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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. S. C., MAY 31. 1872.
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COLUMBIA
Friday, May 3:
1873.
Kditokh: ,
K»:i§ A. K. RUDE. D.D., Columbia, 8. C.
MILLER. A.M., Staunton, Va.
•~r‘ • — " — J |* c * ~~ — c a *•*
/M unity ; in ton e**ential*
;|r forty; in all thing* charity."
SPECIAL KOTtC A.
ittanres must be i »ade Li PwU
i-h, Bank >s> or Draft©,
If these can m t Ik; obtained,
th* iiwaioy In a Wo sterkd Let
All Postmaster* ft p oldiged to
Id' Utters when requii h1.
»ik art' scut to f*ul> cribcr* until
(press onlcr to disc* Dtinue is re-
1, and «U arrearage* are paid, in*
vd bv lavr. Merely ret urn in k a
•r of‘the paper by m iil, is not suf-
Vll commit ideations reli Lii»K to *»b-
should give thcii names very
tlv, and carefully ii imtto which
and which are m*> subscriber*.
_ly the name of th • post office,
so that of the coun y and State
h subscriber is neces* ary, in order
e proper entries may bo promptly
curately made.
riage and obituary indices, and
othetjjimatter intended for publication,
Mom 4 be written separate!; , and uot in
lmsii fis* letters, to receive proper atten
tion.'^
on
Com!
'! 1 ■» - , ' ,p -
i Rev. Prof. Smelter passed
>gh Columbia on Fi day, on his
from Augusta, <Ja„ but we
lot see him. The
informs us that Ii e preached
tinday hi Newberry,
Newberry
8. C.
ncement Exercise*. Roanoke Col
lege. Virginia.
<tr Theological Hemiaary hot
beco located at Haleoi; let it reaiaia
there. Tba College will feed it. Tha
< ollegc professors are also expected
to assist the professor of theology*,
the students will have superior ad
vantages, the climate is healthy, and
with the blessing of God it will
prove a success, if we continue to
be of one heart and of one muni.
We know some are uot satisfied
but would, could, is it it) the power
of Hod—yes, ami we uak it rever
ently—is it in the power of (lod to
satisfy the discontented ! They have
such high ideas of their own superior
abilities, acquirements and fitness
for the work; they want always to
have their hands in the treasury
box of the church; they have so
long succeeded in making others
believe that they are great men
great preachers, greet pro tensors,
when th* fact is, that they are
neither greater, nor better, nor more
learned than they ought to be. Such
men will give trouble, but they
must not be listened to. They have
a way of working under handedly,
ot whispering behind the sceue, of
— it may be termed — backbiting.
We entreat all the brethren not to
heed them. The laymen of South
Carolina will see to it that the Syn
od they represented so well iloes its
part lilierally, and not mercenarily.
In ytr issue of Wsdtuwday, 15th, I ‘he pare Bible doctrines of Lathor | invaluable. They should alao have
yon give an extract, translated trout snism because they do not under a place in evnry Hands) school
the Dsntscbe Eeitnng, in whirh the "tend Herman f Why, he planes ns | lihrmr)
writer “takes exception" to the ore*.1 poor Kngtiah laitberans in the post | lAtteV* Lirinp Apr The weekly
i of the KngUsh for
Hf. Matthew’*
PROGRAMME.
silijlav. June Idtli—11 * A. M.
7*1
B;io f laureate Sermon, ty Kev. F.
W. Conrad, Iblb, Philalelphia. 8
F. > —Address before Young Men’s
Chris fjan Association, by Rev. R L.
Dabify, D.D., Union ’ 'lieological
Hem Spry, Virginia.
M« inlay. June 17th—8 L. M.—-Con
test of Gold Mjedal in Or ,tory.
Ti ttday, JuOc 18th—11 A. M.—
Add :j*s before Alumni .Vissociatiou,
gum
J. It. Greiner,
8 1\ M.-!—Address
A.M., Vir
before the
*»>
[y Societies, by He i. Bradley
son, Richmond, Vi giuia.
pesday, June 19th- ( ommeooe-
ay.—-Iaitiii Salutat ary—J. T.
*, Va.: Greek Orat on—D. B.
Indiana. Oration a: CV C.
;11, Missr: 1. S. Mi tier, Md.;
Hager, Md. j Wm.
W. Stephenson. Vs
^ - WL- . W* * * _ * -
Valedictory— M. M.
Vsso.wjtion
r
P. M.—Meeting c f Alnmni
K. Craig,
; George
largrove,
Our General Synod
r
DONATIONS.—The t omgregat tonal
i*t says; “Mr. Samuel A. Hitchcock
of Brimdehl, Mass., has made d >na
tious of #100,000 to Amherst College,
ami of $.10,006 to Awlover Theologi
cal Seminary, and both sums have
beeu paid over to the respective
treasurers of these institutions in
bonds bearing iuterest in gold."
When will Southern Lutherans do
likewise f When will Our Southern
Colleges and our Seminary be en
dowed !
Tlifc Sessions were harmonious, the
membets all felt that th< time for
work^had come, they did udt attempt
too thihk, and what was done, we
ras well done.
>porter, we Hud, omitted the
Rev. Paul Derrick from the
’arolina delegation, and that
Prof. J. B. Davis, of Roan-
ege, Va.. who was received
visory member,
most. important piiug the
id w as the locati hi of the
Seminary. That has been [>ur apple
of disc-Ord hitherto. Nort i Carolina
wantco; it, obtaiued it,, took the
second sober thought, aid sent it
adrift. It was then locate in South
Carolina, but that fader to give
satisfifdtion. It was said jto be too
far South, that Columbia was the
most unhealthy city ou earth, and
that Virginia students wojuld never
come South : and they didj not come.
Well, tile Seminary has been located
at Salem, Roanoke CountyL Virginia,
and Roy. S. A. Repass has been
elected professor^ wjjji a salary of
#1,200. He is to devot« his time
exclusively to the Sem nary. He
inust uot lie a pastor ; hi must uot
act as a temporal supply ; he must
not, as Ivev. T. W. D<#i i said, be
editor at’ a i>aiier; he is t give him
self add his time wholy to the
Seminary. Tlie salary to Jbe paid is
#1,200. This, too, looks like work.
Formerly it was $600 and! $400, and
the professors j had to do
of <*©
somet
uould
amouni
one-
beside teachi
be able to liyu
ith Caroli/a
$600, and the
or they
. Of this
is to pay
ither ftyn-
ods Mi to raise the bala ice, which,
if they
with t
olhia,
cheerful
The
of the
church
succeMlof
iff earnest, the j cau raise
t facility,
know, will d
liberally, and
will sustain
tion. The fifenre of the
South depends on the
the Semiuafbi Even if
South Car-
her part
promptly,
the action
the
Synods should thil to raise
their qu rfa, if they but-fa thfully try
to do t ieir part—aud, b; the way,
we can go to the.Virgiu a Synoils,
and select n each Sy noil more than
f one cli nlrch member who is able to
lliokt feeliner it, the whole
pay, wl
amount I
be rai.-
satis
of
t feeling iL Ithe
lie portion o ’ salary to
th Carolii ia will lie
here must bi no hark
ling, nof ShVlock must oill for the
exact w$igh
must i
tlie SynfcUei
, no narrow-i aindeduess
i and still lefs /rustrale
i action, 1
The United States Supreme Court
has given a decision which is intend
ed to defiue the American dot*trine
as to the relations of Church and
State. The case before the court
was that of a Presbyterian church
in Ixiuisville, which had become
divided through old troubles relating
to slavery aud the civil war. After
various proceedings before the es
tablished tribunals of the church—
the Presbytery, the Syuod aud the
General Assembly—the dispute waft
taken into the courts; Unit into the
State courts of Kentucky, ami after-
Court:-I he decisions in tlie State
courts being all in favor of one party,
aud iu the I'nited States Coart of
the other. Finally, the case was
brought before the Supreme Court
of the I'nited States, which decided,
substantially, that no court has pow.
er to interfere with the action of the
General Assembly, which is the Su
preme judicatory of the Presbyterian
Church. Its decisions, whether right
or wrong, must be accepted as final
in all church matters, and civil tri
bunals have uot the authority even
to inquire whether, under the con,
stitution, the church, the Assembly
has jurisdiction over cases brought
before it, or whether its action is in
conformity to the rules and jirece
dents of the church. From this, it
would appear that in any church
the decisiou of the ecclesiastical
judicatory which is recognized as of
the highest authority, can not be
overruled by any civil court.
Preaching in German
The Dutmske Zeitnng, in speakiug
of Dr. Rude’s sermon, preached last
Sunday in the new German church,
takes exception to the fact that the
same was preached in English. It
says: “There are in Charleston
about Hfty churches, in all of which
sermons are preached iu English
every Sunday, while there is ouly
oue church set, apart for Germans,
which should be kept specially for
them. But it seems as if we are to
have the old story over again, and
who knows iu how short a time Eng
lish only will be preached in onr
beautiful German church. It is to
be hoped that the builders will not
live to witness this sad event. The
St John’s Lutheran church was
built by Germans, but not a German
word is beard there now. The Ger
man Friendly Societ)* was fouuded
by Germans, but where is their Ger
man language uow f The few Ger
mans here must combat every ag
gression on the part of the English
language, or they will nnrely be
swamped by it. Our beantilul church
should remain German—if not for us
who understaud English, it should
remain so for our brothers from the
old Fatherland, who arrive here
straugers in a strange land, aud
who, of course, will wish to bear the
consolations of religion in the Ger
man language.”—CharlenUm Xciet.
SOMETHING MORE ABOUT “PREACH
ING IN GERMAN.”
To the Editor of the Knet—Will
you allow a Lutheran space iu your
valued paper for a few words or the
above subject f
•loanI or
toons in
church.
This statement of objection* wm
brought forth by the fart that Rev.
Dr. Rude, paitor of the Uolumbia
of the fox w hen be came to
diue with the crane, aad found the
good thing* In a capacious hut nar
row necked veaaeL
Ou Monday ulgkt hurt, all the
Lutheran* were invited to a united
Church, preached a sermon in Kng J service in the splendid edifice of tin-
lish Inst Hundaj morning, in the German Lutheran*. They kindly
German ( Lurch. and wisely determined to conduct
Now, Mr. Editor, 1 wish, aa A i *erviee* in Kugtfch, but, by an
Lutheran, to enter my friendl) re j
monatraucc against a brother church
man eutertaining and exprreeiug
views so un Lutheran—I might ol
most say un Germau—aa these. No
one has a greater admiration for the
German language than the writer,
nor appreciate* more the vast
stores of rich treasure—literature,
science, art—held within ita massive
arms. Yet be loves the pure Goa
pel church, known as the Luther
an, too ’well to have it circum
scribed by the German language.
This is coiitrar) to the whole
spirit and geuiits of Lutherani»tn,
which claimit as its Held of actioo,
not German), nor the German lau
guage alone, but the tehvtr nor Id. The
words of her immortal defender. Dr.
Martiu Luther, (God be thanked,|
were not thus confined. Ilia strong
an«l hearty evpresstou*. am) bis
words of truth, have rung through
every nation, in every tongue.
Iu fact, the Lutheran church is
not properly known and *|>preciated
in this country for one that ia by far
the largest Protestant church in the
world,(having more than fort) mil
lion commutiicauta within her walla,)
and in America is ouly outnumbered
by three others, via., Mrtbodist. Bap
tist and Preabyterians.
Combating the English in the
manner the Zrtfaag advocates, ts
the very course to injure ami crip
pie our own loved church, and I
would hen* ask the Xeitmng where
American Lutheran* would have
been to-day had the Zeitmnf* fore
fatbera,(iu setimeut I mean,) been
able to lock the Lutheran church up
in the Germau tongue and put the
hers of the lArtof .4f* ft»r May
11th and 18th. have the following
very valuable and interesting eon-
ents : Kidnapping in the Houth
Haas, ItriHoh (fmmrterlg fierier : A
Century of Great Poets, from 1756
downwards, No. VI, Porcy Bysohe
Hbeiley, HUekrfenrt* Uftuine ; On
the Temperature and Movements of
the Deep Heu, by IH*. W. B. Corpen
trr, F. K. 8., /Vysfsr Meiemee kevne;
Monks of La Trappc, fVsm’i Vep*
hgtioh Civil Worm. Hmturdmjf
: India in Jamaica, Krone
The Jews as Politicians,
The Physiological Poai
tiou ot Alcohol, by Dr. Richardooo,
K. K. /yps/or Science Jbrier ;
ls>rd and lady Daudooold’s Elopo-
rnent to Grains. St. iWs t George
Beattie, Comhitt Mofmzme ; A Min-
unavoidable aivideut. were |ireveut
ed, sihI all wm in Germau but the
fine srrttHNi by !>r. Bittle. of Ha van i tine ;
nab. Tlie writer hail the pleasure “
of attemlmg, aud was highly plenard
with everything, imt |irobub() more
than half tlie congregation could
Oot join in the srrvices.
We English Lutheran*, the lux,
thought to have joined in, twit the
crane had it all to hiaioclf till good
Dr. B. brought something out in aa doo Prince, N/rrimior ; The Poaoi-
o|»en vessel. Until thi*. the j**>r bility of War this Year, Spectator /
fox sat by eyeing and sniflTiug the Kdwatd Denison, ftimckerond't Msfm
good thing* within, just licking the tine t linrtalmeot* of the Htory of
edge am) trying for |sditeuen« soke the PlelMscite. by the di*tluguislo-d
to look as if be enjoyed H so morli, | Fma h writers, MM. Ktvhmann Ubo-
yct very happy when be got a little Urioa; Off the Skellig*. by Jeon la-
after his own fadiHrtt. gekiw ; The Htrange Adveotares of
The Ztitmmg l»**|Kj* “that the a Phaeton, by William Black; be
imihlet* will not live To see tin *a<l aides poetry anti miscellany. The
event" of English ouly beiug used *ub*rnpDou finer of this 64 page
in the Getmao t liun-ti. aud says: weekly msgosioe is $8 a >ear.fur
“The Ht. John’s Lutheran Church $ltf any ihm> of the AoM-neau $4
was Imilt by (ietanils but not a
tier man word is beanl there now.”
Now, Ht. J«»ba*a is the mother 1st
theraii t'bun-h of Uharlestou. and
yet when her aged pastor. Kev.
John Bachman, mmc to her be met
but* ttghi commeeiiemnl*. These in
creased mndrr Kngtteh jn caching by
maga/ioes is sent with the laetog
Ape for a year. IsUell A Gay, Hu*
too, publishers.
HW< HtmeeMd .Vapuiw. June.
H. 8. Wood A l'«., Newburgh,
N. Y.
Gail Hamilton, Horace Greeley,
Nellie Kyster anti others have by
odditrou* from < harlAtuuiaiia aud tbeir contnbatioo* auule this a very
Germans uutd they numbered more read* I dr and entertaining number.
than four hundred eommuntcanta,
Laving many with no Get mao blood
in their vriim, but whose descend
ants are among the lirst rttiarus.
Ht. Jt»hti‘* l Inin Ii was built 'tyr
these, hence it was not built exeiu
atvely by itetmaus. The old mother
has tloue bet part, and it I hi! re
main* for the two healthy daughter^
to take rocli other ami' bet bv the
t'hrnreh'm Ymetcnl Ytettur. t’loeia-
naU, t Hi to
Southern .1tusnoi Jonrmol. laid-
den A Kales, Havatmak, Go.
Fes tbs Laibersn Vi*»u»r.
Laying
«>u .Saturday, the 4tb ut May, we
laid the writer stone of Ztou’s Evan-
hand and all work together. what- gdiesl Isitberao Ubundt. This waa
rather a new ikiag in this |uirt of
key iu their jiockets ? ,
Dou’t he afraid of I ■thriwi— 1 **** —f* — — i*an*e
getting hart by ehwngiog liar outer llh > u ° r °* them to »|s ak.
garment! She is known and judged Yom* truly. |\ A. L. M
by her mind amt heart, bei *oul. l*y ■ - '
U..t .hid, .b. .(Mt. fru. hrr i,,-. New Public&Uoiu.
,th* aad that which shnwa , r •
from .her exew- * ,4 “* ■} ts iple* of rhrtsftaa tohice.
church Titeravwre.i
If it is the fear of losin|^ the tier
man language that agitates the Xri-
t*ng, Hu rely excluding an ocrmiuoual
English sermon from the German
church will *avail nothing. For
Lot her on ism can no more preserve
the Germau in Kugltah speaking
America than con the German
confine Lutheranism within itself.
This disuse of German ia from other
and uataral causes, aud it remains
with the tier man immigrant, in hie
family cireie, to |»reserve bis native
tongue, while at the same time let
bun uot detract from the language
through which he earns his daily
bread.
Onr city and country certoiuly
owe much, very much, to the Her
man and his tongue, ami I think we
all take pleasure in acknowledging
it. German is taught in many
schools in our city. Several socie
ties use that language exclusively,
and it is with much gratification we
have lately witnessed in oar old city
a most pleasing affiliation between
the German and Amencau elements
a tendency to share the advan
tages of peoples ami tongues. Thus
should it be!
The Zeitung says: “There are in
Charleston a boat fifty churches, in
all of which sermons arc preached iu
English every Huuday, while there
is only oue church set apart for Ger
man*," Ac. This is hardly a fair
estimate. If the German immigrant
the church Very few jiersous here
bad ev er neeu a corner stone bud. so
the cariosity ot a good many was
e in ted. who wished to ser and to
know what woe U* be done. On the
spiawtium uay , lw »
appointed hour, a Urge congregation
had collected on the groand. At the
appiuuted bout the pastor, elder*
and building committee came up in
iwocewniou to the place s here tlie
Mooe was to be laid, rrfieotiug the
l>raatiful service tu the Kook of
Worship, and w ben they bod reached
the place, the |uurtor, assisted by the
writer, |w*rionmd the ceremony in
accordance with the Book of Wor
ship, aud Ue|HMitrd the ikM-umeuts
and article* usual ou such occasions.
The (KMigregation then reftaired to
the old church, and was addressed
by the writer. Thus the corner
st«Mie of a new church was laid.
For the Lstberaa Visitor.
Proosodiagt of th* Soar# of Hracton
of the Theologies! temiaory.
Duriug the recent meeting of the
Genera) 8y nod in the city of Ubarhs*
ton, there were two seesions of the
Board of Directors of the Theological
Hemtaary, held iu Hi. John* Evan
gel teal Lilt be ran church, in Arrhdole
street.
At tin* first seernoti the roll of
Byttytl was called, aud the names
of the Directors from each entered
upon the roll.
The Board wm jiemiauctitly orgau
iuvl by the election of Kev. 8. A.
Ke|WM President, Rev. J. D. Hhirey
HecreUry, and Wm. McCauley, Esq.,
Treosun-r
The reoignsthm of Itev. A. R Rode,
D.D., of the position of Profoaefr of
Theology »*« the Theological Semi
nary, referred by the General Synod
to the Board of Directors, was ac
cepted. / '
At the second session of the
Houid oil election was entered iiito
to fill tin* vacancy created by the
resignation of Dr. Rude, which re
suited in the choice of Rev. 8. A.
Rrpass for Professor of Theology.
Till the first of Heptember, 1872,
won given Rev. Mr Kofnrss to accept
or decline the |vostlion to w Inch he
was tderted. »
The salary of the Professor of
Theology wm fixed at twelve bum
dred ($1,260 * dollar * (ter annum.
Revs. D. II. BitUe. D.D.. J. A.
Hligk, D. M. Gilliert ami Jesse
Morgan were constituted a commit-
toe to receive the ileeisimi of Rev.
Mr. tte|«asK, the Protesaor el«ct, and
ajiou (vmsultatitit). to take Much steps
m si ay be necessary to regularly
open the Hcmiuary : and in the
event of Rev. Mr. Ref ms* declining
the iCsUoti tendered him, they shall
have authority to provide suitable
instruction as brat they may lie able
till the next meeting of the Board of
Directors.
lb-vs. II. >i. Kittle. IU)., D. M.
tiilbert ami J. A. Hligh were ap
pointed a comoMUce to com mum
cate in mutable terms the action ur
the Board to tlie Presidents of the
several Disten t 8>nods, aud to ex
plain what is expected of the differ- j
cut Hynods in tin* matter of the
Theological Ifrofesoors salary, and
to urge immediate and efficient action
regarding it.
A committee wm* appointed to
draft a constitution and by lass for
Mfc government of the Theological
Seminalv. < ominittee: Revs. Dosh,
Dr. Kittle and Hhirey.
Rev. 8. A. RepanN was appointed
to prepare and submit to the Board,
at its next meeting, a course of in
struction to be )Nirsned Hi the Theo
logical Seminary.
Kkpobtkk.
catechists or teachers of moreU
tnre minds, with a view to
ing them for direct church tn*IT
ship.
3. In 1 l^or. iv: I5 f ve
the term (paidapogoij literal]) t**
toted, teacher* of children. Qm
have the Sunday school teacher
bin office dearly dedgnatoA^
The first two donees of wx
we find placed io the ehor^Z
the earliest ages of chifetig^. ' ,
the second century, at alJ^
wo find a find daan orgauiz^i H*,’
pointed to instruct the ^,-j
and defend cLristiantty ogffiMt *
gonism and heresy. Btte ffit ?
tinguished church fsthon, Ort,'
aud Clemen*, in their yoffitrergL
acted iu this oopadty. Ag»i D
the twelfth century a sehsal
appointed at Borooia amW
rectiou of the Emperor IxHkoin/
the members of which were OmJ
doctor* of dtrinity. This w** ^
followed by Faria aad Oxford. Tu
three jiereobN were referred all
ter* of dispute in religion, sod dfc
potations were of common < M x'm
mace. This habit exiffied to tfo
time ol Luther, who, when be m
ceived his doctorate, took a
obligation to defend the Bible in iu
purest interpretation all *
iw. It waa ever a matter of pnfc
to him, that in his Reformationkt
never violated this oath.
UalcchtaU we find so frequent
uaiuevi in church history, that *
need not dsc!l here.
In the day* of th*
Lutinv sir that tlie
teachers b.n! no existence ia tfc
church. To ttn-oly this defect, fe
wrote hi* world-rettou red caterings
and pioc*-d it into the hood* ot
I>9rent* and parochial school tew*
era. This waa the beat ho could do
to remedy the defect so apparent tu
him.
It is uot yot ooe hundred fmn
since Robeit Koikes, by his opera
tion* in London, with his negteetai
children, first ofieued the eyes of the
church to the true position of tend
er* of children, or (paidapeyoif. The
church seised with avidity the Wat
tints furnished them, and the 8ns
day -school hoe become an insUtaUes
of the church. Sunday school track
era, os we conceive, ore thereto*
recognised in the Bible as importsat
officers in the cbarch.
If this position be correct three
<■■<■•*■ »■■■« aaSMrr
do their si
Rofonatim
loot dam U
in ohier that they may
lotted work (woperly.
L Piety. Foul say* it is igsoa
Histeut to teach, “Thou sbalt nst
steal" and steal ourselves, or it n
inconsistent to teach by precept sod
undo our tearhiug by example. Pi
, ety is as essential to the Hoods)
school teacher os it is to the spostie.
evangelist or pastor."
2- Intelligence. The Haviour rays
when the blind lead the blind, both
will fall into the ditch. The very
idea of teacher, instructor, or ooe
who itnjmrt* knowledge to the igoo
j rant, implies intelligence. Teachers
lour Haviour teaches us to pray. 1 should be faithful iu their sties-
Now. Mr. Editor, it may uot l«al“Thy kmgdoai rome,” and estate dance uj»oo all the pulpit sad other
ainnuv to tell yout rvadets of the xeal Imhe* his chureh in this sin curaw! exercises of the churdi, by which
For the Lutheran Visitor.
Synopsis of Address
/retimed hy fire. /hr. Bittle. at the
J dedication of St. John'* Sunday
Mckool, CIsrbdM, S. C-, May \2th,
1872.
Hie First Fort at the Myatrw of
Uliiisttau Kthies by t’hr. Fr.
Hchmid, D.D.. I’Kdewaor ut The
oh»gv in Tnlaagei I mversify, tier
many. Alavdgetl by W. J. Mann.
D.D., Frufesaor in the Evaugelteal
lattheran TlMK*li*gi«-«| Hrminsry.
and |Murtoi nf /hmi’s Evaugelteal
Iaitheran t-hureh, Fhilodelphio.
I*hilad<*lpiua laitheran Ihmkatore.
1872.
It is truly a cau*e tor mugratula
tion that the English Lutheran
f'ban-li is obtaining a < hurrhly liter
ature. Whether the work* are orig
inal or translated, is uncQsentiai: all
that we desire is, that they are evan-
grlical and coNlt-saion.it. If this had
lawn thme years ago, the clnitvli in
America souhl have been nnire
evangeln-al ami nmn* chun'hly than
it uow i*. Our ministers stmlievl
i'alv inistic, MetlMslist, ami other
text laaiks: they IumI uof ;irn>« to
Lathornn writers; the few that had
ap|M*arrd iu an Etiglish dress had
hern trauslatevl either by (sTsons
who were imliflereut German *cli.*l
ars. or who
oilier than I at the ran *|iectnclea, . .
and often UsA iiusarrsutable liber ■ y * n,r ‘hat 1 alcb did, c^Mcity, placed into different cir- j l*ortant isreition in the church,
ties with the author thnyi pn temhd * Uc4 ' M and put cunisUuoc*. and |ioaiieased of differ i Another qualification », paw
to translate. We therefore gladly
welcome every new Lutheran book
manifested by the professed follow
era of laitber down here in tHxirgta.
Here at Zion they had a church,
tint it was small, anti had served its
time. What was to be done f There
are but about thirty male members,
and none of them wealthy, but they
world, in direct antagonism to tlie ; ‘bis qualification may be improved,
kingdom of Satan, aad gives the well aa be constant reader* and
moat positive assurance of success, student* iu matters of reiigioa.
lie furthermore says to all his foi- j 3, Conscientious self-deuial. There
lowers, “Go work in my viuey nTd,” ore so many matters of iuterest coo
and thereby counecLn divine prout- ' idantly surrounding us,
iaes witli human or'tivity and eoergy. 1 Imavy sacrifices are carefully mode
read <hii Iwmk* through *** 1,1,11 ”° u, *‘ , *'iug had to be done.. It becomes all to work. But as mem 1 w v are opt to fail iu the discharge
i Lutheran *iMwtacles. S " t,M ^ cimsulted, and cauie to j here of His church are of different °f the duties |iertaining to this ioi-
left in bi. own conntry K|.im»|M.l, laaKlltlKv . „ M . „ n,
Hchmuf* work. It delineates system
atically tlie ethic** of the gospel,
ae** it. lor w«* »re able." 8o they eut degrees of activity and energy, tool it)' »u attendance. The »*a wh*
" *'d : “Ia*t us build ii* a coiulartalde tin* fact |kreoup|>oscs different offices I plow one day and sleep tk*
which is of the true Lutheran stock. r,,,,,rl ‘’ for ** nrr * ih1 i to i»e filled in the church. Just as i D «xt, and plow the third and sleep
I>r. Mann has don* good service to I ?*** ®“ V my '** tb ?*> I'® 1 »« » onlenwl vineyard, frem i the fourth, will reap no crap at
tl»e church by tlw* Iranslstion of Dr."I tb ^ •*»«h | er* to the wheel, ami are which this figure is so aptly taken, his labor will be in vain. The
Schmid'a Ethics. A want long felt tHt 1 '* llow »■ Arre must be a variety of lab irera. tuerchout who will open his store
ho* I men -nppli**l The work is not motio * 1 ’ * 4, " , «P M wam* to |4nut. some to pmoe. others ou, > ni»oti alternate days will soon
only evangelical, but evaugHical rer > diataut day. They intend paiut- . u* trail the vinca, it may be to water have no custom at all. By pant)
mg it throughout. Since the original them, to keep tftotR noxious weeds. icasotiiug, the Huudfiy-scbool
plau was determined on, him* very to gather the rq*WM«l clusters, to kaooher who vffl beoouteat to tosok
Ei-alou* broiher pro(M»mKi that, if p |1W is tlie wine, to imwerve it |»ropcr i °°b' “P 00 alternate 8und»y»
thfiy wonM erect a steeple ami lielfry, |y ; and all lid* with an humble , steoouiplish next to nothiug.
I ait be nm. It gives, in d»nci*e and
Methodist aud all other denomitia
tious and sought bis owu particular
church among th. alwtv when tw-1 «hicli in our ila> «n- Ihii n.i..rr«rtly | U* r l"-IU ami the <ic|.-ii<lcn<.> upmi the hlcswni; of 3. LimUy, tracbois must be
mu-hol the*- ehorr*. then hr would nn,|cnito.id. mul n*r Iwit IndMk-r w,t j* ou ' »>»kiug noy- m»i hewvAi far »»ew««. 80 iu the chorch. i *"><1 women of prayer, aa by preyw
juatly claim mnrr than ow out of .fifty ently iippnw»te«l. Ili-artu. MMil do ***^. 801 “He (pave nnne M|Hmth‘a. wml S.H11C u,| l. v - on WC i.lK>r siurcaafully io Un
chnrche. for the Oenun. l««go. K e, , ta ,, lwtl ^ wjJ ,. |v _. raM •» -Wllbm to .he bell that prophet., „,»l WM »e eranRelLu, »u.l i <*•«*.
Tin., however. I. not the et.te of the We hope that every uuwi*^. traeber * frnm ' h ‘\ l M,l ' ,u - ^ -»» ,«.«.ore .od tracben..- A pain,
c«.-. The vaat majority of .icrioau. Anient .n .be chord, will make I
who come here arc lalW.and bmttBXofmiatn tl>l . md. ,ml dih
ouly among Lutheran churches can ........ ,
.. , , , .. grotly try U> master it.
sach have a claim. In this city
there arc three Lutheian rbiireliea; Irctere* on the OoM/irU. hoi the
hence the Germau tongue has one
out of three. It is certoiuly very de
aim hie that there should lie now and
always one or more charetire where
the German tongue is s|M>kcu exclu-
cltiireh is to have a U ll to tell the
, |«eople to come to chinch.
Seventeen
“God hath set some in the chureh,
first lqtoMlre. seootularilv pmphets.
• tl.ir.iK #......i ^ I’.... mo* Kadion Foley of
Now, Mr. MdRor, the*,- peoplf | thirdly teacher*." "" IA i un | if 1 ltiwllow FoU *- v
«k»w ii liciv do not taily laiihl tine fb-t-rs uauuKl
in different parts of
ffNWto* Ivl* Ir6 } pBMfl'Ilf** illlf ||^|( liiiilsl ii’ipKjkii n» rj
Sundays and Uliief Festival* of!*? . ' * *' 'mi«M |Mnw.«. tbr- Scnptures are preph-
Roinau Uatholk* ‘ n
have written u>
Kisliop Foley of their conversion
to Frotcstautism.
Rev.-John B. New. ol ludianopo
the Chureh War. Bv Juor|rti l*< ntnAkrr cliarge, uonsiotiug j ^ evangisliata, taaobara, OAteuhiata, i ,U S lut L, a lta|rtiirt miaiator, has j"*
.Hei**, D.D. VoL I. Philadelphia: wf lww ‘'hurelie*, they have Umght J.bfohopo or overseers, presbyters or d i ed fmm a coW (»ntracted donog
Lutheran Bookstore. 12 » acres, oh which they are htiild clderH, deaeona, and |»etlia|VH homic a re*oeat out iloor liaptism. He had
Ti»i* is not n new puhliralion, ( »«8 « very comfortable |Mison:ige. others. These are all “fur the wgvi U> enter • river "here the ice
but that a second edition luta not htn\ it is not only to be a house iu feeling of the saints, and for the broken for the (Hirpooe, and, all
sively, and it is to be hopsd it will been called for, aud the uhmted *’hicb tln ir preacher and his family edifying” of the churdi. 1 dripping wet, hail to walk nearly a
always be so; yet we remoustrate author not felt himself miOhfenBy j <*»» be cm* fort aide, but they thought \y e pass by all these various otf-1 ,nUe to change his clothes aftervart*
ohj.-cli.rn being n.mle In m, encuurepml |„ «d.l Vot II, i. net «l«>nt the pr. n.Jier’w convenience, in the churdi, end sie-ek only Uymon ere moving in PbilmW
occeeionel uw ofeu Kngli.l. «-rm.,u;, very i mli.ehle In the clinn-h. Kvnu- «l >he Kn-et ineuuvehimne he „r T li.« offlee of lecher pl.iw. Uelepwtee from the veriott-
1 , .' 0 " r '' K "" > " 1 ! 1 ’ • hwpi.-nl, end »»•*<■« pel lo in try iugtopn-iwre j. M . |M ,rau. and didin.* from ell churdi cooncile of the Gonneo
olhere. lint then- are three kind, ehurrhee nre lidding frequent eee-
of teachers mimed iu the Bible. ! sions for th* purpose of aidvanda#!
1. The teacher vyitli authority (di- the interests of the church. They
dmnkatm). This term, in John xx: 16, have thus far recommended a aui
is given to the Saviour himself, and form system of initiation furs Oh
change pulpits unless the Kugli«h
pastor invited to preach to his fel-
lovv Lutheran* lie allowed to preach
in his native, and |»cihnp*,
tongue.
Let ns have German chnrche*, we
say, but we bog onr friend the Zei
tang not to taboo the English in an
English-speaking country. Doe* he
wish to shut out his fellow men from
the |>rndiietioii of one who, as a bw the pulpit in the parlor, so they others,
writer and a *ei tsonizor, i* • second have attoeheil to the imraouagi* a
to none iu the church, these sennous *tudy, to relieve him of this iucon-
onlyr ne««l only to l*> known to lie uiiiver- veniewoe. Now this i* uot all tulkevl
saily ncivptnhh*. For Hivalids, f»w “C hut it is in |iart done, aud the
delieate elirt>tian* w ho ran not wtiind
rainy Hnudsys, ami for reading by
our Elder* tocongivgitioiM deprived
of the *erv ii-e* of a |>a*t<>r, or duriug
the alisenee of tlie tnini*ter, they are
haknHV i* under cuntnict. Then,
Mr. Falitor, I would like to tell you ;
ab«mt that xery large fine cake sent;
me by the ladies, but 1 have no t
s|wre nor lauguage to express uiy
thanks to them for it. D. *
hi* H|M>KtleH may well he included in the abolition of Sunday fnnen»ls«
this *ame designation. and have requested the Synod tore
2. Iu Gal. vi: 6, we have another tain one minister at his post during
class of teachers under the term the sessiou of synod to perform use
(katachounto*) which literally means i enunry pastoral dntiee.
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“Sev. W. »•««»
d onion of, Mr. <
„ 0 t io » ©rong pl-
Unnl »«d fo ‘ h
ktiring K »
which of <*>“■
, r
He said
any,
MVC »«»
oonooctod
ever since his ‘
been the case wit-
^uch occasion a* ri
igvariably cho*.
about money.
Now, h« ”* ui -
whether it was fe
saw any similar. t>
piexiou of bis mif
cor reucy of the c -
they hod cooclmL
«ty of that whicli
to plead bad aohe* ^
his logic. He th« K '
of that aged mat
eliug through th**
finding night uj*
bis soul to God
upou a stone to*
Jept peacefully ui
a vision he saw
iiwnts deooenduu
tween heaven aii‘
vowed to God tha
back always one-U.
gave him, and
way* keep tha j
with all the auc
old aud new di^'4
Hhould give ba« kN|
tenth. But alas,
approach many
day, it is all wre|
this one tenth.
frightens moden
tinguished brotii*
within the last t.
-lOtwir, to me to
tiou betweeu pi
that is all your efi'ffi
rwMolutious, ail v*
nothing if y«o w
this one-tenth. Ti..
say what they tTT^
up churches am
were prayer, lain-*.
As an illustr;.^
state a simple fit
moved his boon
a spot about six
coast, where he
sive saw mills,
laborers employe*
ing near by. Th*
families had no re
of any kind, no ae
and were woefnil
means of sal vat i<
gentleman’s dans:
derm year* old. a.
Wentworth Str»
came to hitn stud s
arc a great ffian;
mill hands who.
of a Sunday-sebo
me leave, and gt
I will try and
father willingly
took fire dollar*.
brary of books ' a
her. Heinterfeie
no more. tbau. tin
went to work, g*
little children ev •
a chapter in the
a little prayer w
one of the little
purpose. She wo
successfully, os ft*
Mr. R, for when
school he fouud ,
twelve scholars. .*
ot eleveu has ti
religious service*
tlie country for tw
Those mill childre
inore of the trtu
thau their fothei-
before them.
Mr. Bowman e
quent reference i<
hv means of chh*
then earnestly s*
<>f charity, aud
Ghisolm would g«
lare. '
The uiotueut Mr
his seat, there oe
impromptu expr
earnestness that
f°rec because U.-
A prominent and
our chureh, Mr. 1
of the congreg.i
httl© address w lii
00,1144 direct frou
give yon his
Ptesxion, nor hi
but I will try t.
°f what be sai»l.
He was snrio.
ot little girls w
f. L. WHH g^,
“C had gone aftei