The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, September 22, 1869, Image 2

Newspaper Page Text\ ■ V THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA, S. C„ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1869. N COLUMBIA, S. C, Wednesday,September 22,1669. EDITORS: Rev. A. R. RUDE, i oi.r .muiv. s. ( . Rev, J. I. Milleh, Staunton, Va. “I* * essential* unity, in mn-sssmtials liberty, iit mil thing* charity? TERMS : $2.50 for one y»ar 51 numbers. 1.50 for six month*. 16 1.00 for three mouths 13' “ |y AH communications must bo written oorrectly sod legibly, and accompanied witli the Mines of tlto writers, which, however, may he withliehl from the public. Coneepoudwits must not expect declined communications to be j»- turned. $0 We request our subscribers to make remittances to us only in registered letters, or in tl»e form of poet office money orders or bank checks. All sued remittances are at oar risk. We cox net tut* Ike risk veken money is sent is unregistered letters. Formerly there may have been some ground for the remark, that "the only effect of registra tion ia only to make the letter more liable to be stolen." But under th% new law, which went into operation last June, we thiuk registered letters are perfectly safe; and wo know- from almost dally experience tliat others are not. Xcmcsto Poerx.tsTtas.—Postmasters through- out the country will save trouble by obeying die laws ia regard to newspapers, etc. When a paper remains dead in Ure office for four consecutive weeks, it ia the duly of th© postmaster or his deputy io 9ead the publisher of Ui© rpifper a written iKHico of Uw> &ct—stating if pourolc. the reason why the paper » not taken. The returning to the pQblidher of a paper marked “not taken,” refiwed,' or “uncoiled for,” is not a legal Premiums. We will give to any one who semis us two Subscribers ami #5, one copy of “ Distinctive Doctrine*? We will gjve for four Subscribers ami $10, a copy of “Life and Deed» of Luther? We will give for rive Subscribers ami $12.50, a copy of “ Luther'» Ser mon*, lot. J.; or if preferred, a copy of “Dr. Siesd Eccletia Sacra? We will give for ten Subscribers and $25, a copy of “ The Book of Concord? The nanm ami the money must accompany each other. As regards premiums due for VoL I., the fanner publishers are respon sible. For the premiums for VoL II., we are. A. R. RUDE, J. I, MILLEH. Luther’i Church PoitiL It affords us sincere satisfaction to announce that this work will soon appear in an English dress. It is the very book the cliureh wants. We have Lutherans, but Luther has not been among them. We rejoice that he is coming. Good Keen. . Rev. W. S. llowmun tells us in a letter jnst received: “I am improv ing rapidly. Can now, for the first time in four months, sleep more* than half the night. My system is get ting some tone; appetite good. God be praised. I will try to preach for Bro. Keller next Sunday week.” lie adds: “The people of the Valley inquire about and speak affection ately of you.” Wc call this good news from our Brother. -Jlis people and his many friends will agree with us. We, too, will praise tlje Lord for his goodness to his servant, his people and his church. He hears and answers prayer. ' Our dear friends in the V alley are gratefully remeiril>ered ami sincerely loved by ns. They are kind, true and reliable. Apt to be kinder to others than to themselves. True to their principles, firm iu their friend ship, attentive to their interests, and diligent workers. One thing though, we regret to say, many of them lackx they are not as deeply con cerned for their spiritual welfare and the honor and glory of God, as thpy ought to be. God has cast their lot in such a beautiful and fruitful country that they are too apt to seek their heaven on earth. We tqx-ak from experience. Brethren and friends in the Valley of Virginia, read and meditate prayerfully on Romans xii: 11, and mind the con text, too. Our Letter Bag. ■ ?- E. B. writes: “Stop the paper. I do not like it.” We like that. B. is an honest, out-spoken man. He does not mince matters ; does not trump up flimsy excuses; and does not throw the blame on the P. O., which, thongh guilty of many irregularities, is nevertheless not always at fault. To us it is really a wonder that there are so few blunders committed, Maryland writes: “ I sincerely hope that now, that the subscription fifice is reduced, that your valuable paper jvill be more extensively circu lated jptjopg our people. It occupies the true Lutheran standpoint—suffi ciently removed from rigid symbol ism on the ppfi btpid, and loose latitu- dinarianism on the other. Go ou, dear Bro. Rude; God wUl still bless your efforts, and the spirit of Lu theranism, received and practiced by the sainted Arndt and Muhlenberg, will yet predominate throughout the length and breadth of our American Lutheran Zion.” Dear Maryland: Thank you for your words of cheer, and, Brother, -do not only hope for us, but i cork for **■ How wc would flourish if wc had ns many well-doers us well- wishers ! Believe us ; we urc indeed highly gratified and encouraged by your commendation. You under stand us. Our Lutheranism is that of Amdt, whose immortal work, True Christianity, wJR live us loug as there is an Evangelical Church, and of Muhlenberg, the founder of the church iu America. South Carolina writes: “I thiuk your subscribers can not foil to be pleased with the Lutheran Visitor. It certainly lays the for iu the shade iu every respect. You ought to get a thousand subscribers this year.” So we ought; but we won’t, if all do like you. You send us praises; but no names and no dollunC Washington writes: t( l would like to take prour paper, but yon brethren have turned such a singulur somer sault, theologically and practically, that I have no heart to patronize you. O! is it not strange, passing strange, that the beloved brother, who once proclaimed iu denunciations so strong against formalism, and in warnings loud ami tuighty to his people to avoid it and detest it, 1ms of lute closed his own heart with its precious pap, and now, if all nqsirts be true, staudsout iu glowing promi nence ip its advocacy! Has your change uml symbolism which you have swallowed made you as gloomy as some others of your flock f” Bro. Washington, you are a good-hearted Brother, mid we know that you love us, and all that is necessary, is, for us to meet face to face. Yon will then leant that we an- full of life as ever, and much happier. We have settled convictions now ; we an* not always seeking for the chnrvh; we are not borrowing from others; we are not copyists and imitators. Our symbolism is that of the word of God ami the holy chrintian church ; it is the “liberty wherewith Christ hath made us freethe symbols are but our landmarks; the laud itself is Christ’s; in it grows the tn-e of life. We have turned no somersault; but have, like the I’nslignl Son, rein rued to Our Father’» house. l)o not Is* beve Madam ltiuuor. You know she is a lyiug jade. Take the Lutheran Visitor; it tells you the truth. Siqv port us; hut do not patronize us. We kick ugninat that! Another B. writes: “You will please stop my paper, ns I have not time to read it ami attend to my other duties.” Tin- writer ia a lady. We sincerely symiHithisc with her; her lot must Is* cheerless; a weary round of unremitting toil from early Hiom to dewy* eve; the evening affording no relief, and night no rest. We have st«p|s*d the paper; we never refuse compliance with that request. But we entreat some one to tell “that lady," if she should he found anywhere among civilized peo ple, to press tqxiit her the necessity of reading her Bible and hearing the preached word. ‘ The world, we fear, will get between her and Jesus. The B. after our own heart writes : “I am now paying for three copies of the Lutheran Visitor. It is always received with pleasure and read with profit. You see that I am its friend, and wish to see it outlive all that may bt? said against it, and that it may advocate vital piety, the inter ests of our Southern General Synod, and our time-honored church.” Da rius remarked when eating a pome granate: “Oh! that 1 had as ninny Zopyrus* as there are seeds iu this apple !” We say : “Oh ! that we had as many B.’s after our own heart as there arc Lutherans in the General Synod !* Nay, we will be satisfied if every’ one of onr present stikseri beis will follow the example of this “B.” If that is not feasible, let them do the next best tiling: Let every paying subscriber—we bare as many as we want of the never-paying nnd always-flml-fault sort—get ns two ail ditional paying subscribers. Who will be the first to do this f •Ask Ui© school icncher who Zopyrus was. When a boy we asked one of ours ; he said a life-guard's man. We know bitter now. Are Lutheran! Armenians I Many would return an unqualified affirmative ’ to this question. We heard of a Presbyterian Doctor of Divinity asking not many years ago: “Who are these Lutherans t Are they not Armenians !” We read in, and quote from, the catalogue of the :— JJaptist Theological Seminary, lSflSjr’OS), at : “V. Polemic Thcolpgy and Apologetics. Errone ous Systems of Christianity, as So- cinianisui. Tlicse are considered with special reference to their modem forms ; as, for instance, the latter in connection with the Epglish, Metho dist and Lutheran clitirclipH.” Nay, more. R. W .Reubcp Wpiser uses in an article in the American Lutheran the expression: “Lutheran ■ flHH or Armenlau.” His very words are : “The Lutheran or Armenian theory. This is adopted by the Latberan Church Here are certainly authorities enough—Presbyterian, Baptist and American Lutheran ; the fact is estab lished i for even the ltev. l*rof. Wei- ser, a Doctor of Lutheran Diviuty, states that Lutherans sre Armeni ans; and yet, the Lutheran Visitor denies it. Prof. Davis, of Roanoke College, was unoe asked : “Wlmt urc you Iat- theruns f Are you Calvinism or Armenians f” The answer returned wus : “Neither. We are Kvuugelicul Lutherans.” This is tin* true uuswer. Lutherans occupy the true middle ground between the two extreme antagonistic parties in the Christian cliureh; not only ou this, but on nearly ull point* of doctrinal differ ences ; ami this we consider us the excellency of our cliureh. Every child knows tliut we urr not Calvinists; but there on* grown up people, and even teachers in the cliureh, who do not know- that we an* not Armenians. Nay, there aw many who an* utterly nimble to answer the question: Wlmt do the Armenians hold ami confess t We will answer this qnestioii, und our answer will prove conclusively that Lutherans are not Armeiinins. Our uuswer is taken from “The Distinctive Doctrines of the Different Christian t'onfeaMona," by (iruuel. Chap. V. Armenian* : “Most intimately connected with tlie Reformed Church an* the Arme nians, who made their up|M*aruiM*e in the Dutch Reformed Cbnn*h about the la-ginning of the 17th century, ill opiMwitiou etqu-ciully to tin-Calvin istic doctrines of predestination. THEY TKACII: 1. Ill regard to the Ward of God, that not the whole contents of the Holy Seri|>tiire«, without exception, are inspired of God. (Contrary to 2 Tim., iii: 1.1, 111, where no difference is made.) 2. In regunl to God, tliut tin* three IMTsons of the Trinity are not of the saint* rank (as, if since flu* Son is begotten of the Katlier from eteniily. and the Holy Ghost |>nseeds from the Katlier anti tin* Son, it must uccetwurily follow that tin* one |a*r*nn is sulMinliimte to the other.) (See also Augsburg Confession, Arti cle 1.) X lu regard to Mom, that innate sinfulness is a natural coliscqucncr of the fall of Adam, luit that with tad tin* addition of actual aiu it would not lie reckoned against us. (Form Cone. Epitome, Negative 2: “We reject the doctrine which asserts • • • that evil lusts an* not sin. tad uncreated ami essential pro|N*iiics of our naturt*; or that Hum* defect* ami that evil • • • are not truly a sin on account of wliirli man, when not nnited with Christ, liecniiica a child of wrath.”) (“Tlie Evangelical Cliureh iu Iter teaching defines origi nal sin, not only as an innate disease or original sin, but us truly sin.”— MartrUsrs.) f 4. In regard to the Work of Christ, that the suffering of Christ is not vicarious (in our stead), last only a voluntary uttering, which God, of his free love, regards as all availing. (Tlie .Suffering Passion of Christ is vicarious. Augsburg Confession, Article 3, A|sil»gy, Catechism, ete.) .1- In regunl to -Inotification, that, properly sjM-aking, an appropriation of the merits of Christ, is not to lie I In.light of, and that faith without works does not justify. (“Concern ingthe righteousness of faith lieforc God, we believe, teueli und confess unanimously, according to the pre ceding summary of eliristiuu faith and confession, that jssir sinful nmn is justified before God—that is, ale solved and declared free from all his sins, anil from the sentence of his well-deserved condemnation, ami is adopted us a child nnd an heir of eternal life without any linnmii merit or worthiness, and without any antecedent, present or Hidiseqnent works, out of pnre grace, for the sake of the merit, the perfect obedience, the bitter snfferings and death, and the resurrection of Christ our Ijonl alone, whose ohedienro is imputed onto ns for righteousness.” Form of Concord, Declaration,Art.;».•) (“For good works do not precede faith, nor does sanctification precede justifica tion. Afterwards, when the indi vidual is justified, he is also renewed and sanctified by the Holy Hpirit. And after such renewal and sanctifi cation tlie fruits or good works follow. For it is invarisbly true, as Dr. Luther has rightly said : ‘Faith and good works accord and suit excellently together; but it is faith alone that apprehends the blessing without works. And yet it is at no time alone.’” Form Concord, Decla ration 3.) (See also llntter’s Com- ]>end, chapter 12.) (i. In regard to Grace, that man is just as capable of accepting as of rejecting the grace of God (whilst, according to the Scripture, the natu ral man can only resist, ami only then, when moved by divine grace he has censed to make use of this evil power, and suffered himself to be apprehended by the grace of Clod, is able, with this newly given power, to accept It Phil. Ui: IX) L In regard to BayOtm and the J/onft Supper, rsseutftiUy like Enin- gli, regarding thy former more par tlcnlsriy as a solemn usage for re ceiving luemliera into the Christian church, which reminds us of God’s gracious will, and obligates us to faithful obedience; urnl the latter especially as a feast of remembrance lu which we make a grateful con fession, and whereby our mutual hive is strengthened. (Diametrically op posite to Liitlienuilmn.) We think this ought to suffice to establish the fact tliut Lutherans arc not Armenians; we therefore only add that the Lutheran Church ex isted more than fifty years before the Armenians were heard of. Ilow then cau she lie Aruieuinn 1 *TI» qaoUUaua fruoa Iba Kuril, of Caamsl, etc, arc added If ns Vor (kv Lutheran Visitor. Revival* Mcmarm. Editor*: Knowing that the readers of your arktiu** uicsseager an* glad to leant that vital |dety is iiK-reuniug and our beloved chun-h progn-ssiiig onward, 1 send you au account of wluit tin* laird has dour fur us. 1 ciuuuiciicrd a meeting at Trinity, (Hie of the ehim'hes in my small charge, the 7th of Angust, ahu-li lasted aix ilays. 1 hud but little help. Brother Coleman, lUi|itist, |tn*ached him* senuou on Mumlay; ami Brother t'aiighnum pnwbrd two sermons for air on Tuesday. and left us. Brother front brkl prayer meetings. But the laird was with us. thrr cungregatkins were large, ami the cvenim-a of the house of tiud wen* signally bleam-d. Alwut twelve individuals wen*, we trust, ho|s-fully couverteil, und uim* united themselves to tlie chun-h. 1 • hi Saturday, the Utb of August, a protracted meeting was U*gitn at | my 1’ni.si elian-k. TIs- lavthmi mine up to the help «f the Ixmi, as faithful amlmiwadoa of Jesus (*hrist. ■ Bnw. Hulluiun, Caugliiiiau, J. X, I h-iTick. Kiser, ami Kre|sc, from Gruuitrville, were with us srveral day s. Brother Kisrr n-msiued until the |mrtiul rlosr of the sen iers iai Tliunslgy. 1 ret itnigpl. my self, on the following Sunday, when 1 eloaed the nn-etiiigM fig the |m*seiit. I found. | im my arrival at tlie rhun-lt, ltnm. t 'unglimuu und Ijudler. I need nut say that 1 mas glad to see them. This meeting was truly a time of tvfn-sliing from (lie ptvaciice of tlie lsml. lletureu twenty live and thirty |H>raou* teatitied that they hud IiHIImI |ieaee hi lielievilig, ami wen* enaldeil to say, like Philip to Nathaniel: “Wc have found him of whom Moses, iu the law, and the |>ro|ibets did write.” When* there was Kuril a numlirr of nmvrrts, the a<-cessions to tla* rhurvh wen* nut a frw—thirty -four were ns-rived into Christian fellowship; and I verily believe that the gissl work has but begun, for I liave heard tluit of aeveral, who bnd all tlie time uiqwuml indiffercat, it can now lie saul, us it was once of .-fowl of Tarsus: “Behold be|>rayeth.” Home of them have even fouml Chriat precious to their mads. The effects of tls* preaclietl wonl an: still lingering in many a heavy heart and wounded s|iirtt, which we bo|ie and pray may la* renewed by Hu* Holy Ghost. Tlii* has truly been a time tluit will Im rluiembetvd in my little charge. May tlie Lord still continue his good work, ami not only among my pcojile, but may it externl to the flocks of ull the brethren. J. 1|. W. WERTZ. The Lutheran Visitor sends its friendly greeting to Brother W, We receive such intelligence gladly, and regret that tlie harvests and ingath- erings of muds cons* so seldom. Tlie Lutheran Churrli is a revival church, I and it cau ouly prun|s>r when min isters and |M*oplc lid sir xealooaly together to build it up. Measures are mm essentials; evangelical truth, faithful, earnest labor, in season and out of season, anil fervent, effort ual prayer, are essentials. We claim anti wc grant tin* fullest and freest liberty in all tbst is of man iu the , cburcli, provided “all things are done decently and in onler.” Tills i" Lutheran. We read in Article VU of tlie Confession : “And for the j true unity of the Christian church it: is not necessary that uniform cere ' monies, instituted by men, should be ; everywhere thunvid.* Also in the Apology: “We maintain that the tmnnouy of the church is no more broken by variation* in such human ordinances, than it is by variations iu the natural length of the day in different places. Yet we like to see : the general ceremonies unifoimly kept, for the sake of harmony and order. We also approve all human ordinances which are good and • waefol, especially those which pro mote good external discipline among youth and the people generally .” The Lutheran Visitor must, however, insist on two thing*: First, all who are received into the church- should be pro|H*rly Instructed as to its doctrines, usages, and the obligation they as tnetnliers of the church contract. Second, all who are able should become paying suliacribera to the Lutheran Visitor. We hope Brother Wert* attended to tlie first; as regards our second, he has failed to notify us to send the Lutheran Visitor to even but a single one of his new incuitier*. The chitn-hliueas, the church love, the godliness, the leal, and, in short, the intellectual auil spiritual conditiou of any church may lie ascertained by the pnqiortiotiute number of copies of the church J si per* which un circulated among its members. Tlie muu who is able to take a jxilitical |Ni|>er, but too jssir to |my for s religious |ui|M*r, may be a gissl (Militieiati, and wise iu bis day and generation, tmt he ia assuredly a very lukea-arm ehristhui. We liave no faith in the religion that consists in long prayers und loud nmens alone. God wants us to honor and glorify him with our suluitauer. Then- arc no js-ns-eut huis now to test our faith und pcnevcrulior; but there ore works of love, ami one among tlie ls*st proofs which any one can give of Is-iug a Christian disciple, is, in our day, to ls-wsrr of eovrbmsuens and to give freely. Christiaus are GimI’s stew unis. For Uw UlWni VWIur. Travsliag Correspoadtaoe /WHr* Fort—Fort* Mouth—Keren Fountain*— I‘rod mi*— Reiigiou* Opinion*—Xrtr Seri—Her. Swancy—dr., de. Mn*r*. Editor*: Wen* I to say that I have traveled into Powell's Fort, niiK'-triiths of ytmr roaders wmikl sup)mow- that I had wandered into the ntius of some frowning fortress, or luaaMive earthwork, built dnriug the late war, and yet ns Intent with the memories of the immortal Jaekism, the n-uowned Ashby and tdliera; but not so. It ia a fortress eiHistnietnl by the luili^l of the A1 mighty. He who |dunted tlie ever lasting bills, is its an-hitert mid builder, aud it stood eonqihtr in all its fniwniag majesty. many, many yeani liefore the ambithms Alexan «ler brought the w«whl in swbaitssion to bis fn-i : or ever then* was stiif,* I 1st wren the bentsmen of Alnalmm and 1st n|sm tlie (dains of Bethel. Alnuit ten miles sonth-esst of the towmof lIsirisoulHtrg,iu Ihs-kinghum t’oantr, a range of nuAntains spring np sbmptly in the centra of the great HUeiislidiiali Vallry. 0|i|Hwite the town of Mt. Jackson, in the main vallry, this range parts into two s|iurs, forming within a beanti ’ fnl and frrtile valley alnNit twenty miles in length, amt from one to three in width; when, at a (mint midway 1st ween Htrasburg and Front Boy al, tin* Iwo ranges cou p so ehme log,-tin r as siai|ily to sffonl room for a road, aud the mrl> which fiows tlirongli the valley to pass out, and both mountain* end as abruptly ami a* evenly as pomdlde. In tbr* early settlement of this couutry, » forire i"»rthni of this little valley was owned ami occupied by i an Englishman by the name of Powell, of whom many traditions still exist. When Gen. Washington was asked, shortly liefon* tlie decla ration of American Independence, what were his pliinn for the ensuikg winter, should the war continue, he is said to have replied: “I will con centrate all the American force* in the natnral fortress in the Shenan doah Valley, and then* defy the armies of tin* world." ifeiioc the name, Powell’s Fort. Dnriug the late war this valley affonled shelter to many of our troops, who would otherwise have fallen victims to the ’ worse than vandal invaders. The eutrauee to this valley, at its mouth, when* tin* two mountains nearly meet, and end, presents n scene of sublime and awful grand ear. On the eastern side is a moun tain cliff, nearly perpendicular, and mote than one thonuand feet in 1 height; right at its base Passage Creek thunders over it* rocky bed, 1 while the mountain winds sigh and ' roar through the tree* that cover the j western heights. To stand in the midst of anrh a scene would make the veriest Mohammedan exclaim: “Allah is prut!” Near the centre of the Fort is the fine estate known as Seven Foun tains, where as many springs of wa* j ter—all different in their properties , and effects—gush out of the earth within a radios of fifty fret. The priiici|M»l spring ia a white sulphur, which is ao strongly impregnated with that mineral that R manifests ' itself to the olfactories before it doe* ' to the taste. A certain Doctor of Divinity I wot of has found it strik j ingly atialagons to the aroma’ of j su|ierannuated eggs. This was once ! a watering place of some note, but' owing to tlie difficulty of access it Is no longer kept ojien for visitors. The principal product* of PoweH’s Fort Valley are wheat, corn, rye, oats, jiotatoea, irou and (ireacher*. It is tgily of the last named product tliat I propoae to speak. Tlie first soldier of the cross that sallied out of thU fortress was the Rev. Martin Walter, of the Evangelical Lutheran Chun-li, who, if I mistake not, was one of the original founders of the Synod of Virginia. The few tradi tional reminiscences left of him n*|e resent him as an earneot, faithful minister of tlie New Testament; he sleeji# with his fathers these many yearn. Honorable mention must also lie made of tlie ltev. Philip Melntuff, of the Old Hchool, or “Hardshell” Baptist Cliureh, aud Bev. William Peters, of the Tinkers |ienuiasiou. Amt last, ami least, these towering mountains brought forth the hum ble mouse who indites this epistle. The religious lieliefs of this valley ate os varied as the topography of the country; Lutherans, Methodists, German Reformed, Baptists, (hard uud soft shell,) Christian Baptists, Tinkers, Csuipts-llites, Allirites, Mor- gnnites, etc. The last miincd an* a re cent production of an aquatic charac ter the foUowrreuf a man whose name they hear. Among other fanatical vagaries, they ignore singing and prayer; each inemlier lias the right to preach ami to immerse, and they rriuimeroe (or ns they say lw|itiae) each other every twelve mouths. May Father Neptune have mercy u|H>n t lit m, fur we fear the Ixird net er will The Hvangelii-al Lutlicr-aii Church in this valley ia uuiler the jnrisdir- thm of the Trine-sure Synod, and under the (Mstonil can* of tin* Bev. Mr. Hwaney, wIhhu I have mg seen, but am told Ik* is a man of fine edu- cation and decided ability. I remain yours, fortified. R1KNKNDKR. - For tlw Loilima Viaiior The Bvangsliesl Lathe ran Chuck, fisady Baa. Lexington Co , S. C. Con MBi t. H. CV l Aug. 31, ist». ( Mr. Editor: Pursuant to upjMiint- ■mt, I was Providentially )iermit- ted to ciaidiK-t a meeting of two days, the gHth and ISMli of August, at tlie IsittMran Churrli, Handy Riui. On Hntunlay moniiug, after a sermon, attended to the usual oervice in tUe lhstk of Worship, preparatory to tlie ech-hnitian of the load's Supper. At II o’clock on SaldKith morning iiHidm-ted a prayer meeting in the church, ami was assisted by Elders William A unman mid Dr. Gerhard Bernhardt, of precious memory , whg was m.v classmate iu the Lutheran Theological Heminary at I-exingtos C. H., 8. ©., and who entered the ministry with me more than thirty years since. I also visited I>r. Wfi- liam Muller, who is residing at the Lutheran Parsonage with his excel lent.family, a* his house wu destroy, od by Gen. Hhermau’* army, |Je i« a communicant in opr church, and a highly educated gentleman, with all tlie kindnes* and hosiritality of hi* sainted parent*. Being tuvssed for time I couhl not avail myself of kind iuvitations to visit Dr. Gerhaid Muller, Mr. Baker, and others^. Many thank* to Mr. William As*, mail and his family, for their kind hospitality; all of them are the worthy decemlunts of Henry Mailer of pterions memory. Wishing the people of Handy Run many Messing*, and hoping soon to licar that they have secured the services of a pastor, I remain yonni truly, k. a. roller, Agt. Amer. Bible Hisaoty. For lk« Latlims \"«iu». A Banner Church. In a late number of tlie paper, yaw notice, under the I lead of “Libcr»Uty,»' that the cltarge of the Rev. J. Haw kins bad pnweuttsl him with a poliey of a life insnraiHx* company for $2,00$ and you say, “Among us I-utherao*, it is an unexampled evidence of the well deserted appreciation of the labors of a faithful minister.” Not so fast, my brother. It is nut so “unexampled” as yon uuiy suppwK. The Wentworth Street Church, in appreciation of the labors of a faithful and lieloved minister, pra ts lit ed their (Histor, more tlian a year ago, with a life jioliey for f.'i.lSIH—the premium of which they expeet to |iay daring his life, or at least so long as they shall Is- favored with his invaluable (iwstorul services. You say, “there are three things tbit we would like every charge to liave, u*y, we will say four—1st a Parsotioge.” Allow nn* to say, that the same chun-h luis a good, comfort- able Parsonage.” “2d. Iilierallty.* We say, iu no Ituaxting sjarit, that the last year’s minutes of Hynod will show that, in pro|s»rtioii to the nuai- lier of commuuicauts, oar contribu- tiiNis wen* larger tlian any other chiinli. and if we urc not almul of all at the next Synod, withont regard to rouqMrative niimliers, why, they mnsr do lletter than they liave done heretofore; and yet, iu my opiuiou, we an* still far friim having any claim to “liberality.” “3, A good IM*ior." Tluiuk Gtsl we an* Idess- Midler. I „,,j the regular : aml if any otln-r ... im ..'..i.„t , i c,lurr, i has » l «n* r, I congrat- nioming service at IA) o'clock, ami, after a senium, admiiiistensl the Lonl’s Snp|s*r to a goodly nnnilier of 1 arsons. Tlie altar sevires «n Hat unlay and Hahtiath morning wen 1 to tlie ulate it, without intending in tlie slightest degree to dis|iaragc any other j wist or. “4. His life insnred.” It is done, and now allow me to add fifth. More devoted piety in both conducted in strict eonfonuitt i .... * . . . . * idmuistry uud laitv : more of the mind order or service in tlu- Book . , of Worship. On Huldmth morning a coliivtion was taken uji for Bible distrilmtHMi in Islington County, ami—King to $H.20. During 8ai>- Imth afternoon. Elder William Ass- man kindly acconi|ianied me in his vehicle to the house of Mrs. Wire, who is very infirm and cannot attend the laitlieran t’kiireli of which she has lieen a member for many years, to whom I administered tin* isuxl’s Hupiorr, for which she was very grateful. Tliougii this church is w ithout a that was in (.'hrist Jesus; then, in- decd^sliould we be a **|s*culiar jso- ple, zealous of good works." During the alwenoe of our dear pastor, who is recruiting his wasted energies among the mountains of Virginia, we are putting np a fine, large organ, iu place of the small ouo heretofore in use, with the melodious sonmjs of which we hope to greet him on his return. The money for ♦lie instrument w ax subscribed in a very for days by members of the congregation exclusively, with the ... ... . , exception of #*20, contributed bv an IsiHtor, and it w as said lias mg been . - , , - . ' , , ... . occasional hearer of a sister denomi opened for puMic worship for public worship for eighteen months, it was well filled ou Hablsith morning with an attentive congregation. Tin* interior of the ebureh ia very neat, and the grave yard and fences are iu |ierfect onler. It is also worthy of uoticc and conimeiidati(Hi, that our energetic youug friend, Mr. W. J. Assniau, has been utteudiug to a Hablmth school »t this churvli. I supplied him with Testaments for his srlinlai s. natioa ; and it i*paid for. “Ihi we liegin again to commend ourselves T” God forbid; bnt are would, if (sissible, “provoke others to liv)e aud to gissl works.” J. II. H. As Interesting Question. A Correspondent semis ns the fol lowing: “Vr*. Editor: What would you Tliisehurrh needs the services of thinklof a church that would “invite an energetic Lutleran clergyman, i * »®iB*rier to leave home for several to nrnarh everv Hubhstl. «nd d “* V8 to l ma<,h to them * thwi toprem l, e\er> Sabbath, and to i, im m uni miaiH just so many dollare eondiiet ]>ra\er meetings throughout out of his pocket, traveling expenses? the congregation during the week. Does the Head of tlie-Church require Tlie congregation could snp|iort a his ministere to pay for tlie privilege siugle man if they would work har- * P?**Nr ‘ bc ttospel! Shouki r 1 ” '' v ”* ^ (>r God to settle a pastor among through the columns of your paper.” them. God will help those only We are at a loss to know exactly who try to help themselves. This ) 10 w to answer those questions. Th# church should lie represented by a „ IO st charitable construction to put commissioner at the ensuing meet the conduct deecri&d, is to re- ing of Synisi, at Mallialla, on the ganl it as the result of thoughtless 14th day of October next. ness. And (mrliaps this is the true I was pleased with my visit to this view also. We know that it is no church. I hope that some of the imaginary ease which is presented, neighboring clergy of our Synod j We suppose it has been realized iu may foci it to bc their dnty to preach : the experience of almost all ministers, at this church, at intervals, until We ate dot willing to believe, if we the congregation can procure the j can help it, that any of oar congre- sorvices of a settled (tastor. Mean- gat ions are so wretchedly mean as while the Elders should hold revives to determine deliberately to allow a at the church every Habbath, with minister to spend his money (of singing, prayer, reading of the which he usually has no little) in Scriptures, and a sermon from some evangelical author. I saw at Handy Run my val- ooming to preach to them—to give them not only his time and his labor, but his money as well. It is very ued friend, Mrs. Rachel Bernhardt, 1 seldom that a congregation ought to daughter of the deceased Henry 1 be willing to accept a minister’s ser- Midler, and widow of the Rev, David I rices, (even for a single hour, without I y n*ytDg f* r » ‘1 SIS ‘ wrt4, - v ?■ that» t in other re^ec^) winded wen *ht«W ZS b,r ,1,<! ’ them aki«»dn'’*** w ' if did not know t occsrreu.*. tkoagbttessi"' „nne*S. i on meanness. huaiues. »• ««*»*"»_ which p**rimps ere I But when , I proves the Chure l. HIv disorgani«”' even in «“‘' h ch, i "l private menda-re al. ri* louifoter who h fog them iu the w oot, in conoequci. riii-m. be forced t |a* wife and chib jooioriutiou would degraded by such a Christian <•"‘^1 lower standanl o( than to observed world f We have thin* corrc«ls***‘ le,lt *" towards the minis' whether minist*-'- pay for tlu* pri*”i To this we would c ability in this m: measure of ««r < tun preach the g»s gregHtkm a* our <•' we ought to do it are certainly sadl> Presbyterian. V Ecclesi HEW V LUTH Christ Chun-li o W. P. Rnthr-.ifl. p unanimous « apply for a dismi l’t-nnsvlvaiua Syn neeted hereafter Pennsylvania. The Biegels\ ill Heilig, pastor, hi action concerning oection. Prof. M. L. Sj been unaninum*! of the Latin Lau tore in Muliletd Stover’s ra-p tati- successful instrin- gentleman. is ktn entire land, and the )Misitiuii wi strength to the church. * The venerabl though' nniuberi mistaken, four of again for the mi India. Tlie Lath L , say*: “Rev. C. New York last» charge of. the eign mission fieh Synod had trai*- of England S«*-i« ter was arrested Pennsylvania H> The venerable the overland roi and expects to iu about six wee be followed by Becker, whom Synod will als< - field.” Ten young 10, at tbc Ang; theran Theolog ton, 111. Tip- in Swedish, young men ha congregations. , just been called Wittcmbery convened at Vai the 19th. The the churches re new church ed during the yej ground on tlie auce. The us. notfnoed, and fo students. The “While the ing the resoluti ’ and fairly weed,” and wh all that they w< I saw a young door and cost has not touch soys he never \ The Obserr also that: “A Synod from a appointed a de the State Con gational Chui honed strong» thy for our ch ence to the sin cliureh polity eluded with a the unanimoii ence, to send hotly to meet t i Dbierlin next We have- ■^hile there wj tween Luther: ulists in ohn ; r V O

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