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of licentiousness and immorality. How awful 

 would be the visitations of heaven, if our youth 

 should become corrupt and careless ! 



When the people of South Carolina in Convention, 

 December, 1860, passed the Ordinance of Secession^ 

 they selected Dr. Bachman to offer the prayer at the 

 opening. 



With the majority of the South he still cherished 

 the hope of a peaceful separation — vain hope. 



The tide of war soon flooded the land, bringing to 

 the South poverty and desolation, tears and death. 

 Brave and tender-hearted as a " Soldier of the 

 Cross," the Pastor of St. John's strove to perform his 

 part. 



In the words of another : 



" Dr. Bachman found employment in the hos- 

 pitals, but did not intermit his care of the scattered 

 flock. The legends tell of the welcome visit of the 

 beloved pastor to close the eyes of an aged saint at 

 Columbia, or in the little church in that city to con- 

 firm some of his young people; of a doubly solemn 

 Confirmation and administration of the Holy Sup- 

 per in an upper room at SpartanDurg; of Baptism 

 under a great cak at Mar's Bluff."* 



Xp 



To Edmund Ruffin, Esq., of Virginia, two of 

 whose sons liad been killed in battle. 



Charleston, Nov. 22nd, 1862. 



My Dear Friend : Yours of the 17th instant was 

 received this morning ; although it is Saturday — my 

 most busy day, I must answer it at once, lest I 



^Charleston Year Book, Edward T. Horn, D. D. 



