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V The Wonderful Change: 4
LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER’S WIFJ.|
BY MBS. MABT A...
X-.. • CHAPTER 111. ’
Everts hawe crowd eßo%hicfci|pnd fast in
to ray history of late, dgar sister, I scarcely
know whtfc to them.—*
L OTote you but -just be
,gOng) nre rai a A new, a
riad cUwnejf.upon my soul,
gilding pathway, despite the
clouds t it, even \o the
verge of the tomb. WstoliCji by that “eye
that never sleeps,beneath the wing of night,” j
my little barque, Lfelt assureicf -‘tM'T
aeeare wreck. All,
the peace—the heavenly quietude—engen
dered by. this hope, how much to be prefer
red to worldly diadems, or all the fleeting
honors of the earth !
With this new light burning warm within
my heart, I devoted myself to prayer for my
u.ihappy mother-in-law; and yet my pray
ers sesftned worse than vain, for she seemed
day by day to like me less. Her aversion
had apparently increased from the morning
I sought the reconciliation mentioned in my
preceeding letter. This was strange, inex
plicable, and almost made my faith to wa
ver; but remembering the example of the
importunate widow and the proverb, “A soft
answer turneth away wrath,” J did not give
up the experiment of praying for her, or
trying to make her lovable by kindness.
On the Bth of August we received intel-„
ligenee that Frank had been severely woun
ded on the sth in an engagement near Cum
berland Gap. The friend who wrote us a
y heat it, advised me to come immediately, as
the case Was critical and Frank called for me
continually.
“L think I will go myself,” Mrs. Willis
said, on hearing that portion of the letter;
“you could not do anything with Anna for
ever in yonr way, and T don’t want her
troubling me while you are gone.”
♦-“'wf-Vi Wgyav''■’ -> ■ rny ‘WgshattJyPlt rT- *
swered firmly, “and will take Anna with me
If you go we can bear each other company.”
l|tr face flushed with anger as it always’
did when contradicted; but as my mind was
mtfflemp with regard to my course, I did
not wait to listen to any further remarks on
the subject, but went directly to my room
commenced making arrangements to
start. I had not been there long when Car
rie came inland promised to take every care
of Anna, if Ipreferred leaving her. I thank
ed her kindly, but replied that I thought of
taking both the children with me.
After much persuasion lat length con
sented to leave George, and early next mor
ning started for Chattanooga, jpith no com
panion but Anna. The thought of travel
ing so far alone would have been dreadful
but for my distress about Frank—but that
so absorbed all other thoughts I was insensi
ble to minor inconveniences'.
Not to keep you longer in suspense, I ar
rived safely*afc my destination, aud found
Frank in a hospital near the Tennessee riv
er—and really very ill. I wrote back to
his mother-immediately on my arrival, told
her of his exact condition; and concludedfay
saying that we were being afflicted for our
sins, .and .the only way to avert the calami- 1
tywith were threatened,” was to
humble ourselves under the hand of Al
mighty Godjjf&nd seek pardon for the past
. before it should be’ too late. *
She did not reply but came herself. Her
first greeting to me was kind and even aft
fectionafe, so different from tftiything I had
experienced for a long while, I could not
restrain my tears.
“Thank God,” she exclaimed on being
informed thst Frank Was better. . “It is the
result of your prayers, Nettie’ and I know
it. I have been trying to pray myself, ever
since I heard of it, but I am so wicked I
am afraid God will not bear me. Do pray,
Nettie,*for me as well as for him,” and burst
into tears. I threw mself into her arms and
wept silently.
“I have been so wicked of late,” she said
amid tears and sobs, and you have been so
good and so patient. * I don’t know what has
possessed me; everything has vexed roe
since Frank w#ht away; but if he can only
get well I willtry and never get angry again.
You must forget it all, Nettie, and we may
be happy yet, if Frank recovers.”
The surgeon came, just then, into the hall
where we were standing, and gave us per*
mission to enter the sick room. Mrs. Wil
lis controlled herself better than I had an
:ti Frank received her with
! He Improved rapidly after this, and in
roshV**’*' 8 n a
w , , j, . ~
and our.i oneof the kapniosWf faMJßeaJßmb
Willis is the most
]C ever, Wholl
Sha eountenauce isclifferetii. She
mlarly kin^do roe and Anni.-^C^^Jf^^ 1
nKvipg rapidly trader his
1 1-1 and morning, and oh
%eare so happy 1 Our pastor, Mr. W., (for
we have .united with the Baptist Church
jmd are only awaiting Frank’s recovery to be
baptized;) says it is a spiritual treat to hint
to visit us. Do not suspect me of boasting
—it is “the work of the Lord, and it is mar
velous in our eyes.”
I can never cease rejoicing that I went to
preaching on that memorable morningwhile
waiting my last; T oply went to keep you
from chiding, so you see, my dear sister,
how your influence has been a blessing to
me. How little we know what weight our
slightest words may have withthose we love,
even when tUY behold our face no more!—
This should stipulate us to be ever vigilant.
You must visit us,’ when the war is over
and judge for xouraelf whether we are not
a happy family. But you cannot doubt it,
for if we have the spirit of Christ, and He
is love, and love is happiness, w'e are obliged
to be happy. A logical deduction is it not?
Frank sends bustfels of love* The time ever
seems long before your can possibly
reach me, then do not delay a day to write
to . ‘/
1 our own sister > NETTIE.
\ - *•’ If For the Christian Index.
Bev. Jno. Dawson.
The pen of a ready writer could findpleas
ant and profitable employment in giving to
‘tnti nut Ki-a"-3ivgTigfr uj • wi"vm -itt.tc —DltTstrcP - ”
John.E. Dawson. A work of this kind,
faithfully executed, would be a service ren
dered to religion, and a well paid and meii*
ted tribute to the gospel ministry. May
we not hope, wjplfth the’ conflict of battle is
over, and the oow of peace shall span our
firmament, to receive from someone, cov
amove, such a becoming and fitting testimo
nial to departed worth, and great abilities.
There were so few ultraisms, so few ex
travagancies, so few angular points, in the
character of brother Dawson—there was so
much of sympathy in his mental and moral
organization, so much that was genial in
manner, generous in action, elevated .in- 1
tone and sentiment, that we rise refreshed,
from a contemplation of his many excellen
ces. Personally and instinctively a gentleman,
he was above the cabals, intrigues and jeal
ousies of less nobler natures, and has left
behind no unpleasant reminiscences of in
juries causelessly inflicted. Confessedly a
great maa intellectually, he was above the
vain conceits, and shallow ambition of tival
ship. It was difficult to know, and not to
love him. The laurels tha.t encircled his,
brow were hones); tributes of intellectual
friendship to greatness, of virtue to piety,
•of instinctive impulse to a well developed
manhood. In passing away Tie has left a
rich legacy of good deeds, the rightful in
heritance of the pious of all denominations,
which the hand of friendship should pre
serve for after times and succeeding genera
tions.
It was our good fortune, >in early youth,
often to listen to the efforts of this truly gif
ted and remarkable man. He was then in
the flush and vigor of youthful manhood,
and gave, id all his efforts, an unmistaka
-ble evidence ofhis rising fame and future
greatness. He was nervous, ardent im
pulsive. These characteristics, which in
f.orae are elements of weakness, were in him,
guided and controlled by a strong anti well
balanced mind, the elements of ’strength,
and the sure presage of success and victory.
In personal appearance, soft, winning man
ners, full, sonorous , voice, he was almost
matchless, Few equalled, and none eicel
led hini in those rare and munificent gifts
of nature. These personal, qualifications,
ajl uniting and harmonizing, made The fin
ished gentleman ; sanctified by grace 1 ,-they
made the faithful, devoted and efficient min
ister; rallied.into full life and action by a
burning zeal for the cause of Christ,. and’
they made the impassioned and successful
orator.-
THE PASTO## AiPr THE CJURISTIAN’S T£E SINNER’ S’
.vr •- •* mL .It v.-- . .v* * -7
] _ rhtmrof
] tbCrflrescfi his earlier efarts. Deeply ;i*n
j bued with the genius of-ouKno
iih Christianity, *J|fi went aboft.. preaching
J were attracted toother “by the force,
j the charms ofhis eloquence.
f ,< BMjword of the spirit, in Ins hands, wa
4 a blade, bright and burnish-’
Wi AtaC deMdUtwajto all hearts. The
ffinfjilllt. bracing almoapl • t
• diversified, with hill
the impress of God's
birds ynLl liiMHWffTI 11 11 i‘m g_‘ of strearoe—ever
offering up notes of grace, to its great
Creator—was the best adapted to the fullest
development of his intellectual and moral
powers, as an orator. These incidents of
nature’s adorning,were in harmony with the
flowing impulses, awl the delicate, acute
sensibilities ofhis moral, mental and physi
cal organization. Hence, in the country,
he was always pre-eminently great —his
powers received their greatest expansion,
and his greatest conquests were achieved.—
The little punctilios and ceremonies of city
service are viot the best calculated to awa
ken the genial emotions of the heart, and
enkindle the slumbering fires of the intel
lect, so necessary for great achievements.—
Too much form, tinsel and routine, are part
of the drapery used to give scenic effect to
otherwise lame and commonplace perfor
mances. To encounter a man of ardent
emotions and a strong, grasping intellect
with such trappings, hampers and embarras
ses his effoitsj.and hehearsnounlikecom
parison to the king of the forest, untangled
in the meshes of the huntsman.
The last time we ever hearefbro. Daw&on,
was at the Beth.el Association, towards the
closing yfears of his useful life. Disease was
then making frightful inroads upon his con
stitution. He was acting as agent for the
endowment of the Sanders Professorship of
Mercer University. The Association had
given an evening for the agency; and Dr.
. rri, 1 11... J. ■t 1 . 1. . . li.l.
Dawson, represented the cause in a speech,
and resulting in a,large subscription. To
wards the conclusion, a brother remarked
that, “much had been said in behalf of the
boys. That we had a female college in Cufh
bert, about which -nothyyyiad been said ;
that he had SSO which give to
the college for a speech in its favor. Bro.
Dawson sprang to his and asked;
“Will the good brother accept my servi
ces?” ’ i’ ~ - ‘ ‘
. Being apswered in the affirmative, he laid
off his overeoat, and by way of exodium, re
marked, “that lie had been in bed all day,
had beeD bleeding at the lungs profusely,
That if he never stood before another audi
ence or.-made another speech—that if that
effort should be his last, that that audience
should hear his last appeal—that that last
speech., and those last words ‘that his lips
might ever utter should be, in behalf of wo
men. My dear wife, whom I Have left and ■
may never see again, is a woman.
God bless woman L, the last and best gift of
heaven to man.” 15 or 29 minutes, he
poured forth a torrent of eloquence—match
less, overpowering eloquence, such us few in
thatdarge, and deeply agitated audience ev
er heard before. For the time he overcame
the power of disease; his fine form expan
ded; the"flush of youthful manhood return
ed to his cheeks; the fire of genius shone
in the eye. Every , word, every thought,
-every movement indicated the orator—the
master spirit that moves, swfty§_and com
mands the passipns of men.
But, brother Editor, the subject is cumu
lative, ‘and though the pen is tempted to
continue, prudence suggests a conclusion.
Am it?us. ’
[We sincerely hope that Amicus will re
sume the subject, and give us some illustra
tions of brother Dawson’s traits.— Editor ]
Christ Conquers the Fear of Death-
Os Mr. Stephen Marshall an eminent di
vine of the 17th century, Mr. Giles Firman,
who knew him in life, and attended him in
death,.says, “That he lift behind him few
preachers like himself; that lie was a. Chris
tian in practice as well as profession; .that
he lived by faith, and died"by faith, and was
an example to the believers, in word, in con
versation, in charity, in faith, and ufpurity.
And when he, together with some others,
conversed with him about his death, he re
plied, ‘I cannot say, as one did, I have not
so lived that I should ftot-be afraid to die;
but this I can say, I have so learned ‘Christy
th%t l am not afraid so die.’ ”
MACON, GEORGIA, Fimu& MAY 20, ISG'4.
FrSiihe.Aor.y of AeaaeMee. .’
Bp.o. popcrN—the Convention.
God lias Jftilj blessed our la'bCns
In the i£WU 3<|§pg|ai3tors who went up
with me & work and t,thous
ands heard pe gospel that Sabbath who,
but for tn vigijting ministers might [jot
li ive been,, low&d to. do so.Some breth
ren who p it us after the meeting o£ .the
Conventhrove been doing in
‘ : 1 ’ i‘- :H'urions.aaidhg thtf’
Hehderssifi av 1 lions’ visjtwc. emem
'GTvensfOSnd an open door ready for'Tsach]
of them t iere. Bro. Toole labored in Hotch
kiss’ Bati of Artillery, very clamorous foi*
a miniate - ; and brother Givens fell into
Gibson’s j&. Brigade. He (Givens) com
menced b ptizing the day after he reached
the army; and baptized yesterday morning
under thVsound of artillery skirmishing’
heard in tie distance. He has baptized in
all 47, I tiink, and three of his candidates
were out < iqpicket when he last baptized.
All tho irigades and.batteries have man
ifested mo eor less of revival spirit. Oh
for more laborers for this whitening har
vest 1 Will not our young men, who are
strong and vigorous, come over to our help?
My brethren, God calls you here—let hot
others be compelled to do your work !
At the solicitation of the brethren them
selves, anijapproved by brethren Bev. Dr.
Teasdale, Jp S. Worrel and G. W. Givens,
we organized the young Baptists of Finley’g,
brigade—G3 in numher—into a church.— :
Many olderTiretbren in the brigade will join
with these and strive to keep up such dis
cipline and. service as the New Testament
requires. jA Baptist preacher of experience
is with thorn, a non-eomuiissioned officer—
Irother Miller, of Florida. They proposed
celebrating tfie Lord’s Supper last night..
We also formed a church in Gibson’s La.
Brigade—forty old Baptists and those whom
brother Givens had baptized. They have a
youog minister with them, a Captain Hay
defl, who will be able to preach to these and
Sh.nhtToy one’ object to this, let him
come and .labor as we have done in the ar
my; let Ivin see what we have seen and
bear v,l,a? w'e h.avo heard, an d he will be
very Degree with us in opinion that it-,
is our dutV-to offer eueh facilities to our
dear brethren in the army.
Fraternally yours,-*
• ; ‘ “I- W. H. ROBERT.
. Or Keeping the Heart-
If we clpn’t keep our hearts, the Devil
will Jkcep kbem ; slyill we let Satan have,
them ? When a rude army gets, into a town
what work’do they rapes, plun
ders, massacres:’ when Satan possesses
hearts, he carries them at last violently, as o
he did the swine, into the sea. Satan is
first crafty; then cruel.- He observes the
humors of the body, and lays suitable baits.
The Devil caiinot know the heart, butane
inay observe the temper and constitution ;- —
he tempts a sangtifrie man with beauty, a
covetous man gold; as the husband
man knows what ground is fit fqr barley,
what for wheat. Satan hath not been a
tempter so long, but by this time, he hath
gained experience, haying commenced mas
ter of his.j>wn black art. . 1
* Baptism—Ad Admission-
The “London Quarterly,” the organ of the
English Tories, in an article on Christianity,”
campares the baptismal rites, of the Latin
and Greek Christians. The “Review” says,
“There can be no question that the origi
nal form of baptism-—the very meaning of
the word—was complete immersion in the
de p baptismal waters; and that at least for
four centuries, any other form was cither
unknown, or regarded as an exceptional, al
jost a monstrous case. To this form the
Greek* church still rigidly adheres; and the
most iffustripus and venerable portion of it
—that of the Byzantine empire—absolutely,
repudiates and ignores any other mode of
administration as essentially invalid. The
Latin church, on the other hand-r-doubtless
in deference to the requirements of a north
ern climate, and tiro convenience of custom
—has al fired the Thode.” „
i -——. .y ■ —• /
Jesus Changes the Heart.
An Indian wouiandrom Mavissing, oanySS
to one -of the missionaries, and told him.that*
as soon as she had a good heart, she would
turn to the Lord Jesus. “Ah!” repliedhh
“you want to walk on your head. How can
you .get a good heart, unless jrou first come
to Jesus for the sanctifying grace of his Ho-,
ly Spirit?” t
P Gw. Brown’s Address.
The foilovring is the substance of Gov.
J. E. Bkown’s address before tbe Ga.
State Convention in the establishment of
an asylum for the orphan’s of soldiers
ijo battle: it'is copied from the letterwE
Rev. A. E. Dickinson to the Religious Her-.’
aid of Richmond, Yal ‘
“He was rejoiced to see his brethren
ready to enter upon such a work. As k
Baptist, he liked toiec tbe Baptists leading
& ..The world honors us
lie estTnia'.ioa'T He wanted every man pres
ent to consider how much ,we owe the sol
dier and his family, What is your proper
ty worth, what are your family to you, if
these brave men stand asi le and permit the
invador. to come down upon you? All your
wealth, yburquiet slumber on your soft beds,
the bright faces around your firesides, are
yours, because of what the soldier are doing
for you. . The soldier, to do this*for you,
gives up all. His wife and children are as
dear to him as yours are to you, and yet he
does not see them from year to year. He
has as much, right to make money as you
have, and yet he voluntarily submits to see
his little estate waste away and his family
become beggars. Now, sirs, why should one
part of the community endure .all the cost of
securing the rights atfd independence of us
all ? What was the understanding among
us when these men rushed to arms? You
said to them : “You go and protect our
property and lives, and we will take care of
you families. If you fall, we will stand
fetW to. your little ones and will divide
with fhetp our last crumb of bread.” They
accepted the offer, and one hundred thou
sand bloody graves and many a brilliant vic
tory attest bow nobly they have made good
their part of the contract. Have we at home
come p'p to the extent of our obligation ?
Let us see. When this war began the whole
property of Georgia amounted .to eighthuu
dred millions of dollars. These three years
of .carnage have added nothing to tha ag
gjiettnfo vet .waa£-
wno were jtoorwhen the vrar negan a Wrutt
now. The . few have become richer, there ;
fore; by the many having, been made Ihe
poorer. Is it right-4or you* t(£ hofil these
ljundreds of thousands whifo family of
a soldier is in need ?• Take an example:—
Here are two families in abofit the same con
dition, living within a fe& yards of eaclTotil
er. The of war are sounded and tbe
main stay oftoiße rufthefe to the-conflict. His
family saPiyeonsunie tbe little he had accu
mulated fb/ theru, by years - of foil; but the
‘ne%bsh- 4 stays atlibme and goes to trudfog/l
. ffislgsßm are counted by thousands; and
now he i%a rich man. His children are
clothed ft) tlie finest style, bis taljle groans
under its burden of delicacies, while he
self is closed in purple and fares srfnjptu
ously every iGme efospergte *cqn
ffitft liis soldier Neighbor falls,*axid his little
ofies arc how fStherless as.well as poor. Im
agine the feelings of that* yidow ‘and her
children'as, in their rags, they look on the
splendor anlnjury of their neighboring
family. , Thoy have a vivid recollection of
the fact that a .year or two ago they were all
in about the same condition of ,life; nor
would there be such a difference now, had
not the husband and father of the one'fa'mi-
If fallen in defence of the property, rights
and happiness of the other. Who needs to
to be told that the rich family ought to pro
vide for the poor ? I knew a beautiful gild,
continued the speaker, who, a few years
ago, married an honest, thrifty man, and
settled on a few acres in one of the loveli
est valleys in Georgia; When the war be
gan these two honest, industrious persons
had accumulated a few thousand dollars.—
They had just got to n point from which
they might hope for happiness and ease. —
But the man was summoned to the battle
field. With a-said heart he tn ned away
from his cottage, his lovely wife, and his
charming little ones. In the battle ofChic
atnauga, as our victorious farces were pres
sing on, lie was pierced through by'a ;ball
and fell dead to tlie ground. The wife'has
since died of. a “broken heart. The three
children remain, but with no earthly friend
■or protector. The little that their father ac
jpumulate,d hajt been * exhausted. The only
‘Lope of those children, and of .those children;
j|md of thousands like them, is''centered* in
this rngWrafenh’ -TTo you;the?r .eyes are tur
ned. Their Kttle hands are extended to
yo'jX. The graves of their patriot!#,
ed fathericry aloud to you. - Wm’you turn
a /
briftrou, my mind* is made up, that rfever
TERMS, fio.OO IN ADVANCE
YOL XJJII.-JW)- 20.
—— 77-; —■ — ■ ....
while lif e is spared me, shali 1 fail of a hear
ty respons| to such an appeal. He felt wil-
n e to giveflhis salary for one year to this
Movement, (84,t00,) ond only regretted that
.he |ot able to do more. He wanted
IjKe Brethren to remember that nothing short
of a million of dollars would*effect the pur
pose. He urged that an effort be made to
raise two millions.” .
Belipm at the North.
The following fearful picture of the state
Tet ter wri tTenfromNew York last Febru
ary to tbe Southern Presbyterian.— Ed. In
dex.]
“As to the bloody harangues of the out
and out war clergy, no pen can depict them.
They rejoice in the carnage of the battle
field and in the spectacle of widows and or
phans driven homeless from their burning
dwellings. They delight to see Southern
ladies stripped, whipped and exposed to the
insults of their former slaves. 4 Not a pul
pit, nor a religious (save the mark !) news
paper in the North condemns the brutali
ties of a the butcheries of a McNeil
or the baseness of a jTurchin. They and
the Christian people sos the Federal States
openly declare that “rebels h* ve no rights,”
and hence that it is right to exterminate
them, to seize their lands, irce their slaves,
and to do whatsoever else seemeth to them
good.
“Resolved, 1 hat the Lord hath given the
earth to hiwsaints.
Resolved, That we are the saints of the
Lord.”'/ . 4
Ihe result is as might be anticipated.—
True religion is dying out. In the nofth
west an anti church qjovement. is begun.—
Those who are opposed to the war and abo- 4
litionism, will meet for worship without any ‘
church organization. Again, the Roman
Catholic gaining largely, because
gef its supposed conservatism. But. the most
extensive movement is towards infidelity.—*
The process is a short one, the Northern
, •#
‘* In the same letter he ‘ * 4
“I wouldfciot be surprised if i still greats
cr revolution in public sentime a t here should
occur, and that aholitionism, as the ca'yse of
.and of all these troubles, should be
come more hateful to tliese-unthinking mas
ses than seccssionism now is, and ; tha"t its
now triumphant leaders should be, hunted
and hounded with a deeper animosity tfym
3outfiern exiles arc now incurnflg. I base
these opinioßs v not upon any coiiuwence in
the integrity and soqpd principles of these
pedple/I believe tb€m to,be ‘utterly desti
tute of Mther.'; il hey have no-fixed ideas in
religion, inotwls or polities. They rush faith
-4r KTidj,hither like a heard of frantic Buf
,fahfes#t*the'display of a red rag. Having
. failed ip trampling down the South, they
will turpjgjfthe matfness of their baffled fu
ry and- W’reak their vengeace upon their
masters.” ‘•*
He diWsdhfi following contrast between
the. N6r tli and the South :
‘“When* I contrast the condition of the
North, its blasphemy, its bloodthirstiness,
iW arrogance, its, its corruption, with that
of the South, her pure religion, godly peo
ple; sound morals, patriotic devotion, mode
ration in victory; patience in suffering, I
cannot doubt the result of tbe conflict be
tween them. I’ would not paint a too flat
tering pictura for ourselves. I observe in .
some of our papers complaints of corruption
in the Confederacy. These are spots on the
sun. The great heart 0! the Southern peo
ple is sound ; the pure Gospel is preached,
believed,-obeyed; the standard of virtue is
high, being founded on the word of God ;
the wise and the good are in authority. Here
is nothing but a mass of reeking impiety
and cruelty, “the whole head is sick, the
whole heart faint;” from the crown of the
head to the soles of the feet, the body poli
tic is wounds, and bruises and putrifying
sores. The cheering work of grace that, be- /
•glptj[i6grin the lamented Jacksonki corp, has
extdrtifocl so Widely through Gen. Lee’s ar
my, is watched (on this, side by almost uni-
scepticism among soldiers and people.
On thcLpjle hand, we see faith in God, h<?n- ’
or, and fortitude; on tbe other,
4evil worship, fanaticism, ’ treachery and
bh|bfiri.*ni. There is no sound public opin
jipisiriiere to restrain and correct the excesses
Df a biutal . Even the religious press
(so called) utters no condemnation of the a
trocious deeds desoltttod so many
of our hearthstones.’^