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ISITOR JOOLUMIUA ind todSher to bi* own bOt his < him And though she lift lm nnd 'total, be fan | bom of the Presbyterian or Met »'t*I waitdero®Mro« the sebJgR, diet Church bow they suntsie their but *»«•*«• liitaJK arjkalculated to church enterprises, and lU0 will I’rip"l» tbouJi tell yon: “We are anwwrf ao much, Many more werr the garlands and aud it baa to be robed."’ cruaaea ami bouqaai*; eveu the ten* Onr churvli «m planted ou A uteri i deriy nurtared bouar plants were can toil aa early perhapa as any, brought forth and bang tn m<*s except the Kpiaoopal. True, ws have baskets, a bile the w hole »m made had difficulties to cooteud with, but , coui|»iete by two exquisite terraced most ol tbeui were of oor owu I pyramids, winch lookt<d like miuta making. Others, too, have bad tbeir tun* temple*, dtflndthk • f$r\ aggh't tbiM In view < Is * “Whither go from fby MpbW! or whither ahalFTriulT 1 flee from thy |»rese»oeI If I Mhr understood, a* abe grew older, aaceml up into heaven, thou art l»ow in giving herself to one *o there: if t make wt Hed in hell, loving aud true, she had reeehod behold, thou art there. If I take a new feeling of bee—a new f(/k the wings uf the morning, ami dwell into her own heart- And then abe hi the uttermost parts of the sea. knew that she bad given tier heart even there shall thy band lead me, to the kind gentleman, wbru she and thy right band shall hold me., gave him beraelf. Hh wondatfcl If I say, Merely the darkness 'shall kiodoeaa, by its own sweet power com me, even the night shall lie had drawn ap her poor heart out light about me. Yea. the darkness of Its misery, and made ft share his htdeth not from thro; hut the night “wn happiness, shfneth an the dayt the darkness Children, Jesus seeks yonr hearts, and the light are both alike to No one loves you so much as He. thee.* | He loved you ao much as to die Ibr • Though we can not see (tod you. He loves yon still. He asks with our bodily eyes, we can see four love, your hearts in return, him by frith, which is railed the Will you not give them to Him f “eye of the soul,” and the “evidence If any of you fdet that your heart* of things not seen * Just ns we see an* not food enough. too bad to give the works of His almighty power to Jeans, then will yon not give and wisdom above and around ua, yourselves to Him T In doing so we must believe in Him who atone yon will flud that Hi* love will draw ean have such power and wisdom, you to Himself In ways so sweet and “fbr,• says Hi. I*aul, “the in risible gentle, that it may seem to you that things of Him are clearly mm from you did not know when or how It the ereatkm of the world, being «a vas done. WM yon not how all say drrsSssd by the things that are with me: made, ecru hi* eternal power aod M j «itbout om- pies O ad bead $ an that they air without Rut that Thy Mood was shed for me, . Irwin b«*. 52? *»*• » Tiedcman, «; » fuertba Johaaoo. ^j„ay Btekm.. We do most fm oed <"*y » ,rtto, " 1 oor effnrtt i» U*» abundantly Me** tb far Christ’s sakev AfW the rsadin l0 g nrirort we all gsreet hymu, •F* Editors: it. RUDE, U.fH, Columbia, 8. C. 1. MILLER, StaHntou. V*. unity : im non essential*. h ail thing*. chstriSy. n Our Huml*> school uor4i|iicl the one hundred years of experience ami j centre and Ml ahrioa trial, we taka up statistics) we And luau's took the right the Presbyterians in the Month have preheat in the efcaao *10 ministers and 82,000 cow man I cunts, with over IjM) theologies! stud eat*. the South 7,000 preachers and 5(W, 000 members. while Mr. How. Among those I were the Pas tor, Rev. T. W. Hath, urn! Iter. Jno. II. Honour, w bile in his usual place The Methodist* have in | Mt the venerable and beloved patri arch, Hev. Dr. John Bachman. The The Ithe run* huve bright spring afternoon, the happy about JU0 ministers aod *.10,000 com- face* of the r-ltiklreu. and tbe beau municant*. ami mat a theological tlful dressing of the church, made student im our Seminary. Is it wrong up a lovely and teapiriug picturr. made ia Post •ki*. or Drafts, ot be obtained. “Shall we go!* As he simply misun derstands thy/* whole article, I beg I the privilege of correcting liiui. 1. 1 did not intend to make out , a case strong euougb against our General Synod to justify tbe verdict, “unworthy to live.” That was not at all uiy object, and if I have made such an impression I regret it ex* , ceedingly, and beg tbe brethren to ; accept my apology for any lack of perspicuity iu my aftick*. My ob ject was simply to call attention to tbe fact of tbe approaching meeting of our General Synod—that the work plaoued and resolved upon to be done during the interim was uot accomplished, in some cases, as far as we are informed, not attempted; and I stated that if this was to coo- tinne, and be re-enacted at the next meeting, then delegates would cou j iider the propriety of attending. The attempt of “Occasional* to jus tify tbe inaction of tbe various com- i | m it tees may pass for what it is worth. It will be sootbiug to some, but we must have frequent articles from him ■». If these e money iu a are obliged to i m.djrieftsfr tbwriben until (continue is re ps are pud, as sly returning a mail, is not suf- roas order to and all avrea l by law. k of tlie paper omnumicauunri relating to sub- , shontd give their names very ly, and carefully indicats which and which are tiew subscribers, iy the name of the post office. > that at the County and State subscriber is necessaiy, in order proper entries may be promptly urately made. \ [j age and obituary notices, and tatter inteuded for publication. »e written sepasktely, and not in i letters, to reemve proper atten- No. 188, sbonld » the Lutheran A Imyinan,* i: eu credited \ of course. AbDKttM BT rmc PAKTOB. tier. T. W. Doak. the pastor of 8t. John's, then addressed the schools and friend* sasemMed. Ilia temarks were introduced with a reference to a window of the new German I xi thermo church, u|wn which was bountifully painted a large eyre. He wondered if any tittle srhoUr present could tell him what that eye meant—why it was plaopl three, what troth it taught. He had no doubt it am put there for a particular purpose. Mi. to mind all worshiper* in that holy ■aurtaarj of samefhiag that they should always remember What truth « as that f If ashed tn answer the question kimartf. he would do it la the words of IIagar, alter the angel had appeared to her at the fountain uf rtbur. and any, the im pressive leuson taught by that eye la: Thou God aeewt am. lie then ecm tinned somewhat as follows:—That e>e speak* of the all ar<riag eye of Gad, the All seeing One. Seeing is ns wosdrrfa! as it is delightfal. The | #>e is not only the most beautiful, but also, perhapa, the moat narfal organ or part of the tmdy. What numerous pleasure* are daily given os through it, as we look upon the beaatital flowers, the Uue beaten*, the bright stars, the broad river sad ocean, with thetr thousands of living and growing creaturesf But after nil, it Is not the eye that sens, nay more thao the glsasei which some of n* wear to assist the eye. W# see with or through the eye, hut it is the soul that asm. Mo God. who is the Ininrte Hpirrl. without parts, everywhere present, ares all things, without any medium or iaatrnment. It ia a very solemn thought that God sees ns ala ays; and its rears branee should ever keep ns from doing what God is not pleased with. Wherever ue are, and whatever wr are doing, we should not forget that God Is kmhtng apoa as Bat this truth all men forget to» much. Man) art as if they did not believe that there is sack a being as God. or at least as if they thought lie tlxi not are them. The) are like two J boys of whom I Intel) mad. The i AstneMHMer Mitshrll. was usr «lay making observation* u|s*o the miu j that is, Im wan j looking at it thnmgb aa mstrwasent rsllnl tbe Iriemip And as the son was nearing the kurlam, or as little children sometimes asy. “the i edge of thu sky,* the tap of n hill, about seven miles away, came within * rouge of the groat Irfoaoopr. (In j the tup of that hiU was an orvhatd of apple trees, sad in one of i those trees were two hoys stealing apples. One was art tag senliaet, whilst tbs other plucked the apple*. And brcaase they could met no person near thrm, they though! mo and they' collected J cel. where they n 1 from the hand of I eat, after liateoing I address of wefoonv I teachers. ADDK}| Dear Children j assigned, by oar Sul pleasing duty of 1 beautiful and well (Jiving aod receiviiil ant, bat especially J is a reward for j have been faithfu l anoe at Sunday s I thus shown love J yonr duty, yoar 8ojj yoor God; apd^Tj those who are mod tendance are also i j lessons and attentive ers. Though we Ui prises for perfect leal yon will have you:I other ways. Yon j yon a con scion sn- performed, and\hu happiness. Yon wil ia your minds and that in other days, ii jierhaps, will returj blessing*. Then u I l»er to you bright aiJ ions in the sweet t«»ii and you will think church, where we J sit, and sing, aud But children, while little gift*, fail not t J you are constantly, leutly receiving prvJ above. Tbe same K| while on earth east him, still sends < heaven good gifts to All that is beaittifi world of nature, all that is dear to us, h< ket of rare jewel- j iu our hands, and precious intwiises." aod count over tbe flash iu your baud likl of the value of p»is i you shall receiver worth of this ruby, me early shall Hud uh that royal diamond - flashes lflee a sun. n (hat believeth shall Im J'hon remember w aud to whom they j tell me if they are u aud precious, ooce gave a man a gn oxdaimed: “This is J. P. Smkl ■oUcge, Walhal Chapel last fi ited appoiutmi bility. His ext will be ty ig words: **Ati hell.”—Xeiebeti ek, of New- i, preached in bbatli, being nt, with his ourse Suuday ie<l upou the He descend f Herald. I tear V tutor t On the aibrMuU of Monday, April 14th, tbe teacher* and vcholars of oar HI. John"* Maatlay school roller ted in the rhanh to cH ebrate the anntreraary. Owr gwesta, tbe ^ember* of tbe Wenlwwth Street Lutheran Monday school, were present, ami joined heartily with n* in onr hapt»incaa. Mt. Mark 1 * Ger man Monday school, to oar disap pointment. foand it lm|»ussiMs to attend, and, aa yon may imagine, we missed those sweet hjmu singer*. Our ilear old church. At meeting place for happy heart*, was decked with nature's sweetest offering*, fresh flowers. Much do we owe to the gentle baud* and ftuthfsl heart* that cause tbeir devotion thus to blossom forth. Would I bml s|mce to dwell upon each separate beauty In this adornment. This hi no trifle, dear Visitor When yon And rhnrrb members wilting to give up madyr hoar*, la tbe home and in the chnrrh, to the purpose of beautifying, and render ing attractive their sanctuary, you may real assured their ehristlsnity ioved Mopenatendont. R. G. ("his holm, raid the foUowing report: AHHVAL KKPOIT OT THK MtFKKIK TBirDEWY OP BT. JOBW*8 BT5DAT KHMX. lie is blessed of God, and greatly Messed, who enjoys the privilege of doing God nervier, of laboring for instead of ‘*occaaiouar ones, before we can believe that that “charity which suffVrvth long and is kind* exonerates auy one from tbe faithful discharge of duty. If any or alLof the committees have doue what they could under the circumstauces, we will all say, “well done good aud faithful servauta.* My article was au effort, such a* has been made by others during the interim of Synod, to arouse tbe chnrch and arrest the attention of our people by a presentation of j On TUB.—“Lutherkrtus* said, in his ( gwsition of tbe fallacies of .fi H.*: “I"wonder* if the good bfotiled has ever hOsrd of tbe Ku K3usi ! < He should remember that tL e r«rst of living men? in the Mouth me All Ku Klnx.* The Americas ca|n uot! see that this is but* a pieoe of pjedisantry. Rev. Mr. Anstatt briietBi, though it seems almost in cr Mlibithat “Luthemn ns* is in j earnest, and gets off a most pathetic For over thirty years have I been numbered with yon, early was I brought to this iaatituUoti, and my name enrolled as a scholar, and for the past twenty years 1 hare been called to occupy this positioci of Haprrintrodeat. During that long period I have ever received from tbe teachers and scholars marked ktpdnesa and esteem, repeatedly val wed token* of yoar sincere regard, and for yonr Sfeoog attachment aod yonr antiring efforts to aid. eucour age and uphold painting*, fee. He was not selAsh, but ia a quiet way tried to make all others happy * round him, and was most happy himself rhea doing so. As )»e was walking on deck one day he aaw a Huie girl seated alone »nd looking very unhappy . He weot nf% and asked her why *be was s» sad, and if she would not let him comfort her. Tins seemed to make her still store sad. and she was over come with sob* ami weeping. Tbs kind gentleman, after walling n lit tie, took her gently by tbe hand aud drew ont of her the sad story that •ha was an orphan—a child without father or motUer—aud that she was now with stronger* who dal uot love her aod a horn she did not love, who ware tubing her far away across the ocaaa to a strange laud. Thru after her grief had pans**! away a little the gentleman a*id to her: “Little girl, I have a pleasant home aod a happy family. aud God—(he same Great Being whs made yon ao or- l>ha»—has given me groat wealth* so that I hate plenty, ami more than I need for myself aod family. Ue also look to huuaeif a little girl he had given me, who would have been now shoot a* Urge a* yon. If you uud tbe |ico|dr to whom yon belong ue willing. I wid y<at to tiroome my little girl, ami I will take yon my home and treat you as my dsngii- for, give you ah you need, sod all I ask la rotarw »*. that you wiU love me as my liufo girl would do it she were with me that you will give me yonr heart.” Then with a faoa more and than 1**4*mv, she aaki, “Kind air, you do not know altal you are s4uug$ I am not Like your little girl. I am wmked air I dioobedicut, my heart a uoi III to give to you— it is an Adi of hod thought* aud feehnga i aod it is an swltsk that it would not truly lorn eeun ao kind a trieud a* you. It in dreadful to ham such a winked heart, hut I ana not ( bangs it Thru they were both silent a while. And, wheu at iuogth Use little girl ventured tudmdr up, she saw tho gwnthnnUM's faro having the same, loving mmI* a* btfore, ami r ve« more tender. “I know it,* sasi ha. “I t»**k you la Im jint sock a girl aay un any you are; I am very sorry yoar heart is such that T«m can not gtvs it to a tncod who «rtN slwmy * loro yon; but, my )ioor child, if you r an mt give mm your heart, will you grin urn your self? Just a* you ore, will row be my child r And then, ibongti more than ever surptisnl, she 4Stw truth •ad sismrity in hi* focn, aod six* 1 do most sin cerrly rhuuk Him, the source from whence yoo derived all your good interest, ami by whose Holy Mpirit you were eashted to cany them into effect. Many a one from yoar midst have I seen kneel around this altar, haring received tbe seed of righteous aeon, which precious germ ha* grown up, budded aud bkmsotncd, leaving the rich fruit of that early training —tbe giving of themselves to Christ, henceforth to he u a mitered among hi* true disciple*, sod we pray God may make many more from this little baud earnest, zealous Christians, fear less in proclaiming Christ, aud active in every good word and work. Much we need now, for a* in man there are neaaoo* of depression, so in the church su<l Sunday-school there rosy l* at time* lukewarm tie***, aod only hy united end strenuous effort* do we ascend. Let us then beseech Almighty God to renew in ns a right sud earnest spirit, that we may begin afresh upon this com mcmcment of a new Sunday school year, and labor diligently in his service, that the end may be glorious, even a “wrnwu of rejoicing.* And 'tin well to-day to review the past, that we may proflt by the ex|mrieaer of to months s|w>ut in tlie work, marking out for onrwcries a course, by adhet tag to which we may greatly further the eaasu of f'hriat among tlie young. Owe qorwtiou jn*t here: Has each teacher felt as groat a desire to serve God in this appointed way daring the year now ended, as in former roars ? If the love of souls still hunt* within, thou you have groat cause for rejoicing; but if otherwise, then, my dear fra uds, let u* eiKxxuragv each Other, let us pray with and for each Aker, 1st us resolve that, with God's help, we will beuce forth do our port in this groat work of training wools. We say do oor part, for, alas! aome, without weigh ing fV duty aud neoessary self dental nml sacrifice, without comiting the ofter them selves a* teachers, 1 and oil .nwoant of our groat need are accepted; but bow sadly wanting iu the very Brat requisite for a worker In tbe Sunday schoot They oousidei f not that they deal with precious >'o of the General Syn- 1 attention of the members sneral Synod is called to the ; arrangement made with rent railroads: The Ricb- r redericksburg Railroad will degate* at full fare, and em free, ou presentation of b from the Secretary of The Chesapeake & Ohio will return all at half fare i paid half fare going. The J & Danville Railroad, with uuections, via Greensboro’, and Columbia, will pass matter, and should claim tbe atten tion aud due consideration of bock the congregation aud the Sunday school teachers, looking to the future of our church. Reaigtiatiooa during the past year of 10 teachers; bat these principally left our city. We deeply lament the loss of two of ear ‘ etvworker*, * bo were devotedly at inched to this institution, and labored well, but God early ‘-ailed them to brighter scene*; they bad finished His work, and he bade them rejoa* with him in glory. Tbe names of Julia Murrell aud l aim more Traemt sill long lie remembered and chef ! isbed bero. In our last report we alluded to tbe |»rogivsB made in the erectssi of (Mir Sunday-school building. To day we rejoice greatly to report it* •xKupletioii. A building sufficiently ca pacious to seat comfortably 25Ascbol an» exclusive of class room, which will accommodate 50 to 75 more. It has l»eeu erected at a cost uf $41**. Tbe entire furniture will require m. additional $1.0*10, more than bait of which ha* been donated by tbe congirgatUMi and the “Luther” and “You Bora* Mocietiee of our Muodsy school. It would be an addition*! source ot joy could we report h f\> tuple trig finished; we trtWl, i»°*' ever, the members of the oougre**- tion will not leave this ouuotkrd and u neared for. A room b« hre* expressly ap|Hx>priatcd for the class, to which class tbe ck««* looks for au increase iu her niemb** shij*. This room should be fomtahed. (bat we may avail ourselves ao* 01 tbe opportuuitie* afforded tkrosgi 1 our ;>astor, who is not only willing, but anxious to Itesfcow that time aud labor on the young whereby the church may reap a rich harvest At the request of those whom all respect and esteem, we b'*' f |M»$tpoued the dedication uutil the meeting of the General Synod i» May next. Notwithstanding the sickly summer of 1871, our «hool was always opeued, and we ahafi to-day award prises to 30 scholar some of whom were jireaent every Sabbath in the year. And many deserve more than bouorabie mention for punctuality, who were ahnw* 1 only three cw fmtr Sabbaths in the year, beiug then detained bjf shy ness, but we must have eafe* limit, and our standard this year admits of a scholar’s absence three Sabltaths only. There bemg 53 Sabbaths iu this year, those euti tied to tbe rewards are: Willie Johnson, 53; Ele«M»or Ma honey, 53; Julia Smith, 53; AuaSia m them whatever. Onr Methodist brethren in the single State of Geor gia are more than five times as I numerous as all the Lutheran* in | oar General Synod pat together.* The Presbyterians, “long years ago, had, and still have, the machinery, the men and tbe money necessary for promptly and successfully inau gurating any enterprise determined j upon by their Synods.* O, my dear 'Kfoeasional,* why did you make that invidious “contrast f* I That is precisely what you are blaming me for. That is just what I said that made the “contrast." “Go below ! go below ! you do assist the storm.” Mince when did these Georgia Methodists become “five times aa numerous a* onr General My nod T* Whokhad tbe first church iu Georgia, the Lutherans or the Methodists! Which had the first organization in Month Carolina, North Carolina, Vir ginia! How many institutions of learning had they or tbe Presbyte rians in Geargia or the Month when oor Meminary was located at Lex ington ! How many Methodists or Presbyterians were in the Mtate of Mouth Carolina when Dr. Bachman came to Charleston, or Bobrins to Ebenezer, or Muhleuberg to Vir ginia! How did these denomina tions get tbe advantage* “ Occa sional* speaks of! They grew ont of their zealons labors, they arose from their commendable missionary zeal, and tbeir more Scriptural lib erality. • Th*y long ago assessed their people for what money was needed, and we may, say the Methodists assessed the chnrch for tbe men they wanted for home mission work, while the Lutherans passed resolu tions and went to their farms and tbeir merchandize, and taught the people that tbeir money was all their own, that the chnrch begged them for a little of It, and would feel very gratefbl for just whatever they might see fit to ghee atray for this purpose; then they passed the not around, aoa-rantisoea a spteuafu toil and back—full fare going ) Warning, upon Secretary’s ity*. Certificate good from i jto the 25tb, inclusive. It is d that the name privileges afforded on tbe Charleston npbia, and the Colombia & ille Railroads. T. W. Dosh. green with a mosaic work of blos som* that prrfrtmed the air and de lighted the eye. The reading <le»k formed a support lor a large cm**, nearly three feet high, formed ro tiroly of mow white s|Mrea, and sur mounted with a crown of red runes I in the afternoon and golden lilies. Thus in heaattfol types do we love to see the glorious and soul satisfying truths of our holy religion set forth See shut this cross and rroten reminds u* of. The white cross—tbe pore, innocent victim—“the just for the unjust * The rroten—the red ymrt—the Idondy sacrifice, tbe crown of thorn*, the self humbling of Divinity—tbe eter nal efficacy of tbe atonement; the golden part—the crown of gfory , the richness of tbe wearer, the kingly character—tbe eternity of the king dom of glory. As with Christ, so with u* who follow an worthy Christians. Our cross ou earth though heavy ia pure and holy, and as we bear it, draw* us heavenward. If on earth we have a crown, It often contains E*IBIT OF THE MOUTH.—We disposition to say anything o two communications from h spirited hotspurs in the Yieitor of last week. The reply to an article of “X. J. te Lutheran Observer, and is an expectoration on an in tbe American Lutheran a to their My nod South, iticle, as well as that of ” was written in respectful d breathed fit kind spirit. the General Synod has I a delegate to the Southern floe of these writers warns gate to look out for the if he attempts to attend ing. Is this the spirit of a r Is this a Christian tuiu- writes these words! We trust this is got the spirit of; lern brethren generally. If be less we have to do with b .. . . i... - vania.—One hundred and members were added to .utberan Church, Reading, J. Fry pastor, on Good veniug. ; Eighty-eight of re confirmed aud twenty- teu be Trinity Pa., R Friday these i Au.i'Z',r a ‘-.. u,. ' tewn at his feet * We?**** Ufe! * h * 11 '**l*!l e all. Let above, ail m Heave*, “ddrou! even littl a£T * d ; and ’ R8 ^ v< t ; * fa «ter every a Wit *‘ ,n ® H 1 Picture t>f what a or th^ foturv ' * ** On h ’ >HVPn,v 8 l‘ r itt. h ’ wl,t * n8 »natu B undn- the s mi fo 5*2*2 thi “g ** thupfe ickrift says: “One of the mt and faithful pastors of of Pennsylvania has been liaeharged. after years of activity, by his church insisting mostly of Odd most efj the Syr formal! success Ta*o new oeUege forultlea by which men have in vented tbe trksaru|»% sod with it walked or dwelt amoog tbe «Ur*. God does look down tfm Uli holy UaMratloo and behold all “whoffwail i SO,000,