The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, August 02, 1872, Image 2
THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA. 8. C., AUGUST 2. 1872.
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CrOjfE TO Pexnz Y1 VANIA.—Isaiah
Mays, Middlebrooki Augusta County,
V«t. He owes ns $4.$0.
Xot Taken. — Aindjrew A reheart,
‘brook, Aug islja County, Va.,
Middl
does
(*OSt
»t take the
tor from the
ice, and ow is us $4.50.
Father versus Son.
of Shelia of o$li Couuty, Va,,
ltook called
ns, written by
Theology,” |
friends of
that
but alk
f docs
reek neces
ivc just rca
of all Rel
M. Selim ujeker, son of Dr.
ibnnicker, n which he says
worti bapt sm in the Greek
rests men t titans plainly to
i, and not t > sprinkle. Now,
>ved brothel if Christ, l wish
tp know whether tl lis is true or not.
Please answer in tl e Visitor.”
' j Aiatrer. —Samue M-, better known
as Mosheiui Schu tucker, was" not
while among the li ring an authority
iu thei church ot Christ. He left
the Lutheran ministry, practiced law
tor a short time, an il ftt last took to
making books in haste. He died du
ring the war, or soou after. His
father, the Rev. £. S. Schmncker,
I >.!>., is, however, mi authority, and
lie iu his “Appendix: on the Mode of
Baptism,” in “Sto|rris aud Flatt’s
517, says:
imersion do not
is any sjiecific
that the word
the New Testa
input Greek necessarily imply im-
mersiof. The fallal v of this opinion
is evident from all the passages in
which the won! uj used iu such a
way aa to throw light on its precise
induing.
(«). Ueb. ix : 10— Which (the Jew
ish service) stood (ei insisted) in meats
and drinks and livers baptisms
— (Bapfismios.) A reference to the
•Oil Testament—Numbers xix : 18
—wliei b these bap isms, or, as our
Englis version ren lers it, washings,
are defi bribed, prov » that they were
perforq ed by sprii kling aud ]mur
ing ; blit it is no mentined in a
single i ase that tb 3 bbject must be
put uni ler water.
(6). 8 ark vii: 4- -“And when they
icoiine f om the mi rket, except they
wash ( laptize ther iselves), they eat
not” JKow it certainly was the cus
tom of $he Jews to wash their hands
before fating, bat \ hat author ever
content ed that t iey entirely im
mersed themselves in water! Yet
thjis application of (water to a very
wart of the! body is called
)tisn.
Again: ‘A ud many other
there be \ hicb they have
to hold, a i the baptism of
i pots, hr izeu vessels, aud
oil lalta (beds, couches.) 1 The
clips a id pots n ight indeed be
immersed in water yet of this we
are notj certain. 6 it will it be con
tended I that the >eds or couches
were caj Tied to some distant river to
be iuim reed! or thpt every Pharisee
liad a < stern pro
foir this purpose!
evident that man
tious, t ‘lined hap
Testament, were
by sprinkling, and
ie tables) by jkui
>fc cerU in that th
by iinun reion in a s ngle case. Hence
there Ulauch more Scripture authori
ty for sp -inkling an pouring than for
immersifn.
Dr. S. 8. Schmt cker next shows
ces related in the
tent is attendant on
do not pr< ve the practice of
; that “t|ie moral nusoita-
>f immersiib both sexes, even
nog dresses, before a pro-
community, especially in
where bathing is seldom
renders: t
ided in his yard
It is therefore
of the purifica-
iu the New
ly performed
(as in the case of
, whilst it is
Were performed
ing
e tha
rosy*
finally,
health
ly improba-
would f<tmi a part of the
m of gos ml religion;" and
il the dt ngcr to the life and
those wljr> should be thus
baptised in the winter season, and j Orakobvki, 8. C.—At a
especially in the colder climates of j gational meeting an amonnl mas
the earth, renders it a very unsuita raised about sufficient to pat the
ble part of a universal religion." church in good repair. A Sunday
“The ministers of Christ are nowhere school has been established, nua>ber
directed to defer the administration ! ing already Jfi scholars. Dr. Daat-
of the ordinance till the summer ; Her is the superintendent.
arrives, nor are they authorised tot . -»«■».—
make au exception in the cam- of the
most-confirmed invalids, whose very j
life would be in jeopardy.”
Dr. 8. 8. Schmucker concludes his )
unanswerable argument with the
declaration:
“From all these considerations, we
think our second position is clearly
established, that God has not com
manded immersiou in his word; yi
Ha v AN*AH, Ga.—We congratulate
Dr. Bittle and bis people. ▲ par
sonage has been purchased for $8,400,
and ftirnisbed completely. The Doc
tor is a working'maa, and bis peopls
are doing their beat to keep him at
work.
Lithrran Minsiomaky Work.—
The JMiscieasfsasflaal^/l, of
it is clear that the Scriptures contain I oelel»raie«l u.«* anui
more evidence for sprinkliug and ! t,u '
pouring than for immersion; hence, I li,wt 'biniijj the \»-«r ♦d.lW)
oar conclusion follows iucontrovevti- I ^*** r *^ t»oeii received, and 60,111
expended. Dgring the year 3dl
heathens mid children of ehris
tiaus were baptised, and 148 mem
bers, mostly from the Roman Catho
lic Church, received. The mission
now numbers 9,23ft members, among
whom sre 17 missionsries. 4 assist-
have taken up this matter, we, for 1 for the mtlistry,
the satisfaction of “F. a,” ami others I /®*««*«*» •"«* ^ othrr i
like minded, u wellu »unmlr«, iu ' h * rhnrch wb ” I"** “* " rT »
preecnt the following ndditioonl con-' 11 •I* 0 ®* diSllwt IhSMm; IIS
siderations:
bly, that it is not a necessary part
of the ordinance, and that sprinkling
and pouring arc preferable to it.*
We need not add that we entirely
agree with the lfoctor, and sre folly
persuaded that spriukling is the
Scriptural mode of baptism. Am we
1. Robinson's Greek aud English
445 heathens. Benevolent contriba
native teachers instruct 1,725 schol
ars, among whom are 1,158 rhihlrva
PH!H , belonging to the coagikmalftaaai ttf
Lexicou ol tbc New XcwUmcDt, new t . hjW[ru ^
edition, has the following note to
* I tions for tbe rhnrrh and the support
Xote.—“While iu Greek 'vriteni, Lf t be poor, AJhl nipeea. The rapurt
as above exhibited, from Plato on J the fort that tbe mission
wards, baptln is everywhere to t|„ n Hs hl ng, and enjoying the foror
sink, to (««m, to ''"r*M",\ m 4V m mn f :0tth*lAml.
either wholly or partially; yet in the . . ,
Helenistic usage (as in the New *"*. , ' r ' . .
4 .. . y ... . - must help to carry on the work of
Testament), and especially in refer 1
ence to the rite of baptism, it would
Southern Lutherans
must help to
evangelisation. Coolrtbatfoo* must
. . * , lie raised in onr ehuirhes. Wa must
coo. to have eqmwd.imt »•-»>• taT , . in thj . wnrt .
simply immersion, but the more gen | ^ { ^ mmR
eral idea of ablution or affusion.
This appear* from the following con
siderations : (a). The circumstance*
narrated, Lnke xi: 38, compared
with those in Mark vii : 2-4, where
nipto is employed, implying, ac
cording to oriental custom, a pour
ing of water in the hands. 2 Kings
iii : 11; likewise the use of baptis
mas, Mark vii: 4 8; as also
make diaci|4e« of all
nations. We are not able now, nor
do we think that it will ever he
advisable to estaMish aa imle|«t*tMtent
Lutheran mission, bat the collection*
for this purpose might be paid in the
hands of tbe treasurer of the Geoeral
My nod, ami by him remitted, at the
dose of tbe Synodical year, to the
treasurer of the Northern Genera)
Hyuod’s missionary society^
Death or Ministri
-Uev.Gott
in the 8eptnagint, 2 Kings v : 14,
compare with v: 10, where it is
louo—to wash. - (b). Acta ii: 41, ■ - . . ^ . ... _
a,»l tv: 4 Again.t the idea of |
full immersion in these rases, there
lies a difficulty, aptwrcntly it>»a|«w- A—
ble, in the warclty of water. There “ *•”"*»««»». Ohio •'**.
is in eumuier no running etream in ! * n • ,in ' -* b*. i Jijv 1 aonr
the vicinity of Jcruealen., eirept the I of hrTr ' litor >
Canada, t'anse of death, small pox.
Rev. Julias !,ntber St in* wold, June
■all
mere rill of Siloam. a few rods in
length, and the city i* ami was well
supplied with water from its cisterns
and public reservoir*. From neither
of these source* could a supply have
becu well obtained for the immersion
of 8,000 person*. The same scarcity
of water forbade tbe use of private
baths as a general custom, and thus (
also further precludes the idea of I
bathing, in tbe
in letter a. (e).
Invitation.—Dr. round, of the
Lutheran Obmerrer, (banks “BnHber
C. for bis cordial invitation to the
lofty ami cool retreat of Oakland,
Md.” As the Ifoctor intimates that
he can mil aecrpt. Brother C. might
lake pity on one of the brethren
be met at tbe Geoeral Hynod. We
may, if Brother C. invitea ns, pay*
passages referred to I <M,r •'"►“k' - * f< *
In the earliest Utin I tM,r UM «» ^»|8ed to re
version* of the New Testament, as, j to ***** co °*
for example, the Itala, which An I ,an<!
gustine regards as the best^Of all, I
and which goes back apparently to j l*t tiksamsx MwuruUJiTlhi
tbe second century, and to usage] ^ "anon, in hi* 8ys
connected with apostolic age, the
Greek verb, baptizo, is idii-
formly given in tbe Latin form, ! v j €W of tlM "•deriological relation of
baptizo, and is never translated by j <,CK * * n< * ®* B » 4li« salvation or nou
tematic
Chnrvh
Theology of the Methodist
“According to the Uitberaa
immergo, or any like word; showing
salvation of each hm
being is
that there was something in tbe rite j v dependent on his own personal
of baptism to which the latter did * ct *°° r,> ^* r;4n, to 1, m* mean* of
not correspond, (d). Tin* baptismal Kraoe ’ f ^ M * " " n * * u< ^ Sacra,
font, still found among the rains of * n - v on,> lhe*e j»rop
tbe most ancient Greek churches in » ca|mble of
Palestine, as at Tekoa and Ooplma, |
and going back apfmrently to very
early times, arc not large euough to
1 powers (!], then God will give to him,
through these mean* of grace, faith,
and with faith justification.” We
wonder whether the man ever heard
of tbe Small ('ateebuun, in which tbe
church teaches us, from onr earliest
childhood, to say, “1 believe that I
can not by my own reason or strength
believe in Jesos Christ, my laird, or
admit ot the baptism of adnlt per
sons by immersion, and were ob
viously never intended for that nse.”
II. Sprinkling is tbe manner of
using water in baptism chosen by
God. Ezekiel xxxvi: 25. Read Eze
kiel xxxvi 21-38. * V HI
. , , . come onto him;* and yet, in the
III. In baptism, water is applied j ^ Q f OQr nolemn protests
to the person bnptized; the pereon lioo ^ f(JlB h „ ^
w not applied to the water. John j | lroug u t l,«„e to million, bv Man.
of the Methodist C'eateuary pnblira
the water.
iii: 16.
IV. The real question between the
Evangelical Church and tbe bap
tized sects is not: “How are we to
baptize T” but “Who are to be bap
tized T
V. Wt* think it safest aud surest
to baptize those “with water” whom
Christ declares fit for the kingdom
of heaven. Mark x : 14.
VI. For farther and most nalisfnc
lory information, we refer “F. 8.”
to the excellent work of Dr. Heiss on
Baptism. *
tion.— Standard.
rwrunwj » **■» »
meric*; Tb«yP«*mi
tary ColUrioi j Mar
awl Vsaicr; Tbe
_U
I -ittsMA Oiy,
Both ns tuber* are Intftisg We
point o*t tbs articles: TV Belief in
Immortality; A LookingAHaas for
ChrtsUaas; !**tsr tbe Great;
•ray ia N«
bill lies of a Cometary
Brindisi and Vnak»> Tbe
at Forest Land; Tbe
Right of Veto ia Papal Conclaves;
Education, Drainage sad tbe liquor
Trade tn Hwsdea
Aanrwlimnst. Jah. Or
ug*i«ilA Os, Mew York
Qasrto; forty page*; a Table of
Coo teats covering an entire column J
lectures, cuts, advertisement*, aud
it Is too hot; thermometer ff ia tbe
shade—to think of aaytbtng bat tbe
ice business. Have n strong notion
to take np oar quarter* In an ice
boose for tbe present.
HrmimanT* H ament World. Ch-ve
land, Ohio. Month!/, #1 n year.
AsKNtg tbe pieces o( muw, we
notice “Bleepy Hollow.* It i* tbe
tone for ns now, provided it is played
|tianniwino An eight page n«|»p!e
merit gives a cumpbdc report of tbe
Hostile Brace Jnbiter. (lYaor! with
all those sbriekers, footer*, dram
men, anvils, bells, gnns, and Yan
kees. Mast have been the peace uf
Babel when tbe oonfosion of tongues
caused a universal aprtmr f)
For tbe Lutbersa Visitor
This church is located in Efong
ham county, Ga., and is under the
sare of Her. J. Austin. Notice
haring been given that tbe Kbetic
scr Confereoce of the Georgia Hynod
woukl meet at this church for tbe
Usteoed to n discourse by Rev. N.
Derrick, after which. Rev. Austin
I do not
that they would have been
neatly damned, bat I merely
speak of looses to oar Chureb in
such mo event. This same Bergman,
junior, became a member of the
South Carolina Hyuod, sod was for
several years its Secretary. Tbe Doc
tor encouraged both preacher and ,
.ml (Iw m convinced that I* or P°^ dedicating it to the
peof de, aad left them coot.need that determined to be
be had done a good work lor the ' m '
f'barrh
Now we rriurn with Dr. B. to
Savannah. Upon hi* return he
found tbe whole city in a ferment
of excitement. “Home said one
thing and some another.” Tbe goo
era) wish waa to bear him preach.
Rev. Neoville tendered bis pnlplt;
but still the Doctor hesitated. Finally
I*hi!!p Brash aa4d/“if you atay and
preach for us 1 will give you a dosen
snipe and a dozen tcoadeock/ The
Doctor laughed and said, “Of course
such an inducement was irresistible.*
The result w«* that be met a trr-
■M-ndtftm and vartoasly rxeited au
dience. He «** un|He|iarrd and
took hi* text for an ex temporal khh»»
effort. He spoke with rxMisidrniljle
miagityngv, bat, said be, “1 supplied
all drfiriHroey by hmd njicaking—
I roared. The result waa the rr-or
gantcatMMi of the I^itheraii church.
He then rerommended his Htudent,
Rev. Htfqdiett A. Mealy, to them as
be broken up. He took the confer
aion of Peter for their farther es.
oouragement “Thon art Christ, 4*.*
And said, “Upon this rock I foggg
my chundi, and the gates of bed
shall not prevail against ft,” \ ru , r
this introduction the speaker claiamd
that the iAitheran Cbnrcb v M „
church of Christ, and an integral
* rr | part of the church of God. U wti
on ® I fouuded upon this rock, and thera
Tor tbe
Tbs
VLStwr.
Is IM4
|ia*t#r. In the reconl* of tbe church
we find, under date February 22d,
1824, tbe following: “The objeet of
Hear I tartar : Danug our <ars*HMi j tht* meeting w»* to co«»*ider a pro
of General Hynod ia Chariest on, I |wnU made bjr Itrv. Mr. Bachman,
took occasion to call upon our ven wktlst annsig us, of sendiug on a
rruble father, Dr. Bachman, andboang gentleman from ('barleatou
awdiug him sauMiaiiy well ami cum * for the porpow «»f pn-achiug in our
muMcaUre, I placed my chair near church. Rtvudved, that Messrs,
him, ami be remarked. “1 have soar Herb, Brash and Hanpt be a com
thing to trtl you a lion l Havaunab.” milter to address him on the snl>
I was all attention, and be related to jeei." This con null tec addiesned Dr.
nr tbe following pmrr of history .! Bachman, requesting him to hcim! on
1 Mr. Mealy. He remained some time
Jn narrating the farts, he had for
gotten many of tbe names. These I j with them, and we find the follow trig
am able to sup|4> from the rhurrk lesolutkm: “Kcwdvrd, that the
record*. Before the story |»n.|«erij Treasurer poy Mr. Mealy the *uui of
begins, it will be necessary to state a 9150" This was April 19th, 1824.
few things of prettoos date. Is Under date of June 16th, 1824, we
1804 the oM wooden building, used fo*d tbe fotlowiug call to Mr. Mealy:
as the I ait her* u rburrh, was de "Wr, tbe t'ommittee appointrsl by
straysd by Are, sod usa rebuilt tbe 'he Trustees ami Warden* of the
same year, sod Bergman, senior, German laithcran church of Ha\ an
preached for the people oreaauoualty. ] l,, V have th* pleasure to aniioninw
Home of the people wished the old u » >«* the sentimerit* aud wishes
man to preach FmgluA He refused. ** the whole. When in a sene* of
and tbe people argued tbe case with wimon*, when you laid down tbe
him. He became offended at their doctrine of onr church, aud the
and caused iwuaching al iwinciple* of sound morality, ex
The church was closed, pressed in a spirit «f moderation,
and remained dosed for twenty pan, worthy tbe character uf I sillier, de
up to 1824. lh*. Bjftcboaau having fireo luered with an rkqwwicr mi plain,
in Uoarieaton some right years, and w ideasing, you gained onr hive, you
having at the time two young stmlrots <%immaut!ed onr admiratioti and drew
nmlerhi* iastructnm iwepnriaghir the from onr heart* the wish to hail you
minintry, namely, Rev. Mr. Hrhwnrti the Pastor of our rhtireb. If you
ami Rev. Stephen A. Mealy, beard wilt please U» dwell amoug u* to
that tbe Lutheran* had an interest preach tbe spirit of Jesus, to console
in Hnvmniinb, ami determine)! to visit the weak and afflicted, persuade the
tbe place. He made hi* arrange wealthy to nets of kindness rand be
meat* accordingly , and visited Ha nevoleoce, am! slimnUte the youth
vanaah. He found the chnrrh to follow yonr virtoou* example, we
cloned, and the Lutheran children will unite with you in prayer that
iu tbe Kpian*|ul ami Presby terian tbe land may crown your success
Sunday schools, lit found also that with bits*. We will adhere to you,
the opinion prevailed in the city we will love, we will esteem you as
that tbe Lutheran* were Unitarian, yonr friend*, your bretbran.” Signed
ami thus fair and honest game fur by the I'ommittee.
orthodoxy. lie foam) Frederick This singular call wa* accepted bv
Herb, Daniel Gage). Ilenry llaapt, J Rev. 8. A. Mealy, then a young man,
Jacob Shaffer, George Mingledorf, ami this bis first charge, and his
John llaupt, August CV-mler, Philip , salary waa fixed at per annum.
Drank, (first basbaml of Mrs. Mealy ) . (mid quarterly. Thus, whatever of
nml (irrbap* n lew etchers, still Imth Lotheran interest there now rlints
erana. Rev. Mr. Nenville, of the * in the State of Georgia, ami it eer
Kptsropnl church, called upon Dr. t lainly ia not incoanidcraldc, having
Bachman, aa soon as be heard of his tisrn to the dignity <»T a Sy nod, was
presence in the rity, ami |imposed to navrtl to u* by the visit of Dr. Bach-
give all the assistance in hi* |Hiwer. j man in 1824. Tbe work lias In ch
“t\bat aanistaxire will yon give!” slow, not from any want of material
asked Dr. B. He answered, “I will nor Tram imliffen-mv, Uut fram the
give yon the nse of my pulpit, nml want of men—minister*. Even now,
t l t< , vice of God,
s of the auditors on the occasion. | f ore must be perpetuated. In mw
Conference met upon Saturday. and | of ^ posiUon, he referred to ker
early history, her confessions, ber
piety and learuing, her missioaan
conducted the ;>reparator> eiaiwse | her numerical strength, and
for the celebration of tbe Hflty Oo—• especially her rapid increase in o« r
mouiou the next day. The Confer 0Wl| duriog the last quarter
ence held these services in the old j m century. The large audier**
cbnrcli, which most be quite <dd, j remained in profound attention d Qr
judging from ita dilapidated appear I ^ D g tb« delivery of this ^^nrmt
an or. This congregation had in- address, aud many were the expraa
creased in numbers so much, that I gioag 0 f gratification that iaet iny
for some time the church could not j The good peojde of Eftmghan
oouUiti the audience, and many were ^ wc j; be proud of their beaabfui
obliired to rwAin outside daring j churdi. It stand* in the atkLfc of
service. Tbe peofile in that section, i t *hsdy grove, and i* irv<i*nii4 t ^
although good livers, were in strait a densely settled region of eofi&tn
cncd «riranmstances, and though j Mr Austin'* labor* hart- bj*
they, deeply felt the need of a j blt-Med among his people,
church, yet me* tbs utmost stretch To ^ rve them, be rides fourteen
of their faith coahl hardly believe over a rough road, every t» 0
that their earnest ileaires could l»e j woe lts, and visits them at then
realized. At this (mint, Mr. Laban | louge * often during the week. In
Neaae ol the hbeneaer church, hear . summer, he told me, that be often
ing of their need am! inability to his rides at night to svsri
erect a ehurch alone, and being a j tbe aud vidtM
man *»f htieral views ami large heart, ; f A ,|,i|i»-s ii|mhi one trip. His pespb
together with au open pume, when j ^ greatly attached to him and kh
the rause of Uhrist was concerned, j loai , t e x client wife. Their kind
cairn- to their aid. He greatly en ! ^ Manners endear them u,
cfNirage«l the congregaUoo by his ] |„-artH ol their young people,
mlvie) and material assistance. I tin* children, who jprtrrr
pleilgitig himself for a large sum. | amuild Um ., (I nhU - r ) MI| ^
He audertook the OH.tract to build : de | iKbl vh^.evei they ap|mar. Mav
the church for them, mating tbe ] ^ ***(, ^ lo4i . , |wrwJ
terms easy and liberal. A saw mill j
which lie formerly owned, but which
had (taMAcd out of his hands, was
in the ncightiorhood. He s|»ccified j
to the congregation the kind of logs
that he wixhed used in the construe J
tion of the hq^ae, then when they i
wen- ready to Is- hauled to the mill, i
he rented it
sufficient
publish your appointment.” Dr. B.
thanked him, and raid it was all ho
coaid desire. The sppoit.Ui.ent was
made aod imblished for Saturday
evening. Tbe I Victor said to me, “I
waa uu|»rr|iaml, bat thoaght that
if we have a ruemlier n move from
u* Ut Macon, 4’ulatubas, Milledp-
ville, Rome, aud nntil very recently,
to Atlanta or a dozen other cities
and towns in this large State, that
memlier is hast to ns; Itccause he
I was still able to defend my C'bnn-li find* no larUieran clmn h in any of
against the charge of Unitarian ism.” j those |daoe*. Lutheran* tln-re are in
With great simplicity he added, “/
sea* a lay thes.” The |«ro|»!c ami the
good minister were so well pleased
that be w»* urged to |>rea< , h ;tgam.
New Publications.
Outturn* I'm. From the German
of Gustav Nierita. By Rev. J. F. I la-t as
Smith, with Historic Sketches ami
Notes by Rev. A. I* Goss. La
tberan Publication Society, Phila
To this request he could not give
(Item a positive answer, for be had
engaged to viait Kbrm-zer and sec
to the interest* of I*HhenMit«m then-.
all thone cities aud towns, bat no
organlzathHi save in Angnsta and
Atlanta. O that we had tlic men
to help ns do the immeum- work
ofour Vhurrb! The Gnwgia Synod
is e\eu to i-niploy au evan-
grlist to viait onr cities umt tonus
ami *|irutk um- em-ouraging s«»n| to
Ebenezer charge.
to
For the Luthersa Vuitut.
Across the Koaatauu.
MoRBitfTOWN, Tenn.. (
July tbe 4th, 1872. (
I fear Mr. Editor : I Resuming yoo
for a length of time I wonld like hcar «>®ething froa,
raw the lumber, and | acro « 8 the mountains, a traveller ha.
superintended the work himself. I ooo^mlcd to give you something of
The men of the congregation banled
the litntlter free of any charge. So
also when shingtea were to be got
ten. these good people went to tbe
swamp* of the Savannah river, a
distance of fimiKen miles, cat down
the tall fill)- cypres* tiers, had the
shingle* made, and then hauled them
to the church, giving their time and
labor for tbe cause. Tbe corner
stone was laid, and the church be
gun. The (irople worked willingly,
aod gave their money also ; thus
slowly the hotim- went on. A year
|kaMM-d. Mini matter* seemed to lag
in its completion. Money was very
scarce, and it seemed a* if more
could not lie gotten. A la-lfry and
spin* were to Is- built, the boll to
besides the furniture throil S b * '•** table land oujered
Iforch. Mr. Noam- came to with 8»wn, the monotony of which,
thefr aid agaiu, amt said to another if 8ach t, * rm ** *PP*»cakle here,
gentleman, “If you will give them “ ****** by many beautiful little
a bell, I will build the belfry and
spirp, ami moke a present of it to
thechurrh!" This friend consented,
ami warn a neat lielfry, surmounted
t*y a spire and a heavily gilded
swan, gladdened the eyes of the
onigregatioii. The church i* 4d by
till feet, ceiled at the sides ami over
head ; the ceiling overhead being
laid yff in neat panels. It is well
what he raw and felt daring his
transit from the plains of North
('arohna, to this laud once Wetted by
the righteous acts of Parson Brora
low (t)
The mountain scenery of North
Carolina is scarcely surpassed it
beauty by any other in the world—it
boasts tbe highest |>eak east of the
Rocky Monntains—and oat of this
vast amount of beauty and grand
ear, the Swannannoa valley comes is
for no little share. The view from
tbe summit of the Blue Ridge «
certainly a beautiful one, looking
track u(ion tbe many (teaks which
lie between Old Fort and that point,
and along whose basis the slow stage
coach winds its wav: and forward
be* obtained,
of Urn cl
As 1 have said just above, the
county between the summit at the
Swannannoa Gap aud Asheville, is
a Urge table land. Although a
traveller thiuks he is going down
the mountain all tbe while, yet the
differem-e in altitude between the
Gap and Asheville is but aboot "2W
feet, the distance being about 18
miles. H
Though the country along Swan
nannoa, with it* bunks lined with
honey snekle and laurel in fall bloom,
is what ouc might call beautiful, th*
scenery along the French Broad in
presses one with a feeling quite dif
ferent. For a distance of about 30
miles the stage road winds along
Here hr
follow him to Klietiraer. oar Mattered im-itilimdup. Pray ye
Pound Hergmau, senior, in the Lnnl of the Harvest to send
rack unto death The Ih\ said, lalmrer* into his tinevnnl.”
*a()plie)t with comfortable pt-ws.
-The • pulpit and readiug desk are
"•rale of rich yellow pine, varnished
so a* to show the grain of the wood.
This gives them a fine appearance.
The ehuncef and (mlpit are neatly
car(u-ted, and the desk* covered
with Home crimson material, finished
with fringe and heavy tassels.
Upon Saturday afternoon, the con- I tho rivor - ******J »<**™g it a di?
gregattoa waa greatly Miprised bv tbe tonc ® ot iwmt * * MIC08 ' •* a0 ^ 1>olDt '
gift of the reading desk, upon which and by ^ ^ of tbf
was (tlaot-d a large and handsome timc * votl w n I K>,, th< * ^ “•
Bible, and a In-aiitiful new common- whi,c a ,oft - v n ‘^« nt » in overhangs *•
i*m nervier. Tbe donor was again A,,v d< * mri PtH*n of this beautiful
Mr. Iratwa Neaae. This was quite rivw ’ wiUl m;l,,v 1,ttk> fiU,s hiH
beyond their hopes, and many heart* th »»»dering cataract*, would b* too
Inrat with joy and grateful thanks, ,amo * 1 t k ^fore abandon the al
and breathed |»ravors for the kind * om PU only say to those '
giver. After this,'there was a meet raa * V this a,,d wb ° "2
ing called of the male members of *** a d0Hire to k,,ow
the ehurch and building committee, the beauties of this region : “draw
at which arrangement* were made a "* Mrr r
which were satisfactory to Mr. Neaae Tw m, " ds ’ Mr ,
i and the congregation, ai.tl on Sab 11 wooW ,l,Ht ,lKWe ” ?
ImiIi morning Mr. ‘Aunt in had the Mw# * inoniitains ought ueeessartl'
plrasnre of anuooodng fo the coa-l 1 ^ ^?00<, Rnd God *curfog
D. II.
Confirmation by Letter.—A
yoaug lady, the child of Lutheran
parents, and the grand daughter of
a venerable Lutheran clergyman, has
lately become a member of tho
church by subscribing to tho con
firmation vows by letter. Her pa
rents live remote from a Lutheran
church ; circumstances insurmounta
ble forbade her attending in person
at a Lutheran shrine, but she did
what she could, coofessed Christ,
and reuewed her baptismal coveuaut
with her heart sod her baud, ami
hath done well. God bless her f
delpbia. Hhryock. Superintendent “we prayed, we talked and we com
Price (lino, rlnih)» $1.30. hmhoI together, baling invited a! ♦ •-
We are on tin- whole pleased with fen frietwl* to juia with u* in the * t rmtlrm Trenching —
this little Imuk, aud believe ft will Indy ordiitaarr." The i*hl man died, 1"** • ladder* of the !*«*• avenue
interest Sunday achuol scholar* It ami I>r. Ik buried him, bat not wish
has, however, one defect in common ing fa interrupt the button. I failed
with all the production* of NieriU: to learn whether he died during this
it does not teach positive evangelical visit or afterwards Bergman. J» i
Reformed church. Brooklyn, at a
meeting last week, derided, by a
vote of 77 to 2, to make it a Con
gregational chntch. Those who op
christiaaity. Tbe Swedish (rastur in
united with
hMbi
the change any that tbe ar-
this tale, for example, ia well drawn, larian Church, sad waa hi* father** , * mi uawmnta to nothing, and
and tries to nerve the Lord, bat hi* sorrower. tho* virtually taking all ,h ,t <*ie nHigregaUoti t* Mill under
religion is rather the result of |em of Ehmexer into that rhnrrh Dr.
(leraroent and habit, than of grace. Bachman merely request ed the young
He is an amiable man, and that ia man to review, carefully and |»rayer
all that can be said. There ia alao folly , the ground* upoo which hi*
a sameness iu all NieriU writes which change of church relation wax baaed,
becomes wearisome. We think the This he promised to da Tbe result
Lutheran Publication Society would was hi* return to the Lutheran
do well to drop NieriU aod
church.
writers better adapted for tbe reading U- lay.
sad Klitu«n-r I* Lutheran
Bat f**r Dt. Bachman
of Lutheran children.
viait and the Kattxbrrger* would
| im-gMtion that the debt on the
Hmreli had hern provided for, owing
to Mr. Nease’s Htieralfty, and that it
wa* out of «lel*t! Dr. Bittle, of Sa
vannah, (trenched tin* dedicatory
sermon from Matthew vii: 25. “And
the rain deaoended, and the Hoods
came and the winds blew ami beat
upon that house, and it fell not, for
ft wa* founded upon a rock.” He
nommeneed by saying that Christ
tbe authority of the Reformed das e*tabli*l»ed his cliureh in direct an
■la. The chnrdi has hern without tugonism to tbe strong organizations
a pa«tor since the withdrawal of the j of the Trincr of this world. He
Rev. J. H. Oarroff, D. D. assured hi* disciples that the gates
/Voafeyferta*.—There are two ex- \<*'H 1 »Kd prevail against it,
dosivdy German theological semi-1 ** founded upon a rock.
For their encouragement be assured
them that th«* Prince of this world
wa* judged, namely, that sentence
bad I men puaued, and the powerful
organizations of wickedness would
narie* conuecte*! with tbe Presby
terian cltnreh. Tha one in Newark,
the
nine-
N. J., ha* twenty student*, aud
- ban , North western, fti Chicago, ha* n
i ■ llld •
They have continually before them
the grandest works of that
Creator who made ns aH. Ever?
|H*ak stH-ins to me a mighty tempi' 1
from which praises to the Three in
One should continually ascend—
a Sinai where Jehovah draws near
mortals. The never changing aspect
of each, also, around whose loft.'
summit tbe thunders and lightning
of ages have harmlessly pU»\^-
pointing to heaven, tells him tb*t
God he has a defeuse which tin-
storms of life can not shake.
But, Mr. Editor, before IakaM^'
ha(»s I had better say something
about the mode of travel over tho
mountains, as some of yonr readff 5
may be anxious to know. On leaving
tbe railroad you take a six horse *ui^
for Asheville, and your ride may I*
pleasant or unpleasant as the nu®
her of .
the day T™ T < (j
over, •eventce* <
ber? you ex
for comfort. I na
^ goth sent lw*i*
1 was qoite cow
oxoeedingly well
,**«*. for » »»
This position I
until near the « *>
75 mil«h wben 1
n scat iaside. B
tteomfortnldc par
a neat in naph^ 1
gitte qua non to *
form of one 1,1 1
r air daughters. •
Idosh an*)M‘!0, w h
^oon enchainwl i
Her body, leaving
by the swaying
the room allotted
And now, Mr. T
you a abort ami
^ount of my trav.
Uidgo. of tny m
my miafortuiH *.
txHiuuuuicatioii.
more aiKMi from a
For tl
Dedieatum in J
Mr. Editor:
to the progres
in the mounts
interesting to y
Suttday, the 1
the long-looked
d*r, a day long
oar local chur
dedication day.
beautiful temp!
secrated to tb<
une God. The
the Braudouvi
successive deca
of worsbi(» w
eburt-h at the C
we three years
that wc aliouh
in number aud
are, to build a <
that was forlon
ized fact.
Thanks to G
leadership, indi
suecessftri mini
[tastor, Rev. Ji
^solidest aud cer
of worship in
gious was rea<
the appointed <J
On the brig
day the mount a
ere in the val
homes, and wit]
to the feast of <
a concourse of
occasion was j
these parts, i*
fourth dedicat
tiouuds of our t
and erne half yew
The house v
within, as well
windows withoi
the amount of
grove, could n<
About an hour
pointed service!
thau were alrea
' not tiud room.
It was our ]
the Rev. l*rof
Illinois, who f
tore discourse
although he (t
seemed to us
scarcely began
whispered “ann
the unbidden t<
the cheeks of i
made all feel
be there. Uap\
INDEED.
Rev. J. ^Y.
performed the <
ing to the Bool
the sermon th
statement show
tributors, tbe i
the sum total i
by him made,
with th® langi
receipt:
Received of
°*i building of
°ul Lutheran
$206.05, balane
tract.
June 22d, 18
The large
‘•eautiful and
•seemed anxiou.-
situation of tlv
mid- were mir
e *' » ry dollar of
' ided for. Th
mit teatuie e
JJJMrting here.
—*x50, waa fiuit
nu t and oak, v
une on cither
finished pulpit,
uiou service, a
vhaira, (h» wk fi,
•”»» v t *d end boa
belfty,.
^•bnds. large,
dutiful whit
jard eveu sodi
Aud vii
II*cople had
there was a It
constantly prtx
^eed, “Wo v
‘•on**- of our (
gitage of the ]
RIn,a Synod, wl
discon rn
Splical Luthera
•‘barge one ye
2 °«r people’!
fact that theu
^ their tuSL
T7L aHd <*>«>
Godfearing