New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-11
Confession and Death of an Army Chap
lain,

NJ. NJ Pomeroy, the editor of the Lacrosse
SWisconsin} Democrat, gives the following death
bed scene, which he was called to witness in his
recent visit to Chcago'
The Rev. Henry Clannard, an ex-army chaplain
who left off eXpoundng the Bible ana recfultDS
for the Savior, and by indorslng the Niger aha
AbolitOnisIn, became an army c1aPaln ~ iis oe %
the Wisconsin regiments, passed rom NE 70 .
home beyond q blessed immortality, the othef
day. and thus shufled off his mortal coil.
| 4 physician had called on him two or three
times a day for month, doctoring him for an
ayna brought on while stealing cotton in Arkansas
| while with Gen. Curtis On learning tnat the eA-
minister and ex.chaplain would hardly live the
| NIGHT ont we called with the physician.
| In a little wooden looking room, not over twelve
| Fact souare in an obscure boarding house in Chi
| caro-, we found the invalid The room was pare
Of furniture except poor bed, little dirtyWasl-
stand two w0od-bottom chairs, an OLD trunk, d
| nine table on which was spread newspaper,
IN which Law an old bible, pair of old snutiers,
some pill boxes, and such stuff. The dying man
was prOpped up in bed, while 1althful negro
woman sat on the foot OF the bed. AS we enIere9
he rallied little and asked the doctor who ne mao
brought with him. On being told that 1t was
BRICK, Pomery he sank back, closed his eyes,
rallied little, and said: Perhaps it is as well
he might as well know it as any one. ---.
And he proceeded to make his dying statement
which was in these words, as we took them doWI
in our memorandum book as the physician
My name is Henry Clannard. ! am forty.one
Years old | am Methodist minister-at least,
was one | was once happy and contenteo, an'
! loved Christ NV master, with all the zeal CHRIS
tan ever had. At last grew cold in religion, sci
, fish and envious of the good fortune OF others
wanted to make money, and to have some luh.
0 had no particular education, so thought Woui
. be q Republican politician. ! began by preachh
politics from the pulpit, and praying tor the negro
paid me in money but lost my lhnaehc az e 1i
Throne of Grace. But did not care for that u
could only have influence with the Repuhhea
party. forgot Christ, and became interested
the negro had influence with few memoeI
of my church, and talked pOnucs TO them' wa
( paid by ofiCe-seekers to influence Chflsuah
, Sometimes have made as high as fifteen dolal
at an election for my influence with Christians:
r At last found politics paid better than rellglo
20 and worked tor the chaplalncy OF reglhehI du
got it, Then let religion go and Went 10 wa
y There wrote letters home, denouncing Democra
= as copperheads. And | stole cotton, and sllVe
IS, ware and pictures and dresses for my wife al
Mt sisters and horses and mules for my brothers, al
al piano for the Governor who gave me comm
" sion, and gold watch for my captain, and
rs of household furniture to send to my colon
lg And robbed the soldiers of jelly and such stu
nd sent them to use while in hospital, and had 4
a. share of goods stolen from sanitary fairs, a
-. made lots Of money. Please give me Little PIE
NJ of that pounded ice
70 But / was not happy. drank whisky with
~ bows when away from home, and INDUCED in sol
excuses not worth mentioning, and lald up gu
a pile of money. And was taken SICK WINE (
Z59 stealing cotton from a plantation where via
m7 lady lived. / had cOaXed her mggers to run aW
. and they are all dead now When the war V
SIC ended l came home TO Wisconsin, but could
900 stay there. So I came to Chicago and grew 81
~ And have got to die. have called on Christ
525 have prayed to God, but somehow cannot
the relief for my soul. The door Of mercy seems 5
ar. against me. l forsook religion for politics,
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