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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA, S. <:., MAY 26. 1871.
EDITORS :
UlUDE, D.D., Cakjml
1ILLER, A.M, Stim
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It pains us* to hare -to announce
the demise of Rev. J. la Smithdeal,
pastor of St. John’s Lutheran ohurch,
Ancrum,*N. Y., on the 1 at instant,
at the age of 44 years.
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Rev.
berdstow
inously
Gilbert,
Call Extended. .
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. D. H. Bittle, of Shep-
W. Ya., has been unani-
ted to succeed Rev. D. M.
Savannah, Ga.
ppi and Georgia.
afti* indebted to kind friends
h for
Wei
in both Mhrory handsome additions
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scribers; ^
Rev.
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Lord’s
oar great
Valhalla, a C.
Sehoeneberg is on a vhnt
an Lntheran cougre-
1 Valhalla. He spent the
in Columbia, but to
t we were absent.
We h»*e
and thisiji aqd brother not only came
down and
be also
number
entire
our a
we hav#
the papii
opposed;
South!
pot d
only
being
sion of
brethren
light h
u
. T. 8. Boinest
been quite iudis^nised, The American Lutheran on Ur.
bed in our stead, but
ted in preparing this
he press. He will take
of the paper during
in North Carolina, which
ved a very kind and
welcomes iinwitatiou to visit.
Our Letter Bag.
North ffurolina cheers us:
Sooth can
this matter
maimer
self au
qoestioi
merly
money
need,
time.’’ jj
'■ a
dearly, and am bitterly
he free conference.” L
extern Virginia writes: “Be
ged, dear brother. God
the great good that is
pushed by the discos
i vexed question. To
ug in Hie dark much
given. The light was
ity* the ultimate ripening
for a redtnipn. Now, ail North mid
see, if thgy will,* how
stands. Fiom the able
which Bro. Diehl, your-
Others have faced tlirs
the roost prejudiced for-
now see that it is help,
men we in the South
re union, just at this
Tirgi
is so
exposes
true.
and if he
! |writes: “Seiss’. denial
photic that be certainly
imself, if the assertion be
informant is responsible,
can not furnish the copy
of the Lutheran in which the ex-
pression ii contained, I would make
the amende honorable at his expense.
Yon 9 dare not remain tinder the
impeachment of a wilfully false as-
told that 8. wrote the
a private letter, and his
it inserted in the Lutheran
permission of S. Whence
information I know not :
know tbatfehe would.are-
r S.’s denial; nor, farther,
whether it be mere con-
the part of .”
Remark.—We have al-
wjiat our frieud suggests.
notifies us: “The Free
lias been abandoned, but
of the South and of the
South who are not to
bodght or flattered into
vitk the selfish and am-
gnS of Dr. Seiss, are
to accomplish theft* ends
Way. Certain facile aud
individuals are to be
meet with.Rev. I)r. Seiss
Roanoke County, Va.
to lie held with doois
t treaty is so be niiadc,
res are to be adopted,
who has control of the
n. Council, is to fnr-
s, all for the purpose of
General. Synod into
jof j>r. Seiss. ft is thought
best men m the Coun-
Misie any such secret roa
- Hi
sertion. r
seuteuce
friend* h
without
—— has S
nor do I
assert it
do I
jecture
. Edi
ready
3ft
Con fere
the en
men in
be ei
core pi
bitious
determi
fn
disa
invited
at
Meetings are
ways
and Dr.
funds
nisk the
deliver!
the
liere th
eil will
ehiuatioi
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with ho
on tbe
tion.’t
make use of -this,
Yon may rely
of my in form a-
From “Conversation in the Sanc
tum," York Pa., May 13, 1871:
Peter—I have rgml Dr. Sieas’ edi
torial last week on “The Press of
the General Synod,” aud 1 am sorry
to observe that it gives evidence of
bis declining mental powers, result
ing probably from disappointed
hopes and a softeuing of the braiu.
I don’t thiuk he should be held re
sponsible for all he writes, and there
fore brother Price, in his “Philadel
phia Letter,” was most too severe on
him. We ought to look upon him
more in pity than in anger. He has
there published a list of Lntheran
ministers who be intimates are nn
worthy of the name of Lutherans,
and with whom it woald be a dis
grace to stand in synodical connec
tion. And yet this list contains the
names of some of the best men in
the cbnrch, men who arevinperior to
Dr. Sieaa in learning, integrity and
piety. For instance, I have never
beard it intimated of any one of
these men that he was ever guilty of
plagiarism.
James—What is the meaning of
the word “plagiarism f"
Peter—Don’t yon know that yet t
It means literary theft; as /or in
stance, when ^tnan introduces pas
sages from other men’s writings and
pats them forth as his own, or when
he gets some poor fellow to translate
from tbe German and Latin works
of the Lutheran theologians, which
he is incapable of doing himself, and
then publishes them in a book as
though they were translated by him
self.
John—As an additional proof of
his failing mental powers, I see he
begins to entertain fears of the Kn
Klux, from a abort paragraph which
appeared in the Lutheran Vititor
about his delivering an address to
the students of Roanoke College at
its next commencement, fie ner
vously asks, “Does this mean that
he will have I>r. Siess massacred, in
case this arrangement* is carried
outf” In such a state of mind I
don’t think it would be prudent for
Dr. Siess to visit * the South, aud
that “Free Conference” hail also
better be given up.
James—under these circumstances
his congregation will hardly let him
go; at least not without a body
gnanl.
John—1 notice also he has in a
great measure abandoned the world
and given himself np to tfle contem
plation of tbe future. In a friendly
private letter to Dr. Rnde, which,
however, he publishes in the Mi*-
*kmary, be declares that he. has not
voted at elections fbr -fifteen years,
and that he considers himself to. a
large degree “expatriated from the
earth.” I snppose ft*om this that he
troubles himself very little about
worldly goods, using of Ida salary
only enough to sustain life, and giv
ing the remainder, together with the
income from his publications, away
to the poor.
mom to dm ft man who |
regards himself expatriated from tbe
earth is mot fit to edit a paper hi this ;
world, and I think the Board of
Publication of the General Council
had better look oat in time fbr an
other editor fbr their paper, behwe
the Doctor goes up entirely.
Chang and Jta#*—We are *erj
much interested in them. During
the paralytic attack upon Chang,
his brother Eng, in perfect health,
has been obliged to lie in bed with
him. Kag it not wholly satiated
with the prospect, fbr If hi* brother
<J4m be is afraid be will have to be
buried with/dm, and have his meals
brought to him, and he would rather
board at home.
The Lutheran and Kisrionary
- Dr. Seiss has, we learn, sent hie
paper containing, his pen and ink
likeness, drawn by himself, to all the
ministers in the Sooth. One brother
asks ns: “What does be mean by
it f Another says : “There is noth
ing in it” A third one writes:
“Dr. Siess is afraid to publish our
protests. I think he has given up
the free conference, as a fruitless
effort. Some of ns speak too plain
English to be misunderstood.”
The General 8ynod Earth.
At the impending meeting of this
body at Dayton, Ohio, strange events
are anticipated. We gather from
our correspondence the following
items:
1. An effort wit! be made to sub
stitute the Definite Platform for the
Augsbnrg Confession.*
3. An edition of the new Hymn
Book, stripped of whatsoever is
churchly, will be insisted on.
3. This will lead to the withdrawal
of quite a number of ministers; and
what will then be left! Nothing
bnt the name aud appellation—
Evangelical Lutheran—and every
one will believe and worship as lie
pleases.
For the Lutheran Visitor.
Oar Standard loam.
Among a collection of picture*
illustrating great events in history,
I was struck with the face of a man,
standing before a large assembly,
and in it 1 recognized the fore of
Luther before the Diet of Worms,
uttering these words: “.Here I stand.
I can not do otherwise. God help
me! Amen!* 1 .
Rentier, have yon ever though t
what courage and fatth in our Lord
Jesns Christ it most have required
for him, called the ‘‘little monk," to
otter sufth words before all the,
Princes of the Empire Y
History tells os of great men, show
ing great courage to save their fe!
low men from certain death. But
what are all of these instances of the
exhibition of courage, when com
pared with that of Lather.
The church of Home was at that
time the church of the world—had
afl jiower over her members—tbe
Pope, the head of the church, was
looked upou as tbe representative of
Jesus Christ upou earth. Emperors
and Kings bowed before* him and
submitted to his will. Ileronymos
ami Iluss had just sacrificed their
lives at the stake, for the truth
which they proclaimed, sad the in
quisition was in its greatest glory,
sacrificing its victims by punish-
merits and tortures the most cruel
and unheard of.
Lather, uerved by a s|>irit which
he could not waist, against all the
warning voices of his frieode, is at
Worms. He prayed to God to he oa
bis side for the sake of Itis beloved
Bon Jesus Christ, who was his «lc-
feuce, his shield and hia fortress.
Armed with such a defence, he
was not afraid to meet the foil
strength of the church of Rome.
And so he stands, tbe monk, tbe
peasant's son, before all tbe princes
of tbe empire; the kingliest heart
among them all, crowned with a
majesty which was incorruptible,
because invisible to worldly eyeft-
one against thousands who were
bent on his destruction—one in front
of thousands who depended on his
fidelity, because he rested on that
unseen arm above.
The words he ntters are ringing
through the world, and the dosing
sentence will never be forgotten.
“Here I stand. I can not do other
wise. God help roe. Amen m
Reader, I present you this pictnre
to elevate yonr thoughts above such
trifles as this world's goods, and lead
you to tbe throne of God to commit
yourself into His keeping.
Brethren, do you not feel grate
fol to be members of that chnrch
which bears the name of the imtnor
tal Lather f ami will yon not cheer
folly sacrifice of this world’s goods
to bnild np ami extend her influence,
that from tbe ootgushing of a grate
fol heart yon may rqjoioe in saying
to your fellow-men, “I am a Luther
an f” 8.K.
Grocera everywhere keep it—Why f
Because Dooley's Yeast Powder
has achieved a reputation second to
uone for strength, parity, reliability
and economy. It produces most ele
gant, light biseniu, rolls, &c., and so
exact are tbe proportions of each in
gradient that the same results follow
each time. It penults no waste of
floor—is convenient to’use, and ibe
food iwepared with it is such that it
can he eaten and relished by the
most senshit'* dyspeptic or invalid
without fear of indigestion. Mtuiu
factored.by Dooley & Brother,
(HI New Street, New York, and for
sale at retail by all grocers. m5
Change* in’ Mast Indian Habit*,—
A young baboo whom I met lb»
other day told me, ns a matter of the
greatest importance, that his father
li*d just theu started on jn pilgrim
age, I forget where* to. I inquired
if the old gentleman had g^ne oil
foot. “Oh, dear no, by rail: very
much nicer than the old (dan, t bough
two days and nights even by rail are
trying to an oM man.” The pilgrim
has gone, however, with fifty attend
ants, and has calculated the coat of
hm pilgrimage at SOyOOOr.—£3,000—
for sacrifices," presents, and even -
thing. Bat a pilgrimage by rail is
rather like an indication of n new
order of thing*—at if quicksilver is
permeating the utable conservatism
ol India.—London Time* Corrmpond
In thi* the Christian i* taught how
and happy U i* to wstt with Gad.
jtvertMma, ha present* mamg reasons
against it. TUg STS the following :
(a) It k impossible to folfll tbs
requirements of tbe oovetinnL fh)
It k enough to keep up the outward
forms of religion. (•) Tbs ehriw
tlan’a life k gloomy and
(4) He fears tbe world will
him a fool, and that he will lose the
good will of hia frkods,. and suffer
lone in his worldly nffhira. (*) Ilk
boaioem will not allow him to give
his heart to the Lord. (/) Uk tempt
at ions are too strong Against him.
(g) Uo hopes to find a more conve
nient season in which to serve the
Lord. (Acts xxiv t M.) The Chris
tian overcomes these things, and
gives himself to the Lord. (Bee Dod
drklge’s‘Rise nod Progress, chapter
1)
Bon.—I most admit that it is n
good thing to renew my covenant,
indeed that it k indispensable, bat
is it possible for me to perform whet
I have promised the Lord f Is it, I
ask, possible for me to forsake my
ungodly ways and worldly last a, the
devil and hia works, and to serve
God in his true holiness, which k
reasonable service Y
Father.—Yon do well to consider
if yon are able of yourself to accom-
pliah your vows. (Luke xiv :3ft.) But
know that you can not by your own
strength keep any part of year cove
nant; not even can you begin right
ly in the matter, but God must and
Will work in you both to will and to
do of his good pleasure. (PhiL U i
13.) Therefore, the believer feeling
hia weakness ami his inability to
perform hia vows says, “I ran do all
things through Christ who strength-
eneth me." (Phil, iv : IX)
S—Must I then forsake all sinfol
lusts, and dare I not retain some sin
that I lore!
F.—No} you must forsake every
sin and evil lust, by nil mesue and
without any exception; “for who
soever shall keep the whole law,
and yet offend ia one point, he k
guilty of all." (James ii: 10.)
8.—If I preserve an outward.ajv
l>etiranee of religion and abstain from
blasphemy, do I not folflll the obli
gatiooft of my covenant T
F.—No; “Man iooketh on tbe out
sard appearance, but the Lord look
etb on the Wart." (1 Sam. xvi: 7.)
“The kingdom of God eomctk not
with observation," but it ia within
you. (Luke xvii : 30, 21.) “In
regeneration tbe heart must be
renftwed, and a good ground for
faith and true godlineas be eatab
lished. (Matt, xii: 33.) .And when
this fatth k kindled in the heart, it
will bring forth good frnit. Gu this
point the word of God says: “Add
to your faith virtue; ami to virtue
knowledge; and to knowledge tem
Iterance; and to tem iterance patience;
and to patkocc godliness; and to
godlineas brotherly kindness; and
to brotherly kindness charity." (3
Peter 1: 5-7.) Therefore, it is shown
that gross «ias can not exist with tbe
bs|ttiamal covenant. But when you
even shun gross sins, still you sre
not a faithful child of God.
8.—Must I then renounce all pleas
ores hud lasts of this world, and
become forced to Wad a sad and
cheerless life Y •
F.—You certainly must, if you
would walk with God, give up all
amusements aud worldly pleasures.
But if yoa forsake with earnestness
the world and yonr outward religion,
yoa will be richly rewarded. You
will theu receive much better de
sires and joys, vks the joys and
desires that are in God aud iir his
word, which is true and ctcrnaL
True, the beginning of religion is
marked by godly sorrow, bat the
persevering in it brings with it more
and more joy, consolation, peace
and true comfort for the soul. Ycm)
in tits eod the Lord will take you
to that happy home where there are
pleasures forevermore.
8.—What will tbe world say if I
liecome a Christian Y Will they not
make sport of me and. call me n
fool Y
F.—l>o not trtMible yourself about
the opinion which men have of you ;
bnt rather strive to bs approved of
God, that in that day be may own
yon as his child, ami declare you an
heir of salvation. If in the begin
ning men do make aport of yon, so
act that afterward they will find yoa
are in earnest, and that yonr piqty
k genuine. And If yon were to
suffer acorn and ridicule yonr whole
life beeauae you Are. a ciiriatkn, are
yon any better than your Lord and
Maater, upon whom the Jews heaped
so many bitter insults while he was
taw on earth Y (Matt, x : 2-ff.) And
In the end it will he found out tkeg
were foolish, bat you were wise.
B.—I fear that I shall lost* the
friendship of many If I walk iu the
ways df godltewa.
F—Jesus says, “If any* man come
to me and bate not hia father, and
mother, sod wife, and children, and
yea, and his
own life also, he can not be my ffi*
dpi** (hnks ziv : 90.) It does not
matter If yoa loss the friendship of
a vain nod feeble world, if instead
yoa gain the friendship of all God*i
people, nod the favor of tbe great
am! eternal Gad. (Frov. m i 3, 4.)
“If God be for us who chu be against
us f" (More, riii : 31.)
8.—Are there not many emineut
and prudent men who, although they
bar* a knowledge of God’s will,
still do not keep this covenant f
F<—Unfortunately most torn not
contrary to their covenant- But,
“broad k the way that lendeth to
destruction, and mauy there be
which go in thereat." (Matt, vii t 13.)
“Not many wise men after the flesh,
not many mighty, not many noble
atw called.” (1 Cor. I : M.) “These
have altogether broken the yoke
and burst the hoods." (Jer. r t X)
The example of the great and noble
must not bs your rale of action, but
the precepts of God, and the exam
pie of your Saviour. ’
K—I fear that my interest^ will
be materially injured by my religion,
and 1 fear I can not make n sup
port
V.—Jesus says, “No man lias left
booms or parents, or brethren, or
Wife, or children, for the kingdom of
God’s sake, who shall not receive
manifold more in this present time,
and in the world to come life ever
lasting." . (Luke rriii : 29-30.) If
you couscicntiously renounce any sin
fol pleasure, God will richly replace
it by another, and of a nobler kind.
“The blessing of the lenl makrth
rich, and be addeth no sorrow with
it." (Prov. x: 22.) “I have h**n
young and now am old; yet have I
not seen the righteous forsaken, nor
hia seed begging bread." (!*». 37 : 23.)
Is not tbe soal more than the body Y
Shall God satisfy the soul with tbe
riches of his grace and |iermit the
body to perish by cold and hunger Y
Far from it. Suppose in the last
boors of your life you should make
reckoning, aud sluHild find that on
aocouut of your conversion to Jesus
you had hist a dollar or two, or that
your reputation is not as great jknI
brilliant as it might have Item bud
von acted contrary to your con
science, would such a reckoning be
pleasant or uupleuannt f 1 think
that aa the acquisition of unjust
wealth will serose ami torment the
wicked in the hour of death, so the
rejection of it wiH give to you joy
arid peace. (Job xxxi: .V23.)
8.—My business aud station does
not allow me to live accontlag to my
vow.
F.—You have a trade or prvfes
sion, which in itself is not siufof, but
tip* is ordaihed of God an the best
thing for the human race. If it
should hapften that your rtn;iloTfnent
was sinfol in itself, it is your duty
to let it atom*. Just an formerly
good and God fearing men were in
all station*, and even now are, so
you can be a Christian in your daily
employment, if you, with your heart
steadfastly fixed on God, earnestly
forsake that employment which is
sinful, and seek to hqve a conscience
void of offense toward God, and to
use this world as not abuaiug it-
(Luke Ui: Hi-14. Acts xxiv: 1ft. 1
( or. vii: 31. Korl. ii: 1-3.)
8.—Tbe Vorld lieth in great wick
edneaa, therefore I can not w itbstand
tbe temptation* and inducements to ,
sin.
F.—This Is true; the world does
lie in wickedncsn, as the word of (LhI jj
clearly teaches. (I John v : 19.) Ami
this deep depravity of man ran tint
lie sufficiently lamented nor under
stood.’ Nevertheless, it is in the
(tower of the christiau to keep him
self nu*|iottrd from the world.
(James i : 27.) For “whosoever is
bom of God overcome!h (lie world, f
and this is the victory which over
rometh the world, even our faith.”
(1 John v : 4.) riuppoae the child I
of God, out of weakness or thought
lessness, commits this or that sin,
still there is a fountain, fret' and
open, for lik sin and uncleatineaK.
(Zaeh. xiii : 1.)
S.—But how if 1 should tall re
peatedly Y •
K.—Of course the last ia more
sinfol than the first. (1 lVter ii: 20.)
Although tbe Christian, ou account
of a godly sorrow for bis fall, wofta
out bis salvation with fear and
trembling, aril! he can be of good
cheer, for he knows he is “kept by
the power of Gad, through faith,
unto sal vat ion." (1 Peter i: 6.) But
how uut4e«fly aud foolishly inaii
acts in this im|w>rtaiit work of sal
vation t You apeak of falling And
have not even made a right begin
ning. In the first place begin your
Christian walk rightly, and leave the
progress ami continuance of it to
God. (Phil. 1 : vi)
8.—L bar* oft mi tried hard to lire
in accordance with my tmptinitial
covenant, but 1 am as often drawn
into smi by the world, the devil, and
my own smfol heart
.F.—-You have, without doubt,
worked in your own strength; there
fore your plana have foiled. But"
now try in another manner. De
spair of your own strength, foment
your entire inability, go hi IWth to
Jean* to find strength for the pr*c
Use o€ good, |>ray to Mm earnestly
and most humbly for grace, submit
yoaiweif to the guidance of hi*
Hpirit, remain iu him, and go rely
ing on this strength alone, and then
you will go from strength to
strength, and gain victory after
victory. (John xiv: 4, 3. Ps. Ixxxiv:
X Matt, xxr : 2tt.)
8.—I must, can, and will also wil-
liugty, renew my vow, but just now
1 have so many hindrances 1 can
not do so. Hereafter, when I have
a more convenient season 1 will seek
God and this communion. (Acts xxiv:
21)
F.—This ia the language of the
idle, nominal Christian, who perishes
amid his resolutions. (Prov. xxi: X)
Who has assured you that yon wUl
lire until to-morrow morning Y If
you are not inclined to rej»ent to-day,
you may be leas inclined to do so
tomorrow. Btill you have these
great hindrances. The world and
your uuregenerate heart will become
stronger and stronger tbe longer you
follow in their ways. Tbe longer you
walk iu the ways of sii) the more
you “heap up to yourself the wrath
of God against the day of wrath
and revelation of the righteous judg
ment of God." (Rom. ii: 5.) There
fore, choose one or the other; either
cease to Im called a child of God, or
this day, yes, this moment, renew
with all came*tiless your baptismal
covenant. By this means, as a child
of God, you may become blessed.
“Humble thyself before thou be
sick, and in the time of sin show
repentance. Let nothing hinder tbe
fulfillment of thy covenant in due
time, and defer not until death to
be justified. Before thou prsyest
prepare thyarlf, and be not as one
Gist tempteth the Lord." (Ecclesi-
aaticus xviii: 21. 23.)
H.—If delay is so dangerous, I will
resolve to renew my vow to-day.
Ecclesiastical.
LrTHKRAX.
IK r.—Rev. George
Nixdorf having taken charge of tbe
Lutheran church in Georgetown, D.
his con capon dent* are reqnentod
to address him accordingly. .
0
The General Synod will hold its
25th convention in Rev. Magee’s
chnreh, Dayton, Ohio, commencing
oo Thursday, Jnnc 8. Visitors who
expect to be present are ret] nested
to notify Rev. Magee of the fact not
later than Mav 30.
Lutheranism in fhsjnmy.—Lutheran
association*, say * the Standard, have
been formed by foitbfol lAitherans
in vapou* parts sf the kingdom of
Bsxotiy. for the parpoAe of disNeui
mating a knowledge of Ijutheran
doctrine among the nominal mem
ber* o! onr communion in the cor
rupted state churches of Germ any.
On the 3I*t of Octolier, 187(1, the
Lutheran association of Dresden cel
ebrated its anniversary, in which
those of Zwickan, Planitz, Freiberg
and Wiederau partici|»ated.
The Crime df Knowing One Ia*
guage.—The Zeit*ehr\ft nay,* that
every Lntberau minister in America
ought to understand, and if possible,
write and *|>eak English and Ger
man. Consequently it proposes that
every English student who neglects
the German, hud every German sfu
dent who ueglects the English, if
incorrigible under admonition,. be
dismiased from all onr institutions,
both East and West, because it is a
sin to burden the church with each
ignorant and guilty persons, as teach
er* and overseers of souls. It rft-
qiiest* all it* colleagues to second its
proposition.
While a knowledge of l>oth lau
guages is very desirable iu our
church in this country, yet, we thiuk
there are other and graver offences
than the knowUnlge pf bnf one lan
guage, for which students for tbe
ministry ought to be dismissed from
our institutions.—Lutheran < Muter
fktneing.-^We are iu hearty accord
at present with the official expression
of sentiment of the * Roman Catholic
Chnreb, that public, (iromiscnoos
dancing is pernicions to the highest^
purest, and best interests of social
life. The Baltimore BpitonpeU Meth
odi*t in refereuuu to a decision of the
Council of Roman Catholic bishops
on the subject, says: “The opinion
of this council derives great weight
from the foot that it is based u|miii
the information obtained in the con
fessional fpom one end of tiie coun
try’ to the other. The effect of these
dances upon the mind and morals
with ns is an inference; with them
it is a disclosure ; and we do not
know how its weight is to be resisted
by the votaries of fashion." Some
tender may exclaim, in a kiud of
lofty contempt, “Fndge!" but we
imwUake human nature as it ia, aud
from the standpoint ot a daughter’s
purity. Thoughtful parents are in
vited to consider Hie subject, for it
is one of great social importance.—
Hair* Journal of Health.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A lawyer in_ Connecticut
wonld never attend fonemla,
an exoiqitlou last week in favor
hia own.
Christian*, Blush.— A few ifey,
ago a Mahometan from India exehid
great astonishment la Hyde Park
London, by unrolling his praying,
mat on the green sward, ktn*$ Q(
down; and with lit* face turned to
wards Mecca, gravely performed *
long act of devotion.
PraeUeml.—A well known lord Is
■aid to have given the follovj & .
instructions to his steward:
are coming down, a large parly, fe ,
day or two, to eat strawberries and
cream. We shall want plenty of the
latter, so don’t let any of the corn
be milked meanwhile.”
An Iowa (UMtor questioned tb»
right of his (teople to subscribe for
railroad purposes so long aa they’
needed a new church. Persons who
are investing in additional farms, <*
stocks, or other forms of property,
while they insalt God with ricketj
old churches, might take a useful
hint.
Another of Mr. J arris’ Diagnotor.
“O, good morning, Jarvis. Ymhn
not been ill again Y" “No, Min; jft
the Missis have been took ituh^nm
this time!" “What’s the matter
with herY" “Well, Miss, the yoon;
medical gentleman, he says to mt:
4 Why, Jarvis T be aaya, ‘yoqr Mtms«
’ave got brongkUis ia hevery blessed
limb of ’er body P*
Ole Boll used to relate the foOmr.
ing: He had been at Donoybvoak,
when he was attracted by the sound
of a very food violin in a teak He
entered and said to the player, u Mj
good friend, do you play by iioteF
“Divil a note, sir." “Do yon play
by ear, theu r ‘‘Never an car, your
honor." “How do yoa play, theaP
“By main strength, be jabbers.* *
Startling Discovery.—A Zurich
newspaper announces the starthag
discovery, said to have been made
in the environs of Cairo, of the
foundations of a town built by fee
Hebrews during their sojourn in the
land of Egypt The learned arc ea
gaged in deciphering some mscrip
turns.found there, which are expected
to mild new light aud r nn firm Brian to
the statements of the book «f Ex- .
odns.
The physical cause of the death rf
Christ has long been a subject cf
much interest to anatomists aai
scientific student* of the gospel oar
rati vc. The latest work on tbe topic,
by Dr. William Stroud, almost «-
hausts it. Tbe author inclines to
the view that the death was caused
by rnptnre of the heart. I>r. Strafe
we are told, treats the “matter in s
light cakmlated • to intenaify idi oar
thoughts aud ideas regarding the
immensity of the astounding sscri-
tire."
A Remarkable Cow.—Mr. Gto. W.
Parrott, living near Free Union ia
this county, lost a very fine oow am
day la*t week, aud a (tost mortiw
examination revealed the fact that
she was just about to give birth to
owe hundred and twenty-three sshm.
one fully matured and the rest abort
the sue of a man’s fist. Mr. P. catt
ed in a number of neighbors to wit
ness this cariosity, * and they vffl
attest to the truth of it. Tbe Boas-
oke Valley can not beat this.—Ck*
lottesrille Chronicle.
Elder Kuapp, the somewhat noted
Baptist revivalist, is indulging, if
the |»Hpcr* do not grossly libel liu*.
in blasphemous nonsense, in
ebusetta. He spent some tune tv
eently in tbe town of PittaM
where he advertised that he woak
furnish “a free pass to glory" to art
persons who would aerepi it. !*•*
many of the inluabitauts, it toarti
spoined disposed to be deadhertW
in that way. But Mr. Knapp ooaB
render more substantial serrk* b
the mission he serves if he.wortf
seek less iiersonnl notice by his d*
gustiug eccentricities.— Tdeseeps.-
A Time to Weep.'—Some years •£*■
at a public meeting of Baptists**
Virginia, among other miinstrii
present were Rev. l>r. B—— ***
Bov. Mr. P . At one time 4*
ring the session .Dr. B was he?
ging for some object, perhaps » ^
era ty institution, when he character-
iaticolly indulged in acme
remarks; probably to put the futoi*
donors in a good hnmor. Mr. P—)
who bait very precise views ot tk
proprieties of the house of Gofe ^
this strain of remarks as long « **
couhl, when he arose, and, in a v**?
solemn tone, inquired of the chaff
man whether such conduct was t
be allowed in snch a place.
turning to Dr. B he said:
much better, my brother, to
tlie (>eeple weeji—my brother,
innke them weep !* The <1<***|
stood unmoved during this
and reprimand. When it was ea®
looking over the as*vmMy* ,
with a sober fare and a Jj
tone: “My fo ot her wants y<*
ween.” Then suddenly turOl**
tv * •
W-'X
■ ne BeT. E. B. taSb.
rhioa for fourteen yc
Ve* Orleans April Hh. j
^ year of hi. age JlM
Zln children *re left
An effort hi to*,§-
*^vide them a home in Pv
* A Jfo*” I ^
■ - r ^>Hcnry dear, I w t ”..
fort her. to do son |
i as take a cab." Wr,|
^ a*id pick out ff
"L ra^jectaWe looking f
iTire quite sore ha> I %
rartyinf K
nos boapi t a^- r ' Artless w k ^
a horrid idea! Ug! to
(wcatred to me. Rath,-.|
STriA aa that, r f
if it W»* « Ver IWfar * i I y-i
^ walks a mile and 1 J
deceitful hoaband sa\» .
f l0trtUit( Afe*cg.—TIi* ■ J
q jit the Kansas 7Vi//*re||
malpractice which M .ft
moil with Indian agents P
^ ■
j Two persons passing « | v
^oe on the Galvaaton ffj
tfraeiL with tbe beftiity of I
“Whose place is tha? I-
oftlieni. P
urhat is the lordly i ft
Major George A. Kay iff
thirty thousand."
“Wb’at ia bis busines.-
• i; dian agent." |
“What is his salary. an*
has he held office Y"
“Two years, at
dollars a year."
! “What did the honest
with the resd, of his aaiarv | H
“Started his brother ai. S
femest men iu basines.s."
England.—In the Hon j ^
moss, on the 3d iust..
Bright moved a aeoond
the bill enfranchising no.
a speech in favor of it
tie and Mr. Bererford H
the extension of saffrage fe
and Lord John Manner
Playfoir favored it Mr.
■ade a speech, saying ti *
not prepared to sostain ti
far he was disinclined to
*
manhood in the trying
turbulent excitement of
He prafened the Italic
female suffrage—founded
eity hut exercised by pi
was opposed to the bill
eatahape. hat was read
a carefully preimn^I men
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rewrite*! fa a majority of ti
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A Kew Arithmetic.— S
(waitring into a whfske
“Well, I believe I will -
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6 f V ”
dime in crackers this x
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Bar-jkeeper hands him
11.
which he tastes. “I ca* ^ T
•era ; give me some br»i«
r I
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Burkee|H-r -I
braudy. He pour
swells it, shakes his lie.i*
think I can go that. Git *
fthiskey for the brandy."
«* hands him out the wire
tarns oat a foil glass, drink
«k! Marts out. Bar keej<
° n there! you have not pail
that whiskey." *8iek gent :
yoa the brandy for the
“Hell, you ain't jt.vj
hraady, « r ” “1 gavel
crackers for the brand v, sii 1
1«« ain’t p&id me for the
^dl, you have yonr 1
Bar-keeper said no' m l
4afff Worship in Cke, I
the .pulpit to tin* |
heritor in chnreh after th.
*** Pronounced w as ver;
^ r «ral parishes iu SeotlJ
® » romparadvelt \toran l
rg yghtiuan. of Kirntsl. [
once nnwle a n
ey reply oir hi
for *»egfectirig this
«rourtesy one Sabbath in
J*jj**- The iieritor w ho J
fo aud always rec* ‘j
en of resjmet, was Mr.
histor»* 8,r ' n ^ >a ' haoun
MM to J
1^ contained a |
,K> fiymtiemen. j
. iHihaps becau-
• ^ • HiKt felt a deiic... I
OrtriUodW J
ui their direetkm. A i
2S Mim Mill,..
Wln» * or her Ire.* r
afterwards bei^me oJ
of 1 hah, in tfo j]
for »H*t fo|
* - ,n to* l»alpit ou the pi]
»y* and icquestcil an .
len ^ r - WlgfetittJn
Vu» your BHrilon, Mias M
is kmnv that ai«s
111 W
rnade lf **v
* ^ <ow tnm and pass«Hl A
" » f “w Ctm-aro d
Mara,,, *V,,.n| It
StT*?: uf Ov»»|K>ol, on
fco-tmth of th, s
UfcT™* of l'llitan i
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