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fcevs. Rude & Killer, Editors. Oil LORD, Oil FAITE, Oil lAPTISK.’— IPHESIfilS IV:5 COLUMBIA, 8. C., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1874 Communications, thitrmMtfl by which the tho gospeland minister at the ***** ^ wbieb church’s alt sir. There is no me* sur- tb* church bleated the world. iog of this item of usefulness. Can orm iioua Korea now midi toy one estimate the nine to the nntlTUJ. ('ongrrgational church and tbs cause In our own country, the church’s of (>hr, * t if » England and al! eftsrie through its stages have. “f the edacation of ita great without doubt. i«s among the moat * rm * o( ra,,,i * t< ‘ ni * # Who can tell soooasuful and froitlul of nil its work bow mocb of tb « wtrength, prosperi- lar (brim's kingdom. Tbs colleges l *» **** of the Presbyterian haws gieou power to the church < "batch In this country, is dae to the thoohurchhaswioldodpovmthrough *****& tdueatlou of its ministry! Us oqtisgaa Xo sou con msusure riaT * ■** thp colleges thst have Ike gala tbsrs bus bosn to ckrtsttaan ^ otlf l *»is work, dooe a great service ty la our country, or tbs ndrantagu to tbr rao *c of Christ Y It is begin to tba chureh, in "Mftrg the higher mn * 10 ** understood, that the de ad a ss lies of our lami aud a titer —mmatioo which educates the moat uofbty Christ tea tdosthos. Though tbf bust* will outrank others, them callages am ussurtansn. oh ns M< *» othor advantages being equal, tiaaity, la iu rsssutisl doctrines, is hooome the most successful and fully aud taught. Iu powerful. The college stands at the tmtha am mads to pervade aad b *‘ mrt «f all the church’s work, and mould all tbs tiaoiiihlig They am **• sgeocy is necesaary to furnish peered Into tbs miaffs of the sta ,b * minister* for its pulpits, and the doom tbmogk ah their daily studies, ^bomrs for both the home and whotbar uf language history, science, f «wu»f« mission service. And when phOoeephy or morula. The life of miKboaaries plant the standard of Christianity shapes the cottars that <** heathen shores, they find Is to shops the yoasg The church li ,b * , * Wkl ■»«! onlv way of perme has thus been training meo for all ,mit succees to eutablish church the mom prueaineot and mtoeotial • cboo * a > nnd to develop them at once calliaga to life—for the law, modi mto •*«i»eriM of higher order, to cine, the ministry, for the press, >»«tiwct the young aad educate na aaiksreblpi teach teg, far legislative l *re preachers and missionaries, sod judkfel positions—giving a okrts Oaa <* ‘be grandest items of mis Noe siuostim for nil thorn spheres of «<** done for may years, activity that most directly aad de- has been the establishment, by Ur. Hunly shape the character, and Roberta, of a Christian college on wield the pooer of the nothin. One Bosphorus in Turkey. From it •cod only took over the roll of a few ‘ b * «1H *h‘»* through all of the older colleges, aad follow the A *‘* Minor, and into thousand* of men whose thinking and activity souls. bare isle so cud most broadly, beard Froat ■■ tb>*t »» apparent that neatly and permanently the life of rhureh has uo more mijxirtaut the eaiioo, and be will am that the for the success of Christian chuvuh has itself, by aad in iU col UuUl than ito «ulleges. The interests toguu, trained the mind, shaped the depend**! on them are incalculable, sea unseats, sad drvAqwd the power ! TU< * “»«®ey that the church has Uf these men for gu£T Them is not N*»t it establishing these institu- aneakureoruoroffoe toed to which l, °°* *»“ **** amoug the most the ehusch has not given men thus *«* v toable, uud productive of good, Almost Permidsd. For the Lutheran Visitor. l£oda of Baptism. [Ceaefwdeif.j jj jit circumstances attending the ^ittraiion of baptism among the ^Christian* afford no proof that it iftispenxd by submersion. | 0 Mtsblish this proposition, we bow inquire into the mode prac- ^ by the firet heralds of chris- piity- L gbat mode of baptism thou, practiced by John the Baptist f I be premised, however, that jg goto of diapensiog thia rite ia # | natter of great importance iu tlii connection, since his baptism m DO t Christian baptism ; aud can timfore have no special force ia lyiip the gospel method of baptism Iggtiad by. Jesus Christ It may lowerer reflect light upon the practi- esl application of baptiso. (§j “John also was baptizing in Sbob near to Salim, because there mooch water there.” (Jno. iii: 23.) fly, it is asked, did John choose ipbce foe administering baptism vtoe there was much tenter—udata pfe—if he merely sprinkled the peo ple! forgetting that there might tie i Mcessity for a copious supply of nier, at a place iu a warm climate tore vest concourses of people immersion. Header, are you to this srittoal •oudition of the u almost panuadad*! Than take with you thaaa fora thoughts: You may aawar bssaaaar salvation again: You araaa thorny thresh bold of decision, but if yau fa away back into your sins, you may never again be brought so soar the gate. Felix never found the ooa- rentont season for which ha profeaasd to wait. Do not, therefore, stifle conviction. Do not choke down the cry that ia pressing for utterance to your heart Let it some eat saw ualtty of fthi Christ hue writing of r represent fT uws W *r ^ Sold. The hina<my that Mr ia best Si a np ighbor the loabt *bont it; f*y the drudgery work with I family that * pvwr seven wii. rnited States to r bl wssiag—ovw F aad want this P« offers to thow P n not buy, asj hold with hi*, to aid hi» Imillioo familie* I- Bio offer* ate try liberal and k our villages, Pi*, are full 1° an these Mr. [work and good re all to write or I his terms, and lee his big ad- »oe. Mr. Tilton ft the statement* I be relied on.- 0. that Mind man sitting at the way side. Hear how be raieee hie voice above the noise of the pasting crowd, u Jesus, thou sou of David, have mercy on me.” They bid him hold his peace, but doee bet Nay, ha cries so much the more a great deal, ia Jesus, thou son of David, haws mercy on me.” Would you know the reason of his earneataMoaf Here it is. Jesus of Xazareth wan rattiig by. It was a glorious opportunity, but it was s transient one, aad if ha allowed the Saviour to pass than, be reeeived his tight Go thou, aad imitate him. Seize the prepeat op portunity, and let the “almost” ripeo into the “altogether.” One thought more. Almoat saved if it be no more is, ia the end, alto gether lout, and that too ia the moat melancholy of circnmstaaeak. Whoa after safely circumnavigating the globe, the Royal Charter want to pieces in Moelfra Bay, aa the oeast of Wales, it was my melaaokoty duty as a minister to Liverpool to visit and seek to oomfort the wile af the first officer, made by than calam ity a widow. The chip had beta telegraphed from Qoeetkatowa aad she was sitting in the parlor expect ing her husband, with the table spread for his evening meal, wbea the messenger came to tell her ha wun dmyrnMl. Xorar raw I AasW the grief so stricken and tsarism, with which she wrung my head, aa she eaid, “So near home, and yet lost.” That seemed to me the meet terrible of human sorrowa. But ah! that is nothing to the aaguieh which must wring the soul who is eompedad to say at last, “Once I wrap at the very gate of heaven, and had almoat entered in, but now, I am in betL” My re ider, may this awfal soffloquy never be yours, and to tills tad, let the “almost” in you beoome now the “altogether.” ambled, apart from flat sack a place was selected with * new to submersion is altogether {Rtiitous. The Bible no where ates this, nor even hints at it. We » left to conjecture.the motive by fe light of circumstances. The ch ute was warm aud oppressive, aud pre fresh water was scarce and of pnit ‘ value. The multitude was Mfflease, amounting probably to te&dmlsj of thousands; for “there teot out uuto him all the land of fodea aud they of Jerusalem, aud we naptized,” &c. (Matt, iii: 5, G.) So doubt many traveled thither on esoeis aud asses, and reniaiued ’ten over night; ht-nce much water m absolutely necessary for other prpose* than immersion. John had sen baptizing iu the vicinity of Jor- ha. where there was more water fa* at Enon ; but it was unfit for Mediate use—hence be vreut from »large hotly of water to a place dere the supply was comparatively ■all, but preferable on account of quality. Polla udata ought to be toialatetl many xcatcrs or streams; w2Kingg ii: 20: where the Hebrew «d Septuagint, both, use the plural Ta udata— Hence, an the arriptar** bote me tiflteUMh it t i i rm is ml n 1 mi m *1 -**■-**■ .m# a fla.^ WBWw ftp • ftp'jF Iflpjf VMrftf flfl dMF l.flMfl nr mode of sf»$4» tog it to oifiewnt end Sfiprwpeveie. a the very toeoc, qwtoe so Hi oecomfMMSMMl by tie Driiw OEIXUS ration as modi bin«d. All ia- roaecuted in a mer. Mosdw of all its uivcftlmeute for Christ and his reuse. It may be questioned whether the same amount it takes fur li* nnUejrr. invested in auv otoar way of benevolent effort whatever, can be made to do anything like as much good—to do good so broadly, so gradually so long. VTBY (Ol LLi.k* KKvllIiK E5DOW- MKST. Cbnsluui colleges are thus a part of the benevolent agency of tbe church. This answers the question some times asked : “Why must they he endowed r They are organized, not to make money, but to do good. Their value is not simply iu afford ing a thorough education, bat espe cially in the fact that they cheapen it and bring it within reach of almost every earnest young man who may desire it. By the beoevoleuce that endows them, the higher education Xo college of CdliJJM N MU | £ y ^ it*, iHN I of tbe ebuirk In the cat to often laatoaativ l pas - Many pstwea, whilst tbe dinct hearing of to stand up for ('brtet and bear on ward the standard of religion r Jinan’s raise nsrth of tkesr. all this, in tba ton for rauade nt of ingenuity t is now esti urowbe sccoa b population of Ln could lisv* r v in the*a»e t). Every cl«» influxes of “VromneAl eeued tbe tbongbie of MUtoni end pot them into aetteo.* Tbe feet »«presses a tow of progress. ] iif gmu fuftmtu UnM cbmigf (Ik* iflflflMiflHflflttMiiL MUS.. HfetiiiM MkiniiMto.. sms. •■KfeF API PlWPPlJf % iW ftPFw.lM ftMPMti iftP* porta vwond the war hi, often bate tku niswtopnng in the quiet labors terms ml tbought aad aUndy. Thiugs sr» feM Ihongbt oat, and then ef life end fighting the battles of rhrtolinaitv is that sos Hi. 4, IX 9*MLX BwrotT. From ttoi time that Christ mulated iflto Nor bs* the i, nor the In- The •ewia* hat inginuitf tss multiplied ith tbe oeedle- appsrel *wd -ueor.: wim f the water or stream flowing from to spring or fouutain, which sepa- ato afterwards iu several small fcwms, and this would better ex- jress the various rivulets in that fcpon. This sufficiently accounts | k the fact under consideration, | iHhout the slightest necessity of re- If total im- ktgbsat so mas its ef tbe charrh’s Your Own Place.—There to a place for every man—his own proper place, where he ought to be. God has designed him for it, and it be longs to him and to no one else; and every man may know aad And bin place, if be wilL It must be bis plaoe, and he most go to God hearti ly praying, “Lord, what wilt Tboa have me to do T Where wflt Then have me to be 1” Let him surrender his owu will to God's will, aad ha shall make no mistake. And it is a most blessed thing to be in one’s own plsee. There, one to most happy—more happy than he can be in any other place. God will be with him there. He will cheer, and strengthen, and sustain him. He may have trials; bat he meets them in the path of duty, and Godto grace is sufficient for him. The same compassionate God, who was with Daniel in tbe den ef itoaa, aad with the three Hebrews ia the burn ing fiery furnace, will not leave him nor forsake him. Being in his own proper place, he may go to God with confidence, and he shall hi onfefort- ed aud supported. He shall ha joy ful in all his tribulation. nod wide The masses ia ibeir toil and eflorio are mostly hot artiiif oat the Ibsofhla of ethers. The French revelation wae originally only a theagbt. The ith—very of Amah— was at ftrat only a thought u Lb# mind of the (•moeos student. When we look on the telegraph, with eel so tab meal at Its wonders 1 hiring tho early ie open to tbe m high order con be established or ear ried on without an endowment. An academy, with a few teachers and limited appliances, may be made to pay iu own way. But to found a college, erect its buildings, supply it with chemical and philosophical ap paratus, man it with a corps of com petent and able professors, furuish its libraries, give it scientific cabi nets and appliances, and keep it sup plied with the various necessary aids to advanced and thorough study and investigation—all this requires an amount of money that, without an endowment, would make the cost of a college education so high, that only a very few could ever attain it Tbe necessary tuition would put it beyond reach. None but tbe very wealthy could afford it for their sous. Not one in a dozen of those who now euter the ministry could obtain the needed education. The poor, or those with moderate means, could not en ter college halls Tbe church and society could not be blessed by the thousands from these classes, who now rise to be their ornaments and power. But in our Christian colleges tbe students may have all the ad vantage of a large corps of instruc tors sod ample educational appli ances, for as low a tuition as is often charged in a boy’s school. Iu their halls the poor may stand by tbe side of the rich, and have an equal prep aration for a life of service and honor iu the church and the world.— Lutheran Observer. employed the Ithout succea. purg, struck » hat is destined ®rting to submersion ■avion had been the practice, and “much water” bad been required ^ Ihst purpose, would it not have vise in John to have remained ■Bethabara! Does not his departure ■to a location of . Howe b* through the manner, will uj rument n° ^hme is sini- i by s ehiM „’ s advert**' bn aa of the lis uniqo® i D * It ie «ne of ies itself H»to U) r its which apt to forget the long line of stu dents, of encore, who have, in ob- eonre labomlorwa, toiled for veers over the n a to re of electricity, out of wbedb l*rot Morse at last gave the fimdt to wsktod. Oer rati- made, iiwsiIiiih. oar manefsctorice quite, to apoetoiiv ue*a It is eoie> worthy that the mtiee where tbe more water to one **fli»y waters rather disprove the ef pluuging t This pns- then, is found to have no con- ^ion with the point at issue ; or if * k*> it furnishes an argument *tiinst submersion. J*) But the udvocates of iuioier- ®° D insist that they “were baptized kim ( en j i n j ort i* u j>* (Matt, iii: G.) «* appears iu other connections, if the advocates of the trausla- * a insist upon that, and no other, what will they do with lleb. x : where we are told that Christ "todowu ou the right hand of God” ! 7®^ the same word occurs. There- I 01 *,if we mast necessarily translate * Jordon, we, must also necessarily » u *late in the right band of God— f ^ word is the same iu both ***** But as we, of course, traua- in one place, u at or by the right 'i of God,” so too we may iu the * r place read, “at • or by the Warn* of lifert. literary of tin ebureb nod tbe spread of tbs goapel, edacwiioct vii oosd MS emery- lag oa tbe work. Du nag tbe refer his»d' Payton were planted msI titiso. Witboat these brais shops, where woe Id be the world’s boasted progressV Where would be tbs practical activities that now crowd the world, aad ovary home, with It woe ooe of the first aisse of tho Ihfaram, to bare seatrol of tho revival of toaralag tbeo takiog pleat, and to brtog tho schools tala frool rank la tbe conflict with Rome, la (icraudt. Betteerlaad. Eailsad aad Scotland, tills seat W'as aoaosapllsbed. laad wtoh wealth aad laxary Y How meeh to paid back ta the struggling ly lend t>r,1 ‘ lerasd^P, mglily teoted he wife ssy*- n its V*** n - wood* 1 " :Jro« r '“ , comioft 00 * ItJ * of^ e trolled by tbe church, determines, aad sweeps down through all tho root. From lbs soivsratty and col lege, tho power flows down and oot through the lower and common schools. Tbe teacher, the text-hook, tbe setaa tiffs principles, are all, re motely sometimes, bet yet certainly, Croat the colleges. There to a steady stream of power and influence flow- Will You be Missed!—Ait yoa cedars planted in the house of tho Lord, casting a cool and gratafol shadow ou those around yott! Art yoa palm trees, fat and flovtohing, yielding bounteous fruit, and ma king all who know yoa bleat yoa! Are yoa so useful that, wore you once away, it would not ha easy to fill your plaoe again, hat peopfe, as they pointed to the void in tho plan tation, the pit in the ground, would say, “It is here that the old palm tree diffused his familiar shadow, and showered his mellow dilators!” Or are yoa a peg, a pin, a rootlet, branchless, fruitless thing that may be palled up any day, and no oae ever care to ask what has beoome ef it! What are yoa doing! What are yon contributing to tho world's happiness, or the charch’s glory! What is your business Y—Bee. Jot. Hamilton. tine failed to get posotfeoa of the ■ MiiMUMklllAa M«ktk-u*kj*a mPwo* se mum* 4*a untYt>r*i!it'«, ffiMi uuiiffppj r riiMw »• Hill ttfitUr lb# bffl of lb# iumiufei aad Ragtoad." la flaglaad for a loog Uam aooriy all the leaden of the Reformation were teachers in the eelveseitiaa. **Tbs lot rays of the oua from oa Mgh,” saga IFAstigm, work for ('hrtst sad bio ki tents of the boMffta. Gao any over oollmito the Importance of Bflerr*- \V»»b cT *! Instead of wonders ceasing when we enter heaven, they will but in crease for the more we know, the more wonderful does everything be come. Wonder belongs to knowl edge not to ignorance. The learned man wonders at a flower, or insect, while tbe ignorant man or the child, oses nothing to attract his attention. A primrose, 1 doubt not, is more an tbs direct wort of the church. In them to given the iutelloctual, and, to eo small degree, the spiritual object of admiration and wonder to an angel than to us.—Forman Mac- food. » f