The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, February 02, 1870, Image 2
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EDITORS:
RSV. A. ILJtUDIS, CoLVinjtA, 8. C.
I4kv. J..t-.VlLJiHi», -ST*tfN*02t, \l4-
“/» essentials unify, in nonessenHtds
tH#rty‘, in alt thing* charity."
lefaowship
*I*te wU»
Md,
Sfaire. We will gla<Uy
*%ta them—wow ill omiHntr
tlieui; but we will not ftob them tuid,
they’ must not rob on. Eh, Bro.
Wednesday, February 3, 1870. L. 0. t
We hare MKh to encourage us.
Much to be grateful for. There ia^
JUoWeYery much to lie done. We
fotiV* ti** *te add arfsatofiutc. It U
a burning shame, and a crying eril,
that wc have no missionaries to
gather in the dbqieraed. What
ttbOtat Georgia, Bro. Derrick T '
. ’’ oa •)' It
THE .LUTHERAN VISITOR, COLUMBIA. S. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1870.
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patieut of men. .Some charge ns
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must admit, that .somehow they
manage to prove it too, to our great
regret for we meau to lie and to do
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the mails, aud the aaaecouutable
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among the uuavoidable and there-
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Vi.., 1, .I. K.
Bo Boom for Editorials.
iiO
I. .“Pf>r?op Smith wasau aw&il trauip-
jiug jnau, aller.s a stamping and
pounding, and it was he that wore
the floor of our pulpit out. He broke
fixteeu ku^osecne lamps while be.
yrps our pasture, and Imnged the
wip-ds out of five Bibles, and a sam-
book, and all in three years. He was
a gppd man—a powerful good man,
amt 'ftlll Of fhe^Spirlt, btt( if bfled out
in' p 'vaj- that Wdrri’t dllers the best
for the church hfrufttirc.”
' JEBUSHY.
gc.if >. . .
Three Things not Pleasant to Be.
.. >-f ton•, i Jd -< < . 4.,ui> 1 ,:-T ■./i;.'
T<- L- To see u uiau look the wrong
Way when collection is taken up.
< 8. To hear a student preparhNg
fur tbo-ministry say, that he will not
have time teiiatteml Sunday-school
ib the afternoon. u»i-> >^whj j.
3. To learn that a brotlier whs iu
AiukFiiiyon SatHrdiiy, aigl fode home
, eniSnuday like another sguibr. j : .,
. . • 111.- .frill .frh.i
loot
tsc}«
We took on this as a gratifying
evidence of the vigor, zeal arid fa
il wettfng spirit of onr Hoot hern
‘ChtutTr. If th*’ had remained* as in
days of yofe, an estmne part of the
nhtrtli Sfflrth, -wo wonld now be,
aff fhUn7 » dry bthneb—o fruitless
vtue; otn jams would be alio—our
iniuds. nisguating, and we would
hardly; exist. How diftbrent non !
i>We .wore then too far from the heart
of Lutberunisui in America; by the
time .the blood, in which the Ufa is,
reached, us, it ivun chilled, sluggish,
and barely sufliced to keep us alive.
Soir the-heart is tree, the current of
life is strong, hcoUUy, quickening.
Now oui' iiepplu .think, speak, act.
2>ow those who, are gifted, and able
work willingly, earnestly, faithfully.
Then the hive was also in .the far
Xorth; there the eelis wore built;
there tbo honey was stored—we,were
like drupes; .now we li&ve also a
hive ; now our busy bees are at work
in our' neglected field j'ttow much
hoiicy is gathered; now otir ,peoi>Ve
tire leavhiug to worl», and the drones
are marked and known by name.
We do not kill them! We have our
The German Frieudly Society, of
Chariest on, S. C, held its One Hu*
dred and Fourth Anniversary llic
other d»y.
Tbe President, Mr. Jacob Suuill,
presided over the feast, sup|wrted on
the right by Rev. J. Bachman, D. I)-,
on his left by Rev. W. W. llirks.
After (hU justice bad been done tbe
viands the tidilc was cleared off, and
tbo I “reside ut announced the first
regtdar toast.
Toast Ba 2 was then snnoamrd:
The Pounders of the ffseMtp—Ws
elmrish tbe lesaons of benevolenee
they have taught as by their Uvea
and example. Their names will be
handed down to our posterity as loved
household words.
Bong*—“ Was ist des Peutmekm IV
tertunsT—by tbe baud and chorus.
l>r. Itochman, after the music, arose
to reply to the sentiment, lie aaid,
iu Hubstanec: We have met thin
evening to eongrntulate path other
that we have been privileged to moot
together on this, tbe one hundred
and fourth anniversary of our Society.
The oldest living member, who for
fifty-five years has enjoyed the privi
leges of this Soeiefy, rejoices that he
is once more jienuitted to meet with
is now addressing yon. 1 eon
grwtalate you cm tbe success of Ibis
Society in its mission ot humanity,
education, charity and mercy. There
are several reasons why we should
remember the character of our fare-
fathers, the founder* of this Associa
tion. First: The founders of oar So
ciety were men of integrity. They
came from Germany, and brought
With them habits'which belonged to
the German character as it tlien was,
before it hod beta corrupted by mod
cm infidelity. They had been in
structed by Luther and Melanctbou.
They were men of purity of character.
Although not educated in the srhohir-
sliip nod teaming of their native land,
fbey fuliy appreciated the value of
education, aud did all they could,
when they came here, to educate
their sons and daughters: ami the
School of the German Friendly 80-
eiety, flourishing far a long number
of years, gave abundant evidnnee of
their earnest desire to promote useful
knowledge among meg. They were
men of great industry—not learned
inen—but artisans, mechunies, farm
Ss, ami pbmtere. They advanced,
not only the interest of their own
families, but also those of their coun
try. Tbe Hngneuots who came over
some years liefore them, acre more
numerous anil became a very imjsir-
taut branch of this new Society, bat
in point of charactet the Gannons
were not one whit behind them. They
were patriots. They loved their
adopted country. It is tree they
were called “rebels,” bat they re
garded nut this { they (ought bravely,
sod their .captain fell at the siege of
Savannah. They uniformly adhered
to their Southern land, and are still
fnitfcful. (Loud and eon tinned ap
plause.) They adhered totheinterret
erf,religion. The}- brought from Gcr
many their Bibles and their Lutheran
hymn bookstand soon built their own
xar^“
lurch.
Creator,
to government
the church his
asked what
bare
will read
Ives, and it laafl
superfluous, to make
any comments, but the temptation
to expose the shameful perversion of
troth and the malicious and running
fnbrire|l«i of farts, fa tea much far
us. We aaoeomb, notice this priest’s
answer to tbe Protestant charge that
Rome is inimical t# progress. “Had
it not bean far me, your aAGesture
would hare still been in a state of bar
barism.” It reminds as of tbe goes
tion once asked .- “Where was your
religion before lather!” To which
the Protestant's answer was: “Where
youre never was, in the Bible.”
What progress ban Mexico made f
Why ia the Kingdom of Itnly diatayal
to tbe Choreh t Why has the head
of the ItBsaiiih Chareh to ha protect
ed in his awn dty, and ia his own
chair by French bnyonets f Are not
the bandits that, now wa are wrttiug,
are iwarmitig in the patrimony af He
Peter, faithful sons of tbe Cathode
Chareh f Ia there any progress In
ail thisf We admit though there is
enme truth in tbe answer given by
this priest. But the Greek Chareh
ia older than the Chareh ot Home,
and the Greek Chareh has realty
done aa much for rivilixarton as
Home has. And the real truth ia
that the civiHaatisn af the present
sge has been effected in spite at the
i’sflntMe Chnreb. !»
The lecturer said: wtlie CathoMe
Church had always battled for the
rights of man.” Hr can’t have read J
the history of the laqutailion; he .
innst never hare heard of the Tli Irty
Year’s War, and the TGght of fit.
HsrthiJomes May, Wc'can not hare
beard of Mortaru, and the nnn of
Krakau (Creeovla)’:
He spoke tree words, when be
said : “Educate a man, And he will
know his rights, ete.” But the Cat bo
Hr Church did not educate the mimes
before the Reformation, nay it hardly
educated Its priests, and it fa a well
established fart, that to-day aa re-1 was bat
fetter not only men,
rbe rhurtfc repllea,
know not ms »or ms children,
r*»> yours;
sr- _
who hare greater Mfaerty
had it not been tor tnc y<
and yourselves would have still Iteen
in a state of barbarism.” The lecturer I
thru proceeded (0 nrgue that tbe I
ri#Mff« teafa M the tightemf Oad.l
and alluded la the late council of
radical republicans held la Europe,
lie regretted th aw that Chlaaw
idolatry was protertad by the Ami!
ran flag After ollodlng to the many
charitable Catholic institutions it
the eitv the lecturer concluded.
Throughout he was listened to with
attention, notwithstanding the great
length of the discourse.
tmt it n it ii sj i im is m
New Publications,
deavar to prove the authority of tbe
Deity. *
M said that government, no stst
ter how despotic, had no rights in
msu ; government was not made for
man and not man for government,
and the moment a ruling power In
trrfrree with the aatred rights of mau
it becomes trrsanical sod is no loo , _ , _ _
gcr fit to govern. The Cathofo- published in the Rsrfaw, ia a Gate) a
Church bad always battled for the ! burg mystery. Why, they have aa
rights of man. HorieSy, government. , gdnd and better preachers hi and
ami the ehoreh had aH their claims OKtrrtwg Maybe, though.
that hi.—nee i. divine. II. i. a
Tax KUSfalUCU QUBTXtLV Hk
VIXW. No. 81. January, 1870.
Getty elmrg, Pa.
Cootenta i I. Importance and Con
nection of Works and Pssitk. A rrery
fair rvangrlical sermon by Rev. R. B.
Webb, of Boston, Mass. But why
hr came all tbe way from Boston to
preach that aermon. and why It waej seed in hope.
through whose skies are always
wind tug the holy praise of harvest.
The fait bloom is iu heaven, bat the
bud* sad germs, partially opea, con
stantly developing, and always fra
grant, are always rich oa earth.
When tbe fanner scatters his
seed-graia, it is with germinal
thought* of multiplication and har
vest. Every handful sown is a sheaf
of golden promise. Every weary
league mothered ia towards the
gathered remit. The broken earth
ia to hha a kind friend who receives
hi* trnst peacefully to return it to
him again with interest
Be it fa in Spiritual husbandry.
The faithflal pastor sows his precious
Every step he takes
righi
if a
his tsilitiraL i
religwm* right
ht» would the
t*. He 1
humus 1
not derived from ear
er the ether of then* great sourer*.
Ha who rinlslM the taws of auefatg
must axpeet punishment, or if the
roles of government fire evaded the 1
man becomes a rebel nnd in treated
accordingly ; hat he who resists the j
laws af th* »hareh beeomas a hcathnu
and a barimriau. Educate a nun
and he will knyw hi* rights—leave
him untaught and in ignorance, and
lie will never knew that his Maker Iwlms
gave him rights He said that ia tow
many roars when a mau ass lound
arakiag fas truth, hr found too many
mould hr tear Hers ready to lead him
The lecturer remarked that man's
nowtly regulated b)
Tbow pnsent. had
they Urcd fire handled years ugo, or
if bora ia China. Jaimu or Tnrkcv
a nnM have had iliffrrent Mens from
(boar they now have. He tbea wont
info a him ary erf the early straggles
of the Catholic Cburvb with pugau
isin. idolatry and barbarism. IL
ilrtsikfrl Hu- rariy difficulth-s ami in
ilomitahle energy dtiplaytsi by the
■making the chains of
the Ctrls r lennb dww u
lit liar, lie said tiu-tv
■e iufalHUr universal
teacher, sod that tear her wa* God.
e energy
Chareh in hreaki
slavery ham
garris education, Pnttestant countries
are far In advance of Roman Catho TV ,. i T >w T"L}'ZZs.
lire. Compare Pram., with An-trfa. *2WM. Jtt ti " ^
IVnmsrk wtth Bpain. Morwny and b.dh fall >n the ditch f The fafalli
Sweden with Italy, the priest's para lality of the Church sod her sympathy
disc . for sU were then Dillv raunntrnted on.
The Rev. Esther Touag, -Iso churn. W
that his Church broke the chain* «f happier sad wimw.
■fawvy- Hr mast have forgotten eaaatry koa ever been vl**litre*I
that La* Caaoa, a Spanish pricid, was n.»-pt by the Cathulw t hurvh, ami
the originator of what ha. tiecn rail idthaugh I’raUatantism had bn-n in
They reverenced ttieir
and ware faithful in the dis
charge of afl their tintics. They were
zealous iu acts of charity aud a
they comforted the widow and
glad the orphans: they were honored
a* patriots, and loved aa those who
deserved weM of their country. Let
u* emulate the virtues and exemi
of those to whom we are indebted for
tbe institution of this Society, which
we all love sa mnch, and may God
bless ns all.
ed American slamy. Protestant
England sod America abolished It,
while Cothetir Cuba and Rrsail np
bold it . ’ 1
This panegyrist of Itdhuuiism. also
asserts, that the CathaHc Church is
oil tore. True, and It b rot Jerome
and Hubs, framner and BWIley, and it
expatriated the Ilngnefvotg and Sals
burgers, because It loved them for
rently, devotedly, ronanmingty. The
love of tbe wolf for the lamb; of the
boa constrictor for tbe African doer.
Eh I
And he declared : “Tbe Catholic
Church only asked to be let alone in
her work of charity." True. No in
spection, no supervision, no Interfrr
epee with her monasteries, nunneries,
seminaries, schools, pro|ierty, priests,
monks, and nuns. .
“She,” this voracious lecturer stat
ed as a fact, “interfered with no other
religion." This is also true, been use
she does not tolerate any other relig
Ion, where She has supreme control.
The dceTee of the Church of Rome
is : Heath to jleretics.
Of course, tils father had to apeak
of the rights of \ruiuiU, and really,
it is wonderful with what adroitness
he claims, that his Church was the
first advocate of woman’s rights. It
is however, an old triek of Romish
priests, not to stem, but to head the
IHiblic current. Miss Lory helsronrt-
ing you.
The fact nre would of eon roc have
been iueomi>)etp, without abuse of
Lnther. How these priests hnte
him! But as priest Voting, all the
way from Mew Tori, gives Us noth
ing new, and Only rehashes the oft
refuted falsehoods, we dismiss him
with a text for his next lecture: John,
8 chapter, 44 verse. If he in the sp-
pHcation will substitute tee for ye and
our for jrwwr, and add Roman Catho
lics fn brockets to ire and ye; he may
in the lecture Itself murder truths
and farts as much as he likes. R
Interesting Lecture— The Thrine
Guaranty of Human Nights.—An in-
tofaating lecture on this subject was
delivered loot evening in the.bull of
the Mary land Institute, by tbe llev.
Father Alfred Yoang, Of New York,
the proceeds to be
D.l». If. The /•*»uenee of RmttuaU
oa the Mate of BeHgiaa. By Ik.
Lintnrr. A mat creel lest article.
We are itrhing fe reprint it. B'aut
every minister and layman to rend it.
III. Komiaieeeaeee of Imtheraa Missis
ten. l»r. Htocrer deserves tbe grat
itude of tbe entire (harrh for kia
labor of fare. He reaenea from ob
livion tbe Hvea of tbe boiy area of
Gad of our Lutheran ’/.urn—be MB
their Hvea sad their labors,
and lueiteo other* to follow their
godly example. IV, PieSg aud Prop
erty. By Prof. Loy. A hard theme
well haiwlled. V. TV Groataem of
htiny Votful. By Dr. Valeatioc.
“Well done, tltoa good and faithful
servant * ltevereutty do we repeat
the words of oar land, bat with tbe
firm coevretion that tbe Dr. fa bath
faithful and asefWl, aod therefore
himself great, even tboagh Ire yet
brekrth our thing. VI. The Ckiaast
/IvUra. By Rev. Kuukrlinau. Iu
■trnrtu-e. VIL The Amnosa af do
oms Christ. By Rev G. N. H. I'etrro.
Tbeeoaatist teaches more than tore
Mrendou. The arlicle though M
faarifnl. baaed on a Mistranslation
ut the passage iu Uarusbao. aud
on n wroug exegoofa. Verily tire
Rev. Peter* fa wise nbotr what fa
written. He quotes Joors; why does
be not quote Kiukel sad Ha edenburg I
VIII. TV (faeotissa of Class Comma
uioa. By Her. H. I. Ilsrlrv. An
a hie disrwuow, expoaing tbe weak
|mint af tbe Council. The rule in
regnrd to which the Coauctl gives sa
nneertain sound, blows Uot ami
cold, aud tries to satiofy .Iowa,
wnawrth- New York Minnamum, nod
catch tire true Imtbmit* of tire
Europe,
duet him
iiiiong llic fug
-, iu tbe dark again, when the
existence more thin three hnndn-d
Team, no one had ever heard that
liny denomination that sprang from
tUiCbrr had net done .on t long to
sanls thr rivilunlMm of n pa pm or
lartanNu eoontry. I’nrtietantinn Getrernl Hjwd North. Tire Hoath
liegan nmnngthe iSigans in Hunt hern era fhoreh has rnnae far gratitnde
to Hie great Head at tiini'hnTvbtiiat
it bus taken Its atuail docideilly aud
uiMwwpnNnMdugly for the “ ojicu
rommoaioa” of all bnlinreri LX.
Chrises Prophecy af Mis hufhriays.
By Rev. H. L llangbev. What fa
it f A sermon 1 a dumertstiou T aa
What is the object, thr
fa in tbe direction of harvest Every
privation, every boar of tori, every
anxious thought fa endured and
every effort fa put forth, with tbe
hope of fruit in sbnndaner when the
reaping time shall come.
It fa wisely not given to him to
know nil the* does not appear. Like
tire husband mss V eon only be a
faithfhl watcher of the sign* of
growth and tenderly nurse tire
promises of harvest. He fa the
sower sent forth to sow. Tbe seed
fa in hi* hand, bat tire harvest fa
with God. It fa natural hr him to
hope and fear; to betray anxiety,
aod tan ploy all good agencies. He
finds himself often watching tbe pass
ing rloads, Mg with pmaiiap; aud
aa tire hasbandman in time of
drought invokes tire friendly shower,
no dues he long and pray- that each
gathering eland may prove Mg with
mercy, and break it* pterion* con
tents In Meanings npon bis thirsty
field.
My brethren, a anuum has gone.
Twelve toiling months of toil have
made their marks; and we an* here
to-day to probe them. Biul* twelve
month* since are Mossor-s to-day,
and we are here to see if they are
healthy. Hopes that «q»mcd on a
dawning day twelve mouth* sbne,
are uow cither realised or lost.
We are oue year tdd to day ! A
year ago, aud we were almost
st lungers. I stood before you for
the first time, to bosk my missive
to jour ears. Not yoar chorea
teacher and gable, but a weak, |mle,
trembling lad, with five barley
loaves and two small fishes. .It
seemed to ate then, that I was scat
tering my last handful of grain upon
that part of my Master's sen
fringed the hank* of Jordan.
and
lire (hat right ws* might reigned
supreme. The nauditumal the slates
suil thr Whirls fur then tiers low from
the earliest day a of the Roman empire
red. and aH that had been
Ties that had been forming for
years in another communion, that
stretched over league* of land, aud t
eunnreted me with thousands ot
tbroMng
tenderly
If thoa aanst love our souls,
kindle thy defarr toward* u* and
our cbfldren; if thou const count as
of Urn flock of God, nnd if thou
knoweat tbe way to the blessed
postures, and wilt lend ns thither;
if thou eaust tarry in our midst, and
be our comforter and guide—mare
tarry, and blear as, mod love a* and
our children, and dwell among tu ia
tv same af thfi Ood of peace; Sml
ye constrained me with love, sad I
have arid with my whole heart
soiU lorry, since a yew ago. T t
And so, my dear brethren, here we
are to-day, standing npon our first
resting plaee—our feat anniversary,
looking back through the strange
eveota of one yew, saying in our
hearts, at least, “what hath God
wrought”
We are to use our memory today;
we are to think of ail the way that
God hath brought ns to try a*, and
prove ns, during tire dying'yew.
It eooes home to as both! Mads
cornea home to a*—everything
home to us hath 1 It makes me think
of tire solemnity, tire isqiortaare, aad
tire awful responsiMlities of my mis
sion. It makes my manhood shake
with oonscious lack of ability for tire
grand tasks of my ntiling. It makes
me eat into my faitiifalneas as with s
knife, and see if blood of souls will
flow in answer to tire chaUeoge.
It make* toe anticipate the jadg-
ment of tire last day, wbea tire whole
record shall be uuriteraMy writtea,
and the last oftportunity shall have
|Kissed forever! When be that fa
filthy shall be filthy still, and he that
ia holy shall be Bely still. When no
vow can be mended; no unfinished
work can be resumed; no necessity
to happiness can be performed; no
omitted duty can be discharged; no
wilful sin can be Motted away; no
slighted merry can be invoked; aad
no provoked ami long despised justice
can he delayed!
It mates me—the position of this
day—make* me ask my con were are,
standing beneath the caudle af tbe
Load, whether I have dealt faith folly
with voa, since • year ago! Whether
I have hren instant in season and oat
af reason; whether I hare boldly and
tenderly rebuked, reproved, exhorted,
with all long sblfrring and doctrine!
Whether I have been jealous ovrr
jou with Godly jealousy. Whether
I have provoked you tognod works
by example and precept, day and
that | night shining a steady light upon-
your path to warm and guide you.
were review
^■^^^i^vm^^ii t ti
lifting them from their aifiret stale
attribnted to tire rfiorts of the I’opra,, „
who were tlnro tire aaly daff uilrrs of ('Abortotton I
ctv.il and religion*ttbvrty. The msuj
noble martyrs who had folW-n ia their
^wriof the poor
The lectures of Father Youag, the
brief sketch of which in tbe Balti
more Hun at January IV, was sent us
by a friend, surpasses anything that
we have read lately, in unMuahing
effrontery, oiraganoe, and mistete-
-ments. The Itovwrend gentleman ut
terly ignores well established b retori
eri facts, and cunningly And adroitly
Mtufarich’a falsehoods bet wees truths.
Rntdreii* a faithful son of Rome, sod
does her work ably nnd welL Of
*-• applied to the snp-
girfa at St Joaeph’s
of Induatvy, a Gatiwdic mstitn
tioa, at tire earner of Lexington and
Corey sta. There waa a very large
audience in attendance, about cqnrilv
of ladies and gentleman, and although
the lecturer spoke for nearly two
hours, be was listened to with much
attention, aud frequently interrupted
by ooplfiuse. He commenced by any.
ing that liciog a priest he supposed
he waa entitled to a text, aad be
would therefore apeak from tire
words, “ Down with riltynuuy, and
long live justise and right." Lu all
family quarrel* each party made tire
moat of its own wrong*. The Catho
lic Church had been charged by her
Broteataut op|>ooenta with being in
imical to all progress, and also with
meat of abrer) iu owslcru time* waa
quite a diflrreut affair, but that had
not been accomplished without carn
age and Moodshcd, the robbery of tin-
master*, sod not nnfrequeatij st tire
expense of tbe lives af tire tiavea.
Il« said the world tiad also seen re
cent attempt* *t rivnizutSofi, but he
pursued the snbjrct no further thnu
to remark, “ lA the poor 1 in bos."
Tbe Catholic ( burrh. be said, wafiall
lave, and only askvd to be let aiooc
iu het works of charity—she inter
fered with no other religion, nnd In
this eoonectkm alluded to the treat-
Hu-ut OathoNe Ireland had received
at the hands of I’rotcstant England.
The Rev, gentleman then took up
the rights of wimicn. lie said it w as
the Catholic Church that first taught
woman that she was a hitman bring,
with hnwinn righta. In the dork
ages woman had ns rights wlmtever.
She was used as a faithful servant or
a pretty plaything. TW Church saw
l»er in her ignonuuv and her degrs
darion—she stretched out her loving
firm* and made her a wnmaa, giving
her the sacred right of marriage—u
right which tbe Church iu all ages
hod held dear, “IV hat God has joined
together let no Biau put asunder” was
a IMvine injunction, and was first
tampered with by Martin Lnther. and
when Henry the Eighth desired to he
divorced from bis wife, and the
Chareh of Rome stood firm, even to
the shedding of blood, the Instfol
King found in the l*nitestant religions
what the Cathode < 'hurvh had «o
strenuously ileoietl him. Martin
Lnther spoke tbe doctrine, and wo
man again foil from her high estate,
and bitter hsd been the fruit* reaped
since the days of that traitor to the
rights of women. Folygamy, one of
the moot istnetnl irartier* ol horimr
fam, uow exists iu the boosted laud
of freedom, tbe United State*, and
marriages are set aside at the ran
ret lienee or whim of any one, women
are degraded in the social scale, nnd
nil attributable to the miserable doc
trine promulgated by Martin Luther.
Tbe reverend gentleman then smoke
in glowing term* of the Virgin Mary,
who, even if the Catholic Gharch
was wiped from Existence, would ever
be revered by maukind as oue who
hod done more than any otbar to
emancipate, honor sod eanobls her
sex. He ridtculad tbe idea advanced
by some that no matter what a mart
beiievm so long as ba fa sincere, aod
aaid religion was no dream, atorallty
no fancy. He said that ia some of
tbe large cities of tire country God
was now dally blusphemed iu edifices
erected to His honor and glory, and
rim. and the design I la it written
to order t 1* it fitting T X. The
Total Eoiipos of tto Aon. By i’rsfos
»or Himes. A moat vriuahte sod
interesting srtirfo. We ssaewt to
everything in it. Tbesr antrono
mer*, chemist a, grologfats, and sm
phers have realty tire advantage of
iia Whe fa to gaiumy them t Who
dares to do It I If My one if them
should tell ns that the suit • s a big
coal mine on fire, we would not gain-
toy him. Aud they have a new
play thing now. Tksl+tctnm Analy
sis. Get out of the way , stood from
under, or they will aualyxe aad ataks
spectres of us. No one as credulous
as a philosopher.
1
Put Um Luilo-ns Visjisr.
that drew heavenward might grow from their sins; for those who hare
stronger and draw tbe witling oftirit forsaken their follies and evil ways,
np to reel and home. But it was a and turned with full purpose of heart
dirius rum so to speak—for the un to tire Lord; for tire mourner* com-
bound cords of christfan love most forted; for the blind who sow see;
strangely entangled themselves in for the leper* that are cleansed; for
Tha Aaaivattoryl—tosfEav.W.
Risks, fisristtat hSw sf fit J.
EraMtUsri Lathers* Chareh. Charfas-
tra.fi C.
A YEAR ARO: It. Cftg^ Tift, lfl.
There are plants, my brethren,
which lire for many year* w it boot
producing a single blosaom—their
lot seems to be one of barren growth
—generations of leaves bud forth,
flourish and wither: Mew stalk*
and branches sprout year by year,
still no indication is seen of ttisse
fairest ornaments which form the
crown and glory of the vegetable
world*—no flower, no promise of
fruit.
At tength, the slow preparative of
many years Is brought to light—the
flower nppeara. A lew hours of
transient beauty and honor repay 1
past and tedious cultivation, and
with the production of its long matnr
Ing growth the destinies of the plMt
are closed, it withers to rim no
more.
Thus far the eye of the guar
goes. But God, who ia tire uni
verari husbandman, is doubt lew*
satisfied with the lifo he has watched,
aarned. tod nourished.
My brethren, we are uot century
plants. It is not the law of our
husbandry that we should be aU
growth aod no blossom—all pursuit
aad no attainment.
The Chareh of Jeans Christ fa a
fruitful field, Id which are always
blossom*, and bods, and fruits, and
your charity “a year ago."
The unmooring of a frail bark
from its earth side anchorage, for tbe
purpose af sailing tire great unknown
ocean of eternity, was suddenly
turned by heaven's most mysterious
breeze to drift into tire offing of your
warm aud ample hearts a year ago.
It waa uot a little boot adrift upou
the treacherous deep with a precious
cargo to be token up and saved. It
waa uot a wauderiug craft shipwreck
ed on some vicious shoal, and founder
lug without compass, or helm or df-
rartioa. But it was a pilot boat,
worse for weather, but still a pilot,
answering your signal of desire, and
yeUdisg to the currant of Providence
’ —prow towards you nothing loth.
Since “a year ago,” the frail thing
r . ( that carried the “pilot" has drifted
» sway,, and s goodly vessel stems tire
main, and head* towards the high
lands—the Dover Cliffa of the
heavenly port.
Such have been the changes since
a year ago. Then, iu the morniug
hour we bowed before God ia this
church with hands and hearts up
lifted, and breathed a common prayer
that grace aught flow betweeo our
hearts. Our eyes met iu kindness,
sod holy tears were sited, a year
ago. Your hands were warm to
grasp a strangers, and your heart*
were iu your bauds, a year ago.
The darkening clouds were tower
ing—the cloud* of evening—ujwn
your chareh. aad tire Elijah of the
host of God, was traversing the
•rids af thought aud viskm for
Eltoba, a year ago,
Y ou, aud ear vewevaMe Father,
aaid, oh, God 1 send from tire schools
of the prophets tire mau for ns—who
shall walk with as in love—a Me-
lancthou for our Luther; m Elisha
far oar Elijah; a Joshua for our
Mooes. Aud God sent you oue aud
aotoher, and another, hut your hearts
said say. Loot of all 1, who kept my
Father's sharp iu dtotaat loads, and
under wintry akiea, waa sent—a more
shepherd's lad Indeed; but when
your eyes saw ase they blessed me,
aad yoor heart said yea, a year ago.
And since you have said, if thy
heart fa with amt hearts give us your
hand, aud I have given you my
whole hand. And you have mid,
Whether I have stood up before you
for the defence of the gospel, and
preached to you Jesuit* Christ and:
Him crucified — and Jesus Christ
Christian heart*, hud been alone! I pause, in my burning ret
loosed, that the affinities rosprrt, and inquire far the saved
tire deaf who have been m.-vde to bear,
aad for the dead who have been
raised.
Are you here to-day—and wilt you,
can you bless the Lord for that which
ba* made us what we an- to each
other, since a year ago!
A gainsaying world often sneer
ingty asks of the dust before you—
trkat good does he dot Who are
saved through his labors, who are
comforted by his ministry, who is
built up through hit toil ? Ah, my
people, who am I that I should mve-
a soul! I can here teO the scoffing
world, that those questions are more
frequently asked by m.v oWu con
science, than it is creu thought of
elsewhere! It is tbe oue question
than has homestead privileges in thq,
pastor’s heart. Brethren, can wc Mess
each other for which we have been
to each other—junoc a year ago!
I am made to ask myself, uervoualy
to-day, am I a better iiuu, a better
Christian, a better pastor, thuu I was
a year ago. ,
This (lay makes me remember mv
short comings, to humble myself, torf
my sins, to tie penitent^
Time fiap* me w itfcm* whig, aaff
warns me to be true, aod faithfal,
and instouL
This hour aud this place, in which
1 have stood full oft, since a yea" ago,
make* roe remember that our souls
must struggle up the tide of y*af*>
up the tide of responsibility and labor,
and each year that we are permitted
to see the withered leaves that time
hath strewed upon our path, v«
should know that they ore not with
ered reminders of broken vows sod
blasted hopes, and uuflnishod effort;
but rather tire remiuden and figures
of tire chaff of our drosafal nature,
the parasites of sin, which hare beea
stricken from our live* and choree
ter*, by the pruning* and threshing*
of truth and goodness!
Brethren 1 it is delicious to woo
the spirits of bright visions, aod revel
iu the golden beams of jubilant doji
but it is better to remember the bar
ran if inter of a post year's reality i
and hail the rising sue af better day»
bathing the fringe of a new morning
God in Heaven, Chrfot Jesn*-»»«
us! fkoatdyoarie deadl.
Ws maw be true and honest moure-
_ for tire t4.i
^d year boW* l
ipiaeff prtvtieg-j
shall Urey wwvri
of hoptf h*f
from ltoffven,
weighted with
happy
(b »t we ahall
thi* • riertah
Who
light, •»<« •»'!
many P 1
^tW-day), l"
Who can tell
end jr**- * h “ j
prison haw «f f
the air of h«>lj
sene l Who
•writs this
heart, even tl
during thmyc
it fa, that J«
and heaven
ma «c of new |
from yam, «>
Bat, if the i
ago, hrtog*
It has also a
It UHiat stir y(
Are pah
and drive yod
ago f Are >1
hesitate! D
nonacieoee str
tbe oo-eomin J
Ah I I hi.- J
will see anfal
SOM. Oafassf
sioos. Slight
opportunities. I
spised mercy, r
nay, my pool
afraid tokmk j
face, how wU
thglifet
Do not
While on
fWMMshfifito,
God's mervy.
sin, off the
Bead on !
grace ro Kvi
book of life i
more than oi»
i We do.
mBfarioe m
year! Bretln
from our
meet it. and
tears. We in
oorarlrrs, w
other*! Wl
ariff
2. But we
a.
been
l'erbap* we
ago! f 'Ferliu;
tower. I*'
Iret tbaae tl
1. Let us i
acquaintance
ti. Let u* U
Christ with
X Let as e
the works of
4- IsrfasTi
1/ it is a i
year hence!
My brethr
year with
thorns. Let i
the secrets i
«* the
Aad mi
est sect
wisest to
date tire
God, lot
gtorjr, re
np her w
drew aod
purity ac
Oh!
whoa* di
shaR ahi
pheaser,
SeoSfoti.
let am toi
hem, nourish ^
And then. |
••ry on cart
tee come to i
bow grand i
bow sublime |
the ]
tehooe joy*
‘to! And « L
of dntj-
■NTfocted,
teard flow i
»»g in«
edpor
bre church 1
••freeing wit
Httto diflere