Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-04-03

The war sermon of sabbath Evening.
On Sabbath evening last, Raw Collier Chap
lain Of the s4th Regiment, o. v. l., delivered a
sermon on tho war at Birchhrd Hall. The
Hall was filed TO its utmost capacity by the
loyal men and women Of Fremont, who listened
to one Ofthe finest most truthful and appropriate
discourses, We think. that has ever beende-
livered In Il. Having served as Chaplain IN the
army for the past eighteen months he was pre-
pared, from personal knowledge TO state what
the army in his department had accomplished
and what It had failed to do what had beer It's
successes and its disappoiuiments; its trials i,s
sufFerings, its beroism and its present condition.
BE paid glowing tribute to the bravery, good
conduct, and heroic actions Of the soldiers as
exhibited on many a hard fought field; by their
perseverance, under the most trying eircumstan-
ces; their patience under sickness and their for
l iitude ia the hour Of death.
He spoke Of the darkness which few months
since not only overshadowed the army, but which
oyershadowed the whole land, and the variety
Of causes which led to II, aud then compared that
time to the present bright and satisfactory con-
dition Of the country and the army.
His remarks in regard to the skulking and
cowardly Ohaplains and army officers who had
thrown up their commissions on the first appear
ance Of hardship or danger, and had then come
home to denounce the war and embarrsss the
government were appropriate and well timed
4 Whenever you hear one Of these officers, or any
skulker from the army, callipg this "nigger
war; you can set that man down as being not
only coward, afraid TO meet the enemy, but
scoundrcl
But the most seathng and scorching part Of
the discourse was the Chaplain's denunciation
LOT the Copperheads. He said this class Of men
belonged to no party. They might by their
trickery and brazen-faeedness foist themselves
upon party, but that no decent man ofany par
ty would countenance or associate with them.
He alluded to their perhdy in only few months
since inducing men to enlist and take their
pay and bounty from the government, and were
now engaged in writing letters to these same vol
unteers in the army, urging them to desert and
come home He said that large number Of
letters of this kind had been received by
the boys in the army, and that only one could
be traced as having been written by the father
or mother Of the boys who had received them,
and that all the rest had been written by these
vile and contemplate copperheads, for the pur-
pose of demoralizing the army, and aiding the
rebels in their nefarious attempt to overthrow
the freest and best governmental TIE world, and
establish upon its ruins monarchy, with sla-
very for the corner stone, and the Shareholders
for its rulers. These letters had to some extent
produced their legitimate result. Fourteen OF
the boys deserted, eight of whom had been cap
ltured, tried, and sentenced to be shot. Here the
speaker depicted in vivid language the anguish
and grief of the fathers and mothers Of these
boys-some Of whom he had seen-at the dis
grace aud infamy which bad been brought upon
their gray hairs Dy the Vaccinations of these
might filch from the government and the people
what they are too mdolent to labor for, bread
aud butter which puppy would lie down and
roll over. He said there were but three places
where esecrawling, slimy, snake-like copper
heads should go. One was to CANADA; another
to the JEFF. Davis Confederacy, or TO the other
place, (signi6cantly pointing downwards, where
it is supposed the father and relatives Of these
llibels upon humanity dwell.)
He urged upon his audience the Impotence Of
writing cheerful and patriotic letters to the sol
diers in the army. Let them know that they
are engaged in glorious and honorable cause,
and that you are determined to stand by them,
and if need be, you will lay down your lives
with theirs to save our blessed and fair country
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