The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, March 01, 1872, Image 1
ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTI81T-EPHE8IAN8 IVs 5.
COLUMBIA, S.C., FRIDAY. MARCH 1. 1872
OLD SERIES, VOL V.-NO. 181
ftauda of dollar* are contributed by
professors of roll^iou, b) pivwibi‘1*,
iiiul by lay men, by and by
women, iaio ibt* pockets of Home of
the worst and most licentious men
and women the world ever saw,
when this m-It same people, these
professed disciples of Christ, would
not contribute one-tenth ol' tbst
amount to save a soul from ever
lusting burnings. This is so, oude-
nlaidy so, for 1 know whereof I
affirm. My reiuurka iu regard to the
circus are also applicable to the
theatre. L.
God sad Judge in an boor 1 And I
have made do preparation far each
an event. I knew that impenitent
youths mm cat off thee eaddealy,
bat it never entered my uriad that I
vat to be oae of the naaber*
Then wildly crying oat, “Ob, what
must I do to be saved f he panted
int eternity. Theta was notion tbea
for explanstido.
8o, too, it may be with soy of as.
Death may knock as sodden)y at oar
doors, sad vo can moat it with eoa
posare only when we have Christ for
oar friend When He is oar hiding
place we shall fear noeriL Death i*
By this principle, in the worship of
conducted by it into the higher and
happier form of religions experience.
Religious (ear and anxiety are the
prdnde to religious peace sad joy.
Worship prr «uppoarw haow ledge of
God. Without the knowledge of
'bio, a perceptma of his nature, of
his disposition towards as, his pur
pose* and arts in reference to us, v«
have no affet tions to experts, and uf
necessity our worship must oessr. or
become so empty form. Paul as
sumed this, when be told the Atbe
man* that he had sera so altar to
the unknown God,gad said, “Who*
ye therefore iguoraptly worship, him
declare 1 uuU* you," sad tbeu at ooce
pruorrdeil to instruct them to the
true cooceptiou of Qod’s nature aod
relations to men. false or distorted
vitas of God make true worship
impusaiblr. Our affections are form
ter who was an infidel. She came
and witnessed the baptism of her sis
ter. After the service I found her
salt ingot the dom
you walk with me'
It is all heiivro. I
affection, aod ao promote the work
•f grace ia as.
And the public worship ol God
leads os directly into His service by
associating and binding us together
with His people. We place ourselves
in sympathy and communion with
them, as in oommou adoration we
lift our souls with theirs aod centre
them upon a single, all attracting
object Drawn to God, the worship
era are drawn to each other. I'm ted.
each to Him, they become one in
Him. Then the spirit of the first
commandment grows out into the
spirit of the second ; the love of
God broadens into the love of the
brethren ; to sen e God ia to aurve
them. And so worship leads to work.
>ot writing w «» *' Hjwliieh ueods
l tostadkiusly »vol«M|>y sll pub-
j. gpeokerf. because it Jit* e\ idently
3trimeat4 t0 system.dif thought,
2rtet*» diffuse, iueoberont method of
Unking, sod is wantiu£ both *» »*le*
T ri1 atM j terseness of fiction. It is
Jrii, for it reqiiires labor to
Ste, snd our indolent natures, in
yjnd fog a little, dislike to come
T u the bard luumml exercise of
Xviag the stylus from earliest dawu
dlst«»f eie, burdened with thought.
\i'e an* too ready to persuade onr-
I Imothst an wirier must lx* a betta
r 1 * •
my- • I
It is 4 delusive erHi We are
, miy to foaelude, liecqusc we hart
Tggn we com still mire jit pleasure.
4bc possibility is admitted, but prmc
whj not <io *^° write
dtth any tolerable ease pud fluency
ifitmres oousUnt practice. Deprived
of e ven a few months’ prikcticc, what
Would the most skillful performer do
iL the flianot “Out of practice”
i 4i4S more troth than poetfv—a pain-
fill, if not mortifying confession. So
\ * imagine it to he with the art of
rritiog. | The practice fitted; lie kept
Hhv said, ‘Will
I uniat tell you.
»1y uaw the bnp j
tism of my sister, giving lief soul, to
rhrist. That sight made me bellev*.’
She liecume one of the most heanti-
fhl Christ Ian* I ever saw.
‘•The brurrr of the mismage
Wirr BE A HVVI’ATHtriWti PBUMOV.
I heard a minister make an address
that made me few! an if I hail a bole
in my bark, sad some one had
damped a load of earn robs on top
ol iu#. Every word granted. Not
owe syllable of the gos|iel did be
know. Never he afraid of loving,
yielding or (tearing too much, or of
too tenderly (Miakl*ti«| the cirrutn
staiMvs of the pen**** you ml dress.
All a»y > outh I w as brought up an
der an old ariuintcr. He carried a
gold headed eane, and was very dig
nified. I need to think be liked to
bury (wople to get nd of them. 1
would as anon go to l*ed mi an ice
berg as tell him the troubles of ay
voting heart. If any one wHI love
for thw eoocords. He, who in the
Psalmist’* phrase has known the
power uf Divioe the anger, ia visited
with a manifestation of the Divine
love. This method, ia the thirty--
second Psalm, is the method of sal-
ration. Day aod night God’s hand
is heavy upon the soul; the fear and
sense of the Divine displeasure ia
Itassing through the conscience like
electric currents. The moisture,4he
sweet dew of liealtk sad happiness,
is turned into the drought of sum
mer by this |>reparstory process*
Tbeu the sou) acknowledges its ain,
mm) its iuiqaity it bides no longer.
•BABTLRTT
»*ral TU*'t A>
Religions Conversation
June V, Mrfi.!
leas. Bat we do not fear oa earthly
foe when we have a safe retreat, into
which he eaa never enter, where
none of bis wiles can reach os. Even
at the moment when tbtr (be seems
to triumph, oar conquest is complete.
“Thanks be aoto God, who givetli
as the victory, through oar Lord
Jeans Christ."—A. 8. Timm.
|t)i instant:
^nrter Trai
From the re|>ort of Dr. Tyug’s fea
ture Itefort* the Tabernacle College in
Brooklyn, we select the following
the Lord—it justifies and approves
of this wrath which it has felt—aad
be forgives the ioiquity of its sia.
It is nut s vain thing, therefore, to
fear the Lord.— W. G. T. SkedA, D.D.
However philosophers may have
differed as to wbat beauty is, they
have scarcely varied ia statement as
tu what it does—the characteristic
by which its presence is determined,
vis; that it awakens agreeable eoo
thin*. The pnq»het describes it as
that a hirh leads us to “desire”—“no
beauty that we should dekibe lint.”
The true senss of the beautiful, then,
is net ia the eye, or the brain, but
»« the heart ; and ia pnqiorhoo as
the i i brat ions of that sense reach
deqier. we peas from the coast rip
ples of sensuous pleasure, to the
deep tide wave of spiritual joy. A
, (tainting may by delicate coloring
«*atch the rye, hut though laborious
ly .torurate in detail, max yield no
farther pleasure. It is beautiful only
j to the outer x tsinn. Let the same
'oltunhia as form*
lays and SateMa,
■ K, V lCe-Presideti
'• Ticket Agt.
■ RAILROAD.
One (.right winter’s morning, after
a snow storm, a father took his list
for a walk to attend to some farm
affairs requiring his attention. As
he started, bis little boy of live sum
mere also snatched his hat, and fiol
lowed the father with mock dignity,
and an assumed business like sir.
When they reached the door, the
gentleman noticed that do track or
pathway had beeo made ia the anew,
and he hesitated about lotting his
boy follow him. Bat the soft, fieecy
snow looked so tempting, so poorly
white, that he concluded to allow
the child to walk after him. He
took long aod rapid strides through
the untrodden snow, when suddenly
remembering his “little boy,” be
paused, looked book for him, aad
exclaimed:
“Well, my sou, don’t you Aad it
hard work to walk ia this deep
I. bee that your religion makes you
a better hmi or daughter, a better
clerk, it better student, a better friend,
a better workman
By ibeir fruits
ye shall know them.**
2. Do not set you reel! up as a stand
art). 8huu all censoriou.vness, especi
ally toward older Christiana, who
may not look at thing* just as you
do. Remember that each one “to
his own Master aUtydeth or falleth,"
ami not to you.
3. Let uothiug keep y ou troui # the
Saviour. Never be tempted to stay
away from him by uubeliering doubts,
by past neglect, by present fear, by
Remember the faithful
WORSHIP.
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their order* at once,
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to those who buv in
FIE Sc CHAPMAN,
sellers, Columbia, S (’
• 24—tf
auy thing,
saying, “Christ Jesus came into the
world to save simmers* Be more in*
timate with bitn than with any earth
ly friend.
4. Never rejoice in your own
strength. Jteftolutioos are of no avail
simply a* such. A child looking to
memory
armed. Be reaolate in looking to
him *looe for strength. This is all
the resolution yon need to make—for
5. “Without me ye can do aott#a$*
Let this be the settled convic
tion of your soul, for without this all
else ia unavailing, all efforts to grow
in grace will be as useless as to build
a house upon the shifting sand*.
Finally. Do not be discouraged if
you fail in everything. If you were
perfect what need would you have of
a Saviour! “Ask and it shall be
given you; seek and ye shall find ;
knock and it shall be opened onto
yon. For every one that asketh re-
orivetb,” and so forth. “If ye then
True enough, the dear child was
planting his tiny feet just where the
parent's bad trodden. The child’s
reply startled the lather, as he re
flected that thus would hia child
keep pace with kirn, aod follow in
his tracks through life. He was oot
a friend U> Jesus, not a Maa of
prayer, aud not a Christian; aad
well might be pause aod tremble as
he thought of his child, ever striving
’oo many liook*.” Too Many
rtain class, hut not too many
fc», any more than there cati
aauy churches and too much
lg, until the wbofe earth bo
th a knowledge ef tbe Lord,
r as pricked men write *o
he good and the. true must
ore and more, ti
The Circus and the Theatre.
1 bare grave and serious objection*
to thejafcus, as well a* the theatre.
Will a m allow iue to refer to a few
of tbfin through the columus of
your high-toned pn|w*r! Mrtbink*
I beat you say, “Yes, Uith all my
heart.! Then let me call your atten
tion tq a few of them.
I*» 1521 I visited the theatre on
two ourasions, two nights in surces-
idoti, dud | will add that 1 never was
»t adieus hi my life. Possibly the
readetj will say that 1 am not a judge
of this good or evil resulting from
onward, through life’s mysterious
maces and myths, toward eternity!
The little boy’s reply brought that
strong, stubborn-heartodmao totksnl,
when even the preached word of
God.made no improaaioo upon him.
Finally he repeated, aad sought aod
found peace in believing hi Christ.
We believe he is now mating such
tracks through life that at some day
that son may be proud to say: u Fa
tber, I step in all of your tracks.”—
British Workmen.
tain*. On* a bo romr* to tbe place
of worship without meditation bus
n*» just notion of the meaning of
arorshtp; or else rsreleselv or will
fully enters u|«on the form of a
service which, ia substance, be is
incapable of rendering. He can not
at the last moment, by a bare act of
the wUl, Stir up his affection*. They
move only under an iaexorahl^ law.
They must be rliriled by a view of
tbe object* that appeal to them.
Those object* can only he x tewed
with djatmetnea* amt effect by most
profound meditation and putirtit «-on
temptation.
Worship is one method of commit
moo with God. it is a direct ex
prrnsion of tbonghl warm with
affection to him. We conceive fora
a present, attrutive persnu. \'r
have from him tbe (tromise that be
will manifest himself io Messing n*.
Tbe experience of .erery can»e*t wor-
abipprr will qualify him to witness
Christ came, and came “without
form or oooselinesa.”
Faith make* men “seers**—it is Hie
“vision of the invisible," tbe “evi
dence uf things not seen." “But
love ia the faith of the affections ; no
longer a habit only , but changed to
an instinct—a nature ; not timorous
or slow. l»ur glad and free. Faith
forge* tbe link that bind** us to
Christ; tbe fire* of love harden it to
Steel. Faith BKLIKVE8 Christ true :
Love sees Him beautiful; tbe one
«
brings safety, the other power; the
one saves ns, the other impels as to
wave other*.—-Jesse #?. Th»mtts, im
the Ckicmyo Pnlpit.
sick and suffering man. He talked
to him in a genteel way, a* a genteel
mouse would nibble the edge of a
« heese, and got up to leave. -Ain’t
yon going to piayf *l’vt* forgotten
it»v prayer-book, 1 must go and gel
it.’ 4 We can’t wait for that,’, said
the old lady, Met ns pray.’ And she
knelt down and prayed for the siek
and suffering man, and then t'«»r her
pastor, rlmt lie might la* able to
pray without his prayer-Ismk.
. L V -» •
“The Insirer of the message must
have
AN EXPERIENCE OP THE POXVKR OP
THE TRUTH HE TKACWEH.
“f shall never Lave a ilry nuro* for
my Imitii**. Yon nm*t hare in your
self the |M>wer to teach. A formsl
way is like freezing up sonl* to keep
them. Yon can not talk of wdiut you
know nothing. Get the |s>wer in
y our heart; when there, it will speak.
A day laborer said, ‘I can’t tell the
theory of religion, but when I love
the liord, it feels gtssl hert%’ and he
struck his breast. Yon ean not
-warm your fingers at a printed fire
place. The man that want* me to
weep must weep himself, ltoliert
Hill give* an account of a minister
in whose notes wen* written, N>y
here,’ then in another [dace, ‘Cry’ here.’
entrance. One evening I waa amt
for to go to her house. Knowiag the
feeling* of her bnstwimt. I toW mv
wife where I waa going, in rune I did
not return. Wl»en I entered Mm. It
——■** room, there ini the aofa, with
hi* wife, sat Mr. K
• A rich man was asked to contrib
ute to a certain bencvoleut work,
and the solicitor quoted tbe text,
“He that givetli to tbe poor leudeth
to tbe Lord, aod that which he hath
given will he pay him again.”
The merchant replied,with a sunle,
“Your security is no doubt good,
and your interest liberal, but I do
not like to lend on such long credits,*
and he coolly bowed tbe collector out.
Abo, the day of settlement waa
not so far off to this “|kk>t rich man."
Iu two short weeks lie was called to
bis last arcouut. > ,<r
Aud so the day of our death seeui*
far off to all of ua. Wo are reckon-
b* no longer credit* still, when one
message after another has been sent
to warn us that our term of steward
ship was drawing to a close. When
we see one and another cut down
suddenly about us, it leaves but a
t) ament impression on our minds
aod hearts. We think that a like
calamity will never come to us.
How fearful tbe surprise, too often,
when a sudden summons calls tbe
soul to stand before its Judge.
A young man in the full flush of
health was suddenly thrown from a
carriage, and so severely injured, he
was taken in the honse nearest at
hand, and a pbyaiciao immediately
called.
The first question the youth asked,
as be fixed bU eye piercingly upon
him, was, “Sir, must 1 die f must I
die T Do not deceix'e me in this mat-
Perfect love cast- ter."
Tbe physician informed him that
he could oot lire an hour. ^
Tbeu hi* whole soul awaked to a
Axil sense of the dreadful reality;
.mottoo, Uiorou|Jl}- »od boort Sort l appeer lxjtore my
Country Hf.areb*.—When I>r.
Barnes preached before a seminary
class, on their graduation, he said:
“Young gentlemen, one thing never
forget: preach your beet sermon* in
the country! I have noticed that
yanng men, preaching for me, chose
their best themes and their best
thinking, because they were address
ing a city congregation. It is a mis
take. I tell them so, and I tell you
so. Tbe mass of a city coogrega
tion read little bat the daily papers,
and read and think as they live, on
tbe ran. On anything bat business
or social pleasure they think less
than they read. People in'the coun
ty read books; they have time, and
they take time to think, and it you
must make a difference preach ymnr
thought in the country.”
w
Au exchange speaks of a fact,
which is not known by many people,
that a minister, after prouohing on
t be Sabbath, is not likely to wisk to
engage in conversation, or aay men
tal exercise. Ho has used up his
vitality in the pnlpit Ho needs not.
Hence to invite him to a dinner,
lie said. *1
thought I should like to sre yoo.
Can smh a wnrt« h ** I be saved f
That .mgrl. I’ve beat her, kirkrd her,
pulled her round by the hair of tbe
bead. I’ve watched o|i|M*ite your
bourn* six times to shoot you if you
had count by, but you never cauie;
and now 1 can not statnl it auy longer,
ia there aay way a wretch like me
can lie saved f* Thai ntau tried to
Sixth Street,
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Ill orders for sll OHr
. j-.li . Ji if • >>]■£
iblications,
Klaudsftl ■
MMU Works.
to the fiDinr
The Pear of God
TV femr of GoH oomdmetn tn the lore
of God. Our Lord doe* not com
mand u* to fear “Hitn, who after he
hath killed, hath (tower to ca*t into
bell," Itecauae *nch a feeling as this
U intrinsically desirable, and t* aa
ultimate end in itself. It it, In Itself,
undesirable, and R Is only a mean*
to an end. By It oar torpid aoals
are to be awakened from their toe
por; onr numbness and hardnes* of
mind, in reaped to npiritnal objecta,
f« te be removed. We are never for
a moment to suppose that the fear
of perdition is set before a* as a
model aod permanent form of expe
rience to be tolled after—a positive
virtue and grace Intended to be
perpetuated through the whole fix
ture history of tbe soul. It I* em-
jMoved only as an antecedent to a
higher aod a hspjder emotion ; and
when the purpose for which it has
been elicited ha* been answered,
then disappear*.
.th out fear; for fear hath tormeut."
1 John fv: 1*.)
Bat, at the tetne time, w<« desire
to direct attention to fhe fact that
he who ha« berff elerefted with this
larged and u|difted; hi* purposes
are c troubled, his joys increased. He
departs iu the grace of Christ, the
love of God, the rommuniou of the
Bidrit, with power from these abid
ing and al work in him to make him
holy in thought, feeling and actioo.
Worship gives exercise to our
affection*. Tbe mere expression of'
our affections is an action strength
ening and developing to them. Ia
the effort to make onr love knows
to those dear to ua, we find its pulses
Waling (aster. In tbe endeavor to
toll our gratitude, we feel it swelling
the excited heart. Ofteu are we
surprised by unstudied trembling of
tbe voice, the falling of “unbidden
tears.” Tyrants know well that feel
ing grows ou expression. They give
the chafed spirit no voice to tell its
soreness, lest It may be inflamed to
burn more fiercely ; they allow tbe
actor
into i
*omei
Kiven
SCHOOLS,
eiHu the scLctiqu of
%h umkum,
rintendent give* hi*
the rtirwd pure and becoming reflec
tion* n tl,e inimfo of men, and more
especially l>oy».
My third oh
above, to
SCHKAGK,
Superintendent
i* that they
them a great
’ which are
little negroes,
find these phrases in
/ grown np men and
w f>me i. The pliram** refeiTe.1 to are
anjttyng but pt otper * many of them
ar P immodest, nnlrecoming, and any-
STEE & SONS
>RE, MD,
itinuc scrvhy tJiei
nth, will send W*
width and price o
mack of mind aud body. If you
have a “supply” preaching for you,
or an “exchange" or a neighbor
assisting your pastor, let hia stay
at his lodging, where he auy recover ^
from his exhaustion, and prepare
for coming work.—Boiigsosu MteokL
“My Beloved. i$ aine,” for he ha&
given himself tb'W ; “anil I aMf bih,’’
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blood! ■* UvtKg
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