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* : uo » ojjgcuj J wiuuipuauu . llguvwua'0-.0 when “ Liberty ah all be proclaimed through-ea in ou(j ^he land to all the inhabitants thereof!”’me.n» (Renewed and continued cheers.) mmis- v . /•... . /“God I The Chair. You will now. he presented lordT a brief statement of the practical opera-? tions of the Christian Commission on the hat-other tle-fields and in the hospital, by. the Rev. R. J.3 who Prvin and the Rev. George J. Mingins. Igures presentt to he audience the Rev. Mr. Parvin. luring .sance. j^b^ J. Parviii’s Address-j ana5916,- Mr. Chairman:—lam not here to make liars! a gpeeeii, or to deliver an address, but in s ,ef' the humbler duty which devolves upon me, e ln as it is stated in this order of exercises, of - presenting to you a statement of some of the ' practical work of this United States Chris-cates ^ Gon)mission, on the field and in the hoaxes pifed’ You have heard somewhat of theand facilities vouchsafed . of access to the field tance and hospitals, and jfhen we go as dele-i iof these, as he will have to carry water from the nearest spring; and there is a pile of tin-cups, he, must bear the cooling drink to the thirsting lipa, and he cannot do without this.. And there, too, is a pile of haversacks. Each delegate takes one of these. He will need it himself, he must have something by him to sustain his own life, but hewill need it more, especially to carry somesoft, fresh bread to give to the poor fellows who'have had Only “ hard-tack,” and who through wounds, sickness and infirmity, are unable Iontojat it. He will find many on the extremity of the field who have been neglected for days, and possibly for a whole week, and when he comes to such he must have his food with him, he cannot stop now and run back to get it, it must be on hand when the extremity^requires it. There also we find a^pile of little , bulls-eye lanterns. Each delegate is to take one of these. Why are these wanted ? Ah, he begins td have an id6a of the work before him. He is to be out on the field at night. There are not
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Philadelphia American Presbyterian
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Feb 18, 1864
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