The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, June 16, 1871, Image 2
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