Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-10
FnOn TmR ARMY or TENNESSEE.

FROM FIJI ARMY or
FROM Oar Owa oa-rsspsaseHtI
sUsDAE Augss g. 1884
Your readers arc aTzre taat "a TIA army tasre q
observed ths Sazs genera respect for salday. IS Is
observed slsswhsrs, saws When o. a Necessary maseh,
o. IN battle, Or On the eve 0fH. Whsa 10 esap 81
omeiatdaty is suspen5sd. al service ef fhs salasr Is
OMITTED save such IS Twelve works % recsssi;y, ts
aaglsst o. uhich would Be laafous to the q my. The
~shaplaina whars regiments are PuTiasd VITA tsom,
h We services twise q dsT-morniag aud aftsrasoa-
aad, II assr enouA, permission g given tie soi&ss %
sttsad tie different churches Of lhs pest Wallets
arny was Al EasIhyvHls, tEs eburessa were crowded
svs.v Sunday Is ovaraswisg vita eoagregstions Il
sHesrs aad msn. TAs saaplsiuz ded- gres, assistance
rsa visiting ~Slsrsyasa, by having their hsads
s.rss Thsnsd 81 sympathy ad consultation and
clerical kslp. IS fs hzTtug frssh impulse and tntsrszt in
religion, impartsd t. the eoumazd A solQurning elsr
gynas, II = nan sf ssihy and Pissyi wn awaken are
Hrieas hslisg througbout ths whole amy Whlis chap
Iafns are Hsesssary rs a. army. and when nsn ful Of
/ faith snd tbs Hsly Ghost" 4reszIlsba great sad ne
ssssary, z not al Indispensable coed work, I have re-
tied that many q thsm are not regarded By the men
with q ssprsms veHsrafIsn, for the simple reason that
they are s~saplAina, and he 4 an oHeiEI or s-urerinpoass
relation tsEr5 them Ard viii this asatsnout ef re.
speot b specially manifest Il igaorznes zncsansesod
with ssuzsstnsss. or a dsgmasisGi tore CT tsn8sr, or yea
/ exhibited in verbal discourse and not IN Interest and
sympathy FER the waHI and Euferings Of ths
men, or q hsuksrinr far the society and quar-
tez Of the higher sfsssrs yhosls Be- Observed
Il Is not talents which ars required IN a chaplain, SO
I about doing good, rather Casu talking good the spirit
constrained By the love q Christ OF WISHING TIA feet,
aud giving 3 cup Of cold wafer TO one Of the least Ct The
! discirles in he name Of tbs Master A ~chapl-fl's mis-
sisn TO the army, "a ols smiuently Of good Works-one
Of sympathy, eonsolabon. coanssI, iustraeion-ons Of
supply In ali aspects Of he domestic relations len be-
Ain5-ons in which, IN al ~goaiHsS, be must teach
the soldier his saty to hH country, not less taaa hts
daty to God; IN which he must not only point cat
the wy q duty, bat must wax IN il with hin
in which he must be mother, wife. sister in al
/ Offices Of she-tion IN sickness aad IN health. in life
Ei in death. ] know Of re position OF higher re.
sssnsIslltiss thaa Inst Of c~bapIeinr ard, with ezsep'
.Jns. kaow Of no place ordinarily SO poorly & led
ssa thla is ia q g Eat asasurs notleH tie fsalt q tie
churches tbaa Gs Gsve1Iz-zE A csaplain should
have no rask nsr 2 prstenss tsl. but1a should 10. &c
I rssussd to ths pay End position Of a ssssus ueutaasu II,
FOR 6st dsparsrsJ hs mission, Or raj sr il Offers q
boun'y not sqaivalsnt t. dssaRi mantszzzcs 70 the
clerical tsJHi aud plsty o. the csaztry, asd gets The
! > crest tia generally vbleh woad soussivs i.slf
vsl paid b. Esttizg snylhiaE Ia he matte Of aP.
p hitting c~hapialas, tzars shoals he a. ilts.iz4 under
s~tzRfInE be wssE tha churches ard tie Govern
mezt TIE G=vsrznezi IhssId sEsr iu1ue.neafE
equivalent, 1T leas, 70 rsus-si and faaly sap
pet 70 prsaeEtrI sf ts FIRST frar5iag Il
their respective churches, snz The CHURCHES -5sgla make
e tAs duty Of such 20 accept tie Ggvernurat sppsizt
lag ths c~hap,zins. wham uPoR d~ss.guat'n q HsniEa.
aon Of tie scclssialical authority q ths ebuscl or e.
essy to which ghs proPsssd ea1P'z5z selosg4. 81 SSH
a policy sAsRia,Eeiss would uo- ian mo The Lzu6s g
ofsa OF the least deserving, or these most ssgsr 70 %.
taiz them, aE5 tie army uould15tas isa to he ads
sscs Of q vagraat clerical slsasn which h1s found 70
siion II The army bscauss l. A-dEtteo or HoBa zt hszas.
I nave ssea Eash msR es Bssop Elliott Rev. DE- ssyl-s
and Rev. DR.. EsEsTizs sad Rev DR.. Palmer visiting
tbs army, and have tRsught &c possible under the elaug,
ilSieatsd iEstsad Il having saeh men simply TO visit Il,
We skould have them belonging o Il Ths religions a.
tsrasts At hsze 7 conceive are Important, but 40 mors
i~nsortsRt tHaa the rsls Gus iEtarszz Of ths army.
Those in ths array have a peculiar need for proper re-
UgioEz attention, sEd shsaldn no. be persaittei e ses8 f..
II the war in which ". ere engaged ia a holy var, ct
enc OF ,asrsd principle, The CLERGY have az iatsrss, net
les in It thaA oihsrA Aud s zzy &c . qussiisn
whether tse clergy asa bssy hEve been mp ts tbs fall
msssurs e. their responsibility. I spssk 81 ths sFIrit-
ual rsspsassHity in regard 70 IT, and whether Prsz-
sncs Nad power Of God may not have been wanting
hseasss tAa e'srsy have not done tas!r fal duty sy tie
ssuss and The ssuhry.
Tas President has appointed a day q Installation
and prayer whish, I tust viii be responded to by be
people universally B1t ia t58ss tines We usad nagA
mere thAs oas day Of bunlisgon and prayer. Every
day should be with US such q day. AMI u-lsgs Il is /
fear eur szu4s mag be iaperled II Ga5 b. wish rs Il
matters net who may b Rgsisst ua, and il he should
net be for Is, t may be = question whether 1t has
boca bscauza He has not been sumssIHy exalted in the
hearts Of tie psoris, Whistler The sharch, Is4nizg on a.
arm Of flesh rather than on BIS almighty sra have net
neglected their duty 70 HIN, eud The army, RID
vssthsr tte Fsopls have not walked ~ sight VIXEN
they shsuId have wRkd BY faith, and ro-hfBed
Eanmsa vixen they should have worshIPpsd Gsd
Ssh ANTEE.