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r £ f f * 4i- April 19, 1872 Editors: | Hev.{A. rIkUDE, D.D., Cohn*Uia, fk(X Rev, J. f. HILLER, A.M., Staunton, V*. 44 u li In ei nenti tl*. unity ; in non Essentials, l brrt, / ik all thing*, charity." i TT ■ sPECUL'NOTICE!*. lU'iuituiJK*i‘R must bo modi Offlci Own, Hank Oliocks, Gr it’ poi siblcL If those can not l*e obtained, send th© money in a Kk<;istx to Let ter, AI, Postmasters are obliged to regime i le iters when required. Paters ire sent to subscribers until an ofepreas order to discoutinn© is re- re i, and all arrears*©* i ceiv in Post Drafts, .....j., „„ all arrears*©* are paid, as required by law. Merely returning a numl er of the paper ny mall, ffi not auf- licien‘ Allj communications relating to »ub- scrihsrs, should give heir name* very distinctly, and carefully indicate which ; are t#d and which are new subscribers. Not inly the name o’ the post office, tmt also 4hat of the < ouuty and State of ea rh subscriber is n .-eossary, in order that i he i«fi>per entries may be promptly and * ecurately niade. Maniagit and obituuiy notices, and er intended for publication, f ritten sepatately, and not in to ree dve proper arteu- t othe tdion hnsinjess tion. — XERAL S|YT?OD.-J‘South- Virginia* pritoe: n “Hope at tbe General Synod. expressions of ing. We must F 1 What s wrong! Rev. ts to tuojvc to Virginia, thought that be was so the work of disintegration datum. that he won Id any circumstance*, ab«u- resent headquarters. And tM v irgiuia them Gen E>|t’0 remote ’ Church form yon is ate true 1 Syuod! ground itt-this part of the aountry. j AGING.—. ttskirts o: ites: “I our I e e aoi Onr people love their church more, are better Lutherans and better •Christians than they were some years ago. i Our doctrine is becoming more lar among other denominations. The Lutheran Visitor is liked very muci), and not a few think they couUl not do without it.* ""n ^—J ~iE.—“My opinion is, tbe it up an ‘organ’ will fail, as thp brethren will fall out amoug themselves. Too many candidates in b>th Synods for the ‘chair of office ’ Another difficulty is that some of flbcui are Masons, and most of our people thiuk that all Masous are Deists. You may use this as you thiuk best. Magna ceritas et preraUbit?—Extract from letter. TKfa effort} I X to nion iemeixschaft.—We hope will find many thoughtful readers. The fashion of ministers assisting each other at regular com munions lias become a crying evil in unit Southern Church. In addition towbit •JLutherauas* has said, we add, irsts It lessens regular comma masons in many of our churches, leads many comma- to seek for the effects of the of the Lord’s Sapper, not selves, but in those who municants. Thirdly: It ny churches of the priv- bserviDg the festivals ot Fourthly: The services uently sacrificial instead iC. We lately heai-d of several Lu* therak ministers who closed their withi are deprives ilege of the ckur0l th church * and up and on more in orde thin festivals,; ship 4»tb left their people u neared ided for on Good Friday ter Sunday, and starved one thousand believers, hold a convocation. Such ojught not to be. On the every pastor should wor lds people. jj.fl AlffAX.—We did not intend r columns with the ont- f “A Layman’s’ bitter uthern Lutherans,, but has requested it, we e feel sorry for “A Lay- assuredly has forgotten and the example of the e have not, and pray ; “Lord, have mercy on jB.—If the rebellion against th him?? To X. J. K.—l f the rebellion 2 the government by tbe people of the South “wicked in its inception, unjustifiable in its character, inhu man in I its prosecution, and de tractive jn its results to the highest morality and religion,* ju avoid expressing your led disapprobation of the interes how can , moat course | anybod and ao jrs, 77 or Synods and min $lse, “in open sympathy flj co-operation which they have-givfea* to such wicked, Unjusti fiable, iujjiumau and destructive “trea- ‘lellion T 7 In nay humble body of lpen in Church or prospered by stultifying ; and it would be well for propose to iatroducs tbe J. R. bi^aks of into tbe * “to look before tbe/ sou and j opinion, State e The LAT»^^lExu#^HotLBKcX, Esq.—It is with great regret that we announce the decease of this estimable gentlemau ami honored citizen. lie waa the head of the large and respectable family of his name who hare so well and faithfully in all generations disebargt d the various duties of life. Mr. Horlbeck lived to the good old age of seventy- two years, surrounded by tbe esteem of all and the love ami affection of a large circle of relatives and friends, lie was as (Hire in character as be was uuosteutatiou* in maimers. lie w as a man of large heart and great sincerity. Although he never sought or rau after popular favor, kia fellow- citizens, in appreciation of his high ami nnswerviug integrity and purity of principle, elected him as one of tlie representatives of this aucieut and time honored city to the General Assembly, where ho served several years, prior to the late war. His hand waa always ready where char ity was required, and his judgment ever afforded where counsel and . advice was ueeded. He was a mein ber of the St. John’s Lutheran church, where his lathers bad worshipped before him. He has left, as the proudest of all monuments, the re cord of a well-spent life and an example of virtue to the present generation.—Charleston Courier. Now I Relieve.—The letter winch follows has caused ns to rejoice; and wanting others to rejoice, too, we publish it, leaving out uame, resi dence, etc. The writer is well and favorably kuowu to mauy in aud oat of the Evangelical Church. Read it carefully: • March 2tUh, 1872. “Dear Sir: After my kindest re gards to you, I basteu to inform you that I am a happy mau for the last three weeks. I had beeu led away from the blessed Comforter for the past two years, and had I the tongue of the most eloquent speaker, I could not express toyou how I was tempted by the devil. But now I am glad to state that language can uot tell of the love of God which I have felt recently. The devil led me to believe that I possessed no religion, and I resolved to conquer him, or die iu tbe attempt. Three weeks ago, while attending to my iu my , I believe I was all the time eugaged iu prayer and meditating upon my sad condition,’ I noticed a fragment of a Lutheran Visitor lying iu a shelf, and glancing at it, I read in laige letters the heading, ‘Nearer my God, to Thee.’ I read tbe piece over and over, and 1 am confident that Rev. ’s preaching and tbe good effects of that blessed piece in your noble paper, have been tbe means of bringing me back to tbe fold of God. I feel now that 1 want every human being^ that I am ac quainted with to come aud sec me. God be praised for his love to my poor soul. Had I, or could 1 own, all the wealth of the whole nuiverse, and be led as I have been, I would cling to my blessed Jesus. I have been telling my feelings to every man of my acquaintance whom I me**t, and I feel sure, since this change, that I am called by the good Spirit to exhort Others to love my blessed Saviour, aud I will make the attempt, God being my helper! I ask most earnestly an interest in your prayers, that I may do at least some good for my Saviour’s king dom. My edneation is limited, but I am thankful to state that I am not ashamed of Christ. I have resolved like one of olden time: ‘Let others do as they may, bat as for me and my hoase, we will serve the Lord 7 The date of yonr most valuable paper from which I came across the piece mentioned above, is July 14th, 1871. I will cherish and preserve it, and my prayer is, that the Visitor may be crowned with success. Please answer this,* etc. New Publications, The Quarterly Review of the Evangeli cal Lutheran Church. • April, 1872. Gettysburg. Contents: Protestant Infallibility; Practical Exposition of Scripture; Tbs Sufferings of Christ—by Bev. J. Hawkins; Christianity the Readjust er; The DescentofMan; The Christian Ministry of Labor; Dr. Hodge on “the Lutheran Doctrine* of the person of Christ. This article charges Dr. Hodge with having, “no donbt unin tentionally,* done injustice iu present ing the “Lutheran Doctrine* of the person of Christ, and doses with the declaration: “If Dr. Hodge thinks he has disposed of the subject satis factorily, we beg to assure him and his readers that there are others who, with all respect for his acknowl edged ability, and prdfoand regard for his elevated christiau character, deem bis statement of the Lutheran doctrine of the person of Christ as having scarcely the legfoUace of trath, and his discussion of it as ff|| ft) at issue.* 7a 1432 fif lAttetr$ Living Aft, week fNing April 6th, fijtar volume, and contains No. Sffries of articles from entitled a “Century of Great Poets ’ from 1700 downwards,* the present number relating to Jtobert Baras; Wanderings in Japan, No. 11 from Cornhill Magazine ; a letter of Rev. Dr. Clark in answer to the artlcls recently reprinted from Fraser's Mag azine, entitled “Wanted—a Religion for the Hindoos;* Hints for Essays, I by tbe author of “Frieads in Connell,* Good Words f PbUo-Tcntouie Italy, Call Mall Gazette; the continuation of. The Btrauge Adventures of a Phieton, by William Black, author of a “Daughter of lleth,* etc., and of “Off the Bkelliga,* by Jean luge low; together with poetry, sic. Tbs preceding weekly number of The Living Aft, contained articles on the Next Phase of American Difficulty, Pull Mull Gsuehsi Lanfray's Napo leon the First, Quarterly Renew / The Pertinacity of Minorities, Call Mall Gazette; French Food, Bleak- wood's Magazine t the continuation of “The Maid of Bker,* etc., etc The subscription price ot this W page weekly is #8 a year, or for $10 any one of tbe Amertoau $4 mags lines is seut with The Living Age for a year. Lit tell & Gay, Boston, Pub lishers. Brainord's Mueieml World (at April has made its appearance filled with all sorts of good things for people. „V«r Cycloptrdia of lustrations, adapted to Teaching: emheating legends, Lyrics, H\ Extracts, etc. By Rev. Eton Foster. A companion volume to New Cyclopaedia of lllostratiooa. New York : W. W. Palmer. Jr.. & Ca, Publishers, 14 liibls House, As tor Place. 1872. This “work is the result ol a pur pose to furnish the Christian public the best thoughts sod illustrations of the various themes of reHgioo sml life which tbe poetic literature of all ages afford.* Ably sad with rare discrimioatioo has the editor accomplished his chosen The labor must bars been i The work contains 666 larp pages ; 8071 topics follow each other in alphabetic Moceeasioo ; minor po ems are given complete, as. for ta Stance, Gerhard’s: “O sacred bead now wounded ;* Melendez t “First, mightiest Deity! Eternal Schmolk’s: “Heavier the nearer heaves;” Gibbon's Etermty; Kent’s Realm of Fancy ; Eliza Cook’s n Christina of aa I nightly Review; Mahomet, British Quarterly Review ; Tbe Fourth Ooa pel, Oonttw+ofry BtHtw ; The Kriegssptei, Fmeer't Mmgasine/ Eng liah Mural Poetry, CoruhiB Magazine; The Situation u Francs, Economist ; the continuation of “Tbe Story of the Piebsscito,* by French writers, MM triea, sad of “Off the BkoUiga,* by Joan Ingot**» poetry, etc. of this 64 page weekly mega sine in $8 a year, or for 616 say one of the Amerieoa $4 magazines is seat with The Living Age lor a year & Gay, Boaton, Pabbabem. ffigPfjf*j Htttfff>*id V/{|r.*#i "tfff burgh, N. Y. April, 1676. Wood kept green through spring notify the Newburghers that they soon may expect vernal bright skies, sweet birds of song in every grove, before Wood himself sings of spring, sad tells of earth's no* sod hoe vis’s pore Itfo. The srtisfos in the April somber are every oar true, whole S instructive sod ©otartamiag. I WfrK'M P#Y, 8. (X, Marco 25th, 1872. Pursuant to appointment Corinth Evangelical Lutheran church, Edge field county, Sooth Carolina, was eooaecrated to the service of Al mighty God, seconding to tbe form prescribed in the Book of Worship, on Sabbath morning the 24th of March, 1872, by Rev. E. A, Bollrn, Rev. K. Caughman sod Rev. Paul Derrick. Coilectiou for church purposes, the sum of 650. A sermon was preached by Rev. E. A. Holies, after which the Lord’s Sapper was administered to a large number of brethren of the Methodist Episcopal and Lutheran churches Corinth church, recently finished, is n neat building, aud is under tbe pastoral care of Kcv. Paul Derrick, who is highly esteemed by his peo pie, and is doing much good in this very* interesting field of labor. This church Is situated in the fork of big and little Haluda rivers, near tbe ferTj of that most excellent man Mr. Joseph M. Wise, who is ooe of the elders. Kvaxoklist. For the Lutheran Visitor. and Wroag Views sf Life; Reaptrs its Apparatus; Inebriate History of Photography in America > Hoorn of Famous Amsr- tcaas; Rocky Moon teas Heroery ; “Stitch ia Tima,* or tbs Alabama yorstioa ; Early Eagiisb Bdocauoa, etc.; finely Ulastrated. I’ncr only 3U rents, or 63 a year. 8. R. Wells, Nr* York. The UtSts Corporal rbwagu. 111. April, 167*2. A good and kind drill master for little boys sod girls, teaching lessons not often taught in schools, helping them to think sod observe, sad enabling them to laugh on ratay days The Rural Corelimiom. Cl 8. C. April, 187? A OMUL number see CoL Aiken, Itobert X.ture'a ; th. qooutiou fh^ol.. W. H IUtwI, PW HWp. from Urn gnM Work, of Miltoo, ^ Ul| „ , rbrMlul Bhakspeare and others, are full; sad much matter from foreign pastry, only available to the great augority through trauslauooa, enriches tie pages. We have found many a name held iu high reverence, and many a poem read by os long years ago ia other lauds. The book is a rick re pository of quotations, so autboiogy of poetic gems, a collection of select poems of all ages sad many lands, and not only valuable as s standard of quotations, but eminently adapted to be read both in the closet sad ia the family circle. Neither tbe library of the scholar nor the stady of the poster should be without it. It should have a place on the table ia the sitting room, and oa the stood at tbe bedside of tbe couvsissesnt. *A vens assy find him whoa i met, according to in ML John's church, formerly of Rev. T. 8 BdaeetM charge, on Friday before the fifth Head ay in March. at the opening of (ho- P. Derrick, J. D. Hhitey, A. J. Httfh and H. 8. Win A. Bcriv. I. N. Ep> ting, 1. Halttwaagrr. J. I. Ranch and L H. (’hafxnau During the meeting Rev. Wm. Herty. and Mm*m G. A. Hiigb, W. R. Heats, A. M. Dominick, D. L Kptfag. L K Haiti wan ger, L H. Riser and I. P. Wmgard appeared. Her. A. Lindler. sod Mr. D. K. Boaby. n stndon*. of theology, were invited to may find Asd turn delight Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, explained in Questions and A of whom a known to the renders of the Rural by valuable articles in previous numbers. The Awwriran Parmer for April ia promptly at hand. Among the lead ing articles we note ooe on Fruit 1 Growing and Fruit Preserving iu tbe 8outh, ooe on the advantages offered to immigrants by Aoutbera tbe Farm ( aleodar for the th, packed with timely matter, the usual Original Gorreapoodeuec, of which we rail particular attention to the letter of the lloo. Willooghby Newton, of Virginia, oa Immigration and Labor. Published at Baltimore, Md., by Hamoel foods A Boo, at 61 AO a year, or at 61 in elubs of five or more, with liberal premium* to dubs. Peters' Musical Monthly is certainly the cheapest musical publication ia i , , Ure world, and we hare yet to hear By Dr. Johia Conrad Dtetoncb. * dngle persoo say anything against W ith additions from the Dresden its Varied and charming selections Catechism and the Symbolical of Vocal and Instrumental Music. Book, of tb. RvunjfHirml 1-othrr.n ^ |H ,, >IUb , r n . SMH u, k „ p of the vile, trashy stuff with which the,country fo fiooded. and by giving jodkiout select ions from the best masters, has made Peters' Musical Monthly a welcome visitor to thou sands of musical families who have heretofore been unable to cultivate their musical tastes on account of the high price of music. The April number, price 30 cents, contains ten pieties of music. Tbe publisher offers a trial trip — January, February, March, and April numbers—for 61. Address J. L. Peters, 500 Broadway, New York. Oeofcreauc being organised. Rev J. D. Bhirev preached the open in | 1 Peter It It of Christ.” Conference finding about e*gb dollars ta their treasury, resolved to give too dollars to the “Little cborch 1 too ad the Corner ta Georgia,* and five to the Missionary ta After meeting on Conference listened to aa essay oa aa “Efficient Chare*' by the Rev. A. J. Bltgh. Rev. P. Derrick preached from Matt, xxi: 44. In the after noon uinfiosfr dtscunacd tbe qoes- Uon, “Which ta calculated to do the greater good ia the chneeh. the Bible or a Catechetical class r Rev a W. Boriy, A. J. Bltgh. A. Undies L D. Hhirwy and H. Wmgard, aju D. B. Hnsby took part in Church, and with additional proof- passages from the Holy Benpiurea. Traas|st«d from the Uertnaa Edi lion pnbllshed by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, etc. Columbus, Ohio; Hchultze A Unasmann. 1872. This little work ia a most valuable contribution to our English Lutheran literature. It is a popular theology in the true sense of tbe term, aod for the very reason that it ex plat as scripturally and churchly the five parts of Luther’s dataller Catechism, and simplifies by questions and an- awers greatly the labor of the cate chist. We recommend it without any mental reservation to onr pastors and teachers, who will find it a vain- able manual; but we do not recom mend it to be need in our Bunday- schools, or by onr catechu mens, because it has an apocryphal sixth part. It is a well known fact that tbe part, “Of the Office of the Keys,* was not placed by Luther in his Catechism, but added, it is generally supposed, by Knipstrow, of Btral- scund. We have no objections to this article as given in Henkel's English Book of Concord, which conforms to Mailer’s Symbolical Books; bat we are unwilling to go beyoud Luther himself, aud oousidcr it wroug to receive as Luther’s doo- trine the teaching of another. Price, er, by was filled with for and near to take part ra the Mereioes of the day. Tne nmricas were opened by Rev. A. J. Hiigb, using the beautifol srrvines for Ras ter in the “Book ef Worship.” Rev. Wm. Berly then on (be at< member was received toto th©church by the rite ot confirmation, sad tbe Holy Hopper was administered to n large number of commautaants.— Rev. A. Iiadler preash id ta tbe afhrrwooa from Isaiah Hr: 7. Than Hosed a eery taler eating meeting of Onuferenere we tract to the gtanr of God. H. a wrtsi The Southern Mneieed Journal March, 1872. Tbe editorial article upon Musical Notation is right to the point, and will doubtless call lorth a response from the advocates of the Patent Note system. “Southern Musical Items,* “ Melange,* “ Persooals,” “Book and Msgsxine Reviews,* are carefully prepared and very inter esting. Three piece* of choice in strumental music are given in this number. Terms $1 a year. 10 cento a copy. Specimen copy free. Ad dress Luddcu A Bates, Savannah, Georgia. Amerieoa Agriculturist. New York. April, 1872. This unmber contains 30 articles single copy 50 cents; postage 8 cents, ou agroooiqiual topics, 18 of which Price, per dozen, $4A0, without are illustrated, la addition to these, poatags Orders ta bn Tutdrtatoil ta 1 ifon ta * “Basket* packed foil of l ^taortar articles* bectaaiAf wUb so 10,Ofi# human brings eel forth to gether on tbrir journey. After tea years one-third have disappeared. At tbe anddb’ potat of the common measure ef life but half are still upon tb# read. ' Easier and faster, as the ranks grow tMtiner, they that remain till now beeom© weary, lie down aud rise no wore. At three score and ten a baud of some 400 yet struggle on. At ninety them have been reduced to a bandftri ef thirty trembling patriarch*. Year after year they foil in diminishing numbers. One lingers, perhaps, a lonely marvel, till the oratory is over. We look again, and the work of death is finished. lu Dsmaacas, 3,000 Mokammc dans bsve avowed s desire to be come Christiana They have regular C yer meeting* and pray to the d Jesus Christ that he will reveal himself as their Saviour, aud lead them into troth aod light. There is also a movement among the Jews. The Druses sre now looking for their Saviour’s coming from Chins. !• Persia, also, a gtqpt spiritual movement, iu lookiug forward to the coming 8aviour, is evident. Iu reviewing the progress of the Free Church of Scotland, tbe Ed liu- DQjgD irewystnua shows that so “Cbsndlpg <$ff one inclined to suicide.* But, my friend, I. am not so inclined, and humbly prey tbe Lord that he may spare me from the aberration of mind nepewaary to induce sorb an inclina tion. My friend was not serious, but merely meant to express the fact that the second or third of a aeries of rainy days was decidedly gloomy aod depressing in its effects. To me it was particularly so, be oauae of the great amount of out door work pressing upou me at this time. 1 Let s mau be ever so good- natured, there are times when be finds a great comfort in scolding and fiodiug fault. It acts as a sort of safety valve through which may pass off a superabundance of un pleasant vapors. A letter from a dear friend! A good brother min ister whom clearly I love. I open the letter, aud tbe second or third seoteuce annoys me, irritates me, almost cardies the little milk of human kindness left io my system, after many vexation* and annoy- aooea. Tbe sentence was ouly this: *1 will hare Bro. to assist me St Easter.* I almost snapped out the words, “w bat business has Bro. —— there T Now, as neither my dear friend nor “Bro. * were with me, so that I could talk to them personally, I began to think. Do you want to know what I thought f Well here it is. It is piesumed that a minister, placed in charge of a congregation, holds his posiliou by providential or divine arrangement, aod therefore has no authority, except by provi dential furlough, to be absent from his post of duty. This furlough is givra when tbe minister is sum mooed to Synod or other coclesiasti cal assemblage to assist iu trans acting busiuess for the church. Co der this forlough Paul and Barnabas left Antioch aud traveled to Jeroaa Irro io order to discuss s very im |»ortant matter to the church. But a neighboring minister can not grant that frariough from doty, merely by an invitstiou, bowevei polite it may be, having |ierbsps no other grouud than tbe pleasure of bearing his friend preach. Ministers are shep herds, and a shepherd who would abarot himself from his flock, in order to spend an agreeable time ta the tent of a fellow shepherd, without the explicit permission of his employer, would be discharged for lack of trustworthiness in his office. A letter from his fellow shep herd, containing tbe most polite invi tation, would not excuse him au^ more than the fact that no wolf at tacked his flock in his absence. If it is right to be absent once, the name reasons may be used twice or twenty-six times, which would lie halt tbe yeur. Bat again 1 thought there was no use in having two ministers to do that which had been done fifty times by ooe. No man of-wisdom would employ two men to do one day’s work, and pay the idle one merely for looking on as company for tbe laboring ooe. Ifi every such case there is a day lost, a sermon lost, and perhaps a soul lost for aught we know. Tbe Saviour says, “Go and preach* and does not add, unless yon can get a substitute to do your preaching for yoa. Carry out this principle to a perfectly legitimate end, and you can arrive at this con cinsion. Suppose 2,000 ministers. From these yon may reasonably ex pect 4,000 sermons on a given Bon day. But 1,000 an* away from home preaching, by invitation, for the other 1,000. By this simple arrange ment you reduce tbe sermons one half, and deprive the church of 2,000 sermons. They are paid back, you say. But, my friend, the {laying hack will cost the church just 2,000 sermons more, ft is certainly not necessary to extend the supposition to more than one day in the year, in order to show the effects of the system. But mark one thing, that the riiff and tbe paying bark are equivalent to the silence of tbe en tire 2,000 pulpits for one day! Again I thought of the character of the semens preached upon such occasions. Every judicious pastor will study and acquaint himself with tbe wants of his fieople, just aa a shepherd will feed bis flock upou that kind of pabulum beat suited to tbe season\ and other circum stances influencing his flock. A tiieghboring shepherd, unacquainted with such circumstances might in : jure his flock, though with the kind est intentions. So a minister, in- sited to preatfli to a strange congre gation, knowing nothiug of their wants, usually puts into his satchel his crock sermon, under the impres sion that it mill suit anywhere. But suppose that the congregation have beeu carefully' trained, their iniuds prepared for a farther development of soma very important subject, aud thnu the crack sermon explode like a bomb ui their midst, the sub mot, Qf the a wjflp labor of a month to Bat this is by no means all. Them is an actual losa to the cbnieh by this polite sod fraternal arraog*. meat. During the abeeoee of the shepherd the sheep are left to »t,. der about at will. Where do the* most generally go! If there is « errorist in town, straggling Un , foothold in tbe oommnnity, be wig have a good audience ou that Boa- day. With all his soul be will ^ courage such exchanges. The gee- pie have a curiosity Just fo hear fa themselves, and take advantage «f tbe pastor’s absence, to gratify th* curiosity. Tbe ;>sstor, upon his i*. turn, will find s good week’s work ia arguing the errors out of the miafc of his people. Bat in some instance! he does not succeed, and the errorist has made converts. Whose fault is it! Bat if no errorist hsppsns to be ia town, a great portion of the congregation will visit friends &c., Ac. If you ask them the reason of this, yon will hear the reply, “<bu rn mister is abseot, and I go to no other church.* In short, there is a license exercised, in the absence of the minister, that the congregation would not thiuk of under other dr- eumsiances, uot when the is sick or away at Synod. Than is an indefinite, unexpressed, bat/dt impression that the — is set in his proper place, that his congregation with the which they claim under m condition otobmga. Result., there is an u**ns niary loss to f!ie church ta this pres- tics. For the purpose of a very fait estimate, we will gi. e the srerzgs salary of 2,000 ministers at $|)| per year., Now each minister receives $10 per Sunday. When he it sb- Mwit he gives his services fo others and does not earn this $IiL Than tbe minister inviting him asks kis congregation to pay his Uawdiag expanses. Tbe trea surer hands hia $5. We will take this ss the avenge. Now we will suppose 2,000 again, as before, aud the to ber of exchangee, and' the eta of this kind and popular arrang-l costs the church $30,006 * year, about aa much as the oontribuboM to benevolent purposes. Bat Ml css see that my averages are too lev, aud the cost to the church ooold be pat at $50,000 and yet be withis the bounds of troth. In conclusion, I may be asked, “do you object to ministers exchang ing pulpits r Tbe objections sre not so serious, nor would I utterly discourage a friendly interchange. The ouly disadvantages that occur to tne are these: Tbe breaking m upon a regular course of teaching from the pulpit, by subjects foreign to the regular train of thought sad instruction given by tbe pastor. This has been discussed above. An other might be the comparisons made by the congregation aod per haps fostering dissatisfsetioa. On tbe whole I would not discourage so occasional interchange of pulpits among brethren, provided there be preaching in both pulpits, and one be not left vacant. Luthkaakts. Preached by Rev. M. Mutter, at the Dedication of the German Evauo* iced Lutheran Church m Charleston, 8. G, March 28th, 1872. Hajrjrsi, 3d chapter, 10th glory of this latter house shall hmjamisr than the former, saith the Lord of bosti; sod In this place will I jriee ptoses, «*8k tbe Loid of hosts.*’ NY ei come iu your new house of God, my beloved congregation, is my greeting from out of ao over flowing heart to you this day. The day—day of rejoicing, O dsy of tears of gladness—fills us with pride aud blessedness. With pride, be cause the small number of German* lu this city have succeeded »<#>* pletiug a work, the fame of which will spread far and wide this laud, aud even other ties will boast of it. Only ^ could have undertaken and finish***! such a building; yes, 1 thioh ^ I cau read in your hearts what l feel in my own, that to-dfij o® 1- ! 0 - abounds. Yea, God ha* mads o* to rejoice, because difficulties did overwhelm us. Firmly noble pile. After five years ot h»ri struggle aud labor the beautifo Temple is finished, and wlH* nfl aided iu the work must rejoice. ^ ul we assuredly also feel that excep 1 tbe Lord build tbe house, they l*hor in vain that build it; aud ** ^ a ®‘ bly bow dowu before Him who sloue has been our bel(ier, aud we, ot oto accord, exclaim : “Soli Deo gforta —To God be all the glory- It was uot vanity that led «w to build this house, but necessity; 411 that the glory of this latter Jinta # is greater than ot the former ** based ou well established Churches can uot be built too large. The Lord invites all to oome unto him, and, therefore, must the boas® of God afford room for ail wbo w oome to frjyy Nor can churches <: i: * t bailt too expense dwell io eipntari then, ought not t the body of Cbn .bod- Hiaif ga ^ bo—es to our honor of God. nend * not extern have enjoy* 1 bl» fr oo on high in little boose of pre jog of Lessing rem - time: “Only * mi * li discard tbe beautn evidence of true ‘ always leads us ba< fcL* An English thing of bewnty im The truly bennnft gladness. T *‘\ return when on Sh 'Xt th. b.ndma, dom of God. t This bnilding is t the German or • • ta>\, Gothic style, not nreffiA^ giw Germans, bat hKU- the Gothic style o tbe really proper m churchly architectui the German people i of God to purify tli jenan from the ru iMTirr^j and Gern likewise found tin I form for .the teri M i earth. AIloarstv L bear tbe impress.^® t its latitudinarian c K V Germans follow th© I • * gnad domtw. whi,| >j builds out of the gial Y i aud it piles in it© j aim, tower on fowl mount upward ns m- christiaa faith. tv| I S \ F"^ 11- v Bl U v| t, we I than tb< Md this is tbs gate A Christian ten in stone in the cl of Ugh proee*-. tb I of wbkcb Chrita is f k or the Bk 1 ^ i that, ^ divine revelntioo. each side of the na tbs seven lamps i sod tbe rosettes disi symbols of God 1 * redemption. He g Scriptures, tbe Ism the ligfat to our ; indeed the preach: in that they point Lamb of God. whe of the world; tbe plays eternal love, sbed his Mood for u< who. according to t ates its own beta young. We have th of hope, even the lead us to the crown Scriptures also tea enters into a world measured by the bo which he comes to ( tismal Pout. But tr next symbol -teacl election by true foil) strengthen his faivl aent of the altar. at of salvation. Then God watch over us. cn >wn of life, whicl Jacob, the Virgin’s f V nder tbe galleries windows, oom men. twelve apostles who Word of God, aod i to tbe right and tbe »re the portraits o Melanctbon. bis fel two reformers vb)> tbo Word of God. 8rams on tbe froit Alpha and Omeg^ . Salvator—Jesus the world, must be our <H* r ending. Thus oouse of God preact ®°l8 and pictures, tl °f the Saviour ot t if man should ever < Si» name here, tbe© testify of Him. Aod who has bin Un *11 know iu jnjred years of dilq ®»ny a prayer ascei hearts to the builder of the Un. Iai 8ht see its oomph man ’* work. A » v °n»ble ctrcumstarii rj** w hich #en • have brought a h *ch to day we *•< Wr * * work of f wencetl with nbthm, onr fait Is ’’Pen shame. Aft, and oonsultatir th. tli. hand, d ®hodim«it to-day d, fmTv “ J "f , ‘ Katioa . *'U> un. Under ^ '» the ft,ce of her. h,r * «>K **"* the larg, Mmo to ttatoirtiag «