Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-17
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,r.sts.l military chief. down 10 inc uuu
nr;vntv, tho wlrls army is p~stvs'e' Wy =
~trr;nn .,,,s, VI Divine trutr. and are supple
God Of battles for tho :"givsness .
:. for tho salvation Of the country.
1. mist Society. located in thls cNy
In. -omineut position in tho wo
well b. army. osVeh Soa.s ~
The Pa, Soc!ety NJ go" YIN,
occupied q !. I'll the eslpottsse Ia
evang.iising OH. publish book
The American I'rsc. y Of this Sta
had been doing nearly ta9Plaus ,
the South, determined L. 4oW ,
tracts on slavery, tue Baptis 'tou'
t,rniu.d rs far M nossihI. n an
ciety. at least in Virginia. Afte,
successful labor the war came on, AL
society with d band OF trained colpor.
rs Virginia was selected a. the grand
ground Of the struggle, It seemed to be The v
Providence that these laborers shoull enter [, .
inviting field. Thus the Society has been able
to do great good. AMI TO gain for itself q good
Name. II haU boon altogether devoid of sectariau
bius, md has sought only to promulgats such
views as are held by AL evangelical christians
| Within three years Rev. Mr.. Dickinson hus ne
csived and pail over in the treasury of the soci.,
ty, one hHndrcd amt S,r'Hiy ainc ihDnSaHd dvVars
l$l19.UO0
ANNUAL. tEruEr.
The yuar through which Wa have lust passs]
has been repletc with tokens Of tie Divine 40.
proyal Of our work. Many hav. become obedieu,
to The faith and are now Looking forward to Il
blessed immortality, who, at your last annual
meeting, were far from God BY wicked works.
1t may be questioned whether the world has ever
Defore witnessed q more genuine and thorough
WORK OF grace. From the reports which have
thus lar been received. VIZ fusl authorized n
state that not less than GJren hundcJ soldiers
have been baptized by the brethren in the employ
OF this board. or course, Insuy more converted
through illeir instrunIentality have united with
other denominations. Surely the Bsptists OF Yir.
ginia rIny well thank God and take courage. -,
they review the history of this CREST movement,
originating. as it did. ut our annual meeting, tire.
Yeas ngo. and spreading Ear and wide until uow
Inn!m0st every eiicaInplnent and in every hos.
rItsi nrn to DO lonnd ihose over whom ether,
~ 10Y I" The lressnce OF the Angels OF Col"
PUBLICATIONS.
We have thus lar published over one hundred
tracts. many Of which have been 10 we'll received
Int they hsve been repubiished by other 500
r'elies. ''vor ninetceI millions OF pages; have
been printed during the past Year, while during
the war we have published aud distributed fifty
millions aud eight hundred aud seventy tlous-
and pages. Besides, We have published one
hundred Thousand copies of a little yolums of
Hymns for the Camps" This selection is now
Very generally used by chsplaius o: all isnomi-
uations throughout the army.
ARMY ErANGEl.I>Ts.
We hsys beau favored with the CO. op.rg.ion
of soma oil cUr most .ticient pastors who hxvs
labored with remarkable success in protractsd
neetI',Hs, sud in supplying destitute regiments
with The Word of Life. Very many OF tio,o
who have lrsrnri I" lows The Saviour will
1''r'nsh rter"i :. !'"ll in grateful re,ur n~,ttsncc
I'll" scr",",ia alid r~,loriaii m's ul these evangelist,
,u,rL4iS-
la m'iri 1" srru,r T., tie ciaplsiucy som. of ,vr
m"at r'ltnd miniatfi-, whose ,rcuniai Y runIit;un
WIS such thai tho Government pay WIS not su,
ii;ieut i"r llieir support, We have. IN certain
asses, supplemented ih- salaries ui clinulsius.
ihus n rumber vi excellent ministers hHy. beep
induced I" enter this lieid Of Usefulness, who.
but Tor thia arrangement. would lavc been lie.
nIei The luxury OF publishing tho tidin,s Of SAL
vaLl"r L" nur gsliant soldiers.
TRACT REPOSITORIES.
Al Tari'n' pniuts contiguous IL The SEVERAL De-.
par!mshls NJ u,r forces wo luyu kent uu Dis.
posi"fird Ly Ihehin ~ " li.h Il vast amount of
religious I~'terH'nIs has been lu'!iriou,ly Jis,ritu,
loJ.
Al Orange Court House, an establishment ~,
49, 10 ~ lIr 5uIlcI tItlc1ltlGIlcr li
issr.C. /. Fry. hna effected great COOL. Almost
every hour. while the srmy was in O,aure. 4
DOZEN or mole ~sultiers would call ut this Ii,tl.
tract h"tas {" select Tor themselves and Tor their
romra'lrs ~:iilshle recalling matter. In addition
In this. Ivy looking after all tile boxus and pack.
ages sent from various parts of the country TO
Tue ciiHplains a,ld missionaries, brother Fry lrss
forwarded l." tiIeir destination thousands Of pa.
l'ers AMI pamphlets which. otherwise. would
have l'cen lost in tho army. a Methodist chap.
la'n indicates Tho appreciation in which this
Tract Dspositury is he'll by the remark, that Iii
hal grown to be MI institution without which the
"iIap'siIs could no.set along i'll their work"
In Atlanta We have u similar establishment
superintendent by Rev. II. C.. Ilornady, hy
iheafia ni which many millions OF life giving
pages have been srGit iulo the Western army.
MmIE I.ARngEES WANTED
During the pss. year W. have had IN our
employ ninety missionaries. Ut has pleased the
Lord OF tile harvest TO give them mauy souls for
their hire. l;ut much remains to be doue. Tbous,
ards OF those who Sro defending our homes ard
affairs rarely ever hear u sermon. Scores of
regiments aro without chsplaius. The revival
spirit 20 abnuIds ia the army that souls urs ssyei
ny almost every exhibition N the gospel Vet.
GRAMS who I"vo u bundled Zines stood firm in
the mighty shock Of battle. and who are sncri-
">''G S'"ysh'hS W u" ~ CbuItTy, ATE trembling
because the wrati, of God. and, with streaming
eyes. they beg that the ministers OF the Lori
JESUS may ,ome Ia their ruscll.. Shall that HI
pnHl he male i'll vain? Congress has wisely OF.
smp:rd US from military seryire that We may, by
our lHbOrs, III and out of the army, be- ins,ru-
mental in saving the souls of our people. But,
beyond ali doubt, too many ministers are ut
home, and some giving, it is to be feared, most
oi their time TO secular pursuits, while compare.
lively lew lsYe gone 10 the army sni remained
there, 10 plead in behalf Of the Friend of Sin,
uers. Why should this be, when almost all the
mel OF the country are under arms Lot every
bIotler ainoug rs who has been called Of God to
publish The Gospel, prsyerlu'ly consider whether
1t may mt be his duty Ia turn away from the
enl"ynIents al humc and betske himself to the
camp their Ia I=ulaiu until Tia, war is over, this:
The u'=ir "ho are u Puide uini control The ,~iesti-
MED vi tlis land may not return 10 their homes
enslavett by Vice. because Of tito lack OF ,rli.
gl0ts teaching aud e~IniuDle, while they wer. ut
the post OF danger.
A Prisoner died Il few days ago at Camp
OglettOrne, in MHcon, Georgia, md the rune-
raj sermon was preached by q Federal Chap
lain, who is ALEC O prisoner. lie said "Tbis
brave Lieutenant died IA martyr; the cause in
which be died was IL glorious one, not lees 60
rious than that for which the Son Of Cad gave
up hislife."
MARIETTA PaPsR COHpAnY.-Ws under.
that nearly al the machinery of this
G .lnpdny mad Thought away safely, aud that
the mill will b, 10 established At Il point in
South western iis"Igia, ~ sbul ~ it ID possi-
bic.
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Tho |. ,irdulI Post" prurmses To p.rson
Bescher 10 prearh Ii rermun from the follow
ing text:
81 will cay to the North gre up, alII 10 the
give nat barh."- Isaiah, chapter sliii,
Serae 9th.
Ii il. nii.' ally =nnuunGed ia the London ps-
pers, that tho Rev. Samuel UfUnther, d pu1e