Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19
CoNF4DEEATE STATES CHRISTIAN AssOCIA
1I0%, FOR THE RELIEF OF PRI<OSEi,s.
FoRT DELAWARE, Oct. 30tn, i

10 the People Of the Confederate Stutes:
The undersigned, invite ycur attention benevoe
enterpsize witch they believe will commend itself 10 the
hearts and cousciepces entire people 1t i'd
max" organized cft TO suppiJ the wants CT prison
era "
We felcorfdeut that it The people of the Confederate
States had he beginning OF fally ed
multiplied wants a. .dships Of his large class OF
people, here would org since have organized
society especially to promote their welfare. but dI-
and have been to duties this struggle
imposed ,ple home they have great
the trials aud susrinss OF prison
and the vide field which relieving their aoIds
for exercise Christian bencvoence Whilst there
heartily commend the patriotic and benevolent
to Lroroe ireedom hs good OF mankIud
the glory q" God most earnestly ask that another be
may be pron Qted. We make tn appeal a committee
of The " Confederate rIstiAn ASSOCIATION the
relief of pris oners 6ocie in o. era oH anoSg the ofi
GERS confinement this Fort and not better
prise souE favor than by acqnant
Early LAST summer the officers Imprisoned here, who
OF evangelical churches, sppreci" The
importance OrgsnZed effort to promote the cause
oiChit among their t~I CIV prisonera org.nzsd CnIis
tisn Association" In the proViehce 4 God the Rev.
Is ~ b. Handy, D. D., and several o her minister's
conned here al4o aud Leariy and faithfully did
theee gody direct the efforts of tLe Association tnat
God speedily aid abundahty blessed those Efforts with
grscloGe outpourlig OF his Spirit aud Ii he eddNloa OF
many His church. AS the summer advanced and
a command would permit, the Association,
besides having the gospel and hod ng cay pray
meetings, esa5 he'd library ot religious and mlsceI
reading and organized cAsse various branch
Of science religion AID so wide wac the Held WHICH
was gradually openei to its aons thA SOON be anne
nee esssry to it's cohsti, Th.
OctCb and the Society syied The CoLfeder
Christian Association for the Teet OF
designed rellevs the spIrltui
moral Intellectual and phy ysca OF sOnefs whether
il, porIcal military, in cur own Or other lands.
The Society as ganz ID upon this broad basis with
the the United States authorities might limit
extend heI and that might
ohjecs and tfJrts the people OF the Con-
ederate OF organizing ID each
muniJy and OF tns ContederGcy, similar Associations
Nhich this might be auxiary Our Ass &c iation las
been III operation uadesIs new ute but short n1e but
bids emibentg useful with tho rsst lotions
which The prlsoa rules impose upon is Operations Bot We
thai u ID via extend further
moving such hinder lis Efforts, and that
the the CoLfedera stat will di respond
appeal oenaI their prisoners, aid will
this and smIar her PRISONS the
supply their wait.
forts should not sfGp herc. That neVolence
does deserve of CDrsan heut which
| emDIsce eIemtes wei tIIc Ida
There thou auds whose
s4und suSpl, u. Let enQeavor discharge
our y d. prlsJDers, ~
| cmp,y the ruSs OF Hum said, :" 1--we
niles bless good 10 hat
aud tfsy of tnein which oea he:uy use Jo1 A~o peFoo
| lute
We most earnestly appeal to you to sLz=
eEeIJ ~neIe III The UUnicdsTacy or
I'D c.uthnh buasht col 0ed O the ~s
he nvILs m preach pIIUn- aus
VIII Il tfJrts by promoting ou
voaAry @ goUd, 4Ld Hs . siorS.
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