The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-09-02
iron THE LANCASTER LEpaER. |
Reflections.
FAsT-DAY EVENING. .

FAsT-DAY EVENING.
We have been again called together BY
the Chief Magistrate Of our Confederacy
10 confess, mourn over and repent of our
individual and national sins. Now the. frs,
duty that follows is this "Eo bring forl.
fruits nseet for repentance" There are va.
rious ways in which true peniteuls may ex.
hibit the reality Of prelentions. There is
one particularly acceptable to God and ben
,e6cial TO man. 1t is this; a universal diffu.
sion Of the sacred scriptures. And this is q
duty we especially owe 10 those noble, self.
sacrihcing men, who are now between us
and our unprincipled and mplacable foes
They should have this precious treasure in
their pocket, to cheer and sustain their
souls amidst their perilous duties And to
this end, propose that ali the citizens
unite in the formation Of a Bible Society ;
and call il The Lancaster District Bible So.
ciety, and let It be auxiliary to the Confed.
crate States Bible Society, and that our
contributions be conveyed 10 the soldiers
through the Agents Of the present Society.
And that every congregation, Sabbath
School Association, and neighbOrhood (if
there be any that has no church) organize
societies auxiliary TO the District Society
And let there be q regular Anniversary a,
the Court House when all the patriots and
christians Of the DiStrict can meet together
and talk Of the goodness Of God, aud slim
ulate one another 10 love and good works
One benefit resulting from this measure
Is, much good will be done for the poor
suffering colder, who has now become
anxious TO know what he must do 10 b.
saved. There is now very cheering and
refreshing revival spirit in the camp. Many
are seeking reconciliation through the Clio.
rioss SAVIOUR. Let US encourage and assis.
the good work. These brave men are do
ing more for us than the price Of Bible
Many Of them on ths field Of mortal strife
lost their Bible I; - cannot procure an
other unless Il il sess TO them. We can
do 1t aud let us ~ ~ The religious in
terest that is pSv 6tpsy where manifest
among the sst9Iesp 1elis loudly for the
measure. - @>
Another b ees Il j ~ Anniversary will
call together oSeo ysnr all the christian,
Of the District, sad aRord them an oppor
tunity Of cultivating acquaintance. friend
ship and CO operation in doing good.
ha~s sometimes thought II an inhabitant o
an Other planet were permitted to visit ouI
world, and witness the cOldness and reserve
that is sometimes exhibited among the. diff
fsrsnt denominations. he would reasonably
infer. they did not believe 10 the same God
and did not expect TO meet In ihe sam.
heaven. True christians may bs1cpwn 10
this world by different names; bet teir de
nOminational titles will not ass tn.
threshold of heaven. All in heaven ar,
known only as saints--as followers Of the
Lamb. Whilst on their earthly pilgrimage
they have the same image upon their souls
the same grace in their hearts, the sam,
Bible in their hand and the same heaven IL
their aims and desires, the same God ant
Saviour and sanciifier. There cannot, there
fore, DO very great difference between
them, and they ought to kno,o IT,
And still an other advantage Is: we ar,
ourselves greatly benefited by the good W,
do others. "The liberal soul shall be mad,
TAT !: and he that watereth shall bs wateret
also himself" Our happiness is proportion
ste to the happiness we confer on others
Every favor wo bestow benefits ourselves
And the highest Authority said "it 10 NOR,
blesssd to give than receive"
Recently the Tirzah Bible Society held
its Anniversary and between $3.50 and 400
were contributed. Subsequently, that ven
srabls and liberal society-lhe Indian LAND
observed its Anniversary. We have no
yet learned the result But its past histor,
proves II is always ready for every goot
work. The Waxhsw Society has lost it.
P41oet but Il 10 hoped 1t will not die
"a >oeisuss not heard from.