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Chaplains' meeting; in the afternoon preached in--Georgia, at night in---Georgia regiment.
24.-Exhortation, singing and prayer with regiment.
25.-Visited sick soldiers.
26.-Exhortation, singing, and prayer, with regiment.
27.-Sunday, 10 o'clock-Preached in--Georgia; 3 o'clock held prayer-meeting; and at night closed services for--Georgia, with exhortation.
28.-Went to appointment to preach, but rain prevented meeting.
Afterwards held a meeting for exhortation and prayer.
Then visited Brigade hospital; talked and prayed with the sick.
29.-Had regimental prayers.
30.-Went to preach for a regiment, but was prevented by its going off on picket duty.
Had prayer with - Georgia regiment.
31.-An unfavorable, rainy day. Not likely to have service to-day.
I fear you will consider the number of sermons as too small.
The cold weather and rain together have prevented the congregations from assembling on several occasions when I had made appointments for preaching.
You will notice I report prayer and exhortation with regiments.
I have assembled the troops together for service, and when the weather has been unfavorable to remaining in the open air I have given a short exhortation and have concluded with singing and prayer.
The experiences of soldiers are so full of child-like simplicity that one never tires of reading them.
A soldier converted on the march was met by his chaplain, who knew that he was under conviction, and asked by him if he had given himself to
Christ:
Yes, “said the stalwart warrior with a glowing countenance,” I have found him. Why, sir, when we set off on that march I felt such a weight upon my soul that I could scarcely drag myself along, but after a while God
