The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-23

Every day alter I went 20 th. front found af
much 90 six smarter mon tbau ! could accomplish
ard although 10 was timu o.. comparative quiet
and aouco did not IrosOu. tO-" eases deep pothc
uc power which arc met only on great uattus or m
isolated instances yet iho work crow inter st aud
iu i's evident importance. I could buf gel. my0clT
every Gtv 90 ,uough at boon done no Tho tr nee.
Itsc,ms 90 me more Is needed. iaoJ. G. naked
men their SHIRTS havul boon torn on by aSadonti
thsro arc Vpllod toot, thCso are bIeCra Thread and
buttons needed, aud all the little comforts OF camp
inc which the postponed p8y-duys have mot per
mtted the toders to buys and above OIL q thirst ior
tho word OF lite, which thapons cannot supply
unless they arc seoplCss and OmuipTcscnt usually
distributed my reading matter in wumcn's without
ChuVluns with the aid OF pious lU'diCrs, alwGY'
choosing privatc7 u ! could get tlcu thus helping
them o an agreeable change OF occupation. Ally
words were few In giving out these ,hinga, !
found the mon more ready 20 cou"c-C half an
lOus afterwards and l gcueraly returned
fool on my path aud sat down on tho bun r
with them, talked with them just os / should
be talked with, and was uovor once huned on bY IN.
GnCct answers. ! was received unuuuiy thrc" or
tour times, not more than that, Inoag tent couycr-
satons wcro close personal Application OF some
truth generally Of the Christian inward life,
ta ! thought I had Lcttor succ re IN iUPross-
ing duties from that direction. / went also
with cordias and medicines tor incipiCnt CFos OF
danho3ai going as often as could to fatigue parties
on the wOrks; the II they would always gather
round me, aud I'd gather up ICw moments 10
spclN OF the water OF lie, cry to tho thirsty
| Isaiah lv /, showing them in very lew word7 nov
! unreasonable 10 be without religions as ! could 10
wIh such ready illustrations as their eager thirst
/ always gave me; aud sometimes would tctlc IN q
ordered TO sit down and ten or fifteen mTu cs give
| INC, in which o address them. Many such pTty I
| have soon Jathed in tear, nouc trying 70 coEcea
I their feelings.
l have described the work | tried to do thus al
| lcngth, for it seoms to delegates should b.
! all the time doing it. / know there danger ia it
/ I've heard the song OF too many ahar shooters
buliots not to know it. But there II the work, and
he IL MOI true Christian delegate who won't de II
/ If permitted. I've never seen one lliuch ye'.
Then thoro should be more soldiors woo.on shlrts
socks &c, Tor distribution, They lose them or
marches, got them spoiled by acciderti arc withou
money, and must wait for drawing or payday, wal
T and suffer. ] gave out OF nav own pocket, no
charging IL to the COmni5siOI, over ton dUlla~3 il
little sums not over eighty cents at any ono time,
/ believe. in cases where Ihorc could be no dOCHt
verify believe nothing would so nspirii the displrtet
as Il few cents in money when they have no @. re-
mcm6cr one man from Northern Now York
with the dolcul lace Of in dee
pair, whom I had mot quite of'on, an
always impressed with his gadnesa, who had not tec
paid for six months had sent It nearly all no 10
needy wife when he received IT, and was then with
out a cont ] gave him twonty-fvc cents, and II ha
as magic an effect il would on a little boy. Ill
said he had come to the conc usion nobody care
Tor him or the poor prvatcs, and waa about TO de
SPAR OF tho good OF fightmo ii that IN Be made al
opening tarouQh which tho light Of friendship an
sympathy cleaned
hope shat be excused for this length but
want the WORK in the front increased.
Reapectully, G.. &. NICHOLS.
Princeton Oct "a, 1854