Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-08-31
"rhe soldiers, Heayen.'.

This is the name given lily the soldiers them-
selves to the Ladies' Hospital lately established IN
our midst It may seem little like blasphcmy,
but aftsr visiting this hospital few evenings
since, aosing ull the interior arrangements, wit
messing the evening meal, &c, We fully concur
with the soldiers. Dir. J. B. RriS has nelly and
generously placed at the disposal Of tue ladies,
for this hospital purpose, tho lower fooins of one
wing If his spacious hotel; and here they have
established themselves. Theyahiyo in. all, five
rooms-a dining room, three d6frnitoties and
ba.hins roum. All these are large, wall aired,
comfortably furl shed, and scrupulouslyicean.
A,committee of four R.ies tapp0iniad on the
evening previous, from among the msmhers OF
the associaton) attend daily, and conj0intly con-
duct tho business OF The establlshmspt. They
repair to the scene of action at A.. ~. and ad-
i,urn att NJ. Each Of thoso ladies carries a
servant, aud each carries three meals for herself
and servant, SO that the provisions Of the hospl-
tut may be devoted solely and entirely to the
soldiers. The bod furniture, table furniture and
kitchen furniture, has been contributed by the
ladies of the village, aal the vicinity for five
miles around. y
DIR. A. G. TEAcuE has volunteered has proies-
sional services to care for the patients, and is
daily to be seen goipg the rounds among them.
He is ably assisted hy Mr.. ]. Z. HopGEs. This,
on the part of these gentlemen, isan act Of the
purest patriotism. Religious services arc held
in the aospit0l each day by ens or other of our
resident G}OrsymeD. =
The number Of patients at present 'is twenty
Must of these came looking sick, worn out, and
ghaytly; most OF ttcm are now SO far recovered
IS to be almost ready to depart. As soon as they
Do SO, III places will be supplied byn eomers
The hospital Accommodations will.be gradually
enlarged. and soon Ahe Indies will be Gble to en-.
tcrtain from thirty to forty soldiers. So the
"Soldiers Heaven" is fairly under way. Got
grant it p.ay be as lasting as Heaven itself!
Ana now We end by soliciting contributions fol
this hospital from al quarters of our District
Contributions Of mone5,-fGh, flesh, fowl, vege'
tables. fruits, flowers, The ladies in charge beg
their sisters, even il the most distant parts Of the
District, to come aJth-ir aid 1t is only by srcf
contributions that this noble charity can be KEEP
up. II, every di'frict in the State would enter
tain and sdceor thirty or forty sick and wounded
soldiers, ho1'inmensc the good &oae how God
like the h'rity Inthess days. to take caro- of thu
soldier u our most bounaOn duty next to our duty
ts God iadesa sts one embraces the othor. w
snioin it upon our noble women to remember eyel
these words of Jesus: " Inasmuch as yo have
! done it unto one Of the least Of these, 20 have
| done it unto me-. We enjoin it upon them t'
make these werds their dear and sacreGcommis
zion. Let this beautiful and comforting promise
linger on their lips and in their thoughts when
ever they feed, clothe or comfort suffering sol
dier, or lay their hands upon tho dying hsada
one out of those myriads Christ left for US tt
seTvt, so serving him.