Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' w » tan % h 1 ifttsan ^ieilot. THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C., NOVEMBER 10. 1871. i — ijiUMBIA, S. C* jvember 10, 1871. Rev.JL IjJuDE, D.D., Editor. *, Unity ; in non-essentials in all things, charity." M - - - ■ emsteHtott P»p«fc a an «i lequ IIU1U ticient v AU t*cri are Not oi tmt of that tl and Mi other should busii tion. line IL NOTICES. mat be made in Pont C M can in a Beoist; aastere are obliged to hen required. ; it to subscribe** 1 until r to discontinue is te- am'arages are paid, us Merely rdturnifUK k tper by mail, |s not suf- ions relating to sub- give tlu ir names very efully indicate which are new aabecribers. e of the post office, the county and State r is necessary, in order ntries may be promptly ade. obituary notices, and nded for publication, separately, and not in rs, to receive proper atten- i-etara bd was a ways the fbflowifj thcN “Afodr#.. f; Gravel Springs 1 Charge, Vie, has been snpplied. Rev. E. Joues, hat* just, as we learn from a valued correspondent, entered upon his labors there. We hope to hear often from hiu), and pray that, his uiiuisbty uifay be abundantly blessed. liEti T RN|ED.—Rev. J. M. Schreck- hise, vho lias been on a visit to au afflicted relative in this State, has his Virginia hofne. He a favorite here. We clip luiudsome tribute ftom ry Herald of November 1: Editors: We had the pleas ure, uti Suuday, the 22d inst., of being present at Betheden church, and o ’ listening to a most excel-i lent sermon delivered by the Rev. Mr, S ihreekhise, from Virginia.— He w ts fbrmeriy a Professor in the ! ew berry Lutheran College. His toxt was secoud chapter, sixth aud eighth verses inclusive, of Paul tbo Apostle, to ithe Philipians. His description of the life of our Saviour, from the time of bis birth to his death on the cross, was Jteeliug and pathetic, and ^produced a most marked effect du the congregation. His, s rrnon throughout was pro foundly aud attentively listened to. Rev. ! L whs i once the pastor oi Bethet eu church. As a professor aud t ocher, f fle acquired a most excelle it reputation. In consequence of the decline of the College, ofing to the poverty of the people, he return* d to his native land, the Valley of Virginia, where he has been rt siding eyer since. The South has n< ehI of more ministers to fill vacant places, aud would do well to obtain the services of so valuable a man. : , j Lef .—-Rev. J. Hawkius, with family,] departed the other evening from F og Level, S. O., for his new field of abor in Virginia. We parted from h m and his amiable family with a heavy heart. . From the first day we net to the hour of separation, we fom d him always to be the same true, ft irless, faithful and reliable fellow-l! borer. jjThe Synod of South Carolin » has Loot much; but then the Sy od of Virginia has gained much. :Tbe Loyd bless and prosper him grt itly in his new field of labor! Change of Address.—Rev. J. Haw kit 8 from Frog Level, S. C., to Shephei dstown, Jefferson County, W. Va! * OurI A 1 call attt ntion Marsh $n the 'Not the mai were al House.—We would this treatise by Dr. orks of God, which is highfr recommended. It is pub lished Upth in German and English. GuiLTt.—Lately we, then agent, and at last the P. M., oi malfeasance on Of the don-appearance of an ening the missing ved, accompanied entirely exonerate* bntor writes: “My . four miles I g^ve it to him post office, but he it.’” depeud on men :bii\k artl' . doenme t by a n us fill, article from tny to be sept to th< ‘did not 'Moral: with ba4 me Get bad s; whonev It reqi no sraal word in six to Tea of bnry, i to en teach matics. John )NARY.—We eutreat lit a dictionary rrite for the press. of patience in ' correct eveiy third lication that covers ip. —s—H r K ; Wan ted.—The trustees ’ -Academy, near Salis- an Connty, N. C., desire a principal qualified to ifclassics, as well as mathe- For | particulars, tqldres* Miller, Salisbury, N. C. Visitor has gratified cbeered| is by passing, at its lfist couveuth n, the following laudatory resolution: “Fnlljr appreciating the value of a religions newspaper as a vehicle of church intelligence, and deeming the same to be vitally important to the prosperity of the churches under qur * The j. Lutheran Virginia Synod hr care; and further believiug the Lu theran Visitor to be promotive of this end; therefore it is hereby “Resolved, That the Lutheran Vie- itor commands a continuance of our confidence, aud we do most cheer fully commeud it to the sympathy, prayers and support of our clergy and laity.” We hope that the good brethren will also etrengthen us by au ava- lauche of prepaid subscribers. “I will send you the money for my paper sometime}* is rather too unre liable a patron to be of much assist ance. North Carolina Synod.—The Virginia Synod's action iu regard to the contemplated uniou of the Syn ods of North Carolina and Ten nessee : “Whereas, the Synods of North Caroliua aud Tennessee have inau gurated certain proceedings looking to a union of said Synods, and whereas, in the judgment of this body, such uuiou will tend to pro mote the peace aud prosperity of the churches uuder the care of said Synods; therefore, iu view of the possible consummation of such uuiou, it is hereby “Resolved, That this body does hereby appoint a commit tee of correspondence. Resolved, That in case said uuiou is effected, it shall be the duty of said committee to ascertain what may be the pleasure of said Syuods, wheu united, with reference to the ministers aud congregations, which may fall within the geographical limits of the Synod of Virginia, and make report of their action iu the premises, at our next convention.” The President appointed Revs. J. F. Campbell, D. M. Heukel and T. W. Dosh on the committee. Newberry College.—We learn (says the Sumter Watckstan) with much pleasure that at the late 47th annual session of the Lntheran Synod of South Carolina and adjaceut States, held at Frog Level, S. C., Major J. H. Murrell, of the Charles ton Courier, was unanimously elected a trustee of Newberry College, a literary institution of high reputation and great usefulness, now located at the healthy aud fast growiug mountain town of Walhalla. f ■' ■ s Minister Wanted—J. M. Swi- gert, jr., writes from Trenton, Miss., by request of the church : “We are without a preacher, aud desire to procure the services of a good and efficient minister to watch over the dock in this section of our country. We want him to attend to the church, and to that alone ; for the harvest is great, and the laborers are few. May the Lord send ns a preacher, is oar sincere prayer.” Ministers Wanted.—We suffer from the great scarcity of active ministers, and nnless something is done, and that quickly, the waste places in our Zion mast greatly in crease, and that before many years, because a majority of our ministers are advanced in years, must there fore pass away from the church militant to fill np the ranks of the church triumphant, and there are not at present a sufficient number of young men preparing themselves to take the places of those who leave. The want of ministers preveuts us also from being aggressive, and from attending to our people who seek homes outside the bounds of the established pastorates and churches, it is painful to read the letters sent, to listen to the appeals from Luther ans from Kansas to Louisiana, from Florida to Arkansas. It grieves and distresses us above measure. Bat what can we do 1 We work, and we have our hands full. There are, however, brethren who have become secularized, who have located, who can not (f) obey the lord’s command, “Go ye therefore and teach,” etc. We sympathize with them, we know how easily men become entangled; we know how difficult it is for those who own houses, or lands, or stores, or are otherwise lucratively em ployed, to get rid of all the encum brances which prevent them from keeping their ordination vows. We ourselves would this day be over looking work bands, be driving hogs or cattle, selling flonr or corn, if Christ himself had not broken our chains and set us free to serve him in the church. We know full well the specious aud apparently unan swerable arguments ministers em ploy who forsake the work of win ning souls for Christ. We know, too, how they try to quiet their consciences, to stifle the Spirit’s striving by occasional preaching, by assisting at meetings when work is slack and business not pressing. But it is all iu vain, and eternity will prove it. We do not here allude to the aged fathers who are no longer able to bear the heat and burden of the day, nor to those whom feeble health has wasted, but to those who are able, but uot will- iug. It is, however, to a great extent, the church’s fault that many a minister returns to the world. The apostle writes: “Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel, should live of the gospelbut too mauy professors of religion read; “Should starve of the gospel ;• aud they—such Christians! —do starve. A money making chris Han can go to heaven f but n money- loving one, never. But why is it that we have so few candidates for the ministry ? Different reasons are given; one, however, ia sufficient: Because there is too little godliness among us. if there were, parents would give their sous to the church, young men would press to the frout and say: “Lord, here am I, send me,” and the churches would contribute freely to thefr support during the years of study. We close these hastily thrown out remaks with extracts from two let ters : 1. Mrs. writes from , Kan sas: “From my childhood I have beeu a reader of a Lutheran churrb paper; first, the Lutheran Obeerrer, aud last, though uot least, the Lu theran Visitor. Since leaving my native State, Virginia, 1 have uot heard a Lutheran minister preach. I spent two years iu Iudiaua, where there was almost every denomina tion except Euglish Lutherans. The Swedes had a large church iu Attica, but their worship was to me In au unkuowu tongue, though very sol- emu and impressive. We did hope that when we came to Kaoaaa. we would find Lutheran*. But no! Methodists aud Presbyteriaus are preaching in ever} school house, aud they are many ; but the uame “Lu theran Church” seems new to some. Why is it that our church ia so far behind in this uew, beautiful and rapidly growing State f Surely we are losing ground. Already there are three or four Presbyteries in this State, ami their papers claim a more rfipid growth of their church iu this ttfan iu auy other State.” The second letter is from Flor ida : Kllihville, Fla., OcL 7. Rer. J. Uatckius, 1'resident of the Synod of South Carolina, aud adjaceut States—Dear Brother.—We, the el ders of the Lutheran Church of Co lumbia County, East Florida, do present our claims to your body in session, and as representatives* of the Lutheran congregation of this place, as we hare for several years been without preaebiug, aud as We have organised ounelves into a coo gregation aud are subject to the Discipline of the Evangelical Lu theran Church, would humbly beg and pray that you seud unto us a laborer to administer to onr spiritual wants. We have been looking for ward with anxious hearts, expecting the General Syuod South, with the co operation of your Synodical body, to supply ns with a minister. But as uothiug has been done, we would state that oar church is in a flourish ing condition and the field ia large, and the time ia here, that a great work could be done for the Lutheran Church, and we beg you to do some thing for us, as uow is the time, aud the only time, or everything will be lost to the Lutheran cauw. We bring before you our sad condition without a minister of onr otru church to break unto us the bread of eter nal life. Do not force us with our children out of the church we love best, to take up our abode with others in denominations that do uot believe and practice as we do. We acknowledge that we cau not bold out inducements like those of onr North Carolina and Virginia breth ren ; but we feel assured that a min ister will be provided for to the beat of our ability. Our country is a healthy one, and a country that should be admired by. the working class of people, and and the cry is exteuded from here, “Come over and help us,” for we can not forsake our church. We ascribe ourselves, Yours, io Christian fellowship, Ellas S. T. Krefs, ) Wm. Shealey, J Elders. Jasper H. Witt, ) Wo add an extract from a Louisi ana correspondent: “Baton Rouge, La.—There is a large Lutheran ele meat here, and constantly increasing, and yet no church organization and privileges.” Can our readers, young aud old, unmoved learn these sad, yea, and to us, as Evangelical Lutherans, accusing facts f God plants the LutheranjKed throughout the coun try, bat the church neglects it, and it dies out. We are invited to go up and possess the land, but we linger, delay, yes, and many flatly refuse to go. A minister lately said to us: “I want a charge.” “Will you go to Florida V “No!” was the answer. Another said to us: “I am in trouble, and yon are the cause of it.” Utterly astonished, never mo lesting any one, we said, “Speak out” “You said my calling was not to split rails, bat to preach Christ.” “Well, was I not right T" “Tell me where to preach.” “You are the man for Mississippi.” “I could uot go them.” And as the old, to the young. We ought to howe one hun dred young men iu the various stages of education for the sacred office; we have uot iu the whole then my whether he told the truth In bis speech at Reading. Dr. Bittle begin! his artiele by speaking of the editor of the Ameri can Lutheran as follows: “He was General Synod heenty. We are, therefore, iu favor of ordaining any vania College, pious man having a good English education, aud well established iu the truth of Christ, as understood by the Evangelical Chnrch, for any field to which he has a call. We must have more ministers. We are, however, opposed to authorize those to preach the gospel who, although we do not doubt their piety, yet are utterly disqualified to teach others, because they are not taught them selves. The New Illustrated Edition of Webster.—To the student, the scholar, or the general reader, Web ster is indispensable. We unhesita tingly recommcud this mammoth edition of Webster to everybody.— Montgomery Mail. The riTTUBURG St NOD AND REV. SciIIFRKNBKI'K.- TheZcitechpub lishes au extract from the Minutes of the Pittsburg Synod, which it requests Lutheran church |iaper» to publish. We do not dediue oompli anew, but prefer to have the Syn odical action iu the original, as we suppose the Zritechrijt gives but the translation. Auybow, the IMtUburg Syuod has struck the name of Rev. Scbiercnbeck from its roll of min isters. National Thankboivinu Day. —The Presideut recommends “that ou Thursday, the .10th day of No vember next, the people meet to their respective places of worship, aud make the usual acknowledgement* to Almighty God.” Going Beyond its Border*.— The Lutheran Obeerrer compliments us: “The 1'onimittee on Home Mia •ions, appointed by thetieoeral Synod South, and o( which Kcv. T. W. Dosh, of Winchester, Va^ ia chair man, has issued an ap)H*af to the Southern churches to raise $1,000, for the special pun****' «»f «'stabliah- ing a miasKHi in Missouri. It thus becomes manifest that our Southern brethren are not willing to restrict their misaiooary operations to the South, but are deatrou* of extending them bey ml their on u Imnlers, even to Missouri, iu the great Weal." The Rev. D. F. Bittle.—This Reverend gentleman has published an article in the Visitor, in which be undertakes to cornet a stateniem is tbn Americas Lutheran, to the (bl- lowing effect: “The Lutheran I toor of Septem ber 29th inserts an article beaded, ‘Separation of the 5. C. Synod,’ taken from the Aaieriess Lutheran, which clones as follows: *We do not know what their classical school at Walhalla, S. t'., ia doing, bat we observe that their Roanoke College, at Salem, ia iu danger of being sold for debt, and that an agent has gone North to collect mgoey enough to save it from going under.’ We have two State institutions and seven de nominational colleges in Virginia; the most of the latter, I presume, are more or leas IN DEBT. The most of them have at different times KENT AGENT* North, aud the Northern people have kindly, in every instance, responded to their calls. 1 was au agent myself, and received the *amc kind treatment in behalf of Roanoke College, iu Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. The editors of onr Lutheran papers iu Philadelphia, Drs. Seias and Conrad, received me as a brother—the former bad his congregation to give me $300. and the latter gave me himself personally $100 to increase the apparatus of the College. Htstroke College still needs funds, but I hope it will not be sold for debt, nor go under. Its internal affairs are encouraging—we never had as large a number of stndents to begin a session with as the pres ent.” We remark on the above, that we did not write the paragraph alluded to out of hostility to ^Dr. Bittle or Roanoke College. We had seeu the statement somewhere that unless the agent sent North could collect a certain sum of money the institution would have to be sold for debt. In speaking of the separation of the Synod of North Caroliua, we mentioned this fhet, among others, as an Argument that the Southern Synods should cling together and assist each other in sustaining their institutions. Dr. Bittle complains in the same article that a few years ago we pub lished, in reference to which he delivered before the Penn sylvaniaBynod in Rending, that he lied. |t would have been more ele gant, we confess, if we had whipped his Satanic majesty a little around a fellow ■tudeut of mine at Peunsyl- Siuce we were stu dents we have beeu on the moat Ultimate terras, and I acknowledge myself iudebted to him for some special fhvors received at his instiga tion.” We remember Bro. BiUle from our college days as a very genial and clever companion. But his memory serves him better in one respect than ours; we have no rec ollection of the “specie! lavor” for which be acknowledges himself In debted to us. But we assure him that we will always cheerfully 4o him a favor or a kindness, if we can do it without too great an inomive- tiiet>ee to ourselves. We make it a point to do this to ail our friends, and even to our bitterest enemies and calumniators, and thus we “heap coals of Are upon their heads.”— From the Amerieaa Lutheran, by re- For ihr Lutheran Vkaitor. Florida. Kidoe Springs, | October, 1871. * Dear Brother : As 1 have returned home from a visit recently made to Columbia county, Florida, perhaps yon would like to hear something of my labors and the state of the Church there. Ou the l.tth of August 1 loll kind onea at home, and on the 16th I arrived at Lake City, where I met with my good friend and brother A. A. Ochoa, a worthy member oi the Imtheran Chnrch. Arrange meats were soon made by this good brothel to oouvey me to the church I was destined to; bat meeting Bro. linvid A. Wilt, from near the church, who assisted me on my way, 1 was soon at my brother’s, E. H. T. Krepa, who left South Cart4ma in 1*36 aud eui igrated to Mississippi, where be remained nntil M9, when he moved U> Florida. You may imagine that it was a pleasant meeting to ua, as it waa the aeoood Dae, only, that we bad seeu each other in thirteen years. It was not long before we were speaking of what transjared iu the day* of onr boyhood. The news of my arrival soon spread from bouse to house, and very soon wv wen* in the midst of a minister ia in their midst, that will unite with the church of their parent *^!>n the 2d Sabbath iu this mouth (September), as unfavorable as the day was, a large congregation assem bled at the church, and there remem bered the Passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. At candlelight we found a large congregation, gathered from all points, to bear our farewell dis course. After the sermon, a farewell by mu waa sung, aud the entire con gregation met ua in the chancel and there gave us the parting hand. Mooday, the 11th, was the day I waa to start home, and while at my brother’s, K. 8. T. Krepa’, the good brothers and sisters came with the rich things of the land. One brother with means to defray the expenses of the minister there and home again, given aa the donation of the Luth eran oougregatiou where be labored Some with Urn produce of the toil, such as «ngar, gyrup, sugar cane, pomegranates) and cake of all kinds and quantities, nntil our baggage Inrrrasriil from a footman’s torn to a one horse draft I must confess that I almost felt like good old Joshua, I would go home and say to all that we could possess the land. Before parting we all assembled in the parlor, and naug the good old hymn— “Children of the heavenly Kin*," and in prayer asked God’s blessing upon the family and those who had shared their liberality in the rich things presented ua. Bidding all adieu, 1 left for Lake City, accompanied by my brother, K. 8. T. Krepa, Brothers L Witt, H. Koou, and D. A. Witt. After two nights’ Ira ved on rough roads, 1 reached my home, the place I always love moat Mr. Editor, yon may ask me why those people in Florida do # not sub aenbe for your paper, if 1 am not badly deceived, 1 think they will. 1 hope, if we are permitted to meet at the approaching Syuod, that I will be able to satisfy yon on this sub ject. Several expressed a willing neaa to take the |taper, aud promised to send me the money iu time for Synod. I will promise you this much : send them a (tutor and I will •end you the money and twenty sub scribers to your paper. They must have a (taator, or Lutheranism will be dead, dead.. As I have writteu too much old acquaintance*, and those who were brought np ia the doctrines of already, dispose of the above aa yon the Lutheran Church. AU expressed think beat. 4 B. Krkph. their love for their mother ehnrch, and their wtlliugneaa to live and to die in her. My calcnlatioas were to commence the work of my miasioo, ami to preark each Habbath while there in the Lutheran church, but learning that Bro. Leonard, of the M. K. Chuirh, South, was holding a protracted meeting near by, I de clined, and on the third Sabbath, with some of my laatheran brethren, visited Bro. leonanr* meeting, when I was cordially invited to partici pate, ami at 11 o'clock preached to a large and attentive congregation, composed of Methtdiata aud Lnther ana. After the »cnuoa twenty-five or Cwentv-nix were received into the For thr Lutheran Visitor. Haw it Can ba Dona. At the late oouveutioa of the Vir ginia Synod, a resolution was passed to the effect that each minister should faithfully endeavor to •raise, and to bring up to the next meetiug of Synod, a dollar, on an average, for each chutch member in bis charge. It was thought and declared hy some of the members of Synod that this amount was too large, and that it would not be raised. Of coanrr not, if the proper measures are uot taken to raise it. If minis ters do not make their jieople ac chunk by tW IVmUw, uooonting u> 1 U *“‘ U ' 1 w,Ul " ,i » of the custom of the Methodist Church. At night of the same day 1 n>et a good congregation at the laitltcran church. I will here state that this church U twelve nil lew south of Lake Synod from the pulpit; if they do not frequently call their attention to it during^ the present Syuodical year, and urge iqion them their reasona ble duty to comply with the resolu- Cilv. In . Imllliv n-giou uf country, uf S 5 U< *> >“ *• U ‘“< u ' r i “»<>. mI.»ntiding with oTcrr thing to make ■*“*"*. >f •>» “<« “how them both |nudor and |n«tdc rumtorU *»»<««» Uie thin* cau be done, why, as a mutter of course, it will not be After oar Hr* twrmon. nnwngc ^m,.Imbed. H.uce milch ({renter menu wem made for a protracted “ndertuking. limn thin have been meeting. There are 22 member, of •»**'-' “'r-owpliabe.i, *» '• <»“>•* this church, who affirm that they will live and die in the t’hnrch of the Reformat ion. The contemplated meeting com- ! meured and continued ten or twelve days and nights. Rev. Mcllay of the M. R. Church, South, united with ns. and rendered his assistance nntil the dose of the meeting. The word preached 1 seemed to have a (Kiwerfnl effect, and the power of God was felt among us. The door reasonable to suppose. that it may also be readily done. Aud that it ua) quite easily be effected, let the following story, taken from the Lu therau aud Missionary, but credited by that paper to the CArisfiaa Week ly, abuudautly prove. It is beaded, GIVING LIKE A CHILD. Not long since a poor widow came into my study. She ia over sixty years of age. Her home is one little room ten feet by twelve, aud she of the church waa n|iened, and seven supports herself by her needle, which ten were received, twelve hr letter in these days of sewiug machines, and five by confirmation. Two in I means the most miserable support, fants were baptized. I imagine my surprise when she put At the dose of the meeting the < into my hands three dollars, aud membership was increased to thirty j said: nine, who can not be anything else “There is my ooutributiou to the church fuud.” “But you are not able to give so much."* “Oh ! yea,” she exclaimed, “I have but Lutherans. Though they are without a shepherd to administer to their spiritual wsnta, yet they are united as brethren should be. I will here give the names of the leading learned how to give uow.” au address j ones, and those who mnv lie known to many of your renders: Brothers Wm. 8bealy, H. Koon, L. Haltiwan- ger, E. 8. T. Krepa and G. Knelgrove, ami others formerly of Rdgeflekl, “Uow is that f” 1 asked. s “Do you remember,” she answer ed, “that sermon of three months ago, wheu you told us that you did not believe one of your people was 8. C\, and David Witt, 8r^ Jasper so poor that, if be loved Christ, he the stump, and said Dr. Bittle was aud Jacob Witt, David A. Witt, Jr., nonld find some way of showing that mistaken, or that he misrepresented, or that be prevaricated. But we wonhl request him simply to recall the speech, and compare it with the editorial of !>r. Unde, and the com- 8. M. Witt, John and Harapson love by his giflsi” IiAgrone, John and Wm. Feagle, “1 do.” • with others formerly of Newberry, “Wall, I weut borne and cried all 8. C. night over that sermon. I said to I will here mention that there, are . myself, ‘My minister don’t know niunicatiou of Rev. 8. Hberer iu the other families brought up Lutherans, bow poor 1 am, dr be would never same number of the Visitor, in which w ho are not couuected with any have said that.’ But from crying 1 his own prescut article appears, aud branch of the Church, waiting until > at last got to praying. But when bad told Jeans nil about it, I seemed to get an answer in my heart thst dried np all tears.” “What waa the answer T” I msked deeply moved by her recital. “Only this: ‘If you cau not g^ as other people do, give like a Uttle child. 1 And I have been doing it ever since. When I lyive a psagy change over from my sugar, or loaf of bread, I lay it aside for Jesir and so I have gathered this money all in peonies.” “But has it uot embarrassed you to lay aside so much V “Oh J no,” she responded eagerly with beaming face. “Since I to give to the Lord, I have alwaye had money in the house for myself ; and it is wonderful how the sork comes pouring in. 8o many ^ coming to see me that I never knew before.” “Bat didn’t you always hare money in the bouse T” I asked. “Oh! no.” Often when my tmt came due I had to go and borrow it, not knowing bow I should ever find means to pay it again. But I dost have that to do auy more—the dear Lord is so kind.” “Of course I could not refuse *n^ money. Three months later Mm came with three dollars and eighty- five cents, saved in the same way. Then came the effort of our church in connection with the Memorial Fund, and in soma five mouths she brought fifteen dollars, an saved ia the little mite-box I had givea her. This makes a total of $21.85 from one jHx>r widow in a single twelve mouth. I need hardly add that she apparently grew more ia ciiruria character iu one year than in all the previous years of her oouneetiou with the church. Who can doubt that if in giving, aa well aa ia ocher graces, we could all thus beoome as little children, there would result such an increase in our gifts there would not be room to contain them 1”—Christian Weekly. Uow the reading of this incident should cause the blush of shame and self condemnation to mantle high the cheek of many a reader that pfooeoa to be a servant of the Lord, especially those to whom He has liberally given of this world’s goods, aud who give but five or tea dollars a year towards the support of the Gospel, and the furtherance of Christ’s kingdom upon the earth! Here we have a poor widow, over sixty years of age, living in a little room ton feet by twelve, and sup porting herself by the needle, giving during the space of a twelve month the almost incredible sum—for one in her condition—of $21.85. Aud now, to ns the very important question arises, hose was she enabled to contribute this large sum 1 She shall tell us in her own words, “When 1 have a penny change over from my sugar; and no I have gath ered this money all in pennies^ Well worthy are these words to be itali cised. How simple and easy of ac complishment the plan! It is diffi cult, iodeed, to find a member of the church poorer than was this poor widow. Aud if she, contributing of her poverty, could lay up during the year more that twenty dollars for the cause of the Lord, sandy the peered of our members, unmg the same means, could save during the year one-tuen tietk of that amount, which is all that is asked of them. There me many way* in which you can are money for the Lord’s cause, if only you have the mimd to do it. Strive, first, to have the will, and the wsg will speedily present itself. This is one of the lessons that we learn from the story concerning the widow. Ai soon as she, in all simplicity, began to give “like a child* the Lord, by putting it into the hearts of ber neighbors to give her plenty of work, aud, doubtless, to pay her liberally for her sewing, enabled her sooa to give as a grown person. And thus will it ever be with those who, fro® principle, aud in a systematic way, seek to contribute to the Lord* cause. It is only the old adage, “Where there’s a will there’s * way.” The secoud lesson of importance that we foaru from the above men Lioued story about the poor wide*» is that wheu the Christian gives fro® principle, aud according “•* ^ Lord has prospered him,” *t prow a means of growth in grace * him. It is the testimony of widow’s pastor, “I need hardly a* 1 * 1 that she apparently grew meet ** Christian character in one year than * ail the previous years of her connect** with the churchShe gave unto the cause of the Lord as be prospered her, aud he gave abundantly outo her, in return, spiritual blessing*- Wbo can dare say that die was xtot much the gainer for the exchange Aud thus will it prove to allthn* will do likewise. If the ministerial brethren of the Virginia Synod will allow me, would respectfully suggest to tbeiu the propriety of reading from tn« pulpit to their congregation, (or gregations, if their charge consist*® more than ooe), the resolution passed r -i ■ r- > b, Byo®* 1 *° “■* r fl,< ■ an »»«•**» l "' °" rr ,. chan* ih« wr* * th the rc*o!utu)H to li. atonr of tfo I*®* Z. rMK of Hhowing til. r^Tdone. of »tn to 8° am '^HdkW of it from JJ^adoo the Broun iu. in thin manner, bi of the menJ ‘Inch, many of. the. "obablv, never know ££ l for they do »Tthe Chnrch paper. ■ brought to then o,u pnWie manner, it « t deeply "OP" Soda tlmn if they we at home. And it may k* will be, that the blessing- eatpeem agked in pray« do |(tfr y will be moved l tbe exam?** -the poo We will clone ^n the t ory: «Wbo cau dou giving, as wel! as in ot i coold all thus beeom« I ren, there would result «* incur gifts that there room u> contain them. For the Lm Davidson, HorthOnrolim Mr. Edtior : The Da\ Bible Society, at its meeting passed the foil Don, to wit: - , “Resolved. That tbt thin Society furnish m proceedings of this m Lutheran Visitor, Chri> and the JT. C. Priesbyt' quest that they publi In compliance with wl fully ask a place in you a brief extract of the j •aid meeting. Our Society met church, in this county * inst. The attendance large—exceeded onr n expectations. We rea our Society was again i up, as it were, from a it a foil grown Society, i vigor, energy and seal. The meeting was «. devotional exercises, an by the President, Rev btoii. pastor of the'' church in Lexington. 1 his most excellent a«ld doing him a great inju original, instructive an ing, and w as listened to with great delight, it i that what was wauthi^ Society all a blaze was it now supplied. After tbe close ot t< committee on eurolliuen for the next year w The Society then took purpose of pnrtakin- meats bountifully ou ha , Fpon our re-assetnbli of the Committee ou Ei called for, which was mingled feelings, pleasn itude. From <&this ref nntly realized the li Society, which for mat? existed iu the name, ai draggiug along with a * of scarcely a corpora! now a society indeed with a membership ot and eighty-nine in otic horhood, aud a most iu eucooraging future ofl two Sabbath-schools masse and by paying in dimes and quarters ci< ahip in our Bible Soon items of routine of b attended to. The re Treasurer was > most showing the Society t< financial condition th; years—more money of *nore books; and thh midst of what we chot er ty aud hard times, that what we make as °ur own neglects are on ^Bd that we are able i to give. The Bible is. unlocks our vaults an toat if we would have tor eternity we mast 1 Lord who gives us all are. Stimulated bv this ^lved to empiov airt ^rough our comity, the financial iutt k**‘* e ty and the spiv hble among onr owu d ot) ject and aim is to pu the hands and houses tous. The view that takes is, that all mu, d°mg. that while the 1 * c Church » so fast , ^toad, alluring, sheltern OUr ®ible land, that ! OUu ' among us they making in the bright morn *ng) situ of Gospel and love. ^ The re-organization o 8 fhUy completed. V 1 ■ei V. r;