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ONE. LORD, ONE FAITH. ONE BAPTISM"—EPH ESI AH 8 IV: 5. •W SERI KS, COLUMBIA. S.C., FRIDAY, Ji NE 9. 1871 OLD SERIES, VOL. V.-NO. 144 been committed, and aU arc account akle to their Lord and Mooter for tbc mamier hi which hit gift* and grace* have brca improved or abused. It becomes not man to cavil with the dispensation* of God, but ia whatever condition ia life hie lot, by divine apixfintment, umy have been oast, to seek the glory of hia Creator, amt the prosecution of tite own well being. Wealth ia not only desirable, bat may be made highly uaefttl to the world when windy directed. Im men sc sum* of money are necessary to carry forward the vast operation* of manufacture and commerre—to construct internal improvements, and proaccute the gigantic scheme* of modern civilisation and benevolence —to found collagen, seminaHe* and great * public chart tie*—to erect churches, and send men and Bibles to the end* of the earth. Money ia the great motive power of every good a* well a* every evil enterprise. To the honor of oor race the world has been bleaaed with some noble minded and large hearted men, who have consecrated their thousand* and millions to the glory of Ood, aud afflicted humanity. But these instance* have been so uncommon a* to avert juiblic attention froui the rarity of their occurrence, ami therefore may be set down as exeep tions to the general role. It most be acknowledges! that there is a peculiar charm atamt money, und that a thirst for gold has marked the history of man in all ages ami in all lands. It is a universal passion. The jsmr are striving |» obtain it, tin* wealthy shall ootiUnna forever, ami their dwelling places to all generations) they call their lands after their own names.’* With scarorly a oouackMisnes* of their true relation ta God in this particular, how |muo* are men to walk aa seemetb right iu the sight of their own eyes, practical)y saving, with Egypt’* prond monarch, “Who is the Lord, that I shoahl obey his voice f And uwlit these rircnra stances, how great ta the danger of perverting their riches, and df being charged at the Jodgment ot «|aick mid (lend with having “ir<ut«T their Lwl’4 good* to gratify “the lust of the flesh, and the lust of tbc eyra, aud the pride of life.* It is not proposed to fix upon the exact point where a justifiable ex peiiditure of wealth terminate*, and a culpable extraragnure commence*. Kach one, in the light of God's word, must determine for himself a qne* tion which involves iu ita manes the eternal foture of the *oal. It la m» deniable that riches toatrr a tlmposi tion for oatentatioo* display, and that It manifests itaelf in the erection of princely mansions, the pnrrhaae of costly Pirn it are. splendid equip ages, apparel mnl ornament* of fab ulon* price, ami in “(bring samptu ooaly every day.* In tbc wild nnd giddy race of faahiunable Mfr, in "which her votaries sn«l vietim* are Inml mi by vanity, or urged forward by envy, jeokmav and prhle. mat sum* nf money ate ennaafiy squan dered, or in the language of (imp tare. vnOwf. And will not Ood reckon with these hia steward*, hold ing them to a strict acr»mntabitity f Will not the Judge of all the earth do right Y Win he not demand much The authors and apologists at the Formula of Concord Insist upon it, ia the most decided forma, that all local conception of this mystery of the presence of the body of Christ mast ho ort aside. In every ohl La the rau work un dogmatic* can be found the doctrine which Gerhard expresses ia the wunb: «W§ aay that the body of Christ is presrat la the place where the Lonl*n Hopper is ceifbratcd, bat wo demy that |VMM»t in a local manner.” (Carpms Ckri&ti pewaem sssr dietsins ta iUo and has received the indorsement, in everything deemed essential to (liristisnfty, of all Proicsfout Chris tendon*. It is fhe basis of the tbirty nfnc articles of the Anglican Church, according to the concessions of some of her moat learned and distinguish ed prelates aiul dignitaries; of these the doctrinal articles of the Metho dist Episcopal Church are, for sub stance of doctrine, but little more than s transcript; and others, as might rosily be shown, have drawn largely Iron it. It ha* proudly and triumphant!) stood the ordeal of the seven**! criticism for more than three centuries. The boasted im provciucuU in biblical criticism, under tbe influence of that mental freedom secured by the Reformation, aud the mighty Impulse which it gave to the cause of literature, has enabled even its bitterest enemies to discover no material errors or de fects ia it—A. J. Brim. found it iu various innocent pur suits. * ... ^ \ 0 ^ . The first I shall mention was his love for polite literature, or humarie tim as it waa formerly called. He was not as well versed In the ancient , ] 18 PUBLISHED * VERY fkjda BY cookl not have stood the fishy smell of some of his comrades who came of Galilee. He from around the would have resigned his cotamiasioo with some sash remark as he makes in the extract < j noted above: “Mas s Cash, Strictly in Advance r per ansmn ..#3.30 r ’iii month* ..........-i. Ii3 Sen, Widows of MiuwtuWs Moioriori Students.. — jl. 8.00 .aher* wko fail to remit at miration of their Mibsrrib- % he charged per annum 100 r name* art* «»ter*sl on the nub bosk, without the first payment Mdauchthon, bat he was a good Latin scholar, and read it with as much facility as his native German. His favorite author* were Cicero, Livy, Virgil, IMautua, Tereutiua, aud he read with increasing delight many other classic writers. When he retired to the convent as a young man in 1505, he gave away all his other books except Virgfl and Plant ter, U Thou art going to kill tbe rhttrrh with bad smells, 1 will hare nothing to do with this work of evangel last ion.” He ia a disciple, ami makes that remark to the Mas tor—the only difference is, that he rnsked it ia the ntnrtemitb instead of the first century. Now, eon It be possible that ia a handful of centuries the Christian character has fallen away from an imposing hcrooim that sooraad even the stake, the ernes and the sxe, to a )MM*r little effeminacy that withers and wilts under an unsavory smell Y mSWJTAPER DECISIONS, nrpmo who take* s paper reur- om the pout office—whether di- hianame or another’s, or whether nlwent*ed or not—i» responsible aymeut. , penon order* ltis paper oiseon- sspssias. lirrkard, hi I., 1HQ.) To be ia a place, ami to be locally in a place, is by no tacans identical. The body of the rhristlaa ia, according to the ilnririne of the Holy ttrrip tunrs, a temple of the Hdy Ghost; but it dors not follow from this that the Holy Ghost is ia the body of the Christian ia a local manner. The Godhead fills heaven aud earth, sad is preorat at every P**st of the world) bat is it, these lore, inclosed Imemiitrr r la Christ dwelt the foil Hess of thr Godhead buddy Dora this irnwB to teach the doetriue of s Incalis »met maim (local Inclusion) of the divine rescuer f lly such Ulastratfoas the Luthersa delight to quote and criticise pas Mfss from some old Roman anther, when in company with hia friend*. By tbe frequent reading of these works be so refined his taste and improved bis style, that he not only wrote many of his own works in Latin, bat composed verses in it even better than Mela neb thon him self. He was a vigorous advocate of clatucal education, and urged tie* authorities everywhere to provide for instruction in the ancient lan gnages. • He so highly esteemed Quintilliao that he recommended this author to be read and lectured ■!»oa before all advanced pupils in the schools. Whenever he could find time from his severer pursuits, he diligently perused his favarifc? Latin authors. They were refresh tog to his weaiiod mind aad cheered his dejected quits. Their strong most P«y <01 am iimp-i*. nr ier may rontiinffi to send it ent ia made, aud collect the mot, whether the»toper ia the office or not. torts have decided that refu- 5 MwapoporK tuid imnbdical* met office, or retuoviag anti m uncalled for,, i* primki facie ot intentional fraud, e—Five cents per quarter, littance* and ctmunuunsCions to The 35th day of June, A. I)., UKto, was a remarkable aad a mem arable day fa the history of the great struggle for civil aad religious lib erty aad a pare Chnatuuiity. It gave form aad rasiitmcy to the prinripAea of the Reformation. On that day leather sod his asacriates were summoned bj his Imperial Mqjesty, (’harlea V, to appear before the Diet of Angwbnrg. sod answer for their ftdth. The confession of thrtr faith was drawn up h Philip Melaochtboo. a man of sufierior in tellert. of varied atwl extensive learning, awl a profound theologian, sod wras folly indorsed by leather. Is this venerable dura meat we have aa embodiment of the tlnrtriaea of the Kefonration. aa for at least as the leathers* (’hnrrti is con «..w..7 io pm ......8 00 a in ....:.r mpm ......8 45a m W<»n with Dn *e connection Central Rad ii point* South Hard afudeut# require rest aud re creation aa well as other workmen who exercise only their muscles. The brain demands repose as well ss the limbs. Hence in all ages meu of inteUcctnal labor bare found it not only agreeable, but absolutely uecet aary to refresh their minds sod strengthen them for new exertions, by not only* abstaining from work for a period, but engaging in other pur suit* which require no expenditure of bratti or severity of thought Fish lag, hunting, skating, and {day uig Rev. A. R. RUDE. D.T> Religious. For tbe Lutheran Vimtor Tto Banger of Etch?*. ored to explain their dartnae. that the body of C'hraat ia present ia the can secreted head, re* litre, bat not bcnUtmr. It |a trmr, thr> aprak nf the hadily prmtmtm at the Lord ia the Holy Hupprr; Iml thereby they only scan to aay *rhmt ia firmest, nut here it ia preaent. The premmer of the holy. net the bodily manner of the |Mtwe«, m taught by that expree- ta hell hr lifted tip lit* craft* living MitH.”—Lnkc xvi : 38. I - jfi I prattle, or uarrativy of real jrts tbe case may be) {qoiitains points of instruction worthy bn aud prayerful eonsideru The reader is directed mainly 'topic, “the danger of rfohr*.” I two more prominent ehanir- i the context arc “n certain ian” an<l “a certain b»‘gg«r, -11 45 am 1 F7p» .-. 4 00 p ta ...... « 30pm ns with Trims all point* North are frwh indulged in by cultivators at learning and adjuster*, bat stdl ant to the extent that is desirable. It would not be uninteresting to have a nrrumfoantial account of the recreationa of the learned. It would contribute not s little to thru menial history, the peculiarity of their dispo sition and tastes, and might also serve aa aa example for imitation. The recreate nan of Luther were ing number* at their verse and the vigor of their prose, their master! v satire, their lively fancy, their pro found thoughts, their beautiful imag ery, aud iu many junta rams their sound philosophy, all charmed and corpora ti aa faaahiafire, hot iu a supframnndsne, supernatural, boar only manner | not a| all even acnorel mg to the manner of ghwified bndiea, bat -after thr maaner of sitUag at the right' hand of tend."— Latkrram means to the iM'OMuiHishiueiit of many euds. Wealth is more de sirable than poverty, and the peti-. tion of Agar, “give m<< neither jo»v erty uor rirlH**,’ , is not the sincere wish of many heart* in this age, if men may be judged bv their action*. Notwitbstiinding the va*t amount of good which luu Iren, and may be arrompli*tK*l b>~ its jadicioos a«lmm istration, yet it is uiMleuiably true that the Holy Bcri|»tiires reiwesent riche* in its teiMleoey a* inimnal to inau's highest gi**l, aial therefore flunffcmoK to its |ioasc**or, even as it whs to tlte iiufortiiiinte Hives. Aiwl however tneu may lie di*|*>*eil Io modify and soften down the *n|iposnl as)N‘rities of tbe ius|»«re«l word mi this subject, nyvertbeiess tin' froth iti all its simplicity and force chal lenges an nrt*eptunce of the doctrine, that there- are in connection with, and growing out of the p»wuio**iou of riches, rcapoambHitir*, temptation* and a general condition nf mind amt heart, jrbk*:i reinler it exrrrdingl.v difificult for a rich man to enter into tiie kingdom of God. Jesns sahl, “With men this is ita|ms*ilde, but with God all thiugs are possible." The Word of C**l rkirly IchcIm** that tbe imssesxHNi of wealth is at tended with danger to the soul. On aecount of the responsibility con nected with its list* and management, our Lord sshl, “Oecnpy until I come,” thus clearly intimating that all men sire his “stewards," and accountable to him for whatever “tahaits" be may have committed to authoritative ed svmhnl of her faith |s was carried by the angels braham’s bosom, and tbe rich is UaritMl, and in hell lp^ lit'tol qree, being in torment*, ire entering uj*on the siilqert icttwioii. profitable reference n hjwl to some great truths ited in the narrative. ! I, That u• ' r it i * leath the sonl is happy in or miserable In hell: here |nte«l .is “Abraham**, bosom, n king in torments.* jjj. That a flaed and permanent state ponl. 3. That recognition in r state is more than piobable. i the tormented in hell are I concerned lest tlwir frieiuis [ ennie to tliaf world pf woe. k tlie sonl is not otiiy sciisi- alive to its own misery, but R»an«(h for its iu Florida, lomery. Mobile, ttsnootra, Mem* Qe, Cincinnati, oath sod Went. <m ail 1 Night i sold, sad Bag* [>:vl points, is route coins ive (5) dim*rent ed men. His numerous biograpbera have given us many particulars of his amn*rmenU, tote which be enter ed with tbe pUyfolueas of a child, and from which he derived relaxa- twa from lu* severe studies and urtim. He found throe strengthen youth aud refresh old age ; they adorn prosperity, and fur uish comfort fn adversity; they de light ua at home, and do not hinder our enjoyment abroad; they oon tfnue with us through the night; they go with us upon oor journeys, and are our compantous when we leave the noise of the dty for the solitude of the country * ". Luther's recreations in the Greek classics and other departments of polite literature w»D be considered hereafter.—J. 0. ta Lutheran Ob eat, thr Br\. l*e W»tt Tnltmagr, at Itnmklyu, ha* the following otter ancra «tn the adpri of ‘•fWoefls * “I have a p»**l rhrlatiau frirml who, if hr sal In thr front pew in the rbiirrh. am! a workiagman duwht enter thr der ut the other rod, wuald Marti him iwatawlljr. M\ friend la not to blame for the aenth tirroew* of his me, any more than you would fiog u )wduter for hrhf keener oa the aneat than a *ta|wd wstrh «Wig. The fort ia, if \oa had *H the rhnrrhe* for, tty reason of the mixing up of the romonot people with the uncnmuHiw. yon xronld keep one haH of rhrUf*-»d»w» «*rk at their stiwnsrh. If yon are going to kill thr rhnrrh with l*d sow IU. I Witt have nothing to «t» with this work •f evangetiantfon." We hsve res then stead; it was not an effort to make any change io the dortrises amt usages of the Apostolic Ckarvh. nr say *d*!»tw*a» to them. No, ita •Mn t was none of three; Imt it waa nipt ions In doctrines and practices, which had horn acrumwtatmg for TGHT, 1 Freijrbt and The charge of cnoanhatanltslasi was mob by thr Reformed agwmst I nit her ami the iHttheran* during ike ItHiniMliMh. Its troth folio-** waa at otirr denied. It has, how ever, beet* repeated agate ami again since llwi lime, .tint H* often dented by Inttliermi divines. Or. J. W. Nevin ha* recent l> reiterated It, at id Prof. G. FrttsehHi, ia his review of the Mererrslmrg Thtsdogv. |«aMi*l»r«i iu tbe Momat*h*ftr, tvplirs as lul low*: I itiml, sc nut not nunvivr how Nevia. with hi* ciaiueet k*uning, peuetrating insight, ami etirdMl go*-I will toward the Luther.oi Ulmitb, Ciiu make sw*-li an sa*ertion. If any reproach whatever ia to l*e regarded a* unjust, then surely it is this. Hut, altliough thr united testimony of all our Lutherau throbtgtons has denied it, tbe Ihfomel have Iren repeating tiie charge f«*r ceoturir*. Ttie I hi thersii C’hitreli has again and again rrjecUHl ormsntsitantiatina, in the most ihriilwl maimer. Btwbbrns says the wonl c*si*ab*tnntiaUon bv taken in two setter*. According to the one, it mean* the local roajnnr tion of two iMslie* ; according to tbe other, tiie commingling or exude* caver of both into one man* or sub stance. In hoik throe temnem entomb atantiation la rrjeetc*! I»y the Lutheran Churrli. All who nmkrsfaatd the dortrinea of our rhnrrh. Brnkben* says, in anoilter |msnage, know that, with our whole sonl,. wre abhor the doctrine of ronsabstentiatiou and of a gross nbiqultv nf the flesh of Christ. AU laithemu theologians, as with one mouth, again and again, and in the most positive manner, denied the local presence of the body of Christ. Luther himself expressly rejected the doctrine that the hodj of Christ ia present localiter. Mr lanrbthoit, who at other time* gave some countenance to the foolish opin ions which gave out that Luther tsoght S loeatio imetunin, testifies, and very clearly too, in an opinion given by him in tbe year 1A30, that la ther’* doctrine knew nothing of sock an idea. In tbe celebrated and im portant Wittenberg f Vmeoed of ISM, on official dMcunnxit, signed by a numiwv of the moot eminent Lather an tbeoUtgisiiM, the locali* prmmtia (local presence) ia expmntg rejocted. But again and again the Reformed repeated tbe charge, mud again and again the tbe*dogiana of the Lutheran f'hureh repete*! it aa a miwmar. rorroding cheerful uitcmiplioii* from his dai ly punmit* accessary, for he snffered fom laqmtrrd health, and was iu constant peril of still further ex hausttug bis strength hr long pro tractod labor. Like many other men he found it easier to preach than to practice, and frequently rebuked hia friend* for their undue real in the | hi mint of knowledge without taking may bodily exercise. In a letter to MetonHithoti. who fed siek from overwork in hi* stodie*. be blamed him severely for inattentiou to hi* health [L.ROAD. linigo Railroad Erepted : 4 ;* p w original purity. It wrwa, therefore, emineuth con wee stive. The grand pniHifiir wii iVfiii impwi nj ii?f Reformer*, and strongly and perwtet cutty urged by them iu all their teaching* aad eautrnv evwtea, that the Bible la the oady infallible and an thorvtotivc. **»«! the alfonfllrieot rule To this atan OTICB T GOODS! inn to #30 and V Part of of faith and piartice dsrd they Hung with deathlike te- n.vritv t to (hi* the) appraled on all orrmduua, aud not to the drcu&ma of rumxxia aud the dcrxvea of Vopm. THU ia the only true ami mate priori 14e. When we ahamlnu nr ignore it, we are left to drift on thr oprn aea of dark speculation ami uncertainty. Whatever dortrinea the Bible cxplk itly, or by fair impInmUon, teaches, we are bound to boltev a; w hotever duties it enjoins, we are bound to * Lyra GeruiaukaT coutaiiia surely one of the most touching of human ooai]KM«itaons—a song of Luther’s. Tbe great Reformer's music resouuds to this day in our churches; and one of tbe rude hymua he wrote has such a step of thunder iu it, that the fa ther of Frederick the Great, Mr. Car lyle tells ua, used to coll it “God Almighty's Grenadier March. 7 ’ This one 1 speak of is of another mood, and ia soft aa tears. To appre date it tboroaghly, one must think of the burly, resolute, humorous, and withal tender-hearted man, aud of tbe work be accomplished. He it was. the Franklin’s kite, led by the high est Hand, that treat up into the pa pal thunder-dond banging buck over Europe; and tbe angry fire that broke upon it burned it not, and iu roars of boltless thunder the appa rition collapsed, aud the son of truth broke Uirougli the inky fragments oa the nations once again. He it was who, when advised not to trust himself iu Worms, declared : “ Al though there be at many devils in Worms os there are tiles on the He it was 2t & SONS, md., »eet the wants rs at a distance. Imt Mcbuichthon had soon occasion to retort, “Physioian, heal thyarlf* He even request ed Kraama* to warn Mrlamhtbon againwt immoderate study. On one onraraui. when be and Melanclithon were the guests of George Spa Intin. and M eland it bon continued writing the A(x4ngv of tbe ronfeasaon, even while they were all at the dinner table, Luther snatched the pew, out of his hsud ami *aid l “We can serve God not ooly by work, bat also by rent and relaxation ; for this reason he instituted the Sabbath•* As dil igently a* he was devoted to work himself, which he sometimes carried to an extraordinary extent, yet he frit tbe necessity of recreation, and gave himself np to it w ith much rest and .profit. No man needed reasonable relaxa tion more than Luther, for no man over was a harder worker. How diligently he studied! How much time be devoted merely to the read iug of the Scriptures, through which, he tells ns, be went several time* every year! How many lectures he rend to students, in connection with which he preached nearly every day, and twice a day mauy days in sue cession, aud when be w as younger, three mid even four times a day! How often he conducted public dis putations 1 How much time the translation of the trftofe Bible cost him! How many books be wrote! What an enormously large cones l*oo«lonce be conducted 1 flow many visitors be was compelled to seel How many thousands come to eon suit him on oocImuuHtieal aud per aonal affairs t How many journeys ha took as church visitor I aud yet be labored on without fatigue, and was so averse to idleness that be often forgot to eat, drink or sleep for several days iu succession. Boch a msu required relaxation, sad I sit Her Mark Twain ami ta briirve that there will he labor in; men In heaven : and also a number of wegtne*. sad Esquimaux, and Terra del Fwegmnx, and Arabs, and a few Indiana, and pnosibly even mume 8|«inUrds awl t’urtagnrsr. Alt thing* air pnsaiMe with God. We slutll have all sort» of pmq4e in heaven $ but alas! in getting them we shall lose the society of Hr. Tad swige. Which la to say, we shall tear the rum pain of one who cookl give mure real “towe” to orleattel merely than any other contribution Brooklyn could fnrumb. And what would eternal ha|qiineas la without the dortor Y Blissful, unqiie»tiuuabl\—we kwow that wH! eunngfi—but woohl It he dietingue, would it be recharrhr without him Y to. Matthew without ateekinga or sandal*; 8t Jerome t»*re headed, and. with n eoarwr, brown blanket robe dragging the ground; to. 8e bastion, with scarcely any raiment at aU—all these we should see, aad we shoahl empty seeing them; but would we not miss a spike tailed coat aad kida, aad tarn away re •pectfully, and say to parties from the Orient, “These ere well enough, bat you ought to sne TaHmsge, of Brooklyn.” 1 four me that in the 1 letter world we shall not even have Hr. Tall magv's “good C hristian friend.” For, If he waa sitting under the glory of at* e* of the Nsw- >le Goods, of >mV«tic Manu- ill rime* to sril than any how* tie largest and -tureni ju tb. fos very jKior, and diseased, foeiident ajion charity for a lace. Tbe whole narrative J in striking contrast the lot' two immortal lieing* in of sense, ami their Mtibcc eversed state in a n*brld of It is not necessary to enter iL :i i a t i _*e their kreping. voice from heaven enjoins uj*»t» a world devoutly kneeling at tiieshriHo of inaminoit, “Honor the I xml with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thino increase." “(Jharge them that are rich in this Work! that they do good, tliat they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to ooiDHiunicMte.’’ But sios ! bow feebly do these and kindred passage* affect the opiniona slid actions of mankind. They sear'd) command a moment’s serious couskl eration, and their impressivraess is lost in the eager pursuit of gold. Men are slow to recognise the un welcome troth that they nre only stewards of their Lord's goods—that the “earth is the Lord’*, and tbe fulness thereof"—that their’s is the mere right of possession, and not of ownership, ami that soon their pos sessory «right must pas* to other bonds, and they be summoned to a reckoning with their Lord. It is exceedingly drificnlt to convince men really that the lands and other po* session* which five law vest* In them, and protects -from the rapacity mid violence of others, is not their own. And therefore in the disposition of their temporal interests, they assume to Oct independently, and without reference to any superior, or ultimate tribunal of atyudk-stion. “Their in ward thought is that their houses house tops, I will go. who, when brought to buy in the splendid assemblage, said: “It is neither safe uor prudent to do aught against conscience. Hare stand I— I can not do otherwise. God help tne. Amen.’’ The rock cannot move—the light niogs may splinter it. >1 think of these things, aad then read Luther’s “ Christmas Carol," with its tender insoriptiou : “ Luther—written for his little son Hans, 1M&” Coming from another pen, the stanzas were !>erbnps not much; coining from hi*. they move on like the finest do queues. This song sank deep into tbe hearts ot the common i>eople, and is still rang from the dome or the Kreus Kirch* iu Dresden before daybreak on Christmas morning.— A terns** HmitM fhy men are not to be de t ior their |Mjsaessia|ns^ dot topi Red. Feu are indifferent blandishment* ot gold, and ijs presumed would reject it l^red to their acreptenet* Imorable terms. Thr gn at petrine eau not 1h> sucres* ►ii»^«iyetl of «u ever present [fWkig Deity, \rl»o ’as AI muintain that she h. Bhe fight* under no uncertain color*. 8he has thrown her bacmera, wide unfurled, to the breean. with her fiuth ioaari bed upon them ia characters that can not be mistaken and which may be sum nnd read of nil Men. In proof of this, we appeal to tbe rec ord* and trattaKmie* of her faith. Bh«' adopts ss her own the three uirimil nuiveraal creeds, th<‘ Apt** ties’, the Nkwuo, and the Athana aian. Her giant leading creed, how ever, Is the Augsburg Confession, which comprises the substance of thane, and more folly, systematically sad dearly sets forth the doctrines of the Christian system. This Is tbe mother w Mhd at the Reformation, \ riff f£ Texas dunn„ Aiml indnee- EED h CO, i Lake Street* [ Feb !•—ty _ P®ftowgn dhqMMci kAh,great ami smid ‘belli poor, and mak PMow, ami lifteth tt P the poor out of »1> the beggar oi ■ to set them among good gift, and ever N® above, and eotm *The ti«h; H Hr dust, •f tbe hoy* admitted s Benjamin Kronklis, or other laboring sum, that “friend,* with hi* fine, natural powers infinite ly augmented by emancipation from h*is|iering flesh, would detect him with a single sniff, aad ImoMHUately take his bat and ask ta be excused. f Father of light*.” ♦id* to whom t*U*11