Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-18
Colportage
AMONG THE SOLDIERS!

By the direction Of the Colportage Board, u,
Darlington, the work of supplying the South
Carolina soldiers with the New Testament AND
religious reading, was begun first by US in South
Carolina.
PI0US PASTORS ENGAGED AS CoLPoR-
TIERS.
A number Of devoted Pastors of the State are
laboring earnestly and efficiently as Colporters o.
tho Doard-some of them in Virginia and some
Of them on the South Carolina coast.
ENCOURAGEMENTS TO LABOR ON.
The cheering Intelligence il reaching us con-
stnnily TINT the soldiers receive with gratitude
the New Testament and Tracts given them. They
welcome NIL religious Instructions with, in many
instances, the gushing tear and quivering lip
NEW TESTAMENTS AND TRACTS DIS
TRIDUTED.
The operation. of tho Board, to the 1st Fcbrua-
RI, are 1880 New .Testsments and one million
seven hundred thousand pages Tracts.
THE SOLDIERS READ.
They not only accept the New Testament and
Tract. given Thorn, but they read them, in not u
few instances, prayorfully and savingly.
SOME HAVE BEEN CONVERTED.
Through the simple fundamentally of a little
Tract, the truths Of " Gods word" presented to
LQ0m " " " ~ u hCot HleJs ~ ~
pious counsel of such, a numbrr have turned to
God, and are now. rejoicing in Him.
THE SICK SOLDIER.
Those who have visited the sick soldier, as we
have in the various Hospitals in and about Char
lesion, know with what readiness and thankful
ness, prayer and religious instructions are 10
ceired; how gladly they receive the New Tesla
msnt.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS oF-oUR SOLDIERS,
HELP!
Thousands of the patriotic Sous of our " and
other Ststos, who are sacrificing all for our COM
mon country, have NO Bible to point them to God
and TO "light up = dying bed" They IRE willing
to rcsd it-they ask for it. Shall they he denied 2
Our Chaplain writes az do not believe Fifty men
in the regiment have brought Testamentf With
them"
WEAPPEAL TO EVERY CHRISTIAN MAN.
We circulate no Tract or Book which any Chris
tan man would object to, whether he be Presdy-
teriah, Aethodist, ~Episcopatian, Latheran, or B"p-
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 to tho full extent
Of the means placed at our command.
SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS IN VIRGINIA.
South Carolina regiments in Virginia share
proportionally in all the operations Of this Board
i'm Colporters, Now Tsstaments and Tracts.
EVERY SOLDIER ON THE SOIL OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Many Of the sons of North Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, and other States, are 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 q number Of " four
page Traets," adapted to tho wants Of the soldier,
and hereby solicit such manuscripts. These manu-
scripts must be Jrse from dcnominntionai bias.
CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED.
Those who contribute to this work may specify,
If this is desired, in what regiment or company
such funds shall be expended. All contributions.
to this work will BIO acknowledged in the public
prints.
LARGE AND SMALL AMOUNTS.
Let il no remembered that $3.50 will buy one
thousand New T~estamente, and thirteen cents will
buy q siazlo copy. Zach copy will supply one
soldier.
TO THE PASTORS AND CHURCHES.
Will the Pastors throughout this State and other
statos having troops in South Carolina, read the
above to their, congregations, and send us the
free-will offerings made IN this work.
Ad1ress- Rev. w. d. Rice,
General Superintendent S. G. CoipoTtege,
Sumter, 3. @,