New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-09

Oily would do them HffnI
this personal ministry will be stuitous q hersofors-ths
offering Of Chrstke pbianthopy-ony tho expenses being
burden to the treasury
O. THg DnrsIBuTIoy OF MORAL AND RELIGIOUS PuBLicA.
rIoysBooks tracs and newpspe-by tho personal
Of Delegates and through Chapsns, ocsrs and Christian
igous conversation social religious meetings and prsger
Such publications. wisely selected ike food for the fam
.bing means of Christian usefulness they are as needia
THH Personal DnrniBurioS OF SroRRsLunaer tn'
helpful and somestimes Indispensable preliminary 70 TN
spiritual objects Of the Commission and - often primer,
Christian duty-fOr sic wounded or psroed s9'ois
In the Of battle In hospitals and camps and on
EcososIcAL FAo1lrrns-l The written eommend.tio.
of the objects Of the Commission By ahe President secret
other Officers; and the Cooperation Of the AM
zion Of Dseses Publications and Stores part OF a.
fold Of confR to which Government have gen
NOV en.O .Se ,bs ns' Of commnnicon .t9.Ou.
the Dessstes and Messages Of the Commission,
charge. freight BY Express or Railway ''' '''D''
Rsi.oas publications arc procured u Quantities OF 80
ses. board, and Pabisher on sdvansgeoa.
the price 10 the public, and somsties grsuoy
II i. thu. that copies Of religious newsPapet arc
periodically the army At
Numbers Were some Of the hundreds OF thousands oil
unused books the shelves Of Christian families di,pstcaed
on camp and hospital service they would have welcome ana
sflriTC.SCash dsbured foreIpense', stores and pub
uted BY the Commission s42 1850 CO.. Christian ministers
and symsn to minister the seat war to
tho estehs and I. camp, sua in the
home work 1893 meetings held with soldiers and ssors,
exclusive Of those at the seat OF war asis R1oe
dsrbutsd IO2 500 books large and small ior
soldiers and sailors distributed l5 magazines sno pam
,ior bIsnn and psalm books distributed 100 es1 papers
distributed 3h7o pages Of traes. 20 @
f06 documents distributed 10000 hDfnes su
piled 10 hopia &c. %, boxes and barrels Of stores ana
publications distributed, 3.e9l .,.h ,s.ora
10 addition to the above there Is much Oh Tnen sps
large number Of Chrston men ana women na.e q; their
c,ted as helpers with Delegates and n "a
vol In hosptas and camps not Included IN tns
no,d md b. eetinzs st the seat OF with the
held by those by the Commission noun. v,tsn for
,hon.-1ds ana many Thousands oil letters ., A..
the soldier. to their friends to obtain discharges 0' NC
schptivc Lists. - A., introduced. He
ID an earnest appeal in behalf OF the whoieheart'
"a and vigorous support of the Government, looHins
su AZ a. ,ssorsfulv 10 the time when every Ssse
i .Ion,d be emancipated, every broken hear' DC
cheered. every sorrowing, suffering spirit % cDn-
soled and upheld; when the grest pIihSiPleo ~ nv
rwanitv benevolence, and mutual relief should 80
W., as vide as the atmosphere which Tapped this
oi"r;ons continent This was TO be the work OF TINS
nst;on and a Christion Commission must
stand at the gate and demand what was the cause OF
This Rebellion; il must demand also that Whatever
wa, right should be done. The warfare IN conuec-
ton With which they acted must be In the line OF
nst;onallty. duty and right. Freedom IN the DIS
trct OF Columbus, freedom in the Territories, Tree
dom compensated in States that would have ~,
freedom not compensated Ia States that would not
have IT, these glorious stariDgs and pronisings
with ali the sulferings that had been borne ana the
sacrisces made, and the trials endured, and II
tSere were any sight on earth that heaven
iootsd down upon with unspeakabls delight
and homo and anticipation that sight was to be iound
IN all these incipent facts Of glorious promise Ihis
vsry state of our country was Of itself nation In
But it wanted heart. And one great
essed effort Of this nation, he hoPeo, woala DC 70
SO the people to earnest sympathy with ana sup
mort Of those who were especially charged with tnIs
rrsat vork He feared that an insidious, be might
call IL treacherous, influence was springing up 70
Interfere with the work Of this nation. But tne
vork would 20 on. 1t must 20 on. Sons ana
hrotbsrs were vet to leave their bosoms Dy tnou-
.ands and by hundreds Of thousands in its further
They must be ready 10 say that TO plant another
and a better generation was worth the sacrihce OF
thjs. An elegant allusion to Gen. Scott AZ an un-
swerving and incorporating supporter OF 'ne
ITn,on fftv years ago ~ well as to-day, brought
down the house in spite Of the remembrance OF the
Vice President. DIR. Tying proceeded to cay that
onr Nation must be rescued though II take every
man from the Passamaquoddv Bay TO the Pacific to
40 II. IL must be saved though hundred horses
filed with Greeks attempt to betray is' Inns Con.
m,.siou had a great work 10 do In the salvation OF
the country. They had sent out many brave and
noble man. and woman, too. lie told an anectlng
story of one OF bis Sunday School teachers, who had
for eighteen months done the Work OF an anger Ii
the hospital and upon the battlefield. -.
The Rev. ALExISDER REED. enc OF the agents ef
the Commission in the campaigns Of the Peninsuls
and MARYLAND, explained the great need OF instant
aid 10 the wounded in battle and the entire poseibil-
lty of one person saving a hundred lives. But the
army was the widest, rlpest, and most precious oil
fields. The leaven OF the Gospel had no
IKE this. But II requires money. To
1--WE two cents worth Of religious matter TO each
soldier per week required 81 ,OOO,OO year. Mr.
Reed Rayc some affecting instances OF the power
Of religion AS manifested on the night after
the battle of Shiloh. There soldier, who
could not turn his mouth TO the pool
of water which formed under his elbow, though ne
was diving OF thirst sang the first verse OF the hymn
" When can read my title clear" and the second
was taken up by another, and the third by YET an
other. aud their souls departed In the midst OF
harmony Of Gods praise. lie read letter when
diving Rebel soldier had dictated 10 hln--his last
farewell to his parents and sisters Mr. heed con-
elnded by AN eloquent appeal for aid in this work.
The vast audience then rose aud sung with tremen'
dous effect, two verses OF the hymn:
"AmI soldier OF the cross,
A follower Of the lamb
And shall fear TO own his cause.
Or blush to speak his nsnie'
Must be carried TO the skies
On howery beds Of ease.
While others ought to win the prize,
Aud sailed through bloody seas
Col. Mexican, nth Regiment New-York Volun'
teers. now IA member Of Congress, was then intro
duced. Ii was not strange. he sad, that country
which for fifty years had hardly had anything whicn
cond be- called q war upon its hands, should hnd
great difficulties III commencing 80 great war u
ria Soldiers were OF the opinion that the wal
might have been prevented. Had Leonidas tamely
submitted. Thermopyle might have been avoided
Ind oar forefsthers submitted to the Sd. per pound
ON tea, the Revolutionary War might have beer
avoided Had not Warren died at Bunker Hill
had not Washington remained hrm during al
the Winter colds and Summer beats Of e'gh
wears, we might have avoided the expendltur'
Of blood which gained our independence.
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