Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-22

pier li.you tell him of every ailment, that
the pet Child IS not well, that the oil is low
IN the cruise and the -four is scant in the bar
rel! Come here with me, madam. There
sits your husband resting after a march. He
Is tired now. In an hour he will have his
supper, smoke his pipe, hear prayers. be
rested and sleep sweetly on his hard bed
But the mail comes in with g. complaining
letter from you. The distance, the compul-
sion OF duty which keeps him, and his fatigue.
exaggerate the evil, and he goes off from his
companions, becomes moody, lies down to
orean pad dreams and rises unrefreshed. to
another days march. Why will
you inJure one that you love SO? His coin.
RACES wife in no better condition than yours,
out she has carefully concealed the little dis
agreeaoles, hunted up every little pleasant
pit OF nelghborhood news, reported every
KIND ord said to her, and dwelt at length
upon every kindness shown her. What a
pillow she has made for her husbands
heso! Meier aorate q letter to one IN the
or"y ~hach 1t aoouM not be rholesome for
N'm 10 read Just before falling into a line Of
0@11|e' Your letter may be the last thing he
reads. Let it be full of tenderness cheer
fulness and faith.
But our husbands write US such gloomy
letters from the army" True, that does oo~s
cur. But they must write when they can
and often when they are in a sad plight. An
hour may make a great difference. | have
had two soldiers this week to tell me, that of
ten after their letters had gone they regret
ted it, because it was so useless, and was
really calculated to make all improper inn
preston as to their condition. ~
The religions question in the army is in
t~eresting to US all. 1 did not see a single
; careless look at divine service, nor did I hear
, a word of disrespect towards religion or its
ministers; but [ did see more ~devoutness
l than usual in congregations and a great de-
sire to hear preaching. One evening | inyi-.
4 ted a Captain to stand with me by a tree and
sing a hymn. 1t was nearly dark. When
r the hymn was finished ] found it had gath
e cred nearly 200 men for prayer. Wemarch-
ed all day on Sunday. At night several men
= gathered about a fire where | was, brought
out a Bible and requested service. All kEelt,
e officers and men. On Monday [ had gone
miles ahead to see the impressive sight Of
o 1874 wagons wind among the hills and ford a
stream. Our orders countermanded and I
r rode back to Camp. Upon coming into Gen.
u Ramseur's Brigade, [ found he had sent two
e chapla1ns to call me to preach. Being al
e lowed twenty minutes to sleep, | fell on the
u ground and was aroused to see such a con-
2 gregatian as few cities asAr~ praseak~@asUu2e~
. General and staff and nearly every oficer
e was present. Among them were bows to
whom l had preached at Chapel Hill, now
noble men doing yeoman service for the
e country. At the close of my sermon | invi-
= ted such as desired to strive after the lifeae ~
= erlasting, to come forward for prayer. More
than twenty men stepped out and kneeled
lie down. Afterwards several persons who had
re made a profession of religion joined the
he Church. One evening | came upon Rev. Mr.
IN Belts holding a prayer meeting and having
le a number Of penitents, among them officers
S. sons of friends who had been my p~arishoners
in North Carolina. At Gen. VERSIONS redaes
1g I preached for his Brigade, officers nniting
1t. with the men as heretofore. In Gen. DAN
IS, iers Brigade the congregation was immense
ne the attention strict, and the solemnity mos
nd impressive. Gen. Ramseur sent for me be-
an fore ! was up, on the morning of the Gul
ly pepper fight, to preach once mere for his men
at but before [ was sufficiently rested we Wer
ne in line of march, the enemy having crosse
a and. attacked Stuart's cavalry.
Il mention these facts to show that the off
in GERS and men are deeply feeling the need I
divine grace. Oh what an opening is in TIA
1t army. Privates have come to me at nigh
ed begging me to stay, and officers nave almos
Or, insisted that | should not leave. If our pa.
O. tors would take a month or two from the
churches and preach for destitute regiment
they would lay up treasure in heaven, an
I'VE carry a blessing back to their churches. RI
no men in the army arc exposed to peculis
ii temptations, but they are saued from peculi,
Dir temptations. They are not surfeited wit
en-, meat or drink, they are out of the busy an
ter absorbing rnsh of trade, the greed of gain
"a in allegiance. They have no business NJ
YES domestic cares. Their routine of duty leay'
the the mind free and the heart free to "recef
lch with meekness the engrafted word.". No
.ue, is the time to press in the truth of God uI
and on their conscienCes.
uld The revival in the army differs in extern
;n6ioatio0 from thoSa at home There ic Il