Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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c HI the LUTnn;an visitor, col EDITORS HIDE, D JX, ( ulumbis, S. ILLER, A.M., Staunton, tow what to do, as I do uo4 want iy name, or spy of tboae fat whom pay, transferred to “——" or any one else. If you continue to edit the paper and coutrol it, I will »ooji eeml the greenbacks for the present Vol uine, I do not know where “ V many friends among the laymen n “I* ntty; iff (ma in all thing* charity. 1 i frKC'IAJ. NOT littailers mast be Hank CS lble« I f these can the rismey in a Re Alh>ortma*tew when mi fra art* sent to m\ order to all ■wr. Ml paper by ribers un tue is an 1 paid, returninK: a til, is not »ujf- tmueations re atin^r to * >uhl give the r names y id carefully ndieate w which are n« w Snbserft fr name of t ie post oftl It of the comity iunl S triber is neoeksnry, in 01 ;*t entries may In* proiup y made, land ohituarv notices, and * Intended Mr publication, itteu sejnirntJly, and not in to reoeivt proper attep- rsPAPER decision's. distinctly, are dStl ai Not hniy but Iso of edrh that and M. other mat slvon|d be bnsiik'ss h tmn. Nj , ulariy fro: reefed to b he has su for the pa.i 9. If a person orders hi j>aix*r discoli- tinuofl. lief uast pay all arrearages, or the publisiK'r may contii in* to send it until payment is made, s nd collect the whole unionist, whether the paper is taken from the office or no . 8. The cplirts have deci led that lvfio- sing to take newspapers i nd periodical* from the past office, or removing aid leaving thfin Uncalled for, is prima facie evidt&K , e of Intentional fra id. 5t!S are. Southwestern Virginia.—“Imagine, if you can, my surprise on reading in the Lutheran Visitor the proposi tion that you give up tlie publication of the paper to another. My surprise was increased wheat I read: “1 aru fuithorized by a number of the minis ten of Southwestern Virginia to make this proposition,” etc. It must bo a very small number, indeed. I have couversed with a huntber, aud they atx* decidedly opposed to any such change. I am also assured by a number of the subscribers that if such a change is made, they will RUl>port the jiuper no longer* I hope you will coutinue its editor, aud if you do, 1 intend to make an effort to iucrcase the number of subscriber* in o»y charge.” Southwestern Virginia oner more.— “I can not refrain from writing you a line after reading the proposition in the last number of the l ardor. I think it a condescension on your part to have noticed him at all. Yon need not fear. No, sir! You are to entertain no such proi>o*itioii from him, nor, us far as i am concerned, from nnv one else.” The corn plat lit of our 9. C. berth |wu aillMt^r Goiioral Bynod, is as far aa they have seen it to exfwras it, pi warded as follow*; I *fpVwe Reaps to hej* diapositioa on 4 jraft of firvwrtil District Hynods th ;*■ But I ■my lose my it entity Jfl jjjbould trios*- this article faentiontflg the subject 4ary. TVi prevent such say that Staunton Female Seminary, with ticmty-eigkt pupils, and others to enter in the course of a month or two, is now in sncccoiifnl o|*era tion. Our new building ip ,all com pic ted, giving tis n»o» tor the fiutnlt of the 1 riucipal, dining, school, music | ^ propose ami adoiit important and recitation rooms, together with j UlfWM , rB p f or •elfish |»«rpo*r*, and aerumjiMKlnti.iiia ftic thirty-fllx tmoiXI l MlbrUK rBrnU « r HWrr of oar I* wi *’ tlion-ftvr l«o won that j ftouth. *n»oy opporrntly j"«t now wo or* roomy. H tbM 4 onmt Ut I bo ClMlrob m.ko . oo*o of (bK |»^orgMl»«l to byldolo for tl* ..ml ~t .bom romovl.y, at oooo, all , wlu of , h , vbnb . wtob jromoU of muiptaiat. for (b# promotion of private or looal Tbo* we have not been ns promptly t tt krutl." weoi«l«l In till, buport.nl o.terprliw w can only rrpeat, *ltb ompb. a " “» «*SSS»W. •'•■ni.n.ta, rot wol w that .hltot tho rhnp frel tk.it wo I..VO |«.otmtod tho eoMmaod In thorn two mtonro. U mint, of aiH-ortalnly, wbb b oovol I , )f ^ mo<t >Ylolu ,h.rwtor It i. opml tb.- ontorprio.' In tho inriptoni I |o |hf wnrW . riprlini ota^o of itH oMtoMlohmont. fur oomifb j ggjl „ a h|(aitT, (both a. to 1bo |*r to aoo tho olpwr ^in.in, of altia.ato rnojnt narl tho portioalar thlug. alfrgiNl agatnat them,) which are 4r%GB NOVEMBER 2*. 1870. gjestaaB i |~ =3 . t ^r-3 the tiiuroifs general iatnwsts, success Imyouil. This, of course, it will take years of (mtient and un dogging energy to effect. 8tiM, with inconsistent with ordinary manliness, anti wbieh, in a case like thU, are tlie i-outinneil smHcs of Ileum njmn mijnstitisMc. the riMnbliMMl labors of its friends, we feel confident that their exjiortN tion* will tie more tbnu met. A general interest III tin* srh«*»l ia growing up thrtHigliout tlie Chiin4». Ut the pin\era ami tlie MilmtaRUal Agmnst whom 1a the romplairt of onr 9. C. brethren madat ll'ko Miiiougst un are recklessly ignoring the welfare of our church at large, null are guilty of this narrow minded ami set fish conduct w hich has com Tho Stieflf* Piano again Triumphant We melt at the Fair in Columbia onr esteemed friend, Mr. Stieff, of Baltimore, whose advertisement is found onl ptir last pade. . He had tw'o of his superior inftruments at our Stath Fair, which! were much any mei ■p Synodt There arw i our North Csrolma brefhren Itev4 Messrs. Itude & MtUto, also fist the publication of the Kra$0hcnl Lutheran toukl he eoO- by Rev. N. AWrieh. Thla of of of their late proceedings, to at leant, one or two a general character, wbieh them must have hod in taind they so unwarrantably and unchar itably denounced their brethren of “ several IHstrtat Kyoods.” They are evidently very iimnieol both to tho Lutheran Vimitur and to the pies ent plan far the establiahioeut of a Theological Heunnary. The former they hstro determined not to eoun- tens ace at alt as a church paper, and by formal vote have adopted the Lutheran and Mimiamary aa their **medinm of communication between the ehmvh aud ministers uitbiu tbeir Islands ;* whilst the latter, they “tleetn it iuadvbuible,”tobelp to aup who ought to feel in honor bound ! latter brother and his friends in the prtitnply to aoswci such fjucstkm* as N. C. Synod rtmwed themselves to this, and either make good their j be exceedingly sore upon the ai»b|*ct charges or withdraw them. Will of the new paper, aod before the they do lit Irut numhurof R wnaisMu d. ;isaMlcd Whilst otfr North GaroNaa berth ! the prospective mlMora and their ren havo fiiiled to purlicuiarise any friends most bitterty, using tbeir M lmportant messnrva* aa tn thetr! ntmnat diligence to prejudice the opinion, “iiropoaad and adept ad tor J ebureh aguhMt the new uaodidnto selfish purposes," it la yet Mot very tor fisvwr, #vmi to ndvnnee of Ha difficult, after readtag the Abstract appearunoe. If The new paper made its appear a nee, and from the very first number nntil now, h maul be confessed, has always been prepo**c**mg in up- peunuioi\ Very little notice was taken by it of the attacks of ita enemies. Its editors and eonrribu tors, manifesting a most commend able spirit, sought to avoid contra veray, and addressed themselves, | instead, to the task of furnishing the church with a Weekly of good sine, type and psfier, and presenting to its readers as much of mteraat, van rty, and value, ia its contents, as it was possible fur them to com mand. The success of their efforts can not be gainsay ml. The pajier at |ssrt—tbeir aateauihk ren sous tor that Oatomhto grew steadily in excellence dorisiou being abont as flimsy as and in favor with the ehun* day by nay ever put spun paper. ‘toy; that at (Jhsrtotte languished, If time are the two s{«erial thing* and ttsally—"temporarily sstprsded which are distasteful to our N. C. and the jmlgmeut of those who lierthrrn, and which are making thought Mud a different sort of paper them a scout fen aide am! dissatisfied from the Franyeiuml Lutheran was been te two iiistr|imenbs tiniik admired, .both as regards toue atil iBBl iif ree New Vork i»ian imediatfelV sold. We 2LW finish. the » silver | medal, ov r { ^ ^ “not been heard from since the flood." The wonder ought rat Iter to ^ f ,f *th, not by might. th inuin f rc H ■' premm told tliati ttnjy have btfeii exbibitc*jd | at eight Southern Fai* since Sep tember l$t3»J and been| in coinpeti- Bosto^,! W^rT’ b *^‘ i apOuiem |Ike pfearut *ritinr Tk. wh.4r raa |*}•*,*"V, addittai toOe< a ►« patota uniSi l «Sb Sps* M • 00* t* art wit K i I- . -J Amid---. nd si efforts of the fhurrh continue in ito tll e 9. C. Synod to think mm! Iiehalf, and sihiu thnoe wb«s l»ec»mse j ^ ^ wHhdmwiwg torn, mtr (leu they eotild not arr when* tho mooey vrt} B rnod> ani| ^k,,,,. redeams to punliaae tto> property* nnd tho* tkil , elsewhere! The Lear Senior: As you report on [ impda to auta it wmre to Is* ha«U not report, from which are have qnoted, very delinquent in the jmst number, “«»ly refused to do auyttoag towaoin Uidefinfidr answer* —«arr*rut the in onr trcuerml Hvnod, why should wnnted by our ehurvh it hebooveth me to flourish way pan it **hcmsrl\*vw, bwt Nought to dim*.air trif1 Hymldn." Now nerermi. means »* be sot and. espeeialh, we nak. almadantly vimlk-atod. ouce more, lest a trorne thing none «g»‘others, will uoi l»e wanting the small number more than two." i with whnt show of right or muns j From the very brginuing of the upon me. | ocular drmoostraUuu they ilemmdad our General flynod comprises toina they even intimate that the itiwixsixa of the chun h imfier bmu But, Mr. Senior, if you luul ever j totoflw the first dollar had been ae m^riet Synods, hr*dd« ^ that id friend* of the paper and the friends new the X. C. delegates at New been Pastor of a congregation, I’res <*arcd. A nusrmbh* ntul swiridsl! and fltv la “a mnill number «f the S.*w*4naiy are acting from berry, ami the mass of our 9. C. ident, Professor and Steward of Mf c > ** ,,H waiting to srw is tot the mnrr than twa* 1h. onr brethren ">4fiah motives ami tor the promo brethren, alack to Bra. Ahlnch and a Female Seminary, and Editor, all | ‘'hriatian t«» In* |p»verwe*l by. It mem, to neenm* these flic HvtmmI* - turn of private or local inteveata! the F.rmngelirml /.uthraa sliuast to ■ at the same time, it would uo longer wwuW P**'*iH tin* undertaking of ^spomthm to iwofmoe and Smh as intimation certainly comes man, (abether fnmi “claaniofcurN*,* tie any wonder to you that 1 lu»d ‘ ‘ i.lnprine tint hmk* to the imftortawt nMMMUlW tor aeMtohI wit h very had grace from the North tor “aelfiah purposes," for thepewonv good of the < 'hnrvli. We are to Walk ,Mtrpnar«, and out tor the g« ttcml (*nmMnn Hvwoil, when we remember Uou of “private and local intereaU.” welfare of ottr f h«m*b Sooth T The »bal It cornea toon that Synod alone, <" ^ the general welfare of onr Hobton Synod has Iwen connect.d that in the town of I harlotte (with Southern < 1»wn*h,” we do not ptvtond with ws but n short time. It has » her tmuadst the late Kemmyehml to say.) mnl have jost manifested, had only one delegate present at lutherun paw, deetmed. ami, alter **'«■• nfirt so long • time, their of onr last two ronventhms. * hvh* eompctitioii wHh the I’WK extreme tctidernea* it|»oii tlie subject fell: and that the village at M<*ntt by putting u|ioa the Lutheran Viaitur Pleasant (sbn wittiin her hontnls' *• heavy a Synodical bun as they made a strong but ausneeemfiil bid . able. tor the location of the S. minan. W# bare mmply jotted down these I can’t do the work of a liaif dozcu ! .Kepana. It has Iweti held, without nulticnl “•rrvrwl f" IH»I> one fnrtto*r •* order that are may not nrrupy farts na lniefiy aa )Mnmil4r to refteab men. My will is good, rery ; (ntmuMin, tor rbm* w«** ks, and rrdwetiaw ran he mode in th« nnm mneh sy«oce wjih thi« not very the m*»4iertion of onr Iwefbp-n with and I wish my power to effect was there are new armndiMia at the altar Iwf, »*id tlie definition of **s« vernP pto.ioant «n»qeet, we ppqtone now teganl to them, ami to say what, in just equid to my tleeira to do. But of prayer every night. There hare *riM l«c met. If tie* S. W. Virginia "imply to refresh the tuemiwna of vet at thrum facta, can sftirrely be M. u lie that I am not *o UiMnlcd with lot heard from again. It ia said, “Where there is a sill ! fuf Ik* hlllSiN* Vj Faith Cometh by Hearing », and wei the piamp ftom llrWlla S “ “ "" ,HW Hm ‘ W “ * * UI 1 Nft sideretl among tlio beat* now mav-’! k!i±rl^ .m± e T r % ^ lO**r. I, KtaMta* h,b,M, preiniui,^ W. at )eil3t , ^ , |trv . J ,V there is a way." But there is evf- m>nM of awakening we !ia\e ever IVfhapa that Synod is exerptnl in deatly a limit to tin* signilicatiuii o( | w |ttn*wa*d. In mm pt pn>gmm tu m ruthiii. Do nor kwttinn imuui all |be I hat net Syinais e\rep< the H«4ofon Synod, by their enig tion with; h^truments from nn< ^ j I will not take up all this letter in j been atamt aixty ton versions up In I Sy^ad be wwpml and We suppose j owe North < 'aroUaa brethren Wpnai 1 nWMaMWIy deiued—that tho Oew Person^ wishing to! purchase ja really flrsjt-class piano would tloul^ lesslj* do’voD to gt*t k Stieff. ; the Breakers 3 fj BREAKERS id Ahead. S 1 rfrytaia.t— l ‘I am sorrt-, very sorrt,, for what ^dn have donfl in the ut. It nm proposition tQ buy you injurfe the paper." South >ce*te)-p Virginia.-|~“Now, de^r brother, I have never with you | before—you *but I am your frieijc the I Bro. out. aimer In which ; on reply i o But| I osition m du found fault know I mortified dt : - I the Bianthi of charity tentions. 'll pan not bi have, entirely misai ns. He brother, psq>er and don’t see, had any i or only ask news bn g l^rother, professor nor a uoi because posi ble hive in tb< leave it been offer business, the press just - .t tik 1 [to bny ydu to throiv ver your iji- t think you ided Bnb. an excelleht d has tl tb the Churffli d don't be et of ou* to mana less.” ho is * tor,” is hou but bei could as d he 1 had intended to trw,to find time inunity seems to have lireii brought HfifalCW Kywwl. *ecmld Iw excepted, iwper aud the .Seminary, and awb- did. and i%u*«l with wi*d4mi and | before you reiuimlrtl iuv of my Ueliu- under* Its infim iHv. The <*horrb, *<Ning that it ha*> had no rcpmwnta mit tin* ifwertmw, nbrtber there has moderatnm. vh*n it anniilhd the queucy, to give to our readers a which is quite large, is almost fl Did ti«fl» in about half of our cn«r*entioMa anything tn the rondnet »if the agr*'**nienf with Bro. Akim U. ami brief account of a rew*i»t visit tu every nig I it. The meeting may’not —hot three would remain. Arctbcnr majority of the member* of the lieu Idt an «q«rn fichl to all who might the Madison oougicgatiou. At the be considered as ha\tng been coti- thfre the uhnniim* HtwhIi 1 The eval Ky nod for aay ed rta memtievn) aapin t*» farniah ilu* dnin'li with an urgent request of the young |Miator— ducted stnrlly acconHtig to the **rftrernT Symnls forgetfbl «if tlie with n gard to rtther af tlione rater ••fftoWr lartheran |mt*er; that ichome praise, if Ufa and health aro lornis prescribcil in the Book of flwff that the General Hym*d **»s a wfiflih turn praaihly jafiMj the Itova. Rmte ami Biller, after that prolonged, will, some day, be in alt Worship, but to bclioc tliey are gmemt Iwdy. .*rgani/ed to legislate !*•««• *<** m '* demmctaUoti which artmn, had a perfect right to wmh* the churches—l went to assist him at perfectly consistent with (In* teach-j M the whole church, and not tor the the North fa roll na Kynod has re the Lutheran I utfar ; and fhol the a meeting the last Hubbatli of Octo- j ingw at (Ifwl’a word. If broken- j primofbiti of |»rivatc or local in tmMf ntt*ted. # fart of thetr auenaaling in giving us her. Ow ing to the pressing claiuia hcartetl, penitent sinners Mimctitnf* twWstar We are, of morse, some Firm, na to the poper: »»»** U*si paper we ha\c eier bad. upon me at home, 1 could wily iqiend cry «mt, “What mnst 1 ilo to be wrfawt at a hum here to derblr pod The (k neval fiynofl madeM•pw will hanlly jnstify uttr X.<\ lnvthrvn three tlaya in hi» congregation.'— ravedP it i* no nw»rc than what , tivhly whether the grave charge of went, at Mt. pleasant. N. in Ififlfl, m roughly nttenquing to snub (Ue*n. These were to me ]deasant, and I was heard w hen the poor jailor was ,,w t K. Cl brethren is aimeil against with Bev. 9. Ablncb. fin* the |»ahH- "Nrrant iIk* m-»*uaaUo*i that they J I trust to all profitable day*. The pricked to the heart. And if tlierr only <hfwe. or against the whole flve rat am of a church |>*per, to W rorog anil th«*tt frirads, in laboring tor th# Word was most seriously aud atten- an* occasional njoiHngs fh*m a sense »Hyti«»la conneeted with th* m in the niaeil aa tta «»rg»i». oai«l pnpci to be tively beard by the people, and th< re «»fpanl.med gnih, it ia jnrt a hat } Odiwral .Hy-m»d. Honietiaies we are euMmd **The Krmmgmtieal Lutheran* were evident tokens of the Bpirit’s good old Ihu-nl nvomnirislnl when imfitnerl to think they must mran (Vrtain stipntatnms were made by presence. The meeting wa* con tin- he exclaimed, **Be glml in the Uwd, tM whole five, but. In that rase, the the General Bvw#d Hi the terms of ued by the i»aator, but with what and refouv. ami shout f*ir »ov. all ye ! fffnrt eertnhOy ought ti» rend, “the agn***«ncot, one #f which {and a rery results I have not heard. 1 trust that arc upright in heart." ntfier Diwtrtrt PtyiKola,* Inatend of w1«e one) remU: “The Genera! Hyn that many may thiuk on their ways, KRANKK. “farerwl District HitnmIs." And «d tmny withdraw ita ‘maintenance that the retiring pMfhnl, in his and turn their feet4*> the testimonies —— then again, when we are almnt tn and rapport from This enU*r|Wi«e, Official Report, raggestod. on the of the Lord, during this series of j Bernal ka; The Loot ij Worship mnelude, heeanae of the tat Ut rend »n<l wrer all connection with It. if sulqcv-t of Tlnstlogical S»*in inary, that exercises. I 1 *.' 1 * down no rules tor the opera- j , n g .that th** authors nod opprmvrw •* her ranee, it the rod of any Hyt* the brethreu should cndc*avor to “aet- I was pleased to that the pas tion* of the Holy Spirit. It teaches, <r f tin* report hud In their nunda only “dhsnl year." frter Mitiutea, fVjni-en- tie definitely in their niimls the re tor lias been installed into so com- bideed, that tho .Spirit a* ts through thtv# of the District Si nods, we tion of Irtfltl, pp. ^ft, H.) qnirenicuta and pnoaihilitleti »»f our ifortable and convenient quarters, the means »>t ^nnx*, the wuui, preach the almost entire unanimity! After a year or two of trial an- situation” If a Theological hiatitu The new manse purchased for the g»»P»-*l f ami the sacra v f,h*h neaHy every Important ‘let this agreement, consah rshle die- t»<ni wa* not mH-eosari', or <*onbl not pastor’s house, is a very short dis- but tin* Book dm** not go m <ju*urr ever adopted by onr Gen satisfarthm waa felt and exjircaaed lie established within onr lonmls, tauce from the church, and consists H,, y farther. I hat sell name Book Synod has been carried, ami throughout onr 8»*nthern ebureh with that the onbjeet td*onld be at once of dwelling, barn, and other build- only givea tin* form* lor the regular wJart* quite ufinettV-d ooee morn. regard to the church paper. Isirge Uamshml from the Symid entirely; ings, and forty acres of choice lamL «vrvi«*s and the ministerial acU; ( TIh* nearest guana wo can make nnmliers of our min»«tera ami biymcn lot If on tlie other hand tlie estnb This will enable the minister in ^ut it does nothing mum Christ rtt tho real state of the rase la, that felt ami raid, that the paper was not Unhment of SBok an Imtt&ntkm wnaa charge to raise corn, oats, hay, &c., lllt ‘ nwonuin aide, a bout, a M >tie things have been done by tbc such is we might ami ought to hsie; Imth dc.drable ami practicable, that for his horse apd cow, together with “tone, tor his pulpit} the apostle* Gilneral Synod which do not* com thatoneortwolmportantatipulatMins tbebrinlimi*hoidda«*«*ktoacti*Mrn- preachcd in houses, juii», s\ uagugnes, msml themselves (even though voted in the ag»t*emrat bud not been mot; rally and efficiently hi the matter, everywhere; Luther preached iu f u j* by North Caroliua delegatra) to that the paper was simply Udernted Here wa* an opportunity tor the building up of that |o»{irr. have Iwen mot cd Is- m sfdiit of 4 *elanni*hnca*" and adfiotineo*. thrmmdty. aa to the Sianiiiary : By turning to the Mimrtea of Gen eral HymwT* last convention we find vegetables, jiork and poultry for the use of his family. Tlie house, with again.— a little outlay of means, can be made ‘tours and out of doors, on Sunday* (V ftain brethren, wielding some In- in the tlmenee of a better: that therv litrthriti to expreo* themselves. your rejider8 Visitor ii publish* might ibject to by a ^resbj liav > met, pronouuce your iu sei timent thos i who unprovoked md will iq>«ire the LAND. ViUgmi(tc-^ u l have beeb w what ministers of the VI ginia could hate suggested he offer buy out thfi Lutheran Fi ttor! I v»- - ^ - not eonji God bless ble ae years*" • -li n soil been any need agemqnt Soufkic writer who tl ey can preserve your vail to the ‘(Bad you refused Go on a yon hs and, for one I don’t any change n the our paper." Virginia-“From, a most comfortable homo. 1 feel like congratulating the congregation on tlieir purchase, and Bro. ITollalid ou his good fortune to lie the occu pant Long may he be spared, and his kind family, to enjoy this home, and long may this ]ieople enjoy his faithful ministrations. | ; .I wonder if I were to tell in this connection, that for fire visits paid this people I have received just $100 for expenses, whether it will not awa ken the desire in the minds of many of the brethren to be iuvited to assist *»-, _ the pastor. And just here another wonder arises, vix : Does this liber ality ou the part of the congregation absolve their pastors from returning in kind the favor of those who assist them! Though I have aided two of the Madisou pastors, (Bro. Keller, none of your laughiug,) I have uever had any help from them. But I Iiojk) to be able to announce to our read ers, ere long, that the Junior Editor was assisted iu his congregation, pro. tern., by the pastor tjf the Madison congregation to the extent of fifteen or twenty sermons. (Bro. II., dou r t get alarmed now, in view of sncli indebtedness, and claim the benefit of the Homestead Bill}) ami week-dais; Lutheran diurche# flamer at |ire*eut in the North Car ! was little hope rd improvement, or of The subject was referred to a com in Europe are open ou week days ulifia Synod, as tbc thing* fley would it* heramlng more |iopptar under its mfttee of one from each Synod, upon for religious service*; our mission l i Vt* to have doue, ami they are not then management, and that tlierr which North Carolinn wa* of course •lies peeach w herever tIi«*a find heat wj|H 0 g to sequieoce in the judgment ought to be a change. reiirnoenteil, and that committor re- rrs; uml ought not every minister of the majority of thdi brethren com Tld* disoutlsfhctioti finally cnlmi ported themselves aa iinnnimona In to be a missionary f TU- Bibk lay* ^^ing that General Synod, do mat iiated, and the ootiflk- “ down no rules aa to when und wrhore | t< -r how b*Tg.- the majority may be. ^ «he t*»per 5110 ministers ought topmich ; but the Tfa)ir complaint, under all the cir at Hie Convent great evil of the present i* (ids: we eutatance*, reminds ua aomewlurt of berry, ft. wl liave too many rules. The spirit nian w ho «ai«!. he “never luid wa* made to rtfafll gfi entire " Mt ’Hflfiflrit wss first fixed upon * toi*** * ‘l ft A lAoa a I 4L- 1 al aw *ZL toy* |K>*lng that General Synod, do mat nated, and the e*a»flirt1ng view* .m the opinion, that “then* exists a juration eame to a tent pressing necessity Tor a Theological 'onventlon of IfiilR, tn New-1 fteminan in the tmund* of the Geo tames, reminds o* some*hat oTj berry, ft. C., when an rnrncst effort 1 end Hynotl. —, man who said, he “never had wa* made to effect an entire change that dictated them was all right, but trouble in doing jmy duty Imt of isfitor and puhli*her After a too many men fail t<> dis, t -ru the un c,. ? n nd tbeo somehow or other I very nnp leu want <li*cua*km et the spirit, ami they only regard the hejlifippenetl to Is- imp.umeled with subject in thfi! Convention, fi com Mid letter. Tlie Confession teat lie* n f the stubbornest men he promise wn* snggeated and adopted. as the hication for toe Seminary. One or two of the North Carolina delegation, however, together with that those irho hate sinned offer thrir sate in hi* ' we heMeve unautmbusty. to the effi-et iug the wisdom of the choice, be- baptfon must repent, amend their con But of wjiat have these “MMeraL tfrfit the Genera! Hynml slmnld cause ofMt FleiisantN lieing a small luct, aud abstain from sin ; and it f* Diitrlet Synod*,* tie thi’ y three or beneefbrth Hai*e mfihlng to do with j nnd retired place -becad!* Proforaor neoesmiy that flirj be reminded, ffet, be*'Q guilty l That is the thing the publication of a‘church paper, Blkleex;m-K*<H] himself vary pod t admonished nnd persuaded to do we yrcluld like to bare a little more but iNrre the fteld open far »H com this. And any time and any place is procl*ety *f#ted by some of our North j'erttofs, to auraeeil or fail, aa tlie suitable for this teorl. Christ ‘vork* Carottna brethren. Tbh “Itcjiort” merits of tlieir respective puldh-a always, and ao should ihristiana also. SVc ran not have ft*0 many protrimtrt! meetings.—Kb. 1 OP* Arreat that terrible Catarrh, and thus avoid 11 eoiiNiimptl veV grave, bv using Dr. ftagi*’*Catarrh Reiuofly. Iy a* unwilling to teach in tto* Sem inary if (*atab1ished there, &c., ^e., it was thought beat tn re-conatder says, “clntipishness f proposing aud tion* or tlie reception given them the vote fixing the location, adapting \ui|x>rt*nt measure* “for by the ehnreh at large might deter fi«61 pntposm seeking only to! mine. With this action even the prdmottj through, or by mean* of, Editor of tlie Erangrftcat Tjuthrran ||Hpj | tho Genera! Synod, lt prirate or looal expreoard hiomelf, npon the floor memory senes u* wcB, by another interest*.* Tlii*, we m ag be per of tb# Bynod, as perfectly satisfied. cToricfil member of the North Car odtted t«» aay again, Is fnexensably . After the udjournment of the (V)b-! olltia delegation. Bro. Bemheim then The motion to re-eon skier was made by Rev. C. n. Bentheim, of North Carolina, and seconded, if our forV^ae^can'm!i nre apedfica vention of Iflflfl, it w«* soon made named Columbia, 8. C,, a* the place druRgiota, ui seml sixty cyuia to Dr. In n bat particular measure known to the church, that a paper to druggutta, 01. semi suty cewis B. V. Fieroe, Buffalo, N. Y., and receive it by maif. Fumphlot sent free. •irtnen-tires adopted, do clannish ness be railed “Tfr Lutheran and VUitor* nnd <ielf-Reekiug, at the expense of J woold *i»eedfly be eommenoed by at which the Bcmiuary should be ea»- tubhslied—the reasons for toe change wefe briefly stated by two or three put, ColtimUa was «tocided apa# ty dtoaenting votoo, mm) the dhoieu flftally made utiantta#m by a rising rote. It wa* agreed that donations sboulg be aolu^ited from the different Ifl*. trict Synods for the support of Pro. feasor*—that au agent should ho employed to collect funds far lava*, meut, &c.. &c., and in everyth)^ connected wkh the Beminary one North Carolina brethreu acted a enthuMiostically and showed ns mack sat isthetiou in what was being as any other brethren. It seen*, however, that “a change has come o’er the spirit of their dream,” aud that tliey met in their recent convfntiou only to undo what they, but a few months before, had heartily helped to do. They mcm all at once to remember that both the paper and the Seminary will he at Columbia, if matters are allowed to go ou according to tlie program** they helped to make in Wfnch**«ter: ami that that terrible man, (!) Dr. Bade, will be aotnally coutmolei with both of them, ami straightw*j with a wonderful sort of inconoimrat consistency, they begin to accuse their brethreu imliscrimutaiely of “clannishness,” “selfish purpmaa," and the seeking of “private or local interest*,” and set the neat of thrir displeasure not only nftou the papeti and the Seminary, but upon the Get era! Synod itself, and talk a* thoagk the only pare and nnMemished me* ever ladtoigiug to that body am to be sought tn toe Synod of ftortli Carolina. “Strung*. (Muuungiitningf-, —wouderfril, pitssing wonderfidft IMiere i* there anything in the fact* of the case juatifriug such conduct! And then, the reanon* gives for tnniing the cold shonlder' to th* Brminary ! We can not help briefly adverting to tbeo*. iu coiK'lusios, notwitliKtsmling the length of this article. “Certain facts have come to our knowhvlge,” says our X. C. brethreu, “tu reference to the (leu- eral Byuod's Theological Bcuiaary, such as: That Bev. Prof J. P. Sm-lia-r will remain at WalkA, as President of Newberry Colhgc." Of oourne lie will, if the church m general is os little to be relied es as the N. C. Byuod to suiqmrt bis m a Professor iu the Bemiiury. W* uudenftood Prof S. to give a dis tinct jdedge mm. to remain at Wak haltn, but to go to the Bciuimuy, wherever it might lie, if the ciiuirk wuaUl pledge him am! his family a supjiort there. “That Rev. Dr. Budc can net <W- “dc ins entire time to the dot)** of In* profeooorsbip," coutiuues th* reoolutiou. Is that anything aewl- DkI au^budy cvj*ect it of isimi V W a* it the iuteutiou of the Synod that Dr. Bode was to be s sort of dry uuroe for the young men might be sent to Columbia, and them about, and have them con stantly under hi* eye. We wonder who ought to be the judge as Is whether be* cun take ujwu liimsrif au hour or two or teaching each day, in addition to the care of bis little church and the edihuisl labors of-a weekly . Dr. Bude or the horthrea in North t'arohun! How refreshingly cool mih! aualest to help to elect a man a Professor, and receive his acre;datum, only te inform him afterward* that you haw otmclnded that lie has too math to do ami will u.*t lie able to attend to the duties! Who is to “devote his entire time" at ML Pleasant tn the young men the X. C. Synod may seud there for Tbeoktgioaf ia- stMIcthMl ! Finally, “that the majority of the graduates of Roanoke College, who have the ministry in view, will go to l*hila<le!|»liia Thenlog- iwU StMoinnry,” my mir brethreu. La! the enterprise of establishing* Seminary in the Southern camtry is to de|a-ml u)mmi what s feu young tmm in a certain class at R* v anoke College may do or not de l And for rrttsuns such as three o«t N. C. lurethreu “deem it hmdviwabfc at imwrit" to have anything to do with our General Synod's Beiniu* ry! Well, reasons are “jilenti ** biaekbuifae” far doing, or not do ing, certain things, when onr mind* are made up, hut whether they are always good reasons, or the fro* ones, is another matter. There U an old Spanish proverb which tons somehow tons: “Cnrsrs, like chickens, always come home to roost”; ami we warn ourN.C.bretk reu to have a care, lest the charge* they hai*e been so ready to enter tain, and so disormrteons in express ing against otlicrs, retorn and be come unmistakatdy fastened iqio* them wives. We caution them to be suiq^rioed if certain porae*»*> who ha\*e read their recent proceed ing* and aro not entirely devoid of penetration, ftwl obliged to <h*. them with that sort of people who are, indeed, always prating abort* their desire to labor far the att*** 1 meut of “tho greatest good far tbc greatest number,” but who slwav* liKHui by the greatest tiuml>er— bek 0?»k. - ~> L- v . K Hi I N.'s M- i \ - Y i■ \ t,N ?5S ■ < " v • V N ra-V' . > t» i O11 Thursday rnorni:i. ;hl, tlie GeiuTid Gounril o gelical Latlieran Church < hnrch of Bt. Peter’s, in Xtie Ommntion was op<» votkaial services. After tl- ii ble'sermon was deliver*- W. Bcbaeffer, of PbilmU! X. gpaeth, of Philadclphi a eommuniou address after which the delegab- iug biTthn n and a **»«« cougregation, unite*! in t tion of the I^rd*S Soppe The Gonvention was e . (be afterm*>u- Synods r Petm*yl vania, New York I English Synod of t-M»i District Synod of Otiio Augusta na Syftod, Rim Canada. The Preoiifent an aide «|»olog\ for Council, defending its the Four Points. IN’e the reiKirt invfaM, but t we present coutaiu, in o the essential jicrtioii of J*. Krotel says: “Beprem-n tati ve* of thjr responded to this app* tatkm to unite in conven| . by the Pennsylvania Sy and met in convention of Beuding, in Deeemb Anxious to lay a good tliey devoted days t<* tie- pray erful coiuaderation o! touching the faith of the its i»olity,” which thev* . be fundamental and of iy supposed iu any getjuqi Evangelical Lutheran > the history ot our eh . country nowhere pnw-ii K and clearer statement - of our church than th recited iu the Fmndamru 1 1 of Faith and Church Pol at Beading, nor any e assembly that display*** oomprebeusiou and im»r»- of that faith. ^ - But notwithstanding and jaasitive utteraiM-o; those* who were unwi! satisfied with it until Council had declared factorily iu regard to «)< Mseflcnt whieli nei* - exist iu some Byiual tlie reception of the or Doctrinal Basiii." B ration »a.- asked at in which the Gram! < urpmurt, ami as that l.s| itself “not javpannl t<j I declarations” of sonu-l been assoriattd w itli it I Ktderatioii aud adoption I *lauienul Principles, ;>l the matter to the |)brl “until such time as ,b\ of Gods Holy Bpirit. a ings of his fu-ovidemv. euabled throughout th*- era! Council aud stfl it<| ***** eye to eve in all ti pcactiee and nange,” m*\ decline*! to la'come un it body. From that lime tlie t General Council to Un church was question*-1 although it was evid* candid observer tbat^ an»l congregnthais w* .striving to la* true t<»V^ in the ininistrations of : ami in daily life. . ♦ • ✓ At tlie Convention ; two yea is ago, fau is . inueh of Its time aod . hits to those points o am) eudt-avore*( to exj efejirest manner possibh- it intended to «»ccnpy. ‘ tion resulted iu the one By iio*1. and le*l sifl t*» ask a more definite tory declaration. A y* General CtWHfil was queste*l to give snch an and want of time ^hv it from living giiTti. Perhaps tho un>st in* of this (NanTution wii this answer. The Gvni was anxious from tin ning, to give no nm* and to l>e clearly and stood. If it has ^ail«**l || deavor, it was not owin of earnestness on Its j. <iisjK>sitioii to terms. ( ^ it is i*oetsib!e fai V V-.hpciI to define its j precisely than it lias rh ***, honorably and In tli» ; to*l without reupcd of The offli-ers elect***! • ,l g year aro: Pnrahh Krauth; English Keco Ury, Rev. a Ijainl; •fig Secretary, Bev. English CorrwqioiHUiii B. M. Sclnmi* G**m-«|*ou*liug Secret ai rffenael; Swedish Com : retary, Her. E. Carira-; Mr. S. Gross Fry. Friday.—The order by previous res<>! K v ur v v F < * ft - • ■ |i-. -'i- 6'/ K; W m A : !" - _ ' t \ V v > V '