The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, February 16, 1870, Image 2
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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Iff, 1870
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.. EDITORS : .
Kkv. a.. R. Rutffi. CotmBiA, &c.
to v. J. I. AIu.lku, Stax'S ton, Va.
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liberty, in alt things charity."
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M^har for fi.M per )re.r Cterjrjmn,, Clergy-
i»u'< «■>*)»> and I ho Theologies! Stodema are
onlr charged 54.30 for tl.e Marine and paper.
HT All enmm,mien,ions moat bo written
correetlj nod iegibly, nod accompanied with Uw
names or Ukj writers, which, however, mar 6a
withhold frtan Hie puMie. CorrcapMidonla must
not expert declined wmowniuHiuti* to be re
turned.
DT We Xrqueot onr suhscrihcr, to make
rvmJtnuirew 'o at flhhr in rvprOeO loiters, or
is Uie form uf poet office wooer orders or btok
checks. All audi muitUnns are at ear risk
H'e not not take the risk Kim juntef it tent in
UHngultred Utter*. t
Formerly there mar luive bcea some ground
for the remark, that ~tlie oaljr otfect of regiMra-
lion ia onlr to make the letter more liable to be
etokn." But Uudcr the new law, which went
iutn nperjth*, last June, we think registered
lettare are pcrf.-vtly ode; and we kuow from
ahooet daily experience that oilier, are not.
XortCKTO PtemiASTUKS.—Puatauunem through. 1
not the country will wve trouble by obeying tltv j
lawa ih regard to newspapora. etc. When" a paper j
remain, dead in die office for four ounaevutivc '
weeki\ it ia lire duty of the pnatmaatcr or In,
deputy to wad the publialier of die paper a wrilte*
notice of Ure fort—waring. If pomible. the reason 1
why the paper ia not taken. The returning to i
tire publisher of a paper marked "not taken."
•Tefutad,” or "unrolled f r.” is not a legal
notice.
Result 1 *, the church 1ms nut forgot-j alMtteth tty bis bowels of eoropafflgff “writltif on Mm walls," Mid handled
ten so stum, the effort that tu mwls froat him, aov dwki.lrtii tiik i.on: uiuminiea. 'V* base imi*, but the
at the Inst General Synod to foist an OF IN t My little children, ; hierogtyuhlra are Mfirogljrlipios atiU.
s^u^&^s^-jsrfih k, r‘" w , ord, iT“t r ,h
evident toti<lenci<M which the Obterrrr tonjfm*, but in ilocil nnd m truth, seyflartu, ami we think that tlw
has now aud then manifested in th4> Ami hvrcliy <*« know fltat wo are of, symbol barton <g Osirta, Isis, nnd
stiine direction. The juist w ants us the truth, and shall assart oar hearts the rout of that Dk, is a latter-day
to distrust the ftiture. Twenty years ' u . r , irt . biln ." B , what metulK shall innovation. Tlie priaMMvo Kgyirti
ilv'^-swiasbi.s^ the sau.the sacred
Ueuenil council, anti much less that tewnrrfe the needy / for this is the bull, aud the leeka in their gurden*,
many rneu now lielimgiiig to it, point the apostle is here discussing. In gtssl faith. Hut we do object
MUM Ml
per, if that oottld be the Ofcsrrrr, ! ouo ^
but luiw tlmt can conduce to tite in- ,, , ..
tereat of the Ueuenil Synod ia not so
Be of intetvst to a
' something radically wrung, and it
1 would lie well for him to act to dig-
ging aliont the foundation of his
would ever verge in that'direction. | The n> fr,, m this rtcriptnre: First ! moat decidedly, when he osMwts: “In
The Lx thern Obeerrer belongs to a i j (>hu ft ( . jy j.i ] Mnl tJ,«t true that faroff. haekwanl and abysm of
r&s tsssts “ sa*: —»... <jr-r >-*«*• r, rf -rz
hohlors make and unmake the editor. <>f onr being im th* Imet %f (toil. mint l», . tliia people liAd* ond all
We can readily see that it would be 1 if wanting, at once vitiates all collar uuyiner of iiuestitm, a knowledge of
for their interest to have buff one pn | tl , nl j testimony. And this is tmly the true OmL linn they symbol
multitude of pnmfs that J iftal even ns we do, under three
iu fitvor of onr
clear. It might Be of intetvst to a I'nwwut pnalfiiili 1s t every ouewbo
cousolidatetl centnil power, or the ' names the name of Christ, rest its-
rihudisticwing, but against sllotliers, I sumJ tUll , lf , R . |„ V1 . H his. wealth
ill such a ease. “A " atehmau, tw .„, .
seems to think, if anything should ab * ve CkrUt ' u
go w rong he wanld “be nlsnit too."
Unless he was a prominent member
of the association, his “being nlsnit”
might l»of hot tittle account, amt , pir ifm„l ho.res, to stre if it is not com
all his protaataUona might go into , ... f , K
Uie waste bosket, as has often been ' 1 *
the case heretofore in the sawe pla«>., *>>e ftict in the ease of the millai^ttirr. '*«*<• peraou ;
>'o, no, to prevent any man or set of whose death Usl lament ittl ns to uiaaks, liul real (ret sot is.
men from trying to lord itovcrOod’s write this series of articles. He was
heritage, we need the greatest pore „ member of an orthodox rhnrrh, hi
sitile (reeduai in unitv, aud the , . . „ .. " , ,, ,
American Litukka* to lielp ..., Tm *'»>• »'** l«^' r ««• M
maintain it ami watch ovtw the inlow church meinbwrs, but.when the 1 " , ■ .
test of the church, and help to storm of afflict ion aud .leath heat] Afemr*. EJtlutx: IVrm.l me, through [Ject umler «xm«alen.tkm, which yim
iwcts, ]s thouul, |lemons—I. e.,
or apiwurauces; and their
I’litha, Nritli ami C'ueph, ilie most
ancient trinity 1 of oueuess, oorre-
s|M>nds to otifx" No, it tloes not,
Mr. PuM-kuey. 8fark, and you know
it (loos not.' We believe in one libd
head and three distinct |H-re<Mui; aud
not iu one Uodbesd iu three diflerent
niiiuiikatattoua Your (toil has but
our has three—not
lattil
——
Kufllic UtlwtHn Viuior
Am Appeal to the ChardtM ia Booth
withheld from u*—to long aa we
withhold oor Mibetnnce from the
sup|MMt of thosr who are laboring
to build up the walla of Zion, to
promote the Redeemer's glory. What
yoy would it have been to miniaUw
to the necessities of a suffering flu‘
vi<air in the |>eriotl of hia huoiilia-
tiisL Tlnn, is It not etnuigh to
know that he regards every %ct of
kindnena to bis followers as dotio to
himselff Surely, with this consitl
eraUou before us, we can glatlly
deny oitrselvge some luxury, that we
may assist (n prejiaring lalmrers for
his vinerarxl.
Are there not Are huiHlied mem
bers of the I .iitlie rati Churrffln South
Carolina, who could, without any
considerable saeriflee, give #Y nnnu
ally toward the support of yqnug
men preparing for the Ministry t We
doubt not there ure many who sjresnl
that amonut ten tlm«>s told, in lux-
nrieB which afford Imt a tnomentary
gratifleation. |
Would it be firpsumptiiw to sng
gest the opening such a list in the
columns of the Lutheran Visitor t
It U a inner tv desire to promote the
welfare of tbu ClnmTi that prompts
the suggestion, and it is ho|ied that
an abler peu will take up the subject.
Kis-losed you will ind BA ini the ob-
to go tltfongli the usual routine of
lipsincga, either h or out of order, (
and adapted resohiMons calling the]
; attention of onr Church Councils to
the imiswtanee of exetvising the dis
cipline of the Church with more ears
' thau lias generally been tlie habit,
aud suggooting the proprlot.v of dis
tricting each congregation, and us-
siguing the can- of eneh district »«
one of the member* ot the Council.
Tbi# ia a move in the right direction.
: < >ur discipline bus been not only too
lcnisHt, but too loose, and many of
our young people are straying too
far away; but if this suggestion is
curried out iu the pcqpar apirit, they
will yet be saved to the Church,
r The business of Couteivuce non
eluded, St. Paul’s Chnrcli Iteingan-
isctred as the next place of meeting,
we retired from the church to enjoy
the hospitality of those kind friends ’ * “
. . . . , Ihe following item of
among wltotu we hud enjoyed so ,
i * . , - ( hurrli news:
: uiMny pleasant, and, we trust, prod-
I aide, hours, in years long gone, nnd
to arrange fur the interesting dedica
t inn services of the urarruv.
Kondny came. It srasaot as bntn-
, tifnl, idessant. ami bright, as we
con Id have desired, hut neverthelena,
the penfde hatl a mind to go up to
1 tlie runaeciution, anti the church, f-
keep the Obsorrer in the line of
duty. Ail i«i*t exjiefienee arguea in
fstvor of tilis. A.
U|miii his hn|u<a he fottnil thegi with
aer. Would that it were #500!
Fremiums.
We will give to any one who sends
tut two Suiiserits'rs and one eopy
of “ Distinctire Doctrines."
W'e will give for four Snlstcribers
and 8l0, a copy of “ Life anti Deeds
of Luther."
We will give for five SnbserilJws
nod • 12. 50, a copy of “ Luther’s Ser
mons, Voi. /.,- or if preferred, a copy
of “ Dr. Sicss' L’cclcxiti Lutherami;" or
“Luther’s Church Tostil," in 1H num
bers.
We will give for ten Sulwrrilrers
and iiY, a copy . of The Ilool• of
Concord."
Tlie mimes anti the money must
accoui]rany each other.
As regards im-ntiuius due for Vol.
f., the former-publishers are respon
sible. For the premiums for Vol. II.,
we aiv.
A. If. RUDE,
„• J. I. MIbl.KIt.
ymar coiuwbs, to give vent to a few] a ill please forward to Prof. Smelt
nut a sure fiHinduthm. I fhoughts, suggested by I ruf. Smelt-
| lienee, with deBpest-hiit unavailing ter*" np|ienl iu Isdialf of those young
. „ . , . _ . _ 1 remorse, he exclaimed: “It is a life I,n> P r# !* rh, « f ‘* r ** m,n 1
^ This aitu-le, ft-om tlie A. L. ufJan. r ning that t re *to>» “ ih1 •“' ‘U-pemU-ut uiwn Who responds! Who folhiw 4 the
_. th, pro'*" 1 ‘Bid >»«“ aft' n«d the on y ^ » Hn<| t hm, In ile^reir, imssnl to ,k * Chtiwh f.w susteuauiv. It *oeius exawph- *K f Ministers and |.eopte
imrty, who hare eause to eonipiaiu indgment seat of Him who, when « should feel d to be but s of the Hyaod of South t areiiua, oiu
of the unfuirwros anti illilrentlity of |>n ,. nrl ], asketl the tMhmetitistsnaes ’ ta *’ r "t'*er-n privilege than a IsNOficiariisr wiuM he soulsitied. The
the OhsetTer. What the American - ----- • -■ * —
For tire Uutrewn VlOlre,
Chsngiag Residtaot
I recently heard of an editor, *k-
no longer groan* Imt ynorls mt
waul of contributfaif.from a.
section of the Kv.ingwlieal 1
General Synod is North America-
fearing that the m-xt thing in h»«m!
tonal programme mill he
I hate «out hilled to a)>is^iae hissmuL
by sending him an ‘TtnTj^i*
uiunication, not from the
or Virginia, but from tlie saadfi
which s,kirt the Atlantic
“the ohl North State,*’
such a course of procedure '
the liappy effect of soothk
tonal iudiguation, aud
“at (icarc with all the world 1
rest of maukind."
From the AVilmingtoa Mer^m *
Star, id December .'10, I have "“pptg
“Arriecd last night.—YVfiearmrfore
Ib-v. G. D. U-nilirei*, |>sator of re
Paul's Kvaugelnul I.utln i-itu CkamA
with lii* family, arrived ia this rim
last night, w ith the intentisa sf n
in.lining |m-iinaiK-urly amonggg m*
li. will tissiinie the imstundi ltargr on
next Sunday, and will faohl di,iae
service during the day."
tion, “ What shall It frufit a man if bnrt, ‘‘«» *® m VV t J ‘B 4 '' 1 'wupuwl t'hurrh ia pltslgvd t*» do it.
.. H | ... HP*. . PMI We
Lutheran says alsiut tlie iM-cewuty of . | ,| M . m ,,rt<t and lore- his *““*“> “Bile they arv remly to devote know that tin- times are liard ; Imt
U'iug supisirted, is equally appBea WJ| M)n | •> # ■ ’ ' all Ihcir lime aud talents, aud even we fear the heart of mauy a pro
liie to the 7~ I. 1. util the southeni (, it. a>J |.. r , (>i . U „|,,^ r life itself, to the sen mvuI the thun-h, (rtveiiig Christian is harder. Wt-
_ _ , , fessiug Christian
wing oi the ehitreh hud-its u«u H - t intuimtion, in tlie light of “ft 4 *‘Be xfomsior, of tl.e IUxieeui.-Ps know mow y is not abundant; aud
ft fgHn, it had neither faith, nor works. rtfrMj ^ R|) ,| ^rive so to “make to kingdom. Why ia it, |iieu, that wre yet self, tasiwiu ami folly are is-tsr
Mvsh’ai, Pvbucationm.—Tlie at-
tention of out musical friends ia culled
to the card of Messrs. Ditson it: Co.,
whose publication I1011 sea of New
York and Itoston are tfce largest of
the kind iu this country. Tlie latest
and choicest sacred and sentimeutal
music, suitable for the organ, uielo
deou and pianoforte can always lie
obtained from this house. Among
their retell t publications is tlie Ameri
can Tune lttsik, the third edition of
which is now ready ami meeting with
rapid sale, it contains a collection
of 1,060 ehoice piect's which have
formetl the foundation of our Ameri
can Church Music foe the past fifty
years. Messrs. Ditson & Co., occupy
the front rank as music publishers
ill this country, and their publications
are known throughout' the civilized
world.
It was neither Jyot nor cohl It hail
no consciousness of its gifts, gracca.
ami strength.
Take up uuy single nauibcr of tlu-
L. 1’.; examine its original articles,
•ad the (plestious immediately pre-
seut tln-inselves: Where were thes,-
brethren! What tlitl they tlo iu
former days! Why did they hide
their candle! We nnswer, thi'j were
here, but tliey bail not a candlestick.
Xow they have tlie Imthrrnn Visitor.
year self friends of the unrigtiteons j " al ‘ ^ ,,r np|*-als, and even
. . Ji . - 11 .* tIn n font olteu Held but a nu-i-nc
niamuiqo that when ye fail
may receive yon into everinstfn
Ration.*
they
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M.
New Publication*
Tin: XIX CKNITSY, February.
1H70. Charleston, N. C.
Contents: 1. Tlie Rtorni and the
Miinset. Ileatls wWI.
Why called LTIoidme, ami not man.
Liberality. ' is lr\ iMitl our ken. X IWiMt> Fit
1 tare or the RtKilli. 4. Iteuiiniavm es
In our last article on this subject, of Public Men—George McDuffle,
ill enumerating inducements to the ] Henry Middleton. Tame, vN> tame,
pr.ictitv of this most necessary CAru ' lor Ex Gov. Perry . X More Time
tian tirtue, we failwl to mention ime for Tears. Porta. C. Karlv Writers
which should ever be kept prominent of South Carolina. J. A Pica tor
liefore the Church; vis: the er Hemet Ohl Maids. *. Iternptioiis of an
<i liberal spirit and practice offer to Invalid. Our of the (’o'.tiiubbi nota
their possessor, that he or she is a child bilitivs, J. W. Davidson, is rather
of find. We know tlmfUii* is no in- severely hamllctl. Tli" fair w riter
thru bar often y mid but a meagre 1
ami apparently half, uiiaiiliug sup
port t When we “lift up our eyea
unto the field* white unto harvest,"
snd eoasider how great is Lhr harvest
ami how few: the labours "hall we
refuse to plan the napH lnrnt- of
stintevl. We kiwiw di*ei|des of Jesua
w Im never contribute to any object
of beucvukiicr, who never threw
into the Istrd'* treasury, hut who
go to every eireas ami show that
coon-* al.iog. We know X hnstmus
w Im lend money to men on gissl sc
. rarity, wn«l on pssl IpMfitj but
lnlmr into tlie hand- of those who »ho never have even a single dollar
wre willing to eater the Bfld ! It i* to tend to tlie lonl. Immune they
I’ll, 1 ^* r *** *'• plittv too high an will is* aeee|H Hi* wotvl aud promise
estimate upm the Uliun uf linn* to repay, Ihffltgll wrilfell down in
Who are ready to aacriffiaw their ail I.. black aud wliite on the sat'lttl page.
I»rmn4lr iIm» gMett IU>it i» «l«**»rv*»t t«>
our hf.irtn.
It is to lie fearetl that many a prom
ising youth ia prevented from enter
big the ministerial office by the con-
They do not trust Uod.
\Ve lave three Arm-ffcuirie*. mad
we ms*I for ih* present year four
hundred and fiit.v dollars. // run U
' cutset, ft Must be raised.
J thongh. of goodly proportions, w:ta
]»t length filhsl. Rev. J. Hawkins
I was expected to preach lire dedica
tion sermon, Imt wits ProvidentMil.v
I prevented lrotu being pre*eut, and
Rev. T. tv. lioineat cotiseuted, witJi
but few hours notice, to discharge
that duty. The ofticiatuig Minister,
followeil hy the other ch-rgy present,,
1 aud the oUieer* of the congregation,
^ eutervtl the Chureb, in procession,
at tlie ap|M>iute<l hour, ami iu the
maimer prescribed-by our liouk of j
1 Worship, solemnly set ujiart, eiatse-
crated and dedicated the Churchy
ami its aj>|uu'teuaiu-es,to the worship
i sod serv ict: of Abuigbly God, umier
j the name of Providence Evangelical j keenly than had been <-x|iccted] show
laitheran Church, and tlleu preac hed ] iug that the relation between a |i
the Dedication Sermon, luised u]Mm and his congregation is not
, .lolius Aptaady|Kie vision of the human arrangeim-ut U-tweea the
t'hureli. Itev. i: lg, IA The inter- , two |iaitics lor the sake of rouvea-
•-stiug services were tlleu concluded ienee, but one of div iuc H|>|K>intmrat,
with the Haenimciit of the LonlV w-arecly h-sssaetvd than tin niarriags
S<i|),M-r. iii which many of tin-follow relation, as some ministers of oar
ers of I lie Ih-dceuier united; Imi ( Church at tlicXortli Isildly maintsiu.
many whom we were aoctisbmu-d to
inwt lin n’, uii uiiniliU'iKx^MGiii^ were
; wiiNtifij;. Tim** had iwatlc i(K mark,
Till* alwve iiit«'lii^**tirM? i* ,
iu but few words, but to th* party ia
quridioti, that arrivuD taostd an
amount of mmble, ear* and heart-
aching, wbu-Jh would fill more than
(HM'eoltimuof uews|Ki| H -r euatmaniea.
tioiis. _JX
Th* time hatl conic w hen the afore
K.nd Rev. gentleman had to -‘dim
iiis farewell diseourse to his tkor
flock at I-lIieiM'Zer, the sejMratiou wsa
not urgeil upon him by bis pniple,
nor tlitl he desire it himself, (at the
Isnul which nuitol ]Kistor and people
had U-en streiigtheiHtl with each
succeeding year of his ministry among
tlmat; ami when at last that ■
had to be severed, it was felt
However, we will not philosopMit,
a ml only remark,'that though absent,
tbese people xluill never lie forgottea
-idcr.ition that, not only daring the Let ro bs thsis Im taken up ia all
|MT|iaiutury euarwr, Imt after tfccy ’ oar rdrati-hm at once, and fiwwsnbsl.
fallible evidence of faith, for men
may be moved to nets of lwncvolenee
from tlie most selfish and unworthy
motives. A desire to be regarded
charitable, to bo trumpeted on the
says: “k, rx|icct*d much (dcaMire
nnd profit in |iemsing the work of
years. I was not only astonished,
but mortilletl ut the work as it is."
She mentions four Honth Carolln
have eutrred tlie ministry, those who
eliooM- tlie sacred ofth-c receive hut a
meagre siqqiort. amt that fast often,
alas! proffered a ith a grndgiug
heart! Tbeyoaug man of a refined
not t«» the President ot the t.'ollege.
Imt to the Treasurer of Synod, iloj.
I*. II isr, of frog Jsrct.
Am immev muittnl to as we will
forwunl to ilaj. W ise, to w born we
amt uotkisl its changes, ami while by their former jrastor while life ami
here Mint there the familiar faces of breath remains.
“ Pray that yonr flight be not in
the winter" was once a divine iajnuc-
tion, and it were well if all removals
of ministers, (Mwsessing hu ge families,
were arranged to occur at any otlier
seaMMi of the year than the one-above
some ot tli* old |<copIe were to Iw
■sen, another generation now ts-eu-
pitsl most of tin- |d:Mvs— fais-s that
were all new to us, who hud asws-ia-
bsl with their |Kireuts, iu by guue
day*, but whom we bo|*‘ to meet
I atm b.
HOIS LARGE.
aud sensitive s|iirit, though w illiug , have sent tin- Bv* ilitlUrs sent ns
Wytherille Female College, Va.
. Tlie Church ami the friends of
edneation will ho pained to learn that
this Institution has been closed. Its
prsopeets were never brighter, thau
at present; and the indications were,
that it would before long have occn
pied a foremost place among the
.Reboots in Vivgiuiii. But teachers
and 'scholars are all gone, and silence
reigns. It is sad. Our brethren in
Virgiuia must however not despond;
If they will hut all go to work, the
Institution may yet be saved to the
Chnrch. They, and htore especially
tlie.Brother, who for years has made
1t*thc great purpose of his untiring
exertions to give Wytheville Female
College a permanent being, have our
wannest sympathies.
Full particulars are jirouiised us.
Wc will lay them liefore our reatlcrs
as soon as received. * li.'
“Conxalidxtion in the General Synod.'’ j
This is the heading of tut article in j
I he last mnnlici of the Observer nnd
the drift of it is to undennine the
American l,i theme, and get it
out. of the way, Ilia arguments in
favor .of uuioii aud consolidation
seem plausible, ami might have much
force, if all the experience of the
.Christian church did not speak in
thunder tones against them. History
informs us how that kind of union
and consolidation worked in Rome,
in Constantinople, in England, See.
Consolidation lias ever, when effect
ed, been the persecutor of the smuts,
and 1ms been the prolific source of
all the isms in the land. Consolida
tion always creates a central power,
which is iuiinkal to liberty, aud al
ways tends to formalism. His argu
ments in tavor of one paper, would
he weighty, if we could lie assured
of au infallible and unchanging
editor at its head with full power to
fontroi it; but such not being the
£*"‘> **“ must dissent fro® hie views.
tongue of fame, or th* hop* of at- tans w hom Mr. Wood Davidson has
tmeting trade or custom, may be Hi# pawtl by, ami ailds: “If not oc
highrstand only motive many have in ipiuintcd with the literati of his OWU
casting into the treusnry of the Lord. State, we own hardly e\|M-ct Mr.
But everything connected with the Wood Davidson to lie exact in his
life nnd practice of a Christian, ia statement* of tlie literary' p»s>ple of
liable to th* same alms*. Pray er, other States." That is sol 0. Eter
going to t'hnreh, reading the Scrip- nity ill time. Poem. 10. The 1 tax
tnres, all, which, when * properly tinado of the Pavement. II. I'hi Ins-
gnarded, are rvManrcaof faith, may ophy of Laughter. The writer quote*
be cngngrsl in from motives the most Sydney Smith, the reverend irrever-
mrrrrnary and sinister. So that, if cut of tlie Established t'hureli:
we were to reject liberality from the Sydney Smith’* counsel is, “Never
list of evidences of a state of grace, give way to melancholy • resist it
because of the abase to which it is steadily, fiir the habit will encroach,
liable, wo might, on tlie hjui# gronnds, I once gave » Indy two. and twenty-
throw out prayer, a study of the Hihte, ret-qics against nielnnelioly ; one was
Ac. We, therefore, contend that a a bright fire; another, to remein
liberal spirit should go Mr in detenu her nil the pleasant things said of
ining the sincerity of one's piety. We her; another, to keep a box of sugar
know thft there are some paid (f) plums ou the chimney piece, and a
souls so very spiritual, that with eyes kettle Himmcriag on the boh. Man
closed amMacc turned heaveuward, Con'd direct h:s way* by p'afti reason,
lustily singing anti support his life by tasteless food;
" BoH on lima *iix*tjr hut God has given us wit, aud flavor,
never sec the contribution bos as it * ll, l hrlgh’ness, amt laugh b<, and
passes round, and of course it wonld pcrftimos to enliven the days of man's
he tcrtniy to judge them by this stun- pilgrimage." Poor Sydney, lie left
dnrd. <mt the essential ami the only effleient
No, they would have given largely reci|ic, the * pa tent medicine: tin-
had they not inspirit been caught Word, thff promises of God, and
up to the third heareu, jnat os the f *i‘B nml trust in Hint. 12.-Will
deacon passed, anil could not have ) eersus Power. Promising. 1.1. The
liecu cxpCptcd Moomn dovrn to such IRumti. 14. K.x Gov. Perry's Reply
carnal consldenitionsas to what/nre *° -Bnlge Isingstrorf. Dime, very.
tion of a dime they should give to help ,a - E'btorial Workshop. I A. Passes
curry tbe gosjiel to the licuthcn. j ™ Passant. 17. Ollit Pislridn. Kdi
With sm-h mercurial, transcendental, ‘•rial ('ontrihotinns.
etherinl Christians, we do not propoffe A sprightly and interesting nom
to suffer privattou, shrinks from sorb
a low ratimate of his sacrifices, and
after a struggle, buries bis brightest
talent by i buming a areular vocatbui,
in wbit-h uo oua will think ul regard-
ing him ns an object of charity. Ob
ject of charity, dbl I say f And can
it be, then, that any one, with a
sound mind—not to say, with tire
smallest degree of church love—
should so regard the watchman U(mhi
the walls of Xian, the (aithfal soldier
.of the Cross f Humiliating as It is,
• e eauiiot blind ourselves to the fact
that many,even prolessuig Christiana,
regard their naitribnlions, to tbe
anp|Nirt of a minister, or of mtr who
is prr|iarin
By
Bn-iliicii, go to work at oiuw. U
we have to wrile again, it will not
he as lire Alitor of th Lutheran Hi-
itor, but as tlie President of Synod,
ami then amur of you w ill w ish that
ytm bad not toted for us. 1L
again at the marriage snp|icr of the 1 mentioned. It seemed a* if Rev. li.
ami his family had grown fast in
Mount Pleasant, even the element*
lent tlieir assistance to prevent th«r
remot^d. Rain, rain, rain, with the
Csuls
fur 0- Lstlicr— Viator.
Churwh Dedicwuus.
/V»r Rrothrr Rude: laist Friday,
ultbongh timl, and having tieen with
onr lovetl ones but three hours, after
an absence of several days, in the
discharge of ministerial duties, we
art out to attend the meeting of our
to become such, rather Conlmmce, at Providence, the new
for li*? Lyibcnui Victor.
Letter from Korth Carolina.
l l.IMZI.ll ( ULK< II, ro\V AN < 0.,
v. liia-h was made vaeant hy the resig
nation of Rev. G. D. Ilcraheiin, in
DtremlsT, ItkKI, is now served by
Prof. I- A. Bikle, of N. C. College,
who prem-btsl his iutnnUietoiy aer
iuou on tbe first Sunday of Jauuary.
This reaigregation, though young,
bus a live mcnibership, and promises
to lie one of the u>o.-.t efficient in con
noctioii with the Synod «»f N. C.
usual iittemlants in the up-country,
mud and high water, were the onMML
of the season during the CUristmaa
holidays. Breaking up house keep
ing at ntv-h a time makes one's mind
ami hands full; how the mistress of
the house feel* you may imagine,
when the night previous she ha*
given her orders that the next day
!kt laundry must be imt in good,
extra, moving order, ami awakes t«r
hear the doleful i«atter ui*on the root
us an act of Is-nev oh-ucc than the 1 Burch in the |HistoraU- of our good
discharge of an obltgatio.i. Away Brother, Rev. J. N. Derrick. Me
with such sieus! Do patriots n-gaffl ’BjJfoled tbi> jourwry, hrin the pre*
• tin* soldier, whom they arm and 1 vowditfon <H,r “ Bad to
equip to fight the buttles of Uieir 1 **’ «• horseback, and
country, as a depcmlsnt, an olijeet of
ebarity f'* Aak the momeu of our
ixiuntry, ami others, who were uecr*
swrily prevented from joiniag the
ranks, during Ihe late terrible eon
flict, whether grudgiog hearts die
we were not only fatigued already,
but Miffi-ring from indisposition aims
Heveral times we halted by the wmy,
to see if we could not reconcile it to
our remarience to retinae our stetm,
and eqjoy the re|io«e aud quiet of
oi>cration*, to physical laws.
We are writing- ft>r th* Ivucfit of
those who, thotigh indulging the hop*
that they are of Christ’s fold, yet are
m i m i uu^iug in ni m tux'- j • * —■ — i
toted, or tinwilUng hands jicrfurmevl home; and a multitude ofnremingty
! the inn u mead >lc hi bora, which eon ' U 00 * 1 "ruse* haoned up liefore ns,
tributrel to tbe brave soldiers’ com “"SCfritsl to the weary flesh
fort. Tlie tearfttl eye, and the quit - ‘Bat we might very reasonably return,
ering lip, mummiing blessings, speak * wl ‘Be gentle voice of duty within
n love, aud an appreciation, too deep, nr P l, l ‘Bat we ought to go on—and
for words. They only aorrawtsl that ’ E" on did; fiir wt wanted again
they could do up more. Tbe grey t0 "«* ‘B«ro good iKxq4c, around the
uiiiforni was n pooaport tomir hearts, , “*d rocky Hill school-house, where
and we frit that every - ‘rue soldier. ,,,>n ‘»«t‘y -‘wo years ago we
thongh a stranger, was a brother. h,,W onr flrHt prayer m<>etiiig, whAi
Ami Hindi uot the panoply of faith * student at our Theological Rend
lie a surer passp^t to onr affections T n " r . v > tfc * Lexington. Services
we
_ l _ > . iai Urot lier
The Rcbal ( A*oi.nxuN. Frbm tbt .riraipfan „f our political and civil Conducting them nt-eording
ary 1870. VI slker Ev.ds & Cogs I risbu , Hh( , |t „ ^ toour bcautiftll amt devotional ritual,
m*]?and I). WVAtt Aiken : ^harlcff- thn M ..m. rhri.» »k.. th* which, coorludixl, lie gave im a caj»i-
; — u, I. aTx. «rvm AS - ~ W a mirer pi«8a|»on io ouranrctloiiAT «*rx,
to deal. It would he tike attempting her-but the AIX Century must not sha|I ^ vjnia - ^ an|| aml had nlremly commenced when
to force spirits to conform, in their B’rgvt. Tit for tat is our rale. equip the soldier of the LW than "•*«*«» ‘Be ‘ hureh, ,ud brot
nnoi-jtiona fit n/nrsie/i/ Inrea Tiro l.'r-ti it f' > not ev • > w I’. I. 1 * ' ■> ■ • . .
ton, 8. C.
the cause of Christ, than to the cause
of onr country 1 It cam mot, it must
tal sermon on lire difficulties met
not so entirely sanctified, as to be Good, very good. The departments KOt ^ ^ ^ ^,,','rihute I * ' ,h b > ( Bristian, iu hi* way to
chore anhneaAedge of the unrighteous of Agriculture, Hortienlture, Htock, , jajt&j of ou r , u UtHn.x-, to the sup Beat en, ami bis duty to go forward
port of those who have already come "“‘withstmiding them. It was not
forward ami joined the ranks, but ! onl . v • K 001 * sermon, Imt w as exceed
let iu encourage others to come, and j >“K opportune—tlie very thing for
pledge ourselves for their main *B p ‘‘ m< ' a °d ‘he place.
Let ua study that dear old ' There were bnt three of the clerical
mammon whenever an opportunity to
display their faith by their works, is
offered.
And to sneb wc would «ay, neglect
not to allow this evidence to come
in for a full share of influence in
furnishing testimony to the trath or
spurionsness of your piety.
Nor do tec, but the Lord, demand
this evidence of the love of Ood in
the soul.
To the laic and the testimony, then:
“ But whoso bath this World’s good,
and seeth his brother have need, and
Miniug, Editorials, and Correspond
Tore are ail both Interesting and
really instructive. The Rural ought,
however, not to allow its eontriho-
tnrs to ventilate their theological
dimtchets; we do not see nor under
stand what they have to do with
hymn, commencing:
, terj."
brethren, belonging to Conference, In
attendance, and many of tbe churches
Southern Agriculture. Our friend, nntil oor hearts are imbued with the without representative*—the
Mr. Pinckney Htark, directed our spirit that It breathe* Let us pray Record and the Secretary were uot
attention to his srticle.' We w ill any wrr „tauzs : “»ily missing, but missed, and wc were
nothing about his panegyric of the > lbiri*Umiiij»«i, at our wits ends to get business into
Ahcicnt Egyptians. He is an Egypt! . ! anything life “ship shape," as sailors
okigist; he has floated on tbe Nile, Tti* xota u >iir*o< dw," ■ . would say, oml me have been among
starved at the Pyramid*, seen tbo I Until wre feel that every blessing in ! these a good deal. Bnt we managed
Bikle, nittil other arrangements can
be effected. It ia to be lnqied that
the nerviccs of a suitable minis,
ler may be secured at uu curly day,
as tlie deprivation of tbe Rtuted
menns of grace, since Octoiier. 18K8,
has had a manifest injurious effect
on tiie spiritual naiditiou of the con
gregation.
THE CONOREtiATlON
i recently organised at Mount Pleasant,
have agreed on a site for tlieir churrli.
It trill lie bnilt on a -vneant hit, di
rectly oj*po»itx> the Female Seminary.
Tire location is in the central part of
the village, and tlie best that eonld
have been selected. The dimensions,
snd the style of architecture of the
new church, have not yet been deter
mined, but it ia tlie desire and pnr-
(row* of the congregation, if the sub
scriptions will enable them, to erect
a neat edifice, 00x40, with a base
ment extending under half of it, for
the use of the Sunday-School, and
weekly prayer meeting.
NORTU CAROLINA COLLEGE
commenced its second term of the
preseut aoaoion of ten mouths, Jan.
drd. It opened with a goodly iium-
Inw of students. Sixty names have
I wen already been enrolled, and there
are. still others who have engaged
rooms, aud will enter iu the rourae
of two or three weeks. The Cata-
logne, when published, will show
“bout eighty pupils in attendants'
.luring the year. Th® Instimtiou is
■lowly, but surely , growing into pub
lic favor, and if it were more genera I-
, !y putronired by the Lutheraua of X.
i C., (and there is no reason why this
should not be tbe cose,) it would,
without doubt, soon take rank anamg
the Brat of similar inatitatioee in tbe
’ B. K. E,
must then lie sold, or iieriiapH never,
no matter l»ow pitiless the rain cornea
down, or bow deep the mire is, in the
approaches to his dwelling. Mome of
Iiis most valuable articles are not
for sale, these must he sent in advance
of the family, Imt high water forbids
‘he procedure, other srrangeuteat#
have to be made.
At length the day of departure or
rives, all along tbe line of travel the
order bud been given, that tlie right
souls of the Female Seminary ark
will leave, D. at such a time; aH
things are to be ready in Goklsbdhp’,
where the cavalcade was to lie ov** 1
nine hours, awaiting the change of,
cars; according to tbe order of ar
rangements. preparations were to be
made iu Wilmington ou the appoifft-
ed day fiir tbe reception ami hri
halt of this large addition to the pop
ulation of that city; but tiere ago®
cornea the rain pouring daw n—irii
by day and rain hy night, rain aM the
time. Dreams at night in tlie emfftjr
rooms of tire Seminary and up*
scanty beds bad been oUvisions rf
families swamping in mud, of wagon*
overturning, soarings ot pater-fasri-
lic*, drowning of horses, floating car
riages, cross babies sod Iwd cold*.
The day dawns cloudy—soon the
bouse is filled wit h friends, going and
coming, pressing the hands ot friend
ship and their kind wishes and part
ing words npou the family; »»d
many anxious glances are throw*
u|R»n the sky to prognosticate the
state of the weather and decide upm*
the prospect of leaving; suddenly
the clouds are dlajielled, ‘Bo sn *
shines. at last, warn ns a day !■
Spring, hope revives, and, with noth
ing more to fear bat the mud and
overflowing streams, the veutnre ifi
made, and tlie eight statls are landed
kt. James's caURCU, concord, Thin come salt-day, a time once fixM t»
is still without a regular pastor, but for t * 1 ’ s O ‘ r «»ion is, like the laws of-
will be supplied with preurbiug twice , * M> * arM ' I’ersiatts, unalterable,,
a mouth by Revs. L. A. aud 1*. M. »'«1 the preacher's goodR and disttris
asJ ' "M
safel.' «U t^-l'
Wb»t a rrio i
the story fc c*"
B delegation
awoRrii tho.li '
^ir ffnrd |
wish**? b«R •
want again thi
0 ( the night,
gind Rrovid.-i
Hided »‘ 1 ’
juries galB.
boxes, trunk-
w ,d tr»n*l«'i
quid home. H
apteoriuri iuft
^ their jt'un;
of the thrw- h
made, the pl«
more Do be 1“
eontiupcs; U>e
•long, 'Be l»v
•lid stowed a*
fertoHy ae**"
i„ g words enw
rumbling sou'-
again is beard
auces are '“ad.
Methodist E;>i-
familv, who ai •
experietK-e, m--
labor; all gw-
tbe elnae,*wln
weary with s«.
( d rest, keep tl
with the cien-i
ing con now ap|
nml wrath, an
is at ai loss to
the last c*k»- i-
lidw oif any av
and cndur.mc.
jKisacUgers.
some time, ao 1
ful journey, an
ber 29, tlie lai
and safely and
tor aiidliis
of new friend-
pleasant *nm
li
i
K
fa
Re\f. Jm>. <'
at Kitnberliit;
Va. oa the* 30;
the charge ui
faithfully si-r.
brother Hawk
ing field of l.d-
vnteisj up«,:i I.
ing : --
pnrehjtsed in.
comfoj-table 1’.
iqiou ft. It i-"
chafgy,«-«>n.i—
and ifidu-stii-.i,
chase laf this i
onler thaT-Tw I
his oqu sup;s ■
screen the chui
There ore a fev
in th® rftar;
appv,
jiasto
teachings of t;
Ids siq»js,rt.
they do intend
about eight)
of idleness.
Ecc
NXY
fai •pers.Fcri
jiiease gi
indent
York, ai
large!,
of goveri
pome tw
ijj|you, Mr.
n
f
if
Jfr« «o aj_ ■
«■« you are. *
this, fi»r when
factories, pa|*
“0^ so forth, a
toflan nniin.'
I be give: .
. tbe Imth
| have bee
sribscripi
you like a mi
lutiiiuis also
“SI |
l>erbly grand
jTlie Kdi tu,
id ein aher
°"ly know fix
»ud lit blow''
ague* bouy
‘ a sink lm
) Sprague
moaej , an
kitten aix —
slum Ron,,
Sid says: li
) a® far
m* in a
out]hotter pi,
be. I think
nnfrtp be be)
raumlH i
er cata!
‘hpfe is any ol
it a) that they
and! indulgent
"j We ha I
i this ses.-
as lost year.
*<Mhe Strictun
*Wj State, wli L
jatj* of the ‘ uB
give Mr.
ff»roufg Roan,
a short pi
tiKjdidv suitag.