The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-04-05
From the Biblical Recorder,
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timely and able address to his command.
discussing The ISSUES involved 10 the pre-
sent war. So Jar as merely pohtical ques.
tons are concerned, we leave them for those
to whom they properly belong. But there
are sentiments near the close 50 lhersughly
moral and religious, aud touching points 50
exceedingly i'm Rsrtant, that We caanst emit
to transfer them to our colamns. and Gem
mend them TO the serious consideration Of
all our people. lie says:
and when All human dsiivenncs has seemsd 70
tail, slIl and always and now we have one Almigh-
~ Resource--we can pray for patience aud endss-
ance. and devotion TO God and our county We can
shs on and on and on until God 10 his mercy shall
give Us The everlasting triumph. and shall pefet
in uial--in looking 10 Him. snJ make us ready far
that peace thxl pssseth I'll understanding" . 2
\. Have our sias not been gress Are ne yet parsed
Don't wa need more Of the iod 81 chasif~ewerit Does
no not know when We have ksd enaughf WNe MAJ
lions ever purifedi Lei Us purify ourselves. then
Let Us reform our habits people! lei Us a. 10
the altar and make the sacrifices give up our prids,
and ius,. and sslf indulsenr0. anahlasphemy." &c.
Such words fall fi,iy frDaa The lips afaur
officers. whs WELD an iminencs ianiisnce
in camp and country. Bat words arr snly
empty sound. How many are there ~ha
viii read and commend these jast remarks.
and vet coniipue in their evil praciicvs.
The Hoy Searchrr uf hearts great while
ago mado thi. solemn record cnncerning
some wlsuse words wrnt one way and their
hearts another: They have well said all
taat,they have spok ~. o thai there we're
such an heart in 'hr,n. that thry souid1rsr
me, and keep all my cammanjmenls. All.
waysn. Ilnw much ,nnrr sr.eren does
ibis apply to those whose months are foil
/ OF eursiny's While W have reason Fcr an
oyerflosing gratitude 10 G.d ihatnu ar.
my is blessed with 80 many officers whose
lives are brigM illus'rstions If piety. sni
that true religion has wonderfully prevailed
in many ~ the commands. vet II would b.
nm utter mistase 70 suppose there i. mt still
an enormous amount I'll wickydntss. There
are IN particular two vices Which appeal
fearfully 70 heaven fur vengeance. md ihese
: /, il sbrrouiul 70 ell are ltr spread among
our officers. We slinde 70 The sins Of pro-
fame rwesrirs and drunkenness.
II Cen. Wise very appropriately refsrs q
the sin Of biaspitmy. We have rrpealedly
heard IT General who. in the earlier pc.
4 RODS u the war. shockingy profane. VI,
.tudiaus and ingenious in f6ding out On.
heard ~ curses. md pouring thsm forth up
On his officers and mrs IN vameasutrd vol
ieys. 20 much -. that man in Western
Virginia, who had him self been rxs- ssiyei,
prntane. Was eiiher frightened or disgust
ed into reformation. upou the principi,
that Spartan fathers exhibited druokvn H.
lots IN thrir snns We hope from cur near
that the sid General has lnns age penitrnt
ly forsaken this deissiablc pfsctice. OF |
MT. shsrld Ibis appropriate sdinonition .
lien Wise meet has ere. that II may no
be- Inst upon him.
rs N q carlIrrt ~ know that this vice IA
beeu drecn IN Disgrace eat II many parts !
) the srms; would tliat il ~see - u III.
The ether vice is drinksrress And thi
. VICE preysss NANNY among eiHree-. sin,
1 Div because others canBot easily procnr
> lie meass u in,lslgencs. IL letter ju.
= received irom srrv intelligent snd candi
! gentleman in the Virginia cavalry, he SAYS
]. = wisl, sou would give u an editorial q
: ssssrr ~ ,eu csn make il, upar he snbjet
= sf intsmperause amnng our officers. W
: have 90 idea 10 What az extent The es
j prevails. and what an injurious and demo
9 ralizlag influence il exerts upon the mer
j II has injured mar cause mure than an
. ether eue thing" Yes. probably more tha
: all others put together. Our people and ~
E soldiers have little confidence in q sweai
= ing General, and less--almost none--ia
y drunken one. And this want ~ eon6drnc
$ explains the misgiviug felt by many, IN
! The weakness o. some u our armies. w
j are satisfied that The sin Of iniemperane
!. has been often at the battsm Of not &C.
e{ Of our disasters. II any severity Of cor
!. demaation coeld reach the evil, II shou'
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