Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-05-24

4AueS, ana we give our readers Lne
benefit of the good news with sincere
pleasure:
Representative Gambler of Missis-
sippi is not preacher, but he takes
an active interest in religious matters,
and his services are often in demand
in his district and In Washington.
During the summer months, at home,
for number of years, he has often
held revival meetings out in the coun-
try, where it is difficult to secure the
services of men of ability and note.
I'm one meeting which he held there
were sufficient converts to organize
themselves into a church, which they
promptly did, and called it Gamblers
Chapel in honor of the Representa-
tive. At another place the people Sc
cured large tent and stretched it in
an old field, and under its folds he
conducted a great meeting, and after
the meeting closed the people COM
bined and built a substantial struct-
ure, and it Is called Gamblers Taber-
tacle.' These are but instances among
many that could be mentioned.
1t did not take church people here
long to find that he was an earnest
and jealous worker, and he has spoken
at number of places in Washington
with marked effect for good. All of
this service he does without money
or price. This is a new departure for
a Congressman, and hence has at
tracted considerable comment. Mr..
Gambler is full of vim and energy, and
is man of recognized ability, and has
taken high rank during this, his first
term. No more faithful Representa-
tive sits In the halls of Congress-"
II gives us satisfaction to publish
the following letter from a gallant
veteran, in correction of one of our
statements in last weeks issue rela-
tive to the heroes who fell on Gene
terry Heights. 1t was our desire that
all participants who remembered the
facts with accuracy would write us
and set right any possible errors;
hence we publish Adjutant Howell's
letter gladly:
"U. G. v. Holmes County Camp No. 398
Bowling Green, Miss, May 8.
Dear Miss Power-In your COM
ments on what the Dallas Times Her
aid says about the troops that went
highest up Cemetery Heights at Get
tysburg, July 3, 1868, you Justly say
that Davis Mississippi brigade went,
as their dead bodies showed, as far
as the farthest. but you are in error
as to one regiment that composed that
brigade. 1t was composed of the Sec
ond, Fourth, Eleventh and Forty-sec-
ond Mississippi Regiments. At its
first organization it had the three first
named regiments and the North Caro-
lima regiment, but when the Forty
second Mississippi was formed it was
put in Davis brigade and the Caro-
linians went into Pender's North Caro-
lima brigade. Both were in the charge
that afternoon. carry until now
short leg, caused by mimic ball re-
ceived il that charge. Statistics also
show that the Eleventh Mississippi
Regiment suffered a greater proper
.tionate loss on that day than any Mis-
sissippi regiment and / believe any
other regiment, except possibly
North Carolina regiment. OF course,
private's scope Of observation was
limited, but / had brother captured
that day who went as far as any
troops, and he has a comrade that
was taken prisoner at the same time
and place who is now living in Stark
vile, Miss. (James T. Jones), who
can give living testimony to their ad
vanced position when captured l
only write this to correct your state
ment as to what troops were at that
time in Joe Davis Mississippi brigade.
l was until that day member of
Company F, Eleventh Mississippi
Regiment. We took forty-two men
into action and only five answered roll
call next morning; eleven were killed
nr mortally wounded. Yours truly,
"F. A. HOWELL"
II there is one thing more than an
other that is dear to the heart of the
writer, as 1t was to her beloved father
It is the collection Of Mississippi his
tory. We earnestly desire to continue
the work begun by him, and to add
to the valuable papers he had col
lected. Any of our readers or friends
who will help in this great work will
not only give us happiness. but they
will confer a lasting benefit on our
readers and leave a blessing for pos
terity. There are, we know, thousands
and thousands of men and women who
tell each day, in their homes, stories
and incidents of great historic value,
and it is from these sources that we
hope to get our best information. For
instance, the facts that our grand
mother, who has lived her ninety-three
years in Mississippi gives us are in
themselves a goodly volume. Cannot
others, among the aged ones, write
down for us, and for posterity, their
fieeting (and too often, alas! fading)
memories, and mail them to us? Or
will not their children do it for them?
We have a correspondent in this coun-
ty--a lady who Is burdened with years
and borne down with suffering and
yet she gives us facts about the early
days that are priceless. We hope to
give one of her interesting letters, de-
scriptive of old Auburn, in an early
issue. She tells, in an interesting
way, of the visit OF the old Indian,
Trace, and other things which all of
us shculd know. 1t may be that some
OF our best-informed readers are timid
about writing for the press. If that
be SO, we will gladly have them set
down only the facts and we will pre-
pare them for publication. In this
way we hope to get and to give great
things for Mississippi, and the original
papers, If worth It, will become part
Of our States archives.