen
eral, another candidate (referring
to Pope is waiting your atten-
ton so | observe" was the
quiet reply, "and y Gods bies-
sing he shall receive item to his
tE.l sati>taction.'
After 4 battle has been fought
the same rigid remembrance Of
Divine Power Is obstrv d. The
army is drawn up i'll lile, the
General iisn.ounts from lis horse,
ard there in the Iresercc OF his
rough, bronzed-faee troops, with
heads uncov red and bent awe
strb ken to The ground, the voice
OF the socd man which tut q lew
hours before was ringing out In
quick AID fiery intollat.ons s now
b ard sutdued aud CAIN, as if
overcome BY the presence OF the
Su rene Being in holy appea! 10
'the sap hire throne. Few such