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A CONVERSATION
ABOUT
UA-NTCINTG-
[continued.]
» “ Well now," said little Bettie, “please
tell me about my chapter, Uncle Arthur. „
1 want to see where the dancing is in it.
“ Well, where is your Testament ? Oh,
you have it still in your hand.
“ Yes, uncle, and here is the chaptei
the Sth of Ist Corinthians ; and what I want
to know about is this: ‘ If meat make my
brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while
the world stands, lest I make my brother
to offend.’ ”
“To understand this and many other
things in the New Testament,” said the old
man, “ you need to know something about
the customs and circumstances of the first
Corinthians. The people in those days had
all been worshippers of idols. The mag
nificent temples of the idol gods stood in
every city. A few had become Christians
and ceased to worship the false gods, but
almost all the people were still idolaters. —
When any of them killed a beef or other
animal for food, they were accustomed to
carry the meat to the idol’s temple and
present it as a sort of offering to the god,
and then after certain ceremonies of wor
ship, to bring all or a part of it home to
eat, or tale it to the market —or shambles,
as our version calls it—and offer it for sale.
Now the question arose among the Christ
ians whether they and their families might
eat such meat. Some thought it would be
very wicked, as giving a sort of sanction to
idolatry ; others thought the meat was just
as good as if it had not been carried to the
temple at all, and as they meant no harm
by eating it, no harm was done. It seems
that they wrote to the Apostle for instruc
tion. In reply he told them, that an idol
was nothing in the world—that is, the idol
was no god. The meat was neither worse
nor better for being carried where the idol
was. Though there were many things
called gods, yet there was only one Being i
that was God. But every body did not ful
ly understand this, and some really thought
the idols were a sort of gods, and that to
eat the meat offered to them made one
partaker of the idolatrous w orship. If they
thought this, or even suspected it to be so,
and yet continued to eat of it, they were
sinners, because they did what they thought
to be wrong. The thing was not wrong in
itself. In the eighth verse he says: Meat
commendeth us not to God. Our God
does not require us to eat it. If we e>t it
we are no better, and if we decline to eat
it we are no worse—so it is a matter of no
consequence in itself whether we eat or not.
It is a matter of indifference. But there is
another thing to be considered—How will
my eating or not eating affect other people?
'lake heed (he says) lest this liberty to eat
or not to eat, just as you please, become a
si unibling block to them who are weak and
do not see the case as you do. Some of the
brethren thought it a sin. Now, he says,
if they see you do it, they will be encour
aged to do it, even though they feel that it
is wrong. Thus yon would lead yourweak
brother, for whom Christ died, into sin.—
And doing this, you are yourself a sinner
against Christ. I will do no such thing,
says Paul ; I had rather never taste meat in
my life than lobe the occasion of such sin i
in my brother. He took up the same sub-1
ject again in the tenth chapter, and in con
nection with it charged them ‘ whether they I
ate or drank, or whatsoever they did, to j
do all to the glory of God.’ ”
“ But, uncle Arthur, what has all that to
do with 1 lancing? ’’
“I am just ready now to tell you.—
Your mother claims to think that dancing
is an innocent amusement —sheand Thomas
and you may dance or not dance, just as I
von phase, and be no worse for dancing or
better for not dancing. Ido not think so. j
1 have seen too much evil from it to admit;
this. But yet I will suppose it is actually
so. Then if there were no persons but)
yourselves to be affected by it, you might
dance, just as these Corinthians might eat
meat offered to idols had there been none
but themselves. But your mother knows
as well as 1 do, that there are a large ma
jority of her brethren and sisters in the
church who conscientiously regard dancing
as a sin against God. But when they see
her—an intelligent and influential lady, and
her family one of the most prominent and
noted in the whole congregation —indulging
in it, thev will be tempted to violate their
own conscience and sin against the Lord ;
for to them, believing as they do, it will be
sin. Now, if dancing was a religious duty,
something that she was sure God command-
ed her to do, she must do it, she would
not then be at liberty to dispense with it ,
on account of others; but as it is not. sin*
is expressly r equired, by the teachings of;
this chapter ftnd the tenth, to give up her 1
preference for the conscience of the other
members in her church.”
“ I w it, brother Arthur,” said Mrs.
Sinclair; “1 wonder I never thought of it
in tiiis light, before.”
“ I am glad von see it, but I have not
iloi.e with you yet,” rejoined uncle Arthur.
" I'he lesasou taught us in this chapter is,
that Christians may not wen in innocent
things bo the needless occasion of sin in
others. Now you have always admitted
that it was wrong to attend public balls.— ,
1 heard you lecture Tin mas severely, last
\ ear. Ln- spending the whole night at the.
h. tel. dancing and drinking.”
" Os course, brother, that was very wrong.
I hopr
“ Well, never mind what you hope, till
I get done. I was going to say that those
I .dls were io! only wicked in themselves,
but the occasion of a great deal ot other
wiikednesS. I don’t mean simply the waste
< t time and money, the cultivation of a
taste tor extravagance in dress, and the ex
posure of the persons (especially ot girls)
to influences prejudicial to their health.—
IBS B ®S 3 S S 4.« ® St.
These are sins of no small magnitude, and
must appear so to every true child of God.
But apart from these there are associations
connected with the ball room which tend to
induce habits of dissipation, of drunkenness
and revelry, which ruin the body as w'ell as
the soul.”
“Certainly, brother, I know all that.—
But, you know, I never let my child go to
a ball if I could prevent it; and you were
just now saying yourself how bitterly I re
proved Thomas the only time he ever went
to one.”
“Yes, 1 know. When you have taught
your children to dance, and have labored
hard to convince them that it is innocent
and proper to indulge the taste which you
have so ca.efully cultivated, you will then
forbid them to indulge it where in their
opinion it can be best enjoyed. You will,
however, find it no easy matter to convince
them, against the pleadings of their own
inclinations, that there is any more sin in
dancing in a large room than in a small one
—in another person’s house than in your
own. What is the difference ? The act is
the same in both cases. The object is the
same. It is for amusement, for enjoyment,
and they will feel that the object can be
best accomplished in the public way.—
Then when our pastor ventures to speak ( of
these public revellings as sin, and to cMI
upon the young to give them up for God
and heaven, they will reply : ‘ There is
Mrs. Sinclair ; she is a good church-mem
ber ; I saw her at the communion-table last
Sunday—and she has balls in her own
house, or dancing parties, which are all the
same. She sends little Bettie to dancing
school, so that she may be prepared to go
to balls and become as dissipated as any of
us as soon as she is old enough. Why
don’t he talk to her about dancing and
frolicking? But no, she is too good a
member. She pays the preacher, and puts
on a long face in church time, and goes
regularly to prayer-meeting. It is all right
for her and her children.’ ”
“ Oh, brother Arthur I Don’t talk so.—
You know 1 never meant to be the occasion
of sin in these young people, and least of
all to lead my own son and daughter into
wickedness.”
“No matter whether you meant it or
not. This is the natural, not to say the
effect of your conduct; and this
is really th3 way the wild and thoughtless
young people have been talking about
Thomas since the party at which he danced
two nights ago. And worse than that.—
You know young Forester, who has been so
much concerned about his soul’s salvation
for several weeks ? ”
“Yes, I noticed him at our last prayer-
? rd
i meeting He seemed so attentive, so sad
1 and tearful, I have great hopes of his con
version.”
“You might have had, three days ago.—
He was at the party at the Colonel’s, with
Thomas, but he kept aloof from the sports
and would not dance. But next morning,
he says, he had thought it all over. To him
dancing seemed a sin. His mother had so
taught him, and so had our pastor ; and
when Thomas Sinclair, who seemed so true
a Christian, took the floor, he concluded
there was nothing in religion, and has de
termined to go on in the old way and risk
the consequences. I came to-day to talk
with Thomas on the subject and persuade
him, when he has repented himself, to pray
for his lost friend.”
[continued next week.]
I THE SOLDIERS’ COLUMN.
[For The Baptist Banner.}
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DESECRATION OF THE SABBATH.
The good Lord hath given II is people
six days of each week to perform all their
duties. This requirement is made of all
men ; and there are but very few instances,
: extreme eases, w here there can be any pal
; liation for the non observance of this com
mand. God gave us the example himself
jin making the world for our benefit; for,
| “ on the seventh day God ended his work
j which he had made; and he rested on the
seventh day from all his work which he had
I made.” But this is not all the Lord did on
the seventh day, the day of repose from la
bor. “And God blessed the seventh dav,
■ and sanctified it; because that in it he had
rested from all his work which God crea
ted and made.” Again we are taught to
“liemember the Sabbath day to keep it
i holy.” These positive injunctions are not
from man ; they come from God, and should
be heeded. No condition of life will exon
erate from obligations imposed by God.—
Every sane human being is included, and
>ithe exaction will be made of all.
Let us, in the army , east about us, and
■i notice the almost total non-observance of
the holy day—the miserable and unheard
-of desecration of the Sabbath. Are not the
duties of the soldiei very trifling on the
Sabbath ’ Nothing is expected of him sure
ly, unless a battle is imminent ? I answer
—the duties of the soldfer on the Sabbath
are more onerous and burdensome than on
any other day. Besides tin' regular guard
duties, seldom dispensed with, “inspection
lot arms” must be attended to without fail.
From this rule there is no deviation. In
spection, beginning about ten o’clock in the
morning, usually consumes an hour or so.
If the guns should be condemned by the in
spector. w hich is often the ease, the men are
compelled to go to work on their pieces,
that another inspection may beheld. Thus
half the dsy of rest, or more, is spent in do
ing what might have been attended to just
as well the day before. One would sup
pose, from the tenacity which this abomina
ble, heathenish, God dishonoring custom is
perpetuated by those in authority in the
Confederate States, that on the ’Sabbath
day steel glistens brighter, rust and dirt are
more easily removed, and knapsacks, ha\
ersaeks and cartridge-boxes are more read
ily inspected. Such a custom mav have
been expected among the Barbarians, but
surely not among the enlightened masses
of the Southern Confederacy .
I But who is responsible for this crying
. sin against heaven ? The private, the com
>(pany officer, the regimental commander, or
• who? None of these. They only obey
i orders. The Executive of the government
; must shoulder the responsibility of it all;
he who, having power to prohibit this
shameful disregard of God’s holy day, yet
does not do it. The blame properly at
taches to him; and he must answer for the
crime before God. When the great water
wheel moves, all the lesser ones are brought
into play ; when it stops, the revolutions
of the smaller ones cease.
Our people sometimes say, “If God be
for us, who can be against us?” 1 trust
God is for the Confederacy; but I know
He can’t countenance the many crimes our
people commit under the plea of necessity.
How is it possible for us to succeed in this
struggle, carried on professedly in the name
of God, when every successive Sabbath
that rolls around, bringing to us renewed
evidences of God’s protection and favor, is
openly desecrated and shamelessly violated
by the very beings who refer the justice of
their cause, and honesty of their motives
and intentions, to Him alone? When I ,
have looked upon our struggling, down- ;
trodden South, bleeding at every pore; the (
millions of mercenary, hireling invaders, ;
swift to shed the blood of my countrymen (
and desecrate the altars of our religion ; the ,
powerful naval fleets of transportsand iron
clads, that prey like hungry vultures upon .
our coasts and rivers; and the drowning!
tide of opposition of traitors and tories in
the heart of our country, which our people
have been compelled to meet and overcome
—my heart has almost sunk within me;
but my hopes have been fixed alone in God.
If the abominable inspection law was re
pealed, the hopes of the officials of this gov
ernment directed to God, and the subjects
of the same looking in the same direction
for help, soon these calamities would be
overpast. Heaven hasten the happy day I
Vicksburg, Feb. 7, 1863. T. B. E.
[For The Baptist Banner.}
Cumberland Gap, Feb. 17, 1863.
Mr. Editor:
As you have many readers throughout
the country, all of wiumi are deeply inter
ested in the welfare of the Soldiers, perhaps
a short sketch in regard to those at this
place will not be amiss. We are as well
contented and are getting on as well as
might be expected away up here in the
mountains of East Tennessee, which I con
sider rather a back-woods place, there be
ing no railroad or town of importance near.
Not having a very extensive intercourse
ii' if It /ts n » ii 4-1. j M ♦ I, « 4-
I with other portions of the country, and
newspapers being scarce, we know but lit
tle of what is going on in the great world
without. And sometimes, when we have
the blues, our spirits sink, thoughts become j
i melancholy, and the mail-bag comes and
does not bring us a letter from some dear
one at home, we imagine the world knows'
and cares but little about yis. The health
of the soldiers has been very good most of >
the time during the winter. There was one
week, however, awhile back, during which
there was scarcely a day that passed whose
winds were not burdened with the agoni
zing groans of some expiring member of]
the 55th Georgia regiment. This, I hope,
is past. I only know two severe cases
now, and pray God that they may recover.
What a sad thing to see men die in camps,;
far away from their friends and loved ones. l
It is true their fellow-soldiers are ready j
and willing to do anything within their
power to make the dying bed easy as possible;
but this is not like the patience of an affec- ‘
tionate mother, the tenderness of a kind
sister, or the devotion of a loving wife.—
Thousands upon thousands, since this war
commenced, have died among strangers
and are now lying in unknown graves, far
from their homes and friends. But one
great consolation to the Christian is, that
there is a day coming when the graves shall
give up their dead, and those who fell
asleep in Jesus will walk the golden streets
of the New Jerusalem.
1 believe that it is an universal opinion
that there is more wickedness in the army
than anywhere else. This is the fact to a
shameful extent, and the reason of which is
as plain as the uoou-day’s sun. As a gen
eral thing, our higher officers all apparently
think that it would not look officer-like to
be sedate, moral or religious, but that it
adds greatly to their official character to be!
vulgar, profane, &c. But while there is
much wickedness, at the same, time there'
are many prayerful and serious hearts in
every regiment—men who were religious
at home, and, notwithstanding all the temp
tations, live up to their principles here. 1
■ find many such men in every regiment'
. . . * , ‘ J 4V v. IHH'III
where I have been.
Our men enjoy reading very much, but i
have very little to read. It would aston- '
ish you to see with what intense interest
they read every old paper, tract, or any- ’
thing else of that kind they may happen to '
tind. Among many other Christians I find
several members of the Baptist church in
this regiment, who would be glad to have’
the pleasure of reading a paper of their
,own church, and a:tides written by their
ministers and brethren. 1 have been solic
ited to write you for that purpose. Per
haps you have some society which would
send me seventy-five or a hundred copies
| of your interesting paper for three months
it called upon to do so. (>r :f not, von have
many wealthy readers, who are living in
luxury and esse, who ought to send reading
matter to those men who have made so
many sacrifices in obedience to their coun
try s ca. , and are now enduring all the
hardships, fatigue and privations of camo
lite. A our paper would be read with m-eat
interest ; and, hoping that you will invent
means by which we can get sever.tv-five or
a hundred copies, I am yours, dec.'
_ A. M. Janes,
Chaplain 55th Georgia Regiment.
; [How many of our readers will help to
send < ne hundred papers to this regiment ?]
i Banner Raovb of (tfitn blatters.
The Dorcas Society.— A Good
Meeting.—On Sabbath evening last was held the
monthly meeting of the ‘Dorcas Society,’ at the
First Baptist Church. The pastor, Rev. Mr.
Hornady, preached an impressive sermon from
the text, ‘He that hath pity on the poor, lendeth
unto the Lord.’ After which, an oppoitunity
was given to all present to lend money upon
this security. Over six hundred dollars wei e
contributed in a few minutes; and Mr. Wm. Il-
Barnes pledged himself to raise the sum of one
thousand dollars in behalf of the poor of our
city, to be distributed through the officers of this
useful society.
These monthly meetings (occurring the first
Sabbath night in each month) are very interest
ing, and are public to all our citizens.
Fire-Wardens, Etc.—An ordinance
has beeu passed, providing for the annual elec''
tion, by our city council, of two Fire-Wardens
—whose duty it shall be to attend each fire that
may occur, and who shall co-operate with the
proper officers of the fire department in the pio<
tection of property from destruction or abuse
by removal, and in deciding upon the pioprietj
of blowing up or destroying any house or build-- ,
ing for the purpose of arresting the fire, in which *
consultation they shall each be entitled to one j
vote. !
Council has appropriated two hundred and '
fifty dollars to the use of each of the fire com* !
panies in town, including the Hook & Ladder -
company, to be paid the first of November next.
Fire. —A frame building near the
Female Institute, occupied as a dwelling by W.
K. Mason, was destroyed by fire on Thursday
morning, together with all the furniture and
eight hundred dollars in bank bills. The prompt
exertions of the firemen prevented the flames
from going further. A soldier, who was assist*
ing, was’accidentally wounded in the cheek by
the explosion of a shot-gun in the burning
i building.
Military Accident. —Early on
Wednesday morning, a suspicious individual
was chased from the Chattahoochee bridge,
eight miles from town, by four of the military
guard. By a misstep one of the guard fell, and
his gun was discharged, seriously wounding
Sergeant Stanley and another whose name was
not given. - The pursued, who gave his name as
Henry Thompson, escaped.
Run-Over and Smash-Up.—Tuesday
afternoon a horse attached to a dray took fright
on Whitehall street, and dashed along at afuri*
ous rate—upsetting several buggies, and finally
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ran over two children of Mrs. Summerlin, in
juring them severely. Careless draymen are
quite too common in these times.
The Militia Officers of the First
Brigade (Gen’l Howard’s) are ordered to meet
at the depot on Monday morning, ready to take
the eleven o’clock train for Savannah.
I. 0. 0. F.—Another Lodge has been
instituted in this place. The officers were in*
■ stalled on Thursday evening. It is known as
‘ Barnes Lodge, No. 55.’
City Finances.—Mr. Holcombe, city
clerk, estimates the probable expenses of the city for the
present year at $65,000, of which amount $25,000 is now
1 in the treasury, and the Income of the city will probably
reach SIO,OOO, leaving the sum of SBO,OOO to be raised by
j taxation.
’ Doubted. —The rumor prevalent on the
I street, that the Confederate Congress had passed a bill for
• the Impressment of cotton, needs confirmation.
Market Prices. —Butchers in market
are now demanding fifty cents for a pound of beef. We
learn that bacon is selling at one dollar a pound.
A Tribute.
Alisa Ellen Luckie, a member of the Senior
Class of the Atlanta Female Institute, has sud
denly been torn away by 7 the cruel hand of death.
A purer spirit and a more brilliant intellect has
never graced the halls of College. She com
manded the affection of every mem
ber of the school, both teachers and pupils.—
Whenever she arose in the Isabella Society, to
act the part assigned her by the President, every
eye was riveted upon her, and a profound still*
ness pervaded the Hall, while the clearness of
her musical voice and the beauty of Jier thoughts
thrilled every heart and charmed every mind.
i At a regular meeting, therefore, of the Isabella
Society, the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted, relative to her death :
Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty to
remove, by death, Miss Ellen Luckie, a inern-
I her of the Senior Class, and of the Isabel a So
ciety, of the Atlanta Female Institute; there-;
fore,
Resolved, Ist. That we bow with humble sub>- j
mission to the will of Him “ who doeth all ;
things well,” believing that “He is too wise to j
err, too good to be unkind.”
Resolved, ‘2d. That the Atlanta Female Insti- I
tute and the Isabella Society have lost one of
their most brill ant members, and 1 hereby many
bright hopes have been suddenly cut down; for
they expected to point to her in future years,
ami proudly sav, Here is one of our jewels.
Rcsolred, 3d. That by this stroke her classe
mates and teachers have been sorely bereaved.
The former will miss her social, jovial spirit,
and the cheerfulness with which she assisted
some of them in solving difficult problems and
translating Latin and French; and the latter
will sadlv miss that clearness of intell ct ami
fluency of words which always characterized her
recitations. . ,1
R solved, 4th. That, in the midst of our grief
and tears, we rejoice at her triumrhant exit from 1
this to a better state of being; for she said—“ I o
depart and be with Christ was far better." i
Resolved, sth. That we wear the usual badge ;
of mourning tor thirty days, and tender to the
afflicted mother and bi others our heartfelt syim-
P 6th. That a page of the minute book
of the Societv be dedicated to her memory, ami
that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the
family of the deceased, and furnished the city
papers for publication.
Mrs. V- F. Bessent, ,
Miss Fannie Stewart, [
“ M attie Gardner, |
Gcssie Hoge, j
> “ Lizzie Toy, ; 5"
“ Georgia Downs, J
OBITUARY.
Erasmus S. Tomlinson, of Jonesboro’ son
. of Umphrey and Lucy Tomlinson, of McDon
' ough, was killed Feb. 2, at Fort Donelson aged
> twenty-eight years.
» It is common to overestimate the worth of
' departed friends. Fancied excellences of the
• loved dead often shine brighter than their real
virtues while living; and love buries their faults
with their entombed remains. But there are
rare exceptional cases, whose real worth will
never be told in obituary notices and funeral
sermons: eternity alone will reveal them. Os
such, we conceive, is the subject of this notice.
In his death the country may mourn a patri*
ot fallen. He loved his country, and on her al
tar poured out his warm heart’s blood. Tho’
urged by his friends to remain at home on the
plea that he was serving his country here, he
volunteered in the early part of this direful
struggle. Capable of filling with honor a high
office, and held in such esteem as to be able to
attain almost any position sought, he entered as
a private in a company already officered. He
hesitated not to perform the drudgery of a sol
dier’s toils. He fought and fell amid the hottest
fires of the battle-field. Yet he had no love for
camp life, or the pomp and pride of war, but
often expressed his deep felt sorrow on account
of the demoralizing effects of camp-life on our
noble young men.
It is at home that his loss is deeply felt.
When E. S. Tomlinson fell, Clayton county was
deprived of her best citizen. Such is the ver
dict universally rendered by his fellow-citizens.
Blest with a liberal share of “this world’s
goods,” industrious, energetic, of business tact
public spirited, and charitable, he was always
ready to lend a helping hand to every ennobling
enterprise. Os fine personal appearance, intel
lectual, w’ell educated, polite, cheerful, sociable
and moral, he was a most pleasant companion
a cordial friend, who exerted on his associates’
a potent influence for good.
He was a practical Christian—an ab’e sup
porter and defender of the caqse of Christ. He
had read much and took enlarged views of the
great commission, demonstrating, not by word
only, but by deed, a felt interest in the world’s
evangelization. Not only his means and talents
were made subservient to the cause of God and
humanity, but, being of a sound body, his own
hands, unlike the Pharisees’, cheerfully laid hold
of any work of Love. In the Baptist church of
Jonesboro’,hew r as a “bright and shining light.”
Punctual at its meetings, highly gifted in pray
er, reading, speaking, teaching or superintend
ing Sabbath-schools, he never refused to dis
charge the duties his brethren placed upon him,
however humble or responsible the trust. If it
can truly be said of any, it may be of Erasmus,
that he was ready unto every good word and’
work. His religion was consistent, deep, cor
dial and continuous-at home and in the army
the same. He was a friend of the pastor, a pil
lar of the church, a cordial sympathizer with
the mourner, and a public benefactor. All the
characteristics that parents, brothers, sisters,
relatives could reasonably wish were happily
blended in his character and deportment.
Erasmus is no more. Oh, God 1 why hast Thou
afflicted us thus ? “ How inscrutable ai e the ways
of Providence?” “Will not the Judge of all
the earth do right?” Yes, it is right. It is a
blessing to the dead. A ball penetrated his
heart, and his spirit quickly fled from the car
nage of battle to that “ land ever bright with
purest radiance,” forever exempt from the ills
of earth that make “ countless millions mourn.”
After receiving the fatal wound, he only spoke
to request his retiring comrades to save, if pos
sible, his dying body from the possession of the
enemy. The loss is ours, the gain is his and
heaven's. May God sanctify this sad dispensa
tion to the many mourners it has made, and
comfort the bereaved parents and friends.
Jonesboro’. A. E. C.
This handsome and attractive paper for
children is published in Macon, Georgia, by
S. Boykin, editor of The Christian Index.
It is denominational in character, and at the
same time well calculated to instruct chil
dren in regard to gospel truth, home duty
and a Christian life. It is illustrated with
pictures, printed on fine paper, and its tone
and articles are such as to improve and en
tertain children. Every Baptist family in
the South containing children should sub
scribe for it.
It is published monthly for 50 cents ;
but where st veral or many copies are taken
three copies will be sent to one address for
every dollar remitted. Address simply,
S. BOYKIN, Macon, Ga.
We unite in recommending to the Bap
tists of the Confederacy, The Child’s Index,
published by Samuel Boykin, Macon, Ga.,
as an instructive and entertaining paper for
children.
C. D. Mallary. (D. D., Albany, Ga.)
J. L. Dagg. (D. I)., Macon, Ga.)
Wm. TBrantly. (D. D., Pastor Second
Baptist Church, Atlanta,-Ga.)
xl. J. Huntington. (Pastor First Baptist
Church, Augusta, Ga.)
S. Landrum. (Pastor Baptist Church,
Savannah, Ga.)
J. 11. Kendrick. (Pastor Baptist Church,
Madison, Ga., formerly of Charleston.)
E. IF. Warren. (Pastor Baptist Church,
I Macon, Ga.)
J. H. DeVcrtie. (Pastor Baptist Church,
Columbus, Ga.)
I. T. Tichenor. (Pastor Baptist Church,
Montgomery, Ala.)
W. AL Crawford. (D. D., President of
Mercer University, Penfield, Ga.)
March 7, 1863. 2t*
STATE OF GEORGIA, )
Adj’t and Inspector Gen.’s Office, -
Milledgeville, March 2, 1863. )
General Orders, No. 2.
following extract of* a letter receiver
to day from Gem Mercer, is published for
the information of the Militia Officers in
the State. Papers that published General
Orders No. 1, of February 23d ultimo, are
requested also to publish this once and send
bill.
[extract.]
“Headquarters Mil. Dist. of Ga., I
Savannah, 1 eb. 27,1863. j
“Gen. 11. C. Wayne, Adjutant, Ac.
/ /'I *■**■*■*
“ General :
(“Quite a number ot Militia Officers have
reported to these Headquarters in response
t<> the Governor’s order, many of them
bringing with them or reporting the names
of Volunteer exempts desiring to serve with
them. 1 have instructed all who have re
ported to return home and organize accord
ing to the Governor’s orders, and send to
these Headquarters the result, that they
may be promptly summoned when the ne
jeessity for them arises.”
By order of the Commander-in-Chit f.
Henry C. M aynh,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
