The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-09

the arm. Confronting the ghastly spec
taele which four amputating tables pre-
sented. as he entered and was seated neaI
the door. to await his turn. he turned
pale and became faint. / assisted him
into the hall, laid him down on the hoor,
and gave him some water. The large
drops of sweat standing on his pale face
showed the shock his system had recely-
ed. Bending over him, told him not TO
be alarmed, the operations to the subject
under the influence of chlOroform We're
painless. He listened and thanked me.
Recovering soon, assisted him into the
room. He took his place on the table;
was chloroformed and treated, and as he
was carried past me on the stretcher, he
said, with an earnest emphasis, Chap
lain, thank you very much"
I A young soldier, with a shoulder
wound, was awaiting his turn. He was
only Ia years old. He was faint l pill
lowed his head Said |, Are your par
ents livingl" NO. my mother died since
entered the army, my father before. "
Were they religiousl" My mother
was" "Do you love the Saviourl"
No" said he, and weeping, he added,
IL do want to be Christian"
An adjutant of a New York regiment,
whose term lacked only ten days of being
ont, was wounded in the knee. ReVi-
wing from the chloroform. after the am
pntation, he burst into tears and eX-
claimed: "Oh, what will my poor father
say when he hears of thisl" After his
removal to his cot, comforted him as
was able, and have reason to hope that
the seed then sown fell on good ground,
and will yet yield its precious harvest
of salvation.
Two things specially impressed me dn-
ring this battle scene The uncomplain-
ing, cheerful patience of the wounded
men under intense suffering, and the al
most maternal gentleness and tenderness
of the nurses and ambulance drivers to-
wards them.
ALONG THE LINES.
Distributing tracts, newspapers and
little comforts among the soldiers in camp
and along the lines has been an arduous,
but delightful employment. The men
are accessible and thankful. Several in
stances of conversion have resulted from
such effort
THE HOSPITALS.
I'm the hospitals as many as fifteen or
twenty have profsssed religion under my
observation, some of whom have since
died in the faith and triumph of Christ
ianity. / generally found the writing OF
letters for the invalids to be the most
available avenue to their hearts One
Young soldier wished me to write for
him to his mother He was suffering
from chronic diarrhea. He had not been
religiously trained, and was thoughtless
and profane: so much so that be was re-
proved for it by one of the nurses. l in
structed him, prayed with him, and dl-
rected him to the Saviour. At first he
was averse to talking on the subject
After awhile he listened. In few days
he prayed, and after about two weeks
from the time | first saw him he died
Only ten minutes before he expired, lie
assured he felt prepared and happy to &c
to his heavenly home.
REVIVAL SCENES.
In the preaching and prayer meetings
which attended the Spirit of God pre-
vailed in great power Whenever made
a call for seekers of religion to rise for
prayers, from five to twenty would re-
spond | never called for them in vain.
| have seen at different times more than
three hundred thus rise for prayers, and |
have had the pleasure of hearing hun
dreds bear testimony to their conversion
during the time of nv labOrs among
them. At Henry, Birney, Point of Rocks,
Jones Landing and City Point stations !
have witnessed revival scenes of deep
and memorable interest
1t has been my privilege to preach
among the colored soldiers in the 25th
corps, and also to attend their schools,
taught by our delegates. There are
some twelve or fourteen of them ,n the
two armies before Richmond, with an
average attendance of forty to fifty
The negroes are eager to learn, and they
make good proficiency AT the colored
soldiers meetings the men speak with
great readiness, and some OF them with
much appropriateness and force.
THE CHAPEL TENTS.
ne CUapel lcllS are Il ClO"hiuS i'h
ture of the Christian Commission. AT
that of The regiment of Chaplain Lame,
of the l93d Pennsylvania volunteers,
some ninety soldiers profess to have
found the Saviour At that of the 205th
PENNSYLVANIA volunteers, seyenty-tive
professed conversions are reported, all Of
them, in both regiments, within five or
six weeks. II was my privilege to dedi
cate three of these chapel tents during
nv term of service for the Commission
A Colonel said to me that he regarded
them as doing more good than all its
other appliances.
THE HARVEST
In closing this report, which, though
long, is quite too short even to give al
Outline Of the Christian Commissions
operations falling under my notice, !
NAV add that have never labored hard
er. never with equal pleasure and sue
cess, never saw so promising field, nor
one so white to the harvest, 80 exciting,
nor which yielded 50 full, glorious, pres
ent results. The agents and delegates
are men of faith and zeal and power;
their hearts are in their work they sac
rihce and toll and suffer aud triumph
| thank God for permitting mo to share
: H.. ,.,oot ,nI vUop p1arful efforts and