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NEWS OP THE WEE K.
Macon., Ga., May 20, 1864.
* Notes on the Times.
Nothing i seen clearly, nothing known cer
tainly of the state of affairs at present. The
very air we breathe seems filled with rumors,
and yet wc hare no certain, reliable news.-
But such as we have, we give.
Northern Georgia.. . • .’ •
The Federal army have passed the moun
tains, through Snake Creek Gap, and attemp
ted a flank movement to turn the left of our
army. They have advanced as far as Cal
houn. Gen. Johnston, it is confidently sup
posed, is prepared for them, as it is thought he
left the Gap at which they entered open on
purpose to let them in. He has thus led them
about seventy-five miles from their base, from
which they must wagon their provisions, over
mountains, and subject to the dangers of th ■
übiquitous Forest. Heavy tkirmishing has
been going on for several days near Calhoun,
and it may be to-day (10th) a battle may be
raging between the two armies. Gen. Polk
has reinforced Gen. Johnston by his entire lit
tle army from Mississippi. The utmost con
fidence seems to be felt, that our enemies will
be defeated. Several hundred of our wounded
are arriving at the hospitals in Atlanta.
Virginia. ‘ .
No telegram or newspapers have been re
ceived from Richmond in several days. What
Grant is doing, or whether he and Leo have
had another fight, we do not know eertainly.
We incline to the opinion that there has been
a considerable engagement between them, but
our readers want facts and not opinions.
The enemy are in possession of the Rail
Road leading from Petersburg to Richmond,
and have cut off our communication in that
direction. They have held this road in Ches
ter county for several days.
Gen. Beauregard has been considerably re
inforced, and it is hoped will give the saucy
vandals such a drubbing as their impertinence
and villainy deserve.*
Two attacks against Drewry’s Bluff have
been repulsed by its brave defenders, with se
vere loss to its assailants. No apprehension
should be felt. All will be well in the end.
We have the Almighty arm, to shield and de
fend us, and as brave and hopeful troops as
t-ver fought for liberty.
Trans-Mississippi.
Ia this department our arms have been sig
nally blessed. Banks has met with a most
j:-.i -;rour defeat, and it is said he lias abscon
ded, perhaps to escape the .sword of Dick Tay
r and Kirby Smith. Steele has also been
i til defeated with the loss of a large por
’ ! This army, by Gen. Price. It is not
r ’.aide the enemy will attempt anything
-il.er in the West, this season.
i■: GENERAL ASPECT OF AFFAIRS.
We are now, or seem to be, in the crisis of
:..e war. The enemy are making a more
y -Truggle than he will ever be able to
make again. liis salvation, or we should say
may depend upon the termination of
ilii battle now pendingv Should he be repul
• 1 and defeated, he can never recover trom It,
b can never raise another army as large and
ral as the present Were the “battle to the
. , 2 ,” he would succeed. But “no king is
• multitude of an host;” the vic
- rv is the Lord’s, and he giveth it to whom
--. ?r he will. We have cause, from the bles
?’ of the past, to “thank God and take
’ Let us wait on Him. Let every
ebrls n continue in anxious agonizing pray
er for help from above for our country in this
nr of greatest extremity.
Gn. Mom; ax
11; - struck his first blow since escaping
:r -;a Lis Northern prison, near Wytheville, S.
T. Va. He met the Yankee raider Averill
_ . atod him with half the number of the
my. Gen. Averill was wounded, and it is
L 1 ecit be laid upon the shelf for a long
riaetocine. L. T.
Tae e lit r of this department is absent on
sick furlough.
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General Meeting.
• Lotrissi llk, April Ist, 1864. ..
Er.o. Botkix : Please to announce that the
- h at Due llarts, Jefferson county, Ga.,
-will hold its General Meeting on Friday be
; re the sth Sabbath in May next, instead of
Friday before the 3d Sabbath in August. -
We Lope the Churches in the First District
of the Uepsibah Association wiU observe the
change. p._. V “ ‘
Brethren generally, and ministers especial
v. are invited eordially to attend.
T. D. KEY, C. C.
Prayer and the Churches——An, Earnest
■ • Word.
- Jt was a striking idea, developed by B*ro.
Teasdale at the Convention, that one of the
probable causes of the existence of such strong
revival influences in the army, is that much
heartfelt, earnest prayer has gone up, from all
the Churches, for the .evangelization of the.
army apd for the success of missionary labor
among our brave Soldiers ; but, while it may
be true that God has poured out his Spirit
upon the armyin answer to -prayer, let it be
remembered-that the; Missionaries were most
earnest in their preaching, most zealous -nos
their efforts, and that soldiers, sur routed, by
circumstances favorable to devotion; ware most
desirous of the gospel, and. cagsrly draiilc-****
its glorious truths.. If these things sire true,
why may not all the churches at --home
draw down from heaven gracious influences
upon themselves ? Why may not earnest
prayer for a general revival among the church
es be offered and granted ? Why cannot the
ministers— all of them —be zealously affected,
and, as though each hearer, like soldiers in
the army, stood upon the brink of the grave,
pveacli with all the power, earnestness and
solemnity of which they are capable, and
which, indeed, the circumstance* demand?
Why may not the Churches be as devoutly
anxious to imbibe the word of truthfas weath
er-beaten soldiers ? Can any one tell us why
religion should languish in the churches and
flourish in the army ? Ah ! what a sad pic
ture is that drawn by a correspondent of the
Confederate Baptist !\ “ A few weeks since,”
he writes, “I visited a church which, before
the war, was famous for the activity and zeal
of its membership, and, to my surprise and
sorrow, found that quite a number of commu
cants had given up all claim to the Christian
name, and some of them were the most aban
doned sinners in the community. A few'days
afterwards, I visited some of the members of
that same Church, who are in the army, and
found them steadfast in the faith of the gospel
and abounding in the work ot the Lord.”—
Where lies the fault, brethren ? Oh, ask your
own hearts ; and if this unnatural coldness in
the churches be owing to any dereliction on
your part, in the name of Jesus we beseech
you to repent ami do your first works.
Your first love! Your first love ! Let it not
be said of you that you have left your first
love ! O, sec to it that, amid all the mercies
and gracious Providences of God to you and
your country, it be of you, “ I know
your works —that you have a name to live,
and yet are dead ! ”
Personal.
Elder L. W. Allen, after ten months captiv
ity among our enemies, has returned to Vir
ginia. With the exception of a slight lame
ness from the injury to his ankle at the time
of his capture, he is in fine health. lie was
once Secretary of the Bible Boaid at Nash
ville.
We regret to lenriythat Bro. W. 11. Robert
fell and sprained hia ankle lately at Dalton,
. and lias returned home for a time because he
is thns rendered incapaijre or SCTVrcir ~
Rev. Mr. Lacy, in an address to the late
Presbyterian General Assepibly at Charlotte,
N. C., delivered to the Assembly the follow
ing Message from Gen. Lee: “Say to the As.
sembly of your Church, Send us Chaplains—
good men ; and say to it, Pray for me. We
shall probably be in the bloody conflict before
you return.” ‘ _ • ’
While writing of Gen. Lee, we are reminded
that in his “orders” to promote proper com
pliance with the President’s last Fast-day
Proclamation, he invites the army to join him
in the observance of the day, directs Jue prep
aration to be made, and all military duties,
not absolutely necessary, to be suspended.—
Chaplains are desired to hold services, and
the officers and men are requested to attend.
He concludes thus :
“Soldiers! let us humble ourselves before
the Lord our God, asking, THROUGH
CHRIST, the forgiveness of our sins, beseech
ing the aid of the God of our forefathers in the
defence of our homes and our liberties, thank
ing him for his past blessings, and imploring
their continuance upon our cause and our
people.
“ R. E. LEE, General.
Speaking of General Lowry, of the Army of
Tennessee, a correspondent of the Southern
Christian Advocate says:
“ The General is a Baptist Preacher, and,
like the General o£tbe Division, is a hero of
many hard-fought battle-fields. He takes
great interest in tl-.e soldiers’ religious wel
fare, often preaches to them, and fool* that
the ministry is still his high and holy call
ing-’’ * .
Mosaic Work.
Rev. L. W. Allen, who has just returned
from Johnson’s Island, brings most cheeriflg
intelligence of the state of religious interest
among the Confederate officers on Johnson’s
Island. There Had been quite a hundred con
versions.. .Two Christians have been ap
pointed by the Sultan as members oftheGrand
Council, and high official positions have been
conferred on others .Christ Church, (Epia :
copal), New Orleans, luis been solct for taxes,
under a decree of Gen. Banks... .. Love's labor
lost: for Dr. T. O. Summers to be --writing
three columns to discover a platform upon
which all denominations in the South may
agree, in order to establish “ an organic Union
of the ■ various bodies of Protestants among,
us.” .. .We are glad to learn that a deep in
terest pervades the Selma Baptist Sabbath
School. , Three of the boys were baptized late
ly, and others are expecting to unite with the
Church.
Reader, have, you contributed any
thing to send the Index to the soldiers ?
- - -V ;
. t&e Christian Index.
Editorial Bights-—Redress.
That Editors have the right to : determine
\vhafc they will publish, and what not,- is not.
questioned; but that- they have the right to.
change the signatures.of correspondents,- and
publish.partial extracts from communications,
calling sim communications “letters,is what
cannot be so readily conceded, unless they
first show that their conduct is not to be
judged J>y those laws of morality to which the
doings of other men are referable.
Now, Bro. Boykin, you have taken the lib
-&rty, in your issue of May 6th; .of changing
of “A. S. W.”’ to ‘"Star.” I
certainly dM’not authorize you to make the
t £bi!l l nge. If .the initial letters “ A.. S. W.”
had not been appended to the article in ques
tion, anil some fictitious Dame had been sub
scribed, even in this event any one but an Ed
itor might have entertained an honest scruple
about making slich a change ; but what would
be thought of one (not an editor,) who would
assume the responsibility of changing “ A. S.
W.,’.’ initials which readily- suggest the name
of the .writer, to “Star”? It is.clear tome
that this, would be wrong, if I had done it.—
But why did you make the change ? Are you
afraid that the signature “A. S. W.” will not
Set well on tile weak stomachs of some of your
readers ? Ib this the reason ? I presume it
is. And if it is, be assured that you will not
have moral nerve® shattered Ijy any far
ther cdinmunicatian from “A. S. W.”
Again, in the same issue, you make a quo
tation from Bro. W. T. Bennett’s communica
tion, and add : “ Concerning this, ‘A. S W.’
writes us a letter , jrom which we make the fol-
lowing extract.” (My italics.)
Now, Bro. Boykin, you know there is a dif
ference between a letter and a communication,
and you also know that this which you say
was “a letter,” was a communication contain
ing my-reply to Bro. Bennett, who, in the ar
ticle above alluded to, endorses Dr. McFerrin
and censures me. Why, then, did you call it
“a letter”?
. Again, you seemed to wish to make the im
pression that I had not designed, in. the (so
called) “letter,” to reply to Bro. Bennett, ex
cept to you in a private letter ; while, from the
reading of your note introductory to the “ex
tract,” it seems that you wish to appear as
my apologist—neither of which impressions
can be.sustained by the facts in the case. I
prepared an article in reply to Bro. Bennett,
but you call it “ a.letter.” I wished the arti
cle to be published, so that those who had
read Bro. Bennett’s, might read my reply ; but
you seem to desire to make it appear, that I
designed to defend myself, not before the pub
lic, but before you ! I intended todefend my
self before the public; but you seem to stand
forth as my defender ! To say thht you have
not intellectual powers enough to make all
yiese distinctions, would be to ascribe to you
very little intellect; and to affirm that you
deliberately did me and the truth such injus
tice, would be to impugn your honesty.* Un
willing to do either, I must ascribe it to a tim
id carelessness which, while it designed me
-g amu-iH'i [ “Ti-|fwprd nnai-
yourself in a more unenviSimr^Tw®.—.
tude. I would have been much better pleased
with you, it you had promptly refused to.pub
lish my article. I admire a bold, independent,
manly course, even in an enemy; hut when a
friend and brother wavers, and, in his anxie
ty to avoid Scylla on the one hand and Cha
rybdis on the other, injures truth and encour
ages error, h.e cannot expect to receive tlje ad
miration of either the advocates of truth or
of error. The “golden mean “is. beyond
doubt, the right position to occupy on some
subjects, but not in reference to right and
wrong, truth and error'.
Finally, I must say that I feel mortified at
the treatment you have given mo ; and sooner
than I would treat any man as you have treat
ed me, 1 would relinquish all claims to the
Press. But the deepest injury has been in
flicted on yourself, since you have made at
least four statements—expressed or implied,
to which the facts in the case are wholly ad.
verse. I write, notin anger, but in grief; not
for revenge* but for redress.
;•, . • a. s. w.
[Reuarks. —We are niuch surprised at the
above from our correspondent: for we thought
was a distinct understanding between
us that he would assume a fictitious signature
to his letters, which we supposed he had in
advertently forgotten or neglected; andaawe
like a certain degree of mystery in a corres
pondence, we gave him a signature to, which,
we thought he would not object. We hope
Bro. W. will not be offended at that. We
hope, als, that he won’t feel mortified when
we assure him that none of the motives he al
ludes to inflticnoed us the least in the course
wc pursued. The truth is, his article being
in self-defence, we deemed the first part of it
uncalled for in the connection, and if was such
an assault-, though in the main just, as was
likely to produce a rejoinder and lead to an
unpleasant controversy, which we determined
not to permit in the Index, at thk juncture.
So we published that part ol his article which
constituted the real reply to Bro. Bennett,
and left out that part in which we thought
Bro, W. had stepped aside to attack Bro. B.
This is the head and front of our offending.
As to.using the word “letter” instead of
“ communication,” that was a simple inadver
tence, as we use the two words interchanga
bly, all the time. We assure Bro. W. we had
nor intention of offending, injuring or mortify
ing him, and we arc sorry that such was the
case. His intimation that we pursue the
-‘golden man” where “right and wrong, truth
and error” are concerned, is simple balder
dash.]
shall bring every work into judg
ment, with every secret thing, whether it be
or whether if be evil.—Eccresiastes 12;
14. ; v
letter from the President.
OurJ3invention passed a Resolution to ap
point a Committee who, should, open a corres
'pondence rith the President concerning the
release fraji military service'of those minis
ters whosejreligious services may be required
as Cbaplaty or Pastor ; and, as we find in one
of our exchanges a letter from the President
on that.-ve?]! point, in response to a communi
cation of a Committee appointed by the “Gen
eral Association of the Chaplains
aries of (tty Army of Tennessee,” we lay it
.before ol| our readers :
Ltyf Federate States of America. )
Executive Department, s
• . • Richmond, Va., April 19, 1864.^
Rev. Chaa. 11. Aikin, Rev. J. B. Chapman,
Rev. W. Mooney, Oemmittee, Dalton, Ga:
Gentlemen :—The President has received
your letter of March 9th, and directs me to
express ti you ol the importance
of regular and earned religious instruction
‘and consolation to our brave soldiers. He
does not presume to’ doubt the necessity of
chaplains in full number, and knows of no
bar to the ppnjotion of such from the ranks.
On the other hand, he conceives the spiyit
which prompts ministers to volunteer as pri
vates and a d've their country in so glorious
and trying j position as an earnest of their
fitness for ,the duties of chaplain, where
knowledge the wants, as well as zeal for the
good oftUs ioldier, is required. The pres
ence of a large number of these devoted men
in the ranks of the army, has contributed
greatly to elevate . and purify the religious
tone and sentiment of our gallant soldiers,
and it.may not be possible to provide
for all ofthese as Chaplains, thus rendering
neeessarj a discrimination as to their claims,
no intention exists to preclude them from re
ceiving the sanction and countenance of law,
in their hmora.ble efforts, by promotion.
Thanking you for your kind wishes and
prayers in his behalf,_ the President requests
me-to cosvey to you the assurancss of his es
teem, and h s appreciation of the great work
in whichj you are engaged.
I am, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Wm. Preston Johnston,
Colonel and A. D. C.
Correspondence of the Index.
Dalton, Ga., May 9th, 1864.
Dear I^dex. —The Indian’s sign for rain is
“ when yjru see it pour.” The like demon
strative proof is requisite of a. battle. Any
novice would have predicted with certainty,
that during the last 48 hours a general eu
gagementcould not be avoided, except by the
withdrawal of one of the belligerents.* Still,
everything,.is now comparatively quiet; but
before this letter Vis finished, the harvest of
death may he reaping.
For two days, the. enemy have been adopt
ing a tentative policy, and have made uncer
tain demonstrations all along the line. Where
willle attacked, if at all, remains to be
seen. Certainly* a largo force is on our im
mediate front, in close proximity. Yesterday
afternoon, a serious effort was made to dislodge
us from Dug Gap, which is a little South of
West, and S£ mile.-- bom this place. For sev
~nrmg •
regimen l * and some dismounted cavalry of
GrigfAy’s command Repulsed six assaults and
bold the posit ion. until reinforcements arrived.
The casualties on our side were light. What
number of the Yankees were killed is conjec
tural. I 1 hear 100 prisoners were captured.
Cleburne’s Division was ordered to the sup
port of the small force defending the Gap.—
The men went through the streets at a quick
step, cheering and huozaing, and the most
cheerful confidence aud eagerness were de
picted on every face.. In'truth, the morale of
this arlny could.not be better. It is hard to
conceive thatthe same number of men could be
more effective. . A kind of contagious enthu
siasm pervades every company, now can
such a people bg subdued? Presumptuous
confidence, irrational self-trust, is to be guard
ed against. During this century, when the
cholera was .approaching Rome, popular
preachers ascended the pulpit and proved, the
ologically, and, of course, to such an audience,
satisfactorily, that the plague coubjmot attack
a eity so specially favored by the Virgin Ma
ry; nevertheless, the disease did come and
take off thousands. No such superstitious
blindness affects this army: Generally, they
trust in God and realize that divine succor
will be extended, if they do their duty.
The failure of the enemy, commanded by
Hooker, Thomas and Howard, to take the ini
tiative, is starting the.inq.uiry, whether Gen.
Johnston will take the offensive ? lie wisely
keeps his own counsels, and implicit confi
dence is placed in his judgment and sagacity.
Still, men, soldiers, even, will think, and they
know that war cannot be reduced to mathe
matical rules, and that hut few battles would
be fought, ir, wltli the necessarily uuucrtnin
information attainable, certainty was re
quired before a movement. Something must
be hazarded, where a great objeet is to be se
cured. Boldness of endeavor sometimes makes
amends for deficiency of means. It is an es
tablished maxim of war “thatthe basis of
sound defensive action is the readiness to
take the offensive at the right*opportunity.”
Whether the present temper of the troops can
safely be disregarded, is for wiser and more
responsible heads than miue.’ Whatever may
be the decision,, if we win a victory, it is to be
hoped that it will he pursued. General Pope
well deserves the prefix of Ichabod, but one of
his magniloquent orders contains just philoso
phy in the exigency alluded to. He ‘an
nounced, absurdly, as a general rule, what
ought to be true, exceptionally, that “ the
only line of operations he knew of was the
line of the enemy’s retreat.” Common people
have never.comprehended why so many of our
hard-won successes have been fruitless.—
Pope’s maxim, if acted on, in such future con -
tingencies, may save us from censuring reflec
tions in the future, MERCER.
For the Christian Index.
A Brief Sketch
OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF SERGT. 3. F.
COLOLOUGH.
Sergeant John F. Colelough, a member of
Company B, 55th Georgia. Regiment, and son
of Wm. and Meriam Colelough, was born in
Taliaferro county, Ga., April 24th, 1842. rie
had the misfortune to lose his father in early
childhood, so that the most of his youthful
training devolved on his anxious, widowed
mother. She was enabled by the grace of
God to perform well her part, and the Lord
left her not without witness that her anxious,
Christian care was not in vain. John “was
naturally an amiable, modest, strong-minded
youth ; and though slender in person, was
manly in his bearing, yet possessed great del
icacy and refinement of expression.
After having pursued his studies with suc
cess under various teachers at Crawfordville,
he went to Penfield and entered Mercer Uni
versity, with the view of obtaining useful
knowledge, hoping thereby to increase his
usefulness in disseminating the same. Whilst
connected with this Institution, lie began to
think seriously about eternal things, though
not indifferent to them previous to this, and
in a short time he felt that the burden of his
sins was removed, and he was enabled to re
joice in hope through Christ his Savior ; and,
his brethren being satisfied of the reality of
in baptism, and became a consistent member
of the Baptist Church at that place.
Sergeant Colelough possessed a strong
mind, and had he lived to the prime of man
hood, he would have wielded a potent influ
ence, and doubtless made a bright mark upon
the history of the Church and of his country.
But when the tocsin of war was sounded, the
slender form, with its almost feminine delica
cy of expression, was found to enshrine the
toul of a hero, and laying aside his books, lie
volunteered in defence of Southern rights un
der Copt. Northern, and proceeded to Savan
nah; remained there about six months, after
which Northern’s company disbanded. He
again enlisted, before returning home, under
Capt. Griffin, and after a short furlough, pro
ceeded to Tennessee, to continue to bear his
part in the tremendous conflict for Southern
independence. Here, his'arduous marches
and poor diet impaired his delicate constitu
tion greatly, so that for several months in suc
cession he was confined at hospitals and not
able to take his place in the ranks; but still
the Lord mercifully preserved him.
. On the 9th of September* 1863, he, with the
greater part of his regiment, were taken pris
oners, and hurried off to Camp Douglas, near
Chicago, where, on the 24th of January, 1864,
ended his earthly existence.. Thus has passed
away a noble in the 22d year of
his age. He lingered his precious life away
far from the home of his childhood and youth,
with no.mother near to whisper words of com
fort or wipe, the death-damp from his noble’
brow, no sister with the hand of affection to
smooth his dying pillow, not even a friend to
watch his dying features or eatch his parting
words—for he was taken from his comrades
- • irnd r-nvi-iivl. _ixi n. insriitjrl, tragarA
- atrtrftjes; to olosa Uls to the turmoil and
strife of earth.
Q Death ! cculdst-thy destroying hand have
■ been appeased by anthing else than thy vic
tim, thou wsuldst have spared him—spared
him to those who would gladly have died in
his stead, so that he might have returned to
comfort his widowed mother in her*’declining
years,—spared him to his sisters who so fond
ly loved him. It is sad, very sad, to think
that his mortal remains sleep so far away from
his kindred and home; yet there is consola
tion in believing that his immortal spirit has
winged its flight to realms of bliss above, and
is now basking in the smiles of his God.
Let me now gather up some of his virtues
and present them more distinctly. Asa son,
John presented an example as uear perfection
as wc could expect to find in this imperfect
and sinful world. It was in caring for his
mother that his filial sentiments were mainly
brought out and disciplined. His. affections
were strong and tender, and he endeavored to
lighten her cares by superintending her secu
lar affairs, and also to alleviate her sorrows of
loneliness.
Asa student, he was modest conscientious,
punctual, diligent and persevering. He was
greatly beloved by his fellow-students. In
his intercourse with them he was kind, unas*
Burning, generous, guileless and noble. Asa
brother, be was all that the mind could asso
ciate with that endearing name. How kind,
how devotod, bow affectionate, how faitaful 1
Ills intercourse with his sisters was marked
with gentleness his great concern for them
was that they might be eternally happy, and
his letters to tlipm breathe the same spirit of
Christian love and fidelity. Asa Clfristian,
lie caliilrrictl tvi> oLAP<kta
one of his age. -. lie much desired the salva
tion of his young friends, as a few short ex
tracts from his letters will show. Speaking
of his comrades in respect to a religious in
terest, he says: “ Quite a number of them
seem as if determined to forsake their sins and
lead anew life. I hope this feeling may con
tinue, for it is greatly needed.” Concerning
a lady friend of his who was out of the ark of
safety : “ Tell her to be a good and moral la
dy, and forsake her evil ways.” But now
thou art gone, yet thy image, thy character,
thy examples, and thy noble deeds, we will
cherish so long as memory shall hold her
sway, and by the grace of God wo will live to
meet thee where parting will be no more.—
And while our hearts are heaving under the
mighty load of sorrow for thy premature de
parture, wc would not murmur, but exclaim,
“ The Lord gave thee and the Lord hath taken
thee-away.” 0 Lord, comfort the hearts that
are bleeding in, anguish under this heavy
stroke., for he is safe, happy. He rests with
Jesus.
He’s gone, but oft in memory’s light
His cherished face will shine,
Hu plaintive voice be in our ear,
His footstep light behind..
One who knew and loved him.
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News From the Churches.
Bro. Botkin :-I promised to let you hear
rom us at Forsyth again, and as the news is
so encouraging, I write simply to state thatthe
good work still going on . i baptized
believers on yesterday. At night, there were
between thirty and forty calling f or the prayers
of the people. The feeling is deep, and I think
still increasing. Brother A. L. Moncrief has
been laboring with me with a zeal and earn -
estness that characterize a faithful minister of
God. The good results of the work now goin g
on will only be known in eternity. 0, for
more of thy spirit, blessed Savior, “to spend
and be spent” in thy service.
Yours in Christ,
Married,
In Oglethorpe County, Ga., May sth, 1864,
by Rev. Wm. A. Adams, Mr .“ John G. Harts
field, to Miss Sallie G., daughter of B. Har
rison Barnett, Esq., of Oglethorpe.
At the residence of Mr. J. S. Wallers lit
Spalding county, Ga., on the 4th inst., by the
Rev. T. S. Allen, Mr. James Carruthers, o c .
Macon, Ga., to Miss Almira C. Pugii, i.i
Spalding county, Ga.
On the 15th March, 1864, by Rev. W. Ste
phens, at the bride’s father’s, Lt. R. M. Cami 1 -
bell, of the 60th Georgia Regiment, 00. A, io
Miss Sarah A. Almona, both of Elbert eouu
ty, Ga. r~ “
On the evening of the 20th of April, by
Elder J. Wheeler, Rev. W. O. Darsey, of Lio
erty county, to Miss America A. Millea,
daughter of Elder J. R. Miller, of Bulloch
county, Ga.
On the evening of the sth of May, 1864, at
the residence of Mrs. D. Burge, Newton coun
ty, Ga., by Rev. F. M. Cheney, Mr. Richard
M. Ward and Miss Rebecca L. Harwell,
(both refugees from Northwestern-Georgia.)
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On the 10th inst., by Rev. Cader Malone, at
the residence of the bride’s father in Jasper
county, Ga., Col. Joiin T. Bowdoin, of Put
nam county, Ga., and Mrs. Nancy
Sfearman, daughter of S. 11.. Blackwell, Esit.
On the 28th of April, at the residence of
the bride’s mother, by Rev. D. E. Butler, Miss
Nettie Fears, of Morgan county, Ga., andLs.
Cox, of Macon, Ga.
On the 28th of April, at- the residence of Se
t)Qi‘n Few, by Elder J. M. Stillwell, Thomai
G. Cook, of Ajigusta, Ga., and Susan M. Few,
of Morgan county, Ga.
-On the sth of May, by Elder J, M. Stillwell
M. M. Sheats and Lizzie Low, all of Clark©
county, Ga.
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Died, at her residence on Longstreet, Pu
laski of the
Geo. W. Jordan, Esq., and youngest daughter
of George and Martha S. Walker. Sister J,
was born on the 29th of October, 1830, arnlL
was baptized by Rev. G. R. McCall, into the*
Evergreen Baptist Church in August, 1859..
She had been in possession of a hope for a.
year previous, but failed to make a profession,
of religion from a sense of unworthiness. Her
piety was of the unobtrusive kind. She al
ways, providence permitting, filled her plac©
in the house of God, and seldom permitted a.
day io pass without reading a portion of His!
word.
Her death was sudden, though not altogeth
er unlooked for by herself, as she had ex
pressed the opinion that she would not sur
vive. For thirty-six hours (about half tbc
time of her sickness) she was entirely insen
sible, which debarred her friends the privilege*
of talking with her in her last moments, and.
of learning her ieelings in that trying hour.
Yet they are not without hope. Her husband,
in liis hours of grief and loneliness, console
himself witlwtho reflection that there rests o:l
his mind not the shadow of a doubt respecting
her safety.
Sister J. was a woman of strong, practical
good sense/and of great foice of character.—
Free from guile and sophistry, she was ever
frank, truthful and sincere. She managed,
her’domestic affairs with judgment, energy
and prudence, while she trained her children,
after the divine precepts, teaching them the>
great cardinal virtues of love and obedience.
Taken from the world in the noonday of life,
she leaves disconso’ate an idolizing husband,
five young orphans without the fosfering caro
of a mother’s love, her sad and anguished aged
parents vr fik ttc of Bor vory existence,
an only sister and brother, and many rela
tives and friends an aching void which tim©
can never, never fill!
May they all meet her again as participants
of that “ rest which remaineth for the people
of God.” G- R- M.
Nancy J. Heard, consort of Col. Thomas
J. Heard, died at her residence in Elberton,
Elbert county, Ga., on the 3d of April, 1864,
in her 53d year, from a severe attack of ty
phoid fever. She suffered intensely for thir
ty-five days, then calmly fell asleep in Jesus.
The subject of this notice had been greatly af
flicted for.twentY years previous to the two
last years of her life when she enjoyed very
good health, yet she bore her affliction with
Christian patience, being a consistent member
of the church for upwards of thirty years.—
By her death our brother has sustained an ir
referable ia lo.i"S “ and ■f*’
tuftmta wife, tb. children bereft of a fond
mother ever ready to soothe their sorrows and
on ranis’ their wants, and thf> servants a kind
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mistress.