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ONELOKD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTI8 M”—EPHE8IA N8 IV: 6 COLUMBIA, S.C., FRIDAY. JI NK 21. 1872 OLD SERIES, VOL V.-NO. 197 •olactng their toil* with psalm* and selves juto in a coral-cell, let un not be dlaeontented, fellow worker. Let uh be willing to work in oar oell, and make ooe bit of coral, doing our work ikorouyhly. In a Sabbath school data, mission district, weekly prayer meeting, aeroe little borne that we are trying to make happier, may be our place. We wfl! build oar one oeM, though, and do it tkor oughtf/. In the accumulation of Utile*i, one can be comforted if inclined to aak deapondingly, “Coral or volcano, which V ' The command la, "Pray to thy Father which to in secret, and thy Father which aecth in secret shall reward thee openly. 1 * There to much hidden work in religion. True fa ligion to not all exposed to pnblic view. * A Take heed that ye do not your aims before men, to be ntru of them, otherwise ye hhve no re ward of your Father which to ia heaven.* 1 Attending public worship, family worship and the social prayer meeting ia not the whole of religion To be religions before God, are most attend to the performance of public duties, and hold sweet common ion and intereonrsc with him in secret prayer, without which we can not enjoy spiritual Hfc no more than we can enjoy temporal life without our daily bread. This to a part of wor For the Lutheran Visitor Accepted ia Chriit’e Name On] eaedl flow to tbs norni retofed to tbs body, tba thinking pad is the tiuggiah part! l*o you aak wby are mu and pain alto wad la tba government of a Ood of iaintla goodness t We have not naniarbsn, Wa who dwell where mao to everywhere followed by abed Msrot*» psalms soon eclijijpd bis madrlgalt and aouneU. 'Psalm-sing- log became the general mode of domestic merriment It wae the common accompaniment to the fid die. In the splendid and feetive Court of Frauds I., of a sadden, nothing was heard but the new psalms. The aagndous mind of Calvin turned to account this new feshioo. Perceiving in it the means of carrying Into effect hfs- precon oeived scheme, and of hu mediately popularising, as well as simplifying, the ehureh motor, he forthwith in troduced the Psalms of Marot into the congregation at Geneva. Being aet to wary simple airs, in which the whale congregation could join, *ay were soon established as a regular branch of Genevan worship, and formed an appendix to the Geoevan Catechism. Bat the first psalm book or met rical version of the whole Psalter was made in Engffeh, as K very body to not coifed W> bo n minister. If a otan in middle life, who has been following albas bmd- kdiiion r Lord's words and promises intended for sll time ami for all 9. They embody the grand pies of the Gospel, and are •sd for guidance and govern in the work assigned ns as rkers with Gurl himself in pub- g “the glad idings,” and ap- f the benefits >f Christ's atone- to the souls pf men. In con Ion with the tegular means of ■od has ordained controlling power ingdom. It lays atigth of Omnipo kbrs into the very tof the universe— dare, and of prov ide- Thus wielded (jufiding suppliant 4e of Him who is ad God over all— i and earth, a Sovereign in the ojre has proposed s[ people, aud has *>um promised in Hth; but they all w as a condition of 1 I will be inquired srael, concerning to do it for fifes s* is a rule in the owmenta of |ia saving gifts, k ami ye shall receive,” “seek ye shall find.* Bat to be ac- toils, prayer tuli.st be offered in way that God ho* .appointed. Is great end to the glory of Ood ugh Jesns Christ, so its only tod must be t te name of Jesns to, through whom alone God is [fled in the sfilvation of men, e being “no other name under ren given ainopg men whereby 1 would nol ofivtoa him to Under his now uiuiltory cal Cure True how a thinking kingdom, many will feel there to heart and genninoncao in U that they do not find ia official tntoror tioue from the pat|»tt on the Lord'S day. How art we to treat w%ik tg/kdoit t Infidelity, great at nil times, to now worse than at any time. 1‘etrr safe: 41 There •hoU come ia fife feel dope wafers walking a Oar Ibmr own Into*, and saying. Where to the In all the range of objects for is subject Pant with ail his splendid gifts and rich graces, besought tori* tians to pray that utterance might be given him that he might open his month boldly. And if Panl needed the prayers of Christians, what ministers can do without them t They need all the grace of the private Christian, and in addition, grace for the right discharge of all their high spiritual duties. And the reflex influence of prayer for a pastor upon the people is very great. One of the greenest spots upon earth was the parish of SL Peter’s Dundee, when the lovely M’Oheyne was its pastor. Ho thus records in bis diary the spirit of prayer which prevailed among his people: “Many prayer meeting were formed, some of which were strik ingiy private, and others, conducted by persons of some Christian expert eoee, wore open to persons undei concern at one another’s houses. At the time of my return from the mis toon to the Jews, I found thirty nine such meetings held weekly in connec tion with the congregation.” Ob, that this beautiful instance of co operation with a minister by the people prevailed in all oar churches ! When shall this pattern be imi tatedf This is the earnestness of religion. Ministers will never labor in vain among such people. With sacb » Ptopfe to prog for them, holy M'Cheynee might be gretly multi plied all over the church. Will not professing Christians ponder this f It is narrated of the Kev. Solomon Stoddard that soon after his settle ment in Northampton his people became convinced that he gave no evidence of serious piety. They loved him much and greatly admired his talents, and did not wish to pari with him. Their recourse was to prayer. A day was set apart by the people to pray for his conversion. Seeing the people going to the church, he asked a plain man on his way there, “What is going on to • day r Hie reply was, “Hie people, sir, are going to meet to pray for your conversion.” Smitten to the heart, be said, “Then it is time 1 prayed for myselfl* He went to his closet, and the people to the cnurch. They both met at the throne of grace for the same object: and while speaking they were beard and an swered. There was no question as to his conversion afterward. He labored amoog them for half a ecu tury, and deservedly ranked among the most able and useful ministers of his age. This was in the olden time. When people pray more for their ministers there will be boter preachers and far better bearers. The captions, fault-finding, com plaining members of chinches, who are never satisfied, who, if they have nothing etoe to fret them, will com plain of the color of the minister's hair, or the tie of his cravat, or the way he pronounces Beelzebub or Canaan, are but rarely seen in the plaoe where prayer to want to be made. We have known a venerable, learned, eloquent, and pious senator melted uuder a sermon in which a little bit of a Yankee school master who looked like a note of interroga tion and whose thoughts never rose higher than syntax, could see noth ing bat what was worthy of eensnre. The more people pray for their minister, the more they will be edified by his services; and the more intelligent they are, the more will they overlook the defects of an earnest ministry.—Rev. JTfefioto* ■fe^tofestor to an that will retain tin tofeMuto the waaft., ic wuMufltremedy and thus eu and required of os. Have we no secret sins, no secret wants, or secret temptations. And shall we have no secret prayers adapted to each, re questing the Lord to pardon all our secret tons, and graciously supply all our private wants, and giro ns grace aud strength to gain the vic tor)’ and overcome all oar secret temptation*. Hoeret prayer beta* a known duty let ns remember that “The servant that knew Ms master** will, bat did it not, shall he beaten with many stripe*." Bnt I eon not take time, says one, from my work. My dear friend, this is the moot important work yon ever ran engage in, oven the salvation of yonr son!. “For what is a man profited if be should gain the whole world and tone his own soul." If you have not the time, the command to, “Redeem the time.” Rise earlier In the morning. “Before the morning's dawn I rose, and onto Thee I cried.” The Prophet Daniel would by no means omit thin duty, though nt the hararri of his own life. Home may say it all ap pears right what you soy about secret prayer, hut 1 have no closet or suitable place in my house, or perhaps 1 would not neglect the duty any longer. 1 say, my dear friend, if your heart is right iu this matter, you will be at uo toss for aoiUtUfe places for retircaieuL You may Aud it in the fields, the forest, or the grove. God require* all tneu every when' to pray, “Pray without eras ing. Ju all things give thanks.” fe the humble, g,«y»U»9« In French, by s laymen, s courtier, and n court poet—Thomas Sternhoid, who was Groom to the Robes of Henry VIIL, and afterwards to Edward YT The Hootch version of the Psalms was made ia 1645 by Francis Rouse, an Kaghsh Statesman. The first Eog the divinity of Cfcnto 1 God fethers fell asleep, oil things con tinoe as they were front the bsgin ning of creation.” This to Urn pre cise form of the present infidelity —to magnify the < restore and over look the Creator; to see the law aod forget the Law maker. Km* has been held bark by the great revivals in this country sad ia Korops, and the war. both ia the North anil to the South, turned toe** those hU to God. to aer his prut idenre In the world Mid its government. Non, m the time of peace and a largo measure of prosperity, the aainrsl heart is satisfied with the works of God. instead of beta* fed by thorn to God hunaatf lius ia Arno m Koglaod aod fieuUaad, bnt not m Ireland, where the people ore *»*«*• Up to Popish idolatry We knew Prussia has very mash kto the fed- dip was that of Dr. Isaac Watts, which came into use about 1715. This was soon followed by many other writers of hymns, of whom Weelej aud Doddridge are among the best known. Toplady wrote one buudrrd aud twenty four lyrics about 17tO, aud among them is what is generally, conceded to be the best English hymn. -Rock of Age*!* Uterine competent ! MAUN The many heauttfo! islands of the Pacific can be separated into two Hasses, as to their origin. Some are volcanic, with grand wood Hi moun tains doping far upward. These were lifted into pfese at name strong saa be saveji.?* This essential i constitutes the foundation of I universal charter for the privi and prevalence of prayer.— I whatsoever ye shall ask in my i, that will /' <fo,* says Jesns, t the Father m ij be ghrijUd in bn. n And tiun, as if to give ie assurance, he adds in ira toe connection, “If ye shall anything ifi tny name I will k* This is i large promise, authorizes tlio most enlarged confident expectation of a Railroad, Augusta [Colom 1) beautiful. The fending oka with tfe Reformer* to Koglaod aod oo the routine*!, waa to simplify ** ligmoa worship, and to give the laity bat never safer a toum k agora uD lh- day of thru marriage, aod fruau that till tbs day of their death, ad doui go to any pubis onliunnr of the chun k. Many of them anon to this country, and than owe lafidality may be traced to Prussia. ixMiiKuiv hay sin« iitotr ia a VAST V A HASTY Of KUiOS cd ritual, the Protestant churches prompt mid gracious answer. Whilst tot an unlimited grant to ask just vhstwe please, iU only limits are ifeares and expeoti .lions to what is inseparably connect *1 with the name to 'Christ—his na are, atonement and intercession. His name is all prevailing, because infinitely meri torious. Pleading that, we never pii'ad in vain. An<$ no prayer it ac- wpUMe to God that is not offered in Christ'* name t however earnest and devout it may seem, or however elo- this always included the church mask, Tho well trained choir, and the Ioffe anthem, the uhl litirrgtc byma aod aaUphoaal chant, gave way to a great extent to hymns ia the tentacular, net to the simplest strains and sung by the whole con cite us to obedience. “Watch and pray lest ye fell into temptation.” Open thou my lips ami my mouth shall praise thee, O Lord. “The works of the Lord arc great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.” ^The glorious orb of day, dispensing heat and life to earth find far ofl worlds to ns unknown, the moon in calm majesty moving through the realms of darkness, the stars in numerable, that veil with fleecy light the unfathomable depths of night, proclaim their great Creator's praise. Warbling birds and gargling foun taids, murmuring streams aod foam ing billows, that lift their angry crests on high join their songs of praise. The eternal blue of heaven, the rosy tinted morn, the declining day, the unfolded bods aud fragrant flowers of spriug, tho ripening fruits of summer, the yellow grain of au tumn Branch v* and by Luther, was followed up by Cal via, and from him found its way Koglaod, through the Kagiish Rules living at Geneva Calvin found facilities for making the change in Geneva in a curious in cident which happened just then ia for Abbevflte At.1030 a in rorCokeshtur... Atihp » Clement Marot, a vaict of the bed-chamber to Francis L, was in his day the favorite poet of France, and embellished in various ways the French poetry which had been hitherto littiw cultivated, lie dia tiaguisbed him**-If by roodcaux, oath MKwnoinu) in nu Bini.K do not memo always twenty feme hours. There was a time when there was no sun and moon. Tbs work of God was progressive. light come- before the sod—then plants, animals, aod man. Geolog) tfll* the same thing. Hion there was a time when light was concentrated into a solid body. There waa a period of preparation for the coming of man. Home scicu titos will ted you man must have appeared before Moses declare*! him to have appeared j but other noted and learned scientific men have shown since that there is no proof of man aa early as scientists say. So in history. A stone has been found, the Moabite Stone, that shows things as described In the Old Testament Old Assyrian slabs also confirm the word of God. If you set aside the Bible, you must set aside all history whatever. If sin is committed, how can it be forgiven f The law to holy, jo to, and good; If broken, how may the penalty be removed! Forgiveness lies in the mercy of Ood! Mercy to not the only attribute of God, but also holiness and justice. How can he be Jnst and yet justify the an godly 1 1 Who can unfold this mjt tery f The deep says, it is not in me. flefeooe could not solve It The soul hgs nothing to rest upon till it sees a lamb ss U bad been slain oo the throne of God. Under this aspect, a holy God extends mercy. Do you say there are difficulties f Ho there are in science! Try your ;q south. rain No. 1. tflO am 115 pm syer “in the ijanie of Christ* irehends a heartfelt trust in his *ed work of atonement, and a « to glorify- hfc name in the totion of his cause among men, til may come tij the knowledge «troth as it i.4 in him. Thus ray, “Hallowed be thy name,’ 1 ’ r kingdom ooin< .* And this is Ptonnd of ©oil confidence in elegies, epitaphs, and puetisal ver sion* from the Italian and the Latin. At leuglh tired of the vanities of profane poetry, he conceived the idea of translating lbs Psalms of David iato French rhymes. At his project was not connected w ith any intended innovation in public wor ship, it reeeived the assistance of the Professor in Hebrew in the University, aod the sanction of the Horbonns { and the Psalmsyor songs balmy airs and winds, and cooling showers the adoring chorus swelL These are Thy mighty works, Parent of good. But nobler works than these declare thy loving kind ness. Man, made in God's image, last and best of bis creation, whose soul shall never <lie, oh let thy heart rejoice, and with hymn ami psalm in load acclaim thy mighty Maker's praise. Delight ou earth to raise the aoeg, “Holy, holy, holy, I-ord God of hosts, heaven ami earth are full of thy glory : Glory be to tlies, 0 Lord most High.” tom* them the other way. ItoobU are like the snow sosaotimcs hard enough for walking, then soft »«H melting, then a mat, thick said an ing bringing the day. Tint i>utv or wvr.nv « nomix to answer the abjections qf injMrls. Bnt we can at least bring them in contact with men fitted to argue with them. It is not expected of every one to undertake every work. Brer) one Is not prepared to wrestle with an educated infidel. Many a preacher has argued in *och a way as to injure the cause he wished to benefit. All men have gifts to preach in Kfmplidty, bat all have not the gift to wrestle with those who are misled with the sophistries of the infidel. There is a body ot men especially called by their high educa tion and logical potoort to this work. In your visitations, if you come iu contact with scoffers, or those who dispute the authority of the Bible, bring them to your minister, or some layman, who can answer their doubts, and so you may accomplish your purpose. Young men and maidens may accomplish this. Yon can insti tute a course of lectures. laymen Francis L, and the ladies of Franco. In his dedication to the ladies, whom he so often add dressed in, the tender phrases of passion and oomplunent, Marot seems anxious to depnoate the raillery, which his new kind of verses was likely to incur. In a spirit of religions gallantry he de clares that his design is to add to the happiness of his fair readers, by giving them divine hymns in stead of love songs j to inspire their susceptible hearts with a passion ia which there is no torment; to ban ish that fantastic and fickle deity, Cupid, from the world, and to fill Dlligkncb.—We find in Scripture that most of the great appearances which were made to eminent naiuta were made when they were busy. Moses kept his father’s flock when he saw the burning bush ; Joshua is going round about the city of Jeri cho when he meets the angel of the Lord; Jacob Is in prayer, and the angel of God appears to him ; Gid eon is threshing and KUsha is plough iug, wkeu the Lord calls them; Matthew is at the receipt of custom, when he is bidden to follow Jesns; and James and John are fishing. The Almighty Lover of the souls of men to not want to manifest Him self to idle persona Ho who ia slothful and inactive cau not expect to have the sweet company of bis ** f 7 OOP*" "-*"7 00 A" 1 ptoon •** n 10 p ni “f--* 0 00 a to bia.... *••• »***'* w *n nmmodation nSiSI&t* pro. Ticket Ag- [road Company*. IA, S. CL, Ma)' V, 1872 mi “e, bat Thine. • Mgtoh • • Tho - 0 rjtbi» work. * * * keeomplUb °jjtoke me not, f oi beloved Son, , my backlei was asked if he could comprehend how Jesas Christ ooatd be both God aod man. “No, sir,* he replied, and added, “1 should be ashamed t«* acknowledge him as my Saviour if ■ “ ‘ ‘ * u Iflcouhl not of ‘the little god,’ but of the tree Jehovah. The golden age,’ he says ‘would then noon be restored. Wo should see the peasant at his plough, the carman in ths street and the mechanic in his to»op, I could comprehend him. comprehend him, he could be ihj greater than myself. Such is m.\ inability to save myself, that I feel I need a superhuman Saviour, one so great and glorious that I can not comprehend him.”. , , “e nearer wo li closer our walk inclination we Pfeasures in wl ave for pursuits icli he is not the Saviour.