The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, December 22, 1869, Image 2
AU VISITOR, TC
lurch History, toll
pit us the Or*
UunbkeottMhM.BM
eruua to every principle
ern manhood! Why ai
of a German iihmlgretlt that arrived
with the mdniing*. traiii fttm the
North. She wae unwell wbeti the
party, of which aha waa one, left
New York. Whan she dame to thla
Why are we willing
ttrtM
AD eomttnlcetieM amt b* Writto
j sat tafatty, »»4 aweaiin waa u»
>r III* writ*r». wfafa, h«w*«tr, i*»y m
i tram tli* public. t>WTMpeod«au oiuct
■Ml at the What, if Mt actually
mhmmtd of the Howth. they wW lore
all id the pride in ft which has been
the Inheritance of their falhrr*.
“Oar Southern writer* know from
experience how hard H la to get a
hsaring from a Northern stand point.
Only on awo iwiMit earn they ever
btf fni—itttll MMMg ||mI S^fyd of tUM
trOwtor*.' via: Uial tin# ahaII ignore
r hleoaed Load.
MAM SMALL.
voU* ” r '
view, to*"**’ 1
be wa* 1» «*>"
Yoo wiM. theeel
ilulgratty Hotel.
I mm gft« >-**•
y«°r **f** er ’
your rhfldwn «o
the paatoe! H
heart the fhxthei
to offer.
came roufuun.v
to your
*n<l imperfect, j
Who will no* haj
upon him than i
me. !*%;■*■*
him; few peopld
that arhieh io apj
la- censured by
mimi T anr •** ft
tonder to the Caa
Sooth ia a aarrieo f
row la thla to mfaUnoet Oar*
ol 1'urUaa fttlapl If hot. M aa
at loaat f|> and hold hy oor ono mp-
rrsrutatlve monthly —7V Afrw Eeiee
fie; tor ft fears oa infinite rredtt
To take ft ad Ma Iwaud point, ft*
n tarsal BMrocttrwaaWi M falli eqoai
to that of cay of the magaaiaeo wo
hare aaaaod j iu aalecUmm ae* Jndi
Happy Christmas.
Wo Wiah it toadl the friend* of the
Lutheran VWtor, to all who love the
Lord, and to all men, far Mo mat
down to we from heaven aw the bieae
od Sigh* of the nativity to awve all.
Ol that aU would now rensemben
Wa wffl give to any one whoaend*
na two Snbecribers and fiA, one eepy
of M ANkt*H*»a» Jmitm”
mr — —txx m I ■ wa - ,h ■■ ■ ■■!, ■ „■
tv ® win give tit four fWotffiwfr*
and did, a rcqre ri »Mt ead homfr
a/ Luther?
Wa writ giro far five Sdhaerihrro
and $12.50, a copy of “ Luther'* tkr
mow*, Fat I.; or if preferred, a copy
of “Dr. ttms’ Eerie** gmm ? nr
“Lstfisri* Vhureh Pm*9* m Id nun-
beis.
W# wilt give for tea Subscribers
and $23, 0 ropy «T “ T%* Hoot mf
Contort.”
The mm amd the areas? mttnt
aecomjmay each other.
Aa regards preminmc doe for Fe).
I., the former publishers are rsspon-
aible. For the premiums for Vol. II.,
A. R. RU!>E,
mod. of piet y to be brpUnfMpfepr
over lowly aay he dm ri$eot,*tmt
to aow thr aerda of virtue, goodness
sad piety, that in dm time they may
bring forth fruit unto eternal life.
Strive, my yowwg Mead, wot only
which hr afa*H
the apiritnal isle
Set an exaaijdr t
in sending your <
day School, and
vj.araeivea. Lin
|y tnulling to be
In eonUffisatioa
Thei ei a ho periodical finding it. way
to onr sanctum that afford. a. ao
much ptrjcarc to reevomsrend, a*
tlio Vfw Ericcrte.' Thlc pleasure
aricec in thr first place, from the
merit* of the Magazine itwlf. It fa
a monthly of the highret literary
Merit, lu article*, eiubraeing a vaat
variety of tupira, arc frrau the pen.
of sum* of the W uml uldrwt mew
in our land, together with arlrvt
article* from tin-, lest American and
Foreign iierimlienb. There i* »neh
a happy Mcudiug of aubjrcts in each
number that all, trom the tuber atu
dent of mdenee and phlhmojdiy, the
admirer of the lofty and puliriied
literature, the aonl all on firo with
the spirit of pursy, the lover of fiction,
down to thr mind that, for a time at
Uniat, give. itself up fit I lie relaaa
lion of wit and liain«r <*n Its united.
It i. adapted, therefore, to nil in
the fire-nide circle, ami, bener, «ImmiUI
rneelve thr more hourly i ucutiragr
aieut.
Hut in .peaking of the merit* of
the Magazine ifatrlf. sc would not
overlook it* Internal ami r»trrn.d
bratitv. aeen from nn artistic Mini
!»«»<. lb tlfonphlj i* up «o the
pnebara in carry «g out their ami#
Mows view* far it. fotnrr imprvio
nftt and development.
“We have no twti real in ft ntmri
from that of any other Southern
render; raaaaguandy havo aw on
ert niMii for our a|w>r»l |-lending.
Rut aeeoufaM we ahull wnb h with
■m rwriowa eye far the verdict of the
Month aa to whrthrr the hM arewne
to freedom of apreah b M bo cat od.
iw mer broadly opowed than kervte
W P.
“The third rear, and 6th vuisnw,
lonmmenrrs with Jaanary . Illk
•^IWma, aiaglr ankaaript.ia, $* per
Would tverive Him, mad rryonw ia
Dim! O. that ad would bribes ha
Him, the ptvekma, the Ueaacd he
dee met! Hot how cm it he n pert |
od that uU will do thin, aa long an j
cliristurn*, as bag aa 11b disripba. I
aa laag aa thorn* who profess to be
His foNoweis do net maembev, de |
wot rejoice, do not oharrva the day, j
which lit* ehurrh haa *et apart in 11
the day* of her youthful, warm, >
affectionate lure for her heavenly
bridegroom, aa the day of gfadneaa. '
because on it the Son of Uod eon j
descended to become one of na, that j
he might .offer in our .tend—atone
for onr sin*, and parx haae our par- ^
don by a life of holy obedience, by j
doing the will of His, and onr, hea
venly Father, by HU imaaion, and
by Ub death on the cmm. thris
tlans, brethren, let ns knrp' the day. •
hat let na not profane ft. It b one 1
of the cheering sign, of theae, the :
fast, fttaea, that the native day of
war Lord b being more generally i
IolywTTed- It is, we trwat, tba be i
ginning of a higher, mere ehnreWy, ■
and holier Hfe among us; hut wa ami
aot. aariaffed altogether with |$o
siaanrr hi which it b ml. heated.
The shepherds went fa the maagsrt
chrmban* should gw to the house of
. the Lord. The angola sang, “Clary
j fin God in the Highest;* Christians
i b soMsog the ehareh of her aolstaa
i fe.tival, the child lea tf thb world
, arc turning ittutww day of feasting
and ravefty; and Christiana are wither 1
uniting with Hu m, or too ladiltawnt. '
Brethren, thb most not he; tot aa)
keep thf day nata the l>ord; let as i
adore, let u* prwbe, lot aa slog aai
the eageb arnig on Christmas night, 1
that earth may heaorv that Hi oar that t
are without may enter in; that the
; wan (hubs*, that the prodigals, the
magdaleaa and the publbaaa evan I
may hear. We like the German I
every houm am*,
li.mae uf prayer J
mul and the rid
claimed.
live in pence
\our luiiuaTor, ad
then- be no etnII
ye are brethren,
this temper ho* S
liu. [tadaeri aid
cepeciaSjr to the
1*0 not tiirget i
to make provbioi
n ml dm version >»
siroot of waittnj
our rliuivk. At
Niriug un*W *>n«
\ autugc. Many
to wor>liip with i
iu ,-ur ehurrh, *
other coMittianio
nei-wwity. Wei
iinudml ihiklre
S<-haai; mam
* ith their teach*
ing far Ontribaan
i.-ian agamat divine truth, hut to
prevent thetr I wing thus art np. ta
show that ahr haa taken fa her in-'
moat heart, (ha fofth art forth ta the I
Holy Mmptarsa. the rinm-ti, from
the beginning, Im* hod Creeds or 1
atwlrmrul. at faith.*
t'anfeaaaoti* at faith—anrh aa we I
have dma-ribed—i.rwe atmoet aimid
tanewmdy with thr Chan b haiwdi
I kmt did aot touad Mb riiarch
apna a Creed, but upon lib owe I
inlalkUe Ward, laft He gu«W-: the!
germ of aU e> augriaul mid. >. the |
Its nab iff Hu|>limn, whirh lie gave
the Apiwttea.
Thb was all that wu* nn* *astl at 1
that timr, a* the rhiireh «aa then J
free frnwi rtiman dortrioe*. ' Ihlt
hi the mine nf a few renitniru, 1
or periiapa lc*., ulmam i ifiH mrh
iu in. lured fiilai- opinion* into her.'
and ft licet awes meraanry io throw *
ansiwd the truth aueh wife guatda. 1
aa the tn trod art i<st of error rmjtiinvl 1
Thb called forth first, the Apfaffle** i
Creed, then the NWunr, thru the 1
Athaaa.Ua Creed. Each of 'tbr-ar !
waa brongbt forth under a njiHllffU
aeremity, and wa» intended to meet * ^ f | |
multipik.1 form, iff error. But from ' - j.
.boat the year 434 nntil the aft-fTT'
ternth eriatary iherc reigned ft tba! ^ %
church darkness and eatTuption, and *
so hvdifrereat to (he truth had bWf*r"V n
rents Five oupws la one addrrws
fill-. Ten copies ditto. t». More
liberal reduction* to larger dub*.
AH mbucrihrea ttnrllj ia sffrearr,
and payable by past nfilrr «wdev ar
draft on HuIiiiikst. It aa rear trill
mutilated tru rrmrg metre fa mWr*ff.
“ Salsa-riia-r. in aetidiag tb< ir
name., diouhl girt /heir mdt Irtm it
/Ml, IryiWy trrtTIrm. ■ -
Irvmtded far the mk of God.* The
traveler el mg* tat be joy. of (he past;' * mT
h» tvoaffa the aeene* « hlrh fa long 1 ff**
b-Miml him to hb Home, and radrmr , '* *
■*l him to hb enety friends; every ! and
»|.S H hallowed l*y sobm- mneui- J r rj
hrciuee of irfber day *, lie fancies la 1,1,1
■dill hears the voire* that nw» riawr- ln “ l
ed him. and Iwlgliteiu-d hi* jurth of j* 1 ** 1
Ith ; he recall* arene* that will eftng ’Aw
to kb memory a hen aB the ohjret* ' *he
of eurly (blue, of jov« wad wwittw*, ‘ ** <
Will be ahat oat from U* riboa. " < aup
Oath, lay young brother, Sir Itie
fi-eMags that press apoa thr hritrt of '*“*
ry Our renders wfll please excuse
the absence of Editorial.. TTe have
but now returned from n ooDectiug
tour for the benefit of our churcli,
and had h*rd!y begun to work, when
we were oslled upon to attend n fu
ncral, rifa have also had a pile of
letters to wade through, paper, to'
look drift, vfrirdr. to receive, anil to
.elect from our ktdi$'atplWr for the
next number, ^''intend to remain
home fbr S few dUy e, though we have
a letter Iny|lifig us lo go to the up-
oountry fo act hh interpretor to the
employeik df tfre Swedish emigrant,
that ftfiVe lately acrivedl, /But we
are behindhand with our work, sod
ran not leave.
ccipt nt J-insK.
"(au..i—T* and Agents wauled
hi net> Town, City and that*. For
particular* addm* the ;-abibber*.
“Tt asm i.i. • RPSones,
*-.-l IwuhigtMl HI.. RaltiMM-ee."
higboet perfection iff the uri, as din
ploy ed tn the very heat of perualicala
of thft fH other land*; and aa Io
toata, (U-*pl«>rd ip th- dcstga and
embclialuiieiiU iff ftfit pagr ur cv\<r,
we haaard not lung ui spying it kao« *
New Publications.
Tan Mornil Mmuixk.—The
IbiWaihor N<v, of that valaablr >
aaonthhr im aow aoi. Thb chaaa Ma
XXXVII vulnma. This lari ttarSf
pn itahaa ifoamrita It iapahibhad
in Jfaw York, at feJ* per aaauKi.
Tim N rvTrmra Cbtoit roa
llKtSSMI- ■ CoUfr Wta: I. Rewiini.
•nee* of Fabftr In*.WXtlian Smith
—hr n-tidtwssr B F. Ferry. 1
Chatewn de Ifafe, hy K B. Sea brook.
Kaq. X Magna ret Terftas, K h*
vale Hit, Poem, hy Dr. It. M.Chwkaoa.
4. The MsMsu of IdebmoSeio. fare
the German of Frederick Vaasa-
ateMti traanfated hy Mias H. Mari
,decat. of BaMaMfa A 'My Tricksy
ftpftft," hy NVm. Oitasare Hftams, L,U<
1). A Fhre Oat the ITere, hy Haa.
A. Bl Lregahret. t> Tim tfendewt 1 *
1‘oem, by • • • , Little R.wk, Arkaa-
saa. ft lkngrres, hffW. U. Bahsm lr.
9. Edgar Alba Pw, hy A. ft'.
Dillard. IA Mffftarial Workshop i
Asa arcre ornament then far tba
aretfedahb, U la without a rival ■
Hot wo take pleasure, further, ia ,
, rccommrodiog tips ifapaama, brc*aaa ,
it ia the oa Ip Korl of (fib l tad, ilia- ^
tinctivniy Suulhtr*.
Bat as we find thb feature of the •
aotpoct ao forcibly prssented by thfi
Central Prethgteriam, we a il] do onr |
lenders a favor by giving them that (
extract in prefanfecc b> anything
from our u»u.pen: j
• APjAATOltTHkh'KW EtUKCTH. ,
-TV" » a Skr riyo U ne r lK-tuaHi nr ,
earring to our, nund for, which wr
And if nDjwwihlrlddflhtlYff I#T satb 1
factory answer, vfai Why fa ft that
the odacntAd mind of tho Hontii b
i about to abandon oil idea of liatiag
i aay distinctive liters tun- of Us osrn,
or sot organ tlironn which it ran
! and (fare develop It* own pwuHai
phone of culture! There fa a aakr-i
v el lows apathy upon this psafa aa ,
let it. rrmrmbrr
luiuixtrva yoa mi
<lrn ut the pew -i
It is opproaeMUg With rapid atridsw.
May thenewygarhn ayuarof grace tn
allwbo Tcad nnr -Abn! ft depend,
on wanwbre. God fa wfttfttg, Odd fa
ready to hfaas ' always, Afar! Bat
we 1 6omn pray, and do not work;
othcre work, md do wot pray. Do
lioth, krcthrOM, and you stay fan-
Udcntiy look for the bieosiug. “>■ *•
larger their
minfabed, and m
plished than *<*
ing our hearer* t
other rnmsHiBM
>«er of the ehurcH
fnmi it on aoeotu
treaa. im glai
Do not fail tw read TfeS Admirable
article of “6am SmsIP on “Confes
sions OrFsifhy Hi. argument* arc
unBn.werabIit /, Ifg prcifant. the truth
within k 'iiyriow'4opjb(W, hnd ii
langnsglij that alf understand. Hi.
wa. introduced *tth ibpoalty, and'
crest those Short Creeds, which had
bare eeatnrir* before, a teat of or
thofikxy, w^ik uegteeted and for
got tea. Wffl has It here remarked,
that a creedlraw age fa fa aga of
darkoOsa, that corruptions in doc
trines works heat when it la unfet
tered by ah explicit statement of
doctrine, do ft must ever he; and
knowing this, aw eharch B jealous
Of her < onfrosfcML u '
iVben Luther «pd hfa oo adjalod
determined to reform tire church, by
driving out tba errors which hwl
WU|* fato her, it wa* absolutely
wseaaanry to declare the true Apoa
fblic doctrine anew. They qpnld pot
areompUsh what they had narer-
taken without n frill statement of the
Grepel, in .^.posiUou to nQ faUr
atint. They fidRximlcif !&' bofv
(vmnnanirm tm’> kid rreeirsd at hfa
hand, the emtifems ot th* broken
body Hnd tbo <fted Mood the
dsvioOr Hanv a time, Whfq thetr
hrerta were (rvuNcd Ibout tbair
aanth ash-mt ion, they rent, to tWr
declaration Rnmmons Up from memo
ries traHMire-ehaiUber.il reene enacted
not lx- aecontmocB
'he church, let h»
“ seat in tin- gauS-
heur with cijujU M
Be careful to tK
familiar h-cturea.K
lon« U> he given I
the worid, withoifi
• vaminnfare aadB
)-crn.it me, my .ul
»]>on your eon®
"ubjeet, which I
•‘S-'cd heart. I 1 ^
labored among y<
hood. Hane 1 1
U) .voat I know
•“S* «f there pi
»>»• aged and the
" ives, *on« am
'here fa anotfaer
reaiac
in tb* %ttdd omrtdfnfa,;
when it met pn one of the
top* ta !» church, which tbo
tried, trad often left dea
-vcrfhelcrafitWj-1
AX. J JL*
„H*uur 'Baster’s cadre,
task year strength. I
your Mfr and talent*
prmervwi w
mhtgM together In the solitude of
tha chamber, and G<><1 spoke peace to
Ihe and believing .oul.
Earthly trouble* afel sorrow* caste
I* them, ifa they Home to HI; poverty
watered the doors of those he loved,
aod, if It lay in his jjower, he sought
vo iQfn fj WvWnnj occnp®-
Mon* and the means of rapport.
Dbeane entered tf|lo fbMr families,
the ehreks of their loved ones grew
pair, and alarm seised the heart
ft the parent*. Sad Death came tn
ratting sortroagiy against
prove 'unfaithful to the
w ft
Her. C. f. Kranth, now D
one of tbo proferaors In th.
Si
4 but they «.
ihUdy ; they clsimed ns as a good ,
- A«a*rioanlmthera»fba4tbe,faaf turn Tht
turned, w« prs fa diigracy. John fa rmtm
dfatruaaed oa oar apooua*; halangh-ig? 1
ted the other dgff, wa suppow h. fa
H '■ 1M <«iHhtfanfrt* <# vArt-ff.' 1 " ’ H
Okjrrtwn—Why not tab* the Bible
fibre, ha'siur CowfaoMoa of Faith f
Bfhy hara so mach a$o atmal what
iwieadl't, iffee yh '<%<faisa> It
mattes & '
’! Xftfarer- ijaote from pf.
Krauth'* introduction to his iditiou
of the f i 4 ‘ I. IB WF‘ lV1 l
FalthfrUly
Abundant intal
prylagaow- ,JbwjfeJfNiiN WWli
ffeAa^-“0 daar t wfefa fa this worifa
Whibgtor .. -Hi■ KUtUt •.
and out of
'his tfoy k aTT wot
"^vre the Chmsti
by friend! aty I
‘‘•ve 1 labored ae
Shall the
down and the *
gather rW>U44 m,
dice, and a ’
»>ur next
*<vks dixt-m. u
i*»»tor hope that
Pfawvr 1 * Wb# ia I* ■apttet gow D, gT"?! ™
John.-e-“>Yh4f, he** l FA 4*.#**« TfagMsfifedw lb
u vhep%i
whom he
require of your'whew
ri rue led the yoipg,' th-
and the idd; whefa .vv
fivgjrara;
sight of the Symbolical Book* throws
him into fits; tha Confession of AftC*
burg makes him rave and the Litur
gy run. him owl rtf church. Tall
CtfaMleraoereaf tha drimtfe Mmth- .
fo 0—re the atreiftim*. phUipt>e* wf ; v*® , 4 wifo ,th* < Ufa)
I’mtmem I—or the libellous cartoon, written hy our own hand, or aaaeat
of Hmftr f—or 1h« vulgarities of 1 ed ta whau written hy another, are a
and la two Wars'WTovo (o perform
thr ilntiea of the citiaen and the