The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-08
THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
Pastor Of . Chicago Church De-
scribes It's Field and Duties.

Rev. X A. Torrey, pastor OF one OF the
largest churches In Ch;ea gD--the Chicago
Avenue-has recently returned from the
South. where he spent month preaching
10 the soldiers at Camp Thomas. in connec-
ton with the army and navy Christian
commission. In an address to over Go
college students at Northfeld. Mass, ne
had this 10 say about the cordial relations
existing between the Northern and South
ern regiments:
The camp of the One Hundred and
Thirty-eighth Indiana regiment is directly
opposite the First Georgia The Indiana
regiment was first on the ground. and
when the First Georgia arrived the Off
GERS Of the Hoosier boys said 10 the hand.
You'd better not play Marching Through
Georgia" IL may create an unpleasant i'm
preston In the camp across the road A
day or two passed. and the First Georgia
band struck up piece, and 10, and be-
hold, il was Marching Through Georgia
The Thirty-first Michigan Is right next the
First Georgia. and when the First Geor-
gia came into camp they said Now,
here. We were opposed to one another dur
ing the late war; let lis welcome them
UP alongside the line of march Of the First
Georgia and played Dixie for them as
they marched into camp. And then they
crowded over among the hungry, dusty.
thirsty Georgia boys and gave them a
hearty welcome with boiler after boiler OF
the best hot coffee their camp afforded.
everywhere mere iS a similar entnuSadS4N.
Everywhere there Is the love Of lovers
that have quarreled and been reunited.
You never saw anything like 1t in all your
life"
The workers in the Christian commission
have some sad duties TO perform. One Sat
urdey, when one OF them was engaged in
visiting the hospitals at Chickamauga,
young soldier who was lying sick there
asked him to look up his mail. He had
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for over a week, and was homesick about
II. The worker found some letters for
him from each OF them. and thinking 10
gladden. his heart for Sunday. drove over
early In the morning TO deliver them.
When he arrived and asked for the man.
the physician took him out and pointed
through the trees to a newly made grave
and said: He Is out there" Dead and
buried In twenty-four hours' The worker
then had the sad task of writing to that
Pennsylvania mother and girl the story of
his death. He says he was glad he could
write them that he died an earnest Chris
tan boy.
Evangelist y. l. Moody, who is chairman
of the evaDgelisfic department OF the
Christian commission, Gays that nearly
3.00a soldiers have already made public
confession OF faith in Christ at Camp
Thomas alone. The commission has the
h"Ao, ana fes1iheblai ana nome dooresses
OF these men, and expects TO be able 20
help them IN forming church connection
upon their returning home.
Gen. o. Q. Howard and one companion
are now In Cuba 20 begin the commission
work among the troops there.
Mr.. Moody is furnishing printed matter
relative to the commission work TO any
who apply TO him for It 10 help in getting
up mass meetings. etc. In some cases he
has also supplied good speakers to ad-
dress such meetings His address is East
Mortified. Mass. where contributions may
be sent