Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-21
EArouRAnEMENrs ro l.ABoR on.

ENC0URAGEMENTS TO LABOR on.
The cheering Intelligence is reaching ut con-
stuntly that the suldisrs receive with grasitnd"
tho New Testament AMI Tracts given them. They
welcome all religions iustrurrinns with, III nahy
instances the gushing tear and quiTrring lip.
NEW TESTAMESTS AND TRACTS Dis
THlBuTED.
The operations uf the Board, to tho l+t pehrua
rs, .ro | 5uO New Tcstauien:s Snd one million
-evon'Lundrei Thousand pmYce rrncis
THE SOLDIERS READ.
Thoy not only accept tho New Tcstameu; aud
Tracts gireu them, bu, they rend them, i'll not i
few INSTANCES, prhyorIully and s"vnslJ.
SOME HAVE BEEN CONVERTED.
Through the simple instrumentality vt littlu
Tract the truths of "Gni's ruri" presented t"
thoIn by the Culporter the earnest prayer und the
pious counsel Of such, number have turned to
Gui, md arc nov rejoicing in Him.
TIE SICK SOLDIER.
Thnse Who have visited tho sick s"ldcr NE We
have in the various Hospitals in AMI about Chnr-
Lesion, know with Whist readiness aud thankful
ness, prayer aud religions instructions are re.
"riyci how gladly they receive the New Tcs,u.
ment.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF OUR SOLDIERS.
HELP!
Thousands Of the patriotic sons Of our own and
other States. who arc sacrificing NIL for our
m"n country. havo no Bible to point them to God
AMI Ia Eight up n iyinS bed The! are willing
I" read it-they ask for il. Shall they be drniel !!
dur Chaplain wTitos: 81 do not helicre fifty mes
in tho regiment have brought Testameuts with
:heri."
WE APPEAL TO EVERY CHRISTIAN NAN.
We circulate nv Tract or Bo"k which any Chris
tian man would Obj ect u, whether hs he PrsIby
rriun. .H-fho,ii,t Episcopnlinn, Lutheran, ur BnP
tis. We, therefore, apprsl to ull Chr.stans
throughout the city and country t. aid US III tli'
common work We pledge ourselves I" meet the
spiritual wants of nur soldiers to the full oxten
of he means placed Mt our cotnaand.
S0GTllCAR0LINAS SOLD TERS INVIRGINIA.
S"uth Carolina regiments in Virginia share
irnp"rtiuh;:l!y in sl the "peratiunP of this H"urd
--in Co!purtors, New Testaneuta and Tracts.
EVERY SOLDIER on THE SOIL OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Many Of tn. sons of North Car1linl, Georgia
Tennessee, aud other States, arc upon the c0nst o
South Carolina. Shall we not minister to their
spiritual wants?
MANUSCRIPTS POR P0UR-PAGE TRACTS
SOLICIT ED.
The Board desire to publish number If four
page Tr.ct!," adapted tn the wants of tho soldier
and hereby socit .uch manuscripts. 7Ar" manu-
serip;s must be Jree from, de,omi mi"asionui bus.
Contributions NAY BE DIRECTED.
Thu,o who contribute to this work may specify
:. this il desired. in what regiment or company
.urh funIs shall be expended All contributions
t" thia work will 10 acknowledged in the public
prints.
LARGE AND SMALL AMOUNTS.
Let i. he remembered that SEQ will buy ono
th"uaan.i New Testaments. aud Mir.4Ss cent' will
buy single copy. Each COPY will supply one
soldier.
TO TIE PASTORS AND CHURCHES.
Will the Pastors throughout thia State and nhsr
States having ,r"ni- in S"u;i Cnrriinl. road tho
above To their congregations, and send us tho
frce.w offerings nals to this WORK.
AIireu- Rev. w. ID. Rice,
G,nernl Superintendent s. Z. coip"rt"g,.
Sumter, S. e.