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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, mi l MIMA, 8. C., APRIL 18, 1873. IUV. B- St. J. Blnkw, of U« B* forme* Church, being pweent, *“ invjt.-d too with «V« «Wv iwnhor. The Miuute* of tbe preceding convention of Coufereooe wtee rend and referred to • committee, consist ing of Rev. J. A. Snyder and Mr. Wotaon J »»<•*. Verbal statements ou tbe state of religion in the charge* represented ware made by both the clerical mem- bera and the lay delegatee of Con fereuoc. By mason of the great inclemency of the w eather there was uo session of Couforeuae bold daring the fore noon of Saturday. Tty Committee on Minnie* of laat convention reported the following items an claiming attention: L Did the Treasurer, Bov. J. F. Campbell, procare a suitable Miante Book for the use of Conference f Answered in the afitanative. 2. Did Her. E. H. Jooee procure for Coulereuce the information de sired (dative to the “Green Spring chuack f" Not auswered by reason of absence of the Rev. Jones. Rev. J. F. Campbell, as former Treasurer, re juried $6.00 in the treasury of Ootiferenoe. Tbe choseu question, What is the doctrinal new hdd by the Evaugeli cal Luthers* Church in relation to the future state of in Taut* who die aubaptised ! was diseuseed. The iolloaiug questions weie re- ouLud oo the Con fere i use’s list of questions for dtscossimi. 1. What is the character ol the atonement of Jesus Christ in its re lation to the moral govern meut of God I 2. Ought nou professors of reli gion to be buried with the same cbtialtsu nte as those that are church members t A In what manner can the g<wpel spirit of Christian giuug be most success! ully devdo(ied in ebureb mem lews f hi* pbenUtowu was selected as the jdacs, sod the evening of the 27th of next November as the time of the next meeting of Conference. The quesUous selected for dinens- siou at that time are, 1. is there any moral change ef fected in iufitiiU by baptism f 2. Wlist is the character of the atonement oi Jesus Christ iu its re lation to the moral government of God f Kmoiml, 'That Conference adjourn finally ’o eight (riatuniayj, after di vine services, till time and place ap pointed. 7 On .Sunday morning a Conference collection was lifted, amounting to shut ten dollars. 1 he flual adjournment of Confer ence, which did not take place ou Saturday night, according to resolu tion, by reason of tbe absence of tbe President, occurred on Sunday night after divine services. Divine services were held twice a day, when the weather permitted, during tbe time of Conference. Tbe selection of tbe fieie of Con ference—it was made without regard to the moon—proved moat unfortu nate with regard to the weather. Bain, Virf/imia deep roods, and ana- woal darkness proved to Is* the con* aequeuce of this minis* selection. Tbe ex|Mirietice of one brother ou this omaKi<Mi-~-hc lately became one ot tuM-led him very forcibly to the SMnietkra that Conference mee tings in Virginia, esfieeially in country churches, should be held daring the time of full moon. The great won- der is, that members of Conference, who ure old in ex|»erience in this matter, should have any other coti vk-tioii on this subject, and should vote for any other time of holding CssfewKS or Synod. If it is rnoie convenient to a country esugregn- tion to devote tbe latter part, than tbe middle, of the week to attending tbe meeting of the Conference, and if It is desirable to include a Sunday iu such time of meeting, then let that Sunday be the one next pre coding the time of full tuoou of tbe mouth iu which it shall be deter tuiued to bold tbe meeting of Cou- iereuoo. Because the 5th Sunday, when it recurs, is, with some, an odd auii reserved day, therefore it is more appropriate, iu tbeir opinion, than any other Sunday as the time of Confeience meetings. In the opinion of tbe writer, the aigument in flavor of the fall moon ns the tune of holding the meetings of Confcrenee, backed, us it happens to lie, by recent experience, greatly outweighs that in favor of tbe 5th Sunday. If thin week, the first in April, which baa moonlight nights, and in which the weather is proving qnitejdeaaawt, had been, selected as the time of Conference, instead of last week, which was selected only bee iase there w as a 5th Sunday at the end of it, how much more pleas ant would have been our reeollec toon* of Conference than our present owes, filled, as they are, with dark rainy nights, deep muddy roads, and bespattering* of Shenandoah clayey mu«L Brethren of the Potomac l«wf* weekly magarfnc la fifi u yosr, or tm filfi any one of the Americau fi4 megatons* la eent with The Living Age for a year Uttall A Gay, Bow tou, Publishers. Tn Brm Caboloua* April. This number has fifty sis original sod selected article*, sad it actually bear this to mind, and give u brief, spicy, telling aitictoa. The Intellect oal food, and all moral ond spirt tool toarluug addressed to the under standing, the mind, should tm light tost now. hut lii'iiiJn liul ^Miriah J«*w* w^vw mwismy *teOwUe irMWil v^we lag. Write by nit menus by day light, confine himself, tbereaderwjj? patiently bear. It remains to be n*nark«&i a great credit of the BcthdcnZ tion, that in spite of tbe mb and darkness, they feithfe% m ed the various sessions of *. etioe. This congregation the proud title of “the gregation ,*a* regard* thelin^ on Conferenoe meetings. JL Editobs: Haw. A. R. RUDE, D.D., ('o him bis. H. C Rev. J. I, MILLER. A M , Staunton, Yu. was pastor did Virginia, a Uermoo tody to* dnrired tn Main the Lordb SPECIAL NOTICES. Remittances must be sum < 'fib’*' Orders, Hank ( < k**. For the Lutbenm Tk Luther s Berivaltot NUMBER IL Let ns proceed u> sottee «q the most prominent objeetjo**> ly urged against revival*, m cording to our plan, we wig fa tber answer for himself. **•* “ d ° “ £p»lo> li : 1, * qmipoee then, tw« ^ poor iu 5 oa ^ an -! °r lOonose that Luther BUch stab-1 all that was needed. - *#bM be b«ee i* name of Kei'orii aray th»*|io«r, a 3Smls At Jerusalem JLkionfn***! -#*** tiona Write for Christ, for Ilia Truth, and Bia Charwh, to bonne and serve the Trinao God, in win made for (Jhriat, to ndmurilife and AB eommnnioatkms rvUtiua to Mb* mrSmb, would rive tbeir names very distinctly, and carefully indicate which are eld ami Which ary new wWnbra that the proper entries may be promptly “Grand 1 nllfij * in, ih n Grand losgrifor. tieea Wr give It up. If fanners read, they ooght to be intoUigenL tehiek it to held. It distract, gb^ and quiet of the toten or riSngt. 1 ally results in more sril flhw g God to a God of coder Lather answers, <*Yos fo|| biHte say, through yonr goepd. destroy that peace and qefet, but for your preaching, wotU fa continoeti l I unswor: (fos fej what Christ v >uld have. Ufa enjoins ujh.m u». | ri titM OO’tk that we w<*re the isAtlMSwsb such a disrupted of MMkfo* fo this way ChrtM - mg the **« Paul also gloried that W ton himself a servant of Cbifit fa mu Its. 2 Cor. ri: 5, not tbit he *k up these tumults, bat that be safe from them when exeitfed by dfa on stvNMint ot the preachtog of | gospel. Christ was crurifiid u distorber of the peace. 8t. Btepj excited n great tumult smssf 1 Jews, not beesnse he spoke ewiS,i solely because be preached pi which they could not bear. He Christ strengthens us sgiimt 1 outcry and senseless bnbbnbei « foolish people, who ssy: peace < be disturbed, the world taroed side down, men deceived iu b and soul, religion destreryei, worship of God confused, the I abiding rendered disobediest, j then ask. tekat to the good of ed fi Before this everything teas better. 1 ly such language is highly d ftfi, and a vexations ofitery. Cl enjoins npnu ns to despise sad | with cootempt all snefa opponfi Remarks on Mat. x : 3L “fir wliat wildfire is here! Reeked k eery cradle of trildjtre t Is Lcti vernacular rcildjire is termed (rni teiffel, or) sputtering deriL Sh dear ot tbe old man's iaWtofl fore you apply this term to him 2. Another objection urged tyi posers of revivals is, that ts m backslide after professing comm in a reriral, that religion it hW| into contempt and the sanctity tf church suffers. Ltiflier answers, “S has given me many a shock. 0 Christ should apiH»ar weak, hi office of ministers, so thri osrh and another there forsook h*Wl fell away. Again, that thr df should be so strong and exrrt ' power so successfully as I* ri the best uieu to abuse tbe ft$ and. among ns, some of the h*w* entirely away. This cans* P scandal. It becomes ns to loot* pfolw* of m ugly man. He looks as if hs had melt a—«ka»k And bis hair aad beard ! Wonder wheth er the aroompJisbad delineator and ragraver ever saw such oo a living mao. 1/ they did, Darwta is no where. Mao did wot aaorad—they ssy descend, but that is decidedly wrung—mao did not amend from a monkey, tint from a marble statue. Newer mind though the American's l Tb Clubs of five (5) prepaid sab* scribers, sent to one address, we mad the Visitor for fi2 for fifty-two numbers. tenoively known as an able inatrne tor, announces m the LstingM M* the viginity of Lexington village, an Institution in which tit* destitute To the ZeitschrL* ftot takethfwjijhp the si' Call lflre~ God in JlMfKeep m< the awfal blasphemy ! We, with pleasure, will next week comply with your kindly expressed request. But then, Bro. Brobat, yon will no doubt also comply with our request, and preeent to yoar readers onrjjfeatitlcation. be gratuitously educated ' The plan is to tom. Tliere will be eonnerUd with the school aa agricwllnral and nur chamcai departnxut Bach pupil will have an opportunity of seqat ring u practical English education, and at the same tone of lenraing a trade, which will enable bim, irnenr dlately oo lenviog eebooi, tn support hhasatf. aad onrvtifa rmsifuri iih’T for tk IJOtH*! aged, widowed arntber Ba the Ln can net fail to accomplish much for the hone and sinew of the laod. The bottom rails that are oo tbe top just now, do not however read much. They only spell Purus' Musical. Montrjly lor April, Beam auiFu Musical Wmrui, and I'liaxi MuatcAL Would, Aeeordiug to previ i Jeubern Conference fern church, Friday, ish, at o’clock, an by the presideut. Il^v. affording to our estab: i The roll was called. :u i»g brethreu answered *j The Methodfot Episcopal District We have received Reports of the orgunisatiott of the BateeviUe Bible Society, Lexington county, S. C., from Mr. Jehu 8. Huiet, Secretary ; of the organisation of Aiken County Bible Society, at Aiken, M C.; of the organisation of a Bible Society in Qranrioville, 8. C.; and of tbe an nual meeting of tbe Union Bible Society, of Orangeburg ooeoty, held at St. Matthews, S. CX, from tbe Sec tion, girls will be thereofbiy langbt plain and foary needle work, and sock other tnetrnctioo will be given as will qualify them for useful sod Clergy—ttevs. Paul I Houck, J. A. Sligh, J. H. 8. Wingard. Laity—Messrs Geo. Chapman, A. D. Ha’ Hipp. W. Bakentine. Berly, J. H- Harman. H. Wise, W. W. Grit wer, A. G. Dickert an and, sod Me} J. B|»u “All tbiugs sit lawful our • me, bat all things are not *—I Cm, " t wbris they agreo • ith tbe Mlafirrnii' of Is m-Jb. Tbs HopOtot WefaMfoaoaasrks : “ As tlMMigh the * .ir ! «I « -did no* U *rrt thsl~~et i raf-omi’wno ^«eamga® us'seTt *-tHFsnui'"*** , vm^ls They will bare to elub together, and seod os an lustruswnt—-srr have not cam ot our own—so we can try their pteaeo. We run all over town yealoiday bunUag the pfofesaor, but he waa “is nubibua ;* in the vulgar *H§ sloohotiboa.* Pity that aocom hy “Tlmaa FlghtmaJ Prat Caagbntau has already aa ooodamy building, aod be iu tends to •met addiUoual ueeooimodatfaios foe booxders, and prapusea 1 * to ndae tbe ficfSlhope reports The appruaehiog mating of the General Synod, our peculiar aod legitimate church work, aod the plana for devising ways aad means for carrying on that work, leave ns no other option. don’t they stick to the burs of music f We meet really have an instrument. The Mesons Peters, Ludden A Bates, Rnuaard, Church sod the pateut note mao—we have oo use fur pateut noise, thou language is not universal —must elub together nod rand as one. ddicerfaf a series dr tnetuiwe, ettorg lug a mere pittance for admlsdou." We moat heartily approve of this object, aod bops that Prof. Caogb The Minutes of thc*7 1612, wore read auri (<> - The Secretary was " I care the Minutes of th I Coriutb in Septemlier ! tug ifawn, but still f can not under stand oh) if it takes twelve men to isfiiet the i! «th penalty Upuo s per ecu, It sbouhl take su| less than twelve UMsrv to nado their «*<wh If I were a Lrfjatatuiv s«|4 hod just hero elected aad had not time to arR out, I would pot the (mriLmiag aod anent and soccues he an richly umrita Tbe South must not, dare not neglect the tee# and daughters of tbcoa who Dcrishnl m •»/ the “Im| s swss%.vs eso -s-i.se u^m smw am^wv (anut" still itrM to ■«. The boar for preach rived, Conference adjot by Bev. J. A. Sligb. At 11 o’clock Rev. I preached the opening Zwhariab vi: 12-13. At 1 o'clock Cotifcrv bled, and vras o|»enc(1 \ Rev. W. A. Houck. Chi motion, Ho vs. w»<t H. \Y. Kuhns wen ber* of Contercnoc. Tlic election for oRic * a * u s i eAr resulted iui w: J. A. Sligh, P. Paul Derrick, Secretur fijuiug, Treasurer. /^e Treasurer rea ’•bich was referred t consisting of Messr>. ^*hger and A. Berly »t correct. J- D. Shirey ol hviug resolution wliiii temlced, That tin ^wmotitution iu Uic ha PCtar > be adopted for meeting of (J that a eomuiittoe l* I aud preseut at th of Conference a Cons ^tnanent adoption ^ J- D. Shirev. a ^« H. W. Kuhns. ‘ On motion, the Con -b*«»<l« of the Secretatj Sports onthbstati TU e ltrfl was mwil \ 7 ft brief outlil iu bis elm P»>rts wer»> What about it 1 What is the eom m it bee doing f What will the Geoo ral Synod dof If all the labor aod tbe money expended are not to be counted aa dead lose, someth tug mast be done quickly and effectually. Our small band of follow-believers there are disheartened and discour aged. Oar few subscribers there are dropping of. Three have notified ns this week to stop t and one writes os a very aad letter, which we pub lish, hoping it will revive the expi ring interest in that highly important field. We have thought, that perhaps aa arrangement eoukt be effected by which each of tbe four Lutheran ministers in Augusta county could give to Richmond one Sunday every month. But read the letter: Richmond, Va., April 1st, 73, Bev. A. R. Rude, D.D.: I, of the former Richmond Mia sion, do not wish to take the Luther an Visitor after the time of my sub scription has expired. . I rum a member of tbe Richmond etuHMoo, but as we have no minister, aod all prospects are gloomy and die counting, I can net take the some interest in the paper as 1 did when we hod a minister. Therefore I will renounce the paper. • • • twelve able owe. instead of dumping thing* • hirfa moke fee fwoou* And chimes thus •♦Those tmuacslarao want war, aod they shall hove M.* It to truly poluful to mod samh things. They dw out breathe the sweet fra groove ot meekness aod iharity. For tbs Lstheraa Vldtor IfitvnvTT of Potomac. *»t uoe poor jaMtRiuu persecuted Indi vidual. t Tbe Philadelphia Spring crop of Ihtrusrs mumi up 3*7. U,\ aad by we utU fast* o eumoser crop of Doe tar* Tbs Sfvtug crop consists at lh«t«t» d Medirtcm aod of Dental Surgery. Tbe fownrr «r»q» wifl be pno«i|Hdly Doctor* of l)i>i«iq. It is no beuor to ieori%e|fihr degree from au Itofislfau nw| cvuuected with lb* aboerik I be reeipwet is a minister of. Tbe mfeteae* is, that be to nut a master w Uete he la best luw«i. Nut *« It creditaUe to the miainter* ot ibv eburvli to ubick Mwb su tn*tituiM<u isdutigA It 'Indi cates that they must all be very ufdtaory *mec the buiMW The Standard aoysi “If the into me lieu furnisher! to the f afharaa CMHl imm fib taka, there must be sums glitter in tbe Tennessee Synod that in not Virginia Synod held its eighteenth Coorroticm in tbe Bethel church of the Woodstock charge. Rev. P. Mil ter, pastor. March 27th-29th, current year. In tbe sbneuer of the Presklent, Rev. 3. A. Snyder preached the opening sermon, ou Thursday night, from John t1r ; 1-A Ou the calling of the mil of mem bership of Gatifcrenee, there were fi*uml to lie present: Iters. J. F. Campbell. W. Kiehel- larger, P. Milter and J. A. Sytider. Rev. J. Hawkins, who was detained along th# mad by no fault of bis, arrived after the dose of tbe first day** proceeding* of Conference. The ebocolrre wore, Rev. 3. Baker, J. II. Oupp, R. H. Jones, G. A. Long, W. UiiKiutarll and J. W. Itamter. Of all these, tbe Rev. J. W. Tm* *ler waa the only one from whom C'oofereooe reran ed a tetter of ex* ruse for non attagdanee. Iu rise ot the trelf Aoom fori that Oooferenre heuiherty fat*. It swusAaK iittiM ■ IwiW i S Buoiotftnd ms fas *■ ■ my n uewr *■ ‘■Tm 1 ramma^v wWPMtsm spmto" the K.twg waa for ml They fcetteved khal a way wuohl ho Ihwtd fhc the antwttow of iho difftoutty | but they are uana exactly frtMMfi Rbny wwe article on shsep «trait*.;. Im »lm-h meant pvuuelyttog, from which we extract: “Bat not to wear out my mria ph<»r —the practice of proaeiyting foM* gone onwhipped au fong that those who practice it begin to hope that It will soon prove fipth soft aod repo table. It to fell ttooe, therefore, to present gfigfii of things, “Then these men assembled unto the king, sod oM unto the king, Know, o kriifo Hr Utlver Weodcil llolm*- • w*ol# to the Tyndall bauqnet that “Faith la hankrapA" “Well, if So," any a the /starter, -she don*! owe turn any thing, an hs need not hr making a con be persuaded at taught, tori that end that those member* who do ad expect to be present at kny one of lie iVm rentk>u* should send a letter of excuse few such non attendance, and, dm, of the fotiher fact, that so To Our Contributors, The busy season bos commsooed, and a majority of our readers will no doubt imagine that they have no leisure for reading. The weather ta also beginning to be oppressive. A gentleman told as yesterday that it waa too hot to go to church now. He, by the way, told as last winter “Now, have my th* World to Christ. % William IVn«k X Ctofiu* ouimuufawi A The who to asked to join the Baptist Church, for example, to ashed them by to aay, and all hto Ufa to main this requirement, this action of brother Treorier, in sending a tettri tha^ it was too void. We therefore asked him where he expected to go at last, as he coaid stand neither hot nor cold. We write this in the oooi of the morning. The thermometer to eely 72 dugrees; yesterday at 2 o'clock it was np to 94 degrees, which we rather warm weather. We ootiend too Iasi, Sunday, that the regular sleepers began to dose before we were done with “firstly * There will now be fewer wide-awake hearers la tbe boobe of God, and more Dodders over religious hooka and papm-than during the whiter. The feet to, moat at tic present meeting ol Cooformee. Tbedtom. 3. A Murder gave to per ana lbs reason of bto absence fh.Mii f.«wd larttnoit “Bo with tbe preiatical person— •o-ca^ed psieat: he modsaify asks in olwufia bwt