The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-29
CHRISTIAN COMMISSIONS
OF che a rmy and Navy-sou,s Very Effect.
i've Work Done,

OF the a rmy and Nayy-SoHse Very Eject.
I've Work Done.
Rev. R. A. Torrey pastor of one Of
the largest churches in chIcagO-the
Chicago Avenue-has recently returned
from the south where he spent month
preaching to the soldiers at Camp
Thomas. in connection with the Army
and Navy Christian Commission. In an
address to over 600 college students at
Mortified, Mass, he had this to say
about the cordial relations existing be-
tween the northern and southern regi-
ments: 1.-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
officers OF the Hoosier boys said to the
band. You'd better mot play Marching
Through Georgia; It may cre1te an un-
pleasant impression in the camp across
the road A day or two passed, and
the First Georgia band struck up a
piece, and 10! and behold! It was March
ing Through Georgia. The Thirty-first
Michigan Is right next the First Georgia,
and when the First Georgia came into
camp they said: Now here, We were
opposed to one another during the late
war; let us welcome them. And the
band and all the regiment lined up
alongside the line OF march OF tl1e First
Georgia and played "Dlxie" for them as
they marched into camp. And then
they crowded over among the hungry.
dusty, thirsty Georgia boys and gave
chem hearty welcome with boiler at-
ter boiler OF the best hot cottee their
camp Afforded. Everywhere there Is
similar enthusiasm. Everywhere there
a the love of lovers that have quarreled
and been reunited Yon never saw
anything like It in all your life"
The workers In the Christian commas
sion have some sad dutles 10 perform.
One Saturday when one OF them was en-
gagged In visiting the hospitals at Chick
amauga, young soldier who was lying
sick there, asked him to look up ms
mail. He had not heard from MS
mother or sweetheart for over week
and was llomesick about IT, Inc WORK
er found some letters for him from each
of them, and thinking TO gladden. ms
heart for Sunday, drove over early III
the morning to deliver them. When ne
arrived HLsQ uShGu AOA TAG h'NA'f' - A''E,
siclan took him out and pointed through
INC trees to a new made grave and said:
ale Is out thee" Dead ana nurieo
4wenty-Eour hours! The worker then
mad the sad task of writing to that
Pennsylvania mother and girl the story
az his death. He says he was glad ne
could write them that he died an earn
est Christian boy. t.
evangelist D. L. Moody, who is cttatf-
man Of the Evangelistic Department OK
the Christian Commission. says that
nearly 5000 soldiers have already MADE
n pubnc confession Of faith IN Christ az
Camp Thomas alone. The commission
has Ike names, and regimeniat and home
SdJrcsses OF these men and expects TO De
able 10 help them, In forming chuFch
connection upon their return home.
General o. o. Howard and one com
nonIon are now in Cuba to begin the
commission work among the troops
there. -,.,,d ,,.t-
ter relative to the commission WORK 20
any who apply to him for Il 10 nelp IN
getting up mass meetings, etG' y,
come cases he has also supplied Eo0u
snealtcrB 10 address such meetings, ms
address is East Mortified Mass "ncie
contributions may be sent,