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OKS LORD, ONE FAITH, OKI BAPTISM."—ET HESIANS IV:6 COLUMBIA, S. C.. FRIDAY, MAY % 1873 - boru paasfoae of tbe bwrt will mat be evoaaaeeut, but will bloooi In perennial beauty beside the |mn postures aad still water*. We own presewt «y»i ritual doty. Haring do frHh to God they atroggli* with die mrtrcm* mergy to win the priaee of Ufa, nod th* very dread of failure teed* intensity to their struggles. Bet ekrfaftaa mm bare ao right to pftfttetfMrio to (bene oppressive sax- fattea Whib it ia tbeir doty to Cbriat f Aad what ia haaven t Ia It not a great aea of lore, where tbe joy of earth ia the joy of all, where Jaaaa brood* ia lore orer all, and each Urea to eremy other f When tbe beggar caUa to yea to-morrow, abaterer abape be tafce< do not torn him off. Oire the cap of cold hater ; and aome day you will aee with wonder that it was Christ who nailed to yoa Croat the wayside far help. You would not be sorry to p*r lb* Lutheran Visitor Satisfied. widow oppressed, the orphan da fratided, iniquity of all kinds pee vaiUug, and wrong of every daacrlp lion iMwpetratod by the powerful against the dafeneatoas When wa ear ignorance, lalaarj riu abound tag ia erary direction; wkeu wa aee the myaterioua toeqoaJ itiaa eiiaUug bate aea aa away* of ■ <nj u* we dlmatisfled« . • glorious structure must tarhl faire beeu as it originally ^JJJJ^ba haiid* of th« Creator. H ow so “ieat, and ipendaas, we can conception us to Iceuce. Her* ia lingering around eel aw* struck, aa hm» to picture its b> the breath of byv tofUiite wto bd asa |chwviou to lie ‘‘racy lM4»thece could bare beeu noth l|par to exquisite beauty, and jggfepftatfefls to the needs of a tot aad gtorioun race. Its dells, it* trees, its dowers yat to* fitching spell of beauty y..aM> : and tbe grander works gfttftsto, M exhibited iu the sun, am, ftors, and lofty mountains, am m to realize our own tusignifi* age and fo form some faint idea of da perfection of their Creator. We fedpthtfil. too, that were not our MlUII bUgktod Dy tbe chill that nc aSwn anon all creation, wo could bi content to dwell forever under It toothing influence of these glad- |Miag scenes. But, ah! far more fatfaaoimate nature hare we been afctad by this blight. And yet daw it the same evidqgpe, too, of tolfe »*r formation, though it be arpst Occasionally brilliant seiu- sitoioai from this dark ruin eviiias fee Qodlike nature of the original otatioa—fragments of which will qstti* thtefgb the si* encased e* »**♦ : f One evidence is our dissatisLu:- tto wife oar condition, j,t*i*d our writhing safer it. “The wtofr arm- tie* grows to be delivered,” and the tMF must have re*teiuptH>n »f tbeir physical nature aa well us their moral; they aspire (o ptr/ectioa henry part, and thus give token of their origin. This cousciutisnesa of creitina tor belter things is intuitive, ud ia not simply a consequence of owreaorated nature, although this iataitioti only takes a definite and diUinct form after we have beeu H«itoally enlightcucd. Atul having tfe eouzeiousness, we can not be utoM. with the imperfection that tlbtos to aur beat efforts, our most wtol pursuits, our moat valuable Utosujeate. We feel keenly the eat waga im rtrt Km» ««M «nr •A, W affr. ud Tram Ik* »Uar *> etaditluv till wbteh all nsHtwl ite new* <>r Cfcr i «'* ruuag, that* oooM aa*«ai«gfg a have baaai aot a ca| of fafiMi Uft In i u..» WfhmS m mm to eau not naptota extent that God that Ha ferns not interpuae: When own afloat* far th never look to fair aa whan studied to the light of hi* Ward. Katun ia aot ao aanch a book by whisk wa aao And out God aa a booh from which wa assy gather illustration* of what God in, having learned his per faction* from hi* revealed tenth. It ia said of a rrhbishop Usher, when he grew old, aad spectacles canid aot help his failing sight, that a mMt, cheap klndnaa*, conunoo syaa path***, it amt baldly worth while to mm thaw Bat haw mock they may da. Hr Hobrrteoe •«« 4 great preach er. Owe day lee was going out of ffcarrh, and «*i the at«|i» stood a poor arrraot girt, Uwrty. aorrowfal, it lingering for sm«m klwdneas. Tbe attended with aa little aaewan to aoiupariaon with oar hopes and as pectatioaa, wa long with awoltorabfa ia tensity lor him who shall take tha government upon hit amuipotent shoulder, sad shall rectify forever all thaw fearful abnaaa and evtto Whilst the prtoea of thin warid la triumphant, and the ptoa of redemp in great suffering, bat aa be went by he saw ber siatful ryes and gave her a smile of tender m mpatby. " hat a little thing it was! But the pour heart leaped up tor joy; aba burst tala happy tears, and neat bonne rtowred aad content that mobbs awe oared fat her. He pat the cap of cold water to the tips of a thirsty dferiple. Bach a* ha had he gave her. Ilava ;*w nat even a smile for the kWMNty, a word for the neglected V There was a blacksmith blowing •way at hi* lelV»*» in n dingy cor her of London, and singing as be worked A weary, haggard face looked to at the wladow and panned. This blsrfcsasifei was a good msn, a man like Christ. He was poor; “ail rer aad gidfefend he none,* bat there was n nust on his shelf and a warm lave in Ida bnart far all agrt* of men. strongest light of the windows. And the aged man would ail casement, with hit o before turn, till the flitted to another opening, when he wanld change hit place, and pat himself again under the brilliant rigs; and ao he would more about wttfa the light till the day was done aad hi* •todies ended. And truly, we may aay owr weak eyea will not nfloe to make oat the inscription 00 the page of Nature, unless wa hold it «p ia Divine light—uuleaa we get near the window of Scripture, where God pour* to upon aa the radiance of his Spirit. And wherever it shines lei ua follow it, knowing that nowhere bat iu iu illumination can we study the spiritual meanings of Nature ao well—-J. htongfapu * inhabit She swrtli arr thoon * home* to murly childhood have Few liter* are. it any, who art tbe promoter* of religtow, moral it 1 and Christian aneiai totereonrse whose early homes ware Ailed with vto», it religion ami domestic feaeord. Tbtok of that, all ya parents. Muk* your homes th* baamehokls of prayer ami faith— make them at tractive. Never mind bow bwaobte to mfewurtl appearances, strew flam ers of kindnwsa and tow of low* along |he stair ways and reams af your doaah ilea. Ton IriH never re gret it. Perhaps you may have a Itrodigal, IhU, flke the one in itoly Writ, be will return. Think of that home iu Bethany, whore Josuo at aud telked with Hary and Martha. Had that not been a boms of piety would He have aanettfled to by His presence f Would net Me fasvo paused it by f Can w« ex{arct Him to enter owr homes, when love far Him dooo net exist f llo we like to go into tbe bourn* of those who diahk# aad acorn us f Boa bow we shrink from it. Just ao with Jeans. He never intrudes—unless railed upon by the iwayer of faith and love, and then, ob then, bow gladly and kindly does He oome. Call upon him all yo parents sod heads of boomfeolds. Let hie sweet name, like the morning aan and the effulgent ray s of sunshine, pervade the Htmoapbere of that spot where dwell* husband, mother and ehil dreu. And when Jaaaa, the mighty Judge, at tbe last day shall read the record of immortal souls, there will bo no blank. Tbe reward will bo so unbroken, eternally bappy and end less home iu heaven. Kvn. Ar§rln*| *ateb far hfeht **J will not s« Ifr rnn to tW door, railed after the wretched mas who was shambl tog ofl, made bim sit down by the Are, gave him bl* crust, and talked to bim of heaven sad God's fare. The wan fewer ate bis crust, sod listened, and warmed himself, "sad wondered. Tbtok bow the sbstrnctioa of tbe Sabbath woo Id hopelessly enslave the working classes, with whom we are identified. Think of labor thus going on in one monotonous and eternal cycle, limbs forever on tbe rack, Augers forever straintog, the brow forever sweating, tbe feet for ever plodding, the brain forever throb bing, the shoulders forever drooping, nod loin* forever aching, the restless mind forever scheming. Think of tbe beauty it would ef face, tbe merry heartedneas it would extinguish, of tbe giant strength it would tame, of tbe resources of na lure it woald crash, of tbe sickness it would bring, of tbe projects it woald wreck, of the groans it would extort, of tbe lives it woald immo late, and of tbe cheerless graves it would prematurely dig ! Bee them toiling and moiling, sweatiag and fretting, grinding and hewing, weav ing and spinning, sowing and gath ering, moving and repairing, raising and building, digging and planting, striving and struggling—to the gar den and in tbe field, in tbe granary and the barn, in the factory and in tbe mill, in tbe warehouse and to the shop, on the mountain and in tbe ditch, ou tbe roadside and in the wood, in tbe city and to the country, out at aea aud on the shore, in the day of brightness and of gloom. What a picture would this world present if we bad no Sabbath! jfrA. , L|1 m 1 I fag Alfalfas Mb*) f LtK t fwllt W-- |.fp ; t.fvffip« wjt mil *'-* ha resulted to rtokl him *a4 srge of mm* bias tbs •rewntety ef presuuMil prety n, t* % jt Citiy mm- mi — A fi-.L w intifti ||lf|*sAa*.|I 9 1 IVrwetttly he got up and went away. Tbe Mack smith saw bim no note; hot be bad given bim sorb aa be bad That (briers outcast was eon verted by that poor act of ktodueaa. It was only a crust aad a warm by the ire aad a Christian word of welcome; hat ft went to bis heart; It showed him Cbriat; and be vat saved, aud became afterward an evangelist who preached tbe go*)ie! to thousands. Have yon not an out look for the wretched f When you saw aa unhappy face looking into the window where yoa are ringing, bare y ou not a erwat and a Christian wonl? There are none of as who are not pricked |a our conscience often •boat tbe quality of out religion. We look at it and bold it op to tbe light, and It fa nil foil of boles, moth eaten, worn threadbare is tbe goad <44 ways af God. “Ob, sir, anunw at «■»«• I >! Hr. 0— la dffaff' «M»j»»g the such |»oor •tuff it fa. Bat we are not generally trembled most about the worst fail ares to owr life. This man aay*: “Yea, I am a very poor Christian ; I do not pray enough and aa fervent ly as I ought f and that one, “I do aot mod my Bible as carefully a* 1 should ;* and another, “I do not feel my stoa aa 1 wowkl like and y et another, “I am too worldly and food of amusement. 1 * They are all right *, but jhese are not the worst thing* •boat them. They do not think of th* timas they have passed by the •uflhriag and neglected them; they do not recollect the ignorant they have left tying to their ignorance, tha children they have poshed aside, tha aorrowfhi they have refused to 8«*tt aad say, “O wretched man j® 1 * * We experieifac a loss respect at our low ahasemeut, ^•despairing bopelesainesH at the lffl potenoe that can not burst these fetter*. Tbe knowledge that T^ehno condemnation 011 account glares, and that Jtjeus ia to e ® 8ct tifa deliverance our weakness Uofc accomplish does not remove j**feeUag entirely.. VV* are re- ***** to * certain extent, but we JHit .be satisfied with our condi- tong for full parity, aud i r ^•dvacy at time* is almost WfORrtble at tbe consciousness ^ “toh U mixed with all we do.” * a *° Stores of sense, and the «r °f effectual deliverance ^ cau not alwav* still the fa to bis ears. A* by the JigfctaMng’s flash the troth breaks on him ; ood ha cress, “My Lord aad my Gwd f Hurb gUmpmm are firm oa of th* ISUli At-itn laiittt Mlam* A M'tm. mm mm^m •ff'iffwPPamWWHHBWli f wffW ffni TwHhyff affUflfl The New York Herald baa surd an excellent thing on tbe aabfart of filling churches. It is as follow*; “There is oua recipe given to the Bible for fllliug ehprcbea and for destroying worldltocse which wo would commaud to tboaa mtuiater* who have so often to pcwwoh to empty pews an«l to worldly cbm tiaus. It ia one given by the Lord Jesus Christ himself, sad like all ef his reei|>ea, it ia simple and awaily And I, if I be lifted til'HM" who SlIMlftlMTlI ( 'ktMi'a iWalK wwu awwm ’w ”* *• wi wwOrOff ttoPe nw nsBw'MPmiawi We hove greater w Hawes lhaa this of Wbat Christ Vi rising wrought to group of wash ebltdrwa. Frwm that hour they twos are tha apfaltoal mm remembered up, will draw all meu unto me. f There is no promise any where in the word that philosophical assays, aai- eutifle lectures or disquisition* or sensational sermons will d 1 this. Bat the lifting up of Cbriat spiritually before tbe people will do it, aad multitudes will flock to listen to bis words as they did in tbe days of bis flesh when from Jeronwlem aud Ju dea and Galilee and the regions round about they gathered to bear tbe gracious words that proceeded out of bis mouth. H« to m certain ly, though not aa visibly, present with hi* church and people new aa he was then, sad tha lifting up of his cross and Ua atonement today or iu tbe future gfel draw all ateu unto bim and will fill the churehes that are now empty.” They want on their wag aaddakpaa •ecutiott aad Mifleriuga, to tha mat' tyr’a death, fall ef jay, fall af pass*, full of power over men. While thmr teacher lived, tbn miaand mi mk W’wm^wsc a-w wr^wr ^wwwwuwma arratMN undeveloped men. With hla rich above all ia absolute faith and conquer!ug hope. From the tooib of Jeeaa a new Ufa bad entered tote thair *»U with tbeir rfainsr Let From ae oar Cbriat often aaum* labeo away forever. Hamartmaa the The proof that we believe to tbe reality of religion, to that we walk in the power of it