TherewasalittlebandofdevotedChristianworkers,amongwhomwereOrderlySergeantThomasJ。Sheppard,Ninety—SeventhO。Y。L,nowaleadingBaptistministerinEasternOhio;BostonCorbett,whoafterwardslewJohnWilkesBooth,andFrankSmith,nowattheheadoftheRailroadBethelworkatToledo。Theywereindefatigableintryingtoevangelizetheprison。AfewofthemwouldtaketheirstationinsomepartoftheStockade（adifferentoneeverytime）,andbeginsingingsomeoldfamiliarhymnlike\"Come,Thoufountofeveryblessing,\"
andinafewminutestheywouldhaveanattentiveaudienceofasmanythousandascouldgetwithinhearing。Thesingingwouldbefollowedbyregularservices,duringwhichSheppard,Smith,Corbett,andsomeotherswouldmakeshort,spirited,practicaladdresses,whichnodoubtdidmuchgoodtoallwhoheardthem,thoughthegrainsofleavenwereentirelytoosmalltoleavensuchanimmensemeasureofmeal。Theyconductedseveralfunerals,asnearlylikethewayitwasdoneathomeaspossible。Theirministrationswerenotconfinedtomerelipservice,buttheylaboredassiduouslyincaringforthesick,andmademanyapoorfellow\'swaytothegravemuchsmootherforhim。
Thiswasaboutallthereligiousservicesthatwewerefavoredwith。
TheRebelpreachersdidnotmakethatefforttosaveourmisguidedsoulswhichonewouldhaveimaginedtheywouldhavinguswherewecouldnotchoosebutheartheymighthavetakenadvantageofoursituationtorakeusforeandaftwiththeirtheologicalartillery。Theyonlyattempteditinoneinstance。WhileinRichmondapreachercameintoourroomandannouncedinanauthoritativewaythathewouldaddressusonreligioussubjects。Weuncoveredrespectfully,andgatheredaroundhim。Hewasaloud—tongued,brawlingBoanerges,whoaddressedtheLordasifdrillingabrigade。
HespokebutafewmomentsbeforemakingapparenthisbeliefthattheworstofcrimeswasthatofbeingaYankee,andthatamanmustnotonlybesavedthroughChrist\'sblood,butalsoserveintheRebelarmybeforehecouldattaintoheaven。