The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, June 16, 1871, Image 1
ONE LOBD, ONE FAITH. ONE BAPT18M"—BFHE8IAN8 IT: 6.
COLUMBIA. 8.C., FRIDAY, JUNB 14, 1871
OLD SKRIKS, YOL. Y.-NO
OOt doubting lit IlfMt they rat toil!
*ad Mid, fits wtim who are * no
sceptic*/ *W> behove In Jran*
(Tlrtat,* wottlil i«rt faith hate mtnI
them T Ah! my friend the- finite
believe more than you do! They
drafted to rae*p* the hoftnem which
they hated.’ *We lniow Thor who
thon art, the holy one of Ood* they
exclaimed In the same breath with
u Let mi alow .* One of these when
he saw Joans afar off, ran mm) wor
(dripped ntm (Mart V, «,) bwt he
cried with a load rolee, ** What hate
I to do »ritk tkrr. Jean*, Hbu of the
moot High dot! r And what, dear
friend, have yoo hail to do with Him f
Have pott ever worahipjad Him,
knowing that He la the very Christ,
the Holy one of God f
To believe, we ace tarn hence, la
mens than an aaaent of the analer
•tending—it la more than (kith iu
the mere existence of ('hn*t—more
than a knowledge of hla J)i\ iuily j
for nioltitudra soar Him who were
reproached aa faithleaa and perverar,
aud the devil* Aarr Him to be the
iiou of God.
To believe in Jeans Christ ie net
to adopt certain upinteus in regard
to Him, or Ilia »arU U ia not to
aaaent to any scheme of dootiw, or
to the abstract truth of Ilia asfel
britovA* * Bello vest thon tbtel*
thon belie re on the 1 Hon of
God F “ Whom nay ^e that tan#
and the like word* mo ever falling
from HI* Mpe, a* the demand of HI*
heart, for faith. Aud here and there
ed ahead?* Jno IH. 15, Ml Ae
cofdhif to the Word of God, there
la no middle ground. Row then can
any nor, haring wee* to the Hrnp-
which mfnd and thought are noth
teg, and the ea* aHeea».untiring ma
chinery all t To create fteriT would
ba mirvalo enough, but to too thin
aftwh ea«h Instant! And yet, what
laaa ia needed? Aa each moment
ptMce, what wruros that all shall
Mofttzim. ’ ' **
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Mmiioo of their snbicfcfo'
rif be charged per ittimiu f.00
r names are rntt-rtnl o» the nub
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TfavrcrApau pectmom*.
i)or*on who takes a hnm>r tea-
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.altos
dee eotuletiinatkai V neat net, 1
heweerh yoo, my hriowd friend,
entil yaw have nettled tM* moat ha-
portatrt of all lyoerlea. Involving Ufa
or death eternal ? O© to the Word
of Ood an \Vm have never before an
s.cmt whether
1 or not—is
order* hi* pi
ir diacon
An aged Christian who for a long
time had been gradually linking into
the embrace of death, was one day
rqjotcing in the goodness of God.
She was very happy ia his love, and
appeared to enjoy ia a high degree
bi« presence and blessing. Her com
companion in life remarked to a
friend, that she seemed to be “trim
ming her lamp to go through the
dark valleyThis beautiful express
mm had the force of prophecy, far in
In this manner only can a higher
Christian Mfe hr attained; and It
atmtf consist In greater likeness to
Christ, and non intimate anion and
camatanion with God. If fab la
what fts meant by the phrase, H b
Hrirtffgibie; ft may be the subject
of profitable conversation and re
mark, and demands the prayerful
and persevering effort of every fife
ctple of t ferial; bat if by the higher
•totetlsw life la meant an emotional
riersuoo which lifts the pm
above his fellow Christiana, and, as
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yice-Presidvnt.
cket Agt.
Beligions
What is » to BelievS ?
writer, it 14 “to hold living
with n Living 1‘rnsia."
earth they came to Him who nredo!,
and desired Hi* aid—knowing their
sees unity, and believing Hi* Ffewer.
To seek Him aa n Living Havmnr ia
to believe in llba. M Faith ia not
what we feel or see | ll it a simple
trust," We are to look cneftderrti)
to Him Cur salvation, and then, for
all we omul, to lean on Ilia, nan
child leans apon a parent. This is
to believe iu Jeans, Cur no one eon
bo said to believe who does ant love
and follow Dim. Throoghoat Ilia
word He reiterates the gracious in v i-
Istko, 44 t ome onto mo," freely afar
eoasrioasnens of iaflrmity ; If it anflts
Mm far, or rsfforrs him from chrto
ecu racing, helping oar another “till
wo all oone in the unity of the faith
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exalted spiritual enndltton, ft b
neither to be tbatrvd nor approved ;
It is bet Pharisaism without the pby-
lacteriea and the tithing.
The apoatoHe instruction. “Giving
all dlKgvaee. add to yonr faith vtr
hie, and to virtae knowledge, and to
know ledge W s»pcrmn<^, and to tern
pern nee |*tienre. and to patbwe
friNniMs aud to godKaeae laothcrly
kiadneaa, and to brotherly kindness
of i 'hnst.* Then oar life will be hid
with Christ in God, and the higher
Christian life will give manifest proof
of itself and show that tt we are mem
hereof bis body, of Ms famfa. and of
his bones. r —Her. J. Goadbp, D.D.
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NIGHT, Sup't.*
t:il Fiviuht and
tn the lord/ or should yan “<he out
of Cbrietr Ifyoa arwnot iaChrua,
that la, aaitml la bis paraua by faith
sod law, yam can** die ia llba.
t’nkMi to Christ ia of the greatest
importauce. It k the chief thing hi
religion. If wa aar ia (farist, we re
ceive from Cbnat, wa aanreprteeated
in an hour vbm we think not. Be-
member this; let ns ask ourselves if
we have done, and^if we*"are doing
fae vork*God aentas to perform t If
in answer to these questions oar
hearts condemn ns for our unfaithful
ne*s to the Master, let us arise and
trim our lamps, that there may be
light in the valley, when it is said to
each of na, ‘'The Master is come, and
calleth fV> i thee.*—Hetigiovs Her
ald.
rima lit, Mark Are learn that wbeu
Jed Iflrat eaiae ml*) Gnlilee,l u preach-
isg fie Gospel <?f the kingdom of
&4T He prodalilted the tifae fulfill
ed, | id that kingdom at blind, *ay-
isgH ^Reiieut ye and beljeve the
Johu the Baptist; biu! be
lt, then, there be a Providence at
all—that ia. if the uutveras be not a
gigaatie aetomatmi chessplayer,
alive, an bat the Ufa-* mutt be over
rrrrytkimg. Can you tell me which is
a great thing, and which a little)
If the result be Ktopeodoua, yoo can
not speak tightly of the caoae, how
ever trifling it may seem. But what
obarrcanc* of every ehnsfian. ami to
the only way to a higher spfritnal
Mate. Then Christ dwells Hi the
hssft by faith, sad hb diseiplee
hesumc rented smd grounded m lore,
sad have “the fall aiesiranee of
hope.* They will any, w W« know
that If aur earthly hoase of thb
isbewisslc were dbmolved, we have
s building of God. a house not made
with hands, eternal In fas heaven*:
but they will also say, “Where
fare we labor, that whether present
is exhorted to repentance, bat
V added, “for thekiljgdoiu of
i is at baud"—for sfkhough,
opened understanding, the
f Saviour is found t# be the
ef all the Jewish scriptures,
glad tidiuga jbf a 8a-
<1m1 ami dtwnel. Hie lAood atoanl
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ten, aa slight an impulse as the
vibration of the voice, which, in high
snowy region* is thought at time* to
bring down the awful avalanche
suspended overhead. A pebble may
torn a river at its source, and change
the destiny of half a continent. A
bird lighting on a bough at the en
trance of a cave turned aside the
pursuer* of Mohammed, and spared
him to be the great prophet of the
East. . The whimper of a child, on
the Nile, gave the Jew* a history ,
and the world a Saviour. Without
it there would hare been no Exodus,
no descent of God on Sinai, no Beth
lehem, aud
“A write onto you,* nays John,
“that ye sin not* Such was his aim
ia writing this rjostle, and each was
hto aim in writing the words of owr
teat. ^ Any man that uses it merely
bwac, had not yet rcAcberi tho
Hje people. Though the
NOTICE
n rds had repeated it ia* they
t from angelic Hjis at thi/birtii
FS their report had uot prob-
E Tead far, and very likely
was heard, nuule little ini
ratbo.se who bad not; heard
SSveuly harmony. . I
now the long looked-fai Mes-
4d come. On the Imnk* ipf the
g must liave witnessed
opening of the heavens,
put of tlie Holy ;Spirifc
km tlie beloved Hon, iu
fke Father pninouncedTlim-
fU pleased. What a foumla-
W faits ‘ this! Yet “ He
I > |B* own, and His own re-
iHraiaot,” Few, v«nryj few,
His disciples, even after mighty
him.*
True pfety is always bumble, and
moot mo when most deeply eooorioo*
of grantor Mmn to God. The
pure tight then wirruuwdmg him
anil reveal to tMa favored one more
of bio own saShlwgiiews and nn* or
thisraa, aud *wp|ire«* every thought
of liooMiog nod every di*pn*ition to
aaaursv superiority. Thi* is Indeed
a higher rhrtxttan life.
It brings a mas to the throne. Into
the loving heart of Jeans, into the
infinite fall ness of God. His arnae
>RY GOODS!
ii tino to $20 ff*d
that you tael not thui |Ncwrieiun of
God’s mercy I Alas I oo; so far
from this, the quest am* seem a cruel
irony. Urngume it as yon will there
is hut one answer. M Bocnnse of on
!>ebef. r A peace imsemg all under
stuudiag here ami Eternal blisa
lirn aiWr ass frevdy ufrml. U hv
it from its legitimate use.
Bat when a Christian has been
overtaken ia a fault, what shall he
do! Lot him ivmember that far
him, the unrighteous ana, there is an
advocate, Jesus Christ, the right-
ora®. Fear uot the javelin of Divine
wrath. It must oome through Christ
before it can reach yam. Nog. it ha*
jdroady renobod Him. Tha marks of
the wounds appear ia Hit glorified
hotly. Yoiii sin. mounting up to the
throuc of God, does uot get there
before Christ, your ad vacate, it te
a great thing whoa an advocate asm
gat up hi oourt and my: The trem-
l*ass of my client has boon already
atoned far; the fall penalty has been
indicted, nod now nothing eon he
imputed to him. Christ’s advocacy
not only obtains for ns joatificoSwa,
but also the Spiritwf God, who, with
the blood of Christ, clcotiseth us
from all sin. ,
We are richer in heaven than we
are on earth. We have Christ the
righteous, our advocate—mine—
yours—in heaven; on the earth we
have nothing we can justly call pur
owp. We are here in a wayfaring
place; what we see !b bat the farnf-
tare of an inn; it does not belong to
ER & SOWS,
&- MD.,
meet the wants
•r* at n distance,
no Jewish babe wor-
shiped by angel* in the manger. It
was tlie first link iu the long suooes-
ston, bright as long. At Toulon,
NsjKdeon, looking out of the battc-
rfe*, drew back a step to let some
one take his place. The next mo
ment the new arrived was killed.
TTiat step brought the French Em
pire, and made possible the bloody
roll of its victories and defeat*. The
route at Waterloo turned on a show
er of rain hindering Grouchy** ad
vance. The resolution of a moment,
with some men, has been the turn
ingpoint of infinite issues to the
world.
‘‘Even , r . . ,
Thr pftMfcm*. prejudice*, ialcrrsfa,
That sway the meanest being*, The weak
Thai mnvo the fiuoO arrve,;
And in nn* hutunu >>rain
Conor* the fainhwt thought, bocomm a
link
f* the great chmn of nstare*
Mob.
innnv»-
h promptifteud
dc* id the Ne*’
ible Good*, «
)ome»tic Mann-
*Q time*Yo*cH
, than any lioa*c
the largest
tctuitf* in p
cause yon ilemn* them not 1 You da
wot npproriate their value sad have
uot learned yonr aeod*{ yon are
feeding oo the hnaks of thia world,
oomplaiaingly indeml, yet unwilling
How must this higher Christian
Ufa manifest itariff If U fe a real
life sod not • pkferisaie boast, there
witt be ladkntion* of It which can
ant bo mmbtkmi and which need not
boom where 1* “breed enough and
to *paao»* Yonr eye# hove not spaa
ed to your condition in the sight of
God, and yoo hare gives small
thought to the gkiriona Being whs
cries, “Como unto a*,’ and have
never searched His me usage to learn
either y ear own need, or tho trans-
ores of His gross. Is act this tho
troth I Are not tbeae things aof
Hint yon are a sinner yon will not
deny. Even yonr own imperfect
»d «fcown forth II in power.
^vas one
^lightened spirit, ^ a siting
wtMtfation of Israol, 9 could
c *®1khe houseless strpuger
i^tdd King, and whoicoald
!® ‘d* Ac enraptured strain
****** prepared for ntter
sea rasas to God ha* been attained
and fe ofrjoyed. Exalted piety can
not hide itself; what fe within will
work itself ont te some wav. This
i u tin# day, when the rfibuke
shall be token a way.”
Uns ih. our God! we havd wait-
rito,,siMl He will sad* us:
Jehovjdi—w© have waited for
ffe be glad aud rejoice ia
""•ttoi.” But worUUinem had
** PWt b©plomle<l tho
by the rath «•»«
lbsale
he Stock inepf
UTSSfew '
Haiti mere St-»
Haltiniere.Mrt-
0—tf
te yonr bsart yon would shrink from
exposing to say human eye. Have
yoo over considered that M the Ixwd
looketh span the heart*—that all te
ns hod sod open to Him with whom
wa have to do! If w« conk) 111 hoar
to be weighed in tbs he I* so* of
eol regard to the world, te
■g hearboly minded ness and
earnest desire and prayertel
far the glory of God and the
ion of sinners; alt will be con
sd to Christ and his canoe,
over ready, far service or far
of tbs Jew*, apd the Lord
^ toy, as in the days of
“Israel doth sot know, my
Nj* pMBrAr,. j|j it
r tei* Divine
us, save far a momentary ase. But
we have unsearchable riches in the
country to which we go- Wjte** M»Y
one aays, •what have ydbT* mfiy
you be able to answer, «Ihave an
eat of frseads in the most important
of all places.”—Bouxn't Daily tfafr
...
Good Advicr.—Do not get vexed
at what fhoplo sag of .yon. Let
them speak, while you endeavor to
do the will of God. You will never
succeed in pleasing men, and it
would not be worth the trouble if
P eiplor»< teeot of
1|on ; went abonip Into
cities aud villages, teaching
synagogues, aud preaching
H>el .of the f kingdom. We
m everywhere—instafit in
ni1 r)l,t ®f season, by day and
5 011 Hie mountain top, by
' l * on b te houses and by the
» 011 tend and on wiator, in.
Ifioinpaasion ministering to
; ,lu, bam4', and by mirsrito
tetote manifesttofr flla.pow
* Sob of God. i
8 tehs prepared Utetfkdy, he
> te©k for faith in the htrarts
^ WW wc MeH'ul
l tofifapfatodoute<i love exbib-
flas book tnw^
iglltL the h»P«'
S the mnnonAis
great Healer f For who hot God
could be expected to teffaenee the
heart! Wall fe it for every tram
bhng sinner who can repeat the pray
erf True faith fe operative. “I will
arise and go to my father,” said the
famishing prodigal, and ho did so,
rise what would hove availed the
knowledge that “ plenty ef bread,
and to spore” awaited him! And
what would have been the advan
tage to any of Op sufferer* allotted
to, had they been satisfied with the
r^durin*
mtsual mower
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Airnts
lie best BJjS
Uishvd n.lg
>atainiHK b«*Jr
all the uyustioe of men. Wo must
love oar fbllow men without depend
ing on their friendship, and seek to
win their love by kiad word* and
deeds, leaving onr lives, our repota
tions and our characters with Him
who eareth for us.
graded by bhed chance, with only
itarif for ptfotf la it alt, to the
utmost edge of ehaos aud night, only
• hmittem, arif movmg. srif-miataio-
ing machine; with suns and planets;
Hi* tender pity. Thera ample pro
vision fe mad* for ralvatkm t for He
to not willing that any should psrfeh.
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