Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-25

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religious reading, was begun first by, US in South
Carolina. !.
pIoUs PASTORS ENGAGED AS CotPoR-
TIERS -.
A number of devoted Pastors of the State,a-e
iaboriug earnestly and efficiently as. Colporters-of
tho Doard-some OF them in Virginia and'somc
of them on the South Carolina coast. -
ENcoURAGEMENTS TO.LABoR ON"
The cheering Intelligence is reaching us con-
stantly that the soldiers receive with g]rstitdds
the New Testament and Tracts given them. They
welcome nll religious Instructions with, III maDJ
instances. the gushing tear ard auiveriuG i;r.., 3
NEW TESTAMENTS AND TRACTS DIS
TRlBUTED.
The operations of the Board, to. the lst Fchrua-
ry, are II, 500 New Testanlents and one million
seven hundred thousand pages Tracts.
I THE SOLDIERS READ. -
They not only accept the New -Testnment-and
Tracts given them,' but they read them, in .no,a
few instances, pfaycrfully and sayingly.
SOME HAVE BEEN CONVERTED.
Through the simple fundamentally of n little
Tract, the truths Of Goods word,2 presented to
them by the Colporter, the cnrnest prayer and the
pious counsel of such, n number haze turned to
God, and. are now rejoicing in Him. F.;
THE SICK SOLDIER. -
Those who have visited the sick soldier, MS We
have in the various Hospitals in and about Char
lesion, know with what readiness and thankful.
ness, prayer and religious instructions are re-.
ceivcd how gtndly they receive the New Testa-,
ment. - .
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF OUR SOLDIERS
HELP! 81
Thousands Of the patriotic sons Of our'own and
other States. who are sacrificing all for our'eom;
mon country, have no Bible to point thctn TO God:
and to light up a dying bed" They are wiling
to read it-they ask Tor it. Shall they be denied
Our Chaplain writes " do not believe fifty men
in the regiment have brought Testaments with
them"
We APPEAL TO EVERY CHRISTIAN MAN.
VIC circulate no Tract or Book which any Chris
.tian man would object to, whether be be Presby-
%ierian, ifethodiu, Episcopriinn, Lutheraa. or B"p-
list. We, therefore, appeal to ali Christians
throughout the city ami country to aid us in this
common work. We pledge ourselves to mcet the
spiritual wants Of our soldiers to. the. full extent
of the means placed Mt our command. .:a.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN VIRGINIA.
South Carolina regiments in Virginia share
prOportionally in all the operations uf this Board
in ColRortsrs, New. Testamenls and Tr!etA
EVERY SOLDIER ON THE SOIL OF SOUTH
-. CAROLINA. "a 8
Many of tne sons of North Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, aud other States, are upon the coast OF
South Carolina. Shall we not minister to their
spiritual wants?
MANUSCRIPTS FOR FoUR-PAGE TRACTS
SOLICITED.
The Board desire to publish n number of " four
page Tracts" adapted to the wants of the soldier,
and hereby solicit such manuscripts Thesc, manu-,
scripts must be free from dcnon,inationnl bias.
CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED.
Those who contribute to his work may specify;
this is desired, in what-Fegsnent or company
such funds shall be expended. All contributions
to this work will be acknowledged in the public
prints. -
LARGEAND SMALL AMOUNTS.
Lett he remembered that $3.50 will buy one
thousand New Tsstamonts, and q Iteea cents will
buy n single copy. Each. copy will supply one
soldier.
TO THE PASTORS AND CHURCHES.
Will tho Pastors throughout this State and other
States having troops in~South Carolina, read rts
above to their congregations, and send US the
free-will offerings made TO this work.
Address Rev. W.D. Rice,
General Superintendent S. C. Coportoge, i