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2 JU'mi) anil |\avn Jerald. ROItCKT J. il ARl*. Editor. MACON, GA., MAKCII 23, 1865. Now Publications. • Just, issued, by Robert J. Harp. Superinten dent for the Soldiers’ Tract Association, for gratuiiou* distribution to the soldiers : Paragraph Edition Gospel acoobdins to I<!t. Mattiikw, (Small Ps'‘a.) 72 pages 12 no Battista ; a Story translated from the “ Am ieo di Cask.” 8 page*. Christ ot:R Only IturcoE. 8 pages. \V it at Think vk or Christ ? 12 pages. Tub Christian War far*. 12 pages. — Invisible Ink- We call attention to the advertisement of Mr. Tatem, in unother column Wc have seen the ink tested and it % oil it purports to be. Try it. Article from Rev. L. Pierce. D. D We call attention to the first number of a con t,ribu:i m from the pen of the venerable Hr Pierce to be found in another column, to be continued several number■ The subject is one of universal tut i absorbing interest a* the present critical period in our it' tional attains, and we hep- it vib recciv> -ie attei-.ti'ur it merits. Aii Affecting Incident We have just mud a letter written iron Newberry, S. by a soldier in the army of Tennessee, to his uncle at Oglethorpe, Ga , which stales, that while on detached service eotne time ago, a detachment was hospitably entertained by an elegant young lady, who to eeived thorn in the parlor and gave them a sumptuous meal. <> ie of the number passing (die game road, after Sherman’s hordes had passed over the country, found the same young lady in a hut, living on parched corn. He gave her all the provisions his haversack con tuined. Wi-.eu sue received them, she burst into tears, saying she never would breathe a prayer to Heaven, nut. what ne snout,t be te memhered. The same writer Hates that tSherman burnt in Columbia twelve hundred private houses, besides those for public u-e. and that seven thousand persons were at that time drawing rations from the* Governmeui. Liberality of Augusta, Ga One hundre 1 and twenty seven thousand del lars in money, and fifty thousand dollars worth of provisions have bee 1 ., contributed in the city of Augusta, for the benefit of the Columbia suf ferers. The impressment law recently pa-sed by Con gress. requires the payment of fu market pri ces for everything impressed for the army. Terrible Earnestness. The New York News thus comment-* on the proposition that the .South abandon slavery rath #t than independence : “The Southern people iusist on separation with terrible earnestness. Their domestic affec tions they have already sacrificed for that pur pose. They propose now to give up for its ac complishment an immense interest that hits found deep root in their political passions. The hates with which their hearts have been inflam ed by Federal atrocities, they stand determined to follow out, at even Site cost of the sacrifice of the institution of slavery ! If the President, be capable of rising superior to the passions or the intrigues of fashion, he unu-t learn to deal with the relations of the section:, with a correct appreciation of that astounding fact. “ Slavery lies at the foundation of Southern society. That system of labor is interwined in the Uoufcdera y around all the right of proper ty. Prejudice and pride hedge it round about in the Southern soil. Attachment and duty have engrafted it in the Confederacy side by side with domestic affect ion. To pluck that sys tem from their hearts, to tear it from the very base of their social organization, shows a terri bleness of purpose at, which even bloody fana ticism must stand against. “The South declares tbat tdie fights but for her freed om. The sincerity of that declaration she proposes now to place under the proof of a sublime sacrifice. The republicanism which made her Suites free and independent, she, vows between clenched teeth to preserve at the. cost of not only her heart’s blood, but by the sacri fice of deep passion of her soul. The fierce de termination placed thus in proof will undount-. edly satisfy mankind that the issue of the war henceforth is the involving the sacred right of self government. The Abolitionist or the Dem ocrat who in these Staffs, continues henceforth to sustain the whr docs so, therefore,’ in full knowledge of the fact t hat the St at es of t lie South can never be brought back,-save only- as con quered Provinces trailing at the heels of a des potic centralization.” 1 THE ARMY & NAVY HERALD. Hints for Daily Practice. | 1. Come by faith to the blood of Christ, that 1 1 all your sins may be pardoned.—Lev. xvi. 11; 1 Ileb. ix. 14, 28; Epli. i. 7, ii. 13; 1 Pet, i. 19: j 1 John i. 7. 2. Seek by prayer the help of the Holy- Spir it.—Luke xi. 13; Horn. viii. 26, 27 ; Gal. v. 22, 23; Eph.ii. 13; James iii. 17. 3. Try to recolh-ct continually that God is always present, knowing every thought you think, hearing every word you speak, and ob serving everything you do-a—Prov. it. 3; I’s. cxxxix, 2-4, 12; iizek. xi. 5; Heb. iv. 13. 4. Live upon Christ as the life-giving root of ali true holiness.—John viwST—sß, xv. 4-8; Col. ii. 3, 4. 5. Before you speak, ask these three ques tions : Is what 1 am going to say true ? is it use ful‘l is it. kind?—Pa. cxv. 2, cxli. 3 ; l’rov. xv. 1,2; iv. 15, 2f>, 20, 31, 32. 6. Pray for a calm and thoughtful state of uiiud, trust ing al ways in the Lord, for you know not what a day may bring forth.—Job x.xii. 21; Isa. xxvi. 3,4; Hug. i. 5 ; Matt. xi. 29; John xtv. 20, 27 ; Phil. iv. 2-7; James i. 2-7. 7. Remember that if religion has done noth ing lot your temper, it has done little for your soul; and see, therefore, that your temper be kiud, merciful, cheerful, meek, and affectionate. —Rom xiii. 10; James i. 26, I Pet. iii. 8-11. 8. Work while it is called to-day , for the glory of God and the good of men.—John ix. 1; 1 (kir. v 31 ; Gal. vi. 10. Report Os Ucv. Wm. F. Camp, if. D,, General Business and Collecting Agent for Cast Alabama and Florida, to Rev. Robert J. Harp, Superinten dent. Statement, of amounts collected from S l 'pi. 11 Ik. lSfit. to February 26ZA, 1865. 1804. CASH. Sept. 11— Auburn.,Ala $ 544 50 ' dept. 18—Union Spring, Ala 433 71 Sept. 25 i Chunuenuggee Ridge, Ala. 1,-109 33 -I Miss M. Carter, unpaid -üb { scrip’n 50 bushels corn. Oct. 19—(’apt. YY T. Mickle 33 33 Get-. 23—Selma, Ala 502 10 Oct. 30—Smnmei field, Ala 2,401 66 Nov. 21 -Lev. YY. 6. Miilsaps, Miss. 100 tit) Dee. 15—On ain’t due from Alt. Zion, Alabama 23 33 Dec. 20 -Mrs. Col. A. G. Johnson, Ga 20 00 Dec. 25 j Quincy, Flu 412 75 \ Unpaid subscription.ss 00 Oec. 25 J Mnj. White, Quincy, Fla., I \ bale cotton, paid. ■*’ Dec. 27 f Gadsden Cos. Bible Society. 58 (JO \ Also, one 7-30 SIOO note. Dee. 29 ( Davis Tenge, Bainbridge 3,000 00 J Also, 109,000 lbs. cotton and j factory waste for making ! paper. 1865. Jan. 1 / Tallahassee, Fla.., SOI 85 \ Unpaid subscripts.sßo 00 Jan. 3—Mrs. YY. E. Blake, Florida. 20 00 Jan. B—Concord Church, Leon to., Flo 88150 Unpaid suhserip'ns.s22 00 Jan. 12—8ubserip‘n, of Col. ,J. J. Wil liams, I’allahassee, Fla.. unpaid .... SSOO Jan. 1 5 j Bisgah, Leon 00., Fla 738 15 \ Unpaid subscripts.s3s 00 Jan. 22 ) Alonticello, F1a.... ... 400 00 1 Upp’d subsc’pns.s2,ooo OO Jan. 29—Attnpulgus, Ga T... . 759 00 Feb. 18—T. L. Hart, Sharon, Miss. . 40 00 ; Fob. 19 f Sharon, Miss 318 85 ) Unpaid subset ip’n. S6O OO • Feb. 26 l Canton, Miss . 181 50 I Unpaid subscript . .$25 OO id still find an abiding interest in the spiritu al welfare of our noble soldiers, manifested by our churches and people ; but the heavy taxes and scarcity of money accounts for sh• ■ falling off of my collections from last year. 1 found in Col. Baker, of Summerfield, Ala., a warm friend to our cause, and cordial and earnest co operator. Would that every Layman in our church was animated, by a similar spirit. In ] Florida and South-western Georgia 1 met with | the same, cordial welcome and generous hospi | tality which was extended to*tne and our cause I last year. That section has'done its part nobly in Aie terrible struggle in which we are en gaged. The liberality of one gentleman in (hat serf ion deserves special notice ; I refer to Mr. 8. Davis Tonge, of Bainbridge, Ga. Be has given me for the Soldiers’ Tract Associ ation $4,000 in money, and 100,000 pounds waste cotton to make paper, worth to us at least $30,050. His house is an asylum for the sick and wounded soldier, where they enjoy gratis his large hospitality until restored to health. YYhen I was a sojourner with him, lie had three soldiers from Maryland. The wound ed from this State have a standing invitation to his house, left at the vat ions hospitals in Richmond. May his noble example stir up the pure minds of others to “go and do likewise.” I atn detained at, home now nursing a sick wife, but hope soon to be in my appointed field of labor. All of which is respectfully- submit ted. Very truly yours, Wst. F. Camp. “ 1 lothe it; I would not live always ; let me alone, for my days are vanity.” Report Os Rev. T. C. Weir, M. D., General Business and Collecting Agent in the bounds of the Mo bile Conference, to Rev. J. IF. Burke, Treas urer. The following is the report of my collections during the months of January and-February, 1865, including subscriptions to the Army and Navy Herald: Jan. 8. .Meridian, Miss....: $ 70 00 Jan. 15.. Selma, Altk. 1,102 75 Jan. 80. .Enterprise,-Migs 309 00 Feb. 4. .Meridian) Miss 105 00 Feb. 12 .. Livingston, Ala. 873 50 Feb. 19. .Caliitba, Ala 525 50 Collected by Rev. J. W. Starr, in subscriptions to the “Herald 1 ”... 120 00 UNl’Alt* SUBSCRIPTIONS. Enterprise, Miss SIOO 00 Livingston, Ala 105 00 [For the Army and NaVy Herald.] To the Officers arrtl ’Soldiers of the Confederate Army. »1 REV. L. PIEBCK. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he haih chosen for his own inheritance.”—Psalms xxxiii: 12. The followingcritical reflections, deduced from the words of my text, I desire, through the Army and Navy Herald, to submit to the con sideration of (very officer and private in the Confederate army who desires that the Confed erate States of America, when exalted into the condition of a nation, should understandfngly be a nation whose God is the Lord, and the in habitants thereof a people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. To this end, 1 call their attention to the proper understanding of the Scripture ideal of a nation. Ido this, because I think our head long way of viewing this noun of multitude, has entirely lost the tlieoc: uic idea of a nation, in the democratic idea. A nation, in any such sopte as God ever intended to establish, does not mean a heterogeneous mass of mankind thrown together by all the alluring charms of : cllmate and the libertinism of political chances, but a homogenous body of men, drawn and bound together by natural or family ties, and es pecially so by the unity of religions faith and the central idea of one true and living God to worship and obey. To these essential elements in a national compact, God turned the eyes of all the enlightened nations of the earth iu which his word is furnished, as a lamp to their feet and a light to their path, by creating, or ganizing and governing one nation of men, pending the time in which God was revealing himself and his will to the depositorians of his commandments, his statutes, and his judgments. In all these we see the national feature, very decidedly prominent. From this we assume it as certain that God did intend to lay down as tire evidence of his will, the national composi tion of a nation proper, and also the grand constitutional element in national government,' to-wit: the supremacy of moral law iu the good ordering of society in its civil and social relations. Heuce it is, thttt no nation can ever have God for its Lord—that is. for its Supreme Ruler—until its government is the practical application of God’s moral law through the legislatures and judiciaries of the nation—in ihe restraint and punishment of moral evil. Thus wc see, that the term nation, in so far as its moral meaning is of importance, resolves itself into the one characteristic idea of a vast governmental agency in the earth. Therefore, the central idea of a nation is contained iu its legislators and its administrators. Government in a nation is not only the fountain of its life, but the propelling power of it. If is as cer tain, therefore, that, the health of a nation de pends on the diffusion of mora] nourishment through tlu. body politic by this propelling power, as it is,that physiological life depends on the proper action of the central power of the heart, and the quality of the current it dis seminates through the vast labyrinths of 1 organic life. The primary wheels of government must all he constructed out: of Diviue material, and the engine itself worked by Divine agents, or all the outside religion that can ever be em bodied inside of a nation, can never make the thing itself ft tiling of God. The idea of a nation whose God is the Lord, being committed into the hands of ungodly legislators and ad ministrators, by the voluntary suffrages of the people, is supremely ridiculous. The proof that heretofore we have not been a nation whose God was the Lord, is full against us at this very point. Our legislators and adminis trators, taken as a whole, have been notorious ly irreligious; so much so, that every seat of government in all the nation was known to bo a sink of sin, especially so ifi the number of non-worshipping men to be found in it, and in the extent of its lewdness. Lechery, in its most covert, form, is known to be a cultivated vice in all the metropolitan cities. Well then may I say that national character in its moral and religious condition is to be determined by the moral and religious qu dities of its various organs of political action. If these be general ly irreligipus men—men of licentious lives— you may know the nation does not either claim or acknowledge God to be its Lord. The con clusion thus drawn jn a nation where its organs are chosen by popular vote, is as just as the crime would be evident, if every voter was sworn to vote for the most irreligious candidate he could start. It is not worth while to deny it. It is a fact gone to record to the infamy of a reckless democracy, that irreligious men could always be elected over religious men iu seven out of every ten election precincts or counties in this State; and that, too, in cases where every requisite qualification was decided ly in favor of the rejected candidate —ex- cept his religiousness. Under such a poli cy, and in the hands of such managers and rulers, wc can never be a nation whose God if the Lord. And until we reach tint point, there is no heavenly benediction pronounced upon us. And not only is there no heavenly bene diction pronounced on us, but there is threat ened against us the most fearful heavenly maledictions. See Isaiah lx: 12, “For the nation and kingdom that, will not serve thee shall perish ; yea, those nations shall be Utterly wasted.” And again, it laid down as a condi tion of national preservation, that “He who blesseth himself in the earth, shall bless him self in the God of truth : and lie that sweareth in the earth, shall swear by the God of truth.” Isaiah Ixv : ltl. Thus declaring that all our acts, civil and social, must be transacted in view of God’s decrees. Without this, we ran never attain to this pre-eminence. 1 have made this address to the officers and privates of the Confederate army, because if our nationality is gained by their patriotic valor, ’on them who survive the struggle will devolve, in a great degree, the future of our national glory or shame. Their influence at the ballot box will be controlling. If they will resolutely determine to place the ruling powers of the Confederacy in the hands of just, men, that fear God as the Bible directs, (see 2 Sam. ! xxiii: 1,2, 3,4) but especially the words, “He that iuleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of Gnl,’’ they will doubly save the country. But how can this be secured iu a popular government, unless its votevs deter mine that ungodly sinners shall not be intrusted with its moral interests. Now, therefore, when the wards over, and independence.established, 1 advise that you openly and avowedly declare your determination to make moral integrity and Christian virtue indispensable qualities in every man that is to be preferred to any office needed in your country. If you will do this, you will find supporters enough of this meas ure to give you the power in the Confederacy you will so richlv deserve; fail to do it, and ! you will only help to build up another political j Sodom, which in due time will become the Dead j Sen. of an unsanctified Republicanism. Blessed j is the nation whose God is the Lord ! [7o be Continued.'] Braving Over It.—ln early life Stonewall Jackson had been rather irreligious, but some time after entering upon his duties as Professor in the Virginia Military Institute, he made a profession of religion, and joined the Presby terian Church at. Lexington, un'der the pasto rate of the Rev. Dr. AVbite. There was a marked change in his life, but, for some time he took n*> active part in church matters. At last a faithful Elder took him aside one day, and asked if “he did not think he ought, to lead in prayer, and participate in the active j duties of the church ?” He promptly replied, ! “ No, Tdo not think it my duty.” “ Have you i prayed over it. Major?” persisted the Elder. | “No, sir, I have not, but will do so.” The | next day the Elder saw him walking rapidly by his door without stopping, as was his wont,; and fearing that he was trying to avoid the ! subject of the previous evening’s conversation, he determined not to let the matter rest, and calling after him to stop, accosted him with, “ Have you complied with your promise, Major, and made that matter a subject of prayer?” “Yes, sir, and I was just on my way to tell I)r. White to call on me to lead in prayer at the prayer-meeting to-night-” From that day he because one of the most active members of the church. “My soul is weary of my life. 1 will leave my complaint upon myself. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.” “ I made haste, I delayed not to keep thy com mandments.” “Oh, how love I thy law; it is my medita tion all the day.” ‘‘Be not affected at a jest. If one throws salt at, thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unlesi thou hast sore, places.” “ My breath is corrupt, my days are extinet, the grave is ready for me.”