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been permitted to believe and practice what they understand the Bible to teach. A slight taxation alone does not destroy reli gious liberty, however unjust such taxation may be. I will not elaborate this point now.— i consider that the “ 1260 days ” ended in the year 1792. At this point it becomes proper to notice an error commonly com mitted by writers on prophecy. The error alluded to is the use of a solar for a Jewish year. The former contains 365£ days ; and the latter, 360. This difference—consider ing that ail the prophecies, involving the use of “ days,” or years, were delivered on the basis of the Jewish year —is very con siderable in “ 1260 days”; of course it is less in 30 “ days,” (1296—1260=30) and in the 45 “ days ” 1335—1290=45). It is a general rule in prophecy, that a “ day” means a year —that is, a Jewish year, or 360 days. But 1260 Jewish years make not quite 1242 solar years. Hence, in the popular calculations there is an error of 18 years at least. But if the *‘1260 days are ended, this error cannot atlect the cal culation. If the first prophetic period ended in 1792, the second, or “ 1290 days ” should end in 1821 or 1822. The margin of one year is here allowed for the difference be tween 30 Jewish years and the same num ber of solar years, as also the fraction want ed of making out 1242 years above. Now, what transpired in the year 1821 or 1822? The Mahometan power began to wane — the second prophetic monster began to lose his power—the river, “ Euphrates, was dried up.” There now. remains but one other date till the blessed period—4s Jewish years. This period reduced to solar years, considering the loss on the preceding “ 30 days,” makes 44 "years, or thereabout. — 44 added to 1822 will make 1800, the blessed period. “ Blessed is he that wait eth, and cometh to the thousand three hun dred and six and thirty days.” (Dan.xii: 12) The writer does not affirm that these dates are correctly interpreted. There may be an error connected with the interpretation given to the “ 1260 days” still it is be lieyed that if any such error does exist, it is not a very considerable one—and “ the signs of the times ” go far towards estab lishing this fact. — How the blessed era is to be introduced, and what arc to be some of its prominent characteristics, will be considered in a fu ture article. A. £5- VV. Anollier Rnconrnfinx Aspect or the War. Brother Hornady : In a former commu nication I made mention of the fact, that many arc now receiving religious instruc tion in the camp who were deprived of it when at home ; that multitudes from the new and sparsely settled States are being thrown into the older and more evangelized communities, and that the missionary or 00l porter going among them can now im part as much knowledge of Divine things in a few months as formerly in as many years. My purpose in these lines is to direct at tention to another star shining out of the dark clouds. The hearts of thousands are more susceptible of religious impression now than before they entered the service. At home, in times of peace and prosperity, how hard is it to realize one’s danger—to feel that there is but a step between him and death ! Speak to him about the great concerns of eternity, and he replies, ‘ What you say is true and important, but there is no need of haste. I have the prospect of many years, and shall have ample time to attend to this matter. Go thy way for this time.’ It is very different with the soldier. Around him dangers are so thick and manifest that he is forced to feel how frail and uncertain is life. He sees his comrades falling into the grave from the effects of camp disease and from the weap ons of the enemy, and he knows not how soon he may follow them to the house ap pointed for all the living. Thus he realizes to a great extent the very thing that must be felt before any soul turns to God, and which men in general are so slow to realize. Facts, familiar to every chaplain and id porter, fully confirm the foregoing state ments. A Presbyterian chaplain assures us that during the eight months he has been in the service, he has witnessed more anxi ety to hear the gospel, and more tears, than during the same period while engaged in the pastorate. A Baptist pastor says, “ before that regiment left our city, the t'olonel, a very irreligious man, said to me, 1 am about to start to the theatre of war; I know that the fortunes of war are very uncertain, and therefore 1 beg that you will remember me in your prayers.’ ” In scores of Instances those laboring for tfe spiritual interests of the army have testified that, “ with few exceptions, they find the soldiers solemnly impressed with the importance of religious matters." Here, then, is another incentive to prayer end effort. Many, probably thousands, will be savingly impressed wifh the weight o‘ BANKER A_ !N D BA.P XX SX. Divine things in the camp, who, at home, with peace and prosperity, would have re mained careless and Christless. A. E. Dickinson. xmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmmmmmmmmamammmammmmmmmm § aimer anil The News. From Corinth. —The two armies at this place are standing face to face, and a gen eral engagement seems imminent. Heavy skirmishing has been going on for several days, With various success, 001. Morgan encountered a supply train of the enemy at Pulaski, Tenn., which he succeeded in cap turing, with 280 prisoners. From Virginia. —The Confederates have fallen back from Yorktown, it is said, to within ten miles of Richmond. 1 here was a considerable fight at Williamsburg with our rear guard. We lost 500 in killed and wounded. The enemy were repulsed with heavy loss. We took 900 prisoners and ten pieces of cannon. Our forces have evacuated Norfolk, and in the neighborhood of Richmond the great battle for Independ ence will probably be fought. We would urge upon our people to be earnest in prayer to Almighty God, who “can help, whether with many or with them who have nopporer.”w r er.” Paste-board, All who have paste-board boxes, can turn them to good account by sending them to the Franklin Printing-House, Atlanta, Ga., to be used in binding Testaments. Wlial They Say. The following paragraph comes to us in a letter renewing the writer’s subscription: “If it will produce a ‘smile’ on your features, dear Editor, these ‘ trying times,’ to know that you have another friend be sides Aunt Edith, who is very solicitous for your welfare, the writer can assure you that she had rather be deprived of her third meal each day than to be deprived of the pleasant weekly visits of The Banner.” PROCLAMATION. To the People of the Confederate States: An enemy waging war in a manner vio lative of the usages of civilized nations, has invaded our country ; with presumptuous reliance on superior numbers, he has de clared his purpose to reduce us to submis sion. We struggle to preserve our birth right of constitutional freedom. Our trust is in the justice of our cause and the protec tion of our God. Recent disaster has spread gloom over the land, and sorrow sits at the hearthstones of our countrymen ; but a peo ple conscious of rectitude, and faithfully re lying on their Father in Heaven, may be cast down, but cannot be dismayed. They may mourn the loss of the martyrs whose lives have been sacrificed in their defence, but they receive this dispensation of Divine Providence with humble submission and reverent faith. And now that our hosts are again going forth to battle, and loving hearts at home are filled with anxious solicitude for their safety, it is meet that the whole people should turn imploringly to their Almighty Father, and beseech 11 is all-powerful pro tection. To this end, therefore, 1, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of Amer ica, do issue this, my Proclamation, inviting all the people to unite, at their several places of worship, on Friday , the sixteenth day of the present month of May, in humble supplication to Almighty God that He will vouchsafe His blessings on our beloved country; that He will strengthen and pro tect our armies; that He will watch over and preserve our people from the evil ma chination of our enemies; and that He will in this, our good time, restore to us the bless ing of peace ami security under His shelter ing care. Given under my hand and the seal of the Confederate States, at Richmond, [seal) on the third day of May, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Jefferson Davis. Macon, Georgia. To Christian Ministers in the Confederacy : The watchmen upon the walls of Zion should cry aloud against every violation of the Divine law. While we are rallying our Churches to invoke the Divine benediction upon our arms, there are two palpable evils winked at by the authorities —drunkenness and Sabbath-breaking. Either ofthese is enough to bring down the Divine anathema upon us. Can we do nothing to arrest these evils, and avert the anger of our insulted ‘ King? Our good I s resident has called on us and! our charges to humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God, and by fasting and prayer, beseech Him to bh ss our land and prosper our arms. We have done so.— Now let us call on our wise and Christian President to dismiss every drunken officer 1 who will not abstain from the use of intoxi- ; eating liquors, and to put an end to all; drills and‘reviews on the holy Sabbath.—' So long as the former continues, the de moralization of our armies will place them: out of the pale of God’s favor and protec tion, as well as unlit them for the trusts, sacred and holy, which have been commit ted to them. The latter is placing us as a nation in defiance to the authority of Heaven. 1 would propose that every Minister in this Confederacy, of every name and order, who is w illing to sign a petition to the au thorities at Richmond to have these evils removed, send their name-' to Rev. S. Bovkia in this city. Let us act, and act at once, a4 the evils may be removed, 8, W. W arren, ■ Travels in the South. Bear Brother Hornady: Having been for some time visiting prom inent points in the South, in behalf of army colportage, I will, from time to time, fur nish the readers of The Banner with brief sketches of whatever I may see and hear in these travels calculated to interest them. Wilmington, N. C.—At this point 1 found a considerable army, in which but little col portage work had been done, though the pastors of the various churches of the city had distributed whatever reading matter] they could spare from their libraries. The Baptist pastor, Rev. J. L. Prichard, re marked that he had gathered up all the pamphlets, tracts, papers, &e., which for many years he had accumulated, amounting to “ several bushels,” and while'going from tent to tent had realized, as never before, the blessedness of such labor. Oftentimes on entering an encampment the soldiers would flock around him, begging to be sup plied with the word of the Load. While in this city I arranged with brother C. D. Ellis for him to keep on hand a large sup ply of our publications, and to furnish with our tracts, gratuitously, all the pastors and any others who may desire the luxury of acting as distributers. In this way much has already been effected for this division of the army. At Colombia, 8. 0., much bile rest was excited in behalf of this cause. An im mense mass meeting was held at the Baptist church. A lady present went home sad, because she “ had nothing to give, having so frequently contributed to the soldiers,” as she remarked. The next morning she handed me a fine gold watch, stating that she could better do without a w*teh than the soldiers could do without the Testa ment. Ex-Governor Gist handed me a do nation, with the following statement of his conviction of the. importance of the work f “ The soldiers are not only exposed to the bullets and steel of the enemy, but the con taminating influences of camp life, and should, therefore, be furnished with the word of God and the writings of ploys men, that their leisure hours may be spent in useful readingrather than frivolous conver sation, or what is infinitely worse, idleness and dissipation.” 1 called to see Colonel John S. Preston and left at his residence a circular, as he was not in. The next morn ing he sent me the following note &vith a handsome contribution : “My obst'Hation of the army is, that the better man the bet ter soldier; and Igo a step further, in our sacred cause the better Christian the better soldier. We are now fighting not only for political and civil liberty, but for existence, and, as I solemnly believe, for the purity of our religion, in separating ourselves from the debauching influence of alliance with a people half infidel, half fanatic. When President Davis announced to Bishop Polk i his appointment as Major-General, the Bish op said, * i accept it; believing in my soul that in fighting for the South, I am lighting the battles of my Master, the Lord Jesus Christ.’ leach a soldier to die like a Chris tian, and he will be very apt to fight like a patriot.” Greenville, S>. 0., is a beautiful town, surrounded by a country very much, in ap pearance, similar to that around Charlottes ville. It comes as near being a Baptist town as any in the South. The Baptist iState University (Furman) is located here, and there are some twelve Bapt.st minis iters in the v illag e, one-half of whom are 1 Doctors of Divinity. The seminary is do ' ing well, and 1 think will continue to flourish and secure a large place in the affections of the denomination in all the Confederate States. It would be difficult to find men ] more adapted to guide such an institution (than Doctors Boyce, Broadus, Manly and Williams. Brother Boyce is for the pres i ent a chaplain in the C onfederate service, 1 i though the duties of his chair are well at | tended to by the other professors. It would be difficult to furnish the reader] j an adequate idea of the munificent liberality which the eitizens of Charleston bestow upon any cause which looks to the good of i the army. A large proportion of the city still smoking in its ruins,- 1 hesitated as to whether it would be worth while to slop there. Knowing, however, that “every little helps,” I concluded to remain a few days. Rev. J. P. Boyee, D. I)., whose regiment was in the city, said to me— ; “ Though I’ve so recently sent you 156, you are welcome to this, if it will do you any good,” handing me SIOO. Rev. If. A. Tupper, chaplain <*f a Georgia regiment* also handed me f 100. These two brethren went with me around, and, largely through their influence, I obtained seventeen hundred and fifty dollars in Charleston. In Savannah, Rev. S. Landrum inform ed me of some very interesting facts illu* trative of the good that may be Jnue by \ sending religious reading to so’uiers. A few Teatamoat* were given to a company near that city , w hich weje instrumental in j establishing a Sabbath-school and a prayer- j meeting, and several had professed conver sion at the meetings which were then being held every night at that encampment.— All this resulted from the inspired pages which had found their way to these poor soldiers. Brother Landrum has of late baptized a captain, who stated that never till he became a soldier did he understand the way to be saved. We have now a de pository at Savannah, by means of which the large army around that city is being supplied with the Word of the Lord. • A. E. Dickinson. Cherokee Indian Mtnasion. The following subscriptions, to establish a Mission among the Cherokee Indians,made at Dalton, May, 1859, remain unpaid: C.H, Stillwell $ 5 A. A. McKee 5 ] G. B. T. Moore 2 ] J. H. McClung 10 F. R. Robert 10 A. W. Buford 10 A. S. Smith 5 Miss E. Culbertson 5i J. B. Shackelford fii W. Drummond 5 C. W. Sparks : 20 C. B. Martin..- 2 James McDonald... 20J J. A. R. Hanks 10 J W. S. Tweedle 10 J. N. Cate 5 S. Hillyer 10 A. B. Ross 5 H. A. Williams 5 .The following subscriptions, for the same purpose, taken at Marietta, May, 1860, re main unpaid : A. W. Buford $lO B. F. King 10 T. 11. Stout 5 W. 11. Robert. 5 11. F. Buchanan 5 George F. Cooper 10 Edwin Dyer 10 C. W. Sparks 10 M. J. Crawford 5 M. 11. West 5 S. Root 5 This Mission has been established by the employment of E. L. Compere, whose la bors commenced the first of September last. The funds are needed, and the brethren are earnestly requested to bring or send them to the Convention. W. Church Bells.—To the Patriotic. The Ordnance Bureau of the Confederate States solicits the use of such bells as can be spared during the war, for the purpose of providing light artillery for the public defence. While copper is abundant, the supply of tin is deficient, to convert the copper into bronze. Bells contain so much tin, that 24°0 pounds weight of bell-metal mixed with the proper quantity of copper, will suffice for a field battery of six pieces. Persons and congregations placing their bells at the service of the Government are requested to send a statement of the fact, with a description and weight of the bell, to the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance at Richmond, for record in the War Depart ment. Petition to Congren. To the Honorable Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the Confederate States of America: The undersigned, deeply realizing the I truth that we can neither ask, nor hope j with any show of reason, for the favor of God to our loved Confederacy, or His aid in the deadly contest, in which we are now j engaged, while our Government shall de -1 liberately and persistently continue to dis regard Ilis laws and require the violation j ;of them by officials and soldiers in its em-j jployment—do earnestly petition you to take such action as will repeal all Jaws re quiring unnecessary mail service to be per formed upon the Sabbath-day; and to enact such as will secure our soldiers from un necessary drills, reviews, or other labor upon that day. And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. [Papers friendly to the object will please j A. System of modern Geography. Compiled from various sources, and adapted to the present condition of the world, ex pressly for the vse of Schools and Acade mies in the Confederate States of America. By John H. Rice. We have examined this work and are prepared to pronounce a favorable judg-j ment upon it. We have detected a few typographical errors in the production, but none calculated to hinder the usefulness ol | the work. The plan upon which the Geography is gotten up we think an admirable one, and teachers will doubtless avail themselves of the advantages it offers by introducing it, at once, into their schools. This is an effort at Southern independence, in the right direction, and we hope the compiler will meet with such encouragement as will prompt others to emulate his noble exam ; pie. The work can be obtained from the publisher, at the Franklin Printing House, - in tlys city, and, we presume, from the principal booksellers throughout the South ern Confederacy, at $lB 00 per dozen to schools or classes. 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Also we v.an make purchases to the very best advantage, as we are always pos ted in reference to the market prices. February 15,1862. D. N. Judson* Agent, (ATLANTA MARBLE YARD,) Dealer and Worker in best Italian and American MARBLE, Corner of Peach-Tree and Walton streets, ATLANTA, GA. Monuments, Box Tombs, Tablets, Head and Foot Stones, Furniture Marble, etc., furnished on ac commodating terms. HggrOffiee and Yard corner of Peach Tree and Walton Streets, opposite High, Butler & Cos. HSFHe Is also Agent for the sale of Iron Rail ing. June 8,1861, —ly. ADVERTISEMENTS. James McPherson Ac Cos. HAVE opened next door North of BEACH & ROOT’S Store on Whitehall Street, a new and select Stock of . BOOKS and STATIONERY, Together with an endless variety of fancy arti cles, such as, ENORA VINOS, GOLD PEES AND PEN CILS, WINDOW SHADE BANDHILT CORNICES, PICTURE FRAMES, WALL PAPER, FIRESCREENS, RICH CHINA AND PARIAN VASES ; PARIAN FIG URES, do., &c. Their Stock of School, Miscellaneous, Reli gious, Medical and Cheap Books, is not surpassed by any in the State. All new publications received immediately after their publication. Foreign Books imported to order. Teachers and Merchants supplied at Charles ton prices, freight only added. gar Picture Frames made to order. Remember the New Book Store of jas. McPherson & Cos. BAPTIST FEMALF COLLEGE, i CUTHBERT, GA. THE FALL TERM will begin the Ist MON DAY, in September. I Parents desiring Board for their daughters, J can apply to ProL J. F. Dagg, or the President, Confederate Bonds, taken in payment 1 foi Tuition fees, &c. R. D. MALLARY, President. I August S 1861 RAILROAD GUIDE. Georgia Railroad & Banking Cos I Augusta to Atlanta ... .171 Miles... .Fare |5 50 GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent. Morning Passenger Train. (SUNDAI'S EXCEPTED.) Leave Atlanta daily at r m Arrive at Augusta at 2 £ * ii' Leave Augusta daily at ir v 5* Arrive at Atlanta at ( r, Jtt. Night Passenger Train. Leave Atlanta dafly at J 40 P. M. Arrive at Augusta at & 4a A. M. Leave Augusta at 4 w P. M. Arrive at Atlanta at * A • “• This road ruufi In connection with the trains ot | the South Carolina arid th® Savannah and Augusta | Railroads, at Augusta, -' . Macon and Western Bailroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Macon ro Atlanta.... 104 Miles .... Ftxfc $4 50. ALFRED L TYLER, Superintendent. Macon, Georgia, July 30,1860. On and after Sunday, 4th of August, the trains will be run as follows: Leave Macon at no Arrive at Atlanta at * p. no. Leave Atlanta at -to rw m Arrive at Macon - 12 05 m * This train connects with Central, South-western, and Muscogee railroads at Macon. Western & Atlantic Railroad. ATI to CuaTVanooga, 138 Mile3—Fare, sf. JOHN S. ROWLAND, Superintendent. passenger train. Leaves Atlanta, nightly, at 7.30, P M Arrives at Chattanooga at 4,10, A *t Leaves Chattanooga at •>, r M Arrives at Atlanta at —a., a at express freight and passenger train. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at.. m Arrives at Chattanooga at f ™ Leaves Chattanooga at..... *•*' £ ™ Arrives at Atlanta at r M This Road connects, each way, with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville A Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooca, Atlanta and West Point Bailroad- Atlanta to W T eet Point 87 Mile* Fare *3 GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at. Arrives at W est-Point at. '!■*>, A H Leave* Weet-Point, daily, at. ' * Arrives at Atlanta at... t> ao, a. at This Road connects with the Montgomery and ftm-toint Road at West-Point.