The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, June 09, 1870, Image 1
ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM."—EPHE8IAN8 IV: 5,
OLD SERIES,-VOL. IV,-NO. 93
COLUMBIANS. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1870
VtL Viros-^From the latte,
“ Henri**,' <me who taken the plans
amt perform) the of another
VIII. —(.Vuatk—k*rom ^Cnrotor*
ope a bo wateheo, or takes care. It
is no easy matter to distingatoh be
tween these two others. The VIear
seems to be employed by the Rector,
a ad the Corate by the Vicar, to do
the bard work of the ministry. This
entirr proxy business is, however,
wrung, and can only exist in a state
of the Ghnrcb, when men obtain high
I swot ions, without either piety or
learning. This is one of the great
abuses resalting from a anion of
Church and State.
IX. Ax Evangelist is one, who
gut's about from place to place preach
in" the Gospel, without settling as a
pastor, recognized by Paol in Ephc
Judging from the geoeral spirit
characterising the Germaa clerical
aaaembiles of IS®*, <me can not srrtvs
at any other conclusion than that
and general action st these voluntary i
Mht
The more Important associations!
of Ibis character an- the Evangelical j
Union, which met tt Halle, both
In the spring and autumn of In*
year; the Onmlna Conference, which
likewise held two smsionw { the
Thuringiaii Church l»lat; the Pnges
tsol JHct (Uattutudistirh uu.Ur the
iMMlerahipofMohcukW aud Hiunlachlit
I bo German Krsngrlical (bun*
IMet, the most important and com
preheuaive of alUhtwe hudles, whhb
menu, ordinarily, every two year**
the I sit heron Tusiqral Ooufereuor of
Iwipslg; the llodeu IVrochenf Coo
fere nee; tin- Khroish l Tear burs"
Helen title Cm km, sod Ihe Xrusied
1 bat oral loufarracr. These assnriu
I mum are iodspondenl of each other ;
and yet, on examining the record of
their proceedings, Ibe topics dis
cuaa.'d minor theamrlvos to a very
small number, and the of Mama on
! them is uuamSMiaa, evvpt where
the issue is betmeeu orthodoxy and
free-tli inking.
II«w shall ths ysaag be tiniaght
within the Hnh of ehristian isllo-
; ciKie t This was one uf the hading
(ptestions at tlw German KeaugrMeal
t interh THet. which met at Mtuttgart
uti the first week of Hr pi cm I or Count
, Henutnrf was the principal speaker
; <m Sundnv srbosls la general. ami
Castor lira an cm intsnt mdamla. The
NStititaenl at the I Mel was strongly
in flavor of otiliateg this ageury as
had been “digged from the same I
pit, and hewn from the same rock ;” j
and I tbit sadly when in the mom-'
ing, richly provided with gifts of
brotherly love, I had to tear myself 1
away from thin Christian family. I«
I empiired of my landlady in the ‘
eourse of our coururantiun, how long '
she hail been of her present way of 1
thinking, and whether she hud fol- *
luweil Cjpist from her early youth t 1
“Alas, uo F said site. “We were, 1
to be sore, not openly wicked. We 1
went now anil then to ehoreh and 1
to saenuneut, hot that was alt. We 1
had then, in addition to'this girl, 1
an older daughter, who became al- 1
together another and a different 1
child while our new pastor was pre
paring for her confirmation. She 1
became quiet and gentle; she did
not, as formerly, snlk when I re
proved her; she was truly changed
in every respect. Nothing could
j keep her away from church, and
she was always one of the first there.
.She fell sick a few years after she
Irnii been confirmed. She was then
in her nineteenth year, and the doc
tor, from the beginning, gave its no
hopes of her recovery. The minister
came to see her almost every day,
and talked with tier about death!
and eternity. He also prayed with |
her, and she seemed happy all the
time. We eonhl not make it out.
My child's sufferings, and the cer
tainty of lotting her by death, natur
ally tilled my heart with grief. But :
when I wept, and asked her if ski-
wanted to leave her patvitfs and her
sister, she would tnke my hnud in
liers, oral say: -Mother, you tlo not
know how nineli it pains me, but >
please Uo not mid to my bnrtlieu by j
asking me snek iiaestions; for al '
thongli 1 most leave yon, it is only
for u short time. By and by you
will be wttli me hi liesvm. I shall
In- )M-vmitted to wune ami meet you.
when the Buviour rails you. Alai ia
it then sue* a terrible thing Ur die t
It appears indeed so, when we think
of the cold body, which must first
lie laid in the coffin, ami thru be
stint np in tin* grave, but the soul
goes to the place where there are
pleasures for overwore, mu! where
there shall be im» more sorrow, nor J
crying. You must not weep, nor
grieve for me, because I so early in |
I life, und Mainer tlinn you, nm callcil
to enjoy this blessedness. 1 believe. ‘
I and dentil is not to we death. 1 -
hrlieve hi the blesw-d ftfirtoor, ami
lie soys: ‘The damsel ia not dead.'
I must close iny eyes bi sickness
and jiain, I shall awake again free
from all suffering and sorrow. O,
that 1 were with Him P My sick
I child comforted me thus many times,
I and I ran never forget her wonts.
I Truly lier death was life to me.
When 1 saw her willingness and
readiness to die, and Iter benntifal
and happy looks when the minister j
KjmUe to her of dying, it was more
than I could liear. 1 rereemborod
that when 1 was of her age the vary
thought of dying mude tne mlnrmhle,
and I could not nuilcrstand wlmt it
was that made my child so different
from myself, and why she even
longed to die. Now I know. Now
l understand, that the i/oril was
her soul’s and beast's comfort and
strength, and I do not wonder. She
was the cause of the change that 1
experienced. God grunt that my
last end be like hers F
I too umlorotood. It was now plain
to roe why it is that God so often
| takes children from parents, mid pa-
I re ats from children, at what to oor
short-sightedness appear* to tie an
unsuitable time. I waa ghui that I
Cu-ftiftan ^Hsitoc
18 PChUSHKO
Ministers of the Goapei are known
by various name*, all of which an-
significant at the frinctions pertain
ing to their office, In the New TV*
lament they
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called apostles.
stions outable the Stale < 'hun-hes, j diw-fplea, bishops, elders, ministers,
oroujrbl.v intent am culiivatteg a : ungel*, rvangelists. deacons, teach
ore practical theology ami ten rut : era, shepherds, pastors. The term
ligams lift, aud resolved as never disciple, L «., a aebidar, or learner,
■fore to care for the aptrUnal wants means simidy a follower of Christ;
tfaryimaffi*' Wlmt Amarfoauchrto | M apostle was one sent out by
m will not hope and pray that this , < 'hrfut himself, the office having
light" of unbelief and total reiigioro terminated with the bud of the men,
icnticmi may bn “for aprtii,' and whom Christ bad Chosen. We now
*1 “the day mop to at- baud I"— Tk*, have ;>ope*, cardinals, )>st riarehs.
rikiniut, _ metropolitan*, arch bishops, bishops.
lUbctea^teTteahta. ‘ U ' un *’ » wwu *; priat +S~
^ * ! tars, ministers, preachers, eldrra.
The | sir* mount importance of tha - deacon*, vieare, curatea, mission*
riea. and ev angelists. Thewc all come
It Oka at
1 00 pn»
5 40 p U f
ftsp’f.
X. A Mumignaky is a Minister,
w ho is sent to diatoot parts to preach
to the destitute. Provosts, Leans,
Canons, l'riumtes, und Areh-De*-.
cons, an offices that the church**
in America do not recognize, and
are not found in the Bible. Different
ifenmoiuatious in this country seem
to have adopted different names for
their spiritual guides. Thus, the
Homan Catholics call their ministers
priests—the Episcopalians, rector*—
the Lutherans, especially the Gar
mons, parsons—the Presbyterians,
jKistors—the Methodists, preachers—
the Baptwto, elders; bat nil meaning
the some thing.
retigfon of Christ ia c learly dramu
ntratrd la the (Uotire wlueh many | under the geaevir name of Prrocktr,
limple avinoe for ito»coasntatesta for tin- duty of al] ia to “preach the
when overtaken by atekneaa or dis- , Goapst," ami uiinUtor to tho spiritual
1 ask you then, “If Jesus Christ I
should »pp«( in this temple, in the
midst of this assembly, the must ou
gust in the mtiverar, to judge you,
to wake tbo terrible orpanitioii of
the sliecp and the gouts, believe you
that the largrst nnuils-r would he
placed on the right bund f believe
you tliat there would lie of rack an
equal number t believe you that there
would ho the top just men which
could not o4K5c be found hi five
whole cities t" 1 ask It; you know
uot, and I know not. O my God.
thou only kuowrat thine own. Hut
if we know uot who are hhs we
know at least that sinners nrc not
his. But who are the foUhfril here
assembled ! Titles ami dignitin are
nothing ; yoa nre de«|HjUrd of them
in the presenu- of Jesus Christ.
Sinners, who are uuwilibig tu turn
to their le.nl, many who wish for
aalvadoii but procrastinate, many
who tarn but fall again, fioully many
who believe they nets! no roarer
skin; Is-bold those who ate con
demned ! Cat off these sinners from
the holy usseuildy , for they will be
cut off in the great day ; appear, oh
ye jiuit men!—ttemuunt of Israel,
ikiss to the right; *J>eal of Jeans
taeaa. A* other data they sects uut,
utdy to he iodiiterrut to, hot almost
lo hold Ita rlaluu in «muU-ai|d.
AOIa-tion turn often lme« Urn menus
•d hringing down the |Stmm1 and
stubiairn heart into sulijectoni to
the trnth aa it Is in Jeans. It waa
uut until Jacobs sows had to endure
the hardships of hunter, aod the
fotigne of a journey into Egypt,
that they ochaowledged their guilt
la aettiui: tbvir toother into bumlagr-
Moimaoeti woo never cured uf his
inantwbh’ thlnd tor bhmd. nor u»-
*|drrd with a love for < tod ami the
retigioo ot lus talbers. until he was
l si lushed into evile, held Inuly iu
chains and seised with a buruiog
Csver.
How many are there now enjoying
a good hope through grace who
would Mill he in the gall of bitter-
■teas sod the Isiwds of ms|Ui«y If it
wants of tho ohan-h. The terms
pope, canlimd, patriareh, oietropoii
ton, aud jirieM, belong to tbo lioman
i Htto.lu- cbwn-h. I‘ope far nothing
more than a corruption of pop*.
fottirr, fiw in Greek the name of
father id, also, pappn- The P«)ie
tiring looked upon os the bead of the
("burvh, It, therefore, called Papa.
- Cardinal, from the Latin enidi-
nslis, chief ]uinci|sd. an crrlrataxtiral
Itrinoa in tin- charrh of Room*, who
has a voice in elertiag tfc- Pope.
The I’ope in net tie Dtkefl from the
cardinals. Cardinalr are mostly,
also, Bishops, l’alristv-hs are Arch
bishops, or those officer* hi the Greek
(Tmrvh. win. have tin- duties and
|iri\ ih-ges of Archlitabopa. The head
of the Greek Clmrch ia a patriarch.
. A metropolitan Is, also, an eortesias-
! tie, who mb-* over a large city with
tin- dignity of an archbishop. A
Itrieut in a common prrueher from
the old fruoo: “Prosst," one who
.(nttds before, or is pee-eminent. In
the Tr-v;"aunt church we need no
isicet. ns there Of* no sacrifices now
j to he offered, and no iocense to fie
buriH-vl Tlie ltomau Catholics and
1'; Hcoystlbum -till use this term, ttl
•lesignnte s minister of the Gosjiel.
VYc will uuw noti.x the term* used
swung Protestants,
j 1. IItein.r comes from the Haiou,
| '-/hscwp,* f.mned, proimbly from the
Latin, “bio," twice, and the 1 hitch
•oufi," a head, and may mean twice
I ox..1, or chief. The Greek word
! “Kpianqios,’ from Epi, around, and
Hropea, to look, to bw* around, to
nvctwee. In tho New Testament the
KjHscnpni^ overseer, and tlie Prrshn-
torus. BI.Ht, is one mnl the same offi
cer. The w-urds ate very m-oriy
synoitytiioao, with ixtriiapa the dtf-
i know that the l'rcsbuterns was
older than the E|HW<)|ina. Now,
however,, this order Is reversed.
There are no different grades of
minister* m-ogniwd in the New
stand upon an
Religious
_ For Uuf i.uil.iToi V isitor.
gfot a lew Testament Accomplished
[jlmtetod two (to Lmliemcho Zehad.rift]
Our battalion woo, when it retnm
rd from the ifiksiiic-Holsteiu in iS*vp-’
icrnbcc. WAS, ordered to the small
city of Is, in Luatu-ia, to quell the
mbdlion against the Count uf lc
£stmurdioary times bring about ex-
Many n village,
w.wild have keen road.-timed a tew
Venn ugvi m rofntng after the »h
• alh-d “w-rts." Ito* the U.-rmmu
clergy now are that nt.loaa they |
rtror-iroP thelr L chiWrru into Hnndoy
-rtoads, and Sto-lr members into!
t.-aelu-rs ami officers, titer will tear'
nil bohl tm the foeaier, while the:
latter will remain as teaetive ami
I mlit*-ren t aa ester. The qneMiau ‘
of the Bilde and rriigioua inuliuc
lion W the ]mt>Uc nctosda. rertqued.
the sttiwlion at acverat i-f the aw ,
surfotiuna. Even the ske|»tiaiUy
ineliuad rVigy atahr greater cam [
peisu.ms than vowr Ihvmnn Catholtes. ;
who call thcmselvew ehnoti.ios. for
the former while Mnmgty .qqnwing
all eonfessMWial rotortng to t be sebunls,
•In not oppnwr, os a body, the iwwd I
ing of Urn Bihte and the iwnW-ottoa |
of general ivtigiotts doctrine*. tUrh-t-1
ly cuifcssi.sml schools are mg wdro
i-atesl liy any i .-sjieetnlde clasa of the J
G.-rman clergy.
Among uther pnmiiiiewt topics tMo-
dismal by the oams-iation. may be
mentasied : Tlie Duty of the Chtttth
to win bock ttoiac w bo to-eome cw
trawg. d frisii il (the disenssioa row
ducted hy Hr. Wlrberw. of tlie Rmigft
llonae at Horn); the Part of Home
Mission- Is Holviug tlw lAlmr Cjnes
thm; the Basis awl Ohjert iff “lib-
crwl Ttoadogy" ! Young Men's Chris
tian Asaoelationa: auil How to
Arrest the Hjwewd <>f Homan Cat tod
; a ism. At Ihe spring session iff the
1 Evangelical I'nh.ri, Hr. Ttnduik. at
Halle, frimlnhml a |>aper on the Idea
and Jimtiflaldi-ness of tin- Mediation
Theology. Al the frill m-sshai of the
turns bmjy, Hr. Jacobi, also of Hath-
| University, delivered the jwineipjd
1 lecture. Ills subject was the Council
1 at Home, ami hla points—1. The
I l*o|a''a Mtpttniacv over the Council,
jg. The Pupal InfWBtdlity. 3. The
1 I lamacu late Concept ioa. 4 The By I
j lulma, and the Hcwilts of tlie Connell,
i pnibuldy no German Protestant the
i alogisn is {laying more attention to
^ Catlwitk tom Ito it now Is, and is
the stib * watching the Council mans utton-
nsnoeiu 1 lively, than l>r. Jacobi. In onler to
Mevrtniu | lute 1 h° upportanHy to make his fib
German ■ V-rratfon* comptote, he has gnfteu
| leave of slwi-iire from bto leefnro-
i : room, and la now In Hoove w irti the
The folluw iug passage from Chrys-
ostoufs reply to hi* sentence iff
liauiahment, will convey an idea of
the eloquence of this celebrated ora
tor of the Eastern Church, whom
tlie Grrit-k* called “Chrysuatom" the
j/oUm-mo*Uicii, a name by which be
would not have known himself while
living, but by which minions know
him now, who would not know him
by his real name s
What can I fear f Will it be death f
Bat yon know that Christ is my lifo,
and that I shall gain by death. WiH
it be exile f Bat the earth, and all
its ftitineas is tlie Lord's. Will it be
tlie kies ef wealth I Bat we brought
nothing into the world, and carry
■ Thus all the terrors of
traunKinu-y events,
which, since the war of.J31.Vlo, imd I
beru exempt £voui military bi lie tings,
suildenly received tlie tiuweleomc
visits uf aoliliers.
Our Initiation was one night quar
tend in such a village. Being
wearied by a king uiutvh over roail.s
Mmt)c heavy by t-ontiiiued ram, 1
Hade haste to get to the quarters
ossignetl me. glance told me that |
tiwnocuiNitito of the jdaiti dwelling!
which 1 entered, were nut willing
busts. It was evident that they hail I
net a very favorable opinion of sol
fiwr*. There waa lx-side the inun
sad his wife but one child, a girl
»buut twelve years old, who seemed
rather sprightly, and who did not
•xhibit any aversion to me.
i it has always been my rule to i-on
tsoae freely with the people with
whom I was quartered, that 1 might
Irani of what manner of spirit they
were; bnt I leann-d nothing liere.
My questions were answered briefly,
and weary at last, of tin- pursuit ot
knowledge under diffii iiltfos, I took
a walk through the village.
Ow my iwtum 1 met, to my great
sstonisiunenr, with altogether differ
ent tseutmeut. My host and hostess
•M not only nutiwer my quest ions
II be run
tinr with
n-.vKoad
Trail) cm
an lt.ud
cwtowill) with wbfob they were of-;
iHrtrdt To the loro of a husband,
wttb i* child, or the deMrurtlou
iff profirrtr, tlie aoeumnlatioa of
pan iff iwawiit hhr and toil,
laawy who aro now rejmring ia the
menu and rightrorowoAa of the
Itnbcte-r altritwite their Uetiverauee
from a career of «tn and fatly that
naU. If puts erect in, hare brought
them into ow end ton* miaory. This
waa the experience iff the «we*t
•inger of larwet. He dhl not Mri
tale himroif an »n< h that lie had
been roianl In muaarrhu-qt dignity
and honor, and aurronmled with all
the pomp aod cimtma*aacro at royal-,
ly, bat that be bad to cnctarr the
afflictive barnl of Ui<wLunL
Bat there are many who are n-lig
urn only in trouble. They mouifeel
a demre for rrhgtMa convemitam.
local tunny inans aod gmlly mwia :
tinaa, and pray w ith apparcM forvur,:
wbcu the bawd of the U*nl Ito*
heat My n|iOtt lln-ai, bat aa souii os ,
the weight of aflBrttow to removed
they ratwvn, ungtwtefulli. to then
former wicked puimuto. They for
gwS the fol iag fomlucas uf the IajoL
.1 ml redeem nut the vowa which, ia
the tadenin hour uf dee;) affliction,
they votoataniy im|uacd U|ntn them
arivea.
It aiaat have atruck every oh
aerivr. however casual lus ubarrva
ttuu may have hern, that tliere is a
forge number of iwopfo in the world
who arc very loconsistmt iu tbto
regard. If the Hi Kid of nfllicriim or
death overshadows their dwelling,
I hay scad immediately for a minis
ter, elder or some other member of
the church wlio bears a good repute
fur |nety, aud devotion to the rauac
ef n-ligKMi, aud r-quest bis pniyw
on their l>Hialf. Now, if religion to
so ih-sinibki in Hflluruou. should it
not he aaatdnonwly cultivated wheu
hrolth aud^ streugth are enjoyed t
The vigorous euergica of miud and
body nbonhl not lie eibsUAtod lit
providing gratitlcation for tlie carnal
maus and then a dedibit.itwl oousti
tutton only lie given to Him wlm
demands that tlie whole sonV mind
ami strength he devoted to his aer-
viea. v '. ,
nothing oot.
the world are contemptible in my
eyes, aod l smile at all its good
things. Poratjk I do not fear.
Kirhes I do not sigh far. Death I
do not shrink from, aud lifo I do uot
desire, save only for the progress
of your souls. But you know, my
friends, the true cause of my falL.
It is that I have not flattered the
effeminacy and sensuality of certain
men, nor laid gold and silver at their
foe*. But why need I say morel
Jezebel is raising her pcrseouUoo,
and Elias must fly. Ilerodius is
taking her pleasure, aud John must
be twxuid iu chains; the Egyptian
wife tells her tie, and Joseph must
be thrust into prison. And so, if
they tianish me Fshall be like Elias;
if they throw me into the mire, like
Jeremiah; if they plunge me into
tlie sea, like the prophet Jonah; if
into the pit, like Uaaiei; if they
stone me, it is Stephen that I shall
resemble f John tlie forerunner, if
tliey cut off my head ; rani, if they
beat me with stnpro; Isaiah, if they
saw me asunder.
Kailroad
It ia only by knowing the drift of
the iliwuwliKM of tlie German clergy
in tltelr aamiriatioua, that one com
find out what they tin 1 thinking
about, aod i-qmihU) what ia their
puaitlnn in reference to tlte leading
questions af the <lay. The dsMM-ia-
tioiui are oo nnmenaw, and embracr
ao many uhmien of theological belief,
that every (neaeliec or uuUrr»U.v
professor can grutfri hi* tuate w it li
on t difficulty hy lonucxom with one
or the other of them. Awl they do
vc Ppav-
(Ycdnen-
id Arrive
ing with
^hwsauUv. but tliuy conversed freely, |
And were..exceedingly kind. Whnt
nokid have wrought such a change 11
1 could not umlerstaml it.
The good housewife came to my
iriieC. “Yon no doubt are aatoniab-
«d,\ said she, “beeaasc w e were at I
first afraid ol you, and flow treat J
you as an okl friend. Bnt I will tell
yoa. When the Mayor notified ns
that we had to keep one of the sol
diers that were coining, we were
troubled. \Ye have not forgotten
how cruelly they often treated people I
in former times. I therefore proved
to send us n clrristtsu soldier.
Bat wbcu yon eame, how were we
to tell whether yoa were one or not.”
■“That ia an," i answered, “but do
, jNm know now t” “Yes, we do,” con
Ttioued she, “but you must not be
dtopleascil. My little daughter is
dull of curiosity, and she said, when
ahe saw that your knapsack was
not buckled, ‘I am going to see what
■he has got in it;’ and tha first thing
*he put her hand on was, to my
• Vgrtoit joy, the Sew Testament I
Odaimed, ‘he must be a ehristian
■soldier.’ God had heard my prayer,
<8»d I am happy, ami look now on
you with other eyes.”
I too felt glad, but asked: “Is a
faro « Christian because he carries
t-he Testament about with him t
I May a young man not do it ont of
**to*ct for his porentg, who gave it
to Mm f»
Her conviction was not to be
■hMsen. She had prayed for • Chris
tian soldier, and her mind was made
®P on that point, God bail answered
her prayer.
* “No, no,” cried she eagerly. “If a
Test 111 went,
equal footing—one, even Christ, is
ow Muster, and we are brethren,
l’rtei was a bishop, yet he calls him
self an Eklcr. I Peter, v: 1.
II. Pastoii, from the Latin, “/’«*
or,' to teed, lo nurae, to core for. In
Greek ‘•IVnocu,’* to feed, to rule, to
feud as a Shepherd. This is the
moat apjicnpriate, significant, and
bcantifnl name for a minister of
t'brtot.
III. i‘OKA(UlXJi cornea from the
French “rrecher,” which ia evidently
derived from the Latin “ZYtrrffro* to
njieah before, or iu advance. The
Greek word is “AVkato,” to proclaim
a* a lie raid, who goes before the
King, when on a journey, announcing
his approach. This indicates the
TrmUlwl fur tin Lutheran VUUor.
Only He Changes Hot.
AJiis 1 foot behind yon; surrey
the days of your youth. What re
ality do they leave iu your rcinem
biaucc ! Not more than would a
v ision of night; you have dreamed
that you have lived. What then
must be doue f Short is the path
which Bee before you. ' Think yoa
that the days to come will be more
real tkau the post t How different
was the aspect of the w orkl to you
in tlie joyful spring of life to what to
is to-day 1 There has been a change
in all unwind' you. New rulers are
in command ; new personages have
arisen ; new actors hare usurped
the place of the old; there are new
events to Interest; new intrigues to
be overthrown ; new passions to be
conquered ; new heroes, who are the
subjects of praise, of derision, or «ff
censure. like the swift current
which passes, so do you passlwsy.
An unavoidable rapidity draws ro
all into the abyss of eteroity; our
ancestors traced yesterday a path
for ns—to-day we trace one for there
who come after us. Ages sneered
each other, the fashion of the world
passes unceasingly: nothing is coo
t-inn*!, nothing is unchangeable. God
Only is the same, yesterday, ttedqy
and forever.—VatfTo*. "'»* <
“rnfaufro.” The Greek wont is “iX
fire aim,” n deacon, from “dia” Snd
“Kcneo," to in the lowest
repuetty—to work about in the dirt
This dor* not point out a' different
officer frvmi a Bishop, nr ;i Taster.
It only shows us a differeqj phase
iff the same offloc, for Paul “tells ns
in Kph. iH: 7, that he was n rfeacon,
aud surely no one will, contend that
bo, who wa* the very chiefrst of the
Apostles, occupied an inferior posi
thm in the ministry-
V. PAkacrt, from the German
ir Pfarrtr?' This word does not oc
cur in the BfWe. Or it may be a
corruption of tho lathi word “Per
mi on' a person. Tiiis is a favorite
name for a minister among the Ger
mans, "ffnr Pfmrrtr" is equivalent
to f *8ir 1’arson,” and indicates re
speot, rerereftce, aflhctkm. c .
If religion affords any ommolstion
in the hour of atekuess and death,
surely It to worthy of the entire
couacoratipn of sonl and body when
they ore In the soundest and most
healthy condUtou- It seeius to be
uot bin g short of solemn mockery to
seek for religion* conaolatiou onty
In (be midst of <toil's affitetiro provi
dences. If the ciiltorc of reflgiou*
haliita and diqxmitions to put off till
then, there to danger that he may
lough at the calamity of those who
so trifle with thing* of such great
moment, life a dangerous thiug to
Divergence. If aimer iH-rmitU-l, it
would bo worth while to give a
•anmiliary of hla positions. The pro
ceedings of the last session ftbe
fifteenth) of the Diet, hav# appeared
to au octavo of over 200 psges, and
this oasny, M tt well deaervea, to
given in-fnlt-
W« are also glmi to And fir. SehafTa
chaste and hearty nddrrse of aalota
tion from tlie Araericau Church, an .
invitation to the New York session
of tho Evangelical Alliance, followed
by the fraternal words that bade him
weluome. He olao took part ia the
proceed Inga at varioaa Atugvs.
has in-tiling to do with them, dare
not make any "prescription*, Uo* to
pat up with looking on and “takto’
notea.” It to tlie one territory where
the clergy can auy to tho State:
“Hitherto shaft tboo come, but n#
furtiier: and hare ahiiH tliy proud
waves be stayed.” C'onaeqaenliy, In
tlie total ahoence of all outward
pressure, all the more imiwrtauce
may be aUacluol tu the diocnamoiM
"oldier who hoe so maoy things to
carr J'-in hie knapsack, carriea also a
Testament, then has he a Christian
•toart, and loves God.”
One owed lead to another, and our
totereoueoe was continued till late
■d the sight. Vie found that we