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Post by tennessean on Sept 9, 2021 19:26:53 GMT -6
Religion at Arlington Bible One of Robert E. Lee's bibles.
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Religion was an integral part of the lives of the Arlington House inhabitants. All family members were devoutly Episcopalian and were faithful members of the congregation at Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Mrs. Custis, the matriarch of the family, made sure that religion was central to the lives (at least externally) of every person that lived on the plantation, including the family's enslaved people. Personal papers, such as letters and journals of various family members document the importance placed upon religion by members of the Custis and Lee families. For this prominent Virginia family, religion influenced all aspects of life.
Mrs. Custis' Christian practice was a high priority in her life and this certainly impacted her interactions with those around her. The family routinely began each day with breakfast followed by morning prayers and then Bible reading (perhaps from the great Lee family Bible that waits in the Family Parlor even today). Often they would end their day the same way. Mrs. Custis— and later her daughter, Mrs. Lee— would often hold prayer meetings in that room as well. The truly unique aspect of these times that the family set apart for religious observances is that their slaves were invited and encouraged to participate in them alongside the family.
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Post by tennessean on Sept 9, 2021 19:30:24 GMT -6
dwellinginscripture.com/2018/06/05/a-call-to-prayer-by-robert-e-lee/Dwelling In Scripture Skip to content Home About Archives Facebook Twitter June 5, 2018 Troy Borst A Call to Prayer by Robert E. Lee This call to prayer was written by General Robert E. Lee after the US Civil War and is as timely today as it was in 1865: “Knowing that intercessory prayer is our mightiest weapon and the supreme call for all Christians today, I pleadingly urge our people everywhere to pray. Believing that prayer is the greatest contribution that our people can make in this critical hour, I humbly urge that we take time to pray–to really pray. Let there be prayer at sunup, at noonday, at sundown, at midnight–all through the day. Let us all pray for our children, our youth, our aged, our pastors, our homes. Let us pray for our churches. Let us pray for ourselves, that we may not lose the word ‘concern’ out of our Christian vocabulary. Let us pray for our nation. Let us pray for those who have never known Jesus Christ and redeeming love, for moral forces everywhere, for our national leaders. Let prayer be our passion. Let prayer be our practice.”
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Post by tennessean on Sept 9, 2021 19:42:45 GMT -6
www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Lee_Religious_Views.htmRobert E. Lee's Religious Beliefs Robert E. Lee is no doubt one of the most respected figures on the stage of human history. The love, admiration and respect given to this man is universal. He was loved by his soldiers, revered by his peers, respected by his enemies, and even his former slaves and servants cherished the time they were given to be with him. Posterity has placed Robert E. Lee in a unique position as one of the most respected men who ever lived. After his death, a Northern newspaper wrote of him "We have long since ceased to look upon him as the Confederate leader, but have claimed him as one of ourselves; have cherished and felt proud of his military genius; have recounted and recorded his triumphs as our own; have extolled his virtue as reflecting upon us—for Robert Edward Lee was an American, and the great nation which gave him birth would be today unworthy of such a son if she regarded him lightly". Robert E. Lee opposed Slavery, and had freed the slaves he inherited from his Wife's estate long before the war. One of them, William Mac Lee, chose to stand by Robert E. Lee's side throughout the war, serving as his cook and confidant. This former slave and friend described Lee with these words, "I was raised by one of the greatest men in the world. There was never one born of a woman greater than Gen. Robert E. Lee".
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Post by tennessean on Sept 9, 2021 19:47:38 GMT -6
www.solidrockbaptist.net/the-christian-character-of-general-robert-e-lee.htmlThe Christian Character of General Robert E. Lee © 2006 Pastor David Martin 2 Tim. 2:3 – “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” One writer called General Lee, “The portrait of a soldier.” Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote of Lee: "His noble presence and gentle, kindly manner were sustained by religious faith and an exalted character." His minister told him, “If you are as good a soldier of the cross as you are of the Army, Christ will have a great worker in His Church.” President Theodore Roosevelt described General Robert E. Lee as: "the very greatest of all the great captains that the English-speaking peoples have brought forth." General Lee was born January 19, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia, and died October 12, 1870 in Lexington. He was a son of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee. He married the granddaughter of President George Washington. He graduated 2nd in his class at West Point, and has the distinction of being the only student to ever graduate without a demerit. When a Colonel stationed in Washington, DC, he was sent to put down a rebellion led by the radical abolitionist John Brown at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). When Abraham Lincoln was elected President South Carolina seceded and was quickly followed by 6 more deep southern states: Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. At the behest of President Lincoln, Lee’s former commanding officer, General Winfield Scott, asked Colonel Robert E. Lee to take command of the United States Army to put down "the rebellion" in the South. He declined and instead offered his services to the newly formed Confederacy. The primary issue at stake for Lee was States’ Rights, not slavery. (As a matter of fact, Lee freed his slaves during the war, but General U.S. Grant, who fought the war to supposedly free the slaves did not free his until after the war was over: he lived in Maryland, a slave state that was not subject to the “Emancipation Proclamation.” It only applied toSouthern states.)
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