Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-08-17
FOR TIE SPIRIT OF TIE AGE.
To the Women of the South.

Time is still rolling around; and still the dark
cloud is growing lighter; but to human appearan.
ces more heavy and threatening We pray for tbs
termination of the war, we send our sons, husbands
and brothers to assist in the struggle for independence
freely give our substance tofeed the soldiers and
yet there remains much to be done. And the subject
should, and does naturally address itself to us, the
females Of the South Can we not do something more
than we have done? I'VE not called upon to
assist in the field of conflict, but we are frequently
reminded by our dear soldier friends Remember US
in your prayers" Yes, we can do this. We can DO
lady friend proposed last year form ourselves
into prayer-meetings and by uniting with
heart at the hour, in earnest and importunate
prayer to- Almighty God, may accomplish much
for we are assured that = the Lords "rn is not
shortened that it cannot save, nor His duh that
tcannot hear" I'VE know that the fau1,-Aes some-
s where in US, and not il Goo. We have been too
selEsufficient We trusted too much to the skill of
Gen Lee and the force of our army to get The
victory and did not feel sufficiently entire depcn-
dence the God of Battles. 1t is high time that
ofcrr g07.sssfos
under this sore alicton and realize Of truth that
"if God be for harm u.s." And to this
end would suggest to the mothers, wives and sis
ters of the South, that O'Clock in the evening Of
every Monday be set apart for devotional exercises for
the peace CT our bleeding country. Let each ono
remember the hour and leave her worldly emplsy-
ments, ana those who cannot meet with others in
this exercise let them repair to their CLOSETS
and Gods word for it. if we continue in this course
with the right kind of faith our efforts shall sooner
or late be crowned with success
SOLDIERS SISTER
No DEsPoNDENcY.-The Richmond Dispateh re-.
wives the well known anecdote of Paul Jones We
copy it. Every with blood in his veins can r4tls
the application. Upon others, examples as well as
precepts are thrown away: -
While Paul Jones, in the wretched old hulk of
an Indiaman- a hundred years.old, (the Bon Homms
Richard,1 engaged in his desperate conflict with
the Serapis new Engli frigate Of the first class
just out of port-after single broadsde had ridded
her so completely that he compelled to lash her
to the Englishman to avoid snking-when nearly all
his guns had bursted and half Of his crew had fallen
"a momentary cessation of firing induced his ad-
versary to hail him and inquire whether be had struck
I'VE have not yet begun to fight" the laconic
and pithy reply and after two hours of mortal
combat he had the proad satisfaction of walking the
Englishmans deck, victor under circumstances so
desperate that at one time there appeared no chancs
Of escape. Such is the reward of valor when allied
to constaney, and directed by an ndomitabe will
| Coon BEGINNING--A proposition for union be-
tween the old and the New School Presbyterans irs
the South is before those churches They have made
we think a good start, judging from the following
report by the editor of the Central Presbyterian:
The Committees of the General Assembly and the
United Synod convened in Lynchburg on the 25th
alt and spent three days in conference and prayer
The meeting from the beginning to the end sucA
AZ to make all its members say-eE is good for us
to be here" Would that all the members Of both
churches could have witnessed it. The result was
gratifying beyond the most sangline expectations
The two Committees found themselves in perfect
agreement. A scheme of union adopted inclu-
ding specific declarations points of doctrine where
serious difference, had by some, been apprehended
Not only was this scheme adopted unanimously as
whole. but there was not dissenting voice upon any
t proposition embraced in it.
The question for the Southern man Is, whether he
had better live bread and water twenty wears
and fight the North, than live perpesualy on brea,
and water and such privileges as = Yankee master
villa ord Charleston Courier.