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Happy Birthday Stonewall Jackson--Christian Confederate General
In Memory of Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas Jonathan(Stonewall) Jackson was born the Twenty-First Day of the First Month, the Year of Our Sovereign Lord & Savior Jesus, The Christ, Eighteen-Hundred Twenty-Four. He was also refered to as "Ole Blue Light" because of his piercing blue eyes. To the degree that the youth of America today would strive to emulate the Christian principles, values, and morals of Confederate Generals Robert Edward Lee and Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson, America would be strengthened as a nation and our love of freedom sustained.
Jackson was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). The following quotes and other information by or about Jackson that follow show the Christian character of this blessed son of the Old South.
Jan.21, 1824--May 10, 1863
If you desire to be more heavenly minded, think more of the things of heaven, and less of the things of earth. -- Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson's Abhorrence of War
People who are anxious to bring on war don't know what they are bargaining for; they don't see all the horrors that must accompany such an event.
It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. I have seen enough of it to make me look upon it as the sum of all evils. (Jackson referring to the Lincoln administration)
I am in favor of making a thorough trial for peace, and if we fail in this and our state is invaded, to defend it with terrific resistance. (T.J. Jackson to his nephew, the Year of our Lord, 1861)
Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson Fearlessness in Battle
Lt. General Thomas Jackson speaking to then Captain John D. Imboden: "General" I remarked, "How is it that you can keep so cool and appear so utterly insensible to danger in such a storm of shell and bullets as rained about you when your hand was hit?" He instantly became grave and reverential in his manner, and answered, in a low tone of great earnestness: "Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave"
Robert Lewis Dabney, his chief of staff, states: "It was not unusual to see him pale and tremulous with excitement at the firing of the first gun of an opening battle. But the only true courage is moral courage, and this was so perfect in him, that it had absolutely changed his corporal nature. No man could exhibit a more calm indifference to personal
danger, and more perfect self-possession and equanimity in the greatest perils. The determination of his spirit so controlled his body that his very flesh became impassive; the nearest hissing of bullets seemed to produce no quiver of the nerves; and when cannon balls hurled across his path, there was no involuntary shrinking of the bridle-hand. This power of concentration was of unrivaled force in his mind, and when occupied in profound thought, or inspired with some great purpose, he seemed to become almost unconscious of external things. This was the true explanation of that seeming recklessness with which he sometimes exposed himself on the field of battle." "When a cannon-ball tore into splinters the tree beneath which he was writing a dispatch, not a muscle of his body moved and he went on writing as if nothing had happened." Thomas J. Jackson Views on Slavery
"I am very confident," stated Jackson's wife, "that he would never have fought for the sole object of perpetuating slavery . . . He found the institution a responsible and troublesome one, and I have heard him say that he would prefer to see the negroes free, but he believed that the Bible taught that slavery was sanctioned by the Creator Himself, who maketh all men to differ, and instituted laws for the bond and free. He therefore accepted slavery, as it existed in the South, not as a thing desired in itself, but as allowed by Providence for ends which it was not his business to determine."
Thomas J. Jackson, The Christian
Dr. James Power Smith states: "Free from prejudice and all narrowness of spirit, he was seeking light as to faith and duty. In Lexington he went from Church to Church, until he found the gentle saintly and venerable Presbyterian pastor, Dr. William S. White, to be the guide he needed. Slowly, through doubts, with some honest difficulties
honestly dealt with, he came to a personal faith, simple, direct, loving, strong, that took hold of his whole being. The Psalmist says of the wicked man. 'God is not in all his thoughts.' The supreme fact in the character of Stonewall Jackson was that 'God was in all his thoughts.' He believed in and realized the providence and presence of God, and so believed in and practiced prayer, and prayer that was not so much stated and occasional, as it was continuous and intimate. The thought of God seemed never absent. 'God has given us a brilliant victory at Harper's Ferry today.' And that was the model of all his dispatches." "It was not only that he was a religious man, but he was that rare man among men, to whom religion was everything." "During the Valley Campaign, it became apparent to the soldiers of his army that Jackson was a man of unusual piety. This fact was forced upon the knowledge of the men, not by Jackson's words but by his conduct. They were all impressed with the sincerity and consistency of his Christian faith. All knew that he was a man of prayer and all believed in him. He made no parade of his religious faith. Whenever possible, he sought a private place for prayer. He did not pose as a Christian who had attained unto perfection. His conversation was as much devoid of cant as his uniform was free from gold-braid . . . . . He had an intense sense of God's presence with him. The Word of God was ringing in his ears continually day and night, and his letters are filled with quotations from it. In every incident of life he saw the visible finger of God." (Quoted from "Stonewall Jackson: A Character Sketch by By H. H. Smith") Robert Lewis Dabney in "True Courage: a Discourse Commemorative of Lieut. General Thomas J. Jackson" writes: "Jesus Christ is the Divine Pattern and Fountain of heroism. Earth's true heroes are they who derive their courage from him.
Yet it is true, the three kinds of bravery which have been defied, may be mixed in many breasts. Some who have true moral courage may also have animal hardihood; and others of the truly brave may lack it. No Christian courage, perhaps, exists without a union of that which the spirit of personal honor, in its innocent phase inspires; and many men of honor have perhaps some shade of the pure sentiment of duty, mingled with the pride and self-glorifying, which chiefly nerve their fortitude. But he is the bravest man, who is the best Christian. It is he who truly fears God, who is entitled to fear nothing else. I . He whose conduct is governed by the fear of God, is brave, because the powers of his soul are in harmony.-- There is no mutiny or war within, of fear against shame, of duty against safety, of conscience and evil desire, by which the bad man has his heart unnerved. All the nobler capacities of the soul combine their strength, and especially, that master power, of which the wicked are compelled to sing: "It is conscience that makes cowards of us all," invigorates the soul with her plaudits. In conscious rectitude there is strength. T his strength General Jackson eminently possessed. He walked in the fear of God, with a perfect heart, keeping all his commandments and ordinances, blameless. Never has it been my happiness to know one of greater purity of life, or more regular and devout habits of prayer. As ever in his great task-master' The Blessed Thoughtfulness of Jackson
Robert Lewis Dabney in "True Courage: a Discourse Commemorative of Lieut. General Thomas J. Jackson" writes: "The night preceding that on which he received his wounds, Gen. Jackson and his staff were in the open air without tents. One of his aids prevailed on the General to accept of him a light covering. In the night, however, when all was wrapped in deep sleep, Jackson arose, and gently laying the covering over the young aid, he lay down again and slept without any protection whatever. In the morning he awoke with a cold, which brought on the attack, eventually causing his death from pneumonia."
Jackson Faced Death Righteously "I see from the number of physicians that you think my condition dangerous, but I thank God, if it is His will, that I am ready to go." (General Jackson on his deathbed)
Jackson Passed on the Sabbath, Just as Desired
Robert Lewis Dabney in "True Courage: a Discourse Commemorative of Lieut. General Thomas J. Jackson" writes: "He had always desired to die on the Sabbath, and this wish was kindly gratified. And during the morning when his thoughts were not wandering, he made special inquiry about the arrangements for preaching, and was not satisfied until assured that the men should be supplied with religious services, he seemed to sink into a calm repose of both body and mind, from which he never fully rallied. As his thoughts were wandering on some scene, earthly or heavenly, he was heard to murmur "let us pass over the river and rest under the trees," as if the bright unfading scenes on the other side of Jordan were dawning to his gaze; and before the shadows had grown long on that bright Sabbath noon, his noble and holy spirit had passed over the river, and was walking in brightness beneath the trees that fringe the banks of the crystal stream, and had entered upon that rest that remaineth for the people of God."
& nbsp; &n bsp; "Servant of God, well done! & nbsp; &n bsp; Rest from thy loved employ, & nbsp; &n bsp; The battle fought, the victory won, & nbsp; &n bsp; Enter thy Master's joy." As his end drew near, he was told that he had but two hours to live. He calmly replied, "it will then be infinite gain to be translated to heaven, and be with Jesus." Jackson Lived to Glorify God "Without God's blessing I look for no success, and for every success my prayer is, that all the glory may be given unto Him to whom it is properly due. If people would but give all the glory to God, and regard his creatures as but unworthy instruments, my heart would rejoice. Alas too frequently the praise is bestowed upon the creature." Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson, The Thirty-First Day of the Seventh Month, the Year of Our Sovereign Lord & Savior Jesus, The Christ, Eighteen-Hundred Sixty Two.
Lastly, I hope y'all enjoyed and learned from the above quotes and other information by or about this blessed Christian & Son of the Old South,
Thomas Jonathan(Stonewall) Jackson
Jan.21, 1824--May 10, 1863
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"The hardships of forced marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle." "Robert E. Lee is the only man whom I would follow blindfolded." "When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees." "You may be whatever you reslove to be." "Duty is ours...consequences are Gods." "My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to always be ready, no matter when it may overtake me."
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