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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, CHARLESTON, S. C., AUGUST 21,1874.
R
fSE LUTHERAN VISITOR.
Charl«aton« H. O.
Friday, August 21, 1974.
KT) I T o K »:
Rkv. T. W. DDBH Charkwttm. H. C.
Kiev. J. HAWKINS. Sh#f>lir'rA«*tm«r», Vo.
PHar.JLJ. DREllKK,..,. Walhalla. A C.
(n rsoentia?*, unity ; «* *o* essentials,
liberty; in mil thing*, charity*
M^iamiyfciiiii i nn rninmiiinrm* i wimniiruiiwiw 11 kim
l rncuL xotiouk
* Bt inManc^ nintt lw nw«k* in I*wrt
OUto Orders, is.uik C'lwdbL or rimttn,
if possltihp. If tli***? run not he obtained,
M'ini tint hmHm'v in * RnourtEinro Lot
VHm. AU riMtmtMtrm are ohlijrcd to
ivfdtlit when required.
Paper* ore sen* ftt» Miterrihct* until
s-r U» diiwunUiiiw
nimk. | a ^J r y MaMkf ft
of to paper by Rail, l* not tuf
UUili United.
relating to *ab-
# Si«n4-» kk0«llkaku( I r ll HIM
intinelly, *ml rare folly iadtrals whivh
Me oW and which are new inWrilm.
Sol only the name of the |hwI offlee,
hut also that of the comity ami State
*»f fwli enluwriber i« necessary, In order
that the proper entrloft may be promptly
and accurately made.
e* Marring* «wl obituary notice*, and
other matter Intended for publication,
■RMtllbWritten •wparalely, ami not in
twin run letter*, to receive proper atten
uw%’‘
^OBEKCTfOlt.—In an article on
Luther's Catechism I am made to
say, that little book i« the instructor
of firo million* of the banian race.
It should bo tiro hundred million*.
WL
Dor Synodical Meetings.
Synods constitute an iiuportau
l*»wt of onr Church polity, witbou
whieh wo do not see bow wo coob
cooperate in doing our Appoint**
work in evangelizing the people.
Though they are voluntary associa
tions in their specific organization,
when so formed, in the name and for
the glory of Oo«l, they have a high
authority from Him, to bo exercise*
ill'strict accordance with his revealed
wool. In their corjiorate capacity
they are to some extent advisory,
but also legislative, as exercising the
ecclesiastical and economic functions
with which God has invested his
Church, in the great commission to
“preach the Gospel to every creature.'’
If this bo not so, their ordination of
men to “do tho work of an evangel
ist" is not only a nullity, but a bold
assumption.
Viewed in this light, therefore,
their animal puhi-omIuumi ir.»
or grave importance to tho
of Christ's kingdom as committed to
oar trust, and should be so regarded
by all—both clergy and congrega
turns connected with them. Every
minister should feel it his duty, if
(Missibl^ to attend tho meetings of
his By nod, and every charge should
send its regularly appointed delegate
to be present also. When assembled
iu convention, for mutual counsel
and encouragement, every minister
and lay delegate, as a constituent
part of it, should feel an imperative
obligation to be in bis proper place,
at tbo right time, daring all iU
sions. Farther, as they are delibe
»llfejft0Cs, due time should be
taken for deliberation on all matters
brought before them; andMfeerefore
ministers and laymen should come
prepared to remain until all the basi
ness deemed important by Bynod
shall be transacted. No prior or
rangements shall be made for asking
leave of absence before adjournment,
unless such necessity should be im
l>oaed by Divine Providence.
And all should take a prayerful
and attentive interest in the proceed
iugs of Synods with which they are
thas assembled. The lay-delegates
should not be listless nor silent.
They liavo an equal voice with the
ministry, and shoald exercise it.
Their jadgment is, In many matters,
more reliable, and their conclusions
more jadicious and practical than
those of their clerical brethren—es
pecially in financial matters. Our
most zealous, practical business men
shoald 1)0 more frequently chosen to
represent our congregations in Sy
nodical meetings. Their clear views
might SUVA us from mistakes in im
portent enterprises. Not that all
ministers are impractical, or devoid
of business capacity ; but many are,
whilst others are just as skillful and
far seeing tn the temporalities of the
Church as laymen. Bat both are
needed; neither can be dispensed
with. And the point which we desire
particularly to press upon all who
may compose such meetings, is, that
they shoald emphatically discourage
the “indecent best©" and rushing
through of business, which some
times characterise oar Synodical pro
ceedings, and cante things to be
d >no “which shoald not be done, 1 *
amt leave “undone things which
should be done." Let as take time,
brethren, to do oar work well,
under the eye of the Master “
we are, and whom we servo,*
A u\ rnttm»mri1i.m Inuliluv lit &
union of all the Lutheran Synod*
and ehnrebe* t« tho Sooth, and Co •
more friend!.) affiliation with oor
Lutheran brethren hi the North,
meet* our hearty approbation, *od
will receive at oar bond*, at all
time*, that aaaslderatkw whloh its
great importaore demand*. It
always ireen a matter of deep
gret, that there ahoald ho *u
division la oar ranks and so maeh
difference ia regard la mm e*«eaii*l
prevent a geaoral anion and cordial
fealty to a common oharrh
•Ml
These divlMonn among a
the same faith
fruitful •oarer of
and ariaundoraundmgs, and are a
constant obstacle ia Vtte way of oar
ptogreen as a church and denomina
tion of ekrbiiaoi. In aaiou there is
strength, vitality, and power ; divia
km prodaeee uathing but
and mischief, aad often
This doctrine holds true in regard to
the civil government of a country or
people, and it is sqaally true with
respect to eoiteaiaaUeal album and
church government.
It there ever was
there weregood aad m Actant g round*
for the separate aad iodeiremlent ex
tsteuoeof District Synods, occupying
the same territory la the Southern
Lutheran church, and of a number
of eharchgi in
tiou wit* our District 8yaod when
they are property in the temtoriai
jarisdiction of another District Sv nod.
as is the caste with some churches in
Lexington county, & O., that t>
has certainly passed awgy. What
ever petty jealousies or difference*
may horslotote have given rise la
this disjointed ami singular state of
things, these divisions, with the
causes that produced them, ought
aow to be removed. They are a
hinderauce to oar prosperity aad
progress as a church, cripple and re
tard all oar church enterprises, sad
are a reproach to our denotata at iona
name.
We are ail brethren, all belong to
the same ecclesiastical
have one faith aad baptism, bold to
the same confession, practice in the
mam the same/orm of worship and
church usages, have the mm
—in a word, are all Lutherans,
bers of the name old mother Chunk
-»* «* *» .. . , __ « ... M J ttlVUlU
we (bus stand apart ami be dis
united t It is a wrong, nnwise, and
anebrisliati thing. There ia, we re
pear, no just ami valid ground tor it
whatever.
If errors have been committed, let
them be corrected. If prejmticea
keep ns apart, let cbmtian love and
true msnHoess of eharaeter at o
remove them. In the name of all
that is good and noble, let os he
united, amt patting together sit oar
energies and resource* under
wise ami common government and
eociesiaaticai control, our power and
policy as a church in this
Southern land would soon be
know lodged ami tott as they never
have been before. B. J. IX
Jubilre Ytar of 3. C. 370454.
The Synod of Sooth Carolina, st
its last sauna) Convention, resolved
to observe the current year as its
Jubilee, aa suggested in the refxwt
of the retiring I’rcaideot, Aad as
renommoadsd by the Regular Com
mittee to whom said Report was
referred, a “Cenlral Committee of
Three” was appointed to mstare s|
plan aad make arrangements for its
proper celebration. The Committee
therefore propose,
I. That the special deeiga of this
general celebration shall be the Ku
dowment of a Professorship u New
berry College, to be eaMRf -4
CHE BACHMA* CUAJB OP ,
as a grateful tribute to the memory
i4 our veuarahla and distinguished
“father in God,” Bor. John Bach
mao, D.D., LLl>, through whom,
HPl'ttttiiiwtlyf ttliH) ikm! hihJ C
had their origin.
II. That mat* meeting* shall be
held in each Conferroce District in
me central and otherwise suitable
church,for thapurpose of awakening
fitoeral fotereat on the subject. The
Presidents, together with the!
officers of the respective Con
•ball arrange the time, place,
order of exercise* as they may deem
mat.. ;;ii' ’ M,
III. That nevinl ter mo u* suited to
the time aud object shall be p* cached
by each pastor, in all the coogrega
lions of his charge, accompanied
with services adapted to the area
•Ion, as far as practicable * due aoftlre
having been previously given of
irTnmt
Wlmk* 1 tow
tlxM (%fkma
w*** wesr*'' *
Im and
as
Bead ef Hot
Disraeli ^ Enplsml, iiambetta in
Wtm Caspar ia Himn, MufWer ia
Geruisiiy—here are four Jew* who have
made themselves the most f
iu the four moat powerfat
d Kuropc.
people, aa the medium through which
the names of contributors ami I It- •
amounts given towards said sudow-
meat may he rctunud to the pastors
or appointed re
FT T%«# ima
ord, tor tho JubHc.
of each con tn bubo- sod !.,** .
van shalt he registered, sod saw!
shall ha preserved iu the
archives of the By nod
to fa tare
VL
Hiitoll 09 39VltoMi OOBO OMMrpPg Of
wi. In "which a like r«<»n|
of Myuod,
wishing
should apply promptly
I wdP v.dlwlf ml wJmPOPOHtoOOOt
T. W.
J. fl. Howova,
W. A. iklWMAW
Wa rw* publish tbo shove report of
IMlltt4N^ III UTMingt
ill |«)ul*)4lo9
of eor ttyuod, as w# hava ham to
formed that the t'hitrah snsuftrsllv
It Is very simple, aad of tug, proati-
aal spplicauoa la tha aad
la soeoe partkmlara It
meetings, too There la amt stir
and the artiste of Dr.
l'ltiidwit of Board of
of Nawmaarp Oaitoge, as
MS hail t m hi —■ -S ft ■— ~ M a. a.
|MlDllitolN! IOM wFtl« WIH f Ml kMMOtoi
tfc# \
**■ as*** d *^'^fcS'i dftitt rmnmil t aasMaaeto
1 BF ft lPWfriTlMMM| tol tOC«ft 9|V|injiBH'
iug tucetings, sheoUl take the matter
OBltototfififitoal 1 y
t and ovary pastor and miaistor
assist In • 1 renting the plwe r
by saaing that roerp mrmtov of their
respective charges shall roeeivs
rfi>eUijw*. ijimI li*\r tbe unity
ot contributing to this
maadaMo onjoahi Wa are sorry is
ha informed that bat tow of the
brethren have yet for the
Broth
to
ia this
of the
Vlrglaia (*jrgN*» territory.
We have two eharehos Hi Cage
ty •, oa^Hc Deal’s, about twelve
ahovv, sad the other, Bethto
or the “Paos Ron Church*
about four miles below La ray, the
ftomfllf teiiit Tkipmi* jam lUhltlllUAl.
w *• «■ O* * • 1MW:S*PS( Wi»r
brick edifices, whieh, with bat littls
expense, cogM he rendered not only
very com toresbks hat vary attrae-
tive |4aeas af worship ; hat the 00a'
gregailoos former li worshiping in
them have for ecuae time past, for
want of regular attention,
somewhat disorganised sod
tend. * Especial I y tiers this seem to
ho the oaas'at 8ft. l*aalX where, wa
reo, wake up,
By nod with Inane e
aad do not
I
Orkney Spring!
w« had the rhrarwrr not ktur
si are, of spending a tow days at
this celebrated a ate* iug pine*, as a
“dead heatl” of ouurM*. for who ever
heard of an editor of a church paper
befog shfte to pay kit way at tl
springs! Through the kindness of
friends, including Mean. Moore to
IVrry, the gaatlemaaly proftrieiora,
we had tha privilege af a tow days
of real at this delightful plane.
Coder the title Orkney la included
noted sprlaga—the Chaly
Bear Wallow, the Freo-
the Bulphar, ia Hheaaa
dash eoaaty, Va^ 13 miles west of
Ml Jackson.
The waters are toaie aad altera-
live, aad are found guod for alseoat
nil tha diseases man is hair la The
all disease* of the shin, dyspeimfo,
sad chronic lufiamanUfoa.
The pike from Ml Jackson ia good,
Mm ueteet a very beaattfai
country among (be bills and valleys,
aawl over the Battealich moautsin,
giviog tha travciar a moat aregnifi
neat view of North mountain, at the
base of which the «pHags are alia
a ted. \
The proprietors have recently erect
ed a efdendid hotel. IOM ton front,
SOU toot depth, aad four stories high
Thfo, with the other baUdlaga aroaml
iC wilt esopmmodule five or six bun
drvd gaeafk The table la all that
bs desired, sad all the ar
are on a very lihrral
There ia ama feature, not often
found at public samaret resort*,
whfoh greatly reanaimiailft Orkaoy,
aad that is the home tike appeoouaco
of everyth lag. The stranger is made
to feel at once that he la among ao
firtemls, sod free to do oe he
and be perfectly at his ease.
There have been, daring the mouth
af July, about MO visitors present
at the hotel, beohtea many occupy
me cabin*.
Tre property of Mcsara Moore to
IVrry Is valnml at ninety thou mod
dollars, aad tern rreeatly been leased
by a company to he still farther im
If any af aar restore wtah to
grow fat aad W good, atl they have
to do to to go to Orkney and stay
Ws had tha pleasure of preaching
from aa Ezra’s pulpit la the parlor,
to a large sml mjr attentive *u
i H- .
Tit
given
book
r I hava
a harried vtmt to l*age
county, made ia scooedaaoe with am
MTTilkiiMhMlt toj#rttgml ijfteto aft (oaf
“”’■»» wgs swgm^ww mpgr asrem’
meeting of tha f'otomae Co a tore aw.
will attempt, la falfilmaat af a
to Jot jfown soaMrthing of
what I saw, heard, and did there.
Arriving at the pleasant HtU*
[item if XdftNgr tot* «*> Friday night,
Jaly 34th, after a rough stage rite
of shoot Sixteen mllaa Iras ftlew-
Market Ms Don, I was enrdftalty wsl
by oar exaeflsot moods, Mr.
War G, Alther and Mr. W. Y. Ctias.
Tha format Is as
•uecessfal msrehant, and
member of our obi
ties of whoso horn# I greatly mjoyrd
whilst ia Lgrs), sad itos latter is,
nary vssatioa.
preflfo
hers, but now now Id
•csreely ouafit twoaty flva.
My vhdt was to Brtbleheui churoh |
a a appoiaUaeot having been made by
tiro. Ctioo for pre|mratory servioe on
ttatardag afeirni m. aad the holy
-oa Bondsy morning.
U faapectable altendaoce
of Batorday; whilst
ou Bondsy Mtoraiug, despite threat
sniog weathar, the clrareb was fall;
thirty four teaten of tho ooagre
gatioa prosept partaking of the sac
re me lit of tha Lord’s Hopper. We
ware assured that If the weather had
been more fevor*W<- the number,
both of the aoagregsUod sad com
maafoants, would bare been much
larger.
I had written thus far when the
VWtoe of thp 3!st alt. came to hand,
containing the communication of
Bro. Cline ao “Our Churches ia
!*age Couaftp* I will only add,
therefore, to the information I here
given, that we have several families
of I ai therm os reatdiag in Laray, at
whose request I bad the pleasure of
pfetMrhing on 8ut»da> night in town,
to the MiShiuilist church. These
Bfalen of oar rhunah ia the town
are anxious to have regular services,
and a if agitating the question of
area ring a Wit and building s church ;
aa eeterprtas ia which it is hoped
they may restive substantial eocoar-
agemeut from the brethren of onr
Hyaod. Avoiding rather than prompt
ly occupy ing central |M>iuts, like this,
ia oar efforts to build np the inter
eats af oar Church, i« a poite« the
folly of which i* now generally ad
milted aad need* no demonstration.
The first Lutheran ehnreb bailt in
Page coant j should have been bailt
In uurey, on the must central and
eligible mte that coni*I have Iren
Had that been femlc the
of operation* year* ago. instead
of bring merely a missiim field of
the Virginia tftynod. I betievc that
we would have ia Page ooanly to
day at leant attr self sastofoittg stnl
Moorish tog sfiarge. ;
I need hardly tell you that I was
pleased with my few d*y* sojourn on
this border ground of oar Byaad.
You ere not nnfamtltsr with the at
of fthe I’agc Valley, aim!
well understand bow I, 1 idling
It for the first Clare, feasted my eyes
upon its towering mountains, ami
winding stream*, aad ufom the brand
of its baaaiifal sad finrtiie
It prraenU to oar Church, 1
think, a pmtalstng field for misMod
eflurl, if we csti bat meurr a suitalto
young man, nut sfrabi of Word work,
who can be nastotned then* for a few
year* to part by the By nml. so that
to can tlevofe his whole time to pal 1
pit and ptstond Is bur. It k, it J
Is true, a hard field in many resfioct*,
with some iBaanuragcmctits ofa|m-
cultor natim-; tol the intent, per
sfotoat efimrts of k Jadicfoas pastor
would, 1 doubt not, within a short
time, present vf*y gratify ing reaults*
Let are repeat tore that car young
brother, l b or, has done a gumi work
daring his sarvarer vacation, for
which to merits favorable notice at
the bands of tite Synod. Nor can f
refrain from md«liag, ia view of the
refinris reemred this sammer from
our Hemtoatfona, that our inatfta-
tfoua, and the Chorcb at Urge, have
reason tn look spun «U the young
brethren just ehtwring or pit-paring
to matet lire fwnk* of «mr ministry,
with much of prhte oral hcfie. May
lteonohe and Nrwrlierrr IVdlegin, sod
•at Hersinary at Hslrtn, cwmtiupe,
under tire btrasing of tire great (lead
of the I’horcli, o give as, train year
to year, many snrb
I had snare thought, when I sal
down to write, of telling you some
thing of my hurasback etpcrietirwn
tn tha couatfy ; of how t went fish |
lag aad rnnght—only a cold | etc., <
bat ttnw and apace f *t Wd f will
only add, that In aracit of my jogging
about, I Uml the ptessure of I to
compnay ml got nmtanl friimd and
bndhet, Dr. "Y. fl Fliun, (who is
cowtrmpUtiag a reaftuvsl fram Win
cheater tn M* .fid home In l/umyr,
thia Fail) and that 1 1*11 ua4 mhHi
boors speut In
the hsiifdlnbfe homes of Mr. W, (].
Alther, Cat Wa Ctim. Mr Chat.
Kryunr, ttept, tjUworf JoR Mr. J.
fl. Kemp, In burner parishiawier of
vow is and mMavtato with hto tdrna
ant tenshutl fio* rewftoved to tin*
Uni nrigfitorV vwl) Ik. riio* (sw !
of Bar J. F. Cline af prwioaft memo
ry) sod Mr. Hamptou. May these
homew aver bs the alredcsof Chris
tian fora and peace, ami their Inmates
enjoy to all felnesa that Messing of
the Lord which maksth rich, aud to
which no sorrow is added. V,
D. M. Gilbk«t
P. ML—1 made a sort of conditional
promise to oar friends tbs K.ty to
the effoet. that at about the time
when the hill-aide vineyard at “White
Clifli* will be purpling in the son-
say, immediately after the adjourn
meut of tbe approach iug convention
of the Virginia By nod—1 would, if
possible, repeat the visit to Page,
accompanied by one of the dieliti
gutsbod editors of s certain weli and
favorably known religious journal.
May 1 not hope you will do what yon
can to help forward the fulflJiuunt of
that orooitsc f
(Glad to ooaimut it is tbe Lutheran
Vinitor to whieh Bro. G. refers as a
“well and favorably known religious
journal,” and can almost guess which
of the “distinguished editors” he
mean*. Bat vs know fall well, from
a long aud most pleasant intimacy,
that our friends, Mr. aud Mrs. J. II.
Kemp and family would give either
of us a cordial Virginia welcome to
their hospitable boms at “White
Cliffs.” Hojie the hill side vineyard
there will equal those of Falanios
which purpled ia the days wf Komau
glory as described by Horace and
ottora, long, long ago. We can as
sore the kind brother that we shall
be very happy to help him redeem
his “conditional promise” should we
to able in the orderings of Provi
dence to reach Virginia by tbe time
designated—of which, however, we
are in doubt at present—Kb.)
Km the Lutheran Visitor.
Oermaa Ssttlamant, W. 7a.
Aug. Gtli, 1874.
Dear Visitor : A few events |*er
taming to the welfare of our Church
have lately transpired here which
may be ot interest to some of your
readers. Borne facts concerning the
planting aad growth of lire Lutheran
Chareb iu this neclion we reserve for
a future corantaujeatiou, us it i* ne
cessary for o« first to become au iu
terv fewer of our “oUlei»i in habit ant*”
and an examiner of tlteir old files of
aew*pa|*ra.
The request for such an article w as
made bv your former editor. Dr.
Rode, and we moke this note of
w hat is tortlic*noiug, in order to pre
parr the patieuce of yoor remlers for
tbe infliction. **To be foeawaraad,”
you know, “is to be forearmed."
In April, 1M73, Bra. Cupp, who
had long lerrnl us vrry acceptably
as iMstor, signified to the Council
his intmilion ol leaving, allegiug us
bis reason theref01 the fact that n
change might to* beneficial to both
iniuhftter ami people, lie acoordtug
ly a«wpte«l a call from the Brandon
ville charge in the northern |uut of
this couuty, where hi* labors, we un
derstand, are greatly blessed to the
good of that |>eop!e.
Bince the de|»arture of Bro. Cupp,
till quits recently, oar charge ( Pits
ton) was without a pastor and under
went tbe asoal lrials (for we suppose
a priori from the iieoessities of the
case that all vacant charge* have the
some trials) of eorres|M>u<liug with
ministers in different quarters, stri
ving to accomplish tbe double object
of giving ami receiving satisfaction.
It 1* the opinion ot the secretary of
oar couaeii, Bra. Wilson, that in such
a oocrrepoui letter we uhtwnieil tin in is
tollable proof ol the tact that preaeh
urw are only Umwi after aiL Dm iug
this interim that we were without a
minister, the purpose of dividing (he
charge, which had for some lime
been under contemplation, was exe
cated, the Oakland, Devr Park aud
Bummitvilfe appointments cot off,
and tbe charge th ns tendered more
deairabia by a decrease of tbe latoir
necessary iu nerving it. Ttie clmrgi*
now embraces four cbuiclies, good,
commodious, frame buildings, the
farthest of which is only six miles,
with guod roods from the parsonage,
ill the little village of West Union.
Wa do not know a better country
charge in the bonds of tbe Virginia
Bynod. While without a regular
pastor, onr people were orcnaioiially
visited by tuintslens whom the fol
lowing occnr to o* «* we write : Rev*.
K el lei, Knsunseffe, Kicbelberger ami
Peter Miller, and the sacrament* nd-
aiinistemL By this means, as well
a* from a healthy love of religion
and the Lutheran Church, our jwoplc
have maintained their nrpimjwtiou
nntiroken and aulaftlldad by tbe
prcMNdyfer.
Happily tlie wanu of our |*eople
are uow supplidl. On tbe 4th iaat.
a formal call at a salary of fl<WO a
year waa extended to P. U. Miller,
oue of our atudaiit* at tin* Baton
Hem in ary, and It was accepted. Mr.
Miller—vc withhold tbe honorary
title of Itev., not because be «»«••
not iMil) deoetve It, ImH liecause
mwaom -
rat weeks prim to his call, preactosl
Willi grew* aeceptanee to mil |sHi|de,
and won their confidence and
tiou by Ms excellent social qoaHltea.
He js a yrning man of fine promise,
and his labors among our (ample bid
fair to lie very successful. He leaves
to morrow to visit OharlesfowBr, W.
Va., to attend Bynod, where h<* s ill re-
oeive bis oreliuation aud vlait friends
in Boanoke, afte* which lie will re
turn # here and cuter regolariy upon
his ministerial duties.
Pardon oar prolixity. It . seems
that we have caught some of tbe
spirit of Bro. Campbell's Harrison
burg letter; but then yon know that
stories somehow do lengthen when
begun. F. V. N. Pairter.
,
For tbe Lutheran Visitor.
Visit to Harrisonburg.
■ fOOKCLUDKD.]
I feel confident that the reader
who bus a heart to feel for others’
woes, and* 1 tv ho, with a fortitude
worthy of a better cause, bas lol- ubiquitous truuk, *‘norumu* t
oughfares of tho town, i„ ^
with tl»e pttKbir loci and oar smhJL
friend, Dr. Z., who can boom *
descent from one of the y9t uT
dukes of Edom. We bad , lot ^ ^
“wait for the wagotui” The «»|
sounded, and the
vim ions colors and coatan>e« radjj
like a torrent to bui! tbe pnmmdm
The long cavalcade panged in ]„■■*"
with im[KM»iug effect a| MN}
uninitiated, but those who to
taken oeveml degrees lookrei
with cold indifference, aiM | IB<U ®J
went so far nn to mutter mntfe!
feelings of dfeappataiatefft i tofoa
in vain for the elephant, ^
wanted to see him badly ,j*
moving majestically iu tb §
sunshine. Ever since reading i B m
youthful days “GohUamh’* 4*
mated Nature,” tbe elephsMt to,
Ik*«ii a |Mit witli iue. There is
thing in his vast proportions, to
sagacity, keen, small black ? }t ,
: V v
l-:
T
V
Igh a tdatem
' nor
merest t»o r ,i
? ^ r;:;
tte *S« { * ,Hl
ynck. mab* an*
:£%«id «»•*•
. tiO in » few
gockinghani j
geitntai" di*tn | ;
^ ogkotre.* I i: |, '
jiff i* a|»pnm
^ its fall Vi *
gdocatit'fi Aim-
permitted in j
l^vc it 001 in
,ss-ii fftwanUi"
^reaiasof hum
down into iL
-“otiii.
VT,. K
■ ~
1
f
m
-
lowed tbe writer in his sinuous per
aihlKilaUoiis, is now prepared tosy m
patbize with bim or any other unfor
tanate preacher who, from stress of
circumstances, is cxmi|iel]«wi to lift up
\un voice and cry aloud in the sliding
atmosphere of an overheated church,
which, either from ignorance or neg
ligence, lias not been ventilated;
ami, what is worse still, oftti not lie,
I think, too, that the reason is ob
vious why a few inspiration*, as lie
entered the vestibule ot tbe chnreh
in II., should have reminded your
oorre*|MM»dent of a most impressive
ineideut connected with his boyhood,
and why Ids mind should have to-eu
been filhd with painful appivlieusiofts
a* he most vaguely sunnimil what
{»OMiihly miglit tie iu a very short
time the condition ol the little oleag
inous matter of w hich he could toiast.
He was not nervous and fidgety,
hilt calm and remarkably cool, con
sidering the state of the mercury.
Happily lie made his entrance ujhhi
this mundane sphere anterior to the
period when nerves had asserted
their domination; hut that be felt,
deeply felt, inwardly and outwardly,
he doe* not pretend to deny. He
*|K>ke not, hut, like the Psalmist,
“kept Lis mouth with a bridle.’' It
is due to truth, however, to say that
he thought much, profoundly and
warmly, of church luauMgcmeut geu
eraliy, and of sextotta to p-«i tirular. i strategist,) we moved our potman
and barn door ojwning In hfe
acb, that commands my respere, ^ P
admiration, and my study Tt*
elephant at one time in tact *im tfc*
ne plus ultra of my mundane supto
lions, aud I thought iu my euapiiaty
that if 1 could only see Uie elephsirt
there would be nothing more worth
living for, and I shoald be ready ?«
depart. In din* co'nrae of time i saw
him ; and, true to human natorr, I
w as n <i quite a* w illing tn & ggl
imagim d. but wanted to weamahw.
iiud Mill .4...* h*-r. But if 1 was to
upiminteil at 1 : xcing him m to*
ab»»'t- iM-c;.* i**o. I can <-» rfainly assure
tbe reaii«*i ihst i: i«as Ihim my juju
lege to “are ll< dephauf*
edly M'veral tiftwq. when he »as
biought to my uotue iu such a
“quest ionaMe sliajic” as to aukr a
deep impression ujioir my mewury
and my finance*. The animal i*
ported from the jungles of India and
our native product, found is to
business walks of life, may bekmj
to the same genus, but certainly an-
of different tqrccie*, ami tiieir mod*
of capturing their i»rey is very dis
similar; by the one you are gubtod
up fortiter in re 1 and by ib« utbfe
muriter in modo. The one uvernaws
you by a l>old, open attack, and to
other by a plausible rircumrretto.
At the suggestion of my worthy
friend, the jmstor, (who is qaiie a
Bextous, aw u class, 1 have found to
be queer and erotehety, and yet
almost imiis|H HWiiblc, with si reuuirk-
sble apliludt* to stir up the fire, and
make m fuss generally, at the very
moment «>f nil others the mowt un
suitable.
Having dtsfMiwtwi of tferee preliuii
narsew, we {kdowI sit wire writji out
narrative, taking it for granted that
wlintcrer may have np|tenred crooked
has t*et*u imtjle straight, and that
me now stand “fidia in cnrmJ*
and advanceil to the front t Urotigb
dense masses of humanity, winch
seemed to bt‘ reveling u|s»u die tup
most waves of a wiki ot excite
moat. Arrived on tin* pound, and
w it hiii striking distance of the “great
moral exhibition,” ue were forttitsiei
in securing a good lookout on ao
elevated foot way. We took ow
{M ich on it* staunch guardian rails,
aud lmviug made secure out watrim
and gold and silver (of the latter
articles, however, like i>oor Peter,
The congregation on Friday eve-4 we had none,) against tlie iusiuoatioc
:
iiiiig was not large, hut attentive;
and under all the ciretiinstances,
favorable as well as unfavorable, we
wailed through the introduction,
argument and conclusion a* U-st we
ctttald. Batunlas evening there was
a deeidml improvement in all re
M|mct*. Sabliath morning broke clear,
bright and beautifnl. We went to
(be house ot God, aud iouml the
11 u it: ber ill atteudauci’ mimic w ha I in*
crcam-d. Alter pre*aciting, a highly
estecmeil and |m*iniaueiit itiMiIeutof
li. was adiltsi t*» the little baud w ho
bate *0 faithfully represented our
church through long years of alter
uatiiig hoj*c and de*|n>mlency. The
cuierameiit of the Lord's Supper was
dis|k*nsed. and we were gratified to
notice tite d<-ep sideinuity that
marked the occasion. S**i \ ici's were*
s>so held on Sablmth ami Momiay
evenings, mid we believe with gisal
resiiits; Imt on areouut of the iu-
tense heat and the sltortues* ot the
nights, it was thought advisable to
closr the meeting. Thus termiuatrwl,
for tin* time I wing, our ministerial
duties at I!., aud we trust that onr
Is l Mira in the I Mini's vineyard are not
in vain.
During out sojourn the “Great
Morel Shoe* made its giiiud etifrce,
to the infinite satisfaction of ait who
were lying hsise around and ready
to see the sight*. This moral exhi
bition was a rare combination of
ft
*|M»fted Iowm**, paintisl and stnmkeii
rideis. male and female, a furious
band ol mtisfe iu scarlet, with big
horns, nml a prolusion of cheap and
tawdry tinsel—worn out horses, lean
ns Pharaoh's kine, and decorated
with waving plumes, rugged harness,
and any amount of splash mounting
—Ojuinsttl* from luml and sea, enor
mous snakes, the happy family, and
the “big fat woman.” There* was
t.« corporeal elephant to be seen iu
the procession, nor the monster piano
worked by steam. The Hint, sad to
toil, died somewhere ou the hack
truck, amt the music did not come to
time; ami so the show on the hills,
aud the show that the whistle was
paid for, did m»t exactly cories(H>ud,
and there was any umount of grum
bling ami — —by the roughs when
they brake up, to tbe lae.t fhaf sotne-
binly had Ims-iii s««td. I took a giMnl
a berry t
to be tret:
aa the Slubl
r jttd enf*l
. is brou^l
tbe
is cotJ
show mu I
Beinoi -1
ffixqirfety or •!
as tbe advice ol I
juritheold war I
as of Old, u Give|L.
at death.” Hoi
to chronic
fkrminakcr him
V\
•rhored roost
horn for many j *
jpftiisiug hours of
reWeuly bronglJj
noli toe ly victim
*ad his lifeless
the an feel ing pin
between a hung®
tongry stomaejj
rUrion note* will I
mrly dawru. n<»r |
•vs* the toil w I
mr» bis owuei.
with years, and
he deploreil, and
vocation » sigh
into tear trickle
to one is arre- ■
harifily brushed ff
adatory and c<
arises:
lift
I
“Well, h I
tell through fttet
|mm4ihui i*u one 01 the great linn wo an* tumble to gratify, the * 1
address ot nimble tiugeis, we wra
(ircpared to take a eornpndu'twive
survey of the great picture of
mate and inanimate objects. If »*
was not truly grand, it certainly tol
its |K>int* of attraction, ami
an rndlcMS variety *»f matin <"*■
retfectlon. There* Mood tbe t« o great
pavilions looking down *ijs«i eari‘
other like Khali and Gcriztm—tbetvp
resentativi** ol gissl and evil. n« tfe
one the devout Christian might tied
great delight to his soul ^itlsta* I**
sat under its genial shadow, ronsi.%:
u|mmi the i u flue not,* of ex«*«|dr. d**
hlesiM*d»eciK of the pure in heart. »* * !
the eternal benediction of the ft;n*
judgment, “Well done, tom
and faithful servant; enter ibusM"
joys of thy Lorel." in tlie other to
lover of pleasure more than the
lover of God, with a keen relish
the grotesque, the vulgar, and to
sensual, even the very verge «»f link*
eeupy, might find the highest grab
fhsition iu the study of ohseine
tilde and the ethics of coatseo*
tee. These monster tent* were ^
flanked «ud supiKirttal hy othr'
inferior dimensions, appropriated fe
“side shows,” where the ssiafikifW
were favorenl with special sights s«'l
privileges. Beside* this goodly ar ! *\
of large and small pavilion* tele*^
ing to tite “great moral nxhibitskk-
there* were also qxtemisirizeil "I 11 '®'
tines, od in finitum, of i>i»e |*»»!«* a#**
ration clot it, where all ataawr »
delicacies, either solhl or fluid, o*™
Im* had for tbe money. H* 1 ^
surging crowd, of which the sight
seeing and pleasure seeking
eonstitntwl a large ehtttenh
shall l say of it.! Who m* de** 1 *^
it ! To la* apjitvoiatetl, such *
must Ik* hkiked ; for ** I** 1
can aileqnately delinrate ife
and shade, its infinite variety*
Itaitnonio* and imrongruities,
withal the living play of high
wrought ex{Ks*tatioii lK*ami»U
every eye. Satistieil to satiety ft*?!
what we saw of tire outside
tiou, and by no means certain****:
what section ot morals would .
taken up for our edification, we to
K<>t patramxe 1 be instilttiiun, andf^
gave neither “aid not eondort t« 1
enemy” within fire hues. As ‘ t
...*• In* ela^siil among to* *****
lor an ignoble pn -B
1 to ‘great monti 1
price of his head. I
wttuesscil the lo« I
rioirn, and have
the fes are:nvertu-
awl the teats of pM
dressed men aixlB
mrru th<* 4 fat worn
loth'* ark, the
happy family, an
L» weighing the
•reives at the edii
ere may say what :
it, Imt I guess that
my old roosterjii
rally close* his re*I
(M-uttment, tic tran
Having acconqi
II., seen the siglti .-.
and shared large’ \
«*f ftiends, we set
with the pastor hx
his home, some six
lire retired village
cosily situated on
Liaville Creek. T
dug hills through *
•Iream thread* ire
lire Shenandoah, is
fertile and beau lift
fitoit Valley of
^reut pleasantly p:
l, *c families of 0111
••id l>r. Z. Dm:
:«au g i, r a few ri. s
|k*K»ks for t*els, aiu
di8|>osed “to bit
tfesftaful ip seentii
grown chicken on
H,u l a snapping t
wiKm another, aud
I !t is not neeess;
| Doctor is not o?il\
I fwofession i( s
i **»“*r, but. lays da
“•ventive genius;
** “ll Ire surprising
|ftkat, flying mnj he
l *)**lh be should ill
bon aiu ( despair s,
l^direllera 011 terra
»« this, and i
ig-ved physiciar
dearly 1 K *1
IN a diaeraet and
P” 1 l >; »stor in
KOod enter
Itousele will tell ;
| ^h.*tv else. Wo T*
111 connection with
totiouK. nn uttu
and fin
Mt*teh, complete
ai1 ^ a iq*oint*
I ** a glattoc evi
| judgment of i:
U^lunntely, it >«
jP»>“wtt aR “Union
*»to»omer in ail j K1
! N to be in all tin
C topple, with
^T r ° r< ' them on 1
ibun- to ii,y Wt in
Bf” 1 raneoivi
1V,> « tew do'lars
ridiMMiN rate o
ll..- (:.|K