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■ * !?■* % h j. m m g i k? it ‘ r*1* St, *• at;. H K* s_*t v ,'h i' * i .a ■ M : l Byl I -*. I r i i hK r; > | v n s gfc ■ -wr. Pt flA * ,13^0BRAN YdSi kMI && inflow .UMBlA ' EDITORS Rkv. A. R. l&JDE, D.D., Cohfmbia, 8. Mane** a® w» “In rMmtfafa, jnMty, „ 1; in alt iking*, a+ucik*. m*k*s.' „ __ _ 8& send th© >1| ifa*J '©SMI, b J8fc t4 mj lyrjuiiTfi. shsrsi requirod hr „ law. 4 1 t it© paper by ooti the tt until whole taken 8. The •fag to from the leorinjr ■ evidence «re note of the the county pnM| entries wtfKr tten dftHtrstely, ns to m»ve p jSju ’* Si? of ©oeb bu that the and Ma other math should be w business let tkw. i neV spacer oxcnioifs. 1. An v pejn on who takes a paper ularly front i he poet office— reefed to hfai am© or another’s, be has snbAiihed or .not—is for the paym< nt. S. If a person orders his tinned, hejpf ust pay aU a ■ may continue :0t is made, and it, whether th office or not. have decided r atteit- »ewApaper« and j eri< [st office, or rem * Uncalled for, is TTF? VT Our.r laders will plea e and deal leniently with ,i 1 comings.'Jtfhe senior edito is the junior! li as not been he ml since the ;fl x>d, and if ot r fi brother, Xi, Henry Wing ird ? h; 2^ot been ^providentially od in pell to spe^l P< wly a whole' ^ay wf ua, ye uot have boen able to get up i ie preseut nunber. Onr corbel pondents ^*ar from us^aS »oon as to writt a is) .1*6* •■si ceases to bo a torture. mh ■■■ n The C larleston Cowrie compli ments so p* stilly “Allen’s 1 Compan ion,” and dies it so muc! in out own nnapprpachable style--by *«* approachable we mean to' coi vey the impression t »at we have nci i as yet reached onr deal of the puff oonpli mentary— ; tlfat we have a stl ong no tion to cfaii i the paternity of the charming little encomium. "J nvhow, or “the Major'S” conbcioasly, we re irint it without gV ^ “The Pi g credit: f s Literacy Co npanion right uiul ftesh looting as the gredn fields tie ram. It is pnb- Allen & C o., An- '< Terms, »ev( nty flva A fine sTeel Bngrav- m ^Sbore to Shore,” every nea' sut scriber. for Novem are after a lished by gnsta,. Mi cents per ing, eiititl Is preseu It is really onie of the most leasing engravings! eVer before the The Companion ja .printed heavy paper; it? columns ale filled to the brim with good tliihgs by talented authors, and 'Withal & Cite of the ^hu gest aad ft nett illus trated family papers published »?" ■rs~4~ !* e ■» t n > in Editorial PiekiBC*' Big Talker A Theological professor was called upon tb address a school. He» arose, with |MI Apparently oeayiaoed that Mr.- Fiercewould .aot.-b© hUnur seeaded,” the Mayor <Maced ,Ahe marriage valid. .ti u Mblnn si fl« iwttf*. m—*twfi -• Hkitr tadr #: r A Card Smyths Sefr,D, f. Srah«r., Rev. Dr. R*4e: Please 'ibserf the fdlowing card, fb;** rv The wndewigned Is Hie author of the paragraph contained in ntimber f, : of T/rthertm TTrffisr, of October 12th, 1870. T disclaim any intention to injure the drnreh, or 1 to wrong either Her. DoSh or his gOO<l pen /I fwtl •> % t 4 > -*r 1 ‘i Some time ago Rev. bf South Carolina, wrote me under the gtiise of friendship, And his Inter rogations led me ttt express myself fblly and freely. T spoke of the Quadrat Synod, the Theological ftem inary, and the Lutheran Vhitor, which extended my letter to eon siderable length. '' ‘ ii ip - " ** am as mnch interested in our Southern church as Rev. —> or any one else; hut I believe there are dementi now at work that will retard onr progress, if they do not bring us to rain, unless overruled hy divtne power. 'While elaborat ing this idea and giving reasons tor my opinions, f expressed the paragraph reiWred to. * Writing under the circumstances I did, Rev. wnH-Leifhd by every sense oT honor and gcntlehisnly and cbristiftD dtmrtesy to keep what *1 wrote him from the public. Or if he desired the pnhffcation of any part, he should have first informed me and solicitedHtay consent. If extracts are allowable from let ters of headship and confidence, then no one i« secure from a be- trayal. 4 [ Suppose the paragraph to be false, would it result in as much harm to fold it np and lay it away, as to parade it before the church T I can not think thd brother meant harm, but it does really appear so. Very truly, j D AS I EL J.* t)ftlKirfcJ£. cheering lopkB. This was an cious beginning. He bega sprightly wpy-: “My yonng I desire to speak to you Ibo^A parable. Do you know what bio is T Well, I will you. A parable is a h exegis.” Where was the our brother^—National Baptist. f ti Lutheran CaUxtimtion.^“I soech you who are paste »> preachers, in-; the name of engage heartily io the the duties of yhnr office, mercy npon.^the people who trusted to your, care, atnl to in introducing the Catechism them, and f especially young. Anil if any refuse to your iustructiona, tell them that they deny Christ, and Christians. H Such persons be admitted to the Lord’s Ta >le, enjoy any of our Christian priv Sncce*sor*f to the Apo«tle*<— n emuary sense it is oonsiderei bettmr to bo a successor to a i tie than ah apostle himself, average salary of the bishop of English Established Ohuteh 000 a year. That of the of Canterbury is $75,000. and nakedness are not the which temptation assails tl led prelatMi 14- \ rrr*' * The nett 0r<kr of Ma marriage M a highly and extraor iinary character took place i A; Ravenna, < ter Pie roe, lie bridegroom, a paper ini which be acoowl to the selected as socially, reh#|mosl read »Wi by th*l ligently, religiously, and spiritually love, to be my companion thro’ lift*; and I agree not to usurp over or, jtayi^g [thh Hn<le4 o-eolW-tioim *J transcend him in any particular.” Then standing before the Mayor, .tfrff 1 Voluntary and aot, iu your presence, Inikdih ifffillT jml AMAitiifUiAUv premeilitatetl t • to call ine i witness iu th will >q« bo aHdBM to endeavored to testify impartially and with the sinecrest good-will toward all the brothreu, their sojourn among us." Yours truly. % " i*)6a itx *£’S£ common manliness demands that th< ) should not confine themselves H fagtr/ guspii MhrefitoMb lb* 5 *. i$t should distinctly specify iehmt wrong -ie t<au Hi uiKf* i/Uhith.'- ubst'raci of tk? proreedUig* of Uie ^Torth Carolina 8yuo»l’s recent meeting has appean^l Imth in the Visitor and iu the Lutheran and Vi* *mamy,‘and hits by this time, doubt !••*>, ))een exlWMiiveiy rfml and com meuted upon. Hie contents of that official publication are of a nature Well calculated to ext^te painfril sur prise in the minds bf miufstern and laymen, 1 in these Southern States, who hay^ the welfare of the church at'heaft; and i>arttcularfy, we think, Id the minds of those of them who attended the last convention of onr General Synod, at Wfhrhestet. Upon the sn))pdsitioii that such “afaitracts” as that of which we here write are intended! to cotmnfi ideate to the churcl^at large all the imjiortant business transaetial, apart from th© mere rontiuv work of a Synod, we take R that the chief thing which engaged the time and attention of our North Carolina brethren at their late convention was the placing of their ftynad in a* hoatile nn attitude a* poOmible httemrd* the General Spnotl, which, a few gear* ago, wd», with their cordial mope ration, organized within their bounds, and <\f which they a* get ft an integral part Without a note of warning, they deal tin* General Syn od, and certain District Syumls which are obscurely indieateil, blow after N^VRMBER % 1870. g M ..-Jk=r-r of oir brvthreu of lbut , all, #w that they bu «'"• f«r *%b< solwr, and wr calm ■ upon the ultimatr bearings of their course! Whether the majority of beHl'W that wbA done will prove a good Southern Church,” has hern done; who hare been the thing for Southern Church,” doers gf it; and briny forward sdme , *b4 if fib, wbeimr ,Rwy regard it as pro^f* in support of thane spcnHca . having been dooe fb • wise, fratrr liiSbc fourth ssttlfitma of the Mepurt 1 greuUy <Mliuml to doubt it. W« ta an inttmatkm, want hka e thsnel, j here a hsttsr ophden of the heeds that Mwh ^sUuaishase^”as isshsrged and hswts of some uf those breth iu the twepresmltng tout*-ness, may reu then to believe that they are MMfdot if ooetieued, the Umk««1 satisfied with it Jka ws have ai %$eiys,deelnwltoe, * >- ssmly iausseud, tbs recorded action Ami the fi/Xk sestetios ishioh <ws of the bedjr, in itself, fiimishes evi ciumvtUjr shews the wish to he father : deswe ef eMSteoMmt, of hot heste, to the thought expressed in the of a lark ef proper delihersUou, and fourth,) esggrsU that it would, pur-, we are diapered to think there will haps, he well fer the North CaruluU Synod to inwfiififi restoatar wtodhgr Use Ucmvsl bjnod has net served it# day, and whether there is any advantage to be gained b> confine ing in eon ueotwn with it» , ,IInon the adeiWum ef minlcf all the our must snoca, srtouiahiug Report, three reeeintiona, aoroitliug to the “absfraef,” Were immetlistely pnreed. ,®>e/r#< of them sets forth that, iu the judgment of the North Care lina Synod, “the time has come when those arctious of our church one in faith and practice should be connected in one general body :* which is but another way of Maying, las n re-action before long, If tt has indeed, set in already. We tried to consider the recant developments amongst onr North inn fhiiy end charitably as wo can, and result of onr examina- upon these devel opment* may ha substantially ex Iireased as follows: Onr best far those brethren who have Oar f*L Paufs Institute is in high favor ham on this very jtoeu^B German being a pert of the regular of studies. Tlfa eiiiarei* of has spent tlie pest in th^ community, that trs other nurown in to contHM-t with this )daea know how to appreciate this new argsnisstfcwi i ami also that the language of flchlfrer and (hAi, j ‘dhers wontd be secured rgry soon, and so may it long continue, and our i Already they are discussing the mat- infant undertaking prosper in oar j tor of building a chnrch, and alien midst. W. it U undertaken, whirh will be mdUu * / —w K I Mrhrture ciwffifdbi? to for the L<iti«rmti Victor. J- County. We arc not be cbordi Visitor: Knowing your io ta ffublkdilng ohaiwh totelli- sreid you m item far yowr On last Tuesday morning a brother minister called early for as to saeompany kits to an adjoining county, to assist in bolding a nacre j mental service. We are not fend j <« of itinerating iu general, and least | of arohitoctnr?' leanxsd v<dr iu puioi-of bat we have liitiv about it. la look ing at the dilapidated and dirty ImiMHngautiifrerifatoffilW^ sharel**, we are pained to think how great disrespas? -ehrtalisns show God m this trifr- w 'him can toniXln sat- ip God in a lmm. or a with Mind wafls, has all* aa a ininistor, lint a ^ , not yet lejm^ that decency is aim , aud buggy , a good road, and P art good mission animated aa with in • Di * tt on 9m ^ 9 T iricht, aud he confesses that the building looked more like a smoke-honae than iho house of God. We hope to sae readiness of spirit, soon on our way. The prospect of in the ouremoniea of a new Amerwan—Lurheras orgaiuxa- tiou, was ijuits enough to encouragr us along the way. > . Onr road lay through a billy noun try, but there were evidences of agricultural thrift ou every baud, knowing that we were passing thru* the fameotore of this spirit ia their Hyuod, is. thnt tin y j» tmuitlry iuhaiiited in ouiMulerslilc “•y lies long enough to become part by Lutherans, we interested pahamed both «f tbs words and ante ounw-lvM b) tosrwing the homes of to rernnection with it; and onr best j our brethren ia the faith, and were hope for the N. C. Synod, is, that surprised no hjo* than gratified, both she will apesdily ami atleriy repu at their number and prosperous sir “thp time has come to break up this ; dials the leadership to which she General 8ynod to which we lielong. hue temporarily yielded herself, ami people in ant), If we are aide, we intend to will take noun set of cooler heeded, * prospering theWi all such houses pat to shume, if not pulled down, in this commauity ere long. The new Lutheran church will be an ornament, and not a reprpnch to the neighliorbood. May the Lord move the hearts of this people to act promptly and liberally in this direction. Hut we hare writ ten too much already, ami wfll dose.' ft.-* * •>'■*-> After apondiu^ Sunday night tai tits same plessant. Christian family. do It.” the second of th© resolutions in structa the North Carolina Delegates to the next uonveottoa of our Geo cral Bymsl to prepent th# previous resolution to that body for notion npon it. righted and larger minded X. F«* thr Lsthefan Viritor. •t. Faal'a Inntitmta aad ■•steal * say we eouuueuded them to the grace bus idaiited (Wfrftod. ami started tor home, fiwd- a rich country, aud in wri» trful u * ilt w ** had W- ■ in the thia^i sf > to aasiet in a work so encoor- aingtnn, K. IX, haws Wil •nit t*> learning, heanug the above title, haa been established in this uty, and with thr laitheran A Mil ths third prm ul»*s . tor the blow, in words m^pifratlj mt« ndpd app**»»tfurut of s cuguoin*'* u> <>peu j to be, in ns far an they can make m^oUathms with a Synoil outride them so, w«>unduig and dsatructive. h,,r Gem*rnl 8>yod, ami, if imasi The hu t of common conrtesy, to Wf* agree uj*on terms uf union ( M u , say nqthiug of fraterual regard, w ilp , Char which ciioracU'riacH their expresnions Q**s actual, to say the least of it. It idfisslnl in tbs (bllo« mg and action towards the brethren who *wto* ratlnir pn-mature. In view ( ,«.r; At a m«rtmg of the rbnreh are unite*! wifli them in our Grueral °* w * ■ B Ff»°*e vre may not unfair- ruuaeil of the Ht. IHiul’s latbmii Synod, is so great ami glaring that *1 1,1 ^ R*c resolution of inatrm- rhun-h in this city, it was resolved we can see nothiug to lie ptoaded th*ns to their «h*legnt4 n simpl\ uu-ans that the Rev. id. II. Ilrrnbetm should ju cxteniiatioii of it, except, tndee«l, ^ist tlusn* delegates shall inform the —rr ^—m 1 with roure <m|iaMe tier- Oeaeral Hynod, at Its next oonren WHn tfnglmh tewrbrr tiofi. ol this world. W* aoudend whetiier they used as well the gifts of hja graoc as th«y dnl thoue uf his ptv% i- j denor. M — *— 1 '* A Xsaaaus wra iln i, u I » s wnwm fmnwfypi ft wNp| sun, ami through a comparatively thinly populated district, brought to lookup'.|K» | w ‘"> »MruK»» f<* of the ebureh with route * ,M * r«*|toue. As wc drove thing of the eye of « skilkul trudes ***> fitoeeto of our town —;ffidtiug mrrelvmi *ml wstitlfrinc,! •**) notiowl tfa^ iudicationd of cuter how uiurh can He mails ont of clo-ts ! i Friae on ci cry baud, we wore more IV. it th. Union, at <**• mi iu Ih “' ***** <* H«= W* rnlro—to trot om-ii. boti. until .lot trin ity ut hok-tH. Ami betv, 4r«r pmtrttt in thr at Ukrat. : ' 1 «> » fcSemal K«1 b\e. s. RBSPOKKE FROM RRV. TVW. tWOf. WiwrHRWrtrR, Ta., » Out. 2$t»r, 18T0. f |f Dear Doedor r After reading the paragraph ia yowr editorial of the 12tb inst., asking my testimony con corning the character of the lari General Synod, T promptly prepared a reply, kindly, bat emphatically de firing the allegations made tn the extract published ; at the same time expressing an unwillingness to be lieve that aay of the North Carolina delegation could have made sueli an unqualified charge. ) laid it by a day for such revision as farther re fection might suggest. I then placed it in the post-office, but too late for the mail of that day. Receiving two letters from North Carolina tile same evening, rendering it mi necessary to send that reply, 1 withdrew it from the ]>ost-officp, and now send you this as a substitute. Both the tetters were frpm brethren in whose integrity 1 have confidence. They are frank and aneqttivoeal. The sue says, hi speaking of the extract (from the* North Carolina letter) given in the Lutheran Visitor : “I regret very much Its publication, (1) bccaose the statement it contains is not correct, and (T) because no cans© exists,why the impression of a single should be paraded in no public a manner before th© church.” He theft addftt *9 have not heard anything of the kind from any one of the North Carolina delegates that ftttohded the Genera! riytiod, and I have seen and conversed with all but one store my return tn the Old North State.’” '* -n <• ** The other gives, in explanation, the fact that in a desultory res reels tion with him, one of the lay dele gates made the obnoxious statement, and he had repMted it in a private letter, with us orti design whatever 1 .” And from my acquaintance with that lay-brother, I am persu.ded that he did not intend to defame the Gener al Byuod; bwt fri a private converse tioft, merely gave MS impression Of some incidents’of that masting, which impression, one of my correspondent* remarks, “is not emlorsed by ’the rent of tbe ’(N.'N.j derigation^ find I "have reason to know that it wifi wati” 4*H<+rw\ iw l<il) v vm4ji Belfavfag tifat the whatleaged as- BWtiais against the character of Ofvr fate very pkasant meeting can not in truth‘fad endorsed by tile Ninth Careiina delegation, or imy j others present at the General Synod, >‘1 will eoririnde trifti the -ckfMng the unmistakslde r\ idetx-c* of ex citement snd inrouaklerate liasto aud heat which sp^M-ar to Hash, as we feadt fr 001 tW very tyjs* iu which their urocmlingM have been print ed. glance at fhe “Abstnw't,”. or slfapfy at the <4 Re|l6ri of the Del© gates to General SyiHtd,* contained in it, for that* matter, will fully bc.^W ojieu *1. fur tbe tswtt of the expressed judgment of m |«««n hial thfjN. C. Synod roncernhig It; after ltf the ehildron uf oar tMUgregatian, whk h. do matter what may be the w fe 0 Mtt maatatad abimt m the J*tk» n. fti ent of the General Synod, the | ftynod will withdraw connection with It, and forming a nnion with rooiehody else, show tbe church and the world what an u ep eienCecrleriastieal body ha. Another ia tbmeity, and by or tbeir has tieett tbe rasa ha a us out in what ws here deliltt-rately I * a J legitimately tlifar, write. The Refwut is quite brief. If eonsists of only five senumees; yet it wtmM l»e diffieolt to compress from f he way in which inch things are usc.nllj d«me, ws anppnse, K that the cubical members of the into five sentences more of bitterness ^remittee appi»ini«'d to seek a nni«»n I’aal’* rhurrti, making of finding and disree^ towards between the X. C. «»d thel^UK^ those whom they ml! brethren, than T.-nnerere ftyn.ri, are chiefly : tsqmre may he fonnd tliert. After reading { ^ ‘ifatraeting and weaken , .*;«# ^ this Report, we recalled our pteasnnt movement “iHtr rioutbern I with tie* Not to** Prof. J. b\ Karrkwt, wa* t a letter from of tbe »cement in areoemrion from day tn day with Tkfr sre leading sprnta, ^ wraa reganlsd as oar North t'wrnlinn brethren, during "rover* and workers in rh** ^ Proririsare« that it the session* of our Oenernl Wynod hn, *bltr v to «ar ffifineral Hynod. We tbs at Winchester, snd nibbed our eyes ,M,t "**5 lj,al sre ^setiug want ami thought, “surely it ran nut be f “for aelfisb purpaaea,” that they are After , but here H is before ns now, hi ay I lables and wonls «nily too plain. We lab rnsta,” or do not care to know which member ol ha > ia Of tbs charrh tiooal en uati«Hi. tint] and wdl prepared to appreciate the coin forts which we ed, studied about it in «mr g^'graph irsd jwltonl-boy days, aud bud ©voa found in I la* elegant home of oar sttrnqdedto give to itw rire, looks kind fawU, lire. Croniv. Wanu hcuit-v, many of them. ;umI n wans room awaited. us. At night the writer preached a sermon pnqtaru- eoaaeetfisi too to communion iu a suiaU house u- , near by. Not many wrn^ mx-sent. indication but these wen* drvotisl Ittsirnt of hia will go for | word. The rtNiiu fitteil up for womb ip ia Imth neat aud ctituforla- ble,‘a!‘bough it in intended only for ed the delegation wrote that Re port. The first sentence is a sneer. 44 Your delegate* ran not say that they were forcibly struck with the efficiency of the fleueml Bynod.” Well, if that be true, if onr General Bynod ia not as efficient as it might and ought to be, we can not but think that R is a fact ss little cvedi table to, snd as mneh the fault of the North Carolina Hynod na any other District Bynod in connexion with it. Tbe both- is not a very large one. Tliere were Imt thirty one delegates, rlerieal ami lay, all told, coostitoting the eonvention at WiiidwwtiT. Nearly one fourth of these (fonr cUthsH «ml three lay delegates) were frtim North Carolina. If inefllciency was n» painfully nppa rent, why «Hd we not hear of It at tbe time from our North OarolinA brethren, and have from them at the same time some snggesttoo for rem ©dying the evil f Where wn* the author of this veiy remarkable Re part, that fie did m>t fahlifnlly seek to point oat to tm Gentmal Byoml its weakness, Hie usmsw of it, and ths enre for it t ’ The second and third sentences ex press, hi a harsh way, very aerions, hat at tbe aam© time, as we sin « rely briteve, altogether groundless abnrfies against ‘risvend District tiynods,” to tbe effort that they seem disposed to act “/bf mlfUk parpen*, aad mt fee the general welfare of our church Bouthf* and that “fifap nppa rbhtly fbwget that mid body (General Byrrod) m a orxkrai. body, organised ta kgistau for the benefit of the whale church, awe wot for Tim promo TfOW OF PRIVATW OR LftCXL ITPER WtfafrdW-e * • .» f‘ N*e krill etides tor, in a second the) will have to show more dead) snd fully than they yet hare what are their an'lives ami and alisw too that an harm own to “our tiou them charvh" by the oat of their ill adviaed R they would long hold up their heads, oven may reevutij (am laosiisideratoly) have stood by with theu- I J I Each one gaine<l t<» the chureh is so uim:h additional capital to work uu. What can I make of him or hrrV is a serious question with the P| | | HH pastor. \ ie»ed in tlu* lights il was sailing on the Mississippi—The Ricer. a uisitcr of interest to ktaiw where F<»f 0«t Ymyn, Sketches of Travel Lutherans lived, awl what iheirj After the heat and dnstofXev circuiastaMeus were. We have known ; OHeuns, it wsui rfiprifally refreshing ui• under* whose love for thu to lsnm h out on the Missi>«ippi aril of thr dear people was ro absorbing mjov Its bbaBug brecrea and jthw* that they m*vcr dairel to instruct rmt pnrifirits. We tried, t<m, fa them cunceruing the tempmwUtim of foei the Hmportonce of the otfa religion—aud to this same dsns of skm”—<mr first sail mi the mighty dear prut»le beloug aU t»m dead heads “Father of W ater* • We hhtl resit of the church. But we are forget of it m the “First book of History” ting ourselves. admired the ajifiropristeness of Dr After traveling a distance of tw«*« SotoN resting ffowc Iwneath the wares ty fire mile*, we mu.ii«*d our dcati of the “migiity stream” he diitemrer aml Kiirrosnding*. tiw*ir “proper plate* ami projswtioas” oh the map of imsgmstion! We found it nee . eossirv to change that map eonsid era My. ss that now memory has sue almost altogether different from tliat which voiitlifnl enthusiasm ami boy ish iuuightHtion had fttfial Wr thought tl»e Mmri**ippi looked like a siuafi orcau stretehnl out to n Uro. CroniHc -wnnderful length. TVmiIuIcss 1t ap- oo thr tcu»|*onir> purpurea. private or with Crof. Itmi kcrt and hm ia acting the jiart of an enlightened ^icars thus during high water, hot BF lady, snd a |»rr*onsl iakrrvisw writh chriaiiau. Be haa prO' klol fi»r the , nnfortnimtely fiw owr exaggerated by a spirit of “eiofiaiabaafi^ hehl in IfalUmore, w hilst Mr. reltgioua instruction of hi* touuuto 1 hleua. we “made o!«*etxatioaa” at Aaf kind flsj h, jj, KiIctw aud Rev. G. D. Horn atsl neighbors, ami for this purjiore its lowest stage, when it was least MmI ssaretknes apa tfioaa who) am* wore on their way to the meet haa set apart snd fitted up a coin |calewh»ted to make impression* sf make th« is,) IhiI wc ik» nay, that ^ ff y the General Synod, it was fortnblc bouse upon hi* farm. A ' it© greatness and gramh*ur. We do concluded that such an mstitutum fiourishisg Sabbath seliool ha* lieou not witdi. however, to be niuhTstood of learning slisukl lie estnldisheil organise*!, a library secured, ami as deem ms of even an attcm)iC at - here by l*rof. Rm-ckert a Unit the regular preaching had for the good dwarfing this noble stream. To^tot find of October. . of the commauity. Bn». Scliickcl was that the M issisippi res# la kw than A capactwus Uw eUiwg. centrally invited by tbcs«* people to preach oar ideal was, is orn.V to adfflit V*r located, was srmred at sa annual for them, ami hr entered upon the |tohw*was to magnify great thing* real of #775, sad during the last work with that readiness and spirit * to proportion* whiHv different frww gal those who September the corps of teachers which always characterise him. On What known facts wonM justify. At wsare eoavinsrd urrivml, rnnaiattag of: rrof. J. F. last Bunday he made the first gath- ■ ht water it does not ap^war »*v Krofart, Principal, and Prof, of ©ring, aud tbe result was 20 names wddeaa It really is, nor is th© vrior Mast©; Prof. J. J. Rodner. TVacher compose the new organization. Of Itv Of its current suflhiint then to to til record, are, KkTr. of the German Language and I>ruw 'this number !.’» were iwiwsl by Txcito these emotions irtrieh nlwwys la^itiaosacLOHu. N. Albrh h. I . Mr*. Rums L. ARB L. fount, v 41 w af Kmrtiah Daparimeut; Her. O. As a fitting dam* to this Whsfo * B Bernheim, BaperintetMicsit or tbe miserable bomnesa, (<miitHag the religions exsreiaoa. sad Teacher ot setfou with regard to the Thmdogi Mathematics. ml Hsaiiiwryt which we parpore The instltutioa is foten«1e*l for notkfing ta oar watt,) a resolution pupils of both sewes, and has opened vM passed making the iAstberau aad with very fair prospect*, having 35 pnpils, and some 8 music scholars. ♦ “Exccfator” Is the motto of oar Lutheran citizen* of this place, and now we have an adilitooal centre of infiuenee for the gore! of sur chureh, snd the improvement of the educa tional interests ia this ally, which is l i'THEUAJV TIR1TUB f! Why was hailed with deHglit by all who have this! Was an abstract inadvertent-1 the wcHhre of our yaath at heart, and are not personally interested m oettificHte from elsewhere, eleven of arise from eontemplating the nftml these from the Methoitist Protestant Chnrch, two from the tended, Breth ren, the remaining from the Luther an, and by confirmation and Imp tiaui. ( After a sermon suitable to the oceuaiou, these were all admitted and nridstlvM tiilf of some mighty stream rnshtog With Irresistible foroe to itw embouchure. Wcsww it ehann- higir benwtifnl to its calm, Btifrttte Row*, and not terribly sublime in it* surging overwliebnlng fforsls. the “the me*bum of mntilcattoa lietweon th© shtm-h aval ministers” within tto-ir hound*. Not withstand ing that resMtoton, how- ever, ths Hast phase In which the •“.distract of the proaerrttng* of North Cadfityto 8ynod* 'appeared yu nut forte i abrou tonce of my first response? “Bltroere- article, to consider these grave »e, »y regretting thnt it has fcvrii thought enwfrjom* and ordy pause here to nt to Columbia through mere of habit! Ur, did it a**em too pt, in practice, at least, to break right off and ignore the oul) Iaithor an paper (Hiblitiied in U»© South T Or, was it because thus only th* slap in the face which had been prepared for the General Hynod, and certain brethren belonging to it^ could be most effectively given t Wc feel compelled to accept this last supposition aa the America w«l nt to ttfoir ! intoroats enrrert one, and rate the |M*tty .nut and maks the CtoraioN fangaage a djWjkalkpiHy at ith proper v;fItwv < jpurt of their course of iustruction ; Wc can not help wondering irhyth it fa by nature the language of or UjU aotiou of the Nortii Carolina tbe Lutheran Ohureh, amt no one 8ftiod, fnnn begtuuliig to end, mally mod to he ashamed Of to, nor of the meets with the ©ovdisV approval ©f Ntoratirtwof our own Fatherland. great swore as of | German* In the FVanco-Pmasian war, the Freweh taaguafe has lost much of Ma influence ia Aamrieati aebnola, aad the German language ia usore sought after and appreciated, and fa fa hoped that stl least all our laitiieraw cwllegaa and academies to into the Church acxxirding to pre latter mw*t be surpassingly grand, scribe*! formularies, ami with the l>eople of GckI preaeut, united in jHirtakiiig or the holy communion of tin* bo*ly snd blood of Christ. It was truly encouraging to witness judging from tbe enonwfms extent of Country drained by 4t and ft* tributaries. Tb© average width <d tb© lower Mississippi hvperhtBf*, about tiiree-foitrtbs of a nrfle. It so large a number of peraons who does not, howeiw, appetir more tlum were yonng confessing Christ ip this half that wide. *We get some fifiss* holy BaeramenC. Tl»« oecasiou was 'of its winding course to ohsenfap a most impressive ooe, and ire be Beve honored of God for the siiread of his name. 4 * fc,Hi # : Brev Brhirk«*l has accompli shed a most excellent work for the dhan-h in tin* commnnity. The material comjwaing this new organization is mthstantiul, intelligent and plod*. Those receive*l by rcitifieate moved into this section, and finding none of their own faith, united with the Lutheran Cbmvh. They lore the chnrch of their adoption, and will make Its most firm aud liberal sup port eca. Yon may exjmet to hear of the eoufomed growth of this mission church. On meeflirg the indefatigable pastor (Itro. H.) this in the distance the dark h*>»« smoke from the «Hmen>us steamers always *ou its waters. It mo* fa every direction, sometime* Howto? rbrwtly north, and then tJwurftruijr from snath to cast and west in a faw miles. Tb© (hanaei of the Mi* sistdppi is iconstawtly undergoing obauges, so great that iu ptnees the mcr lias a tindy diflbrent from wbaktt hail, in many places where great curves, tbe fixer its ©muse, tims are rafted chute*. • There ci wearing away nod Osiving iir «'l first one lunik and then the sthrt, ; ^ which amounts to » aerions matter ■ ■ ' * v f I - Ya many instaaeea. l>- ings. au*l evei* dwellu ,jhchtlytoh’arovedt» Jy such abrasiomc A| 1 of vatoaldo land are e« die be*!* of aflovinl «h mouth ol the river. V gglltlrtimn who uwu Ifoe which vrasgradu;' ftnlil at fast fce <*»huU 1 ot ft entirely by tin ms waters. Stealthily tl.i- r • ed upon bfa ratate- ti he found ikilyffNtf w k \ his valuable farruf an- not cram C* rivur to u bt-cu formed on the ^•as compelled jt«d^ parts. Tire »**4kh very littb* increased ? tioaaof it* banka ; foi "away *>« oik* sid*,‘ it y about a* much on tfa' < , lire scenery ou tb though attractive ami bo called neitfau ggri turesque- Its wide T cxtcmling for nirfe- * riiiuler tbe views soiii. nous. Tliere is aim « ►> of any elevations, e\" nilto wlih'h aic . sriit: intervals. Momitain UiIKc would give lh*-' baek-gromid to* the s<i it* aauieneiM, ami ad of miblimity. Owiuu we h«*l very little seeing flit* crtqw aud ; the*** were oftfai hidi;< :ujd*levc<'8 «f the i \- pilot h*Mise of the ^ old look tlu-se and v' directions tL-itteriiig j* rich ri*wait! f»f tht- Tlu* cott*m imna-tiiar*. bank* was the finest Bouth, which every pi rally expect, know n5, fartied fertility of j' boU«»uis. * .. s —— ? ■ 3 ' <• 1. « w n\-. .* < > ‘ - = >: •/* * *_ f *r ihf . K f . Miwiesippi S The ImtlH-ran Syiw pf MississipjM con ven the 8th of October. 1 Chapel Church, in >1 issisMppi. Th«*iv was a goo*l the Mem l s*i> ofriyn** few absentee.**; tau- Hen\ (I. H. fkomi. phalper of the State | alio orgyuizdl the 1 eAmrvfa in the Stitt*-. od*l y«jirs ago. JK devoted nmn, lick ■ knew him, am! <afa»rt the j'ause of Christ last, w lren tlu* I/Oi L Lorn hi* ministerial iat him to L'iHiwlt. IP w eie: “flivc tnc the . th© pn*,K-himrot tiie " to be ?lis chief d«lig exeuipiitiivi through rial career. Notwithztanilrng th upon . the churph by this worthy member, cheering repsrts '(Tom turn* in the boumls ol favorable pii«spects * ^| fliuirli in thi* Sra ■ Fnun tl»e ret»*»i‘ts »•( sc‘virol of the chifT'-li greatly irtirnt an- ebtm-hes urgfinfacd dr odical year, for which aatisn tor th*- brctii harmony manifested ren. .< '* Among the frm>-*r tmiism-tinl In* Svno**. y. ■x Ns i. ' * O S'" * fit.- l*r*qwtr«toiy step 60 iHiite with the Gcu Sfyruod of North Api- as practicable 2. Officers wen? We age a schtiol locatrtl i Mississippi, iroder C- %ium1, li*r tlie ciluc.l men <toinng to ©ntoi r H r rhe mera^ers of Ghuuroh were recumvu 1 their tuliuence to Ua'ye I Visitor, a churtli jKq l Golmnbh*, S. C., cir< | bounds of this Symsj. I Thus nfter four A.syl brethren took leave | iroti departed for tin I fliftereut fields pi la I tkeir w«y. TUt Sew litr t Magazine shiteR, tha vision of the Scriptm imshed on With mdr .fa n.-inl • with coi* -*lKsftt*,, Ja) Jiuni d tSrei denumiOn vftcil to co-operate, i »fid ovuz dr two trfhe. the majority have a< * Bay* the magnr.itu;: • a well known bi\|Heji of the ^Kugiish filer, nereice. Ia the -fa 'MaemUlian'x Magszt ajf&itust tip' udvisabili tion inUiatia^ ami c., «m*h an ulideitakin^ the issuing of $1 Xo\ ^lt. Bnxtoti brought N f ftftttiou tiff such n c lro was C4»mi»cUad t* “to we shall have a . i35©”U, ,f ’ sV 7^' t ♦» •-V •