The daily gazette., 1877-07-11

In the Philadelphia Weekly Times, the
Rev. J. William Jones, the same gentle
man, it is to be presumed, who has mao.
such interesting contributions TO the pa
pers published by the Southern Historical,
Society, gives chapter Of chaplain exer
cises of Lees army, which is like lea
| out of story of Cromwell's 'Gronsides.'
Jackson, in his earnest exeItions for the
spiritual welfare of bis men, had at frs
the cooperation of D. H. Hill, t. r.
Cobb, A. IL. Colquitt (now Governor o.
Georgia), j. E d. Stuart, w A. Pendie-
ton, j. b. Gordon tnow in tn United
States Senate), c. A. Evans, John Pc
gram and Others, land during the war Ewell
Longstreet, Hood, Pender, R. H. Ander-
son, Rodes, Paxton, Bell and others made
professions. OF the first four companies
raised in Georgia three were commanded by
church members, and in one ofthem there
were fifty protesting Christians. An
other regiment contained five clergymen
"a chaplain, captain and three privates.
The world has rarely witnessed such re-
vivals as were in progress in Lees army
from the autumn of 1862 till the close of
the war. Several times, Mr.. Jones says,
he preached to audiences to be numbered
by the thousands, and he has seen over
five hundred inquirers after salvation pre-
sent themselves at one meeting. Davis's
Mississippi brigade sat through SER
, mon with manifestations of the deepest
interest, though sharp rain was falling
and freezing as it fell; another chaplain.
in 1864, saw fourteen barefooted men in
the congregation that stood around him
in driving storm. DR.. George b. Tay-
lor preached to Keys brigade at 730 on
the morning of the battle of Cross Keys,
being interrupted at ''thirdIy" by the out
breaking of the battle. The day that Ear
ly escaped from his:perilousA position at
Walrenton White Sulphur Springs, dur
ing the second Manassas campaign, an inn
mense congregation assembled for service,
unmindful of the fierce artillery duel
that was then raging, and though shell
exploded in its very midst. The night be-
fore the second battle of Manassas, Col
onel Baylor, then in command of the ole
Stonewall brigade and recent convert
quietly notified his men that there woGl
be short prayer-meeting, inviting. them
tired as they were from the days fight
to join. Nearly the whole of the brigad,
attended, besides many men from othe
commands. In the battle next day Bay
lor fell, and beside him Captain White,
veteran Christian and Christian veteran
who had led the meeting of the previou
night. 81 am ready and willing to die, i
God and my country think have fulfilled
mydestiny and discharged my duty" sale
Stuart to jeff Davis who stood by his bed
} side as he gasped out his life. "Tell Lee
} and jackson that they know how Chris
tian soldier should live; only wish the.
| were here to see Christian soldier die,
f said Colonel Lewis Minor Coleman, para
phrasing Addson's words to his steu
t son, the youthful Earl of Warwick. A
the age of twenty-five, "the boy artiller
ist," Willie Pegram, who had risen from
the ranks to colonelcy of artillery, al,
f had declined the comamnd of an iufantr
= brigade, fell, fatally wounded on the fiel
: of Five Forks. His last words were, g
f have doLe my duty, and now turn t
5 my Saviour"