Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-24
For the Standard.

For the Standard.
Rev. ". NJ, Kennedy writes from Magnolia, N.
c., Feb. 25th, 1868:
DEAR Bro. CoBB,-I received your package of
tracts the other day through brother Gold just al
ter Pettigrew's Brigade had left here but had
fine opportunity last Monday of distributing tracts
in Ransom's Brigade. 1 found the troops very
anxious to get them. As soon as made my aP-
pearance among them, / was thronged by the eager
crowd until all were supplied. / visited one Reg
inent when my supply was well nigh exhausted,
but when;I told the Colonel had more tracts up
town, he detailed a man to so back with me for
bundle promising TO have them distributed in the
Regiment
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
Rev. A. B. Erwin soldier Of the 4th n. c. Reg
iment, who has been detailed Oy Gen. Lee to act as
Colportcur under our appointment, writes from camp
near Fredericksburg Feb 81, 1858:
~ have visited nearly all the soldiers in two
Brigades and conversed with them on the impor-
lance of personal piety. have distributed $4,000
DID, of tracts preached twice, and held two prayer
meetings. There has been no general awakening,
but nay meetings have been well attended. The
soldiers and officers have received me with courtesy
everywhere, and were glad to get tracts and have
preaching great many wanted Testaments ard
hymn books but had none"
We have forwarded this brother by Express lot
of Testaments hymnbooks and tracts, which we
hope he will soon receive.
WELDON.
Rev. VIM. Brunt, colPorteur now at Weldon, re-
ports, that during the months OF January and Feb
ruary he distributed tracts and held religious con-
versation with i've regiments around Godsboro,
viz: 18th and 42d Miss. and 10th, 53rd and 59th
| N c. Troops, and with the troops in hospital and
| camp at Weldon. He has sold and given away 3l4
books and distributed about %, 0OU PIP. oil tracts.
! He writes from Weldon, March 3, 1868:
al have preached in the hospital whenever the
| l,,,,K and had
| portunty from other duties, and also to the 42nd
! N. G. Regiment, and the company guarding the
bridge These troops have not enjoy ed the adVan-
tages of a chaplain, and find that the ground in
nearly every instance, must be broken up ere 1t Is
| good ground. Officers have every where treated
Inc with great respect seemingly. No conversions,
as far as know, have taken place at the camp
Some from the 42nd Regiment, however, have pro-
tessed religion in the hospital. There have been
four professions.
FROM COOKS BRIGADE.
Rev. S. w. Howerton, colporteur in Cooks Brig
! ade, writes Feb. 17th'from Magnolia:
"a find that there is great destitution of re-
lgiOus books and instruction in this Brigade. There
is not chaplain in that part of the Brigade stationed
| here The men are very anxious to get and seem
! to read with much attention all Of our tracts
| have sold all the TestamentS and hymn-books
brought with me, and yet they crowd around me
| and beg for them. Seine three or four told me that
they nave not nao Testament Slice lney nave oeel
| in the service which has been r. months and
upwards. | believe hat fourffths Of the men are
| without Bibles or Testaments. | wish could tell
! you how anxious they are to get these Testaments
and hymn books, but | can not We had preaching
for them three times yesterday, and have prayer
| meetings every night | never saw men moro at
tentve and respectful to the preaching oEthe Gospel
! They go in crowds to hear it Please send Inc 25C
! Tcstaments and $50 hymn books If you possibly
| do so for if men ever did ever will need them
: these do now"
: Such is the testimony Of those who have beer
laboring among the soldiers, IN favor Of the work
! of Army COlportage. Let US continue to furnish
| them with the Testament the Camp Hymn book
the Soldiers Pocket Bible and the tract console
them in their sufferiags and privatons, and to di
/ rect their thoughts and footsteps heavenward. -
| Enclose contributions for this object to.
| n. B. COBB,
Gen. Sup. Army Colportage Of N. G.
GoldSboro'. n. G.