In Episode 53, we will discuss the history and legacy of the 19th century organization the United States Christian Commission and the role they played in the American Civil War.

A link to e-book versions of the book on Facts and Principles self-published by the United States Christian Commission can be found at archive.org here.

A link to the restored United States Christian Commission in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, can be found here.

A You Tube video with Debby Boone singing “Be Ye Glad” can be found here.

The lower photograph on this page is a replica of a Civil War-era “Silent Comforter” which had calendar-like sheets with biblical quotations. It would be used to comfort soldiers recuperating from illness or in the process of dying.

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