American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-10-05

has been one Of sin and open rebellion
against my Creator, And when / look
back and consider how lenient God has
been to me in sickness and in battle, how
he has spared my life to this time, | can
not be too thankful for the tender mer-
eies shown me. After ] was forwarded
to this place, the delegates and ministers
Of the Christian Commission visited our
place of confinement, and thank God,
through their faithful ministry and circu-
lation of the blessed volume and tracts,
was brought to see my sinful condition,
and I implored Gods forgiveness and
mercy.
9" thank my God for such an institu-
ton. May it ever prosper, and may God
bless the faithful laborers concerned in
it; and may more be brought to sec the
Hn and folly Of their ways in the same
manner. / was converted, At first,
rejected the test, and was determined to
resist anything good but one dayI pick
ed up small tract entitled Too Late" +"
1t suited my case. l soon procured a
Testament, with many papers and tracts
l soon turned my thoughts to heavenly
and divine things, and earnestly sought
Gods forgiveness. [ can truly say | love
Jesus and all things pertaining to good.
Things | once hated now love. When
| first the faithful ministers came around, |
used to say, as many others did, They
come to preach, to escape the service
But thank God | am led to see and feel
different towards them now | love to
see them come, for it cheers my sad
hours, and that is not all: they always
bring some good reading matter, which
am sure to share; and instead Of getting
down in the corner to play cards as soon
as the minister's back is turned, l now
peruso the sacred volume distributed
among us.
." Oh! mother, encourage the Christian
Commission with all your might, ana tell
my brother and sisters they cannot do too
much for the Commission. When am
placed so that can | will aid it all |
can, for | know the good of it. Mother,
l trust your prayers have been heard and
answered for your unworthy son. | still
invoke an interest in your prayers. BY
the help of God, l will lead different
life, devoted to the cause of my blessed
Savior, whom | have so disdainfully
treated Gh, that all would do as l have
aow done, or be le led to see as l have
seen. .-...
My love aud best regards to all in
quiring friends.
9 From your absent son,
. "THos r. CARsKADDEN.n
This man was induced to desert by a
CoPPerhead, during the riot at New
York, who paid his fare after getting him
drunk, &c.
The delegates of the Christian Com
mission are men who go out from rrinci-
pies of piety and patriotism. No object
OF money to draw out the worthless class
of ministers, therefore the Commission is
decided success and stands very high in
the estimation of both officers and men.
Besides, there is not more than half the
ratio required to pay transportation, ex-
penses, &c, that is required in the SAM
tary Commission. viii we not sustain
this Commission more heartily than we
have done, by our contributions, our pas
tors (allowiuS them to 60 and labor, and
our earnest prayers?
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
Is grand sight. Starting from the rail
road at its base, and in close proximity to
the Tennessee river, it makes a circuit of
some ten to fifteen miles, when it ends in
what is called Missionary Ridge, again
touching the Tcnnesseeriy and making
a complete horseshoe, and inside of this
horseshoe is Chattanooga; and we were
utterly astonished that an army could oc-
cuiy this place while the enemy occupied
the range. of mountains, and escape cap
turc, An oOc,Tuliag Proei1er,ce is our
only explanation.
BuzzARD's RoosT
Is a most imprognablc position, Wecan-
not conceive of anything more defensible
than this famous place, from which the
rebels were driven by Sherman and his
army We remarked upon seeing it
from the railroad, that Johnstons army
was no match for Sherman's And on
being asked how we knew that fact re-
marked that no army thus situated would
suffer themselves to be fanked if their
force was adequate to meet the foe. Later
developments have established the truth
fulness of our belief, beyond the shadow
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