Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-04
Colportage
AMONG THE SOLDIERS!

By the direction of the Colportagc Board, at
Darlington, the work of supplying tue South
Carolina soldiers with the New Testament und
religious reading, Was begun hrst by US in South
Curolina.
pIoUS PASTORS ENGAGED AS CoLPoR-
TIERS.
A number Of devoted Pastors of the State are
laboring earnestly md efficiently as COlporters of
the Board-Iome of them in Virginia aud some
Of them ON the South Carolina coast.
ENCoURAGEMENTs TO LABOR ON.
The cheering intelligence is reaching us con-
stnntly that the soldiers receive with gratitude
tho New Testament and Tracts given them. They
welcome all religious instructions With, in many
instances, the gushing tear aud quivering lip.
NEW TESTAMENTS AND TRACTS DIS
TRIDUTED.
Tho operations of the Board, to the lat Februn-
ry, are II 500 New Tcstaments and one million
seven hundred thousand pages Tracts.
THE SOLDIERS READ.
They not only accept the New Testament and
Tract. given them, hut they read thon, in not u
few instances, prayerfully and G~avingly.
SOME HAVE BEEN CONVERTED.
Through the simple fundamentally of q little
Tract, the truths of goods word" presented to
them by the Colporter. the oarncst prayer and the
pious cnunsel of such, y number have turned to
God, and are nom r%vjuiciug in Him.
THE SICK SOLDIER.
Those who have visited the sick soldier, Us VIC
have in the various Hospitals in dnd about Char
l%eiton, know with what readiness and thankful
ness, prayer and religious instructions aro re-
eeived ; how gladly they receive the Now Tesla
ment.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF OUR SOLDIERS,
HELP!
Thousands Of TIE patriotic sons of our own and
other States, who are sacrificing all for our COM
mon country, have no Bible to point them to God
and to Eight up a dying bed" They arc willing
to read it-they ask for it. Shall they be denied! !
Our Chaplain writes: a. 30 not believe fifty men
in the regiment have brought Testaments With
them"
WE APPEAL TO EVERY CHRISTIAN NAN.
We circulate M Tract or Book which any Chri.-
tian man would object to, whether he be Presby-
ter'"n, .HethoiiAt, Episcopntinn,. Lutheran. or B"p-
tH. We, therefore, appeal to MI Christiuns
throughout tho city aud country Ia aid us in this
common work. We pledge ourselves to meet the
spiritual wants of nur soldiers tn the full extent
of tho mesnd placed at gu. Command.
SOUTH CAROLINAsoLDIERs IN vIRGINIA.
South Carolina regiments in Vrrginis share
proportionnlly in all the operations of this Board
in Colporters, New Testanen.s and Tracts.
EVERY SOLDIER ON THE SOIL OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Many of the Suns of North Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, and other States, are upon the coast nf
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 Tracts" adapted to the wants of the soldier,
and hereby solicit such manuscripts. These manu-
scripts must be free from desoniindiional bias.
CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED.
Those who contribute to this work may specify
If this IL desired. in what regiment OF Company
such funds shall DO expended. All contributions
to this work will BIO acknowledged in the public
prints.
LARGE AND SMALL AMOUNTS.
Lot IL be remembered that $3.50 will buy one
Thousand Now Testanents, and thirteen cents will
buy q single copy. Each cory will supply one
soldier.
TO THE PASTORS AND CHURCHES.
Will tho Pastors throughout this State and other
States having troops in South Carolina, read the
above to their congregations, and send US the
froe-Hrl offerings made to this work.
Addrea- Rev. w. d. Rice,
General Superintendent s. @. Colportage,
2umter g 4.