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■ TIE LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA, S'. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1809. ®§t ‘JuUjfcan ^isilot. COLiUMBIA, Si. C. Wednesday, September 29,1889. • EDITORS: Bky. A. R. RUDE* Columbia, 8. C. '■ ■'Wim. J. I. Miller, Stanton, Va. “Ja essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all thing* charity.” ...» ■ > , -a TERMS: , SJ.M for Mw year,,5J number* 1.XO for six month*. * . ....SO 1.00 fbr three months .13 “ CT All communications must be written correctly ana legibly, and accompanied with tlie B«nca of the writers, whiote however, may be withheld from tlie putdic. Correspondents must not expect declined communications to bo re turned. . ... ty Wo request onr subscribers to make reiuittnncea to us only ih registered letters, or in the form id post office money orders or bank chocks. All such remittanoaa are at our risk. We cm not Kate the risk when money it xml in manyistcrcd letter*. , Formerly there may hare been some ground lor tha remark, UMt ,-tItc oftty effect or regTsfra- tion is only to mnke tfxe letter more liable to be stolen." But undor the new law, which vent into operation tyu June, we tliink registered letters are perfectly safe;' and we know from almost daily expericuce that others are not. Notickto l^oeTXASTyita—Postmasters through- oot the country will save trouble Tty obeying Hie laws ia regard io newspapers, efi. When a paper remains dead ia the office lor four consecutive 7 weeks, it ia the duly of tlie postmaster or his deputy to send tlie publisher of the paper a written notice of tlie fact—stating, if possible, the reason why the paper is not taken. The returning to the publisher of a paper marked “ndt taken," “refused,” or “uncalled tor.” is not a legal notice. We will give to any one who sends us two Suliscribers tuid #5, one espy of “ Distinct! re Doctrines,” We will give for four MAeribeni and t 10, a copy of “ l.ifc 'Ohtl Itrcrtn Of Lather.” We will give for live Subscribers and $13.30, a copy of “ Luther’s Srr- mous, Yol. I.; or if preferred, a eopy of “Hr. Him/ Eeelesia Sacra.” We will give for ten Snbecriliers and $33, a eopy of “The Book of Concord.” Tlie names and the money must accompany each other. , As regartls premiums duo for VoL I., the former publishers mv respou sible. For the premiums for VoL II, we are. A. R. RUDE, J. I. MILLER. strict adherence to tlie simplicity of the apostolic worship. Does any body suppose thftt Paw or Peter tri er read a liturgy t, Could the disciples, who were assembled in the house of Mary to prfty for the deliverance of Peter, have found utterance for their desires . yl, the language of a lit urgy t (Acts xii: 12.)” How warped the human mind may become, even in good aud intelligent men, through education and habit. The pamgrnph, which opens this article, we clip fruin the Religion* Herald, a Baptist paiier, ably edited from his stand point in theology, liy Dr. Jeter. But behold tlie contraction of mind, yea the illiberal, uncharitable spirit, and the illogical conclusions that are* condensed in that short space. Personally, we have no acquaint ance with the Doctor. But from an extended knowledge of him through his (Hiper, we are ]>ersutulcd that Ik* is a man of talent, and despite the tendency of his peculiar theological views, a liberal minded Christian, take all others of tlie genus homo, however, he indulges himself in cut ting off or stretching out tlie views and' practices of others to suit his own. proerustean lasl. Baptists art* rn. Fr ti-liVu To Peter. We will take the liberty and girc ourselves the pleasure to pay you oiir respects next week. We plead higher dnties iu extenuation of onr ni pa rent want of respect. We wonld call the attention of all whom it may concent tojthe adver tisement of Chisolm Brothers. We know nothing about saw mills, or saw gnmmers; bnt we do know the Mr. Chisolm that sent ns the adver tisement. Tlie firm rartff a large saw mill; lias tested the Sharpener and Cummer thoroughly; and what ChtFol n Brothers say ean lie de pended on. We therefore, as moreover neither expense nor risk is Incurred, advise every say miller to give this “simple machine" a trial. A Postscript “ * * • Will send yon some sub scribers soon. I Stirred them np on tlie subject." Glad yon did. It is exactly what so many nmbng ns need. Sinners and saints, people And pastors, snb scribers and editors, they all should be stirred up, and not be allowed to settle down again either. If we do not bear aoon from • • • we will let yon know, and yon must go and give liim a shaking. If yon love us keep on “stirring them np" from the Poto mac to the everglades of Florida. Father Hyacinth. Parisian papers of a late date con tain an item of news which ean not fail to interest all evangelical Chris tians, and tlie results of which it is impossible to anticipate. Onr readers will rememlier that “Father Hya cinth" is none other than tlie cele brated orator whom crowds flock together to hear. Let Christians re member him in their prayers, that he may not become a Kenan i “Father Hyacinth lias addressed a letter to the Father-General of his order at Rome, annonneing that he abandons liis convent and ceases to preach iu the ehnrch of Notre Dame de Paris. His reason for this step is, that he can not obey tlie orders of tlie Holy 8&>. He protests liefore the Pope and Council against the doctrines and practice of the Komnnisli Church, which, lie con- teiuht, are not in accordance witli tlie principles of christianic bodies." xem-loo Liturgical Worihip. “Tlie Bubjyt of adopting a liturgy is still agitating tlie Lutheran Church. The tendency of the times is to litur gical worship, and the tendency of liturgical worship is to ritualism. Indeed, to substitute rites and forms and ]iomp for repentance, faith and worshiping ‘the Father in spirit and in tenth,’ is tlie universal inclina tion of un sanctified humanity. The proper counteraction of the evil is a anti-fifurgical, and as such, can see* no true worship in those who conic before God in the use ot liturgical forms. How uiYeharitabU* the imputation that those who may prefer to wor ship God according to the luttcr mode do not worship him in “spirit and in truth."H How heavy the charge that when rites and forms an* used they Wome a substitute for “nqientmice and faith r> The worsht|K-r may not, iu tin use of printed forms, “worship the Fa tlier in spirit and in truth." But does this follow ns a logical sequence, from the use of a form t TbCb spiritual worship follows as a necessary result from the rejection of forms. But is it so t Is the often incoherent, tin edifying, sometimes irreverent rant ingS of the nnn-liturgienl worshiiier, always, and, boennse dime without a form, necessarily pleasing to God, ami “in spirit and in truth V We have known some good Christians who never use a form in worship, anti we feel confident Dr. J. belongs to this class. Bnt, on the other hand, we have known some as good ns we think are to be found this side of heaven, who, in the public sanctuary, always route before God in Rite use of “rites ami forms." Tlieu again we have known some hollow-hearted formalists, who pray from a book, and who, we are sure have, in the place of “repentance and faith,” sub stituted “rites and forms." Bnt‘while we admit this, we are charitable enough to acknowledge that we have known many just such formalists, who wonld have lifted np their hands in holy horror nt tlie Imre mention of a Christian praying from a book. What then is the con clusion to which this experience should lead us t Shall we conclude because formal ists are found under lsith systems of worship tliat, therefore, “rites mid forms,” and tlie want of “rites anil forms," alike lieeome a substitute for “reqientnnce and faith;" therefore both must be repudiated f And yet this is the reasoning, the logic, of the paragraph above concerning liturgi cal worship. Tlie suppressed syllo gism is just this : “Whatever be- conies a substitute for repentmic**, faith mid worshiping ‘the Father in spirit and in tenth,’ should be re jected ; rites anil forms become n substitute for reiientnnee, &e_; there fore they slionld lie rejected." Now every one can see the fnllaey of sneli reasoning. Hot it may be objected that the language referred to does not say that “rites and forms and pomp" do lieeome a substitute for repentance, &C-, lint, that it “is the universal tendency of the unsaire- tided heart to employ tlrein as a sub stitute.” Admit this. Then we con tend that Dr. .T. should, according to liis own reasoning, persistently re fuse to follow any order of service in the lionse of God. Foi; whctiier we follow a printed formnln, or one which obtains from custom, it is “a rite anil form,” and therefore dnn- geruffs. Webster defines a “rite” to be: “Tlie manner of performing divine or solemn service, ns estab lished by law, precept or custom." The Doctor must also cease to ad minister ' tlie rites 'of baptism and of tlie liord's Supper, because the universal tendency of the unsancti- fled heart is to substitute “rites and forms” foi r “repentance and faith.” Bnt it may still be objected that tlie reference is to a printed rubric with prayers and responses, etc. Bnt npon what authority are sneli declarations made with regard to sneli a service I Not from Scripture. No one ean prove from the Bible tHit we are to pray either from a written of tin Written form of prayer. It is said that we are to worship God in spirit. Bnt we have shown that, while some worship him in spirit, without a form, others worship him, equally so, in tlie use of a form. Then to use language adapted to make the impression that worship in the use of forms is not “in spirit anil in tenth,Is, to say the least, unchar itable nnd unauthorised. We might, in applying the Doc tor’s language to onr church, abont which it is uttered, draw the follow ing conclusion; “Tlie universal ten dency of unsanrtifhsl humanity, is to sulistititte rites and forms nnd pump for re]M>utuiice and faith.” Tlie Lutheran t’liureli uses “rites and forms; therefore this church substitutes rites amftonus for nqient- ance,” «Sic. We know that tlie good Doctor will shrink from any sneli sweeping coix-Ituumi coneeming a church which is universally acktiowl- edged to be the* mother of 1 “rotent ail t ism. Blit that the language employed will Ire likely to leave tlint impres siou upon the reader’s mind, no ouc ran question. Tliut the rejection of a liturgy in the Baptist Church docs not secure, in nil eases, true godli ness, will iippcur from the following extract from a letter of a Baptist minister, in tire same pa|>cr iu which we find tlie language which gave rise to this article. H;id truth ! We inoy draw nigh to God with the li|ts while the heart in far from him, just as well in wonls of our own fhimiiig us iu tliosc funiishcd os to hand iu a printed form. But here is the extract to which we refer: did not remain true to the Lullietan ; httsiues-wdl, it is written : “Judge ( ‘lmreh. We alwav* expected th* nob" Though we are without an it was to some exteot, to what we tlo j overcoat, we have nevertheless the not say, hia fault; be dhl wot instruct mantle of charity, them in the distinctive feature* of; We are done with the Brethren, Lutheranism; he probably neither 1 and have now got to deal with S. 8., I trenched our essential doctrines, in person. We most mind our p's nor need our ikairhlj forms. He ami <f*. or wJ* will, before we know it, very likely opened the doors of the be Brother No. 5. church, but tlid not confirm ; he may a a aaya: “Onr ]>eople lregin to luive administered tire Jared's Hupper I learn that we differ from summnding without any preparatory service; and | ileiiumi nations." It is high time! the sacra incuts may have been to j Bnt, is it not lameutable, tliat they him forms and not means of grace, have called themselves Lutherans “My painftil conviction is, that our great want us n demwiiiiiatimi is a higher standard of piety. This tie- feet will never be remedied till the churches enjoy more frequent wor shin, more faithful itostonil visiting, nnd a more spiritually minded minis try. Protracted meeting* are very common; but they pnsliirc only teui|Nirarv uni mid spniimslic ac tivity, followed by long seasons of torpid worhllincss. Die young run verts, not trained to holy and useful living, soon settle dow n to a close imitation of their seuior brethren, nnd all is again cold and dead till the next animal religious excite ment." Sam Small. Tlie article over this modest ami nn assuming flfwi* demand* mid dcarrves our particular attention. It throws light on dark subject* and (duces, it contains cln-cring ns well as dim-out' aging facts, nnd it abows np one individual in such a way, that we feel iisanred that he will lien after ask: “Is Sum Sumil abont T before Ire discharges himself of him venom. We take tlie li!a*rty to add a few remarks, expluiiathiax, and comdi- orations to S. 8., Imping that Urey will lie taken in good |«urt. Not knowing who the Brethren are to Such Lutherans rain the church; they buihl up otlier denominations, anti canse tlreir own communion to be (h*aertcd 1 Brother No. 3 take* tire correct view. Tire Btrnk of Woraliip meets and supplies a great want of tire ehureh. If tire work of pre|airatioii all tlreir llvea, auit yet not kuowu what Lutherans teach and practice t Whom* fault hw it been 1 We differ from other*. Evangelical Lutheran ia not a meaningless appethitiou; for, very for from it. It is a true saying of Dr. Schafer*: “The 1st tlreran doctrine is the most Hcrip- liad laren h-ft to us alone and exelfl tural, bnt tire least |s>pnliir.” We sivHy, tire Ifook wtaild have treen very different from what' it ia, bnt we are now convitreed that it would have lawn as atrcptaldr. Tire Gcu- enil Synod wisely n|i|«ointcd a coin mil tee ronqswed of brethren of tire different Hyuods, anil each one waa jierfectly acquainted with tire |iart a<ld: “and the Inlat umieratood.” K. H. givea one reason for tire obfoe- thai to the Book of Worahip: “It lin-ska np ratsMIulHil customs awd jmlrtim into which we Inul heetl- leanly fallen." Home forget that the ehureh baa a future ; others, that it bud a i«st. Many think that all of the ehureh he re|ire«entisl; tire thing* in the ehureh were from tire ■ took ia tlrerefore in fact the joint production of tlie etitire section of the ehureh in the Houtbem State*, and utlmirabiy udupteil to it* stand |mtint and develiqiaieut. It i* Ln- tlieran and yet liberal treginning a* they have ticca accus tomed to otarerve tln-ni. ami whatso ever differ* from the usages of tlreir iudividnul ehureh, i* eallrel an inno vation and a new measure. The fort is, lurwever, that the Liitlieran Brother No. S t* dumb, and liis Uhureh in the Houtli huff de]«artml people ure blind, according to H. 8. f«*m tire nneient Umlmarks. ami No wouder! No. 3 befog himwlf f«>rg«»tteu the aoiemu way* of the dumb eau mil teniove tire nrwle* | luithernn Zion ; and tire couwe from tlreir eyes, tlmt tlreir darkm-ss; qoeores were that otlier denomiua may he made light. WngunuitH UohM in the Lutheran t'lmreh. that hi* |M*o|de .fo not *up|Mirt him. i ‘aptuml ita people, ami itropkraM and Ire hs* tlrereAree Ind time »«• I it* *l"’**dV tloOlllMll. The Bulk of follow the A|aist<4re admonition :! Wtfffodp |H)la A atnii to thia; there 1 Tim. iv: 1.1. j hire ihre* a circuit rider hate and tie No. 0 is a circuit ruler. What has “ounce It, ami tlie lukewarm among Ire got to do with the Book of Wor '•* »pl»ae its introdm-tioii. sliip t Mure enough, what doc* onr 8. H. show* that he is a wise Book coneera him? We will tril man by aaving: “It"—the iiitrmlnr you : tliat equewtriaa ia “a taiay-body t thtn of the Hook tif M ondiip—“can in other nreu'a matter*.’ Four Vclkiw, I not Ire done by hrerc.* We recoin it ia hia nature. Mam aaya: “It "»cml tire thoughtful reading of all is an houor fire a man to cease from j that he aaya ctmceniing jt» intendur strife : hut even' fr*J will !"• wi I Ibm, other denominatuaw, and the dling.” (for Ihstk is not a Metlio- diat pnalnctuai. It is not to Ire used by onr Metlimlist Iretdliren. Intelli gent Metluslist* pntiwr I.utlrer ami liis work. They arealway*iii friendly and fraternal term* with Istthrr- una. It ia only tire eiuitemptilde, j in tire land ? little, tiiinrbief-making, and proarlyt- M- M. aaya; iug wolves in nlreep’s clothing tlmt ; ,iur |>ul|«it*.* net a* thia imlividmil. Will 8. 8. give tta the name «*f Ona < imiit ruler, that we may pillorj him, nnd ascer tain Ilia Ktamling in his ow n rlinreh ? We are sure it is not much. Dint i-irenit rider sav*: “The Lntlieniii* clWcts made to pmnrl.vtc onr |a<o]ilc. We only add, that be who laUrea to lireak ilnwti a sister church, ami to roll her of her memlrer*, ia worse thau a house breaker nr a slurp stealer. Are there not sinner*enough New Publications. “We want diw-tritre in j Just so; Inst it take*: «<11 nliH-Htol altil strong men not ; only tot ptvncii, but also to rtigrwt sireh aeniHiim. Tlrey are strong meat; lait too many of imr eongn-gatiisiH have laren fed (Ml declamation, rxbor tation, roiiiimsi place, ami |ilatitnile* —cake*, pniM-nes, pickle*, ami Gra ham I ret-ail; they liave Irecome utterly ilira|Mtcitated to cooi|reelicisl. eujo\ ami appnqreiate doctrinal aermon*. whom 8. a refer*, we write (rerfrrt-1 «* t-’ang to ML 4 We are grateful, ly untrammeled; wr would have done <hat he ia not onr appointed judge, that anyhow, however. j iln ‘* *hat onr eternal utatc dire* twit I. Brother No. 1 faults tire B.*A ‘h-|*nd on him; we Orel confident of Worahip on account of ita*“»/»" ’bat Ire would like to send it* down j We must liave an educated mini* and “ora.” We donlit that there are •” thn Iwttoaalraa |Ht, ami would clap *t7< nien “mighty in tire Henptlire*,’ uuy su|*Tfinons "ifs,” and as for tire his baud* and idiont for joy, tire anti “filled aitli the Holy (ilioat. “or*,” tlreir wiipret is to assist tire pas- bvrerer tin- fiery flames rirled anmnd Dtlu-r ehiirelres are (slueating, ltap tors and congfogation* in using the | ,w - What a splendid Graml lapfo- *«»". Prrahytiriaar, Methodist*, Uni Tiik Mother’s Maoactxk, for He; >t cm her. One of the best num her* we have yet seen of this excel lent tnouthly. Terms, fil AO. No. 5, Heekman 8t., N. Y. Loxdoi Quarterly Review. July, lflfltl. Ismnarti Scott Ifolilhaiiiig Co. New York. Content*: 1. Hastens Christians. The writer exclude# India, Persia, Asiatle Husain, China, and their mUireent kingdoms or sub-kingdom#, ami taken fire tire field of “Eastern Christiana” the territory within the l>ooml* of the Turkish Empire and Egypt. “To this last,” he any#, “we may not iinsuitaltly odd Ahysainia." He divide* them in aereral classes. 1st class: the KutyelHart Mrfdo pin site,or Aiiti-Chaleeiltwimn School, which ha* four sub-clnsae*, namely, Copts, Anuenians, Ahyasiniiuis, and Hyriaua. 2d class: the Ncstoriau, or Anti Ephesian Bert. 3d ebuw: the Orthodox, ot Greek, or < ‘halcedoninn srbool, wltieii ha* tiro sulnliviimm*, ITnnaiiot (ireeka and Russianized Greeks, fth class: latstern rhris- tians, also called Melrbite or United adherent* of ltonre. They Imre five sub-eiasses, Greek, Armenian, 8yr iaii, Clialdnni, nnd Coptic, each with tire prefix “United.” 5th class: the Mamnite* of Mont Lelmnon, ltoinan Catholics in creed, fith class: Na tive “Eastern Christians,” who have ado|»ted not <stly tire creed and obedience, but also tire jieculiar rites of Home. It ia evident tliat tire reviewer ia not a lover of his “East ern brethren." Acconliug to him. tlreir distinctive character is hatred ; they lisle one another heartily, aud look dowa witli ronteui|>t on the hst of mankind. They call Western Christian* skuliphrankoi, (literally, dog* of Kurojieans,) and are furiously is got ml. It is a sad, dark, and dis tressing picture drawn, and we fear that with every |m*sible allowance made for English idiosynorracy and contempt of all wire are mit native Alliiotis, that there is much of truth in it. But we must rememlier tire cen turies of bloody oppression, of utter ignoennee, and of isolation, which tlrey have |MK*cd. It is really a miracle that then- still are “Eastern (‘hristinnsami that they are not utterly abandoned, tliat there is for tkrm a Iictter day dawning, is folly anil satisfactorily established by the success which crowns the lalmrs of tire American missionaries among tire Nestnrians ami Armenians.— 2. Srimtihr rersns Amateur Admin istration. 1 The Malay Archipel ago.—Die reviewer must liave queer ideas of lresnty and happiness. He calls those islands lovely regions, ami tlrey ntamnd with voleanoe*. Java ahme lias forty-five; earth- qnakca are of almost daily occur retire; tigers nbonnd; at Singaimre tlrey kill on nn average a Chinaman a day; and snakes thirty feet long are common. Mr. Wallace heard, whilst staving in Amboyna, a rust ling in the thatch over his head one tliat we have descended to the hot- tom- «. The House of Condie. 7.. The Royal Engineers and Fortifa. tions. s. 1/uean. 0. The Truth n bn„t Ireland.—Ireland ' ~ ning sore; the. incut. It has inauraliie. American Agriculturist, fw tefober, 1800. Judd & Co, 245 Ilrtbfl. way, New York. The Table of Con tent* is, by measurement, seven in- i lie* in length, and nineteen article* are illustrated. is England’s rn n . e .result of bad treat ‘ lieeome diranie aad Our Ghurches, lsMik. Du- “kr»" are chiefly fowl connected with tire Introits; anil tlrey there indicate that any singb- tm of tire eleven Introits given may lie sek-ctnL Our rule is to use them in regular succession. No. 1 Might, with greater propriety have objected to tlie “isays.” We were <>p|Kwcd to tliem, bnt tlie majority (IdeUtd against ns. Ilnitlier No. 1 is cor res]M>nding witli n l’mfessor iu Saxo ny. What of it! Is Saxony our Rome ? IS tire Saxon Professor tire Po|m- oT tire Lutherans in North America t Is No. 1 tire Saxon Pro fessor’s Is-gate or Nuncio f Not by any moans. Neither Saxony, nor Saxon professor* are our lawgivers and rulers, (for General Hymsl lias, in accordance with its constitution, furnished “a uniform Order of Her- vires, which slinll ls> olisom-d ill ever>- port tif the ehureh.” It has also caused to Ire prejiared anil puls lisped a Book of Worship (B. W. p. (Mift, Art. V: 2.); and the orders of services, niul the Book containing tlrein, are exactly what we need. If they are not acceptable to No. 1, will the more complicated and prolix services of Saxony flml favor with him T Will Brother No. 1 put i n a gown, will lie have a crucifix, candles, nnd an nltnrf Will lie intone his imrt of the Liturgy T Will he preach from the Pericopcc ! Oar General Syncsl hns by adopt ing its present form of service only made use of tire lilierty the Confess ion grants. A. C. Art. 7: “For the true unity of the Christinu (‘lmreh it is not necessary that uniform cere monies instituted by men Ire every where observed.” Die objection of No. 1 to tlie Book of Worship lias, we fear, a deeper foundation than the and “or*.” His real objection, we apprt-lreml, is this: Die Book is too Evangelical Lutheran. His own testimony shows tliat he is not a Lutheran on some essential points of doctrine. That is the difficulty. No. 1, and those wlto ore like-minded remind ns of n Brother, wlio once lamented exceed ingly tliat his members, when they changed their places of residence. tor lie would have made, ami Ire ; would liavr had na Anto de ft of Lutheran hcn-irei*every day. la he a , representative of tlie spirit ami the { temper of the Month (‘nn.limi (’on frrenee t We tlo not lielieve it. Ansaredly that large and mqM-ctaliie body iu which there an- men whom we Mil love and resfiert, from w limn we have received nothing Imt kind ness. with whom me and |»rnycd, ate aud drank at tbc Isinl's table, ilo imt appntve sneli ted Brethren, etc., and some stming bwt H stop,red, ami he went ns can remcmlrer the time when it >PI ‘ ,non,,n R '* was not uncon,,for mfoisterx of i to ,ook "**» * ,,a 8aw " '•** makf ' tire - Chureh to Imast of not he was not slow to raise nn alarm— having rahfcedagwfo* cofo-gew.lfo Ur, l* ™ ki,W ' 11 im-asttred twelve feet and was very We too must educate. No man should Ire ordained to the ministry unless Ire is “apt to teach," and “ready always to give nn answer to every man that asketh” him “a reason have praised ! °* Ure hojre that is in” him. Unbelief > is learned; lrelief, to cope with it,! must also have learning. . treatment of the mendrera of another " c are glad that 8. R, will explain | chun-h. We have wrilten excitedly: tlto doctrine* of lire ckKh, wliicli we fi-el indignant, and it i* gmsl to »re niisnntlcratood. We know no Ire acaloaily affected in n good thing. m»» Iretter qualified; lie is nt home Would there ever luive lreeti a John in tire Hcri|itnre*, true to our Con Wesley, if tire re had been no Mull fesshm, and lie know* what onr burger* ! Would there ever had i people need. We hope he will begin Ireen Salzburgers, ir tlrere had not »« °°ce- He charge* ns editors with turn H bather ? neglecting it. Admitted; but can we Brother No. 4 is right. We agree ,to “ T Arp wp *** fu "-' "cenpied? with him, that it is (wesumptnous fire W henever a qnestion of doctrine or any man to set himself in opjmsition ,,Rn lte *s propounded to ns, we en VIRGINIA. Rev- L. Keller held a communion moeting at Woodstock, commencing on Saturday last. Rev. Winkler, of (’Itarleston, Month Carolina, and Be V , Wi 8. Bowman, of tlie same eitv assisted in tire service*.' These are Ik dll men of eminent ability, and their ministrations were listened to with marked attention by the targe concourse of people wlio heard them. J>r. Winkler went North by tire Mon day morning's train. Rev. Mr. Bow- mitn remains among his relations and friends recuperating his health which w as rather feeble on his arrival here Hofeie fonr weeks since, bnt is now iretter. He will lip present and as sist Rev. Mr. Keller at thcdedicjdion of8t. IVtcr’s Chnreb, on the Brook.' on: the 3d Mahlmth of tiiis lnontli. On tlie 4tli he will assist Rev. J. A. 8oy. (tef in a sacntBscntefl ntccfing at New Market. NORTH CAROLINA. Tire adjourned meeting of the North Carolina Hvnod, apiNiinted at tire regular meeting lad May, was held at Salem Chtireh, Rowan Co, commencing August 28th. After wane preliminary bosinen, inclmliug till- admission of Macedonia Chureh, at Company Slaqis, N. the Synod pBKt-cdcd to take action on the adop tion of * . THE SEW IKK TRIX AT. BASIS, ^ w liieli reads as follows : “SEC. 1. We Irelicve that tire canouteal Uioks of tlie Old and New Testaments are by inspiration of God, and are tin* irerfeet and only rule of faitli and practice. “8ku. 2. We Irelieve that the throe gi-inr.il creeds—the A j sixties', Nicene anil Atlmnasian—exhihit tlie faith of the Church universal, in accor dance with this ride. ^ “Spc. A We Irelicve that the Unaltered Angslmrg Confession is, in ail its parts, in harmony with tint Word of God, and is a correct ex hibition of diK-trine. “Sec. 4. We Irelieve that the AjK»logv, the Catecliisms of Lntlicr, tlje Mmalculd Articles, and the For- iiiula t>f Concord are a faithful devd- opmeut anil defence of tlie doctrines of the Word of God, as set forth in the Angslmrg Confession.” Diis basis was proposed by the committee, ajipointcd to revise the old Constitution, at the annual meet ing in May; but there was no action taken upon it then, because some of the member* desired time few further examination. To gratify this desire the subject was postponed till the 30th hist. At that time tlie mem- thick. A* for inserts-it is thete I bcr * ^ S F nod wpr * l««nptly «■ ft# l-radise. 4; KMe'. Hiogmphy.^A Rro«»d, and greatly interested in tlie delightful, refreshing article. The WHrk bcf,,ri ‘ As \ K ' ,,cst Lu ‘ rending of it leaves pleasant, jrence- ’herans they were dissatisfied with foLbolv impressions lrehind. Keble a statement of tlieir doctrinal waif a good, tnie, lreavenly mimled position, and desired to ad,.pt a basis man, pure and simple as a child -, yet learned, and able to eojre with the master-minds of his day ; fervent in hi* love for bis ehurrb. tier work, and tier Lord. He hod liis failings ; the greatest of which was pcrluqis liis one-sided ness, but lie would not have lrecn human if lie had Ireen irerfeet. We love him, and though we can not follow him, our path* nevertheless lie together, aide by side ; they meet at last—he lias en tered in before ns. Lord let us and to tlie whole chnn-h. This ia Evan gelical Lutheran. Jenna has givea the power of tlie keya to the rlinreh, ami expreasl.v declare*: “If a man neglect to hear tlie rlinreh, let him Ire unto thee a* an heathen man nnd a publican.” No single individual has any right to lord it over the rhurrli. We Lutheran# have no deavor to answer it; hut we have not *" 1 ° V< ‘ " C ‘ n< ‘ T1,w the time required to write a regular to °’ * <,notntion ‘ wl,ic,, series of theological esKays. I wi,h * lJiKht ch " ,, » fp to °" r We nn- to tlie irest of onr ability laboring, tliat the ehureh, iu whieh onr hit is east, way be unspotted, Ireantifol, ami adorned as Irecometh tire bride of tire I snub of God; but we are Imt two ; the Brethren mast own chnreli also: “Dins, whefi he i* summing up the difficulties of Hooker and his associates in con ducting the controversy with Ifori- tanism on the shir of the existing ehureh down to tlie middle of Elina- : I Mn na - and then there u n orcni Mil’s reigti t lie names with an eH- popr, and no sneerasora of tin- A,ms-1 ^P-.s-’then ^ ^ of q,* eertaiirty ----- | drawlmek: : tliat need do i • • • • that whatever r ; they aaid nnd did wonld be tainted wliieh would fairly entitle them to their distinctive name. Die first, second, and tliinl sec tions were adopted without delate. Tlie last\Hoctkm, however, elicited, an animated, but friendly and ehrw- tiau discussion, which lasted for more than a day and a half. The prominent participants in tiiis dis cussion were Rev s. Bernlieiiii, Bickte, Sclicrer, ami Kothrock. It resulted in the entire- removal of all the ap parent difficulties, existing in the minds of some of tlie members, and when the vote was taken this section was unanimously adopted by members of Synod rising to ti feet. Diis action of the North Caro lina Synod will certainly be very gratifying to all the friends of pur* Lutheranism. THE LICENSURE SYSTEM ABAN DONED. At the last annual meeting of tho ’Synod, the retiring president, Rev.- Prof. L. A. Rickie, recommended tf* with tlie name nml snspiscion of Pa- abolition of tlie Licensure- system,. <* opinions.” Have Lutheran Chttreh, aud constitutes aa Lutherans ever been able “to shake objectionable method of luistily intro ducing imperfectly prepared men int® the ministry. This recommettdatJaB . Puri ties. Onr ministers are nil Insliops. Diis worel, by the way, sound* i tl,at ,ipp<i ,lle ,UOBt i grandly in its Gieek re-uiniint of ,lot roa< * ’ enongh ; they ,lr 7.' V Ut j 1 tT" 1 ' " ir?' * im,, . 1P arr The K n,inls7ero Ihat^ opmmed to ! ' affixed and so hare! | the grounds that snch a praetk* ha* and insignfficrtt tem. to ««; whomever men demur no warrant in Scripture, is not in Greek, UdfopilR English, means of what are- denomi- ncoonbmce with the raagra of the orfrarer, ami nothing more : overseer pi« sen i« me ivock oi ^onunp, „ t ... .... . , of n ehure h; a ,m*tor. thereto*; a « hp FWfor. “ twl 1 brotlier set a|tnrt for, nml npiminted TheT in fl,ot 1,0 ,,ot favor t,ip in tro- by the ehnrch to the office of the ! ,lnrti,m «f any re ligions pa;K-r among ministry ; nnd only ns long ns he ****** people; their cry ia, tlie Bible n _,— sen es ns pastor is lie nn cpiscopoa, | '* al * ,l,atrw l nlr ed ; and they, as , bishop or overseer. We Lutherans ' ** pt ** r “wrest It unto their i it , . . .. , own destruction f)u> ^ 0RC6 tll6 kiltQTy of liis only rail ex-ministers Reverends T* „ anotne oestruetion . .. * , of the Kvnngelical Lutheran Chureh. placidity in those remark- alile words: ‘Ho lays aside his He does opimsed the Book.” This is a strong I “ “""i- 1 ' whom lie is content to leave it i IKdnt, and, with some exceptions, j ^ KeW York ForU the therefore he is stiU, nnd slee,v. like IK-rfeetly true. There are "o«ne >n ,,resent edition of the monev mar * T»>™ the Christian con- telligent men who exhibit a negative ; Let as similar to that which preceded Adea. A The Argument of Demon — enmity nnd opposition to the Book, the trims of 4857. I An able article, but deep. We doubt off tlie slander of Buck P And is not ' cry of Rome raised, whenever the is appealed to! We another extract: “Mrs. through courtesy. Na 4 also said : “He had not yet We have lost ground, because we ! '•oniessi ‘unequal.” ««. * • ««• ->• J | „ ot lwM , tnt ' to oUr , WeB ,i„n “nneties with bis prayers, fonrnl an intelligent Imtherau who ^ onr Wliyg lmve Wn “unequal.” bg ran; the issue is with God, was coneurred in by Synod , sow candidates arc invested with the office of the ministry so soon ast have passed through' the requ literary and theological course, a are found npon examination to properly qualified. OTHER ITEMS. North Carolina College and Mo Pleasant Female Sojninary hare i siimed duties nnder the most fort blc auspices. Die attcndaaee 1 1 poth mstitnt->n- hsnal. ' The tfow ,F.v.i Clmrch at Wilt;- tledieu’rtl on the irf the «nest ch The congregate IMP me«db fTS - h call to Rev. | i cijs.1 of Mt- no ijarx-, to become I | ir doubtful wheii : 1-Yoni current that no »e«* than will W erected of the S. C. Bynm vrfi r. With the i 5i„d an earnest HI pieces* tenst Ik jjotlM-ran Cbnrcii ' J». M. Biekle, Carolino Colle- tin* 29tli of An; MviksI.—Luthcnm ■ SOUTH <I 1 J fcon*eer*tion rf I thenn 8t Pa ■iagt- , We had a #<>! Holiday, the 22. tierman eongre; building of a chi and thej- have iiy amidst great d they have been pastor. The wii engageil in the < and tolerably w< ecclesiastic are-ir.l surprised at tl and beauty of tl only 85 by 45 fi- a hamhonic nr bricks, and co' - | down in a cni< -| outside could The beauty com proportions. '1 , which we insist . I ” style fiwGeniun interitM" present chnn-h that we of the ocean. ' the pews, the vestibule, the (tam-ls, and th. all in pure < Bout hem yeliow but vaniislii-d so jndieiouslv selected, tliat i< anee tlie richet cnsliions ami admirable rout (lows! Also ; windows, witli euildems—bow < grey glass witli and shadings yellow, and pro head, snch as l! the crown, the <*np, the lamb, t eyes—it is m :i cost abont t I8,i |>aid for. We the eongregat n> riHfltfe,ndtru| \ as they ought, isters took pm in the presen.v of tlennans clear, sonorexu ent of two of tl «i ns togetliei- ooinnu :| A. M. We pa Unle to.the alt; prayers and re Bembeiin eon services in (in Bemheim and Synod of Nort St. PanTs be! signed from iR > Oarolina,. assij Council took altar. Die sol Pennsylvani;. i «r, tlie Creed, in which all joi a deep impr. the hearts of < also consccrat. service, aud th pies of the livi Rev. G. D. ! 'English semi. —S 24, after i sermon was a '■** regards the given to the leneies of the ClrareL. Tin afternoon frmi and Rev. Julia nt night from The audience- iinpressions dneed. Die d ton are, aln- Tbejr need OIK German and i: noon send a g. intereoting fie) This church activity of on. «Mi aceompl. Such a man Wilmington. Ann hami by < it into the 1im\ bis propositi., conquered all Pm Churieston. ' - X