Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E iJTHERAN VlflTOli CO ir^«n w vmlk tMr ate of m friendship now. w|§ did mV Ix.bluk feemsrivra fn nr •lx years sga, of Ike gospel of ' end U>ve, nod enact tkrir LUMBl fimrarp, ami not inferior, except in die, to tke Observer. I take four Lutheran papers, and jour paper it not only tke Visitor, bat a very wel come visitor to my borne. I hope tke Free Conference will not come in the way of its mission.” Answer.—One of the advocates of tke onion of tke Church South with the Geotral Council sent tin hk “Recommendations* the 5th of which reads thus: “Sth. The propriety ^ requesting the editor of tie Lutheran Visitor to discontinue the publication *if iu ndkM- a RUDE, D.IH Columbia, fi. C. IILLER, A.M., Stanutoo, Va. cations they convey a most admonition to ns upon « and its prospects euootete Mb a number of additions to the roll of students has been made daring the past two qrasfoa Twelve Statea are n■presented here— the students bar iiig gathered ken from Maryland to Missouri, and Sooth Carolina to Tex as. Dr nitUe U atit! «Wnt, much to tke regret of the students and remainder of tke Faculty. Those who are acquainted with his ebaracteria 11K iit?«-4cnap pro® «» 1 darable atotoof tki> venerable uf »ff Fror These things ought i» i it ia only anaflber t dene*' of Israel’s d ^rx>y himself, r I*- inevitably ensue, uni dilfereiit line of*am*' an must tee atui U have been brought ■ depkwe to lt> m>l {worthy to aekn<>«fad i 2 not to pretUKt in rte wV. of bring . grace of forgiveness, when they But let tke General Synod and oil moo com*, and dictate to m ro Auburn our worship to suit them selves, let them try to divide oor Tke Rev. Dr. Seias is laboring to produce tke impression that the working editor of tke Lutheran Vis itor is the only Southern clergyman opposed to the Free Conference. In this tke Doctor Is doiug na great injustice, aa we have not Only pub lished many extracts from letters received from Southern ministers, but have even presented in tke Visitor tke protests of the Preri dents of the Synods of Virginia and of South Carolina, to which we to day add the telling and earnest remonstrance of the father oi the Synod of Georgia. If the Lutheran and Missioatuy has not room for these documents, will the Lutheran Obeerrer have the kindness to republish them f the natural hrautoiu, with afi advantages, their long priority affections of the Infinite; Ike exclusive behalf; their knowledges tke troe God received by threat t»v elation from Himself; tf, with a| proved abortive, but I most efficient inKtrmnl anna And the pw*i j depths of ignorniKM J bad sunk, and the rei | iu which they had l*<j dad Bam onto tke Lor i tance and seal of whi< conceive hi* the ftee* fight as they did, |fevn it in possession. T** And theirs wasw ptu Protestantism, for :p»-j and experience «oab < j and appreciate tketmj ingt* na compared they had been led to I gtory ia tke freedom hintiug at wkat they alyls ‘TV tke firs of Rebellion'' would Southern blood, reprint of tke < epithets applied to nuv Into beloved and lamooted duet, General Lee, by that of ours f They have the same Cuafeaaioe of Mil | they bate their Books of Worship, and I prrram© A friend of the church and of the Visitor writes: “I fear you will injure the Lutheran Visitor by the coarse you have adopted, mil to in favor of the fret exceedingly that we are I to devote so much space to the free © inference. We tie seeming* severity with i must treat brethren whom We regie the coldness nngemeut v htch have re- pm that np ustifiable * and >d measure. We dread the publish any article Free Conference. 1 create enemies to the paper, and yet I can not see how yon cau do other wise. will be mad; will be soared; and others will loos all interest in the paper, because their articles are rejected. I do not know whether the Lutheran and Missionary will not teem with articles from the malcontents of the 8outh. The calm ami dignified expression of Bro. Campbell will have its influence aa coming from the President of our Synod. .Perhaps when men begin to write over their own signatures it may have more effect aa aa expres sion of tbe feelings of the majority in the Sooth.” is uuuhi but, ester uses, be will only Mow himself tap. mu tour; bat he has too mach grace to continue iu that state, and ia all right now. Not Jonly have, aa Dr. Saias would say, “leading and prom incut mi n is tens” in the South written over their own signatures, but a cor respondent of the Lutheran and Mis siouary, though an advocate of the Free Conference, candidly admits that the majority of the laity is opposed to that “entering wedge of secession.’’ We ( would ask : Dora not a majority of the laity constitute a majority of the church f remain behind tbe ref era subscribe my L RUtLUit UH. number compand with the om whelming majority hastening aa to destruction. Hew little do they m fusion ireaten to foerwhel |d prefer to |>e silent oe. We desi re union ral Council a war. about toe sentiment* of the laity* We should not be involved In their We Bat As in , so H will b s in tbe South, rsl Council is iH will, ea bitter hatr sd. As in toe h* the Sou h. We tkere- oppoee th > Free Confer tectet object of which ia— of the Southern Church General Council. And— tcvrd#—th# Council will n the Hontfi what it has me in the ^forth. It will it will tail* a part, if it et the who e, and there peace in oa midst. Even voices are heard, unkind » written, and bitterness i the place of brotherly mourn, we are troubled, we in our- degMiei-.H \ supposed iMperior wis«i oaken. Let as retnn: t mutism and Christianity Lutheran Church. mii<! sure that God will K teaak* No one can d< wo*k MMSttot from In %* asterts his special itu doeu not teach them dial BNuatm have a partK-uiar fewdilec tiaa for a feast prejwred of Ike patriarchs and juniors of the Galli toocewa family, bat of th#* validity enee, Jh the uai with \ to mark \o do heft already divide! i can not of this charge “this deponent aaltk’* nothing further than that If it be’ ame of tke qaakhcatsooa for admis man, he needs uo farther preparation iu mOd <trpartoM-u(. Iu our humble opinion, tke ministers are not to be blamed in this matter—no, not in th* Imat! They would be ttarbar liable to ike ladies who stake “extra preparations* for their entertain went, if thry failed to “do jostlce* to the whole course of table life. Thu« it reduces itself to an ordinary dari—a common matter of fact Ikw gloomy picture. » kelp.* There ia no «. spaaihiieY and fifemy uipoteut One cugap' Wentrt that, m one < Sfe could be mad** to * V»f seeking this n aid. Let na fieel that o< ry ia gtorbwia, oar disastrous and disgr^u toete is not the leas; borrow prestiire and i Cooaeil eau not settle Ms baais with out conferring with na In toe Mouth Let thorn mlopt oar foandatooa the sad mm foaud that tke fire was in rrof. Dari*’ recftartoti room na tke right wing of the Uiddtng Ashe had too fire In ft later than Saturday afternnou. It la aomewkat mysterious how the boQdUif caught aa long after that time. H la generally beHrvrd, htiwvver, tost the fire originated near tke stove, from which It gradually spread over the eatirr room. As soon as Ike windows were opened to throw fa water, the current of air thwa ad mitleri, fuerraaeil the flf%with fearfrU raphtiiy; bat the wHI diparted effort* of the students and riBacna soon gained tke rictary orrr the ‘ttermtr tng ripaociit.* Att deserve great praian for com men As Mr seal and energy In arresting Ike pUfoa of tke flames, ahich, had teas activity been display rd, would have anna reduced Rian okc College to rains. Many a face brightened, and assay a heart throb bed leas rapidly, as tke aaoaranee of safety took the place of ktdb> and fearful aaxtety. The Warn sustained by tke College would be alight were it not for the valuable minerals and eaare destroy ed. The whole loss is varhmaiy eatt- they are an \uhi« to dtetnfb ear koala, and cugraft M upon tketr own. then their propnaittno to crane Mouth id but an insolt to na aa a Christian body. It la very strange that Dr. Seias should be bunted aa “grnitleauuily and mild,* and yourself sad IH. Bit tie stigma tlaed aa “rough and mngmtlemamly* barause you so no bly stand ap for our defence as a church, and try to avert the Im pending storm. Very gentlemanly, indeed, in Dr. Meias to drag an au thor from behind his aem dr plume, and oust a partiag kick at Stalk Carolina, by Mating that tke min later who called a man a liar iu bis church in Philadelphia “was an ex preaident of a Hoot hero college.* Barely he did not learn Ids very uugentlemanlT manners la South Carolina during the short stay he of tke weed and ordinances «# our house of God What was .the couditiou of our S.mtbeni Church at tke dose of tke war t la addition to tke heavy loss of the cbrisUuo church, with to exception of a very small minority who are striving to walk ia to narrow path, yet who fed faint hearted and discouraged at the » difference of so many of thdr brrtbronf They profess to lew Christ, and doubtless they to fa some extent; but it la not with «* ttheran and j (umonary allude to tbe protest ag Conference pn the i»n ident of^tbe Synod of fPr. Hudr : I read the pafier generally do not say mooh. things, however, strike me m strange ; sad, if you will allow gUlliir. vtiiuifeHtly His rival. They ftfiia Him, but R ia afar off. sod they <b JWMe Burning I *®awi»g imrsgroidi h\ in KJ lmdenc*„ \ celooa: “In San Gtoes dr j some dayv ago I ^Tfrmony that brings i| k’kk! times of the Inqi ^ by a writing win ^ nt ** from tlfet Tti **** l, ®n against relcg* | r9 mmunidad of the \ ili ***** reserrudo pre*> [ oe4u *« ni front, all earn am wweh. ceremonies, th, *** heretical books, ;1: | *«mes some Bibles, will Jj* n represenia ! Christ op the tiUe iwp.^ °roe»ohy tbe proarln pWlp^i , which left no- [ H were tots ^*»that more telanuu Jr? ^ those gnodetm-j ■bfWy redteulous to rt \ I " the mWnt of th »«<J when ti l »o spread light. world. Besides, b\ I Rber than destroy tin the curiosity ot j 4k this case the* I ^»cntation produces « | opposite to thn riches than tke trossores of Sffft They are of opinion that them as not to be despised, and that Mas was simply fanatics] for ratted? renouncing them. He might ham kejd them and enjoyed the fetw of God tun, and thus Ids n«Ddae» might iteve been greatly imtram* They think tke friendship of to world la not enmity with God, if *r make it subservient to Ifi* era*** They ray: “We will be on g«d terms with it We will lit fe devotees aee that religion's way* ra ways of pleasantness; that a ffi Sonj find chorus. Words and music by George F. Root. Pub lished by Root ft Cady, Chicago. An appeal, earnest ai d hurpassioned, for the French snffe ers. We have many flaiethren there, n Paris, Stras- bnrg, Alsatia, etc. T »ey need help. Let usf contribute fr Hy, and give them not only our p ayers, .bait our dollars* | Home chr stians though pray with open hands and give with closed fim*. They g» through the >Ut contribute by tke right hand, and ray t Alas! who killed Cock Robin; and what became of “LlUte Bo-peep’s Bberpr After a little more de liberation wo hare arrived at tke mature concinskm that tke good folks “deuft mean any harm by theit kindness,’" and no one ia to blame, unless It ia tke minister who iater from tke South writes to tke tkat tbe “majority of ministers and laymen iu tbe Heath are looking for ward with anxiety aad hope, aa a day of brightness to our weak. Im poverished and depressed church.” He rays, “hundreds of laymen” are in sympathy with toe moufntrnt. Now, Doctor, I am a layman. I am not in “sympathy with tke arave- ment.” The man wbo wrote tkat article certainly never suffered from tbe war. I asked myself, ia it pos sible that these are tbe views of tke laymen of tke Lutheran Church South f Have they so soon forgot ten the events of tbe past ten years 1 Have they forgotten that throe Northern brethren assisted iu let ting loose “tbe dogs of war,” and proclaimed it to be tbe retries* agr to tkr bunding la covered by ioaurauce, bat tkr portion of (hr cabinet destroyed la a perfect Vm, Fnriunafrh fottbr College, the larger parties, sf course, included. ** , 4 4 We intended t«* rest^trt re* j marka to the Baltimore Conference, but somehow ran into a diverging digression, which threatened to swal low everything iu all directions. This Conference embraces portions ; of lVouoylvauia, Maryland, Virginia and W. Virginia- It numbers many able men among its clergy, aad we expert to bear aome of their beat efforts during tbe Conference, which will continue over a week. Rev. Wm. L. Mnnray, D.D—the Demos throes of the Methodist pulpit, South —4a expected from Baltimore to night. He will dulirer a lecture in tbe Lutheran Church on Satur day, 11th mat., for tbe benefit of IW 1 HRuiCl nmium lOCImdi Itl giving, cabkrat was sot ia this roam. The sway friends of Prof. Davis will be pained to learn that his lam ia far more serious, and of a nature that renders it wholly heyuad com peitsstioii. Beahies uuuty rare and \ aluabte acientiftc work* aad hi* pri vale cabluet of minerals, he kstt the manuscript* of a very large nomber of arrmoaa, aad tertutva os various orient i fir snl^w ts, preps red W the course of a Isag, active fife. The Prnfewiuris uwidvatj and reluctance to apfirar before tke public aa aa author had been overcome by the ropeutod efforts of frtesd* who were way does uot imply aa abrogate* of its good tkiugw, its pleaasisu pursuits. Fanatical aealote,» tt** ovennneb righteousness, may all* have thought no, but did «*** writes |j “You have i« of it novj indeed; bat * God and w cause, tia»e II tbuigs evei u lv Tlie Master bis beuedic ipn upon tbe m\ persecute 1 for his sake; f mind npoikjGod and his H and remen bet that they only eon dwelling work to ware, lest the fire he Is trying to ktedlap “just to sss how it will burs,* a os ram* our Satehara La therau Chareh, from wheee ratos they may with diAmttt) escape. H also reminds me of the political cry, “ Let oa have Peace.* The uuuroer iu which that sentiment la acted upon, proves It to be merely duty of the Yankee army to invade our fair Southern land, and ospturo, kill, and destroy by toe torch our houses and property, orphan our children and starve our families t Have they forgotten toe loathsome prisons of Johnson's Inland, cam pa Oh as© and Douglas, and tke farts on tbe seaboard, where so many of our fathers, sons aad brothers Ian guiahed and died# Have they far gotten that even tbe poor skeletons of onr gallant braves are left wa- buried upon the battle-fields of Get tysburg and Antietam, and (tented a resting place in the Ma*oaal(T) cemeteries of those places V It seems very strange that these ■Southern men are so anxious to ttyb into tbe loving (ff embrace of tbV Northern Lntb&au Cbuitli. If through mach tribulation they w** 1 enter tbe Kingdom* And so ks** not conic to pass that rh tteDfiW drou and Belial's can scarcely ^ diatingoiahed, so closely' are &G allied in social interoemrsc rad^ pobHe projects? Where is *P purity , the seal, tbe fervor of ft* primitive Christian church ? 1 * We do not advocate motiastfrira in tke world, nor a rcptdrft'e eism of manner or countenance; to »void cxceaair© worid!lne«,ft” What is mintefeij,* i does disa] coatee^ pursued by f M l 'ffwntU Lutheran ■ ifi mill |harping on We* c*t| Ginly hope get tir«id o^ik No move Tot i u united Li than Mraelf, but tk only t'ktein an iucri If you Mu rosy cheeks aad a complexion fair aad fear from Phn idea. Blotches sad EnuHtoa*. ixirifv your blood by taking Dr I'teror’i AIL Ext. or Gekteu Medical IJIseor •ry . It bus us equal far this pur prae t oor as a remedy fa “Ltevr Compfaint,” « “Btoouftiraa.” Bold all droggiat^. that anlesa aggsr more gnidcot rih! cauthMUi In | «tekisg to form raw aaaociatioua, tkat wo siU not only materially IfaiH^b* U»e prugrrea of oar Church, but we will bring show' ffepfipW • braise divided ffgahmt itotA/ fan o>* stand.* kind 4t “Indian* aprfitt." Wc feel this extreme. In « sstated the member* of the Confer observutton* end exf rime wtl? lc*ve with tlte awat favor- those ofnumy other*, a able Improosiou of the climate Of of toe wrtriug ot the Salem, and tins hospitality of ter | #e flod our atatemfmto Church Rcbemc can * 41 m an and nmubA fat*t! ' jr, * j bat aS ^ W!' - * 4 '* "IM 1 fSiW VfaraL- ^ f&' ' • > jl •* /i .; . 4