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tuftn, IAD., Coiurobia, s. c.
LLER, A. ML, Staontort, Ya.
t, unity: in non essentials
in alt Iking*, charity*
1PoUt
it]
tbb.
‘W
■4P.
Heritor*
distinctly
lire old a
Not only
hut aim)
of each
t hat the
ami
M
other
should be
business
tio«u
ui
vffinufe.. nntfl
to diaeooriaMe k te-
•PWBSS! ^
Merely ret
*r by mail, i* not
i cation* retotin* to snb-
d give their bmk
carefully indicate
hich are new au?
name of the pi
the county and State
t \n nreemary, in order
ft entries may to promptly
notices, and
intended for publication,
f t and not in
re proper atten-
“The
it win p
tile."
WotMW
tiou gi
meet in
the ton.
misled. I
Horthern
MJ!
A miu
connect
writes:
8ieas w
the m
the K
afraid
South
to the Ni
have been extracted,
a tame, harmless rep
4&tQ3KIj3$ TIME?-* OlWfc* • p*fcl
l ^ t •»
Invitation
! a - f'ii J%
that the in vita*
the Free Conference to
, Vi., waa not from
on. Dr. 8ie*s has been
pi
to'at the Frae Con
ference. ;j
belonging to a Synod
the General Coancil
|jjmi of opiuion that Dr.
present in himself all of
id of the West, and of
So yon need not be
much damage to the
done, nor much good
!>
not
little fttoe ret
Uke m the
churches, they are opposed to prayer
meetings and revivals. I believe the
method now adopted by nearly all
Protestant denominations of holding
protracted meeting* to Scriptural, at
leant the moot Mooetoful way of
bringing adults into the church."
What via it Cfbetv
ft *m objected to the last eonveo
tiofl of owr General Synod at WV
cHester, that it did nothing, and cent
the ebwncbee a large amount of
money, which could have been ex
pended more profitably for educa
tional and missionary purposes. But
the Free Conference—whirl), pro
fessedly, is ouly to be a kind of
interviewing and ’ conversational
gathering, a eolloqitiittn ; la to adopt
no mesmtras, prorpsae ho phi ns for
co-operation, and absolutely to do
nothing but talk, talk, and talk, and
be A kind of Indian pd#now—will
also require a large expenditure of
greenbacks. And for what T To
come, to see, to talk, to Walk off!
The talk wifi not amount to much,
aad, on the whole, would it not be
cheaper to exchange photographs t
union between the
ought to be a
not be secured,
and pray for that end
our might 9 Aad as the
prelistiaary to. that and, u
all hi Wetness, wrath, strife,
etneas, wrath,
•peaking to reuse 1
ing the union
| a»d ertl
Not withstand
portki* will
ft and the ('HtfTrb
| will be effected;
occupying the true middle between
the two extremes will bn toe coming
Church of the Augsburg Coufeasioo,
aud it, pitl unite *»u the true Even
wouldn't U be a
ga# ao yofor, and
Magnifier.
. j
pleased with it, and
that we and others
amusement aad benefit
aa admirable counter
} The Magnifier (price
ootfs Household Maga-
$1.0*}. wiU to mail
on receipt of $1.50.
Wood & (X New-
frm
of Bro.
cd to not
ff
the
brother,
scholar in
we have
withhoWi
for. the ch
W e nu
ips». towMW •.
We rejoit e to hear from Georgia,
It proves tl at our brethren there are
up and doi^g. We hope the appeal
buugh will be respond
iu “A metis,” but ia
Minuter* can not do alt
Let some good
or Sunday-school
churches that give—-
who have the gift of
gather contributions
in Seaoie.
something too,
v» o do not
:ire Imavily
i; we
db that
sflfVri'SBd
position to
subscriber
Georgia for
we will give
of the term,
„ haugb—one
ask onr people; they
in and out of m
il let Bro. Betienbuugh
Tj nor have we either
lint we have a pro-
ike: For every new
$2.50, sent us from
the next three months^'
lit, and, at the dose
iy over to Key.
Uar.
Now, go to work » .
;hih<
Dr. tifess
he 1a
ii iotas,
not wi
ft
ecu
opposed to
tlie
with him,
change bis
with l>r. i
opinion
ed, am! he
Temper.
i if!
[getting out of humor
nor J
if no*-
the church, but
toJiP " ben to
to ami ruto
We wilt be
tffffe, tort
We wish
ty*t
md fra
him ns a
a fter the do*
rblisdeyil^
ftfca
We #ou!d
Columbia,
sarcastieal, adri
We do
a disap-
Not only is the South-
but few exceptions,
fine conference, but
■ does not ride
he is not willing to
We sympathize
jWe have a high
Jie has aceosqilito
still doing much for
commits a inis,
to dictate
church of Gfcristi
to meet him any
c free conference,
ini Id come to Coluin-
d welcome him kindly
wc, would not treat
fed, when notion
f the war, he v
e would Uke Dr.
him what
done fbr
he mins of
many new
buildings h$t[«| gone op, ruins still
abound. We
griPrea of *■
dead; itnd
l. HU till) «U
l>oing eiiicf
the new.
totitisrv.
m.
abmire.
take him to the
wmdd point out to
1, Which is MOW
KHDBiCHJOl'atkMI of
thtogn Sfoslpunm
to undignified in
to btsfinnino to be 1
■ •i ' ' ■ I i
t Mimimippi.—Rev. T. K Sbe,>panl
writes: “Our chnreli in this Stole is
again <m rising grouml, and we are
much encouraged. Wa
steps to aaito with the
General Synod. I hope to be the
delegate to the meeting in ('harieetou
la May, 1873, and will be there if the
Lord wi& Although J an sixty-
four jeers old, ami am in very bad
health, I still preach frith all the
ardor of a man of thirty. I haves
fine class of cateehumeus in Luther’s
Catechism, and wish yoa to nr ad me
30 copies of Bro. J. Hawkin'! rati*
nhiama”
Hhergia.—Kev. lx Hedenbsu gh is
building a new Lnthcran church in
the flourishing town of S,*oonv He
says “several Lutheran families ate
there aad several more arc preparing,
to settle in the town, and the time
has come for a Lutheran church to
be erected, and it moot be damn*
Rev. J. Austin reports the Kev.
J. N. Derrick, who has just entered
upon the labors of his new charge
at Springfield, as having Iwen well
received by his peeple, aad having
made a very favorable impression,
aad that all things are working well
is all the churches in Effingham
county.
Routh Carolina.—The service* at
both the Newberry ami Edgefield
Conference* were of a Very interest
ing character, and the attendance
very large. * * 1 »
A motion, made by ait unemployed
brother, to take steps to petitiou
Bynod to abandon the present sys
tern of pastoral districts, wan brown
ed dewa and laid under the tabic,
by a large majority ef the Edgefield
( km fore nee.
The Newberry Conference ia ao
agreed on all points that it is a
dtfficnlt matter to get up a rtbicna-
slow.
Rev. J. Hawkins writes: “We had
a very interesting communion aerviee
at my colony cbnrch oil Inst Sunday.
Kev. J. It W. Werts was with roe
and preached an interesting sermon,
which gave great satisfaction. Four
interesting members were added to
the church—one by baptism, two by
confirmation, and one by nertifieate
from the Presby terian churrll.”
iS the AlfMW| VBIIIH I ,
(Ecumetrical Creeds, and above all
the word of God j
wit! then he no prison house to
, aor will the word if man tm
the word of God. The la-
them Chorck la the tm
I
A Fire*
of the Pre.Hbu. ruu. sud It will uaiti* mi the true K^au
Church—it is only the two North . gatorni Ltuhenui foundation, which
era branches that have united ; the
Bouthern Presbyterian Church Is
Stffl distinct aad disconnected feom
North, aad there are
trill North aud South distinct Praa
byterian Clinrrliee—t betieve that
unmoron* dlverufties of ophitou still
exist, sod if these brethren can * cal, uaicereal, catholic and
dwell together in unity under aurh 1 church.
circumstances, fan they sot acrom
ptish for more than when they re
mained separate and snUfouistle 11 **’•’ —
I do not think that nuion with Tlw American iMikrr— is
heresy is desirable under any dr- dbla fbr the
eumatnneea, because we dare not fe»d discussed iu its •‘•auctosi.’’ We
have concord with BeHal fbr the •»• utterly astonished that ministers
sake of peace, evsu in our own I canto he found williag to impose
denomination, and a very little leav their Hands on auoti a man. Rvi
en may |>ermeate the whole masa, dantly he did not want to foe sr-
but the mere difference of opinion darned.
iu regard to the Intenwetatkm of Jame*.—If I may be permitted to
doctriuea, when they do not involve change the ralyect, I wish to read
the MMcrifiiv of vital truth, should j ao aecouut of an rxaouaatiuu of a
be no barrier to uumju among God's ; young pn^iier by a oyuunitte*- of
children. At leant such is uiy opiu , Fresbyierian ministers with a view
iou. Ploase do not sup|>ooe that 1 { to hia ocdiaation. Uw name ia John
wo
Lalaud.—“Bat
ssjtir
l*rrabytor, (c\ uieutij ooufused.}—
“Well, waU» brother LrUod, you
Indicts at leufeto that it ia your duty
to preach the gonpri to erery crew
rarer
LaUud.—“Ah I ao, my brother, I
da mm hstievo It to bo my daty to
preach to the Dutch,
for 1 ami do it- Whoa thi
sent the apoatira to preach to
nation, he taaght them to talk to all
aorta of people: but be baa
loomed mo to talk Duteb yah*
wiah to dogma Use. I accept the j Ix-UumI, and ia reproscuted a* “ouc
dootriues of the Augsburg Coufea- i of the pioot popular preachers of his
Sion in their literal interprviaUuu, day ia Vfcgt
but 1 do uot think it imixwsible to
nuite in church fellowship with thoor
whose understand mg nut uot mvept
all these doctriuts in their glorums
Stnmgth and beauty •('cording to (
day ia Virginia, aad ooa W the most
ivceutrie ami singularly pious meu."
1 find the account iu the last unm-
tirr of the (’iriiti " * J will i
you feel a great desire for the
tiou of tiauetu. do you not V
Defend.—“Sometimes I thii.fk I
do; aad then again I don't care if
the devil pete the whole of them."
rpon this the Prealiytery retired
oguiu, and reported as before, much
ta the surprise of belaud, who was
now constrained to submit to ordi
nation. After they had ordained
him in due form, he suid :
“WHI, hretlireu, when IVirr put
hie hands on people, and look then
off, they had more sense tboo they
had before; hot yon hare all had
your . hands on are, and twfbre
(tod, I am as big a fool now as 1
waa before you put ttietn on."
mr
tributod, ptoaae remit
snbacribar, either by
iatered letter, at Henola, Goweto
county, (ia. L. BcimnsiWHL
Fur the
Tbs fiassud
TUB BKXKW4L OF THB aAPTUTlULL
OOTBXaXT.
It
In it i* thorn how fm the true
^ eimnere this coeemmmt is
ami that the renewed io doily,
mho he renewed wkfneoer the
ruiehratee the death of our
(RlidHbtos Hedy fheyper.
a—I thank you tor your former
1 Instructloo. I rejoice that 1 now
understand correctly my baptismal
read U to bear
this utau Lriaud.
ok of
tk« lrU. r, but chow . hri«ti«u Jo- j Tu>
cikty uud love acc-epls them uuc»o rsUnucfo GulumsU
sciously iu their spirit. There may ; »4ppf»(at«-«l t
be more such than wa iuiagiua. If j Mrivstl. and will
we find a union uupoiMibls to ha , 0 f | ICO | l i € t
effected, can we not at least stop m
quarrelImg aud eudeavur to mo o 11 * j naumg the semrul
all the good we unn for our aepMgrta 1 ^ ^ ^ m %
orgauiaation* I You may think me feu
lax iu doctrine, but really I am re-1 ,,flr,. r
three
TV*
kaitiwi
mul-
i car-
ruled
Una
Pursuant to adjounnuauh the Now-
harry Conference asrt in tit. Lake's
rburvh, lti*v. J. Ilswkin's chqrga, at
10 o’clocA ou Saturday, the 20th of
ApriL
t Harm. J. P.
F.—The question is not yet settled
by for j ft remains yet to be area
whether you have remained faithful
to your part of the covenant How
is it with yon t Are you still in
fellowship with God 1 Or hare you
violated your covenant with God f
to Y hope that I am yet within
the covenant. I have no doubts at
alt altout that.
F.—Many docaive themselves w ith
a vain hope. What foundation have
yoa fbr your hope 1 Remember, you
must have a firm foundation for
your religion, ah the ajiootie trachea,
“be ready to give an answer to every
mao that asketb you for a reason
fbr the hope that is in yoa." (I Peter
tfi : IA)
A—I do hot think that I hare
been aa wicked as others. Indeed 1
know* that ! am mach better than
some who receive the holy Commu
nion, and others who after death
have been called blessed. And al
Mf’i
lurch.
up a
cr ; Slid att«4h«-r
rh.ugv to the past
Island toA Ins
they apfu-ared, as
oa his knare, am
iu bia bauds, aw
meats. The Pres rd to
Hundtarv, T. H. Hntnewt. J. Ilawkius, 4 , , - . . 4 . . m „
A. J. M*. J 1). Wrtn-r .,.1 I UKM, * b , 1 •’* “* **
WWgM. l-.lv r Mr^n, W. W. ■"> ‘ " n ^- £“ 1
.. ^ « — L. - liojie that God will not deal strictly,
I her
‘Brother Lcias
m
, and
nun-
Dr. Sieas’ Conference.
A fre«|aent contributor to the
eolnmns of the Vieitor writes: “As
to the free conference, I ain glad
that yon have concluded to discon
tinue the discussion, aud although I
can not oppose it as being the first
step towards a better state of feel
ings, I yet think it would be iu very
bad taste to persist in holdiug it, if
a majority of the Southern church is
truly opposed to it. But we cau
ouly pray that God may overrule all
the mistakes of man to onr good and
his glory.
“I am, unfortunately, ouly too
well acquainted with the divisions,
subdivisions, and schemes iu onr
unhappy church. I am familiar with
General Synod Lutheranism, General
Conference Lutheranism, Ameri«*»n
Lutheranism, Misaooriiftiism, Four*
fl- ■ ■
ewt Booth ( aroltosl Pointism, etc., etc. T know, too, that
■Bell a mass of heterogeneous ele
ments will not readily coalesce; but
is anything too hard for the Lord f
Are we not all weary of strilv au I
bitterness t Ami if the tffectnal,
ferveut prayer of one righteous man
availetb much, what
we not
hope and expect froth the united
petions of V whole church t W"e
noble and .patriotic need the spirit of love aud tbo prac
tice of prayer ^ Uiw want is perpet
uating onr wrelyhed divisious, rpyhor
than the difference in doctrine aud
forms. <lfy desire is to know noth
ing but Clirist. aud Him crucified,
and to love my Christian brethren,
Noith and Sooth, and East and
Stow* I
I you
g an led as our of the moat extreme
of extremists.*’
We entirely coincide with our
friurnL who will pardon us for thu
liberty we have Ukeu. It would
have l*een wroug uud selfish to have
kept tlie truths and the srntuaeuU
expressed so weU to ourself. It is, froiMlm-t the exas rngth
however, because we agm* so fully I
that we are opposed to the free row
fere nee. Dr. Aeus’ |duUoru is too ; ,luty, semtdieg to
narrow for uv His wall of partition } tueui, to ask ye
is too high. We are uot of the same upau the eulyrrt
spirit He Is too exclusive. A union iu rolerrueu to ye
of all Lutheran* North, Bnutb, East isiry."
ami Went can never be beiwight “Well brother,"
about on the terms that he sdvo ^ ly ratsutg liw hea^
eaten. There in in the IfaarOeriy Hr all I know," and d
view, April, 1*71, au admirable nrtirln . into hi* band* aga
ou union in the I a the ran (Aurrikj Ptvsb) U‘f^—“ 111
The writer advocates a union bamwliiyuu not believe t
ou what he call* C'onwrretite Inthrr• j |a-opfo in Christ tw
nmimm, by which he means •*» la of the world f
tberaiusm removed from and mter Lelaud, (looking up>—**l know
mediate between the extremes of not, brother, what God was doing i
radical ini u and ex mboliMu : that Indore he began to wake this
Indds fast to Um* Augsburg Coufc*a < world."
siou, and the great doctrine* on Presbyter—**Brother Udaud, but
which the Reformation hinged; that do you not belteee that God had a
ia the reception of the Angsburg |mo|de from la-fore the foundation of j
Coufeaaum iauvea ruoai for pwqaw the world r
rhristiau liberty and such inmewt Iceland—“If he had, brother, they
difien-i»ees of optuiuu as do net effect were uot our kind ol folks. Our I
the cseentisl or fuiukuneutiftl I ruth* > |**»|4e were made out of dual, yen
of the Confession; thnt retains a bat kimw, aud before tin fouudatiou of
is ginsl and well npproved in forms, the world there was uo duel to
and eennmmies. ami nsages, with them out of."
Ilouaral, Henry Fellers, A. (J. I foe* 1
inirk, John ttwer, D. Fulmer,
HMdletmher. 3. 9. Kpfhtg. J. II.
Kti-*»rv, J. H. (Vmnta, C^. T***phsrt.
J. L IVrriek snd J. fMmmperL
Km P. Derrirk and
Houck were rrvrfred as
t'ouforenc* ; and Mr. C. P.
_ * a l**wi l
fit Ulpwl "to 1 ,
and I>ord
to Become nnfalthfnl and|
dient. Ixwk! God Is willing to
yon heaveu and all its blessings, but
you thrust this harness from you
aud bring upon
dertroftfou. (BhAtiM^MA)
under the Old IHspeasntiod the Vis.
Istor of tbe law was |iui*ishsd wife
death, nor did any of them go gg.
punished. How thee ton you
the wrath of God, who, under u*
New Testament Dispensation, gw H
diligence to do the wtlf xk CM.' but
rather lire entirely w ithout the law!
(Hob. i|; 3.)
ft.—O miserable bum* that I ms]
for UMMgti my vMiMnikt,
Creator, I have inode myself
py “What must I do lo be saved P
F.—Renew you!
immediutrty, aud the long
of God will boar with
with all earnestness fejl
way* and worldly li
tbe devil,
Promise to serve God fh true right
to him. Harden not your
« be*, the ftpirit of (tod
you. In fine, Indfew fit Jesus, a»4
nera, In a child like fmth, “and tl*ou
shalt be saved." (Act* xrt rfiL)^
8.—Will On* rightiioti- God, whoa
tf I approach him with s
heart f
F.—Yes; for although you saws
covenant tweaker, God cu His part
remain* firm SfifetiLdhatr uitolMC
make the faith ef God writhout ef
fect 1" You hut »<g believed, nfi
suU God rowsias due. Uncawi
act contrary to himsrtf (1 Timothy
ii: 13. Ezekiel xrl ^ j t If yo*,
with rite prodigal son, retort sad
forsake the ways of no, come to
Jraas your Saviour, and thnmgk
hi* blood seek the lkirgiven«ai ef
A.
of!
wa*
Kev. W. lleriy
t of ideknei
T. a
ou “Baptismal Regeneration," wktrk
was reqneste*! for |mhlicatkm iu the
l.ethemn l’i
, but be gracious to me. H ottt “ hi «« » ^
J | F.—O I Hind man ! Self love blinds *' n •8*“* r ’* rivf he
you, that you ran not ace your deep j ^ wnr ^“(ber ana jam fig
depravity. This i* the language of
the ITiiiriaoe, who compere* hiuiaelf
with other grent sinnera, sad prefers
hiuiaelf to them : “God I thank thee
that I am not as other men are,
citortiouera, unjust, adulterer* or
even as this pnhliran." (Luke xviii;
X) Recauar other men lead an nn-
ungodlv life, ran you thereby excuse
or justify your sina ! I Lis God ever
assured you that he will not deal
strictly with sinners? God is holy
and just, “uud will by no ux-uns
1 *on. This blessed assurance be gtvei
to aQ jieniteut stutters who wet
onto him through Christ, “ftctws
thus lmckaiidtog Israel, saitk (he
Lord : and 1 villwrt cause my at
to fall ii(»ou you, (or 1 am
saith tiie Lord, snd I will not keep
anger forever." (Jer. Hi : 12. Lake
\X : 17-24. SCOT, vi . 17. IA)
S.—How often mast 1 renew this
covenant with God t
F.—Ia the first {dace you mu*
renew it now, and thereby “by
do
« bia
tuiMWI
**7 ’’. ,rfc« tfc. pint} j I..}, He vist. th. »*»'» ,h< - of itventMw
1 lukjoit, «f tb. fatiM n. am lb. chil from »«*■* »'"> <* '»
K , j. . ... .. ! dr«*n, and h|mwi tlie ehildrenV chil- %rar d* God. (Oeb. v*« : l.) After-
7 ; '* *1 dren. nuto tbe tliinl and to the fmirthl wartia you must «lsilv resolve te
HUimaa) on the “Lutheran Mew of [
tin- IxwtT* Bupfirrami Rev. A. J.
SMgh owe ou an “Rfllcfetit f^nnrh." |
The foltouitig wsa < hftueu
for «li*rmia4on at the next meeting:
‘The relatHHi of the Sunday nrhooi
to the ('fonreh*
4 on fere wee then adputnied to meet
at fit. Andrews rhnreh. Her. W. A.
Houck's charge, ou Friday before
the 5th Sunday ta Jaly.
I'reucfoiag during Conference by
Re' a- J. P. Bmettner, J, D. Sbirev.
w. a rnmmmrnmmm
After the sermon «m Sunday morn
iuiqaity of the fstlM-ra upon the chil-
dren, and nfirui tlie ehildreuV chil
dren, nuto the third aud to (lie fourths
generation.* ^Kx. xuiv : 7.)
&—I have kept my Self from com
nutting great aud open sin*.
F—Hfill you are not juat before
O'd. For He, the Allwtar, luokt at
the heart, ami bow it is duqtonetl.
live in noronUmv with your vow,
which having been done you iunst
evaiuim- y<mitHf and see if yoar
resolntiou is carried out faitb-
fnlly. Finally, when yon ap
proach the holy Bup]*er this v«»w
full liberty to nuallfy and improve,
ga citrumstiuiccH snd tlie continmnl
study of God’* w onl may direct; that
admits of development and improve
Uient, humsl ou the divim* word, uud
in harmony with tin* growth and
development of tiie holy Catholic
Church." The writer tlicit claim*
that such conservative Lutheranism
“la in harmony with the spirit of
primitive, original Lutheranism ;
doe* violence* to no oue's uidivuliud
convictions of truth; has the aaf
frsge of the very ls**t authorities,
on the subject, in the Lutliwnin
1‘resbyter—“You believe, brother
uicu tire totally de- (
Island, that
proved." ~
I Lwlauib- “Na, brutiww; if
were, they coaid not wax w*i
they
worse, us shimi at tin u> do. The -
devil waa mi worse Ihan P4ailv de .
. rr f * * I
I waved." ^ 1
Frcubytisr—“Weil, iIhtv are other
queetiona that will embrace all these
aubjec.ts. 1 «iU ask ula tker yon ilo
not believe Uwt sienrrs are jo "tiffed
by the nghteuusiMto* ef Cbfigl im
(Mited to them V
| lirhuid—“Yea, Imutlier, provided
You hate not feared, loved and j^ ttotoWfd in a most mimn
tnutel God truly. You have uot (Therefore h<Hy Ba(»tisav*»
Us4e«l uikmi your Creator with that % sacrament of
<*sieem which His grraturaa and uta H,,d Supper tbe afoy
iraty demand. You have neglected <>f eo«fir»alion.) And when the
the lord's <h»y, hiwI have net read ^ r 5' u f honr «»f death shall come aad
ii - . I the word of God. at least sa it ought - vou Mqiear hefi*re your Judge,
Fthe smami liu tlumk^maia- * h * V< * '*** rwid l ] *** «f «U 8 if wfll p a «wi*oUtion to yto
in _ „ 1 - votl '** f^wn in grace in pro-; - voa .W l»|itwmal
.Ml lb. Ibwrt. ■00,1 I "to'*- Voo b.T, hrai dMmlinit ....: ^ .
l*wh in Fnefou, .ml (tirtn.n to 1 lu 'w*'™ and others in > ^«^---''«»n«W' fc ®l»hat»cally
vm- tanrr V - - d "’- v,h * t,W '*'*™ <»**W
itf (tod. After another *
I he after mooii, ('onferem-e
tammil hv the FrewHlent in the usual , . . ,
_ lickra
form. H R WtN(iAKl). Nre>.
was «tfe ,
.your heart tow an! thorn* who haves
,r * ^ ‘ ■ * - - fTiriatian world.
WV aeet, or any sect at at! in the
lath
VisittW.
Cbnrch; is hi harmony with early | they will do right themselves; but I j
cliristianity, and with the views aud
practices of the inmt ronsenative
oxtlmdox cliurchca of thr prewnt
day," and lie close* (he argument
with the declaration: “Ou such a
basin we believe the Lutheran Cbnrch
in America ought to lie nnlted. We
lieliove it to be the ntrty practical,
consistent, Christian basis on wbk*h
all evangelical Lutherans rail unite.
This in *nhst.inthilly the basis of
‘the Evangelical Lntlicraii General
Bynod iu North America* (South).
Art. II. fee.
We do not know who the writer
i*, but we do know that ww agree
with him. Our General ftyuod is
conservative, and we have long 1m*cii
convince<1 that only conservative Lu
tlicrauhiui can unite the English pew-
tiou of the Lutheran Cliurck. Kx
treme nyoibolism will not direct is a
body without a living soul. Extreme
radfcaliam in us destQictire of nil
* i jf
churcliliueaH; jt ia rndny mustcra,
therefore all tiuugw are not dmte
decently aud in order, mid the indi
viduality of the Evangelical Chinch
is lost in bodily ex ere wo, which
proflteth little. The extreme sym
bolical element has receded from tin'
know of uo righteonaiMWS that will.
Justify a untu that won't do right
htaiself."
Frnsbyter—“Bfvtbur inland, 1 wiU j
Mk you one uotc question ; do you •
not believe that all the aaiuta will
persevere through grave to glory,,
and get home to heavcu at last r
Lelaud—“1 can tell you morn ,
•Lout that, my brother, w hell 1 get,
Ihcj •• myself. Sonic seem to make a
vary bud atari of It here."
The rrealiyter, seeing that thr
iwidieiu-c was greatly »muae<l, pro
posed to hi* colleugn«w that they
should retire for a few mouieuta, aud
consult together. After reluming,
they remarked to the coogregatioii
that tirother Lets ml bad not answer- |
ed tiie quest ions aa satisfactorily a*
they could jrish,. hut they all knew
that h« had many »*»n-ntrii1t ics, for.
which they should make every allow-.
anew; that tfo-y had tour holed ac
cordingly to ask him a few quest ion* j
touching hi* call to the ministry. ,
l*rpsbjrter.—“Hrathtw Lt-luud, y ou ,
believe Uwt .food bus cttikil yon to J
preach thv Gospel T" ,
Lelaud.—“1 neverfhssrd him, bra ,
tln-r."
As this phMT m mpully mcreaaiug
ia |s*pulm*on, and m tin* MrttoRnU
hive a cliureh. and lb* Baptists are
now hniUhng, ami m wne bare several
I am toss nt aud aruuml the plaoc. it
ia uroesaury foal ww should also
have a rhuwh, and one that will
compare favorably with the rest.
It iu tits uh*t important hermuae
outsides * have lieowme anxious for
tta to budd, ml the morhauiva of
thr plan* hare promised to eon tribute
liberally in work to the budding of
the house. Those who own saw mills
offended vou hatred, envy, wrath ’ «T»riafi»n world. We traee onr kh-
and enmity; and brH*ffy, out of your tor > Wk ** • I*™* 1 1m ‘ff 0*1*#
lw*urt Have procee<W*l evil i tn Hfe day* of Lntticr, In a word,
thought*, minder, theft, adultery,' ^ to hr* “Imilt on tlie fbiisfo-
fortiksitioM, kr. You have loved Che ? (® ow of the ApoalfrU and
world, aud all your desires are for ***** him*»Hf being Hit cMtf
, w orldly renow n,*riches uud pk*a*unv ««ri.er atone." We are the feRowm
You have followed the ainfitl Jp.]«"*•* Uttier. whose lionored **m
JdinatioMS of the fleah, and cured ^ ^ r * hut fbnowmw Of Cktfet.
twilling for the soul. Voa never w * ^ow laitker onB to fkr a* *
prav, or * \«>u i |*n\yer* are life * f°B<*wed Christ. It ta true, we are
leas, cold, nud without any desire <lis L*igni*hed ^ • naBM ‘
to be Wavfltted, N|uritiiafty. You ****** store, which,
do uot follow Christ, but the examyile ]^ which the (Wfi-rtut >
..c .1. .a.:,.I r .1 1. T 1
(ioution of thr lumber
end
| But
hand red
of
still, it w01
dollars to build
wHI need, ami aa the growth of the
jibicc wiU require As uv mu not
expert mneh outside of our own
cfourab, aud as Wr srr weak at pera
eat, »nd poor lswadr, are are driven
to (be nm imaty of oollitig upou our
people elsewhere foe aid.
Aad ia atakiag this eoll, we don't
wiah to soafiae on redrew to • few ] uato you,
of tlie ,-hildreu of this worid. of ehristlans are
do ii<»( reeist teuiptatkm, but permit Iri'ished, is w lirtfty uuanthornrid ef
vouraelt daily to fall iuto sin. Xour ] ,he won! of **** hoir
piety is only outwunL Yoo would i rVrT ’ n<> * *doptod this name frdb
satiafy your wuildly lusts if you did choht ** {w>rn faftfned «pw»
not fear to suffer* shame, disgrace n< * ^ *** feere of rircumat«Ui^a,k«
and injury. You can not from expe- for tbe *** « *****
rienev speak of a change of heart The "*™' °* onr rWf * ^
and of tlie righteousness that is in ITrllcu!Ckfffo—A. Brodth.
WUO * — m W UW'SS i 1 t ^ . .. .. . i -Ik.-. . $ -
Chrint Jesus. What you renounced
in Haptiiun, that you. do doily, and
ymi iMglo t cjitucly what >«hi iirom
iisil \our
I-"""-, (Vu.) 'Central
' finds an arguimmt for tbe ^
TffSBSagTaS t Z 'X
B.t wta» doe. It ...UM tta. I tave ^
broken my baptismal vows t
lost Christ ami
t for y ou
bar* fallen
feMMfoff' •
Tbe Norfolk
o trtuttg man from Portsmouth,
Hie way rf
atofes tind
help as u Httie. ||. ia
that we «re all, to m»me ex-
teut, is atreightened ctreiunttsdees,
that 1 mb' this general appeal to
m> i u tom ter ml brethren, aad through
them fo their respectire charges.
Brethren, If you oau help aa but
little, ft win be duly appieciated by
tad ta tta te - M ^ ""' ,T ** ,rt to Chitnten-W* '
— _ 1 ."plorlwnt and ro«W taw, ta»
(O.L v .- *.) Vtebte ta- hh It, 1»«
1 as soon aa it wna kifow c ^
**•* T*- j from tlie South, be lost Ms d**w*i
geficratien which t wds reftrawl. 1 This mi^ht bkrr
t- n
>out Hiilaitbfid-1 nwui uIi,tea that the prejudice'against
aad |
verted Mil
l»wvc fulleu from God.
ft.) Oa aoeaual of
UMW you must
due your mas, if yau ramsto in
perrertod stole. fUlMixiffiQ It
ia dhqrvweeful for a subfoct to violato*
tta - ^ fr,*, ^ ^
l.nsfni‘ss men tn Philadelphia i* 'Tri
his oath to his sovereign, but it is Mated!
great. Chire will have to b$ Wtf*
(Hut the Ke Kliix fi»W is not ris-
New Puttie;*
— .^M,
nhflwr i* a Cr
“that the
v
|4P
sa/ riftcc fo
tv. ■
utddT fWnn
aH who a:
IjgPgff ho the Evangri,
author i* fi ttm
Iwh. Writer,-and/bin <
r
pure
m it
Co.
fbhi work i* highly n- [
«v have reml it wr®
Imuefit Only
w jri»tiUito oomt
dfirthm- Wo hare
comfored that m*«v. an.|
Clrinfstic tbeoIogiH!**, ii
dmliiigujidi beAwet m
iyt. Anderson makes tl*<
m (he flaripturei, the on i
rtve means of regent r..
AndertwHi is rather sex
wh» “believe—that by
asm ftfere is eommuniml
mbl W the infant the gen J J
iroal life.” We wmihl Ii - k'- v k
whet good the baptism
H I
IP's
K
benefits. It b to be ir K
in the appendix, article A
tisaral Regeneration hie-
held. *'?«■
The&url for ridbfotth-a. I
J. M. Kieffer. dtoelan<i
ard & Bona.
Tbs “profraaor of muss
as regards tbe selections,
but** $wo °f *he origtife
rWsnj are: Mistakes tn kar
fori exam pie, iu tlie *** »>
the secood bar of u Th<
Priise/ etc.; -ami Mn iht
Questions are what “tto I
caffs: “prohibited fifths.” ®
they- have any counectar
"•tepointa’’ or m»t, wc ilo^
but wc suspect them, aut
we are paid for adver-
rearg ue advise all who
to Wi “prohibited ttftha" ahi
ThirOmm t’rty Rerietr. of * 1
( fl
»riical Lutheran Char.
/
'vi-
•.y.
s\
Tl
I
b
h* ~
it,
M
j
K
. and No. 2.
are Unirv titan
come the Rerietr. Tlo- V
('bun* ought to Iww
"bell ia iwdetmtdent *»f th«*
trudnucies and devehqtmemi
Clmitsh j an organ winch
all s^ha esdl and write them
E'asgehmd Lurheran. Tl».*
!*FP man* ueceaMarily be
fieetiotial; each “week’ L
’***(•,* distinct hontriickt I
kingdom, mid /«h that very | ' 1
(^mostly ik an ubt^lute
*;«1«lMUon Imud ui’ (Hup*.
Ber. Dra. Bmn n au*l
(me, *re cpmgelieal, :m<l
gapfilmusn, BvJ
It 1 ***** R, **«*h, .
Hbgal, not as true to the r, I
>«M^Wdhw prefer tie-m to »>
nr **(her think Hr.it for t*®*
~!T l \ ^fevfeic wtH hi* iu
P*™1. ami give greater *»ii
He fciri 1 the Her,,
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