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To the memory of John IL Pendle
ton; (who was killed in the battle of
Perryville, Ky., Oct. Bth, 1862,) son
of J. AL Pendleton, late Professor of
Theology, in Union University, Mur
freesboro’, Tennessee.
When the martial blasts from Yankee land
Pealed in the Southern patriots ear,
And cruel tyrant chain and band
Were wrought for Southern men to wear;
Our gen’rous hero heard the sound,
And forth a warrior he did come,
Resolved, ’mid slaughter, blood and wound
To drive the foe, far hence to roam.
What tho’ his kindred did oppose?
His noble heart notreason knows;
The purpose, formed, he would not change,
Nor would he truth and right infringe
For father’s friendshsp, mother’s tear,
Or sister's recognition dear;
Who thought “the Union” they should save,
Tho’ Southern soil should form one grave.
Exile from home, he cheerful went,
To share the hardships of the tent,
To give his life an offering free
For Southern rights and liberty.
Tho’ merit him position gave,
The “honored badge” he did not crave;
But gladly to “the ranks" did go,
Resigning office, pomp and show.
Our noble youth did firm declare
That none a higher price should pay
For all that generous freemen share—
The right to think, and act and say.
How great a contrast this we see,
Between his course and that of those,
Who, tho’ their talents far less be,
Os honors think, of spoils dispose.
His mother and his sister too,
When last he saw them in Glasgow,
(For they in flight were seeking homes
In distant lands where Yankee roams.)
Did to the valiant warrior say:
“Come, brother, son, do not delay,
Your ‘ragged comrades’ to forsake—
With kindred now a journey make.”
But hear him in his proud reply:
(For he his cause would not deny,)
“My course I’ve taken: 1 declare
That Southern fortune I will share.
One, only one request I make,
And then I’ve nothing more to speak:
Allow me this short time to spend.
Not as a brother, son, but friend.
Henceforth no parentage I’ll claim;
What’er you do, call me not son,
For those who bear the traitor’s name,
Shall never claim me for their own,”
Twas thus he spake, and went away,
Without a tear, without a sigh ;
For, unlike those who tight for pay,
His all he gave for liberty.
His sire did say, with horror tilled :
“Before he kills, may he get killed.”
’Twas so. He fired not a gun
Before his life-blood, free, did run !
That gen’rous brow that early caught
The brilliant light of classic thought,
Now BROKEN, SHATTERED all around,
Lies mould’ring, cold, beneath the ground
Let those who mourn the gallant dead,
And pay just honors to the great,
Prepare their purest tears to shed,
And grieve with me o’er his sad fate !
But weep not for our hero, slain,
As, hopeless, cheerless, some do sigh;
For he, there’s hope, will live again
In purest, happiest climes on high,
Cromwell’s Pocket Bible—Concluded.
Z’br the Iniquities of Gods people
they are sometimes delivered into
the hands of their Enemies.
Even all nations shall say, Where
fore hath the Lord done thus unto this
land ? what nieaneth the heat of this
great anger ? Then men shall say, Be
cause they have forsaken the covenant
of the Lord God of their fathers.—
Dent. 24: 25.
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get
thee up ; wherefore best thou thus up
on thy face ? Israel hath sinned, and
they also have transgressed my cove
nant which I commanded them. Josh.
7 : 10, 11.
The Lord thy God hath pronounced
this evil upon this place: now the
Lord hath brought it, and done accor
ding as he hatli said, because ye have
sinned against the Lord. Jer. 40:2,
3.
My people have been lost sheep : all
that found them have devoured them ;
and their adversaries said, We offend
not, because they have sinned against
the Lord. Jer. 50: 6,7.
Wherefore doth a living man com
plain, a man for the punishment of his
sins ? Lam. 3: 39.
Therefore both Soldiers and all God’s
people upon such occasions must
search out their sins.
Let us search and try our ways, and
turn again to the Lord. Lam. 3: 40.
Up, sanctify the people, and say,
Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow;
for thus saith the Lord God of Israel:
There is an accursed thing in the midst
of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand
before thine enemies, until ye take
away the accursed thing from among
you. Josh. 7 : 13.
Especially let Soldiers and all of us
upon such occasions search whether
we have not put too little confidence
in the arm of the Lord, and too
much in the arm of Flesh.
For my people have committed two
evils: they have forsaken me the foun
tain of living waters, and hewed them
out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can
hold no water. Yea, thou shalt go
forth from him with thy hands upon
thy head ; for the Lord hath rejected
thy confidences, and thou shalt not
prosper in them. Jer. 2: 13, 37.
Thus sayeth the Lord, Cursed be the
man that trusteth in man, and niaketh
flesh his arm, and whose heart depart
eth from the Lord. Jer. 17: 5.
And let Soldiers and all of us consid-
that to prevent this sin, and for
the committing of this sin, the Lord
hath many times given the victory
to a few.
And the Lord said unto Gideon, The
people that are with thee arc too many
for me to give the Midianites into
their hands, lest Israel vaunt them
selves against me, saying, Mine own
hand hath saved me. And the Lord
said unto Gideon, By these three hun
dred men that lapped will I save you,
and deliver the Midianites into thy
hand. Judg. 7: 2,7.
And the children of Benjamin were
numbered at that time out of the cit
ies twenty and six thousand men that
drew sword. And the children of Ben
jamin came forth out of Gibeah, and
destroyed down to the ground of the
Israelites that day twenty and two
thousand men. And Benjamin went
forth against them out of Gibeah the
second day, and destroyed down to
the ground of the children of Israel
again eighteen thousand men. And
the children of Israel w ent up against
the children of Benjamin on the third
day. They enclosed the Benjainites
round about, and chased them, and
trod them down with ease ; and there
fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand
men: And they gleaned of them in
the highways five thousand men ; and
pursued hard after them unto Gidom,
and slew two-thousand men of them.
So that all which fell that day of Ben
jamin were five and twenty thousand
men that drew the sword. Judg. 20 :
15, 17,21, 25, 30,43, 44, 46.
And Abijah set the battle in array
with an army of valiant men of war,
even four hundred thousand chosen
men; Jeroboam also set the battle in
array against him with eight hundred
thousand chosen men, being mighty
men of valor. And Abijah stood up
upon mount Zemaraim, and said, Hear
me, thou Jeroboam and all Israel. Ye
think to w ithstand the kingdom of the
Lord in the hand of the sons of David;
and ye be a great multitude, and there
are with you golden calves, which Je
roboam made you for gods. But as
for us, the Lord is our God, and we
have not forsaken him ; and behold,
God himself is with us for our captain.
O children of Israel, fight ye not against
the Lord God of your fathers, for ye
shall not prosper. But Jeroboam
caused an ambushment to come about
behind them. And when Judah looked
back, behold, the battle was before and
behind ; and they cried unto the Lord,
and the priests sounded with the trum
pets. Then the men of Judah gave a
shout; and as the men of Judah
shouted, it came to pass that God
smote J eroboam and all Israel before
Abijah and Judah. And Abijah and
his people slew them with a great
slaughter ; so that there fell down slain
of Israel five hundred thousand chosen
men. 2 Chron. 13: 3,4, 8, 10, 17.
And Asa had an army of men that
bare targets and spears, out of Judah
three hundred thousand; and out of
Benjamin, that bare shields and drew
bows, two hundred and fourscore thou
sand : all these were mighty men of
valor. And there came out against
them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a host
of a thousand thousand, and three hun
dred chariots.
Then Asa w'ent out against him,
and they set the battle in array in the
valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. And
Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and
said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to
help, whether with many, or with them
that have no power : help us, O Lord
our God; for we rest on thee, and in
thy name we go against this multitude.
O Lord, thou art our God; let not
man prevail against thee. 2 Chron. 14:
8, 11.
And let Soldiers and all of us know,
that the very nick of time that God
hathfromised us help, is when we
see no help in men.
In the mount of the Lord it shall be
seen. Gen. 22: 14.
And Moses said unto the people,
Fear ye not; stand still, and see the
salvation of the Lord, which he will
show to you to-day. The Lord shall ,
fight for you, and ye shall hold your i
peace. Exod. 14: 13. I
O our God, wilt thou not judge ]
them ? for we have no might agains I
this great company that cometh agains
us ; neither know we what to do: but
our eyes are upon thee. 2 Chron. 20:
12. '
Ye shall m>t need to fight in this bat?
tie: set yourselves, stand ye still, and
see the salvation of the Lord wit h you.
i Ver. 17.
[ To me belongeth vengeance and rec
j ompense: their foot shall slide in due
time; for tho day of their calamity is
at hand, and the tidings that shall come
upon them make haste. For the Lord
shall judge his people, and repent him
self for his servants, when he sceth
that their power is gone, and there is
none shut up or left. Dent. 32: 35,
36.
For my strength is made perfect in
weakness. 2 Cor. 12: 9.
Not by might, nor by power, but by
my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. —•
Zech. 4: 6.
For the oppression of the poor, for
the sighing of the needy, now will I
arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in
safety from him that puffeth at him. —
Psalms 12: 5.
Now will I rise, saith the Lord ; now
will Ibe exalted; now will 1 lift up
myself. Isa. 33: 10.
Wherefore, if our forces be weakened,
and the enemy strengthened, then let
soldiers and all of us know that now
we have a promise of God’s help
which ice had not when we were
stronger ; and therefore let us pray
more confidently.
O Dord, be gracious unto us; we
have waited for thee: be thou their
arm every morning, our salvation also
in the time of trouble. Isa. 33: 2.
Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
and bring him unto his people; let his
hands be sufficient for him, and be thou
a help to him from his enemies. Dent.
33: 7.
I looked on my right hand, and be
held, but there vv as no man that would
know me: refuge failed me; no man
cared for my soul. I cried unto thee,
O Lord ; I said thou art my refuge.—
Psalms 142: 4, 5.
Be not far from me, for trouble is
near; there is none to lielp Psalms
22: 11.
liemember not against us former in
iquities: let thy tender mercies speedi
ly prevent us; for we are brought very
low. Psa. 79: 8.
Take hold of shield and buckler,
and stand up for my help. Psalm 35:
o
Help us, O God of our salvation, for
the glory of thy name. Psalm 79: 9.
And let Soldiers and all of us know,
that if we obtain any victory over
our enemies, it is our duty to give
all the glory to the Lord, and say:
The Lord is a man of war ; Jehovah
is his name. Thy right hand, O Lord,
is become glorious in power ; thy right
hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces
the enemy. And in the greatness of
thine excellency thou hast overthrown
them that rose up against thee. Exod.
15: 3,6, 7.
This is the Lord’s doing; it is mar
vellous in our eyes. Psa. 118: 23.
For the Lord fought for Israel. J osh.
10: 14.
Therefore T will look unto the Lord.
Micah 7: 7.
Who delivered us from so great a
death. 2 Cor. 1: 10.
Now therefore, our God, we thank
thee, and praise thy glorious name. —
1 Chron. 29: 13.
Seeing that thou our God hast pun
ished U 8 less than our iniquities de
serve, and hast given us such deliver- J
ance as this, should we again break ,
thy commandment? Ezra 12: 13, 14.
I will walk before the Lord in the (
land of the living. Psa. 136: 9.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, J
that I will keep thy righteous judg- 1
ments. Psalm 119: 106.
[For the Soldier’s Friend.]
A Hint.
“Well,” exclaimed the soldier as he !
passed along the street a few days ago, 1
“I had supposed the Ladies generally ,
were adapting their dress to suit the i
times; but I find I have been under a j
false impression. i
Look at those ladies passing along j
there. They are dressed, not in <
‘homespun,’ which our noble Presi- 1
dent so highly commends, but in their j
‘silks and satins.’ For my part, I
don’t see where they get them, or how
they can afford to purchase them at
the present high prices. But the
strangest thing of all is, that they
should oven desire to array themselves
in such costly apparel, when the dark /
mantle of mourning shrouds the whole
country, and especiallyjvhen their sons,
brothers, friends or lovers are exposed
to every hardship and danger, having
little to eat and almost nothing to wear!
Even the costly ribbons on their fash
ionable bonnets, would, if appropriated (
for the purpose, provide some of the
necessary comforts of life. Or if they
would contribute the difference be- ;
tween the price of one of their fine )
dresses and the price of a common ?
dress—more comfortable and better
adapted to the times—it would sup- >
ply many a poor soldier with “The
Soldier’s Friend.” C. D. W. ‘
> Obituary]
( “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.”
) Rev. N. 1). .Renfroe, the subject of
I this brief notice, was a native Alabam
ian ; received his literary and theolog
; ical training in Union University, Ten
) nessee, and had settled in Jacksonville,
; Ala., where he was the beloved pastor
\ of the Baptist CJiurch in that place.
/ Early in the present bloody struggle,
( the preacher laid aside his ministerial
> robe, but not his Christian character
and influence, shouldered his musket,
j and entered the ranks. While a pri
( vate, there was no better soldier in the
Confederate service—not one that en
dured the hardships of camp life with
) more cheerfulness—not one perhaps
(’ who lived a more consistent Christian
life—not one who had less terror of
our enemies—not a braver man ever
fought for liberty. When a vacancy
/ occurred in his company, his associ
l ates, appreciating his worth, gave him
the place of Lieutenant. This office
he filled with great credit to himself.
\ Beloved by his men, he was the center
)of attraction in his company. He
( passed safely through many of the
) fiercest battles fought in Virginia ; but
{ at Fredericksburgh, while almost alone,
} his regiment having been repulsed by
? overwhelming numbers of the enemy,
\ firing his repeater in the face of the
advancing foe, he received a deadly
shot through the head, from which he
soon expired. “Brave as a lyon, and
J gentle as a lamb,” the noble young
> minister fell, a martyr for liberty, on
' his country’s altar. It was my privi-
> lege to know him well. His instructor
> during a part of his collegiate course,
, and intimately associated with him in
i after years, I unhesitatingly state that
J I never had intercourse with a gentler,
nobler spirit, one more pure, exempla
ry and relined in life and manners, or
one more devoted to the cause of his
Master. As a preacher, he had few
equals of his age; as a citizen, no man
was more refining in his influence; and
as a soldier, no braver man ever fought
for liberty.
But he has gone! Yes, he has gone i
to the dimes of glory, where the fierce !
war cry will never be heard anymore, i
To his bereaved brother (Rev. J. J. D. 1
Renfroe) and the afflicted relations and ]
friends of the deceased, I offer my ten- I
derest sympathies. *
The Spirit of our People and of our Ar- <
mies.
The world perhaps has never wit- (
nessed greater devotion to a cause, a ?
more self-sacrificing spirit, more pa- j
tient endurance under hardships and ;
perils, or firmer resolution |
independence, than can be seen in the )
people and armies of the South. In ?
this connection is inserted an extract (
from a Sermon* by Bishop Elliott, J
preached in Savannah, Sept. 18, 1862, J
a day set apart for prayer and thanks
giving by the President. In this elo- 1
quent discourse the following language
is found : i
“ Next to the cause in which we are
engaged, we have to thank God for i
the spirit of our people and of our ar- ;
mies. Such a contest as this which we i
are waging could never have been car- 1
ried on successfully without such an
entire devotion as pervades the States
of this Confederacy. Although shut
in from the rest of the world, and de- i
prived of all our accustomed luxuries
and many, even, of our comforts; and J
although cut off from intercourse with i
those we love in foreign lands, many j
of whom are near and dear to us; al- (
though forbidden even to know what !
is going on in science or literature or >
art, although stripped of all legitimate t
commerce aud trade; although, in some )
of the professions, debarred from all ;
business and all means of profit; al- !
though left with the ruling product of )
the country incapable of sale, save '
when a speculative demand within our ;
own borders may arise for it, there is 5
yet heard no murmur, no complaint, j
no disaffection, but all are willing to )
bear and to suffer for the cause’s sake. J
God has given us a willing mind and )
we cheer each other on in faith and 5
trustfulness. And not only to the stern- !
er sex has God given this enduring tern- )
per, but the attitude of woman is sub- f
lime. Bearing all the sacrifices of which s
I have just spoken, she is moreover )
called upon t<> suffer in her affections, t
to be wounded and smitten where she |
feels deepest and most enduringly.— I
Alan goes to the battle-field but wo- (
man sends him there, even though her
heart strings tremble while she gives (
the farewell kiss and the farewell bless
ing. Alan is supported by the neces
sity of movement, by the excitement
of action, by the hope of honor, by the
glory of conquest. Woman remains
at home to suffer, to bear the cruel tor
ture of suspense, to tremble when the
battle has been fought and the news of
the slaughter is flashing over the elec- )
trie wire, to know that defeat will cov
er her with dishonor and her little ones
with ruin, to learn that the husband I
she doted upon, the son whom she J
cherished in her bosom and upon whom )
she never let the wind blow too rude-
ly, the brother with whom she sport
ed through all her happy days of child
hood, the lover to whom her early
vows were plighted, has died upon
some distant battle-field and lies there
a mangled corpse, unknown and uncar
ed for, never to be seen again even in
death. Oh ! those fearful lists of the
wounded and the dead !”
♦Thanks to some unknown friend who
sent me a copy of the Sermon which con
tains this exli act. #
i Cure for Virulent Small Pox, Scar
) latina and Measles.—A merchant ami
ship owner of Boston has hud the following
1 receipesent to him from England, where it
was furnished by Mr. L. Larkin, number of
) the Royal College ot Surgeons, who vouches
for it as “a medicine that will effect a revo
) lutiqn in the healing art, as regards the pre
vention and cure, not only of small pox, but
; also ot measles and scarlatina, however ma
j lignant the type, in a manner more efficient
. and extraordinary than could ever have
; been anticipated even by the most ardent
; philanthropist:”
I On the first appearance of fever or irrita
• tion ushering in attacks, whether occurring
in families or large communities, the sub
j joined mode of treatment should at once he
I entered on: Take one grain each of powder
) ed foxglove or digtails, (valuable in the ratio
I of its greenness—the dark should be reject-
I ed,) and one of sulphate of zinc, (this arti-
I cle is commonly known as while vitriol.)—
j These should be nibbed thoroughly in a
! mortar, or other convenient vessel, with
I four or five drops of water; this done, a nog
I gin (or about four ounces,) more, with some
I syrup or sugar, should be added Os this
mixture a table-spoonful should be given an
adult, and two tea-spoonfuls to acnild, eve
ry second hour, until all symptoms of dis
ease vanish. Thus conducted, convalescence,
as if liy magic, will result. The rapidity of
an event so auspicious will equally delight
aud astonish, it may, however, be necessa
ry further to note, that should the bowels
become obstructed in progress of the dis
ease, an evil by no means common, then a
drachm of the compound powder of jalap
(formed of two parts cream of tartar with
one ot jalap,) and one grain of the herb,
treated as above, formed into a pastil with
syrup or sugar, should be given to an adult,
and half the quantity to a child. This sim
ple medicine shuts out, every other form or
article whatever, as totally unnecessary, if
not pernicious.
Tlwinellwdtts medendi of these medicines,
capable of effecting results so gigantic, re
main now only to be given, and appear to
fie as follows: The herb, by its anti febrile
properties, lays hold at once of the lever,
the prolific source of woe, which it immedi
ately strangles, while the zinc acts the part
of tonic, instantly restoring the equilibrium
Air. Larkin adds:
No emigrant or government vessel should
hereafter be allowed to put to sea without a
few pence worth of these protectors; and it
is further ardently hoped that the dearest
interests of our common humanity are so
vitally involved in this discovery, the press
of all countries will give publicity to this
announcement.
CkSU A learned philosopher once
said that “flatterers were worse than
vultures ; for the former preys upon
the body; the latter, upon the soul.”
When the flatterer resorts unsuccess
fully to every other means of insinua
ting his poison into the mind of some
hoped-for victim, he informs his unaf
fected listener that he does not speak
so and so “to flatter him.” He hesi
tates not to lie to accomplish his pur
pose.
On one occasion a General un
der “Stonewall Jackson,” approached
the latter, and begged him to tell him
the design of the hasty march in the
direction of the enemy ; whereupon
“Old Stonewall” asked: “Are you sure,
sir, that you can keep a secret?” The
other, somewhat flattered at the idea
of getting some important informa
tion, answered: “I think I can.”
“Well,” replied the old veteran, “I
know I can.”
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