, 1865-03-23

While the religious ard secular pre.a daily
teems with notices Of the SauitarJ Commission.
i,s behalf; while The churches OF all denonlna-
tons Vie With each other ID their efforts to make
TIE approaching Fair bri'han! success, and whlle
u necessity unecasinely @ % rreed. lie requiEemen1s
OF the CHRISTIAN Co1u1ss.ox, one Of the noe1est
lnetttuftons ever orga lied by human effort. KIN
aIed To- the Sanitary comnieslons and yst cnnreiy
cos parat1vely neglected.
It's treasury is empty, and the COMMITTEES Of th=
aca3v MorawestsIn B1anch arc unsble to meet 9 toe
pressing demands upon them fsom the camp and
me hospital for sronBs and ruB,IcAr1oNs and for
MEN to mfni~tcr to the sick and dying IN hospitals
and On the battle ie1d-to "oner 'he eup OF cold
mated tor the cup OF warm coffee? to the psfcnsd
hgs md the cup Of salratton to ne thirsty sou
me Christian and SaMtary Commissions taough
Elnufed Institutions, both iabo1lne IN beaa u
oul holole5a, and having many features IN COM
Mon, are not iHendcal; and contributions to one
Of then do not necessarily benefit the other.
tam IN tnis connection the Committee Of thc Ca1as-
uan Commission deem It incumbent on them 70
correct an erroneous impression produ"a ID oT Inc
e.fcutation Ut document agreed upan and eigned
~ tfs coittee 81 beth 3t Gnt
there was no rira!ry between them, and nothing
antsgonisttc In the practical working Of tho two
Gomnfs; a Ions Or In the relations eubslsng II BE-
ment was published atthe ttmo in the daily p1pcrs,
aes s q us ssaed aua
nsed BY Bome Of the agents labor1ne In behalf Of
the Sanltafy Fair, to create the impression that
IN Vie and sereole 10 ssa
tary Comm scion are to ali intents and purposea
the eame as II msdc to the Christian Commission.
the net s e. t sos q
ized by the Chicago committee Of the Sanitary
commiasaon. Nevertheless the effect has been
mauds this explanation at cur hands: There il
ample scope and abundant occas!on for employ
ment Of ii ,he means Of both Commissions;
as ta 6og ~sns hs se aa
wounded soldier haa peculiar work OF Is own,
which Is Indicated by The name besr;- It Ia emil
5sh @ hs as
and circulate In eanps und hosplrlls and on board
ships Of waF, hymn books, so'diers' prayer. and
al through the agency Of wa1m:hearted christian
delegates tecores II whom arc ready md ANXIOUS
to 60 "W1thout money and without price," save
Gospel Of Salvation 10 many thousands Of perish
Ing men, Who Otherwise must 60 down to death
with nene to point them to Jeaus, or to receive
T6is duty Tic Be- delegates q d: christi,n Com
I'm ons hundred and forty chapel tents our sol
furnished bT tho Commission, or to write letters
to loved ones at home; and every night In the
Tss s @ se woisSpps
sign to lead ChF!st|an lives Sixty additional
tents are urgently demanded. Tbs leading pronch-
err OF our cities are offering their services, and
1,h one voice stte;t tho presence Of the Split Of
Most euphat1ca1y then, VIC appeal 70 tho Chris
fisn Churches OF ouF country, and call upon all
extens,on Of Ills kingdom, to pour unceasiue
streams OF bene1cencc iuto the treasury Of the
Christian Commission.
J.V. FAKwEL1, j. L. REYNOLDS.
B. F. JACOBS, S.P. FARnIN01uN,
D. l. MOODY, r. L. UNDERWOOD.
Remittences Of money to be sent toS. F: Far
uan Commission, 1C9 Clark ct. Chicago.