The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
he should be present TO hold with them a a
brief service before they marched forth at the

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call of thor sovereign state.
AT II o'clock be came homo 30 take hur-
| ried breakfast and make few personal ar
| engagements The last thing ne oiu oeioIo
leaving home was TO retire with ms "lie mo
| their chamber. read part OF tne ilitn vnap.oI
| Of Second Corinthians beginning, IOi We
know that if the earthly house OF TINS taoer :
nacls were dissolved we have building OF
God-an house not made with hands .eter-
nal In the Heavens aud then made an num-
BILE. tender, fervent prayer, IN when ne Deg-
qed that the dark clouds of war might even
tben be dissipated. that the God OF peace
might calm the storm and avert the caiainity
OF war. or that II might at least go form win
him and with the young men under MS COM
mand 20 guide. guard, help ana piess tnep'
At12 O'Clock the venerable pastor was pres
ent to make the corps of cadets an appr9prlIi
| ate address Of Christian cOunseI, ana 10 ieau
! in fervent. tender prayer
At the appointed hour. TO the exact minute,
Major Jackson gave the order; Attention.
! Forward. march"
And thus the loving husband babe alden TO
his home The faithful church member turn
ed away from his communion service. inc
/ earnest Sunday-schOol teacher lett his lesson
untaught and the peerless soldier marched
1 forth from the parade ground 10 WIN minor
! tai fame-tO come not back again until ms
body was borne 10 its burial IN the beautiful
cemetery at Lexington, ID the valley OF VI
| ginia and two continents were bursting Win
| the fame of "StOnewall' Jackson.
Jackson gave a great deal Of time 20 his col
ored Sunday school He was accustomed 70
! Curry around himself the most carefully pre-
pared reports of the conduct and progress OF
each pupil. and 10 do everything IN his power
to interest the whites of the community IN DIS
/ school. 49,
| crowd gathered one day at the postofhce III
/ LEXINGTON anxiously awaiting the opening OF
/ the mail that they might get the particulars
/ concerning the great battle when they mao
heard had been fought. The venerable pastor
~ the PRESBYTERIAN church was OF the COM
pany. and soon had handed him letter
which he recognized As directed IN Jacksons
we'll known handwriting. Now" SAID he,
we will have the news Hero is a letter from
General Jackson himself. The crowd eagerly
gather around. but heard, TO their very great
disappointment a letter which made not the
most remote allusion TO the battle or the war
but which enclosed check for t50with which
10 buy books for his cOlOred Sum-
day school: and was filed with IN
ouiries after the interests OF the school
and the church He had no time nor incllna-
ton to write Of the great victory and the I'M
perishable laurels he was winning, but ne
found time 10 remember his noble Work
among Cod poor and 10 contribute further
10 the rood Of the negro children. whose true
friend and benefactor he had always been.
And he was accustomed to say that one OF
the very greatest priyations TO him which the
war brought was that he was taken away
from his beloved work in the colored Sunday
school.
jackson thus acquired q wonderful influence
over the colored people Of that whole region,
and % this day his memory Is warmly cher
ished by them. When Hunters army was
marching into Lexington. the Confederate
FLAG which fOsted over JacksOns grave was
I.,,1aH 1ouv1 and concealed bV OF tie
citizens. A lady, who stole into the GENE
tery one morning while the Federal army
was occupying the town, bearing tresh
flowers. with which to decorate the herO's
Grave. was surprised to find miniature Con-
tedeTate flag planted on the grave, with the
verse Of a familiar hymn pinned TO 1t. Upon
INQUIRY she found that colored boy, who
had belonged 70 JacksOn's Sunday school,
had procured the flag gotten some one tocopy
stanza IF fayorite hymn which Jackson
had taught him, and had gone III the night to
plant the flag on the grave OF has loved
teacher.
AMAN OF PBAYFB.
Jackson was equally scrupuous in attending
TO all Of his religious duties. Lord, what
will Thou have me to dor seemed the motto
of his life. Regular in meeting all OF his re-
ligous Obligations he walked straight along
the path Of duty, doing with his might what
ever his hands found 10 do. In the army his
piety, despite all obstacles seemed to brighten
as the pure gold is refined by the furnace.
He beautifully illustrated in his life the lesson
Of the great Apostle Not slOthful in bust
ness. feryent in spirit serving the
Lord He was man of PRAYER. accus-
toned in all he did 70 ask the Divine blessing
and guidance HIS old body servant said
that he could always tell when d battle was
near at hand by seeing the General get up
great many times Ia the night 10 pray lie
was frequently observed IL the beginning and
IL t1.t b = l. I.v, lie to,
wards Heaven and those near could hear his
eiaculatOry PRAYERS. just before the battle
Of Fredericksburg he rode out III front OF his
line of battle and offered an earnest prayer for
the success Of his arms that day. The morn
ing Of the campaign OF Chancellorsynle he
spent long time in prayer before mounting
to ride to the field
Rev DR.. Brown. former editor of the Cen
trail Presbyterian related characteristic an
ecdote Of this man Of prayer" During a
visit to the army around Centreyille, in 1861,
friend remarked To DR.. Brown, in speaking
Of General Jackson in the strain IN which
manv OF his old friends were accustomed 70
dsparage him, The truth is, sir, that old
Jack is crazy / can account for his conduct
in no other way Why. | frequently meet
him out in the woods walking backwards and
forth muttering to himself in incoherent SEN
fences and gesticulating wildly, and at such
times he seems utterly ObllUOus OF my pres
ence and of every one else
DR.. Brown happened next night 10 share
Jacksons blanket and in long and tender
conversation on the best means Of promoting
personal holiness in the camp the great SOL
der said to him: II find that it greatly helps
me in fixing my mind and quickening my de-
votions to give articulate utterance 10 my
prayers, and hence am in the habit of going
off into the woods where | can be alone and
speak audbly to myself the prayers / would
pour out to my God. / was at first annoyed
that | was compelled to keep my eyes open to
avoid running against the trees and stumps;
but upon investigating the matter | do not
find that the Scriptures require us to close
our eyes in prayer and the exercise has
proven TO me to be very delightful and profit
able"
And thus DR.. Brown got the explanation Of
the conduct which his friend had cited TO
prove that 'old Jack is crazy"
friend was once conyersing with him
about the difficulty Of the Scripture in
junction, Pray without cessing." and
Jackson insisted that we could 20 accustom
ourselves TO il that it could be easily obeyed.
when we take our meals there is the Grace
When | take q drink of water | always pause.
as my palate receives the refreshment. to lift
up my heart in thanks 10 God for the water Of
HE Whenever I drop a letter in the
box at the postoHice send a petition along
with it for Gods blessing upon its mission
and upon the person 70 whom it is sent
Wban | break the zeal of latter iuat IA