Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-08-20
Bibles for the Army

fett0D C1tfzenS: Wisconsin is called
upon to furnish its thousands of addition
al troops for the war Our brave are re
spending to this call with alacritv, and
soon our neighbors and friends will b in
the camp, some Of them on the battle field
and others in the hospital Some will
never re urn alive, and will have no chris
tan friends to minister consolation in the
dying hour. All will be surrounded bv
dem9ralizing influences and viii need help
to-resist them. While we provide for their
bodily comfort we must remember that
they have intellectual and moral wants to
be suppl d, and that they need spiritual
as we'll as temporal food The object of
this article is to call attention to the i'm
portance supplying them with the scriI-
lures. Great good has already resulted
from furnishing the 100000 men who vol
unteered under previous calls; and many
cheering incidents connected Herewith
have come to our knowledge
LIST We therefore respectfully request
that the relatives of the present volunteers
VIII procure bibles or testaments and
place them in their pockets or knapsacks
before they leave their homes. This is
altogether the best method of supply, as
they viii be more highly priced aud dill
gently read than if received from any 9th
er source
I'd We request that our local agents
procure testaments from the branch de-
positories and place them in tie hands Of
any who may not be supplied 10y their
friends.
81 viii officers Of town ship socie-
ties give attention to this matter aud sup
ply any who have not been furnished b.
their relatives or by the local agents
4th As those from each county will
usually rendezvous at the county seat be-
fore leaving for the camps of instruction
viii the officers of county societies please
call committe meetings ami appoint one
or more Of their number to visit the cons
panies and furnish such as have not been
supplied by the persons above appealed to,
The names Of those receiving the books
with the names Of societies or persons
presenting them should be written in
them
9TH VIII christian ministers please
call the attention Of their congregations
both to the Importance of these distribu-
tons and to the need of contributions
to pay tor the books thus used, and take
collections or subscriptions to defrav the
expense
9th. VIII the friends of the bible and
OF our soldiers ali over the State send in
their individual and extra contributions
to this object without waiting to be called
ON. The money may be paid to the treas
urers of the township and county societies
/ or their agents, or RENTED to the general
agent Mt Wankesha, Wis
Any one can see the need of these con
tributions Some $4,000 has already
1een expended in supplying our army and
navy, and prisoners from the South, with
the scriptures and the effory will not be
completed until the war ends While we
have this extra work to perform in add
tion to supplying the destitute families
with bibles, children with testaments in
our own and foreign lands, the number Of
+ those who sustain the bible cause Is great
I ~ diminished 10y the same cause which
/ has increased the work Thousands OF
+ the former members and many Of the Off
/ GERS of cur bible societies are now in the
I army, and their relation is of course
I changed from that of patrons to benefci-
/ aries Hence those who remain at home
/ have more to do than before, and should
/ he willing to make extra exertions and
great sacrifices in such a time as this
d. MCGEE BARDWELL.
! Gen, Agt 4. b. ;. for Wis.