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f HB MiTH KRAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA, S. <3. •poo the outside of oar wfadow m ia tbe cold night* of mid-wfa|JL faee with deft finite™ the hm£ breath of deeper within n JKMj .l inner surface of the glass. Jr* a canvass, be eketchee in iee fl 0 J^ and foliage, eaetlee aod tow** “gorgons and chimeras dire*jr dfenmy Moor ever wrought nma* walls of his alhambra, in his lj/ of lore, figures more g-fat „ weird aod beaotifal The injury wbfch this form of ft* inflicts upon the vegetable wo»^T doe to redaction of temperam,!! Growing vegetation, like the eojZi world, have a temperature mk^ that of the air in which they j iu * and a certain range, peculiar ^ each, in which only life can he s^, served. Depression below this wort, injury or death to ooe or th other. Owing to their rnduu, power, even when the te^wrmom above is fifty degrees, they times sink, in sfcoations of on calm and doodles* nights, to thirty two degrees. Hi* chilli, temperature, aggravated by the fe position and contact of fast upon the leaves and delicate repn* dnoing organism of the plant, ca„ be endured by many of the cpi**1* grasses and hardy growthsMom fields and gardens. Others sf trop cal origin, albeit domesticated with ns for centuries, perish under the blow. To many flowers fast con*., untimely in the opeoing spring; to most it arts the limit of their fives of beauty, utter their work has l**, dour. lil.uk trust is termed when the sir is so t.imid that dew can be deposited before the freeamg ten thn word of God aside far a higher * the love of money, office seek end trusting fit man instead of God, the centralisation of power, the prophet prophesying falsely for reward, (and the people love to have it so), withholding the wages of the hireling, oppressing the poor, the widow and the orphan, patting is no cent men and boys Into Jail, don genus and penitentiaries, stealing from even lunatics and pan pent their public charities, and In some in stances making toe house of God a deu of thieves! Oaa this state of things last f “For by fire uni by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh.” Is. lxvi: 1«. Head the seventh chapter of Jeremiah, and see what the Lord promised if they would “thorough amend their ways and doings.” Bee what be did to Bhiloh aod to 2km, where his name dwelt. And shall we go uu|mulshed f Our political body is 1 sully din earn'd. The disease is sin. If this be true, the remedy is plain. We must “thoroughly amend our way's aud our doings,” as the great Physi emu has prescribed. Let the remedy begin at once with every one who peruses these lines. Let the inilusters call their congre gattou* together, and ask God, in the uiuue of his Bou, to deliver us from this bondage—to give us rulers of his own choosing—to dispose tin* hearts of the people to trust in Him; uud all will be well if we aak it iu faith, for Christ said, “Ask, and ye shall receive; seek, and ye shall fiud; knock, and it shall be opened uuto you.*' To facilitate this matter, and to secure harmonicas action and con cert of pray er, we hope that an ad dress to mil ekriatisuu may be drawn up aud published ui the papers of the different denomination*, asking all who believe in the I xml Jeans Christ, and in the power of prayer, to |oiu in their jtetition* to Heaven, that God will deliver us out of our present jwliLeal troubles; that be will give os rnlers of his choosing; aod that his smiles msv again rest upon oar land and oo all the church ea. Let Christians thus pray, and cease not till their petitions be grant ed, and it will be well with ns. For encouragement, see the parable of the willow ami the unjust judge, and also the case nt Ninerab. Youns Korun. them m> aid in making Hflflooke what ought to be to ffifet the wauffiof the chnreh at la ’ This thing of single handed wort, of ad fish divisions sod petty factions has been one of the greatest drawbacks to ear charsh la the South. As If they had no interest In common, each has felt at liberty to work for his own special locality. Oar broth my other similar cams States will be affected them for something that Is not doe God and his chnrch, bat give them the amount ami tell them it is their doty to raise It, sod they will believe It sod go to work. I Judge only from the readiness of those over whom the Lord has placed me to contribute to Christ and his church, and from reports that reach me from other quarter*. I have never made s request, (and I say it not boastfully) to my people that was not greeted, {the jtalinys except ed). ft Is trap that none of my people have become responsible to the good Tressniwr of the Rndow- Fund of Newberry (’ollcgt* by sign ing the bond* issued by him; but it Is simply because they dislike the plan, and not becanse they are un willing to give. Now, I know bat little about their objections, Ac., but this much I do know, had these bonds been arranged somewhat dif ferently it might have been better. Suppose they would have been so arranged as to allow the interest to pay the principle f In fourteen year* at seven per cent interest the bond would be paid, which would ouly lie arvro dollar* per annum for each subscriber; and at the rxpiraliou of that term the College would hare fifty dollar* where It witl havs oue by the present system. I presume not to make any suggestion, but only nay that I bdirre in fourteen yearn ! could send to the College one thonnand dollar* where I can not inanre one. Tiij*, however, I waive for older head*. Rot, dear I Viet or. you may thiuk me oflT the track. I clone by soy iug f hare determined never to lit* wor ried again. Mat. iu the by this decision COLUM Fenusy lvaalh ** week of thoprv* ggjgjaal conventi. 130 miniate** mu Friday, X Tidings from Tsansssss. Kev. Prof. A. J. Brown writes, Juno 4th; “On laat Saturday and Sabbath I assisted Bro. J. K. Handier iu the DEDICATION of a new church under the name of the liutheran Chapel. It is situated in this county—Sullivan Couuty. It is commodious, very neat aud com for table, an ornament to the neigh borhood, and an honor to the con gregation. As Bro. Haucber has promised to give a full account, I will say no more. My SACRAMENTAL MEETING* have closed for the spring. They have been pleasant, solemn and sue ces&ful. I have had a goodly num ber of accessions to the church by confirmation ; several from outsiders —I mean from those nover under Lutheran influences. 1 have been recently greatly encouraged iu my labors. A deep aod exteoaive work has been iu progress for some time, iu my two churches, particularly in my EMANUEL C’HLRUH. By the by, this is regarded, and justly so, as a model church—not only amongst Lutheran*, but also by sister churches. We have the largest and best house of worship in the ooauty, town churches not exerptod. I have established a mission at *!-.• BRISTOL, and am meeting with encouragement. I have the use of the Episcoiml chnrch oqce a month, oo Sabbath afternoon. M I have just received a letter from REV. PROP. BARB. He is doing a good work, and is much encouraged. Our church has bought Moshehn Male and Female Seminary, at Blue Spriug, in Greene County, Tennessee. It is not yet frilly determined whether we will make simply a good academy of it, or attempt to elevate it to the dignity of a college. This will depend largely on the shape ecclesiastical matters take in the Booth." >■ A, Columbia, 8. C. J .M., Stnunthn, Va. you would not wonder that we should be worried. When we lift up our eyes and behold the vast fields that are ripe for the harvest, and sea so few laborer* to loin ns; when we can not observe one moment of time to lose from oer Master's work j and then think of our pecuniary ember ransments, and the obligations which Mist be met, or, be considered among the dishonest, we must feel worried. But wheu that udders* is made by those who are ready and willing to back ft by artiem, we think, “Oh, the awortamw of that Ho examiniu nine young men plicaats for * _ > X An u ti « i m aiya .aasa a W fl'V^W j » re vSSv” a all things, charity profited by the foliates of the fathom, sod may we not also f Accepting the fact, that there Is strength in nnity, they have cos SPECIAL i OTICKS. mtUiu-<-s mast be made i'oat lA^ft'&S.SSVhsS tlu) money iu I Keoistxwsd L*t- All Postmast t* are obliged to let letter* when vaulted, pern are *ent, t< subscribers until u>re»N order to discontinue is ra- 3, and all atre rage* are paid, aa fed by law. j i lerely rwturnime a *er of the pane] by mail, is not suf- enterprises oo longer languish. When they pass a resolution, all unite to accomplish its end. Helflsbneas about location and party toteresta are abandoned, and all go to wmk We have no patience with these petty divisions, gotten up by tcould- k leader*, forsooth because some dish has been served up that does not suit their fastidious tastes The time ha* come when we should he uuifeed in our enterprises If a brother's view does not exactly cola cide with another's, let charity be exercised and the two work iu har mouy, not to carry out the special pet idea of either, becanse of sorb, but for the higher end of promoting the good of our fellow men In the spread of the gospel. It seems to me we ought to profit by (mat blunder* from this source, many of which have crowded the last few year* of our existence, and might easily be recalled. We don't see why a brother In Month Carolina might not aid Roanoke, or rite rrret, if be thought proper; nor do we know why any brother in New York or Pennsylvania might not extend his charities in this direction. If moved by a holy seal for the welfare of Zkm. As to the other question, we cam not think any one would entertain the idea of competition for a mo meat It would be nnworthy of either, and sutyect them to tbs jnst censure of every noble hearted christ,iau iu the ohureh. Il was our good fortune a few days ago, while on a trip to Mouth Weal Virginia, to spend a few days iu Salem, ami of coarse we visited the college. We found our cherished friends, the professor*, fully afire to the interests of the college, and zealously advancing the welfare of their pupil* by a most thoroogh drill. They are determined that a diploma from Roanoke shall mean something. The standard is very high, and none but the best students need apply for graduation. The Mtudents have caught the idea, and the contest* for the magnificent medals given in the several depart meats add rare interest to the do* log exercise*. The Senior class were passing their final examination. This year the class nn ruber* 10, who, we learn, will reflect credit on the In- stitution. The present session has been a nnecess, and while the nnm ber on catalogue is somewhat lens than last year, owing to common school system's drawing off some of the local patronage, yet the number of foreign pupil* is somewhat larger, •bowing decided growth of the In stitntiou. Now the session is draw ing to a close, and the Board of Trustees will soon convene in an nual meeting, we are anxious to see how they feel on subject of endow ing college. We shall be disappoint •f illy indicate w! formed, but voluntarily goes to com fort the troubled heart and revive the drooping spirit. It was during a Week of illness that I realised lhe fact* as stated above. When convalescent on the the last day of the week. God in his kindness permitted me to meet iu my parlor the Joint council sf my nharyr. After other matters per taiuieg to the temporal welfare of county and State tecemaiy, in order may be promptly * wry notices, and l for publication, y, and not in proper atton- m i ant UpL rges. —Heoetved troii WadeavillcL Fa., by Express, tlnfu dollars. The remittor had paid tiftdpp costs, aod we had to pay thirty five ccutot-i t all fifty cento for expressing thro1 dollar*. A post i>(tide order would 1 ave cost ten cento —tip:: envelope, 1 ‘tter paper aud your, aa thia ought to be done at toss* tour month)- before the expira tion of thr My nodical year.” This suggestion uss taken up, and after ten mmutes I was informed that my ■alary had bean raised one hundred the ministry had student abould ha' Hebrew before e uary, aud the «o»i gcat that if the Sy proper to make 1 Board of Trust** berg College, it w ceive careful coast German LoTfE ues.—A firm of infers and brokira in New York as! sent us setei ill “Schemes of fer|ton State Loweries,” and oue - heme of the Royal Havana Lot- *r$S» They are J “schemes,” sure iiongii; ami gambling schemes of for worst kind, at that. We have tiolrii thousands of persons who erb guilty of this i lode of gambling, report am* laetoved with nifost grsti tode, while the fountain in are (which is not very deep) wss nltgfctiy sgi toted ; 1 fdU its partial overflow, hat noos save God saw it Now, Mr. Editor, you mav thiuk this is nothing for me to talk about, that it is a private matter and nhould belong only to us at home, but I waat to show you and voar render* body upon korm mB a rather discount-! condition of tb^l church departnj«-i m appropriated wa^< : rv forward the wot and who hoped to get rich, not by liomtot exertions, n it by the blessing of G$d, but by a turn of fortune's wheel; yelt we cam ot call to mind a singly individual vho was i>enna- lientW beriefitted Ir f drawing even a largwiirir^. Lotteiics are legalized ? Continued. | Mr. fxiOer • In the 57th chapter and 13th verse of Isaiah we read, “He fast potteth hi* trust in Me shall pwswrs* the hind, and shall Inherit my hofv mountain” “Ron to and fro through the streets of .1 cross lew. and see now and koow. and seek fu the broad place* thereof; if ye can find a man, If there be any that exernteth judg ment, that seeketh the truth; ami I will pardon H.” Jer. v: I. The city was destroyed the West espe< i I nomination u*a^ i. I her* of its mem' * f grated to the West [ uo church acoomm | cessible. and, as a they were uniting I illations. The doctor «u upfieah for aul " - : the committee, an of the country, lot I churches and the 1 ters, and he earn*- t the atteuLioii ol that this inijKnU: I not be negle< t < m the many prop-i.- ' have U> l*c aba church would be I thereby^ and that I a<v*>mpishe<l with | I>r. Schuiauk sau' I meat show ed a sad home missions, a I geueral waking up aud that the chuiy more advanced *tei subject, and folk! other denominate the Booth. He ad\ of missionary effort ed population pf States. Dr. S. K. Brob^t explanation to dis; iug notion, that he the Englise langua; bate was continued-I The 1’kUadclpkia ini Tin? debate wa>| bi accordance wit I rales, not in the -1 l>enenced in chri.-ti.1 Hr. Muhlenberg I the statement uta-u Wilkins that the stl •nou language was 1 Allentown CoDecre. 1 that gcmleman hi iitterropted by ml ^J®od, who asset tej is the roling j ‘‘ottntry. The' npruj tliat the wresidinvl at did the € rand Gift Bn ter- of Charlestoi, 9. C., aocom- AVho drewt ic prizes? Where e immigrants 1 •pnse | dish are tl For the Lutherau Yi«itor. Endowment—Roanok* College. In the editorial of the Lutheran Visitor of February the 9th, la the following expression; “Virginians, both of the Old Dominion and West Virginia, mast not fail to respond to Dr. D. H. Bittle's proposition, nor mast Mouth Caroiinans, Georgians, and also the dispersed sons of Month Carolina ami Georgia neglect (’apt. Hawkins’ appeal for aid for New berry College.” We are naturally- led to inquire what the editor means by the expression edify them on tire ftabbuth. They do not believe iu tire minister'* study being erected in the corn aod cotton field, (you don't Name I hem), bat tirey waat it where his cycu and mi ad can scan tire Word of God and bring out of it things now and old, aod from their fields and flocks to draw his temporal supplit-a. Tiny have not forgotten the impressive discourse to which Urey listened so attentively on tire third Monday in November last, from 1 Cor. ix; 7, and God grant that it may long linger in their memories as a faithful prompter to actinu,* that wheu the hand* which now uphold Lire Church and mininter shall fall in death across their breast*, they may still be seeu ia their children ami in their children’s children. - These ideas lead >u> uiind to seek for tire probable Hofv to Assist the Richmond ^nn)».-^Our mis nonary acknowl- edged latoly a do ration in money Itom fho eongregat mi of Rev. 8. A. Repack We expei ted to bear that other j. cfenrcbes vr wiki follow the fcsattfflle of the kirn Not one Joat man was found. Mo we might gn on and adduce testimony; for the Mrrlptnre* are replete with iQ *truction* for a* to take warning and walk In the strait am! narrow path pointed oat to u*. God is tire same now that be was when he covenanted to be a God and a shield to Abraham and to hit seed forever. Ami He said to Mow*, “Thia ia ay memorial onto all gen orations.” When be renewed the cox on ant to Isaac, bo aaid, “I am the God of Abraham thy father." Geo. xxvi: 34. Aa mach as to any, 1 will be yoor God and your ahield a* 1 waa ha; aud you know that I made it go well with him: for you are now seventy years old, ami no stranger to these thing*. When be renewed the eovrnant to Jacob, who waa one hundred and twenty year* old, he said, “1 am the laird God of Abraham thy father, and thr God of laanr." a Gwn. xxviii: IA Aad to Moses hr aaid, “Thn* ■halt thoa any unto the children of Urael, Tin- lewd God of yonr fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, ami the God of J north, hath ■eat mo unto you; this ia my name forever, aud this ia my memorial unto all generation*. r Kx. ill; 15. We have tire assurance that he will be In u* what he wan to them, if vr kcqi the new rovonanL He will be our God ami our Shield, a* he people of Balem we have bten disappointed onnr tc» o/ orno amnnir tlif temperature for dew, the latter bj removing the surrounding atmo* phere before its moisture caa be precipitated. But though frost be tire ruthles* destroyer of the xegetable world, bringing disappointment to the hope* of the husbandman, it has its com pensatiooa. It destroys, or, at least, keeps within limits, the increase sf those insects which, during the months of inactive growth of the temperate zones, would destroy the great cereals upon which the bread of *o many millions depends. It purifies the air from miasma, bring iug, by its breath, health to a large area of the low rich lands sf the Mouth. When tire blessed seals which dose the pestilence are broken, aud tropica] fevers reap, unchecked, a harvest of death in oar cities, how anxiously it is longed for—bow bless ing* attend its advent! X* duet i<>n of dew. The same conditions are required—a dear or comparative ly doodles* sky, the absence of wind, and a humid atmosphere. To these add a low tem|>eratare of the air, aud we have the dreaded frost. But wlnlat thus united as to their origin aud disposing circumstances, how different their effects and how oppo site the interest* with which they are invested! Whilst blessings wait apon the gentle ministering* of the one, destruction stalk* in the foot The flower* of nightly Does he mean that the sphere of usefulness of these Institution* should be confined to these fonr States; that nobody else should feel an interest in their success! Or does he mean to ad vise such a selfish policy as would preclude the brethren in Virginia and West Virginia, and those of Georgia and South Carolina from uniting in any general enterprise for the extension of Christianity as held by the Lutheran Chnreh in the Month, and the edification of be lievers in the Gospel of Christ T Or worse than all, does he mean to set these Institutions in hostile ar ray or mercenary competition with each other! No: we have more charity' than to believe that the editor, who is a friend of education and a staunch Lutheran, meant any snch thing, bat as many are ready to draw inferences from mere ap pearances without looking for cor roborating facts, let ws look at these questions as they present themselves. Why then shonld Virginia and West Virginia only lend a helping hand iu the endowing of Roanoke College, or South Carolina and Georgia of Newberry (Walhalla) f Surely the sphere of nsefnlness of Roanoke has extended much farther. (We con fine oorself to K. G. from want of sufficient acquaintance with Walhal la). The son* of no less than 15 or 20 State* have enjoyed tutorage within her walls, and set listening at the feet of her learned professor*. To her tbe Lutheran Chnrch Booth is indebted for many of her ablest teachers, ministers, lawyers, doctors, &c., while sister denominations have drawn largely from tbe ranks of her graduate*. Now the Lntheraai Chnrch has organizations in every one of the Southern States. Is there any rea son why these States should sit with folded hands, and see Virgiuia and West Virginia endow Roanoke College T Have they no interest In the chnrch and her institations oat- side of their respective bounds 1 Certainly we coaid not think of establishing a first class Institution in each state, and more certainly we want no more one horse ones. Then would it not be better for of the Iau guishing rendition of the great body of our church iu this State. Oue moment’* reflex-Lou convinces ore that it is not the fault of the laity, however strongly it may be urged by some. With ail due d.ftkfame for. and without a ormxare on the actions ami transm-thui* of my prr docemor* in thr spiritual manage meat of the cltuicb, I must say that it U a fart dearly demonstrated within the pant few years, that the financial condition of oar chnreh and college would have breo far more iwosperuo* had the miniaten* discharged their whole duty iu that l*urticular. Tell me not tbe fault is in the iico|4e. The same spirit of liberality that permeated the the Lutheran Church half a century ago, is still visible in our midst. By what was that wonderful spire reared that nhall ever be a mark of delight to the weary xoyager in nr arch of a lmnir, as be approaches the “city Ily whst was tbe *te|is of the other, the field and woodland, dew fed,” gladden our eyes “Until falls the float from tbe clear, cold h«-i\r«-n. as falls the plague on men, Ami the brightness of the smite I* gone from upland glade and den T In the fVriptnrca, as elsewhere, the term frost is naed ss synonymous with cold, a* when Job says: “By the breath of God frost is given, and the lureadth of water* 1* straitened.” It is also applied to the freezing of water hen«*ath the surface of the earth by which the ground is locked In It* winter sleep. We shall, how ex-er. restrict it to the effects of frozen dew, in which it present* so many distinctive eh arse (eristics. Here we meet with two well marked division* —white or hosr, and black frost. The former, the Jack Frost of onr infancy, is dew frozen in the very act of its deposition upon cold sur faces, taking tbe form of crystal, fashioned xvitli infinite *kill, ami arrayed by this wonderfttl lapidary, •we Uy owe, in dnsters of artistic beauty. Sometimes the particles of ice tnku the form of needles, and follow the coarse* of the veins and edge* of the leaves of plants—some time* of perfectly formed crystals, won* regular and highly polished thsti the famed products of the dia mond *ho|»s of medieval Amster dam. How they glitter in the rays of the rising sod, making .each otyect, though in itself unsightly, a thing of beauty for tbe time! Oft oi»ev, owing to rapid formation and the disturbing influence of winds, the crystal* are but imperfectly formed and massed, giving them that lute which caused the Psalmist to exclaim t “He ncsttereth the hoar frost like ashes.*’ In other departments, too, of crea tive beauty, this artist shines. Seated meat, and sen* Every eharcli could ocmtrib xi-ay. 'try it. tie found such ifrg good, that fished usage fall bodies for <|ents. ft Free Masonry in the General Con fcrence,—A few days ago Rev, l)r. Na»t presented a jietition against Free Masonry to the Methodist Geu eral Conference. It was committed unread. An English delegation then brought in a similar petition, iu which various ooahpiafats Men* made against the Free Masons, ami Conference waa requested to expci the mauy Methodist miuistew sad laytnes that lielong to these. This proposition was received with al most general laughter.; Tbe Coofe f once, however, referred this petition also to the committee. Picture of a “Burnt Districts—h correspondent of the Kinhmfrsmi (General Synod) give* the following description ot his charge: field of labor is spiritually h burnt and wasted one. The fire of excite ment has left behind nothiug but a charred hypocrisy Tbe whole con ere oration has not Lutheranism Visitor* —*West Virginia \*1 wish I icould get you bscribers, but there are no m in my neighborhood, and . I could Visitor. Its To Maura he said, “l appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, aod unto Jacob by tbe name of God Almighty, but by aiy name, JEHOVAH, was I By thin we without a dear friend not kuowu to them infer that he was going to avenge them on their oppressor*, ami we see that bn did it. And wheu God bad chastised the Jews by the hand of the Chaldcaj»«, be then destroyed them with the iiesom of destruc tion, foi their wiekedueas and*proud look*. God planted Israel iu tbe midst of the nation*. We infer timt they KlKHild have twen to those nations what the auu ia to the solar system. They should have given or reflected the light to tbeiu, and given them life. But the Jews let their light go out, and they are mow }iolitically dead. Such a time of trouble came iqmn them a* had never been to any people. But no nation baa the as surance that a like, or even a sorer punishment is not in Htorr for it. Many of the signs which preceded the destruction of the Jew* are to lie seen now throughout the laud, *ucb mm diMupturn* iu political bod- lew, seducer*, spirit rapping*, setting Ity the ara T” magnificent Monday school room of Mt. John’s erected, and other exam plea that could be given ? It waa the lilierality of the people who had been trained by their faithful minister* to the important duty of giving. It is plain then that the fault ia with the ministers. But why ahould tbe fault be laid to them when they do not hold the treasuries of the people! They are in fault simply becanse they are afraid to approach the peo pie on the muI^m-I of money, lest :ant Ckirch Decision. in call the attention of our o the late decision of the ates So pi une Court We ast one chi rch which ought ily to taji > the necessary xjure its Cl timifyo property it years a* o. ; ipreme Coirt at Washing- ecided * tfa long-contested a Presbyterian ' to the General d the other to Fhe decision of of tbe General ;be only regular body to which Mle in the Pree- srian % ha rch. Hi is is the first in which the United States 8u- Shnmcful.—Rev. J. T. Ilareonrt, said to be an aged and friendless Presbyterian minister, died recently at Traiffville, Conn., as a State paupet. . A Formalist.—Rev. Mr. Dudley, a young Methodist mininter of the New York East Conference, has joined the Baptist denomination. -('■mbljr North, t of the Month Afcsembl, highest c and the Missionary v, etc. Yea, I believe irmly that the |**o|4e are ever ready to respond when the rail ia mad** In th** pnqicr mail ner: not bv th* manner of ad-