The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-28
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For No Nashvllo Union.


Hondaug for the Army-To Chap
IaiuH aud Colonies.
The committee appointed by the Chap
lains' Couucil held 10 Murfreesboro, April
1st, 2ud, and 3rd, to gather and publish
informa.ion concerning the classes, pri-
ces, sources, and channels of army read
ing, though not prepared as yet to sub
nit a fill report, are nevertheless ready
10 present data which would be of es-
sential service to the army immediately
and which therefore ought to be COM
municated and appropriated without
delay.
CLASSES OF READING - RELIGIOUS AND
SECULAR.
Prices Of Reading--Religious--General
Evangelical papers: Tract Journal S12
so per hundred copies Christian Banner,
$40 per hundred copies, (bOth by the
American Tract Society, Boston,; Amer
lean Messenger, S12 so per hundred
copies, (American Tract Society, New
York; Christian Press, SO per hundred
copies, american Reform Tract and Book
Society, CincinnatD; Good News, Sl2
per hundred copies, (MethOdist Book
Concern, New York, Cincinnati, or Metho-
dist Depository, Chicago)
Secular-Newspapers: New York Eve
ming Post, New York Tribune, New York
Times, Boston Journal, Springfield
(Mass) Republican, Cincinnati CONNER
cial Cincinnati Gazette, each 50 per copy.
Magazines: Atlantic Monthly, Boston;
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, New
York Continental Monthly, New York,
(sach SO per copy; Eclectic Magazine,
New York, So per copy.
1t will b. observed that in every in
stance we have named tho fuRprice. The
A,n1y Of he Clmbcrlaad wiH be supplied at
halt price.
All hail to the magnanimous pub
fishers! No attempt has been made
TO arrange the above periodicals accord
ding TO merit BE such thing far from
us. The order simply indicates the
.rolstivc duties Of communication and
answer. Nor must it be inferred that
those periodicals whose names do not
appear in the list, have refused their
assent to the haT-pico rate, for, with
three or four exceptions, they haze mol
been addressed on He subject, and the ready,
hearty responses that have been received
to our inquiries, assure us that the loyal
periodicals of the country with but few
excepGcns) general and local, religious
and secular, only need the subject frank
ly and fully presented, in order "a
make the noble sacrifices necessary
to writing their legion of names dowr
on the laBproe hammer.
Sources Of Reading: Many of these
have been incidentally indicated. II il
toto added that the United States Chris
tisn Commission, a thorough going, ex.
tenBive, aud recognized organization Of
inestimable value to the army and navy
has now an Office at Murlreesboro, in the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, on
Main street where they are dealing out
religious reading Of general Evangeli.
cal character according to the relative
needs Of applicants, free Of charge.
Channels of Reading: In general by
mail, except that furnished by the Chris.
tian Commission. Occasional grants arc
brOughtby the Express companies free
In view Of these truly Christian anC
patriotic offers, 10 not every regiment o
of this army under double obligations t.
Oupply itoelf with first class religiouI
and secular reading9 The officers apC
men are abundantly willing to pay tbs
money, and" Uncle Sam is determined
to furnish the mails as regularly as he car
and in fact the old gentleman, in th,
Overaowing of his grateful heart, does
not seem inclined TO bother his soldier
boys about the postage. It only wants
some one to take the lead--to make th,
move. Tho appropriate person is tn,
Chaplain. The reading should come il
packages 10 his address, If the regi
ment has no Chaplain, then the Colons
should take the matter in hand, and tn
packages should be addressed to him II
however, there Be a regiment in the ARM
Of the Cumberland, whose Chaplain
or Commander lacks tho few grains o
energy or confidence necessary for thi
enterprise, let any officer or private IN
derlake it, bearing in mind that th
packages should bo addressed to tn
Chaplain, il the reeiment has one (sn'
Sit has not t1ly IN he lcorld don't IL haUef
otherwise 70 the commander, thus ad
dressed they are not 50 liable to deten'
tion.
SOldier-rcader 10 make it sure tha
your Chaplain or Colonel sees this article
Wll you pot do us and yourself tho "a
'or 70 call his attention to it2
Respectfully,
READING Committee
JOS q Thomas, Chairman, Chaplain 6Stl
H7 Mclo5k's Corps,
"a H. RnuGEEs, Chaplain Goth Ohio
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