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You know the final want always seems to take
hold of charity more strongly than spiritual. There
is much unbelief yet as to the value of the
means of grace in the army and I fear Christians don't know
how God is willing to work in these Camps. A
Chaplain has this moment been telling me of a
grand conversion he has just had of a young sol-
dier (the son of a minister). The very means which
are powerless at home have in the midst of these
war games led him to the Saviour. There will be
thousands of such cases, depend upon it -- if Chaplains
can be stirred of all through the army w per-
sonal fidelity, w the soulds of men & we can
furnish them with the aide they need. __ I saw
a Chaplain yesterday who has had over 20 con-
versions in his Regt already. My experience in
this -- in distributing as I sometimes have both gar-
ments & books at the same time the latter have
been taken with the greatest avidity. It is so in-
teresting to see the faces of Christian young men (you
can always [illegible] them) crowding near the carriage
& with welcoming & encouraging words in the work, telling about
their prayer meetings -- asking for enouch for the whole Comp[any]
there. I often find most faithful men in the Regts where
there are no Chaplains. or, if not, it seems comparatively
easy to wake up backsliders to their duty. Do try to get
us more to do with in the mane of the Lord. Not a tenth
part of the want is as yet supplied. I think you say this war
could [illegible] away the ladies in Boston & get a great deal
to every body. I know they cannot resist the apeal.