The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, September 22, 1869, Image 2
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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA, S. C„ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1869.
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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?
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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.
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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
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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