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i YHsibt. C%sj |£uf fitca ‘ i •‘"•‘1 =» A, S. C eje i>LU MBI „ ..foi"M pay. July 26, 1872. Ukv. A. 1 Hkv.J.I. E . rui: MIL! DITO k, an ER, A. i s: Columhin, 8. C. A., Staunton, Y». Jn esseni libet^ ah, u t; in nitg ; i all thi n non-essentials tgs, charity.” J Hrmitn Office Oi if posnihl wild the; TKR. M register ti ; sp*( ncds ers, , 1ft monej , I’os tters) IAL NO mist 1 htuk C •esc rn hi.n ] master rhen re TICKS. e made in Post necks, or Drufts, n not lie obtained, tBOUTKKSD LKT- i are obliged to ] shred. Papers 1 au express on ceivedj ;ui<l all required j >y In numlier «; the flcient. All col written*. (batUMtq| are old Not onh but also of each that the . su»d nccir Marrij ntlier m should l business tion. Opening of the iue Miit to rabaoribera until •W to i iscontimie is re- arrrnr ige* »re paid, a* r. Merely returning • tuper fc y mail, ia not auf- i^ations relating to sub- jrive heir natuea very •areful y indicate which h ich are new subscribers, lftnio o the po*t office, the county and State ler i* it' leenuy, in order wtrics (may be promptly ltiade obituirv notices and intended for publication, rtttcp irpti ktely, and not in to reel ive proper atteu- Theological Seminary Kcv. has res .accepted ship to General The SHtmiiinlry will Septem Virginia.'' We a eonseu pani informs us that he his congregation aud theological professor elected by the lie ojHMied in Salem] Roanoke Co., and unite intsHst that 1 lev. Ucpass has bqpe that all will the Seminary. All our fttudUlatcs fur the ministry should to Salem, outside ic Scminaiw students, And no eft jrts should lie spared, t iat it may Inith a bl using and a church. Ought lot the libra logical £ ininary of loath Carolina be trausffrred to the C Seminar Mnrc: of the ceived. office of nab, Gi printing elsewhei EliUA General tee of Mi S. A. lie] Mr. W. stead: Bittle, Please .—A copy il Synoc ley date fre m |r. G. N. Nicp and prove in lie done i No minister should take ipeedily prove honor to the y of the Theo- eneral Synod's of the Minutes has been re* the priuting ols, of Savan- tliat as good i the South as ;m.—In the Iinute* of the the. Ce itral Commit- dons is stat i, Rev. A. ,’anley. It h! thus: Rev. ti. Kittle, D.I)., should be, in- A Mi*4i itor has “Xobl stated blame otfi dining t< ] as the Synod, This b4i< ment d It eonve approved. Synod, the dele North Bnt who pressed the dele y. S. A. Uep tss, Rev. D. F. D., 1 Mr. If. McCauley, ir this in mil d. jnrad's Exp anation rchvnxion.- -The last Vis- item rest* eting us : Obtiffe.—R v Salem that General Dr. Conrad he could not Sjruod for de- V. F. Bolton the General eceive Rev, legate from h. 5 ! and discobnected state not report ns correctly, the impression that we the course < »f the General th, in deolin ing to receive of| the General Synod, not the case, rith brethren >ject and ex- et at tin rejection of wje stated that, in view in the July 13th. South.—The tjbe following to the del gate of the nod. North, t > the General of all the • circ umstanc es, especially the injudlc&ous disenssi >n of the mat ter iu tie church pa iers, we were not Hurp <-iiied at his not being re ceived. Whilst we li blametT no ouc for this, yet, in on* jngdme it, the proper course of the Shrnod wo ild have been to recciv 5 and hear onr delegate, and then take snch action as to them seem apj ropriate. Will ti e Visitor have the kindness to insert phis ex plana ti< n ? ' ■ We ctecifu ly comply with the request, tvhich we find n the Luther an Obucrier of July 12tl|; but we are at the an lie time constr lined to ask I)r. Conrad to explain ts us, through the Obs^rrcTy an editorial America* Lutheran o( The American hays: Our Delegate to the JjUtheran Visitor lias in refereiie Geueral $y Synod, Hbuth “Rev. Dr. C( nrad sta ed at Salem that he o mid n at blame our General Synod foH declining to (receive Rev. V. F. Belton us tbe delegate from the Gene »l Synod, Noiih.” We pn suine l)r. Conrad did not speak fo • the General Synod, but only for 1 insell, in the a >ove remark. We also eard him say hat all the Son them mini iters wit l whom he spoke on his n sceut So ithern tour, regretted exceedingly the action which they tojk in regard to our delegate. ; The A) terica i Luthera i* either mis represent s Dr. i Conrad, o r the Doctor misreprei ented some of the “South ern mini iters vrith wbon he spoke.” We kuott that [ the statuneut, in the American Lutheran, ; Some mi iy have “rc- igly the action,” but informed that others saw did not at all language 4>f th' is not coi rect. gretted exceed we are positiv whom tbfc regret it. (’rjumtiah I kba»itv.^B*v. J. Summers hag favored us with a very fraternal opiatic, which wei, to do him fnll justice, Insert: Mechanicstowu, Md., July, 1872. THE I 1 TH ERAN VISITOR COLUMBIA, S.OjilULY 26. 1872 Of past •bortconiings, and aud be is a warm aud unpiqfodtogd . . . la ■ V » i Tnlk gresaiou of the divine law ia iu veal- erate with iu hi tbe Mpport of the Ity a violation of both the Aral and Itu biood Missing, by the oontnbo Lutheran Viator. a venae or pom snoncomuigs, " - "7 AZT i •<***•’ th* e noon raged by illnatration* furtiiabod friend of, Nw»tUIIJF OoBhjli I ^ | - iy weekly tan enob of what enn bo doAm wbero the ( to him when yon will about tbe ('<*- j j, ail art gpc in the Visitor a to our peple is : Honor God ; beirne! teacher aud scholar; and that to attempt la fkiriy and systematically le*e-«t hia borne, m Uw | wcohv vinov, thowrtjvr, who 11 I ...... , , ... 1 , . 1 ■ i_ .1 tw. mm at 1K0 <-lmmli door, and 1 l: -1# »_.1 * . nvooo<^ommaadmaot^C>a^dvioe j tbMfoM to Jeaus; violate no ebristrian prio-1 this end, each rlaM bv ptovulctl with made, sod quickened in our actiou the cam, at tbe church door, ‘ himself known to the church as “.Sir: The time for which Ibavojciplc; witueas a gooil coufcnaiou; let a mirnkmary bos, tbe cuutcuU of by tbe magnitude of onr wanU, let aay a «<*n! ut S‘'™ ri ' * 1 mnkon some remarks with paia for tbe I’inM- evp,r.al. >o«r b.Hb to, l.oi .od .be > .U* (Ml »- ' ••J0* **. M 77ZTZEZZ- I « ««, and 1 will not |>ay you anything fur* country, be ucooixltng to kuosledge; aud re|Nir1e«l to the Treasurer of tbmgrn. make uo fusa; dtscuaa the quealkma Synod.’' Thv time for the laithenin Church of the day caluily ; countenance and . Thom* resolutions, wp will do tbe ! throughout tbe whole Mouth has j sup|«ort neither men nor menaure* Synod tbe credit to believe, were come ■ ben she must inaugurate a CANDIDATES fob TUB Ministry, that an* dishonest ; prove all things, passed in good faith. Bat have they more liberal and progressive policy. Tbe Lutheran Observer says: and bold fast that which is good ; liren carried out in food faith ? Here, Wo must no longer sit atill and sigh ‘‘Niucteen of the twenty-five grad | remember your aeooontability, ami j we fear, if many of the Hy nod were because of the smallness of oar mem bership or menus. Let ns but bon ther on it Dr. Rude. Yours, etc., J. Sl’MMKUS." ment, it will blase forth in the edito a(J< j |, u f ono ^ ^ rial columns of the Courier. If ^nt w {]j f ar roor< > efftsctaal, so auc ^ he says that in fourty nates of Pennsylvania College have the ministry in view ; twelve of the fourtrtui of Muhlenberg College, aud all of tbe class of six graduated by Capital University. We shall be glad to hear what pro|>ortion of the graduates of Wittenberg and Roan oke propose to devote themselves to the work of the Lntbcran ministry.** The Observer overlooked Newberry College, 8. Both of its graduates have the ministry in view. We would like to know what a graduate coats the church in each one of oar institutions. A Tiiukat.—“If you Uo not pub lish at once the article sent you, quite a numlier of sulmcnber* will stop your (taper, aud I will use the little influence I have against it and you.” The above is part of a letter lately received. Our auawer is: “ We tron'L There. Xote make the moat of if ! Is thv servant a dog, that lie should do this great thing f vote for—the man of your i hmre. neighed iu the balance of truth, they » would he found wanting. That U TUB UALTIMOBK Heihn?KATK was practical, bad the matter betrn Con VKXTloji nominated HoraceGrvr undertaken at the right time, in the ly for Preaklvnt, and Grata Bn>«t» eight trmg, and H» the right spirit, we (or Vice President. rutertaiu not the shadow of a doubt, i chvrth in the Month. '•**- Some of the brethren, and these Imneflriaries will ANOTISI (klXI.—Om church •• giMMl men, sud derph interrated in •o abundsnUy sap|4ie<l with mints [hr mrUmT ekmnk, looked ters, that not a fen are romprlled to Q | HW the yiM-sAure as impractical, be- seive Cables, (f) tine of thiwe unfur rauw . |f mrfr ^ ^ U|# Innate son Pa. it, i« K»v W. F. r.r~.., w „ r „ , <wld iDto ln ... of He' - G. Parson, of IfOMTOr, | |f ^ luorr than three times the amount e'er rntilsd in an) *me jear |»rr\ ions. Hut thi* was mil. *» we then urged, and a* «r are now none than The church—no, tool JapaiH'se government—has appoint ed him instructor to the memlwrs <4 tbe JaiMtueae embassy now in this country. Of course the honors, the emoluments ami the prue|>eetM far surjiasM those the ehurrh of Christ offer ami afford. eatly make available what we hare, and we will have no reason to com plain. We will have funds in om treasuries for all the wants <4 our The wants <4 be folly met, our missionaries will not lack bread, onr colleges and theological semi nary will he placed on a sound finan rial basis, and as a result sure to follow, the work of the fsml will be aliundantly built np in onr bounds, let croakers my what they wilt, a brighter da> ia dawning for our Zkm. Roanoke, Newbrrrv amt North ever rott'inced, sound logic, T»>©’ Carolina f'ollrge* for the son* of the long have «r u a Synod failed to | Hhnreh, ami Montamrena and Mtauu realize the measure of onr amunnta ton Heminaries for the da light era, are hility ami of oar ability. And be deattnrd to exert anch an influence eauar we have done comparatively I upon the rising generation aa will HOW TO TBKAT DKUNqfKNTK.— The Kirehenfreund has adopted tbe proi>er mode of treatment. If men are dishonest, if their sense of right and wrong is so blunted that they can say their prayers aud yet cheat the printer, they should Is* held up 1 to universal contempt. The fact is, the church member who refuse* to pay for his church |M|icr will rob his father, take the advantage of his .... . „ . littlr in the imat, certainly ia no tell aat««niahing)v and imwit gratify A M AENtNO.-Th' follow mg man j ... * 7. / . .. , , , . ■ ’’ . Ill( , „ r ,1 „ luu, r * ,M U * l "* n * ro * ,lrut w,t * *•»*> "p" 11 lilwrallty # 2 j thi •* nowever many and plan*.We sml w nle aprond ,0x04. rity of Isithrr ft* eror n . may hr the |4ea* of exemiitWin from aniam in thta Moat Item land. Wo or Intake the Ken»r4rr. We told UXm%r ^ iH'ing brtwuse of poverty, need only that onr institutions of yet it is difllmtt—making every a! learning, our membership,«wir wealth, tow aner for the jwi'erly i4 mir sml MOV him tf he dklnt taka it, he wtmld be poorer atill. At the end of the year hia church diamiaard him. ami he baa never had a pastorale since/ < ’omments are uuuecraanry. This mueh ia rrrtam, that tbuae u Ini do not read tbe rhurvh paper ba'r uo ebnrrh love, an* unacquainted «»th the wauls ami tbe work <4 the chnrch. do not care for the cause of ( hrtst, are at ease in Ehtu, ami of the earth earthy. AYbeitever we hear of a least six of the leading editors of tbe MtaU*” would do as much for us as this grand old secular sheet does, we would become pretty well known without much detriment to the “aide food.” The reason why a notice of the recent Commencement did not ap pear earlier is tieesasr the President of the Board was waiting for some weeks for a definite reply from the railroad authorities concerning re duced fare, Ac., which he did not receive until three days before the time, ami the Secretary of the Board was waiting for the President.— lienee the delay, and hence the ream hi why all persons, men, women and children were finally jieniiitted to go to Walhalla for half price. And this is no doubt the reason why the programme became* “dead lived programme and nothing more ;* but even this acralent is not without its so that years “the college will have fin dollars where it will have one (2 the present system” The iiaii^ are our owu. He proposes to »||o* the interest to pay the bond, *bi<* will be done iu fourteen years, allot ing the interest to be seven per cent, per annum- Now let us bring figures to on this statement and -see what task the writer would have to tu, dertake to accomplish what Ue pr», poses. We believe there are ahum ten boudh iu the hands of the Trea» urer of one hundred dollar* eae(, Kaeh of these in fourteen year* trill amount to |106.o0, which trill n. a ^ t a total of $1065. Now we will ^ uothing of bonds which will yet l*. raised. Provided not another ce» t is raised under the present system we will find how much must be done to raise fifty to one. uses, as we intend to jmste that pro tfae above total by fifty, and We gramme in onr Dietionary, (Web »1*3,250 for tlie amouot which ^ star’s Unabridged), «o that in after I most raise; or for these ten iwl) mb ttnut years, should we lie asked what kiml I M-rilM-rs already obtained, he of s programme a *«lead lived” pro | fuml ( i^ lt hundred and thirty tw* for tie- same amount of gramme is, we can refer to it in ex planation. These an- simple figures, but A ml now, Mr. Editor, as to the Hhow a Kn . al y u|r we ^ ^ «wir ministry , recrivr a new, | “private Mlimf which it swHns de- anqtrised at “Mat’s” r«xl^|n|^ I Wired us of the Imneflt of yonr j | a Uoua. Were we to have oar *u brethren, steal the cop|tcrs off the . , , , . , . , _ , ehttreh meiulter refusing to suUMnbr eyes of a “fifteenth amendment, and . . . , , . . - ’ In tin- I’liiin il n.)ia ! Imuiiu- 1,.. hA. at last go to the place where debts to the church paper berotiM- l*r has .. ... . . . , not time to mwl it, we iwwy : **ls»rd, are never i*aid. >>e give two in . . 7 - * , ‘ .... : . . , have mercy on him; for we know stances of tbe htrckenfreumPa deal ing with dishonest delinquents: “.Joseph Huber, Sbclbyville, Iml., owes us for three years, $4.50. He must pay his indebtedness liefore he can stop the pn|>cr.” “Henry Spehr, Outre Mills, N. Y., owes us $3.00, and wants his |st|M*r •topped. That won't do. Pay what thou owest.” We have some of the *sau»e sort; oue is a mm inter «4 Alts T< Synod. that surh a prolenaor of Thrift >m no time to make bis railing and election sure. lie lives and labor* in and fur time. ——~ - (Hu Viiiw.—“What a religions nrws|>n|irr ought to be," was dts russet I in a Minuter ml Asaneiation at Man Fnsncanro recently. whet* Rev. Dr. Mcott expressed the oinnma that | it should be nndrr the individual control of one who keeps it entirely free and untrammelled, foarbssty is tie; tend rut, bolding Imek mu hmg fr.-m |«over1y »*t our l«*»plr—to realise that we ran not HBAYitxt.T Imptism. to make onr luing into the treasury *4 My nod, for to snse ami *lnne. the glory of invaluable counsels and sneial pres- I ua | fncpnm imT-ilsed by two ££m. fwlm-atnmal sml mksinu |wr|o<e«, an i *be Iswvl ha' ing n«cn upon her. race, w-birti all of us deeply regretted, j dred dollars, and :1»e price 4 ^ average «4 $1 per member Why, M. We have only to any that tbe ofll ! horn* pul in our pocireK have there is *rarerty a HM-mlw-r wbi». with —ma— err* of tbe Bonn! (tbe only body , no doubt but that we too »«>uM fa] a pn»|«er sy»tem «4 laying by the 4«i the lorthrtao Vimi«h. eicept the My nod to which you were j jf could raise altnutt am The Ttliherml Oallage. the “Side Fund amenable) issued io» private aWires / I ;imonnr of mouev sad th* “Editorial " And as no one else had any legal hjg I>eo!>u . for tbeir | iberality ^ right to issoe notices t<» the llosird. \ raORt heartily eougratulate our broth Deo. /s-fer . \Y,tb x,u,l kind .«•. W h * V * ** ^ 1 that any such “notices" were issued bv anv one. There are five mem j * * - _ ben. ,4 the Ikmrd living near again, wnter, neither ous of whom were |M-i»uie«, could not give that amount. Then, whrn we reotemln-r Jhat we have a large number sbh* to gi'e her, ten, tee atg, and even fffg d«4lar» aunualiy, In these object*, how weak [ (Mir laith w hen wr art «lo« u measure to the credit of tbe itn|«euu • I4e*. Ilut it may hr naked, “Will this artton of Mynod, in any eonur aging degree, he are* f It may not —I fear it will nut; though not till we brer the report of the brethren of Mynud, oan ue form any definite i Mira aa to the result. But hrt there hr a lamentaldr deficiency, the re- Milt will not move aa from our poatlwm, that the mca-ure n |tracti eai, and easily wtthm th* e««m|*aaa of oar ability.. And thm «e would eonlrad for. had we no rvamfde to With youi kind |ier minaMMi, I will pm Utah » little “pri * wr ^ * | vhtr imHktc’ of an article, and if you |de*.M, also of au editorial iu esteemed J rofm of the 12th of July . er that he has found so kind and appreciative a (icople. I do not think be can scold them a tain the Now his people do uot like the We 4crl grstcfnl to your able cor ,r ” M, ‘ !l ** 1 Endowment plan. This is the plan • 1 xwManamftfT am .... of Sy nod, but since its object is to raise funds for college, the Treasons fear of any oar. This is the G. OK G.—The exatemrut bos * ,M * *«^ MitimJ as well as _ § _ commenced. Tbe ball is rolling, for Icwpn^ UmuMIim oS^ d»«greg»«hm of which wr are a mem [ is and to w horn it brkmgw. And; Everything is Ui Us put aside till a bad. and mdeiM-mlent jonntslUm com »•» roufirmatsm .4 om |«*mImm». hr I cat are* |„ assign as a mt<mn for President is elected, i'olitics. ltc mauds the how. <Kir Mnaday «chonl. though amuB,Ithat fin Uellrgr thougli but serve a* |*roof •>( tlu* mune rhqml to its bosom," and w ill But happily We ran point i« the m4 )H the people know where it are a mem >• voorsclf. The writer was elected by tbel heritage *4 “a g»s*d name," which ut ^ ou ** 1 * arolma as a mem- w j|j ,^,4^ them in what ever shapr t^olctmon nays -i. ntW W W <Suv> nr «T tW Ikwnl. rad li.vin* ra-l^y may a>me. Itailroad, Bank or than great rwhem* yet it is not quite »«med the (Mwution would liave eon- I (^jty Stocks, (personal notes for wx 11 Hi. -l.Uy (ProrMm |wi amouaU ejUirr JMlvjng intOT ^ '» h »" «•'«• in or amount in given time,' or a*. tH< fa., a ••pnvate i»Kw' to , DvUlillg that lu an hoDrst nl| -•*' ***>■ •n - ,h « ; 811 the no. empty coffer* of tbe ail il lie. alunileii.r from a Irrrrr ran- tban tlie ap- jog,.. Allow me to auggeat a plaii the monutain all a. ley nith iu P-nnUn* lawn. which will, we think, remove «H X.M knowing wlw. write. Ilie „bjectiooa. Let the member, o( 'ate iiotice*," we take this |Hiblir method to nM|ue*t the lady «»r gen tleman. whoever it is. to write rrspoodeot, “Mat," that he accords to Newberry College the pneeir** so eouvenirtit for the |mr)Mmc <4 |w\ ing ofl old debts, ami the salaries of college prufewaors. But our brother complains of the i in “Mat's," or any other charge, form publican ism, Democracy, Liberalism, Mo says the New York Ohmereer ; 9 will raise aho'e fifty (l«4lars ia sm! sixteen year* old has already liecome Grant istn,Greely ism, are f«N-months and we-have ado|Hed this eourwe aa of the RM bmood liiotia. The «lol -itiaff." Ilog much we wish that to be ’he all important subjects of onr policy, although not very politJr. l*r per member will also be in the owr t’ollegv could alway • be written discussion. C hristianity, the church, in mir management of the l isvior. hands j*f the lrra»*irr—#*»me «4 it grammaticaJly ami dogmatic*!!' in salvation, the conversion of the We cry aloud, and do not spare; we has been there soao* month* mar- the feminine gender; then, we feel world, are to be secondary eimsidera hit out straight from the *h«*alder ; by lhr time My and meet*. But it ajmired. the inherent gallantry «4 halls will oommence <ui tbe next to tion*. Tbe cry is: “Hurrah fi»r O.P| we endeavor to lw the terror of evil will lie win) by the objrrtnr, “Your ’brtdhcr “Mat” would |»revent litm from casting such reflev-tions u|shi a and “Hurrah for G.r \Ye are to witness the sad MjH-cIaclr of again seeing Christian men, who liave no time, no talents, no ability, no dispo si tion to labor tor God—tlie grand G. of tbe lodge—laboring early and «biprr», the parasites who li'r on, late, and speuditig money freely, bn and im>| fur the church, and who one or the other of tbe two little G’s. enrich th«-u»*rl\ra from the lawd's We are not a politician. We ne'er treasury . We also allow others to were; our friends know that; but bit us, sml take it in good part. Wr we feel deeply interested in the wel always respect honesty, manliness, fare of the comm unity, tin* Stale, and earnewtnras of |»arp«iar in those and the whole country. Wo are all who differ from us. We do nut hear members of one body ; we are |mrts spite. We do not a'eoge ourselves. doers, and asms! to the almost of congregaUoo. or that of which you our fee 14c strength all who desire are a mem 1st, is not a fair tent. Your to 'do right, but are of a frprfnl pmqde are wealthy, m«mcy ia |4mti •pint. We have, however, no sym f"k bit with us it is very different " pathy with the lacryaomr self woe Thai uar rbareh is wealthy, is qaitr a mistake. There are a very few who may he railed, in any true srnsr of the term, wealthy, a lew m«re are what wmaid be called g«ss| livers, shite tbe majorvlv sre (rrsMi* t*f very limited amn*. Thea. daring the |Mstnnil 'ear rinsing, the rongrr gafbm ha* raised its (wMor $t t «no— larger sum than it ever raised the last Thursday in June, 1873. Tlie Boanl of Trustee* will meet on “sweet sixteen “ We have seen such'^ fcfctaff Wedneaday, ami the irerorMMiracss among the grans homo regular coin is.-nee ment day and done as a stingy sixteen year old; lHit with them it was hereditary, whilst with Newberry tollrge it is not. At lUr annual meeting <4 tbe Board (4 Trustees, a year ago, re pair* and impniv intent* on the (mild- ing were ordered, which souU1 more tban exbaast tbe **sblr fund” accru ing from mcidcuial ex;ieunrw, to say nothing sImmii “fires’* when they were hrolel Ami if UnHher “Mat" j some plan among themselves which * , they feel w ill be more efficient, and “private notice to Rev. I>r. A. R. (j,^, gg work and raise the Itude, our esteemed Alitor, and also ()0 o to oue - wbicl) be propose* u. to “Mat, that according to cstab raise under the plan he suggests, tished usage, as pul4nd»cd iu the \\> hojK-, as he siiys. the saan < staloguc. the examination of sto- spirit oi lilieralitv prevails in our dents in Newlkerry I allege at Wal j charcb M did fift \ ago . We know that the some ability exists, for our numerical strength is more than twice a* stroug, and the com paiative wealth is but little less. Tlieu tbe committee tor the eollec tion of funds for the seminary report as the result of otic year’s labor nearly three thousand dollars, and say in their re(H»rt, “Hie people of our church ap|>eai disposed to con tribute cheerfully to the endowment of such an institution, and their is little doubt that a sufficient fuml may be obtained in the course ot four years to afford it a liberal sup (H*rt.~ They mention individuals who have contributed largely/ aud of the session will lie as ever, and wc trust forever, on the last Thors (lay in June of each year, lu order to give country pastors time to have their pulpits supplied, let them have “private notices" to try and In* there at least bv tlie last Thursday in June. 10110, and also, if they esu, in Iff* 3. Tlie ten dollars, together with any other amounts for a tike pnrposr. present a large portion of onr fellow. I labor hard to limit the rirrulatwui of have been raised for the pur;mist those lawyers, mcrefUnt* and sc citizens are oppressed, depressed, the Trotor, aud try to injure ns by wf Imilding n parsonage for tbe u«r rowntaaits, when they «pread U-fore persecuted and evily entreated. We bock biting. As a proof of onr fair of tbe pastor. ns. in dire array, oar just debts in advertising. With kindest regards. A Mkxrkk opthk 1Waki>. of the great whole. We can not aud differ in this from those who, before for this nbjrrt. In addition, rould lmt sit in that Hoard when the ^ *° ^ r * A. K. Norman, Wal- close our eyes to the fact that at because we can not agree with them, md foss than r«rew#f ,fire humdred dot aatHU ii bills «smi« in, sm! foliar w ith s - jndieionsly sjieiit I conclude that Synod iwed have no ! fears-in taking any step they deemed proper for the establishment of tbe seminary. We w ish our board coukl have the kidic assurance whenever they met. But how different. When they come together the necessities 4 the institution cause them to de s(K»nd, especially when they fiud that , the sole cause is tbe failure on the can not close our eyes to the fact dealing, wr point to an arts I#- in this N«wr we spisul, in all ramb*r, In priqn-riy aiidit«-d, sml demanding the ebnrehes of the Virginia Mynod to any if, all things considered, every of them ia md as abb- to do for payment, 1m* would soon ace how tlie “side fund," ami renter funds, ami top fund*, and twdtoni funds, all that iu the Mouth wc are ruled by a numlier, iu which the writer says, in faction, over taxed, governed by in- : a pnvate note : “Pardon me if I conqictctit and unprincipled dema ! have boeu a little facetious." C’er gogues, nay, fleeced, aud that, while tainly, my good brother ; lint we did Mymal ami tbe RiehnwHid MIsskhi vanis|i like chaff before the wiml. “certain" individuals are fattening not write nnadvisrdly. what tbe Staunton ehurrh has done ? Really we need the presence, in ou the sweat of the diligent and — i Til! very recently, this was a mission ; u*c Ibsml. of one wlm would teach industrious toilers, tbe hire of the Tht Sysod of Virginia cliarrh, and still, in |s4nt of nMitibrr* «* how to realise “fifty dollars," even faithful laborers are withheld. We are sud wealth. It is a small rimreh. fourteen years, “w here wv will convinced that noless a change of This liotly will muni mret again lint this result recorded almve have one by our present system,” men and measures is sjieedily effect in annual session at llarrisoulmrg, »»» not reached without effort Tim and the present Board will resign ed, tbe Mouth will not only be ruined,; \ a. AimI as sowie may have over efficient iwistor, not without op|M»»i to a man, to make room for such For the lotthenui Visitor. Acceptance of Profemorship. Ikmr Mavannaii. Ga.. » July lotlr, 1872. i / hteior.—As Uhairmon of the ( oinnnttc.- ap|H>int(d by our part of some w ho have promised to Srnnmm IWilmtOnrimton, 8. O. " l '* t thtir "« wi * to ..im-.-|wiHl with Bov. s. A. K*-! c "' r - v nM mb ' r . ® f onr s . vl,wd T , |«m«, our 1‘rufuMM.r drrt, J «uk<> Ibis i , ‘ ,,wul "* e n>«<ing uf tbe bonnl )»-! tnelliwl of iiifoniiiii S tlie reel of Uie f,,r uuw ' " nd ,h ‘‘ 11 0lf )' * 0 “ W , ’ what injury the church suffers m* 1 but become a wilderness. This ehsiige, looked some im|sirtant re*«4uti.ms t mu on the |*art of Mime, aud with «s will pimttirely “mire a thousand con * U1 ’ * u>r i ^‘* n •* ^ ehnrob, of tbe •'' ' w 1 „ m sm‘ct8 of however, can not be effected by hu- iMnsrd at our last nwreliag and mau> iuc* *»•» the i»art td dollar*" where tbrv ran not “insure °f 1 rof. Repnas. llis letter, ...... than st however, can not be effected by hn-1 |Mnsrd at our last, meeting and many misgiving* on the |«art of dollar*" where lln-y ran not “insure other* as to the propriety «4 the «s»e under present arrangements.” plan, iuInduced in January llm “l»ox Will not “Mat" take our place iu system," ami ns* in two quarter* the Hoard ! It wisild Is* of inealeu the amount necessary lo pay all inri liable advantage to ihe <*hure!i, and man means alone. This is tbe great spfead u|kmi tbe |H»gvs *4 onr Min mistake, the sin of tbe 3outb. Wc utea, 1 hereby reprtsince them. On have trusted, we still trust too much page 12 we find tbe following: to mao and to men. We do not seek “Kesoirtd, That, as |sistor» sod counsel from God. In spite ot onr lay delegates, we will perasvrlngly 1 dental expenres, ami ism d«4lar |s*r of atill greater mlvsntagc to him! terrible sconrgings, we have not, as endeavor, during the coming My nodi- member, has already Isv ji realised. Th- DimmI and Faculty are quite a people, humbled ourselves Before cal year, to secure an average cun Andjwathere,theswmSi «4every|«s a* mm-h impnimed with the ii«i| M »r God, repented of oilr silM, and tnbution to ottr Hymslmil Fund, *4 tor in meeting this (h mamt (4 My msl taiH-c »4 extensive advertising as turned from the error of our way. not loss than fifty cents to rarh hinges. System, HYWTVCK, MYMTKM, ytwir c..in-*|*.i.d. i.i, fort tee hare not The Ix>itl is williug to deliver ns. member." must Is* resorted to, if each rewigre -the means. And the frr«|uent notices Tbe signs of the times are favorable Mo on jsige 1M wr And the fol 4 gation *np|4ie* its ymMs toward* of ttmColfoffn which ap|s>;ir in the The workers of iniquity sre taking lowing! meeting the full aggregate which CfonfoaBm (four, to which “Mat" the alarm. Tlie thieve* are invest '*Kemlrmd, That we, as tbe clerical this action of Mynod ran tern j date*, refers, sre not the result* either of ptsitceof Prof, liepas*. His let ter, . „ - ■ , - .. rai.um>ciiiK tkto KrmifvinR in.ell. ool * e « c " n ‘ bn S' ter llow J"““ * grnrr, i» dated, Snlcm, Jnlv 11, 1872,1 »"•' »*'«* ““ war. The «“• ami rontal... IIh- fnlloriitR l ’ , '‘ " f 8 "" 1 '' uls is ,1,,uble ' “Tim . .HK luaion ll.Ht I have tvacbnd, WH '' >'»»*»«»• Her 1*°**' . ing their ill-gotten gains, as they members of this My nod, do hereby vainly imagine, securely; their real solemnly pledge ourselves to a faith It may be the “box,* or any other |»ay or of |s*n«Mial influence. estate is transferred to their wives; they plunder more openly, appre hensive that the opportunity will before long (ia** front them; they are preparing elegant trading places on earth, in alter forgetfulness of of the eternal fact that though man may not be able to-puuiab, God will not hold him guiltless who taketh bit* name in vain. And any trann- fol effort in carrying out (he follow ing determination, vis.: That each pastor in this Mynod procure from his charge, duiing tlie |uracnt My no*l ical year, as a contribution to Roan oke College, a sum equivalent to an average <4 fifty cents per member.” approved «y stem—tbl« is md all es editorial cor]is <4 tlie Courier, w hich seotial; but without systrut, nothing is couqsiscd of near a dozen men, worthy of oorsrites, the Reformation there is lait one man who is a com Chnreh, will ever be accomplished. mnntcunt in the laitbt-ran t'hutvh. And now, luethren of the Virginia Rut hr is a lire man, who fully ap My msl, let roch |w«t«M ami curb predate* the im|auiamv of a relig- toyman do all be ran till *e pi up; tons aud cJiurrli education for all to Hvnoil to make good these resolu- j our |ssq4e. He sees how necessary tion* to wbirh we have emiled atbti ( it i* to our stsudiug, as a (leuotnina- an* able and energetic and devoted. If every man iu our Synod wbuW give this year one halt of what then professors give iu actual money) the College would have a tuud si* most suflicient to endow it fully, ® n ‘* ; there are many that can give*the*' same amount iu money, aud all can give it in proportion. Now we hope that those who see this may come up and pay what i-' dm* the (Villege by their subscrip tions, if they have subscribed; if they have not, do not besitab, but come right up to your |»asto! and hand him h liberal amount, « ,u tell him to send it either to tin treasurer of College for the diate wants of the institution, or else L. L. />.—This degree has !>een mmhI it to Capt- Hacker for the l»er- alter tuiieh rvfftection and full consul tation with a number of brethren, niiniKteiial and lay, is to accept the appointment, trusting that in this 1 am guided by an honest pur|K>se to do the will of God.. My resignation has already lieen made to the council of my congregation, and accepted.” Tims we have a Seminary, and, In the Ht «*oo profeasor of Theology secured, situated, jis we all hojie, at the ls*st place at present offering. 11 liccoines ns all to arouse ouf-- s»4ves to reuewed energy, to do onr |Mtl as My nods, ministers and lay men, lo secure mu endow ment as soon as |MiMmhh'. God bless the enterprise ! D. H. BmtJL l Again, on page Iff, we read: - ' Keuolred, That all oor Mundsy-1 tion; sod limn, in the spoil «4 an lion, that we have su «slucated lsity conferred on Grant, Pomeroy and maueiit endow ment of yonr Colley »cho(4» Im earnestly urged to coop ! enlightened HhrniHtyr, stimulated by as well as an enlightened ministry J Fred. Ifonglass. 1 F® T * ifr. JBtar : Tt eiety of Oran get celebrated its anr Jericho (Method 30th l87ra* After fin appro > jjvr sermon by missionary for tl Society in Sooth io* *“ president M. J- utes of !■»* ***' import of thfi - Rowing that the moots granted V been properly d. a balance of $1 baud, and doe I present time- ^- A n election o during the cnsni which resulted i the following t»r Bcv. G. A. Houj OapU M. J- Kelle G. Sheridan; and Haigler. Execut J. Gates, Dr. J. C zler, D. II Rush,» J. r. Haigler, Da Sheridan and Je* The following uuaniinously ado| Knowing that hamau race detu dissemination oi tores, and that Holy Bible amonj earth has been with tbe'vhappit protnotioDS of c liberty; therefor. Resolved by the ty of Orafigebarg I. That we re< tance of the w American Bible ^ long engaged; a ciate csiiecially tl has manifested . Scriptures * <? with ment" among • > : tbe late war. . 2. That we ex tian greeting to Missionary of Au ty in South Caroli him upon the st and pledging him our part in the still greater result 3. That the ] meeting, be publis burg Times, hut. Chritdimn Xeight*> Shady Grove cl as the place of nr There being ir the Society adjoin diction. Hugo G. ! f- i I V if v -V Fur tU Meeting of the He What teas done—i The Thoughts I and those ice nrn Uonference me 29th of June, 1 church, near I*ot absence of the S« Sligh was appoi tern. Revs. Bcrl and Sligh, and ^ Chapman, Ilaltiw Hentz, Berley, F< inick, Fellers, C and Maj. J. Eptit present. The delegates' charge were excu snee at present n The Treasun-r which was found a committee to lx The stateineut- cut) pastors on I in their res|>eeti an encouraging u Mr. D. B. Bus! “w* invited to a member. The question, • ( “>spel, in the a. I^onl’s SupjH*r, an y other woreA Institution T w ; by Revs. Berlev, Sligh. Ten dollars of cnee were voted to aid in eoi °f Newberry (’<> Worship. Five dollars \ M. Bedeubitiii t, »<‘ “little ehur« **• Florida." Corinth chun ! Wjt8 chosen as tl meeting of Conf, ^I’OINTatEXTS me: ifav. H. S. Wi, ' ^"‘ng sermon, h,s alternate, l preach on th 11 • 8- Wingard t ur, giiial sin. R, an enaay oi bsm, ft ev V y r Vetl of the uj l ri»ct«d illu^. Question for «