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ARMY AND NAVY HER AI D. PUBLISHED fOR THE SOLDIERS’ TRACT ASSOCIATION, BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTII-WEST. YOL. 11. Jltwg & |I(U - n fjfvahl PUBLIS1IKI) BT J. W. BURKB & (,’O. MACON, GA., MARCH 30, 1865. Bates of Advertising. Twenty-fire cents per line, er sil per square es tea lines, each insertion. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Twenty Dollars a year. Ten Dollars for six mouths. Invariably in advance. The Weekly Herald will be furnished free »f charge to Chaplains and Missionaries or to other persons duly authorised to distribute in commands which have no Chuplaiys, for gratui tous circulation amongst the Soldiers, Marines and Sailors of the C. S. Army aud Navy. Subscribers outside *f the Army and Navy will be charged Ten Dollars for Sir J/onlks. invariably in advance. All Profits Arising from Subscriptions (if any accrue) will be FAITHFULLY EXPENDS* TO INCREASE THE SUP PLY to the Soldiers. , Directions for Obtaining the Herald. 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Burke, Treasurer Soldiers’ Tract Association, Macon, Ga. ..©•* Begin To-Dat. —Lord, 1 do discover a falla cy, whereby I ha we long deceived myself— which is this: I have desired to begin my amendment from my birthday, or from some eminent festival, that so my repentance might bear some remarkable date. But when those days were come, 1 have adjourned my amend ment to soma other time. Thus, whilst 1 could not agree with myself when to start, I have almost lost the running of the race. lam re solved thus to befool myself no longer. 1 sec no day but to-day ; the instant time is always the fittest time. In Nebuchadnezzar’s image, the lower the members, the coarser the metal; the farther off the time, the more unfit. To day is the golden opportunity, to-morrow will be the silver season, next day but the brazen one, and so on, till at last I shall come to the toes of clay, and be turned to dust. Grant, therefore, that to-dyiy I may hear thy voice. And if this day be obscure in the calendar, and remarkable in itself for nothing else, give me to make it memorable in my soul, hereupon, by thy assistance, beginning the reformation of my life.— Fuller. —— — ' Card from Senator Hunter. —A'card from Senator Hunter was published in Richmond on the 21st iust., contradicting the report that he was in favor of the reconstruction «f the old Union. He says there is no man in the Con federacy to whose feelings and interest such an event, would be more repugnant. “ 1 have al ways thought,” ho says, “that, we ought to maintain the struggle for independence so long as there is hope of success. The General-in- Chief and the President are best able to under stand our resources and prospects, and whilst they have hope in the contest, it seems to me that we should do all in our power to strengthen their hands. But after all, it is but a sense of justice in (heir cause that the hearts of our people should be confirmed ; and it is to the Chief Ruler of the Universe they should (look for aid, ar.d trust to His might in this struggle in which they areengaged.” MACON, GEORGIA, MARCH 30, 1865. Daily Bread. [Seleeiions for Every Day in the Week. ] SABBATH, AI’RIL ‘2. “ Blessed is the man that keepeth the Sab bath.- ’— Isa. hi : 2. Great God, this hallowed day of thine Demands •ur soul’s collected powers ; May we employ in works divine These solemn and devoted hours ; O may our soitls adoring, own The grace which calls us,to thy throne ! In breaking the Sabbath, we sin not only against God, but we do injury to man; for God not only hallowed the Sabbath-day, but he blessed it. It was made for man, and in vain shsiil we expect to see a world or a nation of happy Sabbath-breakers. mondav, u’ril 3. “ They, going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.—Rom. x: 3. Man’s wisdom is to seek His strength in God alone ; And even an angel would be weak Who trusted in his own. We shall soon be in a world of spirits : not hearing of eternity, but itt it; not thinking of a judgment-seat, but trembling before it; not saying, is there a God? but seeing him; riot musing about heaven or hell, but standing on their borders, within a step of their pains or joys, with only a moment between us and an everlasting home. No self-righteous hope can stand, in such an hour as this, it, may have rooted itself very deeply in the mind; we may have carried it about with us all our life long; it may hav,c stood firm against many a sermon, many a providence; it may have triumphed over the plainest, declarations of the Bible, and born** urtTuoyffl sb<«‘V ■<>** <b*»\tb - bv.t it into eternity—bring it among the realities of that unseen world—say where is it ? Tt. is gone—one moment has turned it into immov able despair.— Bradley. TUESDAY, APRIL 4. “ Keep thy heart with all diligence.”—l’ttov, iv : 24. In spite of unbelief and pride, And self, and Satan’s art, The gates of brass fly open wide, And Jesus wins the heart. The rebel soul that once withstood The Saviour’s kindest call, Rejoices now, by grace subdued, To fAirve him with her ail. The heart of man is his worst part before it be regenerated, and the best afterwards ; it is the seat of principles, and the fountain of ac tions. The eye of God is, and the eye of the Christian ought t-o be, principally fixed upon it.— Flttvel. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. “ Commit thy way unto the Lord.”—Ps. xxxviii: 5. Then let us trust the Lord alone, And creature confidence disown ; Nor if man threaten need we fear, They cannot hurt if he be near. What an oppressive burden is taken off a Christian’s shoulders, by his privilege of leav ing all consequences, while in the path of duty, to God ! He has done with “ How shall I bear with this trouble?”—“How shall I remove this difficulty How shall 1 get through this deep water ?”—but leaves himself in the hands of God.— Cecil. THURSDAY, APRIL 6. “ IVe are members of Ids body.”—Eru. v : 30. Fill me with all the life of love ; In mystic union join Me to thyself, and let me prove The fellowship divine. Open the intercourse between My longing soul and thee, Never, to be broke off again To all eternity. 0 labor for this union ; when the soul is once united to Him, then it hath communion with him—in his life, in his death, in his insur rection, in his intercession, in his graces, and comforts, aud all. —Nalt on. FRIDAY, APRIL 7. “ Prepare to meet thy God.”— Amos iv r- 12. Lord, prepare us by thy grace ! Soon we must resign,pur breath, And our souls be call'd to pass Through the iron gate of Death : Let us now our day improve Listen to the Gospel voice ; . Seek the things that are above, Scorn the world’s pretended joys. Let not salvation be your hy-work, or your holiday’s task only, or a work by the way ; for men think that this may be done in three days’ i space on a feather-bed, when Death and they are fallen in hands together, and that with a : word or two they shall make their soul-matters : right. O when will men learn to bo to heavenly wise u.-t to divorce from, and free their ; souls of, all idol lovers, and make Christ (lie only, only one, and trim and make ready their lamps while they have time and day! How soon will some few years pass away, and then, when the day is ended, and this life’s lease expired, what have men of this world’s glory but. dreams an<i thoughts ! 0 happy for ever ! more that soul who can rightly compare this ! life with that long lasting life to come, and can I balance the weighty glory of the one with the j light-golden vanity of the other.— Rutherford. BATOR DAY, APRIL 8. i “Take up your cross, and follow me.’.’ — | Matt, xvi: 23. Who suffer with our Master here. We shall before his face appear, Aud by his side sit down • To patient faith the prize is sure; And all that to the end endure The cross, shall wear the crown. “ I know says one, “no man hath a velvet | cross, but the cross is made of what God will j h ive it ; yet 1 date not say, Oh, that 1 bad j liberty to soli Christ’s cross ! lest therewith , also i should sell joy, comfort, sense, of love, I patience, and the kind visits of a Bridegroom, i I have but small experience of sufferings for i Christ.; but 1 find a young heaven, and a little 1 paradise of glorious comforts, and soul-de j lighting visits of Christ, in suffering for him ami his truth. My prison is my palace—my 1 -ott. i ■■ r-.fWjpfjoy- my losses wu«.-sv3 - my pi ' n ef* y pain- my Leary days are holy days and happy days. 1 may tell anew tale of Christ to my friends. Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace. It is glory in its infancy. Who knows the truth of grace without a trial? And how soon would faith freeze without a cross! Bear your cross, therefore, with joy.”-— Flaeel. Eternity! O Eternity! Immortal man ! are you to spend an eternity in heaven or in hell ? and are you losing your selves among the vanities of this world ? Will you never awake ? Sleep on, then, and take your rest. But know you that the mists of death will soon gather around you. You will" be laid upon a dying bed. Time is gone and eternity has come. J see you lying there with out a friend to help you in heaven or earth. I sec you cast back your eyes on mis-spent Sab baths—on murdered privileges—on wasted time. You remember the calls you once re ected. I hear you cry, “I had a soul, but prized it not, and now my soul is gone. Ten thousand worlds for one more year!—ten thousand worlds for one more Sabbath in the house of God!” I look a little farther, and I see the perturbations of the troubled sky. The sign of the Son of Man appears in heaven. The last trumpet sounds. That body which | had been committed to the grave is organized j afresh. It opens its eyes on the strange com motions of a dissolving world. It is forced to ascend. The judgmenDseat is set. in the clouds of heaven and the books are opened. I hear you cry to rocks and to mountains to cover you; but rocks and mountains are sunk in the general ruin. The books are opened, and on a black page are spread out all the sins of your life. That page is held up before a frowning universe. The judgment ended, the Judge prepares to speak. God of mercy, save nte from that hour! Eternal justice lowers upon bis awful brow. His right hand grasps ten thousand thunders. With a look before which i heaven and earth flee away, he turns full upon : his foes: “Depart, ye cursed, into everlasting ! fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” \ But I return, and, blessed be God, I still find ! myself on praying ground and my dear hearers ; about me. This is not the judgment day. But, I my beloved friends, I expect soon to meet you i at ’that bar and give an acco mt, of my labors among you to-day. It is in full view of that awful scene that I am speaking thus to you. I would not have you perish ; but if you perish, 1 would dear my garments of your blood.” Dr. Griffin. Soldiers ! remember your Creator. On with the Revolution. A liberal and open and honorabh t'Tort h*® been made to terminate the bloody itrife la which we are engaged. The meat arnica* ad vocate fer negetiation* caaaoi object that the Commissioner# did *ot fitly represent the sentimenti es our people. Neither were they objectioaabla on any personal or other tgrouud to the Washington authorities. The experiment has bean fairly made, aud has com pletely and signally failed. What these gen tlemen could not obtain, no one cottl l obtain, whether they represented the Confederate States in a body, or any one of them singly. Submission is the only condition on which wo can have peaoo. The man who is no' satisfied with this effort at negotiation is a f*ctionist, and will be held by all as an enemy of the cause. To talk now of any other arbitrament than that of the sword is to betray cowardioe or treachery. We must beat«baok this eneiay, thirsting for our blood, or be destroyed by him. There is no alternative. We must make good our independence, defend our institutions, and maintain our rights, or give up the houses we have builded, the lands we have tilled, the slaves we have owned, the institutions we h&Tc inherited, the religion, civilization and tradi tions in which we have bean reared, the laws, customs and habits to which we have been used, the hopes wo have cherished—the name we have aspired to- —all, indeed, that makes existence valuable —aud go forth, with nothing left but a worthless life, as vagabonds and mendicants. Here, then, our people bid adieu to all the thoughts of peace, except a peace to be wrung from vaingloriousne/s and insolence by the might of a universal aud all-powerful resolve to conquer or die. They are thoroughly con scious G A they nve innocent of ilie blame in the matter; they know that from the founda tion of the Union they were the victims of wantou, continued, and constantly increasing insult and outrage ; that they bore these things with a forbearance and patience that bordered on pusillanimity : that, when finally they broke loose from an association that had become in tolerable, they did.so with n# other view than to secure tho tranquility that had been them in the Union, and that they asked noth ing but to be let alone. Their moderate wish was not. granted to them. The malignity that had so long covertly assailed them broke out into an open and gigantic effort to overwhelm and destroy them, and the war which has fol lowed has been marked on tlie part of the ene my with a fiendishness of temper and an atro city es conduct, nsver surpassed by barbarians or savages. The people of the (South have for four years met the efforts xml measured the strength of their foe. '1 hey feel an unquali fied assurance that they can continue to meet him successfully. They know with absolute certainty that if their cause is lost, it can only be through murderous mismanagement or-sui cidal lack of spirit. And these they will'no longer fear. Anew head is to direct all mili tary operations —a head in whom people and army confide to the verge of reverence. The civil departments, it is believed, will undergo reforms equally beneficial The army will feel that their lives are not to he bootlessly thrown away, nor their valor and strength ex hausted in wild campaigns and hopeless enter prises. The people will feel that their contri butions to the cause are not to be wasted of misdirected. Unitedly, army and people will recognize the fact that neither life or property arc too valuable to be given, to the last drop ot blood or the last crumb of bread, to a cause which, if lost, carries down with it what is worth more than life or possessions. Anew spirit, and-a more determined purpose will ani mate both army and people. Already the fire has broken out in the army, and is spreading with noble contagion from company to compa ny, and corps to corps. From this date wo shall mark a revival among the people. The glorious ardor and sublime self-consecration of 1801 and 1862 will show themselves again. All that a man hath, says tho sacred book, will a man give for his life; and all that a people have will they give for it can-e dearer to all manly natures than life. We have men and means enough to carry on this war irom gene ration to generation. They will come forth now, and there is every prospect that the cam paign this year will bring us victories more il lustrious and fruitful than any past campaign, however glorious. —Richmond NO. 13.