The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, July 18, 1873, Image 1
ONE LORD. ONE FAITH. ONE BAPTISM.’-EPHESIANS 17:5
COLUMBIA. 8. C. FRIDAY, JULY 18. 1873
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fhtfunv jmwmwvm property tint* ao-
lirwl. Wo can not be prospered In
I po»«eHstou, M OMIMV In th«
perienee around ss." The chrts-
m, however, Hhonld bo in floe need
art by what the &rrtpture« teach,
P« xxxril j 16: A Hitt* that a
Selections.
poor matter carte and swear, but I
can not remain now. He aaya he
tees a dread fa 1 creature who baa
oome to take him away.” , Thu*
alarmod, his relative* rushed to his
dying couch, to Hod only the poor
corpse with all its feateras agonised
sad distorted, as if the very davit
himaelf had come aud literally torn
body and soul asunder. The will
was read, it was found that he had
made "<t million, of tnrnrr P>
•‘What shall it profit a man if he
Is Timothy t
Of the ieifiaemoo oasttsd hy so
Individ sal, e largo part to exerted
^oth <ms , a9hlhsllillfbtl msK.
tort iMii f.irtk Amr lkal MlltHMfe um
w - e w^m sm^w aon^m^r
atcallr. B**■! ntr ttuew n«itr t i.., «
precept. The kite is grvaler thaa
hy verse 17 and 16, #br the arms of
to# tcieknl 9kail he broken, Ste. The
J**rd kmotcrtk tke days •/ tk* upright;
Sad #A«r inherit*** $kali be /timer.
All of this ineauft: tfermgli a pious
inaiMKwwwx little, yet If be peaaees
ih *WNt wilb kolKM ’ am * Ihe appro-
batfmWw Owl, it will afford him
more enjoyment thaa all the trees
■MS of the wioksd can produce;
because Owl bestows his Messiac
upon that little, as that it will be
secured to children's children even to
a thousand generation*.
Bnt why need ws say wore t Mo
one will become wise except by per
sousl experience Men admit that
God promises and threatens; bet
who regards either f Long since has
it been preached, Pres , xi; 4, Kukri
pro fit not in the imp of wrath, and
verso 18, He that tmeieth in Ate riehee
•hall /till: yet maa says, “My dear
Mr, say what you please; but giro
jme money and goods snd I shall l«e
(placed beyond all necessities.’’ Hurt*
an one pronounces God a liar, lie
’will experience sooner than be may
expect that he is wosfolty in error.
The prophet Ilaggai in chapter 1st
Hava of the covetous, that they put
jtheir money into “a bag with holes,’*
by which be means to any, that
although they may accumulate much,
they will notJbe prospered aud bless-
jed in the possession; because their
wealth was gotten by arariee, and it
may be at the expause of another’s
* welfare. Solomon trachea: “The
wicked, though he accumulate ia
Abundance, has such a curse resting
upon bis house, that bs is not only
deprived of nil benefit by the pan
{session, bat that his wealth iselts
Us own tool t or what shall a man
give hi exchange for his soul f (Mack
via: ^36, 37.) When the wicked
spneg aa the gram, and when all the
workers of iniquity do flourish, it is
that they shall be destroyed forever."
Sometimes there is a way of sell
culture attempted in the name of
, which is not in any proper
sense rcHgioes. having no element
of faith to It, and expecting no up
lifting help from gracious itumjr*
ttooa. The self-culture is wmR a
maa may 4o upon himself; mending
Ida detects, correcting his mistakes,
chastening bis faults, tempering his
pomfon, putting himaelf into the
charities he has learned from Christ,
perhaps, to admire, finishing himaelf
ia the graces that have won hie
’approval or eommaoded bis respect.
But the work is a far more hopeless
rout his capture af the hgitiw.
Hu ruing with rage he wsmt there)
hut ha too sure a ns bed hater* ths
for will such persons stand in
*tef when Christ will ask wheth-
m admonition has been obeyed 9
rferioar enjoins benevolence and
rey evw to enemies, how much
trevffitbee* be required of ebris-
iag rofiud to light them off, he will
And the whole swarm loose upon him
again; till finally, getting worried,
ecu su me« l by rust.”
It is truly astonishing that we
should put forth ail our energies^
with all caution, anxiety and labor?
, out to bring upou our own house
treat injury and the curse ef Oo«M
1 Tim. vi; 10) whilst, with much
ess labor ami s cheerful mind, we
night be truly rieh—if we would be
willing to assist our neighbor, ami
are according to the teachings of
be .Saviour. He who said, fire, and
t ikall be given you, will make good
»in promise to all who will obey his
• omiuand, ami bestow upon them
richly ; for be says it shall he a /»//,
fretted down, skaken together sod ewer
/loving measure with which it shall
Ik* returned to us.
I Were it not better to have a little,
with God and with honor, and to
I ive and assist the needy, according
to your mentis, am! to have with ail
it good conscience, together with the
rich consolation that God will bless
lnd increase that little; than with
Front anxiety and nneasiness, aud
s n evil conscience, to imasess great
laches that can not be enjoyed nor
place yon in power and influence;
(for the cove ton* man Is the servant
bud captive of mammon), snd simp*
tell, fo Is* assured from God's word
| i
ds well as from daily observation,
that neither your children nor heirs
will ever be profiled by your wealth ;
for consumption will sweep it alt
away aud leave them paupers 9
What advantage will you then
have, wretched rnon! after having
long scrn|ied, and scratched and
gr asped, and suffered your life to he
wasted iir anxiety snd sin, to he
JMfifid by the devil in your last hour,
and dragged into the abyss of hell
and thns miserably perish ; and your
money and possessions, which iu
your life time afforded you no true
happiness, all goue, aud with them
yoor body and soul lost; with God’s
disfavor and curse resting upon your
unhallowed wealth, so that yoor
children and heirs will not be bene
fifed by the inheritance; but become
poor and sink into helpless misfor
tune 9 He that hath oart to hear let
him hear I Every one must bear hie
own burden, aa Paul sajiA The Lord
grant us eyes that we may see, ears
that we may hear, aud heurt^hat
We may obey and follow Him tbrrhhgh
his Spirit! Amen! D. II. B.
Ipe not igjure one’s enemies, how
;#> be iBjwe bis fellow Christians !
ymatf not avenge themsehfos
|PU" wbelierers, how can they
wmnh a revengeful spirit towards
| as of tire same faith ! Turn over
! 1 tpngeandyou will fiml ^robbery,
faice, sad dishouesry in all its
fw, fearfully prevalent in the
sMmoor day. In the guspel we
•Afire; end it nkall be giren you.
«| rryect this Scripture, and re-
-|f * is obey it, and we change it
i ff# hie ind rob, and it shall W t<ik< n
you shall be robbed.
WPLord God, in his providence,
gM misfortune upon a city or
after the people have long
PN sod scratched, and some Sir
jf •HI make his appearance to
I raus ! contribute by
lif ^ * ,e help him
>hritWill finally conic to this;
J**Pkwill forget give (date), God
< * a ®ff R into take (rapite). For
! misforttme wc are dili-
11|J* *&iviug in our* day ; for
■** the Lord enjoins give, we can
J tah. But go on! Take.
be virtually, though perhaps not
oousciously, gives over his whole
undertakiag. O, if he could have
gone ap to Christ, or to God, in a
true faith-culture, aod let his faults
toll off as blasted flower* fall off the
trees, dislodged by the life-principle
to them, bis beautiful thought of fin-
taking a character would have been
how easily put forward—without a
care, too, and in the sweetest liberty.
Ko man finishes a character who
does not go above himself, and take
the culture of God’s own Spirit; by
that growing oat a character from
within which can not be manipulated
inwardly from without. If there be
any good gift that cometh from
above, and can not be made below,
rTTmotetore. This to oe
SUmffll rii i is* mfiwlitlnn A *"■*>«>.»
*w*^r**p**r*-»*awlHreWw« **Sti m* S' mm
HijPl ff|w*nk tb^ir nmdh
the sohtect of rstegtoo, fac the sole
reams* that they do not ears to sp
j*e»r ohtroiuvp They Arem teowgro.
Uy passed away. Many years,
rolled rapidly sway, until It
|| if, j thiSg
Wealth brought
It would appear that at toast in
praise the European has not ad
vanced much beyond the Hindoo.
u Noise,” Mr. Gogeriy aaya, “ia what
they best understand, and be that
slugs the loudest ia conBdered the
beat.” There are also English con
gregations that would be pointed to
give aa pertinent a reason for their
silence, ss these Hindoo Christiana
for the opposite. I have occasional
ly remonstrated with them on the
subject, bat the reply l once received
silenced me forever after. “Sing
softly, brother,” I said to one of the
principal members. “Sing softly,”
be replied ; “ia it yon, our father,
who tells us to sing softly t Did
you ever hear us sing the praises of
our Hindoo gods 9 How ws threw
our bends backward, nod with all
oar might shoaled oat the praises
of tonne who are no gods! And now
do yot tell os to whisper the praises
of Jeans 9 No, sir, we can not—we
• «f Ikt msmlmrs tor the county.
Hitherto bs bad been living an un
tidy Kite, thus to, **without God to
• werM.” Tbs guttering show of
ws may explain It, that snob — vir
satin* to hard to carry wa to that
way ; impenitent me* art very to*
patient of it- it mvrms to I be** to
haply a swprnor sanctity on tha
this is lbe very toot thing they win
•tarn!. Accordingly it to trey do-
nimble, if it be poambto, tw asevi an
Influeoce wbtoh will be pmgttive and
•trek, so long as you see fit,
jjfct* do you gain ! The page
^ tofued back some day, and
«P"g»ill be token from yon in
INte* »H biatoFj that when ;i
principality or <i city Inul
^8toftegreatest opulence, then
some other calamity whs i>er-
I l<) befall them, and they were
■"*7 to poverty.' The name is
** coamuuitieH ami indmdnal.s.
become suddenly rich
as suddenly fall,
r lQe * i iostauceH have fallen
I f own obeervatiou ; of men
MT**® °f great wealth suddenly
F^top©v mVi Whyf y inip ,y
defused to give accord-
•tootk CK5mman ^Christ; but
■k f_ er ^ an< ^ W0Q ld continually
f^ ers - For thfft reason
changetl, and every-
IL.- froin them. Every
•eetK * t ' 0n w '^ teach this, and
F** PRtterb:
Waji ^ fr a»d obtained,
■ long with heirs remained.”
this, I §ay, we can see
^ lfl *|H eonditious of men.
a,, justly obtained,
°« tb ° ^ am ^y from father
y,i p j *’seldom go beyond
Ml n bftn ge0€ratiou ; for a cui-se
| Wch P ro l>erty, whether
^ robbery 0 r hoarded by
Kthildr ftr f UJai,y experieuccH
p u N<i * '** tbe wor, d should
final to lbs sptoitnal} totobtf, n duty they «i % sntob
tw Itosl mast bs a rsligtoas d*Ur “I bn*w wsw i
to> pe<rjpef4y. Mi rye*igbt tt f JipAfiM
fmltMf The enumpnidami af my
f 1 ntiimf tfDtoww: asm a it itotri.fttma. odt
f wwi-fff wl miff)*
hi* tinihtrriUiiil I itir* atm a d» til
J This uiMMMMwtoas toff
•xstted at all, to essstod
upon aU with whom tbs
ertinfi it eomns to enn
diffksdty aaanscisd wit
both owed rast at (toma.
difficulty is the feeling that
It to highly probable that n grout
many Christians, irifig 4Qd tJfeMNWfr
MMWttliU of doing vary mnnb good
f,, r ni a„ >|n noth In v at mil Pat t him
gn#U mump*** ^W*e wememssewsmaa w* msiu nr sen wmssew
despair and resultant to delta»»tha
reflectkwi that ws mast do onr heat
work nneonaefonsty ought to be a
specific. Wi enn sit do brovt wart
for (,’bnst by sneb n rcsiscvTstto* of
the life, that man shall as* tba power
of oar religion to whatever ws may
be doing. Ho sweater work boron*»*
rehgioUA, and such day boeosasa holy
time.
gratitude to Him who loved ns and
died for us.”
mo ttffff till Tharodny
Tax Burdens op Lipx.—The
grand difference between the Chris
tian and the man of the world is:
that the burden of the one is gather
tog aa he proceeds, while the other
is becoming lighter and more easy;
the man of oarnal mind and worldly
affections clings more and more to
the earth and new cares thicken
around his death-bed; his bnrden is
collecting as be advances, nod when
he comes to the edge of the grave it
bears him down to the bottom like
a millstone. Bnt the blessed Spirit,
by gradually elevating the Christian’s
mental agony: “Doctor, I will give you
n thousand pounds If yon will make
mo iro till Thursday•* Beoriviag
tha aams reply, he became an enraged
that*, with nU tike pnamon his poor
foamo wua eupahts of, be cursed sad
Hasfrhrmtnl the «»■».—»-» of ffo* Moot
lialtoto toiiff *i mum laAM* sumtoosw 2toaS* V ms lljkM Asm*
I^mt Wi wlH mPPQHpl BlirnGRufc
cat of his prose nor, bidding him
never to vtolt him again.
(tow after (kb n faithful old aer-
How hard it is to feel that the
power of lire is to be found inside,
not outside ; in the heart aod
thoughts, not iu the visible actions
and show ; in the living seed, not to
tie plant which has no root! How
often do uieu cultivate the garden of
their souls just the other way l
any other rotigiona tnioracr, It to
exerted Ay sorry dsu of Christiana.
Thera are those who arw unable to
talk much of Christ, and others who
temper and deeirea, makes obedience
mors easy and delightful, until he
mounts to the presence of God.
where he finds it a service of perfect
freedom.
still who are quite snprepared to 4»
muck specific religious work. Bnt