The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, November 10, 1869, Image 2
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Wednesday, November 10,1869.
EDITORS:
Rev: A. R. RODE, Columbia, S. C.
Rev. J.I. Miller, Staunton, Va.
“Ja essentials unity, in non-essentials
liberty, in all things charity
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A. R. RUDE,
J. I. MILLER.
led, in tho course of our ministry, to
deal with tho questions of occasional
and of permanent occupation of Lu
theran pulpits by non-Lutherans.
Wo have aeon the evil of Lutherans
attending statedly the ministrations
of preachers of other confession*.
Wo have often sorrowed over the
apostasy through this cause of the
Swedish churches on the Delaware,
anil the loss of thousands upon
thousands of onr {teople, who in this
way became weaned from the Church
of the Reformation, her Confession,
and her solemn ways; and our course
for years has l»een cheerfully to agree
to the occasional exchange of pulpits,
hut to oppose the eoustant occupancy
of a Luthernu pulpit by auy other
than a Lutheran. We are happy to
say that we do not know of n single
church in our General Synod who
is served by one that “Is not of us
but we do know of many of onr
people who have itebmg ears, and
that there are said to be congrega
tions that do not want preaching
every Sunday, because the |teople pro
fer to feed in other imsttm**, anil
on a variety of focal. There may lie
economy in this—to pay their own
minister for a year with IS Sundays,
tho articles wo notice an essay on
the application of manures; hoot her
on Deep Ploughing; also, Result of
High Culture. This is a real eye-
opener. D. W.vott Aiken tells nlso
alsmt his ('lover Experiment, in
which he mado one mistake: he
should not have put his stork ou
tli«- clover, but left the growth to
protect the roots during the lint
season. The article proves satisfac
torily that South Caroliaa fanners
should sow clover. The more clay,
the lietter clover—and apidy plaster
of Paris.
The American Agriculturist, for No
vember. Judd & Co., New York.
An excellent Member. This is a
good time for subscribing. Bead,
and you trill know.
Yuc Dm Lotliorsn Visitor.
On Different Subjects
For the Ultimo VIMS*.
Destructive liberality
MEMBER ONE. ,
Messrs Editors: due of the famous
In the group of pyramids, in
Egypt, called the group of Gisch,
stands tbe otic sup]>oscd to have
liern erected by Cheops, and known
by his uuiur. Around it are smaller
four points presented by the Missouri ones, but all of the same form and
Synod to tbe General Council, for jtcculiar structure, evidently copies
adoption by that body, as a condition and imitations of tbe large one.
upon which they (the Missourians)
would he willing to identify them-
Tin* storms of centuries have spent
themselves upon these wonderful
selves with the General Council, was structures, but there they stand in
tbe exclusion from tbe pulpit, and | defiance of tbe ravages of time.—
from any |Mirticipatioii in the minis- Empires have arisen and falh-n;
terial services pertuining thereto, of ^ cities have been built aud intuited
all who were not Lutherans, in their . away j aionuments hare crumbled to
use of that term. Judging from your dust; generations have lived and
editorials, one would infer that you died, aud been forgotten; yet, the
regarded this rigid exclnsiveneas as pyramid of Cliropa, summndetl by
extreme aud untenable. 1 cheerfully
agree with yon in this rmpiit lint
let us view the matter calmly, anil
aee if we do not also agree to admit
the principle, anil op|MM* only the
•a extrema of the Mianouriaiia.
his sawM'iatcs, stands unharmed and
unscathed. do tlie grand old Aug*
burg Confession, founded upon the
immovable cornerstone of justifies
tiou by faith in Jeans Christ, lniill
up ikx-triue after dortriue, hewn, and
Dear Visitor: Visitors are not
always the moat desirable person-
ages: hut when out of our heart of
hearta we eau say of any one, “dear
visitor,'’ it must In? that lie ia agrees
hie. And now, if thene visits but
cuhnnce the interest we feel in that
Tlie Lutheran ( hurrli ia so fearful squared, and polished, by scripture
ol the rhargn of bigotry, and so much rules, uutil itsa|s*x reaches to heaven,
in love with charity toward* all men, | has stissl lor three centuries and
that I fear, iu their .liberality , they | a hall, summndetl too by leaser out-*,
have erred on the other side. They ! more recently ixaudructcd after this
advocate the “give and take" prind-' noble |wttem. The storms of oppo
pie for (Ik* sake of harmony and sitiiai, arising from prejudice, Idgirtry,
, eoueiliatHm, but unfortunately it has heresy, ami infidelity, have paaaed
anil then sponge on other chnrches , friend, it is still greater tribute to his lieeu all “give" uml no "take.'’ Tbe over it ataxessively and in romhiua
worth. Hence, we can without eom Lutheran Church has given away tiim, but the noble old monument
I punction of eonacienee addresn you j some of tbe atom tiwe-hopored usage*, | remains tiiuwathed and* unhanged,
i thusly, as we sis* your weekly visits ; and contented itself with tbe adopt ion || ow that now its dest root ion is
| iu your Hue, new garb. And so mueh of those of other denominations, for j threatened, not by its foes, but by its
the better, for new clothes are always 1 the sake of harmony, uutil some of j pretended friend*, who desire to <le
preferable to old oofis “done up." those usages are nailing buck to j m „li.li it by dixiutegratiou—by par
ing out ism* ini|M>rtaiit stone after
another, until the whole shall fall.
elected to succeed tbe present inenm-
U-tit, who goes to Wilmington, and
will enter npon tbe duties of his
position, Jan. 1st 1670.
TIIE W ILMIXOTOS CHURCH.
The members of tfaia Chnreh have
a name foi great deeds. At an
ex|ienditure of $11000 their new chnreh
editlee haa been completed and dedi
cated to tbe service of the Trinne
God; on a salary of $1000 per aiimou
they have called the Rev. G. D. Bern
bcim to serve tliem; and at an
additional ex|ietMc of $500, they have
reutisl a comfortable and eomtuodi
uus house in an eligible (ant of the
citff, for the nae of theis |sudor until
a parfiMfige «ui be erected upon the
church pro|ierty.
Tlicae brethren have done -nobly,
and deserve commendation for tbe
enterprise ami liberality which ap-
|*-ar in all that they undertake. By
prudent managemeut of this church,
wc liclieve that It might be made
the first in strength and influence iu
Wilmington.
COttXKR-KTOXK LATINS.
Within the tssiuds of Rev. C. H.
for .‘Ml Sundays. Smart!
Correction.
We cheerfully admit the accom
{Miming refutation, the more so as
we in “days of yore” knew well,
Ami “Washington* can not further them through tin* channel of sinter
and worshiped with the hvungvlical ^urge y „„ with ls*ing a “turnemit." churches, iu which they have been
Ecclesiastical.
NEW WORLD.
LUTHERAN.
Tbe Norwegian Lutheran College,
at Dccotah, Iowa, lias one hundred
and nineteen student*, mostly pre
paring for tbe ministry.
Wilmington X. C.—Tlx- fftnt mar
riage was celebrated, a few days ago,
in tbe new Lutheran <'lmreh, bi
Wilmington. The occasiofr lirongbt
together quite a number of fas emi
on*.
Wittenbury College*—A run i|nnf
ent writes from Springfield, (Mtitt,
under date of 22d inat.: “The 'rioter
acKsion of Wittenburg College bn*
►oi**ncd with eucouraging prosprefe
About forty new students are fe>
nt tendance, all tbe student’* rooms*
in tbe College building being occu
pied. Wittenburg in tbe West, i*
growing into a commandiag pov«r
ami influence.”—Ob*.
The Ber. John Bachman, D.D,
Tl.i* highly esteemed citizen and
distinguished Father in Israel, after
Mysterious.
Wc received the other day, through
tbe post office, th’e bundlo of Luther
an Visitors, that are mailed to War-
densville, West Virginia. They came
without a wrapper, looking as if they
had lieen among thieves; but rescued
by a good Samaritan, who returned
them to us; for which, he will please
to accept our thanks. We clothed
them; directed them; and friend
Bates assured ns that he would sec
to it that they left the city under
lock and key.
Our New Contributor.
Permit ns to introduce 1dm, re
spected readers. He belongs to the
old North State, and his contributions
will greatly enhance the value of our
paper, enlarge its field of usefulness,
and promote union and harmony.
“HOMES*
has lingered by the wayside, or else
lie would not have arrived past time.
We suppose his sprightliness caused
him to roam, and tbe kind ente*
tainers that took him in, charge,
Unde Sam’s committee, would not
let him hurry over the track; but he
has cojne, and is welcome. What
does he mean though by saying that
“Editor Rude did a wise thing to
throw away liis theological coat*t
“Editor Rude” has done no such
thing, and has not the least idea of
doing it. What wonld he dp without
it! Go about in shirt sleeves 1 He
thinks, that no living man that has
a theological coat worth anything
would l>e willing to .spare it; aud as
for those coats that can bo picked np
or had anywhere, eTery one of them
is manufactured of shoddy, and
makes a bad fit. Editor Unde wears
his coat—it Js the old eoat; but he
has been hard at work in it for raauy
years, and is still at work, and he
feels assured that it is becoming
every day more and more the
true wedding garment. It is old,
and yet new; it is worn, aud yet sub
stantial and strong. Many call it a
good coat, and wear the same pattern
and style of coat. If there is any
difference, it is only in the length.
Christians of Boston and vicinity.i
Then they would not have tolerated
anything of the kiud, laid to tlieir |
charge in the extract we gave from
thu Presbyterian. Wean* also happy
to learn that “the Kvuhgvlical Chris- j
tians of that vicinity" “believe in
all vital points with ns and our!
denomination." This we were uot
hitherto aware of; but, lire anil learn.
By and by, all will subscribe to the
Augsburg Confession. That is rvr
taiu, if “the Evangelical Christianity
of Boston* is note like the Evangeli
cal Christianity of tlie Augustana.
Baltimore, Maryland, * t
October id, 1 Hli!). |
Messrs Editors: I noticed ill the
Visitor, two weeks since, an extract
taken from tbe - Presbyterian^ written
by iia Boston <‘on*eHpoii«lei»t, eon
eeming tlie Christianity of that
section, which was unjust towards
the Evangelical Christians of that
vicinity, and I called the attention
of the Editor of the Congregation-
alist to it, and he has written n
paragraph which you will find
marked in a copy sent you to day.
I believe from the brief interview I
had with you, on business matters,
and the Christian tone of your paper,
that you wonld not intentionally mis
represent the Christians of any sec
tion, who believe in all rital things
with you aud your denomination, anil
I think that you will publish the
paragraph in yonr paper, with any
comment you may think called for,
as an act of justice and Christian
kindness:
.“Tlie Lutheran Visitor brings to
ns a quotation from the Boston cor- l*-jng erected by them. Christ'*
zststimssssss'um «t
columns Of that paper, headed -Bos to build ; 81- Aqdrew «.|u*t previous
toll Christianity—its latest type,” , ly to that. Tbe Messiah liegan on
which speaks of the Warren Street , Tussdav last, and will ens-t a large
Chapel as “sustained and conducted brtmu stolM> 6i by 102 feet,
with lecture room below. These arc
Said a (Head on seeing W.’s charge |ireserved. Thi* ia tbe true reum* This they ilo to hImiw to the world
and your reply, “It may do to turn a why there i* such a want of unifor j their wonderful lils-relity.
good linen coat wnmg side outward, mity iu onr chun-li. Tbe levy order |m « r not see then, that the prip-
Init it does not mend the matter to of wor*bi|i, slerotypcd in uil other c ipte of the Mismsirian* i* correct,
turn an hqnprta*. What wnmld ilrwominatkiaa, is so different iu dif sisl only the extreme to which they
the man who had on no wetliling tcrent hs-alitie* of uor chnreh that mrry Jt, admit* of op|smti«Mi imi the
gnnneiit at the marriage feast have we frequently find a placard p»*ted part „f right iiiiinhsl Lulh. rails f
having undergone tbe uuusual g
Bcruheim’s charge, Guilford Co., the Ugne for om* of his years, of travd
isaaier stoneofa nyw IsitlH-ranChurch j„ B within the last three weeks Home
was laid, on Haturda.v, October, l«th. f (Mlr hundnsl miles, to attend the
The minister* pn-aeut were Rev. W. .Synod of hi* Cbnrch, at Walhatla,
A. Julian, 1‘reaident of Symsl. Rev. s!C., returned to this city yesterday,
I’rof. I*. M. Birkle, of North Carolina vre an* glad to say, in excellent
College, ami Rev. C. II. Itenibeim, the Imulth and iu the most chnerfol of
pastor—all of «lion. |mrtiei|«it<sl in s,,irits. He vUited, on thr way off
tbe sen teas of this interesting «-ca hi* return from Hynod, a number
of the sick, aged aud decayed mom
We can not clone this short notice, U-r* oOiis congregation at difliewae
wMant a remark in retathm to the |*,j„u, and now, although
aissHtiplisbcd altogether a. tap- off
eight hiiudnd miles within ©be- dmo*
we have already named, in agaia
pursuing tlie round of his duties
LUTHERANUR
K.» Um* Ubmii VMM
A Vote* from I & fiynod
gainisl by turning the one w hich 1m* ! up iu the pulpit to direct a stranger,
hud? So Editor Itude did a wise though a Lutheran, who may rlutuc*
thiug to throw away hi* old tbeotog to preach tlie re, tmw to pnssssl.—
icnl is sit." At any rate, the Visitor’s Tims usagi-s have b«s*ii almmloned,
visits are tieonning everywhere more <a*e after the other, until me find in
acceptable ns his |M*r*oiuil is thi* some Lutheran (t) ehnrelie*, the Jfr. Editor: Theperaaal of oeveml
elegance of new type, uml “hi* roan whole congregation stand in singing ! late numls-rw of the Lutheran Visitor
tenanee is liftisl Mpoa us" Unimiug and kneel in |mi^er n la Methodtst.
with true Lutheranism. In Other*, the congregation ait in
A certain 1 >.11. said that lie “saw Holy ( omaititiMai, a In Prrsbytrrian.
Lutheranism her,* ns he never saw it
before." IVrnwi, (Won the very apirit
of tin* wortl of Cod, anil preservesl in
its parity by tbe saint is 1 Slnlilenborg.
Mayer nmi Demme and the living
faithful. We have it in that form in
which God blessrd It to tlie nnshsirk
ling of religions thought, and the in
spiration of vital piety. And It is not
now the tortoise cuus*r:i which I ler
man repugnnnee to English tiegat in
efficient and laborious jsistor of the
Alamancs* i-harge., Tliough be has
serv'd thi* chargedmt a single year,
1m* ha* lss*ti tlie mean* under Goil of
accomplishing no litth* goisl, and by I as senior pastor of 8t. John's Lu-
his devotislness to his culling, has thcran Chuieh, as though really be
eudeured Uimwlf to bis jirojdo. as had lie»*n lint enjoying a
lew ministers are ca|*ibie of <l<ring in
so short a time. Ixmg may hi- be
sfiaixsl to break unto them the bread
of lift*. B. K. E.
In ,rihers, again, the services are
opeiusl liv an iiivwation instead of
the sim|>le ami tiinr-botinml “Iu the
name of the KatlM*r, ami of the Bon.
nini of tlie lloly Ghost." In abort
tbe church has l*-eome *o rhamrtran
iced, lliut it change* color every time
: it come* in e,i!n:M-t With oilier de
uniuiiiatnuis. These other detioaii-
nations |ni( the Lnlbenius on the
I tuck ami say, "ire lore yon for pm r
earlier days, hut it is the activity of liberalityend tbeM-preil, sim|4y
laugh ia their sir re. They have
never yet exhibited any return of
Luther, who was instant in acasnn,
anil out of season to urge on tbe work
of the Isinl. Misaiiais have been es
tablisliisl in vfiriiuis |«rt* of the city
within tin* Inst five years which have
now grown to congregations, and nl
ready
new Onkran
ha* given yaar hn«iUenriTPs|*miletit
no little pleasure. An iuiprmenient
iu the character of uuiny of tin*
art ti les iunt ished fig it* colomnx,
has Ihtii iiotirvjibh* fur some time,
and «> dnrlM Uashcru Um* improve
incut in Um* tone of il* isillieranisHi,
that mg only it* irieml* are b,s*snoiiig
loml iu prais,* of its ewollonoie*, but
even IIhjmi* w ho w en* its Worst elit-iuii**
; in iIm* isirnniemvmmt of its cat err,
i an* l**ginniiig to Is* rlrirmisl itflo
| quiet submission, ami are aliuieil
ready to otter their in
giving it that eirvulathm among thru
l*s>pU* which it i*deserving.
A truly luitheran iggau will, we
Ihett liUralily by yielding aught of lame*tly Ulieve, mhumt or later.
by the leading religious deoomiim
tions," refers to dancing as, in the
view of its manager*, “not the least Eugllsli. Tlie German Aunt rougregu
important” of tlie areompliahnM-nta tiou has nearly completed a very
promoted by it, and wills. In ctosing Uniwn stone church, costing
Enough this, to lie
their own |M<culiar usage*. A Meth
odist in a Lutheran chun-li. t«-I.s
like a tlnli out of water. He long*
to atuud. facing the miui*ter, ami
sing the hymn, uutil Im* arrive* at
the last two lines, then wheel ulmut
aud sing thorn* two Hues out of the
Trout ifisir, preparatory to klieeliug;
the msiimI of (lie last word has mu
i-cased to rexcriierute through the
Ixiiuw-, when the whole congregation,
simiiltancooaly drop upon their knee*,
and tlie minister raises his IisihI*
and soys, “let us pray,* over a
kneeling rongn-gntion. Thus he was
. brought np. and he hives the usage,
j I do Dot draw this picture in carica
ture. I Mir with a wrong motive, but
merely to si.tiw how tenaciously other
■IcuominntionM hold to their own
Destructive Liberality.
comment, the remark: “this is the .
Christianity which many of our ;$130^00-
Northern friends arc anxious to in- doing at one time. The subject of
troducc into the South to save n*i ouphanm’ uoxw
from barlMirism.” The oorres.'xniil , ,. _• , . ,.
ent of the Presbyterian was either * , nm, ‘ r ,Im> >"-‘P tr ’ n k h-iMlerelnp
very ill informed, or criminally tare- I’oasavant, aasmaing quite a
less in his use of language; as he practical shape. In the Meat anil
has evidently succeeded in convey- Boat various church eh*mo*cnary in
ing the impression tliat Evangelical s titntions have sprung up. and are. no difference in their mode of worship.
s^ssrs **««»»" «>«■' -> *** «»»»>■ *• - ««<•
If he had been careful to say. as he doing a noble work. Here, where or < ounty lute, may sejmrate lietween
ought to have done, that the Warren the population is already dense, many two Lutheran Chnrehes, and a pin-
Street Chapel is, aud for more than children are thrown upon the public cnnl in the pulpit will la* found
thirty years has bi*en, exclusively ( .i iar jfy nnd If that charity be not mwssary to indicate tlM*
Unitarians, he would have put his fostering, it rears them only to flU
readers in possession of the vital fact I houses of correction. In these tlie
the hearty and uuited Mipjs.i t
of onr Konthecu Chun-li; ami the
wwiwlv of Kuril an organ must he
clearly up|iarent to every reflecting
mind. The laitlierau Church Soalh
ia in a transition state; then* are
many i*ume<itly' and serioualy imiair
ing after the good old paths, amt w hat
is most ureded ia light. The uiinds
of our |x*ople have lieeu pn-|iunsl by
a variety of iwnaw to lie niHtnu tisI
in tlie Imauty and barmimy ol that
faith w hu ll they proiea*, and to he
“confirnMsI a* to tlie exceilemv and
worth of the ghitiou* inherit.uus- wi
ll* vc in imr K\angclicaU Lulheian
Chun-b." A golileu op|M.rt unity ia
thus affordtsl for mvomplialiiug a
great and itaeful work. Let those,
then, who is-eupy iu our Cliureh the
of uninterrupted ref****. Hr. Buch-
man, we believe, is now iu his eighty
find year, aud tlMiugh somewhat
faltering in gait, is as vigorous in
mind, imtIisiim, as Ik* ever wan.
[Charleston Conner.
Tin* Rev. \V. B. Bowmati of Charlr*-
ton B. CL, lias also ndurned to hia
pixqile greatly improved in health;
and is already hard at work. He is
going to do great tilings for the
Visitor, and we look with confidence
for the fulfilment of hi* pioipiw of
“material aid” We were asked the
other ilay. “how- uim-h lias Brother
Bowman's chun-li done for your
Cfoorfc,” and we proudly and cno-
MaHy aaawrawd : “\Ye luve hi*
promise, ami that is as good as"—.
We stiqqied, broam it just struck
us, that tin* contractor would nut
receive it as rash.
St. PuuTs Lutheran Chnrrk and
Mission, Washington, It. C.—Yester
day was a day- of nuiisnal intercut
to the people of this church. - Rev.
Mr. Parson, who has been railed as
associate pastor with Ih*. Butler,
entered iqain his duties and occupied
peculiar usages. Twa Methodist, or imwilion of tem-iM-rs ami guides, be
two Preslivterian churches may be faithful in setting forth Mid defending
loeatisl antipedally, and there exists dia tnnes of the Word of God, as
held and taught and defended by
that illustrious witness for the truth
whose name wc bear. I**t them
*l**ak boldly snd fearlessly in iU*fene»*
of n pure and nuadulterated Luther
m<*le of anism. lad them be honest imkI
worship obnrrvfd by eueli. valiant rhampiouH for the truth aa it
Tliis then is tlM* result of Luthernu i" in Jesus, ml we predict a glorious
New Publications.
in the premises, anil tolil the simple orphan* are brought up amid domes-
truth.” tii* duties nnd educational facilities,
anil for )>ositions of usefulness. They
thus beeome of great sqrviee to the
church, whereas they would other
wise lieen outcasts—ilriftwooil upon
v _ the surface ot the great ocean of life,
& Chapman. New York: E. ,J. j| n j vr4 |i n the progress of others, anil
Hale & Hon. : impairing its bentity.
Davidson’s School History of South
Carolina^ Columbia, 8. C.: Duffle
liberality, giving np their own usages
ami adopting those of any eontigu-
oiis house of worship, fur the sake of
harmony, eonciliation and union, if
such (Histora knew bow their liber
ality was appreciated by those other
denominations, they would not be no
eager to un-Lutherunise themselves
to amid tbe charge off bigotry. How
A little book—but a good book, an
excellentjook, which we hope w1 , Uk*’ w . 1)(ot(iI | bp rebniR in fine style thro’ 'he fai t that Lutherans do not fall
introduced in every school in th « the liberality ot the MuUer Brothers, o"‘ with other denominations for
Stat ^- foot the bill themsalves as n ten- observing usages iliflerent from their
ftitnre for our Church in the “sunny
South.”
Rut. Mr. Editor, we had no inten
tion of rnnning on at this rate, when
we Rat down to write to you. Our
original purpose was merely- to Am
ish for publication in your {taper, a
frw items of news from the North
Carolina (Synod. This we shall now
The Wart burg, near New York city, absurd this appears in tlie face ofo proceed to do.
A#*** f. > i.t f l,nf 1 ■■(Itnaanui, fa, II
MT. PLEASANT FEMAIjE SEMINARY.
This Institution is no longer in pri-
own, and yet apprehend the charge
Jjehre uml II ehre. October, 1809. timoniul to ile|>artisl relwtives.
8t. Louis, Mo. The Germantown Orphan’s Home
Contents: Materials to Pastoral ... . . , a... ‘ . ....
_ . ~ . ,,, is to Ik* freed of $2.>.000 debt by a
Theology. Tlie Four Empires of Dan IU „. it .., -Vh,„
iel. Popery. Church-1 utelligencer.
Minutes of the 2Sth Setmion gf the j , ike ^
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South- j HcU , r wfn ^ ntten(le< , toby thc
rreetem Virginia. A maHirn i inbi lee of three hundred an<l """"’ relinquished doctrine
Blackwood. October, 1800. Leonard voices win lie given in the Academy “ ' Tcn "* P™ rt, «** lll< ' ou'hoes
Scott-, New York. \ 0 f Music, at the same time for the ° f
Contents:* A Year and a Day. same object. The friend of the friend-
The Old Monk in the Belfry. Ju- - | PM must rejoice when he secs the.
ventns Mundi. The War in Paraguay, homeless being pmvidisl for by the • curw '- i " p,r sharpness »■
Cornelius O’Dowil. A Great Whig availing help of the church, and not
Journalist. Charles lteade’s Novel*. |,.|y t 0 .piestionahle secret orders to exhibitions of truth, that
The Rural Carolinian. Novemlier, help one or another, as they may '“tnieily stissl ont, like the grand
1809. Walker, Evans & Cogswell, have been beuefltted by their anees- the old masters, seemingly
-Charleston, 8. C. torn, to tho exclusion of all others. se pan»te from the eanvaaa, have
An excellent nnmher, with profita- It is the dnty of the church to attend blurred, and Mended, and
1 1 daubed over with inqdera, and es
Itliey
of bigotry for maintaining their
|K*euliar usages.
fair, to Ik* held the 18tl, Inst. The Bnt • vi, ' UI " l K 'bne-lmnored usagi*.
fair will continue more than a week, ' H " ot ,he wors * '^'"rquemx* of this
and like nil arrangements of its char- f '* 1 " r »be«Bty. Lutherans in U.eir
great seal for |s*ace and hnrmoiiy,
A musical jubilee of three hundred
Wc hope this article will lie read
thoughtfully awl without prejudice.
Let no one pass it by with a pshaw;
it is ungenllemanly and savors of
bigotry. Luthcraaus judges ns im
partially and correctly when he says:
“Ooe would inter that you regarded
this rigid exclusiveness Jpf the Mis
souriiiusj as extreme and untenable.”
He is also right when lie takes it for
granted that“we agree to admit the *-*--—■* - —, "■*■• | ■" — j dlMjbp<l oyer willl -ode _ W|d
principle, anrt opx^^ only the extreme hie reading, both original and select- to theae mat tors,xind she is attending pecinlly American varnish until t
of the Missourians.” We have been ed, and good Illustrations. Among i nobly to that duty. HOHEN. Heflat npon the background.
vu te hands, bnt is the property of tlie
I SyuiKl of North Carolina. In May,
1808, the debt resting on the Seini
An Incident and a Query
l tear Lulheian: 1 have just attended
a counniiuiou meeting in a I“re*l>yte-
rian ehitreh, the jKiHtor of which i*
among the mo*t sensible anil h-ametl
■»4*n that 1 ever tm-t aiming their :
eh-rgy. Ilisdiw-oursc n-femsl to tin* j
nature of tin* Holy Bacrament. anil,
after tk faring it a commemorative j
ami n scaling onlinamv, bealsocalh-d
it a rommusicatire oiilinancc. Hi-
uiauiitsiued with groat cmpluuq* that
it was no! oniy syinlsdieul ami com
memorative, but that it communicated
the Ideaaiigi whiell it represented.
“It was,*lie *anl. “a nu-.ius of g-.ai-e.!
of the richest grace—a means of life, j
even thi* life of Ji-riik.” “The life,” j
said he, **i* in tlie Mood, and if we j
are to become {airtakers of the life of j
Jesuit, we in uni lie inulaki-tr of liis j
hi,n>d.” “But," continued he, “all!
those win eat of this consecrated !
brtad and drink of this cuii, do! , . .. ._ , .
actually eat the flesh and drink the ** **?* ‘ 81,1 " d *™* ^
Mood of tile Son of God. for the on* T1, “ «"
i* a CMnmanication of the other. ,ar ^' ,,nd an M ‘ nTO “
Moreover,” be said, “the Is.nl Jesus from llehlr ™ xn ’ 11: f<,and
li im self ilis-lures that we must eat
hi* fit-nil and drink hi* Mood or we
have no life in its. Tlie conclusion is
therefore inevitable that that which
Christ calls his hotly and liis blond
is such, and is given to his disciples
that they may have communion with
him, anil by eating his fiesh aud
drinking Ids blood liccomc partakers
of his very life; and hence also the
discernment of his body aud blood,
w liich is by faith." This struck me
w it li some surprise, and some singu !
lar thoughts jwi.ssed through my j
mind that I have not yet been able ]
satisfactorily to explain.
For example, I wondered how j
.tmenVwa Lutherans (f) would feel
to hear such things in a Presbyte
rian church! I also thought of those
w ho maintain that we eau under no
circumstances hold fellowship in the
Holy cominuuion with any but Lu
therans ; as tliough the name would
lie n guaranty and qualification, and
! the true doctrine and faith could
never be held by any of another
name. And finally I wondered
whether the true faith upon die ques
tion of the Lord’s Supper was press
ing its claims so hard upon the
attention of the unbiassed as to cross
out in this bold and unequivocal
manner in even a Calvinistic church,
ns I have also seen it do in Annin
ian churches, and among heretical
sects! But on this occasion my sur-
Liitlieranisui, rendered so sharp
and definite by tlie author* of her
symbols, hare been somewhat ob
scured. Their aliar
their definiteness ia effaced : aud tbe
nary, was n-|M>rtcd to be $2,000, and priae was considerably increased, by
some satisfactory nrrangefoont had ,he singing of a hymn out of the
to be made for ita early payment. In Presbyterian Hymn Book, written
this crisis, the Rev. G. D. Bernheim by Dr. YVatts, commencing,
agreed to act, on a salary of $100 per - Jwm iuvilct ]>ia „ iBU>
month and traveling expenses paid. To meet .round Hi. txwrd," *c.
os the agent of Synod to collect the i hail a Lutheran Hymn book, and
necessary funds for the liquidation whpn j looked f or the 2d and 3d
of said debt. His proposition was verses to be sung as we have them,
accepted, and he entered upon his ybey saitg the following, which to my
June, 1868. He visited aatoiiishment I could not fluil;
agency in
the North three times, and by the
first of August of this year, he had
collected a sufficient amount to pay
the indebtedness of the Seminary.
It is now unenenmbered, and with a
live principal, It will beeome a flour
ishing female institution.
The Rev. I). J. Dreher has been
"For fed. He giro, ilia fireh;
Hr bid. ua drink life blood ;
Amuiug f*Tor. mrlriilru grace
Of osr aeaceodiog God!
Tlii. holy breed .nil wine
lUiiiUiM our (klntirg brr.Hi,
By union wilb our living Lord,
And inter.* in Hi* death."
fOor. Lutheran and Missionary.
plnce of rp]«entauoe, th’o lie soagbt
it with tears,” introduced the labors
of Mr. Parson.
The neat mission chape! of this
congregation on Chapel Hill was
openAl yesterday morning for die
firs* time under very encouraging
, auspices. The -Rev. l»r. Butler,
preaclied the introductory sermon
th»m Psalms xx: 5: “In the name
of onr God we will set np onr l«aa-
ners.” Iu eonshlering the banner as
:in emblem of nnioii. warfare anil
victory, tlie preacher presented the
broad evangelical position of the
Lutheran Church, making prominent
the doctrines of tlie crowy the conquer
ing symbol of the banner as opposed
to all nntinomianism, ritnathun smd.
-rationalism; making war not
other divisions of tlie Ixmt’S i
no matter what badge they
but upon anti-Christ—the flesh, the*
world and the devil. This warfare
gives victory.
The friends of this mission are
greatly- encouraged. Hereafter Rev.
Mr. Pnrson is to have especial charge
of it, preaching regularly- on 8abbath
mornings, anil filling the pttlpit of 8t.
Paul’s chun-li Sabbath night. The
several missions of th^i church are
prospering! pastor aud people ftwtaff
greatly encouraged. Dr. B. treats
with merited indifference the assault#
of certain newspaper scribblers, who
are enraged by his manly aud hoots*
course in sustaining the Govenuntn*
during the rebellion, and by his broad
catholic and spiritual position, as
opposed to the exclusive sectarianism
of High Church Lutheranism. (!!!)
He represents the General Synod the
progressive and true historic Evan
gelical Lutheran Church. "He occa-
pies the pulpit of the Memorial chapel
regularly Sabbath night, and has
announced for next Sabbath morning
iu St, Paul’s Church, a disco®"*
appropriate to the auuiversiary' of
the great Reformation of the sixteenth
century .—National Republican.
OTHER CHURCHES-
Opposed to Fast Day*—The Salrea,
Mass., clergymen don’t want the
Governor of that State- to appoint
any more Fast Days.
>
Xbe SnoriW”' 1 j
Seminary, Gw* ' I
fltt y.foot* stmle.i 1
The annual J i
Redford, show- I
sjg,. busineas of i I-
w luO pAH*hin : fc
over $W,00<1 for r I
a y°j 8 ’ Aei ) \
gortih, pruasni. I I
m outh*8aday>|
with parriri.hu »
reli g***
BKIvt-lli -
■W-
tate Eorofr •
Baptists in
Baptist says :
dozen Baptist If E!
>r e wholly give', k
„Kire than tw- |
Raptist chun-Ju m.
gervM-e every 8" 1
Bishop D*** 1 " *
Church, reccii!'-
before Ihc'P- ]
whfi-b he j
man's salary *»»i
tie low than $1‘'|
• It i« the <11 I
among the
Church, New rt
chancel when
and to cross tjij
rise from ttoc-ii
just as the Papifl
It is exjieiti i 1
dred delegates 11
Profcssbr* Dot i
visit this eout i
fall, to atteml
General Alliai- *
Selis ff seems to
awakening int* I
N <
I
fj-
Gcnnaiiy
Death of a |
news hits brtqi“ |
of the Rev. Al< f
the iniasioiisi i- C
Board of Fore; I-
of eholem. ::t IB
16th of Augii' 1 P
He was much v
had M-en in 11
and a faithful
leaves a widow
A New Th'
Declaration 'By
recently at lii
Rev. Messr **.
Barlvour, an«l
iiiMtrnetioii in
for the mini-:
jHipr jasst-'i
following wo!
“Synoil lio-
that the- waai -
tion for the y<>
luis been su:
the effort ot t
Danville, viz
Jitukin and
view of the 1
{daeiiignutlci. il
uteu, who vn I
ministry, ami >
efficiently tin |
this reganl. <■
tlie Rev. J. Y .■
with Brother> , fe -
during the ei: •
Menuou - E
n .
members -w
Mennonites. . I
tribute to th. I
and say : wh 1
do tike then®
they preaeli ■ °
for their livin*
not be avail F)
Mennonite F, I
a minister
aud sorrow fu E .
his oflfiee, in M
family mu\
manages to ; f
but he feels \«'
often luipn
time nor 'o| C '
visits, the e;i fN
provement.
the hvtl effe.
his i-emgrey I
* *t is neee- J
8upiK»rte<l LI
can unshiu
of his offie. |
* Theol. i
worth, Ole.
At a late
^Trustees of
they resol-
mg* tot*
«L Urey "|
Caffiijgt woo
that city
tribute #40.-
After dtaen-
the quest i
be refcrre.
next nwv:
in money oi
tribnted by
of Athuitn
three- Syn | ^
Carolina, a f.
Otrder, the K-
tpoved to p -
haw, of
Pr.t
IV. - -N
bents»f th. I
r
V.
I
V
chafr ot >i
omy, «e\
*® tj«* 1C! F
to I
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