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J I i ' : -3! riday, JuAe 28, 1872. Kkv.| Rbi . Edi , K. RUDE, I. MILLER. itials } unity 'ty; in all Re, (Office if. send Titn - ummicatui should giv ly, hnd on and which ily the uamo » that of th< relatiuK to sub- ilieir names very y indicate which new subacriliers. the post office, unty and State subscriber isimeceasiiry, iu order proper entrii s may lie promptly nmtely made. nary notices, and il for publication, tely, and not in ve proper utten- ijru and obi gutter intend* d W written sep letters, to is no death! ise upon some I clit iu hearei stars go down urvr shore, [jewelled crown Thj y shiue forevei more.” ovc to make death beautiful, the cofliu 2 lad to covor the gravolwitlt flowers, the love tokens of qua Heavenly Fajther. We try to think |>f death its a kind friend, who shoultl not be sought, but quietly uwaibkl and gliull eu deaf or always to welcomed. We remember that God g|vcth the bapt ized believer the through c nr land Jesus and look rith glad hope to the Lour silently and approaching wheu we shall igain with all the sainted «o* * Is llllS ratch for a gleam of the Happing sit and think, in lien the sunset's _ river, and mil, and shore, I shall 8ne day stand by the water cold, And lii it for the soniul of the boatman's oaf 1 shall sa I shall 'Hour the boat as It gains the strand, I shall |in«s from sight kith the boatman pa|i To tho better shore of ( le spirit land ; I shall jknow the love 1 who have gone beltfre, And joyfully sweet wi 1 the meeting be. When oyer tho river, tl e peaceful river, The Ap^el of Death shi .11 carry me.” Yes, and wo love in the twilight hour, liq our quiet f >oui, where the noise and bustle of the busy city sound Jiko the song c f a far-off river, aud get jtle peace do; ceuds like the dew of Ilermon on the heart, to suiumb t the dead akid have them gathei nee ir they Urn iround us. I g a new spi >ue wjb(> one 0 }uau. Anothe them w ieu again thej We lave but uov ud every time, it with them ; but a few days ago was a will be with come. learned that God lute removed frbm earth ouc whom v e loved much aud respected greatly. Col. Willl m E. Haskell breathed his last at Cl larleston, S. C\, on Saturday, the ISth of June. We met ai Columbia, whi re he then re sided, iijjuc years ago, and from our tirst meeting to our 1 ist, but a few weeks ago, he was tl; b same warm- hearted, whole souledl high minded Christian frieud; Toj him we sire indebted for inauy kind attentions, many pleasant memories, aud many high apd noble thoughts. lie teat a consistent Christian gentleman. Trust ed, hotipred, beloved, mourned and missed, we feel sad that here below we shaJl not again h »ar his kindly “I am glad o see yau." nt and educ ation an Epis- L he was, howe ver, a regular r at our chi rch when at Columbia, aud in St. John's church when |u Charleston. 1 True, as a Christian man should be, to the church of his fathers, le loved the churchiof the Reformat on, her creed, her so emn ways, am her people. We s; mpathizc deej ly with the widow md the sous anil daughters; she hat lost a kind tusband, aud they ai indulgent and oving parent. (Jhensl his memory, ai id honor him by rein fmberiug his virtues, follow ing hie example, anil serviug his God. FLCd “(The L How w for his ' | earnest bearei Lo Sllf DA.—Do not ail to read: ;tle Church amo g the Lakes." mderfully the I ord provides people! Iii am wer to their prayers, ho sc iuls them a ref glad tidings, \ ho, disabled bp disease from laboring in the fields of his own choice, goes forth to find health, land then finds a field of the >rd’s providing, and Is trengthened ifficiefitly to labor am mg those to whom tlie Lord guides li in. lint iphat a repkoof the gentle Floridian administers t > those pre- tcjnderjf who cry alom that they wjant tq serve God by p caching the gbspel, and all tho tin e refuse to obey tlie command, “Go ye iuto all tlie woijld, and prcaoh tl e go&i>el to every creators." They n ake “all the world” Very small, vory snail indeed, »+a coqnty, a neighborhood, a few 1 jOLUMrFa, r. o. jobs: [.If., Columbia, 8. C. Staunton, Va. j, in non essentia It kings, charity” - I; ■■ .y ■ f SPECIAL NOTICES. jttaneea must! be made iu Post Irders, Hank Check*. or Dmfts, Jble. If these asfi not be obtained, ic money in ; i Rkgistkkkd Lkt- ’ All Postumslprk nre oblige*! to letters wl**u required, are s*mt t» subscribers until ►res* order t< piscinatiune is re- and all arre wore* are paid, as \ by law. Ifirely retnrniug a of the papef by ma" acres of laud, a store, or — f and “every crealare" they define to mean their Immediate neighbors, who, how ever, aa a general thing, are not anxious to hear them. In England they have fox hunting parsons—iu America we have money hunting ministers; and what ia the difference t We are inclined to be lieve that most people have more faith in a fox hunter than in a money- hunter. The first skins only foxes; the latter skins his beloved brethren -when he gets the chance. Titus i: 8—“For a bishop must not be given to filthy lucre." >y mail, is not suf- A New Passonaok.—We are glad to learu that Staunton, Virginia, is to have a Lutheran parsonage. Uov. Mr. Gilbert's church has ap pointed a building committee, who is to secure a lot and begiu building operations as soon as possible. This is as it should be. Every charge should have a parsonage. We knew once a people able and willing, too—the two do not always “travel together baud in hand”—to support a minister well, who yet were afraid to call one, unless he, like a snail, carried his house on his back wheu be traveled, because they did not know where to shelter him. They bad no parsonage, and none of the good sisters were willing to be bothered with the minister’s folks. We trust that Mr. Large-heart and Mr. Full-measure are on the com mittce. Quit Female Seminary at Sr Als ton.'—We are glad to learn that the prospects of a large addition of pu pils are ver} flattering. Tins is as it should be, too. We are certainly improving as a church. There is a leaven leavening the whole lump It is high time! We felt for years that it was a disgrace to the South ern church that she did not edfltmle her daughters ; and the uiaiu reosou really was, tlmt all the l^otlieran female seminaries were located in the North—there was the head and the heart of the church; the Sontli was the attenuated limb of the big, burly body, and that poor limb had always cold toes. We have now both head and heart, aud no cold toes, for we are all of one heart and of one soul. We lire educating, we are missiona ting—no, not yet, bat we are in earnest abont it. We have not yet the men to send ont, %e have not even men safllcient for the charges that are vacant; but with God’s blessing on our Seminary, we wil have them soon. “Yes, and then yon waut money, too," says dear Hro. Ten per-cent. We do, and we advi4e yon to give liberally to the cause of Christ, that yon make yonrself friends of the mammon of unright- eonsness. You know that yon have not always in your money transac tions done unto others as yon wish to be done bv. Cincinnati Indckthial Exposi tion.—We have received a copy of the preminm list for 1871, and also the programme for 1872. The Expo sition opens September 4th, and clones October 5th. Theological Seminary.—We are much pleased to hear that at a recent session of the Southern Gen eral Synod of the Lutheran Church, held in Charleston, S. 1’., it was determined to locate their Theologi cal Seminary in oar town. While we congratulate the people of Salem on this action, we would also con gratulate the members of the Synod upon milking so fortunate a selection for the location of their Seminary. We know of no other place so well suited as Salem for being the seat of educational institutions. We trust our citizens generally will eoeourage this enterprise, as it will materially advance the interest of our growing town. The General Synod will meet in Salem next May, at which time the Seminary will claim their atten tion, and name steps will probably be taken towards the erection of necessary buildings. The Seminary will have no connection with Roan oke College, but will be under the control of a distinct Board of Di rectors. It will be gratifying to the nn morons friends of Rev. 8. A. Itepass, pastor of the Lutheran church in onr town, to learn that he was elected Professor of Theology In the Semi nary, several months taring granted him in which to signify his accept ance. The Professor elect Is a grad uate of Roanoke College and the Philadelphia Theological Seminary, and though comparatively a yonng man, is eminently qnalffled for the responsible positron to which he has been called. We understand that the exercises of the Seminary will begin next September with favorable prospects of success,—Roanoke Timet. Unseemly.—That a minister, ami an “old Lutheran* at that, should parade through the streets of Read ing in a political procession, at the head of a kettledrum band. 8o thinks the narrow-minded ISlger. Now, who was it T Tell us, “’ridingi.’* m Observer. THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA, S. C. JUNE 28. 1872. New Publications. TJb Small 1 atmrkism of fhr. Martin I Ml her. Literally translated. — Translation revised ami corrected by Rev. II. WeUe), Woodstock, \V 1872. Ver} neatly printed, reads well, and as fkr as we harp compared It with the catechism in Muller's Hym bolischen Bucher, the original la rendered faithfully aud correctly into English. One thing, however, we ob ject to: Luther’s Smaller Catechism in Muller, and also iu IleukeTs Book of Concord, has but six parts and two appendices; Rev. Mr. Wetzel’s has seven parts, two appendices, and two orders of ministerial acta. We ought to have a standard cate chism, and we thiuk that Muller fhr uiabea that standard. Then again we ought to have a standard version; aa such we receive Henkel's Uauala tion. If it needs revision, let it be revised; but revised or u are vised, let us ail here to It, just as we hold fast to Luther's and King' James' translations of tha Bible. We are tired of variations; tbe> beget dlf ferences, ami differem-cs cansr divi sions. Christian ami KrnsL K»ue Basprr. lt ung ueber tlie LehlW drr (M«l i • l lows oder Bonderbaren Broeder anf Gram!lags beiliger Hehrift Von J. II. Brorkmaa, Evangelical Lutheran Pastor. 1872. We have not found time tv read it, but several of oar German exchanges recommend it very orach. .Imerirss Sesrnpaprr IHnrtory fur 1872. Rowell ft t’«x. New York. Prodigious! A large live volume of 880 jiagert. It ia terrible! Kvi dently the country is threatened with a deluge of periodical*. Th> labor of prrqtaring this work must have been immense. The informs!ton it contain* is valuable. The Ihreetorj shows that daring 1871, 449 new periodicals were added tn those pub lished already ia the I'sited Htatea, 19 to those in the territories, ami 21 to those ia the Dominion of Canada ami the Colonies. There are now published ia the I*tilted Stale* 8,4.12 periodical*, of which 507 are daily. 105 tri weekly, 110 semi weekly, 4,78) weekly, 21 N weekly, 91 semi ly, 6K5 monthly, 4 M amnthly, M qoarteriy. 584 are printed ia German, 23 in French, 12 ia fkaadt aavian. 10 in Hpantah. 8 ia Holland tab, 5 ia Italian, 3 ia Webdi, 9 ia Bohemian, 1 ia Purtagnesr. and I ia Cherokee. The heathen Chinee are not literary. LittriFs Firing Age. Nnmbrr* I till ami 1482 of the taring Age for the weeks ending Jane Nth ami Jane 15th, contain the followiag note worthy artirlea: Tradr with Chiaa, Quarterly Rrriete; French Izuigaafr, Work roofs Magazine; A Giant I Tan et, ComhUi Magazine; The New Slave Trade, Pail Mali tJnsrtt* ; Aw Awrr icon Minor Poet, Hyerlator ; The Ca uadian Guarantee, Kroon mist; Weak tie** of Cawarism, Sfertntor ; The English Sonnet. Csrahilt Magasim ; Thomas Carlyle. Qoarteriy Reriete ; A Month at Beafonl in 1825, with George ('anning ami Horkham Freer, Macmillan's Magasioe; General Chan xy and M. Gam bet ta, Saturday Re riete; The Bwis* Ptebiarite, Spectator; The Izitest Phase of the fltnunon tone Struggle in Germany, Ream* mist : instalments of “The Maid of Sker," “Off the Bkeltigs," by Jean Ingclow, “The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton," by William lllark, beside* poetry ami misretlany The snbarription price of this 81 (Mgr weekly magazine ia 88 a year, or for 810 any one of tbe American 84 pe nodical* ia seat with the I a ring Age for a year, ^.ittell A Gay, Boston, pu hi inherit. But mr eburrhat oaa remedy this by gSBtwttously fcruiahing their |«9 torn With a Ufa Policy In any goad company, and by paying the annual premium on the same. Aa worthy of the patrotiage and 1 con id*nor of the Church and of the ministry, we would recommend to •very church council that it at least assure its pat or la the Lutheran Minister's Insurance league. This fat a new inatitwtkm, bat one whoa* policy we heartily endorse, and which ia well calculated U> wzkr many a poor widow's heart rebate*. Wo sin rarely hope that all oar |«a*torstee wilt i aka re the liras of oar brethrwa ia this league. For information la regard to its practical working*, they are referred to Rev. J. G. Mama, D.D.. Baltimore, who is the I Teal dent And if this will not meet the whole deawod, then let a policy be secured from memo other company. Irat some one may aoruse as of self interest ia these remark*, we will here aay that amr life n» insured. It is only ia the interest of oar brethren that we write, hoping that oar lay hrethivii will take it ia hand and net efficient h oa It wherever they have hitherto neglected their duty ia this respect. This subject, like all others of im port ance, demands agitation Bat it is a delicate aubtrrt for ministers lives ue nut insured to toaeh a.ore fortunate will keep this ball ta mot km which we here art a going, until oar laymen are thor ougbly awake, and have their pas tor** Nfo insured far ive. or tea, or twenty thoaaand «J*«llar*. Bmpimift. Fur the For the Luthrraa Visitor. Insure Tsar Paster's Lifs Mr. Editor: It la not ia the later eat of a money making machine that are have taken up onr pen; bat It is in behalf of onr ministerial brethren, whose salaries are tnsnffi cieut to warrant them ia taking oat a Lifo Policy, that v« wish to aay a few words to Ibe people whom they serve ia Ibd boqd. There ia not a charge, |u»rba|m, that oralUl not, »a addttiou to the salary that it gives, al*n furnish Ha pastor with a Lifo Insurance Policy, by which bis family would tie bene- Atted when It ia deprived, by death, of hi* care ami support. We are glad tn know that some of onr pas Ionites hare attemled to this matter, bat the great majority of onr lireth ran are forgotten in this reaper! !«y their parishioners. We hope that many charges which have neglected this mailer, will at once attend to it, 1st some ewer get if man ia etrah charge agitate it | let the chnrch oooorils take hold of it, ami devise a plan by wbk*h each shall furnish its |motor with as vain able a Policy aa tbe churches can afford. It is not right that a brother should be com pel led to live ou a sal ary that barely supports his family, thereby (sitting him off from the possibility of making aay pcovkuoa for his family ia case of his death. Kj4.anu.it. Fla., i Jaae II, 1872. I Allow Mr a little space tn give the readers of the FfoiSsr a short sketch of oar little chureh. that thry may know where we me, how we came here, how we «b». and what our prospects are First of alt. the church unites with me hi expressing oar gratitude to the good brethren of the <4d Htstr for the timely aid afforded a* by the Missionary Bnriety of the Boath far oHfia Hyaod, through the Kxeentlve (Yunmlttee. We amare them that the IhVor la highly apfseriated by pastor »ad |«eop|e. sad affords aa other item*mfttratton of the truth, “The fjord will provide.* Wf came here with limited mean*, amt without a pledge for one dollar, bat the l*srd who arut ravens with “bread ami flesh* to the prophet, ami who replcoi*b«^l the widow's barrel of arcs!, and caused the rrwse of nil to fall not, ha* not forsaken ns in owr mutated rnaditioa. good brethren here, tbough fas ia bomber, sad |mor ta “this world's gmula.* have encouraged ns by their free sill offering*. And now in taro they have burn much encouraged by this token of regard from the mother rhnrrh. Truly oar little llethleheoi if the legitinmte offspring of the rhnrrh sad Synod of Snath Carolina. Then tell her. dear I'foilsr, that she has a tiring child nway down Booth among the lake*. m*t only living, but growing. W* have connected with «*wr little church a Bamlay school ami a prayer mcctiag. This little liand of Ijathrr an*, like good old Abraham, built aa altar uwtn the fjord ia a strange land, like him they hare rlnsely a niched that altar, driving as ay the fast* fpenarfyter*) that woaid come down to mtsiar their offering (tjotheraaiami and take away their name, hoping though at time* almost against hope, that they would at srane future tune hr able to procure the service* at a minister of their owa faith. Encouraged by ooea sums I preaching by laitheraa min iatrrs at toog intervals, thry have continued steadfast ia the church of their fathers and ««f thrir early rheare. Among the )iioneers of this little cohmy of Ijathrrsms ae mention Mr. Da\ ul Witt and family, from Hi. Ijnkr'a rhawh, Nealuwvy Ihatnrt (nos county), H(%«ltw came here ia IA*J; Mr. \Ym.B4Mmly ami famdy. from B». Mark's church, Kdgcffek! iHstrict (now coanly ), H. C* In 1855 other* folloacd- In IMP Rev. C. II. Bern bet m, who waa thro Uwnled in Man*mi ('(Minty, aboul srventy five mile* noaih, visited tfo- rtdoay and preached for Ihrm <«'ra«4«stall* ; in Ison a church Ituibliug a aa cam. mcncrvl, and Anishrd iu 1801; the same year Kev. Mr. Ilickerson 1** rated in Iheir mkfol, and continued to |nsrb for them lilt the falter |*ait of 1882; since that time thry leave been nitbcuit a |»rcarher. though tbe Macedonian cry ha* larru going up from time to time, “tome do*n and help am* The call has been unheeded by those without charges ; none seemed silling to roar do*n and hmxte ia this .Southern climate, to preach the gosfiel, and Imiki uj» the church of the Ueformatkai in Florida. An early response to the call soubi have saved some of oar people from going off ia deapair to One good brother, Rtr. a KrcjMs of Booth ( aiffffna, came down in tha summer of 1870, and preached several days, much to the saUafaciioo and cuooaragomcot of the people. Agaiu la 1871 the same brother v tailed and prsached for them a fow day s. 4 was partly through the informs tion that the writer received from this brother that hr was induced to emigrate to this “load of flowers," ia hopes of Improving hU health, which had become so much impaired for the last three years aa to reader him si moat wholly unable to preach, that he might still be able to do something for the church And now it la with feelings of the deepest gratitude to the Giver of all good that I can say that my bo)ies have been partly realised. My health is morh improved. I can ride fh« three to tea miles to preach, and bark again every Sunday, and fed little Inconvenience from it. TV diseases from which I suffered so much were rheumatism and neuralgia at the head. My improvement baa been the effort of climate, and not attributable at all to medical aid, as I hare used none. ft. w. itnutviunm. Fur the furthers* VWfm sad What W* Saw I tear Ifotksr : We can not, strong as la onr native repugnance to wri ting for the pees*, refrain from some pnMtc notice of what aeysnW and heard daring oar remit visit to Booth t ambus We saw the Gen eral Si sad fhmth, and were compli mew tartly permitted to |tart«r*pete ia Ha disrnssiuins and deliberations| and hy all that we aaw and beard ned and strengthened in r nsftdoMv and Wo|*e* with re to that tmdy j and in oar resiilrc* to war oar utmost endeavor* for the rat of our day* ia it* he half, aa a thing nemmary to the of oar < 'hatch m the Bruith. hate we sera men more aaited hi aay one thing, than the number* at that body ta tbe iiellef of the ahsolote necessity of ita ex to the Ufa and growth and wf oar rharch ia the Boathern Htates. Whilst high fra terns] regani and kind wi*bea were fail sod shown toward kindred in •hiInflow* in every part of this great eowatry. the faeimg that we hare a *|Wtai niiMsnm—a work to do which no other body can do, either allied with as. or separate from os, was Hearty ahown by every thing that was aa*d sad done «m the floor of that Byn*«d. We saw Hr. Rude. t*«*—«as him ia By nod, where we have always en yoyed him. now making a |<as* at . then an embarraaaing fling at *ua*e one rise, and tbcw a digging retort npon a tkivd party, bat all Ike time earnestly and steadily par suing war thought worthy of him self, and worthy of tin* By nod. We raw him at his home, ia his naiK-tom. and ta hi* study, ta Iu braatifnl honse of w orship, tn hi* overflowing BuMmtb school, and in the liooses of bis |Mm*hioaefw. We prearbed for him na Sunday, and lectured to his Babbalh *s*b***l. in both of which the i-bcering sign* of vigorous life and |im«p*-rity abound. Ten years ago wr preached tn the old chnrch on the same qnt of grraind, then straggling with many difficultk* to maintain a feeble existeoee: now to witness on the rwtws iNmionnl by Mm- ont|«Minng* of vandal rage, nnrli a beawtifal aod comforiatiie sanctu ary, and snch n vipirnna, working and (tampering rhnrrh organization, gratifying In the extreme, and than cimsjmmisated the sacrifice of home ned its empty meats for seve ml day* laager than we had pro Now for the secret of this sacreas. Bro. Rude, us most of yowr readers know, h a strong, earnest and faith- fnl preacher, bat we are frilly per sanded tlmt his strength ties some where else—he seems to know every body in < '*4s«niMa—he sperially and intimately know* hta own (trotde, and the children all nm in for a double share of hw kind attcntMMis —they all seem to hive In in aa a father. With such mini*!ratkui* mk- cess ta ante, lamg may oar brother live and labor with that dear, kind people, nor eicr fori the sunt id the abounding hranc eontbirts afforded him by out warm hearted bndker, |l. Ihrtks, am) hta everllrot iaily. Wr saw |tr. |». II. Ilittle, a literal natiflamlingc«re|*tkMi to the rule, that “all thing* change with time*—y» quarter of a * votary’* sen? nml tear ia tlie extremes of North sad South, Ka*4 aud West, amt a desolating war, have wrought no change in him —he is the same gems I. hofs-ful, earnest ami active man he waa twen ty flve yenrs ago—fall of resolves and patient endurance, he labor* on without • disturbing or disroawag ing emotion. We did not nee him in hie own charge, aa vra bofse ia a few weeks to do, bat we learned from himself and hts intelligent, excellent lady, aad other*, that he is doing a good work ia Bavauaak. One thing m certain with respect to him, that be will never make the mistake that Hour* did, and preach to tbe l>ro|do from the text, stand stilly and see the salvation of the Isrrd—Go for- mardy fa Ufa motto, as all Bavannah baa doubtless learned. We saw afao tbe Mercuna* of the “City by the Bra," Bro. Bowman, preached for him, aud abode with him a week in the bouse of his large hearted father fa Uw, Capt. Hacker, of whom all we have to say ia, we wish everybody could see Captain llsrker, and enjoy, like we, the kind ness of “Mams" and all the family. Bro. Bowinau »» truly a i»wer in Charleston. Hi* large, flue church fa full to overflowing, and must soon colonize iu order to sffbrd frill scope to bis influence for good fa that city. We saw Bro. Dosh and that inveter ate old Virgfaiaa, Bro. Bbirey. Tbe former, just in the beginning of bis ministry in Charleston, baa already won tbe admiration and love of all hi* jieople; rheriahiug, as they do, undying love and voreration for their former |»astor, and spiritual father, Hr. Bachman, the peo|de of 8L John** church have made room in their hearts for his successor. Much mu ue regret the loss of this eatiina IJe man to the Virginia 8} nod aud hi* former charge at Winchester, we earnestly endeavor to be recon ciled to the change iu view of tbe wide ami iro(M>rtant field of useful ness mis o|M*ti to him under such flattering auspice*. The latter, Iiro. Bliirey, kuiger ill the Boutli, has there, a* hen*, kwaic a jaiwer for good, a living emboiliment of IjUtb- crati conservat ism; he is at once a formidable defence agaiust the en croachment* of ruinous error, aud a sturdy chaui|Uou of the pure doc trine* sud a|MM*tulic practices of our true Evangelical Lutheran Church. He ha* a way of stauding up iu Byiiud uith a copy of its former pro ceeding* in hi* hand, w hich we con fess baa always made n* feel a liuie uih ■ora fort able if we had neglected any duty ini|Mmed by the action of the Bynod, and doubt uot, this has been the experience of others.— r«inetili«>io> to .the letter with respect to all the orderings of Synod him self, be i* a terror to all delin quent*. Tin-**- all have gone out from the <dil Virginia Synod. Rarely has one By nod given to another such a for midablv Imst as these five men con- as ►titute—men eminently qualified for any |MuritiiMi, and to be Khining aud I nulling light* in any church. Heart ily sympatbuiug with the brethreu of tbe Virginia Synod in their incal- eatable hms, we Oougratnlate the liretbreti of the “Sunny South" on their invaluatde acquisition. It was (Mir good fortune to see, and become acquainted with, quite a number of the brethren of 8. Carolina, Georgia ami Mississippi, and I soon learned to feel that it was good to be with them, and that in such hands the being ami interests of our General By nod are safe. We saw Hr. Bachman, a name a*MM-iated with our earliest recol lection* of Chariestiou. and with all the cherished reminiscences of onr Chureh in tin* South for a half a century, and were sincerely grateful that we were once more |termitted to behold that almost angelic face, ami that irucralde form now Itowed under the weight of more than four score years, lie was seldom absent fr«Mii the meetings of Synod, and •bowed d«-ep interest in all its pro ceeding* ; and on one occasion ail dressed the tnembets for several min ute* in a most touching and iiu- pre**ive manner. 1 >ear. good and faithful old servant of the living God he will never cease to be remem bered and revered in Charleston— everything in and around that en- chanting scene of hi* labors, the congregations of God'* |ample, the charity diflfusang amt di^M^nsing in stitution* and sgencHK, the chnrch lull, and the school bell, and tho lurd* ami tlw* flowers, tho study and delight of his life, now in waiting to adorn his aejMih-hre ami sing bis requiem, remind oih* of Hr. Bach man. B. Presbyterian.—Au exchange says: There are thirtre-n different branches «f the Presbyterian Chureh in this country. They are distinguished aa the Reunited Presbyterian Church, the CumliertHiid Pn-shyterians, the HiMithern Presbyterians, and the 1'nited Presln terian*. These are all large bodies. Tlie smaller ones, chief ly of Scotch origin, are the Old Side Iteformed, or Covenanter Chureh, with htl minister* and 8G churches; the New Hide Reformed, or Coveu- aoter, which had until lately 55 minister* and fiO churches, but which ha* l»eeti aplit in two by the expulsion of Mr. George II. Stuart; Tlie Associate Reformed Synod of tbe Honth, with 08 ministers; the Asamdatr Synod of North America, with 13 ministers; and the Aaso eiate Synod of New York, with II miiiifttera. Also the Declaration aod Testimony Presbyterians of Mi*- noori, and a mail body of Old Hide Preabyteriana in the name State who refused to go into the Union, and a recent organization fa CWk* ton, South Carolina, whose name j« not reported. For the Lutheran Vfater. - How Wo Loot Oar Pastor. The congregation in the of the town of B —- was taken by surprise one Sabbath morning ^ the resignation of their pastor, a* they passed ont of the chureh, bnt one inquiry waa npon every ^ tongue: “Why does our pastor leav* un r The church officer* asked tl* pastor the same question, and * oeired the answer: “I am discom aged, and feel a* if I could not in this plane accomplish any mon- good." “But wbyf" said one of the elder* to him; “what discourages yon ? Our congregation is large and atten tive." “I have heard continued cot* plfinUt for the pa*t year, my Trifling matter* in themselves hare been aasulnously related to mt, and often very much embellished by the tbe relators, as I afterwards have found. Every remark that was na favorable to me, or to the interest of the church, has found its wsy to my ears, and I at last felt that l could do better for the chnrch it another field." “Who could have been the bam body * bo ■ "llected aud retailed even untoward event for yoor benefit r said Deacon C. The |fciit»r replied not at first At last he said: “1 deemed the penman of Mufttctent tvl ability to defwod n{MMi their word, tlmt various fami lies of the church were dissatisfied with me nud my preaching." “I have heard of nooe," said the deacon. / “Well, it is now too late. 1 have accepted a call to J , but ae I stated before, every time that any opportunity offered, I have been met by certain |iersous of the chnrch with long faces, and tbe complaint that ‘things were going backwards.' Mrs. was angry that I did not cal! oftetier, aud Bro. B—ww offended because I had made a play ful remark to a gentleman, which he overheard, and construed it into an intended insult. Then Mr. H— would not attend church say longer than this year, because I was to* dull in my style of preaching, aad old Mrs. K did not approve at my daughters singing and playing operatic songs, and various other matters relative to my ertraeayant family, have been repeated to me. Often when I have preached what 1 felt to be a good sermon, upon re taming home I have been joined in iny walk by some of these friends. who would take that opportunity to fill my mind with all the disagrees ble remarks that they had heard during the mouth. I became d» eouraged, and a discouraged minister can not teork. People often forget that a minister has no time to hear any commendations; very few per sons ever have come to me with any favorable remarks. Once in a while 1 bear of some one saying, ‘We had a flue sermon,* but if good is done. 1 am left in the dark about it, while every thing unfavorable is reported without loss of time." Bo we lost our pastor, who was a dear, good man, a fine speaker, z kind, attentive friend, and one whom everybody loved. Y'es, even the busy-bodies loved him, after thrir fashion. When his remarks were repeated by the church officers to them, they replied : “I thought the minister ought to boar all the unfa vorable things about the church, and so I told him," as said one, so said the others. Now, my advice to church mem bers is this: Don't run and tell yonr pastor of every little unfavorable event that takee place. If yoo fae* of any trouble or dissatisfaction, go yonrselves, and try to heal and settle the matter, and don't annoy trouble hitu w ith a whining accotud of trifles that you “Jbet heard, w hich may not have a jwrticle of truth iu them. Loug faces and wbi ning tones don't encourage a mini* ter. Hunt up something cbeerihl to tell him, aud rest assured th*f you will reap the benefit of wen encouraging word, or expression of sympathy and kindness, in the u, * It Sabbath's seriuon. Wheu a past° r has his ears tilled full of long ce°i plaints and dismul foreboding* “things not going right," bis heart is heavy, and lie* can not study. feels that his ]»eop!e are diaeon tented, and he liecomes discouraged. 1 kno* a man in a prominent church wh° seems to think it his duty, whenever he meets his pastor, to relate every tale he has heard from children old women, that might be nnfavora ble; and in the same church is « n other man who grasps his pastor’s hand with a cheerful smile on his face, and says words of eucounige inent. I leave uiy readers to judge which of tbe two men tbe pastor desires otteueat to see. £• There fa a to cover up sort mask of chant; i« too little of the world, it i* to smooth ove roftist tbe imp when fatal «r sod deliaquein tarn. There fa I that - charity " is kind in for the right ag, dealing lost.' bh foe, who assail w accomplish I reproving, « U-rance from n medium of an t l,r subtlety I r\ power of darkn ~ -— ting evils and even the very things by tbeir have more of which tlie Lath* delinquent *uU and which the of its lab (beat a sermon it ^would the work Blunt the V arvere in eaote it can not be. not offend tbe i of the honest debts jgut those Boch severe lai censured by an; scribers who j* pajK-r, or who honestly, fa tin -ciui be take it j»e find enjoy nn •doctrines, as an of God t what forming his daily How cau he pr utterances of pi to inculcate the God and duty ,t< righteousness T full of that love i ing of the law, ar ate them to keep grace of 4iod ! to this from the t plague spot, this this procrastiNat (nance of that duty, the word fa the plainest t of them, or th* disciples, is not orying evil by th (and their bun! in this respect), li to most men in pt be their position, iners have * you. who. w2ien th**v 9 • credit just as a nienee, yon kuo to make it a matt pay it at the vi to the day. Prey i< With how many i a eital concern f x moil thing in eve: advantage op" ye brethren, your gii tailor. Every oik it is such an easy this beaten tr.u verges a little straight way of ri bcss—so many of living just a lir P»uUy than thei »nd they j>ay the edneas^ in promi time, they sec no fnlfilling. But tl more aud more—t Rrowg until con sc •t all sensitive up a mau cau buy a l re *d it, and forgot Where is i , Whom are his jj following? Let “plain talk" a k, 1 commands of our ,<v rs plain than the] <1g the . v admit of a this advanced age- hzatiou and enligh Bomber of tit ' er > ,,ex t column. Um ' s v »cws as to a spending tJl e SaLb ‘Method ofaour fatl wards, of Watti "»xter atul Dodd, Luther and the an 0,1 r Gloved chj ‘‘sleep. There is \ “‘arked ont betw, I'eople of (i, t,0 “ is to be he ^‘sily pass the world wn 1° the double ediii. the carnal ^ Ve “^ileut pm*; * **, tho canvas - i It' I K- K I S - Tiv.- |T" 1 1 Pago» instead ^HiiKsl minister fusing the b n ° ,cl ‘“g up the Ma °f all hutuui gill ° ,H ‘ nin « °f t f ^nes is to knQU f°rso 0 th ! Was tl 2rtr by r ! B " ho Lor,