Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-03
To the Soldiers Aid SOcIetie. Of Iowa.

~ Having been called to a more impor-
tant position, and broader field of use
fulness, by the United States Christian
Commissions position which l believe
it my imperative duty to accept, and
which will demand all my time and
energies feel obliged to resign my
position as State Sanitary Agent.
have been connected with you for
three gears in your labors of love for our
brave Iowa soldiers, and, with but one
exception, nothing unpleasant has oc-
CURED in all our business transactions to
disturb the harmony of our relations.
You have iabored long and well, 1
know your good works-your sacrifices
your devotion to the cause of liberty
andhumanity, and believe that through
all these long years of War, and sacri-
fee, and stuggle, and danger, have
shared largely in your sympathies and
prayers. a. at. M r.I- a..5
am bound to y9ub three-fold cord
of love that cannotbe broken. The Aid
Societies of Iowa are enshrined deep in
my heart Of hearts, and | shall ever
bear with me a grateful remembrance of
their noble deeds. And may I not hope
as L go forth to assume graver duties,
and weightier responsibility, that i will
still be followed by your sympathies and
prayers.
The struggle is not yet over-the con-
test is becoming more and more fierce
and bloody-Our brave soldiers are still
in the front ranks OF the army, bearing
the flags wrought by your hands, and
consecrated by your prayers and your
tears. .Ts ... .iDa- ~
Follow our, brave men by your gener-
Gus contributions, so that when they
fall by the way, pierced by bullets, or
overcome by disease, they may find
themselves surrounded by the tokens of
your interest and affection n's-t- "Hf
closed the eyes of the first Iowa SOL
der who died in the service of our
country. Since that time have min
istered to thousands, in camp, in hospi-
tails, and on the Bloody battlefield, as
God has given me opportunity. l have
witnessed their devotion to the cause of
their country-their determined hero
ism-their patient endurance, and have
shared some of the hardships and dan
gers to which they have been exposed.
Ihey are nsy .triends-we have labored
and suffered together, and the assurance
OF their abounding gratitude, l value
more highly than | would the wealth of
our fair State. vt .a. T..
orr relations cannot be broken uD.-
AS"o 7oANASAS liietFop SNtI JC lllOIC tlcttIlN
allied to me than the soldiers ofany 9TH
er State, and will share largely in my
efforts, and distribution, of the supplies
of the commission with which am con-
nected ~.
And now my daily prayer to God for
you shall be, that you may be blessed
and prospered, and made to abound in
good works, and have abundant re-
ward, both in the life that now is, and
that which is to come"
My address will hereafter be, "St.
Louis, Mo-, care u. $. Christian Com
mission e.. ..,...t.-
Deqpygratgulforall your kind man
ifestations OF interests, for your aid and
sympathy, and the noble manner you
have sustained me, | remain very truly,
your friend and obedent servant,
....-..-t. ANNIE WITrENNyER
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 4, 1864. 81.
| will remain connected with the Or
phan Asylum of the State. A. w.