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Washington, [Nov?] 7 /61

My Dear -

I told Br. W. yesterday that I should
write to you today. Mr. Stewart of Phil. has been
here 2 or 3 days & kept me from writing. He
has been with me to the Camps & Hospitals. A
wonderful man he is so earnest in his efforts
so tender in his appeals so large hearted — this
Camp work just suited him. His two daughters
are with him — interesting young ladies & faithful
Christians. We made a carriage load of missionaries
& four hands you know could labor w advantage
(two on either side of the carriage) — Mr. Stewart be-
came so interested in the books that in his visits even to
the high officers of the state & of war he
has been presenting them all with samples,
& urging them to patronize their circulation —no matter
whether they were themselves Christians or not. I saw him
doing this with a number, & he told me he gave them to
the President & had a long and earnest
talk with him on the subject — & the Prest. responded
most cordially to what we were doing. There is no
difficulty now in the way of our largest efforts but
funds. I wish every body saw the white harvest field now open. I am
sure they would not withhold. You ask about stockings
&c. These are good & in many instances will be greatly need-
ed. The Govt [bureaus?] are doing nobly now, & the Sanitary
Commission. Miss Dix and others, are making weekly their
appeals & very large supplies are forthcoming. My impression
is that the souls of the men are suffering more than their bodies