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THE irTHERAX VISITOR, ipSg— I " I \Vm S- H I of <*a*bf. degree oi L Jacob Ha| W.V., R, f nafeburK | of 8«ooi. (| of Newix.J too Mall* I ujiou R'' I - * a c. Tbe Mol OOIMHOII t‘| party »»> ,i l ffjmolrt granted, 1 1 cing- gf* On was Mtfl «*etnber. ft Bov*. 8h L to giro a blbitiou . I iranger ai h *m the \ I FresliMian I and Hou;m | Sopbomoi i attain to \1 tbe Greek I Tbe Bo 11 ceaeity of of New be: I neatly and l lie than hi adopted tbl Resol rot ^ Sligb and | toexamin. | &c., of tb< I and that I their lalx I meeting of I oliua. Dr. Smel bn* duties i | of the stn | goage. The Seen k the proe** lished in t Kcoicce Cch< The Boar vote of th Walhalla f. kimiue&s. a ities for ccmI to meet at . meeting or olina, at thifl THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. ACIC50 WLEDO EMKKTK. Misa B, Shi rev, Salem, Va., $5; Mias Jf. ttacor, Madiaou, Va M 1. Bro. Opp sends the following from fclu* JixutfionrilU charge, W. Va. - J» K. Otto, ' '-Tar thaL,,^ Th» rirtt Bute d tii J«w Tlic Rev. H. 8. Whw_, iwrity, 8. C., Iiw f#n ^ office tbe aura of ten fay. the Bachman chair i n College, contributed ax ivji Mr*. M. E. flail Mto* L. <)|>belia U»|| " W« hail i, woman, who waa “last a and flint at the *em>lchr»» thU great ami glorioe. *« let tbe amount* roll fo in a day I U.&iu, Treat. ploring the blasting of Almighty God upon them,* tl waa agti* "Rseobeed, That thla General Bje- od, to whu h oar venerable father. era Cbarch of tbe Kanawha V»l*y cat wot easily be over-estimated. Its posiUen, geographically, it* proxim tty to oar Virginia Synod, iU con necltoe with Haleru, Staunton and Richwuud by railroad, ita pleasant- nc« far situation, ita abendaooe of ore* and mineral*, and tbe rapidity with which it I* being settled, *11 oboe id deeply internet our Virginia Synod* in it* occupancy. Our church in Virginia and West Virginia, oar Female Seminaries at Staunton and Marion, and oor Male College at Salem, all naturally look towards this fertile and rich valley for fata re rapport and patronage. An active arianioaary or two ia West Virginia now would be of incalculable service to na. We can not afford to loan this territory when a few hundred dollars will save it. Brethren, bring Chnrloiiton, H* C Jerome Cu, p, 23 ccut* Lae Cuppetl, Gal mow Cuppett, Win Wilhelm organisation, and aiaoe as God would permit, feel* highly gratified and cheered with hie cewUawed preyerfol Friday, July 10, 1S74, < brut «oil divinely Instil*ted tiawed preyeffol pproval, and v* fervently pray that U«d*» ami gva ctooa flat or majr abide upon him as to the end, and finally give him an abends nt entrance la to th* • veriest tag kingdom at Ilia Son. Jeeee Christ. “Rmoterd, That we now eait* ia ken a a ^ aOa IkeMiao w »n at a **t*mae of tbe i‘reeldent, Mev. Adam Sligcr, 11. Beer- bower, Winfield Frankbouiter, Lewis Lent*, dame* Crawford, Zaccben* Feather, Zarr Boer bow ex, each, 50 Marita Frankhouatr, 00 eta. ; Editors; Rkv. T. W. DOSH Cbarketott. 8. C. Hsv. J. ilA.WKI.VM. Mheplierdutown. Va. Psor. E. J. DREHF.R, ...Walhalla. S.C. sent* unknown, 23 cents; John W Cup pett, Wm. Boer bower, Ucv. J. H. Cupp, Henry Sligcr, II. Otto, each, gl ; Henry Albright, $2 Frankboum and wife, $3. We tbauk you, brethren. Ain't reported this week, “ ** heretofore fn essentials, unity ; in non-eesea „ liberty; ia ail thing*, charity. antiquity. two many imagine that liberty and pragma* signify a catting loose, or, as Prof Swing baa It, “a sliding genet" from old established •arms end mode*. Progress is a l squiring wl to ifidliffidlttsti grace," led by J. F. Campbell tMj|M Swab Chunk*, or Draft*. If rxwutible. If tht kr ran not be obtaftasd, aeod the money m a Rintmaio Lirr- tkk. All Foatmastem am obafed to it sinter letter* when required. Pnprr* are tent to aohaerfber* until an e*i»«4H order to d a mi Han l I* ro- colrt'd. and all aireanwre* are paid, a* rrqnhwt by law. Merely retwmhis a number of the paper by mail, ia sot «wf- fleient. All common icatkm* rrhitiair to *ab- Mriben, nhould give their same* very distinctly, and carefully indicate wbiek are old and which are new mherriberm. Not only the name of the pad other, bat also that of tlur county and JMate of each (wbacriber la neceawary, la order that the proper cntric* u and iM curoU ly tumK Marriage and ohflua CoUege Eadouwftf^ ¥< * **• fca. 1448.24 whole Synod, as caraeetly led by Bro. Campbell, hove bees felly real ieed by him who no longer aocrie oor sympathies or sopplicattoo* We hove quoted Umo record* to «how the prevailing feeling of the Gooeral Synod toward Dr. 11, and to vtndi onto I bo brethren against oven the •lightest or iateaUonal neglect or indifference coooerntug the proper aetmn deinandc-tl of them t>« it* death of so eooepicaooa n minister of oar cbarch We now suggest, as a partial amendment for the omiemoo. that all the brethren, ministerial sad lay, who may have knowledge of aay special incident* of late rest In the *14G0.84 Further reports next week tar of June tbe 26th * JT / “J. F. C.,” calling sttesttfin n A* the moon falls <* tfe ^ Aogoat, in tbe morsi** * ^ structiou of Synod’s resolotj^,” require tbe meeUug to ... W Thursday the 20th. Tbe writer, however, oat U moos rfracl, but struck fordbiy tbe many reasons why bysod fiL meet ou the 27th and hs is Z over tbe 5th Sooday, be karm notic'd his (>eople that Out lie tbe time, ami arrsngm,^ i- bt*en a. I are now bring cordiugly. I tbvrefnn* to the SecnE and ull cmi«rn»***l, that the For the Lutheran Visitor. raise with yon to Synod, Centra! OommtUce will find June liHb, 1874. Mcttr*. Editorms This fiehl ia so iu»|»orUut, aud the Lntberau ele ment so varied and extensive, we feel it our duty, though it be io a hasty aud imperfect manner, to keep some things before tbe eyes of your readers, especially before tbe eyes of our clergy. Last Sunday (2d Buuday in June) we made au anticipated visit to the Uidettour Meltleincut, over tu Ohio. Tbe distance to the settlement ia only ten mile*. Doctor IHnwiTATia—The pub liebed proceed lag* of the Board of Trustees at Newberry CoUege die- dose the pleasing intelligence that the honorary degree of D.D. waa eoaJartwd by tbvii, at the late Com mencement, on the following deeerv- pnhHcation. j and not iq tmsinem letters, to receive prefer at ten tion. The Qeoertl Synod tnd Sr. Bach man’s Beath. liberty which the A net Net* Reformed Presbyterian Hank, Doe Went, 8 C.; Rev. W, ft. Bowman, Wentworth Btreet Evan To tbe reader* of the 1'uafer it may have been a matter of surprise, na it is the occasion of sincere regret to all, that iu the pioeeedings of the late meeting of oor General Synod ia Savarnish, no meution in siade of the death of tbe distinguished man who bad been the longest and /noat gen orally knowu and revered throughout our obnreb. It waa an omission for which no doubt every member of the General Synod experienced a deep mortification when too late to be But it can be truthfoUjr 1 confess, notwith- standing all 1 bad beard of the {dace, my ideas of it were very iui|ierfecl. Instead of finding it rough, craggy and mountainous, a* tbe country just across tbe river, at a distance of three miles from the winding stream wt entered a must beautifully culti vated and productive acope of coun try. And one of the encouraging features of the visit waa, to see the beautiful country inhabited princi pally by Germans, as they are gen erally members of oar Church. Borne of lhe*te Genu a us have uni ted themselves with the Methodist Church ; others claim to be members aud have volume,* which will shortly ha pub Imbed by John Bachman Haskell, Na 9 Rutledge A reuse, Cherteetoa, ft. C. And all periodicals, weekly or monthly, scientific or religioa*, that have pobliabed any remarks upon his demise, are also reqaealed to for ward them to the name addreea. ft C.; Rev. L. Muller, Bt. Met thaw’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rhus of the aveed. This ia very eig etOmikh It ke only owe of the eod teas quarrel* they wilt hare, ww fear, bjr doored leg aay thing foe the sake of or rather plastering ever as ciflEmd form of aakm, whau iu reality Ikere U wo internal union or •ywi; .ff. la oar laudable debit# for the Maine of the whole Lather an Church, let ue amt forget that we mav fall into the uai ereoe. sod farm a an ton only to break into a Virginia a.H ronvtqie is Ml non, Skenandu. i coesty, V Hiureday, tbe 27tb t;f AqgnM J. A. Bxvdxk, fijjphr avoid that wrong syuh ike will ha iu the mate t Now to all this we say where ia all our Buulhei Far tbe Latham V* Annual Meeting cf the Board i tees of Newbmy Coikgs. Walhalla, 8l C, It has been remarked to us that au effort waa made twenty years age to establish au English Lutheran church ia Rich mood, mad a regret axpruaaed that the eootribotioos made thee were mad* ta vain. This supplied *aid that it was solely the result of inadvertence ; aud that, bad the subject been suggested at all, there would have been a spontaneous and unanimous tribute paid to hie blessed memory by that body. But this apology, though much extenuating the grievous fault, does sot acquit us of tbe imputation of iacomodar ateuess, such as should not hare been expected of us—especially of tbe delegation of the ft C. Byood. But the very fact that this delega tion foiled to call up the subject before tbe General Synod is demon strativc proof that it did not proceed from any want of profound regard for Dr. Bach mas; for this entire Bynod, of which he wee tbe founder, loved him with the devotion of affectionate children toward s fond father. The previous action ef the General Bynods, sc ita Convention* as eoe ceasively held st Winchester, Char lea ton, and Salem, Va., also clearly shows that the omission referred to was not in any degree the result of iudiffereuce. At Winchester, in 1879, after responding most respectfully to a communication from tbe Doctor, it was “Revolted, That we highly appre ciate the distinguished services ren dered the church by our venerable brother iu a long and useful life, and hereby cordially tender him oar deep sympathies iu the infirmities and sufferings incident to old age.” And the following ia contained in tbe Minutes of the Convention held in Charleston, in 18T2: “The venerable Rev. J. Bachman, D.D., LL.D., in a brief but touching address, expressed tbe unfeigned pleasure his daily attendance upon tbe sessions of this Bynod bad af forded him, and he deemed worthy of special mention the unanimity and harmony that characterised ita busi ness transaction*. Iu the providence of God he had been permitted to pass through good and evil report, and to meet with the Councils of the The following is from Our t’hmrch Paper of toe 18th Jeaai June 24th, l£l j Iu tbe absence of foe Pieadm the Board, T. W. Holloway, h was elected President pro fea Twelve members were prams,q Revs. Kuhns, Wingard, Qeagk ■ Bligfa, and Messrs. Scharopot, fo heart, Bieman, Norman, Boom. 1 tiwanger, Wiae and Hohevij The minute* of previoe* aorta held daring the past year wren and confirmed. The President of Coffrgi? read j annual report, which va* r*wi ami adopted. The Treasurer presented hampi which was received and referral» committee consisting ef Ber. E Wingard, Maj. P. E. Wise andO. Schumpert r Esq. After acanftu aminatiou of said report, togdj with the Treasurer's books, tk c« mittee reported the same to beaj reel and properly vouched for. The following was adopted: Reeolrcd, That tbe Board «ro the absolute necessity of ** tional professor in the CeOap 9 part men t, that we elect ben ft uow a professor to fill thesfowi Ancient Languages with tahrjl eight bniidted dollars. | Rev. Geo. W. Holland, «fM ria, S. C., was unauimeasly ^<*4 to fill the position. I The following resdutioa*»*h| Jpraent moemoent. We H|Mlcief to preeeal a little ary |mre. which will throw tigiM IhcCaubjqcL some of the more ooofes ber* of Sl John'* (Ger- yvgation, iu Richmond, in the Boathera General By sod, oa the subject of revivals. W# are mat Mtboriaed to amwrt a* a Hart, bat of the Missouri Synod, preaching only sor and then by a German mininter from tbe city of Pomeroy, Ohio. The neighborhood we x isitetl, and which had been served in «|iiritual things by Rev. J. W. Miller, who, a* is well known was former bishop of this diocese till tbe time of his resignation last foil, caused by failure of health, is almost surrounded by this German element. It is thought by Home of the little congregation of our church over there, could they have preach ing regularly, once a mouth, o(truer if possible, that at a day oot far distant a flourishing congregation could be built up at that place. The surroundings bear testimony to tbe same. The present place for worship ia a school house, in which we preached to a fine looking and attentive au dience. On appro&chiug tbe house of worship we heard, to our great delight, the tones of an organ. And seated at it was a yonug lady whose sweet voice seemed almost to out vie in loveliness the music of the instru ment. Tbe membership of this little congregation is only about tweuty, but shall we neglect aud let even the twenty go astray ? “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few* Brethren, let ns “nrav the iu a for slated our tiou iu Ch J appear* ok about it l Rev. W. -j morning \ • pony aud hotel and tt out to Ma j adjoining g oaks whidu interlocking mosses, for nature, wid arches aud grand prop< T. W. Dosh t he orphan » which the justly prour finest aud in- saw for an i From the to tine view of I brought together The «oo*er we eome to aa understand 11> g end agree meat apoa this ami cognate qua* tion* the better for the Chore* hi the Booth. Theu follow* the letter which w* most heertily emlorae, and a more oor oeighbor ef Oor Chmrtk Paper that the letter doco “expceo* the sentiments of a very hurts majority of the lead in e men of that bodr * We con assure him too, sad wa do il with pleasure, that the “poeitieo, upon this question, of the else* to which wo refer, he* not been foiriy by this congregation to the Virginia Byood, in which the reqoeet is made that it (the congregation) be received into the Virginia Synod, sod be aided ia the erection of a boose of worship sad in sapporting the pee l«r. ThU letter was referred to a committee of which Ber. A. R. Rude was chairman. This committee re ported ea follows: WfctUK. this Byood understand* that there is a large number of Ger mao* in Rich mood, and among them many arembars of oor church, is a destitute spiritual condition ; and, whurra*, foe., therefore Rmoleai, 1. That we rejoice Iu the formation of the church nt Rich- mood, ami both Hope and pray that the Great Captain of oor salvation will prosper and bless the brethren there, who with ne bare one Isml, one Faith, and one Baptism. 2. Thai the Evangelical Lutheran cbarch at Rich mood be received into cooaectioo with this Synod ns soon as it shall have complied with the requisition* of our Constitution. k That Bro. Bcheaogrow be in vited to visit the churches of our Byood for the purpose of tskiug up ooiiectioo* iu aid of the erection of their house of worship. A That Bro. Bcharagrow he recom mended to the Executive Committee ef ear Synodical Miaetonary Society. At this meeting ot Synod the sum of $150 was appropriated to Rich mood. Rev. Bchmogrow visited Mad- ieoe, Winchester, and other congre gations in Virginia, and collected $$40. $650 collected iu Washington, Baltimore, New York and Albany, ami $1,100 in Richmond el Fret Swing has ita fa-riai, 1 we, a* loohera-en, should net ft learn. Although ef another ch with soother Canforairia of 1 charged with letting go due iirrallu to (AltiriH*. tat tW> p—- ^ Wewaw w unwwuraemq u w* wmsnp ministers of the Southern General Synod” do net write for the Vioiter, Rctolrcd, That Revs. Shgb, Kti aud Wingard be a comwti* 10 form Rev. Mr. Holland of few tiou, and that in case be oept, that the committee * *■** authorized to fill s»id ck« r * some other soil able peraoa- Ttie following action vw* letter iveeived $ oa this sad many other point*. The editor of Oar Chaeah Paper, speaking of Dr. Conrad nod the Isitheraae of the okl General Synod, ray*: Be is one el the meet genial gun tinmen w* here ever met. Nate rally enough oor conversation *omi mroed □ Don anaation* now *<riLatine th* also took^^ I mills of Mr. J the eutire crj | preiiaring r: 1 We mau | teveral fomil each of whirK a* much co g *f wc had l M »«d friend, ffone throng ■ war, of whk ■: have but lit v | gloom hangs South Caro, rule by wlm . ;l the iocubu r tore could b ] <loubt a gn-. would open i > with her fin. niercial ad\ i r tionpitabk |h | ilies we u ,Vt t l ban the faun b Racbmau. 1 | onset Mr. Jol ! of Dr. B.’s. u teal studies - ^ view. The k \ to yoar cot i t" ^ }* forgot to i [ interesting i | Bach trhio Itiver. No better field, with nn much element to work can he found. Young men of activity, energy, zeal and humility, with minds well disciplined and furnished in theology, iKMweaxing tbe power of illustrating and commending the Gospel to the hearts aud consciences of the fieople, are wanted over bore. Wit hast actirity nothing can be ac complished. A few straggles, a few months of self-denial, with the right sort of men, und a West Virginia The mate- Church in this country Fair did, snrneat, with him It was interrating to discern them. upon a W. S. Bowman: Whereas, Rev. W. & B*v has again offered bis resign*^' tbe Presidem of the Bo*td « rector* of Newberry Colkpf’ 1 fore, Resolved, That we fully *i' 1 ’ rPl Bro. Bowman’s service* is { *J his devotion to tbe iaterw* institution, and would resjXM*tfully request him t0 his resignation. . Q Tbe report of tbe Ex**» n!t * u) it tee of College 0a**** * ceived aud ordered to he l w in the Lutheran Visit*#,%*** icr, Htwi the Newberry j A letter received fro® was laid on tbe table. The # was adopted: k Whereas, ContpUiot . made to several Board in reference fo*** ^ cipliue of some of the F»c# . * fore be it Resolved, TbataoonioHtt* j be apjK)iofced to roeraori®*® j Faculty iu reference & .J Committee, Rev. 0. A. “ d Messrs. 0. L. Scha»P« rt Haitiwauger, 8r. ^ The committee »ft® r • tended to the duty a**# 5 dered in a report which , satisfactory to tbe Boar^; Dr. J. P. Smeltaer, F^3 College, was anthorized by ^ J to confer on t3oo,indl ‘®f^L(r| June 25th, the degree c* * J rdniiAti* noon Rev. Prof. J* *• I wjmRRm iato which we unmtro tiooallv foil that the diflbrenes be tween him nod as ia not really m in the tent spirit at kiodltoee* which prompted Bra. H. to make k Bet lent nay ahonld infer that three brethren, though without regu lar charges, are doing nodiing for Bynod can be organized rial is h<4$, the harvest is ripe, and who will enter into this noble work f Were I prepared to enter folly into the work. I would not hesitate to do it. There i* work over here for uot h**x iban three men. At Charlestown and Winfield one can operate ; in Mason county, another; aud a tbiid visit other points, such as the Ger man settlement in Jackson county, W. Va., the little congregation over in Ohio, and other points of interest. THE NEW CHURCH i* progressing finely. The weatber- boardiug is now being put on, and iu a few days we hope to see the plasterers at work on the inside. We are gratified to see the building committee taking so much interest in tbe erection of the building, and feel assured that under their super vision all will be done well. The church occupies quite a prominent position in the town, considerably elevated, and presents a pleating appearance already. S. P. Hughes. id#* at mItifirm bt ■ '* '■ wm ▼ rawwww w Jf *wreuun — wwrosmm ability has pnsesd into en nitre C. F. Beuasf hue been *«i paying the pulpit of the Bnvannnh church since April leel, beside having charge of a tie ariosi school at ftpriogflrkl, Oa, A lot wa* purchased and subsequently a house built. In 1653, By nod appropriated $186; in 1854, $100; and in 1855, $150. Iu 1856, Rev. Bcliuiogrow resigned; was succeeded by Rev. E. Lubkert, of Feonsylvaoia Synod, who remained only a few months, and some time daring the year the congregation asked aud readily ob tained permiaekMi to connect with the Mieenari Synod, and it ha* returned this connection ever since. Rev. Loch tier ia now pastor. it will thus be seen that this move meat ie entirely distinct from that of 1853—that being to build a German Latherwn church, end this to build an English Lutheran church. That was a partial success; this, we hope, will he a complete success. This movement commenced io 1868; be fore that time there waa no effort to iut*blish an English Lutheran church ia Richmond. ° —“the Presbyterian Cfenreh ha* be come a eoarae ef aetaal taidality by Re terrific doctrine* ef bell,'* foe. The t hnsHem Obooreer eay* : «*tle denied the plenary inapiratiea of the tkrtpiaree, main Lai ued that some ance to, be Jmpnaarl tbe earnest feKyitfbttt we might alt meet In that beautiful land above, where there ie no trouble, no rin, no sorrow. With a final benedietion, he bade all /are well, which was heartily responded to by the unanimous adoption, by a rising vote, of the following reeola tion: “Ranked, That we have been highly gratified with the deeply in teresting and affecting remarks of Rev. John Bacbmao, DJX, LL.IX, in giving ns bis farewell benediction, aud shall ever feel encouraged In our work by the recollection of his kind wishes, tbe favorable opinion which he bus been pleased to express of our harmonious and peaceful deltb vratious, and bis earnest prayer for ^ofathcr tontead of onr faces. Are n wot tired of that punition, and may *® wot Urn round and look We aa # fwU of C olloquium at pro* eat, and *• heartily wish w* were more foil tst ill but would not n OoHminiom bci*#eo tkm Boathera General ftynon those Synods etemae “the office of the ministry” m opportunity is affurded, though, aa stated by Bro. H. t reedy to cater •oom of hie supporters unqualifiedly admitted did not base its rise in the Bible; and he wa* claimed by the Caitarinn* as ea* of themerivea.* All these facts worn •nbetauListed before the Presbytery, and yet be was acquitted from all the chargee by a tiro third* majority. That is, forty five of the sixty member* of the Chicago Presbytery decided that a man may held all them views bold by Fraf. Swing, and yet bn a sound Presbyterian. Owe of the editor** writing too much than too little for hie paper, especially when more practical value fo »• than owe ef the whole church f I* it not true that “charity begin* at h'^we” t If “the most prominent end inffn mau, aii ,u *d library < muh. Hero \ duboa’s Biru author cai j i ‘raveU, ami j Ptti B. a* » |,ft ‘ ignition o I be had given i Church aft. I * fl ottriahuit: «°oditi©n. Oil W* do not wish oor readers to sop pose that we write just to show them No rack foolish that we sen write, ambition prompts a*. Nothn g hut an earnest desire to promote the inicruete of the church, and advance the prosperity end welfare of her luttiut liens, acd forward bar enter prises, to the utmost of onr ability, has placed ne ia ibu position. E. J. D. Synods only knew sack other, if tin'j wore only “(airly represented,” >f they would moke any effort to bn onr most r irilarjpi prosperity.* %. ' would have no difitetdty si all la being one orgsoicnUy, as really wa are one in faith. taught in this