The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, March 29, 1872, Image 2
March 29, 1872.
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Editors:
1.RUDE. D.P., C’obnii
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A.M., Sta
ia, S. (J.
•n. V*.
‘4
m mom edscutiaU
in all thin#*, charity."
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t'oe^ToM subscriber who renew#
his sttbtkription for two veors, and
remits u * #5, we wili send by mail a
travfai simile of Albrecht DureCs
criehprti d picture of the grout Re
former. ;
“fo every new subscriber who sends
u*#S w< r «ake the same offer.
Every Agent who, since we became
soil* publisher of the Lutheran Firitar,
has ^en, iis #12.50, ia entitled to a
picturei
EverJ- Agent Vho remits ufc five
uejir simse^ibers and #12.50. shall
irOeiVc j 5 i copy in ntldition tt> the
’ egnlar i ouimission.
The p L*tdre h» a beautiful ehiomo,
aud eqna 1 to an oil picture. >'o i>as-
toi*s stt dy, no LntheranV sitting
to be without, it.
year orders.
harm
these
of Christ must languish.**
Remarks: lH*ar “Pennsylvania,”
we tliiuk that “so much discord in
the General Synod Booth** is owing
| to our training. • You - know we
were brought up l* the General
Synod North—it always was waging
an iuteruiciuc war—aud although
now it is riil of tbo uieu of the
General Council, it is not free from
“luueh disc*nil." We uioreovor think
that “Pennsylvania** is mistaken iu
charging us with so much discord.
The discord iu the South is mostly
outside the Gt-uerul Synod, aud
there we tap© it way remain. Now
and then individual im-uitars of tho
Geueral Synod disagree, but never
for any length of time. We ure true
to the canons “Z* all things charity."
♦ mmm re
Xew BratfoRIBERs.—\V© are in*
debted to Rev. C. Ifoaid for a very
acceptable addition to our roll of
honor, on which we only plain' the
names of pre paying subscribers.
Dedication. — Received an in
vitation to participate ui the so
lemnities connected with the con
secration of the new Evangelical
Lutheran (St. Matthew's) church,
Charleston, 8. C., on Mauudy Thura
day, which we hope to honor in person,
although we must hurry home again,
ns we do not wish our church doors to
bb locked ami the worshiper* left out
in the cold on Good Friday.
t at Charleston atteud-
iuatallatiuu of Rev. T. W.
participating iu tho Oouse-
the new German Luth-
>r one moment that
Suppose the
disbanded, anil r
Bynods set adrift.
would the church aceotu|dieh as
much os it is now doing t Without
any bond of *uion~*prfehtoto a, cen
tral organization, where would be
the tallying (mint f Would we uot
present the pitiable picture of«#mliip
without u pilot, dashed about by
every wave of upimou, wrecked in
the whirlpool of •'“•
inactivity f and then the portion
ol the crew that was not lacked up
by aomc other ship would go down
into the depths oi iuaulivity i>erha| t,
to rise uo more. And the proba
bility is that a larger poruou of the
crew would be loot than saved.—
Home even of tlmso who might be
fortuuatc enough to ggl aboard some
other vessel would be earnest to a
IKirt they desired not to cater, and
their longiugs alter thedost red haven
would induce the sigU of lucouaola
l»le grief. Wheu Geueral Lae sur
rendered at Appouuituu C 1L uouiy
a luauly heart was bowed iu sorrow,
and many uu aye was mtffared with
tears; and wheuour Geueral£v>mxJ
surrenders to the inactivity ol those
who ought to tight her bailie*, and
to those who would desert her lor
another camp, there will still be a
few faithful oucs who shall cling to. this year, aa he invite*
Mississippi Synod.— A neatly-
gotten up copy of the Minutes of the
last convention of this young and
vigorous offshoot of Buuthern Ln-
tbemnlsm has come to hand. The
Minutes would be an honor to any
ecclesiastical body: they s|KM»k well
forotir Mississippi brethren’s church
ly life, and encourage us to look
confidently forward to tire day not
very remote, when “they shall not
lx* few." **
The parochial reports sum up:
Congregations, f»; ministers, 8; bap
tisms, tli; confirmations, 3fi; com
munieants, 375. Two congregations
were not reported. The Constitution
of the General Synod of North
her to the lost, os did the handful
of braves who were with the immor
tal lA*e, whan, overwhelmed by jium
1 s*rs, 1m‘ was forced to c-ipilnlatfr,
NVe all act: what i* out eoudiUou
politically since wa are under the
domination of the North. Can we
Imi|n* for any thiug Iwlter uxIoniws
iicrtlly, if wc voluntarily, or per
force, arc (nought under litc fraternal
legislation of those who fought ns
with i»ru*nud Are and sword for tour
long and bloody years f ^Ve trust
they are doing u great aud good
work at home, aud we bid them
God 'ireed iu the Muster's work.
'W
Hut we prefer to do ours without
their legislation, aud therefor*, the
Ia>rd helping us, to Gcuerul Sy n<>d
WE WILL (*0, mid-hope all the del
egates will be at tbeir |toat of duly.
Who trill assume the responsibility •>/
absenting himself f
W ATI'UMAX.
, . . . . sentntive, and \V. (*
^. W J? *? r * <^r 1, '?> ror, 1! Tt,. Bbok of WorSitp
TF- i. * L. . • The classical school was sus|H>uded
uld take the rwtfoiv Those v tfl . . . w .
. , i. , . i till the next meeting of Bvnod, and
like it. and it does them .. , *
pMENTARY.—“Wish, all my
;*eo|)lc
who do,
good. 1 bur very busyj preaeh every
.Sunday, uid teach school during the
w»>qk. X *heu that ‘ear|»et-bag and
.itawag* government ceases 1 want
to come I kmth
.1 mured—If you waujt to wait that
loo
i America was adopted as a necessary !
j step to union with that general bixly. ■
it was resolved to help to sustain
the Theological Seminary in t'olnm-
Wa. Tbc clericnl delegates to the
General Synod are: Rev. T. A. Gleen,
and Rev. J. A. Morgan alternate.,
Mr. .1. H. aalton is tbo by r.i>re I vml '*•' I>i«i ... «orr w bath
I iron; m red him. that there be no
For tire Lathemn Visitor.
Prove the Lord.
. The Lord claims a proper prv*
portion of the reault* of the labors
of the hoods of his people aa
his urea, and requires it at their
bauds. 1 Cor. xvh 2—“I poo the
first day of the week lot every oar of
lay repre-
Dnbard the 1
gatherings when 1 come.** This
j T ; , j , a. i * | alternate. me hook or vvorsmp - "
ibaithe hiel of carpe bag^rasud >rl(s riwBnt , P11 , M to the ch«ivb«.
■ <>'<!• *>r >»>' <>• • Uobo-tbe Co.whb.ms pn-porod bv '•"* °” n - He ^ 01 *
,-bopt. I yon, «»h ti do us any j ^ , Uattkius . n. v. A. 8. Ilona r '“ wurM «» ****Wb»d b>
K«o|l, must comelngbl oB; b» I , vils u,.,-. .f. -T.., Milhr, "»«*»"*• '"“"if <«•“
uu in Qtxrtiiro lot nnhtinu ulAno u »*<1 tilt* 11
widp awi ke, let politics alone, and
preach Cl rist, repentance, and faith
andj the t ew obedience to all. As
ministers, we have only to deal with
anc sinners.
try: la not every unbeliever a
carnet bOj ger, aud every backslider
a schlawa 5; ?
Another : “You seem to be, so far
as I|know l an old favorite with both
ind j oung, wherever yon have
or ar ? known in this State, The
r, I im glad to remark, is an
interesting and attractive jontnal,
ernjN gh for aoylrody to read,
and I an sure that the editor’s
namp is & mfficient guarantee that it
will )be All id with things pure, true
and good. It is "growing more and
inorU in ti*c favor and confidence ot
the chare 1 about here. Relax no
effor^ in t »e noble canse. which you
havo espoi sed."
RepiarM: Ah, my dear sir
we Were !£ your “State,* we h
fty-go-to-meetiDg” cloti
best mauuers. Too'all,
^aved so charmingly, made
Iceut promises—am very
that up to the present
few of those “promises*
cashed—your fields are
yonr sky so blue, your
well filled, and fraternal
ed, pleasant-faced
;1 V J
were
iiwcct-to
*Wl
have,
shouh
Wore
ngu
hospitable, that we
pleased witji cve^y*
y thing, and. df course
om wo met. Indo^d,
uc<) of our sojourn
so plea&aut that wo
ermined not to' majee
lest we, 011 a closer
Id find spotn iu your
1 J J
Tam ..dlpl®
> l>a t >er—lt is the
to remind me of oiir
1^.* “How long will it
: gei our mUiionary |T
and pray the great
to send Mm.” i
very- m
]f vul paper, ao<:
3 in (iwy family in tlie
I •« looking tmWfii
of Baton Rouge, received by letter.
r/nm -m-
fiiVANNAH Port Society.—The
Annual Report received. This i*
truly one of tbc auxiliaries of tire
heart and
proper qualities of
mind are to be prepared for this work.
Fiw tbc* imh*M preparation. aeho<il»,
ci»llcges and tbeolajpeaI nrmiuai
linn inhed with eoaipeieui Ntatrwetom,
church w^iich deserves the snpjx>rt j ar * rsqnlstl. Misaionancs. both
or all who love sold* and pray for ,,0,u ‘‘ ** ImI m to be mi|i*
the conversion of the nations. If all l*«»rtcd whilst esgugcd -in their ap-
those “that go down to the sea in woik. 5lau> other very
ships” were Christians, what a uavv ***•“* uredwl oi#rcta might he
the church would have! TTidbrtn- ««»***», t*— mn the priori-
nately, too few seamen love the I ,h1 for »***
tatead
Inch d
that coureth <»ft upuu it, and
elh forth herbs meet for them by
whom it is dnassrd, rorev'cth Mqso
Tng fVom God,* they are like “that
which, lieariug thorns and briers,
f* r*E* t< 4y and in ng^i nuUscursitig,
^ hose Hid la to be burned.”
On the other baud, to tboae that
are minrlful to lay by them in store
as God baa pruapered them, great
and rich is the promised blessing
o' his word. Mol- »»i: 10,12—“Bung
>r all the tiihco into the atorehoose,
that there* may be meat hi mine
house, Mini prove me now herewith,
sailh the Lord of boot#, if 1 will uot
oiieu you the wiudows of henven ami
l*vur you out a blcssiug, that there
shall,not be room ruough to receive
it. Aud 1 will rebuke the devourvr
for your soke a, aud he shall uot
deatro) the fruit# pf.)«ur grounds;
ucuhei shall your viuc caaLher fruit
Is tore the time is the field, oailh the
laird of boats Aud all nations shall
call \w« biesaed} for >• ahull lor a
• leligiitsom loud, aatili thn Lord of
hams.**
How mumiv ot those that iraU this
.irtich- will determine to tako tho
Izmi ul iuawurd ood te mom him
psmireufoUmf be be suftg|ngd
hi the future, the Richmond mission
will ha abandoned by April next.*
The VUg^oi# Bynod has reoolved
that this mission autsf be auaUined.
The word o( the ttynod is our indi
vidual word. Let us see to it that
it is faithfully kepi; for our honor
is confirmed in the keeping of it.
Wkmhtkx.
For the La Ure ran Visiter.
It iu uoS yet too lute iu tho Year to
reoulve to do on. la* the pudly
loeaera the prrpantlMm of Ms Ueida
in tho Spring, that be wtM giro t»
tlao ehur< h oimhoi «t*b, or at ioooS
the oar-it-nch (the more* the better,)
ol the prueverls of his hrids and
oruhards. Slid of the 11 tore*use of bln
fttuuk, and thus penes the trued of the
I Ain I. whether be will not send a|*oo
hie tteids the curly aad latter ratoa,
retake the tit roarer tor his
that he shall uot doutroy the f
of his fiehls, prevent the vine from
1 noting tier fruit before the time in
the field, re-strain tire lightning and
the iareiolian*s lire from destroying
In* <*re>|«a after they havr been gath
ered into hia liuin. und preserve bin
Mock trom beiug (IwtMjid l»\ the
grtexuas murrain, so tlwt after hav
ing given the one-aeveath, or as the
herd hoe prospered him, he teUi hues
mars left foe his men use than he
KunUl tare made if he had net prom
isatl to fire anything to the fjord.
Moreover, hi* enj >ytueut of the rrsi
due will be tire * see ter from hh>
having met tire
rial ms of tire laud. Iret the Christian
ineerhaut leoolve to la> by him in
store a prt*|«er |Wo|M>rtkMi of thin
yoat*» gain artaiof irotn the sale of
liw wares ; let the ehrtstiaa lawyer,
phymemu, teoehtw, day laborer; ret
« brisiiaiiH of ail nia**ra; yea, let the
ehriatiau minister, also, (why should
Ik* be excluded from the ptomiMsI
Ideaeiug !)—let them all re sol re to
give this your to the e.imre of the
laird s proper pmpuni'»a of their ^
Iu u former artn le ufioti (be waat
of eulerpriae io oar church involving
the expenditure* of mmrey, wo |trooi-
ised to return to the aul^eet at no
That wo hove fallen
in the great eboteh work in
this oooasvy; and, that that short-
la in much part «loe to the
instoaned. we think
Um oaa oerioaoly dosit. Now, who
is responsible for this deplorable
cowditioa of things io a grave rpres
tioo, aad owe s hieh deeply isnmni
ua whw hove the diAmity to deal
wick. That it ariors wholly with our
md that they oal| ■*> bin me
it would eevtaiidv be rash,
Mr. to tauss. Oar people
inherit* d their being with Its
aad inorsl obliquities
fisau the eomsMHi sto**k <* the race,
aud with the real of the grout l*n>
testaut families taro shared the re
uovsting and hi rend iris g lidhtem e«
of ottr comuiou ebristiauity dis*-i»
thrallrel from the corrupting doudn-
i*ai of error and superstition by the
groat Reformation* work ; to assume,
ihervforo. that they are naturally,
and indepemleutly of any cause op
crating outside of themselves, less
hirers!, or more selfish than others,
would be in the highest degree pro-
ismtenma. Nor will it do to plead
in tbeir behalf, as against other
neighboring Protestant communions,
that they live aud work atider the
safe dominion of a slow moving con-
*er\ stive orthodoxy, whilst others
are driveo forward by a wild and
fanatical heterodoxy—doxical dis
tinctions are inadmissible here. We
have fallen behind iu religious enter
prise, slid there is some cause for it,
and covert, or outlying, we are bound
by consideration* of eternal moment
to look it up, and remove it if we
can. There is no disguising the fart
that there is blame wort hi nesa some
where—we can not eara|s* from it—
slid if any be riftasf via, let him first
cast a ttnne. lest the innocent full
with the guilty under this iuipota
tioti.
To the short <-omitig* of the min
wtry of our 4-bureh more than to
[ any other cause, we fear is due ihe
c 'million of tlnugs we all so much
d*-piore, and find so difficult to re
and the accomplish
ive ends, a* If
vines of salvatk
sist in great* |>artth«
application of the money |a»wer.
t ertaiuly no intelligent and devout
mind can attentively consider this
*11 Eject and fail to |»erreive that a
cardinal use of money is ita applica
tion to the great church »urk. Why
is it then, brethren in the ministry*,
that we feel ao much delicacy. a«d
often manifest such hesitancy iu de-
dartrg thU |u»rt of the counsel of
God? It Is fundamental to tb*aur
oras of the work be has put iuto our
haiida, and with res|»ecl to the |»er-
fnrmauce of which he will some ilay
summon us to a just reckoning.
Many of us we fear have come short
here—have failed to instruct, coin
mand and adtuniiiab so* faithlully,
earnestly and persistently ou this aa
on other subjects, and the aud re
sults are )daiuly and painfully show 11
in our imj*>verisb<*«l ministry , ineffi
cient churches, him! cm ham-wed and
and almost |toweileas church insti
tutions. There are i-xceptions iu
our ministerial ranks to the charge
of idioit-coining on this |Kiint—*-x-
ceptious deserving of high rouiuicnd-
ation. We have men who fearlessly
aud oonsUntly declare th tcholc (oun
eel of God. which is only done when
the money Mihjrct is include*!; but
that we, as a class, are blameless
on this sul^cci, few of us intk-cd
will undertake to affirm.
And now, foi tmmhes, altei a
somew hat long lift* of toils aud hard
ship* for the church—well uigli **/
fet ing the loss of all things, perhaps
aa a |s*nalty lor the very lvuiissues*
against wbicli we have U-cn writing;
and in <*to«t- proximity’V* the honest
sundown hour—we i o« to preach and
write, aud plau aud contrive against
this Gtolalishouoring ami chureh de
stroying short-**»nni 11 g until theilark-
ness of ileath shall hide the whole
earth aproe fnmi onr vi**w.
Bknkx.
Fur tbr t.uth» i'.»n Yiiutor.
Lutheran Ministen Imurance
t oil great Lord ofi the horrent, ha wj „
the rendfirw lab—n into the fl«|#
and the Arid will be reaped and eaHi
J vail'd by thout who do pray, wham
sons at crdlege# are converted, am
whose Theological “
filled with students. Ok that Q#|
would open the eyes of the Luthseoa
Church to her wants and her duty j
THE Lt TEEAJI OMUBOB |g ^
MOl’THERN STATE*.
The writer, jn*t receiving a letbr
from an cx4*eUeiit brother from Tre*
ton, Smith county, Mi**., i n referee
to the want* of the Lutheran Church
iu the State, he immediately dirw-ted
him to correspond with a The^„ r
cal Mtudent from Virginia, ua# ^
aide wan for aome field of labor u
Mississippi. We certainly need ,
systematic plan, some well arrange
method of «orresj»oodeace with ag
oar deatitute Lutheran hn^, u
Hcattered over the grant t 11 Hn* i
of the South nod South west, iada
ding Mississippi, Alabama, Mtaoari,
IzNiisikpa and Texan. We aaed
efficieut ccMnmittre, not suapiy an
appointed committee, bat a committee
of efficient, tried men, who wig g„
to the trouble and expense, Ua^ g
corivsiMinding with every locality of
loitberans, direct their attention to
student* of Theology, and try and
iudace efficieut ministers to tag
among them. A body i^«nrh
| men will ooou be organized.
t w ill uot be a substitute lor the com
mittee ot the General Sy nod of the
s*mtb. 'la *»ceihrro «*f the General
Synod are no «ionlit doing weg i*
tbeir way. Thu» «>igaai«stieB wig
bold coi res,souieiMM* w ith every nook
and ixinier ot tat* xuutli aud Sooth
west, iccomaieod i.. - Jm the ran Vis
itor, and seek out anus iaenhuM
aad recommend them totk fheolog
i -al students of the Lmtheca* <*aarch
from the South, and uae their efforts
to have all vacaucie* of the Lath
etuu Church tilled a* soon as practi-
! cable. I hop© this may not he a
mon tea port uot
tons affair.
et noscitur
Yibolvia.
salaries, or the iins-roda of the laliors move, lt is not at all uncommon
*d theii hMiuio, and tha* test the 1 to attend upon the mtuistratiijns of
promt** of the Lard, —A *ro U be I H u otherwise faithful preacher for a
The
The writer whs present when this
League was organized iu Baltimore,
.Md. lie became a ineuilier of it
at the lime by the jmy rnent of oue
dollar. Since that time each mem
ber has been call©*| upon for the
remittance of the flu>t two dollars,
lor the l>e ue tit of Mi's. Sent man, (he
widow *»f the Rev, S. Scut man, of
Gettysburg, l‘a., the liiM tueudier
of the Is*ague who has dt***!. The
amount to be paid to the next widow
of a poor minister may lx* double to
that which Mix S. nxviikd, from
the tact that (bia asMM*iaUou is more
tally uuderat*Mjd and tis purely be
nevolent dewigus utiMe highly appre
ciated. lt
iMtitutkm,
For the
Voice* from Ltttto
But let noue sa;ipo*e, aa might ht
the iuforeuce from a former artaek
on this subject, that the uuersnom
w hich come u> n* from little front
are all of a sad and plaintive tan*.
No. no. For though they apeak with
touching pathos of homes sorruwfal
from - pointul sliiiuesa, sad of the
aching hearts of those who “wad
aud weep iu vain,”
‘ For the touch of a vanished hand,
Aud thf sound of * voice that is sUfl
though there comes up from theta
a sense of tropes fond aud holy,
oiroe eberisbed. bat uow as nseh
deml as the little sleeper in the
is uot a money making ( tomb, yet, wheu the surges of nor-
hut orgauiz<-d and nuj*- j | V » are quieted it^tta soul of the
|mrted for the U-uetit of Luthr-rau
ministers’ willows and their tamilm*,
by ministers aud kind hearted lay
men. The lieut-fil* t*f this asstM-ia-
gmo extend t*» all the State*. North j gtawaffi of our lovid littie uue* that
a btreibleuess never
tow
lx*rea\ed, other voice*, and other
m»uutls of gladsome note fall on the
ear.
is it uot w beu meditating at the
will not command hi* Mrmng apsta whole year, without onw witnessing I **od tkailh. and to all Synods. It is j *«. bear, with a furableuro*
be resKiire to such ua extent that it' * «iugl© 8|M*ri.d. faithful nud earnest •'nn«risu»g that all our poor ministers I realized before, “Thy child i* safe
wdl do them show gmal. will he *4' pnlHh* endeavor to instruct his peo- ‘ke South do trot liecome ineoilK*rs fraa the snares which sin would
seivic** to them, than tin- whole |pK> in the great duty of rr.usecrating of this iiiMiram*© Leugnc. What a font* s|»reod about his tat. sad
Lord, and lamentable is the indiffei^
ence of the church on shore to her
children “tos«ed on the billows of
the main.” Mr. J. T. Thomas is Pres
ident, and Rev. Richard Webb, Chap
lain of the Savannah Port Society,
which last year ex|K*nded SI, 125.80.
At the anniversary Rev. Dr. D. H.
Bittle delivered the address.
Richmond, Virginia—The mis
sionary, Rev. D. M. Henkel, informs
us that the oalary due him has all
been paid, and that the pros|»eets of
the mission are more encouraging
now than at any previous time.
Fm the’ Lutheran VMtor. *
“Shall We Go? 1 ’
Dear Editor: This question was
asked aud disoo«*©d in your issue
of the 8th im*. As aM important
questions involving the interests of
the chureh ought to he answered, we
propose responding briefly to this
question by giving what we eoneeiv©
to be die only correct assurer that
can be returned to the interrogatory
propounded. We would answer,
Yes, by the help of God.
“It can uot be gainaayed that there
has been too much care lessor** on
the port of the ministry sad laity in
the execution of the reeolation* of
the General Synod ; ami Home of u*
feel mortified that there is so little
interest manifested iu the general
prosperity of thoebnrch by so many
fof our ministers, ami as a cottse-
queiiee, by many of our lav men also,
bat just ah “wisely,” we think, the
question may be asked, Will onr
remaining at home amend the “pain-
ht the move-1 ful tacts” of which your eorrespoial
of movie | eat complain*, or metamorphose them
iuto cheering or encouraging faots t
teffUfik Uuifi th*M is I On any Iking whatever be gained by
l*Mh»ffi*lir«ll^»sct| a ffiUure o# the General By nod to
J
PjpS ,!>■»»■ StP
which the Lord haa given otamml-
meut that assay oaa ad hi* peo;4e
Hhoold lay by him in store, im the
first day of tiro week, as Uud ha*
prospered him. When the people
of the laird neglect to lay by them
ill store as Got! taw prospered them,
and to caet the aiwaunt iuto the
Lord’* treasury, they prove them
Helves robbers of God. Mai. iii; 8—
“Will a man rob God t Yet ye have
robtad me. But yn say, wherein
have we robbed tbeef la riltat and
offerings* Meditate seriously upon
this, ye that neglect to put mW tbe
treasury of the church os God hta
pro*|N'red you; imcordiug to Ita
*bowiug of his word, God rsgoids
y*a» as robbers. And bet a use ad this,
his frown, and ant hie suiiJe, his
curse, ami not his blessing, r«»ts
iqrot) yon. Mai. iii: k_»*Y 9 are
cursed with a curse: far ye bare
robbed me, oven thin
It ia, doubtless, to be
tbo negloet of this duty
thtns, as kidivWuals
as *u«b tall to pioopor,' bulb
ally and spiritually. It is
the pt-ofdeof God calculate bow much
gain they will protaldy realize during
the year, and determine to spend It
A LI. (without laying by, for tbe
purposes of tbe ebureb, that proper
proportioa of it whioh tbo Lord
claim* as his own.) in paving off
debt, Stirling field to field, or boose
tni house, or in faring snm|dnouoly,
that God not only affiicts them with
spiritual leanness and rlwarfishne**,
tint that he »l*o sends the devouror
for their sake* to deatroy the frnir*
of tbe ground, makes tbeir vine te
cast Inn* fruit before tbo time in tbo
field, sends the destructive m ami in
to kill off tbeir ©stale, and thwarts
aH their selfish piano in
them to end iu
meul And regarding
gataous that tail to
wonkl otherwise have don© or be«-n.
If oalv mir jw.'ple wouM deter-
mroe :*t the beginning ot en«-h year
(and. ot rouiMO, wowbt faHIH their
ilrtrruhi«tiimt to lay by timtn m
*4orr. wldrh is to ptae into
t
I4e*»iiig it WiMihl ban* been t<. the [ tbr»a»gh which Satan would have
Vital and fun fatally ol our g4**i brother, the I de , aimed u* ja-cur© hiui u« hu pteyF
OU, it is a redectfou of
to Owl, ami using in his serriee th«*ir
earthly |MMM*K*ionN.
(Ismental to lb© spread uud rwtablish- j R*v. S. Hi*batter. of Moiilgoiueiy
irtent of tb« Kingilom of t:hrist in | bounty, Ya., bod la* Ik* 11 a member
the earth ia tin* money power; and ! “f l he lasagne wheu he ilepartetl this
yet how msn> tail in tbeir pulpit I l»h*-
of tbe la*rtl a* h»* would 1 miaistrnriou* to give it that promt 1 fmayku ki>k collkuu and sem-
1 Temper them, there uould bo tally nem*r wbirli it* ©iwrutisl importanc© tXAttiKo
©noogh to me**t all the demands at f sourgrutly ;»wi roanonabli fh-mamlsf | I he writer was to Baltimore, Md.,
the chinch. The .•hutch would no No Bcripturr prrvedowt or teaehiug. iaot year. au«i united with the Lu-
letHter ha\ o to Itah it te the loud and 1 direct or by iiupUrathm, can he offi-r i iketmun of that city, 011 tbo day m*I
ugouy to the tlrougtitfui
tiau parent, little kes* p
the mound made by the baud of
U*j©avetu©uf itseit, that imr little
oues, mo hi tie** aud pure iu infancy,
may, by a slight mistake »u oar
guuliug, training hand, go into the
pat It* 4if *111. To feel that these
• tl repented colts of tb<* prerolent* 1 ml In viudicatton ot *tH*h nt-ghx t 4»r apart by tbeitetM-nd By mat a* a 4iav ixMiiparatively guileless, iru*Uug
and iifilror* of out vanou* histifw- *hortn»mmg. hut, 41a tbc contrary ,
ttaia «f fainting. i»nr mitamiaries,! S|K*(t4>lk* injamnion* snd special in-
sfratnuitis, and tbe |»rartk-e of the
ancient church under the hunting* of
divine inspiration offer a Pill anil
clear authority for tbe contrary
course. The afmstiro know no such
thing as tbe degrading habit of nmd
em times, of hepging money hu* the
spreml and support and distribution
of the Go*;»H. 80 tamlamenrafiy
f iwwrrmght in tho ancient church
-economy was tide in«H*|»ctiKtl>)e tuewtto
that tbo tret preacher* *|*>ke as
suthoritstirriv with respect to this
as way Christian duty. “Now eon-
corning the ©oileofkxt far the saints,
as I have given order to tbe churches
of Galatia, oven so do to. Upon
tho first day of the week, let every
one of >00 lay by Mm in store, aa
God hath prospered him, that there
be mi gatherings when I come,” hi
a remarkable exempttllratioii of the
fart we nr© insisting npou. The
ancient practice of Christ** profile
in setting their ewrthly ;xisspsainhs,
and defHiatrhig the proceeds in n
IsHh boon* sad fm r4gn, wowkl he
well snpfmt tod in their 1 arfoti* fiohU
nt Isbor, and tbe cbwrrh w<«lri he
preserved from the burning shame
ami great wrorttlh-sPou of knowing
that missions fhvorobfy hogau and
promising numvm wore forced to he
abandoned from want nf the seres
*ary sieuim to *np(M>rt tliem till they
Imd Nvomo self snstoiniiig.
fiet our ministers, tuff once, hnt
frequently, 4emth tlndr prsqife that
bring l»y them fn store as God find
to proapeuad then* is a doty, the omia
sion of which God regards with
groat displeasure; tar be soya of
thane that omit H, that they rob him.
Our people may never have regarded
the matter in this light, snd the
thought of it wifi very likehr spnr
thorn itp to the taithfnl |ierfbnannce
of Iheir duty in this respi-ct; for
wtat . hristmn worthy of the name
coukl bear the thought that he is
regardeil fry bis (Yrstor ns a robber
of Him. "* , 1
ol prayer tar Oulkgda, in th© 4*iiuivli (heart*, may yet be (* (listed by de-
of which the K«*v. ('hurlw A. St oik ' tiU-ment .l<*ep, and be recking with
is tbi» pastor. This year be *(.0111 th© foul oilors of moral nomipUou,
the tlay in Halem. \'a., iu the morn- - ia a thought next ti» iosapisirtoblni
itig in tin* 1‘resliyteriati, imd in the ! Ami what parent would not say,
evening 1,1 tin Lutheran i-hureh, iu “Oh 1 if 1 ever thought there tender
et err men suitable t«> a iiay 4»f prayer.! feet would ever be wounded by th®
The <l©ii< union tins* w It h-li pray most j t lrortne 4>f' sm, there soft bauds ev«r
for ttair institution* havo most ©an- 1 tm tfotihsi by ileeds of wrong doing,
tin late* for tta ministry, and many ! or this innoorut prattle ever
godly and intelligent men in their j stituted by the course and
eburuton. t'ollcg} *, like churches, I oath uf tbe h
muto bux-v tin* prayers of the |Hs>pki j a tbousauil times pnder that Mf
before ttay will lieeoine effieient iu- J child would uow sleep in a fidb
•titutiooH, liefore they will be uudiT graveF
Gwdta grace and the outpouring of Aud yat wc must all admit
the Huly Spirit, ttai gives tenq**ral 1 is su©h a probability. Every
blemdag* to tbe romI and the evil j ©tied crimiuxl, whore sad aad wamM
abke. but In* <hies not liestow sjur I ing history has ever come to o° r
ituol blessings either upon iutlivid- ! know ledge, was once a lovely to**
usi* or iustitutions without being
asked foe, aad-.iskeil for «a the right
way too. How snd it is when you
attend a prayer-nieeting, anil goinl
men unite iu asking the Lord to
btoss them sml their families and
tlieir pastors and ttair 4*»«grega-
tioas, and not a icord far the College
where their sous ami tta y«aiug iuimi
of tbc ©burrh are tsliiraieti, w ho :uv
Tbe amounts lahl by, Hgreeably to i l ommon treasury, tar a common
the a|s»*toiu* tnfuiietkwi. ht 1 Oor. I work, was a manifest ftne-shadow
xvl? 9, shonhl be gathered quarterly ing, if »fot the bum, h» fact, of what
into the treasuries of the ©imgrega ' he wimld hare hi* ehtirrh be and
ti«m; ami tbe portion intended fur do. By this it is ia*etided to lie
Synodic*! pnrpnaes atantld bo tar fought, that not only mir laalien and tbeir money very leluetautly to cxd dmt. A them! uncertainty
warded to die treasurer of Bynod to our spirits, but 4>ur gold and silver, l©ge|and Itaerarx iusmutions «>t the aisuit ttair future.
ta and houoas >ta«l lands are tta LonFs. olturdi—thru 1truer pray far them, And sometimes we
ciiuqMHi w ith warm aftectioo 4^ •
mother’s heart. Borne of thess were
blessed with homes of hallowed a*-
s«H‘iati4Mis, such as ours are. But the
h«ss of uue or hath the parents, *i*i
the consequent waut of imlrttinl
l4»ve hihI watchfulness, or the a*
takes of domestic government, havfi
Idigiitvd fhi-se fair ImmI* 4>f promta,
and 4‘hangeil tl»4*in into gnarled, uu*
eithi-r ti» breome mm 1st' ra and pious sightly deformities on the trunk of
men or men of tta w,»rM. Tbeuu hnmanity. None 4»f us know what,
same good men id 1 tta < hnrrh give morally, may lie tta tate of our ©bil*
hung*
moot ft* ofiprnpi iotfona. Our mb* j and
sionary* at Richmond eonqdains that aad
tlio salary promised Mm by* tho
byasdw, Btoall os it is, lum ubi been
paid | that thmagh in Rk Imrond toil • has na dourly
-teu ntuutii*, lm hob fieri ffiffi ur |hu
uud lands are tbe Lun!*s, ohureti—they newer pray far them, And sometimes we feel, that »«
be used tar his glory. Thu they care little about ttam, they do view of the bare )iro»»ability id tbeir
istoy sod the ©hunch ure estimate their efficiency. Mims falling, and by their example and
tore uf tbo gospel ate the gitl of pra©tioe, helping to steep, more deep*
iu ki^taard God ■ they mare be tmiied of Hed ■ .ly than ever tafbre, simiety in th*
nuddf ibn obnrnh pru^niiuk* tu tbe siukn of skaaie and aiu, wu
fUdi; *« lhr “*’
rJ^*
this. Ihw* 1 '
b ' • MWI
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I”. , -whil-l
* ra be lb*
. ^«>nt dreams ■*«,
^,,kU rf I—-'
ZZ “f * Un - ,>
to some ext©
leery c*** th, * v * lV
Urf. mm .
~Z. n fail lo fT 'l FVn
rb.Wn-n t« »
be W*"** 1
, luU » ol mor»1 *-Bh
,be »»»€• of on.
luali^i * u w
( ^fo,t whirl* tin *
, Halety emu
^^Udrcn may v ■
irft ' h '
iluo* pa^h” :l
\m all C4»vcrc*I « v e*
*kkb aUacbes t" tl’j
lo»t«heae oarer. Of lf^
a tinge of **dn~>
of grief; “O*
will uever *|a
^bum© Bui who ca
not to* <* ur
to tbooe living
" ft is sorrow, such
most be felt, to la
mfrfc*»dutg«n»'e,“
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, bus been »|
to weep ove»
due Kviug-j
MT *'h 4 » £■'}
r all—"U.
of death. t|
| uot xupure-ih.
‘ s»ul> -
curt lily blfol'’
Thy *p»rit white
C*u ne’er again
* • - •
“Oh! when I le* •©"
Wherever man is f«
I •ee that sin* aboun^
Perhaps eve* thou.
If spared dll uow.
At Satan’s shrine thy
“Then let ugr paa-e
Thro" ages without «
I’nto the ainacrV Fr
That sin's dark flow
No more thou It kuo
And thou art waeheo
Yes, as we are re
staudiiig by tta gra v
oucs, of tbe snares .1
tliey have 4^ea|ie<t by
let us not forget t
mouuds can send fori
«* well as sorrow—th
tbart gfoinu ;>lays a
lata •
Eor The Lti
All Interesting <
Mr. Editor: 1 lia\«
interested, lately in th
old IsMik handmi pn
aud fellow-towHainan.
Bolder, s bo has l
s ©oi> ©olltxtiifo <4.
-s'rap* of history ix;la
ly seitl©uii-ut* of tbi
ion." but who union
1 he late war, lost .1
volumes 4>f rek**t art
, The volume I ba\-
• are, having been n
»*ouutry only fov pi
y title is. »*a True 1>
I’resell t State of Yii
Raph© Haiuar, Been :
“tiy, June 18th, B*»l
minutely tb© affau.v
u l» to that date
|M*ges. As an iti-n
" ill transcribe a s«.
leaders, may learn
dance of the land, a
of totting it two ami
ago:
“Now, leaf! any,
^dcuuiruged becaut©
tiou is mail© 4>|* any *
°f victual Is fane.only
w h»eh grount, with |
^wupetiiutly' proi-u t\-
Ikit * bare aud uaft
think there is uo mat
°°taeine that such a
*® “ Yi'risfo, boon
J? tliicourcil,
^••ires, no wl*©io elk-
^“uld be more barrau
and Fowl©, than otto
tll< *y aro uot ; for
the buHl i* ftored u
' atiety of wild U-afi -
Geere of all forts.( 4(111
°ttrs iu their iuci-eaii*
thr «* or four© Faw
'lone that I have n
^ two: the nab
“>«r pe* M de aferib
° f 8, ’ u “‘ tnaff© 4, r i:
^to, bei-wule our Go
r 'iqj thn-e, ai
r “ r uiy |ntrt I
:; r k*e» ,,, diry to tb
who for eurv
a,,<l * l,,,K »“
for N .f lUri *>lH 'VouUI .
ZJ'l the Ita-n- (t 1
^‘Vb-s in Eh;,!'
. “either sparing;
the Une* read
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