Litchfield enquirer., 1863-05-21
'.when overwhelmed with grief, My heart within me dies, Helpless, and far from all relief, To Heaven lift my eyes,"

To Heaven nft my eyes,. Again; "The Lord of hosts is with us. the God of Jacob is our refage.- 46:7.
 'Great God assist us through the fight. Make us triumphant in thy might; Thou the desponding heart canst ease.
 The victory owns, and thine the praise.n
 Again: "The Lord pressryeth all them that love him."-Ps. l45 :20.
 "Tis Jesus the first and the last,
 Whose spirit shall guide us safe home:
 We'll praise him for all that is past,
 And trust him for all that's to coms."
 By reference to an Almanac it will be seen that this was written, not on Sunday. but on Tuesday. He credits the lines to the littl e book called "Daily Food" volume which, l trust, he made it point to read daily.
 In letter written by him oh the 18th of January last. at Fort Worth, Va, to his late employer in thls town, he says, speaking of the deaths which had occurred up to that time in his regiment, "God only knows how many are to go, and how soon. We can only hope for the best, and be prepared for the worst. To- day is Sunday; but how different it is from those we used to have at home. It has been truly said, That there is no Sunday in the ar- my or navy Instead of longing for Saturday night, and meeting Sunday morning with a smile, there seems to be, on the part of the soldier, dread of this day above all others"
 His various sayings to which we have lis- tened indicate most plainly that he endeavored to make preparation for the worst, while he cheerfuIly hoped for the best
 Having seen, and heard read, several letters written by his companions in arms. and in which references are made to him, am happy to say that not one word is said by these wri- ters, detrimental to his moral character.
 A member of this Church having written . letter to our late brother, inquired in regard to his spiritual condition. In reply to which he writes like man thoroughly honest, and cons cious of his integrity. Says he, ''As to your request in regard to my spiritual condition, I would much rather you would inquire of those ia the regiment familiar with me, siucs it is impossible for me to tell how appear in the eyes of others. can say, however, that am striving to live so as to bring no reproach upon tho Christian profession."
 The following will show how he appeared ia the eyes of others.
 While he'was yet sick, a citizen of this yl- lage, writing to his family, says, "7Ne u,i a-r- that Moses will get we'll, for he is liked here very much. He set before us all good exam pie. wish the whole regiment were as good P
 Says another in letter to his parents here, "He has been trying to do his best since he enlisted, and has endeayored to live up to his profession"
 The same person writing to another says at later date, (April 22d) "He will be very much missed, both as soldier and a christian. He has, ever since We came out tried to live according to his profession, and perform his whole duty"
 Writes another to his family, "I feel confi- dent that he was prepared for death. You know the evidence he gave before we left home. Since he has been here, his life has been con- sistent with his profession. From the vices of the camp he kept free. He strove to be punc- tual in reading his Bible, and other religious duties. He was great deal in my tent, and but very short time since he spoke of his endeavors to attend to his religious duties, and ths difficulties he had to overcome D
 In respect to bis death, the same writer adds, sThe last five minutes of his life were spent in most earnest prayer. His utterance was almost inarticulate, and I could understand but . small portion of what he said, but enough to know that his whole heart was thrown into that last petition. IF was offered while he was passing through the valley of the shadow of death and his limbs were trembling and shivering at the touch of the Jordan of death.''
 Such was the religious life and sudden death of Moses Cook, Jr., who, enlisting in the vol nnteer army of the United States, on the llth day of August last, acted as Sergeant till his departure from this life, which occurred, at a private residence near Fairfax Seminary, Va, on Friday, the 17th of the present month (April, lss3.J
 Many of us remember the last public prayer offered by him in our Conference Room to Almighty God. Distinctly do we remember, also. the last address pronounced by him there, which affected most Of those present to tears. Many of us saw him when, on the 7th of Sep tember, 1862, he came hurriedly into this house, to enter into covenant with God and his people here.
 Grieve we must that we shall not see him again in this life. But how comforting that we can remember him as young man who prayed; as Christian soldier who strove to follow Christ, and among whose last works in our hearing were these T am resolved to live to the glory ot God"-words spoken by him upon the eve of his departure for camp, pre- paratory to the field of battle; words spoken by him in view of manifold temptations sure to beset him; words uttered also in view of