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; i , COLUMBIA, iS. O, Rbv. A. Ruy-. J. I* y, December 7, •jF~— EDITORS : rfi>: Colombia, $. C. A.M., StiumidtilV*. unity; in f ** all thing*, charity* ■ SPECIAL KOTICE?. mast 1h> m«de in Hank Checks, or P these can not lie j e> in a Rroirter^ Postmaster* am c' i when required. , rent to subscribers an exprota onler to discontinue q.iyed, aul jUI arrearage* are I required Ir law. Merely retm number ql the paper by mail, is n<jki mient. I All iwtt nnniestMm* relating sofihbra. should (rive their nan* distinctly, rad carefully indicate am old ap 1 which am new sul Not only " he name of the pc _ but also t iat of the comity ami of ‘each su mcriber is necessary, it that the pr .per entries may lie pi and accnra Wy made. . I Marring* and obituary noticw, hml other matter intended for publication, should benitten aei>amtely, ami mu in business h> tern, to receive pro|H‘f atten tion. ^wiring oecijuons. i ^ L Any pi vson who takes a wader tieg- nlnrlv fron the poet office—whe|heT di rected to lu manic or another’s, or whether he has sub cribed or not—is responsible fof the pay Beni ] 3. If a p i rson orders ilia paper disoou tinned, he must pay oil a near* (res,, or tlie pnblikl er may continue tol send it until paywpnt i« made, and refect (the whole amount, whether the fapei is taken from the office or not. ! 3. The tjfl art* have decided BL ■... -ixyr to tak< new spa pei>* iuul pc nodical* . from the :j nst office, or remoi ing |nd ing them uncalled for, la jwi no f«<ie fife (tf intentional fraud. THE f.UTHKRAN VISITOR COLUMBIA. S. DECEMBER 7, •: -.A. Jffi 'Vi ffil—i ^ --M * 1870. in advance and loaders. Tim Gen- have learned something from onr “Book.” Sec its “Second Onler." Query : Hour doe* the Connell expect to have uniformity with two forms of service t eral Conned may also, ire think, A Communication Arum Esv. L C. .from the centre |o the aaa.* TM» hia brefhfw*. and »S tf “Monarch of aft he on the worda of too, that Mi. Pleasant N. V. \ ! - . Rev. A. K. Untie i >.l > Dear Sir, , u| «l MOTmr«^-bo« .taw un*fv«7®whM»fc «*».«»**•«< 1<m', “Onr N. r. nmfciMi*—won*» **»•". nor mn «**rr ow prenorrr, U tbr nonl -BrHknm' U u«,l In thr nndrr >11 cOrMntowi, (hr frr/V* *M, Tr-IrS-rl TMTL* *-rf MQjrT^******" 1 * 1 * 1 km V er M 1# an eh an important matter, as inittnd* to glance over this column, his self possession may be dfattorhed for a moment or two. ^ II might be exported though, having written than much, that we should nay aometing on Iwhalf of irmtiam of our friend, the senior editor of this tlmt of withdrawing from tha Geo.;***/ »• * •«*»«» know whether Tlirough the kind new of a fneud. jLjm], sad fonuinf an uufoo with w» wonhl not have been “better cm l II I my attention has lwen called to ! «.me bo«tv outside, without oooanlt ployed visiting and pn^lag fbr some Rev. P. Anstatt, of the America* an article in the “Lutheran Visit-1 t| n g ns;—e«4*-oi*llv this mighty ««* paHabioner • than writing onr Complimentary. Lutheran, compliments its in his superlatively pure, elegant, chaste and refined Christian style and man ner so extravagantly, that we blnae —for him! Rev. P. Aiks to tt has taken offence at the artiele of ‘daitherootia,’’ in the L. V. of Nov. 0th; not that it i« abusive, but what to the American Lutheran (Rev. I\ A.) is infinitely more objectiouahle>—it is true; aud he is incensed against as, because we endorse “Lutheranus." That onr readers may jadge for themselves we let him speak for himself: CXINVBBSATIOlfS IN THF. SAlfCTtTf. John—Bnt this is really too bod, hqw the Lutheran Visitor slanders ns this week. What is this worid a coming tot Peter—Let ns hear what paper says about ns again. or,* over the signature of «X,»oo tliq | tendering Jupiter “3 subject, ‘K»rm Voavi ('AKOI.INA Hrkth*kn, w No. 11 which, Imt fur for the wav in which my name, ami those of two other lirethreu umiihhI, an* paraded before the pub lic, I would not have rondescriidrd to noth«e, any mon* than I did yoar conduct in pahlishiug a prixute let ter of urine in yoar miserable sheet, the publication of which I had strictly /orbitMen, Sir, the Itticrties yon take with eorrvspnttrietir*' shows yoar utter disqunliflcattoti to fill hou ornbly, “the t’hnir Kibtortal.* Yoitr motto, or ttie motto at the head of him d'ho Is so much “cooler headed, t rer righted and larger minded.’ threw of the V. <X A>ood, noted fl»r > onr cooler haada, dearer rights larger minds, how came yoa to lk» led, rx*en fhr once, by Hot bended. Wink eyed and ttindfd nmubskutlst There’s armmHy a doabt of tt. We woald be better employed, too. in “rttlting and pray ing," Ae., perbapa, than in eating nnr dinner, yet we and Bm. flroa* riooe, aa a general thing, alt down to dinner once in every twenty-Amr dwarf hoara. The fbet U. “there la a time everyth!*^* M the wine man Hrethren, the gieat “X* has opened u * 11 * ** * wt thought the tiae Hi- month—“IHsperwe re Kelw*- s h » d room, a werit or two ago, tor and lo! we ate not. somebody to a^r aometbing about The sertiml polat ! notke is. That thr P“* rirera thing acted in Rynod was done M li h»t Headed haste, and wader grant "P mm * * esrit«*meut—and poshed through aa In the hands of strong partisan Her. Cl. S. C. . • if. plarc, we underaUuid to demand iroof “that yoar ftaper, la a g«md one, if adhered if | n the J to, but unfortunately seldom, aa It Idudendtip. This la aa nntonnded everytkiag acted In Synod was «U»ne wonld seem fVnm the goneral con tents implication, and by (be acta, an on tn hot Jiaste • Ac. Wo did not aa of the paper, floes It find a place of Warrauted amnmption. I herein A wrl that “eeery tkiny acted tn Hyn that remembrance in vonr twain, judging t H reby cwll fiw the pndT. nd,* fas be expresses it) was so done, j from the various hues, shades and The thin! ;«dnt Y notice ta, That We simply dcwtaml nnr etHtrirtkin pa|ier, seeing that so large a JKHtioti of Bra. G.’s most pointed compli- incuts have been bestowed upon him. It is not at all necessary. The edit or can abundantly afford to publish t* from himselt, and without ask tug tor one wonl of <lefroee at the hands of his frtaoda, knowing that words of harsh condemnation of bis editorial career, from som quarters, may be calmly acrepted os the very hi chest merit of praise. Bro. (I. will, no doulit, be diasatr isfisd with the editor tor consulting us concerning the publication of bis lotts^r at all. Bat be ought not to be. Wo wove con sailed simply bo oanse It happened to be convenient to do ao. and bceaooe the letter con orraed not only the editor, bat oar sdt Indeed, Bro. G. ought to be ghat that we were spoken to on the subject, for otherwise all the ex- haosttog labor lie bestowed upon this production, we fear, woald have ft would have John—A writer in that paper I eolora of doctrines it ecu tains. If any t^e “three clerk a! members of the ' that the recorded ariiou of the body, hem labor In vain, after saying some pretty hard things ; ,nan can gather pteritelyi yoar theo- committee’—bring {wrhaps the da (that give* in the .ahatrart on tin- * n * n *ke s ante basket, ahont a number of other persons | togiral stand p«»iat from yoar |taper. | nravirat<\ or tri aorrwate alluded to j subject* of General Hyaod, the Bern *■*5’ periest, that also speaks of our.4w»crirwa Lutheran * contom he can do better than I j hi your editorial—or Whig, mi "X* inary, and the paper, ws mean.) tor whilst he desired jodhriim, h> in the following slanderous manner J h* v c been able to tin, fWrni the or j thinks, the tomenter* and leaders, nished “evidence of rxritcnwsit, of •rdrreti that if shmild lw- “witltont ?ditork& Anstcer to Her L. Giaseelose. —North Carolina j^nds en utw Subscribers I to l>nif tut Idlld* and (Reads): ^ I cariofioi nnmbrra a friend pfvmifH **sre chlri|y nspnorible Asr this Ahh ilMri Mate, aud of a lack of prapfr |^amaataat," Well the above “It is mighty* queer that the 1 mp *° see. I sin no coutroveraisliM, 1 tract ing and weokettiag movrmeut deliberation* .And we think and mmimniU, or amnething similar to .-tmerican Lutheran should be ran 1 nor a * ovw ^ controversy per se, of b| our “.Southern Chareh.* He says, say so still. Bra Q. to the contra them would have ooom oat the fid victed of lying, downright lying, in i w k*«*b there ia fhr too much in nit -Thrv are lending apirita, prime | ry, aotwItWraading. We con*id. r low * n fi at aay vote, sad, per- ahnost every issue and yet live on. | *ke pa|iern of onr fTuirch, for her movers am I workers in this hustfi-! it rharitalde to our N. C. Imrtbren kapa, it is jam _ _ _ _ — • __ - ▲ ^ _ .a rn. A A. a *_L ^ JM M.- m mm* . * t * m %■ ■■ m — W AS l • • • * Explanatory. Onr young brother who mt has written ui ktisfactory lett tol his showing, wi Hiira, which we of Address. ropoied a v^ky 4c- mislin- inccrhly Eichell)ergor, frdm Har , IV. Ta., to Gn ve Jljjll, Jy Va. rrick, from Ora igeburg, ville, S. C. 8. ilcClanahs u, from Sue unit Drint, W. Va., to Sinking Or«[*k, Craig Conuty, Va A. Julian, fron iv. Wl l>ctfs Ferr; Page C >V. r: S. (t 1 ., to Rev. W. vill? to Saddle River, Bergen Co»m- ty. S. J. le Blind Sees. Argds- ‘AVlien t4c Lutheran am Visitor made B.s appearance, the f/uthnsn •cer, H to Zcitschrift, aid other cfaukh pajers, welcomed it kinder. Onl;r the Lutheran and AJirrtonary not ecu descend to notide it It busy »asting weak nrethrefi; e smoke bad blinded it. We jf-e had privat s letters it« i iditors,” breathi ig warn ai «1 pure love; l ut uoth- k rid or printed ^openly" favot. Well, we eon d afford ^we knew that 1 ght dis e thickest darkness, and sufo the Lutheran and J Usionary has keen and re-printed ah artiele from * the Lutheran Visitor. we know that it ^ees and we will remember agd notice iaSH’ I Air and Bunny. I era out uouveaux ladies cloak* j ill . Wf Ji ' H- Flyt/d G. M-, Fa., wrib»: “We luive a dqeft) suow herein Virginia, how is it i a South Caroli ia F % Answer/, We have bl le skies, bright, warn sunlight, flo vers, aud goldfish in the basins. Oi r Houth walk the streets with md fora. Oaly “lfs wear clocks, muffs and fur cabes. God has blessed us with Jthe most ite earth rejc Ices ovef. week in Charle&tofi, oleanders glowing in the apen air, feet hijli, and in ful bloom ; lered this w ?ek here rose buds we ev$r -roses. Go 1 is here is cast in it is a swee .thought rhen ia the £ rave, tl*e love-tokens, will gro 1 year round. we ga to us; ouy J aut places ^ to us, that flowers, G above us A A Net’ • 7 i Boqk of Worihip. ■ Tlic ncif I general Synot boob also nearly 'oompieted. It is to be tailed the itook of Warship. What will the Squthera General Synod say to this apprdpriati copy-rightec title of its |book iAithenan ahd Missionary. ’'■’’•We answeir as regard^ the iii fringewnent fflf the copy right, the Messrs. Dttffie &r Chapman kre abmi dafitly wide awake to tletr l>ecuniary ii itierests, as on r Boo of Woi*8hip ihow, mid as we m undertake =tjo’ x^oint out, when greater leisure than at p esent As regatta 1 the appropi fttion the title, w s must confesi that please# us. It proves tha| we a He publishes a D.D. as making a Nfieoeh iu a lager beer saloon, with not a word of trnth. He quotes l>r. Sicas, and pablishes predictions concerning Napoleon, which Dr. 3iess never made, nor ever thought of. • • • In charity I hope the heart is not concerned," and more of the same sort, too coarse to repeat here. Peter—Is it imssilile that Dr. Rude eonld put soch stuff into his paper, after reading what was raid in our Ameriean Lutheran on the subjects referred to! How, fbr in stance, can a man in his sane mind and who is not los* lo all sense of truth and honor aay that I “qnote Dr. Siess, ifhd publish predictions concerning Napoleon which Dr. 8. never made, nor even thought of," when I referred to the volume and page of his “Prophetic Times," and showed how he tried tn prove from the letters in Napoleon^* name, in present or to tore gnnd:—A hv the it) t*> nor Gen. Hyaod." Again way, did yon ever see, know nr henr 1 rail fiw the pftiff of oollnsani, of a eontroeery convrrting a riaari I cw*-piracy, "»ki jsillmg.* to God 1—but there are persons who t am, |«r\ Hmm nmlerstnmlmg, seem to be. In nature, so ppgnm-ioos, [ e#rt no thr |*sr« of this rwoMnittew, that, if thev have no dren t« domineer over, a* pfigto wifA STM ft, flat well that they to think as ; sad we are more arm j aeomn)SMty tbs letter. <>r riasd of the truth of oar assertion '*“1 M. <«. mean that Utere should now than ewr, fiw Bm G. ssssn* be no word of tn*c or consent as that “from the opeaiag ta the aptm his efiistle (mbHshe.1 at any ■of Mvtmd he was present;’ and U»w,«ather by the editor or nay mm stwl clril aj sn> one rise, either to disraansrt If kU letter prius anything at nil, riur ■ If M b Mi thought—if he must •mnwlves from the G. a or to coo IA certaiuly |Wov*o that there ore expert* to write and pnbhsh to the vent the exnbernnee of their gull j a+rt with »uy H>sod ootmde of it. eerfahi sahjerta a|wm which It 4* | ehoerh jn«* what he pteoses and be upon others, even if they hove to If an>thing of the kind existed or iwpmjliir fiw him to keep root In |woter*od la It, that those oon- leove their own orbit to hunt them exhibited am h n chib W, I neither Cart his exeitrawwt ns iucnni i. »» oarwing whom he writes must remain up. They are the error mid herein -4s nnr hrnvd ofit, althoagh from be progresssw. as rvea to affect his ritrat his exportationa are just hunters of the rhon h and theworhl: the opemtig to the rh«r of 8> mat. orthMfra|*hy. jalNiat as resraosUe os those of the They are (he captions fault finders | ! sas prearsi to the thin1 |swnt of hia letter. with ever>' thing every body else The fi*orth point is. That the load K*.* umrhrw, aod mramn to demur does; They are the busy bodies In erfihtp to storh shs ith* X. C. Hyand.) the snggestfioi we mmle. that it other men’s mutters j atni are the luk tetoporunli yirlded i*. a oynnfooateil self constituted judges j h.y hrotb-d. ijsolj sighted, nod of all right anil wrong, whether pr»v «-ceding from imliviilaala or 8> nods j of which yoar eorreofs*mlent “X* is a worthy example. Apparently, from a stern sense of duty, to whom I know not. or from on overflow tag desire to spend the viols of hN wrath upon men who have never harmed X mim I! >i Latin, Greek, awl . Hebrew, that hin » jn person, pr^erty or tm Louis NapolcNm III is the Anti christ! John—Ami yet l>r. Rude editori ally thanks this writer fbr his article! James—I see also that he rays editorially, he is now nearly sixty years old, and knows -frill well that hia days are nntnbered, and he wants “With R«iut* to Ring the heavenly 1st f* but if this old sinner don’t repent aud recall that slander, I shall set him down as a reprobate. Conld’nt we prosecute him for slander T Peter—I am afraid it would’nt pay. Ar the law now stands I would have to make oath that this article did me a certain iunonut of harm, aud that I sustained a pecuniary loss by its publication. This I< conkl not do. For all that Dr. Rude and his cagrespoiKfonta can say against me ami onr paper will do us no harm, nor will thin slanderous article be 6f the least pecuniary loss to me. It Is an honor to be evil spoken of by some men, but their praise is most damaging. I expest the Symbolists' will abuse me all they can, and t am quite willing they shall do this to their hearts 7 content, but if they should ever speak well of me I should re gard it as a great misfortune. ; James—According to this we should regard it as a matter worthy of congratulation if the Symbolists heap all manner of ulmse upon us, but if they should praise ns we wonld look upon it as a calamity and sac them for slander.—American '■ J Lmmeram. tanned has •ow. hr , I !<t unI*nI ar t of torn. Hr s «tar« of light t and treat hi* to thy O! earth U tn*. three, riMWt sighted. narrow auraked—who! f t*w “Ijnrttren*—rh! or • bat shall I nsaie them ?—4jsdi what * Mr, nr Hrv. “X* d> twfiqj. twHkoad, e&ri*e or to iaflrr {front the way emu suttees inr nsaatli a|>psintedl in m»r Pytonlsb that Hrv*. Grnserlnnr, AI drich, and Hrherer, the rlertos) nrin bers of the eooiwitter appointed to seek a aahai bet worn the X. C, and ffiwdA are eh let!) re fiw their Si nod’s recent For the Lutheran Vhftor. Dedication. _____ Brandonvilue, W. Va. In the Lutheran Visitor of August 10th, over the signature of Rev. J. H. Gnpp, we see it announced that in the Braodonrille charge, Preston county, W. Va., Rev. J. W. Tretwler, pastor, K)ne new church is uuder contract, and two others tinder hopeful contemplation." | VVe now take pleasure in saying that the one under contract is rap idly approaching completion, and Will, (if not providentially prevent ed,) be dedicated to the service of the Triune God on Sunday tire 18th day of December. j We hereby extend a cordial invi tation to all neighboring ministers, is well as the public in general, to meet and participate with us in the ixerriscsof the 17th and 18th days of December, 1870. . r r>i : PASTGk; Tax*. has felt himself impelled, nr awogsfW ruh the mtads of a whale Hi aod of Ae |snr forth a tirade of InveetKr euplrr l sn the track to nr forth a tirade of iorwtH# | isjirr hdol. rlssrey sighted, aod aot a riagle aft of whirh or _ rnrd Everybody ppliy nflhrim rpithefs to j logger aisM tmm, thaa theaisclvt i ^ p (hmtltar with the ftfa* s»#d “Onr” erring “N. C. Brethren.’ who “Teii it oat ia i*ath! paUrsfti it aot prrreAenU of oar By aorta, aod fs jnst now seem to ho rinaer* above all others, dwelling la, the once tar ing. bat now dead, H. (Vafshniey, This Her. “X," for sorb I ssppnse him, her or it to he, mistaking him self to be, either the x represent lag the unknown qnantity in Algebra, and of all character* tbs moot arbi trarr. or him. her. nr it to he the Snip lo tl*r street* .q thought (hr day of hot hen* t*> a or .trirk uf t hegileii, wrok aaghted, uom»« adod *-*l area. Tboak yoa. Mr, Hrv. ar lhtrm yoa he, “X," fur attnha ttotf to us paam whirh we have hrtu aoroaarfcontly rvercmng of Ute to r delilwTstive ' the prv*id-ng direr ted % the body, tavartatdj apr»dnU na a tore are laid at the root of the X. I). |rr atro of an mark Synod, to rat, chop, hark or how u-lh>rt uoJ . l**uk oat all down its Mnnoii fedora or llarim Uh our word* and m Oaks, nnd give them os fuel to thr or yoa aoty bs “fiwevsr aod eter flames of bis poguaeiotis wrath. I; nolly rniood* by oar I intrrrat fa the tttee i» ; and that the mover of a the ap orifice, ta, aa a | rh si rm as of j The name* of the that ti will receive no further at 1 tratma ffixa X. ahttll say nothing of the eoonaetit he has been compelled, by a stern sense of duty to—well I 1 presome him self—to make nfmn the report of the that his |*>Sec. la i*o* lay hiuuwlf hack • iusir—I hope Tm ito IW. A Mistaks Corrected. dl Chairman of the N. C. Delegation to terit) iaMaortalusd, aod the 3L C. the Gen. Synod, aa that brother ta abandantly able to “fight hta own fight*1mit will confine myself to what lie rays of the Committer, of which the X. C. Synod apfioint<>d me Chairman. The first thing notable, ta the spirit pervading the entire artiele. The spirit, aa well aa I am able to characterize it. is querulous and flntlt finding, meddlesome snri Utter, threatning and sneering.—Query Y Would he not hare been better employed visiting A praying fhr some sick parishioner, than writjng that thingt—If that hideous enm mittee, or u the leaderf In the X. t*. Synod, are guilty of oim* half of what the closing sentence In this nrttde implies;—then are they unworthy longer to bear the name of the im mortal Luther, and ever lienufter unfit to minister at Taitheran altars. In reference to this, I only remark here, that If the spirit of this great “X" la a fhir sample of the animtia of the late Gen. Synod, then the report of the Chairman of our I brio gallon ia just; and then, also, the sooner onr 8ynod withdraws its con nection with !t ( the better; and finally, if this be their spirit;—no wonder nothing was done by it cal culated to promote the general In tereats of onr Southern Ohujrch. ‘ t remark here, that. Lutherans in America underatand too well their rights and privileges to be put into leading strings by any self constituted pope;—be he “X," or tliq or of the “L V." a ftyfio Gen. Synod. Bnt, strange as It mny seem, iu tin* free countiy, wc find a letter “X," representing nobody knows, or cares to know, whom or what, speaking great swelling wnrdif 4 li. & ta X. A. saved from alter t tun by hia nf*portao« effort*. Fare well Brother “X* I give yon liberty to pnldiak with isiI nute or comment, Dr. Editor. 4s star >onr particular ntROoXAL wnttul A BRO. Ac, Ae, Ac. L, d Groaeeftsas Tlic Senior K«litor of the 1+thermm i j*t-r intended to exciads the fore going doraoMFUt from bu» paper. Wa agreed with bun perfectly to the uptniuu, that i| ia unworthy of a place thrrs, and that no u»aa would blame turn fiw to pnldisli such an sffbaion, yet we liarir prevailni upon him to toarrt It verbatim et literatim- ilieoaiiral as uafeiriy granting a lo wring to only ooe side, aod ‘2. Because the iirodnctioo to quew tint* is ite own best and sufficient anajrer. A little more soch cham ptofiship, aod sorely the N. CL S)ood will have reason earnestly to pray, “rave me from my friends.” \Ve* therefore, respectfully refer t he crunch at large to the preceding cunraiunicatiou, to which we wish to add only the follow toff: Hev. (#niaech«sc makes,or attempts to make, four |M»ints In his letter. The first I* npHi “/4s spirit perva dink the c*fiiv article of a X." ne applies fo ft Mirloiis cpHliets not very ('ompiimcntiin, all of which, of enurae, we « *>iisider entirely mis- placeft, c\u*pt ; jM‘rlraps, one— U fautt " % Is tended to find fault, fitaj wc lively ocknowleitgr; hu| tin * wc maiutaii* that it is a virtue to ffafl fo«R witfi soaie things. As to tlie other epithets applied to os, Bro, Grosedosc must try to put the Sew Turk: • • • • • *!>r. Iluks, of t'barkwtoc. lb. Bachman's recent . a«*i*tant, has organised a chtmli in that city on a broad Isrsiis whtdi will rnlriMV alt creeds. 1 presume ^ , I it might be oillo! a sort of eclectic i 2* ^^^****^ > ^ , *^ycliur* 1>—<*j |«crkaps, mun* |iroperiy tfira# tofenkff tww, three, or j ^ ^ m gMmvhat i wigwr phnme) foar men, who are not osol-headetl, g gf omnium gatherum—like the enoogh Qft «hich IVtm raw iu his vision, | The brother • voice, are Hr. II. is an ehw|ueiit secure* a gutsl deal of | irr . Br hd\ how cut, ami .altrada attention »* the X. C. Synod, but we bearers. What the end of this broad church will be. 1 am not prrjwrod to aay.” The imptvsakMt has gone out that Rev. W. \V. Hii kK, ha* mmltd fivu the Krasgelicsl Lutlternu Cburcb and ha* oiguuized au itnlc|»eutient church. 1 tlcsirc to correct thi# emme*Hi« iiiiptemuou. He ia still oontM'ctrd with the 8. C. Synod, aud 1 had it from hia owu lips but a few days ago, that be has not organised mu independent church, oor is it htR intention to do so. He is punching ia CUarlcotoci to any wbo may wish to hear, but ia at present engag'd mostly iu. literary pnrauiU. SAM SMALL doubt whether there will be much of s response to this call. It is no new thing to find a few positive, persistent men of a certain sort, influencing many of their bet tors, who happen to bs associated with them, to agree to things, with 1. Because he would be WHidly>whirh they are not entirely satisfied. rather than contend about them. The stars and earth have been qui etly witnessing It for thousand* of years, and it ia ned at all likely that they will become astonished, or term ble at It, at this late day—even at the bkldltig of Bm. Gmecelose. If It will be any gratification to Bro. G^ however, we are willing heartily to unite with him to conjuring oil onr friends to “tell it not In Gath,’ tar., that snch a state of things ex ists at preornt tn the X. C. Bynod, for it is mortification enough to bare the fiict know n here at home, and, perhaps, the nearer nt honte we keep it the bettor. Bnt we are admonished to atop. We lisve said tnjtch more already than we at first intended; and we are beginning to fear, notwithstand ing the amiability displayed In Ute foregoing epistle, that when Bro. G msec lose gets this “miserable sheet’ to hia hands, “through the kindness of a friend," and ta “per No Umuro.—We do not wish to inform yon, rentier, that Dr. Wondcr- ful, or any other man, has discovered a remedy that cures all disease* of miud, body' or estate, and ia designed to moke onr wild unary sphere a bliss ful Paradise, to which Heaven itself shall be but n side show, bnt we do wish to inform yon that Dr. fctage'a Catarrh Remedy lias cured t boosamU of r«Rea of Catarrh iu Rs woiwt forms ami stages, and that the jtroprictoi will pny fl.jtK) for a case of this loath some disease which he can not on re. It wi ay be procured of drnggista or by mail for sixty cents, from R> V. Pierec, M. I)., Buffalo, Nt?\v York. A ptuuphlct scut free. Uttic fihlWvw who tastily cried : “Ma. I woof yon to make Bob behave hi* seif i retry time / hit him with the f L r Lnllrtm m (he wool more*. We would make it a wind of advice, but am* doubt lir«i. G. ta exactly ta a uf Brim! at this moRMVit to receive advice from m. We will put ti. therefore, aa a simple *tate asest of fact. It ia this: If Bro. Grnserfoae ha* am thing (brttar to aay nptm the snlgeet of the rerent Aevefopmeota in the X. t \ H> nud. or upon the strictures which have lieen i|»>n those ehgHwetrts. be moderate hi* tone; hr most give us a little more of calm argu ment. and a good deal lea* of un called far and uttrhrttWiaa atone*, or it ta very pmldrotat jeal v bet her what he utay write sill ever lie and altogether «*vttotn ift. W»lw : 1 find in a late uutu- her of the Lutheran Obmcrrrr the 9 W«<»* mittee mlln<led to. was, «\V# have been rnniished with , . , fc nrr.nl Ikr I ^ fruia a h-t!rr iwftrrw, that tW> w«r mUrr M lrf „ u>t ^ IUcv .„, , Wta|tan Ud> .ml wortrr. In tV lbe — w ,Kr +mum, m Ibe *0.1, of Fader the fhmrfh point of his letter. Bro. G., qnite dramatically, colts upon the stars to be astonished, and the earth to tremble lo Its ora tre, at the idea of a Brand like that The Tbirtaaoth Convention or ^ Potomac (VmfcrviMc of the icnl lAifhernn Hynod of Virginia w a , held in Htrasbnrg, V'a., from Xsr 8th to the 10th. Clerical memlicrs present: Be^ J. F. Campbell. T. W. Do*h. yy Kichelberger, L. Keller, G. A. I>onr P. Miller and J. A. Bnyder. I*iy Delegates: Messrs. 0. yy t Msver, F. W. Kolbotiaon. Leri Rm*' wilier, Bamoel Painter and H t Tliggiua, M.D. Rev. D. F. Bittte, D.D., Prtwj4*t,t of Roanoke Cnlleire. was prraret him! received as an advisory member Rev. J. F. Campltell was etattta President, the undersigned Hecr*. lary , and Rev. I* Keller, Trnasnm Dr. Bittle presented the rlahm ttt wants of Roanoke College hi a vary interesting manner, after which ft* Conference collection, amounting to $12, was donated to the CoQrg^ The Doctor’* presence, prea^hir and ooanaeU were highly ap m ciated bv the members of Confer*me and the people generally. A considerable portion of the tfo. sf ftonference was taken up m fa'. ing and bearing report* on tht religiooR condition of the nerer»} charges repreaeuted by the memtom present, the so balance of which u fonnd in the following: “The special committee appoiulta to prerent a statement of the qfe. itaal condition of oar chuicbcs, as it has been exhitifted in the remarks of the posters of the various ebsr^m of this Conference, feel eonstramta to report, that whilst there are masr evidence* of external prosperity and token* of God’* presence among m, there are also painful proof* of the lukewarm ness, want of real, apos tesy, and conformity to the worid, on the part of many who mae the asms of Christ.’ it~i* espretalrto be lamented that the regular meet- ' tug* for prayer and social worship are not more* uu men maty attended, aod that so many boanehokU negfat the daily worship of (tod is tbeir homes. Keg.iriliug prayer, private, social, aud jsihlte. as an esaentiri fruit and i*roof of grace ta the heart, aa well os an appointed oundttidoaa which ta promtaed the gift of the Holy Spirit' and the mining of Christ’s kingdom, then*fi*re hem A red. That aa {matora we will rn<lcavor. by politic ami private «s- hortottou. to awaken onr inetnhm to a greater importunity, earuestucm sad |MMrsevera»ce in pra>*er. is the closet, the family and the ttaetal meeting. * 11 te following question was dm caaoed; “le the testimony that the •Spirit itself beareth with onr spirit that we are the chiidreu of God,’ direct or indirect ’ The truly Scrip tural ami Lutheran doctrine, on this subject, was maintained, that ta. that the Spirit ofan-at*** and bears aitne** thriMigb the mean* which God ha* np|HMiited. namely the Word and the oarrameuta The Word was faithfully and earn est iy prt*arlte«l during our toeetiog, ami we hope and pray that it max produce a happy effect ou the kind |ieople otmatg whom it waaour |«rix ih*ge to s;teml a few day*. The question for eotuodenttiou at iMir nevL meet ing ta : “flow out the dnly of family worship be liest ptw- moted among our j**opiv, and rrn- deivd in tin* liigln si tb»gn , « > etiifymg jukI tntei•Ming, cprally to the young T Conferemw stnnd* mljonrm*d,. !• meet iu St. Caul’s <hnrvb, ISige county, Va-, tot Tuesday rvrwitf next preceding the foil muon in M*y, 1871. F. MILLER. Secretary. ■« A Baptist clergyiirnu, Rev. J Hyatt Smith, ta the author of “Ita Open Doorf in which he sd\ «»catw* open conuuuuton. Too General.—A Congregational Chntvh Hi Iowa has decidod that the invitHtsin to the eoUMMpi table shall be given hi the sulgojata terms: “All who believe tbemtawo to lie tlm follower of Christ, *** coriliaiiy invited to partake with this church of the racred emblem*.’ Infallibility.—The pope, address ing hta soldiers the day before the Italian army entered Rome. »“1 •' “I sih not a prophet, nor the wa of a prophet, ytd I may assure Jta that the Italians will nexer cuter the city of lit. Peter.* The day tin* Italian army took the city. Stcrdenbargian*.—Quite s scrim* 5 * oflort is \wing made to extend B»c Swcdetiliorgianfsin In Waslfingtoo, and with some success. Special pains are taken to mention in <’*8^ pajHT the “elitquiuit and instinctive* dlocoursets’ of the Ne*’ Church P** tor. A former Commissioner i» Bankruptcy said to me yesterdaj? that lie nsetl to be astonished m tlu large utimber of Swc<lcttbOrgiaffj who beenuie bankrupts. They write honest men, he saitl, but their chj*j characteristic was credulity) they eugnged iu wffd solicmes whs* ruined them. far Ito LaOti ATrip feTuunev * BAfJ I October 21 Thursday evening tart I Sabbath in thi* montlu. | ears at Salem to visit Mr I Blonntrillc, THmeasoc. a j onr line of travel was « an d derangetl by storms « n*e succeeded that ni^ I through to Bristol- .0*1 hcokcu oral dtaordere«l f the road, our train was I cA rc of one of ferr old! known conduct tars; n- *vc were in the hand* of a lv o KJ \ i •> V monK stranger, ami pleasant trip. And by r ia the (dace to aay a w claaa of men who are a* V ^ tieed in public aa moiHffi somebody gets hurt, and I *- are regarded a* worth* | cursing. Railroad wmdnrtor*. of electric movement op IF the worhl, are a« with the comfort and * J. mass of the people class of men in the xv I J wake, ami watch, and »® tbonraudM quietly *!e< other guarantee of sstfi-t nice equi|»oiRe of the <>•■ and death every inon * hand* and under their It ha* becu <Mtr lot several ycaire to be nr Southern railromK and we unhesitatingly assra ia® higliest tyi>e of men. the L oti these nwds. Recogi. recognized Ky the puldw ly- importonoe of Uieir ^ very few exeeiHioti*. is ■ autl honored by tkeinx-U-K Bnt we intetwled iti tli I (•qwiitlly of these ofti< R| - own home road, the \. .1- gcatJcmanly trio, Capt | , Huffman, aud Melhme. I exemplifi<-;rtiona of the vt have joat made. We . these ffentfeinen iu phase of the troubles aj;IJ tioiiK incident to the * » v railroad trains, and we sti* the first depasture fn of c*htduet alike hon«*r;i selvra and agree*bh- an. 1 dating to all on board.- AV would have the manlim out of the coach the- n. should on trap- the pre life, the orderly of all <4; the princely and pretent to tbe servant, may rely for oftk*ial kindness an<I and such social nuuiil-- will inevitably wi« then We never h»ok upon tie i discharge of the duti *> s I>ost that we do not ft* tied to take care of them, nursling* of danger, the e; But to our trip. Ou m at Bristol, wc were direct, stronger, thanks u> that >• • the Tboiuas House, who- dating and gentleman!^ 31 r. Thomas, showed tiK i iK*oses, but f<»r which vu ; had some, difficulty in J Blount ville. 8o**n as h tamedot mtr wis^i. he w< ► to secure for its some c v • .v- J r - S» “BS. 1 ; nor was he long alamt herej^y onr dear young ft i« ■ ('amplndl, we were'Soou • R / Bro. Uroxti. After a pi* ol two hours, we reached, a . > buttVauni him alua-tit at <•: ® ' ;d OIU'C 1 ;i>J« !:nl to When we arrived Bm. already, preaching,.and “ uevvr kforo that g«* ;um1 p»od natured Brother, lieartily gl;nl of an 1 opp<*:f I tearing him. To se<* Bro. 1 ml!•«€* with hta fine fn< <• 'ritta the stirring euH»ti->! lH*art, you will at once ho iiUj^reoMed, nor, unless we nriKtakeu, from the l*tt!< from him, will you alter \ I with respect to him as a pi> i k our old friend and fell* <1 in other day* followed n I dtaomirse. atwl of course It I total stranger, aud hta *r/ I do nert manner, he awake 1 interest. Bixk Brow n, who ff nnttl then a silent Hstenei .1 attend to the special Her> paratory to the comuHtnionP day. The large congregate down with u alight bustle who is he t and all eyes t tontly upon the tell, fend] l *‘fore them, aud “all ta i - '•Scam# the surface vk*u I V' r »ker-on. ''Some meu move in tic I ’Nations like steam engines. I 1‘ttfliiig and shrieking; s<-l tell water wheels, plungiti; .1 aud tqdaaUing; aud aonu . | team*, UiUting and allying: | town remind* u* of a hi I ‘'oihnl up to it* utmost tuij. firing out it* three ateml a ® gravitation—ita I ®rc, and jt requires but | b» »ee that work ta being ft te r 8k church with, its bm | ev<HiL wor*hi|»er*, and wc: j ,s * a kfthta overflowing 1