Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-05-19
Confession and Death Of an Army
GhaDiain

Chicago:
The Rev. Henry Clannard. an ex-ar.
my chaplain, who left off eXpnunding BIZ
bic and recruiting Irr the Saviour, aud by
endorsing The miggrr and ahUlnIonlsm he
came an army chaplain III one OF lhe W Is
consln rrgimtnls, passed from lie to
home b., ond a blessed immortality, the
other day, and thus shuliltd of his NOR.
L.! COL.
a phvsician hal called on him two or
llrre times a dav for moalh doctonng
hlm for an aane brought on while stealing
Gotten in Arkansas while with General
.Cuuis On learning that the eX'mInISieF
and ex chaplain would hardly live Ihe
nigh, out, ae called with ihe physician.
In q lu!e wooden looking room not
over Twelve feet square, III an obscure
boarding house in ChIcag', we found The
iBvAhd. The room va. bore OF furniture
except poor bed,a isuIe dlr'y washsiand,
Two woOd bottom chairs, an cid trunk, a
pine table, on which lay an cid Bible, q
pair OF old suuiIyIs. some pi!I boxes and
such stuff. Tie diving man was P1Opped
up in bed, whIlo a faithful negro woman
sal on HE lool &C HE bed. As we enter
cd he rallied "a llu!e aud asked The doctor
who lie had broughl VIII him. On be-
INC told thai it vas Brick PJmer0y, hp
.snk back, ,lu,eJ bis eyes, rallied a Iitsie,
.nd said. "Perhsps II is ss well. lie
Ii - ~
And lie Proceeded 10 make his dy ing
statement. which vas IN these words, as
~e look lhem down in our memorandum
hook, q. TIE rhy stefan requested
Ny name i, lienry CIap"ard. | sm
for,y.one years old. ! am Methodist
mnlste1-sI least was one. | was once
happy aud coE.ened. aud loved Christ
DS Master, with all the yea! ChTIslia
ever bad. At last grew cold IN Ithg'
ION, seI6sh and envinns Of Ihe good Tor
,nnes Of oihers. wanted to make m"n'
ey and have some fun. had no parucu-
lar educal.0r, 80 ihoaghi u0UId be d
RrpD JIlcsn poiilicion, began by preach.
ng poilIcs iI0m tie pu!pH, aud praying
ior Ihe nrsro. II paid me IN money, bat
loot innDerce al he Throne o. GIeCe.
Bot Gid not care for .hni, If could Only
have influence With tie RvYubi,ran party .
| to,got Ch,i.t and became Interested IN
he negro. | had Influence with iew
members Of NY church. and talked posI'
tues ,n them. lwas psld by u!!ire sc,G Gers
! 10 influence Christians. SonPtmes
have made as high as fifteen collars at an
elcction i,.r NY influence VIII Christians.
! "ht iasl found politics paid bette
/ than fcl, zion, and worked for the chap
Islncy OF regiment aud got it. Then !
lei religion 60. aud went 10 war. There
| wrote l,iIcrs hnme enounc,ug Demo.
cro's as copPerIeAds. Aud | stole cot
ION. sHd sthcr ware, and pictures, aud
bOuas. and dresses Tor ny wife and Sis.
ItrS, and horses .ud muies for my broth
rfs. aud piano i0r >he Governor who
gave ne III" commission, and ecid
wsIch for my Captain, aud . i"i "i hoase
huld lufniture 10 seui 10 ny Colonel.
And ! ro6teG he soldiers o; Jelly and
such ,iuii scui down Ia lhem to use vhIe
IN h".pllal. and had NY share Of goods
stolen from Sanitary fats. aud made lols
of money. Please give me IiIe piece
Of that pounded zee The physician
gave il to him. when he continued:
"But | was not happy. | drank whis.
Ky with the boys wAeD away from home,
and INDUCED in some eXcesses not worth
mentioning, and lsIj UP quite pile Of
money. And vas taken sick while out
stealing cotton from plantation where a
widVw lady lived. had coaXeJ her
nggeEs 70 run away, and they are all dead
now. Wien the wsr uas ended | came
lone TO Wisconsin, but could not s>ay
there. SO came to Chicago. And |
grew sick. Ard have got TO die. |
have called on Christi have prayed 70
God, bat somehow cannot Get relief for
my soul. The door of mercy seems shut
against me. loESook religion for poll
ucs, and now God has iorsaken ME. !
pray 10 my Saviour, bul lie dom, hear
me. talk 10 lhis faithful negro woman
she says, Yes. massa - and ,ha, is
all can &c: cut of her. know | cant
live long. feel TIA, am dying. | feel
certain that ain going TO he'll. Please
give me lIs!e piece more of ice before |
90. lwanI these ihings written down,
as warning to Others who forget Christ
for polllcs. feel that the negro Can''
save-ihsl Christ won't save ne. ! was
unfai,hful to my religion and am forgot
len. | was faithful ,u The negro, but
elias, tie negro cant help we where !
want help-he can't ease my guilty soul.
| am going TO he'll, and | know II, | eX-
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