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TUB LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA. a C., OCTOBER TO, 1873 gires forth oo uncertain * sound. Whon voice is it that addresses you t It is ttie heavenly Father who area M yam—He who encourages ye* is yoor elder Iwother, who died to save yoo. Follow in his footstep*. See, your guide point* upwards Th* cloud* are drifting, the stars—the “promise* of God"—*tud the sky. Yoor soul is refreshed by a glimpse of the “Land of “Bealah” with its shining street* j yo* inhale a breath of its balmy breezes ladencd with the perfume of immortal flowers, which angels are wearing into orowne for you ami for each redeemed child of God. Tby sailing guide says, “Follow me P I am the way, the troth, and the life! Thou most en ter through the strait gate and tbs narrow way w hich leads to yonder city—the new Jerusalem—yet fear not 11 will surely lead thee safely oa; I will pity thy weakness, tby un- wariness; 1 will not let thee stray far from the path of pesos and safety t when thou turoest to the right baud or Is the left band, thine ears shall bssr my voice, “This is the may, walk flho* in ihfa Child of God, has the world smiled upon you, here you formed ties tbs he lad is to the vestibule. The sei ton conducted him to the top df s flight of step* leading from the into the ve*Ubule, tfver the height of a dec lure room beneath the church, counting some six or eight steps. Here bs adjusted him Into a suitable position fur bis purpose. He then raised bis huge foot, and with a tigofbf* kick gent the young man sprawling on the street below. With lag. I lave to link upon the wt*% of gplaref G*| m«ko» everything fsew and beafafffbt. Mrt the art of mas bestowed Upon this lovely ns tare, adds Imafoy thereto. At Bal timore my oompanlmi ami r aflpm raledi I thee pmssed under the city the dark and that was Jsyfhl, hot the asm of 41 was that God had dsalt kindly and vsr Columbia, W- O wars not fbr from our eternal boom. We am willing la slay, but is It not better to ho Sbasal from the body aad bs prsssat with tbs Lnrd 9 We mads a Ibw sails la Wood of HalUmmw EDITOBS: Rev. A. k RCf>F.. D.D., CohnsMs. ». C U*v. J. I. MILLER. A.M.. Staunton. V*. king in all one had a quarter mile*. P M , of tbs St the Thila WDfleweWBwl lie fiBwfiFwPtJm ■*'• flW I'Bfrti W-SV^WS his ssat Tits young mas picked bimastf up and retired. He had loam ml ns ranch of the Iratbaran second day, | driphia Depul, sad feeling very amah flxUgwM, I snoot ndsul In crot •nr Iks night At Ittf, A. M . tho nest morning I left flv this pine*. Wn smm raniidly ihenugh amns know in former years are living now, sod we felt almost a stranger in tho pines, whore sows we were at boom. One gentleman of the post wn mat with. He number* eighty yearn, Is •till active, hot gars ns no ssttefhr ho desired for one evening. Goring this trail Motion my gravity was pot In n esvara tsoi) bat thsoks to the test I apososded in maintaining my -Ml —— j. Mlfini * Tho nest morning, m bo waa pass ing along the unet, n dapper little fellow met him. He said, “Mr. L, what did yo* memo by j oar cnodust toward* me lost sight 9" “Ok,* sold the asskos, “yo* are the young man who does not know how to behave bmeets in chwroh. Yes, ys% 1 recognise you sow. What did I mean 9 1 meant to hick yoo down idairu from the irstihol*. 1 think I MMocrded. Young man, if you tons tu sty church and repeat your ouodart, I niU rrprst (he kicking.” He brushed by him snd went oo his way, leaving tbr little follow gazing alter him. One nouM slnsout read the thoughts of il« yuang mao. Bnmething like this: “Why m nature so partial In her gifts f Why ate bm order tu discontinue la re- snd all avrentagea see paid, as /hjr law. Merely retaining a of the paper by mall, Is not sal- acrihevn should give their i distinctly, end carefully indi are old aod which are sew « Mot only the name of the : but ah® that of the county that the proper entries may Mr. Editor: .'Sabbathschad^ all the go in this aectioo of *•*, sod it is expected s greet dli t good will he derivedfcwf* through Sabbath-bchoois, IsknhS the young io Urn way they J* walk through this wick* »«u^ the advancement of the. kingdom here oa earth, aad m w tug up tbr tburch of Cfcrjg fa^ ibemt low gruu.eia uf sorrus. ^ tl is u*t«Mj:>hjng (but *oom g a. Sunday -scii. J te.uber*, trhs,l|gg U> take a deep interest in tos^ reltgios aauefafied your borne joys, have yo* wealth to fsruiab to those yow love all the luxuries and refine ment* of life f And wbsl is sweeter still, haw you the means to gratify your desire to dispense to the poor— to advance the cause of religion and of virtue T Brahlr*. bus God given you a thankful brail to enjoy thews gifts and these opportunities of use- folnes* 9 1*raise thy Maker, child of affluence! Tby cup is fail. Art tbou almost ready to tremble, fear ing that liras const uol lift it to tby lips with a steady hand? this fear m tby safeguard. God abate mu ena ble you so to do. lie stands by y oa, mtmgimm i u receive them as wbolcaome medicine, which yo*r kind heavenly Pbrsiciau see* the uced of, to keep y our soul in licdtk. Idle the tender mother with her child, after the bitter draught the sweet drop will be given you. The Paul mist asitb, “Behold! the ungodly who prusprr iu the world, they to crease in riches. Surely thou didst art them in Mip|iery place*, tho* ca«tr(b them down into destruction, now aie they* brought into desola tion u ip i moment; they are nt terijr co****med with terrors” Yet, bear the confidence of the Psalmist —the king of farad—rich in this world** wealth,^but sriTI fWher In' spiritual (Misseasion*; “Thon shaft guide me with thy oounsel. and after wards receive me into glory.” Trem ble not chriwthui—though a child of prosperity. God will keep your feet from slipping, and if you fall, he will lift you up tenderly, teach you to tread the way more cautiously, and nbeu thou turuset to the right hand or the left h and, thine ear* ahull hear and instautly give heed to the voice which will set thee aright: “This is the way, walk tbou in it f confident ly tread this path uutfl you reach the grave, the appointed door through which you enter heaven; it may took dark to you now. but wbeu you stand at it* portal* a halo of light will shine over it, .Ic*n* hath |ut*sed through it, and tbou sbalt step firmly in hi* footstep*. Child of God, you seem almost atone; no strong tic bind* you to earth. Few are your gift*—no ahi- Troa Columbia to OotanMa Sa Co lumbia. In Urn year Iflfl* Ifrb Mmsfow wns formally laraect am 9* Urn fry*ml nf Yean ago, when we did oot know any better, we thought the stage conch a woaderfhl convenience, and we have had many pleasant rids* inside and outside of it We loved on a starlit summer night to rMe n few mile* Vith the driver, aod to loose outwelve* among the outside guardians of the glory invisible to mortal eye. We will never forget a stage ride from Harrisonburg to our home. The Rev. Prof, and Dr. Davis was our companion, and there were twen ty nine hi and mi the stage, the two Aztec children, and a pony—hot wooden—iDeluded. The weather was cold. Dr. Darla and we bad to rids outside. All seemed to sqjoy the ride except a corpulent elderly gen tleman inside, who sat watching the roof of the stage, and at every noise on the top exclaimed: “Gentlemen, don't move, or the roof will cave in, and ill be killed.” Since we have been accustomed to ride ill railroad cars, we difaik* staging, aod were therefore glad when the stage at last stopped at the hotel in Harrisonburg. Al though early, Mr. GrablUseon bad a very good breakfast, to which most of the travelers did ample justice, as none knew cither when or where the opportunity would again be afforded. After breakfast the omnibus took us to the train. It was now daylight, aod we scanned the passengers, but all were strangers. We then viewed the landscape o’er, bat saw oo new features. At New Market Depot, where Dr. Daria left os, we met an old friend, Mr. John D. Zirkle. He has changed, but so bare we. And looking at him, ws remember that we too are in the sear aod yellow leaf. We pass Mt. Jackson, where oar friend and brother, Col. Murphy, greets as; Edinburg, where ooe of our subscribers, Mr. Grove, is oo the lookout for as$ and arrive at Wood- stock, where to oar astonishment no preparations have been mads to re ceive us. We call to mind the lam eolation of the editor of whom Dick ens tells in his inimitable Pickwick, quote the poet: Side it gratitude, and start, valise in ooe hood, a bar sad other* with too Itttlsf Why mm not I * hip that art tow f fiction* nit* necessary in every well amdaewd eku-vfa. Is this sc fertmu of a sexton ! *«mld recom mend that non# bat n §mod ohmnk of a action he employ cd Ooe who has smack snfiktent to keep bad boy* in order. Ooe oho can exert a whole •osar jdpiml iafloeoce, when the oc *-*««■* ttemand* it. Chumxr the young, and wira u* y* they are working agaumt 4j*m of wickedness in high pbumffom paUoniae grog seller*} far, * * view of the matter, they—4fa key-sellers—are the gmafagt tm upon any community in vlttfafg may he located. How any chasm man can think that be is dmg (at service and give aid to aag smjfr deals in whiskey, to th» ijp^ the cause in which he jvofaa*! be enlisted, is a matter leas Mtq Tark Tablet. Anon far fctdlige*c*r says **W« have some cm mktt what seheduL hv the dnty af this >, mthdicon is cl assn < rnwog its other mint gard thereto in yoor Your friend, *Thiar «*r* «ksll ho*« s ward behind tW uiHif TO* »* tW way : walk Vw to «. wImmi yw taaw t• U*» twit kmui aad wWa you twrw »*> the left.** Tot. xxx : >1. Fallow traveler*, n yoor direc tray—the Word of God—and let y«*«r faith wmI tic Mrcwgthcacd ami rata Wished by thifl **re and prarlow* prom tar. It i« the Irani Je daty; aod also to « I branch of the mater n f bags;if it is a tonic I lenitive, a disinfect..:, I * febrifuge. or an er I also carious to keow I the genuine article. A Word far Grmdi . j A Christian without a creed hi misnomer—an impossibility. Dm who affect to eschew all (was creeds him! confessions. aatesdafiS division, aod acknowledf* mefar standard of faith than the It fife.» guilty of incocMiRteney hi praflfifa the very thing they nowdima b deriving their creed from tiiiWI to difflir, ace yet alwaya very W no occasion foi do I {wiiit, when we rem I France, from whein I ome», they have font p the Baptist, §ight ar I draw, and three of i I •omewhere on the I kwe a vial of Saint'J 1 fegrther with his sum I •wious other relices F 1(1 to by the prior -1 r ers as great as ar | the water of L<< I are all •basulous virtues. ■ 5*dd credence to the I It withhold it from tl | Christian guide. The tra»|<o*i hmt mariaev alone can appraoiwte the rebel riprirawl by a gftmpar of yarn brwwu light, that gives the joiful Mauraacw that a haven of safety is iu mgh*. Tern peas tost child of Clod, tht* word of Xe*r Pnmetttons. life the voyager, you are in immi •eat danger of shipwreck, yea Item Me with fear that year *pin(w*l berk wiff not was*,her the storm of temp totran from within snd without, that threatens it* destruction We should bare casse for alarm, if left al<*ne to guide oar life boat, for wo mortal head can steer it safely through the rucks ami quirk**ml* that abound. But Owe Mini* with yo* at the helm, * ho lift* hi* v oice to quell your doubts and fearw, and eric*, "This is the **> ” Gladly belfeie his report. It lm even the same fra flout who was with hi* disciple* la the storm of Galilee, snd He who massed the trmjwwt ran, a* «f old, lull fts fbry. No* your eyes seek It* iala to jdrter the dutkto-** that one round* >«n; the lightning Asdic* that fbr n moment illnnune the path lea* ocean, oaH intensify the dark nous that Mbit Beloved, the God man at the helm knows all your swxtMtra Thefe Is deep ptty tbr rise in ass neett, mere is power to help fa Ms mighty arm, there i« com (fact aad fall wwsaranor In the dear tones of that « oke ; \ hen-fore despair not I rat not the wall of thy human wwlfrffil 1 llffrmfl Ht nil Ilf 4 fur 1*9lW |«Nsied words of cheer. “Tin* Is the won Though it he dark, eras! In just m miyieldiog in their mental creed as defending their writ* 42 Xorth Ninth Sinmt WtX A little leaven Isavsaeth the whole lamp. The leeeoa in this otherwise flHpttf., sad issiinljl t book is it» assgesis, which ** osa not restive, bocausc It auske* sa iaepired Bva* gelist a doubtful witness. We there We own see no diflfereses Mfa having the creed In the kraitf printed in s book; and if any advantage, it i* in fever af id hfaswed faith to sknek Lord as ptwely her hone “Awake 1 Awake ? F strength, O Xfam j p*t oa Those who are the most vimntr their denunciatiosa of sctMfld owe to it all the real good tb«fefe piemen tel system to H costsk* * collection of doctrines fas * Scripture*, and their tedfldki* system, la not the work of ** <f nor of ooe age. It is s wort fa has employed pious sad men since the fonndatioi & • f i Busin business m abilities to Cbn : *ke» daily business i fkristiau work, there Paondei-suudiug of t if * a,t h 9® activity. oar Sunday School# Uttxjlls Lit uu» A ah for Iks fail* ifa* fomamfaur Mlskh rarftlsfos t The Trsvslyaa Papers, Edmbnrgk fao Muller’s “Life. ^^®aor admirably j I *■* celebrated Orpl beeu sustain,- solicitation of v. •^cited to work by tin I A'nd wt- add wrought by th. with age, they {Kraaess afastMlfr ity of youth. Were the cM4 f dispense with them bttnem&i* old, she would becosw* bhe shorn of his hair—wesflt **dM(W Orthodoxy, therefore, i* lightly esteemed, nor te k • out of existence, even If ft i* ** • «t by doctors of divinity, *** whom have got so fer i* wW -1 it that they seesa to be bo " f Tjj br " ,k °* : mtrg A a ranee. I by 8onicb<xi v h i 4 ^u ,rtou of that powt jPbger of working or too self rd ^fafestamly fail to ’S that prayer and JT work, and ti, 1 without the sou “•* k-iy. I. *W* Promises of ,,, tertsined; but it doe* not look tiks the Same place. Our ayes have either been dimmed by age, or tho parsonage has feBed to ke«f> up ap- pesraefoeh. After repeated exam! nations, iuvestigatkms, and erosa examinations, we nftwittfergly—for we k*lfo** mdmm mfel a high re gard for the people of the Wood stock charge—We arrived at the eon elusion, that the parsonage was out of repairs, aod needed painting sad a general overhauling. Bro. MiOsr, Chbiotian That should bear anflinckinf against gambling as fa 1 almost all oar large wafife Nay, there is a stroagir ( be made than that. Ckffo to fight against those w ticing multitudes to rioua thin disguises, end paring the way fer hold* dissipation. Has the fa* possible; work ape* F*4fl which has stronger twroc law, and labor with fa showing them the folly < this fashionable aad grO Many a person begin* his career by joining ** ♦kS’ rocklessnera of holiday •** -ArrirKu Hope nc *‘*>**1 Aiexan 10 uiak.i Uiacuwio,, 2” r **hJMlitj', Iu niij Jr*»bo«tthefani)ri Srs? t ,i_ . Owen *io biotoelf fo h 4r * <Ther ® ia <M " g-*T*5“ Zt. M » b,, t if « i. ^jfekStness were si ^riectly- willing 44 Wall,” Myou wv pf? ****• Have vfivnifa i •will liiv jmm mr I* forarifig yw* a eosMlUtwhlc pww * The »wfiwg m«* «w*hl «M re fink Ms imNiemfara. aod w ** <m*4mn • *41 Ixirthit cx ipextr. fikii' iikaw Ikfo imAt fawn -tfirMW mu f t r iwi Bi t ihm^l ra %mmww fai» will m l jw'fai Ml .milk Iw-fira —- i ... WfrwiPHra* wTrallMflpflfi qPlIra ww® IWlf Ifafl^'IJgwflw^MI* ^ ih^i. *i ... ^ i.., ... - j. * fa 1 ' *fl* * wfiflfr * fllMHI fll-fe fakflfa wHp« Hi* ocightme |fa»vwd «snM frnm Itm the li«- c» wf rifertml wwt, there Iky jwjrw 4i ,11 far eohaiidral fan Ike re ■MihoMh- Mt ttw Miirw itNWi hunt wvwfticml. *«»t jh-‘ duMjger* tliou Imlghag I* Ifa* FwIsmm oral who* the dark The Imdght.4 wt ranger, falWIiiiJ In « doth and maty solitude, heata a vtraie *sy lug, “Thl* i* the ufey, walk tfami iu ft ” Glsdtj he hew rich* ami gwHi* the «q*Nt |«*th ; hi* heart over drew* with jo> and t haul fnInca*. Chriatisw, are yoi, like the lost trsv. eler, «)ipsllei} hy the dark news of the way, the Mu** mid trial* of Hfr 9 Ha* de*po*dewry mode yo* his |irry, and is he seeking »* lead j ws soidw from Ike mnuv path 9 Pans*! Give heed ts that «*fa, “This ia the way, walk thou is ti” The warning •rviwd* sew lodlattort te yusw ear now, yn ky* and faye ihsy wfat, if you ferui’ tfftnnrst. Mao*xr<r*, Oe tober.—'This Dumber cow tala* <1 «o*g«, a waft* a oolka. a achoCltarbc and a morcean dr mien named ftipptmg Warm dOtTKERX MtWCAX. JoCfiNAJL^ftcp tern bar.—Quit* *o Miformtiof sum fenra. Listen I I will teach yo* To watch Hh* heedless steps of child hood, to soothe its little fears, to add were all young, yes, sod most of the children hod not yet mode their ap pearance r now fate parents an sped, the children are promtstug young moo, the daughters tbeir motketfe help and comfort. How font w« agel The Laid has biassed His set vant and His house. Our brother 1 * sous age obedient, earnest, working lw«4a*nfar L. K. Albert, D.D., who •foeted In a ■ru^'**<t>r«ru af • yfl 9d|> kifl>flfl»ffl m the awaiting m ramsc. •: H|Pf Mfas* 4k» M. f. o*d TuW dfecfp»«|, They wffl act trail their port, and live for the Evangelical church and the glory of God. Wo hope that one at least will become »P AiguaUiiii minister.