The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-28
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iuAbtnthl joutnas ssuggestion p the Women
of the South ass ,.as
II is that day be appointed, on which az a
certain hour, they, with one consent shall uni
tedly beg for PEACE, from Him in whose hands
are the hearts of men and the destinies Of ma.
tions. Prayer is being made continually for
the success of our arms in battle, and these
prayers have been answered, in many instances
beyond our hope. Every prayer doubtless
breathes an earnest petition for Peace, but it is
now suggested that our faithful women shall
unite to pray In an especial manner for it; that
God would forgive our enemies and turn their
hearts, and that He would forgive us oaar debts,
and would speedily deliuer as from the eeI
hands Of bloody men. 2a ~ Sass
Let Monday, the 1st day of next December
be appointed, and on that day at II NJ. let the
heart of every wife, mother, sister and daugh-.
ter, in every State in the Confederacy, 90 up
in solemn, fervcnt prayer to God for PEACE.
In addition to this proposition, we find in
the Knoxville Register the following earnest
and eloquent appeal for united prayer, from
soldier" who after referring to the communi-
cation above mentioned proceeds to say:
We hope that no wife or mother or sister in
the Confederate States, will permit the call to
go by unheeded. 1t is becoming that they,
whose hands have not been imbrued with blood,
should present this great petition to the throne
Of our Heavenly Father. Soldiers and country
men, of whatever rank or station, let me sug
gest that we also unite with those mothers,
wives and sisters, on that day, and in that hour
to pray that the hand of the Destroying Angel
may be stayed before we are all sunk in hope
less ruin. Let the workman close his shop.
the merchant his store. Let all trade and
business of every description be deserted. Let
the soldier retire to the silent grove, or unite in
prayer with his pious comrades in the tent.
Let the sentinel plead for il in his silent tread,
and the sick soldier upon his lonely couch.
Let heaven be emphatically besieged on that
day by the entreaties and .suppcatons Of ear
nest souls, for peace-an honorable peace.
On! my countrymen, remember, only one hour
of that time which is not yours but Gods, is
all that is asked for, in which to unite with
those whom we love, (and who have shown in
thousand ways, their love to us), to plead
with the throne of Jehovah, for the inestimable
blessings of peace and independence upon lis
and our posterty. God has told us that where
even two or three of his children unite in ask
ing blessing He will give it to them in spe-
cIal manner. Oh! my countrymen, will He
shut those ears which arc ever so ready to
catch the first breathing of penitent souls
will lie say, shut them against the earnest
cry of pentent nation? On one remarkable
occasion, where our Saviour was in great trou
ble as we are now He asked his deciples to
watch and pray with him one hour. Shall He
have to upraid us ss He did them, with those
sorrowfrl but tender words, "What could We
not watch and pray one hour9" Oh! blessed
sav'our help us to watch and pray, in that
hour, as that we may prevail with Thee, and
secure the blessings of speedy peace, to our
tempest tossed and war worn people. Speak
tbe word only, thou Son of God, to this great
tempest, "Peace, be still" and there will be
great calm.
All papers friendly to these suggestions,
please copy, and you. will oblige one of that
class for whose interest and comfort, you have