The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-27
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been Heepiy hmPressed WIN tue lone 81 earn
est HIety aud sincera adpendence upon the
Almighty Which pefvadssl that prpclAmation.
The tHuihs Which the President setsioful iu1
such BeaiitifnI lal gusge, Ishould haFe their
weight Will all our pcoIte- But L me ask
do WI all feJf that '.as a aIleople whp hcknowl
edgelihe supremacy Of tho living Sod. we
sliouI I4 ever 4e miadfuI o our Dependence on
Him! should remember ia Him alonb can we
trust Tor our delivetancd1 Do we hot trust
too much to Dur own streagth. 60 the wisdom.
and skill Of Dur Generals, lle courage and en-
ldurafee Of our soldiers Dt remcmhering that
: God is our refuge and strength. avery pres
ent Help ID time Of tEDlble? Are We nol
GUILTY of sills as people, and as ilsdivauais
and so, is there not gFeht necessity fs,r hu
miliaEion9 and prayer tits useless t9- aPpein,,
dayslqf fstiHg aud prpyef. qsless We intena
10 use item as such and 10 Conforms our con
duct 10 our professions. we cannot deceive
the q mighty by obseryirk the forula of ievo
tion.l whilst Our hearts ar FAR from being en-
gagged in The canse. God lis "a spirit, and those
who Worship Him. must aforship Him inspiri'
and 81 trath If we edhsider the appoint
meHt of days Of fasting and prayer mere
matt of form. a sort pf complimetIt 10 The
AlmEs shtyywe totally ishIlprehend sheir mean
ing. and fer5ert that wLith was intended for
good % our ruin, We shbuld really fssl that
THE 4 Alnighty has been gIraciously IlIeaYed 10
| hear bur suPplic4tions. ana to grant abundant
Eexhib bitidns Of His favor ito our armies aud
people, and oar hesris s4euld be jh unison.
With our lip ). in ret,ssiIii thanks 70 Him for
the great aud manifold Blessings Which be has
youcilsafed 10 grant Us.
| Il u useless 10 deny that relying upon mere
physFf4 strength, upon Numbers and resour-
ces. We are nor able TO cSntend with our enc
my. But it must be remembered there are
mora causes which co1tsol the sstIonA and
IdestiIies of individuals dnd of nations. and
which are more powerful Bven than armed Ie
gionl. Through the operation OF ihess the
Creeks were enabled to resist the hosts Of xer-
res, hhd The American colonies the powers Of
| the great B titish Empire II is said that the
yeneF Able Bishop Meade Just before lis death,
sent lfpr a disting uished General, whose name
has since become famous throughout the
worlh and held 4 long anil deeply inter esting
con Setsat tioh with him IN references to our
trbub%sl After cJnsideiirg the po weE aud
resopIces gf tie NortheFll States and tile dis
al sanFsgcsl lusider which seemed to labor,
tie g9eH Bishop uttcreaihe following words
which we're among his last -Gercrhl =
as GodI Is gEsst IRE must sacceed.'
TliiB noble sentiment should be eigraven
upon lie. hearts Of all our soldier 5. They
should feel that in defehding the cause oi
their foHntty, they are Supported and slistain-
cd WAN Almighty arm that . il,e IloI.l Of
i Hosts is With us the God Of jacob is GU.
refug4.y The proper observance pt lisese
days 1t fasting end prayer is well dalcSlaied
TO e4Arcise a wholesome moral infud nee upon
the Young men in our al lsy. One Of khegreat
est isArs entertained 10y good men ant
thougAtfuI patriots is that the war WI tend
greatly TO demoraize onr young men. that
hey will contract IN the camp, habits of u
temp Berancs and vice that will go with them
throrg ga lifk. I say thesa fears are entertained
but hppe without just grounds i high
ffnorAI character ought 10 be cultivated in
! camPias Well as anywLere else. Let our young
, men in thd Sasmy. who ase the pride and hope
of tIEs country. rernembel that all frut great
ness Is accompanied with high moral worth
. Let them select as theiF model the Genera
/ who is alike loved by hi1 soldiers and honoreC
! by the country. whose gieat intellect and higE
military talent are only squalIed Icy The pert,
of bis chafaeter who u unrivalIed Is = war
! riorlapd unexcelled as sal man F. ls
i-He a the mark and 4 ass copy andIl,oek.
That should fashion y hers"
Whether / allnds ID. General Jpseph E
Johnson. Gen Robert E Lee. or sotns othel
one u the great and gotfl men in our army
let ypnr readers guess suffice Il to say. tlTes.
are several whose chaf.ssters are worthy o
limitation.
Il Let not our young splHiers think that be
fcause some brave men 4nd good officers ar,
additied % the use Of Ardent spirits, aud halJ
itually use prefane lang qhge. thAt these things
: Are leeessAry to constitute good officer
They are BIsmishes which their best friends
wish hey We re clear og and not qualities to
be i4itAteh. These reasa ations presented diem
J selves 20 my mind onre4 4d,ng President Bavis
Proclamation. and although they are rot in the
usual styis Of uewspaPdr correspondence. ys
as these are serious times when all We noIc
| dearlis at stake. when y our sons. brothers
: IEkindEed aud fIieuds are IN the army ebustant
/ lly exposed to danger. disease and death,
: think that any thing said 10 make moral inprts
saionI on our young soldiers, is not out Of place
: lIfeei deep personal interest in ilas weIfar
7 Of our young men in die army. aud an eaFBes