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mostly of young men, many of them, at home, members of the Church-Christians; and shall it be said that any of these have backslidden or have died, and are forever lost, for the want of proper counsel?
God forbid.
Rev. S. M. Cherry made a call from the army of Tennessee:
There is much interest manifested in our corps now. The cry, ‘Come over and help us,’ is heard from the serious soldiers in several commands.
The harvest truly is great and the laborers few. Revivals are reported in several brigades.
Chaplains still scarce.
Rev. C. T. Quintard, of the Protestant Episcopal Church, chaplain for
Polk's corps, and
J. H. Bryson, of the Presbyterian Church, chaplain of
Hardee's corps, in appealing to the public for aid in supplying Bibles, Testaments, and Hymn-Books to the soldiers, said:
We feel that we need only mention the fact that our brave soldiers are asking for the Word of Life in order to secure from a generous public the most liberal contributions.
Who can withhold, when the sick and wounded who fill our hospitals ask for the word of God to cheer and sustain them during their days of affliction, their nights of weariness and suffering?
We feel confident that there are many who will give neither grudgingly nor of necessity, but with cheerful hearts and liberal hands.
The religious interests of our soldiers demand and must receive prompt attention from every lover of good order, civil liberty, and piety towards God.
These and thousands of similar appeals stirred up the home Churches to redoubled efforts on behalf of their fellow-citizens in the field.
The Bishops of the
M. E. Church, South, in their appeal for means for the
Army Mission, said:
The moral character of the army is dear to all the people, and demands that prompt provision be made to
