The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, January 19, 1870, Image 6
THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1870
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Wednesday, January 26, 1870.
EDITORS :
Rev. A. B. RUDE, Columbia, S. 0.
Bet. J. I. Miller, STAVtfroiC, Va.
11 In essential* unity, in non-essential*
liberty, in nil thing* charity.”
TEEMS:
JJ.JO.fur one y»ar SI uumbera.
l.M for six months ;..16 ••
, I 80 (hr three month* .,13 •*
1** XIX Cestmy and Tht Lutheran traitor
Mguher tor $5.00 per y**r. Clergyman, C lergy-
men'i widows, and the Tlieoloyical Students are
only charged $1.50 (hr the Magnxine and paper.
ir All communications must bo written
correctly nnd legibly, and accompanied with tlie
names of tlie writers, which, however, may be
withheld from the public. Correspondents must
not expect declined communications to be re-
laraed.
or Wo request our subscribers to Inake
fetuittances to us only in registered letters, or
ir. the tins of post office money orders or be Ilk
checks All such remittances a Is at our risk.
We nan not take the risk when money ft amt fa
uoroyxMrroi Mere.
formerly there may have been some ground
far the remark, that “the only effect of registra
tion is only to mtiko the letter more liable to be
stolen.’’ But under tho new law, which went
Into operation last June, we think regfeterad
letters arc perfectly safe; and we know from
almost daily experience that ethers arc not
Noncxro Postmastkrm.—Poetm;inters through
out the oountty will save trouble by obeying the
laws in regard to newspapers, etc. When a paper
remains dead in tlie office tor four consecntiee
weeks, it is the duty of the postmaster or his
deputy to send the publisher of the paper a written
notice of the tact*—stating, if possible, tlie reason
why tlie paper is not taken. Tho returning to
the publisher of a paper marked “uot taken,"
“refusid," or "uncalled Pt." la not a legal
JMIOl
Premiums.
We will give to any one who semis
ns two Subscribers anti $.■>, one copy
of u Distinetire Doctrine*."
We will give for four Subacrtlters
and $10, a copy of “ Life anti Deal*
of Luther."
We will give for five Subst-rilier*
and $12.50, a copy of “Luther** Ser
mon*, Vol. /.; or if preferred, a copy
of u J)r. Hie**' Eeetesia Lntherann or
“ Luther'* Church Postil," in 18 num
bers.
We will give for ten Subscritiers
and ^25, a copy of “ The Book of
Coneord.”
The name* and the money must
accompany each other.
As regards premiums due for Vol.
I., the former publishers are respon
sible. For the premiums for Vol. II.,
we are.
A. R. RU1)K,
J. I. MILLER.
Annoying—Mr. , of Warden*-
ville, W. Va., writes: “ We nsaally
get the paper at this office 13 day*
after it* date. Sometimes don’t get
it at all. We of coarse do uot attach
blame to yon in this matter.”
Indeed the fault is not onrs, but
wbat can we do. There is gross
carelessness somewhere. We can
only hope for better things.
R.
Where is Geo. A. Deith, of
Cuambebsbubo, Pa.—He owes us
for advertising. We have sent three
duns to him, and having received no
answer, we have come to <hc conclu
sion that he has vamoosed. Will
Linden, or Hohen, or Peter, or John,
or K. W., who knows everybody, and
has been everywhere, please to tell
US what has become of Geo. A.
Deitz. B.
Rev. Ambrose Henkel
And thus they pass away, one by
one. But our loss is their gain. We
knew the departed servant of the
Lord | though belonging to different
Synods, and laboring in different
parts of tlie same field, wo only met
occasionally. But we always met as
brotlieis, and we always parted in
peace. His greeting was always
kind—his looks sincere, anil grace
seasoned bis speech. He -lived to
serve, and he served to do good. He
was not what the world calls a great
man; bnt he was, what is infiuitely
better—a good man, an bumble ser
vant of the great Master, and a true
believer. He walked in the light;
he confessed Christ before men; he
held fast to the great truths of the
Chnreh of the Reformation, and he
died fall of years, rich in grace, Arm
in faith, and well-beloved and mourn
ed by all who knew him.
The Necrology we give is from the
Shenandoah Valley, a paper published
in New Market, Va., where onr salut
ed brother watched, served, and
praised for many years.
. The Ledger Almanac.
We have received from the pub
lisher, G. W. Childs, a copy of this
well gotten up Almanac, which
abounds with* valuable information,
and to our great regret lacks the most
interesting item of intelligence to a
Lutheran. It gives n long list of the
Churches and Religion* services in
Philadelphia, but It, most unaccounta
bly to us, leaves oilt the Lutheran
Churches. Why is this! Are they
so small, that they eould not be seen
by the Ledger** Reporter ! Have the
Lutherans of Philadelphia neither
stauding nor influence t The Luther
an ami Missionary reports for Phila-
«,
delphia and Germantown, 10 Euglish
and 0 German churches, that is, 19
Lutheran churches. Strange 1 Mys
terious ! We notice also in the table
of distance* from Philadelphia to cities
and towns in the United States, that
Philadelphia is distant from Colum
bia, Pa., 80 miles) but it does not
give tlie distance between Philadel
phia and Columbia, 8. 0. Well, we
suppose that the Ledger had beard
that Sherman had burnt Columbia,
and therefore came to the conclusion
that it was but an ash-heap. Rut
why then send the Almanac to the
Lutheran Visitor, with the compli
ments of the season “on a handsome
card; and why ignore the Philadel
phia Lutherans 1 It bothers as aw
fully. If this bad occurred thirty
years ago, an old lady, now no more,
but then alive, in Shenandoah Co.,
Virginia, would have said: “It is 911
done by the GeneralistBut times
have clinuged. R.
The Lutheran Observer Again.
Tlie Editor of the Obterrrr, though
not as witty as Sidney Smith, has,
like him, such a tray of putting thing*.
We gave, last week, his first “ Voice
Ikom the South”; we now re-echo
his second “ Voice ”:
“ Another Voice from the
South.—A leading member of the
South Carolina Synod writes: ‘You
need never fear the Southern Church,
in a faxly, goiug to the General Coun
cil, although , to gratify liis
renom, math- an cflhvt iu that diree
tion. • • • • Were I compelled
to take a stand beside either 1 should,
of course, prefer the General Synod's
basis.”—Lutheran Obtterrer.
Tlie Obterrrr calls this “ Another
voice from the Sooth.” Well, so it
is. It is, though, neither as lauda
tory, nor as decided iu its approval
of the Obtrrrei** course ns the first.
Tlie fact is, “ the voice" does not
even mention that sheet. But, the
Obterrrr'* editor is hungry; he has
lost flesh—the Council and the Idi
tliernn Missionary having occupied a
large |M>rtion of his ]iastiire-gronnd,
and he wants to sup|dy his loss, and
appease the gnawings of hunger, by
feeding in tlie Southern fields, of
wIiMi he has all at once become a
great admirer, and loving friend.
There are no rebels now, against
Church and State, in the South.
The Obtterrer styles Ids informant:
“A leading member of the Sontk Caro
lina Bynod." We really did not know
that we had a leading memlier. We
thought we were all sheep of one pas
ture, and that Christ, the good shep
herd, was our leader, lint it now
turns out, that we have a bellwether
among us, a leader, one that walks in
front, and “tinkle, tinkle,” the rest of
us, follow him. l)o tell us, l>r. Con
rad, who “ a trailing member i«."
We do want to know I I>ues his
name begin wite a It I Itut then we
have so many It—’*. Or with a C t
But no, we are confident, neither
BrotherCainmoti, nor Brother Caugh
man aspires to be a leafier. We give
np guessing, and ask, nay insist, that
Rev. T. W. Conrad, I). I)., tell us
who “a leading member■" is.
The Observer'* ' Editor in-chief
fearing and trembling lest the South
ern Church should unite with the
Conrtfcil—he likely doubts, that his
machination* trill be crowned with
sneers* — must have written to a
“ leading member” for information.
Ho got it, and it seems to have
satisfied him. We hope it proved a
real soothing syrup, and tlmt he now
feels comfortably and sleeps quietly ;
aud undisturbed by hideous dreams
of the Council, which we apprehend
is his skeleton in the closet in his
waking hours, and in the hours of
repose a frowning nightmare oink
ing his slumbers anything else but
refreshing.
No doubt the declaration of a
, “leading member” was like sweet mu
sic in the ears of our loving Brother.
He praised and *poke well of u* onee
upon a time, before he enlarged hi*
proportion*. But what does that
declaration amount- to T Just to
nothing at all. “ Were I compelled," etc.
Yes, but as a leading member will Dot
be compelled, we feel confident that
he, like the rest of n$, will remain
where lie is.
We now take up a clause in^he
extract from a “ leading member** "
letter, which in the form the Obtereer
has given to it, displays the unfair
ness of the leading editor of that
paper. We read: “although , to
gratify hi* renOm, made an effort in
that direction.”* Who is 1 That
sentence ought nerer to hare appeared
in print. Tlie suppression of the
name of the man of renom may
wrong the guiltless. Hundreds will
ask the question : Who can that be t
And one will Say : Oh, it is Miller, of
Staunton ; and another will say : Xo,
it is Aldrich, of Xorth Carolina ; and
another voice will say: Ton are all
wrong : It is Rude, of Columbia. Then,
again, others will turn their attention
to the Observer** correspondent, and
try to discover him. We have al
ready been asked this day, January
21: “ Who do you think it it f" and the
inquirer added: “Can it be Holies !
The Obtereer is sharp." Of course tee
do not know.
As the Observer is so fond of hear
ing Voice* from the South, and
delights to publish what the Tweet
say, we, for the edification and eleva
tion of thatiMfdrftai, aud fairdealing,
aud honorable, aud high minded, and
wholesoulerl chronicler of events, beg
leave to say: “Tlmt we, of the Lu
theran Visitor, will not, eompeUrd or
uot compelled, unite with the Council.
Nor will we east iu onr lot with the
general Synod, North. The Obterrrr
may bead this: “The Third Evict
from the South." It U easy to num
ber them.
Query. Why docs the Obeerrer
always speak of tlie General Synod
us if there was ouly one Evangelical
Lutheran General Syuod in the
United Stalest Tlie American Lu
theran last year charged the Obeerrer
with attempting to break up the
General Synod, North; the Lutheran
Visitor charges the Observer with
doing how all it rau to rnifh the
General Synod in North America.
Why, Dr. Connwl, are you always
throw ing apple* of discord among Us t
And that with such a smile, while
yourjtoft, purring voice—you too are
a Voice— utters : Dearly beloved
brethren, these delightful npplra grow
on our basis. We liuve more than
are good for us; we therefore divide
with you. R.
We are roufldent that oar Brother
will forgive ns, if we commit an act
of indiscretion by publishing Ids
letter. We do it for the consolation
of other Is-reaved (talents, that they
too may “rejoice from Ikeir *orrow."
Blessed truth—Icons takes our chil
dren in his arms; Imptized iu tlie
mumc of Esther, Soil, ami Holy
Ghost, they are of Ills rhureh—His
kingdom— His heaven 1 Precious
hope; we shall see Him; we shall be
with them; Ami till that Joy fill day
dawns, wc are not far apart. Heaven
is nigh! We syni|mtliixe with onr
Brother and bis house, sml yet re
joice, because he and his believe.”
K.
Words of Coasolatioa from a Movaor
to Mourairs.
Hear Brother Rude: Our usually
happy home is today the seem- of
mourning—yesterday, at early dawn,
angel messengers cumc at their
lord's command, ami took the spirit
of our dear little huts* up to heaven.
My (Mior wife uml 1 have learmsl, we
trust, the lesson of submission, which
alone enables us to say, “The I soil
gave nud the lord hath taken away,
blc**e>l be the uuuio of the laird.”
And oh, how sweet is tlmt submission
to Him who doeth ull things well!
And how truly bus it lieen said that
“the sick mom is u sanctuary of re
ligiisi.” Wc felt, while the dear little
sufferer calmly breathed out his |Mire
young life, that angels were all
ulsMit the room, and as tho soul dr-
|mrtcd it seemed to us that we could
almost hear the Happing* of their
w ings. Wc loved little Willie dewrly,
ami yon, my dear brother, will under-
stand what we mean by that rxprcw
siisi. Wc love hint dearly still, for
lie is little Willie yet. lie was re
marks) >ly bright mid interesting. II?
came to iim on a Sabbath mnhiiiig—
oil u Sulilmtli wr dedicated him to
God in holy baptism, anil oil a Sale
Imtli morning God Us>k him up to
heaven, where he will s|ieml an
eternal Sabbuth of peace. We thunk
God for immortality, uml for all the
blessed bo|>cs which immortality
inspires.
To-day, Rev. O. A. Darby, a dearly
beloved brother and fellow lalmrer
in the gospel, committed the preeum*
little body to the tomb with a Chris
tian burial, and from a heart fan of
tender syin|mtliy gave ns tlie rich
consolations of the gns|M-l. May
God nbumlantly bless him for it.
... We now have two representatives
in hcnvrn—a daughter and a son.
Oh, wliat an honor, and what a
pleasure! Wc would not call them
back, for we expect to go to them.
We are familiar with what tlie Bilde
tells us of benveu and its inhabitants,
but we invoke your prayers far my
self and poor aftlieted wife, now
bowed to the earth with this sore
lierenvcment, that we may tie enabled
to believe wbat we are taught In the
blessed word. Yours, etc.,
.1. HAWKINS.
From iht J«dfrer Almaiwc.
Religion of Reigning Monarch*. IMfi-70.
' Lutheran, 17
: Evangelical (United), 4
Reformed, 3
. Protestant, (Sandwich Islands) I
I Protestant Episcopal, (England) 1
| Catholic, 11
Greek Chnreh, 2
Mohammedan, , 3
| Confaeian, (China) 1
1 Buddliic, (Japan) 1
A Woman's Christian Association
lias recently been fanned among the
most prominent ladies of Washing
ton, D. C. Their object is to shield
the nn weary, visit the sick, relieve
the needy, stretch a friendly hand to
the strangers of their own sex, ami
raise the erring, but repentant, for
whom a borne has been provided.
For lh« Lutheran VUtsr.
Festival sa Christmas Xvs by the Xvaa-
gslieal Luther as Sabbath School,
Winchester, Yw, 1M$.
The Sabbath school, having asaem
bled hi the body of ths Church, the
order of exercises for the evening
was read by the Superintendent;
after which tlie school adjourned to
the Iu>ctnre room below, where they
were all seated in fall view of the
illuminated tree which stood in the
centre of the room—the children of
the Infant Class filling the seats
immediately around it
Between them and the choir, which
occupied tlie front aide seats, stood
the organ.
At the northern end, and extending
across the entire room, stood a table
literally loaded with Christinas “good
lea*—candies uml takes of every sise,
shape, color and quality imaginable,
nuts, oranges, apples, pies, kniliers
anti every conceivable nicety.
Midway between this and the tree
was placed on a bright velvet drug
get, a handsome centre table auti
two uhaint, which i miauled to the
room a cosy homelike SA|iect.
It was truly a lovely picture—otic
which any artist would have delighted
to paint.
The mem beaming face* of the
children, rendered almost radiant by
the brilliant light retlerted (Mon the
tree, sml glowing with anxious ex
1 wet alley, as one would Whisper to
another ita admiration of some |*»r
ticular doll or other beauty that the
tree contained ; the couteoted smiles
of the teachers, surveying' the scene
of joy ami gladness, to which each bail
lulsired to contribute; tlie presence of
our dear Pastor and Superintendent,
diffusing the joy ami sunshine of their
own hearts, afiorAed a sight which
was truly fascinating.
The (inter of exrn-iara was as
folios s:
First, the singing of a Christinas
anthem—the “AngePa Song"—fol
lowed by the Creed ami the laud's
: Prayer.
Tlieu oar Moved Su|wriiitrnd**ut
made on address of merry Christmas
greeting, to both teachers and m-hul
ars. We regret that we can not give
it to yon entire, but it will ever be
; cherislivd in our licarta as an evidence
of his hive anil interest in us.
Next iu order was the pieaentstion
of tlie laither Monument medals,
with remarks tliereii|sin by our Pas
tor. Miss K A., wn.< first presented
with a medal for |mnetuality ami
, gissl example a. teacher. Ami next
Mias F. W„ for fidelity to her elass,
and care in keepiug her Hass (took.
Then Mr. R. C., received one hir
diligence in sesrehillg tlie Script urea.
Then Master C. M., of Miss K. W’a.
class, received a medal far having
recited, dm ing the year, 18.YI verses
of Scripture, the largest number
recited liy any oue iu the arlnad.
Before presenting the medal*. Mr.
Dosh, onr (suitor, remarked, in unb
alance, that the erect km of the Luther
Monument in the city of Worms in
1808 was a fart in history of world
whir Interest, lieeause of its memorial
relation to the great fundamental
I Worm n tarn of the 1»ilh century—a
reformation only aecoudary, in the
eatimatio ■ of Kvangclh-al Chrvten
dou, to that wrought liy our Lord in
his mission to our worhl; the Refor
mat ion effected through laither, under
God liciug nothing less than a genu
ine revival of the pure gospel that
tlie l/inl Jesus t'brist, ita great
Author had preached fifteen centuries
before. Then exhibiting the medal
lie briefly described its face and
reverse—the otic, a representation
of the Luther Monument ami sur
roundings, encircled with the words
of laither at tlie Diet of Worms—
“Here I stand, I ran do no otherwise,
God help me, Amen!" ami the other,
inscribed with the first two lines
of Iaithcr’s liuttlc song—“A sure
stronghold our God i* still,” &e. He
said that the medal was in itself a
study, and was creditable as a work
of art to the artist, and as a work
of skill to tlie artisan. In presenting
them, he said amoug other thing*
which I ran not recall, to the first
recipient, that punctuality was a
great excellence in any character;
and that its waut was a great defect
—often leading to disastrous failures
in our attempts to do good. It was
always associated with other virtues
such as be was happy to know were
possessed by Mias K. M., npon whom
he had the pleasure of bestowing
this token of her Htijs^fiitendent’s
esteem.
To the second, he said, that jUelity
in the resposible work of iuipartiug
Scripture truth to the minds aud
hearts of youth, was something
worthy of highest commendation—
that u teacher should uot only seek
to be always in her place at the right
time, bnt should also as earnestly
endeavor to be qualified to fill that
place thoroughly and accurately. As
evidencing these qualities in Miss
F. W., the medal was presented to
her, in token of the high regard in
which she was held by the giver and
others. To the third be remarked,
that a desire fa excel was right, and
that emulation in aeekiug a thorough The Germans have always fongtit
(lentous) and practical understanding against the introduction of English
of the Holy Scriptures, hail the Divine Into their churches. The sad losses
to the Lutheran church in this coun
try bear painfa) attestation to the
truth of this. But not an with the
Swedes and Norwegian*. They learn
the English with alacrity ami facility.
Their organs of speech seem to be
fitted to the pronunciation of the
English, aud in this particular they
greatly surpass the Germans, aud iu
it, we presume, lies the difference in
the regard for the Euglish language.
The German* bear antipathy to onr
language uot because It is less adapt
ed to the purjMMica of speech or in any
way less worthy of them, but because
they seldom attain a correct protiun
eiation of it. So in the west, the
Scandinavians ure tending to English
witli amazing rapidity. This has its
advantages ami its dangers. It is
advantageous as it furnishes an ec
clesiastical home far the children,
sanction, and that without it we
could uot grow iu grace. That it
was especially commendable and
necessary, in one looking forward to
the work of the Gospel ministry as
did Mr. E. to whom this medal
was awarded as a prise for good
couduct aud diligence in the study
of God’s word.
To the fourth, lie said, that a good
memory was a blessed gift of Usd,
especially wtaeu associated with dili
gence aud eonsclentiousucMi iu ita
use—that it was the key of knowl
edge, aud stood sentinel at the gates
of wisdom. As possessing this en
dowment. in a rare degree, aud as
having Uacd it iu a roost commendable
manner during the year, he desig
nated Master C. M., and in tokeu
thereof gave him a medal, aeeompa
nied with the hope aud prayer, iu
which he believed tlie superintcudrut,
teachers and parents united*—that
that dear youth a ould nse bis memo
ry and all liia faculties iu the defense
aud |troclamatioii of tlie gnajs 1 of the
Sou of God.
Then tnrniug to the superintendent,
Mr. Wm. B. -Baker, the generous
swanler or giver ol tlie (irises above
untried, lie let him kuow, that liy a
very secret arrangement of the teach
era. there was faith a prize and a eur
of the Holy Spirit have
with the greatest (tower.
Does it ever occur to a „ that iT'
haps, one grave reason why !
at Stations of learning, onr niisian,
enterprises, onr t'harvh p a[K . r
all onr lieuevolent operations jL
greatly crippled in tbeir enerJ?
ami impeded in their progress, huw
great work they have to areon,,]?
is owing, in a great meo****
waut of that spiritual life, ^ *
churches, which genuine revirai,!;
designed aud calculated toprixlt/*
With all onr (.reaching, and wntJ
and begging for the extflMhwJ !
proH|M-rity of <nir lieloved Chary// a
we Hot too often losearghteftfec*
that onr help must come ftp* ^
—that unless he pours out Ili*
ami waters us with sliowerii of H
grace, the church is iwwerhm,
never can maintain that pnfetiaa
which it is entitled. We area tofa
get that it is to genuine twivdnf
religion thnt we must took far
sinus to our membership, ami
Strength, and, hence, for them
should continually
who, raised among the English, will
become better acquainted with it than
with the language ol their fathers, T , __
sml will not be lost to our church should continually labor sad
like muuy of the children of Germans The Lutheran Ghurdi fo a ryrbg
are. It has Its dangers in this, that * * *- ' "
the tuenibera may ado(tt the English
before the [wstors are side to officiate
in it, aud the supply of ministers
«f fee
being limited, they will seek chturlily
connection iu other denomiuntiiuis.
But tlie l’nifessors in tlieir Semi-
priae for liim also. Then receiving naries, with praisi* wort liy and ilisiu-
fnxu one of the ladies an elegant oil
ver salver and guldet, be presented
them to him iu tlie name of tlie teach
ers of the school, in token of their
ten-sted love of the cliitrch, encour
age the study of English. 1‘rof.
ILisa-lquintt Iras already sent one
student ami will shortly send another
high rateem and appreciation of his from the Augustatm to >hc Thilndel-
invalualile Nervk-cs as their leader, phia Seminary, that they may have
remarking that it waa given iu aperiai the better opportunity for acquiring
recognition of the fact—of which he tlte Euglislt. This ia exceedingly
m-enn-d it neon scions—.1 hat the success encouraging, furnishing, as it does, a
and cfficirm-y of the school was iu a tokeu that the tendency is toward an
|irv emiiM-nt degree, due to his pane- organization which xyill s|ieak one
lunlity, Jtdrlity and liberality, as its ‘ coiuiiion tongue, and’ that otic the
sU|*-nnt(-ndcnt. We enjojrd not a
little the evident surprise of Mr. 1L,
ami many eye* were moistened by
the touching manner iu which he re
turned his acknowledgement*, ami
the iinilisgnisrd emotions of his heart
at this iim-xported |uu1 of the |tro
fullest
who is __
, win prHr*"^
deny this. Ilcr very foumlatisa v„
laid in a revival, and ever siw* Hy
existence, she lias seen her
days, and her greatest prospnitj
those seasons when tfa- ^ork
Isn-i 1 was revived iu her und*.
who can say that God is not vife*^
now, to (tour out His spirit, fe ^
extruonliuan measure, up«, ^
clnm lies, and (icople, iu the 8o«tii!
Only let ministers and ix-upk UMt
in a uuiv ci-sal concert of prayer—ht
them continue, “ with «ue artvrf,'
like the one hundred and tweatv
at Jerusalem, at tin time of the pn
n \ ival, cm the day of Tenteeost.ai
who w ill set Itoumls to the terahs
tlieir uuitecl prayers! Might ireu*
fkof. J. b. greiner, _ luqie to witness again, sot-h sreaeia
a graduate of Roanoke College, (ire- have fa-ea witnessed amongst mi
vious to the war, and recently l'resi ,Hher and more (a-isqienMu day.'
dcut of lliwassee College, Twin., fats WottW it not be far more sreeptdk
entered tlie Unsdogtcal Seminar} at | i„ the sight of God. and would it at
niilsdeiphia, pre|sirat<W} to entering ,-ontrilMite more tow ard Imildiufq
church, in the
term. No one,
with her history.
language of the country.
gramme of exercise*. | the ministry. Iu this ronm-ction we
Next the infants rose, and Kurroaud may mention that about nine students
ing their teachers at tlie organ, every from Virginia and Tennessee will lie
little voice, if mit every little heart, in attemlanee next session at that
joimd in the sweet song—“Tliisiatlie institution.
Children's Jubilee, Juliilie, Jiibilee
No olmerver eiaihl have faihvl to ad
mire uml appreciate the great labor
[icrfonucd, nnd tint exquisite taste
THE STATISTICS
of the Chun-h, as exhibited by tin*
different almanacs, is gratifying.
The almanacs differ, however, ami
exhifated by tlie teoeiiers of the in- cacti one re|«orts the nuim-s of tninis-
faut school, iu' the urrongi-UMUt aud ten and symsls which the other does
trimming of the tree, us well as in not, and by a eoui|sinsmi of the two
many of the other upiNiintiuctita of almauaes we obtain the following us
our languishing Zion in the Snatkjf
our ministers would devote their»
ergies to tin- proiuolioii of revival, d
religion, instead • t w asting the h*
talents of tlie church iu i-ontrndh^
and disenssiiig, abont mattern d
small inqsirtanee, when cow|and
with the great interests of the oady-
ing soul! And would not a genrrt
spiritual awakening, amongst m
give n greater inqittlse to all isrh
nevofent enterprises f
Brethnqi, let us fay tlie sidjeeth
the room devised rhiefly by them, the statomeut ol the stivngth of the heart, let us carry it with u* into
And it was a matter of *|**nnl wron- chun-h in Marth America: Minister* rtosets. and let the great Imnlnid
der and remark that Miss K. W. 2173; Synod* 31 ; CummsnwanUilii, „nr daily prayer fa-; “ Lotd, xfi
eiwld so siiovsafully teach the iufauts iWl. This gives those ouly who arc thou m.t revive its again, that fe;
to "ing tlieir Jubilee song, during tlie in actual connection with Byiiods, uml piqqde may rejoice in tliee.”
• - — ■*-• || - FRANK.
very short time she had to traiu
them.
Their singing w as one of the moot
interesting features of the occasion, | cants ia much
and gave great pleasure to all present.
Tlie time had now arrived for the
feast, aud a feast indeed it was.
Every one, from tho silver-haired
gramlsin’totlie tiniest infant seemed
brimful! of happim-a*. Each infant
rvwivcd a gift aud a cornucopia
from the tree. Two of the little girls
in the infant class received prizes—:
one a very large doll for reciting 124
verses of Scripture during the year,
the other a book for imm-tuality.
After which a hymn was sung, the
bencdictioii pronounced, and ail sep
arated at 8J o'clock, thankful, we
trust, not only for the enjoyment of
the eveuiug, but also for tlie great
event, which we rndcarorcd tu com
memorate, the coming of our Saviour
into the world to save sinners. Aud
may the lesson which we as unfaith
fal teacher* there learned, ever stimu
late us to renewed and still greater
iuterest in the precious trusts God
has committed to onr care.
. FI LI A.
us there are many Lutheran congrc
gwtions iu the country not in such
connection, the number of cotnmtuii-
larger. The Scundi-,
Fur the Lutheran Visiter.
tv.
nav fan Sy nods increase more rapidly There is no more specious up
Ilian any other. Athough they have j incut in favor of tlie Calvinistie
, not lioen in existence more tlian a of the Lord’s Supper titan that ahitk
decade and a half, they yet liave an substitutes “signijfe»" or “as symhd
aggregate of shout oo.OUO members, off for “is” in the words of admins*
"> will f»»r tlie present close, ami tratiou, claiming that the words os
append b v our Iiortl on tlie solemn night
HOHEN. which he was betrayed are met»
| We in all kindness wish to txtrrcct We do uof to ^
Hohen liere. He Is right as regards cu “ tl,e ‘l u *'* tio " at u ‘ n 8 t ‘ 1 ’ te
the High, or Southcni Germans, but mere, * v to ‘ Mtt ‘ o 1 ^*
mistaken about the Ix,w, or North wbidl We thiuk Thor
western Germans. The Germans at ,hat < ' hriRt
and near tire North Sea. the descend ,u « de&a,t * whea He a * i,X ' ^ "
of tlie Saxons, the Friesian", j mv '"?> ' and that U ^ to be «w
the bow Germans soiled, ss BiU as His saying “lam*
Arp would say, learn English with “ 7 «" *••»•/»••«*
facility, and their only difficulty to
the Istriiane
Th. which undoubtedly
originated with a race of tonguetied
atutterera L. F.J
For th* Luthmn Visitor.
What the Lutheran Chnreh in the South
Most Moods.
For the Lutheran Visitor.
Philadelphia, Pa., 1
December 9, 18tl9.)
Dear Visitor .* It hns been our for
tune to have some intercourse with
siness is (Mirticnlarly with this por-
tiou of it. If it lias wants to be met,
swedes our duty is, with God’s help, to meet
recently, and we have thus learned aml «»Pl'lj those wauts.
much from them that is encouraging, The Lutheran Church in the South
iu considering the future of latther 1 '• suffering in a great variety of ways,
anism in this country. Statistics ex* 11 baa many, and urgeut, wauts. It
branches." “I am the way," undasfa-
vid’s, “God i* my rock." But there»»
v ast difference lietween these exp»
sions. Iu the first place, the woefc
door. vine, way, &c., are used figure
tively.nn abstract idea represented^
concrete substance, aud thus there i*
no need to paraphrase the verb « &T
inserting signifies; bnt we und«sl»s<f
that verb to be used in its ordiMri
sense, and the predicate to be
metaphorically. Hence tb«* -i« ■*
welfare of the whole Chtueh, oar bo- parallel between the two senteore*
quoted and that of our Loot
Iu tlie second (dace, the sentence*
are entirely dissimilar. In the <**
it is said, “I am the door,* hot *»
can not reverse it aud say, the <to*
isl. But now iu the socramee'* 1
We have reference now to tlie Lu
theran Church in the South, for
whilst we should feel interested in the
kibit the fact that about 33,0U0 Sean
dinavians immigrated to this country j It needs a Theological Seminary,
during the post year. These.have needs more literary-institutions.
v , „ , words, we have it ill aeoordamw
needs a more extended literature, tho latter farm, Thi* ♦« wy body (°f
settled mostly in the Northwest, na
turally seeking some of their own
countrymen, aiuce they do not under-
stand the English. Hence R has
been couqmnitively eusy to gather
them into congregations wliere minis
ters are available. The (icrfect accord
that has existed between the mission
church in this country and the mother
church has given them a source of
supply, so th .t the great nuyority ot
their ministers were educated in
Sweflen ami Norway. The establish
ment of Augustan a, Marshall and
ueeds binds to endow, and carry for
ward, those institutions, and to ex
tend its home missionary operations,
&e. Bnt there is another, snd in onr
opiniou, a far groater want, one
which outweighs all others, and that
“ » general oatpouring of the Holy
and we cannot reverse it and **J’
“my body i* this," an expwasto*?
the metaphorical form. I*
then, even common sense in ssy*!
that the words, Thi* is my body, i* *
be oonstnwd rhetorically like J m
the door T There is not, «sd ■*
only use we can legitimately
_ , w xiiH* °fthem, is that which— 10
Spirit—a general revival of religion alH w<> ^** v * W „ a ninf J
*. ,, . ® “ iimnifr ttvav Mut lilrt iAus Dl(iM
in nil our churchoft.
It is not our jHirpoae, now, to pre
sent an argument in defence of revi
vals. This might have been neces
sary onee, but It is not now. The
teachings of God’s word are so plain
Vt atertowu Seminaries has o)iened upon this subject that no one need
: facilities of which many have availed err. And all impartial historv
♦hemselvea, so that thoae institutions *
| have already about fifty-
under instruction.
Win «r tuttv mi ", J
argue away the obvious measio*”
His words, which the
Church accepts in all their «'>;
beauty and strength. HOHBS.
Tlie Rev. Miss Augusta J. CW*
preached at lows City, on a
■■PHI on a
Sunday, from 1 Cor, xiv., chap.
“For it is a shame for wnm- .
speak iu church.” She lias
teaches that the briglitest periods in I to ** l£” sh
the history of the chnreh. have Un i ^d has beei. a tettied^
students j the htotory of th* chnreh, have beeu | ^
! ^ Vhich these wgual oftusions I years.
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