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THE JjUTHERAU WSITOR. G plate June K*. YV&ate recced ft card, and won kl like to baprraenh Lnther*s jy^lw to Romems.— We are Indebted to Mr. T. Newton Kurt*, of Baltimoas, for a very neat ly gotten up copy of this iuvoluable oaMf of the freU U^»rm«r, which exhibit* the Whole plan of salvation in suoh • manner that both the learn ed ftad the unlearned, the great and redWTfd oar of the way of the j** tor to become a /armor, and y* a domain would be reserved «b«Hd*«t ty ample for all his rmmmnide ^ quiremeuta aa a minister of the gm. pel.. »o, also, the oougregatio* In ooaoladiag this series, we pro poor firing a brief history of the temporal and spiritual condition of the Evangelical Lutheran church Mar Madison C. H., Va. The ootoay of which the preaoat coagregatioe are the repreaentativea, ^.ominatH^f or rutii “J? gfnnntwl for > *" ?W ™on the P n " , 'I , | to, and which I K/.rc be related- B r 0 * . _ :t aa wp miff- h» exhibited ;1 i^aS •! **i »"*> “Tie .oUgonurtic r al u| I”! (jiadcd W, «» ^hwnin np «*»*.' I L u, 110. It i. tr<H tU. t. I H«l« to «• “toco-, fe» * *»>« * r , .« tpltow"! to<m-.|. BMlfctocd gr. . punaibly display'll a If of benevolence than char* onwdot stole ; but we arc that in it* palmiest day* strativc progress it pro! would lx* aftved Boat the lomptm of over retl mating the value of g* land in it* deftenaiaatiea of aa who quote support Infinite wisdom ** said, “that they whieh prea<fc ffe gospel should live of the geaprf* aad net ef firming, and that «thot ahalt not plow with an ox aad aa am together/ , t* m itr, , We i»o^ glte a synopsis of ** numerical strength of the conn** Lion at different periods of its* his tory, as gathered from the Mhrefe of Synod available to tu at this tine. And we do this the more eWrfally, because we suppose ft wfl! nrorj interesting to the (treaeat pastor mi his profile, to review the prep** of a congregation whose prosper** they have so much at heart The Minutes of Synod shoo that the congregation was represented by the Rev. John Kebler at a enures Lion held la Woodstock, Bbenaaduak county, Va., eo the lfttb aad iHfc <g August, 1B39, when and where 0* Evangelical Lnfberan Bynod of Vfc. la the Hatted Staten Circuit Court, sitting at Ssrvtmaah last week, Mr. Justice Bradley, ef the Supreme Court of the United States, presi ding, derided that the investment by physic. Am a truthful chronicler at peat ersate, we dare not give cur rency to the floating waifs that have drifted down upon the UuachfroM current of tradition, and therefore mast restrict our narrative to the positive sod the true. My acquaint, anee with the statu of the church oemuMwoed m 1844—has been kept up, and cooaeqoeatiy extends over a period of about 27 years. The church at one time owned quite a u urn bar ef slaves, .and a large body of land. The slaves were the war, wet* wet illegal and void, but that all at suoh taimtamh, when made in good faith by trustees, are valid aad binding. < ,:'§t Ynmk & Co.—-This Arm, whose advertisement fa oa the opposite page, has removed from the former place of business to a more eligible situation in Went Baltimore Street, No. 99, and of course in Baltimore, Md. A Ladies’ Apartment with lady attendant has been added. We re commend this firm. Mr. S. Marsh it a reliable, sterling and honorable business man. Persons who can not visit the city may reut assured that letters will receive prompt attention, foil information be given, and entire satisfaction afforded, provided im possibilities are sot demanded. The Zeitschrift says. “We have been convinced for a long time that Drs. Sciss, Kruuth and Bebaeflhr would have been prepared at Lan caster, and atraady at Chicago, to come out clearly and positively against sacramental and pulpit fel low ship with non-Lutherans, if T>r. Krotel and others, occupying high positions and commanding great re spect in the General Council, had not been decidedly opposed to its mak ing such a declaration. If we be mistaken in this, we beg to be cor rected. If we be right, let the troth be honored.” Sharp*hooting.—Bays the Religion* Telescope : The N. Y. Observer states that Rev. Mr. Prentice, iu a recent sermon, said : “A man ‘ had better die than tel! a falsehood, or defraud his neighbor of a dollar.” and accural Marriage other matt should he r through your nrdumoa, to return, with a spirit of proflHind gratitude, on warmest thank a to the thtmgktfol Now, we suggest that Ur. titem jnat try on this ruK The prsahlent of the General Cooaril said a few years ago that Or. thorn was the moot or one qf the moot mm Lmthermm mm ho knew to the Im thermo Church. Aa ha is into of qnotiag from a “wwtsfta The gen I of k Dr. Ki per* will ot mitting us ouly for a 1 nan who has onr < th on the Lord’s I or a great favor by bate the use 6f i U would have oil Jmthormm to hold lay delegate present from the Madi •on church. It is worthy of not*, that that Bynod. at its’ very tocep tion, adopted the fodowfngrroolittm, via: “That the basis of the Coato- tntioo at this body be the Hob labor, aad the avails of the landed intercut, all the expenses incident to the maintenance of worship were art The slaves were disposed of many years prior to the grand jubilee prorialaqBd by the “late lamented," aad the proceeds iavestrd in bonds, visit qoitr a number of otj gatiemmaad every when been gyatifled to wetness p sil that pertains to unity in and uniformity in eultn*. tractive features of the c iH-mg brought out and ma nad other deooannauoi - world ore slowly being mi xaftt ol the fact, so long a don.* The Minutes in my possesuoa are imiwrfeot from 1820 to M35, but I conjecture that during the iatsr veiling year* the congregation am served by Bert. Kebler aad W*. Beall, and from 18S5 to 1838, it % probable that it was supplied hr the latter and Rev. G. F. BtarhMe. h May, 18SS, Bynod met in the Ma» son riiuirh, of which the Rev. Start ghtl to own, in order to own J>y close and con y ‘‘The Conservative and its Tbelogy, by Bet this requires three copies. The sfcu- aflbrd such an outlay, istriu tups} but there if< 1844, the cougregattoo yet owned come 1,400 acres of land, 200 of which was known as the “Glebe," and situate two miles from the charwh. The latter was apprupri s ted to the use of the pastor, aad upon It was a small log building, (yet stood in g.) that served for many yearn as the hnmhie and lucoovcti ieat sbodr of OtrMtb ambassadors statement charged to him by “No matter Who." The truth to the Dr. find* himself in a preit> tight place, aad he must try to get out of it to •otot way. 1 agree with you, that be never used the language. Hot trhot thorn did ho mg t It aream to toe that you fell nu the right plan to the treatment of hts letter. We want to know what waa said. “My good brother, 1 da aut flatter, and even if 1 did deal to the riajf, I South in abeyance, that the Boutin is after all *** generis—ur graceful geometrical flgutv, allflojrrani—» real hricl. maiutain its t*qutpoae Wtih sort to adventitious helfis. (tor conclusion is that ui does treatment, and tin exhilfitioa ef truth. Lot whieh baa iwoven itself t«> neralde to the shafts of dw old liutch church, for ove died year*, aad it now a esat patient, is necessarily. and the present general iu spared the painful dnty of it without At the Bynodical CVmwirtioB ef * 1830, the congregation wo* not rep resented, althongh it wooM spptur. from the Mieutos. that both Kent Btaefalm and T. Miller were the* residing at Madison O. H. fn Ml. the congregation was re|»rt- < s*nted%jr Rev. T. Miller, (now in ooattectfcw wtth the Tt aut see* Bynod,) and Hr. A. Way land as lay delegate. IV Minutes np to this time afford m information as to the munerind strength of any congteg" tion in osft- aeetkm with tin* Virginia Brosi. Itoring the administration of Her. Miller, the average number of cow mtmieaats, as approximated by the data before ns, was 38. Ooe rear 8 rose to 80, then soak to 23, aad what ia most remarkable, it stood at 40 for five consecutive rear*. Her. Miller’s services extended over a long period. He was succeeded bjr Rev. 8. AReubaugh, under wftqK ministrations the average memhtt ship rose to 40. He served but a short time, ami was followed by Rev. A. P. Ivuddon, under whose manage merit the average membership weri np suddenly to 121. Rev. Wm. 8. Bowman next breams the paster, the average membership bring IS, the highest point attained at toy time with in onr knowledge. Brt. L Keller took charge fn 19». ad continued his labors nuffl 18M- average number of eommntikaab 107. Rev. R. G. Hofland, the J*** cht inenislwnt, was installed la tfli Bioce then the average number 4 communicants has been 118. ft rid thus be wren that from 18W to 1^ rtmtong through nn interval of!* years, tinting which the etmgregriiw touched ilie extremes sf hrweri to- pression ami higltret cxaRatton^ the mean uvenige was T2. tt nbw toW hers, its last reported, W0. From this onmman, (ssbstoVtlwb sonwet,) as well as fK>» a person^ kantriedg*' of the past and pitoto* condition af the congregntioa, to* also the haw! causes adverse to »b d«ivrio|»tnetit, we are very fHvorttof i mprereed wrfth the ehmirtflsi bd I ita fotsre for the next 3ff fudging from the post, fs rather Al tering than itSscewvHgiBg. grrgsiHoo has alwnyft lnbcted many ami great dfcwlvjmtwges, ihg from its iaolntid fowtinn. R* meuibersbip has been almori «w9M5* cut off froth aerial iafftftreonrtrW** personal religious rommtodbii wHh the ehmwhre of thft Valley, f* ^ it. has stood alone for a century** only representative of Isithet‘anis8 m that extensive Piedmont It hue fought it* way aoriessfi**! out of the German Into the EnfHln language, and sustained wHjf rist vrlloua ends ranee thft sdent, eontM ttoua and poweefRl inflnwee* breu|h* to bear w]Km it tor snrronndiag y, uominationa. In the fee* * ** founded ^Hejudices, and the misrer reseotations of Ignorant and f,n P*7° I cipled. men, it haw eiung ”»** j uashaken firmness to the name to* I ftwtunea of the Wrest Reformer, w though it retoinet! aoawriy ft &*** I drfrvml writing till the prearat have nil lew sold, with the ex cep tion of twenty acres of woodtaad, belonging to the Glebe, w hich boa been retained for fori, fencing. Ac. Recently, * acres of Very valuable land, within half a mile of the church, ha* been |suvhawed fir par sotiagn pnipoocK, tipno which there ia a cnmmodkKi* and comfort*bh* tone, (SOW occupied by the Rev. It C. Holland ; also, a good barn, stabling and brick spring honor, with all the nereresiy out building*. The congregation at thia time own 70 acres of land; all the mot, to gether with the stoves, have been treoamuted into money, or Its equiv alent la interest bearing Securities. Out of the Intereot annually accruing on these bonds, and the use of the parwooagr properti, the minister ia supported, and the incidental ex penses of worship, together with repair*, Ac., are paid; to that the congregation, os Individual*, are not called upon to contribute to the maintenance of n preached Gospel This easy financial condition may appear to be very desirable, but like the shield of the knight, it has its 1 wight and dork aides. On the one hand, it has constituted the main rtrnient In preserving the eongregu flon from disintegration and absori> ed catalogues of to yoa aa a foithlhl aad Arm dolro aaagwa* of her righto aad pnvilogoa. Wo of too The text from which the discourse was preach ed was: “By grace are ye saved." The Observer thinks such preaching, ao eminently needed, was an exhibi tion of the efficacy of divine grace, and suggest* that if alt likely to do those evil things referred to should die the next week, the bills of men tality would be greatly increased. Doubtless they would, and It is to be feared that there are too few who do not in their hearts excuse or even justify such fronds ami falsehood* In some form or other. Is there any double dealing in the pulpits of America f Mrs. sets au example and teaches a lesson, which wc hope will hot be lost: “Please find enclosed the suiu of $2-50, to renew ray subscription for another year, and theu 1 can read it during the next year with nn easier conscience. Whenever I am indebt ed to yon for my pai>cfe (which I blush to say t have always been, but not willingly, I assure you,) I foel as though I was appropriating •flat which did not rightfully belong to me. I feel more and more at tached to ( onr paper,’ and in my humble opinion, think It the very bes, paper pobhshed. I have sent several copies to my sister in , urging her to subscribe. I hope she will. “f truly thank you for past indul gcnce. Tour kindness is appreciated, i assure you, and that the good Lord Will bless you and ‘oar {taper,’ is the earnest prayer of Equivocal Confessional Stntommts. —Dr. Krauth, in the intnxhintin to bis nsw work on the Conservative Reformatfou, refers to the indefinite mode of expression adopted by the authors of the Thirty Nine Articles as follow* i “Tlx Church of Bog- laud stated dotertbia aw test mam understood her utisraascs in differ- opt ways, aad her Thirty-oine Arti c)p# are the least explicit amoug the official utterances of the cbtnr bes of Lot os look at tbs South withdrew from the Northern Church sod funned a (laaerel S> nud of our ova The North, I menu too Lutheran Church North, ta<U»tmeted aad tossing about Aprs, there and ommrgtehert. Oanaays I am nf A pot las, another 1 am of Ceph**, 4c., Ac. (too party orcupyiag ooe sineato. aad sBother, anotoar extreme. The truth ia, it sream, teat mere thorn mm party ore try ing to occupy the very same ground, aod they quarrel among themselves *s to who has tos best title to it. Couar<)aenily thereisdio Contentmeat, nwthwaes*. fault find ing and atony other evils growing The Book of Worship, t some, " Annwterof ssfrigfitl As to to toted, tiecA toil to 1 has done, and is doing a gv itorc, as it does and will < where, when used in the raaoaer intended, and ren» by the General Synod. Sir pood-meaning men she til <| Minded by i*rcjudiee as to Tsiok * heariug. Truth 4 the bottom of » well, and cion* beverage, toil men th Ay 3be windlass and Uw "btaitl il It is bom vfi and wdl prevail. So»c copu s of On* Lathe tor find their way into the < tkm, aafr are duly »P|Mv<-i l^ rliaps not aa many mil you wfeh, or the worthy p sires, should circulate an kiod-honited people. I do w however, that it follows as n {k) * Iweause the Lnthrrmn •*>t sustaiuetl in a charge as he, that therefore tin- (>*»« 1,0 effor t»« its behalf; or t i* the reason why his jmopl • s npport4flai, and lie is eom Mfc Pleasan^y. (4 Five Professors and 84 studarito. lioanoke will have to he ap and doing, or North Caro lina will overtake it. We are confi dent that there isf a brilliant fntnre few both institutions. We have the money, wa have the men, God is with us; all rgrt have to do is to be Tweeter, C. W. toto-ffw meed A U. t app. M* thadiai mtatet«-re llrva. Wsllare ami Hem. P. Itom.U ltevs. J. F. imssphrll and V. Md ler, aha wens ax|iwctml, were ahanti, to (he and *hmumnmUm*U. of all tee EoHk-trestem University. 1870-71. Watertown, Wte. Eight Professors aad 132 students. The plan com- ptiaes three departments—collegiate^ aeadertie and "preparatory, in the collegiate and dhaifemic departments j instruction in Greek, Lhtlii and An cfeot History is given through the medium of the (rerman language; afl other brmwhete are taught in Kngiish. This is the Institution to send a boy to who is to learn Ger- mm. It te All wrong to send chfl.- dren to Germany to be educated. Ik «■-American teen! It makes for eigners at 'Mem ! Give them the < rerman education in America, and send themi # Germany when the unfortunate dtiturtmaae among a few of our brethren, (whieh I am praad to think is healing over,) our sky oe cheiastienfly would to ctenr ami promising. We love Imther nwd tha doetrinew taught by him, the doa- trioes* of God’s word. We do wet light #0 one extreme and my that We record was t*krw of the prowrediag*. prov<iteal Hospriality. Re this as it may, wv think It proi idratitefy fort a note for tfee congregation t hat It •« to hsjqdh imiejs-ndent, for wv very marti dowht whether the stated tor ia everylhteg wilh as, and con demn oil others who Ao not think exactly as we do, driving team from our pulpits ami ewr UriFe teMa. Neither do wv perch oureeivm oa the other extreme and ery, tee spirit, the spirit that taakrth alive, and shut out the tetter that killed*. We stand au middle grow ad, on true Im tberou ground. Wa love Urn loiter localise it Asm kilt, sad m lava tee spirit no teas hermist it stir* elfe*. We stami—must I say it—ma stand whnte, *U mttKil to have tram to thank (ted. and fu forward with rewrwod real in the work at the Lord. U was waly M-freshing to bear the twrthn-n led of tha proa- perky nf Zha in Ibrur nkhl Many hints were threw 11 ont in regard to of ItolDN* gTr p^»>, -HUM to uttributt B> f* n a want of iutolh-t !!ir ^ *feflterh; So tiio 4 lUrr** w ^*vh ttoy attm! wntwhippf God, and ,n f ®f fiNlifTerenee, which is ,,r »l oouseqiifoee of * want *»afion os t» Iht urgent tie know » Mr. Editor, that WISH of | 1-,. ^ Hml ^‘uet S)1 rf ***** of the milk o in my con*|»oaitiu ***> therefore, my intention provoke a iogi» hoi mi l«« to account *** tiie Lutheran fit w *Gi that genemns /TT; teerito challenge. I ^ Ibc.v must be fon lu cemhatuntis. M . *fee triaufjufar t.^s* ®**t I know thee 'ih nt fancy n. Jlud ontrt ^ dvMi with ^ X thy righteous oonl” in 1 im wa** <\| |,.., rattttLkti -■ *" Wfl* HlffifT fNmjprvpRilfm i*RW Iff ufr mile Htilgr With whieh ft oouM be tahAng teargs upon the principle of va^hsa^lttttp^^' sfcflfihflftfl| — thstt means in baud enables the council wisely to mbit toaster any our pi us frinda, la watef the calls ef Bynod North Carolina The reciprocal dot fa* of a ud prapte wjgr diMU%orel the most nn tention, tha pletely. 18 recovering, to aseefc on whole Lutheran Chaste wilt stood when once truly and |iqi iws—tlj united. . 1 r wo* “Now Bro. Hade, J mb4 tin Lff- t lierao <hueh la Hue caaati) owes ranch to yon, for I da aooftrnA that >on have duae tuaeb, my mach m the Editor ol the Lutheran Viter, in bringing about tin* happy *tote i*f affairs that mm exist umoug n*. tun*I, and if ttoy are rednaod to tiro la pfptihos to oar ciisrgns, Ute> will teavtw mtainly reatexyn great gate for tto to reap iduiy of God awl tee Witsttea Atom to 1 * Prwstetog was had iwira liberty «*» W «toj» aad it * m ut ihv lugheot ,de wh •a*U.i — Chrtat rmeifird," tom4 (to Lind -« gnaerai tern* at err*) spmteer. J The mngrwytinn ware toiighted, wwwM r an the Evan have received, Hi of The A Rev. Jacob bath school well adapto is, for the Sab- ily circle. It is tag children, and m without refer ges. It was pre oar charches in leneral Synod of 4rite said, dariag h» scctestoitkil trials, that the “Thirty-atee Arttetea Rare capable of a teroe-folil ooostroe- tioD-irths GaivlaisAc, .krminian, aad Catholic, and that he preferred the Catholic.” And aa Episcopal otar- |teffffgffftroT I’hiladelpkia declared re qpntiy in his pulpit, aa pubhshed in the Telegraph, that “the Rptecofial Articles oa Justiiir-ition ore sn chn- bretUren, have po^ mr Iwtlisrse Ctea in the “right way * You have gitoi imr into ntfo woti-r, aveMflug the rocks and quwkmuxU oa ffto owe hand, aad timii whirlpouia qp tee other. , You have platofe anwfeid out for her, her fotai is to bo hoped that when your heads are lying cold in the grave, that tea will continae to eiove stomUiy ia tfeie “right way," guiag eti (nun anpi- lug to conquest until crowned with gfory. to touven. . He net duKwwr pared for the the Sonth, ai the South 00 pie, concise thoroughly I in doctrine." able to exftjm tteaarves the, (totved, aad sively us«l. 4 it “aslueid, sim- arraugement aod ftn and evangelical qr as we have been we thiuk it well Semeofc it has re- t wttl be exten- Outholic could sign them freriy, that Rome awl Protestantism o tp find in them a basis of agresi and uujou,”—Lutheran Observer. our Lord baa taught us to pray, lead ws not Into temptation.” By iwteKtog tee fwrttittf quantity to