The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-22
GRAND FRUITS OF THE WAR;
MOody's Mighty Work in the
Military Camps.
Howard, whistie, Torrey and their Chris
tian Assistants with the soidiers-No
Political Sections Now. only One Country.
and That America-A Southern Regi-
ment's Mascot Exceedingly Interesting
Letter.
EAST NoRTHFIEI.D, MASS,
july 20, 1898.


DEAR EDITOR Your readers have
doubtless heard much about the work
among our soldiers at Tampa, Chicka-
mauga and elsewhere, inaugurated by
Mr.. Moody and carried on by an able
and efficient band of Christian workers,
prominent among whom are General
Howard, Major Whittle and DR.. Torrey.
The other day, at the students confer
ence, DIR. Torrey of Chicago gave an
interesting account of this work, of
which l hand you few notes.
As soon as our soldiers began to go
into camp Mr.. Moody. who had a wide
experience among the soldiers of the last
war, and who knew how great would be
the needs and how white the harvest, set
earnestly to work to send laborers to the
field. Major Whittle has been among
the regiments since early in May, and
others rapidly Joined him.
Mr.. Torrey said: I'VE are under a
great shadow. A distinguished general
has said, War is HE'LL and no one can
know how awful it is until he has seen
battlefield. We feel that this is a
righteous war and are praying that God
would overrule its horrors to the advance
ment Of His Kingdom. We feel that He
has already begun to answer these
prayers, for blessings have already come
as result, not only in the future free
dom and Christianization of the islands
of the sea, but now, and in our own
country, we begin to see that God is
blessing us. Perhaps chief among these
blessings is the fact that North and
South, SO long estranged, have been
made to feel the brotherhood of Ameri-
cans, and sections Etlife is thing of
the past. Speaking the other day to the
First Mississippi Regiment, l gave out
the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which
was enthusiastically sung. One of the
Southern regiments has war eagle for
mascot, and when asked if it's name
was not JEFF Davis the reply was, MOI
indeed, that is Abe Lincoln, Jr.!
major Whittle, in addressing some
Southern troops, said that he had been
wounded by bullet from that regiment
in the last war, and perhaps the son of
the man who wounded him might be
before him as he spoke.
'sThe First Georgia was stationed near
some Northern troops, and the Yankees
instructed their band never. to play
Marching through Georgia. But the
Georgia band struck up the. tune for
themselves, and the other responded
by playing Dixie You hear cheers
for the Red, White and Blue, ending
in the rebel yell for the Star SpangIed
Banner Secession is dead and buried
beyond resurrection.
''Another good thing that has come to
us through the war is the putting away
the fence between mother and child,
England and America. When boy I
was taught to hate the English, and
remember one Fourth of July pulling
down and tearing to pieces, with some
other hot-headed boys, an English flag
that some one had put up. Now, we
salute the English flag.
ga third blessing is that there has been
wonderful revival of religious life
among young men. Thousands are
listening to the Gospel under advan-
tageous circumstances. Men are talking
religion on the street, on the cars and in
the restaurants; hundreds are accepting
Christ.
s'rhe opportunity is great. In Chicka-
maugua alone there were so, 900 men,
and the character of the soldiers magni-
fies the opportunity. They are the most
magnificent body of men ever saw in
my life. In one New Hampshire regi-
ment there are thirty Dartmouth seniors
A large proportion of our soldiers are
college men, some of them clergymen
They represent our best physically,
mentally and morally. I never saw
men in such peculiarly susceptible
frame of mind, nor SO ready to hear. In
camp there is little to interest or amuse,
and there is much sickness. Men are
constantly brought face to face with
eternity. One young man came to talk
with me about salvation, who said that
his terminate had just been sentenced to
be shot for sleeping on guard.
'sThese soldiers come from every State
and Territory and if converted will carry
back the good influence to all parts Of
the land. Many have been converted
who were hitherto well known as skep-
tics or Indifferent.
The need is very great and SO are the
Coutfnued on Fifth Page.