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THE SOLDIER’S COLUMN. To the Soldier* We urge you to make it your first, chief, constant concern to become a Christian.— God demands nothing but a willing heart, fn the hour when you are willing to forsake all your sins, and to receive Christ as your Prophet, Priest and King, you shall find mercy, and there will be joy in the pres ence of the angels of God over you.—* Christ never rejected a repenting sinner, and He never will. If you have no soul to save, no sins to be forgiven—if Christ did not die for you, if there is no heaven, no hell, no immortality —then you may live without repentance and salvation. But you have a soul ; you are a sinner ; Christ shed his blood for you; you are immortal, and destined to the joys of heaven or the woes of perdition, and, therefore, religion is your supreme neces sity. You have motives to piety, not only as a man, but as a soldier. Of all men, the soldier has the greatest need of piety. Under the privations and hardships of camp life, he greatly needs the consolations that nothing but grace can minister. And what but grace can pre serve him from the seduction to vice by which so many promising soldiers have been ruined ? He is in frequent peril of losing his life, and should have that con stant preparation for death which can be found only in sincere devotion to Christ Let us urge you, then, to enlist under the banner of the Prince of Life and Glory. You must he a Christian or suffer a sad and irreparable defeat. You may without Christ storm cities, win battles, achieve the independence of your beloved country, and gain imperishable renowh ; but you can not secure the Heaven.. Mohammed promised Paradise to all wdio should lose their lives in his wavs; but Christ does not promise eternal life to them that fall in the battles of their country. He that would win a 2rown of life must gain a victory over sin. The kingdom of God mgst be t <ken by storm ; but it can not be stormed only by faith and prayer and obedience. “The kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” It is not reasonable to suppose that God will accept the services rendered to Caesar for those due to Himself; or, that patriotism should be a substitute for piety. The heroic but ungodly soldier may fill a grave honored by a nation’s tears and marked by a tower ing monument; but his* soul, alas! must perish. How a Christian Soldier Died. A young soldier, while dying happily, brokft out in singing the following stanza: Great Jehovah, we adore Thee, God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, joined in glory On the same eternal throne: Endless praises To Jehovah, three in Oae. The chaplain then asked him if he had any message to aend to his friends.— “ Yes,” said he, “ tell my father that I have tried to eat tny meals with thanksgiving.” “ Tell him that I have tried to pray as we used to do tit home.” “ Tell him that Christ is now all my hope, all my trust, and that He is precious to my soul.”— “Tell him that I am not afraid to die; all is calm. “Tell him that I believe Christ will take me to Himself, and to my dear sistet who is in heaven.” The voice of the dying boy faltered in ?he intervals between these precious sen tences. When the hymn commencing “ Nearer, my God, to Thee,” was read to him, at the end of each stanza lie exclaimed with striking energy, “ O Lord Jesus, thou art coming nearer to me.” Also at the end of each stanza of the hymn (which was also read to him) commencing “Just as I am-without one plea, But, that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bhPst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, l come,” he exclaimed “ I come! O Lamb of God, I come ! ” Speaking again of his friends, lie said, “Tell my father that / died happy.” Ills last Words were; “ bather, I’m coming to thee! ’ Then the Christian soldier weetly and calmly fell asleep in Jesus. * Tub Source of Victorv.—When Josh fought with Amalek, it was not only hs well turned onset, the quivering arrow, *iul the Hashing sword that won the victory. It was the. uplifted hand of Moses on the Ij;h>w ol floreb, the prevailing prayer of intercession, that gained that laurel to the newly liberated people in their first en touliter, and inscribed upon their altar of nemnrial, “ the Lord my banner ! And when our armies are called to this deadly struggle for our life, whib we use skill and courage, we must fall w tore the throne, playing the Lord of Hosts to defend the right. And when final vie tory is given us of God, let a great altar he reared and “ JtkomJt-nisi ! * he iimribed as the record of a nation's fervent grati-1 tude, and the pledge of a peoples living piety. •** CHILDREN’S COLUMN. Boys! | Where are you? We go up and down the streets, now'-a --] days, and nowhere see a Boy —a real,good, hearty, old fashioned ‘ boy* 7 Are there no | boys in the city ? you ask. There may be ; j there doubtless are some ; but they do not come forward into the light. We have | o youths enough, from five years up to fifteen, | but w hat are they ? “ Y oung gentlemen ” | of course; or, if not that, young vagabonds. Five years suffice, bow, to give the boy the air and graces of the man, and we have, I therefore, a little conceit and impudence, ? instead of a modest, honest lad. And at ; ten years of age the youth is expected to i know all about every thing—to sport a se ; gar—to talk in slang —to call his father | “old man,”—to attend theatres occasional ; ly, arid to be up to all the highways and ! byways of the city. At fifteen, the now 1 full fledged “young man ”* drives his fath er’s horses, goes out with the girls, becomes a member of a military or fire company, knows good from bad liquors, etc. Of course all city boys.are not such spe cimens of humanity ; but those wq meet on the street, at places of public resurt, are chiefly of this type, and they impress us so unpleasantly that we wonder if parents are crazy, or fools, or designedly vicious, that they should bring upsuch children. Good, true boys, of hearty natures and unvitiated tastes, are a blessing; but these modern “ young gentlemen,” —bah ! A man who sees things as they are, puts |in this exclamation : “ Show me a boy who thinks he knows more than his parents, and wishes it to be understood at school and among his comrades that he is above obey_- irig them —w ho speaks lightly of his sisters, and is ashamed to be seen out as their es cort, or to admit their influence over, or value to him—a boy whose special boast it is that no woman ever did or could govern him—who thinks that a cigar, late hours, and an insolent swaggering air make him almost, if not quite, a man ; and who, de spite the remonstrances of his mother, and | the mortification and annoyance to his sis- j ters, is in the use of those mean, vulgar] slang phrases which trench so closely upon profanity ; thinks more of his eating, drink ; ing and physical comforts than of his i mother’s conveniences or his own mental improvement; is lazy, morose, selfish, and ; deceitful —and I will show you a boy for whom the future stands waiting with no rich, true and glorious manhood. No! - For such a boy there is in store, if he liv es to it, a blotted, disfigured and ill propor tioned 'one, probably replete with moral failures or disasters, and bankrupt in the best affections of life.” And yet the man ufacture of such is going on from day to day with wonderful success; beautiful little ones soon being changed by the social pro cess of gradual demoralization. What a reform it would prove if a means could be adopted to prevent such a sacri lege ! Call a Boy Vright Convention ! A Trick that Ended Well, A youth was studying at a college. One afternoon lie walked out with an instructor, and they chanced to see an old pair of shoes lying by the side of the path, which belong ed to a poor old man at work close by. “ Let us have a little amusement at his expense,” said the student. “ Suppose we hide those shoes, and conceal ourselves in the bushes to watch his perplexity when he can not find them.” “ I can think of a better trick than that,” said (be instructor. “ You are rich. Sup pose you put a silver dollar in the toe ol each of his shoes, and then we will hide.” The young man did so. The poor man finished his work soon, and went to put on his shoes. You can imagine his surprise when he stooped down to take out a peb -1 le, as he supposed, from the toe, and found still another in the other shoe. His feel ings overcame him ; he fell upon his knees, looked up to Heaven, and uttered a long, fervent thanksgiving, in which he thanked a kind Providence for sending some unknown hand to save from perishing his sick and helpless wife, and his children without bread. What Are You Good Fort “What are you good for?’’ said a gen : tleman to a little boy. “ Good to make a man of,” was the very prompt, appropriate and significant reply. That boy, if he lives, we venture to pre dict, will make a man not merely in form and stature and physical strength, but a man in mind, iu dignity, and in carriage. Boys should expect to be men, and uirn (iu the right way) to be men ; should cher ish manly qualities, and eschew every thine that is unmanly. “Show thyself a man,” was the expressive * harg<- of King David to his son Solomon. And, “I dare do all: that may become a man; who dares do more is none.” is the language which a great vriter employs. STATE OF GEORGIA. Declaration of Fundamental Principles. 1. The fundamental principles of 1 ree Government cannot be too well understood, nor too often recurred to. 2. God has ordained that men shall live under government, but as the forms and administration of civil governments are in human, and, therefore, fallible hands, they may be altered, or modified, whenever the safety or happiness of the government requires it. No government should be changed for light or transient causes; nor unless upon reasonable assurance that a better will be established. 3. Protection to person or property is the duty of Government; and a Govern ment which, knowingly and persistently denies, or witholds from the governed such protection, when within its power, releases them from the obligation of obedience 4. No citizen shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, except by due process of law ; and of life or liberty, only by the judgment of his peers. 5. The writ of “habeas corpus” shall not be suspended, unless, in ease of rebel lion or invasion, the public safety may re quire it. C. The right of the people to keep and ] bear arms shall not be infiinged. 7. No religious test shall be required for j the tenure of any office; and no religion shall be established by law, and no citizen 'shall be deprived of any right or privilege by reason of his religious belief. 8. Freedom of thought and opinion, free dom of speech, and freedom ol the press, are inherent elements of political liberty. But while every citizen may freely speak, w rite, and print, on any subject, he shall be responsible for the abuse ot the liberty, e 9. The right of the people to appeal to the courts; to petition Government on all matters of legitimate cognizance; and peaceably to assemble for the consideration of anv matter of public- consent—shall never be impaired. 10. For every right there should be pro vided a remedy ; and every citizen ought to obtain justice without purchase, without denial, and without delay—conformably to the laws of the land. 11. Every person charged with: an offence against the law-s of the State shall have the privilege and benefit of counsel : Shall be furnished, on demand, with a copy of the accusation, and w ith a list of the witnesses against him : , Shall have compulsory process to obtain the attendance of his own witnesses : Shall be confronted with the witnesses testifying against him, and Shall have a public and speedy trial by an impartial jury. 12. No person shall be put in jeopardy of life or liberty more than once for the same offence. 13. No conviction shall work corruption of blood, or general forfeiture of estate. 14. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. 15. The power of the courts to punish for contempt shall be limited by legisla tive acts. 15. A faithful execution of the laws is ! essential to good order, and good order in society is essential to liberty. J 7. Legislative acts in violation of the fundamental law are void, and the Jrsdi | ciary shall so declare them. 17. Ex post facto laws and laws impair ing the obligation of contracts, and retro active legislation injuriously affecting the right of the citizen, are prohibited. 19. Laws should have a general opera ; tion ; and no general law shall be vested in j a particular case by special legislation ex icept with consent of all persons to be af jfected thereby. 20. The right of taxation can be granted | only by the people, and shall be exercised only to raise revenue for the support of j Government, to pay the public debt, to j provide fi>r the common defence, and for jsuch other purposes as are specified in the igrant of powers. j 21. In case of necessity, private ways, jand the right to carry water over land, for the purpose of mining and draining, ntav be granted upon compensation being first, paid; and with this exception, private property shall not be taken, except for pub lie use, and then only upon just compen sation—such compensation, except in cases of pressing necessity, to be first provided and paid 22. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,and affects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated ; and no warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing t he place or places to be searched, and the person and things to be seized. 23. Martial law shall not be declared j except in cases of extreme necessity. 24. Laige standing armies, in times ot ] peace are dangerous to liberty. j 25. No soldier shall, in time of peace, I be quartered in any house without the eon ] sent of the owner; nor in time ot war, but j in a manner prescribed by law. 26. The person of a debtor shall not be detained in prison after delivering bona jidt iall his estate for the use of his creditors. 27. The enumeration of rights herein contained shall not be construed to deny to the people any inherent rights which they ! ; have hit herto enjoyed. 28. This declaration is a part of the Con- ] | stitution, and shall never be violated under | any pretence whatever. ♦ -♦*- ♦ Tract Depositor!. Brother A. E. Dickinson has established j a Tract Depository in this city. Those de sirous of distributing Tracts in our hospitals can obtain them by applying at the office of The Banner and Baptist. Important to Conscripts. War Department, j Adjutant and Insp. Gen.'s Dep’mt , > Richmond, Aug, 11), 1862. ) General Order, No. 58. The following rules, in telation to the examination of conscript s, are published for the guidance of enrolling and medical ex amining officers : 1. At each camp of instruction, and at such military stations and other points as may be designated, an experienced army surgeon, from a different section of the country, will be detailed to examine con scripts. 2.. All conscripts eapableof bearing arms will be received. 3. Conscripts not equal to all military duty may be Valuable in the hospital, quar termaster’s or other stall departments, and if so, will be received. 4. Blindness, excessive deafness, and per manent lameness, or great deformity, are obvious reasons for exemptions. 5. Confirmed consumption, large iiicuru ble ulcers, and chronic contagious diseases of the skin, are causes of exemption. 6. Single reducible hernia, the loss of an eye or of several fingers, will not incapaci tate the subject for the performance ad' mil itary duty. 7. A certificate of disability of a con script, given by a private physician, will not be considered unless affidavit is made that the conscript is confined to bed, or that his health and life would be endangered by removal to the place of enrollment. 8. But w r hen a conscript is incapacitated by temporary sickness, he must present himself, so soon as recovered, to the enroll ing officer. 9. No previous discharge, certificate, or exemption from any source, will be ac knowledged. 10. Medical officers of the army are not allowed to examine conscripts and give cer tificates, unless they are regularly detailed for that duty. By command ot the Secretary of War. [Signed] S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General. Headquarters, ) Military Post, Atlanta, May 14, 1862. ) General Order, No. B. , J In obedience to orders received from Brigadier-General A. R. Lawton, command ing Military Division of Georgia, in assu ming command of this Post for the purpose of guarding the Government stores, to pre serve order in and around Atlanta, and for the protection of all loyal citizens and the mffiUhment of all disorderly conduct, the following regulations will be observed : 1. Details will be made daily to protect the Government stores and propeity, and guards will be posted at different points in the city for that purpose ; also a scouting guard, day and night, to preserve order, act ing in concert with the city authorities. 2. Sentinels will be posted on each rail road train to examine and arrest all suspi cious persons pointed out to them ; and to make this order effective, superintendents of railroads are requested, to instruct con ductors to cooperate with the sentinels for, that purpose. m 3. Owners of all cotton, hay, or other combustible material, are required without delay to remove the same to such points of safety, distant from Government stores, as may be designated by the commanding of ficer of this post. 4. Any grocer or other person selling to or furnishing any officer or soldier with spirits or wine, w hich is prohibited unless upon the order of an army surgeon, will be arrested and dealt with ly the proper mili tary authorities. 5. All officers, soldiers, or citizens, found drunk or otherwise disorderly in the streets, will be taken in charge by the guard and sent to these headquarters, 6. No officers or soldiers will be allowed to remain in and around Atlanta, unless such officers or soldiers be furnished with a per mit from their respective commanders.— And all commanders of troops stopping over in Atlanta will report the fact to the officer commanding this post. 7. No slave or free person of color w ill be allowed to walk the streets aftei the hour of nine o’clock p. m., either with or without a pass, unless accompanied by his or hei owner. The officer commanding earnestly invites the aid and cooperation of his Honor, the Mayor, and city authorities, and all citizens in preserving good ot der and sobriety in the city, and specially requests of all persons to report to him any improper Conduct on the ) part of arty of the officers or soldiers under I ilia command. By order of Colonel Commanding. Male Evangelist. Brother Jesse H. Campbell has been la i boring as State Evangelist, and recently as Colporteur among our soldiers on the coast. jThe committee regret that the income of the Permanent Mission Fund b so small as [to allow no appropriation this year. We can only urge that our brethren will make j contributions to the support ot' brother |Campbell, and continue him ii this import ant field of missionary- labor.-- [Extract from Report of Exeat tire t '-t-witter, Geor gia Baptist Convention. Friend Buck Numbers W e shall be obliged to anv one v,ho can send us numbers of The Banner covering the time from the fir>t number in March to the last number in May, 1862. —— ■*♦<- Padohourd, All who have paste-board boxes, can turn them to good account by sanding them to the Franklin Printing House, Atlanta, Ga.. to be used in binding Testaments. + 1 Subscription price, three dollars a year* CARDS. A. A. Ilornarty, KKSIDENT DENTIST. FOHSYTH, GA. viooce over Lainpkin’s store. Particular attention paid to calls at home, ami also at a distance. Forsy th, (la., Jan. lU, 1802. feb 15 ’O2 Rolhci'l ■ Crawley, C(> MMISS IO N MERCII A N T ANARUS, (Franklin Uuildinjr,) A TLANTA, GEO RG 1A . September 20, 1802. Pease A Davf*, WUO RESALE AND lIET At DEALERS IN PRODUCE and PRO viSIONS, AN and C.O MMJS S1 O N ME RCIIA NT S, (Wiuslup’s iron-fr ont store, Peach Tree st) ATLANTA, GA. P. P. Pease.] [L. B. Davis Any business entrusted to us will receive prompt attention and returns early made. We ask out friends to give us a call when in our city. Any Pi o duee consigned to us will receive every advantage our market can give. Also'we can make.purchases to the very best advantage, as we are aiways pi s ted in reference to the market prices. February 15, 1802. J. J. Toon & 'o., FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE, ATLANTA, GA. All kinds of PRINTING and BINDING neatly executed, on reasonable terms. Thu n nit Etc r and Bnptisl, A lie/lgiaiis and. Lite/ary At we paper, ATLANTA, GA., Published every Saturday morning. Price, Three Dollars per Annum. IT. C. Hornady, / ~ _ . , JAM KS N. [j.X.S, ) 1 ADVERTISEMENTS. ' Ecitool Molice. Alisa ANNIE SMITH, a graduate ot a Southern Female College, lias just opened a School, for girls and small boys, in the base ment room of the Second Baptist Church in this city, and respectfully solicits a share ot public patronage. For testimonials of scholarship she refers to Prof. U. W. Wise, Pres’t 11. D. Mallary, and to Rev. H. C. Hornady. Atlanta, June 0, 18(12. MERCER ( Sit Si i SIT*. BEN FIELD, 0 KEENE COUNTY, GEORGIA. FACULTY. -President—N. M. Crawford, D. D. Professors-—S. P. Sanford, A. M., J. E. Willett, A. M., Win. G. Wood fin, A. M. Theological Seminary.—Professor F. M. Crawford, I). D. DEPARTMENTS. 1. A college course of tour years, equal to that of the best colleges in the country. 2. A theological course, ot three years, design ed for those who are preparing lor tlieGospel Min istry. 8. A ecientilic course of four years, including, with some additions, all the studies ol the collegi ate course, except the ancient languages. 4. An academical department, embracing all aho arc not piepared to enter college, COMMENCEMENT AND VACATIOND. The Commencement is held on the second Wed nesdayiu July. • There are two vacations, dividing the year into two terms. Fall Term begins on the lirst Wednesday in Bip teinber, and closes on the 18t h of December. Spring Term begins on the fourth Wednesday in January-, and closes on Commencement day. 8. LANDItUM, Secr’y BearA Trustees, July 2U, 1802. Mavannuh, Ga. BAPTIST femaee college, CUTHBSRT, GA. rpIlE FALL TERM will begin the Ist MON JL DAY, in September. .Parents desiring Board for their daughters, can apply to Prof. J. F. Dagg, or the President. Confederate Bonds, taken in payment lot Tuition fees, &c. It. D. MALL AH Y, President. August y 1801 James HIcPIu-i-mhi & Cos. HAVE opened next door North of REACH A ROUT'S Store on Whitehall Street, a uew and select Slock ol BOOKS AND STATIONERY, Together with an endless variety ol'fancy arti cles, such as, KNUR A VINOS, GOLD PENS ANJ) PEN OILS, WINDOW SHADE SAND GILT CORN WES, PICTURE FRAMES.' WA LLPA i ’ ER, FIRE SCREENS, ’ RICH CHINA AND PARIAN vases, Parian fig ures, t tc., Ac. Their Stock of School, Miscellaneous, lieli 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 otder. Teachers and Merchants supplied at Charles ton prices, freight only added. Frames made to order. Remember the New Hook Store of .tab. McPherson a cn. Arrival per U. G. It. R. Soap ! Soar*! ! Rock Potash, Concentrated Lye, For Sate by MASSEY A: LAYSDELE. Oct. 19, 1861. INDIGO, MADDER, SCJLPIII RIC ACID, For Sale by MASSEY 4 l AASDECC Two Thousand Lailoits Train Oil* 2,000 GALLONS LINSEED OIL, 2,000 Gallon* Cotton Seed Oil, For Sale by MASSEY & LANSDELL.