Interesting Religious News from
A. R. Dickinson, who is superintending of testaments and tracts in the kindly furnished us with the following some of the tract distributors in his employRev. L. B. Robertson writes from Mobile ‘"I have been in the army here seven weekend preached twice nearly every Sabbath, to large attentive congregations; and have hold press meetings daily. There is much religious feeling. A few nights since, at one of our meeting, I read aloud to the assembly the tract entitled A Mother's Parting Words to Her Soldier Boy. Many wept and one said O. sir, can't you give me that tract that I may send it home to my mother The soldier are anxious that I should becomes Chaplain unteertract distributor."’
Rev. G. C. Trevilliam, Lynchburg Va‘"I find some anxiously inquiring what they most do to be saved? I found one, a few days since, who, with five weeks, has read the Old Testament through and is now reading the New. Through the forcing of God's Word, he has obtained peace and five he said his Bible was sent to him by a lady, but he did not know her name. I hold prayer-meetings in the hospitals as often as an opportunity occurs."’
Rev. J. H. Martin, Knoxville, Tena.--‘"The tracts you sent are being distributed. I carried a parcel of them to Chattanooga, and distributed some of them in two hospitals there, others I gave to the Adjutant of Col. Morgan's regiment for his men. I visited the 30th Georgia regiment, encamped near the town and supplied many of the men. I furnish tracts to the chaplains, and visit their regiments so far as I can. I sends package of tracts to two companies of Cherokee Indians, some of whom are pions and read English. A man told me a few days since, that he had experienced a change of heart since being in the hospital. Two others asked that I would pray for them. A bright little fellow, having on a soldiers cap, came to me and asked for a tract; said he had two, one entitled. Why will Vedic' Come to Jesus' I gave him four, and urged him to give his heart to God. He is 14 years of age, and belongs to the 20th Alabamans.’"
Rev. P. D. Gold, Goldsberough, N. C.--‘"One dear little follow from Arkansas on being asked as to his parents, wept most freely, and expressed a hope that he might meet them in heaven. Another said he wished to talk with me about Jesus. He has since made a profession of religion. The sick soldiers are glad to receive tracts — glad as a thirsty man is to find a cooling stream of water. If tears in their eyes, as they reach out their trembling hands for a tract, can express thanks, then they are grateful. If from trembling lips such words as, Do set down and talk with me, mean anything, then the tract distributor is welcome. If with deep emotion, he asks,' Do pray for me,' surely God in at work with his sol. More than one hundred have made this request of me. Many read and reread the tracts and then send them home to their friends."’
Rev. Mr. Rosa writes from Beauregard's army, ‘"I have now more than a dozen co- latherers. The Chaplains are glad to be supplied with tracts, and various pious men of different denominations are becoming volunteer colporteurs. All they ask of you is to keep them supplied with religious reading. They are willing to work for nothing and to find themselves, in order to do good to the souls of our brave boys. There is great desire for Bibles and Testaments. I am very much encouraged."’ Rev. Wm. Sanders. Richmond, Va. ‘"I would not exchange this work for any other under the sun. I have every reason to be encouraged. All are kind to me, and many thank me for the words I speak and the tracts I distribute. Several have professed conversion."’
There are now twelve of these tract disturbers laboring among the soldiers in the hospitals and camps in and around this city. This is, without doubt, far the most effective way of evangelizing the army.
