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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA, S. C., SEPTEMBER 6, 1872
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Friday, September 6, 18752.
Editors:
Kkv. A. R. RUDE, D.D., Columbia, 8. C.
Rr.v, J. I. MILLER, A.M., Staunton, Va.
In exxentialx, unity ; in non-e**ential* y
liberty ; in all thing*, charity."
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hut also that of the county and 8tat«
of each subscriber is necessary, in order
that the proper entries may be promptly
and accnrately made. *
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fo
other matter intended for publication,
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business letters, to receive proper atten
tion.
This number closes the fourth vol
ume of the Visitor. Grate fill for the
forbearance shown us, and the many
kind words of encouragement we
have received from time to time, wg
will make it our coustaut aim to
make the fifth volume still more
deserving of the patronage of the
General Synod in North America.
While we adhere to our Confession,
not an article of which we intend to
surrender to the spoilers, we, as re
gards worship and measures, claim
for ourselves and for all our brethren
the largest liberality. The doctrines
and the ordinances of the church are
divine; usage and practice are hu
man. The divine is fixed ; the word
and the commands demand unquali
fied obedience. The hntnnu is irn-
perfect, adapted to particular times
aud conditions, and therefore subject
to change. We have not been, nor
will we be, recreant to our password:
“In essentials, unity ; iu non essen
tials, liberty ; in all things, charity.’'
The many who have assisted us
by word and deed, and whose con
tributions have given to the Visitor
its eburebly and practical character,
will please accept our thanks. With
out their efficient aid the paper would
have been a failure. We ask their
continned oc operation. Those also
who have helped to increase our cir
culation by acting as agents, and
obtaining subscribers, we feel greatly
indebted to, and hope they will not
weary in well doing. The circnlation
ought to be doubled. At preseut
the Visitor barely sustains itself.
And in conclusion, wc appeal to all
who are iu arrears, and entreat them
not to disappoint us. “Owe no man
anything.”
We were exceedingly anxious to
benefit from the pressing invitations
we had to be present at the meetings
of the two Virginia Synods, but our
road was blocked up. We could
move East, West and South; but
North we could not. Of course we
submitted, and now all at orite the
road is open, there arc no obstacles
iu the way, aud when this number
reaches our subscribers we expect to
be in Virginia. We will be absent
about two weeks. Correspondents
will please bear this iu mind. Our
absence need not, however, prevent
any from sending on either contri
butions or money due us. The fact is,
we need just now money badly, and
are getting rather impatient.
We sent out daring the month of
August 48 bills, amounting to $138.-
35. .We have only heard from two,
and only received $8.50. To one we
sent bill No. 3, amount $3. If we
do not hear from E. F. H. S. N. C.,
soon, we intend to give his full
name.
Virginia Synod.—We are binder
obligations to the Virginia brethren
who have had the kindness to fur
nish us with brief notices of the
proceedings of their Synod, aud as
the “abstract,” which we understand
the Secretary is preparing, has not
yet found its way to us, we copy
from our correspondence a few
items:
The Synodical meeting was well
attended. Only two ministers were
absent—Kevs. I. Baker and J. W.
Miller. Nearly $300 were paid over
to Roanoke College, $900 were ap
propriated to 6 students, $250 to the
Theological Professor, and $500 to
the Richmond Mission. The “box
system” was recommended. Dele
gates were elected to the General
Synod, and also Directors of the
Theological Seminary. The Visitor
was endorsed and recommended. Mr.
J. H. Barb, a graduate of Roanoke,
was licensed to preach the gospel.
Mr. E. E. Sibole, theological student,
was directed to pursue his studies
at Salem. Rev. D. Henkel will remain
at Richmond as the missionary until
November 15th, 1872, by whioh time
it is hoped that his piaet will be
supplied by soother laborer. Rev.
J. H. Cupp was elected President,
Rev. J. M. Schreckhiae, Secretary,
and Rev. D. M. Gilbert, Treasurer.
Rev. J. F. OmapheH, of the Vir
ginia Synod, writes i “Our churches
are evidently improving in liberality.
There is greater bomogsauity in doc
trine and practice. In gentlemanly
bearing and brotherly love there Is
but little room for any advance. We
are emphatically brethren, and the
remark of outsiders is, ‘What ani
mation, and jet what respect aad
love, characterise their disntsskma.*
Thk Bankrupt Act.—-The tot
lowing are the important changes
made in the bankruptcy act: Tbs
time during which bankrupts may
be discharged, upon paying fifty per
cent, of tbeir indebtedness, is ex
tended until July 1, 1873; life inau
ranee policies to the amount of $5,000
are exempt from assets available for
creditors, and all judgments obtained
against parties or property before
petitions are filed, arc to be (list
ami folly satisfied. It also allows
all exemptions allowed by any State
law on the first of January, 1871.
It also exempts h widow's dower or
other estates in lieu thereof, if tbs
State law so provides.
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ounces, Ac., prepaid by postage
stamps, if not connected with say
written matter except the address.
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For the Lutheran Visitor.
“And the Lord Added to the Church
Daily Such as Should b< Saved."
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grass la feout of Urn
Eufaula, Ala., Aug. 15, 1872.
Dear Bro. Rude: “ The Little
Church aronud the Corner” having
become an object of interest to the
entire Lutheran Church South; your
readers will doubtless be pleased to
know what tbe Lord is doing for ns.
On Saturday, July 27th, we com
menced a protracted meeting, which
continued until Thursday, August
1st, inclusive. Our call for ministe
rial aid seems to.have been unheeded,
and perhaps we ought to charge the
blame to our owu account; for by a
lapsus penner, we neglected to state
that oar little church would hAve de
frayed the expenses of any brethren
who would have favored us with their
presence. But, let the blame rest
where it may, as far as clerical aid
was concerned, we were left single-
handed and alone, yet the Lord was
with us, aud gave his blessing to the
word preached. To Him be all the
praise.
Although we were the ouly clergy
man present, still very efficient aid
was rendered by the laity of our own
and other churches in the way of
conducting prayer meetings, which
relieved tbe pastor to a very consid
erable extent. Among othciwwho
rendered such assistance, l may men
tion Bros. Addy, Rylander, Lot Jeu-
nings and G. Dillard. The services
were conducted in the good old style
had to
lha
nifbU,
hold night
tbe preaching of bln
was touch foaling
■I
day to day
were added to oar Httk*
we doobt not that I
will la doc Use brtag forth fraiti
•very day, aad tf we had aot had aa
appoiataMwt la eaathar portion of
oar field, we sight have eon Heard It
a few days longer
Da Friday, Aagant 3d, acwotopaated
by oar estissahle brother, G. Addy, wo
proceeded towatda oar Appointment
fo the vicinity of Oglethorpe, a dfe
taaee of aaw thirty aiilee fbo 8c
Mark’s. As wo hod to travel over
a very roagh reentry, to exceedingly
hot weather, wa stopped to aooa
under the shade of a
oak, near a place <
which was oaee a village af oeais
note, bat for aowe caaae fo now fo a
vary dilapidated eoadltloa. After
refreshing ottraolven aad reetiag ear
faithful quadruped*, we
oa oar way, bat were mam
by a thoedar stone, which I
fo violence, so that we were cos
pel led to hasten oa to tbe erxt little
town, known as Kllavtlle. the county
scat of 8chley County, wtoie we
obtained shelter nntil the
of the storm had peam
bat not before we bod received
a considerable sprinkling.
After leaving KUavilte we enjoyed a
pleasant rule—an pleaaaot m ear wet
feet and extremities woald allow—to
Bro. I). Klerkly **, a distance of about
nine miles. By tbe time we arrived
at Bro. K.’a, our clothing had become
dry, an that we deemed It unnerca
nary to change them. On Nutnrday,
however, yoor deponent was seised
with a violent fever, which eontiaaed
tinring tbe whole afternoon aad night,
and precluded the poasiMlity of his
filling his appointment at Zion’s
chorrh for that night: bat Bro. Addy
very kindly came to hfo aid, and
entertained tbe eoogregatiou with
one of tbone exhortation* for which
he in f.unou*
On 8nnday morning, the fever
having abated, we tried to preach to
the forge congregation that hail as
sembled, bat felt too feeble to my
much. Tbe fever returned again in tbe
afternoon, and Bro. Addy again rrn
deml his services to supply oar
appointment at ftt. John's chorrh,
about nine miles distant.
On Monday we hastened homeward
by railroad, and arrived at oar bam
ble cottage about 6 o’clock F. M.,
being under the influence of fever
during tbe whole day. This spell
continued several days, which ac
counts for the delay of this notice.
Thanks to onr Heavenly Father, we
are now ns well as we ever were.
Thk Fartob.
to this field.
aa to the west.
May the Lord
it
frail! 1b Him he all tha
t Atoaa! J. N.
71
I If
For the Lutheran Visitor.
Mississippi.
Mr. Editor: A few s urds ubotit
the work of the Lord in this for off
and isolated {xirtioii of our General
Synod may not tie uninteresting to
your leaders.
According to a request of tbe
“Elders” of Frovidence and Ziou
churches, in Smith County, Mias.,
I left home on Thursday preceding
tbe fourth Sunday in July, to bold a
series of meetings in these two
churches. After a fatiguing journey
of two days ou horseback and in tbe
hot suu, I arrived in the neighbor
hood of tbe churches. Saturday
before the fonrtb Sunday our meet
ing at Princeton commenced. It
lasted six days. Tlio meeting at
Zion which was kept up five days,
was begun on Saturday before tbe
first Sunday in AugnsL Communion
services were held at both churches.
The Lord wns with us, and blessed
his word to the awakening of sinners;
many were led to inquire what thsy
must do to be saved, several were
added to the church, and the mem
bership of both churches much re
vived. It whs indeed pleasafTt to
enjoy such a refreshing from the
presence of the Ixml with his |>ro|tle,
who have been without tbe services
of a regular pastor for tbe last year
or two. There seems to lie in tbe
two cbtirohes a re action for good,
which I hope and pray may be last
ing. Here 1 met and formed tbe
acquaintance ot Bro. Kiser, a student
of the Seminary at Philadelphia.
He has been preaching to these
people for the last two or three
mouths, and I need not say that I
not only formed a favorable opiniou
of him, bat I actually fell in love
jmr pair.*. Aotlfr yon that
boo hero printed about It in the
the qoeotkms of an “If owes!
Inquirer*at Went, fo so for as seek
a thing fo pn—ibfo.
1st “Is It into that Fret Howdtser
does not advertise fonur he has usi
the mm ms fo pop .for U F*
Aon TV Board of Treat*** did
aet make it tV bestow of Dr.
fond t set to advert foe, nod If aa
“Honest Inquirer* will look la the
Visitor, oe the page opposite hfo
Inquiries, he will see that tbe Board
has attended to Ha beaioeaa.
M. “Is ft tree that the Money
realised from the sale of arhofor
of being tin rated, fo
fo paying professor* sals
rieoT
A as. Everybody this able of “Bom
boy fo India* either knows or (Might
to know (fer It has been sufficiently
pobttahed) that the 8yOod of Booth
deltatolai d three yeors ago
188
have felt no
hfo dfotfo
So, tf “Hottest
for tha aeoei
institution taught
»,* ha win have to
Walkalis to find
Is ft tree that the great at*
of students are made «p of
fo the village, aad tha*
a mere high school of
Oet of m
I am that 48 reside to
id the a^Mtol rflhfi of
w«ot Union together. This fo treo.
But it is aet true that any one of them
is educated by the money of the South
to
the Ihfefr, fo consideration of which
every sohacriber shook! be entitled
to five yearn toittoa if appropriated
within that time. Now tbe reqatoite
Dumber of sobarribrrs was aot se
cured until a year or more after the
expected time, and among the sob
ambers are a number who are de
Hnqnent, bene* the income of the
CoBeje has mat Iera tsjfirsrsf to pay
the salaries of the profeowors.
WU1 an “Honest Inquirer* inform
os where the Ayood or the Board
erer proponed to “invent* the pro-
ereds of thin* five year sobacrip-
tioo* other than in the “pax meet of
pro tensors asdaries t How were tbe
professors to be paid if not ant of
the snaoey which they ear* by teach
fog a fall college rumcslam at the
rate of twenty dollars a head f “Po
litical Economy” is taught fo New
berry College, bat it fo not spun out
quite no floe as to make it “Honest*
for a professor to live on the inSarssi
af hfo salary . If the “arbolarehtps*
were “invented” ft would give tbe
prevent faculty an income ranging
from $17 AO to $58 per annum. Did
“Ilonewt Inquirer” ever study Politi
cal Eoooomy ! If an, whose work f
If starving to death is suicide. I
would lodge his system to be a little
more “suicidal” than that taught at
Walhalla. Tbe animtoi of this
question, when viewed in the light
of tbe historic and well known legis
lation of the S) nod on this subject,
will be justly ap|*cciated by every
unprejudiced mind. «
a
3rd. Is U true, that among the
prolessore, Prof. Smeltxer is tbe ooly
one in regular oouneetiou with the
church, and that one professor U not
a member of any church at all f*
Ana. The question seems tacitly to
admit that Dr. Hmcllser is a mem
ber of the church. Prof. Schieren
bach is Pastor of the German Lutb
eran congregation in Walhalla. I
think it likely he is a member of tbe
chnrcli. It is probable be was con
firmed in Germany. Prof. K. J.
Dreher is a most devoted aud con
sistrot communicant of the Lutheran
Church, and related to some of our
best laitheran families and ministers.
His predecessor*, Messrs. House* 1
and Rhan, were also members of the
lAitheran Church, tbe latter is now
a divinity student.
Prof. Arrington was born. Imp-
tiled and reared in tlie Protestant
Episcopal Church, but while be
greatly loves Mid reveres the Luth
eran Chnrch, be is not a communi
cant at her altar. But we have this
to say about him. A member of and
officer ia the Lutheran Church—him
self a distiugnished graduate of one
of the first colleges in tbe South,
aud for fifteen years n teacher and
professor, happened to be in Wal
halla on a visit, on one occasion, da
ring commencement week, and after
witnessing Prof. A.'s examinations
in mathematics, said, “1 am free to
aay, without any intentioo to flatter,
that Prof. Arrington is the moat effi
cient, thorough and successful teach
er of mathematics I ever saw ” And
these rare abilities be exercises some
times nine and ten hours per day in
order to pash die classes up to the
fill! measure of tbe rarriculnm. Aa
the Augsburg Confession is silent
t*y what the Synod asks Tarribfe
state of things to V sore. (!) TV
Walhalla people have presented tha
ftyood of Booth ( arotma with a col
lege betiding when onr ow* tumbled
down; and now they furnish more
paying patronage to that I anti la two
than all the rent of the Boothern
Church put together. What the
“President of the Board of Trustees”
will do when V finds this out, we
eon aot ted. Iforhapa when that
feortiuoory comes ap from the swell
lug of the Attamhe and finds that
there terrible mountaineer* have real
•y given the Church a college, aad have
had the farther room deration to let
the torsi paying patronage exceed
the foreign patronage, he might put
the arVIe thing fa hfo pocket aad
cany ft to “Bombay fo India,” and
write over the door, “No Hindoos or
Befioys admitted, no one received
who does not live five thousand
Fer the |
Montooxsry
19th, 187J. !
ice of the
asitee away *
ftth. “la ft tree that the IVreudeot
spend* hi* vacations at home in
stead of representing the Institution
abroad and aot totting patronage per
aooalty f*
Ana. I do not know. A fortnight
ago V was several hundred mike
nway from “borne” and secured two
student* fo the same congregation
to which tbe writer belongs. The
last complaint we beard about tbe
Doctor on this score (and it eras a
terrible bitter one) was, that be|
I mi died hi* operation* fo this line
entirely too far.
As I desire to br as brief as |masi
ble, I remain lours uutil the “Qar*
lion Box* fo opened again.
liOKRRT RsrUUATION.
Far the
tf flaatfeWs
V tutor
Virginia.
Slat
Evangel tool lostheran Synod
h Western Virginia held its
ia St. Peter's church,
noeaty, Virginia, com
oa tW 15th of A a gust. It
here eighteen ministers, four of
at were absent. Kens. A. J.
aad J. H. Turner, of the Hoi
Synod were also present, the
bring the delegate from that
It* officer* are Rev. J. J.
; President, Rev. J. B. Greta-
Secretary, and Rev. J. A. Brown,
TV business of Synod was trans
acted with a good degree of harmo
ny, and the brethren who have regn
lar charges exhibited commendable
seal and efficiency ia their reports of
labor and contribution*.
This Synod ha* resolved to e*»
deavor to rtfoe its quota of the sals
ry of the Theological Professor, and
also to introduce the “box system.”
For this parpoor a committer was j
appointed to procure the boxes and j
distribute them among the minis
ter*. It fo believed that all will use
them.
Missionary work and beneficiary i
education received doe attention.
One young brother, Rev. J. B.
Ureevcr, was received as s licentiate,
and will take charge of the Giles
County Pastorate. Rev. Turner will
be the successor of Rev. Schaeffer,
deceased, iu this (Montgomery)
charge.
A very solemn and aifccliug scene
occurred when the committer ap
pointed to prepare resolution* in
regard to our lamented brother
Schaeffer presented their report.—
The president suggested that a few
momeut* be *|»ent iu prayer, when
he offered a very solemn (etiiimi,
acknowledging God'* baud iu the
bereavement, him! invoking hfo bfeas
iug and protection niton tbe widowed
cont|tankNi and tbe fatbertem chi I
dreu. Brother ft. was one of the
oldest and moat efficient members of
our ftynml. He organised the con
gregation of this charge, and was
their first regular jmstor. Here he
labored for more than thirty years.
He was s man of limited education,
bat of fervent piety, aud had se
cured the confidence ami respect of
this whole community, and now that
be is gone, we fed that we never sqf-
ficiently appreciated him whilst liv
ing. Ot that hi* mantle of piety,
meekness and love were thrown
around us all. |
The next session of this ftynod
will be held iu ftuiythe county, Va.
Visitor t In advai
Mina tea of Sywod, I forward you
soon items. Tbe senfooni were har-
monkm* and well attended by both
ministerial and lay del gates.
Rev. Prof. A. J. Brown, of the
Holatoa Synod was present ae Alter
Hfo cheer fill presence
greetings from his Synod
is than oee of ns to look
more rlonely at onr natural relation,
sad to oonmder probable benefits
arising from a union of the two bod
ies. Rev. A. Pbillippi, our delegate,
will ao doobt increase tbe degree
of good feeling.
Prof. Brown, on Sunday morning,
preached to ao audience, estimated
by knowing ones, to be fifteen hun
dred, and from this number at least
three hundred met Is the Holy Com
manioc.
The ftynod endorsed the action of
our General Synod in regard to the
Theological Seminary, and assumed
promptly its proportion of the amount
of salary. We learn that some six
or right students are expected at the
Seminary this fall.
This Synod received on its funds
for the education of Roanoke Col
lege four young men, and each Con
ference district of tbe 8ynod sup
ports, in part, one minister who is in
missionary work.
Tbe Syaoil likewise eodoreed tbe
Genera! Synod's recommendation of
tbe box system in chnrch collections,
and appointed a committee to pro
vide boxes for tbe Synod.
Tbe effort on tbe part of ministers
to raise one dollar per member for
the benefit of Roanoke College was
iu several instances successful, more
than /jthe required amount being
raised. Those who failed in the fell
amount did what they could, aad are
detdhnioed to cany it out.
Fair inducements were offered by
the ritiseo* of Marioo sml ML Airy
for the establishment of a Female
Seminary under the care of this Syn
od, and it ia highly probable that
soon we will have a female school
worthy our |»atrooage. This is not
designed to work agaiust tbe most
excellent school of our Church at
Staunton. Va., but to meet a want
within ourselves. An active com
mittee a as appointed to su|ieriiitend
the matter.
Our Synod is moving forward ia
its beneficent and missionary opera
uoos, and church extemdon. Few
these (imposes over two hundred
and sixty dollars were received in
cash during the armiioti of the Mis
sionary Society.
Aa application to hare tbe Mont
gomery charge divided into two pas
torate* was granted, and ML Zion
pastorale extended % call to Rev.
Smith.
The Rev. J. U. Turuer, of the
Hoi*ton Synod, has accepted a call
from tbe Montgomery pastorate. A
similar application from the Bote
tourt charge was granted, and Brick
I'uioo, ML Union, SbaveHs School
House, and Cave Spring constitute
the Amsterdam pastorate, snd Luth
er Chapel, Cap’s Church and Back
Creek are the James River {taster
ate. Tbe latter will be served by
Rev. Greiner, who recently had
charge of both, and tbe former is
enquiring for a (motor. We recom
mend them to ministers who are
seeking locations. Address Mr. Phil
ip Spegle, Amsterdam, Botetourt
eonnty, Va. The vacant congrega
tions in tbe Synod's bounds are sup
plied by tbe different ministers.
License was renewed to Rev. Jas.
1*. Obensliain, and Mr. J. B. Greever,
son of Rev. J. J. Greever, was also
licensed.
Tbe next meeting of Synod will
be at Cedar Grove, Smytbe county,
Va., Friday before the fourth Sun
day in August, 1873.
Viator.
For the Lutheran Visitor.
The Baptists.
Tbe Seadbote, a Baptist (M(ter, has
repeatedly charged the Lutherauer
with misrepresentation for calling
the Baptists Anabaptists. It docs
this anew iu its issue of the 2tkh,
where it takes very high ground,
Mud ascribes our course to “natural
iguoiauoe aud narrow-mindedness.”
This proves that fanaticism ultimate
ly robs a man of soutid reason ; for
it is next to impossible to imagine
suytiiing more unreasonable than
asking a Lutheran not to consider
and pronounce those Anabaptists,
who re-baptixe persons who have
been already baptised by a Lutheran.
“Yesi,* «ays the Send bote, “but we do
not recognise your iufant baptism.”
That is all so, but has the Sendbote
not sense enough left it to under
stand that we Lutherans mast neces
sank receive the fanaticism of the
Baptists as divine truth, aud become
Baptists ourselves, if ure are no
longer to regard the Baptists as
Anabaptists! The couduct of tbe
Baptists ur just as foolish as oars
—
would be if we were to take offence
at their catting oa Lutherans infant
sprinklers. The Somdbote need not
worry itself needlessly. Lutheran*
will regard nod call Baptists Ana
boptista, aa long as the Baptist*,
blinded by the devil, re-baptise those
who have already in their infancy
been baptised in the name of the
Triune God. Their boast, that “the
best biblical philology sides with
them,” and that “the Baptists in
Banyan’s day, and even now, agree
with tbe moat impartial interpreter*
of the Scriptures,” fo in reality noth
fog else than pitifnl and ridiculou*
bombast, of which they, if they
want to be Christians, ought to fee!
ashamed. This will do for the pres
enL We leave it to the Anabaptist*
to clamor to their heart’s content
about the “coarseness” and “fauati
cism” of tbe ‘fold Lutherans.” Hav
ing learned through divine graor,
from the plain teachings of the word
of God, what a promiscuous sect tbe
Baptist sect is, it is a matter of per
feet indifference to us whether we
are abased or ptaised by them. Nay,
tbe troth Is, we should rather be
troubled by doubts regarding our
Christianity aud Lutheranism, if it
ever should come to pass that the
Baptists praised us; for we look
upon them as the particularly bitter
enemies of the kingdom of Christ
because they reject infant baptism,
and with it one of the chief instru
mentalities for its extension, on which
aoooout they naturally meet with a
favorable cwreptioa from all those
who exalt their reason above the
word ol C.*d.—W.. is Iter Luther
oner.
Idle Xu.hr ere.
Dr. Conrad: As you are not re
npoosible for what I may <c<\ in the
Observer, I wish to speak a word of
exhortation to the above das* of
ministers. I know my sharp stick
will reach some pretty hard cases in
the crowd. Tbe very name “idle”
some will not like, and they may
answer that there are really no idle
ministers, and that, therefore, I am
barking np the wrong tree, and niy
exbortatiou is lost in the sir.
I don’t mean that they are not
fanning, keeping store or grocery, or
working at something else of a
worldly nature, but they are not
following their calling. This I con
sider idle. If God called them to
tbe ministry, and they do not follow
that business when there is work
enough to do in the vineyard, and
they have ability to do it, they are
idle ministers, and very guiltv before
God.
Mach has been said and written
on the subject of ministerial supfiort.
which is all right, and there is room
to write more; but I fear that some
ministers are tempted to make too
high an estimate of themselves, and
become greedy of “filthy lucre,” and
fall from grace,” so that we hear, as
children say, bad words from their
lips, such as these: “If I can’t get
so moch of a salary, I won’t preach
st all.” “How much F “Eight ban
dred or a thousand dollars.” “Ah,
indeed, did the Lord promise* you
that nineb when be called you ? If
be did, and yon are sure of iL then
hold him to it; yon will get it some
time, if you have not broken yoni
covenant by falling from grace.”
If you are not certain that eight
hundred or a thousand dollar* wen-
in the covenant, then carefully in
quire w hether you aro* not worth
less, or whether yon can not keep
yourself ami family for less money ;
and if yon can, whether it is your
duty to go to work right off f
If a charge does all it oau, and
offers you six or seven huudred do!
fore, don’t say, I will not go unless
the home missionary society gives
me two or three huudred more. No,
no, brother; go to work in the name
of your Master, aud you will not
suffer. Well might some minister-
be troubled with doubts respecting
tbeir calling from God! I am, too!!
Think of it very seriously ! What a.
dreadful thought—ministers of Jesus
called by the Holy Spirit, and quali
fied to preach tbe Gospel, aud yet
they won’t preach! . The vineyard
open, the fields white t<s harvest,
souls perishing, and they won’t
work ! Why t Because the people
don’t offer money etough, and tbe
missionary society has none to give.
Oh, what a shame to such ministers!
Brethren, ye idle brethren, have ye
not faith to believe that if the people
offer you six or seven hundred dol
lare, God can open their-hearts to
give a few huudred more, if the
laborer is worthy of it and needs it f
Have faith and go to work at once.
“Why stand ye Imre all the day
idler
What would the jieople have done
thirty or forty years ago in tlie buck
woods, if we had acted in a manner
so unworthy of our calling! The
people then were uot able to give
more than two or' three hundred
dollars a year, and there was no
money in onr poor missionary tress
ury to add to the little offering-
How would it have sounded in the
ears of men aud of God to have
said: “Wc
ffipfarit md b
bat if we
will not
poor won’
preaching
rtopooidbl*
brethren, b
upon onr <
denying an
your
be re wan h -
prisiog to
did not at
small safer
B
surprising.
starve to d<-
berr to to :
to exhort ou
subject.
Come, tbs
idle brethrei
work! The
room enoug
you have <1
• aud abeep.
You have so
salt, and but
co, and mud
cloth, and
stockings lot
me—too kmjj
Whilst ot
stitations an
cate men fa
like to dnuj
ready edoc.tl
work. 1 saj
may yet be
heart necr>3
tion. Thai;
grace is
tber is read.
gals. If o*j
preachers in
protracted n
’ woald soon
bench, and
and penitent
many destit
be supplied,
you help w<
your best sc
to these idle
server.
KL v
The Los*
In au all
lirethren, t I
touched up^l
lushed bv t
present, it w,
the chnrcfe-
alone there
everv vear t
and elsewbei
no Lather;’ u\
form oue
that onr 8jyafl
every year 11|
her most act
churches,
could lie g i
extensive 1;
tions. A J.j
be orgauizci!
ing town : s J
the great fc«
W* should ha|
population fi»
grega tions.
Lutheran ch(
formation is i
w hen any . J
the place; an
lect freqoentl
to the motlu:
was men tion |
from Virginia
more. His j
uot inform I
that he was . |
au rhtirch.
this young uj
cat ion wi|
server.
Ec:
I-
An old con;
north of Ha: |
ed so long tl
cently sent I
has taken po>
The congn
Va., has utiat
J. Weddell,
become its pa
Paying iVrJ
lias netted t<
(last three ye-
ITdrf, $1,27;;]
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Wreturns rejn
a pros{ierens
that special e
ify the stude
English fengu
Norwegian,
view, three
been sent to
oonsin, and tl
soto.
I At ret t* rilli
unison writii!
5th, remarks
dictory yestei
g“- s t eougnv
assembled in
general main
towards me w
•ogn, and wii
^la.v God ble-
them a past*
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