The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, December 14, 1870, Image 2
THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C., DECEMBER 14, 1870.
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jdnesday, December 14, ll
EDITORS :
UDE, D.D., Columbia, 8. C.
5, A. M., Staunton, ) a.
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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.
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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
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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
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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