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COLUMBIA,
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Estate all fell ffP into n«
rnaet again.
and Geneva
new tinea,
will be found to be the trneat
April
he A rot.
iff, '.afP has teen in a
ever fence. When wa
several important measures will be ( *that brings mankind np to the high*
advocated and approved of. These Test and trneat manhood. The
measnre8—to wit, the Seminary* Ben
1 bat
Ed
ItotiA. A RUDE
, J. I, MILLER, A.M
Mir, tewify ;->Jn i »om extent inU,
in all thing*. charity.'
pea
number
ticienj.
SIVCIAL WOTHES.
must be insde in Pest
Bank Cheiks. or Drafts,
these can n :»t be obtained,
«cy in n Ri< istemcd Lct-
?ostma»ters i re obliged to
rs when requ red.
are sent to subscribers until
order to disoon tin ne is re-
all arrearage s are paid, as
law. Mere jr returning a
the paper by i tail, is not suf-
hS‘
hat I
Of M
muuicatious rdlating to sub-
mhould give tin ir names very
y, and carefully indicate which
and which are new subscribers.
> of the post office.
umbiH, b. C.
Staunton, Va.
the county and State
ry, in order
the
that of
lubscriber is necessary
entries m^ybe promptly
made.
and obituaii notices, und
intended tor publication,
[written separately, and not in
tters, to receive proper atten-
Mr. fr. Kbeps requests oorres-
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Ridge
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k
8. C., instes
d of
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wants to kfiow what use
Relr. ptfr. Julian made of the mouey
he
for the church that was
tube built at Company Shops, North
saya
were
ui
a. “A Correspondent”
er two hundred dollars
cttciary Education, Home Missions,
and Church Literature—are of the
utmost importance to onr churchly
life. To make them successes, they
mast be confided to the hands of
live men. The men who have proved
failures, who have not done the
work they agreed to perform, mdbt
be laid ou the shelf. New men mast
be brought forward, and as the
majority of the elder leaders have
proven incompetent, let others be
selected. In justification of what
we have written, we point to the
Committees of the General Synod.
The Synod gave them bodies, but
all the committee men did was to
go home, fold their hands, and say:
“Now I lay me down to sleep ;" and
they have slept soundly ever since.
We hope that onr infancy has passed,
that we are out of the swpddling
clothes, and that we by this time
are able to walk and to work.
We hope that every layman ap
pointed a delegate to onr General
Synod will be present, take an active
part in the proceedings, and infhae
some of the energy, perseverance,
close attention to business, and dili
gent industry, which have made
many of them prosperous and inde
pendent in worldly matters, in the
convention of our General Synod,
soon to be held in Charleston, S. C.
3lu_ t
livesi
in South Carolina, and he
s that the church has not
and that the Eev. Julian
North now. •
cl
do ifchrifti
us would
a s honest
To Delinquent
if
have to pay the printer, the
minnfactnrer, the mailing
agepts. contributors, and far-
jibe paper free to not a few.
tfajis ttfkes money ; and we could
1 ease if those who owe
y ns—if they would be
au-ward as they profess
ward—if their religion
honest men, and their
ade them true men. Un-I
though, some are twisti
dfol, careless, neglectful,
afraid that a few—but
ily a few—are dishonest
pie. We once asked how
an managed to get along,
was: “Easily—his prin
never to pay.* That, bow-
oea not suit us. We have
eat out bills to many in arrears.
Y^ryi&w have responded. We will
in [a short time seud bills number
to,the same parties. If they do
what they owe us, we intend
sh them as defaulters, and
that the church will cjtoci-
the community ostracize
id society ignore them, that
»y hie led to see the error ot
[ay, and repent in sackcloth
ashes. The uiau who subscribes
a religious paper and does not
pay too it, |s a—xrallatcag.
There arc, however, honorable and
upright subscribers who do not find
it;always convenient to pay when
called; upon. To all each the above
does not apply. If what we have
written makes some such wince and
tool badly, it is their own fault.
They ought to have written, acknowl
told us
meet their obli-
and we would cheer-
llingly have waited for
ne to come. We treat
utmost consideration,
with subscribers until
becomes participation in
the Iscariot*.
iters ever preach from
xx ? You, sir, who
o years’ subscription,
ns, as Bro. Campbell
:h a dreadfully pious
f keep the fifth com*
Col. —4) jwho years
candidate for a seat in
Legislature, dosed every
the question: “Now,
the corn-promise F He
the “F short. We are
a few Lutherans make
rise 9 —with a long “F—
Oust the rogues.
Otnsral Synod.
e tidings from all parts
h, which afford gratifying
churchly life, devotion,
zeal. Our General Syn-
The articles lately
the Visitor in answer to
, “Shall we meet F prove
it beyoo i doubt There also is evi
dently a
General
in at ion to make onr
a working organize
r live men are disgusted,
so, with the spasmodic
last convention. We
some grand resol u
most important work,
Orient horns
a***.
l 1 ;.
Good lews
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Savannah, Oa—Have #4,500 on
my books for a parsouage. Expect
to raise #1,500, and theu some other
means we have will bring the amount
to #8,000. We expect to purchase s
house for #10,000. This church and
Ebenexer together have a legacy in
Halle, the interest of which only cau
be collected. That interest has been
due for twenty-two years. I wrote
to Dr. Tholnck about it. Received
a letter from him, in which he de
mands certain dates and facts. Have
written to Rev. P. A. Strobel about it.
Besides this, we have #1,500 towards
a lecture and Sabbath-school room.
Our audiences are good, and the
chnrch steadily increasing. Have
received by confirmation and other
wise, 30 members since I have been
here.” B.
Houston Synod, Tents,—“Allow u>«
to say oar ebarch in Tennessee is
yet alive. Her ministers are zealous
in their work. Her members are
rich in ‘the faith.’ Every Lutheran
community has a neat and comforts
ble church buildiug, and regular
preaching, so far as I cau learn. At
many of the churches regular cate
chetical instruct ion is given, and
some have well organized Sunday-
schools. We have also weekly
prayer meetings, when they can con
veniently be carried on.
“We are not ashamed to acknowl
edge before any audience that we are
cheerful subscribers to the Unaltered
Augsburg Confessiou of Faith. We
are Lutheran in doctrine, as well as
in name. Our members, as a geoeral
thing, are well established in the
doctrines of the Lutheran Chnrch.
An instance: On last Saturday, 1
was called on to visit a member of
our church who was visited by the
afflicting hand of Providence. On
arriving at his house, the physician
told me that he had no hopes of his
recovery, and that be oonld not pos
sibly live much longer. 1 sang and
prayed with him, and inquired of
him his prospects for the bettor
world. He said that be was ready
and willing to die; that be under
stood the doctrine of salvation; that
he relied upon the promises of the
sure gospel tcord. And many such
words be used. I remained with him
during the night, and in the morn
ing, when I had to leave him to go
to my appointment, 1 again engaged
in prayer with him; and when I
gate my hand to bid him farewell,
he said, ‘Bro. B., you ueed have no
fears as to my future welfare; the
Lutheran doctrine will do; I will
soon bo in heaven.’ This is only one
case. I might give many such dying
confessions.” B.
Virginia.—“1 feel much eooouraged
m my charge, especially at .
Prospects are brightening." 8.
’ or not. Truth is
came from the
CARDINAL POINT*
of the orthodox creed would be also
maintained, such as the reality of
tne existence of God, and probably a
Triune God; the doctrines of a di
vine, moral government, which dis
criminates between good and evil
The doctrine^ of the inevitable sin
ftilnecw of men will go down to the
eud of the world. There will always
be the basilar iustincts to be re
generated, and men will always ueed
the light and influence of the holy
Spirit, so that men may be led by
that Spirit into a higher life. The
great doctrine of eternal , punish
incut will be the doctriue of the
chnrch of the fature. Punishment
is eternal. There will be found to
be a universal law, in which good
ness in man’s uature produce happi
ness and badness misery; not prob
ably that this badness will be an
eternal consequence to each individ
ual. That this disobedience shall
result in that disobedient soul surely
dying, will be a doctrine of the
church of the future, but he would
mot say more than that. Iu the
church of the fbture ordiuances will
not be authoritative. It will uot
matter what the instrumentality is,
it will be the results that will count.
‘By their fruita ye shall know them.’
All ordinances will be good that
make meu better. If I have honor,
it does not signify much whether I
spell it with a ‘u
truth, whether it
devil or from the Father of Light.
Au appeal to the congregation to
acknowledge God, who Is the author
of all truth, closed a very effective
sermon."
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Rev. 8. E. Hxeeixu—The Re
formed Monthly for March contains
the following notice of Rev. 8. K.
Herring'S change of relationship :
Clerical Change.—Stilt another loan
has been suffered by the church in
the dismissal of the Rev. 8. K. Her
riug, of Blain, Perry County, to the
Lutheran Church. Of course, in
such a transfer of church relation
ships, there in nothing poinftil, ex
cepting as our own denominational
strength is thereby diminished. Drm.
Gerhart, Appel, ftc., may think it
no worse for a man to go over to
Popery than \to the Presbyterian
Chnrch. This is quite natural to
men of their theology. We beg to
differ scidely from them. Better that
we should retain sit our earnest,
zealous ministers, such as Bro. Her
ring was. But if they do feel con
strained to leave us, we had a
thousand times rather see them go
to the Lutheran Church than to the
Popish Babylon; and fire hundred
times rather that they should go to
the General Synod Lutheran Church,
than to that self-complacent, bigoted,
exclusive brunch of said church
which the General Council would
like ccneorporatively to represent
Mr. Herring has united with the
General Synod branch. His reason
for leaving is traceable again to the
main source of all our recent afflic
tions of this sort, Xeviniam, or the
Mercers burg theology ism.’*
The Church of the Future.
Henry Ward Beecher, iu a sermon
preached lately, gave an ideal ac
count of this new organization. We
agree with him that it will be neither
of Canterbury, nor of Rome, or of
Geneva, bat of Angsburg. Mr.
Beecher said : ‘ ,
“No nation, no church, will ever be
allowed by God to get so far above the
range of the wants of the race, by an
advancing civilization, that it can
not reach down to the basilar condi
tion of man, and raise him into a
spiritual condition. The church must
be a universal chnrch. The field is
the world. The church of the ftitore
will not be able to dispense with
peoeiea, hut it will oertainly dis
pense with its present idolatries.
A New Premium — “Niagara
Falla*—We received, a few weeks
since, this boautifal chromo, issued
by Colton, Zham £ Roberta, and
believing that it could not fail of
being popular, we have made arrange
ment* to place it upon our premium
list. As we glance at It as It bangs
ou our wall, in the deep gill frame
in which we have placed it, we seen
to be looking, not at a picture, but
at the real Falls in the distance, and
we almost listen to the roar of that
wonderful sheet of water, as it rushes
headloug ovqp the precipice, dashing
against the rocks beneath. The
Tower and Horseshoe Falls, with all
their surroundings, are as clearly
portrayed as the soft, silvery, over
hanging mist will allow; and the
scenery in the rear, so far away, and
yet so real, contrasted with the bold
evergreens which stand out so dis
tinctly in the foreground, lends an
added charm to the picture, which
is, in a word, a grand, truthful
representation of a well known and
far-famed subject. The regular price
of this chromo is five dollars. We
will furnish it as a premium for
three subscriber* to the Magazine,
or for one subscription three years
iu advance. Address 8. 8. Wood &
Co., Newbnrgh, N. Y.
"
New Publication*
Evangelical Lutheran Catechisms, de
signed for Catecbiuneoa and the
Higher Claaaea in SabbatbnrhaoU.
By Rev. 8. 8. 8ehmocker. D.I).
Lancaster. 1873.
The copy we have received is
marked the “Teat# Edition.” It is
well boaod, correctly printed, the
paper unobjectionable, the price low,
the coo tea to ■■pie, divided into
twenty •seven parte, arranged in qoes
answers, aad the proof
re given in foil. We ten*
objection
too m
too mie of /»,■*■■§• Braa ii
S 31/"Baptism," and *», “The Holy
8upper of our Lord,” we da not find
one answer taken from Luther*e own
Smaller Catechism. The Lord’s Sup
per Is treated very briefly, and, we
regret to say, exceedingly uuaati#
faetorily. The Doctor's views of
the means of grace seem to os to
be very latitndtaarian. We quote
1dm verbatim : “Question 175—How
does the Holy Spirit oftet and apply |
the benefits of this covenant 1o men f
.insurer — Through the appointed
means of grace. Question 176—
Which are these means f .1 newer
—All the ordinances of God’s ap
point meat are means of grace—such
as hearing the preached word—I Cor.
i: 18, etc.; Eph. iv: 11, 13—reading
the Scriptures; Actsxvli: 11—prayer,
singing psalms and hymns, self-
(‘xaminstion. the saermmeots; Matt,
xxvfli: 19—the incidents of Provi-
deuce; Deut. vi: 7—and religions
'duration" Here are seven means
of grace given. We have always
held that, strictly speaking, there
were only three—the Word and the
Sacrament*—and we still tkiak that
we are right. We five a few Lu
theran authorities:
Smalcald, Art. T/i/.—“We should
and must therefore constantly main
tain that God will not confer with
us frail beings unless through his
external word and sacraments. But
all that U boasted, independent of
such word and sacraments, in refer
once to the Spirit, is criminal.”
Form. Cone. II. 3.—“In view of
these circumstances, we shall now
show further, from the word of God,
how man ia converted to God, bow
and through what meaoa (namely,
through the vocal word and the holy
sacraments,) the Holy Spirit is
carious in us, mod will work
produce in onr heart* true repent
ance, faith, and new spiritual
strength and ability to do good, and
how we should ooodnet ooraslve
with regard to these means, aad hoi
we should use them.*
Form. *Comc. II. si—“Bat the
declaration, that ‘no
to Christ, except the Father draw
him* (John vi: 44), is rightly and
truly made. The Father, however,
will draw no oar «it hoot means;
but be has instituted his word and
sacrament* as the ordinary means
and instruments for this purpose."
Klein, $96.—“The admsnscula, use
die, instruments, gratia dicing—the
means by which divine grace oper
ates in our reformation and salvation
—are the word of God ami the
sacra me uL*.~ *
Luther. VIII. 33tt.—“The Holj
Ghost ia ever with the Christian
community, ami sanctifies it through
the word and sacrament*, by which
be produces iuward faith and a true
apprehension of Christ. These are
the agencies and instrument* by
which be accomplishes the porifica
tion aud sanctification of hi* people
continually."
Paul.—Titu* id: 4-7; 3 Tim. Ui:
10,17.
Christ—Mark xvi: 10; John t:
J9, rf; 53.
UW« Household Magazine. May,
1873.
(‘ontent*: Migration, Colonization,
Home*, by Horace Greeley; Mias
Hannah Adams, by James Partou;
Household Discoveries, by Gail Ham
ilton ; Brother Anderson, by Thomas
K. Beecher; Longevity, by Dr. Dio
Lewis; Reminiacenees of Rev. Dr.
Itethune, by A. A. Williu, P I)., etc.
Gail Hamilton, tbe editress, la as
suredly s strong minded woman, aad
doubtlessly beHeves that woman is
man’s better whole. She says in an
editorial: “It will never do to trust
men with s liberty which they will
abuse. The best of them, men who
may be respectable and even distin
guisbed as jurists, doctors, a#r
chant*, mechanic*, ate, in domestic
matters, but children of a larger
growth. They most be trained.
They may be allowed liberty, but
they most not be allowed to take
it without permission.* If this refers
to the nursery, the culinary depart
•newt, the dome**Je etrde, the peace,
pleasantness, and graces of social
life, to
“Woman** warm heart aad gentle hand
la God’s eternal plan.**
it Is all right If not R is rank
rebellion. We confess we do not
quite understand.
igs to
to the
letters from Lows Pine says the
whole of Owens Valley has been
moved southward fourteen feet
Over T.ooi) shocks had occurred, aad
they still continued, but not with
sufficient force to do any damage.
The earthquake of March 36th
huriad immense rooks down the
cliffs into the Valley of the To
Semite, smashing great pine trees
to splinters, but detracting nothing
from the sceoerir to the valley. Aa
Indies rasnee hrtoge a dispatch
from tbe m»etb of the Colorado
river, winch says-the earthquake
caused immense waves to roil op
tbe Golf of California, breaking the
schooner Alice Drake knee from
su&6ragv. ^
I have I few
■embers of bar General -Synod.
The first la, do not fell to meet
Our kind friends North and Weal
are patiently watching our move
meats, end are ready to take us in
their embrace, so soon as we put
halters around our^ necks and hum
bly confess that we have sinned
grievously ia theindgbt. Those of
your readers who read “A Layman’s
reply to X. J. R. in the Lutheran
Observer of tbe 39th of March,” tie
doubt found as much holy hatred,
aod little, mesa, degraded, unchris
tian spits, as a truly loti osald give
forth. Hope yon will pnbtteh it. 1
think if all our ministers, who have
e longing after tbe onions aod garlic
of Egypt, (Gen. 8vnod North), eonld
read that article they wo*Id change
their teste, aad especially the mem
bars of e certain Synod who voted
against adopting the confessions!
basis ai oar Honlhern Chnrch, nod
dung to tbs old mother. Let ns
show them that we nrr able to live
witboat their hypocritical friendship.
If we are not able to start a Sami-
nary ou a plan like Philadelphia or
others, let there be a Theologies!
to each one of onr col
by m
sms will be
to the ministry, aod tbs means of
their training will be
Another necessity for the present
is, that onr 8j nod have some definite
knowledge of the wants of the Booth-
era Chareh. Let each delegate find
oat the destitute*! is his bounds,
sod 1st others interested send infor
mation, so our Synod can determine
the actual want of our Church iu tha
way of ministers, sod instead of re
selling what to do, take steps to
wards prooanng a supply. Would
ii not ba wall, also, if a different
arrangement ooukl be made to re
gard to the instructors to our Coi-
to pot no much ministerial talent
to proteasore’ chairs f Tbe chnrch
schools of other denominate*!* have
generally a minister at the bead of
tbe faculty, but the professors' places
sre mostly filled by educated lay
meu, thus giving all aeailnbfo talent
to the active work of the ministry.
We have no objection to our |>rofes
sore being preachers, but would it
not be much better, iu the great
senraity of minister*, if Revs. ,
, , aad others would give up
their quiet life, allow their places to
be filled by educated laymen, and
instead of barying their ministerial
power and education in a cushioned
profesAor’s chair, go out and help
some who are giving way in bearing
their burden in the beat of our day f
There are many congregations, and
even whole charges, that have no
pastor*, are dwindling away for want
of attrntioo, while many of oar
preachers are not in the active work,
but under the excuse of teaching are
having so easy, comfortable, or lax-
uriou* life compared to others who
are overworked aud lire scantily.
We bear these brethren make fervid
appeals for more ministers aud la
ment that there are so few laborers
in tbe harvest, and yet they are
gathering no sheaves.
Now, Brother Professor, we mean
nothing wrong in there remarks, but
call upon you to consider whether
you are doing your duty. If God
called yoa to tbe ministry, be did
not intend you to leave tbe field, and
sit in the shade. Consider the de*
titution of our Cburrh; give your
place to some qualified layman, and
take charge of some of the many
destitute congregations. Read James
it: 14-18. South.
Par the Isrtheran Writer.
Third Georgia Osafereses.
This Conference held its second
meeting in 8L Johus church, Spald
ing county, commencing on Good
Friday, aad continued iu meeting
until Sunday night. Tbe fey repre-
neatation was small; sod Rev. J. &
Elmore, was absent on aooouot of
sickness to his family.
Tbe only business transacted was
the adoption of its Couatitutioa,
the election of it* officer*, and the
passage of s resolution that makes
it the duty of the officers of Con
fereooc (Rev. L. Bedeobaugh, Proa,
and Bev. J. 8. Elmore, Hoc. Sse’y.j
to look Alter the Swedish Lutheran*
in and around the City of Griffln,
and make arrangements, if ;»oa*tble,
to have them supplied with preach
iug.
In accordance with that reoolotiou,
aud a promire I had made to Dr.
Rode, I spent part of a day ou my
return from Conference in tbe City
of Griffin in hauling np, and getting
the name* of there in and around
the place. 1 only found two males,
and I beard of but noe female in the
city. Tbe males ( 1 saw *peok Eu
gliah very well. One ia s member of
the Reformed Church, (a follower of
Zwingfe) the other is a Lutheran,
but his family is not here. Ha as
pects to return, I suppose, alter his
four
ly, to try
Mr. Editor: It has been but a few
days since we set out alone to go to
the meeting of the Newberry Con
see. Bat after a pi resist eve
ning’s ride over a bad road, we had
the pleasure of a hearty reception
aad kind eatertaiomeot by a kind,
Christian gentleman aud his family.
Here we mat with onr fare 4am Con-
forsnttoi oompnniou and his roq/Vww,
ant the evening
r t wmtd wn trust not
entirely without profit to such other.
This kind of informal, or free Corn
(if yoa prefer that 0*0*1), we
fevar, end think, they are beneficial,
at least to there w ho form an in
tegral part of it.
THE COHFKEENTK
met on Good Friday, at Si. John's
church, in Lexington county, 8.
and to the credit of tbe people of
that community, we wish to put it
on record, that n respectable num
ber of them oouveoed that day for
public worship. How aad it is, that
in most place* so few ran find time
on n week day to attend chnrch I
Christ says, “Seek ye first the ktog-
dom of God, aod hi* righteousneoa,
and all there things shall he added
unto you." Bat it is lamentable to
see how this divinely appointed or
der is reversed, even by the moat
who profess to be his followers.
The usual business was transacted
by the Conference. One of the in
terrattof feature* was the reading of
an eaaay by Rev. J. A. 8ligh, 00
“Aa Efficient Chareh." We regret
that the Con fereooc omitted to re-
qaest the author to famish a copy of
the Essay to the Lutheran Visitor
for pubtfoatioa. If aM oar members
had the opportunity of perusing
such papers (and would do it) we
have no doubt they would be pro
dnetiveof good.
Tbe discussion of the question,
“Which i* likely to be productive
of the greater good, a Bible or a
F elicited some in-
From the char-
ot the discussion, we drew the
that moat of the mem
ber* of Coherence placed a high
value on the time-booored custom of
catechising the children and young
people, and of thoroughly indoctri
nating them in tbe principles of our
holy religion.
AH INCIDENT
was related to us worthy of repeti
tion here. Whilst there are so many
persons who allow a cloudy day, or
at most a little rain to detain them
from tbe house of God, we were glad
to hear of ooe man in the neighbor
hood of St. John’s, who is not ouly
not deterred by mist or rain, but
will not even suffer high water to keep
him from chnrch; for when bis horse
can not touch terra firma, he Cannes
him to swim tbe swollen stream.
Whilst we would not advise those
who have not good swimming aui-
naii to follow this example too liter
•lfy« we would advise the fearful and
faint-hearted ones to try to have a
little more seal that they may with
a good heart face a little rain, and
defy a little mud, that their souls
may uot be so much impoverished.
Wonder if they would like to de
prive their bodies of food as loug as
they do their souls of spiritual
Eiratt Will some dry weather and
balmy day Christian please answer f
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
to beautifully located in a splendid
These are all that I could find o
bear of Dr. Bode and other* have
bean laboring under a wrong Uiprea-
sfoa, aod that I think has grown oat
of the circumstance, that they have
been shipping the Hsgti* hew and
•ending them out on forms; for in
my inquiries after Sweden ^wasdU
there Eogttoh had been shipped,
some thinking that they were Swedes.
I learned that hi Forsythe city, and
ia Jones county, there are Swede*.
In feet, they are scattered all over
Georgia, but only now and then in
sufltotont number* to keep np re
ligious exercise*. And unless a man
»etr language, he
mt little among
I tried this to my sat!afar
tfoo in the City of Atlanta. If they |
will not give ap their mother tongue
when they understand English, the
Church will have to be confined to
me, und their offspring, Irav-
tbe Kogttsh aud going to other
wffl soon be loot to the
Chareh. I have requested
of those Swedes la Griffin (I will
uamre onr to aj
blacksmith aud the other a gardener
—J. W. Htorreaegger aod Anton
1) to furnish me with tbe
of aU ha can bear of in the
vicinity of Griffin, us there may be
some teat I could not bear of, and
if I make any new discoveries, you
sj hour from me again.
L. Bedenbaugh,
>«, »W1« it*.
I «®n*troc«»d in tw.
in hoawtj aw
• ente diaooaat m It i, u
antiquated. The pulpit to
ly high aod slim. In
tbe people most have
of “looking up to
| than they are 000*^4*-.
On either side of this lofty street*
is so elevated seat with balnmrafe*
in front, intended originally, uamn
told, to be occupied by the «.),w
during public worship. The boa*
is neatly painted, both out aod j,
aide, which is more than can be *^4
of some churches test we ha\ t
We alwsys wonder why every ^
gregation does not have its ckstefe
neatly painted. Is it because tb,
are stingy f or poor f or trhat? ?
v THE WOBEHIP op god.
in cash of the families by which » e
were entertained, was *u»
not only at night, but also fc u*
morning. This is as it ought to fo,
We. are often pained to fi*g tbu
by maey ebott*
ibers, and but half ntrufed ts
(at night—neglected in the taornitif
by others. How pious fatten sag
mothers can reconcile their rm
sciences ia the neglect of soak a
gracious duty, we sre at a Ism
know. Will some one have fee
kindness to inform os f
With ou
in Israel,
three score years and ton, we »;«tu
one night most pleasantly. They
are httgvriag on the
it aeeard to no—jasi
They love the ciinrrh and they tore
their God. They atria eoaftdngh
to lean upon kte alarightr arm. Tbtn
seem to breathe a holy atmosphere.
We felt teat it was quite u privilege
to enjoy their society and hrepitslify.
Would that we all had more of feat
•pint which we believe dwells to
them riehly. Yours truly,
JtTAK.
raise a like amount this year,
Fori
There has been quite a atto is tte
Lutheran Church for several jam
on the subject of Syateszatie Bored
ounce. We are glad of it. sad bop*
the agitation will be kept up until
every ooe of our oougregatiem
throughout the land, convinced d
the importance of tbe
shall have made proper
meat* far collecting from their mem
bees, regularly, the fund* which they
are able and ought to pay into tte
treasury of tbe Lord, and for tte
lack of which all tbe enterprises of
our Church huVe been languishing.
At the beginning of the year we
adopted in our congregation what
is commonly known as the Ba* 8yt-
tern. Hoping that an account of our
first quarter’s experience ia making
collections npou that )>Un may prove
interesting and stimulating to otter
pastor* and congregations, we pre
sent tha following brief statement.
Our coo gregation is not large, (aam-
bering about 70 com muniesnt*bare
to there much wealth among qp>
We issued in this first quarter, just
dosed, 45 boxes. Owing to a little
delay in perfecting our arrange
men to, none of them were delivered
until the third Sunday ia January,
aud some of them even a week «
two later; so that our account is uet
for a fall quarter. Doe notice cm
given that all these collection bore*
should be returned on the tout Ban
day in March. Thirty six of them
have been received; nine are yut
out, and will have to be looked after
if not handed in within a week.
These thirty six boxes contained to
the aggregate, $74.41, in stuns vary
ing from 35cts to #12.55. The css-
tents of the boxes yet oat, will so
doubt swell our aggregate receipt
for this first quarter to about #8&ffi-
We hope to average, at least, #75.00
a quarter, tbe year through. We
consider our current expense* for
lights, feel, sexton’s hire, Ac- * c
more satisfactorily provided for than
ever before, end expect oar snau* 1
contributions to tbe funds of our
Synod to be, henceforward,
larger than in tbe past.
The system promises, therefore
with us—as with sll congregatioBS to
which it had been tried, so far »*
have been informed— to be a derided
success. In view of that feet
feel very- comfortable. There fc
ways a good deal of trouble in coming
up to the mark in the matter re
collections for Synod, bnt we antici
pate none at all for the fiitnre. ^
are pledged to au effort to raise a
snm equivalent to 59cts per member,
this year for Roanoke College. Our
quota • will be there without ««?
trouble; a portion of it has l* t ‘ n
remitted to tbe 8ynod’s Treasurer
already. It to expected of the pre*
tors of the Virginia 8ynod ate* to
to h*
devoted to missions, education, A*-
We rati do that too, w ithout difr
culty; yet at tbe time of our Synod
ical Convention our boxes wiil only^
have huso opened twice. Without
_ or some oth<
ioogb, b * wbich
from all tha om
■fcrly nod frequn
aoaMf-l
pWttd «f “ would J
coming-
Permit w t°
of our second qua.
in tbe Sunday sebo*
mission* have *»
u, the Treasurer
--- a Sunday ■*»«
md teacher. At t
*fft aaartM we sen
do*, of tb* racn
eoowibotion for lb.
lea-**-
It is in no spirit q(
Ur this statement V
J* Of the Visitor.
»how . once morefl
** in aU oor eon,
and Church
only earnestly take!
baod. and collect a<
year through,
once fairly *tartil in
work* itself:
so satisfactory,
aod people, that it
fixed institution. 1
gratified at
to accomplish by it
than they thought tt
ble of doing for t
of the Church’s it.
ooe has as little dr«
doe it as tbe utbe.
you try it f
V
For tte L
Oar
r-
At a recent meetu
Conference of tbe 1
South-western Vir;
joined paper was }
purpose of calling
mission and wants
Church in the Sooth|
discussion, tbe pa;
aad a committee
ward copies of the
tzou in the Imtheran
and Missionary, aid
server. D. F. Btttl
Tbeopliilns Schickt .|
Tbe Lutheran Chu
era States has am
and a respoumbi
we fear has not
dated, since the «
General Bynod of t
mission consists
education of her
ply of her charges
and efficient min
extension of her oh
We have fair pros;**
in the wide territory
church to eiten<l'n
emigration of her
from borne and nl>;
success of onr edr
tioite. - V ■ I
We have a bund
congregations, and
scattered over the :
and West Virginia.
Carolina, South O
Alabama, M!K>feeipj
toiana, and Texas,
to yearly Increasing
of Lutherans frt»i
States and from Eu
Ttbese demand our i
tion, not in pa;>er
at Synods and Coi|
well arranged and
plans and organi;
management of r<
rained men, who w
under all oiroumata
In tbe first pla<
"'ell educated mis
°®ghly acquainted
and history of the
raid imbued with 1
to become teachers
man onr colleges,
t-ancies in onr deal
want self-denying.
^iU gather op tbe t
and form new field
»w> congregations a
ra>*»e now exist—1
tion, faith and act;
^rink from the
laborious en ,
Place, we need
systematic mode
agency will ext
the Southern Si
**“ are located
operation should
riskm of men of 1
raimiuistratire c
There are now
different
eglate education
Roanoke Colleg
th e ministry in v
Hhers ia t fe e difl
theological ed in
at Roanoke
l^'ate instructi
!!* a f<PW years b
the Southern St
are otbert
thinking with n«
f“* r « in our Ud
‘<*»lities shall v
Zl ? Whef * m til
neids of laboi
t^regatories
be aito*
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