, 1864-11-23

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CAN You TEACH ,H SOME PRAYEs?
A drummer boy was sinking with fever In
Old Hallowcn Hospital, Alexandria. He had
no father, mother, brother. or sister, nor my
other known relative. He VAS alone, and no
one cared for him. gave him 3 handker-
Chief putting little cologne upon: it. This
loved the Saviour; he answered, II don't
know Gny prayer; can You tell mo some pray
er"' replied, there WAS good prayer Of
the Publican, "God be mcrcifn1 to me sin
ncr" The next day visited him, and he re-
marked TINT be had prayed that prayer told
read the tracts and books I gave him, aud
soon lie wns happy in the Lord. He found
that Jesus loved him, and the delegate Of the
Christian Commission loved and cared for
him, and he began to mend from that hour.
WHOLE WARD SEEKING CHRIST.
I preached in one ward Of Queen Street
Hospital; nll were deeply Interested; an
Irishmau gave unusual attention at the close
he said, 's1ndecd boys, TINT Is II uch better
thnn to hear cursinE and swearing" He said
to me, "Chaplain, I wish you would come
md preach to us every day 1t sounds good"
/ found by private conversation that every one
IN Tie scard scas either q Christian, or had DE-
Sire to be one.
Tho mo.ning was to leave Alexandria for
home, the wnrd-nlnstcr came carly to the com
them one more before left. went md
preached on the eEidenecs Of new birth;
they listened with all the attention of con-
verte in time Of revival. They had resolved,
with the MD Of delegate OF the. Christian
meeting. .''i lat It and Id talked with . 5nchigan
soldier, and en- rising to go he replied,
Chaplain, do come asafn, aagood talk does
i / Trote letter for yery sick soldier to
his mother. On asking him what should
write about the condition Of his soul. he rs-
piled, 7" nm looking to God for help, ind
added this scripture, "God IL our refuge and
strength, o very present help IN trouble"
In three days his mother came, and by her
nursing his life was saved. lie said to me af-
terwards, "that scripture yon wrote to moth
CT in my letter sayed my Hle.'
I found soldier very sick with diarrhea in
the Weigh Hospital. He asked for some black
berry root syrup, and I Immediately went to
the commission rooms and brought him some,
and said to him, " dare not defer getting
this for you d single hour, fur yon may soon-
70 dief Give your heart to Christ fhis very
instant. Now is the accepted time" He re-
p}ica In tears, eyes want tor and he did.
He was eager to talk Of bis soul, and read
tracts, papers, and books often.
l.: LET ME- KISS rou. $
For seye1nl weeks Ind supplied the wants
of wounded soldier from New Jersey. He
had given his heart to Christ, md was happy
in the near approach Of death. He said to
me, 'sChaplaia, let me kiss you. o, if Jesus
was here how would kiss ltm!"
The result Of my experience is, that soldiers
are ready to hear the woru-that the princi-
pal work Of delegate is Of a spiritual. M
ture-the bodily comforts are only means to
reach the heart that the fact that delegate
comes to the soldier on the account OF the
love he'hae for Christ, and without any pecu:
mary compensation; gives him great pover
over the heart. The State Agent. tha Cor
ornment Chaplain, the Surgeon are ali paid
for thcir services, but the Delegate Of tho