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——Ml THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. iCOLUMMA/S. C./FEBRUARY 9. 187 lit* hfix scvqjB im |Mutant works is coutemplatioflf and If a iUU of preparation. He U also revising aad superintending now edition* of kie former works. One of these, a now edition of hit Catechism for Sunday schools, had ja*t reached him on the day of ear visit. May bia life and health be precious in the sight of the Lord, so that his valuable labors may benefit the church yet for many years to come.—-Lutheran and Mis- bat all the Trustees, together with “J/ and all other friends, will sot promptly ia the matter, I give the fotlowiag pledge upon the conditions taw, claim U<| ommoa, iah j - 8eeIptara! who dissent I rV selvm pcq I when confn 11'- RUPE, D.D., Enrijoa abundantly, and in many im not withoot the sssirtsaot State; bat sddilioaal choral not supplied, either hy Stale On., #100. Is, unity ; ia non-essentials in alt things, charity" ’g&oiiBg •«*'*' ™m^I will neeUt in TTILlina of the *u ble original mailer. The two piaraa,, oungregauoos “Remember the Poor” and “Indian Mfcfln f Sum double exception there ia («^ there is more than one it mam he m n very small scale, aad la the (9, of a chapel for some fonsdry or man. u factoryin a large ehdreh etnelm fig tree of o«r own “Bettor Is n I dinner of herbs, where lore ia, then a stalled ox end hatred therewith.* During the services connected with The forty-third number of Lothardt’s paper con talas a review of ProC CL F. W. Walther’s artiste*, reprinted from Lekrt and VVeJkrr, on the sub ject : “What do the modem would poken of in 1 approbate sating natur Uke to i»«D it^ uufirmw't' 9 of with voluntary contributions and throegt the nutiring exertions of g fiovntef mud popular young miutetet, Mt. Beskow, who is now iu paster, aofi preaches every Sabbath to a osagre gallon of betweea two sad three thousand. A wealthy merchant of Stockholm also has recently am was installed ss Pastor, by Bora P. Shirk el and 8. A. Repast. After this the Wont wan presented In ft* simplicity for a number of days, and at the done some fond additions were made to the membership, the whole community made arrkms, sad some brought B> give attendance to holy things who before were care lens. *<kul owns the fhtthfat preaching of his Word in its parity and rimpliHty, and (tod Memea it* A* Lutheranism h rewiring a fresh Impetus you may expect the Visitor to IM the effects. • • • If it is actually time that ear rings constitute the Devflta mark on we poor homaa sheep, I most believe in To tht. tie editor •impie t~* «■»*,* Uere U-t the »or.l declare* that no druj kerit the kingdom of approve of a drunkai r*tre is ooocloidve » I Ijetion And theii I k* constate* 11 with I would not be 00 the*® only 00c kind of viJ ftutA Ptov. xxiii : 2Si. I U; Deni. : 33 m Piwf. xx ; 1; I xxri : 1 » *' fl xxrii: 11 • « i Solomon v : 1 ; foai-* 1 * iah lxr : 8; Gen. xhvl 12; Amos ix : 14. I #348,000, to G. P. Leaves, of Okia than three or four yean of ife-, when I did not know good from evil. Row, ft ta fair to presume that Satan will claim his own, f.all bearing his sunk; and so, must I be consid ered the property of Satan because 1 bear the mark, which the Christian lady cboours to designate as Satan’s mark, that mark having been placed 00 me whew I was at an irrespousi Me age. And not ns n sign of 8a tunic ownership was this mark placed on me by my dear mother, but with a view of relieving me of painfully sore eyes. My eye* were at that time oo son that they could not be opened of mornings until saturated with warm milk. Piercing my cars resulted happily iu the effectual cure of my eyes. And twenty years after this, when my ey es were again pain folly affected, I produced irritation by wearing heavy ear rings in my earn, and with the same beneficial effect- 1 have worn ear nags ever since, and will probably continue to do 00 until my end. Bat, even If I were to lay aside the ear rings, that would not better the case, for the mark would still remaia, aad as 1 said before, the Beast will claim his sheep. I think If the Christian Lady would like to say anything against the folly of this world’s dress sod fashion let her say something 00 some other articles of jewelry not so mu-fill as ear rings; or she might, with pru|iriety, lift up her voice sgainst the superfluous amount of hwli recovering Great Britain uexed the African diamond promote evangelical religion. The Evangelical Rational flsifeitj fc Stockholm, ia addition to the pub following if any man were to toll ms that there Is a pastor in the South Carolina 8y nod, 00 recreant to Synodic*! law, the Oht giui*,in Dr. DT must $< Jsn’y. 3^ 187* Mr. Editor—Thar for. With your kind note of intrvdactioa to oar aow highly esteemed friend, the Bov. W. A How man, after having re ceived your lipoedictioM, and having partaken of yuor kindness generally, er wrong among those woo urn brethren. To givo expression to such sentiments is reference to this book of Prof. Wnlther’s given ns pais, great pain; bat wo can not ami dare not keep it back. Weither makes all the theologians pass in leview before him, in this qasmien concerning inspiration, beginning with Bchleiermacher, Base, and Scbetiled, continuing with Ritasch, Muller, Thotock, Olabaunen, Meyer, Beck, l>omer, and Threaten, aad dosing with Martanaen, von Hoff man, Thamnsioo, Lathardt. and De bate s large circulation. Is tfe south u nvutkljr periodical, called the Coogreg*. 'ions' Friend, was darted at the beginutu 0 of this year, sad baa already obtain, 4 n goad iofli euce and large and im n aaing sop- port. It is devoted to the rdvaaee- pledge as not to present this matter to each of his congregation*, 1 woald resent the insinuation ns an insult. All oar minister* hare enough of thr love of Christ ia their beans OollegA We are greatly ia need of iniaistor*, and we mast have edu rated mdk Rooters, stonners and jumpers aire played out. The people crave to be edified aud instructed in the hoosfijrfGud. Among the enuaes church has not held her ie Booth, the want of edu- ieters is not the least. But idocate our men ourselves; I on otlaers to dp it for «• is ( of folly, is wWdal. We fc who qre able will respond o the appeals made, hg might assist, and that fiion about our institutions, nr of students preparing ministry, the cost toj the sustaining each student— re do not mean what the re for instruction,! board, rhat the yearly eontribu- le churches for the support 4leges are; whether a| ma in ten years.. .. Rothschilda and Jay Cooke ft Co. have bought #000,080, 000 of the aew loan Two ban dred people were nr rested at n eoek fight at Hoboken. .At Columbia, 8. ti, eoek fights are hehl near tbs Stole House. The Russian Priure, Alexis, who is inteeviswfug (ha United States, so-called, shot on Sunday n buffalo, sad telegraphed iu the afternoon, we found the Bev. Bowman, who treated u» with all the kindness iu liU power, and triad to show us am many of the moat inter eating poisu aa possible about that buttle scarred old dty. A aad 00 carrrocr, kowwer, the death of a venerable member pf his church, prevented him frudi devoting ns much of his time to pur enjoyment, sa be otherwise would have done; bat ae are, 1 assure you, quite coo touted with hi* effort* to gratiQ our curiosity, aud make our stay is fharfoutoa a pleasant one. Chief amongst the olpcp of interest w kick hr showed us was the “Orphaaa’ Home,* sltU4t<-d iu tb.R * ity. In my humble opruiou, thD InsUtuthm la all that u claims to 1* Though, in "uiw respec>| the toother exerts over the child sa influence which is bryood the reach of any other ha mao bring. Still we feel assured that * good hoar ia here provided for the booMtesa, aud think It beyond a doubt preferable la many cases to those which very many of these children have been called upon to leave.- A greater degree of cdsra lion Is here given them than foils to the lot of those who are left orphans iu a state necessary to be provided for by thr public benevolence. W« were not present so one of tbs weekly rece|<k*» days of the school, bat through tbs kindues* and iuflu eucv of Rev. RoWmaa wr were grunted admittance. And though the school ami boom was not nr ran gad purpoarly for exhibition, it sbowrt! s degree of cleanliness that would have dour credit to any pri vale fomlly —showing to oar minds st once how well adapted to her responsible position hi the lady, Miss Bi-win, who presides over this im u»oo*r household. But ns *!1 friends, who have be- cope soch under similar eiresm stance*, are soon called iJ *pon to l«rt, we too were compelled to yield to rfrcomatsAce* and continne oar journey to this so called “Land dt Pfowerm." tVe reached Bavannsh oo Saturday, and sa the tfsamer 00 which we had taken passage allowed as ti> stop s few hours In that place, we determine*! to pass this ;tedod of time plcssstilty by calling on an old and highly esteemed family friend, tbe Rev. D. it. PottU. We found him changed neither aa regards his general appears net- nor klndnaas of manner, from what be was, when, not half s score year* oldT we were socostrNned to see him a welcome guest st our father’s house. We also learned through him, that oar former President find instructor, tbe Rev. F. BaneetneY, live* in flsvao- nah, bdt onr \*-ry short stay pre vailed u* from 1.tiling to see him. He now editk a German puj* r, T uu derstsod. Feeling SMtured that y ou know more atnint thh* eftyr, even in its present ooudittoii than I could fell you, and that, therefore, any drat-riptiou whu-li 1 rOnld glv»* would be on interesting,* T iwas from this place, tfer appearance of which great ly pleased me, to oqe which does sot preneut quite so charming s apecU df, polltiaaUv. especially. in FVori- On any other hyp»^i» would be a book and frightful ooutrt fo a symbol of wrath—-.1*. hoi of mercy. The I readily conceive is il tutors in that uuivemty. Aamug works Iran slated from foreign lan guages which have obtained s very extensive circulation, may be men turned Merle cTAubigne’s “History of the Keformataou,*' his “life of Oliver Cromwell," and his “Germany, Euglaud sad Scotland.* There is, however, another side sf the picture. Raboualism, or “Pres Thinking,*ss it is called, has • btais- and Phillip pi—and they all foil be fore bis judgnseot, and aet a solitary one finds grace, not one I Aad why I Because they have all rejected the theory hehl by onr old dogmatical teachers of the Seventeenth Century, according to which the inspired au thors of the Sacred Scriptures were regarded aa nothing more than amsa senses, etc. For, according to Wal- tber.H opinion, faith in the Bible, as the Word of God, stands or folia with this theory of the old Hkchere. But by what doctrine or principle of our church are we, far all time, bound to all the theorise of the dogmatics of the Seventeenth Oee- liberalty Duett is infoim nine different Uebr< the original, which lated simply into Lb This is what has con founded tbe qaesTiot in our English tran* . Republic, destroyed by sa earth quake. ...The Grand Jury of New York here indicted Stoke*, the mur derer of Fisk A defalcation la the Rhode Inland National Bank of #230,000 In Clevelnud a man aad bis wife lately died from Irish roe charge, Qracgeberg county, #11.30; Rev. G. A- Hough’s charge, Orange burg county, #*k40. I have beard that root of the the words which ajJ qoently arc TirosM. 1 The first occurs thirj and, with s single j- (Hoses iv; 11) is col Meeting. There is n mg uttered respect it. j as admouition of its 1 actor to be foohd in in deuta of the universities sad tbs half-educated, aad has somewhat in fected tbe minds of all desses; sad such is the prostrate, fettered eaafi- liuo of the National Church, that an open denier of oar Lord's divinity was allowed to sit as member of the • few a dram for oar modern ladles of ■tjla, to any nothing of tbe extrava gant sum expended for the trimuming sick. .. General Jordan, indicted for violating the neutrality laws, number of destitute persons. And I may venture to say that the softer fatty iu these lines oreads Ae er Church Assembly which yean ago to advise regsrdiag the Cbatch's interests! Even among the ranks of FrfieHunker*, however, God theories and systems eonld he stig matized aa ‘apostasy from the faith of oar fathers? Thank God, feRh The Bible say*. “Judge not that ye be not judged.* I will not sign myself a Christian wosaan, for I do not know if I am worthy of that title. ! try to nerve my God, and Ha only knows if I am a Christian or not. Very respeetfolly, L.Q Tirssk is simply tbe fi and it ia almost uuiv< and sovereignty of his grace. A young tutor in the University of Upaaia, on whom the hopes of acade mic ififidels rested, aad who, an to- cooat of his admitted pre-eminece is talents aad varied accompRshmenl^ as well as in respect to the parity the Word of God, in ao« foreut from the thorny of held by our fathers.” him with a thirty fourth child. ... The buck bone of the Mexiraa revo lution is broken Fire ia Vfefee- buig; loss 50,000. ... The success of Spatn in Cuba ia dressed hopeless to keep an institution few ! years. What we think the only correct tainitig a ehurcbly fdu- and position of the Lutheran theolo gians of the preseat day hi a tone which is not only devoid of all love, but ala* of all dignity.* After charging Prof. Walther with foiling to bring any proof to main tain bis position, he says: “lu view of this, ft does not become him by any menus to employ such s tone in condemning those who are one with him in the faith aad ia the eeofcs- won of the same. Should he see this, let him believe the writer when be declares that he would much have preferred lo leave it unsaid and un written, and that he has only obeyed tbe promptings of duty in publicly expressing himself aa he haa here done.* 5 It seems, therefore, that among the theologians of the Lutheran Church of Germany that dietorial and conceited tone, which often char acterises the productions of the mind of tbe Synod of. Missouri, aad which tbe weaker brethren of that body faithfully copy, gives as much offense as it does among ns in this land. “No doobt, but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.”— Lutheran and Missionary. was expected to gain derisive tn uwphs for the Pmuthewtae system which had been taught from the philosophical chair there, has, aft* passing through a severe csufiie*, become s deckled aad earnest Chris tian, and, to the chagrin of the so- called ‘philosopher*,’’ publicly stow ed bis Christianity la fi ve«y able aud impressive^ speech at the feM anniversary of thfi Bible 8ocirty st Btockbolm. ‘Where God builds s church, the devil will build a chapel* the Ifo man Catholics, not unobservant of the opening afforded by the »WKi« of tbe iubderant law, have sent priests, men of tact sad worthy sc- complUduneute, to the two principal seaport towns, Gothenburg sad Mai mo (there was one at tbe seat of the Court, Stockholm, "beforehand), •** have erected, or are erecting, chulth es in both. There was no Rum** population in either town, and the anti Kwiuiab feeling is strong thresfih’ out the coon fry. Bat feeling out s foundation in the knowledge** Mr. Editors The proper endow ment of Rnuuokc College has hern, for years, “a ore summation devoutly to be wished,” by all of iu friend*. Tbe name desire is felt ia behalf of sit onr church institution* 1 am pleased to see the subject, with ref erence to Roam Ac, agitated by “A Trustee/ “J./' aud other*. 8urh ankles bring the, rauae to the sir teutiou U person* w ho arc m illing to assist iu the mailer. The propmdtiou of “J.” is to raise IIO/MO by •Mdatcripiioii* of #60, jgg. able ia five years, or #10 s year for five years. This sum is too small for the benefit intended, aad too e capital nhculd d, and only tbe S the salaries of of building*, land Of the outstanding bond* and Its bill tie* of the State of South Caroltaa. ... Fire in Abbeville, & G ; tom #75,000 Oeagrea* removed tbs political dinabilitie* of Hersrhel V, Johnson, of Georgia..... A Treutoa It is well known that the old ia- • •• w •- . >. * tolerhat laws which prohibited, under severe |M*oaltiea, native Swedes from leaving the communion of the Na tional Lutheran Church, aud even from bolding prayer meetings or “ conveurides" ia private bouse*, were some years ago abolished, and that now there remain few re&tric tkms on religious liberty in the widest sense. It is gratifying to know that alongside of thi* change, and partly in oousequence of it, there ha* been a manifestly increasing re ligious earncstne** among tbe people. Small congregation* of Weuleyau Metliodiiits and of Baptist* are form ed ih many places; aud not only ia tunny towns, bat also in several vil lages and country district*, are to be found misaioa halls, ia which, under the guidance of focal nocietiea of Christian men, member* of tbe Uitherau Church, 8abbuth schools, prayer meetings aud Sabbath eve uiug services are held, io mauy is manors to supply the want of erau V gelfoal preaching iu the parish ohurrhes, ia others to afford addi- tiooal opportunity for the well dis posed to eqjoy it Tbe crowds that repair to these Sabbath services, ami the earwestiteas with which they baton, are hulk*tarns of that hun gering aud thirsting after tbe word which has for many yearn been in rreaaing thiougbont tbe country. It is fervently to he hojiwl that thi* wHI ere long lead to the erection of additional ebarehea, with some free dom of constitution both for the must be preserved •banned and avoids! ^ universally spoken *fifoyed. There i* SDfenueuted wrine sboi and cotumeuded. 1 Pe * 8 °« why alcoholk> > dw *ouu«»d and avoi<h >*»g wedge Into words foiaalut used but infrequently discriminat original meaning. Ie tut ions must be permanently endotrad. ENCODai.GiNO.-l— u Maryland” r “I need not say {that I am pleased with the^jmper aad its doctrinal status. I am delighted, aud khe poper ifi fiq excellent one. Planked nquarnhflinftto thfi Unaltered Augs- barg Coofemdeu | denying that the otfaer Luftieran Symbols are abso- rapt... Tbe govetwmeat in prepar ing for war Tbe New York Saving Banks are in bud odor.... .Coogress win not remove the tariff 00 fm ported rice.... Mrs. Wharton has been acquitted General M. W. Ransom has been elected United States Senator for North Carolina. Fred. Douglas wa* refbsed ac commodation st tbe Plan ter*’ Hotel, St. Louis. •ays that the Truriees of the College in lead to act iu the matter. Thin is right They should do as. la order to teat their esrueatnesa, and briug them aad other friends of Roanoke to immediate action, I w#l submit the foBnwiag propositions: L Let as raise- not try $s raise— but let as RAMOK #30,000 lor Roan uke Cfiffefe* 2. Let there be solicited 100 nub. acrlptkm* st #100 s piece, of w kieh any one is privileged to repreneut 2 or 5 or 10 MiUncnptiun* by pledging #300 or #500 or #1,000 1 Lot there be notieltrd 200 aub- •oiptiou* at #50 a piece, thus real- Uiug #30,000. A Lot these subscription* be (mid is yearly instalment* ss suggewted by *g.” A Let the names be poblinhed ouce in the Lmtkeraa Visitor, sad afterwards merely the uuittlmcw gives ustil the number* be fall. A Lei the Treasurer of Roanoke College transcribe the names from thr ImtUran Visitor as they oorur. „ 7. Bo suon ss tbs number of 10# subscribers, according to No. 2, sbovs, ahsU haw U-cu yUatuol, thr true, native, ofegin.il is f and that those hem ‘mart not only he same words, but tad and nee those ig-did to the quant is merely e a* an srttrle e agree to use t thOH nndersto words ia one s Tbe Visitor*# do tinctiYcly Luth exclirsire or sec /"** Wf aynuisuJ Wfoent, for two (tn J ** OP| k.* r to uiiikn with itself, an,? * b...-h **1 Ml test uu- tli^? a . R *• sacred] Plmy, Homer. ^ColumenH and otii3 W»4 the JJOwderatkMi of tboM 2?*°*** winery New Publications. OId Cathoties.—According to tbe latest advice* from Germany, tbe did Cstbollcs are by no means dying oat, bat rather Increasing. SMm-e tbe congrees in Munich, many new congregations have been organised in Munich, Pasaau, Mering, Kiefer* feldon in Bavaria, as also ia Doan, Breslau, Vienna, aad other places. Tbs bfobops are busily at work barl ing anathemas in every direction, and their press does not neglect to tall most thrilling tales of tbe effects of this punishment. It was reported not long ago that oue half of the excommunicated had already died nr Wells? Illustrated Annual sf Phrasal ogy for 1872. Instructive and entertaining. Tbs sketches of iwpreseatative and lead ing men are, although brief, yet drawn by oue who is an adept in weighing men. Price 25 cts. Ad dress PkrsnologiotU Journal, New York. Lit lefts Living Age. for the week ending January 27th. Llttell ft without being ; breathes jthe ► nud has the A little girt railed some time upon an old Christian lady* *" 1 • quested her to subscribe to ft* convent schools where she, •ri® other ebiklreu, was tanght what do the non* teach ytfi child T asked tbe old lady- “B**® ing, writing, sewing sWl ma’am,” was tbe answer. “Aa3 do thev teach yoo tbe Bftde, “Tbe Bible! no indeed. maWr# would not open ouch • "^rZ 1h*A.” “Soch a horrible *>“!**. crieil the old lady, sghsat. .+(W, do TOO know “Oi indeed t da, ma'am; fiftlff Mkd aa It w»* written by thfi W** Go on I write, lab< ties,: and the chnr iu|t approve.” —^‘Virginia w-nds isitor Is always A' 1 g January Bostou. Among the articles, we find par- tioaiariy worthy of attention: Church aad State in Halyj Old Fashiouable London ; Tile Queen of the French j A Reminiscence of Baton j Rots Neil’s Lady Jane Gray j Affair* at PMrio* ftfiayw. V "trggman to (M John 8. Wsuol LU ^> »'!»« killed 1 , bs« (X >i,vim dl iwobubh be hi “ton ol the tb ■** »»at been h oi Dr. Do,; silently, for May the I. tbe ml mil list rat tan of their tflfhire; for it is a melancholy illustration of the j •sternal can* whirl) government claims to tokio of "the spiritual weL that his of ir-