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8. C MABCH 17, i871 f . MEmm \ ■I^BUTHERAW VISIT bs firtriy dt-dseibfe : That 0* most successful way, by the divine bles* log, at promoting the prosperity of Urn church fa, jldsKfy I* f*e church, fidelity to har dftfarfaflft, fidelity to her through your paper, to MklowMg^ the receipt of a box of clothing, pro pM with much polas, u*l rent me by tbe kind ladies of St John** U theran Hew mg Society, Charleston, for which, I return toy wtrpul thank*, Mas the Lord *».*/** th,** 1- tm> a. Moron. Rev. Dr. Hieae write* hi the L«- theran mod Missismary. March 2d, 1871; . , |. «We hare received word t'roui •till another prominent Lutheran elaigymaa hi the ^ utWrWhe pro- nouoeee himself dephledly in favor of the He says North Carolina. Here the otyxt of toadfe j made tbe church, and not 0 the church. The poof inqnirl seek* for perfect rat la vato. blood «f ***** < divine pro*!*** of th le weigh* the i**"'■ jl this inatmetion, «• *<th the craving* of l. * perfectly aattefoet-. down into the f***\ ichrUt for which h* h ing. H«* he fowl* tj Father, the atoneim*.. ing*, death and Itoott too, awi the tbe Holy »ldri^ •* aalvatioo. His faitb r. pledge of the Trinm in the joy »«*d confident mn persuaded that n •or hfe, ^ • n flP to >*° ? 1 ZWRRGLEIN tints, unity baaD npon which he ie called to found hi* faith la nnsatiftfoefa 2. The fiM|t*irfng soul wood! until be find* another school* viuity. Here be fa to*that tbe elect may hope lor tutlvaifaa their salvation la erne, llofteru op in bis heart and hie counter brightens. “Prove to me,” Ue ‘‘that I am one of the elect,, shall at ones nettle down mo aa article to the Lutheran Visitor ndvtteatiug the Con fereuc , aod iuteuda to follow it with others of similar character. He also particularly urges ns not to take offence, or to be dishaaetenod, by the few linenit* that have been made npon it, bnt to advocate It in the same spirit aa heretofore, assuring ns that it will be a soeeeoa He eaya that he has ‘received numerous let ters from prominent Lutheran minis ter* in the South, and every one in tn favor of the Conference except Dr. Bade.’” Dr. Siess and his eorrospondeat are both mistaken; as numerous extracts from tetters received from other “prominent" Lutheran clergy men in the Sooth and published in the Visitor prove. The Presidents **" dfei,)- groat divines, at tbe Drat Reformation, did, at the Lutherans generally yH do, make tbe merry of God la Christ, and thereby the forgiveness of our aloft, to bo The proper otyeet of justifying faith, as 1Mb; wbOM e-laor, tberrforo, they placed Hi a jfrtorfftf trust in the grace of God by Christ declared in tbe promises, with a certain no wavering application of them unto <mtwelve*. And 1 say, with some confidence. that those who do pot endeavor to attain hereunto, either understand not the nature of better lag, or are very negfertive, both of the grace of God end their own Conference, aud everything said on the other side yon quietly drop into Do e«m pfeud guilty or aOt guilty t There fa au old proverb which soya, “the proof of tbe poddiag bee in Ibe eating,” aad I mean to put you to Ibe trot at oner. 1 will giro you my reasons to aim* why we ahoukl wt office. Old State , in order ii ii if fry they All important poaRioaa with dignity end honor, being the class mate*, ednratml ia the same inati of meay Hi Mm South It must he aa art r for the relative standing of the Visitor prove, of the Synfafa of Virginia aad of 8outh Carolina have also declared themselves opposed to the Free Con Iterance. Qusry.—Will the Free i'ouforruea not prove very expensive f Would it not be cheaper for Mahomet ta come to the mountains f during the latter part of test tiring* to «or muy < This quotation ia from Ur. GookTa Edinburgh edition of the works of John Owe*, D.D., VuL V. page 84. The i-ompUmeot to the Lutheran Church for preserving justification by faith, tbe palladium of tbe Refor mat ion, in its simplicity aod purity, fa certainly greet, beeaoee bestowed by the “Prince of Potitans,” distin gnished for bis ponderous thoughts and deep insight into the spiritual nature of mao. Bnt for those pon derous thoughts, perhaps ooe of America** greatest thinker* and writer* would have lived end died an uharava country parson. I refer to Jonathan Edwards, President of Nassau Hall, whoae powerful mind is acid to hero hero find aroused, publication, md if y you will euaft tbe ab Be is then farther told that if elected his salvatioo i* sure, for f**n*ever*ncc is most ukorij it In the Scriptures, and this «ro doctrine should be a confirmat Em order*; »i* paper dWon jmy i I arrearages, or msv con inue to boom it i i* made and collect the it, wheth r the paper is For two month* preerdiug (he late communion service, which took place on tbe 1st Buuda; la Lent, the pas tor delivered a coarse of weekly lectures at night on the t—watial doctrines uf rhristisutty, tsssiag his classes, forbids any intefleetaal perkwity, merely npon lornl gron ridersrions WHI not be fn favor of the North rifher politically, tbeofog fealty, fateihartnalt), nnr even In n military aeon; Therefore It mnst be sa orf, « 'Yankee Invention, and ws'nrod f» kko« It. L It has Wen asserted, on the pari of thw opposed to a Free Conference, that H would distinct, the office or lombui, tL p» This number is fnih that ha* J* on Moral Pgfey s iiy, Aaoetictwn, and th Sunday -school t»3uv ] *ers have for a long time felt the want of a simple catechism for ehiklreu. This want, we’ are happy to say, Is about to be ■applied. Rev. J. Hawkins has pre pared two catorhiAiua, ooe for infant ing from liis n>n! to lit* Tips, “An 7 cirri t Am t eiest f* There hang* a doubt, a mystery, like tbe rcfi of Motn'w. over his disqnieted ftpkiL 3. 'He sauder* on to another * hooi, and iu answer to hmqgpg cation, he is told that the way to I attain |teace sod rest, i* Is bdttw that his tint ore forgitt* throtfh Christ This strike* him very farer alriy. If be Ldiere* this, pease and rest must fill his soul, lint rappa* be should doubt. BuppomhUfifife iu hi* forgiveuet* should flag, fa come obscured or in any way m j mi i red. ami to that extent will he relajkst* into his former angni*bmi| wretchedness. He finds that hk ; own experience is made the bam of bis faith. Feeling is mads tiw ground work of bis religion. 8Ju finds no permanency here, aad pfa : , feet rat impossible. He asks hi* hcH, “How could St. Haul, upoatfa theory, |K»*ac*s a faith that defied men and devils, pnneijmfiw* and powers, and yet find in fa* uatare fa law of the flesh warring agaiast the law of the spirit,’ and lamenting ‘w hen I would do good, evil i* jam cut with me,’ and ‘the goad that 1 would, I do not; bat tbe evd whidi I would not, that 1 do.’ *0 w retched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" He ask* again, “How could the gnat exemplifier of Christian faith, Mart* Lutbcr, remaiu unshaken, fine sad at peace, when sunk in suck fa R|K>utieocy as to suppose God hri hidden his face, attd deiifa were I filling his room in hideous mockery, a w ild fanaticism sweeping oyerl|fti portion of mankind eiaanripkbri from tbe errors of |iopriy by I* tea<*liingK, rile sword red and drip ping with the bkwd of hts lielovri people, and all the Jtempora! j»were of Europe arrayed against faftif Tliese meu must have had a higher object, a dei‘per foandstiou tkm personal feeling M ixraoiud eqre * rimer iqion w hich to base such fttlfa Disonrrageil. he wauder* on. . 4. He applies to uiK»ther irhsri and he is told that bH object ro# fa attained tlirongb tbe ordfeances sS the church, properly ailuiinistcred- lieraons prxtperUf authorixed to ada^ ister them. He m warned ttawevei not to pot his faith iu theordinaweer ordiuaaoes thus promiurotly brbagk* fa view, but only in Christ; ffa* tively assured. ne\erthrie«S, j them* orditinticro nre fa be fbgfadri as inseparable fixMn faHh and the IH*ace and rent contemplated far faith. He may submit fa this rustnw^e»'? bnt he will soon tiud that a fai^ 1 that can give perfect pence aod rtri iu f'hrist, dare not be joined!,Eit# owliuamH»s and made dep*ndeut«P on them; because the spirit fa® vow* nccotn]>anyitig -tbe admiaisbw tion of the ordinances iu«y be vidft* ted the uext hour, and If the.' ordiiuincee^ constitute any r tbe foundation for frith, thro violation or liability to viohitfon iwst render them inseeme, and to thri extent impair faith. Again b#! 1 di*a)>poiutcd and wanders «». 31 5. He comes to another He is plared b»to a routine of <**e mony upon w-remony, intended^® exemplify in their obaen'ABto ehri*t1»u graces, faith, hope, ebrifigV fitc. But he aoon finds himsetfR** under the old dispensation, an fareord jieaoe Iwr mrifewd monies. He is muaatd with th** own, while the reality « kept <*t« ebriau. In these lectures the dis- tiuctire doctrines of thr Etpafidk* 1 Lutheran Church, as taught in her symbol* uf faith, were dearly sod distinctly act forth. The lecture* were well attended and listened to with interest sod attention. Christ with tbe Chin- not fail to interest all earnest ioteraat in tin velopmeut both of ind> s nation*. Scientific Addresses. b\ Ti ndall. Xeq Haven. < C Chat field. I8T0. Contents; L Oa the Ti—Irnrit * of Phyrie. tion. 2. Chi Hwse and 1» the Respntific Use of tt tion. The excelteriqr nn« of these addresses fora number containing ought to hit In re man them. Phrenological Journal^ ve adopted I le rale to pub- article favo ing the Free ce; but no ole ia without is. We ado it “ra.\”bop- he will noi be misunder- Ae trust th a will satisfy da of the > T < rtb, aud calm tement of thte kind brother es such’siivake letters about me we would not yield our onvictkms tf> gratify him, it the down- Geoenri Synod. Ia tbs uf tbs Hyued, oos are ml scholars. His Infant Catechism (No. L) is ia our opinion tbe very hast we have ever seen. No answer it over two lines in length. Our obfoc- sacb a eoaroarisa ia the Hosth. IVrsna* making this riijurfluR err —f|U fefil I lkad^f \ . r fil^T instance, |* th** fate war, fiT gay oar would have asserted that tire mart- lag of Two tfhririwi* of tbe saare army would have prislacwd distrsc- tfaa, «fenHtrafit»tK*ij, aad what not, he would fare betrayed hi* lfw» ruace of miliun waiter* Tbs tbiag marked, fa every lasts are, on this wise: Thr Iso dlvtrioo* sf the were uuuriartcd hi tire church tin this owasBuo tbe pastor was relieved for ito wonderful activity, energy sad naefulaesM by tbe work* of Dr. Owen. After reading the passage «{Uoted above, I closed tbe volume and thought upon tbe noldecL Tbe mere I reflected, tbs more I saw its ! truth. How ••imply the doctrine of justificatkio by faith it presented ia a few wont*! How scriptural! How It touches a chord deep down in eray Christian heart ! But alas! Its very timplirity *wn» to offend some piou* and good men, who bsvs eudeavorrd to cxpe—l and amplify Um Idea of joatifioatioa until they bare readcml it obscure by dint uf mere rerbuge. Unman experi ence, ia all ages, ha* been put under tribute, ia order to explain tbs doctrine. Noeh effort* have invari ably resulted ia involving il more or feus in olmriirity, beesusr of tbr j van* ty and uuperfcwtloitK in all human exi•crime**. The <*on>ieqiten- ( res we find in the variou* *y stems aad «l«•nominations! diffteremre iu orthodox church* *; all, however, ' adopting the ikstrinc in qnestksi as 1 tbe wn foundation of their own ] tecs her eonftesakma. The great ob- ' >***t of all denomination* iwcms to be, Sicas has failed to tM-cnme a child so aa to instruct chfidrao. Lather suya, (B. C. p 37.) “When Christ Wished to gain men, he himsalf had bringing Southern gain children, we mid become chil dren with them.*’ lfev. J. Hawkina, who loves and uudcrstaoife the little ho is to liav > the benefit of y, the Lurie *«a Visitor, of We iutend o do it hand- through hto hair, to the d of his sfarfeal dignity. Now hiuiself with tbe litfife ones whom Christ loves, that we are almost indined to the belief that tbe an awera be givw are pot hia, but tbe chiidien’a. Catechism No. 2 is doctrinal. The Tea Commandiaen toy tbe Creed, tbe Means of Grace, tbe Loui s Prayer— tbe SacnimcnU and tbe Word of God are explained in a simple man ner. Ooe exceUeocj of this Cufee- chiam Na 2 ia, that it cowtaiaa al most entirely Luther’s Catechism. It ia indeed thoroughly Lutheran, ami, of course, not in tbe least Sectarian. Tbe Church of tbe Reformation ia tbe Church of Christ. One thing we admire in these Catsehisme— they do not judge* The errors of tbs Apostates and tbe Sects are not condemned. The simple statement of the truth rebukes them. The two Catechisms contain about 32 pages, aad will be published oo good white paper, and with clear type. We expect their appearance this mouth from a Southern publi cation house. We think it but do* to Rev. J. Hawkins to 'mention that his Cat echism* have been carefully exam ined by minister* and Runday-acbool superintendents of the Southern re exceedingly gratified at Jy increase of our subscrip- , while, at the same time, few of our did subscribers lisloyal. We now and then Jed out of on ’ jo*t dues by illipntiaas wl o more their but not ofU a. It is also jng to os U receive cou- teom w prominc at” and “lesul them ladies : nd gentlemen iproving of ou r coarse. Ws tun true to oir principles; friends may rest assured Great Cnesni off the North bay ns out. tbe North had beau upon I bat flour, and a single word or hint of trotate Uun would have set all this right. my boyhood, aerutg a compaay uf aohliers on dress par—fa. Tbe Cap tain was laboring very hard to instil tbe pro|>er tacts a but every tbiag seemed to lead lo cuufuvfos sod blunder. I «w talking, at the time, with a Weak Paint Cadet, a farmer The Rural Carolinian. bearing tbe Ever fresh, ever vigor Of saints," aft military has to the ritfaros or ritilfaaA. Paul says wo are aohliers. and a* such «uhjeet to military law. ! lad hat this law pro vail, am) prove aad haramay aad strength wfltl he the resalta uf a Preu Confrnav. Lrt the General Cvtinol meet oar Geumral Synod and rundklaU*. aud the hwfa that oae of the pleasantest liable of oar agricultui. Oal. D. Wyatt Aiken i- I bfe and wonderfullv hu< if «<orrespomling editi»r. takes an interest in < r . whether farmer or not. r fe.-' urticU-.H with proht —nil nwnt. Prof. Borkky Texas; l*rof. Hilgard. - |_ ty of Misw*si{*p mans, Esq., of Augaota. t|j dohoft, wf Surry. Va.: I «*», of Beuufort, S. C. H. W. "Raveoei, of are among the regal, who*** articles this mputli peeisl intercut. Col. D il the managing editor, by k k*‘t judgment in msiecr the young Cadet lo drill hi* aom (may. He stepped in front of the nom compaay, took one of the gun*, gaw oi the military orders, executed them «oui himself, aud thus rinisaf the esu» We pony bow to hold and handle the boai gun. By example they faarnrd rap ! cum * idly, and be taught than more ia ‘•b one hour than they hod leans*1 ia ‘WkJ all their previous drills, aunpiy he oe cause tbe Cadet knew how to do «m thing* luuwtt No one cun tell ri» how much ws might feuni • in one . faU as it ought to be, to satisfy the penitent and Inquiring soul and lead it to per fort j tenor and rwrf fa Ohrint. This can ! be done only by an abiding, assuring faith. ThO rernies the great ques tion: Upon what must this faith be fixed, m> aa to afford that iiermauency and assurance? Unless something iTusooable, numetbiug comprebon- Hiblr^sometbing sufficiently great caa he presented to call forth tlic soul's “IWmml trust’* and “nnwavering appReathfaff of the promise# to itself, that inquiring soul must wonder through the mason of doubt and uncertainty, “seeking rest, lwit'find- | iag Mine* Velarofihou say* tn his ’ Apology, “Faith bhllds npou pure grace only, nod know* of no other t cons*4*tion or trust than the mercy promised fa Christ." Here fhffn fa that something reasonable, eomprr*- benslblc and sufficiently great, npon which the soul can fix itself and rest 1 -—the merry sf Usd *m f'hrist. Thu ent of that met given fa a few words by St. Paul, when bw . nay*: U AU things are ours iu Christ* liens then the poor soul is led by the grace of God to heliere the divine promises, to tra*f confidentially in the merits of Christ, ami by this ] faith and trust to apply tfitwi* inorlto Alter thu ouoarcrattuu of the efameutA, the Holy Hojipf w as admioistrml to a large number of oouimutticaato AB, without tlibino- *9 hi* 4 own valuable e<'M k continues to make TV t ^ fafai the bed migHziiJ« I s in thU oountry. P** 9 * Monthly. Marrik lork. r .* A musical treat uf tv ^ '°Md|*oftttioiiftL We are F“ Pbiaaed with - -g<mI ble> church around the t «fearobl sunny l loiue ven t J rims her aa an Augl ^ ;{ °o€liUfrwaaaaipfaeo. ^ luartineU from the North arc very 1“ bo*v»’ an ltd- oou-wo.iatioii polite and obliging, and they wuobl , furainh, *e lui^Wl umh ita! willingly give u* a n*bmirs*l of their s alarm tin* ntsdsi of the devil n»t*l«* of (bung things up in IVnnsyl *om# per%m^ might *ay tin Minis, that wo«W *er^e u* for «, hugrt boifa ursiki »^ier *«ibi model IU all Iibh ta caine. j U«* *ntattrr. Xuusmisr, grill 2. In the asms General S$mut as | notiaeust! itssL fotlml* *u> well us ia our dinlrvct 8ybod*. then- anp|»**tio<» Ly al' nuun* 1 necessarily arias doctrinal difference-, hs\ e the Free i Joufe—e. and member* imm each other uf i P heterodoxy, and whatnot. Kmh h»a — hi* own Mtandard. aod private inter j l*reaehm s»d farm*.—Ever pretuMoufaprrotfasd >c,tk a r< hs* hi* •Uandard *»f M«r)tM Young thee logs, whose pin feather* (stsudaH by wlrirb lie weigl are ju*t developing, hesitate not lo ' **l»w «f men aiwl thing*. Asm criticize the loftiest flights si olhr arc a little pcctiliai iu Ihexr m bird*, whose wing* bare U*wi sx^ Um. tiroti, of K.mtb CsroiitM. (ismied for year*, atpi exerciftrcl in to Is* s HtlU* different fawn the higher region* of theology. Here oilier men is several rtgpd t*. again we need a brare or tnoof IV* in an instance of it: A fow tor* funu the North to regulate mtcb ago a Metiiodmt miamter of matter*, and tearh n* hew to fly “* —“ 4 - graeeAitty, Hon to nufold imr wing* thec»k>gic*al!y, how to r»*gnlaU* onr flight metlKMiieally, ami how to alight a la mode. Bnppum* every member of Nynnd to have a vratrb, and some one sbonhl suddenly inquire “What** the gmity jmrtv the timet" Waeh one draw* fi»rtb tint# * wrtahl his watch, and la»hold ! no two fndi gfa House fainwal cate the same boor. Now, who he* the Governor, in the right time ! All differ, and yet gubernntorist to cseh one contend* tluit his is the ward of fire hum right time. ^riVhut a kGtle of fish appruhsusisu of I . ia here F A grave Doctor from the A poor Methodist preuefeer Is worth glory 1 Hare fa a kkvivai. or towl North Is called upon to deckle ttfajfroOl, baft fkbhoase fa worth fr900!t UflR»r which hat. beau brought ttv matter. Fte drawn forth Ms Wutcli, Well, It fa pTObubSs the Governor j about by the divine bl<using, by and that bus lieen going right erst Mix* . tbtaks that preachers are duar at aay * faithful di*v< lopiireut of the doc 1 I. tbe Ifaadlflg Convention, aud giro* ! pifae. Oortre* fa king.—A. R. Prt*. trtue* of the « hnreii. and through ia I the true U«c.|Kadi mealier fteti* 1 ^ ' / the uodreatAfMlUig troehfag the heart 1 mad hi* watob by Resdiag tfaws, and they I The adfarfes of the Judge* of the ‘ Isa reHtml hruught shout by a faith- 1 argx to tbe church last Sunday, arried fa an i rm-chair into 8 aisle of the < burcb. Bish nan preached^ aud Rev. Mr. rho has been near death’s sufficiently re overed to be iy >« »r* very pathetic, being —x—upauied by the ptsfative tune* of the organ. The altar was covered with a oeut white Uoen otoili, on wfafah were Inscribe*! fa neat fettora of e\ orgrceu the words: « 4 Git*h awn flutft FOfi toe,* ItffiigioMS sersinm were auuotiuced for Ibe evening, and although the went bet twraaie very inclement, a good euMgregation asoreubled, and was addreeaml by the pastor ou the subject of "Christ healing the withered hand.* Thus emfed the services <4 the holy Lord's day. Tery vahudifa soerastou* have been all over the front blocked up, bitn whom LCTHEUA' The Ijexhtj; ^Torts a revival at tin at Alow Mfils, ' 30 *totiy. There have bee f«^aioiiK. Will tiro > - fet the churches he—- fn ]Vt * f Virginia.—Rev. N‘- Gfe'Mary 1—id Synwi, fcfaotsytfullj ^ Giatto 1®* report* at (. 2* 1 bajiUsina, 10 mote- *®»embcr* he already iv^’ t Economy in the fiLiTCTtax.—I*ru detit housekeeper* are ever on the alert to practice economy fa the coli nary’ department. In no way can this be doue more effartually thus ia the flan of a Baking Powder which combines parity, strength and rutin- biliiy. DoolkyS* TBAfiY Powmw has attained tbe deserved repot* God of being economical, convenient and wholesome, besides which it will WVUlt the ben fa aitttog aft hia sura rn faro; aud Gov. that Justice might he rowan 1 of three ban the number admitted to membership during the day, both by confirmation aud fetter, were heads of families sod pnmiorsi chitrw #4 the town, patterned* of wealth sad i till arrive. Under the rocrgrtic and efficient adudniatmtfew of the paator, tire cuugregatiwu bus fawn inspired with new life and Mntrafaro—with new real aod activity—and valuable uc- neaftinaw have been made from the to the ‘Free Co id out for onr I rth America, ai foci with me: an end to this t have felt t fir yon iu s tii< rn Uimre»lt and realise hi* jnatiflcatiou j by perfect peace and ryot in rtbriat. five to forty pound* mere breed, roll*, &c M than by the old process of ral* ing dough with bskeilf or hop yeoat. ffijmg'afone 1* a great saving, and authorises the guarantee that It will give entire satisfaction, how-—-lm. “Uhi,: -% Kxtra n X4t *s*re held St Pemis\ . Arnoug the * " LutbeuMi Chun ‘ u *» are 6 married l»»dic.s ^tfattfa, ow of tbfe 1 0m qul ■ ^7:3 to.—Jfiev. Hist ^ Soaudfaarian P*JofwUom lire in S:m* minister Rude, 4 can not - Att pj Visitor. iaetgl. our it, Oni larfll^OO Reward wUl be paid by the proprietor of Dr. Pierces Ait. Ext. or Golden Medical Discovery for a medicine that will wiaal it in curing all the diaenoe* for wbfch it HI recommended, to the cure of ohitis and diseases of the fangs it is without an tiqual. Stfld by all drag- ! ' ing the *di