Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-11
Colportage
AMONG THE SOLDIERS!

By the direction of the Colportage Board, at
Darlington, the work Of supplying the South
Carolina soldiers with the New Testament and
religious reading, was begun first by us in Sonth
Carolina.
PIoUS PASTORS ENGAGED AS coLPoR-
TIERS.
A number of devoted Pastors of the Stnte are
laboring earnestly and efficiently US Colporters Of
the .Board-some of them in Virginia and some
of them on the South Carolina coast.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO LABOR ON.
The cheering intelligence is reaching W con-
stnntly that the soldiers leceiYe with gratitude
the New Testament and Trncts given them. They
welcome all religious Instructions with, in many
instances, the gushing tear and quivering lip.
NEW T~ESTAMENTs AND TRACTS DIS
TRIBUTED.
The operations of the Board, to the lst Februa-
~, are ii, 500 New Tcstaments and one million
seven hundred thousand pages Tracts.
TILE SOLDIERS READ.
They not only accept the New Testament and
Tracta given them, but they read them, in nut II
few instances, prayerfully- and s%ayingly.
SOME HAVE BEEN CONVERTED.
Through the simple instrumentality Of q little
Tract, the truths Of Gods word" presented to
them by the Colporter, the earnest prayer and the
pious counsel of such, @ number have turned to
God, and are now rejoicing in Him.
THE SICK SOLDIER.
Those who have visited the sick soldier. rs We
have in the various Hospitals in and about Char
lesion, know with what readiness and thankful
ness, prayer and religious Instructions nre re-
coived how gladly they receive the New Tesla
ment.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF OUR SOLDIERS,
HELP!
Thousands of the patriotic sons of our own and
other States, who are sacrificing all for our coin
mon country, have no Bible to point them to God
and to Z" eight up q dying bed" They arc willing
to read it-they ask for it. Shall they be denied
Our Chaplain writes 81 do not believe ffty.men
in the regiment have brought Testnments with
them"
WE APPEAL TO EVERY CHRISTIAN NAN.
We circulate no Tract or Bonk which any Chris
tan man would objectta whether be be |resby-
ferian, Methodist, Episcopai;'n, Lutheran, or BuD.
tist. We, therefore, appeal to all Christians
throughout the city and country to aid US in this
common work. We pledge ourselves to meet the
spiritual wants of our soldiers tn tho full extent
of the means placed ut our command.
SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS INvIRGINIA.
South Carolina regiments in Virginia sbai:e
proportionally in NIL the operations vi this Board
i'm Colporters, Now Tcstamcnts aud Tracts.
EVERY SOLDIER ON THE SOIL OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Many of the sons of North Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, and other Suites, SIRE upon the coast of
South Carolina. Shall we not minister to their
spiritual wants?
MANUSCRIPTS FOR F0UR.PAGE TRACTS
SOLICITED.
The Board desire to publish n number of " four
page Tracts" adapted to the wants of the soldier.
and hereby solicit such manuscripts. These manu- |
must be free from denominationa bias.
CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED.
Those who contribute to this work NAV specify.
If this is desired, in what regiment or company
such funds shall be expended. All contributions
10 this work will be acknowledged in the public
prints.
LARGE AND SMALL AMOUNTS.
Let il be remembered that $40 will buy one
New Testanents, md thirteen cents will
'ny a single copy. Each cory will supply one
'oldier.
TO THE PASTORS AND CHURCHES.
Will the Pastors throughout this State and other
having troops in South Carolina, read the
Iboyc to their congregations, and send us tho
offerings made to this work.
address Rev. w. d. Rice,
General Superintendent S. C. Colportnge,.
Sumtef. s. a.