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x . V For the" Recover. . . Camp 55th N. & Troops, , NwrFuBbllc, Virginia, 7: - I - April22d,lS63. lKAR ipU. XI Lf MAM r VII M1Q i JliriUSb, "our regiment witlC .the" other troops of this denartmenV-rrrvwed the BlscV waterwith our " . - ..n. . : : rt. it. nil.! i faces turned towards Suffolk and on that eveniXcameurwitbtb ut-posta oftbe 1 a i.. i .i - forced all the- remkmder'whhiVthir tVrtifi- cations around the town, where. tbojjiaroi remained yer since, jiidiTidi!flgo4 shoot ing -with small arms every vbush4hat moves or anything e -.which'; weuld vindicate the presence lTbel aWrjwhooter.!"? Th Yankees-certainlr care luUittle how much'ani munition .'they , destroy s for while we hare not done one twentieth part of the shelling that, the rjuiv&l think that we have done' them more damage than they hare us. Therehas.been.. heavy skirmishing along tb liuss.every .day for ten days. 'Our loss. for he whele timehaa Weiv very alight, con aidering the firing to which we have been spoaed.-'1-. ' ' " Last Saturday might three companies of our regiment under Capf. W. H. William, Cempany(I) received marching "orders to go down on1 the Nasemond River to support .-. . .-f !.tv j .nr'-"-.- - f f aome oattenes watch, had been planted on on the river to contend with, seme gunboats lying. a the river. They got to the place and were ordered to fall back out of J range of the enemy's guns, and await orders. Sunday morning . the remaining companies orthe regiment came down. We remained inactive, all day Sunday-until about dark. when we were ordered-trr the irfver to sup port a battery, which had already-been cap tured by theeneray;; However we were not long in getting to the scene of action when we found that the Yankees had landed and captured the whole battery with five runs. (I understand) and had either lhrownhem into the river or put them on their boats. have not been nformed officially how many vrtjm Ar'miT!6vwAa uhtn ... A V. l 1 . but 5 guns and 54 men are reported captu red. ,;' :. v ".. ; -; ; '.'. There were some six or eight boats in the river, and some land batteries on the other side of the, river which shelled our regiment all night , bunday- night and nearly all day Monday, when we were relieved, late in the evening. Our loss since we crossed the Slackwater has been only two men seriously wounded, onecompany (A) B. Scott," in the arm, am putated. Se'rg't Welsh, "company B in ihe hip mortally, .ten or fiften others received siiehi wounda. which will not disable them for duty but for a few daysV The shelling of the enemy on last Sunday night is said by ome vetexans to have been far bus. I thought so at least, for I had never been under heavy shilling before. I thought I had learned !to dodge them, when hnt a few came, but must confesshat there were other places which would have proved mere con genial to my feelings than-in the midst of such a ooirtinujl crack of toe ahells and crash f every thing in their reach. The reejment remained under this fire for nearly twenty Four hours,' moving occasionally so as to protect themselves when the enemy found our ej act .'position, aud how it wastbat we had no more men wounded than . we did I can not s?e. Notwithstanding that this was the first lin e our regiment had all been mi ler fir topather, that it was in the night, and that we were - exposed, to such heavy f helling Rf.fi euld not reply at, all except when sthe Yankees wouli come put A'alrrt distance f.-om ' the iver, every; mar-ivti.h some, few individual exception, such as every regiment as large as - oura is sure to Save in it, men who ""are so corstiioted naturally, that they can not stand fire, did his duty. " Our own; feelings ik regard to the conduct of the regiment, . for that trying twenty hours-; without food,' drinV, or any thing else but ahelli were k sense of pride wi i lit ' W vu. tyav villi v t J Y ci hundred men-there 'were so, few who were so base as, to lag behind when their comrades in arms were pressing forward, to "drive the enemy from our sacred soiU,, These-were the , emotions which made us feel proud that we had been 'able to discharge our whole duty but ooF mutual congratulations were of short duration. A. battery had been left. Some on was to : blame for Jt. North Carolina had some sons in the thickest of the fray, and a mother of course, if any, thin g goes wrong in a fight where there are any North Carolinians, they must" bear the blame, and and before we had got off the 'field it Vas reported in every direction that our regi ment was supporting the battery, or were there to support i the battery, ; but that our Colonel refused to charge tho enemy or aid in preventing the capture or making any effort to recapture TtT ' It was'really bnmili .a tins; to think that we' should be taunted with acting cowardly by the very man who had charge of. the two Alabama" companies which were supporting the battery and who is to blame for 'the capture if any person-is. I learn that o5e Captain SorrtU en General Laws staff i J the author of the report which if not corrected would injur tho standing tt the officers 'and men of the regimen and make our frieutia an'd relatives at home blush with" shame whon onr names are mentioned in their presence;. uNo doubt that ere this our good standing at home, is already suffer' fog from the slanderous report puin circa lation by 'Some envious person who having failed to either do his duty or gain I-f much renown as he thought he could bear,' hat determined to detract whafc he can from the bravery nd patriotism of 'others in- order that he mar shine a Kttle himself. But here he has ; signally failed for T we have put Our selves to some little trouble to 'find out who orgnated abe report, who believed it, and why it was first started ; and as I have already said it was nothing more than anoth er insidious attempt to injure the fair name, and pluck off one of the well ; won laurels from the Carolinians, by calling in question the bravery of her son?. Carolinians do not deem it absolutely necessary for them to shine when they must do so by pulling down in the dust those of her VtstorSj who have suc ceeded in wjnning the admiration of all, am writing this letter 4 by a lightwood knot fire while on picket. If aty thing of interest transpires down here I will write again. ' ; : . 4" ' I. O.-C. ; 'For the Recorder. ; . OotnsBORO, N. C, ) April 30, 1863. j - Dear Bbo. HcItbam :-Some scenes, of interest occur isrthe. Goldsboro' Hosp:tal. AtBro. Cobb's request, under whose appeint ment my kbors as missionary are conducted, the following one is published : Last Sunday evening'a message came for me )o-see a wounded soldier. Going to the Hospital, I found a young, man, Frank Caba niss,- of Cleaveland countyt'(oace. when a little boy, a pupil of mine,) seveiely wouud' ed in the right shoulder. He commenced crying when he saw me he wanted to go home I told him I would-go with him. On Monday a furlough was granted him and Monday night we expected to leave here ; Monday afternooa another message came that he wanted to see me, On going up, I found him much worse, and he felt that he would soon go to his long, long home where I could not go with him. The first words he said were " I want f forme. We talked about his condition then. He said amongst other thms" that he well remembered ' how he had laughed at mourners at Double Sfrir:gs and Z1011 churches, and. now he felt he was hnnpelf lost." He said that ' oace he had tiied to become a christian but whs feham.laui t.f U; butncvr would be again." He pars, "i nave Deen a miserawt? sinner arm am lost,'r I tried to pray for him-at first n.j congregation at White Oak, Sampson coun own faith was weak; but before tUe end of tv kv Ei,ur a a Bent. 20 70. Collection the prayer, it grew strong. Then I tried illustrate the plan of saving siuners Jeus love--Goda' mercy. He seeaied to he' most taken with the publican's prayer " Gt1 W merciful to ma a sinner," and often did he use that prayer. He complained of a hard heart no faith. 11 e prayed tht God would teach him how to come.- Every moment hi was praying. I remained with him until dark, and then telling him I must go home a little while, I told him every moment was .precious to htm,, that for him to pray, pray, pray, every moment, and I could try to do sorter. On mv way home mv feelings were so overwhelming 'that -I - stopped on tbe way and knelt down to Drav for him. I remained at home only a short time and started back. But, ob, there was such a burden'of sorrow and anxiety on me that? again I was forced to stop on the street as I went back kneel down and pray for him. Then hurrying'on with trembling heart not knowing what minute , he would die, I went up to his bank. Oh. wha,t was tbe change :Jtsu8 had been -was then there, ana Frank 7abaniss was happy. - The first thing he said was';" I am ready to die now.. My mother I thought came here and brought Jejns with her I know Jesus 'has been here and pardoned all my. wns." - He said M when you left me awhile -ago I saw the fires f hell, and I was sinking" down into them, but Jesus stretched out bis armand picked me up and I am so happy." Then he began - to talk about, his 'sin in making fun of those who occe tried to be -christians, how that once ' when he , tried to be a chris tian;, by presenting himself for prayer, nephew of his, hughed at him and got him towearing before he left the church. . He said "he thought 4t was smart -then, but weuld never eweaf again." : I told him we ought to return thanks to God for his won derful'rnercy. 'Ho says ''yes " and while I.wns leading in prayer - he would often re tolspond amen amen; ' Many of the inmates of the Hospital gathered around the melting 8cenea!id heard - him, talk. All even the sinners around; seemed to rejoice.- Happy Frank then comnienced T talking about bis mother (his father died years and years ago and his mother a fewyeara ago.) He re peate'Oa -prayer his 4mother had taught him while a child. ''Now I lay me down to Oeep," &c-, thensai(J that .bis mother had urteii talked 10 him,' , before she died, rtbout beings christian-; ibat.hii sisters' had tried to persuade him alao, Then ho spoke ef his brother, an prayed for hira, and he f rajed for those boya'who tried to ruin him he said when he was a child-and he prayed for eve. rjkodjr. " i - , " v. , Whenhe doctor would come to htm lt vould say, f bh doctor I am, so ninch better. Late at nght ' we thonght he rni.ht sleep some and walked off a few feet' to ut down. The nuwea and inajates of the hospital gatli ere'd around and ot4e , said In a low lonf.--What do you think of his case? What do you thinfc of death-bed cin vernOns ?. Frank heard tt 'ahd said "Iliave beeu feeling I was a lost sinneror two or three weeks and have been trying to pray whenever X could get alone---(he had been woundel jut on week,) and I wanted, you he sul to me, " to pray for me yet I could not ask' you till this afternoon, and when I saw yotrlorn ing up I felt like a pang had ; been ientlo rny heart yet Lfelt that ! must ask you to, pray for me. Soon after the surgeon came up and said he might live until next day- then I told Frank I would leave. him and comeback early next morning. He said yes come and write ros J a long letter to my sisters, and tell them all to come and see me and bring up your wife to see me. He was calm and quiet as ever I saw any ooe.--His physical pain seemed to be much allevi ated when sorrow left his heart, I bad him good bye in the happy condition. Next morning I hastened back his bed was emp ty he, was gone the nurses gathered around me for they had become deeply in terested in him and said that his suffering increased soon after I left that "just before day lie sang parts of twohymn3 one was "come humble sinners in whose breast , &c, tken peacefully, happily died without a struggle a sweet smile resting on his face a feeble witness. Thespirit hadelt of its jhappiaesa as it bounded away from scenes of war and hospitals of suffering. One of the nurses who saw'all this scene asked me Yes terday if I would publish it. He is not a christian but he with others was so affected bv this scene that he wanted it made 0 known, and you can publish it, if you think it worth it F. D. GOLD.; For the Recorder. Of celpts for Army Colportage. to xpbil 25th, 1863. Bovkins' Chapel, Union Association, by ly Eider IX McAlpin Factor, $37. Bap tist Church and congregation at Thoroasville by EMer J. B. Jackson, 46 60. .Mrs. L. M. Lf in, 2 00. Col!ectins bv Elder W. f.f. Kennedr. 800. Dantiat Church aad n-k.. Migs D. S. n (uf 4:ih X. C. Reiriraent 5j00 Wm. II. Smith of Johnson nintv.' 1 00. R. B. Saurfders of Chapel ll.ll, 00. Bci'j.' Hatcher, Jr. 25 cents. Total for the week, $135 55. Whilst many of our pastors in different sections of the State have promptly adopted our suggestions in regard to quarterly col lections for Army ColporUge, and have sent up liberal contributions from their flocks for the mouth of April, others it is to 'be feared have not taken-hold of this matter as its importance demands. Brethren you can not use yonr exertions forthe promotion of any moral work which promises more good to our wIkiIo country and in which the hearts of tour people at large are more juerpiy uitererieu. Keaa ine reports oi-our colporlers and missionaries read now eager are the soldiers to get tracts "and hvmn books aud Testaments, and let it encourage you to present tho clairas of the, soldier and the claims of Christ to "all with whom you come in contact 1 N. B. COBB, Gen. Sup. Army Celportags f K. C. GsldsborV, N. C. . - Forthe Recorder. , Bro. Hufham: As I have been some time from home as Missionary and colporter, perhaps some of your eaders would like to know where I am and what I am doing. I am now at Tarboro. and have been five day s, waiting on Bro.' F H. Jones, a sick fellow-laborer. ' ' Before' our troops left tbe vicinity of Washington . I spent a few days among them, but was tot able to do a great deal owing to bad health." I .found the soldiers generally very anxious for religious reading of any kind. ... I conversed with several who seemed to be tired of , the ways ofin, . and who were seeking rest and peace through the blood of Christ.' One 'young man, in deep, distress, on learning who & X - was, sought a private interview.with me, in order to -obtain instruction. I instructed him the best I could and 'gave 'him the tracts 4 'Li v. ing Water fof the Thirsty.'! He said seve'ra of his friends, wanted tracts. . I gave hint a bundle to distribute. ' ' ' . t ' '. , I learned from one of the wen who was stationed at Hills'i loiltt, beTow Washington, that they ha'if-fl&t beard a sermon in eight months, neitl-fjih&d they had any religious reading excei bat little they had -brought from home. Ojave him' a bundle of tracts to distribute af iong the men stationed there, u : . 1 . ... . . . and told him-'l I if would go.antl preach, for tnem tne m4;aay- uucwnen tne aay arrived Uw 'Titiiiing Bf). much, an4 I was o unwell tho-A'yicoAd not go. . v un my wtj Lsjent one day m( uoius boro : and 9 i .with Bro. Gold to 'visit the sick iniht kspit'J there. ' We passed through 'cacUj.-'Hirtf disiributing i tracts ahd Iiecordera tn$ n(livtrng"with each inmate. I found' thrt'ifl tffour? as earnest seekers of religion as M ftr ' met. y.Many of them were ehriftjrftf JJi rejovcin.g in hope of.tbe gbryofGodif -,.-,.- . . I learned t()t the' tick 'in the hospital prized vry v fif jy the indefatigable labors uf BroJ Gohhl Mloveral l regard him as the instruments ile hands of God, of. their conversion. Qllj 'v' ' - n ; :-v's Two merei lithe morning I was there. One just befwJSigot there. I was told his last end was pC fcjful and happy. He re joiced and prllJirOod while he had strength ana men ien; ?jts coucn ana ateu wunpuu . .n rii '-' . 1. i -. ?i 1 a groan or a itTglf. His only regret wa that he couhlf . e minister .and iftU him of the bles jsof religion in -a dying moment, uut or some one morewor thy could )iaye len present, to gratify this t-.A .Lsr. 'tis'- -.. When we ei (tfast such a death with that of the sinnef, ixMj - would not like Baalam say, let me dtps death of the Righteous and let my last" Ma be like his. How bappjpies tbe christian soldier, f Leaning 1 1 Ijiia Saviour's breast: , Free from;1. If; and toil, forever, On thatf am still shall rest." 'J ' ' ifflU. STRADLEY, "m Array Jfbnary and Colporter. '-iHii- April 23rd, 13C3. For the Recorder. Bno. HcrujP-j IH-You are, in my opin ion one. of the ri-. obliging of editors. While others kr long since,-driven obit- uary notices mps-i tneir. columns, y ou sur- ... f r-. . 1 render . from' onf ghih to one sixth of your entire space to 3' l?mr much more than is occupied by f Ijertisementa. You have begged and euti ialyd'your kind friends to spare you such 1fctions,' but, disregarding the mild lones;"fjiftyour expostulations, the matter has b'e JeftSore nd more grievoua instead of imprt;1rg. The notices are "as long and even) fger than formerly, for there are more; f-ff pes anu atas 1 nany morei martyrs than b ? we wer engaged in this dreadful w You have to thank not a few of your btf jhjf r ministers, and 1 church; es in conferenM ?4 the loDg list of 'resolu tions passed' ah rfTtrted to be sent to press ; and many tim& fifty come from personsjof whom writer subject) no one knows anything at aB feope entirely removed from any spher-Jf public' interest and a onj; account .VfUw-ose r account tfUwhose dvine moments wakens no se nvpnt at all in the mind of reader. For if "fqiost part, ..they are ver bose commenuTMor 1 post mortem' lauda- tories that woy always, we fear, hold a favorable cortF Jiison with ' ante mortem' opinions. Thef ).$e or'death does not stir the great pulsefC' human sympathy, and so lengthy co t?nt deprives their .mem ory of that relfci thought, and eve,n momentary, attefon that would be accor ded, even their: ith announced in a brief er, simpler stytot one person in twen- ty peruses an.:!;;wuary. inay glance at he column, aiijff jcn over the names and un eas tnat o a ifp or acqnamianceppears, so muyji of Uie -? is a dead loss to. tbem (Pardon a putfb so grave a subject. If the writers fj:these lengthy articles, could .be conviu) vtthat they wasted wis- Jora api word rwell as mk and paper ii ink " and upon people whf l-ould not read, do you thiuk von ' w'oiirt Receive so many prolix memoir? dd The passion -for wri ting demands, rVirs in order to attain the climax of self jactfcn: If you, pr I, .or another, could ft pjVss upon the univerea: brain this fact . JfuUgfne you'd sit far" leas often " in the eh di of a willow tree." A word withl Aa, wb write these long obituaries ; No ai wishes to underrate the friends whom -"fl a praise No one doubts their excellenci Wrior the grief and agony of friends. ' Alt', understand 'the', sympathy of the i writer t ulfhe Jbercaved ; .but this rough, coarse wlf.ais -not attuned to that refinement of solw-jv. that it can 'weep with' all '.who weep.i flfiTeur kind communication ia often if not el rail v. construed to mean more of a. com4plent to tbe living the tamuy ana irieniri -tnan'a aesire ta pay a just .tribute tb t Memory of the dead. - Examine your tfJt';ves,. and. confess if;. this is not tr lie, and bev spare' tlie public the unhappy puv?)ji . You urgeas nh: ex cuse for what'y J3o tia but just that they who have lived wl and ..died, nobly should have" their lives ttHorded as an incitement to others tto do we It ia but just indeed and if their lives. are worthy ef it, .make the nar rative up in th -ftrnj bf; a tract. It 'will 1 y : 1 ik y y t'-!i-. then haye-a circulation'aa wide as yotf could desirer but place their epitaphs on the mar blck neaih which they'rcsV ratHfer than trust'an elaborate en)ogjfo the frail, perish- abhymedium of a newspaper.- y ..'', But tQ retard 4 to; yourself,. Mr. ; Editor, there- should be avway to cut' short these people who 'write so long' some way, more imperative than men requests. ?. Notices xf marriages are sufficiently briefr and yet that Is a topic of universal interest.- Suppose you publishedf as lengthy Vccounto-" every marriage as you do ef deaths, every sylla ble would be read with avidity. I can,, im agine bow lively it: would raake. your ,col- umnsv - Were I not' afraid some ,M daft .bo die" would take me to be in'earnest uwec omraending such descriptions, I; would' give you a specimen, that would be a fair com pensatlon for the mournful tidings that fol low, smd hii$t yt tr5?iiT What effect. would be secured if yout.wiere to restrict obituary notices to a certain num ber of; lines say eight, oitebz at iroot t arid when that much is 'set .up' stop--no matter whether it is at the end o( a sentence orven of a" word. , Should the break occur in ateord, it would only , be a practical, il Instration of the end .to ( whichmany ,come ; unprepareuV' .I)o thia .a few times, and your correspondents, wjll become noted fer brevity I'm confident. " If this plan does not suit you, why not charge for all notices ovef a pre'senbed length. That has effectually remedied this evil in most papers,, why should you be more kind than others of jour fraternity ? I ha ve seen you. (mentally) in blank despair over your list of " merciful dispensations" and " mourn ful bereavments," and piiiod you,- as you have pitied your readers ! But tis of. no avail. I only hope you will hot take it amiss, if. m consideration- of your forbear ance and long suffering from the diffaseness f your correspondents ; I express this belief, that, (both individually and editorially) you must be; a most amaiblr disposed young man. 1 ' Yours,' ; :' ' Q. For the Recorder. . Near Fbedebicksbcko, Ya.; ) April 20th, 18C3. J 'DJ5A.B '- Bbo. Hufham: You "will- be pleased to learn, while you hear so much said about the war, its perils, excitements, and bloody, and shocking 6cenes, that our regiment is-for the third time,' visited with an abundant outpouring of the Spirit of God. Daring the past "two weeks, I find by a careful examination that one hundred and ten (119) have presented themselves as penitents, and forty.one (1) we trust have been hopefully converteJ to God, 'The interest-is Still increasing. -More thaa one half of the penitents have beefV awakened duriner this msetinc. A larce number of those who presented themselves for prayer during the other revivals have either, pro essed, died, or have been discharged-or sent to-the hospital.' I think I may . sarely say that we have had as maay as 250 seekers n this" regiment from first to last. . . ' ' It affords me pleasure to know that the st N; C. Regiment is also blessed, with an outpouring-ef Divine blessings. ; The inde fatigable Chaplain, bro. Gaultney informed me yesterday that he has forty enquirers and that tea have made a profession. This regi ment was very fortunate in securing his ser vises, and it is very gratifying to know that his labors are appreciated. I am more than ever convinced that the 'chaplaincy is. one among the most important instrumentalities or doing good in the arm. . Thjs. system has undoubtedly achieved. the most signal results. I believe the time will soon come when the importance-ef sup plying every regiment with a chaplain will be morff folly appreciated than eyer. v At the request of many.of, the members of this jegiyient I am directed to tender through your paper, their most grateful and sincere' thanks to S. 3. Lea - and others . for their "kind and charitable- disposition , mani? fested. towards us by sending a goodly num ber; of copies of the .Vl. Biblical i Recorder.'' and the .u Christian Advocate V published rn Raleigh. - t . Y ours lraternally, . A. L. STOUGH, .' Chaplain, 37th Reg t N. C Troops., . ',. For the Recorder? : Southern 'Baptist Convention. Acgcsta, April 28ih, 1863.' Delegates to the JSouthern Baptist Bien nial Convention, 4 to be held in Augusta; Ga, on Friday the 8th. of May, are request ed upon their arrival-, in this City td repair to the Lecture Room of the Green Street Baptist Church, where. a, Committee will be in attendance to assign to them places of eh tertainment, 1 -4 r: .. . " ' "' : , Ar. HUNTINGTON, ) "1J.'H. COTHBERT,1- r Geo. W. KVANS,: : . f01- D. B. PLUHB, - : . J r The Life 'or Mct hodism-A? . writer in th-e, N. C. C. Advocate urges the importance of keeping up class-meetings n the ground that they are the hfe of Methodism. - 1 " -',-T-.-.-'"-.'-' 5 f - ! Take bold of Mj Hand; ': ."Take hold-ofray hakd," sais the little ' ' one, when she, reaches a ; slippery, place-of when .something, frightens her.' With fin- gers clasped tightly, around ; Hie ? parent's hand, she steps cheerfully and bravely. 'aloW clinging a. utile closer when the' way is .V , uoj-jra ine beau- tifal strength. of childish faith: Tot- uu OHnj,han.?ys,tneonng convert trem -bhng witji the eageixes?. of his love Fnlf" well he knows that ULhe rely on any streneth 0f.h own, he will stumble and fall ' ;r the Master re-1!? forth his - hand, he may wJkwith unwearied ooyeye'n bn the crest i cvv vvH.ve.i,exe. waters oi strite.,or,prrow shall not overwhelm him, if he but keen fat hold of tie Savipur) if ;? J s AfTake holdf myvha"fiw whispers tli aged en'f 6tU-ring on through tKe"sfiadows and .snows of so many years. As the iigjits of earth grow dimmer ia' thV distance, and yie darkening eye looks4" forward t'o'seelf it -can discern the first gKmmer of the heavenly home,; the weary , pilgrim gcries out, eyert. as the child beside his mother for the SaVionr's hand. O, Jesuind and elder BrojtW,. when the Tiight cometh, When t he feet are wearx . when the .eyes are dim, " take held of. ui and. ; . : v . . " . WEDNESDAY, MAY C, 1 SC3. ' m- " f The; Prospect. : The next few. weeks or1 months" will' productive of results of vast moment to - the people of this nation'.' The enemy seem to' have abandoned; the plan of. ah-inactive summer campaign with the hope of starring us out, and are gathering their forces for a general and simultaneous movement. From all quarters the x indications 1 are that many bloody battles ' will :je"fought.' On them will depend, to a great .extent the fate of onr neonle and mivernmentiTir The i enemy's ; cavalry hiva advanced far down into Mississippi, thefr forces arp draw ing nearer to Vieksbnrg while a "formidable fleet of gun boats, -in ' full possession oi . the river between that place and Port Hudson, are destroying our defences along the banks, and Banks and his forces below are ready to co-operate with those above. In middle Tennessee, fiosecranr with entyJSve thousand men confront Bragg and sand men. threaten s the JCastem part of th State by way of Cumberland Gap. Their gunboats 8 warm on the Tennessee river, ahd from Decatur, they menace r.r rear. N All things in the west indicate speedy and bloody collisions between the opposing forces- - : But all eves am now tnrned wit K' infono , interest to Virginia where so many bloody! J :' 1 1. - - ' -r . is - urainas jiave oeen enactea. .. xi. is Known . that Hoeker has called his troops from their, protracted inactivity ami led them into tlve field. Crossing the Rappahannock and the Rapjdac, he has attempted to flank our fines at Fredericksburg and thus 'carry out the programme in.which his jM-edecessors in of-, fice have made such signal failures. True the telegraphs brihgs U3 intelligence that he . has been defeated and driven back in a pre liminary engagement, but we still look with eacer.anxiet- for Tnrthf ina We believe that we 'shall, paiss safely through this season of trial as we have done tbroiigh so many others. - With the blessing of God on our brave men' and skilful Gene ; rals we believe that.tbe enemv. will be bea en in every enconter ' Let us all hope for this, and continue to pray that it may be so. On t Vi nt.)-ir ' ViQnrt lo na fta riranam fir reverses if they should come. , ; Southern Baptist Convention ; This body meets in Augusta, Ga.,' on Friday "of this week. We apprehend that, th e attendance will be vary small, - when ! com pared with that of former years. The dem onstrations' of. the 'enemy5 in Mississippi, Al abama, and Virginia, will, we tear, prevent many of the delegates : from those states fom being present, but we hope there - will be enough present for a pleasant and profit able session; We shall probably be ? there, and before th'13 issue of the .Recorder reaches many of 'ASut readers,"we shall he on onr way.- We shall try-to keep thert informed of any thing we may see or learn, which -is catcuiaieu w iiiterttftst mviu. mean wunr .... ..... 1 -i & v a - i . . 11 . tunm " w tL :i wo isw ji utciii tiuu ui uui cui 1 cspouuciiH it. Jv -i r . vita muuigcuvQ miivai auscutc ucui uui pu.w win rentier uwcssarj-. . SniPMENT of Bibles. A letter from the Assistant Foreign 8ecretary4lf the Brit ish and Foreisrn Bible: Snrip.tv in fnrma the . States Bible Society.: that another shinment. ...... :: :. j ----- j ; that Socitty The first shipment has been received in Augusta. l m mt - ... r w r m m - , MINISTER MtEpERED.-rKeV. J..M1. M ler, a 'Presbyterian minister- of Pontotoe, Miss. was recently murdered J by lour- niott'men,while on" his vjay -to-; fill an' ap pointment. Th.ey robbed . him x ot- htty or sixty. dellars, a gold watch ' and : a pair gold 'Spectacles, his' hat- and the-sernwjt which" he waafto preach that day. v ' ;i ' t - -r a -
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 6, 1863, edition 1
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