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LUTHERAN VIS nrd fc)<‘ with thine iniquities.” To the fifed pies be mji : “As my Fa tbee teat me, even so 1 send yon f and, therefore, to serve and to be made weary a« be waa. Though not j called to Imrome martyrs, we never theless should freely devote our tal cuts, aod even life, to the brethren, and especially to the flock entrusted to us. We should be able, when the tune of our departure is at band, to 1 say with Paul: ‘J am now ready to be offered.” 4. Thom must be patient aod matt, ! sad ekomtd not demire to behold tekat i thorn hast mo right to behold, God I must have patience with you; and has be not even now to wait for you f U<-member that at the very outset, tbe hope of beholding the resufte of bis mtsaton was almost denied tbe prophet Exckiel. Tbe Lord said- to him : “I send thee to tbe children of Israel: they arc impudent children, and stiff necked. 1 do send thee unto them, and thou shall say unto them, Thus afiith tbe Lord God. And they, »bet her they will bear, or whether they will forbear* (for they are a rebellious people,) yet •hall know there hath lieeu a prophet among them.” Neither did tbe Lord send the (wophel Isaiah to behold the fruits of his labors, for be charged him : “Make the heart of this jieople fat, sod make their ears heavy, and shot their eyes.” Tbe aervant of God should not keep in view the result, but the holiness of God. Isa iah did not behold a converted Israel, but be saw the seraphim*, and be beard one say unto another: “Holy, bol\, holy, is the land of hosts, aud tbe whole earth is full of his glory.” Even Jesus himself did not behold a converted Israel, fur Israel delivered him to the heathens, and cried: “Crucify him T Tbe last rights the martyrs taw here below v*re the fangs of tbe wild animals, tbe swords of tbe executioners, tbe flames of tbe funeral pile potatory Department, Prot jw, are all overtasked workmen wm! limited salaries. Tbs short cron, ; tbe Sooth have reduced tha uiumJ! of students in Southern In Virginia Tuivnarilff falling off is almost one han<] r aud proportionally in manyoUyZ Roanoke has maintained hs no2* r believe. There is need of ters lor Uie Lutheran Church South, and means are needed educate those young men who a!! willing to prepare for that mJT calling. Dr. Kittle gives bis bul hours, after toilsome days, to mam* in a measure, this want The n Uition baa a debt at surprised that it was not mom. b« that is a heavy load fur a poor lege to carry when legal int*** ± twelve per oenL There is a large and tarumt Yuen Men's Christian Association Intfc College, which exercises a very mlu tary influence upon all the student* 1 have, found similar societies i n Virginia University, Virginia Mil, tary Institute and Washington ainj Lee College, all of whftb I visa*! and by whom I was well received -1 Robt. Weideneall, Agt. Y. M. C. Lutheran Observer. Iswa to Owner* or Sal -Rov. Dr. ( timings, |RiM- indeflnitely postpofffe tbo ‘Con bless them!* Neither am I the only one who shares their kind ness. I look forward with pleasure to tho prosperity of the Lutheran Chnrch in Mississippi. The last Synod posited a resolution to naita with tbo General Byuod, and ap- pointed delegates. I hope soon to see the Book of Worship in the hands of all our children.” The German Lutheran Church, Charleston, 8. C\—Out German brethren, and their indcfotignble nml new teaa* on his house for a term of years. We never read oft* of hit many book*. We have no aae either, for him or them. He claimed to know wbat Christ relnaed to reveal to hie disciples. Tennessee 8vnod. —We have re ceived tbe Minutes of tbe Fifty* First Annual Meeting, October 14th to 19tb, 1871, In Gneton coonty, X. C. Of coarse tbe Parochial Reports first claim our attention. In our opinion, they ought to show tbe strength, tbe growth, and tbe work done dnriog tbe Synodical year. From tbe Tennessee Synod'* Table February 16, ” 1,1 giv. wit «xnrl m bi * im »“ ch «rt«Uv ***** , bic li «■">*» tb. » IM Srip***** 4m ,,f «" «*“ j tbe rh " ^ yie most vital tiao to what form tbt .,-fcre tbe llisb«»|»N « that »“"> ,n * m „,n<-r of tbwt r *‘P - Ml “ * Ver> .paring “ n<i I"" 11 "-' tbat »l»> ' t b*m»elvw »ill> ten to ao,!, ii respectti^^ • by protioui. cln to tin 1LLKK, A.M.i Stain ton, Ya ekptntial*, unity : in nem-t^n h ( T 1 tHhdty j in all thing*, charity January *7lb, 1872. At a meeting of tbe often* of “Lowtyfo Chapd,* Reinoke county, Virginia, tbe following preamble and pffECIAL NOllCKs «cs. must lie ma e iu Post or Draft*, * Obtained, t* umuey iu a. Rkuistkheu Lxt- M1 PoHtmaster* are obliged to Aetmrs whew required. “It baring |4eaaed tbe great Head of tbe Church to bereave our friend aod brother In Christ, Rev, J. P. Obeuebaia, of Floyd C. II., by tbe removal of bis wife; aad w bereas tbe deceased. Stater Obmrkaiu. was a member of oor coagrrgatioci, end a rbnatiaa lady of a most lovely char acter, deep piety, and high aod holy we leant that thirteen m la later* out of twenty one claimed, of whom three, hoteteer, bare seceded and 'formed a Synod of their turn—the Com I cordia Symd—reported These tbir ' teeu pastors have 83 congregation*, . aud 6,236 eomiaaiiicunU; MM infants | and 38 adults were baptised j 771 { confirmed and 113 funerals attended. I Twenty two Sunday schools are re i ported, and tbe contributions mmuoI | ed to *347,13. Wbat strikes os as unfavorable signs are, I. The small Increase: By adult tmptism 38, and by confirms tion 271—in all 309 members added ; j but deduct tbe 113 death* and tbe ! actual increase la only 194, that U I for eurh church three members ad ded. 2. Tbe small numbrr of 8un | day schools; 41 rbarcbeodo not feed | tbe lambs of tbe flock. 3. ('ontribe non*, all, fiff-47.15. miration* id carefully fedicato which which Htv new subscribers. p name o! tbe post office, t of tho comity aud State criber is necessary, in order er entries assy be prompt I \- ly made. and obituary notices, and “ Knotted, That we, as a cougvega Urn, uaite with tbe many friends of our bmnueed Pustor and brother in tbe manifestation of sym|mthy and eondrieuor in his sore sflUrtiou, and greatest of all earthly trials, and intercede at a throoe of grace with and for him and his charge “Jbssfnri, That we highly upper date tbe kindnes* aad untiring at tentton of I>rm Wells and Htiggle man. of Fiord C. If., and of Dr. Black, of Blacksburg, and Dr. Ter fill, uif Salem, who did all that medkal skill and experience could do for the departed* . Michael Troi t, Jon Gish, John (inboLK. io<|uirtc*» tbe moon made of grctMi do dMlfl*** 1 Roch tergivenwtroti^* grave, and gra«|»ing t? whole »ystein of tin I ^but lameut aa ;i I of the rfegencrac.v of ■ r. They tell us that K ig wrought iu baptiMiiH stsoC*w r<, ^ ia phy'i' j Bat we aupfioM' tii^il would still more deri.J' do physical or in wrought iu baptism I change then does Church bold to be v; m tma f Or is it tiff 1 no change at all 1 I < B is the use of baptism M whole thiug thu>* ev.B empty ceremony win I ter with than with* the first confusion al wrought by the ■ House of Bishops. 1 2. They tell us f I mops and phrases ot 1 used iu tin* offices baptism to children 1 ■ eration. being botti and the Holy Ghost. I into* the bod\ of < I 1 being receivetl h> < I by adoption. recei\ fe siiis and tbe everlasu I of God's heavenly w. I meant to, and do ti<>: a moral change is itpj - iug t<Hbc Bishops, iu I est term of holy N I the Church's Voealtn. I of the gracious ti n ; I demueil and guilty er I state of coudemnati' I - life and salvation in t li I are indeterminate a- I change iu tbe subpt I fer! If there is no involved iu being n I anew, made a memlx : I gatkm of the saved. . I the BaiHismal Offir. I other language in tlx I determinative of sut 1: I the ithplication of tie E tbe Bishops is. th;rt~ I Cboivh bolds to no I generation which i I vrivea a moral chang. I authority to insist oil change as a eondii life. 3. They tell os tha infont is not the sub < change wrought in 1 and yet that, by nati state of condemuatic? horn anew' of watei a it can not enter into t Go<l. How, then, c.i infants, ever be saved change iu their state baptism, certainly no a *»y otln i r\vis4‘ wrou^li say that they- art* sa v would be, then, to j ^'es without a moral is contrary to the \\ or the conclusion wori J ^at there is no sal\ «:l oilier i should t*u.«ne! tioa. not ii ntten letter*, to ire exceedingly gratified that fable to state that the mis guiding existing between Rer. f/er, our editorial associate, jelves, has been entirely re- md ! we frankly acknowledge erted in not treating our with the eomdderatiou due A. H. Rude. In th# offices of the Epueop^i Prayer Book for the nuuurtratimi oj Bapt.ifriu to Infants, we have expter sions to the effect that Baptaan k (-KNiuectcd aitb regeneration aad the new birth liom the Holy Gbosi TIium- prrsentiug a child for hapt,** are first eAu *rte«l. than “all men an conceived aud i -ww in rin ; that ear Saviour aaith: Noo« can eoter io;o the kingdom of God «xr-ept he he and oiu moved j 1 that brother him. Of this amount *89.13 were contributed fur tbe Min | utea and *27* for education. Divid | ing tbe amount eootri bn ted between ' tbe number* repotted, giro* for'cork member about five aad nine twelfth cents If these people are not ex tretneiy impovenabed their liberality certainly does not make a creditable exhibit. Rev. J. A. Smith, who re parts 7 churches, sad the largest I membership, 1330 member*, baptised j 84 infanta ami 3 adult*, confirmed i 40, lost by death JO, ha* J Sunday •(‘bools, and contributed, all told, *60.13; that is fur each member at tout four and a half cento Rev. D. Kfinl reports * churches, 1010 ! members, 67 Infont baptisms, 27 eon | Armatfons, no funeral*, 4 Sunday •rbooU, aad contributions *4.1D • j that la for each member little over half a cent. Rev. A. J. Fox dors the best. He bus 7 chnrrhes, 1,000 members, H3 infants and 6adult bap tiams, .10 confirmations, 27 funerals, 6 Sunday school*, and contributions *106.80; that is for each mem Iter about ten and three fifth cento Rev. If. Goodman does the least. He re ports 4 churches, 226 members, 38 infant baptisms, 3 funerals, no Sun day school* and no contribution*. We think this will suffice to show what the Tennessee Synod really is, and what it does. If other tosses than those by death were recorded we doubt whether tbe meml>ership keep* its own. As for the eootribn turn*, it is really painfal to con tern plate the small amount given. It claim* to be tha most orthodox Iai therau English speaking Synod, and yet it eotirdy tramples upon the Sirlh Article of the A ugabmry Cnn/h tion. What account can the minis j ter* aud member* of. that Synod render of their stewardship * M H80UBI Misaiox -K The ter, Va., congregation ha* collection for this mission, not we have not learned. Ir'Hmond Mission.—I* it a Are all the effort* to plant rely of the Reformation in tal of Virginia to torn ont ? abortions, and wasteful the result—the con version of the nations—took place cent uric* after their immolation.— The harvest may only be gathered after yon are no more, but if on that •cwant you refuse to saw the good seed, you sin. Ou the last day the enquiry will be, “W hat hast thou done f and not “What hast tliou •ecur Yon will not be asked bow tueu have thanked you, but how you have served them. 3. Art thou dtepituerd trith thy peo ple become they are mot concerted t The dia|4easure of a minister is apt to fall either upon the entire congre gation, or on individual members of it. There are always iu every congre gaUon some who are uuchurchly. in different and negttgy ut. Tbe |>rinor of lhi» world is a good disdpliuanan, era from the word of God to plaint, that their labors are ly, me the laird tells us. 1-7.) By this is not meant i preach directly against r that vow do not |treat-h tl; hat ns the Lord Jeans the door, by which we lee in to the sheep he has 1. and which therefore be “Sanctify tin* water to tbe mysti cal w ashing away rf rin.” The bap titin being jierforaied, it is «ri4: “Seeiug now that this child is regen crate, and gruften into, the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks:” whereupon it is sakl: “We yield Thee hearty thank*, most merafel Father, Chat it bath pleased Thee to regenerate this infout with Thy Hsly Spirit, to receive him for Thine owi child by adoption. and to iucorpo rate him iuto Thy Holy Chnrch. 9 AH this conforms very fully with the Iaitberau offices, from which it w as originally taken almost bodily, from under tbe bauds of MHindi thon end liucer. It also embodies so literally the teachings and expres sions of the New Testament on the hii bject, that it would seem as if there should be uo difficulty respect ing it on the part of any right think iug believer*. Tbe plain word of Jesus is: Verily, verily, I say onto thee, except a man be born of water and the Spirit, be can not euter into the Kiugdom of God.” Pant speakx of being saved “by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost * Peter likewise eon nects saving jniwer from God with Holy Baptism, and eonfoins with H the gracious promise of remiarien of rin*. Whence also our Catechism rightly teaches, that baptism, which is not mere water but wafer «•- braced in aud attended by God*« word of promise. i*8ionnry writes: “TU isecd by the Synods hi is'hose fault is it ? fir lUie blauio*? I.e noC who the eovj lare O, the apathy ary proifi beeu pah is to lx ehurch | breaker^ paralyse! supineneij so iueffid own, ndtfj Christ's.^ should Southern has been! ■ q IHHicy | A mense. tiers are | the churo evil must Would fill had the German j the Richn taiued, £ remaiu, f suggest | General | (laims of which yon laHor v*Hm yon ap- promrh the sheep, they nut feel at once that yon enter thtongh the door, In other word*, that yon come In the name of Jenna. His wny and •saner, hfe love which mode him give himself for ns, hie faithfoliwws and pstienrr. his mmestnem and troth, must reappear in yon. If these etc wanting, von enter as a stronger, and him “will they not follow, bnt (MU flee from him : for they know not the voice of strum all our efforts! 6, the i that makes our minister* intj- “For all seek their he things whi<;h ura Jesus T|ie Richmoud mission stmtaiued by tU* entire sbnfcb. Our great inistake •ions and strife in a ( hurch ; he muu- agos skiltfnliy the ojipoMtnpi to the creed, the order, the serv ice, apd tbe ministers of tbe chuix'b. He has his sgruta evrtywhere. We n-ad that “when the sons of God caiue to pre sent themselve* before the land, HsUui VauM- also aiuoug them.” He does it now every Lord's day, that he may lead souls into perdition. Be ou your guard against di**ali*fac t»un, diiwvMileut and displeasure.— They cmbtlier youf life, and Have losses from this'suicidai non-occupatiou jure im l uyj of our very b^st mem- maueutly estranged from ouj uccouut of |t. This b tlemedied,<aud pt ouce. t our English churches lis^iouary spirit of our uiihes! We hope that id mission will lie sus- t t the missiduap- will \i|e take the li^er^jr to the windows. The pane* are of col I ored glass, framed in lead. The moot splendid iminting* are repre sented, and tbe armbcsqnes are ex quisite. A richness and grandenr .obtain which no description can give a satisfactory idea of. It must be seen.” Life 8till.—Rev. C. Beard write* from Waynesboro, Va.: “I have held two meeting* of some interest, re sulting iu ten accessions to the church”. A Minister in Diutue**.—Rev. mourns : “l am sorry that so few of my people take the nrifor, and that those who do are so tardy in paying you. I am trying to get them to do better.” Response: “By their fmito shall ye know them.” How do they pay yoa ? What do they contribnte to cburchly benevolence T I*t e$ rid Geschrey nnd icenig Wollet Do they pray so often and so long tbat they can not get their hand* in their pocket* 1 Do they serve the Lord with mind or with works 1 Do they honor him with tbeir lips, und not with their substance ? Are they fig trees, beautiful to behold, but bar ren T Ate they burying the only talent they have in tbe gronnd; i. do they bay land, and keep them selves poor on purpose, tbat they may have a plausible excuse for tbeir covetousness and greediness of filthy lucre 1 Please ask them, and let the Yidtor know. Why Not!—The charge Rev. served is vacant, and has been for some time, althongh strenuous efforts have been made to obtain a pastor. One coaid have been had, but it was objected by a majority of the saints that his family was too large. We read in the Bible: “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord.” The mem bers of-*— r think*ministers have no right to snch an heritage. We think they wonld call Herod a benefactor, if the children 1>e caused to be slain at Bethlehem had been minister’s children. What wc want to know is, whether the inability of this charge to obtain a minister is the Lord’s doings or not?* If not, then vro whuM like to kntf*: Wk+m*fe- prmy ferrerntty end cemfremaiiam end and Rifes what righteuws men rma effect through prayer. AlrafcamVi prayer and the lenT* answer tell ns wbat even Hndoa roald have ob tinned When Pawl and Atlas prayed tuev rummer ymy me, and cause the ram of yourself aud otheja. laxe (charity, in our Kugtish verrioo.) •hail rover the multitude of riua. We are redeemed bet-*use God loved the aorki, and be hum not angry with U*.—Reformed Kircbrnidtnny. 0 President of our that he prescut the important field to the New Publication*. Luther at Home By T. Htork. I Lutheran Board of Phbtfeatina Tbe Doctor A valued South Roanoke College 1 haw jtiri been at Salem, Va., where 1 Kprut three da\a. 1 received an luiUKttal welrotue from professor* aud student* of Ruauoke College, lhc greatest hospitality vu extend ed to me, without a question relative to my political orthodoxy, cotuiug from tbe North, as 1 dul. 1 attended the recitations of the classes, which were very creditable, rooms are large, tin No dembt the rbareh to general, both North and Howtb, would rejoice to learn of the snereoa of this Mia •ion. And all wonld be gtod lo bar* an English In t hr ran (burrh in the Capital of Virghila. This can bo areoapltabed, hwt not by keeping a misAtonaiy with hi* family hers on Carolina ys in bis prefere: “These pen aod picture sketches are designed to familiarise the young with tbe most beautiful aad mat roc live aspects and incidents of Luther's home life.” He has sacreeded amst a letter received from a ith seven small children, this world’s good*, bnt Our correspondent rtainly does not require ready writer to render nfbrestiug, and I pre- lojt be a breach of con >p 4 y verbatim.” The ex- ask whether I read the iterr. indeed I d<» My l it also, and it jis the [fee visitor that I have. I extract widow lef i 1 and poor i rich in g|r: says: “It c the pen of; good new i same it wi J iidence to tract: “Y*i Lutheran j : ri faith aw a grain of mustard arwd shall (for place, remains true. The Apoo tie James expresses hfesnrlf striking ly in hfe find and last chsoicn* aboat effectual prater. JsmH^I: 6, 7— “But let him ask ft. faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavered* is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind aod trowed. • For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the lard.* Aod James v: Iff—“The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” Tbe Iionl speak* la the parable of the judges, “which feared not God, neither regarded man,” and of the worketh forgive ness of sins, delivers from death and the devil and confers everiastiag salvation ou all who believe, as the won! and promise of God declare.” It appear*, however, that ma»J of the clergy and jieople of the Kpiwcopal Church are offended and outraged at having such expirations pot into tbeir mouth*. So warm and determined have some been agamst them, that the denomination ws* brought to tbe very verge of d» motion, uot vet averted. Tbe mat he to obliged to pay oat of this sam four hundred dollars hoaae rent. Your present Missionary, Mr. |Cd- itor, has been here ten mouths, aod has been obliged iu thpt time to spend out of bit pri rate meatia t h ree k n adred dollar* or more to live, and that ton, part of the time, on stale bread at three cents per loaf. Yoar Mission ary. through a hind brother, called on several of the well to-do brethrea in the country to scad donations to the MiHtiooanr to the relief of hie family, bat no rwspo4ae, wot even a word of sympathy. To non In Mm point, your Missionary will be com pelled to leave, to shandon the field just at a time when be has no shaped things as to make the mtaakm a Bar rens. all for the want of a support My salary, \promised by tbe Hynoda), ■■all aaith, ban not been paid, and, bnt for the assistance the little eon Tbe class pre)Niratory •. life il occupying decidedly tbe finest room. The College library number* abonl 7,000 of tbe choicest book*. There lielng no society' libraries, pains are taken to make this a model one. It is conveniently divided into alcoves, in w hich the book* are ar ranged according to subject*. Tbe society halls, which reaper tMj take the name of ('icero and Itrmaethenn, are larger in every re *l*vt than tboae at Gettysburg, and are vcryxtaatefully furnished. The cabinet of curiosities, numbering 10,- 000 sfterimeus, which was removed from Salem during the war, has uot l»een brought bsck, for want of a place to pat it. Htudcut* are obliged to room with professors and others for want of room in the college building. They tinrfibcr 130, with but little local patronage, as Salem is quite small. The snores* of this institution is marvelous, considering tbe difficulties iu its way. And yet we can uot wonder, when we le* children most welt feel dull • arrival. | I came to >t witho ut tbe editor knejw how subscriber. I have tell him about many be*people in Mississippi 3a the puper occasion ist year, when onr es- id. Rev. Mr. Morgan, br me. He could not ed, that amount in any aid have been as highly I have just reHewed ion, and will debar my- Haltimore, Md., which considered tin* subject, and finally promulgtti it* opinion in these words: “We, the subscribers, Bishops ot the ProMtaat Episeojwl (’hurtii h the Gnited States, being asked, is order to the qnieting of the coo* science* of sundry members of tho said church, do declare onr con viction* a* to the meaning of the word ‘regenerate,’ in the offices fw “MKMidence of laith *** u l K »u the Uoh ( "ould teach that in ^‘nscioua ami would be Htill teach *h»t they k:iv« active- unbelief. 1 '•ewed in two asj * and (k^-oiid as * **nte, eupucitoti! »ttive exereise, is * h « Holy GhoHt, jnsi ^ wholly the work of Holy GU^ is Hurd «nd SactiMiu- f't® iM Baptism. «ti0l and gratification, rather it the Tidtor. Rev. lrnisbed two other he paper* last year, deal, for >ws how Mr. Morg^i families wit and that ii one poor i much lid act i \ < nse«l a* to determine that a moral change in the subject of baptism i* wrought in the Sacrament.” The Low Church, Methodist* party, though not satisfitnl, have taken this as a victory for them, and many coo- side. that the deliverance has gone very for towards quieting the trou bles with which the body ha* been convulsed. We would nata- rally exjiect that a house of obo**®> ter, and i for the ere I able writer, I »f the pn of the self- sacrificing spirit of It* professor*, who have deprived tbeir feinilies to aave the institution. Dr. Bittle, can testit liberality. assist t