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INTRODUCTORY.

Tour to the Rocky Mountains — The Devil Outflanked — "The Biggest Gun ever Fired in America" — Plucking Flowers and Making Snowballs at the Same Time — Gathering up the Lost Sheep — Preaching to Colorado Volunteers — Late Papers "go off like Hot Cakes" — The Mighty Struggle waxes Hotter — Going to the Army — Visiting and Bidding Good-bye to Friends — Touching at Pittsburg and Baltimore, We enjoyed a very Pleasant Foretaste of Army and Hospital Life at Washington, Fortress Monroe, and Newbern — Another Sail brought us to Plymouth . . . . . . . .17

Chapter I. Entekinq The Service

Arrival at Plymouth — Found our Regiment, the 101st Pa. Vol., comfortably Housed — The Garrison Hungry for the Gospel — Christmas Sermon — Big Turn-out — The Rebels Captured and Drove us off . . 21

Chapter II. Sketches Of Soldiers And Officers

A Fort-Fisher Hero — A Heroic Soldier: " I Don't Backslide " — "Jesus is All I Want" — " Stand by the Flag, and Cling to the Cross" — "All is Well!" — A Soldier's Farewell — Capt. Tresouthick — Lieut. Ransom: His Dying Prayer and "Glory to God" — Capt. Fee: His Request, "Please Pray for Me" — A Rolling Chaplain — "You Saved My Life"

— A Dying Soldier's Letter — Lieut. Merrill : Baptized at Midnight — The Dying Captain: "Hurrah for Jesus." By Chaplain Marshall. . 22

Chapter III. Sketches Of Soldiers

"When I go into Battle, I put Jesus in Front" — A Hero of Plymouth: " I will Fall right into His Arms " — " Jesus is Precious to Me Now "

— "Why did You Call Me back?" — "1 don't Fear Nothin' at all " —

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" The World is Hollow and Empty " — "I came out to Conquer or Die " — «' They left Me for Dead "— " Good-bye, Old Arm ! "— " Put the Bright Side out to Mother," he said, as he died — "Oh, if I only could! " — "I am Happy, Day and Night" — Value of the Union: "Pray, Labor, Fight for it." ........ 46

Chapter IV. The Fall Of Plymouth

The Rebels Attack Us, April 17, 1864 — The Garrison numbered about Nineteen Hundred Men fit for Duty — Excitement Great — • Alarmed Women fled to Me, crying, "Come and Pray for Me!" "Come in and Pray for Us!" — The Army and Navy both Engage at once — The Scene was Grand, Awful, Sublime — Rebel Iron-clad attacks our Gunboats — Fight Severe — Lieut. Flusser Killed — The Garrison Overawed by the Rebel Ram — " The Combat Deepens " — "In the Last Ditch " — Hard Fighting — The Capture — Gen. Wessels Surrenders — Massacre at Plymouth — Visiting the Wounded — Preached in a Rebel Hospital — Prayed for a Rebel Soldier. . . . . . .63

Chapter V. Going To Libby

Order: "Be Ready to Start for Richmond To-morrow Morning at Four" — Sail up the Roanoke to Halifax — Take Cars — Enter Libby with Loud Shouts of " Fresh Fish ! Fresh Fish ! " — They took our Money — Life in Libby — All Sorts of Things going on — Very Hard Place — Preach to the Prisoners — Big Congregation — Visited the Hospital — Not Allowed to Preach to the Sick — Released — Farewell to Libby — The Exchange — We Cheered the Dear Old Flag — Rebels Handle our Men very Roughly — Belle Isle — U. S. General Hospital, Annapolis, Md. — Labors in, etc. . . . . . . . .71

Chapter VI

tr. S. GENERAL HOSPITAL, FORTRESS MONROE, VA,

Location Fine — Buildings Splendid — Chesapeake Hospital — Bethesdian Chapel — Interesting Meetings — Reading-Room and Library for Patients — Hampton Hospital, Organized 1862 — Head-Quarters — "New Camp" — Contraband Hospital — All Consolidated into One General Hospital in 1864 — Called by the Above Name — Disbanded in March, 1866 — Managed by Dr. Eli McClellan, Assistant Surgeon U. S.'A. — Hospital Garden — Very Extensive — Twenty-five Thousand Head of Cabbage — Hospital Hennery — Camp Distribution — Soldiers came and went by Thousands — Chaplain Marshall Preached to Them by Night — Military Prison — Preaching to the Spirits in Prison — Gan-

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Tkas grene Camp — Interesting Scenes — "None but Christ" — Arrival of Patients: from Two Hundred to Eight Hundred a Day — Transferring Patients — Voyage to New York with a Load of Patients — Big Job for the Chaplain — A Patient Kissed my Hand — A Weeping Mother and Hard-hearted Surgeon — " All Fast on the Potomac." . . 79

Chapter VII. The Religious Work At Hampton Hospital

The Harvest, Great and White — The Prayer-Hall — No Church — Soldiers' Earnest Prayers and Eloquent Exhortations — It was the Eloquence of the Heart Melting All into Tears — Ward Prayer-Meetings — Interest Increasing — The Power of Prayer — Soldiers' Prayer-Meeting — Bush Prayer-Meetings — Preaching to Men on their Death-Beds — "The Last Morning." . . . . . . .93

Chapter VIII. Writing Letters For The Patients

A Dying Soldier's Letter to his Brother — Solemn — His Will — "Yours in Death" — "Letters of Death" — "lam Ready" — Letters from the Bereaved : No. 1. The Bereaved Wife — No. 2. The Bereaved Brother — No. 3. The Weeping Widow — No. 4. The Dying Husband's Letter to His Wife — No. 5. A Weeping Southern Family — Canvassing Patients' Hearts — Diagnosis of the AVhole Hospital — "Oh, Chaplain, Stay, and Talk to Me more about Jesus!" — "Before I would cry, 'Fort Pillow, and Let 'em have it I '" — " Save Me, Lord ! Save Me, Lord ! " . . 107

Chapter IX. The Women Of The Hospital

Their Valuable Services highly Appreciated by the Patients — Chesapeake Hospital well Supplied — Here Mrs. Mary B. Dully was Directress and Head of Sanitary Department — "She did what she Could" — Miss Amos, of Baltimore, Kind, Faithful, and True — Mrs. Chaplain E. P. Roe — "She went about Doing Good" — Mrs. Meecham and Many Others did Likewise — Mrs. Carver, with her Tent, Cooking-Stove, and Provisions, did much for the Patients — Mrs. Mary Alexander — Plain, Earnest, Heroic, Loved the Soldiers Ardently — "Bury Me with Them when I Die." . . . . . . . .118

Chapter X. Sketches Of Soldiers

"Past Feeling"— Patchwork won't do for Eternity — "Jesus Saved Me Twice " — " I Never Forget My Saviour " — The Blind Exhorter — "I have very Sweet Communion with God" — His Death — Letter from

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His Wife — Corporal John Creed, 23d 111., Co. B — Honored for Hia Bravery — Soldiers Die Clinched — Courage of Pompey — Joy an Element of Strength — Ananias Montgomery — "He had a Ball in His Side, and God in His Heart" — "! Feel Happy" — The Backslider — "I Lost My Religion" — "Now I am Miserable" — George H. Vanloan

— "I do Love Him" — "It would be Hard to Live in the Army without Religion" — The Fixed Heart — "I Pray Often" — "I do Feel Happy"

— "lam Too Wicked for That" — "I Swear a Great Deal" — "I Can't Pray" — "It's Too Late" — "I am a Great Sinner" — "I Have Given Up " — " It is Better to Die " — " I am Willing to Go " — "All is Well "

— Midnight Calls — "0 Chaplain, I Feel Most Awful! " . . 124

Chapter XI. Scenes In Andersonville

The Prison — Its Condition — Cruel Treatment — " Can this be Hell ? " — Prisoners' Awful Condition — Mortality One Hundred and Fifty a Day

— Apathy of U. S. Government toward Them — Hundreds Died of Broken Hearts — Many went Deranged, and turned Maniacs — A School and Church there Now — " The Dead-Line " — Execution of Union Prisoners — Band of Robbers and Murderers — Six Tried, and Condemned to be Hung — Awful Tragic Scene — They Expected to the Last to Escape — The Crisis of Andersonville — Murder will Out — Patriotism in Andersonville — "I would rather have Died a Dozen Deaths " — "I am not Sorry that I Enlisted " — Your Patriotism never Dies: "It is Stronger than Death" — Died Praying for Victory — Andersonville Hospital: an Awful Place — No Beds but Bare Ground — Rations — Diet — Enlarged — The Food would Produce Disease among Swine — The Moonlight Prayer-Meeting — Religion Sweetens the Bitterest Cup. 151

Chapter XII. The Exchange

Long Looked for — Many Exchanging Time for Eternity — They Cheer the Old Flag — "It never Seemed so Dear" — They Wept Profusely — Rejoicing — Sung the "Battle-Cry of Freedom" — What a Happy, Grateful Crowd — Furloughed Home Thirty Days — The Departune — "Be Ready to Depart" — Filled with Rejoicing — They Cried "Thank God ! Thank God ! " — " The Year of Jubilee is Come " — Loud Shouts of Joy burst from Thousands — Farewell, Andersonville — Sad Disappointment — It was no Exchange : Only a Removal — "Hope Deferred maketh the Heart Sick." ... ... 164

Chapter XIII. Andersonville Cemetery

Contains Fifty Acres — Thirteen Thousand and Seven Hundred and Five Graves — Who are the Dead? — What did They Suffer? — How did

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They Die ? — As They Lived and Fought — The First Prisoners Buried There — The Last One — The Stars and Stripes AVave over Them — Captain Wirz — His Birth — Entering the Rebel Army — Promoted for His Cruelties to the Prisoners — Proven Guilty of Conspiracy against the United States — " I will give you Bullets for Bread" — He Shot a Prisoner — "Oh, do Let Me Down ! " — His Last Days — Found Guilty — Received Sentence to be Hung very Coolly — Attended by the Priest — No Signs of Sorrow — His Execution — Hurries to the Gallows — The Closing Scene . . , . * . . . . 169

Chapter XIV

SKETCHES OF SOLDIERS. •' My Heart is so Hard, I Can't Pray " — Converted on the Field of Battle — "I Went to Church Cursing, and Came away Praying" — "I Can't Get Religion" — '•! Can't Help but Pray" — A Hero of Andersonville Saved by His Wife — A Boat-Load of Andersonville Prisoners — "Converted on Picket by Two Men Talking to Me" — "I am Resolved to Quit Swearing" — Died Calling to the Chaplain to Pray for Him — "I am Ready to Die " — " Tell Them I am Happy " — " Converted through a Sister's Letters " — ^" If I go to Hell, I will go Praying " — " Prayer is a Great Privilege " — " Oh, that I had Ventured Before ! " — " I am Guilty of Everything but Theft and Murder" — "I Expect to get Religion when I get Home" — Bleeding to Death, yet" Resting, on Christ" — "Praying for Sport" — "I Gave My Heart to Jesus'' — "Christ is Everything to Me" — "My Sins are Great and Heavy" — "Satan is Often at My Heels"— James Ward, 81st N. Y., Co. I— A Soldier's Creed — "I See so much Bad Christianity, I am Discouraged" — "Jesus is Still Precious" — "I Still Hold on to God" — "I Pray much in Battle" — A Soldier with Seven Wounds — "lean Afford tp SuflFer" — A Happy, Shouting Soldier — "I would Like to be a Christian, if 1 Could Keep It" — "I Can't Live without Prayer" — « Th« Lord is Mine " — "I Can't Pray " — "I Found Jesus " — "I Leave it all ■with the Lord " — A Swearer Brought to Tears. . . . 178

Chapter XV. Sketches Of Soldiers — Continued

The Bomb-Proof Prnyer-Meeting — "Are You Ready to Go?" — Little Lizzie's Letter — " I Prayed in the Street" — "I Love Everybody" — "I Have no Fear" — Sergeant James Tustison: "I am Dying, But I am very Happy " — " I have Got It !" — Satan Repulsed by Prayer — " Hell Seems to be Gaping for Me " — "I am Happy in the Lord " — " Converted in the Army through Sin " — " Do You Trust in the Lord ? " — "Urge Him to Come to Jesus" — " Thank God for My Wound" — Sergeant Dwigbt Kneeland: "My Work is Done "— Died Calling for the Chaplain — " Just as God Wishes " — " Tell My Mother I Died Happy '' — "It is Easier to Serve Satan" — "I am Better in the Army than at Home" — William J. Johnson, 142d N. Y., Co. D — "All is Well" —

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*' Old Jacob," the Grave-Digger — " The Bible Better than Greenbacks " —"Somehow It Worked upon Me" — "God Still Sticks to Me " — " O Chaplain, What Will I Do?" — "I am on the Devil's Side" — "Pray for Me, Chaplain, till I Die: " His Bereaved Wife's Letter — "I would as soon Go to My Heavenly Home " — "I am Too AVicked to Come to Jesus " — " God Grabbed Me into His Heart at Once " — "I Prayed on, and God Changed My Heart " — " The Devil Coaxed Me Off." . . 210

Chapter XVI. Extracts From The Author's Diary

Preaching in the Wards — A Melting Prayer-Meeting — Hospital Church

Organized — Church Creed — A Weeping Scene at the Grave — The

Naked Heart — Mortality Increasing — -"Try Again" — A Soldier's

Prayer-Meeting — Catholics ' Turning Protestants — Christmas Dinner

— Holidays in U. S. Hospital — Week of Prayer — The Lord's Supper

— Revival in Hospital. ....... 256

Chapter XVII. Miscellaneous Facts

Celebration of Washington's Birthday — Religious Interest in New Camp — Soldiers' Entertainment — The Fall of Richmond — Unbounded Rejoicing — Lee's Surrender — Death of President Lincoln — Largest Interment — Dedication of New Hospital Chapel — Arrival of Fort Fisher Wounded .279

Chapter XVIII. Bombardment Of Fort Fisher

The Wounded Arrive at the Hospital — They are very Jubilant — Admiral Porter Commands the Fleet — "The World never Saw such Fighting"

— The Scene Awfully Grand and Sublime — Great Slaughter of Sailors

— Awful Hand-to-Hand Fight for Hours — The Surrender — Buoyant Wounded from Richmond — Dying that the Nation might Live — Hospital Variety Monotonous — Desire to go Home. . . . 288

Chapter XIX. Lincoln's Funeral

Lincoln's Funeral — Deep Feeling: Solemn, Impressive — The Author's Address at the Funeral — Sudden Change from Rejoicing to Weeping — His Death a Loss to the Entire World — National Grief Unspeakable — His Character — The Great Emancipator and Friend of the Slave — Self- Made — The Saviour of His Country — Religious Character: Brought up to Pray, and Read the Bible — His Last Request: "Pray for Me " — "I Leave Myself, my Country, and All in the Hands of God." 294

Chapter XX. The Stream Of Death

The First Soldiers Killed in the War — Rebel Cruelty to the Dead —

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Death of Col. Baker — Gen. Lyon's Bravery and Death — Death in the Mississippi Valley and on the Peninsula — Removal of Gen. McClellan

— Gen. Rosecrans' Bravery at Stone River — "The Bloodiest Battle of the War " — The Battle of Gettysburg the Death-blow of the Rebellion

— Gen. Grant Assumes Command in Chief — "On to Richmond" — Death of Gen. Sedgwick — Battle of Coal Harbor — Simultaneous Movement of Armies — Gen. Sherman at Atlanta — Gen. Sheridan's Victories in the Shenandoah Valley — Battle at Franklin, Tenn. — Gen. Sheridan's Stratagem at Cedar Creek — Lincoln Calls for More Volunteers — Gen. Sherman Completes His " March to the Sea" — Slavery Abolished by Congress, Jan. 31, 1865 — Grant's Last "Great Strike"

— Fall of Pvichmond, Flight of JeflF. Davis, and Surrender of Gen. Lee

— Mortality During the War — The Deserter. .... 300

Chapter XXI

THE NATIONAL CEMETERY AT FORTKESS MONROE, VA. Number of Graves — The Place of Many Prayers, Sighs, and Tears — The Old Man Weeping at his Son's Grave — Who are the Dead ? — How did They Die? — Soldiers' Dying Words — The Monument — The Inscription — Burying the Dead — National Cemeteries — General Summary. 315

Chapter XXII

SKETCHES BY CHAPLAIN MARSHALL — THE U. S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.

A Theatre turned into a Religious Meeting — Masses of Soldiers in Camp Distribution — Their Profanity — Burlesque Military Drill — The Chaplain's Resolution — A Shout upon his Entrance — Theatrical Preparations — They Black Themselves up — They Sing — Devotion Rises — ■ God Helps — The Chaplain Reads, Speaks, Prays — They Sing with Great Power — They Visit the Reading-Room — Great Good done in a Short Time — "No more Swearing" — Sunday Night with the Dying — The Dying Sergeant sends for the Chaplain — The Weeping Father prays for his Dying Son — The Dying Lieutenant desires to be Prayed for — The Dying Captain's Warm Grasp — The Friendship of Christ — The U. S. Christian Commission — Its Origin — Officers — First Meeting

— Its Spirit and Zeal — Head-Quarters — Its Object — Fidelity of its Delegates — Its Efficiency and Contributions — Its Popularity. . 326

Chapter XXIII. Distinguished Christian Men In The War

REV. P. D. GURLEY, D.D.

His Birth — Pious Mother — Babyhood — Desire for the Ministry — His Education — Works his own Way through Union College — His Piety when a Boy — Studied Theology at Princeton — His Standing in his Class — Graduates at Princeton, and Receives a Call to Preach in Indianapolis — His Marriage — His Ordination — Successful Labors —

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Accepts a Call to Dayton, Ohio — Leaves Dayton, and goes to Washington, D. C. — Summoneil to Lincoln's Death-Bed — Impressive Scene — Prays at his Death — Presides at a Meeting of the Clergy of the District of Columbia — Preaches at Lincoln's Funeral — Dr. Hall reads the Episcopal Burial-Service — Bishop Simpson's Opening Prayer — " Cling to Liberty and Right " ^Coftposed a Hymn for the Funeral — Bishop Simpson's Sermon at the Grave — Dr. Gurley's Christian Character — His Ability in Prayer — Successful as a Minister — His Gifts — He Comforts the Afflicted — His Popularity — His Death — His Rapturous Foretastes of Heaven — His Dying Requests to his Family and Friends

— Last Words — Dr. Sunderland's Remarks at the Funeral — His People's Affection for him. ....... 334

OLIVER O. HOWARD.

His Birth — Boyhood — Early Religious Training — A Christian Gentleman — He Graduates at Bowdoin College; also at West Point Academy in 1854 — His Patriotism — Appointed Colonel of Third Regiment Maine Volunteers — Is Promoted for Bravery — Joins Army of the Potomac — Wounded at Battle of Fair Oaks — Had his Arm Amputated — Returns Home the Next Day — Lectures the People, and Urges Them to Come to the Rescue of the Country — He Returned in Time for the Battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville — His Position at the Battle of Gettysburg — His Calmness in Battle — Is Temperate — Gen. Sherman's High Opinion of him — His Warm .attachment for Capt. Griffin — He Prays with him, and Bids him a Final Farewell — "It is the Last Time " — Appointed Commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau — Howard University a Monument of His Benevolent Efforts. ....... 343

BISHOP SIMPSON.

His Nativity — His Education — Enters the Ministry — His Popularity — Elected President of Asbury University — Elected Editor of "Western Christian Advocate" — His Success — Elected Bishop — His Success and Administration — His Patriotism and Zeal in Quelling the Rebellion — Lincoln's Trusted Friend — His Prayer at Lincoln's Funeral — His Preaching Abilities — His Oration at Lincoln's Grave — Powers of Discrimination — Delineates Lincoln's Characteristics, and Points out the Secret of his Power — His Style of Preaching — He Preaches Christ

— What he Covets — His Tour to the Rocky Mountains — Intimate with the Presidents of the United States — Appointed by President Grant to Visit San Domingo — His Present Standing, Influence, and Power — His Touching Peroration at Lincoln's Tomb . . . 346

ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.

A New Era m Naval Affairs — Fight between the Monitor and Merrimac — Progress in Destroying and Saving Man — Satan's Whetting his Sword should Arouse the Church — Farragut's Birth — Enters the U. S. Navy

— His First and Second Engagements — Heroic Courage — Wounded — Highly Esteemed by his Commander — His Heroism Sleeps — Sails all

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over the World — Promoted — His Loyalty — Went North — Commands a Naval Expedition vs. New Orleans — His Large Fleet — Captures New Orleans — Daring Feats in Capturing Vicisburg — His Stratagem and Heroism in Capturing Mobile — Lashed Himself to the Rigging of his Ship in Battle — Calls upon God for Help ai^d Direction — Severe Fight with a Rebel Ironclad — He Whipped Her — She Surrenders — Promoted Again — His Habits — Decorating his Grave — His Prayer in the Battle of Mobile Bay — "Go Forward" — His Religious Life — Testimony of Lieut. Montgomery. ...... 353

GEORGE H. STUART.

Sketch of, by Dr. Wylie — His Birth — Parents — Education — Arrival in this Country — Religious Profession — Elected Ruling Elder — His Christian Zealand Liberality — Missionary Spirit — A Sabbath-school Worker — Suggested the National Presbyterian Convention, and Presided over it — His Suspension from the Church — Refused a Position in President Grant's Cabinet — A Successful Merchant — His Natural Talents — Christian Character — An Expert Presiding Officer — His Natural Eloquence — Attractive Speaker and Successful Beggar — He Always Succeeds — Goes about Doing Good — His Marriage — Family — Personal Appearance — His Labors in the Christian Commission — Its Leading Spirit and President — His Qualification and Devotion to the Work — Secret of His Success — Distributes Books — Overcomes an Infidel — The People's Faith in Him — Money Flows in at his Asking — His Importunity Prevails — His Zeal to Supply the Needy Soldiers — His Kindness to the Rebels — Rebels V/eep at Northern Kindness — His Fondness for Army Relics — " His Generalship in Prayer" — He can always have Prayer — "An Eminent Christian at Work" — His Christian Sagacity — His Popularity — An Eloquent Speaker — His Speech in England. ........ 364

HENRY WARD BEECHER.

His Distinguishing Traits — A Great Worker — His Style — Oratory — His Birth — Lost his Mother — Early Religious Impressions — Inured to Hardship — A Bashful, Stammering, Unpromising Boy — His Education — AVent to School Barefooted, and Hemmed Towels at Recess — Fond of Flowers and Full of Jokes — Drilled in Elocution — Tired of School — Wishes to "Go to Sea" — Subject of a Revival — Unites with the Church — Naval Project Given up — Attention Turned to the Ministry — Enters College — Choice of Studies — Preferring Rhetoric, Studies to Know "What to Say," and "How to Say it" — Strictly Temperate — Conducts Prayer-Meetings — His Creed — Religious Impressions — Troubled — Believed — Buoyant — Teaches School — Lectures and Preaches — The Slave's Friend — Graduates — Studies Theology — Perplexed about Entering the Ministry — Marries — First Pastoral Charge — Did Everything Himself — Moves to Indianapolis — Style of Preaching — His Popularity — Revival in his Church — Moves to Brooklyn — Visits England and Europe — Lectures in England, and,

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Braving all Opposition, Pleads America's Cause Successfully — His London Letter glowing with Joy and Gratitude to God, and Love to his Enemies — Impression Favorable — Affectionate Enthusiasm for him — His War Sermons — Oration at Fort Sumter. .... 383

DWJGHT L. MOODY.

Power of Individual Effort — Earnestness the Secret of Success — A Great Want — The Church and the World Asleep — His Birth — Lay-preaching Encouraged — Paul's Great Success — Labor, Labor ! — Moody's Early Religious Views — His Conversion — Joins the Congregationalists — Education Limited — His Labors Successful — A Great Worker in Sabbath Schools — Organized Mission Sunday School in Chicago — Its Growth — Started Prayer-Meetings — Labors Blessed — Young Men's Christian Association Begun — Daily Prayer-Meeting — His Trust in God for a Living — No Salary — His Active Labors in the Army — His Zeal at the Battle of Fort Donelson — Goes to God for Direction — EflBcient in Building — Calls to go Abroad — Crosses the Atlantic — Organized Daily Prayer-Meeting in London — Labors in Sunday-School Convention — Successful — Deeds, not AVords, a True Sign of Principle — His Success as an Organizer; as a Speaker; as a Revivalist — How to "Get up a Revival" — His Large Audiences in Chicago — His Popularity at Home — His Personal Influence over Others. 395

GARRETSON I. YOUNG.

Solemn Warning — "Be Ye also Ready!" — His Birth ■■— Parents — Boyhood — Education — A Diligent Scholar — His Academical Course at Calcutta, Ohio — Enters Jefferson College — Graduates — His Habifs — Taught High School — Studies and Practises Law — Elected Pi-obate Judge — A Neat Book-keeper — Marries — Early Religious Training — Read the Bible Daily — Joins the Episcopal Church — His Military Position — Labors in War Department — Resigns, and Returns Home — Purchased the "Buckeye State" — Edits it — His Success — Elected to the Ohio Legislature — His Character — Patriotic — Winning Ways — Noble Traits — "He Made Friends Fast" — His Sudden Death — Impressive Scenes at the Capitol; and at his Home — His Funeral — Marked Honors Paid him by the Governor and State Legislature — Eulogies by the Members. ...... 403

Chapter XXIV. Farewell To The Hospital

A Brief and Solemn Review — Number of Patients in Hospital — Average Daily and Total Mortality of the War — Interviews with Soldiers — Chaplains much Exposed to Disease — Solemn to Part — Farewell to the Chesapeake ; to the Chapel ; to the Matrons ; to Hampton ; to the Chaplains — Farewell to the Christian Soldiers — Appeal and Farewell to the Impenitent — Farewell to the Dead — The Great Christian Victory — The Rebellion Dissected — Source of the Victory — Munificent Gifts — Americius and Europeans Whetting One Another — Go Forward. . 411

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CHRISTIANITY IN THE WAR.

INTEODUCTOEY.

Tour to the Eocky Mountains — Teie Deyil Out-flanked — "The Biggest Gun ever Fired in America" — Plucking Flowers AND Making Snowballs at the Same Time — Gathering UP the Lost Sheep — Preaching to Colorado Volunteers — Late Papers " go off like Hot Cakes " — The Mighty Struggle waxes Hotter — Going to the Army — Visiting and Bidding Good-by to Friends — Touching at Pittsburg and Baltimore, We Enjoyed a very Pleasant Foretaste of Army and Hospital Life at Washington, Fortress Monroe, and New- BERN — Another Sail brought us to Plymouth.

THE present is an eventful age — an age for intellectual research, discovery, scientific investigation; and for great and mighty changes and revolutions in the social, moral, civil, and religious world, is unparalleled in the history of man.

It is peculiarly a. fast age. Kingdoms and empires now rise, flourish, fade, and fall,^»almost in a day. And the human mind ever on the alert in search of new truths, under the present march of mind, we often see old creeds and platforms give way, and give rise to new and better ones. Although our country has just emerged from a baptism of blood, and although Satan Ls whetting his sword and rallying his forces, yet with oceans traversed with telegraphs, and continents spanned with railroads, knowledge is running to and fro, and Chrisilanity is spreading rapidly.

When the nation's indignation was stirred at the rebel bombardment of Fort-Sumter, April 12, 1861, the writer was winding his way across the boundless plains of Nebraska, to Denver, and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Leaving Omaha, Neb., April 21, after riding over six successive days and nights in the coach, and travelling over six hundred miles up the broad waters of the Platte, we reached Denver, and put up at the Cherokee House, at twelve dollars a week for boarding and lodging. It was here, in this bustling city, that we first felt the gloom that overspread the country, occasioned by the signal defeat at the first battle of Bull Run. Here we spent several months in preaching, and gathering up the scattered sheep of Israel, and preaching occasionally to small squads of Colorado volunteers. It was at Laurette — far beyond Pike's Peak, at the foot of the snowy range, between two lofty spurs of the backbone of North America, in the regions of perpetual snow, where in July you can pluck flowers with one hand and make snowballs with the other — that the glorious news of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation first fell upon our ears. A mountain merchant then said, " It is the biggest gun ever fired in America ; " while Lord John Russell, of England, pronounced it " an act of vengeance on the slave-holder^