Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA $(i ittfljttwi YfWloi. and to abide with Win. It waa the boaat and glory of the Ancient Church and her mem ben that the holy Beacons were faithfully and dil igently observed. The martyr's faith, the martyr’* confession, the martyr's Buffering, nay, the martyT** death, painfol, yet joyfol, hnnulia ting, yet triumphant, were wrought, inspired, endorsed, and encountered cheerfully through the example and the word of the suffering Saviour. The witnesses lived unto and for Christ. We live too much onto and Now is the time to the excellent rending they here pro vtded for the hame otoele. Head for a specimen copy, and white yon are writing the letter send the amount of your saheartptioo, which la only One Dollar, for yon wfll be sure to do so after seeing It Bow TO SELECT A LlMUVT. An Address by John 8. Hart, L.L.D. Ws heartily commend this excel lent discourse to Pastors, Hu peri n “The Committee appointed to con sider the action of the District Syn ods and to present boom |riaa for the establishment of a Theological Semi nary report: “The desire is expressed tor the Synods, composing the CtoMtnl Hya- od, to have eeanooted with it one Theological Seminary, aad only one, for the church under its supervision. Overture*, have been made by the Synod of South Carolina expramtog a desire that the Theological Semf nanr at Newberry, be transferred afiascasacS of the one shall bs the Alumni of the other. There are aome students al ready engaged in the study of theol ogy, and others preparing for a tkeo- COLUMBU, 8. C to work their resalt, aad so complete the harmony of the whole 1 Unity carries in its comprehension the work to be done; and however /or (torn the point of departure, or the source of tnfluemea, any may move, it is still within the control of its Does no* this little incident sag ghat the feasibility of supporting n Pro feasor in oar lowiQunw taflfod-qf Theological Seminary, by the Schools of the Virginia Sypod sinus f ■A1BING FABTOEti UUIT. Towards the cioas of the fourth year of oar ministry here, it was de termined by the conned of the con gregation to try the plan of raising the pastor's salary, by the aremhers of the Church paying weekly to this object. The plan is to place into the heads of such contributor small en velopes enough fora year, into which EDITORS: Ret. A. R. RUDB, Columbia, a O. REYi-J. L Miller, Staunton, Va. 1. In preput r it an inroruib- F- tnost thoronc l 6 „o case yiekhi I to slight or ne | fixed habit, a | rharm throng' I 2. In case I be too mu. it p for its prep*-" [ much of it as and recite to | then frankly * I Professor. Y< I and consct. nl [ Imbed, this .t-m We entirely agree with Professor Hart, that the aetoetion of a library for a Sunday-school “is entitled to tk* for ourselves, read over, to pray over, to weep I over the passion of our B leaned Lord. It is all down in the Rook of Wortkif. Lord, help ns ail to remember | thee, to feel thy despair, thy agony, thy wounds, thy death t If we do I not mourn with thee on earth, we) may not rejoice with thee in heaven, j We forgot j but how can we do | otherwise when faith points to Cal vary t We saw many of our old friends, and all received us kindly, j Dr. Bachman bears his high age with wondrous strength and grace. Bro-1 ther Bowman still suffers from his deep wounds and sore trials; but he is at work for the Master. Brother Mullor is building and toiling in faith and hope; and Brother Honour is as genial and cheerful as ever. Brother Hicks we did not see. Pastoral dnties bad called him away from the city, and wind and water kept him a prisoner. Nor most we forget Bro thers Schriner, Chisolm, Hacker, and —bat are their names not sll written on the tablets of our heart t And it suffleeth. We had a pleasant time, received from the few we saw a very handsome contribution for our Church. Wonder, whether people do not begin to get tired of ns and our Church T The feet is Sherman ought to rebuild It We wrote to General Carl Schnrtx, but be never that tk* oongrtgetion or Ckurek eon tains.* And there lire the great I difficulty. Our rule has been to! examine, or have examined, every book that is bqggbt for oar Bun day school; bat it often from necessity to done hurriedly, end therefore im perfectly. Oar school, moreover, is n Lutheran school, nod wo do not want any books in the Sunday-school that ooutndict what ** teach from I the polpit One man and even aj single ebureb can not do it well, and j the rale laid down in “Or Address” | la correct: “It should be made aj part of the standing order of business of every ecclesiastical Synod or As sembly.* We have intended to give a list of suitable books tot oar Hands} schools, bat have not yet found the time. We hope all iatereotod in this work, so essential sad Indispensable to the growth of the ehurch, for there the baptised children should learn to know Christ and be com* His diadplon, win send for this pamphlet. It is mailed to say address on the receipt of two 3 coat postage stamps, by J. C. Onarrignes ft Co., M8 Arch SC, Philadelphia, TV of Christ; whatever sentiment of peace, all will see. Whatever is of God is supreme, and this is the pease of God. L It is a gift of God, which la a rule ia our hearts. 2. Being reposed in our hearts, the seat of all oar affection and love, it is therefore, as a rule to our affections, the aoheuiv* power of the church. By thane terms, ws must agree that this impsrtatton from God does two things. 1. It changes ear relation to Him. A rule is givea whereby we walk in His favor. The word of Christ, which ia a word of grace and power, dwells richly ir our hearts ia ail wisdom. This new rale, and these new wards, make new the heart and the life. The rate which is given as ia peace—the peace of Gad. The estranged Ids is reconciled with Him; the gniity life is pardoned ; the cam demued life is justified ; the opposing j life is at pesos; the ignorant, reek less life is made wine by the word of Christ. All this is awompliahed, cept the offer of the Synod of South Carolina, and wiU adopt as its own, the Seminary formerly known ns the Lexington Seminary, and lately « the Theological Seminary at Newber ry, so ns to perpetuate the individu ality of that Institution.” Here, then, it appears that, ia accordance with a desire expressed by the District 8yaoda, the General Synod did retmilitk a Theotogteti Seminary during its m mimai is Staunton, in 1870; and furthermore, around. The treasurer takes these missives, and ia a book prepared ex pressly for the parpooo, keeps the account. Ho tar the system is work ing most encouragingly, and we foal the utmost confidence ia its practice baity. Indeed It to the Hcriptnnd plan, laid down by Pool to the Co rinthians, of raising fends for God's cause. This plan has three decided advantages to reoommeud It. 1. It enables the minister to do a oasfi business, aad thas fulfil the apostate to junction : “Owe no man anything.” X It enables tbs members to pay curacy aud pi you many a for ttnugs Ui" I. fectly learned I l»e laying tin- § notice of tbe fit why the pepec the pablqberc preserve ben 11 when impaired A Never Bbg you, however bte—whether j sition, make J question in dv 5. Be very' improve it wJ have system your dntie*. And may gJ in body aud ia bright sad. -i to tell H, His Exsellency Governor Scott has only promised ns twenty five dollar*—and they say he got thousands for . We regret that our engagements did not permit us to remits lunger. We are at home, and expect to leave again shortly. We have net money enough. R . “ Let the word of Christ dwell ta you richly in oil wisdom j teaching m and admonishing one another in •f Fmlms aad hymns sod spirt teal | sougs, tinging with grace to year | heart* la tbs Lord, j “ And whatoaever jru do to word ™ aad deed do ait ia tho asms of the fe- 1 Lord Jeans, giving thank* to God on and the Father by Him."-UeL IH: re. lfelfelT. ti The history of Christianity, my nr brethren, Is tbe exhibition of unit) , ' Door Senior : 1 will group a few topics in this article for the iaspec j tion and benefit of our render*. A SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION was held in tbe Presbyterian Church of this place last week. It was com I posed of the ministers, superin ten dents, and teachers of the Lexington Presbytery. It waa in session three days, holding three services daily. Mach interest was awakened ia be half of the cause, by the discussion , of the various topics relating to Sunday-schools; sod tbe good ac complished ia the agregate, we have j no doubt will be extensive. The following are the topim con sidered by that bod}': First Day—Aim of the Subbath | school; Relation of the Hob bath | school to Family Instruction; The Teacher. Second Dap—Tbe Teacher as a I Church Officer; One Lesson for the School; Preparation of the T sason ; Object Teaching; Tbe Catechism ; Sabbath-school Contribution. Third Dag—Sabbath school Music; Library Books and Keeping; Should Sabbath-schools be continued through the Winter 1 One or more persons had been pre- > vionaly assigned to each topic, whose | duty it was to open the disenaskm oa | ths same, after which oppoi tonitj . was given to nay of the convention . to enlarge thereon. The debates on many of the subjects were exceed ingty Interesting and instructive. Bock a meeting la the Lutheran Church, composed of ministers and Sunday-echool workers, either of a part or the whole of the Virginia Synod, would no doubt contribute greatly to awaken a new interest in the cause of Habbfith-sohoois within our bounds. Brethren, what do you say to this matter f Is not the subject deeming of our moot sen j ons consideration and efitefeat sc 1 tkmt SABBATH SCHOOL COLLECTIONS. White on the subject of Sabbath- schools, we wish to give, for the en couragement of others, who have neglected this matter, a little of our experience, ia oar own school, eon- corning contributions from the ehil dren: For a long time it had been the custom of our school to collect pennies, from such as might choose to give, but it really amounted to nothing. Sometime since it waa in corporated in oar constitution m a duty, that each teacher keep a box, aad regularly as the class amt, pre sent it for the contributions of it* member*. Once a quarter the amount in ^ach box was to be ascer tained, and s reported to tbe school. Our School is small, and many of the children poor, while none of them have as yet been trained to sys tematic giving, and yet the result of A. R. rud; J. L MILL AGENTS FOB THE LUTHERAN Visrros, Charleston, B. C.-Messrs. Boincst and Martin, 527 King, op posite Ann St., are oar Agents for the Lutheran Visitor in Charleston and vicinity. We request all who are in arrears, as well as those who desire to subscribe to call on them. A Hat of our subscribers in Charles ton will be found at their book store. We are under obligations to the Committee for an invitation to tbe Anniversary Celebration of this Soci ety, bat to oar great regret we are compelled to deny ourselves the grat ification it would afford no to be pres ent. Wo will endeavor to keep on eye on the young gentlemen whose names are on tbe card sent ns. We feel confident that they will ooe day prove by eloquent speech and noble deed that “knowledge is power.* New Publications. thought; the liberty of we hope something definite will be few hwtfii the wffiMtoli—t of • Seminary; and yet it is not with tempest hopes that we look forward to that meeting of the General Synod, for anything tangible upon this sub Jeet; fire we well remember that the state of the country at that tisM was anything else than favorable to such m undertaking, being financially bankrupt, and politically chaotic. But, notwithstanding the embarrass meats in the way, tbe Minutes show the following Preamble and Itoaoiu 4 Co., 23 Liberty 8k, New York March, 1870. A large pictorial monthly, mogul fieeutiy gotten up, elegantly printed, and the woodcuts decidedly equal to We are getting old decidedly. We cannot bear fatigue m is former days We cannot now hit the arch of the Natural Bridge with a rock. By the tray, we have heard of it being done; but did not see it We went to, and returned from Charleston by the night train, and though well cored for by the gentle manly conductor, Mr. Evans, and reclining comfortably in tbe elegant new chairs in the lady’s car, we have nevertheless been unwell, suffering from a nervous headache and want of sleep, since we returned. If a Stoic, we would strike our mother— the earth—and exclaim: “Dostthou call us T* Being a Christian believer, wc will try to set om house in order, ‘for the evening is upon as, and it will soon be night. Darkness then wiU veil tiie natural eye, the body then will feel no weariness, no pain— our journeyings will then be over. We will, therefore, work now, and work hard; work for Christ, for HU truth, His church, and the souls he bought with His bitter agony and death. And tn thus laboring, toiling, and striving, we shall also work out our own salvation. We want to se cure the greeting: “ Will done, thou good and faithful servant* And this is the Seaeou of Lout, and this is the time set apart by the Church for the worthy prepa ration of her sons and daughter* for the passion and the resurrection of their Lord and Redeemer. Now Christians should flock around Christ, now is tbe time to watch his every remarkable, 25,600 circulation being already secured; the publisher* say they intend to make it lNJMby tbe Educational Oeaette is a flret- Faasily Journal, devoted to rm aad conflict, are nteut to weather it to ory has not been doabt- ifi real. TV triumph is to fernish in a popular aad attrac tive style tbe la tret results to acted title, educational and literary labor*. Tsuay Triend tat you lieu, t wftt (STMti 11 the m hi yes eons 1 l. 1!., WEDNESDAY, MARCH J i Ml ■ . jjfc^saitea=a=ttsg=^p== :: 9 3ft, 1870. » suit ememJk JU. * '