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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C., DECEMBER 14, 1870. OOjTiUMBIArs. c. fcl MtSE '■ ■ ' mg-g-*-—«LI- jdnesday, December 14, ll EDITORS : UDE, D.D., Columbia, 8. C. 5, A. M., Staunton, ) a. u Jn rascntfo t, unity ; in noncsscnti* lx liberty f in all thing*, charity* . 1 .—;j i ..I ,r, sikoiai. notices, Remit f#nic«> uinst Ik* insult* in tlffice Uixlony Bauk Checks, or if possible. | f these can not ohtaii «©nfi the moAtv in a Re<;i#tkrki> te^, All PswtmaMtem are obliged i t ewter lottoijK when required, Paper# are sent to subscriber# un il au express order to discontinue i# r e ceivctl, um^ All arrearage# are paid, in required by law. Merely returning a number of tl e paper by mail, is not »u - fideait. ]• All conmmkiioatioun relating to hu i- seribers. dlmuUl give their name# ye y distinctly, and carefully indicate whit li are old and Which an* new subscribe! t. Not only the name of the jHist offic i, but also that of tho county and Sta e of each subso riher is necessary, in ord r that the i>vop*lr entries may Ik* prompt y ant! fteeuratelj math*. Marriagt* a|nd obituary notices, au I other matter intended for pnblicatio , should be wjrit ten separately, qpd not 1 i business lettei a, to receive proper attci * tioll. XEIViPArtht DBCISIOM9. ‘ I. Any person wlio takes a paper rei - ularly from the i»o*t office—whether d - vected to liis name or another's, or whetln * he has subscribed or not—is responsibl» for the juiyiSetot. * 2. If a iverson onlers his paper disco tinned, be tn«st pay aH arrearages, t>he publislier, nmv continue to semi it util- payment i# made, and collect t whole Amount, whether the paper taken from ttb< office or not. 3. The coUrt s have decided that ref sing to tukft'imwsmaimrs ami perio from the poet] office, or removing an leaving thenliitncalled for, is priurn /<» evidence of intuitional fraud. Mifliatar*’ Wives. Wo are i it lor many obligations tbo new contributor, to whom we an our readers are indebted for this ad mirable skotcl i. It is lifelike and trne We hope oil mi to be permitted tc priut Mrs. — 's sprightlj’ ami iir structive articles. We assure 1km they will lat* appreciated. Rot. Dr. Diehl. We publish the Doctor’s vindication because he whites us to afford him the opportunity to explain. We, however, thin c that'he would have acted wisely, if he had not written. He tries to (ttculpate himself by in cnlpafing otljjers. He had revealed too little. He has thrown the Apple of Discord aifijug brethren. He has others in a i»osition placed us anti that^tbrees ns to decline serving tho church, liecaii* e he publicly declares that we aud they have not the con fidence of the brethren. He, more over, charges onr brethren with du plicity, and wje think that he now owes it to the church, to the mem- liers of the Ge leral Synod who did not ‘‘converse'’ with him at Winches ter, and to the professors elected by tlie General Synod, not merely “to report the opinion of brethren* but to give the names of “Me member* of the General Synod* whose “opinion” he retails. '■ -• 4 . .« much the ease in <j*r day, merely to listen to the sqftnoa. But few men are able to digest, to appro priate, to derive Any benefit from— three sermons on one and the same day. There is too much preaching in the cities, aud too little worship. Choirs sing 'praises, tin* eongrega tious listen, and if the fastidious taste of the listeners is gratified, then ft is taken for granted that God, whom they profess to wor ship, ought also to be ’pleased. Tho prayers ure too often eloquent ea sily s and not humble, earnest pe titions in the offering of which the congregation is of oijo accord and of one miud, and as for the sermon —a gentleman who went the other Suuday to hear one of the men, who is called a great aud on eloquent preacher, remarked: “Booth is bet ter.” * Enough said ! Iu the vil lages and still more in the country, there is in general neither preach ing nor worship enough? Every other Sunday, ami still less every fourth Suuday will not do. A min ister of the Tenuessee Synod bus nine or ten congregations, we do uot remember which ; how often does each congregation mfjet for divine service t * How ure the churches which only have preaching over^. iecoud, fourth, or eighth Sunday in thp year to keep Christmas ? The good old way, the old measure tray, was i»ot to keep it at all. The older way, the true Evnu- gelieal Lutheran way, is to keep it two dpys, not by feasting, drinking, frolicking ami singing,! but by wor shiping God. How will our charch ies and people keep it this year ! Of Is i m * 5 i < course there will be preaching in many churches, uot because it is Christmas, but because it is Sunday. |>nfc those churches which have no preaching on that day f Are they to be closed ! Are the people who worship in them .to spend the day in sinful iiUlulgcuce 7 Are they nml tlieir children not to meet together to praise (bid because Christ, the Saviour, is bora in Bethlehem ? ij The Xei tech rift says: “The Christ- tfias festival should assuredly be kept ill every church, and no house of God lould remain dosed.** Aud so say e. The Hook of Worship gives the rder, the, lessons, amt the proper Ijlyiiiiis. Let every church be o|k*u- «d, let all the i>eople gather together, lft one of the elders conduct the ser ijtce, if there is uo minister to do it, let all keep the feast with praise and thanksgiving! • Is certainly no disparagement of tlieir ability •ml general scholarship. It it ratlier a compliment to tltelr |m» toral fidelity. This is wlist I pro same the brethren at Winchester fur «w luth—»«» Tmaa. Mr. am*! Whm tnr r - 1 mean the l.mth l‘«nhn|M jiki nmy .11 I say mr m Visitor. in the habit nil smell around, like #ome a vulture ir JachaL for pvry thing pat rid that may be fuihd hi sndHy, with uTileh to regale hb under tl»«* ia»|i <»f saying my paper, or soy teg nieont wimn they expreesetl the opin kte to whick “Lothmmnr taheo or-' ^ptr i M an ^litoriul mum*, meaning eeptlon. the singular when you use the plural, ’ spakeo «»f is ulwoys i or ptsbs|M« von say our payer in a found when* men are to be chosen »^ Mtettamtohip sense, simply to a Theological chair. In allchareh- i bosouae there are two editors niu es, in afi Synods, Presby terieu, Con Dcctod wiUl lu im |4katiou. But I what is grateful to him, must be iso to others. The Mdtaiton aod Tot Um Yi u%and ItSU ve MODXIH IXPSOVKStKlIta. Q . - ?■ ui«sm our paper when I soy oor paper. Why, bless you, my dear air, we elaiw poo, as well as y oor paper, ami ftretices, Conventions, Assemblies, they always find it iliffleult to meet with men who have ma«le the rtodi™ of .ny ch«lr lo * lourncl L| Mr mK ^ r< >wl rul , ,|, mk Institution StUkiaotly a qmcfclHy to I ymiraeif fortunate if ae do uot some take a high poaition aa profeaanr j,, n> Mr , xvhat think Take any clerical body iu any de ; ytK j ^ f nomination in nomber equal to the * || ul «,buKr if not «• hand membership of our Southern Sy nod*. H| ^ im mimd j intern! to mklreus and ibe obooxkm. La VH< r m.drr. Ihrvuih yua, or i. .Oa r theranoa rejanta It. In my caumo , waat you to print this letter ideation, would be equally a,.plie»We. reader, of -r may But whether the opiidoa he uA-iudvr bavr tbe rw | llut or otherw ise, I am not responsible for it; merely for rc|Ktrting it w G. DIEHL. os as s chord*; ht Evident that we tet j otiiiiyi mmth Let os tm onr udision spirit will soon take **Our Methmlist brethren” are im a centrifugal turn, and that oar proving. “Tl»e Simpaon weddiug,” 1 great armies will lireak camp, I some sliort time out of miwl, was gu-jltf out in efifc*ctive sqosds, and adultery, ao re.eeMIlT anted and I • " mI *fj“*"?** t,M ‘, do aomethiu*. A Uttle of the M«k. abetted, by that Imw, of detertalde , thabloaable w«td. There wa. oo odi.t,-iu^ruvewrat' property Wd «,-iMim.un, lUerlK, mat I’rolhiug hiabop ^ rom ****' -ten hilU ooald »fll be benodei.l, and . Hm, 'touch it with ooo of bis fingers. 1 * -— *- — It wm* a regular smash up or down of the old heresy of tbe vauity aud siululueas of artificials and ribbons aud round tire* like the ipooti. Now rither tbe preamt Uabop is slightly out of the Apostolic line, or, like may tie contained in it. An editor'* waste basket would imH fill up no ra|iidly if he wouhl souu tiuMw allow hi* rviulcrs to jndge of the um rit* _ , . . _ , A . ^ _ of an article a* well a* himself, fie 1 ... . Report of the Delegates to the Oeaeral . |«a|uw. lu his #*sg» roews to be first Synod. gust***, etc. 1. ihtr paper is ihH only re*|wr< Fur the Luhtm Vlahor. ham, wa* uot alluded to iu our paper, much leu* intruded, iu all its dla- gustiug details, ta |irsmineot edito rial rate mu». The alleged iuoust of Luoi lt>fun, roiled like a swrhC morsel under the tongue of aa Asm news lady (f) aever uaa usmed iu oar paper, much less published, with asll it* UMintrttt aUuaioaa, aud ted u|nn iu buguagv* un to eur» polite. Our paper im for Hueilay aud for family The lady who auy be selected s* runder to a mud fimaily ctrule aeed uot sa|*ply bcrwelf with a fan, behind which to utter words Iths ^sadaettou” or **>aceut t ” or sea teams that might mantle her fair cheek a it h a blush. i Our paper is a perlectiy reliable ia tbe |»ublir»tiuM of metrs. tbe editor «!oea nut |Mil»li«h every pirru of float 1US. J j “Luthe best of suggesti Visitor l l»ay money on Onr Paper. Read, we ins st on it, the article of and carry ont to the |our Ability his admirable |ls yet the Lutheran papft'; we have to of our pocket. We called on j Bros. Miller the other day to go shares w ith usj we thought it but equitable —to keep the paper afloat. We wait the Lutheran Vis itor, .however, to be our paper, as “Lutheranus” mderstands it, and hope that the Subscription list will bo largely inci eased. If it is not, the Lutheran Visitor shall be deliv- - y. h ered over to the undertakers at tbe close of tlie present volume. And then—apres nous la deluge! “What,’! say * a friend, looking over our shoulder,; “you afe not going to stop tbe jiaper!” Th^t . depends exactly on how we feel. Peter, tho lmmamlate of the “Sanc tum 17 (oh, what profanity I) says : “Editor Ride is determined to be an editor.* Well,-i o we are, until tbe coming mu i arrives. We thought some time ugo * 4 ed, but wet we keep the L however, us l the supplies, in fact, ought to. keep up the paper; v if it disappears, the hook of Worship will foliou salt and there will be uo end to lamentations. Instead of . that, however lat 1m» had appear- mislaken. We will ran Visitor afloat, Ig as wc can raise Messrs. . -Wt> Uddl iIm going to keep it f oo a Sunday this irse —.” Of course rhere you live, how you are, what you you are a Christian 5 How are yo i “Why,, it com year, aud, it depends- you live, are, and wi - or uot. Onr readers dive in cities, in vil lages, and in the country, often re mote from the|rj houses of worship. Those who li\|e in cities will of coarse attend |;imch, and, it may be, three time| on the same day. Now this, w<9' friaiutaiu, is too fre quent, if a pe: non goes, as is too For th« Lulli. run Victor. An Apology- Jfmsm. Editor*: In your issue of he 9th of November, your eorre*- Kindeut, “ Lntheranus,” represents notice in the Lutheran Obeeretr, ast-Jmie, of the General Hynod of inchester, as a deliberate insult to ty* iSymsl. As the general tone of ny report or notice of the Synod was Your delegates were *11, with uw■ [""f * ■ , “ l,rr ** Ml tamgliitmb*| that ulk tongue* mav ton, who w»* prevh»o*lT called to '* r ,u ” 1U ' ,,rrt, u tlktod by * moor* **( eniuin*** in hi* reward, pres. nl at tin* >Ketu> s 4 ,n dem>min*tkm or may of U,e General H.vihsI iu Wtedm* * tunalh namikm xiha .ml m-lnauu. ter in June last, and they »•! n,< vbdkmn.g the bur cbaractor more than ever apmimad of the — 1 , the, import Mi «■ of this General llmly U. i' okul ' the success ami |wu*|trnty of oar **f the st-U bur Southern church. Take away or ur *%- ^ angtuah article, are not diaolve this <vutn*l organization, »nd| 0 *M ver > rr * W#U '* bal %rr > umrM ' there is no other centre around fuiuisbing a \ 4*1 dml of tutor which our whole chnrrh could Hu* l,, at|»*». The nlitonsl* are racy, ter. ller duclriual bum* wiUhm.1 a " 11 m » l dim-usmug blemish, ami an entire abuence of all l*'* 1 * •'*1 f 1 ' 1 ' * tonight to thorn* peculiar "shibboleths* wbh J. tlw ' *'""«** ***** “"rful mh.nuatkui ure distracting other portions «f the 10 '** adsetXimrmrutm church, there is a bright fntnre orr *T* ,H * W * Uni mm * •'"* *** which by nniteil and active o,mra- •***-"** “» »to wmM tious she uiav aecure ftir our beloved a iltoeoutwl H*u /y, or Lutheran Zion in tbe South, ami me I* 1 ** 1 ,M **‘ fn, * u ' rr > ‘l u e»t»on*lde auisfer, and kml huusell ri|HMr«l aud dragged thro’ tbe columns «f tl*e leading aeeular iwperm, ina retutaiMM of every word, without bringing him to tbe dignity, justice and dmrrmey of making tbe amende honormUr. lie thirs not em ploy an imaginary PrUr, James and John, or rather two imaginary nod OUT real. In meet iu hi* sanctum every week, ami then concoct a dish of m sihUI and gossip for the mure leaven to raise, atir up **4 work the meal out «*f oor Itarreb. is earuootly to be deaimxl. TOK OE5KSAL ('OV9CIL. ' This ecclesiastical body met ia lamcaater. Ohio, aud regolariy »\ J aiwimu* mmof ^ 5Jourucd wiiliout allowing itmHf tn tbe I’otie, he u improving amariug \Z It .01 b, difflrult tu ull I f “ 141 “E a MbPVHRMi.... ... where they will assign theme “old toner*,” alio went down fighting agwiuat the world and ita vauitic*. But what we wanted to any waa, that our brethren, over there, have j just dedicated a new church oo. Bruad and Arch. It la built eti tirvly of white marble. The tower ia oue of tbe highest iu the city. ; and ia surmounted with an orna mental iron croaa. Tbe building ia cruciform in alia|ns. Aa to the sty le of architecture, we hardly know, it l* excimi-atingly gaudy. On the north ia the moat ooatly window of aUiucd glass in tiiia city —w hat these name brethrm usc<l to call “the reflection of hell fire.” It i* a fine “reflection” art in marble mull ion*. 4 >• ju»t o|»i»ouite the (Hilptt, no that the miniater ia con stantly n-uuuded of fire and brim atone during the delivery of his mormon upon the vanitiea and fash ion of this world. They have a flue organ, too. They used to any , it waa “the devil's music box.” But a* the devil never stands in hi* own Ught, so hi* “music box"—tbe organ —ia no arranged on tbe north side, the large |N|mw being on each axle and (hr smaller in the centre, as by ita enemies. It dkl not or collapse; concede, meeds divide or Mtidde; but stood iu ground firmly, heeatue it ha* ground on which to stand. It meet* questions without dodging w jumping over or getting around them. It has encountered the sharp est points which could be lavwUed by Theological Parthian* without so lunch aa showing a v ulnerable bed And the beat evidence of ita health and strength is the way it baa of taking hold on thing* sod eoemfes, and effectually potting them dowi. Tbe best evidence of ita hannoay aud integrity ia tbe fact that im iqiponouta cjui find no peg or loop to hang a cavil oo. And the beat evideooe we have of iu success u that it ha* with it God, tbe Bible and tbe Symbolical Books. LINDEN. gratification of am h of bit reader* j * taterferw with tbe light of a* may hare a taste in that I ^ • u ** rtl »tod»»- And now hue, and manafacturr |sm.tlras rito i ,Lr ^ vir » to»x get* iu trust that this Synod will neither l ,,u l | Fi*‘t> *»eu in the ot uUr |iaprr, ( ^ a |j j,,. full blast, aod the reflection of Indl do anything m»r give nmntenaiMv *** w * ” U44,, .' «»*"g“*u*(* |»*|a*r» rs* War. M?MHKK IU. 1 tcknbkrp—“ The Bends," etc. We Spent tbe 5th of July to Vicksburg. Near sunset iu the eve ning, which was one of tbe lorriim of the summer*, we ascended a hill of several hundred feet elevatiaa, to examine the old fort which ser mounted it, and take a view af to any measure looking to the dis raemUerment of the <letter*I Hyn od. They, with tlieir brethren frowi the other Distru-t Hvmshi addressed themselves with earnestness fa> their work, ami devised measures (after mature deli Iteration! whieli if they were earrieil into rxev*utwu with tbe same .unanimity with which they were udofited, wouhl place onr |iros perity beyoml a |*eradventure. itateiuent that oue difficulty in the of lie day. A 1 Oar papri im (hr only Southern |*l»t ia «Kir «harvh. I do not aseau Southern in a pwiitiral arnar, but 1 ummu * that it M the «Htly |M|*rt jaiblislirtl iu tbe latlberaM < bun h in tbe ivalli. By (emhng tbe |tapr«s of o«|r ehwrvh from the North, we ran 4>l*taia no mhwuMtiuu |air1iew larly suited to our rltasate—l mmh, of rrrieutamtiml • liaiate. " e w«mld tm left profoundly ignorant of oar status, as tu uumbrrs and all we find in the he mat (mlduh far altute the •rig.rtal language of Hilliugagstr. Now « Us I do | mean by all this! I mean that amr paper U w orthy of a Ills nil and hearty Mi|>|«urt from the eharrh. It stomhl hr recommended by our minister* to every Dually ia their naigtegathui. I would Miggmt uu “tto t»f my glory hi Methodist aty lr. Huh! that eh arches should he equal to the Among tin* most im|a»rtaat aet* t . . of tl»e late m«*eting waa the rwtah *^* r * v ’ f,,r liahment of our Theological Hem l**H , * J “ .Chtetefoitefijr •• inarv. Thia mew sore waa thonwgh * u ^f * rrl * 11 ^ * remark «*r two, ly ventilatevl. After doe .lelilmrai on "<* a ' rrt > "l|ilm—f»r> ^ nn nml a vote was taken, ami the Heminarv ** ** f,,r M * ,urr " ->nH located at Mt. Ileuaant. N « aud J **. ¥*»++** the matter nMinidrmi settlnl. I 'fsHi that every sobm-ritier to ear pa r . determine to utsl tm at least ear finest or gramlrat teahlenees. If ouuid near smhsrribrr st a < hnstmaa gift to not. tto-y could not be tin- house had r the editor, and through him to the chart*. l.rtHERANrH. motion of a mein tor of this Synod, however, the vote wa* retKaishlered, tolbkind ,mi <’“»»«•- * c - iitnuiu” aunt have reference to Um wl,ir '‘ ' ru * r '" a ' lr """" i mo ns by the members rising on tbe lay of establishing a the el,airman. | fJ , iri . . , , , r ! ami every member of the General 1,1 Lutaerwa aval tor*. W IMnary was the «aut ot men of flmt, for instance, in the sam It IS the nature* of mi say aotbing rather than say any thing good. 3 Our paper tn laitheraa, rmtmwlly and tnipbatieally av The rrw«lrr« of tint |*|irr are nut only instrw* ted iu genera! religion* matter*, bat .. . e TUW Th* Charak te Mississippi /Wr Brother : Home time last winter I recrived a letter from you, requesting me to give yaw infartna Hon ndatire to the progress of the eharrh within the bmimla of tbe Hynud of Muwaaai|qa. From my of God's glory - Men sbonld not go beyond their mean* ia bitihliug pri vate bnuaea. bnt. ia buikliug eharch- es. we roust build in faith ami not regard the want of perwuian re in "Ui estimathai there position of the magazine was |dain ly marked, and tbe embrasarr* tor the cannon, though partially closed, be easily counted. Natme waved her }ieaceful away. A thick green sward now covered the fort, over which recently floated the “red sta ndanla Of war.” Horae* sad cattle were now quietly grazing ea tbe sidesi of the bill, which were thvpi pierced Ivy aliot ami furrowed by dowvi sixty ttoMtsaml. Well, this ia all right, and no one envies the lung delay, |«tlta|s y«m have con * brethren this cutely atrnetuin. All was not atueit nrtewoty of much | sl.Hls. Nothing apfieared to larak faith in thia |Kitii«*ul.tr ciitirrh eu-| the quiet of tbe scene ; but exidern* terpnse wto-te cam iadividtMl (danks of (tennefnl mdnatrv. In* extensive learning required in , Theological professor at th© pres- nt day. ‘ In nuikiiig that statement 1 was ot expressing my own opinion, but rely r^iortiugthe opinion ofbreth 1 With whom I conversed at Win- hester. The opinion, whether erro- : eons or correct, was that of others. Sy nod pledged hi* imiteil avtcl lieuity CO-operation to the support of the r**l"* r •l"* u '*“* ssrae page, * General Hynml’s Theologwal Hemma dw ** tk * **** m '*" l-rou.inei.t ry. IWeaaora were elected, ami rol ^ipaimnt .hwtnm-of imr. hareh. lection* were onlerrvl to he taken ia \ ***•*".•©marks recommending the hm ami *d\ autajp— of our to-autifid rinded that your letter is passed by iu silenrr; hut not an, dear brother. Then I eoohl have given you no thing of *prci.d intercut a* now. Fur yuar o«u infonaatiou and that of the many readers of your much Just above on tbe right, lay the city of Vicksburg, rendered historic by the iui|iortant part ptoyed in oar recent straggly Built, as tbe city ia, «ai a declivity starting at the rivef'a edge and extending to the hills in the real, the whole coaid all the chnrrhe* of the Geoeral Hyn ml for tlieir support. It will depend up on the result of these collection* bow soon our Theological Heminary will Book of Wuraldis ami prrka|M ia tbr next iviluauit an nmast of a prut carted meeting, a rerirml ami a numhfr of com rrsion* ami confirm* tious a* the result. In no other lj i«rt was merely that of a rrnort-1 “ “(P""'" 1 “» ' this opinion, his contest mnst lie 1 na ^ ,bHr "1-™**“' * d -T Uh inemtiers of the Sonthen. SyiKst, Another i,„,s.r,s„t .n.n«ert.«, ... ^ 4nl not with me. the orpmiratlon of. ilnanl of ll.noe . ; . *Jhe eitent of my responsibilUy is *>«*>"» wlththeCentrsI f'ommitt^ I »at of a rejiorter of opinttM express j l«eat«l at Winchester, and which j j. ■ .. . m <\l by Southern brethren. Home men »to>uld receive the hearty eoofwra j tey oouskler it censurable to publish t ’ on gossipy letter in the papers, and to ftyort such opinions. To this extent hold myself amenable. Bnt, aa I understood the brethren who ex- pfeased such views, I did not regard it as reflecting unfavorably on auy f erson. Had I looked ui>on it as a d sparageniept, I should not have e<l it proper to report it. I uu- ?r»too<l the brethren to mean that od called the attention of the Body tubartibe for two |«|m to tbe importance at systematic be ! A ffor paper hi a pmtrmblr paper, njatiy Theelogical professors in other. nevoience, and your delegates would By this I mean, that you do not institutions—institutions of other do- - noteinations—after completing a reg- course in the Colleges and 8cm- of our country, and grodua- tflig with the highest honor*, did uot themselves fully furnished for •; work of a Theological profess- s^Fs chair till they had si>ent several y ^ars at the Universities of Europe, aid for a long time had devoted t lemselves to the special study of t le branches they were to teach, s irroumlcd with extensive libraries. 11 many quarters it is deemed jiec- e isary to make oue branch the spe- stndy of a lifetime to fit a man inently to be a professor of that nee or branch of learning. •drip, and tbe other paprr that favors Bonkir of Worship, ridieules rrrirals ami |»toCrmte«l meeting*. Now, ia our paper you may Bud favorable n**tnt 4 amt rerommetMlathais of U4li Measures were also inaugurated ' looking to the establishment of a 1 Hook Depository, .ml . 1-n.mltto, Ika4auf Wm Mp ..»! trviv.U, ami.. , ,. ... , jL w “ to rorrrspof.il will. „ „ hav . Mjd | mmrhm J , m '* ,r "* the Bynod of Mississippi, to srrore, ' umr md ,. r if l»«ible, their oonn.etlon with tbe |m , jn <m ,. T „ b .„ General Bynod. J sob s hunUi iMitieril be we wish ia that they now may glow in gr-uw. But there is A TACAXT OOBXRK on the Southwest wre should like the laitbrrans to hart* a rhanee at, * to* taken in at owe view. With her It has now been definitely deter- ^my |Hq*ulstMHi of 12.0U© souls, she valued |ha)H*r, I pmieetl to give ruined by the conmnl of 8t. John's “° w *|q«eai\*d In hasty juiqisratioa y.m, luh-riy, the item» of the more to mtmri „„ r-r.f,.,^,^ | n locality, for ti,e ,a Ht apprimrhiug night. The e-peeial fotevete* te the chnrrh ia I Bll< | ^ ttM , one of the * n tor streets, ami the m Ml«Nftt»«.|’pi. | onrfi nf ^ a p t |, Mt : ntng to and fro of “boKtneKn aien,’' I am ha|qi> *“ that the j„ neeeamrv to make thia a fixed wen * *« striking contrast with the rhurrh of tbe Hrforwuittn* i* ex- fllrt il( to ^ th<b miin iH fh ^ Ul ealtmiemi of tbe evening. Farther fending lo*r to»nler«. and travel mg tlorau rhurrh who will start it with *P *be river to out* right, rose the onward. Rm. K. K. Hh« ,»pard and , Mir fourth tbe amount given tb« j “Vbflabwg Heights,” whwb ww Methodists. Bnt the great question strongly fortifie*I during tbe eele- yrt to he anftwrrrd is, where do tostevl aeige HiiHtmneit liy tbe city, thorn* men keej» thetnaelvraf And reM*ain>» of these fortifies tious I do not believe it will be snMwered ia the distance. On our before that church ic finished. But ^ m,mI behiml us were hills af ra- withoot auy such costly edifice tbe r * ou * heiglits, msny of which were laitheran t'hnnli can theie, under crowned v»tb. Handsome resideoeta the ministry of Dr. Heiss, Hccompitoh * nd t««t»fril gtefliin. lmniediatelT a great wiwk. It ia a signiftrant jn fr,M,t *toot of tbe hill, was fort that while tbe sect* are intro- 1 fiie railroad <l;q.ot, which jirroeoteid din ing modern improvements aith *** bustling activity. Beyond rriigion. amt forsaking tbe ancient thi * ^^1 the majestie “Father of landmarks, the laitberati 4'hnrcli ia "’atera.” Tbe “Vicksburg Bend*" myself have rreetitly «*h»Ned a series of meetings, in mono of which wc mere aided by llr.ia. T. L Turnip- seed ami A. H. Itcacgaa, which resulted la much good. The first of these emfirseed the third Hsb hath In July, am! continued from I mi ut to p4nl, including five sev eral |irMrsctesl neasmiN, ending on the 241h of September, tbe late en» ill that Th$ President of tiie Geiiaral At all of the several points, oof eice|*teil. the meetings continued would i other* iar be «vMU|srlled tu that some action upon the same subject could very appropriate ly be had by this Synod. Respectfully submitted, T. 8. Boixkht. J. Hawkinm, A. R. Kim, G. a I!acivf.k. J. H. Ho!fonx, Z. W. BRADRWttAtOil, .1. P. HlflU.TZKK. r J. F. HonnnrKK. nine day s, at owe of * hirh a eburrh wa« orgnniml with eleven mcmlterw. Af all the other riturrhea we were abundantly blessed In our laltora. - J , . . t The laird iHmrrd »*ut his 8p4rit, and turn , .h, -Btortsl rul....,- «4 ^ wm- MM M tbr Hoick, ,n4 fiud tUrni filled with |s r*oual abuse ’ . -... ’ To say of a body of clergymen, tho* >y be men of talent, education anc\ - or Golden Medical Discovery'. It has Mieral intelligence, that they, bav- devoted their professional life to ^he pulpit and pastoral work, have rtrhnd the leisure nor, the access to irgc and extensive libraries neeva- to make Tlieology a speciality, BPi f . . , ^ msnv botwriillv msiiertfd to God. I '-*r:"T* ^ «*l.v «•«< rhnrrh w„ . * qC *° W> 11 T *** "** * i *, wim-fll twrlvrd. sml —>,,1 i srs "f >rt^, nK 1r,m ,hr prrsmrr ' 1*l,.lrlpl.,. ■l.-s.ltn.t-l » «T.s.. ^ (br , <m , n, m .|J M 'JL. Jlblu'iu 'ilr/uwhl™ Hnrti.it ihM «»««««, h«T, .paptr. It minds ita o*n Uu*uu»k» j M l,, “ "* wsnl ,r. . rrrs,.., h«,«l „ uZTl'JZ. s“ ll.—TrtUr, “ "* .k ‘ I. 1 .1 **»r*. bn Ibr m-n> at tbr 1 To. ^ UU* -•*« «W Msnnr h. An si, Fmwlman said, some time ago, whrs ( be tbqight‘1 had atade too strong a plea, Blotches and Eruptions, purify <|«-tuatid upon bis arrvicea, “A worm yonr Mood V>.I jnviporstr .oor ... 1 will turn wkn. it is trrs.1 »p«,.- ‘ , lem by taklo* IH-. PM| Ah. KsL I gUocW st Us faut .ml ilwoght, i h * d I 1 "****'* I. wori, wouM hr |ia,l tmnin- |f •**■■*• a o no equal for this |>ur].—r, nor us , bk. loot in oUi.-l ii.shi ... —- . emedj for “Liver GompklnL- or wulu t SLkntoml nq G.U nsslmsl vm.r “Biliousness.- ami -Co,—tijmiiot. of urll—tksl n |iro|—r .IHkoee wmfjosti- TFflZP the Bowels." Bold by draguM*. flll l,| r 7 ll T > U T 1 •*“ * k *», JOM* *“»©. J mm uuiue. t * Hecrof wa are glad.” To him tw Is a nrtoouj aud the |iraur, gimy and honor. (taper. It* editor Amro. M. Ir yon desire rosy check* and a complexioti fair, and free from Pim thia country ia asking for tbe old ' *Pf***r in full view, and tbe eye path*, and tbe good old way. And fo,,ov » the winding coarse of the on this ground she will AoarUh ns " ver "P wn d dh^ru until its sorftw a tree which hath ita root* by the *• tovt in tire diatnnee or hkldea by river. We are glad to chronicle a tl iick forrsta.ukmg it# Irnnko. movement of this kind on tbe part * The “Benda” make an important of 8t. John’*, and winh other# of our ! feature in tlie picture. Here the eburrh could Uo the same. There are Misv-anaippi flow* east for a while, single churches here which hare in »ntl tbeu, snddeidy turning, takes a them the wealth and material for oourae exactly opposite, thus form starting and building up a half ing « miniature peninsula about a down others. And the western part half mile long Nrtth a width of otey ol this city is literally destitute of * fow hundred yards. The little Iaitbersn churches. There is old narrow neck is of such slight eleva- Zkiu'a on Franklin square, frill of tion as to afford every’ opportunity wealth ami overflowing with mem of seeing tbe tortuous windings of hers, which. Hi lieu of dividing and the mighty stream. Two stream* Two ministering brethren, Bros. CmvIi anil Youngblood, nee laboring i faithfully ia Heart ami Smith t oon toes. I have tiren is formed that they te ars seen rolling proodhr along, appa rently in the same direction, and yte Pamphlet sent free. Address B. V. Pierce, Buffalo, X. T. Dr. j II. thtr Ipetebetly conquering, bugs np her money and members and city lota, and let* the cause of IsOtheranistn take care of ooe is ascomiing and tbe other de- When I urged lh*. Mann to scendiug tbe river. Across to the rat a bit ah a German mission in West' left appears the srent* of Grate** I'hfladelphia, where there is plenty immwmAiI attempt to change the of material, slid for want of which * course of the river, but the “Great |PP1 t we are loteng members every week, Fstlmr” had “had bis way” too tong »|. » fifteen mem Ufa. The number com plaomtty answered that such to think of gratifying tbe “Yoo»g woukl Is* done. “/* fes year* set Najioieoii* (!) by following hi* eante. will do that, ! have no doubt. We And yet the Vick sharper# fear that have too much to do now* Ten in a capricious ■ moaieut he may fear* fff There is one thing we shorten bis course by cutting off thi* bebeeey and that is, tbe Lord Is with * neck of land, Jand thus leave t heir iH-igbhMi* ami'*i«itompnfarfoa. which fire blaara throogh that eedeswati Vicksbutg and her MimuiudmgK in ftlsng |»hrsae* not ! ^ ttf 1 * H ‘ 1 *****' ”** alioukl -j^, « ooe of aiiigular bcaa- » uot woode. if oor bratbrrn would ty Hm j WJU( muA gH «nought up right lively—shat (J| |f |0 (txciUf ^ ^ the profane would term Imving a ^ thf . -shs.lowy pm*.' "*■ ‘ ° ‘ tl,,H The old fort, om-c the acen© of fierre Bmlnq. Htmp«oii piesMh-d ou this conflict, was now wholly deserted bnllisnt ucrateott alao. lie dilated and almost entiroiy flestroyed. The L v hde ed- _ , w of aavig •h©o« wafiae* * ^ I , Hl| ware »ot pennur i y- ^szevritb admiration or. t J I fsurt takisn br-liinrt thr- I | ,^1^1 Ot off ... ti l wete* Tto sky was •**“- I Hoft to*# <* * .‘sooty South ” ami the Ik*uI nglonng king *** g ji.ortand nwut- mellow oaf glly tunk to real. It jicvr? to to forgotten. An 1 first at tl»© metropolis I eippl then at tbe mighty tiJ inc liefon* ns, then on tT| ptcanera tbwting oo !»er 1*- | thd at the shadows m< sintfug snn, we fidt that M ch scenes au inapirari we Ud nerer felt liefore. j we »ovr vainly endeavor t«f f¥at©d on tlie old fort burg, surroumlwl by of liotoric intorete- was it nra) to »0»ociate tbe kl* ^ wetting sun with the sinkul star of hope in tbe broa-’J Sonthern jieople f And * - beheld that bright sun on 1 a low dark cloud, and shut w our eye# a ‘aceoc of soch vm - brilliancy bad glory, bo* nl WM to trace the resembi * tween this scene and the tbe sun of tbe Southern \ behind tbe dark elond# pointment and defeat! It wa* only wbeu twOig^r yielding to her rlarker ■ we arose from the reverie ir.Sf we had been thrown by wi l tions, and, haribg descend; street at the foot of tb» slowly wended our way b comfortable lodgiugs awani tbe McMacken Hotel. . Thoughts for the Though Why have we no pim in our congregation at We once bekl such meet in J were well attefuletl—ble*n lowed them—and we all that the prayer meetiug wa thing. Christ must have tL too, when he directed tie where to tarry and how * l themselves until they wen with (tower, from on high must have thought so to they saw the Spirit, in the * ance of cloven tongues, lilS * / ff- V fire, come aud rest upon tin saw the abundant fruit# h nous revival which aoou u— Other# among the good of every age have adopted i C KtA \ tbeonr reopifting social pm ou their reducing it to pra« ti witneaseil similar resultv **Ti hearkened and heard.” “Ti l hath visited and redeemed 1 How many precious sea son 4.1 kening ami of great grace » r V traced to such social m«*»ti (trayer T Why tbeu have I (trayer-iueeting now f Our M necessities have not diniinis!] have tbe want# of the cburrl leas. The harvest is still gr laborer# are few. Our littl j cares and vexation# are still] ing. Our great temptation trials are , still eusnariiig. wrestle not with flksli juh! Imt against principalitk*. l»ower#. against the twlers darkness of this world, again itual wk*ki*<liteas in high A erily, onr m*ces8itie# are ‘#ti ing. We neetl gpa<*e and st God aaya, «A*l and it akaU t you* Why then have we *•«' a *k in a social capacity as v did, when #o tench comfort co ®rage»ent filled our soul thoughtful, praying men fir A *<* teky. ftH'Af huce tee no familit alf>< 1 Au~9 4 > i * , , L- - ; \ housef Abraham and Joshn ir\ Itovid had it—and one of the, i’* tefi says something about (ohT ing his fbnr upon tbe “familit L have not called npou thy ua;;l 808 other good people still 11 n P this good old time-honon M tom. There is neighbor A. d'l'.' ^»y, that still calls his cbildn . household together every nu* * aud evening for prayer. An : 7S neighbor B, who fllway# d< _ too, it matters not who conn >1 sometimes hear them singii; tliey always sing a song of j r_ —then the good man i 1 .portion of His Word, and thcl bow down in praytr. v I R igi»t—a family at :-K/ HusbautLf you remember ho* •*< ^yo»r lather# house; yc -IL your father's too. can we not have it also ? w a good thing for them luidl c hildren, would it not also be i I thing fo r us aud our child: I ^ I,ow >t would. Why, then, iil-I ■ - l**xt it off an y longer? 8apr*fk. toffin to-night. God will i ° r I fead the other day that I will give the Holy Spirit to L i **im f aud that “tin “ l*eth our iufirniities, and u, 'W^arion* for ns with rr<>. f»n not lie uttered.” tiL^-S w *ll you erect au aiMi ®*tbt, that G«1 mav bh- J«ur bonse I ~ H. ll