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of Address. ,
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Tlje Order of Service
Fot Eran telical Lutheran Congrega
tions if, I'/Ae Church Book Ex
plaintrf. .Ly Rev. X Fry, AM.,
Pa*tor$qftIrinity Lutheran Church,
y Pen i
This is 1 jau admirable and f$U
explauat|<iL| in the form of qqestiofUl
ahd ausvft ri>, of the Order of Morn-ij
iug Servjjke (including tiie Coimpu-
nion Sep ito), jowl the Order of
Evening! Service, adopted by thd
General jj iiifaqU* We are delighted
with fa^sifd believing that some-;
thing ot?j jtbe kiud would be tytfch
aud instructive to ear
liiuastefM ji^iul people, we wtote to
lb . ; . ilk, and asked Kjtf|
mission tip make use of-bis tract,
which the second edition las been
published, for the purpose of illus-j
tmtingjdo: Book of Worship. Wei
received afc once the kiud a*)d fra-
U ih:U eojueut of Rev. Mr. Fry, "to
reprint. i$ tfte Lutheran Visitor such
parts of m (Uia) tract as you (MLE)
may tefeAfT Rev. Mr. Fry will please,
accept orti Ubauks for his ready and
geiiero«4 foiApliaace with |or re
quest. | V k hope ’that we may
able bofu *( long to prove oui grate
ful ;qq*j e aation of bis ki udiuvss.
y oiotdug we beg him not to
insist doiipd that is, to mt et him
»t the'- tklaug mutch ubontj to be
gotteu 5 under the eapti rating,
but iuilAti 4ite, title of Frtjp Coa
* The Geiet&t Synod in Horth i merica.
Goneral Synod in North America—
Aldrich, G. D. BefnhHni, Major
Heilig, and others, of North Caroli
na; Dr. Bachman, Boinost, Chisolm,
and brethren wboae names we don’t
remember, of South Carolina; Da
vis, Roedel, Brown, of Virginia and
South Western Virginia; Brown, of
Teunessce; Bedvnbangh, of Georgia;
and, in fact, all the churches, people,
and > ministers who* said “yon and
amcn w to the “this will do" of the
men who mot at Con coni, N. 0.—
wore moved by the Holy Ghost,
sent by the Ron from the Father.
There can lie no donbt that the
General By noil in North America
has, dating its short existence, ac
complished much, that additional
life, spiritual, true, evangelical life,
has been imparted to the cbncches;
fanaticism, on the 'one hand, been
checked, and dead formality, on the
other, been rebuked. The church in
the South is truly Lutheran nnd
truly evaugelical.
The leaders of the General Coun
cil know this. Hostile to the Gen
eral Synod North, afraid that the
Southern churches may ultimately
unite with the Gcner|l Byuod North,
both having Books of Worship, both
favoring Revivals of Religion, U*h
cultivating Fellowship with Sister
Churches, are determined to prevent
this by rneaus of Free Coufereuce,
which these leaders will attend, ami
by eloquence ami philosophy—one is
a professor of philosophy, another
enraptured the “down^eHsters* with
his grandiloquence—labor to induce
our unsophisticated, earnest South
ern men, graduates of the school of
afflictiou, to commit, to bind them
selves, hand and foot, that the
Southern Church may never become
a part of the General Synod North.
We declare that if forced, driven,
worried, abused and tormented to
abandon our present position, though
we honestly, firmly believe that our
appointment is from the Lord amt
Head of the Church, even Jesua
Christ; we, if the weltkre of the
church requires an union with a
Northern body, which, however, we
do not now admit, will unjte with
the General Bynod ^North. In it
auy one oau be a true evangelical
Lutheran, can hold to the Confession
and to all the Symbolical Books,
and yet nt the same time have the
fullest and the freest liberty to wor
ship, and to build up the church.
I11 proof of this we point to the
sainted John Phillip Cline, whose
remains rest in the beautiful grave
yard of St. Matthew’s church, New
Market. When, last year, In Vir
ginia, the preseut occupant of Fa
ther Cline’s pulpit, the Rev. Mr.
8uyder, took us to the graveyard
—w© have many brethren, whom
we knew and loved, sleeping there —
and led us to the grave of this faith
ful witness, on which the penduleut
brauchcs of au ash, planted by Rev.
Snyder, drop the jiearly tears of
morning. We recalled him, his doc
trines, his life, liis work. Onr aim
is to live as he lived, to be such a
Lutheran as’ he was, to die as lie
have no
Ultoriooa, telf <
women of the Soatl
For the Lather— Yu*t<u
That rHe C—fcni—
Dr. Rude: Will yon allow me iqmoc
in the Virifor for a few thought* on
the sutyect above itaua d T I ilo not
know that I can change the opinion
of any one, or hi any way In tercet
your reader* upon tbit awl^eot; hat
I eon at leant exprcaa my Mem of
such an aanembly. When question*
of thi* kind are preoented to my
mind, I imagine the aflkir taking
place at the same time, and *ec the
grave repreaentatirea hi aolemn m-
aemblv at Richmond, Htaanton, or
noose other place. 1 imagine I bear
their speech*** aad plana, know their
object and intent tons, and aer their
wise working and the re—H of their
effort*, i tli— draw my eonehndomi
from what 1 Mippoar wonld he the
character, the otyert, and the debate*
of such a coofrronce.
The ultimate ahfact of the eontem-
plated confereot'e must be <1 union of
Ike Southern Church teith some ona of
the Northern Chureheu. It ran mean
nothing more. In a free conference
yon would hear the learned Doctor*
of the council netting forth with elo
quence the a*lvantage the HSITtbem
Church would have if united to tliat
body. Then the Rev. l>oetor* of the
General Byuod would reply by show
lug, unmistakably, the duty of the
Southern daughter* to return, aa
prodigals, to the fold and' protection
* of their Northern mother. A voice
would also he beanl from another
quarter, stating a frvr reasons why
the contemplated union *honld take
place. Then, runid the din and bus
tle of lomler sound*, you would hear
a »earning voice, describing the break
ers ahead, |xdnting to the deotmetivc
whirlpool in the distance, and urging
all hand* to take
another direction,
tin**** discordant element* in their
eflorts to unite, 1 «cooc!ode it rau
never lie done. The following are
my reasons.
1. A church, torn into fragment*
by Mtagoniatira! priiiriplca, criroi
natiug and recriminating each other,
professedly standing on the
or. nnjiMBU. s. rj
otdcct auagH by thi* ftfo-
>« m
in tfee
hath*
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IBiuM fe dPViwd that
anu wot *re that the oty*rt obtained
would tear u* mto a* many frag
luent* aa axial* In the NOttbrrn
Church; and no intelligent man in
tins Northern Church ia m> ignorant
a* to believe that the feathm
Chnrrh wonkl, in a body, unite with
either the room'd, Oeneral fly nod,
America* Lntin rant*m nr lllaanari
rtynml. Thi* nm*t be true, and
brace the otyeet noaght Is “avH and
evil e— tianally." 1 Let the Northern
advocate unite the .otrareh North,
ami then apeak to the Booth of
union; and let the Southern advo
rate hold his tonga*, that — enter
ing wedge read asunder the uniou
that now eriet*.
A We have done and are doing a
grent work for our .Southern CUaveh,
and If we remain united and work
together barm— mi—ly, we wiR do
a gT— let work. Home of a* have
striven matifhliy to place the Church
of the licit»nu.tti— in the |io*tti—
An whfoh ahe hi entitled in then*
Houthem State*, aad have enr
ceedeti beyond th** H|erUtkon* of
her dearest friend* How the heart*
Toe
inf
church paper, wbleh visit* ua weekly
with news from An, la that which
•hew* fem pet grots and prosperity of
the Church of the Reformation. “Aa
cold water to a thfanty a—1, so ia
good new* from a fer o—htry." Bow
cheering It is to the heart of the
chriethm, to know that God *NH
visits his peopfe; thaiaouU arc coo
verted, and believers built np in their
most bnly foith! We have noticed
with great pie—wre the repeated ae
r—at* lately giv— of the drdicatioo*
of new ebarehea, and i narallations of
pastors, on which oc—aIona the arm
of the Laid vm made bars, and
ffi* people greatly refreshed.
Though we, ia the “etty by the
era," have not the privilege of report
ing any very extraordinary man Wee
tattoos of divine grace, yet It may
he sattsfoceory to our friend* abroad
to know that we not —ly bold our
ona, but are in aa improving modi
tion. The three churches here are
blessed with peso* and prosperity.
Ait increased interest in religion ia
manifested, additions are mod* to
—r numbers, ami even'thing indi
cates advancement. Old St. Johns,
for which isn were entertained by
rusas* of bite
quite a
hut as yet we traj
its e—f ii
foot that it i# the ;»oint of
between the Parkersburg
and the main stem of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; and
shm to the farther feet that it is the
tarminu* of a section, or dlriwea,
HhUk ueceeeimtci the location of
hop*. In which are em-
rge number of
1 was told
aad by this
ia kept in o—-
that locality, no
although liter
will,
of three ro laborer* arc paitied, when
they knew that there ia a dispneRiou
to undo what has aheadv hern done,
and to drag her hark Into the mire especially hemitse it ha* plmacd
•ml ftlth of dtrtshHi sod dies—si— ! I • lfrwridcucs to deprive her of
Hnralv non* she underatond the the abfe *eme-of her most befoved
pesitl— of our chureh *— attrml •““* '*tt*vsW.' poster, who for more
that “fVcr CeVH—" My voice I U,,h b<Uf • ^**0 has Inin a faith
and itida—ce shall be ia oppoaitioa
to every blow ahned at the unity
of the Southern Isrihersti Chnrrh.
Brethren of the H—th riaud firm !
Let not the protestation* of “/W
tieguiie y—! Y— would not advo
cate a onion with the IVrnhyterian
Chnrrh, yet v— do not hate the
Presbyter iaa*. Wk»i would the
Northern Charrh do Rw y— T What
ship and sad ii Hefei for ym in veer* gone by t
When I view > hat w,»«ld her mini*t*rs here «Wm*
a few years ago f t lod has given a*
a work to do mil ue mint do it.
Would It not preduo* u smile on
many a grave thwtor'* countenance. If
w* were to *4 roost* a “ Peer (\mfrr
mee r in Philadelphia for th* avowed
pnrpne* of uniting th* Coauctl and
flntenU Hvaid with th* f
of
ia
that ia that re* pee
ally enveloped by toot
kills, the Graft— i—• are
uat« th— the citiseus of
towu* of greater natural
Tiger VaHey river, which
from Booth Graft—, is
by a — b—atial iron bridge
of efog—t deeign. and wu* erected
by the B. A O. R. R Co., for the
mat of the l'urkevuburg branch.
I visited aw—g other (dan* the
great ortag—ai engine bouse, which
ia certainly a mammoth ooneera, with
it* numerous tracks, and ioimeaw
tornAside. It was filled with U»eo-
motives at the Urn*; aooie were
being timl up, waiting duty, and
other* uadergoiag repairs, whilst a
Member were being eiruned by score*
ful shepherd of the flock, still retains , of dirty bands. It is next to iinpo*
her prosUge, «u»d is iu a state of ebb to <Niwprebend the vustnem
The ferv—l prayers of uf thi* as—*t*s corporalnmi. with ito
foithful ones have be— heard, great trunk stretching from ri
ll** who govern* sceo—ing to dusky, on Luke Brie, to
the Cite—peak c Bay, a
over five honored miles;
the o— oa*4* of liis owe
all things to wor
i This is abowu h a large
ia the utteod—ee npou jotb
Hr worship, ami the ordm—ce* of
His h—ae, mri) re;uslli»g iu number
to before the lute
The* pruphecii s of
thus* who prefeicted disaster to the
church have proved false, Imcaase
she is -built u|i— the fouadatioti of
the ape-tee and prophets, Jeans
nexstion of
i on
of
nhootiag —t its various
into the must fertile, and
section* of conutry lying — either
side the main stem; thus draining
uf then- resource* the rich agricultural
—d mineral regions through which
it p war*; ail which are chcecfnUy
poured into the Up of —r rapidly
growuig B—Uiern metnipolia.
(iruftou. although it has the a|»-
chrtst lumaetf lietug the chief comer- prarsner of aa extemporised town,
•tone." makes some pretension to a eky in
Tbr Suuds> ei-hooi too is hi a — hryo. It is UheraUjr su;tplied w ith
ottcv |Bvnod in North America. *««rud»lng remdiUm. being oral ami dlamtnuUug g;*.—buianes*
In e—dwMon. dear Ifertor, I shall mmao * ^9^ » the city, having is bnsk, snd real estate ra|mUy
' devoted and rfect— t —peria- advancing ia value. Lots that a few
t, with — admirable corps of yrwrs since aoki for yne, sud two
lb* better aroom hundred doilara, now readily cum
| nwulati— of which. • large sud com- ms ml as many thousand ; hut surely
Sunday-srhooi rum will it is in a reugh and anfiuiidied coo
platform, yet charging each
with false pofetioas, each endeavor
ing to swallow the other, ami that. «!»!»** frceem.ferene* aad
too, in a land where the political T «* that I have observed the various
wstchwanl is “ consolWatfon* can «“*vrm.nts of the «»,nn h. ami now
never prndoor a uiflmi by the an "ofo^ribe myself
e Southern Oitireh. '
VKMLANR
Th.' CmincU wnttl.l rralt. • (c« 1 —~ ’"ruf .1.1. .j k,iUih .J
rhorrh.-,, th* Ornrml HtimxI hm, » rtu “* * h "" I T1 * r 1 ***** “* 1 * wU,h [
and Vi«w„,n Mv«hI f,.or ..lit i «" "“.TT^T T" . ‘rT”*.
Th, v wooW’ .,«h.r «(!«.! - — •“ M,B
rT -rt* - r"»'—si ssstjm: ■ sicrcasr=
enthely iodej>cndeDt. Tim t—«lcnr} ,* |||rUy ^ |ht , BUiU . ^ voice ia the suactusry. but with him
then, 1* nnt to unite, but to destroy, thing*, lie —vs duu.m gratiou «il is peace. After si— glifrofdevo-
Mhcn a united Northern Cliureb, threatening, snd men are dtssatisfied.
living in harmony, laboring for the s*^* oo neceurclty for dudntegra
propagation of the fnndaiucntaJ prin w * ^ propoard,
dpi™ of .be RHbr^tio..
t»p.thrr for thr «tendon uf the Re- j,. We M, .free th» thU mil
deemcFs kingdom, is seen high above not be oolitic, even if It were practi
a division and dissensiou, then the cabh*. We have nnifonnly expressed . u . u
1 »utwelve* against *nch » pnqmsitkm, j ***+ **»» {k ** *•>
at least fur the ptr—I, and for some we foUow him as In* has followed ! entire
thus to omue. TT»t> ronforeo*-* is Ghiist, and be tusd* |mrtaker« with
ted piety, slid ruustaat, unremitting
labor ia tin* rsnse of rhe Master, he
has no fear* or miHgu iag* at to the
future. He know* whom be bn* be
Uved, aad hi |irr*aaded that He ia
sbir to k«-vp that which be has com-
question, should the Sou there chureh
unite with the Northern, would ad
visedly arise, nnd eotild »*•' consider- *ugg*»t<wl for no such purp—c. Tie.
ni in a "free confbrence. m Until then,
dear Doctor, 1 give my voice snd in-
Afteti
very safest
frmn th©
win its.
to rie
offers
only ig ■)i
attention
died, to be laid to rest till God eall»,
ag he was. What he was, he became j flnenee against the conference,
in tho General Synoil North, bat be 2. The Southern men, who will at-
died a meralicrof the General Synod tend such a conference, Imre not the
South. In doctrine, he »yru;»sthired welfare of tl»e Southern Lutheran
with the General Council; iu unvia j chureh at heart They e»u not have,
ures, with the General Synod North; j They sorely seek the destruction of
by birth, edueatiou, and God’g dis-
pen*artr>n, he ivas a B—therii mun;
In all things spiritual and temporal,
nuintwr and kiml of question* con
tinually lring addre*scil to u* by onr
Southern brethren are wnH». that we
arc sore the opporiunity of. talking
over them, oml au*n©nng them face
to fore, would be pnalm Uv. of im
metis* advantage It helping forward Qrafkm—thir
«|*ulMlfowi and itnditnUons as they
now exifft. m* jprett as the common
cause. We kflpw that our whole
It can not be fmch a
corn, at least t< i judge
ts made at pit *ent to*
ions and to injlnec it
the most disin fib rested
*. * ,
opposite partiefl. ’ Not
'General Oouneil pacing
i <» it, ( but the i ieneral
Synod, 3 o -th, is also niaki >g ad
vances. 1 " Ye are info rmel that
Maryland Q uod’s Committee j if Con-
ferencel wi^DF'L Sototbern Synt els has
churehly and secular, ap honest man
—the noblest work of God; never
extreme, never one-sided, often mis
judged, often charged with being too
* ditioii. sud much }Mviug and grading
yH to be dotic. i nothvwi s tew flue
new budding*, and other* iu course
of vrontioM, mi a street where stumps
•bounded , looking as if they had
recently I— dct|iihiUii The rail
load « ,>ni|iau> * hotel i*a very large
brick Imikiiug. .•*chtw1 Mont-* high,
and judging from what 1 niw, is
doing a liiriviug busineas and umier
exoclk-nt management. Tiie r<*»iu«
Wo» are MptM-ioa* »ud k»fr\— the
chats Iter* are of good kum*, anti
cleanly kept—below and above wide
hsll* traverse the Imtkiiag, ami the
establishment wear* tiie sp
ot neatness, which c—-
trihuteu ho much to the nuatort oml
eiiyoymctif of the gu**C South
Grafton is ths sits of s uatioosl
cemetery, and eoutaiM quite a num-
. ber at dwelling house* ; but the
riwrrj,— Keihetmus b * ,la ^ South Uridl— with
j. r ’ ‘° ’ their nor them exposure, have not
♦ Our last srticl* closed, leaving Jfekutt—i ttid many o*—panto,
your corretqwwident seatetl at the AH— “doing up" the’town by
break foot table in Grafton. The visiting the nhap» i*f the Oom|>uny—
hint at the grant reward.
For the l.Mtlienm Vuitwr.
Among th* Allsgt—ies.
go., tv.
onr General Synod, the ditiaion of
our District Synods, and probably »
rupture in many congregation*. All
know the tendem y of such » state of method .if haring pnt rigiii in thcjbrcn *up;dWsl, he sallied forth for
i— _ *.u ii.la ^. f' m *SW Ml I S I. .«> WL. of la m ♦ - 1 _ * . 1 a . X m.
artairs. t nhallowi-d pa*Ht<»n-., hitter
hostilities, and unjust lawsuit* are
to get np tssohres nnd parties, but.
iU legitimate fruits, and can never j in «n o«ci;il way, to disco** U»c
slow, too short-sighted, yet generally conduce to growth in piety. Snch min-1 whole field whether doctrinal or prac-
vindicated by resnlts to be right; a 1 istera (the thought naturally arises) hrnring all (hrme things to take
their torn mntsrut emrtr nftenroM."
true conservative man uud evau-
IhvuUuu l.)* aid ; U<- South, and in
v\a\ \ other ditvciiiMi, is greatly feis-. . . . . , ... , .,
nnderst«Mid; and t|<>iv Is im jH»<qhh«. pre*rnt want* of the body haring admiring the npieudid bridge—peep
into idares of public reeort
tumd* of (Mlr Iwcihn-n Hautk. except nil . n t;il recrestiou. snd to ace what- —*«rrrvi«g the mnltiplkdfy of rail
by coming tsffHkef fc— — hc^ not ,. N , r , W ihl be seen, whether novel, read trwek* tliat tiir—d the’ street,
hutrudivc, or amusing. Thi* town oml watching the evolutions of
is also a railroad production, and counties* train*, untH confttsed ami
has at this time s |M»pulation of wearied, I retnruril to the station
nearly three tltmiKom! Inhabitants, adjoining the hotel to k<«ep a sharp
wtittett;,alt fjtor to a membeelof one
of our Soft fern Sv'khI Wtj nuder-
staud IjluH ^Uic lettm is cor rteoua,
dlirisriJiiJj |ft!l, though ffp hf vc twit
read it; ^tf'Sre conviticetl, -xactly
whaf • all ft sfcters^ of good wj 11 and
tewdbv iqjpf^on should be, The
object of is to obtaili tnfor-
the feusibilijy of*
Southern SynAd with
Symnl North and,
ft the fyvor n pwq>o-
imltioti| lif
reunion
the Geind
—i<Mi'dl^y i
sit ion fot
more trie
with. Ijn
era Gcfic
up tlieif
tlueutiali •
ies as tS
and
stand t
ties qnVl
us) w 'o
«vj*s- -SOU
qualities^.
' a ’
rtll at oii
like, and
man of the General Synod, South.
Said the Rev. Jacob Stirewalt—also
at rest in Jesus—of the Tcuiicsaee
Synod, once : “Yon (our bumble self]
|aud Bro. Clin^ are sound iu doctrine,
but wrong iu measures.” This was
very high praise! We have not
changed. Wc still occupy the same
ground. We hold fast to the Con
fession. But we do not believe that
Luther’s Catechism is the only means
of grace; the fact is, it is not an
iuspired book. We believe that
every individual should pray, that
must be sadly disappointed, think
their
or are seeking a horn© >»• »•»«- - r . .
1 "•*** church. Dr. Unde, we ean not c ”‘ ,, ri> even tha' any eflort to occupies the only level ground in or time os best 1 e»mId, where I knew
gelical Lutheran, a representative I their talents not futty appreciated, . T,w ‘ * ,r ** The dtrertion of the railroad st this ’ ImAout for the arrhral of the Bishop
do«*s this paragraph m«-tti*t Thejpjg,,! ur.irly Mfll and west, and of Wkkfofefe I whiled away the
ern
meet with them.
3. The ministers ami laymen of the j
different Synods, in a Genartil Hynod,
obligated thsmselres to support nod
enconrage the pahlishers oftb< Book
of Worship—that common boml in
the Southern church—that instru !
incut, of nil others, siding ns in our
work. If a union be effected with
one of the Northern churches, would
: our Book of Worship he adopted 1
Can any one believe it will f Now, (
unite the Council to the Booth mi ul*oiit tfw» place. Tbi» towu is locally nobody and did nbt care about know
every clinrch 'should have its meet- then, will onr ministers and laymen
iugs for prayer, and that the church place theinsHr« , »in a position in w hich
must l|e, and only ©au be, built up they could not fulfill their solemn ol»-
!by means of awakeuiugs, refresliiug.s ligntionsT What would the commit-'
Church would tend to disintegrate
Be ni ways has, atid Mow uppnhes
Midi a union. What then is desired
by this < outereucr f To taaeh a*
tba correct piMitisn on the four
|MHut» f To |Mj*nt uni the ti«« stand- i
fioiut of 1 attheriimt I ^ To show the
difference between | tbc faith of tbr I
Council and the General fejrfead i
North f Would icMhe whole rhnruh |
South he betp-r informed on theae
sttlijei-t* by an article ia the Jtie
siooary nent to ei cry minister Goutb f
Why, sir, ike very pre|N»*i| to meet
M erenoo to briu - about it from on higli, revivals of religion, tee, created by the General Synod,
relations, wonlijl inet-t
\vt think the
jlynod yien uui
•if such
^ricb code
ptirtht*rn General
tfeul Conticii (wc
tts?r dispcnsCH (
gciyand liberally
«c must certain
(« d, ainiiiblo >ud;!useful
iiti Fiat so foni
%l acf t)<m cphfi^
us.
love
ini’'
j
jWo believe tliat uo man or sot of Dr. Rude, ltevs. A Id rich, Hcnihcim,
men, uninspired, bus the right to Smellier, Davis, nod others, think.
uescribc rules, measurok, man tier when this im>ii tract made with the 'More tiim o<X),00U ;*eopic bear
working for all the churches, poblihliers, m goo<i faith, through testimaky to the wonderful curative
Ac believe that the General Synod their chairman, wonid thus be smfiis- ( rlhxjfo of Dr. i'i^rw’S Alt. Ext- or
uth is the true American Evangel!- leasly violated f No other Iiouh© ! Alr^lvcval Discovery. For pal
al Lutheran Church, that iu title— | wouhl publish tbc work, nmi many ^tntkni or kregnUr uctfou of the
ho lmtheran Church in North Ameri-1 Avwe asked. Your honesty uud >tuct seeexg ocpt© or kitgcrmg
y° u . Omghs, and for “liivct <'«»tu|ihiuit”
live aud die, j to condetUd all andi tciMh in feA ttn j u| . .•BiiUmaHusa,” ml »* uueqsnlcd.
even if forsaken. But we are net till the eight year*’ contract shall
sjiYuhlf The Greek horses, the have terminated, n»* minister or hey
foaves and fishes, the lair promises mau can advocate the destruction of
find Battering word-'q the open door, the General Synod, without tramp-
tlnoiigh which the cliilliug northern 'ling ujkmi his plighted faith.
known as Grattoin Ks*t Grafton, ‘ ing snybody. A heavy, hoomiug
nnd South flraftou, and ts thus rrmr at length announced the ap
divided by Tiger Valley river, ami a pmrtrh of the eastern bound train,
tributary the iisme of which I do not and at one© all hands were astir to
re»xillcct, iinh-s* It l»e Posmtin Hollow give the passengers n hearty web
Creek. Tiie larger portion, called com© to liquid and solid refresh-
Grafton. He* noith of the rnHroad. fhents; but our chief conoeru was,
on the ferspesmt of a hngt‘ hill, or as we had no “axe to grind,” whether
mountain spur. |n»ra!!©l with whose the expected brother was on board,
plane are tin* jirincipal streets, cut at or ret held hi dwwn©© rile by
rigid angles In* others having a mcmi«*s dlvines, in tin*, nsrbotiifer-
i»orili©rt» snd soutfe-ni ilinefiM, and »»as city of WiiceJing. It required
so steep ami difficult of ascent, that but a moment to decide the impor-
- . - a sirangcr is ptixzied to understand taut Issue; thr hurried breathing of
is •* entering wmlge, ami the islltor j l4)ir citixeas eon poasibty manage the huge fire-eater ecased, the brakes
ex|itvseet Ins hop©M m the Mgfemscd. p, climb up and down, l am sun* were ;u»t down, and the groaning
k(l*frilfriMbm/ they rioc at an angle uf u«t much wheels stood motionless ttptui their
ssursf^forfear^.^ below forty-live degrees ; and to axles, when forth from the mhigl. «1
show that I do not greatly exaggerate mass of moving taped* emerged the
the truth, 1 will mention the foot, lithe and perpendicular figure of a
Chat 1 saw a strong* horae, and dray, faded man whom I longed to see.
(with a smgfe bam1 of flour,) tug Hard labor at Wheeling, hunger,
gitig a»d pulling, with an oocookmal and a loog nnd weary uightf* ride,
test, to get up one of the main j hnd severely taxed his physical
a—is by diyiue .suggestion, uml iu j integrity, Doctor, will conqtel you
tn communion we will
Sold by dniygiata. ^
Dr. Tlfolrtck ba^ relvbratcil hi*
fifty 5rays* Jubilee us Professor at
the ctfrersfty at ft4lle.
streets. Tiie bouses are perched one powers, and he looked some ‘Hhe
abort* another, so that the dweller* worse of the w ear." lmt by no means,
on each street enjoy the great privi- aa WC suppoaed, beyond the ndeem
lege of “looking down tqion their
neighbors of a lower grade.” There
are sonw fltt© buildings; but gener
ally they* ore of a different character.
Ing effleaey of soap, water, and a
good breakfast, although at an
nnrcHSonable liodr for thr latter.
We are ootrv to say that the soqoel
brother was qnj^
offered during th*
b day the quota*,
#*Hy oonodoore, that |
know of, but of a refractory st«ma«k
that was IU a* ease with Itself fa
general, and ito tHtqwirtor hi
ticular. In a multitude of eutusfe,
ora it is said there is wisdom, sag
it may b*; bat among a taolu,
tude of doctors, or quacks, how fam
the ease stand 1 Without ewumag *
•oluttou oi this deliaate and k*efrt
point, it 1* Hirfltotowtfbrowr pSM
that we (that to to any, Bro. 8hM. fi, ,,
mol othera,)
scribed freely and administered oofa.
ously. lacoaneetiou with the poarfag
down treatment, a resort was h*4
to s sort of magical
which 1 endless was too
for me, based, we suppose, np<*
^^^Bfeoo golvsaic theory; km
fe IMS purpose, for the restfa*
of our brother’s perasos)
domicil, stoutly restored the p*.
teocy of opiates, alkalies, srioudaiq*
had magic. There are some thtogi
in this wide world that will hav»
their way; and from a considerable
experience, 1 take pleuoare to mto.
Moiling small pox and sick f
as belonging to the ctoss of __
tables. Bat u thoe sets all thhigs
even,” and if Use imitont oaly has
pluck and patience, be will reali»
aoooer or later, that theflw d
or cither of litem, will wear
out, or the an Sen-r. of which i
tie- loroter is pteCerrstl by
person*. Lot© ia the
patient came out of the
“master of the occasion,” and really
frt-ling badly “used upV
cloud ha* its silver lining," awl ss
mentally r» joined that the foul ©ihmst
had bceu ejected, ititenial reMiiau
squelched, order restored, ood that
all the friuetaon* of
department* were m
adjUMtment mid healthful ptey.
Tt»e nsMc wing of night had spread
H* dark shadow over mountain sod
stream, aud the echoing peak of
th© chorvfc going bell itntnmomd sa
to the house of God, where as
appointment had been awA© fee th*
Rev. Dosh tl»e premia* Kgfehilh.
Th© bouse was jiretty well tilled.
©oriMidering the inclemency of the
weather and the condition of the
side walks. I was apjwebeinuve to-
ring the day that jKwwjbly 1 might he
compelled to fill the apimintmeut,
but there was Mtmething bettqr fa
store for ns; onr toother, true to
hi* promise, ottnated. and as ‘
non need as hi* text that nohle
tcstiuioni atul aonl stirring deriors-
turn of Paul to bis brethren at ltoaw,
44 For J am not ashamed of the gospd
of Christ, for it is the poster of (fed
safe miration to all trko keliere *<, to
the Acer first, and alto to the frreefc*
Tbc introdnrtion w*s ln-antiftil, the
argument clear, ©oin-ise and *troog.
and tbc application tender, puugeut
and forcible. AH who have beard
the speaker are aware of hi* ] ml pit
ability, but cou«dering the uufiivor-
aid© circmnstanre* under which he
labored, fuslew* a fit of nenwu*
hcmlaehc be a good prejiarative),
he was to me more thqa usually
inlereatiug, and l am sure that the
audience wmh not only favorably
mipresaed with the afieakcr, bat
with that which is of infinitely store
moment—the elevating, salutary snd
sanctifying power of the gospel of
(’hriat “to all who believe ii,” ait*
o«it nmpetrf *»f jieraon or « < ondttios
is life.
Before taking onr heave ofGraftsa,
which nndonbttnlly pnsncawwi the «!
emeflts of vtgnrsss growth, I must
not fail to give your readers 'name
account of the hiatory of oor churfe,
and ft* prospect of aucrea*.
year* ago the Evangelical Luthcres
8yt»od of Virginia commissiomil Rev.
T. W. T K>sh (then having ju*t enter
ed the ministry) ns its uiissiodafj,
to explore the waste places la whet
is now ©ailed Weot Virginia, fof the
puqvose of looking after onr pebjde,
scattered upon the raonntalns sad
akwig the narrow valley of thst
“hffi country." Whilst in the field
he did hi* work weft; hut tjh|© “erttfe
war” came on, and with iK*» great
many Mvlng creattires, and nther
things. The hslanct- octal n«A he
toM. Among other jilsce*. Graftfe*
comiuendei! itatdf to his notice,
antiriparing Its rising Imjiortance h«
wisely secured two lots, eligibly sit
uated, upon whfoh to ©reef a church
edifice. The mission having been
abandoned by the force of ©ircusa
sttuires, remained nnsnppRed dnriog
the ©out in nance ol the war, and, «**-
til n year or two, when the Mmytewi
Syuod appropriated the point, ««<*
sent the H©v. \V. ( '. Schaeffer a* it*
missionary, (the |»-e*eut immmbeftt,)
to take charge of Grafton and Pied
moot, U»th bebig on the Htn 1 of the
railnmd. and, although for *i*trt,
ret of easy and ri^pid eoinmmfic^ico
with each other. During ont briei
atny in Grafton we' formed the ac-
q ua i nta uc© of Bro. Schaeffer, w lio tfel’
panned most ojiportnnely to tie there,
oral were deligiited with him. Hot*
hl ghh- respected by oH
loved by hfo flock, and to
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u'liieh ha* horn kindh [
hPjir d from different
3» <h>* a m tonp-f
rn soRby Vtrtm**** den i
Grafton- Incipient atop kv
taken toward* the ereeti©*-
dariag the pn^nt I
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Httoonr young broth©-
jn-ctsofsaccess, and pi
God’s blessing be tna>
prosecute the andertata
icslly P fttieutJv **
^nmmmtUion. Wc
pany with Revs. l>o*h anrip
tbe courtaoon ottnotion
lalitie* of Bros. Schacrt
hooaeu, both of whom a
and succeaofoUy eagagw
The time was id*maai
\ ihiting a few old frfoti.!
new acti fiatntaneeH. and k© -
a town that, of all otbere
knowledge, had as littf
auadtota ustotoof uatm
The time for our d©f
arrived. Acit^uipaotod
friends, we mad© oor
ticket office about 10, I*,
ing to take the “KgpressH
two Wife* with one kt«m©
would hare it we niis©i
bird* by twenty minotos.1
oensfally bagged the otli
wo* a rapui transit. On ■
the office of the very aff i
(whose wife is a mem
church,) we were in font*
mysterious topping* of tli
bad aammnced oar ton
time owe hour,” in eon
heavy roml*. Seats -w* . |
©xteuded to u* in his pr:
where we remained in ©<»'v
quarters for ihl
whk*h came along pwii< ii |
time indicated by tbe 'cab.<
actor* of the electric ©h
Bidding our friend* a be:
bys, Bro. D. and myself et
cars, and made what di
could of ourselves tor tin
*l©t»t felt little. We whii
at a ra]ikl rate, hairing on
was s terribly ocd<l uigl
monntaius, and the brsk«
ged the stove* closely whe<
eonM do so with impunity
one of a jovial party awe
warmed thent*elves. -‘that
gm»d night to hunt 'el
llii* creature i* not dmn
work on l*©oot*. birds, or
withiu my know-ledge, an
}K>*ed to be fobulons. Ac-
oral tradition, it is rarelv
can only be taken, if at aU#
iutenaely ixdrl and clear r
a sharp, steady breexe dr;
tiie North west. At su©1:
young bdks w'ishiug to* i..(#
fun at the expense of th©>
tl*e “jpeeii un" i* taken i<
one of tli© fon-a, who ac:
t«r of ceretuouie*. u ht-n be
conduct©f| to, and station©.
'he bleakest, coldest
in the net gift K>rh ood. ^ A I
fa theu placed iu hi* bate. -
in a low toue, confid.
structed to Im' sure audJ
mouth of th© bag o|H‘U .
"■teftuUw » (rerfeet sil.
nut . uc. the isirfj ki
drive im the gauie. TIkmi
i<«veu his umumpecting u
5 ’»« tender mercies of ol«i J.
•«1 repairs to the- awwiv.
vital *!y agreed Upon, wta-n
*. v are having a merry t.
driukiugegg-oog and wiMskfe^
'lth interludes of cutds.
sou ^ *ud music ujwu i
At regular interval* oik* «»f
l * «eut out as * *t»MU to
enr matter* -are progr©-"
-‘I*pi ouches UMUttouidy, UIHI
dued tone gives words of *
-uein, w-fab particular dire
w
h,'.
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hold
on , not mox'e his po':|
sure and keep the ui«u:
**g open. Thus the |»regi <
1 d* until the potu fellow.
*o all hi* limbs, ami Nine*
‘® s «ddeuiy struck with .»
1,4 t pui* littu on th© sot-util
«ame, ami j*, think*- In
*!** e *‘- Suddenly the u»«, . |[
telg collapses, ;*i| 1 . v
ftom hfa ouffoutsi digit* || X
'******'?%&■Mlot, K. |
^Ue fa badly' soil f
can he dot Ghagi i
fetaplieity, be give* 1
rath oml iongittet bv tuft
«owU«des to hum oi. I ^
. {l mt\ver* nttd “aukuow I ~
Minus the great op, I ^
he hurriedl> mek> (
^ of his
. k'ZZ II 1 '" * ^ 4
, dovni ,»r two tal l
v w kich he fa formal h V
^ f uily initiated fft
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